Peterite 1956-1960 by StPetersYork

THE PETE RITE ol. XLVIII

FEBRUARY, 1956

No. 341

EDITORIAL In these days when the authorities are pressing on with necessary alterations and additions to the School premises as quickly as financial circumstances permit, one returns after the long Summer holiday with a confident anticipation that something will have been done in our absence. When we reassembled in September for the. Christmas Term we found that our confidence was justified. The long weeks during which the buildings could be surrendered to armies of workmen had not been wasted. The alterations to the Grove had been made, and the interior of the Chapel had been reconstructed and redecorated. The vast improvement in the internal appearance of the Chapel is, we think, beyond all argument. Designed as it was in a period when architectural taste was not at its best—the building was erected in 1862—our Chapel could not have been described by the most loyal Peterite as anything but adequate. Yet, one felt, the strictly utilitarian planning of the interior held possibilities; and Mr. Pace, the architect responsible for the recent changes, has not been slow to appreciate them. The tasteful decoration has emphasised the impressive loftiness of the timbered roof and the generally pleasing proportions of the building as a whole; and the addition of an arched gallery at the west end has contributed greatly to the dignity of the interior, as well as providing a much-needed addition to the accommodation. The atmosphere of somewhat depressing gloom has been banished, and the Chapel has acquired a cheerful and spacious dignity which has enhanced its spiritual influence. Other things remain to be done— notably the replacement of the existing furnishings—but we can congratulate ourselves that a splendid step has been taken towards the provision of a worthy House in which we may worship God. The pages of this number devoted to O.P. News bear witness to the rapid proliferation of Old Peterite dinners. The West Riding dinner, inaugurated last year, was repeated with enthusiasm. The Oxford dinner, held at Worcester College, was a welcome revival. (Like its Cambridge counterpart—and, may we add, the University letters to the Peterite—it makes only sporadic appearances.) But the Manchester dinner, for which T. J. Lewis was responsible, was an entirely new departure. These gatherings of regional groups of Peterites in addition to the old-established York and London dinners are a gratifying tribute to the strength of the tie which binds together 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ...

Building Appeal ...

Cambridge Exhibition

Rugger and Hockey "Blues"

Staff

Appeal Fund Dance

Old Peterite News

Valete and Salvete

School Officers

House Notes

The Chapel

The Choir

The Library

The Curia

The Music Society

Careers

...

A Man's House ...

The Debating Society

The Science Society

British Ship Adoption Society

The Film Society ...

The Young Farmers' Club

C.C.F. Notes

...

Scouting

Shooting

Squash

47 ...

Hockey Fixtures, 1956 ...

Rugby Football, 1955 ...

...

Chess

The Junior School

all O.P.s. If further evidence be needed, the recording, again in our O.P. News, of a cocktail party held in Singapore by the half-dozen or so Peterites who found themselves together in that distant outpost of what was once the British Empire supplies it. The term ended with the familiar festivities. All those who contributed to making the Christmas production of "A Man's House" the success it undoubtedly was were entertained by the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield at an excellent "Play Supper" after the last performance on the Saturday night, and on the following evening Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield were again hosts, this time to the boarders, who were regaled with a lavish and appetising Christmas feast. In general the last week of the Christmas Term makes exacting demands on the catering staff, and we are indeed grateful to Miss Hall and all her assistants for the truly magnificent way in which they rose to the occasion with unfailing cheerfulness and good will. The qualities called for in a school doctor are something far more than professional qualifications or indeed professional experience, and we may congratulate ourselves that in Dr. E. S. Vergette we have found the ideal successor, as School Medical Officer, to the late Dr. Upton. He has been with us now for one term and already his kindly cheerfulness, his understanding of the schoolboy mind, and the keen interest he has shown in our corporate life have commended him to us all. We welcome Dr. Vergette to our midst and hope that he will be long with us.

BUILDING APPEAL It is hoped to circulate with this issue of "The Peterite" a "second list of Subscribers". The total amount so far subscribed, including the gross yield from 7-year covenants, is £20,335 4s. 4d. Donations have been received from 200 Old Peterites, 148 parents and 109 other friends of the School. The response so far can be considered as very satisfactory, and it is hoped that between now and July many more of our friends will add their names to the growing list of our benefactors. We hope to be able to begin our major programme of building in 1957.

CAMBRIDGE EXHIBITION IN CLASSICS D. M. Walker was awarded an Exhibition in Classics at Downing College, Cambridge, for his work in the open examinations held in December, 1955. Walker had already gained a State Scholarship in Classics by his success in the G.E.C. A/S Level examination, and we congratulate him on this further distinction, which comes as a fitting climax to his academic career at St. Peter's. 2

CAMBRIDGE RUGGER BLUE M. E. Kershaw (1944-51) was awarded his Rugger Blue and played for Cambridge against Oxford as wing three-quarter. We congratulate Kershaw on finally gaining the coveted distinction which had so narrowly eluded him in his first two years at the University. The St. Peter's contingent which went to Twickenham for the great occasion had the satisfaction of seeing Kershaw score the only Cambridge try, by one of those magnificent bursts which we had seen so often in School matches on the 1st XV pitch. Whether the result of the match was entirely satisfactory was, of course, a matter of prejudice, but it is generally agreed that the game was a splendid exhibition of rugger and restored to the 'Varsity Match the prestige which the play in the two preceding years had gone far to forfeit. And loyal Peterites remain convinced that the verdict in 1955 would have been different had not Kershaw sustained injuries which seriously affected his performance in the later stages of the game.

OXFORD HOCKEY BLUE P. G. Taylor (1946-54), now in his second year at Brasenose College, has been awarded his Hockey Blue. He will keep goal in the match at Beckenham on 14th February.

MR. A. E. R. D. DODDS

We congratulate Mr. Dodds on his selection as Captain of the Yorkshire County Hockey XI. Mr. Dodds was able to captain the team in five of the six county matches of the past season.

MR. FREDERIC WAINE Mr. Waine, our Director of Music, has accepted an invitation to become President Elect of the Music Masters' Association. The invitation was extended at the annual conference of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, held this year at Durham during the Christmas holidays. Mr. Waine, when he takes office, will succeed the Musical Director of Harrow. We congratulate Mr. Waine on the distinction.

SENIOR SCHOOL STAFF We welcome to the Senior School staff Mr. R. C. T. Hall, of St. Catherine's College, Oxford, who is to take Mathematics. Mr. Hall comes to us from the King's School, Ely. 3

APPEAL FUND DANCE On 5th January some 300 friends of St. Peter's were welcomed to the School by the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield at a Dance in aid of the Appeal Fund. Many of our guests had motored long distances and braved the hazards of one of the worst winter nights experienced in a holiday period notable for Arctic weather; but all of them, we are convinced, were satisfied that the effort had been amply rewarded. The Dance was undoubtedly a great success, and it was gratifying that so many of those present acclaimed it as the most enjoyable function of the round of Christmas and New Year festivities. That this was so was due in large measure to Mrs. Dronfield, who, we believe, originated the idea, and who was able to infect so many willing helpers with her own tireless enthusiasm for the project. It is no easy feat to transform the austere accommodation of a school into the gay background required by a festive occasion. But the miracle was achieved, and for one night only Cinderella's kitchen (i.e., Big Hall, the two dining halls and several classrooms) became the palace of Prince Charming. The ingenuity and artistry shown by those responsible for the metamorphosis had to be seen to be fully appreciated. Masters, the administrative staff, School servants of all departments, all readily contributed to an achievement which involved days of hard work. Nor must we omit to thank the many ladies associated with the School who worked so hard in the preparation and dispensing of refreshments and in the general "domestic" work involved. Though it may seem invidious to mention individuals where so many were concerned, we feel sure that none would deny the debt owed to Mr. Crews, who was the driving force behind so much of what was undoubtedly a major operation. Tireless himself, he contrived to inspire everyone else with his own zest for perfection in the arrangements. And as M.G. on the occasion itself he was undoubtedly, if we may descend to the trite but expressive phrase, the "life and soul of the party". From the purely sordid aspect of profit-and-loss, which in the event happily remained in the background. of our minds, the effort proved well worth while. Thanks to the generosity of so many wellwishers, the expenses were quite small, and the evening not only gave great enjoyment to our guests but benefited the Appeal Fund by the satisfactory sum of £340 12s. 11d.

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE DINNERS During the term Old Peterite Dinners have been held in London, the West Riding, Oxford and Manchester.

The London Dinner. The London Dinner was held on 9th November, the customary first Wednesday after Guy Fawkes' Day. The Head Master was present and Mr. C. E. Scholefield was in the Chair. The following were present :Alderson, B. J. (1923-26). Baddeley, W. D. (1915-19). Black, V. M. (1935-41). Bodington, G. C. (1941-45). Boulton, T. B. (1940-43). Brindley, R. A. (1940-45). Camm, J. P. (1927-31). Claybourn, G. R. (1942-46). Colley, W. H. (1901-07). Cooper, A. B. (1927-31). d' O'Lees, E. C. (1943-47). Dronfield, J. (Head Master). Easten, G. P. (1923-28). Easten, J. A. (1881-90). Eccles, J. D. (1940-45). Fairs, C. H. (1918-21). Gedge, H. F. S. (1907-18). Gedge, J. B. (1909-19). Gray, B. A. C. (1916-22). Hanson, J. A. (1918-21). Johnson, A. N. (1918-21). Leversedge, L. F. (1920-23). Lewis, T. J. (1923-26).

McKinney, E. D. (1939-44). Metcalfe, C. L. (19'16-17). Metcalfe, R. H. (1913-18). Milburn, P. W. V. (1945-50). Millhouse, G. (1912-13). Pacey, F. W. B. (1921-27). Pattison, C. J. (1939-44). Pearson, G. E. (1918-20). Pick, T. S. (1908-12). Potter, B. (1949-52). Reynolds, A. G. (1934-44). Rhodes, K. (1914-20). Samuels, W. S. (1940-47). Seaborne, W. L. (1923-31). Scholefield, C. E. (1915-20). Sergeant, C. W. (1913-14). Sergeant, J. H. (1913-16). Shadwell, C. (1910-14). Sutcliffe, N. H. ,(1919-25). Taylor-Thompson, J. (1938-45). Toyne, S. M. (1913-36). Willstrop, M. (Head Boy). Yeoman, W. G. (1910-17).

The West Riding Dinner. The West Riding Dinner was held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on 3rd November. The Head Master was in the Chair. The following were present :Lumby, P. S. (1947-52). Ackroyd, C. R. (1948-52). Lyth, D. (1923-32). Newdick, F. N. (1940-48). Ping, A. W. Platt, W. G. (1913-19). Rhodes, K. H. (1914-20). Sellars, A. B. (1921-24). Ringrose, P. F. (1940-44). Sheriff, T. R. M. (1945-52). Smith, G. D. (1935-42). Smith, G. W. (1943-47). Stabler, D. A. (1945-54). Thompson, D. C. (1938-43). Ward, C. M. (1943-53). Wood, J. S. (1911-14). Yeomans, C. R. (1922-25).

Bamforth, H. (1928-30). Bamforth, J. N. (1922-28). Beetham, S. H. (1939-41). Blackburn, W. D. (1922-31). Burridge, D. W. E. (1914-21). Butterworth, M. A. (1946-53). Dykes, W. A. (1918-23). Gillgrass, J. (1941-45). Hallas, M. (1943-47). Hanson, J. A. (1918-21). Hamby, F. B. S. (1937-44). Hillyard, E. J. (1935-40). Hunter, 0. (1918-23). Huntley, W. G. (1938-43). Lee, B. (1940-46).

The Oxford Dinner. A Dinner of the Oxford Old Peterites was held in Worcester

College on 12th November. Mr. K. H. Rhodes, Secretary of the Old Peterite Club, was the guest of the Oxford Old Peterites, and took the Chair. The following were present :Hilton, D. G. (The Queen's) (1945-52). Marsh, A. M. (Keble) (1945-55). Norwood, D. P. (Hertford) (1945-50). Palframan, R. D. (Worcester) (1944-52). Rhodes, K. H. (Worcester) (1914-20). Smithson, J. M. (Wadham) (1941-51). Taylor, P. G. (B.N.C.) (1946-54). White, S. J. (Worcester)1(1944-52). You11, J. J. (Worcester) (1943-52).

North-West Area Dinner. An inaugural North-West O.P. Dinner was "launched" at the New Millgate Hotel, Manchester, on Friday, 2nd December, 1955. The Toast of "The School" was proposed by J. A. Hanson and the Head Master responded. Although only 17 Old Peterites were able, for various reasons, to support this inaugural effort, the function was considered to be a great success and it was agreed that it should become an annual event. However, to avoid being held on a date too near the London or any other established O.P. dinner, it was decided by those present that the North-West Area Annual Dinner should in future be arranged for the second Friday in March, in Manchester. The following were present :Blackburn, D. (1922-31). Mathews, P. J. (1943-46). Booth, A. T. (1948-53). Booth, J. G. (1945-50). Booth, J. M. (1946-51). Glasson, G. E. (1945-52). Hallas, M. (1943-47). Hanson, J. A. (1918-21). Hardisty, D. (1940-47). Lewis, T. J. (1923-26). Maclldowie, A. B. (1921-29).

Mervyn, R. F. S. (1924-27). Newdick, F. N. (1940-48). Shepherd, G. E. (1933-39). Stratton, R. A. (1935-43). Troughton, A. P. (1920-23). Warren, K. A. (1936-39). The Head Master. The Editor of "Yorkshire Life".

Particulars of the arrangements for the next dinner are given below. NORTH-WEST AREA DINNER The second North-West Area Annual Dinner will be held on Friday, 9th March, 1956, at 7-30 p.m., at the New Millgate Hotel, Manchester. Tickets will be 15/-. Dress informal. All Old Peterites residing in the North-West are cordially invited to support this Dinner which the Head Master has kindly agreed to attend. Members of the Club who have not received details by the end of February and wish to attend should contact the Convener : T. J. Lewis, "Chebula", Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire. Tel. 2394. 6

SINGAPORE-0.P. COCKTAIL PARTY On 23rd October, 1955, six Old Peterites who found themselves together in Singapore foregathered at the home of Brigadier and Mrs. E. P. Sewell for cocktails. Besides Brigadier Sewell (1918-23) there were present Major-General L. E. Cutforth (1913-17), Major and Mrs. P. B. Cockburn (1934-38), P. W. Chilman (1935-42), J. A. Denison (1933-42), and Professor and Mrs. Parkinson (1924-29). DINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN LONDON The Annual Dinner of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London, presided over by the Duke of Devonshire, and held at the Dorchester Hotel, on 10th November last, had a strong St. Peter's flavour. J. B. Gedge (1909-19), who is Chairman of the Society for the year, was responsible for the arrangements, and the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield were present as his guests. J. C. Rodgers (0.P., 1919-25), M.P. for Sevenoaks, proposed the toast of the Visitors. We publish below a letter received from J. B. Gedge concerning membership of the Society which should be of interest to many O.P.s. THE SOCIETY OF YORKSHIREMEN IN LONDON Midland Bank Chambers, 92 Notting Hill Gate, London, W.11. 1st November, 1955. The Editor, "The Peterite", York. Dear Sir, This is to inform you that the Council of this Society will be glad to welcome as Members any Old Peterites who are living in or near London. We shall also welcome any Old Peterites who have occasion frequently to come to London. The annual subscription is £1 ls. Od., but only 10/6 for those under 30. Yours faithfully, (Signed) J. BERNARD GEDGE, Chairman.

HOCKEY MATCH, SCHOOL v. O.P.s The arrangements for the match, which will take place on 25th February, will again be in the hands of P. M. Steele, 3 Avenue Terrace, Clifton, York. Anyone interested should communicate with him. 7

ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION

C. Clement (The Manor, 1944-1948) sailed on 12th October, 1955, on board the research ship "John Biscoe" bound for the Antarctic. Clement joined the expedition as diesel-electric mechanic. His duties at the research base at Admiralty Bay in the South Shetlands are to wire the camp and instal and maintain diesel equipment. The expedition, which reached its destination via Montevideo and Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, expects to remain at Admiralty Bay for 24. years. For the previous two years Clement had worked in the science laboratory at Greenwich Naval College. During this period he joined the Royal Marine Commandos Volunteer Reserve and no doubt the arduous training would fit him for the rigours of 2j- years in the South Shetlands.

SCHOOL SHOP

Old Peterite Ties—sports type, rayon/silk, 9/6. formal type, all silk, 12/6. Squares—all silk, 23/6. Please add 3d. for postage. Arrangements are being made to obtain the new badge for a blazer, but the cost is likely to be at least 50/-. These will not be in stock for two months at the earliest.

OBITUARY

K. E. T. WILKINSON We regret to record the death on 4th December, 1955, of Kenneth Edward Towler Wilkinson at his home, 60 Marygate, York. Mr. Wilkinson was 84 and prior to his retirement was well known in the City as a leading solicitor and a prominent member of the City Council. He was for many years Chairman of the Education Committee, and his work in this capacity—he was particularly zealous in the furtherance of secondary education—was greatly appreciated. He took a prominent part in the cultural life of York and was especially interested in the drama. He was a Governor of the Theatre Royal, York, from the inception of the repertory company and Chairman of the York Settlement Commdnity Players, as well as being for many years Chairman of the Educational Settlement itself. From St. Peter's, where he was from 1882-1890, he proceeded to Caius College, Cambridge. We offer our sincere condolences to Mrs. Wilkinson, who survives him, and to the members of his family.

BIRTHS

CLARK.—On 2nd February, 1956, at Westow Croft, to Mavis (née Boden), wife of W. J. Clark—a daughter. [1941-46.] HUNTLEY.—On 17th August, 1955, at 20 Beechwood Terrace, Sunderland, to Joyce, wife of William G. Huntley—a son (Gregson). [1939-43.] PING.—On 22nd November, 1955, at Perth, Western Australia, to Dorothy (née Speed), wife of Alan C. Wentworth Ping—a brother for Briony (Andrew Thomas Wentworth). [1929-38.] WICKS.—On 23rd November, 1955, at Nairobi, to Margaret Thornton (nee Brown), wife of Neville E. Wicks (Cable & Wireless, Ltd., Foreign Service Staff)—a daughter (Lesley Helen). [School House, 1940-43.]

MARRIAGES CALVERT—CHAMBERLAIN. On 5th November, 1955, at Harrow on the Hill, by Rev. B. C. Gurrin, S.J., Richard Adrian (Flt. Lt., Royal Air Force), only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Calvert, of Pickering, Yorkshire, to Susan Diana, only daughter of Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs. G. P. Chamberlain, of Stanmore. [1940-50.] STEELE—STIRK. In September, 1955, at Holy Trinity Church, Heworth, York, Derek Edward Bruce Steele, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Steele, of New Brighton, Cheshire, to Cynthia Maureen Stirk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Stirk, of 62 Stockton Lane, York. [1942-50.]

ENGAGEMENTS ANELAY—BAINES. The engagement is announced between William Peter, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Anelay, 54 Hobgate, York, and Jean, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Baines, 75 Burnholme Avenue, York. WARREN—HASTINGS. The engagement is announced between Pilot Officer David E. Warren, R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Warren, of 82 Grove Road, Sheffield, 7, and Sally, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hastings, of The Folly, Tiffield, Towcester, Northants. [1944-48.] WATSON—HERRIDGE. The engagement is announced between Alan, only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Watson, of York, and Janet, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Herridge, also of York. [1945-50.]

DEATH STIRLING.—On 3rd December, 1955, suddenly, H. L. Stirling. [1911-13.]

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE. December, 1955. The Editors, The Peterite. Dear Sirs, Our scribes of the May Term having failed to produce the necessary resume of our activities, owing, it must be assumed, to numerous celebrations or otherwise over Tripos results, we will attempt once more to bring our readers up to date with our doings. We returned to Cambridge as the Autumn leaves were falling, to find that several of our members had left to go into the cruel wide world. We are told that Messieurs Mortimer, Baker, and Griffiths are continuing their studies for the Bar. Other learned young gentlemen have disappeared, armed with their respective B.A.s, without trace. Happily we have been joined in our daily rounds by more O.P.s, keen to learn the intricacies of Plato, the further complications of algebraic calculations, and how to obtain an aegrotat. Our ranks, therefore, have been filled once again. As the term progressed, and the banks of the Cam resounded to the splash of oar blades, only to be dulled by the roars of encouragement from the Grange Road rugby ground, it became more apparent that there would be no O.P. "get together". Collectively, therefore, we have nothing to report. Individually, on the other hand, there is no lack of energy among our members, and Kershaw in particular is to be congratulated on obtaining his rugger "blue". 9

We are naturally not entirely individualistic, however, and it is intended to hold a dinner next term, at which we hope to see all present Cambridge O.P.s (some of whom we have not yet had the privilege of meeting), as well as a few who are no longer at Cambridge. Perhaps even the gentlemen from the "other place" might like a decent meal ! All things considered, it has been a satisfactory term. As we stood in the rain to welcome the Queen, we were surprised by the bells of two fire engines, following the Royal column down St. Andrew's Street, called to an imaginary fire by some practical joker. Hardly a fitting entourage, but perhaps in keeping with the Raleigh touch of some undergraduates, who placed their gowns over the puddles through which Her Majesty might otherwise have had to walk ! Poppy day "rag" was carried out with the usual enthusiasm. One O.P. was to be seen fishing in a street drain, whilst another well-known O.P. agriculturist was selling balloons in the Market Square. Now, at the risk of being insidiously deposited into the Granta, your correspondent will endeavour to give a little insight into our nefarious activities. J. T. ANKERS, Emmanuel (Temple, 1947-52). His only signs of progress in the last year are an increasing waist line and a receding hair line. Time mainly divided between coffee, conversation, and listening to the "Goon" show. Has played a little hockey for his college. Tells us that he works before breakfast. 4 J. B. CLAYDON, Kin g s (Rise, 1949-54). Rowed in his college Fairburn VIII and Clinker IV. Is a well-known visitor to other O.P.s, particularly at tea time. His bridge playing has been deplored by Storey. C. J. GRIFFITHS, Peterhouse (School House). A hard-working "medic" when not at the cinema. Attends Yorkshire Society dances and likes eating curry. D. A. HAXBY, Sidney Sussex (Rise, 1947-53). Still sings, despite the protests of his friends. A staunch supporter of the British Council, his duties being apparently to entertain French girls. Is expecting social ostracism, since recommending books of a doubtful nature to his faculty library. M. E. KERSHAW, Emmanuel (Temple, 1946-51). Is to be heartily congratulated on gaining his rugger "blue". Alas, no longer one of the "Bun Shop Boys", and as a result drinks large quantities of milk. This may be due to the influence of his agricultural associate. Still finds time to write the usual termly essay and listen to the "Goon" show. P. C. KNowLsort, Emmanuel (School House, 1944-50). Has devoted his time evenly between a certain young lady and Judo. Could there be any connection ? Claims to work an eight-day week ! J. C. OLDROYD, King's. Has rowed for King's, coxes VIII, and coxed the college Fairburn boat. Still objecting to a remark made by Billy Graham about his college chapel. Lives alongside the Arts Theatre and refreshments are occasionally available in the interval. 10

G. PULLAN, St. Catharine's (Grove, 1948-53). Has played for nearly all his college rugger teams at some stage in the term. Also has played squash for his college. He includes a victory over Storey. Being an engineer, claims his rate of working is higher than average. H. P. G. SHAW, Emmanuel (Rise, 1947-53). Requests that his lack of athletic activity should not be held against him, since he plays a fair amount of bridge, with some success. Is believed to have represented his college on occasions. In conjunction with Clive Smith, he has drunk enough coffee to float a battleship. An ex-naval man, too ! P. SIMPSON, Trinity Hall (Manor). A mystery man. Owing to his ability to hide himself, we must assume that he is either working or has gone down. A. N. C. SMITH, Emmanuel (School House, 1946-51). Has certain connections with fruit picking. His faculty took him to Broadmoor, which may explain his recent habit of playing cricket with a miniature bat and a full-sized ball. It is believed that he plays hockey. C. K. SMITH, Emmanuel (School House, 1948-52). An ardent supporter of the Athletic Club, be it sprinting for his college or performing a frolicsome can-can (for a good cause). Has visited the Senior Proctor, but considers it unfair that he is not allowed to 6 return the hospitality. S. H. STOREY, Emmanuel (Manor, 1946-52). Occasionally seen dressed for squash. Wears a guitar at bottle parties and a Canadian accent at all times. Works when not at the "Mill". E. D. THORNTON, St. Catharine's (Manor and Grove, 1945-50). Tells us that he is doing research in Estate Management. Since he has been seen at all the major balls of the term we draw our own conclusions. Drives a huge Ford Anglia in fine style. Still plays hockey on a good wicket. R. J. TOWNSHEND, Emmanuel (Temple, 1945-50). Has been seen occasionally. We understand that he is doing a diploma in education. J. B. WEIGHTMAN, St. Catharine's (Manor, 1948-53). Has rowed in his college 4th Fairburn boat. Is this why the boat dropped 21 places in the Fairburn races ? 0. C. WETHERELL, St. Catharine's (School House). Played rugger for his college 3rd XV and an occasional game of hockey. Keen member of the Medical and Yorkshire Societies. A dangerous character on a bicycle—no brakes. A. N. WvArr-GUNNING, Emmanuel (Rise, 1946-52). Having obtained a 1st in agriculture last year, this aristocrat of the intelligentsia has evinced an interest in the social ramifications of contemporary music-hall. After a recent show he was observed furtively thumbing the "Daily Mirror". Despite this, he has shown great form on the rugby field and played for LX club against Oxford Greyhounds. What we want to know is why he advises all about to visit the Metropolis to carry their own sleeping bags ? Yours faithfully, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1955) THE GROVE R. I. Collinson, 1951-55 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Science Society Committee. Music Society Committee. L/Cpl. in Army Section; Coy. Clerk. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. R. N. Unwin, 1951-55. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cdt. in Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. THE MANOR J. F. Liversidge, 1952-55. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Science Society Committee. Colts XV, 1953-54. Colours, 1953. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. Colts XI, 1954. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. THE RISE H. B. Burnett, 1952-55 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. School Play, 1954. Cdt. in Signals Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Signals Classification. Marksman. SCHOOL HOUSE M. Willstrop, 1950-55 (St. Olave's, 1948). Head of School. Head of School House. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1952; "A" Level, 1954. Chapel Committee. Games Committee. Member of Curia. Colts XV, 1952-53. Captain and Colours, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1954-55. Colts XI, 1952-53. Colours, 1953. 1st XI Colours and Cap, 1954-55. Squash Team, 1952-53-54-55. Colours, 1953-54-55. Captain, 1954-55. School Play, 1951 and 1953. Bugler in C.C.F. Band, 1953. C.Q.M.S. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. W. Coates, 1950-55 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. Member of Curia. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section, C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I, 1952. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. D. J. Bell, 1952-55. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Natural History Society Committee. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. D. I. Donaldson, 1951-55 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Choir, 1950-52. School Play, 1953. 4th IV Cox, 1953. 2nd IV Cox, 1954. Colours, 1954. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. H. C. Marshall, 1951-55 (St. Olave's, 1945). V Modern. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV Colours, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. Recruit Shooting Cup, 1953. A.B. in R.N. Section. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. R. D. J. Pattison, 1951-55. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953. 3rd IV Cox, 1955. Cdt. in Signal Section. Signals Classification and Instructor's Certificate. Cert "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. TEMPLE J. L. Hyde, 1951-55 (St. Olave's, 1947). Transitus Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Fencing Team, 1954. Cdt. in Signals Section. Cert. "A" Part I. Signals Classification. 1st Class Shot. D. H. Sutcliffe, 1952-55. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955.

SALVETE (September, 1955) THE GROVE D. J. Beevers (IVA), C. Hermiston (Shell A), R. W. Kirk (Shell B), L. H. K. Mackay (IVB), J. L. Pilditch (IVA), J. J. Reah (Shell A), J. C. G. Wheeler (Shell A), D. G. M. Young (VU.). S. C. Gibson (Shell A), J. P. R. Harris (Shell A), W. E. Jones (Shell A), F. D. Lavender (IVA).

DAY BOARDERS :

THE MANOR J. R. L. Dunn (Remove), D. C. Kelly (IVA), A. May (Remove), M. May (Remove), G. A. Pacitto (IVB), I. T. Parkin (Shell A), J. R. Precious (Shell B), M. W. Rudd (Shell A), J. Wood (Shell B). DAY BOARDERS : F. J. A. Hewitt (Shell A), S. K. D. Hill (Remove), P. R. Jenner (Remove). QUEEN'S P. G. Adams (Shell A), W. R. Bytheway (IVB), J. G. Fairclough (IVA), M. W. Foster (Remove), R. J. Hawkins (IVA), P. M. Hindle (Remove), A. N. H. Horsley (Shell A), P. H. Moat (Shell B), J. A. Shouksmith (Shell A), T. E. H. Smart (Shell B), B. K. Smith (Remove), D. J. Wightman (IVA). THE RISE W. E. Bagnall (IVB), D. L. Brown (IVA), J. Burdon (Remove), D. N. Ellis (Shell A), J. A. Franklin (IVA), J. W. S. Gale (Shell A), C. W. Gough (IVA), C. J. Hemsley (IVA), D. A. Lindsay (Shell B), R. H. Proudfoot (IVB), E. M. H. Ranson (Shell B), C. J. Scarth (Shell A), D. L. W. Sim (IVA), T. Wasden (Shell A). ,

SCHOOL HOUSE D. S. Atkinson (IVA), P. D. Bagshaw (Shell B), P. M. Beachell (Remove), J. A. Biggin (Remove), M. J. Bond (Shell A), D. P. Coles (Remove), T. Donkin (Remove), T. A. Dukes (Shell B), P. A. Fenton (Shell A), D. H. Fletcher (Shell B), L. W. Gaunt (Shell B), C. W. A. Groundwater (IVA), A. W. Raylor (Shell B), P. N. B. Smith (Shell A), H. L. Sutcliffe (Shell A), N. M. Young (IVA). DAY BOARDERS : T. D. F. Anderson (Shell B), M. J. French (Shell B). TEMPLE J. Ambler (Shell B), R. B. Atkinson (Shell B), C. J. Copley i(Shell B), M. F. Grainger (Shell A), I. T. Hunter (Remove), R. D. Ingram (Shell A), T. C. J. James (Remove), D. A. W. Joy (Shell B), D. N. Kendall (Shell A), M. Ledger (IVA), R. A. Martin (Remove), M. Precious (Shell A), J. M. S. Prosser (IVA), J. F. Railton (Shell B), A. M. Robson (Shell A), M. G. Staveley (Shell A), L. K. Vaigo (IVA), A. R. Ward (Remove). M. W. Woodruff (Shell A), J. D. G. H. Wreghitt (Shell A). 13

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1955 HEAD OF SCHOOL: M. WILLSTROP. SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Grove: D. M. WALKER. Head of The Manor: R. B. WILSON. Head of Queen's House: B. A. HEAP. Head of The Rise: E. S. PORTLOCK. Head of School House: M. WILLSTROP. Head of Temple: R. D. BECKITT. Chapel Monitor: D. PFLUGER. N. J. BELL. D. G. BARTON. HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: R. L. COLLINSON, M. D. FISH, D. KIRBY, N. J. MAGSON,

T. G. STEPH ENSON. M. HANDLER, D. G. METCALF, J. R. PEVERLEY, I. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: B W. H. CARTER, M. T. CARTER, I. E. F. MORTON, P. J. NETHE RWOOD. The Rise: R. F. COATES, J. M. FORSTER, A. J. ISHERWOOD, P. S. ROE, R. M. SCARTH, J. B. WILKINSON. School House: P. B. CLAYTON, J. W. COATES, R. G. LE PLA, R. N. WORSLEY. Temple: D. A. A. LAMB, W. G. MACKELLAR, P. A. MORRIS, E. C. SEDMAN, D. T. SPARHAM, M. WELSH. The Manor:

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Rugger: N. J. BELL. Captain of Shooting: N. J. BELL. Captain of Squash: M. WILLSTROP. Captain of Fencing: R. N. WORSLEY. Captain of Chess: B. W. H. CARTER.

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : D. M. WALKER, R. D. BECKITT, D. PFLUGER.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE During the Summer holidays the top floor of the Grove underwent considerable alterations and improvements. The floor space available has been greatly increased by the addition of five large dormer windows, and some of the larger studies of last year have been divided, so that we now have seven studies. In the alterations we unfortunately lost our Quiet Room (by lost we, of course, mean that it was converted, not that it mysteriously disappeared), but boys have been able to use the School Library and the newly erected classroom block near the House for work and reading, and we are very satisfied with the new arrangements. The House rugger teams were both successful in the inter-house competitions this term. The Junior team first beat the Manor (21 14

pts.-3) and then in the final they played some extremely good football to defeat the Rise by 23 pts. to 6. Meanwhile the Seniors had beaten the Manor and Queen's to reach the final of their class; this final against School House proved to be an extremely hard contest but we were just able to use the superiority of our backs to overtake our opponents' earlier lead; the final score was 14 pts. against 8. After such a successful season we found ourselves with several players who fully deserved their House colours in recognition of their performances in rugby and in other inter-House competitions; and so we must congratulate Stephenson, Turner, Burbidge, Maxwell, Wheeler, R. M., and Knapton on the award of their colours. The Grove has, as usual, played a full part in all School activities and games. In particular we would like to mention that Bellwood, Wright, and Layfield had parts in the School play and that Turner and Gomersall provided some of the music for this production. Also Pfluger, Stephenson, and Kirby earned their 1st XV colours, and Magson and Fish also played; in the 2nd team and in the Colts XV we were very well represented and provided the captains for both these teams. Meanwhile activities and hobbies within the House have flourished; indeed the weird and wonderful wails of an instrument known (politely) as a piano accordion bear witness to our industry if not to our taste. The governing body consisted of D. M. Walker as Head of House and D. Pfluger as Chapel Monitor, with Stephenson, Collinson, Fish, Magson, and Kirby who became House Monitors. We learn, however, that Collinson will be leaving and hope that he, and Unwin, R. N., also, will not, amid the temptations of the wild and wicked world, forget all the virtues they have acquired through their long association with our House.

THE MANOR We should first like to extend a hearty welcome to the twelve juniors who arrived this term, and who included our third pair of twins in recent years. The previous ones have had great opportunities for outwitting authority; the Mays (quite indistinguishable) have greater ones still. We also welcome Collingwood and Butland from Temple and Queen's. Our representation in School teams and other activities this term has been well above average. Of the 60 players in School rugger teams, we have accounted for 14. Wilson, R. B., Liversidge, and Brocklebank received colours for their efforts in the 1st XV, while Wilson, M. B., Ladd, and Ridley played for the second XV; Wilson was awarded his colours. We were represented in the third XV by Woolley, and in the Senior Colts by Chadwick (vice-captain), McCallum, and Lowley; Chadwick and McCallum both receiving their colours. Montague, Gibson, Clark, Armstrong, and Botterill were our contribution to the Junior Colts team. 15

We also had seven members of the School Choir—it must be many years since the House was so well represented there; while both Chairman and Secretary of the Young Farmers' Club are in the House. Wilson, R. B., was vice-captain of the 1st shooting VIII, of which Handler was also a member. Peverley, Lennox, and Lowley shot for the second VIII. It seems our unlucky lot, whenever we consider ourselves to have a good House team, to be confronted by a stronger, which generally turns out to be the ultimate winner. This year was no exception. In the first round of the Senior House matches, despite much keen practice, we were defeated by a decidedly heavier Grove team. In the Junior division, however, in the first round we gained a comfortable victory over Temple, in spite of the fact that our wing threequarter, Wood, M., was forced to leave the field because of a broken arm—from which, we understand, he is making a good recovery. The semi-finals saw the dashing of our hopes; again we met the Grove and were defeated, although the team acquitted itself honourably. As a result of these matches, and for past services to the House, colours were awarded to Ladd and Wilson; Chadwick, McCallum and Gibson received Junior House colours. Wilson, I., played the part of a Roman officer in the School play, while three shabbily clad figures, creeping into the House in the small hours of morning began to savour strongly of a Nationalist plot. After washing, however, they were revealed as three enthusiastic stage-builders, Badham, Bywater, and Wilson, M. B. The internal activities of the House were many and varied. The Juniors proved zealous athletes, and spent considerable time in the gym. in the evenings. The term was also enlivened by a House table tennis competition, won by Sykes. An ex-member of Manor arranged an outing to Askham Bryan, to play chess, although the result of the match indicates that it was Askham Bryan who did most of the playing of chess. It seems to have been a very pleasant evening's outing, nevertheless. This term we are losing Liversidge, and we are sure that his presence, particularly in the sphere of sport, will be seriously missed. In last year's Athletic Sports he won all his events, an achievement we would like to have seen repeated this coming year. We would like to take this opportunity of wishing him every success for the future.

QUEEN'S

We will be frank. We really feel that Queen's House has gained, and is tightening its grip on a prominent position in the School. This is no more than our third year of existence, but gradually Queen's has found itself winning this or that cup, this or that competition : the 1955 Winter Term has added appreciably to our short but sweet history. Before blowing our trumpet, however, we must, of course, welcome those who showed such sense by joining the elite of Queen's—they

are not much to look at, but on the whole seem to shape well for the future. We hope they continue the good work. But to the last term. We are sometimes told we attend School actually to work. Several of our number seem to have taken this idea seriously, for of five State Scholarships gained by the School last Summer (a record), three, by Barton, D. G., Bryce, and Netherwood, came to Queen's; in addition Bloomfield was awarded a City Major Scholarship and King an East Riding County Major. All but Netherwood were members of that den of coffee fiends upstairs. Queen's has been well represented in the more popular side of School life also. Heap and Hopper flung a ball about for the 1st XV and received their colours; Barton, D. G., and Hopwood gained their 2nd XV colours, while Carter, M. T., and Netherwood also played for that team. The 3rd XV which visited Ampleforth contained a sprinkling of our number, while in the Colts, Crowther, Swain, and Slade (Junior) played for the School. While talking rugger, in the House matches Queen's lost to Rise in the first round of the Junior division; the score was 0-17, and this result was unfortunately repeated in the Senior House match against Grove, though our opponents won by no means easily. As a result of these matches Bygate and Crowther were awarded their Junior House colours, and Crane and Hopwood their Senior. On the subject of colours, it has been decided that in future all old colours will sign the book at the beginning of each year. With regard to other games, Netherwood played squash for the School. Morton shot for the 1st VIII and for some reason at last became conscientious about fencing. Burton also wielded a foil for the School. Carter, B. W. H., is captain of School chess, and Jesper and Barton, D. G., also fiddled with pawns and knights. On the parade ground Queen's has provided a considerable number of the senior N.C.O.s. Among them we found Clough, who supervises the vital radio link between the C.C.F. sets and a number of bees at rifle practice. Clough also had the Debating Society in hysterics when he wasn't being pompous. Activities within the House have moved smoothly during the Winter Term. Jesper won himself a book token playing chess, and Bean, Hopper, and Shouksmith were successful in the table tennis competitions. Squash has become popular, and was played so earnestly by the House last term that two rackets were smashed. Netherwood now has a nylon clothes-line. Queen's is well represented in the School Societies, the House contributing the secretaries of the Debating Society, the Music Society, and the Science Society. Holt, Burn, and Carolin are to be warmly congratulated on gaining the status of Queen's Scouts. Bean, Jones, B., and Crowther put on wigs, sandals, and a Jerusalem accent for our entertainment. Jones, M. A., sawed a violin between acts, also for our entertainment.

Finally, the morale of the House is higher than ever before. This was decided by the Monitors' Study : when the question, "Ls the morale of the House higher ?" was asked, the replies came quick as lightning. "I think it is"—"I think it is"—"I think it is"—"It is !" So, on the strength of this reasoned discussion, we may conclude that the morale of Queen's House has never been higher.

THE RISE

The smell of new paint greeted us on our return to a fresh looking House, which had been completely redecorated internally. With a total of nine cups on our shelf, we determined to make every effort to defend this fine collection during the new School year. It is perhaps fortunate that we have the large number of 14 Juniors to keep the effects of the corrosive York atmosphere at bay. The year begins, as usual, under new management, with Coates, Forster, Isherwood, Roe, Scarth, and Wilkinson as House Monitors. We would like to congratulate the above on their appointment. Roe proved to be an enthusiastic captain of House rugger. His teams played extremely well in both Senior and Junior divisions. The Senior team was beaten by School House in the semi-final, and the Junior team by Grove in the final. It is a good sign for the future to note that a larger percentage of the Junior part of the House took part in these matches than is usual. In School rugger, Portlock and Stubbs gained their First XV colours. Roe decided to join a winning team during the First's bad spell, and so joined Oldman in the Second XV. Baldwin and Cook played for the Senior Colts, while Howard, Mathews and Cormack played for the Junior Colts. For his efforts for the House, especially on the rugger field, Baldwin has been awarded his Junior House colours. Isherwood, though playing rugger for the House when called upon, prefers to take his sport in a more leisurely fashion, and with Stubbs has been having some very good scores for the First VIII. The. Railway Club appears to, have taken on a new lease of life, as is usual at this time of the year. Trains are now reported to be running this year, after six years of preparation. It would appear that the Railway Club is going to have a successful year, thanks to the encouragement and .help given by Mr. Waine. The Philatelic Society and the Discussion Group continue to flourish. We regret having had to say goodbye to Mr. King, known to all as George; his loyal support and encouragement will be remembered by many past generations of Risites. I am sure that they would like to join with us in wishing him good luck for the future. This term we only have one Risite leaving, and we would like to wish Burnett every success. The Reading Room is now . graced by four new Parker-Knoll chairs, which are proving very popular. In closing we would like to congratulate those members of the House who took part in, or helped to produce, the School play.

SCHOOL HOUSE Miss Firth had not fully recovered from her illness and was unable to return at the beginning of the term. We must therefore express our gratitude to Miss Stone who filled her place so capably. At the time of writing these notes Miss Firth, almost completely recovered, has resumed her normal duties in the House. M. Willstrop was appointed Head of School and N. J. Bell Captain of Rugger and a School Monitor. We congratulate them both on these appointments. In the world of sport, H. C. Marshall, P. B. Clayton, M. Willstrop, and R. J. Sharp were awarded their 1st XV colours, but the game did not seem to agree with Willstrop at all. Somewhat mysteriously Sharp also gained his 2nd XV colours, but no complaint (from him, anyway) has been forthcoming. R. N. Worsley also graced the 2nd XV with his presence, although he expresses a marked preference for the "he-man's sport". M. Ruddock and B. C. R. Butler, too, played for the 2nd XV, but were transferred to the 3rd XV to join Baxter and D. Robinson for the 3rd XV's annual encounter with Ampleforth. They were successful and much credit goes to their "team manager and coach". D. G. Macpherson gained his Colts XV colours, while L. T. Beaumont and Middleton also played in the Colts XV. F. C. Beaumont captained the Junior Colts; J. J. Rhodes was a member of the same team, B. D. Shouksmith and P. N. B. Smith making less frequent appearances. Bell captained the School shooting team, which is to , be congratulated on shooting a record score this term; Butler was no mean contributor to the team's successes, shooting with creditable consistency. K. H. Taylor shot for the 2nd VIII; someone usually carries his gun .down to the range for him. Both the House rugger teams did well; the Senior House XV just yielded to Grove after a thrilling struggle in the final. The sympathy of the crowd was certainly with the losers ! The young and inexperienced Junior House team fought gallantly, but were unable to maintain their early promise of winning. R. J. Sharp, H. C. Marshall, and R. N. Worsley were awarded their Senior House colours and J. J. Rhodes merited his Junior House colours. Willstrop captained the School squash team in which D. G. Macpherson earned a place towards the end of the term. R. N. Worsley was an enthusiastic captain of the School fencing team and in collaboration with R.S.M. Power is having some extra long foils made, or so we are led to believe. To turn to more cultural matters; R. G. Le Pla continues to arrange the "House Proms", although he asserts that Gilbert wrote the fine music of "The Mikado". There is much value to be gained from these concerts. Le Pla, that "grand old man of the stage", was the House's sole representative in the School play (a strange state of affairs). 19

The House still leads in the Work Cup and it would be heartening if we could win this cup. It would need a communal effort. This term has been the last for Willstrop, J. W. Coates, Marshall, Pattison, Donaldson, D. J. Bell, some of the "old faithfuls". They carry our best wishes. TEMPLE We returned this term to find parts of the House gleaming in their coat of new paint; nor is the plaster on the walls of the studies held together any longer by the weight of bookcases and hanging pictures. This is naturally a welcome improvement, for it has enabled the occupants of two of the studies to introduce some of their character into the atmosphere of the room by attaching pictures of spindlylegged cyclists and sleek-looking motor cars to the walls. In the common room or, as it has been jokingly termed, the "hothouse", the green 'uns (i.e., Juniors) seem to have settled together reasonably amicably. Two of the weekly periodicals are now protected from the ravages of dirty and sometimes destructive hands by handsomely bound covers which we hope will impress upon the users that they are not to be rolled up and used as coshes. On the subject of games, in spite of the enthusiasm of the Captain of House Rugger, who incidentally is to be congratulated on being Vice-Captain of School Rugger, we lost the Senior House match to Rise and the Junior to Manor. In the Senior team D. T. Sparham and N. D. Taylor are to be congratulated on the award of their House colours. These two were our sole regular representatives in the 2nd XV, and Welsh our representative in the 1st XV. M. J. Kershaw played for the Senior Colts and J. M. Smith for the Junior Colts. Although we seem to be poorly represented in School teams, we have some promising younger players whom we hope will achieve glorious heights in the next few years. Squash, table tennis, and chess all deserve mention as being increasingly popular. The first amongst the young members of the House, the second with everyone, and provided that the "mortality rate" in balls is not too great we hope to hold a competition next term. The interest in chess may be attributed to the keenness shown again by the younger Templars. We also hope that the presence of Sedman in the School chess team may have something to do with this. Several of the newcomers have stepped in to bring some new blood into the old guard of Temple swordsmen. They show promise, but are not yet past the Errol Flynn stage; however, it is hoped that they will flourish their swords for many years to come and uphold the high tradition in this sport that has been set up in Temple over the past years. All members are working hard (we hope) for we intend to retain the Work Cup for another year, though some of the sounds coming from the common room on occasions during the past term make the above assertion, in retrospect, seen a trifle dubious ! 20

We congratulate the four Templars, Beckitt, Morris, Wilson, and Prosser on their respective parts in the School Play or in the Play Orchestra. We have full sympathy for Lamb as projectionist-in-chief and surmise that he may be offered a position with J. Arthur Rank in the near future. We have also heard the rumour that the Company Clerk of C.C.F. has threatened to write an article entitled "Field Days from the side, or what the R.S.M. really said when he touched that electric fence", but this is only conjecture, we hope ! Finally we say goodbye to one Templar—perhaps two—and wish them well in the "wide world" and hope that they do not find the strain too great, unfortified as they will be by their customary soporific beverage.

THE CHAPEL

We returned to School in September wondering how we should like our Chapel in its "new look". Although some were no doubt surprised at their first view, it was not long before everyone realised what an enormous improvement the redecoration had made. Mr. Pace, the architect, had produced a very original design for the Gallery, the effect of which is very pleasing in itself. But more, the proportions of the Chapel itself have been much improved; and we have some badly needed extra seating. The redecoration of walls and ceiling make a very great difference, too, and the whole Chapel is light and lovely. Our thanks are due to all those who made this transformation possible. We also welcomed this term an Assistant Chaplain, the Revd. R. C. Pickard; and while his responsibility, his "parish", is the Junior School, we have his help for Celebrations on Sundays and on weekdays, and we much appreciate it. Our visiting preachers this term have been the Revd. P. J. Lamb, Principal of St. John's College, the Revd. J. S. Purvis, D.D., and the Dean of York, and we thank them warmly for coming to help us. Seventy-two boys started their preparation for Confirmation at the beginning of October, and the Confirmation is fixed for Thursday, 15th March next. Sixteen of the seventy-two Candidates are in the Junior School, and Mr. Pickard is responsible for their preparation. Collections on Sundays, not including the Carol Services, amounted to £118 2s. 2d., of which one Sunday (16th October) was devoted to the West Indies Hurricane Relief Fund, to which we sent £16 17s. 6d. The Junior School Carol Service, after paying its share of printing expenses, sent £14 10s. 9d. to St. Stephen's Orphanage, York; and the Senior School Carol Service similarly sent £12 10s. Od. to the Gordon Walker Home, at Acomb, of the Church of England Children's Society. The grand total of all collections is, therefore, £159 12s. 8d. C.P.

THE CHOIR The Christmas Term for the Choir is inevitably one of re-organisation, but the large number of leavers from last year's choir made necessary more than the average amount of recruitment. Volunteers readily came forward, and an anthem was sung on the first Sunday of term. The altos alone have not changed since last year : there is a new complement of basses, two new tenors and, as there are now no Olavites in the Choir, several newcomers in the trebles' stalls. There are also several keen probationers, and not only among the trebles, who regularly attend practices and are ready to deputise at a moment's notice. The Choir settled down as the term progressed and acquitted itself well in two important choral events which came comparatively early in the term—the Harvest Thanksgiving in the Minster and the visit of the Special Commissioner from the Royal School of Church Music to which the Choir is affiliated. The Commissioner, Mr. Thomas Duerden, gave us a favourable and illuminating report, frankly pointing out our shortcomings but also warmly commending us where he thought fit. Coming from one who is organist of Blackburn Cathedral and who also played a large part in Kathleen Ferrier's rise to fame, the report was awaited with interest, and its contents noted. In the earlier part of the term the trebles and basses showed a tendency to leave the really hard work to the more experienced members, but as time went on this diffidence disappeared and the standard of singing improved right up to the Carol Service, which was in every way a fitting climax for the term's work. A list of music sung this term follows :Anthems: 0 come, Ye servants of the Lord—Christopher Tye. Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Blessed be the God and Father—S. S. Wesley. Thou visitest the earth—Greene. What are these that glow from afar?—Allan Gray, O.P. 0 taste and see—Vaughan Williams (new to our repertoire). Gloria in excelsis Deo—Weelkes. Let thy merciful ears—Weelkes. Non Nobis Domine—Quilter.

Services: Stanford in B flat (evening service).

Walmisley in D minor (evening service).

Carols:

Break forth, 0 beauteous, heavenly light—J. S. Bach. Corde natus ex parentis—Nyland. Piae Cantiones, 1582 (new). Ding-dong ! merrily on high—French, 1588. In excelsis Gloria—A. H. Brown, 1871 (new). In dulci jubilo—R. L. Pearsall. Puer nobis—English, 14th century. The Angel Gabriel—Old Basque. The Infant King—Old Basque (new). Good King Wenceslas—Swedish.

R.G.B.

THE CAROL SERVICE This service is nearly always joyful because of its purpose, its timing, and its associations. When to all this can be added singing of real beauty, and reading of intelligence, clarity, and sincerity, then the Festival becomes a noble and notable offering. Great care and practice were evident in all that was done. Soloists and Choir sang sympathetically and delicately, the lightness of touch being notable in "Ding-dong ! Merrily on High". The understanding of the relation of words and music came out clearly in verse 2 of the same carol, and the discipline of the Choir resulted in a beautiful "In Dulci Jubilo". At all times the soloists were confident. The reading of the lessons was of a high standard. Perhaps one lesson was too slow, perhaps the lighter voice of Sim was more suited to the first lesson than Rawson's (though it is only by custom we expect a treble voice to read about the Garden of Eden), but taken as a whole they were read outstandingly well. There was, then, a unity of purpose which made this particular service memorable to many : it transported us, and so was a vehicle of worship to God.

THE LIBRARY Librarian: MR. L. BURGESS. Assistant Librarian: MR. A. D. HART. Library Monitors: D. G. BECKITT, R. D. BARTON, M. T. CARTER, M. HANDLER, R. G. LE NA, P. A. MORRIS, P. J. NETHERWOOD, D. M. WALKER.

Climb the stairs. On the right a sepia portrait of Beethoven and a fire extinguisher : on the left, a door which rattles when the wind is high. Through the door, and a surprisingly small room is revealed, small, you think, for a library serving some three hundred people. But turn right, right again, and the space is more than doubled. You look now from the old into the new, out of the more sober colours of the past into the brightness of the present. This is the new look worn by an old foundation, a look which reveals the enlightenment of an administration that finds virtue in soft red leatherette and functional yet up-to-date design. Looking back from whence you came you see the consummate skill of the traditional furniture craftsman : but this is harder to sit on than the modern idea of a seat of learning. And the School finds the latter preferable, if one may judge by the demand for seats in the extension rather than in the "old library" every sit-out. But more significant even than the trend in fittings is the new atmosphere up here. The Head Master expressed a wish that with the opening of this new section a tradition be founded, a tradition of 23

Silence and Work : the portrait of him by Henry Carr broods over the extension to remind us. But with little trouble this tradition has been born and maintained. More and more boys are now using the Library as a place of work and reference, notably out of normal work hours, and one can depend upon a degree of silence there which has not always prevailed in the past. Turning to the books themselves, we are most grateful to the Very Reverend the Dean of York for his presentation of the following works : "Marlborough : his Life and Times" (Churchill), 4 volumes; "Oliver Cromwell" (J. Morley); and "Voyage of Discovery" (Captain Scott), 2 volumes. A particularly valuable acquisition has been the complete "Dictionary of National Biography". A number of other books have been added to all sections of the Library. It is hoped that in the near future the shelves of the older part of the Library will be replaced by something more in keeping with those in the new Dronfield Room.

THE CURIA

This has been one of the most successful terms which the Society has enjoyed for a long time. We have held, in all, five meetings, including the long expected and eagerly awaited visit to the Law Courts. There were only five of last year's members remaining. At the initial meeting, after Handler and Le Pla had been elected Chairman and Secretary respectively, the Society proceeded to formulate its programme for the term. It was decided that five meetings should be held, including the visit of one outside speaker. At the first meeting we "broke the ice" with a discussion entitled "Automation is the Enemy of Man". This meeting proved a great success, and we discussed everything automatic from tractors to barmaids. A fortnight later Pfluger entertained us with a programme of music on the School gramophone. He played classical music of "every age and clime" and after telling us why he himself liked the particular piece he invited us to express our opinions. A meeting in which all members present took an active part was the reading of J. B. Priestley's comedy "When We Are Married". An excellent opportunity was given for members to speak in the familiar broad Yorkshire dialect. The results of this opportunity, which was eagerly seized, were hilarious. The outside speaker this term was Dr. Vergette, the School doctor. With modesty and ease of manner he displayed his great knowledge of glassware and its history. At the end of his lecture we were able to handle his valuable collection of glasses and to ask him questions. The crowning glory of the term was undoubtedly the visit to the Law Courts. This was not because it was, necessarily, of greater interest than the others, but because the combined efforts of two years'

work and persuasion materialised. Cases of theft, embezzlement, and fraud were heard, and the most significant feature of the whole proceedings was the casual way in which sentences were accepted and long terms accomplished. One ex-convict, in fact, mingled with the visitors at the end of the proceedings, as he walked out a free man. R.G.L.P.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Chairman: MR. F. WAINE. Secretary: R. G. BEAN. Choral Society Secretary: R. N. WORSLEY. Orchestra Secretary: K. WiLsori., Gramophone Librarian: R. G. LE PLA.

An open-circuit in the long-playing pickup of the amplifier caused the cancellation of the early recitals, and in fact the series of Friday mid-day recitals never really got going. Five recitals were arranged and presented by R. G. Le Pla, C. R. Clough, K. Brown, R. D. Beckitt, and D. Pfluger and the average attendances were satisfactory. There were two Saturday evening meetings. At the first, on 22nd October, films were shown. Benjamin Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" also called "The Instruments of the Orchestra" was shown first. Sir Malcolm Sargent, who conducts in the film, also comperes the music which is so brilliantly played by the London Symphony Orchestra. After the first showing, the Chairman amplified some of Sir Malcolm's statements, illustrating his remarks from the gramophone records of the piece while the film was being re-wound. The film was then shown again with a view to helping the large audience, which was predominantly composed of the junior members of the School, to a better appreciation of orchestral music. As an epilogue another film was shown comprising a movement from Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony played by a famous Canadian orchestra. Unfortunately it compared unfavourably with "The Young Person's Guide", the eye distracting instead of helping the ear to a better understanding. We were very honoured to be the first to use the new projector and our thanks are due to Mr. Crews and D. A. A. Lamb for working it for us. R.G.B. The second Music Society meeting took the form of an organ recital in York Minster by Mr. Eric Parsons, M.A., A.R.C.O., assistant organist of the Minster. Mr. Parsons had designed his programme to show the full resources of the instrument and as the last of us were taking our seats the first mighty chords of Reger's "Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor" blazed forth. The larger works were divided by smaller works, chiefly Chorale Preludes, by J. S. Bach, Karg-Elert, and Brahms. These and the Gavotte by Samuel Wesley, a cheerful and brilliant little tune, served to illustrate the more delicately toned stops of this wonderful organ, the flutes being particularly beautiful. In John Stanley's "Largo and Bell Allegro" the tone of the great diapasons rolled 25

majestically round the Minster, while the Bell Allegro sparkled with the gay sound of the mixtures. Mr. Parsons concluded his recital by playing two request items, J. S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, to which he brought a thrilling interpretation, and the Tuba Tune of Norman Cocker, in which he displayed the wonderful array of solo reeds, starting with the comparatively thin-toned and quiet enclosed Solo Tuba, continuing with the golden-toned glorious Great Tromba and ending with the thrill of the Tuba Mirabilis. After the recital we were allowed to see the organ. We all thank Mr. Parsons for his wonderful recital, and the Dean and Chapter for so kindly giving their permission for us to hold our meeting in the Minster. N.J.D. RECITAL BY MR. EGIL NORDSJO In the world of music a fierce controversy rages on the question of whether a song should be sung in the original language, the language of the singer, or that of the audience. It is argued that the finer touches of the original composition are lost if it is translated into another language, and the singer will find a song more easy to interpret if it is in his own language. On the other hand, other things being equal, the audience is more likely to be entertained if the language of the song is a language with which it is familiar. Covent Garden Opera usually keeps to the original : Sadler's Wells and Carl Rosa always sing in English. This dispute was brought home to us when on Wednesday, 20th October, we had the pleasure of hearing a recital in Big Hall by Mr. Egil Nordsjo, the famous Norwegian bass-baritone. His programme consisted chiefly of Norwegian and German songs, and it says much for his magnificent singing that he managed to hold so fixedly the attention of an audience who, for the most part, were unfamiliar with either language. Mr. Nordsjo introduced his songs with a short precis of their mood and contents in English, and it was a little unfortunate that not every word of these introductions was heard in every part of the hall. In compensation we were greatly struck by the changing expressions on Mr. Nordsjies face while he was interpreting the songs and by his infectious laughter, particularly in Moussorgski's "Song of the •lea". Like music itself, laughter knows no bounds of language. Mr. Nordsjo followed the Norwegian and German songs with the three "Songs of Travel" by Vaughan Williams. Here Mr. Nordsjo was singing not in his own language but in English, and yet some of the words did not tell, and we felt that we lost much of the enchantment of these songs. The last, and perhaps the most successful part of the programme, consisted of several Negro Spirituals. Here we were all able to enjoy Mr. Nordsjo's rich voice at its very best, interpreting these nostalgic songs with immense feeling and depth of tone. We were particularly impressed by his rendering of "Peter, go ring dem bells"—the highlight of the evening's performance. But, at the same time, although deeply moving, these spirituals were

presented in an arrangement, by Arne Dorumsgaard, which seemed somewhat Pastiche and streamlined, and, in fact, far removed from the negroid and improvised atmosphere of the originals. A warmly applauded encore of "Old Man River" and a traditional English folk-song brought to a close a most pleasant evening's entertainment, by a fine singer who can also be classed as a fine musician. Mr. Nordsjo was accompanied by Mr. Waine at the piano. M.L.B.

CAREERS

The general shortage of labour is undoubtedly reflected in the number of careers pamphlets which are being sent to schools and in the number of representatives visiting schools to talk to Head Masters, Careers Masters, and senior boys about opportunities with the organisations to which they belong. Those boys who have played a full part in all aspects of school life and whose academic records are good will have, at the moment, little difficulty in entering the Careers of their choice either via the university or direct from school. The difficulty in such cases may be the great variety of possible careers, not merely open to them, but actively competing for them. Boys Who have not been so successful academically, that is, who have not reached matriculation standard, rely much more on their achievements in the other aspects of school life, and providing these are impressive, they can be sure of finding suitable openings in business and industry, with the prospect of fairly rapid promotion to junior Managerial positions. During the Christmas Term I was visited by representatives of : (1) Smith's of Cricklewood and Cheltenham, makers of clocks, watches, car and aircraft instruments, K.L.G. sparking plugs and many other components of cars and aeroplanes. This company offers excellent training facilities and good prospects in the field of precision engineering. (2) The Bank of England, who will shortly be faced with the retirement of a large number of their staff who were recruited at the end of the 1914-18 war. The Bank of England is a central bank and work differs from that of the banks with which we are all familiar. For boys who are good at languages, interesting careers, which include a'considerable amount of travelling, are offered. Some time in February a member of the Bank will explain central banking to senior boys. (3) Barclays D.C.O. (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) Bank. Though it has family connections with Barclays Bank, D.C.O. is a separate organisation, operating mainly overseas. Again a flair for languages, rather than an advanced mastery of mathematics, is one of the main requirements. During the holidays I attended a Careers Masters' Convention in Slough. Whenever we think of industry we tend to think only of the giant companies such as I.C.I., English Electric and the Ford Motor Coy. In Slough, however, over 200 small companies have developed, making a wide variety of products. We visited six, namely Aspro, Ltd., .

Horlicks, Ltd., Langley Alloys, Ltd., High Duty Alloys, Ltd. (HawkerSiddeley Group), Ronald Trist, Ltd., and Bell's Asbestos, Ltd. The first two, apart from making the products usually associated with their names, have both entered the field of ethical pharmacy, manufacturing drugs and medicines to be supplied only when prescribed, and they both manufacture goods the names of which are familiar in the kitchen. The second two are engaged in the production of alloys and components of a very high standard for other industries, notably those engaged in the manufacture of aircraft. Ronald Trist, Ltd., manufacture levels and gauges for steam boilers and aircraft, and a large variety of rubber parts of a high standard, again for the aircraft industry. Bell's Asbestos are engaged in producing a large number of asbestos articles from backings for car instrument panels to insulating tubes and fireproof clothing. In addition to manufacturing, all six companies are engaged in constant research, but the number of graduates engaged in this is usually small. This is because none of the firms has more than between 1,000 and 1,500 employees in all and cannot compete favourably with the larger and more famous organisadons for the relatively small number of technical graduates available. The advantages of the small company are that training is more individual, competition for the posts of higher management less, because they carry a higher proportion of these posts than do larger companies, and work is often less stereotyped, because it is not governed so strongly by mass production methods. They all seem to favour the employment of the Public School boy who has followed an arts course at school, providing he shows that he has a certain technical ability. Such boys can make a useful and interesting career on the sales side for instance. Details of careers with all banks and companies mentioned can be found in the Careers Room, together with considerable information from the Federation of Building Trades Employers, which acted as host at the Annual Conference of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau, a sure sign that this organisation is very anxious to recruit Public School boys to creative work in an expanding industry which seems to have sufficient potential work to occupy any boy's lifetime. During the Easter Term details will be received of the P.S.A.B. Short Works Courses for both the Easter and the Summer holidays. Though these will be wider in scope than ever, it should be noted that there is generally great competition for many of the places offered, especially during the Easter holidays, and boys are advised to make up their minds and apply early. These courses offer a unique opportunity to see what business and industry are really like without any obligation to join the sponsoring companies. Finally I should like to repeat that the services of the P.S.A.B. are available to all O.P.s until they have reached their 25th birthday. If any O.P. needs to use these services he will find it speeds up the process to do it through the Careers Master as the Bureau always has to contact the school before it can offer an interview, unless they receive the necessary information along with the application. K.G.C. 28

"A MAN'S HOUSE" With no disrespect to the cast as a whole, this was commonly supposed to be a lean year for the St. Peter's Players. Most of our experienced actors left in the Summer and no fewer than six out of this year's cast of thirteen donned their buskins for the first time on any stage. This made Mr. Burgess's task a formidable one; and let it be said at the outset that not only was the production very successful, but also the acting was of a much higher standard than might have been expected. This play by John Drinkwater was produced ten years ago at St. Peter's and it is interesting to consider why it is suitable for an inexperienced company. In the first place this story, which relates the events of the first Easter week and their impact upon a Jewish merchant's family in Jerusalem, calls more for team-work than star performances. Secondly, Drinkwater leans heavily on our instinctive emotional response to the drama of the last days of Jesus : he knew that we cannot help being moved by a skilful re-telling of the familiar story from a fresh angle, and this extraneous advantage is likely to help both producer and players to put the play across (for even our critical faculties tend to be blunted by respect for the theme). Lastly, Acts I and II of the play are good theatre and are eminently actable under the guidance of an experienced producer; unfortunately the last act, having no dramatic centre, tends to fall off, but that is Drinkwater's fault, not ours. The production as a whole moved quickly (perhaps too quickly on the first night) and every voice was audible in all parts of the house. The local Press, by a curious inverted snobbery, objected to the clarity of the actors' vowels, as if well-spoken English is an indication of insincerity. In fact a more pertinent criticism would be not aural but visual. The players had clearly been trained to speak with as wide a range of voice as they could muster; but their inexperience was evident in a certain stiffness of grouping on the stage and in a severely limited set of gestures (only Trevelyan and Jones, and perhaps Wright and Le Pla, knew what to do with their hands). Natural movement on the stage only comes with experience and it is remarkable how far, in fact, Mr. Burgess succeeded in overcoming these inevitable limitations. For a first performance, acting honours must go to Jones : indeed the maturity and sensitiveness of his Esther was the major surprise of the evening. Here was a young, natural actor, almost continuously on the stage, who scarcely put a foot wrong. Esther's part, to be convincing, calls for more than average ability : her transformation from an embittered, blind girl, hating the God of her fathers, into a radiant Christian whose sight has been restored by the Nazarene, requires a range of expression and voice modulation which might well floor a more experienced player. It is sufficient to say that Jones played this part with real conviction, and that he was particularly

moving in the anguished moments as the cavalcade approached from Bethany and immediately after the miracle. Morris and Le Pla, both newcomers to the stage, were well contrasted as Salathiel and Nathan. Morris conveyed the liberal ideas and wavering faith of the old merchant with dignity and intelligence. This was a serious, sincere performance within a limited range of gesture and voice : hence in moments of stress his voice became too obviously "emotional" and resonant, but at least it was an honest attempt to express feeling. Le Pla was quietly effective as the dreamer, the convert who gradually gains the courage of his convictions. He was one of the few who instinctively acted all the time he was on the stage. Of the younger generation, Rachel was keenly and adequately played by Wright (a handsome girl, too); while Trevelyan provided a strong Mathias. This is vital as Mathias must be seen as a stubborn die-hard, holding fast to his upbringing and beliefs when the tide of feeling is running strongly towards Jesus. In an important sense Trevelyan's assured performance kept the play on an even keel. Crowther was strangely unimpressive as David. He seems to have been "typed" as the handsome lover and deserves a change. Indeed, the two love scenes in the play tended, perhaps inevitably, to be rather embarrassing. The remaining parts were competently played. Bean spoke beautifully, Jose clung to his lapels when in doubt, and Bellwood shuffled in and out with appropriate loquacity. A special word of praise must again go to Messrs. Hart and Gaastra and their assistants for their very effective set, with its draught-board floor and wide terrace window overlooking the sunlit buildings of the city and Calvary in the distance; and the solid and colourful stage furniture was coveted by more than one member of the audience. The make-up was excellent, adding years or feminine grace with deceptive skill, while the costumes toned well with the set. The musical interludes, played by the School Orchestra, lacked decision on the first night but there was a marked improvement by the end of the week : here again Mr. Waine was handicapped by the number of leading players who left last Summer. A lean year? No one who saw the play thought so; and the actors themselves would be the first to acknowledge how much they owed to their producer. B.H.H. CHARACTERS

P. A. MORRIS Salathiel (A Rich Merchant of Jerusalem) B. JONES Esther (His Elder Daughter) H. C. WRIGHT Rachel (His Younger Daughter) R. G. LE PLA ... Nathan (His Brother) E. W. TREVELYAN Mathias (His Son) R. G. BEAN Levi (Another Merchant) ... P. L. BELLWOOD Isaac (Salathiel's Steward) A. H. CROWTHER David (Rachel's Lover) ... J. M. S. PROSSER Jacob (A Servant) ... I. WILSON A Roman Officer ... C. W. Joss Barnabas (David's Father) R. D. BECKITT A Roman Guard ... T. D. J. LAYFIELD A Clerk ... ... • •• ••• The Play produced by LESLIE BURGESS

The setting designed and executed by A. D. Hart and J. N. Gaastra, assisted by R. Hawkins, S. M. Badham, K. Brown, G. P. Burden, M. L. Bywater, R. L. High, M. B. Wilson. Electricians : F. A. L. Kirby and J. J. F. Knapton. Orchestra : Leader, K. Wilson; 2nd Violin, E. H. N. Turner; Viola, M. A. Jones; Percussion, M. G. Hancock; Pianoforte, A. Gomersall.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The Debating Society has had a good, though not brilliant, term. There is about the average number of competent speakers, and in addition twelve maiden speeches have been made from the floor of the House—barely enough to satisfy the Committee. Attendances at open meetings show, however, that the Society is strong in the School, for they easily exceed 150. The closed meeting system has been modified by the introduction of tickets, which members hand in for loan to non-members on any particular occasion. This seems to be a serviceable compromise. Five meetings were held in the course of the term, beginning on 1st October, when memories of the Le Mans disaster were fresh. The motion "This House considers that motor-racing should be abolished" was proposed by Mr. L. C. Le Tocq, whose main argument was that racing had served its purpose of improving cars and that the rally type of competition was a better method of securing further improvements. C. R. Clough, seconding, recounted racing disasters in horrific detail, but these efforts were in vain against the opposition, E. S. Portlock and N. J. Bell, who stressed the debt of present car safety to racing experiences, and discounted the danger : the motion was lost by 128 to 24. The second debate (15th October) was one of the most successful of the term. The motion "This House considers that the British Press is degenerating" was proposed by Mr. B. H. Holbeche and seconded by I. Wilson. The proposer said that the Press was more and more appealing to the lowest common denominator of taste, and caring less and less for truth. I. E. F. Morton, opposing, said that it was public taste that set the tone of the Press and cited various papers which no one could accuse of falling from their high standards. He was seconded by the Secretary, B. W. H. Carter. Many speeches were made from the floor, including one by C. R. Clough, who pressed home his points with a dramatic tearing-up and casting aside of a large representative collection of newspapers. The House clearly had in mind the recent Press handling of Princess Margaret's personal affairs, and the motion was carried by 38 votes to 19, with one abstention. The opposition was consoled by the acquisition of an almost undamaged copy of a well-known weekly : this from Mr. Clough's pile of rejects. The third meeting—at which tickets were used for the first time—. was held on 5th November, when P. A. Morris proposed the motion that "This House considers patriotism to be an outmoded virtue". He was seconded by D. A. A. Lamb and received powerful support from the floor from A. J. Isherwood and D. M. Walker. Naturally 31

the proposition concentrated on the argument that patriotism should now give place to higher international loyalties. Mr. F. Waine, the opposer, and M. A. Handler, his seconder, had perhaps an easier task, and retailed the advantages and strength of patriotism with gusto. They carried the day, the motion being lost by 74 to 6, with 2 abstentions. The speeches from the floor were, with a few exceptions, below the usual standard, and showed a keen nose for following red herrings, such as "Do people leave cinemas early to avoid the National Anthem or in order not to miss the last bus home?" The fourth debate was held on 26th November, on the motion that "This House considers that the Englishman's attitude to foreigners is deplorable". Proposers were A. J. Isherwood and R. G. Le Pla, opposers M. Willstrop and R. N. Worsley. The proposition claimed that we stare at foreigners, despise them, and treat them with prejudice, the opposition that we do none of these things and that, on the contrary, foreigners enjoy visiting Britain. Both sides had a wealth of examples on which to draw, and so did the House, for there was a great flow of speeches retailing experiences at home and abroad. Many of these seemed more concerned with the treatment of Englishmen by foreigners. In the end the motion was lost by 51 to 25, with 10 abstentions. The fifth meeting, held on 10th December, was of the usual more light-hearted pre-Christmas nature, and a dozen gallant gentlemen went "into the hat", prepared to speak on any motion "out of the hat". E. C. Sedman came first, and found himself proposing that "This House considers that the best place for oratory is the Sahara Desert". He drew a picture of a well-known orator addressing the desert sands, with an audience of camels and palm-trees, and did not seem surprised when the House identified this fictitious figure with its most fluent, verbose, and entrancing speaker, C. R. Clough. Clough gave a dissertation of the horrors of thirst in the desert and asserted that he would rather address the House than the camels, but the House was not beguiled by this flattery and consigned orators to the desert. It then rejected four more motions : "That the Horse is dangerous both ends and uncomfortable in the middle"; "That the School Shop should be run on a co-operative basis"; "That Classics is the Original Science"; "That this House dreads Christmas parties". The House most emphatically does not dread Christmas parties, and if its hopes are realised will have a remarkably good holiday—after a very pleasant term's debating.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY

This term there were five meetings and to judge by the attendances meetings at which adult lecturers speak appear to be more popular than "House Nights". It is not clear why this should be so as the standard of "House Nights" remains high. The first meeting of the term is traditionally a film show. Five films on all branches of science were shown. These film shows are

very popular, and a record number of 150 attended this open meeting. At the second meeting Mr. Sedman gave a lecture entitled "The construction and maintenance of the modern motor car". The lecture started with a film strip showing the working parts of the car. Then Mr. Sedman explained with models the more important parts. At the third meeting Mr. Vyle described, with the aid of a film strip, "The travels of a biochemist" in Venezuela and other American countries. Mr. Vyle described the production of cocoa and explained how it would only grow under certain precise conditions which are fulfilled in Venezuela. At the fourth meeting Mr. Kirby talked to us about "Electrical Sound Recording". He has made his own outside recording apparatus and recorded many bird calls which we heard at the meeting. At the final meeting of the term three members of the Rise gave lectures. J. B. Wilkinson lectured on "Brewing". He described the history and manufacture of beer. J. F. Franklin gave a lecture on "The Principles of Sailing". He did not attempt to teach us to sail, but explained the theory of sailing. G. P. Burden described how, in air travel, the distance required for taking off and landing has been cut down by the use of devices such as parachutes and rockets. In conclusion, one may say that the Society once again has had a successful term. Only 120 tickets are issued, but it is estimated that more than half the members of the School have attended at one meeting or another.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY'S VISIT TO THE LC.L RESEARCH LABORATORIES AT HARROGATE The party, which consisted of three masters and 36 members of the Science Society, were met and welcomed at the Research Laboratories by Mr. R. Marlow, who arranged the visit. We first went into a small lecture room where Dr. Hill outlined the process by which terylene, the substance being investigated at the works, is obtained. It consists of joining together molecules of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid to give a high polymer, a substance whose molecules are made up of very long chains of atoms. The fact that terylene has a tensile strength comparable to that of steel can be attributed to this polymer structure. For the remaining part of our visit we were divided into two groups, one half seeing the Research Laboratories first while the other half began with the Technical Service section. We first entered a laboratory which was engaged in testing various samples of the polymer. Out of the sea of weird apparatus, with which we were to become well accustomed during the remainder of the afternoon, we were shown experiments to test the softness and viscosity of the sample. We next saw the actual structure of the polymer being investigated. Here X-ray photographs of the crystal

were taken from various angles, from which, Dr. Pattison, who was in charge of the laboratory, told us, the arrangement of the atoms in the crystal lattice could be determined, "if you know how". With this last remark we thoroughly agreed, especially after having seen one of these photographs. We then passed on to the Technical Service section. Here we were told how the filament, obtained by compressing molten terylene through a small hole, was made into threads of various thicknesses and how it was strengthened. We were shown how terylene webbing was used to strengthen car tyres, hose pipes and conveyor belts, as it did not stretch and was stronger and lighter than its earlier prototypes, nylon and rayon. In another laboratory we were shown how the more peculiar properties of terylene, about which many enquiries had been made, were dealt with. We were shown an experiment to illustrate the resistance of terylene to acids, and how under the same conditions rayon and nylon are completely destroyed. Another great advantage of terylene which was amply demonstrated to us was that it could be set in a crease, which would stay put under any treatment to which any ordinary garment may be subjected. By setting the fibre in a spiral form which could then be stretched, various garments, such as socks, could be woven, which would, as it were, grow with the wearer. The laboratories and their equipment also made a great impression. They were of the very latest type, as the laboratories had only been completed three months previously. At the end of the visit a most pleasant afternoon tea was provided for us in the canteen and for this, as indeed for the whole of the visit, we were very grateful. H.H.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY As expected, our correspondent, Capt. N. M. Graham, was transferred during the Summer holidays to a new ship, and so we said "Farewell" to the "Clan Brodie" and "Hail" to our new ship, the "Clan Stewart". As this is one of the newest and finest ships of the Clan Line, we feel sure that the move represents promotion for Capt. Graham (though he has not expressed it so) and congratulate him on his new appointment. He seems to be delighted with his new ship, the details of which are :Built at Greenock, 1954. Length, 512 feet. Tonnage, 8,162 gross; 4,587 net (roughly speaking, net tonnage represents earning capacity). Crew : 20 Europeans (Captain, 4 other officers, 2 cadets, purser, steward, doctor, carpenter, radio officer, 7 engineers, 2 electricians) and 70 Asians.

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Passenger accommodation for 12. Cruising speed, 17 knots. Derricks capable of lifting single weights up to 105 tons. The "Clan Stewart" left Birkenhead just at beginning of term, on 21st September, having been delayed two or three days by a strike of tugboat men. We have had our usual very interesting cargo plan from Capt. Graham, and the usual vast array of commodities could be roughly classified thus :(a) Building—cement, bricks, baths, tiles, roofing felt. (b) Transport-6 locomotives with tenders, cars (including many in crates for later assembly), railway engine parts, railway switches and crossings. (c) Farming—insecticides, a bull, 2 horses, harvesters, cattle dip. (d) Industry—looms, bleach, machinery, a transformer, cranes. All this totalled 7,599 tons and was divided between the five holds and a deck cargo. The bulk of it was for Mombasa, and the remainder for Tanga, Zanzibar and Dar-es-Salaam. The 12 passengers disembarked at Mombasa. The outward passage was without major incident, though at Aden a young Greek boy stowed away. As he emerged after the ship had been at sea only an hour, she put back and he was duly handed over to the Aden police. After discharging at Mombasa and the other ports during October, the ship proceeded to Mauritius to load sugar, and she left there on 18th November with 9,800 tons, returning via the Cape, with calls for bunkers at Cape Town and Dakar, to Liverpool. None of our adopted ships had been to Mauritius before, and we found Capt. Graham's account of his visit very interesting. Here are some extracts : "There is a quay in the harbour, Port Louis, for unloading, but loading is done at the buoys. The sugar is brought out to the ships in lighters and comes on board in slings of 18 bags at a time. Minimum loading for us was 900 tons a day. "On the Sunday a party of us went for a trip around part of the island. First of all we went to see the Governor's residence at Moka. From there we went to the Naval Museum at Mahebourg, and then on to Grand Port and Blue Bay. On our return we saw an extinct crater at Curepipe, and the Botanical Gardens at Pamplemousses. "I was able to pay a visit to the local museum. Its chief claim to fame is that it has a complete skeleton of a dodo. I believe it is one of about three known. "Mauritius is a very pleasant place to live in, and now that air travel to the island is possible, it is easy for residents to get away for holidays. There is a big unemployment problem on the island and most of the unemployed appeared to be Mauritians. The Hindu population is numerous and at times one would wonder whether

Mauritius was a part of India. There are some lovely homes and there are some awful shacks which appear to consist of petrol tins and the like flattened out and used as walls. "One lovely sight in Port Louis is the statue of the Virgin Mary which was erected as a thanksoffering because Mauritius was spared the horrors of the last war. It is situated half-way up a hill. Immediately under the statue is an altar with electrically lit candles. Below this are terraced gardens, beautifully kept. These terraces extend to the foot of the hill and can accommodate a few thousand worshippers. It is a prominent landmark, and can be seen well out to sea."

THE FILM SOCIETY Grateful acknowledgment must first be made of the arrival of the new projector. The old one had given us long and faithful service, but had, of late, developed an uncanny instinct in selecting a film's most exciting moment at which to break down. Now we can see and hear perfectly from any part of the hall. At the opening meeting, however, it would be nearer the truth to say that we could only hear. Our technicians rather overestimated the range of the new projector and, despite the aid of a special lens; it was found that to have the projector virtually on the front lawn and the screen almost in the quad at the back of the School, was literally to confuse the issue. Not that a great deal was lost. "Streets of Lareda" was shot mainly in the dark, anyway, and what had been a superior type of "Western" when shewn in colour on 35 mm. degenerated, as shewn in disappointing black and white, into something that was less than satisfactory. "Seven Days to Noon" was a complete contrast; well lit, well produced and directed by the Boulting Brothers, it gave a most convincing account of an atomic threat to London by a mentally deranged British scientist. When did they photograph those sunlit, deserted London streets? To a schoolboy audience, a film such as "This Happy Breed", which describes the life between the wars of a typical lower middleclass family in a London suburb must be historically on a par with a film about Cavaliers and Roundheads. Nevertheless, I believe that the picture was enjoyed. Noel Coward and David Lean are an experienced team and they missed no chances and overplayed no situation. There was a fund of quiet humour—born of character— and a superb performance by Celia Johnson as the mother. As the married daughter of the family was represented as leaving in 1939 for Singapore, one inevitably thought "What a hostage to fortune". The same thought occurred at the end as the camera withdrew from the suburban home of the Gibbonses and appeared to hover high above the familiar views of the city, bathed in the Autumn sunshine of September, 1939.

Despite some naive heroics, Leslie Howard's "Pimpernel Smith" proved far the most popular film of the term. Since the war, the armchair traveller has been so pampered by the cinemascopic actualities of Venice and Rome and the Vesuvious express that a return to the occasional back-cloth of Germany in a British war-time production seemed to be a poor and shoddy business. But a reception at the British Embassy in Berlin was well staged, Francis Sullivan vastly enjoyed himself in a Goering-like role and a good time was had by all. Talking about cinemascope reminds me that thanks to the kindness of Mr. Drayton, the Manager of the Tower Cinema, Mr. Crews and a small party of boys spent an enjoyable hour being shown over the projection room of the Tower and having the intricacies of stereophonic sound explained to them. Mr. Crews skilfully passed on the information to the full Society at the start of the following session. F.J.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Committee: 141. L. BYWATER (Chairman), C. B. M. GREGORY (Vice-Chairman), BALDWIN (Secretary), S. J. S. WROE (Treasurer), D. N. BROCKLEBANK (Librarian), K. H. TAYLOR.

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The first meeting of the term was of a general nature and the strength of the Club was brought up to 55, all applicants for membership being elected. On 20th October four agricultural films were shown to the Club. The titles were "Scrapbook, 1953", "Scrapbook, 1954", "A Scottish Machinery Testing Station", and "Frost". The Scrapbook for 1954 was voted the most popular Our third meeting consisted of a talk given by Mr. Swann, who is the West Riding Pest Officer. His main topic was rabbits and myxomatosis. He said that rabbits did 21 million pounds' worth of damage each year, while their furs only brought in 12 million pounds. Myxomatosis was a virus disease and was neither infectious nor contagious, being spread by the rabbit flea, and it was certainly getting rid of many rabbits in this country. A rabbit could become immune to it but not its young. Rats were considered the next greatest problem but Americans have used a poison called Warforin which is highly successful. Mice and moles are two more pests of the farmer and are not very easily killed. The fox is another enemy for which the Ministry will pay 10 shillings a tail. The other enemies of the farmer are the grey squirrel and what Mr. Swann called "the feathered enemies" such as the wood pigeon. Mr. Pick, of the West Riding Pest Office, came to the Club on 10th November to give a talk on "cereal pests and diseases". The best

way to stop pests spreading is by having a good layout of crops, using fertilisers, by keeping down weeds, and by having many ladybirds. Mr. Pick then showed some lantern slides to illustrate the various pests. The wireworm was best killed by sowing 2 ozs. of Magamma A or B in cereals. The "Daddy Longlegs" larva is called the leather jacket and does a great deal of damage. This is diminished by feeding it with a mixture of wet oats and Metaldahyde or D.D.T. Slugs are killed in a similar manner. Oats should be sown early so as to stop attacks by frit fly and the ground should have a good supply of nitrogen to stop wheat bulb. The two main fungoid enemies are eye spot and taycall. On Sunday, 27th November, the Club went to Mr. A. W. Pick's farms at Kirk Hammerton. A. H. Sneesby, last year's Vice-Chairman of the Club, was there to meet us. We made an extensive tour of the farms, which cover about 350 acres, and deal specially with poultry and Friesian cattle. We are very grateful to Mr. Pick for letting the Club roam his land and also Mrs. Pick who provided a very welcome and substantial tea for the whole Club. The final meeting of the term was a lecture given by Mr. F. M. Baldwin, Chairman of the Advisory Committee and Secretary of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, who gave an illustrated lecture on the Great Yorkshire Show. He said the show was first started in 1837 in York and became permanent in Harrogate in 1951. Since then there had been many great additions such as the largest cowshed in Europe. Sites are rented out at a cost of one shilling per square foot. One of the main assets of a permanent showground was that faults could be corrected for the following year and that all associated displays could be grouped together. There was a good attendance at all meetings and I think the Club will agree that we had a successful programme. We hope that the term's programme was an inspiration to our new members. C.B.M.G.

C.C.F. NOTES The past term has followed the normal pattern for this time of year. There was a large intake of Recruits, who appear to be learning quite quickly, although some are finding it a little difficult to tell their left foot from the right one when orders are given. It was most noticeable this term that a large number of N.C.O.s from the R.A.F. Section held positions outside their own Sections— the C.W.O.—the Armourer Sergeant—the Instruction Room N.C.O. and the N.C.O. i/c Shooting, to mention a few. This reflects the healthy attitude of the R.A.F. Section towards the Proficiency examination. Flt./Sgt. Heap is now i/c Section. A slightly different procedure is now being used when the Sections fall in for parade. The Service Sections now assemble initially around 38

the Mast in front of the C.C.F. Hut, where the Naval Section has its .own flag-hoisting ceremony. After this the Sections march on to their markers as usual. Early in the term there was an official visit of Squadron Leader Walker, who has taken over as Cadet Officer at 64 Group Headquarters, R.A.F. We were again very pleased to see our Regular N.C.O.s and are .grateful for their services. The main event of the term was the special programme arranged for 22nd October to mark the 150th Anniversary of Trafalgar Day —a full report follows. • All Sections have been busy either preparing for, or taking, their examinations, and the results so far are very encouraging. The R.A. Detachment spent a very profitable day at the Headquarters of the 269 Field Regiment in Leeds, instead of attending the Field Day. Shooting has continued as usual, though with special emphasis these days on the building up of next year's Bisley team. The Signals continue to gather in enthusiastic recruits and L/Cpl. Procter has again been very successful with his contacts on the 22 Set Net. Special mention should be made this term of the efficient way that the Signallers operated on the Field Day. Inter-platoon communication was better than ever before and as a result the Platoon Commanders used their Signallers as they should. The Senior N.C.O. is now C.W.O. Portlock. Willstrop has been busy as C.Q.M.S. S.S.M. Netherwood is in charge of the Army Section, A/S.S.M. Barton i/c Basic Section, S.S.M. Bell i/c Recruits.

MN. SECTION As all the N.C.O.s in the Section had left at the end of the Summer Term, the following chief appointments and advancements were made :L/S. Handler advanced to P.O. i/c R.N. Section. A.B. Jose advanced to L/S. 2 i/c R.N. Section, i/c Nelson Division. A.B. Lamb advanced to L/S. i/c Rodney Division. Now that the signal flags have arrived the mast is put to good use, and a small signal ceremony is now performed at the beginning of each parade. L/S. Lamb has been appointed Yeoman of Signals. The outstanding event of the term was the Field Day on Trafalgar Day. As would be expected the R.N. Section played a major part. The remainder of the term was taken up in preparation for the examinations. The results obtained in these were most encouraging, despite the failure of the P.O. candidates. Out of the 13 A.B.s taking the L/S. examination 10 passed the written and the oral, and 15 out of 22 passed the A.B. examination and will start in the Naval Section next term. 39

This term there has, as usual, been some hard work put in "behind the scenes". A.B. Badham has continued to keep the stores efficient, and he has been most ably and willingly assisted by A.B. Sheldon. L/S. Wilkinson, J. B., has proved to be full of initiative as Boat Rating, and together with A.B.s Burden and Franklin, J. F., has done much to keep the boat in good order, and also to organise its removal to Naburn for its annual refit. A.B. Wilson, I., has been most reliable in getting the Weekly Orders typed—a routine, but most necessary job. We are pleased to record that Ibberson, a previous leader of the Section, has obtained his commission and is now serving as a midshipman in submarines. We also extend our congratulations and best wishes for his career to C. G. Howat, who did so well in the Civil Service examination and who is now at Dartmouth.

TRAFALGAR DAY To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar a Field Day of a rather special form was arranged. After morning Chapel the whole contingent paraded at the Mast for a short ceremony, then followed the Exercise, which this year centred around the activities of the R.N. Section. In the evening there was a most unusual item. After a very hectic journey back to York, the whole contingent assembled in the Big Hall. Lieut. Jeffs introduced the evening with a vivid account of the history leading up to the battle, followed by a most interesting and well presented account of the battle itself. On a large raised board the opposing fleets were shown in detail, and their tactical movements could easily be followed. As Lieut. Jeffs drew to a close with an inspiring description of Nelson's personal part in the Victory, the whole audience seemed quite awe-struck. The mood then suddenly changed. A voluntary choir mounted the platform, and taking up their positions in front of the battle scene and a large drawing of the Victory, proceeded to lead the whole School in the singing of a selection of sea songs of the day. Everyone responded to Sub-Lieut. Waine's lively conducting and the sound of the whole Unit singing "Rule Britannia" will remain in our memories for a long time. It was a most impressive evening.

THE EXERCISE General Idea.

The Exercise was based on the fact that the Central Electricity Authority plan to build 12 Atomic Power Stations by 1965. For our purpose one of these projects was supposed to be a watercooled nuclear-power reactor to be built at Aldwark on the Ouse, some 15 miles upstream from York. It was assumed that there was much local opposition to the project, in view of the possible danger of the release of beta and gamma radiation and the possible deposition of radio-active matter on crops, drinking water, etc., and that several cases of minor sabotage had been reported.

The local police force had been trying to deal with these outbreaks, but this had necessitated spreading their force over a wide area. The sabotage seemed to be very well planned and had included :1. Cutting of telephone communications. 2. Interference with the lock mechanism at Linton Lock. 3. Tampering with transport en route to the site with building material. 4. Interference with barge traffic carrying vital atomic materials to the site. Special Idea. On 21st October an extremely sensitive instrument was to be taken from York to the site. To avoid any further trouble St. Peter's School C.C.F. Royal Naval Section were asked to carry out this responsible task, supported by the Army Section and others. The plan was for the instrument to be loaded on the whaler at York and taken by water to Aldwark, via Linton Lock. The river bank being patrolled by the Army Sections. The Action. S.S.M. Netherwood, in charge of the operation, received, as he was "standing-to" with his fully organised Infantry Company, a message to proceed at once to Beningbrough by train, arranging for the R.N. Section to proceed to the Beningbrough landing stage by river. They were to be towed by a special motor launch, taking with them the instrument known as the "ZEPHYR". All went extremely well until the leading Infantry unit, led by A/S.S.M. Barton, reached the area of Nun Monkton, when a small enemy force was encountered the other side of the river. (The enemy were, in fact, part of the R.A.F. Section and R.A.F. Basic Section ably led by Flt/Sgt. Heap). With a smart manoeuvre across the river Sgt. Coates soon cleared the opposition and the advance proceeded. An attempted ambush of the whaler misfired, and the enemy withdrew towards Newton-on-Ouse. In the lull the Army Company reorganised, the Signal Platoon very efficiently got a line across the river, small parties of the enemy were dealt with, and all seemed to be going according to plan when it became evident that the launch could go no further up river, making it necessary for the whaler to proceed under oars. A screen was pushed out towards Newton-on-Ouse, while the main body had a meal. This was, however, rudely interrupted by a sharp enemy raid on the Nun Monkton side. In view of this, Netherwood quickly decided to cross Carter's Platoon by jackstay. P.O. Handler and L/S. Jose set about getting the first line across, which was eventually achieved in spite of A.B. Clayton's efforts in the dinghy ! The crossing seemed at first to be rather slow, and so it was decided to speed it up by using a shuttle service in the dinghy. A running fight then developed on the south bank as the enemy withdrew to their stronghold near Linton Lock. There had been much confused activity near this area all day, caused mainly by A/L/Cpl. Ladd and his party who established themr1

selves very firmly on the island at the Power Station. An attempt at sabotage here was foiled by L/S.s Beckett and Stephenson, who, anticipating some such assignment, came equipped with rifles, canoes, bicycles, etc., all stowed on top of the launch (they are to be commended on their resourcefulness). Needless to say, the R.A.F. Section claimed to have blown the Lock before they were caught ! In the meantime the jackstay was working extremely well, having first been tested by sending over the officers. This was the turning point of the exercise. Urged on by the Chief Umpire, Carter's Platoon made a spectacular dash across country to complete the left arm of a "pincer" move, which resulted in the discomfiture of the enemy. As the platoon reorganised at the Lock, the whaler hove in sight with L/S. Wilkinson at the helm, at the end of a strong pull against headwinds and currents. To the cheers of the Army Section on the bank, and the jeers from the captive R.A.F. Section, the whaler reached the Lock with the "Zephyr" still intact—the Royal Naval Section had fulfilled its task.

A TRIP TO THE U.S.A.

(As reported in the last number of "The Peterite" F/Sgt. E. S. Portlock was selected to visit the U.S.A., under the R.A.F. Reciprocal Visits Scheme. He gives an account of his experiences.) At first sight it would appear an easy task to find plenty of subject matter when writing about a trip to the U.S.A. However, when all that happened in those twenty-three hectic but enjoyable days is taken into consideration, you may understand why my impressions are a little undefined. We flew over ten thousand miles in addition to the many hundreds travelled by road. There were parties and dances most nights of the Tour, and I should think that we saw everything of interest in any particular neighbourhood that we visited. To use a common Americanism, I think we can claim to have "done" America pretty thoroughly, or at least the small area which we visited. We left London Airport on the evening of 24th July in a DC-6 of the U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport Service, our next stop being the Azores. The Azores brought a change of route, owing to headwinds and the heavily laden condition of our aircraft, so instead of the normal route via Labrador, we took off after a meal at reception for Bermuda, where our plans were again changed. Our stay at Bermuda proved longer than was expected, since our crew decided to claim their compulsory fifteen hours' rest period. So after a second breakfast that day, we set off for the beach, and there we stayed most of the day. In the evening we watched a baseball match and turned in for an early night as take-off was at 3 o'clock. It was a sorry crowd that arrived in Washington, after the day's sun in Bermuda, for backs were blistered and raw. However, we 42

soon forgot these discomforts as we clicked straight into the tempo of our tour. During our four days in Washington, we toured all the obvious landmarks such as the Capitol and the White House. There was also a luncheon at the Hotel Washington, two dances, and one beach party. On Saturday, the 20th, we set off for the State which the British party was to tour, Michigan. At Washington there had been a hundred and twenty cadets from twenty-one different countries, and now each country split up to tour its respective State. We were to meet again in New York at the end of the tour. We flew to Selfridges Air Force Base, Michigan, where we were allotted to the various families of the American Cadet Force or Civil Air Patrol, who were to entertain us. It turned out that four of us were stationed with one particular hostess. This last term is not a mistake as the C.A.P. has both male and female cadets. Owing to delays en route and in Washington, the visits to Ford's, Buick's, and other large companies in nearby Detroit had to be abandoned, so we just did what our hosts arranged. It was here in Birmingham that we learnt most about American family life, since we spent such a large amount of time with our hosts. We really enjoyed a relatively quiet three days in the numerous lakes, and driving around the neighbourhood. I doubt if so many American cars have ever been projected down the left-hand side of the road, confidently driven by British cadets, blissfully unaware that they had strayed from the right-hand side. Our next move was to Flint, then to Grand Rapids, and lastly to Muskegon. At each of these places we stayed for three or four days with American hosts, growing accustomed to American social life and the ways of drive-in cinemas, drive-in banks, not to mention drive-in cafés. It would appear that the American is very loth to get out of his car. On the 9th of August we boarded our C-46 to fly back to New York for a meeting with the other cadets, before leaving for England. We arrived over New York at night, and had the view of this great city from the air when all that could be seen was a mass of lights, divided into regular areas by straight rows marking the avenues. It was certainly a most impressive view. After spending the night at Mitchell Air Force Base, we drove into New York, where we stayed at the Waldorf Astoria. Official visits on our itinerary included the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, United Nations, and Radio City, to mention but a few. Another highlight of this stay was the thirteen course dinner, which included a whole roast chicken each, at Leones. Besides our organised visits there was time to spend what few dollars we had left buying souvenirs. It was on these shopping trips that we made acquaintance with New York Subway, which is rather dirty and disorganised when compared with the London Underground. 43

We finally left America on the 16th of August, landing at the Azores only, on the way back. On looking back, I think that the main impression I gained was that of the exceptional friendliness of the American people. They put themselves to great trouble to make our trip as enjoyable and as memorable as it was. E.S.P.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCOUT TROOP We began the term with three recruits from the Scout Troop and rearranged the Troop into three Patrols of six each, D. A. A. Lamb and D. Pfluger being promoted to A.S.M.s (S.). One Patrol, Livingstone, is composed entirely of Seniors who are also in the C.C.F., while the other two, Mallory and Scott, are composed of non-C.C.F. Seniors. This has been a record term, measured purely by material progress. Five more members of the Troop became Queen's Scouts and they will attend the Chief Scout's reception at Gilwell Park in May to receive their Royal Certificates. The Seniors concerned, who are to be heartily congratulated on their achievement, are Secs. (S.) D. J. Oldman, D. R. Holt, and C. J. Quickfall, and Scouts (S.) C. J. Carolin and P. H. C. Burn. Other badges gained included seven Venturer, six Fireman, five Tracker and three Public Health, but it must be pointed out that these results can only be regarded as successful if those who gained the badges think of them as steps in training towards leadership in this or any other youth movement, and not merely as indications of personal success. Meetings were held regularly and a course of training in morse signalling occupied part of most of them. The usual annual course for the Ambulance Badge began, and it is hoped that those who attended will be able to present themselves for examination before the end of the Easter Term. One meeting consisted of an interesting illustrated account of the Canadian Jamboree by P./L. (S.) E. H. N. Turner, whose impressions of this Jamboree appear elsewhere in this issue. On Trafalgar Day the whole Senior Scout Troop spent the day on Rievaulx Moors, where the Scouter in charge was able to demonstrate the value of the deliberate mistake in training in map reading. The afternoon was spent in a rather wet and windy, but very enjoyable wide game. Term ended with the Christmas Camp Fire to which the Seniors invited the rest of the Group. This was very successful, not least in the standard of sketches which each section produced. During the Easter holidays we hope to arrange another trek camp, with the object of avoiding the intense heat of Summer, which curtailed our trek last year. The area to be visited has not yet been 44

decided, but suggestions include the Pennine Way and Hadrian's Wall. Details will be sent out during the Easter Term, and it is hoped that as many of the Troop as possible will attend as there will be no Senior Scout camp in the Summer. It should be noted, however, that Seniors, especially those not in the C.C.F., can be of great service in assisting in the running of the Summer camps of other sections of the Group. SENIOR SCHOOL TROOP There are four Patrols in the Troop this year. One of them, the Seals (Patrol Leader J. M. Smith) is practically unchanged from last year, and its members are setting an excellent example to the rest of the Troop. The new Patrols, led by P. M. Beachall, I. C. Bytheway, and P. H. Moat, are all working with great enthusiasm. Troop meeting programmes have included outdoor cooking, building an aerial runway, tracking, a wide game, and a very popular York quiz, in which Patrols followed a given route and collected information about the city. We had a field day on 21st October, and the Troop shared a bus with the Senior Scouts to Ricall Dale, beyond Helmsley. After a little exploration each Patrol selected a site and cooked a dinner of sausages, carrots, and potatoes, followed by apple tart. A wide game in perfect surroundings took up most of the afternoon. Work for tests has not been neglected. For some weeks we concentrated on semaphore, and a good number of boys passed this test as a result. A variety of proficiency badges have been gained, some of the "out-of-doors" results being especially noteworthy. J. M. Smith and A. D. Best gained the Cook and Camper badges in October, and then, in November, Best and R. E. D. Clifford did the First Class journey test, which is a two-day hike of about fourteen miles, spending the night under canvas en route. Fortunately they chose a fairly dry weekend and were none the worse for this adventure, which completed their First Class requirements. Smith and Best have also been awarded the Scout Cord, which is the highest proficiency award for scouts under fifteen years of age. The term ended with the customary camp fire with the Senior Scouts. Plans for the Easter tour in the Lake District have since been completed and a site for the Summer camp will soon be chosen. EIGHTH WORLD JAMBOREE, CANADA, 1955 The adventure proper began on the 10th August, when the York

party set off from the station for Manchester Royal Exchange. There we were weighed in, and took a bus to the airport along with other scouts from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The aircraft we boarded was a DC6B seating 78 passengers, and having a crew of eight. At 6-30 p.m. it took off for Shannon, the first stop. After an hour's stop in Shannon, where we met scouts of all nationalities en route for Canada, the flight was resumed, and 181 hours after leaving Manchester Airport we touched down at 45

Mahon Airport, Toronto, having stopped at Gander to refuel. During the flight we were served with two hot meals, and drinks, from orange juice to canned beer, were available free, at any time. At Toronto we were linked up with our hosts for a 7-day stay in Toronto prior to the Jamboree itself. This stay was of the utmost interest and enjoyment. Among other things, I visited a baseball match, met Gordon Pink at the Varsity Stadium where he was attempting to run a four-minute mile, and had a 400-mile car journey into the Canadian bush country. The whole Canadian way of life is at a far greater tempo than ours, and their hospitality is overwhelming. After our stay the whole British contingent, nearly 1,000 scouts, formed up at the Toronto docks for the 3-hour boat trip across Lake Ontario to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where the Jamboree site was situated. The camp site covered about a square mile of parkland, an historic site where General Brock camped during the Civil War. It had space for 10,000 scouts, representing 40 countries, incidentally the smallest number of people ever to attend a jamboree. The site was divided into 10 sub-camps, and each sub-camp contained a certain number of troops. On the camp site was an arena seating 10,000 people, two shopping centres, a post office, a television transmitter, and four permanent television cameras situated around the arena. Apart from this it was dotted with "Coke" booths, which were really necessary as the temperature never dropped below 103 degrees in the day, and sometimes rose as far as 108 degrees. On Saturday, the 20th, the Jamboree was formally opened by the Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, Governor General of Canada, and from that day on until the closing ceremony the general public were allowed round the camp site in the afternoon. The camp routine was similar to that of a normal scout camp. The camp was roused at 7 o'clock, flag break and prayers at 7-30 a.m., flag down at 7 p.m., and lights out.at 11 p.m. One of the things the jamboree will be remembered for was the efficient food system. Food for one meal was collected from the sub-camp headquarters by each patrol, and any perishable goods were deep-frozen, so that during the stay no food ever went bad, despite the heat-wave. All cooking was done on charcoal fires in order to lessen the risk of fire. Each afternoon there was either a massed band concert in the arena, or a musical show given by a touring company, and at night scouts from different countries gave shows in the arena. On two consecutive days we visited Niagara Falls and the National Toronto Exhibition. All 10,000 scouts were transported there and back by a fleet of buses and trains. At Niagara we went down to an observation post situated behind part of the falls, and so got a never-to-be-forgotten view of them. After these trips, on the following day, there was the closing ceremony, to many the highlight of the jamboree. There, all 10,000 scouts, whether they were Japs. or Americans, German or British, linked arms and sang "Auld Lang Syne" in the arena. Then followed a day of hectic packing for the long trip back to England, after what must have been the greatest experience of my life.

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SHOOTING Shooting as a major sport in the Summer Term has had a beneficial effect on miniature range shooting in the Winter. The number of boys practising regularly has increased, and the general standard of performance has risen. Both first and second teams have made scores which are records for the School (678 and 632 respectively). But— and it is a very big "but"—last year's lamentable inconsistency is as bad as ever. The reasons seem obscure, though as far as miniature range shooting is concerned two possible factors emerge : scores are lowest on cold days and on dull days as a rule. On Thursdays, when we shoot entirely by artificial light, scores are in general well below what we normally expect. We have, potentially, an excellent team, but until the causes of inconsistency can be traced and eliminated, we shall not do ourselves justice. Postal match results under "Country Life" conditions have been :Won. St. Peter's 633. St. Edmund's School 624. St. Peter's 678. St. Peter's 638.

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In a match, subsequently abandoned, against Victoria College, the 2nd VIII made 602; and against Ampleforth it made 633, but the result of this match is not available at the time of writing.

SQUASH Squash this term has given little cause for satisfaction, that is as far as the School team is concerned. Containing three members of last year's successful team, it disappointed, particularly in the last two matches. Against an extremely experienced Abbeydale Club side (kindly arranged by Mr. Biggin), the School showed promise, for they were short of match practice :SCHOOL v. ABBEYDALE S.R.C. M. Willstrop lost to J. Willows, 1-3. N. J. Magson lost to J. A. Biggin, 1-3. D. Kirby lost to N. W. D. Yardley, 1-3. P. J. Netherwood lost to K. D. Thorpe, 1-3. D. Wilkinson lost to P. Mountford, 0-3.

Only, Wilkinson failed to reveal merit, Willstrop played well after a poor start, and Kirby's form indicated that he had improved considerably since last year. But not long afterwards, the School played lamentably against R.A.F., Linton :SCHOOL v. R.A.F., LINTON, S.R.C. N. J. Magson lost to Flt./Lt. R. Knight, 0-3. D. Kirby lost to Sq./Ldr. Osborne, 1-3. P. J. Netherwood lost to Wing./Cdr. Macmillan, 1-3. D. Wilkinson lost to Sq./Ldr. Freer, 0-3. P. S. Roe lost to Sqd./Ldr. Newall, 1-3.

Only Magson has any excuse in defeat, for his opponent played with great power and confidence. Roe, in his first game for the School, showed spirit, but Wilkinson again disappointed. It suffices to say that Kirby could and should have won. Our next visitors, Barnard Castle School, too, administered a severe defeat :N. J. Magson lost to A. J. Bosomworth, 0-3. D. Kirby lost to D. Bovill, 1-3. P. J. Netherwood lost to J. B. Pearson, 0-3. P. S. Roe lost to G. A. Canozzi, 1-3. D. G. Macpherson beat A. W. Levitt, 3-1.

Magson again might be excused his defeat for his feet were causing him some trouble. The redeeming feature of this encounter was Macpherson's victory in his first game for the School. Being small, his reach is limited, but he moves well and lacks nothing in quality. Roe again played spiritedly, but Kirby should have won. Indeed, Kirby, with his natural aptitude for the game, should be winning all his games by now. The game in general, though, is as popular as ever and the competitions are being played with an unusual readiness. There is, too, refreshing enthusiasm among junior players for squash, and both Ranson and Gale show undoubted promise. It is to be hoped that our displays this term do not mean too much, for squash in the School has a high reputation, which it is the responsibility of all to uphold. We may add that N. J. Magson resumes rivalry with A. J. Bosomworth, the Barnard Castle No. 1, in the Hull and East Riding (under 19) tournament. M. Willstrop also competes in the same tournament. M.W.

CHESS Two snatches were held in the course of the term. Archbishop Holgate's were defeated by 54-2k but the School, in the absence of D. M. Walker and H. W. H. Unwin, the regular third and fourth boards, went down to Bootham by 9 games to 1. Both matches, despite the results, were close and special mention must be made of P. S. H. Jesper, a newcomer to School chess, who gained a draw on board five in his first match and was the only member to win at Bootham. A fixture had also been arranged with Nunthorpe for 9th November but, owing to a misunderstanding, it fell through. Results :2nd Nov. v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. (Home), Won, 51-21. 30th Nov. v. Bootham School (Away), Lost, 1-9. The following played: B. W. H. Carter,• E. C. Sedman,* D. M. Walker, H. W. H. Unwin, P. B. Clayton, R. F. Coates,• P. S. H. Jesper,• D. T. Sparham,• G. V. Plester,* D. G. Barton, D. Kirby. * Denotes those who played in both matches.

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HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1956 1ST XI Sat., 28th Jan. Leeds Corinthian Wed., 1st Feb. Welbeck College Sat., 4th Feb. Ashville College ... Wed., 8th Feb. Styx H.C. ... Sat., 11th Feb. Bridlington School • • • Wed., 15th Feb. Scarborough College ... Sat., 18th Feb. York H.C. ... Wed., 22nd Feb. Bootham School ... Sat., 25th Feb. Old Peterites ... Wed., 29th Feb. Worksop College Sat., 3rd Mar. Trent College 2ND XI Wed., 1st Feb. Welbeck College Sat., 4th Feb. Ashville College Sat., 11th Feb. Bridlington School Wed., 15th Feb. Scarborough College Wed., 22nd Feb. Bootham School Wed., 29th Feb. Worksop College Sat., 3rd Mar. Trent College

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RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1955 RETROSPECT Would that it had not been so, but the gloomy forecast in this review last year has been fulfilled. The 1954 season had left us in poor straits. For one reason or another there had been a singular lack of match practices; no House matches had been played, and the results of the Colts matches over the past few seasons had been disturbing, to say the least. To quote—"It can only be hoped that the lee-way will be quickly made up at the beginning of next season". Here we were, then, at the beginning of a fresh season, although somewhat raw, yet fortified by the fact that a sprinkling of five old 1st XV colours were available to help direct our course, with N. J. Bell the newly-appointed captain. The first weeks in any season are highly important for team-building and the time when apparent weaknesses have to be rapidly ironed out. Alas, after one week a fantastic situation confronted us, which brought about the cancellation of the Headingley match and the postponement of the Durham match. The continuation of the Summer drought and lack of grass had brought such bone-hard conditions to the grounds that further rugger proper was deemed unwise and rugger boots for the time being were replaced by gym. shoes. A form of touch rugger was indulged in, which might well have been turned to good account, but practices seemed to lack real purpose. The early match results, undoubtedly the worst in the post-war era, were caused not wholly by the artificial conditions created by the state of our playing fields, but nevertheless they did considerably aggravate the situation and disrupt the programme of making up the lee-way. For some considerable time tackling was sadly

reminiscent of touch rugger, and if not that, then shadow-tackling seemed to be the order of the day. Neither tactics were of any avail against determined runners. Hence the glut of points run up against a 1st XV sadly conscious of their weakness, yet aware of their responsibilities. Following the set-backs against Bradford, Denstone, Durham, and Leeds, each in turn a sound defeat, a new lease of life and fresh heart seemed to pervade a reconstructed 1st XV, and the season ended on a wholly satisfactory note. There was seldom a more glorious day for the School rugger than the display put up against Ampleforth, and, besides Trent College, further well-merited successes were recorded against Giggleswick, Worksop, and the Old Boys. Furthermore, to gladden the heart and give encouragement for the future, both Colts teams had found a winning way. Here, undeniable progress had been made as the term advanced through weeks of perfect playing conditions. The 3rd XV, too, had snatched victory from a somewhat bewildered Ampleforth team, and a gloomy overall picture of the earlier weeks of term became completely transformed. Practice and play for all continued throughout November and well into December with little disruption. The House matches, both Senior and Junior, were played with their usual enthusiasm and vigour, and more than usually good rugger was in evidence. Last, but by no means least, it is only fitting to record here that our proudest moment this season came when news was received from Cambridge that M. E. Kershaw had been awarded his "Blue", the first from our ranks, according to Oxford and Cambridge records, since E. J. Walton at Oxford in 1900. The occasion was suitably recognised by a privileged party making the journey to Twickenham to witness a most memorable match.

1st XV CHARACTERS

(Captain), 1953-54-55. Prop. Height 5 ft. 71 ins. Weight * i'N. J. 11 st. 5 lbs. Although not a very inspiring pack leader, his example and consistently good form throughout the season made a considerable impression. He was always well up on the ball, so much so that he was quite unsupported from time to time. Splendidly fit, but unfortunately lacks the necessary physique to be first class. ins. 49.M. WELSH i(Vice-Captain), 1954-55. Lock forward. Height 5 ft. 1 Weight 12 st. 12 lbs. Strong and burly. Applied his weight most effectively in the loose, but his packing in this new position' is not yet 100 %. Covered his three-quarter line very well in defence and saved many anxious moments. Still needs much practice at line-out work. T. G. STEPHENSON, 1955. 2nd row forward. Height 6 ft. 1 ins. Weight list. 91 lbs. Promising. Requires more than anything else additional weight and development in chest and shoulders. Inclined to play hard in spasms, but plays his part well when in the mood. Line-out work particularly promising. ta PFLUOER, 1953-54-55. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 91 ins. Weight 11 st. 6f lbs. Continues to fulfil a role to which he is not ideally suited. Plays with much brawn and grit, but his straight running would be more suited to the wing position. His use of the hand-off as a lone offensive weapon has had little effect, because he needs to develop some additional artifice which will throw his opponent off balance or out of position. BELL

t B. A. HEAP, 1954-55. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 91 ins. Weight

10 st. 61 lbs. A last-minute switch from the wing to the centre brought stability to the line. The timing of his pass has improved immeasurably. Tackling can be quite good if in the right mood. IE. S. PORTLOCK, 1955. 2nd row forward. Height 6 ft. 1/ ins. Weight 11 st. 9 lbs. Not easy to appear in the limelight from this position in the scrum, but he packs well, does useful work in the line-outs, and generally did a fair measure of useful work. t H. C. MARSHALL, 1955. Hooker. Height 5 ft. 61 ins. Weight 9 St. 121 lbs. A really good, lively forward, who knew how to play himself to a standstill. Unfortunately his physique was on the slight side which was often a handicap to him. His hooking was adequate but never outstanding. He never played a better game for the School than his last one. '. B. WILSON, 1954-55. Prop. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 11 st. 111 lbs. Injury seemed to retard his progress. A solid forward but not as lively and mobile as hoped for. Needs to acquire a more fiery temperament, capable of brushing aside all opposition. fD. KIRBY, 1955. Full-back. Height 6 ft. 1 in. Weight 12 st. 5 lbs. Extracted from the 2nd row of the 2nd XV and showed great promise in this position to which he is ideally suited. Catches well and kicks with both feet. He can only be faulted on his positioning. Movement about the field is still too slow. He must develop a greater measure of fleetfootedness. With greater experience his place-kicking will be good. f P. B. CLAYTON, 1955. Stand-off half. Height 5 ft. 9 ins. Weight 9 st. 8 lbs. As a fast-moving link he never fulfilled expectations. He was invariably too ponderous in both thought and actions, and developed few aggressive tactics apart from the much frowned-upon kick ahead. He did good covering work in defence but generally played without inspiration. fD. N. BROCKLEBANK, 1955. Right wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 61 ins. Weight 9 st. 1 lb. Small, yet lively and aggressive. Once he had given his mind to the job of tackling his position was assured in the team. He seized most of his opportunities and played with rare dash. fA. C. &ruses, 1955. Left-wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 61 ins. Weight 10 st. 21 lbs. He has the right aggressive manner. He runs hard, has a good hand-off and useful left-footed cross-kick. His positioning and tackling are suspect but he has real determination. f K. A. HOPPER, 1955. Scrum-half. Height 5 ft. 51 ins. Weight 8 st. 111 lbs. A nimble young athlete with a fine action from the base of the scrum. Having a good eye for an opening, he excels more in attack than defence. .11. F. LIVERSIDGE, 1955. Wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 11 st. 8 lbs. After playing progressively worse in the centre for two-thirds of the season, as a last despairing effort to take the place of an injury, he was switched most successfully to the open-side wing-forward position. There is surely much good rugger in this player but he fails to concentrate. His time as a three-quarter will certainly not have been wasted even if he ends up as a marauding wing-forward. tM. WILLSTROP, 1955. Wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 11 st. 1 lb. Bedeviled by injury on and off throughout the season, so much so that his real merit was difficult to assess. His footwork was recognisably neat and he had the right aggressive outlook. tit. J. SHARP, 1955. Wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 9 ins. Weight 11 st. 21 lbs. Very deservedly he won his colours although appearing as a 16th player. He took a long time to get fit, was then dogged by an untimely injury, but finally won his colours on merit not as a consolation. -I. Colours.

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SEASON 1955-56 2nd XV.—R. N. Worsley; M. D. Fish, P. J. Ladd, I. N. Ridley, D. T. Sparham; P. B. Burbidge, P. S. Roe;* N. J. Magson,* D. J. Oldman, M. B. Wilson,* A. P. Hopwood,* D. G. Barton,* D. M. Walker* (Capt.), M. T. Carter, N. D. Taylor. * Colours. Colts XV.—A. H. Crowther; J. F. Middleton, R. M. Wheeler* (Capt.), A. McCallum,* M. J. Kershaw; D. G. Macpherson,* J. R. Maxwell;* J. J. F. Knapton,* T. D. J. Layfield, G. P. Lowley, L. T. Beaumont, D. J. Cook, R. R. Baldwin, W. House, C. I. Chadwick. * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—W. E. Montague; J. M. Smith, J. J. Rhodes, A. Gomersall, W. M. Howard; J. B. Robinson, M. Precious; J. S. Botterill, S. S. Hobson, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, J. G. Clark, F. C. Beaumont (Capt.), J. 0. Armstrong, W. Gibson.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV 1st Oct. Headingley "A" Sat., 8th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Sat., Sat., 15th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Wed., 19th Oct. Trent College ... Sat., 22nd Oct. Denstone College Sat., 29th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Wed., 2nd Nov. Durham School ... 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. Sat., Sat., 12th Nov. Giggleswick School Sat., 19th Nov. Ampleforth College Wed., 23rd Nov. Worksop College Sat., 10th Dec. Old Peterites ... 2nd XV Wed., 12th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... ... Sat., 15th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... ... Sat., 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School Sat., 29th Oct. Rishworth School 1st XV ... Wed., 2nd Nov. Durham School ... ... 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. Sat., Sat., 12th Nov. Ripon G.S. "A" XV ... Sat., 19th Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... Wed., 23rd Nov. Worksop College 3rd XV Sat., 19th Nov. Ampleforth College ... COLTS XV • .. ... Sat., 15th Oct. Fyling Hall ... ... Wed., 19th Oct. Trent College ... ... ... Sat., 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School Sat., 29th Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV ... ... Wed., 2nd Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... Wed., 9th Nov. Durham School Sat., 12th Nov. Army Apprentices' School ... ••• ... Wed., 23rd Nov. Worksop College JUNIOR COLTS XV ... Wed., 12th Oct. Drax G.S. Sat., 15th Oct. Pocklington School Sat., 29th Oct. Rishworth School Wed., 9th Nov. Durham School ... Sat., 12th Nov. Fyling Hall ... Wed., 23rd Nov. Worksop College

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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES !. 1st Round: Grove beat Manor, 28-3. Rise beat Temple, 20-0. Semi-finals : School House beat Rise, 13-0. Grove beat Queen's, 16-0. Grove beat School House, 14-8. Final: JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round : Manor beat Temple, 20-3. Rise beat Queen's, 14-0. Semi-finals : Grove beat Manor, 21-3. Rise beat School House, 16-6. Grove beat Rise, 21-6. Final :

SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at Bradford on Saturday, 15th October. Hopper took the place of the injured Roe at scrum-half. Bradford scored first when I. M. Hewitt crossed in the corner for an unconverted try. The School equalised when Welsh dived over after a scramble near the Bradford line. Kirby failed with the conversion. Play continued very even until Bradford took the lead with an unconverted try just on half-time. Half-time : Bradford 6 pts., St. Peter's 3 pts. Almost immediately on the resumption Bradford scored 11 points in three minutes. Undaunted, however, and with little hope of victory, the School, ably led by N. J. Bell, fought back well, and it was only from a breakaway that Bradford scored again. The final score does not do justice to the School, but any aggressive ideas were neutralised by Bradford's keen marking and tackling. Result : Lost, Bradford 20 pts., St. Peter's 3 pts. Team: Kirby; Heap, Liversidge, Pfluger, Fish; Clayton, Hopper; Bell (Capt.), Wilson, Magson, Stephenson, Portlock, Marshall, Welsh, Sharp.

SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 19th October. The School were very soon in arrears, when a Trent forward was allowed to break through and score. An easy conversion was missed. Trent's defence was weak, and, although the School were not playing well, they had managed by half-time to gain a lead of eight points to three, Kirby kicking a penalty and converting a blind-side try by Roe. Half-time : School 8 pts., Trent 3 pts. In the second half the School scored a further 12 points without reply. Heap and Stephenson scored tries, the latter scoring after a good combined movement among the forwards. Kirby added two penalty goals, but the School should have scored many more points if they wanted to look convincing. A game with few redeeming features. Result : Won, School 20 pts., Trent 3 pts. Team : Kirby; Heap, Pfluger, Liversidge, Brocklebank; Clayton, Roe; Bell (Capt.), Wilson, Marshall, Portlock, Stephenson, Willstrop, Welsh, Sharp.

SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at Denstone on Saturday, 22nd October. There was little between the teams early on,• but the Denstone backs were throwing the ball about aggressively. Then in a disastrous ten minutes, the Denstone team scored 14 easily gained points. The School covering seemed non-existent and the Denstone backs ran in 14 points, including three tries, one converted, and a penalty goal. Kirby kicked a penalty goal for the School; bloodless retaliation. Half-time : School 3 pts., Denstone 14 pts. The School played with great spirit in the second half. The forwards never gave an inch and gave the backs a liberal supply of the ball. But the Denstone marking was adequate. The School certainly deserved to score, but luck was still against them, for the only further score was by Denstone who added a converted try. The School pack, well led by Bell, take the honours for their spirited second-half recovery. Result : Lost, School 3 pts., Denstone 19 pts. Team: Kirby; Brocklebank, Pfluger, Liversidge, Heap; Clayton, Roe; Bell (Capt.), Marshall, Wilson, Portlock, Stephenson, Willstrop, Welsh, Sharp.

SCHOOL v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at Durham on Wednesday, 2nd November. For the first 15 minutes there was no score, but Durham certainly looked the more aggressive of the two sides. Then Spirit broke away and scored an unconverted try. After almost continuous pressure Weston, the Durham stand-off, scored a fine individual try near the post. To complete the scoring before half-time Donald kicked a penalty goal. Half-time : School 0 pts., Durham 11 pts. For a good part of the second half the School held Durham and they only scored one try in the first 20 minutes, when Mayo followed up well. Then, after Clayton had been injured, Durham ran riot and completely demoralised the School side. They scored four tries, one of which was converted. The School let themselves down badly in the last quarter of an hour. Result : Lost, School 0 pts., Durham 28 pts. Team: Kirby; Brocklebank, Liversidge, Pfluger, Heap; Clayton, Roe; Bell (Capt.), Oldman, Magson, Portlock, Stephenson, Willstrop, Welsh, Sharp.

SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 5th November. The School were having slightly the better of things when Ellaby picked up a dropped pass and raced away unopposed to score a try, which he converted himself. The School, however, took the lead through two penalty goals by Kirby. The School attack did not look particularly threatening. Half-time : School 6 pts., Leeds 5 pts. 54

Fr N. F. Laurence dropped a goal to give Leeds a narrow lead, but Kirby kicked a penalty goal to restore the School's lead. The School seemed unable to press home their advantage and Leeds scored further converted tries when McQuice and Ellaby crossed the School line. Ellaby then put the issue beyond doubt by kicking a penalty goal, giving Leeds a flattering victory. Ellaby scored 15 of his side's points. Result : Lost, School 9 pts., Leeds 21 pts. Team: Kirby; Fish, Liversidge, Huger, Heap; Clayton, Roe; Bell (Capt.), Marshall, Magson, Portlock, Stephenson, Welsh, Hopwood, Sharp.

SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at Giggleswick on Saturday, 12th November. The Giggleswick pitch was in fine condition and there seemed every prospect of an entertaining game. The School immediately took play into their opponents' half and after a handling movement which ended in a loose scrum, Hopper gave the ball to Brocklebank who dived over in the corner. Brocklebank and Hopper scored further unconverted tries to give the School a 9-0 lead at half-time. Half-time : School 9 pts., Giggleswick 0 pts. Giggleswick, however, were soon fighting back. After a shrewd cross-kick, Cornish scored a try which was converted by A. M. F. Slinger. Slinger then missed two vital kicks which might have easily changed the whole course of events. But at the end it was the School attacking once more to score again when Stubbs went over in the corner. Result : Won, School 12 pts., Giggleswick 5 pts. Team: Kirby; Stubbs, Heap, Pfluger, Brocklebank; Clayton, Hopper; Bell (Capt.), Marshall, Magson, Barton, Hopwood, Liversidge, Portlock, Willstrop.

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 19th November. This game certainly showed the School team in its best possible light. Fighting for every yard, the School bustled Ampleforth until they were looking distinctly uncomfortable. Early in the game Pfluger received a kick on the head and was forced to retire. Ampleforth soon scored a converted try. They gained a monopoly both in the set and the loose and only determined tackling and admirable covering kept the Ampleforth backs at bay. The School never really threatened to score but spirited forward dribbles were always troublesome to the Ampleforth defence. Half-time : School 0 pts., Ampleforth 5 pts. Willstrop was a passenger all this half so the School were now virtually playing with only thirteen men. But, despite Ampleforth's persistent attacks, it was only in the dying seconds of the game that they contrived to score again. 55

Once or twice the School might conceivably have scored, but they failed to apply the finishing touch. Although the School were defeated, they take much honour in their defeat. Result : Lost, School 0 pts., Ampleforth 10 pts. Team: Kirby; Stubbs, Heap, Pfluger, Brocklebank; Clayton, Hopper; Bell (Capt.), Marshall, Wilson, Portlock, Hopwood, Willstrop, Welsh, Liversidge.

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 23rd November. The School immediately attacked. Heap broke through to score just to the left of the posts. Kirby surprisingly failed to convert. But, though the School continued to attack, it was Worksop who were next to score. Ennens, their powerful centre, kicked ahead. The ball bounced awkwardly for Kirby and Emmens picked up to score unopposed. Grieve converted. Kirby made the score 6-5 with a penalty, but before half-time Jones kicked a good goal to give Worksop an 8-6 lead. Half-time : Worksop 8 pts., School 6 pts. In the second half the School scored 14 points without reply. Wilson and Sharp scored tries, Wilson's being the product of an excellent handling movement. Kirby converted one and kicked two penalty goals. Wilson R. B., and Bell, N. J., were prominent among the forwards, while Kirby had a good game at full-back. Result : Won, School 20 pts., Worksop 8 pts. Team: Kirby; Stubbs, Pfluger, Heap, Brocklebank; Clayton, Hopper; Bell, N. J. i(Capt.), Marshall, Wilson, R. B., Stephenson, Portlock, Sharp, Welsh, Liversidge.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 10th December. It was with great pleasure that we once again welcomed the Old Peterite XV, mustered not without some difficulty by Peter Penniston, and as always a most enjoyable and entertaining game ensued. The absence of such stalwarts as M. E. Kershaw, P. T. Baker, and A. N. Wyatt-Gunning was duly noted, and the School's optimism that they might avenge last year's defeat was not unfounded. The School were quick to take advantage of the "shake-down" period of time always required by the Old Boys, and B. A. Heap, at the expense of losing his pants, slipped a tackle in the centre to send D. N. Brocklebank over for the opening try. The Old Boys soon retaliated, however, when P. Penniston kicked a good penalty from mid-field. Both sides thereupon adopted very similar tactics by using kick-ahead methods, but the Old Boys held the initiative thanks to their superior weight forward and their far greater possession of the ball. Good handling and almost equally bad tackling then resulted in Penniston crossing for two unconverted tries to give the Old Boys a comfortable six points lead at half-time. Half-time : School 3 pts., Old Boys 9 pts. 56

The second half showed the School in more aggressive mood, with their pack featuring in some rousing foot rushes which the Old Boys were hard pressed to halt. Play fluctuated up and down field, and the School were rewarded when D. Pfluger made progress to send in R. Sharp for a try which D. Kirby duly converted. Finally, in the excitement of the closing minutes, a splendid break by K. A. Hopper from the base of the scrum gave a final winning try to the School. Mr. Harding refereed with creditable impartiality and ostensibly at least players on both sides seemed to agree with the decisions made. Result : Won, School 11 pts., Old Peterites 9 pts. OLD PETERITE XV C. J. Bevan; P. Penniston (Capt.), D. I. Fletcher, F. C. Slegg, C. U. Burdass; M. G. Goodburn, J. F. N. Jackson; P V. Leigh, 0. C. Wetherell, T. Hobson, C. W. Thompson, E. A. K. Denison, H. Murray, M. J. Kent, P. Megginson.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL First of all we should like to welcome the Rev. R. C. Pickard and Mr. P. Jamieson to the staff, and hope that their stay here will be pleasant. We have already felt the influence of the former's energy and the unruffled good humour of the latter. We soon settled down to work, although we have greatly missed the softly-spoken words of Mr. Ping. We are pleased, however, that he drops in on us from time to time just to see how we are getting along, and an excellent portrait of him surveys the scene from a good vantage point in the St. Olave's entrance hall. Our spies report that his shooting prospers, and that his sporting activities are somewhat more damaging to the local fauna than his successor's manoeuvres with the Derwent Valley Beagles. The weather throughout the term has been kind to us on games days, though hard to Scouts and Cubs on Wednesdays. So confident did we become on games afternoons that we couldn't really believe that it was raining on the last Tuesday, and several small boys had to be wrung out before going home. Our matches against other schools have been, with one exception, a succession of disasters. Our 1st XV was unable to hold its own against better, and generally larger, teams, but we did inflict one resounding defeat on a weakened Ampleforth Junior House team. The tackling of the team was good, and Armstrong held his men together well in somewhat trying circumstances. The fact that our team backs have not been very effective even in House matches shows that as yet they have little penetrative power. Our Middles team was well and truly beaten twice by Miring Castle, who were exceptionally good this year. To complete a tale of woe, a scratch XI played the Minster Song School and were decisively beaten in a keen game, and our Wolf Cubs went down with flying colours in the 1st round of their competition. The main change this term has been the inauguration of our new House system, which is working well and seems to be a great improvement on the old scheme. The House matches, both rugger and soccer, are not yet completed, but Alcuin are in a very good position. In the Work Shield, Wentworth leads from Ainsty. Next term will, we hope, see the completion of the football, as well as the cross-country and boxing. Another innovation is the "Museum", a glass-fronted cupboard in the Hall into which all lost property is placed. This enables everyone, both unfortunate and careless, to see exactly what has been picked up, and gives far more space in the Master-in-Charge's room than has been available in the past. A small charge is made for opening the museum at unlicensed times, but it is opened entirely free once a day. On 6th October a holiday was given to celebrate the number of State Scholarships gained in the Senior School. As the majority of the awards were won by Old Olavites, we feel that we have played some small part in their success. Quite apart from scholastic achieve58

ment, we must not forget to mention M. E. Kershaw's Rugger Blue, or the five Old Olavites who have this term gained their Queen's Scout Badges. We are very proud of all Old Olavites who have earned such distinction, and offer our heartiest congratulations. On 1st November we had our usual All Saints' Day holiday. On 23rd November Mr. Bryan Cooper came to the School once more. This time he showed us a series of truly remarkable animal films taken by himself, and we were all greatly impressed. It is extremely good of him to give up part of his leave to entertain us in this way. We should like to have two or three lectures each term, but the Big Hall is the only room which can contain the whole School in anything like comfort. Unfortunately, this is used most of the time by Peterites, and it has the additional disadvantage of being extremely difficult to black out. The Gym. Display, on 30th November and 1st December, followed its usual pattern, and Mr. Power is to be congratulated on producing a very varied programme. Everything went off without a hitch, and in just over an hour each day every boy in the School showed his ability. Our Carol Service was a very fitting end to the term. We held it on a Friday for the first time, and the service was, as usual, very much appreciated by those who were able to attend. Those parents for whom there was unfortunately no room must wait patiently for another year or two, for it was our policy to invite the parents of senior boys. The fact that boarders were allowed to go home with their parents helped greatly to ease the difficulties of the end of term.

SALVETE (Christmas Term, 1955)

ELMET I. Bell (JivA), J. T. Bradshaw (JivA), J. D. M. Hackney (JivA), D. Shaw (JivA), G. A. Hart (JivB), D. C. D. Rees (JivC), M. Raley (JivC), Alexander S. Brining (JiiiB), D. L. Edbrooke (JiiA), I. L. Holmes (JiiA), N. J. Smith (JiiA), J. R. Elson (JiiB), P. A. J. Gibson •(JiiB), R. J. Slade (JiiB), B. J. Atkinson (Ji), C. W. Birch (Ji), Q. C. M. H. Jarvis (Ji), D. M. Raymond (Ji), J. M. Russell (Ji), H. M. Shaftoe (Ji). AINSTY P. A. J. Gibson (JivA), E. J. Lawson (JivA), A. B. Skiera UivA), N. J. West (JivA), T. Wheeler (JivA), J. A. D. Thompson (JivB), J. C. Abel (JiiiA), J. D. Carr (JiiiB), J. M. J. Grisdale (JiiA), S. P. Watson (JiiA), P. M. Darley (JiiB), S. Hetherton (JiiB), K. D. Lockwood (JiiB), D. N. Quarrie (JiiB), J. R. Stapleton (JiiB), J. M. Fry (Ji), T. C. C. Harris (Ji), R. W. Oliver (Ji), B. J. Watson (Ji), W. T. Wood (Ji). WENTWORTH D. N. Milnes (JivB), A. E. Moss (JivB), G. M. Smith (JivB), A. W. Perry (JiiiA), W. M. Hudson (JiiA), W. Lovell (D.) (JiiA), P. R. C. Blunt (JiiB), A. F. Stott (JiiB), R. D. Harding (D.) (Ji), M. C. L. Le Tocq (D.) (Ji), R. A. Stevens (D.) (Ji), V. H. R. Waine (Ji). ALCU IN T. P. N. Fawcett (JvA), J. A. Gillies (JivB), R. A. Wood (JivB), M. Sutcliffe (JiiiA), R. M. Fawcett (JiiiB), P. E. Knowles (JiiiB), D. Howard (JiiB). ST. OLAVE'S A. G. Collomosse (JiiB), J. R. Coles (Ji), M. P. Crossley (Ji), G. F. Eastaugh (Ji), H. J. R. Hyde (Ji), J. T. Norbury (Ji), J. R. Platts (Ji), J. Robinson (Ji), A. J. Wilson (Ji)•

PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY Wednesday, 30th November, 1955, at 2-15 p.m. 1. Exercises by Form Ji. 2. Exercises by Form JiiB. 3. Exercises by Form JiiiA. 4. PUSH BALL COMPETITION. 5. Exercises by Form JivB. 6. Exercises by Form JvA. 7. Fencing by Form JvC.

Thursday, 1st December, 1955, at 2-15 p.m. 1. Exercises by Form JiiA. 2. Exercises by Form JiuB. 3. Exercises by Form JivC. 4. PUSH BALL COMPETITION. 5. Exercises by Form JivA. 6. Exercises by Form JvB. 7. Fencing by Form JvC.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES The outstanding feature about the Christmas Term was the fine weather and condition of the Fields which enabled us to play on every games day. Our match results were distinctly poor, and we won only one game out of six in 1st XV encounters, and the Middles lost both of their games to Gilling Castle. We must congratulate R. G. Armstrong, the School Captain, on being awarded his colours. Owing to an extra full programme the House football matches will not be completed until the Easter Term. The following represented the School XV :—Ridley, D. S. H., Wood, R. A., Humpherson, P. G., Watson, M., Larg, D. A., Alexander, U. A., Pick, T. J., Kirkus, I., Rhodes, D. H., Beckett, J. W., Bruce, R. E., Wright, J. G., Armstrong, R. G. (Captain), Gilderer, G., Jesper, M. C. M.—Also played : Headlam, R. W., Burton, S. P., and Saunders, J. G.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLVI I I

MAY, 1956

No. 342

EDITORIAL COMMEMORATION.

The programme for Commemoration this year shows sonic variation of the arrangements which have hitherto been sanctified by custom. The most noteworthy change will be the holding of the Old Peterite Dinner on the Saturday instead of the Friday. There are obvious advantages in the innovation. Friday is clearly a difficult day for Old Peterites to come to York, as is conclusively proved by the large number who make their first appearance at Commem. on the Saturday afternoon. By holding the Dinner on the Saturday evening we shall make the function possible for the many who have hitherto been precluded from it by considerations of travelling and business or other commitments. The fact that we confidently expect that the attendance at the 1956 Dinner will be considerably larger than hitherto is a contributory reason for the decision to hold the Dinner at the School. In the past some difficulty has been experienced in selecting a suitable hotel or restaurant in York as a venue for the Dinner, and with the anticipated increase in numbers the problem would become well-nigh insoluble. The School dining-hall should provide all the necessary facilities, and there will be the additional advantage that all of us will feel "at home". The invitation to Mr. Hugh Lyon to be our principal guest at the Speech Day ceremony on the Saturday morning was, we think, a happy inspiration, and we are glad that Mr. Lyon has been able to accept. Mr. Lyon, who was Rector of Edinburgh Academy from 1926 to 1931 and for the succeeding 17 years, until his retirement in 1948, a distinguished Head Master of Rugby School, has been the Director of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau since 1950. This combination of experience should make Mr. Lyon uniquely qualified to address an audience of public school boys and their parents. All who are present at the Clifton Cinema should feel confident that they will be listening to one who, if we may adopt the modern expressive cliche, 'knows all the answers'. His wise and vigorous administration of the Employment Bureau has made that institution an invaluable link between the Public Schools and the ever-growing colossus of commerce and industry and opened up for boys about to leave school a world of opportunity undreamt of by their fathers. On the subject of careers Mr. Lyon will indeed speak with the voice of authority. 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... Commemoration, 1956 The Appeal Gift to the Library Old Peterite News Valete and Salvete School Officers ... House Notes The Oxford Cup ... The Chapel The Choir The Library The Easter Tour The Curia The Debating Society The Science Society British Ship Adoption Society Careers ... Music The Film Society ... The Young Farmers' Club Article : "Thomas Cranmer" The C.C.F. Shooting Scouting Fencing Squash Chess Article : "Ski-ing Holiday" Hockey, 1956 ... Easter Term Rugger Athletics ... The Boat Club ... The Junior School

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I.C.I. TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS.

The announcement by Imperial Chemical Industries, in March last, of their proposals for what are styled Transfer Scholarships to the Universities gives food for thought. Briefly, the intention of I.C.I. is to finance suitable candidates who have specialised at school in Arts subjects during a preliminary year at the University which would enable them to embark on an honours course in Science. These I.C.I. scholarships, for which the co-operation of five Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, has been arranged, will be available for award in the year 1956-57. The effect of them is, of course, twofold. The boy who has shown a preference for Classics, or Modern Languages, or English subjects at school is no longer ipso facto debarred from a career in the world of Science, while, as a Science graduate, he would face life with a more broadlybased education. The scheme is attractive and should appeal to many of our boys. Full particulars of the scholarships are, of course, available in the School. It is interesting to speculate on the motives which have actuated I.C.I. It is, we believe, far from the whole truth to look upon the new transfer scholarships as merely another device to wean boys from Arts to Science and to feed the insatiable man of Progress with more scientists and technicians. The clue, we think, is to be found in the sentiments voiced by Sir Alexander Fleck, I.C.I.'s Chairman, when he opened our Science Exhibition a little over a year ago. He urged then that 'what industry needed today was educated men and not minds overburdened with the dead-weight of unrelated facts'. What was wrong with formal education, he contended, was that it was not liberal enough. Our own comment on Sir Alexander's observations, in our Editorial of May, 1955, was that 'perhaps the remedy lies in the prolongation of the period of formal education by an additional University year'. The proposed scholarships show that this is now the view of I.C.I. It would seem then that I.C.I. have concluded that 'Science is not enough'. We agree most heartily.

COMMEMORATION The programme will be as follows :WEDNESDAY, 25TH JULY. Junior School Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by Sir Lumley Dodsworth. FRIDAY,

27TH JULY.

Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterites, begins. O.P. Club General Meeting. Concert in Big Hall (evening). 2

V SATURDAY, 28TH JULY.

Morning : Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by Hugh Lyon, Esq., M.G. Afternoon : Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. Evening : Old Peterite Dinner. SUNDAY, 29TH JULY. 8-15 am Holy Communion. 11-0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by Canon T. H. Tardrew.

BUILDING APPEAL Little further progress has been made since our report in the last "Peterite". The gross total, including prospective receipts from covenants, now stands at £21,034 15s. I 1 d. Although this sum will enable us in due course to carry out some part of our building programme, it is hoped that the many Old Boys and other friends of the School who have not yet "taken the plunge" will see that their names are added to our list of benefactors. The Industrial Fund for the advancement of Science in Independent Schools has received a great and well-deserved publicity, but it is unfortunate that our foresight in providing new, up-to-date and well-equipped laboratories from our own resources makes us ineligible for assistance from the Fund. We may perhaps hope that industrial firms especially interested in scientific education will consider our Appeal with this in mind.

GIFT TO THE LIBRARY The new oak shelving presented by Mr. H. Stephenson has now been installed in the Library, and a major transformation has been achieved. We are indeed grateful to Mr. Stephenson for his generosity, and are confident that a further important step forward has thus been made in providing the right atmosphere in what is academically the most important room in the School.

OLD PETERITE NEWS THE BISHOP OF DURHAM All Old Peterites will be gratified by the appointment of the Right Reverend Maurice Harland (1912-1914) to the See of Durham, in succession to Dr. A. M. Ramsey, the new Archbishop of York. Dr. Harland, who is, of course, our most distinguished representative in the Church, is translated from Lincoln, where he was made Bishop in 1947.

Dr. Harland, who is 60, was born at Rillington, near Malton, where his father, the Rev. G. W. Harland, was Vicar. He was educated at St. Peter's and later at Exeter College, Oxford, and Leeds Clergy School. At the beginning of the first World War, when he was 18, he joined the West Yorkshire Regiment and served for four months as a subaltern. Later he transferred to the Royal Field Artillery, and then to the Royal Flying Corps. He left the Royal Air Force, as the R.F.C. later became, in 1919. He was ordained in 1922, his first curacy being in Leicester, where he stayed for 11 years. In 1933 he was appointed Perpetual Curate of St. Matthew's, Holbeck, Leeds, and five years later went to Windermere as Vicar of St. Mary's Church. In 1942 he was appointed Vicar of Croydon, Suffragan Bishop of Croydon, and Hon. Canon of Canterbury.

COMMEMORATION The Commemoration week-end will be from Friday, 27th July, to Sunday, 29th July. There will be the usual cricket match and boat races. Any O.P.s who wish to play for the O.P. XI should communicate with R. A. Stratton, Tynron, 8 Riddings Road, Hale, Cheshire. K. H. Rhodes, at the School, will again organize the boat races, and anyone interested should get in touch with him. A preliminary programme is printed on page 2. It should be noted that the O.P. Dinner will be held on the Saturday.

OLD PETERITE MANCHESTER DINNER The second annual North-West Area Dinner was held at the New Millgate Hotel, Manchester, on the 9th March. R. A. Stratton was in the Chair and the toast of "The School" was proposed by G. F. Jackson (ex-Master). The following were present :Jackson, G. F. (ex-Master). Blackburn, D. (1922-31). Booth, A. T. (1948-53). Booth, J. G. (1945-50). Booth, J. M. (1946-51). Graham, G. E. L. (1932-37). Hallas, M. (1943-47). Hanson, J. A. (1918-21). Hillyard, E. J. (1935-40).

Lewis, T. J. (1923-26).

Maclldowie, A. B. (1921-29). Smith, G. D. (1935-42). Stratton, R. A. (1935-43). Troughton, A. P. (1920-23). Warren, K. A. (1936-39).

OLD PETERITE CAMBRIDGE DINNER An O.P. Cambridge Dinner was held at Emmanuel College on 22nd February. The Head Master, Mr. Crews, and Mr. Harding, as representatives of the School, were entertained by a large gathering of Cambridge O.P.s. Some details of this Dinner are given below in the "Cambridge Letter.". 4

WEST RIDING DINNER: PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT It is proposed to hold the next West Riding O.P. Dinner on Thursday, 1st November, 1956. It will again take place at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, and the price will be approximately 15s. O.P.s who are interested should get into touch with G. D. Smith, 30 Goldington Drive, Oakes, Huddersfield.

OBITUARY HENRY STANLEY STEPHENSON We regret to record the death, on 16th February, 1956, of Henry Stanley Stephenson, Canon Emeritus of Leicester Cathedral. Canon Stephenson, who was 81, was the son of the Rev. H. M. Stephenson, Head Master of St. Peter's from 1872 to 1887. He died in Fleet Hospital and the funeral took place at St. John's, Woking, Crematorium. He left St. Peter's in 1891.

BIRTHS CLARK.—On 2nd February, 1956, at Westow Croft, to Mavis (nee Boden), wife of W. J. Clark, a daughter. [School House, 1941-46.] RUDDOCK.—On 25th March, 1956, to Valerie (nee Fieldsend), wife of Peter Ruddock, twin sons. [The Rise, 1935-41]

MARRIAGE BROWN—AUTY. On 19th March, 1956, at Ravensthorpe Congregational Church, Ernest Gordon Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Brown, of Cawley Lane, Heckmondwike, to Pauline Adrienne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Auty, Ivydene, Knowl Road, Mirfield. [The Rise, 1943-48.]

ENGAGEMENTS GREGORY-GLADWIN. The engagement is announced between Vincent Boyes Gregory, St. Peter's School, York, only son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Gregory, of Heworth, York, and Sheila Mary, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gladwin, The White House, Bishopthorpe, York. [1939-46.] MACPHERSON—NICHOLSON. The engagement is announced between Ian Stewart, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Macpherson, 4 St. Peter's Grove, and Jacqueline, second daughter of Mrs. M. A. Nicholson and the late R. Nicholson, 22 Main Avenue, York. [1936-46.] PING—HOLMSTROM. The engagement is announced between William Hugh, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wentworth Ping, of Lowfields, Clifton, York, and Joan Carol, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Holmstrom, of Lindrick Dale, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire. [The Rise, 1932-42.]

CAMBRIDGE LETTER

The Editors, The Peterite.

CAMBRIDGE,

Dear Sirs, April, 1956. The outstanding event of the last term was our re-established Annual Dinner, which achieved its second anniversary. This was again held in Emmanuel and only two of our number were unable to be present. It was again a great pleasure to welcome the Head Master, this time with two Housemasters, Mr. Crews and Mr: Harding.. We were also pleased to welcome back J. B. Mortimer, who came up 5

from London, where he is practising law, and to meet or in some cases renew acquaintance with David Belchamber, an Old Olavite who is now up at Cambridge. In his speech the Head Master gave us a short resume of some of the more recent happenings at School, including the news that the School Boat Club is going into "eights". This particularly pleased our rowing men, J. B. Claydon, J. C. Oldroyd and J. B. Weightman. Claydon and Oldroyd, both of King's, were bow and cox respectively in their College 1st Lent boat. Weightman played a humbler part, rowing in the St. Catharine's "gentlemen's" eight, which was bumped on every day of the races. Mr. Crews made an impassioned speech in which he deplored the obscure witticisms of the O.P. letter and indicated the large number of Old Risites present. Spurred on by this example, Mr. Harding rose impetuously but found little to say. The rugger "cuppers" this term were won by Emmanuel, whose team included M. E. Kershaw and A. N. Wyatt-Gunning. Kershaw has also played rugby for the Harlequins and the T.A., and is a member of the Hawks Club, the Mecca of Cambridge sportsmen. Wyatt-Gunning tells us that apart from rugby his time has been spent "reading essays, eating dinners, and snowballing". Snow and hard frost were, in fact, one of the features of the term, and many of our members had their activities curtailed by the weather. J. T. Ankers (Emmanuel) complained that even the walk to the bar of the "Volunteer" became hazardous. He and A. N. C. Smith have, however, played some hockey on the rare occasions when the ground was fit. In the same college C. K. Smith has played little sport, but his ready tongue has met its equal in that of S. H. Storey, whom he frequently engages in verbal battle. Storey collects obscure technical books and plays the guitar for consolation. To H. P. G. Shaw the weather was more of an encouragement than deterrent, and he has continued to play bridge assiduously. P. C. Knowlson, who presided at the Dinner, is studying forestry; his other interests include judo and eating rugger dinners (this in spite of his retirement from the active field). One of our most energetic members is E. D. Thornton, of St. Catharine's. He plays hockey and squash regularly for his college, runs a Ford Popular, and goes on jaunts round the country visiting estates and agricultural valuers. His visits to North Wales, however, have no connection with his syllabus. Also in St. Catharine's are 0. C. Wetherall, G. B. Pullan and J. B. Weightman. Wetherall has been playing for the 2nd XV and Pullan also had a brief season—in three games he acquired two sprained ankles. He was encouraged, he says, by a rumour that he was rather a good hockey player, until he discovered it had originated in the rugby club. Weightman, apart from his rowing successes, has been doing a welding course at the workshops. 6

Peter Simpson, of Trinity Hall, last term described as a "mystery man", is still "up" reading Theology and spends a lot of time in the University library. He sang in a performance of Tanis' "Lamentations" and says he indulges in "endless world-shaking and futile Cambridge beer—and/or coffee—arguments". Another mystery is M. J. Quarmby, of Downing. We must apologise for the omission of even his name from last term's letter, but regret that we have no information about his activities. C. J. Griffiths gave a very pleasant party in Peterhouse during the term, at which Claydon and Oldroyd were present. And finally D. A. Haxby, of Sidney Sussex, successfully passed an R.A.F. Officer Selection Course prior to his National Service. At the end of term Claydon and Oldroyd had the pleasant duty of entertaining four present members of the School who were here to take the entrance examinations. We hope they were successful, and approve of the wide range of their choice of colleges. Perhaps there will come a day when we shall be able to report Peterite activities in each of the eighteen colleges. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (March, 1956) QUEEN'S I. L. Barton. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. 3rd XV, 1955. A/Cpl. in Army Section. 2 i/c No. 1 Army Training Platoon. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot. SCHOOL HOUSE M. Collins. 1952-56. Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. 2nd XI Hockey, 1956. A/L/Cpl. in Army Section. Army Training Storeman. Cert. "A", Part I. Recruit Shooting Cup, 1954. Marksman. TEMPLE J. M. T. Holroyd. 1954-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). Shell B. Cdt. in Basic Section.

SALVETE (January, 1956) W. J. Bottomley. Grove. Shell A Upper. A. W. Martin. School House. Shell A Lower. V. F. Roberts. Temple. Shell B. D. A. Taylor. School House. Shell A Lower.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1956 HEAD OF SCHOOL :

E. S. PORTLOCK

SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Grove: D. M. WALKER Head of The Manor: R. B. WILSON Head of Queen's House: B. A. HEAP Head of The Rise: E. S. PORTLOCK Head of School House: N. J. BELL Head of Temple: R. D. BECKITT Chapel Monitor: D. PFLUGER

D. G. BARTON P. B. CLAYTON

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: M. D. FISH, D. KIRBY, N. J. MAGSON, T. G. STEPHENSON,

E. H. N. TURNER, D. WILKINSON. M. HANDLER, D. G. METCALF, J. R. PEVERLEY, I. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: B. W. H. CARTER, M. T. CARTER, I. E. F. MORTON, P. J. NETHERWOOD. The Rise: R. F. COATES, J. M. FORSTER, A. J. ISHERWOOD, P. S. ROE, R. M. SCARTH. J. B. WILKINSON. School House: A. G. HALL, F. A. L. KIRBY, R. G. LE PLA, R. N. WORSLEY. Temple: D. A. A. LAMB, W. G. MACKELLAR, P. A. MORRIS, E. C. SEDMAN, D. T. SPARHAM, M. WELSH. The Manor:

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Hockey: D. PFLUGER. Captain of Boats: B. A. HEAP. Captain of Squash: N. J. MAGSON. Captain of Shooting: N. J. BELL. Captain of Fencing: R. N. WORSLEY. Captain of Chess: B. W. H. CARTER. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" :

D. M. WALKER, R. D. BECKITT, D. PFLUGER.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We should like first to congratulate E. H. N. Turner and D. Wilkinson on their appointment as House Monitors. Looking back over the term we feel we can be quite satisfied, and, though there is no tangible reward for our prowess in the ancient sport of snowballing, the organised games brought us a fair share of "pots for the shelf". We were particularly pleased when our Junior crew beat Manor easily and then rowed strongly to defeat the Rise by a length; thus we won our first boating trophy. The Senior crew, however, after beating the Manor never really came to grips with the Rise. This privilege we left to our fourth IV.

Squash is at the moment very strong in the Grove, and as we have both the Captain and Vice-Captain of School Squash in N. J. Magson and D. Kirby, it is not surprising that we convincingly regained the cup, with the scalps of Temple, Manor, and Rise. To his disgust the second string could find no excuse for not playing in the final, but despite the cold he won and hastened back to continue (so lie claimed) his training for the chess. It was in this staid and gentlemanly sport that we scored our third triumph; for our team, so inspired by the enthusiastic leadership of H. W. H. Unwin that it is even rumoured that two practice games took place, won their competition. Here we must record the deep disappointment felt by all but eight members of the Grove at the cancellation of our annual trot round the Ings. However, we gained second place in the Athletic Sports; D. Pfluger won the high jump and M. D. Fish the long jump, while the Senior relay team just beat the Rise in a thrilling finish. J. F. Miers must be congratulated on the award of his House colours for his contribution to our efforts. Throughout the term the Grove has been well represented in all aspects of School life. In particular we must congratulate D. Kirby, N. J. Magson, and D. Wilkinson on joining their captain, D. Pfluger, in the hockey XI. We can also claim to have displayed a wide variety of musical and oratorical talents to the School. Meanwhile, within the House we have been equally active and versatile. Indeed our astronomical friends must have learnt a great deal about the sky and river bank at night. Also, because of the unfortunate illness of Mrs. Bakewell, our Matron, we have been undergoing domestic science training in relays; the success of our bedmaking can be seen by the affection of most boys for their handiwork at 8-23 a.m. Finally may we extend an invitation to old Grovites to visit us and see the recent improvements in the House, both constructional and otherwise.

THE MANOR This term we welcomed Mr. Procter as student Assistant Housemaster, and we hope he enjoyed his sojourn with us. We are grateful to him for all that he has done for us, and he has our best wishes for his new appointment. The inclement weather in the earlier part of term gave rise to many unappreciated walks to distant parts of the countryside. However, they did help to prevent stagnation and were not always so very boring. Perhaps the only members of the House who were filled with regret were the keen cross-country runners—a minority, but a very enthusiastic one—and we all had hopes of some good performances in the race. The House representation in School teams has not been of last term's proportions, but has been sizeable. To 1st XI hockey we contributed Brocklebank, who gained his colours; R. B. Wilson also played. Wilson, Ladd, and Ridley played regularly for the 2nd XI, 9

and Woolley occasionally. Handler and Peverley shot for the 1st VIII, and were awarded their minor colours, while R. B. Wilson, Lennox, and Lowley were regular members of the 2nd VIII. The House has been no more skilful—or fortunate—in cup collecting than usual, though our general standard in games seems quite reasonable. The Junior boat lost to the ultimate winners, but the first was somewhat of a disappointment and never looked comfortable or got their boat running well in their race. In the Athletic Sports we were fourth in a year when probably the House as a whole showed more enthusiasm than usual. We were third in "standards" and Bywater and A. May are to be congratulated on securing full points in their respective groups, while Procter was only one point short. C. Wood and Bywater were second and fourth in the mile, and Bywater won the quarter in good style. These two have been awarded their House colours. Our chess team secured a victory over a much-fancied Temple team, only to lose somewhat ingloriously to the Rise in the next round. Internal activities in the House continue to flourish, and it is pleasing to record that squash has gained popularity considerably. Ridley and Jenkinson both reached the semi-finals in their respective groups of the squash competition. The House was placed second in the pentathlon organised one Saturday during the snow; this competition aroused much enthusiasm and also severely tested the ability of the senior members of the House to make arrangements at high speed. The hobbies room continues to be a wireless room, in effect, and there the uninitiated walk warily, for who can tell what is precious, what is half-made, what is raw materials, and what is discarded ? I. Wilson, Procter, and Jenkinson provided a Science Society evening early in term, and the House now has several fluent members of the Debating Society. A new development this term has been the appearance of a coffee-drinking, jazz-fiend element, whose chief instruments appear to be one trombone, one hybrid banjo, one gramophone, and sundry human voices of varying quality. From time to time Authority, who is suspected of lacking an appreciation for this type of music, swoops, and the gramophone, at least, is silenced for a week or so. Hope springs eternal, in the Manor as elsewhere, and as we look back upon a term which has not been immediately fruitful, we feel that at least it has some indication of future success.

QUEEN'S For two years success eluded us in the final of the House rowing—

this year was our third opportunity, and at last we did it, beating Temple and then Rise, despite the fact that one old crew member was out through illness. Or, perhaps, because. . . . This win in the Senior rowing was indeed our major triumph last term, and Whitmore and I. C. Bytheway received their House colours. The second boat, generally felt to be competent, never even reached the river, through a misunderstanding. 10

The Grove seems to have been our bogey last term. They removed us from the squash at one game to three, and from the chess (though we are assured our 2-3 opposition was the stiffest provided). They said the performance of Mozart's "Requiem Mass" was in memory of Mozart. It wasn't. It was in memory of the cross-country that never was. We wept when we heard. But Bygate won the Intermediate mile with a time only two seconds over record and our other milers also did themselves and us credit. Standards had many people groaning, but certain individuals, to wit Bygate (full points) and Whitmore, Crowther, Slade (one under the maximum) obviously had an angle. It must be nice to be athletic. The Athletic Sports—well, perhaps we were fifth, but we beat Temple (as usual !). Despite creditable efforts our athletes notched no more than the odd placing. School games gave us Netherwood in the squash team (colours) and at left back in the hockey 1st XI. Hopper, too, played in the 1st XI, and M. A. Jones and Thorp in the 2nd XI. The fencing team again used Burton's foil. Morton shot for the 1st VIII, then took a dive to the second. Prospects of having to exert himself at Standards made his hands tremble. Again the weather forced an all-Houses Pentathlon. Excuse us for mentioning this thing, but we won it. One more mention for I. C. Bytheway—he gained a Flying Scholarship. We are not sure just what a Flying Scholarship is beyond being something tough, but congratulations anyway. Members made various sorties on Oxford and Cambridge last term. M. T. Carter gained a place at the Queen's College, Oxford; Bean missed a Choral at King's, Cambridge, by only one place. Other results are awaited. For conclusion, a disclaimer. A Mr. Clough bridled over a reference in our last notes. We, of course, apologise. The reference should have read : Clough did not have Debating Society in hysterics when he was being pompous. Thank you, Mr. Clough, for that correction. The integrity of these notes owes much to men like Mr. Clough.

THE RISE

The lash of the whip and the sound of people running to hide from sight heralded the arrival of the Easter Term and cross-country running. Scarth, as captain of this normally unpopular sport, lost no time in inspiring enthusiasm, and the Rise soon had more than enough runners in training, although it was only by threatening not to cox that he induced one member of the House to take part occasionally in the training runs. It was with amazement and disgust that the Rise team received the news that the cross-country race was cancelled, especially as a run-off amongst those in training for the eight places in the team had been 11

held in equally bad conditions the previous week. The Rise would here, while accepting the decision, like to ask whether the crosscountry is meant to be a test of stamina run over a difficult course, or not? The argument put forward by the other Houses was that the younger members of teams were not strong enough to cope with the course under difficult conditions. In reply to this we would suggest that either the age limit for those eligible should be raised or that the older members of certain Houses should make the effort to train instead of leaving it all to the younger generation. The major task, this term, was to defend the Boating Cup; and with once again the largest Boat Club on the river, we were in a very strong position to do so. Both the Senior and Junior crews reached the finals for the second year in succession, but unfortunately came up against opposition which proved a little too strong. The Senior final against Queen's was a repeat performance of the previous year's only with the result reversed. In the minor sports, the Rise again were finalists, being beaten by the Grove in both squash and chess matches. We would here like to congratulate Forster who, as captain of squash, led his team to the first final for many years. He is also to be congratulated on the award of his School squash colours for the season 1955-56. The weather interfered with School hockey during the term, but that did not prevent Roe, Irvin, and Richards gaining their 1st XI hockey colours. We were amazed to find Isherwood making some show of youthful vigour by playing in the 2nd XI, as a "flying" full back. After this rush of sport the closing stages of the term brought the Trial Exams. and later that much complained about, but secretly enjoyed activity, standards. In the former we had quite good results and let it not be thought that the Rise has abandoned the Work Cup, far from it, as we are hoping for at least two State Scholarships in July. In the latter we avenged our frustrated cross-country hopes by adding ninety-nine points to our leading standards score. In the Senior events we won every race except the 440 yards and in the Intermediate section every race except the mile. Baldwin ran particularly well and is to be congratulated on gaining the Intermediate 880 yards record. For their efforts on behalf of the House, we would like to congratulate Coates and Burden on the award of their Senior House colours. Cook, Howard, and Mathews were also awarded their Junior House colours. So we close a term which, although it has not left the Oxford Cup within our grasp for a second year, at least gives us the satisfaction that we have so far this year been in every final except the Senior Rugger. With the present spirit and talent coming up in the Boat Club it should be a very short excursion that the Boating Cup has taken from the Rise shelf. 12

SCHOOL HOUSE To the exalted sphere of monitorship we welcome F. A. L. Kirby and A. G. Hall this term. The friendly atmosphere of the Juniors is shared by two new members, A. W. Martin and D. A. Taylor. Undoubtedly our strength lies in the Junior half of the House and although the shelf is not overweighted at present this strength will soon begin to tell. Sport is not the only reason for our confidence in the future, as the fourth forms and below keep a lead in the Work Cup. Clayton gained 1st XI hockey colours and Worsley, after goalkeeping against the England winger and the Yorkshire captain, surreptitiously slipped to the 2nd XI leaving Bell quaking in his stead. Collins was a regular member of the 2nd XI with Ruddock an "occasional". Macpherson seems to be gaining confidence in his squash and eventually rejoined the 1st V. The House team lost to Rise. Macpherson and J. B. Robinson deservedly won the Intermediate and Junior squash cups respectively. The two boat crews, under Kirby's leadership, put up creditable performances although the 1st IV lost to Queen's, the eventual winners, and the 2nd IV to Temple by half a length. School shooting commandeered the help of Bell, Butler, Taylor (1st VIII), and Garbutt and Baxter (2nd VIII). Butler has shot well to attain the School's highest average. The Captain of fencing, Warsley, has coached the fencers, N. M. Young and P. M. Beachell showing great promise. As athletics approached the customary grumbles were heard, but when they started the whole House buckled down to the job, spurred on with enthusiasm by Clayton. The Sports resulted in a triumph for the Junior Section with the rest of the team running with fine spirit. Rhodes won all his events and P. N. B. Smith, a promising all-rounder, created a record in throwing the cricket ball. As a result of all-round effort, Kirby, Macpherson, and D. Robinson were awarded their Senior House colours. F. C. Beaumont, J. B. Robinson, N. F. Moore, P. N. B. Smith were awarded Junior House colours. Many members of the House take an active part in the School Societies. Le Pla, a versatile speaker, ranged from Cancer to Concertos. His work in the House Proms. has been greatly appreciated. As seen above our term has been full of engagements but none more pleasing than that of our Assistant House Master. We offer Mr. Gregory and his fiancee our congratulations. We must bid farewell to Collins—our best wishes and thanks follow him. Miss Firth also leaves us for reasons of health. We thank her for all she has done for us, and wish her a rapid restoration to full fitness. 13

TEMPLE Weather ! What blistering remarks could be made on that one theme. To describe the complexities of our climate seems unnecessary. Enough to say that it has been the bane of our life and put an effective damper on the hockey and cross-country. The diehards of the hockey XI, to which we contributed only one member, were reduced at one time to removing the snow from the field with shovels. With the ground conditions so unsuitable for running or ball games, it became necessary to find activities for the House. Thus it was that "House activities" became a dreaded expression : it meant either a long walk with an uncertain destination, or a snowfight (not very popular with some people). However, on one occasion Temple and Queen's united their small forces to give battle to Rise, who, relying solely on military tactics, were defeated by somewhat more unorthodox methods though only after a struggle in which even the O.C. Rise joined ! The cross-country, because of ground conditions, was finally cancelled. Throughout the bad weather boaters continued to return from the river, maintaining that, though it was more awkward to balance the boat with ice on riggers and oars, they nevertheless created bodily warmth by friction resulting from the speed of the boat through the water. The inter-House boat races, after postponement, were finally rowed. The House 2nd IV beat School House in the first round after a close race, but lost to the Rise in the semi-final. The Senior crew lost to the eventual winners, Queen's. Chess and table-tennis continue to thrive. Crowe won the Senior competition and Quin the Junior. We still contribute a few people to the School shooting, fencing, and chess teams. The athletics commenced on time and continued without respite until the preliminary heats. Although we gained nine finalists in these, we were, however, unable to make up our leeway in the standards, and finished at the bottom of the scale, notwithstanding the gallant attempts of our teams. Hayes gained his Junior House colours for his efforts. We say goodbye to only one person this term, Holroyd, to whom we wish the best of luck. 14

THE OXFORD CUP, 1955-56 (Holders : THE RISE) The following table gives the points gained up to date Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's 20

Senior Rugger 20 Junior Rugger 10 Senior Cricket 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 Rowing (2nd Division) 10 Athletics, 1st ... 20 Athletics, 2nd ... 10 Cross-country, let ... 10 Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 Swimming, 1st 10 Swimming, 2nd 5 Squash ... 10 Tennis ... ... 10 Shooting (Team) ... 5 Fencing ... ... 5 180

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Rise —

10 — — — — — — — — — — — 20 — 10 — — — — — — 20 10 — — — 1 No competition this year. ,f — — — — — — — — 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 60

School House Temple

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THE CHAPEL On the first Sunday of term the School took part in the Epiphany Procession in York Minster; and, as usual, the Choir and Taperers performed with great credit to the School. But the great day of any Easter Term is Confirmation Day, and on Thursday, 15th March, the Bishop of Selby confirmed the following sixty-seven members of the School :P. G. Adams, U. A. Alexander, T. M. Allan, R. G. Armstrong, J. 0. Armstrong, D. S. Atkinson, R. B. Atkinson, P. D. Bagshaw, D. J. Beevers, J. A. Biggin, A. G. Black, M. S. Blacker, M. J. Bond, A. S. Brining, P. B. Brown, M. L. Bywater, J. M. Charnley, D. P. Coles, D. E. Coulson, F. H. Dimmey, L. P. Dobson, T. Donking, T. A. Dukes, D. N. Ellis, J. G. Fairclough, A. J. D. Foster, M. J. French, J. R. P. Harris, R. J. Hawkins, C. J. Hemsley, F. J. A. Hewitt, S. K. D. Hill, S. S. Hobson, P. Hodgson, C. D. Ibberson, T. C. J. James, R. L. Jobling, W. E. Jones, R. W. Kirk, D. A. Long, F. D. Lavender, M. N. McCulloch, L. H. K. Mackay, J. B. Mathews, P. H. Moat, J. H. Moss, C. T. Murray, D. M. Patchett, J. L. Pilditch, M. P. W. Raahauge, E. M. H. Ranson, A. W. Raylor, D. H. Rhodes, D. S. H. Ridley, J. B. Robinson, J. G. Saunders, D. L. Slade, J. G. Slater, H. V. Sykes, C. L. Thomas, R. H. Thorp, C. B. Wainwright, M. H. Watson, J. F. Williams, R. A. B. Wood, M. W. Woodruff, J. G. Wright.

P. Jenner, M. W. Foster, and J. G. Ainley were prevented by illness from being present when their preparation was almost complete; and we may be able to make special arrangements so as to avoid postponing their Confirmation for a year. 15

There was little opportunity, with a very early Lent, to enjoy the privilege of visiting preachers : but the Dean of York, and the Rev. D. V. Hewitt both came, and we are most grateful to them. Our Servers, led by the Chapel Monitor, have been most regular and punctual; and have done their work admirably. The total collections in Chapel during the term amounted to £74 3s. 9d., and the number of Communicants was 927.

C.P.

THE CHOIR The term began with preparations for the annual Epiphany Procession in the Minster. This year more than the customary practice was necessary, for, instead of the Tudor motet by Weelkes, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, we had to prepare a work which was new to us, All they from Saba by Jokob Handl. This change was made because it had been felt in previous years that the climax of the whole service, the actual presentation of the gifts by the Kings, had been somewhat overshadowed by the musical glories of the Weelkes which was being sung at the same time. Now, while the gifts are made, silence reigns in the Minster, so that the words of the Kings may be heard distinctly. Then, the ceremony of the gifts completed, the joint choirs burst forth with the short and triumphant All they from Saba as a commentary on what has just been achieved. Besides the weekly anthems and services in Chapel, the Choir contributed to the Mozart concert on Saturday, 10th March, singing two motets, Ave verum Corpus and Splendente te, Deus. The Choir Supper was held on 23rd March and we all, except Beresford and Foster who were ill, partook of a splendid feast at the invitation of the Head Master. After the meal, a short break was made while the old Dining Hall was prepared for the sing-song. Besides the massed singing of old favourites, "Professor" Jeffs gave us a fine exhibition of sleight of hand, Badham showed us some card tricks, Canon Patteson sang "The nightmare song" from "Iolanthe" and the Head Master led us in singing "John Brown's Baby" with actions. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and the evening was voted a great success. Since he came to St. Peter's a year ago from the Minster Choir, B. Jones has, by his leadership, given a firmness and efficiency to the treble line in the Choir, and has delighted us and many others with the many solos he has sung both at School and in public. Now the trebles will have to say goodbye to him but we hope his musical career will continue, and that he will soon be singing again in the Choir. The following works were sung during the term :Carols: The Noble Stem of Jesse. O'er the hill. Up good Christian folk. 16

Anthems: All they from Saba—Jakob Handl. Jesu grant me this—Gibbons-Bairstow. (at the Memorial Service for Archbishop Garbett).

Jesu, joy of man's desiring—Bach. Motet—Ave Verum Corpus—Mozart. Almighty God who hast us brought—Ford. 0 Thou the central orb—Charles Wood. Turn thy face—Attwood. Passion Chorale—Hassles. Services: Stanford in B flat (Evening Service). Healey Willan in E flat (Communion Service). Walmisley in D minor (Evening Service).

R.G.B.

THE LIBRARY The past term has more than justified the belief that the extensions and improved facilities would enhance the value of the Library as a place for serious study. The Dronfield Room has been in constant use by senior members of the School both in school periods and in out-of-school hours. The "new-look" which the alterations of last Summer gave to the Library as a whole has tended to emphasise the shabbiness of the shelving in the older portion, and we are glad to be able to report that new shelves will have been installed by the beginning of the Summer Term. The opportunity afforded by the consequent rearrangement of the books will be taken to re-label the shelves more satisfactorily. Another asset to the appearance of the Library is the College of Heralds' grant for the new Coat of Arms, which hangs, suitably framed, on the wall. Many new books were acquired in the course of the term. In particular, we would mention the gift, by Mr. C. McCulloch, of three volumes on the technical aspect of photography which have been placed on the Science shelves.

THE EASTER TOUR TO THE CONTINENT The School tour this year differed from its predecessors in several ways. It took place in the latter half of the holidays, for various reasons, but chiefly in the hope of having a somewhat more advanced Spring. The numbers were larger, and the party consisted of 48 boys, with four masters. Another big difference was that the major part of the outward journey was made by air, in a Hermes aircraft, from Blackbushe to Basle. This was a new experience for well over half the party, though heavy cloud somewhat detracted from the pleasure and only occasional glimpses of the country were obtained. The tour centre was at Gsteigwiler, a village about 2 miles south of Interlaken, and 2,000 feet up. It is situated up the side of the Liitschine valley, which leads to Lauterbrunnen, and was set in the midst of grand Alpine scenery, with walking available all around. 17

A not-too-long walk made Interlaken accessible. This town has been called the "Clapham Junction of Tourism", the pleasant implications of which epithet are certainly true, for it is a splendid centre; the the unpleasant implications did not appear to us : we found it a pleasant town, with abundance of attractive shops and a welcome everywhere for the tourist. Admittedly we were there "out of season". The hotel is, of course, a major item in the success of any visit, and in this we were very well served. The "Pension Schonfels" had a friendly atmosphere, good food and pleasant bedrooms. It was probably the most comfortable encountered by any of our tours so far. Apart from some administrative difficulties right at the outset— possibly accountable for by the fact that we left on Friday the Thirteenth—the only drawback to the tour was the weather. It sounds bad to say that we saw Lucerne in light rain, Berne in moderate rain, Murren in heavy rain, and Grindelwald in a snowstorm, but that would give a false impression. Berne, with its arcaded streets, is not unsuited to a rainy day, and of course has a considerable charm at any time. We all made the long climb up the Cathedral tower and gained some idea of the view. We also heard the famous clock strike twelve. This was, perhaps, not quite up to expectation, possibly because so much has been written about it, though the fact that it has been thus for over 400 years must stir some feeling of romance in even the most blase tourist. Some visited the Houses of Parliament, some went to the Rifle Museum, some were content with window-shopping : no one can say that rain spoilt our day in Berne. Similarly with Lucerne. No doubt it is more attractive in the sun, but we had an enjoyable day there in indifferent weather. The "glacier garden", explained to us by the Director in fluent American, and its attached exhibition, were of much interest, and everyone had fun out of its strangely ill-assorted adjunct, the labyrinth of mirrors, relic of some nineteenth century exhibition. Murren and Grindelwald were frankly a great disappointment in themselves, for we could hardly stir out of doors, but the journeys were full of interest, especially the rack railway up to Murren. However, the time lost was really not great, for these were half-day trips, and the respective mornings were spent "free" in Interlaken, and walking from Lauterbrunnen to Trummelbach to see the falls from within, before the rain started. Enough of the bad weather. On the Sunday, in brilliant sun, we split into groups for walking. Two parties, with Mr. Lavender and Mr. Craven, went up towards Schynige Platte and after stiff climbing reached the Breitlauenen plateau at about 4,600 feet, where further progress was checked by the depth of snow. The other parties, under Mr. Le Tocq and Mr. Dodds, went to Saxeten by different routes and were rewarded with wide views over Lake Brienz and up the Liitschine valley to the Jungfrau Massif, and with intimate views of A crocus-covered Alps, mountain chalets, forest and streams.

tremendous amount of film was exposed, and no doubt when this is read the results will have been revealed : the best must inevitably be disappointing. Another very pleasant afternoon was spent on a lake steamer going from Interlaken to Thun, calling at Spiez and at a number of lakeside villages like Meslingen and Gunten. Thun itself is charming, with its dominating castle, lake shore, rivers, raised streets where one walks at first-floor level, its little arcades, and cobbled square, devoted, apparently, to hanging out the washing. On the way back, by rail, we caught a glimpse of the symmetrical snowy peak of Niesen pink in the setting sun. The last day, as it should be, was the best. We went to Kandersteg by bus in brilliant sunshine, and up the chair-lift to nearly 5,000 feet. Here, in two or three feet of glistening snow, party spirits were high. It is not reasonable to attempt here a description of the scenery; one guide book describes Kandersteg as having the finest setting in the Alps : this we are not competent to discuss, but it is not easy to imagine a better. No doubt all this is very much the Switzerland of the tourist, but we are not amongst those who despise tourism, and in any case those of the party who set out to learn something more of the country and its people had little difficulty in doing so. Language is little of a barrier, and the Swiss were all remarkably friendly and helpful. The only necessities are an enquiring mind, some power of observation, and a lack of shyness. Those whose interests are geographical were almost overwhelmed with examples of the work of glaciation and frost, and with man's use of what seems at first a harsh environment. The farmers, too, found much of interest, while for those keen on natural history we were late enough for the early Spring flowers, while waterfowl—great crested grebes, sheld-duck and commoner varieties—and kites and buzzards were to be seen, and we even caught glimpses of roe deer. Social contacts for those whose taste lies in that direction were not hard to make, and some of the party arranged an evening of Swiss folk music mixed with dancing which was enjoyed by all. Taking all in all, this must be regarded as one of our most successful tours. Perhaps we must accept that it is not possible to keep everyone happy all the time, but this tour was not too far short of that Elysium. For record purposes a dairy follows :13th April. Journey by rail to London, air to Basle, rail to Fri., Interlaken, bus to Gsteigwiler. Sat., 14th April. In Berne. Travel by coach. Sun., 15th April. Walks to Breitlauenen and Saxeten. Mon., 16th April. Morning : Lauterbrunnen and Trummelbach Falls. By rail. Afternoon : Murren. By rail. 19

Tues., 17th April. Morning : Interlaken. Afternoon : Grindelwald. By rail. Wed., 18th April. Lucerne. By coach. Thurs., 19th April. Morning : Heimwhefluh. Afternoon : Thun. By steamer and train. Fri., 20th April. Kandersteg and Blue Lake. By coach. Depart in evening. Sat., 21st April. Journey overnight by rail from Basle to Calais. Channel crossing in "Maid of Orleans". Back by rail via London.

THE CURIA Once again we must claim to have had a very successful term under the Chairmanship of Heap, who found himself in this position at only his third attendance. The first meeting of the term took the form of three 20-minute lecturettes delivered by three members of the Society. Morris spoke first on "South Africa's Problem", then the Secretary on "The History of Postmarks", and finally Walker on "Britain as a World Power". This last started a heated debate which was only curtailed through lack of time. The second meeting was a visit to the Theatre Royal. We saw the performance of an audacious comedy called "Birthday Honours", and were taken "behind the scenes" afterwards, where all was explained to us by Mr. Roye, the stage manager, to whom we are most grateful. At the third and last meeting we were invited by Walker to show our talent for impromptu speaking. He gave each of us in turn, either a character to defend or a situation to explain away. This proved most amusing, and after a most exhausting hour, Wilson and Le Pla were judged the winners and were given a further test of their plausibility concerning a certain Prince Rainier and a certain Grace Kelly. D. J.0.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY After the unusually high attendances last term it might reasonably have been expected that they would have continued at the same level. This, alas, was not so, and the attendances at the two closed meetings in neither case exceeded 55. The standard of the speeches was much the same as the previous term, but more than ever could it be rightly stated that the Society relies on a hard core of seasoned speakers who are always ready to offer their services. Apart from the first meeting, when three new speakers were introduced to the platform, only two maiden speeches from the platform were made. Though 20

four meetings were held, only six maiden speeches were heard, five at the first meeting of the term. The first meeting, "This House considers that British Railways have had their day", an open meeting, proved to be popular, no fewer than 118 people attending. The standard of speaking was on the whole high, though as always some speakers chose to pursue red herrings. C. R. Clough, seconded by T. D. J. Layfield, produced a somewhat unexpected slant on this motion. "Knock the 'British' out of 'British Railways' " he adopted as his slogan, and, helped no doubt by numerous instances of inefficient services and dirty carriages given by speakers from the floor, he nearly succeeded in winning his case. D. A. A. Lamb opposed, assisted by M. Veal, and showed that British Railways were still necessary for the transporting of freight, and argued in addition that the railways lessened road traffic and were being modernised. The motion was rejected by 60 votes to 52 with six abstentions. The subject of the second meeting apparently did not appeal to the majority of the School. In choosing the platform speakers it was necessary to fall back on four "old faithfuls" in the persons of R. G. Le Pla and T. G. Stephenson proposing and E. S. Portlock and R. D. Beckitt forming the opposition. The motion, "This House believes that there is no scope for the Pioneer Spirit in the Modern World", was rejected by 35 votes to seven, with seven abstentions. Le Pla urged that the "pioneer spirit" was different from the "spirit of adventure". The true pioneer was the man who faced the unknown with intrepid courage against great odds. The pioneer spirit had come into being through necessity, had fulfilled its purpose, and was now dead. Portlock then stressed the necessity of the pioneer spirit in the breaking of speed records and in the pursuit of modern-style progress. For the third meeting, "This House thinks that Fiction is Stranger than Truth", the attendance was again low. Mr. A. Craven, proposing, affirmed that truth was strictly confined to facts but fiction could give free rein to the imagination. He was seconded by D. J. Oldman, a newcomer to the platform. B. W. H. Carter, the Secretary, opposed, and postulated that the human mind was much stranger than the creation of one facet of it, this creation being fiction. R. N. Worsley seconded. The speeches from the floor did not reach a high standard but contrary to expectation were not all mere examples one way or the other. The motion was carried by 33 votes to 15, with five abstentions. The fourth and last meeting, at which the motion was "This House considers that Ignorance is Bliss", attracted a large gathering, influenced to some extent perhaps by the recent publication of Trial Examination results. D. M. Walker, having wrestled with Classics for some years with notable success, seemed to regret the struggle for knowledge and advocated the simple life, as lived by two fictional characters, "Ug" and "Ig". Knowledge, he urged, had provided the 21

world with the atomic and hydrogen bombs which many feared as a menace to the very survival of the world. C. R. Clough opposed, stating that the true purpose of life was the furthering of civilisation, which presupposed the advance of knowledge. R. B. Wilson and I. Wilson, the respective seconders, both distinguished themselves with fine speeches. All four speakers from the platform were giving their farewell speeches and acquitted themselves in excellent fashion. It is a sad thought that unless next year finds Clough still with us, or one to follow in his footsteps, the minutes will go unquestioned. The standard of the speeches from the floor was also high; in fact the standard of the whole debate was much higher than that of perhaps any of the previous debates of the season. The motion was carried by 62 votes to 41, with 26 abstentions. An interesting experiment was made one evening when a debate was held, concurrently with that of the Society, for non-members. This proved highly successful and a number of boys took the opportunity to pass through the ordeal of making their first public speeches. The main speakers were Butland, Beevers, Dornan, and Shearsmith, and the meeting rejected by a considerable majority a motion advocating the abolition of capital punishment. This meeting was encouraging as an experiment, and it is felt that more of the same kind would greatly strengthen the Debating Society itself.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY This term saw a slight innovation in that on "House Nights" a senior member of the House concerned may now act as Chairman. So far, P. J. Netherwood, of Queen's, and R. D. Beckitt, of Temple, have acted in this capacity. There were four meetings this term, all of them "House Nights". The Manor provided the speakers for the first meeting. I. Wilson gave a talk on "Tobacco", in which he described the long series of processes between the harvesting of the tobacco, and the production of the cigarettes. He emphasised that the accurate control of water content at all stages is essential for the production of good tobacco. D. R. Procter lectured on the various types of "Microphones". He outlined the advantages and disadvantages of each type, while his assistant, J. M. Lennox, spoke through the various microphones to demonstrate their quality. T. M. Jenkinson explained the principles underlying the choice of "Colour in the Home". The basis of a good colour scheme is the colour circle, on which are arranged twelve colours. The relative positions of two colours on the circle decides whether they will harmonise or clash. Owing to illness at the last minute Queen's were able to produce only one speaker, C. R. Clough, and Mr. Burgon, a student master, kindly stepped in and gave a lecture on "The Moon". He expounded 22

the modern theory that the earth and moon were not originally one body. Then he described what it would be like to live on the moon. The landscape is very rugged, mountains and craters being present in large numbers. There is a temperature variation of 900°F. on the surface of the moon. The force of gravity is so small that a man could jump 25 feet off the ground. There is no air or water on the moon, and hence there can be no sound, weather, or life. C. R. Clough spoke about the "Yorkshire Ouse". He described the geography of the Ouse and its tributaries, telling us which parts were navigable. Then he proceeded to the industries carried on along its banks. The main portion of his lecture dealt with navigation on the Ouse. His experiences gained while sailing qualified him to speak on this subject. He has made a special study of barges, and gave a very detailed account of these craft. At the third meeting lectures were given by two members of Temple. D. A. A. Lamb lectured on "Electronic Computors". Computors are constructed of valves, which are so connected that they can carry out complex calculations in a fraction of a second. There is a fundamental difference between the computor and the human brain. The human brain uses the denary system of numbers while the computor uses the binary system. Then Lamb demonstrated very briefly the interesting features of the new film projector. E. C. Sedman gave a lecture on "Tropical Fish". He described briefly the setting up and maintenance of a tropical tank. His main theme was the classification of the commoner tropical fishes according to their breeding habits. He grouped the different species into four main categories, the live-bearers, the egg-layers, the labyrinth fishes, and the cichlids. Three members of School House spoke at the final meeting of the season. A. G. Hall spoke about "Better sight without glasses". He described the structure of the eye, and explained the causes of long and short sight. He told us that these defects could be remedied, either by glasses, or by a series of exercises, which cause the eye muscles to relax and change the shape of the eyeballs. Bad eyesight can sometimes be completely cured in this way without the use of glasses. L. T. Beaumont gave a talk entitled "From the sheep to the man's back". He told us how the wool is scoured after shearing, and how it is eventually spun into threads which are woven together on a loom to make the cloth. He described how clothes were manufactured. R. G. Le Pla talked about "Smoking and Cancer". He gave a balanced account of the evidence for both points of view, and suggested that the rise in lung cancer might also be connected with pollution of the atmosphere. He did not commit himself into drawing any definite conclusions. Throughout the year D. A. A. Lamb and K. Brown have operated the epidiascope and film projector at meetings. It is fitting that here, at the end of the season, the sincere thanks of the Society for their willing assistance should be recorded. D.G.B.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" discharged her cargo of sugar from Mauritius during our Christmas holidays, and then loaded a mixed cargo for Australia at Birkenhead and Liverpool. The outward passage was uneventful, and the main dates are :Left Liverpool, 24th January. Passed C. Spartel, 28th January. Called at Aden for bunkers, 7th February. Called at Cochin to change Asian crew, 13th February. Arrived Sydney, 28th February. Arrived Brisbane to complete discharge, 25th March. The long stay at Sydney was caused partly by the number of ships delayed through the dock strike, and partly because of continuous rain which held up cargo working. The "Clan Stewart" loads at Newcastle and Sydney for Dunkirk, Antwerp, Glasgow and Liverpool. We had hoped that Hull would be one of the ports of discharge in order that we might be able to visit the ship, but it seems that our wish is not to be gratified this time. We are very grateful to Capt. Graham for sending us some clay figures from S. India, depicting Indian trades. These are remarkably faithful reproductions, and have aroused much interest. We have also received some specimens of sugar-cane from Capt. Graham, from Mauritius, which make a useful addition to the Geography Room collection.

CAREERS During the term two careers talks were arranged. The first, on the Bank of England, unfortunately had to be cancelled at the last minute. However, it is hoped to arrange for this talk to be given some time in the autumn. The second was given by Mr. Clegg, Solicitor to the British Transport Commission. His talk was most informative and entertaining, and dealt fully with the work of both the solicitor and the barrister. He stressed that the early years in both branches of the law are extremely arduous, but that the later years bring a full reward both mentally and financially. On 1st March a party of senior boys visited the Power-Gas Corporation in Stockton-on-Tees. Though this visit was primarily an educational one, it was so arranged that there was opportunity to find out about opportunities with a heavy manufacturing company. Power-Gas design and make equipment for gas concerns, for power stations, for chemical manufacturers and are playing an important part in the design and manufacture of equipment for the Atomic Energy Authority. Because of the nature of their work they can never mass-produce, and at all times the initiative and experience of

their staff are being extended to the full. As a company they are most friendly and helpful, and they are only too ready to interview any boy who might be interested in an engineering career. I paid a visit to the Institute of Actuaries and to Lloyd's on 7th March. Though the actuarial profession is a small one, it is expanding, especially now that actuaries are being employed by some of the large industrial organisations in this country and overseas. At the moment there are 697 Fellows of the Institute, 493 being in practice in this country and 204 overseas. Of the 493 in Britain, 388 are employed by life and other insurance offices, 32 are in consulting practice, 29 are in government departments, 18 are on the Stock Exchange and 26 in industry and commerce. Though a high standard is required in maths, it is not essential to have a maths degree in order to become an actuary. Full details about the various methods of entering the profession are available in the Careers Room. Lloyd's is interesting in that it provides the facilities for the carrying on of insurance work without actually undertaking such work as a corporation. Business is done by underwriters, either singly or in syndicates, and the liaison work between the client and the underwriter is done by Lloyd's brokers, who have offices both in London and in the provinces. To become a broker a boy would have to approach one of these broker's offices to be taken on as a pupil. The main qualification for an underwriter is the possession of a large amount of capital, though a successful broker might find that he could find employment as an underwriter representing a "sleeping" syndicate. At the end of term I was visited by one of the directors of the Alpha Omega Farming System, which at present operates mainly in the West Country. The organisation has two main objects. The first is to breed Friesian cattle and Landrace pigs on Danish lines in order to increase yields. The second is to provide boys with an opportunity of entering farming who would otherwise be unable to do so for financial reasons, the capital needed to start a farm being so prohibitive. The training period lasts seven years, including two years' National Service. At the beginning of his cours eeach boy invests £1,000 (which is returned at the end of the course), which is used for buying breeding stock. During training he is paid a living wage and towards the end of the seven-year period he will be managing one of the System's farms. After this the System can almost certainly set up the trainee as a tenant farmer, complete with stocks. I can give further and fuller details to any boy who is interested. On the same day I attended a conference arranged by British Railways in York. They were keen to point out that, under the stimulus of the new development plan, the railway system of this country is now beginning to climb out of the doldrums. Undoubtedly there will be great opportunities in the next 15 years for both graduate and non-graduate trainee engineers with British Railways, especially in civil and electrical engineering. 25

During the holidays Mr. Jeffs and I attended a conference arranged by I.C.I. at Billingham and Wilton. These two divisions alone spent some £20,000,000 on capital development last year and the pace shows no signs of slackening. Though the opportunities for good science graduates are many and varied, it is perhaps not realised that an increasing number of arts graduates are being recruited, mainly on the commercial side. At the moment there is little real scope for the non-graduate, except in drawing office work, but we hope that the conference convinced them that they and the schools would benefit by extending their student apprenticeships to cover chemical engineering. Organisations like I.C.I. are now looking for much more than technical ability and scientific knowledge, even in graduates, and this change of attitude is reflected in the announcement of the I.C.I. Transfer Scholarships. These will enable selected students, who have not specialised in science at school, to spend an extra year at certain universities in preparation for reading for a scientific degree. Information continues to pour into the Careers Room. Recent additions to the Careers File include information from the following :British United Shoe Machinery Co., Ltd. Bell's Asbestos & Engineering Co., Ltd. British Electric Traction Federation—executive careers with road passenger transport companies. High Duty Alloys, Ltd. Horlicks, Ltd. Philips Electrical, Ltd. Atomic Energy Authority. Sun Insurance Office, Ltd. The Power-Gas Group. SHORT WORKS COURSES. That the value of these courses is now being realised in the School is shown by the fact that 16 boys applied for places during the Easter holidays. Fifteen were successful, 13 being offered places on their first-choice courses. The courses attended covered banking (Lloyd's Bank), automobile engineering (Rootes Group), aeronautical engineering (Blackburn & General), civil engineering (British Railways), electrical engineering (Midlands Electricity Board), electronics and radio (Marconi), mechanical engineering (British Railways), mining (National Coal Board), chemicals (I.C.I. Alkali Division), textiles (Tootals), and the retail trade (Lewis's and W. H. Smith & Son). 26

MUSIC

Chairman: F. WAINE, ESQ. Secretary: R. G. BEAN. Gramophone Librarian: R. G. LE PLA. Choral Soc. Secretary: R. N. WORSLEY.

The Friday Lunchtime Gramophone Recitals have been continued, although poorly attended, and have maintained a good standard. R. G. Le Pla, in particular, gave some very interesting and instructive comments on Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni", from which he played selections. Other recitals have been given by N. J. Dick, T. Chilman, and the Secretary. On Friday, 24th February, Mr. Waine gave the inaugural recital on the Grand Piano wihch Mrs. Dronfield has so kindly loaned to the School. Amongst the large audience we were very pleased to welcome Mrs. Dronfield, who was attending a Music Society meeting for the first time. The following music was played :Sonata quasi una Fantasia in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2—Beethoven. Adagio sostenuto—Allegretto--Presto agitato. Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, No. 2—Schumann. Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5—Rachmaninoff . Reflets dans l'eau—Debussy. Polonaise in A, Op. 41, No. 1—Chopin. Movement perpetuel No. 1 (1918)—Poulenc.

Mr. Waine's choice showed the piano in all its moods, from the fiery nature of the last movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata to the meditative, impressionist "Reflets dans l'eau". Mr. Waine is to be thanked for the excellence of the programme and a special word of thanks should go to Mrs. Dronfield for making this fine instrument available to the School.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT A concert by a school for the school can hardly expect to reach professional standard; and many people who find they can get better music out of a gramophone ask why we should go to so much trouble for an evening's entertainment. We do so because music is more than an arrangement of noises which can be mechanically reproduced : it is an art which expresses the best feelings of living people. To see the violinists in the orchestra bowing their violins industriously in a corporate effort to express an idea of Mozart's is to get an impression of the human importance of music which a record can never give. It is right that our musicians should spend so much time preparing their music for the rest of us because their work concerns us all : it is refreshing to be dragged from our gramophones to hear real people playing live music. "It was an awful lot of Mozart, but I think it was the best ever" was a comment I heard twice after the concert given on 10th March in Big Hall as a tribute to the memory of Mozart, whose bicentenary is being celebrated this year. Though it comprised solely the works 27

of Mozart, the programme was excitingly varied. The strings had their great opportunity in the Eine kleine Nachtmusik and made each movement better than the last. When the choir and orchestra joined for the two motets, Ave serum corpus and Splendente to Deus, they showed something of the rich complexity of Mozart's choral music and, in the first motet, its gripping dramatic power. The full orchestra played the Minuet from the Symphony in E. flat (No. 39) and accompanied B. Jones in the first movement of the Piano concerto in F. Jones played accurately and expressively and was comfortably supported by the orchestra. Jones and Bean sang the duet "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni. This seems to have given more general satisfaction than any other piece that evening, and the next day the tune was being whistled throughout the School. Both singers showed complete understanding and ability to perform the music : theirs was a most thrilling performance. Wilson's violin playing had a pleasant freshness about it : Huger sang the Birdcatcher's Song from The Magic Flute and played a Bagatelle on the 'cello. P. S. Roe played the Fantasia in D minor for the piano and earlier in the programme Gomersall and Heap had shared the first two movements of the Sonata in C. These pianists showed the structural solidity of Mozart's writing for the piano. Heap's playing was especially firm, clear, and definite. One other soloist deserves mention. The numbers were introduced by a brief, interesting commentary by Le Pla, who in his dark blue suit appeared like a kind of animated Oxford Companion to Music and made a pleasant human link between the musicians and their audience. We are grateful to Mr. Waine and the other performers for their efforts to let us share their pleasures as music-makers. R.B.H. MUSIC SOCIETY MEETING On Saturday, 18th February, about 120 members of the School gathered in Big Hall to hear a discussion on whether we should be tolerant of other people's musical tastes. This matter has been debated before, but on this occasion the opportunity was taken of illustrating the points the speakers made with gramophone records of the music alluded to. Four speakers took part, representing various shades of opinion from tolerance to intolerance ranging from the hard-bitten classicist to the jazz fiend. Although each speaker had what seemed a liberal 20 minutes in which to make his points and play his illustrations, in fact all the speakers were hounded by the clock and most left their speeches unfinished. This was unfortunate as many important points were left out : for instance nobody played a recognised classic during the whole evening, either with a view to acclaiming it as a masterpiece or of exposing its aridity and dullness. 28

Of the four speakers, Mr. R. B. Handforth, N. J. Bell, M. L. Bywater, and Mr. A. D. Hart, perhaps the most memorable speech was made by Bywater whose plea for tolerance was well thought out and persuasively put across. He appealed to people to come to these things with an open mind, to look for what the composer is trying to say, and to face the fact that people are often afraid of what they do not understand. The meeting obviously helped to clear the air and it is hoped to follow it with others of a similar nature in future years.

MOZART'S REQUIEM Even in the fiercest critic of Mozart's music, the Requiem must always provoke great interest because of its remarkable history. The mysterious way in which it was commissioned by a cloaked messenger created a strong supernatural impression in the mind of a sick and overworked Mozart. He was not to know that the messenger was merely a servant of a certain Count von Walsegg, who wished to pass the Requiem off as his own composition, and he became more and more conscious that he would never live to finish it and that he was writing it for his own funeral. One would expect the music to mirror the gloomy state of mind of its composer, but in fact it does not. The Requiem is a musical setting of the Mass for the faithful departed, and Mozart manages to be solemn and serious without being morbid or depressing. In fact, some of the numbers are lively, as, for example, the Dies Irae. Criticism can, however, be levelled at it for a certain unevenness : the second half seems to lack the inspiration and easy spontaneity of the first. But this may be due to the fact that Mozart died before he had completed it, and much of the music in the later numbers is attributed to Mozart's friend and pupil, Siissmayer, who, following the predetermined general plan and notes which Mozart had left behind, completed it after Mozart's death. The vexed question of the last number, which is a mere repetition of the end of the first, has been much debated and to most of us it formed an unsatisfying and indefinite conclusion. Our performance was given on Thursday, 22nd March, at 6-30 p.m. in Chapel, where full use could be made of the varied tones of the organ to supplement the string orchestra—a scheme which succeeded admirably, the tone and blend of the combination being generally well-nigh perfect, though on occasion the joint volume was a little too strong for the Choral Society—and where the performance gained from the strongly religious associations of the building in a way in which it would not have done in Big Hall. Taken out of its context in this way it could not truly be called a religious service : but if the distinction can be made, it was certainly an act of worship. It was sung in the original Latin, which preserved a beauty not to be found in any English version, a translation being printed in our programmes, so that there was a negligible loss of meaning.

The Choral Society gave a spirited performance. In a small community the size of St. Peter's, one cannot expect to find a perfectly balanced chorus : the basses lacked that deep resonance of a professional choir; the altos tended to be weak in the more difficult parts and a little strong in the slower, quieter stretches. But these are minor blemishes and what was missing in ability was more than compensated by the obvious enthusiasm of the Society, the trebles, especially, giving a very lively account of their part. It was, perhaps, a pity that the School did not provide its own string orchestra and soloists, though, coming as it did only twelve days after, the School concert it is not surprising that the School Orchestra did not have time to practise this further exacting work. We would like to express our gratitude to the four principals, who, led by the exquisite performance of Miss Honor Sheppard, delighted us all, and to the visiting instrumentalists for the part they played in making the performance so successful an act of worship. D.B.I. and E.W.T.

THE FILM SOCIETY "The Oracle" was booked on the strength of its reputation as a product of Group Three, a recent British organisation dedicated to the production of films of quality at low cost. Fantasy is well suited to the medium of films and here the ancient Delphic oracle was rediscovered at the bottom of a well in one of the Western Isles of Scotland. Both the light and serious sides of knowing about the future were touched upon, but the fact that the voice of the oracle was Gilbert Harding's was a guarantee that the latter side did not become too serious. On the whole, the film justified its reputation. Before "The Marx Bros. at the Circus" was shown, I confidently announced it as the funniest of the Marx Bros.' films, but at second seeing the tediousness of the intervals between the brothers seemed to obtrude itself to the detriment of the inspired fooling when they were present. I came to the conclusion that to know what the Marx Bros. are going to do next robs them of half their effectiveness. Certainly, there were no complaints from the rest of the audience, who were seeing the picture for the first time. "Out of the Clouds", from the Ealing Studios, was also taken on its reputation and turned out to be only partly satisfying. No film that has London Airport for its main background with an additional trip to Rome and Cairo can fail to be interesting, and it is a commendable idea to have an authentic background; the Americans have done it so often, even in B films, with the Coast Guards, the Postal Services, the Railways and, of course, the Police. The trouble here was that the background was so much better than the main story that was g-rafted on to it. 30

The best film of the term was undoubtedly the last one. "Bad Day at Black Rock" told the story of twenty-four hours in the life of a small community in the far west of America when a veteran of World War II steps off the transcontinental express to find the father of a soldier who had died in saving him. The film brilliantly catches the excitement of the day that followed. Taut dialogue, skilful underplaying of their parts by Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan, direction that was almost leisurely between moments of swift action combined to create the necessary atmosphere of suspense. There were no concessions to "box-office" sentiment. The hero may be counted lucky to have survived, but the "Wild West" was stripped of glamour and shown as the repressed and petty-minded place that such isolated communities can be. In support films, thanks to the Rootes Organisation, we have been from Oslo to Lisbon in a Humber Snipe and round and about the Alps in a Sunbeam-Talbot. Very enjoyable ! Join the Film Society and see the world ! F.J.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Committee: M. L. BYWATER (Chairman), C. B. M. GREGORY (Vice-Chairman), R. R. BALDWIN ((Secretary'), S. J. S. WROE (Treasurer), D. N. BROCKLEBANK (Librarian), K. H. TAYLOR.

The first meeting of the term was on the 26th January at which Mr. Potter gave a talk on "Poultry Farming". He said that there are three main ways of breeding poultry, namely : the Barn Door method, Individual Breeding and, finally, by Progeny Testing. On his farm they had 7,000 breeders and from them they hatched about 6,000 chicks per annum. They kept three main breeds, Light Sussex, Rhode Island Red, and Brown Leghorns. Mr. Potter used progeny tested poultry because they were the best layers, both for hatchability and egg production. The farm used special breeding pens which took one sire and 14 or 15 dams. When the eggs were laid they were put in an electric incubator and on the 18th day were sex tested and put on a hatching tray and on the 21st day the chicks were wing banded. On the 2nd February Mr. Dixon came to the Club to talk about the work done by the High Mowthorpe Experimental Farm near Malton. Mr. Dixon said that the farm he was on was one of the ten farms set up round the country to solve local problems. The farm had a nine-year rotation system of which three years were ley, four years cereals and two years root crops. One of the jobs of the farm was to test new cereals and this would take about three years. A new variety must give a good yield, be a good resister of disease and, for combining, the stalk has to be short, stiff and strong to stand up well. Of the livestock the main sheep were Suffolk crossed with Scotch

Half bred and Cheviot with Leicester. The cattle were : Friesian, Dairy Shorthorn and Ayrshire all intercrossed with either Aberdeen Angus or Hereford. The ley on which the cattle fed contained 5 lbs. coxfoot, 6 lbs. perennial grass, 2 lbs. rye grass, 2 lbs. white clover, and 2 or 3 lbs. of red clover. Mr. Dixon said they also kept about 50 pigs which were mainly Wessex crossed with Large White. On the 9th February Mr. Mason, an agricultural adviser from Fison's Fertilizers, brought along two films. The first film was called "A.B.C. of N.P.K." (Nitrogen, Phosphates and Potash). This showed why plants needed these elements. The nitrogen was, as it were, the nucleus of the plant, phosphates made good, healthy roots and potash made the plant healthy and gave it good quality. The film also showed that six hundredweight of fertilizer was equivalent to 10 tons of manure. The second film was called "Grasslands". This film showed samples of well fertilized and badly fertilized fields. The main things to keep a check on were drainage, lime deficiency, stocking, cuttings and boundary fences. The last indoor meeting of the term was a talk given by Professor Bywater on "Careers in Agriculture". Farming was the management of land and the cultivation of food, whereas agriculture could be defined as the science of farming. Farming was one of most important industries and it employed about one million people. As regards income, farming was a very complex industry with farms differing greatly in size. A farmer just beginning would earn about £500 to £700, whereas the big and good farmers would earn a great deal more. If an outsider decided to start farming he would need at least £5,000 capital to buy his farm without mentioning livestock. To enter farming a person should get a university degree or college diploma or spend a year at some agricultural school. The last meeting of the term, on 18th March, was a visit to Mr. Potter's farms. As we were being shown round the farms Mr. Potter pointed out the facts he had mentioned during his talk earlier in the term. There were three farms all linked together, and covering about 700 acres. After we had looked round all the poultry and housing which was so impressively laid out, Mrs. Potter gave the party a very refreshing tea. C.B.M.G.

THOMAS CRANMER, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

(21st March, 1956, was the 400th anniversary of his death) It was the dull, drab morning of 21st March, 1556. An old, white-bearded figure, clad only in a long white shirt, stood firm as a rock, chained to the stake in the ditch opposite Balliol College, Oxford. He had recanted his protestant views; he had acknowledged the Pope, which to him amounted to a denial of Christ. Then on

that morning strength had come to him, and he had recanted his recantations. It seemed almost as though, in the night, he had dreamt that he had been running to Rome and had seen the Light, and on asking "Quo vadis Domine", had received the reply, "To England, to be burnt", and had returned "ad vincula", and received Christ. Now as the tongues of flame licked up towards him, hissing their defiance at the rain, which seemed to be sent by the powers of darkness to quench the fire, and deny him his last, most glorious hour, he stretched out his right arm, holding the hand with which he had signed those denials of Christ, steadfastly in the flames, that it might first be burnt, as he had promised in St. Mary's Church, when he had finally renounced the World, the Flesh, and the Devil, Rome, the doctrine of Transubstantiation, and the Pope. Then, with a great cry of triumph, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit !" he was utterly consumed by the roaring flames, and taken from human sight. Thus died Thomas Cranmer, Father of the English Church, whom some claim as a saint, and others condemn as a time-server. Yet in his last hour there was no wavering. Cranmer had served Henry VIII and Edward VI. Then came Mary. He had always been easy to convince; to him the sovereign had the right to choose his people's religion, to be supreme head of the secular church. Then came a sovereign denying that right, accepting the Pope as supreme head. Was he to stand by the sovereign or by his doctrine? That was Cranmer's dilemma. He was a weak man, but when his sovereign rejected him, his dilemma was resolved. Yet how often, blinded by glory, do we fail to see the man? For after all Thomas Cranmer was a man. He was born, in the year 1489, the son of a gentleman, at Aslacton in the county of Nottingham. He learnt his early lessons under the rod of a brutal schoolmaster, whose severity is probably to blame for the timidity which troubled Cranmer all the rest of his life. Eventually he went to Cambridge, where lie was elected, in due time, a Fellow of Jesus College. On marrying "Black Joan", a kinswoman of the landlady of the Dolphin Tavern, a respectable house, so history has it, which was situated near Jesus College, Cranmer lost his fellowship and became reader at Buckingham College, later refounded as Magdalene College. His wife died after about a year, in childbirth, and he regained his fellowship. At the age of forty lie took holy orders and the degree of doctor of divinity, becoming lecturer in divinity at Jesus. In the Summer of 1529, having met, in London, at the house of a certain Master Cressy, Dr. Gardiner, the King's Secretary, and Dr. Fox, the King's Almoner, Cranmer was sent for by the King, Henry VIII, who was troubled in the matter of his marriage, partly by his conscience and

partly by Anne Boleyn. The situation is neatly expressed in Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" :Chamberlain : "It seems the marriage with his brother's wife Has crept too near his conscience." Suffolk : "No; his conscience Has crept too near another lady." Cranmer pointed out that if the Universities of Europe were consulted on the question, and gave a decision favourable to the King (and most of them could be bribed or coerced into doing so) then the Pope could not possibly still withhold the annulment. On hearing this, Henry boomed, "I trow this man has the right sow by the ear", and Cranmer was, at one and the same time, made and undone. For it was his part in the annulment of the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII that led to his being created, on the death of Warham in 1532, Archbishop of Canterbury : it was his part in this affair which caused Mary to revenge herself on him in 1556 by deciding to burn him whether he recanted or no. At the time Cranmer was made Archbishop of Canterbury he had a wife in Germany, for he had taken for his second wife, Margaret, the niece of Dr. Andreas Osiander, the Lutheran pastor of St. Laurence's Church, Nuremberg (Luther having declared it permissible for the clergy to marry). After the Act of Six Articles, 1539, against which Cranmer raised a loud cry of protest, he had, however, to dismiss his wife, as by this act it was forbidden for the English clergy to marry. Cranmer went from strength to strength, or as some will have it, from weakness to weakness. One thing, however, is certain. He served all his masters well. In 1549 he produced the first English Prayer Book, his greatest work, probably the real profession of his own faith, which he amended in 1552 to suit Protestant criticism, and which was later largely adopted by his goddaughter, Elizabeth I, in the final settlement of the Church of England, and which is used to this very day. Cranmer was never a politician, as Wolsey had been, or at least not until the death of Edward VI, when he made the fatal mistake of supporting Lady Jane Grey against Mary; a mistake for which he was later tried, and convicted of treason. Above all things else, Thomas Cranmer was a man, indeed a weak and sinful man. It is in this very fact that his claim to the title of Saint is most firmly based. How much greater is the courage needed by the weak man to face a terrible death, than by the man already brave by his very nature. How much greater the courage needed by the weak St. Peter or the weak Thomas Cranmer, when they went to a martyr's death, than by the strong St. Paul or the strong Hugh Latimer in the same predicament. Let it be said of Thomas Cranmer, in his weakness lay his strength. Though like the shifting sands throughout his life, yet in his death

he was the rock; the rock on which the Church of England was built. Out of the flames of Cranmer's glorious end, there rose up, Phoenixlike, the glorious beginnings of the English Church. P. A. MORRIS.

C.C.F. NOTES Despite the recent recommendations of the Minister for War, it is noted that St. Peter's School C.C.F. still adheres to the old tradition of "spit and polish" as is evident from this extract from the weekly orders : "R.N. Basic will have a demonstration in boot cleaning". This term, as in others, there were the usual promotions and appointments. Among these were D. G. Barton, who becomes an S.S.M.; M. Carter and Hopwood, full sergeants; D. Kirby, the acting C.Q.M.S.; Scarth, the Armourer Sergeant, with Cpl. Le Pla as his assistant and Isherwood an Acting Cpl. in charge of shooting. The R.A.F. proficiency results proved to be quite good, and in the future the few old faces which have annually graced the examination room will no longer be present. The "Senior Service" Section has really excelled itself by obtaining its best-ever Leading Seamen and Petty Officer results. We would like to congratulate both the examinees and their instructors on these excellent results. Instruction classes have been held each Thursday at 1220 and will prove valuable when Certificate "A", Part II, is taken in the second week of the Summer Term. The good work being done by Sgt. Clough and his "livewires" of the Signals Section was made manifest in the excellent result of the "22 set" competition. This was achieved despite the temporary loss of a roof over their heads; but they carried on undaunted and unobtrusively as usual. Arctic conditions prevailed for a long period this term, and it is rumoured that the C.O. was most perturbed at the number of Senior N.C.O.s and others who suddenly had urgent business in the Company Office, where, by purest coincidence, there was a most efficient heater blazing merrily. We look forward to warmer conditions next term, with the formalities of the General Inspection and Summer Camp.

R.N. SECTION Owing to the new intake which joined the Section at the beginning of term, the numbers were increased to 48 cadets, and consequently it became practicable to parade by Divisions once more. The main part of the term was taken up in preparation for the P.O. and L/S. examinations which took place on 28th February.

In these the Section can claim to have achieved no small success; 10 of the 12 cadets taking L /S. and nine of the 16 taking P.O. having passed the written examination. This last result is by far the best in the recent history of the Section. The remaining parades after the examination were spent on practical signalling and in preparation for the oral examinations which are to take place next term. The seamanship room has been systematically improved, thanks to the efforts of the stores ratings, A.B. Badham and 0/S. Sheldon, who are both showing a lot of keenness. In addition to the now routine flag procedure at the beginning of each parade, a Quartermaster is appointed each week, whose duty is to sound the "Still" as the flag is being broken at the gaff and sound the "Carry on" immediately afterwards.

R.A.F. SECTION Flying Scholarships have been awarded to Warrant Officer Portlock and Leading Cadet Bytheway. We congratulate them, and wish them success in their training. We were privileged this term to have a visit by two pilots from Linton-on-Ouse. Flight Lieutenant Arnott, D.F.C., talked about his work as a day fighter pilot, and included some reference to his experiences in the Korean war. Flying Officer Parker talked about his work in all weather fighters. These talks were most interesting to all, and inspiring to many. The training programme has been made much easier by the issue of cyclostyled notes to each Cadet. For this idea we are indebted to Sergeant K. Brown, who voluntarily carried out every stage in the production of the notes. We are interested to know that Pilot Officer H. W. J. Rigg, who left the Section and the School in 1953, passed out of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, in April this year. We wish him success in his career. The Summer Camp will he at R.A.F., Shawbury, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, from 31st July to 8th August.

SHOOTING This term, after one or two changes, the first VIII settled down to a more consistent rate of scoring, though one below the level of which we felt it was capable. The term's matches consisted of five school postal matches and the "Country Life" competition. Unfortunately two schools omitted to send us their scores. Results were :Lost. St. Peter's 654. King Edward's School 673. Mill Hill Bridlington

St. Peter's 649. St. Peter's 651.

603. 597.

Won. Won.

The "Country Life" total was estimated at 652, with a further 174 on the landscape, a grand total of 826. Conditions have been made more difficult for this competition, and this makes the increase of 8 on last year's total quite creditable. It has proved difficult to find fixtures for the second VIII, and only one has been completed during the term :Won. St. Peter's 627. King Edward's School 589. In "Country Life" the estimated score was 641, plus 148 on the landscape : total 789. The team has improved greatly, and, apart from the landscape is roughly equivalent to the School first VIII of a couple of years ago. Team averages for the season 1955-56 are given below. Butler has had a very good season and has been consistently good. This term we say farewell to Beckitt, who has been a valuable team member for four seasons. Our thanks are due to Hall and Worsley for undertaking the rather thankless but very important job of giving the fireorders in "Country Life". TEAM AVERAGES, 1955-56 1ST VIII Highest Score 88 90 88 85 87 86 84 87

N. J. Bell R. D. Beckitt B. C. R. Butler A. J. Isherwood A. C. Stubbs J. R. Peverley K. H. Taylor M. A. Handler

No. of Matches •• • 9 •• • 9 •• • 9 •• • 9 •• • 9 ..• 6 ..• 6 •• • 8

R. B. Wilson I. E. F. Morton J. R. Maxwell D. A. A. Lamb ... M. G. A. Garbutt ... G. P. Lowley J. M. Lennox R. Baxter

2ND VIII Highest No. of Score Matches 83 5 87 5 83 4 85 .• • 3 80 •• • 4 84 •• • 4 86 •• • 3 80 •• • 3

Total

Average

741 746 768 723 734 494

82.3 82.8 85.3 80.3 81.5 82.3

485 636

80.8 79.5

Total 380 399' 311 233 306 309 244 235

Average 76.0 79.8

77.7 77.6

76.5

77.2 81.3 78.3

Minor colours are awarded for miniature range shooting, as hitherto, except for those who have already been awarded their major colours. Minor colours have been re-awarded to Beckitt and Stubbs, and awarded to Butler, Handler, Peverley, and Taylor.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCHOOL TROOP The term has been a short one of uneventful progress. A few Proficiency Badges have been gained, some First Class tests passed and a good deal of time has been spent in completing preparations for the Lake District tour, in which nearly all the Troop participated. An account of the tour appears below. The Scouts were busy, as usual, during "Bob-a-Job" week, which was at the beginning of the holidays, but the final total of money earned is not yet available.

LAKE DISTRICT TOUR We were all very sorry to learn that Mr. Chilman would not be able to go with us this year, and thank Mr. Robinson for so ably taking his place. The party numbered twenty; three leaders and seventeen boys. We left York at 8-35 a.m. changed at Darlington and Penrith and at Threlkeld, the last station before Keswick, the "novices" with Walker and Mr. Bennett detrained and climbed Saddleback (2,847 feet). The "old hands" and Mr. Robinson went straight to Keswick and enjoyed themselves boating on Derwentwater. The novices arrived very late for supper, after a climb that was much more strenuous than they had expected. Early next day it was discovered that one bright specimen had left his camera on Saddleback and three members of the party spent the morning in recovering it. After crossing the lake by launch, one section of the party went direct to Buttermere, while the more energetic climbed Causey Pike, after which three of the tougher ones went on to climb Grasmoor. The Buttermere Hostel is a memorial to King George the Sixth and is splendidly equipped in every way. Next day—Friday—everyone went to see the 100 ft. waterfall, Scale Force, and the "flying squad" carried on up Red Pike and High Stile. From there they could see Black Sail, the most primitive hostel in the Lake District. Three of the hardiest boys decided to bathe in a tarn—but not for long ! The slower party ambled along Crummock Water and Buttermere and then up the pass to Honister Hostel at the summit. On Saturday the whole party climbed Green Gable and Great Gable (2,949 feet), except for a small group who climbed Kirk Fell instead by mistake. After lunch at the Sty Head pass, half of us climbed Scafell Pike (3,210 feet) whilst the rest returned via Seatoller, stopping for tea at Seathwaite Farm. On Sunday the route was by Stonethwaite and over Greenup Edge to Grasmere. The "flying squad" also included the Langdale Pikes and a few additional miles through faulty map-reading, eventually arriving half-an-hour late for supper.

On Monday the whole party climbed Helvellyn (3,118 feet) by Grisedale Hause and Dollywaggon Pike. Two "peak-baggers" walked along Swirral Edge and added Catseye Cam to their collection. Then all made their way to the hostel along Striding Edge, though one member managed to arrive at Patterdale Hostel instead of Greenside and had an extra four miles to walk. On Tuesday we went down to Glenridding and over either the Kirkstone or Scandale Pass, while a few whose strength was not exhausted climbed St. Sunday Crag and Fairfield. That night at the Ambleside Hostel we started a sing-song which was much appreciated by the other hostellers, especially the two solos by Moat. On Wednesday we had the first sprinkle of rain as we made our way to Windermere Station for the journey home. To Mr. Chilman for his help in organising the tour and to Mr. Robinson, Mr. Bennett and D. M. Walker for leading us, all who took part in this most enjoyable hike are extremely grateful.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP

A.D.B.

Two more Senior Scouts, P/L. (S.) N. J. Magson and S. J. S. Wroe became Queen's Scouts this term, and they will attend the Chief Scout's reception at Gilwell Park in May, together with Oldman, Holt, Quickfall, Carolin and Burn. This is by far the biggest representation the School Group has sent to such a reception. Three members of the Troop, K. A. Steel, J. M. Lennox and G. D. Parkin, gained the Ambulance Badge and have thus cleared the most important hurdle on the way to becoming Queen's Scouts. The Troop was represented by Second (S.) D. R. Holt and C. J. Carolin at the Annual National Scout Service held in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on Sunday, 22nd April. After this service Her Majesty the Queen took the salute at the march-past. Acting A.S.M. (S.) D. Pfluger read the lesson at the York Association St. George's Service, held in the Minster on Sunday, 29th April. During the term full meetings were held fortnightly, alternating with smaller training meetings. Towards the end of term the emphasis was on pioneering, and we successfully constructed a tree lift and crane. Next term we intend to concentrate on pioneering and hope to complete rather more ambitious projects. This term members of the Troop started to assist with First Class training at the meetings of a local Church group, and we hope to extend this type of service so that our Queen's Scouts may have the opportunity of putting something back into Scouting. The annual Senior Scout camp was held this year during the Easter holidays. Though a disappointingly small number of the Troop attended this trek camp, it was an undoubted success. The party settled down quickly and, under extremely arduous conditions, pulled together with a complete absence of the acrimony which at times marred the summer trek camp, held under much more favourable conditions. An "appreciation" of the Easter camp follows. 39

THE SENIOR SCOUT TREK CAMP The Pennine Way, Easter, 1956 "It will be tough, but not too tough for Senior Scouts." These words appeared on a camp circular issued last term and now, as we look back on our week's hiking, we fully agree with the first part, but some of us have doubts about the second. This trek camp will always be remembered for the indescribable weather which produced a varied repertoire of rain, sleet, frost, and gale-force winds which were our constant companions throughout the week. However, we dragged our trek-carts and ourselves from Hellifield to Barnard Castle and managed to maintain a high standard of living throughoutt. On Tueday, 3rd April, we set out from Hellifield at mid-day and covered the seven miles to Malham by tea-time. Then, in a burst of enthusiasm, we heaved our carts up a near-vertical slope to the top of Malham Cove and then traversed the tortuous limestone formations for a further two miles to Malham Tarn. The camp-site that night had hot water laid on ! During the night driving rain froze on our tents and those who slept were soon wakened by the crackling of the tent fabric. Next day we passed the Malham Tarn Field Centre and ascended the trackless slopes of Fountains Fell in a snow-storm. The nature of the ground was such that the ascent to 2,170 ft. took four hours and the descent 25 minutes. Those carts were not popular that day. When we reached Horton-in-Ribblesdale, it started to rain with increasing intensity, and half-past six found us on a local hill, in gathering dusk, looking for a non-existent camp-site. However we found a site by the river and in spite of the rain soon prepared a hot meal. It was still raining next morning, but it showed signs of relenting as we left Horton, dragging our sodden gear behind us. On our way over to Hawes we climbed upwards for seven miles along an old Roman road, and the rain was replaced by a bitter, freezing wind. It was, however, considerably more sheltered down in Wensleydale, and we found an excellent camp-site just outside Hawes. Next day, Friday, was a rest day, and we did nothing but try to keep warm and think about the next meal. On Saturday the temperature rose, but the clouds fell and so, after paying a scandalous 4d. to see the famous Hardrow Force, we climbed Buttertubs Pass in thick mist. We made such good time that day that we reached Thwaite in Swaledale at 2-30 p.m., and our objective, Keld, was only a couple of miles away, so we followed the true Pennine Way up a local hill named Kisdon. At 6 o'cock we were utterly lost in a waste of heather and bog, surrounded by stone walls and precipices, both antipathetic to carts. However, a suitable track was eventually found, and we shot down to Keld and camped on the first piece of flat ground. As usual, it was raining next morning as we made breakfast, but it brightened up a little later as we followed road and track over Stonesdale Moor to Bowes, where we found a transport cafe open. 40

Replete with hot tea and biscuits we set about looking for a campsite, eventually finding one 2 miles back the way we had come. Next day, Monday, we made a rest day and we took the opportunity of visiting Bowes Castle and God's Bridge, a natural limestone formation. That night mysterious lights appeared on the moor, which we decided belonged to the Army who apparently inhabit that part of the world. Again it was raining when we got up next day, and this time it was obviously settling in for the day, so, after some deliberation, we decided to walk seven miles to Barnard Castle and go home the same day rather than walk 13 miles to Middleton and go home the next day. This was finaly decided when Mr. Coulthard found his sleeping-bag soaking wet. Rumours of sabotage were quickly hushed. We arrived in York at half-past two and if, perhaps, the camp was not always enjoyed it was at least appreciated, and at some point in the week the camp scribe was sufficiently "compos mentis" to produced a parody of a well-known popular song entitled "You pull 16 miles, an' whadd'ya get."

D.J.O.

FENCING Fencing has flourished this term. There were many promising younger members, and it was found necessary to have two fencing classes during the week, as well as those on Sunday mornings, to cope with the increasing numbers. Two matches were held; both against York Fencing Club. SCHOOL v. YORK F.C. (Away). R. N. Worsley. Won 5; Lost 0. Foil: M. G. Hancock. Won 2; Lost 3. D. Anderson. Won 3; Lost 2. P. J. Burton. Won 1; Lost 4. J. N. Russell. Won 3; Lost 2. Result: School 14; York F.C. 11. Won. P. A. Morris. Won 1; Lost 3. J. N. Russell. Won 2; Lost 2. P. J. Burton. Won 0; Lost 4. M. G. Hancock. Won 2; Lost 2. Result: School 5; York F.C. 11. Lost.

Epée:

Sabre: R. N. Worsley. Won 2; Lost 1. P. A. Morris. Won 3; Lost 0. P. J. Burton. Won 0; Lost 3. Result: School 5; York F.C. 4. Won.

In the return match at School the Foil team were defeated, but the Sabre team was strengthened by the return of D. J. Cook, who was injured for the first match, and increased their winning margin. 41

SCHOOL v. YORK F.C. (Home). Foil: R. N. Worsley. Won 2; Lost 3. M. G. Hancock. Won 2; Lost 3. D. Anderson. Won 1; Lost 4. J. N. Russell. Won 3; Lost 2. P. J. Burton. Won 1; Lost 4. Result: School 9; York F.C. 16. Lost. Epée: P. A. Morris. Won 2; Lost 2. J. N. Russell. Won 0; Lost 4. M. G. Hancock. Won 2; Lost 2. D. J. Cook. Won 2; Lost 2. Result: School 6; York F.C. 10. Lost. Sabre: R. N. Worsley. Won 2; Lost 1. P. A. Morris. Won 2; Lost 1. D. J. Cook. Won 3; Lost 0. Result: School 7; York F.C. 2. Won.

It only remains to thank S/M. P. F. Power for his continued good work during fencing classes. R.N.W.

SQUASH The School Squash team was not as successful this term as had been hoped, no one really fulfilling the promise that he had previously shown. Even so, two creditable victories against school sides were achieved, against Doncaster Grammar School and Worksop College. Details of matches for the term are as follows :SCHOOL v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE (Home). D. Kirby beat G. Martin, 10-9, 9-0, 9-0. P. J. Netherwood lost to J. E. Fawcett, 5-9, 7-9, 4-9. P. S. Roe lost to J. A. Hannon, 0-9, 7-9, 4-9. J. M. Forster lost to E. Outhwaite, 6-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-10. D. Wilkinson lost to G. Atkinson, 9-5, 10-8, 0-9, 4-9, 6-9. Result : Lost 1-4. SCHOOL v. DONCASTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Home). D. Kirby beat G. D. Broadhead, 9-5, 5.9, 9-7, 9-7. N. J. Magson beat A. R. Wormald, 9-5, 9-3, 9-4. P. J. Netherwood beat B. Mason, 9-5, 10-8, 9-7. P. S. Roe beat J. M. Gee, 9-5, 9-5, 8-10, 9-0. J. M. Forster beat B. N. Heald, 10-8, 9-3, 9-5. Result : Won 5-0. SCHOOL v. ABBEYDALE CLUB, SHEFFIELD (Away). (Many thanks must be extended to Mr. J. Biggin for arranging this match for the School.) D. Kirby lost to J. Biggin, 6-9, 4-9, 9-7, 5-9. N. J. Magson lost to F. Morrell, 8-10, 9-7, 6-9, 10-9, 4-9. P. J. Netherwood beat R. Greenham, 3-9, 7-9, 9-6, 9-7, 10-9. P. S. Roe lost to A. Shardlow, 7-9, 9-10, 7-9. J. M. Forster lost to C. W. Thompson, 1-9, 9-7, 8-10. 9-10. Result : Lost 1-4.

After his match P. S. Roe was shown how to play squash the easy way as he had two games with Mr. J. H. Giles, the British Professional Champion. 42

The match against Barnard Castle was very disappointing from the School's point of view, for no one seemed to be able to settle down and play his normal game on a very fast court. Every credit must be given to Barnard Castle for having an extremely strong team. SCHOOL v. BARNARD CASTLE (Away). D. Kirby lost to A. J. Bosomworth, 2-9, 8-10, 5-9. N. J. Magson lost to C. H. Kipling, 5-9, 0-9, 2-9'. P. J. Netherwood lost to D. J. N. Bovill, 6-9, 0-9, 5-9. P. S. Roe lost to J. B. Pearson, 4-9, 0-9, 0-9. J. M. Forster lost to G. A. Camozzi, 0-9, 4-9, 0-9. Result : Lost 0-5. SCHOOL v. HULL CLUB (Home). D. Kirby lost to G. Thompson, 9-6, 9-4, 6-9, 0-9, 3-9. N. J. Magson beat K. R. Bull, 9-5, 9-7, 8-10, 9-0. P. J. Netherwood lost to E. S. Good, 9-10, 1-9, 9-6, 9-5, 6-9. P. S. Roe lost to D. Mace, 9-7, 4-9, 6-9, 6-9. J. M. Forster beat P. A. Clark, 6-9, 9-4, 9-6, 10-8. Result : Lost 2-3. SCHOOL v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE (Away). D. Kirby lost to D. Oliver, 6-9, 7-9, 1-9. N. J. Magson lost to J. E. Fawcett, 8-10, 7-9, 8-10. P. J. Netherwood lost to J. Hannon, 9-4, 9-6, 3-9, 4-9, 7-9. J. M. Forster lost to E. Outhwaite, 9-10, 10-8, 4-9, 7-9. D. G. Macpherson lost to M. R. Curtis, 2-9, 9-5, 0-9, 0-9. Result : Lost 0-5.

The final match of the term was against Worksop College and it resulted in a very fine victory for the School. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE (Away). D. Kirby lost to A. T. Grieve, 9-7, 3-9, 1-9, 5-9. N. J. Magson beat T. C. Jones, 9-4, 4-9, 9-5, 9-3. P. J. Netherwood beat G. Needier, 9-7, 3-9, 4-9, 9-1, 9-6. J. M. Forster beat R. A. Bradwell, 9-7, 9-0, 1-9, 9-5. D. G. Macpherson beat G. Readman, 0-9, 1-9, 9-6, 10-9, 9-0. Result : Won 4-1.

D. Kirby was re-awarded his colours, and colours were awarded

to P. J. Netherwood and J. M. Forster.

The School competitions were completed this term :OPEN FINAL.

D. Kirby beat N. J. Magson, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5. INTERMEDIATE FINAL. D. G. Macpherson beat A. Gomersall, 9-5, 9-5, 9-6. JUNIOR FINAL. J. B. Robinson beat F. C. Beaumont, 1-9, 9-6, 9-1, 9-5.

Grove won the House matches, defeating Rise 3-1 in the final. Details :1st Round : Grove beat Queen's, 3-1. Rise beat Temple, 3-0. Semi-finals : Grove beat Manor, 3-0. Rise beat School House, 3-1. Final : Grove beat Rise, 3-1.

It only remains to thank Mr. Harding and Mr. Dodds for the time they have given to coaching and helping all the squash players. N. J.M. 43

CHESS Three matches were played, of which one was won and two lost. The first match, against York "A", held in the York clubroom, was lost, E. C. Sedman being the only School player to win. He put up a very fine performance in defeating Hinton, who only a week previously had played on fourth board for York. The calls of boating and hockey weakened the team against Worksop but despite this a creditable win was gained. The final match, against St. John's College, was very close, St. John's eventually emerging as the winners by a margin of only one point. Sedman again won, together with P. B. Clayton and R. F. Coates. Details :v. York "A" (Away). Lost, 1-7. v. Worksop College (Away). Won, v. St. John's College (Home). Lost, 3i-4f. The following played: B. W. H. Carter,* E. C. Sedman D. M. Walker, H. W. H. Unwin,* P. B. Clayton, P. S. H. Jesper,* R F. Coates, D. T. Sparham, D. J. Cook, G. V. Plester, D. G. Barton, G. F. B. Mitchell. * Denotes those who played in all three matches. ,

B.W.H.C.

SKI-ING HOLIDAY For our first experiment in the sport we stayed at Davos, a pretty resort in the mountains of Switzerland. On the first morning of our holiday, after a continental breakfast, we went into Davos to hire our skis, which we were to use every day for the next two weeks. For the rest of the morning we wandered round the town and gazed at the goods displayed in the shop windows. The prices of most goods except cameras and jewellery were generally higher than those in Britain. After lunch we went to the headquarters of the Ski-School on the Nursery Slopes and enrolled. This merely consisted of buying a book of 12 tickets, and after each lesson one ticket was torn out. Attendance at the Ski-School is naturally voluntary, and it is quite usual to go to the School in the morning and in the afternoon to practise what one has learnt in the lesson. That afternoon in Class I, I was taught how to stand up without falling down immediately, how to turn round while standing still, and how to go down a gentle slope and stop at the bottom without falling. The learner starts in Class I and as he improves graduates up the school, spending not more than two or three lessons in each class. Each day there were two lessons, each two hours long, one at 10-0 a.m. and another at 2-0 p.m. Ski-ing is not as hard as it might appear. Admittedly the learner falls down quite a lot, but the experienced ski-er also falls down occasionally, and in any case the snow is soft. In the first few classes the lessons took place on the easy Nursery Slopes, but in the higher 44

classes we made expeditions into the hills. In each successive class we were taught different and new things, and after a week we were capable of going down almost any slope, if we were careful. The afternoon lesson finished at 4-0 p.m. and we generally carried on ski-ing for another half hour and then went back to the hotel, changed, and if we could afford it went for tea at one of the small cafés. During the day it was very hot, but when the sun had gone down it became unpleasantly cold, so we did not ski very late. Our evenings were spent either at the cinema or playing cards in the lounge of the hotel. On New Year's Eve, however, we went to a dance at the local Casino. It cost us the staggering price of £1 merely to get into the dance ! It was worth it, however, as the Swiss make a great deal of the New Year. During the last few days, our lessons in the Ski-School became more than routine practice on the Nursery Slopes. We would go for the lesson up into the high mountains above Davos and ski back to Davos. Typical of these trips was the day we went up to the Strela pass. We went up the Schatzalpbahn which is rather like a cliff railway in Britain, and then changed to a long ski-lift which took us right up to the pass; from here we ski-ed down 2,500 feet back into Davos. On the day before we were due to return home we went out for a whole day's ski-run. We started at 7-30 and caught the first train on the Parsennbahn, which was very crowded; apparently we were not the only ones who wanted to get in a good day's ski-ing. We climbed the 4,000 feet to the top of Weissfluhjoch on the railway, and there we put on our skis and set off. We went on a very roundabout route, and about lunchtime we came upon a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. There we had our lunch. This consisted of a packed lunch provided by the hotel, a great part of this lunch consisted of salami, a very highly seasoned sausage; it is very popular with the Swiss, but not with us British. The instructor did very well out of this, getting three lots of salami on top of his own lunch ! We then went up a ski-lift and set off on a long run down to Davos. Where it was steep and fast we zig-zagged down, and where it was gentle we went straight. It was a wonderful experience, even though at times a little scaring, as when we were going along a ledge with a sheer drop at one side ! Three hours later we were back in Davos, tired but very happy. We had ski-ed 15 miles. Next day we set off for home very sorry to leave, and equally K.B. determined to return some day, the sooner the better.

HOCKEY With an inevitability to which we are fast becoming accustomed the snow arrived in January after our second practice game and retained its grip until the end of February, although it did relent 45

slightly for one week, in which we were able to play two matches. With three in the last week of the season they comprised our total for the term—the same as last year. The accumulated effect of three successive bad Winters is now being felt, and some members of the 1st XI have played less than twenty games of hockey in their lives ! To expect a high standard in such circumstances is patently unfair and it is indeed remarkable how much progress can be made with so little practice. Thanks to the fine weather in the last three weeks of term and a generous decision to continue hockey, the beginners have been able to have more practice than has been possible in recent years and it is hoped that this will bear fruit. As regards the matches played, the only success was against Scarborough, who had played even less than we had. The team put up a very good fight against a strong Styx side, the half backs running themselves into the ground. We were fairly beaten by Worksop and Trent and drew a poor game with Bridlington, in which the forwards missed countless opportunities to win the match. The strength of the team lay in the halves, all members of last year's side, and it was very unfortunate that Clayton, who was playing very well, had to miss the last two matches after breaking a bone in his hand at Worksop. He had saved the situation on numerous occasions by covering the backs and had developed a good cross pass. Kirby did a great amount of work in the centre and usually hit the ball beautifully, whilst Magson, although inclined to hang back too far, generally played very steadily at right-half. Of the backs Netherwood was the stronger and improved during the season, but he was sometimes painfully slow in clearing. Roe also suffered from this fault and was too often caught out of position. Bell was finally given the goalkeeper's place in preference to Worsley on account of his superior judgment in coming out, but both were well up to standard. The forwards were, as so often, a disappointment. Pfluger, the captain, always worked hard and made many openings but had little support. He captained the side enthusiastically and the experience should stand him in good stead. Brocklebank, a terrier-like centreforward, tended to err on the side of over-enthusiasm and to chase his own passes to the wing intead of getting into position to receive the return—possibly this only reflected his opinion of the wingers ! Hopper showed promise on the left wing, but illness caused him to miss the vital week at the end of the season, and Wilkinson, who had developed into quite a good outside-right, was put on the other wing and filled the position as competently as could be expected. Irvin might have been dangerous on the right wing if he had had better service, as he ran and centred well, but Richards, his inside, was rarely able to control the ball sufficiently to give accurate passes. In Clayton's absence Wilson did service at left-half—although his ability 46

as a rugger forward tended to mar the delicacy of his hockey, he was quite effective in a difficult position. For the 2nd XI to have played four matches in such a severe season was indeed fortunate, but there was no real opportunity to practise effectively and make a balanced team. Individual efforts rather than team-work produced results which look impressive, only the match against Worksop being lost. Rather than mention individuals, it would be fairer to make the general observation that this year's XI showed more promise than any for some years. This promise was most notable in the readiness of the forwards to keep up their attacks. The teams were composed as follows :1st XI—N. J. Bell; P. S. Roe, P. J. Netherwood; N. J. Magson, D. Kirby,

P. B. Clayton; D. B. Irvin, W. N. Richards, D. N. Brocklebank, D. Pfluger (Capt.), D. Wilkinson. 2nd XI—R. N. Worsley; M. Collins, A. J. Isherwood; R. B. Wilson (Capt.), M. A. Jones, D. T. Sparham; R. H. Thorp, P. J. Ladd, I. N. Ridley, M. D. Fish, K. A. Hopper. C. J. Woolley, M. Ruddock, P. B. Burbidge also played for the 2nd XI.

RESULTS 1st XI 8 Feb. v. Styx H.C. 11 Feb. v. Bridlington School ... 29 Feb. v. Worksop College . 2 Mar. v. Scarborough College 3 Mar. v. Trent College

... Lost ... Drawn ... Lost ... Won ... Lost

1-7 2-2 1-5 4-2 1-3

... Won ... Lost ... Won ... Drawn

4-1 0-3 5-0 1-1

2nd XI 11 Feb. v. Bridlington School ... 29 Feb. v. Worksop College ... 2 Mar. v. Scarborough College 3 Mar. v. Trent College

EASTER TERM RUGGER For the second year in succession, the Easter Term Junior Rugger programme was seriously interrupted, and neither of two matches was played. Enough, however, was seen of the talent available to justify the conclusion that there was nothing lacking in enthusiasm and promise for the future. There was much speculation as to the likely XV, and selection would undoubtedly have been made from the following 18 players :-C. W. Gough, T. A. Dukes, M. W. Woodruff, P. N. B. Smith, J. W. S. Gale, L. H. K. Mackay, G. A. Pacitto, M. Precious, E. M. H. Ranson, C. W. A. Groundwater, R. A. Martin, P. M. Beachell, A. W. Raylor, D. H. Fletcher, M. J. Bond, W. J. Bottomley, D. P. Coles and D. N. Kendall. As the years pass by, it will be interesting to follow their progress. 47

ATHLETICS To the would-be spectators, at any rate, the decision to cancel the cross-country race this year was much regretted. To many competitors, however, it must have come as a considerable relief. A postponement of the event brought no break in the severe Winter, which for weeks on end had created impossible conditions underfoot, on the Ings particularly. In spite of all there was to contend with, many seasoned campaigners had trained fully, and a keen contest for the Goodburn Cup was anticipated; but the list of entrants contained the names of many newcomers to the sport, a factor which had much influence on the decision. Prospects of any athletics at all indeed looked gloomy, to say the least, as the first week of March approached. In fact some hopefuls even inaugurated a whispering campaign to the effect that Standards were off, but they were wrong. Infact, as rarely happens, Standards got into motion on the very first day appointed for them, and it was non-stop from then on throughout the competition—not an hour being lost. It must be admitted that such a compressed and concentrated form of competition is far from ideal, nevertheless after such an immobile and frustrating term the sight of so much activity by so many was very heartening. History repeated itself. The Rise again displayed that complete ascendancy in athletics over all their rivals which they have now shown every year since 1950. The Grove were always in pursuit, but the pace set was too hot, and other Houses were altogether out of the running. Individual outstanding performances were again plentiful and the following achieved maximum points :—in Set A : D. Pfluger (G.); in Set B : M. L. Bywater (M.); in Set C : S. S. Hobson (G.), J. A. Bygate (Q.), J. B. Mathews (R.), and R. T. Burdon (R.); in Set D : A. May (M.), J. J. Rhodes (S.H.), and M. Precious (T.); and in Set E : P. N. B. Smith (S.H.). By Sports Day the usual preliminary heats had been held, and both mile races had been run off. In heavy and cold conditions, both these times were reasonably good, and by winning the Intermediate mile unchallenged, J. A. Bygate was only 2 secs. outside the record time of 5 min. 8.2 sec. established by J. T. Ankers in 1949. The weather on Sports Day itself was again cold and cheerless, but the general standard of performances was well maintained. Both Junior and Intermediate 100 yd. winners returned times of a second outside record times. The general level of high jumping showed a marked improvement, and it was refreshing to see four boys clear 5 ft. in the Senior event. The method and style of jumping it still somewhat suspect, but R. R. Baldwin's clearance of 5 ft. to win the Intermediate event proves once again what can be achieved by the Western Roll method in a single year with an intelligent approach to the technique. Again, practice had helped to perfect the long jump run-up, and few "no-jumps" were called, yet the standard of jumping 48

was not good. The School House Junior Relay team failed to achieve a record by of a second, yet they gave ample proof of their talenta sign surely that the tide is turning for the House. Finally two new School records were established. P. N. B. Smith threw the cricket ball in the Junior event the prodigious distance of over 81 yd., almost 5 yd. more than R. C. Hopkinson's previous record, and R. R. Baldwin lopped off a fraction of a second from the Intermediate half mile record, which was originally set up by J. T. Ankers in 1949. With all due respect to the new record-holders, it would have been interesting to have seen the winner and the time recorded in this race if J. A. Bygate had been a runner. Unfortunately he was unwell, but one has only to recall the ease and margin of his victory over R. R. Baldwin in the mile race to realise the possibilities. Throughout the meeting, which was conducted with its usual smoothness, the Rise had been forging ahead in points, and after a stern struggle with School House it was the Grove who proved to be the runners-up.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Saturday, 24th March, 1956 Points from Standards : Rise 200; Grove 188; Manor 177; School House 167; Queen's 161; Temple 146. Senior Mile : 1. Scarth (R.); 2. C. D. M. Wood (M.); 3. Wilkinson (R.) : 4. Bywater (M.). Time: 4 min. 59.6 sec. Inter. Mile : 1. Bygate (Q.); 2. Baldwin (R.); 3. Cook (R.) ; 4. Hobson (G.). Time : 5 min. 10.4 sec. Senior 100 Yards : 1. Portlock (R.); 2. Fish (G.); 3. Irvin (R.) ; 4. Sparham (T.). Time: 10.6 sec. Junior 100 Yards : 1. Rhodes .(S.H.); 2. Slade (Q.); 3. J. M. Smith (T.); 4. Moore (S.H.). Time : 11.5 sec. Inter. 100 Yards : 1. Howard (R.); 2. Macpherson (S.H.); 3. Maxwell (G.); 4. Mathews (R.). Time : 11.0 sec. Senior High Jump : 1. Pfluger (G.); 2. Bywater (M.); 3. Miers (G.); 4. Brocklebank (M.). Height : 5 ft. 2 in. Junior Long Jump : 1. Cormack (R.); 2. Grainger (T.); 3. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.); 4. J. M. Smith (T.). Distance : 16 ft. 2 in. Inter. Half Mile : I. Baldwin i(R.); 2. Newitt (T.); 3. Cook (R.) ; 4. Middleton (S.H.). Time : 2 min. 17.0 sec. School Record. Senior Half Mile : 1. Scarth (R.); 2. Wilkinson (R.); 3. Wood (M.); 4. Heap (Q.). Time : 2 min. 12.7 sec. Senior 220 Yards : 1. Portlock (R.); 2. Fish (G.); 3. Pfluger (G.); 4. Irvin (R.). Time : 25.2 sec. Inter. 220 Yards : 1. Howard (R.); 2. Mathews (R.); 3. Maxwell (G.) and Jenkinson (M.). Time : 26.0 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. Rhodes (S.H.); 2. Slade (Q.); 3. J. M. Smith (T.); 4. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.). Time : 27.0 sec. Senior Long Jump : 1. Fish (G.); 2. Stubbs (R.); 3. Bywater (M.); 4. Jones (Q.). Distance : 18 ft. 2 in. Inter. High Jump : 1. Baldwin (R.); 2. Macpherson (S.H.); 3. Crowther (Q.); 4. Hobson (G.). Height : 5 ft. 0 in.

Junior Cricket Ball : 1. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.); 2. Slade (Q.); 3. Precious (T.); 4. Cormack (R.). Distance : 81 yd. 1 ft. 4 in. School Record. Inter. 440 Yards : 1. Mathews (R.); 2. Howard (R.); 3. Wheeler (G.); 4. Crowther (Q.). Time : 59.2 sec. Junior 440 Yards : 1. Hayes (T.); 2. Moore (S.H.); 3. Ibberson (R.); 4. Beaumont (S.H.). Time : 64.0 sec Senior 440 Yards : 1. Bywater (M.); 2. Pfluger (G.); 3. Robinson (S.H.); 4. Burden (R.). Time : 57.3 sec. Inter. Long Jump : 1. Macpherson (S.H.); 2. Wheeler ,(G.); 3. McCallum (M.); 4. Hopkinson (R.). Distance : 17 ft. 8 in. Junior High Jump: 1. Rhodes (S.H.); 2. Gough (R.); 3. Robinson (S.H.); 4. M. May (M.) and Clifford (Q.). Height: 4 ft. 8 in. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yd.): 1. School House; 2. Temple; 3. Manor; 4. Queen's. Time : 52.4 sec. Inter Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Rise; 2. Grove; 3. Manor; 4. School House. Time: 1 min. 53.6 sec. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Grove; 2. Rise; 3. School House; 4. Manor. Time : 1 min. 48.8 sec. House Placing : 1. Rise, 299 points. 2. Grove, 2371 points. 3. School House, 227 points. 4. Manor, 208 points. 5. Queen's, 1821 points. 6. Temple, 171 points.

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1956 Clifton C.C. York C.C.

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THE BOAT CLUB This has been one of the pleasantest term's boating in several respects, first and foremost because of the fine state of our fours on their return from the repair shops of Erik Brown of Durham. Never has there been a term when so little maintenance has been necessary. The overhaul of our four clinker fours has been a suitable moment to convert all boats to swivels, and the Boat Club has settled down well to this change—a change which brings us into line with modern tendencies. All regatta events from this year on will be rowed with swivel rowlocks so we shall be well prepared for the change. At the beginning of the season it was found that the deterioration in the steps down to the river, after their many years of service, forced us to abandon boating when the river was at a certain level and to launch a boat it was necessary to step into mud and water. It was decided to rebuild these steps, and this has been done, largely with the aid of wagon soles bought from British Railways. With the renewal an extension was also made, and we now have a length of forty-two feet of steps at the top besides the path and seventy to eighty feet at the river's edge. Although all the timber used has been second-hand it is confidently expected that the new steps will last for twenty or thirty years. They have been constructed in such a way that a replacement will not be difficult. At a recent meeting the Governors passed a resolution that the Senior rowing in the School should be done in Eights. This will require a sideways extension to the boathouse and the acquisition of two Eights. These proposals will be implemented in the near future. There are several advantages to be gained from this decision. In 1946 we had our last fixture with Oundle because from then on they rowed their Senior crews in Eights; more recently Nottingham High School and Durham School have been rowing in Eights, the latter somewhat surprisingly as it has only recently been found that it is possible to race an Eight through the hard arch of Elvet Bridge. The acquisition of Eights may, therefore, help us increase our fixture list and bring us nearer to every oarsman's dream of an appearance on the Thames at Henley or one of the lesser regattas. Another advantage is that in any period of time it will be possible for twice as many boys to be on the river or, alternatively, the same number of boys can have twice as long. This is more important than it seems, for the constant demand is for longer outings. Many of the Junior members of the Boat Club do not have as frequent outings as could be wished and any cure for this complaint is welcome. The term's boating considered in detail shows an increase in the overall standard of rowing. Concentration on the pull of the blade through the water has improved speed, and it will be interesting to see how the School crews respond to this next term. 51

The House Races had to be postponed on account of bad weather and flooding, and when they were eventually held they were sandwiched in during the Trial Exams.—not an ideal arrangement and one which we hope will not be necessary next year. The Senior Division was won by Queen's and if they seemed to win every race by a big margin it must be remembered that Heap was stroking the boat, that this was his fourth (and first successful) final and that he was determined to win. This he did by a most powerful and effective start with a continued drive all down the course. He deserves great credit for the way he coached his crew. In the Junior Division the Boating Cup went to the Grove for the first time in the history of the House. On the whole the Junior Division produced better racing than the Senior, but both divisions showed good form. The extension of the boating and hockey season has allowed the probable 1st IV for next term to have one or two practices and also enabled a number of keen boaters to make up for lack of outings during the term.

RESULTS OF HOUSE RACES SENIOR DIVISION. Preliminary Round: Grove beat Manor; Queen's beat School House. Semi-finals: Rise beat Grove; Queen's beat Temple. Final: Queen's beat Rise. Winning crew: Bytheway, Whitmore, Hopwood, Heap; Beresford.

JUNIOR DIVISION. Temple beat School House; (The Queen's crew scratched). Semi-finals: Grove beat Manor; Rise beat Temple. Final: Grove beat Rise. Winning crew: Crossley, Quickfall, Dick, Wheeler; Wright. Preliminary Round:

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL First of all we should like to offer our sympathy to Miss Gypson, whose father died shortly after the end of term. He had been ill for some time, but his death came as a great shock. When looking over last term, one is surprised at the great number of things which happened in so short a time. As soon as the General Knowledge was over and done, the "Rookeries" started, and many of the more enterprising stall-holders had made their fortunes in marbles before the ice and snow descended upon us. Then sliding, generally in the most unsuitable places, was the order of the day. After this cold spell, the thaw came quickly, and we just had time to play our one rugger match and be overwhelmingly defeated by St. Martin's before more snow than ever descended upon us, and boxing was the only alternative to somewhat boring walks. The inter-House boxing resulted in a tie for first place between Ainsty and Elmet, with Alcuin one point behind. This year we gave points for the preliminary bouts, and chose the best and closest fights for the finals. Until nearly the end of February we were unable to play further games, but the fine weather in March gave us just enough time to complete the rugger and soccer House matches, as well as run off the cross-country events. Alcuin won all their Senior rugger matches, and so gained the shield. Elmet had no difficulty in defeating their rivals in the Middles matches, which speaks well for their chances next year, and Wentworth carried off the honours in the Junior events. The cross-country was won by Ainsty, with Wentworth a very close second. We ran the competition on the usual lines, each House running against the three other Houses in a league, and with a grand all-against-all championship on the last day. This seems to be as good a way as any of giving everyone exercise when there are not enough playing-fields to go round or when the grounds are unfit for play. This has been the season of "selection exams.", and candidates have been kept hard at it this term. Boys have been pitting their brains, with varying success, against the wiles of no fewer than twelve different education authorities. No definite results are yet known, but we do know that several boys have already fallen by the wayside. The health of the School, probably owing to the bad weather, has suffered a little. There has been no real epidemic, but for a very long time the sanatorium has been full or nearly full. We have never had as many as fifty boys away at once, but some two-thirds of the School has had at least one spell of absence, and several boys have had either a second whack of the same germ or else caught a rival disease after recovering from the first. 53

There has been one lecture, "Kangchenjunga Climbed", by Mr. George Band, which was greatly enjoyed by all of us. The slides were wonderful, and we were quite breathless at the speed with which we were taken up and down that mountain. Our concert was one of the shortest, sharpest, and sweetest on record, for in under threequarters of an hour all the forms had sung, both pianists and violinists had been put through their paces, and the Choral Society had rounded off a very pleasant and varied programme. The Choral Society is a most successful innovation, open to all boys in the School who are interested. Another innovation has been the formation of a Sunday choir, which has done much to improve the singing in Chapel. This choir sat in the nave choir stalls in the Minster during the Epiphany service. We now have a shortened order for Morning Prayer each Sunday instead of the old more informal service. On Palm Sunday we had the usual distribution of palms, followed by the reading of the gospel for the day in parts. No fewer than sixteen candidates were prepared for confirmation by Mr. Pickard and all except one, who was ill, were confirmed by the Bishop of Selby on 15th March. At the end of term we said goodbye to Mr. Jamieson, who has spent the last two terms with us as a temporary master. We wish him the very best of luck in the future, and we shall long remember him for his originality of thought and his great calm, which enabled him to carry on as usual through all disturbances.

VALETE (Easter Term, 1956) D. C. Wilkes, Ainsty, J.vC.

ST. OLAVE'S CROSS-COUNTRY After the league had been run, it was clear that there was going to be a stern struggle for the shield between Ainsty and Wentworth. Wentworth, with their keen pack of Seniors, were the obvious favourites for that event, but Ainsty's Middles and Juniors were better, and it finally transpired that Ainsty won by the odd joint. Armstrong, followed at a respectful distance by Humpherson, Watson, M. H., and Middleton in that order, proved that he was an unbeatable Senior. For the Middles, Wilkinson was unbeaten, too, throughout the season, and he had little difficulty in defeating his nearest rivals, Holgate, Carr, and Alexander Brining. In the Junior events Cloughton had won all three leagues, but he had an off-day and was unable to do better than 4th in the championship, Shannon, M., Hetherton, and Gilderdale all beating him. The following is a summary :CHAMPIONSHIP

House

Ainsty Wentworth Elmet Alcuin

League

6 6 4 2

Juniors

3 2 1 0

Middles

2 1 3 0

Seniors

2 3 1 0

Total

13 12 9 2

ST. OLAVE'S BOXING Result of Preliminary bouts—Ainsty 11, Alcuin 9, Elmet 8, Wentworth 5, Scoring : Two points for a winner, one point for a loser. CONTESTS U. A. Alexander (Wentworth) beat M. A. Abel (Ainsty). J. C. Lacy (Elmet) beat D. H. Rhodes (Alcuin). C. I. D. Tomlinson (Wentworth) beat R. B. Daniel (Elmet). J. R. Coles (Alcuin) beat W. J. B. Ward (Ainsty). G. R. Monfort (Elmet) beat M. Sutcliffe (Alcuin). T. E. Giddings (Elmet) beat L. P. Dobson (Wentworth). R. L. Bruce (Alcuin) beat J. R. Brown (Wentworth). M. F. Pheasey (Ainsty) beat R. G. Armstrong (Wentworth). P. E. Jackson (Elmet) beat M. Shannon (Wentworth). M. Pickard (Ainsty) beat J. G. Wright (Alcuin). G. F. Eastaugh (Alcuin) beat G. W. Cloughton (Ainsty). G. A. Hart (Elmet) beat G. Gildener (Ainsty). Final Scores :—Ainsty and Elmet 13. Alcuin 18. Wentworth 12.

Major M. B. Marwood, 0.P., kindly acted as referee, and R.S.M. Marshall and Sgts. Webster and Heller were our most efficient judges. After the contest Major Marwood said that he was very pleased at the high standard of performance and congratulated R.S.M. Power on his coaching. This year, there was a little comic relief when six volunteers engaged in one minute's blindfold boxing. This would have delighted the heart of St. Paul as an illustration to his exhortation to the Corinthians that each one should fight "not as one that beateth the air".

WORK SHIELD—EASTER TERM Ainsty 9.06; Wentworth 8.34; Alcuin 8.15; Elmet 8.11.

GAMES CUP Event Boxing ... Football Cross-country

Ainsty 24

Alcuin 10

Elmet 24 6

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OLAVITE INVASION OF THE LAKE DISTRICT For the first time a large party of Olavites, aided and abetted by Messrs. Cooper, Gaastra and Pemberton, descended like a wolf on the fold upon the unsuspecting inhabitants of the Lake District. Early on 17th April, we assembled in the booking-hall of York Station, thereby seriously impeding passenger traffic. Olavite caps having previously been banned, some variety of sporting headgear was to be expected, but the glorious apparel which covered our heads came as a bit of a surprise. From Mr. Cooper's red pom-pom to Pickard's felt attrocity which had been passed on to him by his granny via a local scare-crow, there was a wild diversity of creations which 55

would have done credit to the Sherpas of an Everest expedition. Humpherson's and Lacy's Mongolian rhapsodies were matched by Baldwin's P.O.W. special, but the crowning masterpiece had not yet appeared. Two days later, Shannon picked up a battered trilby on the slopes of Catbells, and this hat had more character than all the rest of them put together. It was soon apparent that our main armament was two mouth organs, one hunting horn and a recorder, but a powerful catapult joined us at Darlington and enjoyed a checkered existence until finally confiscated. En route we lost two fine caps out of windows, but no further accidents ensued. On arrival at Keswick we left our luggage at the station, and Mr. Pemberton set the pace up Skiddaw to such good effect that it soon became obvious that there was a chance of reaching the top. Incidentally, an old injury attacked Mr. Pemberton's knee and he did the rest of the trip more or less on one leg (greatly to the relief of the slower gentry). We left eight of our number on the slopes of Jenkin Hill and, whilst Mr. Gaastra and Mr. Pemberton assaulted Little Man, the rest of us pelted along the crest to the summit. It was cold on the tops, and we were pleased to get down again after our first taste of the rarified air at three thousand feet. 18th April. By bus to Scales and a leisurely walk up Saddleback. We had our lunch at Scales Tarn and the party then divided, some reaching the top to the left of Tarn Crags and others mounting by Sharp Edge, which proved just a little too sharp for comfort in certain quarters. We all assembled on the top and watched the Peterites far below us get out of the train at Threlkeld and start on their way up. We then walked along Knowe Crags and came down to Derwentfolds, walking back to Keswick through Brundholme Woods. 19th April. By launch across Derwentwater to Hawse End, and a walk along the shore to Low Brandelhow, where we went off on our own. Rather more of us bathed than there were costumes and towels to go round, and several of the party showed themselves to be masters at ducks and drakes. Some of us went up Catbells, again getting a glimpse of the Peterites below, others climbed trees and Williams regaled himself with a quiet game of patience on the pier. Later we continued the tour of the lake by launch and we finished up the day with an hour's rowing. There were no casualties. 20th April. By bus to Stonethwaite, then a long grind fully laden up Greenup. After lunch we all reached the top of High Raise, and the more energetic went to Thunacar Knott and Harrison Stickle before joining the "slow train" for tea at Codale Tarn. It seemed rather a long way down to Grasmere, but we made it in good time. 21st April. A pleasant ramble to Ambleside. First of all, we were suitably impressed by a pilgrimage to Wordsworth's grave (one of our number not knowing who Wordsworth was because he was no 56

good at classics). We had lunch by Rydal Water and then made our own way to the Roman Fort near Ambleside, where we had tea. Some of us scrambled on Loughrigg and others did some boating on Lake Windermere. 22nd April. Church at Rydal, where our songs of praise were somewhat drowned by the extremely powerful singing of a local girls' school. We then went up Fairfield via Heron Pike, and returned to Ambleside via Dove Crag. From the top of Fairfield the more energetic, were led by our speedsters, Wilkinson and Brisby, and pursued perspiringly by Mr. Cooper, who was robbed of third place when Sessions shot past him, reached the top of St. Sunday Crag. It was a wonderful day and a marvellous ridge walk for most of the time. 23rd April. Our big effort. We took a bus to Dungeon Ghyll and then started on our way to the top of Scafell Pikes. We made good time up Rossett Gill and, after a breather at Angle Tarn, reached Esk Hause for lunch. We were all at the summit by 2-15, and Humpherson, by doing a handstand on the cairn, claimed that his feet had got higher than anyone else's in England. On our way down, the ambitious ones bagged Broad Crag, Ill Crag and Great End. Headlam was most careful to notch his stick at each named peak, with the result that there are now more notches than stick. At Esk Hause violent action had to be taken to speed up the sluggards, but we all got down to the bus with a couple of minutes to spare. We were very pleased with ourselves that the whole party had got to the top. 24th April. Home again, a good time having been had by all. We hope to repeat the performance next year.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLVIII

OCTOBER, 1956

No. 343

EDITORIAL All readers of The Peterite will welcome the news that Mr. K. H. Rhodes was able to return to duty for the beginning of the Christmas Term. His genial and, as we have come to think, almost essential presence at the Commemoration festivities was sadly missed, especially by his countless friends among Old Peterites. An Old Peterite dinner without Mr. Rhodes was, indeed, unprecedented. He bore the anxiety and tedium of long weeks of confinement to a hospital bed, which began in the early days of July, with unfailing courage and cheerfulness. A period of rest in a convalescent home and a recuperative holiday in Scotland followed, and it is a relief to all of us to be assurred that he is now fully recovered and that the doctors have pronounced him fit to resume his normal work. The record of the events of the Summer Term contained in this issue is, we believe, eloquent testimony to the vigour and variety of our school life today. Of the three terms of the academic year the Summer Term is perhaps the most crowded, containing as it does not only the usual activities of our multifarious Clubs and Societies, but Commemoration and the General Certificate examination as well. It is not always easy, when there is so much afoot, to preserve a sense of balance in the direction of one's energies, but that we succeed in doing so at St. Peter's is surely proved by the fact that this number of The Peterite records both the highest number of State Scholarships ever gained by the School and an unprecedented season for the Boat Club, which in its visits to various regattas acquired no less than seven trophies. It is not our normal practice to comment in this Editorial on our routine games and other activities, since they are, of course, reviewed 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... The Staff ... The Appeal ... Commemoration, 1956 ... Old Peterite News ... Examination Results, 1956 Valete and Salvete School Officers ... House Notes ... The Work Cup, 1955-56 The Oxford Cup, 1955-56 The Chapel The Choir The Library The Debating Society The Music Society Book Review—"Roman Spain" ... Careers A North Sea Trawler Young Farmers' Club ... British Ship Adoption Society Natural History Society Photographic Society "The Rhubarb Tree" The C.C.F. Scouting Shooting Fencing Tennis Cricket, 1956 Rugby Fixtures, 1956 Swimming The Boat Club The Junior School

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in extenso in the body of the magazine. But perhaps we may be

excused a reference to the Shooting VIII. Our visit to Bisley in July for the Public Schools' Competition was only the second of its kind, since 1955 was the first year in which it was found possible to overcome the many serious difficulties which had hitherto stood in our way. (That the effort is well worth while is, we think, beyond a doubt. Among other things there is much to be said for leaving our northern fastnesses and making contact with the public schools of the south.) Appreciating as they did their own inexperience and the traditionally high standard of the competition for the Ashburton Shield, the Shooting VIII did not expect to set the Thames on fire in their early ventures. It is all the more gratifying that the VIII graduated from 84th place in 1955 to 37th in 1956 (incidentally beating all other north of England schools) and that one member of the team, J. R. Peverley, who gained 16th place in the "Schools' Hundred Competition" with a score of 67 out of a possible 70, was awarded a badge.

THE STAFF CANON PArrESON At the end of last term we said goodbye to Canon C. Patteson, who had been the School Chaplain since September, 1947. During this period of nine years we have been very conscious of Canon Patteson's enthusiastic ministry in the School, and there are few boys who have not been considerably influenced by his teaching. Canon Patteson combined all that is best in both the Parish Priest and the Schoolmaster, and everyone connected with the School will feel that we have lost a friend and guide. We are glad to know that Canon Patteson, in becoming Vicar of Howden and Rural Dean, will not be far away, and we hope to see his familiar figure from time to time both in the School and on our playing fields.

MR. R. BENNETT We congratulate Mr. R. Bennett on his appointment as Head Master of Rutherford Grammar School, Newcastle, from the beginning of this term. We are very sorry on the other hand that this means his severing his connection with St. Peter's School, where he 2

has been senior Mathematics Master since 1949. Apart from his outstanding ability as a teacher and organiser, Mr. Bennett will be remembered for his enthusiastic work in the Scout Troop, and many boys will recall pleasant camps and hikes in his company. We hope Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and their family will settle happily in Newcastle. MR. V. B. GREGORY Mr. V. B. Gregory, whose marriage on 31st July to Miss Sheila Gladwin we record in our Old Peterite News, left us at the end of the Summer Term to begin new work in industry. He has taken up a post in London with the British Iron & Steel Federation. Mr. Gregory, who was a boy at the School from 1939 to 1946, returned in the capacity of Master in 1953 when he joined the Science Staff. In the comparatively short time that he was on the Staff Mr. Gregory showed convincingly that he had all the qualities which go to make a good schoolmaster. Apart from his work in the classroom, he proved an able and understanding assistant Housemaster in School House, and his enthusiasm for rowing, of which he is himself an outstanding exponent, was an invaluable asset to Mr. Howat in the coaching and organisation of the School rowing. His imperturbable good humour and attractive personality endeared him to all of us, and he will be greatly missed. We wish him well, both in the married state and in his new profession.

NEW MEMBERS The following new members joined the Staff at the beginning of the Christmas Term : The Rev. N. H. Kemp-Welch, M.A., King's College, Cambridge, who takes Canon Patteson's place as School Chaplain; Mr. G. D. Craine, B.A., St. John's College, Oxford, who joins the Science Staff; Mr. R. M. N. Montgomery, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge, who replaces Mr. Bennett on the Mathematics Staff; and Mr. M. J. Ockenden, B.A., St. Edmund's Hall, Oxford, who is to take Modern Languages. We welcome them all and wish them happiness in their work at St. Peter's.

BIRTHS COULTHARD.—On 21st July, 1956, to Margaret, wife of K. G. Coulthard, a daughter. JOHNSTON.—On 21st August, 1956, to Maureen (nee McClew), wife of D. P. Johnston, a daughter.

THE APPEAL We publish herewith the third List of Subscribers to our Appeal, the two former Lists having been printed and circulated separately. We also give below a summary showing the total received and promised to date. Included in the third List of Subscribers will be noted the contribution from Hobgate Mothers and Friends, arising out of a Coffee Party. We would specially like to thank these ladies, and particularly Mrs. Elson, for their enthusiasm in organising so successful a function, and we hope that this will be the precursor of other similar efforts. Although the response to the Appeal has been most encouraging, we feel there are many more friends of the School, and particularly Old Peterites, who will wish to help, and we can assure them that their support will be much appreciated. Building in connection with the Appeal has not yet started, but we hope that sufficient funds will be available to enable us to begin our major projects next year.

THIRD LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (to 26th September, 1956) Summary Totals Single Subscriptions. s. d.

Carried forward from previous lists Old Peterites Parents Others Collection : Commemoration

190 9 0 195 12 0 82 15 0 24 3 10

s. d. 3,486 17 4

492 19' 10 £3,979 17

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Carried forward from previous lists

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... ... ...

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25 5 3 29 15 10 2 0 0 1

£706 12

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706 12

£17,228 11

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COMMEMORATION, 1956 The deluge of rain throughout the Friday night and its resumption on the Saturday morning inevitably filled us with foreboding. Commemoration without the cricket match and the boat races and the social opportunities which go with them must forfeit much of its attraction, and as we trooped out of the Clifton Cinema after the Speech Day Ceremony we were not unreasonably apprehensive. However, all ended well. The skies cleared; a new wicket was prepared (though doubtless it would not have been approved by Test Match captains)• at 3 o'clock the O.P. XI set about its business of extricating itself from the ignominous position in which it had found ' itself at the close of play the day before; and the large gathering of spectators was able to enjoy a carefree and entertaining game in conditions which, if not ideal, were not unpleasant. Though an untimely shower prevented a finish that might have been exciting, and the C.C.F. concluded the proceedings with its impressive display rather earlier than had been scheduled, none the less we felt that the afternoon had been a success. The Old Peterite Dinner, held for the first time in the School dining hall (an experiment which proved an unqualified success), followed in the evening. The proceedings at the prize-giving in the Clifton Cinema followed the familiar pattern. The value and enjoyment which we derive from this function must depend largely, of course, on the qualities of our guest speaker, and our belief that the choice of Mr. Hugh Lyon, M.C., formerly Head Master of Rugby and now the Director of the Public Schools' Employment Bureau, would prove admirable was more than justified. Mr. Lyon's was one of the more noteworthy addresses we have had on this occasion. He was welcomed in the now traditional Latin oration, this time delivered by D. M. Walker, the senior Classical scholar, and we would congratulate Walker on the way in which he performed the difficult task of conveying to his audience, the bulk of whom could only follow in the printed English translation, the vigour, dignity, and expressiveness of the original. Mr. Lyon's address, as we expected, was devoted to the question of careers for boys leaving St. Peter's and schools like it. Rejecting the sordid association of the word "career" with its unattractive derivative "careerist", he contended that a career could and should be a vocation—"a calling in life", he explained, "to which you are meant to devote yourself, your energies, your talents, your tastes; and for every one of you there should be a career which you can make your vocation. Naturally at schools of this type from time immemorial there have been recruits going out to what are perhaps the greatest vocations of all, to the Church, to medicine, to teaching, to the service of your country at home and overseas. But you will perhaps forgive me if I mention another type of vocation, which sometimes is neglected. I have for the past years come, almost for the first time, 6

into close touch with the world of industry and commerce, and the more I have done that the more I have been impressed with what it is not exaggerating to call the national urgency for more young men of a quality that a school like this produces, to find their vocation there. I feel that in the past the business world has suffered many disadvantages, not least of them being perhaps the ignorance and prejudice which has been all too prevalent in some schools of this type. But I know that a man of good quality can there find not only a life full of interest, and responsibility and service, but a life which will be one where he has real human interests from first to last, and there are, I expect, many of you who if you give it thought could find there your vocation, and in that capacity do service to your country; and if you are going to do that, and are going to do it well, you have to be laying the foundations now, and so in a way we come back to the present." Mr. Lyon went on to say : "What is it you can be doing to prepare yourselves best for any sort of vocation whatever it may be? Well, first, I would say, get as much out of this School as you can. You are on a good wicket here, try and bat till the day's over. Stay here right on, your full time, if they will have you, and suck the orange dry. Try your hand at some of these very many outside activities that are there waiting for you to enjoy. That, I think, is the first thing, and then, of course, your life here, if it is going to be worthwhile, must be based upon the right foundation. Your Head Master said 'that in the best schools the school is centred on the School Chapel'. I am quite sure that is true. If your lives aren't built on that foundation then the service you render will be inefficient, unworthy. You need to be men of integrity. Men who give to the utmost of what they have, and in that connection remember that if you do stay on that extra year at school, you will not only be getting a great deal, you may be giving a little back, for all that the school has given you." Mr. Lyon's address, which was enlivened by a rich sense of humour, had the twin merits of brevity and clarity. Further, he achieved his aim of "trying to say a few things and not making you forget everything by trying to say too much". We are grateful to him for a speech which by its very simplicity and directness cannot have failed to impress his audience. A vote of thanks to Mr. Lyon, proposed by Professor Davison, was carried with enthusiasm. The Commemoration Service on the Sunday morning was, as always, a moving experience. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Canon T. H. Tardrew, who is a member of the governing body. The following was the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 27th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match. 6- 0 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual Meeting. 7-30 p.m. Concert in Big Hall.

SATURDAY, 28th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by Hugh Lyon, Esq., M.C. 2- 0 p.m. Cricket Match (2nd day). 2-30 p.m. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 6-45 p.m. A Display by the Band of the C. C.F., followed by the sounding of "Retreat" and the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset". Exhibitions of Arts and Crafts in the Art Room and of Hobbies in C Classroom. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner at The School. SUNDAY, 29th JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11- 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Rev. Canon T. H. Tardrew.

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT In the course of the Speech Day proceedings the Head Master gave his usual report on the activities of the School in the past year. Apart from his review of the work and of activities outside the classroom, the details of which are regularly reported in "The Peterite", Mr. Dronfield gave a lucid exposition of the general policy of the School and commented with his usual incisiveness on many of the problems which confront Independent Schools today. In his observation on the curriculum the Head Master had much of interest to say on the difficult problem of reconciling education in the widest sense with the demands of vocational training. He believed that in actual fact the two were not mutually exclusive and that it was possible to give a boy a wide general education and at the same time keep an eye on his probable career. It was our endeavour so to arrange the curriculum that no irrevocable decision as to a boy's Sixth Form course need be made until he had passed the "0" level stage—and Mr. Dronfield insisted, at St. Peter's School, 'all boys pass and do not by-pass this stage'. It was inevitable, of course, that a boy who took a third language, either Greek or German, must begin at the IVth Form stage and in consequence devote less time to other subjects. But this need not preclude his taking a Science course at a later stage in the VIth Form. He believed that the boy who had an interest in and a flair for the Classics or Modern Languages should be given the opportunity to indulge them at any rate to "0" level and that at this stage too much importance should not be assigned to the claims of his possible career. It was, however, Mr. Dronfield explained, after the "0" level stage had been passed that the problem of specialisation became acute. It was still possible for the clever boy, he believed, to take Classics, Modern Languages, History, or English up to standard high enough for admission to the University and then, if desired, switch to a Science course. In this connection the new Transfer Scholarship scheme inaugurated by the I.C.I. was of particular value; and it was significant that at recent conferences between Industrialists and 8

Educationists it had been the former who had deplored excessive early specialisation. However, despite such shifts in the wind (further illustrated by the decision of some universities to accept as Medical Students good boys who had been brought up at school in humane studies in the belief that such entrants would be well able to cope, after they get to the university, with the small amount of science really necessary for pre-medical training) it remained none the less true that it was the university entrance requirements which called the tune and that for the present we must adhere to the more traditional preparation for certain professions via the Science Sixth. In this matter of providing a general as well as specialist education in the VIth Forms the Head Master strongly commended the proposed introduction next term of two new two-year courses, one in "The History of Science" for boys on the Classical and Modern sides and the other in "Economic History of England" which can be taken by the Mathematical and Scientific boys. Both these courses would lead to examinations at the end of two years and would do much to correct the lack of balance implicit in specialised VIth Form courses. For he believed that the complete education of a boy "should be based on as high a standard of specialist achievement as is possible for him in one of the principal groups of subjects but that in addition his general school experience and training should teach him to know what to look for in a work of art or a piece of music, to know something about the government and economics of the presentday world, to express himself clearly and confidently in public, to develop a liking for poetry and literature and, above all, to meet and tolerate men of all races and languages". In his observations on our building and development plans, the Head Master drew a distinction between what was possible by our own revenues and resources and what could only be achieved within measureable time as a result of aid from outside. In the former category were the new classroom block, the renovation of the Chapel, The and the important additions to the Grove boarding house. purchase of a house in St. Peter's Grove would enable us in the course of the next year to modernise and make addition to the Manor which adjoined this newly-acquired property. In the same way the acquisition of a house in The Avenue which accommodated some of the Junior School boarders had enabled us to convert the first floor of St. Olave's into a Sanatorium which was more than adequate for our ordinary needs. Our major programme of development, Mr. Dronfield said, must await the greater success of the Appeal launched a year ago. That, up to the present, had reached the satisfactory total of nearly £21,000, but it was clear that large donations from industry or commerce or from individual benefactors would be needed to reach our target. In this respect it was unfortunate that our own presight two or three years ago in spending our available resources on providing first-class

laboratory accommodation had precluded us from benefiting by the new Industrial Fund to help science-teaching in the Independent Schools. While no-one could criticise the promotors of that fund for adhering strictly to it purpose the fact did correct an impression which seemed to be abroad that such a fund solved all our financial difficulties. Finally, before passing to his detailed review of the work and activities of the past school year, Mr. Dronfield had something to say about the recent increase in the School fees. He deplored the necessity for it and assured parents that every effort was being continually made to control expenditure and to keep our fees down to the minimum compatible with the maintenance of our high standards, particularly on the strictly educational side, and the provision of all reasonable facilities for the boys to develop outside the classroom. Much, he said, was said and written about the possibility of State aid either for Independent Schools or for individual parents, and he felt it was not his province to comment on it, except to reaffirm our determination to preserve our independence, not for the sake of independence, but because we believed that in that way we could make our best contribution to the educational system of our country.

PRIZE LIST

Norman Crombie Memorial Prize E. S. Portlock Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics - D. M. Walker Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form - C. W. Jose Below VIth - J. R. Humpherson Stephenson Greek Prize - C. W. Jose Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : VIth Form D. M. Walker Below VIth F. D. Lavender The Toyne European History Prize R. F. Coates The Head Master's Prize for Mathematics P. J. Netherwood The B.M.A. Medal for Science G. F. B. Mitchell The Jack Brittain Memorial Prize for Middle School Essay C. D. Ibberson The Frank Pick Prize for Design J. N. Russell The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : VIth Form C. R. Clough Below VIth A. H. Crowther The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize - M. Kay Modern Languages Prize H. C. Wright Senior Essay Prize I. E. F. Morton Physics Prize D. J. Oldman Chemistry Prize E. C. Sedman Geography Prize F. D. Lavender Music Prizes : Piano P. S. Roe Instrumental K. Wilson Art Prizes : - J. N. Russell Senior - W. R. Bytheway Junior General Knowledge Prizes : - B. W. H. Carter VIth Form - H. R. L. Purse Below VIth

FORM PRIZES Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths. and Science) Vth Form , (English Subjects) IV a IVA IVB IVC U. Shell A L. Shell A Shell B Remove -

J. G. Clark P. A. Crossley A. H. Crowther D. J. Wightman R. L. Evans - F. C. Beaumont M. K. Oldham S. C. Gibson P. H. Moat R. L. Jobling A. R. Ward

PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES, 1955-56 D. M. Walker P. L. Bardgett D. G. Barton J. D. Birch A. B. Bryce P. J. Netherwood A. Bloomfield R. V. King A. M. Marsh

- Open Exhibition in Classics, Downing College, Cambridge - State Scholarship in Chemistry and Biology - State Scholarship and York City Major Scholarship in Physics and Chemistry - State Scholarship and East Riding Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics State Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics - State Scholarship and York City Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics York City Major Scholarship in Music - East Riding Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics - East Riding Major Scholarship in Classics

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE COMMEMORATION DINNER, 1956 The Old Peterite Dinner was held on Saturday, 28th July. For the first time the Dinner was held in the School dining hall. The innovation was in the nature of an experiment, as, too, was the change from the Friday to the Saturday night. There can be no doubt of the success of these breaks with custom. Over 110 O.P.s were present, the largest gathering, at any rate since the war, and it was generally agreed that the Dinner was one of the most enjoyable in recent years. The toast of "The School" was given by M. E. Kershaw and responded to by the Head Master; the "O.P. Club" was proposed by Mr. D. K. Crews, and D. P. Norwood replied. H. L. Creer, the President of the Club, was in the Chair. The following is the list of those present :— J. T. Ankers. J. E. B. Annequin. J. M. Bannister. D. H. Beachell. I. S. Berg. R. Bower. D. H. Brown. Mr. Burgess. Mr. Chilman.

R. T. Clark. D. M. T. Clegg. G. R. H. Clemons. R. E. Cochrane. Mr. Craven. H. L. Creer. D. Creighton-Jack. Mr. Crews. G. N. P. Crombie.

M. I. Daniel. J. R. Dawson. R. G. De Little. R. J. De Little. E. A. K. Denison. Rev. J. A. Easten. D. I. Fletcher. P. Garbett. J. B. Gedge.

D. G. E. Graham. J. M. Graham. N. J. Green. Mr. Gregory. M. Goodburn. M. Hallas. Mr. Harding. F. B. S. Harmby. Rev. D. V. Hewitt. F. A. Hillyard. D. G. Hilton. Canon Hodd. D. K. Hodd. N. M. Hodd. D. C. Holmes. D. A. Hopkins. W. J. Horsley. J. G. Humble. C. D. Hunter. D. C. Jackson. R A. Jackson. Mr. Jeffs. R. N. Johnson. M. J. Kay. R. J. Kelsey.

