THE PETERITE Vol. LVIII
FEBRUARY, 1966
No. 371
OBITUARY It is with great regret that we have to record the death of Dr. Edward S. Vergette, on 13th December, 1965. He had been our School Doctor for the past nine years, and no School could have had a more assiduous and attentive doctor. Many were the occasions when he would come at a moment's notice to make certain, often in the most trivial cases, that a boy was having the right attention and nursing, and the frequency of his visits showed his concern for anyone who was in his hands. He was the ideal family doctor to us all, and a familiar figure we shall miss. A 1st XV Rugger and 1st XI Cricket match would have seemed strange without him, and indeed his interest in the well-being of the School was one of the dominant features of the past nine years. He was proud of St. Peter's and of his connection with it. Edward Vergette was direct and fearless—dogmatic when certain of his ground—not slow to seek advice (a second opinion) when he felt it might help him to help his patient. His memory will fade, but his example will not have been lost on those who worked with him. We are richer for having known him, and the poorer at his departing. We extend our deepest sympathies to Mrs. Vergette in her bereavement.
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A Memorial Service for Dr. Vergette was held in the School Chapel, on Saturday, 29th January. The Headmaster gave a short address.
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CONTENTS PAGE
Obituary
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Editorial
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School Notes
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School Officials
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The Front of School Appeal
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Valete
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Salvete
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House Notes
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The Chapel
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Choir Notes
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House Singing Competitions ...
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The School Play
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The Debating Society ...
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Senior Science Society
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Russian Society
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The Ornithological Society
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Young Farmers' Club
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The Film Society
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Theological Society
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Photographic Society ...
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The Geographical Society
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Equine Society
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The British Ship Adoption Society
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Curia
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C.C.F. Notes
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Scout Group
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Rugby Football
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Shooting
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Squash ...
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Fencing ...
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Chess
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Cricket Fixtures, 1966 Old iPeterite News Illustrations:
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EDITORIAL To be able to look into a mirror and observe what is reflected there without fear or favour is one thing; but actually to have some say in polishing that mirror, and removing the distortions, and pointing it at different objects, is quite another. That is what The Clarion, the new School newspaper, offers. Its justification is simple : it does not contend with the Peterite, which is largely a chronicle, or Oasis, which only offers its literary refreshment in the summer. It is meant as an assembly-point of everything that concerns the School—accounts, reviews, opinions, criticisms, interviews and pictures and it will be able to give a fuller, more topical representation. In a way, the Peterite will be like a packet of soup-powder—rather condensed, but full of good stuff, easy to store, and long-lasting; whereas The Clarion should offer a hot and simmering and easily digestible soup-of-the-day, cooked by the diners themselves. To many people the two cultures of sport and studies (in that order) are all that happens of any importance in a school, and the notching-up of victories and successful examinees is the criterion of achievement. But however vital these statistics may be, they are as incomplete a guide to an individual's whole personality as those other vital statistics : in either case they only present an indication of a bare outline, and, impressive though this may be, we should want to know much more. For example, it matters that the debating-society thrives; that over eighty people took some part in the School play, and there is fierce competition for houses to stage their own productions; that house societies and discussion-groups flourish; that the library is used to the full; that music is made and listened to. These are all aspects of vitality. And then there needs to be consciousness of this vitality, because some things are more (or less) worthwhile than others. Consciousness means being aware of what you are doing, and what is being done to you, at home at school, or at large. This business of putting matters into perspective begins in discussion, but has to end in writing (even if that only provokes more discussion) : for in the process of writing, by planning, pruning and prying, a subject becomes more clearly seen, and therefore more definite. Here is your opportunity—a paper for your ideas, run by you; and the product reflects on you. We wish you success. 2
SCHOOL NOTES We welcomed four new members to the staff at the beginning of the Christmas Term: Mr. P. G. Croft, M.A., has come to be head of the Classics Department; Mr. A. J. Riley, M.A., and Mr. J. H. Dixon, B.Sc., to teach Science; and Mr. K. S. Clark, B.Sc., to teach Mathematics.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bolton on the birth of their son (Timothy), and to Mr. and Mrs. Kirby and Mr. and Mrs. Burbridge, on the birth of their daughters (Susanne and Sarah).
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York Symphony Orchestra gave a concert in the Memorial Hall on 17th November, and Mr. Waine shared the conducting with Dr. Jackson.
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The School play was a production of Henry IV, Part 1, by Mr. Bolton, and it was performed on 6th, 7th and 8th December. A report appears below.
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The seven boys—D. J. Barker, Bowie, Hargrave, Roebuck, Sugar, Summers-Smith and Waller—who took '0' Level Russian after four terms' preparation, all successfully passed. Congratulations to all concerned.
J. R. W. Thirlwell won an Open Scholarship in English at St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
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0. G. Hodgson has become an Associate of the Royal College of Organists.
During the holidays Mr. Maw and Mr. Craine took a party of twentynine to Leck in Austria for the winter sports.
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The School shop is in the process of being rapidly expanded to enable it to function fully as the School's outfitter's. 3
SCHOOL OFFICIALS SCHOOL MONITORS : G. F. HARDMAN : Head of the School I. M. GROMBIE : Vice-Head of the School T. J. NEWHOUSE W. R. PICKERSGILL K. D. LOCKWOOD S. C. MASLIN C. W. CLEGG P. ST. G. STEPHENSON R. D. HARDING: Chapel Monitor J. F. BROWN P. ABEL HOUSE MONITORS :
Dron field A. C. W. BUDGE M. J. T. CARR M. DONNELLY I. R. GIBSON B. LUMLEY-HOLMES P. S. MARSDEN
Queen's
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D . R. BAXTER D . J. EMSLEY R. K. HALL K . HOLLENDER R. A. PEAKER J. J. VOOGHT
Manor J. S. ATKINSON I. L. BOYD D. J. MCKENZIE K. H. MURRAY N. E. TOMLINSON T. H. VICKERS
Rise
P. M. DARLEY . E. FUREY C. J. M. DUCKWORTH D . C. ORD S. J. HACKNEY . M. RAWLINGS P. R. HARRISON P. M. SHEPHERD 0. G. HODGSON C. J. SWIERS R. J. WATTS J. R. W. THIRLWELL G. A. WILLSTROP
School House T. B. A. EVANS R. J. H. GOODWILL M. E. GOUGH A. P. HOTHERSALL J. R. S. LAZENBY R. PICKERSGILL R. G. ROBINSON
Temple P. H. BLUNDY M. G. DAY N. W. GRAHAM J. HARVEY S. G. LANCASTER J. D. MARTIN J. PAWSON T. B. WARD
Captain of Rugger: D. J. EMSLEY Captain of Cricket: W. R. PICKERSGILL Captain of Hockey: J. J. VOOGHT Captain of Boats: G. F. HARDMAN Captain of Squash: R. D. HARDING Captain of Shooting: J. F. BROWN Captain of Fencing: J. PAWSON Captain of Tennis: D. R. BAXTER Captain of Chess: J. D. MARTIN Captain of Athletics: C. W. CLEGG 4
THE FRONT OF SCHOOL APPEAL The appeal for the renovation of parts of the front of the School has reached £768 6s. 8d., and there follows a list of the subscribers. J. A. Hanson writes that a number of the signatures on the cheques, although giving hint of genius, were, in fact, illegible, as were many of the initials. If any subscriber's name does not appear on the list, would he please contact him at Pendle House, 73 Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancs. Archer-Burton, R. A. Archer, L. H. J. Anelay, W. Addey, J. F. W. Alderson, G. W. R. Brunton, J. Baldwin, C. H. C. Bentley, W. B. Burdass, R. D. Brewin, J. D. Beachell, P. M. Bamforth, H. Baxter, R. Birch, J. D. Brown, D. Brown, Hugh Bagshaw, D. W. Bagshaw, P. D. Bagshaw, W. S. B. Burdon, T. H. Burdon, R. T. Burdon, J. Barrett, A. R. Boyes, K. A. Burder, A. P. Buttrum, A. Beachell, F. M. Bean, K. C. Barker, H. E. Beckett, J. Boulton, T. B. Barton, D. F. Baldwin, P. T. Chilman, K. G. Chilman, P. W. G. Crawshaw, H. G. Coates, R. S. Collins, A. A. Collier, A. J. Colley, W. H. Clark, R. T. Cockcroft, Cockburn, P. Clegg, M. Dunbar, R. M. Delsado, G. A. Deas, D. M. Douglas, M. S. Dalkin, W. R. Dowson, R. Donkin, T. Donkin, T. W. Douglas, F. H.
Dodd, D. F. Dickenson, J. M. Dixon, R. S. DeLittle, R. G. Edinger, L. D. Eccles, Fisher, Sir G. Fawcett, T. P. N. Fairclough, J. Gray, G. P. Gilbert, E. W. Gray, B. A. C. G. Graham, G. E. L. Gregory, V. B. Gedge, J. B. Golden, G. H. Hollander, C. Howarth, A. Hodd, H. N. Harland, M. H. Horsley, J. D. Holgate, E. Houshton, J. Hill, E. H. Houghton, C. Hanson, J. A. Hedley, A. Hanson, J. A. Hanson, T. A. Harwood, R. H. Horsley, W. J. Hayes, J. T. R. Holloway, M. Hudson, C. K. Johnson, A. N. Knapton, J. J. F. King, P. B. Kazerooni, S. K. Knowlson, D. W. Lyth, F. E. Lee, G. C. Lamb, D. A. A. Ledger, M. Lockwood, C. Lewis, C. Leach, A. C. Mitchell, G. F. B. Moore, J. E. Middleton, T. Moss, J. H. Murray, H. Mason, P. J. R. Mack, G. H.
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Mann, F. J. Mervyn, R. F. S. Milner, G. H. Mould, J. Metcalfe, R. H. Mammatt, S. McDermid, N. G. L. R. March, G. R. A. Macildowie, A. B. Matthews, P. G. Moat, P. H. Masterman, J. L. Masser, R. T. Macildowie, G. M. Norwood, Pat Newdick, F. Ogley, E. H. Ogilvie, D. G. Peacock, R. W. Pacey, F. W. B. Pawle, G. Pickersgill, J. B. Parker, R. H. Pickering, B. H. Peat, E. W. Powell, W. W. Powell, M. T. Powell, W. B. Proctor, D. R. Priestley, R. Rhodes, K. H. Reed, Mick Robinson, E. Rhead, P. J. Raylor, J. M. Ryder, C. D. Ratter, J. Rumfitt, D. T. Rainford, T. C. Rob, C. Rymer, A. Robson, P. F. J. Roy, M. H. T. Rice, T. D. L. Raley, M. Raley, H. A. G. Rodger, Sir J. Richardson, J. K. Rayson, J. C. M. Starkey, J. H. Scott, J. S. Schofield, J. Stones, D. J.
Shardlow, A. J. Stratton, W. Smith, E. M. Storey, S. H. Smithson, J. M. Schofield, C. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stephenson, R. F. D. Stratton, R. Samman, R. A. C. Sykes, P. R. Stansfield, L.
Sears, A. C. Strike, W. Smallman, A. B. Saville, J. M. Smart, T. E. H. Tate, D. H. Thomas, C. L. Turner, A. L. Troop, J. G. Troughton, A. P. Terrace, D. Veal, M.
Whitfield, D. J. Watson, B. Way, B. G. Webber, R. S. F. Wilson, A. G. Woodcock, A. J. A. Wright, P. J. Watson, F. F. Wise, E. J. Yeld, P. H.
VALETE P. J. Anfield. 1960-65. Queens. V Modern. "0" Level (5). Senior House Rugger, House Swimming, Junior House IV. 1st Class Scout. Quantity Surveying. I Lawnway, Stockton Lane, York. Tel. 53158.
J. S. Atkinson. 1958-65. Manor. Trans B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). 1st XV 1964-65, 3rd IV 1964-65; School Athletics Team 1964; House Tennis, Swimming, Captain of House Rugger and Athletics. Y.F.C. Treasurer 1964-65 Auctioneering and Estate Agency. Greystones, Garton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, E. Yorks. Tel.: Driffield 2212.
N. J. Beards. 1958-65. Manor. Trans B. "0" Level (6). House Rugger, Boating, Swimming, Athletics. Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Accountancy. Green Ridges, 51 Coast Road, Redcar, Yorkshire. Tel. : Redcar 4134P. H. Blundy. 1959-65. Temple. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (English, History). "0" Level (11). U. of E. 1st VI Tennis, 2nd XI Hockey, Senior Colts Cricket XI, Junior House Rugger, House Squash (capt.). Accountancy. 1 Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses, York. Tel.: 66313.
R. C. Dixon. 1956-65. Rise. U.VI. "A" Level (History, English, French). "0" Level (9). U. of E. Captain of House Cross-Country, House Rugger, Athletics, Cricket. Scouts Patrol Leader, Senior Scouts. Secretary of Russian Society, House Representative of Theological Society, Committee Member of Curia. Gray College, Durham. Law. 210 Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 25211. R. M. K. Doyle. 1961-65. Manor. U.VI "A" Level (French (Dist.), German, English). "0" Level (to). U. of E. House Cricket and Athletics. C.C.F. Cpl., R.A.F. Section. Secretary and Treasurer Modern Languages Society. 200 Park Avenue, Hull. Tel. : 4 2 575. R. A. Ende. 1964-65. Manor. IVa. Further Education. North Road, Pinewood Acres, R.D. 2, Corning, N.Y., U.S.A.
S. J. Hackney. 1958-65. Queens. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry, Maths for Science, Physics) "0" Level (to). U. of E. Colts VIII, House IV, House Shooting IV, Junior House Rugby. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Manchester University. Chemistry. 157 Gale Lane, Acomb, York. Tel. 78494•
P. R. Harrison. 1962-65. Queens. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (French, English, German). "0" Level (9). U. of E. Senior House Rugger XV. House Representative for Russian and Modern Languages Societies. Back Lane, Bilbrough, York. Tel.: Tadcaster 2805.
A. P. Hothersall. 1961-65. School. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics (Dist.), Chemistry, Biology). "0" Level (to). U. of E. House VIII (Boating), Swimming, Cross Country. Scouts Senior Patrol Leader. Hon. Treas. Organ Society. Sheffield. Medicine. Reservoir House, Stubley Lane, Dronfield, Nr. Sheffield. Tel.: 2202.
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J. Lees. 1958-65. Manor. V B. "0" Level (7). Under 14 Colts, House Rugger, Cricket Athletics, Swimming, Rowing. C.C.F. R.A.F. Junior Corp. Band Clerk. Agriculture. 15 Healds Green, Chadderton, Nr. Oldham, Lancs. Tel.: Main 7119. D. C. Ord. 1957-65. The Rise. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level Geography (Dist.), English, French) "0" Level (12). U. of E. House Rugger and Cricket. C.C.F. Leading Seaman (R.N. Section). Chairman Geographical Society. Univeristy College, London. Geography. 412 Acklam Road, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Tel.: 86o44. P. L. D. Rank. 1956-65. Temple. U.VI A. Library Monitor. "A" Level (Latin, Greek, Ancient History (Dist.). "0" Level (to). U. of E. Senior Scout. Music Society (Gramophone Librian), House Representative of the Russian Society. University to Read Classics, then Teaching. ro Mount Vale Drive, The Mount, York. Tel.: 59686. P. A. Young. 1959-65. Queens. V Modern. Junior House Rugger. C.C.F. R.A.F. Section. Motor Engineering. 14 Algarth Road, Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 56243•
SALVETE DRONFIELD Brockbank, R. J., Fisher, T., Gooder, F. T., Heap, K. I. P., Jones, P. G., Mitchell, W. W. H., Pickles, C. J., Stone, W. H., Watson, C. J., Whitehead, 0. C. T., Willis, J. D. GROVE BlacIdock, P. H., Bond, C. J. D., Haigh-Lumby, P. R., Johnson, C. G., Oliver, S. W. St. J., Pearson, J. M., Pollard, A. P., Pollard, D., Shacideton, D. I., Washington, K. MANOR Astley, S. R. H., Clayburn, W. C. W., Cooper, R. M., Dacey, P. W., Gray, G. Q., Holmes, P., Keean, A. A., Kidd, C. W., Mitchell, D. J., Simpson, B. G., Whittaker, J. A. L., Wood, P. G. QUEENS Black, M. J., Bowen, S. R., Collinson, J. M., Crawford, J. F. A., Fender, J , Hepworth, M. G. B., Judson, D. J. M., Lovell, J. D., Marsden, P. W. F., Miller, S. J. K., Pearson, M. C., Reaston, P., Willey, F. R., Wright, P. M. RISE Gill, J. A., Harding, D. F., Hargreaves, J. D. B., McAinsh, C. D., Mac Leod, R. D., Nixon, J. N. V., Phelps, R. B., Ramsden, C. W., Reed, A. B., Rowbottom, R. E., Stephenson, M. G. V., Varley, A. W., Withers, S. P. SCHOOL HOUSE Argyle, J. M., Ashburn, R., Bailey, M. E., Beaumont, I. R., Collinson, S. P., Goodrick, J. C., Henderson, G. D., Littlefield, T. P., Sargeant, T. B., Walker, P. M., Wells, J. E. R., Wilson, P. D. TEMPLE Bowie, A. S., Clarke, C. D., Eggleshaw, R. C., Elliott, P. J., Fisher, G. V., Heath, R. A., Hudson, L. R., Lockwood, P. A., Rounthwaite, D. P., Slee, K. C., Williams, W. J., Woollons, W. G.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE After a successful opening year, the problem of maintaining the spirit that a new House inevitably incorporates faced those returning and the 11 new members of the House. Despite losing one cup, we retained another, and our loss was certainly not due to any lack of effort. We thank all those involved for their efforts. A healthy cross-section of the House took part in the school production of `"Henry IV, Part I", both on stage and behind the scenes. Mention should be made particularly of the fine contributions made by Clegg as 7
Falstaff and Donnelly as Hotspur. Indeed, movements are afoot for the production of a House play in the Easter Term. The House Society met once this term when Mr. Burden, the Junior School Chaplain, gave an interesting talk and provided an enjoyable evening. We would like to thank I R Gibson for organising this meeting, and look forward to further interesting meetings next term. With a view to the future, we hope next term will be a happy and successful one in work, sport and general activities. Our hopes, however, that certain younger members of the House will overcome their natural reticence and contribute more to the activities of School and House.
THE GROVE At the beginning of the term we welcomed Mr. Allen as Assistant Housemaster. P. St. G. Stephenson was appointed Head of House, I. M. Crombie, Vice-Head of School, J. F. Brown a School Monitor and D. R. Baxter, D. J. Emsley, R. K. Hall, K. Hollender, R. A. Peaker and J. J. Vooght became House Monitors. Achievements on the rugger field were far better than expected. The Junior team overwhelmed The Rise (48-0), but lost to Temple (8-3) in the semi-final. The Senior team lost to the powerful Dronfield team 9-0) and P. St. G. Stephenson was awarded his House colours. When the severe weather brought rugger to a halt for a while, D. J. Emsley organised some inter-house basketball, at which we proved very successful, amassing 104 points in two games. R. K. Hall and J. F. Brown led the House singing early in the term, but in spite of our lusty efforts we came fifth; our unison song, "The Swannee River", will be remembered for some time. Sixteen boys from The Grove took part in the School Play in one way or another; a large part of these helped behind the scenes under the direction of I. M. Crombie. It is also worth noting that, after getting the lowest average in the Work Cup last year, there has already been a distinct improvement in the Junior section of the House.
MANOR HOUSE At the beginning of term, Atkinson, Murray, McKenzie, Tomlinson and Vickers were appointed House Monitors, and we were joined by twelve new-boys. During the term there has been a definite rise in the sporting standards, although no cups have come our way. The Senior House Rugger, captained by Atkinson, won a hard fought match against Queens, 6-5, but lost in the semi-final to Temple 11-12. The Junior House team, captained by F. J. Vickers, lost in the first round to Queen's, the eventual winners. Bird is to be congratulated on gaining his Junior House Colours. House competitions have been arranged under H. L. Wood, and these again proved to be very popular, by the amount the games room was used. C. J. A. Smith introduced a chess ladder, which has been very successful, and will no doubt influence his choice of the House Chess team next term.
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The whole House has again managed to do well by coming third equal in the House singing competition, and McKenzie must be congratulated in managing to acquire the large following it had. has been completed and will We are pleased to say that the Manor be issued at the beginning of next term. This is mainly due to the hard work and enthusiasm of Tomlinson. We would like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Bolton on their new-born, who we hear is to be called Timothy. And also to Mr. Bolton, who managed to produce the play so well. Finally, we say farewell to our leavers, thank them for all they had done for the House and the School, and wish them all the best for the future.
QUEEN'S HOUSE Queen's started the New Year with G. F. Hardman, the Head of School, as the Head of House. P. Abel was appointed a School Monitor and C. J. M. Duckworth, 0. G. Hodgson, G. A. Willstrop, P. M. Darley, S. J. Hackney, P. R. Harrison and R. J. Watts appointed House Monitors. With 14 new boys the total strength was 65. We just missed the Work Shield, being second to Temple, and this was also the order in the House 'Singing Competition, even though our part singers did extremely well. In the Senior Rugger we were determined to wrest the trophy from Dronfield, but unfortunately lost to Manor, 6 5, after a very close struggle, in the first round. However, in the Junior Rugger, we gained our revenge, by beating Manor, Dronfield and then Temple in the final. In the latter game much of the credit for this fine win goes to the forwards, who outplayed the experienced Temple forwards, thus enabling our fine back division to play its part. The bad weather prevented our league teams from showing their paces. Junior House Colours were awarded to M. K. Bowen, J. F. Cole, M. C. Gilbot and C. J. A. Smith. -
As usual we were well represented in the School teams and J. A. Benn, J. E. Dickinson and C. A. Wood gained their Colours in the unbeaten Colts XV. In the School Play, "Henry IV, Part 1", we had a good representation, both on and off the stage. The experience gained should give those who took part great confidence for the House Play next term, and for the future. Unfortunately Mr. Shuttleworth, our Housemaster, decided that, owing to pressure of work, he would have to retire from Queen's, after four years invaluable service. The House is very sorry that he took this step, but wish him well 'for the future, and we thank him for all the hard work he has put into the House. P. R. Harrison, S. J. Hackney, P. Anfield and P. A. Young are also leaving us this term. We hope that they are all successful in their new fields, and thank them for all they have done for the House. We welcome Mr. Burbridge, who is taking over from Mr. Shuttleworth, and hope he will be very happy with us. 9
THE RISE After yet another term of hard endeavour in the sporting field, the House failed to bring back any material proof of it; but it can be safely said that enthusiasm has reappeared in the lower part of the House among the most junior elements. At the beginning of term we welcomed N. E. Furey, D. C. Ord, D. M. Rawlings, P. M. Shepherd, C. J. Swiers and J. R. W. Thirlwell as House Monitors, whilst T. J. Newhouse and R. D. Harding were appointed Head of House and Chapel Monitor respectively. We also have with us for the year R. B. "Bob" Phelps from Lake Charles, Louisiana, to whom we give a warm welcome. The Senior House rugger team, under D. M. Shepherd, made a definite improvement on last year, to the tune of 12 points. We were beaten 31-3 by Dronfield House in the first round, but once again the team tried hard and did well to restrict such a formidable side to 14 points against three at the interval. The Junior team failed to come up to expectations, but with a little more effort should do much better next year. In the House Singing Competition The Rise came only sixth, which did not justify the efforts of Mackinder and Thirlwell, which were at the least highly commendable. Near the end of term the School's production of "Henry IV, Part I" proved a great success, and in this no fewer than 19 Risites took some part. Next term it is hoped that the House will produce, under the guidance of J. R. W. Thirlwell, a rendering of NikolailGogol's "Government Inspector", for which there would appear to be no lack of talent. We were all very pleased and proud that J. R. W. Thirlwell gained a Scholarship in English at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. The end of term saw the departure of R. C. Dixon and D. C. Ord; we thank them for their various contributions to the House and wish them well in their future careers.
SCHOOL HOUSE The House returned to find the monitorial body numbering five, the lowest for many years, the non-appearance of Robinson being due to illness. However, numbers of this particular body were swelled to eight when Hothersall and Goodwill were later instated. There are 12 new faces in the House, making the total now 51. One of the new boys joined the seniors and of the 11 juniors three have elder brothers in the House. In the sporting field we attained the expected level. The very enthusiastic Senior House team, led by Lazenby, met disaster in losing to Temple, who reached the final. The Junior House team met a similar fate and lost to Dronfield; Sargeant and Doyle played well for both teams and Doyle was awarded his Junior House colours, Sargeant already having his. The Housing singing was enthusiastically supported and Gough is to be congratulated on tuning the House to third position. Once again the House was well represented in the life-saving and generally made its presence felt in the baths. The games room has flourished under Pickersgill's supervision, though the dart board is showing signs of misuse. However, we look forward to various competitions being organised next term. Also under Pickergill's eye some juniors have started squash and though squash is by no means strong in the House we have some keen players. 10
The House Society, Ecclesia, was restarted this term and two meetings were held. The second meeting was enjoyed by all attending when Mr. Clark and Mr. Dixon enlightened us on how one spends one's time at university. We lost Mr. Craine rather unexpectedly half-way through the term, but the House, as a whole, was glad to see him back after an absence of four days. We say goodbye to A. P. Hothersall and wish him all that we would wish ourselves in the future.
TEMPLE This term we welcomed 11 Juniors, and we hope their stay with us will be a long and happy one. Seven new House Monitors also joined Lockwood and Day, and we are very grateful for the help of these boys— Martin, Blundy, Harvey, !Pawson, Lancaster and Ward. Blundy, however, decided to leave us half way through the term in favour of accountancy, and our best wishes go with him. The House enjoyed a successful term both on and off the rugger field. At the beginning of the term we were presented with the Work Cup, although a certain amount of discussion took place over who should have collected it. The House also succeeded, under Barker's guidance, in winning the House Singing Competition, and we thank all those who gave up their time to rehearse. The rugger teams were also very successful, and the Junior House team lost by a narrow margin of six points to a strong Queen's team. Our greatest disappointment, however, was in the Senior House Rugger, where after defeating the Manor 12-11 we lost to a strong Dronfield team by 20 points to three. P. R. Hart had led us well up until the final, where he was sadly missed, and we were captained by T. B. Ward, who has always been a strong member of the team. M. G. Day and S. A. Bough were awarded Senior House colours, and P. T Summers and D. B. Hart were awarded Junior House colours for their efforts in rugby. We therefore look forward to the Easter Term, where we hope to put up a strong challenge in the athletics and cross-country.
THE CHAPEL The first special service of the Christmas Term was the Harvest Thanksgiving. Once again members of the Committee of the Young Farmers' Club presented baskets of corn, fruit and flowers, and we are very grateful to Mr. Baldwin for arranging the loan of the baskets and coats; and to those who decorated the Chapel so beautifully. The prayers were composed specially by members of IV Alpha. The next day the harvest produce was taken round by parties of boys to families in York who had been recommended by the Family Service Unit. The services on Remembrance Sunday followed the pattern of former years. We were glad to welcome the Choir of St. Olave's and their new Chaplain, Rev. M. H. Burden, who conducted the second part of the Service of Remembrance in the morning. 11
Many seem to have enjoyed the Carol Service and not least the performance of "Silent Night" in its original version for duet and guitar. We reverted to the custom of holding the Carol Service on the last Sunday evening of term, with the result that we were able to give a considerably larger sum to the Godfrey Walker Nursery as well as our usual support for the John Burrill Home. Our two visiting preachers this term were •Canon J. S. Purvis and the Dean of York. We are most grateful to them for coming. N.K-W. P.S.—About three dozen members of the School shared in sending 12 Christmas parcels to homeless boys in Borstal—a very worthwhile effort, which was much appreciated by the boys, judging by their letters.
CHOIR NOTES The term proved to be a very busy one for the Choir, and it was therefore gratifying that all the members settled down to the task ahead of them at an early stage, giving a satisfactory rendering of Tye's "0 Come ye Servants of the Lord" on the first Sunday of term. The following week was the School's Harvest Festival, at which the Choir sang the traditional anthem "Thou Visitest the Earth", whilst the School combined with them in the singing of Naylor's majestic "Benedicite". They also had their chance the next Sunday with Stanford's ever-popular "Magnificat in B flat". This anthem was repeated a fortnight later, but was now supplemented by the corresponding "Nunc Dimittis". On the intervening Sunday, at Matins, the Choir gave another memorable performance of Britten's "Jubilate in C" to the great delight of a few and the uncomprehending disdain of the majority. On Remembrance Sunday, two services were held (the only Sunday during the whole year when this occurs) and, as is customary at the evening service the anthems "Greater Love hath No Man" and "Non Nobis Domine" were sung. The solo parts in the former were taken by Wright and Thirlwell, and the whole School sang the latter. Sung Communion was again a combination of Merbecke's fine plainsong and Dark's more modern version in F. The following Sunday, as a prelude to the Carol Service the next week, the Choir sang Bach's famous "Zion Hears Her Watchmen's Voices". The Carol 'Service, the climax to the term, was once again a judicious blend of 'Choir and Congregation and Ancient and Modern. Reed gave the service a good start with his singing of the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City". Amongst the more notable events of a memorable occasion were: the highly contemporary "From East to West" by Paul Gibbs, which provoked a great amount of comment both favourable and otherwise; "In Dulce Jubilo", the verse of which was sung by Wright (Tr), Howat (A), Thirlwell (T) and 'Barker (B); finally an unforgettable rendering of the original "Silent Night", in which the Trebles were ably accompanied by Mackinder on the guitar. The resultant simple yet beautiful blend provided a wonderful climax to a very successful service. We thank all those who have helped us this term, both musically and mechanically, and look forward to another term as varied and successful as the last. J.R.W.T. 12
HOUSE SINGING COMPETITIONS The eighteenth House Singing Competitions took place in the Memorial Hall, on Tuesday evening, 19th October. So early in the School year it was found that the treble tone was brighter and the broken voices rather less mature than has been the case when the competition has been held in the Easter Term. It says much for the adjudicator, Mr. William Hook, Director of Music of Aldenham School, that his adjudications were not only spirited, entertaining and very much to the point, but were also generally accepted by victors and vanquished alike. Although there is one challenge cup, there are in reality two competitions, for Part Song and Unison Song. In the Part Song, Temple showed convincingly that to win it is not essential to have treble voices or to sing "something with a tune". In fact D. J. Barker piloted a broken-voiced team through the intricacies of Michael Este's "How merrily we live" (an early 17th century work) with such skill that he "sold" it not only to the adjudicator but to the audience as well. That some of his team were better known in the "pop" world shows the importance of rhythm and a lively sympathy between the 20th and early 17th century composer's attitudes. 0. G. Hodgson's team in Queen's also earned high marks for their 5-part "Silver Swan" (Orlando Gibbons, 1612), but the choice did not appeal to all sections of the audience. Although a judge is independent and decides the results from a wide musical experience, yet he is bound to be influenced by the audience reaction. The rhythmic bite of Temple undoubtedly appealed more generally than the subtly changing harmonies of Queen's. School House put in a large team for their Hungarian Folk Song and deserved to win a high place with a wiry performance of a tricky piece. Barker also led his large team to victory in the Unison Song, earning high praise with a performance, unaccompanied, of "Down among the Dead Men". As Mr. Hook said. it could so easily have been routine, but was, in fact, forthright and fresh. The rhythmic lilt of Swanee River, coupled with a feeling that they had thought themselves into the part brought Grove out second. Manor were third in this class with a welldrilled, carefully wrought, Santy Anno. So Temple carried off the day with Queen's second and School House and Manor tying for third place. Apart from the competition, it had been an enjoyable concert with no items that were failures. While Mr. Hook prepared his marks the whole school joined in singing "Heart of Oak" with obvious relish. F.W.
THE SCHOOL PLAY The School Drama Society, once more availing itself to the full of the larger stage and improved facilities in the Memorial Hall, again scored a notable success in their production this year of Henry IV, Part 1. With a cast of fifty-eight and employing a further forty-six people in various capacities behind the scenes, it was a triumph not of individual brilliance but of co-operative effort, a uniformly sound production which was clearly the result of thorough rehearsal, very careful attention to every aspect of stagecraft and firm central control. The Society is to be congratulated on its three very good performances. That the producer had no outstanding natural acting talent to draw 13
upon was perhaps no disadvantage. A star performer might have upset the balance of a cast which was most shrewdly selected and in which no one player dominated the scene more than the action of the play required. What was remarkable was the quite high general standard of playing, never less than adequate and often, by the standards applicable, very good. In the circumstances, the bouquets naturally go to those who were called upon to fill the major parts: to C. W. Clegg (Falstaff), generally acclaimed for a performance which improved as it went on, reaching a climax in his "honour" speech, in which he was really carrying the audience with him; to J. R. W. Thirlwell, impressive as the King; to N. E. Furey, rather more convincing as the defender of the Crown, than as the boon companion of Sir John; and to M. Donnelly, who certainly caught some of the fire of the impetuous Hotspur. In the secondary roles, G. A. Willstrop obviously found the part of Glendower to his liking, while T. A. B. Evans (Mistress Quickly) and C. J. Swiers (Sir Richard Vernon) deserve particular mention. To proceed further, however, would be inviduous, when all the members of this large cast acquitted themselves with equal adequacy to the parts allotted them. With this valuable experience behind them many of them will achieve their reward in due course. Competent acting of itself does not necessarily ensure a smooth production. Here the designers and constructors of the set made a valuable contribution. Their set, not elaborately impressive, but simple and flexible, had as its main feature a central column which could quickly be made to represent a stone pillar, a tree in a wood, or even, when opened out, the dais for a throne. Shifts of scene were rapid and effective and the action was able to move swiftly forward. The covering of the orchestra pit by an apron stage might have seemed to preclude the usual participation of the School's musicians in the production. But if Glendower could conjure music out of the air, they would too. Mr. Waine and 0. G. Hodgson arranged and devised a musical accompaniment for the whole play, the instrumentalists, with guitarists pleasingly prominent at times, played and recorded it, and J. M. Grayson undertook the responsible task of synchronising the music and sound effects with the action. Any serious errors here could have been disastrous, but Grayson performed his job admirably. Such mistimings as there were, were more apparent to the players than to the audience. The music itself, after the initial shock of a strange-sounding "God Save The Queen" was generally considered pleasing and effective. The costumes and make-up were excellent. With such a large cast, those responsible bore a heavy burden. They were busy throughout most of the three performances and made a handsome contribution to the success of the production. So too did those responsible for the careful preparation of the fight scenes. These were really exciting, realistic enough to cause anxiety in the audience, yet never out of control. The production as a whole was a model cif what can be achieved by the widest recruitment and delegation, combined with attention to detail and firm central direction. If the play was rather slow to start, it soon gained momentum and moved swiftly onwards, without delays or faltering, to an effective climax. Anyone who came with qualms lest a full five acts of amateur Shakespeare would be long and tedious, went away well entertained. As for the enjoyment of the numerous participants— and what on these occasions is more important than that?—it was plain for all to see. 14
THE DEBATING SOCIETY As has sometimes happened in the past, the Society was slow to find its style for the new school year, no doubt because of the departure of some of its outstanding characters. The standard of debating rose steadily, however, and there were perhaps two important changes in procedure that contributed to this. First was the earlier and wider publicizing of debates, and second the system of members notifying the President beforehand if they intended to speak, and thus ensuring that they would be called. Mr. C. W. Clegg was President for the term, with Mr. M. Donnelly Vice-President and Mr. J. R. W. Thirlwell Secretary. On 2nd October Mr. D. M. Rawlings opened the year's debating by proposing in an open meeting, "Let China sleep, for when she wakes, all the world with tremble". He was seconded by Mr. P. M. Shepherd and opposed by Messrs. J. Cartwright and R. K. Hall. After a promising number of younger speakers had taken part, the motion was lost by 54 votes to 16, with 26 abstentions. A closed meeting was held in the Stephenson Room on 16th October. The motion that "This House thinks that the social and economic advantages of cremation are sufficient to warrant its being made obligatory" was proposed by Mr. N. E. Furey, seconded by Mr. C. J. A. Smith, and opposed by Mr. T. B. A. Evans, seconded by Mr. A. W. Parker. A wide range of discussion mostly serious and thoughtful, resulted in the motion being lost by 26 votes to 17, with 2 abstentions. We were glad to welcome a team from Easingwold Grammar Modern School on 11th November, when Mr. J. Hutton, seconded by Miss A. Fitchett, proposed that "This House foresees a united Europe". Messrs. J. R. W. Thirlwell and I. R. Gibson opposed the motion, which was carried by 49 votes to 38 with 8 abstentions. After the meeting the Committee entertained the Easingwold party at a buffet supper. The last debate was held in the Stephenson Room on 27th November. Messrs. R. Talbot-Jones and R. J. H. Goodwill proposed that "This House admires the courage of Mr. Ian Smith, former Prime Minister of Rhodesia". Messrs. M. Donnelly and M. G. Mallinson opposed this, and the subject evoked the liveliest debating of the term. The motion was lost by 30 votes to 12. So the term's debating ended in promising style, with a good number of new members making forthright and persuasive speeches. For the Easter Term, Mr. J. R. W. Thirlwell has been elected President and Mr. N. E. Furey Secretary. C.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY This term the Society held three meetings, and had one trip, which was to the Hawker-Siddeley Aircraft Factory at Brough. Twenty-five members, including the master-in-charge, were able to go on this trip,. and the method of selection was to give first priority to the Committee and then to members in the Sixth Form. This trip proved very successful and most interesting. On arriving at the factory we were given a short history of the Hawker-Siddeley Company itself, after which we were shown around the various departments. At the 15
time of the visit the Buccaneer was the only aircraft being produced, and we were in fact able to look over a practically complete one. The first meeting of the term consisted of a talk on "New Materials", given by Dr. Webster of Hull University. This proved to be the most popular meeting of the term, with many amusing demonstations given by Dr. Webster. In the second meeting of the term Major M. H. Priestley and Mr. D. A. A. Lamb, O.P., from the Royal School of Signals, gave a talk on "Transistors and their Effect on Military Telecommunication Equipment". This talk, dealing more with the technical side of the equipment, was also very interesting, and was enlightened by demonstrations of some military equipment. For the last meeting of the term Mrs. Renton, from Ripon College, gave a talk on "Mathematics by the Roadside". This was of interest to all and especially to the mathematically-minded amongst us. On the whole the term's meetings proved very successful, and the Society continues to flourish with much enthusiasm from its members. M.J.T.C.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY Christmas Term, 1965 A renewed interest in the Society was reflected in its record-breaking membership of over 100 boys. Three meetings were arranged for the term, the last of which was to be composed of a film show. R. C. Dixon opened the Society's year with a talk on the School's trip to Russia in April, 1965; he commented on the educational value of such a trip, and the talk was illustrated with slides ably projected by Q. Gray. The second meeting of the term took the form of three short talks given by members of the Society : I. R. Gibson gave an informative talk on certain of the leading Russian dramatists; P. R. Harrison described life in a Siberian prison camp; and P. L. D. Rank concluded the programme with an entertaining introduction to modern music in Soviet Russia. Attendances at both meetings were encouragingly large; the films "Moscow Taxi" and "Siege of Leningrad" naturally attracted the greatest interest. However, the audience was to be not a little disappointed by the two films, as neither of them came up to the expected standards. A full programme has already been planned for next term: the meetings should include a play-reading and the visit of an outside speaker. It is hoped that the enthusiasm shown this term will be continued in the future.
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THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Ringing activities during the first two terms of the year were not very great but many birds were ringed on two visits to the Isle of Man during the Easter and summer holidays reported in previous Peterites. This term, during the spell of bad weather in December, we managed to fit in nine visits to Moorlands, near Skelton. This is a roosting place for many species of birds, particularly finches. Just before dusk many hundreds arrive and a busy hour follows extracting the birds from the nets, ringing them and recording the results, the later birds being done by torchlight. The best day produced 76 birds. Greenfinches were the most plentiful, with chaffinches and redwings next. Several new species were added to the School ringing list. These are indicated, together with the ringing totals, in the list at the end. The grand total for the five years 1960 to 1965 is 7,096 birds of 71 species. RINGING TOTALS * New Ringing Species. Greenfinch (256), House Sparrow (191), Blackbird (126), Linnet (88), Chaffinch (63), Dunlin (59), Swallow (56), Starling (50), Dunnock (47), Redwing (45), Blue Tit (33), Robin (22), Ringed Plover (19), Brambling (15),* Song Thrush (14), Skylark (12), Meadow Pipit (11), Stonechat (10), Wren (9), Mistle Thrush (9), Willow Warbler (8), Great Tit (7), Wheatear (7), Tree Sparrow (6), Pied Wagtail (6), Redshank (5), Coal Tit (5), Chiff chaff (5), Rock Pipit (4), Goldfinch (4), Bullfinch (4), Whinchat (3), Goldcrest (3), Tree Creeper (2), Grey Wagtail (2), Woodpigeon (2), Long-tailed Tit (2), Sparrowhawk (1),* Curlew (1), House Martin (1), Spotted Flycatcher (1), Garden Warbler (1),* Little Stint (1), Black-headed Gull (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellowhammer (1), Fieldfare (1),* Willow Tit (1).* Total 1,227. Species 49.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB This term there were five main meetings with an Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, 11th November. This meeting was followed by a meal provided by the 'School. At the beginning of term a new Chairman and a new committee member had to be elected. C. J. Swiers became Chairman and R. A. Spilman took his place as Secretary. J. M. Grayson was elected as a committee member. For the first meeting Mr. Fridlington gave a talk on "Farming in the Vale of York" which is typified by his own farms. He described the types of land found in the Vale of York and the methods of farming employed. On 28th October Mr. Stephenson gave an illustrated talk on his visit to North America in the summer of 1963. The primary object of his visit was to study the marketing of livestock in North America. To illustrate his talk, Mr. Stephenson passed round some excellent photographs. On 1 1 th November Mr. Thomas, Vice-Principal of Askham Bryan Institute of Agriculture, demonstrated how to make a rope from lengths 17
of baler twine. He provided lengths of twine so that we could all try our hand at this rural craft. This was a somewhat unusual meeting, but was enjoyed by all. Doctor Scott of the Anderton-Richardson Fertilizer Company Limited came along on 25th November to give an illustrated talk on "Soils and Fertilizers". If somewhat complicated, the talk provided valuable information for many. The final meeting of the term was held on the 9th December when two films were shown. At the end of the meeting C. S. Martinson was elected Treasurer and G. M. Barton joined the committee. The Club's thanks were extended by the Chairman to J. S. Atkinson for his valuable services to the Club. T.H.V.
THE FILM SOCIETY The Magnificent Seven already has something of a classic status in the cinema which North West Frontier will never share, and yet they have much in common : they are both period-piece dramas portraying in simple and heroic terms a group of people with conflicting ideas of purpose and loyalty. And inasmuch as North West Frontier was an easier film to watch, it was more obvious: there were well-turned episodes of tension, and a stout defence of what used to be considered the traditional British virtues of modesty and courage. The weakness of The Magnificent Seven is shown in the use of that word "magnificent". Its original, the Japanese The Seven Samurai, is even more epic in length and action, but it takes great pains to base the glamour of the fighting in real human terms : the American version is notable for the performance of Yul Brynner and the powerfully managed story-line, but by and large it suffered from the usual Hollywood substitutes for deeply felt portrayal—luxury of presentation and panache. Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief is a clever film, and is a good example of his ability to combine comedy with his own brand of drama. He demands an intelligent response, and this is an important element in the success of his entertainment, because no sooner has the audience discovered one little nuance with delight than it has abruptly to turn its attention to another. There is an aura of suggestion of character and meaning pervading the settings, like the fancy-dress ball, the dialogues, as with the mother, and even the chase scenes: in a delightful moment a French police car founders for the sake of a totally unconcerned chicken. There came a break at this point, not only in time, but also in public relations: the Society was nearly closed because of the complete inability of a few people to realise that leaving litter behind really is both antisocial and not very flattering as a means of self-expression. Let's hope no more need be said. Of the three short films in the final programme Spike Milligan's Treasure Island, W.C.2 was the least successful. As a revelation of what goes on behind the scenes in Denmark Street it was too careful not to offend, so that one had to be content with one or two pieces of goonery and some rather flat commentary, interviewing and camera-work. The Red Balloon needed little introduction to many, and showed others what can be achieved artistically with camera and colour and movement. A -
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fantasy conceived in a very different spirit was The Little Island, and this produced a very pleasing audience response, considering that it is only usually thought worth showing to university audiences. To many it opened up new vistas of film art, not only because of its novelty in animation and sound-track, but also through its representation of abstract ideas in a witty and startling form. It must obviously be shown again.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY This term the Society held three meetings. The first was held on Friday, 22nd October, when the Rev. R. Bentinck gave a very enlightening talk on "Current religious problems in India". At the second meeting, held on 5th November, the Rev. M. W. Burden gave a lecture on "New ideas in Theology". This also proved very interesting. The final meeting was held on 26th November; A. J. Riley Esq., came to talk about the Vatican Council. The attendance at all the meetings was good, and a bright future can be seen for the Society; it is even planned to include films in next term's programme. T.B.A.E.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The competition held last Summer Term brought a large entry of colour slides, but few black and white exhibition prints. The coming Summer Term, I hope, will see this remedied. The colour slides were all good in technical quality but less so in outstanding composition and subject matter. The winners were Kitching and C. J. A. Smith. The first meeting of the Christmas Term concerned "Colour Slide Criticisms"— a taped commentary on the accompanying slides from Johnson's of Hendon. This term also saw the introduction of House representatives, who greatly increased the membership of the Society. With the increase in funds, new equipment, including an excellent enlarging lens, was purchased. The darkroom has been used frequently and successfully after a stimulating lecture on enlarging and processing given by Mallinson and Cartwright. The third lecture of this term consisted of "Colour after Dark" and "High Speed Ektachrome Film" from Kodak, and was well attended. In all, the term was a successful and profitable venture for the Society and its members.
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY On 30th September the Geographical Society visited the Furness Shipbuilding Company at Haverton-on-Tees. This company is just completing a modernisation scheme of over £3 million, and we were able to see some of the most modern machinery and techniques in the industry. The visit was very well planned, which greatly increased the interest. We started at the stock yards, where the steel plates arrive, partly by rail, partly by road. From here they are lifted by electro-magnetic gantries and taken to the adjoining shop, where they are first shot-blasted, and then cut. This latter process puzzled us, as two plates alongside each other were being cut with the same pattern, but in reverse—for port and starboard —without any markings or apparent guidance, and simply watched by one man. Next to the drawing office, where the techniques were beyond most of us, and then to the "Pilot Room". Here the mystery of the platecutting was explained. The pattern to be cut is drawn to one-tenth scale and photographed on to special paper. This paper is put into a machine which is equipped with a photo-electric cell that follows the black lines of the pattern—and at the same time operates the cutting machines (they move ten times as fast) fifty yards away in the machine shop. After seeing plates being formed into curved shapes, and the rivetting of pre-fabricated sections, we went out to the yards. Here we saw three stages. The first was little more than the keel laid of a bulk-carrier. The second was a ship for British-India nearly ready for launching. The wooden chocks were being put in place for this, and we went underneath the ship, with the warning, "Don't bang your head on the bottom". The third was the bulk-carrier "Buccleugh" in the fitting-out basin. This ship had already done builders' trials and was due for owners' trials in a fortnight. We went all over her and saw and learnt much. This concluded a most enjoyable and fruitful visit. We are grateful to the Furness Shipbuilding Company for having us, and were glad to hear that the contract secured that very day for a tanker for Norwegian owners completed full order books for three years ahead.
EQUINE SOCIETY Chairman: R. A. SPILMAN. Treasurer: C. J. SWIERS.
Secretary: C. C. RUSSELL. Committee Member: T. H. VICKERS.
The first meeting of the term was a talk by Major D. W. A. Swannell, who spoke about his job and also about the standard of the modern British Thoroughbred. The second meeting consisted of a film show and a talk by Mr. J. Fitzgerald, a leading National Hunt rider. Two of the films were of "Grand Nationals" and the third was a film of the Grand Steeplechase de Paris which "Mandarin" won without a bridle. Mr. Fitzgerald then talked about his riding experiences, particularly those against the mighty "Arkle". The Society would like to thank Mr. Willstrop for his help in forming the Society, and we welcome Mr. Maw, who has kindly agreed to take his place. C.C.R. 20
THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Rothesay Castle" completed Voyage 27 at the beginning of term. This voyage was a routine one to Port Elizabeth and Lourenco Marques to fetch fruit—in this case exclusively oranges, 5,070 tons of them. This ship is primarily a fruit carrier, with all the necessary provision for carrying various fruits each at the appropriate temperature. The voyage was largely uneventful, but Capt. Graham writes an interesting account of a tropical rainstorm : "We got to Dakar yesterday (18th Sept.) morning at 9-30 a.m. At midnight the previous night we ran into a most violent rainstorm. By 3 a.m. it had reached its climax. The wind was blowing a full gale and the rain was lashing down. The sky was constantly alight with tremendous flashes of sheet lightning, and the radar screen just showed a mass of rain. One or two ships which had been showing on the screen were blotted out completely. Oddly enough there was no thunder to be heard. I was beginning to wonder if it were possible for any more rain to be left when there were four flashes of forked lightning directly ahead of us which appeared to touch the sea, and from that moment the rain started to ease up, the wind to slacken off; and by 4 a.m. it was practically calm, with visibility 14 miles. I was told in Dakar that they had not had any rain for days." On completion of Voyage 27, Capt. Graham relinquished command of M.V. "Rothesay Castle", and we have just heard that he has been appointed to command the "Kenilworth Castle", which will now be our adopted ship.
CURIA It was decided at the beginning of the new School Year that the Society should be reorganized to cater for worthy individuals in the sixth form, A committee was set up in order to propose suggesions for future meetings, and although some very interesting and original ideas were put forward, most of them were not particularly practical. At the meeting of the committee the secretary was appointed in his absence. Towards the end of the term a meeting was arranged when Mr. Austin gave a most interesting and humorous talk entitled, "The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler." More meetings will be held in the Easter Term where originality, we hope, will be the main asset of the meetings. 21
C.C.F. NOTES We first have to record with regret that Lieutenant Mair has found it necessary to leave the Contingent. Everyone in the School will be well aware of Mr. Mair's many commitments, particularly in the boating terms, and we are most grateful for the time he has given to C.C.F. activities during the past seven years. Lieutenant P. G. Croft has joined the Contingent, and is at present fully occupied as the Adjutant. Apart from these changes, the main characteristic of the term has been the ease with which a new year's activity settled down. Under our completely voluntary system we naturally have doubts about recruiting each year, and about the maintenance of a Band in particular; but so far we find the system working well, with more opportunities for younger cadets to get promotion as senior ones "retire" after three years. It might be as well to erpphasise again that a Proficiency Test Certificate must be gained as the first essential for promotion, or to remain in the Contingent longer than three years, and that to gain Proficiency it is necessary to attend at least one annual camp or Arduous Training course. An unfortunate accident in which a contractor's roller caught a stay of the mast and caused its complete destruction has left us without a mast for a whole term. It seems that it will be some time before there will be a replacement and the return of the colour parades. The list for annual camp at Cultybraggan, Perthshire, is now filled up, and it is pleasing to fmd that a high proportion of each Service Section will be attending camps, some with Arduous Training as an alternative or as an addition.
R.N. SECTION Last term the following promotions were made: L/Sea. J. N. Yellowley to Petty Officer i/c. A.B. D. J. Barker to L/Sea. 2 i/c. L/Sea. D. J. McKenzie was appointed Section Writer. A.B. R. J. Mawer to L/Sea. i/c Stores. The Naval member of the Joint Cadet Executive, Commander J. F. House, R.N., paid us a visit at the beginning of term. The purpose of his visit was to see how the section was run, and to see the remains of the mast which had unfortunately lost an argument with a steam-roller during the holidays. The whaler was used several times at the beginning of term, and everyone received instruction from Chief P.O. Scribbins on handling and pulling it. This boat has since been forced into retirement and will probably be used for instructional purposes up at School. Three cadets, P.O. Yellowley and A.B.s Talbot-Jones, Fairhurst, Harrison, took part in a two-day cruise starting on 6th November on board H.M.S. "Northumbria", a coastal minesweeper of the Royal Naval Reserve, based at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was too foggy to go out to sea on Saturday, but the ship made her way down river to Tynemouth, where she was moored for the night by the cadets. By Sunday the fog had lifted, but the sea was rather rough, and so there was little paint in remaining at sea for any length of time. Lanchester sub-machine guns and .303 rifles 22
were fired out at sea at smoke floats. The ship then returned up river to H.M.S. "Calliope", her base ship, where she was scrubbed down. Although there was little practical training, the proficiency candidates still found the trip helpful for their examinations and also very enjoyable. The three cadets Mawer, McKenzie and Yellowley, who had taken Advanced Proficiency in the summer, all passed and were rated instructors. The remainder of the term's training constituted working for proficiency by Anson Division and four cadets, A. G. Bird, G. M. Fairhurst, R. L. Harrison and C. J. Sinclair, were successful. J.N.Y.
R.A.F. SECTION The Section numbered 37 at the beginning of the term, three less than the maximum. Senior N.C.O.s consisted of F/Sgt. Miers (i/c), Sgts. Oglesby and Gough, and Cpls. Smith, Denham and Ballinger. Cpls. Smith and Denham are to be congratulated on obtaining their Gliding Proficiencies during the summer holidays. Air Experience Flying took place on Sunday, 10th October, and 20 cadets obtained at least one 30 minutes' flight each in a Chipmunk. The Inter-House Model Aircraft competition for recruits was won by the Manor.
SCOUT GROUP The Group once again numbers about 70 and we have once again had an enthusiastic intake into the Scout Troop. Mr. C. P. M. Duncan is now Senior Scout Leader while W. R. Pickersgill has been appointed an Assistant Scoutmaster and I. L. Boyd has been acting in this capacity. At the end of term we held a very enjoyable informal Camp Fire at which Mr. Craine showed hitherto hidden talent as a conjurer.
SENIOR SCOUT TROOP A number of successful outdoor meetings have been held and we have once again demonstrated that most of us can find our way across unfamiliar country in the dark. In addition, training has gone ahead steadily with courses in the Public Health, Civics and Meteorologist Badges being completed during the term. Ambulance Badge work will be continued next term, along with training for the Senior Pioneer Badge. We entered one team for the local Senior Scout competition held in the Yorkshire Moors in October. Our team, consisting of A. P. Hothersall, R. J. Watts and R. Wood, acquitted themselves well, coming fourth out of 12 teams. We say goodbye to a number of Seniors this term, including two of our Patrol Leaders, R. C. Dixon and A. P. Hothersall. In addition, we lose P. J. Anfield, whom we shall miss at our Camp Fires, and P. L. D. Rank. We wish them all well and thank them for what they have done
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SCOUT TROOP At 35 the Troop is now the largest it has ever been. The new entry numbered 15, of which four joined as Tenderfeet. These were soon invested and made good progress with their Second Class tests under Plews. The scouts with Second Class started on their First Class training with Map-reading, Tracking and Estimation all completed. We welcome I. L. Boyd as Assistant Scoutmaster, who prepared the scouts with their First Class Badge for taking the Pioneer Badge next term. On Monday evenings during the term 17 scouts took a course at the Fire Station for the Firefighter Badge and were all successful at the end. They were Blomfield Cantrell, Cooper, Dodd, Buckman, Jervis, Johnson, McIlroy, Martin, 'Phillips, Plews, Powell, Summers, Varley, Willis.
RUGBY FOOTBALL SCHOOL MATCHES v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 13th October. Lost 14-17. In losing this all-important first school match, the School team never fulfilled the promise of the earlier club matches, and felt seriously handicapped by local conditions—very long, lush grass, heavy with dew—after practising on a dry fast surface. From the outset we were six points down in as many minutes (a penalty and a try), and throughout the match we had to endure the irritating spectacle of scoring only after Durham had established a clear marginal lead. For constructive rugby, the School had much the better of the game, but Durham claimed their successes mainly from individual opportunism, for which our back-row forwards were largely to blame. Clegg, moving left, twice sent Morris over for tries, both very similar, while Atkinson was at hand to complete another good movement and a third try. Emsley's conversion and Harding's dropped goal completed the score for the School, but still three points in arrears. The School did enough in this game to win any match, but yet committed more than enough mistakes to lose. Team : —Rawlings; Miers, Clegg, Morris, Duckworth; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Donnelly, Hart, Martinson, Pickersgill, Hardman, Doyle, Boyd, Atkinson. v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on Saturday, 16th October. Lost 3-13. Another very poor start—two converted tries to our opponents in the eighth and tenth minutes of the game. Thereafter the team can undoubtedly take credit for stemming what looked like becoming a flood-tide. Indeed, for a period of the second half the pack got well and truly on top, although one could never sense that this superiority would spread to the backs. A penalty landed by Emsley closed the gap, and much of the second half the game hung in the balance. 24
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Top: C. J. M. Duckworth; C. S. Martinson; N. G. A. Morris; R. F. Harding, Esq.; J. S. Atkinson; R. D. -Harding. Middle: G. F. Hardman ; P. R. H art ; M. Donnelly, (V.-Capt.); D.J. Emsley, (Capt.); W. R. Pickersgill; A. S. Medlycott ; C. W. Clegg. Bottom: P. Abel; T. H. Vickers; J. J. Vooght.
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The superior speed of the Bradford backs was, however, always much more threatening, and a further penalty, this time for Bradford, finally set the seal on our endeavours. Team : —Rawlings; Miers, Clegg, Morris, Duckworth; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Donnelly, Hart, Martinson, Pickersgill, Hardman, Doyle, Medlycott, Atkinson. v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 20th October. Won 31-0. This victory might well have been a morale booster. Try-scoring was not a difficult matter against our opponents' high tackling and weak positional sense, but the standard of play and techniques employed deteriorated so much that the game became ragged, confused and frustrating. The School's start was anything but convincing; indeed, they were lucky not to have been in arrears with a penalty against them, but after Emsley had landed a long-range penalty from mid-field the School's teething-troubles seemed over for the time being, and three further tries followed in quick succession before half-time. In all, tries were scored by Emsley (2), Clegg (2), Duckworth (2), Morris and Medlycott, with Vooght converting two. Newcomers Vooght and Groundwater were virtually untried. Team : —Vooght; Groundwater, Clegg, Morris Duckworth; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Donnelly, Hart, Martinson, Pickersgill, Hardman, Doyle, Medlycott, Atkinson. v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 23rd October. Lost 11-21. The last minute retirement of Emsley from the selected team did not omen well for this match, always a severe test at the best of times, but defeat in the end by only 10 points was a due reflection on the team's spirit, which alone at times seemed to be holding our opponents at bay. Thirteen points to Denstone in the first half was just reward for their superior line-out technique and some incisive running, but with the slight breeze and slope in their favour the School dictated matters more in the second half. Morris gained a fortuitous try which Vooght converted, while a penalty by Vooght and a fine long-range drop-penalty by Harding helped to close the gap. Vooght played an outstanding game at full-back, but both newcomers Beaumont (for Emsley) and Vickers found the pace a bit hot. Team : —Vooght; Groundwater, Clegg, Morris, Duckworth; Harding, Beaumont; Donnelly (Capt.), Hart, Martinson, Hardman, Pickersgill, Doyle, Medlycott, T. H. Vickers. v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 6th November. Lost 6-14. The Leeds G.S. team came here unbeaten and from the kick-off they showed that, if allowed to do so, their pack could dominate. They forced play down the right-hand touchline and a try was scored in the first five minutes. Only three minutes later a cruel bounce gave Vooght no chance 25
at all and the opposing left winger scored under the posts (8-0). A further penalty against the School for a line out infringement made it 11-0. But the School began to fight back quite magnificently, and the forwards won complete control—only the lack of pace in the centre and dropped passes stopped us from scoring a large number of tries. Medlycott, in fact, scored the first try against Leeds G.S. this season. After the interval Pickersgill scored and it was 11-6. The School hammered away at the Leeds defence which stretched but did not snap. Right at the end, cruelly, play sprang back to our line and Leeds scored a final try (14-6). St. Peter's were most unlucky to lose this game as for long periods the pack—collectively and individually—played so well that the entire Leeds team seemed to lose all confidence. Team: —Vooght; Abel, Morris, Clegg, Duckworth; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Atkinson, Hart, Donnelly, Pickersgill, Lazenby, Doyle, Medlycott, T. H. Vickers. Colours re-awarded to Clegg, Pickersgill and Hart. Colours awarded to Medlycott. -
v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 13th November. Lost 8-12. Victory for the School still remains elusive and as last year Giggleswick gained victory by the narrow margin of four points. The School were lucky to find the game equally poised at three points all at half-time, for they had made many mistakes, let in Giggleswick for an unopposed blind-side try, and only managed to draw level with a try by Abel on the left wing after an orthodox movement. The game sprang to life in the second half when the forward struggle became intense. Giggleswick seemed to have gained a commanding lead with a drop-goal and further try, but a break by Harding sent Clegg over for a try which Emsley converted, and one point stood between the two teams. The chapter of mistakes, however, continued for the School, and Giggleswick were let in for a last unnecessary try, which settled matters. Team : —Vooght; Abel, Morris, Clegg, Duckworth; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Donnelly, Hart, Martinson, Hardman, Pickersgill, Atkinson, Medlycott, Vickers. v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 20th November. Won 16-0. This game was played in treacherous conditions and was won convincingly by the School. The School pack completely dominated the opposition, and the half-backs, Emsley and Harding were able to take good advantage of this. Despite great territorial supremacy, the School's only score in the first half was a try by Clegg, converted by Emsley. In the second half, however, the constant pressure of the School forwards produced three more tries. Two of these were opportunist tries by Duckworth; Emsley converted
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one of the tries with a superb drop-kick from the touchline. Finally, after good handling by the pack, Donnelly scored an unconverted try. This was an excellent all-round performance, all the more praiseworthy as the game was played in such bad conditions. Colours re-awarded to Morris, Hardman and Atkinson. Colours awarded to Harding, Duckworth, Martinson and Vickers. Team : —Vooght; Abel, Clegg, Morris, Duckworth; Harding, Emsley; Donnelly, Hart, Martinson, Pickersgill, Hardman, Atkinson, Medlycott, Vickers. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 8th December. Won 14-3. The School celebrated their last school match of the season by playing with renewed confidence and winning by a clear margin. Emsley inspired his team in the opening minute by landing a longrange drop-goal after the award of a mark. Before Worksop had time to recover from this shock Atkinson scored a try after Donnelly had made a break from the line-out. With Emsley's conversion, the School soon led by eight points. To complete an excellent first half, a break by Morris sent Abel over for another try, to which Worksop replied with a try shortly before halftime. In the second half the School pack had lost something of its earlier steam but was always the more menacing in the loose. Finally, a fine forward rush, followed by a quick heel, saw Harding break on the blind side to send Abel in for his second try, which completed the scoring. Team : —Vooght; Duckworth, Clegg, Morris, Abel; Harding, Emsley (Capt.); Donnelly, Blackford, Martinson, Pickersgill, Hardman, Atkinson, Medlycott, Vickers. Colours re-awarded to Vooght. Colours awarded to Abel. v. OLD PETERITES Played on Saturday, 11th December. Won 6-3. With the spectacle of river floodwater very much on our doorstep, conditions were surprisingly good for this, as always, the last match of the season. O.P. tonnage was not in such marked contrast this year to School poundage, but as if recognising this fact the School played their game in a manner far more gentle than anything compared with the vigour of their recent play against Ampleforth and Worksop. Indeed, they were charitable to the extent of allowing Richard Baldwin to snap up a mid-field error and race over for a try after a splendid 40-yard dash. For the most part neither side seemed capable of switching the direction of any attacking move in the glutinous conditions underfoot, and many scoring opportunities went a-begging. Few players showed up to any marked degree except perhaps Phillip Clayton with his well-judged relieving kicks. 27
The scores levelled when Pickersgill went over for a try after a good break by Emsley, and then Clegg scored in the corner after a quick penalty awarded in front of goal, of which for some unaccountable reason the School disdained to take full advantage. How the School failed to score on many occasions in the last quarter, when the additional 8-yard width of the 1st XV field was having a telling effect on the Old Boys, they alone might know. Our thanks to W. H. Sugden (Yorkshire Society) for refereeing. OLD PETERITE XV P. B. Clayton; H. A. King, G. W. Cloughton, D. I. Fletcher, J. J. Rhodes; C. D. King, J. M. D. Kirk; W. Gibson, R. R. Baldwin, C. W. Thompson (Capt.), R. J. Sharp, P. Shearsmith, C. Metcalfe, I. B. Robertson, P. A. Liversidge.
RETROSPECT It is no vain boast to say that we can look back on this all too short season with a real sense of satisfaction for its achievement and success. To add to our pleasure the Senior Game returned to its proper domain, and once again 1st XV matches could be watched from the top of the bank, overlooking a pitch which is now almost full width. The opportunity, too, was not lost on the 1st XV, for, after a long and rather uphill struggle, they did not disappoint but rose to the occasion splendidly, and achieved much of the success which had been tentatively predicted at the end of last season. Their record of three wins and five losses in inter-school matches was so nearly very much better, and their measure of success is best assessed by comparing points for (103) with those against (80). Of the five matches lost, none was so by a margin of more than 10 points, and in scoring over 100 points in their favour they achieved something which no side since the war has attained, although it must be admitted that the new rules of last year had a considerable bearing on this total. As a result of playing such a very young team last year, we had nine old 1st XV colours available again this year. Making up the remainder of the team were two from last year's Colts, two from the 2nd XV, one from the 3rd XV and one (P. Abel) from "out of the blue" (no previous team selection). Experience was well spread through the team and an air of hopeful expectation pervaded. The first match against Durham (away) proved a bitter disappointment and was a serious set-back to our aspirations. We felt we had been defeated more by local conditions than by our opponents and, with the knowledge of last year's series of defeats, there was now a growing danger that this year's 1st XV lacked above all else the conviction that they were going to win. That they did so, even to the extent of defeating Ampleforth by the largest margin since 1926, was to their credit. The strength of the team finally lay in the pack (average weight 11 st. 13 lb.) and the confidence it had in itself. The backs were efficient handlers but generally lacked pace. The team as a whole gained in selfassurance as the season progressed, and when they were beginning to reap the harvest from all their labours the season came to an untimely end. 28
For the Colts, often quoted as the barometer for the future, it was undoubtedly a vintage year. Their record of seven matches played and seven convincingly won has never been equalled or surpassed, with points for 157 as against 20. All concerned are to be congratulated. As many as 10 players received their colours, and it will be interesting to note how many and how soon they gain their 1st XV colours in the years ahead. This is the challenge that confronts each and every one of them. Many are physically strong enough already to do so, and the sooner they make the grade the healthier we shall be able to deem the School's rugger. From mid-November onwards, the weather drastically clamped down on the rugby programme. All teams as a result had to put up with the disappointment of a cancelled match or two, not least the "Under 14" Colts. The 1st XV were perhaps spared their match against a star-studded team representing the Public Schools' Wanderers XV; and the Senior Colts regretfully missed their Ampleforth match. As for the rest of the School, in the presence of frost, snow, ice and floods, little rugby could be played after mid-November, and House Leagues barely started before they were brought to an abrupt end. The term was just long enough for the House match programme to be completed, and again one felt one was witnessing a generally higher standard of play. Temple had the distinction of competing in both finals, but found little consolation in defeat on both occasions. Clearly the School's rugby has staged a most welcome revival and, with greater enthusiasm and enjoyment in evidence on all sides, we look forward eagerly to the future. 1st XV
J. J. Vooght; C. J. Duckworth, N. G. A. Morris, C. W. Clegg, P. Abel; R. D. Harding, D. J. Emsley* (Capt.); M. Donnelly* (Vice-Capt.), P. R. Hart*, C. J. Martinson, W. R. Pickersgill*, G. F. Hardman, J. S. Atkinson, A. S. Medleycott*, T. H. Vickers. *—Caps. —
znd XV—D. M. Rawlings*; R. W. Miers*, A. J. Gill, J. R. Wood, M. G. Day; M. A. Groundwater* (Vice-Capt.), R. N. Beaumont*; M. J. T. Carr, P. R. Blackford, P. S. Marsden*, I. L. Boyd*, J. R. S. Lazenby* (Capt.), P. J. Doyle*, S. Bough, R. A. Spitman. *—Colours. 3rd XV—C. S. M. Dew; S. C. Maslin (Vice-Capt.), I. R. D. McGrath, T. B. Ward, C. J. Pearson; D. R. Baxter, H. L. Wood; K. D. Lockwood, J. R. W. Thirlwell, M. J. Thompson, R. Talbot-Jones, N. E. Tomlinson, P. S. Oglesby, P. St. G. Stephenson (Capt.), P. M. Shepherd. Under 16 Colts XV—E. M. Holgate* (Vice-Capt.); F. J. Vickers, J. A. S. Benn*, J. E. Dickinson*, I. S. Donaldson*; J. C. Richardson* (Capt.), P. V. Zissler*; H. G. Marks, A. G. Scott*, C. A. Wood*, J. J. Sample, P. T. Summers*, S. Mackinder, M. J. Wright, A. S. Carr*, S. C. Sugar. *—Colours. Under 15 Colts XV—D. J. Moss; J. A. Pease, M. A. Cantrell, R. M. Yule, D. M. L. Jackson; M. J. H. Fisher, D. B. Hart; R. S. Johnson, G. M. Watson (Joint Capt.), A. H. Powell, P. J. H. Fosbrook, M. C. Gilbert, A. Holmes (Joint Capt.), D. J. Doyle, K. J. Sargeant. Under 14 Colts XV—N. H. Stone; P. R. Haigh-Lumby, P. Blacklock (Vice-Capt.), M. C. Pearson, J. D. Lovell; P. Holmes, D. Pollard (Capt.); T. Fisher, D. I. Shackleton, A. S. Bowie, P. Reaston, R. J. Brockbank, R. M. Cooper, M. G. V. Stephenson, T. B. Sargeant. 29
SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XV Result F.
Sat. 2nd Oct. Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts Home Won 14 Wed. 6th Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV Home Lost 5 Sat. 9th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts Home Won i1 Wed. 13th Oct. Durham School Away Lost 14 Sat. 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Away Lost 3 Wed. loth Oct. Trent College ... Home Won 31 Sat. 23rd Oct. Denstone College Away Lost 11 Sat. 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Home Lost 6 Sat. 13th Nov. Giggleswick School Away Lost 8 Sat. loth Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... Home Won 16 Wed. 1st Dec. Public Schools' Wanderers XV Home Cancelled • • • Home Won Wed. 8th Dec. Worksop College ... 14 Sat. nth Dec. Old Peterites ... ... ... Home Won 6 znd XV Wed. 13th Oct. Durham School Sat. 16th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... Sat. 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School Sat. 6th Nov. Leeds G.S. ... Sat. loth Nov. Ampleforth College ... Wed. 1st Dec. Woodhouse Grove School Wed. 8th Dec. Worksop College
• . • Home Won Ii • • . Away Lost 3 • .• Home Cancelled •• Home Lost 8 • • • Away Lost 6 • • • Home Cancelled • • • Home Won 5
3rd XV Wed. 13th Oct. Durham School 31 ... • .• Home Won Sat. 23rd Oct. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. • • • Home Lost 3 Wed. 3rd Nov. Worksop College ... • • • Home Lost 3 Sat. 13th Nov. Giggleswick School ... • • • Away Won to Wed. 17th Nov. Barnard Castle School .• • Away Cancelled Sat. loth Nov. Ampleforth College ... • • . Away Lost 3 Wed. 1st Dec. Woodhouse Grove School • • • Home Cancelled Under 16 Colts XV Sat. 9th Oct. Pocklington School ... Away Won 8 Sat. r6th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Home Won 29 • • • Home Won 35 Wed. loth Oct. Trent College ... Sat. 23rd Oct. Giggleswick School • • • Home Won 27 • • • Away Won 17 Wed. 3rd Nov. Durham School 13th Nov. Ashville College • • • Home Won 24 Sat. Wed. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College • .• Home Cancelled Wed. 24th Nov. Worksop College • • • Away Won 17 Under 15 Colts XV Sat. 9th Oct. Pocklington School • • • Away Won 22 ... Sat. r6th Oct. Barnard Castle School • • • Home Won it Sat. 23rd Oct. Scarborough College ... • • • Away Lost 6 • • • Away Drawn 6 Wed. 3rd Nov. Durham School ... Wed. loth Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. • • • Home Won i1 13th Nov. Ashville College ... • • • Home Lost Sat. 12 Wed. 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... • • • Home Cancelled Wed. 24th Nov. Worksop College • • • Away Lost ... o Under 14 Colts XV Sat. 23rd Oct. Scarborough College ... • • . Away Won 41 Wed. 3rd Nov. Worksop College ... • • • Home Won 41 Wed. loth Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ..• Home Lost 6 Wed. 17th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... Cancelled • • • Away Sat. 4th Dec. Pocklington School ... • • • Home Cancelled
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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Manor beat Queen's, 6-5. Dronfield beat Rise, 31-3. Temple beat School House, 25—o. Dronfield beat Grove, 9—o. Temple beat Manor, I2-It. Dronfield beat Temple, 20-3. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Grove beat Rise, 48—o. Dronfield beat School House, 18-6. Queen's beat Manor, r-6. Temple beat Grove, 8-3. Queen's beat Dronfield, I r—o. Queen's beat Temple, 6—o.
SHOOTING Shooting this term has, as usual, been devoted to .22—N.S.R.A. "tin hat" shooting for the more experienced, and pure training for the rest, mainly newcomers. A somewhat unusual pattern developed, however, as many of last year's shooters found that other calls upon their time limited the amount of practice they could do, whereas the new members found it easier to attend. The result is interesting, in that team scores have suffered little, if at all, while it is probably true to say that we have more, and more promising, new members than for some years past. Several of them wish to take up .303 in the summer. In spite of reasonable match scores, including 779, which is, as far as is known, a School record, we have not been very successful in winning matches. Results were : For
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741 785
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v. Dean Close v. Repton v. Mill Hill
765 767 763 774
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773 778 746
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The Stainforth Cup match score was 768, placing us 23rd out of 131 entries. For the first time a second team was entered, but it did not do very well! The following made up the First VIII, with the averages shown: J. F. Brown (Capt.) (97.8); D. J. Mackenzie (Vice-Capt.) (96.0); P. S. Marsden (98.3); R. A. Peaker (97.2); D. S. Lockhart (96.2); N. C. P. Marsden (95.3); L. M. Creer (95.6); J. C. Dent (94.8). C. J. Sinclair also shot in the team. 31
SQUASH As four of last year's 1st V were still at School, very little sorting needed to be done, and the team had a successful term. Four matches were played, three being won and one lost. The only defeat was at the hands of the Old ,Peterites, whose top three strings were too strong and experienced for the School. The only inter-school match, against Hymer's College, was won 5-0; the Squashbucklers and York R.I. were beaten 5-2 and 3-2 respectively. The defeat of York R.I., on the Institute courts, was a particularly fine achievement. We were all delighted to read of Mr. Willstrop's success in the British Universities Championships, whilst from our own point of view we regret his departure. It was pleasing, however, to see the amount of coaching given by members of the 1st V; the junior squash players are certain to benefit a great deal from this help. In the Hull and East Riding Competition held during the Christmas holidays, Harding did extremely well to get to the final, before being defeated by the holder. To reach the final he had a fine win over I. A. Nuttall of Durham University, the No. 2 seed and a member of the U.A.U. team. RESULTS:
1st VII v. Squashbucklers at home on 26th October. Result: Won 5-2. J. J. Vooght beat Maj. A. Whitehorn, 7-9, 9-.6, 9-7, 9-4. R. D. Harding beat P. N. L. Terry, Esq., 9-5, 5-9, 9-5, 5-9, 9-8. D. R. Baxter lost to N. J. Magson, Esq., 8-10, 0-9, 10-8, 3-9. G. A. Willstrop lost to F. P. Willis, Esq., 3-9, 9-7, 2-9, 4-9. J. C. Richardson beat M. W. D. Wilson, Esq., 2-9, 4-9, 9-2, 9-4, 9-1. N. G. A. Morris beat T. 0. A. Burgess, Esq., 2-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-2. W. J. Roebuck beat D. Lethem, Esq., 9-4, 9-5, 9-6. 1st V v. Hymer's College, Hull, at home on 11th November. Result: Won 5-0. J. J. Vooght beat P. J. Gay, 9-5, 9-5, 9-4. R. D. Harding beat R. Harwood 9-1, 9-3, 9-1. D. R. Baxter beat G. A. Foster, 10-8, 9-0, 9-1. G. A. Willstrop beat J. S. Canby, 9-6, 9-4, 9-4. J. C. Richardson beat I. C. Middleton, 9-0, 9-6, 9-1. 1st V v. York Railway Institute, away, on 23rd November. Result : Won 3-2. J. J. Vooght lost to B. Patterson, 1-9, 8-10, 9-7, 2-9. R. D. Harding beat G. Martin, 6-9, 9-1, 9-5, 9-5. D. R. Baxter beat H. Pickup, 6-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-0. G. A. Willstrop lost to D. J. Oliver, 2-9, 5-9, 4-9. J. C. Richardson beat D. M. Snowdon, 3-9, 10-8, 9-2, 9-5. 32
1st V v. Old Peterites on 12th December. Result : Lost 2-3. J. J. Vooght lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 4-9, 9-6, 9-10, 10-8, 1-9. R. D. Harding lost to W. M. Howard, 5-9, 9-10, 7-9. D. R. Baxter lost to P. W. Shepherd, 4-9, 5-9, 10-8, 8-10. G. A. Willstrop beat G. F. B. Mitchell, 9-1, 9-1, 9-1. W. J. Roebuck beat P. J. Netherwood, 7-9, 9-6, 7-9, 9-1, 9-7.
FENCING The team survived the term without defeat, despite the loss of R. W. Oliver as captain. Several of this year's juniors have proved to be keen and energetic members of the fencing club and the standard of fencing in the lower two years of the School is extremely encouraging. The Yorkshire Schoolboy's Junior Championships were held at the School, but the final was almost monopolised by entrants from Leeds. The School's lack of success in this competition was due to the competition's definition of "Junior"—one which depends on past performances and not on age. The School team was thus excluded, and the Middle School and Junior fencers had to fight much older, stronger and more experienced opponents. The School's matches were against Leeds Grammar School and Leeds University, both of which we won convincingly, and one against the combined Universities of Durham and Newcastle—a strong team—which resulted in a narrow victory for the School. J. H. Reiss was awarded his Colours and C. A. Wood was re-awarded his. When the President Of the Amateur Fencing Association, C-L. De Beaumont, Esq., visited York, J. Pawson became the second York fencer to be made a provisional president of the A.F.A. 'Mr. De Beaumont also introduced us to a new system under which gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to fencers according to their proficiency. Most members of the School's Fencing Club are now concentrating on reaching the standard required for their appropriate medals.
CHESS At the beginning of the term Mr. Mair very kindly agreed to become master in charge of chess. A complete reorganisation of chess throughout the School has taken place and we must thank Mr. Mair for devoting so much of his time to chess. Only two school chess matches were played this term owing to the reorganisation of the School chess team. Although the School lost one match to Bootham a fair amount of good chess was played and some players obtained their first experience of school chess matches. The other match was played against the Staff; the School won by More school matches will be played next term and we hope that the reorganised teams will do well. The following represented the School in chess matches : J. D. Martin, I. R. D. McGrath, P. St. G. 'Stephenson, R. Pickersgill, B. S. Wallis, A. L. Kirk, R. K. Hall, P. S. Disney, P. F. Reeves, W. J. Roebuck, C. C. Russell, S. C. Sugar. P.M. 33
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on Saturday, 11th December. The Hon. Treasurer, T. H. Burdon, reported on the financial position of the Club. He informed the Committee that the number of Old Peterites in arrears with their instalments to Life Membership of the Club had risen. It was agreed that these Old 'Peterites should again be urged to pay the instalments due, and if they failed to do so they should cease to be members of the Club. The Committee were informed that successful regional dinners had been held at Durham, Leeds and London. Other regional dinners will be held as follows — North West 11th March, 1966, The Brockatt Arms Hotel, Wigan_ Birmingham 13th May, 1966, Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. East Riding: 27th May, 1966, Highfield Country Club, Driffield. :
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COMMEMORATION, 1966 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1966 School Commemoration will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Head Master has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge, 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. The official programme and pro-forma on which to apply for tickets for the O.P. Club Annual Dinner, to be held on Saturday evening, 23rd July, and the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel on Sunday morning, 24th July, will be circulated with the May issue of The Peterite. Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys' match against the School should apply to K. M. Ratcliff, "Fairways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Athelstone, Warwickshire.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held on Saturday, 5th March, and the Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by the 22nd February. The following crested neckwear is available : — 15s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk crested ties 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 1 ls. 9d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk bow ties 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk batswings 60s. Od. each post free. All-silk squares ... 34s. Od. each post free. All-silk cravats ... 35
WEST RIDING DINNER The 12th Annual West Riding Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds, on Thursday, 4th November, 1965. Present : —The President of the Club (T. J. Lewis), The Head Master, J. Ambler, S. H. Beetham, J. M. W. Bennitt, J. P. Blake, J. C. Brisby, T. H. 'Burdon, M. Butterworth, A. Dykes, A. J. D. Foster, J. Gillgrass, M. Hallas, Rev. J. C. Houghton, W. M. Hudson, J. A. Hunter, 0. Hunter, H. W. Judge, D. Lyth, A. R. Marks, G. F. B. Mitchell, M. K. Oldham, F. N. Parkin, C. J. Quickfall, K. H. Rhodes, P. J. F. Robson, M. I. H. Sproulle, A. F. Stott, R. A. B. Wood.
DURHAM DINNER The following attended the 1965 Durham Dinner: The President of the Club Dronfield, P. Pacey, F. J. Gardner, J. D. Pickersgill, J. B. (T. J. Lewis) Graham, W. Rawley, D. R. The Headmaster Gertside, J. F. Rhodes, K. H. Bradley, S. H. Holmes, D. C. Richardson, J. L. Brown, D. L. Harding, J. T. Roe, J. N. Brown, K. Jobling, R. L. Simmons, J. N. Clegg, M. Kitching, C. J. Strike, J. W. B. Clark, R. T. Morrison, J. D. Templeman, J. T. Hay, J. W. Neasham, D. J. Underwood, R. Dimmey, H. Pace, N. G. Varley, E. K. Dalkin, W. R. Pacey, F. Woodruff, N. W. Dees, M.
LONDON DINNER The Old Peterite London Dinner was held on the 12th November, 1965, at the Great Eastern Hotel. The following Old Peterites attended:— P. Dainty F. H. Potter T. J. Lewis (President of J. H. Rhodes A. E. R. Dodds the Old Peterite Club) P. Robson J. M. L. Dook The Headmaster P. Roe F. H. Douglas K. G. Chilman P. J. Dronfield C. E. Scholefield C. H. Lewis D. C. Drummond C. M. Shadwell A. A. Short R. J. Shields P. Garbett J. H. Baines J. B. Gedge G. C. Smith P. T. Baker H. F. S. Gedge D. Stanley W. D. Blackburn R. L. Stead Dr. G. E. L. Graham M. J. Bond B. A. C. Gray N. H. Sutcliffe R. Bower D. H. Tate D. St. G. W. Graw K. A. Boyes E. D. Thornton J. Hanson P. C. Brindley W. H. Wellburn F. H. Hillyard R. A. Brindley Major R. White Dr. C. K. Hudson T. H. Burdon M. F. Hudson Dr. A. G. Wilson I. G. Clarkson W. G. Yeoman C. Hutchinson W. H. Colley Dr. Marcus Clegg A. N. Johnson A. B. Cooper F. C. Beaumont M. Kershaw J. B. Dixon R. Burdon C. W. Leach R. S. Dixon P. J. R. Wilson R. F. S. Mervyn 36
This was a record attendance of over 6o and Charles Scholefield, Q.C. proposed the toast of the School, which was replied to by the Headmaster. K. G. Chilman was the Guest of the London Old Peterites, and the toast of the Old Peterite Club, coupled with that of "Chilly" was proposed in admirable fashion by Harry Gedge, and duly replied to by the Guest of Honour.
BIRTH BARRY.—On 10th November, 1965, to Gloria (nee Manzano) and Ian Barry, at Freeport, Bahamas, a daughter (Valerie Gloria).
DEATH B. H. PICKERING, M.C., J.P. CO2—'04), died on 11th May, 1965.
CHANGES OF ADDRESS Old Peterite Club members are referred to the new Club address book, which is being sent out with this number, for all the Changes of Address. The Editor gratefully acknowledges receipt of all the Peterite's contemporaries.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES (University letters from Cambridge and Durham have been promised for the May issue: perhaps the Oxford residents could manufacture something for next October.)
DONALD BBCKITT (Temple '47-'56) is running the Outward Bound Mountain School (P.O. Loitokitok, Kenya); he writes : "I am extremely happy out here despite the arduous and repetitive expeditions and the grind of hammering some vague sense of responsibility duty, tolerance, into a wide range of mental ability, as well as a wide range of ages— from sixteen up to a nominal thirty." The series of twenty-four-day courses left him with only three complete days' holiday last year, and the final expedition on each course always involves the climb to the 18,600 feet crater-rim of Kilimanjaro, and often the 19,340 feet Uhuru Peak, "time, altitude-sickness and general dibility permitting." He has written for a Discipline Card, which apparently he no longer remembers. S. C. GIBSON (Grove '53-'60) has been awarded the Yorkshire Agriculture Society Silver Medal for 1965. He was placed in the first class of honours at Leeds University. His extra-curricular activities in the University were equally distinguished, and in addition he was secretary to the United Kingdom Agricultural Students' Association. He has now taken a post with Messrs. Nitrovit. 37
J. M. HOLT (School House '46-'53), M.D., M.R.C.P., has recently been appointed an assistant lecturer in Medicine at the University of Oxford. He is also an Honorary Registrar at the Ratcliffe Infirmary. E. M. H. RANSON (Rise, '55-'60) has passed Part II of the Solicitor's Qualifying Examination and is now in practice in Accrington and Blackburn. MALCOLM WILLSTROP (School House, '48-'55), reached the final of the U.A.U. Squash Championships. R. A. WOOD (Manor, '54-'61), joined the Production Staff of the Metal Box Co. at one of their modern aerosol-producing plants. After twc years' experience as production controller, he joined the Reed Paper Group's Sales Force, and has been appointed East Midlands Area Representative.
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EDITORIAL NOTICES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. The Editor welcomes correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his "nom-de-plume" should be enclosed as well. Members of the O.P. Club receive The Peterite free. The Peterite is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any member of the O.P. Club should not receive has number of The Peterite, the Editor would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. The Editor of The Peterite will be glad to supply any past numbers which he may have to those desiring them, at the price of 3/6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York.
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MAY, 1966
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EDITORIAL The tone of voice in which you heard the word "intellectuals" spoken nowadays would indicate the speaker's attitude to the best products of our educational processes: it might show a fear, whether disguised or not, of a more complex capability than his own ("too clever by half"); dislike and distrust of a man who has apparently thought out so rationally principles and convictions so different from his own ("these left-wing intellectuals"); or perhaps a feeling of the impropriety of the arrogance, real or apparent, of certain intelligent people whose main pleasure seems to lie in pulling to pieces and debunking. This academic occupation is in fact nothing new. In 1345 Richard Aungerville wrote: But scholars as a class are commonly not well brought up, and unless they are held in check by the rules of their elders, are puffed up with all sorts of nonsense. They act on impulse, swell with impudence, and lay down the law on one point after another, when, as a matter of fact, they are inexperienced in everything. 150 years ago, Coleridge had this to say about the bright young demolition experts of his own day : Instead of awakening by the noblest models the fond and unmixed love and admiration, which is the natural and graceful temper of early youth, these nurslings of the improved pedagogy are taught to dispute and decide . . . to hold nothing sacred from their contempt but their own contemptible arrogance—boy-graduates in all the technicals, and in all the dirty passions and impudence of anonymous criticism. We know what they mean. It is not that we object to anyone criticising the existing state of things, but we in turn judge the worth of their comments by their manner and motives as well as their apparent knowledge; and if these are self-congratulatory and cynical, we react accordingly. It seems worth pleading that young people should respond more readily with admiration for what are generally reckoned to be the "noblest models", instead of automatic scepticism or outright rejection—with admiration, "the natural and graceful temper of early youth". It is easy enough to smile condescendingly and dismiss with a wave of the hand the Victorians, or those Greeks, or that classical music stuff, or all those statues with holes in the middle, and paintings that don't look look like anything. The result is probably a relieving feeling of simplification, at reducing the number of claims on our attention, and a not-unpleasurable sensation 1
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Editorial School Notes ... Salvete Valete Careers Convention House Notes ... The Chapel The Choir "Samson" Music Society ... Debating Society Senior Science Society Junior Science Society Modern Language Society Russian Society Russian Trip ... Theological Society Organ Society Walking Club ... Equine Club ... British Ship Adoption Society Chess Young Farmers' Club Ornithological Visit C.C.F. Scouts Hockey Boating Athletics Rugby Fencing Squash Shooting Old Peterite News Illustrations: The New Bridge.
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of superiority which derives from our personal rejection of names that were once to be reckoned with. Reflection, however, will show that these are symptons of an unwillingness to grasp and understand what, may be different or difficult—or, to give it other names, bigotry, philistinism, and narrow-mindedness. In an age that prides itself on the honesty of its re-assessment of old values, we must be equally honest, about whether our judgments are in fact pre-judgments, about whether we have really made the effort to understand. In his Hints for Eton Masters of 1862, William Johnson showed some understanding of young people when he wrote: Why, they are bored by our voices, and our movements and our ways, bored by our recommendations of books, by our schemings for their good, by our warnings against their foibles, against their master-foible itself, their boreableness. It is a condition everyone knows well enough—satiation under bombardment from advice, preaching, being got at, and I-told-you-so's. But it is the best that any system of education can offer the new generations—to try to show them how to select and use the "best that has been thought and done in the world."
SCHOOL NOTES At the beginning of term J. R. W. Thirlwell was appointed a School Monitor, and P. R. Hart and J. M. Mordue House Monitors. * * * We welcomed Mr. J. H. G. Shearman and Mr. S. Wroe for their teaching practice, and thank them for all that they contributed. * * * We congratulate Mr. C. P. M. Duncan and Miss Susan Grimshaw on their recent marriage, and offer them our best wishes for their future happiness. * * * The School attended the Epiphany Service in York Minster on 23rd; January; as usual, the Senior and Junior School choirs joined the Minster choir. * * * On 3rd February we were visited by a party of Commonwealth and Overseas Educationalists. * * * The Fleet Air Arm Presentation Team, which visited us in January, eventually found it safer to arrive by motor-car than helicopter, because of the weather; their lecture was well received. * * * The Montgomery of Alamein Prize was won by C. J. A. Smith, with his talk on T. E. Lawrence; R. B. Phelps and D. J. Emsley were the other finalists. * * * Queen's were unluckily prevented by the 'flu epidemic from staging their play. But later in the term the Rise put on "The Government Inspector", the Manor "It should Happen to a Dog", and School House "A Doctor in Spite of Himself".
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Films shown during the term were "The League of Gentlemen", "The Devil's Disciple", "The Ladykillers" and "All Quiet on the Western Front". Our third Careers Convention was held on 18th and 19th March, Mr. Coulthard arranged an excellent variety of exhibits, stands, films and speakers. Accounts of the eight sessions appear later in this issue. During the Easter Holidays, J. Pawson won the Senior Foil Cup in the Public Schools' Fencing Championships. R. D. Harding reached the finals in the squash rackets doubles of the Lonsdale Cup. J. J. Vooght won the Northumberland Junior Squash Championships for the third year in succession.
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The Clarion, a new school newspaper, made its first two appearances last term. An important announcement about this for all parents, Old Boys and friends of the School appears in the Old Peterite section.
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SALVETE MANOR: R. A. Hodgson, S. Jinachitra. RISE: G. S. Yule.
VALETE I. R. Gibson. 1959-66. Dronfield. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (English, Latin, History). "0" Level (11). U. of E. House Athletics (School House), House Boating (Dronfield), R.N. Section Leading Seaman. Treasurer Russian Society. Committee Member Debating Society. Curia Committee Member; Theological Soc. (Rep.). Law. Queen's College, Oxford. 6 Trafalgar Crescent, Bridlington. Tel.: 3482. C. S. Godfrey. Queen's. 1959-66. Trans.B. "0" Level (6). U. of E. Junior House Cross-Country and Cricket. Chartered Surveying. 67 Heworth Green, York. Tel.: 25856. J. Harvey. 1959-66. Temple. U.VI. House. "A" Level (English, Latin, History). "0" Level (11). U. of E. Senior House Rugger XV; Senior House Cricket XI. L./Cpl. Army Section (1st Class Shot). Hull University Psychology. 12 Ridgeway, Acomb, York. Tel.: 71272. P. W. Wood. 1958-65. Queens. Lower VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). U. of E. School Swimming, 5th IV Boating 1964, Captain House Swimming, House Rugger, Athletics, Boating. House Colours. Cpl. R.E.M.E. Section, Marksman. Advertising. 29 Chestnut Ave., Stockton Lane, York. Tel. York 24195. 3
THE CAREERS CONVENTION, MARCH 1966 REPORTS ON THE EIGHT SESSIONS FIRST SESSION SOURCES OF CAREER'S INFORMATION AND ADVICE In the opening session, there were three talks, two of immediate relevance to any boy in need of advice about possible careers. The third speaker, Mr. R. Coxon, who is York Youth Employment Service Officer, outlined the national character of his concern, and its affiliations with the Ministry of Labour, and gave some idea of the main problems of fitting the right person to the right job; and he has two thousand a year to deal with. Many are already aware of some of the facilities offered by the Public Schools Appointments Bureau; Miss Joan Hills, B.A., the Administrative Secretary, gave full details of all that it can offer: 1. boys can be put in the way of practical experience from industrial courses, holiday jobs and visits; 2. they provide a steady stream of information from their bulletins, and technological and commercial publications; 3. their six interviewers can give about five thousand advisory interviews a year, and offer their wide experience as a supplement to schools' own careers departments to suggest occupations that will be congenial to a particular boy. Mr. A. A. Bridgewater, M.A., is the Director of the Careers Research and Advisory Centre, which he helped found only a few years ago. CRAG, as it is known, is already noted for a number of its publications, which give details on a wide variety of careers matters, such as courses offered by businesses and professions, qualifications required by different bodies, or perhaps information to business about what happens in schools. There are also longer-term projects on, for example, quantitative prediction of the shortage of the mathematically-or scientifically-qualified.
SECOND SESSION OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT Few people realised, said Mr. T. C. Benfield, Town Clerk of York, how vast was the range of services the local authority had to provide. It was responsible for such things as public health, housing, roads and bridges, social services and public amenities; and those involved the recruitment of a wide variety of personnel: doctors, dentists, nurses, architects, surveyors, engineers, solicitors, social workers. Training, especially for the higher specialised positions, was the normal training appropriate to the particular profession. However, there was an increasing tendency to provide opportunities for in-service training and to attend specialised courses. This enabled the personnel recruited to acquire a sound training, closely adapted to the special requirements of local government and to earn reasonable renumeration at a relatively early age. Possibilities of movement between one authority were good, and it was clear from the Town Clerk's lucid survey that local government was a wider field than most school leavers suspect and was well worth exploring.
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THIRD SESSION THE EMPLOYER'S POINT OF VIEW MR. C. E. QUEKETT, Recruitment Officer, Guest, Keen and Nettlefields Ltd.
In his introduction Mr. Quekett defined the twofold aim of the interviewer: to ascertain whether the candidate suited the job and whether the job suited the candidate. Three problems were immediately apparent: the candidate usually knew little about the firm or indeed about industry, though this was a problem largely overcome if he had attended any Short Works Course; secondly the interviewer's knowledge of the candidate was provided only by the application form and testimonials; and thirdly, the interview was conducted during the short period of thirty minutes in an atmosphere foreign to the candidate, which made a relationship of understanding difficult to establish. Mr. Quekett then outlined in five points what he intended to learn about a boy and how he assessed what he learnt. (i) Educational achievements—Considered carefully, these gave a clear indication whether the boy had reached the educational standard required for succeeding in the job. (ii) His personality—To what degree was he gregarious, acceptable in a community, adaptable to industrial discipline and environment? (iii) His "motivation"—What effort did he actually make in his activities? What initiative had he actually shown as a monitor, as a member of a school society? Was his interest in cars only superficial and could he discuss the books he claimed to have read? Did he himself initiate his foreign travel or was he merely joining his parents, who lived abroad? Had the boy a background which encouraged his work and interests or was the boy striving under a hardship?. (iv) Knowledge of possibilities—Was he alive to the possibilities which the job presented? (v) Health—Did his health record at school suggest he could support the physical and mental fatigue the job demanded? Throughout his talk Mr. Quekett emphasised that honesty on the part of interviewer and candidate alike was essential if the appointment was to prove a success, and that an unsuccessful appointment was bad for both boy and firm.. No good interviewer would use tricks, gimmicks or traps; his task was to find facts in order to make an assessment. A boy ought to be punctual, of clean appearance, must not take offence if a question may seem too personal, and above all must talk freely. The basis of a successful interview was one of mutual trust.
THE UNIVERSITY'S POINT OF VIEW MR. A. H. ILIFFE, B.A., Senior Tutor, The University of Keele. Mr. Iliffe opened by suggesting that if the Tutor in charge of Admissions had perhaps a harder task than the interviewer in Industry in that he had to select candidates, not for a particular post, but for an intensive three-year course culminating in a difficult examination, he was most certainly worse at it. The professor, bent on the pursuit of scholarship, on teaching and edifying his pupil by taking him one more step up the vast mountain of knowledge, was all too inclined to treat an interview as 5
one more tutorial, and having expounded his original views on the breeding of Hannibal's elephants before his sympathetic candidate, who had in fact bathed in Lake Trasimene, would in the warm glow of satisfaction welcome him to the college to read Law, little aware that his candidate had not uttered a word except out of courtesy to proffer information on his holiday bathing. While admitting his exaggeration, Mr. Iliffe asserted that the Admissions Tutor, considering himself a professor rather than an interviewer, often lacks some of the efficiency one comes to expect in interviews in industry. Mr. Iliffe said that as a university interviewer he had three targets in mind. He had to assess the candidate's (i) "Motivation"—Did the boy really want this intensive three-year course, studying, writing essays, existing on little pocket money, or did he want a gay "varsity life" with parties and glamour, or to go to university merely because it was "the thing to do"? (ii) Knowledge and ability—Could he express himself clearly, present a convincing argument, show flexibility in admitting the possible validity of an opposing view? in short, was he flexible as well as independent, revealing both quickness and toughness of thought? (iii) Personality—Did the boy show the stability and resilience required for three years' study, or would the going be too hard? In conclusion, Mr. Iliffe stressed that if a boy could not answer a question, the interviewer wanted to know why. Had the boy not been taught, had be forgotten, was he confused disagreeing with what had been taught, or perhaps he just did not care? In short, the candidate must talk without being talkative, and "always remember the interviewer does not know what to say."
FOURTH SESSION WHY TRAIN FOR FARMING? MR. JOHN DALLEY, B.Sc., Farm Director of Headley Hall Farm,
The University of Leeds Mr. Dailey said that Farming is to-day a highly technical and scientific industry and stressed the need for training as much for the farmer's son as for anyone else entering the profession. Farming is often thought of as a way of life and therefore it is often felt that those engaged in it can learn by living with it. However, the farmer today has to know how to present his point of view and has to be able to deal with many well trained experts. He should himself become professional and should know something of science, economics and accountancy. He should be able to take his business to pieces and to stream-line it to meet modern demands. He should be able to assess new fashions in agriculture and to do this he needs a trained mind and up-to-date information. The development of big units in farming makes it more imperative that the young man entering the profession should have the training which will enable him to compete. Finally, Mr. Dailey made the point that it is a good thing for everyone to be educated to the limit, to find an education to suit the person and not merely the job. 6
FIFTH SESSION COMMUNITY SERVICES : For the Police Force, MR. C. T. G. CARTER, Chief Constable of York; for the Fire Service, MR. G. DAWES, Chief Fire Officer of York; and for the Probation Office, MR. C. TEALE. Integrity, reliability, humour and common sense would be needed by the prospective candidate for the Police. It was not all "beat" to start with and the Force had its own training schemes. Technical advances were eliminating much of the loneliness of the beat. Starting from £700 (£800 if over 22) pay went up to £1,820 as a superintendent, through the ranks of sergeant (£1,170) and inspector (£1,375). At the top salary was linked with the size of the force. The prospective fireman would expect to be one of a team. Only 60% of the Service's work dealt with fires; life and property had to be safeguarded, and an endless variety of situations met with. Whatever his eventual position, one had to be first and foremost an efficient and operational fireman. A cadet training scheme was run (normal joining age was between 18 and 31) and there were standard national promotion exams. Junior officers were selected from college at Dorking. Work in a 48 hour week was in shifts and one must expect restrictions on private life. Fire prevention was a young science and a real challenge. Pay was in line with the Police Force. To the Probation Officer's task fell the duties of serving the courts, enforcing their decisions and providing opportunities for rehabilitation. It was much involved with prison reform. Above all it was a job dealing with people and, since these were in many cases muddled and pathetic people, it called for a balanced personality. 22 universities ran courses related (e.g. Social Studies), which would be followed by a more specialised training. Maximum starting salary was £820 and one did not expect to go above £1,500. SIXTH SESSION "WHERE GRADUATES GO" Mr. B. J. Holloway, M.A., B.Sc., Secretary, Manchester University Appointments Board, spoke on the opportunities for graduates. This was a lively lecture intended to dispel the conviction that any degree is a qualification for most careers. The speaker sub-divided degrees according to the studies undertaken into "useful" (medicine, engineering perhaps), "semi-useful" (legal, scientific) and the "useless" (the arts degree). These last he maintained were qualifications to compete for training in a profession or occupation and although he agreed that they were highly regarded by many professional and commercial bodies, he insists that they must be regarded as valuable in themselves, rather than as necessary or practical parts of training for a career. Several speakers from the floor heatedly defended the values of degree courses in the humanities for the training they afforded in a great understanding and the speaker as warmly defended the analytical and practical values of technical training. Whilst the occasion was entertaining to those professionally engaged rather than enlightening to parents considering the choice of their son's career, it stimulated some vigorous discussion after the meeting, in which individual parents were soon involved.
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SEVENTH SESSION BUSINESS STUDIES The Seventh Session was devoted to a lecture by Mr. Philip Lowe of St. John's College, Oxford. His lecture, "Business Studies", was a development of the thesis with which he was successful in winning a Trevelyan Scholarship. The Business Studies of which Mr. Lowe spoke are carried out in Technical Colleges and are distinct from professional, sandwich and degree courses. Fifty-four Technical Colleges at present run these courses, which last two years (full-time) and lead to the National Higher Diploma. The courses are not uniform in all Colleges, and there is no organisation of centralised information. The courses are not technical or professional, and such qualifications are firmly excluded. What they do provide is a course of study normally including Economics, Accountancy, Commercial and Industrial Law, Transport, Human and Industrial Relations, and Market Research, with, as subsidiaries, perhaps languages, shorthand, typing and some liberal studies such as politics and psychology. Entry requirements also vary, but an "A" pass in Mathematics or Economics is often required, and all need proof of a candidate's mastery of English. In addition, six Colleges provide courses of similar content, but lasting four or even five years, for a qualification of degree equivalent under the scheme set up by the Council for National Academic Awards. For these two "A" levels, including Mathematics, are needed. Business studies of these two types have certain advantages over the other courses. Some employers, for example, are wary of graduates, alleging that it takes years to overcome the more academic, leisurely influence of University environment. Again, these courses provide a wider education than that of professional or sandwich courses, and, besides thus providing a broader base, give time for a wider acquaintance with the business world before a decision has to be made upon which branch to enter. Mr. Lowe said that while some employers remained antagonistic to Business Studies, most were impressed by the idea of trained, educated men for managerial posts—after proper experience, of course—rather than of reflection by the process of "floating up" with attendance at evening classes as the sole contact. Men are required who can adapt themselves to requirements which may in the future be very different, and Business Studies should encourage the flexibility of outlook and method which these changes will require. Of course, the personal qualities of integrity, enthusiasm and drive are essential additions if top managerial posts are to be reached. FINAL SESSION EDUCATION FOR WHAT? P. M. THOMAS, D.S.O., T.D., M.A., Managing Director, William Beardmore and Co. Ltd., Glasgow. MR.
Mr. Thomas began by saying that it was his task in addressing us to rove over a wide field rather than give an amusing talk on one career. For a thinking man, his job helps him fulfil the purpose for which he is here, and democracy works because men feel responsibility to the community in work and other ways. Yet a boy must choose his job when he is little
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qualified to do so; his advisers are limited in experience; his education nevertheless should help him collect information and make a good decision, for his job ought to be for life. For some boys, the choice may be easy, if they have a vocation, or if they are following their fathers—though not all do so successfully. Parents cannot do better than give their sons a good education, and set an example of decent living at home. Mr. Thompson went on with a warning : although the choice of jobs today is enormous, compared with our grandfathers' time, boys should beware of the romantic attraction of some jobs, of the civil engineer or the physicist for instance. Most jobs are not glamorous, but hard work. The speaker suggested that those choosing a career ask themselves these questions: (a) Do you want to be your own boss, or not? (which often means do you want to use your money or someone else's). (b) Do you want security, or are you adventurous? (c) Do you want to work with people (and what sort of people?) or with things? (d) How important is your family? Industry, said Mr. Thompson, needs well-educated entrants, not only in the sciences. Life at the top of industry is hard, but rewarding, and satisfying, for industry creates the wealth of the nation, and those in it contribute to the common weal. Boys who aim to be well educated should take part in all they can at school, and meet as many people as they can. They should remember too that it is our duty to be happy, for happiness, is infectious, yet in our present high standards of material surroundings, how happy are we? Mr. Thompson spoke of his own career, and referred his audience to Revelation, Chap. 3, Verse 8; "Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." Education, he said, is to go through that door. It should be a continuous process, for life is ours to shape and use. Our speaker sharpened his speech with quotations from many sources, and his plainly sincere, and most stimulating words, were well received—a most suitable close to the convention.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE The main feature of the term was our unsuccessful defence of the Athletics Shield. Oud general standards were equal to any, but on Sports Day the Grove had a distinct superiority. Nevertheless Medlycott, Morris and Jobling were awarded their House Colours for their efforts in this and many other fields. At the same time Donaldson and Holgate were awarded their Junior House Colours. In other activities (Chess, Squash, CrossCountry etc.) we acquitted ourselves adequately if not outstandingly. The house competitions organised to help fill the spare hours were remarkable only in that comparative unknowns won them. Leaving us this term is I. R. Gibson. We thank him for his varied contributions to the house and hope he enjoys another period of mental inactivity before going to Oxford. Also leaving the house is Mr. Duncan
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after only two terms. We thank him also and wish him every happiness in married life. We especially are indebted to them both for the pictures they have both left with us. Finally we welcome, in anticipation, Mr. Riley, who joins us this summer. We hope he is not deterred in the knowledge that he is the third assistant housemaster of Dronfield House within two years. THE GROVE At the beginning of the term R. R. Stansfield became a full boarder. Once again we won both the Senior Cross Country Plate and the Junior Long Run Cup. C. S. M. Dew, the captain, put a great deal of effort into the training of the two teams. R. Cressey must be congratulated on winning the Individual Cup for the senior event, and as a result awarded his House Colours. We also retained the Squash Cup for another year without losing a game throughout the competition. The greatest success of the term, however, was the winning of the Athletics Shield, which we have won only once before. The whole House made a great effort in Standards and was rewarded by gaining the best average. On Sports Day D. J. Emsley, the captain, won the Sprint Cup, and the Senior Relay team won the race in a record time. D. R. Baxter, J. D. Cartwright and R. W. Miers were awarded their House Colours for their efforts. P. J. G. C. Bleach played a prominent part in the Junior events. The Fencing team did not have the same success and was beaten in the first round. The Chess team also lost its first match. MANOR J. M. Mordue was appointed a house monitor at the beginning of term, and as there was a vacant study, this became an additional monitor's study. We welcome two new-comers to the house, Jinachitra, a Thai, joined the Seniors and is doing a crash '0' level course before specializing on the science side for 'A' level. Hodgson joined the juniors, but has had a rather unfortunate term; he spent most of the time in the Sanatorium. As usual for this term the weather has been very poor but this did not prevent the Cross Countries from being run. In the Senior we excelled ourselves and came second, and T. H. Vickers must be congratulated on the award of his House Colours. In the Junior event we came fifth, which was good considering that three of our main runners were unfit to run. As the weather cleared up towards the end of the term Athletics got underway, and in the Standards we did very well in coming third, but could not maintain the standard and dropped to fifth place, on Sports Day. Fosbrook and Fisher are to be congratulated on the award of their Junior House Colours. A flick-hockey league was organised, and this was fairly successful, but because of the flu epidemic and other activities it was unfortunately unfinished. The House produced its first play called, "It Should Happen to a Dog", and those concerned are to be congratulated, especially C. A. Les, who produced it. C. J. A. Smith should also be congratulated on his performance, and for his excellent speech on T. E. Lawrence, which won him the Montgomery of Alamein Prize. 10
We have been very pleased to have Mr. Sherman helping out in the House this term, and we wish him all the best in the future, and hope that he leaves with a good impression. Miss Vowler, Matron in the Manor for the last ten years, has decided to retire. We thank her for all the hard work she has put in, and for all the things she has done for us, and wish her all the things she wishes herself for the future. QUEEN'S At the beginning of the term G. M. Barton and R. I. S. Gow were appointed House Monitors. Except for a lack of enthusiasm which generally prevailed throughout the whole House the team was moderately successful, especially in the sporting field. The first encounter came with the cross-country. This event usually gets little support from possible competitors for the event, and although training was done by few, the eventual team was not as weak as it has been. R. J. Watts, particularly, ran well to come 3rd after a gruelling race. The Junior long-run team seemed to be very strong and trained hard, but due to some bad luck, or was it bad judgement, we failed to win the individual event, although M. C. Pearson ran extremely well to come 2nd. The only disappointing event of the term was the cancellation of the House play. Owing to a "flu" epidemic to many of the cast were affected, including both co-producers, that the play would not have been ready by the appointed date of the performance. On a brighter vein the House fencing team did extremely well to win the House Fencing Cup from Temple and congratulations must go to Reaston for winning the Dr. Slade Foil. The main event of the term was the Athletics. As usual it took a great deal of effort to get boys out to do standards, and our success was obviously not great enough as we ended up 43 points behind Grove. This was a pity, as we had good individual performances and expected to do well on Sport's day. Special congratulations must go to the mile teams, who obtained 15 of a possible 16 points, and especially to P. Abel, who won the mile, the 880 yards and came 2nd in the 440 yards, and C. A. Wood, who obtained new School records in the 220 yards and 440 yards and won the intermediate mile. As expected we did extremely well on Sports Day and it is interesting to note that if Standards were not counted we would have won the Athletics Shield by 11 points. But looking back in retrospect the term has been a successful one under Mr. Burbridge, who can look forward to an equally successful one next term, we hope! RISE We have reached the end of another term, and the shelf still remains bare. In the Athletics we dropped a place on Sports Day to come last, a position which could have been greatly improved with more determination and spirit. The Squash team, however, reached the final for the eighth successive year, only to be beaten on merit alone by a Grove team containing no less than three members of the very successful school team. Perhaps the greatest success of the house during the term was the production of "The Government Inspector" under the guidance of J. R. W. 11
Thirlwell, which was appreciated and enjoyed by everyone present. There would seem to be talent in the house for acting at least. As for the future, we look to the House Cricket as a possible source of success, and with plenty of training as a team, the House Eight could do well. It is amazing what determination and a little spirit can do. The House Society had one meeting at which Mr. P. G. Croft gave a most interesting talk, illustrated with photographs, on "The Catacombs of Rome". We are grateful to him for coming, and to Mrs. Cummin for kindly providing refreshments. SCHOOL HOUSE Once again determined efforts in Athletics have brought no silverware to the sparsely covered cup shelf. However, we were lucky to be able to muster a team for the Junior Long Run, the flu epidemic having taken its toll, and amongst these were two of our better runners. On Sports Day we attained fourth place, and this certainly a much higher position than was expected. Standards were pursued with both enthusiasm and persuasion, the latter being provided by the House Captain who was awarded his Athletic Colours for taking part in the Athletics match against Bootham Two events on Sports Day were won by the House, both of these being recorded by A. L. Jervis. For their general achievements on the track, and other house sporting activities, S. C. Maslin and J. R. S. Lazenby were awarded their Senior House Colours and A. L. Jervis his Junior House Colours. House competitions have followed an impeded course this term due to the flu epidemic and not quite all have been finished, despite the persuasion of Pickersgill. The flu epidemic completely disrupted house routine by taking over two of our dormitories and ousting some senior members of the House to find lodgings elsewhere. The House put on a very successful play at the end of term and Evans is to be congratulated, along with the rest of the cast, for their efforts, and thanks is especially given to Mr. Williams for all the help he has given towards this. We say goodbye to Miss Arton and we shall all miss her, not only in the linen room, but in the general running of the House. We said goodbye to her in the usual fashion at the end of term, and wish her well in the future. The prospects for sport next term are not very promising with only one real cricketer in the House. But Lazenby has reached the 1st VIII and has already been to Putney, we hope that the House boating will flourish under his experienced eyes. In the swimming baths School House always make their presence felt, and in the swimming sports we hope to avenge our narrow defeat of last year. TEMPLE This term we welcomed Hart as a House Monitor to replace Blundy, who left at the end of last term. J. H. Harvey has also decided to leave us, upon gaining a place at Hull University, and our best wishes go with him as well as our thanks for all he has done. As a House we have not had a successful term, but certain individuals have put up some very commendable performances. S. G. Lancaster gained his place in the 1st XI Hockey, and Lockwood and Ward rowed 12
in the 1st VIII at bow and seven respectively. Ward also succeeded in breaking his own 440 record in the athletics match against Bootham School, and Pawson (who was awarded his Athletics Colours), Anderson and Cantrell were also in the School team. Unfortunately we lost the Fencing Cup to Queen's, but Pawson (The Yorkshire Senior Schoolboys' Champion), Anderson and Reiss successfully retained their places in the School teams. We wish them every success in the Public Schools' Fencing Championships which will be held in the Easter Holidays. We also gained fifth place in the Senior Cross-Country (both Ward and Peacock being well placed) but our main achievement was in the Junior Cross-Country, where we gained 2nd place—Cantrell being the outright winner. In the Inter-House Athletics match we were seriously hampered by having gained only 146 points to the Grove's 205—something which we must in the future attempt to rectify. However, on the afternoon of the Sports Ward succeeded, while equalling the record set last century, in retaining the Gof ton Cup for the 440 yards, and Hudson won the Junior Cricket Ball. Owing to the remainder of the team's efforts we had gained 166 points to the Groves 2761 by the end of the afternoon, to gain only 6th place. We must therefore, in the future, attempt to gain more points in the Standards if we are to help the Athletics team; but, we look forward to the challenge of the Summer Term, when we hope to do well at every available opportunity.
THE CHAPEL Once again we were given the privilege of joining in the Epiphany Procession in the Minster on the first Sunday of term. It is a wonderful and dramatic reminder that Christ has come to bring light into a world in which there is so much fear and suffering. In another way the power of faith in a time of distress was expressed by the gift of a fine Processional Cross to the Junior School by Mr. and Mrs. Dodds in memory of Peter. It was dedicated in a short and moving ceremony in the course of St. Clare's morning Service on Quinquagesima Sunday. We were so glad that Mr. and Mrs. Dodds were able to be there. Normally we have our Sung Communion on the morning of Quinquagesima Sunday, but on this occasion we took the unusual course—for us— of having it in the evening. This is a fairly wide-spread practice nowadays and a number of people were quite surprised to find how appropriate it seemed. We have had a wealth of preachers this term, the Dean of York, the Headmaster of Durham School and Mr. Burden, the Chaplain of St. Olave's who came to preach for the first time. We are very grateful to them all; and to Mr. Cummin, who preached on Ash Wednesday at Evensong, continuing a welcome feature of having members of the staff to preach. On the Wednesday evenings in Lent Mr. Burden very kindly came again to give us an interesting course of talks on "Prayer in the modern world", after our Voluntary Compline Services. We were very sorry indeed that at the last moment the Archbishop of York was prevented, by complete loss of his voice, from taking the Confirmation, on 17th March. Providentially the Bishop of Selby was 13
free (it was his only free morning for weeks!) to come in the Archbishop's place, and we are most grateful to him for coming. The following boys were confirmed on 17th March: St. Olave's: M. W. Bainbridge, K. D. Bowler, R. C. M. Dickenson, R. L. Elsy, A. Gray, P. L. Hall, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, G. Hodgson, J. J. Les, I. D. Raley, C. N. Roberts, I. Robinson, D. M. Schofield, A. D. A. Smith, J. S. R. Tindall, T. J. Young. Dron field: I. A. Blomfield, S. R. Buckman, R. P. Morris, R. P. Taylor, J. Watson. The Grove: P. J. G. C. Bleach, C. J. Bond, C. M. Fairhurst, K. V. Holland, M. J. R. Warnock. The Manor: P. Holmes, J. A. L. Whittaker. Queen's: J. E. Dickenson, H. J. Gration, E. Lack, T. J. Simpson, P. H. N. Turner, P. M. Wright. The Rise: I. A. Gill, J. M. Lillie, R. A. G. Lucas, C. H. Noble, G. W. A. Plews, R. M. E. Raley, J. D. Rawlings, R. E. Rowbottom, M. G. V. Stephenson, A. N. Varley, S. P. Withers. School House: R. A. Exell, A. L. Jervis, W. E. Sherlaw, P. D. Wilson. Temple: W. R. Copeland, P. J. Elliott, D. M. L. Jackson, P. A. Lockwood, J. R. Lund, K. C. Slee, J. R. Willcock, J. R. Young.
THE CHOIR NOTES The Choir came back to what was to be a very busy and varied musical term. Only five days after the beginning of term, the School took part in the Epiphany Service in York Minster, in which the Choir sang the Carols "The Noble Stem of Jesse", "O'er the hill and o'er the vale", "Out of the Orient Crystal Sky", "All they from Saba" and "The Carol of the Star". Owing to the shortage of time for practices, only the basses joined the Minster Choir in singing the Carol "A Spotless Rose". It was at this early stage in the term that the flu epidemic, that swept through the lower parts of the School, began to affect the Choir. This epidemic caused the postponement of the Choir Supper until later in the term, as most of the trebles were in the sanatorium during the earlier weeks of the term. So it was a depleted choir that sang in the Memorial Service to Dr. Vergette, the late School doctor, in which the Sentences by Croft were sung. The first anthem that was sung in the School Chapel was "The Three Kings" by Peter Cornelius, which was essentially a baritone solo, admirably handled by Thirlwell. The Choir was joined by the School the following Sunday in rendering "The Creation's Hymn" by Beethoven, which was followed a week later by the Choir singing "Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous" by Pelham Humfrey. The Service of Sung Communion took the same form as that of last term with music by Merbecke once again providing the foundation of the service, whilst the Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei were taken from the setting by Darke in F, J. R. Wood, Barker and Wright taking the solo parts in the service. On the first Sunday in Lent the Choir sang the anthem "Lord, for thy tender mercies sake", by Richard Farrant.
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The Choir provided the core of the Choral Society's performance of Handel's "Samson", in the Memorial Hall. With a result that practices for this performance cut into the number of choir practices held during the earlier weeks of the term. The School joined the Choir in singing the Nunc Dimittis in B flat by Stanford, and the following week the whole School sang the Jubilate in B flat, by the same composer, at Matins. The anthem "Turn thy face from my sin", by Thomas Attwood, with Oliver singing the treble solo part, followed the Choir's participation in the Confirmation Service. On the final Sunday of term, the Hymn "Jesu grant me this", by Orlando Gibbon, was sung by the Choir in its more natural setting, as an anthem. The Choir must say good-bye to Mr. Duncan, who has given invaluable help to the tenors in his comparatively short term in the Choir, and also to Miss Arton, the School House Matron, who looked after the Choir's vestments and made such repairs as were necessary to them; the Choir is very grateful to both of them for their services rendered to the Choir. However, it is pleasant to see the occasional return of Mr. Howat, new in his capacity as Master-in-charge of the Junior School, in adding considerable strength to the basses at Evensong.
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SAMSON The fruits of hard work by the Choral Society, Music Society, the Orchestra and Mr. Waine were noticed in the concert given in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, the 5th of March. Two works were performed: Mozart's Piano Concerto in A major (K.488) and the main attraction, "Samson" by Handel. The piano concerto was very successful; J. R. W. Thirlwell was the soloist for the first movement, 0. B. Hodgson for the second and third. The pianists did themselves credit, in spite of the fact that Hodgson had to take over the second movement from the indisposed P. D. Wilson a few days before the concert. The orchestra gave sympathetic and accomplished accompaniment; a most pleasing performance. "Samson", based on Milton's "Samson Agonistes", was performed by five soloists, fifty-two chorus and thirty-two orchestra, and was a roaring success. The soloists, led by Thirlwell in the title role, with C. J. A. Smith as Micah, the Narrator, D. J. Barker as Harapha, "the tongue-doughty giant", J. R. Wood as Manoah and P. M. Wright as Delilah, sang strongly, audibly and with variety and expression. The chorus, although their music had more than a faint echo of the "Messiah", sang lustily, not so audibly, and obviously enjoyed themselves. The singing was of a high standard, as was the orchestra's lively performance. The labours and struggles against time and flu, which nearly overwhelmed the performance, resulted in a very enjoyable evening for the small audience and for the performers; both left intensely satisfied.
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MUSIC SOCIETY, 1966 There were three meetings this term The first was an organ recital given in the School Chapel, by candlelight, when Wilson, Hodges and Hodgson played works by Parry, Jackson, Fucher and Bach. The second meeting was a lecture on Schonberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" delivered by Hodgson. The small cross-section of the work which was played on records proved sufficient to convince members of the society either one way or the other. The third and last meeting was, another lecture given by a member of the School, Wilson, who talked about "Old Keyboard Instruments." We learnt about the clavichord, virginal, spinet and harpsichord, and the lecture was well illustrated with recordings and some excellent slides produced with the assistance of Mr. Robinson, to whom the speaker expressed his gratitude at the end of his talk. Once again the Music Society joined forces with the Choral Society to perform Handel's "Samson", towards the end of term, together with a Mozart piano concerto performed by members of the School and an amalgamation of the School Orchestra and part of the York Symphony Orchestra. In spite of the flu epidemic which was partially responsible for the sparse attendance at some meetings and rehearsals, the term's activities were eventful and on the whole successful. O.G.H.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY With a new President and Secretary, Messrs. J. R. W. Thirlwell and N. E. Furey respectively and two new Committee members, Messrs. D. M. Rawlings and C. J. A. Smith, the Society hoped to maintain the improved standard of debating shown during the Christmas term. The first meeting of the term, however, did not come up to expectations, possibly because the motion, that "This House would emigrate", being deliberately chosen for an Open meeting, was rather vague. The presence of flu in the School meant the debate was not well attended and the motion proposed by Messrs. Darwood and Hardie and opposed by Messrs. Fairdough and Moss was lost by 19 votes to 51 with 2 abstentions. The second meeting proved to be the most successful of the term. The motion that "This House supports America's policy towards Vietnam" resulted in the best attended closed meeting for over five years and the keenness of the debating was reflected in the result. The motion proposed by Messrs. Phelps and Spilman and opposed by Messrs. Gibson and Shepherd, P. M. was carried by 29 votes to 28 with 4 abstentions. At the third meeting of the term we tried the experiment of having two smaller debates with one platform speaker on each side. It was a moderate success; the first motion that "This House considers opposition to decimal coinage is predominantly sentimental" proposed by Mr. Blackford and opposed by Mr. Mackinder was lost by 16 votes to 30 with 4 abstentions and the second motion that "This House welcomes the 'Clarion' as an influence in the School" proposed by Mr. Doyle and opposed by Mr. Marks, was carried by 27 votes to 14, with 13 abstentions. 16
At the fmal meeting of the year, traditionally an open meeting, we welcomed S. Mair, Esq. and L. C. LeTocq, Esq., as guest speakers. Mr. Mair, seconded by Mr. Dingwall, proposed the motion that "This House considers secondary education is too ambitious", and Mr. LeTocq opposing was seconded by Mr. Rawlings. The Society benefited greatly from the entertaining and informative guest speakers and we thank them very much for providing such an enjoyable meeting, the motion being defeated by 86 votes to 16, with 5 abstentions. Beside the four Saturday evening meetings the President and Secretary represented the Society in the Inter-Schools Debating Competition. The School opposed the motion that "This House considers that white colonialism is being replaced by black anarchy", and though we did not get through the regional round, competitive speaking always provides valuable experience. The President and Secretary were also the speakers in the return debate at Easingwold Grammar Modern School. They proposed the motion that "This House considers censorship is necessary for the public good", and did well to narrow the result to one vote, the motion being defeated by 11 votes to 10, with 4 abstentions. The Society now has some 75 members and such is the enthusiasm for debates that the possibility of Summer Term debating is being seriously considered, and a celebrity debate with outside speakers is a possibility. N.E.F.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY NOTES This term the Society held three meetings. Two of these took the form of a talk by an outside speaker whilst the third consisted of two talks given by two members of the Society. This was by far the most valuable meeting of the term and it was unfortunate it was held on the last Saturday of term, since this probably accounted for the surprisingly low attendance of members. At the first meeting Dr. C. N. Roberts, from the Bradford Institute of Technology, gave a talk on "Food, Drugs and Health". This dealt with the need for sufficient food and how this could prevent disease; also several examples of disease were given together with their causes and cures. At the second meeting Dr. Hale, from York University, gave a talk on "Computers". To the relief of the Society, Dr. Hale made it clear that his talk was to be about computers in general rather than the electronics of computers. With the talk given on these lines it was most interesting and very much appreciated by the Society. For the last meeting R. A. Spilman gave a talk on "Evolution" and M. A. Summers-Smith gave one on "Precious Metals". As is usual with italks given by members of the Society many questions were asked and the meeting proved to be very lively. On the whole it was a very successful term for the Society, which continues to flourish. M.J.T.C. 17
JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY YEAR 1965/66 This year the Society has flourished, and the meetings held have been both varied and numerous. Two visits were made in the Easter Term. For the first meeting of the Christmas Term, on 9th October the subject was Power. Members P. J. Shannon, D. P. Turnbull and R. A. de B. Warren demonstrated principles shown in two films. On 20th November, Mr. Riley gave a little talk on the Natural History of the Fame Islands. His talk was illustrated by his own excellent slides and colour films. This meeting was greatly enjoyed by all, and Mr. Riley was congratulated on his excellent photography. For the last meeting of the Christmas Term, H. G. Marks and M. T. Bennett demonstrated the Carbon Dioxide/Silica process for forging metal, assisted by a film; and P. Scaife did some experiments on osmosis. On the first Saturday of the Easter Term, two films were shown of the crossing of Antarctica. The meeting was held in the Memorial Hall, and was open to non-members. On 5th February, J. R. Wilson, R. S. Johnson and R. F. Davies gave a combined Biological talk on Blood, illustrated by a film. A party of about 30 members visited Rowntree's Factory on Thursday, 10th February. We were all very impressed, and our thanks are due to the management and guides. On 19th February, R. K. Hall gave an interesting talk on weather, supported by two R.A.F. films. The other visit the Society made was to the Herald Printing Works. This was again a great success, and enjoyed by those members, about 20, who went. The last meeting of the term was on 26th March, when four films were shown, including the excellent Biological film "Corps Profond". D.J.D.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY The Society had only one meeting during the term, but the attendance was encouraging. Mr. Craven spoke very interestingly and simply enough for most of us to understand most of what was said, about his holiday in the vine-growing region of Bordeaux, and illustrated his talk with some very colourful and artistic slides and maps. The interest taken in the talk was shown clearly by the fact that, after the meeting had been officially declared closed, Mr. Craven was answering various questions for quite some time.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY Owing to boys leaving School, some changes were necessary in the Committee, the most significant of which being J. R. W. Thirlwell's adoption as Hon. Secretary, and J. M. Mordue as Hon. Treasurer. Three meetings were held during the term. At the first, J. R. W. Thiriwell gave a talk entitled "The Beginnings of Russian Society" or "Why the Russians are what they are." This proved extremely informative, 18
as we ranged over Russian History from the 7th-century B.C. to Alexander Nevsky's reign in Novgorod. He concluded with a remark made by the English Ambassador to Moscow of Elizabeth I. "Lo thus I make an end; none other news to thee "But that the country is too cold, the people beastly be." and reports, as will be seen elsewhere in the magazine, that neither were seen to be true on his own visit there. For the second meeting, we were privileged to hear J. Y. Muckle, Esq., Head of the Russian Department at Leeds Grammar School, who gave an interesting talk, entitled "Authors in Disgrace." He deplored and abominated the Russian control of literature and invited any of his audience, which was quite encouraging considering the presence of Trial Exams and illness, to leave if they disagreed with him—nobody accepted the invitation. He talked about Pasternak, Valerei Tarsis, Arjak (Daniel) and Terse (Sinyaysky). For the last meeting, which Mr. Austin was unfortunately unable to attend, twelve members of the Society read three plays by Chekhov : The Proposal, On The Harmfulness of Tobacco, A Jubilee. This was poorly attended but it is encouraging that so many (over 90) were subscribing members, which is intended to promote knowledge of Russia amongst those who do not study its language. We should like to thank those who have helped in the making of a very successful year for the Society, those leaving and those who have left, and especially Mr. Austin, who has cast his watchful and most helpful eye over our proceedings. J..R.W.T.
RUSSIAN TRIP, 1966 SATURDAY, 2ND APRIL to MONDAY, 4TH APRIL. A variety of evening activities, ranging from overnight travelling to a Turkish bath, being completed, a party of 24 Peterites accompanied by Messrs. G. M. Austin and A. Craven assembled on Victoria Station. At 10-0 a.m. the party left and, travelling by way of Dover, Ostend and Cologne, reached Berlin at 7-40 a.m. on Sunday the 3rd. During a tour of the city, which included : "checkpoint Charlie", the 'Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, Templehof Airport, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the Olympic Stadium, we also learnt that 85 % of West Berlin has been rebuilt since the war making it, perhaps, the most attractive modern city in Europe. After a free afternoon we crossed to East Berlin and at 11-30 p.m. departed for the Russian border. The next day was spent crossing the flat wastes of Poland reaching BrestiVorsid at 3-30 p.m., and in the company of our attractive Intourist guide, boarded a train for Kiev. TUESDAY, 5TH. Everyone was tiring somewhat from the long train journey and it was with relief that we reached Kiev at 6-0 a.m. and could rest at the almost luxurious Intourist Hotel. Kiev was not on the itinerary of last year's trip so Peterites were here breaking new ground. Its population of 1.4 millions is the third highest in Russia but in area it is the second Russian city, 63 % being parkland. In a tour of the city we saw the River Drieper and the statue of St. Vladim and St. Sophia's Cathedral, an 1 1 th-century 19
foundation now preserved as a museum. The afternoon consisted of a visit to the Shevchenko museum followed by first attempts at shopping in Russia. Throughout the trip a score or more cameras dutifully clicked on each new sight, and two of the party at least admitted that they had forgotten to put film in or they had failed to wind on after the first picture! WEDNESDAY 6TH
The party visited a secondary school in the suburbs of Kiev and learnt something of the educational system in Russia. We also experienced for the first time, something that was to become a regular feature of the trip, the friendliness and generosity of the Russian people. In the afternoon the party visited the Kiev-Pechersty Monastery (11th-century) now a museum, and then a magnificent new Pioneer Palace. The Pioneer movement was founded in 1918 in Moscow to deal with the waifs and strays; its palaces are similar to our youth clubs except that they are far better equipped with theatres and cinema film studies. THURSDAY 7TH
Having left Kiev at 9-15 p.m. the previous evening, we arrived at Moscow at 9-10 a.m. and were met off the train by children from one of the special English schools, who presented us with tulips. During a tour of the capital the party saw the Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, the "Gum" department store, the Bolshoi Theatre, Chekhov House, the Lubyanka prison, the University and the British and American Embassies. The evening provided an opportunity for an excursion into Moscow, and for many the first experience of the Russian Metro with its fabulous chandeliers and white walls. FRIDAY 8TH
In the morning there was a visit to a specialist English school near the British Embassy and we were persuaded to sing two songs—dutifully recorded by the only American in the party. There also occurred the first of two interviews for Radio Moscow, in which the trip's spokesman expressed admiration for the friendliness and generosity of the Russian people. In the afternoon Moscow State University was our destination and we reached the 27th of its 33 floors. We then saw an active Russian Orthodox Church of which there are 47 in Moscow. While the Church was quite full the party were not a little surprised to see that everybody seemed to be over 60 years old. SATURDAY 9TH
After visiting the Armourey Museum of decorative and applied art in the Kremlin, the party filed past the body of Lenin in the Mausoleum, the solemnity of the occasion impressing everybody. The afternoon was taken up with a concert at the House of Friendship, and then half the party attended a circus on ice. SUNDAY 10TH
The first stop today was at the Tolstoy Museum situated in the house he occupied from 1882 until his death in 1901. This was followed by a tour of the Kremlin Cathedrals, after which some of the party went to the races. Others made for the Pushkin Art Museum while two went round the History Museum. Various purchases were also made both at Gum and the tourist shops and several fur hats were now in evidence. At 6-0 p.m. everybody assembled for a performance of "Swan Lake" by the 20
Bolshoi Ballet in the magnificent new Congress Hall. This proved to be the highlight of the stay in Moscow and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. MONDAY 11TH After going round the Exhibition of Economic Achievements including models of Vostok and lunar spacecraft, in the morning the party flew to Leningrad from the Sheramatayov Airport in a TU-104 jet. So far the warm weather had been an agreeable surprise, but in Leningrad the temperature was below freezing and the heavy coats, in some cases bought specially, at last proved worthwhile. The evening consisted of a dance with Putney H.S. TUESDAY 12TH During the conducted tour of the city including the Winter Palace, the Nevski Prospect, the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Statue of Peter the Great over the serpent representing Sweden, the party learnt that Leningrad has a population of 3.6 millions and heard something of its history. The original foundation was the Peter and Paul Fortress, which we visited in the afternoon, founded in 1703 and becoming the capital in 1712. The beautiful cathedral in the fortress is typical of that aspect of Leningrad which makes it most popular with Europeans for the decoration is ornate without being oppressive. It is also the burial place of all the Russian Czars. The evening contained a not very successful visit to a children's theatre and more "social activity" in the hotel. WEDNESDAY 13TH The snow, which had begun the day before and continued throughout our stay in this city, added to the atmosphere, and around the Winter Palace and Palace Square one could imagine oneself back in the 18th century. The Winter Palace is now part of the Hermitage Art Gallery, lavishly decorated in a Laroque style with the usual profusion of gilt and chandeliers. The Art Collection was built up by successive Russian Czars and is now housed in five galleries, including works of Michelangelo, Titian, Raphael, El Greco, Rubens and Van Dyck. The Impressionist gallery is a sequel to the Rusk Pushkin Art Gallery in Moscow, and contains Picassos, Gauguins, Cezanne's and Renoirs amongst many others. The afternoon was spent shopping and the evening was spent at a concert at the House of Friendship. THURSDAY 14TH The morning was spent visiting a museum of Russian art at a former palace of the Grand Duke Michael (brother of Czar Nicholas II), and in the afternoon the party visited St. Isaac's Cathedral. The Cathedral was built from 1818-1858 and has the third largest dome in the world, after St. Peter's, Rome and St. Paul's, London. The enormous pendulum which now hangs in the dome indicates the rotation of the earth. It was only from the top of the dome that the party realized how big Leningrad really is, for we had stayed very much in the centre. FRIDAY 15TH On our last day in the city we did manage to get outside it for a while. This was on a trip to the village of Pushkin, some 20 kms. from Leningrad, where we visited the Summer Palace. This palace, started by Peter the Great and completed by Catherine's architect, Rasterelfi, was destroyed after the Germans had used it as their headquarters in 1944. Restoration 21
is proceeding quickly and expertly, yet it remains the most impressive sight in Leningrad. Meanwhile another chapter has been added to its history in the epic snowball fight for Cameron's pavilion! After a free afternoon for present-buying the party flew in an Ilyushin 18 to Riga. SATURDAY 16TH TO THURSDAY 21ST
Riga is a port of some 600,000 people, whose main claim to fame is that they make every other railway carriage in the Soviet Union, but a brief tour suggested there was little of artistic interest. After presenting gifts to our guide, whose help was invaluable (particularly when several people suffered stomach upsets), and to Mr. Austin and Mr. Craven, we boarded a motor-ship "Nadezhda Krupskaja". We left Riga at 1-30 p.m. and stopped in the ice at 4-0 p.m. where we remained stationary for ten hours. Altogether it took two ice-breakers 44 hours to get the ship through the ice in the gulf of Riga and the result was that we were some 34 hours late into Tilbury. Otherwise the journey was uneventful—the days being split between the bar and bed and the evenings spent partaking in raffles, dances and concerts. At the latter a group of ten Peterites sang new words (by Mr. Austin and Thirlwell) to familiar songs and proved the hit of the evening, the words of one song at least being calculated to persuade the captain to put us off at Hull in disgust! Eventually at 9-30 p.m. on Wednesday, 20th, we docked at Tilbury, but were only able to disembark at 6-30 a.m. on Thursday, 21st. So we finished a thoroughly enjoyable trip behind the iron curtain and we returned ready to spread a very favourable report about life and conditions in the Soviet Union.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Owing to the short Easter Term there were only three meetings of the Society, though each was well-attended. The first meeting was held on 11th February; Major Hewitt of the Salvation Army came to explain what the Salvation Army does and its aims. The second meeting was held on 4th March, when a special jointmeeting with the World Affairs and Geographical Societies was held. Two films were shown—"Asian Crescent", about Malaysia and her problems, and a film about the "Inter-Church Aid" conference. The final meeting of the term was attended by a few members at a lecture given at St. John's College, on "Christianity and Modern Literature" on Tuesday, 15th March. All in all it has been a very interesting term for the Society. T.B.A.E.
ORGAN SOCIETY After last term's inactivity the Society met this term for what was an interesting and rewarding meeting. Mr. Baker, one of the School's Music Teachers, very kindly invited us over to Headingly on 12th March. After a short meeting beforehand it was decided that C. R. Argyle should be Secretary of the Society. The six members of the Society who went were driven there by Mr. Waine in the School bus. When we got to Leeds Mr. Baker gave us a 22
very pleasant supper. Then we visited his church and played on the organ. It was a magnificent instrument and the organ pupils were delighted with it. It had three manuals and a great variety of stops. Mr. Baker let us roam all round the pipes, which made an intricate maze right to the roof. At 9-15 we unfortunately had to say good-bye and it was with great reluctance that we left. We are all very grateful indeed to Mr. Baker for inviting us, making the expedition possible and for giving us supper. The members showed their appreciation by clubbing together and buying Mr. Baker a longplaying record. Organ music or course! C.R.A.
WALKING CLUB This term's club was bigger than usual, numbers ranged from the usual dozen to twenty-one boys and two masters, a somewhat large party to keep together over moorland. At a meeting early on in the term Mr. A. J. Riley joined the club; we should like to thank him and Mr. Coulthard for their invaluable services, especially in organising transport and early meals.. The weather, as usual, was our worst enemy. We experienced every variety—rain, snow, mist—yes, and even sun at times! Most walkers showed enthusiasm for walking, although it must be added that a few did not favour either walks up-hill, or walks over three miles in length. Nevertheless, the club visited quite a number of areas, some for the first time. The club will, we hope, continue to flourish in the Summer Term. With that in view R. J. H. Skerrett has been elected secretary in succession to T. B. A. Evans. T.B.A.E.
EQUINE SOCIETY This term we managed to arrange a visit to a stud farm and a talk by a trainer. On Sunday, 6th March, we visited Lord Bolton's stud at Harewood and were shown round by the manager, Dr. Burkhardt. He showed us their brilliant young stallion "Double Jump" and also many mares and foals. Everybody was impressed by the efficiency of the stud, and finally we all enjoyed the tea, kindly provided by Mrs. Oldfield. The evening of Wednesday, 16th March, provided us with a talk given by Mr. M. H. Easterby, the Great Habton trainer. There were many questions from members and Mr. Easterby answered them very fully. Next term we hope to arrange some more visits. R.A.S.
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY It is with much regret that we have to announce the death of our correspondent, Capt. N. M. Graham. The Society is endeavouring to find us a new link and we hope to have news of their success in due course. 23
CHESS The School Chess team played a number of unimportant matches. A most interesting feature was that a simultaneous display was given by Dr. Harper of York University. He won the majority of games, but drew two and lost three. York University and York Chess Club provided teams for us to compete against. Although the School lost in both cases, a great deal of valuable experience was gained. Our usual opponents, Bootham, crashed to a narrow defeat at our hands. This is the first time that Bootham have been beaten by us for a long time. The School chess team played extremely well throughout the season and most of them are obviously keen on the game. The team has played many more matches than is usual and enjoyed them all I am sure. The following represented the School at Chess: —D. J. Martin, P. St. G. Stephenson, B. S. Wallis, J. R. D. McGrath, R. Pickersgill, A. L. Kirk, P. F. Reeves, S. C. Sugar and P. Fender. D.M.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Four meetings were held this term, all of which took the form of lectures or discussions. For the first meeting Mr. P. M. Lyons gave an illustrated talk on "Battery Hens and Egg production". He stressed the recent growth in poultry farming and mentioned the great poultry empires of Eastwood and Arden. Mr. Lyons then went on to say that the minimum size of profit-making concerns is likely to be farms of forty or fifty thousand birds. Illustrations were in the form of slides showing egg laying and rearing houses. The second meeting of the term took the form of a talk on "Crofting in Scotland", by Mr. R. MacSween. He defined crofting and went on to outline the areas in which crofting is practised. He mentioned difficulties involving isolation and poor communications and showed that the crofter, therefore, has to rely on products which do not have to be sold quickly. Consequently livestock is most important to the crofter. On the 17th February Mr. D. Hirst, Principal of the East Riding Institute of Agriculture, gave a talk on "Hill Sheep Farming". He described some of the thirty-six or thirty-seven breeds of hill sheep and also he outlined a year's work in the life of a shepherd on a typical Border Country hill farm. The talk was illustrated by slides. For the last meeting of the term Mr. G. Hall answered questions put to him by club members, concerning his father's farms. Subjects discussed included the buying and selling of cows and calves and the growing of barley. T.H.V.
ORNITHOLOGICAL VISIT TO THE ISLE OF MAN, APRIL, 1966 For the fifth time Mr. Craine took a party of four boys, G. M. Barton, N. C. Marsden, L. N. Thomson and P. W. F. Marsden, on an Ornithological visit to the Isle of Man and the Calf of Man. Although we had adverse weather conditions, it was probably the most successful visit of all, from the point of view of studying new species at fairly close range, thanks mainly to the admirable "hide" formed by Mr. Craine's car. 24
After an eventful boat journey from Liverpool, we were diverted to Peel, because of stormy conditions at Douglas. The strong winds persisted, with intermittent snow and rain showers, making it impossible to make the 34 mile journey by boat to the Calf of Man, where we were to spend most of our holiday. For the next two days we toured the island looking for new species of birds; especially at high tide on Langness, where, while watching a party of dunlin and ringed plover, we spotted a smaller brown and white bird. This proved unmistakably to be a Kentish Plover, which is a very rare wader, now only confined to the extreme South of England; it was the first ever to be seen on the Isle of Man. The next day the sea was still rough, so we were taken out to the Calf of Man by lifeboat, which was performing a rescue operation for a party of fifteen, which had been stranded on the Calf for five days. Unfortunately the warden of the Calf of Man Bird Observatory, Mr. Peter Bennett, had also been taken off with a large fish-hook embedded in his finger, and we missed his company for the first two days. Meanwhile we found an oiled guillemot in one of the harbours of the Calf of Man. We kept it and attempted to clean it of the hideous black oil which completely covered one side of its body, making it unable to fly. Unfortunately it had swallowed some of the oil, while trying to clean itself, and as a consequence died a few days later, after some members of the party had made a valiant attempt to save it by giving it liberal doses of castor oil, and feeding it on limpets and sardines. When the warden returned, we visited the large shag colony on the island, where we recorded the number of eggs or young in each nest, and ringed some adult birds, not without them leaving scars on us from their beaks. We also had two successful nights catching and ringing herring gulls. They are caught at night by being dazzled with a powerful torch. In this condition they will not move and can easily be picked up and ringed. Because of rough weather we spent two extra days on the Calf of Man, and these proved the best for ringing birds. The birds, mainly willowwarblers and chiffchaffs, are caught in Heligoland traps and Mist Nets, whilst on their migration northwards. In this way we also caught a blackcap, a grasshopper warbler and a whitethroat, which were migrating early for their species. Eventually the weather cleared, but just before we left the island, a woodchat shrike was caught in one of the nets. This is a very rare bird and is the first one to be recorded on the Isle of Man. On arriving back we toured up to the north of the Isle of Man, to a long shingle stretch of the seashore called the Ayres. Here we saw about twenty-five gannets diving for fish, and also some sandwich terns and little terns. While watching these we also saw a great northern diver remarkably close in to the shore. After such an exciting fortnight, the return journey seemed dull, and proved uneventful, but we all look forward to returning again soon. During the visit the party ringed about 150 birds of 25 species and saw 91 different species of birds. Species ringed : Whitethroat, Wren, Stonechat, Rock Pipit, Willow chaff, Song Thrush, Warbler, Mistle Thrush, Redstart, Herring Gull, Chiff, Robin, Shag, Goldcrest, Redwing, Grasshopper Warbler, Starling, Dunnock, Ring Ouzel, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit, Blackbird, Woodchat Shrike, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, House Sparrow.
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C.C.F. NOTES Coxswain Evans was appointed Contingent Coxswain when C.S.M. Lockwood left. It might here be explained to outside readers that in a C.C.F. with all three Service Sections the senior N.C.O. of the Contingent may come from any of the three; thus the Royal Navy Section would provide a Contingent Coxswain or a Contingent Petty Officer, the Army Section, the traditional Company Sergeant Major, and the Royal Air Force Section has in earlier years provided a Contingent Warrant Officer. Over thirty new boys have now completed a term in the Pre-entry section, and will enter the Contingent in the Summer Term. Apart from normal training, a Field Day was held on 1st March. The Royal Navy Section went to H.M.S. "Calliope", the Royal Air Force Section visited Linton on Ouse and the Air Traffic Control Centre near Preston, while the Army Section had an exercise at Ripon Parks. The Pre-entry recruits visited the Royal Engineers Depot at Ripon, and then had a map reading exercise, organised by Sergeants Marsden and Slater, which finished at Ripon Parks. The Army Proficiency Test was held on the same day, conducted by the Depot, The Yorkshire Brigade at Strensall; nine out of the twelve candidates were successful. For the last parade of the term, on 22nd March, there was a full drill period, culminating in a March Past, which gave the new Band, under Drum Major J. F. Brown, the chance to show that it has come on very well. The Salute was taken by Group Captain R. H. Crompton, O.B.E., B.A., the Station Commander of Royal Air Force, Linton on Ouse. Petty Officer D. J. McKenzie is congratulated on being selected to go to Canada as a member of the Imperial Cadet Association Rifle Team, representing the C.C.F. and A.C.F. against the Canadian Cadets. He will be in Canada for almost a month, in August.
R.N. SECTION At the beginning of the term, the following promotions were made: L/Sea. D. J. McKenzie to Petty Officer ic. L/Sea. R. J. Mawer to 2 i/c. A.B. A. G. Bird to L/Sea. and Section Writer. A.B. R. L. Harrison to L/Sea. i/c Stores. A.B. G. H. Fairhurst to L/Sea. i/c Blake Division. Later in the term B. Lark, J. S. Nixon and 'R. P. Taylor were successful in the A.B. exam and were promoted to A.Bs. The section spent the Field Day at its parent establishment, H.M.S. "Calliope" at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. On arrival we were shown two films and were then drilled. After lunch we were instructed on gunnery and seamanship, followed by a lecture on radar. Lt. Col. Hamilton addressed us, and after tea we returned to York. It was unfortunate that H.M.S. "Northumbria" was undergoing repairs at the time, as more practical experience would have been gained by sailing in her. The new mast arrived during the term and it is hoped that it will be rigged in the near future.
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ARDUOUS TRAINING, 1966 The purpose of Arduous Training is not endurance for its own sake, but to try to encourage leadership in the achievement of useful objectives under rigorous conditions. Bad weather is therefore not essential, but part of the training must be the ability to live and work in bad weather if necessary. Captain Gaastra planned the training in the Warcop area during the first week of the Easter holidays, when a certain amount of bad weather emphasised, for example, the problems of bivouacing in the wet, and the need for special care when hill walking in snowdrifts, which at first look like being just good fun. Some may have thought it soft to take advantage of a base camp to dry things out from time to time, but a balance should rightly be kept between endurance and maintaining a standard of fitness that will enable everyone to make the fullest use of a week's programme. The training exercises were all intended to have a useful purpose, sometimes map reading, sometimes simply the importance of keeping a party together on hills, sometimes the seeking of information, and being sure that it was reliable; each individual was given the opportunity to take a lead in some activity, and most learnt how easy it is to allow leadership to decline into discussion groups. One day was spent in the Langdale Valley with professional instruction in rock climbing which is a worthwhile specialisation for those who undertake Arduous Training; and by way of cultural diversion on two journeys, Lieutenant Croft gave most interesting lectures at Brougham Castle and at the Roman Camp at Ambleside. We thank Captain Gaastra for devising an excellent programme in which there was due regard not only to the word "arduous" but also to "training", of a kind that the three armed services consider valuable. D.G.C.
R.A.F. CAMP, EASTER, 1966 During the Easter Holidays a party of 17 cadets of the R.A.F. Section, led by Flight Sergeant Oglesby, spent a week at R.A.F. Shawbury, seven miles from Shrewsbury. They were billeted in a large barrack block, with a single room for each cadet, and ate in the Airmen's Mess where the food was plentiful and above school standard. Shawbury is the home of No. 8 Air Experience Flight, No. 27 Maintenance Unit, the University of Birmingham Air Squadron and the Central Air Traffic Control School. Although it was not an operational station, it still offered a varied and fascinating programme for the party from St. Peter's and the other school, Solihull. This included drill periods with regular N.C.O.'s, a visit to the Control Tower with its Local and Approach Control, and a route march in the neighbouring Shropshire countryside. The cadets also visited the Air Traffic Control School, which is the only one of its kind in the country and trains controllers in radar and direction finding approach for all three services and air forces of other nations. It has modern and complex equipment such as synthetic trainers and computers. To test their initiative and survival capabilities cadets also had to build bridges and towers and carry an imaginary radioactive source for a mile without coming within two feet of it. On the station's open range two 27
cadets gained marksman class shots in .303 shooting and every boy who entered the water passed the R.A.F.'s Swimming Proficiency in a nearby station's baths, a great credit to school swimming. During leisure periods cadets visited the station cinema and spent an afternoon in Shrewsbury. Both schools attended the service in Shawbury Parish Church, on Palm Sunday. There were also rides in the camp's large, powerful fire trucks and a 50 minute flight in a Varsity aircraft over the snow-capped Shropshire hills. In an afternoon away from the station the group visited the Rolls-Royce Sentinel factory in Shrewsbury, where this famous company make oil and marine engines. The cadets also had a P.T. period in the station gym, and were shown an interesting film on ditching. On the last day there was a lecture about radiation, nuclear warfare and the dangers of an aircraft armed with atomic weapons flying over a densely populated area such as England. The cadets were shown antiradiation clothing and the specialised equipment used by the R.A.F.'s special safety teams for detecting all kinds of radioactivity, such as might be present after an accident similar to that of the U.S. Air Force in Spain this year. All the time the cadets were at Shrewsbury two officers, Squadron Leader Scott and Flying Officer Enderby, were near at hand trying to make the camp as enjoyable as possible and, although Solihull won the camp competition trophy presented by the Station Commander, Group Captain Wallace, at the final march-past, the whole party enjoyed the camp, especially the large number of younger cadets for whom it was their first R.A.F. camp. A.S.
ACCOUNT OF R.A.F. CAMP IN GERMANY, 6th to 13th APRIL Starting at 7-45 from York, I arrived at the B.E.A. Air Terminal at Victoria Station at 11-50. From there we went to Gatwick, where the plane was five hours late. We flew to R.A.F. Wildenrath, arriving at 8-30 p.m. We then split into three parties, our party facing a five hour bus journey to R.A.F. Gilterslok, which used to be a paratrooper training station during the war. The first day we spent exploring the camp and going shopping in the nearest town, Bielefeld. The camp possessed a number of facilities—a cinema, bowling lane and a number of clubs. The following day was Good Friday, which we had free, until the evening, when we had a fourhour night exercise in a nearby forest. On Saturday, we all paid 12 marks for a coach trip round the local beauty sights, among which was the Mohne Dam of Dambuster fame (the local inhabitants did not talk of this). On Sunday we were free except for a fire-fighting demonstration in the afternoon. This developed into a large-scale water fight, which was one of the most enjoyable events at the camp. Monday was spent tramping round the country-side near Bielefeld. We covered some fifteen miles, pausing now and then for liquid refreshment. On Tuesday, we sat through a police lecture and dog demonstration, then were inspected in the evening. The camp was very slack, most people being on leave over Easter, but was most enjoyable. 28
On Wednesday, we began the trip home. After the bus journey we discovered that the weather at Wildenrath was too bad for flying, so we drove 60 miles to Dusseldorf, losing a third of the party on the way. When we finally took off, we were six hours late. I arrived back at York at 3 o'clock in the morning. C.J.A.S.
SCOUT GROUP This term we reconstituted a Rover Crew in the Group as we had a sufficient number of older Senior Scouts. The Crew, because of their many other commitments, cannot meet very regularly, but its members are able to assist with a wide variety of activities in other sections of the Group and, in particular, with training. At the same time this has made our Senior Scout Troop rather more manageable in size and has given the opportunity to younger Senior Scouts to take over positions of responsibility.
SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Because of the creation of the Rover Crew, the number of Senior Scout Patrols this term was reduced to four, and the Patrol Leaders appointed were J. M. McKay, A. S. Medlycott, A. J. Moss and R. I. Moss. An active term included a number of evening outdoor meetings, an energetic field day and training largely concentrated on the Ambulance and Senior Pioneer Badges. The field day was spent in the Western Moors and the object of the day was to simulate a rescue operation, a dummy having been placed in a valley by the Rovers two or three days earlier. Some useful lessons were learned and all enjoyed a bracing dry day away from the confines of School. Unfortunately this year it was found impossible to arrange an Easter Expedition for the Senior Scouts, but we hope that next year this activity will be resumed. In the meantime, members of the Senior Scout Troop have been using Group equipment to go off on their own expeditions and camps.
SCOUT NOTES Two new boys joined the troop this term, R. A. Hodgson and G. S. Yule. This makes our number 37, with the result that a new patrol, Badgers, had to be formed with Warnock as Patrol Leader and Powell as his Second. Under Boyd the first-class scouts have continued their badge training and the end of term saw them building rope bridges with fair success. A start was also made on the theory of the camper and cook badges, which we hope will be taken next term. First-class training has continued with splicing, first aid and highway code and most scouts will be able to do their final test, the journey, early next term. Under Plews the second-class tests have nearly all been finished by those who joined as tenderfeet in September. The Field Day was held on 1st March. Four groups went out cycling, taking packed lunches with them and returning at about 2 p.m. to cook a meal in the scout compound. A fifth party, led by Beckingham, were dropped at Helmsley and had a long hike returning to York just in time for tea. At the last meeting of the term a large number of the scouts passed the swimmer badge, and two boys obtained their Master-at Arms badge. Summer camp will be in Monmouth near Abergavenny, from 27th July to 3rd August, and it is hoped that nearly all scouts will be able to attend.