M. E. Kershaw. C. D. B. Knowles. E. C. D. '0 Lees. C. H. Lewis. T. J. Lewis. M. C. M. Lochore. P. S. Lumby. D. Lyth. W. H. Masterman. J. E. Moore. H. Murray. J. H. Macdonald. D. P. Norwood. D. G. Oliver. G. H. Oxtoby. F, W. S. Pacey. M. J. Pallant. R. S. M. Parker. W. Ping. W. B. Powell. G. B. Piilian. R. M. Ratcliffe. J. M. Raylor. H. W. J. Rigg. G. W. Riley.

D. T. Rumfitt. W. S. Samuels. E. Sherrif. D. N. Simmons. A. E. Simpson. J. R. Shirtcliffe. F. C. Slegg. G. D. Smith. J. M. Smithson. P. A. Speight. H. Spencer. M. I. H. Sproulle. J. D. Stanely. R. M. Stanley. E. F. H. 0. Stansfield. P. M. Steele. R. A. Stratton. C. W. Thompson. E. D. Thornton. M. I. H. Unwin. C. M. Ward. A. J. Williams. B. Wilson.

(Note :—We apologise for some omissions in the above list occasioned by the fact that some tickets were acquired by proxy.)

O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Dinner will be held at Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street, on Wednesday, 7th November. Members of the Club who have not received details by the beginning of November and who wish to attend are asked to communicate with the London Secretary, Dr. R. H. Metcalfe, St. James's Hospital, Ousley Road., Balham, S.W.12. WEST RIDING DINNER As announced in our last number, another West Riding Dinner will be held on Thursday, 1st November, at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield. The arrangements are in the hands of G. D. Smith, 30 Goldington Drive, Oakes, Huddersfield, and any O.P.s interested should communicate with him. O.P. CLUB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING All members of the Club will by this time have received the notice issued by H. L. Creer, the President, convening an Extraordinary General Meeting at the School on 13th October. It may be that by the time these notes are published the meeting will already have been held, and comment at this stage may therefore be superfluous. For the benefit of those readers who may not have been able to attend, it may, however, be explained that there were two main motives for this meeting—the unsatisfactory nature of the Annual General Meeting held during the Commemoration weekend 12

and the excessive dependence of the Club on the School authorities. There can be no doubt that the attempt to sandwich in an Annual Meeting in the midst of the crowded Commemoration programme has been a failure and that neither an adequate attendance nor the requisite enthusiasm are possible at such a time. It is hoped, too, that the undoubted enthusiasm of individual members can be collectively mobilised to infuse the O.P. Club with greater vigour and purpose. The School, of course, would continue to co-operate to the fullest extent, but it is felt that much could be done to give the Club a stronger and more independent life.

OLD PETERITE RUGGER AND HOCKEY MATCHES P. Penniston, Fair Mount, Hillthorpe, Pudsey, Yorks., is again arranging the O.P. XV to play the School on Saturday, 15th December. Any O.P. wishing to play should apply to him. The O.P. hockey match will be played on Saturday, 9th March. Any O.P.s wishing to play should write to P. M. Steele, 3 Avenue Terrace, Clifton, York.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CLUB We have received the following communication from the Chairman of the Public Schools' Club in London. We feel that it may be of interest to many Old Peterites. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' CLUB 100 Piccadilly, London, W.I. May, 1956. Dear Sir, It is many years since you received any information about the Club and I am therefore, at the request of the Committee, sending you a few details of its activities and amenities which I hope will be useful and of interest to you. 1. PREMISES. 100 Piccadilly is situated opposite the Green Park and in addition to its Club Rooms has twenty-six bedrooms for the use of members. 2. OLD BOYS' MEETINGS. Private rooms, free of charge, are provided for the committee meetings of Old Boys and Societies. 3. CLUB AND PRIVATE DINNERS. Old Boys' Club Dinners can be held in the Club and in special cases arrangements can be made for members to hold private dinners. 4. LADIES' ANNEXE. This adjoins the Club and has a separate entrance in White Horse Street. There is a lounge, dining room and cocktail bar where lady guests can be entertained. 13

Mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of members can become associate members. SQUASH COURTS. Arrangements have been made for Members to use the courts at a nearby Club. 5.

SECRETARYSHIP. Mr. C. Martin-Sperry who was Secretary for some fifteen years has retired for reasons of health and Mr. T. J. R. Dashwood has recently been appointed in his place.

MEMBERSHIP. There is no entrance fee and the present rates of subscriptions are

as follows :—

Town Members ... Country Members ... Overseas Members Junior Members (aged 18-23)

...

... ... ... ...

£15 15 7 7 2 2 3 3

0 0 0 0

(Where a member has joined the Club under the age of 23, he may continue as a full Town Member until the age of 27 at a Special Subscription of £9 9s. Od.) £3 3 0 ... Associate Lady Members ... The Secretary will be pleased to provide any further details or information you may require. Yours sincerely, R. S. BLUNDELL,

Chairman.

THE SCHOOL SHOP The School Shop has a good supply of the new Old Peterite Blazer Badge, priced at 45/-. Orders should be sent to Mr. A. T. Howat and should include 3d. for postage.

ITEMS J. C. Griffiths (1944-50), who proceeded from St. Peter's to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, has been awarded a Middle Temple Harmsworth Law Scholarship. The Harmsworth Law Scholarships of the annual value of £300 or £200 and tenable for three years, are a coveted honour and we congratulate Griffiths on his distinction.

W. J. Horsley, who is articled to Mr. D. H. Smallwood, of Dacre, Son and Hartley, of Otley, has achieved a notable examination double success which is believed to be unique.

He recently passed first in order of merit in all England in the intermediate examination of the Chartered Auctioneers' Institute. Now he has passed first in all England in the intermediate examination of the Royal Institute of Chartered. Surveyors. * * * J. E. Thompson (The Rise, 1937-42), whose stage sobriquet is Jimmy Thompson, is winning an enviable reputation in his chosen career of the stage. He is at present starring in the revue "For Amusement Only" at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. His deliciously witty parody of the pianist, Liberace, "stopped the show" at the opening performance on 9th June and was widely acclaimed by the Press. He has made 37 television appearances and countless broadcasts; and during the last two years he has been particularly associated with the type of revue known as "intimate". In his seven years on the stage he has given convincing proof of his versatility in straight drama, variety, cabaret, and revue. His London appearances include "The Boy Friend", "Intimacy at 8", "Oranges and Lemons", "Penny Plain", and "Blame it on Adam".

OBITUARY MICHAEL WILLIAM BOLTON It is with great regret that we record the untimely and tragic death of Michael Bolton (The Rise, 1949-55). He lost his life as a result of a dinghy accident in the Firth of Forth on 25th June. He was studying medicine at Edinburgh University and was sailing in the Forth with two companions when the disaster occurred about a mile east of the Forth Bridge. Michael, with selfless courage, set out to swim to the shore and left his companions, who were later picked up by a naval hopper, to cling to the upturned dinghy. A search by helicopters and naval craft failed to locate Michael, and it was some two months before his body was recovered. Michael had entered the Junior School in 1947 and had left St. Peter's as recently as July, 1955. He had been a House Monitor in the Rise, and had been awarded his 1st XV cap and his 1st IV colours. He took an active and enthusiastic part in all School activities and was universally popular with his fellows in the School, to whom his tragic death was a severe shock. To his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, of 286 Bishopthorpe Road, York, we tender our sincerest condolences in the tragic loss of their only son. Mr. R. CRAWSHAW We regret to record the death on 26th September of Robin Crawshaw, formerly of Selwyn House, Broadstairs. Mr. Crawshaw, who was in his 90th year, was at St. Peter's from 1880 to 1885.

MARRIAGES

BAKER—LOCK. On 23rd June, 1956, at Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, Captain Ian Helstrip Baker to Sally, daughter of Major and Mrs. H. 0. Lock, of York House, Dorchester. [1941-45.]

BLACK—MILLS. On 15th August at Christ Church, Harrogate, by the Rev. T. A. Bendelow, Victor Maurice, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Black, of York, to Katherine Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mills, of Harrogate. [1935-41.] CAMFIELD—SHEPPARD. On 4th August, 1956, at All Saints Church, Orpington, Kent, Anthony Albert Camfield to Joy Sheppard. [Rise, 1942-48.] COCHRANE—BROOK. On the 18th August, 1956, Robert Euan Cochrane, of 85 Etty Avenue, Tang Hall, York, to Margaret Ruth Brook, of 159 Hull Road, York, at St. George's Methodist Church, York. [Temple, 1941-46.] GREGORY—GLADWIN. On 31st July, at St. Andrew's Church, Bishopthorpe, Vincent Boyes, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Gregory, of 10 Fifth Avenue, Heworth, York, to Sheila Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gladwin, of the White House, Bishopthorpe. [1939-461 MACPHERSON—NICHOLSON. On 4th September, at St. Aelred's R.C. Church, York, Flight-Lieutenant Ian Stewart Macpherson, D.F.C., to Jacqueline Mary, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Nicholson, of 22 Main Avenue, Heworth, York. [1936-46.] PING—HOLMSTROM. On 7th July, 1956, at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Ranmoor, Sheffield, by the Rev. Canon H. Norman Hodd, 0.P., Rural Dean and Vicar of Mansfield, Notts., William Hugh Wentworth, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wentworth Ping, "Lowfields", 8 Galtres Grove, Clifton, York, to Joan Carol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Holmstrom, Lindrick Dale, nr. Worksop. [Rise, 1938-42.]

ENGAGEMENTS DENISON—PEACOCK. The engagement is announced between Edward Allan Kitson, younger son of Mrs. M. Denison, of Clifton Dale, York, and Mr. A. A. Denison, of London, and Mary Hey, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Peacock, of Enfersykes, Old Malton. [1936-46.] GOODBURN—SHERWOOD. The engagement is announced of Michael George, only son of the late George Harold Goodburn, and of Mrs. Goodburn, 22 Fitzroy Drive, Leeds, 8, to Christine Margaret, only child of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Sherwood, of 12 St. Margaret's Grove, Leeds, 8. [1943-51.] SIMPSON—BURNS. The engagement is announced between Albert Eric, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Simpson, of New Earswick, York, and Joan Margaret, only daughter of the late Mr. J. W. Burns and of Mrs. Burns, of Southey Green, Sheffield. [1947-52.] WARRINGTON—PULLEYNE. The engagement is announced between Ian Unwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Warrington, of Sheffield, and Dorothy Eileen Cynthia, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Pulleyne, of Leeds, and Mr. Paul Pulleyne, of Boston Spa. [Rise, 1945-50.]

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1956 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS Six State Scholarships were gained by St. Peter's candidates on the results of the Oxford and Cambridge G.C. Examination at "S" level. We congratulate the following :— B. W. H. Carter—State Scholarship in Classics. C. W. Jose—State Scholarship in Claisics. D. J. Oldman—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. J. R. Peverley—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. E. C. Sedman—State Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. D. T. Sparham—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. 16

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LOCAL AUTHORITY SCHOLARSHIPS

M. T. Carter—Major Scholarship in Classics. D. J. Oldman—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. J. R. Peverley—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. E. C. Sedman—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science. D. T. Sparham—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Science.

NORTH RIDING. B. W. H. Carter—Major Scholarship in Classics. WEST RIDING. J. M. Forster—County University Exhibition. NOTTS. COUNTY. R. F. Coates—County Senior Scholarship in History and French. ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC We congratulate B. Jones on passing with Distinction the Grade VII (Advanced) Examination in pianoforte playing, and R. W. Bentley on his success in Grade VI (Intermediate). OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD GENERAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, JULY, 1956 "A" & "S" LEVELS Carter, B. W. H.* (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Carter, M. T. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Jose, C. W.* (Latin, Greek—Distinction, Ancient History). Bean, R. G.* (French, English). Bradford, R. N. (French). Coates, R. F.* (French, History). High, R. L. (French). Irvin, D. B. (French, English, History). Kirby, D. (French, German). Le Pla, R. G. (History). Loadman, J. R.* (English, Art). MacKellar, W. G.* (French). Metcalf, D. G. (Latin—Distinction, French). Morris, P. A. (English, History). Morton, I. E. F.* (French, English). Pfluger, D. (History). Stanton M. P. (French, German). Taylor, 'N. D. (French, English). Woolley, C. J. (History, Geography). Wright, H. C. (French—Distinction, German). Bingham, R. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brown, K. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Chilman, T. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Franklin J. F. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Hancock, ' M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Holt, D. R. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Lamb, D. A. A. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Roe, P. S. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Stephenson, T. G. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Sykes, M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Wilson, A. C. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Barton, D. G. (Zoology, Botany). Burden, G. P. (Art, Mathematics for Science, Physics). Clayton, P. B. (Chemistry, Biology). Clough, C. R.* (Physics, Chemistry).

Gosling, K. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Handler, M.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Heap, B. A.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Hopwood, A. P. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Isherwood, A. J. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Kay, M. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Kirby, F. A. L. (Mathematics for Science, Chemistry). Mitchell, G. F. B. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Morrison, J. D. (Physics, Chemistry). Oldham, D. J. (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Peverley, J. R.* (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Portlock, E. S.* (Physics, Chemistry). Scarth, R. M. (Physics). Sedman, E. C.* (Mathematics for Science—Dinstinction, Physics— Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Sparham, D. T. (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Turner, E. H. N.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Welsh, M. (Chemistry). Wilkinson, D. (Mathematics for Science, Chemistry). Wilson, I. Nathematics for Science). Wilson, R. B.* (Physics, Chemistry). Wroe, S. J. S. (Geography, Chemistry, Biology). * After a name indicates a Pass in the optional General Paper.

VU (1, 2).

ORDINARY LEVEL

Armstrong, J. 0. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Barry, I. 0. (English Language, English Literature, French, German). Bolton, E. S. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brewin, J. D. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Brocklebank, D. N. (French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Burdon, R. T. (English Language, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Carolin, C. J. (French, Elementary Mathematics, Chemistry). Clark, J. G. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Crossley, P. A. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Crowther, A. H. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Dale, A. (English Language, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). Elliott, R. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, German, Elementary Mathematics). Field, R. A. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Gomersall, A. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Hamilton, P. G. (English Language, French, Physics). House, W. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Howat, P. W. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics). 18

Marsden, D. (English Language, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics). Purse, H. R. L. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Rayner, D. E. (English Language, History, Latin, French Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Robinson, D. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Slade, D. L. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, Franch, German, Elementary Mathematics). Slater, J. G. (English Language, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Strong, J. P. (English Language, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Thorp, R. H. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Way, B. G. (History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Wheeler, R. M. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Wilson, D. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Young, D. G. M. (English Language, History, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics). VU (3, 4). Allan, T. M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Bagshaw, D. W. (Elementary Mathematics). Bentley, R. W. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Blenkhorn, G. W. (English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Burbidge, P. B. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Burrows, A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics). Burton, P. J. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Butland, A. N. P. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). Bygate, J. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Collingwood, D. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Gee, D. H. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, Greek, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Hopper, K. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Humpherson, J. R. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry).

Jesper, P. S. H. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics with-Chemistry). McCallum, A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Maxwell, J. R. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Mayson, D. C. (English Language, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Parkin, F. N. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Physicswith-Chemistry). Parkin, G. D. (English Language, Geography, French, Physics-withChemistry). Rice, T. D. L. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, General Science). Steel, K. A. (English Language, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Turnbull, D. R. (French, Elementary Mathematics). -

V Mod. Beaumont, L. T. i(English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Brown, P. B. (General Science). Burn, P. H. C. (Elementary Mathematics, General Science, Art). Butler, B. C. R. (English Literature, History, Geography, General Science). Chadwick, C. I. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Craven, B. W. A. (English Language). Crowe, R. E. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Hick, J. K. (English Language). Ibberson, J. S. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics). Lennox, J. M. (English Language, History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Littlewood, J. V. (English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). Lowley, G. P. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Miers, J. F. (Geography, General Science, Art). Newitt, J. A. (English Language, History, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics). Smith, E. M. )(English Language, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Spink, J. G. (English Language). Storey, D. (English Literature, French). Taylor, K. H. (English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Ward, J. M. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Watson, T. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Whitmore, J. A. (English Language, Geography). Wood, M. R. (General Science).

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (JULY, 1956) THE GROVE D. M. Walker. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). School Monitor. Head of The Grove. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E. "0" and "A" Levels, 1953. State Scholarship, 1954. Open Exhibition to Downing College, Cambridge, 1955. Editor of "The Peterite". Library Monitor. Chapel Committee. Secretary of Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1955. 2nd XV, 1955. Captain and Colours, 1955. 3rd IV, 1956. 2nd IV Colours, 1956. Chess Team, 1952-53-54-55-56. Queen's Scout. A.S.M. of Senior School Scout Troop. M. D. Fish. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Played for 1st XI, 1956. 2nd XI, 1955-56. Colours, 1956. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. A/Cpl. 2 i/c Army Training Platoon. Cert. "A", Parts I and IL Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. N. J. Magson. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E. "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd XI, 1954. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Colours, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. 1st V Squash, 1954-55-56. Colours, 1955-56. Captain of Squash, 1956. Hull and E.R. Squash Competition, 1955-56. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. E. H. N. Turner. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Science Society Committee. Music Society Committee, 1953-54. Member of Curia. School Orchestra, 1951-56. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Cdt., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. Band. Senior Scout. World Jamboree, Canada, 1955. Queen's Scout. D. Wilkinson. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. 2nd Hockey XI, 1954-55. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. Played for Squash Team, 1955-56. A/Cpl. in Army Basic Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. 1st Class Shot. T. M. Allan. 1954-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Basic Section. Cert. "A", Part I. N. J. Dick. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Music Society Committee. Choir. Choir Librarian. 2nd XV, 1955. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. 2nd Class Shot. D. C. Mayson. 1952-56 I(St. Olave's, 1947). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. J. G. Walker. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. THE MANOR R. B. Wilson. 1950-56. School Monitor. Head of The Manor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1956. Colts XV, 1952. 1st XV Colours, 1954-55. Northumberland Schoolboys' XV, 1954. 2nd Hockey XI, 1955. Captain and Colours, 1955. Played for 1st Hockey XI, 1955. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1954-55-56. Captain, 1955-56. Bisley Major Colours, 1955-56. Vice-Captain of Shooting, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Signal Instructor's Cert. Marksman.

M. A. Handler. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Science. Science

Society Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1955. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1955. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1956. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. P.O. i/c. Naval Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Marksman.

I. Wilson. 1952-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level,

1954; "A" Level, 1956. Debating Society Committee. School Play, 1955. 3rd IV Cox, 1954. 2nd IV Cox, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st IV Cox, 1956. Colours, 1956. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. Marksman. D. A. Collingwood. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. P. J. Ladd. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. 2nd XV, 1955. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. 1st Class Shot. M. P. Williams-Raaharge. 1954-56. IVC. Cdt. in Signals Section. Band. Cert. "A", Part I. M. R. Wood. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Choir, 1951-54. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Exam. 1st Class Shot. QUEEN'S HOUSE B. A. Heap. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). School Monitor. Head of Queen's House. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1956. Colts XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953. 1st XV Colours, 1954-55. 2nd IV, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st IV Colours, 1954-55-56. Captain of Boats, 1955-56. Flt./Sgt. i/c. R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. D. G. Barton. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). School Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1954. Cambridge University 1st M.B. York City Major Scholarship, 1955. State Scholarship, 1955. Library Monitor. Science Society Committee. Secretary, 1955-56. Natural History Society Committee, 1955. 2nd XV, 1953-54-55. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. Fencing Colours, 1953-54. Secretary of Tennis, 1956. Chess Team, 1955-56. S.S.M. i/c. Basic Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. R.A. Classification Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. M. T. Carter, 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. York City Major Scholarship in Classics, 1956. Chapel Committee. Library Monitor. 2nd XV, 1955. Sgt. 2 i/c. Army Section. i/c. Demonstration Squad. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. I. E. F. Morton. 1951-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1955. Shooting VIII, 1955-56. Major Bisley Colours, 1955-56. Fencing Team, 1952-53-54-55-56. Colours, 1954. A/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. R. G. Bean, 1952-56. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Music Society Committee. Secretary, 1955-56. Choir, 1952-56. Orchestra. Librarian, 1955. School Play, 1955. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Leading Bugler, 1955. Drum Major, 1956. 1st Class Shot. P. B. Brown. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman.

R. G. Bingham. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Choir. Orchestra. P. H. C. Burn. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Choir, 1949-53, 55-56. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. A. Burrows, 1953-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Colts XV, 1954. Colts XI, 1954. 1st XI Colours, 1954-55-56. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. C. J. Carolin. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Senior Scout. Queen's Scout. R. E. D. Clifford. 1954-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). Shell B. A. P. Hopwood. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1955. Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd IV, 1956. Colours, 1956. Sgt. i/c. Basic. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. M. A. Jones. 1953-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Photographic Society Committee. 2nd Hockey XI, 1956. 2nd XI, 1956. Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI, 1956. Orchestra. A/L/Cpl. in Army Section. 2 i/c. Demonstration Squad. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. P. Strong. 1951-56. VB. J. A. Whitmore. 1952-56. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. THE RISE E. S. Portlock. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Head of School. Head of The Rise. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Member of Curia. Debating Society Committee. Chapel Committee. Games Committee. 2nd XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. 4th IV, 1954. 2nd IV, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st IV Colours, 1956. Athletics Team, 1954. C.W.O. i/c. C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Advanced Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Reciprocal Visit to U.S.A., 1955. Flying Scholarship, 1956. R. F. Coates. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Photographic Society Committee. Treasurer, 1954-55. Secretary, 1955-56. Chess Team, 1955-56. Sgt. Instructor in Recruit Section. 1st Class Shot. J. M. Forster. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Bisley Major Colours, 1956. Squash Colours, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section, i/c. Instruction Room. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Advanced Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. A. J. Isherwood. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1945). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Debating Society Committee. Colts XI, 1953. Played for 1st XI, 1954. White Rose IV, 1955. 1st VIII Shooting Minor Colours, 1956. Major Bisley Colours, 1955-56. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Marksman. P. S. Roe. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Music Society Committee. School Play, 1954. Colts XV, 1952-53. Colours, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954-55. Colours, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1953-55. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. Colts XI, 1954. 2nd XI, 1956. Captain and Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI, 1956. Squash Team, 1956. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert."A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot.

R. M. Scarth. 1951-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. 2nd VIII Shooting, 1956. 1st Bisley Major Colours, 1956. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Armourer Sgt. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. J. B. Wilkinson. 1950-56. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Science Society Committee. Orchestra. 4th IV, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Boat Rating. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. 1st Class Shot. J. D. Morrison. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Chapel Committee. Photographic Society Committee. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. F. Sheldon. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. School Play, 1954. A.B. in R.N. Section. R.N. Storeman Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. J. G. Spink. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). Vth Modern. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

SCHOOL HOUSE N. J. Bell. 1951-56. School Monitor. Head of School House. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Member of Curia. School Orchestra, 1954. Colts XV, 1952. Colours, 1952. Played for 1st XV, 1952. 1st XV Colours, 1953-54-55. Cap and Captain of Rugby, 1955. Sheffield District Schoolboys' XV, 1953-55. Captain, 1955. Yorkshire Schoolboy Trial XV, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1953. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1954-55-56. Bisley Major Colours, 1955-56. Captain of Shooting, 1956. Sgt. i/c. Recruit Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. B. Clayton. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). School Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Games Committee. Founder Member of Young Farmers' Club. School Play, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955-56. Hull and E. Riding Schoolboys' XV, 1955-56. Colts XI, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st XI Colours, 1954-55-56. Cap and Vice-Captain of Cricket, 1956. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1955-56. Chess Team, 1951-52-53-54-55-56. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Efficiency Badge. Leading Drummer in Band. 1st Class Shot. R. G. Le Pla. 1951-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Library Monitor. Chapel Committee. Music Society Committee. School Play, 1953 and 1955. Choir, 1955-56. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1955. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Asst. Armourer. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. R. N. Worsley. 1951-56. House Monitor. Transitus Modern. "0" Level, 1954. Debating Society Committee. Mu is Society Committee. Secretary of Choral Society, 1955-56. Choir, f951-52-54-55-56. School Play, 1953. 2nd XV, 1955. Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XI Cricket, 1956. Played for 1st XI Cricket, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1956. Colours, 1956. Played for 1st XI Hockey, 1955-56. Fencing Team, 1953. Fencing Colours, 1954-55-56. Captain, 1955-56. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Ldg. Seaman Exam. R.N. Writer. Marksman. 1 D. W. Bagshaw. 1953-56. V Upper. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot. M. Ruddock. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. School Play, 1953-54. Ldg. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Band. 1st Class Shot.

R. J. Sharp. 1952-56. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Colts XV, 1953. 2nd XV, 1954. Colours, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XV Colours, 1955. Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XI, 1954. 2nd IV, 1956. Colours, 1956. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Band. Bugler's Proficiency. Marksman. K. H. Taylor. 1953-56. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Young Farmers' Club Committee. 1st VIII Shooting Minor Colours, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. T. Watson, 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Modern. Choir, 1952-54. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. TEMPLE R. D. Beckitt. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Vice-Head of School. Head of Temple. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Editor of "The Peterite". Head Library Monitor, 1955-56. Chapel Committee. Debating Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Member of Curia. School Play, 1954-55. Colts XV, 1952. 2nd XV, 1953-54-55. 3rd IV, 1953. 2nd IV Colours, 1953. 2nd IV, 1954. Colours, 1954. 1st IV Colours, 1955-56. 1st VIII, 1952. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1953-54-55-56. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P.L. in Senior Scouts, 1955. D. A. A. Lamb. 1950-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Lower VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Entry to R.N.C., Dartmouth, 1953. Science Society Committee. Photographic Society Committee. Member of Curia. 1st Shooting VIII, 1956. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. P.O. Exam. Yeoman Signals. Gunnery Qualification. Marksman. Queen's Scout. Acting A.S.M. in Senior Scouts. W. G. MacKellar. 1950-56. House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. York City Bursary, 1955. Music Society Committee. Cpl. in Army Section. Coy. Clerk. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 2nd Class Shot. J. R. Loadman. 1951-56 (St, Olave's, 1949). Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Senior Scout. J. A. Newitt. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cdt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot D. H. K. Simpson. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Cpl. in Army Section. Army Storeman. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. R. S. Smyth. 1953-56 (St. Olave's, 1949). IVC. Cdt. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Exam. 2nd Class Shot. M. Kay. L.VID. Junior School, 1949-51. Senior School, 1951-56. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Winner of first Yorkshire Agricultural Society's prize. Bdr., R.A. Detachment. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Classified Signaller. Part I of R.A. Exam. Marksman. M. Veal. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954. Cdt. in Army Section. J. M. Ward. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Choir, 1951-52. Colts XI, 1954. 2nd XI, 1956. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot.

SALVETE (MAY, 1956) SCHOOL HOUSE R. Yunibandhu. Transitus D.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1956 HEAD OF SCHOOL : E. S. PORTLOCK SCHOOL MONITORS :

D. G. BARTON P. B. CLAYTON HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: M. D. FISH, D. KIRBY, N. J. MAGSON, T. G. STEPHENSON, E. H. N. TURNER, D. WILKINSON. The Manor: M. HANDLER, D. G. METCALF, J. R. PEVERLEY, I. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: B. W. H. CARTER, M. T. CARTER, I. E. F. MORTON, P. J. NETHERWOOD. The Rise: R. F. COATES, J. M. FORSTER, A. J. ISHERWOOD, D. OLDMAN, P. S. ROE, R. M. SCARTH, J. B. WILKINSON. School House: A. G. HALL, F. A. L. KIRBY, R. G. LE PLA, T. J. ROBBINS-JONES, R. N. WORSLEY. Temple: D. A. A. LAMB, W. G. MACKELLAR, P. A. MORRIS, E. C. SEDMAN, D. T. SPARHAM, M. WELSH. GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Cricket: D. KIRBY Captain of Boats: B. A. HEAP Captain of Squash: N. J. MAGSON Captain of Shooting: N. J. BELL Captain of Fencing: R. N. WORSLEY EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : D. M. WALKER, R. D. BECKITT, D. PFLUGER. •

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE We are able to report another successful term, which brings to a close a year marked by success in almost every sport. The cricket competition seemed very open this year, as we were without our captain, indeed the captain of School cricket, D. Kirby. We must therefore congratulate N. J. Magson, who had the difficult task of replacing Kirby as captain, and his team on their success. Having beaten School House in the semi-final we beat the Rise in a close and interesting final. Kirby would also have played as our first tennis string, but we do not offer this as an excuse for narrowly losing to a strong team from the Rise. At any rate we probably provided the most exciting match of the whole tournament when our leading pair pulled back from 26

6-5 down to beat the Rise first string (a promising young partnership), by 14 games to 12 some forty-five minutes later. An account of the Grove's fencing match will no doubt be given in the Queen's note's, and our junior cricket team was not strong enough to defeat the eventual winners, Queen's. Our most unexpected victory of the year was the winning of the Swimming Sports, largely because of a very strong Senior entry in which Parry, Fish, and P. L. Bellwood were outstanding. One of the main contributions to our victory was the wise decision of our swimming captain, T. G. Stephenson, to reserve all his efforts in the finals for one length in the relay. We are pleased to record here the awards of House colours to Parry and Bellwood, which they have so obviously deserved. Throughout the year the Monitors, though by no means possessing a monopoly of the House's games talent, have invariably shown an enthusiastic leadership both in practising themselves, and above all in helping to encourage and to train the junior members of the House in every sport in which they have been given the opportunity to assist, and at the end of the year we should like to thank them for their leadership and encouragement and example. We must congratulate Kirby on his appointment as Captain of School 'Cricket, Magson on his cap, and J. J. F. Knapton and P. B. Burbidge on their cricket colours, and most of the House 1st IV on their share in the successes of the School Boat Club. But let it not be said that sport is all that matters in the Grove. Our upper landing suffered an attack, even though belatedly, of examinitis, and our main occupation for several weeks has been the hasty revision of chemistry "spots". It is pleasant also to record that J. F. Miers has been Secretary of the Natural History Society, the first member of the House to become Secretary in a major School society for three years. As usual. our musicians have done what was expected of them, and the chorus for the music competition, trained by W. J. Dick, gained us a close second place. Several members of the House gave solos in the music competition and our share in the trumpet voluntary in particular will re-echo down the annals of School music. Finally we must bid farewell to Mr. Coulthard as Assistant Housemaster, and thank him for all he has done for us during the last three years, and welcome Mr. Holbeche, who is to succeed him.

THE MANOR If one may judge by the results we have obtained, this term would appear to have been highly successful, and despite some small setbacks earlier in the term, we have risen to what would have seemed "dizzy heights" a term ago. As usual we have contributed several members to School teams. Wilson, I., gained his colours as 1st IV cox, and Bywater, 2nd IV, and Wilson, M., 3rd IV, were both awarded 2nd IV colours. 27

In cricket, an almost "lost sport", so it would seem, MaoCallum played for the 1st XI and was awarded his colours, and Brocklebank, Chadwick, and Ridley played for the 2nd XI, colours being given to Brocklebank. In the Senior House cricket we lost to School House by only 20 runs, and in view of the relative proportions of School team players this was a highly commendable performance, and does credit to the practices conducted beforehand. The Junior cricket match, after a protracted and hard-fought battle, was lost to Queen's. Chadwick was awarded his House colours for his efforts on the cricket field and as Captain of House cricket. Shooting, however, has proved our main success. The Bisley VIII contained Wilson, R. B., as vice-captain, and Peverley as the highest scorer in the Ashburton, both being awarded their colours. The Recruit Cup and Individual Shot Cup were won by Goolden and Lennox respectively, to be followed by the Inter-House and Aggregate Cups. As members of the House shooting team, Handler and Peverley were awarded House colours. We hoped to be successful, too, in the Fernie Cup, but were hindered by an insecure bridge, which precipitated two members into a bottomless cavern and possibly cost us victory in the exercise. The drill squad, encouraged by Handler and sundry instructors, carried off the Recruit Cup, amid some ribald remarks from those who had previously seen the squad drilling. The swimming competition was conducted to a dramatic close. Efforts by those less susceptible than the average to exposure to cold brought us to within two points of success, but victory was not to be, for in the last race Grove pulled up in an exciting relay to give them victory. It was announced half-way through the term that the House next to the Manor, No. 2 St. Peter's Grove, had been acquired, and that it was to be used for extra dormitories, studies and common rooms. No more people will sleep at No. 7 and although some Grovites will sleep in No. 2, it is understood that it will be architecturally linked with the present Manor very soon. Yard cricket has flourished as usual this term, and appears to be as popular as its conventional counterpart. Unfortunately mighty hitting made the Junior yard version too dangerous, and it was stopped. A noticeable feature this term has been the decline in cycling on Sundays. This was in part due to the bad weather, but mainly to the new regulations concerning exeats. We are saying farewell to many people this term. Mr. Bennett relinquishes his post as Assistant Housemaster after being with us for three years and contributing much to the House during that time. He leaves us to take up an appointment as a Head Master in Newcastle, and with him go our best wishes for his future. 28

Also leaving us is Goldmann, who came to us from Hanover for the term. We much appreciate his presence as an active member of the House and hope his visit has proved interesting and pleasant. Finally we bid farewell to Wilson, R. B., Handler, Wilson, I., Ladd, Wood, M., and Raaharge. We thank them for all they have done for the House and wish them every success for the future.

QUEEN'S Lots of names in School teams, lots of prizes, lots to be proud of this term : and to the sound of the Monitors' study arguing over cards, we herewith write up the yearbook with the final details. We won the Junior cricket, the tennis (again), the music (again), and the fencing (at last). We lost our Senior Cricket Cup to Rise in the first round, but still ended with seven pieces of silverware. Bean gathered House colours for his efforts. The Fernie Cup found us on the tail of School House, the winners, despite shortcomings in our drill and an overloaded boat. The C.C.F., however, is still controlled by the Sergeant Major and Queen's N.C.O.s. School teams had Burrows (colours) a regular in the 1st XI, which tried also Netherwood, Hopper, Jones, Crane, before promoting them to the 2nd team. Crane took a further jump. Bygate led the Senior Colts, with Dale, Jesper, Swain among the merry men. Moat and Horsley wore white for the Junior XI. On a number of rivers in the North of England, Heap, Hopwood, Whitmore, Bytheway, had much to do with pushing several pointed ends past several flags, while Beresford made sure the second crew went in the right direction. See Boating Notes for the list of cups, tankards, etc. In School shooting, Morton had Bisley VIII colours reawarded, and was seen in a ridiculous hat. Queen's came unhappily last in the House shooting matches. In the Swimming Sports Queen's came fourth, with six firsts, three of them by Stewart, who gets Junior House colours. Lots of prizes, we said. We meant it. Netherwood—Head Master's Prize for Mathematics; Carter, B. W. H.—General Knowledge (VIth Form); Clough—O.P. Reading (VIth Form); CrowtherO.P. Reading (below VIth), also his Form Prize; Morton—Senior Essay; Wightman and Moat—each their Form Prizes; Bytheway, W. R.—Junior Art. And Nick R. de Herberte-Bartoune (whom you will not find either in the School List or in Debrett) won the Hobbies Cup with a sheet of ersatz vellum and a family tree. We say goodbye this year to Heap, Barton, D. G., Carter, M. T., Morton, Bean, Hopwood, Whitmore, Brown, P. B., Burrows, Carolin, Burn, Bingham, Jones, M. A., and Clifford; poor Smart goes to the Manor. We wish them all they wish themselves. We must not end without reference to Mr. Rhodes. Many of us knew him (too well, maybe !) before the day-boy split, and we all wish him a quick and permanent recovery. 29

THE RISE In the inevitable and furious cleaning that the Rise suffers at the end of a School year, the House notes written by the retiring Head of House were unfortunately mislaid, and the following were inspired by a pint of strong, black coffee and hastily compiled during the midnight hours by a member of the House who apologises for any omissions. This term the monitorial body was increased by the promotion of Oldman and Jose, making seven House Monitors in all. Never before has the Rise been in so many finals in one year only to lose them all. This term the Senior and Junior cricket and the fencing just eluded us. Our greatest sporting success has been the proud record of the various boaters who represented the School crews, and who between them gathered 11 cups for themselves. Stubbs, Burden, and Jose are to be especially congratulated as members of the unbeaten 3rd IV. Irvin has held regularly the innumerable fielding practices which appear to be necessary for the production of a cricket team and his efforts were rewarded by the fine show put up by both the Senior and Junior reams who were narrowly beaten in the finals by Grove and Queen's respectively. Roe and his racquet-swingers demolished a strong Grove team in the tennis but failed to repeat the performance against Queen's, who also beat us in the final of the fencing. We condescended to allow some other House to hold the Swimming Cup for a further year at least, having held it for the last four years. Our swimmers were apparently too concerned with their examinations. At the end of term we were very sorry to say goodbye to Mr. Waine, our most energetic and helpful Assistant Housemaster. The Senior part of the House provided a musical evening for him on the last night of term. We also said farewell to Portlock and to the majority of the monitorial body, and we expressed our appreciation of one in no uncertain manner. Other leavers we are sorry to have no longer with us are Sheldon and Spink. The latter has removed with him his set of noisy and dangerous electrical gadgets, to the dismay of most, but to the delight of authority.

SCHOOL HOUSE This term we welcomed Miss Penfold, our new Matron, who was recently at Ashville College, and we hope that her stay with us will be a long and happy one. The House has taken on a pleasantly cosmopolitan atmosphere this term. We welcome Yunibandhu from Thailand who will be with us for some years, and Voigtlander from Germany who has spent a term with us on the exchange scheme. Robbins-Jones returned to us after a year of illness and we wish him the best of health in the future.

In the Summer Term work is, of course, of paramount importance, and we have noticed with satisfaction the number of boys who have been "burning the midnight oil" in the Quiet Room. Groundwater obtained an Exhibition in the Entrance Scholarship Examination and is to be heartily congratulated on this achievement. Two form prizes came our way. Beaumont, F. C. (IVB) and Oldham (IVC) have worked hard during the year and thoroughly deserve their awards. We have had a hard term's sport, too, and not an entirely unsuccessful one. In the first round of the Senior cricket we beat Manor in Test Match conditions, but lost to Grove in the final. The House League team beat off all opposition to win the Burton Cup. Shearsmith set a good example as captain by topping the batting averages, and Coles batted with confidence, while Oldham knocked down 47 wickets. Our Junior team lost to a strong Rise team. We were well represented in the Senior School cricket teams but numbers were disappointing in the Colts. Clayton is to be congratulated on his appointment as Vice-Captain of the 1st XI and Macpherson and Middleton on the award of their colours. Robinson, D., and Worsley, after a spell in the 1st XI, were transferred to the 2nd XI. Dukes is a promising cricketer who should develop into an excellent all-rounder. He played for the Junior Colts, with Robinson, J. B., and occasiotially Smith, P. N. B., and Bond. Rhodes made some brief appearances for the Senior Colts. In the House tennis we reached the finals, but were narrowly beaten by Queen's. Temperament played a large part in this game and unfortunately we were not so steady as our opponents. School shooting was led by Bell, with Butler a promising shot who travelled to Bisley. Garbutt and Baxter, too, are natural shots with a good future. Our House shooting team, which held the cup, lost by one point to Manor. Sharp stroked the 2nd IV of the victorious Boat Club, while Kirby and Hall were members of a solid 5th crew. At the end of term, our swimming team, though not successful, put up a creditable performance. We particularly congratulate Hodgson, who established two new records, and also Webster and Barrett who both won plunge events. We also congratulate Peacock and Webster for gaining the Award of Merit; Hodgson the Bronze Cross; and Fenton, Fletcher, Groundwater, Sutcliffe, Way, the Bronze Medallion for life saving. Turning to C.C.F., we find that all our candidates for Cert. "A", Part II, passed, and this no doubt helped in our success in the Fernie Cup. The House team really worked as a team and this was the deciding factor. Stones' speed with a spanner deserves mention. Looking into the future, we feel that if the Junior members of the House are to be successful in School teams and activities, spare time must be used to its full advantage. Those who persevere with a squash racket, or a rugger ball or anything else, often find themselves representing the School.

Our gratitude for Mr. Gregory's hard work and vitality is voiced by every member of the House and we wish him in life and in his marriage, happiness and success. To those boys who are leaving, too, we hope that the education they have received will stand them in good stead for life outside this relatively sheltered community. With them we send our best wishes. TEMPLE It was with real regret that we heard of the illness of Mr. Rhodes and the necessity for a protracted stay in hospital. He has our sincere wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. The knowledge that Mr. Howat has stepped into the breach should pacify him for a while. This has not been a term of achievement in sport—(shall we let that term include the C.C.F.?)—since we have lost the Cricket, Tennis, Fencing, Individual Shot, and Fernie Cups. Cup-hunting is not everything, or so we must think, having lost so many, and we could not expect to retain the Fernie Cup or the Fencing Cup forever. In School, as opposed to House, sport, however, we have had our small share. Beckitt and Welsh have proved to be worthy members of the 1st IV, and we suspect that it is hero-worship among the Juniors which has lessened the numbers of prospective "flannelled fools" for next year. Woodruff has been captain of the Junior Colts and also won his Junior House colours for cricket. Taylor has rowed with the 5th IV and Sparham has captained the 2nd game of cricket. Swimming has once again been notable for its lack of support, but those who have displayed keenness have tried really hard and deserve high praise. The Juniors, we are glad to note, have often been seen down at the baths which is more than can be said of some of our more elderly members to whom pure and unadulterated water does not seem to appeal. On the intellectual side we have had greater success; Sedman has won the Chemistry Prize, Russell the Art Prize for the second year running and the Frank Pick Prize. Kay has been awarded the Inaugural Prize of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. Wilson, K., has won the Instrumental Music Prize and Ward the Form Prize for Remove. To all these and others who have maintained our prestige in the Work Cup we offer our congratulations. We also note with pleasure the many Templars who are in the Choir. On the whole a rather uneventful term, out of which can be gleaned memories to gladden the heart of those leaving : first, the lovely ball of Littlewood's in the Senior House match which skittled the stumps of the mighty Irvin; secondly, the memorable occasion when Morris in the drill section of the Fernie Cup, feeling a sudden piety, marched his squad into the Chapel; thirdly, the mysterious way in which Sparham has been saddled with most of the organising jobs in the House; fourthly, the great interest in Austins taken by Lamb, our self-appointed assistant chauffeur; and, last of all, the feelings of the writer of these notes with whom hardly anything but memories will remain after this term. 32

Postscript. In acting as deputy to Mr. Rhodes during the last three weeks of the term I have been conscious of the size of the gap created by his absence and of my inability to fill it. Every member of the House looks forward to the day when he will be back with them. I am sure that he would like me to add a note of appreciation of the capable and confident way in which Beckitt has performed his duties as Head of House. No task has disturbed his equanimity and in the last three weeks I have come to rely on him and his judgment to a very great extent. Good luck to him in the future. A.T.H.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1955-56 The Cup was won by The Grove. The following are the detailed results :Points School Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple

Senior Rugger ... 20 Junior Rugger ... 10 Senior Cricket ... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 Rowing (2nd Division) 10 Athletics, 1st ... 20 Athletics, 2nd ... 10 Cross-country, 1st ... 10 Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 Swimming, 1st ... 10 Swimming, 2nd ... 5 Squash ... ... 10 ... ... 10 Tennis Shooting (Team) ... 5 Fencing ... ... 5 180

— — — 20 10 — — — — 20 — — — — 10 — — — 20 — 10 — — — — — — 20 10 — — — No competition this year.

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THE CHAPEL The final Act of Worship of any Summer Term is the Commemoration Service on the last Sunday. This year's service was as inspiring as ever, and our preacher was Canon T. H. Tardrew, Precentor of York Minster, and a Governor of the School. We are most grateful to Canon Tardrew, and also to our other visiting preachers during the term : Canon Addleshaw, Treasurer of York Minster; the Revd. D. F. Rees, Sacrist of York Minster; and the Revd. S. P. Hutton, Vicar of Hessle. The Servers, under the leadership of the Chapel Monitor, D. Pfluger, have been most regular; and I am sure that they appreciate the privilege which is theirs of Serving at the Altar. The number of

Communicants during the term is the highest we have ever attained; but this is in part due to the increased numbers in the Senior School. There is some evidence nevertheless of a greater regularity at Communion, and this is most encouraging. The Chapel accounts for the School year 1955-56 are appended; and here again there has been an increase so that the Chapel Committee has been able to make larger allocations. C.P.

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1955-56 Receipts.

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Balance from 1954-55 ... 9 Collections: Christmas Term, 1955 159 12 Easter Term, 1956 ... 74 3 Summer Term, 1956 ... 131 16 Grant from School ... 10 0

8 9 1 0

Expenditure.

£ s. d. 2 0 0 British Legion (wreath)... Printing Carol Services 14 9 9 (share of) 9 5 11 Altar Expenses ... 8 2 0 Confirmation Manuals 2 7 3 Palms ... 0 10 0 Cheque Books 0 5 0 Postages Collections Allocated : West Indies Hurricane 16 17 6 , Relief St. Stephen's Orphanage 14 10 9 Gordon Walker, Home, 12 10 0 Acomb Sherwood College, 19 5 9 India Allocated by Chapel Com257 6 10 mittee, as below 6 5 3 Altar Wine

Balance a/c. £384 19

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£384 19

ALLOCATION OF CHAPEL COLLECTIONS York Diocesan Board of Finance, £10; Training of Ordinands, £25; York Minster Appeal, £15; Universities Mission to Central Africa, £10; Imperial Cancer Research Fund, £25; St. Dunstan's, £10; People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, £10; British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, £15; British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association, £10; Dr. Barnardo's Homes, £5; Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies, £10; Church Army, £5; Mission to Seamen, £10; Royal National Lifeboat Institution, £5; Cheshire Home at Alne, £20; Royal School of Church Music, £5; Historic Churches Preservation Trust, £5; National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, £10; York Association for the Deaf and Dumb, £5; Chapel Furnishing Fund, £10; Family Service Unit in York, £10; Friends of York Minster (corporate membership), £3 3s. Od. Total, £233 3s. Od. With allocations from Carol Services, and a special collection for the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund, and the Junior School Lent Collection for Sherwood College, India, we have given away altogether £296 7s. Od., and the Commemoration Service Collection for the School Appeal came to £24 3s. 10d., making a grand total of £320 10s. 10d.

THE CHOIR The Choir had a busy term, for besides its normal function of leading the singing in Chapel, it travelled to Ripon to take part in the first Royal School of Church Music Festival for Northern Schools in the Cathedral, and appeared on the stage at the School Concert. During the term the trebles struggled hard to make their cracking voices last for the Commemoration Anthem "I was glad" (Parry), and some managed to produce good tone on the top B flat Parry has given them in his climax on the last page. These experienced trebles will be sorely missed next term, but we shall look forward to seeing them back as the altos, tenors and basses of the future. We say goodbye also to many tenors and basses who are leaving, all of whom have our best wishes. It is good to have seen more than one former member of the School Choir in the Minster Choir recently. Because of the R.S.C.M. Festival the music list contains more novelties than usual. Of these Dr. Statham's "Praise thou the Lord" was a favourite from the start. Carol: This joyful Eastertide. Motet: Splendente te--Mozart.* Anthem: Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. All from the sun's uprise—Tomblings.* How goodly are thy tents—Ouse/ey.* Praise thou the Lord—S'tatham.* Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. Save us, 0 Lord—Bairstow. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. I was glad—Parry. Settings: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis—Stanford in B flat. Jubilite—Stanford in B flat.* * New music.

THE CHOIR AT RIPON Some of the more conservative back-benchers of the Choir shook their locks, and felt that things were not what they used to be, on hearing that the outing would not be to Scarborough this year. Something new was planned, a visit to Ripon to take part in the first Northern School Choirs' Festival arranged by the Royal School of Church Music. So on 7th June we went to Ripon, a respectable, quiet city, over whose Town Hall is painted the pleasing sentiment, "Except ye Lord keep ye cittie, ye Wakeman waketh in vain"; the Wakeman once being the leading citizen of Ripon. In the Market Place stands a high column to commemorate sixty years' service as M.P. for this one-time "rotten borough" by William Aislabie, son of the Old Peterite Chancellor, John Aislabie, who helped to blow the South Sea Bubble. The main purpose of the visit was, of course, to sing, and sing we did. In little more than an hour's rehearsal in the afternoon, Mr. 35

Waine, supported patiently by Mr. Lionel Dakers, the Cathedral organist, had moulded six choirs into one, and we congratulate him on this considerable achievement. The Service was at four o'clock, and details of the music sung are given elsewhere. The Dean of Ripon, to whom we are indebted for the invitation to the Cathedral, delighted us with his simple and warm words of welcome, reminding us of the value that trained choirs can have in Christian worship, and urging us to keep up our choral singing. The Dean's words were given effect in a very short time. Caught by the enormous majesty of Fountains Abbey in the evening, the Choir, without their Choir Master or staff members, began to sing on the grass slope before the West End of the Abbey. Two American visitors, walking in the silent cloisters, were at first chilled, then entranced to hear a plain song chant echoing round walls that must have heard that very chant long ago. They will return to California, and no doubt for years will tell how the great ruin was brought to life for a few minutes by the Choir of St. Peter's, York. It was not a day by the sea; but all members of this year's Choir will remember it, and may well draw strength from it in years to come.

D.G.C.

THE LIBRARY As the Head Master announced in his annual Speech Day Report, the new Library Extension has provided a much-wanted sanctum, where boys seeking peace and quiet may come and work. The number of boys using it for this purpose is rapidly increasing and we hope will continue to do so; the atmosphere is certainly congenial to work, surrounded as it is by books, and overlooked by the portrait of our Head Master, whose persuasive and paternal eye catches ours if they stray from work. We can justly claim that the selection of new and old books that we possess caters for every taste, both for serious study and for light refreshment. In the past term we have had four presentations of books, and we acknowledge these on behalf of the Library with great appreciation :Roman Spain—F. J. Wiseman, presented by the Author. British Civil Engineering Construction Industry, presented by Mr. H. Stephenson. The Roman Republic, 3 vols., by W. E. Heitland, presented by Prof. Davison. History of the Great War, by C. R. M. F. Crutwell, presented by F. C. Botting, Esq.

It is impossible to give a complete list of other books accessed over the past term but a selection from it is :A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Vol. I—W. S. Churchill. Britain : An Official Handbook. The Soviet Union—Georges Jorre. The Earth Beneath us—H. H. Swinnerton. The Adventure of Space Travel—G. V. E. Thompson. Mass Spetrometry—A. J. B. Robertson. Introduction to Atomic Physics—Tolansky. Phases of Modern Science. The Englishness of English Art—N. Pevsner. Dictionary of World Literary Terms—Ed. J. T. Shipley. The German Novel—Pascal. German Romantic Literature—Tymms.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY A team from the Debating Society, C. R. Clough and D. M. Walker, entered for a schools' debating competition during the Easter holidays. This was organised by the Federal Education and Research Trust and the motions were connected with the United Nations. An eliminating round was held in Bradford, as a result of which two Yorkshire teams, including that from St. Peter's, went to London for the finals. These were held in the Caxton Hall and were judged by Lord Beveridge and Lord Birdwood. Clough and Walker acquitted themselves well and were runners-up. It is understood that this year's organisation was of an experimental nature, but we hope to have the opportunity of competing again next year.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY At a meeting of the Committee of the Music Society, K. Brown was elected Hon. Secretary for the coming year.

THE SCHOOL CONCERT Big Hall, Friday, 27th July, 1956, at 7-30 p.m. Many people must carry in their minds memories of School Concerts which fond parents may have suffered with their customary patience but which for anyone else were a prolonged agony. Nerves as well as violin strings were strained to breaking-point; and even the performers did not seem to enjoy themselves. We should be grateful that music at St. Peter's is so far above this amateurish level. 37

On this occasion certainly our musicians sang or played with confidence and verve; and the audience enjoyed the well-balanced programme. That this success was achieved, not by a handful of virtuosi, but by some hundred boys, is one more indication of the healthy state of music in the School. The vocal items were perhaps the most enjoyed. The Chapel Choir's "Splendente to Deus" gave a spirited start to the programme. The Choral Society's "Songs of the Fleet" brought it to a stirring close. The Choir had seemed to fill the narrow space behind the orchestra; but it was remarkable that the eighty or so members of the Choral Society were able to breathe, far less sing, crushed as they were within the same narrow space; yet sing they did, and with gusto. The part-songs, too, were delightfully sung, thanks largely to the firm leadership, the pleasant, strong voice of R. G. Bean. In view of the greater demand which instrumental music makes on technical skill the performance of the Orchestra was no less commendable. They had no slight programme, but they acquitted themselves well. And though the Orchestra was stiffened by players from outside the School, these had by no means to carry the performance. The programme included several pieces from the earlier Mozart concert, but there were many who thought the Jig and Dargason from Hoist's "St. Paul's Suite" their most polished and most pleasing contribution. Notable among the soloists were M. A. Jones (violin), K. Wilson (viola), and B. Jones (pianoforte). Some of the piano-playing, however, impressed one as proficient rather than sensitive. A very popular item was the Purcell-Wood Trumpet Voluntary in which the leading buglers in the C.C.F. gave what would best be described as a robust performance. Though they placed themselves as far from their audience as they could, they filled the Hall with sound, and if any were by chance nodding they must surely have been roused to join in the general good humour and loud applause which the performance evoked. As an innovation in the Commemoration programme the concert was a great success. Congratulations are due to all who took part in it, and also thanks to those helpers who give our players such valuable experience of orchestra playing. If the Concert is repeated in future years it is to be hoped that even more of our visitors will attend. An activity so valuable in itself, which enlists the co-operation of so many of our boys and which thrives so well, deserves the warm support of all our well-wishers. A.C.

Programme THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Mozart (1756-1791) "Splendente to Deus" 1. Motet Choir and Orchestra Mozart Serenade (K. 525) 2. String Orchestra II Romanze—Andante Eccles (1671-1742) Sonata in G. Minor 3. Viola and Pianoforte IV Allegro vivace I Largo B. Jones M. A. Jones 4. Part Songs Paxton (i) Breathe soft, ye Winds arr. Shaw (ii) Love me little, love me long "The Octet" Conductor: R. G. Bean Purcell-Wood 5 Trumpets and Orchestra Trumpet Voluntary J. A. Whitmore J. J. F. Knapton D. Anderson Hoist (1874-1934) St. Paul's Suite 6. String Orchestra IV Dargason I Jig 7. Pianoforte Solos ...Chopin (1810-1849) (i) Valse in E minor (posthumous) B. A. Heap Grieg (1843-1907) (ii) Wedding Day, Op. 65, No. 6 P. S. Roe Kreisler 8. Violin and Pianoforte Sicilienne and Rigaudon R. W. Bentley K. Wilson Mozart 9. Full Orchestra Symphony No. 39 in E flat (K. 543) III Minuet and Trio Mozart 10. Pianoforte Concerto in F (K. 459) I Allegro (with Mozart's Cadenza) Solo Pianoforte: B. Jones Stanford (1852-1924) 11. Songs of the Fleet I Sailing at dawn II Song of the Sou' Wester IV The Little Admiral Choral Society and Orchestra Solo Baritone: R. G. Bean

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION Thursday, 24th May, 1956 At 6-30 p.m. the School assembled in Big Hall for the 9th birthday of the House Singing Competition. Mr. Lionel Dakers, Organist and Master of the Music at Ripon Cathedral, was the adjudicator, and following Mr. Waine's prefatory remarks the first music to greet his ears was the School House rendering of the Part Song—this year an arrangement by Geoffrey Shaw of the folk song "Love me little, love me long". Theirs was a speedy performance contrasting with the dignified reserve which Manor 39

brought to theirs. Queen's delighted us with cathedral blend of tone and Rise were unlucky to have to follow them. Grove and Temple demonstrated that both timing and feeling were essential to a satisfactory result and each demonstrated one without the other. In his summary Mr. Dakers reminded us of the necessity of listening while singing; without this, good chording is impossible. The Unison Song choice eventually rested between "Sir Eglamore" and the "Erl King", and of these two dignitaries the "Erl King" seemed to have the greater sway. However, he was ousted from the privilege of first performance for Manor presented us with a slightly rheumaticky "Sir Eglamore". Next a trio of "Erl Kings" from Rise, School House, and Queen's, but here surely the palm goes to the accompanist who tripled his way through these in quick succession. Mr. Waine must here have been relieved that Grove's choice was "Sir Eglamore", and so were many of us on hearing their exciting and well thought out performance. Temple's "Erl King" was a vigorous ending to the singing. Summing up, the adjudicator gave good advice when he said that the competent performance of an easier song was often artistically preferable to the partially successful attempt at the more profound work. He urged the importance of putting something into the whole song, not just the parts where one actually sang—start before you sing he advised us. In the two events, Queen's obtained highest points and the Cup K.R.P. remains with them.

BOOK REVIEW "ROMAN SPAIN" by F. J. WISEMAN (G. BELL & SONS, 18/6)

It is, of course, a familiar contention of the dust-jacket "blurbs" that the particular volume which it clothes fills "a long-felt want"; but the claim of the publishers for Mr. Wiseman's "Roman Spain" that it is the only English book of its kind is, we believe, substantially justified. There are, of course, other books devoted to the Roman conquest and occupation of the Iberian peninsular, but they are essentially histories, based mainly on the literary evidence. Nothing comparable with Mr. Wiseman's extensive survey of the major Roman remains still to be seen in Spain and Portugal has yet appeared in English, and it may justly be said that the book is unique. From this aspect "Roman Spain" has a great deal to offer to the specialist and general reader alike. The accidents of history have brought it about that our own country, despite the fact that Britain was a Roman province for three and a half centuries—a period as long as from James I to the present day—has little to offer in the way of Roman remains which is impressive to the eye. On the continent of Europe, on the other hand, much Roman building has 40

survived above ground which makes an immediate impact on the imagination. In France the magnificent aquaduct known today as the Pont du Gard, towering to a height of some 160 feet as it spans the valley of the Gardon, and the impressive Roman theatre at Orange are well-known instances. Spain has comparable treasures. The remains of the theatre, amphitheatre, and circus at Merida, the astonishing aqueduct of Segovia, carried on its double row of 128 arches, the theatre at Saguntum, the bridge at •.Alcantara, the beautiful "temple of Diana" at Evora, to name but a few of the survivals of Roman Spain, evoke a truer conception of the "grandeur that was Rome" than can anything in our own land. Mr. Wiseman, beginning at Amprias, whose lovely bay on the Costa Brava some 30 kilometers from the eastern end of the Pyrenees was for the Romans (as for the Greeks) their first introduction to Spain, conducts the reader on an exhaustive tour of the principal Roman sites in the three provinces of Tarraconensis, Lusitania, and Baetica. It is an ambitious undertaking, since there is the obvious risk of boredom with detailed descriptions of structures which the reader can only visualise with the eye of the mind. But Mr. Wiseman avoids the danger by the variety and astuteness of his commentary and by infecting us with something of his own enthusiasm for "sermons in stones", and, of course, we are helped enormously by the excellent photographs with which the book is lavishly illustrated. Mr. Wiseman on his choice and the publishers on the excellence of the reproduction are to be congratulated. A chapter of the book which the reviewer, at any rate, found of particular interest and value was that which described the structure and function of Roman public buildings. Temples, theatres, baths, aqueducts (and how right the Romans were to concentrate on these in lands where the rivers are torrents in winter but dry beds in the summer and prolonged droughts are the rule), circuses, amphitheatres (in Spain the lineal ancestors of the modern bull-ring), and public halls were, of course, built in profusion throughout the Roman Empire. But an appreciation of the remains which have survived is immensely enhanced by Mr. Wiseman's lucid account of their precise functions and architectural design. This particularly useful and interesting part of the book enables us to visualise the lay-out of the average Roman amphitheatre or circus, for example, as clearly as we can the Wembley Stadium. An essential concomitant of a work of this kind is, of course, the historical background, and this is supplied by the opening chapters of the book, which are devoted to an account of the Roman conquest and occupation from the 2nd Punic War to the year 409 A.D. when the Goths and Vandals poured over the Pyrenees to bring the long Roman rule to an end. In some respects this historical survey is the least satisfactory part of Mr. Wiseman's book. The weakness arises, not from any short-comings in the author's equipment of scholarship, but from the nature of the limitations he has set himself. To "pot" 41

more than six centuries of Roman history, even in its bearing on a particular province, in 78 pages is, of course, beyond human powers. Mr. Wiseman was faced with the dilemma which must beset all who set out to write history for the layman and the professional at the same time. It is a dilemma, we believe, to which there is no answer. Such "history" must fail with both sets of readers; to the scholar it is superficial and sketchy, and unsatisfying to the general reader in that it must presuppose a knowledge of the general course of Roman history which he has not got. But it would be ungracious, and probably unfair, to press the point. If Mr. Wiseman's history seems inadequate, it is because he has attempted the impossible—as have many before him; and his attempt is as good as many similar ones. The book concludes with an excellent chapter on the many Spaniards, from the Serecas to Prudentias, who have made important contributions to Roman life and letters. The names (Mr. Wiseman gives us an excellent thumb-nail sketch of each author) in the aggregate make an impressive list which amply proves the contention that a large proportion of the Latin literature of the Silver Age is the work of Spanish-born provincials. "Roman Spain" is a work of painstaking and enthusiastic thoroughness. There can be few references to Spain in ancient authorities which have escaped the author's eagle eye; and Mr. Wiseman's researches have produced some fascinating tit-bits of information, such, for example, as Strabo's mention of the plague of rabbits in Spain and the Balearic Isles which assumed such proportions that ferrets were imported from Libya to deal with the menace. The book is written in a simple, direct style which is eminently readable and often enlivened with shafts of humour and penetrating epigram. Verdicts such as "a city council was proving a poor instrument for the government of an empire", "Ovid's ability to dash off either a hymn or an advertisement in elegies", and "Martial's facility to coin a telling phrase raised the epigram almost to the level of an art" hit the nail on the head with Tacitean brevity. There are occasionally the inevitable errors. For instance, the statement that "by a law of 76 B.C. the first fifteen rows of a theatre were reserved for the business community" is, of course, inaccurate. The Lex Roscia was passed in 67 B.C. and gave to the Ondo Equester the privilege of the first fourteen rows. The error in the date is probably a printer's inversion uncorrected in proof, but the mistake about the quite celebrated "quattuordecim ordines" is odd. We would also dispute the interpretation of the word "amphitheatre" as a "double-theatre". The more likely derivation, we (and, it appears, the O.E.D.) think, is from the conception of the spectators completely encircling the arena. These, however, are minor matters. We congratulate Mr. Wiseman on writing an admirable and most valuable book which it has been a pleasure to read. We hope that it will meet with the success it deserves, with a public far wider than the readers of "The Peterite".

CAREERS Short Works Courses are now being regularly attended by Peterites, and the majority of those who have attended one or more courses are very enthusiastic about them. This summer nine boys have been accepted for courses which include introductions to careers in aeronautical engineering, chemicals, electrical engineering, manufacture of fertilisers, the metallurgical industry, and railway administration. Younger boys, who may be considering applying for a place on a Short Works Course in the next year or two, should note that there is a greater range of courses and a much larger number of places offered in the summer holidays. Despite this, the number of applications is proportionally very much higher for the Easter courses, and it is therefore more difficult to secure a place, especially on popular courses such as those dealing with aeronautical, automobile, or electrical engineering. Latest additions to the Careers File include information from the following firms :— Mullard, Ltd. : Electrical and electronic engineering. Crompton Parkinson, Ltd. : Electrical engineering. Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Ltd. : Marine and turbine engineering. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd. : Marine engineering. Colvilles, Ltd. : Iron and steel manufacture. Marks & Spencer : Managerial careers in the retail trade. Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd. : Steam and turbine engineering. Early in the Summer Term I visited two of the factories of the Richardson Westgarth Group. The Group has factories in the three main industrial areas of the north-east, at Wallsend, Sunderland, and West Hartlepool, and manufactures marine engines and turbines for the generation of electricity. The products of the Group have a very high reputation, and their training would stand a boy in very good stead. The very nature of their work precludes mass production, as their products have to be "tailor-made" to suit differing circumstances. As a result, a boy under training would have experience of all phases of engineering from planning to manufacture and would obtain a broader knowledge of engineering than in a large mass-production factory. The Group is anxious to recruit both engineering graduates and boys straight from school who have a flair for engineering (though they need not have been following a scientific course of study at school). It is also interesting to note that a training such as is offered by the marine engineering sections of the Group forms a valuable pre-sea training for the boy whose desire is to become a ship's engineer. The information from Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd was supplied by one of the directors of the company who is an Old Peterite. Since the Careers Room was established three years ago only one other

O.P. has sent careers information. There must be many O.P.s who are in a position to supply such information, and I should always be glad to hear from them. I can assure them that the Careers Room is well patronised and that their trouble in sending literature would therefore not be wasted. It is now well known that many of the larger industrial organisations are realising the need to attract boys who have followed classical, modern, or English courses of study at school, in order to broaden the outlook of their managerial staffs. This attitude is now spreading to smaller companies and this term we were visited by representatives of Arthur Balfour & Co., Ltd., of Sheffield. This company manufactures industrial tools and special steels for many purposes, including cutlery. It is a small company in which a good deal of individual attention would be given to any boys being trained by them. They require a number of boys, who do not propose to go up to university, over the next five years to train for managerial positions in either the production or commercial sides of their business. The latter would give prospects of some overseas work. They are prepared to interview any boy who is interested and do not prescribe that any particular course of study should have been followed at school, maintaining that any boy of reasonable intelligence should master the necessary technical knowledge without great difficulty. Four boys were interviewed this term; two of them are quite likely to join the company, and we look forward to their impressions with great interest. In addition a small party of senior boys will be visiting the factory next term, and we shall be able to see at first-hand the opportunities offered by a small specialised branch of the iron and steel industry.

K.G.C.

A NORTH SEA TRAWLER The fishing industry is rather taken for granted, probably because it does not appear to be disturbed by strikes, and so gains little publicity. A living won from the North Sea is hard earned, and I found it most impressive to spend eight days in the summer on board the Grimsby steam trawler "Returno". She is a vessel of about 240 tons, 120 feet long, and 22 feet wide; she has a crew of ten, consisting of a skipper, mate, and third hand, two engineers, a cook, two trimmers, and two deck hands. A description of the voyage can be taken as typical of the North Sea routine. After about six hours' steaming the trawl was put down. For the rest of the voyage it was hauled up every three hours, day and night. Since every man was required at every hauling time, it will be seen that no man had unbroken sleep during the trip. When the trawl had been hauled up, mended, and put down again, every man helped with gutting, washing, and storing the fish. If it was not a meal time, those who were free could then sleep until the next hauling time; I

say "those who were free", because between hauls the bridge watches had to be shared, and the coal bunkers had to be trimmed At hauling time the trawler was stopped. The trawl was winched up on the weather side; this made it an uncomfortable job in rough weather, but of course the sea gave its help in the manhandling of the trawl over the side. When the main net had been drawn in, the neck of the "cod-end" was looped on to the winch, and hauled up high over the deck. The "cod-end" is the bag-shaped end of the trawl; it is protected by cow-hide, and it was in this, of course, that the fish were collected. The bottom of the "cod-end" was ingeniously knotted, and with a pull on the rope the bag was opened, and the fish crashed on to the deck. With the trawl down again, the gutting and storing routine followed; and so to the end of the voyage, when, after only forty-eight hours at home, the crew would sail again. Radar and radio aids have made the Skipper's task easier. He had not the means of seeking fish by radar, but he could navigate by it, and could always fix his position by Decca Navigator. His echosounding gear gave him accurate depths—important information for deciding the length of cable for the trawl—and if necessary a complete outline of the sea bed, and some information about the presence of fish. By radio he could find out fishing prospects from other skippers, and the loop aerial on the radio gave a further aid to navigation. Such aids have now become essential, for competition in the North Sea is very strong. In eight days I saw trawlers of all the North Sea countries, and of Poland and the U.S.S.R. The fisherman's life is hard, and hazardous both in its nature and in the rewards for his labour. A crew may do very well from the sale of a good catch on a good market, but poor catches or gluts on the market are by no means uncommon. On the other hand, there is at once an excitement and a simplicity about the work which perhaps explains why the men who leave the sea for shore jobs tend to go back to the sea. D.G.C.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Committee: M. L. BYWATER (Chairman), C. B. M. GREGORY (Vice-Chairman), R. R. BALDWIN (Secretary), S. J. S. WROE (Treasurer), D. N. BROCKLEBANK )(Librarian), K. H. TAYLOR.

There were only two meetings of the Club this term. The first was a visit to the Yorkshire Institute of Agriculture at Askham Bryan. The Institute consists of two mixed farms and a horticultural department, and we were fortunate enough to be shown round by Mr. Russell, the Principal. Miss Thompson conducted us round the poultry section and illustrated the advantages and disadvantages of egg-production by battery, deep litter and free-range methods. We

are very grateful to Mr. Russell and Miss Thompson for a very enjoyable afternoon. The other meeting was the annual general meeting called to elect next year's Committee and to discuss next year's programme. The three retiring members of the Committee, Wroe, Brocklebank, and Taylor were replaced by T. M. Jenkinson, R. W. Peacock, and W. I. Macdonald. Next year we hope to invite speakers to talk about farm mechanisation, farm management, the business side of dairy farming, sheep farming, and root crops and to arrange visits to illustrate these subjects. Although, because of cancellations, there were no further meetings this term, there have been in all twelve meetings during the year, and most of these have been well attended. The programme for next year promises to be a fuller one, and it is hoped that all members will endeavour to support the Club to the full. C.B.M.G.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY In the last issue we recorded that the "Clan Stewart" was proceeding to Sydney and Brisbane on Voyage 5. The outward cargo is now known in detail, as Capt. Graham has kindly sent us a cargo plan. It includes the usual wide range of articles—carbon black, cars, tractors, tiles, chemicals, stout, machinery, girders, newsprint, perspex, rock salt, wire, glass, washing machines, cookers, lamps, linoleum, nails a transformer, copper plates, fencing, dyes, and various others, all of which suggests how much Britain owes to the type of export that rarely finds its way into text books and summaries. After over two months (28th February-5th May) at Sydney and Brisbane, with delays caused by strikes and one of the wettest Australian summers for years, the "Clan Stewart" left for Fremantle to complete loading, and then set off on the homeward passage, Capt. Graham's account of which is printed below. The cargo consisted chiefly of wool, sheepskins, canned fruit, and wheat products—flour, bran, and pollard. But there were also some items whose significance required a little research : rutile sand, zircon sand, and panicum seed. One would like to know, too, what lies behind our import of bundles of oars and cartons of empty spools. The homeward passage from Fremantle : "We sailed for Aden on 14th May. A gale was blowing when we sailed and by the time we were clear of the port and away from the shelter of Rottnest Island it was really piping. We had to heaveto till the weather moderated, but were able to resume our full speed after 14 hours. We set a course to a position 10°S. and 70°E., which is to the south of the Chagos Archipelago. From that position the course was set to pass 10 miles east of Guardafui, and thence to 46

Aden. We arrived in Aden on 27th May and went direct to an oiling berth. The oiling took just over 7 hours. Here we landed two Asians who had been put on board the ship in Sydney for repatriation to India. We had a good passage to Suez, where we arrived on 31st May. As usual, there were plenty of tankers, fully loaded, waiting for the convoy to Port Said to leave. "The convoys leave Port Said twice daily at 1100 hours and 2300 hours. From Suez they leave at 0630 hours and 1830 hours. Generally speaking, the south bound convoys tie up in the Canal and wait until the north bound convoy has passed through the new cutting. Then the convoy proceeds and anchors in the Bitter Lakes and waits there until the other convoy arrives from the south. By this system ships do not pass each other in the actual canal as happened in the days before the cutting was made. This cutting was known as the King Farouk Canal until the abdication, when the name was changed to the East-West Cutting. Our passage through the Canal was without incident, and took 13 hours 20 minutes, which was good going. At Port Said we stopped for two hours in order to fill our fresh water tanks. The Aden water is somewhat brackish, and so we seldom take water there except in emergency. We sailed for Dunkirk just after midnight on 1st June. "The passage through the Mediterranean was made in fine, warm weather, but as soon as we started to head north the temperature dropped and I knew we were nearing the English summer. As it was daylight and fine weather we passed 5 miles west of Finisterre and the same distance off Ushant. From Ushant we set a course to pass 5 miles north of the 'Casquets and 6 miles south of Beachy Head. From a position off the Royal Sovereign lightship we headed over towards Boulogne and then followed the coast to Cap Gris Nez. From there it was only a few miles to the Dyck lightship, where we picked up the pilot for Dunkirk. "We arrived in Dunkirk on 9th June at 1045 hours and sailed at 2030 hours for Antwerp. During that time we unloaded 278 tons of cargo. "Between Dunkirk and Antwerp we had a very strong northerly wind and started to ship quite heavy spray. We arrived off the Antwerp pilot vessel at 0200 hours on 10th June. There was a heavy swell running, so we had to follow the pilot vessel into smoother waters before the pilot could board us. After that it rained continuously. At Flushing we changed our sea pilot for a river pilot. The river pilot takes the ship into the locks at Antwerp, and then the dock pilot takes over. We arrived off Antwerp at 0845 hours and after a short wait entered the dock and were tied up in our berth by 1120 hours." The "Clan Stewart" is sailing for Mombasa and other East African

ports towards the end of July.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY As usual the first meeting of the term consisted of the election of the new Committee and the discussion of the season's programme. The second meeting of the term took the form of a competition. Members had to hunt for a number of specified objects. The competition proved very successful. The attendance was large and competition keen. The next meeting consisted of two very interesting talks, one by Mr. Crews on the setting and preservation of butterflies; the other by Mr. Le Tocq on bird watching, and how a beginner should go about the subject. For the fourth meeting of the term the Society paid a visit to "Moorlands" bird sanctuary near Skelton. Among the interesting things seen there were the wonderful varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas. Although the weather was not at its best, we spent a very pleasant evening in the company of Mr. Ping, who acted as the Society's guide. T. M. Jenkinson, for the fifth meeting of the term, addressed the Society on "Colour in Animals". In his talk, Jenkinson spoke on the various types of colour, and how they are used by animals. For the final meeting of the term S. M. Badham talked to the Society on the "Breeding of Trout", and illustrated the various methods used. The Society has enjoyed a successful term, though outdoor meetJ.F.M. ings were fewer than in previous years.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Chairman: E. K. ROBINSON, EsQ. Secretary: R. F. COATES. Treasurer: A. C. WILSON.

Librarian: D. LAMB.

This year has been one of steady progress behind the scenes in the Society. The membership was already greater than ever before at the beginning of the year, and recently it has expanded still further until it now exceeds forty. The dark room has consequently been in constant use, and during the year the purchase of various minor items of equipment has brought it more up-to-date, and made work much easier. It was found, however, that there was little enthusiasm for a planned series of lectures and, in fact, the Society has been little more than a dark room club, although a few members have been to York Camera Club. We are deeply grateful to Mr. F. Brown, father of K. Brown, who has very kindly lent the Society his 35 mm. enlarger, which has proved an invaluable help to the miniaturists in the School. An exhibition of the Society's work was held as part of the Hobbies Exhibition, in which the standard was extremely high, though the quantity somewhat disappointing. R.F.C. 48

THE RHUBARB TREE [Editor's note : The inclusion of the Rhubarb Tree in a survey

of the vegetation of the African continent (called for in the routine of the classroom) was not unreasonably regarded by the master concerned as a witticism and worthy of punishment. Accordingly the boy in question was called upon to write a brief essay describing the Rhubarb Tree. The result, which we print below, would seem to confound the sceptics and prove once again that "ex Africa semper aliquid novi".]

The Rhubarb Tree, which as its name suggests resembles an overgrown rhubarb plant, is an extremely interesting botanical specimen since it has so many different varieties. They are found exclusively in the swamps of darkest Africa and all the Congo Basin. As it has only recently been discovered, the Rhubarb Tree is still something of a mystery to scientists. It is believed, and there is good evidence to prove it, that the natives use its massive leaves, which have a diameter of at least 10 feet, to make roofs for their huts. Scientists believe that the stalks contain an extremely valuable fibre which could meet the clothing needs of the world's growing population. By squashing the stalks a juice can be extracted which the natives take in the form of a drug, and many of the natives are complete "Rhubarb Addicts". The tree itself grows to heights of 20 or 30 feet and has leaves of massive diameter. The stalk grows to a thickness of about 1 foot 6 inches, and in most varieties it is green. To grow, it must have a very large supply of water as the tree consists of sixty per cent water. Surrounding a patch of these trees is a not unpleasant smell which will in time send living creatures into a deep sleep. An enterprising French scent manufacturer has had a few Rhubarb Trees analysed, and I believe he expects to produce a new scent in the near future. The most common variety of Rhubarb Tree is the Common Rhubarb Tree which has plain olive-green leaves. Perhaps the most beautiful of these wonderful trees is the Spotted Rhubarb Tree, the leaves of which have red and yellow spots on them; the other common type is the Bright Red Rhubarb Tree which also has orange hairs on the stalks. The not so common Rhubarb Trees are usually a little smaller than the ones so far mentioned. The rarest being the Greater Yellow Flowered Rhubarb Tree which has large yellow blooms somewhat resembling a very large orchid; these flowers, which are occasionally seen at markets, etc., for sale, cost anything up to ten pounds, and I was rather surprised to see some eminent ladies at Royal Ascot wearing these blooms on their heads as hats. The next rarest is the Feathered Rhubarb Tree whose leaves resemble those of an overgrown fern. The only other Rhubarb Tree worth noting is the Edible Rhubarb Tree, from which ordinary domesticated garden rhubarb has descended. This tree provides a very cheap food and large canning stations are being built on the coast of Belgian Congo.

Native farmers are being encouraged by the governments of many countries to grow Rhubarb Tree plantations. The British Government is planning a great Rhubarb Tree scheme which I trust will be more successful than the ill-fated ground-nuts scheme in West Africa. Some of the unfortunate people who have been sacked by the Standard Motor Company have been offered handsome salaries to go out to Africa and help with the scheme. These facts which I have brought to the reader's notice will help to show that in a few years' time the Rhubarb Tree may have a very great bearing on the lives of the world's inhabitants. If one asks the average person what he knows about the Rhubarb Tree, he will look at the questioner as if he were mad, but suddenly remember that elephant's nest in Rhubarb Trees. This fact is most certainly true. The trees provide camouflage for the elephant, since the leaves resemble an elephant's ear. Also, elephants are attracted by the smell. C.W.G.

C.C.F. NOTES Firstly we welcome a new officer, Mr. R. C. T. Hall. He has joined the Contingent and is sharing his time between the Basic Section and the Signal Platoon; his experience both in previous C.C.F.s, the Royal Corps of Signals, and the Parachute Regiment, will prove a great asset and inspiration to training in the Sections. We congratulate C.W.O. Portlock on successfully completing his flying training and obtaining his Pilot's "A" Licence for flying singleengined aircraft under the Flying Scholarship Scheme. Owing to the short Easter Term the Certificate "A" Examinations were postponed and took place early this term. The results were satisfactory; the Part II candidates passing into the N.C.O. Cadre. Here they were joined by their equivalents from the R.N. and R.A.F. classes. In all the examinations the high standard of drill was particularly noticeable this year. The Signallers have been active throughout the term. L/Cpl. Procter made history for the Platoon when he made a two-way contact with a school in Scotland, 200 miles away, on a standard 18 set with a special aerial. On Saturday, 9th June, we took part again in the Inter-Schools' C.C.F. Shooting Competition at Strensall. Cdt. Lowley with his team put up a creditable performance in being placed 2nd. The Annual Inspection this year was taken by Brigadier D. A. Kendrew, C.B.E., D.S.O., from H.Q. Northern Command, with representatives from H.Q. 64 Group R.A.F. and H.M.S. Ceres. In the afternoon the Fernie Cup Competition was held, demanding a high standard of leadership and initiative from the squads. This year some drill was introduced again for the younger members of

each House. In his closing address the Inspecting Officer spoke with satisfaction at all that he had seen and presented Sgt. Bell (School House) with the Cup. The Band, under Drum Major Bean, were quite noticeably more musical than usual with a strong section of "brass" from the School Orchestra in the bugles, and other musicians on the drums. A Field Day followed close after the Inspection, and for a change the Sections split up independently and carried out their own programmes. The R.N. Section went to Naburn, part of the R.A.F. Section to Linton Aerodrome, the Shooting VIII and Recruits to Strensall, and the Army Section went off to the moors for a Company Exercise with the remainder of the R.A.F. Section acting as enemy. The term's training concluded with the Ceremonial Guards and Band Display at the close of the Commemoration Weekend.

R.N. SECTION The R.N. Section made a major advance this term due to the arrival of an Admiralty 14 ft. Dinghy. This will enable cadets to do a certain amount of sailing in addition to the pulling already possible using the R.N. Whaler. With regard to sailing, the R.N. Section wishes to acknowledge with thanks the gift of a special stopwatch for use in sailing races presented by M. G. Kay, a keen member of the Section who left last year. The P.O. Oral Examination which had been deferred from the Easter Term was held in the second week of this term. Six of the nine candidates who had previously passed the written examination were also successful in the oral. The next few weeks were mainly occupied with preparations for the General Inspection. For the instruction period following the parade, the Section carried out a number of activities, which, thanks to the equipment now available, were entirely on the practical side. A major signal exercise, organised most competently by Lg./Sea. Lamb, involving both lamp and semaphore, was carried out. A light jackstay, under the supervision of P.O. Jose and Lg/Sea. Beckitt, was rigged in quick time in front of the Inspecting Officer. S/Lt. Waine, who has devoted much spare time developing a steering training device, produced the final version (Steering Trainer, Mk. III) for the inspection, and it has subsequently proved itself to be a most instructive piece of equipment. Mention must also be made of an excellent "Bends and Hitches" Board made by A.B. Franklin. This will be of permanent use to the Section. It was decided that arrangements for field day would be left to individual Sections, and there was to be no combined exercise. The R.N. Section (and R.N. Basic) accordingly planned to spend the day in the Naburn area with the following objects in view :(1) To tow the 14 ft. dinghy from York to Naburn. 51

(2) To give younger members experience in pulling, signals, and rigging, and the senior members experience of taking charge of boats. (3) To give the senior members some initial experience of dinghy sailing. The first operation was undertaken by the First Whaler's Crew (Lg/Sea. Wilkinson, Cox'n), and though they had to battle against strong cross winds, they achieved their object. For additional pulling training a second whaler had been obtained for the day from the York Sea Cadets, and this was brought from York to Naburn by a young crew under Lg/Sea. 'Clayton. The third object—sailing experience—was achieved, in spite of variable winds, using three dinghies kindly lent by Mr. Howat, Commander Palms of Naburn, and A.B. Whitmore, in addition to the School dinghy which had been got ready for sailing by A.B.s Franklin and Burden. During the day the changing of crews and general organisation was efficiently carried out by P.O. Handler, assisted by P.O. Jose, so that every member of the R.N. and Basic Section received as much practical experience as possible. Both whalers were pulled back to York, crews being changed half-way. For the remaining parades of the term a number of practical rigging exercises were carried out, although on some occasions the numbers were diminished owing to the examinations. The term ended with the Sunset Ceremony on the last Saturday, in which a guard, and piping and signal parties from the Naval Section played their part. Finally a word about the stores. These have been run most reliably by A.B. Badham, assisted by A.B. Sheldon, and it is not generally realised how much work (out of hours) is put in. The stores and seamanship room were in very good shape not only for the Inspection, but also for the Field Day. During Commemoration weekend an excellent display, arranged by the Stores Ratings in the seamanship room, attracted much attention.

R.N. SUMMER TRAINING This year, the Summer Training was carried out in H.M.S. St. Vincent, which is a shore establishment at Gosport, near Portsmouth. H.M.S. St. Vincent is the training school for boy seamen, and this made it suitable for our purpose, as all the facilities for practical training were near at hand. The Section of 31 cadets arrived at Portsmouth Harbour at 1645 on Tuesday, 31st July, and crossed the harbour on the St. Vincent launch. The remainder of the day was occupied in making beds, unpacking and to a certain extent finding out about the daily routine

with which the Section would have to comply for the next week. This routine was as follows :0610—Call the hands; P.T., followed by a swim. 0645—Breakfast. 0725—"Part of Ship" work. 0810—Stand easy. 0830—Divisions. 0900-1230—Training. 1230—Dinner. 1315—Continue training. 1600—Tea. 1630—Dogwatch instruction. 1930 Supper. 2100—Rounds. There had been no official programme made out for us for the first day as the sections from other schools were not due to arrive until Wednesday night and the overall training programme did not begin until Thursday. Midshipman Liardet, who had been put in charge of our training, gave us some instruction in the very elaborate "Seamanship Block". On Thursday morning the Section visited H.M.S. Vernon which is the R.N. Torpedo and Anti-Submarine School. Here we were shown some diving equipment, and a demonstration where miniature mines of all types were exploded by model ships passing over them. We were also shown methods of minesweeping, with a number of suitable demonstrations. In the afternoon we were taken by transport to Fraser Battery, which is used for gunnery and radar training at Portsmouth. Here each cadet had the opportunity of manipulating a naval gun and sighting it on aircraft which were being sent over for aiming practice. Friday was spent mainly on instruction inside H.M.S. St. Vincent. In the morning we were instructed in compass and steering; in the afternoon a light jackstay was rigged across the open-air swimming bath. A duty that every cadet must fulfil in Portsmouth is to see H.M.S. Victory, Nelson's famous Flagship. This was done on Saturday forenoon, the adjoining museum being also inspected. For the remainder of the day the Section went round the Navy Day exhibits in Portsmouth Harbour, and then were given shore leave. On Sunday the Section was to go to the Isle of Wight for the afternoon, the programme to include an initiative test. After Sunday Divisions and Church in the forenoon, the programme was cancelled due to a forecast of bad weather, and cadets were given leave. In actual fact the afternoon turned out to be fine, and many cadets were thus given the opportunity of seeing H.M.S. Theseus leave for the Mediterranean. Monday morning was taken up by a trip in H.M.S. Starling, a frigate specially equipped for training in navigation. The most

interesting part of the trip was the lowering of a sea-boat at sea, which is an operation most cadets know all about in theory, but have never seen carried out in practice. The experience of pulling a seaboat in more sea-like conditions than those offered on the Ouse at York was also very instructive. In the afternoon we went sailing, but as there was practically no wind, and an adverse tide, it was not as successful or enjoyable as it might have been with a good breeze blowing. Tuesday morning was spent on a visit to H.M.S. Dolphin, the Submarine Base and Training School. Here we were shown round an "A" Class Submarine, which had just come out of refit, and also a film on submarine work. In the afternoon there was to have been a sailing race, but due to insufficient wind a pulling race in cutters was arranged instead. It took the form of a knock-out competition, and St. Peter's A crew fought through to the final, but were then beaten by Fettes College after a good race. This ended an interesting, instructive and varied week of training, and the Section is grateful to the officers and men of H.M.S. St. Vincent for the arrangements made.

ARMY CAMP, 1956 Last year we exercised our privilege of attending camp, once in a while, outside Northern Command. This year we returned to Gandale, or rather to the subsidiary camp at Wathgill, where the experiment of sharing a more compact site with Uppingham, Ampleforth, Sedbergh, and Oundle proved very successful. We hope it will be possible to make similar arrangements next year. No thanks, of course, are due to the weather, which was as dismal as it has been most of the summer. But the site was well drained. (How should we have fared at Fylingdales?) We got the worst rain over in the first twenty-four hours and always had dry clothes in reserve. Above all, the Contingent faced the unpleasant conditions with unfailing high spirits. Indeed the favourable impression one obtained at School when the unit fell in on Tuesday morning was amply confirmed throughout the week, when the standards of efficiency and morale were, in spite of conditions, higher than usual. The weather did inevitably interfere with training. The usual map-reading excursion and the "Lamp" exercise were omitted from the programme. Yet that the ingenuity of our O.C. is still equal to unexpected conditions was demonstrated on the second day, when he ferried the unit out to a distant point and sent it off, section by section, on a cross-country race back to camp. We all returned thoroughly wet, having proved once more what a clumsy garment the gas-cape can be—and it only keeps the rain off the shoulders by pouring it all onto the lower legs—but we were in good heart and did not feel the afternoon had been ill-spent. The rest of the training followed the normal course : section, platoon, and company attacks. 54

There was keenness in plenty—one recalls some excellent fieldcraft in Capt. Le Tocq's platoon; and it is worthwhile to record the comments of the Training Captain from the Durham •Light Infantry. "Whenever I see St. Peter's," he remarked, "they are always busy doing something." For the final all-night exercise it was decided this year to take out the whole Contingent. The main body dug-in on Howe Hill, a prominent feature which will be remembered by some as the site of a map-reading exercise two years ago. Its task was to defend 'an imaginary bridge on the line of communications running north and south. The Senior N.C.O.s and leavers were to be a party of Chindits, "dropped" in the hills some miles to the west. Their mission was to blow the bridge. It would perhaps be better on future occasions if the Platoon Commanders organised the patrolling in a more purposeful manner, with reconnaissance, fighting, and standing patrols. Nevertheless a lot of good work was put in on the defensive position, and some of the N.C.O.s were particularly commended by the Training Captain, a keen officer who came out to see us at five o'clock in the morning. The most gratifying feature of the exercise was the excellent work of the Signals Section. Thanks to the careful preparation and conscientious endeavours of Lieut. Hall, ably assisted in particular by Sergeant Clough and Cadet Crossley, communications were maintained—dare we say "for once"—throughout the night. The army cookers we were lent for the exercise were less efficient. We shall do well to return to our former practice and rely for our cooking on our own resources. The Chindits had a long trek to their night positions, but morale was high throughout. Sgt. Hopwood's example on the long patrols was quite outstanding. Among the demonstrations this year there were some new features : some gruesome casualties rescued from a blazing tank and displayed in a Field Hospital; a demonstration of the army's methods when summoned in aid of the civil power; and, most interesting of all, the Fan Exit Trainer. The last was a platform thirty feet high used for training parachute jumpers. The jump is controlled by a steel wire attached at one end to the harness while the other uncoils from a metal drum on which a simple two-bladed fan acts as a brake. The descent proved only mildly exciting. In fact some of us found the climb onto the platform far more perilous. And many boys regretted that they had not troubled to get their parents' permission to make a jump. It should be put on record that all the officers present made their jump and in more difficult circumstances than the cadets. For while the latter had their minds made up for them, being more or less forcibly propelled into space by a barking Sergeant, the officers were merely invited, with a polite deference, to step into thin air. There was fortunately no need for the "shoulder roll" which Lieut. Hall (ex-Parachute Regiment) brilliantly, and very unexpectedly, executed one day during a break in training. However, he assures us it has its uses even in civilian life.

As the weather did so little, after all, to damp our ardour, as we had the usual recreational facilities, and as the feeding and administration were very efficiently carried out by the Durham Light Infantry, we did have a successful camp R.S.M. Power has, as usual, hung up a suitable memento of it in the C.C.F. hut.

R.A.F. SECTION The term's classroom training, supplemented by a day's visit to Linton-on-Ouse, brought no great success in the Proficiency Examination; but among the six successful candidates, Partridge did well to gain a Credit. Corporal Plester is to be congratulated on gaining an Advanced Certificate. The visiting Officers at the General Inspection in June were very pleased with the appearance and work of the Section. During the summer holidays Crowe and Partridge gained their Gliding 'Certificates at Rufforth, and Bytheway, handicapped by the summer weather, became the seventh cadet to win his pilot's A licence since the Section was started. He completed his training at Sherburn-in-Elmet.

SUMMER CAMP

One noticeable feature of this year's camp at Shawbury in Shropshire was the considerable reduction in the flying programme. The reason for this is quite clearly given by the Royal Air Force. It is not felt that a sufficient quota of Royal Air Force officers is recruited from Public Schools to justify camps as expensive as most of those in the past. It is pleasing to know that this School has provided what can be regarded as its reasonable quota since the R.A.F. Section started, and we wish success to N. D. Taylor and I. C. Bytheway, who are about to seek entry to Cranwell. The camp provided a useful all-round training, including a strenuous map and compass exercise in the south Shropshire hills. We can say that the camp fulfilled its important functions of making the Section more conscious of itself as a unit, and of giving N.C.O.s additional opportunities of responsibility and leadership.

SCOUTING THE GROUP Early in the Summer Term came the gratifying news that the Chief Scout had awarded the Long Service Decoration to Mr. R. Bennett. Our congratulations to him on this account were soon to be renewed on his appointment to a Headship. We shall be extremely sorry to lose him after so many valuable years' service in charge of the Senior School Troop and are most grateful for all that he has done for Scouting in the School. The annual hikes in the Lake District, which he initiated in this section of the Group, will long be remembered with pleasure by all those who took part in them. 56

We also say goodbye to D. M. Walker this term who began his Scouting in the Pack and passed through all sections of the Group and ultimately became a Queen's Scout. For the past year he has held the rank of Assistant Scoutmaster in the Senior School Troop. He thus holds the distinction of being the first member of the School Group to hold a warrant while still at school. In thanking him for his help, we offer our best wishes to him for the future. SENIOR SCOUT TROOP The principal activity during the Summer Term was pioneering and a number of projects were successfully carried out, despite the fact that every time we appeared with ropes and spars the heavens opened. During the term we were delighted to hear that the School Group is going to have a new Scout Room and the Senior Troop spent the two Field Days excavating foundations. This job was tackled most enthusiastically and we confounded the experts by removing more soil than was believed possible in the time available. Two Scouts, J. M. Smith and A. D. Best, came up to the Senior Troop this term, while J. A. Bygate and R. A. Elliott gained the First Class badge, bringing the number of full Senior Scouts to 18, eight of whom are Queen's Scouts. Seven of these attended the Chief Scout's reception at Gilwell Park in May, at which they were presented with their Royal Certificate and an account of their weekend appears below. At the end of term we were sorry to bid farewell to Acting A.S.M. (S.) Lamb, the last member of the original Scott Patrol, P.L.s (S.) Magson and Turner, and Senior Scouts Burn and Carolin. We wish them well and hope that some or all may find it possible to continue to support Scouting in some way. We were also sorry to say goodbye to Mr. Bennett, who has been S.M. of the Scout Troop for seven years. His going means that the Scout Troop will be without a full S.M. for some time, but as the tradition of having older Senior Scouts assisting in the running of this section has become strongly established, we have no doubt that several of our Queen's Scouts will keep the Troop running successfully until a successor for Mr. Bennett is found. Next term D. Pfluger, D. R. Holt, and D. J. Oldman will be directly responsible for the Scout Troop. VISIT OF QUEEN'S SCOUTS TO GILWELL PARK, MAY, 1956 On Saturday, 12th May, seven Queen's Scouts from the Senior Scout Troop arrived at Gilwell Park, Essex, for the Chief Scout's annual presentation of royal certificates. We pitched camp in the Yorkshire area, there being eleven regional divisions in all. Soon after this we were summoned to our Troop Leader—Cedric Harris—by means of a bell, the sound of which was soon to become extremely familiar. There were 102 of us in all from Yorkshire, and we marched together to the large parade ground for the presentation. 57

Our certificates were presented to us by Air Vice-Marshal J. G. Weston, who is the Chief Commissioner for Air Scouts. After the presentation the Chief Scout gave us a short address, during which he apologised for having to leave us that evening. Cedric then conducted us round the Park, ending up at the Pig Sty, which is the old barn, where a party of Rovers spent a stormy night when Gilwell Park was first discovered. Here we joined the Chief to have a group photograph taken. To our great relief, we were then given our tea, provided by a local Girl Guide company. Having spent rather a long time here, we were ushered into the Camp Fire Circle, where we listened to a talk given by Mr. Harold Abrahams, Olympic gold-medallist, and himself an ex-scout. After this we dispersed to cook our supper, returning for the camp-fire at 9-0 p.m., singing several verses of "Ilkley Moor". Leaving this, we continued in a musical mood round our own fires singing more popular variations of familiar themes. Sunday morning promised a good day, but two or three of our party thought they should consider this possibility from their beds, although we were all up in time to attend the "Scout's Own" at 10 a.m. There followed a short talk by Mr. Laurence Stringer, Headquarters Commissioner for Senior Scouts, and then the inter-troop sports. Though we enjoyed this last activity to the full, we have to admit that we were runners-up to Lancashire after a hard-fought battle. We then prepared a meal, the hot sun making work even more repulsive than usual. In the afternoon, three demonstrations were given, namely Bicycle Polo, a first aid display by the casualties union, and Judo. We had packed our kit and decided to leave during the second of these, but unfortunately this decision was not unanimous and one of our number had to be brought out of the casualties union display vividly describing how he had seen blood spouting from gory wounds and bodies covered in burns. We helped him out of the camp-site. A word must be said about our camp-site. The amenities included a Providore selling everything ever thought of, a large storm hut, a swimming bath, a score of wash-basins, and the highlight of camp luxury, indoor toilets. Needless to say the weekend was thoroughly enjoyed—an experience long to be remembered by all. C. J.Q. and D.R.H.

SENIOR SCHOOL SCOUT CAMP The Troop intended to camp on the Northumberland coast. Unfortunately our S.M., Mr. Bennett, was unable to come, and we offer our hearty thanks to Mr. Chilman for taking his place. The site had to be changed to the N. Riding permanent site at Kirkdale, near Kirkby 'Moorside. The weather was very unkind to us; indeed there was only one day when we had no rain at all. This was on the Monday, and it

was a welcome change after three days of almost continual rain. From then on the weather improved and Tuesday saw boys going around shirtless and even saw several swimming (a few voluntarily) in the river. The poor weather, however, made surprisingly little difference to the running of the camp, and three whole-day walks were arranged. The first took place on the Thursday when everyone visited Rievaulx Abbey; on the following Saturday an energetic party went on to the moors on the west side of Kirkdale, and towards the end of the camp one party explored the opposite side. For the remainder a walk had been planned that day to the Junior School camp, but an alternative route was followed when we heard that this had been abandoned. On the Sunday morning we all went to a Communion Service in St. Gregory's Minster, the neighbouring church. Later that day two experimental ovens were made from biscuit tins and we tried our hands at cooking. The first product was charcoal (proving beyond doubt the efficiency of the ovens), but later the cooks grew more efficient, and the last batch of scones was distinctly edible. That afternoon practically half the Troop was kept busy for a while collecting wood for a camp fire. It was suggested that some wood might be collected from a dead tree nearby. A rope was attached to one of the branches and after a series of efforts the whole tree (nearly fifty feet of it) came down ! The camp fire had been arranged with several other troops camping nearby. This was a great success, and two enjoyable solos were heard. Moat sang "Farewell Manchester", and Mr. Chilman gave us a selection of tunes on his tin whistle. On the whole then, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and our enjoyment and appreciation of the scouters' work was expressed in three rousing cheers as the bus reached the School.

D.M.

SHOOTING

The open range shooting this term was slow to get into its stride, difficulties being encountered concerning the allocation of the ranges at Strensall and the absence of our competition rifles. The latter returned to us having been stocked up, and from that time the shooting improved considerably. In the meantime a team had been trained for the White Rose Competition in which service rifles were used and which is not open to Bisley teams. For being placed second the team was presented with medals. 200 yds. 25 27 23 24

... G. P. Lowley B. C. R. Butler ... M. G. A. Garbutt ... R. G. High

500 yds. 27 22 22 25

Total 52 49 45 49

To investigate reactions resulting from match conditions two matches were arranged. One, an internal match, show the "Stayers" to be more convincing than the "Leavers". The other, a valuable match against R.A.F., Linton, showed that the shooting was consistent and of a reasonable standard. The R.A.F. won with 313 against the School's 310, and a School 2nd team scored 301. Morton shot particularly well, scoring 67 out of 70. He was awarded his colours shortly afterwards. The first practice for the Marling Competition which consists of fire and movement took place in June. Not surprisingly the butt party was heavily armoured for the next practice. A promising score resulted when an VIII shot in this competition at Bisley. The flat, dry land at Bisley was a pleasant contrast to the swampy obstacle course at Strensall. The School was placed 13th and the experience gained must be useful in the future. The Ashburton was shot under very hot conditions. It was encouraging to see Peverley, after a term of gradual improvement, hand in a 67. He was placed 16th in the "Schools' Hundred Competition". The VIII all received their shooting colours. was placed 37th. 200 yds. 30 32 32 28 34 32 29 29

Bell Wilson ... Maxwell ... Isherwood ... Peverley ... Newbigging Forster ... ... Scarth

500 yds. 26 32 30 32 33 32 30 28

The School Total 56 64 62 60 67 64 59 56

The standard of small bore shooting has risen greatly since shooting was introduced as a major sport and each House was able to enter a strong team for the inter-House match. The holders of the cup, School House, lost by one point to Manor. In the "Country Life Competition", shot during the Easter Term, the School 1st VIII was placed 34th with 830, while the 2nd VIII was 69th, the latter team being 1st equal in the grouping series. All cadets in the C.C.F. 1 shot at the miniature range during the year. Lennox was found to be the best individual shot, while Newbigging and Goolden won the Intermediate Medal and Recruit Cup respectively. Manor confirmed their shooting strength by winning the aggregate cup. Finally, our thanks must go to the Sergeant Major and to Mr. Crews for their services in supervising the Butt Party. We must also express our gratitude to Mr. Le Tocq. His encouragement (or sympathy) has contributed in no small way to the development of a thriving club. 60

FENCING The main activity this term has been the Inter-House Competition. The favourites were undoubtedly Rise, but after good wins in the former rounds they finally lost to Queen's in the final. Queen's in the first round had had a close fight with School House, every bout being taken to the last point. The final also provided a close, and well fought, match. Temple Rise

1 Rise

School H. Queen's

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c Manor

} Rise Queen's Queen's

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From the School team R. N. Worsley and I. E. F. Morton are the only leavers. Hancock, Cook, and Morris should provide the nucleus of a very strong team, there being others to back them up, who have match experience. R.N.W.

TENNIS, 1956 In the Inter-House Tennis Competition history repeated itself in that the runners-up and winners were the same as last year. School House had a relatively easy passage into the final, beating first Manor and then Temple. In the other first round match Rise beat Grove 5-4 after an exciting game. In the semi-final Queen's beat Rise fairly easily, 5-2. The final between Queen's and School House was extremely close, Queen's eventually winning by 5-4. The winning team was : Barton, Netherwood, Hopper, Morton, and Bean. After the House matches the School played the Staff. Although Mr. Harding and Mr. Dodds won all their matches, the result was a draw with the deciding match unfinished and all the participants exhausted. The following represented the School : Hopper, Roe, Kirby, D., Brocklebank, Clayton, and Ruddock. For the first time for some years a singles competition was organised, in which only five of the best players from each House could take part. Hopper and Ruddock reached the final which had to be abandoned on the last day of term owing to bad weather. The efficient running of tennis this season would not have been possible without the willing co-operation of senior boys who umpired matches and helped to prepare the courts. Finally mention must be made of the juniors who volunteered (under duress) to roll the courts whenever called upon to do so. D.G.B. 61

CRICKET, 1956 RETROSPECT The poverty of the School's cricket this season came as something of a shock to us. It would certainly never have been forecast, and even now there seems little justification for the team's failure. The winning way and the offensive spirit have certainly been lost, but with six old colours still in residence, there was good reason for sober confidence. Although five of these old colours had filled up the lower half of the 1955 team, there was plenty of room for improvement in their play and justifiable expectation that each and every one would show this improvement and form the nucleus of the 1956 side. The fact that very few of them improved at all was the crux of the whole matter. When Kirby's injury came in early June, the youngsters, who had come to fill the remaining places, found no backbone in the team upon which to support themselves, and as often as not they drifted with the others. The winning of only one school match and one club match makes poor reflection. Furthermore three matches were adversely drawn, and often a total of 100 runs seemed problematical. Only two opposing teams were dismissed up to the end of June, and the School's fielding was below standard (no Fielding Cup was awarded this year). Kirby's injury was certainly a cruel blow both to him personally and to the team as a whole, but the folly of depending upon one man has been fully exposed. Statistically there is perhaps insufficient evidence that there would have been a different tale to tell if he had not been out of the game for six weeks, for the early matches were not exactly a success story. However, the very fact that he again easily topped the batting averages would have had a marked effect and have lightened the burden on other sorely pressed shoulders; and there is no denying that his personality and presence on the field would have inspired confidence. Remaining School teams had an average season. The 2nd XI were more than usually at the beck and call of the 1st XI—no less than eight boys having 1st XI experience—and they were probably a much better side than their paper record suggests. The Senior Colts, after a poor start, redeemed themselves by wins over Durham and Ampleforth, and the Junior Colts showed distinct promise. The atmosphere and spirit of House matches also suffered a severe set-back. A test match mentality was all too prevalent, very often on instructions from higher-up, so that much more harm than good was done as a result. The mentality spread abroad seemed to be— "never mind about the runs, don't get out"—and in consequence the scoring rate became indescribably slow, much loose bowling went unpunished, easy singles were never contemplated, and the game went to sleep. The continuation of such a practice, most harmful to schoolboy cricket, must seriously exercise the minds of the cricket authorities and be combated by new legislation which is, indeed, already con-

templated. The solution really lies in a change of spirit, with House cricket put in its proper perspective. On the face of things it might appear that there is much that is wrong in the cricket at St. Peter's School, but it is largely superficial and certainly need only be temporary. We are not without hope, and when the lessons have been learnt the season can best be forgotten. Finally we say goodbye to Mr. Wilson (Benny to you !) after 13 years of devoted and tireless service to the School's cricket. He has had a splendid innings and has won our admiration. He leaves with our most sincere thanks and very good wishes for the future.

1st XI CHARACTERS *fa KIRBY (Captain). 1954-55-56. An outstanding cricketer, who has borne his injury most philosophically. His batting is of a high quality with shots all round the wicket. His chief enemies are not so much his opponents, as his own impetuosity. He is a most astute captain and his off-spin bowling is a useful asset. Fielding good, but his reaction in the slips does not appear to be sharp enough. He should have a great future. CLAYTON (Vice-Captain). 1954-55-56. Took over the realms of office * if.inB.mid-stream—no easy task—and he undoubtedly learnt a lot concerning the complexities facing a captain. His batting still shows much weakness outside the off-stump and his fielding lacks bite. 1956. It is a fairly rare distinction to gain colours and cap * fN.in J.theMAGsoN. one and only season in the team, but this honour was well deserved. His left-arm slow bowling improved with every match played. He headed the bowling honours for the season through sheer dint of practice. Fielding safe and keen, although not snappy. Batting showed determination and concentration if nothing else. fA. BURROWS. 1954-55-56. Severely handicapped by lack of stature. He imparted very little variety to his bowling with the result that once the batsman was set he took heavy toll of his left-arm medium-fast bowling. Batting disappointing and his fielding at close range lacked the "devil" that he was able to display last year. fD. B. IRvIN. 1955-56. A disappointing season for one who surely is blessed with considerable ability. His wristy batting primarily lacks guidance and power from the left arm in the first place. Best shot—the pull to midwicket off the back foot. Six wickets (four in one match) were his sole contribution to the team's bowling strength. Fielding quite good but he needs to close in on the ball quicker. f G. F. B. MITCHELL. 1955-56. A disturbing season. He showed his best form when reinstated into the side, and he looked good for runs. Before the season's end his nerves got on top of him again and unpredictable things happened. When fielding he must learn to anticipate the batsman's stroke. -I-J. J. F. KNAPTON. 1956. A promising wicket-keeper although as the season developed he appeared to become temperamental and had decidedly "off" days. Snatching was his chief fault, perhaps the result of over-keenness, and he tends to leave the ground unnecessarily. Essentially a fast wicket batsman at present, as he knows little about back play. His downfall was invariably caused through groping forward in an endeavour to reach the impossible. fD. G. MACPHERSON. 1956. Cover-point, with a left-arm throw-in, and a right-handed batsman. His movement onto the ball at cover-point has improved considerably but his throwing-in lacks "zip". His dour batting has saved the side on several occasions and he has shown pluck. Technically it is not sound, being much too two-shouldered and he is flvariably playing across the line of the ball.

1956. A young Colt. Left-arm bowler and leftJ. F. MIDDLETON. handed batsman. The season has been a struggle for him, and he was usually called upon to bat in a crisis. The experience should have benefited him. He is keen and should improve and become a useful all-rounder. i' 13 . B. BURBIDOE. 1956. Opening right-arm medium-fast bowler. Not only did he lose the ability early in the season to move the ball in the air away to the off or bring it back off the pitch from the off, but before the close of the season he lost all control and length. A powerful hitter with a good eye, but some of his shots bore no relationship to the place or time of the ball. Fielding very safe and sometimes very promising. A. McCALLum. 1956. A young Colt who struggled for runs and finally made a fine century against the Old Boys. The experience of these last two innings alone should set him off on the right note next year. There is still a danger of his batting being two-shouldered, whereby he drags the ball to the leg-side. Fielding keen, but not yet very good, not even for a converted wicket-keeper. Colours. * Cap. Colts XI (Under 16) *J. A. Bygate (Capt.) R. T. Burdon. T. D. J. Layfield. P. J. Dronfield. P. S. H. Jesper. A. Gomersall. A. Dale. M. L. Swain. E. M. H. Ranson. M. W. Woodruff. J. W. S. Gale. * Colours.

2nd XI *P. S. Roe (Capt.). *M. D. Fish. P. J. Netherwood. *K. A. Hopper. *D. N. Brocklebank. *M. A. Jones. *D. Robinson. I. N. Ridley. R. N. Worsley. C. I. Chadwick. J. M. Ward.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) M. W. Woodruff (Capt.). E. M. H. Ranson. J. W. S. Gale. M. W. Rudd. C. W. Gough. T. A. Dukes. A. May. G. R. Cormack. R. L. Evans. L. H. K. Mackay. J. B. Robinson.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result ...

12th May 16th May

Clifton C.C. York C.C.

26th May 2nd June 6th June 9th June

Giggleswick School Worksop College Durham School ... Leeds G.S.

13th June

Ampleforth College

16th June 20th June

Bradford G.S.

23rd June

Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.

Craven Gentlemen C.C. ... Staff and Boys v. R.A.F. Linton Bootham School 21st July ... T. H. Hobson's XI 25th July 27th-28th July Old Peterites 7th July 18th July

School Opponents

105 for 3 103 Home Lost Home Drawn 128 for 9 166 for 7 (dec.) 167 Home Won 169 for 6 109 for 3 105 Away Lost 121 for 5 120 Away Lost Away Drawn 75 for 5 165 for 7 (dec.) Home Drawn 86 for 9 206 for 7 (dec.) 48 for 0 47 Home Lost 205 for 6 140 Home Lost (dec.) 77 Home Won 209 for 4 (dec.) 150 for 9 149 Home Lost

Cancelled 147 Lost 58 Lost Drawn 275 for 2 (dec.) 77 for 2 (dec.) Played 14, Won 2, Lost 8, Drawn 4. Home Away Away Home

160 162 177 41 for 2

2nd XI Date

Ground Result

Opponents

26th May 2nd June

Giggleswick School Worksop College

6th June 9th June 13th June

Durham School ... Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College

16th June 21st July

Bradford G.S. Bootham School

Date

Opponents

School Opponents

99 Away Won 100 for 6 Away Drawn 210 for 8 146 for 6 (dec.) 138 49 for 3 Home Drawn 78 82 for 7 Home Lost 72 for 3 Away Drawn 76 for 8 (dec.) Away Cancelled 84 Home Won 184 for 5 (dec.)

Under 16 Colts XI Ground Result

School

47 Lost 50 Lost 92 Lost 86 for 3 Won Won 112 for 4 Cancelled Drawn 160 for 6 (dec.)

Away Home Home Home Home Away Away

12th May 26th May 2nd June 6th June 13th June 16th June 23rd June

Ashville College ... Manchester Boys XI Worksop College Durham School ... Ampleforth College Bradford G.S. Giggleswick School

21st July

Minster Choir School Old Boys Home Drawn 115 for 9

••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

Opponents

50 for 4 52 for 2 94 for 3 82 I11 11 for I 141

Under 15 Colts XI Date

Opponents

Ground Result

Drax G.S. Bootham School

Away Lost Away Won

26th May

Pocklington School

Away Drawn

2nd June 9th June 14th July

Worksop College Leeds G.S. Bootham School

Home Drawn Home Won Home Tied

1st Round

School House 203, beat Manor 192. Rise 143 for 6, beat Queens' 139. Rise 151 for 7, beat Temple 64. Grove 75 for 4, beat School House 73. Grove 125, beat Rise 83.

12th May 23rd May

School Opponents

61 207 for 3 (dec.) 158 for 9 (dec.) 128 for 6 72 for 3 82

71 55

80 for 3 132 71 82

Senior House Matches

Semi-finals Final

Junior House Matches

1st Round Semi-finals Final

Queen's 287 for 8, beat Manor 200. Rise 97, beat Temple 48. Queen's 48 for 3, beat Grove 47. Rise 84 for 2, beat School House 83. Queen's 163, beat Rise 118.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting ... D. Kirby ... P. B. Clayton ... A. McCallum ... D. B. Irvin D. G. Macpherson P. B. Burbidge ... ... A. Burrows G. F. B. Mitchell J. F. Middleton ... ... N. J. Magson J. J. F. Knapton

••• ••• ••• ••• •• • ••. .•• ••• ••• ••• •••

No. of Innings

9 15 7 12 11 11 12

11 8 12

Times Not out

— 2 1 1 3 1 — 1 1 5 2

Runs

322 346 159 247 128 121 104 59 82 23 76

Highest Score

117 102 101* 91 36 40 45 18 15 8* 19*

Average

35.7 26.7 26.5 22.4 16.0 12.1 8.66 8.4 8.2 7.66 7.60

* Denotes "not out". Also batted:—P. J. Netherwood, R. N. Worsley, D. Robinson, P. S. Roe, K. A. Hopper, M. A. Jones, M. D. Fish, P. A. Crane.

Bowling Maidens

Ovens

Runs

Average

Wickets

15.6 18.1 23.1 24.2 25.5 46.6

27 422 18 ... 127 . .. N. J. Magson 24 434 41 ... 175.1 . .. A. Burrows 6 139 2 29 D. B. Irvin 15 364 21 ... 126 P. B. Burbidge . .. 11 271 16 91.3 D. Kirby 3 140 4 ... 34 J. F. Middleton . .. Also bowled:—K. A. Hopper, P. A. Crane, D. Robinson, M. A. Jones.

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 12th May, 1956 Result : Lost

ST. PETER'S ... P. B. Clayton, b. Hurst A. Burrows, b. Leeman D. Kirby, c. Harrison, b. Leeman P. J. Netherwood, lbw., b. Brown A. McCallum, lbw., b. Leeman J. F. Middleton, c. Harrison, ... Leeman P. S. Roe, c. Hoyle, b. Leeman G. F. B. Mitchell, not out ... J. J. F. Knapton, c. Harrison, Barker D. Robinson, lbw., b. Leeman P. A. Crane, lbw., b. Leeman Extras TOTAL

CLIFTON C.C. 10 J. Hartley, c. Knapton, b. Crane R. C. Hoyle, c. Roe, b. Kirby 8 ••• H. Harrison, not out •.• 54 P. Mowbray, b. Middleton ... 6 R. Crowther, not out. 1 R. Carter b. D. Hurst •• • 15 J. C. Brown 2 ••• Did not bat 4 S. Leeman D. Barker b. ••• 0 H. Hornshaw Extras •• 0 0 ••• ••• 3

1 25 56 8 10

•

105

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

... 103

Fall of Wickets; 1 2 3 ——— 1 69 81 13 30 47 54 95 97 102 102 103 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CLIFTON C.C. 0. M. 0. M. R. W. 6.4 1 ... A. Burrows ... 0 6 0 16 ... ... R. Carter 1 ... 4 P. A. Crane ... 1 0 14 3 ... ... D. Hurst 3 0 ... D. Robinson 1 0 19 6 ... J. C. Brown ... 4 0 D. Kirby ... 7 4 39 ••• 15 S. Leeman ... 1 3 J. F. Middleton 0 5 1 12 ... H. Harrison 1 0 1 1 ••• D. Barker ... Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

R. W. 18 0 16 1 26 0 1 22 1 18

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 16th May, 1956 Result : Drawn

ST. PETER'S 2 ... P. B. Clayton, lbw., b. Fountain ... 3 ... A. Burrows, b. Fountain ... 6 D. Kirby, c. Sawkill, b. Lucas P. Netherwood, c. Stewart, b. Halkon 19 A. McCallum, st. Sawkill, b. Pulleyn 11 ... 2 J. F. Middleton, b. Halkon ... 3 J. G. Mitchell, lbw., b. Pulleyn ... 23 D. G. Macpherson, not out ... 9 ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Richardson P. Burbidge, st. Sawkill, b. Fountain 40 0 ... D. Robinson, not out ... 10 Extras

YORK C.C. 10 J. Halkon, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge 30 ... M. Stewart, b. Robinson 6 ... J. R. Knowles, run out ... 38 E. Sanders, b. Burrows 13 S. Fountain, b. Kirby 14 J. R. Richardson, b. Burbidge 42 ... R. Lucas, not out ... 2 J. H. Lund, b. Robinson J. R. Pulleyn Did not bat P. M. Sawkill H. Lund ... 13 Extras TOTAL for 7 wkts.

TOTAL

166

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 40 45 55 74 91 153 166

... 128

3 10 14 34 48 48 51 68 123

Bowling Analysis :

YORK C.C.

ST. PETER'S A. Burrows ... P. Burbidge J. F. Middleton D. Robinson ... D. Kirby

... ... ... ... ...

14 16 8 7 7

M. R. W. 3 24 1 2 3 39 1 34 0 2 2 13 1 0 43

S. Fountain R. Lucas ... J. Halkon J. R. Pulleyn J. R. Richardson

13 8 5 7 5

M. 2 1 3 2 0

R. W. 33 3 1 31 10 2 27 2 1 17

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK Played at home on 26th May, 1956 Result : Won by 4 wickets ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Whiteley, b. Slinger 53 D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Forster ... 14 D. Kirby, c. Westhead, b. Slinger ... 60 P. J. Netherwood, c. Whiteley, b. 6 ... Westwood ... 11 J. J. F. Knapton, b. Westhead R. N. Worsley, c. Whiteley, b. ... 6 Westhead 6 ... D. G. Macpherson, not out ... ... 5 P. B. Burbidge, not out T. F. Middleton Did not bat A. Burrows D. Robinson ... 8 Extras

GIGGLESWICK J. S. Fletcher, c. Macpherson, b. ... ... ... 30 ... Burbidge ... ... 28 D. C. Searle, b. Irvin ... J. R. Linley, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge 11 ... 55 J. S. Westhead, b. Burrows ... ... 2 A. M. Slinger, b. Burbidge ... J. P. B. Golding, c. Knapton, b. 7 ... ... ... ... Burbidge ... 13 P. F. Whiteley, b. Burbidge ... ... 0 ... C. F. Forster, run out ... ... 7 ... Grant, not out 2 ... ... R. H. Meeks, b. Burrows R. J. G. Sharp, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 0 Extras 12 TOTAL

...

TOTAL for 6 wkts. ... 169

167

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6

50 73 90 92 108 126 127 165 167

32 132 134 146 151 162

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 15.3 1 44 A. Burrows ... 17 2 47 P. B. Burbidge 6 0 24 J. F. Middleton 2 0 2 D. Robinson 5 0 38 D. B. Irvin ...

GIGGLESWICK 0. M. 16 3 R. J. G. Sharp 18.3 3 A. M. Slinger 7 0 C. F. Forster 3 0 R. H. Meeks 4 2 J. S. Westhead

W. 2 5 0 0 1

R. 41 55 43 19 6

W. 0 2 1 0 3

The School lost the toss in this, their first school match, and were put out to "graze", no doubt expecting to remain there until midafternoon. After a promising start by Giggleswick's opening pair, who scored 58 between them, there was nobody who could stay with Westhead who made 55. Thus, at 2-46 the visitors were all out and there was plenty of time, barring rain, for a decision to be reached; a most satisfactory, though none too frequent, state of affairs. When the School went in to bat, Irvin, absent through injury until now, opened with Clayton. Although Irvin's innings was somewhat overshadowed by the power and the glory of Clayton and Kirby, he took a very useful wicket and made his contribution to a large opening stand. After a slow start to their partnership Kirby and Clayton 67

settled down and made a century stand, which included the usual amount of sixes and fours. During their innings the match looked "in the bag", but shortly after they had both scored 50 they were out, and had left the School neading 34 runs to clinch it. Three wickets fell in quick succession and at that time a close and exciting finish seemed imminent. In fact, the School won comfortably by 4 wickets. Special mention should go to Burbidge who finished up 5 for 47, and to Knapton who displayed fine form behind the wicket, and took three catches. ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP Played away on Saturday, 2nd June, 1956 Result : Lost ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Grieveson D. B. Irvin, c. Scott, b. Bradwell •• • D. Kirby, c. Allum, b. Jones... ••• P. J. Netherwood, lbw., b. Allum J. J. F. Knapton, st. Scott, b. McNaught ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Allum ... •• • •• • A. Burrows, b. McNaught ... ... M. Fish, b. McNaught P. B. Burbidge, c. Moody, b. McNaught ... J. F. Middleton, not out ... ... N. J. Magson, b. Sykes Extras TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

WORKSOP D. B. Moody, b. Burbidge G. W. Walter, c. Knapton, b. Burrows T. C. Jones, c. Clayton, b. Burrows... W. G. P. Sykes, not out A. T. W. Grieve, not out M. K. Pasha R. A. Bradwell A. R. Allum Did not bat J. B. Scott J. A. Grieveson D. H. McNaught Extras

16 12 2 24 12 1 12 0 12 1 4 9 105

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge N. J. Magson D. Kirby D. B. Irvin ...

0. M. 10.3 0 4 9 5 0 12 2 3 0

109

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 — — — 3 74 105

21 26 58 58 69 73 73 98 99

ST. PETER'S

1 43 49 10 4

Bowling Analysis : WORKSOP COLLEGE R. W. 30 2 12 1 12 0 35 0 18 0

J. A. Grieveson A. R. Allum G. W. Walter R. A. Bradwell T. C. Jones ... D. H. McNaught W. G. D. Sykes

• •• • •• • •• ••• •••

•••

0. M. 9 6 12 3 2 0 6 2 6 2 7 5 4.3 1

R. 16 27 12 7 12 14 8

W. 1 2 0 1 1 4 1

The match had very little to offer in the way of either batting or fielding. The flowers of Kirby's batting which had bloomed so beautifully earlier this term were nipped in the bud on this occasion when he was out, by a catch more spectacular than brilliant, for only two. Clayton, batting confidently, augured better things, but when he was out for only 16 the School's main hope lay in Burbidge and Knapton, who can afford to wield a bat as if they enjoy it, since their positions in the team depend largely on their bowling and wicket68

keeping abilities. They were soon dismissed, however, after a 24 from Netherwood (whose fours never seemed to go to the place he had ordained for them) and the side thereupon collapsed. The eye of doom blinked for a moment when a brilliant ball from Burbidge sent Worksop's opening batsman scampering back to the pavilion for one, but it was wide awake to see Walter, who led a charmed life, accompanying Jones in a stand of 87. Jones was caught by Clayton with the scores level. Worksop needed one to win and Grieve obliged with a four off the next ball. St. Peter's were on their toes right to the end, and Macpherson is to be commended for some splendid pieces of fielding. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 6th June, 1956 Result : Lost ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Spirit, b. Strong ... 11 ... 10 A. Burrows, b. Fenwick 25 D. B. Irvin, b. Fenwick 9 ... D. Kirby, c. Weston, b. Strong P. J. Netherwood, st. Spirit, b. Weston 1 D. G. Macpherson, st. Spirit, b. Weston 28 J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... 19 0 J. F. Middleton, b. Fenwick 1 P. B. Burbidge, b. Weston ... 2 M. Fish. c. Fenwick, b. Weston 0 N. J. Magson, b. Fenwick Extras 14 TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 7 3 4 5 6

DURHAM M. P. Weston, c. Knapton, b. Kirby... 21 0 W. L. S. Johnson, run out ... ... 31 R. E. Spirit, lbw., b. Kirby 15 ... F. H. Curry, b. Burrows ... 22 ... M. Oliver, not out I. D. Gregg, c. Irvin, b. Burrows ... 10 1 J. Harland, not out ... J. B. H. Fenwick P. W. Ferry Did not bat. J. K. Johnson G. C. Strong 19 Extras TOTAL for 5 wkts.

120

8 9

19 35 61 63 82 116 116 118 120

121

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 ————— 0 54 71 94 119

Bowling Analysis : DURHAM

J. B. H. Fenwick

...

G. C. Strong M. Weston ...

...

17.4 11 9 8

M. 3 2 2 2

R. 38 30 26 12

W. 4 0 2 4

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. 3 21 2 ... 11 A. Burrows ... 0 15 0 4 ... P. B. Burbidge 2 0 13 0 ... D. B. Irvin ... 3 39 2 ... 13 ... D. Kirby 6 2 12 0 ... N. J. Magson

The School's innings was composed of "fits and starts". Though Clayton and Burrows were out with the score at 35, a spirited innings by Irvin seemed to augur better things. His innings included two sixes, and over lunch the School was by no means disheartened, hoping, no doubt, to see more of Irvin's sixes being picked out of the road. However, he was out immediately after lunch, and was followed by Netherwood who seemed content merely to break his duck. Macpherson and Knapton raised our hopes a little by putting on 47 between them, but after Macpherson was out, the side, or what was left of it, collapsed. 69

Events turned out to be as bad as appeared, even though Weston, one of the finest schoolboy cricketers in the North, was out for the unexpected score of 21. The next two batsmen put on 46 and the proceedings were then halted for two hours until the rain stopped. This was at 6-15, and the ground was really unfit to play on. From my position in the scorebox I was able to watch a hive of activity. The whole school seemed to be wandering about on the pitch, giving the impression they were experts by digging their heels in to ascertain the state of the ground, and watching the real experts lay sacks across the pitch to soak the damp out of it. There was very little they could do, but since Durham only needed about 25 to win, the authorities decided to carry on, thereby avoiding one of those unsatisfactory things called "draws". With the loss of only one more wicket Durham obtained the necessary runs, and won by five wickets. ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 9th June, 1956 Result : Drawn LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL D. H. Lupton, lbw., b. Irvin J. D. Brooke, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge P. G. Whitworth, b. Kirby ... D. A. Hill (Capt.), lbw., b. Burrows J. B. White, c. Kirby, b. Magson I. C. Fletcher, c. Kirby, b. Magson I. J. Matthews, c. Irvin, b. Kirby ... ... J. A. Windsor, not out C. C. Michel, not out Did not bat R. V. Hodgson F. Hollis J Extras

ST. PETER'S ... P. B. Clayton, not out ... A. Burrows, c. and b. Brooke ... D. B. Irvin, c. Hollis, b. Brooke P. J. Netherwood, b. Brooke J. J. F. Knapton, c. Lupton, b. Brooke D. G. Macpherson, lbw., b. Brooke ... J. F. Middleton, not out ... M. Fish P. B. Burbidge Did not bat N. J. Magson D. Kirby Extras

32 25 11 26 11 4 30 13 7 6

TOTAL for 5 wkts.

... 165

TOTAL for 7 wkts. dec. Fall of Wickets: 7 5 6 1 2 3 4 —— — — — — — 51 64 83 110 114 120 152

39 0 0 2 6 0 8

20 75

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5

9 13 27 27

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. 8 •• • 13 A. Burrows ... 3 .• • 16 P. B. Burbidge • •• 15 3 N. J. Magson ••• 12.3 1 D. Kirby ... ••• 5 1 D. B. Irvin ••• 6 1 J. F. Middleton

R. 15 28 45 37 16 18

LEEDS G.S. 0. M. R. 10 4 10 J. A. Windsor 4 2 6 D. A. Hill ... 16 6 28 J. D. Brooke ... 6 6 I. J. Matthews 7 1 4 R. G. Whitworth ... 3

W. 1 1 2 2 1 0

W. 0 0 5 0 0

This is a match which few members of the team will recall with pleasure. Kirby sustained a severe injury to his finger and had to be rushed to hospital; the School finished up at 75 for 5, a figure which makes one think when you remember that Clayton got 39 not out, and that there were 20 extras. 70

Leeds batted first and obtained 165 in three hours, an innings relieved from boredom only by some spirited sixes by Matthews. Kirby was in fine form, and had a hand in five of their wickets by accurate bowling and good catching. It was in an attempt to take a catch, which was disallowed, that he fell on to his finger, both dislocating and opening it. The School were given little time to secure the required number of runs, and, remembering that Kirby was absent, one must admit that they were right to try and play out time. This they succeeded in doing for the loss of five wickets. ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 13th June, 1956 Result : Drawn AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE ... B. J. Morris, b. Burrows M. C. Dongal, b. Burrows ... ... M. King, run out T. J. Perry, not out ... D. Poole, c. Knapton, b. Magson A. Sparling, c. Hopper, b. Magson Master of Lovat, b. Hopper ... F. D. Halliday, c. Irvin, b. Magson S. Parsons Did not bat Meyer R. Lorimer Extras

6 23 3 5 1 65

206

TOTAL for 7 wkts. Fall of Wickets: 6 5 2 3 4

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Poole, b. Lorimer 10 A. Burrows, c. and b. Lorimer ... 10 D. B. Irvin, c. Poole, b. Master of 18 J. J. F. Knapton, st. Halliday, b. Lorimer ... ... ... ... 4 P. J. Netherwood, c. Meyer, b. Lorimer ... ... ... ... 0 G. F. B. Mitchell, run out. . .. 10 J. F. Middleton, b. Master of Lovat 8 D. G. Macpherson, not out ... ... 19 P. B. Burbidge, b. Master of Lovat 0 K. A. Hopper, c. Dongal, b. Lorimer 0 N. J. Magson, not out ... ... 1 Extras 7

6 10 13 93 64 6 0 9

TOTAL for 9 wkts. 1

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

87 9

15 41 43 43 45 61 64 67 72

77 1 78 205

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 5 32 ••• 18 A. Burrows ... 14 2 39 P. B. Burbidge 1 47 ••• 13 N. J. Magson 2 47 12 K. A. Hopper 0 16 ••• 3 J. F. Middleton 0 20 ••. 3 D. B. Irvin

AMPLEFORTH 0. M. R. S. Parsons ... ... 8 4 7 Master of Lovat ... 24 10 37 R. Lorimer ... ... 22 11 35

W. 2 0 3 1

W. 0 3 5

0 0

The School were off to a good start, Ampleforth's first three batsmen being out for 35, two of them bowled by Burrows. After that, though, there was little our bowlers could do against Perry and Poole who between them scored over a hundred. Again the fielding of Macpherson was conspicuously good, although he has not yet got over his inability to aim correctly at the stumps. 71

Even without Kirby the task facing our batsmen was not formidable. However, Clayton and Burrows only added 20 runs between them, and after that the fall of wickets, 2 for 41, 6 for 61, speak for themselves. The inherent weakness of cricket now became visible in the already flimsy fabric of our innings. We had to play out time for a draw. This morbid task was ultimately left to Macpherson and Magson, Macpherson occasionally enlivening the proceedings by hitting a boundary. Since we must accept the policy of playing for a draw, Macpherson and Magson are to be congratulated on their contribution in achieving it.

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 16th June, 1956 Result Lost by 10 wickets :

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Boddy A. Burrows, b. Jowett D. B. Irvin, c. Throup, b. Jowett G. F. B. Mitchell, run out ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Jowett J. F. Middleton, b. Jowett D. G. Macpherson, b. Jowett M. A. Jones, not out P. B. Burbidge, b. Hewitt K. A. Hopper, c. and b. Jowett N. J. Magson, run out Extras

0 11 15 5 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 8

BRADFORD G.S. ... R. L. Jowett, not out ... A. J. C. Gray, not out P. M. North I. M. Hewitt M. S. Throup D. J. Castle D. W. Ormondroyd Did not bat P. M. Bagley P. Boddy J. P. Bailey R. A. Rowe Extras

TOTAL

TOTAL for no wkt. ...

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7 8

30 18

0 48

3 22 33 34 34 42 43 44 45 Bowling Analysis BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. R. ... 16.4 7 16 I. M. Hewitt... 2 8 5 P. Boddy 5 4 1 ... J. P. Bailey ... 8 10 ... 15 R. L. Jowett

ST. PETER'S W. 1 1 0 6

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge N. J. Magson M. A. Jones

4 4 1.5 1

M. R. 0 11 1 16 0 9 0 12

W. 0 0 0 0

The story is soon told. Clayton was out for a duck and the rest of the team seemed to lose all hope and confidence. In the innings which followed only Irvin and Burrows reached double figures, and between them they scored 26 of our 47. Bradford opened their innings shortly after lunch and without loss scored the runs necessary for victory.

ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 20th June, 1956 Result : Lost by 65 runs M.C.C. A. M. Ivey, b. Magson R. Vaulkhard, c. Knapton, b. Hopper Major E. S. L. Mason, b. Magson J. N. Harper, b. Middleton ... L. E. Liddell, not out R. W. Duvers, c. Clayton, b. ... Middleton ... J. D. F. M. Thornton, b. Burrows ... N. A. Doggart W. Andrews ... Il Did not bat Major R. J. Hutt T. M. Heaton Extras TOTAL for 6 wkts.

58 30 7 49 57 0 2

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, b. Harper ... A. Burrows, b. Hutt ..••. D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Thornton G. F. B. Mitchell, st. Heaton, b. Doggart . J. J. F. Knapton, c. Hutt, b. Doggart D. G. Macpherson, lbw., b. Hutt ... J. F. Middleton, b. Hutt ... P. B. Burbidge, c. and b. Doggart M. A. Jones, c. Thornton, b. Harper K. A. Hopper, c. Liddell, b. Doggart N. J. Magson, not out Extras

205

9 45 13 18 0 1 0 25 5 7 1 16

TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — — — — 63 72 118 186 186 203

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7

140 9

21 40 88 88 93 93 108 129 138

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. A. Burrows ... ••• 16.1 2 52 ••• 9 0 42 P. B. Burbidge 2 0 8 M. A. Jones 0 33 K. A. Hopper ••• 9 N. J. Magson ••• 11 2 49 J. F. Middleton ••• 4 0 16

J. D. Thornton J. N. Harper R. J. Hutt ... N. A. Doggart

0 1 2 2

M.C.C. 0. 9 9 11 12

M. R. 3 31 3 25 3 30 2 38

W. 1 2 3 4

ST. PETER'S v. THE YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home on Saturday, 23rd June, 1956 Result : Won by 132 runs ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, st. Bromit, b. Gray ... 102 0 A. Burrows, lbw., b. Robinson (M.) D. B. Irvin, c. Bromit b. Gray ... 91 1 P. B. Burbidge, b. Smeeth ... 4 J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... J. F. Middleton D. G. Macpherson G. F. B. Mitchell Did not bat M. A .Jones K. A. Hopper N. J. Magson Extras 11

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C. G. C. Young, b. Burrows J. Bromit, b. Burrows... ... W. J. P. Blenkin, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge A. Craven, b. Burrows ... R. F. Harding, b. Burrows ... T. M. Smeeth, b. Hopper ... D. Robinson, lbw., b. Burbidge R. H. Outhwaite, c. Clayton, b. Magson W. Austen, b. Hopper ... Dr. K. W. Gray, lbw., b. Magson R. Robinson, not out Extras

TOTAL for 4 wkts. (dec.)... 209

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 2

TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 15 27 41 45 75 77 77

0 0

16 4 10 38 0

5 2 0 0 2

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 10 1 43 4 A. Burrows ... ••• 11 2 42 1 M. Robinson 10 4 15 2 P. B. Burbidge ••• 8.4 0 46 2 Dr. K. W. Gray 2 0 11 2 N. J. Magson ••• 8 0 27 1 T. M. Smeeth 1.3 0 6 2 K. A. Hopper ••• 7 0 22 0 W. Austen ... ••• 5 0 12 0 D. Robinson • • • 5 0 20 0 F. Harding R. ••• 5 0 26 0 J. W. P. Blenkin

ST. PETER'S v. THE CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 7th July, 1956 Result : Lost by 1 wicket ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Robson, b. Jackson A. McCallum, st. Shieres, b. Jackson ... D. B. Irvin, c. Sellars, b. Hall G. F. B. Mitchell, b. Sellars ... ... A. Burrows, c. Shieres, b. Hall J. J. F. Knapton, st. Shieres, b. Hall ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Robson P. B. Burbidge, b. Hall .. J. F. Middleton, run out K. A. Hopper, st. Shieres, b. Jackson N. J. Magson, not out Extras TOTAL

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 28 A. S. Fox, c. Burrows, b. Magson ... 26 14 C. W. Nelson, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 8 20 J. D. Walker, c. Hopper, b. Magson 28 12 G. P. Shieres, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 1 4 0 A. J. Leggatt, run out 0 J. G. Sellars, c. Macpherson, b. ... 12 Burbidge 36 54 8 A. B. Sellars, c. and b. Burbidge 4 13 M. J. K. Robson, lbw., b. Burrows ... ... 9 8 E. W. Jackson, not out 2 J. S. Mason, c. McCallum, b. Burbidge 1 1 ... F. Hall, not out 2 Extras 2 TOTAL

149

150

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

21 63 64 65 71 94 129 145 147 33 56 74 74 74 76 87 114 131 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. W. 16.5 5 32 3 A. Burrows ... 1 13 0 6 J. S. Mason ... 3 ... 10 0 43 P. B. Burbidge 7.1 0 26 1 M. Robson ... ... 5 0 23 0 K. A. Hopper 12 2 41 3 E. Jackson ... 13 2 47 2 N. J. Magson 14 3 49 4 Hall F. 1 5 2 18 A. B. Sellars

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 21st July, 1956 Result : Lost by 13 runs BOOTHAM SCHOOL J. M. Dent, lbw., b. Burrows A. M. Nicholson, c. Irvin, b. Burbidge. 41) S. J. H. Maud, c. Knapton, b. Magson 8 ... 40 J. C. D. Allan, b. Magson ... 12 P. S. Longbottom, b. Magson D. Court, st. Knapton, b. Magson ... 4 25 A. H. H. Nicholas, lbw., b. Magson 2 D. Jarratt, st. Knapton, b. Magson 1 ... G. E. S. Luke, b. Magson J. D. Clulee, c. Burbidge, b. Burrows 11 8 J. Guy, not out 7 Extras TOTAL

160

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Court, b. Dent ... 17 ... 0 A. McCallum, lbw., b. Court ... 54 D. Kirby, st. Nicholas, b. Clulee D. B. Irvin, run out ... ... 9 G. F. B. Mitchell, c. Jarratt, b. Clulee 3 A. Burrows, b. Clulee... 3 D. G. Macpherson, c. Luke, b. Clulee 11 P. B. Burbidge, c. Nicholas, b. Jarratt 25 J. F. Middleton, b. Luke ... ... 14 0 J. J. F. Knapton, b. Jarratt ... 4 N. J. Magson, not out ... 7 Extras TOTAL

147

Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

9 22 74 95 108 131 138 139 144

0 56 74 88 89 94 113 132 139

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. A. Burrows ... 20.49 46 P. B. Burbidge 6 1 10 D. Kirby ... 20 6 30 N. J. Magson 21 5 52 J. F. Middleton 4 1 14

BOOTHAM SCHOOL 0. M. R. W. G. E. S. Luke 9.3 3 27 1 D. Court ... 10 4 30 1 J. M. Dent ... 1 12 3 31 7 0 37 4 J. D. Clulee D. Jarratt 5 1 15 2

W. 2 1 0 7 0

The cynics are technically incorrect when they suggest that the 1st XI is a one man team. Looking back over the season, the team have not fared any better or worse, either with Kirby or without him. The Bootham match is a good example of this. Kirby, playing for the first time since his accident, hit a splendid 54 in almost as many minutes, and although he obtained no wickets he bowled with great accuracy and kept the runs down to a minimum. And yet, in a team in which almost everyone is capable of 50, six of them failed to reach double figures. Briefly, the story is this. Bootham batted first, and, due largely to Magson's impressive 7 for 52, were dismissed for 160. Clayton, strangely nervous on this occasion, failed to obey his master's voice, which commanded him to "stay put" and leave the other to get the runs, and was dismissed for 17. But then came Kirby, and the fall of wickets, 1 for 0, 3 for 74, is a silent tribute to his superb artistry. After that, very little happened which we like to remember, especially the efforts of Mitchell to take a run where no run was, which resulted in Irvin being run out. Towards the end, the match was building up to an exciting finish, but the School, in the persons of Magson and Middleton, were left with far too much to do, and in spite of their gallant efforts to save the game, they failed to do so by the narrow margin of 13 runs. ST. PETER'S v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played at Woodhouse Grange on 25th July, 1956 Result : Lost T. N. HOBSON'S XI ... D. Oliver, st Knapton, b. Kirby ... N. Featherby, c. Kirby, b. Irvin R. Hobson, lbw., b. Magson... R. F. Harding, b. Magson H. B. Kay, c. Irvin, b. Magson M. D. Fish, c. and b. Irvin ... G. Gill, c. and b. Irvin R. W. Parker, st. Knapton, b. Magson S. Wilkinson, 1.b.w., b. Magson G. Wilkinson, b. Irvin .. ... H. Frank, not out Extras

18 62 2 27 25 1 0 1 5 1 13 7

ST. PETER'S P. B. Clayton, c. Hobson, b. Gill ... A. McCallum, b. Parker ... ... D. Kirby, b. Gill ... D. B. Irvin, b. Gill ... G. F. B. Mitchell, b. Parker ... ... A. Burrows, b. Gill ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Gill ... J. J. F. Knapton, st. Featherby, b. Harding ... J. F. Middleton, b. Gill ... ... P. B. Burbidge, c. Harding, b. Wilkinson ... ... H. J. Magson, not out ... ... Extras

TOTAL

162

TOTAL

Fall of Wickets: 7 4 5 6

43 46 83 127 136 136 139 139 140

Fall of Wickets: 3 4 5 6 7 8

15 23 23 28 28 28 31 51 51

13 2 8 0 4 3 0 10 10 4 4 0 58

ST. PETER'S

Bowling Analysis :

M. R. 7 2 16 4 6 27 10 1 33 16 1 57 8 1 21

A. Burrows ... P. B. Burbidge D. Kirby ... N. J. Magson D. B. Irvin

T. H. HOBSON'S XI 0. M. R. W. R. Parker ... 11 5 21 2 G. Wilkinson 5.3 2 16 1 G. Gill ... 8 4 19 6 R. F. Harding 3 1 2 1

W. 0 0 1 5 4

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITE XI Played at home on 27th and 28th July, 1956 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S, 1st Innings P. B. Clayton, c. Beachell, b. Youll A. McCallum, not out D. Kirby, b. Lockwood D. B. Irvin, not out G. F. B. Mitchell A. Burrows J. J. F. Knapton D. G. Macpherson Did not bat P. B. Burbidge J. F. Middleton N. J. Magson Extras

OLD PETERITES, 1st Innings 13 D. H. Beachell, b. Burbidge 20 101 G. B. Pullan, c. Knapton, b. Burrows 8 117 K. Lockwood, c. Mitchell, b. Magson 31 30 N. M. Hodd, c. and b. Magson 26 E. D. Thornaton, lbw., b. Kirby ... 30 D. Oliver, lbw. b. Magson 0 A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, lbw., b. Kirby 22 F. F. Steele, c. Clayton, b. Magson 12 R. N. Johnson, lbw., b. Kirby 18 M. E. Kershaw, c. Magson, b. Kirby 4 J. J. Youll, not out ... 2 14 Extras 4 TOTAL for 2 wkts. (dec.) 275 TOTAL 177

Fall of Wickets: 12 —— 18 221

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

21 29 89 90 91 136 149 151 174 Bowling Analysis :

ST. PETER'S, 1st Innings 0. M. R. W.

J. J. You11 ... F. F. Steele ... K. Lockwood N. M. Hodd... D. H. Beachell E. D. Thornton M. E. Kershaw

•• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

OLD PETERITES, 1st Innings 0. M. R. W. A. Burrows ... ... 10 1 35 P. B. Burbidge 5 1 18 N. J. Magson ... 21 2 74 4 D. B. Irvin ... 4 0 18 0 D. Kirby ... 11.1 3 26 4

17 5 55 1 12 0 55 0 16 2 67 1 11 3 36 0 5 0 19 0 4 0 21 0 2 0 8 0

ST. PETER'S, 2nd Innings P. B. Clayton, not out

A. McCallum, c. Steele, b. Hodd P. B. Burbidge, run out ... D. Kirby, c. Thornton, b. Hodd D. B. Irvin G. F. B. Mitchell A. Burrows J. J. F. Knapton Did not bat D. G. Macpherson J. F. Middleton N. J. Magson Extras TOTAL for 3 wkts. (dec.)

OLD PETERITES, 2nd Innings 23 D. H. Beachell, run out ... 20 30 N. M. Hodd, lbw., b. Burrows 6 1 E. D. Thornton, not out 13 12 F. F. Steele, not out 1 R. A Stratton G. B. Pullan D. Oliver A. N. Wyatt-Gunning Did not bat R. N. Johnson M. E. Kershaw J. J. Youll 11 Extras 1 77

TOTAL for 2 wkts.

Fall of Wickets: 123 ——— 53 55 77

12 20 39

Fall of Wickets:

Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S, 2nd Innings 0. M. R. J. J. Youll ... 8 0 33 F. F. Steele ... ... 4 1 13 N. M. Hodd... 3.3 0 20

OLD PETERITES, 2nd Innings 0. M. R. W. 4 0 15 1 A. Burrows ... ... 2 0 13 0 P. B. Burbidge ... 3 0 6 0 N. J. Magson ... 2 0 6 0 D. Kirby ... ...

W. 0 0 2

The Old Boys were privileged to have two captains this year, K. Lockwood on the first day and R. A. Stratton on the second, but even this licence did not benefit them in any way. The glut of runs, amassed by Kirby and McCallum on a pitch which was undoubtedly a "Wallbank speciality", made previous scores scratched together earlier in the term seem quite incomprehensible. Kirby's century was just that type of innings we had been looking forward to, with shots all round the wicket, while McCallum's maiden century for the School was a valiant effort in which he survived a nightmare at the 90 stage, but handsomely drove the ball straight to the boundary to crown his innings. The Old Boys' bowling was certainly a bit thin, and they could not get one scrap of help out of the wicket, but few opportunities were missed in the field and the batsmanship was of a high quality. The Old Boys' total on the first day passed the 100 mark for the loss of 5 wickets—Magson again sharing in the spoils—and the possibility of a follow-on was not out of the question. Oceans of rain fell on Friday night and most of Saturday morning. Further play at first seemed improbable, but with a fresh wicket cut, play was resumed at 3-0 p.m. The shortage of time now made the necessity for a follow-on a more likely form of tactics if the School were able to dictate matters. With D. Kirby bowling well, the stage was set with the Old Boys 151 for 8 wickets, but at this juncture the School lost their grip on the match. Some poor fielding and an overthrow saw runs being frittered away, and with R. N. Johnson using the long handle effectively the School's opportunity was lost. The follow-on was saved by 2 runs. A little more than 21 hours was left for play. The School knocked up 77 runs in fair time— A. McCallum playing a new role very competently—and the Old Boys were left to score 175 runs in hours. Rain unfortunately had the last word, and long before any excitement grew the game was brought to an abrupt end. 77

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1956 Christmas Term, 1956 1st XV Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Home Away Away Away Home Home

Wednesday, 3rd Oct. Headingley "A" Wednesday, 10th Oct. Durham School Saturday, 13th Oct. York R.U.F.C. Saturday, 20th Oct. Bradford G.S. 23rd Oct. Trent College Tuesday, ... 27th Oct. Denstone College Saturday, Wednesday, 31st Oct. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. 3rd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Saturday, Saturday, 10th Nov. Leeds G.S. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College 1st Dec. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, Saturday, 15th Dec. Old Peterite XV

2nd XV

Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away

Wednesday, 10th Oct. Durham School Wednesday, 17th Oct. Drax G.S. 1st XV ... Saturday, 20th Oct. Bradford G.S. Saturday, 10th Nov. Leeds G.S. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Saturday, Wednesday, 21st Nov. Rishworth School 1st XV ... 24th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

3rd XV Saturday,

17th Nov. Ampleforth College ...

Under 16 Colts XV 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Saturday, Saturday, 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday, 31st Oct. Ampleforth College ... 3rd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV Saturday, 24th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Saturday, ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

...

Home

Away Away Away Home Away Home

Under 15 Colts XV Wednesday, 17th Oct. Drax G.S. 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Saturday, Saturday, 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday, 7th Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... Wednesday, 21st Nov. Rishworth School ... Wednesday, 28th Nov. Worksop College

Senior House Matches Saturday,

1st Round Semi-finals 8th Dec. Final

Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Wednesday, 12th Dec. Final 78

Away Away Away Away Home Home

SWIMMING Granted that the weather in the Summer Term did not foster great enthusiasm for the baths, none the less the increase in the number of non-swimmers amongst the Junior boys must be considered alarming. A non-swimmer is a liability to society, and if a boy is still a non-swimmer by the time he has reached the age of becoming susceptible to cold weather, then it is his duty to seek further practice and instruction in warmed baths. In spite of the weather the Baths have been put to very good use by the swimmers, whose standard certainly does not fall. Mr. Gregory's life-saving instruction classes have been very well attended, and the following list of results testifies to their success :Award of Merit: P. A. Dornan, W. Gibson, R. W. Peacock, S. S.

Hobson, P. R. Webster, C. W. Jose, J. Etherington, M. G. Hancock, R. M. Wheeler, J. S. Ibberson, J. S. Botterill. Bronze Cross: R. A. Hodgson, J. G. Clark, M. P. W. Raahauge. Bronze Medallion: J. H. Moss, R, L. Evans, S. K. D. Hill, I. S. T. Dutton, W. R. Dalkin, D. C. Parry, B. G. Way, J. G. Clark, C. J. Copley, P. R. Jenner, F. Parkin, R. S. R. Hyde, P. A. Fenton, D. H. Fletcher, P. Goolden, C. W. A. Groundwater, P. H. Moat, H. L. Sutcliffe.

In this connection, as no doubt in many others, Mr. Gregory's helping hand will be greatly missed. There are now, however, a sufficient number of boys adequately qualified to see that the lifesaving tradition is maintained in the School. Thus there will be an opportunity for many boys with experience behind them to help others following in their wake. Performances in the Swimming Sports were again well up to standard. Slowly but surely, as the years roll on, seconds or fractions of seconds are being clipped off the School swimming records. This year R. A. Hodgson showed further promise by reducing his last year's record in the Junior 50 yards Free Style even from 31.2 secs. to 29.6 secs. Furthermore, in the 25 yards Free Style event, he recorded the time of 13.2 secs., beating by .4 sec. the previous record held by C. Frank since 1945. In the Senior events, P. L. Bellwood equalled, in the heats, last year's record time of 68.0 secs. set up by R. M. Kirkus. The inter-House contest that followed was a real "thriller". After holding the Cup for the past four years, The Rise had to give way to The Grove and The Manor. The two latter fought out an intriguing duel, the result of which depended upon the first four placings in the final Senior Relay.

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 29th July 1. Under 161 Free Style-50 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd D. Storey. Time : 32.1 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st A. J. Isherwood, 2nd M. Welsh, 3rd D. G. Barton. Time : 38.2 secs.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Under 15 Plunge. 1st A. R. Barrett, 2nd W. E. Jones, 3rd M. P. W. Raahauge. Distance : 34 ft. 5 ins. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. P. W. Raahauge, 2nd C. W. Gough, 3rd D. H. Fletcher. Time : 18.0 secs. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st M. D. Fish, 2nd J. S. Ibberson, 3rd L. T. Beaumont. Time : 1 min. 28.5 secs. Under 164 Dive. 1st J. Etherington, 2nd S. S. Hobson, 3rd D. Storey. Under 15 Free Style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd C. J. Copley. Time : 29.6 secs. l(School Record.) Under 164 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd S. S. Hobson. Time: 1 min. 27.9 secs. Open Free-style-100 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd equal J. A. Whitmoor and W. N. Richards. Time : 68.8 secs.

Monday, 30th July 10. Open Free Style-25 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd A. J. Isherwood, 3rd IL Baxter. Time : 13.3 secs. 11. Under 164 Free Style-25 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd G. A. Pacitto, 3rd J. B. Mathews. Time : 14.1 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke--50 yds. 1st D. L. Slade, 2nd R. L. Evans, 3rd C. W. A. Groundwater. Time : 44.6 secs. 13. Open Free Style-50 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd J. A. Whitmore, 3rd W. N. Richards. Time : 29.8 secs. 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st M. D. Fish, 2nd R. J. Sharp, 3rd P. A. Crane. Time : 38.1 secs. 15. Under 164 Plunge. 1st P. R. Webster, 2nd H. V. Sykes, 3rd J. M. Lennox. Distance : 50 ft. 6 ins. 16. Under 164 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd S. S. Hobson. Time: 38.6 secs. 17. Open Dive. 1st P. S. Roe, 2nd M. P. Stanton, 3rd R. Baxter. 18. Under 164 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd J. B. Mathews, 3rd J. J. Rhodes. Time : 42.5 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd D. N. Brocklebank, 3rd M. Ruddock. Time : 42.6 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st M. P. W. Raahauge, 2nd P. N. B. Smith, 3rd C. J. Copley. Time : 20.0 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st D. G. Barton, 2nd D. A. Wilson, 3rd C. B. M. Gregory. Distance : 47 ft. 6 ins. 22. Under 15 Free Style-25 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. Time : 13.2 secs. (School Record.) 23. Under 164 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st E. G. Stewart, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd R. S. R. Hyde. Time : 40.0 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st P. H. Moat, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. Burdon. 25. Under 164 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd Rise. Time : 65.6 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd School House. Time : 65.5 secs. 1st Grove, 2nd Rise, 3rd Queen's. 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). Time : 57.6 secs. 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. ... Award of points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... 72 points Grove 70 points Manor 46 points Rise ... 39 points Queen's ... 38 points ... School House 5 points ... Temple ...

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to T. G. Stephenson, the Captain of The Grove swimming team. 80

THE BOAT CLUB In most respects this past year has probably been the most successful in the history of the Club; at any rate, there are seven tangible pieces of evidence of this in the shape of seven cups won at Regattas. Rowing coaches in schools and universities and the larger clubs must stop and wonder sometimes when they see how last year's novice, clumsy, lazy and ill-at-ease can turn into a useful oarsman, confident and tough. So at the beginning to the Summer Term, 1956, a promising first crew seemed to stand head and shoulders above the rest, and yet it was the third crew which had the successes backed by the fourth crew. The second crew was a good one, well stroked by Sharp, yet they seemed to be dogged by bad luck. At Durham Regatta they failed to settle in a borrowed boat; at Durham, against Durham School, they failed to appreciate the severity of the final bend of the long course and lost by a few feet; and at Lancaster there was a decision against them which bordered on the ludicrous, given first as two-and-a-half inches and, on protest, changed to two feet. The first four, compelled to row in senior events by reason of status met with tough opposition. Nevertheless they succeeded in winning a number of races and the Senior Fours at Leeds Regatta. At the start of the season there was a lack of cohesion in the crew and only the personal intervention of Mr. Gregory, who took the crew out, first rowing stroke, then two, enabled the fault to be found. From that time on great improvement was seen which lasted until Durham Regatta. After that exams. seemed to weigh heavily on the crew and fitness suffered. As usual the School Regatta was a great success and was rowed in three divisions; at the last moment C crew became the fifth School crew to row at Bradford Regatta and so three crews only took part in the senior division which was won by E crew . The intermediate division of seven crews was won by J crew and the junior division by K crew. In considering personalities one's thoughts must turn to the departure of Mr. V. B. Gregory who, in the course of three short years, had not only played a big part in coaching School crews but had also performed a useful function in cementing the friendship between York City Boat Club and ourselves. His enthusiasm will be missed; so will his unfailing readiness to do anything which would enhance the reputation of School oarsmen. He carries from the Boat Club its most sincere good wishes. Heap, as Captain for the second year, has done notable things for the Club. He has displayed a knack of organising and controlling everything that has happened at the river and no greater proof of this can exist than the fact that no masters who have coached have felt any anxiety about the well-being of the boats and equipment. His quiet insistence on good rowing behaviour has done a lot to improve the rowing. 81

Heap has been assisted in a secretarial capacity by Walker, who was in the fortunate position of having passed the stage of senior exams. He did this onerous job with complete confidence. Probably no senior member of the Boat Club would like this occasion to slip by without a reference to the tragic death of last year's bow of the first boat, M. W. Bolton. All will know how he was drowned in the Firth of Forth when the dinghy in which he was sailing capsized; none will know the exact circumstances, but all will realise from this bitter event how respectfully the world of water must be treated. In conclusion all members of the School crews will remember with gratitude the tremendous enthusiasm of Mr. Portlock and Mr. Whitmore in taking crews to Regattas and giving them such wholehearted support. Our warmest thanks to them.

RESULTS

23rd May. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd IVs beat St. John's College 1st, 2nd, and 3rd IVs. 26th May. 1st IV lost to R.A.F. Cranwell at home. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA, 2nd June. 1st IV lost to Hollingworth Lake R.C. 2nd IV lost to Derby School in the final of the Schools' Fours, having beaten Priory School, Shrewsbury, and Henry Mellish School. LEEDS REGATTA, 9th June. 1st IV beat Leeds University and York City B.C. to win the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Leeds University and Bradford A.R.C. to win the Junior Fours. 3rd IV beat Lancaster R.G.S., Leeds University, St. John's College, and St. Peter's School 4th IV to win the Maiden Fours. 4th IV beat Leeds University, Lancaster R.G.S., and Hatfield College, and lost to St. Peter's School 3rd IV in the Maiden Fours. YORK REGATTA, 16th June. 1st IV beat Tyne A.R.C. and lost to St. Andrew B.C. (Edinburgh) in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Junior-Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Bradford G.S. and King's School, Chester, to win the School Fours. 3rd IV beat Newark R.C., Northwich R.C., and University College to win the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Manchester University, King's College B.C., Hatfield College and lost to Nottingham Britannia R.C. in the final of the X Division of the Maiden Fours. DURHAM REGATTA, 20th June. (Our first visit for 30 years.) 1st IV lost to Blyth A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Talkin Tarn B.C. in the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV beat South Hylton A.R.C., University College B.C., and Hatfield College to win the Lady Anne Lambton Plate. 4th IV beat Johnston G.S., Tynemouth R.C., St. Chads R.C., Durham School, and Hatfield College to win the Lady Herschell Plate.

23rd June. 3rd, 4th, 5th IVs beat Bradford G.S. 1st, 2nd, 3rd IVs. BRADFORD REGATTA, 7th July. 1st IV lost the final of the Seniors to Liverpool Victoria B.C. 4th IV lost to Bradford G.S. in the semi-final of the Junior Fours. 5th IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Maiden Fours. LANCASTER REGATTA, 21st July. 1st IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Agecroft R.C. in the Junior Fours. OLD PETERITE RACES, 28th July. The School 1st, 4th, 5th IVs beat the O.P. crews. No O.P. crews were found to race the 2nd and 3rd IVs. CREWS :

1st IV. Beckitt, Portlock, Welsh, M., Heap; Wilson, I. 2nd IV. Bywater, Stephenson, Hopwood, Sharp; Beresford, 3rd IV. Walker, Wilson, M. B., Burden, Stubbs; Jose. 4th IV. Turner, Whitmore, Bytheway, Wilkinson, J. B.; Macdonald. 5th IV. Hall, Taylor, Kirby, F. A. L., Wheeler, R. M.; Wright. "E" Crew. Holt, Hancock, Morrison, Loadman. "J" Crew. Barry, Cook, House, Wilson, D. A. "K" Crew. Howard, Hodgson, Field, Bradford.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The time to write these notes has come round even more quickly than usual, it seems, but happily most items of news are mentioned in detail elsewhere, and there is little to say except that once more we have had an eventful term. We welcome Mr. D. P. Johnston to the staff. Already he has proved himself to be a most useful and energetic member, and we hope that he will settle down to a long and successful stay with us. For the first time this term, the Choir have blossomed forth in bright red cassocks and dazzling white surplices. The general effect has been most striking. They have also had an outing all to themselves, when the town of Scarborough received them, we hope with joy. We have had two special services, on Ascension Day and on St. Peter's Day. As the former occurred so very near to the start of the term, we did not mark it with a holiday, but a half holiday was given on St. Peter's Day, when all the boarders braved the rigours of the coast. We also had a holiday on Whit Monday, preparing ourselves for the strenuous events on Whit Tuesday, when a most successful atheltics meeting was held. Mrs. Headlam kindly presented the spoons to the individual winners and the Shield to Ainsty. Throughout the term we have been plagued with the odd case of mumps, and our cricket fixtures have been somewhat curtailed. As we did not have a particularly successful season, this may have been a blessing in disguise, but we finished much better than we started, winning two matches and giving the fathers a run for their money. Unfortunately both Miss Mason and Miss Gibson fell foul of the plague, but they recovered before the end of the term. As usual, boys were permitted to attend the Yorkshire Show on one of the three days. Since it always comes just close to the start of examinations, we can obviously not give permission for all and sundry to go there whenever they wish, and one afternoon instead of games seems a reasonable and fair ration. Our end of term festivities were held in fine weather, and our Speech Day on 25th July was a marked success. Sir Lumley Dodsworth presented the prizes, and gave us a short and enlightened speech which all enjoyed. The various exhibitions surpassed, if anything, their usual high standard, and particular mention must be made of the Science Exhibition. The boys themselves explained the various experiments with impressive clarity, and showed that all their instruction had not been in vain. The Swimming Sports were held on the 26th, and the prizes and Shield were presented by Mrs. Cooper. The highlight of the occasion was the manner in which N. J. Smith collected his array of spoons. As a quick change artist, he is remarkable, and, when he was a little late in arriving for the third time, he very nearly had to collect his spoon from the bottom of the baths. As by this time he was completely clad, he would then have had practice in undressing as well as dressing. For the first time, boarders were allowed home immediately after the Swimming Sports, thereby saving parents a second journey on the morrow. 84

VALETE (July Term, 1956) To ST. PETER'S : M. G. H. Adcock J. G. Ainley R. G. Armstrong J. A. Baldwin M. J. Barney J. W. Beckett A. G. Black A. P. Bramworth Anthony S. Brining J. C. Brisby C. L. Brown T. P. Brown R. G. Bruce S. P. Burton G. H. Dale L. P. Dobson To OTHER SCHOOLS: A. A. Dytch R. H. Haxby

T. P. N. Fawcett F. H. Fearnside A. J. D. Foster T. E. Giddings G. Gildener A. Hardman S. N. Harrison A. M. Headlam P. G. Humpherson R. E. Jaques P. Johnson I. Kirkus J. C. Lacy D. A. Larg D. M. Patchett T. J. Pick

M. Pickard J. D. A. Platts D. J. Plummer S. H. Reiss D. H. Rhodes D. S. H. Ridley J. G. Saunders D. C. Shubrook C. P. Spencer P. Stuttard D. W. Walsh M. H. Watson J. F. Williams A. F. Wilson R. A. B. Wood J. G. Wright

S. R. Hutchinson M. F. Pheasey

G. K. Toas

ST. OLAVE'S SPEECH DAY Wednesday, 25th July, 1956 The following was the programme :2- 0 p.m. Speeches and Presentation of Prizes by Sir Lumley Dodsworth.

3- 0 p.m. Cricket Match : St. Olave's XI v. Fathers' XI. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 5-15-6-30 p.m. A Science Exhibition was opened in the Science Block.

PRIZE LIST Art Prizes : The Wytehead Memorial Prizes for P. G. Humpherson Jv : Divinity : J. D. M. Hackney Jiv : A. M. Headlam Jv : P. J. Holmes Jiii : J. J. Kettlewell Jiv : Ji and Jii : D. St. C. Bruce G. F. Bach Jiii : Ji and Jii : W. M. Hudson Music Prizes : Piano : C. F. Foster The Willsdon Handwriting Prizes : Violin : J. C. Brisby R. G. Bruce Jv : FormPrizes : C. J. Batty Jiv : JvA : M. C. M. Jesper N. G. Pace Jiii : JvB: D. A. Larg Ji and Jii : R. D. Harding JvC: T. E. Giddings JivA : R. A. Spencer The Old Peterite Club Reading JivB : G. M. Holgate Prizes : JivC : J. N. Arundale A. M. Headlam Jv : JiiiA : C. G. Evans P. C. N. Brown Jiv : JiiiB : J. D. Carr A. W. Perry Jiii: JiiA : J. W. Hey Ji and Jii : R. W. G. Clegg JiiB : H. Biddle English Essay Prizes : G. F. Eastaugh Ji : C. P. Spencer Jv : Presentation of : R. E. Bryan Jiv : The Work Shield to Wentworth M. Sutcliffe Jiii: The Rugger Shield to Alcuin Ji and Jii : J. E. Fearnside The Cricket Shield to Alcuin The Cross Country Shield to General Knowledge Prizes : Ainsty C. P. Spencer Jv : The Boxing Shield to Elmet and D. L. Marshall Jiv : Ainsty J. D. Carr Jiii : The Games Cup to Ainsty Ji and Jii : J. N. Spencer

WORK SHIELD, 1956 Christmas Term Easter Term Summer Term

... ...

Total

Wentworth

Alcuin

Elmet

Ainsty

15.77 8.34 16.96

13.38 8.15 13.17

13.83 8.11 15.72

14.63 9.06 14.87

41.07

34.70

37.66

38.56

INTER-HOUSE GAMES CUP, 1955-56 The Cup was won by Ainsty. The details are given below :... Boxing Football ... Cross-Country Athletics ... Cricket ... Swimming ... Total

...

Wentworth

Alcuin

Elmet

Ainsty

--3 3 3 1/ 3

— 10 — — 10 —

2/ 6 — — — 10

2/ — 10 10

13/

18/

—

SWIMMING SPORTS, 1956 We had a most successful season, leading up to a good all-round standard in the Swimming Sports. One record, the Middle One Length Back-stroke, was just beaten by C. M. Wilkinson. Of the 231 boys in the School, no fewer than 103 boys have passed the School test, and the following figures may be of interest :103 Boys who have passed the test ... 62 24 37 5

Boys who have swum a length ... Boys who have swum a width ... Non-swimmers Not allowed to bathe

Total

231

RESULT OF SWIMMING SPORTS SENIORS.

One Length (Free Style). 1st, Bruce, R. G., 2nd Headlam, A, M., 3rd Reiss, S. H., 4th Burton. Time : 15.9 secs. One Length (Back-stroke). 1st Bruce, R. G., 2nd Brisby, 3rd Wright, 4th Hardman. Time : 22.0 secs. Two Lengths (Breast-stroke). 1st Reiss, S. H., 2nd Brown, T. P., 3rd Watson, M. H., 4th Wright. Time : 48.5 secs. Dive. 1st Alexander, 2nd Reiss, S. H., 3rd Headlam, A. M., 4th Hump herson. Plunge. 1st Brisby, 2nd Ainley, 3rd Burton, 4th Watson, M. H. Distance : 39 ft. 10 iris. MIDDLES.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Cossins, 4th Skiera and Bruce, D. S. Time : 21.9 secs. One Length (Back-stroke). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Skiera, 4th Brown, J. R. Time : 21.4 secs. Dive. 1st Bruce, R. L., 2nd Yeomans, 3rd Smith, R. J. G., 4th Skiera. Plunge. 1st Bruce, D. S., 2nd Cossins, 3rd Wilkinson, 4th Brown, J. R. Distance: 32 ft. 9 ins.

JUNDORS.

One Length (Free Style). 1st Hyde, 2nd Smith, N. J., 3rd Ruddock, 4th Semper. Time : 21.9 secs. Dive. 1st Eastaugh, 2nd Smith, N. J., 3rd Semper, 4th Harding and Hetherton. Relay. 1st Elmet, 2nd Wentworth, 3rd Alcuin. Time: 59.8 secs. Winners of Shield-1st Elmet, 76; 2nd Alcuin, 661; 3rd Wentworth, 611; 4th Ainsty, 37. Consolation Race—Toas. Beginners' Length—Blackburn. Beginners' Width—Smith, G. R.

SCOUTING THE JUNIOR SCHOOL TROOP We began the year by welcoming Mr. Pemberton as an Assistant Scoutmaster, bringing our total of Scouters in this section of the Group to three. We had in consequence sufficient Scouters available to split the Troop into two parts, Boarders and Day Boys, for all purposes. The Patrols in each part were based on Houses, and the number of Scouts in the Junior School was increased by a half. These two sections operated separately throughout the year, but combined for the Summer Camp. This reorganisation worked very well in general, but there were occasions when the House spirit was apt to come rather too much to the fore. Training has proceeded satisfactorily and many proficiency badges gained. This summer we held the annual camp at Cropton, and in spite of the unusually wet weather, which inevitably curtailed our activities, much experience of lasting value was gained.

CRICKET This year from nine matches arranged seven were played and out of these two were won, one was drawn and four were lost. We have had a young side and are looking forward to next season when we shall have 4 or 5 of this season's team as a nucleus. M. G. M. Jesper is to be congratulated on receiving his School cricket colours. Jesper topped the batting averages by scoring 90 runs in 7 innings for an average of 15.00, and Turnbull the bowling by taking 7 wickets for 41 runs for an average of 5.86 per wicket. The following represented the School in matches :M. G. M. Jesper (Captain), G. Gildener, J. G. Wright, D. A. Turnbull, J. R. Hutchinson, R. A. B. Wood, R. A. Wood, J. Lacy, D. M. Patchett, T. J. Pick, and W. H. Watson. Also played : C. M. Wilkinson, R. G. Armstrong, T. E. Giddings, S. H. Reiss, A. Hardman, and M. F. Pheasey.

ATHLETICS This year five games afternoons were set aside for standards, but one of these was rather too wet. We managed to give everyone at least two attempts at each event, and the result was that we gained rather more points per boy than last year. We have never had such a close contest, and we had to go to the third decimal point before we could separate Elmet from Wentworth, both of whom started the sports with 80 points. Ainsty followed with 77 and Alcuin with 75, so no House was out of the running before the actual start of the sports. The following gained the maximum number of points for standards :— SENIORS : —Alexander and Armstrong Mentworth), Humpherson (Ainsty).

MIDDLES : —Carr, Richardson, J. L., Sessions, and Spencer, R. A. (Ainsty),

Richman (Alcuin). JuNtoRs :—Fawcett, R. M., and Semper (Alcuin), Slade (Elmet), Watson, S. P. (Ainsty).

We had a lovely day for the Sports, held on 22nd May, and a large crowd of parents came. After the first batch of field events Wentworth were in the lead, but from then onwards Ainsty slowly forged ahead, and clinched matters by winning two of the relays. The other three Houses were all in a bunch before the relays, but Alcuin dropped well behind and Wentworth just managed to beat Elmet for second place. The most notable individual result was Armstrong's 880 Yards. Aided by a very fast first lap from Harrison, he managed to beat the existing record made as long ago as 1947. Both Sessions and Cloughton gained two firsts, one second, and were in the winning relay team. As a variation this year, we doubled the number of consolation races and varied the distance of each race, so that the eight year olds had a mere 40 yards to go, whilst the over 13s had to go 400 yards. Only the winner received a spoon, but there were far more runners and the experiment was a success. At the end of the meeting Mrs. Headlam presented the Shield and spoons.

ATHLETIC SPORTS RESULTS

SENIORS.

880 Yards. 1st Armstrong, 2nd Watson, M. H., 3rd Middleton, 4th Pheasey. Time : 2 mins. 32.8 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Wood, R. A., 2nd Humpherson, 3rd Alexander, 4th Brown, C. L. Time : 30.4 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Wood, R. A., 2nd Brown, C. L., 3rd Dobson, 4th Abel, M. A. Time : 12.6 secs. High Jump. 1st Headlam, A. M., 2nd Alexander, 3rd Stuttard, 4th Humpherson. Height : 4 ft. 0 in. Long Jump : 1st Dobson, 2nd Wood, R. A. B., 3rd Patchett, 4th Shubrook. Distance : 13 ft. 9 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Reiss, 2nd Pheasey, 3rd Hart, 4th Patchett. Distance 55 yds. 0 ft. 11 ins. Relay. 1st Wentworth, 2nd Elmet, 3rd Ainsty. Time : 58.5 secs. :

MIDDLES.

440 Yards. 1st Carr, 2nd Wilkinson, 3rd Routledge, 4th Holgate. Time : 71.8 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Sessions, 2nd Bowling, 3rd Tomlinson, 4th Richardson, J. L. Time : 32.7 secs. 80 Yards. 1st Sessions, 2nd Bowling, 3rd Richman, 4th Carr. Time : 10.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Tomlinson, 2nd Sessions, 3rd Adcock, R. J., 4th Bruce, R. L. Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Long Jump. 1st Bowling, 2nd Richman, 3rd Richardson, J. L., 4th Headlam, K. W. Distance : 11 ft. 8 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Richardson, J. L., 2nd Gartside, 3rd Bruce, R. L., 4th Wroe. Distance : 52 yds. 2 ft. 3 ins. Relay. 1st Ainsty, 2nd Elmet, 3rd Wentworth. Time : 63 secs. JUNIOR. 220 Yards. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Hetherton, 4th Slade. Time : 33.3 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Watson, S. P., 2nd Birch, 3rd Todd, 4th Harding. Time : 14.4 secs. 50 Yards. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Watson, S. P., 4th Stott. Time : 7.2 secs. High Jump. 1st Harding, 2nd Watson, S. P., 3rd Coles, 4th Ward, W. J. P. Height : 3 ft. 4 ins. Long Jump. 1st Slade, 2nd Fawcett, R. M., 3rd Clarke, 4th Holmes, I. L. Distance : 11 ft. ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Harding, 2nd Cloughton, 3rd Clayton, 4th Collomosse. Distance : 44 yds. Relay. 1st Ainsty, 2nd Wentworth, 3rd Elmet. Time : 66.6 secs. CONSOLATION RACES. Under 9. Harris. Under 10. Hyde. Under 11. Holmes, P. J. Under 12. Popplewell. Under 13. Smith, J. R. Over 13. Ridley. WINNERS OF SHIELD. Ainsty, 168; Wentworth, 144; Elmet, 141; Alcuin, 122.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLIX

FEBRUARY, 1957

No. 344

EDITORIAL When the news leaked out in the course of the term (to be confirmed officially at the final assembly) that the Head Master had been granted leave of absence and would enjoy the first term of 1957 as a "Sabbatical" term, there was universal approval of the Governors' generosity and wisdom in initiating the idea. This is not the occasion for an appraisal of the great work that Mr. Dronfield has done for St. Peter's during his Headmastership, and we would merely remark that the term's rest (we almost wrote "enforced rest", since we suspect that Mr. Dronfield's first reaction to the proposal was only mildly enthusiastic) will come as a well-deserved reward for twenty years' selfless and unremitting devotion to the well-being of the School. Mr. Dronfield left York on the 20th January and, after a round of visits in the south of England, is to sail from Southampton on the "Capetown Castle", on 7th February, for South Africa. In the hope that he will be able to read these lines before he embarks we wish him "bon voyage" and an enjoyable and restful holiday. While we are confident that Mr. Burgess, who will be Acting Head Master for the term, will enjoy the wholehear ted co-operation of all—particularly of the other members of the Staff—in maintaining the high standard of efficiency in the administration of the School to which we have grown accustomed, we shall none the less welcome Mr. Dronfield's return in April. We hope that he will come back to us refreshed and reinvigorated to face the many years of service which he has yet to give to St. Peter's. * * * The gratifying "bag" of Open Scholarships in December comes as the hoped-for fulfilment of the promise made by the record number of State Scholarships gained in July last. The details of the awards are given elsewhere in our pages. We congratulate in particular C. W. Jose on his Open Scholarship in Classics at Worcester College, Oxford, and E. C. Sedman whose Major Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, set the seal on a quite remarkable level of achievement on the Science side of our VIth Form work. Mr. Robinson and his colleagues of the Science Staff deserve our gratitude. At the time of writing other results from our Open Scholarship entrants remain to come in, but in any event the year 1956-1957 must rank as the "annus mirabilis" of our Upper VIth work.

CONTENTS

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Editorial ... Ian Bytheway

The Appeal ... Items Open Scholarships

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Old Peterite News Valete and Salvete

House Notes

13 15 15

The Chapel The Choir The Library

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The Curia

24 24 26

School Officers

... Careers Talking Point for 1957 ... The Music Society The Debating Society ... The Science Society The British Ship Adoption Society ... The Film Society The Young Farmers' Club Dickensian Characters ... 1C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash ... Chess Hockey Fixtures, 1957 Rugby Football, 1956 The Junior School

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IAN COTTERELL BYTHEWAY It is with great sorrow that we have to record the death of Ian Cotterell Bytheway, resulting from a chance injury incurred on the Rugger field. The accident occurred on Saturday, 20th October, during a 2nd XV School match, and Ian died in hospital on the following Tuesday. Such occurrences are happily very rare indeed, and it came as a very great shock to us that one of our own boys should be the victim of this "millions to one chance". Ian Bytheway, whose two younger brothers are in the School, came to us in September, 1950, and after spending two years in St. Olave's, entered the Senior School in 1952. His classroom progress was good, and after passing the General Certificate of Education in "0" level subjects, began a VIth form course designed to reach "A" level in Mathematics and Physics in 1957. He was aiming at entry to Cranwell, and had already been successful in winning a Flying Scholarship and gaining his pilot's "A" licence during the Summer Vacation. Ian took a full part in both House and School games. He played Rugger for his House, and for the School 2nd XV, and also rowed for Queen's in their victorious House Boat in 1956. Among his many other activities he made models of various kinds, and his coracle, made of improvised materials costing 4d. in all, was shown by him in a television programme. In short, Ian Bytheway was pre-eminently the type of all-round boy we always hope to produce. He was taken from us by this cruel turn of fate just as he was coming up to the top in his manysided School life, and was indeed already a power and an influence in both House and School. He possessed a keen sense of humour, a proper confidence combined with great determination, and above all a most pleasing personality which would have taken him far. His contemporaries will long remember him, and mourn his passing. J.D. The Housemaster and boys of Queen's wish to record their grateful appreciation of the gift of a Colours Book which Mr. and Mrs. Bytheway have made to the House in memory of their son. Handsomely bound in brown leather by the York craftsman, Mr. Laurence Town, and bearing on the covers the crest of the School and Ian's monogram, this book forms a most fitting memorial which, the donors may be sure, will always be treasured. Ian's signature has been transferred to the new book and it is hoped that all other Old Colours will take the opportunity of re-signing in the new book when next they visit the School. 2

THE APPEAL FOURTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (to 15th Jo/wiry, 1957) Summary Totals Single Subscriptions. s. d.

Carried forward from previous lists Old Peterites Parents Proceeds of Dance, 10/1/57

80 6 42 0 230 15

0 0 3 1

£4,332 18

353

Covenant Subscriptions. ...

Carried forward from previous lists

Net Annual Payments.

Gross Yield.

s. d. 4 4

100

s. d. 3,979 17 2

TOTAL Single Donations and Seven-Year Covenants (at present rate of

s. d. £ 17,228 11 8

£17,328 11

£21,661 10

100

Single Donations O.P. f £ s. d. 5 5 0 *Beckett, Rev. R. R. 1 0 0 *French, Mrs. ... 5 0 0 *Harris, Mr. P. L. ... 1 1 0 'ilton, Mr. C. ... ... 5 0 0 'King, Mr. C. D. *Marshall, Mr. E. R. ... 10 0 0 *Montague, Major A. V. 10 10 0 5 5 0 'Newton, Mr. F. S. ... 5 0 0 ... 'Norris, M. G. C.

Parent * £ 5 *Sedman, Mr. R. P. ... ... 5 'Stanfield, Mr. L. 5 *Strike, Mr. W. J. B. ... 'Turner, Dr. A. H. (£4 per ... 56 month) to date 3 'White, 2/Lieut. D. A. £122

s. d. 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

0 0

Covenant Subscriptions O.P. t

tPenniston, Mr. P.

Annual Cash Payments.

Gross Yield at present rate of tax.

£ s. d. 8 4 4

s. d. 100 0 0

£8 4 4

£100 0 0

DANCE IN AID OF THE APPEAL FUND A Dance in aid of the Fund, held on 10th January, showed the very satisfactory profit of £230 15s. 3d. Great credit is due to Mrs. Dronfield and Mr. D. K. Crews, and his many willing helpers, who worked so hard and enthusiastically to make the occasion the great success it was. 3

ITEMS We congratulate Mr. J. F. Lavender on his appointment as Head Master of the Royal Wanstead School, Essex. Mr. Lavender takes up his new duties in May and so will be still with us during the coming term. * * * Mr. A. R. Dodds captained the Yorkshire Hockey XI in three County matches played in the course of the Christmas Term.

BIRTH HALL.—On 7th January, 1957, to Anne (nee Bagshaw), wife of R. C. T. Hall—a son. HART.—On 26th January, to Clare (nee Lethbridge), wife of A. D. Hart—a son.

OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS We congratulate the following on their signal success :Open Scholarship in Classics at Worcester College, Oxford. Major Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge, E. C. Sedman in Natural Science. D. T. Sparham - Major Scholarship at Christ's College, Cambridge, in Natural Science. Minor Scholarship at Christ's College, Cambridge, J. R. Peverley in Natural Science. C. W. Jose

OTHER EXAMINATION SUCCESSES J. G. Clarke has been awarded a Royal Naval Scholarship at Dartmouth. N. D. Taylor has been awarded a Cadetship at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell.

OLD PETERITE NEWS EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE O.P. CLUB An extraordinary General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on the 13th October, 1956. There were present the President (Mr. H. L. Creer), the Head Master and 68 members. The purpose of the meeting was to consider the future organisation and activities of the Club and in particular to re-form the General Committee so that it would be numerically stronger and representative of both the various regions and age groups. After a healthy discussion it was decided to amend Rule III (b) so that in future the Committee will consist of the Officers, i.e., the President, Past Presidents, Vice-Presidents, the Hon. Secretary, the Hon. Treasurer, and Secretaries of Districts, together with 18 others to be elected at the General Meeting, six of whom shall retire annually by rotation and shall be eligible for immediate re-election.

Mr. K. H. Rhodes, who had expressed a desire to be relieved of his duties as Hon. Secretary which he had assiduously filled with devotion to the affairs of the Club, and the view having been expressed that the office should be occupied by a member from outside the School, it was decided that Mr. T. J. Lewis should be appointed Hon. Secretary until the next Annual General Meeting. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. K. H. Rhodes for his efficient and untiring efforts on behalf of the Club during the past seven years. Regional Secretaries were appointed as follows :London Mr. R. H. Metcalfe. —

West Riding—Messrs. G. D. Smith and M. Hallas (Joint). North Western—Mr. W. D. Blackburn. North Eastern—Dr. Hugh Brown. York and District—Mr. E. Rawson-Lax.

The additional 18 members elected until the next Annual General Meeting are :The Rev. N. G. L. R. McDermid. Mr. W. P. Anelay. Mr. J. N. Blenkin. Dr. M. T. Clegg. Mr. A. A. Collins. Mr. E. A. K. Dennison. Mr. C. Frank. Dr. G. E. L. Graham. Mr. J. A. Hanson. Mr. W. G. Huntley.

The Rev. R. T. V. McDermid. Mr. J. B. Mortimer. Mr. F. N. Newdick. Mr. F. Pacey. Mr. K. H. Rhodes. Mr. D. T. Rumfitt. Mr. C. S. Shepherd. Mr. P. M. Steele.

It was arranged that the first meeting of the new Committee should be held at the School on Saturday, 15th December, following the Rugger match against the School. A number of miscellaneous matters as to social activities, regional dinners, the holding of the Annual General Meeting during Commemoration, and the School Appeal were discussed.

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Saturday, 15th December, 1956. The Head Master (Chairman), the President of the Club, the Hon. Secretary and 20 members of the Committee attended. It was decided that the Annual General Meeting of the Club in future should be held at 6-30 p.m. on the Saturday of Commemoration to be followed by the Annual Dinner at the School at 8 p.m., and that the Dress would be Uniform or Lounge Suits. The Careers Master is to be invited to inform Old Peterites through the medium of "The Peterite" as to the careers upon which he would like talks to be afforded by Old Peterites at the School, after which a suitable panel will be formed from volunteers. It will be recommended to the next Annual General Meeting that Mr. K. H. Rhodes should be elected a Vice-President in recognition of his services to the Club. 5

A proposal that an additional O.P. business tie should be designed was rejected, but it was agreed that enquiries should be made regarding the manufacture of a special blazer button displaying the School coat-of-arms. It was also agreed that a supply of blank menu cards with the School coat-of-arms printed thereon should be obtained for use at Regional Dinners. The purchase of a suitable chalice for the Chapel Altar and also 20 blue jerseys for the use of the O.P. Rugger and Hockey teams was authorised. The next meeting of the Committee will be held at the School at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 9th March, following the O.P. v. The School Hockey match. Old Peterites are invited to submit to the Hon. Secretary (T. J. Lewis, "Chebula", Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire) any item which they would like to be considered by the Committee not later than 23rd February.

O.P. DINNERS

The London Dinner. The London O.P. Dinner was held at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 7th November. H. L. Creer, the President, was in the Chair. He proposed the toast of "The School", which was responded to by the Head Master. Mr. S. M. Toyne proposed "The Club", and the reply was given by T. J. Lewis. The following were present :Rev. J. A. Easten. B. R. Alderson. L. H. J. Archer.

P. T. Baker. V. M. Black. J. Camm. G. R. Claybourn. W. H. Colley. A. Cooper. H. L. Creer. J. Dronfield (Head Master). G. P. Easten.

J. D. Eccles. P. Garbett. J. Griffiths. J. A. Hanson. C. Hilton. C. K. Hudson. M. F. Hudson. A. N. Johnson. T. J. Lewis. C. L. Metcalfe. R. H. Metcalfe.

E. C. D'O'Lees. C. J. Pattison. G. E. Pearson. M. Pick. E. M. Reed. M. Ruddock. C. E. Scholefield. W. S. Samuels. C. Shadwell. F. C. Slegg. S. M. Toyne. L. J. L. Wall.

The West Riding Old Peterite Dinner. The third West Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on Thursday, 1st November. The Head Master was present and the Chair was taken by Denis Lyth. There were 26 present :J. M. Raylor. M. Hallas'. J. N. Bamforth. S. H. Beetham. W. D. Blackburn. E. G. Brown. M. A. Butterworth. F. B. Crowther. R. G. Crowther. C. Frank. J. Gillgrass.

F. B. S. Hamby. J. 0. Hewitt. E. J. Hillyard. T. J. Lewis. D. Lyth. P. S. Lumby. F. N. Newdick. P. Penniston.

A. B. Sellers. G. D. Smith. C. M. Ward. J. D. Ward. J. S. Wood. B. W. Woodcock. The Head Master.

Manchester Dinner. The next Manchester Dinner will be held at the New Millgate Hotel (adjacent to Victoria Station) on Friday, the 1st March, at 7-15 for 8-0 p.m. Dress will be informal. All interested should apply to W. D. Blackburn, 153 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, 20.

NEW YEAR'S HONOURS LIST We congratulate F. W. B. Pacey (1921-27) on his award of the O.B.E. in the New Year's Honours List. Pacey, who is a Solicitor and has been a prominent figure in Stockton-on-Tees for many years, has been President of Stockton Conservative Association for the past 11 years, and has served on the Northern Area Committee of the Conservative Party since 1945. He has also been Treasurer of Stockton Moral Welfare Association for the last 12 years. Since 1940 he has been Deputy Coroner for Stockton. He was President of the Durham and North Yorkshire Law Society in 1950. On leaving St. Peter's Pacey proceeded to Keble College, Oxford. We congratulate D. G. Ogilvie (Clifton Rise, 1920-24) on his appointment as managing director of Hawthorn Leslie (Engineers) Ltd., Newcastle, and as the director of two allied firms. After leaving St. Peter's Ogilvie combined an engineering course at Newcastle with an apprenticeship at St. Peter's Works (he remarks that St. Peter must be his patron saint). Ogilvie, and his family before him, have been connected with the firm since 1870.

"THE SECRET WAR, 1939 45" by GERALD PAWLE -

We congratulate Gerald Pawle (1927-31) on the excellent reception by the Press of his book, published by Harrap towards the close of the year. Pawle went on the Staff of the "Yorkshire Post" on leaving St. Peter's and after the War joined Kemsley Newspapers. In 1939 he joined the Navy as an Ordinary Seaman and ultimately became Flag Lieutenant-Commander to the C.-in-C. Mediterranean, Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham. His war-time experiences with the Inspectorate of Anti-Aircraft Weapons and Devices (the "Wheezers and Dodgers") have given him the material for this enthralling and amusing book, which we strongly recommend to Peterites. Reviewers have been entirely favourable and we hope that "The Secret War" will meet with the success it deserves. We print below (with permission) a sober appraisal from the book critic of the "Spectator". "Gerald Pawle's canvas is broad and he writes at length. Many of the inventions he describes will be news to most readers since they have until now been shrouded in secrecy. So perhaps will be his 7

account of the distinguished part played by Nevil Shute, the novelist, in the Wizard War. Some of the devices described rival Heath Robinson in conception. One such was the 'Great Panjandrum' which consisted of two enormous steel wheels, each ten feet in diameter, connected by an axle filled with high explosive. This was to be launched against the enemy shore from a landing craft, and would be driven at a speed of sixty miles per hour by means of rockets fitted to the circumference of each wheel. Like some vast Catherine wheel it would thunder up the beach until exploding with devastating effect against the enemy's concrete defences. Whether the `Great Panjandrum' qualified to be a Wheeze of a Dodge is hard to say, but it is easy to understand how Sir Charles Goodeve's brilliant team sometimes found it hard to sell their ideas to the more conservative-minded members of the Admiralty."

CAREERS A Note by the School Careers Master I have been asked by the O.P. Club to provide a list of careers about which we should welcome talks from old Peterites who feel that they have something interesting to say about their work. It is very difficult to decide precise limits to this list but most valuable would be talks on professional careers. Business and industrial concerns are only too willing to provide speakers who are generally excellent at presenting the cases of the companies they represent. Of course there is much less organised advertisement in the professions and I would suggest that the following careers would make a very useful nucleus in forming a panel of O.P. speakers who could be drawn on as required. Accountancy (possibly a panel of speakers dealing with the consultant accountant, the cost accountant, the works accountant, etc.); Actuarial work; Architecture; Auctioneering, Estate Agency and Land Agency; Broadcasting; Drama; Hotel work; Insurance; the Law (possibly two speakers, one a solicitor and one a barrister); Librarianship; Medicine; Police; Prison services; Retail trade; Social work; and Town and Country Planning. This list cannot, of course, be exhaustive, and I should welcome further suggestions from O.P.s who feel that their careers would be of interest to boys still at school. The information required generally falls under three main headings : 1. Qualifications, academic and otherwise; 2. Prospects— here the emphasis should be on the position which an entrant could reasonably hope to reach rather than on the money offered. The latter carries much less weight nowadays, because it is realised that, in general, posts offering some measure of responsibility are usually adequately paid; 3. Description of training and the work eventually done. This is what boys most want to know and therefore this section ought to form the bulk of the talk, and if it can be illustrated by the experiences of the speaker so much the better. 8

Finally I should once again like to appeal to all O.P.s who have access to careers literature to send a copy for inclusion in the School Careers Room. There must be many who are in such a position, but in the ai years that the Careers Room has been in existence only two pamphlets have been supplied by Old Peterites. Offers to join the panel of careers speakers and offers of careers literature should be addressed to the 'Careers Master at the School. K. G. 'COULTHARD.

OBITUARY BRIGADIER EDGAR PATRICK SEWELL, C.B.E. We record with deep regret the death, on 8th January, 1957, of Brigadier E. P. Sewell at River Cottage, Amwell, Herts. He leaves a widow, Betty (nee Toyne), and three children, to whom we tender our sincerest sympathy. E. P. Sewell was at St. Peter's from 1918 until 1923, in Clifton Grove House. He very soon made a name for himself at Rugger and in the O.T.C., and ended up as Captain of Rugger and C.S.M. and Head of the Grove. On leaving school he went into the Army through Sandhurst, where he gained the Sword of Honour, and served in the Northamptonshire Regiment and the South Wales Borderers. He represented the Army at Rugger and gained an English trial. After service in Hong Kong before the War, he returned and served in the War with distinction, being mentioned in Despatches five times. He was awarded the C.B.E. in 1943. After the War he was attached to the staff of N.A.T.O. and was at the War Office. For the last few years he had held the post of Brigadier in charge of Administration in Singapore. He married Betty, the daughter of Mr. S. M. Toyne, then Head Master, the wedding taking place in the School Chapel.

DEATHS WHITBY.—On 3rd May, 1956, Herbert Bateson Whitby, aged 84. [St. Peter's, 1883-92.] BUCHER.—On 22nd September, 1956, at Edinburgh, in her 80th year, Sarah Beatrice Newell, wife of Frank G. Bucher. CRAWSHAW.—On 26th September, 1956, at Ramsgate Hospital, Robin, beloved husband of Eva Crawshaw, formerly of Selwyn House, Broadstairs, in his 90th year. GOFTON.—On 13th January, 1957, the Rev. John Ernest Gofton, M.A. (Oxon), of Chesters, Great Chesterford, Essex, the darling husband of Georgina. R.I.P.

BIRTHS BRINDLEY.—On 20th December, 1956, to Joyce, wife of Peter C. Brindleya third son, Michael Edward. [1940-45.] DICKENSON.—On 21st September, 1956, at the Louise Margaret Hospital, Aldershot, to Adele (nee Stedman), wife of Major John M. Dickenson, K.O.Y.L.I.—a daughter. [1932-37.]

ENGAGEMENTS EASTWOOD—WELBOURN. The engagement is announced between C. Rex Eastwood, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. A. Eastwood, and Bernadette (Bridie) Welbourn, niece of Mr. and Mrs. F. Peckitt. [1945-52.] HAXBY—BRINDLE. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brindle, of Chestnuts, Bishopthorpe, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their younger daughter, Kathryn Frances, to David Alan, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Haxby, 60 Gale Lane, Acomb. [1944-53.] JACKSON—FLETCHER. The engagement is announced between John Francis Norman, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jackson, of "The Huttons", Belle Vue Drive, Sunderland, and Gay, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fletcher, of 174 Hastings Street, Sunderland. [1945-49.] O'DONNELL—JONES. The engagement is announced between Sub-Lieut. John Guy Hilary O'Donnell, R.N., younger son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. J. W. O'Donnell, of Guisborough Road, Whitby, and Shirley Angharad Jacqueline, younger daughter of Mr. I. I. Janes and the late Mrs. Jones, of King's Norton, Birmingham. STOREY—KIRBY. The engagement is announced between Samuel Harry, son of Mr. E. Storey and the late Mrs. Storey, of Balboa, Canal Zone, and Habana, Cuba, and Valerie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Kirby, of Lane End, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. [1946-52.]

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. December. Dear Sir, We were most concerned to hear of Bytheway's tragic death and send our heartfelt commiserations to his parents and friends. The academical year began with the announcement of the engagements of J. B. Claydon (King's) and S. H. Storey (Emmanuel). We offer our congratulations to them both. Claydon has been this summer in Canada working with an engineering company and was so taken with the life that he intends to emigrate there at the end of this year. The other third year men have less glamorous prospects ahead. J. T. Ankers (Emmanuel) intends to teach, C. J. Griffiths (Peterhouse) goes to a London hospital, and J. C. Oldroyd (King's) has his National Service to do. Our seven freshmen are D. M. Walker (Downing), J. N. T. Howat, D. G. Barton, W. R. Ibberson, J. C. M. Herring (all at Emmanuel), D. K. Timms (Trinity Hall), and B. M. Nendick (Pembroke). Nendick finds time to sing in the College choir and run in the cross-country team, but Barton prefers judo and table tennis when relaxing from his medical work. Timms, not unnaturally, has joined the University Air Squadron. Ibberson, Walker and Howat have gone to the river for their sport. Herring has gone to earth; he plays chess by statistical analysis, now. There remains G. B. Pullan, 0. C. Wetherell, J. B. Weightman in St. Catharine's, H. P. G. Shaw, C. K. Smith, S. H. Storey in 10

Emmanuel, and M. J. Quarmby in Downing. Wetherall has hooked on occasions for the College XV, whilst Pullan has captained the second team ("The Kittens"). Unfortunately, they were relegated ! Weightman has his wife and daughter with him in a small flat. Baby sitters are welcome at any time. Smith is generally seen at social gatherings, Shaw plays (and talks) bridge. Some of us have felt from time to time that not enough is known of our way of life and of the Colleges in the sixth form. For instance, which sixth former knows that King's has recently gained a reputation for Natural Science, or that most of one's work is done without any supervision or coercion? Any one of us would be pleased to answer any queries personally addressed to us by the boys regarding choice of subject (economics may be "read", for example, without any previous knowledge), choice of college, etc. The Cambridge Old Peterite Dinner will be held in the Audit Room in King's on Wednesday, 20th February. Any old Cambridge man will be welcome. Please write to one of the King's men aforementioned. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. The Editor, "The Peterite", St. Peter's School, York.

THE OXFORD LETTER WADHAM COLLEGE, OXFORD. 20th January, 1957.

To the Editor of "The Peterite". Dear Sir, And yet another Oxford academic year. Again the crop of a thousand bicycles and trunks spills out of the trains on to the platforms at Oxford station, and again their owners, in twos and threes, in newly acquired gowns and scarves thread their hesitant ways through the streets and quadrangles to make the acquaintance of their tutors. Michaelmas Term came round once more. If you were able to assume for a moment the complete detachment of one of the Roman Emperors looking down from his stone pedestal on these people passing in the Broad, you would see clearly that the writer who maintained that love is the commodity or revelation (depending on whether you live in Hollywood or not) which makes the world go round, ought to have included hope somewhere in the song as well. And it ought to get much more than a mere mention, for surely one of the most distinctive qualities common to all young people is that of living on hope—albeit more material than spiritual—still, this feeling is there and it seems to be revealed abundantly in the faces of "the newcomers" in their first term at the schools and universities. For these are new worlds of a most 11

particular kind, and even the youngest initiate realises, however vaguely, that here is a place where reputations are made or broken. In these, the most critical of all kinds of society, he cannot "go away and make a fresh start elsewhere". There is no time : there is also nowhere else to go. York and Oxford appear to share traffic problems of comparable dimensions. Here most people are heartily sick of the whole business. In the last two years there has been little hint of compromise in the University attitude. It is significant now that the diehards, having recovered from the initial shock of the Minister's new road, seem to be concerned more with the effect on traders of emasculating the High by closing Magdalen Bridge than with the desecration of Christ Church Meadow. We await the new Vice-Chancellor and Cabinet. One of the most interesting events this term has been the reopening of the Playhouse with the British premiere of Giraudoux's "Electra". Those who know of this theatre's long history of financial troubles, punctuated at intervals by threats of closing down for good, will remember the way in which each rumour was received. Each time, a polite flutter of consternation, quickly damped by the very English belief that everything will turn out all right in the end. The last time this happened, however, the Playhouse really did close, and it was only a remarkable amount of enterprise and effort which made the reopening possible. Now it is certain that if the productions and choice of plays continue to be as excellent as "Electra" and its successors, there will be no more talk of repertory theatre disappearing from Oxford. On the other hand, memories of what musical events there have been this term are dimmed by the rumour of a visit next term by Casals, though whether or not the master could be prevailed upon to play in public is another matter. Those of us who came up a little before term began were treated to a rare sight : nearly two hundred head masters, withdrawn from their natural environment, concentrated in Wadham for the Head Masters' Conference. Contrary to expectations their arrival reminded one not so much of the entry of the Gladiators than of a collection of friendly old lions with their paws bound up. The Head was sought after, in particular to enquire about Mr. Rhodes' progress after his recent illness, but could not be found. We sincerely hope that by now Mr. Rhodes is once more fit and well. We were sorry also to learn that Canon Patteson has left the School for a new appointment in the East Riding, but hope he is finding it a pleasant and happy one. The news of the Head's impending holiday in South Africa has made us wonder whether the subconscious will prompt him to commence writing a volume of Memoirs of a Public School Head Master whilst he is out there : indeed, "Nought for your Comfort" seems as apt a title as one could wish for. 12

As for ourselves, there is but little to relate, good or bad, that has not been dwelt upon at sufficient length in some of our earlier (sic) letters. We have one new member, to date unwept, unhonoured and unsung. For some of us this term has been the scene of Panic Number One before the Judgment Days in June, nevertheless we can all say truthfully that our various pursuits give us a great deal of happiness. Breves esse laboranus, obscuri fuimus. Wishing the School the very best of luck next term, We remain, Yours sincerely,

THE OXFORD O.P.s. HISTORY OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK Past and present members of the School are reminded that copies of the above History by Angelo Raine are available on application to the Bursar. Price 7/6, post free.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1956) THE GROVE J. F. Miers. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1948). Transitus E. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Secretary of the Natural History Society. Cdt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. THE MANOR D. G. Metcalf. 1951-56 (St. Olave's, 1946). School Monitor. Head of the Manor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. East Riding County Major Scholarship, 1956. P.L. in Senior Scouts, 1955. Acting A.S.M., 1956. S. M. Badham. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. Chapel Committee, 1956. Choir, 1951-56. Music Society Committee. Choral Society Secretary. Natural History Society Committee. School Play, 1953-54-55. Ldg. Seaman in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. R.N. Store's Rating. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. C. I. Chadwick. 1953-56. Trans. Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Colts XV, 1954-55. Colours, 1955. Colts XI, 1955. Colours, 1955. 2nd XI, 1956. Army Storeman. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. E. M. Smith. 1953-56. Transitus D. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Junior Colts, 1954. A.B., R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Examination. 1st Class Shot. TEMPLE B. W. H. Carter. Temple, 1951-53; Queen's, 1953-56. U.VI. House Monitor. State Scholarship in Classics and North Riding County Major Scholarship,

1956. G.C.E., "A" Level, 1955. "0" Level, 1953. Chess Team, 1951-52-5354-55-56. Captain of Chess, 1954-55-56. Debating Society Committee, 1954-55-56. Secretary, 1955-56. Member of Curia. Cpl. 2 i/c Recruit Section in C.C.F. Proficiency. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot.

E. C. Sedman. 1951-56 , (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Upper VI

Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. York City Major Scholarship and State Scholarship, 1956. Major Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences to Trinity College, Cambridge, 1956. Library Monitor. Member of Curia. Science Society Committee. Debating Society Committee. Film Society House Representative. Chess Team, 1951-56. 3rd XV, 1956. Flt. Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency (with credit), 1954. Advanced Proficiency (with credit), 1955.

N. D. Taylor. 1952-56 (St. Olave's, 1950). House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Music Society Committee. Colts XV, 1954. 2nd XV, 1955-56. 5th IV, 1956. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman.

SALVETE (September, 1956) THE GROVE Alexander, U. A. (L.Sh.A), Black, A. G. (U.Sh.A), Bramley, M. R. (IV cc ), Brown, T. P. (U.Sh.A), Dobson, L. P. (U.Sh.A), Foster, A. J. D. (L.Sh.A), Grainger, M. M. (L.Sh.A), Henwood, C. (IV cc ), Pick, T. J. (U.Sh.A), Territt, C. J. (L.Sh.A), Territt, M. W. (Sh.B), Thornton, N. P. (L.Sh.A). THE MANOR Ainley, J. G. (Sh.B), Armstrong, R. G. (L.Sh.A), Bywater, R. L. (IVA), Carr, R. G. (U.Sh.A), Dale, G. H (Sh.B), Larg, D. A. (U.Sh.A), McCallum, M. (IV cc ), Macartney, M. J. (IVA), Normington, P. S. (IVB), Patchett, D. M. (Sh.B), Platts, J. D. A. (L.Sh.A), Read, P. M. (IV cc ), Ridley, D. S. H. (Sh.B), Sykes, P. H. (L.Sh.A), Watson, M. H. (U.Sh.A), Wood, R. A. B. (U.Sh.A), Wright, J. G. (L.Sh.A). QUEEN'S Anfield, J. R. (U.Sh.A), Barney, M. J. (L.Sh.A), Beckett, J. W. (Sh.B), Burton, S. P. (L.Sh.A), Giddings, T. E. (Sh.B), Hardman, A. (L.Sh.A), Johnson, P. (Sh.B), Lacy, J. C. (U.Sh.A), Pickard, M. (IV cc ), Reiss, S. H. (U.Sh.A), Spencer, C. P. f(IVA), Stuttard, P. (IVA), White, E. (U.Sh.A). THE RISE Adcock, M. G. H. (Sh.B), Baldwin, J. A. (L.Sh.A), Fawcett, T. P. N. (IV cc ), Fulbrook, E. D. W. (U.Sh.A), Kirkus, I. (IV cc ), Mann, G. (IVA), Marsay, C. J. (IVA), Pattinson, J. M. (U.Sh.A), Poynor, M. J. (IVA), Robson, A. C. (IVA), Wilson, D. J. (IV cc ). SCHOOL HOUSE Alderson, G. W. A. R. (IVA), Collins, P. (IVB), Naisby, I. A. (L.Sh.A), Potts, W. E. (IV cc ), Priestley, R. (U.Sh.A), Puttock, R. P. V. (L.Sh.A), Rhodes, D. H. (L.Sh.A), Robinson, G. P. (L.Sh.A), Saunders, J. G. (L.Ss.A), Williams, J. F. (U.Sh.A). TEMPLE Bramworth, A. P. (Sh.B), Brining, A. S. (L.Sh.A), Brisby, J. C. (U.Sh.A), Brown, C. L. (U.Sh.A), Fearnside, F. H. (L.Sh.A), Gildener, G. (IV cc ), Harrison, S. N. (U.Sh.A), Headlam, A. M. (IV cc ), Humpherson, P. G. (L.Sh.A), Plummer, D. J. (IV cc ), Walsh, D. W. (L.Sh.A), Wilson, A. F. (Sh.B).

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1956 HEAD OF SCHOOL : D. PFLUGER SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Grove: D. PFLUGER Head of The Manor: D. G. METCALF Head of Queen's House: P. J. NETHERWOOD Head of The Rise: D. J. OLDMAN Head of School House: F. A. L. KIRBY Head of Temple: M. WELSH Chapel Monitor: D. KIRBY

T. G. STEPHENSON C. W. JOSE HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. L. BELLWOOD, G. V. PLESTER, H. W. H. UNWIN. The Manor: D. N. BROCKLEBANK, M. L. BYWATER, C. B. M.

GREGORY, J. R. PEVERLEY, M. B. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: B. W. H. CARTER, T. CHILMAN, C. R. CLOUGH,

P. A. CRANE, D. R. HOLT. The Rise: D. B. IRVIN, G. F. B. MITCHELL, W. N. RICHARDS, A. C.

STUBBS, M. G. SYKES. School House: R. BAXTER, B. C. R. BUTLER, A. G. HALL, T. J.

ROBBINS-JONES, D. ROBINSON. Temple: K. GOSLING, P. A. MORRIS, E. C. SEDMAN, D. T. SPARHAM,

A. 0. SUTCLIFFE, N. D. TAYLOR. GAMES CAPTAINS Captain of Rugger: M. WELSH Captain of Shooting: J. R. MAXWELL Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY Captain of Fencing: P. A. MORRIS Captain of Chess: B. W. H. CARTER EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : D. PFLUGER, D. J. OLDMAN, C. R. CLOUGH. :

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE Once again we are able to report that we have had a successful term. First we extend a hearty welcome to Mr. B. H. Holbeche, our new Assistant Housemaster, and we offer him our very good wishes for a prosperous term of office. Mr. Holbeche we feel sure will be a great asset and inspiration to the House, and also, we hope, an accurate accountant. We have also a new member of the House domestic team in Mrs. Richardson, our Matron, whom we hope will be very happy with us. The House has expanded somewhat this term, and this has necessitated the removal of selected boys to our Annexe in St. Peter's 15

Grove. Our fourteen new boys have wasted no time settling down, and have already shown prowess on the Rugger field and in the form room. Many of the "old lags" have departed, and to them we wish the very best of luck ! The Grove has acquitted itself well again in sport this term. D. Kirby was appointed Vice-Captain of Rugger, and he and T. G. Stephenson are to be congratulated on the award of their 1st XV caps. D. Pfluger, J. J. F. Knapton, and P. B. Burbidge received 1st XV colours, and J. R. Maxwell captained the 2nd XV to complete victory during the season. He was aided by R. M. Wheeler (colours), G. V. Plester, and H. W. H. Unwin, also W. House occasionally. The House team again came up to expectations, and after some tactical positional changes, defeated Queen's, Manor, and later the Rise in a thrilling and hard final. We record that G. V. Plester was awarded his House colours for his efforts, legal or otherwise. The Junior team, though defeated, by no means disgraced themselves, and it is to their credit that they could rely upon the services of only a single School team member. Members of the House again have taken an active part in the School Societies, the Debating Society in particular has a staunch Grove following. The Science Society still flourishes in the House. The highlight of the term, however, was the House competitions arranged by the Seniors. Once again Mr. Harding demonstrated some of his skills outside the Gym. and the Rugger field. The monitorial body of the House decreased this term to six, three School Monitors, and three House Monitors, Plester, Unwin, and Bellwood having been promoted.

THE MANOR Manorites returning this term were confronted with several changes. Perhaps the most striking of these was the addition of the new annexe at No. 2 St. Peter's Grove, recently acquired by the School. This building we share with several refugees from the Grove. Another change was the advent of Mr. Hart, who replaces Mr. Bennett as Assistant Housemaster, and of Mr. Craine, who looks after No. 2. We also welcome Mrs. Smith, who has taken up the duties of Matron in No. 2. We hope that they will enjoy their association with the House. Another change, a pleasant surprise for the monitors, was the end of stoking duties, which had been their scantilyappreciated "privilege" since the House was re-founded. Two "fully automatic" boilers have been installed. We welcome, this term, a more numerous influx of Juniors than ever before—sixteen of them, including several with names already familiar in the Manor. There are now, in consequence, two Junior common rooms—the first and original, and the former large Senior study on the top floor. The Senior Middle and Senior common rooms are in No. 2, which has also two Junior dormitories and offices.

In the sphere of sport, we have been well represented in all departments this term. Brocklebank, Bywater, M. L., McCallum, A., and Wilson all played for the 1st XV, each being awarded colours; likewise Ridley, I. N., in the 2nd XV. Chadwick, Lennox, and Woolley played for the 3rd XV. In the Senior Colts XV, the Manor contingent consisted of Clark, Botterill, Gibson, and Montague. Armstrong, J. O., also waved a flag. May, A., and McCallum, M., were in the final Junior Colts XV. Hewitt also played. Manor marksmen were Lennox, Lowley, and Peverley in the 1st VIII, while Parkin, F. N., shot in the 2nd VIII. We understand that Purse travelled with the School fencing team to Leeds, but, at the eleventh hour, forsook his blade for a pencil and scorecard. The House Rugger competitions resulted in no noticeable increase in silverware on the Manor shelf, although both teams acquitted themselves creditably. The Senior team did not come up to expectations, and could only hold the Grove, the eventual winners, to 14-3 in a disappointing game in the semi-finals. For their efforts in this game and their past contributions to the House, Montague and McCallum, A., received House colours. In the Junior division, our team did well to overcome Queen's and the Grove in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively, but fell at the last fence when they lost 1O--3 to a strong School House team in the final. Junior House colours were awarded to Botterill, Gibson, May, A., Rudd, and Pacitto on the merit of their performances in these three games. Our share in School Societies and the Choir is no doubt mentioned elsewhere, but we have been well represented in all. An interesting and colourful new personality to emerge from No. 2 is "Fiery Fred", the top floor cistern, who for a time periodically provided a squad of our underworked Juniors with an excuse to set to with mops and pails to right the consequences of his unabated fury. The locking up of the House at night has also taken on added complications, several victims having already been locked out of their respective sides of the House. Finally, we bid farewell to Metcalf, our Head of House, and to Badham, Chadwick, and Smith. We wish them every success in their future careers.

QUEEN'S The term was overshadowed by an event which had a profound effect upon the House and, indeed, upon the whole School. We refer to the tragic death of Ian Bytheway, a most popular and enthusiastic member of the House, who died after an accident in the '2nd XV match against Bradford G.S. We offer our condolences to all his family and friends. 17

On our return to School we were most pleased to find that we had acquired what is undoubtedly the most important, though perhaps not the most popular cup in the School, namely the Work Cup. In connection with this success we note that B. W. H. Carter obtained a State Scholarship in Classics and M. T. Carter a York City Major Scholarship—also in Classics. As usual, we have our aspirants for University Scholarships. Netherwood deserted us for Cambridge in the last week of term and Carter will be visiting Oxford in January. We hope to record further academic successes in the next issue. House rugger appeared to be in the doldrums, both teams losing in the 1st round. Barton and Mitchell were awarded their Junior House colours. Hopper was our sole representative in the 1st XV and Netherwood graced the 2nd XV with his presence (as did Slade for one match). Crowther captained the Senior Colts and received his colours, and Slade assisted the forwards. Smith apparently did not like the Junior Colts; he made one appearance and was never seen again. Bygate and Swain were ever-presents in the 3rd XV, and Crane's soccer technique earned him a place in the first match. We were better represented in the minor sports. Netherwood and Hopper earned themselves places in the squash team, Burton fenced occasionally, and Carter, Jesper, and Elliott assisted the chess team. In the C.C.F. Netherwood has fulfilled the duties of C.S.M. most ably, assisted, no doubt, by the enthusiasm of S/F/S/Sgt. Clough. The first week of term saw the election of Clough, by various means, to the secretaryship of the Debating and Science Societies. The Queen's Antiquities Society, under the leadership of Barton, Beresford, Fairclough, and Wightman, continues to flourish and a Junior Debating Society, formed by Bytheway and Hawkins, has held several meetings. All that remains, then, is to mention the fact that Holt is a leading figure in the Scouts and that Carter received his House colours for services rendered. We speed him on his way to the outside world with the appropriate good wishes.

THE RISE Many Risites returned this term with academic successes. Oldman and Jose won State Scholarships and many from the Senior part of the House passed in all their advanced level subjects. Nevertheless, the Work Cup remained in the hands of the day-boys. Chapman became the Head of House and Jose was made a School Monitor. Sykes, Stubbs, Irvin, Richards, and at a later date Mitchell, were 18

made House Monitors and are especially to be congratulated in view of the fierce competition provided by the large number of secondyear Seniors remaining. We welcomed Mr. Dodds as our new Assistant Housemaster and he has been given a room of his own in a sheltered backwater of the House. It is a great tribute to his enthusiasm for the House that he has been prepared to stay in the open and to join the social set that debate around the cocoa-urn after House prayers. He has also proved an excellent sick-nurse. The Rise has provided a healthy proportion of the School rugger teams, the more senior of which had a most successful season. Stubbs played regularly throughout the season for the 1st XV. The allvictorious 2nd XV seemed to be predominantly from the Rise. Anderson, Baldwin, Mitchell, Oldman, Richards, and Wroe were all members of the official team, and in addition Oldman and Mitchell gained their colours. Irvin also made a few appearances. Hancock and Cook led the exclusive 3rd XV, in which Trollope also played, to an almost unbeaten season, and Howard and Matthews gained their Colts colours. We also provided the Captain and Vice-Captain of the Junior Colts in Gale and Ranson. Bagnall and Gale formed a most effective partnership at half-back. The Senior House team, ably led by Stubbs, has been the most lively and spirited for years. We demolished Temple and School House in the prelimiary rounds and fought a tremendous battle with the Grove in the final. Cohesion and speed in the Rise pack entirely nullified their opponents superior weight, and it was only some excellent kicking by Kirby that eventually beat us 8-0. The Junior House team were unfortunately beaten by School House after a very close match. Oldman, Richards, and Anderson gained their House colours and Gale and Ranson their Junior colours. We are pleased to see many members of the House taking part in School activities. Many Seniors have found their way on to many committees, and the Debating Society has had support from several of our Juniors. The Railway Club is flourishing and we hope that it will continue to do so rather than undergo its usual Summer Term decease. In the next room a ukelele, a trombone, and a trumpet seem to be taking the place of Spink's "noise machines" which left last term. The House Library has been renovated and enlarged by Irvin, who has put in a great deal of work on it. Squash, fencing, and the Goon Show have remained as popular as ever. In closing we wish Jose and Irvin every success in their University Scholarship examinations. 19

SCHOOL HOUSE We congratulate F. A. L. Kirby on his appointment as Head of House and also R. Baxter, B. C. R. Butler and D. Robinson on their appointments as House Monitors. We welcome Mr. Ockenden as Assistant Housemaster and Mr. Montgomery, who is only staying for one year at the School, as deputy Assistant Housemaster. The Juniors, we trust, have settled down and become accustomed to their new way of living. Turning to the all-important subject of work, we notice that many members of the House did extremely well in their examinations at the end of last term and amongst those that deserve mention perhaps are : F. A. L. Kirby, P. B. Clayton, D. Robinson, D. A. Wilson, and K. H. Taylor, who passed in all the subjects they took. With so few taking "A" level examinations it was hardly likely that we should win the Work Cup, despite the good lead given by the Junior part of the House, but, at least, we can still hope for better results in the future. With such an outstanding Junior portion of the House we managed to win the Junior House Rugger, beating the Manor in the final 10-3. The Senior House team put up a very creditable performance, losing 3-9 to the Rise in the semi-final. The success of the Junior House team was largely due to the work put in by T. J. Robbins-Jones as Captain of House Rugger. As a result of the Junior XV's victory, R. W. Peacock, M. J. Bond, A. W. Raylor, S. D. Baker, P. M. Beachell, D. H. Fletcher, and C. W. A. Groundwater were awarded their Junior House colours, and we also congratulate A. G. Hall, R. Baxter, B. C. R. Butler, and L. T. Beaumont on the award of their Senior House colours. We were admirably represented in all the School teams, and perhaps the most outstanding feature was that we had no less than seven members of the Junior Colts scrum. Perhaps the greatest achievement was that B. C. R. Butler switched from full-back to 1st XV hooker with great success. After a period of injury D. G. Macpherson returned to the 1st XV and gained his colours along with L. T. Beaumont. R. Baxter was an "also played" but helped the 2nd XV with F. A. L. Kirby and D. Robinson to have an unbeaten season which was suitably "celebrated". The School shooting VIIIs have been ably supported by R. Baxter, B. C. R. Butler, and M. G. A. Garbutt, who have all shot for the 1st VIII, and J. K. Hick also shot for the 2nd VIII. Mr. Ockenden, our new Assistant Housemaster, has taken over the House Proms. which have been enthusiastically supported. Finally, a word should be put in these notes to thank most heartily Mr. Gregory and his wife for inviting those members of the House who wished to attend to their wedding and reception at the end of last term. It was extremely pleasant and very much appreciated by all who went. 20

TEMPLE When we returned this term, we found that Mr. Rhodes had recovered from his unfortunate illness, and was once more in the seat of judgment ready to use the strong right arm of justice. Before we go any further, we would like to congratulate Sedman and Sparham on their State Scholarships. Somehow or other, Sparham got more than a hundred per cent on one of his papers. Perhaps the examiner could not count. These two hopefuls and one other are going up to Cambridge for University Open Scholarships this term. But perhaps it would be better to draw a veil over work at this point. This year there has been an influx of twelve Juniors from St. Olave's. We welcome them with open arms, brushes, mops, etc. Our cup shelf has only the dust upon it, and rugger has failed to improve this state of affairs. The Senior House match against the Rise was lost by sheer bad luck, the opposition scoring the few times they gained our line. In the Junior match luck again and the School House pack were against us, and we lost by the narrow margin of 29 points to O. It is, however, spirit that counts in the long run, and we have a vast reserve in the vaults below. We cannot always be successful, and, after all, we have the Captain of School Rugger, the Touch Judge of the 2nd XV, and one or two others in the hit and run business, including Sparham, who, in spite of the misfortune of a knee injury, was awarded his 1st XV colours. The thrilling sight of table tennis played amongst flying wooden blocks can no longer be seen, for the common room floor has been restored. A competition has, however, been organised by a communal effort, and seems successful. The same goes for the squash competition. About mid-term we were beset with bureaucrats, who turned out to be quite human on acquaintance, though they chose Tuesday, the worst day of the week, to inspect our home, changing rooms, common room, seniors' "earths", and monitors' "lairs". It has been noticeable that there has been a crop of injured knees, wrists, and arms amongst the senior members of the House. It has been said that these are merely to gain sympathy. The injured know they will not get any at School. N. D. Taylor leaves us at Christmas. Who knows what awaits him in the big, wide world. Will it be the R.A.F.? Will it be wealth, marriage, or fame? We cannot tell. In the words of a popular song, "What will be, will be". Come what may, our best wishes for the future go with him. 21

THE CHAPEL In the Christmas Term three services stood out : the Sung Communion on All Saints' Day, the special service on Remembrance Sunday morning, and the Festival of Lessons and Carols on the last Sunday afternoon. Needless to say the Choir sang beautifully in the Carol Service and it was clear that the readers had taken a great deal of trouble to prepare the lessons. The Head Master preached on the first Sunday of term and on Bible Sunday. The Reverend R. C. Pickard preached on 21st October, the Reverend P. J. Lamb on 4th November, and the Dean of York on 25th November. We are most grateful to them for coming. Confirmation Classes began towards the end of October, with more than sixty candidates. We hope to welcome the Archbishop of York for the Confirmation Service on 14th March. Early in the term some members of the Sixth Forms attended a most interesting conference on the Bible. It had been arranged by the Student Christian Movement in Schools at Nunthorpe Grammar School. Since then St. Peter's has become associated to S.C.M. in Schools and we hope that we shall have many more opportunities of joining in their activities. N.K.-W.

THE CHOIR As is usual at the beginning of the Christmas Term there were many gaps in the Choir's ranks. However, volunteers readily came forward and five basses, three tenors, and innumerable trebles joined the Choir, which was soon transformed by Mr. Waine from a collection of individuals into a united team. The following music was sung during the term :Anthems: 0 come, Ye servants of the Lord—Christopher Tye. Thou visited the earth—Greene. Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. What are these that glow from afar?—Allan Grey, O.P. Praise thou the Lord—Statham. Rejoice in the Lord alway—Purcell. Services: Jubilate in B flat—Stanford (arranged Larg). Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat—Stanford (arr. Larg).

In retrospect three events stood out this term. On 7th October the Choir, at the invitation of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, again led the singing of a vast congregation at the annual Yorkshire Harvest Thanksgiving. On 1 1 th November, Remembrance Sunday, in addition to a special service in the morning, a highly musical Evensong was sung; unfortunately most of the congregation did not 22

seem to share the Choir's enthusiasm for the seventy-three verses of Psalm 78; though, of course, the psalm had added interest for the Choir as they had to dash about between five different chants. During the last weeks of term all efforts have been concentrated on preparing for the Carol Service; the choice of music for this has largely been governed by the fact that the Minster Epiphany Service is only one day after the beginning of next Easter Term. However, this did not prevent the Carol Service being as successful an act of worship as ever. ,

At the end of term the Head Master thanked the Choir for all their efforts this term and assured us that we had successfully sung for our supper. E.W.T.

THE LIBRARY Over ninety books have been added to the Library this term, and about twenty British Council pamphlets on various English writers from Swift, Shaw, and the Brontë Sisters, to T. S. Eliot and George Orwell. They are written by well-known critics such as C. V. Wedgewood, John Middleton Murray, and Phyllis Bentley. They should prove extremely valuable to those studying English Literature. We have been trying to build up and modernise the Biology section of the Library this term, and we hope in the near future to improve the Physics and Chemistry sections, for inevitably more people in the School are continuing their scientific studies to an advanced level, and there is a growing demand for books on these subjects. We should like to thank all those who have presented books in the past term. They are as follows :— Cirkev v case rozhodavani (The Church in a time of decision), by Dr. Frantisck M. Hnick, presented by the author. Lectures on the French Revolution, by Lord Acton. Lectures on Modern History, by Lord Acton. The Letters and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, by Thomas Carlyle. An Introductory History of England (Volumes I, II, III), by Fletcher. Oliver Cromwell, by John Morley. England under the Normans and Angevins, by H. W. C. Davies. England under the Stuarts, by G. M. Trevelyan. England since Waterloo, by J. A. R. Marriot. England under the Tudors, by Arthur D. Innes. The American Commonwealth, by James Bryce. All presented by the Reverend Canon C. Patteson. Readings in Market Research, edited by Frederick Edwards, presented by John Rodgers (O.P.). The Marn'll Book, edited by Ernest Roscoe i(O.P.), presented by the editor.

T.M.

THE CURIA In spite of examinations, Guy Fawkes, and other handicaps, four meetings were held this term, all more or less successful. At the first meeting, the few remaining members of the Society elected P. A. Morris as Chairman and C. W. Jose as Secretary, and the membership was brought up to 16. The programme for the term was then considered, and a discussion was arranged for the second meeting. The subject was "Publicity". Members spoke at great length on Princess Margaret, Radio Luxembourg, and Mrs. Miller, and an effort to return to the original subject after much digression produced a lull in the argument. The Society, however, appeared to deplore the present methods of publicity. The third meeting took the form of a play-reading, the choice of play depending, not on its cultural value, but on the number of copies available. Thus, "A Cure for Love" by Walter Greenwood was chosen. The play proved too long for one evening, and the last act was left till the following Monday. This turned out to be 5th November and the play was perforce left unfinished. The last meeting was to hear a lecture given by Superintendent Scott of the York City Police. He gave us a most interesting, and at times amusing, account of the history of the Police Force and ended by testing our constabulary powers with a piece of dictation. Only Carter and the Secretary appeared fit to take the initials "P.C.". Refreshments were provided by the domestic staff with which to finish the meeting.

CAREERS During the Christmas holidays I attended another of the Careers Masters' Conventions arranged by the Public Schools Appointments Bureau. I intend to give only a brief impression of the concerns I visited and to say a little about the opportunities with each with the reminder that fuller details can be found in the Careers Room. The members of the Convention could not all visit all the sponsoring companies and my choice of visits was naturally coloured by personal inclinations, but I think that the following firms give quite a good cross-section of those offering business and industrial careers to public school boys, mainly in the eastern half of London. The first visit was to the British Bata Shoe Company in East Tilbury. This firm manufactures footwear on mass-production lines and sets out to provide cheap shoes which give good value for their price. They have a large export trade, exporting somewhere around half the shoes sent out of the U.K., while they now have a chain of over 300 retail shops in Britain. Much of their selling abroad is direct and again they have a large number of shops, especially in 24

Africa and the Far East. The company has a scholarship scheme and runs courses in conjunction with the National Colleges of Rubber and Leather Technology, giving a sound technical grounding in the industry. Minimum entry requirements are four "0" level subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, and, preferably Physics or Chemistry, though at least one "A" level subject is an advantage. Late the same evening we visited the "Daily Mail" and saw it "put to bed", a most impressive experience, especially when combined with Fleet Street hospitality ! Though the "Mail" is a paper which I do not consider worth reading, I was very impressed by the efficiency with which it is put together and it does seem, from its circulation, that it meets a certain need in a large number of lives. It was once again impressed on us that journalism is a difficult and insecure career (apparently no reporter can be regarded as a success until he has been "sacked" at least three times) and that the only way in is by a relentless attack on the editor of a local paper until he gives you a job for the sake of peace and quiet. That, anyway, is the "Daily Mail" view of journalism as a career. On the following day we visited Tate & Lyle, Ltd. This company produces at least 80% of the sugar and allied products of this country and, in addition, has a large export trade. They are recruiting both on the production and on the commercial sides. Science subjects at "A" level are preferable for the former and in general recruitment is mainly at the end of National Service. The company would, however, be prepared to employ boys who have at least six months in hand before National Service and who are thinking of entering the sugar industry. The second visit of the day was to Austins of East Ham, a much smaller company, wood-moulders and manufacturers of doors, window-frames, sectional wooden buildings, and wooden garages. This is still virtually a family business and numbers required are small. Boys entering should have at least attempted "A" level, but personality would play a large part in the choice of management trainees. On the third day we visited the P. & O. liner "Canton" in London docks. "P. & O." is the biggest passenger shipping line in Britain and trades mainly with East Africa, India, the Far East and Australia. There are excellent opportunities as cadets both on the engineering and on the navigation sides and this company is one of the first to give consideration to the possibility of recruiting ex-public school boys who have been in the Sixth Form, though this is not a reality as yet and entry is still between the ages of 16i and 18 after pre-sea training at one of the sea schools. From the "Canton" we went on to the headquarters of the G.P.O. There are excellent opportunities in the grades Telecommunications Traffic Superintendent and Assistant Engineer, both of which can be entered by obtaining five subjects in the G.C.E., including two maths. or science 25

subjects at "A" level. Those who cannot obtain the necessary "A" levels can enter by sitting competitive examinations arranged by the Civil Service Commissioners. Details of these examinations are published in the Careers Room from time to time. The hosts at the Annual Conference of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau were British Railways. It is perhaps unnecessary to stress in York the great value of a railway training, but it is perhaps necessary to emphasise that great opportunities exist for boys who enter the railway service now. The Development Plan will provide interesting and satisfying work for many years to come in all fields of engineering, and on the traffic and commercial sides. The afternoon session was devoted to Overseas Banking and it was pointed out, that despite increasing nationalism, there are still excellent opportunities of exciting careers abroad in British banks. Early this term details of the Easter holiday Short Works Courses should be available and I should like to take this opportunity of re-emphasising the great value of these courses, either to the boy who has no idea of what he is going to do or to the boy who cannot make up his mind about several possibilities. Finally I should like to mention the Public Schools Appointments Bureau Bulletin which is published twice each term. This contains much valuable and upto-date information on careers and gives details of current opportunities. A copy is placed in the Careers Room and one is available in each House. The Bulletin is well worth consulting, especially if you are nearing the end of your period at School. K.G.C.

TALKING POINT FOR 1957 Is it better to have a highly specialised taste for the complicated things of life or a wider appreciation of the simple and elemental? This is a question which frequently crops up in these days of conflicting ideas on education and philosophy, a question which must surely cause no little concern to any young person who wishes to lead a really full and appreciative life in this age of science. The response of the human mind to the primary media of beauty such as colour, harmony, line or texture is rapidly being conditioned and engulfed by the advance of science. It would seem that we have now reached a stage in our development where we cannot appreciate a work of art without first analysing and pigeon-holing it deciding, in fact, whether or not we ought to appreciate it. It is a sad fact, that many people are incapable of appreciating a work of art without careful consideration as to whether it conforms, harmonically, chromatically or socially, with the generally accepted prototype. :

Thus it appears that one result of scientific development is a growing tendency to divide and subdivide everything into categories. 26

When called upon to appreciate an artistic work, the modern mind first places the work into its correct category, and then proceeds to compare it with something in this category which has already been specified as a good example—an example of specialisation in the field of artistic appreciation. We seem to be losing the ability to appreciate anything simply in its own right. This may be due in no small way to the speed and urgency of the modern mode of life. A freer and wider approach to the cultures of our age should result in more open and responsive minds in the younger generation. Let us, therefore, learn to look discerningly upon the beautiful things around us, and to appreciate what we see, instead of always striving to find, in the lesser arts, those points which we already know and appreciate to the fullest extent. In this way, perhaps, we can live more full and more satisfying lives in a world where, all too often, individuality of taste is regarded as a sign of eccentricity. M. L. BYWATER.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Although the Society held only one Saturday evening meeting its activities have been by no means restricted. The Choral Society has had a larger membership than for some time and has met weekly on Thursdays after morning school. It has rehearsed, according to an early colourful poster, "Messiah Part the One", but in fact some numbers from this part were omitted and somehow or other the Hallelujah Chorus was held to come into the category of Christmas Music. Friday lunch-hour recitals have continued with increased popularity. More scope has been given by including "live" recitals as well as programmes of gramophone records. These "live" recitals have proved very popular. At the first Mr. Waine put the new piano in Big Hall through its paces. At the second we were glad to welcome Mr. Walter Jorysz and his violin, while at the third B. Jones and R. W. Bentley gave an Organ Recital. Gramophone recitals were arranged by Badham, Brown, Hancock and Jenkinson The one Saturday evening meeting was well attended. A team of four picked by B. W. H. Carter challenged a team representing the Committee to "Spot the Tune". Each member of the teams was asked in turn to identify tunes from works contained in the School Record Library, and then to identify styles and periods. Mr. Hart was question-master and kept the game very much alive with his excellent patter. The Committee eventually won by 23i points to 13+. We thank Mr. Hart for his work as compere and also for the illuminating talk with which he wound up the evening on what he called the music of the spheres. So successful was the event that the winning team has challenged Bootham School Music Society to a similar contest next term. K.B. 27

RECITAL BY FREDERICK GRINKE At 6-30 p.m. on Friday, 23rd November, Frederick Grinke gave a violin recital in Big Hall. His violin was made in 1718 by Stradivari, who was one of the greatest violin makers in history. It is one of the comparatively few still in existence and is on permanent loan to Mr. Grinke from the Royal Academy of Music, of which he is a Fellow and Professor. Mr. Grinke began his recital with a Suite in A by Vivaldi. This is divided into five short movements, of which most were in quick tempo. He followed this with an extremely effective Adagio by Corelli. This was probably the piece that was most appreciated in the evening. Mr. Grinke lost none of the sentiment from this beautiful melody. It was the slow movement also of the Dvorak Sonatina which seemed to be the most appreciated part of what was otherwise a typical and straightforward work. The unaccompanied Sonatina by Gordon Jacob was less successful. It was undoubtedly difficult for most members of the audience to extract any meaning from this modern piece, written primarily to display the technique of the performer. Mr. Grinke delightfully interpreted the Paganini Caprice, a very light and tripping work, and brought out the richness of his violin's tone in the slow and expressive Nocturne by Lili Boulanger. The Lennox Berkeley Toccata came as a complete contrast : it was fast and almost robust. The last item in the recital was somewhat of a disappointment to an audience expecting a fine and simple melody. Sincere and emotional though it was, Smetana's 2nd piece "From my homeland" should have been put earlier in the programme. Although the music did not always suit the taste of the School, one cannot fail to appreciate Mr. Grinke's soft playing and his splendid technique. Mr. Waine accompanied on the piano. R.T.B.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT Few people who attended the concert realise the amount of work put in both by the performers and the organisers. At the beginning of the term it was decided that the Choral Society should sing the Christmas music from Messiah. At first sight this seemed rather a large responsibility with such a limited amount of time available, but the parts were soon learnt, and attendances at the practices were good. Practices gradually became more of a pleasure than the necessary evil they first appeared to be. From the point of view of the performers the actual performance of Messiah was satisfying. The standard of performance was not perfect by any means, and it was obvious that more rehearsal had been put into the more popular choruses such as "And the glory of the Lord" and "Hallelujah". But in all the choruses the performers 28

managed to convey some of their enthusiasm to the audience. And for the performers themselves it was a great experience to have sung such a great work. Special thanks must be given to our two soloists, Mrs. Kemp-Welch and Mr. Ockenden. We are fortunate in having singers of such talent in our midst and their presence at our concert lent distinction to the occasion. The second part of the concert was in less serious mood. The Choral Society sang a number of better-known carols. Every member put everything into his delivery ! The "Octet" gave us a very polished rendering of "Christmas is coming" and "Little David play on yo' harp", both of which were received very well by the audience. They are to be congratulated On an excellent performance. A special word is due to the Orchestra whose very strenuous work is so often overlooked. Some members of the audience probably little appreciated the work that had gone into the production of what was called on the programme "The Orchestral Interlude". This work, slight in itself, represented the result of a term's hard rehearsals on the part of the violinists, who performed here without outside help of any kind. We would, however, like to thank all the visiting instrumentalists who formed the majority of the Orchestra for Messiah and the Carols. Jones also deserves a word of congratulation for his confident handling of the continuo part on the piano. During the past year the Choral Society has been under the able secretaryship of S. M. Badham, to whom we can attribute a large part of the success of this and previous concerts. We extend to him our hearty thanks and send him our best wishes for the future. D.N.L.B.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The first meeting was an open meeting, and the motion that "This House deplores British Policy in the Middle East", was topical. Mr. D. G. Cummin suggested three reasons for supporting the motion. The Government had encouraged the French to pursue a bad policy, and in so doing had shattered the bi-partisan spirit of British Politics, at the same time destroying much good-will with the U.S.A. P. A. Morris, opposing, appealed to any latent Tory instinct in the House. The respective seconders, M. B. Wilson and G. V. Plester, dealt with Cyprus, viewing the situation from different angles. There were several speeches from the floor, and after Mr. D. K. Crews had pointed out that the Government had no policy in the Middle East, the motion was carried by 79 votes to 16. "Civilisation is only skin deep" was the motion proposed by M. L. Bywater at the next meeting. Both Bywater and his seconder, T. M. Jenkinson, seemed deeply convinced, the one maintaining that with29

out our fathers' precepts we should be lost, while the other recounted the foul crimes that "civilised" man was capable of committing. B. W. H. Carter, opposing, said that we had an innate sense of civilisation. Civilisation, he said, was the broadening of men's minds and was enduring. C. W. Jose, seconding the Opposition, thought that the teddy boy was a sign of the strength of the civilisation against which he rebelled. The motion was carried by 98 votes to 17. At the third meeting D. Pfluger proposed that "the House regretted the influence of the U.S.A. on the modern world". America dominated the West as Russia dominated her satellites, and, he suggested, hindered civilisation by separating the East from the West. E. C. Sedman, seconding the Proposition, said, after making several self-deprecatory remarks, that U.S. atomic schemes were designed to enslave Britain. The Secretary, opposing the motion, suggested that America had had a good influence in every cultural sphere; he was supported by P. A. Crossley, who produced an astounding list of beneficial American inventions. The motion was carried by 42 votes to 18. The fourth meeting, being close to the fifth of November, a suitable motion was devised by the Committee. L. Burgess, Esq., proposed that "the House was proud of Guy Fawkes". He painted a glowing picture of the militant Fawkes, and suggested that he was a reformer before his time. F. J. Wiseman, Esq., opposing the motion, asked how, as Englishmen, the House could be proud of one who had fought with Spain five years after the Armada. R. L. Evans, seconding the Proposition, said that Fawkes had acted in the firm conviction of his Catholic faith. For the Opposition D. L. Brown said the gunpowder plot had delayed Catholic emancipation. Speaking from the floor, J. B. Robinson suggested that respect for an O.P. should be tempered by the knowledge that in Fawkes' time the School was Catholic in tone. The motion was carried by 49 votes to 16. The fifth meeting was an open meeting and the House debated the motion that "Communism should be outlawed". J. Chilman, proposing, asked the House if they could agree with a system that forced men to act against their wills, a system where God is not held supreme. D. Kirby, opposing the motion, thought that personal prejudice was not a substantive reason for outlawing a political ideal. F. A. L. Kirby, supporting the motion, quoted with some effect from "Animal Farm". M. G. Sykes, opposing, thought that to outlaw Communism a Police State would need to be instituted. After a number of speeches from the floor, the motion was lost by 87 votes to 17. The last meeting of the term is best described by its unofficial appellation "Debating Society Christmas Party". It opened with the trial of Friese-Greene (M. B. Wilson) for inventing the motion film and corrupting a nation. Counsel for the Prosecution (T. G. Stephenson) won his case. 30

A spelling bee "Arts v. Scientists" followed, the Arts winning. After three successful impromptu debates, the meeting closed with a panel game, "Talk Yourself Out of This". During the course of the term the Junior Society again met, and from reports received the Society will continue to receive a flow of forceful speakers. The Society continues not only to have full membership, but to have a waiting list, and this term, if not outstanding, has at least been up to average in the quality of the debates.

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the term followed "tradition" and took the form of a film show, the subject matter ranging from geology to modern detergents. The most popular film was entitled "Ten Thousand Feet Deep", this dealt with oil drilling in swamp land. At the second meeting Mr. R. T. C. Hall gave a lecture on "Modern Telecommunications". After dismissing radio as a means of communication, its defect being the changes experienced in the reflecting ionosphere, the lecturer then considered cables which were responsible for 95% of world traffic. The drawbacks of cable are manifold; indeed a cable might be compared to an enormous resistance joined to an equally massive inductance, but much has been done to overcome this since the days of Edison. "Loaded cable", this is cable wrapped in nickel sheathing, had been one answer, but today co-axial cable was the solution. After explaining the mechanism of a teleprinter and receiver the lecturer demonstrated the working of one, and later allowed several members to operate it. Several members of the Society had been on short works courses during the Summer holidays, and at the third meeting three of them gave talks under the general heading "Scientific Applications in Industry". D. R. Proctor had seen the production of a wide range of electronic equipment at Pye. E. C. Sedman had been allowed to work in the metallurgical laboratories of English Electric. T. Chilman described his visit to the General Chemical Division of I.C.I., and showed a film prepared by I.C.I. called "Enterprise". School House provided the lecturers for the fourth meeting, and J. Hick began by describing the "dieselisation" of the railways. The use of diesel locomotives on the railways was a comparatively recent innovation, but now British Railways operated 3,000 h.p. main line engines, and 350 h.p. shunting engines. "The formation of the stars and the way in which they work" was the title of J. G. Slater's talk. A star was formed, he said, from the inter-stellar gas which comprised a galaxy. D. A. Wilson then lectured on "Radioactivity". After tracing the development of his subject from Pierre Curie to the opening of the first atomic pile in a squash court in Chicago, the 31

speaker went on to consider the biological effects of radiation. Radiation could break down the molecules of a substance and was therefore capable of breaking down the elemental components of life itself. Calder Hall, the new British power station, was the next topic. This station is very similar in design to an ordinary station, differing only in the provision of energy by nuclear fission. After explaining the atomic bomb the speaker demonstrated the effect of a radioactive source on a gold leaf electroscope, which is discharged by the ionised atmosphere. The Manor presented the last meeting of the term. S. M. Badharn gave a detailed account of the breeding of trout for stocking rivers, etc. He enumerated the various precautions necessary to ensure hygienic conditions. W. Gibson then talked on the breeding of tropical fish. Not only were such considerations as temperature and food essential, but in many cases the parent fish had to be checked from enjoying a cannibal diet. G. Parkin then described the way in which coal is won from the coal face. Modern machinery has done much for the mining industry, but still much organisation is required to combat the effects of falling roofs, etc. The meeting closed with W. E. Montague tracing the development of the motor car from 1870 to the present day. Upon being questioned he proved reluctant to predict the shape of things to come. Altogether it seems scarcely possible to imagine a wider series of lectures than the Society has enjoyed (and profited by) this term.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" sailed on Voyage 6 from Glasgow on Friday, 13th July (no superstitions in the Clan Line !) and arrived back in Hull on 4th December. Thus the voyage occupied the summer holidays and almost the whole of this term. The route and some statistical details are given below. The outward cargo to East African ports was the usual mixed collection of manufactured goods; there was no cargo from Dar-es-Salaam to Port Pixie; the homeward cargo from Australia consisted of lead, wool, pollard, and flour, chiefly. Some extracts from Capt. Graham's account of the voyage are also given below. On Wednesday, 5th December, a party from the School had the pleasure of visiting the ship in King George V Dock, Hull. We were most hospitably received by Capt. Graham and his officers, who showed us everything that we could want to see, and gave the impression that they were enjoying it as much as we were. Most of the boys managed, in wandering around the ship on their own, to penetrate to corners which are exciting to the landsman though humdrum to the seaman—the Indian crew's galley was a particular attraction. There was an excellent tea, and altogether the visit was 32

a great success, and we are grateful to the Company and to Capt. Graham for all the arrangements. We came away laden with East African native carvings, a model of an Arab dhow, and a model of the "Clan Stewart" in a bottle, made for us by the Chief Officer— a puzzling model, for it lacks the usual "strings" by which, one had supposed, the masts are erected. The "Clan Stewart" is certainly a very fine ship, and we came away most favourably impressed by her equipment and fittings. VOYAGE PARTICULARS. Sailed from Glasgow 13th July; arrived Birkenhead 14th July. Sailed from Birkenhead 26th July; arrived Port Said 4th August. Sailed from Port Said 4th August; arrived Aden 9th August. Sailed from Aden 10th August; arrived Mombasa 15th August. Sailed from Mombasa 25th August; arrived Tanga 25th August. Sailed from Tanga 28th August; arrived Zanzibar 28th August. Sailed from Zanzibar 29th August; arrived Dar-es-Salaam 29th August. Sailed from Dar-es-Salaam 8th September; arrived Port Pirie 23rd September. Sailed from Port Pirie 29th September; arrived Sydney 2nd October. Sailed from Sydney 7th October; arrived Melbourne 9th October. Sailed from Melbourne 23rd October; arrived Fremantle 28th October. Sailed from Fremantle 2nd November; arrived Capetown 14th November. Sailed from Capetown 15th November; arrived Dakar 24th November. Sailed from Dakar 24th November; arrived Dunkirk 1st December.

Total time on voyage-157 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes. Total time in port-86 days, 12 hours, 7 minutes. Total distance-26,877 miles. Voyage average speed-16.23 knots. PASSAGE THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL. When we passed Gibraltar, the Canal crisis had just started, so we increased to full speed in order to arrive as soon as possible, as I did not know what might happen on Monday, 6th August, when Egypt was demanding all Canal dues to be paid to Egypt. We arrived off Port Said on 4th August, ahead of several ships, and had to anchor until the afternoon. Eventually we tied up in the harbour at 1318 hours. When our Canal pilot boarded us at 2300 hours, he told me he was the last of the available pilots, and that the ships which arrived after us would have to wait for another 24 hours before getting pilots. So, our increased speed was justified. While we were tied up in Port Said I noticed quite a number of young Egyptians being drilled with rifles, and various machine gun and anti-aircraft sites being made. Even along the Canal banks one could see the various gun sites. However, our passage through the Canal was without incident. When we were passing Port Tewfik, the Suez end of the Canal, our pilot left the ship and we were on our own. As we carry our own searchlight, it is not necessary for us to stop at Suez, so we got out of the Suez area as soon as possible. 33

PORT PIRIE.

From Dar-es-Salaam to Port Pixie we passed the northern tip of Madagascar and then headed down to pass within sight of the northern end of Mauritius. From there we made a direct course to a position south of Cape Leeuwin and then, after sighting Eclipse Island, headed for Neptune Island which is at the entrance of the Spencer Gulf. The weather on this part of the passage was reasonably good apart from the rolling which is always experienced. Being an empty ship, we did a lot of vibrating, and at times it was necessary to ease our speed down. We had to go at full speed to maintain our loading date. Arrived in Port Pixie on 23rd September, where we were to load 3,000 tons of lead. In Port Pixie the rule is first come, first served, so it is a case of trying to beat other ships bound for the same place. We were just beaten by another ship which was to load grain, so for the first day we were short of labour. Port Pixie is somewhat unattractive but outside there are many pleasant places to visit. Once outside the town the roads are the usual dirt with plenty of pot-holes. When motoring, the custom is to get ahead of the car in front, and let that car get the benefit of all the dust. Consequently there is a lot of speeding. Port Pixie is noted for its smelting works, which are the largest in South Australia and are part of the Broken Hill Company, which is, I believe, the largest in Australia. The railway station is in the main street, and the trains to Adelaide leave in the street. About a mile away is the station from which the trans-continental train to Perth leaves. FROM FREMANTLE TO DAKAR.

When we left Fremantle we were a full ship with the major part of the cargo wool. For the passage to Capetown I decided to keep to the north of St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands as the weather to the south is usually stormy and cold. The extra distance is compensated for by better weather which in turn means better speed. Although we did not have any rough weather, most of the days saw an overcast sky and plenty of rolling. We made the African coast just south of Cape Reciffe, which is the lighthouse for Port Elizabeth. As we crossed the Agulhas current we encountered very bad weather for several hours. The warm currents meeting the cold water plus the meeting of warm and cold air frequently cause these storms, and as one nears the 100 fathom bank, a very dangerous sea can be encountered. Once over the bank, the sea calms down again. Ships are advised to keep close to the coast in bad weather on account of this very dangerous sea. 34

Owing to the closing of the Suez Canal, the South African ports are now very busy and all ports are working a 24-hour day. We arrived off Capetown at 2200 hours, 14th November, and berthed at 2300 hours. When we arrived the notorious South-East wind was blowing, which makes docking a slow business. Before arrival I had wirelessed in our oil and water requirements, and also a list of stores wanted. Everything was ready when we arrived, and we sailed the following morning at 0800 hours. Owing to our night arrival, it was not possible for anyone to get ashore. Table Mountain was completely covered by cloud (the table cloth), but when we sailed the cloud had gone. It is very strange seeing so many ships on the route from Dakar to Capetown. At times one would almost think that one was in the Red Sea when seeing all the tankers coming along.

THE FILM SOCIETY In nearly every way "The Great Adventure" was a remarkable film. It was the first full-length production of the Swedish director Arne Sucksdorff, and took two and a half years to make. In the first place it was a lovely film just to watch; practically every shot was a beautifully balanced composition; sunlight on reeds protruding through the snow sufficed to make a fascinating pattern, and it goes without saying that the animals—particularly the young animals— made charming subjects for study. The imagination boggles at the thought of the patience that went to the getting of these pictures and of the thousands more that must have been left on the cutting room floor.. There can have been no long sequences possible : for instance, cameras cannot have been set up in relay along the route that the fox would come to and from the farm. As presented in the film that sequence must have been built up by the skilful assembly of shots taken at different times. But despite the "bitty" nature of the takes, the editing of the whole was always intelligent, evoking response from the audience, and at times, clever and witty, as when the owl's reaction to the jet planes high above was shewn. The sound track throughout was a sheer joy, sensitive, sparing of violins and not afraid of dramatic silence. And what was the film about? Ostensibly, I suppose, it was a study of animal life in central Sweden, but in essence it was a sympathetic treatment of that poignant moment in life that comes to a child in even the happiest home, the moment when the truth of Virgil's untranslatable "sunt lacrimae rerum" comes like a flash— although possibly not in Latin !—and the boy, child no more, turns, as in this film, with a ready smile to face the Great Adventure of life. In this respect, it was a brilliant touch to have a younger brother in 35

the story, too, whose unthinking and almost casual betrayal of the secret of their joint pet might, by contrast, emphasise the deeper feelings in which the older boy was involved. In any debate on whether film-making can ever be an art I am content to let my case for the proposition rest on this film. All else this term has seemed trivial to some extent by comparison. "Ivanhoe" was a reasonably well-produced medieval version of cops and robbers. Technicolor did at least reflect the bright colours in which the people of those days delighted. In "Captain's Paradise", Alec Guinness dwelt amusingly on the lighter side of a sailor having a wife in at least two ports. Finally, Buster Keaton in "The Navigator" must have convinced the youth of the 1950s that cinematic humour did not begin with the talkies. Mr. Waine, who from our earliest days has properly insisted that our interval music should be of a high standard, very kindly provided a live accompaniment to this film and in the interval was professionally served with what I am assured was the appropriate refreshment. Last season we gratefully acknowledged a new projector provided by the School : now Mr. Crews has conjured up from somewhere a bigger and better screen, on which, incidentally, he personally has expended a vast amount of thought and work. There is ground for believing that he likes doing this kind of thing, but that does not detract from the Society's indebtedness to him. F•J•W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Committee: M. L. BYWATER (Chairman), C. B. M. GREGORY (Vice-Chairman), R. R. BALDWIN (Secretary), T. M. JENKINSON (Treasurer), R. W. PEACOCK (Librarian), W. I. MACDONALD.

On Thursday, 11th October, Mr. Wilmott came from Askham Bryan to give a talk on "Horticulture". Mr. Wilmott defined horticulture as the cultivation of plants, especially glass crops, fruit, hops, root crops, and ornamental plants. Overseas this was extended to rubber and tea planting. The glasshouses in Britain were devoted mainly to tomatoes in the summer and chrysanthemums and lettuce in winter. Kent was the main fruit growing area in England, growing mainly cherries and hops. Fruit growing, however, was not profitable until fruit diseases and pests were overcome, the most profitable work being with ornamental and pot plants. If anyone wished to take up horticulture as a career, Reading and Nottingham Universities each have a four-year course, but Mr. Wilmott said a person must be a real enthusiast and if possible should have some capital. On 25th October Mr. Shippam, also from Askham Bryan, gave a short lecture on "Farm Mechanisation". The British farmer was 36

the most mechanised in the world as every acre of British soil must be used to its fullest extent. The plough was the basic implement, being fixed to a tractor and lifted hydraulically or trailed behind. The mouldboard plough was the most popular and when reversed could plough right-handed as well as left. For cultivating the soil a disc-harrow was used to break soil down, followed by a cultivator for thinning out. Seeds were put in a hopper of a grain drill and their outlet on to the ground was mechanically controlled in the same way as in the fertiliser drill. When the harvest was ready a binder or combined harvester was used for cutting and binding the crop. On 15th November Mr. Buckler, Principal of the East Riding Institute of Agriculture, gave a talk on milk. In the East Riding one third of the farms produced milk for sale. In the early 1930s, because of unhygienic methods, no milk could be kept fresh. The Milk Marketing Board was formed to take a complete monopoly of the sale of milk and to raise the standard of milk production. The amount a cow yielded a lactation varied from 150 to about 2,000 gallons, the average in Great Britain being about 570 gallons. The time taken for milk to reach the consumer in the London area from the farm was four to five days as compared with about two in York. This time could not be shortened because of transport and distribution difficulties. The next meeting of the term was a debate, and the motion was "This House deplores the use of chemical fertilisers to the exclusion of natural methods". Colonel Milnes-Coates rose to propose the motion. He said all plants needed lime, potassium, phosphorous, nitrogen, etc., and no soil was completely deficient in these elements. Plants were inclined to be greedy and thus a balanced food was required rather than too much of one thing. This was given by organic manures which also gave the plant bacteria to attack such pests as taycall and potato scab. Colonel Milnes-Coates, however, said that chemical fertilisers were certainly needed in a small quantity. Mr. Townsend from Leeds University then rose to oppose the motion which he thought was rather unfortunately worded, for natural manures are anything but on the decline. All plants need light, air, food, water, anchorage and correct temperature. Manures needed to be in an inorganic form for plants to receive the elements and with chemical fertilisers a plant can have what it wants when it wants. Mr. Wroe, seconding the motion, said that natural manures were in short supply and chemical fertilisers contain no humus, one of the essentials for plant life. Mr. Jenkinson, seconding the opposition, said his side of the House was really only up against prejudice. Mr. Townsend, summing up for the opposition, said that chemical fertilisers had a technical advantage insofar as they were easily transported, easily stored and easily sown. Colonel Milnes-Coates said great use could be made of town sewage. The motion was carried by 32 votes to 19. We would like to thank all outside speakers and members of the Advisory Committee for helping to make the debate such a success. 37

The final talk was given by Mr. Barbier, Chairman of AlphaOmega Holdings, Ltd., near Exeter. Boys entered their farm at 16 or 17 years on paying a deposit of £1,000. The training took nine years including National Service, and if the student was successful at the end of this time he kept all the stock excess he had reared on a 250 acre farm, together with the refunded £1,000. This term's programme was a great success and the programme for next term, which was discussed by the Advisory Committee, seems to be full of promise. It includes the first of a number of visits to a farm throughout the year so as to follow the development of particular crops. C.B.M.G.

DICKENSIAN CHARACTERS A re-reading of Dickens' Hard Times this term as a set-book inevitably leads one back to a consideration of his characterisation. Dickens is a remarkable writer in many ways but the trouble really starts with his characters : it is these that have invaded the novel and overrun everyday life, so that any person with a distinctive quirk or gimmick is liable to be called "Dickensian". It is this genius for individualisation that makes his characters immediately recognisable and memorable. Moreover it was vital to his success as a serial writer : his readers had to pick up the threads and feel at home with the characters as soon as every monthly instalment appeared. Dickens' art was essentially mnemonic : he wrote to be remembered. On the tiniest scale he seems to write in slogans"Barkis is willing", for example. Even the most casual persons, such as the rescuers in the above novel, are distinguished. In all its forms, this art depends upon imperishable tags and mannerisms associated with individuals : Mr. Micawber is forever waiting for something to turn up and Uriah Heep's hands are forever clammy. Even when "type" characters proliferate as with the Squeers family, though all are marked with a strong idiosyncrasy, all are yet different. And at some point, what has seemed a useful trick turns into a high virtue : the memorable turns into the legendary. Dickens usually presents a person more or less fully formed by a combination of professional, physical and environmental details—a sort of chemical compound with a precise flavour that identifies it. This is often achieved by physical suggestion as in this description of Mrs. Gamp : "She was neatly but not gaudily attired; in the weeds she had worn when Mr. Pecksniff had the pleasure of making her acquaintance; and was perhaps the turning of a scale more snu ffy."

This method of characterisation distinguishes him sharply from, say, Jane Austen or George Eliot. He shows little conception of the flux of human relationships whereby an Elizabeth Bennet or a Dorothea Brooke develop under our very eyes. His skill lies rather in producing idiosyncratic and separate persons and objects, which have a life and motion of their own but invariably stand against each other in fixed and still relations. Hence his world is lonely, lonely and gregarious : he is most at home in a garret or in a crowd. Dickens' focus, then, is upon society itself in its aggregate parts, the swarming metropolis of the mid-nineteenth century. And the central idea of his mature novels is that of predatory man in this society, a category which includes predatory-evil characters (Quilp, Mr. Pecksniff) and predatory-benevolent creatures (Mrs. Squeers, Mrs. General). Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop is the predatory figure par excellence : the uneasy feeling that he gives us is not due to anything profoundly evil in his nature (all he does is to pop up and make faces) but that, seen through a child's eyes, a sense of mysterious evil is evoked. It is a matter of perspective. David Lean caught it perfectly in his film of Great Expectations when Pip is terrified by the towering figure of the convict in the graveyard scene. To a child such figures are larger than life in a real sense. "Oliver Twist peering fearfully from the folds of the Beadle's cloak", that is Dickens' imaginative viewpoint; and "Oliver asking for more" puts in a nutshell the feeling that he is Fagin's prey. Indeed, my own view is that Dickens' unique contribution to literature is that in the persons of his shark characters, both great and small, he presents us with a sense of evil and corruption in society as seen through the ingenuous eyes of a child; and that at the same time he applies to this child-vision the moral judgment of an adult. Now the greatest of these shark characters are Mr. Pecksniff and Mrs. Gamp in Martin Chuzzlewit. These two combine the above predatory traits with a world of comic fantasy : in fact they live almost entirely by the faculty of make-believe. Pecksniff begins by combating the disbelief of others in his pretensions, but he does not rise to his full stature until he has rooted out all trace of it even in himself, until the impregnability of his private world of self-esteem and hypocrisy is as consistent as Mrs. Gamp's devotion to the mythical Mrs. Harris. We meet this invincible screen first at the family gathering of the Chuzzlewits : " Pecksniff,' said Anthony, who had been watching the whole party with peculiar keenness from the first, 'don't you be a hypocrite.' `A what, my good sir?' demanded Mr. Pecksniff. 'A hypocrite.' `Charity, my dear,' said Mr. Pecksniff, 'when I take my chamber candlestick tonight, remind me to be more than usually particular in praying for Mr. Anthony Chuzzlewit, who has done me an injustice.' " 39

And we see it in its most ludicrous form at Mrs. Todger's wonderful, convivial party : "Mr. Pecksniff straightened himself up by a surprising effort, as everyone turned hastily towards him; and standing on his feet, regarded the assembly with a look of ineffable wisdom. Gradually it gave place to a smile; a feeble, helpless, melancholy smile; bland almost to sickliness. 'Do not repine, my friends,' said Mr. Pecksniff tenderly. 'Do not weep for me; it is chronic.' And with these words, after making a futile attempt to pull off his shoes, he fell into the fireplace." Each of these two characters is a florescence of comic activity. Each fantasy that they indulge in is not added to the others as another detail in a portrait, but as a fresh spurt of a fountain. Pecksniff's "humour", in short, is simply a way of imposing upon the world, and the uncomfortable feeling with all these shark characters is that they are not liable to punishment, having always an escape into fantasy : they seem to be unassailable because they can never be convinced of their guilt. Thus Mrs. Gamp and the imaginary Mrs. Harris form a single portentous monster, as impervious to understanding as the public conscience which she should arouse. Hence both these creations leave us with a sense of uneasiness rather than indignation; but even so, they do not escape without an implied moral judgment, for Dickens invariably puts beside the particular case of vicious behaviour a telling human event. Mr. Pecksniff is directly responsible for his daughter's disastrous marriage and Mrs. Gamp's neglect of her patient speaks for itself. The human fact at least cannot be masqueraded away. If it be argued that such characters are not "life-like", the answer is that they are "like life" in a peculiar way; for the vital point is that Dickens exaggerates a real truth about ourselves and thereby isolates it for inspection and judgment. In the manner of Ben Jonson, he seizes upon a specific trait, say hypocrisy, calls it Pecksniff, and proceeds to blow him up until he bursts. It is as if he could only get at the most solemn emotions by the most grotesque means. T. S. Eliot's remarks on Jonson's characters are equally applicable here, for Dickens' fantastic characters certainly have a logic of their own and he certainly intended this logic to illuminate the actual world by giving us a new point of view from which to inspect it. B.H.H.

C.C.F. NOTES Although quite a number of promotions were made at Camp, the full list for the new school year was not published until just before the first parade. S.S.M. Netherwood was appointed the senior N.C.O. and so we have a C.S.M. in khaki once more. The new promotions and appointments necessitated considerable changes in the Sections with a pool of potential N.C.O.s being left in the Cadre 40

The Cadre has, as usual, proved most useful in giving its members the opportunity to instruct, and organise demonstrations for the other Sections. A new batch of Recruits was received by Flight Sgt. Welch, and the postponed examination for the others was held. Trafalgar Day was marked by a special ceremony at the beginning of parade on the first Tuesday following 21st October. The hoisting of a special signal by members of the R.N. Section was an impressive sight. Owing to the reduced numbers in the R.N. Section this term, the two Divisions have been temporarily merged into one. In view of the special training in Naval drill received at H.M.S. St. Vincent, it was decided to allow the R.N. Section to continue this permanently, so long as the timing of rifle and other company drill remained unaltered. There have been several improvements in the organisation. P.O. Jose, who is now in charge of the R.N. Section, has introduced the R.N. Standing Orders which indicate the various duties to be carried out in the R.N. Section. The Stores Rating is now aided by two assistants, one responsible for clothing, the other for naval stores, and the R.N. Writer has an assistant for checking the issue of seamanship manuals. Lg./Sea. Franklin, Badham, Burden, and A.B.s Mitchell, Clark, Wheeler, Jenkinson, and Brewin are to be complimented on the enthusiasm they have shown in carrying out their sometimes tedious duties. The term has been mainly spent in routine training for the Exams., and the results so far this term have shown a satisfactory percentage of passes. Lg./Sea. Hall has done some good work with the N.R. Basic Squad, and A.B.s Gregory and Ridley have been enthusiastic instructors with the recruits. The Army Training Platoon, which is larger than usual, has been active with normal training, sand table exercises, T.E.W.T.s, etc. S.S.M. Sparham and Sgt. Morris have been supervising the instruction. Sgt. Peverley has taken over the Shooting instruction and is doing an excellent job with it. Armourer Sgt. Cook and L/Cpl. Baxter have been very busy in their respective posts. The Signallers, after their very successful work at Camp, have been busy with classification and the Instructor examinations. The Senior N.C.O., S/S.S.M. Clough, has taken over the stores and rules the Platoon most efficiently. The R.A. Detachment has been suspended for the time being whilst discussions continue about the possible reorganisation of training. Its members have been most helpful in the Cadre. Flight Sgt. Sedman has taken charge of the R.A.F. Section this term, with Sgt. Stubbs organising instruction. The work of the term 41

has been almost entirely directed towards the December Proficiency Examination, but on the last parade day of the term we had a Field Exercise. In this, Leading Cadet Bradford played the most successful part as a "fifth columnist". Leading Cadet McCallum did well in taking emergency command of the attacking party. The whole of the training this term has been overshadowed by the recent announcements of possible changes in the future, particularly in the training of the Basic Section. Though, fundamentally, these proposals will introduce little that we do not do already, we look forward eagerly to the new syllabus which we feel will bring the training of all three Sections more into line, and be more in keeping with modern ideas, though in no way getting away from the basic purposes of the C.C.F.

SCOUTING Early in November the new Scout Room was ready for use, and meetings of all sections of the Group have been held there since. We are very grateful to the Governors and the Head Master for the provision of the room which will greatly facilitate the work of the Group. As yet there are few signs of our occupation, but we hope to start next term on the provision of Patrol corners, seating, and store-rooms, while two oak crests, one Cub and one Scout, are being designed to be fixed on either side of the entrance. Three Senior Scouts, A. D. Best, J. M. Smith, and K. A. Steel, have been selected to join the York troop which will be attending the Sutton Park Jamboree in August. This Jamboree is being held as part of the celebrations which are being arranged to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Scout movement by Lord Baden-Powell. Other Seniors who applied to attend the Jamboree, but who were not selected, will have the opportunity of attending a Jamboree Camp which will be held at the same time on a site close to Sutton Park. Any other Scouts and Senior Scouts will be able to join a party which will be travelling to spend a day at the Jamboree a few days after we return from camp. The Scout Troop at the moment consists of 34 Scouts, while there are 12 Senior Scouts. As yet we have not been able to find a successor to Mr. Bennett, and the Scouts have been under the care of Acting A.S.M.'s D. R. Holt, D. J. Oldman, and D. Pfluger. Under their enthusiastic guidance progress has been very satisfactory, and only a few of the Scouts have not gained the Second Class badge. D. G. Metcalf has been Acting A.S.M.(S.) of the Senior Scout Troop, and we shall miss his help next term. He leaves with our thanks and best wishes for the future. The Senior Troop, though smaller than for a year or two, has the makings of an efficient and enthusiastic section of the Group as many of the Senior Scouts will be at School for another two years at least. 42

Because of the shortage of Scouters there will be no Easter Hike in the Lake District this year. Though this is a matter for regret, it should be emphasised that such an activity is less important than the Annual Camp and that the latter will be held, as usual, at the end of the Summer Term. Again because of the shortage of Scouters, there will not be separate camps for the Scout and Senior Scout troops. A combined camp will be held, probably in the Lake District, and separate activities will be arranged for the two sections. Those Senior Scouts who lament the fact that there will be no trek camp this year might like to show their skill with the trike carts up some of the steeper fells It is hoped that all members of the Group will go to camp and that parents will try to arrange that Scouts and Senior Scouts are free to attend camp from Tuesday, 30th July, until Wednesday, 7th August. !

SHOOTING With more people taking shooting this year than ever before the future of shooting in the School seems to have been safely taken care of. Indeed, such were the numbers that they were divided into two groups, "A" and "13", the former being the "old hands", the latter the recruits. List B produced a few promising shots, but because attention had to be centred round the 1st VIII they have suffered from lack of practice, something which, unfortunately, is inevitable. There were six weeks in which to produce an VIII, and most of this time was spent on grouping practice, which even now has not been fully mastered. Of the six matches this term, four were won and two lost, no mean achievement for any team. The chief difficulties have been those of inconsistency and grouping. The former was very evident in the matches, and predicting a team score was an impossibility. The latter is the inability to prevent a group from wandering or splitting into two. Although faith in the sights is not complete, it is feared that the error is human. Our first team shoot proved to be the second best of the term, the best going to Victoria College, as was so last year, the score being only one point short of last year's record of 678. The second VIII won both their matches, and this proved to be valuable practice under match conditions. The main problem with the second VIII is that of finding fixtures, but this should be overcome during the course of the next few years. 1sT VIII MATCH RESULTS Date

Opponents

Score

St.Peter's Score

Result

12th Nov. 16th Nov. 23rd Nov. 30th Nov. 6th Dec. 7th Dec.

Trent College Bridlington School Shrewsbury School Welbeck College Victoria College Leeds Grammar School

650 579 647 676 676 676

667 643 650 651 677 654

Won Won Won Lost Won Lost

No VIII MATCH RESULTS

Date

Opponents

23rd Nov. 30th Nov.

Score

St.Peter's Score

Result

617 622

623 634

Won Won

Shrewsbury School Welbeck College

The following shot in the 1st and 2nd VIIIs :J. R. Maxwell, J. R. Peverley, B. C. R. Butler, A. C. Stubbs, M. G. A. Garbutt, R. Baxter, R. L High, J. M. Lennox, S. H. Newbigging, G. P. Lowley, P. A. Crossley, F. N. Parkin, D. E. Rayner, E. W. Trevelyan, J. K. Hick, and J. D. Fox.

The top eight averages were :B. C. R. Butler ... J. R. Maxwell ... J. R. Peverley ... R. L. High ... J. M. Lennox ... A. C. Stubbs ... R. Baxter ... M. G. A. Garbutt

...

86.5 84.83 84.17 83.5 83.25 81.0 80.5 80.17

J.R.M.

FENCING Fencing is more popular in the School this year than it has ever been. There are no fewer than sixty members in the Club. We have fencing sessions once on Sundays and Wednesdays, and twice on Thursdays. The only difficulty is that Club funds are low, and we have insufficient kit to meet demands. We won our match against Leeds Grammar School by 12 bouts to 4 (M. G. Hancock 2, P. J. Burton 3, P. A. Morris (Capt.) 4, A. G. Hall 3). This was the first away match for some years, and, all being well, we hope for another against Durham Colleges on 16th February. Under the present system, members who want to fence sabre, before becoming proficient foilists, are usually dissuaded by the Captain and a heavy sabre (unless they happen to be bigger than he is). Several boys have been seen beating hasty retreats through the gymnasium door after such trial bouts. R.S.M. Power, familiarly known under another name, nowadays treats broken blades with an air of philosophic calm. He says he has a friend who can mend them. T.M.

SQUASH A considerable growth of interest has made this a very encouraging term. To meet the increased demands, the School has once again acquired the use of the Railway Institute courts; it is to be hoped that the School will continue to take advantage of these facilities. A good start has been made in the competitions, for which the entries are much larger than in previous years. The 1st V played three matches, winning two and losing one. 44

lsr V v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY bin V, Away, on Wednesday 7th Nov. Lost 2-3. D. Kirby won (3--0). P. J. Netherwood lost (2-3). D. G. Macpherson lost (2-3). K. A. Hopper lost (0-3). G. F. B. Mitchell won (3-0). AN "A" V v. HYMER'S COLLEGE, at Home, on Sunday, 2nd December. Won, 3-2. P. J. Netherwood beat P. A. Clark (3-2), 4-9, 9-5, 9-6, 8-10, 9-6. D. G. Macpherson beat G. Bullock (3-1), 9-3, 9-5, 7-9, 10-8. K. A. Hopper lost to J. T. Harrison (0-3), 1-9, 8-10, 1-9. G. F. B. Mitchell lost to R. P. Ashton (2-3), 9-7, 9-7, 8-10, 5-9, 7-9. D. Robinson beat A. B. Clark (3-1), 9-7, 10--8, 4-9, 9-7. 1ST V v. BRADFORD G.S., at Home, on Thursday, 6th December. Won, 5-0.

D. Kirby beat R. G. Whittaker (3-0), 9-1, 9-3, 9-3. D. G. Macpherson beat J. P. Bailey (3-2), 9-1, 9-6, 0-9, 5-9, 9-7. P. J. Netherwood beat G. J. F. Twisleton (3-1), 9-2, 10-9, 7-9, 9-5. D. Pfluger beat M. J. Busby (3-2), 9-5, 9-6, 5-9, 3-9, 9-4. K. A. Hopper beat J. Toothill (3-0), 9-6, 9-4, 9-1.

D.K.

CHESS Two matches were played in the course of the term. Apart from board eight, the team consisted of players who had all had experience of School chess before. The result of the first match, a 6--2 win over Archbishop Holgate's G.S., was most encouraging, except for the lack of success on the first three boards. This result was almost exactly reversed by Bootham, who beat us 7-1. Carter and Sedman drew, and the rest lost. Special mention must be made of Sedman, who drew both his matches on board two, and Elliott, a newcomer to the team, whose attacking ideas brought him success in the first match and a very close game in the second. Results :v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. (Away), Won, 6-2. v. Bootham School (Home), Lost, 1-7.

The following team played in both matches :B. W. H. Carter, E. C. Sedman, H. W. H. Unwin, D. T. Sparham, P. S. H. Jesper, D. J. Cook, G. V. Plester, R. A. Elliott.

B.W.H.C. 45

HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1957 1ST XI ... 2nd Feb. Leeds Corinthian Sat., ... Wed., 6th Feb. Welbeck College ... 9th Feb. Ashville College Sat., Sat., 16th Feb. Bridlington School ... Wed., 20th Feb. Scarborough College ... ... Sat., 23rd Feb. York H.C. ... Wed., 27th Feb. Bootham School 2nd Mar. Trent College Sat., Wed., 6th Mar. Worksop College 9th Mar. Old Peterites ... Sat., ... ... Wed., 13th Mar. Styx H.C. Sat., 23rd Mar. H.Q. Northern Command

2ND XI ... Wed., 6th Feb. Welbeck College ... 9th Feb. Ashville College Sat., ... Wed., 13th Feb. Fulneck School Sat., 16th Feb. Bridlington School ... Wed., 20th Feb. Scarborough College ... Wed., 27th Feb. Bootham School Sat., 2nd Mar. Trent College Wed., 6th Mar. Worksop College

Home Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Home • • • Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1956 RETROSPECT As the summary of results will show, a very successful season has been concluded, successful not only because of the favourable results of the Senior teams, but also because astonishingly good playing conditions have allowed a full programme of matches and games to be completed almost uninterruptedly. Practice and play there has been in plenty, and runs were only resorted to when the playing fields, already heavily taxed by numbers, could stand the strain no longer. The successes of the 1st XV, backed up by an even more successful 2nd XV, have helped the School's rugby reputation, and on results alone they must be adjudged the most successful team since the 1950 side, which followed in the wake of the all-conquering 1949 XV. There can be no denying the fact that they had stiff opposition and severe competition, probably more so than any experienced by their predecessors. This makes the success all the more to their credit. To mention only a few—Durham were unbeaten since the 1954 season and remained an unbeaten side after their only defeat at our hands; Bradford G.S. were only defeated once and that late in the season; Denstone's reputation warrants no further comment; Ampleforth, with many impressive results behind them, had not been defeated by the School on their home ground since 1926; and finally Worksop had the distinction of being an unbeaten side throughout the season. 46

Even now it is difficult to assess the team's strength and give concrete reasons for their success. Undeniably, like all successful sides, they had a fine team spirit and supported their captain unhesitatingly. The help given by the Headingley team after the first match and the victory against Durham encouraged the team enormously and built up their confidence immeasurably. Our opponents were seldom able to pin-point our strength, let alone ascertain our weaknesses, which were more apparent in attack than defence. Contributing to the team's success more than anything else was the unsparing efforts of M. Welsh at open-side wing-forward, the inspired leadership from time to time of the pack by T. G. Stephenson, the grand displays by K. A. Hopper at scrum-half, and last but not least D. Kirby's fine goal-kicking, a huge asset in modern rugby. The construction of the team was interesting, and not a little surprising, mainly in the formation of the pack, which ended up with a renowned full-back playing as hooker, and a recognised threequarter effectively binding the 2nd row of the scrum in spite of lack of weight. The three-quarters collectively developed less than the forwards, although this was probably due to a rather prolonged injury to D. G. Macpherson at fly-half. Injuries were not the bane of the team's lives, although they were by no means injury-free. For this reason 16 players were awarded their 1st XV colours (in all 18 played for the team at one time or another), and it was always a great encouragement to know that a strong 2nd XV was in the background, containing many competent players who could be drawn on in an emergency. The unbeaten record of the 2nd XV with 7 victories to their credit has never previously been equalled. This achievement was gained as a result of their enthusiasm, team spirit and an unusually sound knowledge and ability amongst the whole back division. With their brothers in the 1st XV they shared the distinction of recording for the first time the two victories against Ampleforth on one and the same day. Again 17 players made up the final selected team. House matches and Colts matches were not of a high standard, although the improvement shown by the "Under 15" Colts team was encouraging. The lee-way usually to be made up by our Junior players is continually exercising our minds

1st XV CHARACTERS *f M. WEL sx (Captain), 1954-55-56. Open-side wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 11 ins. Weight 12 st. 13f lbs. An enthusiastic and much-respected captain. Although not a powerful influence on the field, nevertheless his play has been an inspiration to his team. He worked tirelessly and wrecked at its source many a move by the opposition. His tackling was usually most effective, but it is doubtful whether he can maintain this position in club rugger with all the demands of speed which are called for.

KIRBY (Vice-Captain), 1955-56. Full-back. Height 6 ft. 2 ins. Weight 13 st. 101 lbs. Played his best games early in the season but slowed up appreciably lately and showed some hesitation. Although he has not mastered the art of the screw-kick, his length of kicking with both feet is good. His place-kicking, the reward of much practice, has made an invaluable contribution and often placed the side in a winning position. A. HOPPER, 1955-56. Scrum-half. Height 5 ft. 64 ins. Weight • 9 st. 64 lbs. A first class player in the making. His service from the base of the scrum has developed into a quick, long and accurate pass, and he is sound even when under pressure. A great opportunist in attack. G. STEPHENSON, 1955-56. No. 8 and leader of the pack. Height ▪ 6 ft. 2 ins. Weight 12 st. 14 lbs. Although temperamental his play is very constructive. Much of the credit for the success of the pack must go to him. * W. B. WILSON, 1956. 2nd row forward. Height 6 ft. 4 in. Weight 11 st. 84 lbs. A sound scrummager and a very useful line-out man. He put in a lot of good work and his game should develop well. L. BYWATER, 1956. 2nd row forward. Height 5 ft. 94 ins. Weight • 10 st. 54 lbs. His own personal wish to change from three-quarter to forward was a great personal success, in spite of the handicap of his comparatively slight physique. He binds well and keeps very fit. Particularly neat in his movements and line-out work. PFLUGER, 1953-54-55-56. Left-wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 104 ins. Weight 11 st. 13 lbs. The veteran of the team, but he could not find the guile or the speed to improve on previous form. His experience was invaluable. He was safe and covered well. U. J. F. KNAPTON, 1956. Left prop. Height 5 ft. 94 ins. Weight 12 st. 3 lbs. Played consistently hard and well throughout the season, and is developing the happy knack of being in the right place at the right time. He learnt a lot about his job as the season progressed, but it is doubtful whether his size is going to permit him to continue to play in this position. tB. C. R. BUTLER, 1956. Hooker. Height 5 ft. 94 ins. Weight 10 st. 114 lbs. Better known as a full-back renowned for his fearless tackling. The gamble to switch him to this completely unaccustomed position came off most successfully. His temperament is much better suited to play in the pack rather than anywhere else. T. BEAUMONT, 1956. Right prop. Height 5 ft. 84 ins. Weight 11 st. 4 lb. Did very well to make the grade after a not particularly distinguished season with the Colts last year. He fitted well in the front row, but he still needs to apply more fire and vigour to his play and to speed up generally. j.D. N. BROCKLEBANK, 1955-56. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 64 ins. Weight 9 st. 104 lbs. Adjusted himself well to this position after playing in the much easier position of wing three-quarter last year. Has an eye for an opening but does not always know how to exploit it. His slight physique is a considerable handicap to him, and in defence particularly he has to muster all his determination to succeed. -ID. G. MACPHERSON, 1955. Stand-off half. Height 5 ft. 7 ins. Weight 9 st. 94 lbs. But for injury he would have developed into a very good player this year, as it was he showed much improved form. He has learnt a lot about the tactics of the game and the technique of giving passes. He possesses a safe pair of hands. Kicking a little weak, especially left foot. His tackling in a covering role has been superb. P. B. BURBIDGE, 1955. Right-wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 84 ins. Weight 11 st. 0 lb. Played a very useful role as a reserve stand-off half. Best suited to his wing position, in which he showed fine dash. His tackling in this position has been first class and an inspiration to the team.