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HOCKEY 1966 The weather was the worst for many seasons, causing the cancellation of four 1st XI, three 2nd XI and one 3rd XI fixtures. New fixtures were played against Archbishop Holgate's G.S. and Nunthorpe School, and two fixtures for a 3rd XI were arranged. Staffing problems were eased by the addition of Mr. Dixon and Mr. Clark helping with games two and three. Potentially the 1st XI could have been the best for many years, but as usual the bad weather early in the term prevented nearly all training so that our first match was played after only one practice. The halfback line of Vooght, Pickersgill and Abel were very sound in defence and their distributional play in attack improved with every game. Harding successfully moved from the forward line to right back and Richardson proved a very competent left back in his second season of Hockey. In the forward line Baxter at centre forward was the most improved player in the side scoring over half of all our goals. On the right wing Morris combined more stick work in addition to his speed, and will make a good inside forward for next season. The difficult positions of left wing and inside forward were filled adequately by Roebuck, Willstrop and Lancaster, and by the end of the season all were working well together. The 2nd XI, containing several rather inexperienced players, since the introduction of the new system won three out of their four games and contained some good younger players to replace the eight who are leaving this year from the 1st XI. The six-a-side competition at Welbeck was quite successful. We beat West Bridgeford in the first round, then beat Oakham, last year's winners; losing 1-2 to Welbeck in the final. The team was Vooght, Pickersgill, Lancaster, Morris, Harding and Abel. A new venture during the first week of the holidays was a School's Hockey festival, held at Scarborough College. Owing to late news of the festival we could not send a full team and just managed to get XI players, four from 1st XI, six from 2nd XI and one 3rd XI. Although all the games were lost, valuable experience was gained by the second XI players, and it is hoped to have a more representative side if it is held again next year. Lost 2-5 Abbotsholme King's Gloucester Lost 4-5 Lost 2-6 Reed's Cobham The players were Reiss, Harding, Dickinson, Scott, A. G., Richardson, Wailer, Smith, C. J., Pickersgill, W. R., Wood, J. R., Anderson. RESULTS Welbeck College ... Lost 1-2 Bootham School Won 2-1 Wed., 23rd Feb. v. Worksop College Lost 1-2 Wed., 2nd Mar. v. Nunthorpe School . Won 6-1 Sat., 5th Mar. v. Old Peterites .. Won 1-0 Wed., 9th Mar. v. Styx Hockey Club ... ... ... ... Lost 3-7 Matches against Leeds Corinthian, Trent and Scarborough Colleges and York Hockey Club were cancelled. 2nd XI Sat., 29th Jan. v. Welbeck College ... Won 4-0 Wed., 16th Feb. v. Bootham School ... Won 2-1 Wed., 23rd Feb. v. Worksop College ... . Lost 1-4 Wed., 9th Mar. v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 1st XI Won 3-1 3rd XI Wed., 9th Mar. v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 2nd XI Won 2-0
1st XI Sat., 29th Jan. v. Wed., 16th Feb. v.
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SCHOOL v. WELBECK Saturday, 29th January. Away. Playing on a fast pitch and played by the "sticks" rule, the School were a long time in settling down, with a result that Welbeck scored two goals in the first 20 minutes, their forwards being a continual menace throughout the indifferent first half. The School had some attacking moves, but could not fully penetrate the Welbeck defence. In the second half, the Welbeck defence was under great strain, with a result that Baxter scored a fine goal to end one of the best attacking moves of the game. After this the School took command of the game for the last 10 minutes, with both Baxter and Lancaster netting the ball, only to find themselves off-side. Both teams produced some good hockey, with Welbeck commanding the play in the first half, and the School controlling the second half. A fairer result would have been a draw. Result: St. Peter's 1, Welbeck 2. SCHOOL v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Wednesday, 16th February. Home. In this game there was no question that the School outclassed their opponents, and it was surprising to find such a high standard attained after very little practice. In the first half Bootham never had a good shot at goal, with a result that they were mostly on the defensive. Having used the ball to much better effect, the School continually attacked the Bootham goal and eventually Baxter scored two very good goals. At the beginning of the second half the School produced some top class hockey with the half-back line of Vooght, Pickersgill and Abel initiating attacking moves which were all but finished off by Morris, Lancaster and Baxter. As it turned out goals never came after continued attempts, as frequent good shots at goal were stopped as a result of brilliant goalkeeping by the opposition. Towards the end of the game Bootham made some dangerous attacking moves which were only curbed by some solid defence work by the School. Result: St. Peter's 2, Bootham 0. SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Wednesday, 23rd February. Away. Having won the toss, Vooght decided to play against the strong wind and also up the slope. Both teams started briskly, with Worksop playing a little better as they moved the ball smartly across the field. However, they suffered a severe shock half-way through this first half when Pickersgill following up a goal-mouth scramble, put the School in the lead. This lead was short lived and the Worksop centre forward equalised with a good opportunist goal. From then on the School were under a good deal of pressure, and after a further five minutes Worksop scored again, as the School defence appealed for off-side. Worksop had the ball in the net but the goal was disallowed because of "sticks". In the second half, with the slope of the pitch and the wind in their favour, the School played with much more confidence, with Thirlwell in particular in the defence, ably dealing with anything that came his way. The attack played much more fluently and in the last ten minutes were very 31
unlucky not to snatch an equaliser, as three short corners and one long corner were awarded, and several very good crosses from the right wing, by Morris, passed through the circle untouched. Considered the lack of practice, the School put up a commendable performance with the wing-halves, Vooght and Abel, playing constructive games. Result: St. Peter's 1, Worksop 2. SCHOOL v. NUNTHORPE SCHOOL Wednesday, 2nd March. Home. The first match of this new fixture was played at home instead of away, and owing to the recent rain our pitch was damp and soggy and did not take long to cut up considerably. Our opposition were highly rated, containing two Yorkshire Schoolboy players and one trialist. The match started with both teams having creditable shots at goal in the first five minutes. After 10 minutes came the School's first goal, scored by Baxter after the opposition's defence failed to give a good clearance. From this moment onwards the School took command of the first half with some good runs down the right wing by Morris, and clever inside forward play by Willstrop and Lancaster. The second goal was from a strong shot by Baxter and Morris scored a lucky goal after taking the ball down the wing from the half-way line. The 3-0 lead produced confidence in the School side, and with their defence playing as tightly as usual, the opposition had little opportunity to score. Constructive forward play continued and it was not long before Willstrop scored the fourth, and from a long corner Lancaster scored the fifth, with a goal shot. However, as the second half progressed the conditions became very bad and the scrappy play, which had on occasions been seen, became much more evident. The sixth goal came from a short corner; Vooght had a very strong shot blocked and Baxter following in well, managed to slide the ball over the line. A few minutes later Richardson left the field with a cut lip leaving a gap which was exploited by the opposition until they scored a goal from their only short corner of the game. The School victory stemmed from the mid-field control, and by quicker adaption to the conditions. Result: St. Peter's 6, Nunthorpe 1. Colours were re-awarded to Baxter, Morris and Harding. SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES Saturday, 5th March. Home. The game started off extremely fast and play was very open. The opposition inside forwards played well together and dominated the first half by using the through pass, to create advantageous openings. The School's defence was worked hard, but managed to repel the repeated attacks which were pressed from all angles. Thirlwell played an excellent game, clearing everything that came his way with the air of a much experienced goal-keeper. Harding was clearing well with goal hits, and together with Vooght, provided the basis of many of the School's attacks. The School by now were moving the ball about the field very well, with many good cross hits from Vooght. At the end of the first half a position of stalemate had been reached and the start of the second half showed the determination of both sides to get 32
The Erection of the New Bridge
J. Pawson, winner of the Senior Foil, 1966 Public Schools Fencing Championships
The School 1st. VIII
1st XI v O.P. XI
goals. Play slowed down slightly owing to the deteriorating conditions, with the Old Boys continuing to flick the ball and the School hitting it. This hitting gave the School the slight upper hand needed in this half, and a fine down-field hit by Vooght was taken down the wing by Morris, who centred well, and Baxter was there to put the ball in the net. The School did very well to gain a victory as the Old Boy's fielded a team of very experienced players, of which their left wing always looked dangerous and their mid-field players distributed the ball both cleverly and efficiently to their forwards. As a whole the game was quite fast, and would have been faster if conditions had been better, with both teams adapting themselves well, and the School earning themselves a well-fought victory. Result: St. Peter's 1, Old Peterites 0. Colours were awarded to Thirlwell and Richardson. 1st XI J. R. W. Thirlwell, R. D. Harding, J. C. Richardson, *J. J. Vooght (Capt.), *W. R. Pickersgill (Vice-Capt.), P. Abel, N. G. A. Morris, S. G. Lancaster, *D. R. Baxter, G. A. Willstrop, W. J. Roebuck. *Cap. 2nd XI R. M. Anderson, *J. E. Dickinson, E. M. Holgate, A. G. Scott, Pawson (Capt.), D. R. Waller, *C. J. A. Smith, J. R. Wood, *R. A. Spilman, *D. M. Rawlings (Vice-Captain.), T. J. Newhouse. *Colours.
THE BOAT CLUB This Easter Term's boating will long be remembered for its eventful final week. The floods had barely given us back a river for our Monday outing, the first full courses were rowed on the Wednesday, and the races were won on the Saturday. On this purposeful training the School crews are much to be congratulated. Though four colours remained, the selection of the 1st VIII presented some difficulty on account of the scarcity of stroke-side oarsmen, the the difference in weight between bow and stroke-side, and the absence of a ready-made stroke. For a memorable second outing all the crew changed sides in an effort to discover a likely combination. After a week in which the crew felt most unsettled, though admittedly more adaptable, the final order became clear and the crew was only too keen to settle down. Oarsmen were chosen for their potential rather than acquired skill, and much time had to be spent in basic coaching. Throughout the term the VIII looked rough, and at times ugly when coming forward for the stroke, and yet the boat ran smoothly, the bladework was clean, and the oars would come down in time and take the water with such obvious relish that there was not much doubt as to the speed of the boat. It was fortunate that their two best qualities were also the two most important : weight on the feet and looseness. The nucleus of the crew was G. F. Hardman and J. L. Boyd at 5 and 6, but bow pair also did much for the rhythm of the boat, and P. St. G. Stephenson proved an invaluable stroke. What was striking about the crew was the great power each individual member managed to get on to the blade, and much of this fitness must be put down to circuit training. 33
Concentration on individual coaching delayed the crew as a whole, and we were still at an elementary stage when we paddled a course with Leeds University, who beat us by three-quarters of a minute. Thereafter we began to reap our reward, but just as we were ready for the first rowed course, the floods came and we missed the most vital week's training. Excellent use was made of the last few days, however, and the crew was confident they could last the pace in spite of the hasty preparation. In the event they excelled themselves, striking 38 after the start, and maintaining 35-36 over the whole course. York City rowing just behind us, were considered our greatest rivals, but as last year we gained appreciably over the second mile, being 17 seconds up at Clifton Bridge, and went on to win by 22 seconds in 16.56 minutes. The Putney course, being ten days later and only 8 minutes in length, was an attractive prospect, but the four outings available allowed us only to confirm our present form and to accustom ourselves to the distance. As planned we rated 39,37,37,38 over successive two minutes, though the final half minute was not convincing. This is two strokes higher that last year, and was probably optimum for the crew. It was certainly a fine row, our position of 21st being four better than last year and the highest of all crews north of the Thames. St. Peter's IV's dominated the Schools event at York, taking five of the first six places. Here again selection took a long time, and the floods and illness played havoc with the personnel of every crew. Only in the final week were some of the lower IV's able to settle as crews, but once again care in basic training had its effect in the race. The 3rd, 4th and 7th IV's in particular are to be congratulated. The 5th IV had a bad row, for three days earlier they had beaten the 6th IV by a few seconds. The success results not only from the crews and their coaches, but also from the use of the excellent new clinker IV's, and from the training done last year in the middle of the club by boaters, who then had little chance of representing the School. Illness, increase in the number of School IV's and separate training for the Colts VIII's meant that only two crews competed in our School Head of the River. G VIII beat F VIII by two seconds, over 2* miles from the jetty to Lendal. D.S.M. RESULTS 5th. March.
YORKSHIRE HEAD OF THE RIVER RACES.
Senior VIIIs. (3* miles): 1.
St. Peter's School, 16 mins. 56 secs.
2. York City R.C. "A" 17 mins. 18 secs. 3. 5 Bradford G.S., 17 mins. 22 secs. York City R.C. "B", 17 mins. 22 secs. 5.
St. John's College, 17 mins. 43 secs..
6.
University College, Durham, 2nd VIII, 18 mins. 41 secs.
7.
Goole N.D.L.B., 18 mins. 52 secs.
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Schools IVs. (21 miles): 1. St. Peter's School 3rd IV, 13 mins. 17 secs. 2. St. Peter's School 4th IV, 13 mins. 25 secs. 3.
Hymer's College, 13 mins. 44 secs.
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St. Peter's School 7th IV, 13 mins. 48 secs.
5.
St. Peter's School 6th IV, 14 mins. 01 secs.
6.
St. Peter's School 8th IV, 14 mins. 18 secs.
7.
Bradford G.S. 3rd IV, 14 mins. 21 secs..
8. S Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 2nd IV, 14 mins. 23 secs. l' rchbishop Holgate's G.S. 3rd IV, 14 mins. 23 secs. 10. St. Peter's School 5th IV, 14th mins. 37 secs. 11. Bradford G.S. Colts IV, 15 mins. 18 secs. 12. Bradford G.S. Junior Colts IV, 15 mins. 59 secs. 16th March. SCHOOLS HEAD OF THE RIVER, PUTNEY. 21st St. Peter's, 8 mins. 15 secs. (125 crews took part; winner: Emanuel School 7.44). CREWS 1st VIII.—Bow, K. D. Lockwood, 10.13; 2, C. W. Clegg, 11.9; 3, M. Donnelly, 12.6; 4, J. R. S. Lazenby, 13.2; 5, G. F. Hardman, 12.7; 6, I. L. Boyd, 12.13; 7, T. B. Ward, 11.7; Str. P. St. G. Stephenson, 12.0; Cox, K. H. Murray, 8.8. Average: 12 st. 1 lb. Coach, D. S. Mair, Esq. 3rd IV.—Bow, C. J. M. Duckworth; 2, A. C. W. Budge; 3, N. E. Tomlinson, Ct., M. A. Groundwater. Cox, J. R. Bailey. Coach, P. M. Nixon, Esq. 4th IV.—Bow, P. M. Shepherd; 2, P. R. H. Blackford; 3, A. S. Medlycott; Str., J. K. Park. Cox, R. J. Mawer. Coach, P. H. Bolton, Esq. 5th IV.—Bow, C. J. Pearson; 2, I. R. D. McGrath; 3, R. I. Moss; Str., I. M. Crombie. Cox, D. P. Turnbull. Coach, G. M. Austin, Esq. 6th IV.—Bow, B. Lumley-Holmes; 2, R. Hall; 3, M. G. Mallinson; Str., W. N. Marshall. Cox, A. W. Fieldhouse. Coach, G. M. Austin, Esq. 7th IV.—Bow, P. J. Doyle; 2, G. M. Barton; 3, P. T. Summers; Str., I. R. Gibson. Cox, W. R. Copeland. 8th W.—Bow, A. J. Moss; 2, J. R. Wood; 3, C. J. Swiers; Str., A. W. H. Powell. Cox, C. R. Outhwaite.
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ATHLETICS With the preceding three months being the wettest recorded for many many years (Feb. rainfall 4.66 in.), prospects of any athletics at all starting up on Monday, 7th March, seemed decidedly remote. Furthermore with so many other commitments intervening, let alone the Careers Convention, it was difficult to foresee that time of opportunity could be provided for a full scale athletics programme during this notoriously inclement time of year. How wrong these gloomy forebodings turned out to be can best be assessed from a study of the following report, all of it an unqualified success.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup Monday, 14th February As always the season opened with this event within 4 weeks of the beginning of term. Inevitably this must be one of the dullest of courses, a mere 3i mile slog around the barren wastes of the Ings (but then beggars can't be choosers), with the real test of stamina being provided in those seasons when floodwaters have left their mark. This was just one of those seasons, in fact the race was held after one flood and before another, indeed a most propitious moment when sport was in danger of stagnation. Opportunity for training for this event always presents its problem, the problem of where and when, but of paramount importance nevertheless. This and natural ability will always have a telling effect, and it was no wonder that the eventual winner, R. Cressey, took up the running on the homeward stretch of the Ings. The time of 25 min. 11.0 sec. the slowest on record, did not detract from Cressey's fine effort, for conditions were very bad throughout the latter half. The Grove team's accomplishment was indisputable and, but for an ankle injury to P. Abel on route, Queen's might well have hotly contested for second place. RESULT 1 R. Cressey (G.), 2 J. J. Vooght (G.), 3 R. J. Watts (Q), 4 P. V. Zissler (G.), 5 A. S. Medlycott (D.), 6 C. S. M. Dew (G.), 7 G. F. Hardman (Q.), 8 C. W. Clegg (D), 9 F. J. Vickers (M.), 10 J. R. Wood (M), 11 D. J. Emsley (G.), 12 J. M. Mordue (M.). HOUSE PLACING S
School Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple 1 9 3 17 18 5 13 8 2 10 7 19 34 21 4 15 28 27 25 12 38 35 6 14 30 41 32 29 42 11 22 37 47 33 31 24 43 39 48 40 16 44 Total
142
40
91
145
170
226
166
Place
6th
1st
5th
3rd
7th
4th
2nd
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INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Friday, 4th March A 21 mile course, beginning and ending in the Ings, and incorporating a long stretch of the Shipton Road as well as the tow-path. All runners completed the course with credit, thus proving their recovery from the earlier ravages of the flu-bug. Conditions were decidedly damp, particularly for spectators at the beginning and end of the course, but otherwise favourable, and the winner, M. A. Cantrell, is a natural athlete, who once suffered from flat feet. RESULT 1 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 M. C. Pearson (Q.), 3 R. M. Yule (G.), 4 R. M. E. Raley (R.), 5 C. D. McAinsh (R.), 6 J. R. Lund (T.), 7 I. C. Dempsey (G.), 8 D. Pollard (G.), 9 R. J. S. Martin (D.), 10 C. H. Noble (R.), 11 J. C. Goodrick (S.H.), 12 R. C. Eggleshaw (T.). Time: —17 min. 7.2 sec. HOUSE PLACINGS School Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple
9 18 38 39 44 45 50 61
3 7 8 14 15 21 27 37
16 23 30 31 40 42 52 56
2 13 22 25 26 28 33 41
4 5 10 43 49 64 65 67
11 17 24 29 34 47 54 57
1 6 12 19 20 32 35 36
Total
304
132
290
190
307
273
161
Place
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
6th
7th
5th
ATHLETICS MATCH v BOOTHAM SCHOOL At home on Thursday, 24th March The last time that this fixture was held here at home was in 1963, and it was a pleasure to welcome Bootham for our one and only athletics fixture here once again. Three years ago our Juniors gained an overwhelming victory against Bootham, so it was not surprising that this year with many of the same names to the fore our Seniors gained a similar success. A generally improving standard was in evidence as the benefit of the past two weeks of non-stop athletics began to take effect. T. B. Ward clipped .2 sec. off his own previous best 1 mile meeting record, while two new meeting records were established in the Junior section, which was also handsomely won by our team. Result: Senior Event—Won by 132-71 Junior Event—Won by 75-45 DETAILED RESULTS SCORING —1st-10 pts., 2nd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts. 6th-1 pt. Relay: lst-8 pts. :
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SENIOR COMPETITION (In order of events)
220 Yards: 1 D. J. Emsley; 2 S. C. Maslin; 4 J. K. Park. Time: 24.8 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. High Jump: 2 J. Pawson; 3 D. R. Baxter; 6 R. M. Anderson. Winning height: 5 ft. 5 in. St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15. Half Mile: 1 A. W. Fieldhouse; 2 C. A. Cawood; 4 C. W. Clegg. Time: 2 min. 11.2 sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. 100 Yards: 1 D. J. Emsley; 2 J. K. Park; 3 S. C. Maslin. Time: 10.9 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. 440 Yards: 1 T. B. Ward; 2 M. Donnelly; 3 J. D. Cartwright. Time: 54.7 sec. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. Long Jump: 1 R. W. Miers; 5 J. Pawson. Distance: 19 ft. 41- in. St. Peter's 12, Bootham 15. 1 Mile: 2 (Equal) G. F. Hardman and P. Abel; 4 R. Cressey. Winning time: 4 min. 52.5 sec. St. Peter's 15, Bootham 13. Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1 St. Peter's; 2 Bootham. Time: 47.8 sec. St. Peter's 8. Bootham 0. JUNIOR COMPETITION (Under 15 on 1st January)
220 Yards: 2 A. L. Jervis; 3 P. J. G. C. Bleach; 5 P. J. H. Fosbrook. Winning time: 27.2 sec. St. Peter's 14, Bootham 14. Long Jump: 1 M. A. Cantrell; 2 A. W. Hodgson; 6 M. C. Pearson. Distance: 16 ft. 6f in. St. Peter's 18, Bootham 10. 100 Yards: 1 M. A. Cantrell; 2 P. J. G. C. Bleach; 3 C. J. P. Leake. Time: 12.1 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. High Jump: 2 L. N. Thomson; 3 (Equal) A. W. Hodgson; 5 M. C. Pearson. Winning height: 5 ft. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15. Relay (4 x 110 Yards): 1 St. Peter's; 2 Bootham. Time: 51.8 sec. (Meeting Record). St. Peter's 8, Bootham 0. Athletics Colours re-awarded to : — C. W. Clegg (Captain of Athletics), P. Abel, D. J. Emsley and T. B. Ward. Athletics Colours awarded to:— R. W. Miers, M. Donnelly, G. F. Hardman, S. C. Maslin and J. Pawson. INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS
Only a sudden change in the direction of the wind from the muggy wet South-west to the dry, but bitterly cold, northerly quarter transformed the track, almost overnight, from a soggy pudding into an arena fit for running, and thus made it possible to start the Standards programme on the appointed day, Monday, 7th March. So there was to be no reprieve for those who fear exertion and loathe to be put on trial. On the other hand the conditions brought the very best out of so many. How very marked is the contrast between these two attitudes ! In fact the wind and generally cold conditions never relented. It blew straight into the faces of the on-coming sprinters throughout the standards programme, and made the sprints a real test and certainly no `gift'. Splendid conditions for hardy annuals but little comfort for hothouse plants ! Under Mr. Burbridge's patience and enthusiasm, two field events, the discus and shot, were introduced to the Standards programme as alternatives to existing field events. The innovation was an interesting experiment, added
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variety, and no doubt was appreciated, particularly by those who either were not made for jumping or have no love for jumping. As was only to be expected neither event was found to be easy, for both demand technique, skill and practice. Time precludes their introduction on a mass scale. Perhaps there is good case for retaining the discus for a start, as an alternative to the antediluvian event "Throwing the Cricket Ball", but it is open to doubt how suitable these events are at this particular time of year. As the non-stop programme progressed, so performances improved immeasurably. School trials became more and more the order of the day as the Bootham match approached, and they added colour and flavour on the completion of standards, preliminary heats and the many successes against Bootham, the wind mercifully swung back to the south-west, blew reasonably mildly directly across the 100 yards, and gave the finalists every opportunity to show their worth. With the track in excellent condition, the performances which resulted provide ample proof of the splendid progress made in a mere three weeks. Place of honour must go to T. B. Ward for his record equalling run in the I mile event, equalling the record of 54.0 sec. previously shared by A. P. Chadwick in 1880 and E. J. Walton in 1898. To have achieved this under the scrutiny of 3 stop watches at this time of year was a magnificent performance. C. A. Wood's two records in the Intermediate events were also full of merit. In the mile he sliced as much as 1 second off the previous best, held by J. D. Carr in 1960; and in the 220 yards he lowered the record by .8 sec., held previously by C. Frank in 1946 and J. D. Carr in 1961. To round off a splendid afternoon, the Grove Senior Relay Team improved on the record last held by the Rise. DETAILED RESULTS Points from Standards: Grove 200; Dronfield 195; Manor 173; School House 169; Queen's 157; Rise 156; Temple 146. SENIOR MILE: 1 P. Abel (Q), 2 G. F. Hardman (Q), 3 R. Cressey (G), 4 A. W. Fieldhouse (R). Time: 4 min. 56.6 sec. INTERMEDIATE MILE: 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 P. V. Zissler (G), 3 J. E. Dickinson (Q), 4 F. J. Vickers (M). Time: 5 min. 1.8 sec.
Saturday, 26th March 1. SENIOR 100 YARDS
1 D. J. Emsley (G), 2 D. R. Baxter (G), 3 T. B. Ward (T), 4 S. C. Maslin (S.H.). Time: 10.6 sec. 2. JUNIOR 100 YARDS 1 P. J. G. C. Bleach (G), 2 C. J. P. Leake (D), 3 (Equal) I. C. Dempsey (G) and A. H. Powell (D). Time: 11.5 sec. 3. INTERMEDIATE 100 YARDS 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 J. A. Pease (D), 3 I. S. Donaldson (D), 4 K. J. Sargeant (S.H.). Time: 10.9 sec. 4. SENIOR HIGH JUMP I. G. F. Hardman (Q), 2 R. D. Harding (R), 3 N. G. A. Morris (D), 4 D. R. Baxter (G). Height: 5 ft. 41 in. 5. JUNIOR LONG JUMP 1 A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q), 3 A. H. Powell (D), 4 C. H. Noble (R). Distance: 16 ft. 6 in. 6. INTERMEDIATE 880 YARDS 1 P. V. Zissler (G), 2 J. E. Dickinson (Q), 3 C. J. A. Smith (Q), 4 C. J. McFee (D). Time: 2 min. 17.0 sec. 39
7. SENIOR 880 YARDS 1 P. Abel (Q), 2 J. J. Vooght (G), 3 A. W. Fieldhouse (R), 4 G. F. Hardman (Q). Time: 2 min. 8.0 sec. 8. SENIOR 220 YARDS 1. D. J. Emsley (G), 2 D. R. Baxter (G), 3 S. C. Maslin (S.H.), 4 N. G. A. Morris (S.H.). Time: 24.1 sec. 9. INTERMEDIATE 220 YARDS 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 I. S. Donaldson (D), 3 J. A. Pease (D), 4 K. J. Sargeant. Time: 24.4 sec. New School Record. 10. JUNIOR 220 YARDS 1 A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 2 P. J. G. C. Bleach (G), 3 (Equal) C. J. P. Leake (D) and P. J. H. Fosbrook (M). Time: 26.5 sec. 11. SENIOR LONG JUMP I R. W. Miers (G), 2 D. J. Emsley (G), 3 N. G. A. Morris (D), 4 R. Talbot-Jones (S.H.). Distance: 19 ft. 9 in. 12. INTERMEDIATE HIGH JUMP 1 J. A. S. Benn (Q), 2 R. E. Friars (S.H.), 3 C. J. McFee (D), 4 (Equal) L. N. Thomson and K. J. Sargeant (S.H.). Height: 5 ft. 0 in. 13. JUNIOR CRICKET BALL 1 L. R. Hudson (T), 2 P. J. H. Fosbrook (M), 3 P. Holmes (M), 4 S. R. Buckman (D). Distance: 60 yards. 14. INTERMEDIATE 440 YARDS 1 C. A. Wood (Q), 2 P. V. Zissler (G), 3 P. T. Summers (T), 4 R. E. Friars (S.H.). Time 55.4 sec. New School Record. 15. JUNIOR 440 YARDs 1 A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 2 P. J. H. Fosbrook (M), 3 A. H. Powell (D), 4 P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G). Time: 60.4 sec. 16. SENIOR 440 YARDS 1 T. B. Ward (T), 2 P. Abel (Q), 3 M. Donnelly (D), 4 P. M. Shepherd (R). Time: 54.0 sec. Equals School Record. 17. INTERMEDIATE LONG JUMP 1 C. J. A. Smith (Q), 2 P. V. Zissler (G), 3 I. S. Donaldson (D), 4 G. A. W. Stewart (M). Distance: 18 ft. 1 in. 18. JUNIOR HIGH JUMP 1 M. C. Pearson (Q), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q), 3 M. J. R. Warnock (G), 4 (Equal) T. B. Sargeant (S.H.) and C. J. P. Leake (D). Height: 4 ft. 9 in. 19. JUNIOR RELAY (4 x 110 YARDS) 1 Grove, 2 Dronfield, 3 Queen's, 4 Manor. Time: 52.6 sec. 20. INTERMEDIATE RELAY (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 YARDS) 1 Queen's, 2 Dronfield, 3 Temple, 4 Manor. Time: 1 min. 48.9 sec. 21. SENIOR RELAY (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 YARDS) 1 Grove, 2 Dronfield, 3 Queen's, 4 Temple. Time: 1 min. 42.6 sec. New School Record.
PRESENTATION OF ATHLETIC SHIELD 276+ Grove 246+ Dronfield 245+ Queen's School House 195 188+ Manor Temple 166 164 Rise WINNER OF THE CLIVE LEWIS CUP (Sprints) D. J. Emsley. WINNER OF THE GoFroN CUP (1 mile) T. B. Ward. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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OXFORD CUP, 1965-66 (Holders: DRONFIELD HOUSE) The following table gives the points gained up to date:— Points Awarded
Senior Rugger ... Junior Rugger ... Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket ... Rowing (1st Div.) ... Rowing (2nd Div.) ... Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd ... Cross-Country, 1st ... Cross-Country, 2nd ... Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2nd ... Squash ... ... Tennis ... ... Shooting (Team) ... Fencing ... ... Junior Long Run, 1st Junior Long Run, 2nd
20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10 10 5 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 2
Dronfield Grove
20 —
Manor
— —
—
— —
— 20
10
10
—
— — 5
—
—
10
—
5
— —
30
45
5
—
Queen's
Rise
School House
— 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5 — 15
0
Temple
— —
— — — — —
— — —
— 2
0
2
RUGGER If, as is claimed, Easter Term Rugger is recognised as an invaluable part of our rugby build-up, then much lee-way remains to be made up after this term, which has been anything but a success. Owing either to 'flu or appalling playing conditions, or both, the Under 14 and Under 15 teams were able to play only one of their four scheduled matches. This fact coupled with their loss of playing time at the end of the Christmas term creates quite a serious situation. The Under 15 team were severely beaten by Archbishop Holgate's G.S. (Away) by 3 points to 33, a team they had previously beaten in November, while the Under 14 XV lost to Pocklington School (Away) by 5 points to 12. Admittedly neither team was fully representative, and players were far from fit.
RUGBY FIXTURES, 1966
Christmas Term 1st XV
Saturday 1st Oct. Wednesday 5th Oct. 8th Oct. Saturday Saturday 15th Oct. Wednesday 19th Oct. Saturday 22nd Oct. Saturday 5th Nov. Wednesday 9th Nov. 12th Nov. Saturday Saturday 19th Nov. Wednesday 23rd Nov. Wednesday 30th Nov. 3rd Dec. Saturday Saturday
10th Dec.
Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts Headingley Wanderers XV Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts Bradford G.S. Trent College ... Denstone College ... Leeds G.S. Durham School ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... York R.U.F.C. ... Worksop College ... Keil School, Dumbarton ... Old Peterites ...
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Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Home
Wednesday 12th Oct. 15th Oct. Saturday Wednesday 19th Oct. 5th Nov. Saturday 12th Nov. Saturday 19th Nov. Saturday Wednesday 30th Nov.
2nd XV ... ... Durham School Bradford G.S. ... ... Woodhouse Grove School ... ... Leeds G.S. ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ...
• • • Away • • • Home • • • Home • • • Away • • • Away • • • Home • • . Away
Wednesday 5th Oct. Wednesday 12th Oct. Wednesday 19th Oct. Wednesday 2nd Nov. 12th Nov. Saturday 19th Nov. Saturday 3rd Dec. Saturday
3rd XV ... Barnard Castle School ... ... Durham School Woodhouse Grove School ... ... Worksop College ... ... Giggleswick School ... ... Ampleforth College ... Archbishop Holgate's GS. ...
•• • Home • • • Away .• • Home •• . Away • • • Home .• • Home ••• Away
8th Oct. Saturday 15th Oct. Saturday Wednesday 19th Oct. Wednesday 2nd Nov. 12th Nov. Saturday Wednesday 16th Nov. Wednesday 23rd Nov. 26th Nov. Saturday
Under 16 Colts XV Pocklington School ... Barnard Castle School Trent College ... ... ... Durham School Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ... ... Ashville College
8th Oct. Saturday Wednesday 12th Oct. 15th Oct. Saturday Wednesday 2nd Nov. Wednesday 9th Nov. Wednesday 16th Nov. Wednesday 23rd Nov. 26th Nov. Saturday
Under 15 Colts XV Pocklington School ... Scarborough College Barnard Castle School ... ... Durham School Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... ... Ampleforth College ... Worksop College ... ... Ashville College
• • • Home • • • Home •• • Away •• • Home •• • Away .• • Away • • Home ... Away
Wednesday 5th Oct. Wednesday 12th Oct. Wednesday 2nd Nov. Wednesday 9th Nov. 3rd Dec. Saturday
Under 14 Colts XV Barnard Castle School Scarborough College ... Worksop College ... Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... ... Pocklington School ...
Home Home Away Away Away
Home Away Away Home Away Away Home Away
HOUSE MATCHES SENIOR
1st Round Semi-finals Final JUNIOR 1st Round Semi-finals Final
Wednesday 26th October. Monday 5th December. Wednesday 14th December. Monday 7th November Wednesday 30th November. Wednesday 7th December.
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FENCING The Fencing Club was very active this term, and its results in matches fought and competitions entered were encouraging. Much of the time available was taken up in preparations for the Public Schools' Championships in the Easter holidays, and the results were reward enough for the effort involved. The term's first match was against the York Fencing Association, when a team reduced in strength by the absence of two first team and two second team players, won a close match by a total score of 20-19. The next event was a foil match against York University which was won 12-6. The last two matches of the term were both against Welbeck College; the first, at home, was narrowly won by a School "A" team 19-14. The return match, away, was won by a larger margin, as the School fielded a stronger team. The last competitive event of the term was the Yorkshire Section of the National Schoolboys' Championships, held at Wakefield. In the senior event, Pawson (1st) and C. A. Wood (3rd), qualified for the National Finals at Liverpool in the Summer Term, as did Reaston (1st), Sargeant (2nd) and E. Lock (3rd), in the junior event. During the Easter holidays 16 members of the club entered the Public Schools' Fencing Championships in London and met with varying degrees of success. In the main event, the Senior Foil, Pawson came first and became the first member of the School to ever win any event of these championships. C. A. Wood was unlucky to be eliminated in the quarterfinals of the same event. He has great potential for this event in his future at School. A great deal of praise and thanks are due to R. S. M. Power, M.B.E., for his unfailing enthusiasm and encouragement without which the School's fencing would probably have collapsed by now instead of steadily improving under his guidance.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS' FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS Twenty Peterites took part in the 1966 P.S.F.C., in London from the 13th to 16th April. There were eight seniors and twelve juniors, and total entries were 481, made up from 43 schools. Our juniors showed great promise; Thompson, Bleach and K. Sargeant reached the 3rd round and went out on hits against. The experience gained by our juniors in this competition will be invaluable to a successful school team for the future. Epée, J. Reiss, C. A. Wood and K. Sergeant were going well in the Epee, reaching the 3rd round. C. A. Wood had three finalists in his pool, including Bourne of Brentwood, who won the Epee championships and is under-twenties champion of Great Britain. Bourne beat Wood 4-3. Sabre. Our Sabre is improving; Pawson and Wood reached the third round and missed the Semi-Final by one hit each. Success was to come in the Major Trophy, the Senior Foil, first fought for in 1890, and won by Sir Winston Churchill in 1892 for Harrow. Pawson fenced strongly all the way in the Final Pool. Electric apparatus was used for the first time. Pawson, and Wallis of Brentwood had four victories each and a title bout had to be fought, which Pawson won 4-2 in a very exciting bout. This was the first time a Northern School has won this trophy. P. Power.
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SQUASH Once again we are in the happy position of being able to report a highly successful season. Last season was reported as our best for many years, but this season was even more outstanding. For the second year in succession we were undefeated in school matches, and in all matches only lost three times, twice to the Old Peterites and once to a strong York R.I. team. The highlight of the season was our first tour, on which four matches were played in three days. Leaving York on a Friday morning, we played Hurstpierpoint College that afternoon and won 5-0. On the Saturday afternoon we played against Brighton College, who had had an undefeated season and were considered the best team in the South. This was a very close match, but thanks to the fine form of the first three strings, we won 3-2. On the Saturday morning we beat Tonbridge 4-1, and that evening, on the way back to York, we beat Worksop College 5-0. In every way this was a most enjoyable weekend; we were made most welcome at each school and the matches were played in an excellent spirit. Our tour success must not overshadow our success in the Triangular match. This year Barnard Castle were the hosts to Rossall and ourselves. In our two matches we defeated Barnard Castle 3-2 and Rossall 5-0, and in the remaining match Barnard Castle beat Rossall 4-1. Before mentioning individuals, it should be emphasised that the season's success was a team effort. There was a lot of competition for the lower places in the team and the first three strings did much to encourage and help the younger players. At first string, Vooght had a fine season. For the third season out of four which he has had in the team, he was undefeated in school matches, in fact only two schoolboys have ever beaten him and both of them have been winners of the Drysdale Cup. It was a pity that he could not enter for the Drysdale this year, and it was left to Harding to represent the School in this cup and in the Lonsdale Cup (doubles). Having received a difficult draw in the Drysdale, Harding was narrowly defeated in the first round. However, in the Lonsdale Cup, he and his partner (C. Owens, late Hymer's College, Hull) did extremely well to reach the final. This season 'Harding completed his fifth year in the 1st V and his third as captain; at last he is finding the speed and stamina to help his hard-hitting game and he had a splendid season, finishing with four 3-0 wins on the tour. Baxter, at third string, was like Vooght, undefeated in school matches. He has always been a fine stroke-player, and this year he overcame a somewhat erratic temperament and had several excellent wins. These three strings are leaving school this year and deserve many congratulations on their squash records for the School. They finished on the best possible note, as they all won their four matches on the tour. The two members of the team, who are coming back to school next year are Richardson and Morris. Richardson improved very quickly after Christmas and had an excellent first season in the team. At present he lacks stamina, but he has plenty of ability and should continue to make quick progress. There was quite a lot of competition for the fifth place in the team, but Morris held off all challengers, particularly from Roebuck and Emsley, and in fact played consistently well.
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The inter-house competition was again a mere formality, with the Grove winning all their matches without losing a game. Their opponents in the final were the Rise.
RESULTS: 1st V v. Leeds University at home on 10th February.
J. J. Vooght beat J. C. G. Wheeler, 9-3, 9-5, 9-7. R. D. Harding beat K. A. Headlam, 9-1, 9-7, 3-9, 8-10, 9-3. D. R. Baxter beat P. Abley, 9-5, 9-2, 9-3. J. C. Richardson beat K. Storey-Gallon, 6-9, 10-9, 9-1, 9-5. W. J. Roebuck lost to D. Stoakes, 5-9, 9-6, 4-9, 6-.O. Result :-Won 4-1. 1st VII v. Squashbucklers at home on 15th February. J. J. Vooght beat W. Helen, 9-6, 9-4, 9-3. R. D. Harding beat A. Whitehorn, 9-4, 3-9, 9-4, 7-9, 9-2. D. R. Baxter beat N. J. Magson, 9-5, 9-2, 6-9, 10-8. J. C. Richardson beat F. P. Willis, 9-0, 9-2, 9-6. N. G. A. Morris lost to P. N. L. Terry, 9-5, 9-4, 3-9, 6-9, 6-9. W. J. Roebuck beat J. G. D. Shaw, 9-3, 9-0, 9-5. G. A. Wilistrop beat G. A. Oswald, 9-6, 9-7, 9-7. Result :-Won 6-1. 1st V v. York R.I. at home on 22nd February. J. J. Vooght lost to B. Patterson, 9-6, 6-9, 2-9, 9-8, 1-9. R. D. Harding lost to P. W. Shepherd, 9-7, 9-5, 1-9, 8-10, 2-9. D. R. Baxter beat G. Martin, 9-2, 7-9, 9-3, 6-9, 10-9. J. C. Richardson beat D. M. Snowden, 9-3, 9-4, 9-0. N. G. A. Morris lost to J. M. Huntington, 4-9, 4-9, 3-9. Result :-Lost 2-3. `A' V v. Hymer's College away on 3rd March. D. R. Baxter beat P. J. Gay, 9-4, 9-0, 9-2. J. C. Richardson beat P. H. Atkinson, 9-3, 9-1, 9-2. N. G. A. Morris beat A. Gombault, 9-2, 9-1, 9-4. W. J. Roebuck beat A. Phillips, 9-1, 1-9, 9-1, 9-4. D. J. Emsley beat T. C. D. Ward, 9-0, 9-1, 9-0. Result:-Won 5-0. 1st V v. Old Peterites on 6th March. J. J. Vooght lost to W. M. Howard, 9-3, 9-6, 5-9, 1-9, 1-9. R. D. Harding lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 6-9, 10-9, 9-10, 10-9, 6-9. D. R. Baxter lost to K.A. Headlam, 3-9, 3-9, 6-9. J. C. Richardson lost to N. J. Magson, 7-9, 4-9, 9-1, 9-3, 3-9. N. G. A. Morris beat C. W. Thompson, 5-9, 9-3, 9-5, 9--4. 1st V v. Harrogate S.R.C. at home on 8th March. J. J. Vooght lost to R. Hartley, 9-4, 8-10, 1-9, 9-7, 4-9. R. D. Harding beat J. Allan, 9-5, 9-5, 8-10, 4-9, 9-5. D. R. Baxter beat P. Southcott, 9-2, 9-0, 8-10, 9-4. J. C. Richardson beat A. Pinkney, 5-9, 10-8, 9-5, 8-10, 9-5. N. G. A. Morris beat D. Poundue, 8-10, 9-3, 9-1, 9-1. Result :-Won 4-1. 45
Triangular Match at Barnard Castle on 12th and 13th March. 1st V v. Rossall. J. J. Vooght beat B. P. Craig, 9-6, 9-1, 9-6. R. D. Harding beat M. A. Lloyd, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3. D. R. Baxter beat A. J. Garlick, 9-1, 9-1, 9-3. J. C. Richardson beat P. J. Lee, 10-8, 9-4, 9-6. N. G. A. Morris beat J. R. Roberts, 9-2, 9-4, 9-4. Result : -Won 5-0. 1st V v. Barnard Castle. J. J. Vooght beat G. M. Seaman, 9-3, 9-3, 9-6. R. D. Harding lost to J. A. Brown, 9-4, 7-9, 9-1, 9-10, 4-9. D. R. Baxter beat P. M. Stead, 9-5, 9-5, 2-9, 9-1. J. C. Richardson lost to A. G. Tuill, 9-2, 9-10, 9-10, 0-9. N. G. A. Morris beat M. R. Douglas, 9-4, 9-2, 9-7. Result : -Won 3-2. Barnard Castle v. Rossall. G. M. Seaman beat B. P. Craig, 5-9, 10-9, 9-3, 9-3. J. A. Brown beat M. A. Lloyd, 9-2, 9-7, 9-4. P. M. Stead lost to A. J. Garlick, 7-9, 9-1, 9-0, 3-9, 7-9. A. G. Tuill beat P. J. Lee, 4-9, 9-6, 9-4, 9-1. M. R. Douglas beat J. R. Roberts, 2-9, 9-5, 9-7, 9-2. Result : -Barnard Castle 4, Rossall 1. Southern Tour on 18th, 19th and 20th March. 1st V v. Hurstpierpoint College away on 18th March. J. J. Vooght beat J. Mason, 10-8, 9-0, 9-6. R. D. Harding beat P. Matthews, 9-0, 9-4, 9-7. D. R. Baxter beat P. Morgan, 9-4, 9-2, 9-2. J. C. Richardson beat C. A. Hodgson, 9-0, 9-1, 9-7. N. G. A. Morris beat A. Lyle, 9-4, 9-0, 9-3. Result:-Won 5-0. 1st V v. Brighton College away on 19th March. J. J. Vooght beat C. S. Wilhelm, 6-9, 10-8, 9-5, 9-4. R. D. Harding beat R. Weir, 9-4, 10-8, 10-8. D. R. Baxter beat P. Williams, 9-5, 9-1, 2-9, 9-0. J. C. Richardson lost to P. Boorne, 9-10, 9-10, 0-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to H. Greaves, 0-9, 9-7, 5-9, 0-9. Result : -Won 3-2. 1st V v. Tonbridge School away on 20th March. J. J. Vooght beat T. J. C. Jenkins, 9-5, 9-4, 9-1. R. D. Harding beat P. J. Wellers, 9-0, 9-2, 10-8. D. R. Baxter beat A. D. D. Crichton, 10-8, 9-4, 5-9, 10-8. J. C. Richardson beat I. H. S. Richardson, 9-3, 9-6, 9-7. N. G. A. Morris lost to R. A. C. Dart, 7-9, 6-9, 9-3, 4-9. Result : -Won 4-1. 1st V v. Worksop College away on 20th March. J. J. Vooght beat M. R. Sivil, 9-5, 9-0, 9-1. R. D. Harding beat R. J. D. Harvey, 9-2, 9-0, 9-2. D. R. Baxter beat I. C. Dodson, 9-3, 9-1, 9-2. J. C. Richardson beat S. N. Birkett, 9-4, 9-1, 9-1. N. G. A. Morris beat F. A. Dudley, 9-6, 9-4, 9-2. Result : -Won 5-0. 46
Colts V v. Worksop College at home on 20th February. J. G. Hoad beat A. E. Taylor, 9-1, 9-1, 8-10, 9-7. M. J. H. Fisher lost to L. 0. Taylor, 9-4, 9-2, 1-9, 1-9, 7-9. E. M. Holgate lost to C. A. R. Baldock, 6-9, 3-9, 9-7, 1-9. G. A. W. Stewart lost to J. E. Blake, 1-9, 3-9, 3-9. P. Holmes lost to S. B. A. Johnson, 0-9, 8-10, 6-9. Result : —Lost 1-4. Other Results : 'A' VI beat the Staff 5-1. Under 15 Colts V beat Pocklington 4-1.
SHOOTING The term has been devoted mainly to our home-made type of shooting practice of combined grouping, N.S.R.A. tin-hat and snapshooting. A "ladder" on this was attempted and it provided an additional interest and stimulus to some. Others, however, took no interest at all, and the scheme cannot, in general, be considered a success. During the latter part of term a limited number of club members practised rapids and "landscapes" for "Country Life" and we had four postal matches which, in view of our very moderate scores, we were surprised to win. It does seem possible on this, and other shreds of evidence, that the standard of school shooting generally is falling, presumably as a result of C.C.F. re-organisation. This has had no effect on us so far, and as this year's newcomers are generally distinctly promising, we hope to be able to maintain our standard for some time. The term's scores have been moderate partly because of individual failures on isolated occasions, and partly because we do not regard "Country Life" as contributing so much to shooting ability as to justify the time it requires if taken seriously. Postal match results were St. Peter's 751—Won. 690 Worksop St. Peter's 749—Won. 682 Leeds G.S. St. Peter's 749—Won. Giggleswick 725 'St. Peter's 763—Won. 752 Rossall St. Peter's 750—Won. 749 Mill Hill Individual averages were: —J. F. Brown (Capt.) 96.2; D. J. McKenzie (Vice-Capt.) 97.2; P. S. Marsden 97.2; N. C. P. Marsden 95.8; D. S. Lockhart 91.0; R. A. Peaker 92.4; J. C. Dent 93.4; G. W. Harding 92.7. These were awarded their minor colours, N. C. P. Marsden, Dent and Harding being new colours. L. M. Creer and I. D. C. Pilling also shot for the first VIII. D. J. McKenzie has been selected to represent the Cadets of Great Britain in Canada next summer, and we offer him our hearty congratulations on this well-deserved achievement.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on the 5th March. The meeting was concerned principally with a consideration of the Club rules; several alterations were recommended and these will be placed on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting at Commemoration. The following dates for Regional Dinners were announced : Birmingham : 13th May, Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. East Riding: 27th May, Highfield Country Club, Driffield. North East : 21st October, Three Tuns Hotel, Durham. West Riding : 3rd November, Griffin Hotel, Leeds. London: 11th November, Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street. It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, 10th December, 1966. As announced in the School Notes, the boys at St. Peter's are now running a newspaper, The Clarion. The aim is to produce eight issues a year, at least, covering not only current activities, but also providing pictures, comments and opinions, which will not necessarily be confined to school affairs alone. At present the standard is high, but because the circulation is limited, the cost is high too, although some of this is met by advertising. It is felt that the paper should be of genuine interest to all people concerned with the life of the School; and in practical fact it will be hard for it to survive unless a large number of subscribers are found—approximately four hundred more than there are at the moment. The inclusive amount will be one pound a year. Please write to The Clarion, Dronfield House, St. Peter's School. A back number will gladly be sent if you want to see that it really is interesting. Cheques should be made payable to The Clarion.
COMMEMORATION, 1966 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1966 School Commemoration will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Head Master has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. The official programme is circulated with this issue of The Peterite. Please complete the pro founda and return it to the Head Master's secretary without delay. Organisers for the O.P. teams for the sporting events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate as soon as possible, are as follows:— Boat Races—C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York. Cricket—K. M. Ratcliff, "Fairways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Warwickshire. 48
Fencing—P. A. Morris, 9 Pulleyn Drive, Tadcaster Road, York. Golf—P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorkshire. Tennis—B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York. Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10-30 a.m. on Saturday, 23rd July, and it is hoped that O.Ps. attending Commemoration will accompany him.
NOTES The following crested neckwear is available :— 15s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk crested ties 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 1 ls. 9d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk bow ties 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk batswings 60s. Od. each post free. All-silk squares ... 34s. Od. each post free. All-silk cravats ...
NORTH-WEST AREA DINNER The following attended the North-West Area Dinner at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan, on 1 1 th March : —The President of the Club (T. J. Lewis), The Headmaster, K. G. Chilman, K. H. Rhodes, J. G. Booth, A. P. Buttrum, G. R. Cormack, P. J. Dronfield, I. S. T. Dutton, J. R. Elson, I. R. Fairweather, Dr. G. E. L. Graham, J A. Hanson, B. A. Heap, A. M. Hedley, Ven. Archdeacon H. N. Hodd, N. M. Hodd, R. L. Jobling, T. D. J. Layfield, A. B. Maclldowie, S. M. Maclldowie, R. F. S. Mervyn, J. H. Moss, D. Norwood, D. P. Norwood, R. R Rainford, T. C. Rainford, W. C. Rainford, E. M. H. Ranson, A. W. Raylor, R. A. Stratton, A. 0. Sutcliffe, P. M. Yates.
OBITUARY JACKSON, G. F., Mr. Jackson was on the Staff of St. Peter's from 1940 to 1948. WATKINSON, T., ('14-'21) Dale View, Thorgill, Rosedale Abbey, Pickering, Yorkshire.
BIRTHS M. L. BYWATER, (Manor '54-'57)—On 19th February, to Pamela (nee
Wicker) and Murray Lloyd Bywater—a son (Nicholas Lloyd). C. I. CHADWICK (Manor '53-'56)—On 9th February, to Margaret (nee Stewardson) and Ian—a daughter (Lisa).
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ENGAGEMENTS PATTINSON—KAY. The engagement is announced between John Malcolm, only son of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. W. Pattinson of Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Alison Margaret, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Kay of Woodlands, Rowlands Gill, Co. Durham. The Rise '56-'61). ROBSON—AQUYE. The engagement is announced between Michael Eugene, younger son of Mr. & Mrs. T. Robson, of White House, Morpeth, and Maria de las Nieies, daughter of Senor and Senora A. Aquye, Canis, Auda Meridieana, Barcelona. (Rise '57-'62). WOOD—STONE. The engagement is announced between Michael Rivers, second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Wood, of Rozel, Beech Drive, N. Ferriby, Yorkshire, and Pauline Mary, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Stone, of Thomcliffe House, Southfield, Hessle, Yorkshire. (Manor '51-'56).
MARRIAGES MORRIS—HAWLEY. Philip Anthony Morris, of York, was married to Dorothy Jane Hawley, also of York, at the York Register Office on 21st Mardi, 1966. (Temple House '51-'57).
DEATHS K. C. BEAN ('23-'28) died in July, 1964. E. H. ROSCOE C18220) died on 18th February, 1966. He was Honorary Editor of the Marn'll Book, a copy of which is in the School Library. Percy St. G. Kirke, M.A. (1881-66) died on 20th February, 1966. Aged 84. He captained the School Cricket XI in his day. On leaving St. Peter's he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained an honours degree in Mechanical Sciences and became a Member of the Senate of Cambridge University. He was a Consulting Engineer of great ability and as a young man was Chief Engineer in charge of building the Scottish Electricity Board Power Station at Bonnybridge. Later he became Consulting Engineer and in some cases Director of many companies, including The Bristol Aeroplane Company, Babcock & Wilcox and Cochrane's of Annan, which latter company manufactured the Kirke Patent Simi& Gas Fired Waste Heat Boiler, which is installed in many factories throughout the U.K., including Rowntrees of York. The 3rd son of Colonel St. G. Kirke, R.E., C.R.E., in York in the '90s., he was one of four brothers, one of whom, General Sir Walter Kirke, was C. in C. Home Forces in 1939/40. Another brother Colonel E. St. G. Kirke, D.S.O., R.E., was also at St. Peter's. Percy St. G. Kirke, married in 1904, Alice daughter of Sir James Gibson-Craig, 3rd Bart of Riccarton, Midlothian, and is survived by three sons: M. G. Kirke (School House '22-'26), V. P. St. G. Kirke, (St. Olave's '22-'23) and Rear-Admiral D. W. Kirke, C.B.E., R.N.. who is Flag Officer, Naval Air Training. 50
CHANGE OF ADDRESS ADDEY, J. F. W., 50 South Andley Street, London, W.1. and Harvard Club, 27 West 44 Street, New York City, New York, U.S.A. BAINTON, C. M., 31 Arundel Road, Heatherside, Camberley, Surrey. BARKER, Col. EDGAR, Wentbridge Lane, Thorpe Andin, Nr. Pontefract, Yorkshire. Tel. Pontefract 362. BLAKE, J. P., 32A Queens Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire. BLOOMFIELD, A., 34 Heath Moor Drive, Fulford, York. BOND, J. M., 53 Greenhill Road, Bury, Lancashire. BOOTH, A. T., "Clonmore", Buxton Old Road, Disley, Nr. Stockport, Cheshire. Tel. Disley 3363. BOOTH, J. M., 14, Tree Lane, Iffiey, Oxford. Tel. Oxford 79430. BOYES, K. A., The Coach House, Patcham Grange, Brighton, 6, Sussex. BREWIN, J. D., c/o Cable & Wireless, Ltd., Bermuda. CARR, N. W. M., 12 Brook Road, Lymn, Cheshire CAWOOD, A., Burley House Farm, South Milford, Leeds. Tel. South Milford 225. CLAYBOURN, G. R., "High Orchard", 62 Teignmouth Road, Teignmouth, Devon. CLAYDON, J. B., M.A., 5611 Cypress Street, Vancouver 13, British Columbia, Canada. CLEGG, Dr. M. T., "Ebor", 1 Shipham Lane, Winscombe, Somerset. CROSSLEY, M. P., Castle Gayer, Maragion, Penzance, Cornwall. Tel. Maragion 283. CROSSLEY, P. A., Apt. 4, Bldg. 7, Deerfield Park, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520, U.S.A. DENBY, G. W., 58/59 North Beach Road, G.P.O. Box No. 188, Madras 1, South India. DICKENSON, Lt.Col. J. M., The Croft, 25 Oaklands Avenue, Esher, Surrey. Tel. EMBERBROOK 2163. DODSWORTH, W. D., 134A Crayford Road, Crayford, Kent. FAIRWEATHER, Brig. C. C. (C.B.E., T.D., D.L., J.P.), Miller's Hill, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire. Tel. Thornton-le-Dale 286. FOY, T. A., 15 Dalesway, Kirkella, Kingston-upon-Hull. HARRISON, N. B., 85 Montague Road, Warwick. HOLGATE, E., "Southcroft", 11 Brincliffe Crescent, Sheffield, 11. Tel. Sheffield 51763 HORSMAN, P. A., 16A Yarburgh Way, Badger Hill Estate, Hull Road, York. HOTHERSALL, A. P., 27 Brook Lane, Felixstowe, Suffolk. HOWAT, Rev. J. N. T., 24 St. Chad Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. (Curate of Christ Church, Bridlington). HUDSON, F. B., 17 Carmel Gardens, Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel. Darlington 69685. JACKSON, R. H., Sowerby Parks, Thirsk, Yorkshire. Tel. Thirsk 3250.
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JESPER, D. G. S.., "Landismere," Tadcaster Road, Copmanthorpe, York Tel. 65658. KELLY, D. C., The Gardens, Follifoot, Harrogate, Yorkshire. LEE, B., "Rydal", 28 Carleton Road, Pontefract, Yorkshire. LEONARD, J., 2 Church Drive, East Keswick, Leeds. LEWIS, C. H., "Fir Tree End", 127 Wise Lane, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7. Tel. Mill Hill 5553. LUMBY, P. S., 32 Lee Lane East, Horsforth, Leeds. Tel. Horsforth 2184. McBRYDE, W. H., Thornton Moor, Hartburn, Morpeth, Northumberland. McDERMID, Rev. N. G. L. R., Kirkby Overblow Rectory, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel. Harrogate 81087. MARCH, G. R. A., Sedbergh House, Cade Hill Road, Stocksfield, Northumberland. MARSHALL, Dr. N. E. V., 25 Barmoor Close, Scalby, Scarborough, Yorkshire. MILBURN, P. W. V., "Sunnyside", 10 Swanpool Lane, Aughton, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire. MORRIS, P. A., Hound House, Warthill, York. Tel. York 68516. MORRISON, J. D., 86 Roseberry Crescent, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Tel. Great Ayton 662. MURRAY, H., 26 Riversdale Road, Norwich, Norfolk. NEW=, J. A., Old Manor House, Fulford, York. Tel. York 77215. PARKER, Dr. R. M. S., (T.D.), 15 Avondale Court, Rectory Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tel. Gosforth 5-6881. SIM, D. L. W., 16 Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead, London, N.W.3. SMITHSON, J. M., 18A, Fullarton Drive, Seahill, Ayrshire. THOMPSON, E. G., Number 18, Goffs Oak House, Goffs Oak, Nr. Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. TOWN, M. A., 38 Southway, Beechwood, Horsforth, Leeds. WALKER, B. D. C., 37B Devon-Strafford Apts., 332 Sugartown Road, Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. WARRINGTON, I. U., B.A.T. Kenya, Ltd., P.O.B. 30,000, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. WOOD, R. A., 19 Cromford Drive, Mickleover, Derby. WOODCOCK, B. W., 20 Occupation Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Tel. Huddersfield 4870.
CORRECTION OF ADDRESS COOPER, A. B., 5 Beech Avenue, Oakleigh Park South, London, N.20 Tel. 01-445 (HILLside) 7556. HALLAS, M., Woodsome Hall, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Tel. Kirkburton 2301 (Home). Tel. Leeds 658271 (Office). DIXON, J. B., 113 Rodenhurst Road, London, S.W.4. Tel. TUL 7988. 52
OLD PETERITE FENCING MATCH Would all Old Peterites interested in fencing against the School at Commemoration, please contact P. A. Morris, The Old Peterite Fencing Secretary, at Hound House, Warthill, York, telephone no. York 68516.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES JOHN AMBLER (Temple '51-'60) is now a Bachelor in Dental Surgery with Honours, and was also Prizeman, with Certificates of Merit, in both Clinical Dental Surgery and Periodontology. Married with one son, he is now with the West Riding Dental Service. COLONEL EDGAR BARKER ('22-'25) has recently been appointed Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (T.A.). P. A. CROSSLEY (Grove '46-'59) has been awarded a Ph.D. for his research at Cambridge, and is now with his wife in the U.S.A., where he has a job at the Princeton laboratories of the Radio Corporation of America, doing electronics research. JOHN R. PRECIOUS (Manor '55-'60) is now a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, and will be shortly taking up an appointment in London. He hopes to see O.P. friends there, who might like to contact him through his home address. SIR JOHN ROGERS., Bart. ('19-'25), M.P. for Sevenoaks and a former member of the Macmillan Administration, was invested with the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by the Spanish Government for his services in fostering Anglo-Spanish friendship and trade. CHARLES SHADWELL ('10-14), as some Cambridge Old Peterites will know, has been licensee of the ancient Green Man in Trumpington since his semi-retirement some years ago. The musical training that was to lead to his conducting the B.B.C. Variety Orchestra and in 1949 the formation of his own orchestra, and his national fame on the ITMA programme began under Tertius Noble and Dr. Bairstow, the then Minster organists, and continued at the Royal College of Music. He remembers having to keep Kenneth Chilman in order in the choir, and himself having to be disciplined by 3,000 lines of Vergil for making necessary the redecoration of Big Hall just before Commemoration. In his early days with the B.B.C. his immediate boss was H. L. Chilman. He is still prevailed upon to conduct for the demanding Moscow State Circus when they visit this country. O.P. visitors are sure of a welcome. Also run by an O.P. in Cambridge, A. H. MOFFATT ('34-'36), is that excellent coffee-house, "The Coffee Pot" in Green Street.
UNIVERSITY LETTERS The Editor is in the unusual position of having three letters, only two of which have been solicited. It seems worth printing both Cambridge versions, for reasons which will become obvious.
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The Cambridge Letter (1st Version) Cambridge Lent Term, 1966.
The Editor, "The Peterite." Dear Sir, Once again a Cambridge Old Peterite letter appears on these pages and we apologise for the time-lag since the last one. But this very time-lag serves to shew once more the change coming over our life at Cambridge. There is in general, and except for the annual 02. Dinner, still wellattended and greatly enjoyed, little communication between any but isolated groups of O.Ps., save a few words passed when we meet in the street. True, a common bond exists that keeps us on friendly terms when we do meet, but in the main we find better things to do than visit old friends. After the years spent at school and at home, each restricting in its own way, University is for many the first real chance of a truly separate personal existence. With many of us now progressing straight from school to university, and many others having merely extended holidays between school and university, the new undergraduate increasingly finds himself in a completely new atmosphere of social and academic freedom for the first time in his life. In the sudden rush to "maturity" some find all previous ties severed, previous ideals doubted, and sincerely held beliefs questioned for the first time. Moral, Political and Religious beliefs are often among the first to be seriously re-examined. For others the opportunities seem to slip by and, apart from additional academic knowledge, the university seems at the last to have had little effect. No doubt the problem is present also at other universities, but Cambridge, by its stringent selection standards (our elder brother Oxford, we hear, has difficulty nowadays in filling its places) and resultant somewhat rarefied academic atmosphere, and relative dominance over the town, can become a highly unstable and fast-moving dream world, in which insecurities are magnified, doubts intensified and fears enlarged. However, we must not paint too gloomy a picture. Cambridge life has unequalled opportunities for all possible interests, and most of us have sublimated hitherto repressed desires. Once new roots are formed, new friends made, and new interests developed our new lives burst forth like a butterfly from its chrysalis, ready and eager to meet the world, or so the present writer likes to think! A few snippets of gossip are now proferred to those who search the O.P. columns for juicy details. O.Ps. omitted can be assumed to be living inconspicuously, in sin or otherwise, as is their wont. Atkinson is at present reduced to riding his bicycle; Youlle has reverted to his habit of breaking limbs. Aspinall is seen eating grapes while walking the streets; Burnell is seen walking the streets. Shah is believed to have sublimated many desires and represents the University at Table Tennis. Smith, M.V., being a medic, is sometimes chained to the labs., as is Blackford, who has been very successful at rowing, but is rumoured to be giving it up. Ruddock, another medic, works hard and also rows, amateurishly, but with some success. Raynes must also have worked hard as he obtained extremely good results last summer. Shouksmith looks jollier than ever and smokes
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a large pipe, and sometimes sees Ferrar, another Emma man. Clarke sings and dreams of doing Architecture, and Brown P. C. N. is mounting rungs in the acting world. The two Bakers inhabit St. Caths.; the younger was last year involved in a bad car accident, but has now largely recovered from the ill effects. Lawson also still inhabits St. Caths. and is believed to maintain some contacts with those rarely seen Churchill men of his vintage, Ward and Reiss. Anderson has officially left, it is thought, but is still seen wearing the black corduroy jacket first reported in 1963, or an even more splendid one. Anyan has been seen in Cambridge on time off from the Shuttleworth Agricultural College, and Bill Lovell, not an Old Peterite, but an Old Olavite, has turned up again, in King's. Finally, we wish the School continuing success in all its ventures. Yours very sincerely, the Cambridge Old Peterites.
The Cambridge Letter (2nd Version) The Cambridge scribes have at last been stirred into action by the acquisition of some new blood, and here present the long-awaited letter. We are in some doubt as to the precise nature of the communication that is required from us; should we give a resume of Cambridge life, or merely chronicle our activities? In view of our total inability to achieve the former, we must content ourselves with the latter. We begin on a sad note; it has been impossible to fmd any trace of the following: A. H. and S. D. Baker (St. Catharine's), A. N. Ferrar and T. J. Haggie (Emmanuel), E. J. Lawson (St. Catharine's), S. D. Ward (Churchill) and C. J. L. Clarke (Corpus Christi). The following have been so unwise as to make some of their activities known to us. R. M. Aspinall (St. Catharine's) has programmed a computer to find the best way to London. His figure shows no improvement in spite of long, daily cycle rides. C. E. M. Atkinson (St. Catharine's) rides and rows with Aspinall. Is trying Economics for a change. H. N. Blackford (Trinity) has been rowing with gusto in the Trinity 1st VIII. He is the proud owner of three oars. P. C. N. Brown (Peterhouse) arranged an excellent Old Peterite Dinner in the Michaelmas Term, and as far as we know is still collecting contributions from those who attended. D. A. Burnell (Trinity Hall) is active in the Christian Union and the Scout and Guide Club, and is eagerly awaiting the croquet season. E. P. Rayner (Caius) is still singing in the college choir, and is an officer of the University Photographic Society. S. H. Reiss (Churchill) is now reading medicine, so we are assured of the pleasure of his company for the next year or two. J. M. Ruddock (Corpus Christi) has become an all-round sportsman, and is a well-known man-about-town. 55
R. P. Shouksmith (Emmanuel) was last seen bleeding in the Senate House (during University Blood Donor Week). He is to be congratulated on the award of a scholarship. N. Shah (St. John's) has been awarded a Half Blue for table tennis. He also debates at the Union, and has appeared in several A. D. C. productions. M. V. Smith (Peterhouse) is about to reorganise the Yorkshire Society, and is on the editorial committee of the Medical Society magazine. N. J. Smith (St. John's) lives in splendid isolation on the outskirts. Won his first oar in the Lent Bumps. A. Youle (Jesus) can be relied upon to provide excellent coffee at all times (when not playing rugger). We are pleased to hear that J. N. Spencer has forsaken Durham and will be joining us next October. Finally, we wish the School every success in the coming year. Yours sincerely, The Cambridge Old Peterites.
The Durham Letter Dear Sir, Once again, belatedly, the Durham O.Ps. have managed to scrape together a few publishable details of their proceedings in and around the "city of seven hills" here in the north. Despite all the persuasion, petition, and finally bullying by your correspondent, certain elusive gentlemen, known to be studying in Durham have resolutely refused, or forgotten, to reveal their activities, notably Messrs, Charnley, Woodruff, Willstrop and Richardson. However, their presence in Durham can be officially confirmed, and no doubt future letters will disclose all! Here then, for the edification of your readers is a brief and enlightened synopsis of the pursuits of the more "au fait" gentlemen : — S. H. Bradley, residing in Grey College and attempting to study Applied Physics, is pursuing the usual (?) activity (his own words!). He has been known to partake of a little mild rowing, interspersed with long periods of recuperation, and medicine at 1/10 per pint. He has fond ideas of visiting Japan in the summer, and will be pleased to hear of suitable experiences of others on this topic. M. A. Clegg is temporarily teaching part-time in a Durham PrepSchool, and has "firm ideas" about university life, which are not for publication. J. W. Hey (St. Cuthbert's Society, reading Law with Economics) having tried his hand at rowing, finds it too great a distraction to his studies, and has taken up gliding. He has become a keen member of the Christian Union, as a result of which he spends most of his time, when not being distracted by gliding, drinking coffee in that Theological stronghold, St. John's. B. U. Gallrein is perhaps unique, in that he was only at St. Peter's for one term, and is now affiliated to Durham for the same time, studying Economics. Says he can remember studying Greek with Mr. Field, and all the unintelligent members of his IV alpha, including Kemp and Lee. 56
He is trying to teach some German beer-drinking songs to Kemp, who murders them worse than he did the Greek. Jon Gartside in Hatfield College has deserted the games field for more basic pleasures, but still finds time to fly in the R.A.F.U.R. Now regretfully contemplating the end of his university career. F. J. A. Hewitt (St. Chad's; Theology) came to Durham to find a degree, a career and a wife. Already successful in his first aim, he has managed to reverse the other two, and is to be married in July and ordained in September. P. M. Kemp (St. John's; Theology) has renounced chess, debating and the Labour Party ! Commutes between the University Library—where he gives "free advice" to the female assistants on how to run the establishment— and the Middlesbrough and Sunderland docks, where he does his "pastoral activities". He is renowned for both his heavy tea consumption and his ability to play "Back-Street Cricket", two skills he acquired in the Rise. C. J. Kitching (University College; History) is in retreat this year at Lumley Castle (14th-century). Has been known to wield a squash racketonce—but still maintains that sport is barbaric. Last seen pouring synthetic milk into a synthetic cow in the Rag Procession's winning float. N. G. Pace (University College; Physics) spends nearly all his time either rowing or contemplating it. He hopes to make an appearance at Commemoration, so all debtors and fellow-criminals beware! J. A. Templeman is in St. Cuthbert's Society, studying some vaguely scientific subject. His lodgings were next door to the Prison during the sojourn there of certain well-known and rich gentlemen, and it may not be insignificant that they had to be moved. * * * Hoping that these few fond words will be an inspiration to others to come and join the expanding community of Peterites here in Durham. We sign off with all best wishes to our contemporaries and successors.
The Durham Old Peterites.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of our contemporaries.
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THE PETERITE VOL. LVIII
OCTOBER, 1966
No. 373
EDITORIAL Mr. Hill, in his address on Speech Day, called for more of the spirit of rebellion and argument. He invited us to criticise and question the world around us. Certainly, without rebellion and disagreement there can be no progress. This is true of any society, at any time. Unthinking acceptance of the world as we find it can produce only stagnation and apathy. There is always scope for change and development, modification and improvement. Abraham Lincoln and William Wilberforce in the sphere of politics, Stravinsky and Berg in music, the Wright brothers and Rutherford in the sciences—all were inclined to question established theories and beliefs. All, however, rebelled intelligently and thoughtfully. Blind revolt as an end in itself is not progressive, but retrograde: it proves only the foolishness and selfishness of the rebel. Nothing is so sacred or established that it cannot bear questioning and probing, but no reassurance or enlightenment can result when the mind is made up at the outset. Bigotry is not an improvement on gullibility.
SCHOOL NOTES At the end of the Summer Term Mr. E. K. Robinson retired after many years' service, and Mr. T. H. V. Williams moved on to fresh fields in the South of England. We thank them for their many and varied contributions to the School, and wish them well in the future. On 6th May a party from Transitus visited the I.C.I. works at Billingham and spent an interesting and instructive day there. On 14th May a party from Felsted School, Essex, joined some Peterites on a survey of some geographical features of this region. The footbridge over Clifton was opened to the School on 24th May. It was soon discovered that the bridge provided not only a safer crossing but usually a quicker one too. At the end of May the School welcomed Dr. Bullock for a few days' visit to study aspects of boarding-school education. His findings will eventually be made known in a report being prepared by Dr. Royston Lambert, in Cambridge. The annual C.C.F. inspection on June 14th passed off well. The inspecting officer, Captain Watson, R.N., complimented the contingent on its display.
CONTENTS PAGE
Editorial
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School Notes
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Speech Day
2
Examination Results ...
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Salvete
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Valete
11
House Notes
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The Chapel
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Choir Notes
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
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Young Farmers' Club
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British Ship Adoption Society
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Photographic Society ...
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C.C.F.
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Scout Group ...
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The Boat Club ...
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Shooting
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Tennis
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Swimming
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Cricket
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Walking Club Notes ...
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Oxford Cup ...
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Old Peterite News
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Illustrations : Swimming
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Cricket
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The Chief Guest at Commemoration on 23rd July was J. E. C. Hill, Esq., 0.P., the Master of Balliol College, Oxford. The Headmaster's and Mr. Hill's speeches are printed below. At the Commemoration Service on Sunday, 24th July, the preacher was the Rt. Rev. M. H. Harland, Lord Bishop of Durham, also an Old Peterite. During the holidays Mr. B. Allen, Mr. G. M. Austin and Mr. A. J. Riley all got married. We offer to them and their wives our congratulations and all best wishes for the future.
SPEECH DAY HEADMASTER'S REPORT I should like to begin by adding my welcome in a more familiar language to Mr. Christopher Hill and emphasising the great pleasure we all feel at the presence of yet another Old Peterite who has attained an honoured place among the leading academic personalities of the world today. We were, incidentally, very interested to read in The Times, after our Latin Oration had gone to press, of yet another honour you have attained in your election to a Fellowship of the British Academy. May I also welcome you, my Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Sheriff and the Sheriff's Lady, to our Prizegiving, and express our great satisfaction that you have been able to find time to honour the School in this way. Incidentally, we may perhaps be permitted to comment at this stage that any gap there ever was between the School and the City has now been adequately bridged ! I mentioned in my report last year the continued happy relationship we had with the City and the fact that for many years we have been privileged to assist to some extent in the education of local boys. I do not think it is necessary for me to say very much about the Public Schools' Commission, which is to look into the future of Independent Education and particularly the so-called "Public Schools", since we have already, on many occasions, expressed our willingness, and indeed our anxiety to serve the City and country in any way we may be asked to do, so long as we are given the freedom to develop along modern lines. We should be only too pleased to welcome here any members of the Commission who would like to investigate our aims and activities. With the completion of the footbridge, our major building programme, for which an appeal was launched, has now been virtually completed, but we shall never be able to sit back and must continue to develop to meet modern requirements. During the coming summer vacation we are carrying out several minor building operations which will result in the addition of two larger classrooms for the School, and at the same time provide better accommodation both for the masters, who have been satisfied with so little for so long, and the administration connected with the issue of books and stationery. I am glad to be able to report that the swimming bath has come up to all expectations and proved to be a very valuable asset during the past year. It is pleasing too to know that so many of our parents and friends have found the holiday club useful and enjoyable, and I hope the membership of this will be extended in the coming year. 2
The question of rising costs and fees in general is a source of constant anxiety to the Governors, and I am sure they would wish to express to parents their regret at the necessity for the increase to become operative next term. It is always hoped that new fees can remain static for a year or two, but as everyone will appreciate, the matter does not rest in our hands. We shall continue to take parents and prospective parents into our confidence as may be necessary, and shall only make further revisions in fees when it is evident that it is necessary. I am sure our parents would not wish us to lower our educational standards in an attempt to curb expenditure, and we do not intend to depart from our policy of making our fees completely inclusive. I mentioned in my report last year that we are arranging to abandon the short two-year course to "0" level, and our plans for this will be completed by September next year. Instead every boy will take three years to "0" level, and the system of "setting" which is already operative in the IVth and Vth forms, will be carried down to the IIIrd forms, which incidentally next term will be the successors of the forms we have for years called "Shell". Thus, the revised system, which incidentally is being followed by most schools, will not result in the cleverer boys reaching a lower standard than at present, and will make things very much easier from the point of view of University entry. The situation at the moment is that some of our boys leave school after only four years and one term, when in some cases they have obtained places at Oxford or Cambridge, but are very often not sufficiently mature at that stage. There will be a number of boys in this category at the end of next term, and I hope that both the boys and their parents will consider the individual advice we shall give them before deciding to leave prematurely. There is, I feel, a good deal to be said for a period between school and university, but this should come after the end of the full five-year course at school, when a boy has reached greater maturity both in his work and general development. There are two things I would like to say about the work of the School : the first relates to the tutor system introduced during the year. The purpose of this is to give a boy, on entry to Transitus and the VIth forms, the attention of one master who is available to advise him on his timetable, the allocation of his working time to his various subjects, and in general to begin that difficult operation—the transformation from schoolboy to student. This is in addition to the services to the boy of his Housemaster, Careers Master and Headmaster, and we have found it to be working well in cases where the boy is prepared to co-operate. I look forward to an extension of the use of this system in the coming year, when everyone concerned will have become more alive to its potentialities. The second point on which I wanted to say a word relates to work in conjunction with out-of-school activities. I shall shortly be giving a brief review of the school games and other activities and in each one of these activities we feel it is our duty to create the conditions for teams or groups to do as well as possible. There is no excuse for shoddy games any more than shoddy work, but I am becoming increasingly worried by the demands made, particularly on older boys, in the matter of these activities. I am hoping, for example, to relieve some of the most senior boys of some of their daily responsibilities so that they will have more time to devote to their work, and as far as games are concerned, we shall to some extent be restricting school matches and functions which interfere with a boy's work, bearing in mind that, after all, the real purpose of playing games is to ensure a balance between physical and academic training. I have said 3
before from this platform that one of my difficulties, and indeed one of the pleasanter ones, is to restrain the over-enthusiastic master in the organisation of his particular game or other activity and at the same time to give nil,. every encouragement and support. It is inevitably only the Headmaster who can—or must try to—see the whole picture. To turn now to some curriculum changes, we have this year seen the first year of the introduction of the New Mathematics, and next year our boys will be taking "0" levels in this subject. Both boys and masters are to be congratulated on the way this new project has been tackled, and we should not have embarked upon this project had we not been completely satisfied that it will be to the benefit of mathematics teaching and learning in general. We are in close touch with current trends in the teaching of Modern Languages, and particularly of French, and in this and other respects we have to thank the University of York for the facilities they have offered and the support they have given us. The audio-visual system, which was started this year in St. Olave's in J.4, will be extended next year to the J.3's, so that a boy will be able to familiarise himself with French sounds and words before he begins the more formal study of the subject in J.4. Mr. Craven also has in mind extensions of this system in various parts of the Senior School and in other languages. Although we are not at present making any major changes in our Science syllabus, all our Science masters are studying very carefully the proposals for Nuffield Science, and it may be that in a year or two we shall go some way towards carrying these theories into operation. Careers advisory work is becoming more and more oriented towards advice about further education. This advice ranges from choice of University and course of study, through choice of Technical College to education on the job, that is, the combination of education with apprenticeship or similar form of training. Two years ago the School became one of the early members of C.R.A.C. (the Careers Research and Advisory Centre) and this body is now producing very valuable comparative information which has been virtually unobtainable in the past. Some examples of their publications can be seen in our Careers Room and special mention should be made of the University Course Comparison pamphlets, which are of immense value in guiding the potential University student and those who are trying to help him. We held our third Careers Convention in March, when we once again gave up a day and a half to giving concentrated careers information. We are very grateful to the large number of people who gave up so much of their time to this venture, either as speakers or by attending the exhibition and being prepared to talk to all and sundry. It is impressive that so many employers are prepared to help in this way, without putting any pressure on boys to join their organisations. In fact all those who came seemed to regard an occasion like this as providing them with an opportunity to take part in the process of education in the widest sense. House and School Drama have again had a vigorous year and involved the practical as well as the acting abilities of a large number of boys in the various productions. After a break of three years the School Drama Society returned to Shakespeare, and found in "Henry IV—Part I" a suitable challenge for a sound team; and deserving of special mention are Furey's "Hal", Clegg's "Falstaff" and Thirlwell's "Henry". One cannot pass over a brief report on the play without mentioning Crombie's excellent stage work and the assistance he received from Grayson and others.