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McCALLum, 1955. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 10i ins. Weight 10 st. 12i lbs. A glut of good scrum-halves has made it necessary for him to tranfer to this position. He possesses a lot of good rugger sense and he is adjusting himself well. He has found the game difficult owing to lack of speed, but through sheer perseverence he has made the grade. tit. C. STUBBS, 1955-56. Blind-side wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 6i ins. Weight 10 st. 3i lbs. General utility man in the team this year, filling gaps caused by injury either at wing three-quarter, in which position he won his place in the team last year, or at wing-forward. His anticipation has been slow and his play less aggressive than last year. tD. T. SPARHAM, 1956. Blind-side wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 8 ins. Weight 9 st. 8 lbs. A terrier-like worker who in spite of his slight physique got through much useful work. Dogged by injuries and never showed up in the latter stages of the season. f Colours. * Caps.

SEASON 1956-57 2nd XV.—J. R. Maxwell* (Capt.), D. J. Oldman,* R. M. Wheeler,* R. Baxter,* G. F. B. Mitchell,* I. N. Ridley,* M. J. Kershaw,* D. Anderson, W. N. Richards, R. R. Baldwin, F. A. L. Kirby, P. J. Netherwood, G. V. Plester, D. Robinson, N. D. Taylor, H. W. H. Unwin, S. J. S. Wroe. * Colours. Colts XV.—W. E. Montague; W. M. Howard,* A. H. Crowther* (Capt.), J. B. Robinson, J. M. Smith; J. J. Rhodes, M. Precious; J. B. Mathews,* S. S. Hobson, D, L. Slade, J. G. Clark, J. S. Botterill, F. C. Beaumont, D. Storey, W. Gibson. * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—C. W. Gough; A. May, M. McCallum, P. N. B. Smith, P. M. Beachell; J. W. S. Gale (Capt.), W E. Bagnall; M. J. Bond, C. W. A. Groundwater, D. P. Coles, R. A. Hodgson, A. W. Raylor, G. P. Robinson, D, H. Fletcher, E. M. H. Ranson (Vice-Capt.).

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV Result

Wed., 3rd Oct. Wed., 10th Oct. Sat., 13th Oct. Sat., 20th Oct. Tues., 23rd Oct. Sat., 27th Oct. Sat., 3rd Nov. Sat., 10th Nov. Sat., 17th Nov. Wed., 28th Nov. 1st Dec. Sat., Sat., 15th Dec. Wed., 31st Oct. Wed., 10th Oct. Wed., 17th Oct. Sat., 20th Oct. Sat., 10th Nov. Sat., 17th Nov. Wed., 21st Nov. Sat., 24th Nov. Wed., 28th Nov.

Headingley "A" Durham School York R.U.F:C. Bradford G.S. Trent College Denstone College Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ... Leeds G.S. ... Ampleforth College ... ... Worksop College Giggleswick School ... ... Old Peterites "A" XV ... Ripon G.S. ... 2nd XV ... Durham School Drax G.S. 1st XV ... ... Bradford G.S. ... Leeds G.S. ... Ampleforth College ... Rishworth School 1st XV Giggleswick School ... ... Worksop College

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3rd XV Home Ampleforth College ... Colts XV Away Sat., 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Away Sat., 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Away ... Wed., 31st Oct. Ampleforth College ... Home 3rd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV Sat., Home ... ... Sat., 10th Nov. Durham School Away ... Sat., 24th Nov. Giggleswick School ... Home ... ... Wed., 28th Nov. Worksop College JUNIOR COLTS XV Away ... Wed., 17th Oct. Drax G.S. Away ... Sat., 20th Oct. Pocklington School ... Away ... Sat., 27th Oct. Barnard Castle School Away Wed., 7th Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... Home Sat., 10th Nov. Durham School Home Wed., 21st Nov. Rishworth School Home Wed., 28th Nov. Worksop College SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round : Grove beat Queen's, 22-0. Rise beat Temple, 11-3. Semi-finals : Grove beat Manor, 12-3. Rise beat School House, 9-3. Grove beat Rise, 8-0. Final : JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round : School House beat Temple, 30-0. Manor beat Queen's, 35-0. Semi-finals : School House beat Rise, 3-0. Manor beat Grove, 11-3. School House beat Manor, 10-3. Final : Sat.,

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SCHOOL MATCHES SCHOOL v. DURHAM Played at home on Wednesday, 10th October. The first school match of the year opened with St. Peter's a little apprehensive about the probable result. Durham had, until this match, been undefeated in all their school matches since 1954. St. Peter's took the ball into the Durham half at the start, and kept the upper hand for the first fifteen minutes. Then, against the run of play Durham went into the lead from a penalty taken by M. Weston. The School side came back into the attack, and were awarded a number of penalty kicks. None of these was particularly easy and D. Kirby failed to score from any of them. In between these attempts at goal, M. Welsh picking up the ball from behind a scrum, dived over the line to score. This was converted to give the School a 5-3 lead at half-time. Though M. Weston's attacking play was limited by the close marking of M. Welsh, his defensive kicking proved invaluable in keeping the School team at bay. Half-time : School 5 pts., Durham 3 pts. 50

The game proceeded at a lively pace despite the autumn sunshine, with the School showing an unusual amount of teamwork in attack. About ten minutes after the restart, K. A. Hopper, snatching the ball from a hurriedly taken line-out, ran half the length of the field to score a brilliant try. Just before the end, Durham scored a penalty goal taken by Weston, and with only two points separating them the two teams finished very strongly. On the whole the School's performance augured well for the future. Result : Won, School 8 pts., Durham 6 pts. Team : D. Kirby; D. Pfluger, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, A. C. Stubbs; P. B. Burbidge, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, D. I. Sparham, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.).

SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 20th October. In the early stages of the game, before Bradford had really settled down, the School were getting the larger share of the ball. But everyone was surprised, not least D. Kirby himself, when from a hurried pass by D. Pfluger, Kirby drop-kicked a brilliant goal from fifty yards. This gave the School a momentary lead, which was equalled when J. P. Bailey scored a goal from a penalty kick, and snatched away when I. M. Hewitt crossed the line from a break through in the three-quarters. J. P. Bailey scored another penalty and Kirby did the same for the School. Just before half-time K. A. Hopper dived round the blind side to score. Half-time : School 9 pts., Bradford G.S. 9 pts.

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The match continued to be fairly even with the result always in doubt. The School's defence showed some weakness which was exploited to the full by the Bradford scrum-half. About half way through the second half the School's scrum proved its superiority by scoring a push-over try. M. B. Wilson was the forward who happened to be sitting on the ball. Near the end of the game Bailey brought the scores level with a penalty kick. Considering that M. Welsh, the captain, was absent through injury, the result was a very satisfactory ending to a very exciting match. R. M. Wheeler is to be congratulated on an impressive debut on the wing, especially in defence. Result : Drawn, School 12 pts., Bradford G.S. 12 pts. Team : D. Kirby (Capt); D. Pfluger, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, R. M. Wheeler; P. B. Burbidge, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, D. I. Sparham, T. G. Stephenson, A. C. Stubbs.

SCHOOL v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at Trent on Tuesday, 23rd October. The School had more of the game during the first fifteen minutes, but at the start nobody could have foreseen the final score. The scoring opened when Hopper scored a try from a three-quarter movement. This was made into five points by D. Kirby. Soon afterwards D. Kirby added again to the score by kicking a penalty goal. Trent never looked like scoring and whenever our three-quarters could really get in motion they usually finished very near the Trent line. The School scored twice more before half-time, both times from three-quarter movements. Pfluger, after a 30 yards run, passed to McCallum who scored a converted try, and then Pfluger again rounded his opposing wing to score himself. Half-time : School 16 pts., Trent 0 pts. In the second half Trent recovered slightly, but even so they were never very close to the School try line. We scored twice from mistakes by the Trent bias. McCallum picked the ball up from the ground and ran about three yards to score, and, later, Stephenson did not even have to carry the ball across the try line as it was dropped there by the Trent backs. The next School try was more worthwhile. It was again scored by D. Pfluger after a fine run by Hopper. Pfluger soon afterwards made his personal score three by rounding his opposite number. D. Kirby scored from a penalty kick and also converted two of the second half tries. Result : Won, School 35 pts., Trent 0 pts. Team: D. Kirby; D. Pfluger, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, R. M. Wheeler; P. B. Burbidge, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, D. T. Sparham, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.). SCHOOL v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at home on 27th October. The match was marred at the very beginning by an unfortunate injury to R. Lennon, who was taken off in the first few minutes and was unable to resume. Even with a man short, the Denstone pack was of such calibre that it not only held its own but it was pushing the School pack off the ball. The School were awarded a penalty, which D. Kirby kicked over from long range. This gave the School the lead. Although Kirby kicked another penalty goal the home side never looked much like scoring a try. Half-time : School 6 pts., Denstone 0 pts. At the resumption Denstone showed little sign that they were a man short. Their three-quarters when they could handle the ball looked the more dangerous. The close marking of the School team, especially wing-forward M. Welsh, prevented any score by Denstone. 52

The School "threes" handled the ball well but were inclined to part with it too soon. D. Kirby made it his day by kicking a third fine penalty goal. K. A. Hopper competed with Kirby for the honours of of the game. Result : Won, School 9 pts., Denstone 0 pts. Team: D. Kirby; A. C. Stubbs, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, D. Pfluger; P. B. Burbidge, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, D. T. Sparham, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.).

SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds G.S. on Saturday, 10th November This match was perhaps the most disappointing of the season. The School went into it with an unbeaten record and emerged a very gloomy side. The damage was done in the first five minutes when W. R. Mundell broke through to score a try for Leeds which was converted by N. E. Rouse. The conditions were not good for three-quarter play, yet the Leeds three-quarters had little difficulty in holding the ball. Unhappily the reverse was true of the School three-quarter line. Just before half-time D. Kirby scored from a penalty with a prodigiously long kick. Half-time : School 3 pts., Leeds 5 pts. Soon after the restart, A. C. Stubbs, finishing a three-quarter movement, dived over the line with the ball in his hands. Unfortunately the ball went loose and was safely touched down by a Leeds player. Apart from a beautiful break by Macpherson, the rest of the game was all Leeds. M. G. Hill, the Leeds wing, scored a try in the corner. Soon after this D. Brown found the ball lying on the ground. He gratefully touched the ball down and the try was converted by N. E. Rouse. Kirby had been injured just before this so, although we were awarded two penalties, Pfluger, who took them, was unable to score from them. Result : Lost, School 3 pts., Leeds 13 pts. Team: D. Kirby; D. Pfluger, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, A. C. Stubbs; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, R. Baxter, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.).

SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at Ampleforth on Saturday, 17th November. The School, fresh from their defeat at Leeds, looked like repeating this twice within a week. The Ampleforth back line looked far the more dangerous in attack and only some staunch work in defence by the School centres, Brocklebank and McCallum, saved the game. D. A. Poole and the inside centre looked particularly dangerous. The first try was rather a lucky one, Kirby attempting to kick for 53

touch was charged down by N. C. Villiers who ran on to score. Ampleforth further increased their lead from a penalty kicked by A. Greene. D. Kirby replied with a penalty for St. Peter's. Half-time School 3 pts., Ampleforth 6 pts. :

Soon after half-time the inside centre broke through the St. Peter's defence and touched the ball down with one hand. The referee disallowed the try and St. Peter's had their first reprieve. The School replied to this with five minutes' concentrated pressure on the Ampleforth line, which resulted in K. A. Hopper diving over for a try. Kirby converted this to give the School the lead. Ampleforth swept back into the attack and St. Peter's were reprieved for the second time when Macpherson brilliantly tackled the inside centre a foot from the line. The School, to a roar which could well be imitated in other Schools, after a long relieving kick by Welsh, scored a push-over try. This was quickly followed by a successful penalty kick by Kirby. Result : Won, School 13 pts., Ampleforth 6 pts.

Team: D. Kirby; P. B. Burbidge, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, D. j Pfluger; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, A. C. Stubks, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.).

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop on Wednesday, 28th November. Before the game was many minutes old, the School were in the lead. A. McCallum scored after a beautiful combined try in which at least 10 players took part. Kirby, with the wind behind him, converted from a long way out. About 15 minutes before half-time A. T. W. Grieve, the Worksop fly-half, ran through the whole School side to score. This was converted by R. Kidd. Half-time : School 5 pts., Worksop 5 pts. In the second half it was obvious that Welsh, for the first time this season, was unable to tackle the fly-half. But it was not by his ability to elude the wing forward that he did the damage. Grieve dropped two goals in quick succession and with seemingly little effort St. Peter's were out of the game. Just before the end, Kirby landed a penalty to make the score slightly more respectable. Result Lost, School 8 pts., Worksop 11 pts. :

Team: D. Kirby; A. C. Stubbs, D. N. Brocklebank, A. McCallum, D. Pfluger; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, R. Baxter, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh (Capt.).

SCHOOL v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 1st December The School completed a successful season by beating Giggleswick. The School back line was kept well supplied with the ball by a more powerful pack. This soon resulted in a try by D. Pfluger after Brocklebank had broken through in the centre. A try by McCallum followed, when he ran through on his own. Kirby converted this to give the School a clear lead. Half-time : School 8 pts., Giggleswick 0 pts. From the restart play became much more even, with D. R. Atkinson, at inside centre, always looking dangerous. During one of the Giggleswick attacks they were awarded a penalty from which A. M. F. Slinger scored. At this the St. Peter's pack gained new life and the ball was swept towards the Giggleswick line. The activity of the pack was rewarded by a penalty goal by Kirby. The School kept up the pressure until the final whistle. Result : Won, School 11 pts., Giggleswick 3 pts. Team : D. Kirby; R. M. Wheeler, A. McCallum, D. N. Brocklebank, D. Pfluger; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; J. J. F. Knapton, B. C. R. Butler, L. T. Beaumont, M. B. Wilson, M. L. Bywater, M. Welsh (Capt.), T. G. Stephenson, A. C. Stubbs.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 15th December. Under the leadership of Peter Penniston, a colourful array, representing the Old Boys, took the field once again on this pleasant social occasion. It was most agreeable to know that there were more stalwarts wishing to play against their old School than could possibly be accommodated, but here was a formidable selection, only six of whom had played last year. Although from a distance the pitch appeared green and in good condition, heavy rain over the previous few days had left the surface soft and slippery, and there was plenty of mud in evidence before very long. These conditions greatly favoured the heavier Old Boys' pack who, under the able leadership of A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, proved their experience by quickly settling down and dictating the run of play from the outset. With a monopoly of the ball, the Old Boys opened the scoring when F. C. Slegg kicked a neat dropped-goal from close range, but K. A. Hopper quickly retaliated for the School with a fine opportunist run after picking-up from around the scrum. D. Kirby converted to give the School a two point lead. The remainder of the first half swung mainly in favour of the Old Boys, who found gaps in a hesitant School defence, and the School lost their lead when a try was scored by P. Penniston and a penalty by P. J. Blincoe. Half-time : School 5 pts., Old Boys 9 pts. ■

Playing with more zest in the second half, the School tightened their defence and showed a little more enterprise in attack. First, good work by D. G. Macpherson sent in A. McCallum for a try, and finally, after good backing-up, J. J. F. Knapton was able to force his way over for a try which D. Kirby duly converted. Having lost their lead, the Old Boys now strove vigorously to wrest the initiative from the School. With T. G. Stephenson off the field the School were sorely pressed, and the Old Boys sensed their opportunity for a shove-over try, only to find that their overenthusiasm brought about the intervention of the referee and the School cleared with a long relieving penalty kick. Thus the School kept their noses in front, and the Old Boys could not add to their half-time score before the final whistle brought an enjoyable game to a close. Result : Won, School 13 pts., Old Peterites 9 pts. OLD PETERITE XV P. D. F. James; P. Penniston ,(Capt.), P. J. Blincoe, G. B. Pullan, C. D. King; F. C. Slegg, M. G. Goodburn; P. V. Leigh, D. T. Simpson, R. Hobson, G. D. Gardner, C. W. Thompson, R. Parker, C. U. Burdass, A. N. WyattGunning.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The start of the Christmas Term is always rather an upheaval, for there are over fifty new boys to learn our ways and, although the majority settle down quickly to the life of their new school, there are always one or two who find it difficult to adjust themselves to somewhat unfamiliar conditions. The whole social structure alters too, for last year's seniors may become monitors, and those who for years have been smaller fry find themselves seniors with a more important role to play. The fact that we did not have to change the form of a single boy after the first order shows that we were rather more fortunate in placing boys than is generally the case. We did, in fact, get off to a cracking start, and the very fine weather played no small part in our success. One dark shadow, however, was cast by the death of Ian Bytheway, an Old Olavite of whom we were proud, and we should like to record our heartfelt sympathy to his family on their bereavement. The only main change in the landscape has been the building of an excellent new Scouts Room, which should help Scouting and Cubbing very considerably. We had, indeed, a most successful "camp fire" at the end of term which would have been impossible to run without a suitable room. At the start of the term, some of our P.T. periods had to be given in the open, and it is indeed fortunate that these forms may seek sanctuary in the Scout Room during bad weather. j1 have been given a new set of desks, of which they are still justly proud. It is clear that there are a few boys in the School who have too little respect for School property, and there have been cases of needless damage through sheer carelessness and ragging. There is, however, a steady improvement in this respect and, though we have some of us a long way to go, we are tidier and less rowdy than we were. This term has seen the foundation of an Archaeological Society, as previously foreshadowed. It has been started on a businesslike footing, with J. R. Shannon as Secretary and M. R. Wroe as Treasurer. The only meeting so far has been a lecture on Hadrian's Wall given by Mr. Cooper. The lecturer had some difficulty in delivering his oration, as he himself walked the Wall from West to East with the wind at his back, whilst most mistakenly all the guide books (and the Romans themselves) started on the East coast and worked to the West. It is hoped to have three meetings each term, one of them being a visit to a local place of interest. Work has progressed steadily, and the ultimate destination of the Work Shield was always in doubt. By doing very well in the exams., Alcuin managed to secure a convincing lead for the term, but all four houses are so close that anything may happen. 57

It has been decided that in future marks will not be given for Art, Music and Divinity, which may cause a certain reversal of current form. It will, however, tend to give a rather truer indication of academic worth, and there would be little point in having marks at all if they did not show this in a comprehensible form. Slightly less attention, however, should be paid to the actual position, and more importance should be attached to the percentage. Boys are grouped in six sections, ranging from A which is over 85% to F which is under 50%. A boy with a C who is 20th is obviously doing as well as his companion in another form who is 1st but can only achieve a D. There is no particular reason why the bottom boy of a form should not have reasonable marks. After last year's poor season, our rugger team started rather with the idea that they were going to lose matches, an idea which bore disastrous fruit in the first match against Ampleforth. Against Pocklington, however, we showed our true worth and, although this match was our one success, we by no means disgraced ourselves thereafter. Our Middle XV was also heavily defeated, but it was encouraging to note that our team improved considerably between being hopelessly defeated by Gilling at home and putting up a determined fight for it at Gilling. It must be realised that the only means of winning matches is to go on to the field feeling thoroughly aggressive and determined to fight on to the bitter end. We have two home matches next term, against St. Martin's and against Drax, both of which can be won. Jesper has good material to lead, and we look forward to avenging former defeats. The House matches have been held over until next term, and is to be hoped that the weather will enable us to complete a fu programme. On 10th October we had our Harvest Thanksgiving and, as AI Saints' Day was devoted to a whole holiday, we had a special servi on All Souls' Day. We joined with St. Peter's for the Remembranc Day Service, the only occasion during the school year when both schools attend Chapel together. Our Carol Service, this time on the last Monday, was a notable success. Both the lesson reading and the singing were outstanding, and the fact that this year our cassocks were all the same colour gave an added dignity. We are greatly indebted to St. Helen's Church for lending us their robes. Our annual P.T. display was run on the old familiar lines. There was a distinct feeling at one time that perhaps too much time and effort were spent on this particular event, to the detriment of both work and games, and that the P.T. display had outlived its usefulness. After the display, for which Mr. Power had devised an even more varied and interesting programme than usual, we felt that after all it was worth it. At this display, every boy in the School has a real feeling that he is playing his part, and we think that this has great value in making the new boy feel that he is doing something vital in the life of the School. 58

On 3rd October Mr. H. Evetts gave us a talk on Weasels, Stoats and Otters. It was a most interesting and instructive lecture and, without the aid of film or slides, he kept our whole attention. An unprecedented array of questions at the end showed that he had certainly succeeded in stirring up our interest, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Evetts will visit us again in the near future, giving us another of his talks on British wild life. To complete the picture of the term, we may say something of the general health of the School. On the whole, it has been good, but there have been fairly constant visitors to the sanatorium, and a number of boys were away for long periods. For those who like statistics, the maximum number of boys away from School on any one day was seventeen, and one hundred and seven boys out of our record total of 236 missed at least a fraction of their school work. SALVETE (September, 1956) AINSTY P. N. Abel (JiiiB), P. N. Banks (Ji), J. A. F. Bilsborough (HM, P. G. Brindle (JivA), R. C. Dixon (Ji), D. J. Emsley (Ji), M. E. Gough (Ji), J. P. Hugill (Ji), P. S. Oglesby (Ji), M. E. Raine (JivA), P. L. D. Rank (Ji), E. P. Raynes (JivA), C. Ryan (JiiA), R. G. Steel (JiiA), R. J. Watts (Ji) and J. C. H. Wright (JiiB). ALCUIN J. R. Dalkin (JiiiB), M. E. Gough (L.) (Ji), R. H. Grayson (JiiiA), J. C. Key (L.) (JiiB), M. J. Oxley .(L.) (JiiA), A. W. H. Powell (L.) i(Ji), P. R. Scholefield (L.) (JiiB), P. F. A. Shearsmith (L.) (JiiB), N. Shipley (L.) (Ji), A. G. Slater (D.B.) (L.) i(JiiB), P. F. Sutton (L.) (JiiB), R. C. Sutton (JivC), M. J. Thompson (L.) (Ji), J. J. Vooght (L.) (JiiB), T. A. Wilson (L.) (JiiB) and S. M. Wright (L.) (Ji). ELMET R. M. Anderson (Ji), G. A. Barber (Ji), A. B. Best (JiiA), J. D. Cartwright (JiiB), G. H. C. Elliot (Ji), P. E. Haxby (JivA), B. L. Holmes (JiiA), H. A. King (JiiiA), S. G. Lancaster (Ji), N. C. P. Marsden (Ji), W. N. Marshall (Ji), D. Outhwaite (JivA), J. S. Scott (JivA), R. A. C. Seymour (JiiiB), J. H. Reiss .(Ji) and D. G. Woolley after an absence of four terms. WENTWORTH C. S. Dew (Ji), N. E. Furey (Ji), A. M. Hedley (JiiA), J. P. Lovell (D.) (Ji), M. G. Mallinson (Ji), D. J. Mutch (JiiA), N. F. Perry (JiiiB), R. J. D. Wilson (JiiiA) and J. G. Wood (JiiiB).

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES We have had a very full programme of games this season as we have been able to turn out every Tuesday and Thursday of the term excepting the week the P.T. Display was held and the last Thursday. There have been five games of Rugger (Seniors and Middles) and three of Soccer (Juniors). In spite of the practice, one match was won against Pocklington Grammar School (Under 13 XV) and the remaining five games were 59

lost. Two against Ampleforth and one against St. Martin's (Nawton), Drax, and Pocklington away. The following represented the School XV :—Hutchinson, S. R., Holgate, G. M., Sessions, W. M., Tomlinson, C. I. D., Abel, M. A., Hackney, J. D. M., Yeomans, J. F., Daniel, R. B., Middleton, R. T., Adcock, R. J., Hart, G. A., Raley, M., Jesper, M. C. M. (Capt.), Bruce, R. L., Kettlewell, J. J.—also played : Wood, R. A., and Brown, J.

Of the above, Jesper, M. C. M., Hutchinson, S. R., and Bruce, R. L., were awarded their School colours. The "House" matches, Senior, Middle and Junior, will be played off in the Easter Term.

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VER the past five years Avon has developed, in conjunction with Aston Martin, racing tyres which have made a great contribution to the outstanding performance of the D.B.R.1 and D.B.R.2 cars. From these racing tyres a range of road tyres for high-performance cars has been developed which has been named the Turbospeed, symbolic of modern developments in this field. In 1957 the racing public became more than ever aware of the requirements of racing tyres, for at least one race was lost by the inability of the tyres to withstand the power output of the car. Thus the first requirement of the racing tyre and most important from the point of view of safety is that it should never lose its tread when subjected to the highest speeds. When a tyre is run at a speed in excess of a certain critical velocity which is a characteristic of the particular tyre and its inflation pressure, a wave will be formed in the tread immediately where it leaves the road surface. This wave indicates that the tyre is consuming a

considerable amount of power which is converted into heat in the tyre and leads eventually to a breakdown in adhesion between the tread and casing. It is thus essential that the critical velocity should be sufficiently high so that maximum speed of the car cannot substantially exceed it. A most important requirement, particularly for short-circuit races, and probably the most difficult to perfect, is to have the highest ultimate cornering adhesion coupled with good handling characteristics so that this adhesion can be used. To have an adequate resistance to wear is an obvious essential requirement and finally the car designer needs to limit the size and weight of the tyres. Although these properties require conflicting features in the tyre it is not too difficult to settle on a reasonable compromise. The Avon racing tyre has a casing composed of 6 plies of cord which have the advantages of tremendous strength and lightness. The rubber sidewalls are no thicker than required to cover the cord. The casing has a squat shape, i.e., the tyre has a wide section compared to its height, and the cords cross over the crown of the tyre at an angle of 25°-30° to the circumference. These features have been proved by theory and experiment to be vitally necessary for a high critical wave velocity and for maximum cornering stability. The tread pattern consists of a mixture of a broad based rib with interconnected triangular studs which give stability in all directions and allow adequate drainage on wet tracks. The contour of the tread is almost flat to place the maximum area of rubber on the road surface. The tread compound is most important and the one used was arrived at after many hours'

testing on skid circles and on the Silverstone race track. At one stage in a lap time of about two minutes an improvement of four seconds was made merely by a change of tread compound. The final compound has the best wearing properties compatible with the needs of ultimate adhesion. That the design has fulfilled the requirements is best borne out by the 1957 wins at the gruelling Nurburgring 1,000 km. where, due to the good wearing properties of the tyres, only one change of rears was made; at Spa where the tyres gave the Aston Martin a trouble-free run at lap speeds up to 125 m.p.h. and at Silverstone where in the sports car race the winner demonstrated his confidence in the road-holding of the tyres, achieving the highest race average speed for a sports car race in Britain.

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THE PETERITE Vol. XLIX

MAY, 1957

No. 345

EDITORIAL Readers of "The Peterite" will be interested to read in the later pages of this issue a contribution from the Head Master in which he gives some account of his visit to South Africa last term. Mr. Dronfield returned to York a day or two before the term ended, and we were all pleased to see him, looking bronzed and well, at the Sports, which he attended in an unofficial capacity. There is no doubt, we think, that he found his holiday an experience both enjoyable and, as a perusal of his article confirms, instructive. Incidentally, he was able, while in Johannesburg, to renew acquaintance with two former St. Peter's masters, Mr. Manby and Mr. Corkhill. It was a pleasure to all of us to see the Head Master once more in his familiar role when we reassembled for the Summer Term (Mr. Dronfield resumed the reins of administration in the early days of the holidays), and he will no doubt face the coming term—in many respects the most arduous of the school year—with renewed vigour. The Easter Term passed smoothly and successfully, and our thanks are due to Mr. Burgess for so ably deputising for the Head Master in his absence. A gratifying feature of the Easter Term's activities was the continued improvement in the quality of the School shooting, which, since the decision to enter the VIII for the Bisley Competition, taken two years ago, has ranked as a major sport and has in consequence been approached with more vigour and enthusiasm. The promise revealed by our excellent record in the correspondence matches with other schools in the course of the term (the details will be found in our Shooting Notes) was confirmed by the results of the Country Life Competition, which were published just before we went to press with this issue. We were placed 10th of 140 entrants, and a comparison with our positions in recent years (34th in 1956 and 61st in 1955) speaks for itself. This rapid improvement, due in large measure to the able guidance of Mr. Le Tocq and to the eager enthusiasm of the Captain of Shooting, J. R. Maxwell, who is to be congratulated on heading the averages for the term with a record of 86.22, justifies confidence in a good performance in the sten test of the competition for the Ashburton Shield in July.

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... The Staff ... Commemoration, 1957 The Appeal Bequest to the School Examination Successes Some Notes on a Sabbatical Term Old Peterite News Valete and Salyetc School Officers .. House Notes The Oxford Cup ... The Chapel The Choir The Library Easter Tour to the Continent ... The Curia The Debating Society The Science Society ... The British Ship Adoption Society Careers ... The Music Society The Film Society The Young Farmers' Club C.C.F. Notes Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash Chess Hockey Cricket Fixtures ... Easter Term Rugger Cross Country ... Athletics ... The Boat Club ... The Junior School

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It is too early yet to assess the impact on the Public Schools of the intended abolition of National Service and of the drastic curtailment of the armed forces proposed by the Government, but there can be no doubt that it will be considerable. It would seem inevitable that admission to the Universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge, will be seriously affected during the years of transition to the practice of entrance direct from school which will become normal in 1960; but at this stage it would be idle to indulge in speculation. Nor can one foresee what will be the repercussions on the C.C.F., though some would seem to be highly probable. For the moment our only comment must be that the existence of the C.C.F. is by no means linked with National Service; and we would point out to some younger members of the School, whose enthusiasm for C.C.F. activities is only luke-warm and who have already voiced their expectations (if not hopes), that the ending of the one does not imply the disappearance of the other. As the O.T.C. the C.C.F. existed and made a useful contribution to school life long before the days of National Service.

THE STAFF MR. J. F. LAVENDER Mr. J. F. Lavender left us at the end of the Easter Term to take up his new post as Head Master of The Royal Wanstead School, in Essex. Mr. Lavender had joined the Modern Languages Staff in 1949 and in the eight years he was with us we had learned to value very highly the loyal service he gave to St. Peter's both in and out of the classroom, in particular with the Boat Club. He will be greatly missed. Our best wishes go with him in his new work.

MR. D. S. MAIR Mr. D. S. Mair, B.A., of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, joins us in the Summer Term on the Modern Languages Staff in place of Mr. Lavender. We welcome him to our midst and hope that he will be happy at St. Peter's.

COMMEMORATION, 1957 The programme will be as follows :WEDNESDAY, 24TH JULY. Junior School Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by C. M. Jenkin-Jones, Esq., C.B.E. 26TH JULY. Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterites, begins.

FRIDAY,

SATURDAY, 27TH JULY.

Morning : Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by Sir James Duff, Warden of the Durham Colleges. Afternoon : Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. Evening : Old Peterite Dinner. SUNDAY, 28TH JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11-0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Selby.

THE APPEAL FIFTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (to 8th May, 1957) Summary Totals

Single Donations.

Carried forward from previous lists Old Peterites Parents Others

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43 5 41 10 129 7

0 0 0

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s. d. 4,332 18 5

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214

£4,547

£ s. d. 17,328 11 8

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s. d. 4 6

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£17,438 16

£21,985 16

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12 1

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... Bennett, R. Gillgrass, J. *Pendlebury, A. L.

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£9

£110

BEQUEST TO THE SCHOOL By the terms of the Will of the late Mrs. W. E. M. Lord, who was the widow of an Old Peterite, the Reverend Percy Edward Lord, who was at the School from 1878 to 1885, St. Peter's has received a legacy of £300. Mrs. Lord requested that the interest on this sum should constitute an annual prize, to be known as the P. E. Lord Classical Prize, to be awarded to the best Classical Scholar in each year.

CAMBRIDGE OPEN SCHOLARSHIP D. J. Oldman has been awarded a Major Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, on the results of the examination held in February and March. We congratulate him on this distinction which comes as a fitting climax to a most successful academic career at School. Oldman's award brings our total of Open Scholarships for the year 1956-57 to five—four in Natural Sciences and one in Classics—a record of which we feel justly proud.

ROYAL NAVY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION We congratulate D. C. Parry on being placed 7th in the country in the Civil Service Examination for Entry to the Royal Navy. Parry was also successful in passing the subsequent interview.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART G. P. Burden has gained admission to the School of Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art. 4

SOME NOTES ON A SABBATICAL TERM My first glimpse of South Africa as we sailed into Capetown harbour was something I shall never forget. The sun was just rising behind Signal Hill, the lights of Capetown had not yet been extinguished, and we saw Table Mountain resplendent with its magnificent white tablecloth. I was assured by South Africans on board that I could not have been more fortunate. By the time we had disembarked—some hours later—it was raining, but the weather quickly recovered from this temporary lapse, and for the rest of my stay in the Union there was little to complain of except heat and an occasional thunderstorm. One cannot fail on first arriving in Capetown to be struck, and indeed startled, by the evidence of the policy of Apartheid which is everywhere abundant. It is not my intention to discuss race segregation in this article, but it is all so far removed from anything we have seen and experienced that it must inevitably attract a good deal of notice. It is surprising how soon one gets accustomed to it all, without in the least approving, and I do feel that many Europeans throughout the Union accept this segregation almost as a law of Nature without even bothering to justify it or even to think about it. After one night in Capetown I went by train to Johannesburg, a distance of 960 miles, which we covered in 29 hours. The South African railways are narrow gauge (3 ft. 6 ins.) and considering the great distances and difficult country, are remarkably efficient. Mainenance costs must be enormous, and in addition there are plans being carried out to double the lines, many of which are still single, and to electrify the whole system. After the first 200 miles the scenery cannot be said to be particularly interesting, and one felt little was missed by sleeping through the Great Karroo. Our train arrived at Johannesburg, nearly 6,000 ft. above sea level, at 3-0 p.m., punctual to the minute. A very interesting day on Sunday included a visit to Pretoria, and ended with Evensong at St. John's College followed by supper with Mr. and Mrs. Manby. St. John's College is in its general organisation very much like an English Public School, though the Sixth form is nearly non-existent owing to the fact that entrance to a South African University can be secured on "Matriculation", which is about the equivalent of five "0" level passes here. I talked to a group of senior boys after supper, and found them to be extremely interested in and knowledgeable on both their own and our political problems. It may well be that a group of St. John's boys will soon be visiting York. The following weekend I also spent at St. John's, and saw something of their cricket, played on matting wickets with a gravel outfield. 5

The Anglo-American Mining Corporation—which incidentally has no connection with America—arranged for me a four-day tour of their mines, and I was able to see how both gold and diamonds were mined and extracted. Two days of my visit were spent in Welkom, a new gold mining city which has been completely raised from nothing in the last ten years. A modern town is rapidly rising, and I was most impressed with the enthusiasm shown by everyone who has watched and assisted in this enterprise. There are about forty thousand natives employed in the Welkom gold mines, more than two-thirds of whom come from parts of Africa outside the Union. They are extremely well cared for at any rate judged on previous standards, and I was able to inspect their living and feeding accommodation as well as to see one of the most modern hospitals in the world which is specially built and maintained for the natives. There are opportunities, too, for natives to rise to positions of some responsibility, but this Of course is at present limited by the Government's educational policy which debars natives from degrees in Mining and Engineering. It is at Welkom that the best opportunities for careers in mining are to be found, and although the present official policy in South Africa is in almost every respect contrary to what in this country we look for, it seems to me that this in itself should not debar young men from thinking of careers within the Union. I later spent two days at Modderfontein, and was shown over the largest explosives factory in the world, where Mr. W. N. Corkhill, who was Housemaster of the Rise in 1940, is now Personnel Manager. Here, too, under the South African I.C.I. there are unique opportunities, particularly for research in Science. There are apparently many by-products of the explosives industry, not least of which are many ranges of fertilisers, which are being developed by the factory staff. Like many other visitors I found the high altitude of the Johannesburg district somewhat tiring, and was almost relieved, therefore, when the time came to leave and descend to sea level at Durban. Of the two alternative methods of transport available I chose the South African Airways, which accomplished the journey in one hour and twenty minutes, as against the railway which would have taken about seventeen hours. Incidentally South Africa is a very good example of a country which has been opened up a good deal more quickly since air travel has been possible. I had less chance of seeing the Durban district, since it rained on and off for two of the three days I was there. I did, however, see something of the extensive sugar growing districts, and of the various popular seaside resorts nearby. From East London, where I stayed for two nights, I was motored to Fort Hare, and was able to inspect a University College which is reserved for natives and other coloured peoples. Much to my surprise 6

I was made to address the undergraduates and found them to be most interested in English education and particularly anxious to know what a Public School was. This University College is being threatened by the new bill now before Parliament, since it is to be illegal for natives and Indians to be educated together. I have never heard what the reason for this is said to be, but the threat is already having a most unhappy effect on those who have been so enthusiastic in the founding and development of this most interesting experiment. Next day I left East London and was motored to Grahamstown, which is half-way between East London and Port Elizabeth and therefore about a hundred miles from each. Grahamstown is a most interesting School and University city; indeed there is little else in the town and district except these various educational foundations. I was shown round St. Andrew's, Grahamstown, and later had lunch with the Head Master and heard a great deal about the educational position in the Union. It seems that the continued existence of the independent schools there is a matter of some doubt, but many people in South Africa believe that the Government's policy on both religion and education has gone too far and cannot eventually succeed. Incidentally, I was motored from East London to Grahamstown by an Old Peterite, John Spink, who was at School from 1936 to 1945, and who is now a member of the staff of the Rowntree Subsidiary in East London. He told me a great deal about conditions in South Africa, especially from the young man's point of view, and rather confirmed my own view that there was plenty of opportunity for the enthusiastic young man who was prepared, without interfering too much, to do something to help towards the solution of the many problems which face South Africans. From Grahamstown I went by car to Port Elizabeth and spent an evening and the following morning being shown round this very interesting but rather cosmopolitan city. It is here that most of the industries connected with cars and machinery are found, and although no cars are made in South Africa, several well known makes are assembled in Port Elizabeth. There is a considerable harbour here, and, as in Durban and Capetown, it was very interesting to see many ships anchored outside and waiting to come in, and to realise that this was the definite result of the blocking of the Suez Canal. It was unfortunate that I could only spend one day in Port Elizabeth, and after flying the four hundred miles to Capetown in about two hours, the end of my short but most interesting stay in South Africa was in sight. The next day, punctually at 4 o'clock, as is the proud boast of the Union Castle line, I sailed from Capetown in the Stirling Castle to the accompaniment of a gale which had been blowing all the previous night. We had a magnificent send-off, but I must admit that the crowd had collected there rather to see the departure of the M.C.C. team than to bid farewell to any of the rest of us J.D. 7 !

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION The Commemoration weekend will ti3e from Friday, 26th July, to Sunday, 28th July. Preliminary information about the programme is given on page 2 of this issue, and full details will be sent in due course to each member of the O.P. Club. The O.P. Dinner will again be held on the Saturday evenineat the School, since there can be no doubt that last year's experimental re-arrangement of the time and place of the function was an unqualified success. R. A. Stratton, Tynron, 8 Riddings Road, Hale, Cheshe, will again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes, at the School, will, as usual, arrange the boat races. It is hoped, too, to arrange a fencing contest against the School team and any O.P. who would care to take part should contact K. H. Rhodes. The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be at 6-30 p.m. on the Saturday, prior to the Dinner, and it is strongly urged that all O.P.s who are present at Commemoration will make a special effort to attend and make the meeting truly representative. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on Saturday, 9th March, 1957. The Acting Head Master (Mr. L. Burgess) was in the Chair; the President and Hon. Secretary and 19 members of the Committee attended. A cable of good wishes was received from the Head Master in the sunny climes of South Africa. A quotation for the supply of chrome blazer buttons machine indented with the School coat-of-arms was accepted and it was hoped that they would be on sale at the School shop during Commemoration. Upon further consideration the Hon. Secretary was instructed to bespeak a suitable design and firm quotation for an O.P. business tie for submission to the next A.G.M. if members then present so desired. It was reported that the response for volunteers from members to give suitable Careers talks at the School as outlined in the last issue of "The Peterite" had been disappointing. Any member willing to do so is urged to write to the Careers Master at the School. The organisation of District Committees for (i) the Midlands, (ii) the South and South-West, was referred to the next A.G.M. Any O.P. living in either of those regions who is prepared to volunteer as Hon. Secretary thereof is asked to write to the Hon. Secretary of the Club. Mr. E. Rawson-Lax having resigned as Hon. Secretary of Yor District, Mr. C. S. Shepherd, of 45 Middlethorpe Drive, Dringhous York, has been appointed in his stead. Will York members please note The next meeting of the Committee will be held at the School a 5 p.m. on Saturday, 18th May. 8

The next Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held at the School at 6-30 p.m. on Saturday, 27th July, when it is hoped there will be a large attendance. The Hon. Secretary (T. J. Lewis, "Chebula", Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire) would be pleased to receive from Old Peterites items for the agenda. NORTH WEST AREA DINNER The North-West Area Annual Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at the New Millgate Hotel, Manchester, on Friday, the 1st March. Dr. G. E. L. Graham took the Chair and, in toasting the School, very correctly remarked that Mr. J. Dronfield, who was away on his South African tour, was very conspicuous by his absence. Mr. L. Burgess, the Acting Head Master, represented the School most ably and amiably and in his reply conveyed the "Head's" best wishes from Jo'burg. Kenneth Rhodes also sent his salutations. T. J. Lewis, our Hon. Secretary, closed the speeches and threw the party open after pointing out that the new O.P. menu cards were being used for the first time and, in accordance with the main dish, had rightly "Steaked" their claim. It was suggested by Hanson that an autographed 1st issue menu be sent to Mr. Dronfield, whilst in South Africa, as a token of esteem, and this was duly carried out. Apart from the Inaugural Dinner this was only the second dinner in this area and, in view of petrol rationing, the attendance was encouraging. Our adjacent area, the West Riding, was represented by Hallas and Smith, the District Secretaries, who were agreeably surprised to find three of their brood in our clutches. These had come over from Sheffield, namely—Shirtcliffe, Chadwick and Le Pla. G. Douglas, 1928-33, should have been present but had a breakdown on the way. R. A. Stratton, 1935-43, and J. G. Booth, 1946-50, were called away at the last minute on business, and K. A. Warren, 1936-39, was busy nursing a sick family at home in Bolton. The following were present :Mr. L. Burgess. 1918-21. 1920-23. 1921-29. 1922-31. 1923-26. 1932-37. 1935-42. 1940-47.

J. A. Hanson. A. P. Troughton. A. B. McIldowie. W. D. Blackburn. T. J. Lewis. G. E. L. Graham. G. D. Smith. D. Hardisty.

1943-46. 1943-47. 1944-50. 1945-52. 1946-51. 1948-53. 1950-55. 1951-56. 1953-56.

P. G. Matthews. M. Hallas. A. P. Buttrum. G. E. Glasson. J. M. Booth. A. T. Booth. J. R. Shirtcliffe. R. G. Le Pla. I. Chadwick.

From the foregoing list the age group spread is apparent and in view of the atmosphere created we are confident that this meeting will become "bigger and better" annually. 9

CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITE DINNER The third successive Annual Dinner was held in the Audit Room of King's College on Wednesday, the 20th February. Mr. L. Burgess, Acting Head Master in the absence of Mr. Dronfield, and Mr. A. Craven, representing the House Masters, were our guests from the School. J. B. Claydon (King's) was in the Chair, and J. T. Ankers (Emmanuel) proposed the toast of The School, to which Mr. Burgess and Mr. Craven replied. J. C. Oldroyd (King's) is to be congratulated heartily on his organisation of what was undoubtedly a most enjoyable and successful occasion. Petrol difficulties prevented the intended visit of representatives of the Other Place, but almost all O.P.s resident in Cambridge were able to attend. The following is the list of tho present :King's The School :

Mr. L. Burgess. Mr. A. Craven. Downing D. M. Walker. Emmanuel J. T. Ankers. J. N. T. Howat. W. R. Ibberson. H. P. G. Shaw. C. K. Smith. S. H. Storey. :

J. B. Claydon. J. C. Oldroyd. Pembroke B. M. Nendick. Pe terhouse C. J. Griffiths. St. Catharine's: G. B. Pullen. J. B. Weightman. D. C. Wetherell. :

O.P. PRINCIPAL OF GHANA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE It was announced on 8th May that Professor R. H. Stoughton has been appointed Principal of Ghana University College in succession to Mr. David Balne. Professor Stoughton, who was at St. Peter's, in the Rise, from 1918 to 1920, has been Professor of Horticulture at Reading University for 25 years. He is a member of the InterUniversity Council for Higher Education Overseas. From St. Peter's he went to the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. BRIGADIER EDGAR PATRICK SEWELL, C.B.E. The news of the tragic death of Edgar Patrick Sewell (St. Peter's, 1918-1925) on the 8th January, 1957, came just as we were going to press with our last issue, and we were able to print only a brief obituary notice. We are therefore pleased to publish the following tribute from Mr. S. M. Toyne. We thank L. F. Leversedge (1920-1923) and E. G. B. Atkinson (1920-1924), both contemporaries of Brigadier Sewell, who have also written to us. FROM MR. S. M. TOYNE (Head Master, 1913-1936) : As a boy, "Pat" Sewell possessed an unbounded zest for life, integrity of purpose, loyalty, and an infinite "capacity for taking pains". Whatever he did, he did to his utmost without sparing himself. Hence his capacity for leadership of the finest kind—leadership by example and not merely by precept. "Pat" did much to make "1923" one of the peak years of St. Peter's and the peak year of the 10

Grove of which he was Head. When he was Captain of Rugger he played in two successive Christmas holidays for the English Public Schoolboys and finally for the Public Schools v. United Services. Unfortunately on the last game he slipped his collarbone and was debarred from playing in the Public Schools Squash Competition at Queen's, for which he had been entered. "Pat" was a member of the unbeaten Hockey XI in 1923, one of the best, if not the best, in the School's history, and besides making 150 at cricket for the 2nd XI against Richmond 1st, made many good scores for the 1st. His real forte was fielding, which would have won him a place in any army or club side. After leaving Sandhurst, he joined the Northamptonshire Regiment and was awarded his Army "Cap" for Rugger—this was only to be expected, as he was a regular member of the Harlequins and in 1930 played in the International Trials at Blundellsands. Games were not his life, but were to him a relaxation and a subsidiary help in his profession. In 1956 he was still playing with his old zest all his old games except Rugger. Before 1939 he had served in Shanghai (during his stay he had captained the British Forces Rugby XV v. The Japanese Army at Tokio and Yokohama), Palestine, Egypt, and India and was mentioned in dispatches—an honour which fell to him on many subsequent occasions. In 1935 he had received accelerated promotion to the South Wales Borderers, but to him possibly his marriage to "Betty" Toyne may have seemed an even more important event. They were married by the Archbishop of York, assisted by the Rev. F. H. Barnby, in the School Chapel. When war came, "Pat" was at the Staff College, Camberley, and was soon in France engaged on "movement control", Nantes, which on the fall of France meant evacuation of troops at St. Nazaire. In the North African campaign, he was on the staff and was suddenly

appointed to the Command of 1/6 Queen's Royal Regiment during the battle of El Alamein. They were the first infantry to enter Tobruk. He became Brigadier before the Sicilian campaign and was subsequently awarded the C.B.E. He returned to England to prepare for and take part in "D" Day. He went right through the campaign and finally was one of the two

officers to "liberate" Belsen horror camp. Here he caught typhoid and had to remain in hospital at Celle. After spells in Egypt, War Office, and the War College, Washington, he was attached to H.Q. B.A.O.R. and commanded the 5th Infantry Brigade before taking up his final appointment as Brigadier i/c Administration, Singapore. This was a most important post and involved a capacity for dealing with many other people besides the military. The "troublous times" were looming ahead and both tact and foresight, understanding and firmness were required. There is evidence, partly confidential as yet, that Sewell played a great part in the successful outcome of the crisis. 11

A memorial service was held on 17th January and a plaque in Tanglin Garrison Church is to be unveiled in his memory by MajorGeneral Tullock. The funeral service at Amwell, Ware, was conducted by the Chaplain General and many officers from his old regiment attended. Music reminiscent of St. Peter's was played on the organ and the service ended with the "St. Peter's" chant for the Nunc Dimittis.

"THE SECRET WAR" In the last issue of "The Peterite" we drew attention to Gerald Pawle's new book, "The Secret War", which was published by Harraps at Christmas time. In view of the widespread public interest in this unusual war book Pawle was invited by W. H. Smiths to contribute to their "Trade News"—which circulates to booksellers throughout Britain—an article describing how he tackled the research problem involved in writing it. The Editor of Smith's "Trade News" has given permission to "The Peterite" to reproduce this, and the story which follows gives an entertaining picture of the trials and tribulations which the author encountered during his three years of work on the book. Tor a short time in the last war I found myself part of a naval organisation dedicated to strange scientific experiments. And when I was not sitting in lonely splendour in a reserved compartment accompanying a new type of bomb or depth charge to mysterious trials in the dead of night off the Somerset coast, I spent a good deal of time crouching under a table in a large room in the Admiralty while an intrepid R.N.V.R. lieutenant named Lane, who had a passion for dismantling enemy equipment, struck some new German explosive charge with a hammer to see if it would go off. Fortunately it rarely did ! My own immediate superior officer was Lieut-Commander Nevil Shute Norway, a brilliant engineer who wrote increasingly successful novels in his spare time, and the head of this unorthodox department was a Canadian named Charles Goodeve, who made such a mark on scientific progress in the war-time navy that within three years be became a Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff. With the encouragement of Admiral Sir James Somerville, Goodeve formed his research team in the summer of 1940 to explore methods of striking back at the hordes of enemy aircraft which were harassing and sinking Allied merchant shipping in the narrow waters round the coast of Britain. Before long his band of scientists and naval officers became involved in almost every aspect of the war at sea. They produced the Hedgehog, which threw patterns of explosive charges ahead of the destroyers hunting U-boats, and the Grasshopper, which drenched enemy-held beaches with salvoes of rocket-propelled bombs. 12

They invented roads which floated on the surface of the sea; they evolved a terrifying Juggernaut called The Great Panjandrum which, powered by 80 huge rockets, was designed to breach the Atlantic Wall; and all manner of other extraordinary vehicles, weapons and devices including the Alligator, an amphibian which waddled out of the sea bearing a ton of high explosive mounted ahead of it on a hydraulic ram; an "invisible boat" for Commando raids; and an explosive motor launch controlled by radio. They worked on flame throwers, "dazzle guns", and cliff-scaling gear; they developed a method of camouflaging the Thames with soot to mislead enemy bombers, and a spectacular apparatus called Hajile for dropping jeeps and stores from our own aircraft. It was not long before the Admiralty raised the status of Goodeve's team to that of a senior department, with the official title of D.M.W.D. (Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapon Development). To the irreverent in Whitehall it soon became known as the Department of Wheezes and Dodges ! As soon as it became possible to tell the story of this band of naval scientists, who had no exact counterpart in the whole Allied war machine, I sat down, three years ago, to rough out a programme of preliminary research. The result is The Secret War. There were quite a few problems involved in gathering my material. First, there was the difficulty of tracking down the former members of the Wheezers and Dodgers, all of whom had long since vanished back into civilian life. The Admiralty had no trace of most of them, but Sir Charles Goodeve, now director of the British Iron and Steel Research Association, was in London, as also was Dr. Denis Richardson, who took over scientific control of D.M.W.D. from him half way through the war and is now head of the Nuffield Research group at University College. I began a long-range bombardment by air mail of Nevil Shute in Australia. From him came a characteristic reply : 'Suggest you take

a tramp steamer from Falmouth and meet me at Seattle. You can then join me on a pack-horse trip I am making in the Rocky Mountains and we can discuss the D.M.W.D. days as we go.' Unhappily, this attractive idea was too expensive in time and money; I had to wait until later for the first of my many talks with Nevil Shute. In the meantime, I mapped out the first of a series of fact-finding tours, which eventually covered 15,000 miles. Several of the Wheezers and Dodgers had not, I found, managed to shake off the old urge for adventure and experiment. Arriving to lunch with one of them, I entered a drive flanked with DANGER notices and soon sighted ihe ruins of what must have been a most attractive summer house on the lawn. 13

"A most unfortunate miscalculation !" said my host. "I underestimated the range of a new mortar of mine last week, and it blew the roof off. Rather shook up my wife . . . she was inside at the time." In addition to some 150 interviews with eye-witnesses of the strange events which concerned D.M.W.D., I had to wade through thousands of pages of highly-technical papers—reports of weapon trials at sea and ashore, the proceedings of learned societies, and the histories of engineering firms. By the time I was ready to start the actual writing of the book I had amassed over 900 pages of my own typescript notes on every conceivable aspect of D.M.W.D.'s activities between Dunkirk and D-Day. Because many of the Wheezers and Dodgers' projects overlapped each other it was not possible to pigeon-hole everything straight away in its right chronological sequence; I had to wait until all research was at an end and then go to work with scissors and paste, piecing together the whole elaborate jigsaw of facts and reminiscences into a rough running order to which I could then refer during the building up of the final narrative. During this period the room in which I wrote, overlooking the sea at St. Mawes, Cornwall, looked as if it had been struck by a paper blizzard. So much so, in fact, that one of the Wheezers and Dodgers who arrived unexpectedly said it reminded him of our old, untidy quarters above the Hungaria Restaurant in London, where we used to work in an office piled high with mysterious paraphernalia of our craft. It was in that room that Richardson once absent-mindedly detonated a large shell which he was using as a paper-weight. The instant ejection of a parachute, several hundred yards of cable, and clouds of choking green smoke which eddied out over Lower Regent Street, caused quite a stir in the department—but that is a story which you read about in The Secret War.'

THE ARMS OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK An attractive folder depicting the Arms of the School, prod u as one of a series of Arms of Schools by David Christie-Murray, be obtained from the Head Master's Secretary, price 2/9 post f

OBITUARY C. B. COTTERELL We regret to record the death last term of C. B. Cotterell, one of ' the older generation of Peterites who was at the School from 1890 to 1894. He had a successful career at St. Peter's, rowing 2 in the First Four and gaining an £80 Mathematical Scholarship at Balliol College, Oxford. From the University he entered the Indian Civil Service and was Acting Chief Secretary to the Madras Government from 1930 to 1933. He was 81 when he died. 14

JOHN DEWHIRST We have to record the death on 11th April, 1957, of John Dewhirst, Ryecroft, Uppingham. He was at St. Peter's from 1881 to 1886 and was in his 90th year. He visited the School some five or six years ago, when he was made an Honorary Member of the O.P. Club. His death deprives us of one who was probably the last link with St. Peter's of 70 years ago. * * * MAJOR JOSEPH SHEPHERD Another Old Peterite of long ago whose passing we must record is Major Joseph Shepherd, who died at Sunnybank, Carr Hill, Sleights, near Whitby, on the 27th January last. He was at St. Peter's from 1886-1895. He left a widow, to whom the Hon. Secretary wrote conveying the condolences of the O.P. Club.

BIRTHS DENCH.—On 9th April, at the Maternity Hospital, Fulford, to Elizabeth, wife of Jeffery Dench, a daughter. [1938-47.] DRYDEN.—On 12th May, 1957, to Sheila (nee Furness), wife of C. Dryden, a son. [1945-48.] GOSSOP.—On 21st March, 1957, at Doncaster, to Dorothy Mary (nee Storey), and Eric Richard Gossop, a daughter (Susan Louise). [1930-37.] NEWDICK.—On 20th March, to June, wife of Frank Newdick, a son. [1940-48.] PING.—On 1st April, at Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, to Dorothy (nee Speed), wife of Alan Wentworth Ping, a daughter (Angela Jane), a sister for Briony and Andrew. [1932-42.] RINGROSE.—In January, at the River Park Nursing Home, Leamington Spa, to Dora (nee Lemrnon) and David F. Ringrose, a son. [1943-47.]

MARRIAGES CROSS—BOWEN. On 23rd March, at Ashton-under-Lyne Wesley Methodist Church, by the bride's father, Michael Archer, only son of Mr. M. W. Cross, J.P., and Mrs. A. Cross, of York, to Elizabeth Sheila, elder daughter of the Rev. D. J. Bowen and Mrs. D. Bowen, of Ashton-under-Lyne. [1942-49.] WATSON—GREGORY. On 2nd March, at St. Clement's Church, Sutton-on Sea, Lincolnshire, Roger David Watson, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Watson, 64 Hobgate, York, to Patricia Gregory, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gregory, "Mill View", Park Road, East, Sutton-on-Sea. [1944-49.]

ENGAGEMENTS BAKER—ROSS. The engagement is announced between Peter Tustin, younger son of the late Mr. H. H. Baker and of Mrs. Baker, of The Nook, Roslyn Road, Hathersage, Derbyshire, and Elspeth Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Ross, of Three Gables, Bruce Street, Waverley, Johannesburg. [1945-50.] BLINCOE—REID. The engagement is announced between Peter John Blincoe, only son of the late Mr. G. Blincoe and Mrs. M. L. Blincoe, and Ivy Henrietta Reid, daughter of Mr. J. W. Reid and the late Mrs. F. A. Reid, of Melbourne, Australia. [1942-51.]

BULMER-ASKINS. The engagement is announced between Edward Peter, elder son of the Rev. E. S. N. and Mrs. Bulmer, of St. Maurice's Rectory, York, and Joan Mary, daughter of the late Dr. R. A. Askins, of Southern Rhodesia, and of Mrs. R. A. Askins, of London, N.6. [1935-41.] DUFFIELD-FORD. The engagement is announced between Frederick Lyndon Duffield, The Schools, Shrewsbury, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Duffield, of Roundhay, Leeds, and Valda, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ford, of Shrewsbury. [1936-43.] LAMBERT-HALL. The engagement is announced between Geoffrey Duncan, youngest son of Mr. T. S. Lambert and the late Mrs. Lambert, of New Earswick, York, and Wendy Ann, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. M. Hall, of Borrowash, Derby. [1945-50.] UNWIN-HAIGH. The engagement is announced between Martin Ian Haldane, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. H. Unwin, of Holt House, Aughton, Lancashire, and Susan Mary, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Haigh, of Field House, Kirkheaton, Huddersfield. [1945-50.]

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (APRIL, 1957) QUEEN'S P. J. Netherwood. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1946; Temple, 1951-53). Vice-Head of School. Head of Queen's House. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1954. State Scholarship, 1955. York City Major Scholarship, 1955. Qualifying Exam. for Mechanical Sciences Tripos., Cambridge, 1956. Member of Curia. Chairman, 1957. Games Committee. Science Society Committee. Member of S.I.S.S. Library Monitor. School Play, 1953. COlts XV, 1953. 3rd XV, 1955. 2nd XV, 1956. "A" XV, 1956. Colts XI, 1954. Captain and Colours, 1954. 1st XI Colours, 1955. Played for 1st XI, 1956. 2nd Hockey Team, 1955. 1st Hockey Colours, 1956-57. Cap, 1957. 1st V Squash, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1956-57. C.S.M. i/c C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. P. E. Bulmer. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). L.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955. SCHOOL HOUSE F. A. L. Kirby. 1951-57. School Monitor. Head of School House. Upper VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Debating Society Committee. Games Committee. School Play, 1953-54-55. 5th IV, 1956. 2nd XV, 1956. C.Q.M.S. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Signals Classification. Signals Instructors. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. TEMPLE D. T. Sparham. Temple, 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. Qualifying Examination for the Mechanical Sciences Tripos., Cambridge, 1956. York City Major Scholarship, and State Scholarship, 1956. Major Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences to Christ's College, Cambridge, 1956. Library Monitor. Secretary of Curia, 1957. Science Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Games Committee. Film Society House Representative. 2nd XV, 1955. 1st XV, 1956. Colours, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955-56. Captain and Colours, 1956. Chess Team, 1954-55-56. S.S.M. i/c Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. First Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. P. A. H. Hayes. 1954-57. IV Modern.

SALVETE (January, 1957) THE MANOR J. M. Holdsworth. Upper Shell A.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1957 HEAD OF SCHOOL : D. PFLUGER SCHOOL MONITORS Head of The Grove: D. PFLUGER Head of The Manor: J. R. PEVERLEY Head of Queen's House: P. J. NETHERWOOD Head of The Rise: D. J. OLDMAN Head of School House: F. A. L. KIRBY Head of Temple: M. WELSH Chapel Monitor: D. KIRBY T. G. STEPHENSON C. W. JOSE HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. L. BELLWOOD, G. V. PLESTER, H. W. H. UNWIN. The Manor: D. N. BROCKLEBANK, M. L. BYWATER, C. B. M. GREGORY, D. R. PROCTOR, M. B. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: T. CHILMAN, C. R. CLOUGH, P. A. CRANE, D. R. HOLT, K. A. HOPPER. The Rise: M. G. HANCOCK, D. B. IRVIN, G. F. B. MITCHELL, W. N. RICHARDS, A. C. STUBBS, M. G. SYKES. School House: R. BAXTER, B. C. R. BUTLER, A. G. HALL, T. J. ROBBINS-JONES, D. ROBINSON. Temple: K. GOSLING, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, P. A. MORRIS, D. T. SPARHAM, A. 0. SUTCLIFFE. GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Rugger: M. WELSH Captain of Hockey: D. PLUGER Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY Captain of Fencing: P. A. MORRIS Captain of Shooting: J. R. MAXWELL Captain of Chess: D. J. COOK

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" C. R. CLOUGH, D. J. OLDMAN, D. PFLUGER.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE It has been a term of gain and loss. Though our "pot shelf" has been thinned out considerably in past months, we reaped our gains during the last days of term. Once again we proved ourselves accomplished "chessmen", or rather five of the House did, defeating Queen's on a replay. The Goodburn Cup has almost found a permanent place in the House. This year we congratulate S. S. Hobson on winning a fine 17

race, for which he was awarded his House colours. Though unsuccessful in the team event, the cross-country team, both young and old, trained hard, and we have high hopes for a "double" next year. Our losses were the Squash and the Junior Boating Cups. We must here commiserate with our boating fraternity, as we were only narrowly defeated by the School House crew in the Senior final. In the Junior event, we were defated by Queen's, a race which one member of the crew, at least, prefers to forget ! On the hockey field we supplied the Captain and Vice-Captain of the School 1st XI in D. Pfluger and D. Kirby, who both gained their caps. J. R. Maxwell, P. B. Burbidge, D. C. Parry, and T. D. J. Layfield all played consistently for the 2nd XI. Apart from sporting activities, this has been the term of trial examinations for the senior part of the House. The Work Cup Competition is still led convincingly by Grove, and everything points towards success in the summer. Once again there has been enthusiastic support for the Debating and Science Societies. G. V. Plester, R. A. Field, and C. J. Quickfall gave lecturettes upon pet subjects in the Grove Science Society evening ranging from jet engines to organs—if indeed there is any difference between them. A new season of the Saturday night prom. concerts was started this term, with talks and gramophone records kindly provided by R. A. Field and T. D. J. Layfield. These concerts, through their great range of choice, from Debussy to Chris Barber, certainly held the interest of the audience. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their kind hospitality and, of course, the refreshments provided. Our greatest achievement of the term, however, was the combined effort of the House in the Standards and on Sports Day, when we won the coveted Athletics Shield. As a result of our successes in the actual events, we understand our Assistant Housemaster has suffered considerable financial embarrassment. We must give a special word of praise to the Junior section of the House, without whose efforts the Shield would have been lost. As a result of his achievements in the mile and half-mile, H. W. H. Unwin was awarded his House colours. On the whole, we have had an excellent term, with some surprises and some disappointments, but we hope for more all-round successes in the Summer Term. THE MANOR This term we welcomed Mr. Hoskinson, who has taken a most active part in the House. We would also like to welcome Holdsworth, who has soon moulded himself into the Manor tradition, whatever that may be ! Yet another guest was Hopper, who, unfortunately, was not a full-blooded Manorite. 18

In the academic sphere Peverley was awarded an Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences to Christ's College, Cambridge. He also is to be congratulated on his appointment as Head of House. Early in the term Mr. Le Tocq was taken ill, so having to retire to a sick bed. He was in bed for something over a week but returned to duty, we are pleased to say, looking fitter than ever. Unlike last year Mother Nature turned a benevolent eye towards the cross-country. Our team did very well, and C. D. M. Wood, M. L. Bywater, and Gibson are to be congratulated on their performances. The outstanding achievement of the term was the success of our Junior boat crew, who won the Junior division, so adding another "pot" to our not overladen shelf. Gibson was awarded his senior House colours after the boating for his general efforts in the House. The rest of the crew, namely Clark, Bravin, Botterill, and Doman (cox) were awarded their junior House colours. This success, it should be mentioned, would not have been achieved without the valuable coaching given by the more senior oars. Hockey saw three members of the Manor in the 1st XI, Blocklebank, A. McCallum, and I. Ridley, all of whom were awarded their colours. Peverley, Lowley, and Lennox were regular members of the shooting VIII, all three being awarded their minor colours. F. Parkin shot for the 2nd VIII, and headed its averages. Chess and squash are best forgotten. The ahtletics results were not unpleasing, and the so-called "elders" had the best average in the School. In the sports, however, there were few firsts, although the House in general put up a creditable show. Clark and A. McCallum were our sole "gold medalists", winning the Intermediate long jump and high jump respectively. In the final placings we were fourth. Alterations to the House include the entire redecoration of No. 2, which now looks extremely pleasing, and a profusion of duffle coats and guitars. Divers strains, both instrumental and vocal, could be heard from the uppermost quarters of No. 12 in particular. A new experiment was the attempt to produce a House "prom.", which was so popular that another two were arranged. One of them was presented by Mr. Waine, the remaining two by Procter and Jenkinson. We would conclude by saying that all members of the House took an interest in something, whether in the classroom, the games field, or the river.

QUEEN'S As usual, the Easter Term has been one in which the minor sports have predominated. Despite the fact that we had two members of the School hockey team, our main effort this term has been in the inter-House sports. The squash team improved round by round to beat School House in the final. We had hoped to record another victory in the chess

competition, but someone seems to have slipped up in the replay of the final. Perhaps more training is called for next year. Although we did not shine in the boat races, the keenness of both crews was good to see, though perhaps the No. 2 in the Senior boat was better at breaking than pulling boats. The cross-country provided Bygate with a chance to give us a foretaste of what was to happen in the Senior mile and half-mile, and he is to be congratulated on his high position in all these events. Mitchell astonished us all by winning the Intermediate mile in record time. He is the first record-breaker we have produced in our short life. His method of overtaking on the track bears a marked similarity, we feel, to the cycling tactics of many members of the House. These sports have produced an unusually large crop of welldeserved House colours, Holt, Chilman, Bygate, and Thorp all signing the book at some stage in the term. Holt is also to be congratulated on obtaining a warrant as an Assistant Scout Master. One more word of praise for sporting ability; we congratulate Clough who, we have good reason to believe, gave an admirable impersonation of the British Workman as foreman of the Labour Squad. With regard to the House colours book mentioned above, we would like to express our thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bytheway; we feel that this extremely handsome leather-bound book forms a fine memorial to their son. We hope that before long all old colours who have left the House will have signed this new book. We are very pleased to record the flourishing state of the many societies in the House. The Junior Debating Society, membership of which is very closely restricted to Juniors and Junior-middles, has been well attended. The Queen's Antiquities Society has held a number of meetings, one of which was thrown open to the School. An account of this follows these notes. The trial examinations did not seem to stop a large number of boys in the House from taking part in the School Concert, and we were pleased to see the names of so many members of the House on the programme Jones has since had word that he has passed the written examination for Grade Six of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music. Finally, there has been much speculation as to who would be the new Head of House, but whoever he may be we wish him luck. QUEEN'S ANTIQUITIES SOCIETY

This Society was founded in the Summer Term of 1956 with the object of promoting interest in historical pursuits, genealogy, heraldry, architecture, etc., etc. Although this is primarily a House society, the Committee hopes to arrange some meetings which will be open to, and will interest, 20

members of other Houses. The first of these meetings was held on Thursday, 21st March, when we were visited by Mr. B. Cockerill, a member of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, and an amateur photographer of some repute. He showed us one of his colour films entitled "Quaint Corners of York", and accompanied it with a commentary on the places shown. The film showed York at its sunny, picture-postcard best; however, some of the views of well known York buildings, taken from unusual angles, had us guessing. The meeting lasted for three-quarters of an hour. Forty enthusiasts gave up a very sunny afternoon to come, which is quite creditable. The meeting was very ably conducted by Mr. Robinson (himself a keen photographer), to whom we are very grateful. N.R.B. THE RISE The necessary inspiration required to compile these notes is provided this term by the marvellous spring weather, and although the more pessimistic members of the House are still wrapped in their winter garments and waiting for winter, even they must be cheered by the sight of the Cross-country Plate once more on the shelf and of the academic successes of several Risites, and we must congratulate in particular Jose and Oldman on their University Scholarships and Burden on his triumphal entry into the Royal College of Art. The monitoral body has been further strengthened by the addition of M. G. Hancock, who is to be congratulated. His promotion has a further advantage in that it relieves the congestion in the Senior studies, so that the necessity for camping out on the top landing is now no more. Otherwise the House remains much as before except that the reading-room facilities have been improved. In this connection, the government will no doubt be pleased to hear that we intend replacing the "Daily Herald" by the "Daily Express". The absence of snow this term has enabled the hockey players to indulge more freely than is usual in their sport. Richards, and occasionally Irvin, played for the first XI and Baldwin, Burden, and Mitchell for the second team. The House boaters have put much effort into improving themselves, but the results have not been so apparent this term; the highlights were a most exhausting re-row against Grove and some spirited coxing of the Junior boat, which did very well to reach the final. We were very pleased once more to show the School how to run the cross-country and Jose is to be congratulated on driving his team to the required peak of fitness. In spite of most helpful coaching given by Mr. Dodds, the squash team failed to get further than their first round match, although Howard did extremely well to beat the School House first string. We must congratulate Cook on his appointment as Captain of School Chess, though unfortunately his House team failed to get past the first round. 21

The Athletics Shield has gone to another home for a year, having been in the Rise for the last four years. We were runners-up to Grove on Sports Day; but our failure does not detract from the achievement of Baldwin's win in the high jump, Mathew's new record in the Intermediate half-mile, and also Howard's sprinting. Irvin is to be congratulated on training and leading such a fine team. Baldwin was awarded his House colours. We must mention, in closing, the support given to the Choral Society by so many members of the Rise. Their performance of Carmen at the School Concert was much appreciated. We look forward to next term with great hopes for summer weather and easy examinations.

SCHOOL HOUSE

The term started off extremely well so far as weather was concerned, and those of us who were more pessimistic began to think that when the snow did come it really would snow. However, the School's activities were not interrupted at all. In the House there have been considerable changes this term. The old quiet room has become a large study, and study 7, in the changing room area, has become a new hobbies room. The temporary dormitory (called No. 18) has been converted to a quiet room. The whole arrangement has enabled more boys to experience the benefits of a study, and the popularity of both the quiet room and hobbies room is clear from the numbers using them. The greatest triumph for the House was in winning the senior House boat races, rather surprisingly for both the crew and many others, as this result was not predicted. The crew beat Grove in the final by two lengths, having beaten Temple and Manor in previous races. The second crew rowed a very fine race, but were just beaten by Rise in the preliminaries. As a result of his splendid effort D. A. Wilson was awarded his senior House colours. A promising crop of new boaters are forthcoming, and we hope they will win the Cup again for the House. So far as School sport is concerned, we have been well represented in the hockey team with Robbins-Jones, Baxter, and Macpherson, all of whom gained their colours and Robbins-Jones his cap. The shooting team seems to have beaten all records, and Butler and Baxter have both maintained their fine averages. Regarding the two minor sports, squash and chess, we were beaten in both by Queen's. The squash team put up a good performance and reached the final. Athletics was greeted this term with the usual grumbles from certain quarters, but the House soon settled down to accumulate the 22

points. Fine efforts in the Standards were made by J. J. Rhodes, Moore, Oldham, Raylor, Anderson, Smith, and G. P. Robinson; and, though not so successful in points, the hard efforts of boys like Atkinson and Saunders did not pass unnoticed. The House finished a close third after the sports, mainly helped by Macpherson and Smith. The cross-country team, inspired greatly by their captain, A. G. Hall, ran very well, gaining two places in the first ten, Middleton coming sixth and Wilson tenth. The House is on the upgrade in this field, but much hard training is needed by our would-be long distance runners. The "House Proms." added a slight variety to their usual programme by having a mixed evening, when everything from Elvis Presley's "Blue Moon" to Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, were played. This type of programme was obviously enjoyed, judging by the large audience. The House Library has been flourishing and, as usual, largely used by the junior part of the House.

has been

Lastly, we say goodbye to F. A. L. Kirby, who leaves us with our best wishes for the future.

TEMPLE We arrived back this term to discover that E. C. Sedman had left us, and that we had a new monitor in J. V. Littlewood. Our best wishes for the future go with Sedman, whom we now believe to be enjoying the holiday atmosphere of Jerby, Isle of Man, surrounded by blanco, brasso, and flight sergeants. We must also congratulate Sedman and his confederate, D. T. Sparham, on winning Major University Open Scholarships, the former to Trinity College, Cambridge, and the latter to Christ's College, Cambridge. We also congratulate N. D. Taylor on his Cadetship to the R.A.F. College, Cranwell. During the term Sparham has captained the 2nd XI hockey, both he and M. J. Kershaw being awarded their 2nd XI colours. Unfortunately, towards the end of term Sparham had to retire into hospital for an operation, where, we believe, he whiled away the days playing and teaching chess. We wish him a speedy and complete recovery. While writing of chess we may as well mention the inter-House competition. We lost in the second round to Grove by four games to one, K. Wilson winning the one. The match was closer than 23

would appear from the score, some games running for nearly three hours. Whether this was due to the skill or the rustiness of certain players is a matter of opinion. In the Inter-House Squash competition again we lost, this time to Queen's, who went on to win the Cup. From this result and the high mortality among the House squash racquets, we may well conclude that most of us prefer to ignore the ball in favour of hitting something larger and more easily recognisable at speed. In the other small ball game, ping pang, or ping ping if you happen to play with a cracked ball, Quin, as usual, won the House competition. No comment. Back in the sphere of inter-House warfare, which indeed is what it is, especially in the rugger season (and here we might mention that S. N. Harrison played for the Junior A XV), we turn to boating. In spite of Welsh's enthusiasm and competent if unaccustomed stroking, we lost to the eventual winners, School House. In the Junior division, after being down on the start, and trying to make it up by tacking against the wind, we lost again to the eventual winners, Manor. The Athletics Shield again eluded our grasp; exact figures are unimportant; you can prove anything with statistics. All ran and jumped gallantly, including some of the senior members of the House who feel now, if not before, that old age is creeping on. Two of the youngsters, however, deserve special mention, M. F. Grainger who won the Junior long jump, and P. G. Humpherson who shows great promise all round, and gained second place in throwing the cricket ball. We have now acquired a hobbies room, the old School House one. This has passed under the care and attention of A. 0. Sutcliffe, who has had ample experience in the pursuit of hobbies. While on the hobbies note we must congratulate P. J. M. Baines on his brilliant leading of the School Jazz Band in their first public performance, on the last Sunday of term, on his clarinet, and Sparham, who added "thump" with his banjo in the rhythm section. Here, however, a sad note must creep into this report as we say goodbye to P. A. H. Hayes, whose good-natured humour and various escapades have kept us fully occupied and amused since he came to the School. We shall miss him in more ways than one, and wish him the best of luck in his future exploits. This term we have been by no means successful in the field of sport. This is no reason for despair. We have faced such times before and won through victorious. The day will come when our standard will fly above the rest. In the meantime, we must march forward, and take, as our motto, "Lateat scintillula forsan". 24

OXFORD CUP, 1956-57

THE

(Holders : THE GROVE) The following table gives the points gained up to date :— Points Awarded Grove

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket 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 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

180

Manor Queen's

—

Rise

— —

— 20

10 —

—

— 5

—

— 10 10

—

— —

— 10

—

— —

—

School House Temple

— 10 — — 20 — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — — — — —

THE CHAPEL This year the Epiphany Procession at York Minster was the first major event of the term. Though the service was simple in its outline it needed very careful preparation of detail. The Chamberlain was kind enough to write and express his appreciation of the contribution of the Choir, Taperers, and Stewards. The Dean of York, Canon J. S. Purvis, and the Reverend R. C. Pickard have preached in Chapel. We are most grateful to them for corning. Though we have only had half of Lent at School it was obvious that a large number of boys were making an effort to turn it to good account. The number of Communicants not only on Sundays but on weekdays, the attendance at Compline each week, and the Lent Savings for Medical Missions all suggest that Lent has been taken seriously. On 14th March the Archbishop of York paid his first visit to St. Peter's to take the Confirmation. Unfortunately the large number of candidates and their relations meant that it was only possible for senior members of the School to be present at this memorable service. There were five candidates from St. Olave's and sixty-six from St. Peter's. In the following list the St. Olave's boys are marked with an asterisk :M. A. Abel,* M. G. H. Adcock, G. W. A. R. Alderson, J. Ambler,

T. D. F. Anderson, W. E. Bagnall, J. A. Baldwin, M. J. Barney, A. D. Best, W. J. Bottomley, A. P. Bramworth, T. P. Brown, R. E. Bryan,*

S. P. Burton, W. R. Bytheway, R. G. Carr, P. Collins, C. J. Copley, T. P. N. Fawcett, M. W. Foster, J. A. Franklin, E. D. W. Fulbrook, S. C. Gibson, C. W. Gough, M. F. Grainger, S. N. Harrison, A. M. Headlam, P. G. Humpherson, R. D. Ingram, P. R. Jenner, D. A. W. Joy, M. Ledger, D. A. Lindsay, M. McCallum, G. Mann, P. J. H. Mann,* A. W. Martin, R. A. Martin, I. A. Naisby, P. S. Normington, T. J. Pick, J. M. Pickard, J. D. A. Platts, D. J. Plummer, W. E. Potts, M. J. Poynor, J. R. Precious, J. M. S. Prosser, R. H. Proudfoot, J. F. Railton, J. J. Reah, A. M. Robson, M. W. Rudd, C. J. Scarth, D. C. Shubrook, D. L. W. Sim, C. P. Spencer, R. E. B. Stark,* D. A. Taylor, C. J. Territt, M. W. Territt, N. P. Thornton, L. K. Vaigo, D. W. Walsh, A. R. Ward, T. Wasden, P. R. Webster, A. F. Wilson, J. Wood, R. A. Wood,* J. D. G. H. Wreghitt.

THE CHOIR Whilst glancing through past issues of "The Peterite" one fact is outstanding : the self-satisfaction of past writers of these notes, proud in the fact that the Choir had heroically prepared for the annual Epiphany Procession with Carols in York Minster in "only five days". We hope to have silenced all such boastings for ever, for this term the Epiphany Service was the day after the beginning of term. The Service was as impressive as usual The following music was sung during the term :"Thou must leave thy lowly dwellings"—Berlioz. "The three kings"—Cornelius. "Gabriel's message"—Old Basque. Anthems: "The Heavens are telling"—Haydn. "Blessed be the God and Father"—S. S. Wesley. "Hide not thou thy face"—Farrant. Services: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat—Stanford (arr. Lang). Te Deum in C—Stanford (arr. Lang). Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor—Walmisley (arr. Carols:

Lang).

For the majority of people Choir practice has regularly begun at 9-45 a.m. every Sunday, despite the fact that certain members of a House with a proverbially inaccurate clock would obviously prefer a later start, and the term has proved one of general consolidation. We were particularly pleased to have Mr. Kemp-Welch join us to sing the solo of the carol—"We three kings". It is an unusual, but strikingly effective work and a newcomer that I hope will become a regular part of the Choir's repertoire. Despite the absence of the Head Master the Choir Supper was held on Tuesday, 26th March, the head of the table being taken by Mr. Burgess who, whilst confessing that he himself was once a rosycheeked chorister under the now Dean of Canterbury, who had been seeing red ever since, admitted that because his classical education had introduced him to the perfection of the music of the spheres, he was unable to appreciate fully the efforts of the School Choir. The supper itself was excellent and afterwards Mr. Jeffs and Mr. Burgess, the 26

latter reciting Calverley's "Ode to Tobacco" (with variations), provided entertaining breaks in an evening of musical indulgence. The evening proved a successful coping-stone to another term's work. E.W.T.

THE LIBRARY The plans for improving the Physics and Chemistry sections of the Library are well under way. We have added forty-five new books on these subjects this term, and our thanks go to D. T. Sparham, who has taken on the job of rearranging the Science Section. We would also like to thank D. J. Oldman, who is rearranging the History Section. Keeping abreast of religious as well as scientific thought, we have added a number of new books to the Religion Section, ranging from Frank Morrison's "Who Moved The Stone", to J. B. Phillip's "The Young Church in Action", and to Werner Keller's "The Bible as History" (translated by W. Neil). The Fiction Section of the Library, though well stocked as far as the nineteenth century goes, was found to be sadly lacking in eighteenth and twentieth century literature. The question was, were the best novels, the classics of these periods, suitable for a school library? Broad minds were applied, and a large number of these books have now been acquired and more are to be added. They range from Fielding's "Tom Jones" and Smollet's "Peregrine Pickle", to Dostoevsky's "The Idiot", Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", "Point Counter Point", D. H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers", and Arthur Koestler's "Darkness at Noon".

EASTER TOUR TO THE CONTINENT This year the School party stayed at Arles-sur-Rhone, our furthest south. This decision was made last autumn, when most of us felt that some really good sunshine was needed, at least in prospect, as an antidote to the miserable summer we had just experienced. And in fact we did have brilliant weather until the last day. But the district has much to offer besides a foretaste of a good English summer, and it was also because of this variety, a necessary ingredient of a successful school tour, that Arles was selected. The region around is best known to the outside world, perhaps, for its classical remains. Of these we saw, in Arles itself, the Arena and the Greek Theatre; in Nimes the Arena, the Maison Carree, and the Tour Magne, which claims to be the oldest Roman building in France; and near St. Remy the highly interesting Greco-Roman settlement at Glanum with the nearby Roman triumphal arch and mausoleum. We were duly impressed—and genuinely—by the Pont 27

du Gard, and the classical scholars must have gained much from their holiday. But all these remains are interesting even to the casual visitor, who can hardly fail to comment on their wonderful state of preservation, or their massive strength and beauty, so that today, like the Arena at Arles, they still serve their purpose, or notice the more intimate little details of some, like the wells at Glanum or the little memorial set up by a servant to her mistress there. Though the rest of the world may think of Arles as the centre of classical France, the city itself seems prouder of its position as the gateway to the Camargue, and as a bull-fighting centre. The curio shops are full of model bulls, toreadors, "gardians" (the cowboys of the Camargue), dolls in local costume (the traditional Arlesienne headwear is still used by some elderly women), and other symbols and trappings of local pastimes and folk-lore. The region is very conscious of its local colour, which it glamourises considerably. Of all this we had our taste, ranging from a visit to the folk museum, the Museum Arlaten, in Arles itself, to a Spanish-style bull-fight in the arena on Easter Monday afternoon. This latter was for many the high-light of the tour : the more sensitive described it as "an experience well worth having", the less sensitive enjoyed it thoroughly. Certainly for a spectacle thought to descend from the Romans no finer setting than the Arena at Arles can be imagined. We missed, unluckily, a Provencal "course", but we did see the "wild" bulls ("wild", apparently, in the sense that Exmoor ponies are "wild") of the Camargue, bred for that sport. Some efforts were made to photograph these creatures, but in the presence of Peterites their nerve seemed to fail and they either galloped off, tails in air, or, after a doubtful glare, ambled rather shame-facedly away into a clump of reeds or other cover. The region is also rich in medimval buildings, and we visited four, all in contrast—the Romanesque Cathedral of St. Trophime at Arles, a very pure example of its style, "alive" and cared-for, whose cloisters adjoined our hotel ("Hotel Provencal le Cloitre"); the Palace of the Popes of Avignon, impressive mostly, perhaps, in that anything so ambitious should have been built so quickly and for so ephemeral a purpose as the sojourn of the Popes proved to be; the walled town of Aigues Mortes, where even today only a small cluster of houses is without the wall, where the gridiron pattern of the medimval fortified town still permits one to look through the town from gate to gate, where one has a clear feeling of being enclosed even when the ramparts are out of sight; and the fortress-church of Les Saintes Maries, impressive externally as a fortification against the Barbary pirates, but disappointing within, its paint and plaster flaking in the top chapel where the relics are kept, its floor partly flooded and its walls dripping in the bottom chapel, sacred to Sara, the gypsies' patron. The Provencal landscape is fascinating. Van Gogh has prepared one mentally for it, and one is quick to appreciate the values of its 28

brilliant light, near-black cypresses, orange-red roofs, yellow walls, brilliant yet delicate greens of springing vines, spangled shadows of plane trees. To the more geographically minded, the crops—vines, peaches and other fruits, figs, olives, almonds, artichokes, wheat, peas, and other vegetables—are interesting as examples of Mediterranean cultivation, together with the small fields and wind-breaks; no bullocks for cultivation here, only horses and an occasional tractor. In the delta itself there are irrigation systems, elevated concrete aqueducts round the fields, and the rice-fields flooded ready for planting. At the other extreme are the bare limestone hills of Les Alpilles, which we traversed on foot, going up the Val d'Enfer from St. Remy to Les Baux. Here patches of bare rock are interspersed with flowering shrubs of red and yellow, with rosemary and box, and with the aromatic plants like lavender and thyme. This valley is, doubtfully, supposed to have provided Dante with material for the Inferno. The heat as we walked up it on Easter Sunday afternoon might have supported this notion, but Hell can hardly smell as sweetly as the "garrique". Again to the south we saw the marshes and dunes of the unreclaimed part of the Camargue, and the stony wastes of the Crau, with their flocks of long-legged sheep, each attended by a dark and caped shepherd. We went to Marseilles, outward along the coast, where many obtained their first glimpse of Mediterranean blue, and back by the direct route, with a fine example of modern road-building, including an over-and-under junction. This, incidentally, was in great contrast to the road near Les Baux, where the party gleefully lifted two cars out of our bus's way at the request of the driver. Marseilles itself, on a fine spring day, pleased everybody, though oddly enough for some the chief memory may be of climbing impossibly steep and narrow streets in the bus, for our driver did not know the way but was quite determined to get us up to Notre Dame de la Garde, and finally did so on the fourth attempt. Our reward for his persistence was the view over the city and bay, and a peep inside the Church itself, with its model boats and planes, some beautifully made, some pitifully crude. We visited Le Corbusier's "Unite d'habitation", and, perhaps a little in spite of ourselves, admitted that it was not unbeautiful. Then there was shopping to do, the Canebiere to visit, the old harbour to explore; and a few went over by boat to the Chateau d'If. Altogether, this was a very good day. The trip itself was delayed for two days by the French railway strike, and this had repercussions at various stages—booking difficulties on trains, extra rush at meal times at the hotel, where we overlapped another party more than the management had planned, and one or two minor items. It resulted, too, in a slight element of bathos, for the weather broke on the last day, and our promised swim in the Mediterranean was a chilly proceeding—for those who ventured, while rain drove us away from the very interesting little "zoo" of Camargue birds and animals near Les Saintes Marks. These, how29

ever, are not great matters, and they diminish in retrospect. Who cares now that our journey took two hours longer than schedule? We had a holiday which, it is felt, all the party enjoyed, and those most who sought most. Diary. Saturday, 20th April. About Arles in the morning : open-air market in Avenue des Lices. By bus to Camargue in the afternoon : egrets, kites, bulls, cowboys' cabins. Sunday, 121st April. Bus to Glanum. Walk to St. Remy and lunch by a stream. Walk up Val d'Enfer to Les Baux : narrow streets, high walls and crowds. Bus back past Abbey of Montmajour. Monday, 22nd April. About Arles in the morning : St. Trophime and Museon Arlaten. Bull-fight in afternoon. Tuesday, 23rd April. Bus to Nimes : Maison Carree, Jardin de la Fontaine and the Spring of Nemausus; walk up to Tour Magne. Lunch in the garden. In afternoon on to Pont du Gard and back with short stop by the castle at Tarascon. Wednesday, 24th April. Train to Avignon. Palace of the Popes. The gardens and view of St. Benezet's Bridge ("Le Pont d'Avignan"). Back by bus. Thursday, 25th April. To Marseilles by bus. Out via La Crau and along rocky coast and docks. Lunch by sea near La Comiche. To Notre Dame de la Garde and Corbusier's "Cite Radieuse". Independent walks and shopping. Back by six-track road for some distance. Friday, 26th April. Bus to St. Gille's : partly restored church. On to Aigues Mortes : ascent of La Tour de Constance with view over town and marshes. Visit to bull-rearing farm. Lunch at Le Grau du Roi. On to Les Saintes Marks : fortified church; bathe. Call at local "zoo" on the way back.

THE CURIA The term began, as usual, with the preliminary meeting, when P. J. Netherwood was elected Chairman of the Society, and D. T. Sparham, Secretary. After the membership had been increased to 19, the programme for the term was considered, and a musical evening, a discussion, and two outside speakers were decided upon. The first meeting of the term took the form of a gramophone recital, arranged by D. Pfluger. He played a varied assortment of 10 records, ranging from Sid Philips to Holtz, asking for criticism and discussion after each. The music was carefully chosen, and was enjoyed by the majority. In the second meeting, members were asked to bring along any literature which they thought to be outstanding. During the evening the Chairman called upon several people to read, and say a little 30

about, their choice. C. R. Clough produced some verse passages, D. N. Brocklebank a sample of American humour, P. A. Morris some poetry of his own composition, and M. G. Hancock an article from "The Times" on subconscious action. These were duly analysed and discussed by other members, and the result was a very entertaining evening. We were fortunate enough to have Mr. Giles Shaw to speak to us for the third meeting of the term. Mr. Shaw, a former President of the Cambridge Union, had recently toured Canada in that capacity, and told us of some of his experiences. He spoke brilliantly, with a dry wit, of Canadian university life, of Canadian culture and art of the sense of humour, or rather lack of it, and the friendliness of the people; and finally of their loyalty to Great Britain, hence perhaps their choice of debate—"Great Britain is falling, let it fall". For the last meeting of the term, Canon Purvis very kindly came and unravelled some of the mysteries of the Mystery Plays. Obviously a great authority on the subject, Canon Purvis spoke mainly about the York cycle of plays, 48 in all, each enacting a scene from the Bible, from the Creation to the end of the world. He spoke of the complexity of the verse systems used, and of the problems to be faced when translating the plays into modern English. At the last two meetings refreshments were kindly provided by the domestic staff.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY Mr. B. H. Holbeche opened the first meeting of the term by expressing the belief that "Science plays too large a place in education". In support of his views he wore a vividly coloured waistcoat, and recalled an ancestor, Old Wholeman Holbeche, who was, perhaps, better known as Leonardo da Vinci. His ancestor typified the complete whole man, the type that all education strove to produce. Mr. E. S. Jeffs, opposing, thought few men could combine the multitudinous roles of the past scientists, now that science had reached such a pitch of specialisation. M. B. Wilson, seconding the Proposition, desired to be educated. D. R. Holt, for the Opposition, wished that education might be more progressive. Many speakers thought the sciences and the arts interdependent. The House, dearly impressed by the Proposer's waistcoat, carried the motion by 78 votes to 41. The second meeting was unusual in that the regular Chairman was absent, but D. Pfluger deputised, and, after newspapers had been banned from the House, he called upon D. J. Oldman to propose that "The House has confidence in H.M.S. Great Britain". The Proposer's point appeared to be that if the country could recover from such catastrophes as the Black Death and the Stuart Kings, then who could doubt that it could recover from the present serious position. T. G. Stephenson established that Britain was doing a great trade selling machines which, in the hands of her competitors, would 31

eventually destroy her export market. P. L. Bellwood glowed with patriotic pride when he recalled the nineteenth century approach towards Egypt and the Middle East. D. N. Brocklebank, for the Opposition, dismissed some of our leading bodies as hives of ignorance, and said that soon Russia would beat us at cricket, and then our last lead in the world would be shattered. D. Kirby, from the floor, had confidence only because the U.S.A. would maintain Britain at all costs. G. V. Plester said, in a speech which tended to the explosive, that tolerance was indifference; this clarified everything, and the motion was carried by 33 votes to 17 with six abstentions. At the next meeting it was discovered that the part played by six members at the previous meeting had been entirely neglected by the Secretary; this tragedy being rectified the debate proceeded with D. R. Holt proposing the motion that "This House needs more time to stand and stare". Staring developed the imagination, and the imagination saved the individual from the whim of a dominant personality. Today there was little creative thought, men being content to absorb learning. C. W. Jose thought that the fast-moving modern world would indeed leave the country standing, if it embarked on the policy suggested by the Proposition. Mr. L. C. Le Tocq, for the Proposition, maintained that first class honours were gained by men who had time to stand and stare, and had developed that most useful faculty, imagination. R. L. Evans said that if the House gazed, gulped, gasped, gaped, or even sat and thought, then the U.S.A. would soon acquire a new aircraft carrier. From the floor T. Morris amused the House with the story of an encounter with a bull, whilst M. L. Bywater, speaking with authority, said that only a child was capable of creative art. T. G. Stephenson, in the Chair, remained calm throughout. Carried, 30-18-6. So the term moved to its final meeting. The Secretary rose to propose to the House that it should support unpopular minorities. Minorities were the very leaven of democracy, and it made no difference which minority received support; the fact that it did so would stabilise the democracy which was so dear to the British way of life. T. Morris, opposing the motion, recalled mormon activity in York; he thought that few could support a polygamous sect. It distressed the Opposer to believe that the abolition of Sunday flying by the R.A.F.V.R. had been brought about by a small minority, the Lord's Day Observance Society. M. G. Sykes thought the masses usually moved in the wrong direction, and that this movement could only be checked by the increase of small minorities, which would, of course, be unpopular. The Seconder of the Opposition, M. B. Wilson, tried hard to emphasise the word unpopular, and gave it particular meaning by citing the trade union movement. From the floor T. M. Jenkinson said that an individual was a minority, and that the conception of the individual was worth supporting. When the House lobbied there were 52 Ayes, 1'2 Noes, and 73 "Don't knows". With this clear-cut result an interesting and often amusing term's debating ended. 32

THE SCIENCE SOCIETY Grove were responsible for the first meeting of the term. R. A. Field spoke about "The Organ". He described the reed and flue pipes with which the organ produced sound by means of compressed air at a pressure of three inches of water. After dealing with the mode of action, which today was becoming electrical, he showed a film in which a complete organ was made, and finally played. C. J. Quickfall then gave the Society an insight into the work of a veterinarian. Veterinary science had four main branches : Anatomy, the study of structure; Pathology, the study of the derangement of structure; Physiology, which concerns the function of organs; and Symptomatology. A film illustrating mastitis, and its effect on the cow, followed. G. V. Plester took as his subject "The Development of the Jet Engine". The first jet engine had been made by Hero two thousand years ago in Alexandria. The early attempts in this century to produce a jet had been unsuccessful for designers had tied themselves to the internal combustion engine which was incapable of adaptation. Eventually the most practicable jet, the turbo jet, was developed by an Englishman, Sir Frank Whittle. The next meeting was arranged by the Rise, and two lectures were given. D. J. Oldman gave an informative talk on "Colloid Chemistry". Colloid particles were intermediate in size between molecular particles and particles in a suspension. He differentiated between lyophylic, or solvent-liking colloids, and lyophobic or solventhating colloids. After explaining the structure of a colloid, he demonstrated the manufacture of various examples, including a silver "sol" and a calcium acetate "sol". J. S. Ibberson came next with a talk entitled "Cutlery through the Ages". With the aid of lantern slides he showed examples of cutlery from a stone age flint knife to a modern sportsman's pocket knife. The great period in cutlery's history lay between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. At this time blades were beautifully chased, and it was fashionable to have handles of a colour fitting to the season; thus black for Lent, and gay checkered handles for Easter. At the third meeting the Society was privileged to hear Mr. E. S. Jeffs lecture on "Nuclear Energy". With the aid of film strips the structure of the atom, and nuclear reactions, were explained. The bombardment of lithium by protons produces two helium atoms; it was found, however, that the use of neutrons instead of protons produced even better results, for a neutron entered the atom more easily by virtue of its electrical neutrality. When this reaction was applied to isotopes of the heavy metals, enormous quantities of energy were liberated because of nuclear fission. Thus the bombardment of Uranium 235 resulted in the splitting of the atom, and the formation of barium and krypton. There were practical difficulties in exploiting this source of energy, natural uranium contains only .7% of uranium 235, and the preponderant 238 uranium isotope absorbed the neutrons 33

before they could contact, and effect fission of the 235 isotope. This difficulty was overcome when it was discovered that if the speed of the neutrons was reduced then they were not absorbed; the reduction in speed was achieved by the use of graphite moderators. After discussing the layout of a nuclear power station the lecturer closed by showing a series of views of Calder Hall, Britain's and the world's first atomic power station on the commercial scale. At the last meeting three members of Queen's House gave talks, demonstrations and lectures. R. H. Thorp opened with a lecture on "High Speed Flight". The first aspect of the lecture was the area rule which had been formulated by Whitcomb, an American. He had compared the shape of a 'plane with an ideally streamlined shape; modification of the 'plane's shape had enabled attainment of much higher speeds. One of the problems of high speed flight was keeping pilots alive in spite of severe forces acting on them; this problem was being dealt with by the design of helmets and pressure suits. P. J. Netherwood gave a talk entitled "Fitness : Go !". He summarised the main source of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins, and explained why each was necessary for a healthy existence. A good method of training for any sport was the power circuit, which consisted of a series of simple exercises which could be undertaken daily, great benefit being gained by the gradual increase of the circuit. The speaker then stressed the importance of fitness in the avoidance of injury. The Secretary, speaking last, talked about power craft handling. A boat's screw produced a flow of water which exerted a forward force on the boat by reason of Newton's third law of motion. This flow of water could be deflected by the rudder and this enabled the boat to manceuvre. So ended another term during the course of which the Society had heard lectures on many varied subjects, lectures which had only one common aspect, and that was their high standard. C.R.C.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" sailed from Liverpool on 11th January with a general cargo for South African ports, and made her first call at Durban, where she arrived on the 29th. Of this passage Capt. Graham writes : "The weather was excellent from the time we left until we were about two days' from Cape Town, when the usual strong S.E. or S.W. winds started. The passage time was 18 days 11 hours, which was very good going. As usual, we had a full passenger list, with five of the passengers doing the round voyage to Australia and back. "It was very unusual to see so many ships between Cape Verde and Cape Town. It reminded one of the Red Sea with all its tankers. One sees many strange ships in Durban these days. Yesterday we had two P. and 0. ships in, the "Arcadia" and "Chusan". The Orient Line are regular callers as well. Tankers come in practically every day." 34

From Durban the ship proceeded to Lourengo Marques and thence to Beira, where discharge was completed. She then sailed for Port Pine in ballast, the passage lasting from 17th February to 5th March. After loading zinc concentrates there, she went on for more cargo to Sydney and Brisbane. Capt. Graham was expecting to leave Brisbane for British and Continental ports on 26th March, and the homeward passage was to be via Panama. Thus the "Clan Stewart" will have circumnavigated the world. The following account of Port Pirie, S. Australia, may be of interest : "We arrived here last Sunday morning after a fine weather passage from Beira. The notorious Bight was in good temper and we made excellent time all the way. Being an empty ship we could not go at full speed owing to the vibration, but despite that we made 16.6 knots for the passage. "We have been in this port for six days now, and it seems we will have another three days before loading is completed. This time we are loading concentrates, and what mucky stuff it is. The loading takes longer as it has to be trimmed level so that the cargo can be loaded on it. "It started raining last night, the first rain for about three months in Port Pirie. You will realise how pleased the locals are as everything was dry and dusty and the ground like a piece of iron. I went out for a car trip last Wednesday, about 70 miles. All the country was parched and it was like going through a dust-storm. At times we had to stop to allow the dust to settle when another car passed. There is still a slight drizzle this morning, so I am hoping that loading will not be held up. To add to our troubles, the large chimneys of the smelting works belch forth sulphur fumes for most of the day. It is not too bad when the wind is blowing away from the ship."

CAREERS A considerable volume of careers information has reached the School this term, and there follow details of the most interesting schemes. Fuller details can, of course, be found in the Careers Room. The Government of Northern Rhodesia has announced a new appointment to the post of Learner District Assistant in the Provincial Administration. Candidates must normally be between the ages of 18 and 21 years, be physically fit, and are required to have obtained one or two "A" level subjects. Entrants would be required to assist District Officers in their administration of town and country districts, dealing with social, economic and political development. At the end of a three-year tour of service the Assistant is considered for appointment as a District Assistant, a permanent and pensionable post. This grade forms the normal level of entry for graduates of British 35

Universities so that the Assistant would reach the grade in the same time, though, of course, without the advantage of gaining a University degree. However, it is an unusual opportunity for a boy of University calibre, who, for some reason or another, is not going up to a University, to enter a career which up to now has been open only to graduates. The Vickers Group has been giving considerable publicity to its educational activities in the National Press just recently, and there is no doubt that there are exceptional opportunities for intelligent boys who are considering engineering as a career within this organisation. The Group claims that its educational scheme is among the most comprehensive in British industry, including apprentice schools, management training schemes, scholarships at universtities and sandwich course awards to apprentices. They award some twenty named scholarships, the latest three being at three Cambridge colleges in rotation. The first of these scholarships, at Christ's College, is being awarded this year and the next two will be tenable at Downing College and Trinity Hall. Applicants must possess the necessary entrance qualifications for the University, the Faculty and the College, and selection will be based on the G.C.E. at "S" level and a personal interview before a Selection Board at the College. The value of these scholarships is £400 per annum, tenable for three years, and the award is not subject to a means test. The Shell Petroleum Company has for the first time announced a Student Apprenticeship scheme for boys with appropriate qualifications who will not be going up to a University. Hitherto it has not been possible to enter the petroleum industry without a University degree, especially with any hope of achieving some position of responsibility. The scheme has arisen as a result of the concern felt at the increasing shortage of technologists to fill the growing number of responsible posts in the industry, and it will enable boys leaving school to start paid work immediately and, at the same time, to work for qualifications as professional engineers. Candidates selected will be trained either in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and will study for the new Diploma in Technology to be established by the Hives Committee. On qualification they will become fully eligible for appointment as qualified engineers on the same terms as University graduates to positions in oilfields, refineries and chemical plants. The minimum standard of entry to the course is a G.C.E. with passes in at least five subjects, of which at least two must be at "A" level. For Mechanical Engineering passes are essential in Pure Mathematics and either Applied Mathematics or Physics at "A" level, though the course in all three subjects must have been taken. For Chemical Engineering, passes in Chemistry and either Pure Mathematics or Physics at "A" level are essential, though the course in all three subjects must have been taken. One of the attractions of the scheme is that, if the Company feel that the candidate will benefit from a University course 36

after one year's practical work, they will assist him to gain a place at a University and will release him to read for a degree, while paying him the same rate of salary and paying tuition fees. Short Works Courses are becoming increasingly popular and, almost without exception, the courses during the Easter holidays were heavily over-subscribed. This is shown by the fact that 15 out of 16 applicants from this School a year ago were accepted for courses, while only nine out of the same number of applicants were successful this year. The most popular of the courses are those in research with the engineering courses a very close second. The least popular are generally those offered by the smaller and less well-known companies, though these often provide the most interesting courses. Details of the courses to be held during the Summer holidays are now available and it may be worth noting that, generally speaking, there are fewer applications per place for the Summer courses. As a follow-up to his talk on Central Banking Mr. A. C. Sandison very kindly arranged for a party to visit the Stock Exchange and the Bank of England in March. A short account follows : "In what seemed the small hours of Tuesday, 19th March, a party of 21 left for London. On arrival we were taken to the Stock Exchange where, after a short explanatory talk, we were taken into the public gallery where the chief attraction seemed to be either distinguishing between "brokers" and "jobbers" or trying to spot any of the hundreds of men on the floor who were actually working. From the Stock Exchange we were taken across the road to the Bank where our first engagement was an enormous meal which made the lack of a refreshment car on the journey down a blessing in disguise. After lunch there was a talk, a very good idea as none of us could have walked far straight after that meal, and then we split up into two parties for a tour of the Bank. First we were taken down into the basement where we saw the generators, pumps and boilers which supply all the Bank's light, power, heat and most of its water from artesian wells. The magnitude of the heating and air-conditioning plant can best be grasped when it is realised that the whole Bank is kept at a constant temperature of 65°F. and that the air is completely changed every 3-5 hours. From the basement we went to the ground floor staterooms which are almost exact replicas of the original 18th century rooms, although the present building is only about twenty years old. Even the Court Room still has the garden doors even though it is now on the first floor. Fortunately these are dummy doors. Perhaps the most interesting exhibit was the Bank's "petty cash", consisting of 2,400 bars of gold worth £,13,000,000. Those sorely tempted by this sight were dissuaded from lining their pockets by the size and great weight of 37

the bars and even more by the large number of very tall, hawk-eyed men all round the vault ! Before we left we were taken to the Bank's newly-established museum. This contains many interesting exhibits illustrating the early history of the Bank and of English banking in general. Many of the party would have liked to have had much more time to browse through the museum. However, we were taken up on to the roof of the Bank and shown such of the sights of London as were visible through the mist and drizzle, and after tea we went out into the murk to view some of these sights at closer quarters until it was time (almost past time in some cases) to reassemble at King's Cross for the return journey. P.J.B." K.G.C.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society this term has been greatly influenced by Bizet's "Carmen". The Choral Society has met regularly on Wednesday afternoon to rehearse the Concert Version of "Carmen" for the end of term. At this concert, the disappointment of both the singers and the audience at not having an encore shewed how much everybody had grown to like the Opera. Both the Music Society's Saturday Evening meetings have been taken up by "Carmen". At the first, four members of the Committee, K. Brown, M. G. Hancock, B. Jones, and D. R. Procter outlined the story of each act with many musical illustrations. This meeting undoubtedly helped to the success of the end of term concert. For the second evening, there should have been a Two-piano Recital, but this was impracticable, and instead, a very profitable Choral Society practice was held. On Sunday, 23rd February, the Halle Orchestra, Conductor George Weldon, played at the Rialto Cinema. As there was no Evensong that day, many of the School were able to go. The programme was very popular, especially Ravel's "Bolero", which greatly impressed everybody. The Friday Lunch-time Recitals have been held throughout the term. Unfortunately there was only one "live" programme, a Piano Recital by Mr. Waine, which was well attended. Gramophone Recitals have been given by : K. Brown, B. Jones, F. F. Watson, B. Way, L. T. Beaumont, P. R. Leach, D. A. Wilson, and J. R. Jenkinson. Music played has included :The planets Suite, St. Paul's Suite—Hotzt. The Sleeping Princess—T chaikovsky. Symphony No. 5—Beethoven. Bolero—Ravel. Danse Macabre—Saint-Saens.

Towards the end of term, as an experiment, a mixed programme of Jazz and Classical music was presented; it is hoped to continue this policy. It is unfortunate that so many people still think of music as divided into two parts, Classical and Jazz. Is it not possible to regard them as one and the same art, namely music? There is an infinite amount of good music in both, admittedly there is also some bad, but there is no reason why they should not live together side by side. All that is needed is a little less snobbery on both sides, and then, perhaps, everybody will enjoy the good of both worlds. K.B.

SCHOOL CONCERT Friday, 22nd March, 1957, at 6-30 p.m., in Big Hall The first part of the School Concert consisted entirely of instrumental music. There were a number of orchestral pieces. These seriously lacked variation. The failure of these pieces to inspire me was no fault of the Orchestra, as with the help of a viola and 'cello from the music staff they gave a very spirited display. But in general they lacked volume, even the march from "Scipio" sounded like chamber music, though the excellent acoustics of Big Hall tended to overcome this. The solos were very good, though here again a variation in tone was sadly missed. It was pleasing, however, to see some of the more junior members of the School showing their talents instead of relying entirely on the "old faithfuls". The pieces played were taken from the works of Handel, Bizet, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg and Ravel. After hearing these composers' pieces de resistances, for instance Handel's Messiah, Ravel's Bolero, and Bizet's Carmen, the pieces chosen seemed an anticlimax. Up to now the Choir had remained dormant, but they came into their own in the second part of the concert with the opening chorus of "Carmen". They started their performance at a very high standard, and one might think the quality would have decreased as time progressed. This was not apparent and they gave the best performance I have heard from a School Choral Society. They really lived the music and so gave a polished and rousing performance. They were joined for the parts of Carmen and Don Jose by Joyce Relton and Arthur Millington, the other solo soprano parts being sung by Moat and his colleagues. An impressive part was the duet in the Letter Song sung between them and Arthur Millington. The performance would not have been complete without singing the Toreador Song which brought the concert to an end on an excellent note. Many people were sorry that the production had to be cut so much. I am convinced that when they hear "Carmen" sung again by amateurs it will have to be very good indeed to supersede this. D.N.B. 39

Programme PART 1 1.

ORCHESTRA

SOLO PIANO

Handel

March from "Scipio" (a) (b) 3.

Sonata in G Op. 79 2nd Movement—Andante A. Gomersall Rigaudon (from Holberg Suite) I. T. Hunter

Beethoven Grieg

SOLO CLARINET

Mozart

From Clarinet Quintet (K.581) Larghetto—Minuet W. R. Bytheway 4.

SOLO PIANO

(a) (b)

Nocturne in E flat, Op. 9, No. 2 R. W. Bentley Sonata in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 1st Movement—Allegro B. Jones

ORCHESTRA

SOLO PIANO

Chopin Beethoven

Pavan for a dead Infanta J. R. Anfield 7.

SOLO VIOLIN

Concerto No. 5 in A (K.216) Adagio—Allegro K. Wilson (R. W. Bentley) 8.

Bizet

Adagietto from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

Ravel Mozart

ORCHESTRA

Anon

Swedish Dance THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA:

Violin I: P. W. Howat, K. Wilson (leader). Violin II: J. C. Brisby, A. J. D. Foster, I. T. Parkin, J. L. Pilditch. Miss M. Wainscoat. Viola: Miss E. L. Groves, D. Pfluger. 'Cello: Conductor: Walter Jorysz.

PART 2 "C'ARMEN" by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) (Concert version by Maurice Besley)

Joyce Relton (Mezzo-Soprano), Arthur Millington (Tenor) P. H. Moat, M. W. Foster, E. White, H. L. Sutcliffe (Trebles) THE SCHOOL CHORAL SOCIETY Chorus Pianist: B. Jones AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA Leader: Walter Jorysz Conductor: FREDERIC WAINE

THE JAZZ GROUP A a postscript to the term's music, the Jazz Group, comprising D. Anderson (string bass), P. J. M. Baines (clarinet), P. L. Bellwood (ban jolele), M. G. Hancock (percussion), J. R. Loadman, O.P.

(trumpet), C. J. Partridge (trombone), T. E. H. Sabben-Clare (guitar), and D. T. Sparham (banjo), gave a lively performance on the last Sunday of term in Big Hall. A large and enthusiastic audience greeted their programme, ably compered by M. L. Bywater, and several encores were demanded and granted. Particular mention may be made of Baines's dexterous handling of his clarinet, whether he was playing it "straight" or producing the characteristic "blue" notes of jazz, and of Partridge, whose trombone was always in tune, never blatant, and often apt in its comments on the theme under development. In between the jazz items, K. Brown produced a recorded programme of Gilbert and Sullivan, but this normally popular form of entertainment was overpowered by the stronger flavours and brighter colours of the live music on the stage. F.W.

THE FILM SOCIETY This last session has been the most successful of any in my time; everything has combined to make it so; seeing and hearing is now comparable with commercial standards; the films have been of a consistently high quality and where their appeal has not been of an obvious sort, they have been different and, I believe, to many, interesting. This last remark, of course, applies to the Spanish film "Marcelino". Some people feel a little uncomfortable when the miraculous is presented for serious study, but at least it was serious, and sentimental heavenly choirs were conspicuously absent. On a more mundane level, the dark shadows and the bright light of Spain were brilliantly exploited; there was also a conscious effort to reproduce the groupings of some of the old Spanish Masters—Ribera in particular—and Pablito Calvo gave the high class performance that we have come to expect from children featured in films. By coincidence, there was another noteworthy child performance, in another of the term's films, by Bobby Henrey in "Fallen Idol". Good though he was, however, this picture of tragic events in London's embassy-land in Belgrave Square was very much a director's picture. Carol Reed's films always are; sometimes they border on virtuosity and lack heart, but I would rate this one very high—easily his best. "Race for Life" was a faithful reproduction of the story of how a serum was brought to a stricken trawler in the North Sea; international relationships were shown at their Utopian best and the leisurely pace of this French film might well be counted as a virtue by those who are sated with the more contrived excitements of the ordinary run of films. "No Highway" came nearest to this last category, perhaps, of the films shown this term. The actual trans-Atlantic flight was very 41

well done and exciting throughout, and James Stewart was consistently good as the "boffin", but other developments of the story suffered from being too obvious at times. The shorter films, too, have not been without merit : "Muscle Beach" was pleasantly satirical about a modern craze; "The Link Span" showed the cross-Channel ferries and caught much of the thrill of the start of a holiday abroad. F.J.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Committee: C. B. M. GREGORY (Chairman), W. I. MACDONALD (Vice-Chairman), R. R. BALDWIN (Secretary), T. M. JENKINSON (Treasurer), R. W. PEACOCK (Librarian), M. L. BYWATER.

At the first meeting of term, on Thursday, 31st January, Mr. Hindmarsh gave a talk entitled "Farm Management". Few farms, he said, have managers in this country because the acreage is so small and so the owner is his own manager. A good farmer must give his full attention to his farm, otherwise it deteriorates. One of the main virtues of a farmer is patience, especially if he is a livestock breeder. For instance, a breeder must wait six years before he can tell if a bull is any use for breeding. Mr. Hindmarsh then described his own farm. He has a herd of pedigree Ayrshire cattle and a substantial flock of Rhode Island Red poultry. He employs fourteen men including a manager. He ended by pointing out that a wouldbe farmer stands a better chance if he has undertaken some form of further education at an agricultural college or university. On 14th February Mr. McCann gave his impressions of farming in the United States of America. In the U.S.A., farm labour is scarce and therefore expensive and, as a result, farms are mechanised to a far greater extent than in Britain. The climate differs greatly over the continent and many different crops are produced, including cotton, indigo, wheat, maize, tobacco, and fruit. Little of the livestock is indigenous and most of the farm animals are of British stock. Much cross-breeding is carried out to suit the requirements of farmers in different parts of the country. To illustrate his talk Mr. McCann showed a series of excellent colour slides made from his own photographs. On 28th February Mr. Newton, an appraiser of the Wool Marketing Board, spoke on "The Presentation and Marketing of Wool". Wool is often spoiled while it is still on the sheep's back as careless dipping and marking stain the fleece and lower its value. Special dipping fluids and markers should be used as these wash off during the processing of the wool. Shearing should be carried out in a clean place and the broken wool should be kept separate from 42

the whole fleeces. All wool is handled and sold by the British Wool Marketing Board through its authorised agents, who, as wool merchants collect the wool, grade and value it and pay for it. They are then reimbursed by the Board who put the wool up for public auction. At the final two meetings of the term, on 14th and 28th March, Mr. Deas showed a series of agricultural films. These covered many aspects of farming and their value was greatly enhanced by the helpful comments which Mr. Deas made between the films. Subjects covered included grain-drying, the functions of crawler tractors, modernisation and mechanisation of farms, the adoption of farms by schools, the dangers of rust to farm equipment and the canning of fruit and vegetables. In the last film it was shown how important is the co-operation between the farmer and the canner, because crops must be staggered so that they can be dealt with the moment they reach maturity. By means of such co-operation it is possible to gather a crop of peas, process them and can them within two hours of picking. W. I.M.

C.C.F. NOTES The term started with a reshuffle of Senior N.C.O.s. Flight Sgt. Welch relinquished his appointment with the Recruits to Sgt. K. Brown, and took over command of the R.A.F. Section. Training proceeded much as usual at this time of the year, with the emphasis on the examinations. The Army Training Platoon took Certificate "A", Part II, on Tuesday, 26th March, and the results were satisfactory. The N.C.O. Cadre has been fulfilling its role of supplying capable instructors. A special team of Weapon Training Instructors, under Cpl. M. B. Wilson, were allotted to assist with the Certificate "A" candidates, having quickly mastered the new lessons. A strong party from the R.A.F. Section joined the Cadre and showed considerable enthusiasm. Towards the end of term, Bdr. Macdonald, with some assistance, started a special class on Gunnery—the main feature of this being the .22 attachment shooting with the 25-pdr. gun. It is hoped that this will stimulate training in the R.A. detachment next term. Under the leadership of the new Drum Major, M. G. Hancock, the Band has been much more active than is usual at this time. Competition to join has been most keen. The Signallers gained some well-deserved publicity with the efficient way that they handled the commentary on the cross-country race. S/S/Sgt. Clough, who has now taken over charge of the Signal Store, demands a high standard of efficiency. 43

Owing to the lack of outside assistance this term, a considerable amount of extra work had to be done in the Armoury. The Armourer Sgt. and his assistant have maintained the usual high standard. At the end of term, the Drill Examination for the Basic Section took place. The standard was very much better than had been expected. The second part of the examination will take place early next term. C.S.M. Netherwood has made a considerable effort to improve the general standard of drill in the Contingent by holding his own revision classes for N.C.O.s; his example in this has been excellent and he will be missed next term. We wish him success in his National Service.

R.A.F. SECTION The results of the December examinations showed, as is usually the case, that those who really want to pass them can do so by their own efforts. The Proficiency passes were few, but of the eleven Cadets taking the Advanced paper, eight passed, and Corporal Gosling is to be congratulated on passing with credit. The Advanced pass is no qualification in itself, but always carries weight in selection for commissions and other competitive offers. Flight Sgt. Welsh became the N.C.O. in charge of the Section this term. We were pleased to hear that N. D. Taylor, who left last term, started his training for a Royal Air Force career as a pilot at Cranwell in January. E. S. Portlock is training as a National Service pilot in Canada, and E. C. Sedman has started training for his commission in National Service ground duties in the Royal Air Force. R.N. SECTION For the greater part of this term, the Naval Section has been engaged in the P.O. and Leading Seaman Examinations, and the results have been extremely satisfactory. Nine Cadets have passed for P.O., which requires a very high standard, and five for Leading Seaman. The importance of the practical side of these examinations connot be overestimated and several parades have been devoted entirely to Power of Command Training. The whaler and the dinghy have been thoroughly cleaned and overhauled under the supervision of Lg. /Sea. Franklin. During the course of next term it is hoped to use both of them as much as possible, and particularly the dinghy. The purpose of this is to give some of the younger members of the Section instruction in handling sailing boats. Finally, the two Stores ratings, Clark and Wheeler, must be mentioned. Their never-failing co-operation and efficiency contributes much to the smooth administration of the Section. 44

SCOUTING We were very pleased to learn this term that Mr. Holbeche, though having no previous experience of Scouting, is proposing to join the Scout Group. During the term he has been learning about many of the curious activities carried out by the Scout Troop, and it is hoped that he will have a Warrant as Scoutmaster before we go to camp at the end of the Summer Term. Holt, Oldman, and Pfluger have continued to work with enthusiasm for the Troop and at the beginning of term they were presented with Warrants as full Assistant Scoutmasters. Progress has been maintained in both the Scout and the Senior Scout Troops, and one of the most pleasing aspects of this progress was the gaining of five Ambulance and eight First Aid Badges. Many Scouts are within striking distance of the First Class Badge and during the holidays seven are taking part in First Class Journeys, while four Seniors are undertaking rather more strenuous Venturer Journeys. Those Seniors who will be attending either the Jamboree itself or the Jamboree Camp are making great efforts to become Queen's Scouts before the end of the Summer Term and there seems to be little doubt that they will achieve this goal. The Summer Camp will be held, from Tuesday, 30th July, until Wednesday, 7th August, at Birkrigg Farm, Newlands, Keswick, Cumberland. The site, which the Seniors used four years ago, and which is some 51 miles from Keswick in a very secluded position, is ideal for a Scout camp and it is hoped that all possible members of the Scout and Senior Scout Troops will attend. Full details will be sent out early in the Summer Term. As before it may be possible to arrange for rock-climbing instruction for those Seniors who produce written permission from a parent or guardian, and this arrangement can also apply to any First Class Scouts who will be joining the Senior Scout Troop in September.

GILWELL, 1957 The Boy Scout movement is at the moment sorely in need of men and boys to carry on the work started by Baden-Powell 50 years ago. Whilst the movement flourishes in its junior sections, the majority of boys leave before the age of 15 and are then often lost to Scouting. As part of a policy to stop this trend, a course in "Leadership in Scouting" was held for Public School boys in their last year at school, at Gilwell Park in Essex. Gilwell is set in the heart of Epping Forest and is regarded as the fountain-head of Scout training in the world today. Under the inspired leadership of John Thurman, the Camp Chief, the ideals of Scouting are given a practical basis and are thence passed on throughout the world by the many Scouters from all over the world who attend the various training courses there. Its truly international aspect was well shown by the fact that on the staff during the week we were 45

there, were an Australian Commissioner, a Scouter from New Zealand, a German Scout, an oriental gentleman of unknown nationality, and last, but definitely not least, a 20-stone County Commissioner from South Wales. On Easter Tuesday, then, the three of us, Wroe, Sykes and myself, congregated at Imperial Headquarters or I.H.Q., in Buckingham Palace Road, having spent the morning visiting friends and relatives in the London district. We met the other members of the course and were introduced to many of the headquarters' commissioners. After tea we were driven to Gilwell by bus. Immediately we were hustled into the training-ground, a most impressive area of park surrounded by trees. Here we were issued with armfuls of literature, divided up into patrols, and briefed as to the nature of the course. Its tempo may be gathered from the fact that on the first evening we were given two talks and also a demonstration by a local troop. This hectic pace continued throughout the week. A typical day's programme was started by inspection, flag-break and prayers, immediately after breakfast. Then we would be warmed up by a few games suspiciously reminiscent of P.T. periods. Lectures, demonstrations, and experiments, on various branches of Scouting, would follow thick and fast throughout the morning. The afternoon would be devoted to an activity designed to test individual leadership. Each boy would take it in turns to lead his patrol in some apparently impossible task in which obstacles such as genuinely electrified fences and large and muddy ponds would frequently occur. After dinner many exalted personages from I.H.Q. or elsewhere would come and give us the benefit of their experiences. One, we were pleased to learn, turned down the offer of a command of a battalion to devote himself to Scouting. We feel that others might well follow his example. These lectures culminated in the visit of Lord Rowallan, the Chief Scout, on the last night of the course. Few of us will forget either his talk or his handshake ! Highlights of the week were firstly the visit to a Troop of Scouts of whom over half were on probation and with whom army discipline was more effective than the usual fair words. Secondly there was the cooking without utensils in which we indulged one day. It is amazing how a steak can change when impaled on a stick and held in a fire. Finally, there was the visit to Windsor to watch the Queen take the salute at the march-past of the Queen's Scouts. On the final morning, for the last time, we washed up, tidied the camp-site, stole the Sea Scouts' hats, tripped over that decidedly lazy animal, the camp dog, and performed all other tasks that had become familiar during the week. As we bade farewell to the fellow-members of our patrol, we realised what a unique organisation the Scout movement is for the making of friends. Where else in the world, at the height of the Suez crisis last summer, could Egyptians and Israelis work peaceably together side by side as they did at Gilwell Park. D.J.O. 46

SHOOTING Although the last two places in the First VIII were not fixed in the earlier part of the term, the team settled down to a much higher and more consistent level of shooting than hitherto, and the previous School record was broken four times, the new one standing at 689 under "Country Life" conditions. We had eleven matches during the term, of which we won ten, the lost one being the local "Derby" against Ampleforth. This is, in fact, too heavy a fixture list, leaving insufficient time for the training of newcomers, and tending to staleness in the team—it is to be remarked that our best total was made after a fortnight's "rest". The "Country Life" results have not yet been published at the time of writing,* but if our estimated total of 855 is correct, we should be substantially higher than ever before. The main score of 684 was quite good for us, but the "Landscape" I suffered a "Landwas not quite up to this standard. The 2nd VII scape" disaster. This was most unfortunate, not least because it must be disappointing for Hall and Jose, who undertook with enthusiasm and ability the rather thankless task of giving the fire-orders. We should like to record our thanks to them for their efforts. It is hoped that the miniature range shooting will have helped to produce the experience and the confidence required by the VIII if they are to do well at Bisley in July. Postal match results and individual averages are given below. 1sT VIII MATCH RESULTS Score St. Peter's Score Result

Opponents

Date

614 11th Feb. St. Edmund's, Canterbury 617 15th Feb. Denstone College 670 18th Feb. Rossall School 662 20th Feb. King Edward's 21st Feb. Mill Hill School 615 635 25th Feb. Worksop College 694 27th Feb. Ampleforth College 631 4th Mar. Sherborne School 644 6th Mar. Giggleswick School 653 21st Mar. Uppingham School 23rd Mar. Country Life Competition 616 27th Mar. St. Bee's School 2ND VIII MATCH RESULTS

Score St. Peter's Score Result

Opponents

Date

605 20th Feb. King Edward's 684 27th Feb. Ampleforth College 23rd Mar. Country Life Competition AVERAGES 1ST VIII OF

ill

Name J. R. Maxwell J. R. Peverley B. C. R. Butler J. M. Lennox R. L. High A. C. Stubbs R. Baxter ... G. P. Lowley

Won 663 Won 668 Won 681 Won 679 668 Won Won 684 676 Lost 671 Won Won 676 689 Won 681 Landscape : 171 663 Won

Number of Matches

... 18 ... 18 ... 18 ... 16 ... 13 ... 18 ... 17 ... 16

621 Won Lost 626 651 Landscape : 124

Highest Score

Average

89 90 90 89 87 88 87 86

86.22 85.06 84.94 84.94 83.77 83.39 82.41 81.44

2ND VIII

Name

Number of Matches

Highest Score

Average

6 5 12 5 5 5 5 3

86 83 83 85 81 84 79 77

82.8 80.6 80.1 79.2 78.0 77.8 77.0 73.7

F. N. Parkin D. E. Rayner M. G. A. Garbutt S. H. Newbigging P. A. Crossley E. W. Trevelyan J. K. Hick ... P. R. Webster

* Since writing this report, the official "Country Life" result has arrived, and the team placings were :1st VIII 10th 2nd VIII — 85th —

There were 140 entries in this section, and the performance of the 1st VIII is very creditable. Our previous highest place in this section had been 18th. The actual scores were Landscape (Max. 192)

1st VIII 2nd VIII

... ...

171

124

Group (Max. 80)

Rapid (Max. 400)

380

360

Snap

Total

(Max. 240) 221 226

852 775

J.R.M.

FENCING We have had four matches this term, two against York Fenci n Club, and two against Durham Colleges Fencing Club. The first match against York, which was fenced at their headquarters, we lost by the narrow margin of 13 bouts to 14, losing the foil 3 6 and epee 4-5, but winning the sabre 5-4. In our second match, against Durham Colleges, we were soundly trounced, losing the foil 0-9, ep& 4-5, and sabre 1 8. It was decidedly not our day, but we learnt much, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. -

The third match, against York, at home, showed how much we had in fact learnt from Durham, and we beat them by 15 bouts to 12, winning the foil 5-4, epée 6-3, losing the sabre 4-5. After this match M. G. Hancock and P. J. Burton were awarded their colours. A week before the return match with Durham Colleges we went into special training, fencing every night. The result was a great improvement on our previous performance, losing the foil 3-6, epee 1 8, and winning the sabre 5-4. 48

Next term we have a home and away fixture with Bede College, Durham, a display at St. Stephen's Orphanage, the Inter-House Competition, and on 12th May the Yorkshire Sabre Championships are to be held at the school. We are also trying to arrange a match against the O.P.s for the Saturday of Commemoration, and would like to know of any willing to compete. Before we close, we would like to thank Mr. Gaastra for accompanying us on our outing to Durham, and Mr. Harding, without whose considerate co-operation there could be no School Fencing. P.A.M.

SQUASH As in past years, the popularity of squash in the Easter Term was perfectly obvious. The Railway Institute courts were once more a great advantage, and the Juniors, in particular, enjoyed many games there. The 1st V had another successful term and the whole team were awarded their colours. Unfortunately, petrol rationing prevented several fixtures, notably Barnard Castle and Worksop. Five matches were played, four of which were won and one narrowly lost. Throughout the season Kirby remained unbeaten, although he had two very close struggles with Mr. Harding in the Staff matches. Macpherson played excellently on occasions, but such performances were all too rare. Netherwood improved towards the end of term, and showed his true ability against the Railway Institute. Both Pfluger and Hopper did well, demonstrating above all the advantage of speed in the court. lsr V v. THE STAFF, on Monday, 4th February Won, 3-2. D. Kirby beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 3-2 (7-9, 9-2, 1-9, 9-2, 9-3). D. G. Macpherson lost to A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., 1-3 (2-9, 9-4, 4-9, 7-9). P. J. Netherwood lost to G. D. Craine, Esq., 2-3 (9-4, 9-5, 1-9, 7-9, 8-10). D. Pfluger beat M. J. Ockenden, Esq., 3-2 (9-3, 9-4, 6-9, 7-9, 9-4). K. A. Hopper beat B. H. Holbeche, Esq., 3-0 (9-3, 9-1, 9-0). 1 sr V v. DONCASTER G.S., at Home, on Thursday, 7th February. Won, 5-0. D. Kirby beat B. N. Heald, 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-7). D. G. Macpherson beat A. Beavers, 3-0 (9-5, 9-1, 9-1). P. J. Netherwood beat T. M. Brown, 3-1 (7-9, 9-6, 9-4, 10-9). D. Pfluger beat M. D. Horrocks, 3-0 (9-6, 9-2, 9-4). K. A. Hopper beat W. P. Turpin, 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-0). 1ST V v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY 2ND V, at Home, on Wednesday, 13th Feb. Won, 4-1. D. Kirby beat A. W. Levitt, 3-1 (9-1, 9-6, 6-9, 9-2). D. G. Macpherson beat J. M. Forster, 3-1 (7-9, 9-4, 9-2, 9-4). P. J. Netherwood lost to J. Hannon, 2-3 (7-9, 10-8, 9-2, 2-9, 7-9). D. Pfluger beat A. Gibson, 3-0 (9-3, 9-6, 9-2). W. M. Howard beat B. Harness, 3-0 (9-4, 9-7, 9-6).

1 ST V v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE, at Home, on Sunday, 10th March.'

Lost, 2-3. D. Kirby beat A. Rollin, 3-0 (9-3, 10--9, 9-1). D. G. Macpherson lost to N. J. Magson, 0-3 (2-9, 0-9, 6-9). P. J. Netherwood beat J. Hannon, 3-0 (9-6, 9-3, 9-3). D. Pfluger lost to M. Curtis, 1-3 (7-9, 9-6, 2-9, 4-9). K. A. Hopper lost to E. Outhwaite, 2-3 (7-9, 9-4, 9-5, 8-10, 9-10). 1ST V v. THE STAFF, on Thursday, 28th March. Won, 3-2. D. Kirby beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 3-2 (9-5, 7-9, 0-9, 9-7, 9-5). D. G. Macpherson lost to A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., 1-3 •(9-5, 4-9, 8-10, 7-9). P. J. Netherwood beat G. D. Craine, Esq., 3-2 (9-7, 8-10, 6-9, 9-6, 9-7). D. Pfluger lost to D. A. C. Blunt, Esq., 1-3 (5-9, 3-9, 9-4, 8-10). K. A. Hopper beat J. N. Gaastra, Esq., 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 10--8).

Despite the large entries in the competitions, all three finals were played before the end of term bustle. The Intermediate and Open finals were clear-cut affairs, but the Junior final was an excellent match between two very promising players, Gale and Ranson. JUNIOR J. W. S. Gale beat E. M. H. Ranson, 3-2 (8-10, 9-7, 0-9, 9-6, 9-3 INTERMEDIATE. F. C. •Beaumont beat A. Gomersall, 3-0 (9-2, 9-1, 9-7). OPEN. D. G. Macpherson beat P. J. Netherwood, 3-0 (9-7, 9-5, 10-8).

D.K.

CHESS Since B. W. H. Carter left the School in December, the beginning of this term saw D. J. Cook made captain. Four inter-school matches were arranged for this term, and, although the results at first glance may look discouraging, the number of younger players of quite good standard, especially in the House teams, looks well for the future. Welbeck College, the first fixture of the term, was a new one and was played at the same time as the hockey match. The result was hardly encouraging and R. A. Elliott is to be congratulated on his win. York, too, defeated us, but not as badly as might seem by a glance at the results, and, finally, the match against St. John's gave us a win. It was in this match that an experiment was tried which it is to be hoped will continue, that of taking players not yet of team standard, but "probables" for the future, and giving them experience in friendly matches. Unfortunately both J. W. S. Gale and A. Gomersall lost, but the idea remains for the future. The match fixed with Worksop College was cancelled owing to an epidemic at that school. The following were the fixtures :Wed., 6th Feb., Welbeck College (Home), Lost, 5-1. Fri., 22nd Feb., York (Home), Lost, 7-1. Mon., 25th Feb., St. John's College (Away), Won, 5--3. Wed., 6th Mar., Worksop College (Home), Cancelled.

The following played in the School Team :D. J. Cook,* D. T. Sparham, P. S. H. Jesper, R. A. Elliott,* G. F. B. Michell, F. C. Beaumont,* C. J. Woolley, J. R. Peverley, H. W. H. Unwin, G. V. Plester, R. L. Evans. * Played in all three matches.

The House matches were also played this term; the results being as follows. Queen's Manor Grove Rise

/ .1 Queen's (3-2) / School House f Queen's (3-2) 1 j Grove (3-2) 1 Grove (4-1) Temple

Grove (3-2)

D. J.C.

HOCKEY, 1957 An Easter Term without any snow would appear to be the answer to every hockey player's prayer, but it was discovered that rain, in superabundance, is almost as disastrous as snow—almost, but not quite, for many exciting, and indeed bloody, battles were fought out on the asphalt or the runways of Clifton aerodrome, with a consequent improvement in stickwork. The pitches, after the first fortnight, were rarely fit for anything but matches, and even the half-holidays in March, wrung from athletics, did not provide the extra practice expected, owing to the softness of the ground. We shall hope to make better use of this time in future years. The First XI did, however, play more matches than usual and the record is not discouraging. With more practice on firm grounds this could have been a good side, especially if they could have overcome the inherent weakness in shooting. Against a strong Styx side they played better hockey than any school side has played for years and they put up quite a creditable performance against the Old Peterites. The main strength lay in the defence, which played unchanged throughout the season. The three old colours—Pfluger, successfully converted to left-half, Kirby, and Netherwood—always played well, the last-named being the most improved player of the year. Our luck with goalkeeping discoveries held, as Robbins-Jones developed into a first-class goalkeeper, fully deserving to rank alongside ReidSmith and Taylor of recent years. His coolness and judgment were admirable, and against Trent, when for once the defence faltered, he alone prevented a cricket score. McCallum, tried at centre-forward and right-half before settling down at right back, performed most creditably in only his second season of hockey. A little ponderous in his movements, he was nevertheless usually in the right place at approximately the right time, and he tackled and hit well. After 51

some preliminary uncertainty he developed a good understanding with his partner. Baxter another converted forward, filled the right-half position adequately. Although never outstanding, he improved with every match and generally supported his forwards well.

The forwards, however, never really combined into an effective attacking force. Many different players and combinations were tried in practice games and the final line-up was probably the best. Lack of technical skill in the basic arts made all their movements slow and hence allowed the defence to cover before danger really threatened. The three old colours, Brocklebank, Richards, and Irvin, did not make much progress from last year, although Brocklebank, when tried on the right ring, did look a much better player than he had done at centre-forward. Irvin, handicapped at the beginning of the season by an injured wrist, never showed anything like his last year's form and finally had to be dropped, whilst Richards' boundless energy was mostly misdirected—when he did take just those extra seconds to think, he used the ball well, but his passes were mostly made too hurriedly and blindly. The most effective forward was Thorp— starting on the right wing and then moving to the more difficult left wing, he immediately showed great promise. His methods, though at present a little stereotyped, are effective, and he appreciates that a left-winger's job is to get the ball into the middle before the defence can cover. Macpherson at inside-left is a naturally gifted player, also in his second year of hockey, but his play was spasmodic; he too rarely saw the opening soon enough and he was reluctant to tackle back or go for the ball. Ridley was tried at inside-left for the first two games but did not achieve much—in the final reorganisation of the forward line he came in at centre-forward, where he did some effective things, but his lack of ball-control prevented him from putting his enthusiasm and energy to profitable use. sl Some of the Second XI only narrowly missed selection for the First XI and this meant that there were the makings of an unusually good team. In addition, there was considerable competition for the remaining places. The team's standard of play in matches was quite high and pleasantly free from the excessive clumsiness that has too often characterised a Second XI. The defence was effective, although it was sometimes flattered by a lack of firm attacks, whilst the forwards showed a commendable determination to get goals, if in a somewhat crude fashion. The second and third games suffered from the soft state of the grounds but gained useful practice on ashphalt, which should form the basis of good hockey, when the players do eventually feel firm turf under their feet. Enthusiasm, at least, knew no bounds, and very sincere thanks are due to those members of the Staff who devoted so much time and energy to helping these younger players by both precept and example. 52

Final teams :— FIRST XI T. J. Robbins-Jones ;* A. McCallum, P. J. Netherwood;* R. Baxter, D. Kirby,* D. Pfluger ;* D. N. Brocklebank, W. N. Richards, I. N. Ridley, D. G. Macpherson, R. H. Thorp. * Denotes Caps. SECOND XI R. R. Baldwin; G. F. B. Michell, P. S. H. Jesper; P. B. Burbidge, D. T. Sparham* (Capt.), R. T. Burdon; D. B. Irvin, K. A. Hopper,* M. J. Kershaw,* J. R. Maxwell, D. C. Parry. * Denotes Colours. T. D. J. Layfield and R. C. Hopkinson also played.

FIRST XI MATCHES 6th Feb. v. WELBECK COLLEGE. Home. Drawn, 1-1. The first match of the term was played in very difficult conditions, and the School forwards found accurate passing almost impossible on the soft and muddy pitch. The Welbeck team had the same difficulties but proved to be more adaptable and hit the ball very well in the circumstances. Shortly before half-time Welbeck scored after a mistake by the backs. Brocklebank, however, defeated their goalkeeper soon after the interval by pushing the ball between his pads. The remainder of the match was a battle between the forceful moves of the Welbeck forwards and the defensive tactics of the School backs and Robbins-Jones, who made several excellent saves. 9th Feb. v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE. Away. Won, 1-0. This match was also played in marshy conditions on a rough pitch, which made hockey well-nigh impossible. Again the forwards could not combine successfully and their powers of penetration were almost negligible. Ashville attacked from the outset and were unfortunate to have a goal disallowed for "sticks". About the only good movement by the School forwards resulted in a goal by Brocklebank from a well-placed cross-pass from Thorp. The second half saw conditions deteriorate even more and the game degenerated into "hit and run". Once again Robbins-Jones must be commended for his excellent goalkeeping. 20th Feb. v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Away. Won, 4 0. This year the team was not subjected to the ordeal by water on the beach, as the pitches proved playable. The School was obviously superior in every phase of the game. With a re-arranged forward line the ball was at last swung about and the Scarborough defence was soon in great trouble. Thorp opened the score with a fine shot from a rebound after a corner. Brocklebank shortly afterwards beat the goalkeeper with a well placed shot and Kirby made the half-time score 3-0 with a powerful shot from a short corner. In the second half the home defence tightened up and only allowed one more goal by Brocklebank. This was an encouraging performance on a difficult pitch. 53

27th Feb. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Away. Won, 3-2. Played on a soft pitch, this was a game which promised to be fast and open but developed into a somewhat negative battle between the defences. From the bully-off the School tried to swing the ball about, but a good defence prevented much progress. Macpherson opened the score when he flicked the ball into an open goal, after the goalkeeper had made a weak clearance. There was little good hockey in the second half, but slowness in defence allowed Bootham to score twice. Following a goal-mouth melee Brocklebank scored from a penalty bully against the goalkeeper, and with only seconds remaining Kirby scored the deciding goal with a fine drive from the edge of the circle. 2nd Mar. v. TRENT COLLEGE. Away. Lost, 0-3. The team was undoubtedly lucky to leave Trent only three goals down. On a rather bumpy pitch the more experienced Trent side had much to teach the School in every aspect of the game, except possibly for goalkeeping, for, had it not been for an inspired display by Robbins-Jones, Trent would have scored many more goals. The School forwards had lost all their skill and never looked like penetrating the sound Trent defence. The game was fast and open on a glorious day, but we were well and truly beaten by a better side. '

9th Mar. v. OLD PETERITES. Home. Lost, 0-2. Owing to the soft condition of the School ground this game and that against Styx H.C. were played on the York H.C. ground, which provided the School side with their only experience of a hard, firm surface. It is significant that in these two games, against the most experienced sides they played, they produced by far their best form of the season. A strong Old Boys' side was held to no score at half-time, thanks chiefly to some fine play by McCallum and Netherwood, who never gave ground, and another good performance by Robbins-Jones. Thomas, in the other goal, thwarted the School forwards more than once, but, generally speaking, the Old Peterites' halves and backs were too experienced for the School's somewhat stereotyped attacks. It was Magson, in an unaccustomed position on the right wing, who opened the scoring with a good angled shot, and, soon after this, Bough ran through to put the ball well wide of Robbins-Jones. XI. T. E. Thomas; E. Graham, P. Collins; P. B. Mitchinson, A. T. Booth, S. J. White; N. J. Magson, P. M. Steele (Capt.), R. G. Bough, J. Pulleyn, M. Hallas.

OLD PETERITE

13th Mar. v. STYX H.C. Home. Lost, 3-7. Faced with a very experienced team, the School moved the ball accurately and quickly and, at times, had complete mastery over the Styx defence. The backs and halves were quick into the tackle and to intercept, and even Bellerby found progress difficult against the 54

keen marking of Pfluger. Baldwin, substituting for Robbins-Jones, acquitted himself very well in goal and was kept pretty busy. The School scored first when Thorp shot from a good cross-pass by Brocklebank on the right wing, the Styx goalkeeper allowing the ball to pass, thinking it was going outside the post. Styx soon retaliated with two quick goals and were leading 3-1 at the interval, but a fine run and hard, angled shot by Brocklebank and a well placed shot by Kirby from a penalty corner made the score level. From that point Styx showed their superior scoring power but the School were perhaps a little unlucky to lose by such a margin. ,

SECOND XI RESULTS ... Home Lost 3--4 ... Away Drawn 2-2 (Match •abandoned at half-time) ... Away Won 3--1 ... Home Won 2-0 ... Away Drawn 1-1

6th Feb. v. Welbeck College 13th Feb. v. Fulneck School 1st XI ... 20th Feb. v. Scarborough College 27th Feb. v. Bootham School ... 2nd Mar. v. Trent College ...

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1957 H Sat. May 11 Clifton C.C. Wed. „ 15 York C.C. — Sat. „ 18 — Wed. „ 22 A Giggleswick Sat. „ 25 Giggleswick School School Wed. „ 29 Durham School H Durham School H Worksop Coll. Sat. June 1 Worksop Coll. Wed. „ 5 1st Round Seni or House Match Leeds G.S. Sat. „ 8 Leeds G S A Ampleforth Wed. „ 12 Ampleforth College College Sat. „ 15 1st Round Sen or House Match Wed. „ 19 M.C.C.

H A

H Sat. „ 22 Yorkshire Gents. C.C. Wed. „ 26 Semi-final Seni or House Matches A Bradford G.S. Sat. „ 29 Bradford G.S. Wed. July 3 — Sat.6„ Final Senior Ho use Match H Sat. „ 13 Craven Gents. C.C. Wed. „ 17 Staff & Boys XI v . R.A.F. Linton H Bootham Schl. Sat. „ 20 Bootham Schl. Wed. „ 24 T. H. Hobson's XI „ 26101d „ 27f Peterites

'Under 16' Colts XI Ashville College

2nd XI

1st XI

H A

'Under 15' Colts XI H

1st Round Juni or House Matches Bootham Schl. Semi-final Junio r H use Match A Durham School A Worksop Coll. Worksop Coll. Semi-final Junio r H ouse Match Leeds G.S. A Bootham Ampleforth School College Manchester Boys XI Giggleswick School Pocklington School Bradford G.S. Final Junior Ho

Minster Choir Schl. Old Bo

H se Match

A A H

EASTER TERM RUGGER In spite of the interruption of play for the best part of four weeks owing to frost or the state of the grounds, valuable practice and much backlog was made good during an active term. The Junior XV were more fortunate than their predecessors of the past two years in that they played both their matches, and in spite of the lack of opportunities for full match play practice they were moulding themselves into a side which lacked nothing in team spirit. In their first match against a more mature and experienced Pocklington School team (Lost, 3-18), the side looked in the early stages as if they might be swamped, but after realising many of their faults and recovering their nerve they put up a most creditable performance in the second half against their stronger opponents. Less than a week later the boot was very much on the other foot and the team tasted victory when easily defeating Fyling Hall by 17 points to nil in appalling conditions. The following first year boys represented the Junior XV :— C. Henwood; M. R. Bramley, G. W. A. R. Alderson, R. Priestley, V. A.

Alexander; J. M. Holdsworth, M. McCallum (Capt.) , ; R. G. Armstrong, R. G. Bruce, P. Collins, M. W. Territt (Leader), J. W. Beckett, L. P. Dobson, S. H. Harrison, G. P. Robinson.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOQDBURN CUP Grim conditions are invariably the lot of the cross-country runners in training, but this year was an exception, and for the most part the test was not too severe. Although conditions were heavy (the Ings supplied their customary flood water), very little snow and ice hampered the trainees, who had a little over four weeks for practice before the race held on Monday, 18th February. This time was put to good use and the runners for the race were in good fettle, as was clearly proved by the general bearing of the whole "field" at the finishing post. Furthermore the majority had no previous experience owing to the cancellation of the race the previous year. D. Pfluger, winner in 1955, and C. D. M. Wood were the only two runners who had previously been placed in the first 12, so not unnaturally public opinion held them as favourites, although many other forecasts were made as to who would be the winner of the Goodburn Cup. The day of the race was not a disappointment and good conditions prevailed. Pfluger set the pace to the Boathouse, whereupon Chilman and Middleton took up the lead on the outward stretch up the Ings, with Pfluger, Hobson, Bygate, and Bywater in close attendance. At the jetty the first five runners home began to establish their commanding position. Hobson, running with great confidence, took a comfortable lead before re-entering the Ings. Wood and Bygate contested 2nd and 3rd places and Pfluger dropped back to 4th. The 56

homeward stretch on the Ings was heavy going and, with Hobson striding out to win virtually unchallenged in the most creditable time of 23 mins. 27.6 secs., the order amongst the leaders underwent very little change. Meanwhile, the Rise had, in customary fashion, been "packing" splendidly and, although their first runner was placed no higher than 8th, their No. 6 was placed 17th. This was too good for the Manor who had also done well. So the favourites for the Plate had indeed won and a very meritorious performance it was, too. Result :1. S. S. Hobson (G.); 2. C. D. M. Wood (M.); 3. Bygate (Q.); 4. Pfluger (G.); 5. M. L. Bywater (M.); 6. Middleton (S.H.); 7. Gibson (M.); 8. Hancock (R.); 9. Mathews (R.); 10. D. A. Wilson (S.H.); 11. Jose (R.); 12. R. R. Baldwin (R.).

House Placings :Queen's

Rise

School House

Temple

Grove 1

Manor

4 22 23 26 27

2 5 7 13 24 25

3 15 16 20 X28 31

8 9 11 12 14 17

6 10 18 32 33 37

19 29 30 39 41 43

Total

103

113

136

201

Place

3rd

2nd

4th

1st

5th

6th

ATHLETICS The 1957 season has gone a long way towards popularising athletics. Undoubtedly for many, "sport" must contain the necessary ingredient of a ball, whatever its colour, dimension or shape; for others, it may be, there is no "sport" without surrounding water; but whatever the "pros" or "cons" of athletics there is no denying it does set the stage for an admirable contest between Houses. Such has been the case this year. We also had the good weather without which it is difficult for athletics to gain popularity. For most, athletics means "Standards", a form of training for the experts, and an admirable competition for the lesser lights. After 21 weeks of expended energy, much splendid endeavour and competition has been experienced, by many who can neither make their contribution nor gain any similar satisfaction throughout the whole year of "sport". At the outset the track was soft, wet, and heavy, and provided very little encouragement for the unfit, but with every day that passed conditions improved, and never were they better than on Sports Day itself. The Standard's programme was once again pursued thoroughly

and exhaustively. For the first time for many years the Rise were deposed from their exalted position as leaders on Standards and had to remain content with second place to the Grove. The following excelled themselves by achieving maximum points in Standards :Set A : D. Pfluger (G.) and M. L. Bywater (M.); in Set B : J. B. Mathews (R.), S. S. Hobson (G.), J. A. Bygate (Q.), and R. T. Burdon (R.); in Set C : D. L. Slade (Q.) and J. J. Rhodes (S.H.); in Set D : C. Hermiston (G.); W. E. Jones (G.), J. G. C. Wheeler (G.), P. N. B. Smith (S.H.), and M. F. Grainger (T.); in Set E : R. G. Armstrong (M.) and P. G. Humpherson (T.). The first of four new records was established prior to Sports Day in the Intermediate Mile race, when W. Mitchell (Q.) in a rousing finish defeated both S. S. Hobson (G.) and J. B. Mathews (R.) in the last five yards. Mitchell's time of 5 min. 4.0 secs. beat the previous record held by J. T. Ankers in 1949 by 4.2 sec., and only two yards separated the first three runners in this race. J. A. Bygate's success in the Senior Mile was a natural sequel to his success in the Intermediate Mile last year. The improvement in his time of 15.0 sec. emphasises the promise of his running. Although conditions were chilly, the track remained good on Sports Day, and the Grove held an invaluable lead of 10 points over the Rise as a result of the completion of the Standards. Three further new School records were established, two more in Intermediate events and one in Junior. J. B. Mathews (R.) cut several seconds off the Intermediate Half Mile record, only established by R. R. Baldwin last year, and the Rise Intermediate Relay team also bettered by 1.6 sec. the previous best held by Temple in 1948. In the Junior event P. N. B. Smith (S.H.) eclipsed his previous Cricket Ball throwing record of last year by reaching 88 yards, more than six yards beyond last year's effort. The decision to run the mile races in lanes proved a successful innovation. In these as in many other events, times and performances compared favourably with recent years. Not least amongst these improvements, was the fact that, although the Senior High Jump was won at 5 ft. 2 in., no less than five competitors cleared 5 ft. 1 in. Throughout the programme, competition had been intense. After nine events the Grove lost their lead to the Rise, only to re-establish and maintain the lead from the 11th event onwards. At the conclusion of a successful meeting Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Shield.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Saturday, 30th March, 1957 Points from Standards : Grove 200; Rise 190; Manor 182; Queen's 176; School House 172; Temple 158. Senior Mile : 1. Bygate (Q.); 2. C. D. M. Wood (M.); 3. Jose (R.) and Unwin (G.). Time : 4 min. 54.8 sec. Inter. Mile : 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. Hobson (G.); 3. Mathews (R.); 4. Gale (R.). Time : 5 min. 4.0 sec. School Record.

Senior 100 Yards : 1. Macpherson (S.H.)• 2. Irvin (R.); 3. Maxwell (G.); 4. D. Robinson (S.H.). Time : 10.9 sec. Junior 100 Yards : 1. Bottomley (G.); 2. T. D. F. Anderson (S.H.); 3. Hermiston (G.); 4. Holdsworth (M.). Time : 11.5 sec. Inter. 100 Yards : 1. Howard (R.); 2. J. J. Rhodes (S.H.); 3. Mathews (R.); 4. Storey (T.). Time : 11.0 sec. Senior High Jump : 1. R. R. Baldwin (R.); 2. I. N. Ridley (M.); 3. M. L. Bywater (M.); 4. Butler (S.H.). Height : 5 ft. 2 in. Junior Long Jump : 1. Grainger (T.); 2. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.); 3. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 4. Jones (G.). Distance : 16 ft. 5 in. Inter. Half Mile : 1. Mathews (R.); 2. W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. Hobson (G.); 4. Storey (T.). Time : 2 min. 12.9 sec. School Record. Senior Half Mile : 1. Bygate (Q.); 2. R. R. Baldwin (R.); 3. Burbidge (G.); 4. Unwin (G.). Time : 2 min 10.8 sec. Senior 220 Yards : 1. Macpherson (S.H.); 2. Irvin (R.); 3. M. L. Bywater (M.); 4. D. Robinson (S.H.). Time : 24.6 sec. Inter. 220 Yards : 1. Howard (R.); 2. J. J. Rhodes (S.H.); 3. Crowther (Q.); 4. M. McCallum (M.). Time : 25.5 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.); 2. Grainger (T.); 3. Bottomley (G.); 4. Hermiston (G.). Time : 26.6 sec. Senior Long Jump : 1. Macpherson (S.H.); 2. R. M. Wheeler (G.); 3. Hopper (Q.); 4. Butler (S.H.) and Irvin (R.). Distance : 18 ft. 111 in. Inter. High Jump : 1. Clark (M.); 2. Hobson (G.); 3. Mathews (R.); 4. J. B. Robinson (S.H.). Height : 4 ft. 91 in. Junior Cricket Ball : 1. P. N. B. Smith (S.H.); 2. P. G. Humpherson (T.); 3. Grainger (T.); 4. Thornton (G.). Distance : 88 yd. School Record. Inter. 440 Yards : 1. Howard (R.); 2. Slade (Q.); 3. Hobson (G.); 4. J. 0. Armstrong. Time : 58.0 sec. Junior 440 Yards : 1. Jones (G.); 2. T. D. F. Anderson (S.H.); 3. Staveley (T.); 4. R. G. Armstrong (M.). Time : 61.0 sec. Senior 440 Yards : 1. Pfluger (G.); 2. D. Robinson (S.H.); 3. D. Procter (M.); 4. Kershaw (T.). Time : 56.1 sec. Inter. Long Jump : 1. A. McCallum (M.); 2. Mackay (G.); 3. J. M. Smith (T.); 4. A. May (M.). Distance : 17 ft. 11 in. Junior High Jump : 1. J. G. C. Wheeler (G.); 2. Giddings {Q.); 3. Hermiston (G.); 4. Raylor (S.H.). Height : 4 ft. 61 in. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yd.) : 1. Grove; 2. School House; 3. Temple; 4. Manor. Time : 53.1 sec. Inter. Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Rise; 2. School House; 3. Manor; 4. Queen's. Time : 1 min. 51.0 sec. School Record. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Grove and Rise; 3. Manor; 4. Queen's. Time : 1 min. 46.2 sec. House Placings : 1. Grove, 271 points 2. Rise, 251 points. 3. School House, 2321 points. 4. Manor, 219 points. 5. Queen's, 208 points. 6. Temple, 182 points.

THE BOAT CLUB In compiling these notes the writer has first and foremost in his mind the departure of Mr. Lavender who has assisted in the coaching of School and House crews over the last eight years. His presence on the tow-path has always inspired confidence and has had a stabilising effect on the "temperament" of the traditional oarsman. His willingness to do any job or to withdraw from any job have been 59

an inspiration to everyone and he has fostered the ideals of the rowing man in no small degree. He leaves St. Peter's to become Head Master of The Royal Wanstead School—translated to higher spheres, it might at one time have been called, but it is a lower sphere in one respect, that there is no rowing. Perhaps in the next few years this may change; but, joking apart, the whole Boat Club will wish Mr. Lavender a happy and prosperous future. This term's rowing has gone well. There has been no ice and snow, practically no floods and very little strong wind. But nature always manages to keep something ready for the unwary and on no fewer than four occasions during the term, boats on the river and coaches on the bank have been struck by a sudden torrent of rain and blast of wind. We are hardened to this holocaust perhaps once a term but four times is too much. The quality of House rowing has again been high and some excellent races were seen. The most notable event was the semi-final between the Grove and Rise Senior crews in which the less polished Grove crew rowed the Rise crew to a dead-heat after being three-quarters of a length down just below Scarborough Bridge. In the re-row the same sort of race developed but by a heroic effort Grove beat Rise by three feet. The surprise of the Senior races was the victory in the final of School House, who were never looked on as likely winners. Where they scored was in their ability to start well, to continue well and to finish well and the crew must be congratulated on its success. During the athletic season of three weeks it has been possible to form some opinion about next term's School crews and the few practices have been very valuable. We are glad to have acquired the services of the Chaplain as an official judge and we hope that he has recovered from the breaking-in he received when he had to judge a race which ended in a dead-heat! Results of the House races :SENIOR. Preliminary Round: School House beat Temple; Manor beat Queen's. Semi-finds: School House beat Manor; Grove beat Rise. Final: School House beat Grove by 1 lengths. JUNIOR. Preliminary Round: Rise beat School House; Queen's beat Grove. Semi-finals: Rise beat Queen's; Manor beat Temple. Final: Manor beat Rise by length.

In looking forward to the Summer Term it is the sincere wish of the School Boat Club that a really strong contingent of Old Peterite oarsmen, many of whom are doing so well, should come to Commemoration equipped to row in the O.P. Races. In future these Old Peterites may rest assured that they will not be thrown into the river after the races and thereby have the rest of their afternoon spoilt. 60

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL The very mild weather at the start of last term was the only variant in the usual set scheme of things, for the General Knowledge paper on the first Saturday was not corrected before the "rookeries" came out in force in both authorised and unauthorised places. They flourished exceedingly for a brief spell, but lived their usual short life in spite of the fact that there was no snow to stop them. When the number of stall-holders exceeds the number of would-be customers, such pastimes are bound to die a natural death, and genuine games of marbles took their place. What was a big swerve from tradition was the growth of a series of shallow excavations into which the marbles were pitched from a distance, and, appropriately enough, the game of "holey" extended well into the season of Lent. There were, in fact, some important games to be finished after the holidays had started. Throughout the term, we seemed to be beset with one exam. or another, and the time is upon us when results come streaming in. We held our own entrance exams. early in March, and altogether much energy was spent in trying to hoodwink the longsuffering examiners. The Work Shield competition has been going on with some intensity, and the closeness of the competition has made prophecy a very risky business. We played two school rugger matches, both at home. In a mudbath we held St. Martin's to a pointless draw, and we gained our revenge on Drax by beating them 12-6. These results were most satisfactory, and make our final table of results look slightly more fit to be published. The various inter-House events for the Games Cup continued smoothly and, with boxing, cross-country and football finished, we are half-way through the year's programme. The Archaeological Society has held two Friday meetings, one in the Yorkshire Museum, where Mr. Wilmott showed us the Roman exhibits, and the other in the lecture theatre, where Mr. Hartley, from Leeds iJniversity, gave a most interesting survey of the RomanoBritish period. Many of his excellent slides were of places and things outside our area, which helped to give us a more complete picture. Mr. Pemberton has started a Music Society, whose meetings are also held on Friday afternoons. The Society was inaugurated by a swing session given by Jesper and J. R. Shannon. During the term, a wellprinted (and spelt) newspaper, "The 5th Form Gazette", was launched, and it is to be hoped that P. C. N. Brown and P. Richardson, together with their right-hand man, Bell, will have the strength to keep up the standard. Scouting and Cubbing have flourished, and a most successful camp fire under the direction of Mr. Johnston was held in the Scout Hut one Saturday evening in February. Mr. Chilman went up to London on 22nd February to attend the service in Westminster Abbey which marked both the centenary of the birth of the Founder and fifty years of Scouting. 61

As usual, we attended the Epiphany Service in York Minster, and our Choir sat in the nave choir stalls. On Ash Wednesday we had the Litany in Chapel, and five Olavites were confirmed by the Archbishop of York at the confirmation service held on 14th March. On 20th March we had our School Concert, which repeated last year's success. The standard of performance was good, and the whole concert was lively and enjoyable. The violin playing was noteworthy, and Miss Wainscoat is to be congratulated on producing very fine results in the two terms that she has been with us. We wish her the best of luck in her new job. As soon as term had ended, two parties of Olavites set out, the one to Paris and the other to the Lake District. Both were highly successful and, in their several ways, did much to broaden the outlook of all who went on them. In spite of seventeen cases of chicken pox and five of German measles, there were fewer boys absent through illness this term than there were before Christmas. Exactly 100 boys missed at least one day, 20 of them from J.1, and the greatest number away on any one I day was 23. INTER-HOUSE EVENTS CROSS-COUNTRY The Cross-country seemed very open this year, and after the leagues it was by no means clear who would win. Ainsty Juniors, who had won all their leagues, were unexpectedly beaten by Alcuin, but by coming second in the Middles and first in the Seniors Ainsty finished clear winners. Alcuin, who had started the day behind both Ainsty and Elmet, managed to beat the latter by half a point. The individual winners were all unbeaten throughout the season. Middleton had won all his league races very comfortably, but Wilkinson made a valiant effort in the championship and came very close to winning the Senior event. Carr beat Sessions for third place. In the Middles, Bowling followed his usual practice of following his team-mate Brining for the first part of the race and then overtaking him at his leisure. Shannon, M., came a good third. Coles was a clear-cut winner in the Junior event, Dew and Vooght being second and third. It is interesting to note that Ainsty, with one third place, gained fewer spoons than any of the other Houses, which shows that teamwork counts in cross-country as much as in football or cricket. The following is a table of results :CHAMPIONSHIP House

Ainsty Alcuin Elmet Wentworth

Leagues

juniors

Middles

Seniors

Total

6 4+ 6 1+

2 3 0 1

2 1 3 0

3 2 1 0

13 101 10

FOOTBALL (Seniors and Middles Rugger, Juniors Soccer) As last year, each House played the other three Houses, but the system of scoring has been revised. Counting 3 for a Senior win, 2 for a Middle win, and 1 for a Junior win, the House with the highest total gains the Shield and 20 points towards the Games Cup. The second House gains 8 points and the third House 4. Alcuin Seniors and Ainsty Middles were unbeaten, also Wentworth Juniors who had one win and two draws. House Alcuin Elmet Ainsty Wentworth

Seniors 9 6 3 0

RESULTS Middles 2 4 6 0

Juniors

Total 13 11i 911, 2

2 14 i 2

BOXING The usual Boxing Tournament was held on 27th February, and a very satisfactory afternoon resulted. In the preliminary bouts, 4 points were awarded to Elmet, 3 to Alcuin, 2 to Ainsty, and 1 to Wentworth. One point was given to the winner in each contest. The Houses finished in the order in which they had started, Elmet winning the Shield which they shared with Ainsty last year. We should like to thank Captain Gardiner and his assistants for their help in refereeing and judging. RESULTS W. N. Marshall (Elmet) beat A. W. H. Powell (Alcuin). G. R. Monfort (Elmet) lost to R. A. Wood (Alcuin). T. C. C. Harris (Ainsty) lost to J. R. Coles (Alcuin). R. J. Bowling (Elmet) beat J. C. Abel (Ainsty). P. W. Shepherd (Elmet) beat A. E. Moss (Wentworth). G A. Barber (Elmet) lost to D. J. Emsley (Ainsty). E. E. B. Stark (Ainsty) beat J. H. Starkey (Alcuin). H. A. King (Elmet) lost to J. R. Dalkin (Alcuin). R. E. Bryan (Elmet) lost to C. I. D. Tomlinson (Wentworth). M. C. M. Jesper (Ainsty) lost to R. L. Bruce (Alcuin). J. D. M. Hackney (Elmet) beat M. R. Hornby (Wentworth). A. S. Brining (Elmet) beat R. M. Fawcett (Alcuin).

GAMES CUP Boxing (5, 2, 1) ... Football (20, 8, 4) ... Cross-country (15, 6, 3) Athletics (15, 6, 3) ... Cricket (20, 8, 4) ... Swimming (10, 4, 2)

Alcuin

Ainsty

Elmet

2 20 6 (28)

1 4 15 (20) —

5 8 3 (16) —

Wentworth

0 0 0 (0) —

WORK SHIELD Term

Alcuin

Ainsty

Elmet

Wentworth

Christmas Easter

16.17 8.43

15.53 9.27

15.19 8.14

15.24 8.44

Total

24.60

24.80

23.33

23.68

LAKE DISTRICT HOLIDAY, 1957 At 8-15 on the morning of '2nd April, a party of 36 boys and four masters cluttered up the booking-hall of York Station. A collection of hats even more surprising than last year's surmounted some very touching costumes (whose main weakness proved some days later to be in the seat of the pants). For originality Wakefield's Astrakhan special won the prize, but no fewer than four generations of female relatives (granny, mum, sister and daughter) had been pillaged to supply our needs. We travelled to Keswick without mishap and immediately crossed Derwentwater to High Brandelhow by launch. We then split into two parties, Messrs. Pemberton and Gaastra taking a select few to Longthwaite via Castle Crag, whilst the main body went up to Maiden Moor. The low road party had few excitements, apart from seeing some of the main body descend like a cataract into their midst from a highly unlikely precipice. Messrs. Chilman and Cooper, however, had some difficulty in keeping their flock together on high, and were to be seen quartering the landscape in search of stragglers like a couple of elderly but enthusiastic truffle hounds. Having gathered together what they could, they descended sedately by Rigghead quarries, and were relieved to find that the Gadarene section, who had lost themselves in spite of innumerable maps, three compasses and a clear day, had reached hostel level in one piece. 3rd April. Not a very promising day. Everyone proceeded up Sourmilk Gill, but we divided into two sections before entering the mists on the slopes of Base Brown. Mr. Chilman tried the tops with the slow train but wisely retreated to the lower country, whilst the rest slogged up Base Brown and along to Green Gable. We went down to Windy Gap, and had a cold picnic still in thick mist. After this festive meal some ten frozen creatures, led by Mr. Cooper, plunged down to Styhead Tarn by way of Aaron Slacks, whilst the remainder completed the ascent of Great Gable. We rejoined at the bottom and decided to go along the traverse to watch the climbers. This was most interesting, and well worth the journey. By the time that we had reached Nape's Needle, it was raining quite hard, so we retraced our steps and had tea in the lee of a wall at Stockley Bridge. It continued to drip on us until we got back to the Longthwaite hostel. 4th April. After a very wet night, the weather looked anything but settled. We packed up and started in two sections for Buttermere. One party set out for Dale Head by Rigghead quarries, whilst the rest proceeded up the Honister Pass by the Old Coach road. At the top of the Pass we had a little dispiriting rain, but happily it did not last long. Mr. Chilman took the footsore and fainthearted gentlemen by easy stages down the Buttermere side of the Pass, and the remainder went up Dale Head, meeting the Rigghead party on the summit. All then went on together, and the cloud, which had been 64

clinging to the top three hundred feet, rolled away. We passed along the ridge to Hindscarth, and had lunch out of the wind on the col between Hindscarth and Robinson. After this, Robinson was climbed and we got down to Buttermere well before the hostel was open. We had tea at the foot of the Sourmilk Gill which flows from Red Pike and passed the time dropping boulders into the river from the footbridge. It was fortunately discovered quite early on that a wall was being used as an ammunition dump. Soon we were at the very comfortable hostel, and the excellent soup at our first meal there will long remain a pleasant memory. 5th April. A little dull at the start but beautiful later on. All of us did the circuit of Crummock, first climbing to the head of Rannerdale. Some walked down the valley past the scene of the battle, whilst others walked along the top of Low Bank, having a good scramble down to the shores of the lake. We then ambled along the Eastern shore, and had lunch in the woods at the end of the lake. There we watched some expert timber-felling before going round the foot of the lake to Gillerthwaite. At this spot we divided, the steadies keeping to the shore whilst the more energetic climbed Mellbreak, a very fine and exciting mountain for its size. We all met on the beach at the foot of Ling Crags and several boys, egged on at a safe distance by the more irresponsible members of the staff, had a quick bathe. Not far from this spot the very dead body of a fox was found, and some of its smellier portions travelled all the way to Keswick with us before mysteriously (and mercifully) vanishing. A tame taxidermist in the party is not entirely a good thing, but it taught us the difference between windward and leeward. Many of us could not resist climbing on Ling Crags before returning to the hostel.

6th April. A lovely day, though not too hot. At this stage Gartside had most unfortunately to retire hurt on account of an attack of asthma. Everyone had a tough day, for we went up Red Pike by Scales Force, and had lunch near Chapel Crags. We then did High Stile and High Crag, getting a wonderful view of Pillar across the valley. At Scarth Gap a flying column went out ahead, but everyone reached the top of Hay Stacks, a most attractive place full of tarns and unexpected knobs. The steadies reached Warnscale Bottom by following the stream, whilst the flyers went in a large semi-circle to Fleetwith Pike and descended the ridge, which ends in an unexpected precipice. We avoided this by going down a very steep grass slope, to the detriment of the seats of many trousers Sessions had the previous evening been scientifically patched, and it is to the credit of the expedition's tailoring department that this patch held good whilst the remainder of the seat disintegrated. Having reached the shore of the lake, some enthusiasts followed the path along the Western bank, but nearly all staggered home along the road, having spent a really memorable day in the open. 65

7th April. Cold. As there was no regular service at a suitable time at Buttermere church, the vicar very kindly let us have our service there. We had a shortened form of mattins (without sermon), and the unaccompanied singing of the 121st psalm and the reading of the lesson by Jesper were most inspiring. We divided into two parties for the long treck to Keswick, the steadies going up Sail Beck on their way to Stair. The flying column attempted the summits and the ridge to Causey Pike. Apart from one short shower on the way up, all went well until we reached Whiteless Pike, but then the wind took a hand. On the ridge to Wandope it blew with terrific force, and both the master in charge and the head boy were at one moment to be seen in an undignified position crawling along on hands and knees with their faces buried in the ground. We did find moderate shelter for lunch, and we made a quick dash to the top of Grassmoor in partial mist. By a stroke of good fortune, there was a break in the clouds when we were on the top, and we had a wonderful view out to sea and to the white mountains to the North. After lunch we found it quite calm on the top of Crag Hill, but we had to fight our way along the ridge to Sail, and Brown nearly took off. After this, we retired in some disorder to the comparative peace of High Moss rather than face Scar Crags and Causey Pike. We did some most successful damming operations in a stream before finding a warm spot behind a wall at High Coledale for tea. The walk along the road from Braithwaite to Keswick was a bit of a grind, but we reached the hostel in good order. 8th April. Both Yeomans and Spencer fell out of their bunks during the night—no bones or springs broken. Cool and cloudy. There was no suitable bus to take us to the foot of Scafell Pikes, so we decided to attack Helvellyn. We all took the bus to Thirlspot and started up together, but the flying column went on ahead, hoping to see something of Swirral and Striding Edges. Before we reached the top we were engulfed in mist and the wind was very strong, so we had to be content with reaching the top and getting down quickly before we froze. We did, however, have one fleeting glimpse of Swirral Edge. We went down on the Thirlmere side, pursued by vindictive whisps of mist and had a cold lunch before a very fine afternoon's scramble across Helvellyn Screes. The steadies also got to the top, but went down to Wythburn and walked back to Thirlspot along the road, thus covering rather more ground than the flyers. Two or three enthusiasts saved a penny or two by walking some of the way, but the main body took the bus straight back to Keswick. In the evening the Warden showed his very fine collection of coloured slides of the Lake District. 9th April. A hectic rush to catch the bus for Windermere, and home via Carnforth and Leeds. So ended another memorable week in the Lake District. 66

For those interested in figures, here is a table of approximate mileages and heights climbed, based on the most done each day :1,900 feet. 7 miles. 2nd April—Keswick to Longthwaite (with packs). 2,600 feet. 10 miles. 3rd April—Great Gable. 4th April—Longthwaite to Buttermere (with packs). 5th April—Round Crummock. 6th April—Red Pike and High Style. 7th April—Buttermere to Keswick (with packs). 8th April—Helvellyn.

Total

3,200 feet. 10 miles. 2,100 feet. 11 miles. 3,700 feet. 13 miles. 3,000 feet. 12 miles. 2,400 feet. 7 miles. 70 miles. 18,900 feet.

Although the steadies had an easier time and there was always a free choice, several members of the party reached every summit, of which there were well over twenty. Wilkinson was the speediest both up and down hills, Yeomans was the expert on scree, and Ormiston came along in the rear like the Old Superb. As usual, it was difficult to persuade the flyers to set a pace which did not spreadeagle the party all over a mountain, but they learnt fast.

PARIS, 1957 Paris in the spring became reality on 2nd April for 31 Olavites who took it upon themselves to shepherd the Chaplain and Mr. Johnston through the intricacies of foreign travel. After a rousing send-off from a large group of parents, hard at work dealing with conflicting feelings of relief and apprehension, we settled down to a most comfortable journey to London, where we stayed overnight near Buckingham Palace. Wednesday dawned fair and after running repairs to hastily packed grips we set off for Victoria Station. The trip to Dover passed without incident, the Customs formalities were negotiated with astonishing ease thanks to the good offices of one of our parents, and after a calm crossing we arrived in Calais at 2-20 p.m. By 7-30 p.m. we were in Paris, rather weary, very hungry and even more thankful that a coach was waiting to take us to our hotel in Montmartre. 4th April. By coach round Paris with short stops at the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, and Sacre Cceur, and in the afternoon on foot to the Conciergerie, Notre Dame, and St. Chapelle. In the evening some of us discovered the game of "bebe-foot" in the Bar Celtic which from then on became our Mecca. 5th April. By Metro to the Louvre. Although we saw the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo was unfortunately being "prepared", so we were told, for Her Majesty's visit, and we were unable to see it. In the afternoon we again took the Metro and after harrying and even more counting by our guide, arrived at The Invalides. After visiting the Army Museum and Napoleon's tomb we split into two groups, the more intrepid and wealthier among us making the ascent of the Eiffel Tower, the remainder squandering their substance on ice cream and souvenirs. 67

6th April. The morning was free and in the afternoon we went to Viviennes, where some went boating, some visited the Zoo, and some got lost. In the evening the Chaplain and one or two boys went to the cinema, and the rest of the group returned to their former pursuits, bebe-foot, juke-boxes, and the distribution of business cards for a local jeweller. 7th April. By Metro to St. George's Church where we attended service. The afternoon was free and devoted by some to shopping for presents and by others to a cementing of the entente cordiale at the Bar Celtic. 8th April. By Metro to the Gare St. Lazare, and thence by the electric train to St. Germain-en-Laye, where we spent the morning visiting the Chateau, and the afternoon in the park, resting, sunbathing, and playing soccer.

9th April. The last day in Paris and spent in a frantic round of last minute present buying, packing of suit cases, watching Her Majesty who passed obligingly close to our hotel en route for Versailles, and above all regretting the speed with which our few di remaining francs disappeared. 10th April. The long trek home began. After breakfast in the small hours we left by coach for the Gare du Nord. Lunch time saw us approaching Calais, a rather tiny steamer, and a somewhat choppy Channel. By 3-30 p.m. we were in London and at 5-35 p.m., having said farewell to those who were journeying home independently, we left King's Cross on the last leg of our trip. Sleep was now the thought uppermost in our minds, and we were not sorry to see the crowd of eager parents awaiting us in York Station with the promise of baths, bed, and bacon and eggs in the morning. Thus ended a most enjoyable trip, from which all benefited and which has whetted our appetites for next year.

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OCTOBER, 1957

No. 346

EDITORIAL Most readers will be familiar with the story of the small child who, on learning of the death of Charles Dickens, asked if Christmas would die too. This typically sentimental legend illustrates the close link in the mind of nineteenth century England between the great novelist and that Victorian idea of Christmas which he had done so much to create. Perhaps some kindred emotion was provoked by the announcement made towards the end of term that Major D. K. Crews was resigning his command of the Combined Cadet Force. Not that any of us really thought that the C.C.F. was doomed to extinction (indeed we have every confidence that under the able guidance of Squadron Leader D. G. Cummin, who succeeds to the Command, it will continue to flourish as successfully and efficiently as ever), but the association of the Corps with Major Crews was so deeply ingrained in our consciousness that, momentarily at any rate, we found it difficult to conceive of the one without the other. Of the wisdom of Major Crews relinquishing this onerous, though to him congenial burden there can, we think, be little doubt. With the growth of the School in recent years the duties of a House Master have become ever more exacting, and it is abundantly clear that a limit must be set to the services, however willingly and wholeheartedly given, which any one master can be allowed to give to our general life outside the class-room. As was to be expected, Major Crews has given up his command regretfully and with reluctance, but none of us can withstand the inexorable pressure of circumstances. Of the great services which Major Crews has rendered to the C.C.F. it is perhaps almost superfluous to talk here. They are familiar and axiomatic to the many generations of Cadets who have passed through his hands since he took over the command on his return to the School in 1946 after a distinguished career of military service during the war. His tireless and infectious enthusiasm, his meticulous efficiency, and his wide military experience—his own war service included, besides the command of an O.C.T.U. at Barmouth, active service with the Sherwood Foresters in Greece, North Africa,

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... Obituary The Staff ... Commemoration, 1957 ... ... Old Peterite News Examination Results, 1957 Valete and Salvete School Officers House Notes The Oxford Cup, 1956-1957 ... ... The Chapel The Choir The Library The Curia The Music Society The British Ship Adoption Society Natural History Society The C.C.F. Scouting Shooting Fencing Tennis ... Cricket, 1957 Rugby Fixtures, 1957 Swimming The Boat Club ... The Junior School

1 3 3 4 9 15 19 24 25 32 33 34 36 36 37 39 41 42 49 52 54 55 55 70 71 73 77

ILLUSTRATIONS R.N. Section Inspection ... D. Kirby Sweeping to Leg ... 1st XI-1957

... Frontispiece Facing page 55 Facing page 57

MAJOR-GENERAL H. D. FE IAA)

inspecting the R.N. Section at the Annual Inspection, 24th

( B., I ).S.( ).,

the Middle East, and Italy, culminating in the award of the American Bronze Star for an act of heroism in the Italian Campaign—raised the St. Peter's C.C.F. to a pitch of efficiency which was frequently praised by the military authorities of Northern Command and won for us a position of eminence among the contingents of the northern Public Schools. The award, in the Army List of New Year's Honours of 1955, of the M.B.E. to Major Crews for services to the Combined Cadet Force was a tribute which was richly deserved. Another change of which we learned last term was that Mr. A. D. Hart would succeed Mr. L. C. Le Tocq as Chairman of the Debating Society. Mr. Le Tocq has held this office for some eleven years, since he returned to us from war service in 1945, and he too has begun to find that the duties of House Mastership inevitably necessitate some curtailment of the many valuable contributions which he makes to the general life of the School. At the risk of irrelevance, we would pause here to congratulate Mr. Le Tocq on the rapid improvement, under his enthusiastic guidance, of the School Shooting since it was elevated to the status of a major sport. The details of the success of the Shooting Eight are, of course, given elsewhere, and here we must limit ourselves to congratulating Mr. Le Tocq and his team on gaining ninth place in the severe test of the Ashburton Shield Competition. The Head Master has frequently spoken of the great importance which he assigns to the Debating Society as a forum for the intelligent discussion of current questions and for the cultivation of that ability to speak with confidence before an audience which is so valuable in after life—a point of view from which few would dissent and which, incidentally, was strongly supported by Sir James Duff in his Speech Day address. If our Debating Society has reached, as it has, a high peak of excellence and is widely popular with all sections of the School, this is due in large measure to the untiring efforts of Mr. Le Tocq and his deep conviction of the value of the work he was doing. We are grateful to him. One of the factors which contributed to making 1956-57 an

annus mirabilis in the history of the School—a year of success, as the Head Master said in his Annual Report, in everything we had tried to do—was the outstanding season enjoyed by the 1st XI. For its success the XI, though it was by no means a one-man side, owed much to D. Kirby, not only for his notable performances with both bat and ball but also for his brilliant captaincy. We were pleased to read in the holidays of his successes in representative matches at Lord's for Public Schools' sides and of his appearances for Durham in Minor Counties Matches. There can be no doubt that Kirby, who will be with us for yet another season, has a notable cricketing future before him, and we wish him every success in the game he loves so much. 2

OBITUARY MR. B. J. WILSON We regret to record the death, on 14th September, of Mr. B. J. Wilson, the former Yorkshire cricketer, at his home in Harrogate. "Benny", as he was affectionately known to all of us at St. Peter's, had retired from his position as Cricket Coach in July, 1956, after 12 years' loyal service to the School. His kindly disposition and the enthusiasm with which, though he visited us only in the Summer Terms, he identified himself with the School as a whole made him a much loved figure. His passing is deeply regretted by us all.

THE STAFF MR. E. S. JEFFS We congratulate Mr. E. S. Jeffs on his engagement, announced in the Summer Term, to Miss Penfold, the Matron of School House. We offer our best wishes to them both. The following is the formal announcement : Mr. E. S. Jeffs and Miss A. B. Penfold The engagement is announced between Edwin, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jeffs, of Chandlersford, Hampshire, and Audrey, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Penfold, of Roundhay, Leeds.

SCHOOL HOUSE Mr. Jeffs will relinquish his position as House Master of School House in December, at the end of the Christmas Term. His place as House Master will be taken by Mr. A. T. Howat.

MR. J. C. BROWN BROWN—HOLMES. On 10th August, at St. John's Church, South Bank, Middlesbrough, John Christopher Brown to Lydia Margaret Holmes, of Teesville, Middlesbrough.

MR. G. M. SHUTTLEWORTH Mr. G. M. Shuttleworth, M.A., of King's College, Cambridge, joins the Staff in September as Senior Mathematics Master. Mr. Shuttleworth gained his "Blue" at Cambridge for both Cricket and Association Football and has been a regular member of the Corinthian Casuals soccer XI. To Mr. Shuttleworth, who comes to us from Mill Hill, we extend a hearty welcome. 3

COMMEMORATION, 1957 Comment on the Commemoration festivities must inevitably be prefaced by reference to the weather, which can do so much to make or mar the occasion. This year conditions were only moderately favourable; but at any rate we can congratulate ourselves that the usual full programme was not seriously curtailed, and the large gathering of Old Peterites, Parents and friends of the School which pregathered on the Saturday were not disappointed. True, a decisive deluge of rain brought the cricket to an untimely end, depriving us of what might have been an interesting finish to the O.P. match, but the storm was short-lived and, although further cricket was out of the question, we were able to enjoy in comfort the C.C.F. Display which as usual rounded off the proceedings. It is many years now since this effective ending to the afternoon was first introduced, but the event seems to gain in popular appeal as time goes by. Indeed it was the general opinion that this year's Display, under the leadership of Drum Major M. G. Hancock, was the most impressive we have had. We must record our thanks to Hancock for his enthusiasm and the hard work he gave to training the C.C.F. Band to such a high pitch of precision and efficiency. Full details of the O.P. Dinner, the Cricket Match, and the Boat Races are given in the appropriate places in this number of The Peterite, and we will not enlarge on them here except to congratulate the O.P.s in raising enough oarsmen to make possible the largest number of races we have ever had on this occasion—one "Eights" race as well as four "Fours". The School won all the events, their victory in the "Eights" being particularly meritorious since the O.P. crew included several oarsmen who, since leaving School, have achieved considerable distinction in senior rowing. The ceremony of Prize-giving at the Clifton Cinema was performed this year by Sir James Duff, the Warden of the Durham Colleges. The traditional Latin address of welcome was given with dignified distinction by C. W. Jose, our senior Classical scholar, and a novel feature of the occasion was our Guest's acknowledgment of Jose's oration in the same tongue. Sir James' extempore reply, brief but effective, and in impeccable Latin, was much appreciated by the Classicists in the audience. His address after the formal presentation of the prizes was a model of its kind. Sir James salted his sound precept with an engaging wit, and the clarity of his exposition ensured that his words of wisdom were intelligible and interesting to the most immature minds in his audience. Nurtured, as he was, at Winchester, a school which, like St. Peter's, prided itself on its antiquity, Sir James, not unnaturally, had something to say of the value of tradition. Traditions, at any rate if they were good ones, were not comparable with old clothes which had ultimately to be discarded. They were a matter for pride, always provided they were an inspiration to look 4

forward as well as back, as he was sure was the case at St. Peter's. It was, he said, "beautifully obvious from the Head Master's report that this School may be very old—is very old—but it is also up-to-date and looking forward and conscious of the rather difficult and dangerous world in which we are living today." The true worth of our tradition was that it inspired us to look ahead and think new thoughts. Though a Classical scholar himself, Sir James was very far from regretting the over-riding demands for scientists and technologists which were made upon our schools today. In the circumstances of the world today it was inevitable and regrets were useless. But skill in the use of words, which was the essence of a true grammar school education, would never be outmoded. The professions, which were largely manned from schools like our own, needed the mastery of words, the ability to use words "as instruments of precision and not as those terribly blunt instruments which they sometimes were, as dangerous as the blunt instrument in the detective story with which the poor corpse was hacked to death". The purpose of words was "to explain things to people clearly, to persuade people to do what you want them to do, or to believe what you think they ought to believe". This skill in words was no less vital to the scientists, though some, perhaps, were slow to believe it. He rejoiced, therefore, that at St. Peter's our scientists are not specialists pure and simple, and conversely that a real attempt was made to teach the Arts boys what science means and what it stands for in the world. Today nobody was a complete man "unless he had some knowledge both of science and of what the works of man in the past have been". But skill in words, Sir James continued, was not confined to writing. There must be the effective use of them in speech. To persuade and to explain called for a clear and audible use of words, which was not necessarily a matter of formal elocuion or the avoidance of a local accent. He commended strongly the cultivation of a reasonably pleasant and audible pronunciation in the conversation of everyday life. Lastly, Sir James urged boys to follow their natural bent in the choice of their school subjects. It was reasonable for the boy who was a good all-rounder to go for science, since that was the trend today and the country needed scientists. "But if your bent is the other way", he said, "do not thwart it simply to get a better paid position at the outset." "Do not" he continued, "believe that this world will ever be so purely scientific that there will be no room in it for the other kind of training or the other kind of man." It was, he believed, impossible to imagine a world in which the study of man and his works would not produce someone of influence, of power, and of value to his fellow men. A vote of thanks to Sir James Duff for his address was proposed by the Rev. Canon T. H. Tardrew and carried with enthusiasm.

The Commemoration Service on the Sunday morning was, as always, a moving experience. The sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Selby, the Rt. Rev. Knyvett. The following was the programme for the three days :FRIDAY, 26th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Masonic Lodge Dance. SATURDAY, 27th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. Speeches and presentation of Prizes by Sir James Duff, Warden of the Durham Colleges. 2- 0 p.m. Cricket Match (2nd Day). 2-30 p.m. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 6- 0 p.m. A Display by the Band of the C.C.F., followed by the sounding of "Retreat" and the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset". 6-30 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual General Meeting. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner at The School. SUNDAY, 28th JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11- 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Preacher : The Rt. Rev. The Lord Bishop of Selby.

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT Apart from its review of the work of the School and of activities outside the class-room, the details of which are regularly recorded in The Peterite, the Head Master's annual report, presented on Speech Day, had many interesting comments on the general policy of the School and on some of the problems which today confront St. Peter's, in common with other independent schools. The past year, Mr. Dronfield claimed, had been the most successful we had had for a long time, if not for all time. Nor had the School's success been purely in the academic sphere—though pride of place had to be given to the culminating achievements of 5 Open Scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge and their prelude, the gaining of 6 State Scholarships on the results of the G.C.E. examinations—but in everything we had tried to do. The all-round success of the last year was conclusive evidence that it is easier in the end to develop a habit of general rather than specialised endeavour. "To show the same determination in work as in games," Mr. Dronfield went on, "is more common than some would have us believe, and I have been particularly impressed by the increasing number of boys who are obviously putting this into practice." After referring to the need for constructive use of leisure time the Head Master spoke of narrow specialisation, or, as he put it, "knowing more and more about less and less". "It is said that with both eyes on the necessity for satisfying the demands of highly competitive University entry a boy's outlook must 6

inevitably be narrow. A great deal of this argument is a good example of the danger of arguing from wrong premises. For we do not agree that our boys go from us to a University narrow in outlook." said Mr. Dronfield. "Of approximately 66 boys leaving this term 36 are going to a University, and we are confident that most of these boys have been trained to take a full part in the life of their College and University community. "We try to avoid as much as possible the dangers of superficiality which are always present in any series of lectures where the master does much and the boy little. It is not by such means that mental disciplines are implanted and developed." On the future of public schools, Mr. Dronfield said : "One understands from the Press and other sources that this is now considered to be a political question, but at St. Peter's, and I am sure at every other school which might be affected, we prefer to consider it an educational if not an economic one." "We are certainly not conscious that we are living under a Sword of Damocles which may descend on us at any moment, and in fact we are always prepared to extend still further the completely voluntary association we already have with certain local authorities. Such arrangements are, we feel, to the mutual benefit of ourselves and the authorities concerned. "What we do firmly delieve is that we can only continue to give what we feel to be our best if we are left alone to do so. We seek a continuance of our present independence, not as a licence to do exactly what we please irrespective of outside conditions, but to preserve that liberty which in actual practice would cease immediately we were found to be unworthy to retain it." In his references to our building programme Mr. Dronfield said that the moratorium on building would be lifted during the summer holidays, when they would be building two more classrooms for St. Olave's, a greatly enlarged boathouse (which would include a small pavilion) and two hard tennis courts. "We also have in mind the progressive modernisation of certain portions of our boarding houses, and particularly The Manor. We have received a gift of £1,500 from the Industrial Fund for the Advancement of Scientific Education in Independent Schools, and are also promised an additional £3,000 for equipping two rooms in the science block at present not used for science, and to assist in providing alternative classroom accommodation," he said. Commenting on the academic successes of the year the Head Master drew attention to the fact that the four boys who had gained Open Scholarships in Science had all taken and passed "0" Level Greek in the 5th Form, which was surely an indication that specialisation need not begin before the VIth Form. Nor had we at St.

Peter's been affected by the wave of mediocrity which resulted from the fact that a Local Authority bursary, given on an "A" Level performance, was financially as valuable as a State or University Scholarship, though the danger was tending to disappear because of the increasing difficulty of securing acceptance by a University, especially since the abolition of National Service. The ending of National Service had indeed created new and sometimes unexpected difficulties but he felt that on the whole it was, from the educational point, an advantage. "One point, however", Mr. Dronfield continued, "affects the young man who hitherto has left school and taken his two years National Service as a further training period to fit him for civilian life. Many boys have obtained in that way invaluable experience in leadership, and although I do not deplore the passing of National Service, industry and commerce will I am quite sure have to modify or change their training schemes to meet this new situation. Incidentally the passing of National Service makes it to my mind even more important that a boy should stay at school for the full period, whether he is intending to proceed to a University or not. Any excuse there was for early leaving has disappeared, and the sole criterion should now be whether a boy is able to benefit scholastically or in other ways by remaining at school to eighteen or nineteen."

PRIZE LIST Norman Crombie Memorial Prize - D. Pfluger Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics - C. W. Jose Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form - C. W. Jose Below VIth - J. A. Franklin Stephenson Greek Prize D. J. Cook Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : E. W. Trevelyan VIth Form - R. G. Bruce Below VIth Toyne European History Prize - D. B. Irvin - J. R. Peverley The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics The B.M.A. Medal for Science - G. F. B. Mitchell The Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay : R. L. Bywater IVth Forms J. F. Williams Shells J. N. Russell The Frank Pick Prize for Design The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : A. H. Crowther VIth Form F. I. Watson Below VIth S. J. S. Wroe The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize H. C. Wright Modern Languages Prize D. J. Oldman Sir Lumley Dodsworth Essay Prize J. F. Franklin Physics Prize D. J. Oldman Chemistry Prize Music Prizes : B. Jones Piano K. Wilson Instrumental R. A. B. Wood Art Prize General Knowledge Prizes : D. J. Oldman VIth Form J. M. Lord Below VIth -

FORM PRIZES Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths, and Science) Vth Form (English Subjects) IVa IVA IVB IV Modern U. Shell A L. Shell A Shell B -

- J. G. Fairclough - J. A. Franklin - D. L. Brown - D. J. Wilson - P. Collins - R. H. Sykes - T. E. H. Smart - C. L. Brown - M. M. Grainger - J. A. Biggin

PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES, 1956-57 C. W. Jose D. J. Oldman

E. C. Sedman D. T. Sparham J. R. Peverley

OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS Open Major Scholarship in Classics, Worcester College, Oxford - Open Major Scholarship in Natural Sciences, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge - Open Major Scholarship in Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Cambridge - Open Major Scholarship in Natural Sciences, Christ's College, Cambridge - Open Minor Scholarship in Natural Sciences, Christ's College, Cambridge

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS B. W. H. Carter (Classics), C. W. Jose (Classics), D. J. Oldman (Maths. and Science), J. R. Peverley (Maths. and Science), E. C. Sedman (Maths. and Science). D. T. Sparham (Maths. and Science). Eight Major Local Authority Scholarships were gained in the year.

OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE COMMEMORATION DINNER, 1957 Following the Annual General Meeting, the Old Peterite Dinner was again held in the School Dining Hall, by kind permission of the , Head Master. There was a good attendance of over a hundred, and a firstclass meal was prepared and served by the School Catering Staff, to whom the best thanks of the Club are due. All the speeches—mostly in lighter vein—were a delight and greatly contributed to a very enjoyable evening. After this successful function there can be no doubt that the School Dining Hall, with its memories for an ever-increasing number of Old Peterites, is the right and proper place to hold the Club's Annual Dinner. Those O.P.s who have not yet experienced it are strongly recommended to do so next year. The time-honoured toast of "The School" was proposed by the President (Mr. H. L. Creer), to which the Head Master responded. 9

"The Club" was proposed by Dr. Hugh Brown, Hon. Secretary for the N.E. Region, and Dr. R. H. Metcalfe, Hon. Secretary for the London District, responded. In addition, it having been announced by the President that it was "the leaving School" Jubilee of the ever present Marcus Clegg, the latter was persuaded to speak impromptu to the pleasure of the company. The following were present :A. J. Isherwood, 1945-56. J. E. B. Annequin, 1942-52. R. N. Johnson, 1947-55. T. A. W. Kettlewell, 1947-55. R. G. Le Pla, 1951-56. T. J. Lewis, 1923-26. G. H. Hamilton Mack, 1917-20. R. F. S. Mervyn, 1924-27. N. J. Magson, 1947-56. J. S. Megginson, 1945-51. R. H. Metcalfe, 1913-18. G. H. Milner, 1922-26. J. R. Moore, 1949-53. J. B. Mortimer, 1941-50. F. W. B. Pacey, 1921-27. J. D. Poole, 1946-51. J. M. Raylor, 1947-52. A. G. Reynolds, 1934-44. K. H. Rhodes, 1914-20. J. N. Roe, 1948-51. M. H. T. Roy, 1897-1903. D. T. Rumfitt, 1930-39. R. M. Scarth, 1950-56. C. S. Shepherd, 1936-45. J. R. Shirtcliffe, 1950-55. G. D. Smith, 1935-42. A. E. Simpson, 1947-52. M. I. H. Sproulle, 1935-38. D. A. Stabler, 1945-54. R. M. Stork, 1945-54. W. A. Stratton, 1935-45. C. W. Thompson, 1948-53. D. W. Thompson, 1939-46. E. H. N. Turner, 1947-56. C. M. Ward, 1943-53. 0. C. Wetherell, 1945-55. R. D. Wheatley, 1948-54. E. E. Wildsmith, 1919-23. D. Wilkinson, 1949-56. T. Wilkinson, 1946-53. R. N. Worsley, 1951-56. J. J. You11, 1943-52. The Headmaster. L. Burgess. E. S. Jeffs. D. K. Crews. A. Craven. R. F. Harding. A. T. Howat. A. W. Ping. The Head of School.

S. M. Badham, 1950-56. J. H. Baines, 1945-54. J. M. Bannister, 1941-44. N. J. Bell, 1951-56. P. J. Blincoe, 1942-51. W. D. Blackburn, 1922-31. R. G. Bough, 1947-55. R. Bower, 1935-38. H. Brown, 1940-44. H. C. Bulmer, 1950-54. R. D. Burdass, 1945-55. T. H. Burdon, 1926-33. A. P. Buttrum, 1944-50. N. M. W. Carr, 1948-54. C. I. Chadwick, 1953-56. K. G. Chilman, 1907-18. R. T. Clark, 1944-53. M. T. Clegg, 1897-1907. J. W. Coates, 1945-55. A. A. Collins, 1916-23. R. I. Collinson, 1946-55. H. L. Creer, 1893-98. R. Crowe, 1945-54. M. I. Daniel, 1942-49. D. P. Davison, 1939-41. E. A. K. Denison, 1936-46. J. A. Easten, 1881-90. D. G. Eccles, 1942-49. C. C. Fairweather, 1919-22. F. Fearnside, 1922-27. M. D. Fish, 1948-56. D. I. Fletcher, 1944-52. G. D. Gardner, 1946-54. G. F. Glasson, 1945-52. J. M. Graham, 1938-49. B. A. C. Gray, 1915-21. G. P. Gray, 1946-51. N. J. Green, 1943-46. M. Hallas, 1943-47. M. A. Handler, 1951-56. J. A. Hanson, 1918-21. G. M. Herring, 1944-49. R. M. Hick, 1945-54. D. C. Holmes, 1945-54. D. A. Hopkins, 1940-48. J. C. Houghton, 1934-36. C. D. Hunter, 1944-50. W. G. Huntley, 1938-43. W. R. Ibberson, 1949-54.

OLD PETERITE LODGE DINNER DANCE With the kind co-operation of the Head Master the Annual "Ladies Night" and Dinner Dance of the Old Peterite Masonic Lodge was held this year on Friday, 26th July, as part of the School Commemoration celebrations. The Merchant Taylors' Hall in Aldwark was obtained and proved a most attractive setting for a very enjoyable evening. The Dinner Dance was open to Old Peterites who are not members of the Lodge, and there was an attendance of some 70 O.P.s with their ladies. The Reception began at 7-30 p.m. with Dinner at 8-0, and Dancing to Derek Dunning's Band followed from 9-15 p.m. to 1-0 a.m. It is hoped that this feature of the School Commemoration will prove an attractive annual event.

O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Dinner will be held at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 6th November. Members of the Club who have not received details before the beginning of November and who wish to attend should communicate with the London Secretary, Dr. R. H. Metcalfe, St. James' Hospital, Ousley Road, Balham, S.W.12.

O.P. CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1957 The Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Saturday, 27th July. The President (Mr. H. L. Creer) was in the Chair and there was an attendance of 75 members which fully justified the decision to hold the Annual General Meeting on the Saturday evening of Commemoration. The enthusiasm for debate was most encouraging.

It was unanimously agreed in recognition of his devoted services for so many years to the Club to elect Mr. K. H. Rhodes to be an additional Vice-President. Messrs. A. A. Collins and W. G. Huntley were re-elected to serve for a further term of 3 years on the General Committee and Messrs. T. H. Burdon, L. Burgess, K. G. Chilman, D. C. Holmes, J. M. Raylor and M. I. H. Sproule were elected to the Committee for a further term of 3 years. It was reported that the response by O.P.s to give careers talks at the School had been disappointing and any O.P. who was prepared

to give a talk was urged to communicate with the Careers Master (Mr. K. G. Coulthard) at the School. The meeting approved the design for the manufacture of an additional O.P. tie more suitable for business use, i.e., the School Arms (without shield surround) in silver and gold on a dark blue background. An announcement as to the purchase thereof and also the O.P. machine-indented blazer buttons will appear in the next issue of The Peterite. It was decided that it should be proposed to the Board of Governors that in future the Club's co-opted representative on the Board should be appointed for terms of 3 years. Accordingly, Brigadier C. C. Fairweather was invited to serve for a further period of 3 years. It was agreed that the Club should allocate initially, out of its funds, the sum of £100 with which to institute a School Benevolent Fund to be used in cases of necessity at the discretion of the Chairman of the General Committee (The Head Master) and the Hon. Secretary, subject to account to the Annual General Meeting. After a somewhat acrimonious discussion it was decided that members travelling to York for meetings of the General Committee should be re-imbursed their 2nd class return rail fare in order to ensure that the Committee should be fully representative of all age groups and regions. The Head Master reported that the School Building Appeal had made little progress during the past year, and any Old Peterite with any bright idea which might help is asked to communicate it to any member of the General Committee. GENERAL COMMITTEE The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 14th December, at 5 o'clock. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary (T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire) not later than the 30th November.

ITEMS BIRTHDAY HONOURS In the Queen's Birthday Honours announced on 13th June, there appears in the Foreign Office List the award of the C.B.E. to A. G. Elliot-Smith (St. Peter's 1914-18). Elliot-Smith was lately Head Master of Victoria College, Cairo. We congratulate him on his distinction.

D. G. S. JESPER D. G. S. Jesper (1949-53) obtained the highest marks in the April examination of the Institute of Civil Engineers and was in consequence awarded the Bayliss Prize. Jesper is a student civil engineer under the Chief Civil Engineer of the North Eastern Region of British Railways. * * * C. H. LEWIS The recent achievements in Athletics of C. H. Lewis (1947-55), who was Head of the School in his last year, will be of interest to Old Peterites. Lewis, who was Captain of School Athletics, 1954/55, was awarded his County Cap and represented Cheshire in the 100 yards event at the Inter-County Championships held at the White City, London, at Whitsun, 1957. He has again been capped by R.A.F. Maintenance Command and throughout the season was captain of the successful R.A.F. Station, Bridgnorth, team which on 28th August at Uxbridge won the Royal Air Force Inter-Station Championships for the King George V Trophy, Lewis himself winning the 220 yards. His civilian club is Liverpool Harriers for which he has successfully appeared whenever his Service commitments have permitted.

THE REV. P. E. LORD (1878-1885) In the last number of The Peterite we recorded the receipt by the School of a legacy of £300 under the terms of the will of Mrs. W. E. M. Lord, widow of the Rev. P. E. Lord (O.P.). We have received a letter from Dr. A. H. Turner, of Wrexham (St. Peter's, 1897-1901), drawing attention to the fact that our note omitted to mention that the Rev. P. E. Lord, besides being an Old Peterite, was also on the Staff as Classics Master at the close of the century.

BIRTHS BORDER.—On 14th May, 1957, at Baghdad Hospital, Baghdad, to Joan, wife of Alan Porteous Border, a daughter (Janette Helen). [School House, 193944.] EASTWOOD.—On 21st July, 1957, at the Middlesex Hospital, W.1, to Edith (nee Scott), wife of Major Boris J. Eastwood, O.B.E., R.A.S.C., of 25 Devonshire Place, London, W.1, a daughter. [School House, 1930-36.] GREGORY.—On 2nd June, 1957, at the Middlesex Hospital, to Sheila (nee Gladwin) and Vincent Boyes Gregory, a daughter (Juliet Anne). [Temple, 1939-46; Staff, 1953-56.] PING.—On 25th September, 1957, at the Jessop Hospital, Sheffield, to Carol (nee Holmstrom), wife of Hugh Wentworth Ping, a son, [The Rise, 1932-42.]

MARRIAGES HAWKINS—FENTON. At Clifton Parish Church, York, on Saturday, 1st June, 1957, between Raymond, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hawkins, of Clifton, York, and Joan Marion, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fenton, of Hull Road, York. [The Rise, 1947-51.] OXBY-PARKER—TIBBETTS. John Hilary, only son of The Rev. Canon and Mrs. D. Oxby-Parker, of Acomb Vicarage, York, and Barbara Ellen, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Tibbetts, of Kidlington, Oxon., at St. Mary's Church, Kidlington, on 24th August, 1957. [1944-1947.] VARLEY—WILLIAMS. On 22nd June, 1957, at St. Martin's Church, Ashton-on-Mersey, Keith, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Varley, of York, to Marlene Clare, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Williams, of Sale, Cheshire. [School House, 1950-55.] BLINCOE—REID. On 14th September, 1957, Lieut. Peter John Blincoe, to Joy Henrietta Reid. [1942-51.] BAKER—ROSS. On 7th September, 1957, Peter Justin Baker, son of Mrs. Baker and the late Mr. H. H. Baker, to Elspeth Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Ross. [1945-50.]

ENGAGEMENTS HUDSON—HELLEWELL. The engagement is announced between Geoffrey Brian, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hudson, of 444 Acklam Road, Acklam, Middlesbrough, and Ann, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hellewell, of Tunstall House, Tunstall, Lancs. [School House, 1948-53.] MARCH—BATY. The engagement is announced between Gordon Richard Alfred, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. March, of "Larchwood", Stocksfield-on-Tyne, Northumberland, and Joan Leslie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Baty, of "West Newton", Cheviot View, Ponteland, Northumberland. [1945-50.] KENDELL—JENNINGS. The engagement is announced between Anthony Martin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kendell, of Holbeck Rise, 21 Holbeck Road, Scarborough, and Marjorie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jennings, of 22 Granville Road, Timperley, Cheshire. [The Grove, 1943-49.] SIMPSON—TULLY. The engagement is announced between David Thomas, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Simpson, of Ingmanthorpe Grange, Wetherby, Yorkshire, and Katherine Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. W. S. C. Tully, C.B.E., and Mrs. Tully, of The Old Vicarage, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire. [The Rise, 1947-51.]

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1957 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS The following awards were gained on the results of the Oxford and Cambridge G.C.E. Examination at "S" level:— J. F. Franklin—State Scholarship (Mathematics for Science, Physics and Chemistry). T. M. Jenkinson—State Scholarship (Physics, Chemistry and Biology). A. C. Wilson—State Scholarship (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics and Physics). LOCAL AUTHORITY AWARDS '

YORK CITY.

C. J. Partridge—Major Scholarship in Science. G. Plester—Major Scholarship in Science. J. N. Russell—Major Scholarship in Science. NORTH RIDING.

T. Chilman—Major Scholarship in Science. T. M. Jenkinson—Major Scholarship in Science. D. R. Holt—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics. W. J. Macdonald—Major Bursary in Science. K. Wilson—Major Bursary in Science. S. J. S. Wroe—Major Bursary in Geography and Chemistry. WEST RIDING.

G. F. B. Mitchell—Major Bursary in Science. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SHCOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD. GENERAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, JULY, 1957. "A" AND "S" LEVELS Cook, D. J. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Layfield, T. D. J. (Latin, Greek). Baines, P. J. M. (French, English, Art). Bellwood, P. L. (English, History). Bradford, R. N. (French, German, English). Dronfield, P. J. (French, Mathematics for Science). High, R. L.* (French—Distinction, English). Howard, W. M. (Latin, Ancient History, French). Irvin, D. B.* (English—Distinction, History). Kershaw, M. J. (English, History). Kirby, D.* (French, German). Morris, P. A. (English, History). Pfluger, D.* (English, History). Purse, H. R. L. (History). Richards, W. N. (English). Stanton, M. P.* (French, German). Trevelyan, E. W.* (English, History). Unwin, H. W. H. (History). Watson, F. F. (Geography). Woolley, C. J. (History). Wright, H. C. (French—Distinction, German). Wroe, S. J. S.* (Geography, Chemistry). Brown, K.* (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Bywater, M. L.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Hancock, M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics). Holt, D. R. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics—Distinction). Knapton, J. J. F. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Procter, D. R. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Sabben-Clare, T. E. H.* (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics).

Stephenson, T. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics). Sykes, M. G. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics, Physics). Wilson, A. C. (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics—Distinction, Physics— Distinction). Anderson, D. (Physics). Baxter, R. (Mathematics for Science). Beresford, D. N. L. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Brewin, J. D. (Physics, Chemistry). Brocklebank, D. N. (Physics, Chemistry). Chilman, T.* (Mathematics for Science—Distinction, Physics, Chemistry —Distinction). Clough, C. R.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Franklin, J. F. (Mathematics for ScienceDistinction, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction). Gosling, K.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry— Distinction). Gregory, C. B. M. (Mathematics for Science). Jenkinson, T. M.* (Physics—Distinction, Chemistry—Distinction, Biology). Macdonald, W. I. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Michell, G. F. B.* (Physics, Chemistry—Distinction). Parry, D. C. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Partridge, C. J.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics—Distinction, Chemistry —Distinction). Piercy, T. (Chemistry). Plester, G. V.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry—Distinction). Ridley, I. N. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Robbins-Jones, T. J. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Russell, J. N. (Physics, Chemistry—Distinction, Biology). Stones, D. I. (Mathematics for Science, Physics). Stubbs, A. C. (Mathematics for Science). Sutcliffe, A. 0. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Welsh, M. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Wilson, K.* (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry—Distinction). I Wood, C. D. M. (Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry). * After a name indicates a pass in the optional General Paper. ORDINARY LEVEL Atkinson, D. S. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, General Science). Barton, N. R. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Art). Best, A. D. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Brown, D. L. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, Greek, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Coulson, D. E. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Fairclough, J. G. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, Greek, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Hanson, J. N. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Hawkins, R. J. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, Greek, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Lavender, F. D. (English Language, English Literature, History, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, General Science.

Mitchell, W. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Sim, D. L. W. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Turnbull, D. R. (Latin, Additional Mathematics). Watson, F. I. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, German, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, General Science). Wightman, D. J. (English Language, English Literature, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Barrett, A. R. (English Language, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Evans, R. L. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Franklin, J. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Fraser, B. M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Garbutt, M. G. A. (English Language, English Literature, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Gough, C. E. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Groundwater, C. W. A. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Hemsley, C. J. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. Hodgson, R. A. (English Language, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Ibberson, C. D. (Englsh Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics). Lord, J. McD. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics). Mathews, J. B. (English Language, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Art). Middleton, J. F. (Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Art). Moore, N. F. (English Language, English Literature, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Oldham, M. K. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Art). Rhodes, J. J. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Shearsmith, B. D. (English Language, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) Smith, J. M. (English Language, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Sykes, H. V. (Elementary Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Art). Vaigo, L. K. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Wainwright, C. B. (English Language, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry). Young, N. M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry).

Baker, S. D. (English Language, English Literature, General Science). Beaumont, F. C. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Beevers, D. J. (English Language, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics), Bytheway, W. R. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). Charnley, J. M. (English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Cormack, G. R. (English Literature, Elementary Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). Dalkin, W. R. (English Literature, Physics-with-Chemistry). Dimmey, F. H. (English Literature, Physics-with-Chemistry). Jones, B. (English Language, English Literature, Elementary Mathematics). Ledger, M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physicswith-Chemistry). Mackay, L. H. K. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Pacitto, G. A. (English Language, English Literature, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Prosser, J. M. (English Language, Geography, Latin, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Robinson, J. B. (English Language, English Literature, History, General Science). Steward, H. D. C. (English Language, English Literature, History, French, Elementary Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics-withChemistry). Webster, P. R. (English Language, English Literature, Physics-withChemistry, Art). Beachell, J. M. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Botterill, J. S. (English Literature, General Science, Art). Brooks, R. F. (French, Elementary Mathematics, General Science, Art). Brown, R. H. (English Language, English Literature, French, Physics-withChemistry). Craven, B. W. A. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics, General Science, Art). Dornan, P. A. (Physics-with-Chemistry). Etherington, J. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, Elementary Mathematics). Fox, J. D. (Art). Gibson, W. (English Literature, General Science). Giddings, M. P. (History). Hick, J. K. (English Literature, Geography, General Science). Hobson, S. S. (English Language, General Science, Art). Hopkinson, R. C. (English Literature, Geography, Art). Ibberson, J. S. (English Literature, Physics-with-Chemistry). Leach, R. (Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry). Macpherson, D. G. (Art). Montague, W. E. (English Literature, Geography, French, Elementary Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). Newbigging, S. H. (English Language, English Literature, History, Physics-with-Chemistry). Peacock, R. W. (Geography, Art). Quin, J. B. (English Language, English Literature, History, Geography, Elementary Mathematics, General Science). Stewart, E. G. (Art). Storey, D. (English Language, Elementary Mathematics).

Swain, M. L. (Elementary Mathematics). Thomas, C. L. (Physics-with-Chemistry, Art). Trollope, R. R. (English Language, English Literature, Geography, French, General Science). ALTERNATIVE ORDINARY LEVEL The following members of the VIth Form passed the new Alt. "0" Paper on "The Economic Structure of England" :Baxter, R., Beresford, D. N. L., Chilman, T., Dronfield, P. J., Gosling, K., Hall, A. G., Jenkinson, T. M., Kershaw, M. J., Knapton, J. J. F., Quickfall, C. J., Robbins-Jones, T. J., Sabben-Clare, T. E. H., Unwin, H. W. H., Wilson, M. B., Wroe, S. J. S.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (JULY, 1957) THE GROVE D. Huger. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1946). School Monitor. Head of School. Head of The Grove. Chapel Monitor, 1955-56. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "A" Level, 1956, "0" Level, 1954. Chapel Committee. Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Editor of "The Peterite". Member of Curia. Chairman, 1956. School Orchestra, 1951-57. Choir, 1955-56. Colts XV, 1952. Colours, 1953. 1st XV, 1953-54-55-56-57. Colours, 1953-57. "A" XV, 1953. 1st XI Hockey, 1953-54-56-57. Colours, 1953-57. Captain and Cap, 1956-57. Yorkshire Schoolboys' Trial, 1956. Yorkshire Schoolboys' Hockey XI, 1957. 2nd XI, 1957. Colours, 1957. Goodburn Cup, 1955. York Cross-Country Youth Team and award, 1956. Squash V and Colours, 1956-57. Warranted Assistant Scout Master. Queen's Scout, 1955. T. G. Stephenson. 1951-57. School Monitor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Debating Society Committee. Colts XV, 1953-54-55. Colours, 1953-54. Captain, 1954-55. 1st XV, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1955-57. Cap, 195657. Durham County Schoolboys' XV, 1956-57. 2nd IV, 1955-56. Colours, 1955. 1st IV, 1957. Colours, 1st VIII. P.O. i/c R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. G. V. Plester. 1951-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. York City Major Scholarship, 1957. Science Society Committee. 2nd XV, 1956-57. 1st VIII, 1957. 2nd IV Colours. Chess Team, 1955-57. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Advanced Proficiency. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. H. W. H. Unwin. 1952-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1957. 3rd XV, 1955-56. 2nd XV, 1956-57. Chess Team, 1953-57. Sgt. 2 i/c Basic Section, C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. R.A. Exam., Part I. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. C. J. Quickfall. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Choir, 1949-54. Science Society Committee. Lifesaving Medallion. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam., 1957. 2 i/c R.N. Basic Section. Queen's Scout. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. C. J. Copley. 1955-57 (St. Olave's, 1950). Upper Shell A. Natural History Society. 2nd Class Scout. J. J. F. Knapton. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Lower VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. School Play, 1955. Colts XI, 1955. Captain and Colours, 1955. Colts XV, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st XI, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. 1st XV, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Proficiency, 1957. Cert. "A". 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge.

J. R. Maxwell. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1955. Colours, 1955. 2nd XV, 1956. Captain, 1956. 1st VIII Shooting, 1955-56-57. Captain, 1957. 2nd XI Hockey, 1957. L/Sgt. in Weapon Training Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. Individual Shot Cup, 1957. D. C. Parry. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Chapel Committee. Colts XI, 1955. 2nd XI Hockey, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. P.O. Exam. 2 i/c New Recruits. 1st Class Shot. M. P. Stanton. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1956. Member of Curia. L/Cpl. in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. MANOR

J. R. Peverley. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). School Monitor. Head of Manor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. State Scholarship, 1956. Minor Open Scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, 1956. Library Monitor. Member of Curia. 2nd Shooting Colours, 1956. 1st VIII Minor Colours, 1956-57. Bisley Major Colours, 1956-57. 16th in the "Schools' Hundred" Competition. Bisley, 1956-57. Vice-Captain of Shooting, 1957. Chess Team, 1957. L/Sgt. i/c Shooting in C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. C. J. Woolley. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Chess Team, 1957. 3rd XV, 1955-56. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. D. N. Brocklebank. 1952-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Member of Curia. Young Farmers' Club Committee. Played for Colts XV, 1953. Played for Colts XI, 1954. 2nd XV, 1954. 1st XV, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1955-56-57. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. 1st XI Hockey, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. Played for 1st XI, 1957. Hull and East Riding Schoolboys XV, 1956. School Tennis Team, 1956. R.N. Section. Leading Seaman Exam., 1956. Cert. "A", Part I, 1953. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. M. B. Wilson. 1954-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Debating Society Committee. School Play, 1955. Colts XV, 1954. 2nd XV, 1955. Colours, 1955. 1st XV, 1956. Cap, 1956. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1954. 3rd IV, 1956. 2nd IV Colours, 1956. 2nd IV, 1957. Colours, 1957. 1st VIII, 1957. Cpl. in Army Section. i/c Weapon Training. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Signals Classification. Efficiency. Marksman. M. L. Bywater. 1954-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Chairman of Young Farmers' Club, 195556-57. Member of Curia. School Play, 1955. Colts, XV, 1954. 1st XV, 1956. Colours, and Cap, 1956. 2nd IV, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. 1st VIII, 1957. L/Bbr. R.A. Detachment. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. C. B. M. Gregory. 1952-57. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Young Farmers' Club Committee, 1954-57. Vice-Chairman, 1955-57. Chairman, 1957. School Play, 1954. Leading Seaman in R.N. Section. N.C.O. i/c Naval Base No. 2. A.B. Leading Seaman and P.O. Exams. Quartermaster Course, Clyde, 1956. Efficiency Badge. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. D. R. Procter. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Choir. Music Society Committee. 3rd IV, 1957. 2nd IV Colours. Sgt. in C.C.F. i/c Signals Platoon. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Signals Classification. Morse Badge. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot.

J. D. Brewin. 1953-57. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1957. 5th IV, 1957. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. B. W. A. Craven. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. Etherington. 1953-57. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Award of Merit and Bar, Bronze Medallion and Bar. Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. .22 1st Class Shot. .303 Marksman. Efficiency Badge. A. May. 1955-57 (St. Olave's, 1952). Shell B. Colts XI, 1957. Basic Section B. R.A.F. M. May. 1955-57 (St. Olave's, 1952). Shell B. Colts XI, 1957. Basic Section •B. R.A.F. I. N. Ridley. 1952-57. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1957. Colts XV, 1952-53. Played for Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XV, 1956-57. Colours, 1957. 2nd XI, 1956-57. 1st XI Hockey, 1956. Colours, 1956. Leading Seaman, Naval Section. A.B., Leading Seaman and P.O. Exams. Basic Section N.C.O. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. C. D. M. Wood. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B., Naval Section. Leading Seaman Exam. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. QUEEN'S C. R. Clough. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1946). Temple, 1951-52. School Monitor. Head of Queen's. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Secretary of Debating Society. Secretary of Science Society. Secretary of Tennis. Library Monitor. C.Q.M.S. of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Asst. Sigs. Instr. Signals Classification. Morse Instr. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. A. Crane. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). Temple, 1951-53. House Monitor. L.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. 3rd XV, 1956. 2nd XI, 1955-56. Played for 1st XI, 1956. Cpl. in Army Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. D. R. Holt. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). Temple, 1951-53. House Monitor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. N. Riding Major Scholarship, 1957. Debating Society Committee. Chapel Committee. Queen's Scout. Asst. Scoutmaster. Warranted. R. A. Elliott. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1951). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Chess Team, 1956-57. Senior Scout. E. G. Stewart. 1953-57. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. M. L. Swain. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1951). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Played for Colts XV, 1955. 3rd XV, 1956. Colts XI, 1956. 2nd XI, 1957. Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. THE RISE D. J. Oldman. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). Vice-Head of School. Head of Rise. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. State Scholarship, 1956. Major Open Scholarship to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, 1957. Editor of "The Peterite". Member of Curia. Secretary, 1956. Games Committee Secretary. Debating Society Committee. Library Monitor. School Play, 1953. Colts XV, 1953-54. 2nd XV, 1955-56. Colours, 1956. Queen's Scout. Asst. Scoutmaster Warranted.

C. W. Jose. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). School Monitor. Upper VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1953; "A" Level, 1955. State Scholarship, 1956. Classics Open Scholarship to Worcester College, Oxford, 1957. Member of Curia. Secretary, 1956. Library Monitor. School Play, 1955. 3rd IV Cox, 1956. 2nd IV Colours, 1956. Secretary of Boat Club, 1957. C.P.O. i/c C.C.F., 1957. P.O. Exam., 1955. Leading Seaman Exam., 1954. Cert. "A", Part I. A. C. Stubbs. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1946). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1957. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1952-53. 2nd XV, 1954. 1st XV, 1955-56. Colours, 195556. 3rd IV, 1956. 1st IV, 1957. Colours, 1957. 1st VIII, 1957. 2nd VIII Minor Shooting Colours, 1953. 1st VIII Shooting, 1954-55-56-57. Colours, 1955-56-57. Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Basic Section. N.C.O. i/c R.A.F. Instruction. Cert. "A", Part I. Advanced Proficiency. Marksman. M. G. Sykes. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Qualifying Exam. for Mechanical Science Tripos, Cambridge, 1957. Member of Curia. Debating Society Committee. Choir, 1955-57. Acting Assistant Scoutmaster. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Advanced Proficiency. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. G. F. B. Mitchell. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, .1956. W. Riding Major Bursary, 1957. Natural History Society Committee. Member of Curia. Colts XV, 1954. Played for 1st XV, 1955. 2nd XV, 1955-56. Colours, 1956. "A" XV, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1956-57. Colts XI, 1954. 1st XI, 1955-56. Colours, 1955-56. Captain of 2nd XI, 1957. Played for 1st V Squash, 1956. Chess Team, 1955-57. Leading Seaman in R.N. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. W. N. Richards. 1952-57. House Monitor. Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Member of Curia. Library Monitor. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955. 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1956-57. 2nd XV, 1957. Sgt. i/c Army Training Platoon. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Art Exam., Part I. 1st Class Shot. M. G. Hancock. 1952-57. House Monitor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Member of Curia. Music Society Committee. Record Librarian. School Play, Orchestra, 1954-57. Choir, 1952-57. Fencing Team, 1954-55-56-57. Colours, 1954-57. 3rd IV, 1957. 2nd IV Colours, 1957. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section, i/c Stores. Band, 1954-57. Drum Major, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. E. W. Trevelyan. 1952-57. U.VI from St. Olave's. House Monitor. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1956. Cpl. in C.C.F., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency. School Play, 1952-53-54-55. Choir, 1952-54-56. Librarian. Music Society Member. Choral Society. Debating Society Member. General Knowledge Prize ((Below VI), 1955. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1956-57. 1st Class Shot. D. Anderson. 1954-57. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. School Orchestra, 1956-57. Senior Colts, 1954. 2nd XV, 1956. 4th IV, 1957. Fencing Team, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1957. R.L.S.S. Awards, 1954-57. R.N. Section. P.O. Exam. Recruit N.C.O. Cert. "A", Part I. Signal Classification. Band, 1954-57. Bugle Proficiency. Bugle Leader. Marksman. G. P. Burden. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). Upper VI Art. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Entry to Royal School of Art. Choir, 1949-57. Music Society Committee. Choral Society Secretary. 3rd IV, 1956. 2nd IV Colours, 1956. 1st IV, 1957. Colours, 1957. Winner of Hobbies Cap, 1953-54-55. Leading Seaman 2 i/c R.N. Section. Yeoman of Signals. P.O. Exam. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge.

R. T. Burdon. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). Transitus Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. 2nd XI Hockey, 1957. Colts XI, 1955-56. 1st XI, 1957. Colours, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Exam. 2nd Class Shot. J. F. Franklin. 1952-57. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. State Scholarship, 1957. Leading Seaman Exam. Cert. "A" Part I. P.O. Exam. i/c Rodney Division. 2nd Class Shot. R. L. High. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1950). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1956. 1st VIII (Country Life), 1956-57. Colours, 1957. Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency. Marksman. R. R. Trollope. 1953-57. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Cadet in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. D. R. Turnball. 1953-57. Va . G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. L/Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency. 1st Class Shot. F. F. Watson. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Choir, 1954-57. Chapel Committee. Music Society Committee. School Play, 1954. Leading Seaman Exam. Cert. "A", Part I. Band, 1957. Efficiency. Marksman. S. J. S. Wroe. 1952-57. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. N. Riding Major Bursary, 1957. Choir, 1955-57. School Play, 1953. Young Farmers' Club Treasurer, 1956. Natural History Society Treasurer, 1956-57. 3rd XV, 1955. 2nd XV, 1956. 1st XV, 1957. Colours, 1957. Queen's Scout, A.S.M. Senior Scouts, 1957. SCHOOL HOUSE T. J. Robbins-Jones. 1951-57. School Monitor. Head of School House. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1957. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1953. Colours, 1953. Played for 1st XV, 1954. 1st XI Hockey, 1957. Colours and Cap, 1957. Yorkshire Schoolboy Trials, 1957. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. A. G. Hall. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Science Society Committee. Chapel Committee. Member of Curia. Choir, 1955-57. 3rd XV, 1956. 4th IV, 1957. Leading Seaman Exam. i/c Nelson Division. Cert. "A", Part I. P.O. Exam. Efficiency. Marksman. L. T. Beaumont. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Colts XV, 1955. 1st XV, 1956. Colours, 1956. "A" XV, 1956. Colts XV, 1955. 2nd XI, 1957. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency, 1957. Efficiency. 1st Class Shot. J. F. Middleton. 1954-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Colts XV, 1955-56. 3rd XV, 1956-57. Colts XI, 1955. Colts Colours, 1956. 1st XI, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. Cap, 1957. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Efficiency. Marksman. N. F. Moore. 1954-57. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Cadet in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. T. D. L. Rice. 1953-57. Transitus Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. 1956-57. Lower Shell A. Bronze Medallion R.L.S.S. J. G. Saunders. P. R. Webster. 1954-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). VB. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. N. M. Young. 1955-57. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957 Cert. "A". Proficiency. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section.

TEMPLE M. Welsh. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). School Monitor. Head of Temple. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. Games Committee. Colts XV, 1953. Colours, 1953. 1st XV, 1954-55-56. Cap, 1955-56. Vice-Captain, 1955. Captain, 1956. 1st IV Colours, 195556-57. Captain of Boats, 1957. Flt./Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section. Proficiency. Marksman. P. A. Morris. 1951-57 (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Upper VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1955. Debating Society Committee. Member of Curia; Chairman, 1956; Secretary, 1957. Assistant Librarian, 1957. School Play, 1955. Fencing Team, 1954-5556-57. Colours, 1955 and 1957. Captain, 1956-57. Yorkshire Sabre Championship, 1957. S.S.M., i/c Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency. Marksman. K. Wilson. 1952-57 (St. Olave's, 1950). House Monitor. Lower VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. N. Riding Major Bursary, 1957. Orchestra, 1952-57. Music Society Committee. Cadet, Army Section. Cert. "A", Part II. 2nd Class Shot. P. J. M. Baines. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). Lower VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Choir, 1952-56. Cadet, Signal Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Signal Classification. Band. 1st Class Shot. R. H. Brown. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Band. 1st Class Shot. D. Storey. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Colts XV, 1956. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. J. N. Russell. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1950). Lower VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. York City Major Scholarship, 1957. Fencing Team, 1955-56. Senior Scouts.

SALVETE (MAY, 1957) THE MANOR A. J. De Mulder. Upper Shell A.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1957 D. PFLUGER SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Grove: D. PFLUGER Head of The Manor: J. R. PEVERLEY Head of Queen's House: C. R. CLOUGH Head of The Rise: D. J. OLDMAN Head of School House: T. J. ROBBINS-JONES Head of Temple: M. WELSH Chapel Monitor: D. KIRBY T. G. STEPHENSON C. W. JOSE HEAD OF SCHOOL :

HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. L. BELLWOOD, G. V. PLESTER, H. W. H. UNWIN, C. J.

QUICKFALL. D. N. BROCKLEBANK, M. L. BYWATER, C. B. M. GREGORY, D. R. PROCTER, M. B. WILSON, C. J. WOOLLEY. Queen's House: J. A. BYGATE, T. CHILMAN, P. A. CRANE. W. R. HOLT, K. A. HOPPER. The Rise: M. G. HANCOCK, D. B. IRVIN, G. F. B. MITCHELL, W. N. RICHARDS, A. C. STUBBS, M. G. SYKES. School House: R. BAXTER, B. C. R. BUTLER, A. G. HALL, D. ROBINSON, D. I. STONES, D. A. WILSON. Temple: K. GOSLING, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, P. A. MORRIS, A. 0. SUTCLIFFE, K. WILSON. The Manor:

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Cricket: D. KIRBY Captain of Boats: M. WELSH Captain of Shooting: J. R. MAXWELL Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY Captain of Fencing: P. A. MORRIS

EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" C. R. CLOUGH, W. J. OLDMAN. D. PFLUGER.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The great success of the School this year in all activities, both academic and sporting, has been reflected in the activities of the Grove. Again we have enjoyed a highly successful term and thereby passed yet another milestone in the history of the House. Perhaps the climax of the term was the winning of the Hobbies Cup by A. G. Black, who with others of the Junior Common Room devoted much of their time to the training of pigeons. In the realm of sport this term again we have been fortunate. A Junior House team, which reached the cricket final with the support of only one regular Senior Colts team player, deserves the highest praise. The Senior team was successful once again and passed to the final with the loss of only one wicket. Unfortunately the lack of match practice was made manifect in the final, when L. H. K. Mackay and A. Gomersall saved the day—the star batsmen failing, as they are wont on such occasions. D. Kirby's captaincy assured us of the cup and also the Oxford Cup. We do congratulate D. Kirby on his great season as Captain of the School XI, and also J. J. F. Knapton and P. B. Burbidge, the wicket-keeper—pace-bowler combination which has dismissed many a player this season. The 2nd XI players, D. Pfluger and T. D. J. Layfield, performed regularly, and on occasions with some success. 25

Tennis and Swimming were our two major disasters this term, and we must commiserate with P. L. Bellwood who trained his swimming team so conscientiously. Shooting became the greatest source of "pots" this term. J. R. Maxwell, the Captain of Shooting, won the Individual Shot Cup, and S. H. Newbigging won his Bisley Colours. M. W. Territt must be praised for his accuracy in securing the Cadet Cup, and so also must all those responsible for the combined effort which won the House Aggregate Cup. We have here a short note concerning the fines, extracted on unmarked kit. The monitors, affectionately known to some as the Grove C.I.D., wish to make it clear that the money is not embezzled —at least not until after it leaves their possession. While the watchword is finance, we would like to express our deep concern at the subtle methods of extraction employed by Mr. B. H. Holbeche from boys for the embellishment fund. His efforts in this line seem to be as enthusiastic as his great encouragement of our House activities. Finally to those leaving, we should like to extend our appreciation of all their efforts whether successful or not. We wish them all they would wish themselves, and hope they will return, even if it is only just to say "the old place seems to be going to the dogs".

THE MANOR This term we bade farewell to our Matron, Mrs. Charlton, and welcomed her successor, Miss Vowler, who, we hope, will enjoy her work and life in the Manor. We also welcome De Mulder, a new addition to our overworked squad of juniors, and it is notable that he very quickly became "one of us". Manor contributions to School teams have been quite good. A. McCallum was awarded his 1st XI cap, while Brocklebank and I. N. Ridley played for the 2nd XI, the former finding life there easier than in the first. The unbeaten Colts side included the May brothers and Rudd. In School boating we were represented by Wilson, M. L. Bywater, Procter, Gregory, and Brewin. Wilson and Bywater had the distinction of being in the first crew of one of the new eights, while Procter was in the third four and has been filling his study with trophies of their victories. Manor also had a considerable share in the School's success in the Ashburton, as Peverley, Lennox, and Lowley were in the VIII. Lennox, incidentally, seems to have proved a natural pistol-shooting expert. So much for School sporting activities; events nearer home were not so successful. We did not reach the final in either Junior or Senior cricket. The Juniors, with a score of 172, normally a substantial one in a House match, lost to Grove by one wicket. Rudd made 58 and Dunn 33; Dunn also took 5 wickets. The Seniors also lost by one wicket, though at one stage it did look as if we could win. Dunn, who has had a good season, made 21 and took the wickets of two members of the 1st XI. In the House Leagues we finished second. 26

In swimming, unfortunately, we found ourselves very weak in the Junior events. In the Seniors, Gibson, and in the Intermediates, I. T. Parkin (a much improved swimmer) and Hill, did well. Shooting was lost literally by a hair's breadth, one group just failing to make inch, but the team shot well and House colours were awarded to Lennox, Lowley, and F. N. Parkin. For a good many members of the House the term has been dominated by examinations, and we carried off a reasonable share of prizes—Peverley, R. L. Bywater, R. H. Sykes, Smart, and R. A. B. Wood being winners. Towards the end of term, however, many members of the House found other occupations, such as gardening, painting rugger posts, playing yard cricket (though this flourished, as usual, all through the term), visiting events at the York Festival, helping at the Yorkshire Show, drinking coffee, and listening to "Housewives Choice". It would not be correct to omit mention of the efforts of the Manor songsters, who practised with enthusiasm, were much praised by the adjudicator, gave a rousing performance— and ended up last in the House competition. A very valuable activity which is quietly pursued is training for lifesaving. Clark and A. McCallum have done very well to be awarded Instructors' Certificates, and lesser awards were won by Hewitt, Hill, Jenner, Ainley, and I. T. Parkin. On the last Sunday of term Mr. Craine gave a light musical evening which many of the House enjoyed. As usual at this time of year we are having heavy losses, and say good-bye with our best wishes, and gratitude for much help in the House, to the whole monitorial body (Peverley, Woolley, Brocklebank, M. L. Bywater, Gregory, Procter, and Wilson), I. N. Ridley, C. D. M. Wood, Brewin, Craven, Etherington, Thomas, A. May and M. May.

QUEEN'S At the beginning of the term we welcomed Bygate to the Monitor's Study, appointed B. Jones Director of Music, and Hopper as Captain of Tennis and Cricket. The first competitive event of the term was not by any standards a success. In spite of Horsley's efforts as Captain, the Junior cricket team lost by ten wickets to School House. Since the first week a section of the House had been rehearsing for the Music Competition, and it says much for Jones that he was able to stand these assaults on his musical senses. It was entirely due to him that the House did so well; he faced the strongest musical opposition from his own team. We finished fourth in the Fernie Cup, which was truly amazing considering that the team took the wrong route and a considerable time. Cpl. Crane handled the drill squad, and was subsequently promoted L /Sgt. The Senior Cricket was a little more creditable than the Junior, the defeat by Rise being of not quite the same magnitude. House Shooting is perhaps best forgotten. Suffice to say that it would have fared better had more members of the House been able to shoot. 27

Now a general word about sporting personalities. First an apology. It would appear that no mention was made in the last issue of D. L. Slade's being awarded his House Colours. As he has pointed out, that is not good enough. We offer our sincere apologies. Before writing this present note a most careful check was made, and this revealed the award of four new House Colours, namely, Beresford, Barton, Swain, and Jesper. Hopper, Jesper, Swain, and Dale were in the second eleven, and Bygate opened many an innings for the first. Beresford pulled strings in the Boat Club and was awarded his first four coxing colours. Lastly we must not omit news of a most unusual career. Crane had the unique experience of playing for two seasons on first game then moving to second game. He cannot understand what has happened to talent spotting in the School. House Tennis was a great success. Training on a popular nightcap the team won the Cup without losing a single match. K. A. Hopper was later appointed Captain of the School side which was to play the Staff, but unfortunately the match was cancelled because of bad weather. Jones and Anfield both played in the School Concert at the end of term, and Barton inundated a classroom with objects from his military collection during the Hobbies Exhibition. Pigeons in the same room were reported to have found the proximity of so many moths exhilarating. On Speech Day we found four members of the House on the Prize List : Crowther had won the Reading Prize, Jones the Piano, Lord General Knowledge (below the VI), and Fairclough the Vth Form Language Prize. At Speech Day too we heard of a past member of the House, M. T. Carter, who had rowed for his college. Lastly the Swimming Sports. Crane, the Captain, no doubt inspired by Hollywood's latest release, Moby Dick, won the plunge, and the House was able to win a private competition with the other Day House finishing fifth. And the end of a term and a year was upon us. We say goodbye to many, but our strongest sentiments are for those who remain to perpetuate the life recorded in these notes.

THE RISE Looking back on this term, the climax of a most successful year, it is amazing to see how many committees, societies, teams and high offices are staffed, managed, and run by members of the Rise. This was perhaps best demonstrated at Commemoration when we heard Jose read the Latin address, and in the subsequent prize-giving saw a good half of the prizes collected by Risites. In the afternoon nearly a dozen members of the House represented the School in the various sporting events and finally at the close of the day we were amazed and delighted by "Hancock's Half-Hour" ! 28

As a totally unexpected and unprecedented event, pride of place must be taken by the winning of the Fernie Cup by Jose and his band of amateur commandos. It is most fitting that in his last year in command of the C.C.F., Mr. Crews should have the pleasure of seeing this cup in his own House. The sporting record of the House must by reason of its length be little more than documentary. The Junior Cricket cup is back once more, and the Senior event only just eluded us, as last year, a final with Grove proving our downfall. Irvin, Wroe and Burdon played a large part in the success of the 1st XI, and Hopkinson's fast and furious bowling kept him always on the fringe of, if not not actually in, this illustrious team. Mitchell, this year, appeared as a Gentleman rather than a Player and so captained the 2nd XI. The Senor Colts and the Junior House team were almost identical and Ranson is to be congratulated on playing such a major part for both. With Jose as Secretary of Boats, Stubbs and Burden in the 1st IV and Mathews, Hancock and Partridge in the ever-victorious 3rd IV, it seems difficult to explain the lack of boating cups in the House, but the crew are nevertheless to be congratulated. It should also be mentioned that the "Omega" crew, "the absolute end", was virtually sponsored, manned, and finally disbanded by members of the Rise. It is to be hoped that this tradition will be maintained by those Risites requiring a peaceful Summer term. Our shooting team surprised everybody including themselves by outshooting the School marksmen and winning the Shooting Cup. Fencing, Swimming, and Tennis did not furnish us with any cups but this does not detract from the enthusiasm of the captains and teams who took part. Work is not usually a popular activity in School life, but nevertheless the number of prizes gained on Speech Day showed that some work must have been done by someone somewhere, even if not actually caught at it. Somewhat in the nature of a Stop-press is the news that Wilson and Franklin have both won State Scholarships and that Wroe has a North Riding bursary. We offer them our heartiest congratulations. Coming to the end of yet another School year we must thank those who have taken a lead in House affairs. We thank Brown for attending to our musical education, Irvin for seeing to our literary needs, and in particular, Richards, for the hard work he has put into his Bible Reading classes which have stayed well-supported throughout the year. This term our list of leavers is longer than ever; the Head of the House and all the monitors except Irvin, who takes over the task of leadership next year, are going, and the passing of many of the best and most influential of the Seniors will leave a. gap that will be hard to fill. We wish them every success in their future

careers. 29

SCHOOL HOUSE The outstanding event of the term was the announcement of Mr. Jeffs' engagement to our Matron, Miss Penfold. This is the second such announcement in the past four terms, and we must congratulate them both on following Mr. Gregory's good example. We wish them all that they would wish themselves for the future. To return to the more commonplace of House events we must first congratulate Stones and Wilson on being appointed House Monitors. Wilson started the term by retiring to hospital to have his appendix removed, but fortunately he was back in circulation again in ten days. When he did return, however, he was unable to do any boating and was thus deprived of his place in the 2nd IV. Our only other representative in the first four crews was Hall in the fourth IV. Our greatest sporting success came on the last day of term when we won the Kazerooni (Swimming) Cup for the first time since 1942. It was a very creditable effort on the part of the whole team, but special mention ought to be made of Hodgson and Robinson, G. P., both of whom won three events. Robinson was subsequently awarded his Junior House Colours. Baxter should have been well satisfied with this reward for his enthusiasm and the hard work he put into getting his team together. The House was well represented in the School cricket teams. Macpherson, and Robinson, D., and Middleton gained their 1st XI Colours, and Middleton also his Cap. Beaumont, L. T., kept wicket for the 2nd XI most of the season and spent much spare time looking after cricket gear. Robinson, J. B., turned out occasionally for the Senior Colts, and Dukes, Priestley and Alderson played for the Junior Colts. Despite this bevy of cricketing stars, the Senior House team lost to Grove in the semi-final, and the Junior House team were narrowly defeated by Rise. The House continues to have the best "League" Cricket team and with it they retained the Burton Cup. The shooting of the House this year has been exceptional, with three of the Bisley VIII and two others, Hodgson and Hide going down to Bisley. Butler, Baxter and Garbutt were awarded their Colours, and Butler is to be congratulated on coming 1 1 th in the Schools Hundred. In the small bore shooting again we did well, and in a closely fought competition we were placed 2nd. In the tennis we reached the final (as we have done for the past three years), but lost to Queen's. As a result of his captaincy of Tennis, and also of House rugger, Robbins-Jones was awarded his much deserved House Colours. The Fernie Cup provided everyone with a strenuous but pleasant afternoon. Most of the team spent some time in the river, and the sight of Beaumont, L. T., and Yunibandhu wading waist-deep in water towing the assault craft behind them was a morale booster for the most faded spirits. At the end of the afternoon, the Fernie Cup had left our shelves for those of the Rise. 30

Hall and Stones conducted the House into 2nd place in the InterHouse Singing Competition. This is an unusually high place for School House in this competition, and now that this has been achieved we might have hopes in the future of winning it. Finally we must say goodbye to all those who are leaving. We thank them for all that they have done for the House, and wish them all the very best of luck in the future.

TEMPLE When we returned this term we found that the sole remaining partner of the firm of Messrs. Sedman and Sparham Ltd. had forsaken is for Vickers-Armstrong. We hope that Sparham will have every success in the future. Sedman is to be congratulated on his gaining a National Service Commission in the technical branch of the Royal Air Force. We hope that it will not be too long before we hear of the firm's being revived by the junior partners. Wilson, K., was our new monitor, and the musical enthusiasm of the School's fiddling genius urged the House to victory in the Singing Competition. The other pot that returned to our shelves was the Fencing Cup, which Russell managed to retrieve from Queen's for us, in the final round. The Captain will now be able to face his predecessor again. The cricket was ably run by Littlewood, and we put up our best performance for years, in both Senior and Junior matches, although we were up against some of the stiffest opposition in the School. Woodruff gained his Colts colours this season. In the swimming too there was immense enthusiasm, even if the final result does not really justify the tremendous amount of effort put into it by Crowe and his amphibians. While on the subject of swimming, we might mention the Fernie Cup. We lost, but everyone on the exercise threw themselves into, or in the case of our canoeist, were thrown into it, in the best commando tradition. It is noticeable that the three new Queen's Scouts, who will represent the School at the World Jamboree, Steel, Smith, J.M., and Best, are all Templars. Now to the rest of the sporting events. Queen's won the Tennis Cup without losing a game. We played Queen's. Sutcliffe shot well, but the House lost. Welsh and Baines whiled away the summer trying to make bigger and better puddles in the river. Wilson, K., the reigning violin champion, and Brisby supported the School Orchestra, and the former won the instrumental prize. Smith, J. M., played a piano solo in the July Music Festival. 31

In the Hobbies Exhibition, Temple produced a large number of high quality exhibits, the most spectacular being a guitar by Gosling out of wood, and radios by Brining and Harrison out of parts. Many of the House's hobbies were, for one reason and another, not exhibited. It is now the turn of the leavers, Welsh, Morris, Wilson, K., Baines, Storey, and Brown, R. H., to be dealt with. Welsh's hearty figure will no longer fill study 4. We shall miss his leadership on both the rugger field and the river. The less said about Morris the better. Wilson, K.s voice will no longer ring through the House. No more will Baines' clarinet be heard warbling in Study 2. No longer will Storey's beaming countenance brighten the monitors days. No more will Brown, R. H. But not for long will the House remain silent. Soon will be heard the patter of tiny feet, and the dulcet call from Study 3, "JUNIOR !" We wish both those leaving and those remaining all the best for the future, and on behalf of the leavers may we re-echo the words of Welsh's farewell speech, and thank Mr. Rhodes, "The Father of the House", for all the happy years we have spent in Temple. If we may quote Virgil : "In freta dum fluvii current, dum montibus umbrae Lustrabunt convexa, polus dum sidera pascet, Semper honos nomenque tuum laudesque manebunt." (Aeneid, I., 607-609)

THE OXFORD CUP, 1956-57 The following are the detailed

The cup was won by The Grove. results :—

Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket 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 10 20 10

—

20 — 20 — — — 20 —

— 10 — —

10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5

— 5 — — — —

5 — — — — — —

180

— — — — — — — — — — — — 10 10

Rise

School House Temple

— — 10 — 10 10 —

— 10 — — 20 — — — — 10

—

5 —

— —

THE CHAPEL The outstanding events of the term in Chapel have been the Sung Communion Services on Ascension Day and St. Peter's Day, and, of course, the Commemoration Service on the last Sunday morning of term. It has been very encouraging to find a continued increase in the number of Communicants and particularly that more members of the School are coming to the week-day celebrations. We are most grateful to the Bishop of Selby, who preached at the Commemoration Service, and to the Reverend Lionel Griffith, an Old Peterite, and the Reverend R. L. H. Lloyd, Rector of Bishopthorpe, who also came to preach during the term. The School is now affiliated to Toc H, so that boys who are leaving may have the chance of hearing something of its work. On 23rd July Mr. Alec Churcher, the Schools and Service Secretary of Toc H, came to give an introductory talk to the Sixth Forms. Thesz notes cannot end without a word of warm appreciation to D. Kirby for his admirable work as Chapel Monitor throughout the year; and to the large number of monitors who have served so regularly and efficiently at the Altar.

N.K.-W.

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1956-57 Expenditure.

Receipts. s. d. 46 2 3 Balance (29.9.56) Collections to 30.6.57 ... 324 11 4 ... 10 0 0 Grant from School

Wafers, Candles, etc. ... British Legion (Wreath) Communicant Manuals ... Printing Carol Service (half share) ... ... St. Stephen's Children's Home ... ... Godfrey Walker Home ... Sherwood College, India Balance (30.6.57)

£380 13

s. d. 6 16 11 2 0 0 8 3 6 16

17 18 11 17 18 11 25 0 0

93 18 ... 286 15

3 4

£380 13

Notes: (1) Of the balance on 30th June, 1957, £25 18s. I ld. is earmarked for the Chapel Furnishing Fund. (2) The extra sum of £38 7s. Od. has been received from Chapel Collections since 30th June.

ALLOCATION OF CHAPEL COLLECTIONS At a meeting of the Chapel Committee on 21st July the following donations were agreed :— Chapel Furnishing Fund, £15; Friends of York Minster, £3 3s. Od. (corporate membership); York Minster Appeal, £10; York Diocesan Board of Finance (for Quota Fund), £10; Family Service Unit (York), £15; Training of the Ministry (York Diocese), £35; Church Army, £10; Royal

School of Church Music, £5; Historic Churches Preservation Trust, £5; Universities' Mission to Central Africa, £20; Missions to Seamen, £10. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, £25; St. Dunstan's, £10; British Empire Leprosy Relief Association, £20; British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association, £10; York and District Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society, £5; Sunshine Fund for Blind Babies and Children, £10; Cheshire Homes, £20; British Epilepsy Association, £5; National Spastics Society, £10. People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, £10; Royal National Life-Boat Institution, £5; National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, £15; Pearson's Fresh Air Fund, £5. This sum of £288 3s. Od. was in addition to the three donations made in the course of the year.

THE CHOIR Even the best-regulated families have their crises; and at the beginning of term the Choir was faced with an acute shortage of trebles; somehow, however, Mr. Waine overcame this difficulty and the Summer Term, reaping the fruit of the previous two terms' work, proved to be one of successful effort : in addition to two choral communions the following music was sung :Anthems: This joyful Eastertide—Old Dutch.

Services:

The Strife is o'er—Vulpius. 0 how amiable—Vaughan-Williams. All the ends of the world—Boyce. Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. Call to remembrance—Farrant. Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. Jesu, joy of man's desiring—Bach. How lovely are thy dwellings—Brahms. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat—Stanford Te Deum in B flat—Stanford (arr. Lang). Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor—Walmisley.

Three dates were outstanding in the Choir's diary. The Ripon Festival is reported in full elsewhere; but for half the Choir probably the most memorable event is their visit, on 2nd June, to the village of Thorganby, where, at the invitation of Sir John DunningtonJefferson, we sang a selection of our favourite music, whilst Mr. Waine amply showed his ability and ingenuity on the simple village organ. We would especially like to thank all those who were responsible for the absolutely magnificent tea which followed; we only hope we earned it. Owing to our various commitments the anuual outing to Scarborough had to be shortened, and many people wondered in advance whether it was worth going if we did not set off until 12-30 p.m.; but all fears were proved unfounded and the perfect weather, careful arrangements and excellent tea combined to make this one of the most successful Choir Outings ever. 34

Commemoration, the consummation of the whole year, was also extremely good this year : most enjoyed the almost lyrical Brahms' anthem and everybody remarked how the combined choir and congregation's rendering of Stanford's Te Deum succeeded. It only remains for me to thank all those who are leaving the Choir for their help. E.W.T.

THE RIPON FESTIVAL, 1957 On hearing that the annual outing to Scarborough would be restored this year—much to the joy of the trebles and the satisfaction of the Choir's stalwart backbenchers—we regarded the Ripon Festival with more enthusiasm than last year. So on the 6th June we went to the quiet city of Ripon for the second Northern Schools' Festival arranged by the Royal School of Church Music. This is a counterpart of festivals held elsewhere in the United Kingdom in the Cathedrals of Canterbury, Gloucester and Birmingham and the School Chapels of Harrow, Marlborough and Lancing. The day's proceedings started rather badly as the coach arrived an hour late. However, the Choir's spirits, having been dampened by a cloudburst, were fully restored by the time we arrived outside the Cathedral at Ripon, twenty-five minutes late. Luckily Mr. Waine had travelled by car and so was able to start the practice for the rest of the choirs promptly. The practice, thus rudely interrupted by our entrance, proceeded, and Mr. Waine, supported by Mr. Dakers, on the organ, patiently moulded the six choirs into one. The Service began at four o'clock and took the form of Evensong, including three anthems. I can say, on behalf of the whole Choir, how impressed we were by the high standard of singing, the whole Cathedral reverberating with the glorious trains of the music. In his warm address of welcome, the Dean of Ripon reminded us of the value of our choral singing in worship. The standard of singing was much higher than last year, possibly because this year the service was held in the Choir and not in the Nave. Consequently we experienced a much greater sense of unity. The highest praise should be extended to Mr. Lionel Dakers, the Cathedral organist, who played for us with his usual zeal. Although this is only the second Northern Schools' Festival of the R.S.C.M., about 200 voices from the choirs of St. Peter's, Giggleswick, Rishworth, Ashville College, York College and Queen Margaret's School attended. We hope that more choirs from northern Public Schools will join us next year. F.F.W. 35

THE LIBRARY Very considerable additions to the Library were made in the course of the term, notably in the English and Classics sections. A valuable acquisition in the latter department was "Documents in Mycenean Greek", a work of major importance in which the authors, Ventris and Chadwick, propound their epoch-marking interpretation of the Linear B scripts of the Cnossus and Pylos finds which have defied decipherment for half a century. Much useful work was done by the Library Monitors, in particular by D. J. Oldman and C. W. Jose, who completed the re-classification and consequent re-numbering of the History, Science and Classics sections. The annual stock-taking was done at the end of the term. It was gratifying that this revealed a comparatively insignificant loss of books, of which most, indeed, have already been recovered. The decision to name the Library "The Toyne Library" was made public by the Head Master at Speech Day. Mr. Toyne inaugurated the present Library in 1927, and it is fitting, we think, that its title should perpetuate the name of a popular and well-remembered Head Master.

THE CURIA This term, owing to the G.C.E. examinations, were were only able to have two meetings, and we must thank the Domestic Bursar for the excellent refreshments provided at both. At the first meeting the Head Master gave a most interesting talk on his impressions of South Africa gained during his visit in the Easter Term. He spoke of the many difficulties which faced the Union and in particular of the colour problem. Apartheid, the Head Master explained, was in theory the segregation of two races which were equal but had essentially different ways of life; in practice, however, it meant the domination of a master race. We were interested to hear that public opinion in South Africa fully endorsed our intervention in Suez and regretted that the military operations had not been carried to their logical conclusion. The second meeting of the term was held at Mr. Waine's home, where he gave a piano recital. Among the works he played were Beethoven's "Sonata in D minor, opus 31, number 2", "Rhapsody" by Brahms, Thomas Field's "Nocturne, number 5 in B flat", "Nocturne in E flat" by Chopin, "Nocturne in E flat" by Gabriel Faure, Chopin's "Berceuse", and "Sous le Palmier" by Albeniz. The performance was most moving. We were indeed grateful to Mr. Waine. TONY MORRIS. 36

THE MUSIC SOCIETY T. M. Jenkinson has been elected Honorary Secretary for the coming year.

JULY FESTIVAL Our "July Festival" was started in 1946 and this year followed established precedent. The first concert was given by members of the School; the second, by members of the staff and friends. But there was inevitably some blurring of the outlines and the first concert overflowed somewhat into the second, so that the large audience on Thursday found themselves looking at the familiar faces of three trumpeters and five percussionists from the School. The first concert followed the usual plan. Soloists up and down the School played pieces they had learned during the term and offered at the prize competition earlier that week. It was good to see and hear that the younger members of the School are coming forward to take the places of those who are leaving. Of the latter, we shall be sorry to lose K. Wilson's fine violin playing, RobbinsJones's sensitive touch and Hancock's mature piano style; of the former, J. R. Precious, F. J. A. Hewitt and J. M. Smith made their debut as pianists, and I. S. T. Dutton as a trumpeter, whose tonequality and accuracy others would do well to copy. The orchestra showed how much their ability to hold the attention of the audience has improved since they last played at a concert. The Glee Club, under the enthusiastic direction of K. Brown, showed how some members of the Choir enjoy singing together out of hours. To the second concert we were glad to welcome the Madrigal Group of the Leeds Philharmonic Society's Training Choir, the "Young Phil". We were most grateful to them for showing the opportunity that exists for boys to continue with their singing when they have left school. They showed refinement and zest in their singing of the Pearsall Madrigals, and if, in the battle against solo piano and percussion in Lambert's "Rio Grande" their voices were too few and too light for a satisfactory balance, they were to a certain extent carrying out the composer's direction that the chorus was "only a part of the work and no more important than, say, the piano part". Looking back on the concert there were pleasant memories of Bizet's unjustly neglected piano duet, "Jeux d'enfants", of Mr. Ockenden's fine interpretation of the Vaughan-Williams Songs of Travel, of a delightfully cool and well-styled Chopin Nocturne, and of a trio (J. J. F. Knapton, A. McCallum and J. J. Reah) of brilliant trumpet tone. But most of all people have remembered the crisp, accurate and intentionally amusing playing of the percussion quintet (B. Jones, J. R. Anfield, K. Brown, E. W. Trevelyan, M. G. Hancock) in "Rio Grande". From the first rehearsal, when, faut de mieux, they tapped their rhythms with fingers and pencils on the desks of the music room, to the performance when they displayed to the full all the resources 37

of xylophone, glockenspiel, triangle, castenets, small cow bell, tambourine, side drum, tenor drum, tom-tom, Chinese block, cymbals, Turkish crash, bass drum, timpani and tam-tam (alias the dinner gong from St. Catherine's), they showed a will to overcome the real difficulties of their parts and a cheerful determination to enter into the spirit of the work. Long after the details of the concert have faded into oblivion, their part will be remembered. We would like to thank, in conclusion, all the visitors for their enthusiastic and splendid help with the concert. F.W. THE RECORD LIBRARY As has been usual, the Record Library has flourished this term. Many people have been using the gramophone and borrowing records over the weekend. The Library now possesses forty-five long-playing records, the last four of which were acquired this term. The first arrival was Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra followed by Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. This has proved popular among the people who enjoy the more highbrow type of music. Later on in the term another of Tchaikovsky's works was acquired, namely his "1812 Festival Overture" and "Caprice Italien". The "1812 Overture" is a special recording, as it follows the original scoring with a cannon. Also this version includes a brass band and bells. This proved to be the most popular record of the four new ones. It has been out every weekend and was the first down on the list for the holidays. The last record is a replacement of the "Rio Grande" by Constant Lambert and also includes his "Horoscope" and Walton's "Façade". Since last Easter, long-playing records have been allowed to be taken home for the holidays. Lastly, we must thank K. Brown, who has kindly lent us eight long-playing records of Gilbert and Sullivan operas during the last term, namely "The Gondoliers", "The Mikado", "The Pirates of Penzance" and "lolanthe". They have been much appreciated by all. J.G.S.

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION, 1957 The House Singing Competition was held in Big Hall on Tuesday, 21st May, with Professor J. R. Denny, of Leeds University, as adjudicator. Professor Denny has an accumulated authority in the School, having adjudicated on previous occasions, and while the principles of adjudication at most competitions are seldom revealed to the majority of us, no one had the temerity to disagree, at least openly, with his decision. Temple was placed first and Queen's second. 38

Grove started with the part song "Never weather-beaten sail", by Thomas Campian; their tone was pleasant, although they did not seem in all respects sure of themselves. Queen's followed with "When Laura smiles", by Philip Rosseter, and School House, again with an even performance of "Never weather-beaten sail". Rise, Temple and Manor all sang "Cupid plague thee !", by John Ford. Rise ran into some difficulties with balance of tone, which seemed to derive from their lack of suitable voices capable of carrying the upper parts. Temple gave a distinguished performance. In the unison song, School House and Grove both sang a setting of "Cargoes", by Balfour Gardiner, while Rise, Temple and Queen's sang "Drake's Drum". Of these, Temple and Queen's both gave good performances; Rise, in the course of a vigorous rendering, did not rely entirely on the music to secure their effect, although it is not known what impression this left on the adjudicator. Manor's choice was the only unison song free from any nautical flavour; they sang an arrangement of an aria by J. S. Bach. Their performance gave pleasure, although it was perhaps lessened by a tendency to miss entries, somewhat damaging to the character of the music. The general standard of the singing was, as the several speakers remarked, undoubtedly high. Temple were placed first in both categories, with School House and Queen's second respectively in the part song and in the unison. The individual marks were :-

Grove ... Manor ... Queen's ... ... Rise School House Temple ...

Class I 82 80 79 74 85 86

Class II

Total

Place

73 73 85 81 77 88

155 153 164 155 162 174

6 2 4

3 1

R.M.N.M.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY As will be seen from the summary given at the end of this note, voyage 7 of the "Clan Stewart" has taken her round the world. When term began the ship was already loading in Australian ports and she arrived in Britain in early May. It was very unfortunate that her call at Hull lasted only a few hours, and that, together with petrol rationing, prevented our visiting her. At the time of writing, voyage 8 is in progress, and on 3rd July the ship called at Dakar, outward bound for Beira. We are indebted to Capt. Graham for a very interesting account of the voyage, and especially for notes on the passage of the Panama 39

Canal—not a common event for a Clan ship. Some extracts are given below. The homeward cargo from Australia provides a very interesting sample of our imports from the Commonwealth : 3,000 tons zinc concentrates (from Port Pirie); over 23,000 bales of wool (the "Clan Stewart" served the wool sales of the season at Brisbane); and 35,000 cartons of canned goods—fruit, meats and fish (mostly from Sydney)— a total of over 8,400 tons. The ports of discharge were Dunkirk (mostly wool and mineral sand); Hull (wool and sheepskins); Antwerp (wool and mineral sand); Bremen (wool); Liverpool (canned goods and mineral sand); Avonmouth (zinc concentrates, millet and canary seed); Glasgow (canned goods and mineral sand). Capt. Graham's summary of the Australian and homeward sections of the voyage reads :"The passage from Beira was made via the S. tip of Madagascar and then direct to the entrance to the Spencer Gulf. The passage across was made in fine weather, and I have never known the Australian Bight to be so peaceful. The concentrates loaded at Port Pirie are in powder form and are loaded by the ship's gear, using grabs. After a certain amount has been loaded, trimmers go into the hatch and flatten the surface so that other cargo can eventually be stowed on top. Our stay in Sydney was of short duration as there was little cargo to load, but there was a big cargo of wool awaiting us at Brisbane. The weather was perfect during our stay and when we sailed on 29th March, all the holds were full, the ship was loaded down to her marks, and we had 247 bales of wool on deck. The passage across the Pacific, although not made in bad weather, was uncomfortable owing to the amount of rolling we did. We arrived at Balboa on 18th April and went alongside to take some oil and water. We left the following morning to make the Canal transit, which took eleven hours. We did not stop at Cristobal, the pilot leaving the ship off the pilotage station. We arrived in Curacao on 21st April, where we took our oil fuel to capacity. We left the following morning and I decided to go through the Mona passage. I had intended to pass N. of the Azores and make for the Bishop Rock lighthouse (Scilly Isles), but bad weather N. of us in the Atlantic, coupled with some heavy rolling made me change my plans and we came to the S., again passing five miles off Flores in the Azores Archipelago. From that position I decided to make for Start Point. The weather up to the time of passing Flores had been unpleasant with plenty of rolling and shipping water. We passed Start Point on Friday and arrived in Dunkirk on Saturday, 4th May." 40

Diary of voyage 7 : Sailed Liverpool Durban ... ... Lourenco Marques ... Beira Port Pine Sydney Brisbane Balboa ... Curacao

Arrived ... ... Durban Lourenco Marques ... ... Beira ... Port Pine Sydney Brisbane Balboa Curacao Dunkirk

Date 11.1.57 5.2.57 8.2.57 17.2.57 11.3.57 16.3.57 29.3.57 19.4.57 22.4.57

Date 29.1.57 6.2.57 10.2.57 3.3.57 14.3.57 18.3.57 18.4.57 21.4.57 4.5.57

• •• • • •

•• • ... • • • • •• • •• • • • • • •

Note for the statistically minded : d. h. 19 62 08 74 137 03 27,523 miles 15.86 knots

Time in port Passage time Time on voyage ... Distance (steaming) ... Average speed ...

m. 27 13 40

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY The first meeting took place on the 4th May—Gosling was elected Secretary with Wroe, Treasurer. Mr. Craine was welcomed to the Society, especially as he proposed to start an Ornithological Section for those who were enthusiastic enough to specialise in the observation of birds. In the past it has always been very evident that the numbers in the Society were too great to indulge in serious watching—at the end of term we had a full report of the activities of the new Section and all those present were impressed by the detailed studies that had been made. We hope to hear more from this Section next term. The traditional Scavenge started off the term's activities, with the usual excitement and scramble to get the specimens in on time. It was a very close finish—a tie between Kirk and Hermiston and Beresford and Hobson. Books were presented to the winners after a deciding "quiz" had been held—Beresford and Hobson were the winners. On 18th May, Mr. Craine gave a talk on bird-watching. He confined himself mainly to the sea birds of his native land, the Isle of Man, but gave much information and encouragement to those looking forward to serious watching later in the term. On 1st June B. G. Way told us more about Cacti and Succulents. He has been looking after the Xerophytic Section of the Plant House for sometime. Members were very impressed by the beauty of the flowers of these strange plants. A bee-marking demonstration followed on 15th June and members were invited to release marked worker bees from various parts of the 41

School grounds. Others watched and recorded the return of these bees to the Observation Hive in the Laboratory. The concluding meeting before the examinations started was given by the Secretary, his subject being Microscopic Pond Life. It was the Society's first view of the newly acquired microprojector—a great advance on the old one for showing small organisms on the large screen. Apart from the formal meetings we must record the great activity in the animal house under the sympathetic care of Gibson. He has been most patient and deserves our thanks. We cannot record everything, but the term's report would not be complete without mention of Black's pigeons, the arrival of the ferret family, the whereabouts of Adcock's mice, the beautiful budgerigars that Kirk very kindly brought, the axolotyl, the grass snakes and a host of others; with a special last word for "Jake", the young jackdaw who became so attached to us. Few had before experienced the remarkable associations of men and animals so well described by Konral Lorenz in his book "King Soloman's Ring".

C.C.F. NOTES With the departure of C.S.M. Netherwood, C.P.O. Jose was appointed the Senior N.C.O. for the term. Drum Major Hancock lost no time in getting the Band together again and there were the usual spirited discussions on possible uniform changes. The result, however, was to leave the Band in khaki but add some more embellishments in the form of white gloves, braid and badges. There was quite a large intake of new recruits. Training very soon took on the usual form for the Summer Term with the emphasis on rifle and squad drill. The N.C.O. Cadre was well attended and it was not long before some of the more promising members were taken off to fill gaps in the N.C.O. establishment. Two special Weapon Training lectures were arranged for the Cadre, at the Depot, but it appeared that rather more interest and excitement was shown en route, over the introduction to "bicycle drill" (a relic of cavalry days), than the programme that had been arranged at the other end ! The Annual Inspection took place on Tuesday, 25th June, and this year, for the first time we believe, it was carried out by an officer of the Royal Marines—Major-General H. C. Fellowes, C.B.E., D.S.O. Everything went off very satisfactorily and the inspecting officers noted particularly the high standard of drill and steadiness on parade. The Band this year came in for special mention—their turn-out was meticulous and it was generally agreed that their performance was one of the most musical heard for many years. The N.C.O.s in

charge of training were confident and had obviously prepared their work thoroughly. The General, in his address, said that he was asking the Head Master for a special holiday for those in the C.C.F. in recognition of the fine effort that he had seen throughout the day. As might be expected, the Fernie Cup Competition centred on the river. The narrative took the teams to a remote part of the world where they had to operate as versatile river patrols. They were issued with a considerable amount of equipment to fulfil their task— collapsible assault boats, wheeled trolleys, canoes, ropes, tackles and all the gear necessary to erect a 30 foot wireless mast. The construction of this mast was the culmination of a hazardous journey by land and water and was to be used to get a telephone line across the river. The enthusiasm shown by all teams was of a high order, but a little more anticipatory planning would have saved much misdirected energy ! The judges, operating from their special motor launch, had a hard task to follow the course of the competition. After the Drill Competition had been taken into consideration, Rise was placed first. The term closed with the now traditional ceremony of "Sunset" to mark the end of Commemoration. In spite of an unfortunate break in the weather, the Band gave an excellent display of counter marching. A most fitting and quite unexpected epilogue brought everyone to a standstill—the sounding of the "Last Post" in the precincts of the School War Memorial, played so magnificently by the Senior Bugler, D. Anderson. And so to Camp :ARMY CAMP, 1957 Those who were perhaps a little disappointed that we were not to go to Wathgill this year were agreeably surprised when they arrived at Gandale. The lines allotted to our contingent—on the edge of the camp, yet sufficiently near the centre of things, on a rise which commanded on one side at least a fine view of the surrounding country—was as pleasant as we could wish. As the move had been uneventful and the sun was shining we were soon settling in in readiness for the week's activities. And apart from one brief dispute—should the Company Office be at this end of the lines or that?—all went smoothly. Training began the following day, unhindered by any considerable programme of demonstrations and considerably helped by two three-ton lorries we had on charge. These proved rather unwilling starters—a defect which communicated itself to the Major's car— but they did in the end save us many miles of weary marching. Besides we were never quite sure that we were really entitled to have them both, so we could hardly complain. Our programme followed the usual course : section and platoon formations, patrols, advance to contact, attack and defence. It was 43

for many of us a familiar routine; but each exercise took us to some new area, and all was enlivened by the directing Major, roving over the battlefield with restless energy and leaving no one with the fond illusion that battles always follow any preconceived plan. Others too had their moments of self-realisation; not least Cadet Adams, authorised to wear his black jeans for a patrol demonstration, Cadets Franklin and Smart on the Lamp Exercise, and Capt. Le Tocq, alone with his rifle and a generous supply of ammunition, holding a whole company at bay. A morning's exercise with blocks and tackle provided some relief from orthodox training. A rapid recce and Major Crews soon had two problems for us. The first involved the removal of a tree-trunk obstructing a pathway, and it was quickly and fairly efficiently solved, in spite of the derisive comments of the onlookers. The second, a river crossing, was tackled with much less speed and skill. It was indeed fortunate that only an imaginary chasm yawned beneath the swaying rope. Otherwise a good deal of tackle would have been written off. Nor would S.S.M. Clough, when unkindly kept suspended in mid-flight, have put such a brave face on his predicament. The climax of training was of course the Night Exercise. This involved for the senior platoon a night bivouac in a remote part of the training area, and an attack next day on a uranium dump defended by the second platoon. Rain, the first of the week, added to the rigours of the exercise and cooking became almost impossible. Armstrong's section nevertheless mastered the conditions and managed to eat well, while most cadets had at least a hard-boiled egg before they moved off the following morning. Layfield, Kelly and Hemsley caused some anxiety during the night by losing themelves out on patrol, but they eventually re-appeared little the worse and were soon cheered by a warm snack in a local inn. Sgt. Cook commanded his platoon well, keeping a vigilant watch over the security of his bivouac; and he was perhas uplucky to be made a casualty by the umpires before the second phase began. This however gave Cpl. Beaumont his opportunity. He had already proved a cheerful leader in the dismal conditions of a wet early morning and he now led the approach march and launched his assault with impressive self-confidence. The exercise ended about eleven o'clock amid the usual din of blank, smoke and confusion, from which we all emerged thoroughly wet and tired. The return to camp was like the end of a campaign, each cadet handing in his kit to be carried home in bulk and emerging from the store-tent clad only in boots and a newly issued gas-cape. The second platoon acquitted itself well in this exercise in its static and less interesting role, and if, as usual, the attackers were allowed to sweep through the defence, this was no reflection on the real strength of their positions. Their commander, Sgt. Macdonald, was unfortunate to be injured while leading a counter-attack in the last minutes of the exercise. Some mention is also due to the Signallers under Lt. Hall who worked very hard on this as well as on other occasions. It was perhaps 44

disappointing for them that the facilities they offered were not used to better advantage. Demonstrations and competitions played rather a smaller part than usual this year. There was the usual impressive display of fire power and "duties of the army in aid of the civil power", which is now also a regular feature. We won the lines competition with the aid of Sgt.-Major Power and his mascot, Cadet Lambkin, a sheep's skull mounted on a pole. And we mounted quite an impressive guard. (Cadet Quin enjoyed himself whisking off cadets—from other units—into the Guard Room). But preparation for the final exercise prevented us from taking the seven-a-sides as seriously as we might otherwise have done. And there was no athletic meeting on the Sunday. The R.A. detachment, who had been doing special training, left us on Friday for a trip to Otterburn where they fired the guns. The experience was well worth the rather long journey by "3 tonner". Excellent service at mealtimes, good food, a trip to Whitby on Sunday afternoon also contributed to a successful camp. As usual however our main thanks are due to Major Crews, whom it is fitting we should mention this time as he was with us for the last time. Camp without Major Crews is difficult to imagine; and it is impossible to do justice to the part he has played in annual camps since the war, sometimes unaided. Countless cadets, even among those who may have grumbled at the time at what was asked of them, will long remember his fine example and inspiring leadership. We thank him once more for an excellent camp. R.N. NOTES With the appointment of P.O. Jose as Contingent Petty Officer, Leading Seaman Stephenson was advanced to P.O., and to take charge of the R.N. Section. This term the main occupation has been preparation for the inspection. Accordingly, Tuesday afternoons were mainly spent in drill, but Thursdays were kept free for practical seamanship. For this the Section was divided into three classes; the P.O. Cadre which carried out miscellaneous exercises in taking charge under P.O. Stephenson; the P.O. Class which received instruction in boatwork, more advanced bends and hitches, etc., under Lg./Sea. Burden; and the Lg./Sea. Class which was preparing for the Lg./Sea. Exam. under Lg./Sea. Mitchell. On the Inspection Day, the turn-out was very much up to standard, and the Section is to be specially complimented on its march past. After the parade, various exercises were carried out—rigging a jackstay under Lg. /Sea. Burden, a signals exercise under Lg./Sea. Hall. and whaler pulling under the Boat Rating, Lg./Sea. Franklin. In the afternoon, the R.N. Section provided for the Inspecting Officer a youthful whalers crew under A.B. Ibberson, J. S., which did its job 45

extremely well. After the inspection, School examinations prevented many further full parades, bu the Signals Exam. for Lg./Sea. candidates took place on the last Tuesday. Considerable responsibility has been taken by senior members of the Section. Stephenson has shown initiative in the production of the weekly orders, and A.B. Jenkinson, the writer, has been most reliable in having them typed out and distributed. Burden and Franklin have both been towers of strength, the former looking after all signals and ceremonial round the mast, the latter taking full responsibility for the boats. The keenness on sailing in the Section is partly due to Franklin's own enthusiasm. Clark and Wheeler have been indefatigable in the stores, and also with the Basic Section.

R.N. CAMP This year the Camp was held at H.M.S. Thunderer which is the mi

R.NEngierColatPym Wednesday, 31st July, after spending an extra night at School, and arrived at Plymouth feeling rather warm and tired at 1825. On reaching the R.N. College (Keyham) we were issued with No. 8's and oilskins and then, after a hot meal, were taken to the dormitories which held 5 or 6. We messed with the three other schools which were also undergoing training. For "Cooks", we divided up into four watches with a P.O. or Lg. hand in charge, who also did "rounds" with the duty officer each night. On the first day we went by bus to the R.M. Training Centre at Lympstone. Here we visited the ranges on the moors, where we were not only given demonstrations of infantry weapons, but were each allowed to fire a 2 in. Mortar and an anti-tank grenade ("Energa"), with its tremendous "kick". We were also taken round various obstacle courses (in slow time) and later were allowed to fire sten and bren guns. We were not disappointed by lack of sea time for we went out in H.M.S. Mutine, an ocean minesweeper. The senior hands went on the bridge for instruction by the officer of the watch, while the junior cadets took the helm. One part of the programme which was excellent, was the sailing and boatwork. We had sailing experience in a 19 ton yacht, a gig, cutters, a "Dragon", and in 14 ft. dinghies, and power boat experience in an M.F.V. and a fast motor boat. Two forenoons and two afternoons were spent in this way. On Sunday we attended the morning service at Manadon (the new college premises), which we were later to visit on a full tour of inspection. On this latter occasion we visited the laboratories, the workshops, the hangars, which contain examples of most of the aircraft used in the Fleet Air Arm. Each cadet was also given an article to make in the workshops, and a most impressive collection of ashtrays, lamp standards, pokers, etc., were produced. 46

On the majority of evenings we had lectures and films on various naval topics, including submarines and the Fleet Air Arm. By general consent, this was one of the best camps the Section has attended. We were well looked after at the college, and though we were disappointed when the flying was cancelled, the week's activities had been thoroughly enjoyed by all. Much of the credit for this goes to Lt.-Cdr. Lea, R.N., who had clearly spent so much time organising the course. T.G.S.

R.A.F. SECTION Squadron Leader A. C. Shirreff, from Air Ministry, visited the School during the term, and interviewed those cadets who hope to go to Cranwell. It is worth noting here that the defence changes now taking place in no way reduce the prospects for a full career in the Royal Air Force for the man who can get into it on a regular basis. Entry to R.A.F. College, Cranwell, still offers the best future for the regular officer. At the General Inspection in June, the R.A.F. Inspecting Officer expressed satisfaction with the appearance and training of the Section. During the summer holidays, Cpls. Crowe and Thorp completed their flying training to "A" licence standard under the Flying Scholarship scheme. Flight Sergeant Brown, Leading Cadet Sutcliffe and Cadet Macpherson gained gliding certificates.

R.A.F. CAMP

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CRANWELL

There is no better place than R.A.F., Cranwell, for a C.C.F. Summer Camp. Travelling to camp a day before the end of term, we were in time to see the magnificent passing out parade on 30th July. The instructional programme was very full, with lectures ranging from war studies to aerodynamics. Most cadets logged two hours instructional flying in Provost trainers. The arduous map reading exercise seemed to be enjoyed by all. Mixing with other school contingents in various competitive sports, members of the Section showed up well. The outstanding event was the highly organised athletics meeting in the college stadium. A Cranwell camp is a remarkable experience. Most of those who went this year would hope for a camp to be there again next year, but there is strong competition among schools to go there.

PRESENTATION TO MAJOR CREWS On the last parade of term a special ceremony was held as a tribute to Major Crews who was relinquishing his command of the C.C.F. The whole C.C.F. was drawn up round the naval mast, the service sections with rifles. In a brief address to the contingent, Lieut. Jeffs (Second in Command) referred to the untiring work which Major Crews had done 47

for the C.C.F. and to the very high standard of efficiency to which it had been raised under his command. Major Crews, he said, was a fine example of the type of leader which it was the chief function of the C.C.F. to produce. On behalf of the C.C.F., C.P.O. Jose then made a presentation to Major Crews of an inscribed Table Lighter (a portrait of H.M. the Queen by Annigoni, also to be presented, was still in preparation). After the presentation the C.C.F. was called to the "present" and a general salute was given. In reply Major Crews thanked the C.C.F. for the honour which it had done him by the special parade and for the presentation. He felt that the high standard of the C.C.F. was due to the loyalty and hard work of all officers, N.C.O.s and cadets who had been under his command. He said that he was leaving with much regret as he had great faith in the C.C.F. He had been most proud to serve in the unit since 1938 and wished it every success in its future. The short ceremony was ended by the hoisting of a signal wishing Major Crews the best of luck in the future.

"AS THE CROWE FLIES" (Taken from the Norfolk and Suffolk Journal and Diss Express, of 30th August, 1957)

Schoolboy flier landed in field at Palgrave All Palgrave turned out on Tuesday afternoon when a Tiger Moth plane flew low over the village and suddenly made a forced landing in a field. The pilot was a 17-year-old schoolboy, Robert E. Crowe, who had lost his way while on a cross-country flight from Cambridge to Thetford and Bury St. Edmunds and back to Cambridge. He made his landing to avoid running out of fuel and to find out where he was. Mr. Crowe, who comes from York, is the owner of a flying scholarship and the aeroplane belonged to the Cambridge Aero Club where he was on a training course. The plane was undamaged although it made rather a rough landing on a stubble field owned by Mr. W. Ling, of Palgrave. P.c. L. J. Neave saw the plane make one or two runs before landing. A short while before, the pilot caused quite a stir at Diss when he tried to land on the Secondary Modern School ground at Walcot Road. He apologized for causing any trouble. An instructor from Cambridge tried to fly the aircraft out the same evening but failed and on Wednesday it was dismantled and taken back by road. 48

THE SCOUT GROUP During the term much progress was made both by Scouts and by Senior Scouts. The highlights of this progress were the gaining of three Queen's Scout badges and four Bushman's Thongs by the Senior Scouts and of nine First Class badges by the Scouts. The three new Queen's Scouts are A. D. Best, J. M. Smith and K. A. Steel, and they represented us at the Jubilee Jamboree at Sutton Goldfield. Many more boys are now interested in staying in the Scout Group during their School careers, and we are faced with the problem of whether to restrict the entry into the Senior Scout troop and maintain a waiting list or to increase the size of the troop to unmanageable numbers in order to accommodate all who qualify to come up from the Scout troop. The latter also is growing rather cumbersome. More younger Scouts than ever are wanting to spend a second year in the Scout troop, and this will, of course, leave fewer places for Scouts from St. Olave's or new Peterites, and make it difficult for us to accept boys who have never been Scouts before. The only answer is to double the number of Scouters, especially as we have no Senior Scouts this year who will be eligible for warrants. This last year has been notable for the fact that no fewer than four Senior Scouts were awarded warrants as Assistant Scoutmasters. In addition to those listed in an earlier "Peterite", S. J. S. Wroe was presented with his warrant this term, and he has been a great asset in helping to run the Senior Scout troop. We were very glad to welcome M. G. Sykes back to the fold after a number of years with the C.C.F. Though we could not offer him a warrant, we greatly valued his assistance with the Scout troop both during term, when he was on permanent loan, and at camp. To these two, and to D. R. Holt, D. J. Oldman and D. Pfluger we offer our thanks for their help and our best wishes for the future. We hope that their recent experience will not deter them from renewing their warrants with some other Scout Group. A successful Field Day was held on 25th June. Before we left, the Group paraded in the Scout Room and was inspected by the Head Master, who also presented their warrants to Mr. Holbeche and to Wroe. We were able to take the opportunity of expressing our thanks to the Head Master for our new Scout Room and for the continual support and encouragement he gives to the Group. A fleet of buses transported us to the Helmsley area, where both Senior School sections took part in map-reading exercises. The Scouts were dropped by patrols to find their way by a given route to a rendezvous on the moors. Meanwhile the. Senior Scouts were blindfolded and, after a circuitous journey on to the moors, were dropped in pairs with a map, but with no indication of where they were, and told to make for the same rendezvous. Judging by the results, about 80 per cent of Senior Scouts are capable of finding their bearings in strange and 49

open country ! In the afternoon the Senior Scouts trained for the Venturer badge, while the Scouts explored the moors, heavy rain having washed out the wide game planned. At the end of term forty Scouts, Senior Scouts and Scouters left for camp. This was most successful as the account which follows will illustrate.