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There have been several House Plays performed during the year, but these, of course, necessarily have to be limited since the time available is not great. Next term the Drama Society will combine with the Music Society for the biennial opera, which is to be "The Pirates of Penzance". The time is coming round again for another Science Exhibition, and this is being arranged for the end of next Easter term, the dates being Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of Easter week. We have to say goodbye to Mr. E. K. Robinson this term. Mr. Robinson came here on his appointment as Senior Science Master twentyone years ago, and many generations of boys have good reason to be grateful to him for his devoted service to them and to the School. Mr. Robinson, through his obvious sincerity and integrity, has exerted a considerable influence over us all and we can assure him that he takes with him into his retirement our best thanks and good wishes for a long and happy retirement. We hope that, living as he will continue to do in York, he will not cut himself off from school affairs, and will still be a familiar figure among us. Many Societies continue to flourish both at School and House level, the chief being the Debating Society, the Science Society and the Music Society, with the Young Farmers' Club and Photographic Society continuing to interest the specialists. Some 70 members of the school form the Scout Group, and the programme of the Group has covered a wide range of outdoor and indoor activities. The outstanding event of the year has, however, been the announcement this term of the special changes which are to be made in the Scout Movement over the next few years. Inevitably, the uniform changes have received most press publicity, but none-the-less, there are many other more important changes which we feel will revitalise the Movement and make it fit in more easily to the modern environment. The C.C.F., now well re-established as a voluntary body, has had a good year, and I am glad to know that the Summer Camp lists are very satisfactory. The Contingent earned—and received—an excellent report on the annual inspection. There are so many ramifications of C.C.F. syllabus, training and interests nowadays that there is something for every taste. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme has now been in operation here for nearly four years, and at present there are about 70 boys participating, and a few are approaching the Gold standard. Next term we hope to give actual service to the Police, Fire Brigade, Civil Defence, R.S.P.C.A., and in doing so to utilise the training received from these bodies. Considering the fact that we only devote one term to our rugger, we can mark the past season as a very successful one. It the first half we lost several matches disappointingly by narrow margins, but ended with convincing victories over both Ampleforth and Worksop; the victory over Ampleforth by 16—nil, being the largest margin since 1926. We were also much encouraged by the bumper year enjoyed by our senior Colts, who won all their matches and finished by securing 157 points against 20. Many old boys will be interested to hear that Mr. Jeffs' school at Dumbarton is bringing down a team to play us next term. The Athletics season, short as it inevitably must be, proved more than usually successful. This activity is invaluable since it involves every boy 5
in the School, and during the three weeks thousands of miles were run by the 400 boys, some of them in very fast times. On Sports Day four new school records were established, the most outstanding of which was T. B. Ward's quarter of a mile in 54 secs. Our tradition for a high standard of cricket happily continues unchecked. Unhappily our Centenary Match against Durham most disappointingly had to be abandoned without a ball being bowled, but it did not prevent us from holding the celebration dinner in the evening. As I have mentioned earlier, the Swimming Bath has been a great success, and as was expected, there has been a tremendous improvement in the standard of swimming. There is now no non-swimmer in the School, and the numbers of Life Saving Society awards and Personal Survival awards have increased greatly. The School Swimming teams have also acquitted themselves well and are already able to hold their own with schools having a long-standing swimming tradition. Boating has kept some 115 boys occupied during the past two terms, and continues to be a most valuable alternative to cricket. It is not, in general, possible for a boy to take up boating until his third year. The Boat Club repeated last year's success in the Head of the Ouse, the 1st VIII beating six crews in the Senior Division to win by 22 secs., while of the twelve crews in the Schools' IV's event, St. Peter's has 5 of the 1st six. The 1st VIII went on to row in the Schools' Head of the River at Putney, coming 21st out of 125 crews, and the fastest crew north of the Thames. The Squash team has had an outstanding season, and for the second year in succession were undefeated in all school matches. The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the three-day tour in the south of England, where we beat all four of our opponents, namely, Brighton College, Hurstpierpoint, Tonbridge and Worksop. This is the more pleasing since Brighton College, undefeated until then, was considered the best team in the south. These results all reflect great credit on the Captain for the last two years, R. D. Harding, who, together with a partner from London University, reached the final of the Lonsdale Cup. Vooght, our first-string, is also worthy of special mention, and although he was unable to enter for the Grisdale Cup, he retained his Northumberland Junior Championship for the third time. Hockey suffered the oft repeated fate of being largely spoilt by bad weather. Out of ten 1st XI matches, three were won, three lost and four cancelled. An outstanding so-called "Minor" sport success registered during the year was J. Pawson's Fencing success in winning the Schoolboys' Foil Championship in London, a trophy, incidentally, won for Harrow by Sir Winston Churchill in 1882. PRIZE LIST
... G. F. Hardman ... A. M. Bowie
NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY:
Senior ... Junior ...
... A. G. Slater ... J. P. Gee 6
THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS
... R. I. S. Gow
DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN PROSE: VIth Form Below VIth
A. M. Bowie J. R. Lund
THE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE
M. J. T. Carr
TOYNE EUROPEAN HISTORY PRIZE
D. R. Waller
SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE
...
THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES: VIth Form Below VIth
J. R. W. Thirlwell J. R. W. Thirlwell P. J. G. C. Bleach
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE...
C. J. Swiers
THE FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN
M. G. Day
THE PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE
T. B. Ward
ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN
J. R. W. Thirlwell
THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: IVth Forms ... Shells
... J. Fender ... R. D. MacLeod
MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES: French German
J. D. B. Hargreaves D. R. Waller
PHYSICS ESSAY PRIZE
A. G. Slater
CHEMISTRY PRIZE
J. C. Willcock
BIOLOGY PRIZE
A. G. Bird
GEOGRAPHY PRIZE (Below the VIth)
D. P. Turnbull
Music PRIZES: Keyboard Instrumental
... 0. G. Hodgson ... S. Mackinder
ART PRIZE
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... P. H. N. Turner
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES: VIth Form and Transitus Vth Forms ... IVth Forms and Shells
... R. W. J. Dingwall ... B. Lack ... P. W. Dacey
HANDICRAFTS PRIZE ...
... H. J. Robinson
FORM PRIZES R. F. Davies J Nutter J. A. Scaife R. S. Johnson •• • D. Pollard •• • M. J. Black •• • J. R. Williamson • • • A. P. Beckingham •• • R. D. MacLeod •• • G. V. Fisher •• • A. P. Pollard
Vth FORMS IV ALPHA IVA IVB
IV MODERN U. SHELL A. L. SHELL A. SHELL B. 7
A SUMMARY OF THE SPEECH OF THE CHIEF GUEST J. C. HILL, Esq., O.P. Mr. Hill referred to the eerie feeling he had on returning to his old school 35 years after leaving it as a boy. It was, he said, a "terrifying and odd experience" to find the roles reversed and he could only recall with comfort that he could not remember a word said at any of the speech days he had attended as a boy. He would, he said, fall into the habit of past pupils and reminisce. He touched on an early incident in his past, where he had been unable to arrange a rendezvous with a girl-friend because she could not decipher his handwriting. The acquisition of a typewriter he offered as the first piece of advice to the present generation at St. Peter's. Mr. Hill recalled how in his day the most famous Old Peteries had been Alcuin, Guy Fawkes and Dick Turpin and how he had hoped to emulate them "even if Alcuin seemed a bit dull". Mr. Hill maintained that schooldays were unlikely to be the happiest of one's life, because he considered the process of maturing and growing-up to be "unpleasant and difficult". School helped to thicken the skin and to render one less sensitive to the even harder shocks and difficulties one would experience in later life. He described the previous Headmaster, S. M. Toyne Esq., as having had one of the most profound influences on his life, in that he had inculcated a "complete scepticism" in him. He had learned to have no automatic respect for his elders and certainly none for himself. Mr. Hill said that the most important thing in life was to "do what you want—if you are quite sure What it is you want". It was important to do things not merely because it was the accepted thing, but out of a conviction that it was the right and logical thing to do. He cited the idea of going to University as one which needed to be examined in the light of the individual's real needs. As Milton said, "A man can be a heretic in the truth", meaning that if the truth was not one's own conviction, then even the most orthodox views were not "true", were not "your own truths". It was better, Mr. Hill said, to be wrong for the right reasons than vice versa. All the people whom he admired had been rebels, nonconformists and heretics—not for its own sake, but because they had "thought things out and stuck to it". He deplored the stuffed-shirts Who circumscribed their views within the limits of what they thought socially acceptable. To parents Mr. Hill offered the advice that children had always wanted to outrage their elders and that long hair was only the expression in the sixties of the same feeling that produced dirty flannel trousers and leather patches in the thirties. Parents must keep in touch with the rebellious spirit of the young and encourage them to work out their own solutions to the many problems which the parents' generation had left them.
MR. E. K. ROBINSON We are sorry to have to record the retirement of Mr. E. K. Robinson, who has been Senior Science Master since he came to us to fill this post in September, 1944. From the very beginning of his tenure of this office, Mr. Robinson tackled his work with determination and enthusiasm, and indeed, in war-time conditions, both these qualities were more than usually essential.
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During Mr. Robinson's mastership at St. Peter's, he has organised five Science Exhibitions, and everyone who remembers any of these will agree that they have been an unqualified success and have made valuable contributions to the boys' scientific education and outlook and have provided unique interest for our parents and visitors. Mr. Robinson has deservedly enjoyed the full confidence of generations of schoolboys, and during the twenty-two years he has been with us, many successful scholars have passed through his hands. His care and patience with the less gifted boys have certainly always been among his outstanding and most appreciated characteristics. Everyone at St. Peter's wishes Mr. and Mrs. Robinson a long and happy retirement, and we are glad to know that, apart from a visit shortly to be made to see their married daughter in India, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are to remain in York.
"A" Level Successes, 1966 Bowie, A. M.—Latin (A), Greek, Ancient History (A). Bailey, J. R.—French, German, English (A). Barker, D. J. English (A), Geography. Barker, J. R.—French, History, Economics. Bell, C. C. H.—English, History, Economics. Cartwright, J. D. —Art. Clegg, C. W.—English (A), Geography, Maths. for Science. Darley, P. M. —Geography. Dawood, A. M.—History, Geography. Day, M. G.—English, Geography, Art. Denham, P. R.—Art. Donnelly, M.—English, History. Evans, T. B. A.—History. Fairclough, P. R. S.--History (A), Economics. Furey, N. E.—History (A), Economics (A). Gill, A. J.—French, English (A), History (A). Hall, R. K.—English, Economics. Hodgson, 0. G.—French, English. Hollender, K.—English, Geography, Economics. Lancaster, S. G.—Geography. Lazenby, J. R. S.—English, History. Lockwood, K. I.—English, History (A). Mallinson, M. G.—History, Geography (A), Economics. Miers, R. W. —Geography, Economics. Moore, P. N.—French, History, Economics. Newhouse, T. J.—Latin, French Phelps, R. B.—English, History. Pickersgill, R.—History, Economics. Roebuck, W. J.—French, German, English. Shepherd, P. M.—History, Geography. Skerrett, R. J. H.—Latin, French (A), English (A). Slater, A. G. —Geography, Economics. Smith, C. J. A.—French, German, Economics. Stephenson, P. St.G.—History, Economics. Thirlwell, J. R. W.—English (A), Russian. Waller, D. R.—French, German, History. Wks, C. E.—French, German, Economics. Abel, P.—Maths. for Science, Physics. Gough, M. E.—Pure Maths., Applied Maths.(A), Physics (A). Gow, R. I. S.—Pure Maths., Applied Maths. Hargrave, D.—Pure Maths.(A), Applied Maths. (A), Physics (A). 9
Mawer, R. J.—Pure Maths. (A), Applied Maths., Physics. Mordue, J. M.—Pure Maths., Applied Maths. Pawson, J.—Pure Maths. (A), Applied Maths. Pearson, C. J.—Pure Maths. (A), Applied Maths. (A), Physics (A). Russell, C. C.—Pure Maths., Applied Maths, Physics. Sugar, S. C.—Pure Maths. (A), Applied Maths. (A), Physics (A). Barton, G. M.—Geography, Biology. Baxter, D. R.—Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Boyd, I. L.—Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Brown, J. F.—Geography. Carr, M. J. T.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Crombie, I. M.—Physics, Chemistry. Disney, P. S.—Maths. for Science (A), Physics, Chemistry. Doyle, P. J.—Maths., Physics, Chemistry. Duckworth, C. J. M.,—Physics, Chemistry. Fieldhouse, A. W.—Maths., Physics, Chemistry. Fleming, W. D.—Maths., Physics, Chemistry (A). Goodwill, R. J. H.—Physics, Chemistry. Graham, N. W.—Biology. Grayson, J. M.—Physics, Chemistry. Hardman, G. F.—Maths. with Statistics. Hart, P. R. —Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry. McGrath, I. R. D.—Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Mckenzie, D. T —Biology, Physics. Marsden, N. C. P.—Maths., Physics, Chemistry. Marsden, P. S.—Biology. Martin, D. J.—Chemistry. Maslin, S. C.—Physics, Biology. Murray, K. H.—Maths. for Science, Physics. Nix, P. J.—Maths. for Science, Physics (A), Chemistry. Peacock, R. A.—Physics, Chemistry. Peaker, R. A.—Geography, Maths. for Science, Chemistry. Pickersgill, W. R.—Maths. for Science. Platts, J. C.—Chemistry. Rawlings, D. M.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Robinson, R. G.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Spilman, R. A.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Summers-Smith, M.—Maths. for Science, Physics (A), Chemistry (A). Swiers, C. J.—Geography, Economics, Biology. Talbot-Jones, R.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Vickers, T. H.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Vooght, J. J.—Chemistry, Biology. Wallis, B. S.—Art, Maths. for Science. Watts, R. J.—Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry. Yellowley, J. N.—Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry.
GENERAL PAPER Bowie, Bailey, Barker, D. J., Barker, J. R., Clegg, Evans, Fairclough, Gill, Lancaster, Lazenby, Mallinson, Miers, Moore, Roebuck, Skerrett, Smith, Waller, Wilks, Hargrave, Mawer, Pearson, Russell, Sugar, Carr, Disney, Doyle, Fieldhouse, Fleming, Grayson, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, Martin, Maslin, Nix, Platts, Rawlings, Spilman, Swiers, Vickers, Yellowley. "0" LEVEL Collier, R. (3); Cowan, A. (7); Davies, R. (9); Dickinson, J. (3); Harding, G. W. (5); Hodgson, A. (9); Howat, R. (8); Kemp, J. (6); Kemp, N. (5); Kirk, A. (9); Little, H. (8); Lund, J. (9); McFee, C. (5); Pease, J. (9); Pickard, C. (3); Reiss, J. (3); Scaife, A. (9); Scott, A. (8); Stokes, M. (9); Thompson, G. (6); Watson, J. (5); Winterbottom, D. (6); Wright, R. M. (7). 10
Bennett, M. (7); Cawood, R. (3); Dempsey, I. (4); Doyle, D. J. (9); Fisher, M. J. H. (7); Fisher, P. S. (6); Friars, R. (4); Gilbert, M. (9); Hutton, D. (3); Jenkins, D. (8); Jervis, A. (8); Johnson, R. S. (9); Jones, C. (6); Lack, B. (9); Lees, C. N. T. (3); McIlroy, R. (5); Marks, H. (6); Nutter, J. (9); Pilling, I. (8); Pinder, M. (9); Russell, Q. (6); Sample, J. (5); Scaife, P. (8); Staines, J. (9); Thompson, B. (9); Turnbull, D. (9); Warren, R. (7); Webster, R. (8); Wilson, J. (6). Bowen, M. (5); Dent, J. (2); Fairhurst, G. (9); Green, R. (2); Howgate, W. (5); Knowles, C. (3); Pettinger, G. (I); Shannon, M. (9); Sinclair, C. (I); Stewart, G. (2); Townend, J. (2); Tree, D. (7); Wood, J. R. (4); Zisler, P. (6). Baby, M. (3); Senn, J. (2); Bough, S. (z); Burnett, N. (3); Carr, A. S. (2); Coke, J. (2); Creer, L. (5); Dixon, R. (2); Gale, R. (i); Mitchell, P. (4); Morris, K. (6); Outhwaite, C. (i); Pace, P. G. (4); Pick, D. (2); Vickers, F. J. (5); Wagstaff, S. (5); Wood, C. A. (4); Wright, M. (3). Bailey, J. R. (r); Barker, J. R. (I); Barton, G. M. (r); Bell, C. (i); Bowie, A. (I); Boyd, I. (i); Crombie, I. (r); Denham, P. (1); Disney, P. (I); Evans, T. (r); Fieldhouse, A. (I); Gill, A. (I); Hargrave, D. (I); Lockwood, K. (I); LumleyHolmes, B. (i); Marsden, N. C. P. (1); Martin, J. (i); Mawer, R. (I) ; Murray, K. (2); Newhouse, T. (I); Nix, P. (I); Pearson, C. (2); Phelps, R. (I); Pickersgill, R. (I); Russell, C. (I); Skerrett, R. (x); Smith, C. J. A. (I); Spilman, R. (I); Sugar, S. (I); Tomlinson, N. (I); Vickers, T. (I); Yellowley, J. (I). Anfield, P. (3); Copeland, (x); Dew, C. (2); Hardie, R. (r); Jinachitra, S. (2); Jobling, G. (2); Marshall, W. (I); Moss, R. (I); Pace, M. (2); Parker, (2); Powell, A. (x); Robinson, R. (2); Thompson, (I); Hargreaves, (2). Wood, C. W. D. (x).
SALVETE N. W. S. Blitz, J. E. Grieves, D. T. J. Metcalfe J. R. H. Midgeley, J. F. W. Sinden.
VALETE J. M. Mordue. 1961-66. Manor. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics,
Maths and Higher Maths), 1965; "AS" Level (Maths and Higher Maths), 1966. "0" Level (9). U. of E. House Rugger, Cross-Country, Athletics, Rowing. C.C.F. Signals Sect. Signals Classification. House Representative of Chapel Committee, Theological Society, Art Society, and "Oasis". Treasurer of Russian Society. "Oakfield Villa", 8 Tynedale Terr., Hexham, Northumberland. Tel. Hexham 3879.
D. J. McKenzie. 1961-66. Manor. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Biology, Physics). "0" Level (8). U. of E. ist VIII Shooting, Vice-Captain; House Shooting, Music, Swimming (Captain). House Colours. House Junior Long Run, Junior Cricket, Rugger. C.C.F. Petty Officer Instructor i/c R.N. Section (Company Clerk). House Representative of Music Society. Medicine. Throxenby Lane, Newby, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Tel. 2713. W. R. Pickersgill. 1960-66. Manor. L.VI.D. School Monitor (Head of House). "A" Level (Maths for Science). "0" Level (6). U. of E. Captain ist XI Cricket, Vice-Captain 1st XI Hockey, ist XV Rugger (Capt.). Colts Squash, Captain of House Cricket, Rugger, Squash, Tennis. Also House Athletics, Cross-Country, Chess (House Colours). Scouts Assistant Scoutmaster and Rover Mate (Queen's Scout). Chairman of Questus. Heating or Electrical Engineer. 24 Junction Road, Norton, Stoctkon-on-Tees, Co. Durham. Tel.: Stockton-on-Tees 53561.
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T. H. Vickers. 1958-66. Manor. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Geography, Biology, Chemistry, and General Paper). "0" Level (9). U. of E. 1st XV Rugger (Colours), 1965; 3rd XI Cricket 1964-66; House Rugger, 1963-65; House Cricket 1963-66; Captain House Athletics and Cross-Country. House Colours. House Tennis and Swimming. C.C.F. Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary of Young Farmers' Club. Auctioneer and Estate Agent, College of Estate Management, London. Rennington South Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland. Tel.: Longhoughton 241. K. H. Murray. 1960-66. Manor. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry, 1965; Physics, Maths for Science). "0" Level (to). U. of E. Boating, 1st VIII Colours 1966; House IV 1963; House VIII 1964-66; House Swimming 1966. C.C.F. Sgt. R.A.F. Section. Senior Science Society (Treasurer). Civil Airline Pilot. United Nations Development Programme, c/o Office of The Prime Minister, 90 West Street, Valletta, Malta, G.C. I. L. Boyd. 1958-66. Manor. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths, Physics and Chemistry). "0" Level (7). 1st VIII 1964-66; and XV 1966; House Rowing VIII 1963-66 (Captain), 1966. House Rugger 1964-66; House Swimming 1965. Scouts, Assistant Scoutmaster for Scouts and Rover Chartered Accountant. "Strathdee", 6o Boroughbridge Road, Romanby, Northallerton, Yorkshire. Tel.: 3548. F. J. Vickers. 1960-66. Manor. V.Mod. "0" Level (5). Colts XV, House Athletics, Swimming, Cross-Country and Shooting. C.C.F. Cadet R.A.F. Farmer. Rennington South, Alnwidt, Northumberland. Tel.: Longhoughton 241. R. A. Spilman. 1958-66. Manor. L.VI. "A" Level (Geography, Chemistry, Biology). "0" Level (to). U. of E. 2nd XV 1965; 2nd VI Tennis 1966 (Captain); and XI Hockey (Colours) 1966; House Athletics, Cross-Country, Cricket, School Chess. C.C.F. L/Cpl. R.E.M.E. Section. Secretary Y.F.C. Chairman Equine Society, Secretary Junior Science Society. Agriculture. Lodge Farm, Helperby, York. Tel.: 210 Helperby. H. L. Wood. 1958-66. Manor. V.Mod. "0" Level (4). 3rd XV 1965; 3rd XI 1966; Colts Colours; House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics, Cross-Country. Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze and Silver Medal. Timber Trade. The Old Farm, North Ferriby, East Yorkshire. Tel. : Hull 631390. N. E. Tomlinson. 1957-66. Manor. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "0" Level (4). U. of E. 3rd XV Rugger 1964-65; 3rd IV Rowing 1966 (Colours); House Rugger 1963-65; House Rowing 1963-65. House Colours. "Oasis" Committee. Civil Engineering. Orchard's End, The Rise, Eastgate, Hornsea, Yorkshire. Tel. : Hornsea 289o. J. R. Wood. 1958-66. Manor. V.B. "0" Level (7). and XI Hockey; Colts XV; and VI Tennis; House Swimming, Rugby, Athletics, Cross-Country, Junior Cricket. Queens Scout. Hotel Management. "Bowood", Carlton Lane, Guiseley, Nr. Leeds. Tel. : Guiseley 4556. J. Pawson. 1959-66. Temple. U.VI. Library and House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths (A), Applied Mathematics. "0" Level (W. U. of E. School Fencing 1963-66 (Captain); Tennis 1964-66 (Colours]; and XI Hockey 1965-66 (Captain). House Rugger, Cricket, Squash (capt). Capt. of House Tennis, Chess, Table Tennis, Singing, Basketball, Swimming. House Colours. C.C.F. Cpl. Signals Section, 1st Class Shot. Liverpool University. to Lucas Avenue, Burton Stone Lane, York. J. D. Martin. 1957-66. Temple. L.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry). "0" Level (7). U. of E. School Chess Team 1962-66, Captain of School Chess, House Chess Captain; House Fencing 1961. Chemistry. ma Greencliffe Drive, Clifton, York. Tel.: 59778. 12
P. L. R. Younger. 1957-66. Temple. L.VI.A.B. "0" Level (5). 5th IV 1965. S. A. Bough. 1958-66. Temple. V.Mod. "0" Level (4). 2nd XV 1965. B. P. Amos. 1960-66. Temple. V.Mod. "0" Level (x).
J. H. Reiss. 1956-66. Temple. V. Alpha "0" Level (3). School Fencing 1965-66, Colours 1966, House Fencing 1965-66. Courier. 162 Fulford Road, York. Tel. : York 56103.
J. R. Barker. 1961-66. Temple. L.VI.B. "A" Level (French, History, Economics). "0" Level (9). U. of E. Junior House Rugger. House Representative, World Affairs Society; House Representative, Photographic Society. 24 St. Oswald's Road, Fulford, York. Tel.: 77415. R. A. Peacock. 1962-66. Temple. L.VI.D. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (6). 1st VI Tennis, House Tennis, House Cross-Country (capt.), House Athletics, House Rugger. Chemistry. 5 Rawcliffe Grove, York. Tel.: 55927.
K. D. Lockwood. 1955-66. Temple. U.VI. Head of House. "A" Level
(Geography, English, History (A)). , c0" Level (9). U. of E. ist VIII 1964-66; 3rd XV Captain of House Boats; House Squash. Senior House Colours. C.C.F. C.S.M. 1st Class Shot. Secretary of Junior Science Society. House Representative of Junior Science Society. Games Committee. Teaching (Bede College, Durham). 12 Westminster Road, Clifton, York. Tel. : York 24918.
M. G. Day. 1960-66. Temple. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Geography, Art, English). "0" Level (9). U. of E. znd XV, 3rd XV 1964-65; Senior House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics, Shooting. House Colours. C.C.F. Cpl. Pt. 15, Marksman. Hon. Sec. Geography Society. House Representative Theological Society. Town and Country Planning. 570 New Lane, Huntington, York. Tel.: 54487.
S. G. Lancaster. 1956-66. Temple. L.VI.A.B. House Monitor. "A" Level (Geography). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st XI Cricket Colours, 1964-66; 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1966; Senior House Cricket (capt.), House Rugger, Tennis, Squash, Athletics, Basketball, Table Tennis, Singing. House Colours. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Army Section (2nd Class Shot). 2 Sandy Ridge, Poppleton, York. Tel.: York 86408. N. W. Graham. 1959-66. Temple. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry (Distinction and "S" Distinction), Maths for Science (Distinction), Physics, Biology). "0" Level (ro). U. of E. znd XI Cricket 1965; 3rd XI Hockey 1966; House Cricket, Rugger, Cross-Country, Athletics; House Basketball, Singing. House Colours. C.C.F. Cpl. Army Section (1st Class Shot). House Representative of Senior Science Society. Medicine. 22 St. Aubyn's Place, The Mount, York. Tel.: York 22 204.
P. S. Fisher. 1959-66. Temple. V.A. "0" Level (6). Swimming Team 1966; Colts Rugby 1965; House VIII, Junior Rugby, Cross-Country, Athletics. Senior Scout. Surveying. Easingwold Road, Stillington, Yorks. Tel. : Stil. 400.
P. R. Hart. 1959-66. Temple. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (6). 1st XV; Colours, 1964-65; Colours and Cap, 1965-66; Athletics 5962, House Rugger (capt.); Athletics; Swimming; Cross-Country. C.C.F. Cadet 1962. House Representative Ffestiniog Railway Preservation Society. Chemical Engineering. 62 Moorgate, Acomb Road, York. Tel. : 78833.
D. J. Barker. 1962-66. Temple. L.VI.B. "A" Level (English (A), Geography). "0" Level (8). U. of E. Senior Colts Cricket XI, Senior House Cricket 1963-66; 13
House Shooting 1965; House Singing (capt.). C.C.F. L/Sea. 2nd i/c R.N. Section; Section Q.M. (1st Class Shot). Theological Society Committee. Equine Society Committee. Chapel Committee. Purser, Merchant Navy. "Bramblewick", 9 Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York. S. C. Maslin. 1961-66. School. L.VI.E. Head of House. "A" Level (Physics, Biology). "0" Level (11). U. of E. 3rd XV 1964-65 (capt.); School Athletics (Colours) 1966; 3rd XI 1966; House Athletics (capt. 1965-66); Rugger 1963-65; Cricket 1961-66. House Colours. Queen's Scout, Rover Scout. Assistant Librarian. Games Committee. Film Society (House Representative). Medicine. Barclays Bank House, Bridge Street, Tadcaster, Yorkshire. Tel.: 3106. T. B. A. Evans. 1959-66. School. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "A" Level (History). "0" Level (7). U. of E. School Fencing, Capt. of House Fencing, Shooting, Chess, House Cross-Country. C.C.F. Contingent Coxswain/C.S.M. Hon. Sec. Theological Society. Hon. Sec. World Affairs Society. "Oasis" Committee. Hon Sec. Walking Club. Music Society Committee. Gramophone Librarian. Royal Navy. 27 Beverley Road, Driffield. Tel. : 2181.
R. J. H. Goodwill. 1964-66. School. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (6). U. of E. School Swimming Team, 3rd XV Rugger, 2nd VI Tennis, 3rd XI Hockey; House Rugger, CrossCountry, Squash, Tennis, Swimming Teams, Cricket. Treasurer of Photographic Society. P.O. Box 30011, Nairobi, Kenya. R. Talbot-Jones. 1962-66. School. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Biology, Chemistry, Physics). "0" Level (8). 3rd XV Rugger; House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics. C.C.F. A.B., Naval Section. Secretary Photographic Society. Medicine. c/o Telecoms. Div., G.P.O., Hong Kong.
R. N. Beaumont. 1962-66. School. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (4). 2nd XV Colours, 1964-65; 2nd XI 1965, School Swimming Team 1962-66. House Rugger, House Cricket (capt.), House Swimming (capt.), Athletics, Cross-Country (capt.). House Colours. C.C.F. A.B., Naval. Tollgate House, Audlem Road, Nantwich, Cheshire. Tel.: Nant. 64182. M. E. Gough. 1956-66. School. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics (A), Chemistry, Pure Maths, Applied Maths (A)). "0" Level (11). U. of E. 4th IV Cox 1965. House Rugger, Athletics, Cross-Country, Boating. C.C.F. Sgt. 2 i/c R.A.F. Section. Senior Science, Russian, Chapel Committee, Choir. Lyncroft, Scarsdale Lane, Bardsey, Nr. Leeds, Yorks. Tel.: Collingham Bridge 2727.
R. G. Robinson. 1961-66. School. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). "0" Level (6). 2nd XV 1964. Senior House Rugger 1963-66, House Tennis, Rowing, Swimming (1964), Athletics, Junior House Cricket (1963). C.C.F. A.B. Naval Section. Medicine. "Woodside", Knaresborough, Yorkshire. Tel.: 3 664.
J. R. S. Lazenby. 1961-66. School. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "A" Level (History, English). "0" Level (9). U. of E. ist VIII 1966; 4th IV 1965 (Colours); 2nd XV 1964-65 (Capt., Colours); House Rugger 1962-63-64-65 (Capt.); Boating 1963-64-65 (Capt.); Athletics, Squash, Cricket (1962), Shooting. House Colours. C.C.F. Drum Major (1965): L/Sea Instr., 2 i/c Naval Section. Mod. Lang. (House Rep.) "Oasis" Committee. Law. The Old Cottage, Askham Bryan, York. Tel.: 66162. R. Pickersgill. 1961-66. School. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "A" Level (History, Economics). "0" Level (1o). School Tennis Team 1965-66 (Colours), School Chess Team 1965-66. House Tennis 1964-66 (Capt.), House Squash 1964-66 (Capt.), Rugger 1965-66, Cricket 1964-66, Chess, Fencing. C.C.F. L/Cpl. (Signals), Band (Drum Corporal). The Choir. Solicitor. 49 Holywell Avenue, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Tel.: 28145. 14
C. J. Sinclair. 1962-66. School. V.B. "0" Level (5). Shooting, Cadet Pair Bisley 1964; Bisley 1965, 3rd IV. .22 Shooting 1st VIII. Capt. House Shooting. C.C.F. R.N. Section, R.E.M.E. Section, Band. Building. 32 Stepney Grove, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Tel.: 3636. C. E. Knowles. 1959-66. School. V.B. "0" Level (6). Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Silver). Accountancy. 8 Hatfield Road, Northallerton, Yorks. Tel. : 241 7. N. C. P. Marsden. 1956-66. Queens. L.VI.D. "A" Level (Chemistry, Physics, Maths for Science). "0" Level (6). 1st VIII Shooting. Captain House Shooting, House Shooting IV. C.C.F. Sgt. Accountancy. High Roans Farm, Strensall, York. Tel.: 316 P. M. Darley. 1955-66. Queens. L.VI.A.B. House Monitor. Library Monitor. "A" Level (Geography). "0" Level (7). U. of E. School Fencing Team 1961-66 (Colours), Boating 7th IV 1966. House Fencing (Capt.); House IV 1965; House VIII 1966. C.C.F. S.S.M., i/c Recruits, i/c Signals, ist Class Shot. Signals Classification. Committee Member of Geographical Society and Weather Station Curator, House Representative of Modern Languages and Film Societies. Solicitor. "Bede House", 258 Tadcaster Road, York. Tel.: 22468. G. F. Hardman. 1957-66. Queens. U.VI. Head of School. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Maths for Science, Maths with Statistics). "0" Level (9). U. of E. xst XV Rugger 1964-65 (Colours); ist VIII Rowing 1964-66 (Capt.); School Athletics 1965-66 (Colours); School Swimming 1965-66 (Colours). Captain of House Rugger, Swimming, Boating. House Athletics, Squash, Chess, Cricket. Rover Scout. Curia. 27 St. Aubyn's Place, York. Tel.: 54467. P. Abel. 1957-66. Queens. U.VI. School Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry, Physics, Maths for Science). "0" Level (to). U. of E. 1st XV Rugger (Colours) 1965; 1st XI Hockey (Colours) 1965; znd XI Cricket 1964-66 (Colours; Athletics 1965-66 (Colours). Captain of House Cricket, Athletics, Chess. House Rugby, Squash, Tennis. Curia. Chemical Engineering (Leeds University). 39 Hobgate, Acomb, York. Tel.: 7805o. 0. G. Hodgson. 1961-66. Queens. L.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Music (Distinction), French, English). "0" Level (8). U. of E. Junior Long Run (1962). 1st Class Scout, Rover Crew. Music Society Secretary. House Representative Theological Society. II Wigginton Road, York. Tel.: 55463. R. J. Watts. 1956-66. Queens. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Chemistry, Physics). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 3rd XI 1966. House Cricket, Rugger, Cross-Country (Capt.). Rover Scout, Troop Quartermaster. Chemical Engineering. "Belle Vue", 4 Earswick Village, York. Tel.: York 68515. G. Willstrop. Queens. C. J. M. Duckworth. 1957-66. Queens. U.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (7). U. of E. 1st XV; 3rd IV Rowing; School Tennis. House Athletics, House VIII Rowing, House Rugby, House Tennis Team (Capt.). C.C.F. Cert. 'A' Part I, Part I I. Senior Science Society Committee Member and House Representative. Electrical Engineer. 25 Hawthorn Terrace, New Earswick, York. Tel.: 68057 York. R. I. S. Gow. 1957-66. Queens. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Maths for Science (Ax), Chemistry (Ax), Physics (A), Pure Maths, Applied Maths. "0" Level (to). U. of E. House Cricket XI, House Squash V. Scout Cord. 20 Manor Drive, Acomb, York. Tel.: 78046. G. M. Barton. 1959-66. Queens. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Geography, Biology). "0" Level (6). U. of E. 5th IV Boating (Stroke), House Rugger, House Chess. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Army Section. Committee Member of Young Farmers' Club. Committee Member of Geographical Society. Agriculture. 1I Elmfield Terrace, Mahon Road, York. Tel.: 54166. 15
R. Cressey. 1962-66. Grove. Transitus B. "0" Level (6). 3rd XI Cricket;
School Athletics 1966. House Rugger, Cricket, Cross-Country (Individual Winner), Athletics, Fencing. House Colours. Senior Scout. Quantity Surveying. "Hambleton", Intake Lane, Dunnington, York. Tel.: Durmington 325.
22 Shooting 1st VIII J. C. Dent. 1961-66 Grove. V.B. "0" Level (5). (Colours), .303 Shooting 3rd IV, 1st IV C.C.F. Shooting; Bisley Cadet Pair 1964; Ninth Man 1966. House IV Shooting. School Swimming Team 1964-65. House Swimming Team 1964-65. C.C.F. Band Cpl. Silver Bugle. Chartered Surveying. Maple Lodge, Old Battersby, Great Ayton, Yorks. Tel.: Great Ayton 230.
J. F. Brown. 1960-66. Grove. L.VI.E. School Monitor. "A" Level (Geography). "0" Level (4). Captain of School and House Shooting. 1st VIII (.303 and .2z), 1963-66, Junior House Cricket, House Shooting 1963-66. C.C.F. Drum Major, Sgt. i/c Armoury, Marksman. House Music Society Agriculture. Representative, Orchestra Secretary, Games Committee. The Retreat, Morpeth, Northumberland. Tel.: Morpeth 2275. C. R. Outhwaite. 1962-66. Grove. V.Mod. "0" Level (x). School Swimming. House Athletics, Rowing, Swimming. Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. Store Management. 11 Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses, York. Tel.: 66446.
R. W. Miers. 1957-66. Grove. L.VI.B. "A" Level (Geography, Economics). "0" Level (6). U. of E. znd XV Rugger, 2nd XV Colours; School Athletics Team Colours; Junior and Senior House Rugger; House Athletics Team. C.C.F. Ft./Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section. Solicitor. lfWoodlea," Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York. Tel.: 336.
N. A. Kemp. 1962-66. Grove. V. Alpha "0" Level (6). Recruit Cup 1964 (.22); 3rd IV .303 1965. House Shooting. C.C.F. J/Cpl. R.A.F. Band Drummer. Estate Agency. 69 St. Winifred's Avenue West, Harrogate. Tel.: 83365. M. G. Mallinson. 1956-66. Grove. L.VI.A.D. "A" Level (History, Geography (A), Economics). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 4th IV ; 2nd VIII Colours; znd VIII .22 Shooting 1963-64. House Rugger, Boating, Swimming (Capt.), Athletics. C.C.F. Cadet R.A.F. Section, Band 1964. Photographic Society. Assistant Editor "Oasis'.' Commerce. "Kololi',' Creskeld Garth, Bramhope, Nr. Leeds. Tel.: 673312. A. G. Slater. 1956-66. Grove. L.VI.A.B. "A" Level (Geography, Economics). "0" Level (5). U. of E. C.C.F. S.S.M. Army Section. Accountancy. 25 The Coppice, Bishopthorpe, York. Tel.: York 66135. P. St.G. Stephenson. 1961-66. Grove. L.VI.B. School Monitor. "A" Level (History, Economics). "0" Level (ro). U. of E. 1st VIII Rowing Colours 1966; 3rd XV Captain 1965; Chess Team 1964-66; Swimming Team 1966. Captain of House Chess and Swimming C.C.F. A.B. R.N. Section. Solicitor. "Windways", 323 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel.: Darlington 3942. K. Hollender. 1960-66. Grove. U.VI. House Monitor, Library Monitor. "A" Level (Geography (A), English, Economics). "0" Level (8). U. of E. House Rugger, Cricket, Swimming. C.C.F. Leading Cadet, R.A.F., Geo"Fir Trees", 38 Spofforth Hill, graphical Society Committee Member. Wetherby, Yorks. Tel.: 239o. I. M. Crombie. 1957-66. Grove. L.VI.D. School Monitor (Vice-Head). "A" Level (Physics (A), Chemistry). "0" Level (9). U. of E. School 6th IV Rowing. House VIII (Capt.) C.C.F. 2 i/c R.N. Section. Science Society. Mechanical Engineering. ro Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York. Tel.: 66138. 16
L.VI.A.B. "A" Level (Art), J. D. Cartwright. 1956-66. Grove. (4). U. of E. School Athletics; 7th IV Rowing. House Athletics, Rugger. Cross-Country, Rowing, Swimming, House Colours. C.C.F. R.A.F. Section Cadet. Debating Society Committee. 16 Whitby Avenue, Stockton Lane, York. D. R. Baxter. 1958-66. Grove. L.VI.D. House Moniotr. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st XI Hockey 1965-66; 1st VI Tennis (Capt.) 1965-66; 1st V Squash 1964-66; 3rd XV Rugger 1966; Senior Colts Cricket XI; School Athletics Team. House (Other than mentioned above): Cross-Country, Swimming. C.C.F. Social Service Group. Chapel Committee. Civil Engineer. "Oakdale", 9 Queensway, Scunthorpe, Lincs. Tel.: Scunthorpe 3329. J. J. Vooght. 1956-66. Grove. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry, Biology). "0" Level (7). U. of E. 1st XV Rugger 1965-66; 1st V Squash 1963-66; 1st XI Hockey 1965-66 (Capt.); 1st XI Cricket 1963-66 (Capt.) Athletics 1965. House Tennis, Cross-Country. C.C.F. L/Seaman, R.N. Section. Games Committee. Medicine. 16 Avondale Court, Rectory Road, Newcastleon-Tyne, 3. Tel.: Newcastle 56408. R. K. Hall. 1961-66. Grove. U.VI. House Monitor, Library Monitor. "A" Level (French, Geography (Distinction), English, Economics). "0" Level (u). U. of E. 7th IV Boating; School Chess 1964-66; House Rugger, Athletics, Cross-Country, House Music Dircetor. C.C.F. Leading Cadet, R.A.F. Section. Committee Member of Music, Theological, and Geographical Societies. 22 Chaplin Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, Essex. Tel.: East Bergholt 398. R. A. Peaker. 1959-66. Grove. L.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Geography, Maths for Science, Chemistry). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st VIII .303 1965-66; 1st VIII .22 1964-66. House Shooting 1964-66. C.C.F. Leading Seaman i/c R.E.M.E. Section. Metallurgical Industry. "Mayfield" Tattenhall, Chester. Tel.: Tattenhall 319. J. Watson. 1961-66. Dronfield. V.A. "0" Level (5). C. S. Martinson. 1957-66. Dronfield. Transitus B. "0" Level (5). 1st XV 1965, Colts XV 1965 (Colours); Colts VIII 1965, School House: Junior House Rugger, Junior IV's. Dronfield: Senior and Junior House Rugger, House Athletics, Junior IV's. C.C.F. Cadet 1963. Y.F.C. Treasurer. Farming. Humbleton House, Humbleton, Sproatley, Nr. Hull, E. Yorks. Tel.: Burton Pidsea 322. M. J. T. Carr. 1962-66. Dronfield. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). "0" Level (10). U. of E. School Swimming 1966 (Capt.). Cricket 2nd XI Colours 1965; Rugby 2nd XV 1965; Hockey 3rd XI (Capt.). House Cricket (Capt.); House Swimming (Capt.); House Rugby; House Athletics; House Colours. C.C.F. L/Seaman, 2 i/c R.N. Section (Proficiency). Secretary of Senior Science Society, Baird Cup. Medicine. 23 Granby Avenue, Harpenden, Herts. Tel.: 4242. P. R. Denham. 1962-66. Dronfield. L.VI.B. "A" level (Art). "0" Level (8). School Junior Colts XI, Tennis znd XI. House Junior Cricket, Senior Cricket, Swimming, House Tennis (Capt.). C.C.F. Cpl. in R.A.F. Section. Architecture. 61 Eastern Way, Ponteland, Nr. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tel.: Ponteland 2405. B. S. Wallis. 1961-66. Dronfield. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics, Art, Maths for Science). "0" Level (8). U. of E. School VI Chess 1964-66 (House Captain 1966); 7th IV (Cox) 1966. House Rugger, Rowing, Cricket, Athletics, Cross-Country. C.C.F. L/Cpl. 2 i/c Signals Section, Band. Science and Music Societies Committees. Library Monitor. Choir. Architecture. 9 Whin Hill Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster. Tel. : Doncaster 55616. 17
P. S. Marsden. 1960-66. Dronfield. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "A" Level (Biology). "0" Level (8). U. of E. School 2nd XV Rugger, 1st VIII Shooting (.22 and .303). House Rugger, Swimming, Squash, Chess, Shooting (Capt.), Athletics. C.C.F. Cpl. i/c Shooting, Army Section. Veterinary Surgeon. The Mount, Doncaster Road, Hatfield, Doncaster, Yorkshire. Tel.: Hatfield Woodhouse 288. G. M. Jobling. 1958-66. Dronfield. Transitus B. "0" Level (9). House Colours. C.C.F. A.B., Naval Section. Business Studies. Higham Dykes, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Tel.: Ponteland 2137. M. Donnelly. 1958-66. Dronfield. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "A" Level (English, History). "0" Level (8). U. of E. Vice-Capt., School Rugger, 4th IV Rowing; School Athletics. House Swimming, House CrossCountry (Capt.); House Athletics and Rugger (Capt.). C.C.F. Leading Seaman. Vice-President, Debating Society. House Rep., Modern Languages Society. 502 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel.: 3747• A. C. W. Budge. 1961-66. Dronfield. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). U. of E. 1st VIII Rowing 1966. House Captain of Boats 1966, House Rugger. C.C.F. Able Seaman, Naval Section. Accountancy, 46 Riverdale Road, Sheffield to. Tel.: Sheffield 65597. J. M. Grayson. 1958-66. Dronfield. L.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (9). U. of E. Disability. 2nd VIII Shooting. C.C.F. L/Sgt. i/c Stores. Printing Society, Russian Society, Young Farmers' Club, Film Society. 115 Princes Avenue, Hull. Tel.: 48018. B. Lumley-Holmes. 1956-66. Dronfield. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). Rugby 3rd XV 1963-65, School Swimming 1964-65, Rowing 7th IV 1966. House Rugby, Rowing, Swimming, Athletics, Tennis, Squash, Cross-Country. House Representative "Oasis". Chartered Accountant. "Parkgarth", 7 The Avenue, Haxby, York. Tel. 68405.
R. D. Harding. 1955-66. Rise. L.VI. School Monitor, Chapel Monitor. "0" Level (5). U. of E. School 1st XV 1965; 1st XI Hockey 1964-66; 1st XI Cricket 1963-66; Vice-Captain and Capt. 1966. 1st V Squash 1962-66, Captain 1964-66; Senior Colts XI, Vice-Captain and Colours; School Athletics 1965. House Tennis (Capt.); House Cross-Country, Chess, Swimming, House Colours. C.C.F. N.C.O. Cadre, 1st Class Shot 1964. Secretary of Chapel Committee. Games Committee. Teaching. 17 Clifton, York. Tel.: 54993• P. N. R. Burnett. 1958-66. Rise V Mod. "0" Level (7). House Rowing, House Cross-Country. Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Sales of Building Materials. White Lodge, 2 Longcroft Park, Molescroft, Beverley. Tel.: 882566. C. C. H. Bell. 1961-66. Rise. L.VI. "A" Level (English, History, Economics). "0" Level (7). U. of E. Senior House Boating, Athletics, Cross-Country, Junior House Rugger. 2nd Scouts. Law. 52 Hartburn Lane, Stockton-onTees, Co. Durham. R. B. Phelps. 1965-66. Rise. L.VI.A.B. "A" Level (History, English). "0" Level (I). U. of E. House Swimming Team, Eagle Scout (U.S.) House Representative Current Affairs Society, Editor-in-Chief "Clarion". toot Bayou Oaks Lane, Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.A. Tel.: 477-2519. W. L. Howgate. 1963-66. Rise. V.B. "0" Level (5). C.C.F. Army Section (1st Class Shot). Business. 6 Northfield Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. D. S. Gale. 1958-66. Rise. V.Mod. "0" Level (2). Colts VIII, Senior House Rugger, Junior Cross-Country, Athletics, Swimming, Boating (House VIII), Shooting. C.C.F. Naval Section. Agricultural Engineer. Page House, Heighington, Nr. Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel.: Aycliffe 3295. 18
N. E. Furey. x956-66. Rise. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (History (A), Economics (A), English, French). "0" Level (xi). U. of E. House Cricket, Rugger, Athletics. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Band. Secretary Debating Society. Toyne European History Prize 1965. School Play 1963-65; Chapel Committee. London University, Law. 58 Stumperlowe Crescent Road, Sheffield to. Tel.: 32567.
C. J. Swiers. 1957-66. Rise. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. Yorkshire Agricultural Society Award. "A" Level (Biology, Economics, Geography). "0" Level (9). U. of E. School 8th IV. House Boating, House Junior Long Run. C.C.F. Band, Army Section. Chairman, Young Farmers' Club. Treasurer, Equine Society. School Play. Farming. The Old Vicarage, Brafferton, Helperby, York. Tel.: 209.
T. J. Newhouse. 1960-66. Rise. L.VI.B. Head of House. "A" Level (English, French, Latin). "0" Level (7). U. of E. School 2nd XI Hockey 1964-66; 2nd XI Cricket 1964-66, Colours; Colts Cricket Colours; 3rd XV Rugger 1965. House Tennis, House Squash, House Cross-Country (Capt.), Athletics. House Colours. C.C.F. Cpl., R.A.F. Section 1964. Secretary of Modern Languages Society, Secretary of Curia, Secretary of Games Committee, "Oasis" Committee Member. Law. Herdholt, Great Ayton, Nr. Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Tel. : Great Ayton 289. I. C. D. Pilling. 1960-66. Rise. V.A. "0" Level (8). School Shooting 1st VIII. House Junior Cricket and Rugger Team, House Swimming Team. C.C.F. Able Seaman. British Army. "Old Cottage", Upton, Nr. Andover, Hants., Tel.: Hurstbourne Tarrant 329. M. J. Wright. 1958-66. Rise. V.Mod. "0" Level (3). School Senior Colts XV 1965-66, Colours; 3rd XI. Senior House XV and XI, 1965-66. C.C.F. Ordinary Seaman. The Meat Trade. The Cottage, Skelton, York. Tel.: Ben. 339. J. R. W. Thirlwell. 196x-66. Rise. U.VI. School Monitor. Open Scholarship in English, St. Catherine's College, Oxford. "A" Level (French, English (A), Russian). "0" Level (ix). U. of E. School 1st XI Hockey, 1966; 2nd XI Cricket, Colours (Capt.); ,3rd XV 1965; znd VI Tennis, 1964. House Athletics, Squash, Chess (Capt.), Director of Music, House Colours. P.L. Senior Scouts; Scout Cord. President of Debating Society, Choral Secretary of Music, Secretary of Russian Society, Curia, School Play 1962-65, Choir, Editor of "Oasis", Library Monitor. Civil Service, Administration. 48o Otley Road, Adel, Leeds 16. Tel.: Leeds 671050.
HOUSE NOTES RISE HOUSE After the disappointments of last term we have been fully compensated by the winning of the Senior Cricket Cup and the Yeomans Cup by a most resolute team. In addition to this the House Tennis Team fought their way to the final, only to be beaten by a very strong Grove team, who clinched their claim to the Oxford Cup with this victory. Our swimming and boating efforts did not show themselves too well, but looking to the junior part of the house, we could fare a great deal better in swimming in the future. We were proud to note that no less than nine prizes were won by Risites and we congratulate the winners. 19
DRONFIELD HOUSE After his brief stay we had to say farewell to Mr. Riley as Assistant Housemaster, though we are assured of his continued interest in the House in the coming years. We thank him for his services to the House and wish him every happiness in his married life. To commemorate his term with us Mr. Riley very kindly presented us with a reference book for the House Library. We also said farewell to eleven members of the House and wish them well in their chosen futures. On the face of it, the term was not obviously successful in the sporting world. However, though we have now lost most of the cups we had won in our first year, the various teams and crews acquitted themselves well, the House VIII once again reaching the final of the House boating, and the House Swimming Team being runners-up in the inter-house swimming competition. We passed the Oxford Cup on to the Grove with our congratulations. Our efforts on the cricket field were gratifying considering the small number of cricketers in the House, and for his services in this direction and his many other contributions to the life of the House, M. J. T. Carr was awarded his House Colours.
THE GROVE In the end this last term proved very successful in spite of a few disappointments at the beginning. In spite of J. J. Vooght's efforts to coach the cricket teams, they failed to retain any of the cups. The Junior team, in fact, made a very disappointing show. The Senior team, however, beat Queen's convincingly, but were finally beaten by the Rise after a splendid match. In the Swimming Sports the House team was placed fourth in spite of the vigorous training. C. R. Outhwaite won the dive and was awarded his colours for his efforts. D. H. Brown deserves a mention too as he amassed the greatest number of points for the House. The Juniors, however, had more success and won the Swimming Standards' Cup, which was awarded for the first time this year. Both the House rowing VIII and IV made brave efforts in the House races. Credit must be given to I. M. Crombie, the captain, for his coaching and encouragement. The Shooters had the greatest success. They won both the team and aggregate cups. J. F. Brown was awarded his House Colours for his efforts in this field and for many other services to the House. P. J. G. C. Bleach to to be congratulated, too, on winning the Recruit Cup for the House. Under D. R. Baxter's excellent captaincy, the tennis team avenged their defeat last year by winning the cup this year so easily. The height of our success in sport was marked by the winning of the Oxford Cup, which stands among another thirteen cups won throughout the year. Finally, we congratulate Mr. Allen on his marriage and wish him all the best in the future. 20
THE MANOR J. R. H. Midgley, who joined the Juniors, was the only newcomer to the House this term. During The term C. J. A. Smith was appointed a House Monitor. Unfortunately the House was not very successful either on the sports field or in the class-room. In the cricket the Junior XI played very well in the first two rounds, but fell disastrously below standard in the final. The Burton Cup for Senior House Leagues came off the shelf after a twoyear stay in the House, as under the rules we were not able to produce a team. In the boating we failed to collect any cups, and the shooters failed to reach the very high standard of the previous year, though D. J. McKenzie did extremely well to be chosen to shoot for the C.C.F. in Canada, as did L. M. Creer in winning the Northern Command C.C.F. Championship. However, in the swimming we did very well in coming third, and in the chess it is believed we are in the final, but because of exam commitments this inter-house competition has dragged over two terms. The House musicians deserve congratulations for their performance in pulling off the Baird Cup. D. J. McKenzie, I. L. Boyd and N. E. Tomlinson are to be congratulated on the award of their Senior House Colours and Morris on his Junior House Colours. Mr. Austin is leaving us to get married. He has been in the House two years and we thank him for all that he has done for us, and we wish him happiness and prosperity in the future. As for all the other leavers, we thank them for all that they have done, especially the monitors, in the running of the House. We wish them all the best in their future careers and hope to see them back here sometime.
QUEEN'S With only one new boy coming this term there were no drastic changes in the House and the term started smoothly, if slowly. In the sports field the House had mixed success. The House Cricket teams had little success, although the league teams did extremely well. The poor cricket may be due to the fact that Queen's has more oarsmen than any other house. Both the House VIII and House IV rowed extremely well, the IV being a little unlucky in having rowed together only twice before their first race. Queen's had luck in the rowing draw, having byes in both events. (The fact that the Captain of Boats was in Queen's is completely coincidental with the draw !). Both House crews reached the final and the VIII rowed brilliantly to beat Dronfield, last year's holders, by two lengths. The House acquitted themselves quite well in the tennis, but had little success in the swimming, although G. F. Hardman and J. A. S. Benn swam well to obtain most of the points between them. 21
P. S. Oglesby and G. A. Willstrop are to be congratulated on the award of their House Colours for long and useful service to the House in many fields. We wish the leavers well in the future and hope they have every success that they deserve.
SCHOOL HOUSE The term started by welcoming Miss Barlow, as the new matron, and three new juniors. Sporting activities this term brought us two cups. The best achievement was the winning of the Kazerooni Cup for inter-house swimming. The junior part of the House was particularly strong, with the Sargeant brothers and Jervis winning many events. Sargeant, K. J., was awarded his School Swimming Colours. In the newly introduced swimming standards for the junior section of the School we were runners-up. The House VIII, coached by Mr. Duncan, reached the semifinal by beating the Manor. The Junior IV, Argyle, C. R., Town, Williamson, Wilson and Exell, coached by Lazenby, won the House IV's Cup. House Colours were awarded to R. N. Beaumont and M. A. Groundwater. It was encouraging to see the House leading in the Junior Section of the Work Cup. Both House Cricket teams lost in their first round matches. Leavers at the end of term included all the monitors, Sinclair and Knowles and Mr. Williams, who had been Assistant House-Master for three years. We wish them every happiness and success in the future.
TEMPLE The House came back this term to bask in the reflected glory of the success of J. Pawson in winning the Public Schools' Individual Foil Championship in London during the holidays. We offer him our congratulations. Perhaps, however, the main achievement of the term was the winning, for the first time during Mr. Rhodes' housemastership of Temple, a House Cricket Cup. Our Senior team, having beaten the Manor in the last over and the School House by 10 wickets, lost to a strong Rise team in the final. The Junior House team, however, having defeated the Grove and Queens, went on to defeat the Manor convincingly by ten wickets in the Final. For their enthusiastic determination against seemingly overwhelming odds Lancaster, Graham and D. J. Barker were awarded their Senior House Colours and Cowan and Place their Junior House Colours. Cantrell, already a Junior Colour, is to be congratulated on his captaincy of the Junior team. The Senior House VIII lost by a length to the Grove, whilst the Junior IV, although relatively inexperienced, put up a brave effort to lose by two lengths to the School House, also the eventual winners. The Tennis team lost in the first round to the Grove who went on to win the cup. 22
The end of the term saw further success in the winning of the Senior League Cup, the Burton Cup, by an enthusiastic League team with an undefeated record. On the last day of term the struggle for the Chess trophy finally ended with a win for Temple. The House was well represented on Speech Day in the Prize giving with A. M. Bowie, Day, Ward, Willcock, Lund, Nutter, A. Scaife and G. V. Fisher appearing on the list. W. R. Copeland had already been awarded the Sykes Bequest Essay Prize and also won the Hobbies Cup. Finally we say goodbye to Lockwood, Day, Martin, Graham, Pawson, Lancaster, Hart, J. R. Barker, Peacock, D. J. Barker, Bough, Amos, Reiss and P. S. Fisher and wish them every success in the future.
THE CHAPEL Since the last Chapel Notes were written two happy domestic events have reminded us that the Chapel is the focusing point of a Christian family and not simply the place where the School meets for daily prayer. On the first Sunday of the Summer Term, Mr. Kirby's baby daughter was baptized and on the last Saturday of the summer holidays Mr. Shallcross' daughter was married in the Chapel. Our prayers and good wishes go with both these families. This year we were able to return to the practice of having a Sung Communion on Ascension Day. At the end of June we commemorated our Patron Saint with a great United Service with St. Olave's in the Minster, entitled "The Pilgrimage of 'St. Peter according to St. Matthew". This splendid service was specially designed for us by Dean Milner-White. It was a great happiness to have one of the most distinguished Old Peterites, the Bishop of Durham, as the special preacher at Commemoration. His sermon must have been one of his last before his retirement. An event of historic interest was the sermon preached on 19th June by the Headmaster of Ampleforth. We were most grateful to him for coming and to our other visiting preachers, the Dean and the Rev. Leonard Melling, the Area Secretary of U.S.P.G., who used a blow-pipe from Borneo with telling effect to deliver his text. May I once again express our gratitude to the large number of people who have helped in the work of the Chapel: Richard Harding and the Rise Juniors; the loyal and hard-working choir; the cleaners; Miss Arton and her successor Miss Barlow, who have looked after the altar linen; and the ladies who have taken such trouble with the flowers week after week? N.K.W. Trenholm Fisher was confirmed by the Bishop of Selby on 10th May at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Acomb. 23
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, x965-66 RECEIPTS BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD COLLECTIONS
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285 0 0 10 o o 17 IO o 27 12 6 39 to 0 24 9 2 44 4 0
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Friends of York Minster Christian Education Movement Toc H EXPENSES British Legion Wreath ... Farris (Wine, Wafers, etc.) Carol Service Printing ... Cheque Book ... Mowbray (Brass Clip and Shoe for Cross) S.P.C.K. (Confirmation Books) Petty Cash Balance in hand ... £505 I I
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CHOIR NOTES Before the first practice of term, the choir had a firm suspicion that a busy term was ahead; there was much new music in the folders, and everybody was aware that this was the term with the Ripon Festival, the St. Peter's Day Service in York Minster and Commemoration added to the routine services in the School Chapel. For the first Sunday service of the term, Easter memories were revived with the traditional Carol, "This Joyful Eastertide", and very soon we were in Ascensiontide, with the Weekday Sung Communion, at which the Merbecke and Darke in F settings were combined. On Whit Sunday the School joined the choir to sing Stanford in B6. This marked the beginning of an era in which the School appeared to take a far more vociferous part in the services; at the same service, the choir sang the Whitsun Anthem—Come Holy Ghost, arranged by T. Attwood, in Which A. B. Reed sang the solo for the first verse. On Trinity Sunday, the School again joined the choir for Haydn's great hymn of praise, "Creations Hymn", and later in the same week, the choir sang at the Ripon Festival, together with six other choirs from the York-Leeds area. After a long practice, the rendering of Stanford in C and Expectans Expectair, by Charles Wood, was a remarkable effort, and a tribute to Mr. Waine in binding these unknown choirs together. The choir outing to Scarborough provided mental, physical and musical refreshment to the choir, who returned to begin practising for the special St. Peter's service in the Minster, which after considerable hard work, reached its climax on the day, with the Palestrina anthem "Tues Petrus", sung by the combined choirs of St. Peter's and St. Olave's. From now to the end of term, the choir practices were taken up with practising for the Commemoration service, together with the term's chief anthem, "0 for the Wings of a Dove", in which R. M. Wright sang the solo, with exceptional confidence and feeling. At the Commemoration Service, the School ventured into the realms of Harmony, with Stanford in B6. This baffled some, but provided all with an opportunity to sing "flat-out" during the congregational practices. The anthem at this service was dedicated to the Chaplain and the School, and was an arrangement for choir and school of the hymn tune "King's Lynn" by Coleman. On 9th July, seven members of the choir, R. M. Wright, D. J. Judson and A. W. Hodgson (T), 0. G. Hodgson (A); J. R. W. Thirlwell (T), R. L. Harrison (B.) and D. J. Barker (B2), sang at an R.S.C.M. service in Ripon Cathedral. They joined with similar numbers from other choirs, to give everybody experience in singing a "typical cathedral Evensong", the Anthem, "Beati Quorum", by Stanford, was considered to be of a very high standard, as were parts of Walmisley in D minor, but the Psalms fell well below the standard to be expected from a cathedral choir. Those concerned in this service very much enjoyed the singing of unaccompanied responses, and it is felt that this would be a welcome innovation in the School Chapel. 26
Finally, thanks must be expressed to the leavers from the choir, which will be much diminished at the beginning of next term; particularly missed will be Mr. Williams who has lead the Deacon's Basses for the last two years; it will be difficult to find a more cheerful successor. D.J.B.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME-A PERSONAL VIEW This scheme was launched back in 1958 by a group of eminent people, led by Sir John Hunt and the Duke, to give a challenge and a purpose to the youth of to-day. Its ideas were to encourage initiative, creative leisure, physical fitness and a sense of duty to the community, and three separate levels of the award were introduced to provide a successive challenge. Each level is divided into four groups; the Expedition, involving the walking of a given distance in a given time, a certain number of overnight camps, the ability to fend for oneself and a knowledge of first aid; Rescue and Public Service, which requires the candidate to undergo a course of training and service with some public body, for example the Police, Fire Brigade or Civil Defence; Pursuits and Projects, in which you have to follow a hobby for a certain period and satisfy an examiner of your proficiency; and Fitness, consisting of a certain selection of athletic activities, in which a certain standard must be reached. All groups must be completed to gain each award. The group that attracts most interest and publicity is, however, the Expedition, because incompetence or inexperience can and does lead to injury and loss of life, especially at the Gold level. This is because of the time and distance requirements, 50 miles in 3 days, but more particularly because it has to take place over some of the roughest country in Britain, areas like Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Cairngorms, without the use of many paths or roads. A candidate properly trained in the use of a compass and map and in emergency techniques will come through, a poorly-trained one may suffer. Here at St. Peter's we have to undergo rigorous training before being allowed to attempt the Gold Award Expedition and I have been asked to describe one such training weekend partly to reassure parents, anxious about their offspring's safety and partly to inform the School just what those odd fellows who disappear for the weekend two or three times every Summer Term actually do while they are gone. This is certainly no refuge for the idle, who have to join something to escape their housemaster's vigilant eye. Preparation began about a fortnight beforehand, when we were given details of our dropping points and destination and a rough outline of our expected route. The six of us in the group, myself, D. J. Doyle, I. M. Macleod, J. R. Wilson, J. S. W. Cook and A. J. E. Hodges, then worked out the final details and discussed the question of food, always a thorny one. On the Tuesday before the expedition we presented a final description 27
(written) of the route and pursued the question of food with Mr. Burbridge, who agreed to pass on our requests to the caterers. On the Thursday meths and paraffin bottles were filled and some packing was done. At 12-20 p.m. Friday, we collected food from the kitchens and final packing was done. Promptly at 3-45 p.m., changed into walking kit, we assembled to board the bus. At 4-05 p.m. the bus arrived and we reached our dropping point, Helwath Bridge, between Whitby and Scarborough, at 6-00 p.m., only half an hour late. The weather was misty but we felt confident of our ability to find our way ! We ploughed our way doggedly and short-sightedly across Fylingdales Moor. It must be admitted that our navigation, entirely by compass, was faultless till we reached a certain Louven Howe, two-thirds of the way across. Then, in a momentary flash of inspiration, our navigator steered us gaily off along the wrong line of boundary stones, with the willing concurrence of the rest of the party. We soon realised our mistake however, when the expected landmarks failed to materialise and headed due West for the Pickering-Whitby road, which we reached half-a-mile too far South and an hour late.
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We pitched camp at about 9-30 p.m. at Brocka Beck, on a sheltered plateau. The author produced a stew, and by 11-00 p.m. we were in bed after laying bets on whether search parties would be required for any of the Silver groups. After a comfortable and undisturbed night, we rose at 7-00 a.m. and breakfast was cooked. We left at 9-30 a.m., and after some essential provisioning in Goathland, reached the moor at about 10-45 a.m. To our considerable amazement we managed to navigate our way exactly through dense mist, thick heather and the odd bog, for some nine miles from Julian Park Farm, near Goathland, to Ralph Cross, above Rosedale and beyond into Westerdale, certain of the party acquiring numerous blisters in the process! We obtained permission to camp at Waites House Farm. Up again at seven the following morning, we set off at 9-15 a.m. and after consulting a rather more friendly farmer, whose cows, incidentally, produce first rate milk, we elected to change our route in view of the heavy mist and climbed, on a rather more southerly course than intended, out of Westerdale. We greeted our trusted friend the old railway at about 10-15 a.m., and strode tunefully along it through heavy rain, to Bloworth crossing, above Bransdale. Here we met a Silver group, consisting Of E. M. Holgate, G. W. Stewart and H. E. D. Little, and as our routes were the same decided to join them. Unfortunately, fate had another trick in store for us, for owing to the atrocious weather, we missed our turning up on Urra Moor and found ourselves ploughing through bogs and Bronze Age earthworks into Urra, a mile from Seave Green, our destination. We finally limped into Chop Gate, where we had decided to wait for the bus, at about 12-45 p.m., some 30 miles and 42 hours from Helwath Bridge. Our tribulations were not yet over, however, for after lunch, the party now increased by the arrival of another Silver group scattered itself throughout the village, looking for shelter from the cold east wind. The bus arrived at 2 p.m. and four people boarded it while a fifth went to collect the party. Unfortunately, the bus driver decided not to wait and condemned the rest 28
of us to another hour's wait. We finally got back to school at 4-30 p.m., tired, footsore and hungry, but having for the most part enjoyed ourselves. This weekend was exceptional only from the point of view of the weather, which was as bad for walking as any of the groups could remember it. Yet every group, thanks to its training, came through unscathed and within its schedule. The minor navigational errors which all groups experienced served only to show that it was possible to recover and reach destinations with only minor delays. By the time this article is published this training should have borne fruit in the Expedition and its results and many of those who took part will doubtless be well on the way to joining the select 9,000 who hold the Gold Award. It will not be easy, but we shall all have a very definite sense of having achieved something worthwhile and useful. R. W. J. Dingwall.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Three visits were arranged for the Summer Term and each one took the form of a farm walk. On the 22nd May members of the club went to Mr. A. Hall's farms at Strensall. Altogether Mr. Hall has five farms and we were kindly taken round by Mr. G. Hall who showed us many of his father's stock and outlined the hire purchase system on which much of the family's dealing depends. Mrs. G. Hall very kindly provided tea for the club at the end of the meeting. The second visit was to Mr. J. Lister's farm near Boroughbridge. Once again the club travelled round the farm in the school minibus and we saw much of Mr. Lister's barley and potatoes. The main feature of this visit was Mr. Lister's pig-rearing unit where he breeds, rears and sells most of his pigs for bacon. Before departing we were given a delicious tea provided by Mrs. Lister. For the last visit of the term the club went to Mr. J. L. Fridlington's farms at Sutton-on-Forest. Items of particular interest were Mr. Fridlington's land reclamation scheme and his multiple calf-suckling units. We also saw much of his cultivated land, including crops of barley, sugar beet and potatoes. On Tuesday, 19th July, the Advisory Committee met and discussed ideas for meetings for the Christmas Term. Also on 16th July new members were elected on to the committee to replace those who were leaving R. A. Spilman was elected Chairman, D. M. Rawlings Vice-Chairman and other committee members elected were J. M. Lillie, R. P. Taylor, M. J. Gagg and R. I. Pigg. Finally Mr. Coulthard thanked those members who were leaving and C. J. Swiers in particular for his valuable service given to the club. T.H.V. 29
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The demand for ship links handled by the British Ship Adoption Society far exceeds the supply, and it was to be expected that the School would have to wait for a new ship. In an effort to avoid this we suggested that the Society should approach the master of the bulk-carrier M.V. "Buccleugh", operated by Hain Nourse, as we had been over the ship last autumn in the fitting-out basin of the Furness Shipbuilding Co. The Society at once took up the suggestion, and though a full "adoption" has not been possible, they have kindly kept us in touch, and the master, Capt. W. Alexander, has sent some very interesting material from Seven Islands and Sparrow Point. This fine new ship is a little under 40,000 tons, and is designed for speedy loading and discharge of bulk cargos. She was not affected by the seamen's strike, and during the term has made the following passages. Rotterdam to Seven Islands, Quebec in ballast. Seven Islands to Sparrow Point, Baltimore—iron ore. Baltimore to Norfolk, Va. in ballast. Norfolk to Zeebrugge—coal. At the time of writing she is on passage in ballast from Zeebrugge to Palua, on the Orinoco Estuary, to load iron ore from the Caroni River mining area, for Baltimore. This will be followed by a further cargo of coal from Norfolk to Zeebrugge. To the geographer these cargoes are full of interest.
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY House Representatives: Dronfield: A. M. Dawood.
Grove: M. G. Mallinson.
Manor : C. J. A. Smith.
Queen's: C. E. Wilks.
Rise: P. J. Shannon.
School House: R. J. H. Goodwill. Temple: D. J. Barker.
The Easter Term had two meetings. The first was entitled "Colours after Dark" and "High Speed Ektachrome", both Kodak film strips on the use of colour film outdoors at night and indoors. The second meeting was a demonstration of various aspects of 8 mm. cine-photography, by Mr. Burbridge, on people and Mr. Craine on bird-life, using telephoto lenses, and by Mr. Riley on Natural History filming. The meeting was well attended and we thank the above masters for their interesting lectures. There was a visit at the beginning of the Summer Term to a photographic works in York. Twelve members of the Society attended and all 30
expressed keen interest in the colour and black and white processing systems. A new continuous colour processing apparatus was demonstrated. Over the year the Society has gained in the treasury, for the Christmas Term membership was a record. There were six meetings, five of them well attended. Darkroom use increased and several members are producing enlargements. The introduction of house representatives improved the efficiency of the Society and we thank them for their hard work. It is with regret that the Society bids farewell to Mr. Robinson, our President for so many years. All who have passed through the Society will remember how well he steered the latent interest of many boys into a fully productive photographic venture. R.T.J.
C.C.F. NOTES After fifteen years service in the Contingent, Captain Craven is retiring from it at the end of annual camp. In the general training, but particularly at Army camps, it is mathematically correct to number in hundreds the cadets who have learnt much from Captain Craven's ingenuity and inspiration, and from the exacting standards that he always expected. It should not pass without remark, the value a Contingent enjoys from an officer with war experience of a specialised kind; for Captain Craven operated with that select band in Burma, known as the Chindits. We thank him for his work with the C.C.F. Most of the term's training was directed towards the annual inspection, and much effort was rewarded with an outstanding report on the Contingent by the Inspecting Officer and his staff officers. All three Service Sections can take pride in the fact that they rate very high in regular Service opinion. At the end of term fifty-five cadets went off to camp at Cultybraggan, while many of the Royal Navy Section went to various courses. The Royal Air Force Section, of course, had its annual camp at Easter. The traditional C.C.F. contribution at Commemoration was the Band display, under Drum Major J. F. Brown, but this year the Royal Navy Section put on a splendid "public relations" programme in and around the Seamanship room. The East and West Ridings shoot was again won by a team which is, in effect, a third four, since the rules preclude Bisley competitors, and there have been many other shooting successes which are given in detail elsewhere. Sailing and boating have become popular parts of C.C.F. training and leisure activity, and there is now starting a scheme to enable C.C.F. members to compete for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in the normal course of training. MAIN EVENTS OF THE TERM June 7th : March Past. The Salute was taken by Captain A. Craven, Training Officer of the Contingent. June 14th : Annual Inspection by Captain F. Watson, R.N., Commanding Officer, H.M.S. Ganges.
R.N. SECTION This term eight recruits joined the section, and during the term six of them passed the A.B. exam. This was the result of a great deal of voluntary effort for which they should be congratulated. L/Sea's. Harrison, Bird and Fairhurst passed Advanced Proficiency and A.Bs. Shannon, Pilling and Pettinger passed proficiency during the term. 31
In the summer holidays fourteen members of the section will be attending naval camps, which will include cruises, flying instruction and cliff assault. At the beginning of the term we were presented with a new sailing dingy, and although it has not yet been sailed, it has already proved valuable. We were also given a new mast which was painted and raised during the term. The rest of the term was concerned with preparation for the General Inspection, during which a jackstay was rigged across the River Ouse. During Commemoration the Seamanship Room was open to the public. A great deal of hard work was done in preparing the stores for this and for the General Inspection, for which all concerned should be congratulated.
R.J.H. NAVAL CAMP ON H.M.S. TORQUAY, 27th Aug. to 2nd Sept. Nine Naval Cadets boarded H.M.S. Torquay, a Whitby-class AntiSubmarine Frigate, at 17.45 hrs. on 27th August. We were placed in the after cadets messes, along with about thirty other cadets. Six of us had to sling hammocks; this proving difficult, but under the expert guidance of a Leading Seaman, all turned out well. We had a fitful night's sleep in Plymouth harbour, brought about by the incessant racket of the air-conditioning motors. We rose next morning at 6-30, as we did on most mornings, ate a good breakfast and had the morning on either H.M.S. Tiger or H.M.S. Bulwark. We set sail at 13.30 along with H.M.S. Eastbourne, Tenby and Scarborough. Sailing up the Irish Sea, the four watch parts had various duties to perform, all of which gave valuable instruction to us all. The first night at sea caused a certain amount of sea-sickness, but on Friday everybody had recovered for the rest of the cruise. We arrived at Loch Alsh at 08.00 on Saturday, there to remain until 18.00 on Sunday. During our stay we had a sailing regatta on an almost windless day, and a very exciting and tiring expedition over the surrounding glens. We had an uneventful return journey, save for a jack-stay transfer with H.M.S. Scarborough. During the whole cruise points had been awarded to each part of the watches for turnout, etc., and the competition finished with a written examination. The second of starboard won the competition (and a cake) by a very close margin from the first of port. Throughout the whole cruise the food had been excellent and the kindness of the crew to us "green" cadets had been astonishing, in particular that of the Leading Seaman in charge of our mess. I am sure that everyone really enjoyed this cruise, because of its good organisation and excellent team-spirit. L/S Harrison, R. L.
NAVAL COURSE IN H.M.S. FULMAR (Lossiemouth) H M S Fulmar is a land-base for the training of Fleet Air Arm Pilots. It is equipped with Buccaneers, Hunters, Sea Princes, helicopters along with falcons, to clear the runway of seagulls. Eighteen cadets were housed in an ancient but spacious hut, and they each had a flight in a Sea Prince and a "Chopper", the latter being quite an 32
experience. A large number of lectures had to be attended, as did P.T. each morning and games at night. Everyone enjoyed going to the modern and spacious Naafi. Trips round the hangars were organised and the cadets were expertly shown just what makes a Buccaneer fly, and how safety equipment is used.
ARMY CAMP, 1966 Cultybraggan Camp is in a broad, pleasant valley near Comrie, in Perthshire, and here over fifty cadets attended annual training from 25th July to 2nd August. The training was strenuous because of the nature of the training areas, but the splendid weather added to the enjoyment of all the outside activities. A very good demonstration of fire power was the only part of the programme which we did not arrange for ourselves. The only innovation in this year's training was the opportunity taken by a small party to undertake an expedition of the standard of the Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award. This party can now undertake the Silver standard expedition and, by reason of their qualifications through normal service in the C.C.F., would then be eligible for the Silver Award. An innovation provided by the camp authorities was a competition for the Commandant's Cup. This was entered by all the thirty-two Contingents attending the camp, and consisted of an exacting map-reading test, and an assault course, followed by a quarter mile run up-hill to the rifle range, where a shoot completed the competition. We carefully picked two teams, the latter one requiring a balance between good shooters and tough performers on the assault course. The competition had been going for about two weeks of the camping period when we took part, and our hopes were high when we found that we had ousted Edinburgh Academy from first place. One school remained for the following evening, St. Bees, and they won the competition with a clear margin. We congratulate them on bringing the Cup south of the border for the first time, and we felt some pride in achieving second place in this excellent competition. On Sunday morning, after a Church Parade in which the Band, under Drum Major Ogley, gave a fine lead, Captain Craven took the salute at a March Past, after which C.S.M. Evans made him a presentation as a tribute to his magnificent work as Training Officer. For the rest of Sunday we toured the 'Highlands as far as 'Blair Atholl, then returned for the night exercise, the last major activity of a very good camp.