SUMMER CAMP, 1957 The camp was held in Newlands Valley, near Keswick, Cumberland, and this year was a combined Scout and Senior Scout camp. We arrived at Keswick in the early afternoon of Tuesday, 30th July, in glorious sunshine, and with the exception of three showers, two of them at night, the weather continued to be warm and sunny until we left on Wednesday, 7th August. In this ideal (some of us would say too ideal !) camping weather the days passed rapidly, and the standard of camping remained high. On those days when we were not out on the fells all day, the time after inspection was fairly equally divided between Scout training, exploring and swimming in a deep pool in Newlands Beck, on one bank of which we were camping. Most of the Senior Scouts had brought bicycles, and they spent one day on a cycle tour which took in Whinlatter Pass, Loweswater, Crummock Water and Buttermere. The 2f mile climb to the top of Newlands Hause (1,096 ft.) was the last straw for many of the party, but they rapidly revived during the descent to the camp achieved by some at break-neck speed. The camp throughout was run on the patrol system, and our main inter-patrol competition took place on the Saturday. Each patrol, including the Senior Scouts, was given three tasks : (a) to construct an efficient oven for roasting the Sunday joint; (b) to demonstrate the efficiency of the oven by baking something edible in it; and (c) to construct an original camp gadget which would be of use in the following days. All the ovens were, in the end, most efficient, though some of the experimental dishes prepared were barely edible. The Sunday joints, however, were all done to a turn, much to the surprise of the cooks. The best gadget was produced by the Seniors, who, without any more tools than Lennox normally carries about his person, constructed a cart from materials found on a distant farm dump. This cart proved invaluable for ferrying fresh supplies from the road for the week-end and for carrying all the kit to the lorry at the end of camp. The other gadgets were of varying degrees of usefulness, the most ingenious being the combined billy-filler and pot-cooler made by the Hounds. Among the more strenuous activities were Venturer and First Class journeys, while on the Monday we split into four parties and 50

tackled large stretches of the surrounding countryside. The most ambitious route took in Honister Hause, Brandreth, Green Gable, Great Gable (2,949 ft.) and Pillar (2,927 ft.). The round distance was some 25 miles over very rough country, and A. C. Robson is to be congratulated on not only keeping up with his elders on this journey but also on looking considerably fresher than most of them on his return. The camp was rounded off by the traditional Camp Fire on the Tuesday evening. That this was a great success was mainly due to the large number of original items contributed by patrols and individuals. We were honoured by the appearance of a notable poet, looking suspiciously like Mr. Holbeche, who delighted us by reciting one of his Cockney monologues. Prizes were presented to the Seniors who, in the end, won the inter-patrol competition, which was only right and proper, and to the Seals who were the leading Scout patrol, having maintained a high standard of camping throughout the week. J.N.R.

THE JUBILEE JAMBOREE, SUTTON PARK The United Kingdom contingent to the 9th World Jamboree arrived at Sutton Park on 29th July to act as hosts to the Overseas contingents on their arrival on the following two days. The Jamboree was officially opened by H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, President of The Boy Scouts' Association. This gathering was the largest in the history of the movement, 35,000 Scouts being present. The Jamboree or "J.I.M." as it was familiarly known, was divided into five sub-camps, each called after one of the eight former World Jamborees. These were Vogelenzang, Moisson, Godollo, Arrowe Park and Copenhagen, in which the York troop camped. Each sub-camp had its own gateway, staff of Scouters and Scouts, Church tents, television tents and last, but certainly not least, the Coca-Cola booths ! These were indeed a godsend during the first days of J.I.M. when it was very hot indeed. In addition to these there was also a Lost Property Office, which by the end of the Jamboree was bulging with an assortment of articles from belts to cameras !

The camp had a shopping centre in which there were banks, a Post Office, a chemist's shop, a camera shop, a laundry and a Scout shop. There was also an industrial pavilion and a marquee in which personal relics, trophies and treasures of Lord Baden-Powell were on view. Not far away was the huge arena where every day displays were given by representatives of the contingents present; and near the arena was the camp theatre where items were put on by the different contingents. 51

H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh visited the Jamboree on 3rd August and toured the camp site. On the night of Monday, 5th August, at about 10-30 p.m., it began to rain, by about 11-45 p.m. there was a very severe thunderstorm in progress, and it was soon discovered that water was seeping under the walls of the tent and flooding it. Soon the water was an inch deep and rapidly becoming deeper, and so it was decided to evacuate our tent and sleep on tables. At one point during the night the water in the tent was four inches deep, but by morning all the water had disappeared into the ground and we were able to carry on normally and read about the catastrophe and the mass evacuations which one daily newspaper reported as having taken place. In actual fact, according to the official camp newspaper, Jubilee Journal, only 1,000 Scouts were moved and no-one was evacuated from the camp site into Sutton Coldfield at all. There were many other attractions, including excursions, "The Gang Show" at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, an open-air cinema and, of course, "swapping", and this became also the black market of the Jamboree. The final ceremony of the Jamboree was performed by the World Chief Guide, Lady Baden-Powell, and in her speech we were given a text to take away from the Jamboree. It was : "The end is only the beginning." Then everybody swung out of the arena with arms linked and the 9th World Jamboree, 2nd World Indaba and 6th World Rover Moot were at an end.

A.D.B.

SHOOTING This term thirty-four boys have taken open-range shooting as a major sport, about half of them newcomers. The Saturday practices at Strensall have suffered somewhat from weather, though only one was cancelled and one had to be abandoned. The results of using wet ammunition were clearly demonstrated, however, on more than one occasion. Members of the miniature range 2nd VIII trained for the "White Rose" competition for C.C.F. teams of the East and West Ridings. This is for teams of four, and the Ashburton VIII is not eligible, which means that it is virtually our third team that competes. Our position as third was therefore reasonably good. An innovation this year was our entry for two competitions at the County of Lancaster Schools' Meeting at Altcar. In the Fletcher Challenge Bowl (a fire and movement competition) we were fourth, with 321, four points behind the winners. In the main event, the 52

C.L.R.A. Challenge Cup, shot under Ashburton conditions, we were third. Individual scores were : Maxwell (Captain) Peverley ... Newbigging ... Butler Baxter Lowley Lennox High

200 yds.

500 yds.

Total

28 30 26 31 34 29 28 29

31 32 30 35 33 31 30 30

59 62 56 66 67 60 58 59

235

252

487

This was rather disappointing, and the effect of having to shoot immediately on arrival from a four-hour drive is very obvious at the shorter range. Choosing a Bisley team proved very difficult as far as the last two or three places were concerned, as a number of newcomers improved sufficiently to make a challenge for places. In the end a promising team emerged and shot well up to form in both the Marling and Ashburton. In the former we were tenth with a score of 327, eighteen better than last year. It is an indication of the rising standards at Bisley that this score would have been about fifth last year. In the Ashburton we had a very good shoot at 200 yards and were, in fact, lying fifth at the lunch interval. At 500 yards our score was sound, but not quite so good, and our final placing was ninth. This, in the third year of serious shooting, is quite a creditable result. Details scores were : Maxwell (Captain) ... Peverley Newbigging ... Butler ... Baxter Lennox Lowley Garbutt

200 yds.

500 yds.

Total

35 30 32 33 33 33 32 30

32 29 32 34 31 28 32 32

67 59 64 67 64 61 64 62

258

250

508

Maxwell and Butler were awarded "Schools Hundred" badges (twenty-fifth and eleventh respectively), while Maxwell was fourteenth in the "Gale and Polden" and won a prize. Hodgson, in the "Ninth Man" competition, did well to be eighth out of about ninety competitors. 53

These results, together with those of "Country Life", recorded in the preceding number of "The Peterite", have made 1957 the most successful year so far in School shooting. Internal shooting consisted of completion of classification and the House match, which is still shot on the miniature range. As a result of the classification shooting the following awards were made : Individual Shot : L /Sgt. J. R. Maxwell. Intermediate Group Medal : Cdt. C. J. Hemsley. Recruit Cup : Cdt. M. W. Territt. Aggregate Cup (House average) : Grove. The House shooting competition was won by The Rise with a record score of 235 out of 240.

FENCING We have now come to the end of another season's fencing. We have this term beaten Bede College, Durham ,both away and at home. Cook, Anderson and Mathews have been awarded their colours for their performances in these two matches. Both Burton and Cook went up to London for the Public Schools' Championships during the Easter holidays, and though not victorious acquitted themselves with honour. The Yorkshire County Sabre Championships were held at the School this year. Three of our team, Morris, Burton and Cook, entered and gained valuable experience. We gave two displays, one at a garden party in aid of St. Stephen's Orphanage and the other at Fulford Church Fete. Both were successful and were thoroughly enjoyed by the two who gave them. This term we held the Inter-House Competition. The standard of fencing was, with a few exceptions, higher than usual. We must thank Major Burgess, of Northern Command, for presiding in the final, and Dr. Slade for helping to judge the sabre in this round. It is unfortunate, however, that there is a lack of competent judges and presidents within the School itself. As far as matches for next season go, things appear promising. There is an able nucleus left in P. J. Burton, D. G. Cook and J. B. Mathews to carry on the good work. We leave it to them to train others. To whoever succeeds to the captaincy we send our best wishes. 54

D. Kirby sweeping to leg for 6 in his first innings of 51, for The Rest against The Southern Public Schools'

at Lord's

TENNIS When arranging the House matches it was decided to allow one Sunday for bad weather. The wisdom of this decision was demonstrated on the day scheduled for the first round. A week later School House met Rise, and defeated them (6-2). To complete the first round Queen's House won their match with Manor (5-0). Grove and Temple had secured byes to the semi-final, and they played School House and Queen's respectively. They lost their matches 5-1 and 5-0. In the final Queen's defeated School House (5-0). Unfortunately the damp condition of the courts cheated spectators of the brilliant display which had been expected after the semi-final. The annual Staff match was rained off. Which side actually prayed for this intervention is a matter for speculation. If no conclusions can be drawn from this match, one conclusion can be drawn about the season as a whole. Tennis in the School is gaining an ever increasing following. Finally, thanks are due to all those who helped either voluntarily or otherwise in the preparation of the courts during the season. C.R.C.

CRICKET, 1957 RETROSPECT The success story of this season is particularly welcome, following as it does upon the dismal tale of last year. However, it was said then that our shortcomings were largely superficial and need only be temporary. Our results this year have proved the truth of this forecast. It has, in fact, been a double success story, for not only have the 1st XI enjoyed one of the best seasons ever, but the Senior Colts, to whom we must look for the future, have also had the best season on record. In spite of the great part played by D. Kirby (529 runs, 47 wickets and first class captaincy), it was by no means a one-man side, and herein was the greatest difference between this year's side and last. From the outset there was a determination by old colours and newcomers to play an active part, and with this spirit pervading, the confidence of the team never ceased to grow. There was a very apparent weakness in the opening attack. This and the intervention 55

of rain enabled our opponents to be let off lightly in the month of May, but others later were less fortunate as the School attack developed. The batting generally was sound, although a little circumspect when slower conditions were encountered. The fielding was always good, and sometimes of a very high standard. As already mentioned, the Senior Colts enjoyed their best season ever, winning all their school matches except one, which was abandoned after a thunderstorm. The team was only called upon to complete an innings twice, and only one side scored over 100 runs against them. As a result, a number of the team had little opportunity to show their merit as batsmen, and most of the success was due to three players—Ranson, Woodruff and Gale—who between them scored nearly two-thirds of the runs and took two-thirds of the wickets. Ranson captained the side most efficiently, setting an excellent example of enthusiasm and determination. His innings against the Manchester Boys' XI, in which he won the match after the score had stood at 11 for 5, was a very fine exhibition, and incidentally inflicted upon the Manchester Boys their first defeat for two years. The fielding of the team was generally good on poor outfields, and the catching was, for the most part, safe, whilst May's wicket-keeping often reached a high standard. The 2nd XI and Junior Colts did not meet with the same success, although the former started promisingly, but faded, whereas the latter improved in spite of insuperable selection problems. All team players enjoyed the kindly coaching of Mr. George Curry, who most agreeably filled the gap between Benny Wilson's departure last year and the arrival of Mr. R. Aspinall next year. House matches were not of a high order, and School House won the coveted Burton Cup for the second year in succession. Perhaps it was only fitting and right that team players reserved their best for School matches. The new School caps were universally popular—blue and white hoops for 1st XI, blue and white quarters for 2nd XI colourmen, and blue and white sections (8) for Colts colourmen. Finally, our Captain has brought fresh honours upon himself and the School by his selection and play in the Public Schools' matches at Lord's. His innings of 51 and 22 for the Rest v. The Southern Schools, and 40 and 36 for the Public Schools' XI v. The Combined Services give ample proof of his class. The failure to recognise the merit of Kirby as a bowler also possibly resulted in both matches being drawn ! And so we look ahead with sober confidence. It is anticipated that seven old colours will still be with us next year with Kirby once again at the helm. Furthermore, we shall take much pleasure in the inauguration of a two-day fixture with Denstone College, a most welcome extension of our fixture list. 56

Back Row: R. T. Burdon, J. J. F. Knapton, S. J. S. Wroe, R. F. Harding, Esq., P. B. Burbidge, D. Robinson, D. G. Macpherson.

Front Row: J. F. Middleton, D. B. Irvin, D. Kirby (Capt.), A. McCallum, J. A. Bygate.

1st XI CHARACTERS *fD. KIRBY (Captain). 1954-55-56-57. A first-class tactitian and a very fine

captain both on and off the field. He can rightly claim to have been personally responsible in large measure for the team's success. He has developed, as the averages clearly testify, into a fine all-rounder, although as yet he has seldom succeeded with both bat and ball in one and the same match. *fD. B. IaviN (Vice-Captain). 1955-56-57. His batting has developed a great deal and he has made a valuable contribution to the side. He now watches the ball very much closer to the bat, gets well over the top of it, and has concentrated on eliminating his weakest shots. Fielding effective, but bowling still only provides a sound test for batsmen in the nets. *tA. McCALLum. 1956-57. Opening batsman, who has played a large part in the build-up of many good totals. Above all he concentrates and watches the ball well. His batting technique still possesses many imperfections (in the process of being ironed out), and he still has a lot to learn about backplay. He will always be a great asset to a side, and next year he will probably be the School's wicket-keeper. *U. F. MIDDLETON. 1956-57. As foreshadowed last year he has developed into a very useful all-rounder. He flighted his left-arm slow bowling well, and without the application of much spin has deceived many batsmen. At the start of the season he set off almost too confidently with the bat, but he has enjoyed some splendid knocks. Fielding, and throwing particularly, need to be developed. *ff. A. BYGATE. 1957. His consistency when most needed as a left-handed opening bat earned him his "cap". He times the ball well and since playing as a Colt his batting has developed a great deal. He still has a very obvious weakness when playing back on or near the off stump. There is no reason why his medium-paced left-arm bowling should not develop. His fielding, in one of his agility, is not yet as slick as it ought to be. U. J. F. KNAPTON. 1956-57. His wicket-keeping shows considerable promise, but has not developed this year as anticipated. The demands of a strenuous Summer Term have possibly taxed his concentration, since very many chances have gone unaccepted. His batting has developed in that he now has some knowledge of back-play and generally has learnt to keep the ball on the ground. R. B. BURBIDGE. 1956-57. Right arm opening bowler, medium fast. His length and direction have steadied down considerably and he has gained a greater measure of reward. In spite, however, of being able to claim quite often an early wicket or two, he has been unable to follow up this success and sustain the effort. His second spell of bowling has invariably been quite ineffective. He is a hard hitter, with a good enough eye to hit across a straight ball, but he must beware of the good length ball and the yorker. Fielding always reliable and good close to the wicket. tS. J. S. WROE. 1957. Medium paced, right arm stock opening bowler. A deceptive bowler although never very hostile. Nevertheless, he could be relied upon to bowl a length and close down one end. He needs to develop more follow-through in his action and thus achieve more life from the pitch. No mean left-handed batsman at No. 11—he alone belittles his own ability. In the field he is somewhat "dead" on his pins—unbecoming for one of his age. ROBINSON. 1957. Above all he ranks as one of the best ever of fielders and won the Fielding Cup for the valuable contribution that he made. His batting was not called upon a great deal, but is developing in confidence. It is highly unorthodox, consisting mostly of fore-arm punches interspersed with right hooks.

tit. T. BDRDON. 1957. The ordeal as an opening left-handed batsman seemed altogther too much for him and his stroke play became more and more restricted. However, he merited his place lower in the batting order and, although often not called upon, his presence was a source of some satisfaction to his captain if the crisis materialised. He had few opportunities to test his left-arm slow bowling which could be developed. Fields best in the slips. fa G. MACPHERSON. 1956-57. Cover-point and right-hand bat. He has had an unenviable season. All too often he has had to sit in the pavilion with his pads on watching the success of his team-mates. His stroke play still displays many weaknesses and he has developed no scoring shot. A late development was his medium-paced left-arm bowling, which still has to be exploited. In the absence of any development in his batting, this could become a great asset for him. * Cap. fi Colours. Colts XI (Under 16) G. F. B. Mitchell (Capt.).*E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.). *J. W. S. Gale. *K. A. Hopper. *D. N. Brocklebank. *M. W. Woodruff. *D. Pfluger. M. W. Rudd. *A. Dale. C. W. Gough. L. H. K. Mackay. I. N. Ridley. A. May. R. C. Hopkinson. M. L. Swain. M. May. L. T. Beaumont. C. J. Hemsley. T. D. J. Layfield. W. E. Bagnall. P. J. Dronfield. D. L. Brown. 2nd XI

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) D. L. Brown (Capt.). T. A. Dukes. A. N. H. Horsley. G. W. A. R. Alderson. M. McCallum. J. A. Shouksmith. M. M. Grainger. A. C. Robson. A. W. Martin. R. Priestley. D. M. Patchett.

* Colours.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date 11th May

Clifton C.C.

15th May

York C.C.

Home

25th May 29th May

Giggleswick School Durham School

Away Home

1st June 8th June 12th June 15th June 19th June

Worksop College Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College York Ramblers C.C.

Home Home Away Home Home

22nd June

Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.

Home

29th June 13th July 17th July

Bradford G.S. Craven Gentlemen C.C. Staff & Boys v. R.A.F. Linton

Away Home Home

Opponents ...

20th July Bootham School 24th July T. H. Hobson's XI 26th-27th July Old Peterites

••• • •• •••

Ground

Result

Home

Abandoned 1 for 0 (Rain) Drawn 191 for 3 (dec.) Won 120 Drawn 250 for 8 (dec.) Drawn 216 Cancelled Won 142 Won 134 for 5 Won 312 for 4 (dec.) Won 213 for 4 (dec.) Won 166 Won 130 for 8 Drawn 96 for 4

Home Away Home

Opponents 138 112 for 8 73 185 for 7 120 for 9 40 133 177 196 146 129 178 for 7 (dec.) 0 for 1 wkt. 184 113

Abandoned Lost 85 Drawn 198 for 7 (dec.) 150 for 5 65 for 3 (dec.)

Played 15, Won 7, Lost I, Drawn 5, Abandoned 2.

School

2nd XI School

Opponents

133 for 2 122 90

128 81 92 for 3

195 for 4

198 for 5 (dec.) 194 for 6 (dec.) 98 for 7

Result

School

Opponents

Drawn

25 for 2 (rain) 96 85 67 57 145 53 27 for 1

Grand

Result

25th May 29th May 1st June 8th June 12th June

Giggleswick School Durham School Worksop College ... Leeds G.S. Ampleforth College

Home Away Home Away Home

Won Won Lost Cancelled Drawn

29th June

Bradford G.S.

Home

Lost

20th July

Bootham School

Away

Lost

Date 11th May

Opponents

Ground

Ashville College

Home

29th May 1st June 12th June 15th June 19th June 29th June 20th July

... ... Durham School ... ... Worksop College ... ... Ampleforth College ... Manchester Boys XI ... ... ... Giggleswick School ... ... Bradford G.S. ... Minster Choir School Old Boys

Away Away Away Home Home Home Home

98 for 9 Won 124 Won 68 for 2 Won 58 for 5 Won 146 for 6 Won 54 for 1 Won — Abandoned

Opponents

Dale

...

Under 16 Colts XI

Under 15 Colts XI Opponents

Date

Ground

Result

Away Away Away Home Home

Lost Lost Cancelled Drawn Lost

22nd May 1st June 8th June 12th June 22nd June

Bootham School... Worksop College Leeds G.S. ... Bootham School Pocklington School

1st Round

Grove 86 for 0, beat Temple 83. Rise 130 for 8, beat Manor 126. Rise 124 for 2, beat Queen's 79. Grove 74 for 1, beat School House 72. Grove 88, beat Rise 75.

School

Opponents

34 72

118 73 for 2

58 for 4 53

76 55 for 6

Senior House Matches Semi-finals Final

Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Final

Grove 42 for 2, beat Temple 41. School House 42 for 0, beat Queen's 41. Grove 174 for 8, beat Manor 172. Rise 130, beat School House 119. Rise 177 for 2, beat Grove 176.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting ... D. Kirby A. McCallum ... J. F. Middleton D. B. Irvin ... J. J. F. Knapton J. A. Bygate ... R. T. Burdon ... P. B. Burbidge D. G. Macpherson D. Robinson ... S. J. S. Wroe ...

No. of Innings 13 14 13 12 12 11 7 9 8 8 5

Times Not out Runs 3 529 413 1 1 280 1 232 182 3 214 0 78 2 99 1 44 4 52 3 2 15 *Denotes "not out".

Also batted:—D. N. Brocklebank and R. C. Hopkinson.

Higest Score 132* 127 77* 44 69* 56 25 33 12* 19 14

Average 52.90 31.77 23.33 21.09 20.22 19.45 15.60 12.38 11.00 10.40 5.0

Bowling R. T. Burdon

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

9 218

4 67 1 36 32

15 446 34 305 345 125 271 24 22

2 47 3 26 20 7 12 1 0

7.5 9.49 11.33 11.73 17.25 17.86 22.68 24.00 oo

... 8 D. G. Macpherson F. Middleton 128.1 140 B. 30.2 Irvin 104.2 S. J. S. Wroe 4 D. Robinson ... 8 J. A. Bygate Also bowled:—R. C. Hopkinson.

34 0 3

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 1 1 th May, 1957 Rain

Result : Match abandoned. CLIFTON C.C. J. Hartley, c. McCallum, b. Kirby ... H. Hornshaw, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge H. Harrison, b. Kirby B. Brennan, st. Knapton, b. Irvin ... P. Brooke, run out ... J. C. Brown, st. Knapton, b. Burdon R. Williams, b. Kirby... P. Thornhill, lbw., Kirby ... T. Barker, c. and b. Kirby ... W. Curtis, c. Brocklebank, b. Kirby D. Hurst, not out ... Extras

Fall of wickets: 5 6 7 4

—138

TOTAL for 0 wkt.

4 4

... ... ...

5 6 3 2

TOTAL

... 0 ... 0 ... 11

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, not out... ... R. T. Burdon, not out D. Kirby D. B. Irvin J. F. Middleton D. G. Macpherson Did not bat D. N. Brocklebank J. J. F. Knapton P B. Burbidge D. Robinson R. C. Hopkinson Extras

... 20 ... 51 ... 32

...

0 1

63 81 97 107 126 126 133 138 138 Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S 0. M. P. B. Burbidge 6 1 6 0 R. C. Hopkinson ... D. Kirby ... ... 12 2 J. F. Middleton ... 5 1 D. B. Irvin 3 0 R. T. Burdon ... 4 1

R. 25 35 26 20 16 5

W. 1 0 6 0 1 1

D. Hurst ...

CLIFTON C.C. M. 0. ... .4 —

R. 1

W. 0

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 15th May, 1957 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Sawkill, b. Jones R. T. Burdon, lbw., b. Halkon D. Kirby, not out ... J. F. Middleton, b. Knowles D. G. Macpherson, not out ... E. M. H. Ranson D. N. Brocklebank Did not bat J. J. F. Knapton P. B. Burbidge D. Robinson R. C. Hopkinson Extras

...

YORK J. Halkon, b. Burbidge ... 2 T. H. Hobson, c. Kirby, b. Hopkinson ... 1 J. Needier, c. Brocklebank, b. Middleton ... 15 G. Watson, b. Hopkinson ... ... 20 J. R. Knowles, b. Kirby ... 0 E. Sanders, not out ... 11 J. H. Lund, ht. wkt., b. Middleton ... 31 J. A. Jacques, b. Middleton ......... 6 P. M. Sawkill, b. Hopkinson... ... 8 M. A. Jones, not out ... 0 H. Lund, Did not bat... Extras ... 18

0 6

...132 ... 34 ... 12

...

TOTAL for 8 wkts.

TOTAL for 3 wkts. (dec.) ...191

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 —— — 0 45 146

Fall of wickets: 3 4 5 6 7

8 32 39 49 83 91 106

Bowling Analysis: YORK C.C. 0. M. 6 1 12 1 8 2 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 0

M. A. Jones

J. R. Knowles J. Halkon... E. Sanders

J. Needier... T. H. Hobson J. H. Jacques

R. 16 55 33 30 25 20 5

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 7 2 P. B. Burbidge 5 R. C. Hopkinson... 12 4 J. F. Middleton ... 15 D. Kirby ... 12 2 2 0 R. T. Burdon

W. 1 1 0 0 0

R. 22 14 21 27 10

W. 1

3 3 1 0

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at Giggleswick on 25th May, 1957 Result : Won by 47 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, lbw., b. Wiseman R. T. Burdon, lbw., b. Grant D. Kirby, b. Grant ... D. B. Irvin, b. Forster ... J. F. Middleton, run out ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Grant ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Wiseman D. N. Brocklebank, b. Grant... P. B. Burbidge, lbw., b. Grant D. Robinson, not out R. C. Hopkinson, b. Grant ... Extras TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7 8

...

GIGGLESWICK W. H. J. Mordy, lbw., b. Middleton P. S. Carr, b. Kirby ... D. C. Searle, c. Knapton, b. Kirby ... A. M. F. Slinger, c. and b. Kirby ... M. T. Good, lbw., b. Kirby ... W. H. Oddie, lbw., b. Burbridge P. F. Whiteley, not out ... D. C. S. Grant, c. McCallum, b. Kirby C. F. Forster, b. Burbridge H. R. Mould, b. Burbridge R. Wiseman, b. Kirby Extras

...120

Tow.

... 25 ... 13 6 3

... 16 7 ...

17 40 47 57 77 88 94 109 118

Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7 8

12 15 10 6

4 3

... 14 ... 73

16 36 55 61 64 64 66 68 72

Bowling Analysis: GIGGLESWICK 0. M. R. Wiseman 16 5 C. F. Forster 9 0 H. R. Mould ... 4 2 D. C. S. Grant ... 21.5 9

R. 32 29 4 36

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 19 10 5 1 18.1 4 5 2

W. 2 1 0 6

P. B. Burbidge R. C. Hopkinson D. Kirby ... ... J. F. Middleton ...

R. 16 12 24 7

w. 3

6 1

Although it was possible to say after this match that the better side won, the School side were better only by comparison, and the standard of batting on both sides left much to be desired. Kirby won the toss and chose to bat on a wicket which gave the bowler very little help. The School opening pair started somewhat shakily and only seventeen runs were on the board when McCallum was out lbw. on trying to turn a ball to leg. Kirby came in and showed us some beautiful strokes before being bowled by a near-perfect ball from Grant. Thereupon the rest of the side showed very little inclination to either stay in or get runs. Several succumbed to remarkably easy balls, and it was only due to some brighter play by Brocklebank and Knapton that the total reached three figures. Credit must be given, however, to the consistently accurate and dangerous bowling of Grant, the Giggleswick opening bowler. Giggleswick started their innings in the middle of the afternoon. Here again the batting was uninspired and unimpressive, and apart from a good attempt by opening batsman Carr to punish Hopkinson in his opening overs, none of the batsmen looked at all comfortable. 61

This was perhaps hardly surprising since the sustained accuracy of the bowling of Kirby and Burbidge was enough to intimidate any batsman. Once the first few wickets had fallen and Giggleswick still appeared to be in a dominant position, the rot set in, and the last six wickets fell for only 11 runs. The match finished shortly before six o'clock, the School having won by 47 runs. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on 29th May, 1957 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Ransom, b. Strong... J. A. Bygate, c. Spirit, b. Ransom ... ... D. Kirby, c. Driver, b. Porteous D. B. Irvin, c. Neesham, b. Gregg ... P. B. Burbidge, b. Ransom . F. Middleton, b. Porteous . J. F. Knapton, b. Gregg . . D. Robinson, c. Heppell, b. Gregg D. N. Brocklebank, not out ... D. G. Macpherson Did not bat S. J. S. Wroe Extras

Fall of wickets: 5 6 3 4

TOTAL for 7 wkts.

...250

TOTAL for 8 wkts....

DURHAM 15 R. H. Burgess, c. Kirby, b. Wroe G. C. Strong, c. Irvin, b. Burbidge 61 R. E. Spirit, b. Kirby... ... J. W. Driver, b. Kirby .........51 . M. Ransom, c. Knapton, b. Wroe ... 8 D. Lyon, not out ... ... 17 M. Heppell, b. Kirby ... 0 J. V. R. Hare, st. Knapton, b. Middleton ... 5 J. C. Neesham, not out ... ... 2 I. D. Gregg I Did not bat M. G. Porteous ... 22 Extras

... 78 ... 20 ... 66 ... 36 ... 18 ... 17

...185

Fall of wickets: 5 6 7 4

22 24 128 145 157 157 179

55 162 177 207 237 242 242 250

Bowling Analysis: ST• PETER'S M. 0. 7 P. B. Burbidge ... 16 10 ... 22 S. J. S. Wroe 6 ... 19 D. Kirby ... 0 6 J. F. Middleton ... 0 3 ... D. Robinson 0 3 ... D. B. Irvin

DURHAM J. M. Ransom I. D. Gregg G. C. Strong M. G. Porteous

... ... ...

0. 22 24 15

M. 3 3 0 1

R. 94 58 64 23

W. 2 3 I 2

R. 39 43 40 18 10

W. 1 2 3 1 0 0

Although the result of this match was not as satisfactory as the last, the standard of play was vastly improved. The two changes in the team however could not have produced the tremendous improvement in the batting, and this can only be attributed to the great determination shown by the School side to succeed on this, the first of the home School matches. The changes introduced were Bygate in place of Btu-don and Wroe instead of Hopkinson. The School batted first on an easy wicket and McCallum and Bygate took the score to 55 before Bygate was caught behind the wicket. Kirby and McCallum then set about the Durham bowling, and by the time Kirby was out for 66 the score had become quite respectable. With three wickets down the School set out to get runs, and Kirby was able to declare around 3 o'clock with the total of 250 for 8 wickets. McCallum was top scorer with 78. The Durham batting was competent but unspectacular, and the bowling of Wroe and Kirby kept the rate of scoring down, so that 62

a win for Durham rapidly became out of the question. After a good third wicket stand by Spirit and Driver had been broken, the wickets fell regularly but slowly. The combined effects of the home side, however, were not enough to force a win, and the match ended rather tamely as a draw. ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on 1st June, 1957 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, st. Scott, b. Grieve ... J. A. Bygate, b. Moody ... D. Kirby, c. Dugdale, b. Readman ... D. B. Irvin, c. Scott, b. Moody ... J. F. Middleton, run out P. B. Burbidge, b. Grieve ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Grieve ... D. Robinson, c. Turner, b. Grieve ... D. G. Macpherson, not out ... D. N. Brocklebank, c. Scott, b. Barber S.J. S. Wroe, c. Moody, b. Barber ... Extras

0 4 0 5 0

TOTAL 1

Fall of wickets: 6 7 4 5

WORKSOP D. B. Moody, st. Knapton, b. Wroe G. Walter, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge P. R. Swinney, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby J. Farrow, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby •... ... T. Turner, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby I. B. W. Grieve, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby J. B. Scott, c. Roginson, b. Kirby ... I. R. Dugdale, lbw., b. Middleton ... G. Readman, lbw., b. Kirby ... T. Barber, not out J. Grieveson, not out ... Extras

...127 ... 23 ... 18 ... 37

...216

TOTAL for 9 wkts.

Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7 8 9

...

... 47 ... 12

... 12 ... 10

120

15 15 48 56 56 73 88 95 100

66 89 156 173 176 180 194 211 216 216

Bowling Analysis:

*J. Grieveson T. Barber ... G. Readman D. B. Moody I. R. Dugdale P. R. Swinney I. B. Grieve

WORKSOP 0. M. 4 0 13.3 3 13 2 3 14 6 2 5 0 6 4

R. 11 42 45 32 30 43 13

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 3 ... 9 4 ... 12 13 29 9 17 J. F. Middleton ... 0 1 D. B. Irvin

P. B. Burbidge S. J. S. Wroe

0 2 1 3 0 0 4

R. 13 27 47 20 4

W. 1 1 6 1 0

This match will long be remembered for the valiant and eventually successful efforts of Worksop to stave off defeat. A succession of maiden overs culminated in a stand of over half-an-hour by the last two Worksop batsmen, who resisted every temptation and attack that Kirby and his team could offer. The batting was otherwise unspectacular and showed a singular lack of any stroke play. McCallum did very well to score his first century of the season, but he had some very narrow escapes, particularly when he sent up a very easy catch when his score was 66, which the fielder concerned very obligingly dropped. This was one of the few lapses in the Worksop fielding, which on the whole was good. After Irvin's bright innings of 37 the rest of the side were polished off in no uncertain fashion by Grieve, a slow left-hander playing his first match for Worksop. The Worksop side seemed from the start to acknowledge that a draw was the most they could hope for, and they made very little attempt to raise their very low rate of scoring. Once again Kirby's 63

bowling proved the downfall, and on this occasion he was aided by some brilliant catches by Burbidge fielding at silly mid-on. Of the Worksop batsmen only Swinney, their No. 3, made any serious attempt to break the spell. Nevertheless, the doggedness and perseverance of the last few batsmen saved their side from a defeat which looked, at one time, inevitable. ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at Ampleforth on 12th June, 1957 Result : Won by 102 runs ST. PETER'S ... 19 A. McCallum, lbw., b. Glynn... ... J. A. Bygate, c. Brennan (A.), b. Iveson ... 14 ... 19 D. Kirby, c. Morris, b. Iveson ... 0 D. B. Irvin, lbw., b. Iveson ... 36 J. F. Middleton, b. Glynn ... ... 8 D. G. Macpherson, b. Lorimer 18 J. J. F. Knapton, b. Iveson ... 9 R. T. Burdon, lbw., b. Lorimer ... ... 10 P. B. Burbidge, b. Lorimer ... D. Robinson, not out S. J. S. Wroe, c. Glynn, b. Master of Lovat 1 Extras ... 4

AMPLEFORTH B. J. Morris, b. Kirby J. Brennan, lbw., b. Burbidge M. A. King, lbw., b. Burbidge W. Sperling, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby ... P. Chambers, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby A. J. King, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby ... R. Lorimer, c. Robinson, b. Irvin ... A. Brennan, not out ... A. Iveson, b. Irvin ... Master of Lovat, lbw., b. Irvin ... D. Glynn, b. Kirby ... Extras

...142

TOTAL

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

33 33 38 61 92 109 123 137 137 142

7 7 12 12 32 39 39 39 39 40

... 21

... 5 0 0 ... 1 ...

Bowling Analysis: AMPLEFORTH 0. M. Master of Lovat ... 14 4 D. Glynn ... ... 14 5 A. Iveson ... 18 8 R. Lorimer ... 17 3

R. 40 30 37 31

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 12 4 P. B. Burbidge 4 ... 4 S. J. S. Wroe ... 20 14 D. Kirby ... 7 4 J. F. Middleton ... 5 4 D. B. Irvin ...

W. 1 2 4

R. 14 0 14 8 3

W. 2 0 5 0

Although it must be admitted that the School's victory was rendered easier by the state of the wicket, which began to take appreciable spin in the Ampleforth innings, this must not be allowed to detract from the magnificence and magnitude of the win. Kirby won the toss yet again and the School batted first on a very slow wicket. No-one distinguished themselves particularly, but on the other hand it was pleasing to see the total score shared so equally among the side. Middleton was far and away the top scorer with 36. The innings lasted for over three hours and finished with a total of 142, the wickets being shared equally among the Ampleforth bowlers. Ampleforth started their innings and were soon in trouble. Burbidge took a couple of quick wickets and then the Kirby-Burbidge combination, which proved so successful last match, took charge. With six wickets down for 39, the Ampleforth team were virtually finished. The wicket was now taking spin and Irvin finished off the tail in no uncertain fashion, finishing with the figures of three for three. There was a subborn resistance from the last pair, which carried their innings on until ten past six, when Kirby took the last wicket. 64

ST. PETER'S v. YORK RAMBLERS Played at St. Peter's on 15th June, 1957 Result : St. Peter's won by 5 wickets YORK RAMBLERS J. R. Shaw, b. Burbidge A. Bulmer, st. Knapton, b. Wroe G. Myerscough, c. Irvin, b. Burbidge W. B. Shaw, lbw., b. Burbidge E. Stainsby, run out ... D. W. Roberts, b. Irvin . A. E. Dixon, b. Middleton ... A. Paylor, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge P. Brown, b. Middleton ... P. Crowe, c. Robinson, b. Kirby ... A. P. Brown, not out... ... Extras TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 5 6 7 8 9

ST. PETER'S 35 A. McCallum, c. Dixon, b. P. Brown 12 ... J. A. Bygate, b. Crowe 7 D. Kirby, c. P. Brown, b. Crowe ... 36 D. B. Irvin, not out ... ... ... 0 J. F. Middleton, b. A. P. Brown J. J. F. Knapton, c. W.B. Shaw, b. A.P. Brown 21 ... 14 P. B. Burbidge, not out ... D. G. Macpherson Did not bat R. T. Burdon D. Robinson S. J. S. Wroe Extras

... 13 0 ... 61 0 6 4 ... 10 1 ... 22

TOTAL for 5 wkts.

...133

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 —— ——— 13 29 81 83 114

9 27 27 57 62 98 98 100 101 133

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S 0. M. P. B. Burbidge 13 0 S. J. S. Wroe 5 1 D. Kirby ... 8.3 4 D. B. Irvin ... 10 0 J. F. Middleton ... 5 1

R. 48 15 10 43 10

YORK RAMBLERS 0. M. R. 14.2 6 31 P. Crowe ... 0 56 P. Brown ... 14 3 0 14 A. Bulmer 1 24 A. P. Brown 7

W. 4 1 1 1 2

W. 2 0 2

ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 19th June, 1957 Result : St. Peter's won by 135 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Harper, b. Hutt J. A. Bygate, run out... ... D. Kirby, not out D. B. Irvin, b. Thornton . F. Middleton, b. Wood . J. F. Knapton, not out R. B. Burbidge D. G. Macpherson Did not bat R. T. Burdon D. Robinson S. J. S. Wroe Extras

TOTAL for 4 wkts. (dec.)

M.C.C. J. Pugh, c. Wroe, b. Middleton ... ... 13 J. Wills, b. Wroe ... 2 I. Scott-Clarke, lbw., b. Wroe 0 J. D. F. M. Thornton, b. Middleton ... 35 A. M. Ivey, run out ... 0 ... 31 J. N. Harper, not out... ... ... 69 D. C. Routhwaite, c. Robinson, b. Middleton 0 Cmdr. W. K. Wood, b. Irvin W. Andrews, c. Irvin, b. Middleton ••• Maj. R. T. Hutt, c. and b. Burdon C. E. Anson, c. Kirby, b. Burbidge ... 44 Extras

... 55 ... 56 ...10I ... 21

...3I2

TOTAL

...177

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

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 — — — — 131 150 184 213

7 7 52 52 52 56 118 136 168 177 Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S 0. M.

M.C.C.

0. Maj. R. J. Hutt ... 9 J. D. F. M. Thornton 15 J. N. Harper ... 13 J. Wills ... ... 9 Cmdr. W. K. Wood 5 1.4 D. C. Routhwaite...

M. 0 3 1 0 0

R. 35 83 51 34 42 23

W. 1 1 0 0 1 0

P. B. Burbidge S. J. S. Wroe ... 17 J. F. Middleton ... 12 11 D. B. Irvin ... 4 R. T. Burdon ... 3

4 5 4 0 3

R. 29 49 33 30 27 0

W. 1 2 4 0 1

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at St. Peter's on 22nd June, 1957 Result St. Peter's won by 17 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Heaton, b. Gillespie J. A. Bygate b. Cumming ... D. Kirby, c. Heaton, b. Cumming ... D. B. Irvin, c. Gillespie, b. Magson... J. F. Middleton, not out ... J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... P. B. Burbidge R. T. Burdon D. G. Macpherson Did not bat D. Robinson S. J. S. Wroe Extras TOTAL for 4 wkts. (dec.)

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN D. W. Gillespie, lbw., b. Kirby ... 61 R. Hinchcliffe, b. Middleton ... 35 A. G. Cumming lbw., b. Kirby ... ... 29 E. Deakin, c. Knapton, b. Middleton ... 15 M. A. C. P. Kaye, c. McCallum, b. Kirby ... 21 S. T. B. Forbes-Adam, run out ... C. Lupton, c. Knapton, b. Wroe M. J. Wood, c. Kirby, b. Wroe ... N. J. Magson, c. Bygate, b. Wroe J. W. P. Blenkin, run out ... o T. M. Heaton, not out Extras ... 16

... 12 ... 30 ... 0 ... 22 ... 77 ... 69

...213

TOTAL

...196

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4

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

44 44 45 86

107 113 132 159 185 185 186 192 194 196 Bowling Analysis:

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. A. G. Cumming ... 19 4 68 M. A. C. P. Kaye 9 0 52 D. W. Gillespie ... 11 1 39 N. J. Magson 3 0 21 M. J. Wood... 3 0 18 J. W. P. Blenkin... 2 0 12

ST. PETER'S 0. M. P. B. Burbidge ... 4 0 S. J. S. Wroe ... 10.2 ' 2 J. A. Bygate ... 4 3 D. Kirby ... ... 18 0 J. F. Middleton ... 9 0

W. 2 0 1 1 0 0

R. 14 41

73 48

W. 0 3 0 3 2

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on Saturday, 29th June, 1957 Result : St. Peter's won by 20 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, lbw., b. Rowe... J. A. Bygate, b. Thorpe ... D. B. Irvin, b. Boddy... J. F. Middleton, b. Thorpe ... D. G. Macpherson, b. Rowe ... D. Kirby, b. Thorpe ... J. J. F. Knapton, b. Rowe ... R. T. Burdon, not out P. B. Burbidge, c. Foy, b. Boddy D. Robinson, b. Rowe S. J. S. Wroe, b. Thorpe ... Extras

••• 5 ••• 31 ••• 0 ••• 23 ••• 6 ••. 18 ••• 0 ••• 17 ••• 17 ••• 19 •.• 14 16

TOTAL

_166

BRADFORD A. J. C. Gray, c. Knapton, b. Middleton ... 20 E. Tifienay, c. Middleton, b. Burbidge ... 6 J. A. Schofield, c. McCallum, b. Burbidge... 9 I. M. Hewitt, lbw., b. Kirby T. H. Thorpe, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby ... 65 P. N. Smith, c. Knapton, b. Middleton ... 1 B. Brown, b. Middleton ... 1 P. A. Boddy, lbw., b. Kirby ... 0 R. A. Rowe, lbw., b. Kirby ... 0 J. P. Bailey, not out ... ... 13 Extras ... 12 TOTAL

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

19 20 66 69 91 91 91 117 144 166

11 35 58 60 62 65 67 68 68 146

...146

Bowling Analysis: BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. 21 R. A. Rowe 6 P. A. Boddy 13 2 I. M. Hewitt 8 0 2 T. H. Thorpe 15.4

R. 36 35 31 48

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 10 0 2 0 19.2 5 11 4 4 0

W. 4 2 0 4

P. B. Burbidge S. J. S. Wroe D. Kirby ... J. F. Middleton J. A. Bygate

R. W. 34 2 7 0 48 5 27 3 18 0

St. Peter's won the toss and elected to bat on an extremely soft wicket, and although McCallum and Irvin were out before a quarter of an hour had elapsed, some slow but confident batting from Middleton (23) and Bygate (31) somewhat boosted the score. With 91 runs on the board and the quick dismissal of Macpherson, Knapton and Kirby in the space of seven minutes, the innings appeared to be moving to its close. However, due to the spirited batting of the three 'tail-enders', who all reached double figures, the School reached the quite respectable score of 166—a truly combined effort. Bradford's innings can be summarised quite briefly. After an unspectacular 62 had been scored for the loss of five wickets, in came T. H. Thorpe, who, according to 'on the spot' reports, was capable of saving any match single-handed. Suffice it to say that during the hour he was in he hit a splendid 65, slashing with reckless abandon at every ball he received, to spirited roaring from the pavilion. Yet all good things come to an end, and having taken the score from 68 for nine to 146 with Bailey, he was caught by Burbidge off Kirby, whose consistent and chanceless bowling earned him five for 48 in 19.2 overs. Thus St. Peter's won by 20 runs in a match which was liberally laced with surprise and excitement.

ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 13th July, 1957 Result : St. Peter's won by 2 wickets CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. A. J. Leggat, run out E. W. Jepson, c. Burdon, b. Wroe G. D. Shires, c. Knapton, b. Burbidge A. B. Sellers, c. Wroe, b. Middleton ... W. J. Poppleton, b. Robinson J. M. Scales, st. Knapton, b. Middleton H. Kippax, c. Burdon, b. Kirby ... J. H. Holdsworth, c. Robinson, b. Wroe F. Hall, lbw., b. Middleton ... P. R. V. Blakey, run out C. W. Nelson, not out Extras TOTAL

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, C. Poppleton, b. Jepson J. A. Bygate, c. Poppleton, b. Jepson D. Kirby, b. Blakey ..• ... ... D. B. Irvin, run out ... ... ... J. F. Middleton, b. Poppleton P. B. Burbidge, b. Poppleton J. J. F. Knapton, b. Poppleton D. G. Macpherson, not out ... D. Robinson, b. Poppleton ...

... 10 ... 0 ... 0 ... 70 ... 0 ... 18 2 0 4 ... 12

...

R. T. Burdon, Did not bat Extras

—

... 10

... 16 ... 44 ... 33 ... 1 ... 1 ... 8 ... 0

... 10 —

...129

TOTAL for 8 wkts.

—

—130 —

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S 0. M. 0 P. B. Burbidge ... 10 4 S. J. S. Wroe 15 4 15 1 J. F. Middleton ... 8.1 1 0 D. Robinson ...

R. 18 39 23 23 14

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. 0. M. R. W. J. Poppleton ... 16 5 30 E. W. Jepson ... 14 3 35 R. V. Blakey ... 5.4 2 5 6 2 12 H. Kippax • •• 6 0 38

W. 1

2 1 3 I

w. 4 2

ST. PETER'S v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played at Woodhouse Grange on 24th July, 1957 Result : Lost by 99 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Kay, b. Lawrence ... J. A. Bygate, st. Kay, b. Lawrence ... D. Kirby, b. Nicholson ... D. B. Irvin, b. Lawrence J. F. Middleton, c. Kay, b. Thomas J. J. F. Knapton, b. Lawrence ... D. G. Macpherson, lbw., b. Lawrence P. B. Burbidge, lbw., b. Thomas ... R. T. Burdon, hit wkt., b. Lawrence ... D. Robinson, lbw., b. Thomas S. J. S. Wroe, not out Extras TOTAL

T. H. HOBSON'S XI — C. Kay, b. Macpherson ... 15 T. H. Hobson, c. Wroe, b. Kirby ... 0 J. M. Dent, b. Macpherson... ... 0 H. Thomas, c. Kirby, b. Macpherson ... 22 ... R. F. Harding, b. Kirby ... 12 Westcoat, b. Kirby ... 0 ... 0J. Lawrence, b. Kirby T. Hobson, b. Kirby ... 33 K. A. Hopper, b. Kirby 2 D. Nicholson, c. Robinson, b.:Irvin ... 0 H. Franks, not out ... ... 0 Extras TOTAL

... 85

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4 5 24 46 50 50 50 85 85

57 57 57 68 111 111 137 145 182

Fall of wickets:

33 ... 23 ... 0 ...

... 87

...I84

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S M. 0. 0 P. B. Burbidge ... 9 7 1 ... S. J. S. Wroe 8 1 D. G. Macpherson 6 14 D. Kirby ... 0 3 J. F. Middleton ... 4.2 0 D. B. Irvin

R. 39 30 34 44 12 19

T. H. HOBSON'S XI M. R. 0.

W. O O 3 6 0

D. Nicholson J. Lawrence R. F. Harding T. Hobson... H. Thomas

23 7 3 8

12 2 0 6

52 13 11 0

W. 6 0 0

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at St. Peter's on 26th and 27th July, 1957 Result : Drawn (rain stopped play) OLD PETERITESI(IstlInn's) ... 7 J. E. Annequin, b. Wroe ... 3 D. I. Fletcher, c. Bygate, b. Burbidge R. G. Bough, c. Irvin, b. Burbidge ... ... 24 J. B. Mortimer, b. Kirby K. Lockwood, c. Robinson, b. Middleton ... 8 0 N. J. Magson, lbw., b. Middleton ... 35 P. M. Steele, b. Middleton ... R. N. Johnson, lbw., b. Kirby ... ... 14 R. A. Stratton, c. Burbidge, b. Middleton ... 1 J. J. Youll, b. Middleton ... P. Crowe, not out ... Extras

ST. PETER'S (1st Inn's) ••• 15 A. McCallum, c. Crowe, b. Youll ••• 1 J. A. Bygate, c. Stratton, b. Youll ••• 92 D. Kirby, st. Stratton, b. Lockwood ••• 4 D. B. Irvin, c. Fletcher, b. Mortimer ••• 39 J. F. Middleton, b. Magson . J. F. Knapton, b. Lockwood ••• 3 . B. Burbidge, b. Magson ••• 5 ••• 5 D. G. Macpherson, not out ... ••• 13 D. Robinson, not out R. T. Burdon I Did not bat S. J. S. Wroe ... 21 Extras

TOTAL

TOTAL for 7 wkts. (dec.) ...198

...113

Fall of wickets:

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ——— — — — — 3 38 53 154 156 172 172

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 13 25 50 54 54 96 102 105 113 Bowling Analysis:

OLD PETERITES M. 0. 12 2 J. J. Youll 1 ... 7 P. Crowe ... 1 J. B. Mortimer ... 15 1 ... 13 N. J. Magson 2 ... 14 K. Lockwood

R. 38 10 63 42 24

W. 2 O

P. B. Burbidge S. J. S. Wroe J. F. Middleton D. Kirby ...

I 2 2

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 6 0 6 2 16 3 15 1

R. 15 11 38 40

W. 2 1 5 2

ST. PETER'S (2nd Inn's) 35 A. McCallum, c. Crowe, b. Mortimer 19 R. T. Burdon, lbw., b. Magson 23 J. A. Bygate, st. Johnson, b. Mortimer 4 ... D. B. Irvin, lbw., b. Mortimer . 47 ... D. Kirby, not out J. F. Middleton, c. Fletcher, b. Mortimer ... 1 ... 15 J. J. F. Knapton, not out ... P. B. Burbidge Did not bat D. G. Macpherson D. Robinson S. J. S. Wroe ... 6 Extras

OLD PETERITES (2nd Inn's) J. E. Annequin, c. Robinson, b. Kirby D. I. Fletcher, c. Wroe, b. Middleton R. G. Bough, lbw., b. Kirby ... ... ... J. B. Mortimer, not out ... K. Lockwood, not out N. J. Magson P. M. Steele Did not bat R. N. Johnson R. A. Stratton J. J. Youll J P. Crowe Extras

... 65

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

TOTAL for 5 wkts. (dec.) ...150

29 17 5

Fall of wickets:—

Fall of wickets: 4 5

1 2 3 ——— 34 60 62

45 80 84 89 91 Bowling Analysis: OLD PETERITES M. 0. 2 7 J. J. Youll... 3 11 P. Crowe ... 2 10 N. J. Magson 2 8 K. Lockwood 1 10 J. B. Mortimer

R. 18 35 28 20 43

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 0 5 P. B. Burbidge ... 1 3 ... S. J. S. Wroe 2 9 J. F. Middleton 2 7 ... D. Kirby ...

0 0 1

R. 19 9 18 10

0 1 2

The winning of the toss by D. Kirby was ominous for the Old Boys, many of whom had vivid memories of the glut of runs scored by the School in recent seasons. Sure enough, Kirby was the thorn in their flesh, and with Middleton's able support the pair had a fourth wicket partnership of 101 runs. By 3 o'clock the School had established their commanding position and were able to declare just short of the 200 mark for the loss of seven wickets. The Old Boys' innings was a shaky affair, and the situation looked particularly black when the score stood at 54 for six. However, where other more eminent cricketers had failed, P. M. Steele somehow succeeded and a valuable knock of 35 brought the Old Boys' score within reach of a three figure total. With a lead of 85 runs on the first innings, it was clearly the School's job to score runs quickly, declare and force an issue. With D. Kirby completely dominating the innings with a fine knock of 47 not out, the School in large measure succeeded in their purpose, and the Old Boys were finally set to score 236 runs to win in 2 hours —not an over-generous declaration, but by no means out of the question. After a further hour of play, the Old Boys' total stood at 65 for three wickets, whereupon the heavens opened and there was a stampede for the marquee. The scene was set for the big partnership, if ever it was going to develop, with Mortimer and Lockwood at the wicket, but the pitch was quickly awash and no further play could be contemplated. Had rain saved the Old Boys once again?

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1957 Christmas Term 1st XV Home Home Away Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Home Home

5th Oct. H.M.S. Ceres ... Saturday Wednesday 9th Oct. Headingley "A"... Wednesday 16th Oct. Durham School 19th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Saturday ... Wednesday 23rd Oct. Trent College ... ... 26th Oct. Denstone College Saturday 2nd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Saturday ..• ... 9th Nov. Leeds G.S. Saturday Wednesday 13th Nov. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S.... 16th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday 23rd Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday Wednesday 27th Nov. Worksop College 14th Dec. Old Peterites ... Saturday

2nd XV Wednesday 16th Oct. Durham School 19th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Saturday 26th Oct. Giggleswick School Saturday ... 9th Nov. Leeds G.S. Saturday 23rd Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday Wednesday 27th Nov. Worksop College

Home Away •• • Home • • • Home • • • Away • • • Home •••

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3rd XV Saturday

23rd Nov. Ampleforth College

... Away

Under 16 Colts XV ... 19th Oct. Pocklington School Saturday ... Wednesday 23rd Oct. Trent College ... ... 26th Oct. Giggleswick School Saturday 2nd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" X—ir Saturday ... Wednesday 13th Nov. Durham School 16th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... Saturday ... 23rd Nov. Ampleforth College Saturday ... Wednesday 27th Nov. Worksop College

Home • •• ••• Home ••• Home ••• Home ••• Away • •• Home • • • Home ••• Away

Under 15 Colts XV ... 19th Oct. Pocklington School Saturday Wednesday 6th Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Wednesday 13th Nov. Durham School.. 16th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... Saturday ... Wednesday 27th Nov. Worksop College

Senior House Matches Wednesday 30th Oct. 1st Round 30th Nov. Semi-finals Saturday ... 7th Dec. Final Saturday

Junior House Matches 8th Nov. 1st Round Friday Wednesday 4th Dec. Semi-finals ... Wednesday 11th Dec. Final

•• Home Home • • • Away Home • • Away •

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SWIMMING A flaming June and swimming was off to a very good start. For ( some, even cricket stood aside and made way for the popularity of the Baths, and much fun was had by all and sundry. A determined drive was made in this year's ideal conditions to reduce to an absolute minimum the number of non-swimmers. Considerable progress was made, and the number of remaining nonswimmers was reduced to the lowest on record, but the position can never be wholly satisfactory until it is known that everyone can swim. A number of potential life-savers started on various courses, but it was disappointing that less than half persisted and eventually took the tests. All the entrants passed, and D. Anderson, J. G. Clark and A. McCallum are especially to be congratulated on their hard work and the achievement of Instructors' Certificates. In addition, the following awards were gained :Bar to the Award of Merit: S. S. Hobson. Award of Merit: J. G. Clark. Bronze Cross: P. A. Fenton, S. K. D. Hill, R. S. R. Hyde, P. R. Jenner, P. H. Moat. Bar to Bronze Medallion: S. K. D. Hill, R. S. R. Hyde. Bronze Medallions: M. G. H. Adcock, J. G. Ainley, J. R. Anfield, M. S. Blacker, J. C. Brisby, S. P. Burton, R. L. Bywater, D. P. Coles, M. W. Foster, R. Gray, F. J. A. Hewitt, C. D. Ibberson, I. T. Parkin, R. P. V. Puttock, D. H. Rhodes, G. P. Robinson, J. G. Saunders, J. G. Wright. It is to be hoped that many more will take Awards of Merit and Bronze Crosses next year and that five or six will take the Diploma— the highest award of the Royal Life Saving Society. The Swimming Sports at the end of term took on the usual pattern, and with the establishment of three new School records it can be justifiably claimed that the standard has been maintained. It is interesting to note that both R. A. Hodgson's and C. D. Ibberson's times in their respective intermediate events were better than the corresponding open events. Grove, the holders of the cup, were eventually outpointed by School House. School House, who only gained one first and two thirds in the open events, owe their success entirely to their intermediate and junior groups, who between them gained nine firsts, five seconds and one third, which augurs well for their future.

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 28th July 1. Under 16+ Free-style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. Parkin, 3rd W. Mitchell. Time : 29.2 secs. (School record). 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd D. C. Parry, 3rd R. S. R. Hyde. Time : 35.7 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd I. Kirkus, 3rd J. C. Brisby. Distance : 38 ft. 7+ ins.

4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st J. C. Brisby, 2nd D. H. Fletcher, 3rd A. Hardman. Time : 17.5 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke--100 yds. 1st J. S. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd L. T. Beaumont. Time: 1 min. 29.8 secs. 6. Under 16/ Dive. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd C. W. A. Groundwater, 3rd A. May. 7. Under 15 Free-style--50 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd J. L. Pilditch, 3rd A. J. De Mulder. Time : 32.7 secs. 8. Under 161 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd I. Parkin, 3rd F. C. Beaumont. Time : 1 min. 23.8 secs. 9. Open Free-style-100 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd W. N. Richards. Time : 68.4 secs.

Monday, 29th July

10. Open Free-style-25 yds. 1st D. C. Parry, 2nd W. N Richards, 3rd (equal) R. Baxter and D. Storey. Time : 13.6 secs. 11. Under 16i Free-style-25 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. Parkin, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. Time : 13.4 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. J. Copley, 2nd (equal) F. J. A. Hewitt and S. H. Reiss. Time : 43.6 secs. 13. Open Free-style-50 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd W. Gibson, 3rd W. N. Richards. Time : 30.0 secs. 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st L. T. Beaumont, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd R. M. Wheeler. Time : 38.2 secs. 15. Under 161 Plunge. 1st P. R. Webster, 2nd S. K. D. Hill, 3rd D. L. Slade. Distance : 52 ft. 16. Under 16/ Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd F. C. Beaumont, 3rd L. H. K. MacKay. Time : 36.0 secs. (School record). 1 17. Open Dive. 1st J. S. Ibberson, 2nd D. C. Parry, 3rd J. A. Bygate. 18. Under 16 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st J. J. Rhodes, 2nd R. L. Evans, 3rd W. Mitchell. Time : 48.3 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st P. L. Bellwood, 2nd D. N. Brockle• bank, 3rd D. Anderson. Time : 42.8 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st C. J. Copley, 2nd A. M. Headlam, 3rd S. P. Burton. Time : 21.4 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st P. A. Crane, 2nd J. M. Lennox, 3rd K. Wilson Distance : 49 ft. 7 ins. 22. Under 15 Free-style-25 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd S. H. Reiss, 3rd R. G. Bruce. Time : 13.9 secs. 23. Under 161 Back-stroke-50 yards. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd S. K. D. Hill, 3rd C. W. Gough. Time : 38.3 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st R. P. V. Puttock, 2nd J. Burdon, 3rd P. G. Humpherson. 25. Under 16/ Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Grove. Time : 61.8 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Grove, 2nd School House, 3rd Manor. Time : 63.1 secs. (School record). 27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Grove, 2nd Rise, 3rd Manor. Time: 57.0 secs. 1st- 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. Award of points 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts, ..• Relays ... 73/ points ... School House 68 points Grove ••• 56 points Manor 45 points Rise 16 points ... Queen's 111 points ... Temple •••

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to R. Baxter, the Captain of School House swimming team. 72

THE BOAT CLUB Every club must expect to have fluctuating fortunes. After a bumper year like 1956 the teller of boating fortunes might well have predicted a slump. But no such thing occurred and the shelf in Big Hall still has four regatta cups to weigh it down. Of these, three were won by the 3rd IV, repeating the success of last year's 3rd IV. The fourth cup is the Bradford Trophy for Schools' Fours won at York Regatta by the 1st IV. Looking back at the term's rowing there are several events of which to take note. First and foremost the arrival of a new rowing master in Mr. Mair, whose obvious enthusiasm made itself felt from the start and played no small part in the success of the 3rd IV. We are very glad to have Mr. Mair in the Boat Club. The second event was the arrival of the two fine eights made by Messrs. Tims, of Oxford. These boats came a little later than we had hoped, and so we were not able to take full advantage of them for practice. However, the policy adopted was to use them mainly for training next year's boaters, and in this respect they have already shown their great value. Next year we shall be able to take full advantage of them and the Boat Club must feel very grateful to the Governors of the School and to the Head Master for allowing us to possess two first class racing eights. On the first occasion the eights were placed in the water, the Boat Club was honoured by the presence of the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield. Mrs. Dronfield launched the boats and named them "Ann" and "Elizabeth", thus continuing the tradition of naming fine boats after Head Masters' daughters. The third notable event was the appearance in Big Hall of the architect's plans for an enlarged boathouse which will give increased accommodation for boats and also better changing facilities with running water and drainage. The present changing room and workshop, which have been so useful but so unsightly, will be demolished. And so, by Christmas, a fine, improved boathouse should stand between fields and river. Returning to the individual crews, the 1st IV has had a season in which its races have been as hard to win as ever. A first success against the R.A.F., Cranwell, rowed at Newark, was a great leg-up for them, but at Leeds Regatta, Durham University, stroked by a former St. Peter's Boat Club Captain, R. A. Jackson, were too good for them. At York they won the Schools' Cup comfortably, but at Durham they met the formidable Durham A.R.C. crew which has been winning all major open events in the North this year. However, the 1st IV had a convincing win against Durham School and this raised their spirits once more—not that they showed signs of depression over failures, but nothing helps a crew along so much as a win. 73

The 2nd IV suffered a set-back after one week of the term when

D. A. Wilson went to hospital to have his appendix removed. Wilson stroked the winning House crew last term and it seemed that he would be stroking a promising crew. His place was taken by Wheeler, whose one fault—not of his own making—was a lack of racing experience. The experience he has had this year will count in his favour for next year, but all the rest of the 2nd IV are leaving. For the first three weeks of the term the 3rd, 4th and 5th crews were treated as equal crews and then a rearrangement took place which produced a fine 3rd IV which won the Maiden Fours at Leeds, the Junior Fours at York and the Junior Fours at Durham in fine boats. This was a worthy effort and Hancock is to be heartily congratulated on his forceful stroking of the boat. Unfortunately he and Procter at 2 are both leaving. When the eights arrived the crews immediately behind the School crews were reorganised by segregating as far as possible boaters who were staying at least one more year from those leaving. This was essentiai, for figures showed that of the thirty most senior oars only six or eight would be staying on at School, and so talent had to be sought lower down the Boat Club. This has had some success as a first measure, and J. N. T. Howat, 0.P., on coming down from Cambridge, has given two eights some valuable individual attention. One thing stands out : there is plenty of opportunity in the Boat Club for next year. The School Regatta this year was slightly curtailed and was confined to the twelve lowest crews, six forming an Intermediate Division and six a Junior Division. There were some good races and an especially interesting feature was the excellent timing in both finalists of the Junior Division : for boys in the second term of rowing this was a very encouraging sign. Last year our gratitude was expressed to Mr. Portlock and Mr. Whitmore for their great kindness in using their cars and their time in taking crews to regattas. Once again they have come forward with the same enthusiasm, which has made our trips so much more pleasant, and we offer them our sincere thanks. Another debt of gratitude we owe is to York City Rowing Club, and especially to their Captain, Reg. Jackson. He has on two occasions and in the best possible spirit mended two of our boats, one of which was stove in by the bow of another. This was a major repair and it was completed with the skill of a professional. It is optimistic to expect every member of a Boat Club to exercise the greatest care all the time, and so an occasional accident is almost inevitable. Two points do, however, stand out; one that oars will last longer if they are treated with more care. Oars have been dropped and bruised, and this sometimes causes breakage at the damaged point. It must be remembered that at every stroke an oar bends and returns to its original shape. In the course of, say, three 74

years this may happen a quarter of a million times if the oar is in constant use. A small weakness makes the oar much more vulnerable. A word about coxing and coxes. They have a hard and thankless task to perform. A good cox can do wonders for his crew, both in and out of the boat, a bad cox can cause despondency. Sitting in a narrow boat exposed to splashes, wind and rain, steering correctly and shouting suitable encouragement is a herculean task. Add to that the caustic comments of the crew or coach and the nervous tension of a race and you have the situation in which a cox finds himself. It is a dog's life. But a dog likes a dog's life and so a cox likes a cox's life, and if it were not for that every Boat Club would be short of coxes. In paying this tribute to the coxing fraternity the writer must point out that the very first duty of a cox is to see where he is going and to be in a position to avoid an obstacle, be it floating log, pleasure boat or swimmer. He must also have eyes at the back of his head to watch his rudder when leaving the Boat House steps or when preparing to turn his boat. Recently several accidents to boats have occurred through neglect of these simple rules and accidents to boats can cost a lot of money. Before details of results, attention should be drawn to three personalities. M. Welsh has made a quiet but very steady Captain of Boats, but his greatest value has been in the absolutely first class work he has done as 3 in the 1st IV. Here he has held nothing back and he has pulled a blade worthy of any captain. He has been helped in the secretarial work by C. W. Jose, whose task has been to organise crews, coaches, boats and oars—not an easy job, but well carried out by him. It is also felt that a word of thanks should go to K. Brown for his work in mending oars and bringing back into circulation some which were really regarded as scrap. He has done a good job well. RESULTS 22nd May. v. R.A.F. Cranwell at Newark. 1st IV won by I length; 2nd IV lost by f length. 25th May. York Spring Regatta. 1st VIII lost to Durham University. 8th June. Tyne Regatta (King's College). 1st VIII (1st and 2nd IVs combined) lost to Talkin Tarn in the Senior Eights event. 15th June. Leeds Regatta held for the first time at Roundhay Park. 1st IV beat Leeds University and lost to Durham University in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Durham University. 3rd IV beat York City R.C., Hymer's College, Leeds University A, Leeds University C, and Bradford G.S. to win the Maiden Fours.

22nd June. York Festival Regatta. 1st VIII lost to Talkin Tarn in the Senior Eights. 1st IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. (A) and Bradford G.S. to win the School Fours. 2nd IV lost to Loch Lomond A.R.C. 3rd IV beat York City R.C., Nottingham Brittania R.C., and Manchester University to win the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Hymer's College and lost to Glasgow University. 5th IV lost to Bede College R.C. 26th June. Durham Regatta (2nd day). 1st IV lost to Durham A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Greenock High School in the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV beat University College B.C., Hatfield College B.C., King's College B.C., and University College B.C. to win the Junior Fours. 4th IV lost to Hatfield College in the Maiden Fours. 29th June. v. Bradford School at Saltaire. 3rd IV, 4th IV and 5th IV each won their race. 3rd July. v. Durham School at home. 1st IV won by 3 lengths. 2nd IV lost by I length. 3rd IV won by by 4 lengths. (All races were in clinker boats.) 20th July. Lancaster Regatta. 1st IV beat John O'Gaunt R.C. and lost to Northwich R.C. in the Senior Fours. 27th July. Old Peterite Races. The School won all races—one VIII and four IVs. CREWS.

1st IV—G. P. Burden, T. G. Stephenson, M. Welsh, A. C. Stubbs, D. N. L.

Beresf ord. 2nd IV—M. L. Bywater, M. B. Wilson, G. V. Nester, R. M. Wheeler, W. S. Macdonald. 3rd IV—C. J. Partridge, D. R. Procter, J. B. Mathews, M. G. Hancock, A. D. Best. 4th IV—A. G. Hall, S. S. Hobson, D. L. Slade, D. Anderson, J. G. Wright. 5th IV—P. J. M. Baines, J. D. Brewin, C. B. M. Gregory, D. R. Holt, J. G. Slater. Winner of Intermediate Division—W. Mitchell, C. D. Ibberson, J. N. Russell, H. R. L. Purse. Winner of Junior Division—P. R. Jenner, D. A. Lindsay, R. A. Martin, J. J. Reah. O.P. CREWS. VIII—D. M. Walker, B. A. Heap, V. B. Gregory, W. R. Ibberson, H. Brown, M. T. Carter, J. D. Birch, R. A. Jackson, (W. I. Macdonald). v. School 3rd IV—E. H. N. Turner, M. G. Goodburn, C. R. G. McNeil, C. W. Thompson, M. I. Daniel. v. School 4th IV—J. M. Welsh, S. M. Badham, A. P. Hopwood, J. E. Smith, E. G. Brown. v. School 5th IV—J. R. Shirtcliffe, M. J. Kent, G. Brooks, M. A. Handler, M. I. Daniel. v. School 6th IV—D. M. Walker, M. T. Carter, J. D. Birch, W. R. Ibberson, (W. I. Macdonald).

All the above gentlemen are thanked for their participation and for their part in making the number of these races a record for recent years. 76

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL It is always difficult to compile these notes for the Summer Term, as so much has already been said and it is difficult to know where to begin. It is sufficient to say that we have had an altogether successful term, and to fill in any gaps which are not covered by the various reports which follow. First of all, however, we should like to extend our sympathy to Mr. Blunt on the death of his father. Not many of us were present when Bishop Blunt preached to St. Olave's, but those who were there will long remember his delightful little sermon. Bishop Blunt had been in failing health for some time, but it came as a shock to us when we heard of his passing. In May, we entertained, as usual, the Wolf Cubs of York for their annual sports. Although no clear account of the organised chaos which ensued can be given, we can say that an uproarious Saturday afternoon was much enjoyed. Our own packs gained no great honours, but Ruddock emerged the clear champion in the "Throwing balls into buckets" event. A full account of our own Athletics is given elsewhere. After athletics the accent was on cricket, and our first eleven had a most successful season. Hutchinson scored two fifties, one against the-mature bowling of the fathers, and Jesper also scored a fifty. R. A. Wood's feat in taking all ten Woodleigh wickets for six runs is one which is unlikely to be repeated for a long time. Under Jesper's inspired captaincy the School had only on one occasion to lower its colours. The House matches were extremely closely fought, and it was not until well after the last ball of the last match had been bowled that Alcuin could be certain of the shield. Having already won the Football Shield and been second in both Cross Country and Athletics, they also won the Games Cup. By winning the Work Shield as well, they proved effectively that they were a House full of brain as well as brawn. The highlight in June, apart from some glorious weather and a whole holiday on Whit Monday, was the lecture given by Inspector Downey of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Some boys who went to the Great Yorkshire Show were also able to see the performance of which he was in charge. The Archaeological Society has met on three occasions. We much enjoyed a lecture given by Mr. Gaastra in the lecture theatre under truly tropical conditions, as well as two visits. On one occasion, we went to All Saints', North Street, where Mr. Wiseman explained the glass, and our other visit was to Kirkham Priory, where Mr. Cooper talked amidst the ruins. We much appreciated the drains of the priory and the free bottle of pop which appeared. The health of the School has been good, but a troublesome bug caused some absence towards the end of term. In all, 85 boys were absent for at least one day. We were singularly fortunate, since other York schools suffered from an epidemic of measles. 77

After the end of term, Jesper and Headlam carried the School colours to Wimbledon, where they played effectively in the Preparatory Schools' Lawn Tennis Championships. We knew that the opposition would be very hot, and we were not unduly upset that none of the honours came our way. Of those going up to St. Peter's, Jesper, Shannon, J. R., Gartside, Richardson, P., and Abel, M. A., are to be congratulated on gaining scholarships or exhibitions.

PRIZEGIVING St. Olave's School Prizegiving was held in the marquee on 25th July, 1957, when Mr. C. M. Jenkin-Jones, C.B.E., distributed the prizes. The Headmaster paid tribute to Mr. Jenkin-Jones and recalled the great help and encouragement he had given when he (the Headmaster) first came to the School. Mr. J. S. Cooper, the Master-in-Charge of St. Olave's, presented his annual and detailed report on the doings of the School during the year, and after distributing the prizes and shields, Mr. JenkinJones spoke to the boys and parents. After his wise and witty speech a vote of thanks was moved. The following is the list of prize-winners :— Art Prizes: J. D. M. Hackney Jv : M. Sutcliffe Jiv: R. P. Shouksmith Jiii : Jii and Ji : V. H. R. Waine

The Wytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity: P. C. N. Brown Jv : M. Sutcliffe Jiv : W. M. Hudson Jiii : Jii and Ji: G. F. Eastaugh

Music Prizes: Piano: P. G. Long Violin : A. J. Bytheway

The Willsdon Handwriting Prizes : S. R. Hutchinson jv : J. C. Abel Jiv : A. E. Gilderdale Jiii : Jii and Ji: V. H. R. Waine

Form Prizes : JvA (Set A): M. C. M. Jesper JvA (Set B): S. D. Ward JvB: A. J. Bytheway JvC: D. C. D. Rees JivA : T. L. Adams JivB: A. W. Perry Jive: A. R. Magson JiiiA : R. H. Grayson JiiiB: A. G. Collomosse JiiA : J. H. Russell JiiB : P. F. A. Shearsmith S. G. Lancaster Ji:

The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : M. C. M. Jesper Jv : R. C. Sutton Jiv : D. G. Cummin Jiii: Jii and Ji : N. E. Furey English Essay Prizes : J. F. Gartside Jv: A. W. Perry Jiv: H. A. King Jiii: Jii and Ji: A. B. Best

The Work Shield—Alcuin The Football Shield—Alcuin The Cricket Shield—Alcuin The Cross Country Shield—Ainsty The Boxing Shield—Elmet The Games Cup—Alcuin Cricket Trophy—R. A. Wood

General Knowledge Prizes : J. F. Gartside Jv : D. R. Gow Jiv: W. M. Hudson Jiii : Jii and Ji : P. M. Darley

WORK SHIELD, 1957 House

Alcuin

Wentworth

Ainsty

Elmet

Christmas Term Easter Term Summer Term

16.17 8.43 17.52

15.24 8.44 16.91

15,53 9.27 15.54

15.19 8.14 15.63

42.12

40.59

40.34

38.96

Elmet 5 8 3 15 8 10 — 49 —

Wentworth — — — — — 4 — 4 —

Total

..,

GAMES CUP, 1956-57 ... Boxing Football ... Cross Country Athletics ... ... Cricket Swimming

Ainsty 1 4 15 3 4 — — 27 —

Alcuin 2 20 6 6 20 2 — 56 —

ST. °L• AVE'S STANDARDS AND ATHLETICS In spite of the fact that we had only four afternoons for standards, and one of these was wet, the overall average of points per boy was one point higher than last year's. The following gained the maximum number of points :SENIORS : —Sessions (Ainsty), Pulleyn (Wentworth), Holgate (Elmet),

Hutchinson and Wood, R. A. (Alcuin). MIDDLES —Cloughton (Ainsty), Bowling, Brining and Outhwaite (Elmet), Fawcett (Alcuin). imams :—Harris (Ainsty), Harding, Hyde and Mutch (Wentworth), Birch and Edbrooke (Elmet), Coles, Eastaugh, Shearsmith and Vooght (Alcuin). :

At the start of the Sports, Alcuin led with 91 points, followed by Elmet with 88. Ainsty and Wentworth both had 86, so all was set for an exciting inter-House competition. It soon became apparent that Wentworth could not hold the others, and they gradually fell astern in spite of the efforts of their Juniors. Ainsty, Alcuin and Elmet, however, remained very close all the afternoon. Any of them could have won when the last event, the Senior Relay, started. This race contained a whole chapter of accidents, for Sessions had injured his ankle at the High Jump and was forced to scratch from an exceptionally powerful team. As Ainsty managed to start off without a baton, his absence was hardly noticed, but even with a substitute Ainsty might well have won. Alcuin dropped the baton when in a winning position, which enabled Elmet to win the race and the shield. Had Alcuin won the Relay, they would have gained the shield by one point. If the Relay order had been Ainsty, Alcuin, Elmet (as was likely on paper), the three Houses would have finished the afternoon as they did—but there would have been 1+ points between the three of them instead of 17+. Harding broke the record for the Junior ,

Cricket Ball, and Abel, M. A., failed by only one inch to break the Senior Long Jump record. The Half Mile might also have produced a new record, for Spencer was not pressed and was in striking distance of it. Most unfortunately, Wilkinson, who would most certainly have given him a run for his money, had to scratch at the last minute, as he too had come to grief at the High Jump. After the Sports, Mrs. Wood presented the spoons and the shield. Below is a summary of the results :SENIORS.

880 Yards. 1st Spencer, R. A., 2nd Carr, 3rd Hackney, 4th Middleton. Time: 2 mins. 33.9 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Hutchinson and Wood, R. A., 3rd Abel, M. A., 4th Hart. Time : 30.3 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Hutchinson, 2nd Wood, 3rd Spencer, 4th Hart. Time: 12.4 secs. High Jump. 1st Tomlinson and Wood, 3rd Sessions, 4th Hackney. Height: 4 ft. 1 in. Long Jump. 1st Abel, 2nd Spencer and Tomlinson, 4th Richman. Distance : 14 ft. 4+ ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Hart, 2nd Hutchinson, 3rd Pulleyn, 4th Jesper. Distance: 61 yds. 1 ft. Relay. 1st Elmet, 2nd Alcuin, 3rd Wentworth. Time : 61.4 secs. MIDDLES. 440 Yards. 1st Bowling, 2nd Cloughton, 3rd Brining, 4th Wood, J. G. Time : 74.3 secs. 220 Yards. 1st Outhwaite, 2nd Richardson, J. L., 3rd Fawcett, 4th Popplewell. Time : 33.0 secs. 80 Yards. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Richardson, 3rd Popplewell, 4th Fawcett. Time : 10.8 secs. High Jump. 1st Outhwaite, 2nd Bowling, 3rd Abel, J. C., 4th Raine. Height : 3 ft. 9 ins. Long Jump. 1st Cloughton, 2nd Richardson, 3rd Holmes, P. J., 4th Brining. Distance: 11 ft. 11 ins. Cricket Ball. 1st Raine and Bowling, 3rd Brining, 4th Bach. Distance: 48 yds. 1 ft. 6+ ins. Relay. 1st Elmet, 2nd Ainsty, 3rd Alcuin. JUNIORS. 220 Yards. 1st Harris, 2nd Coles, 3rd Lancaster, 4th Hedley. Time: 35.5 secs. 100 Yards. 1st Birch, 2nd Vooght, 3rd Hyde, 4th Fry. Time: 14.9 secs. 50 Yards. 1st Birch, 2nd Coles, 3rd Vooght, 4th Harris. Time: 7.6 secs. High Jump : 1st Le Tocq, 2nd Coles, 3rd Shearsmith, 4th Smith, N. J. Height : 3 ft. 5 ins. Long Jump. 1st Le Tocq, 2nd Birch, 3rd Shearsmith, 4th Vooght. Distance: 11 ft. 1 in. Cricket Ball : 1st Harding, 2nd Holmes, B. L., 3rd Eastaugh, 4th Harris. Distance : 48 yds. 1 ft. 6+ ins. Relay. 1st Alcuin, 2nd Wentworth, 3rd Elmet. Time: 69.5 secs. SHIELD. 1st Elmet (170), 2nd Alcuin (163), 3rd Ainsty (152+), 4th Wentworth 1231). CONSOLATION RACES.

8 years—Watts. 9 years—Thompson, M. J. 10 years—Ward, W. J. B. 11 years—Hetherton. 12 years—Brindle. 13 years—Thompson, J. A. D.

SWIMMING, 1957 As the table below shows, it has been a very good season for swimming. Wentworth, in particular, are to be congratulated, for only one member of the House could not at least swim the width, and he was very nearly there. House

Test Passed School Test Length ... ... Width Nothing ... Non-starters

... Points gained ... Average Points for Sports

Wentworth

Alcuin

Elmet

Ainsty

Total

39 12 3 1 0 — 55 — ... 183 ... 3.3 ... 33

30 11 10

38 11 7 8 0 — 64 — 182 2.8 28

33 13 4 12 1 — 63 — 164 2.6 26

140 47 24 23 2 — 236 —

2 1 — 54 — 152 2.8 28

On the day of the Sports, the issue was in doubt until the Relay, although Elmet, with a slight lead, were the likely winners. Performances were very fair without being outstanding. The results were as follows :SENIORS.

1 Length (Free Style). 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Hart, 4th Shannon, J. R. Time: 16.9 secs. 1 Length (Back Stroke): 1st Shannon, J. R., 2nd Cossins, 3rd Bruce, R. L., 4th Woolley. Time : 21.4 secs. 2 Lengths (Breast Stroke). 1st Sessions, 2nd Starkey, 3rd Kettlewell, 4th Rees. Time: 49.5 secs. Dive. 1st Wilkinson, 2nd Bruce, R. L., 3rd Brown, J. R., 4th Montfort. Plunge. 1st Cossins, 2nd Ormiston, 3rd Shannon, J. R., 4th Hart. Distance : 36 ft. li ins. MIDDLES. I Length (Free Style). 1st Bruce, D. S., 2nd Brining, 3rd Abel, P. N., 4th Midgley. Time : 21.2 secs. 1 Length (Back Stroke). 1st Barton, 2nd Abel, P. N., 3rd Clarke, 4th Bruce, D. S. Time : 23.9 secs. Dive. 1st Smith, R. J. G., 2nd Hetherton, 3rd Jackson, 4th Blunt. Plunge. 1st Elson, 2nd Magson, 3rd Bruce, D. S., 4th Bach. Distance : 34 ft. 7 ins. JUNIORS. 1 Length. 1st Smith, N. J., 2nd Hyde, 3rd Oxley, 4th Harding. Time : 19.9 secs. Dive. 1st Smith, N. J., 2nd Lovell, W., 3rd Cummin, 4th Oxley. Relay. 1st Elmet, 2nd Alcuin, 3rd Wentworth. Time : 59.8 secs. WINNERS OF SHIELD. Elmet (77), 2nd Wentworth (62), 3rd Alcuin (61), 4th Ainsty (56). NOT COUNTING TOWARDS SHIELD. Consolation Race—Blackburn. Beginners' Length—Sutton, R. C. Beginners' Width—Key.

After the Sports the Shield and prizes were presented by Mrs. Jesper.

CRICKET This has been a very full and successful term's cricket, with very little time lost through bad weather. There was a very close finish in the House Cricket Shield Matches where each House plays the other 3, and in which each House plays a Senior, Middle and Junior team which count 3, 2 and 1 respectively for a win. The final results were : Alcuin 12 points, Elmet 10 points, Ainsty 9 points and Wentworth 5. In School matches, out of seven played we won 5, drew 1 and lost 1. The following are to be congratulated on being awarded their Junior School Cricket Colours :—S. R. Hutchinson (Vice-Captain); D. A. Turnbull; R. A. Wood; J. D. M. Hackney. The final team was as follows :—M. C. M. Jesper (Captain), S. R. Hutchinson (Vice-Captain), D. A. Turnbull, R. A. Wood, J. D. M. Hackney, C. M. Wilkinson, C. D. Tomlinson, P. S. Shepherd, K. W. Headlam, G. M. Holgate, J. D. Carr—also played previously : M. H. Dukes (3), J. F. Gartside (1) and R. T. Middleton (1).

SCOUTING There has been much to encourage us these past three terms. In October we were pleased to add another Scouter, Mr. D. P. Johnston, to our ranks. Being by no means new to Scouting, his assistance with the Day Boy Troop has been all the more valuable. Then in November we entered into possession of our new Scout Room. During the winter we held two Camp Fires which were much enjoyed, and which proved of great value when the time came for a Camp Fire at our Summer Camp. The Headmaster officially welcomed us along with the rest of the Group in June, and we were able to express our thanks in person to him for his help towards providing such a fine home for the Group. After this ceremony we all spent a day out on Rievaulx Moor, which was much enjoyed in spite of activities being prematurely terminated by a downpour. The Summer Term ended with a most successful camp at Rievaulx in superb weather. We were sufficiently well staffed to embark on Patrol Cooking throughout instead of merely in the odd patrol as hitherto. In spite of over two-thirds of the Scouts never having been to Camp before, a very good standard of camping was reached. The above, coupled with the various activities in connection with the Jubilee Year of Scouting, constitute a memorable year for us all. 82

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FEBRUARY, 1958

No. 347

EDITORIAL

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Any review of the Christmas Term, 1957, can hardly avoid comment on its most noteworthy feature, the epidemic of "Asian" influenza which ravaged St. Peter's with the same fury as it did all other schools, and indeed institutions of every kind, throughout the country. Since we are in an age of statistics we need make no apology for publishing on a later page some official figures recording the incidence of the disease. From these it can be calculated that something over 76% of the Senior School were struck down in the course of the three weeks during which the epidemic raged. The resources of the "San." were, of course, hopelessly inadequate, and one by one the dormitories of the boarding houses were converted into wards, until only the Manor was left as a going concern to house the comparative handful of survivors. Inevitably this wholesale dislocation of our normal life created serious problems of nursing, feeding, and domestic services generally. That the difficulties of these critical weeks during which St. Peter's was converted from a school into a hospital were surmounted with the minimum of fuss was due to the ready co-operation of so many that it would be invidious to select any individual for mention here. We would only record our grateful thanks to the many ladies from outside, parents and friends of the School, who so willingly and efficiently gave us their services. We must consider ourselves fortunate that with a disease which, as the statistics for the country as a whole showed, could be so much more virulent than the familiar kind of influenza, cases of serious illness were so few. Indeed, the Head Master himself was the worst sufferer and we sympathised deeply with Mr. Dronfield in his protracted and serious illness. He was struck down at the very end of the summer holiday, and several weeks elapsed before he was able to resume his normal duties. His absence from the School at so important a time as the beginning of a new School Year was particularly unfortunate. Even so, the Head Master never loosened his grip on the reins and, with his customary determination, succeeded in directing our affairs from his sick-bed and later, in the days of his convalescence, dealt with the problems of individual boys with the thoroughness with which we are all familiar. We congratulate the Head Master on making so complete a recovery from what was a very grave illness. Despite the loss of so much valuable time at the beginning of the term—so far as the work and the normal activities of the School 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... Obituary : Canon C. Patteson P. F. Sykes The Staff ... Open Exhibition The Appeal Dances The Influenza Epidemic ... Old Peterite News "Load and Effort" Valete and Salvete School Officers House Notes The Chapel The Choir The School Play ... The Library ... The Curia Careers ... The Rev. John Bayles The Music Society The Debating Society The Senior Science Society The British Ship Adoption Society The Film Society ... The Young Farmers' Club The C.C.F. Scouting Shooting Fencing Squash

...

Hockey Fixtures, 1958 Rugby Football, 1957 St. Olave's

1 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 14 15 16 17 23 24 27 29 30 30 32 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 46 56

were concerned the initial three or four weeks were as if they had never been—the full programme of the term was eventually carried out. The 1st XV overcame what at the time must have seemed wellnigh insuperable difficulties of team-building and enjoyed a most successful season, culminating in a notable victory over an exceptionally strong Old Peterite side. Above all, we were gratified that it was not found necessary to abandon the idea of having the School Play at the end of term. Although the time of rehearsal was seriously curtailed, Mr. Burgess and his cast applied themselves with commendable vigour and enthusiasm to making up the leeway, and they were justly rewarded by a presentation of "Nightmare Abbey" which was universally acclaimed as the best of our many recent stage successes. This amusing "frolic", as it was well designated by its author, was presented by an unusually well-balanced cast with gusto and real competence. In particular, P. L. Bellwood, admirably sustaining an exacting leading role, and B. Jones, who in combination excellently interpreted so much of the eccentric comedy, are to be congratulated on notable performances. The term ended with the traditional Play Supper (from which Mr. Burgess, laid low by illness, was unfortunately absent), and the boarders' Supper, when boys and the Housemasters, with their wives, were entertained with lavish Christmas fare by Mr. and Mrs, Dronfield. Altogether the Christmas Term, 1957, must be considered memorable not only for the incidence of an epidemic on a scale the like of which cannot be remembered by anyone now connected with the School, but also for the resolution with which its effects were mitigated or overcome entirely.

CANON CHARLES PATTESON We were greatly shocked when we heard the news of Canon Patteson's sudden death early in the morning of 9th December. Scarcely more than a year earlier he had left us to take up his new work as Vicar and Rural Dean of Howden but he had found time to keep in touch with us all. Thus his considerable impact on the life of the School remained a fresh and abiding memory, and there were many here who felt that morning that a close friend had been suddenly snatched from them. Charles Patteson never lost his enthusiasm and passed on in the full spate of a new task well begun. There could be no failure for him, and although we would have earnestly wished for him a longer) ministry in the Church Militant, we can feel thankful that he was spared any experience of that comparative failure which often comes with increasing old age. We mourn his passing and shall always look back with gratitude upon his ministry at St. Peter's. To Mrs. Patteson and family we tender our deepest sympathy. J.D. 2

PERCY HILL SYKES It is with great regret that we have to record the death of Percy Hill Sykes on 14th October. He had been in poor health for some time, but none the less the news came as a shock to us all. Mr. P. H. Sykes joined the Staff of St. Peter's School in March, 1921, and left to take over Glenhow Preparatory School at Saltburn in 1938. During the latter part of his time at St. Peter's he was Housemaster of the Day Boy House, and he succeeded Mr. Tendall as Organist and Choirmaster. Since leaving in 1938 we have been in constant touch with him, for many boys have come to us from Glenhow and have formed an association between our two schools which we greatly value. We have thus had many opportunities of appreciating the first-rate qualities of Mr. Sykes as a Schoolmaster, and the depth of his influence on the boys who came under his charge. We mourn the passing, before his time, of one whose contributions in the fields of Public and Preparatory School life were outstanding, and offer our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Sykes and his son Robin and family. J.D.

THE STAFF Mr. E. S. Jeffs resigned his position as Housemaster of School House after nine years of office. His devoted and efficient service was recognised at a farewell gathering when a presentation was made by members of his House. Mr. A. T. Howat succeeds Mr. Jeffs in School House. We wish him well in his important position.

* * * In the course of the Christmas holidays Mr. Hall, who had been unwell towards the close of the term, entered the York City General Hospital to undergo an operation for the removal of the gall-bladder. We are glad to report that the operation was quite successful, and by the beginning of the new term Mr. Hall had been discharged from hospital and was convalescing in his own home. We wish him a speedy recovery.

OPEN EXHIBITION We congratulate D. B. Irvin on gaining an Open Exhibition in English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The award was made on the results of the competitive examination held in December. 3

THE APPEAL SIXTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS (to 24th January, 1958) Single Donations Parent t)

(0.P. *

£ s. d. 1 1 100 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 5 5 10 0 36 0 23 0 203 10 11 19' 15 0

*Anderson, S. ... *Easten, Rev. J. A. ... ... *Endicott, D. S. f French, Mrs. L. ... f Gray, Mr. and Mrs. K. G. ... *Middlebrook, P. W. ... *Trimmer, Col. C. D. *Turner, Dr. A. H. .. Chapel Collection—Commemoration, 1957. Proceeds of Dance, 14th January, 1958 ... Proceeds of Boys' Dance ...

£405 11 11

Covenant Subscriptions Gross Yield at present rate of tax.

Annual Cash Payments.

s. d. 0 0 6 6

s. d.

10 4 5 3

0 2 0 3

0 2 0 0

121 15 50 0 60 17 38 6

£22

£270 19 0

s. d.

£ s. d. 4,547 0 5

153 252

6 0 5 11

tAnonymous *Brown, Dr. H. G. ... ... *Dodsworth, G. H. Pattinson, J. S. W. ...

SUMMARY Single Donations. Carried forward from previous lists • •• ... ... Old Peterites ... ... Others

... ... ...

405 11 11 £4,952 12 4

Covenant Subscriptions. Carried forward from previous lists (corrected) Net Annual Payments.

s. d. 5 2

... 17,361

Gross Yield

s. d. 270 19 0

270 19 0 £17,632

TOTAL—Single Donations and Seven-year Covenants (at ... present rate of tax) 4

s. d. 6 2

£22,584 17 6

APPEAL FUND DANCE The Head master and Mrs. Dronfield welcomed some 200 friends of the School this year to a Dance on 14th January, and once again it proved to be a most enjoyable and successful function. This dance has now been virtually established as an annual event. The occasion, this year, was marked by several changes. First of all the York Branch of the Old Peterites took an active part in the decoration of the School, and for this we owe a particular debt to Colin Shepherd, John Raylor, and Steve White. Another innovation was the inclusion of a bar, cleverly transformed into an amusing aquarium by Mr. Brown's weird fishes suspended from the ceiling. And thirdly, Mr. B. H. Holbeche made his first appearance as Master of Ceremonies, a part he played with appropriate geniality. Mrs. Dronfield was again most active and enthusiastic in preparing for the dance and personally arranged the excellent buffet. The latter was followed in Big Hall by an entertaining and topical cabaret given by Mr. Giles Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Savage. It is perhaps invidious to single out individuals in a co-operative effort in which so many people were involved; but Mr. Hart's electrical genius and Mr. Blunt's poise on the top of a step-ladder deserve particular mention. Finally we thank all those who by their gifts reduced our expenses to a minimum, with the highly satisfactory result that the Appeal Fund profits by some £203.

ST. PETER'S BOYS' DANCE With the approval of the Head Master, a Dance for Senior boys in the School and the more recent generation of Old Peterites was held in the Christmas holidays. The experiment was a great success, and a profit of £19 15s. Od. (small, perhaps, but in the circumstances more than satisfactory) was given to the Appeal Fund. The project was originated by T. Piercy and M. J. Kershaw, and they and their many helpers are to be congratulated on the enthusiasm and efficiency with which they carried it out. Below we give a report of the festivities from one who was present :On 7th January a School Dance was held in the Merchant Taylors' Hall. Dancing was to Mac's Music and jiving to the San Jacinto Jazzmen, featuring three O.P.s, P. J. M. Baines, C. S. Partridge, and D. A. Storey. Mr. Holbeche proved an excellent Master of Ceremonies. During the evening the Head Master and Mrs. Dronfield visited us. Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the raffle prizes to the lucky winners, the tickets being drawn from P. A. Morris's Tyrolean hat. Spot prizes, too, were distributed. We should like to thank those members of the School who sold tickets and helped to popularise the dance and those members of the Staff who contributed service or donations. Finally, we should like to thank J. N. Russell, 0.P., for blowing up 18 and bursting 12 balloons as his contribution to the decorations. M. J.K. 5

THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC The following statistics, relating to what, in every probability, was the most widespread epidemic in the history of the School, will no doubt be of interest and should certainly be put on record for the benefit of posterity. The figures, which refer to boys only (the Staff proved singularly immune), record the casualties from the beginning of term on 24th September to the 14th October, when the epidemic may be said to have run its course. GROVE: Boarders ... Day Boarders MANOR : Boarders ... Day Boarders RISE : Boarders ... Day Boarders

38 9 — 47 out of 60

QUEENS: Day Boys

—

49 out of 65

TEMPLE : Day Boys

—

49 out of 66

BOARDERS

169 out of 222

DAY BOARDERS

21 out of

DAY BOYS

98 out of 130

40 3 — 45 4 —

43 out of 65

49 out of 57

SCHOOL HOUSE : ... 46 Boarders

Day Boarders

288 out of 376

51 out of 63

OLD PETERITE NEWS GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING A General Committee Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on 14th December, 1957. The Head Master was in the Chair, and there were 21 members present, including the President (Mr. H. L. Creer). It was decided that the O.P. machine-indented blazer buttons, which were now available, should be sold to members of the Club only through the School shop, at 2/- each for the large size and 1/8 each for the small size. Further consideration was given to the design of the O.P. crested tie, and as a result it is hoped the tie will be available before the end of the Easter Term. On the suggestion of the Head Master it was decided that the Club, through the agency of the York Regional Committee, should assist Mrs. Dronfield and the Staff in organising the Dance which is held at the School annually during the holidays in aid of the Building Appeal. General satisfaction having been expressed with the revised programme for last Commemoration it was decided that the same arrangements should apply for Commemoration, 1958. Old Peterites are, therefore, urged to note now that the next Annual General 6

Meeting of the Club will be held at the School on Saturday, 26th July, at 6-30 p.m., to be followed by the Club Annual Dinner at 7-30 p.m. for 8 o'clock. The Hon. Treasurer having reported that the Club had a credit balance of £886 14s. I Id., it was decided to transfer forthwith on loan, free of interest, a further sum of £600 to the School. The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 22nd March, at 5 p.m. Any Old Peterite wishing to place any item on the agenda is requested to communicate it to the Hon. Secretary not later than Saturday, 8th March.

ITEMS M. J. Baddeley (1947-55) has been awarded a Squire Scholarship at Keble College, Oxford.

* * *

J. B. Mortimer (St. Peter's [1941-50] and Emmanuel College, Cambridge), has been awarded a Middle Temple Harmsworth Law Scholarship. The Harmsworth Scholarships are of the annual value of £200 or £300 and are tenable for three years.

OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER The annual London Dinner was held at Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street, on Wednesday, the 6th November. The toast of "The School" was proposed by R. H. Metcalfe and responded to by the Head Master. S. G. S. Pawle proposed "The O.P. Club", and F. W. B. Pacey replied. The next London Dinner was arranged for Wednesday, 19th November, 1958. The following is a list of those who attended :Hamilton Mack, G. H., 1917-21. Alderson, B. R. 1923-26. -

Hanson, J. A., 1918-21. Houghton, C. C., 1925-30. Johnson, A. N., 1918-21. Lees, E. C. d'O., 1943-47. Masterman, W. H., 1913-20. Metcalfe, R. H., 1907-18. Pacey, F. J., 1950-55. Pacey, F. W. B., 1921-27. Pattison, C. J., 1939-44. Pawle, S. G. S., 1927-31. Pearson, G. E., 1918-20. Pick, M., 1906-10. Pick, T. S., 1908-12. Poole, J, D., 1945-51. Reed, E. M., 1914-20. Scholefield, C. E., 1915-20. Seaborne, W. L., 1923-31. Sergeant, C. W., 1911-15. Stratton, W. A., 1935-45. Strike, W. J. B., 1950-55. Tate, D. H., 1941-47. Toyne, S. M., Ex-Head Master. Turner, H. G., 1920-23.

Anderson, W. B., 1932-40. Archer, L. H. J., 1922-26. Baddeley, W. D., 1915-19. Black, V. M., 1935-41. Boyes, K. A., 1939-46. Brindley, P, C., 1940-45. Brindley, R. A., 1940-45. Camm, J. P., 1927-31. Chapman, K. H., 1919-25. Claybourn, G. R., 1942-46. Colley, W. H., 1901-07. Cooper, A. B., 1927-31. Craven, B. W. A., 1953-57. Creer, H. L., 1893-98. Dodsworth, G. H., 1937-45. Dronfield, J., Head Master. Easten, G. P., 1923-28. Easten, J. A., 1881-90. Eastwood, B. J., 1930-36. Eccles, J. D., 1940-45. Fairs, C. H., 1919-20. Garbett, P., 1942-46. Gedge, J. B., 1909-19.

WEST RIDING DINNER The Fourth Annual Old Peterite West Riding Dinner was held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on Thursday, 24th October, 1957.

The following were present :— Bamforth, J. N., 1922-28. Beaumont, L. T., 1948-57. Blackburn, W. D., 1922-31. Butterworth, M. A., 1946-53. Crowther, R. G., 1942-46. Dykes, W. A., 1918-23. Gillgrass, J., 1941-45. Hallas, M., 1943-47. Houghton, Rev. J. C., 1934-36. Hunter, 0., 1918-23. Hunter, J. A., 1946-52. Hunter, R. D., 1921-30. Kent, M. J., 1944-54. Lumby, P. S., 1947-52. Lyth, D., 1923-32.

McDermid, Rev. N. G. L. R. 1937-4 .1 Penniston, P., 1939-44. Raylor, J. M., 1947-52. Rhodes, K. H., 1914-20. Ringrose, P. F., 1940-44. Sellers, A. B., 1921-24. Shepherd, C. S., 1936-46. Sheriff, T. R. M., 1945-52. Smith, G. D., 1935-42. Smith, P., 1945-53. Sproulle, M. I. H., 1935-38. Stabler, D. A., 1945-54. Thompson, D. C., 1938-43. Wood, J. S., 1911-14.

The Chair was taken by M. I. H. Sproulle. The toast of "The School" was proposed by P. Penniston and replied to by K. H. Rhodes.

NORTH-WEST AREA DINNER The Annual Dinner will be held in Manchester on Friday, 7th March. Those interested should contact W. D. Blackburn, 153 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester.

OLD PETERITE GOLF MEETING An inaugural golf meeting is to be held on Friday, 16th May, 1958, at the Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds. Members wishing to take part are requested to contact M. Hallas, 81 Markham Avenue, Leeds, 8 (Office 'phone No. Leeds 658271), stating earliest time for teeing off, and whether bringing an O.P. partner. Cost £,1 per head to include green fee, buffet supper and contribution to prize money.

O.P. HOCKEY XI The O.P. XI to play the School on Saturday, 8th March, will this year be arranged by J. B. Mortimer. Anyone interested should write to him at Waylands, Garnett Lane, Tadcaster, Yorks.

AN O.P. OVERSEAS REGISTER N. E. Wicks (1940-43), writing from St. George's, Bermuda, where , he is employed by Cable and Wireless Ltd., has written to us suggesting the publication in a future issue of the names and addresses of Peterites residing overseas. He writes : "Since leaving School I have lived in some 37 countries, and the thought has crossed my mind that perhaps another 'exiled' Peterite may have been not far away. It would have been nice to have known of his presence. . . I also have reason to believe that other O.P.s are serving with the same concern as myself". 8

We agree that such a register would be a good idea and will endeavour to supply one in our next issue. In the meantime it would help us if O.P.s would notify us if they have changed their overseas address since the publication, in 1956, of the last List of Members of the O.P. Club. OBITUARY A. P. AGNEW, M.B., F.R.C.P.(Ed.) We regret to record the death of Dr. A. P. Agnew, senior consultant physician to the Southern Ayrshire group of hospitals, at Ballochmyle Hospital on 3rd December, 1957. He was 59 years of age. Alan Percy Agnew was born on 10th February, 1898, the son of Dr. Alexander P. Agnew, who was formerly in practice at Padiham, near Burnley. From St. Peter's School, York, he went on to Glasgow University to study medicine, graduating M.B., Ch.B., with honours, in 1920. After holding resident appointments at the Glasgow Western Infirmary and at the Weymouth and District Hospital, he joined his father in practice at Padiham. He remained there until shortly before the second world war, during which he served in the Emergency Medical Service, being appointed physician to the Hospital at Gleneagles. He transferred in 1942 to Ballochmyle, where later he became chief consultant physician. When the National Health Service came into being in 1948 he remained in the hospital service, becoming consultant physician to other hospitals in the Southern Ayrshire group, including the Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine, and the Garrick Hospital, Stranraer. He was elected M.R.C.P.Ed. in 1938, becoming a Fellow of the College in 1951. Dr. Agnew married Mary, daughter of the late Bailie Stephen Alexander, and she died three weeks before him. IAN S. BISHOP We learn with regret that Ian Bishop (1947-49) died on 23rd November, 1957, in the Brotherton Wing of Leeds Infirmary, after an illness of 18 months. It was fortunate that Ian, who bore his prolonged illness with fortitude, never knew that he was the victim of an incurable disease. SIDNEY JOHN EARDLEY S. J. Eardley, M.B.E., A.M.I.M.E., M.Inst.F. (1899-1900), died at his home in Leeds, 21 The Avenue, Roundhay, on 19th October, aged 72. EDWARDS ST. GEORGE KIRKE Colonel E. St. George Kirke, D.S.O., R.E. (St. Peter's, 1894-1900), died suddenly on 12th November, 1957. He was retired from the Army. From 1934 to 1937 he was Chief Engineer, British Troops in China. BIRTHS CLARK.—To Mavis (née Boden), wife of W. J. Clark, at Gosforth, on Wednesday, 30th October, 1957, a son. [School House, 1941-46.] DENCH.—On 8th December, at the Maternity Hospital, Fulford, to Daphne and Peter, a son. [1932-43.]

HUDSON.—On 3rd August, 1957, to Elizabeth (nee Kane), wife of Keith Hudson, a daughter (Susan Louise). [1943-47.] REYNOLDS.—On 1st December, 1957, at the British Military Hospital, Hostert, Western Germany, to Valerie, wife of Capt. G. H. F. Reynolds, a son (Nigel Annesley Fitzherbert), brother for Alison. [1943-46.] TAYLOR-THOMPSON.—On 5th October, 1957, at Radley Lodge, Wimbledon, to Helen (nee Laurie-Walker) and Derek Taylor-Thompson, a daughter. [1938-45.] WICKS.—At Bermuda, on 26th October, to Neville E. Wicks and Mrs. Wicks, a son (Gary Ashley), brother for Lesley Helen. [School House, 1940-43.]

MARRIAGES OLIVER—FREEMAN. On 8th October, at Holy Trinity Church, by Rev. B. A. Smith, Donald, youngest son of Aid, and Mrs. Charles Oliver, of York, to Suzanne, only daughter of Mrs. E. M. Freeman and the late Ward Freeman, of MaIton. [1941-47.] WARRINGTON—PULLEYNE. On 18th August, at St. Mary's Church, Beeston, Leeds, by the Rev. T. V. Thomas, Ian Unwin Warrington, of Dublin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Warrington, of Sheffield, to Dorothy Eileen Cynthia Pulleyne, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Pulleyne, of Leeds, and Mr. Paul Pulleyne, of Boston Spa. [Rise, 1945-50.] WATSON—HERRIDGE. At St. Thomas's Church, York, Alan Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Watson, of 135 Tang Hall Lane, York, to Janet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Herridge, of 11 Neville Street, Haxby Road, York. [1941-50.]

ENGAGEMENTS HODGSON—STUART. The engagement is announced between Richard Michael, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hodgson, of Craigmore, Grange-over-Sands, Lancs., and Maureen Isobel, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Stuart, of 33 Eglinton Crescent, Troon, Ayrshire. [Manor and Grove, 1946-51.] KENT—PATERSON. The engagement is announced between Michael John Kent. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kent, of Barnsley, and Audrey Lavinia Anne Paterson, B.A., elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paterson, also of Barnsley. [St. Olave's, 1944-49; The Grove, 1949-54.] MITCHINSON—THURSFIELD. The engagement is announced between Philip Brian, only son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mitchinson, of 8 Elmwood Grove, Stockton-on-Tees, and Pauline Ann, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Thursfield, of "Rimswell Hotel", Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham. [School House, 1950-54.]

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

Michaelmas, 1957.

Dear Sir, At long last the dark blue silence is to be broken by an epistle, scurrilous perhaps in its contents, but sincere in its intention. We hope to sketch briefly and vaguely the activities of all the Old Peterites in residence and some who hardly seem to be with us. This year marks the beginning of a new generation, for we have lost such stalwarts as Hilton, Palframan, Robinson, Smithson, White, and Youll, and have gained in their place four very freshmen. The bloom of National Service has not yet left their cheeks.

The Michaelmas Term more than any other encourages men to take exercise, and not a few of our number do actually indulge in vigorous outdoor activity, even if it means in the case of one or two of them just walking from their rooms across the quad to Hall. However that may be, there is still a good spirit amongst us though our numbers are few. We hope to prove this next term, when we trust that the Head Master and another member of the staff will make the journey here to attend a dinner. Introductions being completed we now turn to the details. M. J. Baddeley (Keble, 1st year Theology). After, or owing to, his National Service, he has deserted the Classics and is already one step nearer to being a little Bish. He indulges a little in hockey when he is not providing tea for Marsh. M. T. Carter (The Queen's, 2nd year Greats). Address : The River, where he can be found any afternoon either swathed in a bright Leander scarf urging on some poor unfortunates in a boat, or even pulling lustily on an oar comparatively in time with seven other men. It is believed he is preparing with some misgiving for an encounter with the examiners in March next year. I. G. Cobham (Magdalen, Medicine). Whereabouts unknown, but he is still thought to have some connection with the University in the medical line. He was last seen on a small two-wheeled vehicle with a seat about two inches above the ground. G. M. Herring (St. Catherine's, Chemistry). Also practically invisible. Whenever he is seen, he is always on the other side of the road. J. R. Jenkinson (Worcester, 1st year Greats). He has seldom been seen without a book and is probably one of the few Greats men who actually enjoy lectures in their first year. Rumour has it that he plays Rugby, but regrets every moment of wasted time. Believing in a 24-hour working day, it is perhaps fortunate for some of us that he is not our tutor. In brief, work 24 hours, other activities nil. R. M. Kirkus (Hertford, 1st year History). One of the two Historians here, he finds life most hectic, crisis following crisis. These crises reach a peak after tea, and he rushes off, taking half an hour to do so. But to his credit it can be said that when he leaves a tea party, something is felt to be missing. In spite of his complaints about roast beef for dinner every evening, he appears to throw his weight around fairly successfully on the Rugger field. He is the only person in the University to employ someone to wake him up, without paying him. A. M. Marsh (Keble, 3rd year Greats). Although he lives halfway to Banbury he manages to summon enough energy to crawl into college occasionally. To recover from this effort he sleeps through his tutorials. He can be found having tea with Baddeley, or at his expense, any afternoon. Though in all fairness to him, we must say 11

he does visit other O.P.s for tea. Unlike other Greats men he has a distinct aversion for both work and physical exercise. His "other activities" are for the most part unknown, but they seem to last all day. In brief, other activities 24 hours, work nil. P. G. Taylor (B.N.C., 4th year Greats). With Finals hanging over his head at the end of this year, he claims he is working hard, but apparently he can produce his best efforts to the accompaniment of popular music. At the beginning of this term he used work as an excuse not to play hockey. But now, with some fresh blood in his veins, and encouraged by the respect and adulation of various freshmen, he feels the need for more exercise and is anxious about his lack of weight—goalkeeper at hockey must be heavy—and his place in the team. R. D. Wheatley (B.N.C., 1st year History). He had to be restrained from putting an end to his Oxford life during the first three days of term, and is settling down quietly. Next term, however, depression may again set in as, along with Kirkus, he has a date in the Examination Schools. Undisturbed in his turret overlooking the High, he struggles with his Latin, but on Thursday evenings in the Union he struggles to catch the President's eye, but as yet he has been unsuccessful. He has a unique claim to fame, or notoriety. He says he has played in every position possible in the B.N.C. second Rugby XV. Perhaps we have said enough already, as your correspondents will no doubt find out when this letter is eventually published. It remains to stress that we remain Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER December, 1957. CAMBRIDGE.

Dear Sir, This term's O.P. letter, as all preceding ones, is misnamed. We offer nothing more than a report, in which we hope at least to mention all our members up at Cambridge. Our number is about the same as last year, and it seems that the School can keep this level here, but we hope it is not at the cost of depleted members at Oxford. The most spectacular event of a Michaelmas Term here is Poppy Day, a day when money is begged, stolen, or extorted without ever a chance afforded to the victim of appearing motivated by any generous instinct. It is hoped that the St. Peter's influence was duly exerted on the day's activities, but it was only apparent in the person of D. G. Oldman. The project involved was the launching of yet another Earth satellite, unfortunately with the same result as our transAtlantic neighbour's first attempt. Another of Oldman's activities has been assisting behind the scenes in a very successful St. Catharine's 12

revue. This was paralleled by J. N. T. Howat for Emmanuel, and we feel E. T. Moore must have some connection with the Selwyn stage, but have as yet received no proof. Early in the term it seemed that Emmanuel's theatrical tradition must be emulating that of the St. James' Theatre, when portions of the college were suddenly demolished. Later it was learned that this was no fault of Howat's, being merely the preliminary work for a large rebuilding programme. Emma, as in the past, still provides us with our most eminent member in Cambridge sporting circles; this time it is H. P. G. Shaw, as the assistant editor of Light Blue. He also carries out a little personal research for the magazine by umpiring on the hockey field. C. K. Smith is equally eminent in his own particular spheres of interest. Quite what they are has never come to light, but perhaps a clue lies in his recent remark, "I would go anywhere for a glass of sherry". I. R. Ibberson rows with at least as much enthusiasm as he engineers, and J. C. M. Herring is still trying to express his personality, sometimes on the chess board. One cannot spend long in Cambridge without becoming aware of the presence of the more distinguishable O.P.s. Barton is comparable with the best of the second row forwards, in height at least. M. J. Quarmby's beard was of note, if not beauty, until it became extinct. Perhaps it increased the drag on his motor scooter too much. We do not know. Quarmby's colleague in Downing, D. M. Walker, indulges in no such facial adornment, and perhaps consequently was seen at a Yorkshire Society dance, bemoaning the lack of young ladies in the University. This lack may in fact exist, but we think that B. M. Nendick, caught casting envious glances at J. B. Weightman's flat, may have one solution in mind. Weightman himself is to be congratulated on a further addition to his family, this time in the person of a very dignified if somewhat ancient Armstrong Siddeley. He complains that both daughter and car are capable of causing him equal and surprisingly similar trouble. Most of us living in the North had been unfortunate enough to get our dose of Asian 'flu before we came up, but two more senior members of St. Catharine's were more fortunate. G. B. Pullan and 0. C. Wetherall spent the first few days of term under a sisterly eye, after which they slowly recovered and became their own independent selves, measuring out their lives in coffee spoons. Wetherall spent the rest of his time playing Rugger and successfully trying to exchange his saloon car—economical, fairly new and in excellent condition— for an older, more worn but far more satisfying M.G. Pullan, too, has played Rugger, and possibly some hockey, but not too much to prevent him joining in in a brief succession of dances at the end of term. A campaign to popularise the School colours has been carried out by one enthusiastic O.P. The result of it is that anyone wearing an O.P. scarf is immediately identified as a personal friend of David Timms. 13

R. N. Johnson and M. G. Sykes cannot be dormant members of the University, since they have often been seen about, but they have so far succeeded in keeping reports of their activities out of our hearing. We also believe that C. J. Griffiths is still with us, and perhaps others. If so, will they please call in on us sometime, and let us know that they exist. We wish the School another successful year in its academic life. and in all the multitudinous activities on the playing fields, river, and shooting ranges. Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

LOAD AND EFFORT Experiments in a Physical Law The following, sent to us by an Old Peterite, G. W. Denby (1935-40), is warranted as genuine. It is an application for sick leave made by a bricklayer to his employer in Barbados. We feel that the request of this intrepid and persistent workman deserved sympathetic consideration. "Respected Sir, When I got to the building, I found that the hurricane had knocked some bricks off the top so I rigged up a beam with a pulley at the top of the building and hoisted up a couple of barrels of bricks. When I had fixed the building there was a lot of bricks left over. I hoisted the barrel back up again and secured the line at the bottom and then went up and filled the barrel with extra bricks. Then I went to the bottom and cast off the line. Unfortunately, the barrel of bricks was heavier than I was and before I knew what was happening the barrel started down and jerked me off the ground. I decided to hang on and half way up I met the barrel coming down and received a severe blow on the shoulder. I then continued to the top, banging my head against the beam and getting my fingers jammed in the pulley. When the barrel hit the ground it burst its bottom, allowing the bricks to spill out. I was now heavier than the barrel and so started down again at high speed. Half way down I met the barrel coming up and received severe injuries to my shins. When I hit the ground I landed on the bricks, getting several painful cuts from the sharp edges. At this point I must have lost my presence of mind because I let go the line. The barrel then came down, giving me another heavy blow on the head and putting me in hospital. I respectfully request sick leave." 14

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (December, 1957) THE GROVE Dalkin, W. R. 1954-57. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Bronze Medallion, R.L.S.S., 1956. A.B. Examination. Leading Seaman Examination. N.C.O. Cadre. Band, 1954-57. Bugle Proficiency. Drum Proficiency. Drum Leader. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. Wright, H. C. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949, Grove, 1954). Upper VI Mod. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1956. School Play, 1954-55. 5th IV Cox, 1956. 4th IV Cox, 1957. Cadet i/c Army Training Stores. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. QUEENS Hopper, K. A. 1953-57. School Monitor. Lower VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. Games Committee. School Play, 1957. Colts XV, 1954. 1st XV, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1955-56-57. Cap, 1956-57. Captain, 1957. 2nd XI, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1955-57. 2nd XI Hockey, 1955-56-57. Colours, 1955-57. Squash V, 1956-57. Colours, 1956-57. School Tennis Team, 1954-55-56-57. L/Sg. 2 i/c Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. Efficiency Badge. Gray, R. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1950). V Mod. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Runner up in Hobbies Cup, 1956. Bronze Medallion, R.L.S.S., 1957. Cadet in R.A.F. Section of C.C.F. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot.

THE RISE Partridge, C. J. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1948). House Monitor. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. York City Major Scholarship. Music Society Committee. Member of Curia. 2nd XV, 1957. 3rd IV, 1957. Colours, 1957. Sergeant 2 i/c R.A.F. Section. Gliding Scholarship. Advanced Proficiency. Cert "A", Part I. Marksman. Hopkinson, R. C. 1953-57 (St. Olave's, 1949). V Mod. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Colts XI, 1953. 2nd XI, 1957. Played for 1st XI. 1957. 2nd XV and Colours, 1957. Played for 1st XV, 1957. Played for 2nd XI Hockey, 1957. R.N. Section of C.C.F. Leading Seaman Examination. Band, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. SCHOOL HOUSE Barrett, A. R. 1954-57 (St. Olave's, 1952). Transitus Mod. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Cadet in Signals Section. Cert. "A", Part I.

SALVETE (September, 1957) THE GROVE Arundale, J. N. (Sh.B), Batty, C. J. (Sh.B), Fox, J. M. R. (Sh.B), Gartaide, J. F. l(Iv cc ), Gibson, P. J. (Sh.A), Hayes, J. F. R. (IVB), Lee, J. R. P. (IVA), Marshall, D. L. (Sh.A), Metcalfe, C. (Sh.A), Pick, R. W. (Sh.A), Pulleyn, R. J. W (Sh.B), Rees, D. C. D. (Sh.B). THE MANOR Barker, R. H. (IVA), Brown, J. R. (Sh.B), Bruce, R.L. (Sh.B), Frank, J. M. (IV cc ), Hirst, D. K. (IV cc ), Hornby, M. R. (Sh.B), Hutchinson, S. R. (Sh.A), Lightfoot, J. D. f(IVA), Pearson, J. M. (Sh.A), Stark, R. E. B. (Sh.A), Sykes, D. (IVA), Tomlinson, C. I. D. (Sh.B), Turnbull, D. A. (Sh.B), Ward, S. D. (IVA), Wise, E. J. (Sh.A), Wood, R. A. (Sh.B).

QUEEN'S Barber, D. J. (Sh.B), Bell, I. (Sh.A), Bytheway, A. J. (Sh.A), Clegg, M. A. ,(IVA), Cossins, J. C. (Sh.B), Hackney, J. D. M. (IV cc ), Hunt, P. (IVB), Jesper, M. C. M. (IV cc ), Mann, P. J. H. (Sh.B), Neal, A. J. (IVB), Raley, M. (Sh.B), Richardson, P. (IV cc ), Shannon, J. R. (IV cc ). Skiera, A. B. (IVB), Spencer, R. A. (Sh.A), Thompson, J. A. D. (Sh.A), West, N. J. (Sh.A.), Wheeler, T. (IV cc ). THE RISE Adcock, R. J. ,(Sh.B), Blackburn, M. S. (Sh.B), Foy, M. C. (IVA), Jones, D. 0. (IVA), Kemp, P. M. (Sh.A), Kettlewell, J. J. (IVB), Kirk, J. M. D. (IVA), Milnes, D. N. (Sh.B), Moss, A. E. (Sh.A.), Parker, C. J. (IVA), Parker, R. H. (IVA), Peat, R. S. (IV cc ), Rawson-Lax, R. I. (Sh.A), Robson, M. E. (Sh.A), Smith, G. R. (Sh.A), Wakefield, A. J. (IV cc ). SCHOOL HOUSE Atkinson, J. M. ,(IV cc ), Bell, M. T. (Sh.B), Carruthers, J. A. B. (Sh.A), Dukes, M. H. (Sh.B), Gillies, J. A. (Sh.A), Middleton, R. T. (Sh.B), Pearey, M. J. (Sh.A), Starkey, J. H. (Sh.B), Worsley, J. V. (Sh.A), Yeadon, D. S. (Sh.B). TEMPLE Abel, M. A. (IV cc ), Bradshaw, J. T. (IVB), Bryan, R. E. (Sh.A), Hart, G. A. (Sh.B), Holgate, G. M. (Sh.A), Jaques, R. E. (Sh.A), Lawson, E. J. (IVA), Monfort, G. R. (Sh.A), Ormiston, J. H. (Sh.A), Pickering, J. B. (Sh.B), Robson, P. J. F. (IVB), Shaw, D. (IV cc ), Yeomans, J. F. (Sh.B).

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1957 HEAD OF SCHOOL:

D. KIRBY

SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Grove: D. KIRBY Head of The Manor: J. M. LENNOX Head of Queen's House: T. CHILMAN Head of The Rise: D. B. IRVIN Head of School House: B. C. R. BUTLER Head of Temple: A. 0. SUTCLIFFE D. ROBINSON Chapel Monitor: T. M. JENKINSON

P. L. BELLWOOD K. A. HOPPER HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. B. BURBIDGE, T. D. J. LAYFIELD, D. E. RAYNER, R. M.

WHEELER. GIBSON, G. P. LOWLEY, W. E. MONTAGUE, F. N. PARKIN, G. D. PARKIN. Queen's House: D. N. L. BERESFORD, J. A. BYGATE, P. S. H. JESPER, R. H. THORP. The Rise: R. R. BALDWIN, K. BROWN, D. J. COOK, C. J. PARTRIDGE, A. C. WILSON. The Manor: W.

School House: R. BAXTER, D. G. MACPHERSON, D. I. STONES, D. A.

WILSON. R. N. BRADFORD, R. E. CROWE, K. GOSLING, M. J. KERSHAW, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, T. PIERCY.

Temple:

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Rugger: K. A. HOPPER Captain of Shooting: B. C. R. BUTLER Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY Captain of Fencing: P. J. BURTON. EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" : D. B. IRVIN, K. GOSLING, A. H. CROWTHER

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE After a term inevitably curtailed by the 'flu epidemic, we can look back with a great deal of satisfaction. According to the dininghall "roster", we found ourselves in the old hall; the Middles commonroom had been painted; and the other changes were twelve new Juniors and four new House Monitors. P. B. Burbidge, T. D. J. Layfield, D. E. Rayner, and R. M. Wheeler are to be congratulated on their appointments, as are D. Kirby, as Head of the School and the House, and P. L. Bellwood as a School Monitor. The only inter-House sport was Rugger, and the winning of the Senior cup for the third successive year was indeed a fine achievement. After the final, W. House, T. D. J. Layfield, and R. L. Jobling were awarded their House colours. The Junior XV, after beating Temple, found that enthusiasm was not sufficient to defeat School House, the eventual winners. In School teams, Kirby was the Vice-Captain of Rugger, and both he and R. M. Wheeler got their 1st XV caps; P. B. Burbidge and R. L. Jobling were awarded their 1st XV colours, and W. House and S. S. Hobson their 2nd XV colours. T. D. J. Layfield, R. L. Evans, I. S. T. Dutton, P. A. Crossley, and L. H. K. Mackay were members of the 3rd XV. R. L. Evans and A. Gomersall played chess for the School, but the former met his match in the end of term competition,—could it be that our Housemaster has found his best sport? It is good to see the Grove so well represented in School activities, such as the Choir and the Debating Society. In the latter we have four Committee Members and several other prominent speakers. In the play Grovites played a big part both on and off the stage. P. L. Bellwood (leading part), T. D. J. Layfield, D. G. M. Young, and F. D. Lavender are to be congratulated on their excellent performances; behind the scenes, D. E. Rayner was the prop. man, P. A. Crossley and W. I. Macdonald were capable electricians, whilst A. J. D. Foster 17

fiddled furiously. The House proms. continue to be very popular under the direction of R. A. Field and T. D. J. Layfield; however, the latter's musical abilities reached their climax in a solo in the School play—a most spirited rendering indeed. Finally, we bid farewell to H. C. Wright and W. R. Dalkin; we thank them for their services to the House and wish them success in the future.

THE MANOR The term began with an inspection of the House, which revealed new decorations in "A" and "H" dormitories and, as always in September, with all the returning members of the House feeling a glow of superiority at their new and higher status—the Junior Middles with exuberance, the Senior Middles with conscious pride, the Seniors with studied indifference, and the Monitors with a wary determination. The new Juniors, sixteen of them, surveyed the strange, new world they had entered with a concern which, if it existed at all, was remarkably well concealed. Indeed, they settled in very quickly, but were only just passing from the "unattached name" stage to the "character" stage (the very fair one, the one with a loud voice, the one with unruly hair, and so on) when all the normal life of the House was disrupted by the 'flu epidemic. Forty-seven members of the House fell victims over a period of a fortnight or so. We were retained as a boarding House and were daily reorganising ourselves in order to cater for the refugees from School House and Grove, This was quite fun for a time, but in the end we were very glad to get down to the usual routine once more. The lack of success which has attended Manor House Rugger in recent years remained unbroken this year, though it was particularly unlucky that the House Captain, McCallum, was unfit for the Senior match. After the match, Jenkinson, who has represented the House in most games, was awarded his House colours. In School teams, McCallum has been awarded 1st XV colours; Gibson, Montague, and J. 0. Armstrong have played in the 2nd XV; De Mulder, Hewitt, and P. H. Sykes played for the Junior Colts, of which R. G. Armstrong was Captain, and Kelly Vice-Captain. Holdsworth played for the Senior Colts. Lennox and Lowley have been regular members of the 1st VIII. In this connection we may mention that a number of the younger members have taken up shooting enthusiastically, and several are showing promise. In classification shooting, too, we are holding our own. Our early exit from the House Rugger matches, combined with the inevitable loss of games time through bad weather, have given us an unusual number of afternoons for "House activities" towards end of term. This presents a problem, for runs lack sustained popularity and the gym. is not always available. However, basket ball has a considerable following, and we had one enjoyable afternoon having an unofficial House match with Temple. The result was a 18

draw at four games each. Thus forty boys had an energetic game, but actually for expenditure of effort none equalled the referees, who 1 had to control not only the game, but an enthusiastic and vociferous audience. The Monitors' match in particular received much encouragement ! We failed to produce any actors for the School play, but the stage builders were recruited entirely from the Manor and at late hours tired, very grubby figures would go to bed, only to be first up next morning rousing their colleagues with cheerful and unwelcome exhortations to get up. And so another term has come to an end, a varied and enjoyable one in many ways, even though it has seen no addition to the cups on our shelves. We continue to hope that success will be our lot soon. QUEEN'S The new School year begins with a brief glance back at the examination and other successes published during the summer vacation. We have to congratulate R. H. Thorp on the successful completion of his Flying Scholarship training, T. Chilman and D. R. Holt on the award of North Riding County Major Scholarships, and many of our Fifth-formers on their successes at "0" level. Unfortunately, our total performance was not sufficient for us to retain the Work Cup, so we began the year with only two cups, for tennis and squash, still on our shelves. To offset this inauspicious start the influx of eighteen new Juniors who have all settled down very well in their first term gives ground for new hopes. Much will clearly depend on them in the next few years, so we follow their first promising steps with particular interest. We are confident that they will seize their opportunities. We expected no spectacular recovery in our first term and were indeed very gratified when we defeated School House 5-3 in the semi-final of the Senior Rugger Competition. We were decisively beaten by Grove in the final, and the Junior XV were defeated by Rise 11-3. In School matches we were represented by K. A. Hopper (Captain) and D. L. Slade (1st XV); J. A. Bygate, A. H. Crowther, and P. J. Burton (2nd XV); and J. W. Beckett and M. W. Foster (Junior Colts). Our prospects in fencing and chess raise higher hopes. We are particularly strongly represented in the former by P. J. Burton, N. R. Barton, and D. N. L. Beresford. We have ample talent for the Music Competition and shall enter a strong team for the cross-country. One of the most pleasing features of the term has been our strong representation in the cast of the School play. Congratulations to K. A. Hopper on a fine performance as leading lady, to B. Jones on his incidental music as well as on a fine performance, to N. R. Barton and A. H. Crowther. 19

Our own societies, Antiquities and Junior Debating, continue their valuable activities. Notable events have been a visit to the Mansion House, kindly arranged by Mrs. Wightman, and a Mock Trial in which "Madame" P. H. Hindle, the famous linguist, provided considerable amusement. It is also hoped next term to publish a small House magazine. Two members of the House leave us this term : K. A. Hopper and R. Gray. We extend to them our very best wishes.

THE RISE The summer holidays seemed to be a short time, and the Christmas Term soon sped away and seemed to be a short time also, but the latter was a longer short time than the former. However, that it was a short-seeming term speaks well for twelve weeks of school routine. Of course, the routine and monotony were pleasantly broken by the large-scale attack of Asian 'flu. We believe that only five gallant people in the Rise have so far escaped it, but if the promised second attack occurs, we are confident that they will catch it, and that it will be far worse. As usual, a new regime was in charge of the old, unchanging, inflexible constitution. Irvin became Head of House, and K. Brown, A. C. Wilson, R. R. Baldwin, Cook, and Partridge became House Monitors. All are learning. On the games field, successes have been more personal than collective. R. R. Baldwin, Mathews, and Howard won their 1st XV colours, and Baldwin was awarded his cap. Hopkinson, too, joined a belated appearance in the 1st XV to his appearances for the 1st XI to conclude successfully his School career; he has now left us, and we wish him well for the future; he will be particularly missed in House sport, where he has been a wonderfully powerful asset in many House cricket sides. We must, though, return to Rugger. Hopkinson, C. D. Ibberson, Partridge, and Irvin played for the 2nd XV; and Irvin, Cook, A. C. Wilson, and Dronfield for the 3rd XV. Other individual successes have been the regular playing of Howard in the School squash team, and the appearance of Ranson; the play of Cook, the Captain, and Gale for the chess team, against what must have been brilliant opposition; and the fencing successes of Cook and Mathews. In the inter-House Rugger competition, we were defeated in the semi-final by Grove, and we had no option but to succumb to the brilliance of Kirby's kicking. The Junior House team fought its way gallantly to the final via Manor and Queen's, but, though beaten by a much stronger School House team, put up a great-hearted performance. The Junior House stars were our five Senior Colts players —the Captain and Vice-Captain, Gale and Ranson, and Gough, 20

Bagnall, and a dynamic "new find", Sim. Rise also provided the Junior Colts scrum-half, Kirk, and the official touch-judge, and so, with the spirit showed by the younger members, we are very confident of the future. Other developments in the House : a squash ladder introduced by our enthusiastic Captain of Squash; twenty-one new books purchased for the best House library in the School (wait for it !); the continued success of the Bible reading and discussion groups; and a great influx of stringed noise-boxes. And that has been the term for the Rise. A sort of concert finished it off : star-items were a duet by two Monitors who wish to remain anonymous, some heated skiffie playing, and some "tricks" by Master M. G. H. Adcock. For the most part, though, we sang, and our thanks are extended to "Uncle" Freddie Waine on the piano. In closing, we wish our three Open Scholarship candidates the very best of luck—they'll need it ! And to close on a happy note, following our Senior School successes in the summer G.C.E., the Junior part of the House has now reached an all-time low and has nonchalantly forged an unbridgable gulf between itself and its nearest rivals !

SCHOOL HOUSE We came back this term with five old Monitors and we congratulate B. C. R. Butler on his appointment as Head of House and D. Robinson on being made a School Monitor, also D. G. Macpherson on his promotion to a House Monitor. We welcome Miss Banks, our new Matron, and hope she will be very happy with us. It was not long, however, before Miss Banks was up to her eyes in work with the 'flu epidemic. The Juniors, we hope, have settled down and have become accustomed to the School. On the academic side, many members of the House did extremely well in their examinations at the end of last term, and amongst those that deserve mention are : J. N. Hanson and N. M. Young with nine subjects, F. I. Watson and C. W. A. Groundwater with eight subjects. This term we managed to put out an extremely strong Junior House team, which beat Rise in the final 16-0. The Senior House team put up a very creditable performance, but were somewhat disappointed in losing 3-5 to Queen's in the semi-final. The success of the Junior House team is due mainly to the efforts made by D. G. Macpherson as Captain of House Rugger. As a result of the Junior XV's victory, D. P. Coles, M. K. Oldham, and R. Priestley were awarded their Junior House colours, and we also congratulate F. C. Beaumont on the award of his Senior House colours. We were extremely well represented in School teams; we had R. Priestley, I. A. Naisby, and D. H. Fletcher in the Junior Colts, and M. J. Bond, P. M. Beachell, P. N. B. Smith, R. A. Hodgson, A. W. 21

Raylor, G. P. Robinson, and D. P. Coles in the Senior Colts. In the 2nd XV we had D. Robinson, J. J. Rhodes, and J. B. Robinson. D. Robinson and J. J. Rhodes are to be congratulated on the award of their 2nd XV colours. Of the 1st XV we congratulate D. G. Macpherson on the award of his colours and cap, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter, and F. C. Beaumont on the award of their colours. The School shooting VIII has been well supported by B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter, M. G. A. Barbutt, and D. A. Wilson. The House Library still survives, thanks to the good work put in by F. I. Watson, assisted by D. S. Atkinson. The House Proms. are being ably run by P. W. Howat, assisted by B. G. Way, F. C. Beaumont, and J. G. Slater. In the School play M. G. A. Garbutt and F. I. Watson did extremely well, having quite large parts, and fortunately F. C. Beaumont had a very boring time behind the stage as prompter. Finally we say goodbye to Mr. E. S. Jeffs, who has been House Master of School House for nine years. We thank him most sincerely for all he has done, and we wish him the very best for the future.

TEMPLE We returned this term to find our numbers somewhat diminished by a then fashionable ailment—Asian 'flu. Our House Master was busily engaged requisitioning boarding houses for hospital purposes and consequently it was some weeks before the House really settled down to the term. Nevertheless, having a rather vacant shelf at the end of last year, we eventually went into the "hardware-hunt" with "gusto". The Senior Rugger was originally viewed with possible confidence, but, alas, our only consolation was that we were beaten by the eventual winners. The Junior Rugger team did a little better and gave the Grove team a very close match. The renaissance of Temple Rugger has long been overdue and it promises well for next year. As regards School teams we were represented in the 1st XV by Kershaw, in the 2nd XV by Precious and Smith, in the Senior Colts by Woodruff and Hodgson, and Bradford, Quin, and Littlewood played for the 3rd XV in its only match of the season. Towards the end of the term, the House not being involved in the Rugger, runs to Bumper Castle Inn were instituted, and were particularly popular with the Monitors. During the summer holidays, A. 0. Sutcliffe obtained his Gliding Certificates, and the House Flying-ace, R. E. Crowe, is to be particularly congratulated on his Flying Scholarship, and consequent antics, which caused him to feature on the front page of numerous newspapers. We hope that these successes will not give the impression

that all Templars have their heads in the clouds. On the contrary, the academic successes of last term's "A" and "0" Level candidates brought home the Work Cup, and so set a shining example to the House this term. The Work Cup has long been associated with Temple, and its return is something of which we are justly proud. We could not pass by the subject of work without mentioning the successes of K. Gosling, and we wish him the best of luck with his Open Scholarship Papers. The Hobbies Room has been used to a much greater extent this term by the Junior half of the House, but we still feel that the hobbies of the Senior Part of the House are such as cannot be carried on in the aforementioned room. In this connection we wish Messrs. Gosling, Kershaw, and Piercy the best of luck with their School Dance which they have initiated this year. The C.C.F. has now been put on a House basis and we feel that we have got off to a good start. On the administrative side we seem to be well represented by T. Piercy—R.A.F. Storeman, J. V. Littlewood—Army Storeman, and R. N. Bradford—R.A.F. Clerk. We are pleased to say that we are not losing anyone this term, but we were very sorry to hear that J. N. Russell had at the last minute forsaken St. Peter's for Manchester University, and the pattering of his tiny feet outside Study II will be much missed. In retrospect we consider we have distinguished ourselves in academic spheres this term, but on the sports field we feel we have not as yet attained the standard of by-gone years. The future is, however, promising, and we believe that in this respect a revival is about to take place.

THE CHAPEL Naturally enough our services in the Chapel were affected by the influenza epidemic at the beginning of term as much as everything else. Perhaps the greatest loss was the cancellation of the Harvest Thanksgiving, which would have come at a time when a large proportion of the School could not have taken part and those who normally decorate the Chapel were busy helping with the nursing. On the other hand we reached a considerably higher standard of congregational singing with the smaller numbers than is possible with the whole School stretching away far from the organ. By the middle of the term we were back at full strength for the Sung Communion on All Saints' Day and the special Service of Commemoration on the morning of Remembrance Sunday. On that Sunday evening, instead of a sermon, there was a ceremony of dedication of three much valued additions to the Chapel furniture. 23

Our warmest thanks go to Mr. F. W. B. Pacey and his son, Mr. F. J. Pacey, both Old Peterites, for a processional cross in memory of Mrs. Pacey. The cross is of silver gilt, with the School coat-of-arms and an inscription beautifully engraved upon the knob. The Old Peterite completed their Coronation Year gift to the Chapel with a very handsome chalice of hammered silver, large enough for our normal use on a Sunday morning. The Chapel Committee purchased a beautiful set of red vestments to take the place of those which Canon Patteson had so kindly lent us. In addition we have to thank most warmly Mrs. Blunt and her family for the gift of a fine set of festal vestments which belonged to her late husband Bishop Blunt and the loan of his cope, which was first used at the Carol Service. These will be a valued reminder of Bishop Blunt's interest in St. Peter's. We are very grateful to those outside preachers who have visited us this term : The Dean of York, the Archdeacon of Doncaster and the Rev. Martin Kaye, Chaplain to the Archbishop of York. The Head Master, the Rev. R. C. Pickard, and the Chaplain have also preached. On 11th December we held a special Memorial Service for Canon Patteson, to whom St. Peter's and St. Olave's owed so much. A large number also attended the Communion Service at 7-15 a.m. on the previous day. Canon Patteson's death came as a personal loss to a great many boys at St. Peter's. His fine example of Christian devotion will not be forgotten. The term ended with the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. It was as beautiful as ever. Choir, congregation and readers had all taken great pains in preparation for it. It is unfortunate that as the School grows the number of visitors who can be with us inevitably decreases. N.K.-W.

THE CHOIR As the Christmas Term came round again the business of reorganising the Choir became the main objective of the first few days of term. Fortunately the three lower voices still had quite a few old hands, the altos only having to have one replacement. But, as usual, a large number of new trebles were needed. However, volunteers were forthcoming and the annual rendering of "0 come, ye servants of the Lord" gave the Choir high hopes for the future. Hopes, however, were shattered when the Harvest Thanksgiving Service in the Minster arrived and fourteen permanent members were down with 'flu. But the supply of keen probationers were at hand and though a Choir of only twenty-six strong went to the Minster, they rose to the occasion. 24

The outstanding dates in the Choir's term were Remembrance Sunday and 3rd Sunday in Advent when the School had its Carol Service. Remembrance Sunday will be remembered in the Choir for two reasons—one, because of a very controversial anthem, "Greater love hath no man", a new addition to their repertoire, which was at first rather unpopular, and secondly because the new processional cross was dedicated and first used that evening. The 'flu epidemic during the early part of the term was a great setback, for, as well as reducing the size of the Choir which went to the Minster service, it put back practices so much that anthems were being prepared in only one week. Considering this, the anthems went very well, although some of the trebles were slightly lacking in confidence. But in spite of all these impediments practices for the Carol Service were begun just as soon as in previous years, and still left time for rehearsal of "0 for the wings of a dove"—Soloist, A. J. Neal (Tr.), which brought the term's normal Evensongs to a fine close. On 1st December the Motet Group, consisting of certain members of the Choir, gave a recital of 16th century music, a report of which

appears elsewhere. The following music was performed during the term :Anthems: "0 come, ye servants of the Lord"—Tye. "Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. "Almighty God who hast"—Ford. "Give us the wings of faith"—Bullock. *"Greater love"—Ireland. "0 thou the central Orb"—Wood. "Let thy merciful ears"—Weelkes. "0 for the wings of a dove"—Mendelssohn. Services:

Stanford in B flat (Evensong). Merbecke (Communion). *Darke in F (Communion).

Practices for the Carol Service were begun in mid-November with the usual enthusiasm. Soloists were soon forthcoming where required. As the service approached extra practices were arranged for both Choir and soloists. The last Sunday of term arrived with a very sleepy Choir for the final practice. Time was short, for the Junior School held their morning service as usual. The School Film Unit was present and took shots of us entering the Chapel robed as for the service itself. After an unpromising start the practice gradually began to have the right effect and voices were on top form when the service arrived.

Both Choir and soloists gave of their utmost best. The Choir sang the following carols :"O little town of Bethlehem"—Walford Davies. "Ding-dong ! merrily on high"—French, 1588. *"There is no rose of such virtue"—John 7oubert. "The Holly and the Ivy"—Traditional, arr. Watford Davies. "In dulci jubilo"-14th century German, arr. Pearsall. "The Three Kings"—Peter Cornelius. * Newly added to the repertoire.

B.G.W.

RECITAL BY MOTET GROUP On Sunday, 1st December, at 8 p.m., the Motet Group gave a recital of sacred music in the Science Block which consisted of a Mass and five anthems :— Laudate Nomen Domini—Tye. Missa Papae Marcelli—Palestrina. Hide not thou thy Face from me, 0 Lord—Farrant. Call to Remembrance, 0 Lord—Farrant. O Lord the maker of all thing—Mundy. O Praise the Lord—Batten.

To many people the anthems by Tye and Farrant would probably be very familiar as they have been sung in Chapel several times. On this occasion the Tye was sung in Latin instead of English. The main work was Missa Papae Marcelli which is divided into six sections; Kyrie Eleison, Gloria in excelsis, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. It was written about the time of the short reign of three weeks of Pope Marcellus II. When he heard the careless way in which the music was sung, he told the Papal Choir that they should sing so that the words could be heard properly and that they should put more expression into the music. It was to his honour and to this purpose that Palestrina wrote this in about 1555. The last two anthems were not known to most people but they were full of interest. The Motet Group consisted of those members of the Choir who had volunteered to sing for this recital, which amounted to just over half the Choir. The whole was completely unaccompanied and the intonation was excellent. It was performed in the Science Block because the acoustics are such that there is a long reverberation period. The result was that the music came to life even more than in Chapel and that half the Choir in the Science Block produced more volume than the whole Choir in Chapel. In the last two anthems there were some thrilling climaxes of which the Motet Group made the most. I personally feel that there should be another recital of this type sometime in the future. The performance was recorded on a tape but one or two faults developed in the tape itself so the whole programme may be rerecorded in the near future. A permanent recording of this recital would be an excellent idea. J.G.S. 26

"NIGHTMARE ABBEY" Anthony Sharp's dramatization of "Nightmare Abbey" should be considered in relation to Peacock's novel, since it follows it so closely, adding nothing to it and taking little away. We can judge the play better from knowing what the novelist set out to do. The plot is thin. A young man who, after his first love affair, had got the "passion for reforming the world", is brought down to reality by his inability to choose between two young women. He loses both in his dilemma, but is left with a happier outlook than he had before his problem arose. Since it is a story about ideas and characters, we must consider how the play gives these ideas to the theatre audience, and how effective the characters are. Peacock wrote his novel to make gentle fun of some of his contemporaries and their ideas. Who these contemporaries were does not matter much, though we might keep in mind that he saw Shelley in Scythrop, and Coleridge in Flosky. The ideas we could summarise as the different aspects of despair, temporarily eradicated by triumphant optimism, or by Madeira; and, in a more general way, the clash between the real and the metaphysical. Religious despair is the theme of Mr. Toobad; Mr. Listless shows us refined boredom; philosophical misery comes from Mr. Flosky; and despair over everyday life is the mark of Mr. Glowry. But optimism, in the person of Mr. Hilary, "a very cheerful and elastic gentleman", as Peacock describes him, overcomes them for a short time, and they finish Act I singing a catch together. Eagerly, too, each of the sad ones had accepted Glowry's invitation to "a smiling bumper, and let us all be unhappy together". The clash of the real and the metaphysical is most notably seen in Scythrop, in relation to Marionetta and Stella. The St. Peter's Players performed this play on 12th, 13th and 14th December. The set was a triumph of ingenuity by Mr. Hart and Mr. Gaastra. We were all intrigued by the subtlety of the scene changes for the second act. The backcloth gave us a view through the window that was perhaps too bright and inviting for "the fen country of Lincolnshire", a county unkindly described by King Henry VIII as "one of the most brute and beastly of the whole realm". Although it contrasted strangely with the bleakness of the traverse curtain, it was beautifully done, and pleasant to look at. The timing and movement on the stage were excellent, and it is not with a view to excusing anything, but rather to emphasise the care and precision of Mr. Burgess's production that mention should 27

be made of the difficulties there must be in manoeuvring any more than four players on a small stage at the same time. But we have now come to take excellence almost for granted in Mr. Burgess's productions. The most difficult characters for boys to play are, of course, the female ones. While both K. A. Hopper and F. I. Watson did very well, I would give the prize to Watson as Stella, who has, as Peacock says, "no coquetry, no disguise", to help her along. She is the early feminist, and Watson seemed to show a genuine appreciation of the part. Let us say, in passing, that Hopper as Marionetta had evolved a most effective flick of the hand in his mime scene in front of the traverse curtain. Among the three servants' parts, F. D. Lavender had the most scope as Fatout, and made good use of his chances. A. H. Crowther, as Raven, had the hardest task, and did it quite adequately. I enjoyed D. G. M. Young's playing of Crow; his make-up was most effective, and he used a Geordie-cum-Cockney accent delivered in suitably raucous and sleepy tones. N. R. Barton was inclined to be harsh as Hilary, but he was certainly cheerful; T. D. J. Layfield was not quite at home as Flosky, but he looked the part, and affected most convincing disdain when interrupted by Marionetta. Listlessness is difficult to act, and D. L. Brown as Listless tended to be monotonous; but he had his moments, and showed real alarm at the prospect of fashion compelling him to read Dante. Mr. Toobad was played with pleasing gloom by M. G. A. Garbutt. B. Jones as Glowry was perhaps too vigorous and healthy for a disillusioned fen owner "of an atrabilarious temperament"; but he spoke beautifully and made the best of his scene with Scythrop before the discovery of Stella. In the main part of Scythrop, P. L. Bellwood did very well, showing a happy balance between gloomy passion and facetiousness. We thank Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Holbeche, who did a great deal of work as his assistant, for producing a delightful play, and the players for the enthusiasm that their performance showed. Behind the scenes a team worked hard at the lights and at shifting things; they did it so well under Mr. Hart's management that it would be easy to forget them. The orchestra, under Mr. Jorysz, entertained us before the play and in the interval; and in connection with the music, we must congratulate B. Jones on his compositions for the mime scenes. Both the ghostly and gay pieces were most appropriate, and clearly caught the imagination of the audience.

D.G.C.

THE LIBRARY The Library Monitors appointed for the coming year were : T. Chilman (Assistant Librarian) and D. B. Irvin, T. M. Jenkinson, A. 0. Sutcliffe, J. M. Lennox, K. Brown, R. N. Bradford, T. D. J. Layfield. This term the Library was principally concerned with the development of the English and Religious sections, and in particular the acquisition of biographies and criticisms of famous authors. Notable acquisitions amongst other sections were the "Documents in Mycenean Greek" by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, relating to the solution of the Linear A and Linear B scripts found at Knossos and elsewhere, and "A History of the English Speaking People—Vol. III —The Age of Revolution" by Winston S. Churchill. Three books were very kindly presented to the School Library. They were :Jazz its evolution and essence—by Andre Hodeir, presented by Paul —

Baines (Temple, 1952-57). The Right Way to Swim—by Winifred Gibson, presented by the author. Things Worth While—by Evelyn Cheeseman, presented by Rev. J. A. Eastern.

The list below shows the books acquired last term for the English, Religious and History sections :English. Literary Essays—Ravid Daiches. Rudyard Kipling—Rupert Croft-Cooke. The Great Tradition—F. R. Leavis. E. M. Forster—Lionel Trilling. Henry James—Michael Swan. George Eliot—Joan Bennett. George Eliot—Lettice Cooper. Rudyard Kipling—Bonamy Dobree. Early Victorian Novelists—Lord David Cecil. The Growth of the English Novel—Richard. Church. Conrad—A Reassessment—Douglas Hewitt. Thomas Hardy—Douglas Brown. The Wound and the Bow—Edmund Wilson. The Uses of Literacy—Richard Hoggart.

Religion. St. John's Gospel—A commentary by R. H. Lightfoot—edited by C. F. Evans. The Epistle of Paul to the Collossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians—E. F. Scott. The Epistle of Paul to the Romans—C. H. Dodd. Dictionary of the Bible—edited by James Hastings. The Singing Church—an outline history of the music sung by choir and people—C. Henry Phillips.

History.

A History of the English Speaking People—Vol. III—The Age of Revolution—Winston S. Churchill. The New Cambridge History—Vol. I—The Renaissance, 1493-1520— edited by G. R. Potter. The New Cambridge Modern History—Vol. VII—The Old Regime1713-63—edited by J. 0. Lindsay.

THE CURIA Christmas Term, 1957 The term began, as usual, with the preliminary meeting, when P. L. Bellwood was elected Chairman of the Society and R. Baxter, Secretary. At this same meeting new members were proposed and the membership increased to seventeen. The first meeting took the form of a discussion with the "Royal Family" as the subject. The evening proved to be most successful, many interesting points being raised for discussion. In the second meeting D. A. Wilson played a selection of records to the Society. They ranged from Tchaikovsky's "1812" to the latest Tommy Steele recordings. Discussion was encouraged after each record and a most enjoyable evening resulted. Mr. Craven kindly agreed to talk to the Society on "French Culture" in the last meeting of the term. A convincing and instructive talk was rounded off by the playing of a record of delightful traditional French songs. Finally, the domestic staff must be thanked for providing refreshments at each of the meetings. R.B.

CAREERS During the Christmas holidays the Careers Room was redecorated and the opportunity was taken to improve the lighting and provide additional display space for the ever-mounting supply of careers literature. Display shelves have been made beneath two of the notice boards and there will soon be another pamphlet rack so that it will be possible to show the full range of Ministry pamphlets in the "Choice of Careers" series. Though there is still no difficulty for the well-qualified boy to find the career of his choice, the Public Schools Appointments Bureau has, in recent months, found greater difficulty in placing those boys whose qualifications consist solely of a few "0" levels. It is confidently predicted by one of the officers of the Bureau that this difficulty will increase and that the most difficult time will be a period of years beginning in 1961. This state of affairs seems to arise as the result of a number of factors, the chief of which are the running-down of National Service, the post-war population "bulge", which will begin to leave the grammar schools in 1961, a slowing-down in recruitment by a large body of industry and commerce and the reduction in the size of the Armed Forces. It is thus going to be ever more important for all boys to become as highly-qualified as possible before leaving school, both by obtaining the best possible General Certificates and by taking a full part in as many out-of-class activities as time will permit. It is becoming more and more difficult 30

r to obtain a University place and standards of entry generally are tending to rise. One recent instance of this is that Agricultural Colleges are now demanding separate Chemistry and Biology at "0" level where a pass in General Science would have done before. Mr. Thomson, the Northern Secretary of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau, will be visiting the school on Tuesday, 1 1 th February, when he will be available to discuss any careers problem with any boy over 16 who wants to use the opportunity. He will also be able to see Old Peterites, up to the age of 24, providing they have made arrangements with me beforehand. The details of the Bureau's Easter Short Works Courses should be available before the end of January, while we should have the information about the summer courses before the end of term. The hosts at the Bureau's Annual Conference early in January were the three main professional bodies of civil engineers. The conference was held at the Institution of Civil Engineers and received certain press prominence because of the announcement that the profession is to award up to 20 scholarships annually to help boys to read Engineering at University who would otherwise be unable to do so because their fathers' incomes are large enough (just over £2,000 a year) to exclude financial help, from State or local awards, but too small to be able to pay all the costs of a University education, especially if there are a number of other children in the family Details of these scholarships are still being worked out and all schools should receive full details in due course. However, this topic was only one of many in an extremely interesting and useful conference. A panel of eminent speakers described the work of the various sections of the profession from design to the execution of a project and they gave an impression of a varied and satisfying career, much of which meets the very common plea for an outdoor career. Prospects of working overseas are good and the development of the new countries, of major hydro-electric schemes and of the oil industry hold out a bright prospect for the industry. Entry can be either through a University course or by joining one of the large civil engineering companies as a trainee, and prospects seem to be equally good either way. The University course, however, seems to be preferable, apart from the obvious advantages of attending University, in that the professional qualifications are obtained under much pleasanter and somewhat easier conditions. Full details about entry into the civil engineering profession can be found in the Careers Room. In the afternoon the conference was addressed by Sir Howard Roberts, formerly Clerk to the London County Council, who spoke about the Local Government Service. He expects that in the next session of Parliament proposed legislation will give a much greater degree of autonomy to local government and that this will increase its attractiveness to boys who want to find a career in which they can serve the community. He was at pains to stress that there are no 31

political strings attached to the service, and that generally local government officers find that changes in the political composition of the authority they serve has very little effect on the work they do or on the way in which they do it. All departments, with one exception, can be entered direct and the entrants can serve his articles with, for instance, the surveyor, the clerk, who is the chief legal officer, and with the treasurer. The only post which needs special qualifications which cannot be obtained by this method is that of Medical Officer of Health, a post, of course, which is awarded only to a doctor. Anyone interested in the prospects in local government will find the clerk of his local authority willing to give him further information about vacancies and prospects in the locality.

THE REV. JOHN BAYLES (Head Master, 1592-1595) Canon J. S. Purvis, the Minster Archivist, has kindly sent us the following extract from the Act Books of the High Commission of York (f.211v), under the date 27th August, 1594. The incident recorded has not previously been made public, and this sidelight on the headmastership of John Bayles will be of interest to all who concern themselves with the history of the School. J. Bayles' tenure of the office was short. He was appointed in February, 1590-1, "for so long as he shall behave himself", and retired in late 1595. While the proviso in the terms of his appointment most likely referred to religious orthodoxy, since Bayles' immediate predecessors, John Pullen and John Fletcher, had Papist leanings (the latter, indeed, openly embracing the old faith and being dismissed in consequence), it may well be that the case recorded below contains a hint of the reasons for the brevity of his headmastership. Although his defence in this particular instance may have been convincing, there may well have been further charges of misappropriating school property which he could not rebut. This evidence of the number of boys in the School, 30 in all, in 1594 is interesting as illustrating the ups and downs in the School history. Only five years previously, in 1589, the then Archbishop of York could write of St. Peter's as a school "where upwards of 200 boys are virtuously trained up". Perhaps, too, the means of inculcating virtue then approved are reflected in the expression "sub sua ferula"—"under his birch" ! Act Book of the HIGH COMMISSION of York, f.211v. 27 August 1594. Mr. Bayles being this day called and convented before Mr. Dr. Gibson Mr. Palmer Mr. Bunny and Mr. Lyndley her Majesties Commissioners for causes ecclesiasticall confessed that there were tenne schollers or 32

thereabouts sub sua ferula at this present and some under the ussher there And whereas he was then charged with wast of some woodes about the schole at the Horsefaire belonging to the Deane and Chapiter of this Church and of some houses also belonging thereunto he denyed that he had made any waste at all of any of the houses belonginge to the said schole Yet confessed that he had cut downe an old wallnot tre which was redy to fall and so hath bene wasting this yeres And also an ash tre which was somewhat decayed by meanes of ropes or some other thinges fastened thereunto to uphold the said walnot tree now cut downe the which trees he also confesseth he hath bestowed upon the schole and not pursed any penny thereof to his owne private use.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Hon. Secretary: T. M. JENKINSON. Gramophone Librarian: J. G. SLATER.

Chairman: MR. F. WAINE. Choral Society Secretary: B. JONES.

House Representatives: The Grove:

The Manor:

Queen's:

R. A. FIELD. A. GOMERSALL.

G. D. PARKIN. R. H. SYKES.

T. CHILMAN. B. JONES.

The Rise:

School House:

Temple:

K. BROWN. C. J. PARTRIDGE.

J. G. SLATER. B. G. WAY.

K. GOSLING. I. T. HUNTER.

This has been a notable term in the history of the Society, for its constitution has been radically changed. Formerly all meetings were open to any member of the School who might care to attend. This frequently seemed to result in a meagre attendance at meetings. Now the Society has a closed membership numbering about forty—as many as can possibly be accommodated in the music room—and a waiting list. The members of the Society have the privilege of attending the Society's meetings and the use of the School's record library and amplifier. The vast increase in attendance at meetings and the improvement in the standard of meetings has been encouraging. There have been five meetings during the term; two open meetings and three closed. The first was an open meeting held on Saturday, 12th October, at 6-30, in the Lecture Theatre. This took the form of a musical contest between a team picked from the Society's Committee (K. Brown, Slater, Gomersall and Field) and a team from musical non-committee members (Irvin, Howat, Beresford and Young). The Committee were narrowly defeated by 331 to 34. The second meeting, on Thursday, 31st October, at 12-30, was the Society's "first ever" closed meeting. T. Chilman gave a talk on Concert Hall Acoustics. This proved to be a very interesting talk on a subject of which most members were ignorant. 33

The third meeting, on Thursday, 14th November, at 12-30, consisted of an illustrated talk by J. G. Slater, with musical illustrations, on "The piano concerto—an introduction". Illustrations were taken from Beethoven's "Emperor Concerto". An open meeting was held on Saturday, 23rd November, at 6-30, in the Gym. This took the form of a concert given by Mr. Waine (piano) with Mr. Jorysz (violin) and Mrs. Anderson ('cello). Their programme ended with Schubert's famous piano trio in B flat. The programme was very enjoyable, although the acoustics of the Gym. left much to be desired. The final meeting of the term, the fifth, on 28th November, was the "Secretary's day" when Jenkinson introduced and played on records Rachmaninoff's 1st Piano Concerto in F sharp minor. This was a sequel to the third meeting. Three Committee meetings were held during the term. It has been noticed that the attendance at the closed meetings of over 30 a time has far exceeded the average attendances in previous years. We look forward hopefully to the future. We are indebted to Mrs. Rochfort-Hyde for the generous gift of the following bound volumes of pianoforte music which have been added to the Music Library :Chopin: 24 Etudes. Nocturnes. Valses. Ballades. Impromptus et Fantaisies. Rondos et Scherzos. Preludes.

Debussy: Preludes. and miscellaneous piano pieces by Schumann and Macdowell.

T.M.J.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY This has been our first term under the Chairmanship of Mr. Hart, Mr. Le Tocq having retired at the end of the last season. Unfortunately it cannot be said that debating got off to a bright start; as there were few healthy speakers for the first meeting on 5th October. The motion before an open house, at this meeting, was "This House believes there is a place for racial segregation". This was proposed by Mr. L. C. Le Tocq, who considered that political segregation was necessary, as the blacks have no sentiments for politics. Opposing was Mr. P. L. Bellwood, who believed the black to be a perfectly normal person that ought to be given a chance to 34

prove himself. The seconders were Mr. F. C. Beaumont and Mr. D. J. Cook respectively. The motion was lost by 35 votes to 39, with 2 abstentions. The following three meetings also found themselves afflicted, this time by the play. However, we managed to find sufficient people willing to be in two places at once. The second meeting was held on 26th October in the Lecture Theatre. The motion, "This House deplores colonialism", was proposed by Mr. D. B. Irvin and opposed by Mr. K. H. Rhodes. The former considered that it tried to impinge on native ways and was bad; the latter considered that it stood for freedom and was good. The principals were seconded by Mr. S. B. Robinson and Mr. D. L. Brown. The motion was defeated by 11 votes to 29, with 10 abstentions. The third meeting was held on 1st November when Mr. T. D. J. Layfield rose to propose "This House considers that the Public School is not an essential part of the national educational system". He did not approve of the extravagance in the Public School education, whereas Mr. P. A. Crossley considered that Public Schools had stood the test of time and were still essential. Seconders were Mr. H. R. L. Purse (proposition) and Mr. N. R. Barton (opposition). Not believing in self-annihilation the House returned the figures of 16 for and 26 against, with 2 abstentions. The fourth and last meeting of the term was held on 30th November. At this meeting Mr. A. H. Crowther proposed "This House considers that advertising has deteriorated to such an extent that it ought to be abolished". He, Mr. Crowther said, stood for people who desired to retain their free will. Mr. R. L. Evans, opposing, tried to persuade the House that advertising was both an art and a necessity. Mr. D. N. L. Beresford seconded the proposition and Mr. C. J. Partridge the opposition. The House was unconvinced by the proposition's case, to whom it allotted no votes. The House thus divided 31 votes against with 12 abstentions. Mr. D. B. Irvin was in the Chair. Twenty-eight members have been elected for this season, many of which are promising speakers. It is interesting to note that of 14 platform speeches from the Society members, six were maiden. During the term a meeting for non-members, which hides under the name of the Junior Debating Society, was held. These meetings enable young persons to gain the experience of speaking, without facing an audience of critical, experienced speakers. They seem to be successful and are invaluable to the main Society. T.M.J. 35

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the term followed the same course that it has taken from time immemorial. Two films were shown. The first film, "God of Creation", a colour film, showed the wonders of creation from the infinite universe down to the lowly butterfly. The other film, "Monastral Blue", showed the development of a dye of that name from its early discovery to its final use in industry and commerce. At the first Committee meeting of the term it was proposed that a senior section of the Science Society should be formed, limited to the Sixth and Transitus, which could then have lectures of a more advanced nature. This proposal was carried unanimously, and the Senior Society subsequently formed. The Junior Science Society is completely separate from the Senior Society, having its own Chairman, and Committee, and depending on its own subscriptions. The first meeting of the Senior Science Society took the form of a talk by Mr. E. K. Robinson on Science and Religion, followed by a discussion on the subject by members of the Society. The Chaplain was invited to attend the meeting. Mr. Robinson said that, throughout the ages, conflict had existed between scientists and theologians. Questions such as "Is man evolved or created by God" cannot be answered solely from a scientific or religious point of view, but from a combination of the two. The following meeting consisted of two lectures by members of the Upper Sixth. C. J. Partridge gave a lecture on Gyroscopes, explaining their properties—of gyroscopic inertia, and precession— and their uses in everyday life, mainly navigation. This lecture was extremely well illustrated by gyroscopes of all kinds, including a multiframe gyroscope. The second lecture, by K. Brown, was on the subject of Semi-conductors, a subject which is becoming increasingly important today. Semi-conductors are being used extensively in the electrical industry in transistors, rectifiers, etc., for their smallness permits a decrease in the size of an instrument. For the third meeting of the year we were fortunate in having as lecturer Dr. A. J. Nicholson, of Leeds University, who gave a talk on Bacteriology. Although bacteria conjures up in most people's minds the idea of disease and death, the vast majority of bacteria, however, are non-pathogenic. Bacteria are minute organisms living in great abundance throughout the earth. Dr. Nicholson talked of various examples of bacteria, and the effect certain chemicals have on bacteria. Dr. P. Hunt, of Leeds University, lectured at the last meeting of the term on Ferro-magnetism. The lecturer started by explaining the meaning of the subject of the lecture, and then went on to more 36

advanced aspects of the subject. At times it was thought that the level of this lecture was slightly above the general level of scientific knowledge of the members of the Society. In conclusion it must be said that the experiment of forming a senior section of the Society has proved very successful, and the T.C. Society may look forward to another successful term.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 8 was to S. and E. African ports, and occupied the latter part of last term, the summer holidays, and the beginning of this term. The actual dates and ports of call are given at the end of this note. It was not an eventful voyage, except for an incident with a waterspout, which Capt. Graham describes thus : "The night before we were to sight Table Mountain it became very squally with plenty of heavy rain. I was awakened by a loud bang and could hear the rain lashing down. I nipped out of my bed and found my entrance lobby awash with water. The wind was screaming rather like ten thousand furies let loose and water was everywhere. It stopped as suddenly as it had begun. I wondered what had happened and found that during one heavy squall when it was pitch dark, a waterspout had been travelling ahead of the squall and could not be seen until it reached the ship. It had passed across the ship and re-formed the other side. The whole affair lasted for about 14 minutes." The ship's outward cargo consisted of the usual wide variety of British exports. Many of these are items which are never "in the news" yet go far towards helping our economy : parcels of books, cases of tennis balls, bags of plaster, drums of fire-cement, kegs of lactose, rolls of carpets, crates of Bibles, bundles of steel sleepers, chests of medical supplies, bales of raw rubber, cartons of confectionery—the list seems endless. But, of course, the main items are bulkier and more familiar—cars, vans, steel tubes, and other steel manufactures, industrial chemicals and railway rolling stock. Because of her heavy lifting equipment the "Clan Stewart" had such items as three 10-ton scrapers, three 57-ton locomotive boilers, a 12-ton transformer and a 64-ton boiler, but she can handle items up to 105 tons. The homeward cargo, which was for discharge at Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, consisted partly of raw materials such as antimony, wattle extract, groundnuts, copper and asbestos, partly of consumer goods—tobacco, fruit peel, canned fruit, and dried fruit. The present voyage, Voyage 9, began on 31st October, 1957, from Liverpool, and, after calling at S. African ports, the ship is calling at Mauritius. 37

DIARY OF VOYAGE

Sailed from Liverpool 26th June; arrived Durban 15th July. Sailed from Durban 22nd July; arrived Lourengo Marques 23rd July. Sailed from Lourengo Marques 26th July; arrived Beira 27th July. Sailed from Beira 18th August; arrived Lourengo Marques 19th August. Sailed from Lourengo Marques 22nd August; arrived Durban 25th August. Sailed from Durban 31st August; arrived Cape Town 2nd September. Sailed from Cape Town 4th September; arrived Avonmouth 22nd September.

At the time of writing the "Clan Stewart" is well on Voyage 9, having left Liverpool on 31st October for Dakar (7th November), Lobito Bay, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London (arrived 30th November) and Mauritius.

THE FILM SOCIETY Pride of place must be given this time to the news that we have started to make a film of our own. Until now we have had to content ourselves with showing good class films, trying to explain what makes a film good class—no easy matter—and inculcating in our members a taste in films. Now we have taken upon ourselves the chastening experience of finding out, the hard (and expensive !) way, what constitutes effective camera work in recording out-of-school activities through an academic year. At the moment and until the first 100 feet of film is developed, we don't know whether we are recording anything at all. The selfconstituted committee of enthusiasts plumped for colour; which may have been a mistake. However, we hope to have something worthwhile to show to visitors at the Science Exhibition of 1959, and if we have, it may well be the forerunner of other home-made films for later Exhibitions. Of the films we have seen this term, "The Ladykillers" seemed frankly disappointing. The macabre type of humour and the burlesque fell rather flat before an audience that perhaps preferred something more direct. It was noticeable how even the slightest hint of possible slapstick evoked immediate laughter which fell away when the scene failed to develop in the manner anticipated. "The Wooden Horse" proved more popular but didn't really rise much above the level of competence. The film deteriorated sharply into clichés once the escape from the camp was accomplished. "The Third Man" was rightly agreed to be the most meritorious film of the term, and perhaps it is some justification for the existence of our Society that it was so generally agreed. But Carol Reed's intelligent and distinguished direction of this film was, in my opinion, closely challenged by two films in a programme of shorter films on 25th November. 38

The first, from the Petroleum Board, with the rather silly title of "Song of the Clouds", proved to be stirring propaganda for air travel. Brilliantly edited and with a forcibly spoken commentary, it swiftly introduced one to the aeroplanes and airports of the world, and by its judicious admixture of aero-engineering, travelogue, and personal story can hardly have failed to inspire many of the young people present with the possibilities of travel in the new age of jet-propulsion. The second film, "The Red Balloon", was so charming because it so faithfully reflected the country of its origin, perhaps even the city where it was made. Only the French could possibly have devised so light a soufflé and executed it with so deft a touch. For those with no taste for fantasy there was always the background of Parisian streets—not the well-known ones that are now more international than French. This half-hour film was a model programme-filler for the discerning manager of a commercial cinema who prefers quality to quantity. It is the job of Film Societies to provide him with an audience that will make it worth his while. F.J.W.

THE YOUNG FARMER'S CLUB Chairman: T. M. JENKINsoN. Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Secretary: J. S. Barnum'. Vice-Chairman: W. I. MACDONALD Librarians: D. P. CoLEs, R. R. BALDWIN. 7 'scourer: R. W. PEACOCK.

The first meeting of the term was an open meeting at which it was hoped to interest new boys in the Club. At this meeting, D. P. Coles showed three films from Perkin's Diesels on "The Red Poll", "Tractor Ploughing", and "The Diesel Tractor". There was a great number of new boys present who hoped to join the Club. At the second meeting, on 17th October, our speaker was unable to attend and an improvised quiz was held, a team from the Committee beating a team from the rest of the Club. The third meeting, on 7th November, was another internal meeting at which R. W. Peacock spoke on "Farm Machinery", illustrating his talk by use of the epidiascope. T. J. Pick then spoke on "Dairy Farming" and passed round leaflets about the Friesian dairy cow. At the fourth meeting, on 21st November, Dr. and Mrs. Scott spoke on "Chemical Warefare in Agriculture"; Dr. Scott dealing with Herbicides and Mrs. Scott with Fungicides. Unfortunately these talks had to be cut short because of lack of time. This was followed by a meeting of the Advisory Committee. The final meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 12th December, when Dr. Taylor, a technical director of the I.C.I., showed some films relating to the I.C.I. and other industries in North East Yorkshire. 39

We made two visits during the term, one, on 31st October, to the British Sugar Corporation Factory at Poppleton, and the other, on 5th December, to Richardson's Fertilizer Factory in York. The meetings this term have been well attended and it is hoped that this high standard will be continued. W.I.M.

C.C.F. NOTES Lieutenant D. S. Mair joined the Contingent this term, and has taken charge of the N.C.O. Cadre. Commissioned during National Service, Lieutenant Mair served in Malaya and in East Africa. Some changes have been made in the normal training programme. On all parade days the whole Contingent now falls in for the flag lowering ceremony, and all are dismissed together. Every third week there is a march-past at the end of the parade. Apart from giving the Contingent obvious marching practice with the band, which now exists all the year, this gives us an opportunity to invite visitors to take the salute. Since 26th November an inter-House C.C.F. competition has been running; it is to last all the year, and is worked on a system of points gained or lost by individuals for specified actions. In addition to this, Major D. K. Crews, who resigned the command of the Contingent in August, has kindly offered to present a trophy for inter-House competition, for the performance of an arduous task. It is intended that this shall be competed for every year. The Fernie Cup will thus revert to its original purpose, and will be competed for by a drill competition. It is hoped that the trophy for the main competition will be decided upon and named in the near future.

MAIN EVENTS OF THE TERM 2ND OCTOBER.

The Contingent was to have been visited by the Admiral Commanding Reserves, Rear-Admiral G. Thistleton-Smith, C.B., G.M., but this visit had to be cancelled because of the epidemic. 22ND OCTOBER.

Visit by Commander R. R. Whalley, R.N., Area Officer, the North Eastern Area H.Q., Sea Cadet Corps, who took the salute at the first march-past. 12TH NOVEMBER.

Visit by Major R. F. Tomlinson, Commanding the Depot, XIV The West Yorkshire Regiment, to which the C.C.F. is affiliated. He took the salute at the march-past. 40

3RD DECEMBER.

The Contingent was very glad to welcome the Head Master, who took the salute at the march-past. Afterwards he presented Flying Scholarship badges to Corporals Crowe and Thorp, congratulating them on their achievement, and the Contingent on its appearance in the march-past.

ARMY CAMP, 1958 This will be at Castlemartin, near Pembroke, South Wales, from 29th July to 6th August, 1958.

R.A.F. SECTION Flight Sergeant K. Brown became the N.C.O. in charge of the Section. Number I Flight's training has been partly for the Advanced Proficiency Examination, and mainly in the N.C.O. Cadre. Number II Flight has been sub-divided into two parts. One part is training for the Proficiency Examination, and the other, by choice, for the Certificate "A", Part II. This has been done to reduce the chance of cadets leaving School without a recognised qualification. For the same reason a change has been made in the R.A.F. Basic Section, in which all cadets will take Certificate "A", Part II, before entering the R.A.F. Section. Many N.C.O.s have, as usual, been helping as instructors in various parts of the C.C.F., not necessarily in R.A.F. subjects.

R.N. SECTION As a considerable number of R.N. cadets left in the summer, the complement of the R.N. Section has fallen to 28. Since many Senior Cadets have assumed positions of responsibility in the Basic Section or Recruits, the Naval Squad on parade has been small, and the two Divisions temporarily combined into one. P.O. Clark has assumed command of the Section with Lg./Sea. Bellwood second-in-command. Bellwood has, however, been much occupied with the Band. The other main positions of responsibility have been filled by Lg./Sea. J. S. Ibberson (Boat Rating), Lg./Sea. Jenkinson (Yeoman of Signals), and Lg./Sea. Burton, Mathews, and Wheeler, who are in charge of Basic or Recruit Squads. The Stores and Seamanship Room have been most adequately looked after by A.B. Evans and A.B. Gomersall, while A.B. Slater has proved to be a very reliable R.N. Writer. This term four senior members of the R.N. Section have joined the N.C.O. Cadre. Though the training was considerably interrupted by illness, some good work was done. On the whole the drill of the R.N. Section has been satisfactory, and during the ceremonial parades the marching with rifles has been of a high order. 41

SCOUTING SENIOR SCOUT TROOP This term the Troop numbered 25, a record so far during its five years in existence, and we found it necessary to restart Mallory and Wingate Patrols to add to the firmly established Livingstone and Scott Patrols. The P/L.s are respectively : Livingstone—J. M. Lennox; Mallory—G. D. Parkin; Scott—R. R. Baldwin; and Wingate—K. A. Steel. Nine members of the Troop remain from last year and five of these are Queen's Scouts, R. R. Baldwin and G. D. Parkin qualifying during November. Fifteen Scouts came up from the Troop; ten of these are First Class, M. J. French and J. A. Shouksmith completing the tests for the badge during the Christmas Term. We also welcome one new member who has not been a Scout. The training programme for the term was mainly centred round the Ambulance badge and certain tests for the First Class badge, while a number of Seniors took detailed weather readings in preparation for the Meteorologist badge. A number of outdoor meetings were held, including practice in pioneering and mapping, usually with added difficulties caused by failing light. Four tea chests were converted into robust and attractive Patrol boxes and they will serve as patterns for the rest of the Group so that all Patrols will eventually have their own inexpensive storage boxes. Next term we hope to make a start on the conversion of the outer room of the Scout Store into a Senior Scout Room and these boxes will form the first, but we hope not the last, furniture for this room. During his inspection of school groups, Mr. B. Blake, N. Riding Field Commissioner, visited us this term. He attended a normal meeting and seemed to be quite satisfied with what he saw and heard. As his one real criticism seemed to be that no one in the Group knows how to tie a clove-hitch properly, perhaps we are not doing so badly ! As noted in the Scout Troop notes, four of the Seniors have regularly been assisting Mr. Holbeche and Mr. Montgomery. This now seems to be an established tradition and probably justifies the existence of the Senior Troop more than any other single factor. As in previous years we hope that it will lead to several warrants as A.S.M. being awarded before long. Just before Christmas some of the Senior Troop, aided by Ormiston of the Scout Troop, braved the elements to sing Christmas Carols in Clifton on two evenings. We felt we were amply rewarded by being able to donate our takings, £7 2s. 8d., to the Royal National Institute for the Blind. 42

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We were very pleased to welcome Mr. Montgomery into the Troop this term. His help has been invaluable, particularly in the training of Tenderfeet and subsequently in preparing them for Second Class tests. We are most grateful also for the very willing co-operation of four Senior Scouts (Bygate, Coulson, Marsden, and J. M. Smith) who have regularly turned up at Troop meetings to assist in the training programme. This year the demand for places in the Troop exceeded the agreed maximum of twenty-eight, so that we are in the strong position of having a short waiting list to fill any vacancies later on. Nearly half this number have remained from last year and all but one of these attended last summer's camp in the Lake District. This is a firm foundation for any troop, to which were added ten Second Class Scouts from St. Olave's and outside troops, plus six Tenderfeet. The four new Patrols, led by Beckett, Hardman, Harrison, and R. A. B. Wood, have all settled down amicably, so thi s promises to be a good year. The training programme has proceeded steadily throughout the term despite the 'flu epidemic. We hope that all Second Class Scouts will attain First Class status by the summer and that the remainder will not be far behind. So far half the required tests have been passed but the First Class Journey is usually left until the Summer Term. The training has been diversified with two wide games and other more light-hearted activities, including an aural observation test on a taperecorder conducted by Mr. Coulthard. In November we were honoured by an official visit from Mr. Blake, I.H.Q. Field Commissioner for the North Riding. He inspected and addressed the Troop, and spent the rest of the afternoon watching a patrol competition with evident approval. At the end of term we joined the Senior Scouts for the customary camp fire. The Summer Camp will take place from Tuesday, 29th July, to Wednesday, 6th August, and it is hoped that parents will be able to arrange for all members of the Troop to attend.

SHOOTING The shooting this term has taken on a slightly different pattern, as, with the assistance of Mr. Craine, it has been possible to cater for more boys. List A, last year's open range shots together with a few experienced miniature range shots, numbered 32, while List B, consisting mainly of newcomers, many of them distinctly on the young side, has numbered over 50. List A falls rather sharply into two groups : the first VIII and those on the fringe of it; and those whose main interest lies in .303. Some of these are very promising, and should get all the .22 practice 43

they can. A difficulty here has been a lack of second VIII fixtures. A large amount of writing has produced one only, and that for next term. We may feel the effects of this in the 1958/59 season, for at least six of this year's VIII are leaving. There were five weeks before our first match in which to find a first VIII, and this did not prove very difficult except in deciding among several candidates for the last two places. Actually, scores have been rather inconsistent, and not up to our best expectations. A difficulty we have so far failed to overcome is the shifting of groups in position when sights have not been altered. List B contains some promising young shots and distinct improvement has appeared in a number of cases. They show commendable enthusiasm for what must seem to them interminable grouping, and we can only repeat that it is the basis of all rifle shooting. First VIII postal match results are : Date

Opponents

St. Peter's Opponent's Score Score

9th Nov. Trent College 653 23rd Nov. Victoria College 675 2nd Dec. Leeds Grammar School 664

582 651 655

Result

Won Won Won

Individual averages are : B. C. R. Butler ... S. H. Newbigging ... R. Baxter ... G. P. Lowley D. A. Wilson D. E. Rayner J. M. Lennox M. G. Garbutt

85.67 85.33 85.33 84.00 83.67 82.00 81.33 80.33

FENCING The term, on the whole, has been a successful one. About 20 Juniors have completed a term's fencing, and they can now be expected to continue fencing for some time to come. More Junior Middles have attended practices than in previous years, although their numbers compare poorly with those of the Juniors who started a year ago. The House Captains and Seniors have put in some hard work, and we should like to take this opportunity of thanking them for their coaching. We have had two matches this term, both away. The first resulted in our defeat by Durham Colleges 6-21, and the second in a victory over York 15-12. We look forward to next term's fixtures, for which we are buying some new weapons and gloves, and we hope to acquit ourselves well against Welbeck, Bede, and King's Colleges, as well as in the return match with York. 44

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P.J.B.

SQUASH Possibly because of the good weather for rugger, the squash courts have not been in demand as much as usual. This has been particularly true of the Junior part of the School, and it is hoped that a greater interest will be taken in the Easter Term.

The competitions started towards the end of term but it was a very slow start. Matches must be played far sooner during the Easter Term if the competitions are to be completed.

The 1st V played four matches, winning three and losing to the Abbeydale Club, Sheffield; we would like to thank Mr. J. Biggin for arranging this excellent fixture. SCHOOL v. R.A.F., TOPCLIFFE, at Home, on Thursday, 7th November. Won, 5-0. D. Kirby beat F/L. Maddocks, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2. D. G. Macpherson beat S/L. Hill, 10-8, 9-4, 9-2. K. A. Hopper beat F/L. Taylor, 9-7, 9-5, 4-9, 5-9, 10-8. W. M. Howard beat W/O. Crosby, 9-3, 8-10, 9-7, 9-5. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat P/O. Henderson, 9-5, 9-2, 9-3. SCHOOL v. ABBEYDALE CLUB, SHEFFIELD, Away, on Thursday, 14th November. Lost, 5-0. D. Kirby lost to J. Willows, 1-3. D. G. Macpherson lost to G. Thomson, 1-3. K. A. Hopper lost to P. Mountford, 1-3. W. M. Howard lost to K. Watt-Smith, 1-3. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to F. Hopkinson, 1-3. SCHOOL v. BRADFORD G.S., Away, on Thursday, 21st November.

Won, 5-0. D. Kirby beat R. G. Whittaker, 6-9, 9-6, 9-1, 9-2. D. G. Macpherson beat R. Drummond, 9-5, 9-1, 9-1. K. A. Hopper beat P. Whincup, 9-4, 9-0, 9-3. W. M. Howard beat N. Scurrah, 9-6, 9-5, 9-1. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat D. J. M. Fiddler, 9-1, 10-8, 9-5. SCHOOL v. HYMER'S COLLEGE, at Home, on Sunday, 1st December.

Won, 4-1. D. G. Macpherson beat I. G. Davis, 9-2, 7-9, 8-9, 9-5, 9-0. W. M. Howard beat B. Duppan, 8-10, 9-2, 9-5, 10-8. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat R. P. Ashton, 9-3, 9-6, 9-6. F. C. Beaumont beat J. M. Mullin, 6-9, 6-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-5. E. M. H. Ranson lost to M. B. Clemson, 9-4, 7-9, 7-9, 10-9, 3-9.

D.K.

HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1958 I ST XI

Sat., 1st Feb. Leeds Corinthians Wed., 5th Feb. Welbeck College ... Sat., 8th Feb. Ashville College ... Sat., 15th Feb. Bridlington School • • • Wed., 19th Feb. Scarborough College ... Sat., 22nd Feb. York H.C. ... ... Wed., 26th Feb. Bootham School ... Sat., 1st Mar. Trent College Wed., 5th Mar. Worksop College Sat., 8th Mar. Old Peterites ... Wed., 12th Mar. Styx H.C. ...

Home Away Home Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home

2ND XI Wed., 5th Feb. Welbeck College ... Sat., 8th Feb. Ashville College ... Wed., 12th Feb. Fulneck School ... Sat., 15th Feb. Bridlington School ... Wed., 19th Feb. Scarborough College ... Wed., 26th Feb. Bootham School ... Sat., 1st Mar. Trent College Wed., 5th Mar. Worksop College

Away Home Home Home Home Away Home Away

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1957 RETROSPECT However weary one may be of hearing about the 'flu epidemic, no report on this season would be complete without some mention being made of its effects and possible bearing on our results. In no more than ten days from the start of term, our ranks had already become sadly depleted in numbers, and before very long little purpose remained in any further "disorganised" practice. There was no question of any match play, and the ten school games were reorganised into five. Ultimately every member of the 1st XV (bar one) succumbed to the "plague", and four weeks of term had passed and not a match had been played. The process of rehabilitation also was not an easy one, and the only consolation for the team was the thought that all our opponents had suffered similar experiences. However, when Trent College most disappointingly cancelled us, the dice did seem to be loaded heavily against us. Thus, inexperienced and unfit, rather like lumps of raw meat, we had to face Denstone College away for our first match—an experience which no team would relish. Denstone, we found, were able to call upon the experience of eleven old colours, whereas we had only six—an enormous advantage for our opponents in a season with a pre-match period such as this. The distribution of our six old colours enabled us to view our prospects with reasonable confidence, but time was essential in which 46

to find seven new colours to accompany B. C. R. Butler, the only remaining "colour-man" in the pack. This task was completed in due course, with the minimum of "chop and change", and emphasis was laid on fitness and mobility, rather than weight and stature. As a result the 1st XV pack, which on average was 2 lb. lighter than the 2nd XV pack, contained no player as much as 12 stones in weight or 6 feet in height. After the second failure of the term by the narrowest of margins against Durham School, also away, the remaining story of the 1st XV was one of undoubted success. The three-quarter line was one of our best for many years and their passing showed a smoothness and assurance which we seldom attain. The service of K. A. Hopper from the base of the scrum, together with his partner D. G. Macpherson at stand-off half, contributed to this success in large measure. The team as a whole, as last year, had few apparent weaknesses and few outstanding players. Although by no means all our outstanding players qualify as Yorkshiremen, yet we regret to report that it is now as long ago as 1952, in the name of A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, since a member of the 1st XV was represented in the Yorkshire Schoolboys XV. The 2nd XV, by their one reverse at the hands of Ampleforth College, suffered their first defeat since 1955, but generally had a successful if somewhat curtailed season. The Colts had another disappointing season, as did their predecessors of last year, and only the minimum number of colours could be awarded. House matches, both Senior and Junior alike, displayed the usual abundance of enthusiasm. In the Junior section, School House, as could be forecasted, were immeasurably stronger than all their opponents, and in the Senior section the Grove won the Cup for the third successive year. In the process, the Rise suffered an affront from the boots of D. Kirby alone, who was responsible for all 15 points for the Grove, in the form of 4 dropped goals (3 left-footed) out of 5 attempts and 1 penalty goal. We might well view the future with some apprehension for no "caps" will remain. However, at least 6 old colours should be present and we must hope for the best.

1st XV CHARACTERS • tK. A. HOPPER (Captain), 1955-56-57. Scrum-half. Height 5 ft. 71 ins. Weight 10 st. 01 lb. One of the best of many good School scrum-halves. His play was an inspiration to his team and much of the team's success can be attributed to his example. His opportunist breaks from the base of the scrum frequently severely taxed the opposing defence. • tD. Kixnv (Vice-Captain), 1955-56-57. Full-back. Height 6 ft. 11 ins. Weight 13 st. 51 lbs. Above all a very powerful kicker. Although he never really harnessed this power, nevertheless with the ball safely in his hands his own side could rely upon the opponents being driven back. After the successes of last season his place-kicking surprisingly suffered from lack of confidence. An early success was usually followed by further successes.

• tR. M. WHEELER, 1957. Open-side wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 81 ins.

Weight 10 st. 8+ lbs. Played an outstanding part in harassing the opposing stand-off half and centres, thus initiating the endeavour to turn defence into attack. A good opportunist, a good tackler and always very fit. His efforts were all the more creditable in view of the fact that he was more accustomed to the wing three-quarter position. * fa G. MACPHERSON, 1956-57. Stand-off half. Height 5 ft. 71 ins. Weight 9 st. 13 lbs. A very competent player, who was improving with every match. Quick off the mark; sets his three-quarter line in motion well; draws the defence and delivers his pass well; and in attack is capable of displaying a touch of genius. •fR. R. BALowrN, 1957. Hooker. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 11 st. 91 lbs. Not least amongst his responsibilities was his task as leader of the pack. He achieved much, both in his role as hooker, pack leader and as an effective forward in the loose. f B. C. R. BUTLER, 1956-57. No. 8 forward. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 11 st. 31 lbs. Fulfilled his role in the middle of the back row with boundless enthusiasm. Although his tackling is devastating, his mobility about the field was not equal to the task and he is undoubtedly better suited to a position in the front row. tA. MCCALLUM, 1956-57. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 111 ins. Weight 11 st. 7 lbs. A very promising player provided he can muster a little additional speed. As a result of injury and unfitness the season has been an incredibly brief one for him. His elusive side-step is a great asset in attack and his passing is good. tM. J. KERSHAW, 1957. Centre three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 9+ ins. Weight 9 st. 131 lbs. With a considerable family reputation to uphold, he has made great strides this season. Whereas his defence previously had been almost non-existent, it is now almost on a par with the rest of his game. With an all-round development in his physique anticipated, his game should develop well. tJ. B. MATHEWS, 1957. 2nd row forward. Height 5 ft. 11+ ins. Weight 11 st. 13+ lbs. A young player who may yet find that he is best suited to a position in the back row. It is difficult to play a distinguished role from the 2nd row, nevertheless he has applied his strong physique very effectively. tit. L. JOBLING, 1957. 2nd row forward. Height 5 ft. 10+ ins. Weight 11 st. 4+ lbs. Above all he achieved the distinction of playing in the 1st XV, having never previously played in any other school team. Although he was inclined to apply his energies spasmodically, nevertheless he was often much in evidence in the loose and had the happy knack of turning up at the right place at the right time. It must not be forgotten that previously he had been more accustomed to the wing three-quarter position. tP. B. BURBIDGE, 1956-57. Right-wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 81 ins. Weight 11 st. 11 lbs. He failed to recapture the fine form and reputation that he had won for himself last season. Tackling became a little suspect and generally he seemed to lose confidence in himself. Let's hope only temporarily. tR. BAXTER, 1957. Blind-side wing-forward. Height 5 ft. 10 ins. Weight 10 st. 31 lbs. An effective player in this position and a good opportunist. He gave the opposition little scope to develop any move on the blind side. fD. L. SLADE, 1957. Prop forward. Height 5 ft. 10+ ins. Weight 11 st. 11 lbs. A solid player who contributed his share to a compact front row. The experience of this year should enable his reaction to be speeded up next year.

tW. M. HOWARD, 1957. Left-wing three-quarter. Height 5 ft. 6 ins. Weight

9 st. 131 lbs. His experience was very limited at the start of the season, and he learnt that there was very much more to the game than waiting to be given a pass. His anticipation, reaction and sense of positioning enabled him in the end to participate in the game very effectively. He was given few opportunities to develop his attacking powers with the ball in possession. if . C. BEAUMONT, 1957. Prop forward. Height 5 ft. 101 ins. Weight 1 1st. Of lb. The third member of the pack to have gained 1st XV honours a year after Colts level. The pace and vigour of play this season will have given him valuable experience and enable him to play a more active role next year. * Caps. fi Colours.

SEASON 1957-58 2nd XV.—J. A. Bygate* (Capt.), D. Robinson,* R. C. Hopkinson,* J. J. Rhodes,* W. House,* M. Precious,* S. S. Hobson,* J. 0. Armstrong, J. S. Botterill, A. H. Crowther, C. D. Ibberson, W. E. Montague, C. J. Partridge, J. B. Robinson, J. M. Smith. * Colours. Colts XV.—M. J. Bond; P. M. Beachell, J. M. Holdsworth, P. N. B. Smith, M. W. Woodruff; J. W. S. Gale* (Capt.), W. E. Bagnall; D. L. W. Sim, A. W. Raylor, P. Hodgson, C. W. Gough, R. A. Hodgson, G. P. Robinson, D. P. Coles, E. M. H. Ranson* (Vice-Capt.). * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—I. A. Naisby; N. P. Thornton, C. Hermiston, A. J. De Mulder, C. J. Territt; R. Priestley, J. M. D. Kirk; R. G. Armstrong (Capt.), F. J. A. Hewitt, J. W. Beckett, T. P. Brown, M. W. Territt, M. W. Foster, D. H. Fletcher, D. C. Kelly (Vice-Capt.).

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV Sat.,

5th Oct. Wed., 9th Oct. Sat., 19th Oct. Wed., 23rd Oct. Sat., 26th Oct. Sat., 2nd Nov. Wed., 6th Nov. Sat., 9th Nov. Sat., 16th Nov. Sat., 23rd Nov. Wed., 27th Nov. Sat., 14th Dec.

H.M.S. Ceres Headingley "A" Bradford G.S. Trent College Denstone College ... Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Durham School ... Leeds G.S. ... ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ... Old Peterites ...

Wed., 13th Nov.

Ripon G.S.

Sat., 19th Oct. Sat., 26th Oct. Wed., 6th Nov. Sat., 9th Nov. Sat., 23rd Nov. Wed., 27th Nov.

"A" XV ... 2nd XV Bradford G.S. ... Giggleswick School ... Durham School ... Leeds G.S. ... ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ...

Sat.,

3rd XV Ampleforth College ...

23rd Nov.

...

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Result F. Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Home

Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Lost 3 Won 9 Lost 3 Won 9 Won 11 Drawn 3 Won 9 Won 14

17 3 6 5 3 3 0 12

Away

Won

Away Home Home Home Away Home

Cancelled Won 31 Won 23 Drawn 5 Lost 6 Won 29

0 0 5 15 13

Away

Lost

COLTS XV

Result F.

... 19th Oct. Pocklington School ... Wed., 23rd Oct. Trent College ... Sat., 26th Oct. Giggleswick School ... Sat., 2nd Nov. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV ... Wed., 13th Nov. Durham School ... Sat., 16th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... Sat., 23rd Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... ... Wed., 27th Nov. Worksop College

Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Away

Cancelled Cancelled 26 Won 3 Lost Lost 3 0 Lost 0 Lost Lost 0

8 24 9 9 11 12

JUNIOR COLTS XV ... Pocklington School ... Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... ... ... Durham School ... Barnard Castle School ... ... Worksop College

Home Home Away Home Away

Cancelled 11 Won 20 Won Lost 0 0 Lost

6 0 3 10

Sat.,

Sat., 19th Oct. Wed., 6th Nov. Wed., 13th Nov. Sat., 16th Nov. Wed., 27th Nov.

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round : Grove beat Temple, 18-0. School House beat Manor, 31-0. Semi-finals : Grove beat Rise, 15-0. Queen's beat School House, 5-3. Grove beat Queen's, 19'-6. Final : JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round : Rise beat Manor, 12-0. Grove beat Temple, 3-0. Semi-finals : Rise beat Queen's, 11-3. School House beat Grove, 31-0. School House beat Rise, 16-0. ,Final :

SCHOOL MATCHES ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE Played at Denstone on Saturday, 26th October. St. Peter's kicked off in extremely wet conditions and immediately Denstone, with 11 old colours in their team, were pressing hard. As usual, their packing was excellent and, coupled with the fast, safe handling of their three-quarters, they presented quite an opposition. Hardly had five minutes elapsed when the Denstone scrum pushed over for a try, quickly followed by one from Evans, which was duly converted. After a determined rush, however, McCallum, taking a pass from Macpherson, went over mid-way between the posts and the corner. With 15 minutes to half-time, the ball was out to the Denstone winger, Barrington, twice in quick succession, from which two tries were safely scored. Half-time : St. Peter's 3 pts., Denstone 14 pts. The very fact that Denstone only gained three more points (a penalty by Peake) in this half shows how the School's play improved. Scrummaging was tighter and handling much better, and although 50

Denstone were constantly on the attack, the School's defence remained firm. Result : St. Peter's 3 pts., Denstone 17 pts. Team: D. Kirby; P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, A. McCallum, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; R. R. Baldwin, S. S. Hobson, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, R. M. Wheeler, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM Played at Durham on Wednesday, 6th November. Play opened shakily in one of the most hard-fought games this season, but it was not long before the School three-quarters showed the way with some excellent movements by D. G. Macpherson and M. J. Kershaw, which caught Durham completely off balance. Nevertheless, play was mainly in mid-field and any ground gained was quickly restored by D. Kirby's long touch kicks. The only score after a gruelling first half was a fine penalty by D. Kirby to put the School 3 points up. Half-time : St. Peter's 3 pts., Durham 0 pts. Hardly had the second half started when Durham equalised with a successful penalty; play from this moment becoming instinctively more determined. The highlight of this half was the brilliant solo run by D. G. Macpherson who, after eluding at least five opponents, went over for a try, which was unfortunately disallowed. Play immediately swept back onto St. Peter's line where ten minutes solid scrummaging ensued, and it was from one of these tussles that R. E. Spirit emerged to kick the match-winning dropped goalResult : St. Peter's 3 pts., Durham 6 pts. Team: D. Kirby; J. M. Smith, P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; F. C. Beaumont, R. R. Baldwin, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, R. M. Wheeler, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 9th November. Victory against Leeds over the past five season's has always just eluded the School XV, but right from the kick-off in this match St. Peter's had Leeds pinned in their own half, repeated attacks being made by both forwards and three-quarters, and it was K. A. Hopper, suddenly appearing from the back of the scrum, who opened the scoring with a dropped goal right under the posts. The loss of their captain, full-back J. R. Clark, was a blow to Leeds who, in spite of some effective heeling, were always on the defensive. Half-time : St. Peter's 3 pts., Leeds G.S. 0 pts. 51

Play in the second half was of a more attacking nature, with the School pack playing hard and packing well in the loose, but it was the Leeds three-quarters, led by centre N. F. Lawrence, who appeared the more dangerous on occasions. One such movement began on their own goal-line and ended with a solo run up the right wing by D. M. Miller to score under the posts. With this duly converted, St. Peter's swung determinedly back into the attack, with D. Kirby kicking a penalty and K. A. Hopper, rounding off a fine game, scoring in the corner to give St. Peter's a well-deserved and hard-fought victory. Result : St. Peter's 9 pts., Leeds G.S. 5 pts. Colours were awarded to R. M. Wheeler and R. R. Baldwin, and re-awarded to D. G. Macpherson and B. C. R. Butler. Team: D. Kirby; J. M. Smith, P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; F. C. Beaumont, R. R. Baldwin, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, R. M. Wheeler, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK Played at Giggleswick on Saturday, 16th November. If one had to pinpoint the reason for the School's decisive victory at Giggleswick, it could only be attributed to the back division, who, with the welcome return of A. McCallum, seemed to sweep right away into the Giggleswick half. The opposition pack gave ample opportunities to the Giggleswick three-quarters, but even they could not counteract the fast-moving St. Peter's backs, who made many menacing breaks down the centre of the field. The only score in the first half came from a loose scrummage when K. A. Hopper gathered the ball and made a wide break to score near the corner. D. Kirby duly converted. Half-time : St. Peter's 5 pts., Giggleswick 0 pts. The opening minutes of the second half produced two similar movements, from which W. M. Howard went over for two perfect tries in the corner. In between these efforts, Slinger, the Giggleswick captain, kicked a penalty goal, while the other performance of any note was that of Atkins, who made two spectacular scoring bids for Giggleswick, the first of which was only foiled by a last-ditch tackle. Giggleswick, both pack and threes, presented stern opposition, but at no time during the game could they seem to match St. Peter's greater speed and power in the backs. Result : St. Peter's 11 pts., Giggleswick 3 pts. Colours were awarded to A. McCallum, M. J. Kershaw, J. B. Mathews, and R. L. Jobling. Team: D. Kirby; P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, A. McCallum, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; F. C. Beaumont, R. R. Baldwin, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, J. A. Bygate, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH Played at home on Saturday, 23rd November. Although there were few points in the annual tussle between the School and Ampleforth, there was excitement in plenty, with both sides attacking for all they were worth, but unable to make any impression on really splendid defences. In most instances, Ampleforth obtained the heel, which the threes were quick to put to advantage. These efforts were always thwarted by the excellence of the School's tackling, and especially by the speed with which R. M. Wheeler, at open-side wing-forward, stopped incipient attacks by getting to Morris almost as soon as he got the ball. St. Peter's were by far the better players in the first half, and it was rather against the run of play, therefore, when Morris kicked a 40-yard penalty to put Ampleforth 3 points up at half-time. Half-time : St. Peter's 0 pts., Ampleforth 3 pts. Play resumed in the same spirit, and it was not long before a School try materialised through McCallum, who gathered a wellplaced cross-kick and went over near the corner. Following this, there came repeated attacks on the Ampleforth line, with Macpherson being stopped only a few yards from the line after an exceptionally fast break-through, while Jobling was actually over the line when he lost the ball. The School must surely consider themselves unlucky not to have snatched victory; however, it was an excellent game and lived up to it's reputation for being the School's needle match. Result : St. Peter's 3 pts., Ampleforth 3 pts. Colours were awarded to R. Baxter, P. B. Burbidge, D. L. Slade, W. M. Howard, and F. C. Beaumont. Team: D. Kirby; P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, A. McCallum, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; F. C. Beaumont, R. R. Baldwin, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, R. M. Wheeler, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP Played at home on Wednesday, 27th November. Completing a run of successful home wins, the School side beat Worksop in a game which tended to lack determination; however, the School were fast in settling down to some constructive movements, which were really effective and proved to be the only "planned" rugger of the match. Constant efficient service from the base of the scrum gave the School backs many good opportunities, with occasions when the ball was quickly out to the wing, P. B. Burbidge just narrowly failing to score in the corner. 53

The scoring was opened by K. A. Hopper, with the first of his two tries, while D. Kirby kicked a 40-yard penalty to give the School a half-time lead. Half-time : St. Peter's 6 pts., Worksop 0 pts. K. A. Hopper, in scoring his second try, displayed the fine form which he had shown throughout the game to brilliant advantage, when he went over after a solo run to the corner. In the closing stages of the game, Worksop distinctly improved, despite the loss of their full-back, but the School defended well, and the game ended without Worksop scoring. Result : St. Peter's 9 pts., Worksop 0 pts. Team: D. Kirby; P. B. Burbidge, M. J. Kershaw, A. McCallum, W. M. Howard; D. G. Macpherson, K. A. Hopper; F. G. Beaumont, R. R. Baldwin, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, R. L. Jobling, R. M. Wheeler, B. C. R. Butler, R. Baxter.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 14th December. The Old Boys made no secret of the fact that they were bent on avenging the defeats of the past few seasons, and a strong team was assembled under the management once again of Peter Penniston. One notable omission from the side was Penniston himself, but with the inclusion of M. E. Kershaw at centre three-quarter and A. N. Wyatt-Gunning in the pack, together with a team composed of regular club players, the opposition for the School looked formidable enough. Once again, however, the School had the measure of the opposition, if only by the narrowest of margins. A splendid game followed, full of good entertainment value, and the School by their narrow victory of 14 points to 12 displayed, as they had often done in earlier matches in the term, fine resolution and determination when thrown onto the defensive by their experienced opponents. Although the goal-kicking of D. Kirby was a decisive factor in the scoring, each of three splendid tries for the School was better than any of the four scored by the Old Boys. Brilliant play by D. G. Macpherson was mainly responsible for this. The School opened the scoring when A. McCallum went over for a try, the result of a perfectly timed inside pass from D. G. Macpherson, who had previously covered much ground. R. J. Sharp replied with a try for the Old Boys, whereupon a dazzling run by D. G. Macpherson again, encompassing almost half the length of the field, ended with his touching down. D. Kirby converted from a wide angle, and so at half time the School led by 8 points to 3. 54

On resumption of play, the School struck a bad patch. The Old Boys gained frequent possession of the ball and in the space of two minutes P. S. Roe, who had been playing a first-class game, scored two very similar unconverted tries, and thus gave the Old Boys a one point lead. A penalty goal landed by D. Kirby, and another brilliant try by D. G. Macpherson, in combination with his partner K. A. Hopper, then won back the 5-point lead for the School. In the closing stages the Old Boys launched a series of determined attacks, from one of which C. H. Lewis went over in the corner. A magnificent attempt to convert by G. Ridley from the touch-line just failed to level the scores. Result : Won, School 14 pts., Old Boys 12 pts. OLD PETERITE XV G. Ridley; R. D. Wheatley, D. N. Brocklebank, M. E. Kershaw, C. H. Lewis; F. C. Slegg (Capt.), P. S. Roe; J. J. F. Knapton, N. J. Bell, L. T. Beaumont, C. W. Thompson, M. B. Wilson, A. N. Wyatt-Gunning, T. G. Stephenson, R. J. Sharp.

ST. OLAVE'S It has long been a tradition to mention somewhere in these notes that our numbers have coyly advanced to an all-time record, and this time it will be recorded at the very start that we have 238 boys on the register. It is to be regretted, however, that on no occasion this term were all of them present, though we got very near to it on 7th November, when only two miserable specimens failed to turn up. In the third week of term, moreover, the influenza epidemic hit us so hard that very nearly half of the School was knocked out, and forms had to be combined. A fresh time-table was made each day, which added to the excitement, but it is interesting to note that the supply of staff exceeded demand during these perilous days. On one glorious day J4C was wiped out, but it takes more than influenza to keep us down, and the term went on as usual. The only alterations to the calendar of events were (a) that the harvest thanksgiving had to be cancelled, since those most qualified to place vegetable marrows in their proper order were more profitably engaged in looking after the sick, (b) that we had to cancel two 1st XV fixtures, but we should probably have lost the matches, and (c) that examinations did not materialise at the end of term, as it was felt by some that more would be gained by carrying on normal work to the bitter end. It is also usual to mention some major change in the landscape, and we are able to report two new form rooms tacked on to the end of J l's room. This is a very great improvement, although the slight addition to the population in this area has produced its problems. As term ended, the start of excavations in the old playground showed that more improvements were on the way, and the fact that a powerful mechanical shovel started in on the St. Olave's drive before the master in charge was able to finish his reports may possibly account for some of his more jaundiced remarks. The weather has, on the whole, been kind to us, but towards the end of term the fields were not fit for games. Our rugby XV started with a good win against a weakened St. Martin's team, and played well against Drax. The last two fixtures, however, against Ampleforth and Pocklington, were not terribly successful, and poor tackling made us look very much worse than we really were. Our Middles took rather a battering from Gilling Castle, and it looks as if we are not strong enough to cope with them. There have been no inter-House competitions on the games field, but the struggle for the Work Shield is well under way. This year, it looks as if the day boys will triumph, for Ainsty, with Elmet just behind them, have opened up rather a large gap. The method of scoring has been altered in a few small particulars, but this should not have produced such a swing. On two occasions the Archaeological Society has met, both times in the day boys' dining room. It is very convenient having a good 56

black-out in this room, for previously we have had to go over to the lecture hall in the science block. On 15th November Mr. Cooper gave a talk on the development of the English castle, and on 5th December Mr. Wiseman lectured on Roman Spain. The attendance at these lectures was very satisfactory, and it is felt that twenty or thirty keen members is the best number. A second flourishing society devotes itself to music, and A. W. Perry and Biddle are to be congratulated on their efforts. Membership is limited to the Senior forms, but younger enthusiasts are able not only to listen outside the room but also to engage in some of the movements which the more popular music appears to demand if it is to be properly savoured. Quick mention must be made of other events. In October the whole School listened to a lecture given by Captain Lawson Smith. The subject was deep sea diving, and our lecturer was dressed for the part by a gang of Olavites. We were most interested by Captain Lawson Smith's graphic account of many aspects of diving. On All Saints' Day we had our usual whole holiday, a very welcome break this term for everyone. On All Saints' Day we had a special service. The annual P.T. Display took place early in December, and SergeantMajor Power is to be congratulated on achieving such good results in so short a time. Shortly before the end of term those of us who knew Canon Patteson were very shocked to hear of his sudden death. Only a handful of boys who had been taught by him remains in the School, but there are still many boarders who remember with pleasure his visits to the Houses. These boys were able to go to the memorial service in Chapel, and we all of us extend our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Patteson. Our Carol Service was a fitting climax to the end of term, and all who were able to go were very impressed by it. It is indeed unfortunate that so many parents and friends who would like to attend cannot even be invited, but the system of selection ensures that the parents of every boy are given at least one opportunity in the course of their son's career at St. Olave's.

SALVETE (Christmas Term, 1957) AINSTY P. Abel (JiiA), A. D. Bailey (JivA), I. M. Crombie (JiiiA), P. S. Disney (Ji), D. Dove (JivA), M. R. Farrally (JiiiA), A. N. Ferrar (JivA), W. D. Fleming (Ji), R. I. S. Gow i(JiiA), G. F. Hardman (JiiA), G. Hattee (JivA), N. S. Lilley (JiiA), D. S. Lockhart (Ji), R. M. Mackenzie (Ji), P. J. Nix (Ji), M. H. Sessions (Ji), P. J. Summers (Ji), C. Watson (Ji), G. Watson (JivA). ALC U IN J. E. Clark (JiiiB—L), C. W. Clegg (JiiA—L(DB)), J. S. W. Cook (Ji—L), S. Croft-Baker I(JiiiB), J. A. Eatough (JivB—DB), J. F. Gagg (JiiA—L), C. J. Hoare .(JivA), P. R. J. Hoskinson (JiiiB—L), C. S. Martinson (Ji—L), M. G. Pace (Ji—L(DB)), J. K. Park (Ji—L(DB)), P. J. Schofield (JiiB—L), M. G. H. Smith (Ji—L), M. N. Webster (JiiiA—L).

ELMET R. 0. Barton (JivA), M. S. J. Best (Ji), H. N. Blackford (JivA), C. J. M. Duckworth (JivB), D. J. Fisher (JivA), D. R. Godfrey (JivB), N. J. Hancock (JiiiA), J. D. Martin (JiiiB), R. W. Miers (JiiB), S. N. Monks (Ji), C. C. Russell (Ji), R. Scaife (JivA), P. M. Shepherd (JiiB), S. C. Sugar (Ji), P. M. Thomson (Ji), C. E. Wilks (Ji)) J. L. Wood (JivA), P. L. R. Younger (JiiA). WENTWORTH E. P. Alton (JiiB), D. R. Ballinger (Ji—DB), R. B. Blackburn (JivC), N. R. S. Burnett (JiiB), Q. Gray (JiiA—DB), A. Kemp-Welch (Ji), A. C. Milnes (JivB), N. D. C. Morley (Ji), A. J. Moss (Ji), G. P. Neil (JiiB), D. C. Ord (JiiA), C. J. Swiers (JiiB), N. E. Tomlinson (JiiB).

JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES This term has followed the usual pattern except that we have played no House matches owing to the state of the fields when our School fixtures were completed. The start of the season was upset by the 'flu epidemic. We won our first match versus St. Martin's School, Nawton, but lost to Drax, Ampleforth, and Pocklington. Our Middles, against Gilling Castle, lost both their matches. We congratulate K. W. Headlam and R. B. Daniel, the Captain and Vice-Captain respectively, on winning their School colours:::.. The following represented the School in matches :—Cloughton, Bowling, Carr, Eggleshaw, Richman, McKay (twice), Shaw, Richardson (twice), Bruce, Daniel, Headlam, Gow, Magson, Sutcliffe, Jowett, and Routledge.

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MAY; 1958

No. 348

EDITORIAL All Englishmen talk of the weather and we could say much. This term has been punctuated by snowfalls and the climate has called for snowballs rather than hockey balls and skis rather than spikes. Sport has indeed suffered badly as readers of this magazine will discover later. The School returned to find Mr. Howat firmly in charge of School House, and a new Boat House well on the way to completion for his more watery activities. This attractive building also acts as a pavilion for the Wightman Field and the changing rooms, storage space and wash basins it houses are a most useful addition to riverside activities, be it with ball or oar. This is not the only work in progress, however, for new paths and walls were to be seen growing through the snow round St. Olave's. Readers can see photographs of these improvements to the School in this issue, which also contains reference to the recently completed hard tennis courts. Changes were not limited to buildings, however. Mr. Hall was away for the whole term after a serious operation, though we were soon to learn that he was making a fine recovery. He was replaced temporarily by Mr. Williams who, for some weeks, daily braved the snows between Malton and York to teach us. We said goodbye to Mr. Wallbank whose admonishing glare still lingers, with wholesome results, in the mind of the would-be trespasser on the square. We said goodbye to two bachelors at the end of the term, though the grief of our farewells was tempered with glee at the thought that they would return married. We welcome Mrs. Jeffs and Mrs. Mair to St. Peter's. Lastly we welcome a new groundsman and a new cricket coach : may they uphold the tradition of the Charles Wallbank—Benny Wilson period. Indoors the term has gone well, with societies thriving (indeed a Junior Debating Society is developing), the T.V. set gradually widening its range of adherents, and the Trial Examinations passing without remarkable incident. It is the snow that lingers, like those white patches that were still to be seen on the moors in late April, in the memory; and we turn with relief to the brighter prospects of summer. As we go to press, we hear with great regret that Mr. Burgess is sick and we send our most cordial good wishes for his recovery. 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial

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The Staff ... Commemoration, 1958 ... The Environs of St. Olave's and New Tennis Courts

The Appeal

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4 10

Old Peterite News ... School Officers Valete and Salvete

11 12

House Notes The Oxford Cup ... The Chapel

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The Choir

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The Library Easter Tour of the Continent The Curia The Debating Society

19 20 20 22 23 26 26

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The Junior Science Society

28 29

The British Ship Adoption Society

Careers ... The Music Society

32 34

The School Concert

The Film Society ...

37 38

The Senior Science Society

The Young Farmers' Club The C.C.F.

Scouting Shooting

45 46

Fencing

Squash

Chess ... Hockey Cricket Fixtures

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50 51

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Easter Term Rugger ... Athletics

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53 54

Boat Club New Boat House

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55 57

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St. Olave's

ILLUSTRATIONS: The St. Olave's wall and paths ... The New Boat House ...

Frontispiece Facing page 57

The St. Olave's wall and paths.

THE REV. F. H. BARNBY As we go to press, we report with regret the death of the Rev. F. H. Barnby, a Master and Chaplain of the School from 1913 'to 1939. A full obituary will appear in the next issue of "The Peterite".

THE STAFF MARRIAGES MR. E. S. JEFFS JEFFS—PENFOLD. On 1 1 th April, at St. Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Edwin Stephen Jeffs to Audrey Beryl Penfold, of "The Croft", Gledhow Wood Road, Leeds. MR. D. S. MAIR MAIR—JABTCHENKO. On 20th April, at the Cathedrale Orthodoxe de Nice, David Sinclair Mair to Olga Helene Jabtchenko, of "La Sine", Vence.

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MR. R. C. T. HALL We are glad to report that Mr. Hall has now recovered from his illness and we welcome his return to School. MR. R. ASPINALL We welcome to St. Peter's Mr. Aspinall, who starts his duties as Cricket Coach this Summer Term. Many readers will know of Mr. Aspinall's abilities as bowler and batsman with Yorkshire and, later, Durham. We wish him every success with our budding Yardleys and hope he will find the promise that he can undoubtedly perfect. MR. CHARLES WALLBANK Mr. Charles Wallbank retired this term after seventeen years' good service to the School. He and Mrs. Wallbank were presented with a bureau and cheque from Old Peterites and the School. We wish them a long and happy retirement. Mr. Ray Lister replaces Mr. Wallbank and is already preparing the cricket square for the term's cricket. We have every faith in his ability to master the peculiarities of our fields and hope he will be happy with us. 2

COMMEMORATION, 1958 The programme will be as follows :THURSDAY, 24TH

JULY.

Junior School Speech Day and Distribution of Prizes by Sir Bertram Wilson. 25TH JULY. Cricket Match, School v. Old Peterites, begins.

FRIDAY,

SATURDAY, 26TH

JULY.

Morning : 11-0 a.m., Speeches and Distribution of Prizes by Sir Charles Morris, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University. Afternoon : Cricket Match continued. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. Evening : Old Peterite Dinner. 27m JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11-0 a.m. Commemoration Service and Sermon by the Rev. Canon N. M. Hodd.

SUNDAY,

THE ST. OLAVE'S WALL AND PATHS Work was completed last term on the driveway to St. Olave's and the paths to the Art Room and classrooms. In addition, an attractive garden wall with a stone coping has replaced the much worn bank that sloped from the back of St. Olave's to the Art Room path. The tarmac, it is hoped, will reduce the quantity of mud transported into the buildings by the traffic of numerous feet, and it undoubtedly improves the appearance of the area. We print a photograph of these works in this issue.

THE NEW TENNIS COURTS Two hard tennis courts have been laid at "The Avenue" end of the 1st XV pitch on the site of the old grass courts. The grass courts used to wear rapidly and were, of course, at the mercy of bad weather. The new tarmac surfaces dry rapidly and it is intended to use them all the year round. It is hoped that they will not only improve the standard of School tennis but also provide an additional opportunity for exercise when other grounds are unfit. 3

THE BUILDING APPEAL A progress report is being sent to all Old Peterites and other friends of the School, together with a 3rd list of subscribers. The total amount so far subscribed, including future instalments of Covenants, stands at £22,978 15s. 6d. The report will include particulars both of building operations already completed or in progress and of projects for the immediate future. Our target remains at £100,000.

OLD PETERITE NEWS COMMEMORATION The Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 25th July, to Sunday, 27th July. Preliminary information about the programme is given on page 3 of this issue, and full details will be sent in due course to each member of the O.P. Club. The O.P. Dinner will again be held on the Saturday evening at the School. R. A. Stratton, Tynron, 8 Riddings Road, Hale, Cheshire, will again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes, at the School, will, as usual, arrange the boat races. The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held at 6-30 p.m. immediately prior to the Dinner on the Saturday, and it is strongly urged that all O.P.s who are present at Commemoration will make a special effort to attend and make the meeting truly representative.

MEETING OF GENERAL COMMITTEE 22nd March, 1958 A General Committee Meeting of the O.P. Club was held at the School on Saturday, 22nd March. The Head Master was in the Chair and there were 18 members present, including the President (Mr. H. L. Creer). It was reported that the Annual Dance held at the School on 18th January in the organisation of which the Club, through the aegis of a few York members, assisted for the first time was a great success and resulted in the sum of £203 10s. 11d. being paid to the Building Appeal Fund. The date of the next dance was to be fixed by the Head Master and C. S. Shepherd, and announced in "The Peterite" as soon as possible. The resignation of P. M. Steele from the Committee was announced owing to his permanent residence in London. J. B. Mortimer had kindly undertaken to organise in future the O.P. hockey team for the annual fixture against the School. The arrangements for Commemoration, 1958, are circulated separately with this issue of "The Peterite", but members are asked 4

to note that an innovation this year is the staging of a Golf Competition at Strensall on Sunday afternoon, 27th July. The most important business of the meeting was to recommend to the Annual General Meeting a President for the next three years in succession to Mr. H. L. Creer who, having served for three years, retires in accordance with Rule 3 (a). On the proposition of the retiring President, seconded by C. C. Fairweather, it was unanimously resolved that Dr. Marcus Clegg (1897-1907) be nominated. It was decided that C. C. Fairweather, the Club's representative on the Board of Governors, should report any matters of general interest arising from the Board's deliberations to each meeting of the General Committee. The reports of District Committees were received.

NORTH WEST AREA DINNER The North West Area Annual Dinner was held in Manchester at the New Millgate Hotel, on Friday, 7th March, and was once again a great success, with an increased gathering of 32 people, and apologies for last minute inability to attend from nine others. Though this is a meeting of only three years' standing it promises well for the future. In all 111 "Old Peterites" were notified, and they came from as far afield as Aldershot, Newcastle, and Carlisle. The Head Master was present, and the Chair was taken by J. A. Hanson. It was noted, as will be seen from the list, that the gathering covered a period from 1914-1957. Thus any "Old Peterite" considering next year's gathering can expect to meet an old boy who was at the School during his own period. It will be seen from the list that no fewer than six past Head Boys of the School were present at the Dinner, namely, Rhodes, Graham, Shepherd, Penniston, Frank, and C. H. Lewis. The following were present :Jackson, G. F., 1918 - 21 Hanson, J. A. 1922-31 1946-51 1946-50 1943-53 1944-50 1948-54 1953-56 1948-53 1942-49 1945-52 1932-37 1952-57 1943-47 1944-50

Blackburn, W. D. Booth, J. M. Booth, J. G. Booth, A. T. Buttrum, A. P. Carr, N. W. M. Chadwick, C. I. DeLittle, R. J. Dronfield, J., Head Master. Franks, C. Glasson, G. E. Graham, Dr. G. E. L. Gregory, C. B. M. HaIlas, M. Hunter, C. D.

1947-55 1923-26 1921-29 1939-44 1949-52 1947-52 1914-20 1952-57 1936-46 1950-55

Ex Master. Lewis, C. H. Lewis, T. J. Maclldowie, A. B. Penniston, P. Proctor, D. R. Raylor, J. M. Rhodes, K. H. Ridley, I. N. Shepherd, C. S. Shirtcliffe, J. R.

1935-43

Stratton, R. A.

1944-46 1920-23 1936-39

Thomas, T. P. Troughton, A. P. Warren, K. A. Mr. Colbeck, Editor, "Yorkshire Life".

CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITE DINNER The fourth successive Annual Dinner was held in the Dr. Eden Room of Trinity Hall on Thursday, 27th February. The Head Master and Mr. Jeffs, as representatives of the School, were entertained by a large gathering of Cambridge O.P.s. J. B. Weightman was in the Chair. After an excellent dinner, the toast of The School was proposed by H. P. G. Shaw, to which Mr. Dronfield and then Mr. Jeffs replied. C. K. Smith was also persuaded to say a few words. The Cambridge O.P.s are to be congratulated on their arrangements for this very enjoyable occasion. The following is a list of those present :Emmanuel.

The School.

D. G. Barton. J. C. M. Herring. J. N. T. Howat. W. R. Ibberson. H. P. G. Shaw. C. K. Smith.

The Head Master. Mr. E. S. Jeffs.

St. Catharine's. D. G. Oldman. G. B. Pullan J. B. Weightman. 0. C. Wetherell.

Pembroke. B. M. Newdick.

Selwyn. E. I. Moore.

Trinity Hall.

Christ's.

D. K. Timms.

J. R. Peverley.

Russian Course—D. G. Metcalf.

OLD PETERITES OVERSEAS We promised to print a list of Old Peterites who at present work overseas. Below is the list so far as we know, and it is hoped that it will lead to some happy reunions :— Bea ling, M. J., 1940-45; c/o The Australian and New Zealand Bank, Martin Place and George Street, Sydney, Australia. Bower, E. C. F., 1920-21; 5 Cardiff Avenue, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Claydon, J. B., 1947-54; Suite 1103, 1450 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, 5, British Columbia, Canada. Colbeck, N. L., 1930-36: P.O. Box 221, Nahuru, Kenya, E. Africa. Corner, S., 1936-38; Landing and Shipping Co. of E. Africa, P.O. Box 368, Mombasa, Kenya. Crawshaw, H. G., C.B.E., 1915-21; 27 Rue Victor Hugo, Tangier. Creer, A. D., 1890-94; 2966 Marine Drive, Hollyburn, West Vancouver, Canada. Crosskill, W. B., 1951-54; No. 4 R.D., Kio Kio, Otorhangar, New Zealand. Denby, G. W., 1935-40; Allahabad Bank Buildings, 7 Royal Exchange Place, Calcutta, India. Dewar, R. I., 1944-50; 7 Armoured Div., M.L.B. Coy., B.A.O.R. 23. Dewick, H. S. M., 1948-51; Hotel San Regis, 12 Rue Jean Gargon, Paris, 8e. Dixon, W. F., 1923-26; Private Bag 242A, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia. Jacques, S. H., 1926-30; c/o Warner Barres and Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 294, Manila, Philippines. Leversedge, L. F., C.M.G., 1920-23; c/o The Secretariat, P.O. Box 208, Lusaka, N. Rhodesia.

Milne, M. S., 1947-52; c/o Australia & New Zealand Bank, Labton Quay & Featherstone Street, Wellington, New Zealand. Morison, I. D. C., 1931-39; Chatsworth Road, Silverstream, Nr. Wellington, New Zealand. Phillips, W/Cdr. J. S. P., D.F.C., 1931-36; Nigerian Railways, c/o The Secretariat, Lagos, Nigeria, W. Africa. Ping, A. C. W., 1929-38; 19 West Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Reynolds, A. G., 1934-44; c/o Mrs. H. S. Varde, Coover Villa, Colaba, Bombay, 5, India. Rhodes, B. V., 1926-29; Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Richardson, H., 1909-14; Paget West, Bermuda. Roberts, Dr. W. L., 1913-18; "Longfield", P.O. Umfeseri, S. Rhodesia. Rodwell, B., 1938-41; P.O. Honeydew, Johannesburg, S. Africa. Sheriff, E., 1935-44; P.O. Box 446, Mufiliva, N. Rhodesia. Stratton, W. H., 1935-45; c/o U.B.O. Co. Ltd., Rio Claro, Trinidad, B.W.I. Temple, P. J., 1940-47; Park Hotel, Park Drive, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Tendall, R. E. F., 1915-19; Junior School, St. Peter's College, Adelaide, S. Australia. Webber, Lt. R. S. F., D.S.C., R.N., 1938-42; di. Shell Oil Co., Maracaibo, Venezuela. Wicks, N. E., 1940-43; Cable & Wireless Ltd., St. Georges, Bermuda. Wyman, A. L., 1937-42; 9 Riverway Road, Glenarchy, Tasmania, Australia.

The Editor would be glad to hear of any alterations or additions for future publication.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS In the Queen's Birthday Honours announced on 13th June last year, there appears in the Foreign Office List the award of the C.B.E. to H. G. Crawshaw (School House and Rise, 1915-21). Crawshaw was lately Assistant Administrator for Finance, Internal Administration of Tangier. We congratulate him on his distinction and we apologise for not printing this announcement before.

AN O.P. CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE We congratulate Mr. Geoffrey H. Dodsworth (St. Peter's, 1937-41) on his adoption as prospective candidate by the Don Valley Conservative and Unionist Association. We understand that this seat is a Labour stronghold and we wish him luck when election time comes.

"PARKINSON'S LAW" Professor Northcote Parkinson (St. Peter's, 1924-29), who holds the Raffles Chair of History at the University of Malaya, has just published an amusing and penetrating book which it would be presumptuous to review here : more eminent papers have referred to it already with universal delight. The book is a satire on the inefficiencies of modern society based on the "Law" that all work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Professor Parkinson has written many books, but so far as we know this is his first humorous and satirical work. We hope for more. 7

OBITUARY C. F. C. PADEL We regret to record the death on 1 1 th March of C. F. C. Padel, late Head Master of Carlisle Grammar School. He was 85. C. F. C. Padel was at St. Peter's 1884-1891, won a scholarship to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and took a First Class in the Classical Tripos of 1894. In a long scholastic career he had taught at Merchiston Castle School, Rossall Preparatory School, Leys Schools, Marlborough and Eastbourne Colleges, and was for a time Head Master of Ashby de la Zouch School. R. G. BINGHAM Another Old Peterite whose death we must record is R. G. Bingham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. He was captain of the 1st XV in the closing years of the last century. He was at St. Peter's from 1893-1899.

BIRTHS EMMETT.—On 14th March, 1958, at the British Military Hospital, Rinteln, Germany, to Ines (nee Fraser-Orr), wife of Capt. R. G. Emmett, a son (Antony Colin). [Temple, 1942-49.] GRAHAM.—On 28th April, at the Liverpool Maternity Hospital, to Nansi, wife of Dr. Earlam Graham, a son (Nicholas Robert). [School House, 1932-37.] TEE.—On 1st March, 1957, to Joan, wife of Peter F. Tee, a daughter (Sarah Gwynne). [School House, 1940-43.] WARD.—On 17th March, at Fallodon Nursing Home, Leeds, to Judy (nee Sparkes) and John D. Ward, a daughter (Susan Jane). [Temple, 1938-45.]

MARRIAGES HAXBY—BRINDLE. On 17th February, at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Bishopthorpe, David Alan, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Haxby, of York, to Kathryn Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brindle, of Chestnuts, Bishop. thorpe, York. [The Rise, 1944-57.] KERSHAW—DAWSON. On 1st March, at St. Robert's Church, Parma', Maurice, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kershaw, of York, to Isobel Judith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Dawson, of Ashness, Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate. [Temple, 1944-51.]

ENGAGEMENTS ALLANSON—HUDSON. The engagement is announced between Howard, only son of Mrs. D. E. Allanson and the late Mr. B. Allanson, Manor Farm, Shipton-by-Beningbrough, and Sheila Dunbar, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hudson, Mill Farm, Brandsby. [Manor, 1943-48.] JAMES—KILGOW. The engagement is announced between Peter, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. James, of "The Spinney", Ranson Road, Thorpe, Norwick, to June, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Kilgow, Kinmount Kennels, Annan, Dumfrieshire. [The Rise, 1942-52.] SUTTON—SADLER. The engagement is announced between John, Anthony, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sutton, of York, and Gillian Anne, only daughter of Mi. and Mrs. W. A. Sadler, also of York, [Temple, 1950-54.]

ARMS OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK There are still a few copies of these Arms of the School available. They are attractively printed in colour and may be obtained from the Head Master's Secretary, price 2/9 post free.

THE OXFORD LETTER To the Editor, "The Peterite".

OXORD. March, 1958.

Dear Sir, The outstanding event of this term was our Dinner held in the Royal Oxford Hotel on the evening of Saturday, 1st February. We were sorry that the Head Master was unable to be with us owing to illness, but our other guest, Mr. Le Tocq, most ably took his place. He gave us a brief review of the past year in the School, interspersed with moments of comedy, which had, on at least one of our members, a rather devastating effect. Life here has been clouded for many by the threat of examinations of varying importance, which has kept them in enforced seclusion; wind, rain, sheet, snow and mud have kept the rest of us indoors. And so to the activities of individuals : Martin Baddeley, Keble. Apart from supplying Marsh with coffee (which he finds cheaper than tea), is making herculean efforts to master Aristotle's ideas on ethics in preparation for prelims. Consoles himself with thoughts of the approaching cricket season and is daily expecting his colours for his winter sport of bar billiards. Michael Carter, Queens. His lofty garret in the Iffiey Road, ideal for watching University sport, appears to have been extended for the purpose of accommodating his increasing collection of oars. We congratulate him on again being a member of the crew which kept Queens at the Head of the River. At the time of writing he is displaying his prowess in another field to the Moderators. Ian Cobham, Magdalen. Cannot remember how long he has been here, but claims to have celebrated V.E. day on the Martyrs' Memorial. Dwells chiefly at the Radcliffe Infirmary. Inventor, distributor and sole wearer of the Oxford Old Peterite scarf. Richard Jenkinson, Worcester. Keeps an impressive disarray of Classical literature, which he claims he never reads. His prowess in the Judo world has led Baddeley to contemplate a course in selfdefence. Has suggested that an appeal be launched for the founding of another ladies' college, as the thought of being one of the 7i men to every girl in Oxford horrifies him. Roger Kirkus, Hertford and St. Hugh's. Finds working for prelims. more congenial after taking tea at the latter institution, but has acquired a comfortable niche in Hertford beer-cellar when a 9

stronger stimulant is required. Was astonished to find from the last "Peterite" that he was reading History, as he'd been under the impression that his subject was Modern Languages. Concedes, however, that the change might be for the better. Martin Marsh, Keble. Apart from drinking Baddeley's coffee (which he finds cheaper than his own) has been known to approach tentatively the problems of philosophy. Chairman and most vocal member of the Keble Supporters' Club at no matter what sport. Claims that it was owing to his efforts that Keble won soccer cuppers. Philip Taylor, B.N.C. Was brought out of retirement to play in goal for the victorious University Hockey XI, and is to be congratulated on so doing. As a member of Vincent's he now moves "only in the best of circles, my dear . . . ." ! Has found time to expound to Marsh some of the more intricate points of Plato. Derek Wheatley, B.N.C. Has determined views on the evils of the present, past and any future government, and expresses them at the Labour, Liberal and Conservative Clubs. Distinguished himself by making a maiden speech at the Union this term. With prelims. now upon him finds little venerable about Bede, whom together with Voltaire he hopes to evict from his room in the near future. G. M. Herring has been observed, but of his activities we know nothing. We wish the School every success in the future, and are, Sir, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1958 HEAD OF SCHOOL:

D. KIRBY

SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Grove: D. KIRBY Head of The Manor: J. M. LENNOX Head of Queen's House: T. CHILMAN Head of The Rise: D. B. IRVIN Head of School House: B. C. R. BUTLER Head of Temple: A. 0. SUTCLIFFE Chapel Monitor: T. M. JENKINSON

D. ROBINSON P. L. BELLWOOD R. BAXTER

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: P. B. BURBIDGE, R. A. FIELD, T. D. J. LAYFIELD, W. I. MACDONALD, D. E. RAYNER, R. M. WHEELER.

The Manor: W. GIBSON, G. P. LOWLEY, W. E. MONTAGUE, F. N. PARKIN, G. D. PARKIN.

Queen's House: D. N. L. BERESFORD, P. J. BURTON, J. A. BYGATE, A. H. CROWTHER, P. S. H. JESPER, R. H. THORP.

The Rise: R. R. BALDWIN, K. BROWN, D. J. COOK, T. E. H. SABBENCLARE, A. C. WILSON.

School House: D. G. MACPHERSON, D. I . STONES, D. A. WILSON. R. N. BRADFORD, R. E. CROWE, K. GOSLING, M. KERSHAW, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, T. PIERCY.

Temple:

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Hockey: D. KIRBY Captain of Boats: D. A. WILSON Captain of Squash: D. KIRBY Captain of Shooting: B. C. R. BUTLER Captain of Fencing: P. J. BURTON Captain of Chess: D. J. COOK EDITORS OF "THE PETERITE" A. H. CROWTHER, K. GOSLING, D. B. IRVIN.

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (April, 1958) THE MANOR W. E. Montague. 1953-58 (St. Olave's, 1951). House Monitor. Transitus. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Junior Colts XV, 1955. Senior Colts XV, 1955. 3rd XV, 1957. 2nd XV, 1957. Cadet in Army Section i/c Army Training Stores. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. QUEEN'S T. Chilman. 1952-58 (St. Olave's, 1948). School Monitor. Head of Queen's House. Upper VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. North Riding County Major Scholarship, 1957. Assistant Librarian. Secretary of Curia. Secretary of Senior Science Society. Chairman of Junior Debating Society. Science Society Committee. Debating Society Committee. Music Society Committee. Member of Choral Society. School Play, 1954. Visit to Yugoslavia, 1955. S.S.M. i/c Recruit Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Classified Signaller. Morse Instructor. Asst. Signals Instructor. 2nd Class Shot. THE RISE (St. Olave's, 1947). House Monitor. Upper VI Mathematics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956; "AS" Level, 1957. Leeds Senior City Exhibition, 1957. Library Monitor. Music Society Committee; Secretary, 1956-57. Science Society Committee. Photographic Society Committee; Treasurer, 1956-57. School Choir, 1050-58.

K. Brown. 1952-58

Choral Society, 1950-57. Motet Group. Glee Club Leader, 1957. School Play, 1954-55-56. Warrant Officer, C.C.F., i/c Recruits, 1957. Cert. "A", Part I, 1954. R.A.F. Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency. Gliding Certificate. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. SCHOOL HOUSE M. H. Dukes. 1957-57 (St. Olave's, 1952). Sh.B. Member of the Junior Science Society. 1955-58 (St. Olave's, 1951). IVA. Cert. "A", Part I. T. A. Dukes. D.S. in R.N. Section of C.C.F. A.B. Examination. 1st Class Shot.

SALVETE (February, 1958) THE GROVE M. C. B. Burbidge. Sh.A. QUEEN'S R. H. Atkinson. Sh.B. SCHOOL HOUSE W. H. McBryde, Sh.A. J. C. Powell. Sh.A.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The first day of term brought relief to some, for our only new boy, M. C. B. Burbidge, had astonishingly dark hair. There were two new monitors, Field and Macdonald; doubtless their biological background will stand them in good stead. In the sporting world we performed creditably without being outstandingly successful. After a dead heat our Senior boat lost in the semi-final to the eventual winners, and the Junior crew lost in the final. The squash and chess teams were both narrowly defeated at the semi-final stage by Queen's and School House respectively. During the term two squash ladders were started, and the game became very popular particularly among the Junior Middles. Kirby is to be congratulated on winning the Open Competition. The cancellation of the sports and the cross-country was very disappointing, but the achievement of second in the Standards was an extremely good effort by the whole House and did bring some compensation. In the School hockey XI there were two members of the House; Kirby was the captain and P. B. Burbidge was awarded his colours; in the 2nd XI we had Layfield, the captain, Bellwood, and Mackay. As usual the House was well represented in school activities, and this was emphasised once again by the presence of many Grovites in the School concert. 12

Midway through the term it was decided to form a House Debating Society and this proved a very popular and successful innovation. Our cynical Welshman became the Secretary, and Kirby, Bellwood, Layfield, and Crossley joined him on the Committee. The very enjoyable debates did help in some way to raise the tone of a term in which the weather nearly always had the last say.

THE MANOR The term has been, for us as for everyone else, dominated to a considerable extent by the inclement weather, with make-shift activities only too often replacing games. Luckily, the Reading Room and Common Rooms were improved by the addition of new armchairs, some rugs, and some pleasant framed reproductions of paintings, while a number of older chairs were completely overhauled : this gave a greater measure of comfort and cheerfulness to the longer hours spent indoors. Indeed, all things considered, "morale" has been high, and it received a particular impetus from our success in winning the Senior inter-House boating. This was an exciting event, with a re-row against Grove after a tie, and a victory in the final over Temple by a narrow margin. The crew, stroked by Gibson, already a House colour, were awarded their colours—J. 0. Armstrong, Botterill and Clark—while the cox, Read, was awarded Junior House colours. In other fields of sport, including Junior boating, we have not been very successful. We must commiserate with the cross-country trainers, who did much work for an event that never took place, though their sorrow may not have been entirely untempered by relief. The chess team, in spite of Lennox's guidance, met with no success, but in squash we got through the first round, beating Temple, and lost the final to a School House team which contained the majority of the 1st V. In athletics, ultimately decided by standards, we were only fifth, but Junior colours were awarded to R. G. Armstrong and Dale, who secured full points, and to Holdsworth, who was only one short. Armstrong was second in both Junior jumps. A McCallum was appointed vice-captain of hockey and awarded his cap. Lennox, Lowley and F. N. Parkin shot for the 1st VIII and were awarded their minor colours. Bruce, Hutchinson and R. A. Wood played for the Junior XV. An interesting event near the beginning of term was the visit of a party of S. African schoolboys, and the Manor took its share in entertaining them. This was very enjoyable, but the visit was all too short, and we all felt so much more could have been done for them if time had permitted. No. 2 has again had an intruder. Many of us remember the gentleman caught last year going round the garden on all fours striking matches, but this was a more serious affair, for G. D. Parkin 13

caught a youth in the Senior Common Room, apparently about to rifle tuck-boxes. It was not his first visit, and a number of missing articles were recovered by the police, to the relief of all. We have had, this term, the welcome but temporary addition of Mr. Oakley to the House staff. We hope he has enjoyed his tour of duty in the House and offer him our best wishes for the future. Our good wishes likewise go with Montague, who leaves this term : he has done a good deal for the House, and is remembered, amongst other things, for winning hits in two Junior House cricket matches, but he has been in a number of other teams and was awarded his House colours in 1956. We close with an apology—to Botterill, whose name we omitted last term from the list of those who played for the 2nd XV.

QUEEN'S The Easter Term was one of quiet endeavour, quietly impeded by the weather. Although never spectacularly bad (even the interesting floods subsided quietly) it caused the cancellation of the cross-country race and of the athletic sports, it hindered the hockey and it rendered rowing uncomfortable. At the start of the term Burton and Crowther were welcomed to the Monitors' study which now accommodates seven people. In their studies, the senior members of Queen's dream of the completion of the new Junior School block and the realisation of their private "space-age". Our primary aim this term was the Cross-country Shield. With five members of last year's team our hopes were high, and our Captain argued spiritedly with anyone who laid claim to have surpassed the time of his prospective runners. But to our great disappointment the likelihood of the race being run diminished and finally vanished. We can but hope, philosophically, that the acquisition of this trophy has merely been delayed. In our boating were were favoured with a bye to the semi-final in both the Senior and Junior divisions, but made a graceful exit before the finals. The Senior IV finished threequarters of a length down to Temple after a spirited row, while the Junior boat fell to a strong Grove crew. In our defence, we feel that unfortunate changes of crew owing to illness and other factors prevented any of us from really settling down. All this time hockey was being played, weather permitting, notably by Thorp, who was awarded his 1st XI colours, and Jesper for the 2nd XI. We hoped to retain the Squash Cup but were just overcome by School House. After a first round bye, we beat Grove 3-2 in the semi-final to lose 2-3 in the final. With only one School team player in the House, this was a creditable performance, and we congratulate

Bygate on the award of his squash colours, as we congratulate J. C. Lacy on winning the Junior Squash Cup in an all Queen's final, which augurs well for the future. The frequent appearances of Sgt.-Major Power looking for lost fencing kit reminded us that Burton is still directing this quaint form of exercise. Fencing colours were awarded to Beresford, with whom two other members of the House, N. R. Barton and S. P. Burton, fenced for the School during the course of the term. Bygate was appointed Captain of School Athletics and before the cancellation of the sports he repeated his success of last year in the Senior Mile. W. Mitchell also did a repeat performance, breaking his own record after a last lap with the track virtually to himself. The Standards were viewed with a certain lack of enthusiasm, but four Queen's names appeared in the list of outstanding individual achievements, A. Hardman, T. E. Giddings, and R. A. Spencer from the Juniors, and D. L. Slade from the rest of the House. Towards the end of term, House colours were awarded to Crowther, and Junior House colours to P. H. Moat. And now a point easily overlooked but worthy of mention—we are leading in the Work Cup competition. We do not know how this state of affairs arose, but we intend to keep it so. And finally, Chilman left us at the end of term. In the discharge of duties not so easy as many people think, and in the example he set, he proved a most able Head of House. We wish him every success in applying his researches in spectroscopy to the production of fruit gums and in his further career at Cambridge.

THE RISE It cannot be denied that this has been a most successful term for us. Despite the weather we have won two trophies hitherto totally unacquainted with the Rise and have won back an old established Rise possession. Our two newcomers? The Junior Boating Cup and the Chess Knight, both hard fought for and well earned. Those members of the Junior crew who had not already been awarded their Junior House colours were thus rewarded, after Bagnall, Gough, and Sim had been awarded theirs—for there had been an oversight and an omission following the Rugger last term. The Athletics Shield returned to its home for the fifth time in six years. As the weather unfortunately limited the sports events, the Shield was awarded on the results of Standards alone, and so every single individual is entitled to feel directly a glow of pride. We like to think that had the weather not necessitated the cancelling of the cross-country, we would have won it—but that is certainly open to

speculation. For the most part our team was a very young one; and with five, and possibly seven, members of the eight-man team staying on next year, the future appears rosy. In the other inter-House competitions, the Senior rowing crew were beaten by the eventual winners, Manor. Despite Mr. Dodd's training and helpful criticism, the squash team succumbed somewhat easily to the Grove. In School sport, R. R. Baldwin, Ranson, Irvin, and Gale played a bit of hockey for the first XI; and Gough, Dronfield, Hemsley, and later Cormack, did the same for the second XI. Cook, Gale, Gough, and Ranson all expended much mental energy playing chess; and Cook and Mathews continued to fence manfully. Pattinson, too, managed to get a free trip to Newcastle. Howard continued to adorn the squash team, and he was duly awarded his colours. A. C. Wilson characteristically had his exercise—in shooting for the 2nd VIII. Apart from sport, there were other items of interest. We returned to School to learn of Irvin's Exhibition in English to Emmanuel College, Cambridge; later in the term Cook was successful in his quest for a place at Downing College, Cambridge. As a result of popular demand an attempt was made to form a House Debating Society; this occurred right at the end of term, and so we delay judgment on its prospects. The Discussion Group was successfully more ambitious this term, and to our four guest speakers we extend our hearty thanks. Though the weather was bad, our health was good. But we were sorry to lose Rawson-Lax through illness, and we hope to see him with us again next term. Talking of Juniors, Bryan joined us this term from a day-boy House. There remains but to say two farewells. One to Mr. Wall who has been studying us for a term : we have enjoyed having him with us, and assure him that the failures of his "musical attempts" were no reflection whatsoever on him, but a sad reflection on the unprecedented lack of musical talent in the House. Goodbye also to Ken Brown. He will be indispensable. He has given much, not only to the Rise, but to the School, and we wish him every success. Out of respect and out of thanks we awarded him his House colours as a parting gesture.

SCHOOL HOUSE This term we welcomed Mr. A. T. Howat as our new House Master; we hope he has settled down and will have a happy stay in School House. Athletic activities have been badly held up, snow being the main hindrance. On the river the House 1st IV lost to Grove in the 1st round of the Senior boat races, thus losing the Cup which we unexpectedly, but deservedly, won last year. The 1st IV consisted of

Wilson, Howat, Brooks, Way, with Slater as cox. The House 2nd IV consisting of Coles, Bagshaw, Beachell, Leach, with Fenton as cox, also lost in the 1st round after a close race with Rise. In School sports we have been well represented. In the hockey 1st XI we had Macpherson and Baxter who were both re-awarded their 1st XI colours. In the 2nd XI Beaumont was a permanent member until smitten by glandular fever. Butler and J. B. Robinson both played in one match, Butler vanishing thereafter, probably owing to erratic play. The House has been well represented in the shooting VIIIs by Butler, Baxter, Garbutt, and Wilson in the 1st VIII and by Hick, Baker, Hodgson, and Oldham in the 2nd VIII. This makes School House numerically prominent in the shooting world. The squash team, with Macpherson (Capt.), Alderson, Baxter, D. Robinson, and Hanson put up a very good performance in beating Queens in the final, thus winning the Squash Cup. Beaumont was to have been third string and again we had to do without him because of his illness. Hanson and Shearsmith have represented the School regularly in the chess team. It was a great disappointment not to have won the Chess Cup. Once again the absence of Beaumont contributed to our defeat at the hands of Rise. The cross-country team, led by Wilson, trained hard but their efforts were fruitless as the race was cancelled because of snow and adverse conditions in general. This cancellation was a disappointment as the House team might have done well in the competition. In athletics we came third in the Standards with 183 points, helped by the very creditable efforts of Macpherson who got 18 points in Set A, J. J. Rhodes (20), Bond (19), and Oldham (19) in Set B, Anderson (21) in Set C, Bell and Carruthers (17 out of 18) in Set E. If Beaumont and P. N. B. Smith had been taking part our total score would have been considerably higher. Sports Day itself turned out to be really wet and so no events were held. It was possible, however, to hold the jumping events on the Monday and in these the outstanding event was Macpherson's Long Jump of 21 ft. 5+ ins. in which he broke J. D. C. Wall's record by 18 inches. Macpherson's name will stay, we think, in the list of record-holders for many a year. Bond came 2nd in the Inter. High Jump, failing to be 1st equall by reason of one additional failure at a lower height. He just failed to beat the record of 5 ft. 1+ ins. and the bitterly cold day may have been partly the reason for this. Baxter was 4th in the Senior Long Jump, J. J. Rhodes 4th equal in the Senior High Jump, P. N. B. Smith 3rd in the Inter. Long Jump and Hodgson 3rd in the Inter. High Jump. Turning to the less beefy activities of the House, the House Proms. have been ably run again by Howat, Slater, and Way and their 17

enthusiasm has given an average of 20 boys each fortnight a very enjoyable evening. To enable the less sophisticated musicians to have their say, a House Concert was held on the last night of term and was organised by F. I. Watson and J. B. Robinson. We had a Rock 'n Roll session and a Skiffle Group with a first class vocalist in Oldham, selections on harmonica and accordion by J. M. Atkinson, Geordie songs by Way and party and a quartet consisting of familiar and more adult figures. At any rate, the whole entertainment was thoroughly appreciated by the House. A hobbies competition was also held during the term and judged at the end. The winners of a rather disappointing lot of entries were Yeadon and J. M. Atkinson. Another year it is confidently expected that there will be far more effort made in this direction and that some articles made of wood will appear. In School most boys in the House appeared to be working hard— some of the time. In the last mark order it was pleasant to see that almost every boy in the Lower School went up in position. D. H. Rhodes was at last persuaded to come top of his form instead of 2nd; congratulations to him. Finally we have to say goodbye to T. A. and M. H. Dukes. We are very sorry that they are leaving and wish them all the best for the future and thank them for what they have done for the House. HOUSE MASTER'S NOTE.

In writing the House Notes above, the Head of House, Butler, has carefully avoided any reference to his own trouble. He was smitten with appendicitis and hauled off to a Nursing Home one evening and was a few ounces the lighter by next morning. To me as a very new House Master this was a considerable blow and I was very interested to see that the House continued to function smoothly. Two things contributed to this, the one being the excellence of Butler's organisation, and the other the way in which D. Robinson and the other Monitors rose to the occasion. I am happy to say that Butler and also Beaumont, to whom earlier reference has been made, are both regaining their strength and should be fit by next term. TEMPLE The outstanding feature of the term has undoubtedly been the large amount of snow and rain, with the result that the athletics were curtailed before the majority of the House had really got into their stride. Both the boating crews were in fine fettle : the Senior crew, under the able guidance of Smith, after hard-fought preliminary rounds, put up a magnificent display in the final, but were beaten by a bulkier and beefier Manor crew by a very small margin. The Junior crew, inspired by the fitness of their elder brethren, were only narrowly beaten in the semi-final.

In other sports, the announcement that the cross-country was to be cancelled came as a sad blow to those competitors who had put in so much hard training; in the sphere of hockey we did not remain unrepresented, having Woodruff playing for the 1st XI and Kershaw and Precious for the 2nd XI; and Manor found we were no easy team to beat at squash with many a hard-fought and ding-dong game ensuing. The last item in the physical activities of the House is the C.C.F. The attitude of the middle section of the House towards this must be radically altered if we are to win the inter-House competition. We now turn to the more intellectual activities. We once again have the chief organiser of the School dance in Temple and hope that Piercy will uphold the high standard that was set at the last dance. The Work Cup has always been associated with Temple and with the wholehearted co-operation of the House during the next term it will take a good House to take the pot off the shelf. And finally, Precious is to be congratulated on his magnificent performance in the School concert, which was enjoyed by all Templars. Next term is a very important one with the inter-House singing competition early in the term and the examinations at the end, not to mention a full sporting programme, and I am sure that all Templars will return to School with the motto "per ardua ad astra" firmly imprinted on their minds.

THE

OXFORD CUP, 1957-58

(Holders : The Grove) The following table gives the points gained up to date :— Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise — 20 — — 20 Senior Rugger 10 Junior Rugger — — 20 Senior Cricket — — — Junior Cricket... 10 — 20 — Rowing (1st Division) 20 — — — Rowing (2nd Division) 10 Rowing 10 — — ... 10 1st — — 5 5 Athletics, 2nd 10 I No competition. Cross-country, 1st 5 1 Cross-country, 2nd • • • — • • • 10 Swimming, 1st — 5 Swimming, 2nd — — — — • . • 10 ... Squash — — — • • • 10 ... Tennis 5 — — ••• Shooting (Team) — — 5 ... ... Fencing 165

School House Temple

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THE CHAPEL Once again the term began with the Epiphany Procession at the Minster, in which our own Choir and that of St. Olave's joined with the Minster Choir in this wonderful service. As Lent began early in the term there was opportunity to welcome only two visiting preachers. The Dean of York came to us on Sexagesima Sunday and the Chancellor, Canon J. R. Cant, paid us his first visit the following week. We much appreciated their kindness in coming to us. The Head Master, who had preached the first sermon of the term, preached also on Palm Sunday. On four of the other Sundays in Lent the Chaplain gave a course of sermons on the Holy Communion Service. On Refreshment Sunday we made a change which was welcomed by many of the Staff and the boys : the Holy Communion was sung at 10-30 a.m. and Day-boys were given the opportunity to make their Communion at the Chapel, whilst the Boarders communicated at 8-15 a.m. This arrangement avoids the long and tiring service which is inevitable if the whole School communicates together, and the compromise seemed to be a gain. On the Friday evenings in Lent quite a considerable number of boys attended Compline, at which the Chaplain gave readings from St. Thomas a Kempis' "Imitation of Christ". For the second year running the Confirmation was taken by the Archbishop of York. This was indeed a privilege, not only for the candidates but for all those of the School who were able to attend the service. As there were fewer candidates this year than last, it was possible to admit everyone except Transitus. The following boys were Confirmed on Friday, 21st March :J. N. Arundale, J. M. Atkinson, C. J. B. Batty, J. W. Beckett, M. T. Bell, D. L. Brown, M. C. B. Burbidge, J. A. B. Carruthers, A. J. De Mulder, M. H. Dukes, J. F. Gartside, G. Gildener, J. A. Gillies, M. M. Grainger, P. M. Hindle, J. M. Holdsworth, G. M. Holgate, I. T. Hunter, D. 0. Jones, P. M. Kemp, I. Kirkus, E. J. Lawson, W. H. McBryde, C. Metcalfe, R. T. Middleton, G. R. Monfort, J. H. Ormiston, R. H. Parker, J. M. Pattinson, M. J. Pearey, J. M. Pearson, R. Priestley, R. P. V. Puttock, M. Raley, G. P. Robinson, M. E. Robson, J. B. Shannon, D. Shaw, T. E. H. Smart, J. H. Starkey, P. H. Sykes, D. J. Wilson, J. V. orsfey, D. S. Yeadon. W

THE CHOIR The first event in the Easter Term, as far as the Choir was concerned, was the Epiphany Procession in the Minster. This time it was on the second day of term, so speedy practice was indicated. Fortunately the more important music had been practised at the end of the Christmas term. Even so, a practice was held at 5-0 p.m. on the Friday before the Saturday on which term began. Our part of the service went off successfully, though the congregation was the smallest for some time. 20

The next important event which always occurs in the Easter Term is the Choir Supper, which took place on the I I th of March. We were provided with a truly excellent meal. After the Head Master's and Mr. Waine's speeches, Jenkinson gave the vote of thanks. Then, besides the normal sing-song, we had some excellent variety performances. A. McCallum played "Cherry Pink" on his trumpet; Kendall and Precious sang to two "small guitars"; Starkey did some most baffling conjuring tricks; the Scouts of the Choir did a lurid example of the Scouts' own "shadow operation"; Way gave a demonstration of a surgical operation by a novice; and Mr. Cummin told us a story about the London Fire Brigade. All we needed was someone to give a talk on gardening and we should have had all the elements, "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water". Before this festive occasion the Choir was busily helping the School on Fridays to learn Noble in B minor. This was eventually performed on Sunday, 23rd of March. The Choir took a major part in the Choral Society's performance of Handel's "Samson" which was considered to be very well performed. A separate account may be seen elsewhere. This term K. Brown is leaving us; his place will be hard to fill. He has been in the Choir for eight years—as long as most can hope to be—and has given sterling service. Music sung during the term was :Congregational: Walmisley in D minor—Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Merbecke—Communion Service. Noble in B minor—Magnificat only.

Choral:

Carol—"Thou must leave"—Berlioz. "When to the temple"—Eccard. "Blessed be the God and Father"—S. S. Wesley. "Teach me, 0 Lord"—Byrd. "Turn thy face"—Attwood. "Hide not thou thy face"—Farrant. "0 taste and see"—Vaughan Williams. Benedictus and Agnus from Darke in F. "Hosanna to the Son of David"—Weelkes

Epiphany Procession: Carols: "The Noble Stem of Jesse." "O'er the Hill." "Ding, Dong, Ding."

Anthem:

"All they from Saba"—Jacob HandL

On 10th July next term three trebles, an alto, a tenor, and a bass selected from the Choir are to go to the triennial R.S.C.M. Festival at the Royal Albert Hall. The difficult task is to choose the few. We shall also be having the Northern Schools' Festival in the Minster and we hope the trebles can hold onto their voices long enough to perform in this.

T.M.J. 21

THE LIBRARY No less than 120 books have been acquired by the Library during the past term. Space does not permit the listing of all these books— thus only the more notable works have been included in the section below. Sections which have received particular attention are :Mathematics, Chemistry, French, and to a lesser extent Geography, English and Religion. A considerable amount of time and energy has been spent in the Library by the Library Monitors this term, and T. Chilman, K. Brown, and D. J. Cook are, in particular, to be congratulated. Chilman completely renumbered the Classics, Mathematics, and Biology sections. Brown renumbered the Useful and Fine Arts, Sports, Fiction, and Economics sections. D. J. Cook, appointed at the beginning of the term, as a result of the resignation of J. M. Lennox, worked on the Reference and Religious sections. Included in the books acquired by the Library during the past term were those which were presented by Old Peterites and friends of the School. The Glaciers of the Alps and Mountaineering in 1861—by Tyndall, presented by Mrs. Stonehouse. Alpine Studies—by W. A. B. Coolidge, presented by Mrs. Stonehouse. The Scallop—edited by Ian Cox, presented by the Shell Petroleum Co. Mathematics. Mathematics For The Million—Lancelot Hogben. Men of Mathematics—E. T. Bell. Determinations and Matrices—A. C. Aitken. Statistical Mathematics—A. C. Aitken. A Course of Pure Mathematics—G. H. Hardy. Mathematical Models—H. Martyn Candy and A. P. Rollett. Vectorial Mechanics—E. A. Milne. Chemistry. Ideas of Physical Chemistry—H. and H. A. C. McKay. Acid-Base Catalysis—R. P. Bell. Chemical Aspects of Light—Bowen. Kinetics of Chemical Change—Hinshellwood. Nature of the Chemical Bond—Pauling. Modern Theories of Organic Chemistry—Watson. Electronic Theory of Valency—Sidgwick. French. Les Copains—Jules Romains. Parnasse et Symbolisme—P. Martino. Le Petit Prince—Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Signe Pipcus—Georges Simenon. La Machine Infernale—Jean Cocteau. La Litterature Francaise Contemporaine—Marcel Braunschvig. Dictionnaire Usuel.—edit Quillet & Flammarion.

Geography. Africa—L. S. Suggate. Canada—The Golden Hinge—Leslie Roberts. A Geography of Commodities—H. Alnwick.

English. The Age of Chaucer—edited by Boris Ford. Comic Characters of Shakespeare—John Palmer. An Approach to Shakespeare—D. A. Traversi.

Religion. The Growth of The World Church—Ernest A. Payne. Christianity—Edwin Bevan. A History of the Modern Church.

T.C. NOTE : —Chilman's work in the Library has been most useful.

He continued activities in the holidays and it was a pleasure to find everything in apple-pie order on our return to School this term. We thank him for this very helpful extra work. A.D.H.

EASTER TOUR TO THE CONTINENT This year a School party, 39 strong including staff, visited Innsbruck, the dates being left as late as possible in the hope of securing good weather—a hope that was fully justified in the event. The outward journey was happily devoid of incident. There was snow and sleet all the way across Switzerland, and into Austria. Indeed, by the time we reached the Arlberg tunnel the snow was at least four feet deep, but on the eastward side conditions were much better. We reached Innsbruck in time for a late lunch, and spent the afternoon exploring the town. The weather was still overcast, and the town was not at its best, so that many of us got a first impression of shabbiness, which was largely dispelled when, on later days, the sun and clear skies revealed the attraction of the streets and their setting. Next morning we continued to explore the town, and visited the celebrated monument to Maximilian, with his twenty-eight ancestors and models of knightly virtue. Of these King Arthur—actually the work of Albrecht Diirer in Nuremberg—stood out, we feel, because, if he discarded armour for tweeds, he would be the prototype of the English country gentleman. This was in sharp contrast to the hawknosed, hang-dog features of the Hapsburgs. In the afternoon we walked by Berg Isel through the pine woods to Igls. On the return some of us looked in at the Abbey Church of the Premonstratensian Abbey at Wilten, now restored after serious bomb damage. The heavy black marble side chapels were perhaps too massive to please entirely, but the whole is certainly a very fine piece of restoration. The parish church nearby was also visited by one or two; it is rococo of the purest style and entirely charming. It is a pity that so many missed it. 23

On Saturday we went by bus over the Brenner Pass into Italy. As we crossed the frontier we met brilliant sunshine, and our impressions of what the Austrians call Sud Tirol and the Italians Tridentina were of the best. Boizano, with its squares and arcades and street market and gay church roof and police with swords and cocked hats, pleased us all, but the most delightful town was Merano. This place, set among snow-capped peaks, and with a mountain river running through, was gay and clean, and its gardens were at their best with magnolias, cherries, cinceraria, jasmine, and many other flowers in full bloom. Here some of us were lucky enough to see two youths and girls in local costume. The journey itself is fascinating, with its mountains and castles, orchards and vineyards, precipices and waterfalls. In fact, for many this turned out to be the outstanding day of the whole tour. On Sunday morning some went to see a soccer match (Innsbruck 4, Vorarlberg 1) while others explored the town and took the opportunity to take photographs in a brilliant light while the traffic was not too heavy. Some of these enjoyed the spectacle of a Tyrolean band in full costume, led by two girls, also in folk costume and carrying miniature wine casks, marching down the Maria Theresa Strasse. In the afternoon we took a bus to Neustift, the end of the road up the Stubaital, and walked back to Fulpmes. The party split up for the walk, and probably those had the best of it who took to the woods and alpine pastures on the west of the valley. The weather was brilliant, and the scenery the photographers' despair. Monday was another day of very fine weather, and we went by bus up the Inn Valley as far as Telfs before turning north into the mountains, past the brilliantly green mountain lakes near Nassereith, over the Fern Pass (nearly 4,000 feet) to Lermoos, where we had lunch. The plan was to go by cable railway up the Zugspitz, but this was closed. The management kindly agreed to take us up to the first stage, and as this is at over 8,000 feet the ride was exciting enough. The last 1,000 feet or so we were unable to do, as that is in German territory and they had withdrawn their passport officer! However, the day provided a vivid experience. Some were lucky enough to see chamois; others enjoyed watching a ski expert. We returned via a corner of Germany, stopping at Garmisch Partenkirchen—a straggling town where almost every other car is American. The journey back took us through Mittenwald, celebrated for the paintings on the house walls, and over a winding mountain road with remarkable gradients and bends, to the Inn Valley. On Tuesday morning we climbed up to the Hungerburg in the morning, only to find the cable railway to the Hafelekar closed for repairs. The substitute was peaceful refreshment in the sunshine with the panorama of Innsbruck below us. Very likely some thought that a preferable alternative. In the afternoon the party split, some going for a swim in the palatial but slightly crowded baths, while 24

others walked by a side road to the little unspoilt town of Solbad Hall, returning by an old-fashioned rattling tram with four trailers. The last full day was spent on a visit to Salzburg. The journey took longer than we had anticipated, for most of the road proved inferior to our much-maligned English roads and much of it was narrow, winding and bumpy—the last a result, it seems, of frost damage. In the end, the three hours in Salzburg proved inadequate, and we came away with a rather confused notion, for it is not an easy place to grasp as an entity. However, we found time to appreciate the site of the city as we entered by a tunnel through the Munchsberg and contemplated the castle of Hohen-Salzburg, and to visit the Cathedral (sealed off beyond the nave while bomb damage is being repaired), the fountain where horses were washed, the fountain where the Virgin is striking down the Devil (one feels quite sorry for him in his anguish), the fountain of the Four Horses, the Franciscan Church, and Mozart's birthplace. Some of us penetrated to St. Peter's Churchyard, said to have been in continuous use as such for over 1,300 years, making it roughly contemporary with the School. The familiar cross-keys are to be seen there. When we add that some time was found for shopping as well, it will be appreciated that our visit to Salzburg savoured of trans-Atlantic tourism. The drive back was very good, especially by the wooded gorges of the Salzach river. The last morning was devoted to shopping, the only difficulty being in deciding what of the many attractive presents to buy. Shall it be wrought ironwork, carved figures, Tyrolean hats, Tyrolean handwoven cottons and woollens, Tyrolean china, leatherwork, or liqueurs? Some random impressions : wrought iron signs outside shops and inns (the Schwarzer Adler, where we stayed, had quite a good one); Rattenburg, the oldest town of the Tyrol, quite unspoilt by tourists, on market day, with the valley farmers at the cattle market; crocuses on alpine slopes; paintings on house walls, many of them delicately and skilfully done; cows at the plough and drawing long, narrow carts or loads of hay; deer-warnings by the roadside; sheep with bells; tracks in apparently inaccessible snow 7,000 feet up, seen from a cable railway; castles half-way up slopes or, more often, on isolated rocks in valleys; propaganda for the return of South Tyrol (it has been Italian since 1919); Italian enthusiasm for passport formalities and Austrian disdain for the same; alpine huts scattered over the slopes for the hay harvest, but mostly empty now; caraway seeds in the hotel food (we had them in bread, with beetroot, in salad, with soup— only one day was missed); the crooked church at Solbad Hall (the result of an earthquake c. 1700, we were told). The staff, especially, but everyone in general, were much helped by our guide, Siegfried Haslwanter, a student at Innsbruck University. Our holiday also owed much to Herr Ultsch, proprietor of our hotel, who met every request most willingly. Indeed, everywhere we found a friendly and helpful welcome, and the Innsbruck tour ranks as one of the best of the nine that School parties have undertaken. 25

THE CURIA Easter Term, 1958 The term began, as usual, with the preliminary meeting, when D. Kirby was elected Chairman of the Society and T. Chilman, Secretary. At the same meeting R. M. Wheeler was invited to become a member of the Society. The first meeting was held when the Chief Constable, Mr. C. T. G. Carter, gave a very interesting lecture describing the "Diamond Street Murder". This talk gave a useful insight into police methods, and showed that the detection of a criminal depends upon hard work, patience, and the unceasing search for evidence. In the particular case quoted, the piece of evidence which proved conclusive was a small piece of pinewood, the size of a pin, which was found amongst the possessions of the criminal, and which was identified as having come from the scene of the crime. In the second meeting, an entertaining evening was had when D. B. Irvin provided a selection of music of his own choice. He placed his music into four categories, namely Classical, Light, Popular or Commercial, and Jazz, and illustrated each particular category with appropriate gramophone records. The last meeting took place near the end of term, when a playreading was held. The play chosen was "The Applecart", by George Bernard Shaw, and was very much appreciated. Unfortunately time did not permit the completion of the play in one evening, and so it was arranged to complete the play before the end of term. Regrettably this meeting had to be cancelled at the last moment. Once again the domestic staff must be thanked for providing refreshments at each of the meetings.

T.C.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY There has certainly been much activity in the debating sphere this term. It cannot be claimed that the standard of debates was as good as it was last year, but the standard definitely improved from that of the disappointing last term. Without brilliance, but good solid workmanlike stuff, were this term's debates. But let us review the term's activities. Among the positions that Mr. T. M. Jenkinson resigned at the beginning of term because of the trite, but true, reason of pressure of work, was that of Secretary of the Debating Society. Mr. D. B. Irvin was elected to that position. The first meeting of term took place on 18th January and there was a very low attendance of members. The motion was "This 26

House is itching to return to its studies after the pagan orgies of Christmas". Mr. T. M. Jenkinson, proposing, needed a rest from a gay life. Opposing, Mr. T. Chilman did not want to give up his amusements before the arrival of Lent. Mr. D. G. M. Young and Mr. R. Baxter were the respective seconders. A disappointing debate ensued, the motion being finally carried by 69 votes to 30. The second meeting of term was held on the 1st February. Mr. E. S. Jeffs, naturally, proposed "This House believes that women are not the weaker sex". He believed in the equality of the sexes, and quoted examples of women in public life to prove his point. Opposing, Mr. A. D. Hart thought that women in public life were simply "men in skirts"; and among the adjectives he used to describe women were "frail", "curious", "fickle", and "weak". Seconding speeches were made by Mr. K. Gosling and Mr. D. E. Rayner. A most enjoyable and good debate finally saw the motion defeated by 32 votes to 9, with 19 abstentions. Various criticisms of constitutional affairs having been made at the previous meeting, an extraordinary meeting was held on 11th March at 12-20. The result of this meeting was the drawing up by the Committee of a series of rules which was then carried with one amendment at the fourth meeting of term. En route to this, however, eighty per cent of the Committee resigned and were reinstated, and there was much hot air flying about. "This House believes that violence is no answer to expressions of national feeling" was the debate for the motion for the third debate of term. On opposite sides of the House were Mr. F. C. Beaumont and Mr. P. L. Bellwood. The former believed that violence always produces failure and that peaceful negotiations and arbitrations were the solution; the latter believed that often the only solution lay in the use of violence. There was little time for many of the projected speeches from the floor, but a good debate ended with the motion being carried by 27 votes to 21, with 9 abstentions. The fourth debate was on the motion "This House believes that class distinction is both inevitable and desirable". Mr. D. J. Cook told us that classical classless societies were not classless and that Marxism was an idealistic failure. Mr. D. B. Irvin objected to the stratification of society by money and thought it illogical to assume that past class distinction inevitably meant future class distinction. Seconding speeches were made by Mr. D. B. Robinson and Mr. W. M. Howard. There were 33 speeches from the floor and the motion was carried by 31 votes to 19, with 10 abstentions. The final debate of term was a combined debate with the Junior Section of the York Branch of the English Speaking Union. Proposing the motion "This House looks forward to the day when a place in the school orchestra is as coveted as a place in the school XV", 27

Mr. J. Farrell, of E.S.U., believed in tolerance and magnanimity, and also thought it an unnatural phenomenon to praise rugger above art. Mr. T. M. Jenkinson disagreed; it was more difficult to get into a school team than into an orchestra, and there was scope for initiative in the former, not in the latter. Mr. R. Fleming (E.S.U.) and Mr. R. L. Evans were the respective seconders. Among speakers from the floor was Mr. Giles Shaw, who fully lived up to the reputation of the two worthies of whom his name is composed. Indeed, we do thank the E.S.U. greatly for their participation in this debate, and hope that this will not be an isolated example of co-operation. They carried their motion by 45 votes to 15, with 7 abstentions. And so ended another debating year.

D.B.I.

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The Senior Science Society, in only its second term of existence in its present form, had another successful series of lectures on such diverse topics as Microscopic Pond Life, Astronomy and Space Travel, and Antibiotics. For the first meeting J. M. Lennox and K. Gosling gave interesting and informative lectures on "Cathode Ray Tubes", and "Microscopic Pond Life". Cathode rays are electrons travelling in a vacuum, and exhibit several properties by means of which they can be identified. The lecturer illustrated these properties by several experiments. Cathode rays in electronics find their principal uses in X-rays, electron microscopes, oscilloscopes, television, and radar. Pond life can be divided into two categories—Plant life and Animal life. Microscopic Plant Life in ponds consists of various groups of algae, which the lecturer described. The animal life dealt with ranged from the single celled paramecium to the smaller crustaceans such as cyclops and daphnia. The second meeting took place when Dr. J. W. Belton, of Leeds University, lectured on aspects of "Space Travel and Astronomy". Now that the initial problems of escaping from the sphere of the earth's activity have been partially solved, scientists can consider more seriously the possibility of space travel. With this idea in mind Dr. Belton considered the conditions which exist on the planets within immediate range of the earth, and concluded that the only planet which offered any real promise was Mars. For the third meeting W. I. Macdonald and R. L. Evans gave a combined lecture on Antibiotics, followed by talks by the Secretary, T. Chilman, on Methods of Analysis, and "Harmonic Motions". W. I. Macdonald, speaking first, outlined the history of antibiotics from its earliest inception with the work of Pasteur, to the work of 28

the present-day scientists. The greatest advance made in this field was the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming. R. L. Evans continued the lecture by considering a whole range of antibiotics, and their effectiveness against the various organisms responsible for disease. The result of this investigation showed that no antibiotic was entirely effective in its use against all disease organisms. T. Chilman, talking on Analysis, explained and demonstrated the means by which compounds under investigation may be analysed. The simplest means is by chemical precipitation. More complex analyses employ mass spectrography, chromatography, and spectroscopy. The lecturer considered the relative merits and demerits of each method. The second lecture was very brief, and concerned Harmonic motions, and Lissajou's Figures, which were demonstrated by experiment on the School harmonograph. For our fourth meeting we were visited by two officers from the School of Signals, Catterick Camp, who lectured on various aspects of wireless communication. Major Burrows explained the nature of radio waves, the characteristics of the three types of waves (which vary with their frequency) and the differing uses made of them. He showed a number of up-to-date sets and allowed members of the Society to operate them. He indicated that radio sets of the future would be smaller, lighter and more efficient and that transistors would be much more used. Major Mullaly explained how a wireless wave could be made to carry speech. The three ways of modulating a carrier wave were (a) amplitude modulation in which the amplitude of the carrier is made to vary in direct proportion to the speech wave, (b) frequency modulation, in which frequency was made to vary, and (c) speech analysis in which the speech was broken down into a number of parts, each part modulating a separate carrier. The Society is very grateful to those boys who have given lectures and demonstrations and to visitors to the School, who have included three lecturers from Leeds University. T.C.

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY At the first Society Committee Meeting of the year, the Society was split, to form the Junior and Senior sections; thus, after the first joint meeting, the two Societies went their separate ways. Three speakers from the Grove were invited for the first meeting, D. E. Rayner, R. M. Wheeler, and R. L. Evans; their talks were on, respectively, oil refining, tapered roller bearings, and penicillin. The second of these, Wheeler's talk, was rather above the heads of most members, although it interested all present. R. L. Evans made an offer for a small party to go on a tour of Glaxo Laboratories, but

nothing more has been heard about this from the Chairman, Mr. Crews. The second meeting ran on different lines, the theme being "The design and tuning of the Internal Combustion Engine". Mr. Sedman gave a wonderfully enlightening lecture on this subject, aided by a panel of "experts" : Scarth, Thornton, Proudfoot, Raylor, and I. T. Parkin. R. A. Field was the speaker at the next meeting, the title of which was, "The Organ—its mechanism". He explained each part separately, after which the Society moved to the Chapel for a short recital on the School's instrument. For the last lecture of the first term, a speaker was invited from the British Interplanetary Society, Mr. Metcalf, whose highly interesting descriptions were, to say the least, "As good as the tele.", as one member put it. The second term of the Society showed a number of new faces, indicating to us all that the Society was growing in strength and popularity. "The Radio Valve and its Uses" was the subject for the first, rather hurriedly prepared, evening's instruction, and the speakers were C. J. Marsay, P. A. Crossley, W. E. Jones, A. S. Brining, and M. J. Macartney. Photographic demonstrations were arranged for the next meeting, when photography was discussed, from the fundamentals of the film to the modern complex cameras. The speakers were M. W. Territt, Puttock, R. A. Field, Fulbrook, W. E. Jones, and, of course, the Chairman, with his excellent clarifications of all the explanations. A much more unusual course was taken in the next lecture. D. N. L. Beresford spoke on the human brain, and explained its various uses in the body, and A. S. Brining and W. E. Jones demonstrated hypnosis and mental suggestion. A debate followed two films (from I.C.I.) in the last lecture. The films were "Enterprise" and "Balance, 1950", coloured cartoons explaining I.C.I.'s work. The motion of the debate was "This House believes that there is a scientific basis for supernatural phenomena". The Secretary proposed the motion, and J. H. Franklin opposed— the opposition won by a small majority. From the increases in membership over the year, it can clearly be seen that a prosperous second year can be looked forward to. W.E.J. 30

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 9, the beginning of which on 31st October from Birkenhead was reported in the last issue of "The Peterite", finished in Britain on 9th February, when she docked at Avonmouth. The outward passage, with the usual mixed cargo of British exports, was to Dakar (for oil), Lobito, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, and Port Louis in Mauritius. This passage was uneventful except for a severe westerly gale the first two days out, making it necessary to reduce speed and alter course to reduce the very heavy rolling. A few tons of tea and tobacco were loaded at Mauritius, and then the ship called at two small ports in Madagascar—unusual places for a ship of this type, and ones which none of our adopted ships had visited before. Capt. Graham's account of these places is given below. Loading continued at Beira, Lourenco, Marques, Durban, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town, and then, with a call at Dakar for bunkers, the ship returned home. An interesting event on this passage was an encounter with a sand-storm, an account of which is given below. The homeward cargo was typical of our imports from the Rhodesias and S. Africa : casks of wine, cartons of canned goods, bags of wattle extract, slabs of copper, bales of gunnies; maize meal, asbestos, ferro-manganese, chrome ore, vermiculite and monozite ore —the last under all sorts of restrictions and regulations as a previous shipment had proved radio-active. There were also less familiar items—bags of hominy chop, seaweed, shell grit. The cargo loaded at Madagascar was mainly beans and cotton seed. We are much indebted to Capt. Graham for a detailed account of the voyage, a chart, echometer readings, drawings of various ports, brochures, specimens and a cargo stowage plan. These have made an interesting exhibit in the Geography Room. The statistics for Voyage 9 are : Total time on voyage : 119 days 7 hours 2 minutes. Total time in port : 70 days 0 hours 16 minutes. Passage time : 49 days 6 hours 46 minutes. Passage distance : 18,386 miles. Average speed : 16.06 knots. TULEAR AND MOROMBE IN MADAGASCAR. "Tulear is a well-protected port and has a small jetty. Although strong winds can blow, the reefs break down the seas, so that one usually finds it choppy instead of rough. The cargo, usually butter beans, is loaded into lighters which are towed out to the ship, but I was asked to go alongside to expedite loading. The jetty is 200 feet long and on our side we had 25 feet of water. On the other side it was completely dry at low water—rather disconcerting. It is necessary

to get off the jetty before noon as a strong on shore wind starts blowing every afternoon during the cyclone season and then dies away soon after sunset. "I went ashore to have a look at the place. It was very small, and one could see it all in twenty minutes. A few houses for the Europeans looked very attractive. For the remainder, the natives lived in shacks which appeared to consist of pieces of wood tied together with coir yarn. How they stood up is still a mystery to me. "Morombe is not a nice place to visit for the first time. The ship has to pass between two reefs keeping leading marks in line right ahead and then as another pair of beacons come in line on the port side to alter course quickly to bring them in line astern. One has to go in at a fair speed to counteract the strong current. We were fortunate in arriving an the top of high water and so could not see the reefs. When low water came along it was rather scaring to see how the reefs extended, and the small gap the ship had to pass through. The width of the entrance channel is about 500 feet—not sufficient room for a ship to turn round. At night there are no lights to give a check on the anchor bearings, and so we kept the radar switched on." A SANDSTORM OFF CAPE BOJADOR. "At about 0500 hours, 5th February, we were in the vicinity of Cape Bojardor, when it became very hazy, and by 0600 hours we were experiencing a sandstorm. This lasted till 0200 hours the following morning. Visibility varied from twa miles to nil and it was necessary to slow down at times and to use the steam whistle. We passed five miles off Grand Canary but never had a glimpse of land. The entire ship was covered with a dirty yellow sand. Despite having all windows and doors closed, the sand was everywhere. We were 120 miles off the coast of the Sahara and altogether we travelled 315 miles in a northerly direction before getting clear."