R.A.F., SUMMER TERM, 1966 An influx of recruits brought the section up to 41, slightly above establishment. The N.C.Os. were Sgt. Oglesby, Cpl. Smith, C. J. A. and J./Cp1s. Willcock and Coke. During the term J./Cp1s. Willcock and Coke, and Cadets Pugh, Rutherford and Ferguson passed the Proficiency Examination. Air Experience Flying was not possible this summer because of the overhaul of Chipmunks and their transfer from Dishforth to Church Fenton. It is anticipated that this activity will be resumed in the Autumn and will be accompanied by Air Experience Gliding at R.A.F. Linton-onOuse. 33
SCOUT GROUP This term saw the publication of the radical proposals intended to modernize the Scout Movement. We have welcomed these proposals enthusiastically, and look forward to putting them into effect over the next few years. The proposals will produce marked changes in our uniform and in our methods of training, but probably one of the biggest changes will come about through the abolition of the Rover and Senior Scout sections and the formation of Venture Scouts. In the future, Scouts will remain in the Scout Troop until the age of sixteen and will then move on to the Venture Scout Troop where they will train for a much stiffer Queen's Scout award. As this can be gained up to the age of twenty, it will mean that many of our older members will not complete their training until after they have left school. At the same time our Scout Troop will inevitably be larger and most boys will remain in it for a maximum of three years. The changes will not be very sudden and, for a time at least, we expect that older members of the Group will continue to take out warrants as assistant scoutmasters. This enables them to put something back into the Scout Group, and means that full use can be made of our older members.
ROVER CREW This Crew was remarkable in that it was probably the last which will ever be formed in the School Scout Group. Its seven members have contributed greatly to the training of the Group as a whole and we are very gratdful to them for refencing the training compound by the scout room. The old fence had had to be moved when the first fifteen field was enlarged, but a newer and much more durable fence was constructed towards the end of term.
SENIOR SCOUT TROOP Another busy term saw the completion of a number of training courses, particularly for the Ambulance, Senior Pioneer and Rescuer badges and J. R. (Dizzy) Wood is to be particularly congratulated on gaining his Queen's Scout badge. A successful field day was held, the majority of the Senior Scouts going to Scarborough with Mr. Duncan to use the opportunity offered to train in whalers. This was a most successful outing and we are very grateful to Scarborough College for lending us the equipment and to Mr. Nightingale for arranging the programme for us. The rest of the Troop remained behind to help in preparations for refencing the training compound. No Senior Scout camp was possible this year, but many members of the Troop borrowed equipment and went off on their own expeditions. Three members of the Troop, P. R. H. Blackford, A. S. Medlycott and J. R. Wood, travelled to Abergavenny to assist Mr. Craine with the running of a very successful scout camp. We say farewell to a number of Senior Scouts, and we should particularly like to thank W. R. Pickersgill for all that he has done in arranging the year's programmes. 34
SCOUT CAMP, 1966 We arrived at camp to hear the tragic story of Mr. Craine's van. Having passed through four trains we travelled in a horse-box to the site where we settled down to pork pies and chips. The horse-box had been kindly lent by Major Whitehead, a local farmer and father of a Peterite. With relatively few mishaps camp was set up in sunny weather. WEDNESDAY, 27th JULY. This was the only completely dry day and was used, as usual, to make useful pieces of apparatus to add what possible comforts to camp life. It was on this day that the World Cup' started, an inter-patrol soccer competition. Each patrol played four games of six-a-side. This was difficult for Otters as there were only four members of this patrol. Throughout the time at camp soccer scored higher than such menial tasks as washing-up, something that somebody else will always do. THURSDAY, 28th JULY. The major part of this day was taken up with a visit to The Abergavenny Agricultural Show, where it proved that wearing shorts could get you in at half-price. We went to the show by coach, in a coach which only just fitted the width of the road. FRIDAY, 29th JULY. The day of the voluntary-if-willing-compulsory-if-not walk. 'We started up a steep path, having crossed a log bridge, from the Welsh to the English side of Grwyne Fawr, which had not, I'm sure, been used for some time. This path took a sharp turn and we climbed and then skirted the valley after the party had divided. The more adventurous reached a small stretch of forest and almost tumbled down to the valley below, losing one member of the party on the way. We surmounted the valley a short way and lightened the shoulders of the person carrying the lunch by eating sardines, only liked, for some reason, by only a few members, and "Ryvita" spread clumsily with hard butter. After this excellent meal topped with an orange and "pop", the party again divided. Some decided that the climb to our goal was too much for them and returned by way of the road to camp. The cream of the party ascended Pen y Gader-Fawr with great speed, now that the slower members had departed. Having met the wild wind and some members of a C.C.F. camp further up the valley we returned as fast, or even faster than before, and came down onto the road not far from the camp. SATURDAY, 30th JULY. Saturday was also marked by a walk. This was one of the series of nature trails dotted around the British Isles. The walk in the Mynyddle Forest was not altogether successful, as only two of the many members has covered more than a few hundred yards. We could not do anything out of camp in the afternoon as we were reminded by many transistors relaying the "World Cup" (proper) to our ears. There was great rejoicing at the result and this inspired Otters to win the "Mini World Cup" with Foxes second, despite their absent goalkeeper. Saturday also saw the departure of Mr. Allen, who left camp early in the morning to catch the train from Abergavenny, ten miles away. SUNDAY, 31st JULY. Traditionally a day of rest but against tradition we were not able to attend church because there was not one within easy reach. Some unfortunate members had the task of cooking a roast in an oven. One patrol had neglected to make an oven and so with the help of one of the 35
A.S.M.s they heated stones, with the aid of another patrols kindling, to red heat and put them in a pit with the roast and earth on top for four hours. Something must have gone wrong. The roast came out nearly the same as it had gone in. MONDAY, 1St AUGUST. Monday saw a trip round the district. Most of the scenery was the seat in front or drops of rain on the windows. We had a long stop, after a small meal in the coach, at Brecon. Then we went on touring round and when the sun came out we nearly got stuck in the mud at Llangorse lake, when most of us rowed, or tried to (the boats were not perfect). It was on the way back that one of the A.S.M.s asked for an item from each patrol to serve as entertainment for the camp fire. The camp fire went well with the leadership of the above mentioned A.S.M. and two guiding guitarists. The weather was fine with no rain except for one unfortunate A.S.M. who was watered by Otters. The other items served up were successful, although one patrol produced a very clever performance which relatively few, if any, understood. The day ended with a prayer as the moon shone high above in the sky. TUESDAY, 2nd AUGUST. The rain came, as always, on this the day of packing up. Nothing much could be done except hope for better weather. Some unwise members attempted a walk to the highest mountain in the district, but were fogged off and made a shorter journey and came back thoroughly wet and miserable. This was the day of suet pudding. One foolish character forgot to replenish the water in the billy and so Mr. Craine was greeted with, what he called, an undercooked pudding and a billy with no bottom. WEDNESDAY, 3rd AUGUST. The last day started at the unbelievable hour of half-past five. The last packing was done in showery weather and we left, after hot soup and cornflakes, by coach as the horse-box was not available. The camp was greatly enjoyed by all and our thanks go to Mr. Craine with help from Mr. Allen, Medlycott, Blackford and Dizzy Wood. I.D.C.S.
THE BOAT CLUB After the most successful Easter Term we have ever had, the Summer Term was a disappointment. Five cups were won this season, one in fact by each crew down to the 6th IV, but only the three lower N's won events in the Summer. One ought here to take into account that in May the personnel of every school crew was unfortunately affected by the fact that five of the best oarsmen were unable to row for the Summer Term. However, every crew achieved some success and was repeatedly stimulated by holding off the challenge of the next crew in the school hierarchy. The 1st VIII was fortunate in having two strong replacements in Budge and Medlycott, but having rowed mostly in Clinker N's they understandably took some time to adjust themselves to a Shell VIII. The first half of the season culminated in our attempt to win the Schools' VIII's Cup, at Chester, a highly prized trophy which we have so nearly won in the past. We are very grateful to York City R.C. for lending us their sectional Shell VIII, and this did much for the confidence of the crew. Here, as at Nottingham, however, we were beaten by a strong King's Chester crew. 36
The VIII then rowed as IV's for the remainder of the season, and divided easily into a Shell and Clinker IV. Just as the former possessed greater watermanship, the latter had more power, and it was obvious the difference in speed would eventually be little. In fact the 2nd IV could match the 1st in Clinkers, but though promising in practice they never raced well in a Shell IV, and their races at Durham and Leeds were not convincing. The 1st IV had an excellent day at Durham, winning three races and losing to the eventual winners in the semi-final. The season came to an end with a good row in the Final of the Junior-Senior VIIIs. at Leeds. The VIII owed a great deal to Hardman, who as captain, gave great determination to the crew. Hardman and Boyd have rowed in the 1st VIII for three years and have earned many successes for the School. Stephenson also made his mark on the 1st VIII and IV, and as stroke was something of a "find", for in January he was one of the junior members and had little experience of stroking. As an VIII, the crew had great potential, which had they had just a little longer together, would surely have been realised. The 3rd IV was young for a junior crew, and over the second half of the season was dogged with the ill-luck of racing in the same event as the 1st IV. The three ways of avoiding such "doubling" all have disadvantages, but some effort must be made to minimize its occurrence. They always held their own against the 4th IV, who were a tough and determined crew, and who won the maiden IVs. at Durham. The 5th IV won their event at Durham and at Leeds, having re-rowed the semi-final immediately before, they lost to the 6th IV in the Final of the Maiden IVs. The 6th IV varied considerably in practice, but here brought home the trophy usually won by our 3rd or 4th IVs. The 4th, 5th and 6th IVs. are all to be congratulated on their season. The Colts VIII was weakened by the injury of H. J. Robinson, but after being reshuffled they settled down well, and on the results of the Lancaster Colts Regatta could claim to be the third fastest Colts VIII in the North. A good Colts' IV went on to row at York Regatta. The racing of the VIIIs. in the School Regatta was the best for some years, and we are grateful for the part played by Mr. Dixon, who is free to coach in the Summer only. An innovation this year was the VIIIs. event between novice oarsmen racing at the end of their first term's boating, which took place as a curtain-raiser before the Commemoration Races. These crews were coached by Mr. Duncan, and it is evident that selection for the Colts VIII next year has greatly been facilitated. The House Races provided their usual excitement. The Queens and Dronfield Nails. appeared to be strongest, and it is to their credit that they proved so, but Grove are much to be congratulated on holding Dronfield to half a length. Queens improved their form over the weekend and in the Final beat Dronfield by two lengths, but it is fair to mention that for this race Dronfield had lost a 1st VIII Colour through illness. The House IVs. varied less in standard this year and after some close races School House beat Queens in the Final. The season concluded with some enjoyable O.P. races at Commemoration. RESULTS Saturday, 7th May. YORK SPRING REGATTA.
Senior VIIIs. Ist VIII lost to Hollingworth Lake (winners). 37
Saturday, 2ISt May. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA. Junior-Senior VIIIs 1st VIII lost to King's School Chester (winners). Junior IVs 3rd IV lost to Nottingham and Union B.C. Maiden IVs 4th IV lost to Nottingham and Union B.C. Wednesday, 25th May. Triangular Match v, Durham School and Lancaster R.G.S. Durham School 7 points; St. Peter's School 4 points; Lancaster R.G.S. I point. 1st VIII beat Lancaster R.G.S., and lost to Durham School. 3rd IV beat Lancaster R.G.S., and lost to Durham School. 4th IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. and Durham School. Colts VIII lost to Lancaster R.G.S. and to Durham School. Saturday, 28th May. CHESTER REGATTA. School VIIIs 1st VIII lost to King's School, Chester (winners). Junior IVs 3rd IV lost to Bradford G.S. 1st IV. Maiden IVs 4th IV beat Bradford G.S. znd IV and lost to King's School, Chester. Saturday, 4th June. Triangular Match. 3rd, 4th and 5th IVs v. 1st, 2nd and 3rd IVs of Archbishop Holgate's G.S. and Hymer's College. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 5 points; St. Peter's School 4 points; Hymer's College o points. 3rd IV beat Hymer's College ist IV and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 1st IV. 4th IV beat Hymer's College znd IV and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 2nd IV. 5th IV beat Hymer's College 3rd IV and Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 3rd IV. Saturday, 4th June. LANCASTER COLTS REGATTA. Colts VIII lost to Lancaster R.G.S. and beat Sir John Deane's School. Saturday, 18th June. YORK REGATTA. Junior IVs ist IV beat Kingston R.C., lost to Goole N.D.L.B. (winners). School IVs 2nd IV beat Bradford G.S. Ist IV and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ist IV in the Final. 3rd IV lost to Archbishop Holgate's ist IV. School Novice IVs 4th IV beat Bradford G.S. and lost to Consett G.S. (winners). Maiden IVs 5th IV beat St. John's College, Hymer's College, and lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 2nd IV. 6th IV beat Hull University, Goole N.D.L.B. and John O'Gount B.C. and lost to St. John's College in the Final. 7th IV beat R.A.F., Church Fenton and lost to Willows R.C. Colts IV beat Goole N.D.L.B. and lost to St. John's College (winners). Wednesday, 22nd June. DURHAM REGATTA. Junior-Senior IVs 2nd IV lost to Durham A.R.C. (winners). 38
Junior IVs zst IV beat Durham School Colts, Bede College, and Newcastle University, and lost to Rutherford College (winners). 3rd IV lost to Rutherford College (winners). Maiden IVs 4th IV beat Bradford G.S., University College B.C. Peterhouse Cambridge B.C., and Durham A.R.C. to win Div. B of Lady Herachell Plate. Schools Novice IVs 5th IV beat Newcastle R.G.S. and Durham School to win the Cup. Saturday, 25th June. LEEDS REGATTA. Junior-Senior VIIIs 1st VIII beat Tees A.R.C. and lost to Derwent R.C. in the Final. Junior-Senior IVs znd IV lost to Royal West Coast, Sweden and to Durham A.R.C. Junior IVs 1st IV beat Runcorn R.C., Lancaster R.G.S. and after dead-heating with York City, lost the re-row. 3rd IV beat Leeds University and lost to Bradford G.S. 1st IV. 4th IV lost to York City R.C. and Kingston R.C. Maiden IVs 5th IV beat Bradford A.R.C., Winsford Verdings, Chester City G.S., St. John's College and lost to St. Peter's School 6th IV in the Final. 6th IV beat Northwick, Archbishop Holgate's G.S., Nottingham B.C. Bradford G.S. and St. Peter's School 5th IV to win the Cup. 7th IV beat Hollingworth Lake and lost to Nottingham University. Wednesday, 15th June. SCHOOL REGATTA. Intermediate VIIIs A beat B by 3 lengths in 4.52. Pacers beat Colts B by r length in 4.4 2 B beat Colts B by i length in 5.05. Final: A beat Pacers by II lengths in 4.47. Novice IVs D beat C easily in 5.33. E beat B by r length in 5.33. D beat A by zi lengths in 5.55. Final: D beat E by 4 lengths in 5. 04. House Races Senior VIIIs, Saturday 16th July Dronfield beat Rise easily in 4.20. Grove beat Temple by r length in 4.10. School House beat Manor by a canvas in 4.16. Dronfield beat Grove by 1 length in 4.08. Queens beat School House by II- lengths in 4.12. Final, Monday, 18th July: Queens beat Dronfield by 2 lengths in 4.09. 39
Junior IVs, Saturday, 15th July Dronfield beat Manor by 5 lengths in 4.07. School House beat Grove by J length in 4.00. Temple beat Rise (scratched). Queens beat Dronfield by II lengths in 3.56. School House beat Temple by 41 lengths in 3.58. Final, Monday, 18th July: School House beat Queens by I length in 4.03. Saturday, 23rd July. COMMEMORATION RACES. 1st and 2nd VIIIs beat Old Peterites. CREWS: 1st VIII—K. D. Lockwood (Bow), A. C. W. Budge, A. S. Medlycott, J. R. S. Lazenby, T. B. Ward, I. L. Boyd, G. F. Hardman, P. St.G. Stephenson (Str.), K. N. Murray (Cox). All awarded 1st VIII Colours. D. S. Mair, Esq. (Coach). 1st IV—K. D. Lockwood (Bow), I. L. Boyd, G. F. Hardman, P. St.G.Stephenson (Str.), K. N. Murray (Cox). 2nd IV—T. B. Ward (Bow), J. R. S. Lazenby, A. S. Medlycott, A. C. W Budge (Str.), R. J. Mawer (Cox)*. *—Awarded 2nd VIII Colours. 3rd IV—C. J. M. Duckworth (Bow), J. K. Park, N. E. Tomlinson, M. A. Groundwater (Str.), J. R. Bailey (Cox). All awarded 2nd VIII Colours. P. H. Bolton, Esq. (Coach). 4th IV— M. G. Mallinson (Bow), P. R. H. Blackford, R. I. Moss, W. N. Marshall (Str.), A. W. Fieldhouse (Cox). All awarded 2nd VIII Colours. P. M. Nixon, Esq. (Coach). 5th IV—P. J. Doyle (Bow), I. R. D. McGrath, P. T. Summers, G. M. Barton (Str.), R. F. Davies (Cox), G. M. Austin, Esq. (Coach). 6th IV—C. J. Pearson (Bow), I. M. Crombie, J. N. Yellowly, P. S. Oglesby (Str.), D. P. Turnbull (Cox), G. M. Austin, Esq. (Coach). 7th IV—B. Lumley-Holmes (Bow), P. M. Darley, R. K. Hall, J. D. Cartwright (Str.), B. S. Wallis (Cox), J. H. Dixon, Esq. (Coach). Colts VIII—G. L. Pettinger (Bow), P. R. M. Macartney, M. K. Bower, P. Scaife K. J. Sargeant*, A. S. Carr*, J. A. S. Bern, D. J. Doyle (Str.), R. F. Davis (Cox), C. P. M. Duncan, Esq. (Coach). *—Awarded Colts Colours. Colts IV—M. K. Bower (Bow), P. Scaife, K. J. Sargeant, A. S. Carr (Str.), W. R. Copeland (Cox), D. S. Mair, Esq. (Coach).
RUGGER OLD PETERITE MATCH—SATURDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 1966. "The closing date for applications to play in the above match is the 23rd November, 1966. When applying, please state fully, name, house, years at school and details of playing experience, position etc. It is hoped that as many recent school leavers as possible will apply so as to prevent the game from becoming an 'old crocks' match. Applications should be sent to Bill Thompson, The Flat, Meed House, North Road, Retford, Notts". 40
SHOOTING The Rifle Club this term has numbered 24, made up of a number of experienced shots, a few in their second year, and eight beginners. For one reason and another there have been a number of casualties among the second and third year members, and this has created something of a gap. The season started in good form, with the anticipated VIII making some good scores, while our ventures into S.Ra. (C.C.F.) shooting proved successful. The result was that by early June, when the Rifle Meetings available to us are complete, we had won six trophies. A period of practice followed, with a good deal of attention to snap-shooting and the new style Marling. Then came the internal competitions for the Donegal Badge and Green Howard Cup, and finally preparations for Bisley. At Bisley our practice scores on the Monday were poor, except at snapshooting, where they were remarkably good. Tuesday, the day for all team matches, was a quite exceptionally wet day. Our "wet weather drill" stood up to the strain quite well, and only two poor scores were recorded. But the Snap and Marling competitions, from which we had hoped much, were cancelled. For the first time a team was entered for the Public Schools' Veterans, and it was about fortieth. A team turned up for the Ashburton Supporters on the last Tuesday, again the first time we had made an entry, but this was one of the events cancelled, and our sympathy goes to those who had come a long distance to shoot in it. We must hope it will be possible to enter teams for both events again next year. The summary of results is as follows, the numbers in brackets being the number of entries in each case. Yorkshire xx Spring Meeting, Cadet Cup. 1st and 2nd (7). Northern Command Cadet Meeting, Cadet Team Championship : 1st and 2nd (7). Individual Championship: 1st (L. M. Creer) (42). Falling Plates: Eliminated in semi-final. County of Lancaster R.A. Schools Meeting: C.L.R.A. Cup (Ashburton): 2nd (11). Ninth Pair : 2nd (10). Cadet Pair :8th (11). Schools Quartet: 1st (22). Sir Lionel Fletcher (Marling): 2nd (10). Freeman Challenge Cup (Falling Plates); 1st (24). East and West Riding C.C.F. Cup : 1st (7). National Rifle Assn. Meeting : Ashburton: 19th (102). Ninth Man : Tied. 1st, finally placed 4th (J. C. Dent) (88). Cadet Pair : 6 (95). Aggregate Cup: 7 (33). One of the Cadet Pair, J. R. Young, was 65th in the "Iveagh" (1363) and 53rd in the Gale and Polden (1270). J. F. Brown, N. C. P. Marsden, R. A. Peaker and L. M. Creer won Schools' Hundred Badges. 41
Internal competitions were won as follows : House Competition (.22): The Grove. Individual Cup (for classification shooting): P. N. Kitching. Cadet Cup : P. J. C. Bleach. Donegal Badge : D. S. Lockhart. .303 Individual Championship ("Green Howard"): N. C. P. Marsden. House Aggregate Cup : The Grove. The VIII, who were awarded their colours, were: J. F. Brown (Capt.), D. J. McKenzie (Vice-Capt.), P. S. Marsden, N. C. P. Marsden, D. S. Lockhart, R. A. Peaker, L. M. Creer and P. N. Kitching. The Cadet Pair consisted of P. R. Young and S. G. Smith. R. W. Webster and R. P. Morris also represented the School in this category. Others who shot for the School in various events were: J. C. Dent, C. J. Sinclair, A. G. Bird, S. Mackinder, J. M. Grayson, I. D. C. Piling.
TENNIS, 1966 At the start of the season four of last year's team, Baxter (Captain), Pawson, Pickersgill and Peacock were left and the remaining two places were filled by Wood, J. R. and Bennett. To give other boys match experience the policy was not to play the same VI in every match but to rest one or two of the first VI in most matches and replace by members of the second VI, for which it was only posible to organise two fixtures. In addition to Baxter, who had played full-time tennis last year, three other boys, Pawson, Peacock and Wood, J. R., also made tennis their major Summer Term activity. It was not found possible to organise any Under XVI or XV fixtures this term but there are several promising and keen juniors. RESULTS 1ST XI: Saturday 4th May, Bede College, Durham, 2nd VI. —Drawn 4 -4. Saturday 14th May, Worksop College, 1st VI.—Lost Saturday 21st May, Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 1st VI.—Won 51--34. Wednesday 25th May, Scarborough College 1st VI.—Cancelled. Saturday 28th May, Bootham School 1st VI—Lost Saturday tith June, Leeds G.S. 2nd VI,.—Won 84-1. Wednesday 22nd June, Ampleforth College 2nd VI.—Won 6-3. Wednesday 29th June, Archbishop Holgate's G.S —Won.5 -4. Saturday 2nd July, Ashville College 1st VI. —Won 8-1. Saturday 23rd July, Old Peterites.—Drawn 4 -4. Wednesday 15th June, "A" VI v. Easingwold School—Won 8-1. Sunday 5th June, 2nd VI. v. Rowntree Park Tennis Club—Lost 2-7. Wednesday 8th June, 2nd VI v. Bootham School—Lost 4- 5.
At the Northern Schools' L.T.A. tournament on Saturday, 16th July, held at St. Peter's and Bootham courts, we lost in the first round and were beaten in the final of the Plate competition. In the inter-house competition Grove beat Rise in the final. 42
SWIMMING This year it has been possible to swim during all three terms and as was expected there has been a tremendous improvement in the standard of swimming. All boys under fifteen took part in a Swimming Standards Competition and in this age group a large number of boys were competent performers in the four major swimming strokes. Only one boy in the School has now to complete the one length test. Members of the Boat Club have to complete a nine lengths test and all boys are encouraged to make eighteen their target. LIFE SAVING ROYAL LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY AWARDS
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Award of Merit Bronze Cross ... Bronze Medallion Intermediate Certificate Advanced Safety Award
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INSTRUCTOR J. R. S. Lazenby, M. G. Mallinson, P. R. H. Blackford, P. S. Marsden. AWARD OF MERIT J. S. Cook, F. M. Ogley, P. S. Fisher, P. Scaife, P. R. H. Blackford, D. P. Turnbull. BRONZE CROSS C. J. Smith, M. Bowen, H. J. Robinson, G. M. Watson, D. I. Shackleton, R. L. Harrison, A. Holmes. BRONZE MEDALLION I. A. Blomfield, S. R. Buckman, R. J. S. Martin, D. J. Moss, R. L. Harrison, D. J. Doyle, R. A. Exell, A. J. Hodges, A. L. Jervis, S. C. Phillips, J. N. Town, J. R. Williamson, M. J. R. Wood, A. P. Andrews, A. C. Dunn, M. T. H. Humphreys, A. Holmes, G, M. Watson, J. C. Dent, R. J. Mawer, R. M. Yule, D.I. Shackleton, K. V. Holland, P. H. Blacklock, J. R. Bailey, A. S. Carr, R. S. C. Mcllroy, J. H. Reiss, A. Scaife, P. J. Summers, R. A. Warren, D. R. Winterbottom. INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE
T. Fisher, M. G. B. Hepworth, R. W. St.J. Oliver, S. R. Bowen, D. I. Shackleton, R. D. Macleod, D. Pollard, C. J. Pickles, J. M. Argyle, P. R. Haigh-Lumby, J. M. Collinson, G. D. Henderson, T. P. Littlefield, I. R. Beaumont, P. H. Blacklock. ADVANCED SAFETY AWARD R. D. Macleod, M. G. B. Hepworth, C. D. McAinsh, J. N. V. Nixon, R. W. St.J. Oliver, D. Pollard, J. M. Collinson, P. H. Blacklock, D. Rounthwaite, P. Lockwood, T. Fisher, R. Eggleshaw, T. B. Sargeant, D. I. Shackleton, P. R. Haigh-Lumby, G. D. Henderson, T. P. Littlefield, J. M. Argyle, P. Holmes, M. C. Pearson, N. H. Stone, C. J. Watson, N. J. Williams, J. D. Lovell, J. M. Pearson, R. Rowbottom, B. G. Simpson, P. Walker, P. Anfield, M. A. Groundwater, P. R. H. Blackford, J. S. W. Cook, F. M. Ogley.
Life-saving instruction was given in the Christmas Term, and where possible senior boys taking the Instructor Award did the work under the supervision of Mr. J. S. Andrews. It is hoped that the large number of younger boys who have gained awards will try more advanced work next 43
year. J. R. S. Lazenby, who gained his Instructor's Certificate and trained sixteen boys for the Bronze Medallion, is to be specially congratulated on his work.
PERSONAL SURVIVAL AWARDS Boys are encouraged to take these awards which are part of the Amateur Swimming Association's Schemes for the Encouragement of Swimming. Many boys now came from the Junior School having gained one, two or all three of these awards. Awards gained this year : — Gold ... Silver ... Bronze
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46 GOLD G. D. Henderson, C. J. Watson, J. N. V. Nixon, N. H. Stone, J. M. Collinson, R. I. Beaumont. SILVER H. J. Robinson, B. G. Simpson, A. A. Keech, M. T. Bennett, Q. R. D. Russell, R. C. Eggleshaw, L. R. Hudson, A. P. Pollard, R. E. Rowbottom, T. B. Sargeant, K. Washington, J. E. R. Wells, R. I. Beaumont, J. M. Collinson, J. N. V. Nixon, D. P. Rounthwaite, M. G. V. Stephenson, N. H. Stone, F. T. Gooder, N. J. Williams, M. G. B. Hepworth, K. C. Slee, P. J. Elliott, R. A. Exell BRONZE S. P. Collinson, B. G. Simpson, G. V. Fisher, J. C. Goodrick, A. A. Keech, C. W. Ramsden, A. B. Reed, M. G. V, Stephenson, F. T. Gooder, N. H. Stone, N. J. Williams, R. A. Heath, J. M. Pearson, R. I. Beaumont, A. P. Pollard, C. W. Kidd.
HOUSE SWIMMING STANDARDS The House Swimming Standards took place in the first seven weeks of the Summer Term. All boys under fifteen on the 1st January, 1966, swam for points in the following events: — 25 yds. Freestyle 5o yds. Freestyle too yds. Freestyle 5o yds. Breast Stroke 25 yds. Back Stroke 25 yds. Butterfly
The highest number of points a boy could gain was 24. The competition was won by Grove, who averaged more than 15 points per boy. Next year the competition will be extended to include boys up to sixteen and a half years of age.
SWIMMING TEAM The School Swimming Team has had a busier time than in previous years. New matches were arranged against Pocklington, Leeds Grammar School and Hymer's College. Teams competed in the Public Schools, relays at Bootham and in London. Team training was arranged after prep. on Mondays and Fridays. 44
RESULTS SENIOR TEAM Thursday 19th May v. Pocklington (A).-Won Thursday 9th June v. Welbeck (A).-Tied Thursday 16th June v. Bootham (A).-Lost Thursday 23rd June, "The Bath Cup" Public Schools' Freestyle Relay at Seymour Baths in London. 31st out of 44. Thursday i4th July v. Leeds G.S. (H).-Lost. JUNIOR TEAM Saturday 21st May. "Northern Public Schools' Relays" at Bootham. 5th our of 13. Medley Relay 5th out of 13. Freestyle Relay Thursday 26th May v. Hymers College (H).-Won Thursday 26th June v. Bootham (A).-Lost Thursday 14th July v. Leeds G.S. (H).-Lost SWIMMING COLOURS M. J. T. Carr-Captain of Swimming C. W. Clegg G. F. Hardman K. J. Sargeant K. Morris
SWIMMING SPORTS The annual swimming sports for the "Kazerooni Cup" were held in June this year and not at the end of term as in previous years. Heats and some finals took place after morning school on several days and the competition ended on 1st July, with an afternoon gala. This year many new events were included and during the competition 31 new records were established. KAZEROONI CUP, 1966 SENIOR EVENTS too yds. Freestyle. I. G. F. Hardman 66.9; 2. C. W. Clegg; 3. F. M. Ogley; 4. P. S. Fisher. 5o yds. Freestyle. 1. C. W. Clegg 28.2; 2. G. F. Hardman; 3. R. J. H. Goodwill; 4. P. S. Fisher. 25 yds. Freestyle. 1. C. W. Clegg 12.7; 2. D. J. McKenzie; 3. G. F. Hardman; 4. C. R. Outhwaite. roo yds. Breast Stroke. 1. M. J. T. Carr 78.5; 2. P. St.G. Stephenson; 3. M. A. Groundwater. 5o yds. Breast Stroke. 1. M. J. T. Carr * 34.3 * ; 2. R. N. Beaumont; 3. P.St.G Stephenson. 4. C. J. A. Smith. roo yds. Back Stroke. 1. F. M. Ogely 85.o; 2. N. G. A. Morris; 3. A. G. Slater; 4. S. A. Bough. 5o yds. Back Stroke. I. N. G. A. Morris; 2. S. A. Bough; 3. F. M. Ogley; 4. R. D. Harding. 5o yds. Butterfly. 1. M. J. T. Can *33.3*; 2. P. R. H. Blackford; P. St.G. Stephenson; 4. M. A. Groundwater. 4 2c 25 yds. Individual Medley. 1. M. J. T. Carr *80.4*; 2. M. J. Thompson; 3. P. R. H. Blackford. Dive. r. C. R. Outhwaite; 2. B. Lumley-Holmes; 3. R. N. Beaumont; 4. D. J. McKenzie. 4 at 25 yds. Medley Relay. s. Dronfleld 61.6; 2. School House; 3. Grove;
4. Temple. 4 x 25 yds. Freestyle Relay. 1. Dronfield * 53.3 * ; 2. School House; 3. Grove; 4. Manor. 45
INTERMEDIATE EVENTS roo yds. Freestyle. r. K. J. Sargeant 61.4; 2. J. A. S. Berm; 3. J. V. Townend; 4. I. C. D. Pilling. 5o yds. Freestyle. r. K. J. Sargeant 26.6; 2. J. A. S. Bern; 3. J. V. Townend; 4. T. G. Hoad. 25 yds. Freestyle. r. K. Morris *12.5*; 2. J. G. Hoad; 3. J. S. W. Cook; 4. I. S. Donaldson. roo yds. Breast Stroke. r. I. S. Donaldson 87.5; 2. J. S. W. Cook; 3. S. Mackinder; 4. J. H. Robinson. 5o yds. Breast Stroke. I. I. S. Donaldson 39.2; 2. H. J. Robinson; 3. M. K. Bowen. 4. J. R. Kemp. loo yds. Back Stroke. I. K. Morris *70.2*; 2. J. S. W. Cook; 3. M. T. Bennett; 4. R. N. Collier. So yds. Back Stroke. r. K. Morris 31.5; 2. J. S. W. Cook; 3. I. C. D. Pilling; 4. M. T. Bennett. 5o yds. Butterfly. r. K. J. Sargeant *30.7*; 2. G. A. W. Stewart; 3. M. J. Wright; 4. H. J. Robinson. 4 x 25 yds. Individual Medley. 1. K. J. Sargeant *76.6*; 2. K. Morris; 3. I. C. D. Pilling; 4. J. G. Hoad. Dive. r. R. A. de B. Warren; 2. R. E. Hardie; 3. E. Lack; 4 D P Turnbull. 4 x 25 yds. Medley Relay. 1. School House *61.0*; 2. Manor; 3. Grove; 4. Dronfield. 4 x 25 yds. Freestyle Relay. 1. School House 54.9; 2. Grove; 3. Manor; 4 Queens.. JUNIOR EVENTS roo yds. Freestyle. r. T. B. Sargeant *68.3*; 2. M. T. H. Humphreys; 3. P. H. Blacklock; 4. N. H. Stone. 5o yds. Freestyle. I. T. B. Sargeant 28.2; 2. A. Holmes and P. H. Blacklock; 4. R. A. G. Lucas. 25 yds Freestyle. 1. T. B. Sargeant 13.2; 2. R. A. G. Lucas; 3. A. Holmes; 4. N. H. Stone. roo yds. Breast Stroke. 1. A. Holmes *85.2*; 2. D. H. Brown and A. L. Jervis; 4. C. D. McAinsh. 5o yds. Breast Stroke. I. D. H. Brown 37.8; 2. A. L. Jervis; 3. A. C. Dunn; 4. R. D. Macleod. 5o yds. Back Stroke. 1. T. B. Sargeant and P. J. H. Fosbrook 36.2; 3. P. H. Blacklock; 4. R. P. Morris. 25 yds. Back Stroke. 1. P. J. H. Fosbrook *15.5*; 2. P. R. Haigh-Lumby; 3. S. C. Phillips; 4. R. P. Morris. 5o yds. Butterfly. 1. A. L. Jervis 36.3; 2. D. H. Brown; 3. C. J. Watson; A. C. Dunn. 25 yds. Butterfly. 1. D. H. Brown 15.9; 2. I. R. Beaumont; 3. C. D. McAinsh; 4. A. C. Dunn. Dive. 1. C. D. McAinsh; 2. S. W. St.J. Oliver; 3. I. R. Beaumont; 4. R. P. Taylor. 4 x 25 yds. Medley. 1. School House *63.2*; 2. Manor and Grove; 4. Dronfield. 4 x 25 yds. Freestyle. 1. School House * 54.4 * ; 2. Manor; 3. Grove; 4. Rise. 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
School House Dronfield. Manor ••• Grove Rise ... Queens ... Temple
1 421
85 791 75 27 21 12
Boys, masters, old boys and parents who have used the new bath are very aware of the excellent conditions we now have for swimming. We are most grateful to Mr. J. S. Andrews, whose care, skill and constant attention keep the water in our pool clear and attractive, and more important still, clean and safe to use.
J.M.
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The Swimming Sports
Ist. XI. CRICKET 1966 School Matches—Played 10, Won 6, Drawn 3, Abandoned 1
CRICKET, 1966 RETROSPECT We can look back on this season with considerable satisfaction and pride that the School's reputation for cricket has been well upheld. The loss of the four leading batsmen from the 1965 team might well have left a chink in the armour of the 1st XI, but so well did the remaining colours accept fresh responsibility and last year's Colts upgrade themselves, that the batting was soon capable of meeting all its demands. The team, under Pickersgill's leadership, was essentially a happy one, adopted a splendid approach to the game, and fully merited their unbeaten record in inter-school games. Nothing more convincing than wins against Worksop, Giggleswick, Sedbergh, Ampleforth, Bootham and Loretto could have been achieved. The Leeds match was ruined by rain, and neither of our opponents in the drawn games against Denstone and Bradford could claim moral victories by any stretch of imagination. The centenary match with Durham (abandoned without a ball being bowled) was a bitter disappointment. The stage was all set for the occasion which marked 100 years of cricket rivalry, but the rain came tumbling down and the only rivalry that could be pursued uninterruptedly was between the respective Boat Clubs. Appropriately enough the only part of the programme which the cricketers saw fit not to cancel was the "Dinner"—a sumptuous repast at Which we were happy to entertain our guests from Durham. The menu cards provided the assembly with all statistical information, such as—matches played 109, won by Durham 52, won by St. Peter's 41, matches drawn 14 and abandoned 2. It was confidently assumed that an extension of the rivalry over the next 20 years would at least put this balance of results to right ! Many other features contributed to the success of the season. The first win was recorded against Sedbergh and, besides their other victories against schools, the 1st X1 won 4 of their club fixtures. This is no mean feat these days, when clubs visit us with strong sides, intent on maintaining their reputations. Let it not be forgotten also that the M.C.C. scraped home by 1 run. These successes were very much the result of team effort. Batting honours were widely spread, and the fielding, upon which bowlers depend so much, and of which a high standard is always expected, improved immeasurably. It is perhaps invidious to single out individuals, nevertheless, Roebuck's 96 v. Worksop and his hat-trick (some hat-trick !) v. Ampleforth, are worthy of note. Pickersgill once again captured the greatest number of wickets (39), thus bringing his own individual tally up to 150 wickets for the 1st XI over the past 4 seasons (5 matches only in 1963). The support given by Dickinson and his 38 wickets in his first season was also a fine effort. Rawlings achieved the highest aggregate of runs, and Harding topped the batting averages as well as winning the fielding cup. Vooght and Waller were seldom out of the 'picture, in fact all players had their moments. All in all a fine effort, which now enables the School to claim that it has only lost 7 inter-school matches in the last 10 years. Elsewhere the game was played with all its varying degrees of proficiency, sometimes exercising the minds of inefficient scorers, at other times posing problems to well-intentioned umpires. The 3rd XI were more firmly established as an official team with 3 fixtures. They certainly were not deprived of their excitement when playing a 35 over match against a side from Heworth C.C. which resulted in a tie. The Colts team might 47
well have been an unbeaten side once again but for circumstances beyond our control. House matches held in store their surprises, but there was little doubting the merit of the Rise win in the Senior competition, and Temple, by winning the Junior competition, established a record surpassing the memory of even their Housemaster! Finally the Rise won the Yeomans Cup with a 5.06 runs per over average, when playing the Grove in the semi-finals, and Temple won yet another cricket cup, "The Burton Cup", for Senior House Leagues. Our thanks to Mr. Curry and Mr. Johnston, each in their respective spheres, for all their painstaking help. We face the future with confidence. 2nd XI 1st XI *J. R. W. Thirlwell (Capt.) -1-*W. R. Pickersgill (Capt.), 1964-65-66 f*R. D. Harding (Vice-Capt.), 1963-64-65-66 *P. Abel (Vice-Capt.) *T. J. Newhouse t*D. M. Rawlings, 1964-65-66 *C. S. M. Dew f*J. J. Vooght, 1963-64-65-66 5D. J. Emsley *W. J. Roebuck, 1966 *J. D. Rawlings *J. C. Richardson, 1966 *P. V. Zissler 5 j. E. Dickinson, 1966 M. J. T. Carr *D. R. Waller, 1966 M. A. C. Reid *S. G. Lancaster, 1964-65-66 A. J. Gill *N. G. A. Morris, 1966 A. M. Dawood *M. J. H. Fisher, 1966 5—Colours t--Cap Junior Colts XI (Under 15) Senior Colts XI (Under 16) P. H. Blacklock (Capt.) Selected from: *M. J. H. Fisher (Capt.) D. Pollard (Capt.) *M. A. Cantrell S. R. H. Astley *D. J. Moss A. S. Bowie *H. J. Gration M. G. B. Hepworth *R. F. Cawood P. Holmes *J. S. Place C. G. Johnson A. S. Cowan P. A. Lockwood R. S. Johnson C. D. McAinsh N. W. Nix M. R. Stokes L. N. Thomson K. Washington G. M. Watson I. R. Beaumont C. J. Watson 5 —Colours
SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date 7th May
Ground
Result
School Opponents
Clifton C.C.
...
... Home
Won
I 1 th May
York C.C.
...
... Home
Won
14th May 21st May 25th May 28th May 3rd June 4th June
Worksop College Giggleswick School Durham School Sedbergh School Denstone College
164 for 6 163 for 5 (dec.) 138 for 5 136 for 6 (dec.) 165 167 for 8 68 for 4 67
8th June 11th June 15th June 18th June 25th June 29th June
The Forty Club Ampleforth College ... M.C.C. Bradford G.S. ... Leeds G.S. York Wanderers C.C.
2nd July 9th July 16th July 20th July 22nd July 23rd July
Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. Craven Gentlemen C.C. Bootham School Loretto School Old Peterites
Opponents
Played
••• ••• ••• ••• •••
...
Away Home Home Away Home
Won Won Abandoned Won
Home Away Home Home Away Home
Lost Won Lost Drawn Drawn Drawn
Home Home Away Home Home
Won Lost Won Won Won {
17, Won 10, Drawn 4, Lost 3
Drawn {
91
66 170
FOi for 8 164 for 7 (dec.) 132 152 for 4 173 135 for 5 40 for 2 142 for 8
134 for 3 148 174 168 154 211 for 4 (dec.) 215 59 157 161 for 7 110 for 3 107 196 for 6 116 214 for 3 208 (dec .) 221 for 6 211 for 3 (dec.)
2nd XI Date
Opponents
Ground Result
14th May
Worksop College
Away
21st May 25th May
Giggleswick School Durham School
Away Away
11th June
Ampleforth College
Home
18th June
25th June
Bradford G.S. ... Leeds G.S. ...
Away Home
16th July
Bootham School
Home
School Opponents
Lost
117 182 forl (dec.), Cancelled Won 147 for 9 42 (dec.) Drawn 149 for 7 97 for 5 (dec.) Lost 25 26 for 3 Drawn 0 for 1 89 for 9 wkt. (dec.) Won 91 for 6 90
3rd XI Date
Opponents
Ground
Result
21st May
York Youth Club
...
Home
Lost
29
18th June 22nd June
Heworth C.C. (35 overs) Ampleforth College ...
Home Home
Tie Lost
129 for 7 64
School Opponents
School Opponents
125 for 8 (dec.) 129 94
Under 16 Colts XI Date
Opponents
Ground
Result
14th May
Worksop College
Home
Drawn
21st May 25th May 4th June
Giggleswick School Durham School Manchester Boys XI
Away Home Home
11th June 15th June
Ampleforth College Scarborough College
Home Away
18th June
Bradford G.S. ...
Away
2nd July
Ashville College
Away
128 for 7 119 for 9 (dec.) Cancelled Abandoned Won 145 for 5 68 (dec.) Lost 79 80 for 9 Won 135 for 6 45 (dec.) Won 123 for 8 55 (dec.) Drawn 110 for 7 106 for 9 (dec.)
Under 15 Colts XI Date
Opponents
Ground
Result
School Opponents
I lth May 14th May
Bootham School Worksop College
Away Home
Drawn Lost
36 for 6 53
25th May 11th June
Durham School Ampleforth College
Away Away
Won Won
15th June
Bootham School
Home
Drawn
2nd July
Ashville College
Away
Drawn
6th July 16th July
Leeds G.S. ... Pocklington School
Home Home
Lost Drawn
Senior House Matches 1st Round Semi-Finals Final
Grove 42 for 1 beat Queen's 38 Temple 93 for 9 beat Manor 90 Rise 168 for 9 beat Dronfield 124 Rise 182 for 8 beat Grove 152 Temple 52 for 0 beat School House 49 Rise 141 for 7 beat Temple 114
Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-Finals Final
Queen's 87 beat Dronfield 76 Temple 22 for 1 beat Grove 21 Rise 100 for 2 beat School House 86 Manor 46 for I beat Rise 45 Temple 92 for 6 beat Queen's 77 Temple 22 for 0 beat Manor 21
63 119 for 5 (dec.) 59 for 2 58 117 for 6 116 for 6. (dec.) 126 for 6 47 for 4 (dec.) 144 for 3 84 for 8 (dec.) 71 72 for 1 102 for 9 69 for 7 (dec.)
1st XI AVERAGES Batting R. D. Harding... J. J. Vooght W. J. Roebuck D. M. Rawlings D. R. Waller J. C. Richardson S. G. Lancaster N. G. A. Morris J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill M. J. H. Fisher
No. of Innings 18 15 16 19 16 14 8 15 12 10 4
Times Not Out 4 3 2 1 1 1 6 3 4 2 1
Highest Innings 73 72 96 93 55 50 10 45 30 22 14*
Runs 453 354 383 493 287 235 30 173 96 89 20
Average 32.36 29.50 27.43 27.39 19.13 18.08 15.00 14.42 12.00 11.13 6.66
*Denotes "not out"
Bowling Overs 32.1 227 216.5 56.2 173.2 94
W. J. Roebuck W. R. Pickersgill J. E. Dickinson M. J. H. Fisher D. R. Waller S. G. Lancaster
Maidens
Runs
0 54 52 12 49 36
104 544 607 156 408 287
Wickets 12 39 38 7 18 9
Average 8.66 13.94 15.97 22.28 22.66 31.88
ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 7th May. Result: Won by 4 wickets. Clifton C.C. 163 for 5 dec. (P. Mowbray 67, G. W. Cloughton 53 not out). St. Peter's 164 for 6 wkt. (W. J. Roebuck 50, J. J. Vooght 37, P. Abel 33, R. D. Harding 29 not out, E. Blott 4 for 54). ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 11th May Result: Won by 5 wickets. York C. C. 136 for 6 dec. (L. B. Barker 83, D. Millar 31 not out, W. R. Pickersgill 2 for 33, J. E. Dickinson 2 for 46). St. Peter's 138 for 5 wkt. (J. C. Richardson 50, D. M. Rawlings 41, J. J. Vooght 27 not out, J. Leaf 3 for 41). ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on 14th May. Result : Won by 2 wickets. WORKSOP COLLEGE ... ... P. D. Huddlestone, b. Dew... D. J. O'Hara, b. Pickersgill S. C. Corlett, b. Pickersgill H. E. Grant, b Dickinson I. C. Dodson, ct. Rawlings, b. Dickinson ... C. S. Ingham, b. Waller ... ... S. N. Birkett, run out ... R. S. Hill, not out ... ... N. R. S. Jones, b. Pickersgill ... M. R. Corker, b. Dew ... R. J. D. Harvey, ct. Pickersgill, b. Dew ... Extras TOTAL
ST. PETER'S P. Abel, l.b.w. Corlett W. J. Roebuck, ct. Dodson, b. Corker D. M. Rawlings, ct. O'Hara, b. Corlett R. D. Harding, ct. Birkett, b. Corlett J. J. Vooght, I.b.w. Corker ... D. R. Waller, b. Corlett ... N. G. A. Morris, ct. Corlett, b. Corker J. E. Dickinson, not out ... W. R. Pickersgill, I.b.w. Corker ... S. G. Lancaster, not out ... C. S. M. Dew, did not bat Extras
14
36 14 26 30 0 0 0 15
... 165
TOTAL
50
25 96 3 9 5 4 3 10 0 0
12 ... 167
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
16
97 113 161 162 163
26
34
51
6
7
8
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
9
60
68
5
6
7
8
87 115 134 141 163 165
Bowling Analysis
WORKSOP COLLEGE R. 0. M. W. 4 41 20 5 M. R. Corker 0 0 27 R. J. D. Harvey 9 0 4 59 S. C. Corlett 19 0 28 9 0 S. N. Birkett
ST. PETER'S C. S. M. Dew W. R. Pickersgill S. G. Lancaster J. E. Dickinson D. R. Waller
0.
M.
W.
13 16 9 14 11
2 1 6 6 5
3 3 0 2 1
R. 27 42 34 21 19
Av. 9 14 co 10.5 19
Av. 10.25 aD
14.3 co
This match, with its close finish, fully lived up to its reputation of recent years as being one of the best of the season. For the third successive time Pickersgill put his opponents in to bat after winning the toss, knowing full well the trust that can be placed on the Worksop wicket. Furthermore the School had to overcome a last minute switch in the constitution of their team, on learning at the last minute of the fracture to Richardson's finger. Vooght deputised as wicketkeeper and Waller brought added strength to the bowling line-up. The Worksop innings lasted 31 hours, no easy assignment for the School's bowling resources, but they were equal to the task. The feature of the •chool's innings was undoubtedly Roebuck's highly competent match winning innings of 96. With only 2 boundaries to his credit, this was a considerable feat of endurance, and could only have been achieved by the exploitation of his remarkable judgement of the quick single. When 4 short of his century, and 2 short of Worksop's total, Roebuck's stamina ran out, so it was left to Dickinson to score the winning hit on the 2nd ball of the last over, of an innings lasting 2 hours 25 minutes. ST. PE1ER'S v. GIGGLESWICK. Played at home on 21st May. Result: Won by 6 wickets. GIGGLESWICK M. I. Wilcock, ct. Vooght, b. Dickinson ... 6 3 ... ._ R. J. H. Cook, b. Dew ... 24 H. G. Wilcock, ct. Vooght, b. Waller ... 0 M. J. Wigglesworth, ct./b. Dickinson 3 I. E. Marshall, ct. Roebuck, b. Dickinson 1 ... M. T. Cox, b. Waller ... 23 J. G. Kilburn, ct. Harding, b. Dew G. A. E. Williams, ct. Vooght, b. Pickersgill 0 M. D. Jefferies, b. Pickersgill P. J. Wright, b. Pickersgill ... J. D. Howarth, not out Extras ... TOTAL
...
ST. PETER'S P. Abel, b. Cox ... W. J. Roebuck, not out ... D. M. Rawlings, b. Howarth ... R. D. Harding, b. Cox J. J. Vooght, run out ... D. R. Waller, not out N. G. A. Morris J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill . Did not bat S. G. Lancaster C. S. M. Dew Extras
... 68
TOTAL for 4 wkts.
67
... 25 ... 19 3 ... 12
1 2 3 4 ———— 4 33 46 66
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 17 21 29 33 38 51 59 59
Bowling Analysis GIGGLESWICK ST. PETER'S M. 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. 9 0 2 23 11.5 M. T. Cox 10.2 0 C. S. M. Dew 1 8.4 J. D. Howarth 15 5 2 3 W. R. Pickersgill 8 4.66 3 14 9 3 J. E. Dickinson 14 7 2 7 1 D. R. Waller
51
2
R Av. 17.5 35 28 28
Sent in to bat, more for psychological reasons than climatic conditions, Giggleswick were always struggling against the pace bowling of Pickersgill and Dew, but it was to Dickinson's bowling that the Giggleswick innings initially floundered. Both Wilcock (24) and Kilburn (23) resisted stoutly, but the School fielding was tight and Giggleswick received no respite. Vooght's wicket-keeping, deputising for the injured Richardson, proved once again his versatility, while Pickersgill came in at the kill to polish off the innings for 67 runs. This total was hardly enough to encourage the Giggleswick opening bowlers, in spite of their initial success in dismissing Abel cheaply. Again Roebuck proved to be the man in form, and in a little over an hour the job was completed and victory gained by 6 wickets. ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH. Played away on Saturday, 28th May. Result : Won by 25 runs. ST. PETER'S P. Abel, I.b.w. Barraclough... W. J. Roebuck, 1.b.w. Barraclough D. M. Rawlings, b. Barraclough ... R. D. Harding, b. Chapman ... J. J. Vooght, 1.b.w. Watford D. R.Waller, ct. Light, b. Watford N. G. A. Morris, ct. Shucksmith, b. Barraclough J. E. Dickinson, ct. Berry, b. Bell ... W. R. Pickersgill, b. Chapman S. G. Lancaster, not out ... C. S. M. Dew, ct. Shucksmith b. Barraclough Extras
••• ••• ••• • •• ••• •••
SEDBERGH 20 M. T. Bruce-Lockhart, b. Pickersgill 0 W. H. Shucksmith, 1.b.w. Dew ... J. M. Brearley, ct. Rawling, b. Dew 0 S. P. Berry, b. Waller 7 D. A. Turnbull, b. Dickinson 6 ... J. de. G. Watford, 1.b.w. Waller 1 J. V. Light, ct. Vooght, b. Lancaster 14 R. W. A. Bell, b. Lancaster 1 C. C. Barraclough, ct. Rawlings, b. Lancaster G. I. E. Rabagliati, 1.b.w. Waller ... 7 T. M. Chapman. not out 0 Extras 9
O O 6 13 15 9 16 2 22 4
... 91
TOTAL
TOTAL
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 1 20 22 44 49 57 82 90
2 2 25 29 31 39 47 53 66
Bowling Analysis SEDBERGH 0. M. W. 5 C. C. Barraclough 10.2 3 2 T. M. Chapman 10 2 2 2 J.de G. Watford 9 1 5 S. P. Berry 4 — 1 R. W. A. Bell
R. 30 15 19 9 14
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. Av. 6.00 W. R. Pickersgill 9 2 1 12 12.00 7.50 C. S. M. Dew 9 4 2 24 12.00 9.50 D. R. Waller 10.4 6 3 9 3.00 8 1 7 7.00 m J. E. Dickinson 12 14.00 S. G. Lancaster 11 9 3 5 1.66
With both opening batsmen dismissed in the first over, this was inevitably a "backs to the wall" innings. A glorious summers day greeted us at Sedbergh, but the spongy nature of the wicket was very indicative of the quantity of rain that had fallen quite recently. The innings was an uphill struggle and there was little glimmer of a recovery until the skipper's innings, after the fall of the seventh wicket. Batsmen continued to play their shots, and on reflection this alone had a telling effect. Dismissed by lunch-time in little under two hours was not encouraging, but all was not lost. Sedbergh's innings started equally disastrously, and resistance was finally broken down by the good support bowling of Waller, Dickinson and Lancaster. The tea interval provided a welcome break to our flagging spirits in the face of Sedbergh's dour defence, and the innings folded up shortly afterwards. First recorded victory over Sedbergh. 52
ST. PETER'S v. DENSTONE COLLEGE. Played at home on 3rd and 4th June. Result: Drawn. ST. PETER'S ... P. Abel, run out ... D. R. Waller, ct./b. Bradfield D. M. Rawlings, 1.b.w. Turnbull R. D. Harding, b. Turnbull ... J. J. Vooght, b. Walton T. J. Newhouse, b. Walton ... N. G. A. Morris, b. Richards J. E. Dickinson, b. Richards W. R. Pickersgill, b. Walton S. G. Lancaster, not out ... C. S. M. Dew, b. Richards ... Extras
18 16 43 55 23 6 2 O O 1 5 6
TOTAL ...
... 175
DENSTONE ... ... 9 G. H. Marshall, b. Dickinson ... 55 R. L. Short, b. Waller ... 19 K. B. Turnbull, b. Waller J. K. S. Edwards, ct. Vooght, b. Waller ... 4 J. H. L. Richards, ct. Rawlings b. Lancaster 10 S. P. H. Bradfield, ct./b. Morris ... 29 I. R. Tyson, no. out ... ... 16 R. F. Peach, b. Dickinson ... ... 11 J. H. Baker, b. Pickersgill A. J. Thornes, l.b.w. Pickersgill A. J. Walton, b. Dew Extras ... 170
TOTAL
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
37 38 129 148 154 163 169 169 170
42 74 84 94 107 107 139 153 163
Bowling Analysis
ST. PETER'S Av. 0. M. W. co 12.5 1 C. S. M. Dew 2 11.33 W. R. Pickersgill 12 13 2 25.00 J. E. Dickinson 16 3 22.50 D. R. Waller 7 8 3 14.33 S. G. Lancaster N. G. A. Morris 5 1
DENSTONE COLLEGE R. 0. M. W. — 22 6 1 R. F. Peach 3 34 15 1 A. J. Walton 25 2 1 S. P. H. Bradfield 6 45 11 — 2 K. B. Turnbull 43 3 J. H. L. Richards 14.3 6 ST. PETER'S .. P. Abel, b. Peach D. R. Waller, l.b.w. Walton D. M. Rawlings, ct. Peach, b. Turnbull R. D. Harding, b. Walton ... J. J. Vooght, ct. Short, b. Peach ... T. J. Newhouse, b. Peach ... N. G. A. Morris, run out ... J. E. Dickinson, not out ... W. R. Pickersgill, b. Walton ... S. G. Lancaster 1 Did not bat C. S. M. Dew Extras
•• • •• • •• • ••• ••• ••• ••• •• •
9 19 41 18 72 20 21 4 O 4
R. Av. 34 34.00 28 14.00 47 23.50 15 5.00 25 25.00 12 12.00
DENSTONE COLLEGE ... ... 20 G. H. Marshall, b, Dew ... ... 19 R. L. Short, ct. Abel, b. Dew ... ... 91 K. B. Turnbull, not out 1 — J. K. S. Edwards, b. Dickinson J. H. L. Richards, ct. Lancaster, b. Dickinson 1 0 S. P. H. Bradfield, ct. Vooght, b. Dickinson 5 I. R. Tyson, ct. Vooght, b. Waller ... 2 R. F. Peach, ct. Dew, b. Lancaster ... 18 .. J. H. Baker, not out ... Did not bat A. J. Thornes I A. J. Walton Extras ... 164
TOTAL for 7 wkts.
TOTAL for 8 wkts. (dec.) 208
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
31 48 49 53 53 81 90
26 30 63 112 181 188 208 208
Bowling Analysis
ST. PETER'S DENSTONE COLLEGE 0. M. M. W. R. Av. 0. 13 3 37 12.33 C. S. M. Dew 1 3 13 R. F. Peach 2 17.67 W. R. Pickersgill 13 3 53 19.4 6 A. J. Walton 11 6 J. E. Dickinson 3 0 66 co .1. H. L. Richards 13 15 7 to 7 D. R. Waller I 0 0 R. L. Short 9 4 S. G. Lancaster 7 0 1 41 41 K. B. Turnbull
W. R. Av. 2 44 22 0 42 OD 3 22 7.3 1 29 29 20 20 1
Playing without the services of both Roebuck and Richardson, this was a crucial test for the School, but almost throughout the game we dominated the play. The two 1st innings were in marked contrast to each other, ours collapsing disappointingly after being 150 for 4, whereas Denstone's recovered after 107 for 6. Honours about even on the 1st innings. Noteworthy innings by Rawlings and Harding, as well as by Short for Denstone. 53
Some fine attacking cricket was played by the School in the second innings, notably by Vooght, which enabled us to declare before lunch on the 2nd day, thus exceeding all expectations. Denstone never seriously faced up to the challenge set by the declaration after the dismissal of Short. The School's endeavours were clearly thwarted by a technically very sound innings of 91 by Turnbull for Denstone and an unbroken eighth wicket partnership of 74 runs. The School could hardly be blamed, their two innings had lasted a mere 4i hours as compared to Denstone's of six hours. ST. PETER'S v. XL CLUB. Played at home on 8th June. Result: Lost by 7 wickets. St. Peter's 132. (J. J. Vooght 32, M. Crawford 4 for 51); XL Club 134 for 3 wickets (W. Watson 72 not out). H. MacKilvenny, by stumping 7 of the'School batsmen, must surely have established some sort of record, at the same time as exposing a technical fault in our batting technique. ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at Ampleforth on 1 1 th June. Result: Won by 6 wickets. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE ... P. Spencer, b. Dickinson ... P. Shepherd, ct. Richardson, b. Pickersgill ... A. C. Walsh, ct. Richardson, b. Dew ... ... D. R. Tufnell, run out ... P. Henry, run out ... ... A. O'Brien, b. Dickinson ... ... H. Colville, ct. Dew, b. Dickinson M. Whitehead, ct. Vooght, b. Roebuck ... R. Satterthwaite, ct. Lancaster b. Roebuck D. J. Craig, ct. Vooght, b. Roebuck ... M. Grabowski, not out
16 6 9 38 40 6 9 14 0
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10
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148
Extras
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7
8
ST. PETER'S W. J. Roebuck, b. Craig ... D. R. Waller, b. Craig ... D. M. Rawlings, ct. Shepherd, b. Grabowski J. C. Richardson, b. Grabowski ... R. D. Harding, not out J. J. Vooght, not out ... N. G. A. Morris J. E. Dickinson Did not bat W. R. Pickersgill S. G. Lancaster C. S. M. Dew Extras ••• ••• TOTAL for 4 wkts.
R. 17 33 32 26 18 12 0
S
... 152
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4
9
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ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 2 1 7 W. R. Pickersgill 1 12 1 C. S. M. Dew 3 14.3 4 J. E. Dickinson 0 17 6 D. R. Waller 0 3 0 N. G. A. Morris 3 0 6 S. G. Lancaster 3 1 1 W. J. Roebuck
0
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71 111 141
Bowling Analysis AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 0. M. W. R. Av. 18.5 3 2 61 17 D. J. Craig 2 63 M. Grabowski 17 3 33 3 0 0 19 10.66 D. R. Tufnell 4 2 0 0 co P. Henry co co 0
Av. 30.5 31.5 co ao
Many contributory factors led towards this splendid win for the School. The age old adage that catches win matches was certainly one. Ampleforth appeared to be heading for a good total, passing the 100 mark for the loss of only 3 wickets. It was then that the first of their two leading batsmen, Tufnell and Henry, were run out. Later, with the score standing at 148 for 6, Ampleforth were dismissed without further addition, Roebuck performing the hat-trick in his first over, aided by 3 superb 54
catches, 2 by Vooght and 1 by Lancaster. From the bowling point of view this was a monstrous hat-trick, for the over abounded in long-hops and full tosses. About a run a minute was all that was required of the School's batting, but when heavy rain intervened, the chase was really on, when play was resumed. Waller, Rawlings and Richardson all batted well, but it was Harding's innings above all which tipped the balance in the School's favour. Some glorious strokes left the Ampleforth fielders stranded. 31 runs came from his bat alone in 23 minutes, and victory was won with 2 minutes to spare. ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 15th June. Result: Lost by 1 run. M.C.C. 174 (R. A. Richardson 74, J. P. Pashley 48, W. R. Pickersgill 4 for 36, J. E. Dickinson 3 for 37). St. Peter's 173 (D. M. Rawlings 51, W. J. Roebuck 26, J. J. Vooght 24, L. S. Foster 4 for 41, G. E. Watts 3 for 56). A very creditable effort by the School. ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on 18th June. Result: Drawn. BRADFORD G.S. ... S. A. Verity, ct. Dew, b. Dickinson B. Ash, ct. Vooght, b. Dickinson ... ... R. Brewerton, ct./b. Dickinson ... I. R. Shackleton, b. Dickinson P. S. Sykes, ct. Rawlings, b. Pickersgill L. Messer, l.b.w. Dickinson M. J. Driver, b. Roebuck ... A. P. Smith, b. Pickersgill M. L. Mitchell, b. Roebuck N. C. Hanson, ct. Pickersgill, b. Roebuck ... J. Petrie, not out ... Extras TOTAL
...
Fall of Wickets 3 4 1 2
5
6
89
90
91 100 160 168
19
28
36
7
8
ST. PETER'S ... ... ... D. R. Waller, run out W. J. Roebuck, ct. Mitchell, b. Brewerton D. M. Rawlings, l.b.w. Brewerton ... ... ... ... J. C. Richardson, b. Brewerton R. D. Harding, ct. Brewerton, b. Smith ... ... ... ... J. J. Vooght, not out ... ... ... N. G. A. Morris, not out ... J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill Did not bat S. G. Lancaster C. S. M. Dew J Extras
17 7 20 7 36 I 29 7 30 0 13
TOTAL for 5 wkts.
168
9
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4
5
84
84
4
62
69
3 31 33 12 5 34 17
... 135
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S M. 0. 0 5 C. S. M. Dew 3 W. R. Pickersgill 16 24 9 .1. E. Dickinson 3 8 D. R. Waller 10.1 3 W. J. Roebuck 4 8 S. G. Lancaster
W. 0 2 5 0 3 0
R. 29 28 52 18 20 8
Av. oo 14 10.25 co 6.66 co
BRADFORD G.S. M. 0. 3 0 P. Sykes 0 3 N. Hanson 24 9 P. Smith 19 3 R. Brewerton 1 4 I. Shackleton
W. 0 0 1 3 0
R. 13 23 48 36 15
Av. m ao
48 12 co
An uninspired match. Bradford seemed content to bat all day—they were in fact all out after 31 hours. After loosing seven wickets for 100 runs, they did in fact make a brave recovery with the eighth wicket partnership. Dickinson captured five wickets for the first time in his career, and Roebuck once again mopped up the tail-enders. 55
As a result we were left with 2* hours in which to bat. 'Rawlings seemed in devastating form (33 in 26 minutes), but the loss of two quick wickets after tea, bringing the score to 84 for five wickets, meant that caution had to be exercised. Bradford then bowled steadily and fielded well, and Vooght and Morris played correctly and safely until the close of play. ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at Leeds on 25th June. Result: Drawn. ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, ct. Hunt, b. Futrell ... ... W. J. Roebuck, b. Futrell ... D. M. Rawlings, not out ... ... J. C. Richardson, not out ... R. D. Harding J. J. Vooght N. G. A. Morris M. J. H. Fisher Did not bat J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill S. G. Lancaster Extras
LEEDS G.S. A. J. Dalton, b. Lancaster 1 M. D. Stead, b. Pickersgill I. D. Nicholson, std. Richardson, ... 10 b. Dickinson ... 1 B. W. Hunt, ct./b. Dickinson ... 29 3. C. Bates, ct. Richardson, b. Waller ... 8 S. Schofield, b. Dickinson ... K. H. Trickett, std.Richardson, b. Dickinson 0 ... 16 ... D. A. Haswell, run out ... 7 M. R. Dalton, b. Waller ... F. R. Futrell, b. Dickinson I. G. Skirrow, not out ... ... 10 Extras TOTAL
...
11 11 15
TOTAL for 2 wkts.
154
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of Wickets 1 2
15 38 47 103 123 123 145 146 146
15 36
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S M. W. 0. 4 1 W. R. Pickersgill 14 4 5 J. E. Dickinson 19 2 D. R. Waller 9.4 2 S. G. Lancaster 5 0 1 1 0 0 M. J. Fisher
LEEDS G.S. 0. M. W. 6 0 2 F. R. Futrell 4 0 0 I. G. Skirrow 1.4 0 0 A. J. Dalton
R. Av. 43 43 54 10.8 28 14 17 17 Co 2
R. Av. 26 13 9 co 3 co
School bowlers only took command on the dismissal of Leeds G.S. star batsmen A. J. Dalton. Dickinson, for the second successive match, once again took five wickets. When rain intervened at 3-30 p.m. and brought play to an end for the day, the game hung in the balance, although one felt that the School's main task in dismissing Leeds had been successfully accomplished. ST. PETER'S v. YORK WANDERERS C.C. Played at home on 29th June. Result: Drawn. York Wanderers C.C. 211 for 4 dec. (N. Hare 67, R. Hutton 60, P. Dalby 42 not out, G. M. Shuttleworth 38 not out). St. Peter's 142 for 8 (D. R. Waller 55, N. Hare 3 for 11, P. Hutchinson 3 for 48). ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN. Played at home on 2nd July. Result: Won by 156 runs. St. Peter's 215 (W. J. Roebuck 41, J. E. Dickinson 30, M. Douglas 4 for 55). Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 59 (W. R. Pickersgill 5 for 16, D. R. Waller 4 for 33). 56
ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 9th July. Result : Lost by 3 wickets. St. Peter's 157 R. D. Harding 73, J. J. Vooght 42, D. Grant 5 for 45, J. Raybould 4 for 68). Craven Genetlemen C.C. 161 for 7 (J. Raybould 44 not out, A. E. Seager 40, W. R. Pickersgill 5 for 41).
ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at Bootham on 16th July. Result: Won by 7 wickets. ST. PETER'S
BOOTHAM P. Leach, ct. Rawlings, b. Lancaster J. Moore, ct. Lancaster, b. Pickersgill A. Jackson, b. Dickinson ... J. Patchett, st. Richardson, b. Waller G. N. Graveson, b. Fisher ... R. K. Waller, l.b.w. Dickinson D. Tawill, ct. Pickersgill, b. Roebuck A. Maw, et. Richardson, b. Roebuck ... J. Heatherton, b. Fisher N. Cooper, ct. Dickinson, b. Fisher D. Postle, not out Extras
... . ...
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37
12
D. R. Waller, ct. Postle, b. Patchett W. J. Roebuck, not out ... D. M. Rawlings, b. Moore J. C. Richardson, ct. Leach, b. Moore R. D. Harding ... J. J. Vooght M. J. H. Fisher N. G. A. Morris J. E. Dickinson Did not bat W. R. Pickersgill S. G. Lancaster Extras
... 107
TOTAL
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4
9 3 1 15 5 10 24 22 5 1
5
6
7
8
43
62
92
99 107
TOTAL for 3 wkts.
19 58 15
13
... 110
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 ——— 28 71 100
9
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. 8 W. R. Pickersgill 12 5 J. E. Dickinson 16 D. R. Waller 5 2 12 8 S. G. Lancaster M. J. H. Fisher 15.2 7 2 N. G. A. Morris 3 0 W. J. Roebuck 7
BOOTHAM W. 1 2 1 1 3 0 2
R. 6 24 8 6 25 11 15
Av. 6.0 12.0 8.0 6.0 8.33 co 7.50
O. N. Cooper D. Postle J. Patchett J. Moore
7
9 9.2 8
M. 0
4 1 0
W. 0 0
1 2
R. 23 20 41 22
Av. oo co 41 11
The Bootham innings in the main was a long, up-hill struggle, but staged a partial recovery after the fall of the sixth wicket. Fisher, in claiming three wickets, bowled as well as anyone. In reply our innings seemed secure enough, especially since the second wicket did not fall until 71 runs were on the board. Roebuck's undefeated half-century was far from a classic, but turning the ball on the soft wicket presented its difficulties. 57
ST. PETER'S v. LORETTO SCHOOL. Played at home on 20th July. Result: Won by 80 runs. ST. PETER'S
LORETTO SCHOOL
D. R. Waller, b. Francis ...
23 W. J. Roebuck, ct. Wilson, b. King ... 15 D. M. Rawlings, b. Sconce 7 J. C. Richardson, ct. Wilson, b. Francis ... 50 R. D. Harding, b. Dewar ... 71 J. J. Vooght, ct. Waters, b. Dewar ... 8 N. G. A. Morris, not out ... 11 J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill Did not bat M. J. H. Fisher S. G. Lancaster J Extras 11
A. J. Lawson, ct. Richardson, b. Pickersgill 12 W. J. Watt, b. Pickersgill 8 G. Waters, b. Roebuck 59 R. McLean, 1.b.w. Fisher R. S. Dewar, b. Fisher 0 I. McDonald, b. Fisher 0 ... D. Cessford, run out K. Wilson, ct. Richardson, b. Fisher ... 19 A. Francis, ct. Rawlings, b. Roebuck J. Sconce, not out M. King, ct. Rawlings, b. Roebuck Extras
1
TOTAL for 6 wkts. (dec.) 196
TOTAL
... 116
Fall of Wickets 2 3 4 5 6
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
36 44 50 173 185 196
19 25 30 30 34 43 97 113 116
1
Bowling Analysis
A. Francis J. Sconce M. King R. McClsan A. J. Lawson W. Watt R. S. Dewar
LORETTO 0. M. W. 15 3 2 20 2 1 7 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. D. R. Waller 6 0 0 24 co W. R. Pickersgill 11 5 2 7 3.50 M. J. H. Fisher 18 5 4 32 8.00 co J. E. Dickinson 8 0 0 19 W. J. Roebuck 5.4 0 3 26 8.66 S. G. Lancaster 1 0 0 3
R. Av. 58 29 64 64 19 19 15 co 11 co 7 co 11 5.50
This match aroused considerable interest, not only because Loretto were on tour and we were delighted to be able to welcome them, but also because they could claim an unbeaten record a fortnight prior to their visit. We have to claim that we won this match in the most convincing manner, and seemed to have the edge on our opponents in all departments. Harding and Richardson's fourth wicket partnership of 123 runs thoroughly established the innings after a shaky start, and Loretto gained some cheap wickets as the moment for a declaration approached. G. Waters (59) rescued Loretto from near disaster as the middle batting collapsed to Fisher's off-spinners. The School's fielding was first-class and the end came with 25 minutes to spare. Thus the School's series of inter-school matches ended as convincingly as it had begun in mid-May. We were also well satisfied to learn that Loretto continued their tour by drawing very favourably with Rossall and then by defeating Sedbergh. 58
ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES. Played at home on 22nd and 23rd July. Result: Won by 4 wickets. OLD PETERITES (1st Innings) D. H.Beachell,ct. Richardson, b. Dickinson 71 ... ... 101 J. A. Shouksmith, not out ... 17 E. M. H. Ranson, b. Pickersgill R. Jackson, run out ... 9 5 G. Alderson, not out ... C. D. King 1 ... K. M. Ratcliffe N. J. Magson I Did not bat C. W. Gough P. Crowe M. P. Crossley ... 11 Extras TOTAL
for 3 wkts. (dec.) 214
0. 17 18 9 12 2
M. I 0 1 0 0
W. 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL for 3 wkts. (dec.)
ST. PETERS (2nd Innings) D. R. Waller, ct. Alderson, b. Crossley ... W. J. Roebuck, ct. Shouksmith, b. Gough... D. M. Rawlings, 1.b.w. Crossley ... J. C. Richardson, b. Magson R. D. Harding, not out ... N. G. A. Morris, ct. Magson, b. Gough ... M. J. H. Fisher, ct. b. Crossley ... J. E. Dickinson, not out J. D. Rawlings W. R. Pickersgill }. Did not bat S. G. Lancaster Extras
63 33 68 9 22
16 ... 211
TOTAL for 6 wkts.
29 4 93 30 50 0
2 5
221
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 70 140 160
13 80 113 205 206 210 Bowling Analysis
ST. PETER'S 0. M. 12 1 10 1 1 10 7 0 3 0 2 0
9
17 51 74 111 155 178 184 187 197 Bowling Analysis Av. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. 61 61.00 C. W. Gough 6 0 1 31 31 62.00 D. H. Beachell 8 2 1 16 62 16 25 co M. P. Crossley 9 2 0 31 48 oo E. M. H. Ranson 18 1 4 76 19 co 7 co N. J. Magson 2 0 0 20 P. Crowe 9.4 0 3 24 8
OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) C. D. King, ct. Lancaster, b. Pickersgill G. Alderson, b. Pickersgill ... E. M. Ranson, not out R. Jackson, ct./b. Dickinson ... K. M. Ratcliffe, not out J. A. Shouksmith D. H. Beachell N. J. Magson Did not bat C. W. Gough P. Crowe M. P. Crossley Extras
D. R. Waller W. R. Pickersgill J. E. Dickinson S. G. Lancaster M. J. H. Fisher R. D. Harding
... 208
TOTAL
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 ——— 148 175 207 J. E. Dickinson W. R. Pickersgill D. R. Waller M. J. H. Fisher W. J. Roebuck
ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) D. R. Waller, ct. Alderson, b. Gough ... 10 W. J. Roebuck, b. Beachell ... 16 29 D. M. Rawlings, ct. Beachell, b. Ranson J. C. Richardson, ct. Radcliffe, b. Ranson 17 R. D. Harding, b. Crowe ... 45 N. G. A. Morris, l.b.w. Ranson ... 45 J. E. Dickinson, ct. Beachell, b. Crowe ... 13 J. D. Rawlings, ct./b. Ranson M. J. H. Fisher, l.b.w. Crowe ... 10 W. R. Pickersgill, run out ... S. G. Lancaster, not out ... Extras
W. 0 1 1 0 0 0
R. 43 39 47 34 19 9
Av. co 39 47 co co co
OLD PETERITES 0. M. 16 1 9 6 13.1 2 6 1 7 0
C. W. Gough D. H. Beachell M. P. Crossley N. J. Magson P. Crowe
W. 2
0
3 0
R. Av. 83 41.50 15 co 44 14.67 24 24 45 co
The School were quite undaunted by their inability with the ball to make any impression on the O.P. batting array. They had confidence both in themselves and the plumb wicket. John Shouksmith, ably supported by David Beachell, scored a maiden century, while, Morris at long last, knocked up for the School the sort of innings we had been waiting for so patiently. Keith Ratcliffe's second declaration left the School with the need to score at the rate of 90 runs in the hour. Two handsome knocks by Rawlings and Harding steered the School safely to victory, with three minutes to spare. 850 runs in 10 hours was testimony enough of the entertainment value. 59
WALKING CLUB NOTES In the course of this term's fifteen walks, we have come to learn that the formula for success is a small, compact group. Despite inevitable complaints, we have indulged in the delights of Yorkshire, from Ilkley Moor to Thixendale, from Kepwick to the banks of the Humber. We have even become experts in wall construction and tea-drinking! In addition we had three profitable voluntary walks. We must indeed thank Mr. Coulthard for his profound patience and vehicular talent, and Mr. Riley for helping us out on occasions. The climax of our perambulatory career was the completion of the Lyke Wake Walk in under 24 hours, including a night spent camping at Hamer House, where we were fortunately aided in our cooking by Mrs. Coulthard in the V.W. Those who took part were Evans (surely the veteran of the club), Plans, McKay, Gray, Les and Dingwall, and Slater and Skerrett (the secretary) who succumbed to the pioneering spirit. R.J.H.S.
THE OXFORD CUP, 1965-66 The Cup was won by The Grove. The following are the detailed results :— School Points Awarded Grove Queen's House Rise Manor Temple Dronfield 20 20 Senior Rugger • • • to Junior Rugger • • • 20 Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket... • •• to ... 20 Rowing (1st Div.) ... .• • to Rowing (2nd Div.) ... 20 Athletics, 1st ... •• • to to ... Athletics, 2nd • • • to Cross-Country, 1st Cross-Country, 2nd •••5 ... ... to Swimming, 1st Swimming, znd ... 5 •••5 to ... Squash • • • to Tennis ... ... Shooting (Team) ... •••5 Fencing ... ... •••5 Junior Long Run, 1st • • • 5 2 Junior Long Run, 2nd ...