CAREERS The Public Schools Appointments Bureau in a recent Bulletin referred to 1958 as an engineering year as far as their activities are concerned. Certainly the Bulletins, Short Works Courses, and Careers Masters' Conventions have a very strong engineering flavour and the Bureau makes no apology for this bias. While, in the schools, we must try to avoid a lack of balance in careers information and advice, there is no doubt that in engineering, properly-qualified Public Schoolboys can find demanding and rewarding careers. Most good openings are, of course, for boys with scientific and mathematical ability as shown by "0" or, preferably, "A" level results, but there is also considerable scope for boys who are following non-scientific courses 32

of study. It is often little realised that industry embraces branches of many of the professions and that it is possible to obtain a wide variety of professional qualifications while training with an industrial firm. Training, both for technical and for non-technical posts is usually given through some apprenticeship scheme, which may or may not include a University course. For those who do not go up to University (an increasing number), training is usually supplemented by attendance at a technical college on one day and two evenings each week over a period of up to five years, depending upon age, qualifications and progress. An alternative is the "sandwich" course in which the apprentice spends six months with the company in each year, the remaining six months being spent in full-time training at a technical college. At the end of the course some such qualification as the Higher National Certificate or Diploma in one of the branches of engineering is gained and this can lead to an associate membership of one of the engineering institutes. This year the first Diplomas in Technology will be awarded. Training for these is given at one of the Colleges of Advanced Technology, which are situated in various parts of the country, and the standard of the Diplomas should be equivalent at least to that of a Pass Degree. Many engineering firms are making it possible for their apprentices to train for these diplomas and they should be of great interest to those boys who cannot find a place at a University because of very stiff competition, but who have done well at Advanced level. On the commercial side there are also many training schemes and it is here that the non-technical boy may find his niche. An increasing number of companies is running commercial apprenticeships under the auspices of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, and training under their schemes can lead to the higher levels of management in competition with those who have come up on the technical side. It is perhaps appropriate here to point out once again that on both the technical and commercial sides the personality of the candidate in each case will play a decisive part in the rate and extent of his progress. This factor of personality is very hard to define, but there is no doubt that it cannot be developed to the full without active participation in all facets of school life. During the Easter holidays I attended a P.S.A.B. Convention in South Wales. Each delegate visited four out of the sixteen companies sponsoring the Convention and, as the Bureau will be issuing a Bulletin later, setting out the necessary careers information about each company, I will content myself by giving a few general impressions. One of the most vivid, shared by all delegates, was that industry in South Wales is virile, progressive and very optimistic We were struck by the fact that many of the responsible positions were occupied by comparatively young men and that there did not seem to be any preference given to Welshmen. Industry in South Wales has changed radically in the last ten years and there is now a wide variety of 33

engineering in addition to the old-established industries of coal-mining and the manufacture of steel and tinplate. Even in these there have been remarkable advances, as illustrated by the building of the Margam steel works of the Steel Company of Wales. There are many other major developments, such as the construction of a major oil and iron ore port at Milford Haven, the construction of an oil pipe-line from Milford Haven to the refinery at Llandarcy near Neath, and collaboration between the National Coal Board and the Wales Gas Board to drain methane from the coal seams to provide gas for domestic and industrial use. All these and similar developments provide stimulating and rewarding work for a very large number of engineers and it seems likely that such stimuli and rewards will increase rather than diminish.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY OFFICERS: Chairman: MR. F. WAINE. Gramophone Librarian: J. G. SLATER.

Hon. Secretary: R. A. FIELD. Chorus Secretary: B. JoNEs.

COMMITTEE : HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

Grove: R. A. FIELD, A. GOMERSALL. The Manor: G. D. PARKIN, R. H. SYKES. Queen's: T. CHILMAN, B. JONES. The Rise: D. L. BROWN, T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE. School House: J. G. SLATER, B. G. WAY. Temple: K. GOSLING, I. T. HUNTER.

The Society, under its new constitution, continued successfully during the term. The membership is now 30 plus the Committee. The main aim of the new system, larger and more enthusiastic attendances, has been achieved. There were two Committee meetings, at the first of which T. M. Jenkinson resigned from the Secretaryship owing to pressure of work. R. A. Field was elected to succeed him. There were one open meeting and four closed meetings during the term. The open meeting was held in Big Hall on 8th February at 6-30. The main speaker was C. J. Partridge, 0.P., who gave a descriptive talk on the Development of Organisation in Jazz, illustrated by a very wide range of records. The new Secretary filled in the remaining time with a short discourse on the Influence of Jazz on Contemporary Composers illustrated by Milhaud's "Creation du monde". The first closed meeting of the term, on 30th January, was an illustrated talk on The Art of Singing by Mr. Ockenden, who gave the talk at very short notice as B. Jones had been taken ill.

The second meeting was delayed a day because of the C.C.F. The talk was given by T. E. H. Sabben-Clare on Guitar Music and was illustrated by excerpts from the Guitar records in the School Library. The third meeting of the term was also delayed a day for the benefit of Cert. "A", Part II, candidates. At this meeting Field gave a talk on the Baroque Organ which was enhanced by two records of the same piece of Bach on two entirely different styles of organ, the Baroque and the Romantic. The final meeting of the term, on 27th March, was a talk by

B. G. Way on Strauss Tone-poems, which he illustrated by playing parts of Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss. The term has been a successful one, marked by a fine School concert and, thus encouraged, we look forward to the continuation of the Society's present policy.

R.A.F. THE SCHOOL CONCERT "SAMSON" 6-30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 14th and 15th March, 1958, in Big Hall Milton and Handel make a strong combination : they also match each other in their assured stride, firm, and heroic. Invention never seems to tire in either, even if the style remains obtrusive. It was a pleasure therefore to hear the words as well as the music, for, in the soloists especially, enunciation was good. Rarely can the School have contained within its walls so many good soloists; indeed, such was the choice that two excellent tenors were rivals for the part of Samson : Mr. Oatley sang the part on Friday and Mr. Wall on Saturday. It was fascinating to compare their interpretation : Mr. Oatley lyrical, gentle and exquisitely modulated (it would be a pleasure to hear him sing to the accompaniment of a lute); Mr. Wall powerful, dramatic and thoroughly Samsonian—or perhaps Sam-sonic. It is a tribute to the music, as well as the singer, that Mr. Oatley's voice, less obviously suitable for Samson, was in fact the more moving in "Total Eclipse"—he conveyed the pathos compellingly : Mr. Wall's dramatic, even heroic, manner was brilliantly powerful, however, in the duet "Traitor to love". This duet, with the two trebles, P. Hunt and A. J. Neal, singing the part of Delilah, was one of the most satisfying things in the evening : the double part confused the ear at first and the pure treble quality when one expected lush soprano was a surprise, but these disadvantages were overcome by the singers' assurance and verve. The blend of treble and tenor in this exciting music was only equalled by the other duet, "Go, baffled coward, go", for bass and tenor voices. Here 35

again Mr. Oatley's light voice worked in pleasing contrast with the richer quality of Mr. Ockenden's voice (singing Harapha). It is a pleasure to hear Mr. Ockenden sing, and we shall look forward to more. It is natural that recently broken voices should suffer a little beside trained and more mature ones, particularly in dramatic music of this type. B. Jones, appearing in public as a baritone for the first time, has a pleasant voice with some promise—but it is not yet in control. M. Precious was more finished as a performer and, though there seems less scope for advancement, his voice is already enjoyable to listen to : philistines in the audience just beat the Philistines in the chorus in their reaction to his terse recitative "What hideous noise is that ?". Honourable mention should be made of the solo "May every hero fall like thee", sung by A. J. Neal and D. A. Turnbull—this was a good piece of singing—and especially of "Let the bright Seraphim", sung by a row of trebles. This is music that rings in the mind long after the concert is over There remains the bass chorus, who sang "Honour and Arms" with suitable assurance, and the chorus as a whole. The chorus is, of course, the backbone of a work like "Samson" and, with Mr. Ockenden in the basses, and Mr. Wall in the tenors, entries were always accurate and assured : this assurance greatly increased the listener's enjoyment, for there was no fear of mistake. Needless to say, the trebles were most efficient—but we have come to assume that at St. Peter's. The whole chorus may be the background, but they had three resounding choruses to present : "Awake the trumpets' lofty sound"; "Fixed in His everlasting seat"; and the conclusion and climax, "Let their celestial concerts" in which with trumpets blaring, and orchestra and chorus at full, the audience thrilled to the marrow. Although the orchestra was a little immature in some sections and, on Friday at least, lacked cohesion, it supported the singers well. Mr. Jorysz gave a commanding lead and one of the cellists says that the cellos were highly commendable. The audience was delighted by the little game of "Cox and Box" played by Anfield and B. Jones whenever Jones sang. The continuo never gave grounds for worry. We thank Mr. Waine for organising, training, rehearsing, and conducting this concert, and above all for introducing us to a little known work which should be much better known. It promises well for the future that the whole evening's performance was carried out by the staff and boys alone, and it is to be hoped that this will always be so. The names of those taking part are as follows. 36

PRINCIPALS

Delilah: P. Hunt and A. J. Neal. Israelitish Woman: A. J. Neal and D. A. Turnbull. Micah (sung by a baritone): B. Jones. Samson: Mr. Oatley (Friday); Mr. Wall (Saturday). Harapha: Mr. Ockenden, except in "Honour and Arms" taken by semi-chorus N. R. Barton, R. F. Brooks, J. A. Bygate, J. G. Clark, T. Chilman, B. M. Fraser, A. Hardman, R. J. Hawkins, K. J. Hick, J. M. Lord, M. Precious. Manoah: M. Precious. Chorus of Virgins: C. Metcalfe, J. R. P. Lee, D. L. Marshall, J. C. Powell, D. A. Turnbull. CHORAL SOCIETY 1st Trebles: C. J. Batty, J. R. P. Lee, D. L. Marshall, D. N. Milnes, J. H. Ormiston, R. W. Pick, J. C. Powell, C. I. D. Tomlinson, D. A. Turnbull. 2nd Trebles: J. N. Arundale, A. D. Best, J. A. Gillies, P. Hunt, M. J. Macartney, C. Metcalfe, A. E. Moss, A. J. Neal, M. J. Pearey. Altos: J. R. Anfield, D. N. L. Beresford, A. G. Black, A. Gomersall, V. F. Roberts, J. M. Smith. 1st Tenors: I. T. Hunter, W. E. Jones, J. G. Slater, Mr. Wall, B. G. Way. 2nd Tenors: C. D. lbberson, J. M. D. Kirk, D. N. Kendall, A. McCallum, Mr. Oatley. Basses (Israelites): N. R. Barton, R. F. Brooks, J. A. Bygate, T. Chilman, J. G. Clark, R. J. Hawkins, A. Hardman, J. K. Hick, J. M. Lord, Mr. Ockenden, M. Precious, J. B. Quin. (Philistines): D. L. Brown, R. R. Baldwin, P. J. Dronfield, J. A. Franklin, Mr. Montgomery, M. J. Poynor. ORCHESTRA

Violin I: Mr. Jorysz (Leader), P. W. Howat. Violin II: R. Atkinson (O.P.), A. J. D. Foster, J. C. Brisby, A. J. Bytheway. Viola: M. Jones (0.P.), J. L. Pilditch. Cello: Miss E. Groves, Mr. D. S. Mair. Flute: J. Ford (O.P.). Clarinet: W. R. Bytheway, J. H. Moss, D. J. Beevers, Mr. Shutt. Bassoon: B. Jones. French Horn: P. Hunt. Trumpet: A. McCallum, M. C. Foy. Timpani: M. P. Giddings. Bass Drum and Cymbals: J. B. Mathews. Side Drum: R. F. Brooks. Continuo: B. Jones and J. R. Anfield. Conductor: Mr. F. Waine.

THE FILM SOCIETY Although it is probably as invidious to compare the work of two film comedians as it is to have to explain a good joke, with Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton in the same term's programme, the temptation is irresistible. The former is much nearer to being an ordinary person who gets involved in extraordinary situations. In "Safety Last" we laugh in relief at not having to climb a store ourselves. The humour of the latter is more securely based on the character of the comedian himself. In "The General" Keaton is exactly the kind of person for whom a cannon ball, intended to deal death and destruction among the enemy, would land, with the 37

precision and innocuousness of a tiddlewink, inside the cab of the engine he was driving. Both were uproariously funny at times, but neither could have hoped to rival the sustained artistry of Chaplin as revealed in the dance of the bread rolls in "The Gold Rush" or in his attempts to cope with the disintegration of the conjurer's table in "The Circus". For the first film Mr. Waine provided the traditional piano accompaniment : for the second, he entered into a Dobson and Young partnership with Mr. Crews. Between them they provided over the loud speaker so masterly a combination of Mascagni (tender) and Wagner (valiant) that at least one latecomer upstairs thought it was a genuine sound track professionally added to the silent film. For the rest—"Mr. 880" was a pleasant reminder of the best type of routine film that the Americans used to make so well before they became self-conscious about the competition of television. With the vast resources of Hollywood behind it, it was no effort to move from private apartment to the United Nations Building, from restaurant to Coney Island. Above all, it was a story about pleasant people, charmingly played with deceptive ease by the chief players concerned. Usually when a film concerns itself with fantasy, it does so with a light and humorous touch. "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" took the latter's re-appearance off the Costa Brava rather seriously— which meant, in effect, that, other members of the cast being equal, the film stood or fell by the playing of James Mason as the Flying Dutchman. Fortunately he sustained his part, and with it the whole film, more than adequately : and for good measure there was a good bull-fight quite impressively done and Tssa del Mar provided a charming setting for the story. But a few touches of humour would have been very acceptable. The School film, which we are making, continues to grow, although the weather has been a handicap to both athletic activities and the filming of them alike. The Head Master has made us a generous offer of financial support which we shall most gratefully accept next term as soon as it is clear that we are achieving something really worth while. This sum combined with the profits from the film shows of this season and next should give us ample funds F•J•W. for our purpose.

THE YOUNG FARMER'S CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Vice-Chairman: W. I. MACDONALD. Chairman: T. M. JENKINSON. Treasurer: R. W. PEACOCK. Secretary: J. S. BOTTERILL. Committee Member: R. R. BALDWIN. Librarian: D. P. COLES.

The emphasis this term has been on sheep farming. At the first meeting of the term, 23rd January, Mr. Oliver, a livestock husbandry officer, spoke on "sheep breeding for wool and mutton", illustrating his talk with slides. 38

The second meeting, on 6th February, was an internal meeting at which two members of the Club spoke. Potts spoke about "Sheep", outlining a calendar of procedure for a sheep farmer. The second speaker was Adcock, who spoke on "Poultry". Both lectures were illustrated by use of the epidiascope. At the third meeting, Mr. Kirby spoke on "Hill Sheep Farming", illustrating his lecture with ccloured slides. Mr. Kirby had taken most of the photographs himself and they provided a very striking accompaniment to his talk. At the final meeting of the term, Mr. Sneesby, an 0.P., described to the Club life in an agricultural college and answered many questions on that subject, based on his experiences at Seale-Hayne College, Newton Abbot. One visit was made during the term on 20th March to Messrs. Myers and Burnell at Dunnington. Here, members of the Club were shown many types of agricultural equipment as used in the Massey Harris-Ferguson system. W.I.M.

C.C.F. NOTES The term's training was, of course, hampered from time to time by the weather, and it is surprising how much it was possible to do outside. For example, the Recruits were able to carry out an exercise on Strensall Common, organised by Sgt. Chilman, and the N.C.O. Cadre spent the last parade of the term in an exercise on the old golf course area. Preparation for examinations has dominated training in most Sections; in the Signals Section, Corporals Beresford and Crowther are to be congratulated on gaining Instructors' Certificates. Main Events 4TH FEBRUARY.

Visit by Squadron Leader B. H. Walker, D.F.C., of Headquarters No. 64 (N) Group. 18TH FEBRUARY.

March-past. Salute taken by Group Captain L. W. G. Gill, D.S.O., Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse. 11TH MARCH. Major D. D. Penfold, M.B.E., Officer Commanding, Depot Company, K.O.Y.L.I., was to have taken the salute at a march-past which had to be cancelled because of the weather. 18m MARCH. Certificate "A", Part I, examination : 26 out of 35 passed. 25TH MARCH. Certificate "A", Part II, examination; this was conducted for the first time by the K.O.Y.L.I. 15 out of 35 passed. 39

Annual Inspection This will be on Tuesday, 24th June, and the Inspecting Officer will be Air Vice Marshal H. V. Satterly, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., the Air Officer Commanding, Headquarters No. 64 (N) Group, R.A.F.

Annual Camp This will be at Castlemartin, near Pembroke, from 29th July to 6th August.

The Dronfield Trophy The Head Master has kindly agreed to give his name to the new trophy for the Inter-House C.C.F. Competition.

VISIT TO B.A.O.R. Easter, 1958 The two of us who had volunteered had the good fortune to join Bridlington School C.C.F. to visit the 7th Royal Tank Regiment. On Thursday, 10th April, we travelled to Harwich and from there on the "Empire Wansbeck" to the Hook of Holland. As senior N.C.O.s we were given 1st class accommodation amidships, but this did not prevent the R.N. section representative from being, with about 80% of the 750 cadets on the boat, violently seasick during the choppy crossing. On arrival at the "Hook" we changed our English money into B.A.F.S.V.s and entrained for Germany. We arrived at Soltau, our detraining camp, after a nine-hour journey at 8 p.m. on the Friday night, and completed the journey in regiment "B" transport. Our barracks at Hahne, easily the best we have ever seen, were originally built for Hitler's S.S. and Panzer divisions and were only about a kilometre from the notorious Belsen concentration camp. On arrival we were split into three parties, one N.C.O. and six cadets going to each squadron. From this moment our activities differed considerably.

"A" Squadron (P.J.B.) On Saturday morning we were kitted out and told that next week the whole Regiment were going out on a five-day scheme which we were attending as active members of tank or vehicle crews. Saturday afternoon and Sunday were free and we visited Bergen, a large village a few miles from camp and, on Sunday afternoon, Belsen; that day being the 13th anniversary of its liberation there were crowds of German and Polish-Jew mourners. It was altogether a rather impressive and shocking sight with great tumuli containing hundreds and thousands of dead. On Monday we went to our respective Centurion tanks and drove the 29 miles to the Soltau training area. Unfortunately, owing to a piece of grit in my eye I was sent to the hospital and missed from Monday p.m. until Wednesday. 40

We left camp that morning at first light and with R.H.Q. and "C" Squadron were fighting "B", who were acting as enemy. Our Squadron Commander, Major Fare-Harvey, M.C. and bar, seemed adept at guessing the Colonel's intentions (he was acting as chief umpire) and we had to be continually held up by hastily-laid mine-fields. Eventually we caught up with "B" and after an exciting chase and mock battle were declared victorious. Thursday was maintenance day and "A" Squadron's tanks were all in good condition; we were able to return and get rid of accumulations of dirt. On Friday we didn't set out until 9 o'clock and this time we were seeking "C" Squadron. Acting as wireless operator I was able quite easily to pick up the most interesting tactical situations which evolved. One amusing situation occurred when one of the enemy's tanks was sitting astride one of the rides in the woods. As we had not been observed a dismounted attack was ordered. The attackers were told that they would be considered victorious if they "tapped" the tank's crew on the heads. Unfortunately they were unsuccessful as it retreated on their approach. The day ended with the most exciting battle of the week; thunderflashes, flashing spotlights, verey lights, speeding tanks and scout cars combining to make a most satisfactory scheme's end.

"B" Squadron (D.J.C.) On the Saturday morning we were given a short talk on the Tank Regiment and drew our kit for the exercise : mostly warm clothing. We then met our respective commanders for next week. I was introduced to Staff Sgt. Engmen in charge of the Squadron's Light Aid Detachment which includes a one-ton truck and an armoured recovery vehicle. As Saturday afternoon and Sunday have already been dealt with I shall therefore proceed to Monday and the start of the scheme. Well wrapped up, as befitted the hour, we took our places in the vehicle for the march to "B" Squadron base camp, some 30 miles away, and, having set up camp, I rejoined the one-tonner to lay a telephone wire to R.H.Q., three miles away. On Tuesday at 11 a.m. the first exercise began, a tank battle :

"B" and "C" Squadrons and R.H.Q. against "A". That day we remained in reserve, only the A.R.V. being called out to a tank for a clutch job that was to keep it busy for the next 48 hours. The exercise ended the next day at 7 a.m. 41

I had little sleep in the one-tonner in bitter weather—an experience that was to be repeated almost every night that week. The next day, Wednesday, with "B" Squadron alone, the L.A.D. was on the move all day with minor repair jobs, based on S.H.Q. Since I was taking turn and turn about as wireless operator, I was at all times able to follow on a map the course of the battle which was often very interesting, as were some of the messages on the air. On Thursday and until 9 a.m. on Friday, the L.A.D. was engaged on minor repair jobs and throughout the night we helped the A.R.V. to complete the clutch mending. By Friday morning every tank was in tip-top condition for the final exercise which began at 9 a.m. and lasted till 7 p.m. In the meantime an attempt to get cadets into an Auster A.O.P. of the Army Air Corps was abandoned through lack of time. "C" Squadron was this time the enemy and though there were no major breakdowns, neither the one-tonner nor the A.R.V. were left idle, and with S.H.Q. were continually on the move. The battle ended on a large plain in great style, for a regiment of tanks with attached vehicles are at any time an impressive sight. After a night march back to base camp we had a short sleep, struck camp and moved back to Hohne. * * * Saturday afternoon was again free but most of us were too tired for sightseeing and spent the time eating and sleeping. On Sunday, slightly recovered, the senior N.C.O.s were taken out to dinner by Flt./Lt. Charlton, the Bridlington C.C.F. C.O., and were convinced that German cuisine is easily as good as the French. The following morning we were taken to F.M.R. for gunnery practice, using a .22 attachment to a tank. In the afternoon we visited Celle, a beautiful town similar to York in many respects. Here we did our shopping and visited the castle, whose small but beautiful theatre is the oldest in Germany. Our last morning was spent in returning kit and cleaning out our rooms. We left with regret at 11-30 and entrained again at Soltau for the Hook. The journey back was, luckily, calm, for which we were thankful and we disembarked at 6-30 on St. George's Day, in high spirits. In conclusion I would like to express our great thanks to all those who helped to make our stay enjoyable, both officers and men, and also to Flt./Lt. Charlton and the Bridlington Contingent for so easily accepting us amongst them. P.J.B., D.J.C. 42

R.A.F. SECTION Visits to Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse, have been made by six cadets, going in pairs on ordinary parade days. Four of them had substantial dual flying, and the other two, grounded by the weather, had link trainer experience. Cadet Lord was accepted for a new type of R.A.F. camp in the Easter holidays. It was for long hill-walking exercises with map and compass, and general fieldcraft training at Bethesda, North Wales. In the March Proficiency examination seven candidates out of nine passed.

Annual Camp This will again be at Royal Air Force, Cranwell, from 29th July to 5th August.

BETHESDA HILL-WALKING CAMP Easter, 1958 Four courses were held at Easter, lasting a week each, for R.A.F. and A.T.C. cadets, to develop powers of leadership, initiative, and stamina. I attended between the 12th and 19th of April, the third course to be held. The courses at the moment are somewhat in the nature of an experiment, which looks like being very successful. The idea was originated by the local A.T.C. commander, F/O. Davies, for cadets from North Wales, but now it has become nation-wide. There are twelve cadets there at a time and in the week I was there they came from such places as Bournemouth, Bristol, Ripon, Dartford, and Walsall. The course headquarters are in a but by the River Ogwen at Bethesda and in charge are two regular officers, F /O. Dolman and F/O. Mann, the latter being a rock-climbing expert. Most days are spent walking in the hills to pre-arranged objectives such as wrecked aircraft, which lie in abundance all over the Welsh hills. We walked about nine to twelve miles a day, dividing up into two flights of six each, one cadet being in charge for one day. We travelled light, the only rations taken with us being chocolate and corned beef. Steering was done by compass and by map-work. The Wednesday was perhaps the most interesting day. The morning was spent building a wooden bridge across the River Ogwen. We had a quick lunch and just as we had started rock-climbing training, a crowd of newspaper reporters arrived and several faked-up photographs were taken. After three hours rock-climbing, we then took down the bridge. This was the most interesting part of the afternoon, as three people were left on the other side of the river. They were

meant to cross dry-shod on a scout-transporter, but unfortunately someone let go of a rope. When they had swum back, they seemed annoyed. Then in the evening we had a night exercise, a four-mile walk, during which we walked up a slate slag-heap and through a bog. Cooking was done by the cadets, but for the first day or two the officers cooked their own meals, to be on the safe side. In the evenings we were free to wander round Bethesda or crowd round the juke box at a local establishment called "Eddie's". We had several visits, both official and unofficial. On Monday, S.A.S.O. Home Command, A.V.M. Gilmore, came on an informal visit just as we had come back from a stiff walk. He was given tea from a pint mug heavily doped with condensed milk to emphasise the fact that we had no cups or fresh milk. Other visits were by W/Cmdr. Price, from R.A.F., Valley, who supplied our rations, a Flt/Lt. from 64 Group at Rufforth, and several officers from the Army Outward Bound School. These courses are still in the embryo stage and several improvements are planned, if these courses are to become a permanent feature. At the moment there is no fresh milk supplied, which seemed unnecessary as it is only two minutes to the nearest dairy, and there are no baths or showers. At the moment the only place for a bath is the river in the middle of Bethesda; this makes washing embarrassing. The scope of the course is still rather limited, owing to stringent regulations concerning safety, though an escape and evasion exercise is planned. But the whole thing was undoubtedly a success, efficiently run by two enthusiastic regulars and it is to be recommended to any R.A.F. cadet who has a chance to go. J.M.L.

R.N. SECTION At the beginning of the term the R.N. Basic Squad joined the R.N. Section, making the total strength 42. The term's training programme was partly determined by the weather, which considerably reduced the possibility of outside activities. Accordingly much of the training had to be carried out in the seamanship room and classrooms, though it was later possible to engage in power-of-command training on the parade ground. The examination results were fairly satisfactory, five cadets passing for P.O., and ten for Leading Seaman; the whole Basic Squad had already passed the A.B. Examination. With the closing down of "H.M.S. Ceres" and the Humber Division R.N.V.R., the administration of the School R.N. Section has been transferred to the Tyne Division R.N.V.R., whose Headquarters are "H.M.S. Calliope", Newcastle-on-Tyne.

SCOUTING SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Towards the end of term J. M. Lennox became a Queen's Scout and joined R. Baldwin, G. Parkin, and Steel as an Acting A.S.M. As noted below, the last three have been appointed to assist with the Scout Troop, while Lennox remains with the Seniors. All four should receive their Warrants at the beginning of the Summer Term before they attend the Chief Scout's reception at Gilwell to receive their Queen's Scout Certificates. During the Easter holidays all four are attending the Public Schoolboys' Course at Gilwell with the object of fitting themselves for further service to the Scout movement. In addition, A. D. Best and J. M. Smith are representing the Group at the St. George's Service and Parade in Windsor on Sunday, 27th April. The promotions to A.S.M. have given the opportunity to Best, Bygate, Coulson, and Smith to serve as Senior Patrol Leaders and have created vacancies in the Senior Scout Troop to be filled from the Scout Troop at the beginning of next term. Training and test-passing made good progress during the term and we enjoyed some very successful inter-Patrol competitions and night wide games, in the latter making use of a very generous ration of fog and snow. An innovation was shooting, an activity which appears popular with most of the Troop. The main object is to enter a team for the Duke of Connaught's Shield Shooting Competition. This is a national Scout contest, and to Lennox has fallen the task of selecting and training a team of four, while, at the same time, training younger Seniors with an eye to future years when we shall be without his invaluable skill and experience. During the term we entered a team of two Seniors and three Scouts for an Ambulance Competition in York. Though we came only eighth out of twelve teams the experience gained was valuable. At the very least, we have learned that there is a wide gulf between theory and practice in first aid and that we must endeavour to make our training more realistic in future. We hope that our summer camp this year will be in Strathtay, Perthshire, close to, but separate from the Scout Troop. Though this will be basically a standing camp, all Seniors will have an opportunity of taking part in a short trek camp, if for no other reason than that they should suffer, as others have done before, from hauling the Group's notorious trike carts over trackless country. The camp will begin on Tuesday, 29th July, and end on Wednesday, 6th August.

SCOUT TROOP Promotion in School troops usually follows the academic pattern. In September of each year there is generally a wholesale transfer of Scouts into the Senior Troop and an equivalent intake from St. Olave's or outside. This is inevitable, but it may give rise to a certain rigidity unless the door to advancement is kept ajar. With this danger in mind, a series of promotions has taken place within the two Senior School Troops which should benefit all concerned. First we were pleased to welcome to the Troop this term R. Baldwin, G. Parkin, and Steel as Acting A.S.M.s : they will now have a chance to gain their Warrants before the end of the year. Secondly, three of our Patrol Leaders (Beckitt, Hardman, and R. A. B. Wood) move up into the Senior Troop next term, to be replaced by their Seconds (Anfield, Burton, and Williams). Perhaps it would be fitting, as we bid farewell to the former, to add that Wood's patrol (Seals) has headed the inter-Patrol Competition chart from its inception last September. The weather confined our activities to the Scout Hut for most of the term, though the snow did provide us with ample opportunities for elaborate tracking exercises. Nevertheless, this meant that training and testing have proceeded more quickly than we anticipated and a number of Scouts now only need to complete their Journey in the summer to become First Class. Also an encouraging number of Scouts has been gaining Proficiency Badges, the largest group preparing for the Weatherman Badge under Parkin. The opportunity was seized on one dry, frosty afternoon to stage an exacting obstacle race : swarming over a high wall by rope net did not appeal to the more elephantine Scouts, however. Another successful outdoor activity was a York Quest, each patrol being set a series of tasks requiring enterprise and initiative in a limited time. We now look forward to the Summer Camp in Strathtay, a site Gaelic enough even for Mr. Montgomery. Parents will be sent full details in good time.

SHOOTING The end of this term brings another season of .22 shooting to a close. In postal matches it has been quite a successful one, with only two defeats in the 10 matches shot. The "Country Life" results are not yet available, but our estimated score is some 12 points lower than last year's, as the Rapid was not as good as it should have been. Groups which alter position have cost us a good many points this season in both rapid and snap. Grouping, however, has been on the whole very good and it is rare for any 1st VIII member to be outside the inch. As this is in some ways the best test of good shooting, it provides an encouraging omen for next term. The 2nd VIII has

probably been rather better than last year's, but there has been difficulty in finding fixtures. The number of boys taking .22 shooting is higher than ever before, and some promising shots are emerging. As nearly all the 1st VIII and many of the 2nd will be leaving this year, we shall need some good new members next year if our standard is to be maintained. The 1st VIII were all re-awarded or awarded their minor colours. Results and individual averages are given below. MATCH RESULTS 1sT VIII.

Match

Opponent's Score

St. Peter's Score

Result

v. Welbeck College v. King's College School v. Shrewsbury School v. Denstone College v. Dean Close School v. St. Bee's School v. Giggleswick School v. Rossall School

743 748 674 724 741 717 726 756

750 743 745 757 754 754 761 749

Won Lost Won Won Won Won Won Lost

642 743

699 722

Won Lost

2ND VIII. v. Welbeck College v. Rossall School 1ST VIII.

INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES

B. C. R. Butler ... S. H. Newbigging ... R. Baxter J. M. Lennox ... G. P. Lowley M. G. Garbutt D. E. Rayner D. A. Wilson F. N. Parkin

95.00 94.42 96.57 94.42 91.05 91.14 95.42 93.85 93.02

2ND VIII. A. 0. Sutcliffe J. K. Hick P. A: Crossley S. D. Baker R. A. Hodgson J. D. Fox A. C. Wilson M. K. Oldham

87.05 91.00 87.00 91.00 83.05 87.00 92.00 88.00

The nine names under the heading "1st VIII" is explained by the fact that we lost our Captain, Butler, for a part of the second half of term through illness. There is, however, every reason to believe that he will be quite fit again next term.

FENCING The Fencing Club has had a successful Easter Term with four matches, two of which were won, two lost. The results are given in detail below. Colours were re-awarded to P. J. Burton (Capt.), D. J. Cook, J. B. Mathews, and were awarded to D. N. L. Beresford. We asked all our opponents to provide four foilists in an endeavour to enlarge the number of fencers in the School with match experience. This was done, with the worthwhile result that 11 boys fenced for the School in this term's matches. We intend to continue this policy in the future. We are also pleased to report that two boys, Barton and Hobson, are further widening their experience by competing in the Public Schools' Fencing Championships, and we wish them good luck. Finally, we should like to record our appreciation of the effort and patience which R.S.M. Power devotes to the Club. St. Peter's v. Welbeck College St. Peter's v. Bede College St. Peter's v. King's College

Foil

Epée

Sabre

9-7 10-6 3-13

2-7 8-1 4-5

1-8 5-4 3-8

10-6

12-4

St. Peter's v. Leeds G.S. (foil only)

Result Lost Won Lost Won P.J.B.

SQUASH The most pleasing feature of the term's squash was the increased interest in the game throughout the School; as a result of this, the Railway Institute courts became almost as popular as the School court. This keenness among the junior element is particularly encouraging in view of the comparative failure of the 1st V, who in their five matches won two and lost three. The main criticism of the team as a whole must be its lack of consistency. Both Kirby and Macpherson were unable to recapture last year's form, and other strings, although playing well up to a point, often failed to clinch their matches, when they were well on top and had victory in sight. 1sT V v. WORKSOP COLLEGE (Away), 9th February. Won, 4-1. D. Kirby beat T. B. Little, 3-1 (9-4, 9-0, 7-9, 9-2). D. G. Macpherson beat J. B. de C. Thompson, 3-0 (9-0, 9-6, 10-9). W. M. Howard beat I. M. G. Torkington, 3-0 (9-7, 10-8, 9-6). G. W. A. R. Alderson beat W. G. D. Sykes, 3-0 (9-3, 9-4, 9-1). F. C. Beaumont lost to P. M. 0. Springfield, 2-3 (9-1, 9-7, 7-9, 4-9, 4-9).

I sr V v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE (Away), 13th February Lost, 0-5. D. Kirby lost to D. J. Oliver, 1-3 (9-4, 2-9, 3-9, 3-9). D. G. Macpherson lost to N. J. Magson, 1-3 (4-9, 9-5, 6-9, 0-9). W. M. Howard lost to J. E. Fawcett, 2-3 (9-0, 3-9, 6-9, 9-7, 8-10). G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to J. N. Hannon, 2-3 (9-1, 9-2, 0-9, 5-9, 9-10). F. C. Beaumont lost to P. J. Netherwood, 1-3 (9-6, 6-9, 2-9, 2-9). 1sT V v. THE STAFF, 26th February. Won, 3-2. D. Kirby beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 3-1 (9-5, 2-9, 10-9, 9-3). D. G. Macpherson beat A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., 3-2 (9-4, 4-9, 9-5, 6-9, 9-0). W. M. Howard lost to G. S. Craine, Esq., 0-3 (3-9, 2-9, 0-9). G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to G. M. Shuttleworth, Esq., 1-3 (2-9, 9-5, 7-9, 1-9). J. G. Bygate beat D. A. C. Blunt, Esq., 3-1 (9-4, 9-0, 2-9, 9-7). 1sT V v. BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL (Home), 2nd March. Lost, 0-5. D. Kirby lost to C. H. Kipling, 0-31(1-9, 3-9, 7-9). D. G. Macpherson lost to J. F. Wilson, 0-3 (8-10, 3-9). 4-9). W. M. Howard lost to J. Bardy, 1-3 (9-2, 2-9, 3-9, 1-9). G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to C. S. Faith, 2-3 (10-8, 9-6, 7-9, 9-10). J. A. Bygate lost to J. J. H. Watson, 1-3 (9-4, 5-9, 5-9, 0-9). 1 sr V v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE (Home), 9th March. Lost, 1-4. D. G. Macpherson lost to N. J. Magson, 1-3 (9-8, 5-9, 7-9, 1-9). W. M. Howard lost to M. Willstrop, 1-3 (7-9, 9-3, 1-9, 4-9) G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to J. E. Fawcett, 2-3 (10-9, 6-9, 9-5, 1-9, 5-9). J. A. Bygate beat E. Outhwaite, 3-0 (9-3, 9-2, 9-5). E. M. H. Ranson lost to P. J. Netherwood, 0-3 (1-9, 6-9, 2-9). As usual, there was a struggle to complete the three competitions before the end of term. The three finals, however, all proved very interesting matches; this was particularly true in the Intermediate final, where some very good squash was played. COMPETITION RESULTS OPEN :

D. Kirby beat D. G. Macpherson, 3-1 (9-3, 2-9, 9-5, 9-7). INTERMEDIATE :

G. W. A. R. Alderson beat E. M. H. Ranson, 3-1 (9-5, 9-4, 3-9, 9-5). JUNIOR :

J. C. Lacy beat M. W. Foster, 3-2 (9-6, 9-10, 4-9, 9-2, 9-3).

D.K. 49

CHESS In the !Christmas Term, owing to the flu' during the early part of the term, only two matches were arranged, and, owing to their many activities at the end of that term, Archbishop Holgate's asked to postpone the match till the Lent Term. Thus we only played St. John's College before Christmas, and were handsomely defeated. However, early in the Lent Term we entertained Archbishop Holgate's, and, though we were again defeated, it was not overwhelmingly. Welbeck, whom we visited along with the hockey teams, gave us a draw, but Worksop College declined to play us as they asserted that "too many of their players were playing hockey". York Chess Club gave us a good game, beating us quite well, and Bootham gave us a final defeat. Though, as the results show, the year seems hardly to have achieved much, it must be remembered that, in two years' time, the team will be almost unchanged, and by that time, we hope, the members of the team will have enough experience to carry all before them. It is interesting to note, too, that most of our wins this year have been on the lower boards, a fact that bodes well for the future. Turning to the House matches, which were played during the Lent Term, the results can be seen in the table below. It must be said that School House would probably have done much better in the final against Rise had F. C. Beaumont not been ill in hospital. SCHOOL FIXTURES. 22nd Nov. St. John's College (Home), Lost, 9-1. 30th Jan. Archbishop Holgate's (Home), Lost, 7-3. 5th Feb. Welbeck College (Away), Drawn, 3-3. 24th Mar. York Chess Club (Home), Lost, 6-1_31. 26th Mar. Bootham School (Away), Lost, 7-3. HOUSE MATCHES. Grove Grove Manor School House (3-2) ( .1 School House Rise (5-0) I Rise (1- 1) Rise Temple / Queen's Queen's

The following played in the School team :D. J. Cook, P. S. H. Jesper, F. C. Beaumont, R. L. Evans, J. W. S.

Gale, A. Gomersall, J. N. Hanson, R. A. Martin, E. M. H. Ranson, A. Hardman, B. D. Shearsmith, C. W. Gough, D. Kirby, G. Gildener, M. J. Kershaw, E. S. Bolton, W. Gibson.

Finally it must be stated that the raising of the number of boards from 8 to 10 in matches seems to have inspired some more junior members of the School. We wish, too, to record our thanks to Mr. Wiseman for his considerable help and to Mr. Herring, 0.P., at present resident at Cambridge University, who has offered his services as "coach" for a while at the beginning of next Christmas Term. His knowledge and experience will be much appreciated. D.J.C. 50

HOCKEY, 1958 Once again this is a story of "what might have been". Four 1st XI matches were played out of eleven and only about the same number of practice games were possible on grass, although much energy was expended on the aerodrome tarmac. Consequently, one can only conjecture as to what the team might have achieved, given a full season on firm pitches. The potential was there : Kirby, McCallum, and Macpherson formed a very sound nucleus of experience and skill, which only faltered before the much more experienced and practised Worksop side and the speed and shooting of Bellerby in the York match. The other old colours, Thorp, Baxter, and Irvin, never really found their touch in the limited time available, but the newcomers generally acquitted themselves well. In particular, Burbidge at left back and Ranson at right-half showed much promise : although naturally lacking polish, they nevertheless did their job very efficiently. Baldwin was generally sound in goal, whilst not quite reaching the heights of some of his illustrious predecessors. Gale and Woodruff, young players with less than a dozen games of hockey behind them, both showed signs of natural ability and tried very hard; given more practice in good conditions they would undoubtedly have improved immensely. The 2nd XI also had four matches, in which they showed signs of being a useful side. The form of Gough, Precious, and Hemsley was encouraging for the future. The other two games operated with commendable enthusiasm in the very trying circumstances. Final teams :— 1ST XI R. R. Baldwin, A. McCallum,* P. B. Burbidge, E. M. H. Ranson, D. Kirby (Capt.),* R. Baxter, M. W. Woodruff, D. B. Irvin, J. W. S. Gale, D. G. Macpherson, R. H. Thorp. * Denotes cap.

2ND XI C. W. Gough, F. C. Beaumont, P. S. H. Jesper, T. D. J. Layfield (Capt.),* M. Precious, T. M. Jenkinson, P. J. Dronfield, L. W. K. Mackay, M. J. Kershaw, P. L. Bellwood, C. J. Hemsley. * Denotes colours.

FIRST XI MATCHES 5th Feb. v. WELBECK COLLEGE. Away. Won, 2-1. This, the first match of the season, was played in fairly dry conditions, but with a very strong wind blowing down the field. The first half was very disappointing, with neither side looking dangerous. Shortly after half-time, however, Welbeck scored during a scramble in the School circle. This was what was needed to raise the level of the game, and the School immediately went into the attack; countless

assaults on the Welbeck goal eventually resulted in two goals by Kirby. A third goal by Kershaw was disallowed. The School defence was sound and the right wing pair, Irvin and Woodruff, were always dangerous. 19th Feb. v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Home. Won, 5-1. Although started in dry conditions, the game was soon affected by a steady drizzle. The School quickly showed their superiority, and two early goals by Kirby and another by Gale just before half-time put them in a safe position. A breakaway goal by Scarborough woke the School up again and two goals by Macpherson settled the issue. Many chances were missed because of carelessness in the circle, but the School were never in danger of defeat. The passing among the forwards showed great improvement, but the defence was scarcely tested. 22nd Feb. v. YORK H.C. Away. Lost, 2-8. Played on the York ground, the game started fairly evenly, and York were rather fortunate to take the lead after ten minutes. The School forwards were playing much better than in previous matches and they soon equalised when Gale scored a fine goal. The score remained level until shortly before half-time when York scored from a corner; they scored two more goals very quickly to lead 4-1 at half-time. In the second half, the School found Bellerby, the York captain, increasingly more difficult to hold and four more goals followed before the end. In one of the School's rare attacks Irvin scored a good goal. The inside forwards, Irvin, Gale, and Macpherson worked very hard, the latter, in particular, having an excellent game. 5th Mar. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Away. Lost, 1-9. The pattern of the game was set in the opening minutes when Worksop threw attack after attack on the School goal. The School, labouring under the disadvantage of little practice, found Worksop far too good for them, and the forwards were unable to make any headway and thus gain relief for the defence. The first half brought six goals for Worksop, but in the second half, although Worksop were still well in control, the School managed to keep the scoring down to three more goals. Shortly before full-time McCallum succeeded in scrambling the ball into the Worksop goal to bring the School a little consolation.

SECOND XI ... v. Welbeck College v. Scarborough College ... v. York H.C. v. Worksop College

Away Drawn 3-3 Home Won 3-0 Home Lost 2-7 Away Lost 0-8

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1958 1st XI

2nd XI

Sat. May 10 Wed. „ 14 Sat. „ 17 Wed. „ 21 Sat. „ 24

Clifton C.C. H York C.C. 1-1 1st Round Sen for House Matches — Giggleswick H Giggleswick School School Wed. „ 28 Durham School A Durham School Sat. „ 31 "A" XI v. Regt. Depot, K.O.Y.L.I. Wed. June 4 Worksop Coll. A Worksop Coll. Sat. „ 7 Leeds G.S. A Leeds G.S. Wed. „ 11 Christ's Coll., Carob. Fri. „ 13 "IDenstone H Sat. „ 14f College Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat.

„ 18 „ 21

M.C.C. Bradford G.S.

25 „ 28

Bradford G.S.

Sat. Wed. Sat.

„ 5 „ 9 „ 12

Wed. Sat.

„ 16 „ 19

Wed.

„ 23

Wed. July 2

Fri. Sat.

T. H. Hobson's XI „ 251 Old „ 26f Peterites

'Under 15' Colts XI A

1st Round Juni or

House Matches

Bootham Schl.

H Worksop Coll. Leeds G.S. Semi-final Junio r H ouse Match

H H

A H

Durham School Manchester Boys XI

Worksop Coll.

Semi-final Seni or Yorkshire H Gents. C.C. Ampleforth H College Final Senior Ho US — Craven Gents. H C.C. — Bootham Schl. A

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'Under 16' Colts XI Ashville College

Giggleswick A School Semi-final Junio r H ouse Match Bradford G.S. A Bootham School

House Matches Pocklington School Ampleforth College Match

Ampleforth College

Final Junior Hou se Bootham Schl.

Match

Minster Choir H Schl. Old Boys

EASTER TERM RUGGER As usual 1st year boys continued with their Rugger this term, and much useful practice and experience was gained. Conditions are never easy in an Easter Term, either an abundance of mud has to be contended with or a bitingly cold wind, which clears the floods but tests the player. This year's set combated these conditions no less successfully than their predecessors, although sometimes driven to find exercise on the tarmac runways of the aerodrome, and at other times, exercise being impossible, to find guidance from the T.V. screen. After six weeks had elapsed the Junior XV took shape and they proved themselves well up to standard by defeating Pocklington School (Away) by 23 points to nil. The forwards were markedly weak in the early stages of team building and had few ideas about playing together as a pack, but the backs showed a refreshing determination to run strongly although the timing of the pass was often at fault. Tackling generally was too high and suspect. The following made up the selected XV :S. R. Hutchinson; C. J. Parker, A. J. De Mulder, M. T. Bell, R. A. Wood; J. D. M. Hackney, J. A. B. Carruthers; J. M. D. Kirk (Capt.), C. Metcalfe, G. A. Hart, J. R. Brown, M. A. Clegg, M. C. M. Jesper, R. H. Parker, R. L. Bruce.

Others less fortunate will no doubt come into the picture in the ensuing years. 53

CROSS-COUNTRY AND ATHLETICS If the 1957 season can be said to have gone a long way towards popularising athletics, the same cannot be said of the 1958 season. Seldom can the weather have been more foul than this year. The first disappointment came with the final cancellation of the Cross-country Race after an earlier postponement. The contest was intriguingly open. S. S. Hobson, holder of the Goodburn Cup, had the unenviable task of defending his title in the face of stiff opposition, and at least three Houses, maybe more, had designs on the "plate". It seemed for a time that the same fate was likely to befall the entire athletic programme. The track, so-called, presented a pathetic sight when the programme was due to start, and only a complete transformation of the scene brought about by bitter, yet drying, east winds, made it possible to start the programme a week only behind schedule. This delay did, most regrettably, necessitate the cancellation of our only fixture and demonstration, a match against a team of Northern athletes so kindly organised for us by C. H. Lewis (O.P.). There was a danger, however, of the inter-House competition being left stranded on the rocks, so our whole time and attention was devoted to the running of Standards and the elite had to forego the invaluable experience that would have been provided by this fixture. The icy conditions never relented, and the fact that so much was achieved in such a short space of time seemed to justify the cancellation. The Standards competition was completed and rivalry was just about as keen as ever. Those who particularly distinguished themselves by attaining maximum points were as follows :—Set A : J. A. Bygate (Q.) and R. R. Baldwin (R.); Set C : C. Hermiston (G.), W. E. Jones (G.), M. F. Grainger (T.), and T. D. F. Anderson (S.H.); Set D : T. P. Brown (G.), R. G. Armstrong (M.), T. E. Giddings (Q.), A. Hardman (Q.), G. H. Dale (M.), and P. G. Humpherson (T.). The Rise gained a narrow lead over the Grove. Final placing and points from Standards were :200 Rise Grove School House Queen's Manor Temple

196 183 182 177 161

Queen's made up much of the lee-way by their successes in the Mile races which followed. Although the track had considerably improved conditions were still bitterly cold, and, in the circumstances, W. Mitchell's lopping second off his Intermediate Mile record of last year was a fine achievement. 54

MILE RACES RESULTS Senior Mile: 1. J. A. Bygate (Q.); 2. R. R. Baldwin (R.); 3. T. Chilman (Q.); 4. J. B. Mathews (R.). Time : 5 min. 3.4 sec. Intermediate Mile: 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. J. W. S. Gale (R.); 3. W. E. Jones (G.); 4. M. G. Staveley (T.). Time: 5 min. 3.8 sec. School Record.

Preliminary heats were held and the stage was set for the grand finale-Sports Day. Alas ! the weather intervened once again and hopes were dashed. Not even a postponement helped matters. The only remaining possibility, the jumping events, were held, and not without a good measure of reward. D. G. Macpherson jumped magnificently to add no less than 18 inches onto the Senior Long Jump record, previously held by J. D. C. Wall in 1950. Both the first two Intermediate high-jumpers failed at a height which would have created a new record, and both R. R. Baldwin and T. E. Giddings did well in winning their events. All this, too, on an afternoon yet colder and damper than ever. FINAL JUMPING RESULTS Senior Long Jump: 1. D. G. Macpherson (S.H.); 2. P. J. Dronfield (R.); 3. R. M. Wheeler (G.); 4. R. Baxter (S.H.). Distance: 21 ft. 51 in. School Record. Senior High Jump: 1. R. R. Baldwin (R.); 2. P. B. Burbidge (G.); 3. T. Chilman (Q.); 4 equal. M. Precious (T.) and J. J. Rhodes (S.H.). Height : 5 ft. 3+ in. Intermediate Long Jump : 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. M. F. Grainger (T.); 3. P. M. B. Smith (S.H.); 4. R. A. Martin (T.). Distance: 17 ft. 7 in. Intermediate High Jump: 1. C. Hermiston (G.); 2. M. J. Bond (S.H.); 3. R. A. Hodgson (S.H.); 4. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.). Height: in. 5 ft. Junior Long Jump : 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2 equal. R. G. Armstrong (M.) and T. P. Brown (G.); 4. J. M. Pattinson (R.). Distance: 15 ft. 7 in. Junior High Jump: 1. T. E. Giddings (Q.); 2. R. G. Armstrong (M.); 3. P. Stuttard (Q.); 4. R. H. Parker (R.). Height : 4 ft. 91 in.

Thus the Rise won the Athletic Shield on Standards alone, with the Grove as runners-up. Amidst the many disappointments and frustrations, our sympathies particularly must go to J. A. Bygate, Captain of School Athletics. • He, fortunately, will have a further year with us.

THE BOAT CLUB The most notable piece of news about the Boat Club must certainly be the new Boat House, but as reference is made to this in a separate note after this report, it is only necessary to say here what a pleasure it is to have a single building with room for boats, oars, work-bench, as well as changing room and washing facilities. The bad weather this term, which included the worst floods since 1947 and at least three doses of snow, made the completion of the Boat House very difficult, but it was possible to use it from the very 55

beginning of the term and we owe a lot to Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Coates for the way in which they worked to allow us to get our activities started. Boating itself was severely curtailed on several occasions and as a result all Houses were short of practice. Senior crews managed to reach a reasonable standard but Junior crews and others were not able to have as much exercise as they should have had. This is particularly disappointing from the point of view of the beginners, who should all have been in Fours before the Summer Term. However, such things have happened before and we can only face the Summer Term in the expectation of better weather and keen interest. Because of the difficulty of starting Athletics at the right time it was possible to have one or two outings in the Eights, but once Standards started everything was set aside for them and two hours or so on the field meant that the ardent athletes were too exhausted to be able to get any benefit from an outing on the river. So, at the time of writing it is not possible to form any definite opinion about the composition of next term's School crews. The House races were held on approximately the right days but the preliminary round of the Senior races could not be held until Wednesday, 5th March, because of flooding. On 5th March the preliminaries of both Senior and Junior races took place and the plan was to have the semi-finals and finals of both divisions on the following Saturday. This went very well until the second Senior semi-final when there was a dead-heat between Manor and Grove. And so, instead of having the whole event finished on 8th March, the re-row was held on that day and the Senior final took place on Wednesday, 12th March. This rare occurrence of a dead-heat is the boaters' nightmare and also a headache for the organisers of regattas, as a disruption of the time-table is bound to occur, and time-table variations are the boating fraternity's sensitive point. We were glad to have Mr. B. Oatley, of King's College, Cambridge, as a Student for this term and he spent a lot of his time coaching, for which we were very grateful. Mr. Mair also had a very full life on the river with his usual enthusiasm. The whole Boat Club will wish him great happiness in his married life and will also be perturbed if he thinks that his change of civil status will justify the reduction of his activity in the Boat Club. No-one who knows Mr. Mair will feel that there is the slightest risk of this happening. RESULTS OF THE HOUSE RACES SENIOR.

1st Round: Manor beat Rise in 4 min. 5 sec.; Grove beat School House in 4 min. 8 sec. Semi-finals: Temple beat Queen's in 4 min. 32 sec.; Manor beat Grove after a re-row in 4 min. 21.5 sec.

Final: Manor beat Temple by a canvas in 4 min. 37.5 sec. JUNIOR.

1st Round: Rise beat School House; Temple beat Manor. Semi-finals: Grove beat Queen's; Rise beat Temple. Final: Rise beat Grove.

The new Boat House from the river.

THE NEW BOAT HOUSE The ideas lying behind the plans for the new Boat House were that the existing Boat House, consisting of a single bay long enough to accommodate Eights, erected in 1927, should be extended by adding a further bay on each side. This simple scheme was complicated by other factors, such as the provision of lavatory accommodation for use by boaters and cricketers alike and also a cricket store in order that cricket gear should not have to be carried backwards and forwards to the School every day. In addition, it was felt strongly that the new building should not encroach in any way on the Rugger pitches. It was also vital that the frontage should be of pleasing design and a credit to both School and City. The results of all this are that the Architects have planned and produced a building fulfilling as far as possible all these conditions. The present new building has a very satisfying appearance. It has a concrete apron leading to a wooden ramp at the top of which two sets of folding doors give access to the central seventy-foot bay and to the new shorter bay just long enough to accommodate Fours, which also houses the oar racks and a work-bench. To the left of these folding doors is a small door leading to the boaters' changing room in which there are ample pegs and seats for whatever number of boaters are boating at any one instant. Through this there are hand basins with cold running water and beyond them lavatory accommodation. These latter facilities are also approachable from the field through a door in the side of the building. The doors and locks are so arranged that the Boat House can be isolated from the rest; these precautions being necessary since there will be times when the cricket field will be in use when the Boat House is not. There is also a small room for the sole use of cricketers which has a window looking onto the square of the Wightman Field, thus providing a score box for matches. Off this room is a store room for cricket gear. A large part of the construction consisted in making a new roof to span the three bays instead of only one. This has resulted in a frontage with a roof with a much more gentle pitch and therefore more restful appearance. A further improvement is the removal of the old and decrepit but and railway coach which were used as changing rooms and a store for oars. Where these stood an area has been fenced off on which boats may be stood and washed down without interfering with passers-by.

ST. OLAVE'S When looking back over the events of the term, the one really surprising thing is that we ever had time to grumble about the weather. So much has happened in a comparatively short time that it has been one long rush, generally in several directions at the same time. Perhaps owing to the constant change for the worse in weather conditions for quite a large slice of the term, we have been beset by a series of minor illnesses. The staff, in fact, has been as prone to collapse this term as during the exceptional conditions of the influenza epidemic, and we are indebted to Irvin for teaching a variety of subjects. The P.T. was, however, too much for him, and he retired to the operating table after a gruelling session with J2A. It is interesting to note that in two forms more boys had at least a day's absence this term than last, and that our total of 148 boys away at one time or another during the term is considerably above the average. The greatest number of boys away on any one day was 28 and the smallest total of absentees was five—on the very first day of term. Quite apart from the ordinary nagging work in the form room, we have a long list of activities, ranging from the mental torture of the various selection examinations to the physical agony of the hyperdermic syringe innoculating us against polio. It really is remarkable how very cheerful we have all kept. Once more the general knowledge examination started the term, and once more there were workmen mixing their concrete and their cups of tea in more or less equal proportions (but in different receptacles). For weeks the surroundings to St. Olave's resembled the last days of Pompei, sometimes covered in ice and sometimes in mud (but always in confusion). Both surfaces mentioned were converted into slides, generally over the most frequently-used routes, but the very pleasing improvements were well worth the preliminary chaos, alarm, and despondency. Accounts of the various inter-House games are given elsewhere, and we only played one rugger match against another school. Our fixture against St. Martin's, after one postponement, had finally to be cancelled, but we visited Drax at the end of January and were defeated by fifteen points to three. We had had very little practice, and our tackling let us down badly. Scouting and Cubbing have flourished, and a most successful Camp Fire was held. Some useful badge work, including first aid by the Scouts, has been carried out. One of the more piercingly cold Saturday afternoons was taken up by the Wolf Cub cross-country races. Our teams were not conspicuously successful, possibly because a very powerful band of supporters arrived on the scene after the end of all the races, but C. W. Clegg came in 4th in the Junior event and did indeed lead for quite a long time. In Chapel we had the litany on Ash Wednesday and on two occasions we had evensong instead of martins, but the highlight of the worship was probably the special service on Palm Sunday.

Musically the term has gone with a swing. The School concert (the programme is printed below) was much enjoyed by all the performers and by a very large majority of the audience. In a crowded hour the whole School either sang or played upon sundry instruments, one of the highlights being the J5A Quintet. The concentrated power of the timpani, the delicate handling of the triangle and the rhythmic tintinnabulations of the tambourine were held together by the two pianists. The Music Society has been very popular, and many of the boys have helped to entertain their colleagues. Biddle's losing battle with the French horn (or is it the cor anglais?) was a triumph of mind over matter. The Archxological Society has continued to flourish. We had three meetings, at the first of which Mr. Cooper gave a talk on Yorkshire Castles which followed on from his talk last term. On 21st February, Mr. Willmot again showed us round the Yorkshire Museum, this time concentrating on the medieval exhibits. The final meeting was at Leeds, where we heard a most interesting lecture on Roman Gaul given by Mrs. Brogan, the noted archaeologist. Finally, we have had to say goodbye to old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wallbank have for many years attended to our most pressing needs, our stomachs and our games. It would be difficult to calculate how many hundred thousand dinners Mrs. Wallbank has had a hand in cooking, or how many hundred thousand times we have been told to keep off that grass for our own good. Both of them have worked unsparingly for us, so often at a time when we have still been lying abed, that we owe them a great debt of gratitude. To mark their retirement we presented them with a coffee table as a small token of our regard for them, and we wish them many happy years in their new home.

CONCERT Wednesday, 19th March, 1958, at 2-30 p.m. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

CHORAL SOCIETY

arr. McKie

The East Indiaman PIANO Soi.os (a) Invention in C C. F. Foster (b) Allegretto P. G. Long 1ST AND 2ND FORMS The Keeper

Bach Scarlatti arr. Sharp

CELLO AND PIANO

Trew

Alla Marcia W. Lovell and V. H. R. Waine PIANO SOLO

Bach

Air in F A. Kemp-Welch CHORAL SOCIETY

Ben Backstay Solo—R. H. Grayson

arr.

Veal

5A QUINTET Hieland Laddie Piano—C. F. Foster and B. G. Shaw Timpani—C. G. Evans Tambourine—T. L. Adams Triangle—M. Sutcliffe 3RD FORMS Ye Gentlemen of England

arr. Wood gate

arr. Keighley

TREBLE SOLO

Handel

Silent Worship V. H. R. Waine SCHOOL CHOIR

Flocks in Pastures Green

Bach

PIANO SOLOS

(a) Allegro W. Lovell (b) Study V. H. R. Waine

Handel Heller

4TH AND 5TH FORMS

Sound the Trumpet

Purcell

STRING ENSEMBLE

Four Folk Songs A. L. McKay; J. E. Fearnside; J. N. J. Grisdale; R. P. Shouksmith; N. J. Smith; J. F. Gagg; W. Lovell CHORAL SOCIETY

The Coaching Song

Britten

CROSS-COUNTRY Unlike our less tough seniors, we were undeterred by the weather, and we were able to fit in the four days of running necessary to complete our cross-country programme. We did, indeed, have to leave the Ings to the raging waters one afternoon and have our races on the aerodrome, which we shared with a small red aeroplane. The league showed Carr to be the undisputed Senior champion, whilst Farrally and Vooght were unbeaten in the Middles and the Juniors respectively. Ainsty started the championship strong favourites, but Wentworth gave them quite a run for their money and, with only the Senior championship to go, they were level at eleven points all. The championships did not go entirely to plan, for although Carr had no difficulty in staving off all his rivals, both Farrally and Vooght were unable to run up to their usual form, the former being beaten by Eatough and Hamilton-Williams and the latter having to come in second to Dew who, incidentally, beat him in the same event last year. Below is a detailed table of results :-

House Ainsty

Wentworth

League Seniors —3 Middles-11 7 Juniors —3 Seniors —0 Middles-315 Juniors —2

Championship Seniors —3 Middles-2 } 7 Juniors —2 Seniors —0 Middles-3 6 Juniors —3

Total 14

Seniors —1 Middles-2 } 4 Juniors —1 Seniors —2 Middles-0 2 Juniors —0

Alcuin Elmet

Seniors —1 Middles-1 } 3 Juniors —1 J Seniors —2 Middles-0 I 2 Juniors —0

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS Seniors

1. Carr (Ainsty) 2. Adamson (Alcuin) 3. Brining (Elmet).

Middles

Juniors

Eatough (Alcuin) H.-Williams (Elmet) Farrally (Ainsty)

Dew (Wentworth) Vooght (Alcuin) Emsley, D. J. (Ainsty)

FOOTBALL (Seniors and Middles Rugger, Juniors Soccer) Although Ainsty gradually built up a winning lead, the series of House matches was an interesting one, for the only foregone conclusions were that the Wentworth Seniors would have a fairly monumental score chalked up against them. The other Senior matches were evenly fought out, and indeed the result of the majority of the matches was in doubt until nearly the end of the game. The table below gives the results of all the matches House Opponent Seniors Middles Juniors Points Total :-

Alcuin Elmet Wentworth Elmet Ainsty Wentworth Alcuin

Ainsty Alcuin

Wentworth

Elmet

Ainsty Alcuin Ainsty Wentworth

(3) 8-6 (W) 40-6 (W) 69-0 (W) 5-9 (L) 6-8 (L) 78-0 (W) 0-78 (L) 3-51 (L) 0-69 (L) 9-5 (W) 6-40 (L) 51-3 (W)

( 2) 0- 31 (L) 8-3 (W) 3-6 (L) 19-0 (W) 31-0 (W) 3-8 (L) 8-3 (W) 11-3 (W) 6-3 (W) 0-19 (L) 3-8 (L) 3-11 (L)

( 1) 1-2 (L) 3-0 (W) 3-2 (W) 1-2 (L) 2-1 (W) 3-6 (L) 6-3 (W) 4-1 (W) 2-3 (L) 2-1 (W) 0-3 (L) 1-4 (L)

3 6 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 0 3

BOXING TOURNAMENT Wednesday, 26th February, 1958, at 2-15 p.m. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

CONTESTS P. J. Emsley (Ainsty) beat H. A. King (Elmet). A. G. Collomosse (Alcuin) beat W. M. Hudson (Wentworth). P. N. Abel (Ainsty) beat S. R. Elson (Elmet). J. D. Carr (Ainsty) lost to D. H. Adamson (Alcuin). M. S. J. Best (Elmet) lost to A. J. Moss (Wentworth). J. R. Platts (Alcuin) beat B. Lumley-Holmes (Wentworth). M. H. Sessions (Ainsty) lost to N. D. C. Morley (Wentworth). J. R. Dalkin (Alcuin) beat P. A. J. Gibson (Elmet). C. Ryan (Ainsty) beat D. L. Edbrooke (Elmet). C. P. Midgley (Ainsty) beat R. M. Fawcett (Alcuin). D. G. Routledge (Alcuin) beat P. C. N. Brown (Elmet). D. S. Bruce (Alcuin) beat A. S. Brining (Elmet).

BLINDFOLD BOXERS T. L. Adams, M. A. Clayton, G. F. Eastaugh, C. J. Hoare, M. Sutcliffe, R. J. G. Smith, and P. M. Semper. Scoring—ONE point for the winner. Duration of Bouts—Three rounds of one minute. Points before finals—Alcuin-9.

Ainsty-8. Elmet-5. Wentworth-4. OFFICIALS Referee: R. H. Hart, Esq. (A.B.A. Official). Judges: R. S. Cowan, Esq., D. G. Cummin, Esq., G. M. Shuttleworth, Esq. Timekeeper: K. G. Chilman, Esq., T.D. Instructor: R.S.M. P. F. Power. Seconds: Alcuin—M. Sutcliffe and T. L. Adams. Ainsty—D. R. Gow and A. C. Jowett. Elmet—K. W. Headlam and P. W. Shepherd. Wentworth—B. G. Shaw and C. G. Evans. FINAL RESULT Winners of Shield: Alcuin-15 points. 2nd Ainsty-12 points. 3rd Wentworth-6 points. 4th Elmet-5 points.

GAMES CUP Event

Alcuin

... Boxing (5, 2, 1) Football (20, 8, 4) ... Cross-country (15, 6, 3)

Elmet

Ainsty Wentworth

WORK SHIELD Term

Alcuin

Elmet

Ainsty

Wentworth

Christmas Easter

7.20 11.98

9.92 15.83

10.00 17.11

6.89 11.98

Total

19.18

25.85

27.11

18.87

AMBOISE, 1958 On this, our second visit to France, we ventured further south to the Loire Valley, having booked accommodation at the College de Garcons in Amboise, about 25 km. from Tours. 1st April was perhaps a risky date on which to begin such a long journey. However, we put aside superstition, ignored the fact that almost every form of transport in France was strike-bound and pinned our faith on British Railways for the first leg of our trip. It was a glorious day and even the fact that the 2-8 train did not arrive in York till 2-20 failed to damp the enthusiasm of nineteen Olavites and one Peterite who was travelling with us as far as Paris. Even the Chaplain and Mr. Johnston felt that the apparent advent of French weather at this early stage augured well for the future.

They were to discover later that they had misread the omens, for, although Amboise, its inhabitants, food, wine and customs were typically French, the weather was to remain unmistakably English for most of the time. However, they learnt later that York had fared even worse and comforted themselves with the thought that such weather might do much to combat nostalgia. But to continue. . . . We arrived at King's Cross more or less on time, negotiated the tubes at the rush-hour, found our accommodation, were joined by another member of the party, and settled down for the night. After being awakened in the small hours of the morning by an itinerant evangelist in not too harmonious voice, we breakfasted, loaded our kit into taxis and set off for Victoria and the 8-34 train. By 9-46 we had reached Newhaven, and as there seemed to be little point in continuing by rail we boarded the "S.S. Lisieux". Our train from Dieppe, in spite of its previous day's rest, managed to reach the Gare St. Lazare twenty minutes late. There followed a hectic dash by coach across Paris to the Gare d'Austerlitz and in spite of the rush-hour traffic we almost made it in time—but not quite ! As we came in at one end of the platform our train left majestically from the other ! We were now faced with a four-hour wait and so we descended on a nearby cafe, bought sufficient coffee and pop to placate the management and began to eat our packed meal. At 11-15 we left for Tours where a coach was to meet us and take us back to Amboise. The train was packed, so we ensconced ourselves in the corridor and ticked off the stations as they passedOrleans—Blois, and finally, at 1-30 a.m., Tours. An hour later we were all in bed, having first arranged for a late breakfast. 3rd April. The morning was free and most of us explored the town. Though still slightly dazed by the journey some of us were alert enough to make pen-friends, Barton in particular laying the foundations of what was to become a mammoth collection. In the afternoon we visited the Chateau and the Chapelle St. Hubert, resting place of the bones of Leonardo da Vinci. Shouksmith, in his efforts to secure unusual snaps, performed balancing feats on the ramparts until the eighty-foot drop was pointed out to him by two rather worried schoolmasters. 4th April. Rather cold and wet. In the afternoon we took the local bus to Tours where we visited the Cathedral and many large shops. 5th April. Free morning devoted no doubt to many private and nefarious activities. Many of us watched the Boat Race on television in a local café. Later we visited the Clos Luce, the house in which Leonardo da Vinci lived at the invitation of Francis I. Here we saw models of many of his inventions. 63

6th April. Easter Sunday. The Chaplain held a service for the various school groups and after this several of us attended Mass in the 12th Century Church of St. Denis. Others visited the Sunday Market which was held in a long avenue overlooking the River Loire. 7th April. Another free day. Many of us visited the annual "Foire aux Vins" in the cellars of the Chateau, sampling the regional wines and buying when conscience pricked. In the evening we went en masse to the local cinema, where we saw a comedy, "Le Cure est Champion du Regiment", and, strangely enough, a film about R.A.F. methods of Air-crew Selection. 8th April. Fine and fairly warm. Individual exploring was the order of the day. Our hard core of "bebe-foot" players continued to increase their skill and Biddell continued to avail himself of every opportunity of sustaining the inner man. 9th April. By coach in the morning to Vauvray, to visit the caves in which the wine is prepared and stored. These were designed like the Metro even down to signs, notices and "portillons autamatiques". En route we stopped at a vineyard and took photographs. The afternoon was devoted to last-minute shopping for presents. 10th April. The return journey. By contrast this went very smoothly. We left Amboise at 9-15 and arrived in Paris for lunch. This left us time for an hour or two's sightseeing before catching our train to Le Havre. Having negotiated the Customs we embarked on an almost empty boat, headed for our cabins, and in many cases fell asleep within minutes. 11th April. Disembarked at Southampton at 6-0 a.m. after a fairly smooth crossing. Our arrival in London again coincided with the rush-hour but we survived and caught our train from King's Cross without incident. So ended another trip abroad, which, it is felt, everyone enjoyed. This year we had done something different, cutting out conducted tours, arranging our own as fancy decreed and, since we were in a small town, being able to allow more freedom to everybody. Finally, I am sure that all of us would like to express our gratitude to M. Lemaire, bursar of the College, for the excellence of our accommodation and cuisine, and to Madame Marsollier, "La Mere-Poule", for the wonderful way in which she looked after our minor casualties.

LAKE DISTRICT HOLIDAY, 1958 This year, a party of three masters and twenty-nine Olavites continued the series of invasions of the Lake District. As usual, an odd assortment of hats congregated in the booking hall, Brown's tea cosy being perhaps the most decorative and certainly the most draughty. The day was warm, for we had picked on the last week

of the holidays in order to avoid the piercing and bitter blasts of last year. To the experienced eye there were rather too many pairs of large and new-looking boots at the feet of many of our stalwarts, which heralded a very fine crop of blisters after the first day. It is indeed noteworthy that the gym. shoe and carpet slipper brigade had far less trouble with their feet, and one pair of boots did so much damage on the first day that it was not worn again during the trip. Those who wore "fell shoes" definitely had a more comfortable time, as they always will unless the boot brigade take the trouble really to grow into their boots before they start. Here follows the diary of the holiday :

Tuesday, 22nd April—night at Patterdale. We were able to make a later start this year owing to the retiming of trains from Darlington to Penrith. Unfortunately, the welcome news of over an hour's grace never got to Mr. Chilman, and he had to wait at the station for us for an uncomfortably long time. We all boarded the North Briton, and sped onward to such good effect that the engine-spotters complained that they were missing many good numbers. At Darlington we changed to a Diesel, and our journey was made more interesting by the fact that we had a team of photographers in with us, snapping views for all they were worth. They wanted to get some of our party into their pictures but, after a closer look at us, thought better of it, so we shall not be seeing our profiles on any railway posters after all. We reached Penrith shortly before one o'clock, and were soon on our way by bus to Gowbarrow Cottages. Having been decanted by the roadside, we walked for a couple of miles until we reached the path onto Gowbarrow. Three plans were offered, to go up Sheffield Pike with packs, to dump the packs and climb Gowbarrow or to mess about. As everyone except Mr. Pemberton elected the middle one, we watched him vanish in the direction of Sheffield Pike in a cloud of dust and then dumped our gear by the side of the track. We went up Gowbarrow by the standard route above Yew Crag and left at the shooting box, but we came down to Green Hill along the ridge and had a wonderful view of Ullswater before plunging down to High Force and Aim Force, where we were suitably impressed. It was a long slog to Patterdale on the hard high road, but we got there in good time for supper. Distance walked, 11 miles; height climbed, 1,100 feet.

Wednesday, 23rd April—night at Patterdale. A fine morning, and a rather poor weather forecast. Local opinion was inclined to laugh this to scorn and only four of the more prudent (or pessimistic) bothered to take capes. We started off for High Street by way of Angle Tarn and The Knott, and it became evident that our four pessimists were going to have a good laugh on us for most of the rest of the day. At Angle Tarn it was unpleasantly cold and windy, and from then on we were very pleased to shelter in the lee of the many obliging walls in the vicinity. We were very 65

fortunate to run into several deer just before lunch, which was taken close to the summit of the Knott. We had a quick look down into Ramsgill, and then decided to retire, since the glory of the day had very definitely departed, and there were no takers (thank heavens) when a suggestion was made for a quick dash to Kidsty Pike. We retired in some confusion and in driving rain to Hayeswater, but there was no sanctuary there and it seemed an eternity before we could drip our way back to the hostel at five o'clock. An impassioned appeal to the Warden to open up rather earlier than usual failed dismally because he wasn't there to hear it, so we departed to the eastern shore of Ullswater, where we could at least keep warm by throwing stones into the water. By the tea interval, the rain had slackened, and it soon stopped entirely. The sun came out and we were able to enjoy a scramble on the rocks. Indeed, those who stayed out longest were more or less dry when they returned to the hostel, and the day finished as it had begun. Distance walked, 12 miles; height climbed, 2,200 feet. Thursday, 24th April—night at Patterdale.

The small hours of the morning were ruined for many of us by a positive plague of sickness, brought about by a germ and/or an unlimited amount of unsuitable food and drink and/or a chill. Even propping up the sufferers against the wind didn't revive four of them, and we had to set out for Helvellyn without them. By the time that we got home, all the invalids were in excellent form, and those who rose to great heights on a comparatively empty stomach had also recovered. The day did not start too well, but the clouds rose ahead of us, and we were able to see all but the tops when we had our lunch by the Red Tarn. The wind was blowing with some enthusiasm, but after a walk round the tarn to restore circulation and morale, a dozen members of the party elected to have a crack at Helvellyn, whilst the remainder retired gently towards Greenside, where we all met for tea. The "A" party, having removed capes in order to reduce wind resistance on Swirral Edge, was soon on its way. By some strange freak of nature, the gale which was blowing at Red Tarn had reduced itself to a flat calm on both edges, but it was a bit draughty on top. We had great fun climbing up, and the mist obligingly lifted when we were on the summit so that we had a marvellous view. The descent along Striding Edge and the crest of the ridge to Birkhouse Moor was interesting but uneventful, and we had no difficulty in reaching Greenside, where the "B" party had been learning all about the mining of lead from the miners who were about to start the four o'clock shift. We returned to Patterdale by the path alongside the old water race, rejoining the Helvellyn track by the kennels of the Ullswater hounds. Distance walked, 12i miles; height climbed, 2,900 feet. Friday, 25th April—night at Grasmere.

Another breezy day, but not threatening enough to deter the "A" party from going to Grasmere by way of the tops. The "B" party

went sedately up Grisdale, but met a strong gale at the top of the pass, and found Atlantic rollers on the tarn. They reached Grasmere in time to explore the village and make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Wordsworth, and they watched a horse being shod, most of them for the first time. Meanwhile, the party on the tops was meeting the same mighty wind, with the occasional hail shower to make things exciting, but Birks was soon climbed and the ridge walk to St. Sunday Crag was not too difficult. Lunch was taken in the lee of Cofa Pike, with our feet hanging over Deepdale, and it wasn't long before we were standing on the top of Fairfield. Once again the mist obligingly cleared for us, and we had a splendid view from the top. A comfortable walk along the ridge to Great Rigg and then to Stone Arthur took up very little time. We climbed on the rocks of Stone Arthur, but it was rather too cold to loiter, and we had soon reached Tongue Gill. We decided to push on for the hostel and have tea close to it, leaving a clear hour for individual exploration before it opened. Distance walked, 9 miles; height climbed, 3,200 feet.

Saturday, 26th April—night at Grasmere. Started off fine but undeniably breezy. We made our way gently up to Easedale Tarn and lingered there for half an hour messing about. The "A" party, totalling 28, then climbed Tarn Crag on its way to Codale Tarn, whilst the small and select "B" party went there by the path and then the bed of the stream. We then started off on the grand tour of the tops, meeting a couple of very sharp hail showers en route from which we had to take cover. It was fine but windy as we climbed Sergeant Man, High Raise, Thunaker Knot and Pike of Stickle, but bad weather overtook us as we had tea at the foot of the last-named knob. A small party made a detour to take in Loft Crag and an even smaller party climbed Harrison Stickle, by which time it was quite obvious that the sooner we withdrew strategically from the tops the better. Lees had been blown inside out on Loft Crag and Shepherd nearly took off from Harrison Stickle, but it must be pointed out that the wind was blowing away from all major precipices. We all climbed down the steep hillside to Stickle Tarn, and were able to admire the very fine rock face of Pavey Ark. We then had a long and wet slog home, luckily with a stern wind, and the last man reached sanctuary with two minutes to spare for supper.

Sunday, 27th April—night at Ambleside. After a night made exciting for some by one mysterious ailment and one further attack of "mountain sickness", we proceeded in good order to Grasmere Church, where we made the welkin ring with our songs of praise and nearly persuaded the choir and usual congregation to change their usual pointing of the psalms to ours. A pleasant stroll to Rydal, where we took lunch, was followed by a "free afternoon". During lunch we had one sharp shower, but otherwise the day was clear and slightly warmer than usual. Some of the party 67

went boating on Windermere, others explored the caves in the old quarries and scrambled on the rocks on Loughrigg, whilst two intrepid mountaineers reached the top of that mountain. One section paused at the stepping stones across the Rothay and had a battle royal there, and we all had tea at the Roman Fort. Soon it was time to enter the hostel. Distance walked, 9 miles; height climbed, 850 feet. Monday, 28th April—night at Ambleside.

A private bus to Dungeon Ghyll and a walk up the valley to a base camp just before the roads to the Stake Pass and Esk Hause diverge. At this point we halted and a magnificent dam was built across the stream, after which the long pull up Rossett Ghyll began; Mr. Cooper setting a very gentlemanly pace in order to prevent the party from straggling. In this he failed somewhat, for three or four of the slow brigade straggled up to Angle Tarn, where we made a halt, at gradually lengthening intervals. We therefore found shelter and took an early lunch. Angle Tarn is an extremely windy spot, and we watched one extraordinary squall which scooped up the surface of the tarn and lifted it quite 100 feet. The fast party then made all speed for Scafell Pikes, which it reached at 2 o'clock. The wind was strong, but it was clear and we were able to watch the "B" party advance towards us at what seemed a good round pace. Most unfortunately, however, one member of the party conked when within full sight of the summit, but all the others reached their objective. Meanwhile, the "A" party was on its way to Scafell, only a mile as the crow flies from Scafell Pikes, but then we weren't crows. We had quite the most exciting scramble of the whole trip, and the journeys both up and down Lord's Rake were memorable ones. It was extremely windy on the top of Scafell, and Quickfall lived up to his name by allowing himself to be blown over times without number, chipping little pieces out of himself each time to mark the occasion. Tea was taken at Mickledore on the way back, which left us just over two hours to get back to the bus. This we all of us managed to do, just, and a very tired but triumphant party travelled home, only to be winkled out of their seats when they had nicely stiffened up. Distance walked, 15 miles; height climbed, 4,000 feet. Tuesday, 29th April.

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OCTOBER, 1958

No. 349

EDITORIAL The term closed on a note of sadness with the news of Mr. Burgess's relapse, which came so soon after he had delighted us all by attending Commemoration. His death on 9th August, although unfortunately expected, was nevertheless a tragic blow to all who knew him. We publish elsewhere the Head Master's address at the Memorial Service in the School Chapel on 27th September—the School's tribute to a man, who was loved and admired by master and boy alike. We offer our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Burgess and her family We extend a warm welcome to our new contemporary, "Oasis", and congratulate the Editor and his Committee on such a promising first edition. Literary magazines in schools are tender plants, and, it is the duty of all to see that "Oasis" does not wilt and die. As our reviewer points out, "support means contributions", and we sincerely hope that many more will be encouraged to offer their support by the success of the first number In order to anticipate any gross exaggeration on the vexed question of the weather, we publish a statistical survey, based on information obtained from the School's weather station. This would seem to indicate that some of the grumbling was justified but that the "nuclear explosion" theorists will have to look elsewhere for a scapegoat. 1

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Editorial Obituary Honours The Staff Bursar Commemoration ... Examination Results Appeal ... Valete and Salvete School Officers Weather ... House Notes Oxford Cup Chapel ... Choir Library ... Music Society Record Library House Singing Curia Ship Adoption Natural History Society Young Farmers' Club Yorkshire Show "Oasis" ... C.C.F. Pageant ... Zenda Regurgens Scouts Cricket Boat Club Shooting Fencing Tennis Swimming Rugby Fixtures Hockey Fixtures O.P. News ... Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter ... "Bully-Beef Faineant" Acknowledgments Editorial Notices ...

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OBITUARY LESLIE BURGESS Address by the Head Master at the Memorial Service on Saturday, 27th September.

"There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported". This morning, in the intimacy of our School Chapel, we meet before God to honour the memory of one of whom that may truly be said. Historians would say that we are too near the event to attempt a final appraisal of Leslie Burgess's life work—we are certainly too near indeed to permit a full realisation that he has departed from us. To be aware, as some of us were last term, of the medical prognosis, was one thing—to have to carry on without him quite another matter. Leslie Burgess and I have walked side by side for 19 years. From him I have received advice, inspiration, encouragement, constructive criticism, support—all in the full measure of my needs and deserts. The inevitable professional loneliness of my office was richly tempered by his friendliness, and his instinct for the right approach to our dayto-day problems was my constant comfort. But I must not indulge in what amounts to self-pity. There are few present here this morning who do not already realise how much this parting must mean to me. Leslie Burgess began his teaching career, after a brilliant three years at Cambridge, first at Glenalmond, then as VIth form Classical Master at Merchant Taylors. At the early age of 27 he was appointed Head Master of Mansfield Grammar School, and we are very glad to know that two of his associates of those days are here this morning to join in our service. After further periods as Proprietor and Head Master of a Preparatory School and as a University Extension Lecturer, Mr. Burgess succeeded the late Rev. F. H. Barnby as Senior Classical Master here in 1939. From the very first, his impact on the School was considerable. His scholarly approach, his immaculate precision as a teacher, the width as well as the depth of his knowledge and experience—these are qualities for which generations of schoolboys can vouch, from which all who have passed through his hands have derived lasting benefit, qualities which have enriched the life and outlook of the School, be it in the classroom or the Masters' Common Room. Yet Leslie Burgess was by no means the aloof Classical Scholar. There was no worthwhile activity in which he was not both interested and knowledgeable. It was this facility which so endeared him to the many boys who have passed through his hands. It was this that made him so outstandingly successful as a Schoolmaster in the widest sense of the term. Some of you here this morning will appreciate that Leslie Burgess . hadbiltesnrwhcouldavesrimwnoth 2

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professions than the one from which he never swerved. As an author, playwright, producer—all of which he practised very successfully as an amateur—he may well have gone far. It is, indeed, fortunate for the teaching profession that one so gifted should have followed what he always felt was his vocation. Leslie Burgess died on 9th August after an illness which began in April. During this period he was supported, as throughout his married life, by his wife's loving care and attention. Until two days before the end he was always hopeful of recovery, and I cannot but feel that there is in such cases some natural compensating hope— divinely inspired—which hides from a dying person a full realisation of his fate. His presence at Commemoration last term was a great joy to him, and I know his family, as well as ourselves, are grateful that he was vouchsafed the strength to be present once again on an occasion which had always meant so much to him. I saw Leslie Burgess three days before he died, while he was still hopeful of recovery. The following day he realised the true situation, and with characteristic precision and courage dictated the manner of his funeral and Memorial. Mercifully he was thereafter spared further suffering. He had a distaste for monuments or meaningless physical memorials, as I very well know. But in his memory and in carrying out what would have been his wish, Mrs. Burgess is presenting to the School a Litany Desk for use in this Chapel—and this will be inscribed to his memory. There could be no more suitable memorial—for Leslie Burgess, though far from being a ritualist, was a devout Christian. He knew his Bible far better than most, and his Faith can perhaps best be summed up in the last words he heard in this Chapel, sung by the whole School as a rousing climax to our Commemoration Service, "In Thee, 0 Lord, have I trusted. Let me never be confounded". Let us then leave him with that thought in our minds. Of him it can truly be said "The many who have come into contact with him have come away better for it, and his influence has made on our community a mark for good, which will remain long after he has been forgotten". No-one could wish for a better epitaph.

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COLONEL H. C. SCOTT It was with great regret that we heard of the sudden death of Colonel H. C. Scott on 3rd October. He had continued his many activities right up to the last hours of his life, and died as he would have wished. Colonel Scott was educated at St. Peter's School, and had been closely connected with us all his life. For over thirty years he was Honorary Secretary of the Old Peterite Club, resigning in 1949 and becoming a Vice-President. The continuity of his interest in and 3

activities for the Club has been invaluable, and he can indeed go down to history as its principal architect. He was known to practically every living Old Peterite, and loved and respected by them all. The School was fortunate when the Archbishop of York appointed Colonel Scott as one of his two representatives on the Board of Governors in 1941. Later, when it was decided to appoint a ViceChairman, Colonel Scott was selected for that office. The Board depended much on his wise counsel and he was a particularly helpful Chairman of the Building Sub-Committee. 'Colonel Scott was ever mindful of the desirability of interesting potential benefactors in the School, and through his good offices the circle of our practical friends has considerably widened. Many are the instances which come to mind of his helping hand behind the scenes. In Alexander Pope's words "he did good by stealth, and blushed to find it fame". To me he was a constant source of encouragement and inspiration. He set for himself a high standard of service, and looked for the same in others. He was just, fearless, and absolutely impartial—a man of integrity who will be much missed. His passing seems like the end of an era in the School's History, but his example points the way for the future. We offer our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Scott and the family, and mourn the departure of one of our greatest Old Boys.

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REV. F. H. BARNEY As reported in the last issue of "The Peterite", the Rev. F. H. Barnby died at St. Mawes in May, 1958, at the age of 81. Gerald Pawle, who was in the School House from 1927-31, lived near to Mr. Barnby at St. Mawes during the last five years of the latter's life, and wrote the following tribute to him for "The West Briton", whose editor has given permission for its reproduction in "The Peterite" :"With the death of the Rev. F. H. Barnby, St. Mawes has lost one of its best-known and most loved personalities and the memorial service at St. Just-in-Roseland Church, at which the Lord Bishop of Truro (Dr. E. R. Morgan) gave the address, paid moving tribute to his devoted work for the parish where he had been Assistant Curate for the last 18 years of his life. Frederick Harcourt Barnby went to live at St. Mawes at the outbreak of the last war, when he retired after 26 years at St. Peter's School, York, where he was Chaplain and Sixth Form Master, but he had been a constant visitor to the village ever since he first spent a holiday there as a boy well before the turn of the century. Although London bred and spending most of his working life in Yorkshire, he regarded St. Mawes as his real home, and for many years before he became Assistant Curate of the Parish of St. Just he used to take services there during the summer holidays. 4

Born in 1879, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and gained a scholarship to St. John's College, Oxford, in 1898. From 1903 to 1907 he was Assistant Master at Lincoln G.S. Then followed a brief spell at a private school at Buxton before he moved to Richmond. Ordained at Ripon in 1909, he became Curate at Richmond Parish Church and in 1913 he was appointed Chaplain to St. Peter's, York—he was actually licensed by Cosmo Gordon Lang, then Archbishop of York, in March, 1914. At the same time his distinction as a Classical scholar led to his appointment as Sixth Form Master and House Tutor. At St. Peter's he remained for more than a quarter of a century, taking an abiding and vital interest in every aspect of the life of Britain's oldest public school. He held a commission in the school Officers' Training Corps in the first world war; he fired generations of boys with his own love of the Classics; and until well into his fifties he was a familiar figure on the cricket field, helping to coach a host of young players, among them A. B. Sellers and N. W. D. Yardley, both later destined to captain Yorkshire. A skilful slow bowler himself in his younger days, Barnby had a deep love of cricket and knowledge of its history, and although he rarely left St. Mawes after the second world war he followed the progress of every Test Match with intense interest. He was a proud man when one of his former Colts became captain of England. And when nearing eighty he could still take a boyish delight in discussing cricket tactics with a much younger visitor to St. Mawes in Denis Compton. In 1929 he was invited to become Senior Assistant Master at St. Peter's and for a further decade his happy and useful life continued at York. When the time came to retire it was inevitable that he should return to Cornwall, and in 1940 he became Assistant Curate there. He had long been a student of Cornish history and wrote a series of absorbing articles for the parish magazine on the Cornish saints. His knowledge of local church lore was profound and he became a voluntary guide to many visitors to Truro Cathedral during the summer months. It was only in the last six months or so that Barnby's health began to fail, and he died in hospital at Hayle after undergoing the second of two severe operations. In his address in the church where Barnby had preached so eloquently the Bishop of Truro spoke of 'this magnificent life', dedicated to the service of others. 'What a wonderful thing it was that Frederick Barnby should, at the end of his distinguished career as a schoolmaster, have been given eighteen more years to devote to parish work of such a high order.' " At the memorial service, conducted by the Rev. A. E. Coulbeck, Rector of St. Just, Pawle represented the School. It is planned to create a Fund which will enable some permanent memorial to Mr. Barnby to be placed in the church at St. Mawes, and donations should be sent to Mr. Coulbeck at the Rectory, St. Just-in-Roseland, near Truro, Cornwall. 5

MR. P. S. BURRELL The following notice appeared in "The Times" on 1st May, 1958 :— MR. P. S. BURRELL EDUCATION IN INDIA Mr. Percy Saville Burrell, C.I.E., died at Leeds on Tuesday at the age of 86. The fifth son of Benjamin Burrell, he was born on 11th December, 1871, and educated at Leeds Grammar School, where he was a Scholar, and Queen's College, Oxford, where he was an Honorary Scholar and Hastings Exhibitioner. He took a First Class in Classical Moderations and a Second Class in Lit. Hum., and after coming down taught at several schools, including St. Peter's, York. He joined the Indian Educational Service in 1904 and between that year and 1926, when he retired, held several important posts, including those of Assistant Director of Public Instruction, Principal of Queen's College, Benares, and Professor of Philosophy, head of Department of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Allahabad University. He was appointed C.I.E. in 1926. He married Ethel Marion, the daughter of Lewis Bilton, by whom he had two sons, one of whom is Mr. J. P. Burrell, the theatrical producer. .

F. CLEMONS The death is reported of F. Clemons, who was at St. Peter's from 1892 to 1895 and was a member of the Cricket XI of 1894.

HONOURS B.B.E. Major-General Launcelot Eric Cutforth, Colonel Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (now retired) (St. Peter's, 1913-17).

O.B.E. The Rev. W. H. G. Milnes, m.c., formerly Principal of Elizabeth College, Guernsey (Staff, 1923-34). 6

THE STAFF MR. A. D. HART Mr. and Mrs. Hart's threatened return to New Zealand has at last materialised, justified doubtless, if not actually hastened, by our summer climate. They will both be greatly missed. To list Mr. Hart's activities in the School would be beyond the scope of this magazine, which, incidentally, he edited most efficiently on two occasions at short notice. Suffice it to say that they covered such varying fields as stage management (and recent School plays have been justly applauded for their sets), life-saving, hockey, and the Library. To all these activities Mr. Hart brought a cheerful and a most infectious enthusiasm. At the risk of resembling an obituary, it can be said that he will be remembered at St. Peter's as a most amiable and helpful colleague and a most human and conscientious teacher. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Hart and their children every happiness in their new home.

MR. R. M. N. MONTGOMERY Mr. Montgomery leaves to take up a post at Winchester. In his short stay of two years he has played a full part in the life of the School. The High Table, at least, will be the poorer for the lack of his dry, penetrating comment on matters of moment. We wish him well at Winchester. * * * Mr. L. C. Le Tocq has been appointed Second Master and will, in consequence, give up the House Mastership of The Manor at the end of the Christmas Term. Mr. A. E. R. Dodds will then become House Master of The Manor, and, at the same time, Mr. D. G. Cummin will take over The Rise in succession to Mr. Crews. We congratulate Mr. Crews on his appointment as Head Master of Scarborough College, which he takes up in January. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown on the birth of a son (Charles Andrew Felix) on 10th September, 1958. We congratulate Mr. G. M. Shuttleworth on his engagement to Miss Tanya Sutcliffe, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Sutcliffe, of Huddersfield.

BRIGADIER A. L. HADDEN, O.B.E. Brigadier Hadden retired as Bursar on 30th June after four years at St. Peter's, during which time he directed the administrative side of the School with military efficiency. Those who helped with the Annual School Dances will remember with gratitude the amount of time and work Brigadier and Mrs. Hadden devoted to these successful functions. We shall hope to see them both on frequent occasions in the future. Mr. E. R. Marshall has been appointed Bursar in succession to Brigadier Hadden.

COMMEMORATION, 1958 In such a summer it was perhaps inevitable that the weather should leave its watermark on the Commemoration week-end; it did, however, wait until lunch-time on Saturday to do so, and, even then, the intrepid cricketers provided two hours' entertainment on a rain-soaked pitch and the Band was able to give its usual polished performance under Drum-Major Bellwood. The full programme of boat races was carried out, and the large number of visitors were able to visit the Hobbies and Art exhibitions or to study profitably the Appeal Fund information, so attractively set out in the Hall. At the Prize-giving in the Clifton Cinema, Sir Charles Morris, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University, was welcomed in the traditional manner by T. D. J. Layfield, winner of the newly-awarded P. E. Lord Prize for Classics. To the admiration and surprise of most of his audience and the frankly unbelieving astonishment of many younger members of the School, Layfield received an immediate and impromptu reply from our distinguished visitor in the Latin tongue. When the Head Master had delivered his report, Sir Charles presented the prizes and then addressed the assembly in a more generally comprehensible language. After congratulating Layfield on his speech, Sir Charles expressed his pleasure at re-visiting the scene of his brother's triumphs and commented on the "rich and busy life" of the School, as detailed in the Head Master's report. He then took one extract from the report as his "text" : the Head Master's statement that it was now an accepted state of affairs that two thirds of the boys in Sixth forms should study the sciences and one third the arts. Whilst acknowledging that we in Britain educated our specialists as well as any other country, Sir Charles felt that the Public Schools really owed their justly great reputation to the education they had given to those men —the great majority—who did not require their specialist knowledge for their life work—in public life, industry, business, the professions or, indeed, in their own private lives. Formerly these men had mostly been educated on the arts side; if only one third of the boys now leaving school were to come from this side, most of these would require their specialist knowledge for their careers, and the great bulk of men not requiring any specialist knowledge would have to come from the other two thirds, brought up on the sciences. These would be the men who would be performing the majority of the great variety of jobs in the world, and their education needed to be "well conceived and to have a good structure". It was the Public Schools who had always provided this education "par excellence", but they were going to find it increasingly difficult to do so, as the range of modern knowledge grew steadily wider. Yet, maintained Sir Charles, it was this kind of education which "enabled us all to live together, to profit from one another's knowledge, to understand one another". With the forgivable enthusiasm of youth, boys today wanted to know 8

more and more about their specialist subjects, and the great problem was going to be how to "satisfy them enough in the things they really get their teeth into and, at the same time, to help them to acquire all the old virtues". There was no doubt, Sir Charles concluded, that "the Public Schools would have their work cut out to maintain their reputation as foremost in the world at giving this particular kind of education". A vote of thanks to Sir Charles Morris was proposed most efficiently and attractively by Sir William Worsley. On Sunday the Commemoration sermon was preached by Canon H. N. Hodd, O.P.

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT "I cannot remember since the war a year wherein more difficulties had to be overcome." Whilst he thus summarised the past year and cited the chief of these difficulties—the Asian 'flu epidemic, the vile weather and, "greatest blow of all", Mr. Burgess's long absence—the Head Master hastened to add that the School could survive far greater troubles and he had no gloomy report to deliver. Dealing first with the ever present problem of finance, Mr. Dronfield reported that, in the past year, the Appeal Fund had enabled the School to build two classrooms for the Junior School, ornamental paths and walls in the grounds, a new Boat House and two hard tennis courts. It was his hope that before next Speech Day at least three new projects would have been started—namely, the enlarged Big Hall, new squash courts and the Music School. But, to achieve this, the renewed appeal had to succeed, as the present balance would be almost consumed by the building of a block of four classrooms on the south-east side of the Bast Quadrangle, which had already begun. In passing, the Head Master asked for suggested names for the more recent buildings, and he also hinted at an easy and obvious way for anyone to associate his name with any projected building. With regard to the "future of the Public Schools", the Head Master contented himself with reaffirming the School's friendly relations with Local Authorities and claimed that "our independence is our opportunity". Turning to the curriculum, Mr. Dronfield pointed out that it was now an accepted fact in the country that one third of future Sixth forms should read Arts and the other two thirds Maths. and Science; this division had been operative at St. Peter's for quite a long time. Whilst this Sixth form work was principally aimed at preparing boys for the University, (and over three quarters of the boys who passed "A" Level did proceed to the University), there were nevertheless often very sound reasons for advising a boy to aim rather at alterna9

tive training, such as an apprenticeship or articleship, in cases where the boy would obviously not be able to profit fully from a University career. Too many boys were disappointed at failing to get into a University, when, actually, they should never have tried. Nevertheless, continued the Head Master, it was almost always beneficial to a boy to stay at school for his full five years. The abolition of National Service had, in addition, made it possible once again for a boy to spend one or two profitable years between School and University or other further training. Passing to academic successes, Mr. Dronfield reported that it had been a satisfactory year, although, inevitably perhaps, not such an "annus mirabilis" as the previous one. Three State Scholarships and six Local Authority Major Scholarships had been obtained and Irvin was to be congratulated on his Open Exhibition in English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. One pleasing feature of the other examination results was that fewer boys than ever were left with an "0" Level subject to pass after entering Transitus. One particularly noteworthy achievement was that of Beverley Jones—the first boy to obtain his A.R.C.O. while still at St. Peter's. The general education of our Sixth forms was continually being developed, the Head Master continued, and Options were keenly taken up. Addressing parents on the subject of the Lower and Middle School curriculum, Mr. Dronfield said : "It is possible for a boy with a flair for languages to do Greek or German for two years, leading to "0" Level. But, whilst it is obvious that from such boys we feed our Classical and Modern Language Sixth forms, these boys take an "0" Level Science subject and could, in fact, specialise in Science in the Sixth. Boys who have the ability to do this can, in fact, get the best of both worlds and I am very happy about the general working of the scheme." With regard to Careers, the Head Master stressed the value of Short Works Courses and of "practice in being interviewed"—an often neglected art—and clarity of speech. ,The Head Master then proceeded to outline the various sporting and other out-of-School activities, all of which have been duly chronicled in The Peterite at the appropriate time. He paid tribute to the loyal service given by Charles Wallbank, groundsman for the past seventeen years, and wished him and Mrs. Wallbank a happy retirement. He also welcomed Mr. Aspinall as the School's cricket professional. In conclusion, the Head Master stressed once again that "the C.C.F. has a special value in our School life, quite apart from any military considerations", providing boys with opportunities for leadership, initiative and imagination, which they might not otherwise enjoy. 10

IThe following was the programme for the three days :—

FRIDAY, 25th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. School v. Old Peterites Cricket Match begins. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Masonic Lodge Dinner-Dance. SATURDAY, 26th JULY. 11- 0 a.m. Speeches and presentation of Prizes by Sir Charles Morris, Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University. 2- 0 p.m. Cricket Match (2nd Day). 2-30 p.m. Boat Races, School v. Old Peterites. 4-30 p.m. Tea. 6- 0 p.m. A Display by the Band of the C.C.F., followed by the sounding of "Retreat" and the Naval Ceremony of "Sunset". 6-30 p.m. Old Peterite Club Annual General Meeting. 7-30 p.m. Old Peterite Dinner at The School. (for 8-0 p.m.) Exhibitions of Arts and Crafts in the Art Room, and of Hobbies in Room C will be open all day. SUNDAY, 27th JULY. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion. 11- 0 a.m. Commemoration Service. Hodd.

Preacher: The Rev. Canon H. N.

PRIZE LIST - D. Kirby Norman Crombie Memorial Prize Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : W. M. Howard VIth Form Below VIth M. J. Macartney D. J. Cook Stephenson Greek Prize T. D. J. Layfield P. E. Lord Classical Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity D. Kirby Senior - D. K. Hirst Junior Toyne European History Prize M. J. Kershaw Sir Lumley Dodsworth Essay Prize D. B. Irvin The Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay IVth Forms J. F. Williams Shells P. M. Kemp The Head Master's Prize for Mathematics A. C. Wilson The B.M.A. Medal for Science D. N. L. Beresford The Frank Pick Prize for Design - P. G. Hamilton The Needham Prize for Architecture - J. V. Littlewood The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize W. I. Macdonald -

The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : VIth Form Below VIth Geography Prize Modern Languages Prizes : French German Physics Prize Chemistry Prize Music Prizes : Special Prize Piano Instrumental (Organ) Art Prizes : Senior Junior General Knowledge Prizes : VIth Form Vth Forms Below Vth Handicraft Prize

- A. H. Crowther C. Kelly - D. - S. C. Gibson - J. 0. Armstrong - A. H. Crowther K. Gosling T. M. Jenkinson B. Jones J. R. Anfield R. W. Bentley - P. G. Hamilton - R. A. Wood - E. - C. - D. - E.

S. Bolton P. Spencer K. Hirst J. Wise

FORM PRIZES - M. J. Macartney j- M. G. Staveley l D. H. Fletcher - D. J. Wilson - J. F. Gartside - S. D. Ward - J. R. Anfield - D. H. Rhodes - G. R. Monfort - D. C. D. Rees - J. N. Arundale

Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths, and Science)

Vth Form 1(English Subjects) IV a IVA IVB IV Modern Upper Shell A Lower Shell A Shell B - -

PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES, 1957-58 D. B. Irvin -

Open Exhibition in English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge

J. F. Franklin

State Scholarship (Mathematics for Science, Physics and Chemistry)

T. M. Jenkinson -

State Scholarship (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

A. C. Wilson -

State Scholarship (Mathematics, Higher Mathematics and Physics)

Six Major Local Authority Scholarships and four Major Bursaries were gained in the year.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1958 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS A. N. P. Butland—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. P. A. Crossley—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. W. M. Howard—Latin, Ancient History, French. J. G. Slater—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. LOCAL AUTHORITY AWARDS YORK CITY.

D. N. L. Beresford—Major Scholarship in Science. P. J. Burton—Major Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics. A. H. Crowther—Major Scholarship in Modern Languages and English. K. Gosling—Major Scholarship in Science. NORTH RIDING.

W. I. Macdonald—Major Scholarship in Science. D. Robinson—Major Scholarship in Science. R. A. Field—Major Bursary in Science. J. R. Humpherson—Major Bursary in Science. T. D. J. Layfield—Major Bursary in Classics. J. M. Lennox—Major Bursary in Science. WEST RIDING.

H. R. L. Purse—Exhibition in French, English and History. D. A. Wilson—Exhibition in Science. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

R. M. Wheeler—Major Scholarship in Science. WILTSHIRE.

T. E. H. Sabben-Clare—County University Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD. GENERAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, JULY, 1958. "A" AND "S" LEVELS *Cook, D. J.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History. *Layfield, T. D. J.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History. Armstrong, J. 0.—Latin of Modern Studies (Distinction), French, German. Baldwin, R. R.—History, Geography. *Barry, I. 0.—French. *Bellwood, P. L.—English, History. *Bradford, R. N.—French, English. *Clark, J. G.—Latin of Modern Studies, French, English. *Crowther, A. H.—French, German, English (Distinction). *Howard, W. M.—Latin (Distinction), Ancient History, French (Distinction). *Kershaw, M. J.—English, History, Economics. 13

McCallum, A.—French, English, Geography. Marsden, D.—French, English. *Purse, H. R. L.—French, English, History '(Distinction). Slade, D. L.—French, English, Art. Young, D. G. M.—English, History. Baxter, R.—Mathematics for Science, Physics. Bolton, E. S.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. *Burton, P. J.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. *Butland, A. N. P.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (Distinction). *Crossley, P. A.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics (Distinction), Chemistry. *Dronfield, P. J.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Economics. *Gee, D. H.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics (Distinction). *Howat, P. W.—Mathematics for Science. *Rayner, D. E.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. *Sabben-Clare, T. E. H.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. *Slater, J. G.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics (Distinction), Physics (Distinction).

Steel, K. A.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. Stones, D. I.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Wheeler, R. M.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Bentley, R. W.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. *Beresford, D. N. L.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Blenkhorn, G. W.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Burbidge, P. B.—Chemistry, Biology, Geography (Distinction). Bygate, J. A.—Chemistry *Crowe, R. E.—Biology, Geography. Field, R. A.—Physics, Chemistry. Gomersall, A.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Gosling, K.—Mathematics for Science (Distinction). *Hamilton, P. G.—Art. House, W.—Physics, Chemistry. *Humpherson, J. R.—Physics, Chemistry. Jenkinson, T. M.—Zoology. Jesper, P. S. H.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. *Lennox, J. M.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. *Macdonald, W. I.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Parkin, F. N.—Geography, Biology. Parkin, G. D.—Chemistry. *Piercy, T.—Chemistry. *Robinson, D.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry (Distinction). *Sutcliffe, A. 0.—Mathematics for Science, Physics. *Thorp, R. H.—Biology. Way, B. G.—Physics, Chemistry. *Wilson, D. A.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Yunibandhu, R.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. * In front of a boy's name indicates a pass in the Optional General Paper.

ORDINARY LEVEL Number of subjects shown in brackets Botterill, J. S. (3). Leach, R. (5). Burdon, J. (1). Lindsay, D. A. (6). Cormack, G. R. (4). Marsay, C. J. (7). Dillon, M. A. H. (2). Pilditch, J. L. (7). Dimmey, F. H. (3). Precious, M. (8). Ellis, D. N. (4). Precious, J. R. (3). Fenton, P. A. (1). Robson, A. M. (9). Fox, J. D. (2). Rudd, M. W. (3). French, M. J. (3). Staveley, M. G. (9). Giddings, M. P. (3). Stuttard, P. (9). Goolden, P. (3). Sykes, R. H. (5). Hodgson, P. (2). Wheeler, J. C. G. (9). Horsley, A. N. H. (1). Wood, J. (6). Wreghitt, J. D. G. H. (4). James, T. C. J. (1). Alderson, G. W. A. R. (5). Jobling, R. L. (1). Kirk, R. W. (6). Anderson, T. D. F. (4). Railton, J. F. (5). Bagnall, W. E. (4). Raylor, A. W. (1). Baker, S. D. (5). Roberts, V. F. (2). Bottomley, W. J. (6). Rochfort-Hyde, R. S. (1). Grainger, M. F. (5). Smart, T. E. H. (6). Joy, D. A. W. (3). Charnley, J. M. (1). Kendall, D. N. (6). Gibson, W. (2). McCulloch, M. N. (3). Groundwater, Mann, G. (7). C. W. A. (1). Martin, A. W. (5). Hick, J. K. (1). Parkin, I. T. (6). Ibberson, J. S. (1). Proudfoot, R. H. (6). Newbigging, S. H. (2). Reah, J. J. (3). Pacitto, G. A. (2). Scarth, C. J. (6). Brooks, R. F. (1). Smith, P. N. B. (7). Gosling, K. (1). Spencer, C. P. (8). Bentley, R. W. (1). Wasden, T. (4). Beachell, P. M. (4). Bond, M. J. (2).

Bramley, M. R. (4). Fawcett, T. P. N. (9). Gale, J. W. S. (3). Gibson, S. C. (8). Gildener, G. (8). Headlam, A. M. (8). Henwood, C. (7). Hewitt, F. J. A. (8). Ingram, R. D. (7). Kirkus, I. (8). McCallum, M. (3). Macartney, M. J. (8). Moat, P. H. (4). Moss, J. H. (7). Pickard, J. M. (9). Plummer, D. J. (6). Potts, W. E. (6). Ranson, E. M. H. (8). Read, P. M. (8). Shouksmith, J. A. (6). Sutcliffe, H. L. (7). Wilson, D. J. (9). Woodruff, M. W. (3). Ambler, J. (5). Atkinson, R. B. (2). Bruce, R. G. (9). Bywater, R. L. (8). Collins, P. (9). Dornan, P. A. (3). Fletcher, D. H. (8). Harris, J. P. R. (7). Hermiston, C. (3). Jones, W. E. (8). Kelly, D. C. (9).

ALTERNATIVE ORDINARY LEVEL The following members of the Sixth Form passed in Economic Structure : Armstrong, J. 0., Bolton, E. S., Bradford, R. N., Burton, P. J., Clark, J. G., Crossley, P. A., Crowe, R. E., Gee, D. H., Howat, P. W., McCallum, A., Parkin, F. N., Piercy, T., Rayner, D. E., Sutcliffe, A. 0., Thorp, R. H., Way, B. G., Wilson, D. A. History of Science : Cook, D. J., Howard, W. M., Layfield, T. D. J. 15

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Gaastra, J. N. f Gee, Mrs. M. tGrisdale, N. Hall, R. C. T. ... *Harding, G. W. ... tHarris, P. L. *Hodd, Rev. Canon H. N. ... tHolmes, R. M. *Houghton, Rev. J. C. *James, Surg. Cdr. E. t Key, R. J. C. ... *Knowlson, P. C. ... tLightfoot, A. W. ... fNaisby, T. N. ... *Pattison, D. C. ford, L. W. ... tParker, G. L. (Perry, W. *Reynolds, G. H. F. ... tEobinson R. S. *Rumfitt, D. T. ... *Saville, J. ... tSemper, G. I. (Slade, Dr. D. A. ... *Sproulle, M. I. H. fTempleman, W. L. (Thomson, T. W. ... tWay, S. A. *Wheatley, R. D. ... tWood, T. ...

SUMMARY SINGLE DONATIONS . Carried forward from previous lists ... Old Peterites •" ... Parents ... ... Others

147 11 201 9 286 18

0 0 6

635 18 6 £5,740 8 10 d. 17,884 18 2

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS Carried forward from previous lists Net Annual Payments Gross Yield

Old Peterites Parents Others

54 18 125 3 24 0

0 7 0

668 5 0 1,523 16 6 292 4 0

204

2,484 5 6

2,484 5 6 £20,369 3 8 TOTAL—Single Donations and Seven-year Covenants (at •• ... ... present rate of tax)

£26,109 12 6

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (JULY, 1958) THE GROVE P. L. Bellwood. 1952-58. School Monitor. U.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. 3rd XV, 1957. 2nd XI Hockey, 1958. 2nd XI Cricket, 1958 (Colours). School Swimming, 1958. Hon. Secretary, Tennis, 1958. L/Seaman, 2 i/c R.N. Section. Drum Major, 1958. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. School Play, 1954-56-57-58. Choir. 1952-53. Debating Society Committee, 1957-58. Curia Secretary, 1957; Chairman, 1958. Secretary, Games Committee, 1958. P. B. Burbidge. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 1st XV, 1956-57. 1st XI Hockey, 1958. 1st XI Cricket, 1956-57-58. Cpl. in Basic Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Games Committee. R. A. Field. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. North Riding Major Bursary, 1958. Electrical Rating, R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Examination. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. Secretary, Music Society. C. Hermiston. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Junior Colts XV, 1957. Senior Colts XI, 1958 (Colours). Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. House Representative, Junior Science Society. S. S. Hobson. 1954-58. Transitus E. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. 2nd XV, 1958 (Colours). Fencing Colours, 1958. 4th IV, 1957. Goodburn Cup, 1957. Bronze Cross, R.L.S.S., 1955. Award of Merit, 1956. Bar to Award of Merit, 1957. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. W. House. 1953-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 2nd XV, 1957 (Colours). Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. School Play, 1955. R. L. Jobling. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. 1st XV, 1957. 2nd XI Cricket, 1958. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. D. Kirby. 1952-58. Head of School. Head of Grave. Chapel Monitor, 1957. U.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. 1st XV, 1955-56-57 (Cap, 1956-57; Vice-Captain, 1956-57). 1st XI Hockey, 1955-56-57-58 (Cap, 1956-57-58; Vice-Captain, 1957; Captain, 1958). 1st XI Cricket, 1954-55-56-57-58 (Cap, 1955-56-57-58; Captain, 1956-57-58). Durham County Schoolboys' XI, 1954-55-56-57-58 (Captain, 1956-57-58). Durham County XI, 1956-57-58. The Rest v. Southern Public Schools XI at Lord's, 1957-58 (Captain, 1958). Public Schools XI v. Combined Services at Lord's, 1957-58 t(Captain, 1958). Squash V, 1954-55-56-57-58 (Colours, 1955-56-57-58; Captain, 1957-58). Tennis VI, 1956-57-58. Chess Team, 1956-58. C.S.M., Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Chapel Committee, 1957-58. Games Committee, 1956-57-58. Debating Society Committee, 1957-58. Curia Chairman, 1958. W. I. Macdonald. 1953-58. House Monitor. U.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. North Riding Major Scholarship, 1958. Cox, 2nd IV, 1958. Bronze Medallion, R.L.S.S., 1954. Sgt. i/c R.A. Detachment. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. R.A. Examination, Part I. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1957. Y.F.C. Committee, 1956-57; Vice-Chairman, 1957-58. J. H. Moss. 1954-58. V cc . G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Bronze Medallion, R.L.S.S. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency.

S. H. Newbigging. 1954-58. Transitus. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Bisley VIII, 1956-57-58 (Colours) (Vice-Captain, 1958). L/Cpl., Signals Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Signals Classification. Marksman. J. L. Pilditch. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Cadet, R.N. Section. Leading Seaman Examination. 2nd Class Shot. Orchestra, 1957-58. R. M. Wheeler. 1953-58. House Monitor. U.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" " Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. Northamptonshire Major Scholarship, 1958. Colts XV Captain, 1955. 1st XV, 1957. 1st IV, 1958. Bronze Medallion, R.L.S.S., 1955. Award of Merit, 1956. Leading Seaman i/c Rodney Division. •Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Examination. P.O. Examination. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. Curia. THE MANOR J. S. Botterill 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. 2nd XV, 1957. 2nd IV, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medalion, 1955. Award of Merit, 1956. L/Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. Y.F.C. Committee (Secretary, 1957-58). F. H. Dimmey. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957-58. L/Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. W. Gibson. 1954-58. House Monitor. Transitus B. "0" Level, 1957. 2nd XV, 1957 (Colours). 3rd IV, 1958. Captain of Swimming, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion and Bar, Bronze Cross, Instructor's Certificate, Award of Merit (2 Bars). Life-guard. A.B., R. N. Section. Proficiency, Parts I and II. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. Chess Team, 1958. T. M. Jenkinson. 1953-58. Chapel Monitor. U.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. State Scholarship, 1957. Chemistry Prize. 2nd XI Hockey, 1958. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. Yeoman of Signals. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency Examination, Parts I and II. Marksman. Library Monitor. Choir. Curia (Chairman, 1958). Secretary, Debating Society, 1957. Secretary, Music Society, 1957. Science Society Committee, 1956-57. Y.F.C. Treasurer, 1956-57; Chairman, 1957-58. Chapel Committee, 1956-57. D. C. Kelly. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Junior Colts XV (Vice-Captain), 1957. A.B., R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. J. M. Lennox. 1952-58. School Monitor. Head of House. L.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. North Riding Major Bursary, 1958. 3rd XV, 1956-57. 1st Shooting VIII, 1957-58 (Colours). Cpl. i/c Shooting. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Signals Classification. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Individual Shot, 1956. Queen's Scout. A.S.M. G. P. Lowley. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. 3rd XV, 1957. 1st Shooting VIII, 1956-57-58. Bisley, 1957-58. Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. W.T. Instructor. Marksman. . A. Pacitto. 1955-58. Trans. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Senior Colts Cricket, 1956. Cadet, Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1955. . N. Parkin. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 1st Shooting VIII, 1957-58. Bisley, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1956. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. R.A.F. Swimming Proficiency, 1956. Marksman. Efficiency Badge. Individual Shot, 1958. School Play, 1957. M. W. Rudd. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. 2nd XI Cricket (Colours), 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1955. L/Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot.

J. Wood. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. A.B., R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. and Leading Seaman Examinations. 1st Class Shot.

QUEEN'S M. S. Blacker. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1957. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Marksman. A. Dale. 1953-58. L.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. 2nd XI Cricket, 1957-58 (Colours) (Vice-Captain, 1958). Leading Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. D. Fox. 1953-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957-58. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1957. Leading Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. Marksman. M. P. Giddings. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Cpl. in R.A. Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. S. H. Jesper. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 2nd XI Hockey, 1957-58. Senior Colts XI, 1956. Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. H. Moat. 1955-58. V cc . G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Senior Colts XI, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion. 1st Class Scout. Choir, 1954-57. B. K. Smith. 1955-58. V Modern. Cox, 5th IV, 1958. L/Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. R. H. Thorp. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 1st XI Hockey, 1957-58. 2nd XI Cricket, 1958 (Colours). F/Sgt., R.A.F. Section. Flying Scholarship, 1957. Pilot's A Licence, Gliding B Certificate, 1958. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. Marksman. Chapel Committee. Photographic Society Committee. THE RISE

R. R. Baldwin. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957-58. 1st XV, 1957 (Cap). 1st XI Hockey, 1958. Queen's Scout. Scouter, 1958 (Assistant). A.B., R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Examination. Marksman. Y.F.C. Secretary, 1956-57. Chapel Committee. Choir. J. M. Beachell. 1954-58. Trans. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Leading Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency Examination. 2nd Class Shot. D. J. Cook. 1953-58. House Monitor. U.VI Classics. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. 3rd XV, 1956-57. 5th IV, 1958. Fencing Team, 1954-58 (Colours, 1954, 1956-58). Chess Team, 1954-58 (Captain, 1957-58). C.S.M., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Marksman. Assistant Librarian, 1958. Debating Society Badge. Committee, 1957-58. G. R. Cormack. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. Junior Colts XV, 1954-55. 2nd XI Cricket, 1958. L/Cpl, Signals Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Classification Examination. 1st Class Shot. J. S. Ibberson. 1953-58. House Monitor. Trans. Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. 4th IV, 1958. Swimming Team, 1958. R.L.S.S. Awards, 1954-56. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section (i/c Boats). Cert. "A", Part I. Leading Seaman Examination. P.O. Examination. Bugle Leader. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot.

D. B. Irvin. 1952-58. Vice-Head of School. Head of Rise. U.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level and Durham County Major Scholarship, 1956. Open Exhibition in English to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1957. 3rd XV, 1955-57 (Captain, 1957). 1st XI Hockey, 1956 and 1958. 1st XI Cricket, 1955-58 (Cap and Vice-Captain, 1957-58). Durham Schoolboys' XI, 1957. Sgt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Editorial Committee of "The Peterite". Editor of "Oasis". Library Monitor. Games Committee. Debating Society Committee (Secretary, 1958). Curia (Chairman, 1957). R. S. Rochfort-Hyde. 1954-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. 3rd IV, 1958. Swimming Team, 1958. R.L.S.S. Award of Merit. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. A. C. Wilson. 1952-58. House Monitor. U.VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. State Scholarship, 1957. 3rd XV, 1957. 4th IV, 1958. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1957. Sgt. i/c Signals Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Curia. Library Monitor. Photographic Society Treasurer, 1956 and 1958. Secretary, 1957. SCHOOL HOUSE P. D. Bagshaw. 1955-58. VB. Cadet in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. 2nd Class Shot. R. Baxter. 1953-58. School Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. 1st XV, 1957-58. Lincolnshire Schoolboys' XV, 1957-58. 1st XI Hockey, 1957-58. Lincolnshire Colts XI, 1958. 1st Shooting VIII, 1956-57-58. Bisley, 1957-58. Swimming Team, 1958. Sgt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Curia (Secretary, 1957). Science Society Committee, 1955-56-57. B. C. R. Butler. 1953-58. School Monitor. Head of School House. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956. 1st XV, 1956-57-58. Midland Counties Schoolboys' XV, 1957-58. 1st Shooting VIII, 1955-56-57-58. Bisley, 1956-57-58. Schools Hundred Badge (Donnegall Badge), 1957. Captain of Shooting, 1957-58. Sgt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. P. A. Fenton. 1955-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. 4th IV Cox, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross, 1957. Cadet in Army Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. J. K. Hick. 1953-58. Trans. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1957-58. Bisley, 1957. Cpl. in Signals Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Signals Classification. AI Signals. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. P. W. Howat. 1954-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 3rd IV, 1958. L/Cpl. in R.A. Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. School Orchestra, 1954-58. D. G. Macpherson. 1953-58. House Monitor. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. 1st XV, 1956-57-58 (Cap, 1958). 1st XI Hockey, 1957-58. 1st XI Cricket, 1956-57-58. Squash Team, 1956-57-58 (Colours, 1957-58). Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. Marksman. R. W. Peacock. 1954-58. V Modern. Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Marksman. Y.F.C. Committee, 1956-58. School Play, 1954. D. Robinson. 1953-58. School Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. North Riding Major Scholarship, 1958. 2nd XV, 1956-57-58 (Colours, 1957-58). 1st XI Cricket, 1957-58. Fielding Cup, 1957. Cpl. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Silot.

D. I. Stones. 1953-58. House Monitor. U.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957-58. 3rd XV, 1957. Sgt. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Advanced R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. Music Society Committee. B. G. Way. 1954-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Advanced R.A.F. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Fencing Team, 1957-58. Music Society Committee. Natural History Society Committee (Secretary, 1958). Choir Librarian, 1957-58. D. A. Wilson. 1953-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. West Riding Exhibition, 1958. 3rd XV, 1957. Captain of Boats, 1958. 1st Shooting VIII. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1955. L/Sgt. in Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Chapel Committee. J. V. H. Worsley. 1957-58. L.Sh.A. TEMPLE I. 0. Barry. 1953-58. L.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 2nd IV, 1958 (1st Colours). Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. R. W. Bentley. 1954-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. A.B. in R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B., Leading Seaman and P.O. Examinations. 1st Class Shot. Secretary, Photographic Society, 1957-58. R. N. Bradford. 1953-58. House Monitor. U.VI Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1956-57. 3rd XV, 1957. 3rd IV, 1958 (2nd Colours). Corporal, R.A.F. Section. R.A.F. Clerk and Instructor. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency Certificates. R.A.F. Swimming Proficiency. 2nd Class Shot. Library Monitor. I. R. Fairweather. 1954-58. V Modern. R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B. Examination. K. Gosling. 1952-58. House Monitor. U.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1954; "A" Level, 1956. York City Major Scholarship, 1958. F/Sgt., R.A.F. Section. N.C.O. i/c Parade Attendances. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency Certificates. R.A.F. Swimming Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. Marksman. Editor of "The Peterite". Science Society Committee, Treasurer, 1957-58. Music Society Committee. Debating Society Committee. Natural History Society Committee, Secretary, 1957. School Play, 1954. M. F. Grainger. 1955-58. V Modern. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Senior Scout. P. G. Hamilton. 1953-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. Ninth Man, 2nd VIII, 1958. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. Proficiency. Marksman. Committee of "Oasis". J. R. Humpherson. 1954-58. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. North Riding Major Bursary, 1958. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. A.B., Leading Seaman and P.O. Examinations. 1st Class Shot. J. V. Littlewood. 1952-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955-56. 3rd XV, 1957. Sgt., Army Section. C.Q.M.S., 1957-58. .Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. T. Piercy. 1952-58. House Monitor. L.VI Science. G.C'.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957-58. Cpl., R.A.F. Section, i/c R.A.F. Stores. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot. School Play, 1954-55.

j. B. Quin. 1954-58. Transitus B. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1957. 3rd XV, 1957. Cpl., Army Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. 1st Class Shot. School Orchestra, 1954-55-56. A. Steel. 1953-58. L.VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. L/Cpl., Signals Section. Cert. "A", Parts I and II. Signals Classification. Marksman. Queen's Scout. World Jubilee Jamboree, Sutton Park, 1957. Assistant Scoutmaster with Senior School Troop. . 0. Sutcliffe. 1952-58. School Monitor. Head of Temple. U.VI Science. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1958. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I. R.A.F. Proficiency. "A" and "B" Civilian Gliding Certificates. R.A.F. Gliding Proficiency Certificates. R.A.F. Flying Scholarship, 1958. "A" Civil Pilot's Licence. Marksman. Library Monitor. Science Society Committee. D. G. H. Wreghitt. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Cadet in R.A.F. Section. Cert. "A", Part I.

SALVETE .(MAY, 1958) SCHOOL HOUSE N. M. Lumley.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1958 D. KIRBY (Head of Grove) D. B. IRVIN (Head of The Rise) SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of School House: B. C. R. BUTLER Head of Temple: A. 0. SUTCLIFFE Head of The Manor: J. M. LENNOX Chapel Monitor: T. M. JENKINSON Head of Queen's: J. A. BYGATE D. ROBINSON P. L. BELLWOOD R. BAXTER HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: P. B. BURBIDGE, R. A. FIELD, W. I. MACDONALD, D. E. RAYNER, R. M. WHEELER. The Manor: W. GIBSON, G. P. LOWLEY, A. McCALLUM, F. N. PARKIN, G. D. PARKIN. Queen's House: D. N. L. BERESFORD, P. J. BURTON, A. H. CROWTHER, P. S. H. JESPER, R. H. THORP. The Rise: R. R. BALDWIN, D. J. COOK, J. S. IBBERSON, T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE, A. C. WILSON. School House: F. C. BEAUMONT, D. G. MACPHERSON, J. J. RHODES, D. I. STONES, D. A. WILSON. Temple: R. N. BRADFORD, R. E. CROWE, K. GOSLING, M. J. KERSHAW, J. V. LITTLEWOOD, T. PIERCY. GAMES CAPTAINS: Captain of Cricket: D. KIRBY Captain of Boats: D. A. WILSON Captain of Shooting: B. C. R. BUTLER Captain of Fencing: P. J. BURTON HEAD OF SCHOOL:

VICE-HEAD OF SCHOOL :

THE WEATHER To most people the term's weather was depressing and disappointing. To those who helped to run the School's weather station it was at least interesting. In this country we happen to live in those latitudes where two air masses, each with different characteristics, are constantly struggling for supremacy. The line along which these masses meet is known as the Polar Front and it is here that depressions form, causing so much of our weather to be changeable and often unpredictable. During the summer the Polar Front is often pushed north by the Azores high pressure system, and it is at such times that we have long periods of hot, dry, settled weather. This summer, however, the Azores high pressure system was never able to take control and most of the time we were subjected to a string of "families" of depressions, blown towards us by the prevailing southwesterly winds through a sort of funnel created by high pressure conditions to the north and south. There were thus many fluctuations of pressure during the term, usually between low and very low, and the lowest pressure recorded (29.07 in.—about 992 mmb.) occurred on 26th June, when nearly in. of rain fell. The longest spell of comparatively high pressure lasted from 11th June to 18th June and during this period we had the greatest number of successive June days without rain—three ! The rainfall of the term approached 10 in. (9.279 in.) and though May and July both had less rain than in 1957, June more than made up for this and we never had a really prolonged spell of dry weather. For the statistically minded we had 3.476 ins. in May (3.71 ins. in May, 1957), 3.023 ins. in June and 2.87 ins. in July (3.05 ins. in July, 1957). For a wetter June we have to go back to 1948 when the June rainfall in York was 3.61 ins., while it might be interesting for those who blame nuclear explosions for our weather to know that in May, 1832, York had 5.66 ins. of rain. The greatest rainfall in one day (.6 ins.) fell on 13th May; the longest spell of days with more than .01 ins. of rain lasted for 10 days from 7th May to 16th May, during which time 2.434 ins. fell; and the longest dry period covered a week from 5th July to 1 1 th July, during which time the temperature rose to the maximum for the term-78° F. on 8th July. Though the rainfall was heavy, the most characteristic feature of the term's weather was the continual low temperatures accompanying the predominantly cloudy skies. In May the temperatures were high for the first day or two and we were lulled into thinking that we were going to have a hot summer at last. However, apart from a warm spell in mid-May, temperatures never rose again above the middle 60's. The minimum temperatures were generally in the middle 40's, though we had ground frost on 12th May. In June the maximum temperature exceeded 70° F. on only 6 days (as compared with 17 in 1957), and on 10th June the temperature did not rise above 49.5° F. Because of the prevalence of cloud, radiation at night was slow and 24

the minimum temperatures were generally above average. July was somewhat warmer and the maximum temperature managed to reach or exceed 70° F. on 12 days and, as has already been shown above, actually almost reached the 80's on one occasion. It was perhaps some small consolation to realise from a study of statistics for recent years, that this term's weather was not as bad as it seemed, but probably the best thing that we can do is to follow the advice of the weather expert of a leading newspaper and shift the School bodily to the Azores. K.G.C.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE This, by far the fullest term of the year, proved to be a most successful one for the House. The great achievement was the retention of the Oxford Cup for the third year in succession. The success in the Shooting, which finally decided the Oxford Cup, was quite unexpected and therefore our trigger-happy band deserve first congratulations. Newbigging, the Vice-Captain of School Shooting and our only 1st VIII member, was awarded his House Colours. Other members of the House, too, must have good eyes and steady hands, for we retained the Aggregate Cup, and M. W. Territt won the Intermediate Medal. The Senior Cricket XI easily won the Cup for the third year in succession. Although Kirby and P. B. Burbidge (the latter of tractordriving fame) were mainly responsible, the whole team did very well, and after the final, Evans and Mackay were awarded their House Colours. Our Junior XI lost in the semi-final to Manor, but to show that cricket skill is by no means limited to our Senior members, the House League team, under Bottomley, won the Burton Cup. Cricket on the lawn has been very popular, but we are pleased to report that no harm came to our House Master's fine display of tomatoes and lettuce. Of the four School teams, we had three captains. Kirby once again captained the 1st XI and was accompanied by Burbidge. Layfield captained the 2nd XI, and had under him Mackay, Bellwood and Jobling. Layfield, Mackay and Bellwood were awarded their 2nd XI Colours, and for some, Bellwood's fine bowling against Bootham was the highlight of the term. Hermiston received his Colts Colours, and Grainger captained the Junior Colts. At Tennis we were narrowly defeated by Queen's despite a grand effort by Evans (Capt.) and Gomersall, who won all their matches. Bellwood, incidentally, was a most efficient Secretary of Tennis. Our fencers performed most creditably in reaching the final before losing to Queen's. In the boating world, Wheeler, R. M. (1st IV) and Macdonald (2nd IV Cox) received 1st Boating Colours, and Crossley (4th IV) was awarded 2nd Colours. 25

Our sporting successes finally reached their climax, when we won the Kazerooni Cup on the last day of term. All are to be congratulated, but much of our success must be accredited to Bellwood for his enthusiasm and untiring coaching (perhaps he personally was tired, for he missed the hoop in the Obstacle Race). At Commemoration we were pleased to see so many Grovites collect prizes, and we hope for further academic successes when the G.C.E. results are known. The least said about the Singing Competition the better, but we thank Field for his musical help over the years. This term it was strange to think of him as a musician, for the backbone of the School Film Committee was rarely seen without a camera. In the Drill Competitions at the end of term, our Recruit Squad did well to be very close runners-up to Queen's, and many of the House were to be seen letting off steam in the School Pageant. It was decided to hold only one meeting of the House Debating Society this term, but it was a highly important meeting, as it was graced by Mr. Harding's presence as proposer. At this point, we would like to congratulate Layfield on being elected President of the School Society. After his excellent departure into the dead language at Commemoration, we hope he will spare a little of his holidays to brush up his English again. Finally we must say goodbye to our leavers, of whom we have many, thank them for their services to the House and wish them well in the future. We would also like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding and Mr. Holbeche for their interest and guidance during yet another successful year.

THE MANOR The House returned to find that one major change had taken place—the appointment of A. McCallum as a monitor, with the consequent reduction in opportunities for undetected crime. Apart from the weather, which is not on record as being worse in the Manor than anywhere else, the term has probably been characterised by work as much as by anything else, for 26 members were taking G.C.E. Ten of the prizes awarded on Speech Day came to the Manor. The Summer Term has a wider range of activities than any other, and in these we have in general been near the top, though actual successes have not been many. Of tennis, the Fernie Cup, and the recruit drill competition, perhaps the less said the better, but in other events we did quite well. In the singing competition, our representatives, coaxed by Jenkinson's particular brand of cajolery, came in third—top of the boarding houses. In cricket both the Senior and Junior teams reached the finals. Rudd made 98 against the Rise and Dunn proved a very successful bowler—both are to be congratulated on the award of their House colours. Two juniors, Hutchinson and 26

R. A. Wood, also did very creditably in the Senior team. Indeed, our Junior side looked—and proved until the final—very formidable. It is a pity that their display against Queen's was rather disappointing. In shooting we had some difficulty in finding a fourth man, but the team did well and F. N. Parkin scored a possible. We were second in the Shooting Aggregate Cup, but F. N. Parkin won the Individual Cup and P. H. Sykes the Recruit Cup. In the Swimming Sports we were second, picking up a fair number of points at all levels, and ending with a victory in the Senior relay. It is a pity there is no inter-House competition for yard cricket, for in that we stand supreme —and also, we believe, unique ! It has been played with all, if not more than, the usual ardour, and the juniors have been indefatigable. We have contributed widely to School teams : A. McCallum was awarded his cricket cap, and other major colours were for boating to J. 0. Armstrong and Botterill, and for shooting to Lennox, Lowley, and F. N. Parkin. Rudd was awarded his Second XI cricket colours, M. McCallum his Senior Colts. Hutchinson, R. A. Wood, and Light, foot were regular members of the Junior Colts. Lennox has been promoted to Assistant Scoutmaster. In perhaps lighter vein, we provided ten representatives for the C.C.F. Pageant, ranging from a Great Dane to a prisoner in Japanese hands. There have been certain staff changes this term and we would like to congratulate Mr. Le Tocq on his appointment as Second Master. But we must regretfully say farewell to Mr. Hart, who has done a great deal for the House in a wide variety of ways, not least in his willingness to act as a general handyman and curator of the House tools. He will be missed by all next term, and we should like to wish him every happiness and success in New Zealand. Finally, we would like to offer our best wishes to all those who are leaving : they have all done what they could for the House, and if we risk odium by mentioning Lennox and Jenkinson in particular, it is, perhaps, because their opportunities have been greater. The others are : Lowley, F. N. Parkin, Gibson, Botterill, Dimmey, Kelly, Rudd, Pacitto, and J. Wood. May they all have happy and successful careers.

QUEEN'S

The Summer Term, as we hoped, proved the most successful of the year. Our success in the Music Competition was an auspicious beginning. It put the House in a jubilant mood which continued, in spite of some setbacks, until the end of term. It was not an easy victory. The standard was high, the contest close. All the more credit is due to B. Jones and those who enthusiastically supported him. We believe they celebrated their triumph appropriately. The Fencing Competition perhaps attracts less attention, but the success of our team in winning the Final deserves no less congratulation. We hope that more of our Juniors and Middles will catch some of the enthusiasm of Burton and his team, for which this success was a well-merited reward. 27

The Senior Cricket was disappointing, but less so than the Tennis, for the Tennis team was a strong one and seemed to have victory in its grasp before being foiled in the final by School House. The Juniors however made amends for the failures of their elders by winning the Junior Cricket Cup, thanks especially to Shouksmith, who played a very fine innings in both rounds, and the Recruit Drill Cup. It is fair to add that the Senior Drill Squad gave a very good performance and cannot have been far below the winners, the Rise. We ended the term with four cups in place of the one with which we started it—a gratifying achievement. And one other success, though a modest one, is worthy of mention. To be placed fourth in the Swimming Sports hardly seems to justify self-congratulation, yet we felt a certain measure of satisfaction that, thanks largely to Reiss, we scored more points than we have ever scored before. Dare we hope that this is the beginning of the end of our dismal record in this competition? Members of the House also played a satisfactory part in School activities. We had J. A. Bygate, reawarded his cap, in the 1st XI, Dale, Thorp and Jesper in the 2nd XI, Moat, Shouksmith (both awarded colours) and Horsley in the Senior Colts, and Lacy, M. C. M. Jesper and Hackney in the Junior Colts. Slade and Beresford were awarded their 1st IV Colours, the latter for the second time, and Crowther his 2nd IV Colours, while Bygate and M. C. M. Jesper played in the School Tennis Team. Particular congratulation is due to N. R. Barton for the very notable part he took in inaugurating a new feature, a historical pageant. He not only shared with Irvin of the Rise in writing the script and directing rehearsals, but also played the part of a blustering sergeant-major with typical gusto. He fired others in the House with his own enthusiasm and with ,Beresford, Thorp, Burton, Mitchell and Bygate, the House was strongly represented in what proved an exceptionally popular performance. Meanwhile we scored successes in the academic field. Congratulations especially to B. Jones on becoming an Associate of the Royal College of Organists while still at School. Among our prize-winners were Beresford (B.M.A. Medal for Science), Crowther (0.P. Club Reading Prize and German Prize), Anfield (Music Prize for Piano), C. P. Spencer (Vth Form General Knowledge Prize). We ended the term leading in the Junior Section of the Work Cup and in G.C.E. Crowther (Distinction in English and on the reserved list for a State Scholarship), Pickard and Stuttard (9 passes at "0" Level) achieved outstanding results. We say goodbye to nine leavers at the end of term : Jesper, Thorp, Dale, Giddings, Fox, Blacker, Adams, B. K. Smith and Barber. We wish them well and look forward to meeting our new recruits next term. We hope they will settle down with us quickly and help us to advance to even greater successes. 28

THE RISE Looking back, not in anger but perhaps in some disappointment, we find that last term was not as pot-successful as it might well have been; looking forward there is every reason for quiet optimism—but we shall see. We did, however, win both the Fernie Cup and the Dronfield Trophy, both military conquests and both under the leadership of Cook; we hope that the spirit we showed in these triumphs will in the future be harnessed to bigger and better achievements. On the games field our tennis team lost to Queen's, the Senior cricket team to Manor (in what was a most interesting and enjoyable match), and the Junior cricket team came off the worst in a ding-dong battle with Queen's. As far as representation in School teams is relevant, our House cricket teams should have been quite useful : Irvin was vice-captain of the 1st XI for the second successive year, Ranson earned his cap in his first season in the 1st XI and belied the theory that rotundity and agility do not mix, Gale played many a straight bat and bowled a very occasional crooked ball, and Gough's fierce countenance intimidated all but the most brave; Dronfield spun the ball prodigiously for the 2nd XI, Hemsley scored many runs for them, and Cormack kept wicket; Brown captained the Senior Colts and Fulbrook played under him; and Kirk and M. E. Robson performed for the Junior Colts. Boating has been, as always, purely on a School basis this term, but the Rise has been well represented : Mathews in the 1st IV, Rochfort-Hyde in the 3rd IV, and J. S. Ibberson, A. C. Wilson, and Sabben-Clare in the 4th IV : all expended much energy in contributing to an impressive display of material success for the Boat Club. We provided nobody in the 1st shooting VIII, but Poynor is to be congratulated upon his selection to represent the School in the Cadet Pair at Bisley. Finally, swimming : both Ibbersons and Rochfort-Hyde swam for the School—and the performance of C.D. at Bootham is particularly noteworthy—but their enthusiasm and efforts bore little fruit in the inter-House swimming; a disturbing tradition of lack of interest in the water appears to be growing—but perhaps it was the weather. The weather did not prevent the usual flurry of Sunday cycling and other activities, about which one must be broad-minded. House activities, societies, etc., showed the customary Summer Term loss of momentum; the Bible Reading Group continued well, and the R.D.G. had two guest speakers; the odd book was taken out of the Library; the Model Railway Club reminded us it was not dead but merely dormant, towards the end of the term. But there is little else to report. There will be more next term; might we see the revival of "The Risite"—only "The Peterite" is its senior in number of publications—now that the "Royal Purple" and "Oasis" have emerged? We wonder if other Houses noted the result of the Queen's polling as to which boarding House members of Queen's thought the best. The statistics were most interesting and gratifying. But, the question occurs, can you prove anything by statistics?—ask Miss Mansfield ! 29

In the literary field, Irvin edited the "Oasis", and three Risites found their literary works of art in print; we would like to think that many Risites hid themselves under the pen-name of Anonymous— we would like to think so, but it is not true. Many of us, though, did participate enthusiastically in the Pageant : and various Risites were variously disguised as Anglo-Saxon Serfs (not much disguise needed here), medieval games players, Elizabethan soldiers, Napoleonic officers, German officers, River Kwai soldiers—the lot ! There just remain a few miscellaneous items to mention : at the end of term Howard, Ranson, and Gale were awarded well-deserved House colours; Mr. Dodds has left us—we thank him and wish him well; to our leavers we wish all that they wish themselves (although, on second thoughts, that might be a rash thing to do in certain cases). Finally, we were glad to see so many old Risites at Commemoration. We are always glad to see any of them; for we know that every individual, however great or small, gives something of value to the community he lives in.

SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of this term our monitorial body rose from six to eight and we congratulate F. C. Beaumont and J. J. Rhodes on their appointments as House Monitors. In School sports this term we have been well represented : in the 1st XI by D. G. Macpherson, to whom the Fielding Cup was awarded, and D. Robinson, both of whom were re-awarded their colours; in the 2nd XI both F. C. Beaumont and J. J. Rhodes showed their faces occasionally; in the Colts we had Alderson, Naisby, and Priestley; Alderson and Naisby were awarded their colours. In rowing D. A. Wilson was Captain of the Boat Club and stroke of the 1st IV, P. W. Howat rowed in the 3rd IV and gained his 2nd rowing colours, and P. A. Fenton was cox of the 4th IV and gained his 2nd coxing colours. We were well represented in the School shooting teams; in the White Rose team by Hodgson, Baker, and Hick; in the 1st VIII by Butler as captain, Garbutt, Baxter, and Hodgson. Garbutt and Hodgson were both re-awarded their colours, Hodgson being awarded his after Bisley. Oldham and Baker both went down to Bisley and we congratulate Baker on coming 2nd in the 9th Man competition at Altcar and at Bisley. In the newly formed School swimming team we were represented by Baxter, the House Captain, Hodgson, and G. P. Robinson. Hodgson broke the School record for the 100 yards free-style, which he had set up last year, by one second. Three boys, Puttock, D. H. Rhodes and G. P. Robinson were awarded Bronze Crosses for Life Saving and G. P. Robinson received an Award of Merit. 30

By far the most outstanding achievement in the House this term was the winning of the Tennis Cup. This result was very largely due to the keenness and example set by our captain, J. B. Robinson. The House tennis team beat Queen's in the final 5-1 and we congratulate Robinson on the award of his well-deserved House colours. The House shooting team, consisting of Butler, Garbutt, Baxter, and Baker, came second to Grove owing to grouping difficulties. In House cricket the Senior team lost to Temple in the 1st round, the Junior team lost to Manor in the semi-final, and, rather disappointingly, the House League team failed to repeat its performance of last year. In the C.C.F. drill competition the Senior Squad came second to Rise, the Junior Squad not so high up. We thank Beaumont and Garbutt for the effort they, as N.C.O.s, put into it. Beaumont, Garbutt, and Brooks contributed a great deal towards the C.C.F. Pageant, which turned out to be such a great success. Many other members of the House also took part. During the term J. B. Robinson organised a Junior tennis competition, and this was won by Pearey with J. M. Atkinson as runner-up. Alderson also ran a Junior squash competition and the successful player was J. M. Atkinson, with Gillies as runner-up. It is worth mentioning one further activity, which can be laid at the door of the House, and that was the ringing of the Chapel bell at close on 11 p.m. on the last night of term. The lack of success in detecting the criminals says much for their staff work, but it is necessary to point out to those that may try to emulate them that there is a very considerable risk attached to the scaling of a wall and entering a window via a drain-pipe. Finally, to those who are leaving, we give our sincere thanks for the parts that they all have played in the life of the House and we also give them our best wishes. Particularly we wish B. C. R. Butler, who, as Head of House, has been a most understanding boy—tolerant but strict, always fair-minded, always enthusiastic and always gaining the respect of everyone with whom he had dealings—a prosperous and happy future.

TEMPLE This term was remarkable for the fact that Temple won a Senior House match. We beat School House by the narrowest of margins. Fraser and Woodruff were mainly responsible for our victory, Woodruff even getting a hat-trick, for which he was suitably rewarded. Without Woodruff, who was our sole representative in the 1st XI, we lost to Grove, the eventual winners. Four Templars rowed for the School and Bacchus in the hope of winning tankards—Smith and Barry in the Second Four and Bradford and Best in the Third. We congratulate them on an extremely successful season. 31

In the Singing Competition we lost to Queen's by the incredibly small margin of one point in 200, after winning the Unison. We hope to make certain of the Singing Cup next year. The very young Fencing Team, under the guidance of C. L. Brown, performed well and have plenty of time in which to develop and improve, for the team will remain intact this year, and perhaps youthful enthusiasm combined with the guile of experience will help them to be successful. "Buster" Crowe merits thanks for his coaching of the Swimming Team and his commanding of the Fernie Cup team. This competition was changed into a drill contest and the loss of the Commandolike competition does not seem to suit Templars. Our leavers are spreading all over the country; Sutcliffe, now the proud possessor of a Flying Scholarship, to Glasgow, Gosling to Oxford, Hamilton to London, Bradford to Durham, and Barry to Selby ! The Senior part of the House is depleted by the loss of Littlewood, Quin, Humpherson and Bentley. Lower down the order Grainger and Wreghitt leave us, the latter taking his tape recorder with him. We thank all our leavers for all their services in the past and wish them luck and prosperity in their divers careers in the future.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1957-58 The Cup was won by The Grove. The following are the detailed results :— Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Senior Rugger ... 20 20 — Junior Rugger ... 10 — — Senior Cricket ... 20 20 — — Junior Cricket ... 10 — — 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 — 20 — Rowing (2nd Division) 10 — — — Athletics, 1st ... 10 — — Athletics, 2nd ... 5 — 5 — Cross-country, 1st ... 10 1 No competition. Cross-country, 2nd 5 1 Swimming, 1st • • • 10 10 — Swimming, 2nd ... 5 — 5 — Squash • • • 10 ... — — — Tennis • • • 10 ... — — — Shooting (Team) ••• 5 5 Fencing ... ... 5 — — 5 165

Rise — —

School House Temple — 10 — —

— 10 10

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THE CHAPEL In the early part of the Summer Term a number of notable events in the Christian Year follow close upon one another : Rogation Sunday, Ascension Day and Whit Sunday. On Rogation Sunday we observed the ancient custom of singing the Litany, in prayer not only for God's blessing upon the crops but upon every aspect of our lives. Ascension Day was a whole holiday. A change was made this year : the Sung Communion was transferred to the following Sunday. On Ascension Day itself we had Holy Communion early and the whole School was present for Matins. As a preparation for our Whitsun Communion a voluntary service was held on the previous Saturday evening. It consisted of Compline and a short address and quite a number of boys attended. This year St. Peter's day fell on a Sunday. Once again we had a special service commemorating our Patron Saint by a series of readings, each of which was followed by a hymn which formed a meditation on that part of the story of St. Peter which had just been read. An innovation which was much to the point was a motet by Palestrina : "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church". The lessons were read by a House Monitor from each of the six Houses and by the Head Master. The school year reaches its climax with the Commemoration Service on the last Sunday morning. This year it was possible to have some sectional rehearsals for the congregation, with the result that the singing both in the last verse of the Anthem and in Stanford's glorious Te Deum was quite inspiring. It was a very special pleasure to have an Old Peterite, Canon H. N. Hodd, to preach the Commemoration Sermon. We are most grateful to him for coming. Finally we must express our gratitude to our other visiting preachers : the Rev. A. J. McMullen from York Minster, the Rev. W. G. A. Griffith (a past member of the staff of St. Peter's), Vicar of St. Columba's, Scarborough, and the Rev. R. H. Talbot, Vicar of St. Edmund's, Roundhay. Warm thanks, too, are due to Jenkinson, who has proved a most devoted and efficient Chapel Monitor; to the Servers who have helped regularly on Sundays and weekdays; to the cleaners who have cared for the Chapel and have polished the brass week by week; to those who have kept the Chapel beautiful with flowers; and by no means least to Mr. Steel, who has lavished such care upon cleaning the Communion Vessels. N.K.-W. 33

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1957-58 Receipts.

Expenditure.

s. d. ... 286 15 4 Balance : 30.6.57* Collections to end of Summer Term, 1957 ... 38 7 0 Collections, Christmas 146 10 7 Term, 1957 ... Collections, Lent Term, 93 15 5 1958. Summer Collections, ... 76 2 11 Term to 30.6.58 ... 10 0 0 Grant from School

s. d. Donations from Chapel Committee (21.7.57). ... 273 3 0 Godfrey Walker Nursery, ... 13 8 9 Acomb Homes, Burrill John 13 8 9 Clifton (Carol Service) Sherwood College, Naini Tal (St. Olave's Lent ... 30 0 0 ... Collections) of Carol Half share ... 18 8 6 Service Printing 2 2 6 British Legion Wreath ... ... 5 10 0 Confirmation Books 7 6 ... Baptism Certificates 15 0 Cheque Books ... Subscription to S.C.M. ... 1 0 0 ... in Schools Postages and Petty Cash ... 6 1 4 ... (1956-58) wafers, (wine, Farris 21 16 9 candles, etc.) ... 24 17 4 Vestments 10 4 0 Cassocks 230 7 10 Balance : 30.6.58*

£651 11

N.B.: (1) *These Balances include the Chapel Furnishing Fund. (2) The extra sum of £42 14s. 3d. was received from Chapel Collections after 30th June.

CHAPEL FURNISHING FUND Receipts. Balance in hand, 30.6.57 Donation from Chapel Commitee (21.7.57) ...

Expenditure s. d. 25 18 11 15

s. d. 24 17 4 10 4 0 5 17 7

Vestments Cassocks Balance (30.6.58)

£40 18 11

ALLOCATION OF CHAPEL COLLECTIONS, 1957-58 At a meeting of the Chapel Committee held on Sunday, 20th July, the Collections were allocated as follows:LOCAL. Friends of York Minster (Annual Subscription) York Diocesan Board of Finance ... York Diocesan Ordination Candidates Family Service Unit ... St. Peter's Chapel Furnishing Fund

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s. d.

3 10 25 25 10

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

£ 10 5 5

s. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 10

0 0

5 10 25 10 10 20

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

10 5 10 10

0 0

£253

CHURCH.

Church Army ... Historic Churches Preservation Trust Royal School of Church Music ... Church of England Children's Society (Godfrey Walker Home, Acomb) MISSIONS.

Universities' Mission to Central Africa Missions to Seamen

... ...

SICK AND DISABLED.

Yorkshire Association for the Care of Cripples ... St. Dunstan's ... ... ... ... ... ... Imperial Cancer Research Fund ... ... ... British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association ... British Empire Leprosy Relief Association ... ... The Cheshire Homes (Alne Hall Appeal) ... ... The Maghull Homes for Epileptics ... ... ... National Spastics Society (York Parents' Committee)

OTHER CHARITIES.

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals ... ... Royal National Lille-Boat Institution ... ... National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children ... ... ... Pearson's Fresh Air Fund ...

0 0

THE CHOIR For the Choir there were three major events in the Summer Term. The first was the R.S.C.M. Schools' Festival in York Minster on the afternoon of 12th June. Five other schools joined us in providing Evensong. Mr. Waine during the rehearsal preceding the service moulded the 250-odd singers into one magnificent choir for an inspiring occasion. The second major event was the Service in the Octave of St. Peter—which this year was on St. Peter's Day itself, 29th June. The School sang with great fervour in this service, which had been recast and included, as the anthem, Palestrina's "Tu es Petrus". This was received with mixed feelings by the School. The third major event was, of course, the Commemoration Service on Sunday, 27th July. This year the School had a part to sing in the anthem "0 what their joy and their glory must be" by Sir William Harris based on the old tune. After the Choir had sung the first six verses in varied settings the School rose and sung the doxology at the end with tremendous effect. Certainly all the trebles, and probably all the rest of the Choir (except those who could not go), would add a fourth major event; this was the Choir Outing to Scarborough on 16th June. In spite of 35

a cloudburst in the late afternoon the day and the tea were heartily enjoyed by all except your contributor, who was working for "A" Level that afternoon. At the end of this term we say goodbye to many tenors and basses who are leaving, all of whom have our best wishes. Many trebles will have left the Choir by next term but, we hope, only temporarily, and we look forward to seeing them back in future as altos, tenors and basses. Our thanks are due to the two librarians, B. G. Way and P. W. Howat, who have carried out their duties behind the scenes most efficiently. The music sung during the term included :Walmisley in D Minor (Evening Service).* Darke in F (Communion Service). Noble in B minor (Evening Service).*t Stanford in B flat (Evening Service and Te Deum).* Cranmer's Litany.” Anthems: This joyful Eastertide—Dutch Carol. Coelos ascendit hodie—Stanford. Come holy Ghost—Attwood. Lord, give thy Holy Spirit—Tanis:1' "Tu es Fetrus"—Palestrina4 The Lord hath been mindful—S. S. Wesley.t Evening Hymn—Balfour Gardiner. 0 what their joy and their glory must be !—Harris.” t New. *With congregation. Settings:

The following sang in the Choir at Commemoration :Trebles: A. D. Best, C. J. Batty, A. J. Bytheway, A. J. D. Foster, J. A. Gillies, M. C. M. Jesper, J. R. P. Lee, N. M. Lumley, M. J. Macartney, D. L. Marshall, C. Metcalfe, D. N. Milnes, A. J. Neal, J. H. Ormiston, J. C. Powell, D. A. Turnbull, R. A. Wood, J. F. Yeomans. Altos: J. R. Anfield, A. Gomersall, V. F. Roberts, J. M. Smith. Tenors: W. E. Jones, D. N. Kendall, A. McCallum, B. G. Way, Mr. Chilman, Mr. Cummin. Basses: R. F. Brooks, T. M. Jenkinson, B. Jones, P. W. Howat, M. Precious, D. A. Wilson, Mr. Howat, Mr. Jeffs.

A.G.

THE R.S.C.M. TRIENNIAL FESTIVAL, 1958 The Royal School of Church Music held its Triennial Festival in London this year at a time coinciding with the Lambeth Conference. We were very glad when Mr. Waine told us that the School was to be represented by a team of six chosen from the Choir. Four trebles were chosen, A. D. Best, A. J. D. Foster, A. J. Neal, and D. A. Turnbull, one alto, J. M. Smith, and one bass, T. M. Jenkinson. We were unable to send one of the tenors, as they were all busy with external examinations at the time. After several intensive practices we were taken on 2nd June to Stockton-on-Tees for a sectional rehearsal under Mr. Gerald Knight, the Director of the R.S.C.M. This was a gruelling occasion as there 36

were only two choirs there, our team of six, who were Cantons, and the St. Peter's, Stockton, team of six, who were Decani. The practice went better than we had expected and we were relieved to learn that our fears that we might be thrown out of the Festival proved groundless. On Thursday, 10th July, we departed from York at 9-15 a.m. Except for a few anxious moments at Doncaster, when our train suddenly decided temporarily to set off back to York, the journey was uneventful. In London we were taken on the Underground, surfaced for lunch, descended again and finally reached the Royal Albert Hall, via the Science Museum, in good time for the rehearsal. Coming out of the bright sunshine we descended into an underworld below the building, where we robed ready for the rehearsal under the baton of Mr. Knight. The music was all interesting to sing, but we enjoyed best "The Lord hath been mindful", which we had already sung at the Schools' Festival in York Minster. This has since been sung in Chapel. We also enjoyed "0 what their joy" (Harris) which ended with the whole congregation joining in, just as we sang it in Chapel at Commemoration. There was a large congregation, which included the Queen Mother and a vast number of bishops (we had hoped that Archbishop Makarios would have been among them). The Rev. Cyril Taylor, who composed the tune we sing to "Glorious things of thee are spoken", sang the service and the Archbishop of Canterbury pronounced the blessing. The Festival proceeded quite magnificently except for the Weelkes "Gloria" which, as "The Times" correspondent commented, is hardly suitable for a choir of eight hundred voices. At the conclusion, with the satisfaction that comes of a task well done, we dispersed for the night as guests of various relatives and friends. We were unanimous in declaring that the experience of singing in this Festival was one of the most memorable we had had. We are grateful to the Head Master for making it possible for us to take part in the Festival, affording us an experience which we all agreed we would not wish to have missed. A.D.B.

THE LIBRARY This term the Library has expanded to a greater extent than ever before, and over 200 new books have been added. It would seem not only impracticable, but perhaps impossible in the space available, to list these, so we will merely mention that the Art, Fiction, and Modern Languages sections have been considerably increased. The Art section has indeed been nearly trebled and is now one of the show pieces of the Library. We should like to record our thanks to A. H. Crowther for his work on the Modern Languages section which has been completely re-numbered, and now occupies a full 100 numbers between 300-399 37

instead of merely the 50 numbers between 450-499. The Sociology section which formerly occupied these numbers now uses the numbers 100-199, formerly unused. This leaves all numbers in the 400's free for the expanded Classics section which was originally compelled to stop at 450. We should also like to thank D. N. L. Beresford for his work on the Art and Music sections, which have been re-organised out of what was nearly chaos, and to mention some hard work put in during the book check by P. A. Crossley, without whose invaluable work the check could not have run as smoothly as it did. Perhaps it would also be well to mention the acquisition of a large number of the new bound Penguins which, while not costing as much as the more ordinary bound books, seem to be just as durable. They are at any rate certainly far better than the paper bound editions. The Library has already begun to change, but next term it will have a completely new look, and new shelves and desks will be added to bring the old part more into line with the new. There will also be bins for the magazines, which should give the whole Library a more tidy appearance. Finally, we should like to thank Mr. Hart for his invaluable assistance and advice as Librarian in place of Mr. Burgess during his illness, and to say how sorry we are that he is leaving us so soon. We wish him the best of luck in New Zealand. Mr. Holbeche is taking over next term, and we are quite sure he will maintain the same high standard of efficiency. D.J.C.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society was asked to put on a short informal concert in honour of the visit to St. Peter's of members of the Leeds Branch of the Incorporated Society of Musicians on Saturday, 28th June. A slightly smaller motet group than had sung in the Christmas Term was formed to sing Palestrina's "Tu es Petrus" and a couple of madrigals by Pearsall, and a Madrigal Group of largely different people was formed for the express purpose of singing "Brightly dawns our wedding day" from Mikado. R. H. Grayson from St. Olave's came along to sing "My heart ever faithful" with Mr. Pemberton accompanying, and the programme was to have been balanced by a couple of piano solos by Anfield and B. Jones. Unfortunately Jones was away ill on the day but Anfield gave a lyrical account of "The Towing Path" by John Ireland. The audience of musicians, among whom we saw many old friends, including Professor Denny, applauded warmly and also showed their appreciation in a tangible way by presenting us with a book for the School Library. At a meeting held in the last week of term, D. N. L. Beresford was elected to succeed R. A. Field as Hon. Secretary for the year 1958-59. F.W. 38

THE RECORD LIBRARY A number of records have been added this year. The additions have included some old favourites, like Beethoven's Emperor Concerto and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, some opera excerpts, like Tosca, La Boheme and Tannhauser, and some less well-known works like the Dohnanyi and Khatchaturian piano concertos and the Guitar Concerto by Castelnuovo-Tedesco. There was a very generally expressed desire for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Swan Lake, and Ravel's Bolero. These were all added. The popularity of Bolero has proved its undoing, for it had not been in the Library for more than a few weeks before it was found to be scratched. This is worth mentioning, because generally speaking the records are well treated by borrowers. The number of records borrowed at weekends has increased from 265 in 1956/7 to 716 in 1957/8, an increase of 170.5%. I have noticed, however, that the majority of borrowers are in the lower forms. The care-free Fourths and Shells have borrowed 434, whereas the total number of issues to the remainder of the School has been 282. The layout of the Library has been re-arranged and separate serial numbers have been allocated to the 12-inch and 10-inch longplaying records. In order to protect the sleeves, which usually contain a useful description of the record, they have been permanently covered in polythene cases. The "Art of Record Buying" and the "Monthly Letter" criticisms of recent issues are widely consulted both for additions to the Library and for personal use by members of the School. We wish to express our thanks to Mr. K. G. Chilman for the record he has kindly presented to the School of B. Jones singing arias from the St. Matthew Passion and songs of Stanford with organ accompaniment in York Minster. These records of Jones's treble voice were actually made after he had come to St. Peter's. J.G.S.

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION, 1958 Attendance at a House Singing Competition is always an entertaining experience even if one is only a neutral observer. Apart from the music itself, there is the opportunity of pitting one's musical appreciation against that of the adjudicator, though, alas, how frequently are one's own estimates just the reverse of the official ones. There is also the pleasure of seeing many members of the School who have recently taken the plunge (possibly not without a certain compulsion) into the sea of minims and dotted crotchets. As one takes one's seat in the audience before the competition begins, there is invariably a show of noisy enthusiasm, as those who cannot sing shout encouragement and words of advice to those who can. It is not unlike the last night of the Proms. There is a sudden silence, however, as the School stands to welcome the adjudicator. This year 39

1 it was Dr. A. W. Bunney, the Director of Music, Tonbridge School, who had come to judge the 1 1 th Annual Competition. The evening opened by the singing of a part song by each House in turn. As Dr. Bunney afterwards remarked, it was very difficult to compare teams who were singing different songs, but it was Queen's who gave the best performance, their choice being "Early One Morning", the English folk song, arranged by T. F. Dunhill. This choir, mainly composed of trained voices, was superbly conducted by B. Jones, and their singing possessed a unanimity of rhythm, some fine chording and a pleasing interpretation. Temple gave a lively performance of "With Jockey to the Fair" arranged by Gordon Jacob, and, though there was excellent attack, their chording was not quite true in certain passages. School House and Manor gave very creditable performances of "Early One Morning", both giving a brightness to the early allegretto passage. Rise and Grove, both rather deficient of experienced singers, gave brave performances, but found it hard to keep on the right notes and avoid dragging. In his adjudication of the part songs, Dr. Bunney stressed the need, first, for accuracy of chording and, secondly, for interpretation. He was sympathetic to those who were so worried about the right notes that they could give no attention to the expression. To those who were rather free in their singing of certain clearly marked passages, Dr. Bunney gave the advice which a famous conductor gave to his orchestra, "when in doubt, play what is written". For the second part of the competition, the Unison Song, the choice lay between "The Two Grenadiers" by Schumann with words by Heine (translation), and "The Old Superb" by C. V. Stanford to words by Henry Newbolt. Unison songs are more to the liking of the less accomplished voices, as there is no chance of straying into someone else's part, and there is usually a good narrative on which to hang the music. As a result of this there was probably more confidence in the unison singing. Temple, with a medium sized choir, conducted most professionally by Kendall, gained highest points with a moving performance of "The Two Grenadiers", and it was most noticeable how great was the concentration as each member of the team watched the conductor's beat. There was also a fine performance by Queen's of "The Old Superb", ably conducted by B. Jones, who did not hesitate to use his own ideas regarding interpretation. There were also quite polished performances by Manor of "The Two Grenadiers" and by School House of "The Old Superb", but in both songs there was a certain lack of distinctness in the words. Grove's version of "The Two Grenadiers" was well controlled but inclined to lack expression and interest. The Rise tried to take the adjudicator by storm, as over half the House arrived on the platform. Their performance of "The Old Superb" was rather uncertain, and Brown was plucky in undertaking to conduct such a massive choir. 40

In his summing up Dr. Bunney observed that the singers seemed much happier in larger groups, attributing this to safety in numbers. He did, however, stress the importance of a cheerful face when singing a cheerful passage. In the unison songs, he said, the narrative made it essential for the singers to get the words over to the audience, and this made enunciation of the first importance here. Regarding the conducting, Dr. Bunney pointed out that a good conductor should have the score in his head, rather than his head in the score. The effect of good conducting was very noticeable, particularly in the unison songs. In his final assessment of the competition, Queen's was placed first with Temple a very close second. In an account of such a competition, it is very easy to mention the mistakes made by each team in its own particular songs. Mistakes there were indeed, but the stress should really be on achievement, for the evening represented the climax of a very worthwhile effort by all Houses, winner and losers alike. Many members of the House teams had probably never sung in public before, and their efforts were valuable to them and enjoyable to the audience. In a concluding speech, the Head Master observed that there had been 141 boys taking part in the competition. He warmly thanked Dr. Bunney, not only for the adjudicating, but for the good advice he had given to the singers. E.S.J.

THE CURIA At the usual preliminary meeting T. M. Jenkinson was elected Chairman, T. D. J. Layfield was elected Secretary, and J. A. Bygate was invited to become a member of the Society. At the second meeting T. M. Jenkinson gave a talk on Switzerland, which he illustrated with eighty excellent colour slides. The beauty of the Swiss countryside was known to many of us, and this talk did full justice to it. At the same time the speaker amusingly embellished it with stories from his own experience of the holiday which the slides illustrated. After this Jenkinson gave us a short talk on Yarn. The third meeting took the form of a visit to Linton Aerodrome. We saw the Vampire jet fighters, used by the Flying School there, and were given a demonstration of safety equipment. To round this meeting off, Lieutenant Madel, a pupil, gave us a talk on Aircraft Carriers. We must thank Flight Lieutenant Williams for making this enjoyable visit possible. At the fourth meeting Mr. Hart gave us a talk on his interests in the sphere of Art. He explained how water-colour painting became his hobby, and showed us many excellent paintings, at the same time illustrating his talk with amusing anecdotes from his own experiences. We thank him very much for this interesting talk, and wish him well in the future in New Zealand. Finally we thank the domestic staff for providing refreshments at our meetings. T.D.J.L. 41

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY In the last week of term the "Clan Stewart" arrived in Southampton at the end of Voyage 10, during which she had covered a distance of 20,747 miles. A diary of this voyage, and some extracts from Capt. Graham's account, are given below. The ship seems to have encountered an unusual amount of bad weather—an Atlantic gale soon after sailing, heavy rain-storms off the S. African coast, a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, and another tropical storm at Madras. With labour troubles at Port Elizabeth and Colombo, and crew troubles in Calcutta, the voyage has certainly not been uneventful. The mail we received included a very full account of the voyage from Capt. Graham, a cargo plan and a number of harbour plans from the Third Officer and one of the apprentices, to all of whom we are very grateful. The cargo plan reveals, perhaps, even more variety than usual. We expect a ship from India to have tea, cotton, hides and skins, tobacco, curry powder, jute webbing, palmyra fibre, mango chutney, and gunnies, all of which the "Clan Stewart" carried. Less expected are other items of her cargo : tobacco seed oil, mica, feldspar, granite (for tombstones, apparently), shellac, footballs, envelopes, quinine sulphate, sea shells, and prawns. And what would one do with such other items as myrabolams, poppadums, blue buffs, cutch, and prawn bali chow? For those interested in entrepOt trade, it may perhaps be noted that some of these items will be re-shipped, mostly from London, to such places as Rotterdam, Hamburg, Gothenburg, Bremen, Waterford, Antwerp, and Helsinki. Some are for destinations as far away as Bathurst and Miami. But perhaps the most fascinating consignment is of 13 bales of C.P. goods addressed to Satan, whose abode, no doubt temporarily, is given as Oran. "CLAN STEWART" EXTRACTS We sailed from Birkenhead with 7,000 tons of cargo on board and, for once, no passengers. Our decks were full of railway coaches and engines. On the fore-deck we had two engines each side of No. 2 hatch and two coaches across No. 3. On the after-deck we had one coach across No. 4 hatch and one coach abreast No. 5 hatch starboard side. On the port side of No. 5 we had an electric engine. The decks were absolutely full. To get to the crew's quarters, a cat-walk had had to be built so that people would not have to climb over or crawl under lashings. In No. 2 lower hold we had two Garrett engines. These weighed 65 tons each and were to be landed with the ship's gear in Beira. As usual, we started off the voyage with bad weather. It was all right until we cleared the shelter of the Irish coast and then we got a severe E'ly gale with a very rough and high sea. My main concern was to avoid having any damage done to the deck cargo so we headed to the west, brought the gale behind us and then reduced 42

speed so that we would not get too far to the west. This lasted for three days. Then we had a day of peaceful weather before another gale came along, this time from the west. The second gale lasted for two days and then we were clear. * * * Before arriving at Calcutta we encountered a cyclone. We had not had the usual indications of bad weather but the barometer suddenly started to fall. In a matter of four hours it had fallen from 29.75 to 29.43. Then the wind started piping up from the N.N.W. Before long the rain started and then the wind really got to work. The sea became rougher and steeper. I reduced speed and tried to find out where the storm centre was. Eventually we found out that it was about 100 miles from us, travelling slowly in a north or north-east direction. I waited for a lull and then turned the ship round so that we could get out of it. It was to the east of us so if we continued to travel south, we should eventually get clear. Once the barometer stopped falling and then showed a tendency to rise, we would know that we were getting clear. This we did. The wind reached a force of 9. The rain lashed down and visibility was nil. The sea was churned up by the rain and a large amount of paint was stripped off the ship by the force of the rain. Eventually it eased off as the cyclone drew further away and we were then able to come round slowly to resume our normal course. The sky was completely overcast so I headed in for the Indian coast to find out where we were. Once we sighted the coast and fixed our position, I found that we had been blown 40 miles to the east. Just as well we had plenty of space. When we arrived at the anchorage, we were the only ship, but the following morning several ships returned. They had all made out to sea when the cyclone approached. * * * The passage up the Red Sea was quite pleasant and we made a good speed. About 90% of the ships seen were tankers. We arrived in Suez Bay at 0930 hours, 2nd July, and anchored. The northbound convoy leaves from 0630 hours each morning so we had to wait until the following morning. Egypt now keeps summer time so we had to advance our clocks one hour. We were flying the Egyptian flag when we arrived but the Agent came out with the new flag of the United Arab Republic. This consists of red, white and black horizontal stripes with two green stars in the centre of the white stripe. We promptly took down the Egyptian flag and hoisted the new one. There were 23 ships in our convoy consisting of 15 tankers and 8 dry cargo ships. Our pilot was a young Russian. He took us as far as Ismailia and was then relieved by a German pilot. We had a good passage through the Canal and arrived in Port Said after an excellent journey of 13 hours. The ship astern of us had steering gear trouble and eventually hit the bank. This held up the ships 43

behind for some hours. We had to anchor in the Bitter Lakes for one hour so that the south-bound convoy could pass. In Port Said we had 18 tons of cargo to discharge. During that time we took more fresh water. Sailed for London at 0300 hours, 4th July. Personally I found the piloting as good as, if not better than it was before the trouble. There are 200 Canal pilots now, plus another 40 in Port Said. LOG OF THE VOYAGE :

Arrive Depart Birkenhead 22nd March Dakar ... 30th March 30th March Durban ... ... 11th April 22nd April Lourenco Marques 23rd April 28th April Beira 28th April ... ... 4th May Calcutta 21st May 29th May Kakinada 2nd June 4th June Madras ... 5th June 12th June Pondicherri 12th June 13th June Colombo ... 15th June 21st June Aden ... 27th June 28th June P. Said ... 3rd July 4th July Tilbury ... ... ... ... 12th July 18th July and on to Avonmouth, Belfast, Liverpool and Greenock.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Secretary: B. G.

Treasurer. R. E.

WAY.

CROWE.

HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Manor: T. M. JENKINSON. The Grove: S. C. GIBSON. Queen's: D. N. L. BERESFORD. The Rise: E. D. W. FULBROOK.

Unlike previous years there was little business to be settled at the first meeting of the term, as a Committee Meeting had been held earlier. The only business left pending from this was the election of a Secretary and Treasurer. The remainder of this meeting was devoted to the annual quiz, in which Mr. Crews put before the Society 36 objects to be identified. The result was very close and after a re-count the book prize was awarded to J. M. Smith with E. D. Fulbrook second. The next two meetings were devoted to talks on entomology : the first was an introduction by Mr. Crews to the second, which was given by Mr. Richards, the Local Entomological Recorder for York. Mr. Crews' talk took the form of an introduction to the subject of entomology, followed by a short outing to the surrounding ground to look for the egg stage of various insects. The lecture given by Mr. Richards was concerned with the techniques used in entomological studies. He showed the Society 44

the apparatus that he used in his work and demonstrated the methods used for mounting both butterflies and moths. The fourth and final meeting of the term was an outside one on the Homing Instincts of Animals. Pigeons were released from points on a circle, equidistant from the School, the distance being exactly two miles. Accurate time checks were made and the results obtained proved to be most interesting. The latest ideas on this subject were discussed at some length. The Ornithological Society, a branch of the Natural History Society, which started last term under the direction of Mr. Craine, has carried on through the winter terms with their investigations. Their work this term has been mostly carried out on Clifton Aerodrome where they have been recording nests and ringing young birds. B.G.W.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB This term we visited three farms; one experimental farm on the Yorkshire Wolds and two mixed arable farms in the Vale of York. The first visited was the Government Experimental Farm at High Mowthorpe, near Malton, on Saturday evening, 31st May. On the way there we stopped at Malton for high tea which was very kindly provided by Mr. Brunton and Mr. Stephenson, to whom we are very grateful. At High Mowthorpe we were met by Mr. Mackenzie, the farm director. He started by showing us leys which were composed of cocksfoot, ryegrass, white and red clover and ribgrass. He said that this mixture had proved very successful. He went on to show us an experiment involving the implantation of Hexoestrol in sheep and cattle, which enables livestock to be fattened quicker than by original methods. Out of the 1,000 acres about 350 are devoted to leys, and the rest to arable crops such as potatoes and barley. The land holds varying types of soil but the most abundant is, of course, chalk. After we had walked round the fields we went into the buildings where we saw an experiment being carried out on suckling calves. As Mr. Mackenzie said, none of these experiments could be judged on one year's results but only after several years. At the farm was a new building which has recently been put up. It was an indoor storage for potatoes which is a lot better than storing them outside. After thanking Mr. Mackenzie we returned to School, after, I think, a most successful visit. The next visit was to Mr. Knowlson's farm at Sutton-on-Forest on Sunday, 22nd June. Here we were taken round the farm on a lorry and the first thing we saw was silage in the process of being made. The machine being used was one of the new flail type of harvesters. When cut the silage is compressed in a pit and left for winter feed. From here we went on to see some of the other crops 45

including a small experiment with potatoes. We were also shown a pit where Mr. Knowlson had been excavating clay for marling the land. The last visit of the term was to Mr. Black's farm at Raskelf. Mr. Black has about 500 acres but unfortunately it is cut in two by the railway. He started by showing us some stock which he was grazing on grass. We then went on to look at crops of potatoes and corn. One thing which struck me was that the headlands of the fields were not sown up. We had a look at the farm buildings and various implements and then left for School. The officers of the Club for next year are :—D. Coles (Chairman); D. S. Atkinson (Vice-Chairman); W. E. Potts (Hon. Secretary); I. S. Dutton (Hon. Treasurer); and S. C. Gibson and A. G. Black (Committee Members). They were elected at the Annual General Meeting held on 22nd July. R.W.P.

THE YORKSHIRE SHOW ARENA PARTY, 1958 The Yorkshire Show was held this year on 8th, 9th and 10th July, and, as has now become usual, a party of "unexamined" boys went on each of the three days to help in the arena. Originally only 20 people were required but 31 went and work was found for all, and, as it happened, this larger number eased administrative difficulties in the ring. Although the show took place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the party first journeyed to Harrogate on Sunday. This trip was for a practice, and inevitably only a few people were occupied at any one time, but—a sign of efficiency to come—everyone waited patiently until their turn for instruction came. On this same day the party got used to obtaining their meals at the Stockmen's Dining Room and were given details for the first day, Tuesday. Chapel finished and all installed in the bus, the first day began. The day was one of those few which we have grown to know as our extremely short English summer. Everyone throughout the day achieved the sole suntan of the year, and, indeed, being unused to constant strong sun, the day was found very fatiguing by all. The purpose of the first day was mainly to allow the party to see the exhibits (an occupation more tiring than working in the arena) as there was no jumping until 5 o'clock. When the jumping arrived there was plenty to do—especially for those in charge of the treble. [The duties connected with jumps are as follows If a horse makes a "refusal" and dislodges the jump, the jump must be re-erected in a matter of seconds; if a horse breaks down a jump, it must be rebuilt 46

before the next round; the jump must be checked after every hit. It is the first duty which requires the most feverish activity.] Wednesday began for the party after lunch and most of the time was taken up with jumping or removing jumps for the Household Cavalry Musical Ride. There were two jumping competitions, between which the course had to be changed—indeed changed twice, as the competitors complained that the clerk of the course had set too hard a course. In the last competition what we had been waiting for happened—a horse ran straight through the wall ! However, providence had it that this was the last jump of the day and so there was no undue panic. Thursday was the same only more so, as the party was in the ring nearly all day. One rather enjoyable job was lost in that there were no police horses to scare with umbrellas, guns, rattles, shouting and sundry other "steam valves". Major Whitehead thanked the party and assured us that we were the best ever, and indeed we were informed that we constituted the best arena party in his circuit. Be it deserved or no, we thank the Yorkshire Agricultural Society for inviting us, and we wish future parties luck—though it is a shame that they will not be able to reach such an impossibly high standard !

OASIS The Editor of Oasis, the new School magazine of original contributions, describes it as "an outlet for the more imaginative side of the School's writers and artists". It is intended to be complementary to The Peterite, which is primarily a chronicle of the life of the School and of the actual experiences of its members. Thus one aim of the founders of Oasis is to separate the imaginative contributions of the School from the factual, rather than unite the two in a possibly uneasy partnership. The collection and selection of material was the work of a committee of six senior boys under the editorship of D. B. Irvin. The effort of this committee has been particularly important since they have been responsible for the first venture and have set the standard for future years. However, since such new projects are bound to take shape under the direction of masters, we congratulate Mr. Holbeche (who originated the idea) and Mr. Gaastra on seeing their conception come into being. In short, we welcome Oasis, and thank its creators as well as praise their first edition. Certain principles have obviously been followed in selecting material. First, it is notable that the contributors range from Upper Shell A to the Upper Sixth : evidently the committee insisted on a commendably wide representation in the magazine Secondly, in

order to maintain a high general standard, the preponderance of contributions has been taken from the top of the School. Lastly, a balance has clearly been sought between the humorous and the serious; and if, in the prose articles, we take as extremes D. L. Marshall's "The Scone of Stone" and the Editor's own "Crimson Crucifix", we can say that this balance has been achieved. Moreover, in bridging these extremes, F. I. Watson, in his mock-serious "Criticism : 'Hickory Dickory Dock' ", has produced a contribution of considerable promise. School life itself is bound to provide a starting point for imaginative adventure, and of the three articles of this nature, two are delightful: "The Tribulations of C. de P.", the detached response of a schoolboy to the assumed ferocity of a master, and "Journey into . Nowhere", a morning's heavy day-dreaming in the classroom. The third, "Chapter House Notes", tends to blur the distinction between humorous and personal satire, but at least makes its point about the style to be avoided in House notes in The Peterite. There is almost certain to be more to choose from in prose than in verse, and more verse contributions would be welcome in this type of magazine. Nevertheless the standard of verse entries in this first edition is sufficiently high to augur well for the future. The highest standard of bathos is reached in this gem by F. D. Lavender under the title "A Level English" : "0 cuckoo, shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice?" State the alternative preferred, With reasons for your choice. Illustrations are disposed evenly throughout the magazine, and effective use is made of pen-and-ink drawings by P. G. Hamilton to give more weight to some of the slighter literary articles. Among three fine scraper-board illustrations, the most striking is that by K. A. Steel of a spider struggling with a fly. These are the only two named artists and their work has added much to the quality of Oasis. Noting the apparent paucity of artists, and that two of the written articles are by one boy, let us hope that this important new magazine will not be carried by a few willing and able contributors, but will attract entries from all parts of the School, particularly from the higher forms. It deserves and must have wide support, and support means contributions. Perhaps the committee could help to give encouragement and to raise standards by being prepared to explain why they reject some efforts. To conclude, Oasis is an excellent addition to the life of the School. We look forward to its annual success, and we wish it a bright future.

D.G.C.

C.C.F. NOTES A new syllabus of C.C.F. training has been published by the Joint Cadet Executive, and considerable changes will be necessary. The revised programme can be summarized as follows : 1. Basic training is as before, up to The Basic Test (formerly the Certificate "A", Part I). 2. Service Section training will be modified, and aimed at the Naval, Army or Air Force Proficiency Test. The Naval Test will be very similar to the present R.N. proficiency examination; the Army Test will be a modified form of the Certificate "A", Part II examination; the Air Force Test shows the biggest change, being similar to the Army Test plus at least one R.A.F. subject. 3. The third stage provides optional advanced training in each Service section, and, for selected cadets, the possibility of an InterServices Cadet Badge, for which one qualification will be to have passed a week's leadership course run by the Services. It is intended that this badge shall be a high qualification for a regular or reserve forces commission, and that it should acquire a status in civil life comparable to that of a National Service commission. The completion of the new but greatly eases the storage problem and makes it passible for all kit to be kept away from Houses. On the training side, the Signals and R.A.F. Sections have gained much improved accommodation, and an Information Room has been opened, so that all cadets can have access to training sources and to information about the regular and reserve forces. Capt. J. N. Gaastra has joined the Contingent this term. He served from 1939 to 1946 in the Royal Artillery and the Royal Armoured Corps.

Main Events of the Summer Term 27TH MAY.

March-past. Salute taken by the Chief Constable of York. 24TH JUNE. General Inspection by Air Vice-Marshal H. V. Satterly, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., Air Officer Commanding No. 64 (N) Group, R.A.F. The Inspecting Officer arrived by helicopter on the cricket field, where the inspection was carried out; a march-past and inspection of training completed the programme in the morning. In the afternoon an exercise was held on the golf course area, and this included a river crossing in assault boats and by jackstay. At the same time the Basic Section did some shooting at Strensall, and the Recruits had a map reading exercise on Strensall Common 49

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Drill competitions for the Fernie and Recruit Cups. The Fernie Cup was won by the Rise, the Recruit Cup by Queen's. 24TH JULY. The Pageant, "The Citizen Soldier Through the Ages", was presented under artificial light at 10-0 p.m. in front of the Library. There is a separate report on this.

The Dronfield Trophy The year's Inter-House Competition for this trophy was won by the Rise. CAMP Castlemartin, near Pembroke, where the Company attended camp, could be a most bleak spot in the wrong weather. We were therefore very lucky to have good weather, and this made it an excellent camp. After some early troubles over the serving of meals, the organisation improved greatly, and there were few serious grumbles. Capt. Craven and Lieut Mair devised some splendid training schemes, including two at night, of just the right kind to give an N.C.O. the chance to show ability and leadership. The value of this will, we hope, show itself in the coming year, when many will be given positions of high responsibility in the Contingent because of their work at camp. The demonstrations were not all good, particularly when the commentary was apparently ill-prepared, but the fire-power demonstration was very well arranged and most impressive. Use was made of an open range near the camp for most cadets to get some experience in firing the service rifle and the Bren gun. It was a long way to go, but the good training, amenities and accommodation (which included beds), made the journey worthwhile.

R.N. SECTION This term the R.N. Section was without its whaler. During the floods in February, the boat had been capsized, and subsequently its stern was crushed by the derelict M.T.B. which collapsed on top of it. This was a sad blow for those who had taken so much trouble over the boat for so many years. However, there was great determination to get the boat out of the river before the General Inspection, and this was achieved by a considerable amount of hard work by J. S. Ibberson, assisted by many volunteers from the R.N. Section, and generally aided and abetted by the boatman at the Scope. The damage to the stern was found to be serious, but not beyond repair. The Admiralty has, however, decided to provide the Section with a second whaler, and the first one will be transferred to the School grounds for dry land training. 50

Apart from the above excitement, the programme of the term has been mainly devoted to the Inspection and to signals training. Leading Seaman Jenkinson, as Yeoman of Signals, has supervised all ceremonial at the Flag Mast, and performed many other useful services to the Section. The Stores have been under the control of Leading Seaman Humpherson, who has done some splendid work in this department. A.B. Slater has been a most reliable R.N. Writer and he will be difficult to replace. All the electrical equipment has been kept in good repair by A.B. Field. Finally, P.O. Clark has kept a watchful eye on the standard of marching and drill, which has been quite good, and has set a good example of smartness himself.

R.N. CAMPS This year it was not possible for the R.N. Section to proceed to camp as a unit at the end of term, and it was accordingly split into three small groups, the first visiting Britannia R.N. College, Dartmouth, the second H.M.S. Vernon, Portsmouth, and the third joining H.M.S. Northumbria for a cruise to Norway. The accounts of these are given separately below.

Britannia R.N. College, Dartmouth Six members of the R.N. Section, with Lieut. Jeffs in charge, attended this camp along with some 95 boys from other schools. Each cadet either shared a cabin, or had one to himself. The daily routine started with a dip in the baths at 0700, followed by breakfast. At 0840 everyone mustered for divisions, which were followed by four classes, when instruction on drill, gunnery, navigation, signalling, and torpedo and anti-submarine work, was given by the regular C.P.O.s at the College. After lunch the cadets mustered at 1400 hrs. for riverwork, which included the handling of sailing dinghies, cutters, whalers, motor cutters and picket boats. Here, however, a lack of experienced instructors made itself felt. After afternoon tea, at 1545 hrs., leave was obtainable for all but the duty watch. Those in the duty watch then did fire drill and clearing for rounds, as well as providing a colour party for the lowering of the ensign at sunset. Supper was at 1900 and everyone was supposed to be in bed by 2230. Excellent sporting facilities were provided and organised games, such as water polo, were arranged, and on the final day everyone took part in a large scale relay race. On the 7th there was a trip to Devonport for a conducted tour round H.M.S. Ark Royal, which unfortunately was undergoing a major refit at the time. Other activities, such as a Banyan picnic up the Dart and a trip out to sea in the motor cutters, were arranged but had to be abandoned owing to adverse weather conditions. 51

On the Sunday the whole parade for divisions was inspected by the Captain of the College, after which a service was held in the College Chapel. Everyone on the course learned a lot and enjoyed it immensely. C.W.G.

H.M.S. Vernon This year, there being three choices for camp, part of the Section went to a shore establishment in Portsmouth, H.M.S. Vernon, which is situated near the entrance to the harbour. The party collected at Waterloo on the 17th August but set off minus one member, who was delayed by a late train. We arrived at Vernon in the early evening and were then issued with bedding and other kit. There was a good selection of activities, including visits to ships, lectures, films, demonstrations and sailing. The first morning, however, was spent in helping to uncoil a magnetic loop from a minesweeper for repair work. The work was stopped rather abruptly owing to a mishap with the motor drum. In the afternoon we were shown diving equiment and this was followed by a demonstration in a nearby diving tank The other lectures consisted of a film and a talk, after which the instructors showed us the various pieces of equipment connected with the subject. The first lecture was on mines, sweeping and laying, and the other on torpedoes and anti-submarine apparatus, including an asdic trainer, which was made to produce all conditions met with in practice. We were later allowed to work it., Visits were made to a submarine at H.M.S. Dolphin, the submarine establishment opposite Vernon, an anti-submarine frigate H.M.S. Zest, H.M.S. Victory, which is in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, and H.M.S. Victorious, which has just been fitted out with a fully-angled deck. There were some opportunities for sailing during the day and more was possible in the evening when on duty watch. There was also a choice in the evening to go shooting or swimming. Leave was granted every alternate night when not on duty and also the whole of Saturday afternoon. On the 24th August the loaned bedding and kit was returned and the party left for London soon after breakfast. The camp proved to be most interesting and enjoyable. J.G.S.

H.M.S. Northumbria Every year since 1949 a party of C.C.F. cadets has taken the Tyne Division R.N.V.R minesweeper on a continental cruise for their annual training. This year, for the first time, St. Peter's was invited to send a contingent to join the Norwegian cruise. We joined the ship on Saturday, 23rd August, and sailed that evening. The ship's complement consisted of 7 officers, 15 R.N.V.R. 52

petty officers and specialists and 29 cadets. The C.O. was Lt.-Cdr. De Winton, of Durham School. On a rough crossing, P.O. Clark distinguished himself by being one of the few people well enough to be on duty the whole time. Late on Saturday night and in the small hours of Sunday morning we had an exciting time passing through a large fishing fleet, and in spite of violent turns, overran at least one net. On Monday afternoon, we arrived at Molde, a small town (population 7,000), set in one of Norway's most beautiful fjords. It was blitzed in 1940 but has since been completely rebuilt, and the gaily painted wooden houses rising up a steep hillside were a beautiful sight. We stayed there until the Friday of that week and were made very welcome by the inhabitants, most of whom spoke English very well. Entertainments arranged for us included a dance, a conducted fjord cruise, a folk dancing demonstration and a football match. This we lost 11-1. Leading Seaman Wheeler played back, and P.O. Clark was, for a time, a very spectacular, though unsuccessful, goalkeeper. After bidding a sorrowful farewell to Mold; we spent three days cruising through the fjords with nightly stops at MaJoy on Vragso Island, scene of many Commando raids during the war, Hjcellestad, near Bergen, which we were able to visit for a few hours, and Rosendal, a tiny hamlet in the marvellous Hardanger Fjord. Those visiting Bergen were most impressed, for, although the town is little bigger than York, the broad streets and large shops remind one more of Newcastle. Russian ships were also visiting Bergen at the time and we learnt that their sailors were only allowed 5/- for 4 days shore leave, and had to return to the ship by 9 p.m. When leaving Hjcellestad, the anchor came up without flukes, an incident the Captain had never experienced before, but owing to the depth of water (34 fathoms) we could not investigate. On the way to Haugesund the following Monday some of the crew tried their hand at water skiing behind the minesweeper. On arrival at Haugesund, Norway's fourth town (population 28,000), we again were made most welcome. Our first engagement—a visit to the local school—was received with mixed feelings, but on learning that it was co-educational we brightened up and several members of the crew stayed there for two extra periods, nearly missing lunch. Other engagements included a supper-dance at the local youth hostel, a tour round the town and district, including a visit to the British War Graves, where the C.O. laid a wreath, and another football match, which we won 7-6. We left Norway on the Friday night, and had the calmest North Sea crossing possible (sighs of relief), arriving and anchoring off the Tyne at 0330 on Sunday, '7th September. We sailed up the Tyne that morning, and disembarked at midday after a brief Customs examination. 53

Whilst in Norway we were allowed leave in the evening on every possible occasion, and thus had a marvellous opportunity to learn about the Norwegian way of life. If the opportunity to go on such a cruise comes again I strongly advise all eligible to put down for it. Our thanks go to Lt.-Cdr. De Winton, the other officers, and all the Norwegian authorities for making the cruise so enjoyable. P. J.B.

R.A.F. SECTION The new training syllabus will affect this Section more than the others, as the emphasis will now be on subjects similar to those in the Army syllabus. Cpl. A. 0. Sutcliffe completed Flying Scholarship training at Cambridge, and Flight-Sergeant Thorp and Leading Cadet R. A. Hodgson gained gliding certificates.

R.A.F. Camp, Cranwell Once again the R.A.F. camp was held at Cranwell and was greatly appreciated by all cadets. Flying took place in Provost trainers and the average instructional time worked out at 1 hour 40 minutes, there being, fortunately, little interference from the weather. The training programme included the usual dinghy drill, shooting, and lectures on a variety of technical subjects. The demonstrations used to illustrate the aerodynamics and thermodynamics lectures aroused considerable interest and of these the supersonic wind tunnel was the most impressive. A novel feature in outdoor activities was a combined map reading and survival exercise. Cadets were shown (among other things) how to utilise the materials of a parachute to construct equipment calculated to aid survival in isolated areas. Opportunities existed for mixing with other school contingents, particularly at the highly organised athletics meeting held on Sunday afternoon in the college stadium.

Royal Air Force Star Camp The purpose and aim of a Star Camp is to show how a regular officer in the R.A.F. lives and works, and the emphasis is on flying. This year the camp was held at R.A.F. Tern Hill, a charming little station a few miles from Market Drayton in Salop. The camp started on Wednesday, the 6th of August. There were 24 cadets on the camp from schools as far apart as Dollar Academy and Plymouth. For clarity the report is a day-to-day one, elaborated where necessary. 54

WEDNESDAY, 6TH.

Arrival and briefing by the camp C.O., hints on Mess etiquette. Each of us had a private room to ourselves, though the ablutions were communal. We soon discovered that there was a games room with several snooker tables and a table tennis table, and these proved invaluable on the wet evenings. "Lights Out" was supposed to be at 11 o'clock, though this was not strictly adhered to. THURSDAY, 7TH. "Reveille" at the unearthly hour of 0630, then the fitting of flying clothing at 0800 hrs. It was emphasised how important it is to have an oxygen mask and "Bone Dome" that fit when flying in jets. After we had had our flying clothing fitted, we all had a lecture by the station medical officer. He told us of the perils of annoxia and the effect of "G" or the increase in weight of the body during acrobatic manoeuvres. During this lecture A. V. M. Macfadeyen paid us a visit and asked us the usual questions. In the afternoon I did a conversion flight on to a Chipmunk : this means stooging around in it doing circuits and bumps and generally getting the feel of it. I found it a very nice and docile aircraft to fly, but it lacks the power of the Provost. FRIDAY, 81u. We started our first lecture at 0800 hrs. prompt : this was a "Dry Swim" or an Air Plot. The lecture was long drawn out, and about the lecturer the less said the better. Before lunch I visited the Control Tower : this visit was as instructive as it was informal. Not only is the Flying Control situated there, but the Met. Office as well. I was supposed to be flying in the afternoon, but over lunch a thick "Pea Soup" descended on the aerodrome and visibility was reduced to a few yards. Instead of flying I watched two films at the instruction cinema, one of which was the usual R.A.F. propaganda of how the immortal "Little Willie" became a navigator during the war. The evening was also spent watching two more films even more boring than the afternoon's. SATURDAY, 9TH. At 0800 hrs. we all attended the morning Met. briefing which ran something like this . . . . Past weather rain ... Present weather continuous rain with eight eighths cloud at 200 ft. . . . visibility 400 yards. The morning was therefore spent "flying" in a Link Trainer or listening to "Music while you work" on a dinghy radio in the survival section. The afternoon was devoted to a "Leadership" course, which consisted of eight cadets defending an aerodrome against an attacking force sixteen strong. Though I sat at a strategic point in a 55

hedge bottom guarding a bridge all afternoon, the only hostile beings that passed were several yokels who gave me rather indignant glances, but soon passed on their wondering way. The evening was free and we retired to the Bar (strictly no alcohol), the games or television room. SUNDAY, 10TH.

After one of the quickest church services that I have ever attended we went to the swimming baths at Shrewsbury only to find them closed, so we returned to Market Drayton and swam in the baths there. MONDAY, 11TH.

In the morning I flew in a Vampire T11 from R.A.F. Shawbury. The flight was very pleasant, though I prefer to have an engine where I can see it and the open cockpit of the Tiger Moth. After I had landed, I flew a Chipmunk back to Tern Hill : I had flown with the pilot before, so I did all the flying and, much to my surprise, we arrived at our destination with no mishaps. The first half of the afternoon was devoted to a lecture on "Operation Becher's Brook", which was the ferrying of some 420 N.A. Sabres from America to this country. The lecture was given by one of the pilots who actually participated in this operation. The latter half of the afternoon was taken up with more Chipmunk flying, circuits and bumps for about half an hour. TUESDAY, 12TH.

The morning was taken up altogether with flying. The first flight lasted well over an hour and was with the station C.O., Group Captain Beare. It was in a Provost aircraft, on which I have eight hours experience, so I flew it most of the time. He directed me towards the low flying area and took me down to 50 ft. and said that I was to fly around at that height. It is the only time during all the flying I have done that I have been on the scared side : that was when the Group Captain was flying it, but when I took over, it was a terrific feeling seeing trees approach at nearly 150 m.p.h. After the low flying I did a radio controlled descent through the cloud and then carried out a beam approach to land at Tern Hill. A few minutes after landing I took off again for another flight in a Chipmunk. The afternoon was spent visiting the De Havilland aircraft factory at Chester where we saw the latest Comet, the Comet 4, being built. In the evening there was a dining-in night, at which everyone wears full uniform with a white shirt and a bow tie. Unfortunately, as this report will have to pass the Editor's censorship, I can only 56

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In the afternoon we visited the Maintenance Unit at R.A.F. Shawbury : here we had a close look at Devons, Beverleys and a Mosquito TT35. The evening's programme consisted of the de-briefing and stating what we thought of the camp as a whole. THURSDAY, 14TH.

Departure 0750 hrs. The camp was in all aspects very enjoyable. Not only was it an experience for us to live in the Officers' Mess, but it must also have been an experience for the officers to have their most exclusive club invaded. To those of you who have gained the impression that the life was luxurious, let me remind you that the hours were very long and the camp would not be enjoyed by anyone not entering into it with the right spirit. R. E. CROWE, F/Sgt.

C.C.F. PAGEANT "The Citizen Soldier Through the Ages" During the closing weeks of the Summer Term, the casual observer became aware of certain stealthy and warlike preparations in the grounds of the School. Helmets, halberds, chain-mail, pistols, and all pomp and circumstance of glorious war began to appear in the C.C.F. Hut and in the normally peaceful Art Room. The twilight hours after prayers were disturbed by the rattling of sabres, the charge of mercenaries, the sweep of floodlights and, even more incongruous, the babble of voices from a loudspeaker high up in the Library alcove. Rumours of a projected Siege of the Staff Room or a Massacre of St. Olave's Innocents were finally set at rest when these fearful preparations culminated, at 10 p.m. on 24th July, in a very successful open-air pageant, presented by members of the C.C.F. in front of the Library steps. The entirely original idea of presenting a pageant depicting "The Citizen Soldier Through the Ages" was first conceived by the 57

Commanding Officer of the C.C.F., Squadron Leader D. G. 'Cummin, and he it was who produced the show with the minimum of fuss and with remarkably few birth pangs. He was fortunate in drawing on the enthusiastic support, not only of the C.C.F., but also of two able collaborators, Sgt. D. B. Irvin and Cpl. N. R. Barton, both of whom shared with the producer a keen historical sense and wrote a good deal of the script. The aim of the pageant is best explained by quoting from the Introduction itself : "Fifty years ago there came into existence the Officers' Training Corps, from which has developed the Combined Cadet Force. Nov that the temporary experiment of National Service is coming to an end, more importance will again be given to part-time military training. This pageant is intended to suggest that when National Service ends, British Governments, irrespective of party, will be following a long tradition of reliance on the part-time soldier, instead of on large regular forces as in continental countries." The allied aim of showing how the C.C.F. fits into this tradition was also made clear as the scenes unfolded, for invariably the reliance of the various armed forces upon "voluntary reserves" was emphasised. Perhaps the reader would find it most helpful if the nature of the pageant were described first, followed by some comments on the production and costumes. The scenes depicted ranged from the Danish invasion in 1100 to the Second World War; they appeared to be somewhat arbitrarily selected from "the highlights of English History" (the Battle of Hastings, The Armada, the Boer War, and so forth) but with a local flavour wherever possible (the Battles of Stamford Bridge and Marston Moor, for instance). Each scene was introduced over the loudspeaker by one of the three commentators and was then enacted in a lively fashion under floodlights by members of the C.C.F. in appropriate costumes : one remembers vividly, for example, two brilliantly kilted Scots dancing in triumph round the dispirited English after Bannockburn; or the mounted Crusader riding with great dignity across the arena under a single spotlight; and the delicious scene recording the advent of gun-powder when two peasants were laconically cited as "missing", in true B.B.C. fashion, after their cannon back-fires. These general scenes, acted by the "symbolic few", were diversified by relevant comic scenes such as the famous "Henry IV, Part 2, III, ii", in which Falstaff's nefarious recruiting methods are exposed (here Cpl. Garbutt, with sunken paunch, excelled himself in the main part) and later an uproarious kitting out scene in which an apoplectic R.S.M., played by Cpl. Barton himself, foisted an outsize uniform on to the diminutive Cdt. Marshall. The producer must have found it exceedingly difficult to weld all this diverse material together into one pageant; and to him, first 58

of all, must go the credit for the success of the venture. Fortunately the theme of "The Citizen Soldier Through the Ages" gave the production a vital unifying thread. Moreover, the style and voices of the three commentators were well contrasted : Squadron Leader Cummin's laconic tone and dry humour acted as a perfect foil to Cpl. Barton's plummy voice and somewhat high-flown sentiments, while Sgt. Irvin's well-turned phrases and touch of irony admirably bridged the two. Nevertheless, for future reference, one or two constructive criticisms might be made. Firstly, the commentary on certain scenes, notably on the battles, was far too long and smacked too much of the history lesson : a more even balance between comment and action would have paid off handsomely. This tended to give the visual aspect of the pageant an unnecessarily disjointed effect and made one wonder whether a quickening of the action, married more closely to a running commentary, would have been better. Secondly, some of the entries, when they did come, were too slow. Thirdly, the floodlight team, Sgt. Crossley and Cpl. Sutcliffe, would have profited from a little more rehearsal time under night conditions. Most of the performers were well able to master the broad style of acting and miming required by a pageant; but a special word of praise should go to Sgt. Beaumont who surprised us all by his versatility. Another surprise was the excellence of the costumes. Some of these had been made at short notice by the wearers themselves or their parents; the remainder were a tribute to the ingenuity and effort of Miss Banks and especially of Mr. Gaastra who, over a long period, had arranged form projects to produce a good deal of the equipment from the simplest materials. Mrs. Hall and Mr. Grainger were responsible for the make-up, and Capt. Dodds and J. A. Bygate for the stage-management. The pageant itself culminated in a scene depicting the founding of the O.T.C. and in a generous tribute to the part played by Major Crews in building up the C.C.F. at St. Peter's since the war. Visually it was rounded off by a strikingly effective rendering of the march of the wounded and ragged prisoners in "The Bridge over the River Kwai", the now famous Colonel Bogey whistle sounding uncanny in the night air as the column emerged from the darkness into the floodlit arena. Immediately they were joined from the opposite direction by the 1C.C.F. Band under the direction of Drum-Major Bellwood. L/Cdt. Brooks sounded the Last Post, the final orders rang out, and as the men receded into the night, we were left wondering why the School grounds had never been exploited before for some such pageant. One thing is certain : the audience felt that this had been a splendid precedent. B.H.H. 59

ZENDA REGURGENS "Good evening. Have you seen my friend, Marcel." "Yes. He has gone to collect some eggs; do you want to buy some?" "Yes. I would like 451." Thus did the dusty 451 group of P.o.W.s from the notorious Castlemartin Camp identify themselves at the end of the first leg of their escape. We had set out at 2000 hrs. during a diversion at the other end of the camp, and had run through hedges, streams, and fields, making a successful breakout. It was dusk when we reached Marcel and, tired though we were, we were directed to proceed a considerable distance further to meet Pierre. Our route took us by night along the dangerous coastline and it was with much relief that, after five hours of cautious travel, we made contact with Pierre and spent two hours in blissful unconsciousness, rolled up in the latest Army sleeping bags. A boot awakened us at 0400 hrs., and it was 18 very weary escapees who set out on the next 8-mile leg. We had been told that Heinrich would pick us up in his boat at 0730 hrs. At 0900 hrs there was still no sign of our contact or his craft. What had happened? Were we betrayed? . . . . At 1000 hrs. our anxiety changed to joy as, out of the pouring rain, Heinrich stepped out of his craft. After a morning spent in recuperation from a somewhat stormy crossing, we continued our journey in the heat of the sun, by now beset with such devilments as horseflies, dysentery and blisters. The disused aerodrome at Talbenny was our objective. It was only then that we found exactly how many disused aerodromes there were in the area. It was only after much reference to our maps that Luigi was finally pinpointed in the control tower at Talbenny. Before we crawled into our sleeping bags in our windowless retreat, we attempted to clean up our feet on the glass-covered floor. It was 0200 hrs. when we were rudely thrust forth into the darkness with orders to cover 12 miles of difficult country by a forced march in three hours. Footsore and weary we arrived at R.N.A.S. Brawdy. "Who the blank is Hernando and what the blank are you doing here?" was the comment of an irate Duty Officer specially aroused from his bed. And so our Army Adventure Course was completed. D.J.C. and F.C.B. 60

THE SCOUT GROUP At the beginning of September the Group split into two Groups, one each in the Senior and Junior Schools. We would not like this change to take place without placing on record our appreciation of all Mr. Nix has done as Group Scoutmaster for so many years. Scouting has grown to such proportions in the two Schools however, that it was becoming increasingly difficult for it all to be controlled from the Junior School. We are very pleased to be able to congratulate Mr. Nix on his appointment as an Assistant District Commissioner, in which position he will be able to draw on his long experience of Scouting for the good of the movement in York and at the same time he will continue to act as G.S.M. of the new Junior School Group To mark the occasion the Senior School Group is changing its neckerchief from the familiar Scout green to brown with a one inch white border, and it is hoped that it will be possible later to add a small emblem incorporating the crossed keys on the point of the neckerchief. At the end of the Summer Term both sections of the Group camped in Strathtay, Perthshire. This camp was probably one of the most difficult we have attended, beset as it was by ill-health, accidents and bad weather. Probably because of these factors it was also one of the most successful of camps in that morale was high, good humour prevailed and the programme of activities was carried out more or less as arranged. After a few days the procession of doctors and the routine of taking of temperatures and administering of medicines became accepted as inevitable and even funny. The local people proved to be very sympathetic and there seems to be little doubt that we will provide them with a talking point for many years to come. One of our greatest triumphs was that we managed to get everyone home again at the end of camp more or less fit.

SENIOR SCOUTS Very near the end of term J. M. Lennox received his warrant as an Assistant Scoutmaster, a promotion which he had very richly earned. We should like to thank him for all he has done for the Group and for the Senior Scout Section in particular. Early in the term he completed his training of the shooting team who entered the national scout shooting competition for the Duke of Connaught's Shield. The team, J. M. Lennox, K. A. Steel, J. A. Bygate and S. K. D. Hill, scored 752 out of a possible 800, which placed us third out of eighteen teams, a very creditable result for a first attempt. The competition was won by the 1st Balcombe Group with 767 points, while Allhallows School came second with 765. This has encouraged us to try again next year, when we hope also to enter for the Junior competition. We also entered five teams of two for the York Senior Scout Competition. Because of examinations we could not enter many of our more experienced Seniors, but though we did not 61

produce such encouraging results in this competition we feel that we have given some of our younger members experience which should produce better results in the future. The competition was held on the moors north of Helmsley and provided the Scouts with a gruelling but enjoyable weekend. We were very pleased to be able to help regularly with training in a local Troop during most of the term. A small team regularly turned out on Wednesday evenings under Lennox and again we hope that this arrangement will continue. At the end of term, in place of the normal camp, Lennox, Steel and Hill went to Gilwell Park to help in the running of the Third Regional Agoon. The name apparently comes from the Greek and has the double meaning which implies a struggle against adversity. An Agoon is a camp for handicapped Scouts and this one at Gilwell was attended by Scouts from all over Europe and was intended to be their equivalent of the Jubilee Jamboree, held at Sutton Park last year. An account of the Agoon follows later. General progress was satisfactory. All Senior Scouts are now First Class, with the exception of three who needed the Camping qualification. Nine gained the Ambulance Badge after a particularly stiff test which most of them failed at the first attempt. A Field Day was held on the Wolds to the east of Malton, the main activity being training for and testing of various parts of the Venturer Badge. The examiners were the P/L's, who proved to be particularly difficult to impress. Finally, we should like to bid farewell to those who are leaving us this term. We hope that they will continue in Scouting, with the ultimate object of helping to run a Troop.

SENIOR SCOUT CAMP Our site at Balnaguard, in Perthshire, was close to, but invisible from that occupied by the Scouts. It was an excellent site, situated on a low plateau and very well drained, so that despite much heavy rain neither our tents nor our kitchens were swamped, though other campers in the same district were washed out. More time than usual was spent in the daily routine of camping, the weather and other difficulties making everyone just that little bit slower, but we also spent much time in exploring the area surrounding the camp The main attraction was the Balnaguard Burn with its magnificent waterfalls and gorges. The valley extended right up into moorland which provided excellent walking country, while the Burn itself had a number of deep pools of very cold water in which many managed to steel themselves to swim. "Paddling" also became a popular pastime during the few periods of spare time. This activity had to be seriously curtailed, however, once it was discovered that the word has a double meaning, not, as yet, in common currency. 62

During the camp two parties climbed Ben Lawers and all the Seniors took part in one of two short trek camps, using the notorious trike carts. Though marred by the weather, these were both successful from the point of view of providing the type of experience for which Scout training is designed to prepare the boy. Other activities included the traditional night game, which ended somewhat abruptly when one of us forgot the existence of a very steep slope and tried to fell several trees without the aid of an axe, and the Camp Fire on the last evening. At this Camp Fire Mr. Craine was introduced to some of our strange rituals, including one which resulted in his having a mug of cold water poured over his head. This merely strengthened his desire to join the Group and we look forward to having him with us in the future.

K.G.C. THIRD REGIONAL AGOON My first impression when I arrived at Gilwell was one of shock at seeing so many people suffering from serious handicaps. People without sight or hearing, spastics unable to control their movements, or cripples with puny, useless arms or legs. Yet they had all come to camp. I soon became used to the sight of cripples playing football and of deaf boys "talking" to each other or buying sweets in the providore, and it was obvious that they did not want and had no use for pity or help, but were determined to do as much as possible for themselves. They greatly enjoyed the visits of Lord Rowallan, Lady BadenPowell and Princess Alexandra. They also went for a trip on the Thames, took part in organised sports and in various competitions. The Belgians put on an excellent camp fire item, in which three Scouts with almost non-existent legs performed a series of tricks while walking on their hands. Throughout the Agoon I never saw anyone looking unhappy or lonely, everyone was cheerful and languages did not create barriers. These Scouts from all over Europe were obviously at Gilwell to enjoy themselves and make light of their difficulties, and it was both a pleasure and a rewarding experience to be there. J.M.L.

SCOUT TROOP This term, as we hoped, the fruit of much labour was gathered in. No less than fourteen Scouts, a record number, completed their 1st Class Journeys during the term and thus gained their 1st Class Badges. A number of them will therefore be eligible for immediate entry into the Senior Scouts next term, while those who remain in this Troop will be in a strong position for promotion. This achievement would not have been possible without the loyal co-operation and enthusiasm of Mr. Montgomery and of Baldwin, Parkin and Steel, all three of whom gained their warrants as Scouters this term. 63

Several of the above 1st Class Scouts needed to complete one or two nights' camping before being eligible for the Journey. This problem was solved by arranging week-end camps once again at Hagg Wood near Dunnington. Apart from the customary bad weather, these camps seem to have been much enjoyed. Fortunately the sun broke through on the Field Day which we spent in Overton Woods, equipment and food being transported there in an ancient and celebrated Austin. The morning was taken up with four interpatrol exercises suited to the terrain and the afternoon with a wide game. Mr. 'Craine came along and filmed some of the activities. The training of our teams for the Scoutcraft Competition demanded a good deal of extra time and energy this term; but the effort was rewarded by a more promising result that last year's. The St. Peter's Group was placed third out of eighteen entrants against stiff opposition. Lastly, we bid farewell to Mr. Montgomery, Baldwin and Steel with genuine regret and with gratitude for their services to the Troop during the year; and at the same time we warmly welcome Mr. Craine in Mr. Montgomery's place. B.H.H.

SCOUT CAMP, 1958 Once again the Scouts camped on an adjoining site to that of the Senior Scouts, on this occasion at Balnaguard, near Aberfeldy in Perthshire. Between a wooded slope and a stream, the camp site itself was fairly flat and drained easily—a considerable advantage in view of the weather we were to endure. The Troop was divided into three camp patrols, of which Hounds proved themselves to be the most efficient, with Otters a close second. Mr. Holbeche and Mr. Montgomery were the Scouters in charge, ably assisted by Pfluger and Parkin. At first we were fully occupied with settling down, constructing kitchen gadgets, and so forth. Later on each patrol made its own biscuit-tin oven for the Sunday joint. Our initial flag-pole, shaking like a reed in the wind, was the object of such critical comment that we were compelled to fell a mighty monarch of the forest in its place. That an eminent member of our party was felled at the same time was recorded for posterity on Mr. Craine's film-track; thereafter the flag-pole was the envy of all. Walking and climbing were the main activities by day when the weather permitted. Although we were surrounded by magnificent scenery, it was soon found that the best climbs necessitated a bus-ride first, if not a trip in the local express (1912 vintage, with carriages to match). On these climbs Mr. Montgomery generally marched ahead with tireless stride while Mr. Holbeche, either by choice or necessity, rounded up the stragglers. Ben Lawers (3,984 feet) was the main climbing objective but several expeditions thereto were frustrated by 64

stormy conditions. At last Pfluger, in desperation and alone, nearly reached the summit in a howling gale and blizzard. On the following day, a small party reached the top in perfect weather at last, returning just in time for the final Camp Fire. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the number of accidents and cases of illness that afflicted us, morale remained high—especially were we encouraged by the Holbechean philosophy that "Life is hard, life is grim". As for the weather, even our one pure-bred Scot, was not prepared to defend it.

M.J. M.

CRICKET, 1958 RETROSPECT Seldom could a season have been entered upon with such high expectations, only to be frustrated by terrible weather. For the third year the 1st XI was captained by D. Kirby, with all his experience and reputation behind him, and six old Colours of last year's successful team were in support. A formidable array for any school to face up to, and it was interesting to note that the four remaining places in the 1st XI were filled by 4 promising youngsters from last season's successful Colts team. Mr. R. Aspinall had joined us as cricket coach, and Mr. Lister had succeeded Mr. Wallbank as groundsman; in fact everything seemed set fair, everything, that is, except the barometer. The season began as it ended, with matches cancelled and abandoned, and the weather and the wet wickets seemed to be the dominating factor throughout the season. This was no year for century makers and high speed scoring; the more surprising was it, therefore, that on two occasions only throughout the season was the School side wholly dismissed. From the outset, under Kirby's leadership, a gloriously aggressive attitude was adopted by the team in the field, and a psychological advantage was quickly gained. Each player knew his business and what was expected of him; an air of efficiency pervaded the scene; the fielding of the side was of a high order; and opposing batsmen found little opportunity to relax. Giggleswick, Durham, Worksop and, to a large extent, Denstone, all went through the same mill, and if there was any doubt about the curtailment of play through bad weather, then there was no doubt that the maximum number of overs were bowled in the minimum space of time. Highlights of the season were—Bygate's fine all-round display against Durham; four fine catches taken by the School in the Durham innings; Kirby's complete command throughout the Worksop match; two glorious summer days for the revived Denstone match; Kirby's patient not out century against the Yorkshire Gentlemen; Kirby's 65

mastery again at Ampleforth; the opening partnership against Bootham; and the whole side's brilliant display of fielding against the Old Boys. Other notable features were—the assistance given on the gangmower towards the maintenance of the grounds by D. I. Stones, P. B. Burbidge and D. A. Lindsay; the sense of security provided for players on the Wightman Field by the presence of the pavilion attached to the rear of the Boat-house; and the innovation of awarding the Fielding Cup on the result of election by all the members of the team. This latter measure became one of expediency as a result of the keen competition and the difficult decision which presented itself. As the season progressed, the 2nd XI received a particularly raw deal in the way of cancelled matches, but won all the 3 matches that they succeeded in playing. The Senior Colts only lost one match, when their batting failed against the Manchester Boys' XI, and above all demonstrated a very great improvement over the previous year. House matches were played without very much distinction, and in spite of many interruptions from the weather the "Burton Cup" competition was completed with success for The Grove. Finally, Kirby once again represented the School at Lord's, and brought high honour to himself and to us all by captaining the Public Schools v. The Combined Services. Perhaps this has been a Kirby era, but let it not be thought that our successes have been attributable to one man. Many others have played their part admirably. Next year will be a testing time, and we face the future with confidence.

1st XI CHARACTERS *tD. KIRBY (Captain). 1954-55-56-57-58. There is little more to add after all that has been said in the years past. He has grown in maturity and stature far beyond the bounds of the average schoolboy. For all his experience he never ceased to enjoy his School cricket and give encouragement to others. * ta B. IavD1 (Vice-Captain). 1955-56-57-58. Essentially a player off the front foot, whether cutting, driving or pulling, and he was never very much at home with the prevailing soft wickets. Again, his bowling, to be really effective, needed some pace off the pitch. A good close-in fielder. * M. McCALLum. 1956-57-58. As opening bat and wicket-keeper he shouldered a lot of responsibility. He was a model of patience with the bat, often having to surmount conditions far from his liking. His batting technique still remains far below perfection, but the on-drive is undoubtedly his best shot. As a wicket-keeper, he should perhaps, place more emphasis on assisting the bowler and cramping the opposing batsman's style, rather than consider himself as just a stopper. *tJ. A. BYGATE. 1957-58. Left-hand opening batsman and left-arm slow bowler. An encouraging season, showing improvement with both bat and ball. From time to time he still causes onlookers to gasp, almost audibly, as he spars at the ball near his off-stump; nevertheless his batting is developing well. Besides still being rather slow in the field, as Captain of Athletics he can claim the doubtful distinction of being run-out more times than it seems fit to enumerate!

*tE. M. H. RANSON. 1958. A natural ball game player, who frequently discards "theory" and gets away with it. He has scored a surprising number of runs, very consistently. Not many opportunities as yet have presented themselves for his bowling, but he can spin the ball considerably and this should develop. A splendid gully fielder, who was well in the running for the Fielding Cup.

f P. B. BURBIDGE.

1956-57-58. Medium fast, right-arm opening bowler. Has received no encouragement this year from the slow wickets, nevertheless he has bowled with a considerable amount of "devil", and worked hard. A very safe fielder whether standing on the boundary or sitting practically on the splice. His batting always offered hopes of the big hits, but was not without its disappointments.

tM. W. WOODRUFF. 1958. Medium paced, right arm opening bowler. In spite of an unavoidable absence about mid-season with resultant disruption of practice, his 13 wickets enable him to lead the bowling averages. Lack of stature is his chief handicap, but he is learning to attack the wicket with some consistency. Fielding promises to be first class, but through lack of opportunity he is still a bundle of nerves with the bat. fJ. W. S. GALE. 1958. A useful left-handed bat in the making, who looked as if he was developing into the right type of man for a crisis. Fielding suffered from an attack of nerves, which should only be temporary. 1956-57-58. His batting has remained a disappointG. MACPHERSON. ment and his bowling had few opportunities to develop. His main contribution to the side over a period of years has been his fielding at coverpoint, which has never been better than this year, for which he was awarded the Fielding Cup. tD. ROBINSON. 1957-58. He has seldom mastered the courage to hit the ball when at the wicket, but has preferred to develop a grim defence. His fielding remained first class but just lacked the sparkle and brilliance to retain the Fielding Cup. f C. W. Gomm. 1958. Left-hand bat and right-arm, medium paced bowler. Very much a general utility man held in reserve, who will get far greater opportunities to prove his worth another year. He obviously enjoys the game and shows plenty of enthusiasm. * Cap.

2nd XI *T. D. J. Layfield (Capt.). *A. Dale. *M. W. Rudd. *L. H. K. Mackay. *P. L. Bellwood. *P. J. Dronfield. *R. H. Thorp. C. J. Hemsley. G. R. Cormack. J. R. L. Dunn. R. L. Jobling.

t Colours.

Colts XI (Under 16) *D. L. Brown (Capt.). *G. W. A. R. Alderson. *J. A. Shouksmith. *M. McCallum. *I. A. Naisby. *C. Hermiston. *P. H. Moat. A. N. H. Horsley. R. Priestley. E. D. W. Fulbrook. S. R. Hutchinson. * Colours.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) M. M. Grainger (Capt.). J. M. Atkinson. J. D. M. Hackney. S. R. Hutchinson. M. C. M. Jesper. J. M. D. Kirk. J. C. Lacy. J. D. Lightfoot. D. M. Patchett. M. E. Robson. R. A. Wood.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date

Ground

10th May

Clifton C.C.

...

Home

Result Drawn

14th May 24th May

York C.C. Giggleswick School

Home Home

Cancelled Won

28th May

Durham School ...

Away

Won

Worksop College Leeds G.S. Christ's College, Cambridge }Denstone College

Away Away Home Home

Won Cancelled Cancelled Drawn

Home

Lost

21st June 28th June

Bradford G.S. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.

Home Home

Cancelled Drawn

2nd July 12th July 19th July 23rd July 25th July 26th July

Ampleforth College ... Craven Gentlemen C.C. Bootham School T. H. Hobson's XI }Old Peterites

Away Home Away Away Home

Drawn Abandoned Won Cancelled Abandoned

4th June 7th June 11th June 13th June 14th June

Opponents

18th June

School

Opponents

161 for 5 (dec.)

14 for 2

172 for 9 (dec.) 224 for 5 (dec.) 83 for 4

105 167 for 8 (dec.) 219 for 7 (dec.)

60 74 for 5

175 for 8 (dec.) 81 for 4 54 for 0 163 for 1 174

38 82

223 for 8 117 for 7 168 160 130

Played 11, Won 4, Lost 1, Draw n 4, Abandoned 2.

"A" XI Date

Opponents

31st May

Regt. Depot K.O.Y.L.1.

Date

Opponents

Ground

... Home

Result

School

Opponents

Drawn

159 for 7 (dec.)

103 for 7

Result

School

Opponents

185 146

43 101

152

2nd XI 24th May 28th May 4th June 7th June 21st June 2nd July 19th July

Ground

Giggleswick School Durham School ... Worksop College Leeds G.S. Bradford G.S. Ampleforth College Bootham School

••• Away •• • Home •• • Away •• • Home •• . Away ... Away •• . Home

Cancelled Won Won Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Won

Under 16 Colts XI Ground

Result

10th May 28th May

Ashville College Durham School ...

Away Home

Cancelled Won

31st May

Manchester Boys XI

Home

Lost

Date

Opponents

4th June

Worksop College

Home

14th June 21st June 2nd July 19th July

Giggleswick School Bradford G.S. Ampleforth College ... Minster Choir School O.B.'s

Away Away Away Home

School 126 for 9 (dec.) 50

Opponents 119 86 for 9 (dec.)

Abandoned 161 for 9 (dec.) 48 for 2

132 for 4 105 for 5

128 104

Opponents

Won Cancelled Won Won

Under 15 Colts XI Ground

Result

School

28th May 4th June

Bootham School Worksop College

••• •••

Away Home

Won Abandoned

77 for 6 167 for 4 (dec.)

7th June 21st June 28th June

Leeds G S. ... Bootham School Pocklington School

••• ••• •••

Home Home Away

Cancelled Cancelled Lost

Date

Opponents

46 for 2

Senior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Final

Rise 77 for 6, beat Queen's 63. Temple 87 for 8, beat School House 86 Grove 68 for 7, beat Temple 18. Manor 208, beat Rise 195. Grove 60 for 2, beat Manor 59.

Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Final

Manor 172, beat School House 89. Rise 94 for 4, beat Temple 7. Queen's 46 for 0, beat Rise 40. Manor 113 for 5, beat Grove 46. Queen's 100 for 1, beat Manor 82.

1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Innings 11

D. Kirby E. M. H. Ranson A. McCallum ... J. A. Bygate D. B. Irvin ... J. W. S. Gale P. B. Burbidge M. Woodruff D. G. Macpherson C. W. Gough ... D. Robinson

9 12 12 9 8 8 3 4 6 6

Times Not out

Runs

Highest Score

Average

415 249 316 272 173 91 77 18 21 32 14

100* 89* 82* 75 77* 38 27 18 14 19 7*

69.17 35.57 31.60 24.73 21.62 15.15 9.62 9.00 7.00 6.33 4.67

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

3 16 78 51 3 31 1 7 12 1

8 105 284 208 49 183 66 50 82 1

1 13 29 17 4 14 4 3 4 0

8.00 8.08 9.79 12.24 12.25 13.07 16.50 16.67 20.50 00

5 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 • Denotes "not out"

Also batted:—M. W. Rudd.

Bowling Overs 6 59 169 118 21 100 17 25 37 2

D. Robinson ... M. Woodruff ... D. Kirby ... J. A. Bygate E. M. H. Ranson P. B. Burbidge D. G. Macpherson C. W. Gough ... ... D. B. Irvin J. W. S. Gale

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 10th May, 1958 Result : Match abandoned. Rain CLIFTON C.C.

ST. PETER'S 24 A. McCallum, lbw., b. Harrison ... 13 ... J. Bygate, run out ... 83 ... D. Kirby, not out ... 16 D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Harrison P. Burbidge, c. and b. Musgrave ... ... 14 E. M. H. Ranson, c. and b. Harrison D. Robinson, not out ... D. Macpherson )r Did not bat J. Gale A. Dale M. Woodruff Extras ... 6

J. Hartley, c. Irvin, b. Woodruff F. Mowbray, not out ... R. Crowther, b. Burbidge II. Harrison -1 P. Garside N. Kay J. C. Brown Did not bat P. H. Moat A. Pearce D. Hurst C. Musgrave Extras ... 0 TOTAL for 2 wkts. ... 14

TOTAL for 5 wkts. (dec.) ...16I

Fall of wickets:

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 ———— — 18 67 102 106 157

1 2 9 14

Bowling Analysis;

D. Hurst ... J. C. Brown H. Harrison C. Musgrave

CLIFTON C.C. M. 0. 1 10 2 14 4 19 0 5

R. W. 0 35 0 26 3 42 1 27

P. Burbidge M. Woodruff

ST. PETER'S M. R. W. 0. 1 11 0 2 ... 1 3 0 1 ...

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on 24th May, 1958 Result Won by 136 runs :

ST. PETER'S • • • 21 ... ... A. McCallum, b. Grant • • • 22 ... ... J. Bygate, b. Mould ... • • • 21 ... Kirby, c. Wood, b. Haynes D. • • • 32 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Oddie, b. Mould • • • 14 ... ... D. Macpherson, b. Mould • • • 19 ... ... C. W. Gough, b. Grant • • • 20 ... P. Burbidge, b. Grant 7 ... D. Robinson, not out ... 0 ... M. Woodruff, b. Grant 9 ... .•• J. Gale, b. Haynes C. J. Hemsley, Did not bat Extras ... 7

GIGGLESWICK W. M. J. Mordy, b. Woodruff ... P. S. Carr, run out D. C. Searle, lbw., b. Kirby ... W. H. Oddie, lbw., b. Gough D. C. S. Grant, b. Kirby......... 1 ... 2A.MWod,bruf. 0 R. W. Westhead, b. Woodruff 2 J. D. Lassman, c. Macpherson, b. W .cx. .sdruff 4 R. W. Bullock, not out ... 1 J. A. Haynes, st. McCallum, b. Kirby ... 4 H. R. Mould, b. Woodruff ... Extras ... 0

Total for 9 wkts. (dec.) ...172

TOTAL ... 36

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

42 46 78 110 113 146 153 153 172

6 10 22 22 25 25 27 29 31 Bowling Analysis:

GIGGLESWICK M. 0. 2 ... 15 J. A. Haynes 5 ... 19 D. C. S. Grant 2 R. W. Bullock ... 9 4 ... 11 H. R. Mould

R. W. 2 55 4 46 28 0 3 33

P. Burbidge M. Woodruff C. W. Gough D. Kirby ...

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 2 7 3 11 1 2 2 8

R. W. 0 9 5 17 1 2 3 8

St. Peter's won the toss and Kirby elected to bat on a moist, but not drying, wicket. McCallum and Bygate opened and put on 42 before Bygate was bowled playing across the line of a straight ball. Lunch was taken with the score at 46 for 1. McCallum was bowled by the first ball after lunch, so that only 4 runs had been put on for the second wicket. Kirby was caught slightly mis-timing a high off-drive with the score at 78. Ranson followed and attained the highest score of the day, 32, before he was caught behind the wicket with the score at 110. Consistent double figure scoring ensued until the eighth man had come in. Burbidge had a lively innings of 20 which included 4 fours, and Gough in like vein hit a straight six and a four before he was bowled for 19. The innings closed after 3 hours 5 minutes at 172 for 9. In Giggleswick's innings no batsman had the distinction of attaining double figures. Spectators were able, on the other hand, to witness some amazingly precise fielding—a standard which was never quite recovered in subsequent matches—and a collapse—the last seven wickets were taken for only 14 runs. Woodruff took only one wicket 70

before tea, but later bowled well and finished with 5 wickets for 17 runs. Kirby took 3 wickets for only 3 runs, and Gough 1 for 2. The innings lasted only 1 hour 32 minutes and the School had won by a handsome margin. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on 28th May, 1958 Result : Won by 186 runs ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, b. Hopps ... 17 J. Bygate, run out ... ... 75 D. Kirby, c. Milner, b. Hopps D. B. Irvin, not out ... ... 77 E. M. H. Ranson, b. Porteous ... 22 P. Burbidge, b. Gregg ... 17 D. Macpherson C. W. Gough J. Gale Did not bat DI Robinson M. Woodruff Extras ... 11

DURHAM M. Heppel, c. Macpherson, b. Bygate ... 12 R. H. Burgess, c. Ranson, b. Woodruff M. R. Neesham, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby ... 12 J. W. Driver, lbw., b. Woodruff ... B. D. Collin, c. Ranson, b. Bygate I. D. Gregg, b. Bygate J. C. G. Milner, c. McCallum, b. Kirby M. G. Porteous, b. Kirby ... R. H. Hopps, b. Bygate P. Robertson, not out D. D. Middlemiss, hit wkt., b. Kirby Extras

TOTAL for 5 wkts. (dec.) ...224

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 ————— 45 55 138 201 224

...

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 19 20 27 29 33 35 38 38 Bowling Analysis:

DURHAM 0. M.

J. W. Driver I. D. Gregg it H. Hopps M. G. Porteous ... D. D. Middlemiss ...

13 23 14 7 4

0 5 1 0 0

58 57 59 32 7

0 1 2 1 0

P. Burbidge M. Woodruff J. Bygate D. Kirby D. B. Irvin

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 5 7 16 15.5 2

0 3 9 14 0

5 II 2 3

2 4 4 0

This match started in warm sunshine but it rained over tea and even hailed at one stage. St. Peter's lost the toss and were put in to bat on a drying wicket. The first wicket fell at 45 when McCallum was bowled for 17 by Hopps. By lunch there were two wickets down, Kirby having been caught on a mis-timed high on-drive for 5 runs. The next wicket did not fall until 138 when Bygate was run out at 75—having well deserved his runs. His total included 7 fours, and Irvin's total of 77 not out—another third of the total—included 8 fours and a six to mid-wicket. Burbidge, in speedy vein, scored 16 in fours out of a total of 17. The innings closed at 224 for 5 after 3 hours 15 minutes. Having been held up by rain, it became a race to get the Durham batsmen out before 7-15, in 1 hour 48 minutes. With the aid of two fine catches, one by Ranson and one by Macpherson, and with some consistent bowling by Kirby, success was achieved on the fifth ball of the last over. Kirby's analysis contained 14 maidens out of 15.5 overs and 4 wickets for 2 runs. Although only 38 runs were scored altogether, the cricket was of the tensest variety, before the School were victors by 186 runs. 71

ST. PETER'S v. REGIMENTAL DEPOT, K.O.Y.L.I. Played at St. Peter's on 31st May, 1958 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, lbw., b. Braithwaite ... ... 0 A. Dale, run out D. Macpherson, lbw., b... Braithwaite — ... 35 3 J. Gale, b. Phillips ... 0 J. Bygate, b. Rix ... ... 24 E. M. H Ranson, c. Phillips, b. Richmond ... 43 C. J. Hemsley, run out ... 23 D. Robinson, not out ... ... 6 C. W. Gough, c. and b. Richmond ... ... 2 M. Woodruff, not out ... L. H. K. Mackay, Did not bat Extras ... 21

K.O.Y.L.I. Capt. Ford, b. Gough ... Maj. Sleator, b. Bygate ... ... Pte. Harrison, c. Dale, b. Mackay ... Cpl. Phillips, c. Ranson, b. Bygate ... Pte. Rix, not out ••"•• ••• Capt. Davidson, lbw., b. Ranson ... Maj. Richmond, b. Bygate ... ... Lt.-Col. Austin, b. Woodruff ... ... Capt. Butterell, not out ... ... Pte. Braithwaite } Did not bat A. N. Other

Fall of wickets: I 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 7 8 67 74 134 145 150 K.O.Y.L.I. 0. M. 11 4 9 1 13 3 5 0 2 0 2 0

... 10 ... 1 ... 1

TOTAL for 7 wkts. _103

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

I1 41 53 68 73 94 95 Bowling Analysis: R. 27 27 31 44 10 24

... ... ... ... ... ...

... 17

Extras

TOTAL for 8 wkts. (dec.) ...159

Phillips ... Braithwaite Rix Austin ... Richmond ... Davidson

... 39 ... 15

W. I 2 1 0 2 0

Woodruff ... Gough ... Mackay ... Bygate Ranson

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 10 2 4 1 6 1 5 4 4 0

R. 19 6 17 35 13

W. 1 1 1 2 2

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop on 4th June, 1958 Result : Won by 6 wickets WORKSOP D. B. Moody, b. Bygate ... 18 G. W. Walter, c. Ranson, b. Kirby ... ... 17 P. R. Swinney, b. Kirby ... 1 J. M. Farrow, c. Ranson, b. Burbidge ... 27 W. G. D. Sykes, c. McCallum, b. Bygate 0 T. M. Turner, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby T. B. Little, lbw., b. Burbidge D. H. Morrison, b. Kirby ... ... 2 T. Tayanganon, lbw., b. Burbidge 0 R. E. Bosworth, not out ... ... 0 P. G. Thompson, c. Gough, b. Burbidge ... 7 Extras ... 3

ST. PETER'S D. B. Irvin, b. Little ... 15 J. Bygate, c. Swinney, b. Thompson ... 7 D. Kirby, not out ... 30 J. Gale, c. Thompson, b. Sykes ... 9 A. McCallum, c. Bosworth, b. Moody 2 E. M. H. Ranson, not out ... 16 P. Burbidge D. Macpherson C. W. Gough Did not bat D. Robinson M. Woodruff Extras ... 4

TOTAL ... 82

TOTAL for 4 wkts. ... 83

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4

24 29 38 38 47 72 73 73 75

21 24 44 52

Bowling Analysis: P. Burbidge M. Woodruff C. W. Gough J. Bygate D. Kirby ...

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 13 6 4 0 2 0 19 9 26 15

R. W. 16 4 13 0 4 0 23 2 23 4

P. G. Thompson T. Tayanganon T. B. Little W. G. D. Sykes D. B. Moody

WORKSOP 0. M. 4 0 4 1 4 1 16 3 13 7

R. W. 11 1 5 0 7 34 16

The outfield at Worksop was very slow and the pitch was drying under the unusual sun. 72

St. Peter's won the toss and put Worksop in to bat : by so doing they risked having the worse of the wicket, but hoped to prevent a draw—a gamble which paid off handsomely. The opening bowlers made little impression in the first 12 overs, but in Bygate's first over he bowled D. B. Moody with the score at 24. Wickets then fell fairly regularly, 2 to Bygate and 4 to Kirby. Burbidge, brought back at a later stage, bowled well and took 4 wickets for 16, six of which had been conceded in the first spell. Worksop were all out, after 2 hours 26 minutes, for 82 runs, leaving St. Peter's ample time. Irvin opened with Bygate, as McCallum was feeling a little tired, and they took the score to 21 before Bygate was out for 7, caught off Thompson from the ball after two consecutive no-balls. Fifty was reached in 65 minutes and the winning stroke was made by Kirby some 50 minutes later. Kirby seemed to be the only batsman who really settled down, though credit must be given to Ranson for a very competent innings. St. Peter's thus won by 6 wickets with time for a swim in the baths afterwards and to see the 2nd XI win. The match, however, was not one of enthralling interest. ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE Played at home on 13th and 14th June, 1958 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S (1st Inn's) 9 A. McCallum, lbw., b. Standerwick J. Bygate, lbw, b. Standerwick ... 33 D. Kirby, c. and b. Standerwick ... 14 D. B. Irvin, c. Whysall, b. Standerwick 17 J. Gale, c. Melrose, b. Standerwick 18 M. H. Ranson, c. Hoddell, b. Wood E. 1 D. G. Macpherson, b. Wood ... ... 4 P. Burbidge, lbw., b. Standerwick 0 C. W. Gough, c. Illingworth, b. Wood 0 M. Woodruff, not out ... 0 D. Robinson, c. Foster, b. Standerwick Extras ... 8 TOTAL

DENSTONE (1st Inn's) H. C. Illingworth, st. McCallum, b. Kirby J. L. Foster, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff T. H. Peake, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff ... R. H. O. Lees, b. Kirby T. M. Melrose, c. Irvin, b. Bygate P. J. Hoddell, c. Burbidge, b. Bygate J. R. Whysall, c. Ranson, b. Kirby ... . E. Sweet, not out J. A. Norris, lbw., b. Kirby ... ... 12 ... J. C. Standerwick, b. Woodruff ... 10 I. M. Wood, c. Robinson, b. Kirby ... Extras

--...105

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

15 16 62 73 100 100 105 105 105

2 10 18 19 19 24 26 30 45

... 60

Bowling Analysis: DENSTONE M. 0. 7 25 J. C. Standerwick 8 17 I. M. Wood 2 5 ... T. M. Melrose 2 3 ... R. H. O. Lees

R. W. 7 47 3 23 0 6 0 1

P. Burbidge M. Woodruff J. Bygate ... D. Kirby ...

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 2 6 4 11 7 10 6 14

R. W. 0 8 3 15 2 12 5 18

ST. PETER'S (2nd Inn's) A. McCallum, b. Standerwick... J. Bygate, c. Hoddell, b. Standerwick D. Kirby, c. Sweet, b. Wood ... D. B. Irvin, c. Wood, b. Standerwick J. Gale, c. Hoddell, b. Illingworth E. M. H. Ranson, Did not bat D. G. Macpherson, not out ... P. Burbidge, run out ... C. W. Gough, c. Sweet, b. Standerwick M. Woodruff, Did not bat D. Robinson, c. Hoddell, b. Standerwick Extras

DENSTONE (2nd Inn's) H. C. Illingworth, lbw., b. Woodruff... ... 18 J. L. Foster, run out ... 36 T. H. Peake, c. Ranson, b. Robinson R. H. O. Lees, not out ... 38 T. M. Melrose, b. Burbidge ... P. J. Hoddell, b. Burbidge J. E. Sweet, not out 2 1 J. R. Whysall J. A. Norris Did not bat J. C. Standerwick 0 I. M. Wood Extras ... 15 ... 71 ... 12 ... 25

Tow. for 8 wkts. (dec.) ...167 1

Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7

24 53 149 151 151 158 160 166 DENSTONE 0. M. 31 7 25 6 1 6 3

J. C. Standerwick I. M. Wood ... J. A. Norris H. C. Illingworth ...

TOTAL for 5 wkts. ... 74

R. 82 55 9 16

Fall of wickets: 5

62 65 67 88 70 Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S W. 0. M. 4 P. Burbidge 14 8 1 M. Woodruff 8 3 ... 0 J. Bygate 7 9 2 D. Kirby ... 18 17 C. W. Gough 4 2 ... D. B. Irvin 5 5 E. M. H. Ranson ... 5 1 D. G. Macpherson 3 1 J. Gale ... 2 1 D. Robinson ... 6 3

R. 13 11 6 1 2 0 12 5 1 8

W. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

This match, the first two-day School match since the war, ground slowly to a halt, to give Denstone their sixth successive draw. It was played in good weather on the 13th and 14th of June, following rain on the previous two days. St. Peter's, having won the toss, went in to bat on a wicket that was beginning to dry. The first wicket fell after 25 minutes with 15 on the board. McCallum followed Bygate 10 minutes later with only 1 more run scored. Kirby, however, saved the situation somewhat by scoring 33 before he was caught and bowled by Standerwick (who took 7 for 47). One hundred runs were on the board for 5 wickets, but only 5 runs were added for the last 5 wickets. The innings had lasted 2 hours 45 minutes. Denstone came in at 3-0 p.m. to start their innings, and only 10 minutes and 2 runs later J. L. Foster was caught behind the wicket by McCallum. T. H. Peake, Denstone's captain, had a similar fate with the score at 10. They were 8 wickets down for 30 and it looked as though Denstone would be all out for the lowest opposing score of the season. Credit must therefore be given to Sweet, Wood, and Standerwick for taking the score to 60 before the innings ended. M. W. Woodruff took 3 wickets for 15 runs and D. Kirby, bowling well, as we have come to expect, took 5 for 18. St. Peter's second innings started, therefore, on the Friday evening, Denstone's innings having taken only 1 hour 55 minutes. Two wickets fell before the close; Bygate was caught behind the wicket, and Kirby was caught at deep mid-off, and the score stood at 62 for 2. The next day McCallum took his score to 71 before he was bowled by Standerwick, and Gale took his to 38, when he was caught behind the wicket. After McCallum was out at 151 for 4, wickets 74

began to fall as quick scoring was attempted. A declaration was made at 167 for 8, leaving Denstone 212 to get in 2 hours 55 minutes—a task they never attempted. The 50 came in 100 minutes and after the first wicket had fallen at 62, only 12 runs were added in the last 40 minutes. A few wickets fell (5 in all) which was the only activity to alleviate the dismal prospect, and a sense of exasperation was expressed by the fact that all 10 fielders bowled. The declaration was probably too late, but the wicket had rolled out easy. ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 18th June, 1958 Result : Lost by 2 wickets ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, lbw., b. Cumberlege ... J. A. Bygate, run out ... ... D. Kirby, b. Hutt D. B. Irvin, b. Cumming E. M. H. Ranson, b. Cumberlege ... ... P. B. Burbidge, run out M. W. Rudd, st. Powell, b. Cumberlege J. W. S. Gale, not out C. W. Gough, not out ... D. Robinson I Did not bat D. G. Macpherson Extras

... 64 ... 17 ... 49 ... 27 ... 15 ... 27

TOTAL for 7 wkts. (dec.)

...219

0 ... 15

M.C.C. ... 48 J. F. Bone, st. McCallum, b. Bygate C. J. P. Barnwell, c. McCallum, b. Gough ... 4 ... 12 G. Powell, c. and b. Kirby ... J. N. Harper, b. Kirby ... 20 B. W. Snook, b. Macpherson ... 0 R. B. Proud, b. Macpherson ... A. B. Sellers, c. McCallum, b. Macpherson ... 15 ... 8 J. G. Cumming, c. McCallum, b. Kirby G. M. Shuttleworth, not out J. R. P. Cumberlege, not out Maj. R. J. Hutt, Did not bat Extras ... 15 TOTAL for 8 wkts.

...223

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

Fall of wickets: I 2 3 4 5 6 7

12 38 110 160 162 196 198 210

47 140 140 187 195 219 219

Bowling Analysis: M.C.C. M. 0. 5 J. R. P. Cumberlege 21 4 11 J. G. Cumming 4 Maj. R. J. Hutt ... 17 0 2 ... J. F. Bone

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 2 11 P. B. Burbidge 2 ... 7 C. W. Gough 3 ... 21 D. Kirby ... 1 ... 10 J. A. Bygate 0 9 D. G. Macpherson

R. W. 3 81 25 I 1 54 11 0

R. 32 21 72 52 32

0 3 1 3

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 28th June, 1958 Result : Drawn YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN ST. PETER'S 24 7J. F. Bone, b. Kirby ... A. McCallum, c. Cumming, b. Lupton 0 ... Simpson, b. Gough J. A. Bygate, c. Bone, b. Pocock ... 44 J. G. Cumming, lbw., b. Bygate ...100 D. Kirby, not out ... 25 D. W. Gillespie, lbw., b. Ranson 6 D. B. Irvin, c. and b. Magson 8 T. H. Smeath, st. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 41 E. M. H. Ranson, b. Lupton ... 1 Pocock, c. Kirby, b. Bygate 9 . W. S. Gale, b. Lupton 2 R. G. M. Quarne, b. Bygate 2 . B. Burbidge, c. Quarrie, b. Gillespie 4 C. Lupton, not out ... 4 C. W. Gough, c. Smeath, b. Lupton 4 N. J. Magson, not out 0 M. W. Rudd, c. and b. Lupton 0 Backhouse D. Robinson, not out ... } Did not bat Elmhirst D. G. Macpherson, Did not bat Extras ... 5 Extras

TOTAL for 7 wkts. ...117

TOTAL for 8 wkts. (dec.) ...175

Fall of wickets: I 2 3 4 5 6 7 — — — — — — — 6 45 91 105 109 110 111

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 38 47 138 161 164 166 170

Bowling YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W . 14 Pocock 5 8 2 27 0 J. G. Cumming 44 5 C. Lupton ... 3 18 4 1 7 0 D. W. Gillespie N. J. Magson 12 2 45 Elmhirst 3 0 13 0 T. H. Smeath 8.3 0 19 1

Analysis: ST. PETER'S M. 0. 6 1 5 1 0 3 7 1 14 6 1 9

P. B. Burbidge ... C. W. Gough D. G. Macpherson ... D. Kirby ... J. A. Bygate E. M. H. Ranson ...

R. 8 7 18 42 16 21

W. 0 1 0

3 2

ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at Ampleforth on 2nd July, 1958 Result : Drawn AMPLEFORTH ... 33 A. King, b. Bygate ... 8 A. Brennan, c. McCallum, b. Burbidge J. J. Brennan, c. Burbidge, b. Kirby II P. Chambers, lbw., b. Kirby ... ... 1 A. Spading, b. Kirby 1 C. Hales, b. Kirby .. 5 A. R. Iveson, c. Irvin, b. Kirby ... ... 33 G. Jackson, b. Burbidge ... 14 A. E. Butcher, lbw., b. Macpherson ... H. Lorimer, c. McCallum, b. Kirby ... ... 40 J. Wetherall, not out Extras ... 8 TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7 8

ST. PETER'S 0. M. ... 12 2 ... 4 1 31 13 J. A. Bygate ... 23 6 E. M. H. Ranson ... 4 1 D. G. Macpherson 2 0

TOTAL for 4 wkts.

...168

... 81

Fall of wickets: 1

13 26 42 46 62 62 67 110 134

P. B. Burbidge C. W. Gough

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, c. Brennan (J.), b. Sparling ... 0 J. A. Bygate, run out ... ... 13 D. Kirby, not out ... 40 D. B. Irvin, lbw., b. Lorimer ... E. M. H. Ranson, c. Butcher, b. Lorimer J. W. S. Gale, not out P. B. Burbidge C. W. Gough M. W. Rudd Did not bat D. Robinson D. G. Macpherson Extras ... 15

R. 39 3 55 46 6 11

0 32 44 53 Bowling Analysis: AMPLEFORTH 0. M. 2 2 A. Spading 8 4 H. Lorimer 12 0 2 J. J. Brennan 7 6 6 4 J. Wetherall I 4 0 A. R. Iveson 0 1

R. 18 26 9 4 9

W. 1 2 0 0 0

This match might be described as having escaped with a "ducking". It was due to be played at home, but, as the ground was unfit, a change of plan took it to Ampleforth, where conditions were, to say the least, damp. Ampleforth won the toss and went in to bat. A wicket fell in 10 minutes with the score at 13. This score was doubled for the next wicket, but after the third had fallen at 42, wickets began to fall quickly and the score was 67 for 7 at one stage. However, Jackson and Butcher put on 43 more, and then Lorimer came in and hit out. Everything then seemed to go wrong with the fielding and bowling and the score soared to 168 before Lorimer was caught behind the wicket for 40. Bowling honours go mainly to Kirby who took 6 wickets for 55 runs. Ampleforth had made every effort to force a draw as they took 3 hours 25 minutes over their innings, leaving St. Peter's only 2 hours in which to get the runs. It was not a batsman's wicket and 4 wickets were lost for only 55 runs before the chase was abandoned. Kirby finished with 40 not out and the total score in 120 minutes' batting was 81 with 4 wickets down. 76

The match -befitted the day, which was grey and miserable, but some brighter cricket could have been achieved by an earlier declaration. ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 12th July Result : Abandoned because of rain ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, not out ... J. A. Bygate, not out ...

71 1 Extras ... 6

TOTAL for 0 wkt.

Bowling Analysis: CRAVEN GENTLEMEN 0. M. R. W. Fielding ... 6 2 11 0 Booth ... 7 2 17 0 W. H. Sellers 4 0 19 0 Poppleton 1 0 1 0

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM Played away on 19th July, 1958 Result : Won by 9 wickets BOOTHAM P. S. Longbottom, b. Burbidge J. Holdroyd, c. Kirby, b. Irvin ... ... 21 J. D. Whittle, c. McCallum, b. Irvin ... 32 S. J. H. Maud, b. Irvin D. Court, c. McCallum, b. Bygate ... 13 W. Westcott-Pitt, b. Burbidge ... 30 J. G. Crompton, c. Gough, b. Ranson ... 34 D. F. Jarratt, b. Burbidge 6 P. J. Judson, b. Ranson ... ... 5 R. K. Bagman, c. Woodruff, b. Burbidge ... 2 A. Pbilipson, not out ... 0 Extras ... 4 TOTAL

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, not out ... .. 82 J. Bygate, run out ... ... 50 D. Kirby, not out .. ... 26 D. B. Irvin E. M. H. Ranson J. W. S. Gale P. B. Burbidge C. W. Gough Did not bat D. Robinson D. G. Macpherson M. Woodruff Extras ... 5

...160

TOTAL for 1 wkt.

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

...163

Fall of wickets: 1

10 51 58 77 85 136 152 155 159

110

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S 0. M. P. B. Burbidge ... 13 5 M. Woodruff ... 6 1 C. W. Gough ... 1 0 D. Kirby ... ... 10 0 D. B. Irvin ... 15 2 J. A. Bygate ... 10 3 E. M. H. Ranson ... 3 0

R. 16 11 6 33 53 27 10

BOOTHAM 0. M. 17 3 17 2 7 0 4 0 3 0

W. 4 0 0 0 3 1 2

D. F. Jarratt D. Court ... R. K. Bagnall ... J. D. Whittle ... W. Westcott-Pitt

R. W. 45 0 55 0 27 0 16 0 15 0

This match is perhaps remarkable for the fact that it took place on a Saturday when there was no rain and following several days of fine weather. The pitch was not bone dry, but it resembled the hard wicket for which we had been waiting all season. The effect was noticeable on the scoring rate, both sides scoring at comfortably over a run per minute. 77

Although Kirby lost the toss, his intentions were achieved, as Bootham put themselves in to bat. The first wicket came after 15 minutes with 10 on the board, when Burbidge laid the leg stump flat with a good ball. Another wicket did not come until 51, but a third fell five minutes before lunch, when Irvin bowled Maud for only 4. Thereafter wickets fell fairly steadily, though this was neither due to brilliant bowling nor fielding. Ten catches were missed throughout the innings (though admittedly some were difficult), but Burbidge returned 4 for 16 and Irvin 3 for 53. The School lost only one wicket in beating Bootham's total of 160. Indeed we might have won by 10 wickets had not the inevitable happened : Bygate was run out. However, the runs came easily after tea and only 21 hours were taken over the 160 runs. McCallum hit a very creditable 82 not out, Bygate looked set for more than his 50, and Kirby hit up 26 in 36 minutes. McCallum's innings included 7 fours, the seventh being the winning stroke. Thanks are due to the fine weather for some bright cricket. ST. PETER'S v. THE OLD PETERITES Played on 25th and 26th July, 1958 Result : Match abandoned after 1st innings ST. PETER'S 1st. Inn's

OLD PETERITES 1st Inn's

A. McCallum, b. Crowe ... 28 J. A. Bygate, c. Stratton, b. Lockwood ... D. Kirby, c. Lockwood, b. Crowe D. B. Irvin, c. Crowe, b. Thornton J. W. S. Gale, c. Crowe, b. Lockwood ... 89 ... E. M. H. Ranson, not out D. G. Macpherson, run out .. ... 18 M. Woodruff, c. Stratton, b. Burton C. W. Gough, c. Stratton, b. Magson P. B. Burbidge, c. Bough, b. Burton ... 6 D. Robinson, run out ... Extras ... 6

J. P. Pulleyn, c. McCallum, b. Kirby ... ... 14 R. G. Bough, c. Kirby, b. Woodruff ... ... J. F. Middleton, b. Burbidge ... ... ...... C. D. King, b. Irvin ... 11 ... K. Lockwood, hit wkt., b. Kirby ... 24 ... D. Thornton, c. and b. Bygate... K. M. Ratcliff run out.........19 R. A. Stratton, c. Woodruff, b. Bygate ... 11 ... ... N. J. Magson, b. Bygate ... ... P. Crowe, lbw., b. Kirby .• • ... ... N. J. B. Burton, not out Extras ... 2 TOTAL

TOTAL ...I74

...130

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

24 42 45 68 75 114 116 125 126

12 26 33 42 68 80 113 124 129

Bowling Analysis: OLD PETERITES M. 0. 2 12 P. Crowe ... 0 6 D. Thornton 1 20.4 D. J. B. Burton 3 11 K. Lockwood 4 13 N. J. Magson

R. 24 26 54 24 36

P. B. Burbidge M. Woodruff D. Kirby ... D. B. Irvin J. A. Bygate

2 1 2 2 1

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 3 10 2 11 7 21 5 15 3 7

R. W. 17 1 1 30 30 3 26 1 3 15

A good morning's work by the O.P.s left the School struggling with only 81 runs to their credit by lunch time for the loss of 6 wickets. No one bowler was able to take the credit for these successes, but, with all due credit to the Old Boys and their fielding, the School's batting had been unaccountably bad. Bygate had scratched about for his 28 runs, and had it not been for Ranson's invaluable innings, yet to develop, the School would have been in a parlous state. 78

The Boat Club, 1958

After the lunch interval both Ranson and Woodruff made their highest individual scores of the season. Ranson's innings, although perhaps not in the classic style, nevertheless was admirably suited to the occasion, since he could place little reliance on his partners remaining with him for long. After a last wicket partnership of 45 runs, the School were fortunate to emerge with 174 runs to their credit. The Old Boys had toiled manfully, but had failed to drive home their advantage. In reply, the Old Boys batted in determined fashion, and J. P. Pulleyn in particular was a bulwark of defence. Steady bowling by the School and brilliant fielding, however, made their task the more difficult. It was well known that the School were as good in the field as any School side of recent years, and on this occasion, almost as if to offset their miserable batting performance, they reached their peak and there was hardly a blemish to be seen. Thus hemmed in on all sides, the Old Boys could find little escape, and the School, having gained the initiative, pressed home their advantage to the end. Wickets fell at regular intervals, and when K. M. Ratcliff was run out, due partly to a misunderstanding and partly to some brilliant fielding by Macpherson, the end was in sight. The School's lead of 44 runs on the 1st innings could be attributed almost entirely to their splendid fielding, and had it not been for the interference of the weather, a gay development of the match could have been anticipated on the morrow. So much rain, however, fell overnight and well into the Saturday afternoon that there was no other choice left but to abandon the match.

THE BOAT CLUB For the third year in succession it is pleasant to be able to report a season in which the standard of rowing of the School crews has been high, judged by successes in Regattas. In 1956 seven Regatta Cups were won, last year four and this year seven. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th IVs in turn won the Maiden event at Tyne, Leeds, and York Regattas. The 2nd IV also won the Junior event at Leeds and the School Fours at York, and the 1st IV had their efforts crowned by success when they beat the Tees A.R.C. IV at Durham Regatta, thus avenging a sad defeat by the same club by three feet in the final of the Junior-Senior Fours at York Regatta the previous week. One of the memorable events of the term occurred at York Regatta when the Captain of Boats, D. A. Wilson, remarked that he had discovered how to finish a race. In other words he had discovered what cannot be learnt other than by experience, namely, how to turn defeat into victory by a tremendously hard sprint at the end of a race. This discovery alone was enough to justify the choice of 79

Wilson as stroke of the 1st IV, a choice which was sometimes in question, as his blade work was not always tidy. But for a fighting spirit in a race there could have been none better. He has also fulfilled his duties as Captain admirably without any trace of fuss and with a high degree of efficiency. Indeed, the orderliness of the oar and repair bay of our new boathouse is largely due to his efforts. He has been most ably assisted this term by A. C. Wilson, who, as Secretary, has had the extremely onerous task of organising the outings for each crew. As a result there have been no complaints about lack of practice and a minimum of absenteeism. This latter is the menace of any Boat Club, for the absence of one member of a crew wrecks the chances for the whole crew and no substitute is as good as the regular member. To return to the rowing. The policy with regard to the two fine Eights has been to use them for the preliminary training of the School crews and as far as possible in Regattas. As soon as these crews were divided into Fours, the Eights were used by the next crews below for training with an eye to the future. In this way there have been 3rd, 4th, 5th and Colts Eights in training. In the Colts Eight boys were placed who were likely to have at least two more years at School. This rowing in Eights has been a great success and one of the forseeable changes is that it should be possible to row the Senior House Races in Eights and the Junior in Fours. This small change could make a big improvement in School rowing, for an additional change might be the advance of the date of the Senior House races to the 3rd week in February in order to bring the School crews into being well before athletics begin. But, as in other sports, much depends on the weather, for undue flooding hampers boating. The 1st IV started the season in good heart and took their training seriously, but something hindered the improvement which one would have expected. Slowly, however, the improvement came, but not until Durham Regatta was its true form really seen. At York, the crew should have won the White Rose Challenge Cup but failed by three feet. This was a great disappointment, for the crew which won, although possessing a good reputation, was vulnerable, as proved at Durham. An even greater disappointment was the defeat of the 1st and 2nd IVs, rowing as an Eight at York, by one foot to York City R.C., who later won the final by 4 lengths from Durham School. Thus the short distance of four feet prevented the School from winning four instead of two of the York Regatta trophies. It is questionable whether the School has ever been so near to winning so many events at any one Regatta. The 2nd IV was the most successful of the crews and won three cups in quick succession but failed at Durham to win the Junior Fours in fine boats, which event the 3rd IV lost by only a canvas. This failure of a good crew can only be accounted for by the long 80

wait for their first race and the long delay they experienced at the start while waiting for their opponents. However, they found their form again when they beat Durham School 2nd IV a week later in fine boats over the long course. At one time it was doubtful whether we should be able to float a 3rd or 4th IV up to Regatta standard but a sudden improvement, which was the result of careful training by Mr. Mair, brought both these crews up to scratch and in turn each won their Maiden Cup. At this stage in the term we had four crews of Junior status—a rather embarrassing situation in a boat club—and Regatta entries had to be carefully planned. A 5th IV was taken to Durham Regatta in place of the 4th IV, and although it did not win the Maiden event it did not disgrace itself. At Lancaster Regatta we had the distinction of providing both finalists in the Junior Fours event and after a delay of twenty minutes at the start, the 4th IV beat the 3rd IV. It must in fairness be pointed out that the 3rd IV had had a harder afternoon with less rest before the final. Both 1st and 2nd IVs were beaten by The King's School, Chester, whose Henley VIII had been divided into fours for this Regatta. The 2nd IV lost in the final of the Schools' Fours by a length. We made a first appearance at the Midland Schools' Regatta at Chester on 23rd July and, as at Lancaster, we were beaten only by The King's School, Chester. The Old Peterite races at Commemoration were highly successful in spite of the damp start. In all there were four races, two in eights and two in fours, and, although the School won them all, it was evident that a little training would have turned the Old Peterite eights into two very useful crews. The School Regatta was held on 5th July and went off very successfully. There were three divisions, one of 4 eights, one of 4 Intermediate fours, and one of 8 Junior fours. In this way almost every member of the Boat Club took part and on the whole the rowing was of promising standard and the prospects for the years ahead are attractive.

RESULTS 31st May. Tyne A.R.C. "At Home". 1st IV lost to Durham City in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, King's College, Durham School, Tyne United and Old Novos B.C. to win the Maiden Fours Cup. 3rd IV beat Durham University Medicals. 14th June. Leeds Regatta. 1st IV beat Leeds University, Hollingworth Lake and lost to Northwich in the final of the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Kingston (Hull), Leeds University, York City, and Leeds University to win the Junior Fours Cup. 3rd IV beat Bradford G.S., Leeds University, Manchester University, Leeds University to win the Maiden Fours Cup. 4th IV lost to Leeds University in the Maiden Fours.

21st June. York Regatta. 1st VIII lost by 1 foot to York City in the Senior Eights. 1st IV beat Cambois, Kingston (Hull) and lost to Tees A.R.C. by 3 feet in the final of the Junior-Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Hymer's College, Sir John Deane's G.S., and The King's School, Chester, to win the Schools' Fours. 3rd IV beat University College, Durham, and lost to Nottingham Britannia in the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Durham Medicals, Royal West of Scotland, Leeds University, and King's College to win Division Y of the Maiden Fours. 5th IV beat Hatfield College and Willows R.C. . and lost to St. John's College, Durham, in Division X of the Maiden Fours. 25th June. Durham Regatta. 1st IV beat University College and Tees A.R.C. to win the Junior-Senior Fours Cup. 2nd IV lost to Leeds University in the Junior Fours. 3rd IV beat Durham University Medicals, Royal West of Scotland, Glasgow University and St. John's College, Durham, and lost the final to Leeds University in the Junior Fours. 5th IV beat Old Johnstonians and lost by 3 feet to Royal West of Scotland in the Maiden Fours. 28th June. v. Bradford Grammar School. (Home.) 4th IV beat Bradford G.S. 1st IV. 5th IV lost to Bradford G.S. 2nd IV. Combined crews in an Eight lost to Bradford G.S. 2nd July. v. Durham School. (Away.) 1st IV won over the long course. 2nd IV won over the long course. 3rd IV won over the short course. 19th July. Lancaster Regatta. 1st IV lost to The King's School, Chester, in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Sir John Deane's G.S. and Lancaster R.G.S. and lost to The King's School, Chester, in the final of the Schools Fours. 3rd IV beat John O'Gaunt, Nithsdale, and Wallasey G.S. and lost to the 4th IV in the final of the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Lancaster R.G.S., The King's School, Chester, and the 3rd IV to win the Junior Fours Cup. 23rd July. Midland Schools' Regatta at Chester. 1st IV beat City G.S., Chester, and Priory School, Shrewsbury, and lost to The King's School, Chester, in the final of the 1st Fours Event. 2nd IV lost to The King's School, Chester, in the 2nd Fours Event. W. Gibson lost to Dutton in the Sculling Event. 5th July. School Regatta. Eights Division won by X Crew (4 Entries). Fours—Intermediate Division won by D Crew (4 Entries). Fours—Junior Division won by I Crew (8 Entries). 25th July. Races v. Old Peterites. Four races were rowed, two in Eights and two in Fours. The School won all four races.

Shooting, 1958

CREWS.

1st VIII—J. M. Smith, R. M. Wheeler, J. S. Botterill, D. A. Wilson, J. 0. Armstrong, D. L. Slade, J. B. Mathews, I. 0. Barry; D. N. L. Beresford. 1st IV—D. L. Slade, R. M. Wheeler, J. B. Mathews, D. A. Wilson; D. N. L. Beresford. 2nd IV—J. M. Smith, J. 0. Armstrong, J. S. Botterill, I. 0. Barry; W. I. Macdonald. 3rd IV—R. S. Rochfort-Hyde, R. N. Bradford, P. W. Howat, W. Gibson; A. D. Best. 4th IV—P. A. Crossley, A. H. Crowther, A. C. Wilson, J. S. Ibberson; P. A. Fenton. 5th IV—T. E. H. Sabben-Clare, D. J. Cook, N. R. Barton, C. D. Ibberson; B. K. Smith. 6th IV—J. R. Humpherson, H. R. L. Purse, W. House, S. S. Hobson; F. H. Fearnside. O.P. CREWS. 1st VIII—J. D. Birch, T. G. Stephenson, A. P. Hopwood, C. W. Thompson, W. R. Ibberson, M. T. Carter, M. Welsh, R. A. Jackson; J. R. U. Leishman. 2nd VIII—D. N. Simmons, D. R. Procter, R. M. Kirkus, W. J. B. Strike, J. N. Russell, M. G. Goodburn, C. R. G. McNeil, J. N. Roe; D. C. Pattison. 1st IV—C. D. M. Wood, R. Gray, E. G. Stewart, L. D. Edinger; A. D. Best. 2nd IV—J. F. Franklin, R. D. Wheatley, C. D. Hunter, B. A. Heap; J. R. U. Leishman.

SHOOTING We started the term with six old colours, all of whom in the end retained their places, though not unchallenged. With this basis we looked forward to a successful season, and so it proved, except, unfortunately, for the Ashburton Shield itself. Early practices were curtailed or lost through bad weather, though perhaps this was a blessing in disguise, for our first match was at the County of Lancaster Rifle Association meeting at Altcar, where shooting started in light rain but ended with a downpour at 500 yards. We dealt with these conditions fairly adequately, winning the main event and coming second in the Fletcher Challenge Bowl (fire and movement competition). The next event was the East and West Ridings District C.C.F. shoot at Strensall. This is fired under service conditions, which we do not normally practise, and the Bisley VIII is not eligible. It is t is entered, and it did well to be second. virtually a third team tha This year has seen our first ventures with postal matches, the results of which are given below. At Bisley we entered for all the schools' team events, and took a cadet pair for the first time. Our snap-and-rapid practices had been few and unpromising and no good result was to be expected, but we did a very good shoot in the Marling (fire and movement competition) and were second, thus securing our first team prize at Bisley. The cadet pair did very creditably and Baker's 47 in the Ninth Man 83

competition won him second prize—a good performance out of 73 competitors. The captain, Butler, was awarded a medal in Spencer Mellish, also with 47 out of a possible 50. After all this our Ashburton score was very disappointing, being no better than that at Altcar in the rain. Nobody failed disastrously—indeed the scores were remarkably even—and this seems to suggest some general cause. This may well have been staleness, and it is for consideration whether in future we should concentrate on the main objective. Details of the term's results are (number of entries is in brackets) :COUNTY OF LANCASTER R.A. MEETING, ALTCAR.

County of Lancaster R.A. Challenge Cup (Ashburton conditions) Fletcher Challenge Bowl (fire and movement) C.L.R.A. Ninth Man Competition : S. D. Baker E. & W. RIDINGS DISTRICT C.C.F. COMPETITION NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING, BISLEY Marling Cup (fire and movement) Ninth Man : S. D. Baker Snap and Rapid Spencer Mellish : B. C. R. Butler Cadet Pair Ashburton Shield POSTAL MATCHES Sedbergh 487; St. Peter's 493. K.C.S., Wimbledon, 487; St. Peter's 501. Wrekin 495; St. Peter's 504. Wrekin 2nd VIII 474; St. Peter's 2nd VIII 462.

490 293 62 187

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2nd (33) 2nd (73) 16th (33) 9th (94) 35th (89) 34th (97)

The team, who were all awarded colours, consisted of : B. C. R. Butler (Capt.); S. H. Newbigging (Vice-Capt.); M. G. A. Garbutt; R. Baxter; G. P. Lowley; J. M. Lennox; F. N. Parkin; R. A. Hodgson. The Cadet Pair was J. D. A. Platts and M. J. Poynor.

FENCING As usual the Summer Term has been largely occupied with the House matches, although we did have one match at home against Durham Colleges F.C. and were soundly beaten, 7-24. The other match, against Bede College, was cancelled. The House match results are as follows :1st Round Semi-finals Final Rise Queen's

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The Cup has now been in the hands of one of the day-boy Houses for the past six years. P. J. Burton, the captain, J. R. Mathews, D. N. L. Beresford, and N. R. Barton will all be here next year, giving us a very good foundation on which to build a team. Our thanks are due to D. J. Cook and S. S. Hobson, who are leaving. 84

TENNIS, 1958 The most important additions this year to the School's amenities without a doubt are the two hard courts which take the place of the Albany grass courts. Many of the Senior members of the School knew only too well the element of chance in all matches on the grass courts, and to many, the sensation of playing a true shot on a level surface was quite an experience. Tennis in general has taken a distinct turn for the better and the courts have been in constant use at all levels of the School. In this connection, mention must be made of the invaluable coaching of both Senior and Junior boys by Messrs. Holbeche and Craine, who sacrificed much important time to this end. The House Matches started on 15th June when School House, the favourites, easily beat Temple 5 matches to nil. The following week Queen's closely defeated Grove and went on to beat Rise 5-1. In the other semi-final School House beat Manor 5-0 and thus moved into the final against Queen's. School House eventually won this very exciting match 5-1. The annual Staff match was held on the last Sunday before Commemoration, resulting in a narrow, but deserved win for the Staff, and we would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for providing a wonderful tea. Finally, thanks must go to all those who spent many long, and sometimes weary, periods on rickety ladders umpiring all these games; without them they could not have been played. P.L.B.

SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING There are a few enthusiastic swimmers in the School who enjoy the sport : the rest are content to splash about and paddle. Even the enthusiasts get inadequate practice, partly through lack of time, partly through lack of inclination and partly through lack of free water unencumbered by paddlers and splashers. Until practice time is found—even in a cold season when the water is unenticing—the standard of swimming will remain mediocre, for long, daily swims are necessary to improve style and strength : in addition all promising swimmers should learn to do racing turns if they wish to improve their times. W. Gibson was made Swimming Captain early in the term and has worked hard. He has introduced water polo, though the game is scarcely understood yet, and has organised two matches. In the first of these against Welbeck College at home on 15th June, we were 85

beaten in an exciting final event, the relay, and thus lost the match by one point, 29-30. St. Peter's swimmers broke three School records—an indication of the stimulus that competition gives. At Bootham School, away, on 3rd July, we were completely outclassed and were beaten 43-9. Starting, turning, and style accounted partly for their superiority, but it was obvious in addition that they had made good use of their bath, a heated and covered one, and they showed themselves a far more experienced team. The following swam for the School :—W. Gibson (Capt.), C. D. Ibberson, J. S. Ibberson, R. M. Wheeler, R. A. Hodgson, P. L. Bellwood, R. Baxter, R. S. Rochfort-Hyde, G. P. Robinson. Life-saving has been satisfactory despite the cold : candidates grew faint or were crippled with cramp after half an hour in the water and this lowered the standard; only two failed, however. "Award of Merit" candidates should take care in future years to get plenty of practice for the 24 lengths in clothes—practice and training cut down the risk of cramp. In addition, they should ensure that they know exactly what they have to do before taking the examination; it is cruel to yourself and other candidates to stand, blue with cold, and hold things up while you argue the toss with an examiner far better informed than yourself. Life-savers should remember that the various awards are designed to test endurance as well as performance in the water; that only a minute is allowed between each item; and that an examiner is more likely to disqualify you than be sympathetic, if you complain that you are cold : you can train yourself to stand it by practice, and you are supposed to have done so. It is hoped that the York Cup will be on one of our shelves before the season is out, though that probably depends on our obtaining one or two "Distinction Awards" next term. The following awards were obtained :Bar to Award of Merit ... Award of Merit ... Bar to Bronze Cross ... Bronze Cross ... Instructor's Certificate Bar to Bronze Medallion ... Bronze Medallion

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Mrs. W. Gibson, whose name is internationally famous in swimming and life-saving circles, has been running a course for the "Diploma Award", the Royal Life-Saving Society's highest award. Five boys have attended and have had the extreme good fortune to get a great deal of first-rate private tuition from Mrs. Gibson. Their swimming has noticeably improved. We should all like to thank Mrs. Gibson for her constant advice, encouragement and assistance.

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The Inter-House Swimming Competition concluded the swimming programme for the term, in what must undoubtedly have been quite the most unattractive season imaginable. Two new records were established-the first by the Grove Intermediate relay team who clipped 7Ao of a second off the previous existing record in the heats, and the second by R. A. Hodgson in the 100 yds. Senior Free-style race, when he bettered by 1 second the record he had earlier established against Welbeck College.

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 27th July 1. Under 16i Free-style-50 yds. 1st U. A. Alexander, 2nd G. P. Robinson, 3rd S. K. D. Hill. Time : 31.1 secs. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd R. S. Rochfort-Hyde, 3rd R. A. Hodgson. Time : 35.8 secs. 3. Under 15 Plunge. 1st J. H. Ormiston, 2nd P. S. Normington, 3rd J. C. Cossins. Distance: 44 ft. 5 ins. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st A. Hardman, 2nd G. R. Monfort, 3rd J. R. Brown. Time : 18.6 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd F. C. Beaumont. Time : 1 min. 24.3 secs. 6. Under 16i Dive. 1st R. P. V. Puttock, 2nd U. A. Alexander, 3rd G. R. Monfort. 7. Under 15 Free-style-50 yds. 1st (equal) R. G. Bruce and M. A. Clegg, 3rd R. L. Bruce. Time : 34.8 secs. 8. Under 16i Breast-stroke--100 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd J. L. Pilditch, 3rd A. M. Robson. Time : 1 min. 26.6 secs. 9. Open Free-style-100 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd P. L. Bellwood, 3rd I. T. Parkin. Time: 66.0 secs. School Record.

Monday, 28th July 10. Open Free-style--25 yds. 1st J. S. Ibberson, 2nd R. Baxter, 3rd P. B. Burbidge. Time : 14.2 secs. 11. Under 16i Free-style-25 yds. 1st U. A. Alexander, 2nd H. L. Sutcliffe, 3rd A. J. De Mulder. Time : 13.9 secs. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st S. H. Reiss, 2nd J. M. D. Kirk, 3rd J. H. Starkey. Time : 40.9 secs. 13. Open Free-style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd P. L. Bellwood, 3rd W. Gibson. Time : 28.7 secs. 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd R. M. Wheeler. Time : 35.9 secs. 15. Under 16i Plunge. 1st W. E. Jones, 2nd I. Kirkus, 3rd S. K. D. Hill. Distance : 41 ft. 5i ins. 16. Under 161 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st W. E. Bagnall, 2nd J. L. Pilditch, 3rd A. M. Robson. Time : 41.7 secs. 17. Open Dive. 1st J. A. Bygate, 2nd S. S. Hobson, 3rd J. S. Ibberson. 18. Under 16-i Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd U. A. Alexander, 3rd J. W. S. Gale. Time : 41.7 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st W. Gibson, 2nd R. Baxter, 3rd J. B. Mathews. Time : 39.9 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st (equal) J. C. Cossins and M. S. Blackburn, 3rd J. H. Starkey. Time : 24.2 secs. 21. Open Plunge. 1st J. M. Lennox, 2nd D. L. Slade, 3rd H. V. Sykes. Distance: 42 ft.

22. Under 15 Free-style-25 yds. 1st S. H. Reiss, 2nd R. G. Bruce, 3rd R. L. Bruce. Time : 14.6 secs. 23. Under 16 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st S. K. D. Hill, 2nd J. C. Brisby, 3rd D. H. Fletcher. Time : 38.0 secs. 24. Under 15 Dive. 1st R. L. Bruce, 2nd J. M. Atkinson, 3rd S. H. Reiss. 25. Under 16i Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Grove, 2nd Manor, 3rd School House. Time : 59.3 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Queen's, 2nd Grove. Manor and 27.

School House disqualified. Time : No recording. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Grove, 3rd Rise. Time : 58.0 secs. 1st— 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. Awards of points 1 s t-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ...

68 points 58 points 47 points 43 points 38 points 14 points

Grove ... Manor School House Queen's ... Rise Temple

Mrs. Gibson, mother of the Captain of the Manor swimming team, kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to P. L. Bellwood, the Captain of the Grove swimming team.

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1958 Christmas Term 1st XV Wednesday 8th Oct. Wednesday 15th Oct. 18th Oct. Saturday 21st Oct. Tuesday 25th Oct. Saturday 1st Nov. Saturday 8th Nov. Saturday Wednesday 12th Nov. 15th Nov. Saturday 22nd Nov. Saturday Wednesday 26th Nov. 13th Dec. Saturday

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HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1959 1st XI Wednesday

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OLD PETERITE NEWS O.P. CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1958 The Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Saturday, 26th July. The President (Mr. H. L. Creer) was in the Chair and there was an attendance of 57 members which would have been larger but for the counter attraction at the "Burton Stone". The Hon. Secretary reported that the new business tie bearing the crown and cross keys from the School coat of arms on a dark blue background could now be obtained from him. Silk tie, 18/10/d. each, and rayon-reppe tie, 12/ lid., inclusive of postage. It was decided to convert the interest-free loan of £600 made to the School in December last to a gift. Mr. H. L. Creer's term of office as President having expired, Dr. Marcus Clegg (1897-1907) was unanimously elected President for a period of three years. With acclamation a sincere vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Creer for his devoted and gracious services to the Club for so many years, firstly as Hon. Treasurer for 31 years and subsequently as President for the past three years. The Rev. J. A. Easten (1881-1890) who, despite his great age and living in the south of England, never fails to attend Commemoration was elected an additional Vice-President of the Club. Messrs. E. A. K. Denison, C. Frank, F. N. Newdick, F. W. B. Pacey and D. T. Rumfitt were re-elected to serve on the Committee for a further term of three years and the Rev. J. C. Houghton and C. W. Thompson were elected to the Committee for a similar term. It was reported that regional O.P. Dinners had been arranged as follows :North Eastern-17th October at Newcastle-on-Tyne. West Riding-30th October at Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield. London-19th November at Brown's Hotel. The Head Master having circulated details of the existing financial arrangements between the School and the Old Peterite Club and suggested that they should be reviewed, it was decided that the matter should be referred to the General Committee with a recommendation that a Sub-Committee should be appointed to examine the proposals and to report thereon. The General Committee was requested to consider the provision in the School of a suitable memorial to the late Rev. F. H. Barnby who was Chaplain at the School for a period of 26 years. It was reported that the Annual Dance in aid of the Building Appeal Fund would be held at the School on Friday, 9th January, 1959. 90

O.P. DINNER, 1958 Following the Annual General Meeting the O.P. Dinner was again held in the School dining hall by kind permission of the Head Master. There was a record attendance of 118 this year who enjoyed an excellent dinner provided by the School catering staff to whom once more the Club is indebted. All the speeches contributed to the success of the evening. The time-honoured toast of "The School" was proposed by the new President, Dr. Marcus Clegg, who, from all accounts, appears to have thoroughly enjoyed his life at School some 50 years ago; the Head Master responded. "The Club" was proposed by Dr. G. E. L. Graham and Mr. J. Barry Mortimer replied. A very special toast was proposed during the evening by Mr. Kenneth H. Rhodes to the immediate past President, Mr. H. L. Creer, on relinquishing the office of President; it was received with acclamation and Mr. Creer responded. The following were present :F. D. Browne. Mr. H. L. Greer. G. H. Milner. F. Fearnside. D. T. Sparham. D. A. A. Lamb. D. J. Oldman. D. N. Brocklebank. C. W. Thompson 1(2). D. W. Thompson. P. A. Morris. C. M. Ward. W. C. Stubbs. G. D. Gardner. T. H. Burdon. N. F. Moore. J. Middleton. D. T. Rumfitt. J. R. Peverley. J. E. Annequin. C. J. Vyle. P. F. Ringrose. J. H. Baines. N. W. M. Carr. D. Pfluger. R. G. Le Pla. J. R. Dawson. J. F. Franklin. R. M. Kirkus. E. H. W. Turner. G. Plester. M. A. Jones. G. Dodsworth. N. J. Bell. D. R. Procter. N. Green. D. C. Pattison. P. Dench.

Dr. G. E. L. Graham. R. D. Wheatley. The Rev. J. A. Easten. J. A. Hanson. K. M. Ratcliff. J. C. Houghton. C. C. Fairweather. H. G. Brown (Dr.). R. G. Bough. R. Bower. T. J. Lewis. L. D. Edinger. M. I. H. Sproulle. B. R. Alderson. M. I. Daniel. F. W. B. Pacey. E. C. Sedman. W. G. Magson. T. A. W. Kettlewell. R. I. Collinson. Canon Hodd. D. K. Hodd. C. D. King. J. W. Coates. D. N. Simmons. J. N. Roe. M. Hallas. E. S. Portlock. P. Crowe. R. Eastwood. J. Dodsworth. D. C. Holmes. W. R. Middlebrook. C. S. Shepherd. D. R. Turnbull. M. J. Clegg (Dr.).

M. Dennison. E. D. Thornton. D. Walter. C. D. Hunter. J. M. Raylor. D. J. G. B. Burton. P. H. 0. Ruddock. B. A. Heap. K. G. Chilman. J. R. U. Leishman. T. G. Stephenson. C. V. Roberts. H. C. Bulmer. R. M. Hick. M. B. Wilson. P. J. Ladd. C. W. Leach. J. B. Mortimer. J. D. Birch. J. P. Wheatley. E. K. Varley. R. A. Jackson.

W. R. Ibberson. G. C. J. Kirk. D. Kirby. K. A. Hopper. L. T. Beaumont. J. N. Ryder. A. C. Stubbs. M. Collins. A. W. Ping. P. D. Waters. Head Master. Mr. Rhodes. A. T. Howat. E. S. Jeffs. D. K. Crews. A. Craven. R. F. Harding. L. C. Le Tocq. D. A. C. Blunt. B. H. Holbeche. R. A. Stratton.

DINNER DANCE A very successful and enjoyable Dinner Dance was held in the Merchant Taylors' Hall, Aldwark, York, on Friday evening, 25th July. This function was again arranged by the members of the Old Peterite Masonic Lodge, with Dr. G. H. Briggs, the Master of the Lodge, presiding. Upwards of 80 Old Peterites with their ladies sat down to the dinner, and then dancing to Derek Dunning's Band continued until 1-0 a.m. There were no speeches except the Loyal Toast, and we would like to point out that this Dinner Dance, which has now been held annually for several years, is not limited to O.P.s who are Freemasons, as it is arranged as part of the School Commemoration festivities.

02. Golf Competition at York Golf Course, Strensall, on Sunday, 27th July, 1958 A commendable attempt was made to inaugurate an O.P. Golf Competition on the Sunday afternoon of Commemoration on York Golf Course at Strensall. Only three entries were received but, nevertheless, it was decided to carry on with the competition on the basis of the Stableford scoring system, which is 1 point for one over bogey, 2 points for bogey and 3 points for a birdie, and the result was as follows :P. Crowe-34 points J. Bamforth-26 points 0. Hunter-16 points. It was a pleasantly warm afternoon and the three pioneers were delighted to see the President looking in. J. M. Raylor, with his usual enthusiasm, constituted the gallery throughout the afternoon. 92

There is no doubt that with an increased entry the ending of Commemoration Week-end by holding this golf competition would be well worth-while. From the small beginning which has been made it is hoped that it will become part of the Commemoration calendar. Golfing O.P.s are reminded, therefore, that the competition will be held next year on Sunday afternoon, 26th July, at York Golf Course.

NOTICES O.P. General Committee The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 13th December, at 5 o'clock after the annual rugger match between the School and the Club. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, not later than the 30th November.

ANNUAL DANCE. The Annual Dance in aid of the Building Appeal Fund will be held at the School, on Friday, 9th January, 1959, and an invitation is extended to all Old Peterites and their friends. Tickets, price 21/- each inclusive of supper, may be obtained from the School Bursar. Evening Dress will be worn and there will be a bar. As numbers are restricted, early application for tickets is advisable. The dance is a very enjoyable occasion and we hope it will be well supported by Old Peterites.

O.P. Crested Business Tie and O.P. Blazer Buttons Members are notified that the new approved Club business tie bearing the crown and cross keys from the School coat of arms on a dark blue background may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary whose address is Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, upon receipt of the appropriate remittance together with a stamped (4d.) addressed foolscap envelope. The price of the all-silk tie is 18/6d. and the rayon-reppe tie, 11 /9d. The chrome blazer buttons, machine-indented with the School coat of arms, may be obtained direct from the Manager of the School Shop. The large size 3/ and the small size 1/8d. each. -

ECCENTRICS C.C. TIE It has been decided to revive the old Eccentrics Cricket Club tie. These will be available shortly from the School Shop. Any Old Eccentric who wants one should write to the Manager, The School Shop, St. Peter's. The price will be 10/6. 93

BIRTHS MARWOOD.—On 10th July, 1958, to June, wife of Malcolm Marwood, a son. [1932-36]. SMITHSON.—On 29th December, 1957, at the Maternity Hospital, Fulford, to Patricia, wife of Noel Smithson, a daughter (Virginia Caroline). [192233]. WATSON.—On 10th August, 1958, at Wyberton West Hospital, Boston, Lincs., to Patricia and Roger D. Watson, a daughter (Julia Christina). [School House and The Grove, 1944-49].

MARRIAGES ACKROYD—BRUETON. At St. Barnabas' Church, Bradford, on Saturday, 29th March, C. R. Ackroyd and Miss A. E. Brueton, of Bradford. [Rise, 1948-52]. BURDASS—SMITH. At St. John's Parish Church, Goole, on 8th May, 1958, William Joseph, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Burdass, Park Farm, Harpham, and Kathleen Margaret, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Smith, of Dunhill Road, Goole. [Rise, 1946-51]. MORTIMER—PAGE. At St. Mary's Church, Tadcaster, on 23rd August, 1958, John Barry Mortimer and Judith Mary Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Page, of Boston Spa. [Rise, 1941-50]. RIGG—BUNGAY. At the Royal Air Force Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Tengah, Singapore, on 4th January, 1958, Hugh William John, Flying Officer, R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rigg, 15 Gledhow Park Drive, Leeds, 7, and Susan Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bungay, 73 Cookham Lane, Lancing, Sussex. [Manor, 1945-52]. RYDER—COBURN. On 15th June, 1958, Capt. C. D. Ryder, K.O.Y.L.I., and Miss Judy Coburn. [1941-49].

ENGAGEMENTS HOLMES—GOODRIDGE. The engagement is announced between Captain Digby Hague Holmes, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Holmes, Sunderland, Co. Durham, and Penelope Kathrine Louise, elder daughter of Captain R. L. Goodridge, R.E. (Retd.) and Mrs. Goodridge, of Accra, Ghana. [1942-50]. HOPKINS—GURNEY. The engagement is announced between David Alan, son of Mr. Leslie Hopkins, C.I.E., O.B.E., and Mrs. Hopkins, of Parkholme, North Ferriby, Yorkshire, and Pamela Rosamunde, daughter of Mr. John Gurney, O.B.E., T.D., and Mrs. Gurney, of Lechantone, Charlton Lane, Cheltenham. [Rise, 1940-48]. GUDGEON—WILCOX. The engagement is announced between David Hugh Gudgeon, M.B., B.S., only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gudgeon, Hungate House, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, and Angela Mary Wilcox, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Wilcox, Oakbank, Arrochar, Dunbartonshire. [Rise, 1948-53]. STABLER—ARMSTRONG. The engagement is announced between David, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Stabler, of 40 Clifton, York, and Muriel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Armstrong, of 56 Westminster Road, Clifton, York. [1945-54].

OVERSEAS ADDRESSES The following addresses have been received from Old Peterites living abroad :A. P. BORDER [School House, 1940-44], P.O. Box 232, Nadi Airport, Fiji Islands. S. K. KAZEROONI, Khyaban-i-Behar, Khyaban-i-Bakhtar, Teheran. A. G. REYNOLDS [1934-44]. Home: Claremont, Winter Road, Malabar Hill, Bombay, 6. Office: c/o Gill and Co., Private Ltd., Indu House, Dougall Road, Ballard Estate, Bombay, 1. W. T. SHAW [1950-53], Bank of West Africa Ltd., Kumasi, Ghana.

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OXFORD LETTER OXFORD. June, 1958. Dear Sir, The clouds have passed. With the immediate threat of exams. over for all but one, way has been made for an idyllic summer when Oxford is revealed in all its splendour. We understand that there has been more rain in the East this year and our sympathy goes out to those who are bogged down in the other place. Cricket in the Parks, punting on the Cherwell, interminable tennis, and Summer Balls, what scope for the small community of O.P.s; would that it were somewhat larger ! However, we understand that our numbers are to be increased next year, at least by one. The more harmless activities of individuals are noted below. Martin Baddeley (Keble). Fined by the Dean for waking the Bursar with song at dead of night after Mitre Club revels. Hurls the ball at wickets on various cricket grounds in and around the city on behalf of his College team. Secretary of the College Music Society, he has commented that the present skiffle phase is on the "waine". Is still reading theology, much to the amazement of those who know him. Michael Carter (Queen's). With Mods. over, he has concentrated all his attention on the river, where unfortunately the Queen's boat had to give way to Christ Church as Head of the River. Took it upon himself to demonstrate to interested spectators the art of punting and was next seen floundering in the river. Is under suspicion of having assisted in the blocking of Queen's Lane with over two hundred bicycles. Ian Cobham (Magdalen). Has been spotted in the High and also in the Corn this term, travelling at high speed, obviously bent on getting somewhere sometime. Is not quite in circulation. Richard Jenkinson (Worcester). Celebrated his coming of age this term at a party attended by nearly all the O.P.s here. Is rumoured to have played some cricket and was sighted late in the term gazing at the daisies on B.N.C. ground. Has also been seen at a Union debate carefully weighing the pros and cons in characteristic manner. Is planning to give enormous teas next term to introduce his brother to the Oxford O.P.s. Roger Kirkus (Hertford and still St. Hugh's). Fully occupied in the social whirl of the University. Left Hertford Beer Cellar for a short while to grace with his presence the Keble Ball, where he appeared immaculate in tails. For exercise, he paddles in Port Meadow or swims at the local baths. G. M. Herring (St. Catherine's Society). Sings lustily in the Bach Choir—a fact which has emerged after detailed intelligence on the 95

part of your correspondents. Has been observed and hailed in the street from time to time. Martin Marsh (Keble). Plays cricket for Keble Vagabonds, but is rumoured to knock back more after the match than he knocks up during it. Was a prominent personality at the opening of Keble Beer Cellar. After amusing himself at Taylor's expense on the subject of Schools, now begins to realise that his are rapidly approaching. Philip Taylor (B.N.C.). Ate more of Jenkinson's peanuts than all the others put together. With National Service imminent, he holds urgent consultations with Wheatley on the advisability of doing what the Sergeant-Major says. Amongst other activities he has taken Schools, after which he consoled himself by taking a long walk in the Cotswolds. Derek Wheatley (B.N.C.). Has had a relaxed term. Apart from making snooker appointments with Baddeley, has played tennis for his College second six, capsized a canoe on the Cherwell, spoken at the Union, and performed for the B.N.C. Hornets cricket team. Disclaims all responsibility for the appearance of bicycles on the chimney pots in the vicinity of his rooms. We have been delighted to hear and read of the School cricket team's successes this season and would like to convey our hearty congratulations. Wishing the School all the best for the coming term, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE, July, 1958. Dear Sir, It is difficult to determine what marks precisely the end of a Cambridge year. For some it may be an exam. and for others, perhaps, a May Ball provides a fitting conclusion. For us, having watched Cambridge to yet another victory at Lord's, the academic year ends with this pleasant but oft neglected duty of composing a letter. We apologise that we must make mention of the past two terms. The Lent Term is remarkable for its spate of dinners. Our own, held under the auspices of D. K. Timms and Trinity Hall in the delightful setting of the Dr. Eden room, was a very enjoyable event. We thank the Head Master and Mr. Jeffs for braving the elements to attend and adding so much to the occasion. All but four O.P.s in residence were able to attend. D. M. Walker (Downing) and M. G. Sykes (King's) felt that much revelry was incompatible with the cause 96

of their college rowing. M. J. Quarmby (Downing) and R. N. Johnson (St. Catharine's) were unable to attend for personal reasons. We had hoped that Mr. Charles Shadwell would be able to be present. Unfortunately, although he has almost retired from the entertainment world and lives in Trumpington, a previous engagement robbed us of this pleasure. Two requests arose during the course of the evening, which might profitably be mentioned here. One was that the Cambridge O.P.s should meet once a term rather than only once a year. The other was that these letters should be more detailed in their description of members' activities. We regret that the remainder of our letter will serve only to emphasise this latter point. Since our dinner nothing has been heard of D. G. Barton, J. C. M. Herring, W. R. Ibberson (Emmanuel), J. Peverley (Christ's), D. J. Oldman (St. Catharine's), D. K. Timms, D. M. Walker and M. G. Sykes. Their names are listed merely as a record that they are still "up" and all are remaining so long enough to feature in several future editions of our letter. E. I. Moore (Selwyn) has only occasionally been in view, once in the company of A. D. Staines. Staines, we believe, was on leave from Cyprus and dropped into Cambridge mainly because it lay on the direct route between two of his theatrical friends. B. M. Nendick (Pembroke) was a little less elusive. Whenever questioned on his many hours spent on the Mill Bridge, he claimed to be waiting for the Classics library to open. J. N. T. Howat's (Emmanuel) only public appearances were on Sunday evenings at the University Church. Here, throughout the year, he has acted as church warden with commendable efficiency. He has also assisted behind the scenes in Emmanuel's stage productions. In front of the same scenes C. K. Smith has displayed some of his undoubted talents. Smith's activities have ranged from "after dinner" speaking to being accepted for employment in the Colonial Office. Congratulations are due to him for this latter feat, which also earns him a fourth year at Cambridge. Our congratulations go also to J. B. Weightman, who was elected to an exhibition at St. Catharine's on the strength of his exam. results. Both he and G. B. Pullan are due to exchange their academic life for one in the Chemical Industry. At the end of term Pullan led a team of St. Catharine's cricketers southwards. Their proclaimed purpose was to test the strength of Kentish cricket, but we suspect that Kentish ale was also under investigation. R. N. Johnson played some cricket with St. Catharine's, but we are told that Bridge behind locked doors at the "Hat and Feathers" was his main sport. 0. C. Wetherell (St. Catharine's) pursued his medical studies and neglected his social ones in a most uncharacteristic manner. The reason for this and his nervous appearance was, we learn, not the imminence of exams, but his approaching marriage. We wish him every happiness and hope for further reports in a St. Mary's Hospital O.P. letter. 97

H. P. G. Shaw (Emmanuel) and M. J. Quarmby, having completed their university studies in comparative seclusion, also leave us. We can supply no report of their activities or intentions. Our only assumption is that Shaw's editing of "Light Blue" and Quarmby's scooter allowed them to lead a social life far removed from our own. May Week was composed of the usual ingredients plus a film company to add variety. Perhaps when "The Freshman" appears on our screens some further O.P. activities will come to light. Practical jokes, too, were a large feature of this final week. However, we are glad to report that the disappearance of Silver Street Bridge had the full consent of the City Council and is only a temporary measure. We wish the School every success, and assure you that we remain, Sir, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.s

"BULLY-BEEF FAINEANT" I suppose I could call this "How to See France on Ten Pounds", though a more accurate title would be "How to See the French on Ten Pounds", as I have seen far more of the French (though probably less of France) than the average tourist does. After leaving School in December, 1957, I was faced with nine months with nothing definite to do before entering the University, and I made up my mind that it was high time I went abroad, as this was something I had never done and as I think that French is a subject which, unlike little children, should be heard rather than seen. But all I could muster was £10, and it was obvious that I should have to find work in France, if I wanted to last out more than a few days. However, this is not so easy as it sounds and none of the countless letters I wrote to all kinds of organisations and firms yielded more than a mimeographed "We regret . . . .", if indeed they took the trouble to reply at all. By April I was desperate, and finally, on 2nd April, I stuffed my £10 into my pocket, an assortment of clothes into a bag, and set off into the blue. I reached my relatives' place in London after a hair-raising lift down the Al with a commercial traveller whose speed was 70 on the straight, 69 on the bends and 55 in speed limits. Since I had spent only five shillings so far, I indulged in the luxury of a train to Folkestone on Good Friday and crossed to Calais by steamer on the same day, landing with about 7,500 francs (then worth £6 5s. Od.). 98

I spent two nights in a cafe in Calais and roamed around on the Saturday job-hunting. Finding nothing, I set off on Easter Day (with the vague intention of heading for Paris) along the Boulogne Road. But French cars simply don't stop and evening found me in Hesdigneul (a village near Samer). There, where I earned refreshment at a cafe by translating some German letters into French for the "patronne", I was strongly advised to head for Le Touquet instead. This seemed a good idea, as Le Touquet is a fashionable resort and I had already worked for two months in an English hotel during the holidays the year before, and could therefore claim a certain amount of experience. It seemed an even better idea when I discovered that the train fare from Hesdigneul was a mere 130 francs (2s. 2d.), and at 10 the next morning I was climbing the stairs of Le Touquet's "Syndicat d'HOteliers", a tiny office I had come across by luck rather than judgment. "Apres la bataille" (it was Easter Monday) was the comment of the Secretary, but she rang one of the bigger hotels all the same, and lo and behold ! I was accepted.

I don't think I need mention all the details of my work; I will just say that I spent the first fortnight helping the chef, a month as night porter and night switchboard operator (the hotel has 70 extensions all running from the same switchboard) and three weeks as waiter. During my two months there I earned 45,000 francs (£37 10s. Od.). This may not seem much, but it came on top of free board and lodging, a total of eight days off, and my tips (as night porter I once got 500 francs (8s. 4d.) for carrying a few cases, although I usually got about 300 (5s.)). I was able to afford to come home by air and rail and I still have enough to return on the 20th June to start as a waiter in a little restaurant on the sea-front. The work was admittedly arduous at times; I earned myself the nickname "Bully-beef faineant", which more or less means "English slacker". Yet I got on surprisingly well with everybody and was soon able to hold my own in conversation. My French has improved more than I had hoped and I strongly recommend this kind of venture to linguists and non-linguists alike. I only wish I had the space to describe the scores of people I met and talked to, how I spent my I have even been invited to spend spare time and so forth. September in a villa in the South, and have naturally accepted. Hoping you will believe in my most distinguished sentiments. H. C. WRIGHT. 99

J. F. W. ADDY (1946-48). It was announced on 30th May that Mr. John Addey was to be the Conservative candidate for the South Leeds division. He will oppose Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, the Leader of the Opposition and Socialist M.P. for the division. At the last General Election Mr. Gaitskell had a majority of 12,016 over his Conservative opponent. There will also be a Liberal candidate at the next election. S. K. KAZEROONI (Rise, 1929-35) is a Director of the Iranian Oil Refining Company and is also Head of The Personnel Division, which covers employee relations, industrial relations, housing, social services, property protection, training department, personnel services, catering and staff and workers' shops. The Refinery has about 30,000 employees. He would be very pleased to help any O.P.s who visit Iran or who are interested in Oil as a career.

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL It has been decided to discontinue the Junior School Section in The Peterite, and their own magazine, The Olavite, will in future be

published each term instead of annually.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We gratefully acknowledge the magazines of the following Schools, with apologies for any omissions : Edinburgh Academy, Pocklington, Dover College, Karachi Grammar School, Leeds Grammar School, St. Bee's, Giggleswick, Ashville, Collegiate School of St. Peter (Australia), Bradford Grammar School, Worksop College, Liverpool College, Welbeck College, Repton, Michaelhouse (South Africa), Sedbergh, Durham.

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EDITORIAL A centre of attraction and an irresistible temptation to wandering eyes have been provided this term by the new classroom block, which was completed soon after the end of term. It is to be known as the Scott Building, in memory of the late Colonel H. C. Scott, and, with the new section of the Science Block and the Grove Block of two classrooms, it forms the East Quadrangle. All these buildings have been built in the last five years, and, if progress can be measured in terms of bricks and mortar—which, to a certain extent, it surely can—it is worthy of note that, in this period, the classroom and laboratory accommodation of the School has been more than doubled—a remarkable achievement in days when large sums of money are not easily found. Nor does the building programme of the past few years end there, for to it can be added four new classrooms for the Junior School, a new Art School, a Scout Hut and a Boathouse, whilst a new Pavilion and School Shop are rapidly nearing completion. Even then the builders will not be absent from the scene for very long, as work is due to begin this summer on the extension of Big Hall. The new Hall will accommodate nearly 600, thus catering comfortably for all occasions, except Speech Day, when perhaps a rather less lavish standard of seating will have to be adopted. New buildings, however, rapidly become absorbed in the general picture. Those of us who live and work in the School find it hard even now to picture parts of the grounds as they were five years ago. It is therefore salutary to pause occasionally and appreciate the advances made, and to remind ourselves that, in this age of State education, an Independent School cannot afford to stand still. We can feel satisfied that we are more than keeping pace. 1

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Editorial ... School News Mr. D. K. Crews ... Appeal Fund ... The Barnby Bequest School Officers Valete Salvete House Notes The Chapel The Choir ... Music Society Choral Society Lecture by Mr. Blades Visit to F. Perkins, Peterborough Debating Society ... Curia Senior Science Society Junior Science Society Ornithological Society Young Farmers' Club Film Society ... Ship Adoption Society C.C.F. Scouts Rugby Football ... Squash Life Saving ... Shooting Fencing ... Chess Cricket Fixtures, 1959 O.P. News ... Notices Engagements Marriage Births ... O.P. Dinners ... Overseas Addresses University Letters Acknowledgments ...

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SCHOOL NEWS We welcome three new members of the Staff and hope their time at St. Peter's will be very happy. Mr. G. D. Field, an Exhibitioner of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, joins us from Glenalmond to teach Classics; Mr. D. R. Gailey, an Exhibitioner of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, takes Mr. Montgomery's place on the Mathematics staff; and Mr. R. J. Wilson, an Exhibitioner of Trinity College, Cambridge, fills the gap at Mr. Holbeche's side left by Mr. Hart's departure for New Zealand. * * * The Rev. R. C. Pickard has been appointed Chaplain of the Royal Wolverhampton School. During his short stay in the Junior School Mr. Pickard made many friends, and we wish him well in his new post. * * * We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Mair on the birth of a son (Nicholas) on 7th January, 1959.

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The Annual School Dance was held on Friday, 9th January, and, despite the foggy weather, some '250 parents, Old Boys and friends enjoyed a very successful evening. On the following night a Boys' Dance was held, also in the School, and appeared to be enjoyed by all. Mr. Holbeche very nobly "volunteered" for the job of M.C. at both dances—a task he performed with conspicuous success. The two functions raised over £300 for the Appeal Fund. * * * The British Association for the Advancement of Science is holding its Annual Meeting in York from the 2nd to the 9th of September. The Physics Section, of which Mr. Robinson is the Local Secretary, will hold all its meetings in the School, and some of the members are also to be accommodated in the Boarding Houses. * * * The Scott Building will be officially opened on Saturday, 7th March, the day of the Old Peterite Hockey match. The ceremony will be performed by the Dean of York, Chairman of the Governors, who will also unveil a plaque in memory of Colonel Scott. * * * The ninth Science Exhibition will be held on 20th and 21st March; it will be opened by Sir Walter Worboys, a Director of I.C.I. * * * In December the School purchased No. 18 Clifton, a very handsome house on the corner of St. Peter's Grove. It is at present being used as an Annexe of the Grove, and the very extensive garden will doubtless be put to good use at a later date. 2

MR. D. K. CREWS The departure of Mr. D. K. Crews to take up the appointment of Head Master of Scarborough College will leave a very great gap at St. Peter's. Mr. Crews came on to the Staff in May, 1938, as Biology Master and House Tutor in the Rise, and very soon made his mark in all departments—in Scouting, on the Rugger field and in the J.T.C. (as the C.C.F. was then called). At the beginning of the war he was in his element in the construction of trenches, in the improvisation of black-out gadgets, and in the Home Guard. In July, 1940, he left to join the Army. Shortly afterwards his engagement was announced, to Miss Gundred Waller, already a well-known figure at St. Peter's, as the Headmaster's Secretary. The marriage took place in April, 1941. For some two years Mr. Crews was an instructor at an Infantry O.C.T.U., and then went out to North Africa and thence to Italy, where he was wounded. After a period in Syria and Palestine he returned to Italy for the final advance, and for his services there obtained a Mention in Despatches and the American Bronze Star Medal. He was demobilised at the beginning of 1946 and returned to St. Peter's in the middle of the Easter term that year. Shortly after his return Mr. Crews took over the Housemastership of the Rise in January, 1947, and also the command of theiC.C.F. These two interests, together with the building up of the Biology Department, were to become the centre of Mr. Crews' existence. As Housemaster of the Rise from 1947-58 he did much to foster and develop the Rise tradition and loyalty, and particularly to encourage an interest in hobbies and initiative. He has been a constant friend and adviser to many generations of Riseites. In the C.C.F. Mr. Crews took over just when big changes were taking place, and during his period of command, which lasted until 1957, he did great work in building up the new peacetime C.C.F., so that there was a sound balance between the three services. His valuable work in this department, not only in the School but also in the North of England, were fittingly recognised by the award of the M.B.E. All who were under him in the C.C.F. will recollect the ingenuity and sometimes the intricacy of the exercises which he devised. The Biology Department he built up from practically nothing into a first-class department, with a well-equipped laboratory and a flourishing zoo. He infected his pupils with his own enthusiasm. Perhaps it will be his enthusiasm, his energy and his willingness to take on and to carry through any job that most people will best 3

remember about Mr. Crews. However impossible the task, however inadequate the materials, by his ingenious improvisation he always achieved his object. These achievements, together with his great sense of loyalty and service will always be remembered and valued by those who knew him at St. Peter's. K.H.R.

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THE BARNBY BEQUEST The Rev. F. H. Barnby's obituary appeared in the last issue of "The Peterite", so that a further tribute to his long and distinguished career at St. Peter's, both as Senior Classics Master and later Second Master, is not called for here. In the meantime, however, we learned that he had bequeathed some three hundred books from his extensive collection to the School Library. This windfall duly arrived during the Christmas Term and has been integrated with the rest of the Library, each volume bearing a distinctive label to perpetuate the bequest. 5

Librarians may be forgiven a twinge of apprehension when such a bequest arrives. Too often such gifts slowly gather dust on college and school shelves, hallowed but unused. That only a dozen out of the three hundred books were found to be redundant is a measure therefore of our donor's excellent scholarship and taste. The remainder filled many gaps in our own collection or provided a very welcome extension to various subjects. This is indeed a gift for which generations of Peterites will be grateful. As befits a former Sixth Form teacher of Classics and English, the bulk of the bequest consists of standard texts and works of criticism in these subjects (107 Classics, 142 English). Together, these sections cover a wide range of Greek, Roman and English Literature, a complete Cambridge Ancient History and a complete set of New Cambridge Shakespeare texts forming, as it were, massive foundation stones for each edifice. If the Library is to be the focal point of the intellectual life of the School, these volumes alone will make a valuable and scholarly contribution towards that end. The remaining books, which may be sub-divided into History, Modern Languages, Science, Music and Sport, give a fascinating insight into the interests of a cultivated and broad-minded reader. Standard works, such as Butterfield's "Man on his Past", Eddington's "Nature of the Physical World" and Scholes's "Listener's History of Music", one might expect; but it is pleasing to find them cheek by jowl with Rabelais, or John Arlott on "The Art of Cricket". French poets and novelists, from Villon to Balzac, are well represented; while a varied selection of guides to English counties and towns confirms a life-long interest in local history. "Books", observed Milton, "are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul whose progeny they are"; and as we sifted, classified, handled the books in this bequest, as we read the marginalia in the late owner's neat handwriting, so gradually we built up a mental image of the living man. This, we venture to hope, is the kind of tribute he himself would have appreciated from present members of the School which he served so long and faithfully : Show me his friends and I the man shall know; This wiser turn a larger wisdom lends : Show me the books he loves and I shall know The man far better than through mortal friends. Finally I should like to express my gratitude to all those Library Monitors and other "volunteers" who devoted so many hours of their own time to the lengthy and exacting task of classifying, indexing and labelling this formidable battalion of books. B.H.H. 6

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1958 HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : T. D. J. LAYFIELD (HEAD OF THE GROVE)

VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : J. A. BYGATE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S) SCHOOL MONITORS : Head of The Rise: T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE Head of Temple: M. J. KERSHAW Head of The Manor: A. McCALLUM Head of School House: F. C. BEAUMONT Chapel Monitor: J. J. RHODES R. E. CROWE P. J. DRONFIELD J. B. MATHEWS HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: E. S. BOLTON, P. A. CROSSLEY, R. L. EVANS, A. GOMERSALL, D. E. RAYNER. The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG, A. N. P. BUTLAND, J. G. CLARK, D. H. GEE, G. D. PARKIN, H. R. L. PURSE, C. B. WAINWRIGHT. Queen's: N. R. BARTON, D. N. L. BERESFORD, P. J. BURTON, A. H. CROWTHER, D. L. SLADE. The Rise: D. L. BROWN, W. M. HOWARD, C. D. IBBERSON, E. M. H. RANSON. School House: R. F. BROOKS, M. G. A. GARBUTT, M. K. OLDHAM, J. B. ROBINSON, B. D. SHEARSMITH. Temple: A. D. BEST, G. W. BLENKHORN, P. HODGSON, J. M. SMITH. GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Rugger: J. B. MATHEWS Captain of Shooting: M. G. A. GARBUTT Captain of Fencing: P. J. BURTON Captain of Squash: W. M. HOWARD Captain of Chess: F. C. BEAUMONT EDITOR OF "THE PETERITE" Mr. A. E. R. DODDS ASSISTANT EDITORS : A. H. CROWTHER, W. M. HOWARD, H. R. L. PURSE

VALETE AND SALVETE VALETE (Christmas Term, 1958) THE GROVE M. R. Bramley. 1956-58. Transitus. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Cadet, Basic Section. Cert. "A", Part I. THE MANOR J. G. Clark. 1954-58. House Monitor. U.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. Scholarship to Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, 1956. Colts XV, 1956. "A" XV, 1957. R.L.S.S. Medallion, Cross and Bar, Instructor's Certificate, Award of Merit and Bar. Cadet Under Officer. A.B., Leading Seaman and P.O. Exams. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot.

QUEEN'S M. A. H. Dillon. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. P. J. Burton. 1953-58. House Monitor. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. York City Major Scholarship, 1958. 2nd XV, 1958. Fencing Team, 1955-56-57-58 (Colours, 1956-57-58; Captain, 1957-58). Instructor Cadet i/c R.N. Section. R.N. Proficiency, Parts I and II. Cert. "A", Part I. 1st Class Shot. R.M.F.V.R. 24th Schools Entry Course, January, 1958. C.C.F. Visit to B.A.O.R., Easter, 1958. Science Society Committee, 1958. THE RISE T. E. H. Sabben-Clare. 1953-58. Head of The Rise. U.VI Maths. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1955; "A" Level, 1957. Qualifying Examination for Mechanical Sciences Tripos, 1958. Wiltshire County Scholarship, 1958. 2nd XV, 1958. 4th IV, 1958. Warrant Officer, R.A.F. Section, i/c Information Room. R.A.F. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. Curia. Science Society Committee, 1958. Photographic Society Committee, 1957-58. TEMPLE R. E. Crowe. 1953-58. School Monitor. U.VI. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1956; "A" Level, 1958. 3rd XV, 1958. Cadet Under Officer. R.A.F. Proficiency. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. British Gliding Association "A" and "B" Certificates. Home Command Gliding Proficiency, 1956. Flying Scholarship, 1957. Private Pilot's "A" Licence. Curia. Natural History Society, Treasurer. Science Society Committee. Hon. Sec. Tennis, 1958. I. R. Fairweather. 1954-58. VH. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Cadet, R.N. Section. A.B. Examination. P. Hodgson. 1954-58. House Monitor. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Senior Colts XV, 1957. 2nd XV, 1958 .(Colours). A.B., R.N. Section. A.B. and Leading Seaman Examinations. Efficiency Badge. 1st Class Shot. V. F. Roberts. 1955-58. VA. G.C.E., "0" Level, 1958. Grade 5 Music. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. R.A.F. Proficiency. 1st Class Shot.

SALVETE (Christmas Term, 1958) THE GROVE

G. F. Bach, J. A. Bradbury, R. A. Cockroft, C. G. Evans, A. C. Jowett, A. R.

Magson, P. H. Masterman, A. W. Perry, P. W. Quickfall, P. F. Johnson, R. J. Shields, J. A. Templeman.

THE MANOR M. N. Dale, M. R. Dixon, P. J. Holmes, J. W. Lowe, J. V. Noel, A. P. Schofield, R. C. Sutton, D. L. Whitfield, P. A. Wrigley. QUEEN'S J. C. Abel, C. G. M. Atkinson, P. A. Barney, C. R. Barton, R. J. Bowling, J. J. Cooper, R. B. Daniel, D. R. Gow, J. Gray, R. A. Hopwood, D. Outhwaite, M. A. Popplewell. THE RISE H. G. N. Fawcett, C. F. Foster, P. E. Haxby, N. H. King, P. J. F. Mitchell, J. L. Newhouse, N. G. Pace, B. G. Shaw, P. W. Shepherd, W. G. Warburton, M. R. Wroe. SCHOOL HOUSE T. L. Adams, D. H. Adamson, P. C. N. Brown, A. V. A. Dickie, F. B Hodgson, R. S. Le Pla, B. R. Martinson, J. L. Richardson, D. G. Routledge R. J. G. Smith, M. Sutcliffe, F. R. West.

TEMPLE

S. H. Bradley, P. J. Brindle, A. Brining, J. D. Carr, R. Dawes, R. J. Dowson, J. R. Eggleshaw, K. W. Headlam, M. L. Lees, A. L. McKay, C. P. Midgeley, M. E. Raine, E. P. Raynes, E. G. Richman, J. S. Scott, R. P. Wilson.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The beginning of term found us looking back on an excellent year. It had not been, however, limited to the games field. P. A. Crossley had obtained a State Scholarship, and the rest of the House had worked hard enough to win us the Work Cup. Everyone is to be congratulated on this, and reminded that they can all contribute to our keeping it. But then we looked to the future, and settled down to show that there is still as much spirit in the House as ever. Ten new juniors have joined us, including another Welshman : we are prepared. At the top of the House E. S. Bolton, P. A. Crossley, R. L. Evans and A. Gomersall are to be congratulated on their appointments as House Monitors, as is T. D. J. Layfield as Head of the School and of the House. The highlight of the term was undoubtedly the Senior House Rugger. After beating Manor 17-11 in the semi-final, we met Rise in the final. In a good, hard game we were defeated 0-6. However, of our tackling and teamwork we feel justly proud. P. A. Crossley, L S. T. Dutton, W. J. Bottomley and A. Gomersall have since been awarded their House colours. In the School teams L. H. K. Mackay, I. S. T. Dutton and R. L. Evans have been awarded their 1st XV colours; T. D. J. Layfield captained the 2nd XV, and together with P. A. Crossley was awarded his colours. As usual we were well represented in the 3rd XV by W. J. Bottomley, A. Gomersall, J. C. G. Wheeler and R. W. Kirk. In the basketball world the name of E. S. Bolton was a name to be feared. Debating has become a very popular activity in the House. In the School Society T. D. J. Layfield was President and R. A. Crossley, R. L. Evans and D. E. Rayner were on the Committee. However, the last two appear to have found their vocations in the Law Courts. It is very good to see that the Presidency has not left the Grove, and R. L. Evans is to be congratulated on his election for next term. Our House Debating Society continues to flourish. The term included three debates and an evening of light-hearted entertainment, all well attended. We are pleased to see so many Junior members of the House taking an interest, and hope they will all make the effort to speak some time. 9

House "Proms." have been organised successfully by R. L. Evans and A. Gomersall, and the House appears to appreciate classical music more than any other, thus showing its good taste. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their generous hospitality at our concerts. To old Grovites let us say : we are neither "down" nor "out", but still flourishing. M. R. Bramley is the only member of the House to leave us this term. We wish him the best of luck in the future. Just before going to print, we can end our news of the term, just as we began, with another success story from P. A. Crossley. Our heartiest congratulations to him on the award of an Open Minor Scholarship to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

THE MANOR This term, as every Christmas Term, began with new faces, new appointments and new arrangements. First, we welcome Mr. Shuttleworth as our new Assistant Housemaster. It is a new experience for all the present generation in the House to have a resident Assistant Housemaster, and we soon felt the impact of his interest and enthusiasm. We also welcome ten new Manorites, and the turbulent Junior Common Room soon became a feature of the House. Noel, who comes from U.S.A., was soon transferred to the Junior Middles. It is the first time, it appears, that we have had another national as a permanent member of the House, and we hope he will enjoy his time with us. We discovered on returning that members of the Manor had done very well in last term's exams. This was reflected in our position of second in the Work Cup. Butland is to be congratulated on his State Scholarship, and Lennox and Purse on Local Authority Awards. This term we have contributed our share to School sport. A. McCallum was vice-captain of the first XV and J. 0. Armstrong was awarded his first XV colours. M. McCallum had the interesting experience of playing at one time or another for 1st, 2nd and 3rd XVs. Our biggest contribution however was to the Senior Colts : R. G. Armstrong was captain, and Holdsworth and De Mulder were awarded their colours, while Hewitt, Hutchinson and R. A. Wood were also in the team. Brown, Bruce and Noel played for the Junior Colts, and Lightfoot has found a place in the 1st VIII. In the House matches, after a victory in the preliminary round, our Seniors were defeated in the semi-finals : the absence of A. McCallum on this occasion was particularly unfortunate. As will be gathered from the information above, our Junior side was unusually strong, and duly won the Junior Cup : the first time it has "crossed the road". This being the one and only occasion during Mr. Le Tocq's period of office that we have won a rugger cup, the event was celebrated by awarding the whole team Junior House colours.

They were : Hutchinson; Watson, R. A. Wood, De Mulder, Tomlinson; Holdsworth, Bruce; R. G. Armstrong (Capt.), Hewitt, Brown, Bywater, Lightfoot, Ainley, Noel, P. H. Sykes. This term has seen the successful formation of a House Debating Society. This innovation has proved very promising and is becoming a permanent feature of House activities. A number of speakers have come forward, and a surprising proportion of the House seems prepared to air its views, some of which are a little unexpected : one very competent and experienced collector of discipline cards having, for example, been known to support the monitorial system—but perhaps tact modified his opinion. Other spare time activities have ranged from record recitals to fox-skinning. Finally, the farewells. Clark is leaving us and we shall miss his war-cry of "Cheers !" It is with much regret that we say good-bye to Mr. and Mrs. Le Tocq. They have been in the Manor for nearly ten years and have gained the respect of everyone who has passed through the House. As a memento of their time here, they were presented with an inscribed salver.

QUEEN'S Refreshed by the holidays, bronzed by the blazing English sun, the House returned in September to School, to Rugby and to Work. Barton and Slade moved upstairs, where they settled in quickly, while at the other end of the social scale twelve new juniors settled in not quite so quickly—some fagging instructions drawn up for their "convenience" threatened to arrive at the length and complexity of the Rent Act. On the results of the July examinations, Beresford, Burton and Crowther were awarded York City Major Scholarships and we offer them our congratulations. This term the junior part of the House, spurred to emulation, have given us a promising start in the Work Cup Competition, which we lead at the moment. Gow, Daniel and Abel are particularly to be congratulated on their domination of the Fourth Forms. Naturally, rugby occupied much of our time, and the House had representatives in every School team : Bygate and Slade gained their colours in the 1st XV, and Slade captained the "A" XV; Burton and Crowther (intermittently) played for the 2nd XV, while Barton captained, and Mitchell played for the 3rd XV. Foster was our sole member of the Senior Colts, but in the Junior Colts Hackney, the Captain, was supported by Clegg, Raley and Jesper. The Senior House team defeated School House in the first round of the House matches by the generous margin of one point, only to lose to Rise later. The Junior team, confronted by a robust Manor XV, soon lost interest in the proceedings. After the battle Foster, Hackney and Clegg were awarded their Junior House colours. Otherwise our sporting endeavours were small, but select; Bygate

graced the squash team, Barton and Beresford the fencing team under Burton's captaincy, and Hunt and Hardman the chess team. In the C.C.F. we find ourselves, as yet, leading in the Dronfield Trophy—despite the attempts by some few member of the House to sabotage this position. The House on Tuesdays resembled a Sergeants' Mess, for there are five of them plus the only R.N. Instructor Cadet. Turning to more voluntary activities, we find that the Secretary of every major School society is in Queen's. We have furthermore four members of the Debating Society Committee, of which Crowther was the Vice-President. Within the House, the Antiquities Society and Junior Debating Society are still flourishing, and our own magazine is preparing its fourth issue. For Queen's, then, the Christmas Term was an active and a full one; one, we think, in which the foundations of a successful year were well and truly laid. And finally we must congratulate Burton on his place at Oxford, wish him goodbye, and thank him for what he has done for the House in the past five years.

THE RISE The beginning of the new School year brought the usual new appointments and new faces. Sabben-Clare was appointed Head of House, Dronfield and Mathews School Monitors, Howard, Ibberson, Brown and Ranson House Monitors. Mr. Galley joined us as Assistant Housemaster in place of Mr. Dodds, and we welcomed our six new boarders and five day boarders. We congratulate Mathews on being appointed Captain of Rugger and of Boats, and Howard on being Captain of Squash. The highlight of the term's sporting activities was our victory in the Senior Rugger Competition. We beat Queen's by 22 points to 11 in the semi-final after a bye in the first round, and then beat Grove 6-0 in a hard-fought final. The promise shown by the younger players in these matches is encouraging for the future. The Junior team fought a courageous but losing battle against a far stronger Manor side. In School Rugger we were represented by Mathews, Ranson, Sim and Howard in the 1st XV, by Gale, Bagnall, Gough, SabbenClare and Ibberson in the 2nd XV, and by Dronfield in the unbeaten 3rd XV. Kirk won his Senior Colts colours, whilst Kettlewell, C. J. Parker and R. H. Parker played for the Junior Colts. In recognition of their efforts on the Rugger field, Sabben-Clare, Ibberson, Sim and Bagnall were awarded their House colours, and Kirk, Kettlewell, Hemsley, R. H. Parker and Poynor their Junior House colours. In other out of school activities we were represented by Howard and Ranson in the Squash team, by Gale, Gough and Ranson in the Chess team, and by Pattinson in the Fencing team.

For the Rise the end of term meant the end of Mr. Crews' Housemastership, and he would wish no more comment than our sincere thanks for all he has done for the School, the Rise, our predecessors and ourselves, and our best wishes for his success as Head Master of Scarborough College. On the last night of term we were joined by members of the Staff and Old Boys at a farewell party given by Mr. and Mrs. Crews. It was followed by entertainment of various kinds, and a delightful evening was enjoyed by all. At the end of the evening Mr. Crews was presented with the mechanism of a high-class radiogram. We said goodbye also to Sabben-Clare at the end of term, and wish him every success in the future. Where Bert went is still a matter for discussion. Finally we welcome Mr. Cummin as our new Housemaster and hope he will be very happy in the Rise.

SCHOOL HOUSE We began the term with a completely new monitorial body : our School Monitors were F. C. Beaumont as Head of House and J. J. Rhodes as Chapel Monitor; R. F. Brooks, M. G. A. Garbutt, M. K. Oldham, J. B. Robinson and B. D. Shearsmith were House Monitors. We welcomed Mr. Field as an additional Assistant Housemaster. Much to the relief of Study 6 Mr. Field's sitting room is well away from that maddening crowd. In the House Rugby Competitions we had a rather frustrating time; we were knocked out by Queen's once again in the Senior event and the Junior XV was beaten by a powerful Manor team after leading 6-0 at half-time. We congratulate G. P. Robinson on his excellent captaincy of the Junior side, A. W. Raylor for his invaluable services as coach and P. Collins and I. A. Naisby on the award of their Junior colours. The House once again left its mark on School Rugger. J. B. Robinson, A. W. Raylor and J. J. Rhodes were awarded their 1st XV colours, but F. C. Beaumont was retired from the 1st XV on. the pretext of helping the 2nd XV to win a few matches. P. N. B. Smith was awarded his 2nd XV colours; M. J. Bond, who appeared once in the 1st XV colours, M. K. Oldham, who twice scored three tries in a match, R. A. Hodgson and P. M. Beachell all played for the 2nd XV. In the Senior Colts, G. P. Robinson was awarded his colours, R. Priestley and D. H. Fletcher played regularly, while P. Collins appeared once. Collins also captained the Junior Colts, playing alongside D. H. Rhodes, M. T. Bell, J. A. B. Carruthers and R. G. Le Pla. In the 3rd XV S. D. Baker and A. W. Martin helped the School to beat Ampleforth. 13

The House once again predominated in the Shooting team with M. G. A. Garbutt as Captain and R. A. Hodgson as Vice-Captain; with S. D. Baker and M. K. Oldham also in the team we feel that we might at last win the Inter-House Shooting Cup. F. C. Beaumont captained the School Chess team with support from J. N. Hanson. G. W. A. R. Alderson and F. C. Beaumont played for the School Squash team. The House Film Society was splendidly organised by A. W. Raylor, who spent a great deal of time in obtaining and showing a large number of excellent films. Our thanks also go to D. A. Taylor for working the film projector so efficiently. M. J. Bond is to be congratulated on running an extremely succesful House Table Tennis Competition. It ended with a dramatic final in the late hours of the last night of term between Alderson and Bell, the former eventually becoming the winner; both are to be congratulated on their fine play and also many who nearly reached the final. In the Junior Chess Competition R. G. Le Pla outwitted the Middles and the rest of the Juniors to win the prize. R. P. V. Puttock just managed to complete a fine set of bookshelves for Study 5 before departing for the holidays. We hope it will not be long before he is able to enjoy the facilities they provide. The House Proms. were as popular as ever under the guidance of J. G. Slater. This term a new Society was started limited to Seniors and Monitors. The aim of the Society was to hold intellectual discussions, debates and talks. It proved to be extremely popular and worthwhile. The Committee of the Ecclesia wishes to thank Mr. Howat for the use of his room and Miss Banks for providing refreshments. We were very sorry to lose B. D. Shearsmith halfway through the term with an obscure ocular infection. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to have him back next term. ,

Finally we must not forget the work of the House. For the first time for years we send a member of the House, J. G. Slater, to Cambridge to try for an Open Award in Mathematics. We also congratulate him on his State Scholarship. Nearly everyone in the House seems to be working really hard and as a result we should do better in the Work Cup. Postscript. We are happy to announce that J. G. Slater has been awarded an Open Exhibition in Mathematics at King's College, Cambridge. This success will, we hope and confidently expect, herald the start of a brilliant career for Slater and he has our congratulations and best wishes. This achievement will act as a great spur to the academic ambitions of the House. 14

TEMPLE At the beginning of the new School year Kershaw was appointed Head of the House, and he has been ably assisted by his fellow School Monitor, Crowe, and his House Monitors, Best, Blenkhorn, Hodgson and Smith. We have our usual quota of Juniors : we welcome them with open arms and hope that their stay here will be a long, happy and successful one. The main sporting interest this term has been House Rugger, and, although we won neither of our matches, the teams did not disgrace themselves. The Senior team undoubtedly felt the loss of Kershaw against Manor, but they struggled on valiantly and never gave up. Hodgson was awarded his House colours for his efforts in this match. The Junior team met School House in the semi-final and in very difficult conditions covered themselves with not a little mud and glory. The score (18-5) does not really do us justice, as everybody played very hard and several players showed considerable promise. Perhaps we are seeing a long-awaited Renaissance in the House. Ward, who captained the side ably, Monfort and Hart were awarded their Junior House colours. We were well represented in School teams : Kershaw (until his injury) and Precious were regular members of the 1st XV, Hodgson was awarded his 2nd XV colours, and Smith also played regularly for the 2nd XV; Crowe, Martin and Woodruff appeared in the 3rd XV, Ward played in the Senior Colts, and Monfort and Hart (now and then) for the Junior Colts. Chess and Fencing still flourish in the House. The Fencing team beat Rise and the Chess team Queen's in friendly matches; Martin, Gildener and Kershaw have indulged in the "gentleman's game" of Chess to the School's advantage—we hope ! All that now remains is to say farewell to those who are leaving us this term : Crowe, who, appropriately enough, is going into Civil Aviation, Hodgson, Fairweather and Roberts. To all of them we extend our best wishes in their respective careers.

THE CHAPEL Our services in Chapel have followed their accustomed pattern. Mercifully they have not this time been upset by illness, as they were in 1957. The Harvest Thanksgiving, coming so near the beginning of term, sets a joyful note. The Sung Communion on Advent Sunday and the Carol Service on the last Sunday of term again accentuated that note of joy and thankfulness which should be a characteristic of all Christian worship.

On Remembrance Sunday we observed the Two Minutes' Silence and laid our wreath at the Book of Remembrance in a short service in the morning and at Evensong had a more extended service with appropriate music. In our daily prayers each morning two things were worthy of remark : the much higher standard of reading and the interest taken by boys in the choice of hymns and prayers. We must express our gratitude to our visiting preachers for outstanding sermons : to the Dean of York, the Reverend J. E. C. Lawlor, who gave an account of the work of the Missions to Seamen (and very kindly presented to the Library a copy of L. A. G. Strong's "The Flying Angel"), and to the Dean of Ripon. Mr. Pickard preached to us for the last time as Chaplain of St. Olave's. It is easy for St. Peter's to take for granted the help which the Chaplain of St. Olave's gives Sunday by Sunday and twice on weekdays. We are most grateful to Mr. Pickard for all his help and interest and wish him every blessing for his work at Wolverhampton. At the end of the term the Chapel Committee decided to vote a fixed sum towards the cost of printing the Carol Service papers, with the happy result that we were able to send cheques to the John Burrill Homes for old people and the Godfrey Walker nursery in time for Christmas. N.K.-W.

THE CHOIR Many new faces appeared in the choir stalls at the start of this term : among these were five basses, two tenors and fourteen trebles. Five of last year's trebles were left to form a good backbone to the treble line and the altos remained intact. The first duty the robed Choir had to perform was the sad one of singing at the Memorial Service for Mr. Burgess. A number of extra practices were held in order to master the Sentences from the Burial Service set by Croft. These were sung in procession as the Choir entered the Chapel at the beginning of the service. We sang the two Harvest Thanksgiving Services, one in York Minster and the other in Chapel : both were a great success, considering the immaturity of the Choir. For the Remembrance Day service we sang the anthem "Greater Love hath no man", which was first introduced last year. The traditional "Jerusalem", included at the last minute, was greatly appreciated by both Choir and School. We sang various settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis during the term, including Noble in B minor, but it is felt that the School has yet to learn thoroughly and appreciate the difficult congregational part of this setting. Carol practices started in mid-November with the usual enthusiasm. Before long the Choir had mastered the difficult but 16

lovely setting of The Three Kings by Peter Cornelius, with Mr. Kemp-Welch singing the baritone solo. As usual the actual service was most impressive, providing a scintillating climax to the term. The following music was sung during the term :The Sentences from the Burial Service—Croft. Thou visitest the earth—Greene. Almighty God who hast us brought—Ford. 0 praise the Lord—Batten. Lord for thy tender mercies' sake—Farrant. Greater love hath no man—Ireland. Praise to God in the highest—Campbell. Communion Service—Darke.

Carols: Break forth—Bach. Ding dong merrily on high—arr. Charles Wood. The Angel Gabriel—Old Basque. In Dulci jubilo—arr. Pearsall. The Three Kings—Cornelius.

With the congregation: Stanford in B flat Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Noble in B minor. Merbecke Communion Service. Non nobis Do:mine—Quitter.

R.L.E.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY OFFICERS:

Chairman: MR. F. WAnsm. Hon. Secretary: D. N. L. BERESFORD. Gramophone Librarian: A. D. BEST. Choral Secretary: A. GOMERSALL. Orchestra Secretary: W. R. BYTHEWAY. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

COMMITTEE :

The Grove: D. G. M. YOUNG. The Manor: G. D. PARKIN. Queen's: J. R. ANFIELD.

The Rise: D. L. BROWN. School House: J. G. SLATER. Temple: D. N. KENDALL.

The success of the Music Society's "new" policy of closed membership was so great that at the start of the year the Committee decided that a division of the Society was inevitable. Accordingly the Society was split into two groups of members, which held separate meetings throughout the term. It must be stressed in passing, however, that, while the two groups are termed "Senior" and "Junior", being made up of boys from above and below Transitus respectively, the division was made solely to enable more boys to enjoy the privileges of membership of the Society than would otherwise have been possible. And so to the term's programme. There were two Senior, two Junior and two joint meetings held on Thursdays at 12-25 p.m. An open meeting, taking the form of an informal concert, was held on Saturday, 22nd November. A separate account follows. 17

The first Senior meeting was held on 6th November when D. L. Brown paid "A Tribute to Vaughan Williams and his Music". Brown illustrated the form of the composer's music from his "London Symphony". D. G. M. Young talked on "Beethoven's 7th Symphony in A" at the other Senior meeting on 27th November. The Junior meetings were held on 30th October and 20th November. At the first, A. S. Brining, W. E. Jones and I. T. Hunter gave a well-illustrated lecture on "The Organ and its Music". At the second, J. R. Anfield lectured on "The Grieg Piano Concerto", after which the audience was delighted to hear the first movement played as a piano duet, Mr. Waine kindly playing the orchestral passages. At the first joint meeting, an organ recital was given by Mr. Waine. The pieces chosen well illustrated the versatility of the organ as well as possessing interesting qualities in themselves. The programme included : Toccata and Fugue in D minor (J. S. Bach), choral prelude "Rhosymedre" (Vaughan Williams), and Pageant (Francis Jackson). On 13th November, for our second joint meeting, we were very happy to welcome Kathleen Anderson, who delighted us with a recital of 'cello music. Each piece was introduced with a short comment about the composer. Mr. Waine accompanied Mrs. Anderson at the piano. Their programme included Arioso (Bach), Elegie (Gabriel Faure) and Le Cygne from the Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens). The very well attended meetings held this term are the true indication of the success of the present policy. The provisional, division into Senior and Junior branches will certainly now be continued. D.N.L.B.

MUSIC SOCIETY INFORMAL CONCERT Saturday, 22nd November, 1958, at 7-0 p.m. in Big Hall

The Informal Concert, which constituted a Music Society open meeting and to which parents and friends were cordially invited, represented the term's work of both the Orchestra and the Choral Society. In most cases, a School concert of this kind can be said to be more enjoyable for those performing than for those in the audience, but in this case it was clear that both audience and musicians entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the music. It is always a difficult task to assemble a school orchestra when so many boys are at varied stages of proficiency. Mr. Waine is to be congratulated on his success in overcoming this : the orchestra kept together well, and though a little shaky in parts, gave creditable performances in both the major orchestral works in the programme. Grieg's Lyric Suite, arranged by Henry Geehl, was composed of four short pieces, The Watchman's Song, Norwegian Melody, Album Leaf and Norwegian Dance. Here the Orchestra acquitted themselves well and with very pleasing results. 18

The highlight of the evening, however, was the performance of the 1st movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto. J. R. Anfield, playing the solo piano, gave a confident and polished performance, which was a delight to hear. A popular item with the audience was Verdi's March from Aida. I. S. T. Dutton and M. C. Foy played this in unison on the trumpet, and though the tone was not altogether pure, they well earned their encore. Speaking personally, this was the most pleasing trumpet item that I have heard in School concerts, and this indicates that the School's trumpeters are taking their instruments more seriously than ever before The Choral Society featured at the beginning and end of the concert with selections of Plantation Songs arranged for four parts by Stanford Robinson. These lively arrangements, each with a solo part, gave us a chance to hear more than usual of our talented singers. Of the soloists, it was a great pleasure to hear the clear, well dictioned voice of R. J. Dowson, in "So early in de mornin' ", the "drawled" interpretation that W. E. Jones gave to "01' Zip Coon", and the lusty tones of N. R. Barton in "Kemo Kimo", and the very successful "Campton Races". Thanks must be extended to all those Old Peterites and friends who so kindly gave of their time to reinforce the Orchestra. Mr. Waine is also to be thanked for all the work that he put into rehearsing and conducting the players, and for the fresh and varied contents of the programme. D.N.L.B. !

THE CHORAL SOCIETY During the term the Choral Society covered a tremendous amount of work. The Plantation Songs which were rehearsed for the informal concert were more popular with the audience than with the chorus itself. The latter part of the term was devoted entirely to the choruses of Handel's Messiah. We made great progress with these, as nearly all were dealt with in detail. For the performance of Messiah in Chapel next term a special effort is needed and it is felt that the House representatives of the Music Society can do more to see that the people with good voices come forward to take part. A.G.

MR. JAMES BLADES Lecture on Percussion Instruments of the Orchestra WEDNESDAY, 8TH OCTOBER, AT 5-0 P.M.

Is Mr. Blades a musician or merely a magician ? Is he a lecturer or merely an entertainer? He is undoubtedly a master at all percussion playing, as his wide experience and subtle demonstrations showed us, but he has the conjurer's knack of presentation and he gave 19

significance to the humblest instrument of the galaxy that surrounded him. He imparted, as all good lecturers do, a fabulous amount of well-ordered knowledge, but it was all spiced with delightful personal touches, tone of voice, facial expression, stories of the great and above all his artistry with the instruments. We were all sorry when the time came to an end, but whenever we see a J. Arthur Rank film we shall know that we have heard and seen the actual gong which heralds each performance, and it will remind us of a delightful hour spent with Mr. Blades. F.W.

VISIT TO BAKER PERKINS AND FRANK PERKINS LTD. AT PETERBOROUGH On the 28th November a party of 19 boys, under the direction of Mr. Coulthard, travelled to Peterborough to visit the firms of Baker Perkins and Frank Perkins Ltd. From the station we were taken by cars to Baker Perkins where we had coffee and biscuits and were given a short talk on what we were to see and the history of the firm. A film was then shown of a bread-making machine in operation. It was most interesting, as the process was almost entirely automatic, from the mixing of the dough to the wrapping of the sliced loaf. We then divided into three groups and our tour of the firm was conducted by one of the apprentices, who appeared to be well versed in the various processes. We first visited the carpenter's shop where we saw all the intricate dies being coaxed out of most unlikely pieces of wood. Our next visit was to the casting shed, where the wooden dies are used to make impressions in sand moulds. The rough cast is then sand blasted, water blasted and ground, so that it resembles something like the finished article. In the engraving shop we saw dies being engraved for biscuits and ice cream wafers. The three parties gathered at the apprentices' hostel for an excellent lunch, after which our genial hosts took us across to Frank Perkins Ltd. This firm makes diesel engines of all shapes and sizes for cars, lorries, buses and ships. As they do not have a foundry, they have to import the crude parts from Dagenham or the Birmingham area. The roughly cast engine parts are first trimmed, then ground or milled exactly, and various holes are drilled in them. The engine blocks move around the 750,000 square feet of floor space on roller conveyors or overhead rails. After the block has been completely milled and the cylinder linings inserted, the various accessories are fitted, such as pistons, crankshaft and flywheel. The engine is then 20

ready for test running in the test shop; here the horse power and fuel consumption are checked. If an engine is found to be faulty, it is completely stripped and reassembled, after which the trouble has often miraculously disappeared. There was time before we left to have tea in the office canteen; we then thanked our hosts and were taken in one of their buses to Peterborough Station. The visit was enjoyed by all and we hope that similar ones can be arranged in the future. R.E.C.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY The new constitution, under which a President is elected for a term, and a two party committee for a year, has worked well. T. D. J. Layfield filled the office of President with distinction, and the party leaders, F. C. Beaumont and A. H. Crowther, have been responsible for some good debates. A most pleasing feature in the term has been the large number of speeches made from the floor. The first debate was held on 4th October, and was open to the School. The motion was, "This House considers that justice is too severe on modern youth". Mr. F. C. Beaumont, proposing, told the House that prevention rather than punishment was the principle object of justice. Opposing, Mr. A. H. Crowther considered that prison sentences were rare, and that youth in the main got only what it deserved. They were respectively seconded by Mr. D. L. Slade and Mr. R. L. Evans. From the floor, Mr. N. R. Barton gave a colourful description of his domestic surroundings. The motion was rejected by 96-13, with 12 abstentions. The next meeting was closed, and took place on 18th October. Mr. M. J. (Kershaw proposed that "This House believes that man's first duty is to himself"; he considered that because of human failings men rarely live up to their high ideals. D. K. Crews, Esq., stressed man's duty not only to his fellow men, but also to God. These speakers were supported by Mr. J. A. Bygate and Mr. F. D. Lavender. D. G. Cummin, Esq., from the floor, pointed out that it was man's first, and not highest, duty that was being debated. The motion was defeated by 43-18, with 6 abstentions. The motion for the third meeting on 1st November was that "This House believes that the Atlantic is not wide enough." The proposer, Mr. D. L. Brown, thought that were America nearer the Soviet Union, many of our financial difficulties would be solved. B. H. Holbeche, Esq., with his usual vivacity, maintained that our very survival depended on an alliance with the United States. Messrs. T. E. H. Sabben-Clare and D. N. L. Beresford were the seconders. Mr. J. B. Robinson was proud that Robin Hood did not let Miss Marilyn Monroe have everything her own way. The motion, however, was lost by 60-14, with 6 abstaining.

In the last debate on 15th November, the motion was that "This House believes that decadence begins with the Welfare State". Mr. N. R. Barton, proposing, said that the Welfare State tended to give everyone something for nothing, thus taking away the initiative for competition. Mr. P. A. Crossley, opposing him, considered that this system provided many essentials for the less wealthy, and cited the degenerate aristocracy as the cause of its abuse. Mr. A. McCallum and Mr. D. E. Rayner supported these two speakers. The motion was won by 37-13, with 8 abstentions. On fith December a mock trial was held. Archimedes was charged with a breach of the peace. This was an opportunity for much ingenuity in dressing up. D. E. Rayner, as the judge, was impressive both in manner and appearance; N. R. Barton was a formidable Defence Counsel, of Victorian splendour; J. B. Mathews made a delightful Irish priest, and D. L. Slade and J. M. Pickard were nicely plebeian as a lamplighter and a plumber. We thank Miss Banks for her help with costumes and make-up. No doubt the trial was a travesty of the law, and the rules of evidence became badly mixed with opinion and gossip; but an hour passed happily. Impromptu debates filled the last half hour, and tested the skill of six speakers. The quality of debating has been of a good standard, and there have been some very lively exchanges. In the Easter Term, R. L. Evans has been elected President, and F. C. Beaumont Vice-President. D.L.B., N.R.B., D.G.C.

THE CURIA At the usual preliminary meeting, A. McCallum was elected Chairman and A. H. Crowther Secretary for the term. After the election of nine new members, there was a brief discussion of the term's programme. The first meeting took the form of a discussion entitled "America is the greatest threat to world peace". After some lively arguments which took us rapidly through East Germany, Hungary, the Middle East, Cyprus and Formosa, the Society came to a distinctly proAmerican conclusion. The second meeting, held in the music room, was a gramophone recital at which each member played a record of his own choice. These ranged from Tannhauser to Tom Lehrer—a programme of great variety. 22

For the third and last meeting of the term, Mr. Crews was asked to address the Society on a subject of his own choice. Although he never gave his talk a name, it was concerned with his own war experiences and with the quality of courage; it was a striking address, and it left a strong impression on many of us. May we, also, wish Mr. Crews well in his new appointment. As always our thanks are due to the kitchen staff, who ensured the success of our meetings in the usual way. A.H.C.

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY OFFICERS (Christmas Term, 1958) : President: MR. P. L. Hon. Secretary: D. N. L. BERESFORD.

HARRIS,

M.A.

Hon. Treasurer: D. E. RAYNER.

HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Grove: P. A. CROSSLEY. The Manor: A. N. P. BtrrLAND. Queen's: P. J. BURTON.

The Rise: T. E. H. SABBEN-CLARE. School House: R. YUNIEANDHU. Temple: R. E. CROWE.

As is customary at the start of a School year, the Senior Science Society held an open meeting in Big Hall, when three films were shown. The first, "God of the Atom", traced the progress of research into nuclear fission and showed the effects of the earlier American atomic bomb tests. "The Rival World" gave an interesting survey of the methods now being used by man to control the effects of tropical insects. The third film, "Plastics", described the processes undergone in the formation of plastics, explaining the differences made in manufacture to produce rigid and pliable varieties. The Society held its first closed meeting of the term on 11th October, and two members of the Upper Sixth gave talks. R. E. Crowe lectured on Aircraft Engines, outlining the main forms in the two categories of internal combustion and gas turbine engines. T. E. H. Sabben-Clare talked to the Society on Guided Missiles, and in a very absorbing lecture combined knowledge and humour with great success. He gave brief descriptions of the form, power and guidance of the missiles. At the next meeting, on 25th October, we were very pleased to welcome Dr. Douglas, of Leeds University, who talked to us on "Electronic Computation". Dr. Douglas traced the history of computors (aids for the evaluation of mathematical functions) from the early 18th century and then talked in some detail about the modern computor, the basic electronic unit of which is the bistable valve circuit or "flip-flop". The lecture was illustrated by actual apparatus and by lantern slides. 23

The third meeting of the year consisted of two lectures by members of the Society. A. N. P. Butland spoke on "Automatic Transmission", which, he said, provided (a) separate rotation of the engine and the back wheels, (b) a system of gears, and (c) automatic control. He explained the action of the fluid flywheel and epicyclic gear units and described the way in which automatic gear change is brought about. H. V. Sykes lectured on "The Development and Tuning of Engines", in which it was shown how advances in design have led to increased performance, and how the private owner could modify his own machine to this end. At the final meeting of the term it was a great pleasure to welcome back Mr. Ping and to hear his lecture on "Mushrooms and Toadstools". These, he said, belonged to the cryptogams or plants with hidden methods of reproduction, as opposed to phanerogams, those with open methods of reproduction. He described the life history of a typical mushroom and showed many lantern slides to demonstrate the wide variety of mushrooms present in Britain. Not least, he gave us hints on the selection and cooking of mushrooms and toadstools. We extend our thanks to all those friends of the School and visitors who have so kindly contributed to our meetings this term, and look forward to an even more successful Easter Term. D.N.L.B.

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Four meetings were held this term, all in the Lecture Theatre. At the first meeting Mr. Robinson gave a talk on "Science and Religion". This had been requested by members of the Society and, despite its serious nature, the talk and discussion afterwards were very successful. For the last twenty minutes Mr. Robinson was joined by the School Chaplain and Mr. Waine, who acted as a brains trust and allowed themselves to be bombarded with questions connected, however vaguely, with religion. "Flight and Aviation" was the title of the talk given by Crowe at the second meeting of the term. His enthusiasm for his subject and dry humour made it a very entertaining lecture. A film on transonic flight was shown after his talk and he finished by demonstrating the equipment of a jet pilot. In this he was ably assisted by "P/0 Prune", alias M. W. Territt. The third meeting took the form of a scientific Twenty Questions Mr. Craine was question-master, the panel consisted of Mr. Crews Layfield, Crossley and Crowe. The objects ranged from atom bombs t the School "stodge". Much laughter was produced when Mr. Cre 24

asked his favourite question, "Can you eat it?" To conclude the evening two more panels were formed by volunteers from the audience. At the final meeting Mr. Crews was asked to give a farewell talk to the Society, which he had organised since its inception. Mr. Crews entitled his talk, "Biology and all that". The lecture theatre has never been so full of equipment, ranging from microprojectors, axolotls, pigeons, and a disembodied cow's lung for showing the effects of smoking, to Mr. Crews' patent sex-appeal indicator. The lecturer covered a wide field in his talk. The Chairman then thanked Mr. Crews and wished him, on behalf of the Society, success in his new post.

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY At the beginning of the term the following officers were elected : Secretary, S. C. Gibson; Treasurer, U. A. Alexander. The first meeting of the term was held in the Physics Laboratory and Mr. Craine gave an illustrated talk on his visit to the bird observatory of Skokholm, an island off the South Wales coast. Mr. Craine explained the purpose of the bird observatory and described the methods used for trapping, ringing and measuring both the local birds and the many migrant birds, which pass through the island twice each year. A bird recognition quiz was held later on, at which photographs of 100 different species had to be identified. The winner was R. L. Bruce with 96 but most members did well and obtained over half marks. At the last meeting Mr. Craine played some of the new bird recordings produced by the B.B.C. Next term it is hoped to start some bird trapping and colour ringing, and members have been making traps in preparation for these. activities.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: D. P. COLES. Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Secretary: W. E. POTTS. Vice-Chairman: D. S. ATKINSON. Treasurer: I. S. T. DUTTON. Committee Members: S. C. GIBSON and A. G. BLACK.

We have had six very successful meetings this term and the drift from the land does not seem to have spread to us. We have fifty very keen members who have contributed a great .deal to the Club. Coles, Atkinson and Dutton took part in the Harvest Thanksgiving Service in York Minster, carrying a loaf of bread in the procession 25

from the West Door to the Altar. The Advisory Committee was to have met on 27th November, but the fog caused the meeting to be cancelled. At a meeting of the Club Committee later in the term, however, Mr. T. S. Atkinson was elected to the Advisory Committee to replace Mr. Beachell, whose term of office had ended. The first meeting of the term was an open meeting. Gibson brought some films from Massey-Harris-Ferguson : the first one showed how modern mechanical means could simplify the job of making silage and was called "Silage Sense"; the second film was called "The A.B.C. of the Ferguson System" and compared the modern light-weight Ferguson tractor with the older heavier model; the third, called "Finest from the First", showed a number of combines in action, and the fourth, "They Seek a Farm", demonstrated the reclamation of land, using modern machinery.

At the second meeting of the term we had four speakers, who each spoke on "How I got to where I am now". The first speaker was Mr. Reid, of the N.A.A.S., who explained how he rose to the post of Provincial Director of the N.A.A.S. in the West Riding and Lancashire. The second talk was given by Mr. Gilling, who is Principal J of the Agricultural Institute at Askham Bryan, and the third by Mr. Slee, a veterinary surgeon from Fulford. In the last talk, Mr. Webster, of Anderton-Richardson, the York fertilizer firm, told us how he rose from the post of junior clerk to become a Director of the Company. At the third meeting Mr. T. S. Atkinson, a farmer from Burton Salmon, spoke to us on "Pigs and General Farming". He claimed that he treated farming as a means of making a living, rather than as a way of life. The reason that he specialised in pigs was that they fitted the agriculture of the district, their main food being barley. He said that he had a herd of 1,500 pigs, including 120 breeding sows, and sent 40 pigs to the bacon factory per week. To look after them he had two boys and two men, one of whom had been to a Farm Institute; he also had a secretary, who did all the clerical work and kept the books in order, whilst he himself spent his time planning crops and studying research work. Mr. Moat, from the Pig Progeny Testing Station at Selby, came to speak at the next meeting. He said that there were five progeny testing stations in this country and he emphasised that the conditions at each of them must be identical. He described in detail how the progeny of a pig could be tested and then went on to say that the reason Danish bacon was better than British was that the Danes had been progeny testing for fifty years. The fifth meeting was devoted to a talk by Mr. Demetriadi on "The Grading and Marketing of Pigs". He thought that Danish bacon was better than English because ours was not cured properly; he was sure that our farmers produced as good a pig as the Danes

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For the last meeting of the term Gibson brought two more films from the Massey-Harris-Ferguson Organisation. The first was called "Towards One World" and showed the application of modern machinery to agriculture in various parts of the world, and the second, called "Complete 'Control", showed the versatility of the Ferguson tractor and tackling. This term has been one of the most successful in the Club's history and the average attendance has been 39 out of 50 members. D.S.A.

THE FILM SOCIETY It is becoming increasingly difficult to select a programme of films to present to a schoolboy audience without repeating a film shewn to a previous generation. Fewer films are, in any case, being made, and far too many of those that are made, are so needlessly obsessed with violence as to render them unsuitable. It would appear that the commercial film industry bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. "Pride and Prejudice" was shewn here some six years ago; it may not be very good Jane Austen, but at least it is not violent; the glorious gusto of the acting of Edna May Oliver (Lady Katherine) and Melville Cooper (Mr.—sic !—Collins) fully justified its revival. There is a good deal of violence, of course, in "Shane", but one accepts the fact that violence was an inherent part in the life that a Western seeks to portray. One does not object to violence as such, only to an obsession with it. "Shane", under the direction of one of Hollywood's big names, G. W. Stevens, was never meant to be just an ordinary Western, and it was interesting to try and see where the master hand revealed itself. Perhaps one instance will serve. One of the small settlers, for whom our sympathies were invited, had been killed and The Lord's Prayer was being recited over the open grave. Sentiment here, which might so easily have got out of hand, was beautifully handled : the camera cut from a general view of the scene to a shot of loose brushwood scurrying in a whirl of wind and dust round the feet of the mourners— a touch of desolation this—then from the faces of the children present who obviously didn't understand what it was all about, to the dead man's dog that equally obviously did. Indeed a most masterly sequence ! In retrospect, at least, compared with this kind of filmmaking, our third film "The Maggie", competent enough by its own standards, seems very second rate. The last film we shewed was "Kind Hearts and Coronets" from Ealing Studios, directed by Robert Hawer, and we might as well 27

admit that this was about violence too ! But, as often in artistic affairs, it is not the subject that matters, but what the artist or artists make of it. Here, in this kind of Rake's Progress, violence was chosen as a subject for humour. It was a bold attitude to take, but it was abundantly successful. Chief honours go to the writer of the dialogue and the film editor : some of the swift cutting from cause to effect was delightful : ironic humour pervaded the whole of this unusual and clever film. F•J•W.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" sailed from Birkenhead on 6th September with a mixed cargo for Durban, Lourenco Marques and Beira. Capt. Graham reports that there was not a single day of bad weather on the outward passage, but that the weather south of the Equator was chilly enough for blue uniforms to come out again ! The deck cargo of railway coaches and diesel engines retained its shine to such an extent that the consignees thought they had been covered up. The ship arrived at Durban on 25th September, having called at Dakar for oil, and after discharging at the African ports sailed from Beira on 9th October with a part cargo of asbestos and tobacco for Australia. On this passage the weather was not quite so good, and the ship rolled a good deal, to the disgust of the passengers. The Australian ports of call were Port Pixie, and then Sydney and Brisbane to wait for the wool sales. This involved a wait of eighteen days in Sydney and in the end much of the Brisbane wool was switched to another ship, the "Clan Stewart" completing loading at Melbourne instead. She sailed from there on 1st December with about 20,000 bales of wool plus sugar, bran, barley and canned goods. The ports of discharge are Dunkirk, possibly some German port, Hull, Glasgow and Liverpool. The Captain's long-range estimate for arrival in Hull is about 9th January, and we hope some personal contact will be possible on that occasion.

C.C.F. NOTES Three Under Officers were appointed this term to give some senior 'Cadets a share in the organisation of training, as distinct from routine instruction. Two of the Under Officers are leaving this term; Under Officer Crowe, a qualified pilot under the Flying Scholarship scheme, and Under Officer Clark, to whom we wish success as he starts at Dart. mouth in January. Another leaver is Warrant Officer Sabben-Clare, who has this term done good work in developing the Information Room.

In connection with school leaving, it is appropriate to mention that the C.C.F. qualification for a Territorial Army Commission is the Navy, Army or R.A.F. Proficiency Test (formerly Cert. "A", Part II, or equivalent); and Cadets thus qualified are invited to apply to the Commanding Officer before leaving if they wish to be put in touch with their local Territorial Association. The Territorial Army is in increasing need of officers, and will look to the C.C.F. to provide them. Any Cadet interested in a regular commission in the Services can find out about it in the Information Room. The career prospect for an officer starting now is very much better than is perhaps realised, and parents may be interested to know that all three Services are now offering school scholarships for boys intending to become regular officers. As National Service ends, it becomes clear that the C.C.F. must be looked upon as probably the most important source of regular

and reserve officers. MAIN EVENTS OF THE TERM 21ST OCTOBER. Trafalgar Day. March Past; the Salute was taken by Commander S. H. Suthers, D.S.C., D.F.C., R.N., Senior Naval Officer at Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse, where Royal Naval pilots are trained. 28m OCTOBER. Field Day. Three "scientists" were successfully taken from "enemy territory" across a river "frontier". 25m NOVEMBER (continued 9th December). Basic Test (formerly Cert. "A", Part I). Twenty-two out of twenty-three passed. 2ND DECEMBER.

Visit by Lieut.-General Sir Richard Goodbody, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, who was received by a Guard of Honour under C.S.M. Beaumont, and the Band under Drum Major Mathews. After visiting some training rooms, the General took the salute at a march-past. DRONFIELD TROPHY.

At the end of term the points were as follows :Queen's-90. Manor-81. Rise-8 1. Grove-68. School-67. Temple-30. 29

R.N. SECTION The major part of the term has, as usual, been taken up with examination instruction. Owing to the revised syllabus, which makes it unnecessary for a cadet to pass R.N. Proficiency Test Part II (now called "Advanced Naval Proficiency") before being rated P.O., there has been no P.O. Class, and the prospective candidates for this have been either rated up and put in command of various sections of the Basic or Recruits, or have been transferred to the N.C.O. Cadre. Due to the various interruptions to training, the Proficiency Test Part I (now called "Naval Proficiency Certificate") has not been taken, but in the A.B. Exam. 8 out of 14 passed, after only a few weeks in the Section. Credit for this goes to U/O Clark, Lg./Sea. Slater and, of course, to the individuals concerned. On Field Day, the R.N. Section built and defended a jackstay and a raft. Instructor Cadet Burton was in overall command and P.O. Mathews and A.B. Gomersall were in charge of the two operations respectively. Unfortunately the raft was not actually used in the operation, but the jackstay party successfully passed two "scientists" across the river before being declared out of action. During the inspection by G.O.C.-in-C. Northern Command, the Leading Seaman Class made a good impression with an excellent demonstration in the Seamanship Room of raising and lowering a boat at sea. Lg./Sea. Ibberson and A.B. Smart, with A.B.s Hawkins and Wheeler as assistants, have been in charge of the Stores, and Lg./Sea. Young has been R.N. Writer. A.B. Gomersall has been i/c books, and the electrical equipment has been in the capable hands of A.B. Sykes. All of these have been reliable in their own departments, and the efficiency of the R.N. Section depends very much upon their hard work, during and out of C.C.F. hours. In response to a request by the First Lieutenant, A.B. Fairweather has constructed a very useful classroom semaphore trainer, which will be in use next term. Finally, we wish U/O Clark, who is leaving for Dartmouth at the end of this term, a happy and successful career in the Royal Navy.

R.A.F. SECTION Flight Sergeant A. McCallum became the N.C.O. in charge, wit Sergeant Lord as Training N.C.O., and Corporals R. A. Hodgso F. I. Watson and M. Precious as Flight N.C.O.s. The last Proficiency Examination under the old syllabus was take on 4th December, when all nine candidates passed. Training under the new arrangements is working well in conjure tion with the Army Section. 30

SCOUTING THE SCOUT GROUP This was our first term as a separate Group and we started strongly with 61 boys, which means that Scouting appeals to about one in every six boys in the School, a proportion which we feel is just about right. The main Group activity was a Christmas Camp Fire, at which we were very pleased to welcome the District Commissioner, the Scouters of the Chilman Group and parents and friends of many of the Scouts. A collection in aid of the building fund for B. P. House realised the sum of just over £7 and we are very grateful to our guests for giving so generously. -

An appreciative visitor writes : "It was a very happy idea that parents and friends should be invited to join the camp fire. No fire at camp could have been more realistic than that constructed by the back-room boys (or should they be back-woodsmen?) in the Scout Hut : and it was extinguishable at will whenever a sketch was presented on the stage ! A.S. Brining, Harrison, Beckett and White must have worked hard to prepare it all. The evening's entertainment was admirably varied. Some of the items had familiar scouting associations, such as Coulson's sketch of Baden-Powell disguised as an entomologist, spotting enemy gun positions; the Shadow Operation carried out by Best and Ormiston, Bradshaw and Daniel; the Mime to the Anthem of the Ancient Britons, so well timed by R. A. B. Wood and Williams, with interventions in the best I.T.V. manner; or the welcome appearance of Happy Harry (surely not B.H.H. ?) and his Henchmen singing in suitably lugubrious style. The Skiffle Group made one wonder how much skiffie owes to its music, how much to the dress and accoutrements of its exponents. The Bytheway brothers, Clegg, Anfield, M. W. Foster and Hardman, feverishly plucking at the string of his all-too-string-bass, gave a colourful and spirited performance, which was enthusiastically encored. Perhaps the highlight of the sketches was a hilarious incident on the banks of Loch Ness, concocted by Hill and put across with immense brio by Brisby and the author, abetted by a thoroughly Scotsman-like team consisting of Normington, French, Baldwin and Hirst. The macabre was represented by a cautionary tale for all Old Peterites devised by Harrison and played by Burton. After an interval for refreshment we were given a complete contrast in the showing of Mr. Craine's film of last summer's camp and transparencies taken by Smith and Parkin. As befits a camp fire, all these items were arranged within a framework of rounds and songs. These were conducted by Mr. Coulthard 31

with a verve worthy of Sir Thomas Beecham. To him and all those who helped him the District Commissioner expressed the warm feelings of appreciation felt by all the visitors." SENIOR SCOUT TROOP D. E. Coulson and J. M. Smith became acting A.S.M.s of this Section this term and much of the progress made in a large Senior Troop has been the result of their enthusiasm and hard work. The highlight of this progress was the gaining of the Queen's Scout Badge by D. Marsden. We hope that he will be able to receive his Royal Certificate from the Chief Scout when he visits York in May. The increase in the size of the Troop (to 28) necessitated the creation of a fifth patrol, Grenfell, under P/L.(S.) French. The other P/L.s(S.) are W. R. Bytheway, Hewitt, Hill and Marsden. The five Senior Patrols, Grenfell, Livingstone, Mallory, Scott and Wingate, are all named after men who were pioneers in their particular fields and who had to face up to the challenge of the elements, often under extremely difficult conditions. Training followed the traditional pattern and a number of night games, usually in poor weather conditions, proved popular. A good deal of hard work was put into the levelling of the training ground and we hope to finish fencing it off next term. The Troop elected to spend the Field Day working on this job and also completing the painting of the Senior Scout Room. We hope soon to curtain off and furnish this room. A small body of Seniors, directed by Hill, continued to assist with an understaffed local group, while many of the Seniors attended one or two of the monthly meetings arranged for Seniors on a district basis. These meetings take place in our Scout Room and endeavour to give a mixture of theoretical and practical training in all aspects of Scouting.

SCOUT TROOP This term Mr. Craine, who will shortly receive his Warrant as an Assistant Scoutmaster, filled the vacancy left by Mr. Montgomery. We are particularly grateful to him for his invaluable help with the Tenderfeet and for his administrative efficiency in connection with our training schemes. Fortunately the cheerful services of G. D. Parkin as a Scouter were again available this year, together with two very welcome additions, J. A. Bygate and A. D. Best. All the Scouters have been extremely co-operative and enterprising throughout the term, and it has been a pleasure to work with them. We started the year again with a greater demand for places than we could comfortably manage; but of the original thirty-two boys, four of last year's Troop moved up rapidly into the Senior Scouts on becoming First Class. Owing to the record number of First Class badges obtained in the Troop last year, only nine of the remaining 32

twenty-eight Scouts were old friends. This has thrown an added burden of responsibility on the Patrol Leaders (Bradshaw, Bytheway, Ormiston and Yeomans) and they have responded to the challenge very well. However, most of the places were filled by Scouts from St. Olave's who were already Second Class; and the Tenderfeet are a brighter lot than usual. Training on all levels has proceeded steadily throughout the term, with an occasional wide game by way of a change. But the most memorable event of the term was the Field Day on 28th October. The four patrols set off on cross-country hikes from Strensall, Stamford Bridge, Sand Hutton and Bugthorpe, all converging on Kirkham Abbey. During the hike each member of the patrol had an allotted task to perform similar in nature to that required for First Class Journeys. These reports were then collected and written up by the Patrol Leaders, and the final Hike Reports were very commendable. The Scouters intercepted the patrols en route for lunch and organised a first-aid exercise at Kirkham : the results of the latter were far from commendable. Nevertheless all agreed over tea (transported by the indefatigable Austin) that it had been a good day. Term ended with a bigger and better Camp Fire which is separately reviewed. It is only necessary here to thank those members of this Troop who contributed towards its success.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1958 RETROSPECT To the game as a whole, the 1958-59 season will always be remembered for the introduction of what are still commonly called the "new" rules. The learning of these and their implications became our first task. We had to accustom ourselves to the idea that the sight of a scrum-half, lying full-stretch on the ground while placing the ball for a conversion, was now a thing of the past; so, too, in large measure had the playing of the ball with the foot after a tackle disappeared; instead we were to see a palpable knock-on under the "old" rules being permitted after a kick, and strange things happening with "near" feet in the front row of a scrummage. To the new rules we can lay no blame for our lack of success, but rather must we blame our own shortcomings, and the fact that as the season progressed, so the team went to pieces. Admittedly the 1957 list of "valetes" had skimmed off all the cream and much besides, and retrospects of recent years had referred to disappointing seasons for the Colts teams; yet, in spite of these ill omens, the season began not unsatisfactorily and not without some measure of hope. From the very first practice game, however, one very dangerous weakness was exposed, which in the end became the 33

root cause of all our troubles—none other than thoroughly bad tackling. This disease eventually eats into the very heart and soul of any team and before long reveals a host of other weaknesses. As a result 172 points were scored "against", many more than in the unsuccessful season of 1954, and 92 points were scored "for", more, in fact, than in many previous seasons. Considering that only two school matches were won, both early in the season, this excessive number of points, both "for" and "against", can partly be attributed to the "new" rules and the open play, which they successfully encouraged. One strange fact remains—of the 92 points scored by the 1st XV, 65 of them were gained in the first four matches before M. J. Kershaw was injured in the Denstone match. From that time onwards until the end of the season, only one further try was scored, the balance being penalties. In all fairness to Kershaw, such a situation grossly flattered him, although his loss for the remainder of the season was a bitter blow. The Kershaw-McCallum combination in the centre was gaining impetus and was clearly to be the key to our success. The injury to the former seemed to blunt the whole of the attacking power and the team's scoring potential was virtually crippled. A recovery was never forthcoming. The cobwebs of one poor season are not easily brushed aside; memories linger and old hands do not necessarily improve. Happily, however, the Colts team this year have latterly shown considerable improvement, and many should surmount successfully in one season the considerable gap that still exists between Colts rugger and 1st XV match-play.

SEASON 1958-59 1st XV.—R. L. Evans; W. M. Howard, A. McCallum,* M. J. Kershaw, L. H. K. Mackay, J. J. Rhodes; J. B. Robinson, M. Precious; I. S. T. Dutton, A. W. Raylor, D. L. Slade, J. 0. Armstrong, D. L. W. Sim, J. A. Bygate, J. B. Mathews* (Capt.), E. M. H. Ranson. * Caps. 2nd XV.—P. N. B. Smith;* M. K. Oldham, C. D. Ibberson, A. H. Crowther, J. M. Smith; J. W. S. Gale,* W. E. Bagnall; C. W. Gough, T. D. J. Layfield* (Capt.), T. E. H. Sabben-Clare, P. Hodgson,* P. J. Burton, P. A. Crossley,* R. A. Hodgson, F. C. Beaumont. * Colours. Colts XV.—S. R. Hutchinson; C. J. Territt, A. J. De Mulder,* J. M. Holdsworth,* R. A. Wood; R. Priestley, U. A. Alexander; A. R. Ward, F. J. A. Hewitt, J. M. D. Kirk,* D. H. Fletcher, M. W. Territt, G. P. Robinson,* R. G. Armstrong* (Capt.), M. W. Foster. * Colours. Junior Colts XV.—M. C. M. Jesper; R. H. Parker, M. T. Bell, C. J. Parker, G. R. Monfort; J. D. M. Hackney (Capt.), J. A. B. Carruthers; P. Collins, D. H. Rhodes, M. Raley, J. R. Brown, M. A. Clegg, J. J. Kettlewell, J. V. Noel, R. L. Bruce. 34

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st xv Wed., 8th Oct. Wed., 15th Oct. Sat., 18th Oct. Wed., 22nd Oct. Sat., 25th Oct. 1st Nov. Sat., Sat., 8th Nov. Sat., 15th Nov. Sat., 22nd Nov. Sat., 29th Nov. Sat., 13th Dec.

Headingley "A" Durham School ... ... Bradford G.S. ... Trent College ... Denstone College Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ... ... ... Leeds G.S. ... Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Worksop College ... Old Peterites

Wed., 12th Nov.

Ripon G.S.

Wed., 15th Oct. Sat., 18th Oct. Sat., 25th Oct. Sat., 8th Nov. Sat., 22nd Nov. Sat., 29th Nov.

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

Sat., 22nd Nov.

3rd XV ... Ampleforth College

Wed., 8th Oct. Sat., 18th Oct. Sat., 25th Oct. Sat., 1st Nov. Sat., 8th Nov. Thur., 20th Nov. Sat., 29th Nov.

Wed., 8th Oct. Sat., 18th Oct. Wed., 5th Nov. Sat., 8th Nov. Sat., 29th Nov.

Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Away Home

Result

Lost Won Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost

F. 11 11

14 29 3 9 3 3 3 3 3

A. 24

6 18 3

18 9 15 19 17 29

"A" XV ...

Home

Cancelled

6 5 42 3 8

9 31 9

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Away Lost Home Lost Away Won Away Lost Home Lost Away Won

21 3

...

Home

Won

COLTS XV ... Durham School ... Barnard Castle School ... ... ... Giggleswick School Harrogate R.F.C. Colts "A" XV Pocklington School Ampleforth College Worksop College

Home Won Away Lost Away Lost Home Lost Home Won Away Lost Home Won

15 6 6 23 3 10

9 17 8 19 9 8 3

JUNIOR COLTS XV ... Durham School Barnard Castle School ... Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... Pocklington School ... Worksop College

Home Won Away Lost Away Lost Home Lost Home Lost

37 3 6 0 8

6 9 8 9

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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round Queen's beat School House, 6-5. Manor beat Temple, 26-3. Semi-finals: Grove beat Manor, 17-11. Rise beat Queen's, 22-11. Rise beat Grove, 6-0. Final: JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round: School House beat Grove, 22-3. Manor beat Rise, 32-0. Semi-finals: Manor beat Queen's, 25-0. School House beat Temple, 18-5. Manor beat School House, 11-6. Final:

SCHOOL MATCHES ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 15th October. Won, 11-6. The firmness of the pitch boded well for the threequarters, but a strong down-wind prevented conditions from being ideal. School played with the wind in the first half. For the first 25 minutes the play was consistently in the Durham half; but, mainly due to lack of thought and slowness of reaction by members of the School team, there was no score until seven minutes before half-time, when Kershaw went over in the corner for an unconverted try. Shortly after half-time Rhodes and Howard scored tries, the first one being converted by Bygate. This gave us a lead of 11 points, largely thanks to the openings made by the School centres. This lead might have been more but for the Durham full-back, who on several occasions cleared his own line by long and accurate touch kicks. At this stage the School forwards slackened off and the heavier Durham pack, who up to now had only just held their own, got the ball back more frequently. Before the end of the game C. Robson scored an unconverted try for Durham, and W. Craven kicked a penalty. Team: R. L. Evans; W. M. Howard, M. J. Kershaw, A. McCallum, J. J. Rhodes; J. B. Robinson, M. Precious; F. C. Beaumont, A. W. Raylor, D. L. Slade, J. 0. Armstrong, D. L. W. Sim, J. A. Bygate, J. B. Mathews (Capt.), E. M. H. Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 18th October. Lost, 14-18. This was, perhaps, the best match we have seen on the School ground for many years—in spite of the fact that in the first 15 minutes the School saw little of the ball and lost 10 points. At this stage, however, the School made a remarkable comeback and in 15 minutes' inspired and constructive play, Bygate, McCallum and Howard all scored tries, the last of which was converted by Bygate. As at the beginning of the first half, the opposition again broke through us after the interval and quickly re-established their lead by two tries and a conversion.. The only addition to the School's score was a penalty kicked by Bygate, though Rhodes very nearly scored in the corner in the last seconds of the match. Team: Evans; Howard, Kershaw, McCallum, Rhodes; Robinson, Precious; Beaumont, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. TRENT COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 22nd October. Won, 29-3. An initial try by Trent was their sole success, after which the School dominated the game. In spite of untidy service from the scrum, the School backs, in particular McCallum and Kershaw, broke through their opponents almost at will, and by half-time Kershaw and Rhodes had scored, the former twice. Bygate, in good kicking form, converted twice and kicked a long-range penalty. In spite of the score the Trent pack fought back nobly to the end and more than held the School eight. In the backs, however, the School remained the complete masters and before the final whistle Howard, McCallum and Rhodes crossed the line for tries, two being converted by Bygate. The high score is no indication of the School's play, which was in fact ragged and quite out of keeping with their display the previous week. Team: Evans; Howard, Kershaw, McCallum, Rhodes; Robinson, Precious; Beaumont, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 25th October. Lost, 3-14. Once again the School were slow off the mark and presented their opponents with a gift try in the opening minutes, but thereafter they checked the fast-moving Denstone backs by determined tackling. By half-time both sides had added to their score with a penalty goal, and we were well placed for a recovery. At this stage, however, the loss of Kershaw through injury necessitated considerable reorganisation of the School team and they were no longer an attacking force. In spite of spirited resistance, Denstone broke through for two more tries. The loss of Kershaw in a key position for all the second half had a marked effect on this hard fought game. McCallum was awarded his Cap, and Colours were awarded to Bygate and reawarded to Kershaw. Team: Evans; Howard, Kershaw, McCallum, Rhodes; Robinson, Precious; Beaumont, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds on Saturday, 8th November. Lost, 3-9. The match opened in a promising way for the School with Robinson, McCallum and Mackay making early breaks in mid-field; but Towns scored first for Leeds against the run of the play, after a good passing movement. This try was not converted, and Bygate 37

equalised the scores with a successful penalty kick shortly afterwards. Towards the end of the first half Papworth put Leeds ahead with another penalty. Though enjoyable to watch, the standard of rugger in the second half was far from good. Both sides had scoring chances, Leeds looking the more dangerous with many devastating forward rushes. Good kicking by McCallum kept them at bay. In the last few minutes Windsor scored a disputed try, which was not converted. Final judgment would be that the ball came too slowly from the scrum when School did gain possession and Precious had a very rough time as a result. The tackling, too, was weak and there was a general hesitancy about all the School's play. Team: Evans; Howard, McCallum, Mackay, Rhodes; Robinson, Precious; Dutton, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 15th November. Lost, 3-15. There was no score until ten minutes before half-time; then Giggleswick scored three splendid tries, all of which were converted by Walton. The scoring began with a fine break in mid-field and a pass to Lassman, who scored under the posts. Giggleswick immediately renewed the attack and after a loose scrum and a line-out Carr eluded the defence for a second try. A few minutes later a long pass reached Stead unmarked on the left wing, and he managed to struggle over, though well tackled just short of the line. To their credit School made a gallant rally in the second half. Their forwards had some advantage in weight and with Mathews and Ranson working untiringly they tried hard to use this advantage to dominate the game. School's backs could not, however, match Giggleswick's and their attack was limited to a few bursts by McCallum and to kicking ahead, in an attempt to use Howard's speed on the left wing. The only further score was a penalty goal kicked by Bygate after a sudden burst had been checked in front of Giggleswick's posts. Team: Evans; Rhodes, Mackay, McCallum, Howard; Robinson, Precious; Slade, Raylor, Dutton, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews i(Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 22nd November. Lost, 3-19. From the start both sides played an open game and it seemed that School were slightly on top. However, in spite of a number of opportunities, they scored only three points from a penalty kicked by Bygate. Before half-time Habershaw scored and converted a try, and Pattinson also scored for Ampleforth. 38

In the second half Habershaw scored and converted another try and kicked a penalty; Witham also scored. School played a very good, open game throughout and did not deserve to lose by such a large margin. They certainly would not have done so, if they could follow the example of Ampleforth's superb covering and tackling. Colours were awarded to : Robinson, Sim, Raylor, Dutton and Mackay. Team : Evans; Howard, McCallum, Mackay, Rhodes; Robinson, Precious; Dutton, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 29th November. Lost, 3-17. This match, always threatened by enveloping fog, was hard fought throughout, though the School's tackling, as in previous matches, was sadly lacking. The first half saw fairly even play, but the second half showed the School's weakness, and although we were not overwhelmed, the home team secured a good victory. In spite of the absence of both the first choice centres, the School began well, and after 20 minutes of even play, the scoring was opened when Howard went over for an unconverted try. This resulted from two consecutive passing movements in opposite directions. This was the first try the School had scored since Kershaw's injury five weeks before. In their turn Worksop came back in attack, and a droppedgoal by Griffiths levelled the scores. Shortly before half-time Phillips scored in the corner to give the home team a narrow lead at the interval. The second half saw a brief spell of some ten minutes when Worksop scored eight points. Earnshaw scored half-way out as a result of some tackling failures, the conversion being missed. A few minutes later Tarbatt forced his way over in the middle for Farrow to convert. Play reverted to the centre of the field and Bygate took a long and unsuccessful penalty kick. Once again, play was even, the Worksop backs appearing slightly more dangerous, but neither team scored again except for a long penalty goal by Farrow in the last few minutes. Team : Evans; Howard, Mackay, Robinson, Rhodes; Gale, Precious; Dutton, Raylor, Slade, Armstrong, Sim, Bygate, Mathews (Capt.), Ranson.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 13th December. Lost, 3-29. Overnight rain dismissed any chance of this match developing into a fast, open game, but a good drying wind helped to stop the worst of the slithering and transformed a sea of mud into a glue-pot. Under the vociferous leadership of C. W. Thompson, the Old Boys set about their job with a real determination to avenge a series 39

of defeats. The School were again without their main tactician, A. McCallum, and their reorganised back division always looked vulnerable. Mistakes by the School led to both the Old Boys tries in the first half, which D. Kirby duly converted, thus establishing a 10 point lead. Two penalties against them set the seal on any ideas the School may have had of retaliation in the second half, and all the good open play was provided by the Old Boys. Further tries by R. R. Baldwin, C. Burdass and P. S. Roe, who was playing particularly well, with two further conversions, brought the total up to 29 points, and a sound lesson was brought home to the School. A series of successive infringements against the Old Boys gave the School their only points when a penalty goal was successfully landed by J. A. Bygate in front of the posts. OLD PETERITE XV D. Kirby; R. D. Wheatley, C. D. Hunter, P. B. Burbidge, J. Raylor; G. B. Pullan, P. S. Roe; C. W. Thompson (Capt.), R. R. Baldwin, L. T. Beaumont, C. Burdass, A. C. Stubbs, R. J. Sharp, H. C. Marshall, R. Baxter.

SQUASH The weather this term was not severe enough to cause any largescale cancellation of outdoor activities; not much progress was consequently made in the annual competitions, nor was full use made of the Railway Institute courts. Nevertheless, a pleasing enthusiasm has been aroused among the new boys. Three of last year's team remained at the beginning of term, but there were some six players of similar standard from whom to choose the last two strings. The eventual team met with somewhat unexpected success and won both their matches. A third match had been arranged against Bradford G.S., but ominous weather conditions prevented the team from travelling there. Mr. Harding, Mr. Dodds and Mr. Craine are to be thanked for all the help they have given and all the time they have spent in the Squash court during the term.

RESULTS v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY "A". Played away on 4th December. Won 3-2. Howard lost to Levitt, 4-9, 9-3, 10-8, 7-9, 7-9. Alderson lost to Cusk, 3-9, 9-1, 2-9, 9-7, 8-10. Bygate beat Newbold, 9-7, 9-4, 9-5. Beaumont beat Elstone, 9-6, 9-7, 9-4. Ranson beat Harness, 9-2, 9-6, 7-9, 9-6. v. ORMESBY S.R.C. Played at home on 7th December. Won, 3-2. Alderson lost to Debenham, 5-9, 1-9, 4-9. Bygate beat Powell, 9-5, 9-5, 9-1. Beaumont lost to Smith, 1--9, 3-9, 9-2, 4-9. Ranson beat Standing, 6-9, 5-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-0. Parkin beat Hatfield, 9-3, 9-0, 9-7.

LIFE-SAVING It was announced in December that the School had won the "Yorkshire Evening Press" Life-Saving Trophy for 1958. This trophy is awarded to the school in the York area gaining most life-saving awards during the year. Bootham School won the trophy in 1956 and 1957: this they did by so large a margin that they suggested they be handicapped in 1958 by a 25% deduction from their score. The leading scores were :St. Peter's ... ... 286 Drax Grammar School ... Bootham School ...

258 295 less 73=222

It will be seen that our total was only 9 behind Bootham's before their deduction—an extremely creditable result, which is very largely due to the efforts of Mr. Hart, who infected all the swimmers with his own enthusiasm, and to Mrs. Gibson, who willingly gave much of her time to coaching the candidates for awards.

SHOOTING This term shooting has been very popular, there being 23 shots in List A and no less than 90 in List B. This is, in fact, an unmanageable number and many on List B find difficulty in securing enough practice. Next term we propose to start a List C, List B being reserved for the more skilled and more experienced now on it : in this way it is hoped to control practices more efficiently. After the loss of six old colours at the end of last term, team building has been something of a problem, but besides the two old colours, we had one minor colour, and two greatly improved "old hands", leaving three places to fill. There has been competition for these places, but the first three selected have succeeded in holding their places so far. Five postal matches were shot : 4 of these we won. Potentially the team is quite strong, but it has never done itself justice, because each match one of our more experienced shots has been decidedly off form. There were complaints and excuses : Oldham seems to have a permanent chip on his shoulder about the quality of the ammunition, and Baker, who accuses most people of being senile, himself succumbed to a fit of rheumatics in the middle of a group. The captain, not to be left out, complained of fog seeping into the range whilst he was doing a rapid, only to find that his glasses had steamed up. It was an individual disaster of this type that contributed mainly to our defeat at the hands of Victoria College, and they also account for the lowness of some of the averages. During the term an experiment was made using Bisley sights for "Country Life", as the present ones are becoming unreliable in their movements. This has appealed to some team members, but not all, and further experience must be gained. We have been experimenting 41

with individual sight changes for groups on the one hand and rapids and snaps on the other, with some encouraging results. The "shifting group" remains however our chief problem. Looking towards the future, we see several very promising shots in List B, and we could have quite a good second VIII, but fixtures are hard to find, and we have not had any this term. We would like to thank Mr. Craine for helping out at the Range from time to time. First VIII postal match results : St. Peter's Opponent's Score Score

Opponents

723 746 723 730 733

Trent College Leeds Grammar School Bridlington School ... ... Victoria College Pocklington School ...

Individual averages : M. K. Oldham T. Wasden ... A. G. Black J. D. Lightfoot

M. G. A. Garbutt ... 89.4 ... 91.6 R. A. Hodgson ... 90.8 S. D. Baker ... 90.2 D. E. Rayner

703 734 663 739 678

Result Won Won Won Lost Won

... 93.2 ... 94.0 ... 91.6 ... 90.6

FENCING As usual, we have been mainly concerned with the instruction of beginners this term. We have, therefore, had only one match, against York Fencing Club, which we lost 20-14. This was actually quite a meritorious performance, as York had the Devon foil champion and he won all his 10 bouts. Next term we have four matches, including a new fixture with Hull Georgians. We apologise to N. R. Barton and S. S. Hobson for omitting to mention in the last issue that they were awarded their colours last P.J.B. term.

THE CHESS CLUB The team has good reason to be pleased with itself after one of the most successful first terms in the club's memory. The term started with two coaching lessons by G. M. Herring, Esq., O.P. These lessons, addressed to an unfortunately small audience, were most illuminating and were surely a basic cause of the team's success. We are most grateful to Mr. Herring. The first fixture of the term was against Bootham School. After an exciting match the School lost by four games to six. This match was followed by one against Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School. In beating them by six clear wins and two halved games to two 42

games lost, the School registered only its second chess win for many years ! The last match was against St. John's College. After losing all eight games the previous year, the School drew four games all against a far more experienced team. Taking into account the present form of the team and the general keenness of all the players, the prospects for next term appear extremely rosy. It is thought that the fortunes of the club will reach a climax when the captain manages to win a game ! The following played for the School during the term : F. C. Beaumont (Capt.), R. A. Martin, J. N. Hanson, C. W. Gough, J. W. S. Gale, E. M. H. Ranson, G. Gildener, R. L. Evans, P. Hunt, A. Gomersall, E. S. Bolton and M. J. Kershaw. F.C.B.

CRICKET FIXTURES, 1959 Sat. May 9 Wed. „ 13 Sat. „ 16 Wed. „ 20 Sat. ., 23

H Clifton C.C. H York C.C. H Worksop 1st Round Seni or A Giggleswick

Wed. „ 27 30 Sat. , Wed. June 3

Durham

Leeds G.S. —

Sat. „ Wed. „ „ Fri.

Sat.

„

6 10 12

13 Denstone

Wed. „ 17 Sat. „ 20 Wed. „ 24 Sat. „ 27

Wed. July 1 Sat. „ 4 Wed. „ 8 Sat. „ 11 Wed. „ 15 Sat. „ 18 Wed. „ Fri. „ Sat. „

Worksop House Matches Giggleswick

Durham

Leeds G.S.

H M.C.C. A Bradford G.S. Bradford G.S. H House Matches Semi-final Send or Yorkshire Gents. A Ampleforth Ampleforth Match Final Senior Ho US Craven Gents. — Bootham

A Worksop Bootham H Manchester Boys XI A Durham 1st Round Juni Or House Matches Giggleswick

A A

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OLD PETERITE NEWS A Meeting of the O.P. General Committee was held at the School on Saturday, 13th December. The Head Master was in the Chair and there were 18 members present, including the President (Dr. Marcus Clegg). It was decided that an O.P. Golf Meeting should again be held during Commemoration on Sunday afternoon, 26th July, on York Golf Course, Strensall. (Tee-off, 2-30 p.m.). One of last year's gallant pioneers, P. Crowe, of 95 Stockton Lane, York, was invited to make the necessary arrangements. Any golfing O.P. reading this note who will be attending Commemoration is invited to support this event. The President reported that to mark his term of office he was particularly anxious to see provided the School War Memorial which was always intended to be the extension and refurnishing of Big Hall, the cost of which was estimated at £9,500. On 24th November he had, therefore, issued a personal appeal to some 150 O.P.s, who he thought might be able to do so, to sign 7-year covenants for the sum of £8 4s. 4d. per annum which, together with income tax rebate, would more than provide the amount required. To date the total amount covenanted or paid was £1,482 3s. 6d. As it was considered by the Committee that many other Old Peterites who had not been personally canvassed by the President would like to be associated with this special appeal, it was decided that particulars thereof together with a plan of the scheme should be circulated with this issue of "The Peterite". Encouraging as has been the initial response to the President's appeal, a large sum is still required if the target is to be reached by next Commemoration, which is the aim. Any help, therefore, either great or small, will be much appreciated. It was decided that a Sub-Committee, consisting of the President, Hon. Secretary, T. H. Burdon and H. L. Creer, should be appointed to consider and report upon the O.P. Club finances, having regard to the general principles considered at the A.G.M. held on 26th July, 1958. A sample silk square of similar design to the new O.P. crested tie, the cost of which was 57s. 6d. each, was approved. Reports of successful regional annual dinners held at Durham, Mirfield and London will appear elsewhere in this issue. The N.W. Regional Annual Dinner will be held at the New Millgate Hotel, Manchester, on Friday, 6th March, at 7-30 p.m. W. D. Blackburn, of "Glendale", 153 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, 20, is the organiser. Mr. D. K. Crews was elected an honorary member of the Club.

NOTICE O.P. GENERAL COMMITTEE The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 7th March, at 5 o'clock, after the annual hockey match between the School and the Club. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, "Chebula", Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, not later than 25th February.

COMMEMORATION, 1959 Old Peterites are hereby reminded in good time that Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 24th July, to Sunday, 26th July. Full details will be sent as usual in due course to each member of the O.P. Club. The O.P. Dinner will again be held on the Saturday evening at the School. R. A. Stratton, Tynron, 8 Riddings Road, Hale, Cheshire, will again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes, at the School, will, as usual, arrange the boat races. The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held at 6-30 p.m. immediately prior to the Dinner on the Saturday, and it is strongly urged that all O.P.s who are present at 'Commemoration will make a special effort to attend and make the meeting truly representative.

ITEMS B. R. Alderson (1923-26) was promoted to the rank of Surgeon

'Captain R.N. on 1st January, 1959. He is at present attached to the Royal Hospital, Haslar, Gosport, Hants. In the same list appeared another O.P., Surgeon Commander Eric James (1923-26), who was also promoted to Surgeon Captain R.N. * * * P. J. Blincoe (1947-51) is now a Lieutenant in the 1st King's Own and is serving in Kenya. * * *

I. G. Cobham (1942-51) has been appointed House Surgeon to the Nuffield Professor of Surgery at Oxford. He took the degrees of M.A., B.M., B.Ch., on 13th December, 1958, having completed his medical studies at Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Oxford Clinical School. He was awarded a Lyford Exhibition at Magdalen in 1954 and the Radcliffe Medical Prize in 1957. He confidently recommends the Oxford Clinical School to anyone thinking of taking up Medicine. *

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T. C. B. Hodgson (1920-26), at present Assistant Chief Constable of Birmingham, has been chosen from 59 applicants for the post of Chief Constable of Berkshire. 45

P. D. F. James (1942-52) qualified as a Doctor on 16th July, married on the 18th and set sail for America on the 24th. He is now on the staff of the Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. * * * P. A. Lockwood (1935-42) has been appointed Head of the Department of History at Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, having first gone there as a Professor in 1950. The University now has 1,100 students, nearly double the number it had six years ago. Lockwood is married with four children and hopes to become a naturalised Canadian. * * * A. B. Sellers (1921-24) has been proposed to succeed Mr. C. Hesketh as Chairman of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club Committee. N. W. D. Yardley (1928-34) and C. R. Yeomans (1922-25) are also members of the Committee. ENGAGEMENTS CLARK—ANDREWS. Richard Thompson Clark (Temple, 1944-53), of 23 Trentholme Drive, The Mount, York, and Julie Monica Andrews, of Oddiscombe, Bar Lane, Stockton-on-the-Forest, York. KIRKUS—JONES. Roger Markham Kirkus (Rise, 1950-55), of 10 Moorland Road, York, and Valerie Brenda, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Jones, of 19 William Street, Herne Bay, Kent. TAYLOR—RYAN. Philip G. Taylor (Temple, 1946-54), of 85 Manor Drive, Acomb, York, and Valerie Ryan, of 73 Beaconsfield Street, Acomb, York.

MARRIAGE JAMES—KILGOUR. On 18th July, 1958, at St. John the Evangelist, Edinburgh, Dr. Peter D. F. James (Rise, 1947-52), only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. James, The Spinney, Ranson Road, Thorpe, Norwich, to June, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kilgour, Annan, Dumfriesshire.

BIRTHS BLINCOE.—On 20th November, 1958, at Belfast, to Ivy, wife of Pete Blincoe (Grove, 1947-51), a daughter (Rosalind Joanne). ROBSON.—On 16th July, 1958, at 27 Welbeck Street, London, W.1, Kari, wife of Peter Robson (Rise, 1940-44), a son (Eirik Peter). WATSON.—On 19th February, 1958, to Mary, wife of Michael A. Watson (Rise, 1948-52), a daughter (Caroline Mary).

OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER Held at Brown's Hotel on 19th November, 1958. The followin were present :Carom, J. P. (1927-31). Andrew, J. K. (1939-45). Archer, L. H. J. (1922-26). Arnold, R. (1932-36). Baddeley, W. D. (1915-19). Baker, P. T. (1945-50). Baxter, R. (1948-58). Black, V. M. (1935-41). Boulton, T. B. (1940-43).

Claybourn, G. R. (1943-46). Clegg, M. T. (1897-1907). Colley, W. H. (1901-07). Cooper, A. B. (1927-31). Creer, H. L. (1893-98). Davidge, R. L. D. (1937-44). Douglas, F. H. (1923-28).

Dronfield, J. (Head Master). Drummond, D. C. (1940-46). Easten, G. P. (1923-28). Easten, J. A. (1881-90). Fairweather, C. C. (1919-22). Gedge, J. B. (1916-20). Hanson, J. (1918-21). Hilton, C. (1942-47). Hillyard, F. H. (1931-41). Hopper, K. A. (1953-57). Houghton, C. C. (1925-30). Hudson, M. F. (1924-27). Lewis, C. H. (1949-55). Lewis, T. J. (1923-26). Masterman, W. H. (1913-20).

Metcalfe, R. H. (1907-18). Pick, M. (1906-10). Rhodes, K. H. (1914-20). Rodgers, J. (1919-25). Samuels, W. S. (1940-47). Scholefield, C. E. (1915-20). Sergeant, C. W. H. (1911-14). Smith, G. D. (1935-42). Tate, D. H. (1941-47). Taylor-Thompson, J. (1939-45). Thompson, H. A. (1932-38). Woodcock, A. J. A. (Ex-Master). Yeoman, W. G. (1910-17). Layfield, T. D. J. (Head Boy).

The Toast List was as follows : "The School" proposed by A. J. A. Woodcock, reply by the Head Master and the Head Boy (T. D. J. Layfield). "The O.P. Club" proposed by C. C. Fairweather, reply by T. J. Lewis.

NORTH EASTERN OLD PETERITE DINNER -

Held at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, on 17th October, 1958. The following were present :The Rt. Rev. the Bishop of

Lewis, T. J. (Hon. Sec. of the O.P. Club). Mackintosh, S. March, G. R. McCallum, M. J. Million, J. A. Morris, P. A. Pacey, F. W. B. Parker, R. M. S. Pattison, D. C. Penman, J. 0. R. Plester, G. V. Rhodes, K. H. Shepherd, C. S. Simmons, D. N. Thomas, T. E. Turner, E. H. N. Varley, E. K. Wilson, M. B.

Durham (M. H. Harland). The Head Master (Mr. J. Dronfield). Brown, H. Carr, A. M. Dalkin, W. R. Deas, R. M. Dodd, R. E. Elston, C. Fairweather, C. C. Firth, M. J. Gardner, G. D. Harding, J. T. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, R. A. Jobling, R. L. King, A. J.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The Fifth Annual West Riding Dinner was held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on Thursday, 30th October, 1958, Dennis Lyth being in the Chair. The dinner was attended by the Head Master, who responded to the toast of "The School", which was proposed by Derek Thompson. Mr. Rhodes was once again a welcome guest in his dual role of Old Peterite and Representative of the Staff. 47

The following Old Peterites were in attendance :— Lyth, D. Lochore, M. C. M. Miller, R. L. Penniston, P. Pullan, G. B. Raylor, J. M. Rhodes, K. H. Sheriff, T. R. M. Simpson, C. B. Stabler, D. A. Thompson, D. C. Wood, J. S.

Bamforth, J. N. Bolton, E. F. Beaumont, L. T. Crowther, R. G. Baines, J. M. Fenton, J. Gillgrass, J. Hallas, M. Houghton, Rev. J. C. Hunter, 0. Hunter, J. A. Kent, M. J. Hick, R. H.

Dennis Smith having moved to London, the dinner was organised by Michael Hallas. Details of this year's dinner will appear in the summer edition of "The Peterite".

OVERSEAS ADDRESSES The following additional overseas addresses have been received :-

E. ANTROBUS [1932-36], 147 Lake Street, Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.A. J. H. BUTLER [1936-40], Hampton, Coonoor, Nilgiris, South India.

THE OXFORD LETTER

OXFORD.

December, 1958. Dear Sir, Before an account of our activity, it is with great sorrow that we heard of the death of Mr. Burgess. There is none of us here who had not, either in study or out-of-school activity, come under his influence, and our awareness of our debt to him in many ways tempers with gratitude our real sense of loss. Regret we also feel at the news that Mr. Crews is to leave the School, but we offer our congratulations on his new appointment, and are indeed delighted at his success. As to our more personal matters, your correspondents have heard so many loud and frequent complaints from the O.P.s in this University of personal injustice done to them in these letters, that it is our high intention to provide you with as true a record as we are able of their more reputable activities. We trust that the accuracy of our report will be above reproach, and we bear in mind that it will be in the hands of others next term. Before we record the individual activities, we must make mention of two events of the term. The first was the arranging of the O.P. dinner for the 5th February next term, at which we hope to welcome as many O.P.s from 'Cambridge as possible. The second was the visit of an R.A.F. officer disguised as E. C. Sedman. We were pleased to see him. We also welcome two freshmen this year, but of these more later.

Now the facts (as we, your correspondents, see them). M. J. Baddeley (Keble). Seems to have been far less in evidence this term—perhaps because he attends fewer lectures? He does apparently play hockey and continues his work of charity in providing a ravenous fellow O.P. with tea in prodigious quantity. M. T. Garter (Queen's). Although he has tried to take a rest this term, has found his tutors have different and more rigid ideas about work, but maintains his equilibrium. He still appears on the river and in all sorts of other places, but says it is too cold to swim this term. I. Cobham (Magdalen) and G. M. Herring (St. Catherine's). We may perhaps be forgiven for mentioning these two worthies in one paragraph, but so far we have heard nothing of them. We presume that they are still here but are temporarily lost in the ever-increasing numbers of the University. J. R. Jenkinson (Worcester). Is working at high pressure this term. We are sure that after Mods. next term he will be able to extend his activities beyond walking or cycling between lectures. But in spite of his work he still remains as cheerful as ever. T. M. Jenkinson (B.N.C.). One of the two freshmen this year. He seems to be flourishing in the Oxford air. He has not yet been afflicted by his brother's commendable disease of hard work but we can assure him that the time will come. K. Gosling (St. Edmund Hall). Our second freshman. He has at the moment perplexed us as to how he got into the sporting college merely on academic ability. He has been so affected by Oxford life, or sheer laziness, that now he has joined the company of bearded monsters. R. M. Kirkus (Hertford). Was the most bitter in his complaints about personal injustices. We can assure you that in the past a biased picture has been given. He plays rugger, he works as hard as most of us, and as he himself says, the Hertford Buttery is open only from 6 to 7 p.m. A. M. Marsh (Keble). Is a worried man, a very worried man. So many diverting possibilities for this desperate change in his disposition present themselves to us that we were at first at a loss to choose among them. On sounding him (tentatively) we realise that this is finals year for him and it seems that he is oppressed by the problem of making four years' work go into one. However, as Baddeley would testify, worry has not taken the edge off his appetite, and he continues to be charming whenever we see him. D. Wheatley (B.N.C.). Is something of a phenomenon. He represents his college second teams and occasionally first teams at every sport there is. Besides this, he manages to complete work for his tutors even before it is set. He combines these with membership

of all Oxford political societies. His triumph of the term was the defeat in the Socialist Club of their motion deploring the Public School system and this, we feel, should not go unrecorded. Further to these brief remarks, we can say that we O.P.s here are continuing to flourish and are only in need of one thing—more members in the University. We followed the fortunes of the School XV with considerable enthusiasm and some disappointment. However, as they say, it's the game and not the results which count, and we also derive considerable personal consolation from this philosophy. Wishing the School every success for the coming term, We remain, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE.

December, 1958. Dear Sir, Never before, so far as we know, have there been so many O.P.s in the University. It is impossible to travel far in Cambridge without meeting an O.P. scarf or tie, and the mention of St. Peter's, York, in College Halls and combination rooms now produces a sympathetic nod rather than a blank stare. We are becoming known ! Our dinner, held for the first time in the Michaelmas Term and reported elsewhere in this magazine, was a great success, and indeed it was several minutes after midnight before the last revellers could be persuaded to leave the premises. Emmanuel, of course, harbours the greatest number of O.P.s. W. R. Ibberson is the Secretary of their J.C.R., the collegiate equivalent of "head boy", and, whilst at the O.P. Dinner, was treacherously elected President of the College Debating Society. He has attended the meetings of the Eng. Society but whether this is Engineering, English or Engels we have no idea. C. K. Smith is still with us and in pursuing his "Colonial Studies" has picked Swahili and Anthropology from the lecture-list to help him prevent the sun from setting on the British Empire. Emmanuel's rowing men are E. S. Portlock, who rows seriously, and J. N. T. Howat, who rows in a more gentlemanly fashion, preserving his breath for singing with the C.U.M.S. Information about Portlock's activities continues to flow in but the only point on which witnesses agree is that he fell off his bike in returning from a party in King's. D. Kirby wishes it to be known that he is playing rugger, working hard at Modern Languages and that he is fitter now than ever he was at School. The sight of Kirby is usually an indication that D. B. Irvin is somewhere in the vicinity. He has already changed 50

his subject—English to History, and has become a Spiritualist. T. Chilman is studying politics and science. The latter was curtailed sadly in the middle of term when he was hit in the eye with a hockey stick, but a host of ministering angels from Newnham came to the rescue and took lecture-notes for him. On 5th November we got our first sight this term of D. G. Barton, who obligingly lent some O.P. a firework. He is presumably still reading Medicine but this term's activities have been the O.T.C. and the University Jazz Club. Little has been seen of J. C. M. Herring and, in spite of urgent appeals, he is determined to remain a mystery man. This concludes the list of Emmanuel men and we now turn to some more interesting members of the University. We offer our sincerest congratulations to R. G. Bean, who in his first term has gone straight into the King's College Choir—no mean feat. This, of course, takes up most of his time and what little is left he presumably devotes to Modern Languages. His fatherconfessor in King's is M. G. Sykes, who reads Mechanical Sciences, but any traces of this in his rooms have long since been hidden by Chinese ornaments and invitation cards. These blow onto the floor when the door is opened. It is not easy to find the St. Catharine's O.P.s, as two of them live 4 or 5 floors up and the other is out in digs. R. N. Johnson has achieved fame by being, so he claims, the first member of the University Rugby Referees' Society to send anyone off the field. He has given up beer for English and his bridge is now consequently played within the confines of the College. D. J. Oldman inhabits a room which he says was built in 1690 and looks like it. He descended from this hermit's cell to organise the Dinner and may often be found in the new chemistry lab, explaining to the demonstrator that it wasn't he who broke it. Having found out only a fortnight before term started that he was a member of St. Catharine's, P. L. Bellwood has thrown himself into university life with a vigour that has produced tremblings in the ancient foundation. He may be found in the Squire Law Library, at the nearest darts-board, or performing in cabaret for the University Footlights. Some consider this a great honour. Moving over to the other side of the town, to Christ's, J. R. Peverley may be found amid his wirelesses puzzling over four-dimensional geometry. Whether this helps to control the accounts of the C.U. Small-bore Club, of which he is Treasurer, remains to be seen. Also to be found in Christ's are the "terrible twins", P. J. Netherwood and D. T. Sparham, both of them Engineers. Netherwood plays hockey and Sparham does not, but their real activities begin after dark and are centred round the bar of the "Eagle". Down the road in Downing live D. M. Walker and M. J. Quarmby. The latter is now reading Education in his fourth year

and was shocked to find so many O.P.s at the Dinner. He was convinced that half had come from Oxford. Walker spreads scandal about Portlock and vice-versa. Out of all the conflicting evidence we learn that he now reads Economics and holds "international" bottleparties in the name of the United Nations Association. We were sorry that E. I. Moore could not attend the Dinner but Selwyn required his services for their college play and he could not be spared. D. K. Timms in Trinity Halls reads, but doesn't understand, French and German philosophy and is dismayed to find himself already in his second childhood—playing table-tennis. Last, but not least, there is B. M. Nendick in Pembroke, who has unfortunately had to retire from society, as he is now married and lives here in Cambridge. Marriage has been a steadying influence and he confesses that he now works hard. He sings for various choirs including—can it be?—that of the Greek Orthodox Church. As you can see, we do not lead idle lives. If the examiners were more human, we would bring much credit to the School. As it is, we dream of lenient proctors, kindly examiners and of the day when we mount the steps of the Senate House to receive our degrees from the hands of the Vice-Chancellor himself. Until then we wish the School every success in the coming term and remain Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITE DINNER The fifth Annual Dinner was held in the Hall of St. Catharine's College on Thursday, 27th November. The Head Master and Mr. Crews represented the School and with practically all the Cambridge O.P.s present we achieved the record number of 22. D. J. Oldman was in the Chair. The College kitchen lived up to its very high reputation and produced a first-class meal. The toast of The School was proposed by C. K. Smith and Mr. Dronfield and Mr. Crews both replied. Finally P. L. Bellwood was prevailed upon to say a few words, before all adjourned to the Rushmore Room for further celebration. Those present were :B. M. Nendick. The Head Master. P. J. Netherwood. D. J. Oldman. J. R. Peverley. E. S. Portlock. M. J. Quarmby. D. T. Sparham. C. K. Smith. M. G. Sykes. D. K. Timms. D. M. Walker.

Mr. Crews. R. G. Bean. P. L. Bellwood. T. Chilman. J. C. M. Herring. J. N. T. Howat. W. R. Ibberson. D. B. Irvin. R. N. Johnson. D. Kirby.

THE DURHAM LETTER DURHAM.

April, 1958. To the Editor of "The Peterite". Dear Sir, At long last we have decided to break into the cartel of Peterite contributors. We have long felt that a letter from the third Collegiate University in the country was desirable, but the small number of O.P.s did not warrant it. Our numbers have now increased sufficiently to permit the formation of a Durham Colleges O.P. Club. We have decided to have no elected officers, no minutes, no subscription and no stated intentions, thus ridding the club of large amounts of administrative lumber. Durham, that is the Durham 'Colleges in the University of Durham as distinct from the overgrown Technical College, King's at Newcastle (a constituent College), is in many ways similar to "Oxbridge" and differs only in numbers; we have a mere 1,400 students. This smaller size gives the city a friendly communal touch : one soon makes friends outside one's academic channels. There is a large range of societies to cater for every possible hobby, sport and interest : everyone has a chance of becoming something in these societies, and several of our number have already done so. Above all, we have a Collegiate structure moulded on that at Oxbridge; entrance to the University is via one of the ten Colleges, nine of which are residential. The advantages of College life are many, and cannot be appreciated by one who has not had the benefit of its influence. May we suggest that the Durham Colleges are well worth considering by potential university candidates as a third choice after Oxford or Cambridge? We hope, Sir, to be able to have some scandal for you each term, so that we may rank, in the "Peterite" at least, with the other places. Richard Baldwin (Hatfield). Gained the distinction of changing his course three times in the first week, and has finally settled for Social Studies. Sleeps at all hours of the day and eats at all hours of the night. Besides playing in the unbeaten Colleges XV starred in a 91-0 Hatfield victory over Chad's. Don Beckitt (Bede). Has just returned from two years' minesweeping to learn how to teach the next generation something or other. Claims to work hard but will insist on visiting his friends in Hatfield late at night. Dick Bradford (St. Cuthbert's). Is on the same wagon as Baldwin, the main activity of which appears to be drinking coffee. He is threatening to forsake the river, as less spartan exercise is to be found. Ken Brown (Hatfield). Is wrangling with differential equations and suchlike. After surveying the ladies (just under one third of 53

our number) decided to stick to beer. Had an initial impulse for runs but now restricts strenuous activities to press-up matches with Baldwin. This technique is obviously introduced to Risites at an early age. Bob Dunwell (St. Cuthbert's). Has been here four years now and we forgot to ask him what he was doing last time we saw him. We gather he is a shareholder in the new two-spout Espresso in Durham. David Lamb (Hatfield). Now in final Physics; delights in formal dinners and may be seen most Saturdays at 9-30 p.m. just having a breather. Hurls lead at high velocity for the University; goes off to earn large sums of money with the T.A., and has recently been teaching a gay young thing to drive her father's Morris 1000. Roy Welch (Bede). Has done his first degree, and is now reading for the Diploma in Education. Divides time between fiancee, flute and sister, in that order of precedence. Foster Watson (Bede). Has to our knowledge taken up only one of the three vices, the dreaded weed. He has bought a Victorian Harmonium from Lamb (the girl friend said it had to go), so should be happy for some time to come. Has joined the T.A. to supplement the £.s.d. and provide relaxation (?) on the odd weekend. In conclusion we should like to say how pleased we were to see Mr. Robinson on the occasion of the Physical Society Dinner. He is an old King's man, but we were delighted to show him what he had missed. Yours sincerely, THE DURHAM COLLEGES OLD PETERITES•

KING'S COLLEGE, NEWCASTLE, LETTER

Dear Sir, The Old Peterites of King's College, Newcastle, write to you for the first time, feeling that, at last, our numbers justify such action.

A man named Dunn (Manor), a medicine man, we know nothing of, except that he may be no longer with us. Of Roger (Poker) Penman we know this for certain and lament; as we do for Robin Wilson, who is now shooting terrorists in Malaya. M. Carr, late of Manor, now a medic, has, however, been more successful, and was last seen juggling with a pint pot and his bagpipes to celebrate passing Part One of his Finals. C. S. Elston, another ex-Manorite, is doing the frustrated medic's course, Dentistry, but he appears to be contented, and will doubtless be making a fortune bridging gaps after June. 54

Robert Jackson (Manor) is one of our greater men, being President of the 'Varsity Boat Club. He stroked the winning U.A.U. boat last year. M. J. McCallum (School House), another medic, only appears when the occasion is important enough to warrant his dragging himself away from his studies at the R.V.I. (or the Nurses' Home there— we're not certain which). P. A. Morris (Temple) is unique in that he has become Captain of both King's and 'Varsity Fencing Clubs after only one year. (The 'Varsity Fencing won the U.A.U. Championships last year.) J. D. Morrison (Rise) plays a game which we believe has something to do with fire-irons. He is a professional and seems to make quite a reasonable living at it. M. Plester (Grove) rows quite well now that he has been separated, on the river, from Turner and Morrison, and has made the King's eight. We are told, however, by Turner, his flat-mate and confidant, that his greatest successes are on the dance floor at S.N.E.C. I. N. Ridley (Manor) is supposed to be Fixtures Secretary to the King's Hockey Club. We are not exactly sure what he fixes, but think it is the order of anthems after the match. G. W. Riley (Temple), known as Father Riley (being the most elderly member in our midst), still insists on speaking in debates every week, whether he has anything to say or no. In spite of this, his reputation as the University's prime debater remains. E. H. N. Turner (Grove) has just received his R.A.F.V.R. commission. He has given up the river for work, but we believe he still performs aerobatics, the best exhibitions being at Squadron cocktail parties, we are told. K. Wilson (Temple) lodges in Whitley Bay and rarely sees us. We hope to make this letter a regular feature of "The Peterite", and wishing the School every success both in work and play, we beg to remain, Yours sincerely, THE KING'S COLLEGE OLD PETERITES. THE LEEDS LETTER LEEDS UNIVERSITY. December, 1958.

Dear Sir, Our numbers here at Leeds have increased to such an extent that we feel a Leeds Letter would now be of value to many O.P.s, if not also to present members of St. Peter's, so at the Head Master's invitation we have written to you. 55

In our opening letter it may be as well to explain that the Provincial Universities are not run on quite the same lines as Oxford and Cambridge. There are no colleges and consequently the social life of the whole University is centred round the University Union— the best club in town. In this building there are two coffee lounges ('Caf., for empty pocketed engineers, and the Mouat-Jones Lounge for aspiring aristocrats and those Gay Young Things). There is also a theatre, a T.V. lounge, a refectory for meals and, last but not least, the Union Bar—in fact every facility to lure the student from his studies. Proceeding now to our less dubious activities, J. M. Baines may be found among the chemicals and Brooke in the Union Bar most lunch times. R. G. Bingham (3rd year Gen. Studies Chemistry) spends most of his time strumming a guitar or playing the piano at Union Hops and for the Rhythm Club. Studies a little. M. L. Bywater (1st year Mech. Eng.), when not working, claims to be either playing rugby (Harrogate dolts) or participating in its dubious ancillary activities. He is well in with the staff, as Dad is a Professor. R. A. Field (1st year Medic.) seems to prefer the Medical School to the Union. We understand that he is still engaged with the School Film, which we all hope will be a great success. J. Ford (5th year Medic.) is rumoured to be here, but we have never seen him. Must be working. J. M. Forster (3rd year Economics) is absorbed with the University 1st Squash V. Must be working quite hard, as he is seldom seen in Caf. J. F. Knapton (2nd year Civil Eng.). His emphasis is on sport. He played for the University 1st Cricket XI regularly last term and plays for a Headingley XV this term. Spends the rest of his time in Mouat-Jones Lounge and seems to have an enormous number of female admirers. M. T. Powell (2nd year Agric.) says that he works very hard, but finds time for playing rugby regularly and dancing. No doubt he does not intend to plough his finals next year. D. Robinson (1st year Chem. Eng.) maintains his usual standard of fitness by playing the odd game of squash. Was last seen wandering down the road in his pyjamas with several other oddly garbed Devonshire Hall residents. K. A. Steel (1st year Civil Eng.) spends most days drinking coffee and goes dancing at least four times a week. Only visits the Brotherton Library when work is pressing. 56

D. A. Wilson (1st year Mech. Eng.) shoots for the University 1st VIII, is a member of the Engineering Society and helped them to haul their annual barrel of beer up from the City Station. He also helped with its disposal, of course. C. D. M. Wood (1st year Mech. Eng.) says he gets around with the University 2nd Cross-Country team. Is reported to have escorted the Engineers' barrel, swinging a metal bar around to keep the Medics. away. J. F. Franklin (2nd year Chem. Eng.) belongs to the Sailing Club 1st team, and to the Social Studies Society, when they visit a brewery. Consequently spends most of his time in the drink. R. L. High (2nd year French Special, and Eng. Gen. Studies) changes his digs at least once a term, when he grows tired of the landlady. On the staff of two well-known University publications and may often be seen trying to sell them. Shoots for the 1st VIII when he has time. D. Jesper (One year Dip. course in Concrete Tech.) lives in York and plays rugby for a York XV. Is existing on the limit of his income and drinking an exorbitant amount of coffee and beer. He intends to start working for his exam. in earnest next June. H. C. Wright (1st year Special Studies French) is always up to some mad scheme but as hard up as ever. Was persuaded on to the staff of "Counterpoint" with Roger High. In his own words, he is "Hard up, fed up and looking forward to the next Grant cheque." B. A. Heap (3rd year Civil Eng.). Went into the library ten weeks ago, and has only once been seen since—coaching on the river. This term, as usual, activities have been many and varied, but the highlight of the term was Her Majesty the Queen's visit to the University during the Leeds Centenary Music Festival, when she attended a concert in the Great Hall at the University. Later in the term, the Princess Royal inaugurated the new University organ. On the less serious side, there was the Engineers' march down to the City Station to collect their annual barrel of ale, and the much publicised General Union Meeting held to decide whether female students should be allowed to wear slacks in the Union building. Needless to say, they had their own way in the end. We wish the School every success for 1959, and assure it of our moral support at all its functions. Yours sincerely, THE LEEDS OLD PETERITES.

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No. 351

EDITORIAL Sandwiched as it is between two major events in the world of science, it is scarcely surprising that this issue of "The Peterite" could justly be accused of having a scientific bias. This may, of course, merely reflect the trend of modern education, for, in spite of the grim warnings about excessive and premature specialisation, the lure of guided missile, space ship and ERNIE is with us from the cradle to the grave. Some small attempt has been made to redress the balance by publishing, in addition to the official report, a brief impression of the School Science Exhibition through the eyes of a humanist. As far as the future scientific event is concerned—the Annual Meeting of the British Association—this has certainly cast long shadows before it, and non-scientists have been seen surreptitiously re-learning Boyle's Law, in the hope that they might comprehend one or two of the simpler lectures. However, a glance at the Preliminary Programme is slightly reassuring, for, tucked away among such frightening and sinister subjects as Antiferromagnetism, Cretaceous Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Quantum States in Solids and Problems of the Moon, can be found such ordinary, homely, familiar titles as Human Hair and Blushing, "What are our schools for?" and The Cost of National Superannuation. It is even more refreshing to discover that, among the excursions planned for the mandarins of science, are trips to the Brontë country, Fountains and Selby Abbeys, and, for the thirsty chemists and economists, John Smith's Brewery, this latter expedition being, no doubt, an attempt to prove (with apologies to A. E. Housman) that "Malt does more than Science can To justify God's ways to Man." 1

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ... School News The Scott Building The Appeal School Officers Salve House Notes The Chapel The Choir ... The Choral Society "Messiah" ... The Music Society The Ninth Science Exhibition The British Association ... The Science Societies ... The Ornithological Society The Library The Curia ... The Debating Society The Film Society ... The School Film ... The Young Farmers' Club ... The British Ship Adoption Society Careers ... Continental Tour, 1959 ... C.C.F. Notes The Scout Group ... Hockey The Boat Club Rugger ... Cross-Country Athletics ... Shooting ... Fencing ... The Chess Club ... Squash The Oxford Cup, 1958-59 Rugby Fixtures, 1959 A Trip to Spain ... Old Peterite News Acknowledgments ... Editorial Notices ...

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ILLUSTRATIONS The Pavilion and School Shop ... The Science Exhibition ... The Scott Building The Library

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SCHOOL NEWS The following awards were obtained at Cambridge :A. N. P. Butland—Minor Scholarship in Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College. A. H. Crowther—Exhibition in English at St. Catharine's College. D. G. Metcalf—Exhibition in Modern Languages at Selwyn College. * * * The Rev. E. P. Jones has joined the Junior School Staff as Chaplain. Mr. Jones comes to us from Brecon Cathedral, and we extend a warm welcome to him and his family. * * * We offer our congratulations to Mr. G. M. Shuttleworth on his marriage to Miss Tanya Sutcliffe on 4th April, and welcome Mrs. Shuttleworth to York. * * * We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Dodds on the birth of a son, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston on the birth of a daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson on the birth of a daughter. * -x* The Scott Building was officially opened by the Dean of York on Saturday, 7th March, in the presence of Mrs. Scott and other members of Colonel Scott's family. The Dean's address is published elsewhere in this issue. * * * The new Tuckshop was brought into use before the end of the term and the Pavilion will be ready for the cricket season. These both show a great improvement on the former accommodation, and from September onwards the shop will sell all the regulation School clothes.

THE SCOTT BUILDING Address delivered by the Dean of York at the opening of The Scott Building on 7th March, 1959 When, one day at the Deanery, I happened to mention that I had been asked to open the new Scott Building, my great-nephew— a present Peterite—said "You, you opening the Scott Building? ! I thought they'd have asked somebody Great !" A delicious remark ! Unimportant as I may be, it is no bad thing that one who has worked beside Colonel Scott, and with him for 18 years and on many causes should pay tribute to his extraordinary and patent goodness, to an integrity which could be felt immediately you came into contact with him. There was a man whom from the first moment you could trust, one who worked incessantly for others, for this School and three or four others, for the blind—a tremendous work he did there—for the beauty and well-being of the City—indeed this list of his manifold deeds is endless, and no-one has more opportunity for them than a solicitor who is trusted. Not only did he spare no pains for others, but he was always good company and, though crippled with arthritic pains, wouldn't give up his golf. 2

Modest, devoid of self-seeking and therefore honoured by all who met him, if all Peterites were like him we should be the greatest school in the land. But St. Peter's did educate him, he loved it and gave himself to its service all the rest of his life. He was Secretary for many years to the Old Peterite Club, for 20 years a Governor, and the first Vice-Chairman of the Governors ever. So I can tell you from knowledge how much the School has owed to his wisdom and energies behind the scenes and how generous he was of his time and toil towards its life and well-being. Rightly, therefore, we commemorate him with our thanks and love by this new building; and rejoice to pay this last and lasting honour to his name. In token of which, I now ask Layfield, the Head of the School, to deliver me the key, that I may formally name and open SCOTT BUILDING.

THE APPEAL

The following 65 Old Peterites have responded to the special Appeal launched by the President of the Old Peterite Club in February, 1959, to meet the cost of the Extension to Big Hall. J. Addey L. H. J. Archer P. T. Baker N. J. Bell D. J. Bird W. D. Blackburn J. D. Brewin G. H. Briggs H. G. Brown T. H. Burdon N. R. Burnett H, S. Burrows J. P. Camm K. G. Chilman M. T. Clegg R. H. Colley W. H. Colley H. L. Creer J. B. Doyle J. A. Easten C. C. Fairweather G. D. Gardner J. B. Gedge H. F. S. Gedge G. E. L. Graham D. St. G. W. Gray M. Hallas F. B. S. Hamby F. R. W. Hemsley H. N. Hodd W. J. Horsley J. N. T. Howat W. G. Huntley

T. J. Lewis W. I. Macdonald F. J. Mann R. H. Metcalfe G. H. Milner J. B. Mortimer H. N. Nelson F. N. Newdick H. C. Newhouse J. C. Newhouse F. W. B. Pacey R. Parker P. Penniston W. H. W. Ping K. M. Ratcliff G. H. F. Reynolds C. G. Robb A. C. Rodger M. H. T. Roy A. S. Rymer J. Saville C. S. Shepherd J. R. Shirtcliffe M. I. H. Sproulle D. C. Thompson D. Taylor-Thompson J. G. Troop C. P. Wadsworth R. S. F. Webber R. D. Wheatley M. J. Wood P. H. Yeld

The total amount subscribed is £3,391. The amount still required is £8,109. The Ninth General List of Subscribers to the Appeal Fund will be published in the next issue of "The Peterite". 3

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1959 HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : T. D. J. LAYFIELD (HEAD OF THE GROVE) VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : J. A. BYGATE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S) SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of Temple: M. J. KERSHAW Head of The Manor: A. McCALLUM Head of School House: F. C. BEAUMONT Head of The Rise: P. J. DRONFIELD Chapel Monitor: J. J. RHODES

J. B. MATHEWS W. M. HOWARD D. E. RAYNER HOUSE MONITORS : The Grove: E. S. BOLTON, P. A. CROSSLEY, I. S. T. DUTTON, R. L.

EVANS, A. GOMERSALL, H. V. SYKES. The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG, A. N. P. BUTLAND, P. A. DORNAN,

D. H. GEE, G. D. PARKIN, H. R. L. PURSE, C. B. WAINWRIGHT. Queen's: N. R. BARTON, D. N. L. BERESFORD, A. H. CROWTHER,

W. MITCHELL, D. L. SLADE. The Rise: D. L. BROWN, C. W. GOUGH, C. D. IBBERSON, E. M. H.

RANSON. School House: R. F. BROOKS, M. G. A. GARBUTT, M. K. OLDHAM, J. B. ROBINSON, B. D. SHEARSMITH, J. G. SLATER. Temple: A. D. BEST, G. W. BLENKHORN, B. M. FRASER, J. M. SMITH.

GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Hockey: A. McCALLUM Captain of Boats: J. B. MATHEWS Captain of Shooting: M. G. A. GARBUTT Captain of Athletics: J. A. BYGATE Captain of Fencing: D. N. L. BERESFORD Captain of Squash: W. M. HOWARD Captain of Chess: F. C. BEAUMONT

EDITOR OF "THE PETERITE " : Mr. A. E. R. DODDS ASSISTANT EDITORS : A. H. CROWTHER, W. M. HOWARD, H. R. L. PURSE

SALVE THE GROVE—H. J. Balfour.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE

, First let us welcome H. J. Balfour, our only new-corner this term, and also congratulate D. E. Rayner on his appointment as a School Monitor. We were pleased to find No. 18 Clifton, the latest acquisition, allotted to us. The Quiet Room particularly has been appreciated. E. S. Bolton started us off well by winning the General Knowledge Prize for the second time. He is to be heartily congratulated, as are the others who did well. Hockey has flourished for a change. R. L. Evans and L. H. K. Mackay won their 1st XI colours; T. D. J. Layfield has turned professional as captain of the 2nd X1, joined this term by W. J. Bottomley, who was awarded his colours, and occasionally A. Gomersall. On the river the Senior Crew did very well to get to the final, where they lost narrowly to Rise. The Junior Crew was defeated early on. Our best positions in the Cross-country were 4th, 9th, 13th, and 14th, fine efforts by R. L. Evans, who wielded the whip, L. H. K. Mackay, C. Henwood, and P. A. Crossley. As a team we were 2nd, and for his efforts in this race and other activities C. Henwood was awarded his House colours. Our Chess and Squash teams lost disappointingly early in their competitions. Athletics, which most find more pleasant to review than to anticipate, showed us how unfit we were. But in the Standards we amassed enough points to come 2nd, and in the Athletics we were placed 4th, despite the distinguished efforts of L. H. K. Mackay, U. A. Alexander, J. G. C. Wheeler, and others. Owing to the many other activities only one meeting of the Debating Society was held, but the year will be ended with at least one more next term. Among the other activities have been Trial Examinations, which most prefer to forget, The Messiah and The Science Exhibition. We played our part, and these are reported elsewhere. However, we must mention that P. A. Crossley's Machine, which intrigued all, is now in pieces, despite attempts to keep it as a Museum Piece. House Proms have ended another good season, although unfortunately developing into Classical Concerts only. So ends a more enjoyable Easter Term than most. Seven "Pots" remain, but it is worth noting that we have been more successful in events requiring the efforts of many, rather than of one individual. May it continue.

THE MANOR Two things stand out above all else this term. The first is that the Manor welcomed Mr. Dodds as Housemaster to replace Mr. Le Tocq, and the second is that the House won the Athletics Shield for the first time in its history. 5

Another first was celebrated half-way through the term—the arrival of the first original Manorite. This was duly commemorated by a larger supper the following Sunday, for which we should like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Dodds. To return to chronological order, at the beginning of term Doman joined the monitorial body to replace Clark, and a band of hardy individuals began to train for the Cross-country. Their efforts were unfortunately rewarded with but little success. In School sport A. McCallum captained the Hockey XI and G. D. Parkin and M. McCallum played for the 2nd XI, the former being awarded his colours. I. T. Parkin played for the Squash team on occasions and Lightfoot and Platts shot for the 1st and 2nd Eights respectively. In the House Boat Races Macartney coxed the Second Four of I. T. Parkin, Goolden, DeMulder, and Hill to victory. As the senior crew were fated to meet the eventual winners early, we exchanged the Senior for the Junior Cup. The House made rapid exits from both the Chess and Squash competitions. At the end of the first week of Standards the top part of the House, at least, was startled to find the House in the lead. Aided by vigorous encouragement and active participation from all parts, we stayed there, ending with no fewer than five people with maximum points—R. G. Armstrong, Brown, Bruce, Bywater, and Tomlinson. The position was further consolidated by the Intermediate Mile, won by R. G. Armstrong, with Holdsworth second and Hewitt just edged out of third place by Hackney. For this performance Armstrong was awarded his House colours. Sports Day arrived without "Divine intervention", but any fears of being caught were soon laid to rest by the fine performance of all concerned, especially the Intermediates, who, apart from their individual successes, broke the Relay record established by the Rise in 1957. For gaining two firsts, a second and a third Holdsworth was awarded his House colours. To conclude a very successful term, Butland was awarded a Minor Scholarship at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a former member of the House, D. G. Metcalf, an Exhibition at Selwyn College, Cambridge. To both we offer our heartiest congratulations. There have been one or two changes about the House this term : a reliable clock having been obtained, most of the bells were eliminated, without any of the gloomy predictions materialising; the Seniors did a very fine job of redecorating their study; G. D. Parkin painted McCallum's study on a lesser scale; and a Fire Practice at 11 p.m. found many wider awake than they normally are at 7-40 a.m. On the last night of term, while the rest of the House were enjoying the School House "Folies", David, in the guise of Turnbull, slew Goliath, realistically played by McCallum, on the table tennis table to win the House competition. 6

Finally, we must thank Mr. Shuttleworth for his great support during his period of Assistant Housemastership and wish him well in a new kind of housemastership.

QUEEN'S We returned to find P. J. Burton had become a temporary Schoolmaster (not at St. Peter's) and that W. Mitchell had exerted himself to climb upstairs, where he quickly proved equal to the rest (how you take this depends on your status). Firstly, we must offer our congratulations to A. H. Crowther on winning an Exhibition to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Below the fifth forms Queen's are still ahead in the Work Cup with Gow, Daniel, and Abel still leading the fourth forms. In School Sport we appeared very little. Coulson was awarded 2nd XI colours for Hockey; Beresford was appointed Captain of Fencing, and N. R. Barton was re-awarded his colours; Bygate was re-awarded his Squash colours and captained a non-existent Athletics team. Gow and Daniel played for the Junior XV, and Hardman and Hunt played Chess. In the House, however, there has been much more activity. There were considerable differences of opinion as to how much training one should or should not do for the Cross-country Race. The team was, however, surprisingly fit and brought off a convincing win. Bygate also won the Goodburn Cup. Boating successes, despite hard training, did not come our way, although the Junior crew particularly put up a good performance, losing a close final to Manor. For their efforts in this and the Crosscountry, Hawkins and Mitchell were awarded House colours. The Squash team succumbed to Rise, Jesper being our only winner, after which he was awarded Junior House colours. Lacy has reached the final of the Intermediate Squash competition, after beating M. W. Foster in the semi-final. Trial Examinations and Standards beginning on the same day is rather a severe shock to anybody, but most seemed to survive, although at times a little moral support was required in the latter case ! We came fourth in the Standards, Bygate and Raley gaining full points, with R. H. Atkinson, Jesper, Mann, and Gow only one short. On Sports Day we climbed to second place, our best yet. Bygate, Mitchell, Giddings, and R. A. Spencer all won events and the Juniors won their Relay, while we had 13 other places. Hardman and R. A. Spencer were awarded Junior House colours. The Chess team beat Manor and Rise only to lose the final to Temple. The Science Exhibition was well served by Queensites, particularly Crowther and Beresford, who organised the Historical and Biological 7

Sections respectively. The Choral Society production of "Messiah" contained several Queensites, notably Outhwaite, one of the soloists. The Junior Debating Society, Royal Purple, and the Antiquities Society continue to flourish. The open meeting of Q.A.S. at the end of term attracted well over 60 and our thanks are extended to Wightman for organising it. To these three highly commendable institutions must be added a fourth, equally commendable in its own way. It has taken a long time to happen but we must "move with the times". A Skiffle Group has been formed or, at least, the members have bought their instruments. And so we complete one of our most successful terms and look forward confidently to what the future may hold.

THE RISE The beginning of the term saw the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Cummin, and they must be congratulated on the way they immediately settled in and carried on the good work of Mr. and Mrs. Crews. With the departure of Sabben-Clare, Dronfield became Head of House, and half-way through the term, Gough was appointed a House Monitor. During the term the Rise welcomed the arrival of two cups and lost two others. First in importance, the Senior Boating was won, and the crew must be congratulated on the way they apparently overwhelmed all opposition. The Squash Cup returned to the Rise when we beat School House in the final. This term did not see the usual victory in the Athletics, but we fell to fifth position—this might have been improved had we not lost Howard for the sports. As well as this, the Cross-Country Plate has been lost to Queen's, though Gale was very well placed. In the Inter-House Chess Competition we lost in the final to Queen's. As regards School Hockey, the Rise had six members of the 1st XI namely, Ranson, Gough, Gale, Sim, Hemsley and Dronfield. During the term, a House film society has been formed, and four films have been organised by Fulbrook for the Summer Term. We only hope that the expense incurred will prove worthwhile. The Rise had a bout of 'flu and measles during the term, and in this respect Mr. and Mrs. Cummin must again be complimented on the way they dealt with these minor crises; having survived these, they will indeed be prepared for anything in the future. In place of Bert, we now have Mr. Pratt—Walter to most of us— who has already become essential in the Rise, if only in his willingness to help everyone. Finally, we must not forget work, and, in this respect, Howard is to be congratulated on obtaining a place at Cambridge. 8

SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of term Slater was appointed a House Monitor. What with 'flu, one case of measles and a rather disturbing amount of boilishness, House sport was very hard hit and difficult to organise successfully. The Boating was no exception; despite all their efforts neither crew managed to get past the first round, though the 2nd IV were within four feet of Manor, the eventual winners. The fortunes of the Cross-country team were very similar and this was a great disappointment to those who had put so much time and effort into the training, notably the Captain, Hanson, who was himself unable to run on the day. The decision to make a start on the training of the Cross-country team in the Christmas Term was fully justified, as it meant that about a dozen members of the House were prepared to run; out of this dozen, and with the last minute help of Alderson, it was just possible to raise a team of eight. Our sincere sympathies go to Middleton, who had trained so well and who had high hopes of a place. A previous muscle strain re-appeared during the race and he had to retire without finishing the course. Although we had Alderson and Beaumont in the School Squash team, the House team lost in the Final to the Rise, who also had two representatives in the School team. Hanson, Shearsmith and Beaumont represented the House in the s team but the House lost to Temple in the Chess School Ches competition. Alderson, Beaumont, Bond, J. J. Rhodes, and Raylor all played for the School Hockey 2nd XI, the first three being awarded their colours. Garbutt, R. A. Hodgson, Baker, and Oldham were all awarded their minor Shooting colours, while irunibandhu and Donking shot for the 2nd VIII. For the last five years House Proms have been described as "flourishing" : this term was no exception in spite of difficulties over 'flu. Under Bond's chairmanship the Ecclesia continued successfully, the most important item being the very interesting and inspiring talk by the Head Master on some aspects of his duties as a Justice of the Peace. A Religious Brains Trust was also held, at which both Senior and Junior School Chaplains and the House Master were the guests. Raylor and Taylor continued to divert us with excellent film performances, the climax of which was "Knock on Wood" with Danny Kaye and Mai Zetterling. It is pleasing to note the increasingly important part some members of the House are playing in the C.C.F. A useful sideline of this was 9

the organisation of the commentaries on the Cross-country and this was almost entirely a House affair. The House also took a very full part in the Science Exhibition. The climax of the term came on the last Monday. First, in the afternoon, came the Athletic Sports. Prior to this we had noted with pleasure the efforts of so many of the House to get points in the Standards and the exertions of those who only gained a few points did not go unrecognised. On Sports Day the House Captain, J. J. Rhodes, gave the House a tremendous start with three Open firsts in the first eight events, the 100 yds., the 220 yds., and the Long Jump; a magnificent performance. Carruthers set up a new Junior High Jump record of 4 ft. 11 ins. and has our hearty congratulations. Oldham, who, two years ago, could hardly achieve a "high", won the Senior High Jump with a jump of 5 ft. 4 ins. Carruthers, Bell, and D. H. Rhodes were awarded their Junior House colours as a result of their efforts in the Sports and Standards. The second item on the last day of the term was the "School House Tolies' ". This was a programme of variety presented to the School in Big Hall and, although preparations had been going on through the term, much of the programme was almost impromptu. Produced by Watson, Raylor, and Beaumont, the "Folies" were a great success, and all who took part can gain satisfaction that they gave the School good entertainment on the last evening of the term. Delicate and restrained reference to the House Masters and Matron in the Calypso were much appreciated by the School. In conclusion, it has not been a term of great athletic successes except in certain individual cases, but it has been one in which most members of the House have made a determined effort to minimize the effects of illness. Work has not been neglected and many members of the House have done well in the Trial Examinations. It will bear fruit in the Summer Term.

TEMPLE We returned this term to find that Hodgson had left us, as well as Crowe, Fairweather, and Roberts, and that Fraser had been appointed a House Monitor. As usual the term was marred by bad weather to a certain extent and 'flu played havoc in the House. We did, however, find eight healthy (if not fit) men under the direction of Smith, for the boat races, but to no avail, as the Senior crew retired early from the competition, after rowing against Grove, and the Junior crew were defeated by Queen's in the semi-final. In the Hockey, Precious and Woodruff played for the 1st XI and Kershaw for the 2nd. 10

The Cross-country provided us with a pleasing result, as we were placed 3rd. Staveley headed our list of runners, coming in 7th, and he, Plummer, and Kendall, who captained the team ably, were awarded their House colours. The Squash team were honoured with the proximity of the noted School House players but that was all, K. W. Headlam winning our only victory. Martin and his comrades, however, proved themselves to be the undisputed Chess champions of the School by defeating Queen's in the final. This was our only success with anything to show for it, as we occupied our usual position in the Athletic Sports; but in the Junior Foil competition, Abel and Monfort occupied 1st and 2nd places with Midgeley 4th. In the intellectual field Templars were to be found among the top three form positions in the General Knowledge examination, and in the form order lists many could be discerned near the top. The chief event of the term was the Science Exhibition, and a number of boys in the House helped to make it a very successful end to the term.

THE CHAPEL Though the term started in the normal manner with the inspiring Epiphany Procession in York Minster, it later contained a number of innovations. As in previous years Compline was said each Friday evening during Lent, but this time the addresses were given by lay members of the staff. A voluntary attendance of about 80 to 90 each week showed how much these talks were appreciated. Mr. Robinson began by discussing what we know about God. Mr. Jeffs spoke on "Grace" and Mr. Le Tocq on the need of an absolute standard by which to measure our lives. Mr. Waine, to our great regret, was taken to hospital on the morning of his proposed talk and, typically, his first action was to send the gist of what he wished to say about the need of revising our liturgical language, so that the Chaplain could read it in his place. The last talk of the series was given by Mr. Holbeche on the Church's debt to George Herbert as a poet. He illustrated this by reading "The Collar" and "Easter Wings", two poems which were eminently suited to the season. We were most grateful for these helpful talks. We must also record our gratitude to the Dean of York, our only visiting preacher, who came to us on Quinquagesima Sunday. On Refreshment Sunday another innovation took the form of a performance of Handel's "Messiah" in a devotional setting, with an introductory address by the Chaplain, in place of the usual Evensong. 11

Yet another innovation was a special service on Palm Sunday of readings from St. Luke's story of the Passion, interspersed with suitable hymns and motets. It was shortly before this service that Mr. Waine was taken ill and we missed him greatly. It is difficult to express what we owe to Mr. Pemberton, who played for all our services until the end of term, in addition to his work in St. Olave's. We are very grateful to him. On 13th March we were happy to have the Bishop of Selby with us again to take the Confirmation. The following 76 boys were confirmed :T. L. Adams, D. H. Adamson, R. J. Adcock, C. E. M. Atkinson, G. F. Bach, S. D. Baker, R. H. Barker, P. A. Barney, N. R. Barton, I. Bell, M. S. Blackburn, J. A. Bradbury, S. H. Bradley, A. S. Brining, C. L. Brown, J. R. Brown, R. L. Bruce, A. J. Bytheway, J. D. Carr, R. A. Cockroft, R. B. Daniel, A. V. A. Dickie, J. R. Eggleshaw, C. G. Evans, J. M. R. Fox, M. C. Foy, P. J. Gibson, J. Gray, K. W. Headlam, D. K. Hirst, B. Hodgson, P. J. Holmes, M. R. Hornby, M. C. M. Jesper, P. Johnson, P. F. Johnson, A. C. Jowett, N. H. King, M. L. Lees, J. W. Lowe, N. M. Lumley, A. L. McKay, C. J. Marsay, B. R. Martinson, D. N. Milnes, A. E. Moss, J. V. Noel, C. J. Parker, R. S. Peat, A. W. Perry, R. W. Pick, J. B. Pickering, P. W. Quickfall, M. E. Raine, J. L. Richardson, P. Richardson, E. G. Richman, D. G. Routledge, B. G. Shaw, P. W. Shepherd, R. J. Shields, A. B. Skiera, G. R. Smith, R. J. G. Smith, R. A. Spencer, M. Sutcliffe, R. C. Sutton, J. A. D. Thompson, T. Wheeler, D. L. Whitfield, D. J. Wightman, R. P. Wilson, E. J. Wise, D. G. Woolley, P. A. Wrigley, J. F. Yeomans.

THE CHOIR As in former years we again had the pleasure of joining the Minster Choir for the Epiphany Procession on the first Sunday of term. After several practices during the previous week, the service was, as always, most impressive. There was one other special service held during the term : a service of Passion Readings and Music held on Palm Sunday, during which the motet "Ave Verum Corpus" was sung. The two major anthems of the term were a motet "Insanae et Vanae Curae" which, for its vigour, was enjoyed by all, and Wesley's "Blessed be the God and Father". An addition was made to the Choir's part in the Sung Communion service in the form of the Sanctus by Drake, as well as his setting of the Benedictus and Agnus Dei. This, of course, meant that the school had one less section of the Merbecke to sing. Also, instead of the usual hymn or psalm for the introit, we sang the Stanford setting of the Jubilate in B flat. It so happened that during this service the organ broke down but both the Choir and the congregation must be given credit for the fine way in which they carried on unaccompanied. 12

On the fourth Sunday in Lent the Choral Society, which included most members of the Choir, presented a performance of parts of the Messiah instead of the usual service of evensong. On Wednesday, 25th February, the annual Choir Supper was held. A most enjoyable meal was provided, after which entertainment varying from skiffle to conjuring tricks was appreciated by all. Last, but certainly not least, Mr. Waine, who was taken ill two weeks before the end of term, is greatly missed by the Choir for the way in which he conducts its singing. We are most grateful to the Chaplain and Mr. Pemberton for taking his place. The following music was sung during the term :— "Insanae et Vanae Curae"—Haydn. "Blessed be the God and Father"—S. S. Wesley. "0 Taste and See"—Vaughan Williams. "Jesu, Grant me this I pray"—Bairstow—Gibbons. "Ave Verum Corpus" Mozart. "Drop, drop, slow tears"—Fletcher—Gibbons. Communion Service—Darke. With the congregation :— Stanford in B flat—Jubilate. Walmisley in D minor—Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Merbecke--Communion Service.

J.G.S.

THE CHORAL SOCIETY The work of the Society throughout the term was devoted to the detailed preparation of Messiah to be held on 8th and 9th March in the School Chapel. It was decided at the beginning of the term to abandon the idea of giving a performance of the whole work without cuts, as this would have involved more preparation than we had time for. By dint of very hard work on the part of a strong nucleus of leaders and the untiring help of Mr. Waine, the choruses gradually took shape, until in the final week the chorus and orchestra, nearly 80 strong, were moulded together into the combination which was to prove such a success in the two performances the following week. Much of this success must be credited to the trebles, many of whom had a 100% record of attendance at the practices throughout the term. A.G.

MESSIAH There is probably no other serious work of music that has become so deeply rooted in the English scene as Messiah. In churches and chapels of all denominations, in concert halls and community centres, sung by the largest Choral Societies and small groups of music lovers, the music of Messiah is constantly to be heard, particularly during the season of Lent. There seems to be little danger of its popularity declining, the music remains as fresh and as exhilarating as it has 13

always been, but there is a danger that excessive familiarity with it will lead one to forget that Messiah is more than a fine piece of music, that it is a sacred work written out of deep Christian belief. One should remember Handel's rebuke, after the first London performance of Messiah in 1743, to a nobleman who complimented him on the "noble entertainment" he had given the audience. "I should be sorry, my Lord," replied Handel, "if I have only succeeded in entertaining them; I wished to make them better." It is this that made it so appropriate that Messiah should be performed as the School's Sunday service on 8th March in place of Evensong (with a second performance the following evening) and that it should be introduced by the Chaplain directing our thoughts to the meaning and purpose of Messiah. The Chaplain began by reminding us of the intensity with which Handel composed Messiah, completing it in just over three weeks and writing it in a state of exaltation—"I did think I did see all Heaven before me and the Great God Himself." The Chaplain then discussed the sequence of ideas in Messiah. The first part deals with the Omnipotence of God and with the prophecies of the Old Testament, leading up to the birth of the Messiah. The second part deals with the rejection and suffering of the Saviour, and then, after the turning point contained in the Tenor Recitative "He was cut off from the land of the living" and Air "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell", with the final conquest—"Hallelujah : for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth." The final part deals with the supreme confidence with which the Christian faces life—"I know that my Redeemer liveth." The performance itself was of an extremely high quality and reflected the great labours which went into it, particularly on the part of Mr. Waine. He had first to cut the Oratorio to a reasonable length without spoiling its continuity. This of necessity involved cutting out some extremely well-known and beloved Choruses and Airs. The main cuts were in Part Two, the confession of failure "All we like sheep" and the mocking "Let Him deliver Him, if He delight in Him" and in Part Three the triumphant bass Recitative "Behold ! I tell you a mystery" and Air "The trumpet shall sound" and the duet "0 death ! where is thy sting? 0 grave ! where is thy victory?" The amount of time he had spent training the soloists, choral society and orchestra was fully repaid by the successful parts played by all in the performance. School orchestras are often listened to with apprehensive politeness, but one is led to hope that the success of the Orchestra in accompanying the Choruses will encourage more boys to start playing instruments and so enable the orchestra to take a still fuller part in the musical life of the School. For Messiah, the orchestra consisted of nine boys and two Old Boys, Masters and friends of the School. Three of the latter, Mr. Jorysz, Mrs. Kemp14

Welch (violins) and Miss Groves ('cello) accompanied the soloists, forming a trio which played with great understanding and beauty of expression. Treble soloists are understandably liable to suffer from nervousness, so it was probably wise to have all the treble solos sung by a pair of trebles, chosen from J. R. P. Lee, D. Outhwaite, D. A. Turnbull and M. R. Wroe; the most successful treble solo was "I know that my Redeemer liveth", sung by Turnbull and Wroe with good control and feeling. The Alto soloist, R. Dawes, has a well-trained and pure voice, and showed considerable musical promise, especially in the quietly lyrical Air "He shall feed His flock". The tenor solos were sung with sincere expression by D. N. Kendall and the bass solos shared by M. Precious and Mr. Ockenden, Precious singing "The people that walked in darkness" with great clarity and the strength of Mr. Ockenden's voice doing full justice to the power of "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?" The success of Messiah depends to a great extent on the Chorus singing and it is the Choruses that one remembers with particular pleasure. There is always a danger of a Chorus, however wellbalanced and well-disciplined, succumbing to over-enthusiasm and so unbalancing the performance, so the control and musical understanding shown were most pleasing. As well as the two exultant Choruses "Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates", and the Hallelujah Chorus, the Chorus was impressive in the quieter passages, and it is fitting that one's final memory of this fine service of praise should be of the moving singing of the last Chorus, "Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever". The following took part in the performance of Messiah :-

CHORUS Secretary: A. Gomersall TREBLES : C. E. M. Atkinson, P. C. N. Brown, R. A. Cockroft, J. J. Cooper, M. R. Dixon, R. J. Dowson, C. F. Foster, P. F. Johnson,

N. M. Lumley, *J. R. P. Lee, R. S. Le Pla, D. N. Milnes, D. L. Marshall, P. J. F. Mitchell, *D. Outhwaite, A. W. Perry, P. W. Quickfall, B. G. Shaw, R. J. Shields, R. J. G. Smith, *D. A. Turnbull, *M. R. Wroe. ALTOS : J. R. Anfield, A. D. Best, *R. Dawes, B. M. Fraser, A. Gomersall, M. J. Macartney, J. M. Smith. TENORS : I. T. Hunter, C. D. Ibberson, W. E. Jones, *D. N. Kendall, A. J. Neal, J. G. Slater, Mr. B. R. Appleyard, Mr. K. G. Chilman, Mr. C. J. Mason, Mr. B. Pease, Rev. N. H. Kemp-Welch. BASSES : N. R. Barton, R. F. Brooks, D. L. Brown, T. P. N. Fawcett, R. J. Hawkins, S. K. D. Hill, P. M. Hindle, I. Kirkus, J. M. D. Kirk, A. McCallum, *M. Precious, M. K. Oldham, D. E. Rayner, H. V. Sykes, M. W. Territt, E. White, Mr. A. T. Howat, Mr. E. S. Jeffs, *Mr. M. J. Ockenden. * Soloists.

ORCHESTRA Secretary and Librarian: W. R. Bytheway VIOLIN I: Mr. W. Jorysz, R. Atkinson (O.P.), J. C. Brisby. VIOLIN II: Mrs. Kemp-Welch, P. W. Howat (O.P.), A. J. D. Foster, A. J. Bytheway. VIOLONCELLO: Miss E. L. Groves, Mr. D. S. Mair, J. C. CLARINET : W. R. Bytheway, A. Hardman. TRUMPET : Powell. I. S. T. Dutton, M. C. Foy. TIMPANI : J. M. D. Kirk. ORGAN : Mr. K. R. Pemberton. CONDUCTOR: Mr. F. Waine.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Three joint meetings, a senior meeting and a junior meeting were held on Fridays at 12-30 p.m. throughout the term. These were extremely well attended and much appreciated. At the first Senior meeting on 30th January W. R. Bytheway gave an illustrated lecture on the clarinet. He traced the history of the instrument, explained and demonstrated its mode of action and finally played examples of its music from gramophone records. The first joint meeting on 6th February took the form of an organ recital by Mr. Perrin, the assistant organist at York Minster. The three works Mr. Perrin played were : Occasional Overture by Handel. Fantasia & Fugue in G minor by Bach. Carillon sortie by Mule. The secretary gave a lecture at the Junior meeting on 13th February on Mussorgsky's "Pictures from an Exhibition". He outlined the life of the composer and then dealt with each Picture from the suite in turn, playing a selection of them on gramophone records. On the 20th February, a joint meeting was held in Big Hall, when Mr. Ockenden gave a recital of Operatic Arias. Each piece was preceded by a short introductory comment and the programme included : "Arm, arm ye brave", from Judas Maccabaeus by Handel, the prologue to "Pagliacci" by Leoncavallo and the Toreador's song from Bizet's Carmen. At the final joint meeting, on 27th February, A. D. Best gave an introductory lecture on "The Messiah", in which he explained the numerous techniques used by Handel to gain his effects in the arias and choruses that make up the work. Examples were played on gramophone records. So ended another successful term for the Music Society. We would like to extend our thanks to our visiting recitalists, and also to all those, without whose careful planning and co-operation the meetings could not have taken place. D.N.L.B. 16

THE NINTH SCIENCE EXHIBITION Looking back over the previous eight Exhibitions, the writer, who has been privileged to see them all and to take some small part in each, has seen development and progressive advance in each successive Exhibition. It would be unfair and invidious even to suggest that one was "the best". In the Ninth Science Exhibition, which was staged in the School on the 20th and 21st March, such immense strides in the portrayal of Science in the Past, Present and Future were made, that it must be freely admitted that obvious and distinct advances were made over all previous efforts by the School scientists. The advertised theme of the Exhibition—scientific effort and advancement through the ages—was fully borne out as one went from room to room and heard the boys explaining and demonstrating scientific thought from Grecian times to the old alchemists and onwards to the most modern ideas in radio-activity and the radiotelescope. The Exhibition was declared open on Friday afternoon by Sir Walter Worboys, D.Phil., a Director of I.C.I., who was introduced to the large gathering of Visitors, Parents and Boys in Big Hall by the Head Master. Sir Walter, in a speech which reviewed the progress and importance of scientific effort, spoke most thoughtfully on the great value of individual research in the exciting challenge of industrial progress today. He emphasised the paramount importance of Good Design in current industrial production, both from a commercial and also a social standpoint. The opening was marked by the "dispatch" of a satellite, which amusingly reported its progress by telephone from "outer space". Mr. E. K. Robinson briefly outlined the generous scope of the Exhibition and explained the "lay out" of the various rooms and exhibits for the benefit of visitors. He also drew attention to the tableau arranged on the platform depicting Science through the ages, viz. : a model of a prehistoric animal, an arrangement of chemical apparatus, and a model of a Sputnik. The tableau also indicated three of the Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. A detailed account of the many rooms staging the demonstrations and exhibits is beyond the space allowed for this report. Special mention, however, must be made of the five rooms given over to a presentation of the History of Science in the Past—"The Greeks", "The Age of Alchemy", "The Scientific Revolution", "The Growth of Modern Science", and "The Atomic Age". In each of these rooms boys were arrayed in appropriate costumes and gave most interesting dissertations on the knowledge and the questing into experimental science of each period.

The whole School was indeed a buzzing hive of keen boys, eager to explain and demonstrate the particular experiment or model they had prepared—from the most advanced physical, electrical, or chemical demonstration to the indefatigable boy showing glass blowing operations, or to the younger boys showing the simple preparation of hydrogen gas bubbles, which they gleefully allowed to escape, ascend, and disappear through an open window. In such a comprehensive and yet widely diverse exhibition, it is impossible to do justice by selecting even a few of the instructive and in some cases entertaining exhibits, but mention must be made of the extensive and praiseworthy work shown in the Geography rooms, of the most interesting talks and demonstrations of Stereophonic Sound, and of the very obvious keenness of the Biology students and the boys in charge of the livestock on the roof of the building. Mention must also be made of the very encouraging fact that several Old Boys of the School, now undergraduates at several Universities, contributed by showing more advanced models and exhibits in the Physical and Electrical sections of the Exhibition. This is the first time that Old Boys have helped in this way and their help and keenness were greatly appreciated. Finally, very sincere credit is due to all those who must have worked so hard to organize and arrange the whole Exhibition—work which must have given many headaches to those concerned, and yet which has again proved that an Exhibition of this kind is a very rewarding effort. A.W.P.

A HUMANIST LOOKS AT THE SCIENCE EXHIBITION Inevitably we approach such things with scepticism. It is so much more gentlemanly to drink deep of Plato or Proust than to dabble in these banausic skills. "The Scientist" conjures a picture of acidstained fingers or eyes squinting over miscroscopes. Should one really get mixed up in such a world? And it is a strange world. I felt myself symbolised by the monster on the opening-ceremony platform. I was as lost as he, poor fellow, must have been. However, I was slightly re-assured by finding in my programme that one demonstration was to be conducted by "Frank, Pick. . ." So scientists at least have a sense of humour; I shall see their exhibition. To the ignorant the most successful items are the most colourful. An Alchemists's Den must appeal, or the Jacobean Room, especially with such delightfully persuasive patter as was given us here. From the moment I had accepted a pinch of snuff and was being told of Sir Francis Bacon's little misunderstanding with the King, I felt at home. But the speakers were themselves humanists. . . 18

Geography, again, is understandable, and I have a passion for maps. In particular the Junior School's section was most impressive, and the custodians were so eager to explain and so good at it. Some of the mumbling seniors in other parts of the Exhibition might take note. And so to the real Scientists. Of course it is the spectacular that sticks in the memory. How impressive nonchalantly to light a bunsen burner with a finger tip, or watch in a vast illuminated explosion chromium being separated from . . . alas, I forget exactly from what. Or the light-hearted, "Do you want to dye, Sir", is such a superb opening gambit. I had to stay and watch the whole process. Or the gruesome : cigarette-coated lungs, dissected rabbits, embryonic chickens. As someone remarked, "I don't ever want to eat a poached egg again". As I say, the layman picks upon the obvious things. Once among the test-tubes I begin to panic. The demonstrators reel off so casually, confidently the long names. But I, who can never remember why it is that acids and alkalis turn things different colours, feel that when I suddenly meet dinitrophenylhydrazone the only hope is to turn and run. Even the knowledge that what emerges at the end is only peardrops doesn't quite reassure. I tended to go on muttering "Yes, yes" as the fluent accounts went on, hoping the demonstrator wouldn't ask me any questions, while trying desperately to ask him something which wouldn't by its very inanity betray my stupidity. They were all certainly enthusiastic; occasionally, when I asked why such a process produced such a result, there came the answer, "Oh, we haven't learnt that yet". More often they pityingly explained for me all over again. My own feeling was that it was a pity to introduce outside material. The School did so well with its own stuff that the I.C.I. plastic washers seemed impersonal, while diagrams of Atomic piles are so meaningless that it was a waste of time even to try to explain. I left, feeling that my carping criticisms hadn't amounted to very much. The Wonders of Science? Yes, very much so; I had just the faintest feeling that perhaps I'd been wasting my time all these years, just reading instead of doing.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION Presenting Science to the Public The Editor has asked me to say something about the British Association for the Advancement of Science, whose Annual Meeting will be held in York from 2nd-9th September. The British Association was founded in 1831 to convince an indifferent public and Government that science was important. The prime mover among its founders was Sir David Brewster (U.VI

physicists will recall Brewster's law), who defined its original aims thus :—"To make the cultivators of science acquainted with each other, to stimulate one another to new exertions, to bring the objects of science more before the public eye and to take measures for advancing its interests and accelerating its progress". He addressed his proposal to the secretary of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on the grounds that York was centrally situated for a general meeting such as was contemplated and that the Society already established here was flourishing and well managed. So the "British Association for the Advancement of Science" was born in York—to be precise, in the newly erected museum of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on 26th September, 1831, the 200 eminent men of science travelling here by stage coach. It annexed the existing officers of the Society as its own. So the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretaries of the Y.P.S. held the same office respectively in the newly formed B.A. Of interest to us at St. Peter's is the fact that Mr. William Vernon Harcourt, the first President of the Y.P.S. and the first Vice-President of the B.A. "took an active part in re-modelling St. Peter's School, and placing it upon that footing on which it has since been able to maintain its position as one of the leading schools in the North of England". At the close of the first meeting, Sir Roderick Murchison said, "To this city, as the cradle of the Association, we shall ever look back with gratitude, and whether we meet hereafter on the banks of the Isis, the Cam or the Forth, to this spot we shall proudly revert and hail with delight the time at which, in our periodical revolutions, we shall return to the point of our first attraction." Meetings have been held annually in different places. When the meeting visited York a second time in 1844, the members' tickets bore the words "Antiquam exquirite matrem". The same motto could be adopted for this year's meeting, but visitors will find that the old lady has had her face lifted—in places. The Jubilee meeting of the Association was held in York in 1881 and a glance at the programme for that meeting reveals some interesting details. One could, for instance, obtain a hot dinner at the Station Hotel for 2/6 and a cold luncheon for 2/-; one of the speakers was T. H. Huxley; parts of York were specially illuminated for the occasion with arc lights and the York Gas Co. lit up parts of the centre of York, including Duncombe Street, "with Bray's improved lamps". Now Duncombe Place has fluorescent lighting ! Meetings were subsequently held in York in 1906 and 1932, so that the forthcoming meeting will be the 6th to be held in York. It, will be the 121st in the history of the Association—the meetings were suspended during the two world wars.

The Annual Meeting has always been the principal and best known activity of the Association and is the largest scientific gathering of its kind. The general form of the meeting has varied little with the passage of time. The number of sections, each representing a branch or branches of science, has increased with the breadth and wealth of science; and in recent years the tendency has been to emphasize that sectional proceedings are not only an opportunity for specialists to discuss their speciality among themselves, but a chance for them to present recent achievements in their speciality to an informed but non-specialist audience. The history of the annual meeting is a distinguished record of achievement. The list of Presidents includes most of the great names of British science, with the notable exception of Charles Darwin, who was unable, for reasons of health, to accept office. The presidential addresses have gradually become the chief scientific pronouncement of the year and are given the widest publicity. Often the meetings have witnessed the announcement of some great new discovery ; for instance, Sir William Crooke's first demonstration in 1879 of the properties of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube (now known as a cathode ray tube), Sir William Ramsay's announcement of the discovery of argon in 1894, and Sir J. J. Thomson's address "On the existence of masses smaller than atoms" in 1899. The applications of science have always been of particular interest to the Association. In 1856 Sir Henry Bessemer first described at the meeting his researches which were to revolutionise the steel industry; and in 1894 Sir Oliver Lodge gave the first public demonstration of "wireless" over a distance of a few hundred yards. There is also plenty of history of heated discussion; one need refer only to the Battle at Oxford in 1860 between Bishop Wilberforce, of Oxford, representing orthodoxy and Huxley and Hooker representing science. When the annual meetings were resumed after the Second World War, it became clear that, owing to the very rapid advance of science, new thought was necessary on the future of the Association and the part it should play. An important additional aim is to promote a better understanding of the significance of scientific research and its impact upon society. Proposals included (1) the organisation throughout the year, in suitable centres, of special lectures, exhibitions, and discussions and (2) the formation of a "Junior British Association" with special lectures, demonstrations and exhibitions designed to stimulate the imagination of young people and to stress the adventure of scientific discovery. In January, 1958, on taking office as President, Sir Alexander Fleck, F.R.S. (who opened our Science Exhibition in 1955) announced the creation of a panel of lecturers, and as a result over 200 scientists interested in the presentation of science to the public have offered their services. At the Glasgow meeting in 1958 there were programmes specially for young people of scientific films and lectures and, at a very successful "Open Forum", a panel of eminent scientists answered questions from senior pupils. A similar 21

programme is being planned for the York Meeting. Plans are also being made for "Junior British Association" meetings to be held separately from the annual meetings. The schools in York are staging a "Science in Schools" Exhibition, giving a cross-section of the work done in science at all levels and in all types of school. Furthermore, a small number of selected pupils are to give lectures to a section of the B.A. describing some research work which they themselves have done. St. Peter's School is taking part in the exhibition and two of our boys have been chosen to read a joint paper. In addition to numerous meetings, there are many general and specialist excursions to places in York and district appealing to all kinds of interests. This year sees the introduction of three lectureships, the "Kelven", the "Darwin" and the "Lister", open to scientists below 35 years of age, the purpose of which is to encourage the younger scientists to convey in non-specialist language to intelligent people, who are not experts, what research work he is doing and why. The President for this year is Sir James Gray, C.B.E., M.C., F.R.S. He is one of Britain's leading Zoologists and has been Professor of Zoology at Cambridge since 1937. He has specialised in work on cells and the movement of animals and is an authority on both subjects. At 67 years of age, with 9 Fellows of the Royal Society in his department, he is continuing his researches on the movement of spermatozoa. In 1951 Sir James delivered the Royal Institution's Christmas lectures for children, his subject being "How Animals Move". We would all echo his closing remark, "In a human world so much concerned with ugly engines of destruction the concept of natural beauty provides welcome relief." It is fitting that a zoologist should be chosen as President in 1959—the centenary year of the publication of that great book, Darwin's "Origin of Species". The theme of the presidential address will be the importance of science to the community, the title being "The proper study of mankind is Man". Anyone may become a member of the British Association, which is a non-profit making organisation. Membership fees are as follows : Members £3 3s. Od., Associates £2 2s. Od., Students and young people 10/-. Even so, income from membership fees is inadequate to meet all the expenses involved. It is only possible to hold an annual meeting because each year a local fund is raised by the city where the meeting is being held. The York local committee have launched an appeal for this meeting for £10,000. There are 16 sections in the B.A., representing the many different branches of modern science, each with its own President, Vice-Presidents, Recorder, Secretary and Local Secretary. The meetings of Section A (Physics) and Section A* (Mathematics) will take place in 22

St. Peter's School, and senior boys (not necessarily scientists) are invited to offer their services as stewards, etc. Other sections deal with Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Geography, Economics, Engineering, Anthropology, Physiology and Biochemistry, Psychology, Botany and Forestry, Education, and Agriculture. Finally one section is called "The Assembly of Corresponding Societies" of which our Head Master is a vice-president. He is also a vice-president of the Association for the York meeting and a vice-chairman of the Local Executive Committee. This list of subjects indicates the wide scope of the British Association—there is something for everyone who is interested in the world around him. The forthcoming meeting of the British Association provides a chance for scientist to discuss their work with their colleagues in their own language. What is perhaps of more importance to us is the fact that it affords a unique and unrivalled opportunity for the layman to hear some of the outstanding scientists of the day speaking in language all can understand. Membership is open to all, with or without scientific or technical qualifications, and is to be recommended for all Sixth Formers, whether scientists or not. The future development of Science is of importance to each one of us. E.K.R.

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the Easter Term took place on Saturday, the 24th of January, and we were pleased to welcome Professor Spiers, of Leeds University, who lectured to us on "Nuclear Radiations". In his lecture he first explained the nature of nuclear radiations, then showed what they do and how they act, and finally gave some evidence of their increase since 1954. The Society heard about the effects of irradiation on the human body and was told that it was safer to go about in crowds, although each human emits 500 quanta per second. Dr. R. G. Evans addressed the Society on 7th February, and his subject was "Medical and Scientific Problems in the relief of a concentration camp". The lecture was based upon Dr. Evans' own experiences at Belsen Camp just after the war, and he explained the layout of the camp, the nature of the diseases that were prevalent among the victims, and the methods used to overcome the difficulties and dangers that these conditions produced. It is a great credit to Dr. Evans and his colleagues that the whole of the prisoners' camp at Belsen was completely cleared in just over a month. On 28th February, P. A. Crossley gave a lecture on subatomic particles and particle accelerators. In the lecture, Crossley dealt with each of the known particles in turn, explaining their discovery and nature, then with radiation, and finally with the construction and 23

action of some particle accelerators. These, he said, were machines for producing cosmic rays, and he described many forms ranging from the early Cockroft-Walton Accelerator, giving a maximum particle energy of 3 MeV. to the cyclotrons, some of which are capable of energies of up to 500 MeV. At the final meeting of the term, on 14th March, we were visited by Mr. L. P. Wenham, of St. John's College, who talked on the "Applications of Science to Archaeology". Confining his talk to his own excavations, Mr. Wenham showed how it had been necessary to call upon specialists to elucidate difficult technical points in the objects he found, and how the scientist had been able to add materially to what had been found by the archaeologist. Mr. Wenham brought with him many lantern slides and specimens, and was able to tell us of many interesting discoveries made at York excavations. Throughout the year, the Society has been fortunate in having no fewer than five visiting speakers for its nine meetings, and we extend our warm thanks to them for giving their time so willingly. The high standard of attendance at all the meetings is a measure of the success of the Society. D.N.L.B.

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Four meetings were held this term. The first lecture was given by Mr. Craine and was entitled "Cinematography". He explained how a cine-camera works, and showed several films, some of which he had made himself. The Society was especially interested in some trick shots of a speeded up sunset and cloud formation. The second lecture of the term was given by D C. Shubrook, who called it "The Phenomena of Electricity". Several high voltage phenomena were shown, by means of experiments with the Wimshurst machine, the induction coil, and the Tesla coil, the latter being extremely fascinating, as it emitted a blue brush discharge, when operated in the dark. S. K. D. Hill and A. S. Brining gave the third lecture, the former on the history of the Gramophone record, and the latter on Hi-Fi. Hill showed us records of various ages, ranging from the most ancient to the very latest and also played recordings of artists such as Harry Lauder and Lonnie Donegan. Brining then spoke on Hi-Fi, and explained the uses of "tweeters", "woofers", and co-axial cable. Finally, M. J. Poynor lectured on oil fired central heating. He explained how the boilers work, and showed us some slides and a film of a boiler being installed. After the final meeting Mr. Craine thanked the committee members for their work in the 1958-59 season. 24

H EN KY COOPER SCOTT 1884-1958 Old Peterite and Vice-Chairman of the Governors was for many years Secretary and later a Vice - President of the Old Peterite Club. This building commemorates his life devoted

service to the School.

The Scott Building

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY This term a start has been made on the survey of Askham Bog. This is part of a fuller Natural History study of the area being organised as part of the Schools' Exhibition for the British Association meeting. Weekly visits have been made and records kept of the birds seen at different places and times of the year. During the holidays the survey was continued by the day boys living in York, one of the objects at this time being the recording of the date of arrival of the summer visitors, such as willow-warbler and swallow. Next term it is hoped that at least two visits per week can be made, with the main object of finding and keeping record cards for all the nests which can be found.

THE LIBRARY A School Library has two primary functions : first, the provision of books for scholarship, instruction and recreation; secondly, the cultivation of the kind of atmosphere that is conducive to study. In the last issue of "The Peterite" we were concerned with the first function, the incursion of books from the Barnby Bequest; similarly, our next report will consist of a survey of the year's purchase of books and their disposition in the Library. This would seem a good moment, therefore, to record certain steps that have been taken during the last two terms to create and maintain in the Library an appropriately studious atmosphere, which is more easily felt than described. It is important to regard these improvements, not as separate items, but as part of an overall conception of what a School Library, in our opinion, should "look" and "feel" like. Starting literally from the bottom, the most frequent cause of complaint in the Library was the resounding tramp of academic boots across the wooden floor whenever anyone entered or departed. Owing to the structure of the building this can never be completely eliminated, but the noise has been considerably reduced by covering the whole floor with cork matting (a warm terracotta in colour to match the chairs in the Dronfield Room). This was a long stride towards achieving one basic requirement : Library Silence. That the silencer on the door is somewhat temperamental merely serves to emphasise the general air of peace. The next task was to clear up the haphazard arrangement of shelves in the East Wing (as we are pleased to call it). By the addition of two new shelf-and-desk units we were able to adopt the traditional alcove or bay lay-out (see upper illustration). These units not only overcome the problem of limited space in the East Wing but also provide accommodation for six more boys to work in comfort in the Library. Moreover, the supplementary shelves will be adequate 25

for incoming books for the next five years. It is no accident that School and College Libraries have, from time immemorial, employed this ground plan for shelves, since each bay offers its own oasis of privacy, its own remembered niche (each bay may also shelter refugees and slackers, alas, but these cliques are soon winkled out). In addition the nocturnal gloom of the East Wing has been dispelled by a set of bright lights to match those in the West Wing. The third problem was the most challenging : how to integrate the connecting passage between the two wings with the Library as a whole. The solution meant a complete reversal of the previous arrangement. Instead of regarding this passage merely as a link between the two wings, we decided to turn it into the administrative centre of the Library and the Periodicals Room at one and the same time. By furnishing this wasted area with new display and periodicals racks and by moving over the faithful index-card desk, the space was made entirely functional (see lower illustration). This also gives a greater sense of spaciousness on first entering the Library, for all the furniture is now round the corner. These, the major alterations, were completed by the middle of February. Various embellishments have been added since or are in hand : Mr. Gaastra has made some excellent stiff covers for the standard periodicals, for which we thank him; main subject-titles are now indicated at the top and end of each shelf; dividing blocks are gradually appearing on the shelves themselves to denote the various sections of each subject; nearly all book-jackets of new books are now retained by protecting them with plastic covers (this brightens up the shelves no end); and last but not least, two lithographs by Edwin la Dell, recently exhibited at the Royal Academy, of Cambridge subjects have been hung on each side of the periodicals rack. Oxonians will be pleased to hear that the status quo will be restored by the acquisition of similar engravings or etchings of the Other Place very shortly. As a number of Library Monitors will be leaving in the summer, this is perhaps the most opportune moment to record our debt to them. It has not been easy to keep the wheels turning smoothly during this transitional period, and the Library has been well served in this respect by a singularly loyal and co-operative group of monitors. Since this has been essentially a joint effort, it is maybe invidious to thank particular persons; but certain individual accomplishments should be mentioned. Those who know Crossley well will not be surprised to hear that he has been a reliable and successful Assistant Librarian : it is also a pleasant change to have a widely-read scientist in this position. Lavender completely re-organised and re-numbered the English section during the Christmas Term. Howard has performed the same service for the Classics section under Mr. Field's direction. For these marathon achievements we are most grateful. Butland and Purse 26

have been very helpful in straightening out the Science and History collections; and McCallum has agreed to re-classify the Geography books next term. Finally, we must thank two hard-working volunteers, Bottomley and Collins, for producing a much-needed Fiction Catalogue. B.H.H.

THE CURIA At the preliminary business meeting M. J. Kershaw was elected Chairman and H. R. L. Purse, Secretary. M. K. Oldham, J. J. Rhodes, and J. B. Robinson have been elected members of the Society. The first meeting of the term took the form of a play-reading of Shaw's "Devil's Disciple", which was enjoyed by all present. At the second meeting, the Society was addressed by Dr. Beresford, on the subject of The Retreat. We thank him for his most interesting talk, which was illustrated by some excellent slides. The third meeting consisted of two talks by individual members. T. D. J. Layfield started, with a most enlightening talk on Greek gods and Mythology. A. McCallum followed, with a graphic account of Canada, as seen by the geographer. In conclusion, we thank the kitchen staff for so kindly providing refreshments at our meetings. H. R. L . P.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY

The Committee for the term was composed as follows :Master in Charge: D. G. Cummin, Esq. -

President: R. L. Evans. Vice-President: F. C. Beaumont. F. C. Beaumont (Leader). A. H. Crowther (Leader). D. L. Brown (Sec.). N. R. Barton (Sec.).

T. D. J. Layfield. P. A. Crossley. D. E. Rayner.

M. J. Kershaw. D. N. L. Beresford. J. A. Bygate.

At the first meeting of the term the motion before the House was "This House believes the age of chivalry has passed". In proposing, Mr. A. H. !Crowther considered that today is the day of the working man and not of chivalry. Mr. P. A. Crossley, opposing, believed that the age of chivalry still existed in the many unselfish actions of every day. The respective seconders were Messrs. J. N. Hanson and M. K. Oldham. The motion was lost by 39 votes to 59. The next meeting had as its motion "This House would abolish the aristocracy". Speaking for the motion, Mr. D. E. Rayner thought the aristocracy to be a useless drain on the country's resources. Mr. 27

N. R. Barton considered the aristocracy to be decorative and quaint and saw no useful service in abolishing a colourful part of the community. Messrs. D. G. M. Young and D. L. Slade also made paper speeches. The motion was lost by 46 votes to 6, with 7 absentions. At the third meeting the Society debated the motion "This House is ashamed of the British Transport system". Mr. M. J. Kershaw, the proposer, stated that any world power should be ashamed of such an inferior system. In opposition Mr. T. D. J. Layfield pointed out that all possible efforts were being made to improve it and thus no shame is justified. These were seconded by Messrs. F. D. Lavender and J. J. Rhodes. On the motion being put to the vote, 36 voted for and 36 against; D. G. Cummin, Esq., exercised his prerogative of the casting vote—for the proposition. At the last meeting of term the House challenged the Armed Services. The motion, "This House believes the Armed Services do not offer an attractive career", encouraged forthright speaking from both sides. Mr. T. D. J. Layfield, proposing, cited the demoralisation resulting from Service life. Major J. R. Evans thought opportunities existed for the right people. Messrs. W. M. Howard and P. A. Crossley supported the proposer and Sub-Lieutenant M. H. Atkins and Flight Lieutenant G. R. Willson gave further expression to the Services' point of view. The motion was carried by 66 votes to 53, with 10 abstentions. Unfortunately the proposed last meeting of term was cancelled because of the Science Exhibition. Thus ended a season of interesting and varied debates. N.R.B. and D.L.B.

THE FILM SOCIETY

The School film duly appeared at the end of term and was presented at hourly intervals during the two afternoons of the Science Exhibition; while it is not for me to attempt to assess its worth, one or two points emerged from the making of it, which, I trust, it is relevant to mention here. Better results are obtainable if a few subjects are given adequate treatment than if a brief glimpse of every activity is attempted. This, however, does not account for the omission of hockey, which was caused partly by bad weather and partly by our own incompetence. With the additional lighting that we were able to muster, indoor shots were only effective at close range; so debates, assemblies, indoor societies, squash, meals, all had to be rejected on one or both of the above grounds. We never had two cameras, but for occasions such as the C.C.F. Inspection and boat races the advantage of having two is obvious. Finally, there is the more obvious point that, whatever the subject is that you propose to treat, it is essential to plan beforehand what you seek to get from it; to wander out with a camera and only vague intentions is not good enough. One can be lucky, however. We

recorded a comparatively rare instance of debracation in a rugger sequence, but the light was not good enough for us to use it. But I would like to pay a tribute to Field in particular—his was the moving spirit as well as the moving camera !—and to Mr. Craine for invaluable technical assistance; and in only a slightly lesser degree to the boys who comprised the film unit and the projection team. The enthusiasm and ingenuity of boys when engaged upon something in which they are interested are quite amazing. It is a sobering thought for a schoolmaster. Films seen this term have been of varying quality. "Dead of Night" was first-class by any standards, made at a time when the cinema was in its hey-day and could command the best brains and the highest skills in its service. It was not difficult to feel that the men who made this film cared about it. One boy maintained afterwards that the Basil Radford-Naunton Wayne episode, funny though it was, destroyed the atmosphere of the whole film. I see his point and in logic, concede it. I certainly welcome this evidence of serious film-viewing. A programme of short films followed, some silent, one an amateur production. On the whole, it was not a very rewarding evening. "The Birthday Present"—produced for Ealing Studios by an uncle of a boy in the audience—I had not seen before and I enjoyed it so much that I am unable to say more about it and must wait until I see it again before I can begin to think where its quality lay. May I commend the practice of seeing good films more than once? It was not altogether a frivolous choice that brought "Oh ! Mr. Porter !" as the last of the season's shows. The London Film Society has recently been presenting a whole series of Will Hay films to its members : and this is generally acknowledged to be his best. But even so for the greater part of its length it smacks too much of photographed Music Hall, with the camera rarely more than four feet away from the once famous team, Will Hay, Moore Marriot, and Graham Moffat. The result is tedium, for which, however, the last ten minutes of the film did much to compensate. That train ride can be compared with the famous one of the Marx Brothers, and no higher praise can F.J•W. be given it.

THE SCHOOL FILM

One of the most interesting features of the Science Exhibition was the public premiere of the School Film, the performance of which had to be made almost continuous in order to cope with the "boxoffice demand". The idea of making a film about the School originated, as might have been expected, with the acknowledged connoisseur of the cinema, Mr. Wiseman. His was the guiding hand throughout, and it is his professional touch in the direction, which lifts the film above the ordinary standard of amateur productions. 29

The boys, who assisted the Director and shot most of the film, have done an admirable job in obtaining so much usable material in the limited time available and with the one temperamental camera. It is only to be expected that the standard in such a production should be uneven, but the less successful sequences only serve to show how great the difficulties were. That these were so largely overcome is much to the credit of the Director and his staff. Whilst the Summer Term, with its manifold activities and more suitable weather, received a somewhat more generous treatment than the others, two of the most successful sequences figured in the earlier part of the film—the Carol Service and the boating in the snow. The summer activities do, however, provide excellent material for the camera, and full justice has been done to them—in fact, a little judicious cutting of the swimming and the shooting would improve the general balance. After such a successful first venture, it would be a pity to stop there : may we hope that the present film can be used as a basis for a longer and technically better one. If this can be done, may we be so bold as to suggest two possible additions—more shots of the School buildings and more of the ordinary day-to-day activity of the School. Such a film would undoubtedly be most popular at Old Boys gatherings throughout the country.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: K. G. COULTHARD, ESQ. Vice-Chairman: D. S. ATKINSON. Chairman: D. P. CoLEs. Secretary: W. E. Porrs. Treasurer: I. S. T. DUTTON. Committee Members: S. C. GIBSON, A. G. BLACK.

We had five very successful meetings this term and attendance was excellent. There was one committee meeting and four outings have been arranged for next term. They are to the farms of Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Pick and Mr. Ward, and a visit to the Leeds University farm has also been arranged. At the first meeting of the term Mr. Peacock came to talk to us about the cultivation of sugar beet. After a brief outline of the history of its cultivation, which began after the first world war, he described carefully the seedbed for the crop. He emphasised that after the crop had been sown it was necessary to keep the rows well hoed. He finished by saying that during the last ten years the amount of the crop harvested by machine had increased to three quarters of the whole crop. At the next meeting Mr. Peacock's son, an Old Peterite, spoke about the machinery used in the harvesting of sugar beet. First he described the ploughing and explained that it was the basis of all arable crops. After explaining the modern ploughing techniques, the 30

fertilizer drilling, harrowing and rolling, he moved on to the actual drilling of the seed. Hoeing can nowadays be done by machine, although this method is not altogether efficient and has not replaced hoeing by hand; nor has mechanical harvesting replaced pulling by hand. Mr. Salmon came to the third meeting of the term to speak about silage and hay. Silage is cut much earlier than hay, as it is not needed in such a dry condition and younger grass has a much higher food content. After describing the harvesting of hay, he went on to describe the various types of silos and the best conditions for really good silage. At the next meeting Mr. Ward came to speak on Dairy Farming in the Vale of York. After he had described the cropping of his farm, he outlined the system by which he kept his cattle. Most of the meeting, however, consisted of questions asked by various members of the Club and an informal discussion followed. At the fifth and final meeting of the term two films were shown. They had been borrowed for the occasion by Gibson from B.O.C.M. and were of a higher standard than some of the films that we have had in the past. The first was about early weaning of calves and outlined modern economical methods of calf breeding. The second was about an experimental station and showed the various experiments which were being carried out to help farmers. On a Sunday early in the term the Club went to the Pig Progeny Testing Station near Selby. Unfortunately the visit took place when the School had been hit by a 'flu epidemic and the Chairman and a number of other members missed the visit.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" completed Voyage 11, the outward part of which was recorded in the last issue of "The Peterite", early in term. The round voyage was to South Africa and Australia, with return via Fremantle, Aden and the Suez Canal to West European ports. Discharge of cargo was at Dunkirk, Hull, Antwerp, Bremen and Liverpool. This last stage of the voyage must have been the least pleasant and is described by Capt. Graham thus : "From Hull we had fog most of the time. When we left dock it was perfectly clear, but no sooner were we in the river than the visibility was down to yards. After groping our way towards the entrance, we spotted the Spurn Point light, and soon the fog lifted. This lasted until we had cleared all the lightships down to the Galloper Light Vessel and were heading for Antwerp. Then down came the fog again. It cleared as we neared the pilot boat, but then we had to anchor for an hour. Once again it cleared and we got to Flushing, where we changed pilots. About three-quarters of the way 31

to Antwerp the visibility was never more than one mile, and just as we reached the worst part of the river, at Bat, it became solid and we had to anchor in a hurry. This time the fog lasted for 21 hours. Once it cleared we were able to get off the entrance to the docks. But we had a seven hour wait before entering. The cargo discharge took four hours and we were off again. This time the fog kept away until we were out at sea bound for Bremen. Just after we passed the Texel Light Ship the fog started again and lasted all the way : not too pleasant when one is going along the coastal route in the swept Channel. Cargo discharge at Bremen took four hours and then we sailed for Liverpool. When off Dover we got that snorter of a gale with the wind blowing force 9." The voyage had lasted 138 days altogether and the distance was 27,568 miles. Capt. Graham sent us a great deal of material—port plans drawn by an apprentice; a full narrative of the voyage; brochures picked up at various ports; and an account of some of the main ports visited. All this made a valuable contribution to the Junior School Geography section of the Science Exhibition. One of the best items was a very attractive framed photograph of the "Clan Stewart" going up the Weser to Bremen. Voyage 12 is now almost half over. The ship sailed from Liverpool on 25th February for Lobito Bay with 900 tons of mixed cargo—steel work, machinery, footwear, motor cars, electric cable, girders, galvanised iron, textiles and foodstuffs—with further cargo for Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and Mauritius. That for Mauritius was 1,133 tons of paints, coils of wire, glass, machinery, soap, window frames, steel bars, waste paper, provisions and loose bricks-75,000 of them. From Mauritius the "Clan Stewart" proceeded to Calcutta—not a popular port with seamen at this time of year—and is there at the time of writing. Homeward cargo will be from Calcutta and other Indian ports, probably Madras and Cochin.

CAREERS Six boys attended Short Works Courses during the Easter holidays, a disappointingly small number in a School where over a period of five years the most popular careers entered by leavers have been the various branches of engineering and commerce. Details are now available of the summer courses, arranged through the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau, and senior boys are strongly urged to consider applying for places on appropriate courses if they feel it would be useful to gain experience to confirm or change their plans for the future. Attendance does not commit the boy (or the company) in any way at all. Though the majority of courses are naturally 32

intended for scientists and mathematicians, there are various courses catering for non-scientific students in banking, civil aviation, automobile engineering, general manufacturing, insurance, railway operation, the retail trade and textiles. For the first time the School was represented on the course arranged through the Bureau at Ashridge College early in April. The course is designed to give the arts student an opportunity of finding out what opportunities there are for him in business and industry. Unlike the Short Works Courses, the Ashridge Course costs each candidate £5 (the total cost is £8, but industry provides a subsidy), but there is little doubt that the high standard of the talks and discussions, coupled with excellent hospitality make it good value for money. A short report of this year's course follows. During the term we had two careers talks; one on Architecture by the Head of the School of Architecture in Hull University and the other on Salesmanship by Mr. Higham, chief employment manager of Rowntree and Co. Ltd. In a witty and informative talk Mr. Higham showed that the salesman is a very important member of the business team. Sales work is still often thought of as a last resort for the public schoolboy and in certain fields this is probably still true. Our speaker showed, however, that generally the salesman needs to be as fit, as intelligent and as resourceful as the man responsible for manufacture. As far as technical sales are concerned, where the salesman will probably be selling to technical experts, he will need to have much more than a smooth line of patter and a charming smile. Sales work can often lead to rewarding managerial work. At the moment two Old Peterites are training to be technical salesmen in the steel industry and one of them, at least, knows that he will probably eventually be sent overseas, the most likely place being New Zealand. K.G.C.

Conference at Ashridge College, 31st March to 3rd April, 1959 The object of the conference was primarily to inform arts students about different aspects of business life, and the positions which they could expect to hold in it. On arrival at the College we were given tea, shown our bedrooms, and had time to see some of the magnificent house with its surrounding parkland before the conference began. We were welcomed by members of the Ashridge faculty and representatives of the Public Schools' Appointments Bureau. We were then given an introductory talk by two of the resident instructors on the growth, composition and management of a typical small business, followed by some of the problems of administration in a larger concern. The second day of the course began with a talk on "Industry and Commerce" by Mr. Davies, the educational officer of Cadbury's. 33

He emphasised Britain's dependence on "Industry and Commerce", and listed the non-technical posts, which his firm offered, together with the qualities he looked for in a person applying for a job. The form of this talk was more or less repeated by each speaker as it applied to his own particular field of business. Mr. Dodds of Lloyd's Bank spoke about the many aspects of a career in banking, and Mr. Cooper of the Electricity Board, in a very informative discourse on "Electricity and Nuclear Energy", gave some shrewd advice to prospective personnel managers. Mr. Fisher of the National Coal Board addressed us on the subject of relations between "Education and Business", explaining the change in business methods and working conditions, which have taken place since the beginning of this century. Mr. Williams of Harrod's, talking about "The Retailing Trade", painted a very colourful picture of life in independent shops, multiple and department stores. The last address was given by Mr. Stobo, the director of an advertising agency, on "The World of Advertising". He pointed out the exacting nature of the advertiser's work, and some of the difficulties of entering his exclusive profession. To conclude what was for me a highly informative and worthwhile visit, we put questions about the talks we had had to a Brains Trust, consisting of the organisers of the conference, whose hard work and attention was much appreciated by those who attended. C.D.I.

CONTINENTAL TOUR, 1959 This year the Easter holiday School tour was to Brunate, a partly tourist, partly workaday, village eight minutes by funicular from Como. It proved a happy choice, for the village itself commands extensive views, and, especially by night, the view of Como, 1,650 feet below, was particularly impressive. From the hotel windows could be seen a panorama of the Alps, including the Monte Rosa massif, nearly 16,000 feet high and 50 miles away. The hotel itself was the most pretentious that our parties have stayed in, and we found it both friendly and efficient. The main fault of the stay at Brunate was that it was too short. This was partly fact, for we lost half-a-day at each end, but also partly an impression, for by flying to Basle from Southend we cut the best part of a complete day's travelling on each journey. A compensating advantage was that we were fresh enough to enjoy the rail journey from Basle to Como via Lucerne, the St. Gotthard Tunnel, and Lugano : it must be, scenically, one of the most beautiful railway journeys in Europe. Como itself is an attractive town, catering for the tourist but not dominated by him. It is excellent for window-shopping, the one amusement enjoyed equally by every member of a school party, but there are plenty of other amusements, such as boating, and places to 34

visit : the Cathedral, the Temple in memory of Volta (the scientist who made such important contributions to our knowledge of electricity, a native of Como, who died in 1827) and the Villa Olmo. One day was spent going back into Switzerland by train to visit Lugano. It rained all day, and some time was wasted in search of the Villa Favorita, which was further out than we had been led to believe, and was closed when those who persevered reached there. But, after all, if one must have a wet day, there are worse places than Lugano, with its pleasantly arcaded streets. In the afternoon we had a trip on the lake, by the Italian enclave of Campione and to Gandria. Campione is of interest because it has a Casino : they are illegal in Switzerland but there are no passport formalities here and visitors to Lugano can gamble to their heart's content by making a fifteen minute motor-boat trip. Gandria is described locally as a "fishing village"; there was very little evidence indeed of fishing, but if the adjective really means "quaint and picturesque, a haunt of artists", it is fully appropriate : we felt it well worth a visit and good compensation for not going up S. Salvatore as originally planned. The next day we visited Milan, with a bus and a guide to take us round the main places of interest, which seemed the best arrangement, if one is to make full use of one day in a great city, though in other ways is it not a very satisfactory method. However, we did have the afternoon at our own disposal, and were able to make a second call on places that interested us most, though not always successfully, as those who tried to get into La Scala discovered. Milan Cathedral inevitably raised comparisons, in some respects, with York Minster, and indignation was clearly visible on certain faces when the guide claimed that the East Window was the largest in the world : and it certainly did not look as big as the Great East Window at York. One of the most interesting visits was to the old monastery dining hall, adjoining the church of S. M. della Grazie, to see Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper", painted in tempera on an end wall in 1497. The hall seems out of keeping until one realises that the whole of one side and half of another were destroyed during an air raid, leaving little but the two ends standing : the survival unscathed of the "Last Supper" seems almost miraculous. Milan, of course, is a great shopping centre, and it was pleasant to stroll through the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele, though general opinion seemed to be that prices were high, and purchases were few. At the other extreme of the business world were the very enthusiastic sellers of postcards and curios, and some of the party enjoyed bargaining with them—one claimed to have made a purchase at 400 lire for something originally quoted at 1,000. Another interesting feature of this day was the bus journey along the autostrada which in its 20 miles or so has no turnings and, as far as we could observe, only two junctions. Our bus cruised along at 80 km.p.h. : about 50 m.p.h. 35

On the Saturday, a sunny but somewhat hazy day, we set off, by public service, on the m.v. "Dalia" for a trip on Lake Como. These services, whose timing is remarkably good, call at many lakeside villages. Some of these are very picturesque, and their settings are delightful. We landed at Tremezzo and walked to the Villa Carlotta—a visit which proved one of the highlights of the whole tour. We were shown the rooms by an old German guide who said he had been there 54 years, having first come in the service of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and having stayed on when the property was confiscated after the war and became the property of the State. The sculpture by Canova of Eros and Psyche, in the entrance hall, seems to provide the favourite postcard of every shop in the Italian lake area, but it was the gardens we enjoyed most, with oranges, lemons and grape fruit, and many exotic plants such as sequoia, banana, and various tropical palms. But it was the wonderful display of wistaria, rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias that made the visit most memorable. From the Villa Carlotta we walked on to Cadenabbia, to lunch at the Bellevue Hotel, said to be one of the finest in North Italy, to have been visited by Queen Victoria, and to have been the Italian Foreign Office during the latter part of the war. From here we went across the lake to Bellagio, a charming little town with "staircase" streets and arcades. Music was provided with our refreshments on a lake-side terrace, and began with "Colonel Bogey". Since the film "Bridge on the River Kwai" this tune seems to have been regarded on the continent as the great British patriotic music—hence, no doubt, its use to welcome us. The association is of course quite different for us, and the musicians must have been a little surprised, but they soon reached safer ground with "My Fair Lady". In the later afternoon we returned to Como in the steamer "Milano", which seemed to arrive at each stopping place with more enthusiasm than skill. It is almost traditional that on the Sunday the party should go for a long afternoon's walking, and this year we walked up to the top of Monte Boletto (about 3,800 feet). It was a lovely day, sunny and fresh, and from almost the whole of the route grand views are obtained. From Monte Boletto a panorama of the Alps from N.B. to N.W.; Lake Como lies over 3,000 feet below; to the south lies the plain of Lombardy with Milan clearly visible, and the Ligurian Apennines beyond : from horizon to horizon the distance must have been over 120 miles. It so often happens that, after a time, when details become blurred in the mind, the walking day is the one that stands out most clearly among the memories of a School tour, and this year is not likely to be an exception. A small group went to Milan instead, to see the home team playing Sala : they, too, enjoyed their day. On Monday, a brilliantly sunny but windy day, we went to Laveno on Lake Maggiore, by bus, and then across the lake to

Pallanza on the vehicle ferry. A certain amount of spray came on board and caused a little dampness and a good deal of hilarity, but this was only a mild foretaste of our journey from Pallanza to the Borromean Islands soon after in open motor boats. This was quite the most amusing event of the whole trip, for one of the boats, especially, threw spray all over itself in quantity, even at the reduced speed necessary. The boatman, a wizened and inscrutable old fellow, added a good deal to the merriment by his remarkable resemblance to a well-known strip-cartoon sailor. The Borromean Islands are so celebrated as tourist centres, that some of us did not expect much, but in fact they well justified a visit. We only passed by Isola Pescatori, but it looked most attractive and tourism has evidently not driven out the fishing industry. Isola Bella was our goal and we must have seen it at something near its best. Some of the rooms of the Borromean Palace were well above expectation, especially the great hall with its glassy marble floor, and the Tapestry Gallery. But the gardens were even better, and in their formal arrangement with regular beds, sculptures and terraces provided an interesting contrast with the more "natural" ones at the Villa Carlotta. We came back to Como around the southern end of the lake, with stops at Baveno and Stresa. The journey back to England was pleasant and uneventful, and we were welcomed with enthusiasm by the Customs at Southend, where they showed the greatest interest in our purchases. Altogether, a good tour, and one that would bear repetition.

C.C.F. NOTES An important feature noticeable at the end of the second term of the School year has been the full attention given to Recruit Training under Captain Gaastra. After two terms a short passing-out ceremony was arranged at the last parade, and a very smart and effective standard had been reached. The Signals Section's 12 Set has been in very frequent operation, and contact has been made with an impressive range of schools. With very few C.C.F. examination commitments this term, training has progressed well, much of it outdoors, as the weather has been better than usual at this time.

MAIN EVENTS LOTH FEBRUARY.

Captain the Hon. M. J. H. Allenby, of the 11th Hussars, gave a lecture on the Army, and brought a fine array of armoured vehicles to be inspected and explained. Because of the time taken on the vehicles, the march-past at which Brigadier W. W. A. Loring, C.B.E., was to have taken the salute, was cancelled. 37

17TH MARCH.

Lieutenant-Commander R. M. P. Came, R.N., of Royal Air Force, Linton-on-Ouse, visited the Contingent, and took the salute at a march-past. DRONFIELD TROPHY.

At the end of term the points stood as follows :Manor-137. Rise-130. Queen's-129. Grove-127. Temple-101. School-100.

SUMMER CAMP.

The Annual Camp will be at Westdown, near Tilshead, Salisbury Plain, from 28th July to 5th August. PAGEANT.

A new pageant, on the theme of "Combined Operations", is being devised by Sergeant Barton and Sergeant Crowther, to take place on the nights of 23rd and 24th July.

R.N. SECTION This term P.O. Mathews has been in charge of the R.N. Section, and, considering his responsibilities in the band, he has performed his tasks most creditably. Ldg. Sea. Evans has been appointed 2 i/c. At the beginning of the term the Section was augmented by the arrival of 13 recruits who had recently passed the A.B. Exam., making a total of 43. Normal training has continued, but, with the revised syllabus, the emphasis for the Naval Proficiency Certificate has been on practical training, and more of this than usual has been carried out. Of the eight who took the Exam., five were successful. The damaged whaler was transferred from the river to the precincts of the Rise during the Christmas holidays, and repair work by certain boys has already been started. This boat will be used for seamanship exercises. A new whaler has already arrived at Naburn and it is hoped to have this in full use during the Summer Term, though a final decision regarding its moorings has not yet been made.

R.A.F. SECTION With nine members in the N.C.O. Cadre, we expect a good number of trained N.C.O.s to instruct later in the optional R.A.F. subjects of the new Proficiency Test. Most of the general instruction has been in the Army subjects of the Proficiency Test. Annual Camp will be at R.A.F., Benson, near Oxford, from 28th July to 7th August. 38

C.C.F. Leadership Course, 1959 "In 1958 Northern Command held a Leadership Course at Otterburn for boys from the C.C.F. detachments of schools in the Command. This was so successful that the experiment is to be repeated this year. The aim of the Course is to develop in cadets, through physical endeavour, the qualities of discipline and initiative that make a leader." On the 2nd of April I was seated in a railway carriage, travelling towards Newcastle, with very mixed feelings. The above paragraph was all I knew of the next 10 days of my life. Where I was to sleep, what I was to eat were all shrouded in mystery. On arriving at Otterburn I was delighted to find the living conditions excellent (clean, well heated barrack-rooms); a further shock awaited me—the food and service were undoubtedly of Officers' Mess standard. However it soon became apparent that a contented soldier was expected to do more work. The first few days of the Course were really preparation for the culminating 36 hour exercise, which was to test us all to the full. This initial training period consisted of Battle P.T., always followed by an assault course (first individually and then as a team carrying an 8 foot log), weapon training, demonstrations, short exercises in fieldcraft and map reading, even lecturettes—in fact we did the lot, working 14 hours a day. On the final exercise I was lucky enough to be a platoon commander, which gave me an excellent excuse for remaining stationary and directing operations from "an armchair". Even so, this exercise was a very severe test. These were the most rewarding ten days I have ever spent in any holiday. For anyone thinking of the services as a career this is an ideal opportunity. The certificate given at the end of the Course will carry a lot of weight with the Regular Commissions Board. Moreover, it is an excellent holiday on which a lot can be learnt, and it is to be hoped that in future years more people will take advantage of it. N.R.B.

THE SCOUT GROUP At the end of term all members of the Group went home equipped with "Bob-a-Job" cards, to take part in an activity which has become something of a national institution. It might be appropriate to explain the reasons for "Bob-a-Job" week as it enters its second decade. The Scout movement is, of course, entirely self-supporting and by 1949 rising costs were putting a severe strain on the movement's slender resources, and a reliable source of income had to be found to support Imperial Headquarters, Gilwell Park, and a number 39

of camp sites in various parts of the country. In addition money was required to meet local administrative costs. Bob-a-Job week started as an experiment, but it proved to be such a success that it has continued annually and shows no sign of dying out. Out of the earnings of each Scout 2/- is sent to I.H.Q. in London, 6d. is contributed to local funds, threepence goes towards a national insurance scheme, and the balance goes into Group funds to help cover replacement of equipment and day-to-day expenses. Though the idea of working for money may seem a far cry from the traditional "Good Turn", it is only done during one week in the year and Scouts are officially recommended to return to those people who have paid them for work and to offer to do a further job for nothing. The School Groups have greatly benefited from the annual earnings of the members, which have helped us to keep our tentage and other equipment up-to-date and in good order.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Though we have no further Queen's Scouts to report this term, a number of Senior Scouts made good progress towards this goal. Ten members of the Troop were tested for the Ambulance Badge; five passed and the other five will have a second opportunity in May. The badge requires a very high standard of First Aid and we are very grateful to the examiner, Mr. Featherstone, for the time he has given up to us, not merely in testing but also in explaining where mistakes have been made. Fresh ground was broken when the first Rescuer Badge to be attempted by one of our Seniors was gained. This is a Public Service Badge and is therefore one of the qualifying badges for the Queen's Scout award. The present high standard of swimming in the School should lead to further attempts at the Rescuer Badge. We again entered a team in the district Ambulance Competition arranged by the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. The standard of the competition was high and, though our team performed well, they only managed to occupy ninth place out of fourteen teams. Our team consisted of Senior Scouts R. A. B. Wood and J. F. Williams with three Scouts, who no doubt gained valuable experience for future competitions. The team was trained by Acting A.S.M. D. E. Coulson and he has now turned his attention to training teams for the Senior Scout Competition arranged by the York district next term. Coulson has arranged two "toughening-up" expeditions for four teams of volunteers during the Easter holidays. 40

Again we are to be well represented at the annual Public Schoolboys' course to be held at Gilwell Park in late April. Our representatives will be Acting A.S.M.'s D. E. Coulson and J. M. Smith, together with P/L's (S) S. K. D. Hill and D. Marsden. The course is designed to encourage Public Schoolboys to continue in the movement after leaving school and many of the activities are similar to those of Wood Badge courses for the training of Scouters. Unfortunately it will be impossible to hold a full Senior Scout Camp this year, but a number of Seniors have shown interest in a camp which J. M. Smith and D. E. Coulson are proposing to run in Wharfedale and full details will be sent to parents. In addition there will be opportunities to attend other Senior Scouts' camps, notably a district one in North Wales, or to assist at Scout camps where Groups are short of Scouters.

SCOUT TROOP After the early blizzards, the weather was kinder to us than usual during the Easter Term. The customary programme of training and testing under the Scouters has therefore proceeded steadily both inside and outside the Scout Hut. Nevertheless the Troop as a whole is lagging behind its energetic predecessors of last year and it will not be easy for some Scouts to complete their First Class tests by the end of the Summer Term unless they make a greater effort. Three events provided welcome breaks in the training programme during the term : first, another successful York Quest suggests that this form of outside activity is in some ways more suited to our surrounding terrain than Wide Games. Secondly, an afternoon of film-strips on Life-saving and Natural History seemed to provide a good deal of interest. And last but by no means least, Coulson's Casualty Corps instructed and entertained us one afternoon by demonstrating how to deal with Emergencies under adverse conditions : needless to say, much of the liveliness was supplied by interfering do-gooders ! Mr. Craine's recommendation of his own home-ground, the Isle of Man, for this year's Summer Camp met with general approval. He has found a good site on the west coast near Kirk Michael, which is connected with other parts of the island by the sturdy Manx Railway and a good bus service. We hope that most of the Troop will seize this opportunity to travel "abroad" at an overall cost that will not exceed the camp expenses for Scotland last year. The Camp will extend from 28th July until 5th August and parents will be sent full details in good time. 41

HOCKEY RETROSPECT For the first time for many years these notes need contain no lament about the weather, for, after some token snow and frost, sufficient to cause the cancellation of the first two matches, the pitches were usually fit for use, and far more hockey was played on the grass than has been possible in most previous seasons. The result of this was chiefly apparent in Game 3, where the standard was considerably higher than usual, as demonstrated by two resounding victories over Game 2. Although the School XI undoubtedly benefited from the greater amount of practice—this was evident from their displays against York and the Old Boys—they nevertheless suffered from the effects of the previous two lean years, as none but McCallum had many games of hockey behind him when the season started. This handicap became particularly evident in the opponents' circle, where the ability to control the ball and get in a hard shot was noticeably lacking—hence the disappointing total of 9 goals from 8 matches ! The defence did not reveal such a great weakness, partly because it is easier to stop goals from being scored than to score them—except against really top-class forwards, as in the Styx match—and partly because the only experienced player was in the defence. Indeed McCallum, both as Captain and player, had a very good season; his natural ability and games sense, allied to his experience, put him in a class above the rest of the side. Although he at first stayed in his original position of right back, he was forced to take over as centre-half when it became apparent that Ranson's ability would not make up for his inexperience in such a key position. Although often forced on the defensive by his forwards' inability to make use of the ball, McCallum nevertheless distributed his passes well and generally controlled the centre of the field, whilst, as Captain, he dispensed a very fair balance of criticism and encouragement. The only other old colour left in the defence was Ranson, who never really recaptured his promising form of last season, but played one or two good games at right-half and never gave up trying. Gough, of the cast-iron toes, automatically took over in goal and always played well : apparently quite fearless, he soon learnt the importance of meeting advancing forwards on the edge of the circle. and, in the only heavy defeat suffered, he was solely responsible for it not being much heavier. Of the two new backs, Sim always looked the safer and developed an effective pass from left to right, but both he and his partner, Evans, were slow to clear their lines and too often hit straight to an opponent. Precious held the left-half position all the season and, at times, looked good, his particular strength lying in an excellent cross pass, hit very hard. He naturally lacks polish and tends to allow his opposing winger too much rope, preferring to tackle him in possession to intercepting the pass. 42

The forwards, always a problem in School sides, never looked very convincing, except for Woodruff on the right wing, who, by dint of perseverance and anticipation, often gave slow defenders a harassing afternoon. Gale, potentially a good stick player, rarely had conditions to suit him and often held on too long; however, both he and Hemsley, a converted half-back, worked tremendously hard, and the latter, lacking any stickwork, frequently got the better of his man by simply "sticking at it" and was rewarded by at least one valuable goal. On the left wing Dronfield disappointed after a promising start : he had little idea of beating a man and, although possessing a very powerful hit, he often seemed reluctant to use it; he was, however, fast and generally collected his passes well. Mackay finally filled the centreforward position, but without any great success; he never seemed able to control the ball and was rarely in a position to shoot. The Second XI had a successful season in winning three matches and only losing to Worksop. The backs soon learnt to cover each other well and the halves were generally able to hold opponents' forward lines in check—Alderson, in particular, showed much promise with his good eye and strong wrists. The strength of the forwards lay in the wings, Bottomley and Coulson, whose direct methods and hard hit centres were very effective, not to mention their own success in scoring goals. The team was unlucky to have two matches cancelled when only the First XI was able to play. The other games took full advantage of the better weather conditions, Game 3, in particular, playing marathon games, which only ended when it was too dark to see the whites of the goalkeeper's eyes. Such enthusiasm augurs well for the future, if only the weather will not revert to its usual depressing character in the coming seasons. The final teams were as follows :— 1ST XI C. W. Gough; R. L. Evans, D. L. W. Sim; E. M. H. Ranson, A.

McCallum (Capt.), M. Precious; M. W. Woodruff, J. W. S. Gale, L. H. K. Mackay, C. J. Hemsley, P. J. Dronfield.

2ND XI A. W. Raylor; M. J. Bond, F. C. Beaumont; G. W. A. R. Alderson, T. D. J. Layfield (Capt.), G. D. Parkin; D. E. Coulson, M. McCallum, J. J. Rhodes, M. J. Kershaw, W. J. Bottomley. Second XI Colours were awarded to Bond, Beaumont, Alderson, Parkin, Coulson and Bottomley. Layfield and Kershaw already held them.

FIRST XI MATCHES ST. PETER'S 0; ASHVILLE COLLEGE 2. Away on 7th February. It was a very raw and inexperienced team which represented the School for the first match of the season. Three of the regular players 43

were ill with influenza, and the cold, foggy weather was not very conducive to enjoyable hockey. However, both sides attempted to make the best of the conditions. At half-time honours were even and both defences had held firm. After the interval, however, the Ashville forwards broke twice through a shaky School defence, and their two goals were enough to win the match, and a just reflection of the difference between the sides. ST. PETER'S 2; SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE 2. Away on 18th February. The Scarborough ground was dry and fast and, thanks to the sunny weather, playing conditions were ideal. The School were soon attacking, and it was not long before they took the lead with a goal by McCallum from a long corner. Scarborough immediately fought back, however, and a goal by their inside-right levelled the score. After half-time the play deteriorated somewhat, but interest was not lacking, as both sides struggled to attain superiority. A defensive lapse on the part of the School allowed Scarborough to take the lead, and the game was very nearly over before Woodruff levelled the score again. A draw was a fitting result after a fast and vigorous game, although Scarborough were unlucky to have a goal disallowed in the last minute of the game. It did not escape notice that the umpire concerned was an Old Peterite !

ST. PETER'S 1; YORK H.C. 4. Away on 21st February. In this match against a strong York team, the School put up their best performance of the season. The defence, particularly, played well, and in the first half kept the speedy York forwards at bay. Accurate passing and intelligent positioning enabled the School to dominate the game for long periods, and only the inexperience of the forwards in front of goal prevented any scoring. Early in the second half the experienced York forwards gained command and scored three quick goals. Hemsley replied for the School, but this was no more than a consolation goal, for York soon scored again, as though to emphasise their obvious superiority in front of goal. ST. PETER'S 1; BOOTHAM SCHOOL 3. Away on 25th February. This poor display by the School was most disappointing after their fine performance against York the previous Saturday. Owing to the complete inability of the School to hit the ball cleanly, Bootham gradually took control. The School forwards did not make a serious attack until the last ten minutes of the game. By then it was too late, for Bootham had already scored three good goals and made sure of winning.

ST. PETER'S 2; TRENT COLLEGE 0. Away on 28th February. This was a game which the School were very lucky to win. Played on a hard, fast pitch it soon developed into a duel between the skilful Trent forwards and the School defence. That the latter was able to hold out was due more, perhaps, to the unsteadiness of the Trent forwards in front of goal than to the skill of the School defence. Gough, however, gave a most spirited display of goalkeeping and saved well on several occasions. The School attack was limited to isolated, sporadic raids which proved to be surprisingly dangerous. As a result, two goals were scored, one in each half, the scorers being Hemsley and Woodruff. ST. PETER'S 0; WORKSOP COLLEGE 3. Away on 4th March. A creditable performance by the School prevented Worksop from winning by their usual margin of eight or nine goals. The defence, particularly McCallum, Sim, and Evans, played very well and, by their speed on to the ball and into the tackle, they made Worksop, who were obviously a very good side, look strangely hesitant and flurried. After leading by only one goal at half-time, the home side, however, attacked incessantly during the second half, but only managed to score twice more. The pressure on the School defence towards the end may be illustrated by the fact the three penalty bullies were awarded for accidentally saving goals with foot or leg— only one resulted in a goal. ST. PETER'S 3; OLD PETERITES 2. Home on 7th March. The School pitch lived up to its muddy reputation. Both teams succeeded in adapting themselves to the conditions, but the School settled down first and Woodruff scored a fine goal from a narrow angle. The pattern of play changed remarkably in the last fifteen minutes of the second half; after Woodruff had scored one more goal and made another for Gale, the O.P.s fought back with great success. They scored twice, but the School defence just managed to hold out to the final whistle. ST. PETER'S 0; STYX H.C. 9. Home on 11th March. Two county players and several excellent club players gave the School team an admirable lesson in scoring goals. Their skill and speed at stopping and controlling the ball allowed the Styx XI to control the game for long periods. In spite of this overwhelming superiority, however, the School were, perhaps, unlucky not to score at least one goal. SECOND XI 18 Feb. v. Scarborough College ... 25 Feb. v. Bootham School ... 28 Feb. v. Trent College 4 Mar. v. Worksop College ...

Away Won 3-1 Home Won 4-2 Away Won 4-2 Away Lost 1-3 45

THE BOAT CLUB The term started with a blank fortnight for the Boat Club. First came the snow at the very start of the term and this was followed by a succession of very severe frosts, which produced considerable quantities of ice on the river. Then came the thaw with the almost inevitable floods. But this was not all. On one of the first days on which boating was possible a thick fog descended, which, in places, permitted a visibility of not much more than thirty yards. This sounds quite a safe length, but to a cox in a Four, whose bow is thirty feet in front of him and which is travelling at twenty feet per second, the distance of ninety feet is hopelessly inadequate. After these initial set-backs the term's boating got under way and all Houses made good progress until the number of 'flu cases started to mount. These were not sufficient to make an epidemic but some Houses fared worse than others and by the time the House Races came several Houses were short of practice. However, there was some good racing with one or two surprising results, as when Grove beat Temple and then the favourites, Queen's. After the House Races the preliminary stages of choosing the School crews for next term took place and ideas are now crystallising in the mind of the Captain of Boats. Mathews, as Captain of Boats, has displayed a talent for organisation and, with the help of a non-boater, Howard, as Secretary, he has made the term free from the anxieties of clashes and gaps. Every boat has been used to the utmost and if some starters have felt a lack of opportunity it must be blamed on the late start due to bad weather. RESULTS SENIOR DIV ISION. rst Round: Grove beat Temple by 2 lengths; Manor beat School House by 2 le ngths. Grove beat Queen's by 1 length; Rise beat Manor by 2 lengths. Final: Rise beat Grove by 2 lengths. JUNIOR DIV ISION. 1st Round.• Manor beat School House by 4 feet; Queen's beat Rise by 2 length s . Semi-finals: Manor beat Grove by 1 length; Queen's beat Temple by length Final: Manor beat Queen's by a canvas.

EASTER TERM RUGGER Illness and a convalescent period left little time for the Junior XV to take shape this term, but much was achieved in a very short time. Key positions such as scrum-half and hooker were not easy to fill, but when the team was finally selected, all players acquitted themselves well in their one and only match against Pocklington School (home), which was won by 25 points to 0. J. D. Carr proved a strong runner in the centre, and M. Sutcliffe an able leader of the pack, but the 46

team held an advantage over their opponents mainly through superior physique in the second row and the middle of the back row of the scrum. The following first year boys represented the Junior XV :R. S. Le Pla; D. H. Adamson, J. D. Carr (Capt.), A. L. McKay, J. L.

Richardson; F. R. West, R. J. G. Smith; A. R. Magson, R. B. Daniel, D. R. Gow, M. Sutcliffe (Vice-Capt.), A. C. Jowett, D. G. Routledge, J. V. Noel, T. L. Adams.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP Lack of training opportunities, due to ill-health rather than bad climatic conditions, caused a postponement by one week of the annual Cross-country Race, and as a result of the event being completely cancelled in 1958, many of the field lacked racing experience, when the runners assembled for the "off" on Monday, 23rd February. Speculation had, as usual, been rife prior to the race, but the consensus of opinion was that J. A. Bygate merited the doubtful advantage of being favourite, and Queen's were generally accepted as House favourites. The course, which has not varied for the past 10 years, required a slight adjustment at the starting point, owing to the encroachment of Queen Anne's onto the original site, and conditions were generally good when the 48 runners set off on their 3 miles 7 furlongs gallop. A headwind soon tested the runners as they made their way up the Ings, and Bygate took over the lead from Gale and Jones as soon as the jetty was reached. The signallers kept spectators at the finishing point well informed on the progress of the runners, and it soon became apparent that Bygate was establishing an ever-increasing lead. With 100 yards to spare, J. A. Bygate (Q.) duly won, virtually unchallenged, in the time of 23 min. 38 sec. His team-mates backed him up in fine style, and so Queen's won a convincing victory, with Grove 2nd, well behind. Result:—l. J. A. Bygate (Q.); 2. J. W. S. Gale (R.); 3. R. J. Hawkins (Q.); 4. R. L. Evans (G.); 5. D. L. Slade (Q.); 6. W. Mitchell (Q.); 7. M. G. Staveley (T.); 8. J. Burdon ,(R.); 9. L. H. K. Mackay (G.); 10. F. C. Beaumont (S.H.); 11. D. E. Coulson (Q.); 12. D. J. Plummer (T.). House Placings: Grove

4 9 13 14 20 33

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Total 93

— Place 2nd

Manor

15 17 27 28 30 40

157 5th

Queen's

Rise

1 3

2 8 24 25 29

5 6

18 —

— 1st

School House

10 19 32 34 37

Temple

7 12

21 22

119

176

104

4th

6th

3rd

ATHLETICS Strange as it may seem, the favourable weather of this 1959 Athletic Season did much to atone for the miseries of last year. March 2nd seemed a very forbidding date for the start of Standards, but after a little over 11 hours of concentrated "sport", the first part of the Inter-House competition was achieved and all was well. With occasional blank days the competition seemed in jeopardy from time to time, but track conditions improved immeasurably, runners became duly encouraged, and within the space of two weeks hundreds of unfit runners were transformed into reasonably fit athletes. The Inter House competition raged with unabated vigour, so much so that even the Games Committee ruled that non-starters should become an increased liability upon their House effort, more so than has been the case in the past. The Manor, who had only managed to grace 5th place in 1958, sprang into prominence by taking the lead on Standards, and their real strength was yet to be revealed. Many meritorious achievements were made by individuals of all ages, and the following, who gained maximum points, are to be congratulated :Set A : J. A. Bygate (Q.) and J. B. Mathews (R.). Set B: W. E. Jones (G.). Set C: R. G. Armstrong (M.) and R. L. Bywater (M.). Set D: M. C. B. Burbidge (G.), J. R. Brown (M.), R. L. Bruce (M.), C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.), M. Raley (Q.), R. H. Parker (R.), M. T. Bell (S.H.), J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.) and D. G. Woolley (T.).

The Mile races which followed were almost monopolised by Queen's and Manor. J. A. Bygate (Q.) won the Senior event for the third year in succession, and the Manor entries for the Intermediate race achieved the rare distinction of filling three of the first four places. The latter race, however, revealed a considerable misjudgment of pace and the time recorded scarcely did the runners credit. Manor (209 points) started Sports Day with a lead of 16 points over their main rivals, Queen's (193 points). A glorious mild spring day graced the occasion, and conditions would have been well-nigh perfect, had not the weather been distinctly inclement during the previous 24 hours. Times recorded were well up to standard, and three new School records were established. The main one of these was fittingly established by J. A. Bygate, the School Captain of Athletics, who reduced M. G. Goodburn's Senior Half-Mile 1950 record by a little over 1 second. J. A. B. Carruthers raised the Junior High Jump record by 1 in., and the Manor Intermediate team, who played so large a part in their House success, lowered the previous best performance in the 880 Relay by 1.4 sec., when winning by the length of a street. Many other notable performances were achieved, not least M. K. Oldham's attempt to break the Senior High Jump record at 5 ft. 5 in. This surely is a record which is in danger of falling, set up by E. Lorraine-Smith in 1922 at 5 ft. 4* in. No less than six competitors cleared 5 ft. this year.

After 21 hours' non-stop activity, Manor still held a lead of 17i points over Queen's, and Mrs. Bygate kindly presented the Shield to J. 0. Armstrong, the winning House Captain.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Monday, 23rd March, 1959. Points from Standards : Manor 200; Grove 193; School House 185; Queen's 183; Rise 174; Temple 163. Senior Mile: 1. J. A. Bygate (Q.); 2. W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. W. E. Jones (G.); 4. J. W. S. Gale (R.). Time : 5 min. 0.6 sec. Intermediate Mile : 1. R. G. Armstrong (M.); 2. J. M. Holdsworth (M.); 3. J. D. M. Hackney 1(Q.); 4. F. J. A. Hewitt (M.). Time: 5 min. 12.6 sec. Senior 100 Yards: 1. J. J. Rhodes (S.H.); 2. M. K. Oldham i(S.H.); 3. J. B. Mathews ,(R.); 4. C. D. Ibberson (R.). Time: 10.8 sec. Junior 100 Yards : 1. Equal. R. H. Parker (R.) and R. A. Spencer (Q.); 3. J. D. Carr (T.); 4. J. R. Brown (M.). Time : 11.6 sec. Intermediate 100 Yards: 1. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 2. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 3. J. M. Holdsworth (M.); 4. N. P. Thornton (G.). Time : 11.3 sec. Senior Long Jump : 1. J. J. Rhodes (S.H.); 2. J. A. Bygate (Q.); 3. A. McCallum ,(M.); 4. J. G. C. Wheeler (G.). Distance : 18 ft. 9 in. Junior High Jump : 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. R. H .Parker ,(R.); 3. C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.); 4. Equal. D. G. Woolley (T.) and R. L. Bruce (M.). Height : 4 ft. 101 in. School Record. Intermediate Half Mile : 1. R. G. Armstrong (M.); 2. M. H. Watson (M.); 3. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.); 4. U. A. Alexander (G.). Time : 2 min. 16.9 sec. Senior Half Mile : 1. J. A. Bygate (Q.); 2. W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. J. B. Mathews (R.); 4. W. E. Jones (G.). Time: 2 min. 8.3 sec. School Record. Senior 220 Yards : 1. J. J. Rhodes 1(S.H.); 2. C. D. Ibberson l(R.); 3. L. H. K. Mackay (G.); 4. A. McCallum (M.). Time : 24.8 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards : 1. J. M. Holdsworth (M.); 2. A. J. De Mulder (M.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 4. N. P. Thornton (G.). Time : 25.8 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 3. J. R. Brown (M.); 4. C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.). Time : 26.2 sec. Senior High Jump : 1. M. K. Oldham (S.H.); 2. J. G. C. Wheeler (G.); 3. M. J. Bond ,(S.H.); 4. J. B. Mathews (R.). Height : 5 ft. 4 in. Intermediate Long Jump: 1. S. N. Harrison (T.); 2. U. A. Alexander (G.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 4. A. J. De Mulder (M.). Distance : 16 ft. 9 in. Junior Cricket Ball : 1. R. L. Bruce (M.); 2. M. T. Bell (S.H.); 3. M. C. M. Jesper (Q.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Distance : 73 yd. 2 in. Intermediate 440 Yards : 1. J. M. Holdsworth (M.); 2. U. A. Alexander (G.); 3. I. Kirkus (R.); 4. G. P. Humpherson (T.). Time : 59.8 sec. Junior 440 Yards : 1. J. D. Carr +(T.); 2. M. T. Bell ,(S.H.); 3. C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.); 4. P. J. H. Mann (Q.). Time : 60.0 sec. Senior 440 Yards : 1. Equal. L. H. K. Mackay (G.) and W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. M. K. Oldham (S.H.); 4. C. D. Ibberson (R.). Time: 57.4 sec. Intermediate High Jump : 1. T. E. Giddings (Q.); 2. R. A. Wood (M.); 3. R. G. Armstrong (M.); 4. A. Hardman (Q.). Height : 4 ft. 11 in. Junior Long Jump : 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 3. J. D. Carr (T.); 4. J. R. Brown (M.). Distance : 16 ft. Of in. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yd.): 1. Queen's; 2. Temple; 3. School House; 4. Manor. Time: 53.6 sec. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Manor; 2. Grove; 3. Queen's; 4. School House. Time : 1 min. 49.6 sec. School Record. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Rise; 2. Queen's; 3. School House; 4. Grove. Time : 1 min. 48.0 sec.

HOUSE PLACINOS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Manor Queen's School House Grove Rise Temple

Points 270k 252 236 223 218 1844

SHOOTING This term shooters have been divided into three categories, the object of this being to spread out opportunities for shooting more widely. As it turned out, the necessity of practising the "Country Life" landscape target meant that a disproportionate amount of time had to be devoted to List A, and the object of the three categories was largely defeated. The School has a number of potentially good shots and the First VIII underwent several changes before settling down—as it happened, the same eight members as started last term comprised the "Country Life" team and were awarded their minor colours. The old difficulty of the "shifting group" has continued to cost us many points, and we seem to be as far off as ever from solving it. The other factor which has reduced our team scores has been the loss of form, sometimes for two or three weeks, by almost all members of the team at one time or another. The result is seen in the averages, which are mainly well below the shooter's true standard. In "Country Life" we were only 3 points below last year's much more experienced team on the main shoot, and the first three pairs did very well in the landscape. The disaster which overtook the last pair was all the more disappointing and we cannot look forward to . a very good result when the official list is published. Some members of the Second VIII have shot very well and their main shoot in "Country Life" was well above last year's, though again the landscape result was appreciably lower. A curious event this term—indeed probably unique in the story of St. Peter's shooting—was that a bullet stuck in the barrel of a rifle, about four inches from the chamber. This is the most striking, but by no means only, result of the indifferent ammunition we have been obliged to use. Postal match results and individual averages are given below. FIRST VIII.

POSTAL MATCH RESULTS

Match v. King's College School v. Mill Hill v. Welbeck v. Giggleswick v. Worksop v. Ampleforth SECOND VIII. v. Welbeck v. Ampleforth

Opponent's Score 736 701 709 686 742 763

St. Peter's Score 728 717 737 725 725 735

Result Lost Won Won Won W Lost Lost

676 764

717 704

Won Lost

AVERAGES FIRST VIII. M. G. A. Garbutt R. A. Hodgson D. E. Rayner S. D. Baker T. Wasden J. D. Lightfoot M. K. Oldham A. G. Black

93.8 90.9 93.3 90.7 92.2 91.4 90.0 89.0

VIII. P. A. Crossley M. J. Poynor F. D. Lavender J. D. A. Platts D. E. Shubrook T. Donking S. C. Gibson R. Yunibandhu

92.0 92.0 90.7 89.3 89.2 88.7 86.3 83.0

SECOND

... ... ... ••• ••• ...

FENCING The term has been a full one for the Fencing Club. The introduction of a "List A and B" system seemed to provide new incentive for the more junior members, and a foil competition for List B was very popular, attracting 12 entries. M. A. Abel was the winner, and Monfort the runner-up, and both were subsequently promoted to List A. We held three matches this term. The match against King's College F.C. was an especially interesting one for us, since we were able for the first time to use electrical ep6e equipment. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking the members of the King's team for making this possible. Full results of the matches appear below. Although we were unable to send a representative to the Public Schools' Fencing Championships, C. L. Brown and Burton attended a special London course, bringing back a fund of new ideas which we hope to try out next term. After our match with Welbeck College, N. R. Barton was reawarded, and C. L. Brown awarded Fencing colours for the season 1958-59. ST. PETER'S v. HULL GEORGIANS F.C. ill. Foil: Lost 3 Won 1 J. M. Pattinson Lost 3 Won 1 P. M. Beachell Lost 3 Won 1 S. P. Burton... ix 411 Lost 3 Won 1 J. C. G. Wheeler 51

Epee: ... Won 2 N. R. Barton ... Won 1 ... ... C. L. Brown ... Won 1 D. N. L. Beresford ... Won 0 W. J. Bottomley Result : Lost 8-24

Lost 2 Lost 3 Lost 3 Lost 4

ST. PETER'S v. WELBECK COLLEGE F.C. Foil : Lost 1 Won 3 D. N. L. Beresford Lost 1 Won 3 ... C. L. Brown Lost 3 Won 1 ... S. P. Burton Lost 3 Won 1 J. C. G. Wheeler Epée: ... N. R. Barton ... C. L. Brown D. N. L. Beresford

Won 3 Won 2 Won 1

Lost 0 Lost 1 Lost 2

Sabre : Won 2 ... N. R. Barton Won 1 P. M. Beachell Won 0 W. J. Bottomley Result : Drawn 17--17

Lost 1 Lost 2 Lost 3

ST. PETER'S v. KING'S COLLEGE F.C. Foil : Lost 2 Won 1 D. N. L. Beresford Lost 2 Won 1 C. L. Brown Lost 2 Won 1 J. M. Pattinson Epee: Won 2 N. R. Barton Won 1 C. L. Brown Won 0 W. J. Bottomley Sabre : Won 1 N. R. Barton Won 1 P. M. Beachell Won 1 J. C. G. Wheeler Result : Lost 9-18

Lost 1 Lost 2 Lost 3 Lost 2 Lost 2 Lost 2

D.N.L.B.

THE CHESS CLUB Although not quite living up to expectations, the Chess Club had a very creditable term. Matches were played against Welbeck College (lost 4-2) and York Chess Club (lost 6-4), the latter being for the first time at the York Club Room. A match arranged against Worksop College was cancelled; and in place of this fixture, nine players were entered for the Teenagers versus Old Stagers Competition in York. Only five players managed to get a game, and all of them lost. C. W. Gough had the privilege of winning at first board for the School in the match against Welbeck : he is the first player I 52

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The Inter-House Competition proved to be as popular and useful as ever. Much talent was revealed among the Junior players, and most of the play was marked by its high standard. Temple are to be congratulated on winning the competition. The following played for the School in the Easter Term :F. C. Beaumont, C. W. Gough, G. Gildener, R. A. Martin, J. W. S.

Gale, J. N. Hanson, E. M. H. Ranson, P. Hunt, J. M. S. Prosser and B. D. Shearsmith. THE INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION.

Temple Grove

Queen's

Manor

Temple (4-1) 1 School House

Temple (4-1)

Rise Queen's (5-0)

Temple (3-1)

Queen's (3-2) }

F.C.B.

SQUASH The Easter Term always lends itself to much activity in the squash court, and this term was no exception. Match practice for the 1st V, House matches and the completion of the three knock-out competitions placed the usual strain on the one School court, and emphasised as much as ever the continual need for the Railway Institute courts to be available for our use. The 1st V enjoyed five matches, winning the three against their school adversaries. W. M. Howard, the Captain, showed very considerable retrieving powers in his position of 1st string, and G. W. A. R. Alderson showed a touch of class but is still too slow about the court. J. A. Bygate baffled many an opponent by his ambidextrous play, whilst E. M. H. Ranson and F. C. Beaumont showed many fighting qualities, often sufficient to carry them through to victory. 1ST V v. THE STAFF, on Saturday, 24th January. Records lost. Suffice it to say the Staff won by 3 matches to 2, with Mr. Harding, Mr. Dodds, and Mr. Shuttleworth being successful for the staff, and Mr. Craine and Mr. Wilson losing. 1ST V v. HYMER'S COLLEGE (Away), Thursday, 29th January. Won, 4—.1. W. M. Howard lost to I. Davies, 0-3 (7-9, 7-9, 7-9). G. W. A. R. Alderson beat M. Clemson, 3-2 (9-10, 5-9, 9-6, 10-8, 9-4). J. A. Bygate beat J. Mullin, 3-1 (9-0, 9-4, 5-9, 9-4). M. H. Ranson beat W. Brock, 3-2 (8-10, 5-9, 9-6, 9-5, 9-1). E. F. C. Beaumont beat G. Anderson, 3-0 (9-0, 9-3, 9-1).

1ST V v. WORKSOP COLLEGE (Home), Sunday, 15th February. Won, 5-0. W. M. Howard beat J. St. J. Fleming-Coade, 3-1 (7-9, 9-7, 9-1, 9-4). G. W. A. R. Alderson beat I. M. G. Torkington, 3-0 (9-6, 9-2, 9-2). J. A. Bygate beat I. M. Springfield, 3-0 (9-5, 9-6, 9-7). F. C. Beaumont beat N. Leefe, 3-0 (9-2, 9-6, 9-7). E. M. H. Ranson beat P. R. Swinney, 3-0 (9-2, 9-2, 10-9). 1 sr V v. BRADFORD G.S. (Home), Thursday, 26th February. Won, 4-1. W. M. Howard beat R. Greenwood, 3-0 (9-3, 9-1, 9-5). G. W. A. R. Alderson beat T. R. Hulme, 3-1 (5-9, 9-7, 9-6, 10-9). J. A. Bygate beat J. A. Birkett, 3-0 .(9-3, 9-2, 9-6). F. C. Beaumont lost to D. J. N. Fiddler, 2-3 (4-9, 9-2, 9-7, 0-9, 4-9). E. M. H. Ranson beat A. McDermot, 3-0 (9--4, 9-7, 9-6). 1 sr IV v. YORK RAILWAY INSTITUTE ,(Home), Sunday, 15th March. Lost, 0-4. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to D. J. Oliver, 1-3 (5-9, 9-3, 8-9, 2-9). J. A. Bygate lost to P. C. Scott, 0-3 (5-9, 8-10, 8-10). E. M. H. Ranson lost to C. J. Martin, 0-3 (2-9, 4-9, 4-9). F. C. Beaumont lost to N. J. Magson, 1-3 (6-9, 8-9, 9-6, 4-9).

In the House matches, the Rise won convincingly, with School House worthy finalists. Of the School competitions, the Senior and Intermediate remained inconclusive, owing to late illness, whilst in the Junior a rather inconspicuous final was won by A. C. Robson against K. W. Headlam.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1958-59 (Holders : The Grove) The following table gives the points gained up to date :-

Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Senior Rugger ... 20 Junior Rugger 10 10 Senior Cricket ... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 Rowing (2nd Division) 10 10 Athletics, 1st 20 20 Athletics, 2nd 10 10 Cross-country, 1st ... 10 10 Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 5 Swimming, 1st ••• 10 Swimming, 2nd 5 Squash ••• 10 Tennis ••• 10 Shooting (Team) ••• 5 Fencing ... ••• 5 180

Rise 20

School House Temple

RUGBY FIXTURES, 1959 Christmas Term 1st XV Saturday 3rd Oct. Harrogate R.IT.F.C. Senior Colts Wednesday 7th Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV Wednesday 14th Oct. Durham School ••• Saturday 17th Oct. Bradford G.S. Wednesday 21st Oct. Trent College •• • Saturday 24th Oct. Denstone College .. Saturday 31st Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts Saturday 7th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... Wednesday 11th Nov. "A" XV v. Ripon G.S. Saturday 14th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday 21st Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 25th Nov. Worksop College ... Saturday 12th Dec. Old Peterites ... ...

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2nd XV Wednesday 14th Oct. Durham School Saturday 17th Oct. Bradford G.S. Saturday 24th Oct. Giggleswick School Saturday 7th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday 21st Nov. Ampleforth College Wednesday 25th Nov. Worksop College

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3rd XV 21st Nov. Ampleforth College

Away

Under 16 Colts XV Wednesday 7th Oct. Durham School Saturday 17th Oct. Barnard Castle School Saturday 24th Oct. Giggleswick School Saturday 31st Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Junior Colts Saturday 7th Nov. Pocklington School ... ... Wednesday 18th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 25th Nov. Worksop College ...

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Under 15 Colts XV Wednesday 7th Oct. Durham School ... ... Saturday 17th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Saturday 7th Nov. Pocklington School ... ... Wednesday 18th Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Wednesday 25th Nov. Worksop College ...

Senior House Matches Wednesday 28th Oct. 1st Round Saturday 28th Nov. Semi-finals Saturday 5th Dec. Final

Junior House Matches Wednesday 11th Nov. 1st Round Wednesday 2nd Dec. Semi-finals Wednesday 9th Dec. Final

Away Home Away Home Away

A TRIP TO SPAIN We arrived at Tilbury at 10 a.m. on Friday, 3rd April. In halfan-hour we were through the customs and aboard the S.S. Highland Brigade which was bound for South America, via Vigo and Lisbon. The days of the voyage were spent playing chess with Mr. Nasor from Zanzibar and a Spaniard, and playing Hoop-la with Mr. Finsh from Bradford. We arrived at Lisbon on the 7th, having had a quick look round Vigo the day before. We were soon through the customs and out into a large car park. An interpreter found us a taxi and sent us off to the city centre cautioning us to watch the meter. After tramping round the streets for an hour with rucksacks on our backs, we got tired of Lisbon, so we asked the way to the station and took the first train to Badajoz. We arrived there at eleven o'clock that night, sick of wooden seats and the sight of cork trees. There were customs at Badajoz, because it is only 3 miles inside the Spanish frontier. We yawned our way through the formalities and set out from the station down a side street. After five minutes walk we ended up in the town rubbish dump. After going a little farther we came to some open ground. We made our way up a hill hoping to get a kilometre out of the town to obey the camping laws. We came up to the top past a farm house. Suddenly the whole place was illuminated. I turned round and was dazzled by a searchlight. "Keep on walking calmly," I said, "or they might shoot or something." We went back over the brow of the hill and then ran back to the bottom, as if all the devils in hell were after us. After an hour of wandering through back streets and ploughed fields we camped by the railway line ! Next morning we got up after a freezing night—we had no tent— and went to the station to leave our rucksacks. After a bun, an orange, and some foul wine we went over the river into the main part of the town. We looked round the castle, which had been so knocked about by Wellington that there was nothing to look round. Then we looked for a bank to cash a travellers cheque. We went to Banco Hispano Americano. It turned out that we needed passports to cash them. Mine was in my money belt, so I had almost to take my trousers down in the middle of the bank. We eventually found our way back to our camping site and spent another cold night, from which we were woken by dogs barking. They were two farm dogs chased by a police dog. A minute later a policeman with a rifle and various other assorted arms came down the railway line. He watched us getting up for five minutes and then came down to us. I thought he would run us in for being so near the frontier, because Portugal was just across the valley. However, I gave him some port which made him quite friendly and he soon went away.

At eight we caught the train to Merida, which we looked round that afternoon. It is full of Roman remains. There is an amphitheatre, a theatre, baths, Trojan's Arch, temples, and aquaducts, all in very good condition, but I will not attempt to describe them as Mr. Wiseman has written all about them in his "Roman Spain". That night we spent in a hotel, as we were tired of camping. It only cost us 3/6 each. The next day we spent travelling to Sevilla, where we did not camp because it was too big. Sevilla, I think, was the most beautiful place in Spain that we visited. There are orange trees everywhere and they give off the most beautiful scent. We spent our day wandering through Moorish palaces, the Giralder Tower, the parks, the gardens of the Alcazar and the orange trees, and living off hot dogs. The next day was Sunday and we went to Cordoba. The first place we visited was the Mosque, which is about the only thing we saw there, as the Alcazar (castle) was closed. We then set off to look for the bus station, because we were going to Granada by the more expensive but much shorter bus route. We could not find it, but a man came up to us, seeing our bewilderment— he spoke English and offered to take us there. Afterwards he started to show us round. Phil was walking between us and so I had to lean over to hear what our guide said. Once, when doing this, I bumped into someone. I could not say "sorry", so I went on. The next thing I knew, I was flat against a lamp-post. I got up and found our English speaking friend just about to have a fight with the man I had bumped into. A crowd gathered and a policeman arrived who started to take us to the police station. The man who hit me tapped the policeman on the shoulder and pointed up the street. The policeman looked and the man disappeared down the street, so the policeman had to let us go as well. Next day we went to Granada. There we looked round the beautiful Alhambra and Generaliffe palaces, which I would have counted the most beautiful buildings and gardens I saw in Spain, if it had not been pouring with rain. That night we travelled by train to Madrid, where we immediately caught a train to Toledo. There we were shown round the oldest sword factory, where we saw the best of the world's swords. That night we went back to Madrid and stayed in a "flea pit". The day after, Wednesday, we went to Avila. This is a very old town completely surrounded by walls with 1'2 towers and 14 forts, all in almost perfect condition. We had quite a good time looking round and actually found the spot where Frank Sinatra and Sophia Loren were killed in the film "The Pride and the Passion". From Avila we set out on our return journey, and got home without any trouble, thanks to Spanish visas being abolished, for I had lost mine. We had enjoyed ourselves thoroughly in Spain and into the bargain I lost half a stone, because we lived on bread and oranges the whole time. 57

OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the O.P. General Committee was held at the School on Saturday, 7th March; the Head Master was in the chair and there were 24 members present, including the President, Dr. Marcus Clegg. The ad hoc Sub-Committee appointed by the General Committee to consider the finances of the O.P. Club, in accordance with a resolution passed at the last A.G.M., presented its report and after some discussion it was decided to recommend to the A.G.M. to be held on 25th July next that thereafter as follows :1. The life subscription for membership of the Club should be increased to £10 except for any Old Peterites who left the School prior to July, 1946, who shall continue to be admitted to the Club on payment of a life subscription of £5. 2. All life subscriptions received shall for a period of 7 years be loaned to the School free of interest but less a deduction of 1/50th of the total accumulated life subscriptions received at the end of each financial year, which shall be transferred to the General Fund. 3. The 1952 arrangement for the School to pay £60 per annum to the Club be continued for a further period of 7 years.

'COMMEMORATION, 1959 Old Peterites are again reminded that Commemoration weekend will be held from Friday, 24th July to Sunday, 26th Jul)s, but the C.C.F. will be presenting another pageant on Thursday evening, 23rd July, at 10-0 p.m., which will be repeated on. Friday evening, the 24th, at the same time. The O.P. Dinner will again be held at the School on Saturday evening, the 25th, following the Annual General Meeting of the Club at 6-30 p.m. R. A. Stratton, Glendye, Portland Road, Bowdon, Cheshire (Altrincham 3445), will again be responsible for organising the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes at the School will, as usual, arrange the boat races. All volunteers please communicate accordingly. P. Crowe, 95 Stockton Lane, York, has kindly undertaken to organise the O.P. Golf Meeting at the York Club, Strensall, on Sunday afternoon, 26th July, and any O.P. who is willing to support this new venture is asked to send his name to him as soon as possible. Full details of Commemoration are circulated separately with this issue.

NORTH WEST OLD PETERITE DINNER -

As usual the area Dinner was held on the first Friday in March, i.e. the 6th March, 1959. The venue was changed for the first time from the New Millgate Hotel to the Portland Hotel, Fallowfield, and to be precise, held in what is known as the Cabin Club. 58

We were sorry that, in view of the opening ceremony of the Scott Building taking place on the following day, we were unable to have Mr. Dronfield with us; he decided that he had better remain in York. However, Mr. Rhodes came along and gave us the "gen" from School and brought with him our own "Mr. Chips", none other than A. Wentworth Ping, who, despite his ulcers, ate, drank and was as merry as the rest. Record has it that no water was asked for, there was no room for cheese although plentiful, and the coffee got lost behind the beer barrels. We are not an area for speech making, but we were very pleased

to hear from the O.P. Secretary, T. J. Lewis; K. H. Rhodes for the School; and A. W. Ping "for old times' sake"; during which, in the

background, we had the "chit-chat" and tune from the cabaret ballroom (arrangements have been made to switch this off next year, and to have increased ventilation). Twenty-four Old Boys were present and we hope to be able to welcome far more next year, so please note to carry forward in your diaries the first Friday in March. The following is a list of those present :1920-24 Atkinson, E. G. B. 1943-46 Matthews, P. G. 1922-31 1948-53 1944-50 1938-43 1927-31 1932-37 1939-46 1940-47 Master 1923-26 1921-29

Blackburn, W. D. Booth, A. T. Buttrum, A. P. Caley, Dr. J. P. Dalton, Major E. L. Graham, Dr. G. E. L. Gregory, V. B. Hardisty, D. Jackson, G. F. Lewis, T. J. Mac Ildowie, A. B.

1938-44 1921-55 1944-50 1914-20 1935-43 1920-23 1950-55 1945-53 1943-53 1953-56 1940-47

McKinley, R. J. Ping, A. W. Ratcliff, K. M. Rhodes, K. H. Stratton, R. A. Troughton, A. P. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Smith, P. DeLittle, R. J. Chadwick, C. I. Dobson, R.

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

Hilary Term, 1959.

Dear Sir, Each of the three terms of the year seems to have its own distinct character. Michaelmas Term is for freshmen a term of discovery and the first sproutings of wispy beards, while second and third year men rediscover what they were in danger of forgetting during the long vacation. Trinity Term is the term of contrasts; the unfortunate "schools" men, haggard and thin in the pursuit of learning, while the rest get tanned and healthy pursuing pleasure in the Parks or on the river. Between these two comes Hilary Term, a term of activity in every field of university life; ambitions succeed or fail in the clubs and societies, vocal bodies of supporters follow their college teams in "cuppers" matches, and tutors find their pupils' minds more receptive. It is also the term of dinners, and the Oxford Old Peterites, not to be outdone by schools of less historic standing, held a highly successful 59

dinner in B.N.C., to which we welcomed the Head Master and Mr. Harding from School and an intrepid band from East Anglia. In reply to the toast of the School the Head Master surveyed the progress of the last year and urged O.P.s to support the building of the Memorial Hall, on which, we were glad to hear, work is soon to be started. Robbed of the chance of a classical opening, Mr. Harding replied to the toast of the Guests in the vernacular, a source of relief to those present whose Latin has become rusty. Oxford's victory in the boat-race should not pass unnoticed in this letter. As this race epitomises the rivalry between the two senior Universities, every undergraduate, whether oarsman or not, identifies himself with the fortunes of his crew, and we O.P.s are no exceptions. The joy of victory is sweet, and still sweeter after the disappointments of previous years. But what of individuals? How do they spend their time? None would admit to the fact of working, indeed few admit to any facts at all, but your correspondent has managed to glean the following news : The Keble Espresso Bar and Left Luggage Office is still presided over with unfailing good humour by M. J. Baddeley, and freshmen have found it difficult to discover who of the various people seen occupying his room is the actual owner. His election as President of the Music Society gives him a position of some importance in the college. The towpath during Torpids was no safe place for O.P.s. A pistol thrust into one's ribs was a sign of the presence of M. T. Carter, who would then disappear at great speed howling unintelligible war-cries, which one gathered were some form of encouragement to his college, Queen's. Presumably this is his method of releasing the repressions fostered by philosophy. During the dinner there was frequent laughter from one end of the table, where I. G. Cobham and a medical friend were regaling each other with esoteric jokes reminiscent of "Doctor in the House". He also exhibited with pride the Oxford O.P. scarf mentioned in a previous letter. Events in Cuba at the beginning of the year so disturbed K. Gosling that he decided he could no longer emulate Fidel Castro, and he therefore shaved off his luxuriant beard. Though for a couple of weeks he passed unrecognised on his way between St. Edmund Hall and the labs., we soon grew accustomed to his hitherto unrevealed physiognomy. Last term we forgot to mention the arrival of D. A. Haxby to study Social Science at Barnet House. Though he wouldn't himself admit it, no doubt his object this year is to fill up the gaps left by a Cambridge education. The brothers Jenkinson, when asked about each other's activities, are always reticent about themselves, but eager to spread scandal about the other. Richard has scorned delights and lived laborious days in the library at Worcester, whence he finally sallied forth to display his 60

learning to the moderators. We hope he gains a well-deserved reward when the results come out. Tim has explored the science labs. to good effect; or is she from the Radcliffe? His rigorous "Clean up the Oxford Letter" campaign having proved completely successful, R. M. Kirkus no longer awaits with trepidation the publication of "The Peterite". We heartily congratulate him on his engagement, announced last Christmas, and hope that the responsibilities of his new status will not restrict his exuberant hospitality. The seriousness with which he now approaches his work is witnessed by pockets bulging with texts of Voltaire and Racine. Worries pile up for A. M. Marsh as his final year draws to an end. Those who meet him find their ears assailed either with a tale of woe about his prospects in "Schools" or with a discussion of the relative merits of working for De La Rue or Rowntree's. Baddeley administers soothing cups of coffee, interspersed with words of advice. The progress of R. D. Wheatley through the University becomes more meteoric as each term passes. On a wave of popular enthusiasm he was elected seceretary of Brasenose J.C.R., and to his own surprise, though his friends quite expected it, he was also elected to the Standing Committee of the Union. He proved himself an energetic and efficient organiser of the dinner. Last term's "Peterite" announced the engagement of P. G. Taylor, an ex-member of this select band. We would like to extend our congratulations to him through this letter. Finally may we say how mindful we are of the debt we owe to the School, and it is therefore with real sincerity that we send our best wishes for next term and the future. Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. LEEDS LETTER

LEEDS. Easter Term, 1959.

The Editor. Dear Sir, The weather has been remarkably fine this term. It has certainly been a pleasant change from other Easter Terms we have had to endure and sport has not been hindered in any way. This is borne out by the award of Club Colours to Jim Knapton. Turning to the boating world, it is refreshing to see Robin Field and his confederates rowing and training so hard for the coming regatta season. There are others, however, who do not believe in too much hard work. David Wilson and Brian Heap are rowing in a strictly social crew, striving for "elegance" rather than "vitesse" and limiting their outings to one a week. A fiancee and final examina61

tion revision, in fact, leave Brian with very little time for rowing. Regardless of coming examinations, we have had three formal Balls this term—Engineers, Textiles, and Houldsworth Society (Chemical Engineers), all extremely successful. The latter, incorporating Johnny Dankworth, was the most successful for some years. Other famous musical visitors to Leeds included Count Basie, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong with his "All Stars", and Sir John Barbirolli with the "Halle". In addition, the Inter-University Jazz Contest was held in the University Union. Other functions in the Union included the A.G.M., held in a traditional hail of mothballs and abuse, the Presidential Elections and a Special General Meeting, followed by a march in protest against the Bill for Racial Segregation in African Universities. Finally, we send all good wishes to those taking exams. next term and we hope to hear of another whole day's holiday being earned. Yours sincerely, THE LEEDS OLD PETERITES. ENGAGEMENT BULMER—MILNE. The engagement is announced between Harry Clive, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bulmer, of Riccal House, Nunnington, and Maureen Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Milne, Ryegate, Helmsley. [Manor, 1950-54.]

MARRIAGES ANDREW—GEMAYEL. On 18th February, in London, John Keith, younger son of the late Mr. Herbert Andrew and Mrs. R. A. Andrew, of York, and Marie Therese, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michel Gemayel, of Beirut and Teheran. [Temple, 1933-43.]

BLACKBURN—APOSTOLAKI.

On 2nd May, 1959, in York, John F. Blackburn, of Teheran, and Sophia Apostolaki, of Crete. [Temple, 1936-46.] On 3rd January, at Swanton Abbot, Alex Howard, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sneesby, Crown Inn, Kirk Hammerton, York, and Susan Elizabeth, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. S. Reid, The Thatched Cottage, Swanton Abbot, Norwich. [Manor, 1950-55.]

SNEESBY—REID.

BIRTHS BAKER.—On 15th April, at Aldershot, to Sally, wife of Capt. I. H. Baker, Royal Tank Regiment, a son. [School House, 1941-45.] LENNARD.—On 28th November, 1958, at Edinburgh, to Mary, wife of John Lennard, a son (Mark Robin). [Manor, 1942-46.] MACPHERSON.—On 14th April, 1959, at the R.A.F. Hospital, Wegberg, Germany, to Jacqueline Mary (nee Nicholson), wife of Ian Stewart Macpherson, a brother for James. [School House, 1942-46.] O'DONNELL.—On 5th March, 1959, to Jacqueline, wife of Guy O'Donnell, a son (John Garth). [Manor, 1946-50.]

E. A. M. REID-SMITH (Rise, 1948-53) has been Captain of the Trinity College, Dublin, Rugby XV during the past season. He has been described as "the master brain behind the side" and when they drew 6-6 with Cambridge University, he kicked both his side's penalty goals. He also played for the Leinster XV in the Irish Trials. A. H. SNEESBY (Manor, 1950-55) gained his College Diploma at the SealeHayne Agricultural College in June, 1958, and his National Diploma at Leeds University in July. He has now taken up a post with the Agricultural Corporation of Tanganyika as Assistant Manager on an estate of 1,000 acres, growing groundnuts, maize and soya beans.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of our contemporaries.

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OCTOBER, 1959

No. 352

EDITORIAL In welcoming the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds on Prize Day in 1906, the Dean of York reminded his audience that an effort had been made in 1652 to establish a University in York. The point of his remark was that 250 years later the University had been established—but in Leeds, not York, a matter of some delicacy on that particular occasion. Now, 300 years after that petition to Parliament, York is once again seeking to found a University. On Speech Day this year the Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham spoke of the rapid growth of the English Civic Universities, and it is a remarkable fact that the oldest has been in existence only just over 100 years and all but three have been established in this century. May it be said in passing that the Scots had four before 1600 ! That there is a great need of more Universities is clear from the increased difficulty experienced, in these days of secondary education for all, in obtaining entry to the existing ones, and from the overcrowded conditions already to be found in them. In the petition of 1652 some of the inducements held out were that York was "of healthful situation", that "victual and fuel" were cheap, that it had "some degree of civility" and that a good library (presumably that belonging to the Minster) was already in existence. We hope that at least the third of these inducements still obtains and many others could certainly be added to convince the authorities that York is a fit place for a University. May we also express the hope that the citizens themselves look beyond the possible profit or loss to the city and see the inestimable service they would be rendering the nation by supporting a University of York. 1

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Editorial ... School News Commemoration ... Examination Results The Appeal British Association Meeting Valete School Officers House Notes Oxford Cup Chapel ... Choir Library ... "Oasis" House Singing Competition Baird Cup ... Curia ... Music Society Debating Society ... British Ship Adoption Society ... French Society Natural History Society Ornithological Society Young Farmers' Club C.C.F. Scouts Cricket Boat Club Shooting Fencing Tennis Swimming ... Hockey Fixtures, 1960 Old Peterite News Oxford Letter Cambridge Letter Acknowledgments Notes Illustration ...

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SCHOOL NEWS We congratulate Mr. M. J. Ockenden on his engagement to Miss Ann Askwith, of Leeds.

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At the end of the term the School said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Blunt and their family, who have gone to take over a House at Scarborough College. They leave behind many friends and take with them our best wishes for the future.

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The School has been very pleased to receive the gift of an oak seat for the front of the Pavilion from Mrs. M. E. Shepherd, whose two sons, D. 0. and C. S. Shepherd, were at the School. Their initials are carved on the back of the seat.

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D. K. Timms (Temple, 1946-54) has passed the Method I examination for entry to the Administrative Branch of the Civil Service, and has been accepted for the Foreign Service. He is to spend a year at the School of Oriental Languages and another at Hong Kong University, in order to learn Chinese, before taking up a post in the British Embassy in Peking.

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G. C. Sanderson (Temple, 1952-55) was chosen to exhibit at the Annual Exhibition of Nine Young Contemporaries in London in August. The artists were selected from the Art Schools of Great Britain. Sanderson is studying at the Leeds School of Art. *

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The School was host to the Physics and Mathematics Sections of the British Association during their Annual Meeting in York, and also gave accommodation to over 100 student members. An impression of the Meeting is given elsewhere. *

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The new Pavilion and Shop have been in full use this term and have drawn favourable comments from visitors. The School Shop now stocks most of the School clothing.

Another highly successful Pageant was staged by the C.C.F. on two nights just before Commemoration. The title was "This Seat of Mars" and the theme was "Combined Operations". The performances were enjoyed equally by actors and audience, and once again the Producers deserve high praise for repeating the success of last year. 2

COMMEMORATION, 1959 To confound the pessimists the weather remained sunny and warm for Commemoration, and the fashion parade on Saturday afternoon was one of the gayest and mcst colourful for many years, even if some of the older visitors were seen to wilt a little in the fierce heat. The large crowd was rewarded with a very fine cricket match, in which 944 runs were scored in approximately 10 hours, and the usual impressive performances by the boaters and the Band. At the last Prize-giving to be held in the Clifton Cinema Mr. B. L. Hallward, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham University, was welcomed in Latin by W. M. Howard and duly replied in the same language after he had presented the prizes. He then lapsed into the more vulgar English tongue and regaled his large audience with a vigorous and witty speech. After thanking and congratulating Howard, Mr. Hallward expressed his pleasure at being invited to present the prizes. Commenting on the Head Master's report, which had been presented earlier, he said that, having been at the giving and receiving end of many such reports, he could quickly get the impression of a school, and he was impressed by what he had heard, and especially by the scholarly attitude in St. Peter's. He stressed the wisdom of retaining the best of the ancient tradition of our education, whilst assimilating new ideas : knowledge of one's own language was an essential part of the equipment of a scientist, since, without it, he could never adequately express his ideas and persuade others of their value. The Vice-Chancellor then referred to the Head Master's remarks about the Civic Universities : their growth had been remarkably rapid and was still continuing, and he reiterated the Head Master's assurance that they were a very acceptable alternative to Oxford and Cambridge, and also that, in many cases, a post in a firm and further education in a technical college might very often be the best way to the top. In a brief but most forceful message to the School, Mr. Hallward outlined the three qualities he looked for in candidates whom he interviewed—integrity of character, vigour (Elizabethan gusto was needed to replace the "couldn't care less" attitude) and, thirdly, grace —a term covering behaviour, manners, appearance, and even handwriting, all things too often neglected in this modern world. If a boy could develop these qualities at school, it did not matter if he did not figure in the Prize List. Mr. Hallward was thanked by Professor J. A. Davison, T.D., who spoke from experience of the excellent influence the Vice-Chancellor had exerted at his own Public School. 3

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT After briefly referring to the main academic successes of the past year, the Head Master reported that 14 Distinctions had been gained at "A" and "S" Level, evenly spaced over Arts and Science subjects. At "0" Level there had been a marked improvement in the lower sets, particularly in Latin and English. Here he pointed out that less able boys were entered for fewer subjects at "0" Level, but this did not mean that any specialisation was permitted before this stage. He had also been pleased to note a marked tendency to a more scholarly attitude in the School, especially in the Sixth Form—a tendency revealed by the increased use of the Library and the keen interest in non-examination subjects. With regard to entry into Universities, which was becoming increasingly difficult, Mr. Dronfield was able to assure parents that the Civic Universities now provided, an education in no way inferior to that at Oxford and Cambridge, and indeed, in many cases, "a technological institution, used in connection with a sandwich scheme, is a better form of training than a University". In point of fact, next October 14 boys were expected to go to Oxford and Cambridge, and 17 to other Universities; of these 31, 12 were to read Arts and 19 Mathematics or Science—a fair reflection of the national needs. The School would shortly be publishing a review of the past five years of its work, with particular reference to careers. Passing to the curriculum, the Head Master declared his belief that all boys should study Latin as long as they were able to benefit from it; few boys, otherwise suitable for entry to Oxford or Cambridge, were unable to pass "0" Level Latin in the normal course of their work. Russian was to be introduced in the Sixth Form and a boy would be able to take it either as an "0" Level subject or as a rather less thorough non-examination subject. Every boy still did some Science at "0" Level, whatever he was going to do later, and the Head Master urged parents to see that their sons got a thorough grounding in Mathematics at their Preparatory School to serve as a basis for their Science. The difficulty of selecting boys for entry to a Public School was almost as great as that experienced by the Universities : entry to St. Peter's was qualifying rather than competitive and some priority was naturally given to early applicants. Turning to the School building programme, the Head Master was pleased to report the completion of the Scott Building and the new Pavilion and Tuckshop, and he outlined three projects for next year— the extension of Big Hall, new changing rooms for St. Olave's and extensions to The Manor. With these improvements most of the School's needs would be met, but other Appeal objectives, completion of which would depend on outside help, were two new Squash courts, a Music School and the re-furbishing of the Chapel, with the provision of a new organ. 4

Highlights of the past year had been the Science Exhibition, in which more than two-thirds of the School were actively involved, the presentation of choruses and arias from "Messiah" in the Chapel, and the special service held in the Minster on the eve of St. Peter's Day— it was hoped that this last event would become an annual one. As regards the general activities of the School, the Careers Room continued to be widely used to good effect, but should in no way be regarded as a Labour Exchange—placing boys in the most suitable careers would always remain a parental responsibility. All the Societies, both at School and House level, were in a very healthy state; the C.C.F., too, maintained its high standard and gave a valuable opportunity to boys who might otherwise not have the chance to exercise their powers of leadership, whilst also providing a supply of Officers for the Territorial Army. At the end of the term another highly successful Pageant had been staged and great credit was due to Mr. Cummin and the boys who assisted him—this was yet another example of what the School could do in its stride. Some 60 boys were in the Senior School Scout Group, three of whom were Assistant Scoutmasters; what is more, three recent A.S.M.'s had taken out warrants with local Groups, thus fulfilling the ultimate aim of Scouting in Public Schools. Before embarking on a summary of the School's games, the Head Master drew attention to two dangers : one, the attempt to do too much and play too many different games in the limited time available, and secondly, the tendency, only too apparent in the country, to concentrate on the individual rather than the team achievement; the School was very much alive to these dangers. In outlining the School's performance in games, Mr. Dronfield mentioned particularly the success of the Cricket XI in winning 9 of their 15 matches and remaining unbeaten in School matches for the third successive season. The Boat Club, too, had had a successful year with six cups to their credit. The Shooting VIII, largely inexperienced, had done well to finish 28th in the Ashburton Shield. The Head Master concluded his report by paying a tribute to the Staff, the Monitors, the domestic and outside staff and all those who had given him such valuable assistance during the year.