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MR. T. H. V. WILLIAMS Mr. Williams left in July after three years at St. Peter's. He was very active in many fields, while enlivening School House as Assistant Housemaster. We remember him with gratitude, wish him well and hope he will visit the School again in the future. 60
OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE CLUB The Old Peterite Club's 75th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 23rd July. The President, T. J. Lewis, was in the chair. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 45 members. The Hon. Treasurer, T. H. Burdon, presented the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1965, which showed the accumulated fund for the running expenses of £272 18s. 9d. D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, N. J. Magson, E. S. Portlock, K. M. Ratcliff and J. Saville were elected to serve on the committee for a term of three years. The meeting received the resignation from the committee, for business reasons, of R. A. Stratton, and in his place J. C. M. Rayson was elected to serve on the committee for one year. The following alterations to the Club Rules were approved : — Rule II—Delete the last sentence from "The Management" to "three years". Rule III (a)—Substitute "The President" for "The Headmaster" and delete the word "permanent". Rule IV (a)—Delete the words "continue to". Rule VI—Delete the words "or Chairman". Rule VIII—'Substitute "President" for "Headmaster" (line 2) and delete from "all other Trustees" to the end. Rule IX—Substitute "Committee" for "Headmaster" and delete "written". E. K. Robinson, the Senior Science Master at the School for the past twenty-two years, was unanimously elected an Honorary Life Member of the Club. J. B. Mortimer informed the meeting that since the last Annual General Meeting he had moved from the York area and would therefore have to resign from the position of York Hon. Secretary. J. C. M. Rayson was elected to replace him.
O.P. LONDON DINNER The London Hon. Secretary, C. H. Lewis, informed the meeting that the London Dinner would now be held at the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, on the 18th November, and not on the I 1 th November, as had been announcd previously. Other Regional dinners announced were the West Riding Dinner on 3rd November, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds, and the North West Dinner on 10th March at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan. The names and addresses of the Club's Officers and Regional Hon. Secretaries are as follows :— President : T. J. Lewis, Chebula, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, 7A St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Hon. Treasurer: T. H. Burdon, 552 Toiler Lane, Bradford. 61
District Hon. Secretaries: London : C. H. Lewis, "Fir Tree End", 127 Wise Lane, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7. West Riding: M. Hallas, Flat 2, Woodstone Hall, Fenay Bridge, Nr. Huddersfield. North West : I. S. T. Dutton, "Pennine Edge", 9 Hill Top, Romiley, Cheshire. North East : Dr. H. Brown, 23 Highbury, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2. East Riding : P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones", Garton, Driffield. Birmingham: V. B. Gregory, 23 Old Station Road, Bromsgrove. Worcs. York : J. C. M. Rayson, 21 Chalfonts, Tadcaster Road, York. The O.P. Club Dinner, 1966, following the A.G.M., was held in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Headmaster, and was attended by 108. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by C. W. Thompson, to which the Headmaster responded. D. G. Cummin proposed the toast of the Club and the President, T. J. Lewis, responded. The following were present : The President of the Club (T. J. Lewis) The Headmaster Kirby, D. (Hon. Sec.) Hanson, J. A. (Immediate Past President) The Bursar The Head of the School (Hardman, G. F.) Fearnside, F. Alderson, G. W. A. R. Fearnside, F. H. Aryan, M. C. M. Fenton, P. A. Atkinson, P. S. Field, R. A. Bagshaw, P. D. Franklin, J. F. Baker, E. T. N. Gedge, H. F. S. Barton, C. R. Gough, C. W. Beckett, J. W. Graham, G. E. L. Biddle, H. Hallas, M. Blunt, D. A. C. Harding, G. W. Bolton, P. H. Harding, J. T. Bough, R. G. Harding, R. F. Brown, D. L. Hamby, F. B. S. Browne, F. N. Harwood, R. H. Butterworth, M. A. Hewitt, D. V. Buttrum, A. P. Hewitt, F. J. Clark, R. T. Holmes, D. C. Clegg, M. A. Hopwood, R. A. Coates, J. W. Houghton, J. C. Coles, D. P. Huntley, W. G. Coulthard, K. G. Kemp-Welch, N. Craine, G. D. King, C. D. Cummin, D. G. King, H. A. De Mulder, A. J. Le Pla, R. G. Dodd, D. F. Le Tocq, L. C. Dronfield, M. W. Lewis, C. H. Dronfield, P. J. Magson, N. J. Dutton, I. S. T. Megginson, J. S. Eastwood, C. R. Metcalfe, R. H. Eatough, J. A. 62
Milburn, P. W. V. Moore, J. E. Morris, P. A. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Norwood, D. Oliver, R. W. Pace, N. G. Pacey, F. W. B. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Pawle, S. G. S. Pfluger, D. Phillips, J. S. P. Pickersgill, J. B. Ping, A. W. Portlock, E. S. Ranson, E. M. H. Ratcliff, K. M. Raylor, A. W. Raynes, D. E. Rayson, J. C. M. Rhodes, K. H. Richardson, P. Rowbottom, J. R. Ruddock, J. M. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Rumfitt, D. T. Scarth, R. M.
Stabler, D. A. Stapleton, J. R. Stephenson, T. G. Stubbs, W. C. Thompson, C. W.
Sheriff, E. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Short, A. A. Simmons, D. N. Smith, C. K.
Wall, J. D. C. Ward, C. M. Wheatley, R. D. Wood, C. W. D. Wright, R. W.
PRESENT AT THE BIRMINGHAM DINNER (SOLIHULL) The following attended the Bimingham Dinner on 13th May, 1966:C. C. Houghton V. B. Gregory G. E. K Reynolds R. L. D. Davidge C. B. M. Gregory R. Bower M. Hollway M. E. Kershaw M. J. Bond K. M. Ratcliffe H. F. S. Gedge J. H. Hanson Headmaster D. P. Norwood T. J. Lewis J. McN. Inglis D. F. Dodd
EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER Held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield, on Friday, 27th May, 1966. PRESENT:
The Headmaster P. S. Atkinson F. M. Beachell D. Beachell H. M. Beachell C. M. C. Burdass C. U. Burdass R. D. Burdass C. Bulmer H. B. Burnett D. E. Byass F. D. Browne J. D. Cooke C. C. Dee F. H. Dimmey D. H. Fletcher P. A. Fenton C. C. Frank
M. G. A. Garbutt F. Hardy D. M. Hart A. May M. May P. R. B. Megginson J. S. Megginson B. Potter R. W. Peacock N. F. Perry R. F. H. Stephenson K. H. Rhodes E. Sheriff J. E. A. Wick J. G. Wood M. R. Wood C. D. M. Wood
RUGBY FOOTBALL OLD PETERITES XV v. THE SCHOOL. Saturday, 10th December, 1966. Any Old Peterite wishing to play in this match should write stating full name, age, years at school, Club and position, to : — C. W. Thompson, The Flat, Mead House, North Road, Retford, Notts. Tel. Retford 2531 (Business). The closing date for applications is 19th November. Full details will be sent to all applicants. 63
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES M. L. XUJATI KAMBHU (Grove, 1923-'25), is now the Deputy Minister of National Development and Director-General of Irrigation in his native Thailand and has been invited by the World Bank to be its Special Consultant. S. H. STOREY (Manor, 1946-'52), is researching into computer techniques at Liverpool University and is head of the Data Processing Research Unit there. M. POYNER (1956-'61), is manager of the White Horse restaurant at Lowick, Northants. An article in a catering magazine speaks highly of the attractions of the restaurant. M. T. POWELL (Rise, 1951-'55). Graduated from Leeds University in 1961, with Honours in Farm Management. He has recently completed five years with an Agricultural Company in Yorkshire and is now an Agricultural Adviser with the government of Malawi. Address. Ministry of Natural Resources, Dept. of Agriculture, Box 34, Zomba, Malawi. R. A. B. WOOD (Manor, 1956-'61). Obtained his M.B., Ch.B. at Leeds University in November, 1965, and is now a houseman at Leeds General Infirmary. D. L. W. SIM (Rise, 1955-'60), has recently successfully completed the fulltime course at the Regent St. Polytechnic School of Architecture, obtaining the Diploma in Architecture with a distinction in his thesis; and will soon be taking up employment with a firm engaged in planning projects on an international scale. J. R. ANFIELD (Queens, 1956-'61), read Music and Economic Geography at Manchester University and is now in the Town Planning department of the Greater London Council. He is now doing a post-graduate course in town-planning in London. E. M. SMITH (Manor, 1954-'57), obtained his Certificate of Competence as a Master Mariner in December, 1965. He has twice been given an award by the Meteorological Office. A. BLACK (Grove, 1956-'60), recently passed the final examination of the Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents' Institute, winning two major awards. He is now working in Hawick, Scotland. R. E. CROWE (Temple, 1954-'59), is selling Cessna aircraft and would be particularly interested in hearing from any 0.P. who owns a private aircraft or who has his own airstrip available for use. D. R. HOLT (Queens, 1957), obtained an M.Sc. (Eng.) from Bristol University.
ENGAGEMENTS C. GWYN EVANS R.N. (Grove, 1952-'58-'63), to Miss Christabel McDowall of Brockenhurst, Hants. A. G. QUARMBY (Rise, 1946-'53), to Diana Coldham-Fussell of Wellington, New Zealand. A. BLACK (Grove, 1956-'60), to Rosemary Kay of Bilbrough, York. E. M. SMITH (Manor, 1954-'57), to Pauline Anne Wyatt of Perth, Australia. J. R. ANFIELD (Queens, 1956-'61), to Susan Margaret Hardman of Lytham St. Armes, Lancs. 64
BIRTHS R. E. OROWE ((Temple, 1954-'59)—on 7th January, 1966, to Alexandra (nee MeHand) and Robert Ensell a son—Timothy James. BARKER.—On 17th May, 1966, to Jane (nee Robinson) and Anthony Barker—a son, Christopher John (1947-'49).
OBITUARY E. I. MOORE (Rise, 1950-'55), died suddenly in New York, on 8th August, 1966, at the tragically young age of 29. He won an open exhibition in English to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he obtained an Honours degree. A scholarship to Brandies University, Massachusetts followed, and then a lectureship in English at Fordham University, New York, where he had been for the past two years. He was working on a Doctorate of Philosophy. We extend our deepest sympathy to his parents.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 10th December, at 5-0 p.m., following the annual rugger match between the School and the Club. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, at 7A St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 26th November. The following crested neckwear is available : — 15s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk crested ties 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 11s. 9d. each plus postage 5d. ... All-silk bow ties 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk batswings 60s. Od. each post free. ... All-silk squares 34s. Od. each post free. All-silk cravats
CHANGES OF ADDRESS J. R. ANFIELD, 122 Fellowes Road, Swiss Cottage, London, N.W.3. R. G. BEAN, Balmaghie, 25 High Street West, Uppingham, Rutland. Tel. Uppingham 3293. J. W. BECKETT, Stuart House, The Dell, Skelton, York. J. BIGGIN, Haven Lodge, Firbeck, Nr. Worksop, Notts. Tel. North Carlton 487. R. B. BLACKBURN, 153 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, Manchester, 20. R. M. BOOTH, 1 Part Court, Hillview Road, Woking, Surrey. Tel. Woking 3877. C. U. BURDASS, West End Farm, Harpham, Driffield, Yorkshire. Tel. Burton Agnes 355. W. J. BURDASS, c/o Department of Agriculture, Jarrah Road, South Perth, Western Australia. MAJOR A. A. CAMFIELD, R.A.O.C., 1 Sefton Close, Wilmslow, Cheshire. R. T. CLARK, 42 Walney Road, Heworth, York. Tel. York 56069. C. R. CLOUGH, 37 Grange Garth, York. Tel. York 59503. M. P. CROSSLEY, Castle Gazer, Marazion, Penzance, Cornwall. Tel. Marazion 283. 65
C. S. ELSTON, 30 Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, Yorkshire. Tel. Redcar 3747. M. J. F. EVERITT, Long Balland, Wilburton, Ely, Cambs. A. N. FARRAR, 26 Easthorpe Drive, Nether Poppleton, York. DR. R. A. FIELD, St. George's Hospital, Lincoln. J. F. FRANKLIN, 61 The Villows, Marton, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. P. GARRETT, M.A., A.M.I.C.E., 26 Pine View Manor, Hartland Road, Epping, Essex. PROFESSOR E. W. GILBERT, Old Cottage, Appleton, Abingdon, Berkshire. Tel. Cumnor 2197. INSTRUCTOR COMMANDER K. R. G. HARPER, "Farringford", 11 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, Hants. G. M. HERRING, Ph.D., 12 Salisbury Crescent, Oxford. LT. S. K. D. HILL, Junior Tradesmen's Regiment, Army Catering Corps, Clayton Barracks, Aldershot, Hants. D. G. HILTON, Meadow Close, Carrwood, Hale Barns, Cheshire. Tel. Manchester RIN. 5294. D. K. HODD, 71 Western Avenue, London, W.3. 743-2855. R. M. HODGSON, 56 Parsonage Road, Horsham, Sussex. D. R. HOLT, M.Sc., 25 The Butts, Little Weighton, Nr. Hull, Yorkshire. R. A. HOPWOOD, 8 Hall Rise, Haxby, York. P. R. J. HOSKINSON, 2 The Spinney, Blackwell, Darlington, Co. Durham. LT. C. G. HOWAT, R.N., "Hillsden", Tavistock Road, Hartley, Plymouth, Devon. REV. J. N. T. HOWAT, 54 Wellington Road, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. G. B. HUDSON, 194 Lancaster Road, Morecambe. Tel. Morecambe 3203. D. G. S. JESPER, "Landismere", Tadcaster Road, Copmanthorpe, York. Tel. York 65658. W. E. JONES, 6 Moorland Road, Fulford Road, York. A. C. LEACH, "Dalveen", 11 Elgy Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 3. Tel. Gosforth 54443. J. C. B. MaCKEAND, Ashdown, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire. I. S. MACPHERSON, 38 Mill Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, Staffs. REV. R. T. W. McDERMID, St. Mary's Vicarage, Cragside Walk, Leeds, 5. Tel. Horsforth 2923. MAJOR E. D. McKINNEY, Stonehead, South Holmwood, Nr. Dorking, Surrey. SIR PHILIP MORRIS, C.B.E., M.A., LL.D., Tanglewood, Townsend, Lower Almondsbury, Bristol. Tel. Almondsbury 2392. H. MURRAY, 26 Riverside Road, Norwich, Norfolk NOR 18S. T. G. MURRAY, c/o Mrs. Hickson, Eaton Hall College of Education, Eaton, Retford, Notts. E. S. PORTLOCK, Lindley, Gloucester Avenue, Dumfries. Tel. Dumfries 4797. V. C. PULLEYN, 28 Water End, Clifton, York. Tel. York 58592. D. E. RAYNOR, Flat 16, Fairfield Court, Daisy Bank Road, Victoria Park, Manchester, 14. L. RIX, 4 Overland Court, Broadparks, Pinhoe, Exeter. 66
P. ROBSON, Merrywood, Shores Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey. L/GPL. Q. G. ROWBOTTOM, R.M.P., No. 1 Section, 2 Div. Pro. Unit, B.F.P.O. 22. J. M. RUDDOCK, The Old Orchard, 13, Rawcliffe Lane, York. Tel. York 23376. P. H. 0. RUDDOCK, Ganthorpe Farm, Terrington, York and 67 The Mount, York. M. W. SANDERSON, "Soundings", 49 Admiral's Court, Thirsk, Yorkshire. M. SENIOR, 13 Fairfax Close, Dale Road, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire. Tel. Marple 1463. C. K. SMITH, 58 Bingham Road, Edinburgh, 15, Scotland. CAPT. C. R. STEAD, c/o J.T.R. A.A.C., Clayton Barracks, Aldershot, Hants. D. K. TIMMS, c/o Foreign Office, London, S.W.1. do not mark "Peking" on envelope. DR. B. TOMLINSON, The Surgery, 7 Clwyd Avenue, Prestatyn 96. D. T. N. TYNE, 45 Alexandra Avenue, Mansfield, Notts. J. D. C. WALL, Sutton, Wansford, Peterborough, Northants I. U. WARRINGTON, Aureol Tobacco Co., Ltd., P.O. Box 569, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. R. D. WHEATLEY, Adcroft County Secondary Technical School, Prospect Place, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. R. M. WHEELER, 5 Glen Avenue, Holbrook, Derby. Tel. Horsley 8251.
CORRECTION OF ADDRESSES R. A. FENTON, "Fourways", Southgate, Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire. R. H. HARWOOD, Ryburn House, Grosvenor Road, York. (Joined-1926. Left-1931). REV. CANON D. V. HEWITT, 7 Minster Yard, York. J. K. HICK, "Mole End", 33 Foxwood Lane, Acomb, York. P. A. HORSMAN, 16A De-Yarburgh Way, Badger Hill Estate, Hull Road, York. J. W. RUDD, M. W. RUDD, Etherley Lodge, Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. REV. J. C. HOUGHTON, St. Hilda's Clergy House, 70 Cross Green Lane, Leeds 9. R. G. LE PLA, 95 Stumperlowe Hall Road, Fulwood, Sheffield, 10.
NEW MEMBERS E. T. N. BAKER, Bankside, Nether Poppleton, York. Tel. Upper Poppleton 236. (Joined 1924, Left 1927). DR. A. T. BLAIR, Helmsley, Yorkshire. (Joined 1919, Left 1923). J. LEES, 15 Healds Green, Chadderton, Nr. Oldham, Lancs. (Joined 1958-62, Left 1965). J. ROBINSON, Flat H, No. 1 Portman Mansions, Chiltern Street, London, W.1. (Joined 1955, Left 1965). C. D. M. WOOD, Rozel, Beech Drive, N. Ferriby, E. Yorkshire. (Joined 1949-52, Left 1956). 67
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THE PETERITE Vol. LIX
FEBRUARY, 1967
No. 374
EDITORIAL The main purpose of this magazine is, and always must be, to report news. This news will be in part the happenings at St. Peter's and in part the activities of Old Peterites. This magazine acts as a news-letter with a wide circulation and as a regular addition to the archives of the school, so that at any time ready reference may be made to it. But is the mere recording of facts and statistics enough? The opinions and ideas of successive generations of Peterites are, after all, just as much part of the fabric of life here as are the events and ought, therefore, to be recorded. The excellent contribution to cultural expression made by Oasis has a limited readership, especially among Old Peterites. There would appear to be no reason why the two publications should not be complementary. This magazine, like all others, is at the mercy of its readers, and there can be no broadening of its scope without contributions from them. Letters to the Editor, of complaint or accord, will be most welcome. A selection will be published. Pieces of imaginative writing and expressions of opinion will also find a place. In this way, the magazine will be a record, not just of what Peterites have done, but of what they have thought.
SCHOOL NOTES At the beginning of term we welcomed Mr. R. J. Bulcock to teach English, Mr. J. P. Rigby to teach Economics, History and English and Mr. P. G. Wise to teach Physics. We wish them a long and pleasant stay at St. Peter's.
Mr. Mair was away on Sabbatical Leave this term and we are most grateful to Mrs. Wilks for filling his shoes so successfully. 1
CONTENTS PAGE
Editorial
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School Notes
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G.C.E. December, 1966
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School Officials
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Salvete
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Valete
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House Notes
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The Chapel
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"The Pirates of Penzance"
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Debating Society
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Senior Science Society
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Modern Languages Society
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Russian Society
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Theological Society ...
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Ornithological Society
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Photographic Society
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Art Society
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Equine Society
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The British Ship Adoption Society
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Young Farmers' Club
18
Sixth Form Geographical Field Study Trip
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C.C.F. Notes
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Scout Group
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Rugby
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Shooting Walking Club
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Fencing
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Squash
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Cricket Fixtures, 1967
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Old Peterite News ...
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Illustrations:
1st Rugby Football XV, 1966 "The Pirates of Penzance" ...
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The new classrooms in the Grove Block were opened on Monday, 24th October and the staff-room extension in the old book-room was also completed. On Tuesday, 8th November, it was announced that Mr. P. D. R. Gardiner, M.A., would succeed Mr. Dronfield as Headmaster in September, 1967. Mr. Gardiner is a Housemaster at Charterhouse, where he is also Senior English Master. He is joint author of "Intelligent Reading".
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The Geographers paid a return visit to Felsted School, Essex, to do a survey. A report appears inside.
* We have welcomed three visitors in particular this term. Mr. M. V. Tangitau, who is Headmaster of a school in Tonga, and Mr. V. U Cama, who is a Housemaster in Fiji, were at the School at the end of November and the beginning of December. They were interested in all aspects of boarding-school life and had many interesting comparisons to make with the educational systems in the countries from which they came. Also Mr. P. D. Robinson came to us from Uganda, where he is a Headmaster. He gave a talk to Transitus. The November edition of the Leeds Graphic carried a long article about St. Peter's in the series Famous Yorkshire Schools. The article summarised the history of the School and gave some idea of its general running. The new footbridge over Clifton has won a Commendation in the Civic Trust Awards for 1966. The assesor's report spoke of "the lightness and grace both of form and detail that add interest to the street picture". *
During the holidays D. J. Emsley, who has been captain of the School XV for three years, played twice for the Yorkshire Schoolboys, once against Lancashire and once against Wales. We congratulate him and thank him for the honour he has brought to the School.
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In November C. A. Wood won the Under 20's Championship of the North at Ashton-under-Lyne. Congratulations to all concerned. 2
MR. P. J. WELLS At the end of last term Mr. Wells left us to take up his new appointment as Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Nottingham Training College. Three years and one term is a comparatively short while, but few will have left such an indelible mark as did Mr. Wells in such a short time. Whether as master in charge of the School Library, or in other of his many activities, Mr. Wells fired enthusiasm and energy into all who made contact with him. Above all, though, we thank him for the invaluable contribution which he made to the teaching of Mathematics in the School. Messrs. D. A. Burnell, R. Scaife and D. Hargrave, open scholars all, especially have much to thank him for. As Assistant Housemaster to both the Manor and the Grove in his all too short stay with us, we learnt of his many other qualities—his interest in every individual, his sense of fun, his thoroughness and attention to detail and above all his infectious enthusiasm. We convey to both him and Mrs. Wells our grateful thanks and best wishes for the future. PROFESSOR J. A. DAVISON It is with great regret that we have to record the sudden death of Professor J. A. Davison on 29th December, at the relatively early age of 60. Professor Davison was appointed in 1954 to represent Leeds University on the Governing Body of St. Peter's School, and since that time has been a familiar figure at many School functions and a most assiduous member of the Board. While his abiding interest was in Classics, he showed a keen understanding of the problems which from time to time had to be faced by the Governors. We shall miss his wise counsel and his readiness at all times to give us his full support, and we extend to Mrs. Davison our deepest sympathy. MR. E. K. ROBINSON The School, the Staff and the Old Peterites were shocked to hear of the death of Mr. E. K. Robinson, who retired as recently as last July. He was returning from India where he had been visiting his daughter and her husband. He died at sea on 24th January, 1967. We extend our very deepest sympathy to Mrs. Robinson and their two daughters.
G.C.E. DECEMBER, 1966 The following successes were recorded : — '0' Level Argyle, C. R. (I); Berm, J. A. S. (t); Bennett, M. T. (I); Blackford, P. R. H. (1); Bowen, M. K. (1); Coke, J. (I); Dingwall, R. W. J. (1); Ferguson, M. J. (I); Green, R. M. (1); Holgate, E. M. (I); Jenkins, D. 0. (I); Jinachitra, S. (I); Kemp, J. R. (I); Lockhart, D. S. (1); Mcllroy, R. I. D. (I); Mackinder, S. (I); MacLeod, I. M. (1); Marks, H. G. (I); Marshall, W. N. (I); Mitchell, P. G. (1); Morris, K. (2); Moss, A. J. (1); Ogley, F. M. (I); Pace, P. G. (1); Parker, A. W. (1); Pettinger, G. L. (3); Pugh. B. D. (I); Scott, A. G. (1); Stewart, G. A. W. (r); Summers, P. T. (t); Townend, J. V. (I); Tree, D. W. (2); Winterbottom, D. R. (1); Wood, J. R. (I); Wright, M. J. (1); Wright, R. M. A. (I). We congratulate all these successful candidates.
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS SCHOOL MONITORS
C. W. CLEGG: Head of the School C. J. A. SMITH: Vice-Head of the School D. J. EMSLEY D. M. RAWLINGS T. B. WARD A. S. MEDLYCOTT M. A. GROUNDWATER P. S. OGLESBY J. N. YELLOWLEY (Chapel Monitor)
P. M. SHEPHERD C. S. M. DEW
HOUSE MONITORS :
Dron field
Grove
Manor
A. M. DAWOOD P. J. DOYLE I. R. D. MCGRATH
R. M. GREEN W. N. MARSHALL
N. G. A. MORRIS A. J. Moss
M. A. C. REID
D. R. BALLINGER P. R. H. BLACKFORD Q. GRAY C. A. LES
W. J. ROEBUCK D. R. WALLER
J. M. MCKAY J. C. PLATTS
J. K. PARK
Queen's
R. J. MAWER
Rise
School House C. R. ARGYLE
W. D. FLEMING
A. W. FIELDHOUSE
D. S. LOCKHART P. N. MOORE C. J. PEARSON
J. S. W. COOK A. J. GILL A. J. E. HODGES R. I. Moss F. M. OGLEY A. W. PARKER P. D. WILSON SUMMERS-SMITH M. A.
J. R. Woo])
M. J. THOMPSON
Temple R. M. ANDERSON A. M. BOWIE P. F. REEVES C. C. RUSSELL S. C. SUGAR 4
SALVETE Smoot. Houss—R. F. Atkinson, A. C. W. Cook, J. R. Drummond, J. W. Gillgrass, A. Gray, A. N. Lawrence, J. C. Lynch, J. T. Morley, J. S. R. Tindall. DRONFIELD HOUSE-N. L. Brockbank, D. H. A. Broom, T. M. Day, M. P. Dob-
son, N. A. Dodd, J. R. B. Harding, H. H. S. Kaye, J. F. King, T. J. Wright. THE GROVE-J. D. Holmes, M. C. Lindberg, P. J. McMillan, S. B. Milner,
A. Powell, S. R. Shackleton, P. R. Stansfield, I. C. Watkinson, M. R. T. Wheen, R. J. Wood. THE MANOR-C. J. Clark, G. S. Clarkson, R. A. Copeman, A. P. R. Dean, R. L.
Elsy, S. Foster, R. F. Homby, J. J. Les, A. Rennie, D. M. Schofield, A. D. A. Smith, J. C. W. Williams. RISE HOUSE-B. J. Avison, C. P. G. Booth, M. S. L. Bradley, R. C. M. Dicken-
son, T. M. Elsworth, R. F. Flint, I. D. Raley, C. P. M. G. Steadman, R. J. Stokes, M. Turnbull. QUEEN'S Housx—P. R. Bailey, N. Barnes, S. R. Batchelor, A. W. Balckburn,
K. D. Bowler, K. V. Cable, P. S. K. Crossley, D. M. Foster, N. S. Glover, S. W. Harris, J. R. Harrison, G. Hodgson, M. J. Jones, R. G. D. Oldham, R. I. Tulloch. TEMPLE HOUSE-M. W. Bainbridge, J. R. Blacker, D. M. Burrunston-Williams,
P. L. Hall, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, D. P. Irving, D. J. McCartney, G. J. Mcllroy, M. J. S. Muncer, C. A. Myers, C. N. Roberts, I. Robinson, M. J. Winterbottom, T. J. Young.
VALETE C. W. Clegg. 1957-66. Dronfield. Head of School. U.VI.B. "A" Level English (Distinction), Geography, Maths for Science. "0" Level 11. U. of E. 1st XV 1964-66 (Vice-capt.) 1966); Ist VIII Rowing 1965; Captain of School Athletics; School Swimming Team; Minor Sports Colours; House Colours (Dronfield and School). C.C.F. Sgt. Parts I and II (Army Section). President of Debating Society. Chapel Committee. Games Committee. 53 Rawcliffe Lane, York. Tel.: 53462.
R. J. Mawer. 1962-66. Grove. House Monitor. U.VI. "A" Level (Maths and Higher Maths (Grade A and B), Physics (C), 'S' Physics (2); "0" Level (xi). U. of E. 2nd IV Cox (Colours). C.C.F. P.O. Inst. i/c R.N. Section. Secretary Of Equine Society. Civil Engineer. New College, Leadhall Lane, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel.: 81237.
R. E. Friars. 1963-66. School. Tr.A.B. "0" Level (4). House Cross Country. Banking. St. Mary's, Darmoor Lane, Ryton-on-Tyne, Co. Durham. Tel.: Ryton 2209.
R. J. H. Skerrett. 1962-66. Temple. U.VI.B. Open Scholarship, Corpus Christi
College, Cambridge. "A" Level (English (A), French (A), r S Level), Latin (C). "0" Level (II). U. of E. Secretary of Walking Club (z years). Teaching. "Rydon Cottage", Top Lane, Copmanthorpe, York. Tel.: 67 1 84.
S. C. Sugar. 1957-66. Temple. House Monitor. U.VI. "A" Level (Pure Maths (A-t), Applied Maths (A), Physics (A-2). "0" Level (12). U. of E. 2nd XV; xst VI Chess; House Chess; Rugger. Scouts Senior Scout. House Rep. Senior Science Society, House Rep. Russian Soc., House Rep. Equine Society. 19 Rawcliffe Lane, York. Tel.: 24479.
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C. C. Russell. 1957-66. Temple. House Monitor. U.VI. "A" Level (Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics). "0" Level (u). U. of E. 3rd XI Hockey, ist VI Chess, House Chess, House Rugger. D. of E. Silver Award. Equine Society (Secretary 1965, Chairman 1966). Trainer. Birchinlea, Strensall, York. Tel.: Strensall 276. P. J. H. Fosbrook. 196o-66. Manor. V.A. Colts Rugger, School Athletics, School Swimming, House Rugger (Junior and Senior), House Cricket, House Athletics, House Swimming, Junior Long Run. C.C.F. Army Section Cadet. Further Education, Skipton Grammar School. 101 Regent Road, Skipton, Yorkshire. Tel.: Skipton 2587.
J. Coke. 1959-66. Queens. V.B. "0" Level (3). 3rd XV 1966; Junior House Rugger 1963-65; House Swimming, Junior House Colours. C.C.F. Cpl. R.A.F. Section .22 and .303 Marksman. Road Haulage. "The Paddock", 2 Hall Rise, Haxby, York. Tel.: 68413. R. A. Dixon. 1959-66. Queens. V.B. "0" Level (z). C.C.F. Cadet R.A.F. Section ist Class Shot. The Meat Trade. t1 Simbalk Lane, Bishopthorpe, York. Tel.: 65663. S. L. Pettinger. 1959-66. Queens. V.B. "0" Level (4). School Fencing Team, Colts VIII, House Fencing Team, House IV, House Swimming. C.C.F. A.B. R.N. Section. Navigating Officer, Merchant Navy. "Westfield", 13 Simbalk Lane, Bishopthorpe, York. Tel.: 67003.
C. J. Pearson. 1960-66. Queens. House Monitor. U.VI.C. "A" Level (Applied Maths (At), Pure Maths (At), Physics (A)). "0" Level (12). U. of E. 2nd XV (Colours), Colts IV Boating, House Rugger XV, House VIII Boating, Cross-Country, Athletics, Chess. Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Electronic Research. 16 Ainsty Grove, Dringhouses, York. Tel.: 66783. D. Hargrave. 1960-66. Queens. U.VI. Open Scholarship St. Catherine's College, Oxford. "A" Level (Maths, Higher Maths, Physics). "0" Level (to). House Long Run. House Rep. Russian Society. P. M. Shepherd. 1957-66. Rise. School Monitor. U.VI. "A" Level (History, Geography). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st XV 1966; 2nd VIII Rowing 1966; House Colours; House Rugger (capt. 1965); Athletics (capt.), Squash, Tennis, Swimming, Cross Country, Cricket. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Army Section and A.B. R.N. Section. Debating Society Committee, Games Committee. Building. Galtres House, Rawcliffe Lane, York. Tel.: 24250.
D. M. Rawlings. 1961-66. Rise. Head of House. U.VI. "A" Level (Biology, Chemistry, Geography). "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st XI Cricket 1964-66; 1st XV Rugger 1966; 2nd XI Hockey 1964-66; House Athletics, House Swimming, House Squash, House Tennis, House Colours, Captain Colts Cricket XI 1963. C.C.F. L/Sgt. Army Section. Chairman Young Farmers' Club, Vice-President Debating Society, Games Committee, Senior Science Society Committee. Agriculture. "Sunnyside Cottage", Lythe, Whitby, Yorkshire.
A. J. Gill. 1959-66. Rise. House Monitor. U.VI.A.B. "A" Level (English (A), History (A), French). "0" Level (to). U. of E. znd XV Rugby, 2nd XI Cricket, House Rugby and Cricket, Athletics, Chess. C.C.F. Law. The White House, Appleton Roebuck, York. Tel.: Appleton Roebuck 318. A. W. Fieldhouse. Rise.
P. R. S. Fairclough. 1962-66. Rise. Library Monitor. U.VI. "A" Level (History (A), Economics). "0" Level (8). U. of E. Cricket Bay XI, House Junior and Senior Cross Country, House Chess. C.C.F. Scouts Chairman of Executive Committee. Debating Society Committee. Writer. 13 Castle Close, Middleton St. George, Nr. Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel.: Dinsdale 592. 6
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE At the beginning of the term Mr. Bulcock joined the House as Assistant Housemaster and it is hoped that his stay will be happy and longer than his predecessors'. We were also joined by ten new boys—nine juniors and a senior. The sporting activities of the House have been very encouraging. The Junior House rugger team, captained by R. S. Johnson, got to the final after beating The Rise and School House. They were eventually beaten by a strong Manor side after putting up a valiant fight; the pack playing particularly well. For their efforts in various fields R. S. Johnson and J. A. Pease were awarded their Junior House Colours. The Senior House team won the Rugger Cup for the third year running after three good matches against The Grove, Queen's and Temple. The House had six 1st XV members and several 2nd XV members which was a considerable help. There were two House Society meetings this term arranged by A. M. Dawood. One was by Mr. Wise on Wine and Beer Making and the other by Mr. Bulcock on his trip through Eastern Europe, which was illustrated by slides. The foundations for next term's play were laid under the directions of E. M. Holgate and much useful practice was obtained by eleven members of the House in "The Pirates of Penzance". We will miss C. W. Clegg, who is leaving after three terms as Head of House, and we know he is dying to take up his temporary job with British Rail, before going to university.
THE GROVE The Grove started the year with Emsley appointed as Head of House, Dew Vice-Head and Mawer, Marshall, Reid, Roebuck, Green and Waller as House Monitors. We also welcomed Mr. Austin as our new assistant Housemaster. The number of boys in the House has decreased from 53 to 47 owing to a number of Seniors leaving and only nine juniors entering the House. Our numbers at the top of the House were added to when Mark C. Lindberg, an American, joined the House for the year. We hope his stay is a happy and memorable one. The term has not been marked by any outstanding sporting conquest, though the Senior House team put up an excellent fight against probably the strongest Dronfield team yet fielded, going down 0-6 in the end. In the Work Cup Competition we discovered that the House possesses a good deal of intellectual talent being placed second in both Senior and Junior parts of the competition. The addition of two more classrooms to the Grove block was watched with interest and the final building is pleasant enough to the eye and blends well with the Scott Block area. It was with great regret that we learned Mr. Wells was to leave us at the end of Christmas for he has pursued with great enthusiasm the interests 7
of the House. We all wish him and Mrs. Wells the best of luck for the future and hope that they do not forget where we are. We extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Bulcock as his successor. R. Mawer is leaving this term and we thank him for all he has done and wish him all the best for the future. Finally we may now look forward to the next two terms confident that we still have an enthusiastic and spirited House.
THE MANOR With the beginning of the year, we welcomed a new Assistant Housemaster in Mr. P. G. Wise, from Durham University, and we wish him a pleasant stay. The following were chosen to form the monitorial body for the year: D. R. Ballinger, P. R. H. Blackford, Q. Gray, C. A. Les, J. M. Mckay and J. C. Platts. The amount of silverware on the House cup shelf was doubled with the Junior House team overwhelming all opposition, in the form of Temple and Dronfield House. Captained by A. Holmes and containing three Colts Colours, the team showed their superiority in varying conditions. For their efforts in the Junior and Senior House teams, G. M. Watson, R. M. Cooper and P. Holmes were awarded their Junior House Colours. The Senior team were not as successful, having a fortunate victory over Rise in the first round, as a result of two tries by K. Morris, but then losing to Temple, under very heavy conditions, in the semi-finals. P. R. H. Blackford and C. J. A. Smith were awarded their Senior House Colours for services in this and other fields. The House Chess team, captained by R. F. Cawood, was unfortunate to lose to Queen's in the first round. Some ten people are involved with the School Opera, including two of the major parts, and in the Easter Term the House hopes to put on its own production of "The Knight of the Burning Pestle".
QUEEN'S HOUSE The new school year started with P. S. Oglesby being appointed as Head of House. C. J. Pearson, W. D. Fleming, D. S. Lockhart, P. Moore and J. R. Wood were appointed House Monitors. We welcomed into the House 15 new boys this term. This brought the total strength of the House to 66. In the Work Shield competition we came 6th, which is the lowest position we have been in for a long time; however, we seem to have been doing better this term. In the Senior Rugger we looked like having a good team. We drew a bye for the first round, meeting Dronfield in the semi-finals. Dronfield were the favourites, but we were determined to win, and had we not had three of the strongest members of the team missing, the result might have been in our favour. The team played extremely well, although losing 12-5. We were also unfortunate in the Junior Rugger when our team was beaten in the first round by School House 14-16. 8
As usual we were well represented in School teams this term; J. A. S. Berm being awarded his 1st XV Colours and C. J. Pearson, J. R. Wood, Dickinson, C. A. Wood and Oglesby were awarded their 2nd XV Colours. Senior House Colours this term were awarded to C. J. Pearson, J. R. Wood and Dickinson. Junior House Colours were awarded to M. C. Pearson. We are losing five members of the House this term; C. J. Pearson, D. Hargrave, Coke, Dixon and Pettinger. We hope that they are all successful in their new fields and thank them for all they have done for the House. After a great deal of discussion it was decided to produce liarliquinade', by Rattigan, as the House play for next term and preparations are now under way. C. A. Wood is to be congratulated on winning the Northern Under 20's' Fencing Championship this term, and also coming 2nd in the Irish Championships during the summer holidays.
THE RISE We arrived back at the beginning of this term to find A. W. Fieldhouse, R. I. Moss, A. W. Parker and M. A. Summers-Smith appointed House Monitors and D. M. Rawlings and P. M. Shepherd School Monitors. A. J. Gill was also made a House Monitor at half-term. In the Senior House Rugger Tournament we faired rather badly, when we lost to a not very strong Manor team, 6-3. Our Junior House team also lost in the first round to a strong Dronfield team, 21-0. Our team was a weak one owing to the fact that we had only one Junior Colt in the side, but several members of the team excelled themselves in playing with much determination and spirit. At the end of term the Senior House rugger team played a representative side of Old Risites. The match was keenly contested on a Sunday morning and ended in a 15 all draw. A fair but uncontrived result. It was a great success and enjoyed by everybody who played. We hope this fixture will be continued. Although the Rise Society only had one meeting this term it was extremely successful. It took the form of a talk on New Zealand by Mr. Duncan, who had taught there for three years. Finally we hope that the fact that five Riseites are leaving this term will not be too detrimental to the House.
SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of term we welcomed Mr. Clark and Mr. Dixon as Assistant Housemasters. We hope they will be happy with us. Mr. A. Groundwater was appointed Head of House and J. N. Yellowley is to be congratulated on being appointed Chapel Monitor. We started the term with only three House Monitors, C. R. Argyle, J. S. W. Cook and Wilson, but the numbers were soon made up to five, with the appointment of Ogley and Hodges. 9
Rugby proved to be rather weak amongst the senior part of the House and we were beaten by Temple in the first round. The Junior team was slightly more successful and beat Queen's, only to be beaten by a very determined Dronfield XV. House Leagues were pursued with a great deal of enthusiasm and although both competitions were unfinished, the seniors only lost one match. House Squash, Table Tennis and Chess Ladders were started, and Mr. Clark took a squash class once a week for a group of juniors. The Ecclesia held one meeting this term When Mr. Cama, the Headmaster of a school in Fiji and Mr. Tangitau, a Headmaster from a school in Tonga, gave a talk on their respective countries. The talk was illustrated with slides and was much appreciated by all. Mr. Cama was attached to the House throughout his stay, and we thank him for all the entertainment he gave us. The House had a large number of participants in the School Opera and Wilson, Hardy, Howat and Baby had parts as principals. We intend to put on a play of our own next term.
TEMPLE The term began with the appointment of Ward as Head of the House and Bowie, Anderson, Russell, Reeves and Sugar as House Monitors. At the suggestion of these new appointments the experiment was made of abolishing fagging, apparently quite successfully. As a result of the exam results and the past year's work Temple again won the Work Cup. In Rugger we were quite well represented in the School teams with Carr and Summers in the 1st XV as well as two members of the 2nd XV, three Colts and, at one stage, as many as six Under 14 Colts. The Senior House team had two convincing wins over School House and Manor, and lost to Dronfield in the final for the second time running, this year by nine points to nil. Third time lucky, we hope. The Junior team beat Grove and lost to Manor, the eventual winners. Summers, Carr and Cantrell were awarded their House Colours and Jackson, Thompson and A. S. Bowie their Junior House Colours. We have reached the final of the House Chess and hope to win next term, despite the departure of most of our team. The House played an important part in the production of "The Pirates of Penzance", with Bainbridge and T. J. Young among the leading ladies and Carr as a realistic pirate and Cantrell as a silent promptor. We were also well represented in the Choir with six trebles and two others. Finally we congratulate Skerrett on winning an Open Scholarship in English to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and say goodbye' to him and to Sugar and Russell. We wish them all success in the future. 10
1st RUGBY FOOTBALL XV, 1966
Scenes from "The Pirates of Penzance'
THE CHAPEL The pattern of our Services in Chapel remained much the same as in former years, with special services for the Harvest Thanksgiving and for Remembrance Sunday, Sung Communion on the First Sunday in Advent and the Carol Service on the last Sunday of term. This term's innovations were mainly musical. Two well-known hymns, "New every morning" and "Jesu, lover of my Soul", came to us with new tunes by Malcolm Williamson, the Australian composer. We experimented too, with the psalms. On one Sunday we used Father Gelinzau's method, which keeps close to the pulse of the Hebrew originals, and on another we sang the psalm to the version in the Revised Psalter, which was much appreciated. For the 'Sung Communion Mr. Waine provided a new setting for the 'Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. On Quinquagesima Sunday we hope to sing it with the whole School taking part, as Mr. Waine originally intended. Circumstances forced us to keep the Carol Service to some of the simpler and better known carols. This resulted in a rather shorter service than usual and yet one which seems to have been enjoyed more than ever. Once again we have had a distinguished trio of visiting preachers, the Provost of Sheffield, Conon Mark Green from Bishopthorpe and the Dean of York. We are most grateful to them for coming. N.K-W.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Memorial Hall, 15th 16th, and 17th December Gilbert and 'Sullivan light operas are redolent of gas-lamps and horsedrawn carriages. To reproduce this atmosphere in a school hall demands a convincing set and an impressive opening to the •performance. This production had both. The set was at once bright and interesting and, as we saw as the evening progressed, flexible. The colourful first scene set a pace that was well maintained to the final triumphant curtain. Gilbert's humour, aural and visual, came over splendidly—particularly in the scene when the Pirate King and Ruth, pointing pistols at Frederick's head, beg for mercy. The Major General's daughters, assorted in size and femininity, were collectively ravishing, tripping on without stumbling, dancing without stamping, they were superb. The whiskery policemen carried all before them, and what they lacked in musical prowess they more than made up for in Flanagan and Allen good humour. They sang with a gusto that suggested they were still in their bath. The Pirates were menacing, villainous and peerless. Of the principals, the dual Mabel, who made the most of her wonderful first entry, deserves special mention. Up on musical tiptoe, she scarcely faltered and never fell. She led the audience through the contortions of the plot with unfailing charm. Frederic, in a very, very difficult part, performed most creditably and sang his hardest songs the best. The Pirate King and the Major-General were full of life and invention, obviously enjoying their songs as much as the audience. Ruth, after a little initial discomfort, sang better and with more confidence as the performance went on. By the end she was fully at home in her unaccustomed vocal range and 11
succeeded in making Frederic's choice of Mabel wholly credible. Both Samuel and the Sergeant of Police did well enough to suggest that they could have handled larger parts with ease, which is a fine reflection of them as well as on those who did take the main roles. Sullivan himself would have approved of the orchestra's firm playing. Whether leading the actors or supporting them, the music was never obtrusive and always audible. Our thanks go to all those who combined to make this production such a notable success—to those backstage who worked to build the set to those who so expertly supervised the dressing and applied the make-up to the entire cast and, of course, to Mr. Bolton, Mr. Waine and Mr. Field, who nursed the whole project from the beginning and gave us an evening that was not only instructive but also a nappy one. Dramatis Personae Major-General Stanley ... The Pirate King ... Samuel (his Lieutenant) ... Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) Sergeant of Police Mabel (General Edith Stanley's Daughters) Kate Isabel Ruth (Pirate Maid of all Work)
... R. E. HARDIE ... C. J. A. SMITH M. P. Baby ... ... P. D. WILSON ... A. W. PARKER J. J. LES
{ P. M. WRIGHT T. J. YOUNG M. W. BAINBRIDGE P. H. RIVERS
... R. A. HOWAT
Chorus of General Stanley's Daughters, Pirates and Police P. A. 0. Bell, T. N. E. Bowen, A. Corser, N. A. Dodd, R. L. Elsy, D. W. Grice, R. H. Hodgson, R. F. Hornby, G. A. Hunt, H. H. S. Kaye, C. W. Kidd, A. J. Maycock, P. N. Nash, S. J. Parker, A. B. Reed, D. M. Schofield, T. J. Wright, C. R. Argyle, J. R. Bailey, A. S. Carr, J. S. W. Cook, A. J. E. Hodges, A. L. Jervis, R. I. Moss, A. H. Powell, A. W. H. Powell, K. J. Sargeant, T. B. Sargeant, P. M. Shepherd, G. W. A. Plews, A. G. Scott, C. E. Wilkinson. P. R. H. Blackford, C. W. Clegg, D. J. Emsley, M. A. Groundwater, I. R. D. McGrath, A. S. Medlycott, N. G. A. Morris, R. I. Moss, P. M. Shepherd. ... Mr. J. N. Gaastra ... SETTINGS DESIGNED BY Mr. J. Maw, Mr. Hawkins, J. E. DickinCONSTRUCTED AND PAINTED BY son, D. J. Doyle, B. D. Pugh, M. G. Pace ... H. J. Robinson STAGE MANAGER P. J. Doyle, J. K. Park ... LIGHTING M. A. Cantrell PROMPTER P. R. S. Fairclough, B. D. Pugh PROPERTIES ... Mrs. P. H. Bolton, Miss N. Gypson, Mrs. MAKE-UP ... R. C. T. Hall, Mr. P. M. Nixon Miss C. Barlow, Mrs. A. Craven, Mrs. DRESSERS ... K. G. Coulthard, Mrs. C. E. Field, Mrs. P. J. Wells
... W. N. Marshall ... C. J. D. Bond
WARDROBE MASTER WARDROBE ASSISTANT
... Mr. K. H. Rhodes ... Mrs. E. Mitchell ... Mr. C. E. Field ... Mr. F. Waine ... Mr. P. H. Bolton
Box OFFICE ... GIRLS' DANCE AND MOVEMENT ASSISTANT PRODUCER DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND CONDUCTOR PRODUCER ...
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Orchestra Violin I: Mr. Sandercock (Leader), Mr. Cooper Violin II: Mrs. Hawkins, J. D. B. Hargreaves. Viola: Mr. Stevens. Violoncello: Mrs. Procter, Miss Wright. Double Bass: Dr. Summers. Flute: Mr. Welch, T. M. Day, J. C. Plans. Oboe: Miss Edwards. Clarinet: Mr. Foggin, P. N. Kitching. Bassoon: Mr. Allison. French Horn: Mr. P. W. Howat (O.P.), Mr. Pemberton. Trumpet: Mr. Lawty. Trombone: Mr. Parker, W. N. Marshall. Timpani: S. Mackinder. Percussion: R. D. MacLeod, N. G. Woollons.
DEBATING SOCIETY This term there were five meetings and three of these were open. The debating year started well with the motion "This house would fly to the moon while millions starve." It was the first of three open meetings and the speeches, both from platform and floor, were lively. The second meeting was closed, being a debate on the wage freeze. The other closed meeting was on the relative popularity of the Beatles and Christ and the Society proved to show a leaning towards Lennon. The highlight of a term's debating was the third meeting of term when Mr. A. V. A. Dickil (O.P.) of Lincoln College, Oxford, and J. N. Spencer (O.P.) of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, proposed the motion "This House would welcome a successful gunpowder plot". This debate brought forth some interesting comments and much laughter; we thank the visitors and congratulate them on their victory. The term closed with a minor disaster in the form of the unsuccessful debate, "This House will be glad to see the end of 1966". Its collapse is particularly unfortunate as it was entirely against the trend of improvement throughout the term.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Secretary: M. A. SUMMERS-SMITH. Chairman: J. S. W. COOK. Treasurer: J. C. PLATTS. Dronfield House: D. J. DOYLE. The Grove: H. J. ROBINSON. The Manor: D. R. BALLINGER. Queen's: W. D. FLEMING The Rise: A. W. FIELDHOUSE. School House: J. S. W. COOK. Temple: S. C. SUGAR. For the first meeting of the term, on 24th September, the Society, as usual, joined with the Junior Science Society for a showing of several scientific films. The second meeting was held on 8th October when Mr. Ellis, of the Bradford Institute of Technology, spoke on "Low Temperature Engineering and the Space Age". He first described the production of low temperatures, then turning to various uses, speaking at length on rockets and rocket fuels.
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The next meeting was five weeks later, on 12th November. Mr. Wood of Bradford University, addressed the Society on "Gyroscopes". After a short mathematical analysis, he demonstrated some of their properties and described some applications and uses. The final meeting of the term was held on 26th November. When Dr. Cundall, of Nottingham University, gave a talk on "Explosives". The topic was fully covered and well illustrated with both slides and demonstrations. This was undoubtedly the most popular meeting of the term. On the last Wednesday of term, a selected group of some twenty members made a tour of the new brew -house of the Charrington's Group at Tadcaster. The party was shown around by Mr. Baby. The tour started at the top of the building and both 'wet' and 'dry' sides of the fermentation process. After looking round the bottling plant, the party rapidly headed for the visitors' bar to sample the finished product. The Society would like to thank M. P. Baby for using his influence in obtaining the trip. M.A.S-S.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY There were two meetings held during the term, when attendance outstripped all expectations. Unfortunately the majority of those attending the meetings were non-members. We hope that this uninhibited enthusiasm will continue throughout the remainder of the school year. The first meeting was held in the Lecture Theatre, when M. Michel Cousin, a French "assistant" living in York, gave an illustrated talk, in French, on "Paris". This proved very interesting and there were several questions at the end of the talk, before C. J. A. Smith's extremely witty dissertation of thanks. The second and final meeting of the term consisted of an extremely interesting talk on "The French Economy", given by the "assistant" from Nunthorpe. Both these meetings were well attended, and next term's programme promises to be very successful if the audiences are of comparable size and enthusiasm. J. R. Bailey.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY Secretary: A. M. BOWIE. Treasurer: D. C. WALLER. Grove House: W. J. ROEBUCK. Dronfield House: E. M. HOLGATE. Queen's House: D. HARGRAVE. The Manor: Q. GRAY. School House: M. A. GROUNDWATER. The Rise: M. A. SUMMERS-SMITH. Temple: S. C. SUGAR. Only two meetings were held during the term owing to the unavailability of the proposed outside speakers. At the first a debate was held on the subject "Red or Dead". S. C. Sugar proposed being Red, while E. M. Holgate preferred being Dead. 14
The main points that arose from Sugar's speech were that everyone would be equal and have equal opportunities, and that if you did not believe in Communism, you could always fight against it if you were alive. Holgate stressed the fact that Communism took all the ambition out of life and left you little to live for. Many points were raised at the end and the result of the debate was that: 22 would prefer to be DEAD 20 would prefer to be RED and 6 abstained. The debate was very popular and will be used much more often in the future. At the second meeting the film "Battleship Potemkin" was shown. It was a very old film and had English explanations spliced into the film. Obviously, because of its age, it was not a film for those who were looking for a technicolour epic. For those who could appreciate the beginnings of the cinema it was excellent. Next term it is hoped to get Brian Warner, from York University, to talk to the Society on his year-long stay in Russia, 1962-63.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY After consideration had been given to many suggested topics for meetings, by the committee, it was decided that the first of three meetings of the term should be a talk by Mr. Waine on "Modern Church Music". This talk, in the Music School, was very enlightening and basically traced the history of church music from the turn of the century to the present day. This was illustrated by records and Mr. Waine's playing on the piano, the Society was issued with hymn books and was asked to join in some of the well known hymns—to new settings. Mr. Waine was especially well qualified to talk on this topic as he had recently attended a course on it and his wide experience was to some extent passed on. The Society was very pleased to find some of the new tunes being introduced into our chapel services and we hope to hear and sing new tunes regularly in the future. I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Waine for an excellent talk. The second meeting of the term, in the Stephenson Room, was a talk by the Junior School Chaplin—Mr. Burden, who is renowned for his interesting and lively lectures. He spoke to us on the theme of 'What is God". He began by saying that his talk was a precis on the book "debate on God"—a book, which with others, he had with him and said he was prepared to loan to members. He used diagrams to illustrate his many points and his vivacious approach assured full attention, which was necessary if any members wanted to participate in the debate which followed. The third and final meeting consisted of two films being shown in the Lecture Theatre. This was an open meeting and the films shown were "Singapore Story" and "The Supreme Secret". Both of these were in a series on prayer and the former was the story of the Bishop of Birmingham, while he was the Bishop of Singapore, recounting his experiences in the concentration camp of Singapore. 15
This was followed up, as it were, by an away match, the C.E.M. Conference at Bootham School, where the Dean of York, Dr. Alan Richardson, spoke on "The Existence of God". After a short talk, the delegates split up into discussion groups and then after the Dean answered some of the many questions that had arisen. After the conference finished it was suggested that a similar meeting could be arranged at "home" and we hope this will occur soon. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the Rev. N. KempWelch for taking great pains in obtaining the right films and for his invaluable assistance in asking the visiting speakers. This term we have had nearly 100 members of the Society and I hope this trend continues, and the enthusiasm stays in the coming term. R.I.M.
ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Over 2,000 birds have been ringed this year which is the highest annual total since ringing started in 1960. The numbers of individual species are listed at the end. The majority of these have been trapped at the roost near Skelton. Recoveries of note for 1965, 1966 are also given at the end. Two visits to the Calf of Man Observatory were run, one at Easter and the other in early August. RINGING TOTALS-1966 Greenfinch (701), Chaffinch (207), Swallow (189), Blackbird (183), Redwing (170), Brambling (92), Blue Tit (65), Dunnock (58), House Sparrow (56), Song Thrush (48), Robin (48), Black-headed Gull (31), Sand Martin (29), Starling (28), Linnet (28), Dunlin (25), Wren (14), Sedge Warbler (17), Tree Sparrow (so), Yellow Hammer (to), Long-tailed Tit (7), Great Tit (7), Willow Warbler (7), Coal Tit (6), Mistle Thrush (6), Whitethroat (6), Reed Bunting (6), Ringed Plover (5), Jay (4), Bullfinch (4), Willow Tit (3), Tree Creeper (3), Marsh Tit* (2),
Goldcrest (2), Goldfinch (2), Pied Wagtail (2), Chiffchaff (a), Rock Pipit (a), Redstart* (i), Stonechat (i), Redpoll (i), Moorhen (1), Jackdaw* (i). Total 2,088. 43 species. Grand total 1960 to 1966, 9,184 birds of 74 species. *-New ringing species. RINGING RECOVERIES 1965 AND 1966
Recovery details
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Where ringed
Swallow
Tholthorpe, Yorks. 30.6.63. Catletown, I.O.M. 29.12.63. Skelton.
Blackbird Blackbird
3.1.66. Dunnock Redwing Starling
York. 2.2.61. Skelton. 15.1.66. York. 25.2.61.
Dead on road. Nun Monkton. 10.6.65. Dead under wires. Maunby, Thirsk. 28.3.65. Kimboda, Sweden. Dead. 24.4.66. Dead in cold weather. York. 18.1.66. 5 years old. St. Denis, France. Shot. 30.10.66. a. Caught in building Woodhouse Mill. 58.1.65.
Found dead, Swallow nest, Sheffield. 27.2.65.
2.
Starling
York. 14.2.60. Blue Tit Douglas, I.O.M. 24.8.66. Black-headed Gull Boulsworth Hill, Lancs. 25.6.61.
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Shot. Fakenham, Norfolk.
3.7.65. Trapped and released, Calf of Man Observatory. 28.9.66. Belvide Reservoir, Staffs. Found dead. 10.4.66.
IPHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Chairman: P. G. WISE. Treasurer: A. M. DAwoon. ecretary: A. M. BOWIE. SSecretary Queen's House: C. E. WILKES. Dron field House: R. N. COLLIER. School House: R. E. FRIARS. The Manor: C. J. A. SMITH. Temple: A. M. BOWIE. The Rise: P. J. SHANNON. After Mr. Robinson's departure, Mr. Wise took over the reins and stressed his intention that the Society should be run by the members with only the slightest help from himself. Three meetings were held. Two demonstrations were given, the first was given by Collier and Shannon on enlarging photographs and was well attended. The process is relatively simple and many people have done enlarging this term. Another demonstration was given at the following meeting, this time on the development of film. C. J. A. Smith and Brockbank spoke. Finally, Mr. Tangitau gave an illustrated talk on Tonga, which was mteresting, as few people knew very much about the islands. During the term a trip was held which toured the villages of Yorkshire. 12 people went on it through such villages as Helmsley, Hutton-le-Hole and Old Malton. Fylingdales was also visited. A tour of York's Railway Yards is planned for next term. A.M.B.
ART SOCIETY There were three meetings this term. The first was on the 22nd of October, when Mr. J. Langdon, a member of the "York Four", gave the Society a lecture on "Art and Morality", it was an open meeting and highly successful; he used slides and a record player to illustrate his lecture. The second meeting was held on 12th November, when Mr. J. Bunting, a famous international sculptor, who has held exhibitions in England and Europe, gave a lecture on "Sixty Glorious Years, 1906-1966". The last meeting was held on 10th December; it was an open meeting and nonmembers were charged sixpence to enter to help pay for the film "Henry Moore" whibh was shown. Supporting the film was a filmstrip about Leonardo Da Vinci and A. W. Parker talked to the Society about it. M. G. Pace (President).
EQUINE SOCIETY Two meetings of this rapidly expanding society took place this term. During the first meeting, a film entitled "The Racing Revolution" was shown. This included many shots of northern courses and training establishments and was appreciated by all who attended. At the other meeting, two of the country's leading "jump" jockeys, Pat McCarron and Gerry Scott, came to talk and showed films of six "Grand Nationals", which were most interesting and entertaining. R.J.M. 17
THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY Since the death of Capt. Graham early in the year, the School has been without a proper link. However, in January we start with an "adoption" of S.S. "Devon", and hope to start an interesting correspondence once again. Our correspondent will be the master, Capt. Burn. The "Devon" is owned by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., and was built at Glasgow in 1946, dead weight tonnage 10,320. She is due at Dunkirk and subsequently at London and Hull, shortly before Christmas, with a cargo of lamb, butter, cheese and wool from New Zealand.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Six meetings were arranged for the Christmas Term. The first meeting on 22nd September, was a talk by Mr. R. Chester on "future trends in farming". Mr. Chester started by looking back and seeing how trends have changed, particularly noting the change in fertilizers and the great shortage of labour. Mr. Chester thought that livestock farming will become more intensive and more animals will have to be kept indoors. The second talk of the term was given by Mr. Monday on "beef production". Mr. Monday described the rearing of calves and the rationing until they are ready to be put out to grass. The cattle are then left until they weigh 8-9 cwt. and then they are slaughtered. Mr. Monday illustrated his talk with slides. On 20th October Dr. Hawker gave the Club a talk on "crop storage". Dr. Hawker gave us an outline of the drying methods of storage and the chilling methods. Drying is excellent but the plant is expensive to install so the chilling unit is often preferred to the drying unit. Dr. Hawker also mentioned the silo type storage and the means of storing potatoes. The fourth meeting was held on 3rd November when Mr. N. K. Taylor gave the club a talk on his farm in Kenya. Mr. Taylor told us that he went out there with very little money and started in a mud hut. He gradually converted his 2,000 acres of wilderness into quite a profitable farm. Mr. Taylor also described how he grew and stored his crops in the hot climate. The final talk of the term was given by Mr. J. Penty and Mr. D. Knowlson on "the work of the farmers' merchant". Mr. Penty said that his job was as a seed merchant. He told us how he tried to please the farmers and encourage the small farmers with schemes to dry their crops and store them. He also said that they acted as an advisory service. Mr. Knowlson said he covered a wide range of products and must be able to supply the farmer at short notice and be able to buy and sell the farmers' crops. On Thursday, 17th November, the advisory committee met and discussed ideas for meetings for the Easter and Summer Terms. Also on the 29th November the club met to elect a new chairman as D. M. Rawlings was leaving. J. M. Lillie was elected to take this post and R. I. Pigg took Lillie's place as secretary. Finally Mr. Coulthard thanked D. M. Rawlings on behalf of the Club for his valuable service to the Club. R.P.M. 18
SIXTH FORM GEOGRAPHICAL FIELD STUDY TRIP TO FELSTED SCHOOL, ESSEX Having travelled down in the school minibus we had an excellent meal and after a meeting of Felsted and St. Peter's geographers we were shown round the School and entertained by the prefects. An early start was required to ensure completion of our programme. By 9 o'clock we were travelling northwards towards the Devil's Dyke; after a quick examination of the Dyke we went on our way to Wicken Fen, the only remaining area of true fen. There we were shown the flora and fauna of the fen by the National Trust Warden and afterwards inspected the reconstructed windmill and the museum. Heading for the "Old Bedford" and "Hundred Foot" rivers we skirted the Isle of Ely. These two rivers were cut by man; on the outsides there are high banks, the intervening area being the washlands, to allow for flooding. We then travelled to the downstream intersection of the two rivers at Denver, where we were shown the sluices, which control the waters of the fens, and of the chalk lands of High Norfolk and Suffolk. Turning southwards we headed for Thetford Forest, which is owned by the Forestry Commission and covers nearly 47,000 acres of the Suffolk and Norfolk Brecklands. Here we were shown the various trees of the Forest, the wood-yard and the despatching depot. The party returned to school in time for the evening meal and all being very fatigued we retired early. Following another early start we returned to York via Harlow New Town. There, although the weather was damp and misty, we were able to gain a useful impression of one of Britain's first New Towns. This detour rounded off a most interesting and informative visit to the south. We would like to thank Mr. C. B. Gregory, Felsted's Geography Master, Felsted School Sanatorium Sister, who very kindly accommodated us, and Mr. Coulthard for chauffeuring us and arranging the visit. The members of the party were: —L. M. Creer, Q. Gray, J. M. McKay, P. S. Oglesby, M. G. Pace, J. K. Park and M. A. C. Reid. J.M.M.—Q.G.
C.C.F. NOTES We welcome Lieutenant R. J. Bullock to the Contingent to assist Captain Croft in Army Training. Captain Gaastra has been appointed Contingent Training Officer. As the school time table did not this year change to "winter hours" on Tuesdays, outside parades became impracticable from about half-term. All three sections, however, found it useful to concentrate on classroom instruction in the dark afternoons, so training did not suffer. An important innovation started in the R.A.F. Section with short "night exercises" on the Ings, planned by Flight Sergeant Smith, and conducted by R.A.F. N.C.O.s. Later, the Army Section had two such exercises arranged by Lieutenant Bulcock, one on the Ings and one on Strensall 19
Common. In connection with the latter, we would like to record the great help given by Captain M. G. A. Garbutt, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, an Old Peterite, who provided transport and Regular Army assistance for this exercise, and who arranged other visits to Strensall during the term. The main Cadet appointments for the term were as follows : C.S.M. W. N. Marshall; P.O. R. L. Harrison, i/c R.N. Section; S.S.M. A. M. Bowie, i/c Army Section; F/Sgt. C. J. A. Smith, i/c R.A.F. Section; and L/Sgt. J. C. Platts, i/c Signals.
SENIOR SCOUT GROUP CHRISTMAS TERM, 1966 There was some doubt at the beginning of the term as to what to do during meetings; the old method of badge training is obsolescent while the ideas recommended by the Committee on the future of Scouting have not yet been officially introduced. It was decided, in the end, to take the more modern approach and so a Working Party was formed out of those who would have left before the new programme could be instituted and an Executive Committee was elected from among the remaining Senior Scouts. There is to be a stress on social service and with this in mind the group renovated and re-decorated Mr. Power's gym for under-privileged children, the job of selling Christmas cards for charity was taken over from Mr. Williams and there is to be the usual Scout Carol Singing, at Christmas, in aid of charity. Several First Aid lectures, also, were attended, again for the new Scout programme. There were also three evening meetings this term (apart from the lectures), the first taking place in the country and consisting of a navigation exercise at night and by compass only. The Working Party organised the second evening, an observation test, each test depending upon the use of one of the five senses. The last evening meeting took the form of an attack and defence exercise in several streets in York. W.R.C.
SCOUT GROUP All sections of the Group have been experimenting with the new training methods and topics introduced in the recent report on Scouting. The pending changes in uniform have made it difficult for us to arrange uniform meetings, but we intend to manage with what is available until the new uniforms come into use in the autumn of 1967. The older members of the Group formed a Working Party and served the Scout and Senior Scout Troops well, several of them assisting with regular meetings. The Party also painted much of the interior of the Scout Room, which now looks very colourful and cheerful. We congratulate P. J. Doyle on becoming a Queen's Scout and are glad that he continues to use his training in helping with the Scout Troop. We say farewell to P. R. S. Fairclough and thank him for all that he has done for the Group. 20
SENIOR SCOUT TROOP This section, soon to be known as the Venture Scout Troop, has spent much of the term on the service side of training. The activities have been arranged by an executive committee under the chairmanship of P. R. S. Fairclough, this committee taking the place of the old court of honour. Parties have assisted in the cleaning and painting of a room to be used as a gym by less fortunate children in York; another party arranged the sale of charity Christmas Cards in the School, and some of the Troop spent the first two evenings of the holidays singing carols and collecting for the York branch of the Lions. The second evening was spent in the Crayke area, where sacks of logs, collected and cut by members of the Troop, were distributed to elderly and needy people. At the same time training continued and we have had a series of pioneering and observation meetings. Halfway through the term the Troop started a first aid course, organised by members of the British Red Cross Association. This course will continue next term and the younger members of the Troop will take a preliminary certificate, whilst the older and more experienced members will be examined for the adult certificate. We are very grateful to those members of the Red Cross who are giving up their time to help us in this way. Preliminary arrangements were made for an Expedition to be held during the Easter holidays from Wednesday, 12th April to Wednesday, 19th April. This will be run on the same lines as previous expeditions, the Troop dividing into parties of four or six and planning their own routes within the general framework of the expedition. Each party will rendezvous at a given point daily and will be supplied with food for the following day. It is hoped that a large number of the Troop and of the Working Party will attend this expedition, which takes the place of the Scout summer camp.
SCOUT TROOP Although the new look in scouting does not officially start until next September we have tried to introduce some of the new ideas this term and only doing those parts of the old system which are included in the new organization. Several group projects have been started on various hobbies and it is hoped to have built a troop canoe before the Summer Term. With only five new scouts the troop is smaller than usual with 24 boys but this makes it easier to try out new programmes. We welcome Mr. Riley as a new A.S.M. and also P. J. Doyle and P. Blackford who are helping the Scout Troop.
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RUGBY SCHOOL MATCHES 1st XV v. BRADFORD 15th October The School hardly found their feet and were outplayed forward most of the game in the loose. A high cross-wind inevitably meant a lot of kicks for touch—some of it very accurate on both sides. Bradford's first try showed speed and agility—penalty, short kick, scrum, quick heel and the School's dazed defence was ripped apart. But some fine attacking moves by the School, good tactical kicks from Zissler and breaks by Clegg opened up the game. It was not until the second half and the School were 16-0 down that from five yards Medlycott put Blackford through to score. v. TRENT COLLEGE Played away on Wednesday, 19th October. Won 19-0. A quarter of an hour passed with no constructive pattern developing, when suddenly the School settled down and for a short period of time played some good rugby. Clegg was always constructively sound in the centre and Donaldson's task, on the left wing, in scoring two tries was made comparatively easy by Clegg's astute timing of the pass, while Zissler, breaking wide from the scrum, executed a perfect dummy scissor movement, which sent Clegg over for a further try near the posts. A conversion and penalty by Ernsley completed the first half scoring with a lead of 14 points for the School. In the second half play once again relapsed into an untidy pattern and much profitless play was in evidence. Not until the closing minutes of the game did the School add to their lead with a further 5 points, when Trent heeled near their own line, only to knock on and provide Richardson with an easy touch-down. Team—Rawlings; Donaldson, Clegg, Benn, Groundwater; Richardson, Zissler; McGrath, Blackford, Carr, Morris, Summers, Doyle, Medlycott, Emsley (Captain). v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Lost 8-9. Saturday, 22nd October From the kick-off it was clear that our visitors had a fast back-division and, indeed, a rapid follow-up of an attempted drop goal produced a try near the corner flag. Then an orthodox movement gave the Denstone right winger a chance. This he took at speed. At half-time the score was 0-6 and had Denstone had a reliable place kicker the School would have been further behind. The second half saw a revival in the School's play, instead of wasting their chances they began to capitalise on them. Clegg cut through for a converted try and then Richardson dropped a goal to put the School ahead 8-6. Right on time, Denstone replied with a drop-goal to win a match spoiled by many unnecessary fouls, not all of them petty.
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v. LEEDS G.S. Played away on Saturday, 5th November. Lost 3-8. With all due respect to our opponents, this undoubtedly was our most disappointing match. Occasioned by Zissler's injury, Emsley reverted to his original position at scrum-half and Shepherd came in as open-side wingforward. Such minor changes in the constitution of our team should in no way have disrupted our tactics or upset our confidence, but whatever the cause or reason, the fact remained that we played a thoroughly bad game. A stiff cold breeze certainly influenced the tactics of the game for both sides, and we failed to.make good use of this telling factor. It was essential with the wind at our backs in the first half that we established a commanding lead. This we failed to do for one reason or another. Kicks at goal veered left and right; blunder followed blunder; and the line-out work of which there was a superfluity, was a lost cause as far as we were concerned. At half-time we found ourselves trailing by 5 points to 3, after a penalty had been landed by Emsley, but it was a far cry from what was required. It was only in the final 5 or 10 minutes that our efforts really looked purposeful, but by this time Leeds had increased their lead with a successful penalty goal, and we were unable to salvage an undistinguished game. Team—Rawlings; Groundwater, Benn, Clegg, Donaldson; Richardson, Emsley (Captain); McGrath, Blackford, Carr, Morris, Summers, Doyle, Medlycott, Shepherd. The following report is printed by kind permission of The Times THRASHING FOR DURHAM St. Peter's, York, 39 pts., Durham 0. Wednesday, 9th November Attacking strongly during most of the first half and letting loose an avalanche of scoring in the later stages of the second, St. Peter's finally overwhelmed Durham to the tune of six goals, one dropped goal and two tries to nothing at York yesterday. Between these scoring surges Durham tried hard to get into the game and at one stage in the second half appeared to have contained the St. Peter's attacks and were mounting raids of their own. Rarely, however, did they really threaten the St. Peter's line, a state of affairs due to the crisp tackling and alert covering of a side as skilled in the art of stopping as producing tries. The key man of the York side was their scrum half Emsley who simply thrived on whatever possession came his way. His lightning darts from behind either scrum or line-out tore great holes in the Durham defence and he it was who made the running for most of St. Peter's tries. To prove his versatility he made six conversions. STRONG CENTRES St. Peter's had also strong centres in Clegg and Benn each of whom proved himself capable of exploiting any gap that came his way, and the full back, Rawlings, was always ready to turn defence into attack with his accurate long range touch finding.
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In spite of the disparity of the final score the set scrums were fairly evenly shared but whereas Emsley was always quick to launch an attack or get the ball to his outsides, the slowness with which Durham used their gains was their undoing. Often the outside pass was so belated that the recipient met man and ball together. SPENT FORCE It was much the same story in the lineouts where the jumping of Locke gave Durham a slight edge but in the loose the St. Peter's forwards were well on top binding together to produce the collective drive that rocked their opponents on to their heels. The Durham pack fought back heroically in the second half, but towards the close they were a well spent force. A dropped goal from 25 yards by Clegg opened the St. Peter's account after only five minutes of play and although another quarter of an hour went by before the Durham line fell to tries by Clegg (two) and Groundwater, the first two converted by Emsley, put St. Peter's 16 points up at half time. After a spell in which exchanges were comparatively even, St. Peter's threatened to run riot against a side whose defence suddenly cracked when their best tackler, Nicholson, was seen to be limping. Benn (two), Clegg, Groundwater and Doyle all crossed the line, Emsley making four more conversions. St. Peter's York—D. M. Rawlings; I. S. Donaldson, C. W. Clegg, J. A. S. Berm, M. A. Groundwater; J. C. Richardson, D. J. Emsley; I. R. D. McGrath, P. R. H. Blackford, A. S. Carr, N. G. A. Morris, P. T. Summers, D. J. Doyle, P. M. Shepherd, A. S. Medlycott. Durham—A. Bernacca; J. D. Claxton, G. Clayton, M. G. Nicholson, R. Harrison, M. F. A. Ward, G. Guest; P. G. Purves, R. F. S. Gibb, M. J. Stead, W. Locke, C. K. R. MacDonald (captain), D. J. Bunch, H. G. Turnbull, I. W. Anderson. Referee—R. Klar (Yorkshire). v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 12th November. Won 19-0. School 19 (2 goals, 2 tries, 1 penalty). Giggleswick 0. The School scored a fine team victory on a pitch made slippy and wet by rain. The opening exchanges were even, but it soon became apparent that the School was getting more possession from the scrums, despite Giggleswick's larger pack. However, the wet ball was difficult to handle and it was well into the first half before Berm forced his way through to touch down between the posts, Emsley converted. Just on half-time the School heeled quickly from a scrum and Donaldson dived over on the blind side, for an unconverted try. Giggleswick came more into the game in the second half but a 30-yard footrush by Emsley produced a try which he converted. Giggleswick continued to fight hard but had no answer to the strong, confident running of the School threequarters. The scoring was completed with a penalty by Emsley and an unconverted try by Clegg. 24
v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Lost 0-3 Saturday, 19th November This game was played on a very muddy and sticky pitch and it was immediately apparent that the Ampleforth pack, which was much heavier both individually and collectively than ours, would be the decisive factor. Play concentrated in the St. Peter's half with frequent touches and loose scrums. Ampleforth were getting almost unlimited possession from the loose, but good covering by the back row and especially Clegg and Benn had prevented a score by half-time. The second half followed a similar pattern until, following a good loose heel, Ampleforth scored far out. St. Peter's fought well but the difference in weight was too great and the backs had no opportunity to demonstrate their attacking skill. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at Worksop on Wednesday, 30th November. Won 8-3. A young Worksop team did well to hold St. Peter's to 8-3. St. Peter's missing Clegg's generalship in the centre, played well as individuals but lacked the cohesion and tactical control of the Durham Giggleswick matches. Playing with a high wind in the first half, St. Peter's could manage only a try by Summers, who barged over from a nick, and one by Emsley (converted by him also), after a good break by Richardson. Fortunately, St. Peter's played far better against the gale in the second half. They contained Worksop in their own half largely through a monopoly of possession in the tight scrum where Blackford was at last given a timed shove by his tight forwards. Worksop scored an unconverted try from a tap penalty close to the line, while St. Peter's were in a state of sad disorganisation during Emsley's temporary retirement due to a numbed nerve in the leg. Several good breaks by Emsley came to nothing from lack of support, and, even worse, the subsequent heel was not forthcoming. Medlicott made a welcome return in his best destructive form. Dew once went close and Benn beat his man several times, but there was no further score. v. OLD PETERITES Played on Saturday, 10th December. Draw 6-6. In the absence of any wealth of talent amongst the Old Peterites (regrettably several well-intentioned players had to give last minute backword), it was confidently expected that any spectacle of good constructive rugby would come from a well organised School team. In the event this was far from the case, and quite the most purposeful rugger came from the Old Boys. The School line was in fact promptly and vigorously harassed, only to be rescued on frequent occasions by the intervention of the referee for breaches of the rules, prompted no doubt by excessive enthusiasm. The first try, a scrambled affair, was awarded to the Old Boys almost as if in sympathy for their stalwart efforts. Whereupon the School retaliated in convincing style by Donaldson scoring on the left-wing to level the scores at half-time. 25
The pattern in the second half was much as before and there was really little to enthuse about. Once again the Old Boys took the lead with a second try (little did they expect to get away with it!), which again stirred the School to action. The old familiar break by Emsley had not long to be waited- for. Clegg was up in support and the inevitable try resulted which finally levelled the score. A fine display at full-back by Fulbrook—surely a Senior League Team player when last seen besporting himself on the School grounds. All due credit then to Bill Thompson and his merry men for so successfully containing the School team. Our thanks to D. B. Stead (Yorkshire Society) for refereeing. OLD PETERITE XV E. D. Fulbrook; M. McCallum, R. D. Harding, J. A. Eatough, R. H. Parker; C. D. King, H. L. Wood; C. W. Thompson (Captain), R. A. Spilman, G. F. Hardman, H. A. King, G. D. Gardner, C. Metcalfe, A. Youle, P. A. Liversidge.