PRIZE LIST Norman Crombie Memorial Prize P. E. Lord Classical Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : Senior Junior The Headmaster's Prize for Mathematics Stephenson Greek Prize Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form Below VIth The B.M.A. Prize for Science -

T. D. J. Layfield T. D. J. Layfield -

J. J. Rhodes P. M. Kemp D. H. Gee R. J. Hawkins - W. M. Howard D. K. Hirst - P. A. Crossley

Toyne European History Prize - F. D. Lavender Sir Lumley Dodsworth Essay Prize - - A. H. Crowther The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize - G. W. Blenkhorn The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : VIth Form A. H. Crowther Below VIth C. J. Territt The Frank Pick Prize for Design P. Goolden The Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay : IVth Forms I. Bell • Shells A. V. A. Dickie Modern Languages Prizes : French J. 0. Armstrong German J. 0. Armstrong Physics Prize J. G. Slater Chemistry Prize J. A. Franklin Biology Prize D. N. L. Beresford Geography Prize (below the VIth) M. R. Dixon Music Prizes : Keyboard J. G. Slater Instrumental J. C. Brisby Art Prizes: Senior A. H. Crowther Junior R. A. Wood General Knowledge Prizes : VIth Form - E. S. Bolton Vth Forms - S. H. Reiss Below Vth - J. W. Lowe

FORM PRIZES

Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths. and Science) Vth Form (English Subjects) IVa IVA IVB IV Modern Shell A Shell B

- D. K. Hirst - S. D. Ward - J. F. Gartside - D. R. Gow - R. B. Daniel - J. C. Abel - J. N. Arundale - C. G. Evans - M. R. Dixon

PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES, 1958-59 OPEN AWARDS AT CAMBRIDGE Minor Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College J. G. Slater Exhibition in Mathematics at King's College A. N. P. Butland Minor Scholarship in Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College A. H. Crowther Exhibition in English at St. Catharine's College D. G. Metcalf Exhibition in Modern Languages at Selwyn College P. A. Crossley

A. N. P. Butland

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry P. A. Crossley Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry W. M. Howard Latin, Ancient History, French J. G. Slater Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics 14 Local Authority Major Awards (York 4; Nor th Riding 6; West Riding 2; Northants 1; Wilts. 1.) :

EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1959 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS J. 0. Armstrong—Latin of Modern Studies (Distinction), French (Distinction), German. E. S. Bolton—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics (Distinction), Physics (Distinction). J. A. Franklin—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics (Distinction), Chemistry (Distinction). D. H. Gee—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics (Distinction), Physics (Distinction). L. K. Vaigo—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics (Distinction), Physics (Distinction), Chemistry (Distinction). ADVANCED AND SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL Brown, D. L. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Fairclough, J. G. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Hawkins, R. J. (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). Barton, N. R. (English). Beaumont, F. C. (English, History). Best, A. D. (French, German, English). Brooks, R. F. (French, Spanish). Fraser, B. M. (French, English). Hanson, J. N. (French, English, History). Ibberson, C. D. (French, English, History). Kershaw, M. J. (Economics). Lavender, F. D. (French, English—D., History). McCallum, A. (English, Geography). Marsden, D. (French, German). Robinson, J. B. (English, History). Sim, D. L. W. (French, German, English). Slade, D. L. (French, English). Watson, F. I. (French, German, English). Wightman, D. J. (Latin of Modern Studies, French, English). Young, D. G. M. (English, History). Bytheway, W. R. (Geography, Maths, and Higher Maths.). Dronfield, P. J. (Economics, Maths. and Higher Maths.). Groundwater, C. W. A. (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Chemistryj, Hemsley, C. J. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Hodgson, R. A. (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics). Ledger, M. (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Chemistry). Lord, J. McD. (Physics). Mitchell, W. (Physics). Prosser, J. M. S. (Maths. for Science). Atkinson, D. S. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Beresford, D. N. L. (Zoology). Blenkhorn, G. W. (Chemistry, Zoology, Botany). Bygate, J. A. (Maths. for Science, Physics). Coulson, D. E. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Evans, R. L. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Gomersall, A. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Gough, C. W. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Mackay, L. H. K. (Chemistry, Biology). Oldham, M. K. (Physics). Parkin, G. D. (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Rayner, D. E. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Rhodes, J. J. (Maths. for Science, Chemistry). Shearsmith, B. D. (Physics, Chemistry). Smith, J. M. (Chemistry). Steward, H. D. C. (Maths. for Science). Sykes, H. V. (Maths. for Science, Physics). Wainwright, C. B. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Yunibandhu, R. (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry).

ORDINARY LEVEL Abel, M. A. (6); Atkinson, J. M. (7); Brown, C. L. (9); Brown, T. P. (7); Foster, A. J. D. (3); Frank, J. M. B. (3); Fulbrook, E. D. W. (4); Gartside, J. F. (9); Hackney, J. D. M. (7); Hindle, P. M. (2); Hirst, D. K. (9); Holdsworth, J. M. (8); Jesper, M. C. M. (8); Lacy, J. C. (6); McCallum, M. (3); Normington, P. S. (7); Peat, R. S. (4); Reiss, S. H. (9); Richardson, P. (5); Robson, A. C. (4); Shannon, J. R. (7); Shaw, D. (7); Territt, C. J. (6); Wakefield, A. J. (7); Watson, M. H. (8); Wheeler, T. (7); Williams, J. F. (8); Woodruff, M. W. (1). Alexander, U. A. (5); Atkinson, R. B. (4); Black, A. G. (9); Bradshaw, J. T. (6); Brining, A. S. (2); Brisby, J. C. (9); Carr, R. G. (5); De Mulder, A J. (2); Fearnside, F. H. (2); Foy, M. C. (3); Gaunt, L. W. (2); Hunt, P. (9); Kirk, J. M. D. (3); Lawson, E. J. (9); Lightfoot, J. D. (4); Neal, A. J. (7); Platts, J. D. A. (7); Poynor, M. J. (3); Robinson, G. P. (3); Robson, P. J. F. (9); Shubrook, D. C. (8); Skiera, A. B. (7); Sykes, D. (5); Ward, S. D. (9); Wood, R. A. B. (6). Adcock, M. G. H. (1); Ainley, J. G. (2); Barney, M. J. (5); Grainger, M. M. (5); Hardman, A. (8); James, T. C. J. (1); Johnson, P. (2); Joy, D. A. W. (3); Kettlewell, J. J. (6); Martin, R. A. (3); Naisby, I. A. (1); Pick, T. J. (3); Sykes, P. H. (5); Taylor, D. A. (1); Territt, M. W. (1); Ward, A. R. (2); Wilson, A. F. (1); Wright, J. G. (1). Anfield, J. R. (8); Baldwin, J. A. (2); Biggin, J. A. (1); Bond, M. J. (4); Bramworth, A. P. (3); Burdon, J. (3); Burton, S. P. (2); Dale, G. H. (3); Dobson, L. P. (8); Dunn, J. R. L. (1); Dutton, I. S. T. (3); Foster, M. W. (1); Harrison, S. N. (6); Hill, S. K. D. (1); Horsley, A. N. H. (4); Humpherson, P. G. (5); Hunter, I. T. (3); Jenner, P. R. (1); Larg, D. A. (3); Priestley, R. (1); Raylor, A. W. (3); Reah, J. J. (3); Rhodes, D. H. (5); Thornton, N. P. (7); White, E. (5); Charnley, J. M. t(1); Anderson, T. D. F. (2); Gale, J. W. S. (2); Precious, J. R. (1). ALTERNATIVE ORDINARY LEVEL The following members of the Sixth Form passed in :Economic Structure: Atkinson, D. S.; Beaumont, F. C.; Bygate, J. A.; Bytheway, W. R.; Evans, R. L.; Franklin, J. A.; Groundwater, C. W. A.; Hemsley, C. J.; Hodgson, R. A.; Ledger, M.; Mackay, L. H. K.; Oldham, M. K.; Parkin, G. D.; Prosser, J. M. S.; Rhodes, J. J.; Shearsmith, B. D.; Smith, J. M.; Steward, H. D. C.; Vaigo, L. K.; Wainwright, C. B. History of Science: Dronfield, P. J.; Marsden, D.; Slade, D. L.; Purse, H. R. L.; Crowther, A. H.

THE APPEAL Ninth General List of Subscribers (to 15th September, 1959) SINGLE DONATIONS By OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION

s. 5 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 10 0 20 0 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 5 5 5 5 1 1 10 0 20 0 2 0 5 0 25 0 5 0 1 1 100 0 500 0

Blunt, D. A. C. Brewin, J. D. Burnett, N. R. Chilman, K. G. Crossley, P. A. ... Easten, Rev. J. A. ... Gray, D. St.G. W. ... Horsley, W. J. ... Houghton, J. C. ... Howat, J. N. T. ... Leversedge, L. F. ... Macdonald, W. I. ... Nelson, H. N. ... Powell, W. W. Roy, M. H. T. Sedman, E. C. ... Sproulle, M. I. H. ... Webber, Lt. R. S. F. Wheatley, R. D. ... Yeld, P. H. Yunihandhu, Dr. J. Old Peterite Club ...

£736

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3 3 20 0 12 12 5 0 13 10 25 0 25 1 2 2 2 0 5 5 100 0 50 0

0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0

£999 15

By OTHERS Clifton Cricket Club Cummin, D. G. ... Dick, M. J. (Organ Fund) ... Gray, J. W. Hunter, E. V. (Organ Fund) Hughes, G. S. Kemp-Welch, Mrs. (Proceeds of concert) ... Metcalf, W. M. ... Parkin, Mrs. and Miss Dunderdale Platt, A. L. Wright, G. B. ... Anonymous (grateful parent) Total

...

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS By OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION

Anelay, W. ... Archer, L. H. J. Bell, N. J. ... Biggin, J. ... ... Bird, Lieut. D. J. ... Blenkin, Lt.-Col. J. N. Brocklebank, D. N. ... Brown, H. G. ... Bryce, A. B. ... ... Caley, Dr. J. P. ... Chilman, P. W. G. Collins, A. A. ... De Little, R. J. ... Dench, Dr. P. G. R. •. •.. Dodsworth, J. M. Doyle, J. B. ... Gardner, G. D. Goodburn, M. G. Gray, R. ... Hanson, J. A. ... Harnby, F. B. S. Howard, K. A. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, D. C. Jackson, R. A. Lewis, C. H. ... Mammatt, S. E. Mann, Rev. F. J. Milner, G. H. ... Mortimer, J. B. Newdick, F. N. Newhouse, H. C. Newhouse, J. C. Ogley, G. R ... Ogley, S. ... Pacey, F. W. B. Ping, W. H. W. Quarrie, R. G. M. Ratcliff, K. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Reynolds, Capt. G. If..F. Rodger, A. C. ... Rumfitt, D. T. ... Rymer, A. S. ... Scholefield, Rev. J. Shepherd, C. S. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Simpson, D. T. Speddings, C. B. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stratton, R. A. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, D. C. Thornton, E. D. Wadsworth, C. P. Watson, F. F. ... White, Maior R. Wood, M. J. ...

Annual Cash Payments. £ s. d.

4 7 8 4 4 2 10 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 8 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 20 0 2 3 4 7 4 7 1 0 4 2 4 2 4 7 8 15 8 4 4 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 2 4 2 4 7 4 7 8 4 4 2 4 7 8 4 4 7 1 0 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 4 2 10 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 1 4 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 2

£234

6 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 9 6 6 0 2 2 6 0 4 6 2 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 6 4 2 6 4 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 9

Gross Yield at present rate of tax.

£ s. d. 50 0 93 18 46 19 114 5 11 8 114 5 11 8 93 18 11 8 11 8 25 0 228 11 25 0 50 0 50 0 11 8 46 19 46 19 50 0 100 0 93 18 50 0 46 19 11 8 11 8 25 0 25 0 22 17 46 19 11 8 11 8 46 19 46 19 50 0 50 0 93 18 46 19 50 0 93 18 50 0 11 8 46 19 12 0 46 19 11 8 46 19 114 5 11 8 25 0 22 17 22 17 46 19 12 0 50 0 46 19 11 8 I1 8 46 19

£2,675 18 1

By OTHERS (parents)

Annual Cash Payments.

Evans, Dr. R. G. Rayner, G. ..

4 8

s. d. 5 9 4 4

£12 10

SUMMARY SINGLE DONATIONS Carried forward from previous lists ••• By Old Peterites for Big Hall Extension ... By Others ...

Gross Yield at present rate of tax.

s. d. 45 0 0 93 18 1

£ s. d. 6,159 2 9 736 1 0 263 14 0 £7,158 17

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS Carried forward from previous lists (corrected to present rate of tax, 7/9d.)

By Old Peterites for Big Hall Extension ... By Parents ...

Total—Single Donations and present rate of tax)

Net Annual Payments.

Gross Yield.

s. d.

234 2 12 10

9 1

2,675 18 10 138 18 1

246 12 10

2,814 16 11

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£138 18

Covenants •••

(at •••

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9 10

2,814 16 11 £24,328

£31,487

BUILDING APPEAL FUND DANCE The Annual Dance in aid of the Appeal Fund will be held next year on Friday, 8th January, 1960. The Head Master has again given permission for the Dance to be held at the School and it is hoped that as many Old Boys as possible will attend. As the Big Hall will not be available, numbers will again have to be restricted and early applications for tickets are advisable. Tickets, price 21/- each, inclusive of supper, may be obtained from the School Bursar. 11

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION MEETING YORK, 1959 KEBIH ADJL AA* Such were traffic signs erected by the Automobile Association in Bootham during the first week in September. The uninitiated might be forgiven for thinking that the printing dispute had affected the A.A. But that was not so. The notices directed members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science to their various sectional offices and lecture rooms, those of Section A (Physics) and A* (Mathematics) being located at St. Peter's School. 2nd-9th September was an unforgettable week in "this amazing summer" for many in York. It was the culmination of 18 months of preparation, involving a great amount of hard work by many people in York, London, and many other places. I have been asked by the Editor to mention a few highlights and give a few impressions of this historic week. Those who attended it will long remember the inaugural meeting in the Rialto Cinema, where, in addition to the multi-coloured cinema lighting, all hues of the rainbow were seen in the hoods of the Professors, Doctors, and other prominent men of Science and. Letters. In the presence of the Princess Royal, the Lord Mayor, and other dignitaries of our ancient city, Sir James Gray delivered his Presidential address on "The Proper Study of Mankind is Man", in which he spoke of the place of science in the field of education. Then there was the garden party, given by York Corporation to the members of the B.A. in the Museum Gardens, and what a colourful, summery, social scene it presented. The Band of the Royal Corps of Signals played music and tea was served an the lawns. Another highlight was on the Sunday morning when prominent members of the B.A., in their academic robes, headed by Sir James Gray, led a procession to, and from, the Minster. With them also walked the Lord Mayor and members of the City Council. The Archbishop, Dr. Michael Ramsey, preached at the special service and pleaded for more co-operation between science and religion. Not everything during the week was in serious mood. There were excursions galore, and each section had its own dinner. Two further events will long be remembered by those invited. The first was a reception in Castle Howard, given by Lady Cecilia Howard. The outside of the castle was floodlit while, inside, was a huge log fire, and some of the lighting was by candles. The other event was the dinner given by the B.A. to local officers in the Merchant Adventurers' Hall. Surely no event of greater social importance had taken place beneath those 600 year old oak beams than this. Among events open to non-members was the "Science in Schools" Exhibition, staged in Queen Anne Grammar School. Here over 40 schools, of all types, in York and district, including St. Peter's,

exhibited the kind of work they do, much of it of a research nature. A very successful and comprehensive exhibition was the result. Non-members could also attend film shows at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, at which 40 films of a scientific nature were screened, an Open Forum, at which a panel of leading scientists answered questions posed by school children and youth organisations, and four special lectures arranged for senior students, which were "popular" in character, rather than technical. Overseas visitors included scientists from Switzerland, Germany, America, 'Canada, France, India, Norway, South Africa, Denmark, Israel, Belgium, Sweden, and Ceylon. A Russian representative was unable to attend. The project for the establishment of a university in York received strong support from the B.A. The President, Sir James Gray, said, "York has all the virtues and attributes of a great university city. She has vigour and beauty and her vital statistics are just right". He hoped that the next time the Association came here it would find a flourishing residential university incorporating the best of the old universities, but expressing the best of the modern age. Among the tangible things which will remind us of the meeting is a book entitled, "York—A Survey, 1959", which was published by the Local Committee, a copy of which was presented to each member. It is a comprehensive survey of York and the Vale of York from pre-historic times up to the present day, and it considers prospects for the future of the city. So the 121st Annual Meeting of the B.A. (the 6th to be held in York) is over. In the 16 sections more than 300 lectures were delivered by as many lecturers (including Butland and Crossley, of St. Peter's) on as many topics, and 137 excursions made to places of interest in York and neighbourhood. The attendance was over 2,900, a record for a non-university city, and over 500 people gave unpaid help. St. Peter's housed about 100 student members and provided mid-day lunches for 140 people. The local organisation was praised enthusiastically for its efficiency and cordiality. York is held in high affection by the B.A. (the Association was born in York 128 years ago) and many members felt that they had returned home for a few days. The city has extended its hospitality in numerous ways which have befitted a valued friend rather than a paying guest. Such an atmosphere enabled Sir James Gray on the final day to sum up the meeting as "a most successful and happy one". As a tribute to the city, it has been decided that the first lecture in the programme for young people, to be given at future annual meetings by an eminent scientist, will be called The York Lecture. The York meeting has encouraged the Association to broaden its scope and bring science to the ordinary citizen, especially to the young people, in a much more vigorous way than ever before. E.K.R. 13

VALETE THE GROVE P. A. Crossley. 1953-59. U.VID. House Monitor. Minor Open Scholar-

ship, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1959. State Scholarship, 1958. "0" Level, 1956 (9); 1958 (2); "A" Level, 1958 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics (Distinction), Chemistry). 2nd XV Colours, 1958. 1st Rowing VIII 1959. Sergeant, R.A. Section. Marksman. Debating Society Committee, 1958-59. Science Society Committee, 1958-59. Curia, 1958-59.

I. S. T. Dutton. 1954-59. VA. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1959 (3). 1st XV, 1958. 2nd Rowing VIII, 1959. L/Cpl., N.C.O. Cadre. 1st Class Shot. Young Farmers' Club Treasurer. R. L. Evans. 1954-59. L.VI Science. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (9); "A" Level, 1959 (Chemistry, Physics, Biology); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. Cambridge 1st M.B., 1959 (Parts I, II and III). 1st XV, 1958. Nottinghamshire Schoolboys' XV, 1958. 1st XI Hockey, 1959. Captain of Tennis, 1959. Chess Team, 1956-57-58. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1956. Petty Officer i/c R.N. Section. Marksman. Games Committee, 1958-59. "Oasis" Committee, 1957-58-59. Debating Society Committee, 1957-58-59. President, 1959. A. Gomersall. 1951-59. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1956 (6); "A" Level, 1958-59 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). 3rd XV, 1958. 2nd XI Hockey, 1959. Senior Colts Cricket XI. Chess Team, 1957-58. A.B., R.N. Section. Music Society Committee, 1958. Choral Society Secretary, 1959. M. M. Grainger. 1956-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (5). Senior Colts XI Colours, 1959. Cadet, Army Section. 2nd Class Shot. T. D. J. Layfield. 1953-59. U.VIA. Head of School. "0" Level, 1955 (8), 1957 (2); "A" Level, 1957 (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). 2nd XV, Capt., Colours, 1958. 2nd XI Hockey, Capt., Colours, 1958-59. 2nd XI Cricket, Capt., Colours, 1958-59. Under Officer, Army Section. 1st Class Shot. Debating Society President, 1958. Curia Secretary, 1958. L. H. K. Mackay. 1955-59. L.VIE. "0" Level, 1957 (6), 1959 (1); "A" Level (Chemistry, Biology); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. 1st XV, 1958. 1st XI Hockey, 1959. 1st XI Cricket, 1959. L/Cpl., Army Section. Marksman. T. J. Pick. 1956-59. VH. "0" Level, 1959 (3). Senior House Cricket, 1959. Cadet, Army Section. 1st Class Shot. D. E. Rayner. 1953-59. U.VI Science. School Monitor. "0" Level, 1956 (8), 1958 (2); "A" Level, 1958 (Maths., Physics, Chemistry); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). Shooting 1st VIII. Minor Colours, 1957-58-59. Flt./Sgt., R.A.F. Section. Marksman. Debating Society Committee, 1958-59. Science Society Committee, 1957-58-59; Treasurer, 1958-59. Chapel Committee, 1957-58-59. J. J. Reah. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1958 (3), 1959 (3). 1st VIII (2nd IV). Senior House Rugger. Cadet, Signal Section. 1st Class Shot. H. V. Sykes. 1954-59. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957; "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics). 3rd IV, 1959. A.B., R.N. Section. 2nd Class Shot. D. G. M. Young. 1955-59. U.VIB. "0" Level, 1956 (6); "A" Level, 1958 (English, History), 1959 (English, History). Leading Seaman, 2 i/c Basic Section. 1st Class Shot. Music Society Committee. Curia.

THE MANOR R. G. Armstrong. 1952-59. VA. Senior Colts XV, 1958, Captain and Colours. Cadet, Signals Section. 1st Class Shot. A. N. P. Butland. 1952-59. U.VI. House Monitor. Minor Scholarship at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, 1959. State Scholarship, 1958. "0" Level, 1956 (9), 1959 (1); "A" Level, 1958 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Chemistry (Distinction)). S.S.M. i/c Basic Section. Joint Services Cadet Badge, 1959. 2nd Class Shot. Curia. Science Society Committee member. P. A. Dornan. 1954-59. Trans. E. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (3). House Rugger, 1958. House Senior IV, 1959. R.L.S.S. Award of Merit, 1956. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section, 2 i/c Recruits. 1st Class Shot.

J. R. L. Dunn. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (1). 2nd XI Cricket,

1958-59, Colours. House Rugger, 1958-59. House Colours. Cadet, Army Section. 1st Class Shot.

S. K. D. Hill. 1951-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (1). 3rd XV, 1958. 5th IV, 1959. School Swimming Team, 1959. R.L.S.S. Award of Merit; Instructor's Certificate. P.L., Senior Scouts, 1st Class. P. R. Jenner. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (1). R.L.S.S. Award of Merit, 1958. Cadet, R.N. Section. A. McCallum. 1954-59. U.VIB. School Monitor. Head of The Manor. "0" Level, 1956 (8); "A" Level, 1958 (French, English, Geography), 1959 (English, Geography). Colts Rugger Colours, 1955; 1st XV, 1956-57-58; Cap and Vice-Capt., 1958. 1st XI Hockey, 1957-58-59; Cap, 1958-59; Vice-Capt., 1958; Capt., 1959. Colts Cricket Colours, 1956; 1st XI, 1956-57-58-59; Cap, 1957-58-59; Capt., 1959; Durham Schoolboys, 1957-58. R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross; Instructors' Certificate. Flt./Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot. Curia Chairman, 1958. Games Committee, 1957-59. Library Monitor. G. D. Parkin. 1949-59. L.VIE. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1956 (5); "A" Level, 1959 (Physics, Chemistry, Biology); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1959. Queen's Scout, 1957. A.S.M., 1958-59. Public Schools' Leadership Course, Gilwell, 1958. Music Society Committee, 1958-59. Chapel Committee, 1957-58. H. R. L. Purse. 1954-59. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1956 (9); "A" Level, 1958 (English, French and History (Distinction)); Alt. "0", 1959, History of Science. Senior House Rugger. 4th IV. Fencing Team, 1957-58. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Secretary of Curia (Spring Term, 1959). Library Monitor. Assistant Editor of "Peterite". C. B. Wainwright. 1954-59. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. Senior House Rugger. Junior House IV. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot.

QUEEN'S M. J. Barney. 1956-59. VH. "0" Level, 1959 (5). Cadet, R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot. P. A. Barney. 1958-59. Shell B. C. R. Barton. 1958-59. Shell A. Recruit. D. N. L. Beresford. 1953-59. U.VI Science. House Monitor. York City Major Scholarship, 1958. "0" Level, 1956 (9); "A" Level, 1958 (Physics, Chemistry (Distinction), Biology), 1959 (Zoology). Senior House XV, 1957-58-59. 1st IV Cox, 1957-59. Fencing Team, 1957-59; Colours, 1958-59; Captain, 1959. L/Sgt. i/c Signals Section. Marksman. Curia. Debating Society Committee, 1958-59. Music Society Secretary, 1958-59. Science Society Committee, 1957-59; Secretary, 1958-59. Natural History Society Committee, 1957-59; Secretary, 1959. Library Monitor. J. A. Bygate. 1953-59. L.VID. School Monitor. Vice-Head of School. Head of Queen's. "0" Level, 1956 (6); "A" Level, 1958 (Chemistry), 1959 (Maths. for Science, Chemistry). 1st XV, 1958. 1st XI Cap, 1957-58-59. Colts Colours and Capt., 1956. Yorkshire Public Schoolboys, 1958. Squash V Colours, 1958-59. Capt. of Athletics, 1958-59. Goodburn Cup, 1959. School Tennis Team, 1957-58-59. Assistant Scout Master. Curia. Debating Society Committee, 1959. Science Society Committee, 1959. Games Committee, 1958-59. A. H. Crowther. 1953-59. U.VI. House Monitor. Open Exhibition in English at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, 1959. York City Major Scholarship, 1958. "0" Level, 1956 (9); "A" Level, 1958 (English (distinction), French, German); Alt. "0", 1959, History of Science. 2nd XV, 1957-58-59. Senior Colts XV Captain and Colours, 1956. 2nd IV, 1959. Sergeant, Army Section. Marksman. Signals Instructor's Certificate. Chairman of Curia. Vice-President of Debating Society. Assistant Editor of "Peterite". Library Monitor. M. W. Foster. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (1). Senior Colts Rugger, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, 1957. 1st Class Scout. A. N. H. Horsley. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1958 (1), 1959 (4). Senior House Rugger. 2nd XI Colours, 1959. 1st Class Scout. H. D. C. Steward. 1952-59. L.VID. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. Captain of House Chess. Cpl., 2 i/c Armoury. 1st Class Shot.

THE RISE P. J. Dronfield. 1953-59. U.VI. School Monitor. Head of The Rise. "0" Level, 1955 (6), 1957 (1), 1958 (1); "A" Level, 1957-58-59 (Maths. for Science, Maths. and Higher Maths., French, Economics). 3rd XV, 1958-59. 1st XI Hockey, 1959. 1st XI Cricket, 1959. L/Sgt., R.A. Section. 1st Class Shot. D. N. Ellis. 1955-59. Trans. B. "0" Level, 1958 (4). House Shooting Team, 1959. Leading Cadet. Instructor, R.A.F. Section. .22 Marksman. .303 Marksman. Junior Science Society Committee, 1958. C. W. Gough. 1955-59. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). 2nd XV, 1959. 1st XI Hockey, 1959. 1st XI Cricket, 1958-59. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. Boat Rating. 1st Class Shot.

W. M. Howard. 1954-59. U.VI. School Monitor. State Scholarship, 1958. (Latin (Distinction), French (Distinction), Ancient History). "0" Level, 1955 (6), 1958 (2); "A" Level, 1957 (Latin, French, Ancient History). 1st XV, 1957-58. Colts Colours, 1956. 1st V Squash Colours, 1957-58; Captain, 1958-59. House Senior Cricket, 1955. House 2nd IV, 1957. A.B., 2 i/c R.N. Basic Section. 1st Class Shot. Curia. Library Monitor. D. A. Lindsay. 1950-59. Trans. E. "0" Level, 1958 (6). 3rd IV, 1959. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. J. B. Mathews. 1954-59. L.VI Science. School Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (6). 1st XV, 1957-58; Captain, 1958. Colts Colours, 1956. 1st Rowing VIII, 1958-59; Captain, 1959. Fencing Team, 1955-58; Colours, 1956-57-58. Drum Major. P/O. i/c R.N. Section, 1958. 1st Class Shot. R. H. Proudfoot. 1955-59. Trans. D. "0" Level, 1958 (6). House Junior IV, 1959. School Fencing, 1958-59. A.B., R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Junior Science Society Committee. SCHOOL HOUSE F. C. Beaumont. 1954-59. L.VIB. Head of School House. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959 (English, History). 1st XV, 1957. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1959. House Cricket. Captain of Chess. Squash V. C.S.M. Vice-President of Debating Society. Curia. M. J. Bond. 1955-59. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (4). Colts XV. House Cricket. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1959. A.B., R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. R. F. Brooks. 1953-59. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (6); "A" Level, 1959 (French, Spanish). Captain of House Rowing. 2nd Class Scout, 1953-54. Sgt., R.A.F. Section. 2 i/c Band. 1st Class Shot. T. Donking. 1955-59. VA. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1958-59. Spare man in White Rose Shooting Competition, 1959. Cadet, Army Section. Marksman M. G. A. Garbutt. 1954-59. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (5). Captain of Shooting, 1958-59. Major Colours, 1957-58-59. Minor Colours, 1958-59. Recruit Cup, 1955. Intermediate Medal, 1955. Donnegal Badge, 1959. Gazetted to be 2/Lt. (subs.) in 926 Coy. R.A.S.C. (G.T.) (T.A.), May, 1959. Marksman. Games Committee, 1958-59. R. A. Hodgson. 1954-59. L.VIC. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959 (Physics, Maths. and Higher Maths.); Alt. "0", 1959, Economic Structure. 2nd XV, 1958. 1st Shooting VIII, 1958-59; Vice-Captain, 1959. School Swimming Team, 1958-59; Vice-Captain, 1959. Minor Sports Shooting VIII, 1958-59. Captain, White Rose, 1958. R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross, 1956. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Flying Scholarship. Home Command Gliding Proficiency. Marksman. Individual Shot, 1959. M. K. Oldham. 1950-59. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959 (Physics); Alt. "0", 1959 Economic Structure. 2nd XV, 1958. Minor Sports Shooting VIII Colours, 1959. Bisley, 1958-59. C.Q.M.S., Army Section. Marksman. Curia, 1959. A. W. Raylor. 1950-59. VA. "0" Level, 1958 (1), 1959 (3). 1st XV, 1958. 2nd XI Hockey, 1959. L/Cpl., Army Section.

J. B. Robinson. 1954-59. L.VIA. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (5); "A" Level, 1959 (English, History). 1st XV, 1958. L/Cpl., R.A. Section. Marksman. Curia. B. D. Shearsmith. 1950-59. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (6); "A" Level, 1959 (Physics, Chemistry); Alt. "0" 1959, Economic Structure. 2nd XI Colours, 1959. Chess Team, 1958-59. L/Cpl., Recruits. Marksman.

J. G. Slater. 1955-59. U.VI. House Monitor. Open Exhibition at King's

College, Cambridge, December, 1958. State Scholarship (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics), 1958. "0" Level, 1956 (9). Mech. Sciences Qualifying Exam, 1959. 5th IV Cox, 1957. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Science Society Committee, 1957-58. Music Society Committee, 1957-58-59.

P. N. B. Smith. 1952-59. Transitus. "0" Level, 1958 (7). Colts XV, 1957. 2nd XV Colours, 1958. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman. v

R. Yunibandhu. 1956-59. U.VI Science. "0" Level, 1957; "A" Level,

1958-59 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). White Rose Shooting Competition (Spare man), 1958. 2nd Shooting VIII, 1959. Cpl. 2 i/c Signals Section; i/c 12 Set. Marksman. Treasurer of Photographic Society, 1958-59. Science Society Committee, 1958-59.

TEMPLE R. B. Atkinson. 1953-59. VL. "0" Level, 1958 (2), 1959 (4). House Senior XV. House Senior IV. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. R.A.F. Clerk. 1st Class Shot. A. D. Best. 1949-59. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (9); "A" Level, 1959 (English, French, German). Senior House Rugger, 1959. Senior House Cricket, 1955. 2nd IV Cox, 1959; 1st Colours. House Colours, 1958. Assistant Scoutmaster. Queen's Scout. Jubilee Jamboree, Sutton Coldfield, 1597. Cadet, Army Section. 1st Class Shot. Gramophone Librarian. Music Society Committee. Chapel Committee. G. W. Blenkhorn. 1950-59. U.VIE. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1956 (6); "A" Level, 1958 (Chemistry, Physics, Biology), 1959 (Chemistry, Zoology, Botany). Senior House Rugger, 1956-57. L./Cpl., Army Section. Company Clerk. 1st Class Shot. B. M. Fraser. 1952-59. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (French, English). Senior House Cricket, 1955-59. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Marksman. T. C. J. James. 1951-59. VH. "0" Level, 1959 (1). House Junior Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section.

IV.

M. J. Kershaw. 1951-59. U.VI. School Monitor. Head of Temple. "0" Level, 1955 (9); "A" Level, 1957-58-59 (English, History, Economics). 1st XV, 1957-58. 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1957-58-59. Senior House Cricket. L/Sgt., R.A. Section. 1st Class Shot. Curia. Debating Society Committee. J. M. S. Prosser. 1951-59. L.VID. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science). School Chess Team, 1959. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman.

SCHOOL OFFICERS HEAD OF THE SCHOOL :

T. D. J. LAYFIELD (HEAD OF THE GROVE) J. A. BYGATE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S)

VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL :

SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of Temple: M. J. KERSHAW Head of The Manor: A. McCALLUM Head of School House: F. C. BEAUMONT Head of The Rise: P. J. DRONFIELD Chapel Monitor: J. J. RHODES

J. B. MATHEWS W. M. HOWARD D. E. RAYNER HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: E. S. BOLTON, P. A. CROSSLEY,

I. S. T. DUTTON, R. L. EVANS, A. GOMERSALL, H. V. SYKES. The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG, A. N. P. BUTLAND, P. A. DORNAN, D. H. GEE, G. D. PARKIN, H. R. L. PURSE, C. B. WAINWRIGHT. Queen's: N. R. BARTON, D. N. L. BERESFORD, A. H. CROWTHER, W. MITCHELL, D. L. SLADE. The Rise: D. L. BROWN, C. W. GOUGH, C. D. IBBERSON, E. M. H. RANSON. School House: R. F. BROOKS, M. G. A. GARBUTT, M. K. OLDHAM, J. B. ROBINSON, B. D. SHEARSMITH, J. G. SLATER. Temple: A. D. BEST, G. W. BLENKHORN, B. M. FRASER, J. M. SMITH. GAMES CAPTAINS : Captain of Cricket: A. McCALLUM Captain of Boats: J. B. MATHEWS Captain of Shooting: M. G. A. GARBUTT Captain of Fencing: D. N. L. BERESFORD

EDITOR OF "THE PETERITE" : Mr. A. E. R. DODDS ASSISTANT EDITORS : A. H. CROWTHER, W. M. HOWARD, H. R. L. PURSE

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE First let us congratulate Dutton and. Sykes on their appointment as House Monitors last term, and apologise for the omission. Fine weather helped towards an excellent term, and indeed year, and the use of No. 18 Clifton was greatly appreciated. Cricket flourished. In fact, we won the Senior Cup for the fourth year running. The whole team must he heartily congratulated on their wisdom in playing bright cricket. Kirk, Mackay and Grainger made 19

runs, while Layfield and Mackay took wickets. Mackay eventually gained honours in the 1st XI, and, as anticipated, Layfield continued to captain the 2nd team, which included Bottomley. Grainger, after being left out earlier on, came back to win his Colts colours—a good effort. Gibson and Lavender went to Bisley, the former returning with his colours. Crossley and Reah in the 2nd IV won their 1st VIII Rowing colours, while Jones, Sykes and Dutton were awarded 2nd VIII colours. The House Tennis team was defeated in the first round 4-5 by School House, despite Evans, the captain, and Gomersall winning their three matches. Unfortunately, the Kazerooni Cup has moved to The Manor, but Alexander is to be congratulated on a good performance against the U.S.A.; Bruce, Jones, Wheeler, and Dutton, who led the team, also swam well. We were indeed unfortunate to come second in both Music Cups. Gomersall enthusiastically led the singing groups, but as usual the dayboys carried away the trophy. In the Baird Cup, Dutton blew his trumpet, while Gomersall pounded away at the piano. To those concerned in these two fine efforts, we are all indebted, especially Gomersall, who is, of course, a fine musician. At Commemoration, nine prizes came our way; the recipients were Layfield (2), Crossley, Lavender, C. J. Territt, Bolton (the General Knowledge once again), Gartside, Arundale, and C. G. Evans. On a sad note we draw to a close. Mr. Holbeche is leaving the House; we shall miss his enthusiasm, his energy, and his "tiny voice". We thank him very much indeed, and wish him well as he continues his energetic career in the School. Finally we thank all the leavers for what they have done for the House and hope they will prosper, and never forget the House and the School. Mr. and Mrs. Harding have piloted us through another full and successful year. Spirit in The Grove is high and we are indeed greatly indebted to them.

THE MANOR This term, contrary to tradition, we won several cups. Our Junior Cricket team avenged the Senior XI in the final, J. R. Brown won the Recruit Shooting Cup, and P. J. Holmes the Hobbies Cup. Our major achievement, however, was the winning of the Kazerooni Cup for Swimming : in this success I. T. Parkin, R. L. Bruce, Dixon, and Noel played a great part, and Parkin, the Captain, was awarded his House colours. P. A. Wrigley won the Wolstenholme Scholarship, and the House was well represented in the Prize List with a total of nine. We also congratulate Butland on obtaining an Inter-Services Cadet Badge, the highest award in the C.C.F. The term ended with a party, at which we said farewell to several well-known Manorites and thanked Mr. Mair for his efforts during his all too brief stay with us. 20

QUEEN'S The Summer Term again proved the busiest and most successful of the year. We had, it is true, as many disappointments as successes. Yet we were well to the fore in all competitions and present in strength in every field of activity. We can confidently claim that the House continues to flourish and that our members are both active and versatile. In the Cricket competition our Senior XI was beaten by The Rise, but it was a close struggle and Bygate's team showed great resolution in face of strong opposition. We had higher hopes of our Junior XI, especially after they had defeated The Rise in the first round, thanks to a good opening partnership by Hackney and Jesper. We again made a sound start against School House, but there was a sudden collapse and the Cup was lost. It fell to the more obscure but no less enthusiastic of our cricketers—Hunt, Cossins, Johnson—to retrieve our fortunes by winning the House League Cup. Success narrowly eluded us in both Tennis and Fencing. In Tennis we defeated Temple 5-1, but in the final allowed ourselves to be upset by the lobbing of Hemsley and lost to the Rise. In Fencing, with Beresford and Barton as Captain and Vice-Captain of the School team, we felt victory assured. Yet again after defeating Temple 6-5 we lost to The Rise 5-6. In Swimming our disappointment was less acute, as our hopes did not run so high. Indeed we were very satisfied with our final position (3rd), as it again marked an advance on our previous record. Bygate won the Senior Dive and Burton the Intermediate Plunge. Cossins and Popplewell, who were both unfortunately indisposed on the final day, showed promise in the heats. The day may not be far off when we can make a serious challenge in this, which has always been our least successful activity. Our record in Music is, on the other hand, a good one and it was well maintained. We were 2nd in the Singing Competition and winners of the new Baird Cup. Congratulations to Anfield (piano), W. R. Bytheway (clarinet), Hardman (clarinet), and Hunt (French horn) on their excellent performance. We may perhaps appropriately add here that the House runs a Skiffle Group—the Q5 (Clegg, Thompson, Anfield, and the Bytheway brothers)—and their performances are tape-recorded by Daniel. The group gave an open concert during the term. Another of our independent enterprises, the House magazine, continued to prosper, without detriment be it noted to the School magazine "Oasis", for which members of Queen's provided not only two articles but the cover and all the illustrations except one. In the School Pageant we provided, with Crowther, Barton, and Bygate, the scriptwriters, producers, and a stage-manager. And at Army Camp Slade was C.S.M., Barton a Platoon Commander, and Fairclough a Platoon Sergeant. It was the enthusiasm of Barton and Slade which 21

also won us the Recruit Cup and gave us second place in the Fernie Cup Competition. These achievements together with other successes —House Aggregate Shooting Cup, first place in the Junior Division of the Work Cup, Shannon placed 12th in the Cadet pair at Bisley, Neal 3rd in the Hobbies Cup Competition, the Art, Reading, and Essay prizes won by Crowther, Form prizes by Gow, Abel, and Daniel, Greek prize by Hawkins, and General Knowledge prize by Reiss— confirm our claim to be a prosperous and active House. Much of our success has been due to the enthusiasm and example of our monitors and senior members under the excellent leadership of J. A. Bygate. We lose him this term along with other valuable members of the House, of whom Crowther and Beresford in particular will be badly missed. Yet much varied talent remains, the House spirit is still very much alive, and, with a fresh influx from the Junior School, we can look forward to another good year.

THE RISE The term began without any changes in the House, and everyone settled down quickly to a fairly long Summer Term. In the world of sport our main achievement was the winning of the Oxford Cup. In this we just beat The Manor, who had 60 points to our 65. During the term we won two other cups, those for Fencing and Tennis. For the fourth year running we met Queen's in the final of the Fencing, and beat them after a very close match. The Tennis victory was most unexpected; our first match, against a strong School House team, resulted in a win for us by the narrowest possible margin, and in the final we easily beat Queen's. In the Senior House Cricket we beat Queen's in the first round, and then lost to the Grove in the semi-final. In the Junior House Cricket we were defeated by Queen's by a very comfortable margin. The Shooting nearly brought us another cup, but as has often happened, we finished one point behind the winners, and had to be content with second place. In the matter of School sport, we were well represented everywhere. There were five members of the 1st XI, namely Ranson, Gough, Gale, Hemsley, and Dronfield. All of these played important parts in the very successful season enjoyed by the 1st XI. Sim was the only member of the traditionally unbeaten 2nd XI. In the boating crews, Mathews, Ibberson, Lindsay, and Bagnall represented the House; they must be congratulated on another successful term. Wasden and Marsay were members of the Shooting team who showed up well at Bisley. Lastly, Gough and Dronfield are to be congratulated on being chosen for a Yorkshire Public Schools' Hockey trial during the Easter holidays. During the term the House Singing Competition and a new trophy, the Baird Cup, were competed for. The talent for singing in the House being negligible, we had to improvise, and we were placed 22

5th equal in the Singing Competition. Similarly in the Baird Cup, despite two good items, the opposition proved too good and we again arrived at 5th place. In the Recruit Cup and Fernie Cup we made good attempts, and we came 2nd in the former, and, though unplaced in the latter, it was heard unofficially that Ranson was judged to be the best N.C.O. The House Film Society finished the term with a credit balance, after showing four films during the term. We only hope that it will continue to exist so happily. The School Pageant at the end of term was ably assisted by members of the House, Ibberson and Howard taking two of the important parts. The Pageant was an even greater success than last year's. On Speech Day Howard gave the Latin oration which was as always a great success. The number of prizes obtained by the House was not, unhappily, by any means great. Lastly, we must say goodbye to seven members of the House, namely Dronfield, Mathews, Howard, Gough, Ellis, Proudfoot, and Lindsay. We wish them every success, and they in turn wish the House the best of luck in the future.

SCHOOL HOUSE This term we were very happy to welcome K. Yunibandhu to School House. He made himself thoroughly at home at once and succeeded in contracting Chicken Pox within the first week or two. We may remember this term for the fifty per cent increase in the number of Cups, i.e., from two to three. Within two days of each other the House had won two Cups of a military flavour; first, the House Shooting Cup and then, with the aid of much Duraglit and Cherry Blossom, the House marched away with the Fernie Cup. Later in the term R. A. Hodgson won the Individual Shot Cup. On the cricket field both House teams were in the final of their respective events but won neither. Much of the keenness of the teams was due to J. J. Rhodes, our Captain of Cricket, while Naisby scored the first century of the season. These two, with Alderson and Shearsmith, were awarded their 2nd XI colours. J. M. Atkinson played for the Senior Colts and Richardson and Adams for the Junior Colts. The House Tennis team suffered a temporary lapse and allowed The Rise to beat them 5 games to 4 in the semi-finals of the Tennis Competition. Our Fencing team did not survive the first round but the young fencers under Beachell's guidance should do well in future years. In the Boat Club Potts coxed the 3rd IV and was awarded his 2nd Rowing colours, Beachell stroked the 5th IV and Groundwater the 6th IV. 23

Five members of the House went to Bisley, three of whom, Garbutt, R. A. Hodgson, and Baker, already had their colours. Garbutt, who became a T.A. Officer during the term, won the Donegal Badge, challenged only by D. H. Rhodes. We warmly congratulate Bond, R. A. Hodgson, Oldham, Coles, and Alderson on the award of their Senior House colours and J. M. Atkinson, Richardson, and Le Pla on the award of their Junior House colours. Enthusiasm was shown by the team entered for the House Music Competition and Slater receives our heartiest congratulations on his very fine performance on the Organ in scoring the top mark of 94% in the Baird Cup. Brooks on the piano was less successful and we did not win the Cup. Slater won the Keyboard prize and also the Physics prize, J. J. Rhodes won the Divinity prize, and A. V. A. Dickie the Shells Essay prize. In the Swimming Sports the contest soon became a two-sided one between The Manor and ourselves. The Manor were regarded as the favourites, but not by much, and so it turned out to be. We came second, 15i points behind But great praise is due to R. A. Hodgson for his excellent feat in breaking two School records, so that his name features in the list of Swimming Records in no fewer than five events. This can have happened before rarely, if ever. Next term Mr. Field will be Assistant Housemaster in place of Mr. Ockenden. To those who are leaving we say goodbye and wish them every success in the future.

TEMPLE The main activities this term, excluding the examinations, have been Cricket, Rowing, and Shooting : in all these sports the House has been well represented. The House's main cricketer has been Woodruff, who has gained his cap and won the Fielding Cup. Precious appeared occasionally for the 2nd XI, Gildener for the Senior Colts, and Holgate and Carr for the Junior Colts. In the House matches the Juniors convincingly beat Grove, due mainly to the batsmanship of Gildener. We lost, though, to The Manor, who went on to win the Cup. Over the Senior House Cricket we draw a discreet veil. On the river, we provided the cox and 3 in A. D. Best and J. M. Smith of the 2nd IV, who are to be congratulated on the award of their 1st VIII colours. Martin and Fearnside filled the same posts in the 4th IV. Humpherson and Hart surprised all by their inclusion in the Shooting VIII at Bisley, and Humpherson is to be especially congratulated on gaining a Schools Hundred on his first appearance at Bisley.

Our singing success was the highlight of the term; it was a close

call, The Grove being our nearest rivals. In the Baird Cup, Smith and

Brisby did well to come third. This term all the monitors are leaving and also Atkinson, Prosser, and Brining. A final word must be about work and all we can say about this is that for the most part its success lies in the lap of the examiners.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1958-59 The Cup was won by The Rise. results :—

The following are the detailed

Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise

Senior Rugger Junior Rugger ... /00 Senior Cricket ... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Division) 20 Rowing (2nd Division) 10 Athletics, 1st ... 20 Athletics, 2nd Cross-country, 1st ... 10 Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 Swimming, 1st ... 10 ... 5 Swimming, 2nd Squash ... ... 10 ... ... 10 Tennis Shooting (Team) ... 5 Fencing ... ... 5

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THE CHAPEL For some years we have been paying increased attention to the Patronal Service of Lessons and Hymns at St. Peter's-tide. Some of us felt that it was a great pity that it was not possible for the whole School from J.1 to the Upper Sixth to be able to worship together, at any rate once a year; but the size of the Chapel made it impossible at St. Peter's. So we were delighted that the Dean warmly welcomed the suggestion that we should have an annual service in the Minster, and we are most grateful for his help and that of the Minster staff in arranging it. The Service took place on the Eve of St. Peter's Day. The Lessons were read by representatives of the Junior, Middle, and Upper Schools, the Head of the School, the Master in charge of the Junior School, the Head Master, and the Dean. Both the Junior and Senior School Choirs sang anthems. 25

We had a number of visiting preachers during the term and much appreciated their coming : Canon C. B. Sampson, Vicar of Leeds, the Rev. J. Stewart, Vicar of Lastingham, and two Old Peterites, the Rev. C. C. Houghton from Leeds, and the Rev. F. J. Mann from York. The other main event of note was the Commemoration Service at the end of term. The singing was every bit as inspiring as in former years. The Commemoration Sermon was preached by the Chaplain. Shortly before the Service the President of the O.P. Club, in the presence of the Head Master and members of the Committee, laid a wreath on the Book of Remembrance in the Ante-Chapel. The Committee hope this will become a regular custom. Just in time for use at the Communion Service on Commemoration morning we received the most welcome gift of two Altar Books from Mrs. Sewell, in memory of her wedding in the Chapel twenty-five years ago. A last word : of warmest appreciation of the sterling services of John Rhodes as Chapel Monitor and the regular help of the large number of monitors who acted as servers. To them, and to those who helped with the decoration and cleaning of the Chapel and the Communion vessels throughout the year our best thanks are due. N.K.-W.

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1958-59 Receipts.

s. d. ... 224 10 3 Balance (30.6.58) Collections to end of Summer Term, 1958... 42 14 3 Collections, Christmas ... 154 0 7 Term, 1958 ... Collections, Easter Term, 76 7 3 1959 ... Collections, Summer Term, 1959 (to 30th June) ... 83 9 4 10 0 0 Grant from School

£591

Expenditure.

£ s. d. Donations from Chapel Committee (20.7.58) ... 253 3 0 Printing ... ... 20 13 6 Expenses of visiting ... 6 6 0 preachers ... British Legion wreath ... 2 2 6 wafers, Farris (wine, 11 17 8 candles, etc.) ... Godfrey Walker Home, ... 16 16 0 Acomb Homes, Burrill John Clifton ... 16 0 0 Sherwood College, Naini Tal (St. Olave's Lent ... ... 22 0 7 Collections) ... 10 0 0 Confirmation Books S.C.M. in Schools — sub... 2 2 0 scription Postages and Petty Cash 2 15 6 (1958-59) 0 10 0 ... Cheque Book ... 226 14 11 Balance in hand £591

CHAPEL FURNISHING FUND Receipts.

Balance ... ... ... Donation from Chapel Committee ... ... Donation (Mrs. Sewell)...

Total

£ s. d. 5 17 7 10 2

0 2

0 0

£17 19

£609

Expenditure.

£ s. d. 7 18 6 3 9 9 0 16 5 5 14 11

Number Board ... Baptismal Shell ... Amice ... ... Balance in hand

Total

£17 19

£609

CHAPEL COLLECTIONS, 1958-59 At a meeting of the Chapel Committee held on Sunday, 19th July, the Collections were allocated as follows :LOCAL. York Diocesan Board of Finance ... York Diocesan Ordination Candidates Family Service Unit ... York Minster Appeal ... Victoria Ward, County Hospital

10 25 25 5 5

a. d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHURCH. Church Army ... Historic Churches Preservation Trust

... ...

10 5

0 0

MISSIONS. Universities' Mission to Central Africa Missions to Seamen

... ...

20 10

0 0

SICK and DISABLED. St. Dunstan's ... ... ... ... ... Imperial Cancer Research Fund ... ... British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association ... British Empire Leprosy Relief Association ... ... British Epilepsy Association (Maghull House) ... National Spastics Society (York Parents Committee) Multiple Sclerosis Society (York Branch) ...

••• ..• ... ..• ... ... •••

10 25 5 10 5 5 20

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 10 5 5 30

0 0 0 0 0

£250

OTHER CHARITIES. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals ... National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Dr. Barnado's Homes Pearson's Fresh Air Fund ... International Refugee Appeal

N.B.—The Annual Subscription of £3 3s. Od. to the Friends of York Minster will no longer appear in the list of allocations.

THE CHOIR The end of the Summer Term brings with it many problems. The altos, tenors, and basses are by then an experienced team. The trebles are also as experienced as they are ever likely to be but most of them are beginning to suffer from change of voice. They know how to sing but physically find it impossible to make their voices obey throughout their compass. Some lose the top notes; others, the lower and middle notes. And so, at the end of the last service, we said goodbye to more than half of the altos, tenors, and basses and au revoir to an indeterminate number of trebles. Some of these we hope will come back next term still trebles, able to carry on the tradition; others we hope will return to the Choir later on, when their voices have settled down, in other capacities. The big moment of the term for the Choir, musically, was singing

Tu es Petrus and Ireland's Te Deum in F in York Minster on 28th

June. Socially the big events were a delightful visit of about half the Choir to Thorganby, where (at the invitation of Sir John Dunnington-Jefferson) we sang a recital in the small and beautiful St. Helen's Church and afterwards were regaled with such a tea as only Thorganby can produce; and, of course, the Outing to Scarborough, one of the best we have ever had. We also enjoyed our afternoon singing in the Royal School of Church Music's Festival in York Minster, made memorable by the breakdown of the Minster Organ. The following music has been sung during the term :— Anthems: Pray that Jerusalem may be—Stanford. Coelos ascendit hodie—Stanford.

Come Holy Ghost—Attwood.

0 Thou the central Orb—Charles Wood. O Lord the maker of all thing—Mundy. Tu es Petrus—Palestrina. The Lord hath been mindful—S. S. Wesley. Save us, 0 Lord—Bairstow. Our Father, by whose servants—Coleman (new).

Services: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis—Stanford in B flat. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis--Walmis/ey in D minor. Jubilate—Stanford in B flat. Te Deum—Stanford in B flat. Te Deum—Ireland in F (new). (all with unison parts for the School). Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis—Wood in D. (Choir only).

Ireland's Te Deum in F proved a great success.

F.W. 28

THE LIBRARY In the last issue of "The Peterite" we were concerned with improvements in the lay-out and arrangement of the Library. Now, at the end of another academic year, a brief survey of the year's purchase of books is worth recording. The most used reference work in the Library has always been the "Encyclopmdia Brittanica" : hence the most important single acquisition during the Summer Term was undoubtedly the replacement of the dog-eared 1947 edition by its 1957 successor. When knowledge in all fields is expanding so rapidly, it is not easy to keep our reference works completely up-to-date; but this is a major step forward which, together with annual supplements, should satisfy most enquiring minds for another decade. Other important additions to this section during the year include the "Oxford Companion to French Literature", Methuen's "Companion to Spanish Studies", Gollancz's "New Outline of Modern Knowledge", a "Dictionary of Biology", a revised Cruden's "Concordance", and a magnificently produced "Picture Encyciopgedia of Art". Periodic checks on the withdrawal of books from the Library during the year reveal that the Fiction Section is the most popular, rivalled only, on the academic side, by the shelves devoted to Science, History, English, and Geography. The Fiction Section has always had a firm foundation in the classics (mostly Victorian novels) but there have been appalling gaps in twentieth century fiction. These gaps we are steadily attempting to close by purchasing from a number of sources the novels of justly established reputation written during this century, plus the least ephemeral of the Penguin fiction list. This policy has been vindicated by the avidity with which the new novels have been read. It would be tedious and pointless to list the steady stream of specialist works that has entered the Library during the year. In purely quantitative terms, by judicious use of popular editions or good second-hand sources, the number of books added to the shelves during the year has been almost double the average of the previous two years. But technical and specialist works seem to get more costly every year, so we cannot expect our "expansionist period" to continue indefinitely. Indeed a careful balance between the numbers of boys taking any subject and the number of Library books they need must be vigilantly preserved, if only for economic reasons; but invariably the requested books appear on the shelves in due course ! The Library Monitors have already been thanked handsomely for their unflagging efforts during the year. Their final service was a thorough and comprehensive Library Check, during which the Geography and Theology sections were re-classified; and they have left for posterity a Library Record Book to clarify for their successors any mysteries in their systems of classification. Lastly, we are most grateful to Mr. H. I. Fairclough for presenting to the Library a complete Gresham's History of the First World War in nine volumes. B.H.H. 29

"OASIS" Little magazines are a notoriously ephemeral species, even in the professional world of letters. Warm congratulations are therefore due to the Editors of "Oasis" who, in spite of "work, work, endless work" and all the distractions of the Summer Term, have now successfully produced their second issue. In a bright, attractive cover designed by D. L. Slade it has a healthier look than its predecessor, and on closer examination proves no less lively. The Editors have so arranged their material that the issue opens with thumbnail sketches of the world's statesmen and ends with a preview of nuclear war. But it should not be thought that the anxieties of the Atomic Age weigh heavily on these youthful contributors. The sketches are presented as a travesty of the "personalities" of a Rugger XV—a bright idea, well carried out by M. K. Oldham— and the epilogue betrays no anxiety or moral indignation, but rather a. schoolboyish relish for the tough and gruesome. In the middle pages preoccupations closer to the schoolboy's heart are more in evidence. The Editor versifies a "cri de coeur" on the subject of work. T. Smart writes in "olde Englishe" of "Tests and their vexations", and P. Collins sees school as a prison. Of the world outside prison— little but Elvis Presley and, in a well-observed contribution from R. L. Bywater, a wistful glance at life in the coffee bars. Yet these "prisoners" are singularly good-humoured. No beatniks or angry young men here. The accent is on the lighthearted, on parody, the mildly satirical, with some admixture of the grim or farcical—the typical ingredients of schoolboy humour. The humour of course varies in quality, ranging from the frankly juvenile humour of "Mi Anti" to the maturer irony of A. H. Crowther's essay on Railway Stations. It is sometimes perhaps rather ponderous, a little strained, but P. M. Read recounts the fate of a "pop" singer in the style of a mythological tale with just the right touch and C. Henwood turns some neat clerihews. There is a strange specimen, too, in D. S. Atkinson's punning extravaganza on "The ins and outs of cricket". How many readers seized all the allusions? is the question one asked after reading it, as after reading "The Library Kaleidoscope", a non-humorous contribution in verse by Anon (Lower Sixth). For three of the articles appropriate illustrations are provided by W. R. Bytheway and R. A. Wood, while A. H. Crowther and J. D. M. Hackney contribute competent sketches of odd corners of York and Paris. None of the drawings, however, reach the standard set by K. A. Steel's "Spider struggling with a fly" or P. G. Hamilton's "Weir" in the first issue—but then that standard was a very high one. The main disappointment perhaps is the absence of good straight verse. Nothing approaches the quality of R. L. High's "The last bus has left, sir" and the blank verse shows how much more difficult this metre is to handle than it may seem to the inexperienced. 30

Nevertheless it is a lively issue and we look forward eagerly to the next. With this second success behind them the Editors can go boldly forward. They must, as they claim, have confounded the sceptics. Now let them harry the diffident, stimulate the Vth Form well before the G.C.E. is upon them, shame the Science Sixth into a more active interest and we may see even better things. A.C.

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION, 1959 During the days before the House Singing Competition, there are certain disguised but unmistakable signs of preparation. On the one hand, one will hear sounds issuing from Big Hall and assorted music rooms at various unlikely times of day and night. On the other hand, one will hear complaints from some apparently unwilling person that he has neither the time nor the voice for such things. But the tireless conductors persevere : they argue that if you can emulate Elvis Presley you can sing, which may well be true. I suspect, too, that the competition is one of those things which are enjoyed far more than many people care to admit. Certainly, the occasion is always a cheerful one and the efforts of the singers are invariably encouraged by the enthusiasm of the audience. A notable innovation this year was in the choice of songs. Hitherto there has always been some duplication in both part songs and unison songs; this year each House was able to choose a different item in each section. This probably makes the adjudicator's task more difficult, but the resultant variety is an advantage felt not only by the audience but also, I feel, by the performers themselves. At all events this year's adjudicator, Dr. Sydney Watson, organist of Christ Church, Oxford, seemed in no way disturbed by thi s added difficulty. One expects a man of his experience to be a shrewd judge of singing, but Dr. Watson revealed in addition something that is almost as valuable on these occasions : a most engaging sense of humour. Many of his remarks were memorable, including his devastating warning about the danger of regarding altos as diseased trebles. In the part songs, Queen's started with a musical if rather staid performance of Dyson's "I loved a lass". School House then sang "The Sheep Shearing" with spirit, but the parts were not always evenly balanced. The Manor, singing Morley's "Sing we and chaunt it", produced good tone, though their phrasing was not unanimous throughout. The Rise gave a vital, though again unbalanced performance of "De Battle ob Jerico", while The Grove sang "The Ash Grove" smoothly and with excellent phrasing. Finally, Temple earned Dr. Watson's compliments with a most musical performance of Ford's "Now I see thy looks were feigned". First in the unison section came The Manor's "The East Indiaman", which was notable for its variety of tone and colour. Temple followed this with Purcell's "I'll sail upon the Dog-star", which in 31

this tercentenary year was a worthy tribute and a most competent performance. The Grove, singing "Land to the leeward, ho !", and School House in "Swansea Town", gave sturdy though rather inflexible performances. Queen's came next with "Five eyes"; their words were admirably clear but Dr. Watson felt that there was not enough atmosphere. Finally The Rise sang "Arm, arm ye brave"— a difficult choice—with accuracy but insufficient variety. Despite his criticisms at the end of each section, Dr. Watson had nothing but praise for the general standard of the performances. He explained his system of marking, and justified what was felt by some to be a rather hard verdict on "Five eyes" by saying that, if you attempt a difficult song and do not make it fully convincing, you are bound to be penalised. In general he recommended an attention to ensemble and phrasing in part songs and a strict attention to the conductor in unison singing. The final placing was : First, Temple, with 179 points out of 200; second, The Grove; third, The Manor; fourth, Queen's; and fifth equal, School House and The Rise. The Cup was duly presented by the adjudicator, and it only remained for the Head Master to conclude a most enjoyable evening by expressing the thanks of all present to Dr. Watson for his adjudication and his invigorating and helpful comments, as also to the efforts of Mr. Waine and to the performers. M.J.O.

BAIRD CUP COMPETITION One of the objects of school societies is to provide opportunities for members of the School to do and not merely to listen and watch. Besides its primary object of encouraging the playing of musical instruments, solo and in ensemble, the Baird Cup Competition provides the right opportunity for members of the School to play in front of an audience that is at once friendly and critical. In this respect the Baird Cup resembles the Debating Society. Through its help people gain platform experience. We were fortunate in getting Mr. Percy Lovell, Director of Music of Bootham School, to judge the first competition which was held in Big Hall on Tuesday, 21st July, at 2 p.m. Mr. Lovell has a wide experience of instrumental problems in schools both as conductor and player. The voluntary audience nearly filled the gallery and there was a sprinkling of supporters down below. Sixteen performers took part. The spirit of the competition was well realised by the House teams. It was expected that one item of each House programme would be a piano solo. It was hoped that the other item would not only not be a piano solo but would, if possible, be some sort of concerted item, such as violin and piano, trumpet and piano, or an ensemble of even more instruments. In fact, apart from a last minute change which 32

brought The Manor's programme down to two piano solos, and School House's programme of a superlatively played organ solo and a piano solo, all the Houses managed to put on an ensemble for their second item. Queen's, who raised a most promising team consisting of two clarinets, French horn and piano, are to be congratulated not only on the number of instrumentalists they put on to the field but also on two musical performances which quite rightly won them the Cup. F.W.

THE CURIA Summer Term, 1959 As usual the preliminary meeting was concerned with the election of new officers. A. H. Crowther was elected Chairman, D. L. Slade Secretary. The first meeting was devoted to a discussion of "Hetes Noires" or general grievances. The discussion ranged over many topics, of a not too serious nature. The second meeting was taken up by a discussion of various paintings and other works of art. Mr. J. B. Mortimer, a former Head of the School, addressed the Society in the third meeting, on the subject of the Bar. This most interesting and lively talk was much enjoyed by all. At the fourth meeting M. J. Kershaw spoke about the various parallels and differences which can be seen between Roman Catholicism and Communism. Lastly, in a meeting attended only by six members (all others being engaged in end-of-term activities), J. 0. Armstrong gave a very informative and interesting talk on Astronomy. As always we are grateful to the domestic staff for the welcome refreshments which they provide. D.L.S.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society does not hold any meeting in the Summer Term but its work goes on. Principally it is the work of the librarian of the record library, and A. D. Best is to be especially thanked for the keen and thorough way in which he has carried out his duties. Not least of these has been the arrangement and cataloguing of a large and varied gift of standard-play records from a parent who wishes to remain anonymous. Another accession to the library deserves special mention. Two members of the Sixth Form option, D. E. Rayner and A. Gomersall, who are leaving, have presented a long-play record of Beethoven piano sonatas. We hope this will start a tradition ! To them and to the anonymous parent we extend our most grateful thanks. 33

D. N. L. Beresford, the retiring secretary, carried out his last duty to the Society with conspicuous success in bringing together a committee at a most crowded part of the term to elect next year's secretary. D. L. Brown was elected.

F.W.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY N. R. Barton was elected President of the Society for the Christmas Term, with D. L. Brown as Vice-President.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart" completed Voyage 12 in June, and details of the ports of call, with dates, are given at the end of this note. This has been, for us, a very interesting voyage, partly on account of the large number of ports visited, partly because of the variety of the homeward cargo from India, and partly because of the wealth of material sent by Capt. Graham : drawings, brochures, post-cards, and the cargo plan. From the point of view of the ship's company it was probably a pleasantly uneventful voyage, though the ship felt the effects of a cyclone off southern Madagascar, and Capt Graham reports : "There was a heavy, confused swell and very rough sea. The wind was blowing at gale force. Eventually I had to reduce speed and alter course ninety degrees in order to cut down the heavy rolling and get further away from the storm centre, which, even then, was 200 miles away. We carried on for twelve hours heading north and were then able to alter course again and head for Mauritius." In spite of the high winds within it, the cyclone itself was travelling at only five knots. The description of Mauritius is of the sort that makes us stay-athomes restless : "We had six days in Port Louis and so I was able to get out and about and tour the island again. I did one day tour round the north and another round the southern part. The island is wonderfully fertile. There is quite a big export in tea, but sugar is the life-blood of the place. On my tours I noticed flax, tapioca, mealies, arrowroot, quinine, and groundnuts, not forgetting the sugar and tea estates. I also saw bananas, paw-paw, grape fruit, egg plant, coconut, and cantaloupe. Port Louis is the capital, planned and partly built in 1740. It has narrow streets and is packed with shops of all kinds. By and large the various nationalities have their own quarters, so one comes across Indian shops, Chinese shops, etc. There is a large market place where one can purchase vegetables and fruits." Calcutta, on the other hand, sounds unattractive, at any rate in May, before the wet monsoon comes, with temperatures up to 108°, 34

manganese ore dust blowing all over the ship, port-holes kept closed because of the danger from thieves, the hot, dry wind and thunderstorms. As usual, the homeward cargo makes fascinating reading. Some of the items were : bags of crushed bones, kegs of scrap metal, bales of goats' hair, bundles of mats, drums of mustard oil, crates of granite memorials, casks of chutney. There were, of course, the usual exports one would expect from India—manganese ore, tea, cotton yarn, and leather—but many of the items have something of the romance of the ships of Tarshish : lizard skins, ginger, camphor, cashew kernels, cardamom, squills, tamarind, cutch, wafer, carpets, and gunnies. The "Clan Stewart's" next voyage will probably be to Australia, leaving Liverpool shortly before end of term. VOYAGE 12 Birkenhead Dakar ... Lobito Bay Cape Town ... Port Elizabeth ... East London ... ... Port Louis (Mauritius)... ... Calcutta Madras ... Yuticorin Cochin ... Aden ... Suez Canal Tilbury ...

Arrived

4th March 11th March 17th March 20th March 25th March 1st April 21st April 12th May 17th May 20th May 30th May 4th June 14th June

Departure

25th February 5th March 13th March 19th March 23rd March 26th March 7th April 8th May 15th May 19th May 25th May 31st May 5th June

THE FRENCH SOCIETY In recent years there has been an increasing demand for a society in which boys can discuss French topics of interest, and above all express themselves in the language. This is done as much as possible in form, but is obviously restricted by the necessity of completing "A" and "0" level syllabuses. And so, last October, with the purpose of speaking French and of seeking a glimpse of French culture, this Society was formed. A dozen meetings were held during the year. French was spoken throughout, and frequent use of the tape-recorder proved illuminating. Contrasting accounts were given of holidays spent with parents, on School tours, and in a French family. Perhaps the most interesting talks were those given by Mr. Craven on the caves of Lascaux and by Mrs. Mair on the Matisse Chapel. Three gramophone records were played and copies of the text much assisted their comprehension : Moliere's "Bourgeois Gentilhomme", played by the Comedie francaise, with Lulli's incidental music, "Les Vieux" and "Trois Messes basses" by Alphonse Daudet, spoken by Fernandel with an appropriate southern accent, and "Le Petit Prince" by Saint-Exupery, recited by 35

Gerard Philippe. Two more meetings were devoted to French songs. The discussions were surprisingly animated, and usually brought to a close only by the bell for tea. A similar programme is envisaged for the coming year, perhaps with a greater number of play readings, and perhaps venturing into the field of debate. P.M . H.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Organised meetings were held regularly every fortnight throughout the Summer Term. On alternate Saturday evenings the Pasteur Laboratory and equipment was available to members to pursue any study of their own choosing. A few keener boys took advantage of this, spending their time gazing down microscopes at the fascinating micro-organisms of pond life. At the first meeting D. N. L. Beresford was elected Secretary and J. M. Smith Treasurer. It was decided to have two not too rigid sections : Senior and Junior. The Seniors were to concentrate more on the Biology of the Ouse, as part of the project on the Ouse by the School for the September meeting of the British Association in York. Not much was done in term time, but several members gave up valuable holiday time to put on a commendable exhibit. The "deadness" of the Ouse was found to be remarkable, a fact which was emphasised by comparison with one of its tributaries—the River Foss at Huntington. Here life was comparatively prolific. The next meeting was devoted to a Natural History Hunt over the School fields and on to Clifton Ings. It resulted in J. N. Arundale and R. W. Dick being the best pair of "hunters". Subsequent meetings were also devoted to out-of-door activities, helped by the excellent weather. Visits to Moorlands and Askham Bog were included and a final day's outing at Filey Brigg proved both enjoyable and interesting. B.P.

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY The survey of Askham Bog was continued during the holidays by several of the day boys. Pairs of boys were allocated a particular week and they visited it as often as they could during that time. At the beginning of the term two or three visits a week were made but as the term went by they became less frequent. The first few weeks were very fruitful, as the breeding season was well under way. The nest boxes were nearly all occupied by blue tits, one of which had a family of fourteen. These were all successfully reared. Several other nests were found and nest record cards were kept, which will be forwarded to the British Trust for Ornithology. These nests included five Reed Buntings, two Jays, one Wren, one Willow-warbler, and 36

three Moorhens. Notes were also made on the various species seen or heard at or near the Bog and a report was prepared, giving an account of the present status of each species. This formed part of the Natural History survey of the Bog which was shown as part of the York Schools' Exhibition during the British Association meeting in September. In all 61 species were seen or heard during the time of our observations. An interesting event of the summer was the discovery by the Chaplain of a young cuckoo in a hedge-sparrow's nest in his garden. Unfortunately the nest was rather weak and the cuckoo fell out several days before it should have left. However, it stayed in the garden being fed by its foster parents, until it could fly. It was caught during this time and successfully photographed being fed by its foster parents.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: D. P. COLES. Vice-Chairman: D. S. ATKINSON. Secretary: W. E. POTTS. Treasurer: I. S. T. DUTTON. Committee Members: S. C. GIBSON, A. G. BLACK.

The Club enjoyed a very successful Summer Term and was very fortunate as far as the weather was concerned. The main programme for the term included visits to the farms of Messrs. Atkinson and Pick and to the Leeds University farm. On Sunday, 24th May, the Club had a very interesting time at Mr. Atkinson's farm. After lunch a small pig judging competition was held and then the members travelled round part of the farm on a lorry; we saw potatoes, sugar beet, barley, wheat, and peas, which are sown in staggers for easier harvesting; after which we inspected the turkeys and pigs. Mrs. Atkinson kindly provided a very refreshing tea. The next visit was to Mr. Pick's farm at Kirk Hammerton on Sunday, 7th July. First Mr. Pick showed us some newly acquired land, which he was gradually bringing up to the standard of the rest, and we inspected his breeding hens, Friesian cattle and some of his crops. Mrs. Pick kindly supplied an excellent tea for us. The last visit of the term was to the Leeds University farm at Headley Hall, near Tadcaster, on Wednesday, 22nd July. Mr. Dalley and Professor Bywater showed us the Red Poll herd, which is milked in a bail, and the hangar from the 1914-18 war, which is used for corn, potato and implement storage. After this Mrs. Barrowman kindly provided a very welcome tea. We were then shown some wheat plots belonging to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany and after seeing some of the Jersey cows, upon which zero grazing is practised, Mr. Barrowman talked to us about his silage. An Advisory Committee meeting was held on 9th July. At the Annual General Meeting, on 23rd July, the following Committee for next year was elected : Chairman : W. E. Potts; ViceChairman : A. G. Black; Secretary : S. C. Gibson; Treasurer : E. S. Bolton; Committee members : D. P. Coles and D. S. Atkinson. Thus ended a very successful term.

C.C.F. NOTES Good examination results have made possible a much wider selection of N.C.O.s for the coming year. We expect to see the advantage gained through members of the R.A.F. Section taking the practical Army Proficiency Test instead of the former written exam. We congratulate 2nd Lieutenant M. G. A. Garbutt on being the first member of the Contingent to gain his commission in the Territorial Army while still at school. There is every likelihood of others following his example during the coming year. S.S.M. Butland gained the first Cadet Badge in the Contingent at Frimley Park, having been appointed C.S.M. for his course. The 25-pounder gun has now been restored to its garage in the St. Olave's area, and it is hoped that the R.A. Detachment will work at full strength in the coming year. This move has, of course, greatly improved the rifle range in the matter of space. A limited number of "3rd stage" Cadets, i.e., those who have passed the Army Proficiency Test or equivalent, will be able to start professional instruction in Civil Defence this year.

MAIN EVENTS 2ND JUNE.

Certificate A, Part I : 28 passed out of 42. 16m JUNE. Army Proficiency Test held by the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire : 57 passed out of 65. Those not involved in this examination took part in various full day activities, including open range shooting at Strensall. 20TH JUNE.

March past. The salute was taken by Lieutenant-Colonel P. Schofield, Officer Commanding the 5th Battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own). 2ND

JULY.

Fernie and Recruit Cup drill competition. The Fernie Cup, judged by Major R. K. B. Hitchcock, M.C. (9th Lancers), and Captain J. N. Gaastra, was won by School House. The Recruit Cup, judged by Lieutenant E. S. Jeffs, R.N.R., and Regimental Sergeant Major Van Rensburg (9th Lancers), was won by Queen's. 23RD AND 24TH JULY. The Pageant, "This seat of Mars", was presented at 10-15 p.m. The producers, S/Ldr. Cummin, S.S.M. Barton, and Sgt. Crowther, wish to thank all who so willingly assisted as performers or as helpers in various ways. 38

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Goodbody, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., attended the second performance. 25TH JULY. The Band, under Drum Major Mathews, gave the customary display at the end of the day; and the Commemoration Guard, under C.S.M. Beaumont, joined with the Band in the Naval ceremony of Sunset.

ARMY CAMP There are some who think that camp must be tough, and so must be under canvas, but those so inclined soon settled into the comparative comfort of huts at Westdown, on Salisbury Plain. By fairly general consent, this was a camp as good as any. The weather was ideal, the countryside pleasant, and the training areas and training facilities mainly very good. Once again Captain Craven was in charge of training, and he devised a full and useful programme, including a night exercise in which the Dalai Lama was sought by opposing forces. An experiment worth trying again was the running of one complete exercise, including its arranging and briefing, by Senior N.C.O.s. Westdown, which was offered for C.C.F. camps last year as an improvised arrangement, is to be permanently available for them, so the Contingent may go there again some time.

R.N. SECTION This term P.O. Evans was appointed i/c R.N. Section in place of P.O. Mathews, so as to give the latter more freedom to run the Band. Lg. Sea. Ibberson was appointed to assist with the N.C.O. Cadre and A.B. Smart (assisted by A.B. Hawkins) assumed control of the R.N. Stores. As there was to be no inspection this term it was decided to concentrate on boat-work. The new whaler was successfully launched at Naburn and the dinghy, which had been partly refitted at the "Rise Boat Yard", was transferred to Naburn for completion. Due to the absence of mooring facilities at Clifton Scope, it was decided to make Naburn the centre of boat-work activity. Regular transport was arranged and R.N. parties were taken to Naburn every Tuesday or Thursday, as a result of which more boatwork was accomplished this term than ever before in the history of the R.N. Section. Lg. Sea. Gough, the Boat Rating, assisted by A.B. Franklin, has been kept very busy. The R.N. Section spent the Field Day at Naburn, and, by using dinghies kindly lent by Mr. Howat and De Mulder, many members of the Section had some useful sailing experience. 39

Mention must be made of the work this term of Lg. Sea. Slater, who has reorganised the R.N. records, of A.B. Bottomley, who has performed the duties of R.N. Writer with commendable efficiency, and A.B.s Ainley and Thornton, who have carried out some stalwart repair work on the old whaler. Last but not least, the Stores Ratings have completely refurbished the Seamanship Room, an excellent job. Camp this year was at Portsmouth in H.M.S. Trafalgar, but Smart (now a Lg. Sea.) has written a separate account of this. Five members of the R.N. Section joined the C.C.F. Cruise in H.M.S. Northumbria, the minesweeper of the Tyne Division R.N.R.

R.N. CAMP On the 1st August Lieut. Jeffs and a party of 16 cadets arrived at Portsmouth Harbour Station. Transport took us into the dockyard and thence to the berth of H.M.S. Trafalgar, which was to be our home for the next week. The ship was a Battle Class destroyer built in 1945. Its main armament consisted of four 4.5 inch guns and eight torpedo tubes and the ship had recently acquired several prizes for gunnery. After being welcomed aboard, the party collected hammocks and bedding. We soon discovered our routine and it was pleasing to note how quickly everyone settled down to it. A varied and interesting programme had been organised, with the cadets joining in with the normal duties of the ship. The expressions "duty cook" and "part of ship" soon became familiar. On Sunday the party marched to H.M.S. Victory for Morning Service. Both Sunday and Monday were Navy Days, and two displays were given by the crew of H.M.S. Trafalgar; these were the firing of a practice torpedo and the launching of the ship's sea-boat. The cadets lent muscular assistance in the latter demonstration. On Monday we went on a detailed tour of the ship and in the afternoon watched other Navy Day displays, including a massed hornpipe display by Junior Seamen of H.M.S. St. Vincent. This was excellently done and brought the last C.C.F. Pageant to mind ! The following day we spent at sea in the minesweeper H.M.S. Gavinton, which was having radar trials with its sister ship H.M.S. Caunton. While on board we delved into the mysteries of the Decca Radar System and saw all the ship's minesweeping gear. Wednesday proved to be a most successful day, starting with a visit to the Naval Air Station at Lee-on-Solent. Here we saw aircraft ranging from the famous Swordfish to the modern Sea Hawk; an interesting demonstration of fire-fighting equipment was also laid on for us. In the afternoon we had a period of instruction on R.N. drill which, we discovered, was of a rather different brand from that used at School. At 1415 hours the party went by coach to the very

fine baths at the R.N. P.T. School. After a very reviving swim we watched a film of a past Olympic Games. The day was rounded off with boat-work in the ship's motor cutter and whaler. Much of Thursday was taken up by instruction on gunnery and the equipment connected with it. No stay in Portsmouth would have been complete without a visit to H.M.S. Victory, and that was made on Thursday afternoon. On Friday we were shown the chief anti-submarine device of the ship, the "Squid". That was followed after lunch by instruction on elementary navigation and two aspects of practical seamanship. Finally the party marched to H.M.S. Tiger, the Navy's latest cruiser, with its fully automatic, radar controlled 6-inch and 3-inch guns. En route to H.M.S. Tiger we were lucky enough to see H.M.S. Eastbourne, a new A/S frigate fitted with "Limbo", successor to "Squid". The party left Portsmouth on the 10-17 a.m. train after a very interesting and well planned week. We extend our thanks to the officers and men of H.M.S. Trafalgar and wish them well in the future. T.E.H.S.

R.A.F. SECTION Most of the present members passed the Army Proficiency Test in June, and will now divide for training in the N.C.O. Cadre, Civil Defence, or Advanced R.A.F. Training. A few cadets visited R.A.F., Linton-on-Ouse, during the term, and had some flying, and it is hoped that such visits will continue, though necessarily at irregular intervals. A reminder is made to cadets and parents, at the beginning of the year, that the Flying Scholarship scheme enables a successful applicant to learn to fly and to gain a pilot's "A" licence while still at School. Sgt. D. L. Brown has been appointed N.C.O. in charge of the Section, and Flight Sergeant J. M. Lord will take charge of the N.C.O. Cadre, the first R.A.F. N.C.O. to do so.

R.A.F. CAMP, BENSON For the first time R.A.F. Camp was held at Benson, in the luxurious surroundings of an ex-U.S.A.F. base, which now houses the Queen's Flight. Flying took place in Chipmunks, each cadet having about half an hour's flying, in addition to a Valetta flight round Britain by courtesy of the Ferry Training Squadron stationed at Benson. The remaining training programme consisted of the usual run of lectures, a tour of London Airport and a session with the link trainer.

J.S.C.B. No. 1, FRIMLEY PARK The initials above stand for Joint Services Cadet Badge, the senior cadet force award, which is gained by some of the participants in the Frimley Park courses. The course itself lasts for five days, during which all cadets are under more or less constant observation, for each section has an observer attached to it. Assembling on the Sunday afternoon, we were treated to a lecture on something in the evening, and the course started. The real start for many came at 0635 hours next morning, P.T. After morning parade there was instruction on light weight camping, followed by fun and games on the obstacle course. This is a feature of the grounds, but with only nine obstacles, varying between a two-foot high wall and a 14-foot wall; the best team of three did it in ninety seconds; an average section would take three minutes. After we had finished, the Observers, an amusing group of junior officers from all three services, went round it, "just for fun". The afternoon was spent on one of those devices so beloved by C.C.F. officers, "practical map reading". At least the view was enjoyable. That evening, for relaxation, we had films of Dartmouth and Sandhurst. The rest of the course was on similar lines, with further activities in a variety of spheres. Field firing was the usual small arms demo., we messed about in boats, assault, and dinghies, puncturing one twice, did impossible things in nine minutes for initiative tests—"You have two poles and three man-pack carriers and six men. That man is lying on a live rail. Do something."—sat through a variety of films and lectures, and camped out twice. The first night out was the better, for the observers were away most of the time. Thus when we ran out of water, we raided a nearby Guards' camp. The second night out was a tactical exercise, and should be of interest to those who complain when C.C.F. schemes go wrong. It was the usual three platoons attacking one platoon exercise, with the added features that each section had its observer supervising, each platoon commander was an officer, as were the force commanders, with wireless communication between platoons, and all cadets were sergeants and above, with about three exceptions. How did it go? The kindest thing I can say is that we reached the breakfast area on time. . . . The whole course, free of bull and drill, but not of route marches, was most enjoyable, and often amusing, and I hope some of the keener N.C.O.s will continue the Peterite representation down there, for they could learn a lot.

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THE SCOUT GROUP On 15th May Lord Rowallan, then Chief Scout, was to have visited York during his farewell tour before taking up his appointment as Governor of Tasmania. Unfortunately the sudden illness of his son prevented him from attending, and his place was taken by Sir Rob Lockhart, Deputy Chief Scout. More than 2,000 Scouts and Senior Scouts, including all members of this Group, were inspected by Sir Rob as he walked from Marygate landing to the Museum Gardens. In the Gardens, displays were staged and four of our Senior Scouts took part in an impressive pioneering project, while a Patrol of Scouts took part in a series of displays depicting the running of normal ( ?) Scout meetings. During the holidays Sir Charles Maclean of Duart, Chief of the Clan Maclean, was elected Chief Scout in succession to Lord Rowallan, who had held this arduous appointment for 141 years. In June there were two further Group activities. On the 27th we took part in a Jubilee Gala in the Museum Gardens at which over £500 was raised towards the provision of a training camp site for local Scouting. A number of our Senior Scouts erected a most spectacular aerial runway which drew an enthusiastic crowd all day, even when the rain was pouring down. The Scout Patrol again took part in the display in which the Senior pioneering project was repeated. On the 30th the County Commissioner visited the St. Peter's and Chilman Groups. He addressed a combined meeting of the Groups and presented the Medal of Merit to Mr. Nix. Afterwards the Commissioner, accompanied by the Head Master, watched an inter-Patrol competition in the Scout meeting and bridge-building by the Senior Scouts.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP

The summer programme was a very full one and it would be easy to overlook much hard work done in improving the Training Ground and considerable progress made in training. The fine weather and the recent acquisition of pioneering equipment encouraged us to be much more ambitious and several impressive structures were erected, including a long tower bridge specially designed for up-ending Scoutmasters ! Other activities included : the local Senior Scout Competition in which we entered three teams who acquitted themselves well; the creation of a First Aid Team, under A.S.M. Coulson, which gave a series of lectures and demonstrations to members of the C.C.F.; and a successful Field Day held on the Moors. The Troop was dropped by Patrols at various points on the Moors, to which they had travelled blindfold. They were given a map reference to the rendezvous and a time limit to reach it. For lunch each Patrol was given the raw ingredients of the meal and some aluminium foil in place of cooking utensils. Without exception, all afterwards vowed that the lunch was one of the most successful meals they had ever cooked in the open. 43

A.S.M.s J. M. Smith and D. E. Coulson ran a very successful Senior Scout camp in Wharfedale and a short account follows. In addition P/L.(S.) S. K. D. Hill attended a large Senior Scout camp in Wales, while P/L.(S.) D. Marsden assisted with the summer camp of a York Group. An account of the Welsh camp also follows. Only a few of the Senior Troop left at the end of term and we shall therefore have an even larger Troop next term. We say goodbye to P/L.(S.) S. K. D. Hill, Sec.(S.) M. W. Foster and Senior Scout D. J. Beevers, hoping that they will continue their active support of Scouting.

SENIOR SCOUT CAMP This year for the first time the Senior Scout camp, at Appletreewick in Wharfedale, was run by the Scouts themselves, under the able leadership of J. M. Smith and D. E. Coulson, A.S.M.s of the Troop. After arriving in an open lorry we had to transport all our equipment across the River Wharfe. An aerial runway was constructed, but a lot of the equipment had to be carried across by hand. It was a good camp-site with drinking water provided from a spring, siphoned through hosepipes over a hillside. At night, however, it became rather windy, as the wind blew straight down the valley. The weather was quite good but it did rain once or twice. The camp soon settled down and even a radio was installed. The cooking was exceptionally good, each of the three patrols taking its turn to cook for the troop. Most of the week was spent in camp but an ascent of Great Whernside was attempted, though out of 18 starters only four reached the summit 15 miles away. Among the camp activities were thistle cutting for the farmer, which paid for the site, and two camp fires which were enthusiastically supported. The new venture was a great success and the camp was greatly enjoyed by all. A.H.

THE GWERSYLL Y BRYNIAU Gwersyll y Bryniau means camp in the hills; it was, in fact, an international Senior Scout Jamboree, held in Central Wales from 31st July until 10th August. Three hundred hardy Senior Scouts presented themselves at the Jamboree, little suspecting the horrors that they would have to face during the ten days that were to follow. For convenience of organisation, these 300 Senior Scouts were split up into four troops, and each troop was again sub-divided into patrols. Activities for the Jamboree were centred around four main base camps The main camp, and Jamboree H.Q., was situated two miles from Newtown and was used for the opening and closing ceremonies and the camp fire. The other three base camps were out in the wilds and had in all cases to be approached on foot. First there was Cader Camp. This camp was situated at the base of the high and rocky Cader Idris range and was a two-day camp. 44

Here, there were two activities, each taking up one day. First, there was rock climbing under instructors. Secondly, there was a climb to the 250 ft. deep lake Llyn y Cau at a height of 1,386 ft. This climb was done carrying pioneering equipment. Once at the lake, each patrol was given an opportunity to build a raft with the equipment carried up, and to sail across a corner of the lake. After use, the equipment had to be dismantled and carried down again. From Cader, the troops were sent on an overnight 40-mile hike with their packs to the next base camp at Forge. After Cader, Forge was used mainly as a rest camp, and the one day there was spent on easy pioneering with ropes and spars. The final base camp, called Esgair, involved a 6-mile walk from Forge. At Esgair there was practical forestry, and we had ample opportunity to use forestry equipment during the two days we spent there. One night of the two was spent in Bivvies, constructed by patrols the previous afternoon. At last, on Saturday, everyone was relieved to rest his feet, and travel by bus to the H.Q. camp. By Saturday evening, everyone was back in the Newtown camp, for the giant camp fire that was held in the evening. On Sunday we watched the countryside we had so laboriously toiled over on our feet from a coach window, as the whole Jamboree was taken on a coach tour of North Wales. Finally, on Monday morning Lord Kenyon, the Chief Scout for Wales, officially dosed the Gwersyll y Bryniau. Though there were some minor accidents, surprisingly no one was seriously hurt and everyone agreed that, though strenuous, it had been great fun. S.K.D.H.

SCOUT TROOP One way and another the Summer Term was the most active the Troop is likely to experience for many years. First and foremost were the visits of the Deputy Chief Scout to York and of the County Commissioner to the School (recorded above). Then came the Scout Gala in the Museum Gardens when the special patrol under P/L. Bradshaw repeated the demonstration of patrol activities which they had earlier presented to the Deputy Chief Scout. Add to this list of events a Field Day and a successful Summer Camp, and the account of a full term is almost complete. It is only "almost" complete because we must also record a sudden surge forward of the training and testing programme during the term. In the event no fewer than 12 Scouts obtained their First Class badges on completion of their Journeys and Ormiston was the first Scout for some years to gain his Scout Cord. For this stout effort we have to thank the Scouters for giving so much of their time and to congratulate the successful Scouts themselves on their hard work. The Field Day itself followed a pattern which we have found increasingly profitable. The four patrols were dropped at individual places in the Helmsley area and had to make their way across country 45

to Cowhouse Bank for lunch. En route various tests of observation and field study were set and at one point each patrol was intercepted by a Scouter and given a special test of skill under emergency conditions. In the afternoon an enjoyable Wide Game was organised by the Scouters and rapidly disorganised by the Scouts. Lastly, we must bid farewell to A. D. Best, J. A. Bygate and G. D. Parkin, who have served us so faithfully as Scouters during the past year. And our gratitude must also be expressed to a former Scouter, S. J. S. Wroe, and to Mr. Craine, for their enthusiastic help during the camp on the Isle of Man.

SUMMER CAMP, 1959 This most enjoyable and successful Scout camp was held at Bishop's Court on the western side of the Isle of Man. It began on the last Tuesday in July when 21 Scouts and five slightly apprehensive Scouters, led by Mr. Holbeche and Mr. Craine, set off from York. The crossing from Liverpool was smooth but we did not arrive at the site until dusk; hasty pitching of tents ensued and the first day was spent in recovering from the journey and in establishing the various patrol kitchens and gadgets. The site, previously chosen by Mr. Craine, was excellent : to the West, a short walk brought us to a fine beach and stretch of coast; to the East, the ground rose to a height of over 1,000 ft., from which one could survey a good deal of the island as well as the Scottish and Irish coasts; close at hand was an extensive wood through which a stream found its way to a stagnant pond, which was soon found to emit marsh gas in sufficient quantities to provide a nightly firework display. The camp routine was quickly organised and, apart from one bread shortage and an invasion of geese, the days passed very pleasantly. Two major excursions were arranged : first, a bus trip right round the island, interrupted by a three-mile walk along the precipitous cliffs of the S.W. coast; secondly, a stiff climb up the highest peak, Snaefell, by the more hardy members of the camp. These excursions were interspersed with various Scout activities (including a night game), bathes, walks, ferocious games of cricket and baseball, and a free afternoon in Peel. On the Sunday we attended a special service in Kirk Michael Church, at which Mr. Holbeche read one of the lessons. The weather was well-nigh perfect for the whole week and all too soon the final camp fire was upon us. A.S.M. Wroe led the singing admirably, despite a wayward wind which nearly smoked him out. At 4 a.m. the next morning, tent-striking by bleary-eyed Scouts began, and the long return journey commenced at 7 a.m. when the Troop embarked on the sturdy Manx Railway. This was a camp we shall long remember and it only remains to thank our leaders for organising it, the Scouters (S J. S. Wroe, J. A. Bygate, A. D. Best) for their enthusiastic support, and the Patrol Leaders (J. T. Bradshaw, A. J. Bytheway, J. H. Ormiston) for their cheerful help. S.J.S.W. 46

CRICKET, 1959 RETROSPECT The laying of two concrete wickets, primarily for the Junior School, and the acquisition of a polythene strip for complete wicket coverage, all part of the campaign for combating the inclement weather experienced in recent seasons, helped, it would seem, to make this the driest and sunniest summer within memory; and how well the 1st XI took advantage of these glorious conditions ! The Kirby era was behind us but the 1958 retrospect ended on a note of subdued confidence. No one, however, would have dared to forecast the success with which the 1st XI met this year. The loss of only one solitary club match in each of the two previous seasons was no mean record to uphold, and it is very much to the credit of this year's team that they never allowed such a record to overburden them. A gay, almost cavalier, spirit pervaded their cricket and a truly remarkable series of victories was gained in their first seven matches. By this time five batsmen had had the experience of scoring halfcenturies on one occasion or more, and A. McCallum is to be congratulated on establishing his team so quickly. As the season progressed it became more and more apparent that our ability to bat on "away" wickets was an increasingly uncertain affair; nevertheless, for all the merits that our own square may have as a batsman's paradise, our bowlers dismissed opposing teams on it nine times. By contrast the 1st XI were dismissed wholly only twice, on both occasions when playing away. In the first seven matches, four wins had been gained in school matches, the most noteworthy being a high scoring match against Worksop College, who "unwittingly", or shall we say "unselfishly", allowed us more time for run-getting than they had elected to take themselves. The first set-back occurred against Denstone College when, after being 92 for 4 at lunch-time on the first day, we were dismissed for a total of 100 runs after 20 minutes of further play. To have recovered to the extent of making a draw of this match on the second day was no mean effort. From then until the end of June the team made heavy weather of many of their matches but managed to survive, apart from a severe hammering, which was no disgrace, at the hands of an M.C.C. XI after a declaration. In July the team finished off once again in a blaze of glory, although having to admit defeat to T. H. Hobson's XI. Throughout the season the fielding, as must always be expected, had been of a high standard, and none more so than that of M. Woodruff who well merited the award of the Fielding Cup, with E. M. H. Ranson a hot challenger. The tally of 16 matches played, 9 won, 2 lost and 5 drawn was the final measure of the team's success. A. McCallum finished the season 47

magnificently and his 140 not out against the Old Boys must be the highest score recorded for a very long time. E. M. H. Ranson was the side's outstanding all-rounder, and there was never a match in which he did not play some significant part. S. R. Hutchinson achieved the rare feat of hitting six boundaries in one over at the expense of a nameless long-suffering York Wanderers bowler, and he was selected to play for the Public Schools' Under 16 XI at Edgbaston. Most of the bowlers at one time or another captured 5 wickets in a match and thus added their own personal contribution. In fact the side's successes can largely be attributed to its splendid teamwork. Successes did not however begin and end with the 1st XI alone, for the 2nd XI also, under the able leadership of T. D. J. Layfield, remained undefeated for the second year in succession. There was no lack of enthusiasm too in this class of cricket, and a "play to win" spirit was always apparent. A very considerable number of runs was scored in a comparatively few number of hours, and even though there was some "hay-making", it was no doubt scientifically done. Strange things happened in the House matches, and a Senior House match final was to be witnessed without a single member of the current 1st XI in either team. If anything was proved, it was that the ability to hit the bad ball paid dividends. A danger exists that the strains of inter-house competition and the test match atmosphere which seems to dominate the proceedings, is doing more harm than good to the School's cricket. To encourage brighter cricket under competitive conditions, therefore, a new additional trophy will be awarded next year, the Yeomans Cup (presented by C. R. Yeomans, 0.P.), to the House achieving the highest scoring rate on a runs per over basis. Much has been achieved this year even with two Colts teams who were immature and had much to learn, and the Burton Cup was won by Queen's. We have derived much pleasure from our very much enhanced pavilion accommodation and a vote of thanks must be extended to W. M. Howard for his painstaking scoring and secretarial work, and, last but not least, to A. N. P. Butland for his patience and arduous but invaluable duties as storeman. 1st XI t * A. McCallum (Capt.), 1956-57-58-59. t*E. M. H. Ranson (Vice-Capt.), 1958-59. t*J. A. Bygate, 1957-58-59. t * M. W. Woodruff, 1958-59. t * C. W. Gough, 1958-59. *J. W. S. Gale, 1958-59. *J. A. Shouksmith, 1959. *S. R. Hutchinson, 1959. *C. J. Hemsley, 1959. *P. J. Dronfield, 1959. *L. H. K. Mackay, 1959. * Colours. Cap.

ind XI *T. D. J. Layfield (Capt.). *D. L. Brown. *G. W. A. R. Alderson. *A. N. H. Horsley. *J. R. L. Dunn. *M. McCallum. *I. A. Naisby. *J.J. Rhodes. *B. D. Shearsmith. D. L. W. Sim. W. J. Bottomley.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) J. J. Kettlewell (Capt.). C. I. D. Tomlinson (Vice-Capt.). M. C. M. Jesper. J. L. Richardson. J. D. Carr. J. F. Gartside. J. F. R. Hayes. M. C. Foy. G. M. Holgate. B. G. Shaw. T. L. Adams.

Colts XI (Under 16) *M. C. M. Jesper (Capt.). *M. M. Grainger. *J. C. Lacy. *M. E. Robson. J. M. Atkinson. G. Gildener. J. D. M. Hackney. J. M. D. Kirk. J. D. Lightfoot. C. J. Parker. R. A. Wood. * Colours.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Date 9th May

Opponents Clifton C.C. ...

Ground Home

Result Won

13th May 16th May 23rd May

York C.C. Worksop College Giggleswick School

Home Home Away

Won Won Won

27th May 3rd June

Durham School York Wanderers C.C.

Home Home

Won Won

6th June 12th Junel 13th June 17th June

Leeds G. S. ... Denstone College

Home Away

Won Drawn

Home

Lost

20th June 27th June 1st July

Bradford G.S. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. Ampleforth College ...

Away Home Away

Drawn Drawn Drawn

School 108 for 7 (dec.) 132 for 8 236 for 8 181 for 8 (dec.) 107 for 3 160 for 9 (dec.) 119 for 2 100 167 for 6 189 for 8 (dec.) 155 for 7 90 for 6 112 for 3

11th July 18th July 22nd July

Craven Gentlemen C.C. Bootham School ... T. H. Hobson's XI

Home Home Away

Won Won Lost

122 for 1 121 for 1 123

Home

Drawn

241 for 7 (dec.) 241 for 2 (dec.)

24th July 25th July

••• •••

...

Old Peterites

Played 16, Won 9, Lost 2, Drawn 5.

2nd XI ... ... ... ...

Ground Home Home Away Away

Result Won Won Drawn Won

School 156 57 for 0 161 160 for 6

Bradford G.S. Ampleforth College

... ...

Home Home

Drawn Won

18th July

Bootham School

...

Away

Won

198 238 for 4 (dec.) 212 for 8 (dec.)

Date 16th May 23rd May

Opponents Worksop College Manchester Boys XI

Ground Away Home

Result Lost Drawn

School 105 121 for 9

27th May 3rd June

Durham School Giggleswick School

Away Home

Won Drawn

77 for 4 82 for 9

13th June 20th June 1st July 18th July

Ashville College Bradford G.S. Ampleforth College ... Minster Choir School Old Boys

Home Home Away Home

Won Lost Drawn Drawn

69 for 2 80 90 for 9 56 for 6

Date 16th May 23rd May 27th May 6th June

Opponents Worksop College Giggleswick School Durham School Leeds G S. ...

20th June 1st July

Under 16 Colts XI

Opponents 88

131 232

106

110

117 197

191 for 3 193 157 188 for 5 (dec.) 121 120 200 for 6 (dec.) 258 for 7 (dec.) 204 for8

Opponents 89 55 116 for 9 159 for 8 (dec.) 92 for 8 88 72

Opponents 106 for 4 145 for 8 (dec.) 76 170 for 5 (dec.) 67 104 64 for 4 (dec.)

Under 15 Colts XI Date

School 1 Opponerstr

Opponents

16th May 20th May 6th June

Ground

Result

Worksop College Bootham School Leeds G.S.

Away Away Away

Won Lost Drawn

108 for 2 88 82 for 5

17th June 27th June

Bootham School Pocklington School

Home Home

Won Drawn

24 for 0 141 for 7 (dec.)

1st Round

Manor 101 for 7 beat Temple 100 Rise 119 for 9 beat Queen's 116 School House 103 for 8 beat Manor 100. Grove 123 beat Rise 119. Grove 190 for 5 beat School House 188.

107 143

142 for 8 (dec.) 22 72 for 3

Senior House Matches Semi-finals Final

Junior House Matches 1st Round

Queen's 183 for 3 beat Rise 181. Temple 140 for 8 beat Grove 138. School House 128 beat Queen's 117. Manor 100 for 2 beat Temple 86. Manor 77 for 4 beat School House 76.

Semi-finals Final

1st XI AVERAGES Batting A. McCallum

... E. M. H. Ranson ... C. J. Hemsley ... L. H. K. Mackay J. A. Bygate S. R. Hutchinson J. A. Shouksmith C. W. Gough ... J. W. S. Gale ... M. W. Woodruff ... P. J. Dronfield

No. of Times Innings Not out 17 4 17 4 11 5 3 1 18 1 15 1 15 2 11 4 12 1 7 3 2 2 • Denotes "not out"

Runs 516 490 179 54 451 365 230 119 146 36 4

Highest Score 140* 78 50 39 59* 71 51 25• 45 15• 4

Average 39.69 37.69 29.83 27.00 26.53 26.07 17.69 17.00 13.27 9.00 co

Bowling C. J. Hemsley M. W. Woodruff P. J. Dronfield

... ...

E. M. H. Ranson ... L. H. K. Mackay C. W. Gough ... J. A. Bygate

Overs

20 203 121 207 12 194 36

Maidens 2 38 23 52 4 49 5

Runs 98 553 431 646 35 573 108

Wickets

Average

9 36 26 38 2 28 1

10.89 15.36 16.58 17.00 17 50 20.46 108

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 9th May, 1959 Result : Won by 92 runs ST. PETER'S J. A. Bygate, b. West J. A. Shouksmith, et. Hartley, b. Yates ... 18 A. McCallum, b. Yates E. M. H. Ranson c. Hornshaw, b. Yates ... 7 S. R. Hutchinson, b. Brown G. W. A. R. Alderson, c. Hartley, b. Harrison 2 C. J. Hemsley, b. Harrison J. W. S. Gale, not out C. W. Gough, not out... D. Brown } Did not bat M. L. Woodruff Extras ... 6

TOTAL for 7 wkts. (dec.) ... 180

CLIFTON C.C. R. Hayle, b. Woodruff ... 5 H. Hornshaw, b. Woodruff H. Harrison, c. Gale, b. Woodruff ... 26 J. Hartley, b. Woodruff ... R. Reeves, c. and b. Ranson ... P. Moat, b. Bygate N. Banks, c. Hemsley, b. Ranson P. Yates, b. Woodruff ... F. C. Johnson, b. Gough ... J. C. Brown, not out ... J. West, run out Extras ... 16 TOTAL

Bowling Analysis:

CLIFTON C. C. 0. M. Brown ... 15 2 West ... ... 8 0 Yates ... ... 6 0 Harrison ... 10 2 Banks ... ... 3 0 Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

R. W. 60 1 46 18 3 22 2 28 0

ST. PETER'S R. 0. M. ... 12 2 22 ... 5 1 16 ... 4 0 7 6 2 18 ... 6 2 9 Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Woodruff Gough ... Brown ... Ranson ... Bygate

21 30 45 48 71 71 158

5 1 0 2 1

14 29 29 45 62 62 66 66 82

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 13th May, 1959 Result Won by 2 wickets :

YORK C.C. ST. PETER S J. R. Richardson, c. Gough, b. Ranson ... 48 J. A. Bygate, st. Bedford, b. Lockwood 26 J. Knowles, c. Alderson, b. Ranson J. A. Shouksmith, lbw. b. Temple ... 11 R. Tyson, c. Brown, b. Ranson A. McCallum, st. Bedford, b. Lockwood 25 L. Hutson, b. Gough ... ... 24 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Fountain, b. Hutson 21 S. Fountain, b. Ranson ... ... 16 S. R. Hutchinson, run out ... ••• 17 K. Lockwood, b. Gough ... C. W. Gough, c. Bedford, b. Temple ••• 4 T. H. Hobson, not out ... ... 14 D. L. Brown, lbw., b. Temple ... ••• 0 ... J. Lund, run out J. W. S. Gale, c. Bedford b. Temple ••• 5 V. Bedford, b. Hemsley 1 G. W. A. R. Alderson, not out ••• 5 J. R. F. Temple, b. Hemsley 0 M. Woodruff, not out ... ... ••• 4 H. Lund, b. Hemsley C. J. Hemsley, did not bat Ex.iras Extras ... 14

...

— —

Tow, ...

TOTAL for 8 wkts. ...

...131

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S YORK C.C. 0. M. R. W. 0. M. R. 0 Temple ... 12 0 26 Woodruff ... 8 3 17 Gough ... ... 9 0 35 2 Fountain... 8 2 19 Brown ... ... 2 0 6 0 Hutson ... 14 3 34 2 42 4 Ranson ... ... 12 Lockwood 11 1 39 Bygate 6 0 24 0 Hemsley ... 2.3 1 1 3 Fall of wickets: Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 30 58 69 102 104 111 121 131 131

_ —

...132

W. 4

0 1

21 74 79 111 115 118 119 123

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on 16th May, 1959 Result Won by 2 wickets :

ST. PETER'S J. A. Bygate, c. Jackson, b. Thompson ... J. A. Shouksmith, c. & b. Little A. McCallum, b. Thompson ... E. M. H. Ranson, l.b.w.. b. Little S. R. Hutchinson, c. Little, b. Leefe J. W. S. Gale, run out C. J. Hemsley, not out ... C. W. Gough, c. Leefe, b. Little ... M. Woodruff, 1.b.w., b. Little L. H. K. Mackay, not out ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, did not bat Extras

WORKSOP ... 20 D. B. Moody, c. Hemsley, b. Ranson G. K. Newton, b. Gough ... ... 97 P. R. Swinney, c. McCallum, b. Hemsley 16 J. M. Farrow, c. Ranson, b. Mackay T. B. Little, l.b.w., b. Gough T. Tayanganon, b. Woodruff M G. Molden, st. McCallum, b. Hemsley ... 15

1.M.G.Torkington, st. McCallum, b. Hemsley 12 N. Leefe, not out'- ... 22 P. M. Thompson, st. McCallum, b. Hemsley 8

K. Jackson c. Gale, b. Hemsley Extras

... 6 ... 7

TOTAL ...232 ST. PETER'S

Woodruff Gough ... Bygate Ranson Hemsley Mackay 1

0. M. 14 1 13 1 3 0 8 1 9.3 1 ... 6 1 Fall of wickets: 3 4 5 6 7

W. 1 2 0 1 5 1

WORKSOP

Thompson Tayanganon Moody ... Leefe ... Swinney Little ...

41 94 95 156 169 173 191 204 216

... 50 15

... 12

TOTAL for 8 wkts. ...236

Bowling Analysis: R. 54 54 11 23 62 21

0. M. 15.5 1 16 2 3 0 4 19 5 1 14 2 Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7

R. 59 43 11 47 22 42

13 142 151 151 166 190 200

W. 2 0 0 1 0

Worksop batted first and their opening pair at once looked confident, especially C. K. Newton who did the majority of the scoring. Runs came quickly and 50 was reached in 36 minutes and 100 in 70 minutes. The turning point of the Worksop innings came soon after lunch when Gough dismissed Newton for 97. From then on, although the batsmen defended stubbornly, the School bowlers gained the mastery, Hemsley's tempting slow spin eventually taking 5 for 62, and the opposition were all out at almost 3 o'clock for 232. The School started badly, losing two wickets with the score only 13. A stand of 129 between Ranson and Shouksmith followed, restoring the School's position. At this point the batting again disappointed, and the wickets of Hutchinson and. Gale quickly fell, leaving the School once more in difficulty. The situation was saved by Hemsley, who carried his bat for a courageous 50. As time rapidly ran out and wickets fell, the School gradually crept up on Worksop's total; excitement ran high as two catches were missed and Hemsley was cleaned bowled by a no-ball. With seven minutes left for play a four from Mackay brought the School a win by two wickets in what was certainly the most thrilling ending to a match seen here for some years. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on 23rd May, 1959 Result : Won by 122 runs ST. PETER'S J. A. Bygate, b. Wall... ... 0 J. A. Shouksmith, b. Ridgway ... 25 G. W. A. R. Alderson, c. Westhead, b. Grant 3 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Grant, b. Oddie ... 51 A. McCallum, c. Oddie, b. Ridgway S. R. Hutchinson, b. Wall ... J. W. S. Gale, c Grant, b. Ridgway ... 34 C. J. Hemsley, not out ... ... 24 C. W. Gough, c. Westhead, b. Ridgway M. Woodruff, not out ... 15 L. H. K. Mackay, did not ba.f. Extras ... 22

GIGGLESWICK R. W. Westhead, c. Gough, b. Woodruff ... 2 P. S. Carr, b. Woodruff ... D. C. S. Grant, run out ... W. H. Oddie, b. Woodruff ... R. W. Wall, 1.b.w., b. Woodruff ... C. A. Ellison, c. Gale, b. Ranson D. C. Ridgway, b. Mackay ... 10 R. D. Reader, st. McCallum, b. Ranson R. D. Bullock, b. Ranson ... o T. N. Thornber, b. Woodruff ... P. J. Spencer, not out Extras ... 10

TOTAL for 8 wkts. (dec.) ...181

GIGGLESWICK R. W. Wall ... D. C. S. Grant D. C. Ridgway R. D. Bullock ... W. H. Oddie ... 1

0. 10 18 25 13 4

M. 4 3 5 3 1

R. 23 38 68 27 3

Fall of wickets: 4

66 135 139 145

TOTAL

...

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S O. M. M. Woodruff ... 10 2 C. W. Gough ... 8 4 L. H. K. Mackay 3 1 E. M. H. Ranson 6 2 J. A. Bygate ... 2 2 Fall of wickets:

W. 2 1 4 0 1

R. 14 9 13 13 0

5 0 0

The School batted first on a vicious wicket which deteriorated steadily throughout the day. Once again the batting was disappointing, two wickets falling quickly for 17 runs, and for a team which batted to number eleven, there were too many failures. Ranson again was the mainstay, backed up by Shouksmith, Gale, and Hemsley. The School declared just before 4 o'clock with a score of 181 for 8, giving Giggleswick some 30 minutes' batting before tea.

Woodruff proved too much for our opponents on a wicket such as this had now become and took three wickets before tea. Giggleswick were unfortunate in that Wall, a promising young bat and fast bowler, had sustained a muscle injury earlier in the game, and was seriously handicapped during his innings. The School bowling continued to hold the upper hand and the only serious resistance was offered by Ellison and Ridgway. In an hour and a half it was all over; Giggleswick were all out for 59, Woodruff taking 5 for 14. Though apparently an easy win, the School did not acquit itself as well as the score indicates. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on 27th May, 1959 Result : Won by 7 wickets DURHAM T. D. Stirk, b. Woodruff ... ... 0 Cole, b. Woodruff ... ... 37 M. Heppell, c. Gale, b. Woodruff ... ... 7 B. D. Collin, b. Woodruff ... ... 3 J. C. Neesham, b. Dronfield 18 I. Hind, c. McCallum, b. Dronfield 6 G. Pearson, c. Dronfield, b. Ranson ... 17 S. Foster, b. Dronfield R. H. Hopps, c. Mackay, b. Dronfield ... 0 P. Robertson, c. Hutchinson, b. Dronfield 0 D. B. N. Grierson, not out Extras ... 13

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 16 3 13 7 7.2 1 ... 16 5

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

Bowling Analysis: R. 35 16 9 32

Fall of 3wickets: 21

21 ... 29 29 ... 23

Extras

...106

TOTAL

Woodruff Gough ... Ranson Dronfield Mackay

ST. PETER'S J. A. Bygate, c. Cole, b. Heppell J. A. Shouksmith, c. and b. Heppell A. McCallum 1.b.w., b. Heppell E. M. H. Ranson, not out ... S. R. Hutchinson, not out ... J. W. S. Gale ... M. Woodruff ... C. W. Gough ... Did not bat C. J. Hemsley L. H. K. Mackay P. J. Dronfield...

W. 4 0 1 5 0

Grierson

Neesham

Hopps Heppell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 2 3

2 14 26 75 81 85 88 88 88

41 41 64

DURHAM 0. M. 4 0 7 2 14.4 3 11 0

R. 10 22 39 31

...107

w. 0 0 0

Fall of wickets:

The fine weather had left the School wicket hard and dry, but, in spite of this, Durham were soon in trouble. Woodruff again bowled very well in the earlier part of the innings and he took the wickets of the first four batsmen for 35 runs. A stubborn 37 by Cole held the Durham innings together somewhat but only Neesham and Pearson gave any great support. The slow spin of Dronfield brought him 5 wickets for 32 runs, and running round from extra-cover to deep mid-off he took a fine catch to bring the Durham innings to a close. The School opening batsmen, going in just after 3-30, put on 41 before Bygate was out. McCallum came in next, and, dogged by ill luck, was l.b.w. to Heppell without scoring. Shouksmith, Ranson and Hutchinson, however, took the School to an easy seven wickets victory. This was an encouraging performance, but there was room for improvement in the fielding. Woodruff was reawarded his colours after the match.

ST. PETER'S v. YORK WANDERERS C.C. Played at home on 3rd June, 1959 Result : Won by 50 runs WANDERERS C.C. J. Pulleyn, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff J. Annequin, b. Gough ... ... J. Richardson, c. McCallum, b. Gough ... ... D. Oliver, b. Gough ... J. Harmon, b. Dronfield ... ... R. Tyson, c. McCallum, b. Dronfield ... M. L. Swain, b. Dronfield ... J. M. Raylor, c. Gale, b. Dronfield ... ... J. Leaf, b. Dronfield ... S. Fountain, c. Gough, b. Ranson ... Rev. East, not out ... ... ... Extras ...

ST. PETER'S ... ... ... 22 ... ... 9 J. A. Shouksmith, b. East.. R. M. H. Ranson, c. Richardson, b. Swain 36 ... 67 ... S. R. Hutchinson, b. Fountain ... ... J. W. S. Gale, run out A. McCallum, 1.b.w., b. Fountain ... C. J. Hemsley, l.b.w., b. Richardson 9 C. W. Gough, b. Fountain ... M. Woodruff, b. Fountain ... A. N. H. Horsley, not out ... P. J. Dronfield, did not bat ... 6 Extras

J. A. Bygate, b. East

...RI ... 14 ... 25 ... 0

—

TOTAL for 9 wkts. (dec.) ... 160

1 31

2 34

Bowling Analysis:

WANDERERS C.C. 0. M. R. 3 0 8 46 15 3 21.1 6 61 5 0 31 4 0 8

Leaf ... East Fountain Swain ... Richardson 3

Fall of wickets: 6 7 4 5 92

TOTAL ... ...110

W. 0 2 4

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 4 10 2 10 10 5 4 2 5.5 2 2 0 Fall of wickets: 7 4 5 6

Woodruff Gough Dronfield Horsley Ranson Hemsley 1

98 141 151 160

2 32

R. 24 39 18 7 12 2

93 100

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on 6th June, 1959 Result : Won by 8 wickets ST. PETER'S ... ... J. A. Bygate, not out J. A. Shouksmith, 1.b.w., b. Oliver E. M. H. Ranson, c. Papwortb (G.), b. Papworth (R.) 6 ... ... 8 S. R. Hutchinson, not out J. W. S. Gale ... A. McCallum ... C. J. Hemsley ... Did not bat C. W. Gough ... M. Woodruff .. A. N. H. Horsley 1. J P. J. Dronfield... Extras

LEEDS G.S.

J. T. Sleightholme, st. McCallum, b. Ranson 60 ... O D. I. Brotherton, c. Ranson, b. Gough G. R. C. Yeadon, c. Woodruff, b. Gough ... I J. S. Ridsdale, c. Horsley, b. Dronfield

G. W. J. Papworth, c. McCallum, b. Ranson 5 R. D. J. Papworth, c. Bygate, b. Gough ... 2 ... 14 D. E. Walton, c. Ranson, b. Woodruff O ... M. J. Bennoson, run out 25 S. R. Cowie, c. Woodruff, b. Gough ... O P. R. Janney, l.b.w., b. Gough 3 D. L. Oliver, not out ... 4 Extras

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 3 15 15 7 4 5 11 3 19.4 9

R. 26 15 2 35 35 8 9

Fall of wickets: 7 4 5 6

-.-

...117

TOTAL

Woodruff Gough ... Horsley Dronfield Ranson

Oliver ... Cowie ... Janney ... Brotherton Papworth (R.) ...

5 1 2

TOTAL for 2 wkts.

—119

LEEDS G.S. 0. M. 1 13 0 4 10 1 2 1 8 1

R. 40 8 30 13 27

0 0

Fall of wickets:

102 111

66 102 102

The weather throughout the day threatened to put a sudden end to the game at any moment; however, the rain held off till some 15 minutes after the close of play. 54

Leeds batted first and were soon in trouble; five wickets fell before lunch for 31 runs, Sleighthohrie being the only batsman to offer serious resistance. After lunch Leeds seemed to be in a more determined frame of mind and Sleightholrne, with the help of Walton and Cowie, brought the visitors' score to 117 before being last man out for an invaluable 60. Leeds deserve much credit for retrieving the position as much as they did. Gough found form in this match and took 5 for 15 in a very fine spell of bowling. The School went in at 3-45 and it was soon evident that Bygate, too, was returning to his best form. Shouksmith, as we had now come to expect, batted in a steady but unspectacular fashion for 46, and, though Ranson was quickly out, Bygate and Hutchinson knocked off the few remaining runs needed for victory. This was a very easy win, but one in which the School made fewer mistakes than in the previous matches. Colours were awarded to Gough, Gale, Shouksmith, and Hutchinson. ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played away on 12th and 13th June, 1959 Result : Drawn Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S M. R. W. 0. 6 45 3 Woodruff 17 2 6 43 14 Gough ... 0 9 0 3 Bygate 17 4 37 3 Ranson ... 2 24 1 7 Dronfield 1 9 2 23 Horsley Fall of wickets: 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

DENSTONE (1st Innings) ... 39 J. L. Foster, c. Horsley, b. Ranson ... 0 P. J. Hoddell, c. Bygate, b. Woodruff R. H. 0. Lees, at. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 32 ... 34 H. C. Illingwortb, l.b.w., b. Gough ... ... 14 T. M. Melrose, l.b.w., b. Dronfield T. H. Peake, l.b.w., b. Horsley ... 26 J. C. Standerwick, c. Hemsley, b. Woodruff 23 V. J. Lewis, c. McCallum. b. Gough P. J. Christmas, b. Woodruff ... 4 ... R. H. J. Evans, not out D.H. Molyneux, c. Hemsley, b. Ranson ... 5 Extras

3 78 80 98 134 184 184 184 189

...197

TOTAL

ST. PETER'S (2nd Innings) J. A. Bygate, 1.b.w., b. Lees ... 0 J. A. Shouksmith, 1.b.w., b. Molyneux 16 J. W. S. Gale, 1.b.w., b. Standerwick A. McCallum, b. Standerwick 5207 E. M. H. Ranson, not out S. R. Hutchinson, c. Evans, b. Molyneux. ... 4 . C. J. Hemsley, run out 0 ... C. W. Gough, not out... M. Woodruff ... Did not bat A. N. H. Horsley P. J. Dronfield... E xtras

ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) . A. Bygate, c. Hoddell, b. Standerwick ... 22 J. A. Shouksmith, c. Hoddell, b. Molyneux 3 ... 18 A. McCallum. 1.b.w., b. Standerwick 13 E.M. H. Ranson, b. Standerwick ... 34 S. R. Hutchinson, c. and b. Molyneux 0 J. W. S. Gale, b. Standerwick 0 C. J. Hemsley, 1.b.w., b. Standerwick ... 4 C. W. Gough, c. and b. Molyneux 0 IL Woodruff, b. Standerwick 0 A. N. H. Horsley, c. Pease, b. Molyneux ... P. J. Dronfield, not out Extras

TOTAL for 6 wkts.

TOTAL ...100

Standerwick Molyneux Christmas

DENSTONE 0. M. 21.2 9 2 9 0 7 ... 2 5

—167

Bowling Analysis:

DENSTONE M. 0. 15 38 15 25 5 12 2 7 0 3 8 16 0 1 Fall of wickets: 5 6 1 2 3 4

R. W. 44 6 11 4 0 28 15 0

Standerwick Molyneux Melrose Christmas Evans ... Lees ... Foster

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 43 44 92 92 92 96 96 96

0 23 47 89 94 166

R. 53 22 12 16 11 22 1

W. 2 2 0 0 0 1 0

Rain was imminent on Friday when McCallum elected to bat, but the pitch was good, and at lunch 92 runs were on the board for four wickets. After the interval St. Peter's collapsed and were all out for 100 by 2-30. Denstone, after a brief stoppage for rain, went in to make 84 for 3 by tea. The wet conditions made handling difficult for the School, but Denstone did not press home their advantage, having 169 for 6 on the board at the close. On the next day, which dawned fine and hot, the School soon dismissed their opponents, but could do nothing but play out time for the rest of the day. This they did very well indeed, Ranson, Bygate, and Hemsley all batting well. J. C. Standerwick showed himself a versatile bowler with his opening fast spell and, later on, his slow off-breaks. The draw was unfortunately made inevitable by the first innings collapse, but the game was not without its highlights. ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 17th June, 1959 Result : Lost by 7 wickets M.C.C. B. W. Snook, C. Hutchinson, b. Gough J. N. Quin, c. Gough, b. Woodruff J. H. Lipscombe, b. Gough M. H. Stevenson, not out J. N. Harper, not out... Green ... ... G. M. Shuttleworth J. G. Cumming Did not bat P. J. M. Patten J. R. P. Cumberledge Commander W. K. Wood Extras

ST. PETER'S ... 43 ... J. A. Shouksmith, c. Patten, b. Cumming ... 5 ... ... ... 21 A. McCallum, run out E. M. H. Ranson, c. Stevenson, b. Cumming 52 ... 15 S. R. Hutchinson, c. Snook, b. Harper 0 ... ... J. W. S. Gale, b. Harper 6 T. D. J. Layfield, c. and b. Lipscombe 20 Hemsley, st. Patten, b. Cumming C. J. ... ... 6 C. W. Gough, not out 2 . ... M. Woodruff, not out P. J. Dronfield, did not bat 19 Extras

J. A. Bygate, b. Cumberledge

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

ToTAL for 8 wkts., (dec.)...189 M.C.C. M. 0. 5 Cumberledge 15 12 2 Cumming 9 1 Stevenson 11 4 Wood ... 16 4 Harper ... ... 12 4 Lipscombe Fall of wickets: 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 10

Bowling Analysis: R. 26 27 28 18 42 29

W. 1 3 0 0 2 1

2 23

181 181

78 115 127 139

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 6 0 9 0 0 7 9.3 1 2 0

Woodruff Gough ... Ranson Dronfield Hemsley

R. 43 44 34 44 16

_101

—191 W. 1 2 0

0 0

Fall of wickets:

3 46

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on 20th June, 1959 Result : Drawn BRADFORD G.S. P. N. Smith, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff F. J. Chapman, b. Gough ... J. A. Schofield, b. Ranson ... P. Foy, c. Hutchinson, b. Ranson ... G. B. Sugden, 1.b.w., b. Ranson ... D. A. Brown, b. Ranson B. Brown, c. and b. Woodruff . H. Wade, b. Dronfield . Kendall, not out ... ... E. Shuttleworth, run out A. D. Naylor, b. Dronfield Extras

TOTAL

...

ST. PETER'S J. A. Bygate, 1.b.w., b. Wade J. A. Shouksmith, b. Kendall A. McCallum, c. Schofield, b. Naylor E. M. H. Ranson, c. Foy, b. Wade S. R. Hutchinson, b. Shuttleworth I. A. Naisby, 1.b.w., b. Shuttleworth J. W. S. Gale, b. Kendall ... C. J. Hemsley, not out ... C. W. Gough, not out... ... M. Woodruff ... Did not bat P. J. Dronfield... Ixtras •••

0 6 ... 18 ... 79 7 ... 22 ... 33 6 ... 18

TOTAL for 7 wkts.

...193

... 17 ... 10 ... 48

...155

Bowling Analysis: Woodruff Gough Bygate Ranson Dronfield Hensley

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 5 17 13 4 9 1 22 7 10.5 4 2 0

R. 32 27 22 59 21 14 8

0 4 2 0

Kendall Shuttleworth Wade ... Naylor ...

BRADFORD G.S. M. 0. 4 14 5 11 26 13 5 16

Fall of wickets: 6 7 5 4

89 139 155 186

97 131 151 152

Fall of wickets: 7 5 6 4

W. 2

R. 38 11 41 32

W. 2 2 2 1

The School bowlers quickly took the initiative against the Bradford batsmen, and at one time the score stood at 64 for 5. Apart from Foy, who scored 79, there was little aggression from the first seven batsmen, and it was left to Wade and Kendall, who batted 8 and 9 respectively, to support Foy and take the score to 193. Ranson (4 for 51) bowled best and Woodruff took a brilliant catch off his own bowling. St. Peter's opened their innings at 3-40 but at no point did they make a determined effort to make the required number of runs in the time available. Only McCallum, who seemed at last to be finding his true form, and Hutchinson ever looked comfortable against the Bradford attack. The School nevertheless had no difficulty in playing a rather inglorious draw.

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 27th June, 1959 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S ... J. A. Bygate, b. Pocock J. A. Shouksmith, b. Burrell... ... A. McCallum, b. Pocock E. M. H. Ranson, b. Burrell S. R. Hutchinson, b. Burrell J. W. S. Gale, C. Simpson, b. Terry ... C. Hemsley, not out ... C. W. Gough, not out... M. Woodruff ... Did not bat A. N. H. Horsley P. J. Dronfield... Extras

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN ... 8 Jennings, c. Hutchinson, b. Dronfield ... 41 R. Hinchcliffe, b. Dronfield D. W. Gillespie, st. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 72 5 ... G. A. Baylis, 1.b.w., b. Gough 1 P. N. L. Terry, b. Horsley ... R. G. M. Quarrie, c. Hemsley, b. Ranson ... 6 3 ... C. T. A. Simpson, b. Woodruff ... 1 M.Burrell, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff N. Pocock, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff J. G. Renton, st. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 0 N. J. Magson, not out ... 12 Extras

Woodruff Gough Dronfield Horsley Ranson

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 1 9 9 2 6 0 3 4 8 0

TOTAL for 6 wkts

-157

TOTAL

Bowling Analysis: R. 30 26 38 4 47

YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN M. R. 0. 3 23 8 4 31 10 3 1 18 1 0 5 1 0 4

Burrell Pocock Terry ... Magson Gillespie

3 1 2 1 3

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fall of wickets: 2 3 4 5 6

46 63 74 116 142 147 148 148 151

15 15 29 29 48

0 19 ... 0

... 24 ... 25

... 90

W. 3 2 0

ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on 1st July, 1959 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S 54 J. A. Bygate, b. Sparling J. A. Shouksmith, c. and b. Huskinson ... 7 S. R. Hutchinson, c. Brennan, b. Huskinson 10 ... 29 ... A. McCallum, not out... ... 8 ... C. W. Gough, not out... E. M. H. Ranson J. W. S. Gale ... C. J. Helmsley ... Did not bat M. Woodruff ... A. N. H. Horsley P. J. Dronfield... Extras

AMPLEFORTH ... •.• 34 A. J. King, 1.b.w., b. Ranson J. Stephens, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff ... 5 J. J. Brennan, c. Hemsley, b. Ranson ... 4 69 W. A. Sparling, st. McCallum, b. Dronfield D. Russell, c. Horsley, b. Dronfield ... 46 ••• 16 ... ... P. Butcher, not out ... ... 19 ... ... R. Jackson, not out D. Trench Did not bat S. Tyrrell J. Wetherell T. Huskinson Extras

TOTAL for 3 wkts.

TOTAL for 5 wkts. (dec.) 188

Woodruff Gough ... Ranson Dronfield Horsley

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 1 14 5 14 9 22 0 12 0 2

Bowling Analysis: R. 47 38 51 39 12

W. 1 0 2 2 0

Sparling Brennan Huskinson Wetherell Jackson...

R. 21 25 27 15 20

W. 2 0 0

Fall of wickets:

Fall of wickets: 1

AMPLEFORTH M. 0. 5 11 1 12 1 10 6 11 0 6

...112

3 4 5

2 3

37 51 89

9 34 47 152 159

Throughout the day rain was threatening, but fortunately held off until the end of the match; the wicket, however, had taken a great deal of rain on the previous night, and was soft on top. Ampleforth batted first, and although the School took an early wicket, they never seemed to be able to gain a commanding position. The fact that the Ampleforth captain, Sparling, was dropped early on and remained to score 69 perhaps made the essential difference to the spirit of the opposing batsmen, who never really looked uncomfortable for any length of time nor appeared liable to collapse. The scoring, like that in the School's innings, was slow, and Ampleforth declared at tea with a score of 188 for 5. The School was left with time to win if they set up a swift scoring rate. This, however, they seemed disinclined to do except in occasional bursts. Hutchinson characteristically showed a brief flash of aggression, but, as too often happens, was over-eager. With his departure it became clear that a draw was inevitable. Bygate batted well, and McCallum and Gough were left to play out time. A disappointing and uninspiring game. 58

ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 11th July, 1959 Result : Won by 9 wickets CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. E. Bygott, b. Gough J. Wood, c. Mackay, b. Ranson ... C. W. Nelson, c. Woodruff, b. Gough E. Jepson, run out ... D. Brennan, b. Woodruff ... W. H. Sellers, c. Ranson, b. Woodruff A. Leggat, l.b.w., b. Dronfield G.Booth, b. Dronfield J. H. Holdsworth, b. Dronfield H. Kippax, not out ... A. B. Sellers, c. Dronfield, b. Ranson Extras

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, not out... J. A. Bygate, st. Brennan, b. Jepson E. M. H. Ranson, not out ... C. W. Gough ... L. H. K. Mackay 0 J. A. Shouksmith ... 11 J. W. S. Gale ... Did not bat 0C. J. Hemsley 2 M. Woodruff ... 5 A. N. H. Horsley 3 P. J. Dronfield... Extras

7 ... 34 ... 27 ... 20

-.121

TOTAL

Woodruff Gough ... Ranson Horsley Dronfield

ST. PETER'S 0. M. 9 2 13 3 ... 12.3 2 ... 5 1 8 0Fal ofwickets: 4 5 6 7

TOTAL for 1 wkt.

Bowling Analysis: R. 19 29 33 12 21

W. 2 2 2 0 3

8 9

13 72 73 96 96 99 99 108 116

1 2 3

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. 0. M. R. 7 2 17 2 33 11.3 1 27 7 ... 10 2 27 3 0 14 Fall of wickets:

Booth ... Sellers Jepson ... Wood ... Holdsworth

... 79

--...122

W. 0 0 0 0

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played at home on 18th July, 1959 Result : Won by 9 wickets BOOTHAM J. Horsley, b. Ranson J.Whittle, c. Gale, b. Woodruff ... 16 P. Judson, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff ... 30 K.Dent, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff W. Westcott-Pitt, b. Gough C. Morphet, c. McCallum, b. Woodruff ... 1 M. Edmundson, c. McCallum, b. Hemsley 7 R. Bewley, c. Dronfield, b. Gough ... ... 3 A. Manning, c. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 20 S.Whitaker, not out ... ... 6 M. Horsley, c. Ranson, b. Gough ... ... 0 Extras ... 1

ST. PETER'S A. McCallum, not out... J. A. Bygate, 1.b.w., b. Morphet E. M. H. Ranson, not out ... L. H. K. Mackay S. R. Hutchinson C. W. Gough ... J. A. Shouksmith Did not bat J. W. S. Gale ... C. J. Hemsley M. Woodruff .. P. J. Dronfield... Extras TOTAL for 1 wkt.

TOTAL

... 76 ... 15 ... 26

...121

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. Woodruff 16 3 36 4 Gough ... 14.5 3 32 3 Dronfield 9 1 31 0 Ranson 10 4 17 2 Hemsley 3 0 3 1 Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

BOOTHAM 0. M. Whittle ... 9.3 1 Morphet ... 12 1 Horsley, M. ... 4 1 Westcott-Pitt ... 3 0 Manning ... 3 0 Fall of wickets: 1

23 73 73 73 74 84 90 102 117

R. 41 35 19 17 5

W. 0 0 0 0

Bootham, who batted first, looked like making an impressive total and reached 73 for 1 shortly before lunch. At this point fortune changed sides and a most disastrous collapse ensued. It is interesting to note that eight of the ten opposing batsmen were caught : seven of 59

these were taken behind the wicket, five by the wicket-keeper and the other two by Ranson and Gale in the slips, Gale's catch being a very fine one. The only catch in front of the wicket was also very good, a hard drive taken one-handed at cover by Dronfield. Of the bowlers it was the fast attack of Woodruff and Gough which was most successful, accounting for seven wickets. There were two fairly long stoppages for rain, which delayed the close of the Bootham innings till just after 4 o'clock. The School went in at 4-30 and it was soon clear that they would have an easy task. McCallum, now opening the innings once again, was still in top form and hit a very entertaining 76 not out. A very enjoyable match to watch, and one in which the School showed up very well in every way. ST. PETER'S v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played away on 22nd July, 1959 Result : Lost by 77 runs

ST. PETER'S ... A. McCallum, c. Hobson (R.), b. Beal J. A. Bygate, b. Beal ... 7 E. M. H. Ranson, 1.b.w., b. Beal ... S. R. Hutchinson, c. Hobson (T. H.), b. Beal 16 L. H. K. Mackay, st. Beachell, b. Lawrence 7 C. W. Gough, st. Beachell, b. Lawrence ... 8 ... 4 J. A. Shouksmith, run out ... M. Woodruff, st. Beachell, b. Lawrence ... 0 J. W. S. Gale, c. Whittle, b. Wilkinson ... 15 C. J. Hemsley, c. Hobson (T. H.), b. Wilkinson 7 ... 3 Extras

T. H. HOBSON'S XI ... 65 D. Beacbell, c. and b. Ranson ... 16 R. Hobson, c. Bygate, b. Gough ... J. Knowles, c. McCallum, b. Gough ... 21 J. Whittle, run out ... R. F. Harding, b. Woodruff ... T. H. Hobson, c. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 16 J. Lawrence, not out.........70 ••• T. Hobson, not out ... J. Beal I Did not bat Dr. Sawkill G. Wilkinson Extras

TOTAL

TOTAL for 6 wkts. (dec.) ...200

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 1 8 ... Woodruff 3 10 ... Gough ... 2 18 ... Ranson 1 8 ... Dronfield Fall of wickets: I 2 3 4 5 6

Bowling Analysis: R. 31 44 78 44

Wilkinson Lawrence Beal

2 2

T. H. HOBSON'S XI R. M. 0. 40 9.4 0 59 2 21 3 21 12

W. 2 3 4

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 48 63 74 87 91 101 101 103 122

35 35 99 100 109 135

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on 24th and 25th July, 1959 Result : Drawn ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) 2 ... A. McCallum, b. Crowe ... 51 J. A. Bygate, c. Walshaw, b. Kirby 42 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Rayson, b. Kirby ... 20 J. W. S. Gale, c. Crowe, b. Magson 38 S. R. Hutchinson, b. Irvin ... C. W. Gough, c. and b. Irvin L. H. K. Mackay, st. Stratton, b. Magson 39 20 J. A. Shouksmith, not out ... C. J. Hemsley I Did not bat M. Woodruff ... P. J. Dronfield ... 4 Extras

OLD PETERITES (1st Innings) D. Kirby, b. Ranson K. Ratcliff, c. Shouksmith, b. Dronfield ... 41 31 D. Thornton, b. Dronfield . 79 J. Rayson, c. Gale, b. Dronfield P. Walshaw, b. Woodruff 42 R. Jackson, c. Bygate, b. Ranson ... D. B. Irvin, not out 3 J. Magson, c. and b. Dronfield N. P. Crowe } Did not bat R. Stratton ... S. J. S. Wroe 8 Extras

TOTAL for 7 wkts. (dec). ...241

TOTAL for 7 wkts. (dec) ....258

OLD PETERITES M. 0. 4 11 4 12 28.3 3 Magson 21 8 Kirby .., 0 6 Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2

Bowling Analysis: R. 22 33 94 40 48

ST. PETER'S M. 0. 14 0 0 16 ... 20 5 ... 7.3 1 ... 7 0 ...

Woodruff Gough ... Ranson Dronfield Bygate

2 2 2

2 4

77 113 122 158 251 255 258

ST. PETER'S (2nd Innings) A. McCallum, not out J. A. Bygate, st. Stratton, b. Magson E. M. H. Ranson, c. Crowe, b. Magson ... C. J. Hemsley, not out J. W. S. Gale ... S. R. Hutchinson C. W. Gough ... Did not bat L. H. K. Mackay J. A. Shouksmith IL Woodruff ... P. J. Dronfield J Extras

OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) D. Kirby b. Woodruff ... 48 K. Ratcliff, st. McCallum, b. Ranson ... 15 D. Thornton, c. Bygate, b. Ranson ... 73 J. Rayson, c. Hemsley, b. Gough .. P. Walshaw, c. Hutchinson, b. Dronfield ... 10 R. Jackson, c. Bygate, b. Gough ... D. B. Irvin, c. Gough, b. Ranson ... ... 26 N. J. Magson, c. Gough, b. Ranson ... 12 S. J. S. Wroe, not out R. Stratton, not out ... P. Crowe, did not bat... Extras

...140 ... 49 ... 24 . 24

TOTAL for 8 wkts.

TOTAL for 2 wkts. (dec). ...241

Crowe ... Wroe Magson Kirby ...

Fall of wickets:

75 116 122 168 185 241

0. M. 3 0 5 0 18 0 ... 2 14 2 0 Fall of wickets :

R. 46 61 84 26 33

Bowling Analysis: R. W. Woodruff 28 0 Gough ... 49 0 Ranson 79 2 Dronfield 66 0 15 0

M. 1 1 0 0

R. 32 45 54 58

Fall of wickets: 7 6 4 5

19 83

93 155 155 188 199

1 2 — — 117 170

0. 10 9 8 8

-.204 W. 2 4 1

THE BOAT CLUB The term started with a sorting out of the available talent and after a week or so the position became clear. The 1st and 2nd IVs were clear-cut and the others soon became apparent. Many of the more senior oarsmen who were omitted were left out because one of the prime needs in an oarsman is teachability, and bad habits, once learnt, are not easily unlearnt. The weather was excellent and by the time the first Regatta came the crews were in a fair state of readiness. Nottingham Regatta, however, showed up certain deficiencies. The 1st IV rowed well to win the Junior-Senior Fours but the 2nd IV lacked racing ability. The 3rd and 4th IVs had a good race together and the 3rd IV lost the final of the Maiden Fours. At Leeds it was even more apparent that even the 1st IV had a long way to go, for, although they won the Senior Fours event, it was by a very narrow margin. The 3rd IV won the Maiden Fours. By the time York Regatta came along the 1st IV had made a great improvement and the main disappointment was that they should 61

V have lost their first race in the Senior Fours to Durham A.R.C., after having clear water at Scarborough Bridge. The following Wednesday they lost again to Durham A.R.C. by one length over the 10 furlong course at Durham. By the end of the season the Boat Club had won six Regatta events spread over the first five fours—not quite a record, but a very sound season. In J. B. Mathews the Boat Club has had a fine Captain, one who has obtained results without fuss and who has not been a mere figurehead. His oarsmanship is first class and he deserves his status as a senior oar. At no time has he given cause for anxiety and any job of organisation has been undertaken and carried through by him with complete success. He will be remembered as one of the Club's best Captains. D. N. L. Beresford has had the onerous task of Boat Club Secretary and this job he has performed with efficiency and unfailing cheerfulness. He has never been at a loss and his time-tables have been a model of clarity. Many other boys have played some part in the running of the Boat Club but P. A. Crossley may be singled out for the excellent way he painted the names on the two eights. In reviewing the term from the more critical point of view it has been an outstandingly bad term from the standpoint of damage to boats. This has sometimes been through carelessness, sometimes by accident. Bad coxing has caused several items of damage and it can never be emphasised too strongly that coxwains must be able to see ahead of their boat and look behind before turning. Another failure is not to appreciate the difference between coming in to the steps in a head wind and in a following wind. Oarsmen have been the cause of many bad slits in the skins of boats. This is usually due to carelessness in entering and leaving boats and in the way the boats are lowered into and lifted from the river. These slits are most troublesome to repair, especially in a fine boat, and far more care must be taken to prevent them from occurring. The School Regatta was organised and carried through most ably by Mr. Mair with the help of the senior boaters and proved to be a keenly contested series of races. The winners were X VIII, C crew and J crew. In conclusion, a word of thanks to Mr. Crowther, who very kindly helped to convey boys to Bradford, the first time to the Regatta and the second time to Bradford School "At Home". His help was much appreciated. 62

RESULTS NOTTINGHAM REGATTA.

1st IV beat Nottingham & Union B.C., Manchester University and Trent

B.C. to win the Junior-Senior Fours. 2nd IV lost to Archbishop Holgate's School in the Schools' Fours. 3rd IV beat S.P.S.B.C. 4th IV, Nottingham University "A", Birmingham University and lost to Loughborough B.C. in the final of the Maiden Fours. 4th IV beat Loughborough College "B" and lost to S.P.S.B.C. 3rd IV. LEEDS REGATTA.

1st IV beat York City R.C. and Manchester University to win the Senior

Fours. 2nd IV lost to Tees A.R.C. in the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV beat St. John's College "B", Hull University "B", S.P.S.B.C. 4th IV, St. John's College "C", and Manchester University "B" to win the Maiden Fours. 4th IV beat Hymers College "A", Kingston (Hull) R.C. and lost to S.P.S.B.C. 3rd IV. YORK REGATTA.

1st IV lost to Durham A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. and lost to Sir John Deane's in the Schools' Fours. 3rd IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Leeds University "A", Archbishop Holgate's "B" and lost to Manchester University "A" in the Maiden Fours. 5th IV beat Nottingham Britannia "A" and lost to Port Transport in the Maiden Fours. 6th IV lost to King's College "A" in the Maiden Fours. (Wednesday). 1st IV beat Durham School and lost to Durham A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Leeds University "B", Royal West of Scotland and lost to Leeds University "A" in the final of the Junior-Senior Fours. 3rd IV lost to Tyne A.R.C. in the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat St. John's College, Tees A.R.C., Leeds University, Hatfield College, and Manchester University to win the Maiden Fours.

DURHAM REGATTA

BRADFORD REGATTA.

5th IV beat Bradford School "A", Archbishop Holgate's "B", and Metropolitan Vickers' "A" to win the Maiden Fours. LANCASTER REGATTA.

1st IV beat Nithsdale A.R.C. and lost to Manchester University in the Senior Fours. 2nd IV beat Chester City G.S and Wallasey G.S. to win the Schools' Fours. 3rd IV beat Bradford A.R.C. and Royal Chester R.C. and lost to Wallasey G.S. in the final of the Junior Fours. 4th IV lost to Hollingworth Lake in the Junior Fours. OLD PETERITE RACES.

The School floated five crews, the 1st and 2nd IVs as an VIII, the 3rd IV, the 4th and 5th IVs as an VIII, the 6th IV and "C" Crew, the winners of the Intermediate Division of the School Regatta.

Against these crews the Old Peterites put up some useful opposition and their 1st VIII had put in some training, as all were members of York City R.C. However, success came to the O.P.s in one race only—that involving the School 6th crew. All the other races were exciting and the School 1st VIII won by only length. It was very encouraging that so many Old Peterites should turn up and be so keen to row. No persuasion was necessary and one or two had to be disappointed. 31st May. This event, the first ever held, was organised by Mr. Arthur West, rowing master at Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School, and eleven crews took part, rowing over a course of 1+ miles and starting at intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The fastest time was achieved by the Archbishop's 1st IV, followed by St. Peter's 3rd IV, and then Bradford Grammar School 1st IV.

SCHOOLS' HEAD OF THE OUSE,

G.S. "AT HOME". In place of the annual races with Bradford G.S. the School was invited to send a crew to a special event, the opening of the Bradford G.S. new boat house at Shipley. The 2nd IV went and during the afternoon raced against Bradford 1st IV to whom they lost over the 31 furlong course. We wished our opponents a successful future for their Boat Club.

BRADFORD

DURHAM SCHOOL.

In these races, held on 1st July, the 1st and 2nd IVs rowed as an VIII. Fours races were also held for the respective 3rd and 4th IVs. Each of the races resulted in a clear-cut win for St. Peter's. CREWS.

1st IV—D. L. Slade, J. 0. Armstrong, J. B. Mathews, C. D. Ibberson;

D. N. L. Beresford. 2nd IV—P. A. Crossley, A. H. Crowther, J. M. Smith, J. J. Reah; A. D. Best. 3rd IV—R. L. Bywater, D. A. Lindsay, H. V. Sykes, W. E. Jones; W. E. Potts. 4th IV—P. Goolden, I. S. T. Dutton, R. A. Martin, H. R. L. Purse; F. H. Fearnside. 5th IV—W. Mitchell, S. K. D. Hill, R. J. Hawkins, P. M. Beachell; P. M. Read. 6th IV—W. E. Bagnall, J. R. Anfield, T. Wheeler, C. W. A. Groundwater; M. J. Pearey. X VIII—W. E. Bagnall, J. G. Ainley, A. J. De Mulder, J. R. Anfield, J. A. Franklin, C. W. A. Groundwater, S. N. Harrison, T. Wheeler; A. P. Bramworth. C Crew—T. E. H. Smart, T. C. J. James, W. R. Bytheway, M. G. Staveley; N. M. Lumley. J Crew—R. H. Atkinson, J. C. Brisby, C. L. Brown, J. R. Brown; J. F. Yeomans. OLD PETERITE CREWS.

1st VIII—R. D. Beckitt, I. 0. Barry, B. A. Heap, M. Welsh, A. P.

Hopwood, M. T. Carter, C. R. G. McNeil, E. Portlock; D. A. Haxby. 2nd VIII—A. B. Bryce, D. R. Procter, P. W. Howat, J. S. Ibberson, G. P. Burden, R. M. Wheeler, J. D. Birch, W. Gibson; C. W. Jose. IV.—T. G. Stephenson, C. W. Thompson, J. A. Jackson, R. A. Jackson; R. Dunwell. IV—J. R. Humpherson, R. Gray, J. N. Russell, R. A. Field; B. G. Way. IV—J. R. Shirtcliffe, R. D. Wheatley, J. S. Botterill, R. Dunwell; F. H. Fearnside. 64

SHOOTING The shooting outlook at the beginning of term was rather doubtful. There were only two old colours left : the Captain, M. G. A. Garbutt, and Vice-Captain, R. A. Hodgson. And the "Country Life" results (1st VIII 34th; 2nd VIII 81st; out of an entry of 147) were not as good as last yea' s; actually the scores in the main shoots were rather better, and the lower positions were due to disasters on the landscape target, not in itself a test of pure shooting ability. It does not follow, of course, that the .22 VIII is the same as that for the Ashburton, for it may include some who do not take shooting in the summer, and miniature range form is not necessarily reproduced on the open range. There were 12 vacancies for newcomers, and these were easily filled from a number of applicants, preference being given to those who had shown interest during the winter months. Practices at Strensall were favoured with excellent weather and good scores were regularly recorded by individuals, but there were many and violent changes of form so that it was far from easy to detect a potential VIII. It was not unusual, for example, for a "nominated" VIII to make 490 or so under Ashburton conditions while the "best" eight made 510 or more. One feature did emerge very clearly, however, and that was that a number of the beginners were capable of good shooting. Thus in the Donegall Badge competition, consisting of the best aggregate of two Ashburton shoots on two named Saturdays, there were six competitors under 16 years of age in the first 12, including the runner-up, D. H. Rhodes. The competition was won by M. G. A. Garbutt, very appropriately, as he showed the best consistent form throughout the term. The County of Lancaster meeting at Altcar is held rather early in the season, and scores there tend to be low. We were placed third in the main event with a score which was very poor, even allowing for the somewhat difficult conditions. S. D. Baker's 66 was, however, the best individual effort in any team, and he was awarded his colours. In the Sir Lionel Fletcher Cup we were placed second and the team was awarded bronze medals. It proved very difficult to select the team, cadet pair and spare men for Bisley, as no less than 16 had averages of over 60 for the last month's shooting. In the end we took nine experienced shots and four newcomers who had been doing well. Yeadon, Shubrook, and Noel were the three unfortunates. After "Gale and Polden" shoots at Bisley, two newcomers were nominated for the VIII, and two more, of course, made the cadet pair. In the "Marling" we did less well than last year, and were placed 12th out of 37. We had practised very little, for various reasons, but chiefly for lack of time. The Cadet Pair did very well to be placed 11th out of 89 entries. In the Ashburton we had some minor misfortunes which cost us four or five points, and our total of 499 placed us 28th out of the 96 competitors. At this level of shooting every point is of importance, as is illustrated by the fact that three other schools, all 65

previous Ashburton winners, incidentally, also made 499. scores were : M. G. A. Garbutt R. A. Hodgson S. D. Baker ... T. Wasden ... S. C. Gibson C. J. Marsay P. G. Humpherson G. A. Hart ...

CADET PAIR.

J. R. Shannon D. H. Rhodes

Detailed

200 yds. 33 30 32 33 31 29 32 30

500 yds. 32 30 34 29 30 33 33 28

Total 65 60 66 62 61 62 65 58

250

249

499

33 31 — 64 —

31 30 — 61 —

64 61 125

Baker and Humpherson won "Schools Hundred" badges, while Marsay (67), Gibson (66), and Hart (66), all won prizes in the "Gale and Polden". In the "sideshows" Baker did well in the clay pigeon, and Lavender secured a prize for pistol shooting. Other shooting this term consisted of the annual C.C.F. match and the completion of classification. The former is a difficulty for us, involving as it does a technique which we do not practise and where, as we cannot enter our first VIII, it is virtually our third team (team of four) that is entered. The high wind proved too much for those unaccustomed to aiming off, and we did not distinguish ourselves. Classification results were satisfactory, and on them the following awards were made : Individual Shot Cup : R. A. Hodgson. Intermediate Medal : C. Metcalfe. Recruit Cup : J. R. Brown. House Aggregate Cup : Queen's. Finally, we can end on a cheerful note, as, with only two of the VIII leaving, and considerable strength of reserves, we should, if all goes well, be able to look forward to a good year's shooting in 1959-60.

FENCING As usual in the Summer Term, most of the Fencing time was taken up in training House teams for the Inter-House Fencing competition. This was held in May, The Rise being the winners after some very evenly matched tournaments. The draw and the results are given below :Grove Manor

Temple School House

}

Grove (6-3) Rise

} Rise (6-2) Rise (6-5)

Queen's

Queen's (6-5)

Temple (6-1)

We held two School matches this term, and we were victorious in h. Much experience has been gained this year in our matches, the young team will have further opportunity to improve next as all but two members are staying at School. After our match with Durham Colleges Fencing Club, J. M. Hinson and P. M. Beachell were awarded their School Fencing curs for the season 1958-59. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM COLLEGES F.C. (Home) St. Peter's won 10-8 Foil : C. L. Brown Won 2 Lost 1 J. M. Pattinson Won 2 Lost 1 S. P. Burton Won 1 Lost 2 Sabre : N. R. Barton P. M. Beachell J. C. G. Wheeler

Won 2 Won 2 Won 1

Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 2

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL F.C. (Home) St. Peter's won 16-3 Foil : Lost 1 Won 2 D. N. L. Beresford Won 3 Lost 1 C. L. Brown ... Lost 0 Won 4 J. M. Pattinson Lost 1 Won 3 R. H. Proudfoot Sabre : N. R. Barton P. M. Beachell

Won 2 Won 2

...

Lost 0 Lost 0

D.N.L.B.

TENNIS The two hard courts were in constant use throughout the Summer Term, except for a week in early May when they were given a handsome layer of protective green paint. Patient coaching by Mr. Holbeche and Mr. Craine and by R. L. Evans and J. B. Robinson has given much encouragement to players, especially promising younger boys. The opportunity for regular practice under ideal conditions must inevitably lead to a higher standard of tennis; but the School team seems to have overlooked the fact that this applies to masters also, for in the staff match the old brigade beat all their opponents after a stern struggle. In the House matches, School House were the favourites, but they were beaten in the semi-final by a consistent and tenacious Rise team. The latter went on to beat Queen's in the final by 5-2. 67

R.L.E.

SWIMMING AND LIFE-SAVING The School has been very fortunate this Summer Term in having such a long spell of excellent weather. In spite of this the temperature of the baths is still a strong deterrent to even the fattest and most ardent swimmer Early in the term the School team practised for the two matches in June. Visiting Welbeck College, the School team under conditions much the same as at St. Peter's, gave a good account of themselves, but in the end were just defeated. At Bootham, after getting over the shock of warm water, the team again gave a commendable performance but were defeated. R. A. Hodgson in particular is to be congratulated on breaking the 100 yds. Free Style School record by over 4 seconds in a time of 61.6 secs. At the beginning of the term I. T. Parkin, as Captain of School Swimming, was presented by the Editor-in-Chief of the "Yorkshire Evening Press" with their Life-Saving Cup, which the School won last year—partly due to Bootham accepting a handicap. The LifeSaving group this year have met on Monday evenings throughout the term. Attendance was disappointingly sporadic and it was only after three days intensive training just before the examination that all the boys who entered were successful. There is room for great improvement yet, and I trust that next year the effort will be spread over a longer period, rather than a few hectic days at the end of term. AWARDS : Instructor's Certificate: M. G. H. Adcock. Award of Merit: H. L. Sutcliffe, M. G. H. Adcock. Bronze Cross: G. Mann, Kettlewell, Starkey, Yeadon, Monfort, Metcalf,

R. J. Adcock, Ormiston, Hornby, R. L. Bruce, Milnes, Gallrein.

Bar to Bronze Cross: M. G. H. Adcock. Bronze Medallion: Milnes, G. Mann, Magson, Templeman, Rees, P. J.

Gibson, Cockroft, Gallrein.

Bar to Bronze Medallion: Ormiston, R. J. Adcock.

The Inter-House Swimming Competition at the end of term was marked by the establishment of four new records and one further time equal to a previous record. R. A. Hodgson is now the holder of five School swimming records, two in the Junior group and three in the Senior group, and the name of J. D. Dench (1947) has been finally eliminated from the list. J. V. Noel, however, is a strong contestant in the Intermediate group, while J. H. Ormiston established a new record in the Junior Plunge. All these results are further proof of the favourable conditions which all swimmers have enjoyed this term. The Manor and School House were virtually the only two in the hunt for the Kazerooni Cup, and the latter must consider themselves most unfortunate not to have won after gaining as many as 71i points. The Junior times and performances were generally poor but the remainder good. The Manor are to be congratulated on their win, and Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Cup at the end of the meeting. 68

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 26th July 1.Under 16+ Free-style-50 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd U. A. Alexander, 3rd M. A. Clegg. Time : 28.8 secs. (School record). 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. C. Brisby, 2nd S. K. D. Hill, 3rd C. W. Gough. Time : 36.7 secs. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st G. R. Monfort, 2nd C. R. Barton, 3rd R. A. Cockroft. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st R. S. Le Pla, 2nd J. R. Brown, 3rd G. R. Monfort. Time : 17.4 secs. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd F. C. Beaumont. Time : 1 min. 22.4 secs. 6. Under 16+ Plunge. 1st S. P. Burton, 2nd D. H. Rhodes, 3rd J. G. Ainley. Distance : 41 ft. 8 ins. 7. Under 15 Free-style-50 yds. 1st J. A. B. Carruthers, 2nd G. R. Monfort, 3rd J. L. Newhouse. Time : 34.9 secs. 8. Under 16+ Breast-stroke--100 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd R. L. Bruce, 3rd J. M. S. Prosser. Time : 1 min. 26.8 secs. 9. Open Free-style-100 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd D. E. Coulson. Time : 63.7 secs.

Monday, 27th July 10. Open Free-style-25 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. Time : 12.1 secs. (School record). 11. Under 16+ Free-style--25 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd G. P. Robinson, 3rd U. A. Alexander. Time : 13.0 secs. (Equals School record). 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-25 yds. 1st D. S. Yeadon, 2nd C. G. Evans, 3rd R. M. Fawcett. Time : 40.6 secs. 13. Open Free-style-50 yds. 1st R. A. Hodgson, 2nd S. K. D. Hill, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. Time : 27.8 secs. (School record). 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd A. McCallum, 3rd F. C. Beaumont. Time : 35.8 secs. 15. Under 16+ Dive. 1st R. G. Bruce, 2nd R. P. V. Puttock, 3rd R, L. Bruce. 16. Under 16+ Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st G. P. Robinson, 2nd R. L. Bruce, 3rd S. H. Reiss. Time : 38.8 secs. 17. Open Plunge. 1st W. E. Jones, 2nd D. L. Slade, 3rd J. C. Brisby. Distance : 42 ft. 6 ins. 18. Under 16+ Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. L. Bruce, 2nd •R. G. Bruce, 3rd (equal) R. P. V. Puttock and J. F. Yeomans. Time : 41.2 secs. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st I. T. Parkin, 2nd J. B. Mathews, 3rd J. J. Rhodes. Time : 39.8 secs. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st M. R. Dixon, 2nd D. S. Yeadon, 3rd A. J. Bytheway. Time : 24.4 secs. 21. Open Dive. 1st J. A. Bygate, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd J. C. G. Wheeler. 22. Under 15 Free-style-25 yds. 1st J. A. B. Carruthers, 2nd J. R. Brown, 3rd J. L. Newhouse. Time : 15.0 secs. 23. Under 16+ Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd A. Hardman, 3rd J. A. Gillies. Time 38.6 secs. 24. Junior Plunge. 1st J. H. Ormiston, 2nd R. H. Atkinson, 3rd R. M. Fawcett. Distance : 48 ft. 3+ ins. (School record). 25. Under 16+ Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Queen's, 3rd Grove. Time 58.0 secs. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Temple, 3rd Rise. Time : 67.0 secs. :

27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd Rise, 3rd Grove. Time : 56.3 secs. Awards of points 1st— 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd-1 pt. Relays 1st-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Manor 87 points School House 71} points Queen's 32 points Grove 28 points Temple 27i points Rise 24 points

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to I. T. Parkin, the Captain of the Manor swimming team.

HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1960 1st XI Sat., 23rd Jan. 'A' XI v. York H.C. 2nd XI Sat., 30th Jan. Leeds Corinthian Sat., 6th Feb. Welbeck College Sat., 13th Feb. Bridlington School Wed., 17th Feb. Scarborough College Sat., 20th Feb. York H.C. Wed., 24th Feb. Bootham School Sat., 27th Feb. Trent College Wed., 2nd Mar. Worksop College Sat., 5th Mar. Old Peterites Wed., 9th Mar. Styx H.C. (4-15 p.m.)

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OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1959 The Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Saturday, 25th July. The President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) was in the Chair and there was an attendance of 54 members. On the recommendation of the General Committee it was decided to amend the Club's rules (IV) and (V). The rules, as revised, are printed in the triennial list of members circulated as soon as possible. The principal amendments, however, are to increase for new members the Life Subscription to £10 as from the 1st January next, and that for a fixed period of 7 years from the 1st January, 1960, all life subscriptions received by the Treasurer shall be loaned to the School free of interest but less a deduction of 1/50th of the total accumulated life subscriptions received to the end of each financial year, which shall be transferred to the General Fund upon the understanding that the School will pay the sum of £60 each year to cover the running expenses of the Club. Dr. G. E. L. Graham and Messrs. J. A. Hanson, J. B. Mortimer, J. M. Raylor, and M. I. H. Sproulle were re-elected to serve on the Committee for a further term of three years. It was reported that regional O.P. Dinners had been arranged as follows :North-Eastern-16th October at Three Tuns Hotel, Durham. West Riding-29th October at Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield. London-11th November at Brown's Hotel. The President reported that, as a result of a special effort made during Commemoration, a further 31 Deeds of Covenant to the gross value of £1,402 7s. 8d. had been signed and four donations totalling £13 had been received towards the special appeal fund which he had inaugurated last November for the extension of Big Hall as the School War Memorial. He was most grateful to all donors and to the members of the General Committee who had assisted him. The Hon. Treasurer having presented the Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1958, which revealed a cash balance of £641 18s. 9d., it was decided to donate the sum of £500 to the Big Hall Extension Appeal Fund. On the proposition of the President, it was decided to elect Mr. D. A. C. Blunt, in recognition of his devoted service to the School over a period of 13 years, an Honorary Member of the Club.

O.P. DINNER, 1959 Following the Annual General Meeting the O.P. Dinner was again held in the School dining hall by kind permission of the Head Master. For the first time there was a full capacity attendance of 120, who enjoyed an excellent dinner provided by the School catering staff, to whom once more the Club is indebted. It was a most enjoyable evening for those who were fortunate enough to be present. The Committee regrets that so many Old Peterites were unable to secure tickets, but this function in the Commemoration calendar is now so popular that early application for tickets is essential in order to avoid disappointment. The time-honoured toast of "The School" was proposed by the President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) and the Head Master responded, whilst Colin Shepherd replied to the toast of "The Club", which had been proposed by G. H. Dodsworth. The following were present :Etherington, J. The Head Master.

The President (Dr. M. T. Clegg). Rumfitt, D. T. Easten, Rev. J. A. Wheatley, R. D. Kirby, D. Moore, N. F. Houghton, Rev. J. C. Bower, R. Carter, M. T. Hallas, M. Hanson, J. A. Lewis, T. J. Burdon, T. H. Knowlson, P. C. Mammatt, S. E. Sproulle, M. I. H. Brown, H. Shepherd, C. S. Mayson, D. C. Ratcliff, K. M. Coates, J. W. Morris, P. A. Collinson, R. I. Jenkinson, J. R. Harding, G. W. Wright, R. W. Gedge, J. B. Lewis, C. H. Peacock, R. W. Magson, N. J. Ward, C. M. Eastwood, C. R. Dodsworth, R. P. Way, B. G. Kettlewell, T. A. W. Hopwood, A. P.

Gardner, G. D. Jose, C. W. Portlock, E. S. Thompson, C. W. Fearnside, F. Milner, G. H. Barry, I. 0. Alderson, B. R. Moore, E. I. Roy, M. H. T. Crowe, P. Sedman, E. C. Le Pla, R. G. Rayson, J. C. M. Thompson, D. W. Waters, P. D. Dee, C. C. Annequin, J. E. B. Rodger, A. C. Chilman, P. W. G. Procter, D. R. Stubbs, W. C. Wilson, P. B. Saville, J. M. Walton, J. M. E. Dawson, J. R. Harnby, F. B. S. Turner, E. H. N. Field, R. A. Dodgson, G. M. Smith, G. W. Stanley, R. M. Stanley, J. D. De Little, R. J. Woolley, C. T. Dodsworth, G. H. Dodsworth, J. M.

Dodsworth, W. D. Dennison, E. A. K. Atkinson, P. S. Dunwell, R. McNeil, C. R. G. Rhodes, K. H. Le Tocq, L. C. Blunt, D. A. C. Howat, A. T. Harding, R. F. Stratton, R. A. Thornton, E. D. Mortimer, J. B. Craven, A. Jeffs, E. S. Chilman, K. G. Ping, A. W. Fairweather, C. C. Graham, G. E. L. Leach, C. W. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Isherwood, A. J. Ridley, G. Varley, E. K. Thomas, T. E. Stork, R. N. Heap, B. A. Beaumont, L. T. Brocklebank, J. L. Bellwood, P. L. Holt, D. R. Wheatley, T. P. Moore, J. E. Scarth, R. M. Cummin, D. G. Dodds, A. E. R. The Head of the School (T. D. J. Layfield).

O.P. General Committee.

NOTICES

The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 12th December, at 4-30 o'clock after the annual Rugger match between the School and the Club. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, not later than the 30th November. mil

O.P. Crested Business Tie and Square and O.P. Blazer Buttons. Members are reminded that the new approved Club business tie bearing the crown and cross keys from the School coat-of-arms on a dark blue background may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, whose address is Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, upon receipt of the appropriate remittance together with a stamped (4-0.) addressed foolscap envelope. The price of the all-silk tie is 18/6 and the rayon-reppe tie 11/9. Silk squares of the same design are also available from the Hon. Secretary—price 60/-, post free. Christmas is coming and birthdays are always happening ! The chrome blazer buttons machine-indented with the School coat-of-arms may be obtained direct from the Manager of the School Shop. The large size 3/- and the small size 1/8 each.

O.P. RUGBY Any member wishing to play for the O.P. Rugby team against the School should write to :— 2/Lt. C. W. Thompson, Officers' Mess, 1 Regular Training Battalion R.A.O.C., Blackdown, Nr. Aldershot, Hants.

Dear O.P.s,

11 The Garlands, Scarborough. 7th September, 1959.

School War Memorial Big Hall Extension Special Appeal

I was greatly encouraged by the support which was given to the effort made during Commemoration to swell the special appeal fund initiated last November, when a further 34 Old Peterites either signed deeds of covenant or made single donations, as a result of which the fund now stands at £5,153. To all of them I am most grateful. Nevertheless, to date, only 101 Old Peterites have subscribed and a further £7,000 is urgently required, as the alterations to Big Hall have already commenced, so that, it is hoped, it will be in use for next Speech Day. I feel quite certain that there are many non-subscribers who would like to be associated with the Memorial, especially the many of us I, who lost an old School pal during one of the wars. Our debt to those who gave their all will never be repaid but at least we can acknowledge it by a contribution to the School War Memorial. Moreover, let us remember that the old School herself still bears the honourable scars of battle. Covenant forms were circularised to every member of the O.P. Club with the February issue of "The Peterite". Do please complete yours and return it to me or the Head Master as soon as you have read this letter. If you have mislaid the form please write for another one and it shall be sent by return of post. Best wishes, Yours sincerely, MARCUS CLEGG, President. For information a table of 7-year covenants appears below :— Annual net cash payment from taxed income by Donor. s. d.

1 0 4 2 8 4 10 0 20 0 43 2 45 18

0 2 4 0 0 6 9

Total of seven cash payments by Donor. £ s. d.

7 0 28 15 57 10 70 0 140 0 301 17 321 11

0 2 4 0 0 6 3

Total accruing to Fund (including Income Tax recovered). s. d.

11 8 8 46 19 0 93 18 1 114 5 8 228 11 5 492 17 1 500 guineas

OLD PETERITE CLUB The present addresses of the under-mentioned members of the O.P. Club are unknown and if any O.P. has any information as to their whereabouts will he please inform either the School Bursar or the Hon. Secretary of the Club, so that the Club's records may be brought up-to-date. Amos, J. H. Brown, Rev. A. Canham, E. J. Cappleman, J. F. Cato, J. A. Clarke, J. B. Coates, N. M. Dean, J. Dean, R. H. Driver, A. W. French, D. B. H. Gray, A. Greenwood, M. T. Harper, K. R. G. Harrison, K. G. Harrison, N. B. Hart, D. M. Heppell, G. A. W. Halyard, F. H. Hollis, M. J. Holmes, R. W.

Huddleston, N. A. Johnston, H. Kemble, R. I. Kemp, E. D. S. Lacy, A. 0. Lacy, P. A. Lindsay, N. K. McClellan, Col. F. C. Metcalfe, J. D. Mitchell, P. V. Murray, T. G. Mountain, Rev. G. Naylor, H. D. Nicholson, J. B. Pallant, M. R. Pattison, R. D. J. Pavis, A. L. Peel, M. H. Presswood, R. Priestley, J. G.

Pulleyn, V. E. Parry, D. C. Radford, G. A. Reid-Smith, E. A. M. Reynolds, G. E. K. Rodwell, B. Rodwell, 0. Ryder, C. D. Shepherd, G. E. Speight, Capt. P. A. Taylor, I. Thornton, R. E. Tomlinson, T. G. Tomkins, D. S. Trimmer, Lt.-Col. C. D. Walker, J. F. J. Webster, R. D. Webster, R. W. Wilson, D. J. Wilson, P. J. R.

OLD PETERITE GOLF MEETING The Old Peterite Golf Meeting was held at Strensall on Sunday, 26th July, and took the form of a Medal round against bogey. The top four scores were :— R. A. Elliott S. Mammatt P. Crowe ... J. N. Bamforth

Gross.

Handicap.

Nett.

83 81 94 91

18 12 24 20

65 69 70 71

The competition was played during one of the few thunderstorms of the summer, and Elliott's round of 65 is all the more commendable. He now becomes the first holder of the Old Peterite Golf Trophy, kindly presented by J. R. Burnett. t

Now that there is such a trophy in existence, it is to be hoped that this competition will become an established part of the Commemoration week-end. The number of entries this year, despite the bad weather, was three times greater than last year, and it is to be hoped that this can be improved upon in 1960. 75

ENGAGEMENTS BURDASS—WEBB. Charles Michael Cameron Burdass, Highfield, Driffield, and Patricia, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Webb, 179 Hyde Park Road, Leeds, 6. [Grove, 1946-53.] WHEATLEY—STABLER. John Peter Wheatley, St. John's Ca Heworth, York, and Pamela Joan, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Stabler, 40 Clifton, York. [School House, 1949-53.]

MARRIAGES FORTUNE—DIXON. On 23rd July, 1959, at Holy Trinity Church, Sunk Island, Geoffrey Robert Fortune, 7 Ashdown Court, Bradford Road. Shipley, to Margaret Rose, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dixon, South Farm, Sunk Island, Ottringham, Hull. [Rise, 1948-52.] FRATER—DE FERRARS. On 14th March, 1959, at All Saints, Highgate, Richard Frater, of Middlesbrough, to Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . De Ferrars, of Highgate, N.6. [School House, 1944-49.]

BIRTHS BROCKBANK.—On 10th June, 1959, at Radcliffe-on-Trent, to Pamela and Tyrrel Brockbank—a son. [Temple, 1928-39.]

CLARK.—On 1st September, 1959. to Mavis, wife of W. J. Clark—a son. [School House, 1939-46.] 1 DENCH.—On 28th September„ 1959, at Fulford, to Daphne and Peter Dench—a daughter (Louise Mary). [Temple, 1932-43.] PING.—On 3rd July, 1959, to Carol and William Hugh Wentworth Ping— a son. [Rise, 1938-42.] RELTON.—On 1st June, 1959, at York, to Vera Margaret, wife of Ronald Arthur Relton—a son (Julian Marcus). [Temple, 1945-49.] TRUNDELL.—On 25th April, 1959, to Colleen, wife of Howard K. Trundell —a daughter (Joanne Mary). [Temple and Grove, 1947-49.] WATSON.—On 25th May, 1959, at St. George's Hospital, Westminster, Janet, wife of Alan Watson—a son (Mark Alan). [Rise, 1945-50.]

OVERSEAS ADDRESS The following overseas address has been received :Mr. and Mrs. Ian Warrington, c/o Ardath Tobacco Co. (Cyprus) L P.O. Box No. 463, Nicosia, Cyprus. [Rise, 1945-50.]

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS OXFORD LETTER Oxford. Trinity Term, 1959.

The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir, Eight weeks of brilliant sunshine for an Oxford Trinity Term leaves very little to be desired, except, perhaps, as one of our number might say, the abolition of Finals. In combination with varying degrees of real or apparent study, cricket (played or watched), tennis, rowing (for men of vigour), punting (for men of leisure) have all, as usual, played a prominent part in our Trinity Term existence; and the unusual weather greatly contributed to the pleasures of outdoor activity, even if it added to the number of hours quietly snoozed away in the New Bodleian's all too comfortable seats. Amid a welter of separate activities (which was enough to exhaust the School's Cricket Captain when he spent a few days here) the Old Peterites have seen comparatively little of one another, their only organised ( ?) gathering being on Worcester College lawn in honour of Richard Jenkinson's birthday. However, such of their activities as are known will be set down. Martin Baddeley (Keble) brawls with Wheatley and Marsh whenever he meets either or both of them. He is rumoured to be writing a concise guide to Oxford's public houses, and has been seen in a gown, but has found more use for sunglasses on the whole. "Still good for a cup of coffee." (A.M.M.) Michael Carter rowed valiantly for Queen's in Eights Week, though without such success as he could have wished. Presumably he spent the rest of the time wondering what his feelings will be this time next year. Keith Gosling (St. Edmund Hall) ascended into the ranks of car owners towards the end of term. At least, we suppose it can be classed as a car. Since he cycles for the University Cycling Club, he presumably goes by bike when needing to travel at speed. He became proficient at punting between Magdalen Bridge and Lady Margaret

Hall.

Richard Jenkinson (Worcester) has been seen more since Mods. and he threw the above-mentioned tea party on Worcester lawn. Three O.P.s and his brother turned up ! Punted, played tennis and stayed up for his Commemoration Ball; but of his true haunts in Oxford information is still a little vague. Tim Jenkinson (B.N.C.) has had a social sort of term, having attended two College Balls and several minor dances. He has partnered Derek Wheatley at tennis, much to that gentleman's chagrin, watched considerable quantities of cricket, and succeeded in keeping his tutor either satisfied or deceived. Roger Kirkus rowed in Hertford first boat in Summer Eights, but contact has otherwise been only fragmentary. He is given to apologising for not having attended events which haven't yet taken place. Martin Marsh (Keble) has proved convincingly that relaxation before exams. is excellent tactics. Watching cricket, punting, and similar social activities appear to be the most successful lines of enquiry in this direction. Derek Wheatley (B.N.C.) has continued his Union and other political activities. He divides his attention between running the College as Secretary of the J.C.R., watching cricket in the Parks, playing tennis with Jenkinson (Jr.), and visiting the Radcliffe. We look forward to welcoming other Peterites in Oxford next t and we wish the School every success in the new school year. Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER June, 1959. Cambridge. The Editor, "The Peterite", Dear Sir, First we would like to offer humble apologies for not writing to you last term. The present writers, different from those of last Michaelmas, were incensed at this omission and do not take the responsibility. But then who should take it? The time, we think, has come for a little organisation, abhorrent though this is to the average undergraduate of this decade. Perhaps someone could be "volunteered" at the Annual Dinner, either democratically or otherwise as the spirit dictated. The face of the town is changing. We say "au revoir" to many of our more familiar faces and names and hope Cambridge has not done irreparable damage to them. Perhaps individuals will excuse the examination weary scribes their inability to mention everyone but we assure you that their presence is not entirely unnoticed. We have not seen a great deal of Quarmby and Timms during the last three years and hope that no news is good news; we conclude that they have now gone down. At the risk of appearing journalistic we would also inform you that Howat is collecting clocks and cassocks and Smith sherry (as usual) and Swahili. Walker has been collecting beer and bumps and Herring is almost invisible but swears he has not blinded himself with over-indulgence of any kind. Barton could hardly be invisible but Homerton is a long way off and so is he—lost to one of the natives. We hear that Nendick, having obtained due academic honours, may be thwarted in obtaining a mundane job by an inability to satisfy the Ministry of Transport about his car navigating faculties. Ibberson has achieved notoriety by the breadth of his activities; besides running around inside the College he has made more bumps than any other O.P. in residence and still sports a beard which is the envy of all. This term, as in all educational institutions, is fraught with fevers,

and few survive unscathed in some way. Our glory is often short but we take delight in basking in the reflection of that indulged in by the few. Kirby in his conquest at Fenner's, Oldman and Peverley for their Firsts in Tripos, and Bellwood in his performance behind the Foot-

lights, supply the glitter to an otherwise gloomy term. There may be other honours but our ears are deaf or the "jungle telegraph" wires 79

are crossed. Those who remain will see other changes. Conversation will change rapidly amongst Cambridge O.P.s in the next generation. , battle tales, the common interests are reduced from three to two. "Vive le sport." But despite outward evolutions, the building of new colleges, and even the rumours of another Ladies' college, the Senate's deliberations over Latin and the relentless encroachment of the Laboratories, all is not lost. All these (or nearly all) affect St. Peter's too, but old foundations do not fear progress and gain strength from tribulations.

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We assure you and all old Cantabrigians that the Cam has not changed radically any more than the Ouse. Our best wishes go to the School during the next academic year.

Your sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

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THE PETERITE Vol. LII

FEBRUARY, 1960

No. 353

EDITORIAL "What do you want to be when you grow up?" changes at some

indefinable moment to "What are you going to do when you leave school?" This more definite question narrows the distance considerably and demands a more thoughtful answer. During the past twenty years guidance on careers has assumed a much greater importance, as the scope for a boy leaving a Public School has widened and the competition has intensified. In an attempt to discover any pronounced trends in careers, a pamphlet of statistics has been published by the School, which covers the period from 1954 to 1959. The pamphlet deals with the proportion of Science and Arts students in the School, the number and age of leavers, the choice of career, University entry and Scholarships. w Five years is perhaps too short a time in which to discern any very definite trends, but it is certainly significant that Engineering and Commerce account for 44% of those who had any clear intentions on leaving school, whereas the professions (Medicine, the Church, the Services, the Law and Teaching) account for only 14%. Although very interesting in themselves, the statistics are even more valuable for the questions which they prompt. How would this survey compare with a similar one based on the present occupations of Old Boys who were at school twenty years ago? Would the statistics of a school of equal status in the South show the same trends? Is it possible that boys now tend to avoid occupations which necessitate a period of unpaid training after leaving school? How many boys take up an occupation similar to that of their father? Whatever conclusions are drawn, it is clear that boys can now profit from much advice and information about their careers, which was not available when their fathers were at school and when the percentage of "Undecided" was far higher, as were, we suspect, the numbers of those who took up an occupation in which they were not really interested.

HONOURS congratulate Sir Philip Morris, C.B.E. (1913-20), on being appointed 'Knight a night Commander of the Order of St. Micha el and ' St. George in the New Year's Honours List. Sir Philip Morris was recently Chairman of the Commonwealth Education Conference.

CONTENTS PAGE 1

Editorial Honours

School News

The Appeal

Valete

Salvete

School Officers ...

House Notes ...

The Chapel

The Choir

Careers

The Curia

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The Music Society

The Debating Society ...

The Senior Science Society

The Junior Science Society

The British Ship Adoption Society

Young Farmers' Club ...

C.C.F.

Scouts

Rugger

Boating

Squash

Shooting

Fencing

Cricket Fixtures

Gofton Trophy

Yeomans Trophy

Old Peterite News

SCHOOL NEWS We welcome to the Staff Mr. N. J. Dunstan. Exhibitioner of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, who will be the first teacher of Russian in the School, and Mr. J. F. Hayes, of Oriel College, Oxford, who will teach Classics. F. D. Lavender is to be congratulated on gaining an Open Exhibition in English, at Worcester College, Oxford. * * * Work on the extension to Big Hall is progressing and the exterior was finished just before the end of term. Now that work is in progress inside the Hall there is no passage through the main School building : all are hoping for a dry and mild Easter Term. * * * After a week of rugger in tropical conditions on iron-hard grounds games were reorganised on an Easter Term basis. For three weeks Boating and Hockey held sway in beautiful summer weather, and many of the junior members of the School (not to mention some intrepid older ones) made good use of the Swimming Bath. The valuable practice was much appreciated by hockey players and boaters, but the effect on the Rugger is recorded elsewhere.

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The School has recently, purchased some land on the edge of York Aerodrome, enough for three Rugger pitches. This will provide much-needed relief for the existing grounds and, at the same time, enable more Rugger to be played by the junior games. * * * Work has begun on new changing accommodation for St. Olave's. The new building will form a right angle with the existing St. Olave's classroom block, extending in the direction of the Methodist Church.

THE APPEAL Tenth General List of Subscribers (to 25th January, 1960) SINGLE DONATIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION

Anonymous Douglas, M. S. Mackintosh, S. ... Metcalfe, Dr. R H. Morris, P. A. Ogilvie, D. G. Pickering, B. H. Raley, H. A. G. Walker, J. G. Williams, E. F.

s. 7 30 0 1 0 10 5 1 0 7 10 3 3 5 0 5 0 10 0 £73

£ s. d. 1 0 0 2 2 0 106 6 0 41 10 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 251 13 10

BY OTHERS. Anonymous ... ... Anonymous ... ... The Blackford-Elson Party, 14th January, 1960 Mr. Field's Lecture on Greece ... ... ... French, Mrs. L. ... ... St. Peter's School Scout Group ... Proceeds of Dance-8th January, 1960 ... ...

Total

£409 16 10

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS By OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION.

Alderson, Surg. Capt. B. R. ... Border, A. P. ... ... ... Denison, E. A. K. ... Graham, W. Holmes, D. C. ... Jacques, S. H. Johnston, H. ... Norwood, D. P. Reavley, D. R.

...

Annual Cash Payments. £ s. d. 4 2 2 8 4 4 4 2 2 10 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 2 2 0 4 2 2 10 0 0

Gross Yield at present rate of tax. £ s. d. 46 19 0 93 18 1 46 19 0 114 5 8 46 19 0 57 2 10 24 0 8 46 19 0 114 5 8

£51 15

£591

BY OTHERS (* Parents)

Annual Cash Payments. s. d. 4 2 2 8 4 4 10 0 0

... Anonymous *Emsley, P. J. Glossop, W. & J., Ltd.

£22

SUMMARY SINGLE DONATIONS ... Carried forward from previous lists By Old Peterites for Big Hall Extension By Others ...

Total—Single Donations present rate of tax)

and

£255

£7,641 19

24,328

846 11

£25,174 18

£32,816 18

Gross rick!. s. d. 591 8 11 255 2 9 846 11

Seven-year Covenants

Gross Yield at present rate of tax. s. d. 46 19 0 93 18 1 114 5 8

£ s. d. 7,158 17 9 73 5 0 409 16 10

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS Carried forward from previous lists Net Annual Payments. £ s. d. By Old Peterites for Big 51 15 0 Hall Extension ... 22 6 6 By Others ...

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We publish what we believe to be a complete and up-to-date list of Old Peterites who have so far responded to the President's Appeal in respect of the extensions to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall. These names, together with those of any additional subscribers, will be inscribed in the "Memorial Hall Builders" book to be kept permanently in the new Hall.

MEMORIAL HALL BUILDERS Addey, J. Alderson, Surg. Capt. B. R. Anelay, W. Archer, L. H. J.

Goodburn, M. G. Graham, G. E. L. Graham, W. Gray, D. St. G. W. Gray, R.

Baker, P. T. Bell, N. J. Biggin, J. Bird, D. J. Blackburn, W. D Blenkin, J. N. Blunt, D. A. C. Border, A. P. Brewin, J. D. Briggs, G. H. Brocklebank, D. N. Brown, H. G. Bryce, A. B. Burdon, T. H. Burnett, N. R. Burrows, H. S.

Hallas, M. Hanson, J. A. Harnby, F. B. S. Hemsley, F. R. W. Hodd, H. N. Holmes, D. C. Horsley, W. J. Houghton, J. C. Howard, K. A. Howat, J. N. T. Huntley, W. G.

Caley, J. P. Camm, J. P. Chilman, K. G. Chilman, P. W. G. Clegg, M. T. Colley, R. H. Colley, W. H. Collins, A. A. Creer, H. L. Crossley, P. A. De Little, R. J. Dench, P. G. R. Denison, E. A. K Dodsworth, J. M Douglas, M. S. Doyle, J. B. Easten, J. A. Fairweather, C. C. Gardner, G. D. Gedge, H. F. S. Gedge, J. B.

Jaokson, D. C. Jackson, R. A. Jacques, S. H. Johnston, H. Leversedge, L. F. Lewis, C. H. Lewis, T. J. Mammatt, S. E. Mann, F. J. Metcalfe, R. H. Milner, G. H. Morris, P. A. Mortimer, J. B. Macdonald, W. I. Mackintosh, S. Nelson, H. N. Newdick, F. N. Newhouse, H. C. Newhouse, J. C. Norwood, D. P. Ogilvie, D. G. Ogley, G. H. Ogley, S. O.P. Club

Pacey, F. W. B.

Parker, R.

Penniston, P. Pickering, B. H. Ping, W. H. W. Powell, W. W. Quarrie, R. G. M. Raley, H. A. G. Ratcliff, K. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Reavley, D. R. Reynolds, G. H. F. Rob, C. G. Rodger, A. C. Roy, M. H. T. Rumfitt, D. T. Rymer, A. S. Saville, J. Scholefield, J. Sedman, E. C. Shepherd, C. S. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Simpson, D. T. Speddings, C. B. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stratton, R. A. Taylor-Thompson, J. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, D. C. Thornton, E. D. Troop, J. G. Wadsworth, C. P. Walker, J. G. Watson, F. F. Webber, R. S. F. Wheatley, R. D. White, R. Williams, E. F. Wood, M. J. Yeld, P. H.

VALETE Christmas Term, 1959 THE MANOR. D. H. Gee. 1954-59. U.VI (S). School Monitor. Riley-Smith Scholarship 1955, State Scholarship 1959. "0" Level, 1956 (8), 1958 •(2), "A" Level, 1953 (Maths. & Higher Maths., Physics (Dist.)). "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. & Higher Maths. (Dist.), Physics (Dist.)). House Junior XI, 1955. House Chess Captain, 1958-59. Cpl. Coy. Clerk. 1st Class Shot. J. M. Holdsworth. 1957-59. Trans. B. "0" Level, 1959 (8). Senior Colts XV, 1957-58. Vice-Captain and Colours, 1958. House Cricket. House Colours. Cadet in R.N. Section. Marksman. QUEEN'S P. M. Hindle. 1950-55. Trans. B. "0" Level, 1959 (2). Cadet in Army Section. Secretary of French Society. SCHOOL HOUSE D. P. Coles. 1952-59. V. Mod. House Monitor. Senior Colts XV, 1957. 3rd XV, 1959. Senior House IV, 1959. Senior House Cricket, 1957-58. R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion. A.B. in R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Young Farmers' Club Committee, 1957-58-59. Chairman, 1958-59.

SALVETE September, 1959 THE GROVE M. C. M. Anyan, R. A. Archer-Burton, H. Biddle, C. J. L. Clarke, I. P. A. Coward, J. R. Dalkin, S. J. Holder, W. M. Hudson, D. B. Mallinson, R. W. Metcalfe, R. C. Newhouse, N. F. Perry, W. W. B. Scott, A. F. Stott, R. J. D. Wilson. THE MANOR H. N. Blackford, D. S. Bruce, N. J. Crumpton, R. A. Cunningham, D. N. Eckhard, J. R. Flintoft, D. E. A. Higgins, I. L. Holmes, M. J. Howard, T. T. Hutchinson, D. I. Lewis, P. A. Liversidge, M. V. Smith, J. G. Wood. QUEEN'S

R. 0. Barton, M. A. Clayton, G. W. Cloughton, P. M. Emsley, J. M. French, D. R. Godfrey, J. W. Hey, H. A. King, J. M. Ruddock, R. A. C. Seymour, M. Shannon, R. P. Shouksmith, R. J. Slade, G. M. Todd, W. J. B. Ward, J. L. Wood, C. Yates. THE RISE A. H. Baker, R. B. Blackburn, R. W. C. Clegg, M. W. Dronfield, C. J. Hoare, M. H. Ibberson, A. C. Milnes, D. N. Quarrie, J. R. Rowbottom.

SCHOOL HOUSE A. G. Collamosse, R. M. Dunbar, G. B. Gaunt, R. H. Grayson, P. J. Gregg, C. G. Grieves, M. D. Howard, P. E. Knowles, M. J. Lunn, A. R. Marks, P. M. Semper, J. N. Spencer, R. C. R. Wilson. TEMPLE P. N. Abel, A. D. Bailey, D. Dove, D. L. Edbrooke, J. R. Elson, J. E. rnside, A. N. Ferrar, D. J. Fisher, P. A. J. Gibson, G. M. Grainger, Fea C. D. Hamilton-Williams, G. Hattee, P. E. Jackson, C. J. Kitching, R. Scaife, F. M. Simpson, G. Watson.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Christmas Term, 1959 HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : D. L. SLADE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S) VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : J. J. RHODES SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of the Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG Head of the Grove: E. S. BOLTON Head of the Rise: C. D. IBBERSON Head of School House: S. D. BAKER Head of Temple: M. PRECIOUS Chapel Monitor: E. M. H. RANSON

D. H. GEE N. R. BARTON

HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: W. J. BOTTOMLEY, S. C. GIBSON, W. E. JONES, F. D.

LAVENDER, J. C. G. WHEELER.

The Manor: P. GOOLDEN, F. J. A. HEWITT, I. T. PARKIN, J. R.

PRECIOUS, T. E. H. SMART, R. H. SYKES. M. CHARNLEY, D. E. COULSON, J. M. LORD, D. MARSDEN, W. MITCHELL. The Rise: W. E. BAGNALL, D. L. BROWN, J. A. FRANKLIN, J. W. S. GALE, C. J. HEMSLEY, D. L. W. SIM. School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON, D. S. ATKINSON, D. P. COLES, J. N. HANSON, R. LEACH, F. I. WATSON. Temple: D. N. KENDALL, M. N. McCULLOCH, R. A. MARTIN, A. M. ROBSON, J. M. SMITH, M. G. STAVELEY, M. W. WOODRUFF. Queen's: J.

GAMES CAPTAINS :

Captain of Rugger: D. L. SLADE Captain of Shooting: S. D. BAKER Captain of Fencing: N. R. BARTON Captain of Squash: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON Captain of Chess: J. N. HANSON EDITOR OF "THE PETERITE" :

Mr. A. E. R. DODDS ASSISTANT EDITORS :

J. G. FAIRCLOUGH, C. D. IBBERSON, F. D. LAVENDER

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE As usual at the beginning of a new School year there have been great changes in the House. Firstly we welcome Mr. Mair as Assistant Housemaster, and secondly, now that we have been able to abandon No. 2 St. Peter's Grove to the Manor and further expand in No. 18 Clifton, we welcome Mr. Dunstan as resident assistant under this roof. We have a new regime at the top of the House with E. S. Bolton as Head of House and W. J. Bottomley, S. C. Gibson, W. E. Jones, F. D. Lavender and J. C. G. Wheeler as House Monitors. We also welcome 15 new Grovites this term. 6

The term started on an encouraging note with the winning of the Work Cup for the second consecutive year, as a result of which Bolton was awarded his House Colours. This success, however, was very much a collective effort, for not only had the IVth forms pulled their weight, but we had also gained our fair share of awards and suffered few casualties in the "A" and "0" Level results.

After a few weeks of hockey, boating and other more surprising tr activities for a Christmas Term, the House settled down to playing rugger. The Senior House XV defeated School House (11-9) in the first round but lost (3-11) to The Rise in the semi-final. For their part in this F. D. Lavender, R. G. Bruce and R. W. Kirk were awarded their House Colours. The career of the Junior team was cut short by a (9-36) defeat at the hands of The Manor. We must thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their hospitality at the House proms, which have brought us so much pleasure both musical and gastronomical. During the holidays we learned of F. D. Lavender's success in gaining an Exhibition at Worcester College, Oxford. We all congratulate him on this very fine achievement.

THE MANOR We welcome Mr. J. F. Hayes as our resident Assistant Housemaster and much appreciate his lively interest in all House activities. On our return we heard the welcome news that Armstrong and Gee had been awarded State Scholarships : we offer them our congratulations. It was also discovered with pleasure that two Common Rooms and two changing rooms had been tastefully decorated and the former fitted with atractive curtains—a transformation indeed. For the first time since 1927 the Senior Rugger Cup is in The Manor. It was a very creditable success, as no less than three of our best players were unable to play in the final; fortunately Armstrong was there to lead and inspire a very keen side. It was essentially a team effort, but De Mulder was awarded his House Colours for his services in this and other activities. The Junior XV was only slightly less successful, and Junior House Colours were awarded to Brown, R. L. Bruce, S. R. Hutchinson, Lightfoot, Noel, Tomlinson, Pearson and Liversidge. Gee and Holdsworth are leaving us this term : we thank them for all they have done and wish them the best of luck in the future. We must also bid a belated farewell to R. G. Armstrong and Dunn, who "failed to return" this term we trust they are both finding life on the farm just as congenial as it was in The Manor. :

QUEEN'S This term has seen more than usual ups and downs both internal and external, which have resulted in four daily newspapers and break runs for the House. A quick glance at our activities in School will show that we more than hold our place amongst the other Houses. Barton and Coulson are on all three major society committees, the former being President of the Debating Society, Treasurer of the Science Society, and by virtue of a powerful voice, Secretary of the Choral Society, which attracts many people from Queen's. Slade and Coulson (Leader and Secretary) run one party in the Debating Society, and the former has been elected President for next term. Pickard speaks glibly and sometimes incoherently, for both sides of the House, and many members of the House performed ably at a successful School concert. Chess has provided our one tangible success this term. With the help of Reiss, Hunt and Wardman, who played regularly for the School team, we beat The Rise and Temple to win the Knight for the first time. Turning to more earthy activities, we controlled the Rugby and C.C.F. worlds. Slade was Captain of Rugger, whilst Barton (2nd XV), Coulson (3rd XV) and Jesper (Junior Colts) captained their respective teams. In the House competitions, both teams lost to the eventual winners. In both cases we put up numerically the best fight against the winning teams. As a result of his efforts R. H. Atkinson was awarded his Junior House Colours. In the C.C.F. Slade was C.S.M. and Charnley C.Q.M.S., whilst Barton was C.S.M. for two days, then 2/Lt., on being granted, a Territorial Commission. In contrast, we regret the attitude of certain members of the R.A.F. Section who are successfully undermining our position in the Dronfield Trophy. Turning to the world of string and corduroy shorts, we find that Marsden received his Assistant Scout Master's warrant at the beginning of term. Thus we have two A.S.Ms. in the House, Coulson having received his warrant in May. Royal Purple, Q.A.S. and the Junior Debating Society are still flourishing, whilst the many musicians in the House have taken to playing in the showers for sound effects. We look back on a somewhat unsettled but moderately successful term and hope for greater things next term. 8

THE RISE Sim, Gale and Hemsley were made House Monitors at the beginning of term, and Franklin and Bagnall half-way through. Ibberson, Ranson and Brown remain to make up the full monitorial body. Franklin is to be especially congratulated on gaining a State Scholarship. We welcome our nine new Juniors to The Rise. 1111 We congratulate Sim and Kirk on their Rugger Caps; in addition to these two, we had eight other representatives in School teams. We beat The Grove 11-3 in the semi-final of the Senior House matches, but lost 14-0 to The Manor in the final. The Junior team lost 6-0 to The Manor in the semi-final; C. J. Parker and R. J. Adcock were awarded their Junior House Colours. The Senior League team remains unbeaten and the Junior team has also done well. We were well represented in Minor Sports, having three in the Squash team and three in the Chess team; in spite of this we lost to Queen's in the Chess competition. The Rise has a controlling interest over a large part of the C.C.F., and the study is always crowded on Tuesday afternoons. The R.D.G. continues to flourish under Brown's leadership.

SCHOOL HOUSE We have once again lost an Assistant Housemaster, and, in congratulating Mr. Ockenden on his engagement, we give him and his fiancée our very best wishes for the future. The House has been well represented in all School teams, especially

in the Colts XVs. The Senior Rugger team lost their first match

but the Junior XV showed tremendous enthusiasm and determination, finally winning the Cup. We thank J. J. Rhodes for his coaching of the teams, and it would not be out of place to commend the rest of the House for their enthusiastic support on the touchline. A second success was the gaining of the Dronfield Trophy, to which almost all members of the House can contribute. The Ecclesia has continued to thrive and it ended the term with a visit to the theatre. The House Proms, under Alderson's direction, have also been well supported. As there was no School play again this year, the House stepped in with its own "in-theround" production of "The Importance of Being Earnest". It was a great success and we thank Mr. Field, who produced it, Miss Banks, who did so much with costumes and make-up, and Mrs. Hall for make-up. Those taking part were Watson, J. J. Rhodes, J. M. Atkinson, Brown, Yeadon, McBryde, Dickie, Alderson and Williams. Leach was in charge of the lighting and Coles ran an able body of stage hands. 9

We congratulate J. F. Williams, R. T. Middleton, T. L. Adams and J. A. Gillies on the award of their Junior House Colours for an all-round contribution to House sport. This term we say goodbye to D. P. Coles and, in thanking him for all that he has done for the House, we wish him the best of luck for the future. In conclusion, a word of thanks to Baker, who, as Head of House, has made a splendid job of unification, so that the House has achieved a strong sense of unity during the first term of his office.

TEMPLE One of the most remarkable features of the new School year is the size of the House. Standing at 72 it almost represents a record, but Mr. Rhodes assures us that the situation was far worse before Queen's came into being. The Monitors were very pleased to receive 17 new Juniors eager and willing to be shown the numerous uses of mops, brushes, and squeegees. The problem of overcrowding has been overcome by the addition of a few more lockers to the Junior Changing Room and Common Room, which has, to everybody's delight, been repainted in the House colours. In such a large community it is not surprising to find that we have quite a number of intellectuals, and we are upholding the Temple tradition in this field by leading in the Work Cup. We all appreciate the part the Juniors have played in this effort. House Rugger has taken up most of our time this term and, although we lost both our matches, we have the consolation that, in both cases, we lost to the eventual winners. Headlam, A. M., Ward and Martin received their Senior House Colours, and Carr and Yeomans their Junior House Colours. A new invention, the House League for Rugby, has shown that we have great hopes of success in future years, for our Junior team, captained ably by Bradshaw, won all their matches and did not have a single point scored against them. We were well represented in School teams and Woodruff is to be congratulated on the award of his Cap. We have also been well represented in the School Chess, Fencing and Shooting teams. In general it appears that more and more Templars are appearing in School teams and we hope that this pleasing trend will continue. Squash, Basketball, and Table Tennis have all been enjoyed to the full, though it is suspected that the former two are merely a preference to the "popular" House Runs. We regretfully say farewell to our Chess Cup after a very close fight with Queen's. A new society, the "Cognoscentes", has been formed in the House. It is, as one of our members so aptly puts it, an "interlectual" discussion group. Meetings have been held throughout the term and have proved a great success. All that now remains is to hail the passing of a Templar. We say a sad goodbye to Plummer and hope that in whatever fields he sinks his roots he will find a cycling track.

THE CHAPEL Though the events concerned with the Chapel have followed the familiar pattern, certain of them call for special comment. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our visiting preachers, each of whom gave use much food for thought. The Bishop of Durham, an Old Peterite, was the first to come. We warmly appreciated his kindness in coming to our Evensong after he had preached at the great Harvest Thanksgiving Service in the Minster. He was followed by the Rev. L. Clare on 18th October, the Dean of York on All Saints' Day and the Rev. J. H. E. Pearse, who gave us a most interesting talk on the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society on 15th November. As usual the Chapel was beautifully decorated for the Harvest Thanksgiving. We were specially glad that boys made a larger contribution of fruit and vegetables, which were later passed on to the Godfrey Walker Nursery at Acomb. On Remembrance Sunday morning the Head of the School placed a wreath on the Book of Remembrance in the course of a short Service attended by the Senior School and the boarders from the Junior School. For the second year running we had a short voluntary service of preparation for Advent, on the Saturday evening before Advent Sunday. It consisted of Compline and an address. This year the Carol Service seemed to follow very soon after the Sung Communion on Advent Sunday. Although the Service was quite considerably longer than last year's, the congregation had a large share in the carol singing and the general opinion seemed to be that it was not too long and was much enjoyed. Incidentally, we were glad to be able to make Christmas gifts of £16 to the John Burrill Homes and £21 10s. Od. to the Godfrey Walker Nursery from the collections taken at the two Carol Services. Finally, I would express our gratitude to Mrs. Burgess for so N.K-W. kindly repairing the collection bags.

* * * Some interesting information about the Chapel has come to light in a document discovered in Clifton Church. In 1865, when the proposal to build a Church at Clifton was first considered, the Committee appointed for the purpose recommended that "a Deputation be appointed to wait on the Dean and Chapter to ascertain whether the present School Chapel can be converted into a District Church as a substitute for the one proposed to be erected." During the interview with the Dean and Chapter certain legal difficulties became apparent and it was decided to refer the matter to the Archbishop of York and to ask for his advice. 11

On being asked if he considered that the Chapel could be transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to be constituted a parish Church, "the trustees of the School retaining certain rights to the use of the building", the Archbishop expressed a decided opinion that the Commissioners would refuse to accept "a building encumbered with such conditions and connected in structure with the other buildings of the School". His Grace was then asked whether it would be posible to form Clifton into a Peel District, "to which a clergyman should be appointed who might use the Chapel as a licensed room for Divine service, leaving the question to be afterwards determined whether it should be consecrated as the Parish Church, or another building erected." The Archbishop replied that such a district could only be formed if a Church was to be built and consecrated as soon as possible. His Grace finally rejected the Committee's proposal by saying that the fund already raised for a Church at Clifton could only properly be applied to the purpose for which it was given—viz. the fabric of a Church.

THE CHOIR As usual at the beginning of the Christmas Term there were many gaps to be filled in the Choir's ranks. Sufficient numbers of Trebles, Altos, Tenors and Basses were soon found and the result was quickly shaped by Mr. Waine into a useful choir. The following music was sung during the term :Anthems: The Lord hath been mindful—Wens ley. Thou Visitest the Earth—Greene. How lovely are the Messengers—Mendelssohn. Give us the wings of Faith—Bullock. Rejoice in the Lord alway—Purcell. Services:

Ireland in F. (Te Deum). Stanford in B flat (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis). Darke in F (Sanctus, Benedictus qui Venit, Agnus). Merbecke (Communion Service).

Three events were outstanding in this term's programme. On 1 1 th October the Choir again led the singing at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Annual Harvest Thanksgiving in a packed York Minster. November 8th was Remembrance Sunday and after a special service in the morning we had an inspiring Evensong, when Ireland's "Greater love hath no man" was sung, as well as the epic 78th Psalm and Quilter's "Non Nobis Domine". Lastly, but certainly by no means least, came the Carol Service on 13th December. This was a very memorable one, as two difficult carols, "Born Today" and "A Spotless Rose", were attempted and "brought off" successfully; it is hoped to sing the latter with the Minster Choir in next Easter 12

Term's Epiphany Service. A lot of hard work was put in for the service and it is a tribute to everybody concerned that it was one of the best. The Choir are most grateful to Mr. Waine and the librarians for the hard work they do, and to Mr. Howat and Mr. Jeffs, who endeavour, with adequate success, to keep us in time, and all will echo the Head Master's words in saying that the singing in Chapel has reached an even higher peak this term.

CAREERS The hosts at this year's annual conference of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau were the Admiralty, the Army Council and the Air Council. The conference was addressed by the Minister of Defence and by senior officers of all three Services, and all were at pains to stress the changing nature and functions of the armed forces. Though nuclear weapons seem to dominate the scene, it is obvious that conventional forces are necessary and will be necessary for many years to come. Nuclear missiles and bombs are most valuable as deterrents in what the Minister called "the balance of terror"; to use them indiscriminately would almost certainly lead to all-out war. To deal with local troubles before they can develop into major conflicts means the creation and maintenance of highly mobile and balanced forces. Such a task creates exciting and responsible careers for boys with a spirit of service. Talk of disarmament often makes boys and their parents feel that there is great insecurity in a career in one of the Services and this seems to have been borne out by the cases of men in their forties being declared redundant and so being faced with the difficult task of starting another career. This country is reducing its forces to under half a million altogether, but cadet entry has also been cut and boys entering the forces today can be assured that their futures are as secure as are those of many boys who enter business and industry. None of the Services at the moment is receiving enough candidates of the right quality; the Navy is running 16% short; the Army is 25% short of Regular subalterns; and the Air Force, while receiving 3 or 4 times as many applications for air crew training as they can take, find too few of the right quality. Annual requirements for Dartmouth, Sandhurst, Cranwell and Henlow will in future be for about 850 potential officers, and increasingly entrants will be required to have passed in at ast le two Advanced subjects. The Service representatives indicated that boys who have studied non-scientific subjects at 'A' level are wanted, providing that they have done well in Mathematics and Science (especially Physics) at '0' level, while they hope that an increasing number of graduates, including Arts graduates, will enter Service careers. 13

Before attending the conference I was rather sceptical about the value of Service careers today, because, as with many other people, my views were based on out-of-date conceptions about the armed forces. I now feel, however, that there is no doubt that under the influences of a rapidly changing world the Services are creating excellent opportunities in the Royal Navy, the Army and the R.A.F. for intelligent young men with qualities of leadership and initiative and with the desire to serve the cause of world peace. Their work will involve them not only in helping to create the new pattern of armed forces, but also in the field of international co-operation within such organisations as N.A.T.O. In order to achieve this, future candidates for cadetships will have to be potential University students, as the status of the Service Colleges is raised to that of the Universities. Recent information about Service careers can be found in the Careers Room, where booklets giving full particulars about the Easter holiday Short Works Courses can also be consulted. These courses provide opportunities of looking at careers from the inside with the advantage that attendance at a course does not commit either side in the slightest. Many of the courses are for boys studying science subjects only, but an increasing number offer places to non-scientists. The northern secretary of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau will be visiting the School on Monday, 22nd February, to discuss career problems and prospects with any boys who wish to see him. Officers of the Bureau continue to offer help up to the age of 24, and if any Old Peterite would like to see Mr. Thomson while he is in York, they should write to me as soon as possible. K.G.C.

THE CURIA Christmas Term, 1959 As usual, the preliminary meeting was concerned with the election of new members, bringing our number to 14. D. L. Slade was elected Chairman, and F. D. Lavender Secretary. The first full meeting was devoted to a lecture given by Mr. A. McCallum on his recent holiday in Israel, Jordan and the Lebanon. His highly interesting talk was accompanied by coloured slides. The second meeting was held in the Music Room; members were invited to bring, play and defend their favourite gramophone records. The selection was varied and entertaining. The third meeting consisted of a visit to a meeting of York Film Society, to see the Swedish film, "The Seventh Seal". Directed by Ingmar Bergmann, it was a powerful work, well worth seeing. As ever, we are extremely grateful to the kitchen staff for providing us with the refreshments for each meeting. F.D.L. 14

THE MUSIC SOCIETY Chairman: MR. F. WAINE. Secretary: D. L. BROWN. Gramophone Librarian: J. R. PRECIOUS. Chorus Secretary: N. R. BARTON. Orchestra Secretary: W. R. BYTHEWAY. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Grove: W. E. JONES. The Rise: C. D. IBBERSON.

The Manor:

Queen's:

J. G. AINLEY.

J. R. ANFIELD.

School House: R. LEACH.

D. N. KENDALL.

Temple:

Additional Committee Member: D. E. CouLsoN.

During the term the Society continued to meet as Senior and Junior sections during the week, but, on account of early lunch, many were unable to attend these meetings. The year's programme opened with an Organ Recital by Mr. F. Waine. He played "Toccata in F" by J. S. Bach, "Chant de Mai" and "Minuet-Scherzo" by Jongen, and "Prelude and Fugue on Bach" by Liszt. On the 5th November J. R. Anfield gave a talk on Chopin's Life and Work, illustrating his points on the piano. Two days later the Motet Group sang Palestrina's Mass, "Aeterna Christi Munera", unaccompanied, on the stairs of the Science Block. As was explained in the Secretary's introductory talk, this was in order to gain some of the effects of a vaulted cathedral for which the work was written. The Group gave an impressive performance, and delighted its audience. D. N. Kendall lectured to the Senior Society on 12th November on Django Rheinhardt and his Guitar Music. The lecturer illustrated his talk on his own guitar. On the 19th November Mrs. Kemp-Welch gave a performance of music for soprano in the Chapel. She sang "With Verdure Clad" from "The Creation", "Nun Wandre Maria", a Spanish song by Wolf, then a Christmas carol by Box, and ended with two of J. S. Bach's most famous arias, "Sheep May Safely Graze" and "My Heart Ever Faithful". This meeting was very much enjoyed by all who braved the cold of the Chapel, and we would like to thank Mrs. Kemp-Welch very much indeed. The term's programme was ended by an informal concert on Saturday, 5th December. The Orchestra, directed by Mr. W. Jorysz, played three items including the "Shepherd's Dance" from "Henry VIII" by Edward German; there was a large number of piano solos, a string trio, some German carols, and a clarinet solo by W. R. Bytheway. M. Precious sang "Quia Fecit Mihi Magna" by J. S. Bach, and by contrast D. N. Kendall sang a sentimental American folk song with guitar accompaniment. All in all, a varied and entertaining programme was enjoyed by all the members. D.L.B. 15

THE DEBATING SOCIETY COMMITTEE : Master-in-Charge: MR. D. G. Cummrx.

President:

N. R. BARTON.

Vice-President: D. L. BROWN.

D. L. BROWN. (Leader).

D. L. SLADE (Leader).

J. N. HANSON , (Sec.)

D. E. COULSON (Sec.) J. 0. ARMSTRONG.

F. D. LAVENDER. E. M. H. RANSON.

M. W. TERRITT.

This term we welcomed a new President, Mr. N. R. Barton. The term started with the Vice-President's party in power. Fourteen new members were elected at an Extraordinary Meeting at the beginning of term. The first full meeting was held on 3rd October. The motion before an open house was "This House does not wish to meet the man in the moon". Mr. D. L. Brown, proposing, felt that the journey to the moon would be most uncomfortable and hazardous. In opposing the motion, Mr. J. 0. Armstrong considered the astronomical benefits gained on reaching the moon. The motion was carried by 66 votes to 50 with 19 abstentions, the respective seconders having been Mr. F. D. Lavender and Mr. M. W. Territt. The second meeting was held on 17th October. D. R. Cailey, Esq., proposed that "This House deplores modern politics in Britain". He first stated that, because of the large Conservative majority at the recent General Election, the country supported the Conservatives' views, and he then attacked the Conservatives with great vigour. In opposing, Mr. D. L. Slade supported the Conservatives and praised the modern attitude towards politics. The speakers were seconded by Mr. E. S. Bolton and Mr. D. E. Coulson. This very exciting motion was carried by 24 votes to 23 with 9 abstentions. The next meeting was held on 31st October. Mr. E. M. H. Ranson rose to propose that "This House believes that the next 50 years will not be more miserable than the last". He described, very movingly, the horrors of the last 50 years and pointed out that the recent easing of world tension promised well for the future. Mr. P. Collins, opposing the motion, dealt with ever present economic instability. The seconders were Mr. S. D. Baker and Mr. J. J. Rhodes. The motion was carried by 40 votes to 17 with 2 abstentions. On 14th November the motion before the House was that "This House does not consider that modern youth is symbolised by Soccer 16

and Skiffle". Mr. J. N. Hanson, in proposing the motion, gave a long list of interests of modern youth. Opposing, Mr. D. N. Kendall, with the aid of a guitar, explained that we must look at the motion through the eyes of adults. Mr. C. J. Hemsley and Mr. P. H. Sykes seconded. The motion was defeated by 38 votes to 15 with 8 abstentions. This defeat put Mr. Slade's party in power for the first time. For the last meeting, on 12th December, a Mock Trial was held. A local "Field Marshal" was court-martialled for incompetence and brutality. A splendid array of uniforms and some ingenious disguises made a bright display. Legal procedure was often severely strained, and the humour tended towards slapstick, but some good performances were given, perhaps the most convincing being by W. E. Jones as a Welsh farmer. The Court-Martial made a suitably gay end to the term's meetings. Mr. D. L. Slade has been elected President for next term, with Mr. D. L. Brown as Vice-President.

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY OFFICERS (Christmas Term, 1959): President: MR. P. L. HARRIS. Hon. Treasurer: N. R. BARTON.

Hon. Secretary: J. A. FRANKLIN. HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Rise: C. J. HEMSLEY. School House: D. S. ATKINSON. Temple: A. M. RossoN.

The Grove: S. C. Gthson. The Manor: P. GOOLDEN. Queen's: D. E. CouLson.

The Senior Science Society year began, as usual, with an open meeting in which a selection of scientific films were shown. Owing to the limited space in the Lecture Theatre, this was held in two sessions on the first Saturday and Sunday of term. The first closed meeting of the term was held on 10th October, when the lectures were given by two members of the Upper Sixth. The Secretary spoke first on "Metal Corrosion", describing the mechanism of corrosion and the kinetics of film growth. C. J. Hemsley then gave a talk on "Elementary Particles", outlining the history of the atom and commenting on recent discoveries. At our second meeting, held on 24th October, we were lucky to be able to welcome Professor Whewell of Leeds University, who delivered a most interesting and entertaining lecture on "The Chemistry of Textiles". Professor Whewell packed as many aspects 17

as possible of his subject into the time available, and everyone was impressed by the many textile samples that he brought with him. For the third meeting, on 21st November, we were again pleased to welcome a speaker from Leeds University. Professor A. Hemingway from the School of Medicine addressed the Society on the subject of "Artificial Organs". He dealt with the blood, the kidney, the heart, and the lungs, and their artificial counterparts, in a talk which was understood equally by scientists and non-scientists. The fact that Professor Hemingway spent over half an hour answering questions indicated the popularity of his talk. The last meeting of the term was held on 28th November, when two members of Queen's gave talks. A. J. Neal spoke first on "Modern Building Materials", dealing with the use of plastic, fibreglass, and rubberised materials in modern building construction. His talk was followed by one by D. E. Coulson on "Chromatography". Coulson described the various types of chromatographic analysis and performed several practical demonstrations. At the end of a successful term we extend our thanks in particular to our two visitors from Leeds University, and also to the various other speakers who have contributed to this term's meetings.

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY President:

MR.

G. D. CRAINE.

Secretary: R. B. DANIEL.

HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Grove: M. W. TERRITT. The Manor: S. R. HUTCHINSON. Queen's: M. A. CLEGG.

The Rise: P. W. SHEPHERD. School House: P. C. N. BROWN. Temple: J. H. ORMISTON.

The first meeting of the term was a joint one with the Senior Society and consisted of a film show in the lecture theatre. The Secretary and House representatives were elected after the meeting. At the first closed meeting of the term Mr. M. W. Territt gave a lecture on "Aeroplane Controls and Safety", which he demonstrated with many pieces of equipment. Mr. W. E. Jones also spoke on "The Subconscious Mind", in which he played a recording of a hypnotist's attempt to discover the truth about reincarnation. At the second meeting Mr. J. H. Ormiston gave an interesting talk on "Guns and Ammunition" and Mr. P. M. Kemp a wellillustrated talk on "The Sea Depths". Mr. J. 0. Armstrong's talk on "Astronomy" at the third meeting produced so many questions that he was unable to complete it during the time available and he finished his lecture at the final meeting of the term. Also during the last meeting Mr. N. R. Barton gave an entertaining lecture on "Science and Archwology". This was well illustrated and enjoyed by all the Society. 18

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 13 began at Swansea on 8th July, and ended at Glasgow on 12th December, though this was only the last of several ports of discharge, and the ship was in Hull on 22nd November. The voyage was to Australian ports with general cargo, and return with wool mainly, but also with canned food, millet, pollard, milk powder, sheepskins, sorghum, and casein. The final loading figures for the homeward passage may be of interest : Fuel oil 1,009 tons, diesel oil 51 tons, fresh water 670 tons, stores 281 tons, general cargo 3,961 tons, wool 2,233 tons. A diary of the voyage is given at the end of this note. In spite of its number, the voyage was uneventful : indeed it was in general remarkable for good weather, which on the outward passage was excellent, except for two days off Socotra. One unusual feature of the voyage was the carriage of a vast 91 ton roller, used for making rubber-backed carpets, from Sydney to Melbourne. It had come from U.S.A., and had to await the arrival of a ship with a derrick big enough to lift it, as Melbourne has no crane capable of doing the job. The "Clan Stewart's" 105-ton derrick secured her the freight, though, judging from the photographs, the most difficult part lay in manceuvering such an unwieldy object through the hatch. As the cargo for Hull consisted of 6,358 bales of wool and over 850 tons of general cargo, the ship was there for several days and we were glad that Capt. and Mrs. Graham were able to come to York for a few hours to visit the School, while a party of boys was able to visit the ship in King George Dock. This was a highly popular trip and only a small proportion of those wishing to go could be taken— these were chosen by lot. On arrival we broke up into small parties and were shown over the ship by the officers, though the organisation threatened to break down as parties got "lost", having lingered too long in some particularly interesting corner. One was even late for tea. The tour was most interesting and we are very grateful to Capt. Graham, the Chief Engineer and other officers for their enthusiasm in showing us round and for their hospitality. It was a reflection, not on the stability of the ship, but on the excellence of the tea, that one very junior member of the party was sea-sick during a "voyage" of fifty yards while the ship was being warped along the dock side. We are grateful, too, for photographs, pamphlets, sundry documents, plans, accounts—and a boomerang. Details of Voyage 13 are : Left Swansea 8th July; arrived Hobart (calling at Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne) 9th September; arrived Brisbane (calling at Sydney) 20th September. This completed the outward passage. After a fortnight the ship sailed to Melbourne and then on to Fremantle to complete loading; left Fremantle 23rd October; called Aden for bunkers 5th November; called Dunkirk; arrived Hull 22nd November; and then continued discharge at Bremen, Liverpool, Belfast, and Glasgow. The passage distance was 26,460 miles and 71 days were spent at sea. Voyage 14 begins at the end of December and is to Indian ports.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: W. E. Porrs. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: A. G. BLACK. Treasurer: E. S. BOLTON. Secretary: S. C. GIBSON. Committee Members: D. P. CoLas and D. S. ATKINSON.

At the first meeting of the term, on 1st October, a lecture on "Farming in Australia" was given by Mr. Crayke. This talk was supplemented by some excellent colour photographs taken by the speaker, and a complete picture of Australian farming was given to the Club. The next meeting, on 22nd October, was devoted to a talk on grain drying, by Mr. G. V. Clark, assisted by Messrs. Williams and Atkinson, who had come to join in the discussion. Various methods of drying and storing grain were discussed, and the question of the moisture content of the grain was considered. Questions were asked by many members of the Club, completing a most interesting meeting. An internal meeting was held on 5th November, and two separate lectures were given by members of the Club, D. P. Coles and J. M. D. Kirk, on "The social life of the farmer". The first lecture dealt with such sports as hunting, shooting, and to a lesser degree, fishing. The speaker also talked about racing and weekly markets. Mr. Kirk described the organisation of a pack of beagles, and completed the afternoon's programme by relating his experiences on a fishing trawler, showing some photographs of the trawler on the epidiascope. On 19th November a member of the National Agricultural Advisory Service, Mr. Crabtree, gave a talk to the Club on forage harvesters and silage. The speaker dealt with the different types of machinery employed in the preparation of silage and compared the relative advantages and disadvantages of each. This talk was also supplemented by colour photographs, taken at the demonstration of silage making at Basingstoke. For the fifth meeting of the term Mr. Stuart came to talk on the broiler industry, turkeys, and poultry in general. With the aid of slides, Mr. Stuart explained the principles of the poultry industry in America and then explained turkey rearing systems at the Yorkshire Poultry Packers at Thirsk; in conclusion, several questions were asked by members of the Club. The last meeting of the term, on 10th December, consisted of a lecture on Farming in the United States, with emphasis on the manufacture of haylage. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Mason, assisted by Mr. Sykes. The apparatus used for haylage manufacture was discussed, and also the advantages which haylage possesses over silage. Photographs of American farms and of New York, the Niagara Falls, and Chicago, were most impressive. To complete the term a visit to John Smith's Brewery at Tadcaster was arranged for Wednesday, 16th December. A very interesting tour of the brewery was made, and all the various processes in the brewing of beer were very clearly explained by the guide. The Club then divided itself into two separate canteens according to age, and appropriate refreshments were provided. A.G.B. 20

C.C.F. NOTES 1960 is the Centenary year of the cadet movement in schools, and St. Peter's is one of the comparatively few schools to have started a corps in that year. Nation-wide celebration of the Centenary is intended, and every Contingent has been asked to provide a page, hand-written on vellum, giving a brief outline of its history, for inclusion in a book which is to be presented to Her Majstey, as Captain-General of the Combined Cadet Force. A photograph of our page is shown opposite. On a date to be announced, a parade will be held in London, at which it is hoped every Contingent will be represented. The Royal Artillery Detachment has now gained new life, with the gun housed in its newly decorated shed. Civil Defence Training has started, with invaluable local help, and on the last parade day the C.D. Detachment watched a demonstration at the Easingwold Civil Defence School. A shooting eight defeated the local Territorials in a close at the Stonebow range.

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On Tuesday, 10th November, Major M. R. Wade, Brigade Major at Headquarters, 150th (York) Infantry Brigade, gave a talk on the Territorial Army. This was followed by a march past at which Major Wade took the salute.

R.N. SECTION This term P.O. Ibberson, C. D., was appointed P.O. i/c R.N. Section, with Ldg. Sea. Smart second in command. Ldg. Sea. Franklin became Boat Rating, Ldg. Sea. Hawkins Stores Rating and Ldg. Sea. Bagnall Yeoman of Signals. The term has been spent mainly in training for the Naval Proficiency Exam, in which eight passed out of a total of sixteen. Of those who failed five were not very far below the pass mark. Towards the end of term a large consignment of new uniforms arrived, mainly as a result of the combined efforts of Mr. Power and Hawkins. It is hoped that these will contribute to increased smartness in the Section.

R.A.F. SECTION Sgt. D. L. Brown became N.C.O. in charge, Flt./Sgt. J. M. Lord having moved to the N.C.O. Cadre, in charge. Advanced Proficiency training started for a small number of Proficient cadets, the remainder joining either the Cadre or the Civil Defence Detachment. The new entrants are attached to the Army Section to train for the Test in the summer. 21

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C.C.F. CRUISE-15th-30th August Five members of St. Peter's School R.N. Section went on the cruise, and embarked at 15.00 hrs. from Newcastle Quay, aboard H.M.S. Northumbria, a coastal minesweeper affiliated to Tyne Division R.N.R. It soon became apparent that this cruise was not going to be quite the pleasure trip that its predecessors are reputed to have been. We reached Dundee at 16.30 hrs. the following day, after spending the night anchored off Seahouses. At Dundee we were joined by four other minesweepers, H.M.S. Bossington, St. David, Venturer and Mersey, who took part, along with Northumbria, in minesweeping exercises in the Firth of Forth, returning to Dundee each night except one. At 13.30 hrs on Friday, 21st August, Northumbria, together with Venturer and St. David, sailed for Odense, in Denmark (Mersey followed later and Bossington returned to Portsmouth). The journey to Denmark was more or less uneventful except when one cadet (who shall remain nameless) nearly caused a collision with some fishing vessels while steering for the first time. On reaching Odense Fjord we had to anchor for 2 hours in order to take on a pilot to guide us along the narrow twisting channel between the sandbanks, and through the canal leading to Odense which is about 3 miles inland. We tied up in Odense at 20.30 hrs. on the Sunday evening and although our arrival caused quite a stir the local inhabitants did not appear very friendly. First impressions of Odense were not too encouraging, but when one got to know one's way about the visit seemed more worthwhile. A trip round the brewery was arranged, a football match against the army was played, and won 4-0, and a four was got up to row against the local rowing club. As three Peterites were in the IV and one in the soccer team, the School was well represented in this field of activity. One evening free entry to the Tivoli, a zoo, fun fair and open air music hall all in one, was enjoyed by most cadets. On Thursday, 27th, Northumbria left Odense alone (the other ships having sailed a day earlier) and sailed for Kid, anchoring in the early morning off the German coast. We reached Kid at 14.30 hrs. and entered the canal along with a large assortment of other ships. The trip through the canal was perhaps the most eventful part of the whole cruise, as the emergency lights went on and the pilot informed us that we would have to tie up to a pile near the side of the canal. This we eventually did, thanks to an officer and rating who swam to the pile with a rope, after one headrope had been snapped. The following morning, Saturday, we left the canal via the Elbe and although we had been lucky with the weather so far, our luck was to go no further. The crossing to England was far too rough for anyone's comfort. We did, however, eventually reach Newcastle over 2 hours late, somewhat the worse for our experience. C. W. Gough.

A CENTENARY NOTE In September, 1859, there was formed the "1st West Riding of Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers", which has a continuous history and is now the 5th Bn. The West Yorkshire Regt., T.A. In the following year, as recorded in "The History of St. Peter's, York", a cadet corps was raised in the School, and became part of the volunteer movement. Further details of this unfortunately short-lived cadet corps (the O.T.C., which is now the C.C.F., was not founded till 1914) have now been found in the Colliergate Drill Hall, and we are indebted to Major H. A. V. Spencer for permission to make use of them. The School provided No. 4 Company, to which the band was attached, of the Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers. The Commanding Officer of the Bn. was Lt.-Col. Briggs, who lived at 18 Bootham, and the School company was commanded by a master, F. M. Scargill, whose father was a General. The Volunteers had to pay for their uniforms, which were grey, with a forage cap, the sum of £4 14s. Od., and a subscription each year of 10s. Od. Each bought his own rifle, a Short Lee Enfield, at a cost of £4 10s. Od. from Horsleys, a shop which has closed only within the last two or three years. How many of the St. Peter's boys were thus equipped is apparently not known. There was a miniature range where the Science Block now stands, but the main Volunteer range was up to 1,000 yards on Bootham Stray, where a stop butt was set up with iron-plated huts for the markers. The Corps rules said that any Volunteer discharging his weapon out of turn, or accidentally, or who pointed it loaded or unloaded at another person should be fined 5s. Od. The task of the Volunteers was to operate in a harassing role as sharp shooters against invaders, and the emphasis was consequently much on shooting. An interesting little incident occurred in 1861, when there was a vacancy for Ensign, the two candidates being Mr. Henry Anderson of No. 1 Company and Mr. John Leeman of No. 4 Company (St. Peter's). Leeman was aged 16 and had already paid £25 for his uniform as an Ensign in the School Company. An argument raised in his favour was that the School Company might be regarded as the nursery school for officers and N.C.Os. Evidently Leeman was successful, for he was transferred as Ensign to No. 3 Company. But all was not lost for Anderson, as No. 5 Company was raised in 1862 and he went straight from private to lieutenant in that, and to captain two months later. The list of the Peterites sworn in at the original founding is given below. The use of two different names for the School is odd. L.C.Le T.

ST. PETER'S COMPANY (No. 4 Coy. 1st Volunteer Rifle Corps, York) Sworn at St. Peter's Cathedral School near the City of York this 24th day of October, 1860. Jas Meek, Capt. Comdt. 1st Corps, 1 W.R.Y.R. Vols. No. Name

801. F. M. Scargill ...

Dates at School

... Master 1860

No. Name

302. J. W. W. Taylor

Dates Approx. at School Age 1860

... 1856-62

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Dates

303. Haywood Morris ... 304. Hugh Warton ... 305. William Tomlinson ... 306. John Henry Leeman ... 307. Richard Abbay ... 308. Tom Kilner Clarke ... 309. Charles Edward Freeman ... 310. James Walker ... 311. Alfred Davis ... 312. Arnold William Reinold ... ... 313. Thomas Henry Gregory 314. Samuel Joseph Chadwick ... ... 315. Ernest Edward Swaine 316. James Inglis Ransford 317. William Key Matterson 318. Henry Cust ... ... 319. James Simpson ...

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16 15 15 15 15 17

No. Name

320. Edward Charles Munby 321. George Brudnall Sharp 322. Lewis Medland 323. Charles Haigh ... 324. Samuel Jackson 325. James Lesley ... 326. William Carter... 327. William Vint ... ... 328. George Charles Todd Naylor ... ... 329. Richard Thomas Hill ... 330. Frederick Blanchard ... 331. James Matthew Meek 332. Matthew Anderson ... 333. Frederick Watson ... 334. Charles William Watson 335. Percival Beevor Lambert ... ... 336. Charles Joseph Dawson

Dates Approx. at School Age 1860 1856-62 1860-61 1860-61 1859-63 1851-61 1857-62 1857-63 1860-61

16 15 14 15 14 14 14

1858-60 1858-62 1859-61 1856-63 1860-61 1854-64 1855-62

15 17 15 14 18 16 14

1856-64 1858-61

14 15

THE SCOUT GROUP Once again we held a Camp Fire in our Scout Room to which we invited parents and friends, but this year we were more ambitious and put on two performances. The value of this could be seen on the second night, when the whole show took shape and went over very briskly. One encouraging feature was the greater participation by younger members of the Group. The collections realised £,10 10s. Od. and we are very grateful to our guests for supporting us so well. Half of this sum was given to the B.-P. Memorial Fund, making us a Founder Group of the B. P. Memorial House which is being built in London, and we donated the other half to the School Appeal Fund. We should like to express our thanks to N. R. Barton, who contributed greatly towards the success of the sketches by supplying costumes and making up a very large number of performers. An appreciation of the Camp Fire follows. -

GROUP CAMP FIRE

From the spectator's point of view this year's "Camp Fire" was even more enjoyable than last year's. There was the same excellent balance of songs and sketches, Mr. Coulthard conducting the rounds and camp fire songs, Mr. Craine's film of last summer's camp-and the Q 5; but it was clear that this year's entertainment had received much more polish. The curtain did not stick, the camp fire itself was thoroughly co-operative, and the items followed each other with the slickness of a well rehearsed revue. The Waits with their carols, the reactions of the Gentlemen of Europe, the skit on American 25

recording, the swing of Q 5, the hilarious group of Victorian songs by St. Peter's Gentlemen, with a number of sketches by different patrols, together made a most enjoyable evening's programme.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP

Numbers increased again this year, this time to 36, and we were able to form a sixth Patrol, Raleigh. J. C. Brisby was promoted to P/L.(S.) of the new Patrol and other promotions were : to P/L.(S.)— J. A. Shouksmith (Scott) and R. A. B. Wood (Wingate); and to Sc.rond (S.)—Anfield, Read, Williams and Yeomans. The main activities this term centred round Pioneering and First Aid. A number of our Seniors took part in a District Pioneering activity on several Sundays and gained useful experience in building rather more complicated structures than we have tried by ourselves. We are very grateful to Mr. J. Coward of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for coming along to instruct us in First Aid. His course of lectures will continue next term and, in addition to helping those Seniors who do not already hold the Ambulance Badge to gain it, it will enable all those who are interested to be examined for the St. John Preliminary Certificate. A large number of Senior Scouts were involved in the Camp Fire and our backstage men excelled themselves by constructing a bigger and better stage out of nothing.

SCOUT TROOP

We were pleased to welcome Mr. Dunstan into the Troop this term. His services will be increasingly valuable as he gains experience in scouting, but he has already trained our one Tenderfoot and has now moved on to 2nd Class work. Mr. Craine has hence been enabled to move onward and upward and he is now giving valuable help with the 1st Class training scheme. Meanwhile our other A.S.M., D. Marsden, has distinguished himself by ensuring that eight First Class Scouts are well on their way to Scout Cords : he is to be congratulated on the enthusiasm with which he has conducted the Badge work to this end. The Troop this year comprises 25 Scouts, nine already First Class from last year, 10 Second Class from St. Olave's and the remainder newcomers with some scouting experience. We trust that the Patrol Leaders (Haxby, Gow, McKay, and Wroe) will help us with the training of their own patrols when their Scout Cord fever has abated. During the Indian summer at the beginning of term we completed as much outdoor testing and training as possible; with such a foundation to the year's activities, we feel we can face the bleak mid-winter much more confidently. A York Quest was again arranged during one meeting and proved to be as popular as ever : the results this time were very close. The term ended with Camp Fires on two consecutive evenings. Although this event receives attention elsewhere, it should be recorded mat three patrols (Hounds, Otters, and Seals) made amusing contributions to the entertainment by putting on three very diverse sketches : they are to be commended for the enthusiasm with which these sketches were prepared and rehearsed. 26

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1959 RETROSPECT The first two or three weeks of any term are undoubtedly the most important for the building of all School teams, and without the advantages of pre-season preparation in the Easter Term they become vital, particularly when only 10 of the previous season's 1st XXX remain. Such was our predicament at the start of this season, faced as we were with freak ground conditions, and no report would be complete without this realisation. From the outset the Senior game sought refuge on the Riverside field in their endeavour to escape the hard baked surfaces which prevailed elsewhere, but even here only one third of a field was fit for anything approaching realistic practice. Such growth of grass as there was provided little or no cushioning, ominous cracks underfoot gaped wide, as day after day the drought continued, with the result that after a week of term the unequal struggle was given up. The Rugger season proper seemed far removed for much of the next three weeks, although an attempt was made on Friday afternoons alone to retain the sets and foster some team spirit. Meanwhile the original fixture list had to undergo drastic revision and it was not until 19th October that normal conditions were restored, much to the relief of the Rugger enthusiasts. On 31st October the first match was played against Harrogate R.F.C. Colts but a chapter of minor injuries then followed, which further retarded our progress, the inevitable price to be paid for the absence of hardening preparations. The 1st XV showed no lack of enthusiasm but several deficiencies were all too apparent. A lack of pace had to be accepted, but it was gratifying to see the vigour and fervour which several newcomers from the previous year's Colts team were putting into their play. Unfortunately the insidious disinclination to tackle firmly, the weakness of the previous season, reared its ugly head again and threatened disaster. The team this year, however, never gave up in the face of defeat, for which D. L. Slade, the captain, is to be congratulated. The season was inevitably brief and successes were all too infrequent. M. W. Woodruff was an outstanding success at full-back and if he could effect a change in kicking technique he could become first class. Likewise J. M. D. Kirk showed very considerable promise in a less spectacular position as a prop forward. These two might well be the stars of next year, an encouraging thought, but for a team to be good, able support must come from a majority of players, who are prepared by patience and persistent practice to raise their individual standard of play, and make good what may be lacking in natural talent. 27

The Colts teams once again met with varying fortunes but some promising talent was developing. In fact, had it not been such a short season, some Colts players might well have gained 1st XV honours. For many the highlight of the season was the establishment of House Leagues, both Junior and Senior divisions. No "pot" was necessary to arouse a healthy competitve spirit, and in spite of the disparity in the strength of the teams the experiment proved well worth repeating. By next year our amenities will be greatly improved by the acquisition of new playing fields near the boundary of the aerodrome and by an extensive draining scheme on the 1st XV field, which is being undertaken early in the New Year. We must hope for a similar improvement in the standard of our play.

SEASON 1959-60 1st XV—M. W. Woodruff*; R. A. Wood, A. J. De Mulder, J. J. Rhodes, J. M. Smith; J. W. S. Gale, M. Precious; J. M. D. Kirk*, F. J. A. Hewitt, R. A. Martin, J. 0. Armstrong, D. L. W. Sim* (Vice-Capt.), U. A. Alexander, D. L. Slade* (Capt.), E. M. H. Ranson. * Caps. 2nd XV—R. W. Kirk; S. D. Baker, C. D. Ibberson*, J. C. G. Wheeler, P. M. Beachell; R. Priestley, W. E. Bagnall*; A. R. Ward, F. D. Lavender* (Vice-Capt.), N. R. Barton* (Capt.), D. H. Fletcher, D. S. Atkinson, G. P. Robinson*, M. McCallum*, W. J. Bottomley. * Colours. Colts XV—S. R. Hutchinson; R. H. Parker*, J. A. B. Carruthers* (ViceCapt.), M. T. Bell, C. J. Parker; J. D. M. Hackney, G. R. Monfort; P. Collins* (Capt.), D. H. Rhodes, G. A. Hart, J. R. Brown*, M. A. Clegg, R. L. Bruce, J. V. Noel*, J. J. Kettlewell. * Colours. Junior Colts XV—D. I. Lewis; D. G. Woolley, J. D. Carr (Vice-Capt.), M. C. M. Jesper (Capt.), J. L. Richardson; A. L. McKay, T. L. Adams; M. Raley, D. R. Gow, A. R. Magson, A. C. Jowett, M. Sutcliffe, A. G. Routledge, R. J. Adcock, P. A. Liversidge.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV Sat., 3rd Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Senior Colts ... Sat., 17th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... ... ... Wed., 21st Oct. Trent College ... ... ••• Sat., 24th Oct. Denstone College ... • •• Sat., 31st Oct. Harrogate R.F.C. Colts ... ••• Wed., 4th Nov. Durham School ... ... ••• Sat., 7th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... •• • Wed., 11th Nov. Headingley Wanderers XV • •• Sat., 14th Nov. Giggleswick School ... • •• Sat., 21st Nov. Ampleforth College Wed., 25th Nov. Worksop College ... Sat., 12th Dec. Old Peterites ...

Result F. Home Cancelled Away Cancelled Home Cancelled Away Cancelled Home Won 13 Away Lost 0 Home Won 15 Home Lost 0 Away Lost 0 Home Lost 3 Home Lost 0 Home Won 24

11 8 11 24 24 29 6 3

2nd XV

Result

... ...

Away Home Home Home Away Home

Cancelled Cancelled 3 Lost 16 Won 5 Lost Lost 3

...

Away

Lost

Sat., 17th Oct. Sat., 24th Oct. Wed., 4th Nov. Sat., 7th Nov. Sat., 21st Nov. Wed., 25th Nov.

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

Sat., 21st Nov.

3rd XV ... Ampleforth College

Sat., 10th Oct. Sat., 24th Oct. Sat., 31st Oct. Wed., 4th Nov. 7th Nov. Sat., Sat., 14th Nov. Wed., 18th Nov. Wed., 25th Nov.

COLTS XV Cancelled Home ... Ashville College . . Cancelled . ... Home Giggleswick School 17 Harrogate R.F.C. Junior Colts XV Home Won 8 ... Away Lost ... Durham School ... 13 ... Away Won ... Pocklington School 17 Home Won Barnard Castle School ... 3 Home Lost ... Ampleforth College 3 Away Lost ... Worksop College ...

0 12 11 3 14 8

Wed., 4th Nov. 7th Nov. Sat., Sat.. 14th Nov. Wed., 18th Nov. Wed., 25th Nov.

JUNIOR COLTS XV ... ... Durham School ... ••• ... Pocklington School ••• Barnard Castle School ... ••• Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ••• ... Worksop College ...

5 20 5 10 13

1st Round Semi-finals: Final: 1st Round

Semi-finals: Final:

••• ••• ••• •••

Home Away Home Home Away

Won Lost Won Lost Lost

15 9 40 15

44 8 25 3 0

SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Grove beat School House, 11-9. Manor beat Temple, 26-3. Rise beat Grove, 11-3. Manor beat Queen's, 3-0. Manor beat Rise, 14-0. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Manor beat Grove, 36-9. School House beat Temple, 28-3. Manor beat Rise, 6-0. School House beat Queen's, 14-0. School House beat Manor, 14-3.

SCHOOL MATCHES v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at Durham on Wednesday, 4th November. Lost, 0

The School kicked off backed up by a strong wind. Insufficient practice, owing to adverse ground conditions, resulted in a disjointed and apathetic first half. Durham opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a try by Harle, which was converted. Play improved considerably in the second half. A good run by Rhodes heralded a School revival, but not for long; Durham scored again, but the kick failed. In their repeated attacks Durham failed to make use of the strong wind and lost their advantage. The last 29

10 minutes saw some inspired rugby by the School, but no score resulted. The unorthodox but effective kicking of Woodruff saved the School many times. Team: Woodruff; Wood, De Mulder, Holdsworth, Rhodes; Gale, Precious; Barton, Kirk, Slade (Capt.), Fletcher, Armstrong, Alexander, Sim (Vice-Capt.) and Ranson.

v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 7th November. Won, 15-11. With a fairly dry ball the School opened the attack, a kick ahead enabling Rhodes to score in the corner. Leeds dominated the lineout but the School had the best of the set scrummages. Precious added to the School's score after a blind side break and Ranson kicked a penalty goal soon afterwards. Leeds scored through M. N. Shaw just before half-time. The School attacked again in the second half and Wood scored an early try after a complete three-quarter movement. A penalty was awarded against the School, which D. E. Walton converted, and now, relying mainly on the forwards, Leeds rallied and T. S. Ridsdale scored under the posts. Walton converted the try. Then Holdsworth, always dangerous, scored after a fine run, and the School, rallying under Slade and Kirk, played inspired rugby in the dying minutes. Team: Woodruff; Wood, De Mulder, Holdsworth, Rhodes; Gale, Precious; Martin, Kirk, Barton, Sim (Vice-Capt.), Armstrong, Alexander, Slade (Capt.), Hewitt.

v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 14th November. Lost, 0-24. The School forwards harried the Giggleswick pack right from the kick-off and for the first 10 minutes the School stayed on the Giggleswick line, Ranson and Alexander holding the renowned Giggleswick half-backs well. Then Giggleswick showed their mettle with a break by Walton, who put Bullock over for a try, which was converted. At half-time both teams were equally balanced. A shower of rain made the ball slippery and the turf treacherous. The play deteriorated with the weather. Giggleswick then exploited the blind side, using Robinson, the right-winger, and amassed 16 points in 25 minutes. The School still showed their superiority in the line-out, but with Kirk injured, lost in the scrummages. A revival by the School in the last few minutes could not shake the Giggleswick defence. Colours were awarded to : J. M. D. Kirk and M. W. Woodruff. Team: Woodruff; Wood, De Mulder, Rhodes, Smith; Gale, Bagnall; Kirk, Hewitt, Martin, Armstrong, Sim (Vice-Capt.), Alexander, Slade (Capt.), Ranson.

v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 21st November. Lost, 3-29. The home team played better than the score suggests in the first half, although they never really gave the same impression of danger when in possession that Ampleforth did. The first score was a try by A. N. Stanton, followed by a try and conversion by the Ampleforth captain, Habbershaw, who had recently returned to their side after a spell of injury. E. M. H. Ranson then kicked a penalty goal for St. Peter's, bringing the half-time score to 3-8. Early in the second half St. Peter's struck a bad patch, when tackling was weak, and the forwards were not as effective in the loose as in the first half. In spite of sound play at full-back by Woodruff, Ampleforth increased their score by a further 21 points (tries by Witham, Young (2), B. Marriner, and Stanton, and three conversions by Habbershaw) and, although a challenge was made by St. Peter's forwards in which Slade, Armstrong, and Hewitt were prominent, the School failed to increase their score. Colours were awarded to J. J. Rhodes, E. M. H. Ranson, J. 0. Armstrong, M. Precious, and F. J. A. Hewitt. Team: Woodruff; Wood, De Mulder, Rhodes, Smith; Gale, Precious; Kirk, Hewitt, Martin, Armstrong, Sim, Alexander, Slade, Ranson.

v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 25th November. Lost, 0

With treacherous conditions underfoot the game promised to be a trial of forward strength. The School soon adapted themselves to the conditions and constantly endangered the Worksop line, but no scoring resulted, owing to a lack of finish shown by the School threequarters. When Worksop had settled somewhat, their more imaginative backs dominated the play and S. Earnshaw scored a good try. In the second half play swung from side to side, but with Worksop showing a marked superiority in the backs. In a forward rush, D. A. Tarbutt, the Worksop captain, scored after 18 minutes of the second half. He failed to convert the try. Woodruff was again prominent in the School defence. Colours were awarded to J. M. Smith, R. A. Wood, A. J. De Mulder, J. W. S. Gale, A. W. Martin and U. A. Alexander. Team Woodruff; Wood, Rhodes, De Mulder, Smith; Gale, Precious; Martin, Kirk, Hewitt, Sim (Vice-Capt.), Armstrong, Alexander, Slade (Capt.), Ranson. :

v. OLD PETERITES Played on Saturday, 12th December. Won, 24-3. The School's victory over the Old Boys by the margin of 24 points to 3 hardly reflects the close struggle which took place between the two teams for much of the game. With far too much reliance being placed on kicking the ball, play in the first half was dull and unimaginative. Both sides opened their scoring with penalty goals, but by half-time the School had gained a lead of 6 points to 3 when Rhodes dropped a goal. The Old Boys pressed strongly in the second half but failed to score, before the School once again took up the attack and went further into the lead with a try by Kirk. Depleted now in numbers by injury to M. J. Kershaw and G. B. Pullan, the initial advantage in weight was no longer a telling factor and the Old Boys' defence finally collapsed as the School gained confidence. Exploiting their numerical advantage with more inspired handling movements, the School scored a further 15 points in the final stages of the game; Rhodes rounded off a good game with two further tries and Ranson converted these and a try by De Mulder. Caps were awarded to D. L. W. Sim, M. Woodruff, and J. M. D. Kirk. OLD PETERITE XV K. M. Rateliff; R. D. Wheatley, M. J. Kershaw, G. B. Pullan, W. M. Howard; F. C. Slegg, J. F. N. Jackson; L. T. Beaumont, N. J. Bell, C. W. Thompson (Capt.), J. A. Jackson, A. P. Hopwood, J. F. Middleton, A. McCallum, C. H. Lewis.

THE BOAT CLUB To have boated in the Christmas Term is a rare enough event to make it essential to put the occurrence on record. Living memory cannot recall a previous occasion, but then such a summer does not happen very often. Boating was carried out on a House basis during three weeks and in this time most Houses had come to within striking distance of racing form. Although House Races were not held it does mean that the Senior Races at any rate can be held next term at a far earlier date and enable the School crews to be prepared for the Summer Term. At this point it is pleasant to record the success of E. S. Portlock in being in one of the Cambridge Trial Eights and lasting there until it was finally disbanded, leaving the two Eights which raced in the Trial Eights Race at Ely. This is indeed an honour for Portlock and the School. News has also reached us from Durham that no fewer than four of the College crews have been stroked by Old Peterites, by name R. D. Beckitt, R. A. Jackson, G. V. Plester, and R. N. Bradford. Bradford's crew won the Inter-College Senior Fours. Bradford and Plester have had trials for the Varsity Eight. 32

SQUASH Squash continues to be popular, especially in the Junior part of the School, although the courts at the Railway Institute have not been used as much as in the past. The competitions started towards the end of the tenn and it is hoped that they will be more successful than last year. The 1st V played only two matches, losing to Bradford Grammar School and beating an Old Peterite team. v. Bradford Grammar School, away, on Thursday, 3rd December. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat R. Greenwood 9-3, 9-6, 10-8. E. M. H. Ranson beat T. R. Hulme 1-9, 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 10-9. I. T. Parkin lost to A. T. Wilson 7-9, 5-9, 3-9. J. W. S. Gale lost to J. A. Smith 7-9, 5-9, 5-9. A. W. Martin lost to J. H. Birkitt 2-9, 9-4, 6-9, 9-10. v. Old Peterites, at home, on Sunday, 13th December. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat D. Kirby 3-1. E. M. H. Ranson lost to N. J. Magson 2-3 I. T. Parkin lost to W. M. Howard 1-3. A. W. Martin beat J. A. Bygate 3-1. J. C. G. Wheeler beat W. Gibson 3-0.

SHOOTING The fine weather early in term enabled a small party to have a practice at Strensall, but apart from that the main object has been to discover a "Country Life" VIII and to encourage newcomers. With the object of giving plenty of time for training and experimenting, we arranged only two postal matches. Whether this is good policy or not is uncertain, for a disproportionate amount of time and effort seems to have been spent in reaching the necessary degree of skill in the rapid practices. However, in the two matches the team score was better than any made in the corresponding term last year, and we have also been able to find time for some "landscape grouping". List A, from which teams are drawn, has 29 members, of whom about half are potential first VIII at present, and competition for places is keen. "Country Life" results were : Won. St. Peter's 743. Bridlington School 648. Won. St. Peter's 738. Pocklington School 735. An interesting shoulder-to-shoulder match was arranged with H.Q., 150 Bde. (T.A.), and took place on the Stonebow Range. This was on N.S.R.A. ten-bull targets with round aiming marks, a type of shooting we do not practise. We were therefore very gratified with a win (689 to 683), though it must be admitted that one of the other team had a disastrous shoot, well below his usual form.

The following shot in the "Country Life" VIIIs : S. D. Baker (Capt.), Wasden (Vice-Capt.), Lightfoot, Lavender, Black, Shubrook, Hart, Humpherson, Platts. The team v. 150 Bde. was chosen on different lines and consisted of Baker, Wasden, Hart, Humpherson, Black, Shubrook, Marsay, and Rhodes. Much time has been devoted to training for the future. List B (those with some experience) has 30 active members, and List C 25. The demand for places on practices far exceeds supply and in an effort to ensure a greater equality of chance an allocation of House periods was tried towards end of term. This seems to help, though only a doubling of the width of the range would really suffice. The departure of the 25-pounder has permitted us to keep the range much cleaner and tidier, and the heater is more useful. The firing point has been re-built and made much flatter—a change generally but not universally welcomed.

FENCING As usual the Christmas Term has been largely taken up with sorting out beginners never before in the Club have we had so many with so much talent. All have been enthusiastic, but R. J. D. Wilson and W. M. Hudson are to be congratulated on the most regular attendance sheet. :

This year we have the makings of a very good team, having lost only the captain from last year. The match against Denstone was cancelled because of transport difficulties, but a team of six foil brought by Dr. Slade was convincingly defeated. Foil.

Foil.

ST. PETER'S v. Dr. SLADE'S TEAM 1. C. L. Brown 2-1 2. J. M. Pattinson 2-1 3. M. A. Abel 1-2

Won 5-4

1. N. R. Barton 3-0 2. P. M. Beachell 2-1 Won 7 3. W. J. Bottomley 2-1 Result Won 12-6

To round the term off Dr. Slade very kindly gave a beautiful presentation foil to be awarded to the best all round beginner each year. We feel sure that this will be a great encouragement to the 23 beginners listed on 'C' group. Thanks are again due to R.S.M.I. Power who is, as always, the life of the fencing world. N.R.B. 34

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CRICKET FIXTURES, 1960 2nd XI

1st XI Sat. May 14 Wed. „ 18 Sat. „ 21 Wed. „ 25 Sat. „ 28

Clifton C.C. York C.C. Giggleswick Durham Worksop

H H

Giggleswick Durham Worksop

H A A

Fri Sat.'" „

1st Round Seni or House Matches A Leeds G S Leeds G.S. — H 1 Denstone 1° 11

Wed. „ Sat. „ Wed. „ Sat. „

15 18 22 25

Wed. June 1 Sat. „ 4 Wed. „ 8

Wed.„ 29 Sat. July 2 Wed. „ 6 Sat. Sat.

„ „

Wed. „ „ Fri. Sat. „

9 16

H M.C.C. Bradford G.S. H Bradford G.S. Semi-final Sent off House Matches Yorkshire Gents. Ampleforth H Ampleforth Final Senior Ho use Match Craven Gents. Bootham

20 T.H.Hobson's X IA 22Old H 23 Peterites

Bootham

A H A H

'Under 16' Colts XI A Ashville 1st Round Juni Or

'Under 15' Colts XI Ashville House Matches

Durham Worksop

Bootham Worksop

A H

Juni or

Leeds G.S. House Matches

Semi-final

Pocklington

Bootham

Manchester Boys XI Giggleswick Bradford G.S.

Ampleforth

A A

'Underl4' XI v. H Tynemouth School Match use Final Junior Ho H Minster Choir Schl. Old Boys

COMMEMORATION, 1960 R. A. Stratton, Belgrano, Winton Road, Bowdon, Cheshire, will once again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team.

J. E. GOFTON CUP We acknowledge with grateful thanks the gift of a permanent trophy for the Quarter Mile, to be called the Gofton Cup, which will also be accompanied by a small replica annually for possession by the winning boy. This trophy will be a great encouragement to our athletes and serve as a memory to a great athlete of the past. The Rev. J. E. Gofton (School House, 1883-88) was in the School XV for five years and was Captain in 1888. He was also in the School Cricket XI from 1886-88, but his prowess lay mainly in athletics, in which he was the winner of the Quarter Mile, High Jump, Long Jump, 100 Yards and 1 Mile all in the same year.

YEOMAN'S CUP House matches next term are looked forward to with more than usual interest, on account of the introduction of the Yeomans Cup, the purpose of which is to encourage brighter cricket. It has now been decided that the Cup shall be awarded to the House achieving the highest average number of runs per over, provided the innings reaches a total of 80 runs or more, irrespective of whether they win or lose. 35

OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on 12th December. A vacancy on the Committee was filled by the election of Philip Crowe who kindly organises the Golf Competition which has now become established in Commemoration Weekend. The President reported that the amount subscribed to date for the extension of Big Hall by way of donations and 7-year covenants was £5,777 but that another £6,000 was required to reach the sum which the Club had undertaken to find. Any O.P. reading this note who has not yet subscribed is urged to do so without delay, as the Head Master announced that the Rt. Rev. Maurice Harland, M.C., O.P., Bishop of Durham, had kindly consented to perform the opening ceremony, which it was proposed should be held at Commemoration on Saturday, 23rd July next. An album recording the names of all O.P.s who have subscribed will be maintained permanently in the Memorial Hall Particulars of the precise arrangements for the opening ceremony will be published in the next issue of "The Peterite". It was reported that the triennial list of members had been published and circulated to all members of the Club with the last issue of "The Peterite". In order to keep the list up-to-date any member changing his permanent address is asked to notify the Hon. Secretary immediately. Preliminary arrangements for the Club Dinner during Commemoration, 1960, were discussed. It will be held on Saturday evening, 23rd July, at 7-30 p.m., at the School following the A.G.M., and it is hoped to increase the accommodation so that all who wish to attend will be able to do so. NOTICES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 5th March, after the annual hockey match between the School and the Club. Any member who has any suggestion to make for the consideration of the Committee is asked to send it to the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, not later than the 20th February.

O.P. Crested Business Tie, Square, Cravat and O.P. Blazer Buttons Members are reminded that the new approved Club business tie bearing the crown and cross keys from the School coat of arms on a dark blue background may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, whose address is Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, upon receipt of the appropriate remittance together with a stamped (41d.) addressed foolscap envelope. The price of the all-silk tie is 18/6 and the rayon-reppe tie 11/9. Silk squares price 60/- and silk lined cravats at 34/- each, post free, in the same design are also available from the Hon. Secretary. The chrome blazer buttons, machine-indented with the School coat of arms, may be obtained direct from the Manager of the School Shop. The large size cost 3/- and the small size 1/8 each.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES W. B. HAWKINS (1947-54) was awarded the Tomlinson Prize for Viola at the Royal College of Music, where he has been studying for four years since doing his National Service. The prize was presented 1 by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. C. W. JOSE (1947-57), after serving two years in the Royal Navy, passed the Interpretership Examination of the Civil Service Commission in Russian. He was placed in the First Class—the only one awarded in his group. He is now reading Classics at Worcester College, Oxford. E. A. M. REID-SMITH (1948-54), who received an Irish Rugby Trial last season, has been appointed Captain for the second year in succession of Trinity College, Dublin, R.U.F.C. It is understood to be the first time in fifty years that a graduate of Trinity College has been appointed Captain for a second year. P. J. SHARDLOW (1943-47) passed the Diploma Membership Examination with Honours in the Institute of Brewing Examinations in June, 1959.

ENGAGEMENTS ANNEQUIN—COKE. John Edward Annequin, Mayhill, Manor Drive, York, and Elisabeth Anne, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Coke, White Gables, Stockton Lane, York. [Rise, 1942-52.] BOOTH—DIXON. John Graham, only son of Mr. G. F. Booth and the late Mrs. Booth of "Seymour", Ringley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, and Ann Christine, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dixon of "Shelton", Sibson Road, Sale, Cheshire. [Manor, 1946-50.] DELITTLE—QUIN. Robert James DeLittle, Dringhouses, York, and Rosemary, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. B. Quin, Acomb, York. [Manor, 1943-53.] HARRISON—McCLOY. Norman B. Harrison, "Random Stones", 53 Thirsk Road, Northallerton, and Patricia A. McCloy of Scarborough. [Manor, 1943-48.] ROE—BELL. John Neville Roe, Southcote, Church Lane, Acklam, Middlesbrough, and Diana Margaret Bell, daughter of Mrs. K. Tinley, 1 North Promenade, Whitby, and Mr. J. Bell, 441 Otley Road, Leeds. [Rise, 1948-51.]

MARRIAGES HOLMES—BUDD. At the Garrison Church of St. Catherine, Accra, Ghana, Captain D. H. Holmes, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, to Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughter of Major and Mrs. F. J. Budd. [Manor, 1946-50.] HOLT—MORTON. On 27th January, 1959, at St. Robert's Church, Pannal, Jahn M. Holt, 96 Wetherby Road, Acomb, York, to Sheila Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morton, Harlow Moor Drive, Harrogate. [School House, 1948-53.] JACKSON—NUTTAL. On 10th October, 1959, at Hawes Parish Church, Richard Howard Jackson, Thorpefield, Thirsk, to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Nuttal, Liverpool House, Hawes. [School House, 1947-51]

BIRTHS DODGSON.—On 13th June, 1959, to Catherine Mary (née Davison), wife of Gilbert Michael Dodgson, a brother for Susan and Fiona. [Rise, 1943-47.] DRYDEN.—On 10th October, 1959, to Sheila (nee Furness) and Colin Dryden, a daughter, sister for Philip. [Temple, 1945-48.] MARCH.—On 2nd August, 1959, at Corbridge, to Joan and Gordon March, a son. [School House and Grove, 1945-50.] MORTIMER.—On 6th November, 1959, at the Leeds Maternity Hospital, to Judith (nee Page) and Barry Mortimer, a son. [Rise, 1941-50.]

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE LETTERS THE OXFORD LETTER

OXFORD. January, 1960.

Dear Sir, There have been many things to remember about Michaelmas Term, 1959. The campaign to raise funds for the World's Refugees got well under way in the Colleges and Mr. Macmillan spoke in a Union debate after threatening to walk out. The amazing American from West Point, Peter Dawkins, won his rugger blue after playing only a dozen games in his life, and the nuclear marchers marched again in spite of the Proctors. A student boycott of South African goods was launched, and the Randolph Hotel was bombarded as usual on Guy Fawkes night. Oxford beat Cambridge at Twickenham, but lost the cross-country race at Roehampton and the soccer at Wembley and, for the first time, an African was elected to be a Fellow of All Souls. • The political clubs suffered inevitably from an atmosphere of anticlimax after the General Election. The Union debated Ireland, the election, British industry, journalism, Kenya's development and whether or not life presents a dismal picture. Of course, like everyone else, we enjoyed to the full our Indian summer. It was well into November before the College scarves made their permanent appearance and the fog came down to choke us all. It was naturally a good term for out-of-door activities. An undergraduate has only to take his pick : hockey, rugger, soccer, rowing, lacrosse, cycling, and hard-court tennis, with squash and fives indoors for good measure. In the evenings, for the more leisured type, there is that Oxford favourite, bridge, and of course a quiet game of "shove halfpenny" in a College beer-cellar. Indeed, there was plenty to do, plenty to talk about, plenty to think about and plenty of work to do into the bargain. The number of Old Peterites here has risen slightly this term. Having lost A. M. Marsh last summer, we gained three freshmen, 38

which raised our total to 11. Of the activities of individual Old Peterites, your correspondents managed to discover very little, but here is what we found out :

To find M. J. Baddeley (Keble) you have to go to a country estate on the Woodstock Road. There you will find him amidst piles of theology books, resting on the laurels of the Wells Prize. We have not yet found out just what exactly this is, but he says that it is something to do with work and, of course, is very important. It is rumoured that he has been looking for Marsh all term. Down on the Kingston Road, past the Scala, M. T. Carter (Queen's) is to be found. Someone said that he had been seen rowing in Wellington boots but this is not certain. It is thought that the close proximity of Schools has denied us the company of this tall character in recent weeks. His namesake B. W. H. Carter (Worcester) reads Classics, has been seen playing soccer and strolls in the Broad wearing a flat cap. Nobody knows where K. Gosling lives. He is suspected of reading a science subject and is a member of St. Edmund Hall, where it is rumoured gladiatorships are awarded. He is very keen on cars and cycling but was last observed at a Myra Hess concert. J. R. Jenkinson lives in Walton Street conveniently near his college, Worcester. He invites his friends to tea, keeps them waiting and then brain-washes them with Greek culture (illustrated, of course). Of his other activities, little is known, but we are sure he has some. T. Jenkinson follows an old Brasenose O.P. tradition by having a room overlooking the High. Smoking his pipe contentedly, he gazes out of his window towards the Marlborough Secretarial College. Apart from this, he drives around in a green-painted ex-Post Office van. C. W. Jose (Worcester) is finding the cultural and social life of Oxford to his taste. Otherwise, he is said to work and is often observed en route to lectures. R. M. Kirkus (Hertford) resides in fashionable North Oxford. Quite definitely a Schools man, he is frantically busy and always in a hurry. In a quieter moment, he was seen in the Broad clutching two bottles of sherry and complaining bitterly about the cost of living. There is also a tale about him playing rugger on the wing ! P. Burton (Queen's) is reading something called Social Studies and holds parties which are obviously an essential part of his syllabus. He plays rugger and is enjoying University life. D. Haxby (Barnett House) lives in Summertown and is learning to be a probation officer. He is still singing in New College Choir. It is quite evident that, after a year at Oxford, the faults in his education for which Cambridge was responsible are being put right. In Brasenose Old Quad, R. D. Wheatley resides in sixteenth century splendour. A very busy man, he invites his friends to tea and then 39

dashes off to play squash in the middle of a crumpet. He has strong views about Abraham Lincoln, plays hockey on occasions, and has taken to sherry. We are holding our annual dinner once again in Brasenose this year on 11th February, when we hope to welcome as our guests the Head Master and Mr. Rhodes. We hope, indeed, to see some of our Cambridge contemporaries over here then. In closing, we would like to say with what pleasure we heard of F. D. Lavender's success at Worcester and how pleased we are to hear that A. McCallum will be coming to St. Edmund Hall next October. We send our best wishes to all at School for the corning year and the future. Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

THE CAMBRIDGE LETTER CAMBRIDGE.

Michaelmas, 1959. To : The Editor, "The Peterite". Dear Sir, Another invasion of O.P.s has increased our number to twenty-five. Chilman's room and Herring's sherry provided a meeting-point for most of us one evening early in the term; the purpose was to arrange a Cambridge O.P. Dinner for this term, but the arrangements were mangled and there was no Dinner. Next term we hope that the Dinner will be organised, and without the preliminary convening. For, peculiar fact, there is a reluctance of O.P.s to combine in quantity, which may be indicative of a deference to Aldous Huxley's views. It also may not. The majority of us do, however, acknowledge another product of the common breeding-ground when we pass in the street. Early in November the space of five days presented to the vulgarians in our midst Firework Night, the publication of "Lolita", Poppy Day, and the visit of Cliff Richards. This conflux revealingly separated the cynics and sensitives from the rest. But to draw conclusions would be invidious. Again, there are some who have "divorced old barren reason from the Bed, And took the Daughter of the vine to Spouse", there are others who have "pursued a maiden and clasp'd a reed", but it would be wrong and inhuman to talk about "types". You cannot catalogue and file people into vagely opposite compartments. And so we must press on to talk about our individuals at Cambridge; and, en route, we wish to deplore the passing of the First XI and First XV "Characters" from `The Peterite"; if that delicate pen is to write no more

Let us begin with the lone wolves, i.e., D. J. Cook, W. M. Howard, and E. C. Sedman. ("Lone wolves" is simply an indication that in his college—Downing, Clare, and Trinity respectively—each is the only O.P.) Cook rows, whilst Howard's sporting activities are more numerous, but probably less professional; he is something of an academic dilettante too, for his speculative permutations were many before he finally settled on French and Latin. Sedman has joined us not quite posthumously, but certainly after a long period in the vale between school and university; as he is a scientist, we assume that he works hard, but he has also been heard denying his responsibility for a fire in Trinity. J. N. T. Howat is now, we suppose, also a "lone wolf"; he has deserted Emmanuel for a secluded Newnham view, and attempts to escape the pious airs' of Ridley by coaching novices on the river. In Selwyn E. I. Moore and D. G. Metcalf are to be found. Moore writes much poetry, and many of us read with interest (and speculation) one of his rhymed offerings in "Ffobia". As far as we know, Metcalf does not aspire to such dizzy literary heights, but he both rows and coxes on the river. He is another "almost posthumous". R. G. Bean still sings in King's Choir. M. G. Sykes, we understand, is a big Christian worker, as is J. G. Slater. Christ's is the home of P. J. Netherwood, D. T. Sparham, and J. R. Peverley. The two former are always seen together whether playing (most successfully) hockey, cooking, frequenting cinemas, or just not working. (We might here interpose that almost without exception, every O.P., when asked for information about himself for this letter, denied scoffingly that he ever worked.) Peverley is an exception; he is a genius whom we expect to go far. At St. Catharine's, D. J. Oldman tells us that he is at last fed up with science, which is an encouraging sign. He is not discouraged about Homerton, though, which he visits with unfailing frequency. R. N. Johnson is a very conscientious Rugby referee, who also plays bridge. Those of us who like our theatre working-class probably spotted P. L. Bellwood in Arnold Wesker's "The Kitchen" • but he also moves in high circles, and is much in demand as a cabaret artist. A. H. Crowther is another in St. Catharine's, reading an obscure subject called Architecture; he achieved fame as a pavement artist on Poppy Day. Finally, it is the turn of the bunch in Emmanuel. J. C. M. Herring is the old man of the party; forever in a sinister black overcoat and smiling vaguely, he is now reading Education, and will be leaving us temporarily next term for Wallasey Grammar School. Then there is E. S. Portlock : a boater who rowed well enough to have a University trial this term, and a crusader who campaigns vigorously for "human rights" and against pea soup. D. Kirby has now left behind his glories on the green fields, and contents himself with playing

squash; apart from working hard ( ?) he is still known to enthuse about Connie Francis and Goethe. D. B. Irvin is something of a solitary; he regards life and thought as fundamentally serious, and therefore says he has nothing to offer us for what he presumes will be a facetious letter. T. Chilman is a definite timocrat he just missed the Liberal Committee, is in the O.T.C., a member of most societies, in debt, and is continuing his search for an unattached heiress. P. J. Dronfield has found that the Cambridge examination system is not so flexible after all, and now reads Economics—"they" would not permit him to continue his study of pigs. He also plays hockey, much to the chagrin of Messrs. Chilman and Irvin. Another reader of Economics is M. J. Kershaw, and he is also a games player, but this time the game is rugby. Normally he looks very smooth, but not on a Sunday morning P. A. Crossley has spent this term on the river and in the laboratory; the former he finds detrimental to the latter, and we understand he is therefore going to retire from rowing. Perhaps the most novel achievement of the term is that of T. E. H. Sabben-Clare in leading an Emmanuel pooh-sticks team to triumphant victory; he also grew a beard, but it has had to be removed on account of some military inspection at the end of term. :

That concludes the O.P. news for the Michaelmas Term. As always we wish the School well in all its various pursuits, and in particular do we wish well those who will soon be coming up to take the Scholarship exams. We remain, Sir, Yours sincerely, THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

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THE PETERITE Vol. LI I

MAY, 1960

No. 354

EDITORIAL Tradition is a word which rarely fails to arise in any discussion on Public Schools : indeed, they, with the Universities and the Services, are the stronghold of tradition, and in it lies much of their strength, but also some of their weaknesses. For tradition is frequently used as an excuse for behaviour and practices, which do nothing to strengthen the spirit of a community, but only bring it into disrepute. As Voltaire somewhat cynically remarked : 'The more ancient the abuse the more sacred it is'. No one would wish to decry in a school healthy traditions, of scholarship, sportsmanship, good manners—these are, indeed, the qualities which each generation should strive to hand down to their successors and which distinguish a school in the eyes of the outside world. In addition to these essential and general traditions, however, each school, like a regiment or ship, has a number peculiar to itself, mostly connected with a desirable system of seniority; these are, in fact, the unwritten laws which really constitute the code of behaviour and discipline within the school. But unwritten laws depend for their observance on self-discipline and mutual respect : tradition cannot provide a substitute for these essential qualities, and those traditions which are based on humiliation rather than humility only breed a spirit of self-important intolerance and vindictiveness. Each new generation should be taught and, more important, shown by example what is expected of them; respect must be commanded—it cannot be compelled, if the object is not worthy of it. Although few members of a school or other similar community would agree with the poet who said `Tradition, thou art for suckling children, Thou art the enlivening milk for babes, But no meat for men is in thee' yet there is a grain of truth in his words. For tradition can and should strengthen, but can never replace the virile spirit of enterprise, enthusiasm and unselfish service, without which no community can ever hope to live.

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial ...

School News

The Appeal

School Officials

Valete

House Notes

Chapel

Choir

Library

Curia

12 13

Debating Society Music Society

...

British Ship Adoption Society Senior Science Society

17 17

Junior Science Society ...

Ornithological Society ...

Young Farmers' Club ...

Modern Languages Society

Russian Society ...

...

Drama Group

Combined Cadet Force

Scouts

Hockey

...

Boat Club Rugger

Cross 'Country

Athletics

Squash

Fencing

Shooting

Chess

Oxford Cup

Rugby Fixtures, 1960

O.P. News

Notices

...

Acknowledgments

47 47

SCHOOL NEWS We should like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Toyne, who celebrated their Golden Wedding on 30th March. Mr. Toyne was Head Master of St. Peter's from 1913 to 1936 and now lives at `Little Acres', Ware, Herts. * * * We offer our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mair on the birth of a son on 28th February, and to Mr. and Mrs. Brown on the birth of a daughter on 18th March. * * * Two student masters, Mr. G. D. Colson and Mr. P. R. Webster, have been teaching in the School this term both played a full part in all the School activities, and we wish them well in their new posts. * * * The new Memorial Hall was used for the first time at Assembly on Saturday, 19th March. It was not then decorated but should be completed in all respects by the beginning of the Summer Term. The Hall will be dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Maurice Harland, 0.P., on Speech Day, Saturday, 23rd July. * * * :

A whole holiday was given on Monday, 22nd February, in honour of the birth of Prince Andrew. * * * On Friday, 18th March, the Bishop of Selby, deputising for the Archbishop of York, confirmed 61 boys in the School Chapel. * * * The School was visited during the term by a delegation from Nepal and by a group of German schoolmasters. * * * Extensive drainage work has been carried out on the 1st XV and 1st XI fields : it is hoped that this will enable them to be used more often in bad weather. * * * No. 8 St. Peter's Grove will open at the beginning of the Summer Term as an annexe to School House with accommodation for 16 boys and one master. * * * Haydn's 'Creation' was performed by members of the School and friends in the Chapel on 6th and 7th March. * * * Another successful School Dance was held on Friday, 8th January, and once again a Boys Dance took place on the following evening. Mr. Holbeche commanded, cajoled and controlled both functions with his usual ebullient efficiency. A sum of nearly £300 was raised for the Appeal Fund. 2

THE APPEAL Eleventh General List of Subscribers (to 1st April, 1960) SINGLE DONATIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION

Blake, J. P. ... Connelly, R. L. Dickenson, Lt.-Col. J. M. Eastwood, Major B. J. Hodd, D. K. ... Hodd, N. M. ... Kirby, D. ... Newdick, F. N. ... Pearson, G. E. ... Ping, A. Wentworth ... Purse, H. R. L. ... Robinson, D. ... Slegg, F. C. ... ... Williams-Raahauge, M. P. .

... ... ...

... ...

R. s. d. 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 £45 17

BY OTHERS ... ... ... Anonymous ... ... Proceeds of Boys' Dance-9th January, 1960 Clifton Cricket Club ... ... ... ...

£ s. d.

10 39 12 3 3

... ...

£43 COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR BIG HALL EXTENSION Annual Cash Payment. s. d. 7 0 0

Dixon, R. S. BY OTHERS (* Parents)

*Shouksmith, P. H.

0 0 0 0

Gross Yield at present rate of tax. s. d. 80 0 2 57

2 10

SUMMARY

SINGLE DONATIONS Carried forward from previous lists By Old Peterites for Big Hall Extension ... By Others ... COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS Carried forward from previous lists ... Net Annual Payments. By Old Peterites for Big s. d. 7 0 0 Hall Extension ... .. By Others 5 0 0 12

Total—Single Donations present rate of tax)

and

Seven-year 3

7,641 19 45 17 43 5 £7,731

7 0 0

25,174 18

137

£25,312

£33,043

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MEMORIAL HALL BUILDERS We publish what we believe to be a complete and up-to-date list of Old Peterites who have so far responded to the President's Appeal in respect of the extensions to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall. These names, together with those of any additional subscribers, will be inscribed in the "Memorial Hall Builders' Book" to be kept permanently in the new Hall. Pacey, F. W. B. Gedge, J. B. Addey, J. Goodburn, M. G. Parker, R. Alderson, Surg. Capt. Graham, G. E. L. Pearson, G. E. B. R. Graham, W. Penniston, P. Anelay, W. Gray, D. St. G. W. Pickering, B. H. Archer, L. H. J. Gray, R. Ping, A. Wentworth Ping, W. H. W. Baker, P. T. Powell, W. W. Hallas, M. Bell, N. J. Purse, H. R. L. Hanson, J. A. Biggin, J. Harnby, F. B. S. Bird, D. J. Quarrie, R. G. M. Blake, J. P. Hemsley, F. R. W. Blackburn, W. D. Hodd, D. K. Raley, H. A. G. Blenkin, J. N. Hodd, H. N. Ratcliff, K. M. Blunt, D. A. C. Hodd, N. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Border, A. P. Holmes, D. C. Reavley, D. R. Brewin, J. D. Horsley, W. J. Reynolds, G. H. F. Briggs, G. H. Houghton, J. C. Rob, C. G. Brocklebank, D. N. Howard, K. A. Robinson, D. Brown, H. G. Howat, J. N. T. Rodger, A. C. Bryce, A. B. Huntley, W. G. Roy, M. H. T. Burdon, T. H. Rumfitt, D. T. Burnett, N. R. Jackson, D. C. Rymer, A. S. Burrows, H. S. Jackson, R. A. Jacques, S. H. Saville, J. Caley, J. P. Johnston, H. Scholefield, J. Camm, J. P. Sedman, E. C. Chilman, K. G. Kirby, D. Shepherd, C. S. Chilman, P. W. G. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Clegg, M. T. Leversedge, L. F. Simpson, D. T. Colley, R. H. Lewis, C. H. Slegg, F. C. Colley, W. H. Lewis, T. J. Speddings, C. B. Collins, A. A. Sproulle, M. I. H. Connelly, R. L. Stratton, R. A. Mammatt, S. E. Creer, H. L. Mann, F. J. Crossley, P. A. Taylor-Thompson, J. Metcalfe, R. H. Thompson, C. W. Milner, G. H. De Little, R. J. Thompson, D. C. Morris, P. A. Dench, P. G. R. Thornton, E. D. Mortimer, J. B. Denison, E. A. K. Troop, J. G. Macdonald, W. I. Dickenson, J. M. Mackintosh, S. Dixon, R. S. Wadsworth, C. P. Dodsworth, J. M. Walker, J. G. Douglas, M. S. Nelson, H. N. Watson, F. F. Doyle, J. B. Newdick, F. N. Webber, R. S. F. Newhouse, H. C. Wheatley, R. D. Newhouse, J. C. Easten, J. A. White. R. Norwood, D. P. Eastwood, B. J. Williams, E. F. Williams-Raahauge, Fairweather, C. C. M. P. Ogilvie, D. G. Wood, M. J. Ogley, G. H. Gardner, G. D. Ogley, S. Gedge, H. F. S. O.P. Club Yeld, P. H.

THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC J. R. Anfield is to be congratulated on passing Grade VIII (Final) examination in pianoforte playing with Distinction and I. T. Hunter Grade VI (Intermediate) in organ playing with Merit.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Easter Term, 1960 HEAD

OF THE SCHOOL D. L. SLADE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S) VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL J. J. RHODES :

SCHOOL MONITORS

Head of The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG Head of The Grove: E. S. BOLTON Head of The Rise: C. D. IBBERSON Head of School House: S. D. BAKER Head of Temple: M. PRECIOUS Chapel Monitor: E. M. H. RANSON

N. R. BARTON F. D. LAVENDER HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: W. J. BOTTOMLEY, S. C. GIBSON, W. E. JONES, J. C. G.

WHEELER. The Manor: P. GOOLDEN, F. J. A. HEWITT, I. T. PARKIN, J. R. PRECIOUS, T. E. H. SMART, R. H. SYKES. Queen's: J. M. CHARNLEY, D. E. COULSON, R. J. HAWKINS, J. M. LORD, W. MITCHELL. The Rise: W. E. BAGNALL, D. L. BROWN, J. A. FRANKLIN, J. W. S. GALE, C. J. HEMSLEY, D. L. W. SIM, T. WASDEN. School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON, D. S. ATKINSON, P. M. BEACHELL,

J. N. HANSON, R. LEACH, F. I. WATSON. Temple: D. N. KENDALL, M. N. McCULLOCH, R. A. MARTIN, A. M. ROBSON, J. M. SMITH, M. G. STAVELEY, M. W. WOODRUFF.

VALETE E. S. BOLTON. 1951-60. U.VI. School Monitor. Head of Grove. State Scholarship 1959. "0" Level, 1956 (9), "A" Level (Maths., Higher Maths., Physics), 1958 and 1959. 2nd House IV, School Chess Team. Cpl. in Signals Section. Signals Classification. Marksman. Curia. Treasurer of Young Farmers' Club, 1959-60. Film Society Committee, 1958-59.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE The Easter Term is seldom considered the brightest of the three, but this year the early spring allowed us to enjoy ourselves much more than usual, and The Grove has had a relatively pleasant ten weeks. We acquitted ourselves well in Athletics, despite our shortage of star performers; for some time we led in the standards, and J. C. G. Wheeler won the High and Long Jumps, and W. E. Jones the Senior Mile. Both were subsequently awarded their House Colours. In Boating, the Junior crew did as well as could be expected, while the Senior crew demonstrated its landlubberliness perfectly. A new sport has been introduced to The Grove, by the purchase of a small billiard table, which has proved very popular, and mathematically very interesting. We are sorry to be saying goodbye to E. S. Bolton, who is leaving the Grove to go to University. He has had a not undistinguished school career, including winning the General Knowledge Prize for three years in succession, for which we must congratulate him, and we wish him well. Our thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their hospitality during another highly successful season of House Proms, and also to the Committee of the House Debating Society for carrying out a thankless but very worthwhile task. It serves a useful purpose, as can be seen from the prominence of Grovites in the School debates. We can look back on a lively if unsettled term, and look forward to a pleasant summer.

THE MANOR This has been the most successful term the House has experienced for a long time. The 1st IV set us off on our triumphs by winning the Senior Boating quite convincingly and for their part Goolden, Bywater and J. R. Brown were awarded their House Colours, as was P. M. Read, who was coxing his second winning Senior crew. The Junior crew then rowed very competently to complete the double for us, a feat the House last accomplished in 1954. We would like to thank Mr. Hayes, who has done so much for both crews, hammering skill into brute force, and we are all indebted to his great encouragement and perseverance. After a somewhat dithering start in the standards, we gently eased ourselves into first place in the Athletic Sports, winning by a clear half point. Full points were gained in the standards by Bywater, Tomlinson, Howard and Liversidge; House Colours were awarded to Watson, Hutchinson, S. R. and Bruce, R. L. and Junior Colours to Wrigley, Howard and Liversidge. 6

We would like to congratulate Sutton on winning the Frank Pick prize for design and also Goolden, who was runner-up. The House Discussion Group met twice during the term; short addresses were given by The Chaplain and Mr. J. Shannon and on both occasions many questions were asked. Mr. Hayes and Hirst each presented a House Prom. It is hoped that more members of the House may be persuaded to widen their musical experience when these concerts are resumed next winter.

QUEEN'S This term has been one of our most successful for some time. We were well represented in School teams and provided 7 members of the newly-formed School Athletic team. In the various House events we again won the Cross Country Shield easily, Hawkins winning the Goodburn Cup with a splendid effort. Coulson was awarded his House Colours. In the Squash Competition we beat a strong School House team to reach the final, but then lost easily to The Rise. We reached the final of the House Boating, ably stroked by Atkinson, R. H., but lost by a small distance to a very powerful Manor crew. Our most concerted effort came in the Athletics when we were beaten by only half a point by The Manor. Mitchell broke the 880 yards record and won the Gofton Cup for the 440 yards. Spencer, R. A., set up a new Intermediate Mile and 880 yards record. Gow and Outhwaite were awarded Junior House Colours as a result of their achievements. Finally we are proud to record that over 40 members of the House took part in a House play written and produced by Hawkins and Fairclough. Despite the unfamiliarity of certain members of the cast with their scripts, the play was a great success.

THE RISE At the beginning of the term we welcomed Wasden as a Monitor. House boating was quickly under way, but unfortunately the hard work put in by both crews was of no avail when the races came along. However, we are happy to report that the Squash team retained the cup without much difficulty. Ranson and Robson, A. C. were awarded their School Squash Colours for the season. Rise had five members of the 1st XI Hockey team. Ranson was captain and Gale was awarded his cap. A flick-hockey league within the House, admirably organised by Sim, was very popular and played in the gym with great enthusiasm.

In the field of Athletics we had but little success. Although Gale came second in the Cross-Country race for the second year running, the team as a whole found the competition too great. In Standards we finished fifth, hampered by a certain amount of illness. But in the Sports, our team did very well to finish in third place, close behind the leaders. Burdon was awarded his Senior House Colours at the end of term, and Smith and Pace were awarded their Junior House Colours.

SCHOOL HOUSE The term, on the whole, was uneventful, the most notable feature being the incidence of influenza in the last month which deprived us of more than one of our better athletes. Despite the fact that many of the House were absent during Standards we were up at the top in the averages but, on the morning of the Sports, J. J. Rhodes, Captain of School and House Athletics, was stricken with the 'flu and was unable to compete. This was a great disappointment to the House and a personal disappointment for him as he was up to record-breaking standard in both 100 yards and 220 yards. However, Rhodes had broken the 220 record two days previously in the Athletics match against Bootham, so that was some consolation to him. In the same match J. L. Richardson broke the Junior High Jump record. In the Cross Country the team was placed 5th but A. W. Martin and H. L. Sutcliffe came in 10th and 11th respectively. The Squash team, captained by G. W. •A. R. Alderson, lost their semi-final to Queen's by the narrowest of margins. One feels that a greater interest in Squash would be of the greatest benefit to the House in the next few years and in the Summer Term there is plenty of opportunity for younger players to become proficient. The boating went well from the training point of view and it was only at the end that the 1st IV really began to find their strength. They beat Rise in a classic race but lost to Manor in the semi-final. The Junior crew did not fare so well. However, there are enough younger oarsmen in the House to give hope for the future. Senior House Colours were awarded this term to P. M. Beachell and A. W. Martin and Junior Colours to D. H. Adamson. Our congratulations to H. L. Sutcliffe on being awarded an English Speaking Union Scholarship to a United States school. After a year there we are not sure whether he will be recognizable but he takes our best wishes with him. 8

TEMPLE Although the term has been a short one it has not been without activity. Rowing and Cross-Country took priority early in the term. Despite hard training the 1st IV was beaten by Queen's in the semifinal of the senior division of the boat races, but we congratulate our 2nd IV on reaching the final of the junior division. The CrossCountry team trained very hard under the expert guidance of M. G. Staveley and was placed second, due to good packing. Staveley, who led most of the way, was eventually placed fourth; F. H. Fearnside was awarded Colours for his efforts. For the School's performance of Haydn's `Creation' we supplied no fewer than three of the soloists, D. N. Kendall, M. Precious and A. F. Bailey, and this, we hope, will stand us in good stead for the singing competition next term. The athletic sports showed that we have some up and coming talent in the House, and the outstanding performance for the House came in the Intermediate 440 yards, when J. D. Carr clipped almost three seconds off the previous record. Last but by no means least we should all like to congratulate A. M. Robson, our budding Dai Rees, who has been selected to play golf for the Yorkshire Youth team during the holidays. After an eventful term we now look forward to the heat of summer, whether we shall be simply "messing about" in boats or participating in other more obscure sports.

THE CHAPEL This year the Epiphany Procession in the Minster did not take place until the second Sunday of the term, with the result that we were able to prepare for it in an unhurried way, and appreciate much better the manner in which the processions symbolise Christ's coming as the Light of the World. Other special services this term (apart from the "Creation", a report of which appears separately) were the Sung Communion on Quinquagesima Sunday and the Evening Service on Ash Wednesday, at which the preacher was the Rev. E. P. Jones, Chaplain of St. Olave's. We were most grateful to him, too, for giving a course of addresses at Compline on Friday evenings in Lent and for preaching at very short notice on 20th March. Our other visiting preachers have been the Dean of York and the Rev. Dr. J. S. Purvis. Both of them are valued friends, whose sermons never fail to stimulate and help us. Once again we must express our gratitude to Mrs. Burgess for her help with the Chapel furnishings. She has completely overhauled the vestments and altar frontals. We are very grateful indeed to her for this. 9

Though we were very sorry that his eye operation prevented the Archbishop from coming to take the Confirmation on 18th March, we are always glad to have the Bishop of Selby with us. 67 boys were prepared for Confirmation, but unfortunately an epidemic of influenza prevented six of them from being confirmed. We much hope that they will be confirmed at the School early in the Summer Term. N.K-W. The following is the complete list of candidates :— The Grove H. J. Balfour H. Biddle C. J. L. Clarke I. P. A. Coward J. R. Dalkin W. M. Hudson P. H. Masterman R. W. Metcalfe N. F. Perry D. C. D. Rees W. W. B. Scott A. F. Stott J. A. Templeman R. J. D. Wilson

The Manor H. N. Blackford M. N. Dale M. R. Dixon R. M. Fawcett J. M. B. Frank M. J. Howard S. R. Hutchinson J. D. Lightfoot P. A. Liversidge A. P. Schofield C. I. D. Tomlinson D. A. Turnbull

Queen's J. C. Abel R. J. Bowling M. A. Clayton G. W. Cloughton J. C. Cossins D. R. Gow J. M. Ruddock R. A. C. Seymour R. J. Slade

The Rise M. W. Dronfield C. F. Foster P. E. Haxby C. J. Hoare J. J. Kettlewell N. G. Pace J. R. Rowbottom A. J. Wakefield W. G. Warburton M. R. Wroe

School House R. M. Dunbar R. H. Grayson C. G. Grieves P. E. Knowles A. R. Marks R. C. R. Wilson

Temple P. N. Abel J. R. Elson A. N. Ferrar G. M. Grainger C. D. Hamilton-Williams G. Hattee P. E. Jackson F. M. Simpson G. Watson

St. Olave's C. G. Cummin

THE CHOIR The outstanding musical event of the term was the Epiphany Service in the Minster. It took the usual form of previous years. This term, however, we had more time to prepare for it. We were able to offer, besides the other carols we have always sung at this service, a contribution to Howells' beautiful carol, "A Spotless Rose", and to our great delight it was accepted. With this came the realisation of a long-cherished ambition. The long season of Epiphany gave us the opportunity of singing carols officially up to Sunday, 7th February. Unofficially we continued one further week, when after Evensong on the 14th the Choir reassembled in Chapel to sing to the Dean the favourite setting of the "Three Kings" by Cornelius. On this occasion M. Precious sang the baritone solo.

Socially the term was well provided when we received a kind invitation from the Head Master to the Choir Supper. This took place in the small dining hall on Tuesday, 16th February, and was a very happy occasion. Music sung during the term included :Thou must leave thy lowly dwelling—Berlioz. The Noble Stem of Jesse. O'er the hill and o'er the vale. Up good Christen folk and listen. A Spotless Rose—Howells. All they from Saba shall come—Jacob Handl. The Three Kings—Cornelius. Achieved is the glorious work—Haydn. Thou wilt keep him—S. S. Wesley. Ave verum Corpus—Mozart. O Lord increase my faith—Orlando Gibbons. The King of Love—Bairstow.

as well as

Stanford Evening Service in B flat (with the School).

and, new to us this term, E. W. Naylor Benedicite in G (with part for the School arranged by Peter Godfrey). F.W.

THE LIBRARY After the more spectacular advances of last year, notably in the lay-out and amenities of the Library, this must have seemed a humdrum year to the casual observer and even to some of the library monitors themselves. In fact this is not so. Our task this year has been to consolidate the above advances by steady and efficient librarianship and to mop up certain pockets of resistance left over from last year. In this task the Library has again been well served by its monitors, led by F. D. Lavender, an Assistant Librarian who is a worthy successor to Crossley. Our first problem was to check as far as possible the number of library books which are unaccountably 'lost' each term—a perennial problem in any library that must take its borrowers on trust. By a more rigid application of the 'fortnightly rule' for borrowing and by dint of chasing up offenders, this leakage has been considerably diminished if not entirely stopped. We should like to appeal, therefore, to all users of the Library to be more scrupulous in recording all books taken out and in returning them promptly. We can ill afford to 'lose' standard works which may well be out of print now or may cost twice their original price to replace if available. Secondly, we are attempting to salvage the more important books whose covers are worn out, by having them re-bound by the Scottish firm which already supplies us with bound 'Penguin' books. Moreover every new book entering the Library is now provided with a

Duracuva plastic overjacket, which not only prolongs the life of the boards but also means that the shelves are enlivened by the original bright dust-jackets. From a librarian's viewpoint, however, the two most interesting advances made this year have been in the subject indexes of the History and English sections. Any fool can use the author index once he has learned the alphabet : it is the subject index which really counts if the maximum information is to be gleaned from a library. The usual procedure is merely to duplicate the author-index-card in the appropriate division of the subject index. In the English section, Wightman has now taken an important step forward by cataloguing individual critical essays appearing in composite works; that is, he has separately indexed on pink cards under appropriate subject headings various collections of essays which might otherwise have been overlooked. Similarly, Collins has catalogued under subject titles all the more important essays in the back numbers of that excellent periodical `History Today' which we have collected over several years. These achievements, scaled down to the stature of a school library, are the real British Museum stuff, and these monitors are to be warmly commended on their efforts. Last term we passed the 6,000 mark in the accession of books, but there seems little point in listing the year's purchase of books. The sections which have been most notably strengthened during the past year have been those devoted to Religion (thanks to the Chaplain), Geography (which must be kept vigilantly up-to-date), Biology, and the Elizabethan and Jacobean shelves of the English section. Finally we should like to thank all the library monitors for their stout efforts throughout the year, not least for helping us to cope with library periods for a number of forms during the Christmas Term. B.H.H.

THE CURIA At the preliminary meeting three new members were elected to the Society, and later in the term our numbers were increased to the maximum by further elections. J. J. Rhodes was elected Chairman for the term and C. D. Ibberson Secretary. The first main meeting took the form of two talks by members. J. 0. Armstrong spoke interestly on the planets of our solar system, and F. D. Lavender spoke wittily on Humour. For the second meeting, the Society paid a visit to the York Film Society to see Orson Welles"Othello'. Orson Welles both produced and starred in this great film, and it was greatly enjoyed by our members. Mr. Gailey addressed the Society on "The Science of conditioned reflexes" at our third meeting, and his interesting subject was, for the most part, new to members. 12

The fourth meeting consisted of discussions on the racial problem, and on the primary pleasure of the people : both very interesting topics. We must again extend our thanks to the kitchen staff for providing C.D.I. us with refreshments for our meetings.

THE DEBATING SOCIETY There was this term a slight reshuffle of the committee. Mr. D. L. Slade had been elected President for the term, so Mr. N. R. Barton replaced him as a Party Leader. There were also two additions to the committee, Messrs. J. J. Rhodes and P. Collins. As the Big Hall was being extended during the term meetings of the Society had to be held elsewhere. The first meeting, being an open one, was held in the gym. The three following were closed meetings and the Lecture Theatre was found to be big enough. By the end of term the Big Hall had been restored to general use, and the last meeting was held there. The standard of speaking this term was again fairly high. The number of speeches from the floor has been encouraging, while the different styles of speaking employed by the 'regulars' have usually put life into the meetings. The Society, then, can certainly boast its 'characters'. First, there is Mr. N. R. Barton who disdains to speak with composure and who always relies on his ancestral dignity. Then there is Mr. F. D. Lavender, a subtle reasoner and a realist, and Mr. J. M. Pickard, who has cultivated a brilliant technique of arguing round the point in his search for human justice in everything. Finally, there are Mr. D. L. Brown, a politician and a moralist, and Mr. P. H. Sykes, always urged by an abundance of self-confidence. The first meeting was held on 23rd January, the motion being that "This House deplores convention". Proposing the motion Mr. N. R. Barton, with the aid of energetic gesticulations, made a distinction between convention, which stifled progress, and tradition. In opposing him, Mr. F. D. Lavender observed that convention was a code of conduct by which man's education was judged. The seconders were Messrs. J. M. Pickard and W. J. Bottomley. The motion was rejected by 44 votes to 42 with 13 abstentions. The next meeting took place on 13th February. J. F. Hayes, Esq., a guest speaker, in proposing that "the pen is mightier than the sword", stated that the pen based its strength on reason. R. J. Wilson, Esq., another guest speaker, denied this and affirmed that military power was indispensable if civilisation was to flourish. Seconding the motion, Mr. C. J. Parker looked for rule by peace. The fourth speaker, Mr. M. W. Territt, stressed that the sword had always been the symbol of strength. The motion was carried by 40 votes to 25 with 4 abstentions. 13

The motion before the House on 27th February was that "this House would support a boycott of South African goods". A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., defending this, pointed out that the pure African was deprived of political and social privileges. Opposing him, Mr. P. Collins suggested that the results of a boycott would not be clearly visible. Seconding the motion, Mr. D. E. Coulson, in asserting human equality, quoted an appropriate passage from Galatians. The fourth platform speaker was Mr. J. C. Brisby. Convinced of the evils of Apartheid, the House voted for the boycott by 41 votes to 13 with 5 abstentions. The fourth meeting of the term was held on 12th March. Proposing that "the needs of modern civilisation should prevail over ancient monuments", Mr. J. J. Rhodes, seconded by Mr. W. E. Potts, maintained that his side was not afraid of progress and was not sentimental. Opposing him, F. J. Wiseman, Esq., averred that ancient monuments symbolised man's heritage. His seconder was Mr. R. J. Hawkins. The motion was just carried by 23 votes to 22 with 3 abstentions. The last meeting of the term took place on 26th March. The motion that "money isn't everything, but it's way ahead of whatever is in second place" was proposed by Mr. J. N. Hanson, who predicated that his side of the House was concerned with man's true attitude towards money. Most people were materialistic and money controlled everything that was material. Opposing him, Mr. J. 0. Armstrong said that money could not assure man of happiness or peace of mind. The respective seconders were Messrs. T. E. H. Smart and C. Henwood. The House rejected the value of money and the motion was defeated by 87 votes to 29 with 1 abstention. Mr. D. L. Brown was elected President for the next Christmas Term with Mr. P. H. Sykes Vice-President. J.N.H.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' DEBATING ASSOCIATION This term the Association formed a north-regional branch based on St. Peter's, and on 10th March the first meeting was held. It took the form of a speaking competition with Ampleforth, Darlington G.S., Easingwold G./M.S., Pocklington, Ripon G.S. and Sheffield G.S. competing, as well as St. Peter's : Scarborough College and Bradford G.S. were represented. A panel of three judges (Sir Lumley Dodsworth, Dr. Kelly and Mr. Shannon) to whom we are most grateful for giving up their time, unanimously proclaimed Ampleforth the winners. They will go forward to the final of the competition in London. The judges deprecated the use of notes and lack of drive in the perorations. Everyone enjoyed the evening, and we look forward to next year's meeting in the hope that more schools will join an association which seems to be well worthwhile. D.L.B.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY The Music Society had one of its most active terms for many years. In addition to the performance of "The Creation" (details of which will be found elsewhere) there were eight meetings of the Society. The Junior and Senior Sections met on alternate Thursdays throughout the term, and each lecture was delivered to both sections. The first was a talk by the Secretary, in which he described in brief Haydn's life and the form of "The Creation", illustrating this with gramophone records. At the second pair of meetings, J. M. Lord traced Stravinsky's life story and the steps by which he broke away from the Russian School of Music. P. Hunt and M. J. Macartney gave illustrated talks on the French Horn and Bassoon respectively : they described the qualities of the instruments and their use in an orchestra. At the final mid-week meeting, J. R. Anfield gave a piano recital in which he included Prelude and Fugue in F sharp (No. 13 of the first book of the 48) by J. S. Bach, Beethoven's Six Variations in F major, Opus 42, and "April" by John Ireland. On Saturday, 6th February, each of the committee played and defended a gramophone record of his own choice. This produced a very varied and entertaining evening. The term was notably active for all the School's music lovers and our thanks are, as ever, due to Mr. F. Waine, our Chairman, for his enthusiastic and unfailing support for any and every musical venture in the School. J. R. Precious resigned from the post of gramophone librarian. D. N. Kendall was elected to take his place. D.L.B. THE CREATION. On Sunday and. Monday, 6th and 7th March, the School Choral Society and orchestra, conducted by Mr. Waine, gave a performance of the first two parts of Haydn's "Creation" in the Chapel. The effect of this work should be essentially one of simplicity— this is one of its greatest attractions—but the realisation of this effect demands considerable skill on the part of the performers. We were grateful, therefore, for the chance of hearing, in a suitable setting, the genuine wonder and devotion with which Haydn approaches the story of the creation, through performances which were most enjoyable. The accompaniment was shared by the organ and the school orchestra. The latter played with fine spirit in the main choruses but special praise must go to Mr. Perrin for his imaginative and resourceful accompaniments on the organ. The chorus sang with enthusiasm. Despite their hard work, an unfortunate lack of balance was evident, probably because the 'flu decimated the ranks of the trebles. The solo trebles sang their parts attractively; Wroe in particular, with more experience behind him, showed real musicianship in "With 15

verdure clad." The tenor soloist, M. Precious, sang with a feeling and a beauty of tone which hold great promise; the wonderful passage describing the creation of the sun and moon was most moving. Kendall, unfortunately another 'flu victim, supplied a good base for the solo ensembles. Mr. Ockenden made us appreciate fully the graphic description of the creation of the animal kingdom. The tenors and basses joined forces for the rousing bass solo "Rolling in foaming billows" and sang with gusto and smoothness in the contrasting parts of the aria. All who took part will agree that the success of their performance was due largely to the encouragement and inspiration of Mr. Waine, not only on the night but also during rehearsals. That there had been careful preparation was evident throughout. SOLOISTS

Gabriel (Treble) from A. D. Bailey, A. H. Baker, M. H. Ibberson, R. W. Metcalfe, M. R. Wroe.

Uriel (Tenor): M. Precious. Raphael (Baritone): D. N. Kendall. (Bass): Mr. M. J. Ockenden.

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra Secretary: W. R. Bytheway. Violin I: Mrs. Kemp-Welch (leader), J. C. Brisby, A. J. Bytheway, A. J. D. Foster.

Violin II: Mr. W. Jorysz, Mr. R. Atkinson, O.P., R. P. Shouksmith, J. E. Fearnside.

Viola: Mr. M. Jones, O.P. 'Cello: Miss E. L. Groves, Mr. D. S. Mair, J. C. Powell. Flute: Mr. J. Ford, O.P. Clarinet: W. R. Bytheway, A. Hardman. Bassoon: Mr. J. Allison, M. J. Macartney. French Horn: P. Hunt, Mr. K. R. Pemberton. Trumpet: H. G. N. Fawcett, Mr. F. A. Lawty. Timpani: J. M. D. Kirk. Organ: Mr. R. Perrin. Conductor: Mr. F. Waine. Chorus Secretary: N. R. Barton. Trebles: C. E. M. Atkinson*, A. D. Bailey*, A. H. Baker*, P. C. N. Brown, R. A. Cockroft, J. J. Cooper, D. L. Edbrooke, C. F. Foster, P. J. Gregg, M. H. Ibberson*, D. B. Mallinson, R. W. Metcalfe*, A. C. Milnes, R. J. D. Wilson, M. R. Wroe*. Altos: J. R. Anfield, J. R. P. Lee, N. M. Lumley, D. L. Marshall, D. N. Milnes, A. B. Skiera, J. M. Smith. Tenors: J. R. Brown, I. T. Hunter, D. K. Hirst, W. E. Jones, J. McD. Lord, J. D. A. Platts, M. Precious*, Mr. K. G. Chilman, Mr. N. J. Dunstan, Mr. B. Pease. Basses: J. G. Ainley, J. A. Baldwin, R. H. Barker, N. R. Barton, I. Bell, D. L. Brown, J. M. Charnley, D. E. Coulson, T. P. N. Fawcett, R. J. Hawkins, C. J. Hemsley, F. J. A. Hewitt, C. D. Ibberson, P. M. Kemp, D. N. Kendall*, I. Kirkus, J. C. Lacy, W. Mitchell, A. J. Neal, M. J. Poynor, D. L. Slade, T. E. H. Smart, R. A. Spencer, J. H. Sykes, E. White, J. F. Williams, K. Yunibandhu, Mr. A. T. Howat, Mr. E. S. Jeffs, Mr. M. J. Ockenden*. * Soloist.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 14 began in January, and was to Indian ports. At the time of writing the ship has not reached her first port of discharge, Avonmouth, and consequently we have not yet received full details of the voyage. We have, however, had letters from Capt. Graham, and have been able to follow the ship's progress. As usual, the port of departure was Birkenhead (5th January), but cargo-loading was completed at Milford Haven, where explosives were embarked. The passage to Gibraltar was calm and sunny, but from Europa Point to Cape Bon a gale was encountered with winds between West and North, force 10, with showers of snow and sleet. At one time it was necessary to reduce speed and alter course 90 degrees to reduce rolling. From Malta onwards it was either fog or sandstorms all the way to Port Said. The canal passage, with first an Italian and then a German pilot, lasted 16 hours and was uneventful. After calling at Aden for fuel, the "Clan Stewart" went to Colombo, Trincomalee, Madras and Calcutta, where she stayed 16 days, collecting a very mixed cargo. Calcutta is not a favourite port with ship-masters, and the following extract from Capt. Graham's letter indicates why : "We got out of Kidderpore dock at midnight and anchored off Garden Reach until 9 a.m. We are now going direct to sea. Getting out of the Kidderpore Dock at midnight is a bit of a nightmare. The ship always goes through the dock stern first. Cargo lighters are all over the place, and there does not appear to be any authority who can do something about it. The ship may be moving down and then a lighter comes right across the stern. Then the shouting starts. Some of the lighters are so old they would sink at a touch. The Hooghly is slowly silting up and there will soon have to be large scale dredging. The Western Channel entrance seems to be closed for all time now." More cargo was to be loaded at Madras and Trincomalee, and possibly Port Sudan. As the ship is due in home ports in early April we hope to be able to give an account of the cargo, and other details, in the next edition of "The Peterite".

THE SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first of the four meetings of the Easter Term was held on 16th January, when Professor Wilson, of Leeds University, came to address the Society on "Cosmic Rays". In his lecture he dealt with primary cosmic rays, which are the streams of charged particles coming from outside the Earth, before they are interfered with by the Earth's atmosphere and magnetism. Professor Wilson discussed them in detail under the headings of charge, energy and direction. At the second meeting, on 30th January, there was a very full attendance to hear a talk by Mr. R. P. Sedman on "Motor-car

Maintenance". Mr. Sedman had with him a large number of models and actual motor-car parts to illustrate his talk. During the evening he demonstrated the process of decarbonisation on a Ford engine, and used a model that he had made to illustrate the production of a spark by the ignition circuit. On 20th February the Society was visited by two young members of the British Interplanetary Society. Mr. Fry, assisted by Mr. Howitt, delivered a lecture entitled "A Survey of the Universe". Mr. Fry first gave a brief history of astronomy and discussed certain theories of the origin of the universe. He then proceeded to his main topic, which was a survey of the types and formation of galaxies. Finally, he outlined the work of the British Interplanetary Society. The final meeting of the term was held on 19th March, when two members of the School gave talks. R. G. Bruce spoke first on "The Jet Engine". He described the construction of the jet engine and showed how it was more efficient than the propeller engine at high speeds. C. W. A. Groundwater followed this with a lecture entitled "The Cathode-Ray Oscillograph", which was illustrated by demonstrations. Groundwater outlined his own experiments to determine the ratio between the charge on an electron and its mass, and obtained the waveforms of various musical instruments on an oscillograph. During the year we have managed to arrange lectures on several of those subjects which were most in demand at the beginning of the year, and we have been lucky to have had five visiting speakers. To them, and to those speakers from inside the School who have contributed to our meetings, we extend our thanks. J.A.F

THE JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY At the first meeting of the term two films were shown. One, "Powered Flight", showed the history of aviation and the other, "The Rival World", dealt with insect pests and the methods adopted to control them. J. M. D. Kirk spoke at the second meeting on Fishing. His talk was illustrated with some film taken by Poynor during a voyage on a trawler. Mr. Eddington of York Civil Defence gave a lecture at the next meeting on "Civil Defence". He outlined the various dangers from atomic explosions and the organisation which had been set up to deal with them. Many questions were asked by members after the talk. At the final meeting Mr. Craine gave an interesting talk on "Bird Trapping and Ringing". He illustrated this with a large number of colour slides and a film taken during his visit to Fair Isle. 18

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY This term the trapping and ringing of birds with the British Trust for Ornithology rings was started. All the trapping was done either in the garden of 18 Clifton or on the "golf course". A double clap-net on the lawn in the garden was very effective in catching starlings, particularly in cold or wet weather. The biggest catch at one time was 20 birds, but 6 or 7 was usually a good catch. Several blackbirds and blue tits were also caught in the garden but the most interesting birds trapped were a woodpecker and a black-headed gull. Trapping on the "golf course" was done with mist nets and many energetic afternoons were spent in trying to drive birds into the nets. All the members have had experience in ringing under supervision and some are now very competent, especially with starling size rings. Two of our ringed birds were recovered before the end of the term. One was found dead at Mount Vale in York and the other was shot at Sherburn-in-Elmet, 12 miles south-west of York. Five birds which had been ringed at Bootham School were retrapped during the term. One of these, a blackbird, had been ringed in January, 1954, and another, a blue tit, in November, 1955. It will be interesting in future years to see how many of our ringed birds will be retrapped and the age which they reach. Ringing totals for the term : Starling 496, Blackbird 57, Blue Tit 42, Song Thrush 12, Hedge Sparrow 10, Reed Bunting 8, House Sparrow 7, Robin 7, Chaffinch 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Greenfinch 2, Redwing 2, Woodpecker 1, Blackheaded Gull 1—Total ringed : 651.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: W. E. POTTS. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: A. G. BLACK. Treasurer: E. S. BOLTON. Secretary: S. C. GIBBON. Committee Members: D. S. ATKINSON and C. METCALFE.

The first meeting of the term was held in the Lecture Theatre on Thursday, 28th January. After the election of a new committee member, due to the retirement of D. P. Coles, the Club held a competition of farming interest, in the form of a quiz. The committee challenged six members of the Club and managed to win by a small margin. The second meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 1 1 th February, and the speaker was Mr. Gilling, of Askham Bryan, who had come to talk on "Science and the Farmer". Mr. Gilling discussed the various agricultural factors which had benefited by scientific knowledge, and concluded his talk by showing some excellent colour slides, taken mainly at Askham Bryan. The third meeting was held in the Biology laboratory on Thursday, 25th February, and Mr. Smith gave a lecture to the Club on 19

horticulture. The speaker explained in detail the responses of plants to day-length and environment, and brought along some specimens to illustrate these points. Mr. Smith also showed some colour photographs of general horticultural interest. The final meeting of the term was held on Thursday, 17th March, and a lecture on land drainage was given by the Drainage executive of the North Riding, Mr. Dottridge. Mr. Dottridge outlined the several courses water could take on entering the ground, and showed a film on drainage made by I.C.I. A.G.B. Thus ended another interesting term's programme.

THE MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY At the inaugural meeting M. Jean Hory gave us a talk on "Life in a Lycee". He spoke for about half an hour and then answered members' questions, if he could understand them. For the second meeting Herr Bruno Ullrich talked about a journey from York to Berchtesgaden and the Wolfgangsee. He illustrated his talk with some excellent slides which he had taken himself, showing views of towns and villages right from York to Austria; he spoke in simple German, which was intelligible to most, although, during members' questions, he had recourse to English. Two films comprised the third meeting—one about Balzac, the other about the Châteaux in the Loire Valley. The sound track of the former was not very good and it was difficult to follow the language; in the second, however, it was considerably better and the beautiful architecture of the 'châteaux' compensated for any inability to understand the commentary. The final meeting took the form of a talk by a young lady whose father is in charge of part of Algeria. The interest of the talk was greatly enhanced by the attractiveness of the speaker. J.O.A.

THE RUSSIAN SOCIETY COMMITTEE :

Master-in-Charge: MR. N. J. DUNSTAN. Secretary: H. L. SUTCLIFFE.

Chairman: J. 0. ARMSTRONG. Treasurer: D. L. SLADE.

HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:

The Grove: W. E. JONES. The Manor: T. E. H. SMART. Queen's: N. R. BARTON.

The Rise: J. J. KETTLEWELL. School House: G. W. A. R. ALDERSON. Temple: A. M. HEADLAM.

After the Russian language had been introduced into the School timetable last September, it soon became clear that there was a considerable interest in Russia and things Russian. To cater for this it was decided to start a Russian Society, and the above committee was formed. The first meeting of the Society took place in the Lecture Theatre at 8-15 p.m. on Sunday, 24th January. The subject of this meeting was a Russian documentary film entitled "A Day in Moscow". The 20

film was in colour, and although technically below Western standards it succeeded in giving a surprisingly frank and convincing picture of Moscow life. On 15th February the Reverend Alex McGovern came to give the Society a talk on his recent visit to Russia. Although he was only in Russia for a week, the speaker managed to recount many amusing and interesting experiences, though unfortunately time did not allow him to continue for as long as everyone would have liked. It was decided that, since music has played, and continues to play, such a large part in Russian life, the Society should get to know something about it, and so Mr. Waine was invited to give us a talk on Russian music. The meeting took place on Monday, 29th February. Mr. Waine played records of a great variety of works by numerous composers, and once again we found that we were rather short of time. The last meeting of the term took place on Sunday, 20th March, when the film 'The Kuban Cossacks' was shown. This was a Russian film in black and white with Russian dialogue and English subtitles, a comedy about the exploits of two rival collective farms at an agricultural fair. The sound was better than that of the previous film, and there was some excellent photography in it. We should like to thank D. A. Taylor for operating the projector on both occasions. In addition to these events, two small groups of enthusiasts have been meeting fairly regularly to sing Russian songs and study a oneact play. The results of these activities will, we hope, be in evidence next term. Thus we can look back with considerable satisfaction on our first session. Not the least of our achievements, moreover, is the fact that as a Society we are completely self-supporting; the books even show a minute credit balance. H.L.S.

THE DRAMA GROUP This group was formed immediately after Christmas with the specific intention of training actors for the first School play to be presented in the new Big Hall next December. Unfortunately there has been a lapse in the School's dramatic tradition during the past two years, firstly because the Science Exhibition took precedence over a School production as the major event of 1958-59, and secondly because Big Hall itself has been out of action since last summer during building operations. Nevertheless there has been encouraging evidence of dramatic enthusiasm and talent in the productions staged by School House and Queen's in the gym; and there were no less than ninety-five boys who elected to join the above group at its first meeting. As the number of plays offering ninety-five parts is severely limited (though we did toy with the idea of 'The Fall of the Bastille' or even 'The October Revolution'), it is perhaps not surprising that a

ruthless preliminary weeding-out was necessary. The Acting Group was first reduced by a series of auditions to a working company of some thirty boys who are all staying on next year. At the same time a Play-Reading Group of twenty senior boys was formed under a casting committee of 'survivors' from Mr. Burgess's last production. The latter (Brown, D. L., Lavender, Watson, F. I., and Rhodes, J. J.) have done yeoman service in keeping this group together. Three diverse plays have been read during the term on Sunday evenings : Bridie's 'A Sleeping Clergyman', Arthur Miller's The Crucible' and Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood'. The Scottish, American and Welsh accents, dredged up for these readings, were remarkable, and we apologise to those members of School House who were disturbed by the dramatic climaxes (for the plays were read in the comfort of Mr. Howat's study, and we should like to thank him warmly for his hospitality). Pickard, Brisby, Jones, W. E., Brown, C. L. and Territt, C. J. distinguished themselves in character parts. Meanwhile the Acting Group was divided into two sections, one under Mr. Holbeche rehearsing Act II of Shaw's `Androcles and the Lion', and the other under Mr. Wilson in a 'production' of Act I of Barrie's The Admirable Crichton'. The first ironic embarrassment which confronted us was an apparent plethora of female and dearth of male leads ! This is borne out by Mr. Wilson's comments on his section : "Unfortunately 'flu stopped the rehearsals of 'Crichton' just at the point when the actors had begun to feel their way into their parts, but even so welcome evidence was provided that there are several promising actors in the Middle School, quite uninhibited and with good ideas of their own, while still able to respond to the producer's suggestions. In particular the performance of Turnbull, Rawson-Lax, Dickie and Quickfall as Lord Loam's three daughters and the kitchen-maid, Tweeny, suggests that there will be no difficulty in filling female parts next year." Fortunately the balance was restored by the virility with which Brown, D. L., Bywater, Lowe, Sykes, P. H. and Kirk, J. M. D. threw themselves into their parts in `Androcles' : indeed Brown, D. L. as Ferrovius seemed intent on impaling as many of the company as possible, including the producer, upon his 'blood-stained sword' (borrowed, as it happens, from the Fencing Club). In general, this section also showed promise, though the nature of the play tempted one or two to over-act. A useful start, then, has been made in the uphill struggle to create a pool of actors who will not disgrace the School in public performance. The most formidable problem is their lack of experience, which no amount of enthusiasm can quite overcome; and this will make the task of filling the leading roles in particular much more difficult. Moreover the cast will inevitably be on the young side, as the only 'old hands' and some promising Senior boys may well he excluded from performance by their commitments in scholarship work during the Christmas Term. Nevertheless the talent, we believe, is there if only it can be moulded into shape in time.

C.C.F. NOTES An encouraging response was made to the Easter holiday courses arranged by the Services. Nine members of the Contingent undertook arduous training in the Lake District arranged by Captain Gaastra; two joined the Northern Command Leadership Course at Strensall, and one the Signals Course at Catterick. These courses, which providing a variety of interest, are of value to the individual Cadet in their progress in the Contingent, as they are bound to be considered as qualifications for promotion and as an important part of their C.C.F. record. The term's work has been mainly devoted to examination training, with considerable help from the regular Services, notably from the Depot, The Yorkshire Brigade, to which we are affiliated. The Royal Artillery Detachment is particularly worthy of mention as a fully revived part of the Contingent. MAIN EVENT.

On Tuesday, 16th February, Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Bade, T.D., The Green Howards, Commanding Officer, The Yorkshire Brigade Depot, visited the Contingent, and took the salute at a March past.

RN. SECTION Preparation for the R.N. Proficiency Test has kept the Section busy throughout the term, but the full examination will not be completed until next term. Leading Seaman Franklin has done a very worthwhile job in compiling new syllabuses for the R.N. Section examinations. In this work he was ably assisted by Able Seaman Wheeler, our hard-working writer. Leading Seaman Bagnall has been a valuable instructor in addition to performing his other duties, and Leading Seaman Hawkins has been a keen and efficient storeman. Petty Officer Ibberson has tried to smarten up the drill of the squad and has also taken part in instruction. Able Seamen Beachell and Burdon, as senior members of the Section, have been useful in carrying out a number of different tasks. Lastly we welcomed a new intake from the Basic Section towards the end of term, and their naval training is now well under way. It is hoped that the rest of the R.N. Basic Section will pass the A.B. Test at the beginning of next term.

R.A.F. SECTION Five members of the Section applied for Flying Scholarships, and so far one has been awarded, and one other Cadet has passed the Howsham tests. R.A.F. Section N.C.O.s are occupying positions in various parts of the Contingent, and the preliminary Army Proficiency Test training is beginning to show its value in the broader scope that it offers to potential N.C.O.s. 23

THE SCOUT GROUP We were pleased to have the help and interest of Mr. Colson this term; he entered fully into the activities of the Scout Troop, and we hope that he felt that his time with us was well spent. We were also pleased that Marsden was able to continue as an A.S.M., though he had left School; his invaluable work in training candidates for the Scout Cord is recorded elsewhere. This year separate camps will be held by the Scout and Senior Scout Troops and further details about each are given later. It should be emphasised that the annual camps are an essential part of the year's training and it is hoped that as many members of the Group as possible will attend. While we endeavour to keep the cost to a minimum we realise that the camp charges represent an additional financial burden to parents, but we are quite certain that it is money well spent.

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Mr. Coward, of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, continued his course this term and at the end of it, on 17th March, nineteen Senior Scouts were examined for and gained the Ambulance Badge. We are very grateful to Mr. Coward for all the time he has given up to us and for his most interesting and carefully presented course. The Ambulance Badge, which is a compulsory qualification for the Queen's Scout Badge, requires a high standard of First Aid, which justifies the amount of our limited time which we have had to spend on it this term. Fourteen Senior Scouts also took the examination for the St. John's Preliminary Certificate and all were successful. We are very grateful to Mrs. Dronfield for examining the candidates for this certificate and hope that a number of them may try for more advanced qualifications later. Nine Seniors attended a course at York Fire Station for the Fireman Badge. This badge, another in the Public Service category, also qualifies for the Queen's Scout Badge, and we hope to have a number of candidates for the latter in the near future. A number of Seniors are taking part in tests for the Venturer and Meteorologist Badges during the holidays; these badges contribute towards the Bushman's Thong, which represents the outdoor and practical side of a Queen's Scout's training. This year's Senior Scout camp will be held in the Llanrwst area of North Wales and a member of the Troop, S. N. Harrison, is giving up part of his Easter holidays to investigate possible sites. The camp will be held from Tuesday, 26th July, until Wednesday, 3rd August, and full details will be sent to parents early in the Summer Term.

HOC:KEN XI, 1960.

A. W. Martin, J. J. Rhodes, A. E. R. Dcdds, Esq., J. Burdon, D. E. Coulson. F. J. A. Hewitt, D. L. W. Sim, M. W. Woodruff, E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.), J. W. S. Gale, C. J. Hemsley. Absent: M. Precious.

1SCOUT TROOP On 1st March we were pleased to receive an official visit from Mr. Maycock, the Assistant County Commissioner (Training). At his own request, we arranged no special programme, so that he could inspect the various groups undergoing their normal training and testing. He seemed to be well satisfied with the progress of the Troop this year and even elected to join in an inter-patrol tracking competition with which the meeting ended. While it is true that most Scouts are slightly ahead of schedule in their endeavours to become 1st Class, the most striking achievement this term has been the awarding of Scout Cords to no less than six members of the Troop : Bradley, Foster, Gow, Haxby, Quickfall and Wroe. They are to be congratulated upon their persistent efforts to obtain the requisite number of badges for their Cords; and we should like to thank A.S.M. Marsden warmly for his own share in this unprecedented accomplishment. Incidentally the tally should reach seven next term if Magson bucks up his ideas. Two other events are perhaps worth recording, though they are really part of our normal activities by now the first was a York Quest which revealed unsuspected enterprise, especially on the part of the Fox Patrol; the second, an end-of-term Wide Game which threatened at one point to develop into a fight. :

A good site for the Summer Camp has been found by our indefatigable Scouter on safari in 'William' along the Northumberland Coast. It overlooks Budle Bay and Holy Island and is only a mile from Bamburgh. Moreover, a motor-launch trip round the Fame Islands is planned for one expedition. We hope that as many Scouts as possible will round off the year by joining us at this Camp, which will extend from 26th July to 3rd August. Parents will be sent full details in good time.

HOCKEY The very welcome opportunity of playing hockey during the first three weeks of the Christmas Term had shown how much progress could be made with continuous practice on hard grounds : the ball moved much faster and, in consequence, reflexes and anticipation were speeded up. This raised the whole game from the sorry business of hacking the ball out of the mud and trying to move it accurately and quickly over a clinging, glutinous surface. Stickwork came into its own at last, only, alas, to founder without trace in the wet conditions of January and February. For once more the weather did its worst : only four matches out of ten could be played on the School ground and practice games were few and far between. However, that practice in the autumn did bear fruit and for the first time since 1938 the 1st XI was un25

beaten in School matches. Lack of experience rather than lack of skill contributed to heavy defeats by the strong York and Styx sides, both of whom were impressed by the standard of the School hockey. The foundation of the team was a strong half-back line : Ranson, Precious and Hemsley, all old Colours, played consistently well, sound in defence and intelligent in attack. Ranson inspired his team with his unflagging energy and enthusiasm and his interceptions in midfield stopped many an attack at birth. The two wing halves both tackled and hit hard, specialising in the most valuable cross pass. The rest of the team was less consistent, except for Hewitt, who was a worthy successor to a great line of School goalkeepers and rarely made a mistake. Woodruff started the season well and looked as if he would score many goals at centre forward, but he gradually tried to do too much on his own, when other forwards were unmarked, and he was not skilful enough to beat the last defender; he did however, score some good goals. The most improved forward was Gale, who, on the few occasions on which he was given a firm pitch, showed that he has developed into a very promising stick player; some of his dribbling and ball control was first-class, and, if he can develop a really hard shot, he should be an asset to any Club side. The other forwards were all inexperienced : Rhodes was dangerous on account of his speed and his centres were usually hit hard—this partially compensated for some lack of skill in beating a man; on the other wing Coulson improved after a shaky start and soon learned to collect the ball well and to centre at the right time, whilst he was often on hand to hit home a loose ball in the circle; Burdon never really fulfilled his promise of the autumn, but he was lost on the heavy grounds and not quick enough on the few firm ones. In the defence Sim was usually a tower of strength, at times looking like a really class player, but for brief periods he seemed to lose all confidence; for most of the time, however, he was very safe and nursed his fellow back skilfully. It was the right back position which posed the most difficult problem : there was no obvious choice, but Alderson played for the first few games, never very convincingly, and, when he fell ill, Martin came in and improved with every game he played; although lacking polish, he was sensible and never tried to do more than he could, whilst not being afraid to come well up in support of an attack. In a dry season this could have been the best side the School has had for many years; it was a great pity that it never had a good chance to show its full capabilities. The 2nd XI were able to play only four matches and never settled down as a team; most of the side should, however, be here next year and will form a very useful nucleus of what will have to be an almost new School XI. 26

Enthusiasm for hockey does not grow any less, in spite of the dampening efforts of the weather and the generally unfavourable conditions in which it has to be played; perhaps this is because there is only just enough to whet the appetite. TEAMS 1ST XI F. J. A. Hewitt; A. W. Martin, D. L. W. Sim; C. J. Hemsley, E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.)*, M. Precious; J. J. Rhodes, J. W. S. Gale*, M. W. Woodruff (Vice-Capt.), J. Burdon, D. E. Coulson. * Cap 2ND XI G. Gildener; G. W. A. R. Alderson, P. Collins (Capt.)*, A. C. Robson, C. Henwood, M. C. M. Jesper; S. R. Hutchinson, M. McCallum, J. A. Shouksmith*, I. A. Naisby, W. J. Bottomley. * Colours 1st XI

RESULTS

Sat., 30 Jan. v. Leeds Corinthian Sat., 6 Feb. v. Welbeck College Sat., 13 Feb. v. Bridlington School Wed., 17 Feb. v. Scarborough College Sat., 20 Feb. v. York H.C. Wed., 24 Feb. v. Bootham School Sat., 27 Feb. v. Trent College ... Wed., 2 Mar. v. Worksop College Sat., 5 Mar. v. Old Peterites Wed., 9 Mar. v. Styx H.C.

Home Scratched Away Drawn 3-3 Home Scratched Away Won 4-0 Away Lost 0-7 Home Won 3-0 Home Scratched Away Drawn 0—.0 Home Lost 2-3 Home Lost 1--10

2nd XI Sat., 6 Feb. v. Welbeck College ... Wed., 10 Feb. v. Fulneck School 1st XI Wed., 17 Feb. v. Scarborough College ... Sat., 20 Feb. v. York H.C. Wed., 24 Feb. v. Bootham School Sat., 27 Feb. v. Trent College ... Wed., 2 Mar. v. Worksop College

Away Lost 3-4 Home Lost 1-3 Home Scratched Home Scratched Away Won 2-1 Home Scratched Away Lost 0-3

`A' XI Sat., 23 Jan. v. York H.C. 2nd XI

Home Won 3-0

v. WELBEOK COLLEGE. Away on Sat., 6th February. Neither side had had much practice, but Welbeck settled down more quickly; during the first half there was panic in the School defence and Welbeck had little difficulty in scoring three times. In one of the rare attacks by the School forwards Rhodes scored with a fine shot from the edge of the circle. After half-time positions were 27

reversed and it was the Welbeck defence's turn to panic. The School were now finding their men more accurately and hitting some good cross passes. Woodruff scored two good goals, but a draw was a very fair result. v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE. Away on Wed., 17th February. The School ground being unfit, the match was transferred to Scarborough and played on the beach. The School side viewed this with mixed feelings, but soon discovered that the firm surface suited their play and kept up a constant attack on the Scarborough goal. This resulted in Woodruff scoring three times and Gale once, whilst Hewitt rarely touched the ball. Apart from the enjoyable hockey the whole side felt better for their taste of sea air and sunshine. v. YORK H.C. Away on Sat., 20th February. The York ground was wet but firm and some very good hockey was played by both sides, as the School side matched their more experienced opponents in all departments but goal-scoring—an almost invariable state of affairs when a school plays a club. Up to the circle the School moved the ball very well but then either paralysis or over-eagerness allowed the York defence to clear. The Club inside forwards had far too many tricks for the School defence and Nattriss, a greatly improved centre forward, helped himself to six goals. In spite of the heavy defeat Hewitt played extremely well and saved many dangerous situations. v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Home on Wed., 24th February. The School pitch was very wet but, despite the conditions, some good hockey was played, with the School always having the edge on their opponents. Coulson scored two opportunist goals from the left wing in the first half and Rhodes broke away towards the end of the game to score with a Chilman-like shot which the goalkeeper sensibly

ducked.

v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Away on Wed., 2nd March. This game on the dry Worksop ground was played at a tremendous pace, but the School quickly settled down and had at least three good scoring chances in the first twenty minutes; if any of these had been taken we might have beaten Worksop for the first time since 1949. However, this was not to be, for thereafter the defences were on top, except for a brief period after the interval when Sim had one of his bad patches and infected the rest of the defence; fortunately Hewitt stood firm and just before the end the School only failed to score by the width of a goal post.

v. OLD PETERITES. Home on Sat., 5th March. For once the School pitch was reasonably dry and firm and a good game of hockey resulted. The Old Boys fielded a strong side, but the School's midfield play was once again very good; the forwards, however, allowed themselves to be hypnotised by Graham—time and again they only had him to beat and one of them, instead of passing, placed the ball tamely on his stick. Gale did once dribble through brilliantly for a well deserved goal and Coulson once again seized on a loose ball on the left, but defensive lapses, particularly at free hits, allowed the Old Boys to score three times. If the forwards had used all the chances their defence gave them, the School could have won easily. v. STYX H.C. Played on the York H.C. ground on Wed., 9th March. The match was played in continuous rain and, as was to be expected, the experienced Styx side adapted themselves to conditions very much better than the School. Try as they might, and did, the latter could make little headway against a solid defence, whilst the Styx forwards wove patterns which bewildered the School halves and backs and scored at regular intervals. The School's only reward came after another very fine piece of dribbling by Gale, who played an extremely good game throughout.

THE BOAT CLUB The term started with the knowledge that House Boating had a three week's start from the Christmas Term and as a result the Senior House Races were held only three weeks after the beginning of the term. Crews were well up to standard and the racing was keen. The final was won by a very competent Manor crew. The Junior Division should have been held on 27th February but flooding during that week caused a postponement and the races were eventually held on Wednesday, 2nd March. The Manor was again the successful House and so completed their "double". During the term it became evident that not all House Captains were paying sufficient attention to their beginners and it cannot be emphasized too much that today's beginners are tomorrow's colourmen. It pays dividends to give these beginners the best possible coaching in order to prevent bad habits from the start. The weather during the term was not as bad as usual but we suffered from a fair amount of flooding, which limited activities, especially at the beginning of the term, when it was not safe for an inexperienced crew to be afloat. We were lucky to have the services of an extra rowing master in Mr. Webster and we wish he could have stayed longer to impart more of his enthusiasm. 29

RESULTS :

Senior Division.

5 School House beat Rise by length.

j Queen's beat Grove easily. J Manor beat School House by 3 lengths. Queen's beat Temple by 2 lengths. Manor beat Queen's by 1k lengths to win the Cup.

Junior Division. J Temple beat School House by I f lengths.

t Manor beat Queen's by 3 lengths. j" Temple beat Rise easily. / Manor beat Grove by If lengths. Manor beat Temple by 1 length to win the Cup.

RUGGER The School's new playing fields in the vicinity of the Bumper Castle Inn have been put to very good use this term. Bumper Castle I, II and III are already household names, in fact it is hard to conceive how we could ever have done without them this term. The first year boys particularly have benefited from these additional amenities, and were soon made to realise they had a lot to learn. The outcome was very satisfactory, and before the season ended a sufficiently well-constructed team took shape to bring them victory in both their matches :Junior XV v. Fyling Hall (Home). Won 24-3. Junior XV v. Pocklington School (Away). Won 8-6.

The following represented the Junior XV in their two matches :-

R. W. Metcalfe, R. J. D. Wilson, R. J. Slade, G. W. Cloughton, A. H. Baker, C. J. L. Clarke, M. J. Howard, D. I. Lewis, W. M. Hudson, M. C. M. Anyan, S. J. Holder, D. S. C. Bruce, P. N. Abel, J. R. Dalkin, D. E. A. Higgins, T. T. Hutchinson, M. A. Clayton, A. F. Stott, P. A. Liversidge.

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP Training for the race presented the usual problems but, in spite of the Ings resembling a vast lake on no less than two occasions prior to the event, the Inter-House Cross-Country Race was held on the appointed day, Monday, 15th February, in reasonably good conditions. The field contained many fancied runners, including six who filled eight of the leading places last year, and this fact alone proved an invaluable experience to these runners. In spite of sunny conditions, a biting cold wind faced the runners as they battled their way up the Ings with Jones and Staveley mainly 30

setting the pace, and Slade and Hawkins in close attendance. On the cinder track at the far end of the course, Gale and Hawkins took over the lead, from which point they forged steadily ahead. Jones for the second year in succession broke down temporarily when reentering the Ings, from which point onwards the field was put to its severest test on the very soft conditions underfoot. The vigorous training to which Hawkins had subjected himself now proved its worth and with the field spreadeagled behind, he became a worthy winner virtually unopposed in the good average time of 23 mins. 46.6 secs. Gale had to remain content with 2nd place for the second successive year, more than 100 yards behind the winner. History repeated itself in that Queen's backed up their leader in noteworthy style and retained the Cross-Country Plate decisively. Result :-1 R. J. Hawkins (Q.); 2 J. W. S. Gale (R.); 3 D. L. Slade (Q.); 4 M. G. Staveley t(T.); 5 F. J. A. Hewitt (M.); 6 R. A. Spencer (Q.); 7 W. Mitchell (Q.); 8 C. Henwood (G.); 9 C. J. Hemsley (R.); 10 A. W. Martin (S.H.); 11 H. L. Sutcliffe (S.H.): 12 F. H. Fearnside (T.).

HOUSE PLACINGS

Manor

Queen's

Rise

School House

Temple

117

154 — 6th

120

135

— 1st

4th

— 5t h

2nd

8 14 17 22 23 33

Total Pace

Grove

—

3rd

5 21 24 29 36 39

1 3 6 7 16 27

2 9 13 25 28 43

10 11 15 30 32 37

4 12 18 19 20 26

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS MEETING v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL, Thursday, 24th March Senior—Won 122 pts. to 82 Junior—Lost 56 pts. to 64 Records show that our last athletics match was against Ampleforth in 1946, so this match against Bootham was something of a novelty. A bitterly cold wind blew across the open Rawcliffe Lane ground, but nevertheless a number of St. Peter's and Bootham records were set up. J. J. Rhodes ran the 220 yards in 24.1 secs., thereby beating J. B. Shillitoe's 1939 record of 24.2 secs.; in the Junior High Jump J. L. Richardson set up a new record of 4 ft. 11i ins., beating J. H. B. Carruthers' record of the previous year of 4 ft. 104 ins. The Senior division of the competition was won convincingly by 40 points, and the Juniors lost by the narrow margin of 8 points. Support from the School was remarkably strong, and it is hoped that this will become an annual event. C.D.I. & F.D.L. 31

DETAILED RESULTS

Scoring: lst-10 pts., 2nd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th-1 pt. Relay 1st-8 pts. SENIOR COMPETITION. 100 Yards 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. M. L. Snaith (B.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (P.); D. Ibberson (P.); 5. A. Tuddese (B.); 6. J. C. Parkin (B.). Time: 10.4 sec. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 220 Yards: 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. M. L. Snaith (B.); 3. C. D. Ibberson (P.); 4. J. M. Pattinson (P.); 5. T. G. Brown (B.); 6. P. J. Judson (B.). Time: 24.1 sec. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 440 Yards 1. W. Mitchell (P.); 2. M. H. Watson (P.); 3. M. L. Snaith (B.); 4. D. L. Slade (P.); 5. C. C. Kohler (B.); 6. H. T. Millington (B.). Time: 55.6 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. Half Mile 1. D. Kirbley (B.); 2. J. Burdon (P.); 3. A. Rowntree (B.); 4. D. E. Coulson (P.); 5. M. K. Impey (B.); 6. M. G. Staveley (P.). Time: 2 min. 12.4 sec. St. Peter's 11, Bootham 17. 1 Mile 1. J. A. Horsley (B.); 2. W. E. Jones (P.); 3. M. J. Coventry (B.); 4. R. J. Hawkins (P.); 5. F. R. V. Milne (B.); 6. R. A. Spencer (P.). Time 4 min. 44.6 sec. (Bootham School record). St. Peter's 11, Bootham 17. High Jump 1. T. E. Giddings (P.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (P.); 3. M. A. Horsley (B.); 4. A. D. Broadbent (B.); 5. I. M. Taylor (B.); 6. I. T. Parkin (P.). Height 5 ft. 31 in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. Long Jump 1. J. J. Rhodes (P.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler i(P.); 3. A. S. Wyon (B.); 4. A. Rowntree (B.); 5. I. M. Taylor (B.); 6. L. W. Gaunt (P.). Distance 20 ft. 21 in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. Relay (4 x 110 yards): 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time 47.5 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score St. Peter's 122, Bootham 82. Athletic Colours were awarded to J. J. Rhodes (Capt.), C. D. Ibberson, W. E. Jones, W. Mitchell, J. M. Pattinson and J. C. G. Wheeler. :

JUNIOR COMPETITION. 100 Yards 1. R. C. Sutton (P.); 2. P. Armstrong (B.); 3. D. J. Lightfoot (B.): 4. P. A. Liversidge (P.); 5. D. R. Gow (P.); 6. D. M. Benson (B.). Time 11.5 sec. St. Peter's 15, Bootham 13. 220 Yards 1. J. E. Davies (B.); 2. J. L. Richardson (P.); 3. R. C. Sutton (P.); 4. P. R. Jarrat (B.); 5. D. R. Boyes (B.); 6. P. A. Wrigley (P.). Time 26.3 sec. St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15. High Jump 1. J. L. Richardson (P.); 2. J. F. Handley (B.); 3. D. E. Foster (B.); 4. M. E. Raine (P.); 5. J. E. Davies (B.); 6. P. A. Liversidge (P.). Height 4 ft. 111 in. (St. Peter's School record). St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14. Long Jump 1. P. Armstrong (B.); 2. D. E. Foster (B.); 3. D. M. Benson (B.); 4. M. J. Howard (P.); 5. D. R. Gow (P.); 6. M. E. Raine (P.). Distance: 17 ft. 10 in. St. Peter's 6, Bootham 22. Relay (4 x 110 yards) 1. St. Peter's; 2. Bootham. Time 52.5 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Final score St. Peter's 56, Bootham 64. :

The athletic season in general, a mere four weeks, proved a great success. Not only had the inauguration of the Bootham fixture provided an added incentive and purpose to athletics for the more 32

expert, but much enjoyment and a considerable sense of achievement was also derived from the keen Inter-House competition which followed. In fact times and performances were so much improved one gained the impression that, with more specialisation and more favourable weather conditions, there would be a general sweeping aside of existing School records, even those accredited to the latter years of the last century. Standards, the bane of some people's lives (but let them consider all the reasons why !), were held in distinctly chilly conditions, but nevertheless the following distinguished themselves with maximum points :Set A : W. E. Jones (G.). Set B: R. L. Bywater (M.). Set C: M. C. B. Burbidge (G.), C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.), M. Raley (Q.), R. A. Spencer (Q.), J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.), J. D. Carr (T.) and R. J. Dowsett (T.). Set D: P. A. Liversidge (M.), J. L. Richardson (S.H.), M. E. Raine (T.). Set E : M. J. Howard (M.), R. J. Slade (Q.), W. J. B. Ward (Q.).

Apart from the two new records already recorded in the match against Bootham School, four further School records were established in the final events. Both mile races were won in good time, and in the Intermediate event R. A. Spencer reduced by almost six seconds the previous record held by W. Mitchell. W. Mitchell became the first recipient of the Gofton Cup by winning the i mile in 55 sec., a very fine performance considering he had earlier established a new record in the open half mile. J. D. Carr, who last year as a Junior had only been .6 sec. outside the I mile record, again showed much promise by achieving a new i mile intermediate record, previously held by P. J. Blincoe in 1949. On Sports Day itself the greatest disappointment to all was the absence of J. J. Rhodes from the arena. Overnight 'flu had struck him and his House a cruel blow. Once again it was left to The Manor and Queen's to contest for first place and a thrilling ding-dong battle ensued. The slender advantage which The Manor gained over Queen's from Standards proved in the end invaluable, and for any House to be defeated finally by half a point was hard luck indeed. We were greatly honoured by the presence of Mrs. Gofton, who presented not only the Gofton Cup to W. Mitchell but also the Athletic Shield to J. 0. Armstrong of The Manor.

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Saturday, 26th March, 1960 Points from Standards : School House 200; Grove and Manor 193; Queen's 189; Rise 185; Temple 159. Senior Mile : 1. W. E. Jones (G.); 2. W. Mitchell (Q.); 3. R. J. Hawkins (Q.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Time : 4 min. 52.0 sec. Intermediate Mile : 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. G. R. Smith (R.); 3. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.); 4. J. D. Carr (T.). Time : 4 min. 57.9 sec. (School record).

Senior 100 Yards : 1. C. D. Ibberson (R.); 2. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 3. J. M. Pattinson (R.). Time : 10.7 sec. Junior 100 Yards : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. Equal N. G. Pace (R.) and P. A. Wrigley (M.); 4. D. R. Gow (Q.). Time 12.0 sec. Intermediate 100 Yards: 1. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 2. R. H. Parker (R.); 3. J. D. Carr (T.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time : 11.4 sec. Senior High Jump 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. M. J. French i(S.H.); 3. T. E. Giddings (Q.); 4. I. T. Parkin (M.). Height 5 ft. 3 in. Junior Long Jump 1. D. R. Gow (Q.); 2. M. E. Raine (T.); 3. M. J. Howard (M.); 4. R. J. D. Wilson (G.). Distance 16 ft. 4 in. Intermediate Half Mile: 1. R. A. Spencer (Q.); 2. M. J. Macartney (M.); 3. D. G. Woolley (T.); 4. J. D. M. Hackney (Q.). Time: 2 min. 11.6 sec. (School record). Senior Half Mile: 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. J. Burdon (R.); 3. W. E. Jones 1(G.); 4. M. W. Woodruff (T.). Time 2 min. 8.0 sec. ,(School record). Senior 220 Yards 1. C. D. Ibberson (R.); 2. J. M. Pattinson (R.); 3. R. A. Wood (M.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Time 25.0 sec. Intermediate 220 Yards: 1. R. H. Parker (R.); 2. S. R. Hutchinson (M.); 3. J. R. Brown (M.); 4. R. H. Atkinson (Q.). Time: 26.0 sec. Junior 220 Yards : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. D. Outhwaite (Q.); 3. N. G. Pace ,(R.); 4. M. J. Howard (M.). Time 27.0 sec. Senior Long Jump 1. J. C. G. Wheeler (G.); 2. I. T. Parkin (M.); 3. J. M. Smith (T.); 4. D. L. Slade (Q.). Distance 19 ft. 11 in. Intermediate High Jump: 1. R. L. Bruce (M.); 2. C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.); 3. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 4. M. A. Abel (T.). Height 5 ft. 0 in. Junior Cricket Ball 1. M. R. Wroe (R.); 2. J. R. Flintoft (M.); 3. P. A. Liversidge (M.); 4. R. P. Wilson (T.). Distance. 64 yd. 9 in. Intermediate 440 Yards 1. J. D. Carr (T.); 2. J. R. P. Lee (G.); 3. R. A. Spencer [(Q.); 4 Equal M. T. Bell (S.H.) and C. I. D. Tomlinson (M.). Time: 56.4 sec. (School record). Junior 440 Yards: 1. D. Outhwaite (Q.); 2. P. A. Liversidge (M.); 3. A. F. Stott (G.); 4. C. G. Grieves (S.H.). Time: 61.2 sec. Senior 440 Yards 1. W. Mitchell (Q.); 2. M. H. Watson (M.); 3. W. E. Jones (G.); 4 D. L. W. Sim (R.). Time 55.0 sec. Intermediate Long Jump 1. J. A. B. Carruthers (S.H.); 2. M. Raley (Q.); 3. R. H. Parker (R.); 4. J. A. D. Thompson (Q.). Distance: 18 ft. 6 in. Junior High Jump : 1. J. L. Richardson (S.H.); 2. M. E. Raine 1(T.); 3. Equal S. J. Holder (G.) and P. A. Liversidge (M.). Height 4 ft. 6 in. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yd.): 1. Manor; 2. Queen's; 3. Rise; 4. Grove. Time: 53.3 sec. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Temple; 2. Manor; 3. Grove; 4. Queen's. Time 1 min. 50.5 sec. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yd.): 1. Rise; 2. Queen's; 3. Manor; 4. Grove. Time 1 min. 45.6 sec. :

HOUSE PLACINGS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Manor Queen's Rise ... Grove School House Temple

Points 258i 258 240i 230} 2261 190

SQUASH Although the Junior Competition was cancelled because of lack of enthusiasm, there are several promising young players in the School and it is hoped that they will continue to practise and enjoy the game. The last three strings in the 1st V were unstable because of lack of practice by those concerned and this was partly responsible for a not very successful season in which, out of the five matches originally arranged, one was won, two lost, and two cancelled. 1sT V v. HYMER'S COLLEGE, played at Home on Sunday, 7th February. Won, 3-2. G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to M. B. Clemson, 2-3 (0-9, 9-2, 9-4, 7-9, 9-10). E. M. H. Ranson beat P. Dossor, 3-2 (7-9, 9-4, 8-9, 9-4, 9-3). A. W. Martin lost to M. Brock, 2-3 (4-9, 9-5, 9-7, 8-10, 4-9). J. W. S. Gale beat G. Anderson, 3-1 (8-10, 9-7, 9-4, 9-7). A. C. Robson beat Chambers, 3-0 (9-2, 9-0, 9-4). Isl. V v. BRADFORD G.S., played at Home on Thursday, 25th February. Lost, 2-3. E. M. H. Ranson lost to R. Greenwood, 0-3 (9-10, 2-9, 5-9). I. T. Parkin lost to T. R. Hulme, 2-3 (5-9, 6-9, 9-1, 9-1, 6-9). A. W. Martin lost to A. T. Wilson, 2-3 (6-9, 3-9, 9-1, 9-6, 7-9). A. C. Robson beat Macdermott, 3-0 (9-3, 9-3, 9-0). J. C. G. Wheeler beat Braun, 3-0 (9-4, 9-0, 9-0). 1ST V v. WORKSOP COLLEGE, played Away on Sunday, 20th March. Lost, 2-3. G. W. A. R. Alderson beat I. M. G. Tarkington, 3-2 (9-1, 9-5, 7-9, 5-9, 9-3). A. C. Robson lost to P. M. C. Springfield, 0-3 (4-9, 8-9, 8-9). E. M. H. Ranson lost to R. W. Bakewell, 2-3 (0-9, 9-8, 1-9, 10-8, 7-9). I. T. Parkin lost to N. Leefe, 0-3 (4-9, 4-9, 9-10). J. C. G. Wheeler beat M. G. Molden, 3-1 (7-9, 9-0, 9-0, 9-4). Two matches, those against Barnard Castle School and Abbeydale Club, Sheffield, were cancelled. RESULT OF SCHOOL COMPETITION Open G. W. A. R. Alderson beat A. C. Robson in the final (9-1, 9-6, 10--8). :

Intermediate : D. A. Turnbull beat P. W. Shepherd in the final (3-9, 5-9, 10-8, 9-3, 9-4).

FENCING The term has been a full and successful one and has heralded many innovations in the organisation of the Club. The foil has been of a very high standard, indeed in the match against Leeds C. L. Brown had one hit against him in 4 bouts and the result was 15-1. It has become evident that a late start in sabre has lowered the standard in this weapon. To remedy this a list Sabre class has been started for six enthusiastic beginners. Thanks are due to the vice-captain, C. L. Brown, for his sterling services and a 100% attendance. In similar vein P. M. Beachell must be mentioned for his help to the "new sabreurs". Finally, in the issue of kit and the repair and upkeep of weapons, the Joint Mastersat-Arms, W. M. Hudson and R. J. D. Wilson, have done a useful job. Our good wishes are extended to C. L. Brown, J. M. Pattinson, P. M. Beachell and R. J. Rawson-Lax, who are representing the School at the Public Schools' Championships in London. Finally Dr. Slade has once again given valuable aid in presiding and providing transport. Foil :

v. DURHAM COLLEGES 1. 2. 3. 4.

Epee : 1. 2. 3. Sabre : 1. 2. 3.

Foil :

Foil:

C. L. Brown, 2-2. J. M. Pattinson, 2-2. M. A. Abel, 1-3. S. P. Burton, 2-2.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Sabre : 1. 2. 3. 4.

N. R. Barton, 2-1. C. L. Brown, 1-2. G. R. Monfort, 2-1. N. R. Barton, 2-1. P. M. Beachell, 1-2. W. J. Bottomley, 2-1. Result : Lost, 16-18.

v. BEDE COLLEGE F.C.

1. 2. 3. Epee: 1. 2. 3.

v. WELBECK COLLEGE

1. 2. 3. 4. Sabre 1. 2. 3. 4.

N. R. Barton, 1-2. G. R. Monfort, 1-2. W. J. Bottomley, 0-3. Result : Lost, 8-10.

N. R. Barton, 2-2. P. M. Beachell, 4-0. S. P. Burton, 1-3. J. A. B. Carruthers, 0-4. Result : Won, 19-13.

v. LEEDS G.S. F.C.

Foil:

C. L. Brown, 3-0. J. M. Pattinson, 1-2. M. A. Abel, 2-1.

C. L. Brown, 4-0. J. M. Pattinson, 4-0. M. A. Abel, 3-1. G. R. Monfort, 1-3.

C. L. Brown J. M. Pattinson M. A. Abel G. R. Monfort

The following were reawarded Colours :

P. M. Beachell, 1-3. N. R. Barton, 3-1. M. A. Clegg, 2-2. J. M. Pattinson, 2-2. Result: Won, 23-9.

N. R. Barton, C. L. Brown, J. M. Pattinson, P. M. Beachell.

The following were awarded Colours : M. A. Abel, G. R. Monfort.

N.R.B.

SHOOTING Practices this term have followed the usual pattern, and once again it has not been possible to meet the demand for training. This remained true in spite of the fact that additional time was available each week through the assistance of Mr. Webster, for whose help we are very grateful. A number of postal matches have been fired, and two curious features emerged. One was the remarkable consistency of scores, with repetitions in successive matches, though there was one exception, a remarkably low score against Leeds Grammar School—an interesting example of how a good team can collapse, apparently inexplicably. The other curious feature was the sudden, and permanent, improvement in the latter part of term. This coincided with the arrival of a new batch of ammunition and gives rise to the suspicion that the old issue, which we knew to be bad, had in fact been handicapping us by two points per man on average. There were at least eleven candidates for the first VIII, and the decision for the "Country Life" team had to be made more on current form than on averages. While this is a sign of a very healthy state of affairs in the Club, it makes the selectors' task a difficult one, and raises the question whether the award of minor colours to the team for one particular match is in fact the right procedure. A summary of postal match results is given below. The "Country Life" scores are only an estimate, as the official scores will not come till May, but it seems likely that both teams will have higher scores on the group, snap, rapid total than any of their predecessors have had under the existing rules. The poor showing of the First VIII on the "Landscape" is therefore particularly disappointing. In fact, we devoted more time and trouble to this practice than ever before, and our two "leaders", Lord and Gibson, were amongst the best we have had. But it is a practice very open to chance results, and our luck was not in. Minor colours were awarded to the "Country Life" First VIII : Baker (Capt.), Wasden (Vice-Capt.), Lightfoot, Black (all these reawards), Humpherson, Shubrook, Hart and Groundwater. The "official" Second VIII was : Poynor, Lavender, Starkey, Platts, Marsay, Yeadon, Shannon and M. W. Territt. FIRST

VIII.

Leeds Grammar School 751—St. Peter's 702. Lost. Mill Hill School 746—St. Peter's 739. Lost. Welbeck College 732—St. Peter's 739. Won. Worksop College 742—St. Peter's 759. Won. King's College School 756—St. Peter's 759. Won. St. Bartholomew's Grammar School 670—St. Peter's 759. Won. Merchiston Castle School 770—St. Peter's 765. Lost. Merchiston Castle School 716—St. Peter's 710. Lost. SECOND VIII. Estimates of "Country Life" scores are 1st VIII :—Group 160, Rapid 382, Snap 223. Total 765. Landscape 139. Grand Total 904. 2nd VIII :—Group 145, Rapid 376, Snap 223. Total 744. Landscape 154. Grand Total 898. :

A return match v. 150 Inf. Bde. H.Q. was fired at the Stonebow Range under N.S.R.A. conditions, and resulted in a win for School, 734 to 719. 37

THE CHESS CLUB In the last decade the results of School Chess matches have reflected an extremely doleful situation. Since there is no active club in the School, for the simple reason that there is no demand for one, and since interest in chess is somewhat limited, it is by no means easy to choose a team truly representative of the School. The difficulties arising from such a situation are exemplified by one enthusiastic player who enquired at the beginning of the year how an 'unknown' could get into the team. There are in fact two ways : the Chess competitions organised by House Captains often reveal hidden talent, but the Inter-House competition provides the best opportunity for any good player to show his ability. In order to make full use of such opportunities the Inter-House competition was this year transferred from the Easter to the Christmas Term. The rest of the work done towards selecting a team is, of course, left to the Captain. In spite of this absence of central organisation, the fortunes of the School Chess team over the last season have notably advanced. The team did, in fact, enjoy its most successful season since 1947-48. After dismally losing the first match, it remained unbeaten for the rest of the season. The rate of its progress may be illustrated by a comparison between the results of the first and last matches, both of which were against Bootham. The latter match was the first we have not lost to them since 1949. With regard to the team itself, J. C. Brisby is to be congratulated on winning five games out of six, and R. S. Le Pla on losing only one out of six. Both are newcomers to the team. In addition, the team has at last found in G. Gildener a board one player who can be relied on to win some of his games. The match results were as follows :

20th Nov. v. Bootham. Lost 21-74. 2nd Dec. v. York "A". Won 5i-4+. I I th Dec. v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Won 5i-44. 6th Feb. v. Welbeck. Won 4-2. 2nd March v. Worksop. Drew 3-3. 8th March v. Bootham. Drew 5-5*.

The following represented the School

J. N. Hanson (Capt.), G. Gildener, R. A. Martin, J. W. S. Gale, S. H. Reiss, I. Kirkus, J. C. Brisby, A. Hardman, R. S. Le Pla, P. Hunt, E. M. H. Ranson and J. M. Lord.

The Inter-House Competition was won by Queen's who defeated Temple in the final :

Manor Rise

S. House 1 e Temple

Rise Queen's Grove T mple

Queen's Queen's Temple

* The result of Gildener's game at the time of printing had not been adjudicated, owing to the fact that it had to be done by an outside Chess official. The presumption in the above result was that the game was a draw. J.N.H. 38

THE OXFORD CUP, 1959-60 (Holders : The Rise) The following table gives the points gained up-to-date :School Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple

Senior Rugger ... — 20 — 20 Junior Rugger ... ... 10 — Senior Cricket ... ... 20 — Junior Cricket ... ... 10 — — Rowing (1st Division) ... 20 — 20 — Rowing (2nd Division)... 10 — 10 Athletics, 1st ... • • • 20 20 Athletics, 2nd ... ... 10 — — 10 Cross Country, 1st • • • 10 — 10 — Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 — 10 — — — Swimming, 1st ••• Swimming, 2nd ... 5 — — — Squash ... ... • .• 10 — — — Tennis ... • • • 10 Shooting (Team) ... 5 — — ... ... 5 — — — Fencing ... —

—

180

— — — —

— 10 — — — — — — —

— — — — — — — — — 5

—

— 10 — — — — — — —

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RUGBY FIXTURES, 1960 Christmas Term 1st XV 1st Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Senior Colts Saturday Wednesday 5th Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV Wednesday 12th Oct. Durham School Saturday 15th Oct. Bradford G.S. Tuesday 18th Oct. Trent College ... 22nd Oct. Denstone College Saturday Saturday 29th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts Saturday 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Saturday 12th Nov. Giggleswick School Saturday 19th Nov. Ampleforth College Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College Old Peterites ... Saturday 10th Dec.

Home Home • • • Home •.• Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home ••• •• •

2nd XV ... Wednesday 12th Oct. Durham School Bradford G.S. ... Saturday 15th Oct. Saturday 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School • • • Saturday 5th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ... 19th Nov. Ampleforth College • • • Saturday Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Away Home • • • Away •.• Away • • • Home • • • Away ••• •••

3rd XV Saturday

19th Nov. Ampleforth College

... Home

Under 16 Colts XV Saturday 1st Oct. Ashville College ... Wednesday 5th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday 8th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Saturday 22nd Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Saturday 29th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Junior Colts Saturday 5th Nov. Pocklington School ... ... Thursday 17th Nov. Ampleforth College Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Away Home • .• Away • .. Away ... Home .•• Home Away Home

•••

Under 15 Colts XV Saturday 1st Oct. Ashville College ... Wednesday 5th Oct. Durham School ... Saturday 8th Oct. Barnard Castle School Wednesday 19th Oct. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Saturday 5th Nov. Pocklington School ... Thursday 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wednesday 23rd Nov. Worksop College ...

Senior House Matches Wednesday 26th Oct. 1st Round Saturday 26th Nov. Semi-finals Saturday 3rd Dec. Final ...

Junior House Matches Wednesday 9th Nov. 1st Round Wednesday 30th Nov. Semi-finals Wednesday 7th Dec. Final ...

Away •• Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home • • • Away • . • Home

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Extension to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall.

OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on the 5th March. The President reported that the amount subscribed to date for the Memorial Hall by way of donations and seven-year covenants was £5,910 but that another £6,000 was required to reach the sum which the Club had undertaken to find. The President has decided to circularise again all O.Ps. who have not yet subscribed; this is now a matter of urgency, as the Memorial Hall will be dedicated by the Bishop of Durham, O.P., on Saturday morning, 23rd July, during Commemoration. It was reported that the O.P. Club crested silk cravats were now available and could be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, price 34/each, post free. C. W. Thompson has kindly undertaken to organise the O.P. Club rugger team in future, vice P. Penniston, resigned. With the approval of the General Committee, Peter Atkinson has kindly undertaken to organise an East Riding regional dinner, the first of which has been arranged for Friday evening, 27th May, at Driffield. All O.Ps. living in the East Riding will be separately notified as to the arrangements by Peter Atkinson. The reports of District Committees were received.

COMMEMORATION, 1960 O.Ps. are reminded that Commemoration weekend will be from Friday, 22nd July to Sunday, 24th July. The O.P. dinner will again be held on the Saturday evening at the School and to avoid disappointment members are urged to make early application for tickets.

R. A. Stratton of Belgrano, Winton Road, Bowdon, Cheshire, will again be responsible for the O.P. cricket team and K. H. Rhodes of the School will, as usual, be arranging the boat races. Philip Crowe of 95 Stockton Lane, York, is again kindly organising a golf competition to be held on York Golf Course, Strensall, on Sunday afternoon, 24th July. The A.G.M. of the Club will be held at 6-30 p.m. immediately prior to the Dinner on the Saturday, and it is strongly urged that all O.Ps. who are present at Commemoration will make a special effort to attend and make the meeting truly representative. 41

D. KIRBY (Grove, 1952-58), now at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Secretary of the C.U.C.C., has been appointed Secretary of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He will take up his duties in 1961. M. B. MARKUS ∎ (Rise, 1947-52) has been in Israel for three years after doing an Agriculture course at Leeds University. During his National Service in Israel he worked as a Farm Manager of a new pioneer settlement deep in the Negev Desert and later as a lecturer in Animal Husbandry in the Agricultural Academy of the Israeli Army. He now has a post in the Milk Department of the Central Research Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and is living in Tel Aviv. In the autumn he intends to commence an M.Sc. course in Animal Husbandry at the Hebrew University. He recently married an Israeli girl, who is a physiotherapist. E. I. MOORE (Rise, 1950-55), now at Selwyn College, Cambridge, has been awarded by the English Speaking Union a Wein International Research Scholarship to Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts. GERALD PAWLE (School House, 1927-31), writing from St. Mawes, Cornwall, where he is 'wrestling with the writing of a book on Churchill and the war years', comments on an extraordinary coincidence in a squash match between Falmouth and St. Ives, when the respective first strings were both O.Ps. He was, of course, one, and the other was Dr. Peter Dennis (School House, 1944-49), who is at the West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance. Pawle is Chairman of the Cornwall County Squash Rackets Association and was in the team which beat Northants in February-26 years ago to the day since he had played his first match in the Championship, for Yorkshire against Northumberland.

ENGAGEMENTS HARNBY—MACPHERSON. Frederick Bryan Simpson, only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Harnby of York, and Ellen Moira, only daughter of Mrs. Dorothy Macpherson of Scarborough and Dr. I. G. Macpherson of York. [Temple, 1939-44d HYDE—BAKER. John Lazenby Hyde, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hyde, of Hull, and Anne Marie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Baker, of York. [Temple, 1947-55.] TOMLINSON—WATSON. John Neil Tomlinson, Primrose Hill Farm, High Catton, Stamford Bridge, Yorks., and Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Watson, 7 Park Street, Pickering, Yorks. [Manor, 1946-49.]

MARRIAGES MEGGINSON—BROWNE. On 14th October, 1959, at St. John's Church, Welburn, John Stewart, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. B. Megginson, Kirkburn Grange, Driffield, to Janet Pauline, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Browne, Primrose Hill, Welburn, York. [Grove, 1945-51.] MIDDLEBROOK—HODGSON. On 1st March, 1960, at St. Stephen's Church, Acomb, York, Peter Wayne, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Middlebrook, Brayton, Selby, to Shirley Jane, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hodgson, Manor Drive, Acomb, York. [School House, 1950-53.]

NORTH-EASTERN OLD PETERITE DINNER Held at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham, on Friday, 16th October, 1959. 1947-56 1940-44 1940-44 1947-58 1950-54 1954-57 1939-43 1931-36 1932-43 1919-22 1949-54 1946-54 1943-48 1933-38 1945-54 1949-57 1938-43 1946-54 1954-58

1931-33 1953-59 1923-26 1955-59 1949-54 1952-55 1945-50 1947-57 1950-55 1921-27 1951-57 1948-59 1940-46 1914-20 1944-48 1949-53 1950-55 1945-49 1955-59

The Head Master. Beckitt, R. D. Border, A. P. Brown, H. G. Brown, K. Crossley, J. Dalkin, W. R. Davison, E. P. Deas, R. M. Dodd, R. E. Fairweather, C. C. Firth, M. J. Gardner, G. D. Graham, W. Harding, J. T. Holmes, D. C. Hopkinson, R. G. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, R. A. Jobling, R. L.

Johnston, H. Layfield, T. D. J. Lewis, T. J. Mackay, L. H. K. McCallum, M. J. Mackintosh, S. March, G. R. A. Morris, P. A. Nesham, D. J. Pacey, F. W. B. Plester, G. V. Rayner, D. E. Reavley, D. R. Rhodes, K. H. Ryder, J. M. Simmons, D. N. Varley, E. K. Wye, M. Young, D. G. M.

Brig. C. C. Fairweather was in the Chair. The toast of "The School" was proposed by F. W. B. Pacey and replied to by the Head Master.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER Held at the Three Nuns Hotel, Mirfield, on Thursday, 29th October, 1959. 1922-28 1922-31 1943-48 1946-53 1942-46 1918-23 1941-45 1941-45 1943-47 1934-36 1946-52

The Head Master. Bamforth, J. N. Blackburn, W. D. Brown, E. G. Butterworth, M. A. Crowther, R. G. Dykes, A. Fenton, J. Gillgrass, J. Hallas, M. Houghton, J. C. Hunter, J. A.

1918-23 1944-54 1946-53 1947-52 1923-32 1935-43 1949-54 1914-20 1935-38 1935-38 1938-43 1911-14

Hunter, 0. Kent, M. J. Lochore, M. C. M. Lumby, P. S. Lyth, D. Miller, R. L. Oldroyd, J. C. Rhodes, K. H. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stabler, D. A. Thompson, D. C. Wood, J. S.

M. I. H. Sproulle was in the Chair. M. C. M. Lochore proposed the toast of "The School" and the Head Master responded.

OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER Held at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 11th November, 1959. 1923-26 1922-26 1920-24 1915-19 1945-50 1935-41 1927-31 1919-25 1942-46 1901-07 1901-07 1927-31 1940-46 1944-49 1916-20 1913-21 1918-21 1955-59 1942-47 1948-55 1918-24 1924-27 1948-56 1947-55

1923-26 1915-16 1913-18 1936-43 1924-29 1902-06 1918-20 1947-51 1918-23 1914-20 1919-25 1923-31 1913-14 1915-20 1920-21 1935-42 1947-55 1941-47 1948-53 1925-36 1916-32 1910-17

Alderson, B. R. Archer, L. H. J. Atkinson, E. G. B. Baddeley, W. D. Baker, P. T. Black, V. M. Camm, J. P. Chapman, K. H. Claybourne, G. R. Clegg, M. T. Colley, W. H. Cooper, A. B. Dronfield, J. (Head Master) Drummond, D. C. Griffiths, J. C. Gedge, J. B. Gray, B. A. C. Hanson, J. A. Hill, S. K. D. Hilton, J. C. Hodd, D. K. Hodd, H. N. Hudson, M. F. Lamb, D. A. A. Lewis, C. H.

Lewis, T. J. Metcalfe, C. L. Metcalfe, R. H. Murray, R. L. Perry, P. M. Pick, M. Powell, S. V. Powell, W. B. Powell, W. W. Reed, E. M. Rodgers, J. Seaborne, W. L. Sergeant, C. W. H. Scholefield, C. E. Scholefield, J. Smith, G. D. Staines, A. G. D. Tate, D. H. Thompson, C. W. White, R. Woodcock, A. J. A. (Master) Yeoman, W. G. Head of the School (D. L. Slade)

The toast of "The School" was proposed by D. H. Tate and replied to by the Head Master and the toast of "The O.P. Club" was proposed by the Head of the School (D. L. Slade) and replied to by the Secretary of the Club (T. J. Lewis).

THE OXFORD LETTER OXFORD.

April, 1960. Dear Sir, The Hilary Term at Oxford is the quietest of the three. First year men are busy with prelims., and the third year finals men wallow deeper in "anticipation blues". The peaceful scene is thus disturbed only by the voices of coaches and coxes drifting up from the river, and the clatter of traction engines as the "Oxford by-pass" goes into yet another year of construction. The highlight of the term was, of course, the new-style Torpids, which, despite a somewhat confused national Press, were well received at Oxford, and, apart from Division V, worked extremely well. This success was crowned at Mortlake by our second major sporting win of the year, but on this point we will not linger. In spite of the term, and the surroundings, the O.P.s still refuse to be serene. B. W. H. Carter threw open his (somewhat dingy) 44

apartments for a tea-party at the beginning of term, but our major meeting was naturally the annual dinner, once more held in B.N.C. To this we were pleased to welcome the Head Master and Mr. Rhodes, representing the School, D. B. Irvin and D. Kirby from Cambridge, and the Doctors Pryor, who later departed to perform an operation, "purely for money". R. D. Wheatley is to be congratulated on his efficient organisation, and we wish him success in his attempts to recover expenses. As to the individual activities of our members, we will tell as much as we dare. P. J. Burton (Queen's) rounded off his Mods. exams. with a party, at which he monopolised the only settee and was waited on by three young ladies. B. W. H. Carter claims he was sober enough to see Gosling and Jenkinson (Jun.) attempting to Cha-Cha together. The aforesaid Carter (Worcester) claims to play the guitar incessantly; certainly he visits the Heritage Society, and has proved adept at burning, crumpets. R. D. Wheatley is happy in his task of running Brasenose. His partiality to sherry is, unfortunately, becoming physically obvious. We hope he is working. D. A. Haxby (whose official residence appears to vary somewhat) is doing research psychology and affirms what every worker knows— it is not possible to concentrate fully on anything for more than 2f hours. M. J. Baddeley (Keble). Apart from finding his way into Oxford for the two gatherings, he is not observed in any of the usual or unusual haunts. Could be due to pressure of work. Keeps a large 'picture of Marsh beside an empty coffee cup for memories, but we are thinking of buying him his own tin of coffee. R. M. Kirkus (Hertford). Waves frantically when cycling by at high speed. Now has so many crises that he has no time in between to worry about them. M. T. Carter (Queen's). Attempts to look inconspicuous as he coaches along the towpath, but a huge Leander scarf and megaphone cannot conceal this well-known figure. Whenever spotted in the Eastgate, he claims to have just come in. He is rumoured to be a keen Bridge player, but denies everything emphatically, except that he is working. C. W. Jose (Worcester). Can be recognised by a pall of smoke, through which protrudes an ivory cigarette holder. Enjoys University life to the full, but must have private haunts for this. Tends to call on K. Gosling about coffee time. 45

T. M. Jenkinson (B.N.C. and, we are afraid, Radcliffe). Created his usual "life and soul" havoc at the W.R.Y. Pancake party, and is said to have invented a dance to the Car Mechanics record of engine noises. Frequently pits his van against other vehicles on the OxfordYork run. K. Gosling (S.E.H.) is now an active member of the Rover Crew, and goes on "all-night activities". Denies that Division V of Torpids was entirely his fault. He is still trying to find the Radcliffe Science Library.

J. R. Jenkinson (Worcester). Having caught a severe case of Schools Fever, shares his time between his digs and the college library. Keeps fit by walking from the one to the other. Finally, we wish the School every success during the coming cricket and boating seasons, and in all its activities. We remain, Yours sincerely, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES.

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THE PETERITE Vol. L II

OCTOBER, 1960

No. 355

OBITUARY THE REVEREND J. A. EASTEN It is with great sorrow that we have to record the passing of

J. A. Easten, who died on 26th August after a very brief illness. He was with us at Commemoration this year, and indeed has an unbroken record of attendance at the annual Commemoration going back many years. His devotion to his old School has been a source of encouragement and inspiration to many of us. He was well known by most Old Peterites, and some years ago was honoured by the Old Peterite Club by being elected a Vice-President. Mr. Easten took a very active interest in the Memorial Hall building and appeal, and did everything possible himself to assist in making this venture practicable. It is a matter of great thankfulness to us all that he was able to attend the Service of Dedication in July. John Atkins Easten was at St. Peter's School from 1881-1890. It is evident from the records of those days that he took a leading part in the life of the School. He was elected to a Hey Scholarship in 1884 and a Foundation Scholarship in the next year. He obtained many prizes for painting, and in his last year was awarded the Dean of York's prize for Mathematics. He won a Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, passing thence to Ridley Hall, and was ordained deacon in 1894 and priest in the following year. After a long life of service in the Church, including five years in Canada, he eventually retired to Reigate in 1946. Mr. Easten was specially mentioned and remembered at our first Evensong in the School Chapel this term, and we extend to his two surviving sons and his other relatives our deep sympathy in their loss. One cannot perhaps write a better epitaph than the words he has so often heard in the School Chapel :"There be of them that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported."

CANON A. R. LEE It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Canon

A. R. Lee on 5th October. Until his resignation on the grounds of ill-health in June of this year, Canon Lee had been a Governor of the School for over 25 years. During that long period he contributed much by his counsel and his deep understanding, and he will be sorely missed. 1

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Obituary ... Editorial School News Commemoration Examination Results The Appeal Salvete Valete School Officers House Notes Oxford Cup Chapel Toc H Choir "Oasis" House Singing Competition Baird Cup ... Careers Curia ... Music Society Debating Society ... British Ship Adoption Society Natural History Society Ornithological Society Young Farmers' Club C.C.F. Scouts Cricket Boat Club Shooting Fencing Tennis Swimming Hockey Fixtures, 1961 Editorial Notices ... Acknowledgments ... Old Peterite News ...

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ILLUSTRATIONS : Frontispiece Coat of Arms Commemoration ... The Memorial Hall

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MR. B. J. STEEL It is with deep regret that we record the death on 18th June of Mr. B. J. Steel. Mr. and Mrs. Steel came to St. Peter's School in September, 1938, when Mr. Steel succeeded the late Mr. Adams as Head Porter. The Steels came, therefore, just before the war, and served the School at a time when wartime conditions made things difficult. Those of us who remember Mr. Steel in those days can testify to his devotion to the interests of the School and to his untiring energy. It was a tragic end to his School service when he was forced to retire in 1947 on the grounds of ill health, but none the less we welcomed his return to the School later with Mrs. Steel, and are happy to feel that he spent his last days in the School which he had served so well.

M. J. MACARTNEY Michael John Macartney was drowned while bathing at Felixstowe on 16th August. We extend our deepest sympathy to his parents and brothers and sisters. A Memorial Service was held in the School Chapel on 23rd September; the following is part of the Head Master's address on that occasion. "Michael John Macartney was a boy of strong faith and high moral standards. He had a clear purpose in life from which he was not easily diverted. He was capable of strong loyalty, and was always willing to serve. He was retiring, but socially confident and at ease, and certainly not shy. He was respected by his fellows—even, I suspect, admired by some for his achievements, character and potentialities. He did not make friends easily, and had not achieved the age and seniority which would surely have brought him to full stature in House and School. But already he had achieved much, not only in the classroom, where he had more than maintained his position as first Scholar of 1957, but in other activities. He contributed much, for example, to the Scouts, and had just returned from a happy and successful camp, during which he had advanced further in the esteem and affection of his fellows, who found that his quiet humour was infectious. "Michael John was a keen member of the Choir and was selected last year to represent his House on the Chapel Committee. "Altogether he was a boy of charm and promise, and one to whom we bid farewell with a sense of pride mingled with our deep sorrow. "It is no exaggeration to say that those of us, boys and masters alike, who came into contact with him were the better for having done so. And one couldn't hope for a better epitaph." 2

EDITORIAL

"Writing to the paper" is a pleasure in which most of us threaten to indulge at one time or another. At the sight of some particularly offensive building or behaviour, on suffering from some crass bureaucratic pigheadedness, or on reading some insufferably smug or petulant letter, we are seized by an uncontrollable urge to annihilate the person or organisation responsible with withering sarcasm, cool calculating reason or pitying condescension. This urge seldom survives the effort to transfer to paper our righteous indignation, our irrefutable argument or our thinly veiled ironical condemnation; the very act of getting out the typewriter somehow damps the ardour, and the desire to be pithy yet vitriolic, unprejudiced yet convincing, usually produces a weak and watery substitute for our heartfelt wrath. If, in spite of this, we do succeed in finishing a letter to the Editor, no sooner is it in the post than reaction sets in—perhaps it was, after all, rather trivial; possibly there is another point of view; we do not want to be thought a crank (good job we used a nom-deplume). Of course it is not conceit which makes us turn first to the correspondence page each day for a week and quickly, fearfully, expectantly scan the signatures in search of our pusillanimous "Fair Play", experiencing a strange mixture of relief and annoyance if we do not see it and embarrassment and pride if we do. Whatever we may say, however, "writing to the paper" is a wellestablished, traditional English sport, with its own rules and its professionals and amateurs, and a very healthy sport it is. Hence it is disappointing that, despite the repeated invitation for correspondence to "The Peterite", rarely does anyone feel sufficiently strongly about anything to commit his thoughts to paper. This suggests either complete satisfaction with conditions and the impossibility of improvement or a lamentable apathy on the part of readers. A correspondence column, expressing reasoned views and opinions, would add colour to a publication, which inevitably must contain much that is purely factual and of limited interest to present members of the School, who are familiar with most of what is reported and who rarely read the Editorial anyway.

SCHOOL NEWS

Mr. M. J. Ockenden left the School at the end of the Summer Term to take up a teaching appointment in Germany. During his five years here Mr. Ockenden contributed generously to the life of the School; being that somewhat rare bird nowadays, a resident bachelor (a state he has since remedied), he cheerfully performed a wide variety of tasks, both in School House and in the School in general. His singing in Choral Society and other concerts will long be remembered with gratitude. We congratulate him on his marriage to Miss Ann Askwith during the holidays and wish him well in his new environment, hoping that he finds teaching English to Germans less frustrating than the reverse process. 3

We congratulate Mr. N. J. Dunstan on his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mary Stoddard on 30th July. * * * A new tradition was started this term when both Day Boys and Boarders were allowed to go home after the final Assembly and Chapel, which were held at 1-45 on the Monday afternoon. This procedure will be followed in all future terms.

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The School has purchased No. 29 Clifton, an attractive house on the main road between The Rise and the Gym. It is to be used as a Music School.

COMMEMORATION Last year's Prizegiving was referred to in "The Peterite" as "the last in the Clifton Cinema", but this was unfortunately too hopeful a statement; for it soon became apparent that even the new Memorial Hall would not comfortably hold the very large number of people who wished to attend. However, the Hall did fittingly provide the setting for the most important and the most moving ceremony of the whole weekend. In the presence of many Old Peterites, Governors, parents, friends and the whole School the Lord Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend M. H. Harland, 0.P., dedicated the Memorial Hall, after it had been presented to the Chairman of the Governors by the President of the Old Peterite Club. The effect of this short but impressive ceremony was considerably heightened by the accompaniment of the organ, relayed from the Chapel, and the playing of the Last Post and Reveille on bugles and drums, hidden on the gallery above the stage. For the benefit of those Old Boys who could not be present the Order of Service is printed below. ORDER OF SERVICE

for THE DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL HALL by THE LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM (The Right Rev. M. H. Harland, 0.P.) on SATURDAY, 23RD JULY, 1960, at 10-45 A.M. The President of the Old Peterite Club (Dr. Marcus T. Clegg), supported by the Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer, shall stand and speak to the Chairman of the Governors (The Very Reverend the Dean of York) as follows:— Mr. Dean : on behalf of the Old Peterite Club we ask you and the Governors to accept this Memorial Hall as a gift to the School and, we trust, a fitting completion of the School's Memorial to those past Members who gave their lives in two World Wars. The names of those known to us are already inscribed in the Memorial Book at the Ante-Chapel Shrine dedicated by the late Archbishop of York in December, 1949.

The Dean shall answer:— Gladly and gratefully do we accept this fine Memorial Hall for the

perpetual use of our ancient School and as a treasure of history and of the spirit of men who loved not their lives unto the death.

The Dean shall then address the Lord Bishop of Durham:— Right Reverend Father in God, I ask you to dedicate this Hall, the

gift of the Old Peterite Club, as a Memorial to those Old Boys of the School who gave their lives for God, King, and Country in two World Wars.

Then shall all stand, and the Bishop shall say:— To the Honour and Glory of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and in the faith of a joyous resurrection, we dedicate this Memorial Hall: in memory of Old Boys of this School who counted not life dear unto themselves, but yielded it for us all. May God accept these gifts at our hands and bless them : that we may learn ever more and more to lift our eyes from the types and shadows of this world to the glories that shall be revealed eternally, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. LET US PRAY Remember in thy Kingdom, 0 Lord Christ, those in whose memory these Memorials have been given to this School : Shed forth upon them the light of thy countenance, and grant that they may be numbered among the hosts of thy redeemed, going forth conquering and to conquer with thee, their everlasting Lord; Who livest and reignest with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

All shall answer: AMEN. Then shall the Bishop say: 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.

THE LAST POST THE REVEILLE

After a brief silence, the congregation shall break into the Resurrection hymn. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! THE strife is o'er, the battle done : Now is the Victor's triumph won; O let the song of praise be sung. Alleluia! Death's mightiest powers have done their worst, And Jesus hath his foes dispersed; Let shouts of praise and joy outburst. Alleluia! On the third morn he rose again Glorious in majesty to reign; O let us swell the joyful strain. Alleluia! Lord, by the stripes which wounded thee, From death's dread sting thy servants free, That we may live, and sing to thee. Alleluia!

During the singing of the hymn, the President of the Old Peterite Club, attended by the School Chaplain and the Head Boy, shall place a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN The Bishop will give THE BLESSING

Later in the morning the Bishop of Durham presented the prizes in the Clifton Cinema. After thanking Hawkins for his Latin address of welcome, the Bishop referred to the memories and emotions awakened by the dedication of the Hall, especially in those, like himself, who had survived World War I. Particularly did he remember his greatest friend, Edwin Potter Pattinson, who, having goaded and driven him into competing in the Mile, jumped over the ropes in the last lap, saying 'Now you go on and win'; this was the challenge made to us by those who fell in the Wars, for they had jumped over the ropes and given up everything, saying to us 'Now you go on and win'. The Bishop went on to congratulate the prizewinners and to say how it pleased him to see the School in such a flourishing state, due so much to the fact that the right Head Master had been appointed in 1937. In sympathising with those who had not won prizes, the Bishop reminded his audience of those who 'laid aside all that life, their gifts and talents could offer them and obeyed the call of conscience and duty to offer themselves, their souls and bodies for a cause they believed to be right'. It was as a reminder of this spirit and this truth, 'which kills materialism dead', that we needed memorials such as the new Hall. The Bishop concluded : 'May the School go on and prosper and never fail to produce those who will put the things of the spirit paramount before all else.' A vote of thanks to the Bishop of Durham was proposed by the President of the Old Peterite Club, Dr. Marcus Clegg.

THE HEAD MASTER'S REPORT The Head Master began his report by referring with gratitude to the presentation of the Memorial Hall by the Old Peterite Club; one result of their generosity was that the next item to come out of the Appeal Fund—two Squash courts—could be built earlier. As far as normal building was concerned, the extensions and improvement to The Manor were soon to be started, the Dining Hall was to be enlarged in 1961 and new kitchens and other facilities provided, so that all Day Boys could be Day Boarders, and, probably in 1962, a fifth Boarding House was to be opened, although the number of boys in the School was to remain at 400. Meanwhile the purchase of 29 Clifton would provide a Music School without the necessity of new building. 6

On the academic side it was very satisfactory to reflect that most

of the main recommendations of the Crowther Report had already

been operative in the School for some years. With regard to the Anderson Report the Head Master was content to express the hope that some incentive would still remain for boys to achieve more than the minimum University requirements; the abolition of competitive awards, either College, University or State Scholarships, would be a very great mistake. To illustrate the variety of successes obtained by Old Boys the Head Master quoted some news from Cambridge : D. J. Oldman and J. R. Peverley had won Double Firsts, E. I. Moore had been awarded a Wein International Research Scholarship at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, D. Kirby was to be Captain of Cambridge Cricket in 1961, and P. L. Bellwood had been elected President of the Footlights. Turning to the subject of careers, Mr. Dronfield referred to the summary sent to parents in January, pointing out two significant facts : firstly, that a boy who stayed at school for the full course stood a very good chance of getting to a University, and secondly, that there was no particular bias to any group of subjects or to any one career. He commended to parents' serious consideration the many opportunities for technical training other than through a full University course and also the excellent Short Works Courses run by many firms and organisations during the holidays. In reviewing the main events of the School year the Head Master mentioned, among other things, the British Association meeting last September, the re-formation of the Drama Group, the success of the Cricket XI in retaining its unbeaten record in School matches for the fourth successive year, the proposal to remove House rowing to the Summer Term—the Head Master here took the opportunity of paying tribute to Mr. Howat, who was handing over the Rowing to Mr. Mair after being in charge for 14 years—, the Centenary service and parade of the C.C.F. and the acquisition of one of the bells of H.M.S. Duke of York. The Head Master concluded his report by thanking all who had given him support in the past year.

PRIZE LIST Norman Crombie Memorial Prize P. E. Lord Classical Prize Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : Senior Junior The Head Master's Prize for Mathematics Stephenson Greek Prize Dean of York's Prizes for Latin Prose : VIth Form Below VIth The B.M.A. Prize for Science Toyne European History Prize Sir Lumley Dodsworth Essay Prize The Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Prize

D. L. Slade R. J. Hawkins - F. D. Lavender C. J. L. Clarke L. K. Vaigo - J. G. Fairclough - R. J. Hawkins P. J. F. Mitchell L. K. Vaigo - P. Collins D. J. Wightman - D. S. Atkinson

The Old Peterite Club Reading Prizes : C. D. Ibberson VIth Form W. H. McBryde Below VIth R. C. Sutton The Frank Pick Prize for Design D. L. W. Sim The Needham Prize for Architecture The Jack Brittain Memorial Prizes for Middle School Essay : G. Hattee IVth Forms M. H. Ibberson Shells Modern Languages Prizes : - F. I. Watson French - F. I. Watson German - R. G. Bruce Physics Prize - J. A. Franklin Chemistry Prize S. C. Gibson Biology Prize - D. L. Marshall Geography Prize (below the VIth) Music Prizes : J. R. Anfield Keyboard P. Hunt Instrumental Art Prizes : J. D. M. Hackney Senior - S. J. Holder Junior General Knowledge Prizes : - S E. S. Bolton VIth Form 1 J. M. Lord - J. W. Lowe Vth Forms - D. J. Fisher Below Vth

FORM PRIZES Vth Form (Languages) Vth Form (Maths. and Science) Vth Form (English Subjects) IVa IVA IVB IV Modern Upper Shell A. Lower Shell A Shell B -

D. R. Gow - E. P. Raynes D. R. Gow C. J. L. Clarke A. N. Ferrar C. J. Kitching M. R. Dixon W. M. Hudson - G. W. Cloughton D. S. Bruce

SUMMARY OF EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OPEN AWARD AT OXFORD F. D. Lavender

- Exhibition in English at Worcester College

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS J. 0. Armstrong E. S. Bolton J. A. Franklin D. H. Gee L. K. Vaigo -

"A" and "AS" Levels.

Latin, French, German Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

G.C.E., JULY, 1959

57 candidates took 148 subjects with results as follows :— 12 Distinctions, 111 Passes, 23 Lower Passes, 2 Failures The Distinctions were divided between subjects thus:1 Latin; 1 French; 1 English; 3 Mathematics; 4 Physics; 2 Chemistry

"0" Levels.

There were 103 candidates from the Vth Forms

1r COMMEMORATION SERMON PREACHED IN THE SCHOOL CHAPEL ON SUNDAY, 24TH JULY,

1960,

BY THE REVEREND NORMAN MCDERMID, O.P.

Hebrews 12, 1-2.

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." * • • This is our School Chapel. We are gathered here for the purpose of giving thanks to Almighty God for the foundation of this ancient School, for His continued blessing upon it through many generations; for the many benefits that we have received through our association with it, and the fellowship which we enjoy together; and we are here to remember, too, those who have gone before us—and particularly in this Service Leslie Burgess; and during this weekend, those who have given their lives in the World Wars of this century; and also to pray for God's continuing blessing upon all who teach or learn here now, or who will do so in the years to come. When we come into this Chapel—as indeed when we go into any church for the purpose of worship—we are required to face in a certain direction; and especially is this so when we stand and proclaim together the essential basis of our faith and belief, in the words of one of the ancient Creeds of the Church. In so doing, we profess amongst other things, to believe in the Divinity of Christ; in the fact of His Crucifixion; in the victory of His Resurrection from the dead, and over all things evil; and in the promise to all who proclaim His triumph and obey His laws, of eternal life and fulfilment of purpose. When we stand for this purpose we face the altar—the central focus of all Catholic worship. I don't know if you ever stop your thoughts to remind yourself why you face the altar, but it should be essentially for three reasons, each stemming from the fact that it is through the Blessed Sacrament of the altar that we share in the once and for all sacrifice of Christ. Firstly, we face the altar, because it stands for rejection—rejection by Man of that which is essentially good, indeed that which is wholly perfect. The altar is an example and warning of the continuing sinfulness and evil in man, in all ages, which causes the cruel suffering of many innocent people. We may construct our altars of the best English oak or the most expensive Italian marble; we may have the Cross on the altar fashioned in brass or silver, or even gold, but we must never forget that essentially Crucifixion is a cruel way to die and that all this stands for rejection of the Truth, for the way of the world, for pleasure at any price. St. Paul writing his letter to the Galatians gives a warning for all time of what this rejection means in the everyday terms of earthly living— "Now the works of the flesh are plain; immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing and the like." When we stand and say together the Creed we profess to be a bastion, working under the power of the Holy Spirit against the evil which we find in the world, yes, which, if we are honest, we know to be within our own selves. The world in which we live is a cruel and hard place—if not particularly for ourselves, for many countless people in all countries, and so it will remain as long as Man feels that within himself there lies the power and means to put all things right.

But the Christian lives to proclaim that there is another possibility. The altar which we face represents too an Offering—a sacrificial Offering—an Offering, self-made, by God on behalf of man. Yesterday we dedicated our fine new Memorial Hall in thankfulness for the complete offering made for us by our fellow Peterites in two World Wars. We can all call to mind certain events of our school days which stand out in our memories, and there are places of conviviality where the relating of such memories are highly appropriate. But for one who spent his impressionable years at school during the early period of the last war, there is no more poignant memory than that of the announcement from time to time of the gallant death of one who, perhaps, a year before had been a notable member of the School. They made an offering, and we do well not to forget that offering, not with triumphant swashbuckling, but with humble thankfulness that through their offering, and the offering of many like them, justice and freedom prevailed over dictatorship and repression. We also remember today another kind of offering—the offering of a life dedicated to the search for, and the teaching of, the Truth. Though some of us, no doubt, caused Leslie Burgess considerable distress by our lack of ability, and he certainly reciprocated that particular emotion in us—none could have passed through this School during his years here without being aware of, and benefiting from, the learning of this outstanding scholar. Whatever our job, and wherever we pursue it, and for no matter what period of time, most of us are transient beings, entering upon the labours of others and applying and offering our abilities in the hope that when we lay down a particular task—having received as well as given much in performing it—others may continue to build on firmer foundations. Without the particular offering of Leslie Burgess one can say with certainty that this School would not be quite what it is today, and many of us would not have such a clear vision of the greatness of learning and the constant need to search for the Truth. But however great the offering of any particular person it must be only partial and incomplete. And so, when we stand and face the altar we recognise that the offering of us all must be joined with the one perfect and complete offering of Jesus Christ, or else, in eternal values, remain a fruitless waste of time. And so, thirdly, the altar represents not just rejection, not just offering, but the triumphant victory of Love, of good over evil, and the one real guarantee of purpose behind the lives of men. I always remember an old gentleman telling me a story about a dandelion. When he was quite a young man, married with a young family, his small son came one day into his study and placed on the desk beside him a dandelion, and said, "I have brought this for you, Daddy". "Now I could have done a number of things," the old man said. "I could have put the dandelion in the waste paper basket, or I could have told him to take it away, or to stop worrying me as I was busy, but on this occasion, for no particular reason, I accepted the dandelion and placing it between two pieces of paper put it in a large reference book and forgot it. My boy grew up and at the beginning of the War joined the Royal Air Force, and was shot down and killed as a fighter pilot. Some years afterwards, going through this particular reference book, I came across the pressed dandelion. I possess a number of things which belonged to my son; but, of all the things which I possess, that dandelion is the most valuable; for it represents the pure and unadulterated gift of love of a little boy for his father." Of all God's gifts there is none greater than the gift of Love. "We bless God for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life, but above all for His inestimable Love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ." 10

It is probable that, throughout the centuries since Paulinus founded this School of St. Peter, there has never been a pupil here who has not stood before an altar and confessed his faith in the words of the Apostles' Creed. We have done so today—I trust with meaningful sincerity; and so, as we leave this place, with our memories refreshed, let us ever remember that in a world embittered with cruelty and hatred and selfishness we—each of us— have an offering to make; and an offering which will only be of true value if it is humbly presented within the perfect offering of Christ, so that it, and we, may share in the victory—a victory already won—of good over evil, of love over hate, of life over death. "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." During the Commemoration Service the Chaplain dedicated a Stall in the Sanctuary, presented by Mrs. Burgess in memory of her husband.

MEMORIAL HALL BUILDERS We publish what we believe to be a complete and up-to-date list of Old Peterites who have so far responded to the President's Appeal in respect of the extensions to Big Hall to form the Memorial Hall. These names, together with those of any additional subscribers, will be inscribed in the "Memorial Hall Builders' Book" to be kept permanently in the new Hall. De Little, R. G. Bulmer, H. C. Addey, J. De Little, R. J. Burdass, C. M. C. Alderson, B. R. Dench, P. G. R. Burdass, J. U. Amos, W. Denison, E. A. K. Burdon, T. H. Anderson, S. Denison, J. A. Burnett, H. B. Anelay, W. Dickenson, J. M. Burnett, N. R. Ankers, J. T. Dixon, J. B. Burrows, H. S. Archer, L. H. J. Dixon, R. S. Butland, A. N. P. Atkinson, P. S. Dodsworth, J. M. Butler, H. A. Douglas, M. S. Buttrum, A. P. Baddeley, M. J. Doyle, J. B. Byass, D. E. Baker, P. T. Dronfield, P. J. Bardgett, P. L. Dutton, I. S. T. Caley, J. P. Battrick, W. B. Durham, Lord Bishop Caulfield, A. A. Beachell, F. M. of. Camm, J. P. Beachell, H. M., D. H. Chadwick, C. I. and J. M. Easten, J. A. Chilman, H. L. Bell, N. J. Eastwood, B. J. Chilman, J. H. Bellwood, P. L. Eccles, J. D. Chilman, K. G. Biggin, J. Edinger, L. D. Chilman, P. W. G. Bird, D. J. Elston, R. P. Chilman, T. Blake, J. P. Endecott, D. S. Claybourn, G. R. Blackburn, W. D. Clegg, M. T. Blenkin, J. N. Fairweather, C. C. Colley, H. Blunt, D. A. C. Fearnside, F. Colley, R. H. Border, A. P. Field, R. A. Colley, W. H. Bough, R. G. Garbutt, T. W. Collins, A. A. Bower, R. Gardner, G. D. Collinson, R. I. Boyes, K. A. Gedge, H. F. S. Connelly, R. L. Brewin, J. D. Gedge, J. B. Crawshaw, H. G. Briggs, G. H. Gee, D. H. Creer, H. L. Brocklebank, D. N. Goodburn, M. G. Crombie, G. N. P. Brown, H. G. Graham, G. E. L. Crossley, P. A. Browne, F. D. Graham, P. R. G. Cutforth, L. E. Bryce, A. B.

Graham, W. Gray, B. A. C. Gray, D. St. G. W. Gray, G. P. Gray, R. Grove-Stephensen, J. C. Hall, A. G. Hallas, M. Hanson, J. A. Harding, J. T. Harnby, F. B. S. Hemsley, F. R. W. Hewitt, D. V. Hick, R. M. Hillyard, F. H. Hilton, J. C. Hodd, D. K. Hodd, H. N. Hodd, N. M. Holgate, E. Hollway, M. Holmes, D. C. Hopkinson, R. C. Hopwood, A. P. Horsley, W. J. Houghton, J. C. Howard, K. A. Howat, C. G. Howat, J. N. T. Huntley, W. G. Huzzard, J. B. and J. V. Ibberson, W. R. Inglis, J. McN. Irvin, D. B. Jackson, D. C. Jackson, J. J. Jackson, R. A. Jaques, S. H. Johnson, A. N. Johnston, H. Kay, M. G. Kent, M. J. Kershaw, M. E. Kirby, D. Knowlson, D. W. Lamb, D. A. A. Layfield, T. D. J. Lennard, J. Leversedge, L. F. Lewis, C. H. Lewis, T. J. Liversidge, J. F. Lockwood, C. Lyth, J. C.

Magson, N. J. Mammatt, S. E. Mann, F. J. March, G. R. A. Masterman, W. H. Mayson, D. C. Masser, R. T. Matthews, P. G. Megginson, J. S. Mervyn, R. F .S. Metcalfe, R. H. Middlebrook, W. R. Milner, G. H. Moore, J. E. Morris, P. A. Morris, R. Mortimer, J. B. Macdonald, W. I. Maclldowie, A. B. MacKellar, W. G. Mackintosh, S. McDermid, N. G. L. R. McDougle, D. W. H. McNeil, C. Nelson, H. N. Newdick, F. N. Newhouse, H. C. Newhouse, J. C. Norwood, D. Norwood, D. P. Norwood, J. M. Ogilvie, D. G. Ogley, G. H. Ogley, S. O.P. Club. Oxtoby, G. H. Pacey, F. J. Pacey, F. W. B. Parker, R. Pearson, G. E. Penniston, P. Perry, C. H. Pfluger, D. Phillips, J. S. P. Pick, M. Pickering, B. H. Pickersgill, J. B. Ping, A. Wentworth. Ping, W. H. W. Powell, W. B. Powell, W. W. Proudfoot. R. H. Purse, H. R. L. Quarrie, R. G. M. Ouickfall, C. T. Quickfall, J. E. H.

Rainford, T. C. Raley, H. A. G. Ramsden, J. Ramsden, J. N. Ratcliff, K. M. Raylor, J. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Reavley, D. R. Relton, R. A. Reynolds, A. G. Reynolds, G. H. F. Rhodes, K. H. Richards, W. Ringrose, P. F. Rix, L. Rob, C. G Robinson, D. Robinson, W. B. Rodger, A. C. Rodgers, J. Roy, M. H. T. Ruddock, M. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Rumfitt, D. T. Ryder, J. M. Rymer, A. S. .

Saville, J. Saville, J. M. Scholefield, J. Sears, A. C. Sedman, E. C. Shepherd, C. S. Shepherd, D. 0. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Simpson, D. T. Slegg, F. C. Smith, E. M. Smith, G. D. Speddings, C. B. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stansfield, L. F. H. 0. Steele, F. F. Stratton, R. A. Stuart, T. E. Sykes, H. V. Sykes, P. R. Taylor-Thompson, J. Thomas, T. E. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, D. C. Thompson, E. G. Thornton, E. D. Thorp, R. H. Toyne, S. M. Troop. J. G. Troughton, A. P.

Wadsworth, C. P. Walker, J. G. Wall, L. J. L. Walls, J. P. G. Warin, R. P. Warren, D. E. Watson, F. F. Webber, R. S. F.

Wellburn, W. H. Wheatley, R. D. White, R. Whitmore, J. M. Williams, E. F. Williams-Raahauge, M. P. Wilson, I.

Wood, H. M. Wood, J. A. Wood, M. J. Yeld, P. H. Young, D. G. M. Anonymous.

EXAMINATION RESULTS Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board July, 1960 STATE SCHOLARSHIPS J. G. Fairclough—Latin (Distinction), Greek (Distinction), Ancient History (Distinction). R. J. Hawkins—Latin (Distinction), Greek (Distinction), Ancient History. LOCAL AUTHORITY AWARDS West Riding—Major Scholarship—C. W. A. Groundwater. Exhibitions—F. I. Watson, C. J. Hemsley. Bursaries—D. S. Atkinson, H. L. Sutcliffe. North Riding—Major Bursary—J. McD. Lord. York City Major Scholarships—J. G. Fairclough, R. J. Hawkins, M. Ledger, D. J. Wightman. ADVANCED LEVEL Brown, D. L.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History (Distinction), G.P. Fawcett, T. P. N.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History. Read, P. M.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History. Wilson, D. J.—Latin, Greek, Ancient History. Alderson, G. W. A. R.—French, English. Anderson, T. D. F.—English, History. Bagnall, W. E.—French, History. Baker, S. D.—English. Barton, N. R.—History. Bottomley, W. J.—English, History, G.P. Bywater, R. L.—French, English. Collins, P.—History with Foreign Texts, English, G.P. French, M. J.—Geography. Hanson, J. N.—English, History, G.P. Headlam, A. M.—French, German. Henwood, C.—History with Foreign Texts, G.P. Hewitt, F. J. A.—History. Ibberson, C. D.—English (Distinction), French, G.P. Pickard, J. M.—English (Distinction), History with Foreign Texts, G.P. Potts, W. E.—French, History, Geography. Ranson, E. M. H.—History. Shouksmith, J. A.—French, German. Sim, D. L. W.—Art (Distinction). Smart, T. E. H.—English, History, Geography, G.P. Spencer, C. P.—English (Distinction), History, Geography. Sutcliffe, H. L.—French, German, G.P. Wasden, T.—English, History, V. Watson, F. I.—French (Distinction), German. Wightman, D. J.—French (Distinction), English, G.P.

Bruce, R. G.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. Bytheway, W. R.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Economics, G.P. Fletcher, D. H.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, G.P. Gildener, G.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. Kendall, D. N.—Mathematics for Science. Lord, J. McD.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics. Mann, G.—Mathematics for Science, Physics. Mitchell, W.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics. Staveley, M. G.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. Ambler, J.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology, G.P. Atkinson, D. S.—Zoology, Chemistry, Economics, G.P. Beachell, P. M.—Chemistry. Charnley, J. M.—Mathematics for Science. Coulson, D. E.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Gibson, S. C.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Goolden, P.—Art. Groundwater, C. W. A.—Mathematics for Science (Distinction), Physics, Chemistry (Distinction). Hemsley, C. J.—Mathematics for Science (Distinction), Physics, Chemistry. Harris, J. P. R.—Chemistry, Biology. Jones, W. E.—Physics, Chemistry, G.P. Kirkus, I.—Mathematics for Science, Chemistry, Biology. Leach, R.—Mathematics for Science, Physics. Ledger, M.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Marsay, C. J.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Martin, A. W.—Mathematics for Science. Precious, J. R.—Mathematics for Science, Chemistry, G.P. Precious, M.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Rhodes, J. J.—Mathematics for Science, Physics. Robson, A. M.—Mathematics for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Sykes, J. H.—Mathematics for Science, Chemistry. Parkin, I. T.—Chemistry. Railton, J. F.—Physics. Smith, J. M.—Chemistry. Stuttard, P.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Wheeler, J. C. G.—Mathematics and Higher Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry. ORDINARY LEVEL Abel, J. C. (7); Atkinson, R. H. (6); Bell, I. (6); Brindle, P. G. (6); Brown, P. C. N. (9); Carruthers, J. A. B. (6); Gow, D. R. (9); Hayes, J. F. R. (5); Headlam, K. W. (6); Holgate, G. M. (6); Hutchinson, S. R. (4); Jones, D. 0. (5); Kemp, P. M. (6); Lee, J. R. P. (2); Lowe, J. W. (7); McBryde, W. H. (8); Metcalfe, C. (6); Monfort, G. R. (8); Moss, A. E. (6); Outhwaite, D. (8); Pattinson, J. M. (4); Richardson, J. L. (9); Scott, J. S. (6); Spencer, R. A. (5); Sutcliffe, M. (9); West, N. J. (4); Whitfield, D. L. (5); Wood, R. A. (3). Adams, T. L. (9); Bach, G. F. (9); Barker, R. H. (7); Bradley, S. H. (6); Burbidge, M. C. B. (7); Bytheway, A. J. (9); Clegg, M. A. (7); Daniel, R. B. (9); Dawes, R. (6); De Mulder, A. J. (3); Dowson, R. J. (6); Foster, C. F. (6); Foy, M. C. (6); Gibson, P. J. (8); Jaques, R. E. (6); Kirk, J. M. D. (2); Le Pla, R. S. (8); Masterman, P. H. (9); Mitchell, P. J. F. (7); Ormiston, J. H. (6); Parker, C. J. (6); Parker, R. H. (9); Pickering, J. B. (3); Powell, J. C. (7); Raynes, E. P. (9); Rees, D. C. D. (4); Shepherd, P. W. (7); Thompson, J. A. D. (6); West, F. R. (8); Wrigley, P. A. (9). Adcock, M. G. H. (2); Ainley, J. G. (3); Brining, A. S. (3); Bryan, R. E. (8); Cossins, J. C. (1); Fox, J. M. R. (2); Gaunt, L. W. (6); Giddings, T. E. (2); Hart, G. A. (4); Johnson, P. (3); Middleton, R. T. (3); Milnes, D. N. (5); Pearey, M. J. (5); Pearson, J. M. (2); Puttock, R. P. V. (2); Stark, R. E. B. (4); Territt, M. W. (1); Turnbull, D. A. (1); Ward, A.R. (2); Wilson, A. F. (1); Woolley, D. G. (1); Wright, J. G. (3); Yeomans, J. F. (3).

Arundale, J. N. (5); Batty, C. J. B. (2); Beckett, J. W. (3); Biggin, J. A. (3); Brown, J. R. (6); Bruce, R. L. (6); Burton, S. P. (3); Fearnside, F. H. (1); Gillies, J. A. (7); Holmes, P. J. (8); Hornby, M. R. (4); Larg, D. A. (6); Mann, P. J. H. (4); Marshall, D. L. (7); Noel, J. V. (5); Patchett, D. McI. (1); Pick, R. W. (3); Priestley, R. (1); Rawson-Lax, R. I. (2); Smith, G. R. (4); Starkey, J. H. (3); Taylor, D. A. (3); Wise, E. J. (3); Yeadon, D. S. (3); Hick, J. K. (1). Scarth, C. J. (1); Abel, M. A. (1); Alexander, U. A. (1); Burdon, J. (2); Foster, A. J. D. (2); Frank, J. M. B. (3); Franklin, J. A. (1); Hunter, I. T. (1); Joy, D. A. W. (1); Kettlewell, J. J. (1); Lightfoot, J. D. (3); McCallum, M. (1); Martin, R. A. (2); Peat, R. S. (1); Platts, J. D. A. (1); Goolden, P. (1); Poynor, M. J. (1); Rhodes, D. H. (1); Richardson, P. (1); Robinson, G. P. (1); Robson, A. C. (2); Shaw, D. (1); Sykes, D. (1); Watson, M. H. (1); Yunibandhu, K. (2). Passed in History of Science: Wightman, D. J.; Lavender, F. D.; Fairclough, J. G.; Hawkins, R. J. Passed in Economic Structure: Robson, A. M.; Scarth, C. J.; Sim, D. L. W.; Smart, T. E. H.; Staveley, M. G.; Sykes, R. H.; Wasden, T.; Wheeler, J. C. G.; Fulbrook, E. D. W.; Ambler, J.; Bagnall, W. E.; Beachell, P. M.; Bruce, R. G.; Charnley, J. M.; Collins, P.; Fletcher, D. H.; Gibson, S. C.; Goolden, P.; Harris, J. P. R.; Kendall, D. N.; Leach, R.; Lord, J. McD.; Mann, G.; Parkin, I. T.; Potts, W. E.; Precious, J. R.; Precious, M.; Railton, J. F.; Ranson, E. M. H.

THE APPEAL Twelfth General List of Subscribers (to 1st September, 1960) SINGLE DONATIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR MEMORIAL HALL

Amos, W. ... Anderson, S. Ankers, J. T. Baddeley, M. J. Bardgett, P. L. Bellwood, P. L. Bough, R. G. Bower, R. ... Bulmer, H. C. Burnett, H. B. Butland, A. N. P. Butler, H. A. Chilman, H. L. Chilman, J. H. Chilman, T. ... Colley, H. ... Collinson, R. I. Crawshaw, H. G. Crombie, G. N. P. ... Cutforth, L. E. De Little, R. G. ... ... Dronfield, P. J. Durham, Lord Bishop of ... Easten, J. A. ... Endecott, D. S. Field, R. A. Gee, D. H. ... Grove-Stephensen, J. C. Hall, A. G. ...

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Hewitt, D. V. ... Hilton, J. C. ... Ibberson, W. R. ... Irvin, D. B. ... ... Jackson, J. J. Johnson, A. N. ... Kay, M. G.... ... Kershaw, M. E. ... Layfield, T. D. J. ... Lennard, J. ... ... Liversidge, J. F. ... Lyth, J. C. ... ... McDermid, N. G. L. R. McDougle, D. W. H. MacKellar, W. G. ... McNeil, C. ... ... Magson, N. J. ... March, G. R. A. ... Masser, R. T. ... Masterman, W. H. Matthews, P. G. ... Mayson, D. C. ... Megginson, J. S. ... Middlebrook, W. R. Morris, P. A. Morris, R. ... Norwood, D. Norwood, J. M. Oxtoby, G. H. --• Perry, C. H. ... Pfluger, D. ... ... Pickersgill, J. B. ••• ... Powell, W. B. Proudfoot, R. H. ••• Quickfall, C. J. ••• Quickfall, J. E. H. •.• Ramsden, J. ... Rhodes, K. H. ... Richards, W. ... ... Rix, L. Robinson, W. B. ••• ... Rodgers, J. ... ... Ruddock, M. Sears, A. C.... ... Smith, E. M. Stansfield, L. F. H. 0. ... Stuart, T. E. ... Sykes, P. R. Thomas, T. E. ... Thorp, R. H. ... Toyne, S. M. Troughton, A. P. ... Wall, L. J. L. ... Warin, R. P. ... Welburn, W. H. ... ... Wilson, I. ... Wood, J. A. Young, D. G. M. ... Commemoration Service,

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BY OTHERS

Anfield, Mr. and Mrs. (Coffee Party) Meaby, Miss P. I. Moore, W. E. ... ... Ockenden, M. J. Sproulle, M. I. H. ... ... Wright, G. B.

£235 18

COVENANT SUBSCRIPTIONS BY OLD PETERITES FOR MEMORIAL HALL

Annual Cash Payment. s. d.

Anonymous ... Atkinson, P. S. Battrick, W. B. Beachell, F. M. Beachell, H. M., D. H. and Blake, J. P. ... Boyes, K. A. ... Browne, F. D. ... Burdass, J. U. ... Burdass, C. M. C. Buttrum, A. P. Byass, D. E. ... Camfield, A. A. Chadwick, C. I. Claybourn, G. R. Colley, R. H. ... Denison, J. A. ... Dixon, J. B. ... Dutton, I. S. T. Eccles, J. D. ... Edinger, L. D. Elston, R. P. ... Fearnside, F. ... Garbutt, J. W. Graham, P. R. G. Gray, B. A. C. Gray, G. P. ... Gray, D. St. G. W. ... Harding, J. T. Hick, R. M. ... Hillyard, F. H. ... Holgate, E. Hollway, M. ... Hopkinson, C. ... Hopwood, A. P. Howat, C. G. ... Huzzard, J. V. and J. B. Inglis, J. M. ... Kent, M. J Knowlson, D. W. Lamb, D. A. A. Lockwood, C. ... MacIldowie, A. B. ... ... March, G. R. A.

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Megginson, J. S. Mervyn, R. F. S. Moore, J. E. ... Pacey, F. J. ... Phillips, J. S. P. Pick, M. ... Pickersgill, J. B. Rainford, T. C. Ramsden, J. N. Raylor, J. M. ... Relton, R. A. ... Reynolds, A. G. Ringrose, P. F. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Ryder, J. M. ... Saville, J. M. ... Shepherd, D. 0. Smith, G. D. ... Steele, F. F. ... Sykes, H. V. ... Thompson, E. G. Walls, J. P. G. Warren, D. E. Whitmore, J. M. Wood, H. M. ...

£300 14

£3,448

BY OTHERS

Kershaw, M.

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SALVETE

The Grove : M. G. D. White. The Manor : M. H. Bowe. Queens : N. K. Wallace. The Rise : C. R. Barton. School House : T. S. Vajrabukka.

VALETE THE GROVE A. G. Black. 1951-60. Transitus. "0" Level, 1959 (9). .22 Shooting (Colours), 1958-59-60. White Rose Shooting Team, 1959-60. Cadet. N.C.O. Cadre. Marksman. Young Farmers' Club Vice-Chairman, 1959-60; Committee, 1958-59. W. J. Bottomley. 1956-60. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (6); "A" Level, 1960 (English, History). 2nd XV, 1959. 2nd XI Hockey, Colours, 1959-60. 2nd XI, Colours, 1959-60. Fencing, Colours, 1959-60. Ldg. Sea. Marksman. N.C.O. in Basic Section. Curia. Library Monitor. S. C. Gibson. 1953-60. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (8); "A" Level, 1960 (Chemistry, Geography, Biology). 1st VIII Shooting, Colours, 1959-60. White Rose IV, Capt., 1960. Cpl., 2 i/c Signals Section. Marksman. Natural History Society Committee, 1956-58. Young Farmers' Club Committee, 1958; Secretary, 1959-60. Science Society Committee, 1959-60. Ornithological Society Secretary, 1958-59. R. W. Kirk. 1951-60. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (6). 2nd XV, 1959. 2nd XI, 1960. House Colours. Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. N.C.O. in Recruits. Natural History Society Treasurer. F. D. Lavender. 1950-60. U.VI. Head of The Grove. Exhibition in English to Worcester College, Oxford. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (English (Distinction), French, History). 2nd XV, Vice-Capt., Colours, 1959. House Shooting Capt., 1958-59-60. Tennis Secretary, 1960. Sgt., Army Section. Marksman. Debating Society Committee. Curia Secretary, 1959. Editor of "Oasis", 1958-60; Committee, 1957-60. Assistant Editor of "The Peterite". Assistant Librarian. Drama Society Committee. THE MANOR J. 0. Armstrong. 1954-60. U.VI. Head of The Manor. State Scholarship, 1959. "0" Level, 1956 (8), 1958 (1), 1959 (1); "A" Level, 1958 (Latin (Distinction), French, German), 1959 (Latin of Modern Studies (Distinction), French (Distinction), German). 1st XV, 1958-59. 1st VIII, 1958-59-60. 1st IV, 1959-60. Captain of House Athletics. C.S.M. 1st Class Shot. Debating Society Committee. Chairman of Russian Society. Chairman of Curia. Treasurer and Secretary of Modern Languages Society. Games Committee. A. J. De Mulder. 1957-60. VA. "0" Level, 1959 (2); 1960 (3). Colts Colours, 1958. 1st XV, 1959. 4th IV, 1960. A.B., Naval Section, 2nd Class Shot. P. Goolden. 1954-60. L.VIE. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958-1960; "A" Level, 1960 (Art). 1st VIII, 1960. Cpl., 2 i/c R.A.F. Section. Marksman, .22 and .303. House Representative of Science Society. D. A. Larg. 1952-60. V Mod. "0" Level, 1959 (3); 1960 (6). A.B., R.N. Section. Marksman.

J. V. Noel. 1958-60. V Mod. "0" Level, 1960 (5). Colts Rugger Colours, 1959. School Swimming, 1959-60. House Colours. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman. D. McI. Patchett. 1951-60. VM. "0" Level, 1960 (1). Senior Colts Cricket, 1959. N.C.O. Cadre. 1st Class Shot. J. R. Precious. 1955-60. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (4), 1959 (1), 1960 (1); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science, Chemistry). Captain of House Tennis, 1960. Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman, .303 and .22. Choir, 1955-58, 1959-60. Music Society Committee, 1960. D. S. H. Ridley. 1952-60. VB. House Rugger, 1958. N.C.O. Cadre. "m R. C. Sutton. 1958-60. IV Mod. School Athletics, 1960. Junior House XV, 1959. Cadet, Army Section. 2nd Class Shot. D. A. Turnbull. 1953-60. VB. "0" Level, 1960 (1). Vth IV (Cox). House Cricket. House Squash. 1st Class Scout. R. H. Sykes. 1949-60. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (5), 1960 (1). Junior House XI, 1955. L/Sgt., 2 i/c Army Section. Marks. man. Music Society Committee, 1959. M. H. Watson. 1952-60. Transitus. "0" Level, 1959 (8), 1960 (1). School Athletics, 1960. House Colours, 1960. House Rugger, 1959-60. House Cricket, 1959-60. House Swimming, 1959-60-61. Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman. J. G. Wright. 1951-60. VB. "0" Level, 1959 ,(1), 1960 (3). Senior Colts Cricket, 1959. Life Saving Award of Merit. Cadet, R.A. Section. Marksman. QUEEN'S N. R. Barton. 1950-60. U.VIB School Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (8); "A" Level, 1959 (English), 1960 (History). 2nd XV, Captain and Colours, 1959. 5th IV, 1958. Fencing Team, 1956-60; Captain, 1959-60. Hobbies Cup, 1956. House Colours, 1957. C.S.M. 1st Class Shot. Debating Society Committee President, 1959; Secretary, 1958-59; Party Leader, 1960. Science Society Committee; Treasurer, 1959-60. Music Society Committee; Chorus Secretary, 1959-60. Russian Society Committee. Photographic Society Committee. Film Society Committee. Member of Curia. Library Monitor. Games Committee. S. P. Burton. 1956-60. V Mod. "0" Level, 1959 (2), 1960 (3). School Fencing, 1958-59. House Swimming, 1957-58-59-60. Senior Scout. J. M. Charnley. 1952-60. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (4), 1958 (2); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science). House Rugger, 1959. House Cricket, 1958-59-60. S.S.M. Marksman. Chapel Committee. D. E. Coulson. 1949-60. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959-60 (Physics, Chemistry, Maths. for Science). 3rd XV Captain, 1959. 1st XI Hockey, 1960. 1st XI Cap, 1960. School Athletics, 1960. House Colours. Assistant Scoutmaster, 1959. Curia. Science Society Committee, 1959-60. Debating Society Committee Secretary, 1959-60. Music Society Committee, 1959-60. J. McD. Lord. 1952-60. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (9); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics), 1960 (Maths. and Higher Maths.). Captain of White Rose IV, 1959. 9th Man, Bisley, 1959; Altcar, 1960. Chess Team, 1959-60. F/Sgt., i/c N.C.O. Cadre. Marksman. W. Mitchell. 1951-60. U.VI House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (9); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. for Science, Physics), 1960 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics). 3rd XV, 1958-59-60. 1st VIII, 1960. School Athletics Colours, 1960. Gofton Cup, 1960. School Tennis, 1960. House Colours. Captain of House Squash. Leading Seaman, 2 i/c N.C.O. Cadre. 1st Class Shot.

D. L. Slade. 1949-60. U.VIB. Head of School. "0" Level, 1956 (6), 1958 (2); "A" Level, 1958 (French, English, Art). 1st XV, 1957-58-59; Captain, 1959. 1st IV, 1958-59-60. Captain of Boats, 1960. School Athletics, 1960. House Colours. C.S.M., Army Section, 1959. 1st Class Shot. Debating Society Committee, 1959-60; President, 1960. Curia Secretary, 1959; Chairman, 1959. Games Committee. Chapel Committee. "Oasis" Committee, 1958-59-60. J. H. Sykes. 19601-602 . U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level, 1960 [(Maths. for Science, Chemistry). Junior Sculler, 2nd Rowing Colours. THE RISE M. G. H. Adcock. 1951-60. VB. "0" Level, 1959 (1), 1960 (2). R.L.S.S. Instructor's Certificate and Bar to Bronze Cross. House Swimming. House Cross-country, 1960. A.B., R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Junior Debating Society Committee, 1957-58. W. E. Bagnall. 1955-60. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (6); "A" Level, 1960 (French, History). 2nd XV, 1958-59; Colours, 1959. 5th IV, 1960. Senior Colts Cricket, 1957. School Swimming, 1959. House Colours. House Cross-country, 1958-60. House Athletics, 1957-59. Petty Officer, Yeoman of Signals, 2 i/c R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Curia. M. S. Blackburn. 1957-60. V Mod. House Rugger. House Swimming. A.B., R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. J. Burdon. 1951-60. Transitus D. "0" Level, 1959 (3), 1960 (2). 1st XI Hockey, 1960. School Athletics. House Rugger. House Swimming. Junior House Colours. House Cricket. House Cross-country. A.B., R.N. Section. 1st Class Shot. Natural History Society House Representative, 1956-57. E. D. W. Fulbrook. 1956-60. Transitus. "0" Level, 1959 (4). Senior Colts Cricket, 1958. House Rugger. House Swimming. L/Cpl., Army Section. 1st Class Shot. Natural History Society House Representative, 1958. Photographic Society House Representative, 1960. Film Society House Representative, 1959-60. J. W. S. Gale. 1955-60. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (4), 1959 (2). 1st XV, 1959. 1st XI, Hockey, 1958-59-60; Cap, 1960. 1st XI Cricket, 1958-59-60. Colts Colours, 1956-57. School Chess, 1956-57-58-59-60. School Tennis, 1959-60. House Swimming, 1957. House Athletics, 1955-60. House Cross-country, 1958-59-60; Captain, 1960. House Colours. L/Sgt. Drum Major, 1959-60. Marksman. Games Committee. Curia. C. D. Ibberson. 1954-60. U.VI. School Monitor. Head of House. "0" Level, 1957 (7); "A" Level, 1959 (English, French, History), 1960 (English (Distinction), French). 1st IV, 1959. 1st VIII, 1960. 2nd XV, 1957-58-59; Colours, 1959. School Athletic Colours, 1960. School Swimming, 1958-59. House Colours. House Cross-country. P.O., i/c R.N. Section, 1959-60. 1st Class Shot. Curia Secretary, 1960. Music Society Committee. Games Committee Secretary. Assistant Editor of "The Peterite". Modern Languages Society Committee. E. M. H. Ranson. 1955-60. L.VIB. Chapel Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (8); "A" Level, 1960 (History). Colts Colours, 1956-57. 1st XV, 1959-60. 1st XI Hockey, 1958-59; Captain, 1960. Lancashire Schoolboys' Hockey XI, 1960. 1st XI Cricket, 1958-59; Captain, 1960. 1st IV Squash, Colours, 1959-60. School Chess, 1958-59. House Cross-country. House Athletics. House Colours. School Tennis, 1959; Captain, 1960. S.S.M., i/c Army Section, 1959-60. Debating Society Committee, 1959-60. "Oasis" Committee, 1958-59-60. Curia, 1960. Games Committee.

C. J. Scarth. 1955-60. L.VID. "0" Level, 1958 (6), 1960 (1). Cpl., R.A.F. Section (Weapon Training N.C.O.). 1st Class Shot. Junior Science Society House Representative, 1957-58. D. L. W. Sim. 1953-60. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (7), 1960 (2); "A" Level, 1959 (French, German, English), 1960 (Art (Distinction)). 1st XV, 1958-59; Cap and Vice-Captain, 1959. 1st XI Hockey, 1959-60. Lancashire Schoolboys' Hockey XI, 1960. 2nd XI, 1959-60; Colours, 1960. House Colours. Captain of House Tennis, 1960. House Athletics. House Swimming. Leading Seaman, R.N. Section. Marksman. Curia. T. Wasden. 1959-60. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (4); "A" Level, 1960 (English, History). Shooting Vice-Captain, 1959-60; Colours, 1958-59. White Rose Team, 1958. Cpl., i/c Shooting. Marksman, .22 and .303. Junior Science Society Treasurer, 1958. SCHOOL HOUSE D. S. Atkinson. 1955-60. U.VIE. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (7); Alt. "0", Economic Structure, 1959; "A" Level, 1959 (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), 1960 (Zoology, Chemistry, Economics). 2nd XV, 1959. 2nd XI Colours, 1960. Sgt., i/c Signals Section. 1st Class Shot. Science Society Committee, 1959-60. Young Farmers' Club Committee, 1958-5960; Vice-Chairman, 1958-59. S. D. Baker. 1952-60. L.VI. School Monitor. Head of House. "0" Level, 1958 (6); "A" Level, 1960 (English). 2nd XV. Captain of School Shooting. Bisley, 1958-59-60. Schools Hundred Badge. S.S.M., i/c Recruits. Marksman. Curia. Games Committee, 1959-60. P. M. Beachell. 1955-60. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (6); "A" Level, 1960 (Chemistry). 2nd XV, 1960. 3rd IV, 1960. Fencing Colours, 1958-59-60. A.B., R.N. Section. J. A. Biggin. 1955-60. VM. "0" Level, 1959 (1), 1960 (3). 3rd XV, 1959. House Cricket. L/Cpl., 2 i/c Armoury. Marksman. D. H. Fletcher. 1951-60. L.VIC. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (8); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths., Higher Maths., Physics); Alt. "0", Economic Structure. 2nd XV, 1959. School Swimming, 1959. 2nd House IV. Sgt., i/c Contingent Drill. L. W. Gaunt. 1955-60. VB. "0" Level, 1959 (2); 1960 (6). School Athletics, 1959-60. Cadet, N.C.O. Cadre. Marksman. J. N. Hanson. 1950-60. U.VI Mod. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (9); "A" Level, 1959 (English, History, French), 1960 (English, History); Alt. "0", History of Science. School Chess, 1957-58-59-60; Capt., 1959-60. Captain of House Cross-country, 1959-60. S.S.M., i/c Basic Section. 1st Class Shot. Debating Society Committee, 1959-60; Party Secretary. Curia. R. Leach. 1949-60. L.VID. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (4); Alt. "0" Level, 1958 (1); "A" Level, 1960 (Physics, Maths. for Science); Alt. "0" Level, 1960 (Economic Structure). House Captain of Rowing. House Chess. Cpl., 2 i/c Signals Section. i/c Short Wave Transmitter. Music Society Committee. A. W. Martin. 1956-60. L.VID. "0" Level, 1958 (5); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science). 1st XV, 1959. 1st XI Hockey, 1960. 2nd XI, 1960. House Colours, 1960. Cadet, Civil Defence Section. 1st Class Shot. R. T. Middleton. 1957-60. VB. "0" Level, 1960 (3). House Cross-country. House Athletics. Junior House Rugger. Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot.

"0" Level, 1959 (1). Junior Colts XV, 1957. Colts Colours, 1958. 2nd XI Hockey, 1960. 1st XI, 1960. Cadet, Army Section. Marksman. M. J. Pearey. 1957-60. VB. "0" Level, 1960 (5). 4th IV Cox, 1960; 2nd Colours. House Athletics. Cadet, N.C.O. Cadre. 2nd Class Shot. Natural History Society Committee, 1959. "0" Level, 1958 (6); 1960 (1). "A" W. E. Potts. 1956-60. L.VIB. Level, 1960 (French, History, Geography). 1st VIII Cox, 1960. Colours. Cadet, Civil Defence Section. 1st Class Shot. Young Farmers' Club Secretary, 1958-59; Chairman, 1959-60. Natural History Society House Representative, Summer, 1959. R. Priestley. 1956-60. V Mod. "0" Level, 1959 (1); 1960 (1). 2nd XV, 1959. Senior Colts XI, 1958. Cadet, Signal Section. Marksman. R. P. V. Puttock. 1956-60. VB. "0" Level, 1960 (2). School Swimming. 1958-59-60. L/Cpl., Stores. Marksman. J. J. Rhodes. 1949-60. L.VID. Vice Head of School. Head of House. "0" Level, 1957 (6); "A" Level, 1959 (Chemistry, Maths. for Science); Alt. "0" (Economics, General Paper); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science, Physics). 1st XV, 1958-59-60. 1st XI Hockey, 1960. 2nd XI, 1959-60; Colours, 1959; Captain, 1960. Captain of School Athletics; Colours, 1960. House Colours, 1958. S.S.M., i/c Civil Defence. Marksman. Curia Chairman, 1960. Debating Society Committee, 1960. Games Committee, 1958-59-60; Secretary, 1958-59. Chapel Committee; Chapel Monitor, 1959-60. J. G. Smith. 1953-60. IVA. Junior "A" XV. Junior Colts Cricket. Cadet, Basic Section. L. Sutcliffe. 1953-60. L.VIB. English Speaking Union Schoolboy Scholarship to U.S.A., 1960. "0" Level, 1958 ,(9); "A" Level, 1960 (French, German). School Swimming, 1960. 6th IV, 1960. R.L.S.S. Award of Merit, 1959. Captain of House Swimming. Ldg. Cadet, Civil Defence Section. 1st Class Shot. Russian Society Secretary. I. A. Naisby. 1956-60. VB.

TEMPLE Ambler. 1951-60. L.VIE. "0" Level, 1958 (5); "A" Level, 1960 (Physics, Chemisry, Biology). House Cross-country. 2 i/c Naval Signals Training. 1st Class Shot. Junior Science Society Committee. S. Brining. 1953-60. VB. "0" Level, 1960. House Cross-country. 2nd House IV. Senior Scout, 1st Class. Junior Science Society Committee, 1959. French Society Treasurer. H. Fearnside. 1953-60. VM. "0" Level, 1959 (2). School 4th IV. 2nd IV Coxing Colours, 1959. House Cross-country. House Colours. Senior Scout, 1st Class. S. N. Harrison. 1951-60. Transitus D. "0" Level, 1959 (6). House 1st IV. Senior Scout, 1st Class. D. N. Kendall. 1955-60. L.VIC. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 ( 7); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science). 3rd XV, 1959. House Swimming. House Rugger. House Cricket. House Fencing. House Athletics. House Cross-country; Captain, 1958. House Colours. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot. Music Society Committee. Chapel Committee. S. Ledger. 1953-60. U.VID. "0" Level, 1957 (8), 1959 (2); "A" Level, 1959 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Chemistry), 1960 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). House Chess. Ldg. Cadet, N.C.O. Cadre. 1st Class Shot. M. N. McCulloch. 1951-60. L.VIB. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1958 (4). Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. 1st Class Shot.

R. A. Martin. 1951-60. Transitus B. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1959 (3). 3rd XV, 1958. 2nd VIII, 1959-60. School Chess. House Captain, 1958-59-60. House Athletics. House Colours. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Marksman, .303. 2nd Class Shot, .22. M. Precious. 1955-60. L.VID. Head of House. "0" Level, 1958 (8); "A" Level, 1960 (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry). 1st XV, 1958-59. 1st XI Hockey, 1958-59-60. 2nd XI, 1958-59. House Fencing. House Chess. House Colours. House Athletics. Sgt., 2 i/c R.A.F. Section. Marksman. Music Society Committee, 1959-60. Games Committee, 1959-60. J. F. Rai1ton. 1952-60. L.VID. "0" Level, 1958 (5); "A" Level, 1960 (Physics). House Cross-country. House Athletics. Ldg. Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Marksman. J. M. Smith. 1952-60. L.VI. School Monitor. "0" Level, 1957 (6); "A" Level, 1959 (Chemistry), 1960 (Chemistry). 1st XV, 1959. 1st VIII, 1958-59-60. Captain of House Rowing, 1958-59-60. House Colours. Queen's Scout. Assistant Scoutmaster, 1959--60. Science Society Committee, 1958-59. Photographic Society Secretary, 1958-59; Treasurer, 1959-60. Natural History Society Treasurer, 1959; Chairman, 1960.

SCHOOL OFFICERS Summer Term, 1960 HEAD OF THE SCHOOL :

D. L. SLADE (HEAD OF QUEEN'S)

VICE-HEAD OF THE SCHOOL : J. J. RHODES SCHOOL MONITORS :

Head of The Manor: J. 0. ARMSTRONG Head of The Rise: C. D. IBBERSON Head of School House: S. D. BAKER J. J. RHODES Head of Temple: M. PRECIOUS Head of The Grove: F. D. LAVENDER Chapel Monitor: E. M. H. RANSON N. R. BARTON J. M. SMITH HOUSE MONITORS :

The Grove: W. J. BOTTOMLEY, S. C. GIBSON, J. P. R. HARRIS, W. E. JONES, R. W. KIRK, J. C. G. WHEELER. The Manor: P. GOOLDEN, F. J. A. HEWITT, I. T. PARKIN, J. R. PRECIOUS, T. E. H. SMART, R. H. SYKES. Queen's: J. M. CHARNLEY, D. E. COULSON, R. J. HAWKINS, J. M. LORD, W. MITCHELL. The Rise: W. E. BAGNALL, D. L. BROWN, J. A. FRANKLIN, J. W. S. GALE, C. J. HEMSLEY, D. L. W. SIM, T. WASDEN. School House: T. D. F. ANDERSON, D. S. ATKINSON, P. M. BEACHELL, D. H. FLETCHER, J. N. HANSON, R. LEACH, F. I. WATSON. Temple: D. N. KENDALL, M. N. McCULLOCH, R. A. MARTIN, A. M. ROBSON, M. G. STAVELEY, M. W. WOODRUFF.

HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE As far as cups go, this has not been one of The Grove's most outstanding years; there are four cups at present on the shelf, a lot fewer than in previous years. However, the success of a House is not decided by trophies alone, and despite appearances, this has been a successful year for The Grove. No House could boast of a happier, more united atmosphere, and the spirit of The Grove is as good as one could possibly wish for. Our lack of stars has not prevented us from contributing a great deal to the life of the School. Under Bottomley's able captaincy The Grove beat The Manor in the Senior House Matches, later falling to the eventual winners, School House. The military talent of M. W. and C. J. Territt secured us first place in the Fernie Cup and second in the Recruit Cup, showing that team-work gives the best results. S. C. Gibson and Masterman rounded off the term by winning the Senior and Junior Individual Shooting Cups. We were also well represented on Speech Day. We have only seven people leaving this term, and we wish them all that they wish themselves; we feel sure that if they return, they will find The Grove as flourishing at ever. THE MANOR It was with great sorrow that we heard the news of Macartney's death : there was no more cheerful or loyal member of the House and his sound influence will be sadly missed. We offer our deepest sympathy to his family. Although two individual successes are worthy of mention—Blackford obtaining the Wolstenholme Scholarship and Platts winning the Donegal Badge—it was not until the last day of term that the House received tangible reward for its efforts, when four Cups came into our possession—two retained and two won. We had little difficulty, with an even better team than last year, in retaining the Kazerooni Cup, winning 12 firsts in 27 events. Noel, who, like Parkin, won three Open events, was awarded his House Colours. P. J. Holmes won the Hobbies Cup for the second year running and the House shot well enough to win the House Aggregate. It was very fitting that on the same day Armstrong, who had inspired so many of our victories, received the Oxford Cup on behalf of the House : as Captain of Rugger, Boating and Athletics he had pulled off a treble of which he could justly be proud; add to this his valuable work as Head of the House and it will be appreciated that he has well earned the thanks which he takes with him. To Mr. Hayes, too, we offer our sincere thanks for his efforts during his all too brief stay in The Manor; we are sure that the valuable experience gained will be put to good use in The Grove. To all our other leavers we wish success and happiness and thank them for all they have done. 25

QUEEN'S At the beginning of the term we welcomed J. H. Sykes to the Monitors' Study. Despite the efforts of everyone concerned we were unable to regain the House Singing Cup. This, however, was rectified by the true musicians later in the term, who won the Baird Cup for the second time. In the sporting field, Slade was Captain of Boating, Coulson was awarded his Cricket Cap, whilst Jesper and Cloughton captained the two Colts XIs. Barton was Captain of School Fencing. Once again we did well in League Cricket, sharing the Burton Cup with School House. Charnley and Lord were awarded House Colours. In the academic field the House continues to flourish. We had 11 prizewinners this year on Speech Day. Hawkins gave the Latin oration this year, the first member of the House ever to do so. We say goodbye to 14 leavers this term and we wish them every success in their future careers. Mr. Craven is also leaving us this term after seven years. We thank him for building up the House to its high level and for all he has done for it. We wish him and Mrs. Craven every success in the future.

THE RISE This term brought success in a diversity of fields, artistic as well as athletic. A revitalised singing group successfully "hoed the turmuts" and "saddled its horses", only to be beaten by Temple at the post. In the Baird Cup competition we beat all other boarding houses to come third. Perhaps for psychological reasons the senior cricket team lost in the final, but the junior team, untroubled by such complex emotions, swept to a one wicket victory. Shaw and Foy were awarded Junior House colours for their efforts. We retained the Fencing Cup this term, foiling Temple in the final. For his outstanding efforts, Pattinson, the captain, was awarded his House Colours, and Baker was awarded his Junior House Colours. Pattinson is also to be congratulated on winning the Slade Foil Cup, and on his achievements at the Public Schools' Fencing Championships. In the final of the Tennis Competition we beat Temple to keep the Cup. We had three representatives in the Bisley team, with Wasden the vice-captain; and Poynor distinguished himself by obtaining the highest score in the Ashburton Shield competition. The House's effort for the World Refugee Year took the form of a raffle, ably organised by Scarth and supported by numerous others. 26

By hook and much crook we raised £28. The prizes were contributed by parents of Risites, whom we should like to thank in this connection. Mr. Galley leaves us this term with our best wishes, and we thank him for what he has done for us, and for the loan of his soap ! We say goodbye to all who are leaving and wish them luck in the future.

SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of the term we welcomed D. H. Fletcher as a Monitor. The year has come to an end with a flourish and we now have more Cups on the shelf than for several years. This term's successes have been the Senior Cricket and Yeomans Cups and also the Recruit Cup. J. J. Rhodes was largely instrumental in enabling us to win the Yeomans Cup for the fastest rate of scoring in runs per over, and Naisby proved to be an excellent Captain of House Cricket. The Rise were responsible for our defeat in the Fencing, Tennis and Junior Cricket, so we were gratified that we beat them in the Senior Cricket. We also shared the Burton Cup with Queen's and so it may be fairly said that the standard of cricket in the House is high. S. D. Baker led our Shooting team to victory for the second year, and also trained the squad which won the Recruits Drill Cup. The Fernie Cup squad was defeated but we admired the excellent way in which Fletcher trained them, assisted very kindly by Mr. Willstrop. We came second in the Swimming Sports, showing a good allround standard without any exceptional swimmers. Early in the term we had little success with the Music Competition, having in our songsters several competent but no outstanding individuals. In the Baird Cup Powell was unable to play his cello, as there was no accompanist in the House. One wonders whether more suitable conditions might be established, so that a House like ourselves, where there are few instrumentalists, should not be prevented from entering our most promising one. J. M. Atkinson and Yunibandhu played to the best of their ability. House Colours have been awarded to Naisby, H. L. Sutcliffe, and Robinson. As always at the end of a year we have to say goodbyes and we wish our 18 leavers all the best in their future jobs. We also say farewell to Mr. Ockenden who has been attached to School House for four years. We wish him the best of luck when he takes his new bride to Germany. 27

TEMPLE We welcome Mr. Shuttleworth as Assistant House Master this term and wish him well in his appointment. Most of our time this term was taken up by cricket, boating, and, of course, work. Although the House Cricket team showed a great deal of promise they were beaten by a definitely superior team. Woodruff showed his usual form in the 1st XI and won the Fielding Cup for the second year running, as well as receiving his Cap. Again we excelled in the musical field by retaining the Singing Cup and coming a close second in the Baird Cup Competition. We congratulate Kendall, who led the singing, and Hunter, who gave the best individual performance in the Baird Cup. The standard of House Fencing this year was very high, with the result that we came second in the Inter-House Fencing Competition and Ferrar won the Junior Foil. We came a very close second in the House Shooting Competition and it is interesting to note that the House score would have beaten the previous year's winner's, thus illustrating the increasingly high standard of House Shooting. A great deal of interest was shown in tennis this term, perhaps due to the better facilities provided. A very strong team, captained ably by A. M. Robson, reached the final. It only remains to say a sad farewell to those leaving us. We thank them for all they have done and wish them all they would wish themselves.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1959-60 The Cup was won by The Manor. results :—

The following are the detail

Points Awarded Grove Manor Queen's Rise 20 Senior Rugger ... — 20 — — Junior Rugger ... 10 — — Senior Cricket ... 20 — — — — Junior Cricket ... 10 — — — 10 Rowing (1st Division) ... 20 20 Rowing (2nd Division)... 10 10 20 Athletics, 1st ... ••• 20 Athletics, 2nd ... ... — 10 10 Cross Country, 1st ... 10 10 — Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 — — Swimming, 1st ... 10 10 Swimming, 2nd 5 ... — — ... Squash ... ... 10 — — 10 10 Tennis ... ... — ... — — 10 Shooting (Team) 5 ... — — — — ... ... Fencing ... 5 — — — 5 —

—

180

School House Templd — tf — 10 20 —

— — —

5 — — 5 — 40

—— i —— ——— ——5 • ——

THE CHAPEL Six boys missed the Confirmation last term through illness, so the Bishop of Selby most kindly made a special visit on the evening of 1st June to confirm them. On the following Sunday he came to preach at Evensong. We are very grateful to him for giving us so much of his time. Our other visiting preachers this term have been the Rev. J. A. P. Kent, Vicar of Selby; Mr. Jones, the Chaplain of St. Olave's; and an Old Peterite, the Rev. Norman McDermid, who preached the Commemoration Sermon. We would express our warm appreciation to them all. There have been a number of special services during the term. As in former years we kept the Rogation custom of using the Litany, but this year it was sung—the whole School joining in the responses. Once more we had our Sung Communion on the Sunday after Ascension, following sung Matins on Ascension Day itself. On 28th June the C.C.F. held a special service to commemorate the Centenary of Cadet Forces. The Scouts had a service of their own earlier the same morning before they set out on their expedition to the moors. Owing to the Festival of York it was not possible to hold the combined service for Senior and Junior Schools in the Minster at St. Peter's-Tide, so we reverted to our older practice of holding a service of lessons and hymns to commemorate the life of St. Peter, in the Chapel. The lessons were read by House Monitors from each House and by the Head Master. This year's Commemoration was especially memorable for two things. On the Saturday morning the Bishop of Durham, an Old Peterite, dedicated the Memorial Hall at a service which was relayed to the Chapel. The next day, at the Commemoration Service, the Chaplain dedicated a stall given by Mrs. Burgess in memory of her husband, Leslie Burgess, who was master and friend to such great numbers of Peterites. It is splendid to have a permanent memorial of him. I would like to express my warm thanks to E. M. H. Ranson, the Chapel Monitor, the Servers, and to all who in various ways have kept the Chapel in good order. We shall sadly miss the devoted work of Mr. Steel, who throughout his long illness unfailingly kept the silver beautifully polished. Lastly we must thank Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown, of St. Olave's, for the gift of a green altar covering of beautiful material, to commemorate the baptism of their daughter in the Chapel. 29

CHAPEL COLLECTIONS, 1959-60 At a meeting of the Chapel Committee held on Sunday, 17th July, the Collections were allocated as follows :— s. d.

LOCAL. York Diocesan Board of Finance ... York Diocesan Ordination Candidates Family Service Unit ... York Boys' Club ...

... ... ...

CHURCH. Church Army ... Historic Preservation Trust ... Royal School of Church Music

... ...

10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0

MISSIONS. Universities' Mission to Central Africa Missions to Seamen ...

...

30 10

SICK AND DISABLED. Imperial Cancer Research Fund British Empire Leprosy Relief Association ... Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind ... British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association York and District Deaf and Dumb Benevolent Society British Epilepsy Association ... National Spastics Society (York Parents' Committee) Multiple Sclerosis Society (York Branch) ...

• •• ..• ••• •••

OTHER CHARITIES. The Peoples' Dispensary for Sick Animals ... National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children • •• ... Pearson's Fresh Air Fund ••• Yorkshire Association for Care of Cripples ... ••• Inter-Church Aid (for Refugees) ... • .• Grahamstown Area Distress Relief Association ...

10 0 0

0 0 0 0 5 0 0

25 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 0 10 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

5 10 5 10 20 10

£270

0 0 0 0

0 0

CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1959-60 Receipts.

s. d. Balance (30.6.59) ... 226 14 11 Collections to end of Summer Term, 1959... 29 5 9

Collections:

Christmas Term, 1959 186 19 Easter Term, 1960 ... 96 2 Summer Term, 1960... 121 4 Grant from School ... 10 0

6 9 0 0

Expenditure.

a. d.

Donations from Chapel Committee (July, 1959) 252 10

Special Donations:

1. Godfrey Walker Nursery, Acomb 21 10 2. John Burrill Homes, Clifton 16 0 3. York Minster Organ Appeal 10 0 4. Inter - Church Aid (Refugees) (St. Olave's Lent Collections) ... 10 0 5. S.P.G. Medical Fund (St. Olave's Lent Collections) 5 0 ... 6. Chapel Furnishing Fund 10 0 Total allocated as above 270 0

Subscriptions:

Friends of York Minster : Annual Subscription ... S.C.M. in Schools : Subscription and donation

Expenses:

Expenses of visiting preachers British Legion Wreath ... Farris (wine, wafers, candles, etc) ... Printing ... S.P.C.K. (Registers, Confirmation books, etc.)... Mowbray (Baptism cards)

Balance in hand

£670

6 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2

0 6

15 13 18 7

7 0

11 0 20

£670

7 5 6

6 0

6 11

CHAPEL FURNISHING FUND Receipt.

Balance (30.6.59) ... Donation from Chapel Committee ... ...

Expenditure.

s. d. 5 14 11 10

Altar Books New Hassocks ... Balance in hand

£15 14 11

s. d. 3 5 0 0 13 6 11 16 5 £15 14 11

TOC H AT DOR KNAP Late at night in the blinding rain on the 6th April four Peterites, N. R. Barton, D. E. Coulson, W. Mitchell, and J. H. Sykes, trudged several miles in an uphill direction to a Toc H hostel with no certainty of a bed. Having been offered a lift we arrived a day before the course was due to start. The aim of the course was to do work in turning an old farmhouse into an up-to-date Conference Centre. All this work was to be done by a dozen Public and Grammar school boys with six instructors from all over the "Empire", who mixed us in very thoroughly. Our daily routine consisted of work in the morning, various arranged activities in the afternoons, and discussions in the evening. As the house was nearly finished, the bulk of the work consisted of clearing the grounds of trees : chopping, uprooting, and levelling. Though the work was hard, a real improvement could be seen by the end of the week. The afternoon activities included visits to Stratford-on-Avon, tea at Captain Spencer-Churchill's to see his Art Gallery, a talk from "Tubby" Clayton, the founder padre of Toc H, and various walks around the countryside. In the evenings our discussions ranged from Education to the Colour Problem. On 14th April we split up early in the morning determined on hitch-hiking back : two of us, however, were less successful than the others, arriving back in York at 12-30, having completed the last lap by train. N.R.B.

THE CHOIR There were three prominent events during the Summer Term, the first being a visit to Ripon on 9th June for a choirs festival, organised by the Royal School of Church Music, which several school choirs from the North of England attended. The service of Evensong was preceded by a most necessary practice, at which the many choirs were blended into a large one by Mr. Waine. Music sung at Ripon Cathedral included :Sing we merrily—Batten. How dear are thy counsels—Crotch. Evening Hymn—Balf our Gardiner. Ireland in F (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis).

Only four days later came the annual outing to Scarborough, a more light-hearted event enjoyed by all the Choir, as for the first time for some years every member was able to attend. We were graced by some glorious summer weather, which enticed almost everyone into the bathing pool, and a most satisfying meal followed at Ye Olde Ivy House. 32

On Sunday, 24th July, came the culminating service of the School year, the Commemoration Service. A new and very modern anthem, "Let us now praise famous men" by Sowerby, was presented, after a great deal of rehearsing had been necessary to accustom the Choir to the many discords contained in it. The service ended with a rousing performance of "Te Deum Laudamus" by Stanford. The following music was sung in Chapel during the term :This joyful Eastertide—Old Dutch. Sing we merrily—Batten. Come Holy Ghost—Attwood. Evening Hymn—Gardiner. How dear are thy counsels—Crotch. 0 come ye servants—Tye. Give us the wings of faith—Bullock. Let thy merciful ears—Weelkes. Rejoice in the Lord alway—Purcell. Let us now praise famous men—Sowerby. Stanford in B flat (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis). Merbecke—Darke in F (Communion Service). Ireland in F. (Te Deum). Stanford in B flat (Te Deum).

The treble situation became increasingly precarious with one or two trebles having to leave when their voices broke. The few remaining next term will, however, be strengthened by several newcomers, and as most of the lower voices are staying on, the Choir should be as good as ever. The most notable amongst the leavers are M. Precious and Kendall, who have sung the tenor and bass solos respectively for the last few years. Their services will be badly missed. Only one alto (J. M. Smith) and two other basses (J. R. Precious and White) are leaving, so a good foundation will be still present next term. Finally, a word of thanks is due to the librarians who have recatalogued the Choir Library, in addition to their usual jobs.

J.A.S.

"OASIS" In the words of the Editor, "it would appear that 'Oasis' is here to stay". It is certainly good to know that there is sufficient support for this magazine, for it makes an effective and much-needed counterpart to "The Peterite". I admit that I felt a little sceptical when I read, again in the Editorial, that there is no dearth of original material at its disposal, having seen some of the notices appealing for contributions which looked rather anguished. But perhaps these contributions are like the week's work : they come in at the last possible moment. As in the past two issues I liked the immediate effect of the magazine. The cover is gay and striking and the format and printing excellent. I am not sure at whose door to lay my criticism of "Le 33

Saveur" (sic) : somehow six very curious mistakes have crept in; a pity, because the poem is refreshingly different. The illustrations, some of which accompanied a poem or piece of prose, were good. I felt, though, that there was insufficient variety, and that this aspect of the magazine has not been exploited as fully as it might. The contents are very well varied. We start with something dear to the schoolboy's heart—the findings of a gallup poll—and finish with a description of the first few moments of consciousness on a Tuesday morning. Other items include an apparently authoritative but to me almost incomprehensible description of a Sunday in Beatnik language, a fantasia for typewriter and a peep at Ascot. There is a good balance between prose and verse this year, as also between serious and comic, and the usual spread of contributors from Shells to Upper Sixth. What with Beatniks, Teds, a juke box, the British workman— admirably succinct, this—and a shrewd comment entitled "Life", the world is still very much with us. But the occasional fantasy is there, too, to provide an antidote, and this is further evidence of a good balance. All in all, the Editors and advisers are to be congratulated on this issue. Let us hope that "Oasis" will continue to flourish, however arid its environment.

HOUSE SINGING COMPETITIONS The 1960 House Singing Competitions will be remembered in School history as being unique. They were the first to be held in the new Memorial Hall, but they were held before it had been granted its full complement of curtains and fittings. It was not surprising, therefore, that to some it seemed as if the hall were over-resonant. From the point of view of the competitors, the hall was undoubtedly helpful. It was particularly helpful to the trebles, and the Houses with a clear treble line profited in the marking. Temple had the best balanced part song, John Peel, with fearless trebles and a splendid ensemble, though they did not score such a gain over The Rise as their paper strength would have led one to expect. The Rise trebles were equally hard-working and had keen support from the other voices : singing largely from memory they made the words of their song, Turmut-hoeing, tell. Queen's ran them close, but their well-rehearsed Roberton arrangement, The Mavis, had not quite the abandon of the other two. School House and The Manor had both been rather ambitious in their choices (Full Fathom Five and Little David, play on yo' harp) and both had to be penalised, School House for intonation in a notoriously difficult passage, and The Manor for indistinct words. The Grove part song was also rather uneven.

The unison song was a different matter. Instead of caution, confidence ruled the day, and as for the first time in these competitions every House team sang from memory, the words were almost universally well delivered. The audience immediately responded to this and there was a crescendo of interest as each house tried hard to improve on the last. It was the luck of the draw that The Manor were again first to perform. They put plenty of dash into their colourful Song of the Jolly Roger, but if they had been later in the programme they might have put in still more. With only five marks between Temple, whose Trade Winds was sensitively sung, and which deservedly won, and The Manor, who were last, all Houses could feel that they had made a worthwhile contribution to the evening's enjoyment. Dr. Francis Jackson, Master of the Music, York Minster, who judged the competition, spoke entertainingly about the merits and demerits of each performance, before giving the Cup to Temple. Rise were second, Queen's third, School House fourth and Grove and Manor equal fifth. F.W.

BAIRD CUP The transformation in the Memorial Hall was complete by the time the Baird Cup instrumental competition was held on Tuesday, 19th July, at 6-30 p.m. Since the singing competitions earlier in the term the stage had been completed with lighting and curtains and the big windows on each side of the hall had their complement of curtains as well. With this slight dampening down of the acoustics that had proved so lively at the earlier occasion the Hall emerged as a very happy place for music. Mr. Philip Dore, Music Director of Ampleforth College, who judged the competitions, was not slow to comment favourably on the Hall. He also in a series of cogent and illuminating adjudications kept the competition spirit alive to the last. He applauded the decision to keep the competition as an "all-boys" one, though he was quick to show that he appreciated the difference between a piece like the Handel sonata played by Hunter and Brisby for piano and violin on equal terms and the other type of piece like the Paderewski Minuet played by Foster and Wheeler where the piano is subservient to the violin. Outstanding performances were given by Brisby and Hunter, as mentioned above, and Hunter as solo organist. C. F. Foster's Chopin Nocturne was beautifully controlled and Wheeler's Beethoven slow movement was praised as colourful, expressive and sincere. Queen's won the competition with an enterprising attack on the Suite (d'apres Corrette) by Darius Milhaud played by W. R. Bytheway and A. Hardman (clarinets) and P. Hunt (French horn) and Anfield's playing 35

of the Revolutionary Study of Chopin. This fabulous piece needed more control than it received that day, but Anfield made most of the traditional points. Most of the Houses had ample choice of talent for items which were suitably varied. Some, however, found difficulty in providing a piano accompanist to an instrumental soloist. Early planning can to a certain extent cure this, but there is no doubt that some Houses could make more of the opportunities that exist for learning instruments like the clarinet, horn, trumpet, violin and 'cello. F.W.

CAREERS Very few boys from this School have gone into light or precision engineering and with this in mind a visit to Smith's was arranged last term. This company has always been in the forefront as far as recruitment and training of apprentices is concerned and it is certain that they offer first-rate opportunities to boys with the right qualifications and aptitudes. In this they are typical of many British engineering companies, whose training schemes offer excellent alternatives for boys who do not want a University education or who find it impossible to gain a University place. Full details of many such schemes are available in the Careers Room, together with many dealing with commercial training for the non-scientist, and all boys approaching University entrance standard would do well to familiarise themselves with the schemes. An account of the Smith's visit follows.

VISIT TO S. SMITH & SONS, LTD. At first our visit seemed ill-fated, for twice it had to be postponed owing to force of circumstances, the first time in December last year, and the second time in March this year, because there was a strike of cleaners in the factory and naturally the authorities did not want us to see it in an untidy state. But the third time everything went well and on 18th July eighteen of us found ourselves, still half asleep, waiting in a very damp York station for the 7-43 a.m. London train. Once on board the train, however, we dried out and revived ourselves with coffee and biscuits. After a rather long journey we arrived at King's Cross, where we were met by a coach, which took us out to the factory at Cricklewood, where we arrived just before midday. Our first port of call in the factory was a very attractive permanent exhibit in the reception hall, displaying the variety of goods manufactured by the Smith's combine. Normally one thinks of Smith's as being the manufacturers of clocks, watches, car radios and heaters, and all types of dashboard instruments. But as well as these their products include automatic transmissions, radar equipment and echo sounders for fishing vessels, automatic piloting and landing

equipment for aircraft, electronic timing devices for electric cookers, sparking plugs, and even anti-freeze. And so it can be seen that the company have a very wide range of products. As we were shown in one section of this exhibition, illustrating the history of Smith's, this vast business concern grew up from a watchmaker's shop founded in 1851 in the Newington Causeway in London, by a watchmaker named Samuel Smith. From this tiny shop, employing some half-a-dozen craftsmen and apprentices manufacturing watches by hand, the business has expanded into the great concern it is now, employing 20,000 workers. Naturally, the firm undertake far too much to be contained in one factory. In fact there are over 20 of them, as far apart as Wishaw in Scotland, Ystradgynlais in Wales, and Basingstoke in England, each one producing a different line of goods. The factory we visited was the instrument division, producing all types of gauges and meters, for cars in particular. When it came to lunchtime, we were escorted to one of the works canteens for a very enjoyable meal. As soon as this was over, we set off to tour the main factory in groups of five, each one under the guidance of a student apprentice. We saw the whole process from the extremely noisy stamping and milling, through the assembly, to the final graduation and packing of the individual instruments. I have not sufficient time to go into details of the whole process, but there were one or two points which made a particular impression upon me. The first was the type of work done by the majority of the workers. As the factory produces precision instruments, most of the work is done by women working at individual benches, each doing one particular job, such as assembling two parts or graduating the instruments. One would have thought that the monotony and strain of repeatedly doing the same finicky little job would have tended to make the women lose concentration and become inefficient. But our guide explained that each person is relieved for about 10 minutes every hour, to relax and rest, and they soon came to do the work automatically. One rather interesting process was the printing of the dials. This is done with a hemispherical gelatine stamp which works on roughly the reverse principle of the clerk's official rubber stamp. The inscription is engraved on a special metal plate, and not raised on the stamp. Paint is poured on the plate, which is then scraped clean with a palette-knife, leaving a deposit in the engraved letters. The stamp is stamped on the engraving and then on the dial, transferring the inscription on to it. This is the basic principle, but variations are needed for such peculiarities as awkwardly shaped dial-fronts. After our tour of the factory we were given afternoon tea and we had a chance to chat with our guides about their training. They were 37

following a student apprenticeship course, whereby they work with the firm for three years, alternating periods of study with practical experience in several different branches of the firm. Having bidden farewell and thanked our guides, we re-embarked on our bus and set off back into the centre of the city. It was now about 5-0 p.m. and, as the train did not leave until 7-30, we were left with over two hours to spend in the great Metropolis. Some tried, unsuccessfully, to get to the Picasso exhibition. Others were content to wander through the smaller streets, imbibing the cosmopolitan atmosphere of London and its people. But all enjoyed themselves thoroughly, some to such an extent that they nearly missed the train. Another long but by no means boring train journey took us back to York, where we arrived about 11-30, tired, but having had a most enjoyable day, for which our thanks are entirely due to Mr. Coulthard for arranging the trip. R.L.B.

THE CURIA At the preliminary meeting J. 0. Armstrong was elected Chairman, and D. L. Brown Secretary. J. N. Hanson became a member. Mr. Willstrop addressed the Society at the first meeting. He gave a very enlightening talk on "The Sport of Kings". Besides imparting useful factual knowledge, he drew many ethical lessons from his wide experience of the turf. N. R. Barton, speaking at the second meeting, presented his ideas on discipline in schools, and thereby sparked off a lively discussion on a subject of deep concern to every member. On the final evening members were invited to produce some artistic creation which appealed to them. Poetry, painting, and music were the most popular choices, and generally the differing tastes of members were well illustrated. At an extraordinary meeting held during the term, it was decided that every meeting of the Society should be in confidence, and anyone guilty of a breach of this confidence would automatically cease to be a member of the Curia. D.L.B.

THE MUSIC SOCIETY At a meeting of the Committee at the end of the Summer Term, J. R. Anfield was elected Honorary Secretary for the coming year. 38

THE DEBATING SOCIETY At the invitation of the Commanding Officer, six members of the Committee, together with Mr. Cummin and Mr. Dodds, dined in the Officers' Mess of the R.A.F. Station at Linton-on-Ouse on Thursday, 2nd June. After dinner, before a House consisting almost entirely of young Naval Officers being trained as pilots by the R.A.F., St. Peter's proposed the motion that "This House puts security before interest in a career". D. L. Brown, proposing, believed that mental security was the first essential in any career, and D. L. Slade, in his support, analysed all the material advantages connected with security. The opposition painted a powerful picture of the office worker, and elaborated on the stimulation given to the mind by a career in the Services. The debate, on being thrown open to the house, showed a tendency, apparently usual in the Mess, to degenerate into a discussion of the opposite sex, but J. 0. Armstrong, F. D. Lavender and E. M. H. Ranson, as well as Mr. Cummin, attempted to restore at least a semblance of public school dignity. N. R. Barton, summing up for the proposition, gave his diverting exposition of his ancestry, this time giving it a slant on the motion. On being put to the vote the motion was rejected by 21 votes to 17. In due course, School was reached, and an evening which all had enjoyed immensely, had come to an end. Our sincere thanks are due to the C.O., and all those who gave us such a vivid impression of Service life and hospitality. D.L.B.

THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Clan Stewart's" Voyage 14 ended at London early in the Easter holidays, and in the last "Peterite" some account of this voyage was given. Capt. Graham sent us his usual narrative and two extracts, together with dates and ports of call, are given below. Voyage 15 began on 20th May, when the ship sailed from Liverpool for South and East African ports : Lourenco Marques (14th June), Beira (19th June), and Durban (12th July). She should arrive back during the summer holidays and we hope to be able to give some details of this voyage in the next "Peterite".

Extracts from the narrative of Voyage 14. TRINCOMALEE. "As this was my first visit I was interested to see what kind of place it was. Before Ceylon obtained independence, Trincomalee was our big naval base. It is a large harbour with plenty of water and completely sheltered. Apart from three oiling berths, ships lie at anchor or at mooring buoys. The town is very small. Unlimited fresh water can be obtained, which is most important on the Indian coast 39

where water is usually at a premium and often brackish. The entrance to Trincomalee is easy; there are several shoal patches inside but they are well marked, and there is no difficulty to encounter. Inside the entrance there still remains a sunken dock. This was bombed by the Japanese during the last war. Since the Navy left, there has been much unemployment. The labour is mostly Tamil. The Tamils are kept apart from the Sinhalese owing to religious trouble. There is one safe bathing beach, which also has a sea anglers' club." MA S SAWA.

"I made a coure to pass 10 miles off Shabs Shakhs lighthouse and then proceeded up the S. Massawa Channel. It is advisable to do most of the coastal passage during daylight so that some of the small islands and reefs can be seen. We arrived off Massawa at 5 p.m. but had to wait an hour for the pilot, as the motor boat had broken down. The following morning we started loading the groundnuts. One is struck by the cleanliness of the port and nearby buildings. The town itself is very small and one can walk around it in about half an hour. The native market is a warren of streets and turnings. We all had to have passes to go ashore. Even the native labour had to hand over a token to the watchman when they boarded the ship. This is on account of the number of would-be stowaways. Our second day was spoiled by some torrential rain : I was told it rains only about 10 times per year. We sailed at 6 a.m. on 24th March. The route is through the N. Massawa Channel. It needs to be done in daylight on account of the small islands and shoal patches. We had a good passage." Port

... Birkenhead Milford Haven ... Port Said ... Aden Colombo Trincomalee ... Madras ... Visakhapatnam ... Calcutta Madras ... Trincomalee Aden ... Massawa ... Suez Port Said ... London ...

Arrival 16th January 21st January 3rd February 10th February 13th February 2nd March 12th March 20th March 21st March 26th March 28th March 6th April

Departure 6th January 7th January 16th January 22nd January 2nd February 9th February 12th February 28th February 11th March 14th March 20th March 24th March 26th March 28th March

— ... The homeward cargo consisted of the usual remarkable variety of goods from India. The largest single item was manganese ore for discharge at Birkenhead. There was a considerable quantity of tea, but the rest of the cargo was made up of relatively small quantities of such items as leather, goat skins, drugs (including opium), chutney, copra cake, gunnies, jute twine, tobacco, carpets, wood carvings, handkerchiefs, shellac, beeswax, mica, bones, and cutch.

The Coat-of-arms for the end wall of the Memorial Hall, with the Foreman Carver of York Minster, who was largely responsible for the

work.

THIS HALL WAS PRESENTED IN 196o TO THE SCHOOL BY OLD PETERITES •AS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE OLD BOYS WHO. GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNI RY IN TWO WORLD WARS

The ultimate destinations of these goods, mostly discharged at London, included Odense, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Boston, Stockholm, Bremen, W. African ports, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Amsterdam, Cork, and Antwerp.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY The Society, with an increased membership of 59, has been active most weekends in the Summer Term, with an accent on getting out of doors "in the field". On the first Saturday evening J. M. Smith was elected Chairman, J. P. R. Harris Secretary, and R. W. Kirk Treasurer. Then J. P. R. Harris and W. E. Jones gave a short illustrated account of the biological work they had done at Malham Tarn Field Centre during the Easter holidays. A visit was again made to Moorlands early in the term, and as a result of Mr. Ping's talk, dusk visits were made regularly through the term to observe (from the trees) the family of badgers emerging from their set quite punctually at 10 p.m. Members also started looking for and collecting the very varied I forms of invertebrate life in ponds near York, trying to identify them and later maintain them for observation in small aquaria in the laboratory. Mr. Hiscoe gave an amply illustrated talk on "Photographing Nature", giving many hints, and pointing out the rich bird fauna so near at hand at Skipwith Common. The activities were greatly helped later in the term when the School got a twelve-seater bus. One Sunday afternoon was spent on the moors above Sutton Bank, and at the end of term a party camped at Spurn Point, recently taken over by The Yorkshire Naturalist Trust.

THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Ringing has continued this term, not only of adult birds but also of nestlings. These must be ringed when they are about two-thirds of the way through their fledgling period. Before this time their legs would not be fully grown and if left later they would be difficult to replace in the nest and would thus leave it prematurely. Nests record cards have been kept for all the nests which have been found and will be forwarded to the British Trust for Ornithology. Most of the work in recording nests near the School has been done by J. N. Arundale, I. L. Holmes, and E. J. Wise. Now that the Society is mobile, many visits have been made to Strensall Common and to several nearby farms at which many young

swallows have been ringed. Three visits have been made to the cliffs at Bempton and some members had their first sight of the many seabirds which breed on the ledges there. The mist nets were used for the first time this term on Clifton Ings and in three evening visits a total of 66 birds were caught. This included two whinchats which one would not expect to find in such a locality. The only recovery of note this term was of a starling 35,688X, ringed at School on 28th February and found on the Outer Dowsing Light-Vessel (23 miles E. of the Humber Estuary) on 30th March. Ringing totals for term-374 : Swallow 161; linnet 46; blackbird 39; reed bunting 23; hedgesparrow 20; song thrush 9; willow warbler 9; sedge warbler 9; yellow hammer 7; tree sparrow 6; skylark 5; pied wagtail 5; black-headed gull 5; greenfinch 5; spotted flycatcher 4; house martin 4; mistle thrush 3; starling 2; meadow pipit 2; wood pigeon 2; robin 2; whitethroat 2; whinchat 2; snipe 1; mallard 1.

G.D.C.

THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Chairman: W. E. Porrs. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary: A. G. BLACK. Treasurer: C. METCALFE. Secretary: S. C. GIBSON. Committee Member: D. S. Arx.rNsoN.

During the Summer Term there are no meetings of the Club. However, the Club generally makes a number of visits to farms and installations, which are in some way connected with lectures heard in the previous terms. Unfortunately this year it was only able to arrange one visit. On Sunday, 29th May, the Club visited the farm of Mr. Sykes, on the Wolds near Tibthorpe. Mr. Sykes first of all showed us a field of maize, the product of which he hoped would go into his harvestore for the preparation of haylage. We saw his sheep and lambs, the latter being fed on the creep system. Various grass leys and other crops were seen, but the main point of interest was the harvestore. Into this fifty-foot high glass-lined steel tower, the various chopped foods were blown up a vertical tube. After the haylage had been prepared, it was automatically fed to the bullocks by a rotating augur, along which the haylage passed. After Mr. Sykes had shown the Club some young turkeys he was rearing, the Club retired to the Highfield Country Club, in Beverley, where an excellent tea was provided. The Club is indebted to Mr. R. F. H. Stephenson for sponsoring the meal, and to Messrs. D. Knowlson and G. Black for providing transport. A.G.B. 42

C.C.F.

For the Centenary of Cadet Forces this year, General Inspections of contingents were suspended, each contingent being left to acknowledge the Centenary in its own way. A special Centenary Service was held in Chapel on 28th June, at which the four lessons were read by cadets from each of the Service Sections, and by the Head Master. After the Service a march past took place, at which the salute was taken by Mr. K. H. Rhodes, who joined the contingent, then the 0.T.C., as a Peterite in 1914, the year of its formation, and who commanded it from 1940 to 1945. In the second half of the morning the Fernie Cup and Recruit Cup drill competitions were held. Captain Dasent and Lieutenant Davies, both of the Yorkshire Brigade, joined Lieutenant Jeffs and Captain Gaastra as judges. The Grove won the Fernie Cup and School House the Recruit Cup. The contingent was fortunate in acquiring a bell from the famous battleship "Duke of York", in which Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser flew his flag in the action that sank the "Scharnhorst". The bell will hang in front of the naval mast. At the service for the dedication of the Memorial Hall, the sounding of the Last Post and Reveille by members of the Band was remarkably well done, and indeed very moving. Lieutenant Jeffs and three cadets, P.O. Smart, Sgt. C. J. Territt, and F/Sgt. M. W. Territt, represented the contingent at the Centenary Parade and March Past at Buckingham Palace, where the salute was taken by Her Majesty, who is the Captain-General of the C.C.F.

MAIN EVENTS 7TH JUNE.

March past. The salute was taken by Commander E. G. Mason, R.N., the Naval Member of the Joint Cadet Executive. 14TH

JUNE.

Army Proficiency Test 49 passed out of 56. :

25TH JUNE. River Gala. Lieutenant Jeffs organised a very popular performance by a large number of cadets, involving assault boats, canoes, the dinghy, the whaler, and much black grease. 28TH JUNE. Centenary Service and Parade. Fernie Cup (see notes above). 23an JULY. Commemoration Guard and Band display. 43

THE CENTENARY OF THE CADET FORCES The centenary of the Cadet Forces was celebrated this year in hundreds of schools in the British Isles. This anniversary was celebrated on a national scale in London on 22nd July. The event took the form of a Royal Parade in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen (Captain-General of the C.C.F.) and the Duke of Edinburgh (Colonel-in-Chief of the A.C.F.). This was followed by a service of thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey. The parade was attended by 1,500 cadets drawn from Cadet Forces all over the British Isles. The St. Peter's party arrived in London on Wednesday afternoon and was housed at Woolwich Barracks. Thursday was spent in practising for the parade and cleaning kit. All kit was carefully inspected by C.C.F. and Regular officers. On Friday morning we were roused at 4-45 a.m., which for most people was still the middle of the night ! After a good breakfast we donned our best uniforms and boarded the coaches which drove us to Wellington Barracks in London, where the twelve companies of cadets formed up for the march to Buckingham Palace. The parade was drawn up on the lawns below the balcony at the rear of the Palace and the Queen and the Duke arrived exactly at half past eleven. After the National Anthem had been played they both stepped into a gleaming maroon Land Rover and inspected the parade. The highlight of the occasion was the presentation of the C.C.F. Centenary Book, a hand-lettered volume telling the history of each unit. Three cheers were then given for the Queen. After this the parade marched past the saluting base and back to Wellington Barracks. The service in Westminster Abbey started at 2-45 p.m. Fanfares were played by the Trumpeters of the Life Guards. Both this service and the earlier parade were attended by Commonwealth and foreign visitors. The whole day afforded an experience which will not easily be T.E.H.S., C.J.T., M.W.T. forgotten. R.N. SECTION This term P.O. Smart has been in charge of the Section. On being promoted to P.O., Bagnall became second-in-command, and, as well as being Yeoman of Signals, he has been a very useful instructor. Ldg. Sea. Hawkins continued to run the Store efficiently and deserves full credit for doing a hard and often tedious job well. He has been assisted by A.B. Ainley. Ldg. Sea. Wheeler, as R.N. Writer, has kept records up to date. Training progressed well. The R.N. Whaler has been used continuously. Its new home under Lendal Bridge meant that access to it was made easier and most members of the Section did some useful and enjoyable boatwork. A whaler crew provided by the Section took a prominent part in the river gala. The dinghy has had its share of use and Ldg. Sea. Franklin, the Boat Rating, has been

kept busy. A.B. Thornton rendered valuable help throughout the term in this sphere of activity. Repair work on the old whaler was continued by some energetic volunteers. Many rigging exercises were undertaken and most of them were successfully completed. Able Seamen Beachell and Burdon did commendable work in drawing up diagrams showing the procedure for these exercises. They also repainted the mast and in every way showed themselves to be enthusiastic and able members of the Section. Many of the newer members have also displayed great keenness and this bodes well for the future. The R.N.R. Cruise was cancelled this year owing to the grounding of H.M.S. Northumbria off Holy Island. Camp parties did, however, go to Dartmouth and H.M.S. Cochrane, a shore base near Rosyth in Scotland.

H.M.S. "COCHRANE"

H.M.S. Cochrane proved to be one of the best camps for some years. The 20 members of the St. Peter's party all arrived safely, the latter part of their journey taking them across the famous Forth Bridge. As usual everyone settled in quickly and soon learnt the daily routine. Accommodation was in very comfortable huts. Accessories such as dart-boards and radios proved popular. The purpose of R.N. Camp is to give cadets a week's training : this purpose was fulfilled at H.M.S. Cochrane by some excellent instructors and it is safe to say that everyone learnt a great deal. On Sunday morning all cadets attended Morning Service in the Naval Church. In the afternoon some members of the party went on a coach tour of the Highlands, stopping at Stirling Castle on the way back. Drill was not omitted from our training programme and most mornings the period from 0830 to 0915 was spent in parade training under the watchful eye of Dartmouth Midshipmen. All members of the party were in either the Colour Guard or the Captain's Guard. Our standard of rifle drill responded rapidly to enthusiastic and brisk instruction. Evening activities included sailing, swimming, football, and hockey. Everyone did some .22 shooting before they left. One afternoon's leave was granted and most people took the opportunity to visit Edinburgh. Wednesday was spent at sea. Two CoastalMinesweepers were used, half the party sailing in one and half in the other. The party under Ldg. Sea. Hawkins experienced some rough weather. The R.N. vessels visited were H.M. Submarine Sea Scout, H.M.S. Loch Dunvegan and H.M.S. Blackwood. At H.M.S. Safeguard, a shore establishment at Rosyth, we tried our hands at wire splicing and saw some films. A tour of H.M.S. Caledonia, an artificers' training base, was very interesting. Friday was one of the best days 45

because most of it was spent doing boatwork in a motor-whaler and M.F.V. In the whaler we learnt some boathook drill and everyone had a hand at the tiller. Most people spent some time in charge of the engine-room and wheel-house in the M.F.V. Certain individuals also passed memorable moments on a buoy in the middle of the Firth of Forth. At 1830 on Friday all cadets fell in for Divisions. The inspection was carried out by the Captain of H.M.S. Cochrane. This event rounded off an extremely interesting and enjoyable camp.

ARDUOUS TRAINING, 1960

Officer-in-Charge: CAPT. J. N. GAASTRA.

P.S.I.: R.S.M. POWER.

Section Commander: 2/LT. D. L. SLADE. Intelligence: 2/LT. N. R. BARTON. Quartermaster: CPL. M. W. TaaarrT. The following also attended :—.Cpl. W. E. Jones; Cpl. Henwood, A.B. Puttock; A.B. J. M. D. Kirk; A.B. Evans.

On Monday, 25th April, 10 officers and cadets assembled at 8-30 in the morning ready to embark on the first course of this nature. The idea of the course was to have a really good time by feeling that we had all exerted ourselves to the full and at the same time making ourselves as comfortable as conditions would allow. The governing factor in the success of this venture was the weather, in which we were extremely lucky. However, had it turned out wet, R.S.M. Power had laid on a T.A. drill hall ! The man packs proved too heavy, so all our training was done from a base camp near Derwentwater. On the first afternoon we went straight up Saddleback and Skiddaw to start training. Having found ten was too large a number for a well organised party, we split into two parties and started all our treks from opposite ends, crossing somewhere around midday. This was done for the second day and the split proved to be a fortunate one. On the third morning we embarked on a day's rock climbing on Shepherds Crag under instructors from the Outward Bound School. This was a very good chance to see whether your head could stand the heights—and it should be noted that this instruction would have cost the private individual somewhere near £5. On Thursday, the fourth day, we set off early for a mammoth trek from Black Crag to Dale Head and Honister House, up Great Gable and down to Gatesgarth. The following morning we struck camp and came back to York. One of the most notable features of this camp was the singing, which accompanied us everywhere. Every village we passed heard the harmonies of our School C.C.F. song. The food and equipment were first rate and it is true to say that a well fed soldier is a contented one. Capt. Gaastra and R.S.M. Power are to be thanked for the excellent administration and for their considerate and well-judged way of managing eight "unruly" members of the School. N.R.B. 46

ARMY CAMP A comparatively large number, nearly eighty, attended the annual camp at Cultybraggan near Crieff in Perthshire, and without doubt most enjoyed it. Set in a broad valley among beautiful hills, the camp was well provided and well run. All the training areas were on the hill sides, and though rather limited for some military exercises, they left some people fitter than they had been when the camp started. The weather was mainly reasonable, and its variations showed the Highlands at their best to those who went on the Sunday coach tour by way of some of the wonderful lochs to Blair Castle. It was fine for the night exercise, and good enough for a party in Lieutenant Mair's charge to spend a night on the top of the biggest local mountain; nobody from the camp saw the thunderflash that was intended to prove their presence at the top, but anyway they did not return until breakfast time. Perhaps the most pleasing memory of this camp will be the sound of the pipe band of Edinburgh Academy. First thing in the morning and last thing at night they marched round the lines, and on the last evening of camp they gave us a most stirring recital, for which we thank them. This was a good camp, with a high standard of efficiency and enthusiasm and promotions were made as shown :To Sergeant: L/Sgt. Henwood. To Lance/Sergeant: Cpl. Brown, T. P., Cpl. Robson, A. C. To Corporal: L/Cpl. Abel, M. A., L/Cpl. Baldwin, L/Cpl. Robinson. To Lance/Corporal: Cdt. Burbidge. R.A.F. SECTION Two examination achievements stand out this term. First, all the eight candidates for the Advanced Proficiency Certificate were successful, and in recognition of this, Group Captain Williams, of Air Cadet Headquarters, R.A.F., sent a personal letter of congratulation. Secondly, all the R.A.F. Section candidates in the Army Proficiency Test were successful, and drew from Major Davies, the Yorkshire Brigade, the President of the Examining Board, the comment that they were the smartest body of cadets he had seen. With the prospect of increased help from Royal Air Force, Lintonon-Ouse, it is hoped to have more practical training this year. In addition, the Section is one of six in the country to which the Air Ministry has offered a stereoscope, the device used for studying air photographs for intelligence purposes. R.A.F. CAMP, LINTON-ON-OUSE The annual camp, which lasted for only five days this year, was held at the Fleet Air Arm training school at Linton-on-Ouse. All the arrangements made for us were really well planned, whilst the food was even better than last year. 47

The training programme consisted of the usual films and lectures, which accentuated aircraft servicing and maintenance. One whole day was devoted to a map-reading exercise, in which the School sections acquitted themselves very honourably, due, perhaps, to their superior knowledge of the countryside around York. An instructive visit to R.A.F. Leeming was arranged for one afternoon, during which we were shown the latest radar equipment, Javelin jet fighter aircraft, and Canberra bombers. Other training activities included a visit to the control tower and classification shooting, in which the School flight gained and retained a high number of marksmen Since we were the only C.C.F. at Linton, the other flights being made up of Air Training Corps sections, our flying, which was in Chipmunks, was restricted to two half-hour flights each. For some of the older cadets, there was a chance of a flight in a Sea Prince aircraft, which unfortunately did not materialise, since the plane was unserviceable. Some boys were to have been decompressed for jet flights in the future, but this, too, did not take place. However, Cpl. Shubrook was lucky enough to win a flight in a Vampire T-11, which marked the climax of our flying activities. It is hoped that some flying can be arranged at Linton during term time. Although there was very little of the popular inter-flight competitions, it was generally agreed that R.A.F. Linton provided an excellent camp as far as the St. Peter's School contingent was concerned. C.L.B.

THE SCOUT GROUP Mr. Holbeche, who has been Scout Master for four years, has reluctantly decided that he can no longer give up the time to run the Scout Troop, and next term Mr. Craine will be presented with his warrant as Scout Master. We are very grateful to Mr. Holbeche for all that he has done for the Scout Troop and in particular for stepping in at a time when the future of the Group seemed jeopardised by the shortage of Scouters. We are glad to know that Mr. Holbeche will continue to help the Group whenever possible and he has already been unwary enough to suggest that he might be seen at camp again. We say goodbye to a number of Senior Scouts who are leaving School. Among them we are very sorry to lose J. M. Smith and D. E. Coulson, who have been two of our longest serving and hardest working Assistant Scout Masters. We are very grateful to them for all that they have done, particularly in the Senior Scout Troop. We were very shocked to learn of the death by drowning of one of our Senior Scouts, M. J. Macartney. Those of us who were privileged to be at camp with him only a fortnight before his death will long remember his good humour and his willingness to undertake any camp job, no matter how menial. 48

SENIOR SCOUT TROOP As always in the Summer Term our programme was curtailed by the approach of G.C.E. for many of our members. We did, however, hold a number of successful out of door meetings and these culminated in the construction of the lift bridge by a pioneering team. The fact that it did work confounded even those engaged in the project and the bridge provided amusement for a large number of onlookers. Our Field Day was spent on the moors and was very successful, despite the fact that it lasted some three hours longer than was intended. The party which was the prime cause of our late return stoutly denied that their map-reading was at fault and claimed that it was merely their concern for the grouse which had caused them to take a rather roundabout route. The camp in North Wales was one of the most successful Senior Scout camps we have held and was marked by a spirit of very good humour. An independent appreciation of camp, written by one of its prominent practical jokers, follows below.

SENIOR SCOUT CAMP

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CRAFNANT, N. WALES

Despite gloomy forebodings, the morning of 26th July dawned bright and clear, and we set off for camp in good spirits. An uneventful journey by train brought us, after many changes, to a small Welsh town with the impossible name of Llanrwst. Those of us who had not travelled down by the School Minibus here met the rest of the party, and we arrived at the camp site together. Out of the chaos of those first two days there did eventually arise a presentable camp, despite almost 30 hours of continuous rain and an inevitable ebb of morale. For purposes of administration we dropped the normal system of patrols, and divided into two subcamps under A.S.M.s Smith and Coulson. Rivalry between the two camps encouraged progress, and whereas camp A excelled in cocoa, for coffee we turned to camp B. It was, therefore, with some relief that we woke on the third day and found a change in the weather. It was decided to make the most of the opportunity, and a party set out immediately to climb Snowdon, taking lunch with them. In its object the expedition was entirely successful, and the summit was reached without mishap, other than a severe blow to one's sense of achievement on finding a hotel and railway station on the summit. Other expeditions from the camp site included rock-climbing trips to Tryfan, a long walk via Carnedd Dafydd and Carnedd Llewellyn, and a pleasure party to the coast. These and all excursions were helped on their way by the School Minibus, and we must thank the two long-suffering drivers, Smith and Brisby, for their unfailing helpfulness. Because of an early start on the last morning the camp fire was held one night earlier than usual, and was much enjoyed, especially

as Mrs. Owen, on whose land we were camping, brought her family to join in. Some of those taking part in the sketches showed great promise for a theatrical career; others seemed in danger of being thrown into the stream. So, after the tiresome business of packing, camp came to an end, and nothing remains but a few strangely assorted memories :—the incredibly bumpy and hair-raising ride from the station, in the back of a decrepit (Welsh !) grocery lorry; the everlasting bombast and questions of our two foreign visitors, Jean-Louis Perret and Siegfried Horn; the mysterious patronage of the old gods that sprang up in the camp, and the altar to Juno that appeared in the precincts; the local preacher's startling sibilants, and finally the motto which stuck throughout the camp, and confronted every labouring cyclist met by the Minibus—"Stick at it, Adam !". D.K.H.

SCOUT TROOP First we welcome Mr. N. J. Dunstan into the Troop as Assistant Scout Master. He has already taken an active part in the training of the Troop since Christmas, and early in July Mr. Nix presented him with his Warrant. We trust he will enjoy his scouting under Mr. Craine, who takes over the Troop in September. The Summer Term is always active if only because the year's 1st Class training and testing culminate in the 1st Class Journey for all those Scouts who are up to standard. In all, fourteen Scouts were awarded their 1st Class Badges by the end of term, which means that we shall probably retain the Local Association Shield for yet another year. We should like to thank Hewitt, J. A. Shouksmith, Vaigo and White for their invaluable help in carrying out this strenuous programme. Meanwhile most of the senior members of the Troop, flashing their Scout Cords, were either engaged on pioneering exercises or completing the construction of patrol boxes for camp. The Field Day took place in the Howardian Hills for a change. The four patrols were dropped at different points on an arc ranging from Brandsby to Whitwell and found their way across country for lunch at Hovingham, having carried out various tests of observation and field study en route. The Wide Game proposed for the afternoon never really came off, owing to the suspiciously late arrival of the Foxes Patrol (led astray by McKay). Lastly, we are grateful for the part played in the Summer Camp at Bamburgh by the Patrol Leaders (Haxby, McKay and Wroe) and by two Senior Scouts (Hewitt and J. A. Shouksmith), particularly the latter who proved to be a quietly efficient storekeeper; and a personal note of sincere gratitude is extended to Mr. Craine, whose loyal and cheerful presence, in the Scout Hut or under canvas, is a source of strength to any Scouter. Under his guidance, the Troop will be in safe hands. 50

SUMMER CAMP, 1960 The annual Summer Camp was held on a very pleasant site overlooking the sea near Budle Bay in Northumberland from 26th July to 3rd August. Mr. Holbeche and Mr. Craine, assisted by two Senior Scouts (Hewitt and J. A. Shouksmith), were in charge of the party which consisted of 18 Scouts and one French boy, who was completely nonplussed by Mr. Holbeche's pathetic attempts to converse with him "after the scole of Stratford-atte-Bowe". The camp was graced by quite good weather and several interesting places were visited. On Thursday, after a day to settle in, the whole Troop chartered a frail craft to chug round the Fame Islands from Seahouses in pretty choppy conditions. Several members of the Troop proved to be indifferent sailors but all was well by the time we landed on Longstone Point, where the bird and seal life delighted the naturalists. On the following day a small party of enthusiastic climbers set out to climb the Cheviot, the highest peak of the nearby range. Unhappily an anonymous Scoutmaster led the party up the wrong mountain, but the venture was nevertheless enjoyed by all. The other main outing was to Holy Island on August Monday, where a hot afternoon was spent either visiting the Priory and Castle or sunbathing on the beach. Dear old William (the more ancient of the Scouters' cars) chose this occasion to break down, but half-a-dozen stalwart Scouts pushed him to safety over the causeway to the mainland before the tide came in. Apart from these excursions, the whole Troop attended either Holy Communion or Matins at Bamburgh Church on Sunday; and several afternoons were spent either bathing or playing cricket on the beach. Back in camp, the patrol competition was won by Seals as a result of three rigorous inspections; but all the patrols displayed a high standard in some aspect of scouting, especially cooking. Hounds, almost entirely made up of choristers, continually overcame the tedium of kitchen chores by bursting forth into the Te Deum and various anthems. which partly made up for the Camp Fire being rained dff. After certain Scouts had shown unwonted interest in a nearby Girl Guides' camp, an invitation was received to attend their Camp Fire, and we were duly represented at it. On the next evening a Night Game (no connection with above visit) was arranged over some rough country near the sea. Chaos reigned throughout but no one seemed to mind. Finally, a word of thanks is due to Mr. Holbeche, who was attending his last camp as our Scout Master, for all the hard work he put in, both in arranging the camp and in seeing that everything ran smoothly. We are grateful to him in particular and to everyone else who helped to make this such a memorable and enjoyable occasion. J.A.S.

CRICKET, 1960 RETROSPECT As a result of the efforts of the 1st XI this term, the unenviable burden of an unbeaten record is nobly passed on to their successors of 1961, for the record first established in 1957 has been successfully maintained. Four wins and four draws in Inter-School matches do not make particularly impressive reading, but there can be no denying that up to mid-June the 1st XI were as good a side as any of their predecessors. Whether or not their fine win (the first ever) against Denstone College in a sparkling game sapped them of all their strength, the fact remains that they were never the same side again. Runs were scored in plenty, and for the most part at a good rate, but the bowling just could not press home any advantage gained and, sad to relate, the fielding failed to maintain its high standard. The side's success lay in its team-work, confidence in themselves and one another. S. R. Hutchinson with 97 against Bootham School came nearest to scoring a century, and even half centuries were few and far between. As the averages show, most players took their turn to make a score well into double figures, and no player was outstanding. The brunt of the bowling fell primarily on the two opening bowlers, M. W. Woodruff and D. E. Coulson, with E. M. H. Ranson in support. Ranson's captaincy could seldom be faulted, and his direction of operations largely contributed to the downfall of Worksop College in the closing minutes of the match. Woodruff, who tops both the bowling and batting averages, has now established himself as a first class all-rounder, and there is no reason why G. W. A. R. Alderson, and even M. E. Robson too, should not do likewise. Furthermore Woodruff is to be congratulated on winning the Fielding Cup for the second year. Some of his fielding was thrilling to watch. If any criticism can justifiably be levelled against the 1st XI, it would concern their running between the wickets, which has been hesitant all too often. So many factors are involved in good judgment of a run, not least complete trust in one's partner. The 2nd XI undoubtedly did well when they were able to make use of the services of a temporarily discarded member of the 1st XI, and their results proved once more that they do not believe in draws. The Senior Colts cannot by any stretch of the imagination be said to have had a successful season. The batting seemed to rely entirely upon the personal contribution of M. C. M. Jesper, and the bowling was weak in both length and direction.

House matches provided their usual varied entertainment. The inauguration of the Yeomans Cup did something to provide brighter cricket, and in winning it School House made hay of the bowling of a certain House, which shall be nameless, more so than did The Manor. Least said about the final House match the better ! In other fields the Burton Cup was hotly contested. The very inclement weather of the last few weeks of term prevented the League competition from being wholly completed, but with all parties satisfied the Cup was finally shared by School House and Queen's. The establishment for the first time of an 'Under 14' XI, successful as a project but not in the result, added further to the tasks of our groundsman, Mr. Johnson, for whom no praise could be too high. Our thanks too must go to the untiring work of our scorer, C. Henwood, and our behind-the-scene boys, U. A. Alexander and C. J. Territt, who coped amiably and efficiently with the thankless task of being storemen. The nucleus of a team, capable of carrying on the good work, remains to do service next year. If the crash does come, and come it may, it certainly will not be an avalanche. 2nd XI *J. J. Rhodes (Capt.). J. A. Shouksmith. *W. J. Bottomley. *D. L. W. Sim. *D. S. Atkinson. *J. C. Lacy. *A. C. Robson. A. W. Martin. G. Gildener. C .J. Parker. R. W. Kirk.

1st XI t* E. M. H. Ranson (Capt.), 1958-59-60. t* M. W. Woodruff (Vice-Capt.), 1958-59-60. t* G. W. A. R. Alderson, 1960. t*S. R. Hutchinson, 1959-60. t* D. E. Coulson, 1960. *I. A. Naisby, 1960. *M. E. Robson, 1960. *M. McCallum, 1960. *J. W. S. Gale, 1958-59-60. *C. J. Hemsley, 1959-60. *D. L. Brown, 1960. Cap.

12th Man : E. D. W. Fulbrook.

* Colours.

Colts XI (Under 16) *M. C. M. Jesper (Capt.). *J. D. Carr. *C. I. D. Tomlinson. *B. G. Shaw. *J. F. Gartside. J. L. Richardson. J. J. Kettlewell. T. L. Adams. P. W. Shepherd. J. R. Rowbottom. M. E. Raine.

Junior Colts XI (Under 15) A. H. Baker (Capt.). G. W. Cloughton (Capt.). M. E. Raine. J. R. Rowbottom. R. J. G. Smith. A. G. Collomosse. M. J. Howard. R. W. Metcalfe. M. H. Ibberson. D. I. Lewis. M. V. Smith.

Under 14 Colts XI A. G. Collomosse (Capt.). W. M. Hudson. M. G. D. White. N. Wallace. M. W. Dronfield. M. Shannon. D. N. Quarrie. J. R. Elson. D. L. Edbrooke. G. M. Todd. R. J. Slade.

12th Man: D. E. A. Higgins. * Colours.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date 14th May 18th May

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

Ground Home Home

Result Won Drawn

School 118 150 for 5

21st May 25th May 28th May

Giggleswick School Durham School Worksop College

Home Away Away

Won Drawn Won

Leeds G.S.

148 for 4 163 219 for 8 (dec.) 162 185 for 9 (dec.) 125 for 8 139 160 for 7 163 for 7 (dec.) 211 — 215 for 5 (dec.) 184 for 8

4th June 10th June

...

Away

Won

Denstone College

Home

Won

Bradford G.S. ... ... Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.

Home Home Home

Lost Drawn Drawn

29th June 9th July 16th July

Ampleforth College ... Craven Gentlemen C.C. Bootham School ...

Home Home Away

Drawn Abandoned Drawn

20th July

T. H. Hobson's XI

Away

Drawn

22nd July 23rd July

Old Peterites

Home

Drawn

11th June 15th June 18th June 25th June

...

15, Won 5, Lost 1, Drawn 8, Abandoned I.

168 for 9 (dec.)

Opponents 62 180 for 4 (dec.) 147 126 for 8 99 142 211 95 140 for 6 182 154 for 8 182 for 7 23 for 0 140 for 7 189 for 6 (dec.) 158 for 9

2nd XI Date

Opponents

Ground

Result

21st May 25th May 28th May

Giggleswick School Durham School Worksop College

Away Home Away

Lost Won Won

4th June

Leeds G S

Home

Won

18th June 29th June 16th July

Bradford G.S. ... Ampleforth College Bootham School

Away Away Home

Lost Lost Won

... ... ... ...

School 67 80 for 7 182 for 6 (dec.) 176 for 5 (dec.) 99 107 173

Opponents 186 78 119 106 100 for 4 110 for 2 90

Under 16 Colts XI Date

Ground Away

Result

School

Opponents

Drawn

102 for 7

Durham School Worksop College Manchester Boys XI Giggleswick School

Home Home Home Away

Lost Drawn Lost Drawn

85 154 for 3 68 113 for 7

Bradford G.S. ... ... Ampleforth College ... Minster Choir School O.B.'s

Away Away Home

Won Lost Lost

121 for 3 109 45

179 for 4 (dec.) 90 172 77 185 for 6 (dec.) 118 110 for 2 103 for 8 (dec.)

Opponents

14th May

Ashville College

25th May 28th May 11th June 15th June 18th June 29th June 16th July

...

Under 15 Colts XI Date

Result

School

Opponents

Ashville College

••• Away

Lost

25th May 28th May 4th June 25th June

Bootham School Worksop College Leeds G.S. ... Pocklington School

•• • Away ••• Home . Home •••:

Lost Lost Won Lost

110 49 50 for 4 87

Home

Won

57 for 7

124 for 4 (dec.) 111 for 8 51 for 4 49 179 for 6 (dec.) 56

School

Opponents

11 for I

29th

June

Opponents

Ground

14th May

Bootham School

Under 14 Colts XI Date 6th July 18th July

Opponents

Ground

Result

Tynemouth School Carlton G.S.

Home Home

Abandoned Lost

Senior House Matches 1st Round Semi-finals Final

Grove 121 for 6 beat Manor 84 Rise 82 for 9 beat Queen's 52 School House 236 for 7* beat Grove 129 Rise 52 for 3 beat Temple 50 School House 96 for 6 beat Rise 82 *4.14 runs per over—Award of Yeomans Cup

Junior House Matches let Round Semi-finals Final

Rise 48 for 2 beat Grove 46 Queen's 25 beat Temple 16 Queen's 84 for 3 beat Manor 83 Rise 36 for 2 beat School House 35 Rise 113 for 9 beat Queen's 112

1st XI AVERAGES Batting M. W. Woodruff ... S. R. Hutchinson ... G. W. A. R. Alderson E. M. H. Ranson M. E. Robson C.J. Hemsley D. L. Brown I. A. Naisby ... J. W. S. Gale D. E. Coulson M. McCallum

No. of Innings 13 15 13 15 15 9 •• • 6 •• • 15 9 11 9

•• • •• • •• • •• • •• •

Times Not Out 3 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 1

7 2

Runs 345 381 246 293 310 135 74 246 108 51 33

Highest Score 66 97 59 73 47 59* 23 56 39 21 12

Average 34.50 25.40 24.60 22.54 20.67 19.29 18.50 16.40 13.50 12.75 4.71

* Denotes "not out" Also batted : J. A. Shouksmith, J. C. Lacy and D. L. W. Sim.

Bowling M. W. Woodruff E. M. H. Ranson D. E. Coulson G. W. A. R. Alderson D. L. Brown ... C. J. Hemsley ...

•.• •.• •. •• • •• • •• •

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

Average

182.5 242.1 173 35 34.1 22

53 62 51

423 682 456 129 81 127

27 43 25

15.67 15.86 18.24 18.43 20.25 21.17

7 0

Also bowled : J. C. Lacy, D. L. W. Sim, S. R. Hutchinson and M. E. Robson.

ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 14th May. Result : Won. St. Peter's 118 (Hutchinson 68). Clifton 62 (Coulson 4 for 33, Woodruff 2 for 24, Ranson 3 for 0). ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 18th May. Result : Drawn. York C.C. 180 for 4 dec. (Richardson 59, Raines 56). St. Peter's 150 for 5 (Woodruff 48 not out). 55

ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 21st March. Result : Won by 6 wickets. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL R. W. Wall, b. D. E. Coulson ... 17 C. R. Spencer, I.b.w. D. L. Brown 65 T. M. Thornber, ct. Brown, b. E. M. H. Ranson D. F. Oddie, ct. Ranson, b. J. C. Lacy ... 11 W. H. Howarth, b. J. C. Lacy ... ... 0 D. C. Ridgeway, ct. & b. E. M. H. Ranson ... 15 C. A. Ellison, b. E. M. H. Ranson G. R. Thompson, not out ... ... 4 D. Tomlinson, 1.b.w. D. L. Brown J. R. K. Empsall, b. D. L. Brown J. A. Cosgrove, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... 0 Extras ... 8 TOTAL

ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, run out ... 18 M. E. Robson, b. R. K. Empsall 44 J. A. Shouksmith, ct. Wall, b. W. H. Howarth ... 17 E. M. H. Ranson, not out .........28 S. R. Hutchinson, 1.b.w. R. W. Wall ... 21 G. W. A. R. Alderson, not out ... 0 D. L. Brown M. McCallum M. W. Woodruff y Did not bat D. E. Coulson J. C. Lacy

Extras ... 22

TOTAL (for 4 wkts.)

...

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

148

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 — — — — 37 87 I 1 1 147

25 47 66 72 119 133 133 144 144

Bowling Analysis: •

ST. PETER'S

0. M. R.

M. W. Woodruff ... 9 D. E. Coulson ... 9 D. L. Brown ... 12 E. M. H. Ranson ... 20.3 J. C. Lacy ... 10

2 24 4 18 4 18 4 51 1 30

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL W. Av. 0 a 1 16 3 8 4 12.75 2 15

0. M. R. W. Av.

R. W. Wall ... 19 J. A. Cosgrove ... 7 D. C. Ridgeway ... 2 J. R. K. Empsall ... 8 W. H. Howarth ... 4.1

2 60

0 21

a 11

0 21

0 a

Giggleswick won the toss and elected to bat under a dull sky that threatened rain. Their opening pair started briskly, but after some twenty minutes Wall, the captain, was bowled with the total at 25. After that their rate of scoring became appreciably slower, and, with the exception of Spencer, who lost his wicket to Brown during the latter's second spell of bowling, when he took 3 for 11, no one made a high score, and Giggleswick were all out for 147. The innings was remarkable for the number of catches dropped. The School opening pair also scored fairly easily, Naisby opening his scoring with two fours. However, with both batsmen beginning to look settled, Naisby was run out after playing a shot into the covers. Shouksmith then joined Robson and they stayed together for an hour, before Robson was bowled, he and Shouksmith having added exactly 50 runs. Shouksmith soon followed him in after a rather laboured innings of an hour and a quarter. Ranson and Hutchinson added 36 runs in 14 minutes, before Hutchinson was out, with the scores level. 56

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at Durham. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, ct. Collin, b. S. Foster 10 M. E. Robson, run out ... 44 J. A. Shouksmith, b. S. Foster ... ... 0 E. M. H. Ranson, b. S. Foster ... 0 S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Robertson, b. J. C. G. Milner ... 4 G. W. A. R. Alderson, st. Robertson, b. B. D. Collin . 3 M. McCallum, ct. Hind, b. S. Foster ... 1 D. L. Brown, 1.b.w. Milner— 23 M. W. Woodruff, not out ... ... 64 D. E. Coulson, ct. Robertson, b. 1. Cole ... 4 J. C. Lacy, ct. Robertson, b. I. Cole ... 2 Extras ... 8 TOTAL

DURHAM SCHOOL 0. M. R. J. C. G. Milner ... 14 6 90 S. Foster ... 25 7 37 A. L. F. Patten ... 8 2 8 I. Cole .. 7.3 2 25 B. D. Collin ... 9 0 43 I. Hind ... ... 2 0 12

...

DURHAM SCHOOL T. D. Stirk, ct. McCallum, b. D. E. Coulson 3 A. L. F. Patten, ct. Brown, b. D. E. Coulson 25 D. R. Bolton, run out ... ... ... 1 I. Cole, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... ... 0 B. D. Collin, b. M. W. Woodruff ... ... 8 I. Hind, ct. Naisby, b. M. W. Woodruff ... 62 J. C. G. Milner, not out ... ... ... 14 T. G. R. Berkeley, b. M. W. Woodruff ... 0 J. G. Roebuck, ct. McCallum, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... ... ... ... 1 P. Robertson, not out ... ... ... 0 S. Foster, did not bat ... ... ... — Extras ... 12

163

TOTAL (for 8 wkts.)

... 126

Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. Av. M. W. Woodruff ... 13 3 28 3 8.6 D. E. Coulson ... 13 4 41 2 20.5 E. M. H. Ranson... 18 7 41 2 20.5 D. L. Brown ... 2 0 6 0 a

W. Av. 2 15 4 9.25 0 a 2 12.5 1 43 0 a

Ranson won the toss and decided to bat. Naisby opened the scoring with a four off the first ball, but failed to maintain this promising start, and with the total only 15 he was caught. Two balls later Shouksmith was bowled 'through the gate', playing forward, and the next ball saw Ranson back in the pavilion, giving Foster the figures of 3 for 4, and making St. Peter's 15 for 3. The next three batsmen also failed to make large scores, although Robson, never looking too happy, quietly continued to score and was finally run out for 44, having been dropped three times, once before he had scored. Brown and Woodruff then added 58 and Woodruff saw the innings out, enabling the School to reach a fairly respectable total. At tea it looked as if we might win, as Durham had lost 3 wickets for 11 runs, and soon after tea Woodruff claimed his first victim, making Durham 20 for 4. However Hind, a left-hander, then came in and proceeded to hit almost everything; he hit two successive sixes out of the ground off Coulson, and four fours in one over off Ranson, until he was finally out to a very fine catch by Naisby, which put an end to Durham's chances of winning. Two more quick wickets put us back in a winning position, but the batsmen held out and there were still two wickets to fall at the end.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop on Saturday, 28th May. Result : Won by 120 runs. ST. PETER'S

WORKSOP

10 I. A. Naisby, ct. Gill, b. R. W. Bakewell M. E. Robson, ct. Jackson, b. R. W. Bakewell 21 28 J. A. Shouksmith, b. I. M. G. Torkington E. M. H. Ranson, ct. Leefe, b. I. M. G. ... 73 Torkington 11 S. R. Hutchinson, b. I. M. G. Torkington 42 ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, run out ... 9 M. W. Woodruff, l.b.w. N. Leefe 9 D. L. Brown, not out 1 M. McCallum, ct. Gibson, b. N. Leefe ... 3 ... D. E. Coulson, not out J. C. Lacy, did not bat

G. K. Newton, ct. McCallum, b. M. W. ... 0 ... ... Woodruff ... T. Pearson, ct. Brown, b. D. E. Coulson ... 0 ... 0 M. G. Moldon, b. M. W. Woodruff 32 1. N. G. Torkington, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... 8 K. Jackson, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... 9 S. D. Joshua, 1.b.w. E. M. H. Ranson ... 13 N. Leefe, 1.b.w. D. E. Coulson ... 4 ... J. K. Gibson, not out 20 P. A. Gill, l.b.w. M. W. Woodruff ... 0 R. W. Matthews, b. M. W. Woodruff R. W. Bakewell, ct. Naisby, b. M. W. ... 0 ... ... Woodruff

Extras

TOTAL (for 8 wkts. dec.)

219

Fall of wickets: 5 1 2 3 4

Extras

...

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5

27 38 88 106 181 203 205 210

0 44 58 59 75 97 99

Bowling Analysis:

WORKSOP M. 0. 5 1 M. G. Moldon 4 J. K. Gibson ... 13 28 9 6 0 R. W. Bakewell 0 R. W. Matthews ... 6 3 I. N. G. Torkington 19

R. II 31 52 75

W. 0 0 2 2 0 3

ST. PETER'S R. M. 0. 9 7 M. W. Woodruff ... 12.5 33 5 ... 12 D. E. Coulson 5 29 E. M. H. Ranson... 16 8 ... 4 1 D. L. Brown 4 1 9 J. C. Lacy 0 1 1 S. R. Hutchinson

Av. a a 26 12.5

W. Av. 5 1.4 2 16.5 3 9.6 0 a 0 a 0 a

After the alternating fortunes and excitement of the Durham match it was unlikely that this would be other than an anti-climax, but in the event it was equally exciting, as the last two wickets survived for over a quarter of an hour, and only fell in the last over but one. Ranson again won the toss and again Naisby scored four off the first ball. 'However the bowling was fairly tight, although lacking any real pace, and Naisby was caught with the total 27. This time Ranson and Alderson made the runs, while Shouksmith, the next highest scorer, took 37 minutes over his first 9 runs. Ranson finally declared 40 minutes before tea with 219 on the board and 8 wickets down. A fine opening spell of bowling by Woodruff and Coulson saw the first three Worksop batsmen back in the pavilion before a run was scored. However Torkington made a stand of 44 with Jackson, and, although a win for Worksop was then out of the question, it looked as if they might be able to hold out for a draw, but a change of ends by Woodruff for his last over had the desired effect, and he took the remaining two wickets needed for a win, returning the remarkable figures of 5 wickets for 7 runs. 58

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at Leeds on Saturday, 4th June. Result Won by 20 runs. :

ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, b. S. R. Cowie M. E. Robson, ct. Grindlay, b. B. Stott ... J. A. Shouksmith, b. D. Oliver ... E. M. H. Ranson, 1.b.w. S. R. Cowie ... S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Walton, b. D. Oliver... G. W. A. R. Alderson, not out ... C. J. Hemsley, b. S. R. Cowie ... M. W. Woodruff, ct. Walton, b. D. Oliver D. L. Brown, b. D. Oliver ... M. McCallum, b. S. R. Cowie ... D. E. Coulson, b. B. Stott ... Extras ... TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 12 3 4 5 6

21 11

35 0 11 11 1 13 0 9 1 37 0 24

... 142

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 15 42 50 89 89 97 97 125

6 9 76 85 97 97 98 104 107

LEEDS G.S. 0. M. R. D. Oliver ... ... 16 3 48 B. Stott ... ... 14.3 5 33 G. W. J. Papworth 4 0 14 6 42 S. R. Cowie ... 19 J. S. Ridsdale ... 1 0 14

LEEDS G.S. J. Sleightholme, 1.b.w. M. W. Woodruff D. I. Brotherton, ct. & b. M. W. Woodruff ... A. E. Horobin, b. M. W. Woodruff G. W. J. Papworth, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... J. S. Ridsdale, 1.b.w. E. M. H. Ranson ... ... S. R. Cowie, b. M. W. Woodruff ... ... M. J. Bennoson, b. M. W. Woodruff ... D. E. Walton, b. C. J. Hemsley N. C. C. Grindlay, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... B. Stott, ct. McCallum, b. M. W. Woodruff D. Oliver, not out Extras ...

... 162

•••

56 5 3 27 0 37 0 I 0

Bowling Analysis: W. 4 2 0 4 0

Av. 12 16.5

10.5 a

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. 15 M. W. Woodruff ... 13.3 7 3 25 ... 8 D. E. Coulson 46 3 E. M. H. Ranson... 14 1 11 ... 4 D. L. Brown 0 21 ... 3 C. J. Hemsley

Av. 2.5

W. 6 0 3

15.3

a a

On another very hot day Ranson was able to repeat his successes at Durham and Worksop, by winning the toss and batting first. Robson and Shouksmith were early victims, but Naisby and Ranson batted well to add 67 before Ranson was out. This was the start of a collapse, in which 7 wickets fell for 29 runs, although Naisby stayed just long enough to score his first 50 of the season, and Coulson joined Alderson with only 107 on the board and one wicket to fall. These two, not in the least worried by the situation, set about the bowling to the extent of 55 runs in 34 minutes, and Coulson was unlucky to be out when he hit the ball on to his foot and it rolled off it into his wicket. Woodruff opened the bowling in fine style by taking a wicket with his third ball, the start of some good bowling which gave him 5 wickets for 15 runs. The only batsmen who faced his and Ranson's bowling with any success were Sleightholme, the opening batsman, and Stott. Stott enabled the last two wickets to add 45 runs and provided a good finish to the game, as it seemed at one stage as if Leeds might win or force a draw, but Woodruff took the last wicket in the first over of a new spell. 59

ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played at home on 10th and 1 1 th June. Result : Won by 2 wickets. DENSTONE COLLEGE (1st Innings) J. L. Foster, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... _. P. N. Davis, b. E. M. H. Ranson R. H. 0. Lees, ct. Hemsley, b. E. M. H. Ranson P. J. Hoddell, ct. Hemsley, b. D. L. W. Sim ... ... V. J. Lewis, b. E. M. H. Ranson J. Worsdale, ct. Ranson, b. D. L. W. Sim P. J. Christmas, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... P. J. F. Elliott, not out... T. J. Mills, ct. Hemsley, b. E. M. H. Ranson D. H. Molyneux, et. & b. E. M. H. Ranson... C. R. Wheatman, ct. Hutchinson, b. D. E. Coulson ... Extras

81 17 13 17 19 11 28 2 1 6 15

TOTAL (for 9 wkts. dec.)

... 185

Fall of wickets : 6

68 106 119 141 153 158 184 194 196 ST. PETER'S M. R. 0. 46 4 M. W. Woodruff ... 17 42 ... 18 5 D. B. Coulson 11 67 E. M. H. Ranson... 35 41 1 ... 17 D. L. W. Sim

Bowling Analysis: W. 0 1 7 2

TOTAL

Av.

42 9.57 20.5

...

DENSTONE COLLEGE O. M. R. W. 2 54 2 1 25 0 8 63 5 I 17 0 4 15 2

Av. 27

12.6

7.5

ST. PETER'S (2nd Innings) I. A. Naisby, 1.b.w. J. Worsdale ... ... M. E. Robson, ct. Hoddell, b. J. Worsdale ... S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Levis, b. J. Worsdale E. M. H. Ranson, c.t & b. J. Worsdale J. A. Shouksmith, b. R. H. 0. Lees ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, not out ... C. J. Hemsley, b. J. Worsdale ... M. W. Woodruff, l.b.w. R. H. 0. Lees M. McCallum, I.b.w. C. R. Wheatman D. E. Coulson, not out ... ... D. L. W. Sim, did not bat ... ... Extras TOTAL (for 8 wkts.)

23 24 6 3 0 38 0 8 3 1

...

... 125

45 60 71 72 74 74 91 113

Bowling Analysis : R. 41 12 13 28

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5

ST. PETER'S M. 1 2 3 7

D. H. Molyneux ... 17 C. R. Wheatman 6 R. H. 0. Lees ... 24 T. J. Mills... ... 5 J. Worsdale ... 9

10 10 21 46 48 53 58 70 73

0. M. W. Woodruff ... 14.3 ... 6 D. E. Coulson ... 8 D. L. W. Sim E. M. H. Ranson... 13

0 13 84 97 115 163 171 179 181

DENSTONE COLLEGE (2nd Innings) 9 J. L. Foster, et. Ranson, b. M. W. Woodruff 1 P. N. Davis, ct. Hutchinson, b. D. E. Coulson R. H. 0. Lees, ct. Hemsley, b. E. M. H. 30 Ranson 8 P. J. Hoddell, et. Robson, b. D. E. Coulson 9 ... V. J. Lewis, ct. & b. E. M. H. Ranson 0 J. Worsdale, ct. McCallum, b. D. L. W. Sim P. J. F. Elliott, ct. & b. E. M. H. Ranson 4 P. J. Christmas, b. M. W. Woodruff 16 T. J. Mills, b. M. W. Woodruff 0 D. H. Molyneux, ct. Sim, b. E. M. H. Ranson 17 C. R. Wheatman, not out ... Extras ...

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5

11 31 8 4 6 0 11

C. J. Hemsley, ct. Hoddell, b. R. H. 0. Lees M. W. Woodruff, ct. Elliott, b. J. Worsdale M. McCallum, et. Lees, b. J. Worsdale D. E. Coulson, not out ... D. L. W. Sim, not out Extras

... 211

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1

ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) I. A. Naisby, ct. Mills, b. D. H. Molyneux 0 M. E. Robson, b. D. H. Molyneux ... 4 S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Elliott, b. R. H. 0. Lees ... ... 52 E. M. H. Ranson, 1.b.w. R. H. 0. Lees ... 31 J. A. Shouksmith b. R. H. 0. Lees ... ... 27 G. W. A. R. Alderson, et. Wheatman, b.

W. 3 2 1 4

Av. 13.67 6 13 7

DENSTONE COLLEGE

0. 14.5 D. H. Molyneux C. R. Wheatman 6 ... 19 R. H. 0. Lees 13 J. Worsdale

M. 9 1 7 6

R. 30 17 35 24

W. 0 1 2 5

Av.

17 17.5 4.8

Denstone won the toss and decided to bat under a dull sky which threatened rain. Foster and Davis gave them a fine start, the first wicket falling at 68, and at lunch they were 110 for 2. However, once Foster was bowled by Ranson, wickets came a little faster and Denstone were all out for 211. This was largely due to Ranson's bowling, as he took 7 for 67. 60

Disaster struck St. Peter's immediately. Naisby was out first ball, and was soon followed by Robson. Fortunately the situation was saved by a sound partnership of 61 by Hutchinson and Ranson. After good scores from Shouksmith and Hemsley, Ranson declared at close of play. At the start of the second day it was clear that Denstone were going for quick runs, and as a result they lost three quick wickets, and others fell at regular intervals, the lunch-time score being 73 for 9; the last wicket fell soon afterwards, leaving St. Peter's needing 122 to win in 140 minutes. Naisby and Robson scored 45 for the first wicket, but then four wickets fell in quick succession, and with the score at 91 all the recognised batsmen were out, with the exception of Alderson. He shouldered his responsibility, apparently unmoved by the coming and going at the far end, and the match was won by 2 wickets with only two minutes left, Alderson being top scorer with an undefeated 38; an exciting finish to a very good match.

ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 15th June. Result : Lost by 4 wickets. M.C.C. J. A. Green, st. Hemsley, b. E. M. H. Ranson 35 ... 3 R. H. Umbers, 1.b.w. M. W. Woodruff 0 A. McCallum, b. M. W. Woodruff ... 10 B. W. Snook, 1.b.w. D. L. W. Sim ... J. R. Burnet, not out... ... 63 L. E. Liddell, ct. Robson, b. E. M. H. Ranson 0 J. N. Harper, st. McCallum, b. C. J. Hemsley 18 A. G. Cumming, not out ... ... 3 G. M. Shuttleworth Did not bat P. B. Jones W. K. Wood

ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, st. McCallum, b. P. B. Jones ... 48 1 ... M. E. Robson, b. W. K. Wood S. R. Hutchinson, ct Bumet, b. W. K. Wood 15 3 E. M. H. Ranson, b. P. B. Jones ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, st. McCallum, b. J. A. 0 2 J. W. S. Gale, cf. Jones, b. J. N. Harper ... 0 C. J. Hemsley, ct. Snook, b. P. B. Jones ... M. W. Woodruff, ct. Green, b. W. K. Wood 43 ... 12 ... M. McCallum, b. W. K. Wood D. E. Coulson, b. J. G. Cumming ... D. L. W. Sim, not out Extras ... 11 TOTAL

...

Extras

139

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — 7 13 40 76 76 137

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 50 73 74 74 74 80 130 137

A. G. Cumming W. K. Wood P. B. Jones J. N. Harper J. A. Green L. E. Liddell

••• ••• • •• • ••

• ••

... 140

TOTAL (for 6 wkts.)

Bowling Analysis: ST. PETER'S M.C.C. 0. M. 0. M. R. W. Av. 3 M. W. Woodruff ... 8 1 19 0 19 5.3 2 ... 11 D. E. Coulson 4 10.25 1 41 11 2 .. 5 D. L. W. Sim 3 10.33 6 31 15 E. M. H. Ranson... 15. 2 4 28 28 1 11 4 G. W. A. R. 1 1 0 1 1 0 ... 2 Alderson 0 8 0 a 3 0 C. J. Hemsley ... 1

R. W. A, 10 2 5 a 42 0 17 17 1 21 2 42 17

0 1

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 18th June. Result : Match drawn.

5 0

16 29 8

BRADFORD G.S. P. N. Smith, b. D. E. Coulson ... ... J. D. Moore, b. D. E. Coulson ... F. J. Chapman, ct. Naisby, b. D. E. Coulson R. S. Pawson, ct. Woodruff, b. G. W. A. R. Alderson C. P. Carter, st. McCallum, b. C. J. Hemsley J. H. Wade, b. M. W. Woodruff ... D. A. Brown, ct. Hemsley, b. E. M. H. Ranson J.H. Saywell, b. D. E. Coulson ._ ... T. A. Holmes, ct. Ranson, b. C. J. Hemsley A. D. Naylor, et. Ranson, b. C. J. Hemsley N. R. Stokoe, not out Extras ...

...

TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6

...

ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, ct. Holmes, b. A. D. Naylor 9 M. E. Robson, st. Carter, b. A. D. Naylor 41 S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Brown, b. A. D. Naylor ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, 1.b.w. R. S. Pawson... 0 E. M. H. Ranson, ct. & b. T. A. Holmes 29 J. W. S. Gale, ct. Stokoe, b. A. D. Naylor 8 J. A. Shouksmith, not out ... ... 19 M.W.Woodruff, et. Chapman, b. T.A. Holmes 0 C. J. Hemsley, not out ... ... 28 M. McCallum I Did not bat D. E. Coulson

1 1 65 36 2 8

Extras

182

TOTAL (for 7 wkts.)

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5

0 15 18 45 66 67 76 76 178

29 69 70 70 84 116 116 Bowling Analysis:

ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. Woodruff ... 9 D. E. Coulson ... 17 E. M. H. Ranson 24 G. W. A. R. Alderson C. J. Hemsley ... 6

... 160

BRADFORD G.S.

M. 2 7 6

R. 32 29 69

W. 1 4 1

As'. 32 7.25 69

1 0

16 28

1 3

16 9.33

R. S. Pawson N. R. Stokoe A. D. Naylor J. H. Wade T. A. Holmes P. N. Smith

0. 14 4 22 15 4 8

M. 5 0 10 6 0 1

R. 19 17 47 36 12 22

W. 0

4 0 2 0

Av. 19

a a 6 a

11.75

Bradford won the toss and batted first. Coulson took a wicket in his first over and others followed fairly frequently; at lunch Bradford were 76 for 7, and hopes were entertained by some of seeing some of York Regatta, but this was not to be. Woodruff took a wicket with his first ball after lunch, but then Holmes and Naylor, after rather shaky starts, both being dropped in the slips, added 100 runs in 70 minutes, Coulson being the only bowler whom they treated with any respect. It is commendable that during this long stand on a very hot afternoon the standard of fielding did not deteriorate at all. Faced with 183 runs to score in 168 minutes, by no means an impossible task, the School opening batsmen were very slow, and after 50 minutes Naisby was out with only 29 on the board. However, Hutchinson and Robson added 40 quite quickly, but then there was the collapse which so often seemed to mar the innings, four wickets falling for 15 runs, one of them being Robson who had scored a sound 41, although dropped early on. It then looked as though Bradford might win but Ranson and Shouksmith made a recovery; when Ranson was out, however, Woodruff quickly followed him, and we really were in trouble. Fortunately Hemsley and Shouksmith dug in and were undefeated at close of play, the School finishing 22 runs behind with 3 wickets standing. 62

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 25th June. Result : Drawn. St. Peter's 163 for 7 dec. (Ranson 39, Woodruff 34 not out). Yorkshire Gentlemen 154 for 8 (Stephens 70, Oswald 37, Coulson 5 for 61). ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 29th June, 1960. Result : Match drawn. ST. PETER'S 0 I. A. Naisby, ct. Russell, b. D. J. Trench... M. E. Robson, 1.b.w. T. A. Huskinson -. 34 S. R. Hutchinson, ct. Brennan, b. T. A. 27 Huskinson 1 J. A. Shoulismith, ct. & b. J. M. Wetherell E. M. H. Ranson, st. Tyrrell, b. D. J. Trench 13 G. W. A. R. Alderson, st. Tyrrell, b. T. A. ... 13 Huskinson J. W. S. Gale, ct. Gerrard, b. J. M. Wetherell 39 M. W. Woodruff, st. Butcher, b. J. M. ... 55 Wetherell ... C. J. Hemsley, ct. Gerrard, b. J. M. Wetherell 8 M. McCallum, l.b.w. J. J. E. Brennan D. E. Coulson, not out ... Extras ... 19 TOTAL

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6

...

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE J. P. Stephens, ct. Naisby, b. D. E. Coulson 0 _31 M. F. M. Wright , run out ... ... D. J. Trench, ct. McCallum, b. M. W. ... 0 Woodruff ... ... ... D. I. Russell, ct. Hemsley, b. G. W. A. R. - 18 Alderson .R. J. J. E. Brennan, ct. Hemsley.. , b G . WAR. ... 0 Alderson ... 2 ... R. J. Gerrard, b. D. E. Coul s on ... .........38 N. R. Balfour, not out 44 ... ... P. R. Butcher, run out 26 ... J. M. P. Wetherell, not out T. A. L. Huskinson I Did not bat S. E. Tyrrell Extras ... 23 TOTAL (for 7 wkts.)

211

0 45 51 74 83 112 172 200 205

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Bowling Analysis: 0. M. R. W. Av. D. J. Trench

15 J. J. E. Brennan 13 T. A. Huskinson ... 18 J. M. P. Wetherell 15.5 ...

4 4 4 3

30 40 67 55

...

182

Fall of wickets: 12 3 4 5 6 7 - - — — — — — 0 4 33 33 45 65 132

2 1 3 4

15 40 22.33 13.75

ST. PETER'S M. R. 0.

... D. E. Coulson M. W. Woodruff ... E. M. H. Ranson... G. W. A. R. ... Alderson ... C. J. Hemsley

Av.

19 21 18

7 5 3

31 57 63

15.5

6 1

3 0

4 4

2 0

57 2

Ranson won the toss and decided to bat on a wet wicket, with the possibility of more rain. Again an opening batsman was soon out, Naisby being well caught at short leg, turning the first ball. Fortunately Robson and Hutchinson took the score to 45, and on this foundation, and helped by good innings of 39 and 55 from Gale and Woodruff respectively in a seventh wicket partnership of 60, a respectable total was reached. Coulson avenged Naisby's wicket by taking the first of the Ampleforth wickets in his first over, before a run was scored. In fact he bowled well throughout, and although he only took two wickets he was treated with great respect. The batsmen never looked very happy and at tea Ampleforth had lost 6 wickets for 70 runs, and victory seemed in our grasp. However, after tea Balfour and Butcher made a spirited stand and added 67 runs before Butcher was run out, nor was this the beginning of the end, as Wetherell joined Balfour and they played out time, our bowlers being unable to effect the breakthrough. Mention should be made of Alderson, who in his first spell took 2 wickets for 3 runs. 63

ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 9th July. Result : Abandoned. Craven Gentlemen 23 for 0. ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played at Bootham on Saturday, 16th July, 1960. Result : Match drawn. ST. PETER'S I. A. Naisby, ct. Judson, b. M. A. Horsley ... 7 M. E. Robson, ct. & b. M. P. Brindle ... 12 E. M. H. Ranson, b. M. A. Horsley ... 0 S. R. Hutchinson, b. C. J. Morphet ... 97 G. W. A. R. Alderson, ct. Edmundson, b. M. A. Horsley ... 59 J. W. S. Gale, not out 23 D. L. Brown, not out 10 C. J. Hemsley M. W. Woodruff I Did not bat M. McCallum D. E. Coulson Extras ... TOTAL (for 5 wkts. dec.)

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 18 18 29 177 190 BOOTHAM 0. M. M. A. Horsley ... 15 3 J. D. Whittle ... 20 4 J. T. Emmerson ... 3 0 M. P. Brindle ... 6 3 P. R. Airey ... 5 0 C. J. Morphet ... 7 0

R. 53 49

30 32 36

BOOTHAM J. A. Horsley, b. M. W. Woodruff ._ -. 13 M. W. Edmundson, ct. McCallum, b. D. E. Coulson 2 P. J. Judson, 1.b.w. D. L. Brown ... ... 13 K. W. Dent, ct. Robson, b. E. M. H. Ranson I J. D. Whittle, ct. McCallum, b. E. M. H. Ranson C. J. Morphet, not out .... 55 P. R. Airey, ct. Woodruff, b. E. M. H. Ranson 1 J. T. Emmerson, ct. Gale, b. E. M. H. Ranson 0 M. A. Horsley, not out ... 0 A. Manning } Did not bat M. P. Brindle Extras

7 215

TOTAL (for 7 wkts.)

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 — — — — — — — 17 17 24 32 123 125 134 Bowling Analysis : ST. PETER'S W. Av. 0. M. R. 3 17.67 M. W. Woodruff ... 14 5 34 D. E. Coulson ... 6 13 0 a 10 D. L. Brown ... 4 1 12 0 a E. M. H. Ranson... 16 8 41 1 30 0 G. W. A. R. a ... 7 1 12 1 36 Alderson 14 C. J. Hemsley 3 0 2 0 M. E. Robson ... 8

... 140

W. 1 1 1

Av. 34 13 12

10.25

0 0 0

a a a

Ranson won the toss but with the score at 18 Naisby and Ranson himself were out to successive balls, and only 11 runs later Robson was caught and bowled, after giving a number of chances. Fortunately Hutchinson and Alderson came together in a fine partnership of 148 runs, only marred by two appeals against Alderson, the first of which saw him almost back at the pavilion before he was recalled. Hutchinson was unfortunate to be bowled at 97, playing a defensive stroke on the back foot, usually his strong point. Alderson soon followed him for 59, and Ranson declared soon after with 215, a good score after such a poor start. The pitch was soaked by a downpour during tea, but the bowlers seemed able to get something out of it despite this, and Bootham lost 4 wickets for 32 runs in the first hour. Then the bowling seemed to lose some of its edge and Whittle and Morphet made a good stand of 91 before Ranson had Whittle caught behind the wicket for 49. However, Morphet could not be dislodged, and although two more wickets fell quickly he was still not out at the close. 64

ST. PETER'S v. T. H. HOBSON'S XI Played away on 20th July. Result : Drawn. T. H. Hobson's XI 189 for 6 dec. (Knowles 65, Ranson 4 for 57). St. Peter's 184 for 8 (Hemsley 59 not out, Woodruff 66, Brown 5 for 62). ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 22nd and 23rd July, 1960. Result : Match drawn. ST. PETER'S 1. A. Naisby, ct. Irvin, b. S. J. S. Wroe 11 M. E. Robson ; run out ... ... ... 47 S. R. Hutchinson, ct. & b. N. Magson .. 35 E. M. H. Ranson, ct. Macpherson, b. T. D. J. Layfield ... ... ... ... 1 G. W. A. R. Alderson, ct. Ratcliffe, b. T. D. J. Layfield ... ... ... 14 J. W. S. Gale, ct. Ratcliffe, b. N. Magson ... 19 M. W. Woodruff, ct. Ratcliffe, b. N. Magson 7 D. L. Brown, ct. Irvin, b. N. Magson ... 16 C. J. Hemsley, ct. Ratcliffe, b. T. D. J. Layfield ... ... ... ... 9 M. McCallum, not out ... ... ... 1 D. E. Coulson, not out 3 Extras ...

OLD PETE RITES C. D. King, ct. McCallum, b. D. E. Coulson 13. A. Macpherson, ct. Helmsley, b. E. M. H. Ranson . 28 K. M. Ratcliff,..•ct. .C.oulson, b. E. M. H. Ranson ... 2 J. C. M. Rayson, ct. Naisby, b. G. W. Alderson 1 D. B. Irvin, ct. Hutchinson, b. G. W. Alderson C. W. Gough, ct. McCallum, b. E. M. H. Ranson S. J. S. Wroe, b. G. W. Alderson ... N. J. Magson, b. E. M. H. Ranson 5 T. D. J. Layfield, b. E. M. H. Ranson R. A. Stratton, not out ... P. Crowe, not out ... Extras • • •

TOTAL (for 9 wkts. dec.) ... 168

TOTAL (for 9 wkts.)

Fall of wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

... 158

Fall of wickets : 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9

38 80 87 111 117 138 139 161 165

11 45 78 78 79 85 99 122 151 Bowling Analysis:

OLD PETERITES 0. M. R. W. Av. P. Crowe ... ... 13 2 23 0 a C. W. Gough ... 9 4 10 0 a S. J. S. Wroe ... 4 1 17 1 17 N. J. Magson 15 0 43 4 10.75 T. D. J. Layfield 14 0 70 3 23.33

ST. PETER'S 0. M. R. W. Av. M. W. Woodruff ... 6 3 13 0 a D. E. Coulson ... 5 1 9 1 9 E. M. H. Ranson... 16 0 71 5 14.2 C. J. Hemsley ... 1 0 16 0 a G. W. A. R. Alderson ... 10 2 44 3 14.67

THE BOAT CLUB This term may well be thought of as a term of great promise and disappointments. The weather was good, there were three of last year's 1st IV still at School and the spirit was strong. On 28th May the 1st VIII went to Nottingham, where they were allowed the use of a Nottingham High School fine boat—a kind gesture. In the first round the VIII beat Norwich R.C. without trouble and lost the final of the Senior Eights to a very competent Nottingham & Union crew. This was followed at Leeds on 1 1 th June by fine wins over Manchester University and York City R.C., thus collecting the Senior Eights event in the first year of its in65

auguration. With this in mind the VIII went for the Senior Eights at York Regatta determined to win. The first round saw the defeat of King's College and then misfortune came, when on the first stroke of the race against York City one member of the crew parted company with his seat and missed several of those first vital strokes. As a result York City obtained an immediate lead of nearly a length and, try as they might, the VIII could not regain this loss. The crew was most disheartened by this and the spirit never seemed quite to return. The private race against Durham School at Durham was lost by half a length and at Lancaster Regatta they were beaten by Sir John Deane's School in the new Schools' Eights event. This all was a disappointment to the Club and School. One consolation remains. Each member of the VIII who is leaving is going to be in a position to join a rowing club and it is quite certain that each of these men will achieve a good position in his club. The 3rd IV won the Junior Fours at Leeds Regatta and the 4th IV the Maiden Fours. It is, perhaps, interesting to put on record that the School was in no fewer than six finals at Leeds Regatta, winning three of them. There must be some sort of a record in this. At York Regatta on 18th June the 5th IV won the newly instituted Novice Fours for Schools. The decision of the York Regatta Committee to ban schools from entering the Maiden Fours was distressing to us and, possibly, a little unfortunate, for it is questionable whether one can ban crews from entering an event which, by definition of the A.R.A., is open to a crew, no member of which has won an open event in a Regatta. However, York Regatta will always be the regatta in which St. Peter's will try to excel and may also be the regatta in which it will have most difficulty in winning many events. The School Regatta was organised and run once again by Mr. Mair, who will next year be taking over from Mr. Howat the responsibility of being Master-in-Charge of the Boat Club. The successful crews were "B" Eight in the Senior Division, "I" Four in the Intermediate Division and "V" Four in the Junior Division. The fact that the crew lettering almost exhausted the alphabet was a clear indication of the popularity of rowing at St. Peter's. Reference must here be made to the untiring enthusiasm of Mr. Mair and Mr. Hayes in coaching so many crews on the river and lending their advice on the modern methods of training. As Captain, D. L. Slade has carried the burden well and it was especially noticeable how he led the 1st VIII from the moment it left the steps until it disembarked. He was ably assisted by C. D. Ibberson as Stroke and in the care of the fabric by J. 0. Armstrong. 66

The climax of the term came at Commemoration, when the Old Peterites produced no fewer than 28 oarsmen to compete against the School and, although the School won all the races without a great deal of trouble, the greatest value of the races was the loyalty which the Old Peterites showed to their club in turning out to row. One could only have wished that more Old Boys would bring their rowing garments. It would speed up the afternoon considerably and enable more races to be rowed. A look into the future. It has now been decided that the rowing in the Easter Term shall be devoted to School rowing instead of House rowing. This apparently small change could have a vast effect on the rowing ability of the School and it is probably the only way of making possible a future visit to one of the South of England regattas. Henley will be the dream of every oarsman, but there are many other regattas where talent will be noticed and a spread to the south of the name of St. Peter's would surely be regarded favourably.

RESULTS Saturday, 14th May. YORK SPRING REGATTA. J. H. Sykes won the Maiden Sculls. Saturday, 28th May. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA. 1st VIII beat Norwich R.C. and lost to Nottingham & Union in the final of the Senior Eights. Saturday, 11th June. LEEDS REGATTA. 1st VIII beat Leeds University, Hollingworth Lake and York City to win the Senior Eights. 3rd IV beat Leeds University, Hull University, and Bradford G.S. to win the Junior Fours. 4th IV beat Willows, York City, and Tees R.C. to win the Maiden Fours. 5th IV beat Leeds University, Manchester University and lost to Tees in the Maiden Fours. J. H. Sykes lost to M. D. L. Huggins in the final of the Junior Sculls. The 1st VIII also divided into fours and reached the final of both Senior and Junior-Senior Fours. Saturday, 18th June. YORK REGATTA. 1st VIII beat King's College and lost to York City in the Senior Eights. 3rd IV beat Sir John Deane's G.S. and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. in the final of the Schools Fours. 4th IV lost to University College B.C. in the Junior Fours. 5th IV beat Archbishop Holgate's, Bradford G.S., and Archbishop Holgate's to win the Schools' Novice Fours. 6th IV lost to Archbishop Holgate's in the Novice Fours. J. H. Sykes beat J. Gawthorpe and lost to M. D. L. Huggins in the final of the Junior Sculls. Wednesday, 22nd June. DURHAM REGATTA. 1st IV beat Christ's College and lost to Tyne A.R.C. in the Senior Fours. 3rd IV lost to Tyne A.R.C. in the Junior Fours. 5th IV beat St. John's College, Leeds University, Durham School and lost to Bede College in the final of the Maiden Fours. 6th IV lost to Durham School in the Maiden Fours. Wednesday, 29th June. RACES V. DURHAM School., at Durham. 1st VIII lost by it length over the long course. 3rd and 4th IVs each won over the short course.

Saturday, 2nd July. BRADFORD REGATTA. Slade and Armstrong beat York City "B", Archbishop Holgate's and lost to York City "A" in the final of the Non-Status Pairs. Saturday, 16th July. LANCASTER REGATTA. 1st VIII lost to Sir John Deane's G.S. in the Schools' Eights. 3rd IV beat Watson's College, Chester City G.S. and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. in the final of the Schools' Fours. 4th IV lost to Manchester University in the Junior Fours. 5th IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. and lost to Sir John Deane's G.S. in the Maiden Fours. Saturday, 23rd July. Commemoration. RACES V. OLD PETERrrES. Two VIIIs and three IVs took part, the School winning all. CREWS.

1st VIII—W. Mitchell, R. L. Bywater, J. M. Smith, W. E. Jones, P. Goolden, J. 0. Armstrong, D. L. Slade, C. D. Ibberson; W. E. Potts. Cox of the 1st IV—W. E. Potts. Cox of the 2nd IV—P. M. Read. 3rd IV—R. J. Hawkins, P. M. Beachell, R. A. Martin, C. W. A. Groundwater; A. J. Wakefield. 4th IV—J. C. G. Wheeler, J. R. Anfield, A. J. De Mulder, J. R. Brown; M. J. Pearey. 5th IV—R. G. Bruce (J. C. Brisby), T. P. Brown, W. E. Bagnall, I. T. Parkin; D. A. Turnbull. 6th IV—H. L. Sutcliffe, R. H. Atkinson, T. E. H. Smart, M. W. Territt; R. B. Daniel. "B" VIII—M. G. Staveley, J. A. Franklin, I. Kirkus, A. M. Robson, S. N. Harrison, D. H. Fletcher, J. C. Brisby, J. G. Ainley; R. A. Cockroft. "I" IV—M. S. Blackburn, J. M. R. Fox, J. M. Pickard, C. Metcalfe; R. J. Shields. "V" IV—J. L. Newhouse, S. H. Bradley, G. F. Bach, M. R. Dixon; P. C. N. Brown.

O.P. CREWS. 1st VIII—P. W. Howat, G. Plester, A. P. Hopwood, M. T. Carter, C. G. McNeil, J. A. Whitmore, J. M. Saville, B. A. Heap. 2nd VIII—J. R. Humpherson, P. A. Dornan, M. J. Kent, J. R. Shirtcliffe, C. W. Thompson, M. Welsh, J. D. Birch, J. N. Russell. IV—P. A. Crossley, D. N. Simmons, W. R. Ibberson, S. K. D. Hill. IV—N. B. Burgess, R. Brooks, H. R. L. Purse, J. B. Quin. IV—I. S. T. Dutton, R. Gray, S. M. Badham, C. B. Wainwright. Coxes—D. N. L. Beresford, D. A. Haxby, B. G. Way, J. H. Moss.

MR. A. T. HOWAT After some thirteen years Mr. Howat is giving up his position as master-in-charge of the Boat Club. Although he will still be helping with the coaching, this seems to be a suitable time to express appreciation of all that he has done during these thirteen years, in which the Boat Club has expanded tremendously. During them came first the change over from fixed pins to swivel rowlocks and then more recently the change of emphasis from fours to eights. The number of fixtures has been increased and St. Peter's has been successfully represented at many more regattas. Mr. Howat has always been an inspiring and indefatigable coach with the knack of getting the best out of his victims. His coaching, however, has not been everything. The organisation of a large boat 68

club so that all those who row, apart from the regatta crews, get their fair share of attention is no easy task, but is one which Mr. Howat has achieved with great success. But perhaps the least realised and probably the most important contribution which Mr. Howat has made to the Boat Club has been in the maintenance of the boats. With the amount of use that all the boats get this has been a never-ending job to which he has given hours of his time. He was always ready to tackle any job from the most delicate work of patching the hull of a fine boat to the re-building of the boathouse steps. Without his constant attention it is hard to see how the boats could have been kept on the water at all. And so from all past and present members of the Boat Club we should like to say "thank you" to Mr. Howat.

SHOOTING At beginning of term the "Country Life" results arrived : 1st VIII 39th, 2nd VIII 44th (out of 147). The 1st VIII result was about what was expected, in view of the poor showing in the "Landscape" target, and was below our real form. The 2nd VIII has not previously attained so high a place. This result in a sense summarises the position of shooting in the School not only in the winter, but on the open range in the summer as well : there are a considerable number of good shots, but not enough outstanding ones to make a winning VIII. A side effect of this has been the extreme difficulty of selecting teams. The usual practices—somewhat hampered by rain towards the end—have been held at Strensall, and in future it should be possible to make more use of these ranges, as the new school bus will make transport easy. On two Saturdays in June the competition for the Donegal Badge was held, the winner being J. D. A. Platts. Competition results have been satisfactory in all cases, and good in some. They may be summarised thus : County of Lancaster Rifle Association meeting at Altcar. C.L.R.A. Cup (Ashburton conditions)-2nd. Sir Lionel Fletcher (Marling conditions)-4th. Freeman Cup (Plate-knocking)--Won. Ninth Man (Sgt. Lord represented us)-2nd. East and West Ridings C.C.F. Cup, shot at Strensall. (Team of 4, Service conditions)—Won. National Rifle Association meeting at Bisley. Ashburton-29th. Marling-8th. Cadets-33rd. Spencer Mellish (individual : we were represented by S.S.M. Baker)-9th. 69

Baker was awarded a bronze medal, and prizes were won in individual competitions by Poynor, Shannon, Yeadon and Hart. The main achievement at Bisley was, however, that of L/ Cpl. Poynor, whose 69 in the Ashburton was top score of the day by any individual. As over 1,000 were shooting that day in Ashburton and Cadets, this was a fine achievement. He was awarded a Schools' Hundred badge and a prize by the Imperial Cadet Association. It is always interesting to speculate with "if', and perhaps we may be permitted to do so here, in order to illustrate the closeness of the competition at Bisley. "If" our only magpie in the Ashburton had been an inner we should have gone up five places. "If" it had been a bull we should have been in the top twenty. The standard at Bisley this year was unusually high. Our total of 506 was 7 points better than last year, and we were one place lower. This is pretty representative of the results generally. The 1st VIII consisted of : Baker (Capt.), Wasden (Vice-Capt.), Humpherson, Poynor, Platts, Rhodes, Shannon and Shubrook. All were awarded their colours. Yeadon and Barker formed the cadet pair, and Marsay was ninth man. The winning team in the C.C.F. competition consisted of Gibson (Capt.), Platts, Shubrook and Black, while the winning team for the Freeman Cup consisted of Humpherson, Hart, Marsay and Shannon. As as result of the classification shooting the following awards were made :Aggregate Cup : The Manor. Individual Cup : S. C. Gibson. Intermediate Medal : A. B. Skiera. Recruit Cup : P. H. Masterman.

FENCING The first good news of the term was that J. M. Pattinson had reached the quarter finals of the Public Schools' Championships and subsequently fenced for his County in the Easter holidays. On the latter occasion J. M. Pattinson and N. R. Barton gave a demonstration and lecture to the York Young Britons. As usual in the Summer Term fencing was a most prominent feature and this term there were two individual foil competitions in addition. In connection with this Dr. D. A. Slade is to be thanked for presenting a beautiful cup for the Senior fencers. The House matches revealed a much higher standard of Fencing than usual. The favourites, Temple, were narrowly defeated (6-5) in an exciting final by The Rise. This was largely due to some first class fencing on the part of A. H. Baker, a young fencer with much promise. 70

The Junior Foil competition had 16 entries and was hotly contested. In the end A. N. Ferrar emerged victorious. The runner-up was A. H. Baker. In the Senior competition only 8 dared venture against the might of the School Colours. J. M. Pattinson won all his bouts and the runner-up was M. A. Abel. Major Eaton-Atkinson is to be thanked for his help in presiding over this competition. This term the Senior team fenced only one match and scored a victory over Durham Colleges (11-7), an innovation, whilst a Junior team scored a resounding win over Leeds G.S. (27-5). W. J. Bottomley was awarded his colours at the end of the season. Thus ended the fullest year's fencing the Club has seen. v. LEEDS G.S. (Junior)

v. DURHAM COLLEGES Foil:

Foil:

1. R. J. Slade (Capt.), 3-1.

1. C. L. Brown (vice-Capt.), 2-1. 2. J. M. Pattinson, 3-0. 3. G. R. Monfort, 2-1. Foil :

Sabre : 1. N. R. Barton (Capt.), 1--2. 2. M. A. Abel, 2-1. 3. M. A. Clegg, 1-2. Scorer : —R. I. Rawson-Lax.

R. J. D. Wilson

1. 2. 3. 4.

A. N. Ferrar, 4-0. N. F. Perry, 3-1. J. M. Ruddock, 4-0. J. R. Elson, 3--1. Won, 27-5.

(Vice-Capt.), 4-0 3. W. M. Hudson, 4-0. 4. D. N. Quarrie, 2-2.

INTER-HOUSE FENCING

Rise Manor

Temple Grove

Rise

DRAW, 1960

Rise (8-3)

School House

1 }- Rise (6-5)

Queen's

Temple 00—l)

Temple (10-0

N.R.B.

TENNIS The weather was so promising during the first part of the Summer Term that The Rise grass court was resuscitated this year; moreover the remarkably quick-drying surface of the two hard courts was a godsend to all players when the fine spell was over. The courts have been used steadily throughout the term by both St. Olave's and St. Peter's boys, and the standard of play of the younger boys in particular has notably risen. In the House Matches, Queen's and School House scored easy victories over Grove and Manor respectively in the first round. The semi-finals, however, were extremely close, Rise and Temple just beating Queen's and School House by 5-4 in each case. In the final, 71

Rise again triumphed, 5-3, but Temple gave them a good run for their money. Once more thanks must go to all those who were cajoled by Mr. Holbeche to assist him in umpiring these matches. In the Staff match, the boys suffered their usual defeat, but the individual games were closer than the final result (5-2) suggests. The term ended with an excellent exhibition match in which our own Mr. Craine (after a heavy dinner, he claimed) played Mr. M. T. Fallon, the York champion, and only lost 5-7 in the second set. F.D.L.

SWIMMING, 1960 Lack of enthusiastic training and "loss" of swimmers to other sports have been partly responsible for the School team losing its two swimming fixtures against Welbeck College and Bootham School. But there is an encouraging keenness among the younger members of the team; in some of the senior events the juniors had to fill the places, often with great credit.

INTER -HOUSE SWIMMING Flaming June lived up to its reputation, but much valuable practice time was lost by eventual competitors in the House Sports. By the time July arrived, not only did the weather deteriorate considerably but the demands of examinations added further to the difficulties of finding time for training. As a result, with the exception of C. D. Ibberson's record in the Open 50 yds. Breast-stroke event, performances were hardly up to standard. Competition for the Kazerooni Cup became a runaway affair for The Manor, who were well represented in all age-groups. LIFE-SAVING.

The life-saving class has met throughout the Summer Term on a Monday evening for theory work, and after the examinations a great deal of water work was achieved in a short time. As a result the following candidates have been successful in the Royal LifeSaving Society examination held just before the summer holiday :Instructor's Certificate: G. P. Robinson. Bar to the Award of Merit: G. P. Robinson. Award of Merit: R. J. Adcock, R. L. Bruce, J. H. Starkey,

J. H.

Ormiston, D. S. Yeadon, D. H. Rhodes, J. J. Kettlewell. Bar to Bronze Cross: G. P. Robinson, R. J. Adcock, R. L. Bruce, J. H. Starkey, J. H. Ormiston, D. S. Yeadon, D. H. Rhodes. Bronze Medallion: E. White, R. M. Fawcett, D. Frehsee, R. J. Shields, P. W. Quickfall, P. A. Liversidge. Intermediate Certificate:

R. W. Metcalfe.

DETAILED RESULTS OF SWIMMING SPORTS Sunday, 24th July 1. Under 164 Free-style-50 yds. 1st J. A. B. Carruthers, 2nd G. R. Monfort, 3rd S. H. Reiss. Time : 32.5 sec. 2. Open Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd A. Hardman, 3rd C. Metcalfe. Time : 35.9 sec. 3. Under 15 Dive. 1st D. I. Lewis, 2nd C. R. Barton, 3rd J. R. Dalkin. 4. Under 15 Back-stroke-25 yds. 1st M. H. Bowe, 2nd C. J. L. Clarke, 3rd equal N. G. Pace and R. H. Grayson. Time : 18.2 sec. 5. Open Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd I. T. Parkin, 3rd G. P. Robinson. Time : 1 min. 23.7 sec. 6. Under 164 Plunge. 1st J. H. Ormiston, 2nd J. C. Cossins, 3rd C. G. Evans. Distance : 48 ft. 5 in. 7. Under 15 Free-style--50 yds. 1st P. E. Jackson, 2nd D. I. Lewis, 3rd R. W. Metcalfe. Time : 35.7 sec. 8. Under 164 Breast-stroke-100 yds. 1st D. S. Yeadon, 2nd S. H. Reiss, 3rd R. L. Bruce. Time : 1 min. 24.1 sec. 9. Open Free-style--100 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd H. L. Sutcliffe, 3rd R. G. Bruce. Time : 1 min. 6.6 sec.

Monday, 25th July 10. Open .Free-style--25 yds. 1st J. V. Noel, 2nd G. P. Robinson, 3rd U. A. Alexander. Time : 12.7 sec. 11. Under 164 Free-style-25 yds. 1st J. C. Cossins, 2nd R. L. Bruce, 3rd J. A. B. Carruthers. Time : 13.8 sec. 12. Under 15 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st P. M. Semper, 2nd R. M. Fawcett, 3rd J. M. French. Time : 39.7 sec. 13. Open Free-style-50 yds. 1st I. T. Parkin, 2nd U. A. Alexander, 3rd H. L. Sutcliffe. Time : 28.7 sec. 14. Open Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st C. D. Ibberson, 2nd D. H. Rhodes, 3rd F. J. A. Hewitt. Time : 35.3 sec. (School record). 15. Under 164 Dive. 1st R. L. Bruce, 2nd M. A. Popplewell, 3rd J. R. P. Lee. 16. Under 164 Breast-stroke-50 yds. 1st D. S. Yeadon, 2nd R. H. Atkinson, 3rd A. Brining. Time : 39.1 sec. 17. Open Plunge. 1st S. P. Burton, 2nd W. E. Jones, 3rd D. H. Rhodes. Distance : 44 ft. 114 in. 18. Under 164 Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st R. L. Bruce, 2nd D. G. Woolley, 3rd D. S. Yeadon. Time : 41.5 sec. 19. Open Obstacle Race-50 yds. 1st I. T. Parkin, 2nd U. A. Alexander, 3rd A. M. Headlam. Time : 42.0 sec. 20. Under 15 Obstacle Race-25 yds. 1st D. Dove, 2nd M. G. D. White, 3rd J. M. French. Time : 19.8 sec. 21. Open Dive. 1st I. T. Parkin, 2nd R. G. Bruce, 3rd W. Mitchell. 22. Under 15 Free-style-25 yds. 1st P. N. Abel, 2nd R. J. Slade, 3rd D. I. Lewis. Time : 14.7 sec. 23. Under 164 Back-stroke-50 yds. 1st R. S. Le Pla, 2nd G. R. Monfort, 3rd M. A. Clegg. Time : 38.7 sec. 24. Under 15 Plunge. 1st H. N. Blackford, 2nd A. C. Milnes, 3rd A. R. Magson. Distance : 48 ft. 4 in. 25. Under 164 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st School House, 2nd Temple, 3rd Grove. (Queen's disqualified.) No time recorded. 26. Under 15 Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Temple, 2nd Manor, 3rd Grove. Time : 65.7 sec.

27. Open Relay (4 x 25 yds.). 1st Manor, 2nd School House, 3rd Temple. Time : 55.5 sec. 1st— 5 pts. 2nd-3 pts. 3rd—I pt. Award of points lst-10 pts. 2nd-6 pts. 3rd-2 pts. Relays ... ... ... 86 points Manor ... 554 points School House 47 points Temple 35 points Queen's 30 points Grove 161 points Rise

Mrs. Dronfield kindly presented the Kazerooni Cup to I. T. Parkin, the Captain of the Manor swimming team.

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Sat., 28th Jan. Leeds Corinthian Wed., 1st Feb. Trent College ... 4th Feb. Welbeck College Sat., Wed., 15th Feb. Scarborough College ... ... ... Sat., 18th Feb. York H.C. Wed., 22nd Feb. Bootham School Wed., 1st Mar. Worksop College ... 4th Mar. Old Peterites ..• Sat., Wed., 8th Mar. Styx H.C. (4-15 p.m.)

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... Wed., 1st Feb. Trent College 4th Feb. Welbeck College Sat., Wed., 8th Feb. Fulneck School ... ... Sat., 11th Feb. York H.C. Wed., 15th Feb. Scarborough College ... ... Sat., 18th Feb. York H.C. Wed., 22nd Feb. Bootham School Wed., 1st Mar. Worksop College

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OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 1960 The 69th Annual General Meeting of the Club was held at the School on Saturday, 23rd July. The President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) was in the Chair. The Head Master was present and there was an attendance of 73 members. Mr. H. L. Creer in the absence of the Hon. Treasurer (John Saville) who unfortunately was indisposed, presented the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1960, which revealed a cash balance of £260 11s. 11d., and the membership during the year had increased by 70. T. H. Burdon, K. G. Chilman, A. A. Collins, D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, and C. W. Thompson were re-elected to serve on the Committee for a further term of three years. C. C. Fairweather was re-nominated for co-option on the Board of Governors for a further term of three years. It was reported that an additional O.P. Regional Dinner had been inaugurated for the East Riding at Driffield on 27th May, P. S. Atkinson being the organiser. Harry Gedge has kindly offered to organise an O.P. Regional Dinner in Birmingham, which it is expected will be arranged in the Spring. In addition, the established Regional Dinners will be held as follows :— N.E. Dinner at the Three Tuns Hotel, Durham on Friday, 21st October. West Riding Dinner in Leeds on Thursday, 3rd November. London Dinner at Brown's Hotel on Wednesday, 9th November. N.W. Dinner in Manchester on Friday, 3rd March, 1961.

O.P. DINNER, 1960 Following the Annual General Meeting the O.P. Dinner was again held in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Head Master. By altering the seating arrangements it was possible to increase the accommodation to 138 but, nevertheless, it proved insufficient for the demand, so that some O.P.s were unable to secure tickets. There is, however, no difficulty for those who will apply as soon as they receive the Commemoration circular. Those present enjoyed an excellent dinner provided by the School catering staff to whom once more the Club is indebted. It was a most successful evening. The time-honoured toast of "The School" was proposed once again by the President (Dr. Marcus Clegg) to which the Head Master responded. "The Club" was proposed by Dennis Norwood who, now 75

living in retirement, was able to again attend the whole of Cont. memoration, and the Hon. Secretary responded. The following were present :— The Head Master. The President. Addey, J. Alderson, B. R. Amos, W. Atkinson, P. S. Badham, S. M. Baines, J. H. Beachell, F. M. Bell, N. J. Bellwood, P. L. Blunt, D. A. C. Bough, R. G. Bower, R. Browne, F. D. Burdass, C. M. C. Burdass, J. U. Burdon, T. H. Burgess, N. B. Byass, D. E. Carter, M. T. Chadwick, C. I. Chilman, K. G. Coates, J. W. Colley, R. H. Crane, P. A. Creer, H. L. Cutforth, L. E. Dench, P. Denison, E. A. K. Denison, J. A. Dixon, J. B. Dixon, R. S. Dodsworth, G. H. Dodsworth, J. M. Dodsworth, W. D. Dronfiehl, P. J. Dutton, I. S. T. Easten, J. A. Ellis, J. Fairweather, C. C. Fearnside, F.

Field, R. A. Garbutt, M. G. A. Gedge, H. F. S. Gray, D. St. G. W. Gray, G. P. Gough, C. W. Hallas, M. Hanson, J. A. Harding, J. T. Harnby, F. B. S. Hick, R. M. Hindle, P. M. Holmes, D. C. Holt, D. R. Hopwood, A. P. Huntley, W. G. Ibberson, W. R. Jenkinson, T. M. Jones, M. A. Kent, M. J. King, C. D. Kirby, D. Knowlson, D. W. Layfield, T. D. J. Leach, C. W. Le Pla, R. G. Lewis, C. H. Lewis, T. J. MacKellar, W. G. Magson, N. J. McDermid, N. Megginson, P. B. R. Mervyn, R. F. S. Metcalfe, R. H. Miers, J. F. Milner, G. H. Moore, J. E. Morris, P. A. Norwood, D. Pacey, F. W. B. Peacock, R. W. Pfluger, D.

Ping, A. W. Plester, G. W. Powell, W. W. Proudfoot, R. H. Rayner, D. Rayson, J. C. M. Rhodes, K. H. Ringrose, P. F. Roy, M. H. T. Ruddock, G. F. Ruddock, R. H. 0. Rumfitt, D. T. Ryder, J. M. Saville, J. M. Sedman, E. C. Shepherd, C. S. Simmons, D. N. Smith, C. D. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stanley, J. E. Stork, R. M. Thomas, T. E. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, D. W. Thompson, E. G. Thorp, R. H. Walton, J. M. E. Watson, F. F. Welsh, M. Wheatley, P. J. Wheatley, R. D. Whitmore, .1. A. Wilson, P. B. Woolley, P. J. Members of Staff :

Craven, A. Cummin, D. G. Dodds, A. E. R. Harding, R. F. Howat, A. T. Jeffs, E. S.

The Bursar, the Head of the School and the Captain of Cricket were the guests of the Club.

NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 10th December, at 5 p.m., following the annual Rugger match between the School and the Club. 76

O.P. Colours and Blazer buttons.

The price of the all-silk tie is 18s. 6d. and the rayon-reppe tie 1 ls. 9d. and may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, upon receipt of the appropriate remittance together with a stamped (4+1) addressed foolscap envelope. Silk squares and cravats in the same design may also be obtained from the Hon. Secretary price 60s. and 34s. respectively. The chrome blazer buttons machine-indented with the School coat of arms may be obtained direct from the Manager of the School Shop. The large size 3s. and the small size ls. 8d. each.

O.P. RUGGER XV Those wishing to play Rugger against the School on Saturday, 11th December, are asked to write to C. W. Thompson, c/o Frank Close and Simpson, Easingwold, Nr. York.

NORTH WEST AREA ANNUAL DINNER -

As usual on the first Friday in March we held our Annual Dinner and once again had a very enjoyable evening. As will be seen from the list, 27 of us got together to "chew over" old times with the aid of the appropriate equipment. We were pleased to welcome Mr. Ping back from Australia (I think he must have timed it specially), and it was very nice indeed to have D. P. Norwood with us. I would like to thank all the O.P.s who wrote in, even though they could not be present, no fewer than 72, some of whom intend to be with us at the next meeting. It was very gratifying to receive so many replies out of a total of 140 to whom the circular was sent. These dinners are well worth attending by Old Boys regardless of the age group, and it is almost certain that they will meet someone who was at School with them. This particular group it will be seen ranged from 1909 to 1958, from Head Masters and Head Boys down to the likes of me. Here's to the next time ! The following were present :Maclldowie, A. B. (1921-29). ;Baines, J. H. (1945-54). Baines, P. J. M. (1948-57). Blackburn, W. D. (1922-31). Booth, J. G. (1946-50). Buttrum, A. P. (1944-50). Caley, J. P. (1938-43). Chadwick, C. I. (1953-56). Dronfield, J. (Head Master). Frank, C. (1942-49). Graham, G. E. L. (1932-37). Ibberson, W. R. (1949-54). Ibberson, J. S. (1953-58). Jackson, G. F. (Master). Lewis, T. J. (1923-26).

Miller, R. L. (1935-43). Norwood, D. P. (1909-18). Ping, A. W. (1921-55). Rainford, T. C. (1917-25). Ratcliffe, K. (1944-50). Raylor, J. M. (1947-52). Shepherd, C. S. (1936-46). Shirtcliffe, J. R. (1950-55). Smith, P. (1945-53). Stratton, R. A. (1935-43). Thompson, C. W. (1948-53). Troughton, A. P. (1920-23).

EAST RIDING DINNER The first East Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield, on 27th May, 1960. The following were present :Atkinson, P. S. (1928-32). Hodgson, E.

Beachell, D. H. (1948-52). Beachell, H. M. (1922-23). Beachell, S. Beachell, J. M. (1951-59). Browne, F. D. (1942-50). Burdass, C. U. (1942-48). Burdass, R. D. (1949-55). Burdass, J. U. (1942-48). Burdass, C. M. C. (1946-53). Byass, D. E. (1938-41). Cooke, J. D. (1942-49). Dawson, J. R. (1948-54). Dee, C. C. (1943-46). Giddings, M. P. (1949-58). Hardy, F. W.

Huzzard, J. V. (1927-29). Huzzard, J. B. (1946-55). Hopkinson, R. C. (1949-57). May, M. (1952-57). May, A. (1952-57). Megginson, J. S. (1945-51). Megginson, P. R. B. (1948-55). Potter, B. (1949-52). Richardson, H. (1909-14). Rowbottom, P. J. (1950-53). Stephenson, R. F. H. (1914-24). Dronfield, J. Ping, A. W. Blunt, D. A. C.

P. S. Atkinson proposed the toast of "The School", to which the Head Master responded. THE OLD PETERITE GOLF COMPETITION This year's competition, despite the few entries received, was again a success. Held over the York Golf Club's course at Strensall, in nearly perfect conditions, the results were as follows :-

P. Crowe ... J. N. Bamforth H. Bamforth N. Burnett

... ... ... ...

Gross. 97 92 94 93

Handicap. 24 18 20 18

Nett. 73 74 74 75

The winner becomes the second holder of the Old Peterite Golfing Trophy and holds it until next year's competition. Now that the competition has been running for three years and is established it is hoped that next year a more ambitious afternoon's programme can be attempted. Further details will be appearing in a future edition of "The Peterite". Meanwhile should any Old Peterite golfing enthusiast have any suggestions to make it would be appreciated if he would get in touch with the organiser, P. Crowe, 95 Stockton Lane, York.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES R. L. EVANS (Grove, 1952-59), who is studying Medicine at King's College, London, was awarded a Warnford Scholarship on the result of his 1st M.B., an honour which his father had also won, and he has been elected President of the Medical Society of the College, a very rare appointment for a second year student. E. H. N. TURNER (Grove, 1947-56) passed out as a Pilot Officer at the Royal Air Force Station, Tern Hill, and was awarded the Flying Trophy for efficiency and the Loraine Memorial Trophy for the best all-rounder of his course. Turner joined the R.A.F. after graduating in Science at Durham University.

BIRTHS HOPKINS.—On 17th July, 1960, to Pamela and David Hopkins, a son. [Rise, 1940-48.]

ENGAGEMENTS

CLEMONS—AINLEY. George Richard Henry Clemons, Avalon, Brayton, Selby, and Marion, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ainley, Church Lane, Selby. [School House, 1951-55.] DOOK—THOMPSON. Lieutenant-Commander J. M. L. Dook, 22 Broadmark Avenue, Rustington, Sussex, and Susan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benn Thompson, Sand Hall, Crowle, Lincolnshire. [1937-46.] OLDROYD—HILL. James Colin Oldroyd, "Roxby", Carlton Avenue, Batley, and Susan, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hill, Yan Yak, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. [Rise, 1948-53.] PACEY—HENDERSON. Frederick John Pacey, Allerthorpe, Junction Road, Norton-on-Tees, and Marna Jane, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henderson, Cleveland Cottage, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough. [School House, 1950-55.]

MARRIAGES

CLARK—ANDREWS. On 3rd August, 1960, at the Parish Church, Stocktonon-the-Forest, Richard Thompson Clark, A.R.I.C.S., 23 Trentholme Drive, The Mount, York, to Julie Monica, daughter of Mrs. M. A. Andrews, "Oddiscombe", Bar Lane, Stockton-on-the-Forest. [Temple, 1944-53.] DENHOLM—KNOX. On 10th September, 1960, at Perth, Western Australia, Peter James Denholm, Brandon Village, Durham, to Lucy Mary, only daughter of the late Leonard Needham Knox and Mrs. Knox, 60 Castlebar Road, Ealing. [School House, 1941-42; Manor, 1942-45.] SWALE—BARNITT. On 16th December, 1959, at St. Nicholas Church, Itchingfield, John David Swale, Christ's Hospital, Sussex, to Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Barnitt, Sandsend, Yorks. [Temple, 1943-46.]

DEATHS

HINGSTON.—On 29th May, 1960, at Walton-on-Thames, Alfred Alwyne Hingston, M.B., Ch.B., in his 89th year. [1881-89.] RUSSELL.—On 30th May, 1960, in Ramsey Hospital, Richard Forbes Russell, aged 81. [1891-97.] (Russell played Rugger for Yorkshire and England.) SCHOLEFIELD.—On 2nd May, 1960, Rev. Joshua Scholefield, Vicar of Arthington, Yorkshire. [Grove, 1919-23.]

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