RETROSPECT Last year's retrospect concluded with these very words—"Clearly the School's rugby has staged a most welcome revival and with greater enthusiasm and enjoyment on all sides. We look forward eagerly to the future". This revival has surely been taken a stage further and, if wins and losses on 1st team results were the only yardstick, this season has been within an ace of considerable success. The early weeks presented their inevitable problems. Firstly there was as always, the ever-present need, at all levels, for pre-season training (especially in view of the late start to our season). This was most creditably undertaken by more than a few with the skipper invariably present. No doubt they derived considerable benefit from it and avoided the risk of early season injury. Next, new theories and tactics, let alone jargon, as propounded by the Rugby Union authorities in their wisdom, had to be sifted and sorted by coaches and players alike. Too great an emphasis on these issues-1st phase, 2nd phase and the like—seemed to be the real danger at schoolboy level and, dare it be said, more were in the end disgorged than adopted. Then positioned changes for certain individuals had to be contrived, and none achieved more, where the need was greatest, than the switch of N.G.A. Morris from the three-quarter line to lock forward (2nd Row)—to this same player's great credit. Finally we were faced with the annual problem of matching ourselves so early in the season with such formidable opponents these days as Bradford G.S. With their present VIth form strength already 350, one wonders what these fixtures in the future will hold, when such seats of learning (Leeds G.S. alike) become solely and wholly VIth form establishments under the proposed new educational reforms. The 1st XV entered into the spirit of all this unsparingly. Considering so many doubts existed when the team was first selected, the XV settled surprisingly well and fortunately remained gloriously free of injuries, apart from the misfortune to Zissler. The pack in particular obviously
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enjoyed, and derived much benefit from, Mr. Rigby's past experiences, and the side was blessed with two outstanding players in their captain and vice-captain. With such talent in the key positions of scrum-half and centre-threequarter, our successes depended largely upon the quantity and quality of possession so that these two players in particular could exploit their skills. With a pack averaging 11 st. 7 lb. (11 st. 13 lb. last season) this was easier said than done, but when the service was forthcoming the team's potential was considerable, as Durham for one found out to their cost. Another highlight of the season was the School's memorable encounter with Denstone College. To have lost this match by 1 point as a result of a successful drop-kick by our opponents in injury time was cruel fortune indeed, but we can gain considerable comfort from the knowledge that Denstone remained unbeaten throughout the season. Other matches which were lost by narrow margins included Ampleforth, by 3 points, and Leeds G.S. by 5 points. All in all, the tally of 4 matches won and 4 lost barely does the team full justice. Points "for"-99, points "against"-39, gives a better assessment of their worth. It was very much regretted that the weather prevented our match with Keil 'School, Dumbarton, from taking place, on the other hand we are happy to record that our fixture with York R.U.F.C. was re-established this year for the first time since 1956. In support of the 1st XV, the 2nd XV had an outstanding season, losing only one of their seven school matches. The 3rd XV broke even with their results, while the Senior Colts went a long way towards emulating their predecessors and gained a measure of success surpassing all expectations. Alone the two more Junior teams were always struggling against opponents who physically seemed to have such a great advantage over them. An outstanding feature of all the school's rugby this term has been some admirable tackling, often commented upon by our opponents. House Leagues and House matches complete the picture for the term. The House Leagues, both Senior and Junior, were inconclusive competitions owing to deteriorating ground conditions, whereas the House matches proved that Dronfield still had the measure of their opponents in the Senior division by winning for the third successive year, in fact ever since their inauguration. In the final analysis, however, this must be deemed D. J. Emsley's year. After 3 years as captain of the School 1st XV (that in itself must be a record), he has finally crowned his school rugger career by playing for the Yorkshire Schoolboys XV in the Christmas holiday matches v. Lancashire and Wales. In the face of severe competition he gained this distinction by his impeccable displayes at scrum-half in a series of searching trial matches Not since 1953, when A. N. Wyatt-Gunning captained the Yorkshire Schoolboys, have we had a representative from the School in this team. That was the last occasion when Yorkshire defeated Wales in Yorkshire. History repeated itself this year. The secret of David Emsley's success undoubtedly lies in his complete dedication to the game. Certainly size is not one of his attributes—from this many can take comfort. Our congratulations to him and good wishes for the future. Peterites who have played for Yorkshire Schoolboys v. Wales:— J. G. Troop (1924), W. A. Clarke (1925-26), G. B. Robinson (1926), C. W. Dixon (1927), C. L. Troop (1927-28), J. D. Burrows (1928), W. Elliott (1928), H. S. Haigh-Lumby (1928), K. Lockwood (1936), J. T. Harding (1936-37), A. C. W. Ping (1937), J. H. Butler (1938), M. S. Douglas (1938), P. T. Baker (195o), A. N. Wyatt-Gunning 1951-52-53 (Capt.), D. J. Emsley (1967). 27
SCHOOL TEAMS : 1st XV—D. M. Rawlings; M. A. Groundwater, J. A. S. Benn, C. W. Clegg* (Vice-Capt.), I. S. Donaldson; J. C. Richardson, D. J. Emsley* (Capt.); I. R. D. McGrath, P. R. H. Blackford, A. S. Carr, N. G. A. Morris*, P. T. Summers, P. J. Doyle, A. S. Medlycott*, P. M. Shepherd. * —Caps. 2nd XV—E. M. Holgate*; C. S. M. Dew* (Capt.), J. R. Wood*, A. J. Gill*, C. J. Pearson*; J. E. Dickinson*, P. V. Zissler;* S. C. Sugar*, A. G. Scott*, H. G. Marks*, J. J. Sample*, M. J. Thompson* (Vice-Capt.), A. W. H. Powell*, P. S. Oglesby*, C. A. Wood.* *—Colours. 3rd XV Selected from—G. A. W. Stewart; J. K. Park, T. B. Ward, W. J. Roebuck, C. J. A. Smith (Capt.), A. W. Fieldhouse; M. A. C. Reid, C. J. A. Smith (Q), J. D. Rawlings; A. J. Moss, D. 0. Jenkins, W. N. Marshall, P. N. Kitching, M. T. Bennett, S. Mackinder, J. G. Hoad, R. M. Anderson, T. J. Adams. Under 16 Colts XV Selected from—H. J. Gration; J. A. Pease, R. M. Yule*, M. A. Cantrell*, D. M. L. Jackson*; M. J. H. Fisher*, I. C. Dempsey*; S. G. Smith, A. M. Powell, D. B. Hart*, P. J. H. Fosbrook*, R. L. Johnson, M. C. Gilbert, M. J. R. Wood, K. J. Sargeant*, D. J. Doyle*, A. Holmes* (Capt.), A. L. Jervis. *—Colours. Under 15 Colts XV Selected from—S. W. St. J. Oliver; T. B. Sargeant, P. H. Blacklock, M. C. Pearson (Joint Capt.), R. J. S. Martin, P. R. Haigh-Lumby; P. Holmes (Joint Capt.), D. Pollard; A. S. Bowie, J. C. Goodrick, R. P. Taylor, P. Reaston, D. I. Shackleton (Leader), R. M. Cooper, J. M. Collinson, N. H. Stone, J. D. Lovell. Under 14 Colts XV Selected from—P. L. Hall (Joint Capt.); J. T. Morley, J. J. Les, K. D. Bowler, C. J. Watson, R. L. Elsy; I. Robinson (Joint Capt.), M. J. Jones; C. J. Bond, A. Powell, P. S. K. Crossley, A. N. Lawrence, A. Gray, A. P. R. Dean, J. R. B. Harding, P. R. Bailey, I. D. Raley. SUMMARY OF RESULTS : 1st XV
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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES Dronfield beat Grove, 6—o. Manor beat Rise, 6-3. Temple beat School House, 17-0. Dronfield beat Queen's, 12 —5. Temple beat Manor, 13-3. Dronfield beat Temple, 9—o. JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES Dronfield beat Rise, 12-o. Temple beat Grove, 5—o. School House beat Queen's, 14-6. Manor beat Temple, 13-0. Dronfield beat School House, 3—o. Manor beat Dronfield, 8-3. 29
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SHOOTING Shooting, this term, began with only fourteen of last year's Rifle Club still in the School and accordingly more time has been devoted to beginners than to team practices. Indeed, no clear-cut first VIII has emerged. However, by end of term we were able to undertake 2nd VIII matches and some more beginners are now starting to group satisfactorily. In the Staniforth Cup we made 765, a score only 3 less than in 1965, and the same as that of 1964, and that with a team containing four members under sixteen years of age. Our position was 25th out of nearly 150 entries. Other postal match results have been:
St. Peter's 757. St. Peter's 748. St. Peter's 761.
First VIII Monmouth 757. Pocklington 752. Merchiston Castle 768.
St. Peter's 765.
Other Shoot no score received.
St. Peter's 743.
Second VIII Merchison Castle 751.
St. Peter's 741.
Other Shoot no score received.
The Captain this year is D. S. Lockhart and Vice-Captain P. N. Kitching.
WALKING CLUB This is the first appearance of Walking Club notes for an Autumn Term, for the simple reason that only this year have we broken through the rugger tradition—and we have done it "con amore". The punishing season started with brambles at Brandsby, dry conditions at Warter, and sprained ankles and yet more brambles near Sutton Bank. We did not see the mad woman of Wharram Percy and rather too much of the River Wharfe was encountered near Sicklinghall. Everyone, grudgingly, admits that Wass Bank, Fangdale Beck, renowned for its cardboard crisps and Rosedale Abbey—Farndale were pleasant venues. An air of doubt hangs around the geological visit to Flamborough Head caravan sites. The final walk was a commemorative one at the expense of the retiring secretary, R. J. H. Skerrett. We must thank our pundit, Mr. Coulthard, whose witticisms punctuated our progress by the punnetfull, Mr. Riley and Mr. Craine for accompanying us and acting as patient drivers, in all senses of the words. The members this term were Les, Platts, McKay, Gray, Hodges, Wilks, Ferguson, Pace, Fairclough, Nix and Skerrett. R. J.H. S. 30
FENCING 1965/66 was once again a good season for school fencing and we would like to thank the captain, J. Pawson, for his leadership and for the honour which he won for St. Peter's in winning the Public School's championships. During the Summer Holidays Miller, Lockwood and Reaston had a fencing holiday in Ireland with Mr. Power. The improvement in their fencing was evident when they fought in the Irish Open Championships. They had to fight experienced Olympic fencers and showed a great deal of promise. C. A. Wood, went over for the competition and was placed 3rd, 5th and 6th in the foil, epee and sabre respectively. Last November C. A. Wood won the Under 20's Championships of the North of Ashton-under-Lyne. We would like to thank Mr. Power for making the Irish trip possible and for his part in organizing school fencing.
SQUASH This term, as usual, relatively little squash has been played, although four matches have taken place. After two very successful seasons and the loss of the first three strings, the team has not found success easy. Not that this is a weak team; their ability was amply shown in the 5-0 defeat of Hymer's College, the only School match of the term. As there has been rather a shortage of good juniors during the last three years, it is encouraging to see such a keen and talented group as we have this year. RESULTS: 1st VII v. Squashbucklers at home on 27th October. Result: Lost 3-4 J. C. Richardson lost to A. Whitehorn, 7-9, 8-10, 4-9. D. J. Emsley lost to P. N. L. Terry, 2-9, 4-9, 7-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to R. H. G. McCarthy, 4-9, 9-5, 3-9, 3-9. W. J. Roebuck lost to J. I. Sellers, 9-4, 4-9, 5-9, 8-10. D. R. Waller beat P. Maydon, 9-7, 9-6, 9-3. J. G. Hoad beat D. G. Letham, 1-9, 9-1, 9-6, 10-8. M. J. H. Fisher beat C. J. Lupton, 10-9, 9-3, 5-9, 0-9, 9-4.
'A' V v. Hymer's College, Hull, at home on 3rd November. Result: Won 5-0. J. C. Richardson beat P. J. Gay, 6-9, 5-9, 9-6, 9-3, 9-1. D. J. Emsley beat P. Atkinson, 8-10, 9-3, 10-8, 9-6. D. R. Waller beat G. R. Canby, 9-2, 9-1, 9-0. W. J. Roebuck beat I. J. Hankinson, 9-1, 9-4, 10-8. J. G. Hoad beat I. M. Barrow, 9-3, 9-0, 9-0. 1st V v. York R.I. at home on 22nd November. Result: Lost 1-4. J. C. Richardson lost to A. Whitehom, 9-1, 6-9, 6-9, 7-9. N. G. A. Morris beat D. M. Snowden, 7-9, 3-9, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3. D. J. Emsley lost to N. J. Magson, 4-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-2, 0-9. W. J. Roebuck lost to J. M. Huntington, 9-10, 1-9, 4-9. D. R. Waller lost to P. J. Netherwood, 9-3, 6-9, 6-9, 9-6, 6-9. 31
1st V v. Old Peterites on 11th December. Result: Lost 2-3.
J. C. Richardson lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 8-10, 4-9, 6-9. D. J. Emsley lost to R. D. Harding, 3-9, 7-9, 7-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to N. J. Magson, 9-5, 9-1, 5-9, 5-9, 5 9 W. J. Roebuck beat P. J. Netherwood 9-4, 9-4, 9-6. D. R. Waller beat C. W. Thompson, 9-2, 9-2, 9-4. -
CRICKET FIXTURES 1967 1st XI
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Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys match against the School should apply to K. M. Ratcliff, ways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Athelstone, Warwickshire.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on Saturday, 10th December. The Committee were informed that successful regional dinners had been held at Durham, Leeds and London. It was announced that the North West Dinner would be held on 10th March, at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan. The Committee gave its approval to a request from certain Old Peterites, who wished to organize an O.P. Club Dinner in Sheffield.
COMMEMORATION, 1967 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1967 School Commemoration will be held on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. The official programme and pro-forma on which to apply for tickets for the O.P. Club Annual Dinner, to be held on Saturday evening, 22nd July, and the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel on Sunday morning, 23rd July, will be circulated with the May issue of The Peterite. Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys' cricket match against the School should apply to K. M. Ratcliffe, "Fairways" Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Warwickshire.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held on Saturday, 4th March, and the Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by the 21st February. The following crested neckwear is available:— All-silk crested ties Terylene crested ties All-silk bow ties All-silk batswings All-silk squares ... All-silk cravats ...
17s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. 1 1 s. 9d. each plus postage 5d. 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. 60s. Od. each post free 34s. Od. each post free
The Sheffield and District Old Peterite Dinner will be held on Friday, 19th May at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The reception is 8 to 8.30 p.m. Tickets for the dinner which the Headmaster will attend, may be obtained from E. Fulbrook, Esq., 14 Slayleigh Avenue, Fulwood, Sheffield 10. N. C. Ibbotson, Esq., 26 Lawson Road, Sheffield 10.
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LONDON OLD PETERITE DINNER Friday, 18th November, 1966 at the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, E.C.2 T. J. LEWIS (President of the Old Peterite Club). THE HEAD MASTER (John Dronfield, M.A.). C. H. LEWIS (Secretary of the London Old Peterites). DAVID KIRBY (Secretary of the Old Peterite Club). Gibson, W. Addey, J. F. W. Kershaw, M. J. Anfield, J. R. Leach, C. W. Archer-Burton, R. A. McCallum, M. J. Baines, J. H. Mathews, J. B. Boulton, Dr. T. B., M.B., Mervyn, R. F. S. F.F.A., R.C.S. Metcalfe, R. H., M.D., M.Chir. Boyes, K. A. F.R.I.C.S. Burdon, R. T. Motum, J. H. Clarkson, I. G. Moffatt, A. H. Clegg, Dr. M. T. Oliver, R. Colley, Lt.-Col. W. H. Parker, J. H. 0. Cooper, A. B. Pattison, C. J. Crook, J. H. Pawle, S. G. S. Dickenson, Lt.-Col. J. M. Peters, M. W. Dixon, J. B. Precious, J. R. Dixon, R. S. Ratcliffe, K. M. Dodds, A. E. R. Raylor, A. Dodsworth, W. D. Rhodes, K. H., M.A. Dook, Lt. (E.), J. M. L., R.N. Robinson, J. Douglas, F. H. Rodgers, Sir John C., Bt., M.P. Douglas, M. S. Scholefield, C. E. Dronfield, P. J. Scholefield, J. Drummond, D. C. Shadwell, C. M. Edbrooke, D. L. Shepherd, D. 0. Farrar, R. E. S. Smith, G. C. Garbett, P. Stanley, D. Gedge, H. F. S. Sutcliffe, N. H. Gedge, J. B. Tate, D. H. Goodwill, R. J. H. Thompson, C. W. Graham, Dr. G. E. L. Thompson, E. G. Gray, B. A. C. Thornton, E. D. Gray, D. St. G. W. Tyne, D. T. N. Griffiths, J. C. Wheatley, R. D. Hanson, J. A. White, Major R. Hillyard, F. H. Wilson, Dr. A. G. Hood, D. K. Yeoman, W. G. Holt,, J. M. Short, A. Hudson, M. F. Potter, F. H. Johnson, A. N.
O.P. NEW MEMBERS M. S. HALL, 13 Wetherby Road, Acomb, York. Tel. York 78673. Jnd.: —1933; Left: —1937. D. I. LEWIS, 23 Sunnyside Road, Paisley, Glasgow. Tel. Thomley Park 2408. Jnd. : —1959; Left : —1962. 34
OBITUARY J. B. OAKLEY, City Club, Museum Street, York. Jnd.: —1907; Left: —1914.
BIRTHS BURGESS.—On 1st December, 1966, to Glenys (nee Jones) wife of Nigel B. Burgess (Rise), a son—Jonathan Paul, brother for Clare. TATE.—On 27th May, 1966, to Norah and David Tate—a daughter Nicola Louise, a sister for Caroline and Stephanie. MORRIS.—On 15th January at the Maternity Hospital, Fulford, to Dorothy (nee Hawley) and Anthony—a son, Lewis Basil James.
MARRIAGE ANFIELD—HARDMAN. John Robert Anfield, elder son of Mrs. A. and the late Mr. A. Anfield of York, was married on 3rd September, 1966, to Susan Margaret Hardman, of Lytham St. Annes, at Park St. Methodist Church, Lytham. (Queens 1956-61).
ENGAGEMENTS COWARD—WELLS. The engagement is announced between Ian Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Coward, of "West Mount", Edenthorpe, Doncaster and Janet, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wells, of Sandal Rise, Doncaster. (Grove 1959-63). WOOD—MACMAHON. Jeremy Wood, of Rozel, Beech Drive, North Ferriby, and Gillian Clare MacMahon of 137, Hull Road, Anlaby. (Manor 1953-58). HOWAT—GRIFFIN. Rev. Jeremy Noel Thomas Howat, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Howat, of 6-i St. Peter's Grove, and Janet Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. R. Griffin of 32 Stepney Drive, Scarborough. MOORE—OSBORNE. John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Moore, of 39 Stumperlowe, Hull Road, Sheffield, and Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan T. Osborne, of Brown's Hill, Irstead, Norwich.
P. H. MASTERMAN has been awarded a Science Research Council Postgraduate Studentship for distinguished work in the Department of Electrical Engineering. We most heartily congratulate all these Old Peterites on their varied achievements. 35
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O.P. CORRECT/ON OF ADDRESS R. L. MILLER, Slead Hall, Halifax Road, Brighouse, Yorkshire.
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER CAPTAIN JOHN R. MAXWELL—Flight-Surgeon, U.S. Army (Grove 1949-57). Captain Maxwell survived a year in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam without suffering any bodily injury other than an occasional contagious disease. During his tour of duty there he was awarded the Air Medal for meritous service whilst flying combat missions against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. He returned to the United States in May 1966 to take up the post of Flight-Surgeon at the San Francisco Presidio, Headquarters of the U.S. 6th Army. He leaves the Army to take a four year training programme in Radiology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. At present he is actively pursuing a programme dedicated to remaining in the happy state of Bachelordom. DR. JAMES J. F. KNAPTON—Scientist, U.S. Government. (Grove 1949-57). Dr. Knapton has remained in the employment of the United States Department of Agriculture's Research Service (being somewhat more fortunate, or cleverer, than Dr. Maxwell in maintaining his position as a civilian), as a scientist working in the Services' Wool and Mohair Laboratory In this capacity he has represented his division at a number of National Scientific Conventions over the last year, and this year will see him returning to England for a short period in April, to deliver a paper to the Annual Conference of the Textile Institute, the University of Nottingham. On his way he will also be speaking to the Annual Conference of the American Textile Research Institute in New York. In September he has been invited to represent the United States at the XII International Conference of Knitting Specialists in Basle, Switzerland. He also is pursuing a vigorous policy of remaining single, though he is coming around to the conclusion that he may not be able to hold out indefinitely. Sincerely Yours, Jim Knapton, John Maxwell.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of our contemporaries.
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MAY, 1967
No. 375
EDITORIAL The war in VietNam goes on. So what? Of what concern is it for us who live on the other side of the world? If Ho Chi Minh were to be replaced by Ky, Britain would not in any way be changed. Nor would life in the United States be any different. Why, then, are the newspapers so full of these distant events? It is because everything in the world concerns us. It may not affect us politically or economically, but it affects us as human-beings. It is right to send money to relieve famine in India. It is right to mourn the death of Komarov. It is right to try to block the illegal import of harmful drugs into this country. None of these random examples may have any immediately apparent relevance to a well-fed, balanced Englishman, but they all have relevance to a member of the human race. The world has become too small for us to be able to turn a blind eye, to present a deaf ear or to hold a tongue. As John Donne said: "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde." The political rights and wrongs of the VietNam war are not important. Human obstinacy and, as a result, human suffering are involved. A dead Viet Cong and a dead G.I. are both dead. We survivors are thereby diminished.
SCHOOL NOTES We welcomed Mr. S. Elliot, who has come for two terms to teach Mathematics. Mr. Elliot was Senior Mathematics master at Bootham School until his retirement in July, 1966. * * * Mr. B. Carr, who is working for a diploma of Education at Hull University, did a term's teaching practice at St. Peter's. We thank him for his help and wish him well in the future. * * * In connection with the Schools' Council, 26 boys from Transitus and the Sixth Form were interviewed in late January and early February. 1
CONTENTS PAGE
Editorial ...
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School Notes
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Valete
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House Notes
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The Chapel Choir Notes
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The House Singing Competition Careers ...
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Debating Society
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Music Society
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Russian Society ...
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Senior Science Society
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The Science Exhibition Walking Club ...
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Theological Society
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The Equine Society
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Geographical and World Affairs Society
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British Ship Adoption Society ...
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Photographic Society
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Young Farmers' Club C.C.F.
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Scouts Rugger
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D. J. Emsley
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Shooting ...
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Squash
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Fencing Notes
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Tennis Fixtures
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Rowing Notes Hockey Notes Athletics ...
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Oxford Cup
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Old Peterite News
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Illustration : D. J. Emsley (England Schoolboys' Rugby International)
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On 23rd February, a group of Commonwealth teachers spent a day visiting St. Peter's. They looked in on classes and had lunch in the School dining hall.
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The Montgomery Prize for a lecture on leadership was won by our American visitor, M. C. Lindberg, with a talk on Dwight Eisenhower. R. W. J. Dingwall and G. M. Fairhurst were the other finalists.
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A. J. E. Hodges and M. A. Groundwater became the first boys from the School to gain the Gold Award for the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.
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During the term, House Plays were presented by Queen's, Manor, Rise and Dronfield houses. They showed that there is a great deal of talent for both acting and producing in the School. * * * Congratulations to T. M. Day and P. D. Wilson for gaining the coveted Distinction in Grade VIII pianoforte and to R. A. Howat and M. J. Black for a Distinction and a Merit respectively in Grade VI pianoforte. Other results were good passes in Grade V Theory of Music by A. L. Jervis, N. C. N. Clayburn and P. G. Wood and in Grade I pianoforte by G. S. Clarkson. These constitute the best results we have had since the war.
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In the school sports, T. B. Ward established two new school records, in the 220 yards and the 440 yards. In the latter event, he broke his own record of the previous year. During the Easter holidays, C. J. A. Smith underwent 4 weeks' pilot training under the R.A.F. Flying Scholarship scheme. He was stationed at East Midlands Airport. C. A. Wood has gained the Gold Award for Proficiency in Fencing. This is given only after a rigorous oral and practical examination and is the highest award open to a fencer.
J. E. Dickinson played during the holidays for Yorkshire Schoolboys at Hockey. He played against Cheshire. The achievements of D. J. Emsley continued to bring honour to the School and to himself. Full details of this appear inside.
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VALETE A. M. Dawood. 1963-67. Dronfield. U.VI. House Monitor. "A" Level (History, Geography). "0" Level (5). U. of E. School znd XI Cricket; House Cross Country, Table Tennis. President : World Affairs Society. Treasurer: Photographic Society. Businessman—Politician. c/o Dawood Industries Ltd., P.O. Box 4951, Karachi, Pakistan. Tel. 228555. M. A. Summers-Smith. 1962-67. Rise. U.VI. House Monitor. Open Scholarship, Emmanuel College, Cambridge. "A" Level (Chemistry (At), Physics (A2), Maths-for-Science). "0" Level (to). U. of E. School Fencing, znd VI and House Captain of Chess, House Junior and Senior Cross-country. Scouts Working Party (Scout Cord). Secretary of Senior Science Society, Committee Russian Society. `Merlewood', Hutton Gate, Guisborough, Yorks. Tel.: 2449. W. D. Fleming. 1957-67. Queen's. Upper Sixth. House Monitor. "A" Level (Chemistry (Distinction), Physics, Mathematics-for-Science). "0" Level (to). U. of E. House Rugger, Cricket, Tennis, Athletics, Cross-country; Junior House Colours. Senior Scout (Scout Cord). House representative of Senior Science Society. Sussex University. 84 East Parade, York. Tel.:York 55014. P. J. Doyle. 1958-67. Dronfield. U.VI. School Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry). "0" Level (to). U. of E. 1st XV Rugger, 5th IV. Queen's Scout. Debating Society Committee, Science Society Committee. Electrical Engineer. Tall Oaks, Whitegate, Northwich, Cheshire. Tel.: Sandiway 3209.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE Mr. Bulcock left us at the end of the Christmas Term to take up residence in the Grove—his stay with us being rather shorter than anticipated. Mr. Riley now starts his second spell as Assistant Housemaster, after a term's rest. We should like to record our appreciation of the very generous gift of money from C. W. Clegg and Mr. and Mrs. Clegg. This was given to purchase books for the House library and our reference section has been greatly improved by the addition of twelve books, covering a wide range of subjects. In the various inter-house activities of the term we acquitted ourselves adequately if not outstandingly—our best performance being in the athletics. The Junior Long Run Team came sixth overall but Gooder did well by coming in fourth. The Cross Country Team came fifth, the House Shooting Team, captained by Taylor, came third, which is a good sign for the future, and the House Chess Team are in their final. In the newly created House Head of the River Races the eight did well to come fourth. In the Singing Competition we came third, which was a marked improvement on last year's position. The Part Song, sung by six people, was "A British Tar is a soaring soul" and the Unison Song, sung by the whole House, was, "We sail the ocean blue". The athletics match was one of the hardest competitions of the term. After the Standards we were four points down to the Grove, but owing to 3
some excellent running by the Intermediates we caught up, and came second by only two points. The House Play called "High Tea" followed the singing competition very quickly and A. W. H. Powell, Day and Holgate should be thanked for fitting everything in so well. The play itself was very well produced and performed and was a resounding success. Judging by the conversation of the days afterwards, the School was well entertained. This term we lost two of our monitors—A. M. Dawood and P. J. Doyle who are going to North America. We thank them both for all they have done for the House and wish them well in the future.
THE GROVE The beginning of term saw Mr. Bulcock, our new assistant housemaster, settled in at No. 8. We can surely look back at this term and feel extremely pleased with our various successes. The Easter term is a hard and difficult term, and the way the whole house has put terrific effort into the numerous activities has shown up in the results. For the fifth year the Senior Cross-Country team won the plate with P. V. Zissler putting the cherry on the cake by winning the individual trophy. Three weeks later the Junior Long Run team somehow managed to win the team trophy, a great and surprising achievement. The School Hockey XI looked at times more like the Grove Hockey XI with 5 of the team coming from the house. G. M. Fairhurst and M. C. Lindberg were chosen as finalists in the Montgomery prize and it was Lindberg, who admitted his subject was not absolutely convincing, who eventually won the contest, congratulations to him. Our hopes of retaining the Athletics Shield at one time seemed remote, but by winning the standards contest we put ourselves 12 points ahead on Sports Day. The mile, won by P. V. Zissler, gave us most of these vital points. Sports Day was a great success, as the competition was not won until the final event, the Senior Relay. So with great satisfaction we brought the shield back home! We hope to retain the Squash Cup but unfortunately the competition has not yet finished, but with four members of the Squash V we hope we will achieve our aim. Although the term has been short and hard it is worth repeating that, by continued house spirit and effort, it has been very successful.
THE MANOR With the exception of Athletics, the Manor has had a very successful term. For the first time in its history, the House Singing Competition was won by the Manor, thanks to the efforts of J. C. Platts and Mr Wise. The House squash team was unfortunate, for having beaten Dronfield House conclusively we were drawn against the strongest House team, the Grove, in the second round. The cross-country team put up a commend-
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able performance, coming 4th, with D. R. Ballinger first in the House in 9th position. The Junior team likewise aquitted themselves well, coming 3rd, Mitchell (9th), Williams and Elsy being the star performers. For his active part in the training and competing in the cross-country, and also for services in other fields, D. R. Ballinger was awarded his House Colours. The House Boating Crew was not so successful however, coming 5th in the House VIIIs. The House Shooting team; Creer (Capt.), Bird, Webster and Whittaker, are to be congratulated in winning the House Cup by a clear margin. House Athletics have not been in general very good. The House was 5th in the Standards and 6th in the Sports. Ballinger and Dunn ran well in the Mile and 880 yards, and Rennie in the Junior sprints. The climax of the term was performance of Beaumont and Fletcher's 'Knight of the Burning Pestle', which kept a large part of the House occupied, and under the aegis of the producer, C. A. Les, a creditable performance was put on, showing that there exists a great deal of talent in the House. Q. Gray and his assistants are to be congratulated on the set. The House was sorry to lose Mr. Bolton for three weeks in the middle of term, but we hope he spent a few restful days, and we thank Mr. Wise for bearing the full weight of the running of the House.
QUEEN'S HOUSE At the beginning of the term C. E. Wilks was appointed a House Monitor. The House remained unchanged in numbers this term apart from C. J. Pearson, Hargrave, Coke, Dixon and Pettinger who left last term. The first sports event of the term was the senior cross-country. As usual there was a certain lack of enthusiasm, but in the race the team ran well and reached third place. The junior team also ran well in the junior long run to come fourth, G. R. Bowen doing well to come third. On 22nd February, the House presented "Harlequinade", a one act play by Terrance Rattigan. This formed a good evenings entertainment, and nearly every member of the House is to be thanked for making it possible, especially Lockhart, the stage manager and his band of workers. Queens again swept the board in the general knowledge exam with Dingwall and Cable winning prizes and many others being highly placed, notably Ferguson who was 2nd in the School. We were not too successful in the house singing competitions, although the House gave a very creditable performance, finishing 6th equal: Queens again won the House Fencing, beating Temple in the final. We also scored a 'first' by easily winning the first ever House Head of the River race. The main event of the term was the athletics. As usual it was difficult to get boys out to do standards, either because of trial exams or, in a few cases laziness, with the result that we were placed 5th equal in the standards. We gained no points in the mile races although C. A. Wood came 6th in the senior mile. The house did well in the preliminary sports, gaining quite a few second strings, and also on sports day; though two of our best athletes were unfit. Especial credit should go to C. A. Wood, our captain of athletics, for winning the senior 880 and also Collinson for his performance in the junior relay. 5
THE RISE In the Christmas Term 5 Riseites left the House and this appears to have had a marked influence upon the House's achievements. On Sports Day the House only managed to increase its total by one point, scored by Noble in the long jump. The Senior Cross Country fared a little better with P. Pace coming in fourth. In the singing competition the House would have stood a lot more chance of coming higher than 4th, if all the words of the Unison Song had been learnt by heart. This was the main criticism of the House Play, A Trip to Scarborough. Although very well produced and despite Houghton's commanding performance, it appeared as though many people could have learned their parts a little better. The House was very fortunate in getting Brother Aidan to talk at a Rise House Society meeting. This was probably the most entertaining meeting to date, Brother Aidan's informal approach was much appreciated. Finally, Summers-Smith is leaving this term and we all wish him the best for the future.
SCHOOL HOUSE From many points of view the term was very successful, and showed that the House was lacking in neither spirit nor talent. The junior part of the House shows much promise for the future. The standard and interest taken in games showed a noticeable improvement. In the Junior Long Run, Henderson achieved second place, and was awarded his House Zephyr. For their efforts, Sinden and Ashburn were also awarded House Zephyrs. In the inter-house rowing competition we came 3rd, which shows promise for the summer competition. We thank Mr. Mair and Mr. Nixon for coaching the crew. Although the House has little interest in the cross-country race, the individual performance of J. C. Goodrick resulted in the award of his Junior House Colours. At the end of the Athletics Standards, we were lying 3rd, and on sports day we just managed to keep this position, finishing 3rd equal with Temple. Gray showed much promise for the Juniors and Sargeant, Jervis and Groundwater were quite successful in the Senior part of the House. The success of the House owed much to the enthusiasm of J. N. Yellowley, and for his efforts he was awarded his House Colours. We came second in the House singing contest, where the Unison Song scored particularly well. Wilson, Hodges and Howat are thanked for their efforts. A great deal of interest was taken in the science exhibition and three quarters of the House were involved in experiments and General organisation. C. R. Argyle organised House table-tennis contests and both were finished. The Junior section was won by Atkinson and the Senior section by R. F. Davies. 6
House proms continued to function this term under the organisation of R. A. Howat. We thank Mr. Howat for letting us use his House as a place in which to run the proms. Finally, it is with much regret that we say goodbye to Miss C. Barlow. Her stay of one year as matron was very short, but long enough for her helpfulness to become known throughout the School. She has gone to Germany and we wish her well.
TEMPLE Term began with the appointment of J. R. Bailey and P. S. Disney as House Monitors. Rowing and cross-country took priority early in the term. Ward, Summers and Bailey, all members of the 1st IV, did not take part in the House Head of the River Races in which Temple came second. This was a very fine effort and must mean well for next term's races. Both crosscountry teams were placed second due to everyone's enthusiasm. Cantrell deservedly coming second in the Senior, and Hamilton-Williams winning the Junior. Anderson gained his 1st XI Hockey Colours. The squash team reached the final, yet stood no chance of beating the strong Grove side. We were also beaten in the final of the fencing. Lockwood was awarded his minor sports colours. Although decisively winning Sports Day we only managed to come third over all due to lack of enthusiasm during Standards. Ward, for the third year, won the Gofton Cup as well as the Sprint Cup., breaking the 220 yards record and also his own record in the 440 yards. Finally, it is with great regret that we have to say goodbye to Mr. Rhodes, who is leaving the House after having been with us for 19 years. We thank him whole-heartedly for all he has done for us.
THE CHAPEL We followed our usual practice of having Compline on Wednesday evenings during Lent. The addresses given by Mr. Le Tocq, Mr. Waine, Mr. Coulthard, Mr. Duncan and Mr. Croft were much appreciated. Holy Week began with a special service on Palm Sunday. Each day there was a dramatic reading of one of the events in this last week of our Lord's life. We owe a great deal to the group of boys who volunteered to take part in these readings and took so much trouble to prepare them. On Good Friday there was a special voluntary service of devotion conducted by Mr. Burden at mid-day and our thoughts were summed up by the singing of Stainer's "Crucifixion" in the evening. Easter burst upon us with a real note of joy and the two Communion Services were well attended. At Evensong the Dean kindly came to preach. The Service ended with the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus by the whole school.
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The other main events of note during the term were the Epiphany Procession in the Minster (which actually took place on Septuagesima Sunday although it was the first Sunday of term), the Sung Communion on Quinquagesima Sunday, the Confirmation taken by the Bishop of Selby on 16th March and Sermons from the Headmaster of King's School, Canterbury and Brother Aidan, S.S.F. Brother Aidan spent a very happy weekend at the School, meeting the boys in their houses and at meals. N.K-W. The following boys were Confirmed in the Chapel on 16th March by the Bishop of Selby. St. Olave's: D. R. Beck, J. A. G. Craven, J. C. S. Dalgleish, S. W. F. Ford, A. P. Gee, D. W. Grice, R. G. W. Hamshaw, G. E. Park, J. S. D. Pearson, P. H. Rivers, T. J. T. Schofield. Dron field: R. J. Brockbank, F. T. Gooder, K. I. P. Heap, N. W. Mitchell. Grove: S. W. St. J. Oliver, S. R. Shackleton. Manor: J. W. Carlile, R. A. Copeman, C. E. J. Cork, G. Q. Gray, C. W. Kidd. Queen's: P. R Bailey, S. R. Batchelor, A. W. Blackburn, K. V. Cable, P. S. K. Crossley, M. G. B. Hepworth, M. J. Jones, P. W. F. Marsden, R. G. de H. Oldham. Rise: T. M. Elsworth, J. N. V. Nixon, C. W. Ramsden, G. S. Yule. School House: I. L. Dodd, J. W. Gillgrass, J. C. Goodrick, J. E. Grieves, G. D. 'Henderson, T. P. Littlefield, J. T. Morley, T. B. Sargeant, P. M. Walker, J. E. R. Wells. Temple: C. D. Clarke, R. C. Eggleshaw, G. V. Fisher, D. B. Hart, N. W. Nix, J. M. Place, D. P. Rounthwaite.
JOHN R. ELSON Address given by the Headmaster in the School Chapel on Wednesday, 1st March, 1967 The presence here of so many to join in this service provides striking testimony to the universal affection and esteem in which John Elson and his parents are held. That this memorial service should be held in the School Chapel which he used so recently is surely fitting, and we felt greatly honoured by the request. John spent seven years with us—first in St. Olave's, then in Temple and the Manor—and although he left before the Monitorial year he exercised much influence, and always for good, among his contemporaries. He was a lovable character, and will be remembered by his school fellows as a great enthusiast for his School, and for his generosity of outlook and largeness of heart which were a part of his inheritance. By his teachers John will also be remembered for his efforts and determination in all he did, and while he was not the academic type, he learned enough at School to lay the foundations for future success, and was indeed a son of St. Peter's of whom we were truly proud. It is difficult for us to understand why John should have had to suffer such an illness, and why his parents—known all over York for their generosity and kindness—should have been called upon to bear so much 8
anxiety for 31 years. During those years John has shown qualities of courage and determination which have been admired by all. He enjoyed life: he was happy : he loved his motoring and the risks it involved. The young people here today, and others too, have helped him by their visits, by helping him to get around and by remembering him no matter how hectic their own lives were. It is often said that the young are selfish, but in their constant caring for John they have shown a selfless love, which is the greatest Christian virtue. We friends and relatives of an older generation have felt an affection and sympathy for Mr. & Mrs. Elson as well as for John, and I know that they know we would do anything to help them. In short, John's illness, John's courage, John's character have brought out in us qualities which perhaps we did not realise we possessed and which we did not stop to analyse. But I hope we will continue to develop those Christian qualities, so that the world will be a better place for our having known him and his parents at this time.
EASTER CELEBRATIONS The occasion of Holy Week at school is worth recording; without being invidious, we can say that it was successful in providing many boys (and masters too) with a more than usually stimulating experience in the school Chapel. Some will remember with affection this pattern of praise in a modern idiom for a long time to come. For others it meant perhaps no more than a more attentive posture on a hard bench; but very few will have been passed by entirely. Lent was marked by its usual weekly service of compline with the experiment of plain-song enthusiastically entered into. Readings at morning chapel were various and interesting : Trevor Huddlestone with the boy Eyan and apartheid, Gladys Aylward with her inspiring story of a missionary in China; from 'Group Captain Cheshire to St. Francis of Assisi. In these services prayers were read each day from the Abbe Michel Quoist's "Prayers of Life"—prayers which focused our attention on some facet of the workaday world in a short meditation. Into the middle of this Lenten build-up breezed Brother Aidan to speak of love from the pulpit in a down-to-earth and readily intelligible way, which had a deep appeal for boys. With the start of Holy Week play readings from Dorothy Sayers featured each morning in the sanctuary, with a hymn for introduction. Voluntarily undertaken by members mainly of Transitus, their impact was obvious—the agonised cry of Christ from the Cross, for instance (after all, whoever heard of a voice raised in chapel till then?). On the morning of Good Friday we warmed to a half-hour service, meditating on the parts played by St. Peter and Pilate in the Crucifixion. Stainer's Crucifixion was rendered in the evening, musically inspiring and with as able soloists as one will find for many a year. I recall a memorable "God so loved the world"—but how many knew that the whole was a feat of transposing on the organ? The Sunday service itself was crowned by the singing of the Hallelujah Chorus by the whole school, and the Dean spoke. Throughout this last week there had been a regular attendance of some thirty boys at daily communion and complines had been attended by twice that number. Most of us, whether or not we care to admit it, rejoice in the community of experience which an imaginative pattern of Eastertide celebrations like this will call forth. When all is said, the words and the music were magnificent. 9
CHOIR NOTES At the beginning of the term we welcomed back Mr. D. S. Mair to the bass line after his term's absence, and thanked C. J. A. Smith for the much hard work he has put into the choir before retiring from it. Mr. C. G. Sandercock and Mr. P. G. Wise have been with us now for a term, and we hope they will continue to strengthen the tenors on decani and cantons respectively. The Minster Epiphany Service was held on the first Sunday of term; much of the preparation had been done in the Christmas term and had been incorporated in the Carol Service. On Sunday 29th January the choir supper was held, at the invitation of the headmaster, for which we thank him. The entertainment that followed was compered by R. L. Harrison and enjoyed by all: that younger members of the choir took a longer part in this than usually, was specially commended. The settings of Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei by Mr. Waine were sung by the school at Sung Communion, this was the second time that the choir have sung them, but lack of time in the Christmas term had not made it possible for the school to join in before. Later in the term Edward Bairstow's anthem 'Save us 0 Lord' was sung, at the request of some choristers; the result being a high standard of performance. The only new items to be added to the repertoire during the term were two hymns from Malcolm Williamson's Procession of Palms', they were 'Ride on, Ride on in Majesty' and 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'; with the congregation taking part on Palm Sunday. The effect was thunderous, and the many who joined in found at least one new tune which they could enjoy. The term's music wound up on Easter Day, with 'This joyful Eastertide' and the 'Hallelujah Chorus'. It remains to thank Mr. Waine for his continuing enthusiasm which undoubtedly holds the choir's morale together. The music this term was : — 22nd Jan. The Noble Stem of Jesse O'er the hill and o'er the vale Minster Epiphany Service. They came three kings A Spotless rose Ding dong ding * 29th Jan. Creation's Hymn—Beethoven. • 5th Feb. Sung Communion—Waine in A. 12th Feb. Lord for thy tender mercies sake—Farrant. 19th Feb. Save us 0 Lord—Bairstow. * 26th Feb. Benedicite—Naylor in G. 5th Mar. God so loved the world—Stainer. * 19th Mar. Procession of Palms—Williamson. 24th Mar. Cruxifixion—Stainer. 26th Mar. This Joyful Eastertide—harmonised Wood. Hallelujah Chorus—Handel. • sung with the congregation. A.J.E.H. 10
THE HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION Friday, 17th February The 19th House Singing Competition opened in a state of nervous excitement. Temple were favourites to win, having won for the past three years. This year, all the songs were chosen from the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, and the adjudicator, Percy Lovell Esq., lecturer at Newcastle University was chosen particularly aptly, as he was well-versed in the Savoy operas, having produced almost all of them at one time or another. School House opened, with "Strange Adventure" from 'Yeomen of the Guard'. With much talent to draw from, a high standard was expected, and achieved. The song was not very well balanced, the bass straying somewhat. Although there was interesting chording in the tune, the song was 'lost harmonically'. The Manor entry of "Never mind the Why and Wherefore' (H.M.S. Pinafore) was noted for its verve. The treble part deserved and won praise. This proved to be the highest rated of the Part Songs. Queen's chose a well-known but difficult piece from the Mikado, `Brightly dawns our wedding day'. With four strong singers, particularly the treble and tenor, the balance, and tone, particularly in the quieter sections, were excellent. There was a lack of control however, and the difficulty of the song did not do the singers justice. The Rise, with Now to the banquet' from the Sorcerer was musically good, although the interesting and amusing words were not done full justice, and there was rather a lack of tempo. The three singers, all of whom were excellent, made use of the good arrangement. Temple sang When the buds are blossoming' from auddigore', and although they possessed superlative talent, there were too few people, and a number of wrong notes were evident. This was not a very good choice. `Faint heart never won fair lady' from `Iolanthe' was the Grove entry. 2 basses and two tenors were described as singing musically, though the tempo was sluggish. They had good diction and soft harmonics. A rousing cheer went up as they left the stage. Drorffield House began 'A British Tar is a soaring soul' (H.M.S. Pinafore) in stirring fashion, but could not keep this up. This dashing description of a Victorian sailor was not lively enough, and the tempo varied in places, though on the whole it was well sung, and well led by the conductor. With the particular musical talents of the Houses now exhibited, it was now up to the Houses as a whole (literally in some cases), to show their paces in what has been described as the 'House Shout', otherwise known as the Unison Song. The Manor began with 'There lived a king' (Gondoliers), which was complimented on the clarity of words, the use of a semi-chorus and chorus, and its vivacity. Temple chose a pleasant and simple song, 'I know a youth' from auddigore'. The expression was good, and the choir well controlled, and an intelligent use was made of scho. The Sentry's Song (Iolanthe) was the Grove entry. This was a lively song with interesting words, which were sometimes lost. The attack was
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not precise, and control was lacking. The chorus of `Fa-la' etc. was not quite right. School House made an unusual and difficult choice, 'Time was when love and I were well acquainted' from the 'Sorcerer', which was very well prepared and executed, gaining the highest mark of the evening, although it is not the kind of song that would appeal to a school audience—a melancholy love song, with joyous outbursts. A double chance was given for the audience to hear Dronfield House rendering We sail the ocean blue', from 'H.M.S. Pinafore'. This chorus is not a very lively one, and here, it needed a lift. It was oddly arranged, and the large choir seemed a little out of control. The Rise choice of 'My boy you may take it from Me' (Ruddigore) was described as a bad one. The interesting words were unclear, and a true musical quality was lacking, and control of a large chorus singing a `patter-song' is difficult. The wide range of voice needed in 'I am the captain of the Pinafore' (H.M.S. Pinafore) was unfortunately not supplied by Queens in their entry. The semi-chorus was good, but the main chorus, who 'answered' the semi-chorus was heavy and cumbersome. Thus ended the competitive singing, and after a noisy rendering of `With cat-like tread' from 'Pirates' Mr. Lovell gave his adjudication. The marks were as follows:
Order 1. Manor
Part Song
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177 88 89 168 90 78 2. School House 166 81 85 3. Dronfield 162 75 87 4. Rise 159 79 80 5. Grove 79 78 1 6. Queens 157 85 f 72 7. Temple In thanking Mr. Lovell, the Headmaster said that history had been made in three ways : 1. Manor had won for the first time; 2. Unfortunately, Temple and Queens had come equal bottom for the first time; and 3. All the entries were from one source, Gilbert and Sullivan.
CAREERS The opportunities for pre-career experience are as numerous as ever but it does not always seem to be realised that they exist. It therefore seems appropriate to mention these opportunities in The Peterite once again, because there is no doubt that such experience is very valuable, particularly to a boy who has at least another year at school, in that it can help him avoid a serious mistake in his choice of career. The most comprehensive series of courses is provided through the Public Schools Appointments Bureau, particularly in the Easter holidays, though there is also a wide variety of courses during the summer holidays. Though many of these courses are designed for the scientist, there are many places for the non-scientist also and not all the courses by any means 12
are provided by manufacturing industry. Courses exist also in banking, insurance, the retail trade, the police, railways, accountancy, civil aviation and in addition the Bureau runs a number of general courses giving an introduction to the world of commerce and administration. Full details are provided in the Careers Room of all these courses as they become available during the year. Those who attend them always find them most valuable as well as broadening their experience and extending their education. In addition to these regular courses schools from time to time are given the opportunity to nominate candidates for courses run by individual employers or by the Services. For instance, we have been asked to nominate a candidate for the Rolls-Royce Summer School to be held during September this year, and W. N. Marshall attended a Royal Marines Introductory Course during the Easter holidays. His account of this course appears below. There is no doubt that some experience of a potential career or contact with somebody involved in that career before leaving school is of tremendous value to a boy. In addition to former courses such as have been mentioned above, most employers are more than willing to meet and advise boys who are still at school without any strings attached, and it is often possible for a boy to arrange for a few days experience for himself if he wants to find out more about a career which interests him. The field of opportunity, particularly for the well qualified school leaver, is so wide today that no one person can necessarily give him all the information he wants and experience of the type mentioned here should be considered by all boys as being of great value to them, even though many of them will not be entering a career until after completing a university course.
ROYAL MARINES COURSE This course took place at the Infantry Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone in south Devon. The purpose of the course was to show potential officers what was expected of them and to show them aspects of the training they would, if they were selected; have to do. We were shown and told about the specializations in the Corps and were given the opportunity to fire the platoon weapons. Everybody went over the assault course at a "slow" run and over the Tarzan/Agility course. Both these courses were in themselves fairly easy but as a time limit is imposed for the Marine young officers they would be very stiff. A day was spent at the Royal Marines Amphibious Training Unit at Poole. A very cold morning was spent on landing craft, firstly on the Gemini inflatable craft which can be compared with minis. Secondly we went on personnel carriers. These could carry 21 trucks or thirty fully equipped men. On these we took the controls and found out how manoeuvreable these craft were. The day at Poole was very beneficial as we learnt a lot about the up and coming specialization of the Marines. This was the best part of the course as far as comfort was concerned. For the last day we had to bivy out on a local common and we were given the minimum of equipment with which to do it. The last morning was spent firstly visiting the endurance course, and going round it. This was 13
a series of tunnels, mud pools and streams which had to be crossed in a definite way, always the most awkward and uncomfortable. After going through this course we had to be washed down with a hose pipe. This course was a great eye opener of what life in the Marines is really like and well worth going on for anybody who thinks he would like to join the corps as it would make his mind up one way or the other. W.N.M. Another field which has widened enormously in recent years is that of further education, and careers guidance work consists more and more of advising about further education rather than directly about entering work on leaving school. Inevitably the sixth former assumes that further education must mean university, but it should not always be assumed that everyone who has a sixth form education is necessarily suited for a traditional type of university training. Very many other opportunities exist either through industry or through colleges which are soon to be known as Polytechnics, which give a more practical "on the job" type of training which will lead to a degree or an equivalent qualification. In addition it is often possible to leave school, go into industry or business and later go on to university or similar institution. This can be done by a school leaver who has not managed to get into a university whilst in his last year at school and is merely an illustration of the flexibility of higher education today in this country. Full details are given in the Careers Room of courses in technical colleges up and down the country which lead to degrees, many of them the new C.N.A.A. degrees in such subjects as Business Studies, and other equivalent qualifications.
DEBATING SOCIETY The society has been very active this term, meeting every other Saturday throughout the term. On top of this there was on external debate in the Schools Debating Competition, in which we came second to Silcoates school. At home, there have been five debates; the headmaster spoke at one, upholding his pride in Britain; and Easingwold Grammar and Modem School were our guests at the last meeting of term. In this debate, "This house would rather plant a cabbage than a rose" the Easingwold `roses' beat the St. Peters 'cabbages' by a narrow margin, after a lively debate. However, the highlight of the term was undoubtedly the second meeting, at which we debated 'This house considers that the art of management too declined". Mr. Holgate, proposing the motion, took the school as an example for his case and a lively debate was the inevitable result. Nevertheless, school spirit prevailed and the motion was lost. This has been a good term in many ways, particularly in the marked improvement in the speakers, especially the younger ones. It has also seen an increase in the number of maiden platform speakers. This may be attributed to better motions, but choice of motions remains a problem for the committee to solve, unaided by the society. R.E.H. 14
MUSIC SOCIETY Easter Term, 1967 The Society has this term been less active than last when we had four meetings—there being only two this term. We got off to a bad start, for the date planned for the first meeting happened to coincide with a recital by the Amadeus quartet in York, therefore our meeting had to be postponed. So, excluding the initial Committee meeting, the Society did not meet until 3rd March, almost half way through the term. For this meeting we had a talk entitled : "The Mechanics of the Organ", given by a visiting speaker, Mr. A. S. Cooper of Walkers the organ builders. This talk, illustrated with a most fascinating working model of organ actions, and also slides and recordings proved to be very interesting. Enthusiasm was shown when there was time for questions at the end. The second and final meeting, took the form of a concert given by members of the school, this time on a more ambitious scale than usual informal "play-and-listen" concerts. It took place in the Memorial Hall and amongst the artists were the recently successful pianist candidates in the Associated Board grade examinations. (Black Grade VI Merit, Day VIII Distinction, Howat VI Distinction, and Wilson VIII Distinction) The programme, which also included items by the thriving wind group and orchestra, went well and the attendance was encouraging. The quality of the two meetings this term certainly made up for any disappointment that further ones did not materialize.
MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 18th March, 1967, in the Memorial Hall This was surely the most impressive School Concert for several years, and it is pleasing to be able to reflect that music in the school is flourishing, particularly in the orchestra department. The highlights of the evening were the piano solos, for all who performed had recently gained very high marks in the Associated Board examinations. M. J. Black, playing the first movement of Haydn's Piano Sonata in G opened the concert with a performance which showed considerable attention to detail. He was followed by two entertaining violin solos. R. M. Yule, playing the first movement of the Concerto in B minor by Rieding and J. D. B. Hargreaves two movements of Handel's Sonata in E major. In both cases, the tone could have been improved, but the pieces were well played. P. D. Wilson performed Haydn's Sonata in C sharp minor, one of the pieces with which he gained a distinction in Grade VIII. It was clear that his success was eminently well deserved. The Wind Group composed of three clarinettists, P. N. Kitching, A. S. Bowie and R. D. MacLeod, played two movements of the Music for the Royal Sackbuts, by Locke. A tremendous improvement has been made by this trio since they last performed at a Music Society concert, and their playing was most enjoyable. Two pieces were performed by T. M. Day, who also gained a distinction in Grade VIII, J. S. Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C minor (48 Preludes and Fugues, Book I No. II) and No. 3 of Five Bagatelles by Howard Ferguson both showed that the performer had an obvious feeling. 15
STAINER'S CRUCIFIXION This sacred cantata was composed by Stainer in 1877 and the libretto was provided by the Rev. Sparrow Simpson, and it provided a perfect choice for the Choral Society to perform at Passion-tide. Musically "The Crucifixion' is not a great work and perhaps the libretto is a little trivial for such an important and far-reaching occasion. Nevertheless, it does provide a stimulating meditation of the last and most important events in Our Lord's Passion in a complete and profound manner. 'The Crucifixion', although unsuitable for large experienced forces, is admirably suited to modest provincial choirs and congregations and thus provides an ideal opportunity for school performance. The performance on Good Friday was of the highest standard and was executed in a technically perfect manner. Of special note were the soloists Baby (bass) and P. D. Wilson (tenor), providing outstanding tone and clarity. The chorus was, as always, very strong and added perfect emphasis in such important and moving sections as the 'Processional to Calvary' and 'The Appeal of the Crucified'. Of worthy mention also was the congregation, who provided the necessary body of voice in the important hymns but were, unfortunately, consistently hesitant at the beginning of verses. All these ingredients combined to produce a performance of extreme feeling and splendour and provided a memorable climax to the events in the week of meditation of Our Lord's suffering which will surely make this Easter at school a memorable one. The success of a production of this scale is a worthy tribute to the Choral Society under the directorship of Mr. Waine and the School must surely look forward to even greater promise in such works at future dates. A.G.B.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY At the first meeting of the term, Mr. B. Warner of York University spoke to the Society on "My Year in Moscow, 1962-3". The attendance was very poor, partly because the date clashed with rehearsals for House Plays and the Singing Competition, but partly also because of the seeming indifference of a large section of the Society to their obligations as members. An attendance of fewer than 20 at a meeting addressed by an outside speaker is most discourteous. The second meeting of the term was an away fixture at the University to see the film "Ballad of a Soldier". This film had English sub-titles, but was an excellent film, much enjoyed by all those who saw it. One of the best features of the term has been the contact made with York University, and it will surely be of great interest and benefit to the Society in the future. The film dealt with the adventures of a Russian soldier given four days' leave from the front to visit his home. It is a very moving film, quite free of any political overtones. The final meeting of the term, which was to have been three talks by members of the Society, was postponed to next term. It is to be hoped that when this meeting does take place, more members will see fit to support it by their presence and active participation. It is not just your money that we want. 16
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Secretary: M. A. SUMMERS-SMITH. Chairman: J. S. W. COOK. Treasurer: J. C. PLATrs. Dron field House: P. J. DOYLE. The Grove: H. J. ROBINSON. The Manor: D. R. BALLINGER. Queens': W. D. FLEMING. The Rise: R. I. Moss. School House: J. S. W. COOK. Temple: P. S. DISNEY. The first meeting of the term was held on 21st January, when three scientists from the Manor gave short talks. D. R. Ballinger opened with a talk on Radio-controlled Model Aircraft, followed by B. D. Pugh on the Internal Combustion Engine and A. G. Bird on Biological Research in Space. On 4th February, Professor 0. S. Heavens, of York University, spoke on Lasers. These emit very bright, concentrated beams of light, some with power of over a thousand megawatts. However, the maximum emitted continuously is only a kilowatt, for the newly developed Carbon Dioxide Laser. At the third meeting, on 18th February, Captain Oehlers and Captain Hunter of the Royal Signals Corps spoke to the Society about Aerials, with special reference to their use in the armed services. A film of various types of aerial was projected, and several very modern and highly developed examples were shown. The fourth and final meeting of the term, on 4th March, consisted of a talk by Mr. J. E. Adderson of Bradford University on the year he spent in Jamaica as Chief Pharmacist to the University of the West Indies. Mr. Adderson illustrated his talk with slides, and spoke about the island of Jamaica as well as about his job and its special problems. M.A.S-S.
THE SCIENCE EXHIBITION The Eleventh Science Exhibition was opened on Tuesday, 28th March, by Professor 0. S. Heavens of the University of York. The ceremony took place in the Memorial Hall, and when Professor Heaven's had finished his speech, Mr. Burbridge's leanings towards the theatre were given full rein as a procession of 15 splendidly costumed figures ranging from Galileo to Einstein, assembled on the stage to demonstrate the theme of the Exhibition —that of Unity in Science. After the ceremony they provided a welcome touch of background colour in their "laboratories" and as they wandered round the exhibition, in spite of their generally scanty knowledge of their subjects. The aim of the Exhibition as expressed in the theme was to show how the three branches of science share common ground in their researches into the five sections dealt with by the exhibition, namely Materials and Natural Resources, Movement, Energy, Structure and Particles and Radiation and Waves. With more experiments than ever before, entirely the work of the School, the difficult job of holding the interest of visitors was achieved by an ingenious mixing of pure science and the practical application of science. 17
In this way stresses in structural engineering were demonstrated by a model of the footbridge over Clifton, and principles of electronics by an ear-piercing embryo electronic organ. The chemistry of photography and the principle of the telephone were two more exhibits of interest, even to someone with no knowledge whatever of science. Perhaps the most topical demonstration of all came in the oil industry exhibit, where the recent Torrey Canyon disaster gave an immediate relevance to the oil disposal methods demonstrated there, while the prize for the most spectacular exhibit would surely be given, by those lucky enough to see it, to the display of auto-destructive vacuum flasks in the liquid oxygen demonstrations. The exhibitors demonstrating "neat" science did a difficult job well, and often made up for the complexities of their subjects by their enthusiasm, which quality made even such unpromising material as periodic tables interesting. Mention must be made of the School Research Project, sponsored by the Royal Society, "Orientation in Aromatic Substitution", an advanced cycle of experiments explained superlatively well by the demonstrators. It was not always the most advanced demonstrations that were the most absorbing, however, for Fifth Form experiments in Gas Chromatography and Mendelean inheritance were interesting because of the willingness of the demonstrator to give more information than the bare essentials for the understanding of the experiment. This same knowledge of the subject and willingness to explain fully made the Bernonilli principle and 3 cm. wave experiments two of the most fascinating in the exhibition. As has been shown here, it was to a large extent the attitude and knowledge of the demonstrators rather than the complexities of the demonstrations that made the exhibition a success, for it was a success, not on the superficial level of spectacular pseudo-science, but on the deeper level of sound scientific achievement in the School.
WALKING CLUB The weather this term has been remarkably mild, but unfortunately this meant being robbed of the pleasure of "snow walks"—one of the attractions of walking in the Easter Term. We started the term with some new faces, and some veterans from the Christmas Term. The fact that the Walking Club now runs for three terms a year makes walking the most major sport of the School! The area of our walks was more constrained than last term, ranging from Burton Leonard to Bedale (this always seems to be a popular request walk), Rosedale to Hawnly. However, this triangle was well-explored, and the variety of walks included numerous woods, rivers and streams. Many enjoyments, exhibitions and pleasures were exercised on the walks, including notably someone showing his prowess as a mountaineer on the Rosedale Railway. This term we lost Mr. Riley as chauffeur for a few walks, but we are indebted to both him and Mr. Coulthard for their assistance and perseverance, for although the number of back-seat drivers has not increased, the volume has! The members of the Club were : Les, Macleod, Q. Gray, McKay, Plaits, Fairclough, Fairhurst, Howat, Little, Wilks, Dingwall, Cawood, Pick, and we welcomed back Skerrett for some walks. 18
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY It was unfortunate, that the great membership of the Christmas term had evaporated for the first meeting of the term. Only a handful of members met in the Stephenson room for a talk by Mr. D. Blunt, a former Housemaster of Wentworth, and the present Lay Chaplain to the Archbishop of York. He spoke to the Society about his job, and then about the general role of the Archbishop with reference to life in the present age. The second meeting of the term was addressed by Mr. Chapman, the Vice-principal of St. John's College, who addressed the Society on Christianity in the twentieth century. This was an excellent talk, and showed the members present what was the role of the christian in life around him, how the applicable circumstances attend the part which had to be played by the christian, and what was meant by christianity today. After the trial examinations had finished, a final meeting for the year was held, and Mr. Gaastra gave the Society a talk entitled "Some ideas on modern church building". It was with some trepidation that the Society had asked him, as Mr. G. Pace had addressed it on a similar subject only two years previously. Mr. Gaastra, however, in his usual way did the excellent job of bringing the background history of modem church building to the front, and expanded a topic which Mr. Pace had hardly touched. As was mentioned earlier in these notes, the attendances and membership were drastically reduced this term, the committee felt that this was probably due to house plays and trial exams. The committee were very sorry not to be able to invite Brother Aidan, the franciscan friar, to talk to the Society, for they found his time fully booked before they could ask him. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the committee for their invaluable services in arranging the meetings, and the whole Society would like to thank the Rev. N. Kemp-Welsh for so enthusiastically aiding the Society—it is hopeful that a visit might be arranged next term, either to the friary of the Franciscans at Alnmouth or to the Leeds synagogue. R.I.M.
THE EQUINE SOCIETY The society was sorry to see the president and secretary leave the school at Christmas, and would like to thank them for providing some excellent meetings. The only meeting of the Easter Term was near the end of the term, when Mr. Howard Wright of the timeform organization came to address the society. He presented a very interesting hypothesis on why Northern Trainers are so less successful than the Southern Trainers. The basis he thought was lack of brass in racing in the north. This was followed by a general discussion both of basic principles of racing, and of current sensations. We hope that this society, which is ever increasing in membership, will continue to flourish in the future. R.I.M. 19
GEOGRAPHICAL and WORLD AFFAIRS SOCIETY The Geographical and World Affairs Society's sole expedition of the term proved to be a profitable one. Two school buses were used to convey members to the ,Ledston Luck Colliery about three miles north of Castleford. Unfortunately, overalls could not be supplied, and many of us were not exactly dressed for the occasion. We were soon fitted out with helmets and torches and proceeded to the shaft. With the colliery's manager as our guide, the group was given an extensive tour of one of the faces. Because of the many faults in this particular seam, a new method of extracting the coal has been put into use. The system has attracted engineers and miners from as far away as America, and serves as a model to be followed by other mines. Unfortunately, on our particular visit the machinery had broken down. After a refreshing shower and change, we were given tea and a biscuit at the colliery, and settled down to an enjoyable meal supplied by the school. M.C.L.
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY Our newly adopted ship, the New Zealand Shipping Company's "Devon" has this term been engaged on a voyage to Australia. She left Liverpool on 17th January, passed Gibraltar on 20th, called at Aden for bunkers on 1st February, and arrived at Melbourne on 18th February. The subsequent ports of call were Sydney, Port Kemble, Newcastle and Brisbane. We have received sundry plans and charts from the ship, amongst the most interesting being a daily weather report, which enables us to compare actual conditions with the averages shown in Atlases, and the cargo loading plan. This latter gives a very good cross-section of British exports to Australia : cars, brake-linings, fish, tractors, tyres, cheese, dyes, copper ingots, earthenware, cellulose, a wide range of chemicals, bundles of steel tubes, bales of carpets, crates of telephone equipment, cases of glass, rolls of paper, casks of whiskey, bags of salt, cartons of chocolate biscuits and so on.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY No meetings of any great importance were held this term, largely because of the lack of enthusiasm among the members. The Dark Room, too, saw little use, and it has been decided to hold a competition to rectify this. It will take place next term. The state of apathy among members was admirably demonstrated by the attendance at a meeting called to find out what people wanted from the Society. Six people turned up. Next term we hope that members will show more interest and tell the committee ex nctly what they want. A.M.B. 20
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Five meetings were arranged for the Easter Term. At the first meeting, on the 26th January, we saw four films. The first, "Man-made rain", showed how crops can be improved with very little effort by the use of irrigation. The second film, "Mechanisation of livestock farming", showed how the tractor could be used to save time and labour. The third film, "Powder and shot", dealt with the manufacture of cartridges and the making of guns and their proofing. The final film, "Machines on the farm", showed modern agricultural machinery and new developments in farm mechanisation. The second meeting consisted of a talk on "Arable farming" by Mr. Thomas and Mr. Hirst from the Askham Bryan College of Agriculture. Mr. Hirst spoke first dealing with the theoretical side of farming with examples taken from Askham Bryan. Mr. Thomas then explained the ways in which one could get the maximum profit from one's land. Mr. Hirst now spoke again telling us how to find out whether to use machinery or hand labour for most economic results. At the third meeting of the term we heard a talk by Mr. Deacon on "Farming and progressive machinery". He told us how farms could be brought up to date by sealed storage forage crops and explained the principles on which they work. A film then showed how farming in America had advanced with the aid of silos. Mr. Deacon then passed round some grass which had been in a sealed storage silo and showed us some materials that were used in the silos. At the fourth meeting of the term we showed a film because the speaker was unfortunately unable to attend. The film "Red sky at night" showed a year's work on a sheep farm in Perthshire. The tups are bought and released and lambing takes place in the autumn, the lambs then being vaccinated. In August the whole flock is rounded up and separated into lambs and ewes, they are then dipped and sheared, the lambs are then sold. The final meeting took the form of three short talks by members of the Club. The first by G. W. A. Plews was on "Farming in Hong Kong" and showed the many problems facing them. The talk was illustrated by slides. The second talk was given by R. I. Pigg on "Hunting". He gave the general layout of the hunt and then explained the calls in the field, illustrated by a recording. The final talk was given by M. J. Fussey on "Point to Point" racing, saying that this was a valuable way of training horses for major racing.
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C.C.F. NOTES The change in the school time table made outdoor parades impracticable during the early part of the term, but this gave an opportunity for a good deal of the necessary classroom training to be done by all three Service sections for Proficiency and Advanced Tests. The Army Proficiency Test was taken for the first time at the Yorkshire Brigade Depot at Strensall instead of at the School. Twenty-two of the thirty-three candidates were successful, and it is pleasing to record that the Contingent's tradition was upheld in an unusually searching report by the Examining Board, who were very favourably impressed by the standard shown, particularly the turn-out of all candidates. The Arduous Training party for the holidays was only two short of the maximum number we are allowed to take, and the Royal Air Force Camp list was full. Flight Sergeant C. J. A. Smith has been awarded a Flying Scholarship, and it is worth pointing out that any Proficient cadet can apply for these scholarships, which are highly competitive, and under this scheme he can learn to fly at a civil flying club; the total cost to the cadet is five shillings a day, for about a month. This training, valued at about three hundred pounds, is the most attractive prize for which a cadet can compete. The Annual Inspection will be on Tuesday, 13th June, made by Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Musson, the General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command. Army Camp will be from 24th July to 1st August at Warcop, near Appleby.
R.N. SECTION This term has proved an interesting and constructive one for all members of the Section. The time was mainly devoted to preparing candidates for the Proficiency Examinations, in which the Section obtained a good deal of success L/Sea Shannon completed the necessary practical application in the Advanced Proficiency and A.B.s, Lack, Nixon, Hudson and Eggleshaw have successfully passed the Proficiency Examinations. They are all to be congratulated for their efforts. These successes have been due, to a great extent, to the patience and persistence of Chief P.O. Keefe, and his assistance has been sincerely appreciated. The term, however, was not entirely devoted to instruction and a lecture on "Replenishment at Sea", and some time usefully spent on canoe building provided instructive interludes. Next term sees the entry of an encouraging number of new recruits to swell the Section's numbers, and such a number promises a successful continuation of the Section and provides great hope for the future. A.G.B. 22
R.A.F. SECTION NOTES, EASTER TERM, 1967 The N.C.O. in charge of the section was F./Sgt. Smith who was assisted by Sgts. Willcock and Rutherford. The former is to be congratulated on his award of a Flying Scholarship, which was taken up during the Easter holidays. Cdt. Barnes obtained a gliding proficiency certificate B during the holidays. In the examination results announced at the beginning of the term, all candidates taking the Advanced Proficiency examination succeeded in passing. At the Proficiency level Dunn, Pinder, Scaife, A. and Thompson B. were awarded credits and Nutter obtained a distinction for 100% marks (never before accomplished). Air Experience Flying took place at R.A.F. Church Fenton, on Sunday, 12th February, and 17 cadets each obtained half-hour flights in Chipmunk. The annual camp was held at R.A.F. Oakington from 5th-12th April and 16 cadets attended. They were divided into two syndicates under Cpls. Scaife, A. and Thompson, B. and in a competition with syndicates from other schools succeeded in obtaining the first two places. The competition involved shooting, swimming, initiative tests and an assault course.
R.A.F. CAMP, 1967 During the Easter holidays a party of 16 boys under the leadership of corporals Thompson and Scaife went to R.A.F. Oakington near Cambridge. The party was split into two sections, one under corporal Scaife, called syndicate G and the other under Corporal Thompson called syndicate H. Two other schools were there, Arnold School and Portsmouth Grammar School. They were billeted in two rooms, syndicate H in one and G in the other, and ate in the airmen's mess. On the first day there was an assault course and an initiative exercise in the morning and P.T. in the afternoon. The initiative exercise consisted of getting a can of explosive across a ravine using only a rope hanging from a tree above. On the second day they went flying in Varsities. Some people went up only once but two people went up three times. The flights lasted for two hours. On the Saturday, which was the third day, a seventeen mile walk was organised and done by syndicates, syndicate G came second in this walk in which the cadets imagined they were pilots of R.A.F. reconnaissance planes which had crashed in the enemy country of Cambronia and had to get back to R.A.F. Oakington again. On the start they were given a map and a clue as to what route to take between the start and the first checkpoint, at which they were given a clue as to the route to the next checkpoint, and so on until back at Oakington. There was a service on Sunday held in the small church nearby. Everybody went to this service. In the afternoon, there was a trip to the Shuttleworth collection of old aircraft, cars and bicycles. The shop there did a roaring trade in model aircraft kits and magazines, to the cadets. 23
On Monday morning they had shooting with both .22 and .303s on a twenty-five yard range. .22s were shot first with a rest then .303s with a rest and earplugs. Everybody shot .22s but several people did not want to shoot .303s. On Monday afternoon they were taken down to Cambridge baths for swimming. All the cadets passed the R.A.F. swimming proficiency exam. After that one or two people stayed in Cambridge while the others went back to camp. Tuesday was the last day and practical trade training was held. Each cadet had a choice of either fire, aircraft servicing, meteorologl, air traffic control, Radio servicing, police or catering. Fire seemed to be the most popular. Practical trade training went on all day. On the Wednesday there was a barrack inspection and a meeting of all the cadets at camp where it was announced that syndicates G and H had done best in all the activities at camp as points were taken for all the activities and they beat the syndicates from the other schools. There was no drill at this camp apart from marching to and from the airmen's mess. There were several nights when cadets could go into Cambridge in civilian dress, and in the evenings on the camp cadets could wear civilian clothing watch television and play snooker or visit the Acorn Club, which was a club run by the N.A.A.F.I. on the camp next to the airmen's mess. M. B. Pinder
SCOUT GROUP P. J. Doyle and R. I. Moss successfully completed their training for the Queen's Scout badge this term and we congratulate them an achieving this very high standard. Both have continued to give active help to the Group and we very much appreciate what Doyle has done and what Moss continues to do. The Group is still experimenting with new ideas in preparation for the autumn. We are hoping to develop a number of activities which will provide continuous training through the Group. One idea is to start a canoeing section which will provide elementary training in the Scout Troop, leading on to more advanced work in the Venture Scout Troop, incorporating canoeing in future expeditions. There is no doubt that in future Scout training is going to be very much more expensive and we shall be evermore dependent on the efforts of our members through, for instance, the Bob-a-Job Scheme, if we are to live up to the new image of Scouting.
THE WORKING PARTY This section of the Group will unfortunately not have a very long existence. It was formed at the beginning of the Christmas term, to enable those members of the Troop who would not be still at school when the new image is introduced to take an active interest in the Group. The specified object of the party was to "overhaul" the property of the Group, and this began with the painting of the interior of the scout hut. P. R. S. Fairclough was elected to represent the party on the executive committee, and was elected chairman of that committee. Unfortunately he left after one term and R. I. Moss replaced him in both positions. Having made an excellent job of painting the scout but walls varying shades of blue, and repairing the many broken light fittings in the previous 24
term, the party commenced the second task of the year with much enthusiasm. After the inevitable preliminary meetings of discussions, the task was subdivided into five phases, each of which could be completed at one meeting. The task was to tidy up the compound which had been so professionally fenced by last year's Rovers. Unfortunately the elements created difficulties and one or two phases had to be postponed, but by the time of the trial exams the task had been successfully completed. The party would like to thank the G.S.L. who would invariably break with tradition and light huge fires of pianos and whalers with the Times and matches! Everyone should be congratulated for their never ceasing enthusiasm with the task in hand and their great patience with the puns, which seem to be almost a tradition in the Group now. It is hoped that the loft can be refurnished next term—a task that will do justice to the abilities of the party. Finally it is with much regret that we must say au revoir to three of our members P. J. Doyle, W. D. Fleming and the double barrel M. A. Summers-Smith. We wish them success in the future and thanking them for their assistance hope that they can take something of the Scout way of life with them. R.I.M.
VENTURE SCOUT TROOP Despite its shortness and the disruptive element of the Trial Exams., the Easter Term was a fairly successful one as the troop settled down in the new routine under an elected executive committee. We continued with the St. John Ambulance course and to finish the series of lectures on First Aid, Dr. Scott gave two highly entertaining talks to a combined meeting of the Scouts and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award 'Scheme Group. There were three evening exercises this term, two in the country, depending on map and compass work (one was organised by two non-committee members, Summers and Cantrell) and another exercise on the Ings in the form of a complicated game of hide and seek. Several meetings were taken up with the checking of equipment in the Scout Loft in preparation for the first Easter Expedition for two years, which took place in the Lake District. W.R.C.
VENTURE SCOUT EXPEDITION EASTER HOLIDAYS, 1967 This took the form of hiking, followed by sleeping at night under canvas at different sites. There were thirteen Scouts taking part under the supervision of Mr. Coulthard and Mr. Duncan. These were divided into groups as follows: (i) P. R. H. Macartney (leader), P. Scaife, A. G. Scott and D. R. Winterbottom. (ii) M. A. Cantrell (leader), D. A. Grainger, J. R. Lund, R. S. C. Mcllroy, J. E. Staines and I. D. C. Summers. (iii) A. L. Jervis (leader), G. W. A. Plews and R. M. Yule. We started in the school buses on the morning of the 12th April. The old school bus had just been serviced but the brakes seized up and the speed was much reduced and stops had to be made to let them cool down. However, we succeeded in reaching our camping site after stopping in Keswick to bup a stock of Kendal Mint Cake. The site, one that has been 25
used before, was sheltered by trees down by Newlands Beck on Birkrigg Farm. When camp had been set up the more adventurous ascended Causey Pike (2,000 feet above sea level) while others only managed Rowling End (1,422 feet). After we had had supper Macartney made a fire and succeeded in warming us up while we were given last minute instructions. We set ourselves 7.30 a.m. as a time for waking. The first group were very tired when they reached Wast Water where they met Mr. Coulthard who had driven fifty miles to give them their supplies for the next day. We, the second group, made our way in the same direction never actually reaching Robinson as planned but walking what seemed an endless ridge and coming down from the mist to have lunch in Little Dale. After lunch we met a hiker who was very helpful in directing us in the mist. In this way we succeeded to top Dale Head and so down to the Youth Hostel at the summit of Honister Pass. Having fed three sheep with stale bread, we proceeded down the pass and when we reached the bottom of the pass we refreshed ourselves at Seatoller and proceeded to a reasonably good camp site at Seathwaite. Tired out we set up camp and cooked the evening meal. A meteor was seen by a few on this night. In the morning there was a mist in the valley, but this had lifted by the time we had set off giving a very hot day. We made good progress after leaving camp until we reached Stockley Bridge. After this our speed could not have been very fast as we had several rests in the heat, perhaps only 1 m.p.h. When we reached the top of the valley we had a good view of the surrounding countryside whilst nibbling some K.M.C. When we had had a long lunch below Allen Crags we made our way to Angle Tarn and so by Rossett Pike to Langdales. This started off as a very steep path but became less acute as we ambled to a public camp site at Wall End. The third group were also staying the night there and they arrived a little later. The next morning we set off on the last leg of our journey •to Grasmere. We took a very steep track up to Stickle Tarn from where we went by way of Blea Crag down to Easedale Tarn where we met the familiar geography lesson conducted by an energetic schoolmistress. From here we went at a fair pace and arrived at the camp site in the grounds of Bridge End House by 3.30 p.m. The other groups soon turned up as well as Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. On Sunday the majority went to church at St. Oswalds. The rest of the day was spent restfully, either boating on the lake, looking round the shops or taking refreshments at the cafe by the river. •For lunch we made a change from K.M.C. etc. and had lamb chops. We were now given two days in which to return to Newlands. Our group took a very picturesque route over Helm Crag and the following ridge and crossed the country boundary into Cumberland. The mist was upon us as we changed our bearing over Greenup edge but it cleared as we scrambled down Lining Crag. We then followed Greenup Gill to the camp site stopping for lunch on the way. We arrived there very early as Mr. Duncan had taken our packs for us. Here we met the first group. The next day we again left our •packs with the support bus and set off to complete the last short walk to Newlands. We went mainly by road wishing to take it easy. On the way we stopped at the Bowder Stone and at Grange for refreshments. When we reached Manesty we decided to cut across the ridge and we had lunch on the top of it overlooking Derwent Water. It 26
wasn't long after we had finished lunch that we were back at base camp, some of us having wetted our feet while crossing the stream. Later that night we had another camp fire. On the morning of the 19th April we woke again at 7.30 a.m. and were on the road to York by 9.30 a.m. We stopped in Appleby for a snack at 10.35 a.m. arriving in York at 1.30 p.m. when we put up the tents to air. Our thanks go to Mr. Coulthard and Mr. Duncan for all the hard work that went into making this a most successful expedition. I.D.C.S.
SCOUT TROOP The majority of the time this term has been devoted to the group projects. The canoe is half built, the cine group have some good time-lapse photography of the traffic going under the new bridge and the natural history group helped with many biological exhibits for the Science Exhibition. Harding has joined the troop this term. Linguist badges were gained by Broom, G. Fisher, Hepworth and Washington and Camper badges by R. Cooper, Goodrick, I. Gill and R. MacLeod. The latter were obtained by attending a seven week course run at the School by Mr. D. Broadley and we are grateful to him for sparing the time to take the course. The annual summer camp from 25th July to 1st August will be held in the Isle of Man and it is hoped that as many scouts as possible will be able to attend.
RUGGER Easter Term Rugger provided a happy end to the season for both `Under 15' and 'Under 14' teams. The weather remained remarkably open and good playing conditions prevailed, which allowed some interesting experiments to be undertaken in team-building. The following matches were played : — "Under 15" XV
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Ampleforth College. Home. Lost 3-21. Hymers' College. Away. Won 14-0. Ashville College. Home. Won 14-8. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Home. Lost 0-14.
Team selected from : W. St. J. Oliver; P. R. Haigh-Lumby, R. D. MacLeod, M. C. Pearson, P. H. Blacklock, T. B. Sargeant; P. Holmes, D. Pollard; R. P. Taylor, J. C. Goodrick, A. S. Bowie, J. M. Collinson, P. Reaston, D. I. Shackleton, N. H. Stone, J. D. Lovell. "Under 14" XV Feb. 4th v. Ampleforth College. Home. Lost 3-21. Feb. 8th v. Hymers' College. Away. Lost 6-30. Feb. 11th v. Ashville College. Home. Lost 0-12. Feb. 18th v. iPocklington School. Home. Won 8-3. Feb. 22nd v. Scarborough College. Away. Won 24-0. 27
Team selected from: —K. D. Bowler; R. R. Atkinson, J. T. Morley, M. J. Jones, C. J. Watson, J. J. Les, C. N. Roberts; I. Robinson (Capt.), P. L. Hall; C. J. D. Bond, M. W. Bainbridge, A. Powell, P. S. K. Crossley, A. N. Lawrence, A. Gray, J. W. Gillgrass, J. R. B. Harding, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, R. L. Elsy (Leader), P. R. Bailey.
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D. J. EMSLEY David Emsley's rugger successes were by no means at an end after the Christmas holiday Yorkshire Schoolboy programme. Along with many of his team-mates he underwent further stringent trials before the eyes of the English selectors, at Sheffield and at Burton-on-Trent. On both occasions his play was impressive, and there could have been little doubt in the minds of the selectors that both he and his partner at stand-off half derived much inspiration from each other. It came therefore as no surprise when he was selected to play for the English Schoolboys v. France at Leicester, v. Wales at Cardiff, and finally as a travelling reserve for the match v. Scotland at Murrayfield. Over 20 of us converged on Leicester from various directions for the evening match on 5th April v. France and our journeyings were richly rewarded not only by the sparkling display of the English scrum-half but also by the fact that the French boys were convincingly defeated for the first time for 13 years. No higher distinction could have been won for the School than by Emsley's display in this series of matches. We congratulate him and wish him every success in the future. 28
Photo: "Sunday Times"
D. J. Emsley (England) is the victim of a flying tackle by S. E. W. Williams in the Schoolboys' Rugby International at Cardiff Arms Park.
SHOOTING The first seven weeks of term were a very lean period indeed for shooting, dependent as it is on the crumbs of time which fall from the tables of the major organised games and which are not gobbled up by the Cross-country and Junior Long Run. These latter absorb that chief refuge of minor sports, Thursday afternoons. The defence against all this is normally weather; .22 shooting flourishes on rain and snow, gales and floods. The results of lack of time were predictable: all postal matches lost and a "Country Life" total appreciably below our average. This is in one sense not a great disaster, for shooting, like other sports, does not exist simply to produce match-winning teams. On the other hand, a good team record is necessary in order to maintain morale and to provide worthwhile standards. The last three weeks of term were devoted to House practices and the House match. These have hitherto been a Summer Term occupation. This year, as there were only fourteen of last term's Summer Term shooters left, it was obvious that most Houses would have to rely to a greater or less extent upon beginners and casual shooters. Practice time in July is inevitably short, but it is usually possible to fit in shooting practice with athletics standards, and thus it was hoped that more practice for the beginners and casual shooters would be made possible by the change. In the event this hope was realised, partly with the assistance of prolonged cold winds. Very useful practice sessions were held. The average scores were higher than last year's in the match itself, which was won by Manor with 237 ex 240. Some new talent came to light. The term ended on a cheerful note after all. Ten new .303 shooters, all quite promising, have joined the Club for next term, bringing the number up to twenty-four and making good the heavy losses of last July. It will be a "youthful" Club, average age being under 16 years 2 months at beginning of term. The "Country Life" VIII, all of whom were re-awarded or awarded their minor colours, was: D. S. Lockhart (Capt.), L. M. Creer, P. N. Kitching, G. W. Harding, A. G. Bird, P. R. Taylor, R. W. Webster, P. J. G. C. Bleach. S. G. Smith was the additional man for the landscape target.
SQUASH The results this term were a little disappointing. Seven matches were played, three won and four lost, but two matches against club teams were lost 3-2 and these should have been won. However, apart from a heavy defeat at the hands of a very good Barnard Castle team, the remaining school matches this season were won easily. 29
At first string, the captain J. C. Richardson improved a great deal and had some good wins, including making quite good progress in the Drysdale Cup. The experience which he has gained this year should make him a formidable player next season. At second string, N. G. A. Morris played with great determination and did well to win the 'Plate competition in the York Championships. D. R. Waller, who was beaten in the Plate final by Morris, had a good season, starting at No. 5 and 'finishing at No. 3. His approach to the game is disturbingly casual, but he is an excellent retriever and could develop into a very good player. At fourth string W. J. Roebuck was very unpredictable. On occasions he played really well, but he had too many bad days. However, now that he is covering the court more quickly, he should be able to develop a steadier game. At fifth string D. J. Emsley tried very hard, but his inexperience let him down on several occasions. The first two reserves, J. G. Hoad and M. J. H. Fisher, had disappointing seasons. Both played well at times, but they did not make the progress, which they should have done. The Colts Team was very young, but most promising. Certainly a good First V should develop from this group. During the Easter holidays three juniors, K. D. Bowler, P. L. Hall and I. Robinson took part in the Surrey Junior (Under 15) Championship and all three did extremely well. Bowler reached the 3rd round before losing to the No. 1 seed. Robinson had some good wins and reached the quarter-finals. Hall had a splendid week, and after defeating the second seed in the quarter-final, he eventually reached the final, in which he lost an excellent match 3-1 to H. Addo of Lancing, the top seed and last year's beaten finalist. Hall certainly deserved great credit for his excellent performances, especially as he was a year younger than most of the other competitors. As Grove had five of the first six players in the School, the House competition was a mere formality. In the final they defeated Temple 5-0. RESULTS:
1st V v. Durham University, at home, on 29th January. J. C. Richardson lost to I. A. Nuttall, 9-6, 4-9, 6-9, 8-10. N. G. A. Morris lost to M. Willstrop, 5-9, 9-4, 0-9, 4-9. W. J. Roebuck lost to R. D. Harding, 6-9, 9-6, 5-9, 6-9. D. R. Waller lost to C. C. A. Von Zweigbergh, 2-9, 2-9, 10-8, 10-8, 2-9. J. G. Hoad lost to D. Mowbray, 7-9, 9-7, 8-10, 7-9. Result : Lost 0-5. 1st V v. Worksop College, at home, on 5th February. J. C. Richardson beat I. C. Dodson, 9-3, 9-3, 9-0. N. G. A. Morris beat L. 0. Taylor, 9-2, 9-2, 9-1. D. J. Emsley beat J. E. Blake, 4-9, 5-9, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4. W. J. Roebuck beat S. B. A. Johnson, 9-4, 9-1, 9-5 D. R. Waller beat D. J. Kay, 9-3, 9-0, 9-0. Result : Won 5-0.
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1st V v. York R.I., away, on 14th February. J. C. Richardson beat J. E. Fawcett, 5-9, 9-7, 4-9, 9-7, 9-4. N. G. A. Morris lost to G. L. Martin, 3-9, 5-9, 9-7, 9-7, 4-9. D. R. Waller lost to J. M. Huntington, 9-7, 7-9, 7-9, 1-9. D. J. Emsley lost to 'D. M. Snowdon, 7-9, 9-7, 7-9, 7-9. W. J. Roebuck beat W. Anderson, 5-9, 9-0, 9-7, 9-4. Result: Lost 2-3. 1st VII v. Squashbucklers, at home, on 21st February. J. C. Richardson beat W. Helm, 10-8, 9-5, 9-5. N. G. A. Morris beat P. N. L. Terry, 5-9, 8-10, 9-4, 9-5, 9-0. D. R. Waller lost to R. H. G. McCarthy, 8-10, 1-9, 5-9. W. J. Roebuck lost to N. J. Magson, 5-9, 9-3, 0-9, 7-9. D. J. Emsley beat M. Wilson, 9-7, 10-8, 9-3. J. G. Hoad beat J. Nicolson, 9-1, 9-0, 9-2. M. J. H. Fisher lost to M. Cockerill, 0-9, 7-9, 9-5, 10-8, 6-9. Result: Won 4-3. 1st V v. Barnard Castle, at home, on 26th February. J. C. Richardson lost to G. M. Seaman, 9-6, 0-9, 5-9, 1-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to J. A. Brown, 3-9, 7-9, 6-9. D. R. Waller lost to P. N. S. Nutman, 4-9, 4-9, 6-9. W. J. Roebuck lost to A. G. Yuill, 4-9, 9-7, 5-9, 1-9. D. J. Emsley lost to A. Gurney, 4-9, 8-10, 5-9. Result: Lost 0-5. Additional matches v. Barnard Castle. J. G. Hoad lost to P. R. W. Hurst, 0-9, 0-9, 7-9. M. J. H. Fisher lost to K. Richmond, 4-9, 8-10, 4-9. I. Robinson lost to P. G. Verow, 4-9, 0-9, 1-9. 1st V v. Old Peterites on 5th March. J. C. Richardson lost to W. M. Howard, 2-9, 5-9, 6-9. N. G. A. Morris lost to J. E. Fawcett, 8-10, 6-9, 8-10. D. R. Waller beat N. J. Magson, 9-7, 1-9, 9-6, 4-9, 9-4. W. J. Roebuck lost to 'P. J. Netherwood, 6-9, 9-4, 6-9, 10-8, 6-9. D. J. Emsley beat C. W. Thompson, 8-10, 9-3, 9-5, 10-9. Result: Lost 2-3. `A' V v. Pocklington School, at home, on 23rd February. D. R. Waller beat W. Bodycombe, 9-2, 9-5, 9-0. J. G. Hoad beat B. Garfitt, 9-7, 8-10, 9-3, 9-3. M. J. H. Fisher beat R. W. Spreckley, 9-1, 10-8, 9-5. P. V. Zissler beat C. R. Woodhead, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3. P. Holmes beat C. Aldred, 8-10, 10-8, 9-3, 9-0. Result: Won 5-0. 2nd V v. Durham University, at home, on 29th January. M. J. H. Fisher lost to S. Gallup, 9-6, 8-10, 5-9, 6-9. P. V. Zissler lost to D. Nicholson, 6-9, 9-7, 7-9, 7-9. G. A. W. Stewart lost to M. W. Woodruff, 5-9, 9-6, 7-9, 6-9. P. L. Hall lost to S. Gallup, 6-9, 9-3, 7-9, 9-4, 4-9. I. Robinson beat I. A. Nuttall, 5-9, 9-6, 9-7, 7-9, 9-7. Result: Lost 1-4. 31
Colts V v. Worksop College, away, on 5th February. M. J. H. Fisher beat D. J. Sivil, 9-6, 9-5, 5-9, 6-9, 9-4. P. Holmes lost to D. W. L. Anderson, 9-1, 6-9, 9-10, 9-7, 4-9. I. Robinson beat C. J. Dalton, 3-9, 10-9, 9-2, 9-5. S. R. H. Astley lost to J. A. Fulton, 9-4, 9-10, 5-9, 6-9. M. A. Cantrell lost to J. B. Williams, 9-4, 5-9, 3-9, 6-9. Result: Lost 2-3. Junior V v. Pocklington School, away, on 12th February. I. Robinson beat A. Thorpe, 9-0, 10-8, 7-9, 9-0. P. L. Hall beat T. C. R. Griffith, 9-7, 9-0, 9-3. S. R. H. Astley beat M. N. G. Taylor, 9-5, 9-0, 9-0. K. D. Bowler beat R. C. Dennis, 9-1, 9-4, 9-3. M. W. Bainbridge lost to D. M. Watson, 10-9, 4-9, 2-9, 6-9. Result: Won 4-1.
FENCING NOTES Last term we had two school matches against St. John's College and Durham University. We won both and Colours were re-awarded to Wood and Benn and awarded to Lockwood. Wood, C. A., entered the Liverpool Open Tournament and reached the semi-finals, having suffered only one defeat. However, he had to return to York before the finals. As a result he was chosen to fence for Yorkshire after a long absence from that team. The York International Tournament came as a useful warm-up for the Public Schools Championships and in it both Benn and Wood reached the finals of the Sabre, with Wood reaching the Foil fmals and Benn the Epee finals. The Public Schools Championships is the climax of the School's fencing and once again the 'School proved themselves one of the strongest in the country. Wood, C. A., was placed 2nd, after a barrage in the Senior Foil. In the Junior Foil Reaston reached the semi-finals and Miller, Bowen and Bleach the quarter-finals. Benn and Wood reached the quarter-finals of the Sabre. We would like to thank Mr. Power for looking after the interests of the team in London. As a result of his successes Wood, C. A., has been awarded his Gold Fencing Proficiency award.
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ROWING NOTES Training in the Easter Term has again been devoted to Head of the River Races. This year, however, there was a change in organisation: Mondays and Fridays were devoted to the training of the School crews, while on Wednesdays and Saturdays all oarsmen below the 1st VIII trained for the House Head of the River over 11 miles. The principal advantage here lay in the stimulus derived from competition between Houses and in the fact that every oarsman could be coached every outing by a master. This organisation proved most satisfactory and some keen racing resulted. In the event Queen's proved the most mature crew and won comfortably from Temple and School House, both of whom, however, had made the very most of their limited resources. In assessing the value of this race, it is clear that all bar the best oarsmen derive great benefit from the extra coaching and from the example of the crews' senior members. The latter are bound to receive less attention than when rowing in School IVs, yet their own oarsmanship has clearly gained from their experience in helping the junior oarsmen in order to produce the best crew possible. It seems likely that the event will be repeated next year. The Summer House Races, in which all oarsmen compete, will of course continue to be held in July. Only this year's captain, T. B. Ward, remained of last year's 1st VIII, and to him must go much of the credit for the swift progress made by a relatively inexperienced 1st IV. In the Schools' IVs at Nottingham Head of the River they produced their best form and came 2nd out of the 21 crews. This was a considerable achievement, for starting 20th, among the new entries, they were bound to find disturbed water and to steer a less than optimum course when overtaking slower crews. The 2nd IV unfortunately had to forego this event in order to provide substitutes for the House Head of the River. At York the School won the Schools' IVs for the third time running, though neither the 1st nor the 2nd IV produced the form it had previously shown, 3rd and 4th IVs were entered and acquitted themselves well in view of the fact that the House event had left them only two afternoons a week for training. It will be most interesting to see how these Easter Term events may have affected the standard of rowing in the Regatta season. D.S.M. RESULTS Head of the Trent, Nottingham, Schools' IVs Division (21 entries, 2 miles). St. Peter's School 1st IV: 2nd in 10 min. 55 sec. Head of the Ouse, York, Schools IVs. Division (12 entries, 2/ miles). St. Peter's School 1st IV: 1st in 12 min. 34 sec. St. Peter's School 3rd IV : 3rd in 12 min. 46 sec. St. Peter's School 2nd IV: 4th equal in 12 min. 59 sec. St. Peter's School 4th IV: 8th in 13 min. 14 sec.
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CREWS 1st IV Bow, T. B. Ward; 2, J. K. Park; 3, P. T. Summers; Stroke, W. N. Marshall; Cox, P. R. Bailey. 2nd IV Bow, M. A. Groundwater; 2, K. J. Sargeant; 3, R. I. Moss; Stroke, P. R. H. Blackford; Cox, D. P. Turnbull. 3rd IV Bow, A. J. Moss; 2, A. S. Carr; 3, J. N. Yellowley; Stroke, P. S. Oglesby, Cox, M. G. Pace. 4th IV Bow, M. K. Bowen; 2, I. S. Donaldson; 3, A. W. Parker; Stroke, P. Scaife; Cox, R. F. Davies.
HOCKEY NOTES Playing conditions were the best for many years and only one match was cancelled. The new organisation with boys divided into five league teams as well as the Game 1 and 2 had a successful start but because of the short season this term, only six weeks, the league programme was not completed. By having a league programme for the first part of the season and playing most of our fixtures in the latter part we hope to get better selection for the first and second XI's and also get more practice in before playing school fixtures. With only three of last year's First XI left, several combinations had to be tried, particularly in the defensive positions, and many players had to adjust to new playing positions. This produced a rather inexperienced side for our first matches but rapid improvement enabled them to give a good account of themselves against a strong Old Peterite and Styx Hockey Club sides at the end of the season. During the holidays J. E. Dickinson played for the Yorkshire Schoolboys against Cheshire. ist XI
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1st XI v. O.Ps. Result: Lost 2-0. Conditions were ideal for a fast fluid game, however, neither side were able to build up constructive attacks, individual play was the feature of the game. The O.P. team had a formidable defence and an excellent midfieldtrio which thwarted most of the School forwards efforts. The School survived a strong opening attack and the play centred around the School's circle for most of the first half. The O.Ps. were rewarded by a goal before half-time. In the second half the same pattern continued but the School came into the game in the last quarter, however, it was the O.Ps. who settled the issue by scoring a second goal. OLD PETERITE HOCKEY TEAM J. Annequin (42-52); M. Hallas (43-47); K. Ratcliff (44-50); G. Todd (54-64); W. Pickersgill (60-66); R. Jackson (47-51); E. Graham (32-37); M. Hodd (43-51); J. Vooght (56-66); M. Ransom (53-50); T. Huzzard (46-55). 1st XI v. BOOTHAM Played away on 8th February. Lost 7-3. As the score suggests, Bootham dominated the majority of the game. They scored first in the opening minutes of the game, and from that point on the School defence was never settled. The equalising goal was scored by Zissler, but Bootham added two more goals before half-time. Another goal by Zissler, scored by deflecting a hard cross ball from the right-wing, made the score 3-2, this gave the School attack more confidence. However, Bootham ran in four more goals when the School defence became panic stricken. Morris scored before the end, but the School forwards were never really in the game. The result reflected the lack of team practice, and what was a potentially good defence, failed to play as a unit but played as individuals. 1st XI v. SCARBOROUGH COLLEGE Played away. Won 2-0. The reorganised defence found the necessary co-ordination and confidence, and by the end of the first half, they dominated the Scarborough forwards. The School forwards were constantly on the attack and the first goal was scored by Richardson from a short corner, this followed a number of near misses. The second half followed the same pattern; the halves cut off all attacks and distributed the ball well. Fisher, who deputised for Waller, had a particularly fine game at right-half. The full backs covered each other well and did not hesitate in clearing the ball. The second goal was scored by Morris following a bad clearance from a short corner. 1st XI v. YORK H.C. 2nd XI Played away. Lost 5-0. The game was played at New Lane, where the playing conditions were excellent. The School played well against a more skilled team, and held the score to 1-0 at half-time. This goal was scored when the defence stopped playing on hearing a whistle from a nearby game. The entire first half was spent defending, but the game opened up more in the second 35
half. The forwards made several breakaways, and Morris scored but was ruled off-side. Towards the end of the game, York reorganised their attack and the new centre-forward scored three good goals. Although five goals were scored the defence played extremely well throughout. 1st XI v. NUNTHORPE G.S. Won 4-3. The School pressed the Nunthorpe goal from the start and were soon one up when Morris scored, after the goalkeeper made a bad clearance. Richardson, Scott and Fisher dominated the midfield play and the ball was always in the Nunthorpe half. Dickinson scored the second goal and Roebuck brought the ball in from the wing to score the third with a hard narrow angled shot. Shortly after the start of the second half Morris ran the ball round the goalkeeper and a deluge of goals looked apparent. However, several chances were wasted and the School relaxed their grip on the game. The result was that Nunthorpe scored three goals in the last ten minutes. 1st XI v. WORKSOP Played at home. Lost 3-0. The state of the ground was soft and proved to be an advantage to the home side. Worksop were an excellent side having superior stickwork and tactics, but the slowness of the pitch hindered them. The School was put under extreme pressure, but held out until near half-time, when the Worksop captain beat the defence by a series of dummies and scored with a hard rising shot. A thunderstorm broke in the second half and conditions became difficult. Worksop's second goal was scored by the centre-half, who was taking evasive action against a high ball across the goalmouth. Anderson had an excellent game in goal and kept the score line respectable. Worksop played well in the wet conditions and added a third goal. 1st XI v. STYX H.C. Played at home. Lost 3-0. On a fast pitch the School gave their best performance of the season, raising the standard of their play in an attempt to match that of this good representative side. There were no goals in the first half thanks to fine covering by the defence, especially the two full-backs, Hoad and Holgate. The forwards chased everything and the Styx half-back line were never allowed time to distribute the ball. Richardson had a good game at centre half—cutting off many dangerous attacks. The fast pitch enabled the wings to be brought into the game more, and most of the School attacks came from there. Styx scored early in the second half, but the score remained at 1-0 until the last five minutes. Anderson had another fine game in goal and saved a penalty flick, but was finally beaten by two last minute goals. 1st XI. R. M. Anderson, J. G. Hoad, E. M. Holgate, M. J. H. Fisher, J. C. Richardson, A. G. Scott, C. J. A. Smith, N. G. A. Morris (Capt.), J. E. Dickinson, D. R. Waller, W. J. Roebuck. 36
2nd XI. H. G. Marks, H. J. Gration, R. P. Morris*, D. J. Moss, G. M. Watson, P. V. Zissler*, R. A. Johnson, C. S. M. Dew (Capt.)*, J. D. Rawlings*, M. A. C. Reid, M. A. Cantrell.
* Colours. 3rd XI v. Archbishops. M. J. Ferguson, H. E. D. Little, M. T. Bennett, J. C. Willcock, P. N. Kitching, I. A. Blomfield, S. Jinachitra, G. Thompson, D. 0. Jenkins (Capt.), G. A. W. Stewart, C. J. McFee.
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS March lived up to its usual reputation and the wind blew strongly and persistently, directly into the faces of the 100 yard runners, so it was no wonder that Standards were as much as ever a test of each individual's stamina and determination. As a measure of compensation the track grew faster and faster and it was heartening to see the improvement, alike with the good, bad and indifferent, but especially with those who gave of their best. Competition intensified, especially amongst the leaders, as the Standards programme drew to an end, and the following individuals excelled with maximum points: — Set B: P. V. Zissler (G.). Set C: C. J. P. Leake (D.), P. J. G. C. Bleach (G.), A. L. Jervis (S.H.). Set D: P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), J. M. Collinson (Q.), A. Gray (S.H.). Some tough measures had been applied to the Junior High Jumpers, as an endeavour to eliminate the short-sighted scissor form of jumping. On the other hand with the retention of the discus and shot events, all Sets were able to select their field events. With the lead changing hands from day to day, the Grove finally gained a 4 point lead over Dronfield House, a lead which was destined to effect the 'final outcome of the competition. The Mile Races were a prelude to the final events, and one of the best races for many a year was to be seen in the Senior Event. The race proved a tactical success for the diminutive Zissler in holding off the Final challenge of the strong and burly Ward. Sports Day itself was the first occasion when the wind swung from N.W. to S.W., and at long last competitors were able to sense some encouragement from the prevailing conditions. At least the wind blew directly across the 100 yard. The day proved a personal triumph for T. B. Ward in establishing two new school records and thereby winning both the Clive Lewis and Gofton Cups. The first of these was in the 220 yard with a time of 23.5 sec., the previous best being 23.8 sec. by R. H. Parker in 1962. The second record was established in the Quarter Mile when he clipped one tenth of a second off his own previous record of 54.0 sec. At the same time he won the Gofton Cup for the third successive year.
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The inter-house competition could not have been closer. Twice Dronfield House wrested the lead off the Grove, and not until the outcome of the final event of the Meeting was it established that the Grove had won by a mere 2 points. DETAILED RESULTS Points from Standards: Grove zoo; Dronfield 196; School House 175; Queen's 162; Manor 159; Temple 155; Rise 144. SENIOR MILE: I P. V. Zissler (G.), 2 T. B. Ward (T.), 3 D. R. Ballinger (M.), 4 D. R. Waller (G.). Time: 4 mins. 56.1 sec. INTERMEDIATE MILE: I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 J. R. Lund (T.), 3 P. J. G. C. Bleach (G.), 4 A. C. Dunn (M.). Time 5 min. 10.8 sec. SATURDAY, 25th MARCH I. SENIOR I00 YARDS
T. B. Ward (T.), 2 J. K. Park (D.), 3 J. R. Wood (Q.), 4 M. A. Groundwater (S.H.). Time: ro.4 sec. 2.
JUNIOR I00 YARDS I K. I. P. Heap (D.), 2 J. M. Collinson (Q.), 3 A. Rennie (M.), 4 J. D.
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INTERMEDIATE I00 YARDS I J. A. Pease (D.), 2 K. J. Sargeant (S.H.), 3 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 4 C. J. P.
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Lovell (Q.). Time: 11.9 sec.
Leake (D.). Time: 10.9 sec. R. M. Anderson (T.), 2 J. A. S. Benn (Q.), 3 N. G. A. Morris (D.), 4 J. R. Wood (Q.). Height 5 ft. 4 in. 5.
JUNIOR LONG JUMP
P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), 2 J. F. W. Sinden (S.H.), 3 J. T. Morley (S.H.), 4 C. J. Watson (D.), Distance: 15 ft. 44 in. 6.
INTERMEDIATE 88o YARDS I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. J. G. C. Bleach (G.), 3 R. J. S. Martin (D.), 4 J. R. Lund (T.). Time: 2 Min. 16.4 sec.
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SENIOR 88o YARDS I C. A. Wood (Q.), 2 M. R. Ballinger (M.), 3 P. V. Zissler (G.), 4 D. R. Waller (G.) Time: 2 min. 10.2 sec.
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SENIOR 220 YARDS
T. B. Ward (T.), 2 D. J. Emsley (G.), 3 J. R. Wood (Q.), 4 N. G. A. Morris (D.). Time: 23.5 sec. New School Record. 9.
INTERMEDIATE 220 YARDS
J. A. Pease (D.), 2 A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 3 C. J. P. Leake (D.), 4 D. M. L. Jackson (T.). Time: 24.8 sec. ro.
JUNIOR 220 YARDS I A. Gray (S.H.), 2 P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), 3 A. Rennie (M.), 3 J. M. Collinson (Q.). Time: 26.6 sec.
II. SENIOR LONG JUMP I D. J. Emsley (G.), 2 J. K. Park (D.), 3 P. S. Oglesby (Q.), 4 G. A. W.
Stewart (M.). Distance: 18 ft. xi in.
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K. J. Sargeant (S.H.), z L. N. Thomson (Q.), 3 P. H. Blacklock (G.), 4 M. C. Pearson (Q.). Height: 5 ft 2 in.
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INTERMEDIATE 440 YARDS I J. A. Pease (D.), 2 K. J. Sargeant (S.H.), 3 I. D. C. Summers (Q.),
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SENIOR 440 YARDS
L. R. Hudson (T.), 2 M. E. Bailey (S.H.), 3 D. j. Mitchell (M.), 4 J. M. Collinson (Q.). Distance: 71 yd. 6 in.
4 M. J. H. Fisher (M.). Time: 57.1 sec. A. Gray (S.H.), 2 P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), 3 C. J. Watson (D.), 4 M. J. S. Muncer (T.). Time: 61.9 sec. T. B. Ward (T.), 2 M. A. Groundwater (S.H.), 3 C. A. Wood (Q.), 4 W. J. Roebuck (G.). Time: 53.9 sec. New School Record. 17.
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JUNIOR RELAY (4 X I TO YARDS)
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INTERMEDIATE RELAY ( I TO X 440 X 220 X I IC YARDS)
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SENIOR RELAY ( I I 0 X 440 X 220 X I I 0 YARDS)
I A. L. Jervis (S.H.), 2 I. D. C. Summers (Q.), 3 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 4 C. H. Noble (R.). Distance: 17 ft. 9 in. R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T.), 2 A. P. Pollard (G.), 3 I. Robinson (T.), 4 R. J. Wood (G.). Height: 4 ft. 3/ in. Queen's, 2 School House, 3 Grove, 4 Dronfield. Time: 54.1 sec. Temple, 2 Dronfield, 3 Grove, 4 Queen's. Time: t min. 49.5 sec. Dronfield, 2 Grove, 3 Queen's, 4 Temple. Time: I min. 46.4 sec.
PRESENTATION OF ATHLETIC SHIELD 253 1. Grove 251 2. Dronfield {Srcehmoo p lieHouse 222 3. Equal 222 2 10 5. Queen's 6. Manor 174 7. Rise 145 WINNER OF THE CLIVE LEWIS CUP (Sprints) T. B. Ward. WINNER OF THE GOFTON CUP (I mile) T. B. Ward.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP
Monday, 13th February After a short, but comparatively dry, training period, this annual event was held and few surprises were in store. The favourite, P. V. Zissler, who by setting the pace wears his opponents out remorselessly, duly won, but was followed home most creditably by M. A. Cantrell, one of the youngest competitors in the race. What an interesting duel these two could have in a repeat performance next year! In the team event Temple did their level best to dislodge the Grove (now winners for the past 5 years) from their pedestal, but the latter had too many "big guns" and too much 39
experience to be diverted from their course. There is evidence, however, on all sides that, given the same determination, will and leadership, Temple's turn must soon come. RESULT P. V. Zissler (G.), 2 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 3 D. R. Waller (G.), 4 C. S. M. Dew (G.), 5 P. G. Pace (R.), 6 A. M. Bowie (T.), 7 P. S. Disney (T.), 8 S. Barnes (Q.),
9 D. R. Ballinger (M.), to C. J. A. Smith (Q.), II C. A. Wood (Q.), 12 A. C. Dunn (M.). Time 24 mins. 13.o secs. HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise School Temple House
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23 27 31 42 — 159 — 5th
2 20 8 I 5 9 26 6 30 10 12 3 32 36 II 22 7 4 i6 28 25 40 13 39 i8 29 46 44 33 14 19 17 48 47 34 35 — — — — _ — 68 213 200 120 136 52 — — — — — — 2nd 7th 6th 4th 1st 3rd
INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Saturday, 4th March
A rapid transformation of the Ings from extensive flooding made .1 possible to hold this race only one day later than the appointed day in good conditions. Form at this level is invariably unpredictable, although Junior School reputations give some guide, and it is also often an advantage to a boy in his second year. This year the race was undoubtedly won by the longest striding runner, albeit a 1st year boy from our Junior School. Grove won the team event by the narrowest of margins, Temple just failing to give a sustained enough support to their three leading runners. RESULT 1 R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T.), 2 G. D. Henderson (S.H.), 3 S. R. Bowen (Q.),
4 F. T. Gooder (D.), 5 R. C. Eggleshaw (T.), 6 A. Powell (G.), 7 S. B. Milner (G.), 8 D. J. McCartney (T.), 9 D. J. Mitchell (M.), to J. C. W. Williams (M.), II M. J. Jones (Q.), 12 R. L. Elsy (M). Time: 16 mins. 52.6 secs. HOUSE PLACINGS
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ATHLETICS MATCH v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Thursday, 16th March Senior Event—Won by 124-80. Junior Event—Lost by 44-76. As always our fixture with Bootham provides a welcome relief from the usual round of Standards, but coming this year a week earlier on the calendar than is normal, selection for the team posed something of a problem. This was particularly so for the 'Under 15' team, where there was little previously known form. For all that a very enjoyable meeting was held and, even if we suspected some weaknesses in our Junior team, we would be the first to admit we were outclassed by some of the Bootham performers, particularly in the jumping events. DETAILED RESULTS SCORING znd-7 pts., 3rd-5 pts., 4th-3 pts., 5th-2 pts., 6th—x pt. Relay: ist-8 pts. (In order of events) zzo Yards: I T. B. Ward; 2 D. J. Emsley; 4 J. A. Pease. Time: 26.5 sec. St. Peter's zo, Bootham 8. High Jump: r R. M. Anderson; 5 N. G. A. Morris; 6 J. A. S. Benn. Height: 5 ft. 3 in. St. Peter's 13, Bootham 15. Half Mile: 2 C. A. Wood; 5 A. M. Bowie; 6 A. S. Medlycott. Time: 2 min. 11.5 sec. St. Peter's to, Bootham 18. too Yards: r D. J. Emsley; 2 J. A. Pease; 3 C. J. McFee. Time: 11.2 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6 44o Yards; t T. B. Ward; z M. A. Groundwater; 4 C. J. A. Smith. Time: 55.o sec. St. Peter's 20, Bootham 8. Long Jump: 3 D. J. Emsley; 4 J. K. Park; 6 M. A. Groundwater. Distance: 19 ft. 31 in. St. Peter's 9, Bootham 19. x Mile: x P. V. Zissler; 2 M. A. Cantrell; 3 D. R. Ballinger. Time: 5 mins. 4.5 sec. St. Peter's 22, Bootham 6. Relay (4 x II() Yards): r St. Peter's; z Bootham. Time: 47.4 sec. St. Peter's 8, Bootham o.
SENIOR COMPETITION
JUNIOR COMPETITION
(Under 15 on 1st January)
220 Yards; r A. Gray; 2 A. Rennie; 4 J. M. Collinson. Time: 29.6 sec. St. Peter's 20. Bootham 8.
Long Jump: 4 P. R. Haigh-Lumby; 5 Equal J. M. Collinson and C. J. Watson. Distance: 16 ft oi in. St. Peter's 6, Bootham 22. too Yards: 3 R. D. MacLeod; 4 A. Rennie; 5 J. M. Collinson. Time: 12.2 sec. St. Peter's 1o, Bootham 18. High Jump: 3 P. R. Haigh-Lumby; 5 Equal A. Gray and R. D. MacLeod. Height: 5 ft. of in. St. Peter's 8, Bootham 20. Relay (4 x no Yards): t Bootham; 2 St. Peter's. Time: 53.o sec. St. Peter's o, Bootham 8. Athletic Colours re-awarded to :T. B. Ward (Captain of Athletics) and D. J. Emsley. Athletic Colours awarded to :R. M. Anderson and P. V. Zissler. 41
OXFORD CUP, 1966-67 (Holders : THE GROVE) The following table gives the points gained up to date:— Points School Awarded
Senior Rugger 20 Junior Rugger to Senior Cricket... 20 Junior Cricket ... 10 Rowing (1st Div.) 20 Rowing (2nd Div.) to Athletics, ist ... 20 Athletics, 2nd ... to Cross-Country, ist io Cross-Country, 2nd 5 Swimming, ist to Swimming, 2nd 5 Squash ... to Tennis ... to Shooting (Team) 5 Fencing ... 5 ... Junior Long Run, 1st ... 5 Junior Long Run, 2nd 2
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General 'Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on the 4th March. The meeting was informed that the first Sheffield dinner would be held on Friday, 19th May, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Sheffield. The York Secretary, J. C. M. Rayson, asked for the Committee's views on the possibility of holding a function in York on the evening of the 0.P. Rugger Match, and it was agreed that this should be tried next December. The Committee had great pleasure in unanimously electing Mr. Walter Smith an honorary member of the Club, in recognition of his many services to both the Club and the School. Regrettably the Hon. Treasurer had to inform the Committee once again that a number of members were in arrears with their subscriptions. It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, 9th December, 1967.
COMMEMORATION, 1967 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1967 School Commemoration will be held on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Head Master has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, 22nd July, and it is hoped that O.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him. The official programme is circulated with this issue of The Peterite. Please complete the pro forma and return it to the Headmaster's secretary without delay. Organisers for the O.P. teams for the sporting events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate as soon as possible, are as follows:— Boat Races—C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York. Cricket—K. M. Ratcliff, "Fairways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Warwickshire. Fencing—P. A. Morris, Hound House, Warthill, York. Golf—P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorkshire. Tennis—B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York.
OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, 22nd July (price £1). As this will be Mr. Dronfield's last dinner as Headmaster, it is anticipated that the demand for tickets will be greater than usual. The dinner will be held in the School Dining Room, which means that the number able to attend is limited. Consequently, Old Peterites who wish to come to the dinner should apply for tickets as soon as possible.
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BIRTHS CLARKSON. On 14th Jan., 1967, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, E.C.1, to Irene and Ian, a son (Fraser Robert). MATHEWS. On 29th Dec., 1966, to John and Eileen, a son (Dominic Beresford), brother for Maria and Charles. LAMB. In March, 1967, to the wife of D. A. A. Lamb (Temple 1948-56), a son. ROBINSON. On 15th March, 1967, to Peggy and Eric, a son, Jeremy Mark, brother for Sarah.
DEATHS We much regret having to report the deaths of the following Old Peterites: J. R. ELSON, 24 Wetherby Road, York. (Joined 1955-59, Left 1962). M. H. T. ROY, Pool Cottage, Sudbury, Suffolk. (Joined 1897, Left 1903). L. RIX. Leonard Rix died suddenly on 25th November, 1966. He leaves a wife and two children, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy. (Joined 1924, Left 1928).
MARRIAGES BUTTRUM—FALCONER. On Oct. 8th, 1966, at All Hallows Church, Mitton, Yorks., A. P. Buttrum, only son of Mr. F. P. Buttrum of Lyndale, Longhurst Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport and the late Mrs. Buttrum, to Sylvia Margaret Falconer, eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Falconer of Heath Hill, Bacup, Lancashire. SCOTT-BRINING—DOUBLE. On Nov. 9th, 1966, at Hockley Church, Essex, Anthony Scott-Brining to Patricia J. Double of London (Temple 1953-9).
ENGAGEMENTS ROE—WINSCOM. The engagement is announced between John Neville Roe of Stainton, Middlesbrough (Rise 1948-51), and Elisabeth Ann Winscom of Acklam, Middlesbrough.
O.P. NEW MEMBERS R. M. DEAS, 41 Beechwood Terrace, Sunderland, Co. Durham. Tel. Sunderland 58340. (Joined 1931, Left 1936). W. SMITH, "Santon", 14 Fairway, Rawcliffe Lane, Clifton, York. Tel. York 53350. (Hon. Life Member). 44
O.P. NEWS M. B. MARKUS has changed his name to MORAG. Dr. Morag is now living in Israel. (See Addresses). A. SCOTT-BRINING is now a personnel officer in the Head Office of the Sun Alliance and London Insurance Group. (See Marriages). M. S. RAYNER has been a Major for the last two years.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS VETERANS' MATCH, BISLEY 20th JULY, 1967 Would any O.P. who is able to represent the 'School in the above competition please write to Mr. Le Tocq. There are "Veterans' Practices" at 4.30, and the match is at 5.15. As this is also Ashburton Day, school rifles will be available. Five '0.P.s are needed to make up a team.
O.P. RUGGER MATCH Anyone wishing to play in this match is asked to write to C. W. Thompson, The Flat, Meed House, North Road, Retford Notts.
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS A. BATTRICK, 127 Church Road, Potters Bar, Herts. R. D. BECK=, 6 Drummond Crescent, Inverness. Tel. Inverness 32398. A. P. BORDER, 32 Shelford Road, Singapore. R. BRYAN, St. Nathanael's Vicarage, 32 Roebuck Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield, 6. N. R. BURNETT, Notre Chaumiere, The Crescent, Park Road, Welton, East Yorks. A. P. BUTTRUM, Ash Cottage, Mellor Road, New Mills, Derbyshire. I. G. CLARKSON, 4 Woodgrange Court, Hampton Road, Forest Gate, London, E.7. N. L. COLBECK, P.O. Box 891, Nakuru, Kenya, East Africa. N. B. CORNER, 2 Green Way, Rossett Green, Harrogate, Yorkshire. G. N. P. CROMBIE, 4 The Colimbot, Alderney, Channel Islands. W. D. DODSWORTH, Flat 5, Stanwill House, Botson Lane, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent. G. McC. DONALDSON, Bodimans, Two Mile Ash, Horsham, Sussex. Tel. Southwater 505. LIEUT. COMDR. J. M. L. DOOK, R.N., Jesmond, 22 Broadmark Avenue, Rustington, Sussex. Col. B. J. EASTWOOD, O.B.E., R.C.T., 57 Salisbury Road, Farnborough, Hants. Tel. Farnborough 41942. (Permanent address in U.K.) also: c/o District Bank Ltd., 47 Old Bond Street, London, W.1 (Forwarding address).
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R. A. ELLIOTT, A.C.A., 28 Meadlands, Appletree Village, York. G. GILDENER, 75 Wigton Road, Oadby, Leicester. R. K. HALL, Milton Manor Cottage, Milton, Abingdon, Berkshire. MAJOR D. H. HOLMES, H.Q. Intelligence Centre, Templer Barracks, Ashford, Kent. P. R. JENNER, 32 Newbegin, Hornsea, East Yorkshire. Tel. Hornsey 2740. A. J. KING, 37 The Drive, Tynemouth, Northumberland. D. A. A. LAMB, Ty'r-oen, Heol Fair, Porthcawl, Glam. T. D. J. LAYFIELD, "Roseberry Topping", 27 Peel Hall Lane, Ashton, Nr. Chester. D. J. McKENZIE, 137 Scalby Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire. J. B. MATHEWS, "Sunnybank", 25 Bretby Lane, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. K. A. MOFFATT, 44 Great Coates Road, Grimsby, Lincs. DR. M. MORAG (M. B. MARKUS), P.O.B. 1025 Beersheba, Israel. S. OGLEY, 39 Bushfield Road, Albrighton, Nr. Wolverhampton, Staffs. Tel. Albrighton 2500. SECOND/LT. R. W. OLIVER, Officers' Mess, 14th/20th King's Hussars, B.F.P.O. 16. M. R. PALLANT, Ashburn, Wheeler's Orchard, Rickmansworth Lane, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks. C. J. PATTERSON, 86 Belvedere Court, Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London, S.W.15. J. J. RHODES, Manor Fields, Ledsham, South Milford, Leeds. J. B. ROBINSON, Flat 26, Queen's Close, Harrogate, Yorkshire. A. SCOTT-BRINING, 1 Woodlands Close, Hockley, Essex. Tel. Hockley 2143. A. B. SELLERS, Heather Bank, Saltaire Road, Eldwick, Bingley, Yorkshire. Tel. Bingley 3128. E. SHERIFF, The Store, Stamford Bridge, York. A. E. SIMPSON, 4 Lingholm Close, Norden Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire. C. B. SIMPSON, Panman Green, Panman Lane, Holtby, York. Tel. Dunnington 445. J. M. SPARHAM, "Allwarms", Kelfield, York. P. J. TEMPLE, Ground Floor Flat, 2 The Avenue, Clifton, York. E. G. THOMPSON, 33 Park Lane, Flamstead End, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Herts. D. S. TOMPKINS, "Belgray", 13 Chalmers Street, Edinburgh, 3. SQD. LDR. D. E. WARREN, R.A.F., 60 Waller Crescent, Campbell, Canberra A.C.T., Australia. B. J. WATSON, 10 Parkside Close, West Bank, Acomb, York. J. S. WOOD, 37 Edgerton Grove Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
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THE OXFORD LETTER Trinity Term is finals term, and this means that on the one hand certain O.P.s are seen in town only rarely; while on the other hand last term was a moderations/preliminary exams term, and O.P.s engaged in the latter now seem to suffer from over-exposure in and about Oxford—a welcome relaxation from the imminence of important work. This is certainly the term in which it is easiest to let work fall behind, and distractions abound to such an extent that one will almost be glad of the approach of autumn. R. Scaife is now President of the O.U. Canoe and Kayak Club and is frequently seen streaking down the Cherwell in various craft; N. J. Hancock has been appointed secretary of the University Overseas Expedition Group —all donations, new sponsors, etc., he says, are welcome; M. Senior stroked Exeter's 1st Torpid last term, but unfortunately they went down two bumps; A. V. A. Dickie is now sporting a trendy cape; J. R. W. Thirlwell is Secretary of the O.U. Opera Club and is on the Executive Committee for next year's Oxford Festival—he also played sporadically for the Occasionals Hockey Team; C. P. Spencer continues to do research on the ambitions of adolescents; A. M. Headlam, recently arrived from Edinburgh, and J. F. Williams have just completed the teaching practice term of the Diploma in Education; R. J. Hawkins is seen occasionally, believed to be engaged in philosopical affairs; I. R. Gibson rowed in Queen's 2nd Torpid last term, which over four days went up two bumps and down two bumps; 0. G. Hodgson occasionally plays the expensive new organ in Queen's College; D. R. Gow is back in Oxford this year after spending last year on the Continent in connection with his Modern Languages Course; others still up here include C. J. Mersay, I. L. Holmes, P. L. Holmes, G. M. Watson. P. C. N Brown is coming to Merton College next term to take the Diploma in Education. We hope to organise an O.P. Dinner next term.
23rd April, 1967 Dear Sir, I promised myself that, when next sent abroad by Lloyd's of London, I would take the trouble to write to you for The Peterite (I was at St. Peter's from 1940 to 1945). Two years ago I was sent to inspect Lloyd's Agencies in East, Central
and North Africa. Last year to Central America and Ecuador. And this year I started at Boston, Mass., and then went on to Portland (Maine), Baltimore, Norfolk, Buffalo, Toronto, Cleveland, 'Cincinnati, Bobile, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Seattle and now here, Vancouver. From here I go to Calgary and Montreal and then home. Away from England from 1st March to 5th May. From what I've seen, the U.S.A. and Canada are fabulous countries,
and the people friendly and hospitable. The city with the mostest is, I think, San Francisco, where the reality is even better than the usuallyglamorised travel films. The cable cars, with clanging bells, making their way up the ridiculously-steep inclines, with, in the background, the 47
deep-blue water of the bay. And Chinatown, like a miniature China, which I suppose it is, and Fisherman's Walk with vendors at their stalls, selling exotic wares from the Hawaiian Islands, multi-coloured sea shells, starfish shells, native grass skirts, etc. A trip round the bay, under the Bay Bridge, the longest in the world and past the famous, or should it be infamous, Alcatraz, recently closed as a prison, and from where no-one was ever successful in escaping. Many tried, and all save one were swept out to sea and drowned. The one was lucky to be dragged out alive, exhausted, at the entrance to the harbour, completely naked (the strong currents had stripped him of all his clothing), literally blue with cold and in no fit state to put up any effective resistance. Under the Golden Gate and, on turning round, a fantastic view of San Francisco, with its amazing skyline. I am, as you know, married and we now live at Orpington, Kent, with a family of four boys, ages 14, 13 and 10 and, wait for it three months. I send greetings to all who may remember me. Yours sincerely, Peter C. Brindley. N. J. Hancock writes that he is organising an Expedition this summer, from 20th August, for 7 weeks, to sit on a volcano on the Methana Peninsula, Greece, and bring half of it (the volcano) back in a Land-Rover. He says that despite the holiday sound of the project, his expedition will be living in a lava-strewn desert area. He has had some industrial help (e.g. 2,400 tea-bags), but would be grateful for more (not more tea-bags)! He therefore takes this opportunity of appealing to all O.P.s etc., who may be able to help him with gifts of tin hats (in view of current politics), other equipment, food, or of course money, to contact him at St. John's College, Oxford. All contributions will be gratefully received and there is an added bonus : a free copy of the expedition report to the donor.
Gerald Hattee is in his third year at Keble, reading history—with Schools just around the corner. At one stage he was enmeshed in Tory activities, but has since resigned even from the Blue Ribbon Club! In 1965 he presided over the entry of ladies to the Dinner of Oxford's oldest history society—over a year before the Royal Academy pursued a similar revolutionary step. He has been Treasurer of the University's Education Society and held office in the Archaelogical Society. At present he divides his time among his rigs (where Oscar Wilde, Compton Mackenzie and Ronald Knox lived as undergraduates), Rhodes House (the last vestige of the British Empire) and Keble (the last refuge of Oxford rowing).
NOTES The following crested neckwear is available:All-silk crested ties 17s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk bow ties 1 1 s. 9d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk batswings 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk squares 60s. Od. each post free. All-silk cravats 34s. Od. each post free. 48
EDITORIAL NOTICES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. The Editor welcomes correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. When the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his "nom-de-plume" should be enclosed as well. Members of the O.P. Club receive The Peterite free. The Peterite is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any member of the O.P. Club should not receive his number of The Peterite, the Editor would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to the Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. The Editor of The Peterite will be glad to supply any past numbers which he may have to those desiring them, at the price of 3/6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St Peter's School, York.
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THE PETERITE Vol. LIX
OCTOBER, 1967
No. 376
EDITORIAL This issue records the end of an era, and our readers, no doubt, will require some assurance that this era was brought to a fitting close. They will not of course be surprised to learn that the Headmaster himself continued to the end to order affairs with a view to next term, that he spent the last week seeing every boy, just as he has done for the last thirty years; nor that he leaves the 'School in the most flourishing condition. We hope, however, the following pages will also show that all was done at Commemoration to honour Mr. Dronfield in a manner worthy of his impressive achievements. 'Precedent apart, no-one could have been better qualified to express our feelings on this occasion than the Archbishop of York. Not only did he bring to his task the highest moral authority and that splendid voice, but he chose, we felt, just the right blend of light-hearted banter and deep sincerity. And when he unexpectedly appeared at the Commemoration Service on Sunday morning, this was a gesture more eloquent than words. The further tributes from the President of the Old Peterite Club, from Archdeacon Hodd, from Staff and Boys, together with the support of so many friends must have eased for the Headmaster the painful severing of external ties, and clearly shown him that the intangible ones remained strong and unbroken. What Mr. Dronfield has achieved in the last thirty years is, in its broad outlines, sufficiently well known. A walk through the School, a simple comparison of numbers provide ample proof of vigorous growth. How fresh life was breathed into a dying school, what faith and singleness of purpose were applied to the task can be learnt by consulting "Peterites" of thirty years ago. From the outset the Headmaster had a clear conception of the size of school he wished to build: one which allowed him to exercise control without any sacrifice of personal concern for the individual boy. Already in his first reports he was expounding views on the importance of careers advice, on the need to devote a third of class time in the Sixth Form to non-examination subjects, on the relative importance of learning and sport, on the value of the Debating 'Society, some of which have been regarded in more recent times as new. And simply, unswervingly, he has realised his vision. He has not been the type of 'Headmaster of whom it is said, by Staff and Boys, with bitterness or with satisfaction : "He's never here!" While maintaining the friendliest contacts with the outside world, he has devoted his best efforts to the 'School itself. At a time when, in some places, bewildering changes and uncertainties must make sound education well-nigh impossible, he has given us stability and continuity. For all this we are deeply grateful.
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Editorial ••• ••• •• • ••• Mr. J. Dronfield, Headmaster, 1937-1967 School Notes ... Commemoration •• • Mr. A. Craven ... ••• Scholarships and Exhibitions Examination Results Salvete Valete House Notes The Chapel Choir Notes The Baird Cup ••• ••• Visit to Greek Play at Bradfield Young Farmers' Club ... Photographic Society ... British Ship Adoption Society Chess Notes ... Walking Club ... Lyke Wake Walk C.C.F. Notes ... Scout Group ... The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme ... Cricket ... Boat Club Shooting Tennis, 1967 Swimming Fencing Notes ... Oxford Cup ... Hockey, Fixtures, 1968 ••• Tailpiece Old Peterite News Rugby Football Editorial Notices ...
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The Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield at the Staff Party held in their honour, Tuesday, 20th June. Photo: Peter Wise.
Mr. J. DRONFIELD, M.A., J.P. Headmaster 1937-67
The "Dronfield Era" will be permanently recorded in Mr. Wiseman's forthcoming History of the School in Clifton. Perhaps the Headmaster may be persuaded to give the inside story. However that may be, no Headmaster could retire with a more justified sense of a job well done and none more thoroughly deserve that long and happy and full retirement which along with the Archbishop we all wish him. We are glad that he and Mrs. Dronfield are remaining near York. We are glad that Mr. Dronfield is now an Old Peterite—indeed a Vice-President Of the Club—in his own right. But we hope he will not interpret too strictly his own rule that Old Boys should not re-appear for two or three years. Meanwhile we can best pay our debt of gratitude by ensuring that the School continues to prosper. If we take our inspiration from the faith which restored the School to vigorous life thirty years ago, it surely will.
MR. J. DRONFIELD, HEADMASTER 1937-1967. We thank Mr. H. L. Greer, 0.P., who was Clerk to the Governors in 1937 and who is now a Governor of the School, for the following tribute to the Headmaster's achievements: "John Dronfield was appointed Headmaster of St. Peter's School after the end of the Summer Term of 1937. His predecessor in office had resigned after acting as Headmaster for one term. The Governors had requested him to give up the appointment immediately, in vew of certain information received by them and in view of the fact that parents of over thirty boys had given notice withdrawing them from the School. At this time, some of the Governors thought it advisable to close the School on account of the considerable reduction in the numbers of boys and the serious financial position of the School. After the interview with John Dronfield, who was one of the applicants at the previous appointment of Headmaster and who was fully informed of the financial position, it was decided to carry on, partly in view of his optimism and enthusiasm. The effect of his appointment upon the welfare of the School was very quickly felt; the number of boys gradually increased and public confidence in the School returned. Since 1937 many additions and improvements have been made to the School Property, these being carried out under John Dronfield's supervision. The following are some of these :— 1937—Purchase of Albany House (now Wentworth House). 1942—Purchase of 17 Clifton (Grove House from 1948). 1945—Purchase of 1 St. Peter's Grove and 24 Clifton (Manor House). 1946—Purchase of 7 St. Peter's Grove. 1959Purchase of 18 Clifton. 1964—Completion and opening of Dronfield House. In 1937 St. Peter's had two Boarding Houses and now has five and two Day Boy Houses; at St. Olave's, the additions have been Alcuin and Wentworth Boarding Houses and two Day Boy Houses. As regards other additional buildings and extensions during the period, these were as follows :— 1945—Purchase of St. Catherine's as Headmaster's House. 1947—New Dining Hall and Kitchen for Senior School and rebuilding and modernising Porter's Lodge.
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MR. P. D. R. GARDINER, M.A.
1954—Arts and Crafts Block and four Junior School Classrooms. 1955—Large extension to Science Block and extension to St. Olave's Dining accommodation. 1957—Construction of two Classroom Block (Grove). 1959—Construction of four Classroom Block (Scott). Considerable extensions to Pavilion and School Shop. 1960—Acquisition of 29 Clifton as Music School. Big Hall enlarged to become Memorial Hall. 1961—Large extension to Dining Hall with new Kitchens. Junior School Changing Block. 1962—Two new Squash Courts. 1963—Extension to St. Olave's Science Laboratory, two Classrooms, etc. 1964—New covered and heated Swimming Bath. 1966—Additions of second storey to two Classrooms (Grove). Bridge over main road. Considerable extensions and improvements to the School Playing Fields were also carried out during the period. In 1937 the numbers in the Senior School were 104 and in the Junior School 106, a total of 210, these figures in 1967 being 385 and 246, a total of 631. The very high position St. Peter's School now holds in the educational world is almost entirely due to the untiring efforts of John Dronfield in promoting the welfare of the School over a period of thirty years. It must not be forgotten that during most of those years he has had the very able help of Mrs. Dronfield and his task would have been an almost impossible one without her assistance. Both Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield are very popular in the City of York; they have taken a very great and active interest in the welfare of the City. Among their many activities, both are magistrates, John Dronfield being Chairman of the Bench. The reign of thirty years by John Dronfield as Headmaster of the School will long be remembered with gratitude and affection by the many boys who have passed through his hands and also by their parents, all of whom now wish both him and Mrs. Dronfield good health and much happiness in their well earned retirement."
SCHOOL NOTES MR. P. D. R. GARDINER In the Easter Term the Governors appointed Mr. P. D. R. Gardiner, M.A., as Mr. Dronfield's successor. Educated at Radley and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained First Class Honours in Classics and English, Mr. Gardiner comes to us from Charterhouse, where he has been for some years Head of the English Department and a Housemaster. He has already paid two short visits to the School; and by the time this issue appears in print he will be installed in office and, we hope, comfortably settled in St. Catherine's. We take this occasion to extend to Mr. Gardiner, as well as to Mrs. Gardiner and their young family, a warm welcome to St. Peter's and the assurance of our loyal co-operation.
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MR. K. H. RHODES We are pleased to assure Old Peterites that Mr. Rhodes again survives as a link between the old and new regimes. His only concession to change has been to relinquish his Housemastership, which he ceded to Mr. P. G. Croft at the end of the Easter Term. Mr. Rhodes began in a modest way as Housemaster of the Day Boy House for two terms in 1924. Since then, however, he has been House Tutor in School House (1925-37), Housemaster of School House (1937-48) and Housemaster of Temple (1948-67). We can understand that someone should have translated "Super antiquas vias" as "Good old Rhodes!" We are delighted to know that Mr. Rhodes has been elected President of the Old Peterite Club for the next three years.
MR. G. M. AUSTIN Mr. Austin left us at the end of the Summer Term to join the staff of Manchester Grammar School. He joined St. Peter's in September, 1964, to take charge of Russian and to share in the teaching of French and German. He built soundly on the foundations laid by our first Russian master, Mr. Dunstan, and in 1966 presented our first candidate in Russian at "A" level. He led school parties to Russia in 1965 and 1966. As Editor of the "Peterite", as House Tutor in Grove and as rowing coach he quickly acquired an intimate knowledge of the School, and abounded in humorous comments on the oddities of schoolboy behaviour. No doubt he will find wider scope for shrewd observation in the larger institution he now joins. We hope, however, that in the correspondingly large Common Room he will still be able to get at The Times crossword.
Mr. Stanley Elliott left us at the end of July after assisting the Mathematics Staff for two terms. We wish him a happy retirement. Mr. Wells' permanent successor, Mr. D. K. Exham, Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, joined us in the last few weeks of term. Mr. R. F. Harding has been elected Hon. Treasurer of the newly-formed Yorkshire Senior Schools' Cricket Association. At a party given in the Memorial Hall on the 20th June Mr. Le Tocq presented Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield with a display cabinet on behalf of past and present members of the Staff. Former Members of Staff who attended with their wives were : —Messrs D. A. K. Blunt, R. Calder, K. G. Chilman, D. K. Crews, N. J. Dunstan, V. Gregory, H. V. Moore, A. W. Ping, R. J. Wilson. A radio set was presented to the Headmaster on behalf of the boys of the School by the Head of School, C. J. A. Smith, after Final Assembly. We congratulate W. N. Marshall (The Grove) on being selected to take part in the Schools' Exploring Society Expedition to Norway. He will spend seven weeks of the Summer helping to map 80 square miles of territory inside the Arctic Circle.
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We congratulate T. M. Day (Dronfield) on qualifying as an Associate of the Royal College of Organists (A.R.C.O.). He is the fourth Peterite since the Second World War to do so while still at school. We congratulate P. S. Oglesby (Queen's) on being placed first in the semi-final of a national gliding contest organised by the British Gliding Association at Sutton Bank on Saturday, 1st July. Oglesby is a member of the Ouse Gliding School, Rufforth. We have pleasure in announcing the following marriage: —On 29th July, at St. John's Church, Greenside, Co. Durham, Mr. K. S. Clark to Miss Enid Hanson.
COMMEMORATION Prize-giving was held on 22nd July, in the Clifton Cinema, with the Dean of York in the chair. The platform party, which included the Lord Mayor and Sheriff, was flanked on this occasion by Mr. Dronfield's first and last Head Boys: Dr. G. E. L. Graham (1937), C. J. A. Smith (1967). I. M. MacLeod delivered the Latin address of welcome to His Grace, the Lord Archbishop of York, who presented the prizes. Dr. Coggan's speech is reproduced below. The usual proceedings were followed by the presentation of retirement gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield. This was performed by the President of the Old ,Peterite Club, Mr. T. J. Lewis, on behalf of Old Peterites, parents and friends of the School. Further details of this presentation will be found in this issue. The Commemoration Sermon was preached by The Ven. H. N. Hodd, T.D., M.A. (O.P.), Archdeacon of Blackburn. The Blessing was given by the Archbishop of York who attended the service unexpectedly, as a spontaneous gesture of goodwill towards Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield.
HEADMASTER'S REPORT, JULY, 1967 Before embarking on a brief report of the events of the past year, I am sure you would expect me to say something about the future of Public Schools in general and St. Peter's in particular, especially with reference to the present enquiry being carried out by the Public Schools Commission. I am afraid I can offer no completely original ideas on this matter, but would first like everyone connected with St. Peter's School to know that we have invited, indeed urged the Public Schools Commission to send representatives to St. Peter's in order to see what we try to do. There has been no evidence that this invitation is likely to be accepted and no attempt as far as we know to obtain the information one would think a Commission would require before making recommendations. St. Peter's School is fortunate in being a Boarding School with a strong, though minority Day Boy element. In this way we show that we do not believe in boarding to the exclusion of day education, and feel that there is room for both to live together. Boarding is obviously more suitable for some boys than for others, and in addition to this we feel that we have been and are able to provide part of the local provision for education of 5
boys living in York. The fact that we are situated in a City so rich in culture and tradition as York, is another source of our strength. Whatever the future may have in store, we are confident that so long as we retain the support of our parents, the position of St. Peter's must be secure. A good deal is said about Comprehensive education in these days, and indeed, it has rightly been said that Independent Schools are to some extent Comprehensive in that they are free to select the boys they want to have, and sometimes the reasons for their choice are not solely academic. At St. Peter's we take in boys if we feel that we are able to do something for them and that they themselves have the ability to benefit by the type of education we are offering. In this connection it can surely be said that the real test of a school's success is what the school is able to do to bring out the latent abilities of the less academic type of boy. The question of fees and costs of running the school is one which gives constant concern to the Governors and myself, and particularly to the Finance Committee who spend a good deal of time and thought on this question. It is unfortunate that the increase in fees which became operative in September, 1966, has not proved to be sufficient to cover the new salaries and wages scales which became operative on 1st July and 1st May respectively this year. A further increase in fees next January has therefore been found to be inevitable, and we do hope parents will appreciate that the Governors are really powerless in this matter. We do not like to accept the inevitability of rising costs and we look for economies wherever possible, but in the main fields of expenditure on education the economies which are possible unhappily make little difference to the result. In this connection we are encouraging boys to do more for themselves here, and I understand that there is to be an extension of this in the future. While a system of this kind can save a certain amount of money in wages, its main usefulness lies in the training of a boy to look after himself in the modern world. I would now like to say a word about the curriculum, and particularly to repeat what I said last year about the abandoning of the short two-year course to "0" level. Every boy coming into St. Peter's next term at the normal age for entry will start in a IIIrd Form, but by a system of sets it will be arranged for each boy to progress at the pace appropriate to his abilities and needs. One disadvantage of the quicker course was social rather than educational. Under the revised system all new boys will start in the same group of forms where of course their friends and common room associates will be. On the educational side, as I have said, nothing will be lost; in fact there will be a definite gain in that no major or irrevocable decision on placing need be made in a boy's early terms. I have discussed this policy with my successor, who will naturally make his own decisions for future years when he has studied the situation. I am glad to report that the Tutor system is working well and provides yet another means of help for boys in their Transitus and Vlth Form years, and particularly in their preparation for Universities. The transition from schoolboy to student is always difficult and depends to a great extent on an ability to organise one's time. In this the Tutor system can be a great help. Each year I have said something about our Careers department and would again like to urge parents to go and see for themselves the sort of information which is available for boys in our Careers Room. The Careers Convention, which has become a biennial event, is to be repeated next March, and I hope will prove as useful and fruitful as in the past. Its
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theme will be "Further and Higher Education", and the aim to sort out the possible channels which may be used by boys from this School to gain further qualifications after "0" or "A" level exams. One point which will be emphasised will be the availability of the large number of courses outside Universities which lead to degrees or equivalent qualifications. To come now to a review of the past year, I would like to say at the outset that I shall make no attempt to mention every activity since this would take far too long. A faithful record of what we have been doing can be read in the school magazine, but there are, of course, things to which I want specially to refer : I would like first to mention that this year, for only the second time in my Headmastership, we spent Easter at School. I think most, if not all of us, are agreed that under the guidance of our School Chaplains this experience was one which many of us will not forget. The fact that it is probably unlikely ever to happen again makes it the more worthy of note. Our music has continued to expand, and it has been much helped by the appointment of Mr. Sandercock to a full-time post mainly to look after the violin teaching. I may mention in connection with music that T. M. Day has obtained his A.R.C.O., being the fourth post-war Peterite to do this at school and the first to succeed at the first attempt. Among outstanding musical activities during the year was Stainer's "Crucifixion", and in general I have been enormously encouraged by the obvious pleasure the school take in their congregational singing. This year, largely I suspect to please me, the school play again took the form of a comic opera, but I am confident many others than myself were appreciative of the excellent performances produced by the Bolton-Wain combination, which must be unbeatable. Another outstanding event of the past year was the Science Exhibition and before I say anything about this I am sure parents would wish me to express their deep sympathy with Mrs. Robinson on the death of her husband on his return from a visit to Bombay last January. After all, the success of our modern Science Exhibitions has been due almost entirely in the first place to Mr. Robinson's vision and capacity for hard work and organisation. I feel that the recent Exhibition was in one sense a fitting memorial to his efforts. As in former Exhibitions, more than half the School took some part, and everyone seemed to understand what he was doing and some were able to communicate their understanding to their parents. There were many aspects of our Science Exhibition which illustrate the basic priciples of the modern methods of teaching 'Science. Before passing on I would like to mention the great encouragement and help our Science Department is receiving from the University of York. We had Professor Heavens to open our Exhibition and Professor Norman, Head of the Chemistry Faculty, has assisted and is assisting us in many ways. Both Professors are always ready with help and advice, which we much value. The three parallel organisations—the C.C.F., the Scouts and the Duke of Edinburgh Award—all continue to flourish, and since they are all entirely voluntary they are the more efficient. The only thing we expect of a boy is that once he has decided to join one of these organisations he must see it through. That, after all, is no bad training for life after school.
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The outstanding event in the Scout world at St. Peter's is the retirement of Mr. John Nix, who has been a very active Scout Master since he arrived in York in April, 1942, on the same day as the Raid, and for most of which time he has been Group Scout Master. For some years he has also been an Assistant Commissioner, and I would like to take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude and that of many generations of Scouts and Scouters for his enthusiastic leadership during these years. I am happy to say that this retirement does not mean that he is leaving the School, or indeed that he will not keep a benevolent eye on the efforts of new and younger members of the Staff in their scouting activities. After reviewing some of the year's outstanding successes, already reported in this and preceding issues of the Peterite, the Headmaster concluded : — I have tried to give a picture of an alive, active and happy community in which boys have opportunities for full development of their many and varied interests and abilities. The young people of today are perhaps more restive—perhaps more concerned about the big issues and unsolved problems in the world. There is a spirit of impatience with petty rules and regulations and discipline is an unpleasant word in many quarters. We still strive to order our daily lives within a framework of discipline which is largely self-imposed. The success of such a system can only be judged by the measure of self-discipline with which a boy continues to order his life when he leaves school. In these days he is "on his own" to a far greater extent than used to be the case, for although there may be people ready and willing to advise, he will have to seek them out. This is particularly true of modern University life, and without a sense of responsibility and self-discipline, the change from school to university can be disastrous. Reference has been made to the thirty years during which I have been privileged to guide St. Peter's School. I certainly do not wish to take up your time by any sort of historical survey over this period. It is very obvious that whatever success the school may have had has certainly not been the result of one man's work. Among our many assets, we have a devoted staff—whether on the teaching, administrative or other sides—of many people who help in the day to day working of the School. This, above all, is not the occasion for me to pick out any individuals for special thanks, but I do want to say just this: Like many schools between the wars, St. Peter's had a difficult period, but the one thing I realised from the moment of my arrival was the spirit of certain members of the staff and Old Peterites who had no thought of failure, and whose enthusiasm and belief in the future were a tremendous encouragement in those days—and if I mentioned Kenneth Rhodes and the Ping handshake, I think my older colleagues and others would understand. The School is full; it is in a strong financial position so long as we retain the confidence of our parents, who will continue to support us so long as they believe in us. School accommodation is adequate, but one must always be looking for improvements. Finally, may I say that I am happy in the choice of my successor, to whom I shall hand over with the greatest confidence in September.
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THE ARCHBISHOP'S SPEECH Mr. Headmaster, I would like to congratulate you on the report that you have given us this morning and on the fine record of work and sport that lies behind the facts you have told us. The report you have made shows a thirst for knowledge on the part of many people which reminded me of the master who said to the mother : "Your son shows a keen thirst for knowledge. I wonder where he got it from." To which she replied : 'Well, the thirst he got from his father—and the knowledge from me." Then I would like very warmly to congratulate MacLeod on that speech. I only wish that I could have a memory like that and an ability to concoct such splendid Latin prose. I noticed in a letter that the Headmaster sent to me that he said that on the right-hand side of the programme there was a translation into English "for some of the parents". I thought that was a splendid illustration of the tact which he has shown down the years; and the reference to this cinema "in hanc basilicam" was, I thought, a wonderful touch. Whether he could be a Yorkshireman who could refer, more or less, to a "flock of pigs", I very much doubt; but there were delicious touches and they have not gone by me unnoticed. I am sure that the last person to want a long, drawn out farewell speech would be the Headmaster, in whose honour we meet today. But I am one of those who hold that to make a speech immortal it need not be everlasting. You would not, however, •forgive me if I did not make some allusion to him who is in a sense our host and our chief guest today. I believe very strongly in long periods of work in one place. There is a phrase in our Church of England funeral service about people who never continue "in one stay". Now our Headmaster has long continued in one stay : he has put in thirty years of quite magnificent work in this old School; and in those thirty years—I believe I've got my figures right—the numbers of the School have almost exactly trebled. It has been a period which has been marked by a most noticeable building programme, not the least part of which has been the bridge thrown across the road. I take it that the Headmaster believes in the principle outlined in the notice which appeared on a public highway : 'Don't run over a child. Wait for a teacher". It would, I think, be almost true to say that the Headmaster has, at the beginning of his time, almost rescued this ancient School from death. It might very well have disappeared if he had not appeared. But, thanks heavens, he did; and he set about his work with tremendous vigour. He has shown himself down these three decades as an administrator of very great gifts, a man with a careful eye to finance, in a period which financially has been full of difficulties. But perhaps above all he has shown himself something of a genius in his choice of men to join him on his big staff; and evidence of that can be found in the large number of staff members who have done long spells of distinguished work in the School here or else have gone on to posts of greater responsibility as headmasters elsewhere. That has called for the gift—all too rare but greatly to be desired—of insight into character in the choice of men. I guess also that that insight into character has shown itself in regard to the hundreds of boys who have passed through his hands. Was it Mr. Dronfield who wrote in a report : "This is a boy of rare ability—so rare that I am 9
completely unable to trace it"? Or of another : "This lad will go far—and the sooner the better"? Or of yet another: 'IMathematics : Trying. General behaviour : Very trying."? The Yorkshire Post had a very interesting article about Mr. Dronfield not so very long ago. I read it with great interest; but there was one part which left me very much perplexed. It said that he made the statement, I think, that he hadn't caned a boy for twenty-five years. Well, that's fine. But then he went on to say—and this is what puzzled me—that he believed that a good hard tap on the right part of the anatomy is the kindest form of punishment. Now this left me wondering on what part of a boy's anatomy you could administer the tap if you didn't administer it—well, where you generally cane. I was puzzled by this. But I remembered a story that old Bishop Furze, that great, towering Bishop of St. Albans once told of a man who, perhaps better at getting money than he had been in getting education, bought himself a huge property and planted a row of trees. He said to the 'Bishop: "I've planted oaks. But of course oaks grow very slowly—I shan't live to see them—so I've really planted them for my posteriors." To which the Bishop replied: "In that case you should have planted birches." The Bishop was a great lover of gardens and this same man is reported to have said to him: "I have a magnificent show of salivas."—"Ah, but" said the Bishop "you should see my spittoonias." I am still puzzled as to where this discipline has been administered—but evidently it has and the School has flourished. I believe that when we come to look back against the perspective of history over these thirty years we shall see that the reign of Mr. Dronfield has been a very great reign. It has been a reign of almost unremitting toil and now, as the psychiatrist said to the kleptomaniac, he must take things more quietly. But I doubt whether he will. He is Chairman of the Bench of Magistrates; to my great joy he is a Reader in the Church of England—and we value his work there enormously; and I have no doubt that he will have a host of friends, old and new, who will come to him, as the old ones have done down the years, for counsel and advice. He will look forward—and this is what we hope and wish and pray for him—to a long and happy and full retirement. And I must just add this: the work down these thirty years—or at least nearly all these thirty years—would have been quite impossible, if it had not been for one who has stood loyally by his side and who is hidden somewhere down in the audience—and I refer to Mrs. Dronfield. (Applause) Well that speaks volumes, doesn't it? There she's been beside him as wife, mother of his children, doctor, J2., at the beck and call of almost anybody in need, and ready at any time to do the toughest kind of job for those who need her services. What a record! We're very proud of her and very thankful for her. And so today we salute them both, we thank them both and we wish them well from the bottom of our hearts. They take with them our affection and our gratitude. And now Mr. Chairman and Mr. Dean I must be very brief, for it's 12 o'clock and you've sat in your seat almost long enough. As I draw to a close—and it is right I think that the main part of my speech should have 10
been a tribute to our two good friends—I remind you of a verse which runs like this: — There was once a man who said : Damn! It is borne in upon me I am An engine that moves In predestinate grooves: I'm not even a bus—I'm a tram! That well-known rigmarole appeared again in The Times just this week in connection with the obituary of the man who wrote it. Now a tram—as the younger ones will not remember but will have learnt, and the older ones among us will have seen and suffered—a tram moves in a groove, unable to strike out on its own, unable, if I may use the phrase of a tram, to make up its own mind as to where it goes or what it does. And it seemed to me as I read that familiar verse again, that it is to save boys from that kind of "trammy" fate that this School exists. It exists to help them develop, to send out into the world of commerce, into the world of business, into the world of the professions and so on, men who are alert and with their whole personality alive—alive to the world in which they live, with its crying need of hunger, its crying need for healing, for literacy, for God, for servicemen who are alive to one another in the friendships of every day and above all, because the others depend very largely on this, men who are alive to the God who created them and whose love in Christ is waiting for an answer from them—not, as the Latin welcome said in its opening phrase, men with eyes down "in hanc basilicam", but eyes up to God ready for marching orders and out to the world in its beckoning need. That indeed would be the note that I would strike as I congratulate once again the School, as I congratulate the Headmaster and his wife, and as I ask him for one sort of parting mercy : an extra day's holiday for you all next year.
RETIREMENT PRESENTATION TO MR. & MRS. DRONFIELD In presenting Mr. Dronfield with a cheque on behalf of Old Peterites, parents and friends of the School, Mr. T. J. Lewis, President of the Old Peterite Club, recounted how the Headmaster had assumed office at a time when others despaired of the School's survival and how he had devoted all his energies to restoring St. Peter's to its rightful place as one of our leading Public Schools. He cited the construction of the bridge over Clifton as an illustration of the ability to achieve the well-nigh impossible, so characteristic of him who had proved to be, in every sense of the word, The Man. Speaking of Mrs. Dronfield, to whom he presented a gold wrist-watch, Mr. Lewis paid tribute to her great gifts and natural charm, assuring her that all she had done for the welfare of so many in the audience had won her a high place in all their affections. Mr. Lewis explained that the commemorative album had been donated by Mr. Walter Smith and handsomely inscribed by Mr. Gaastra with the names of over a thousand contributors to the retirement fund. It contained 11
the crest of the School in colour and a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Dronfield, while the first page bore this inscription : — "This album contains the names of all the parents, Old Peterites and friends of the School who have been pleased to have the opportunity of subscribing to the retirement fund to a great Headmaster and his wife." Mr. Lewis thanked all contributors and gratefully acknowledged the assistance of the Dean, Mr. Walter Smith and Mr. Roy Marshall in launching the fund. It is understood that it is hoped to add to the contents of the album the text of the tributes paid to the Headmaster and Mrs. Dronfield during Commemoration.
COMMEMORATION SERMON Archdeacon Hodd took as his texts : — "I also am a man under authority." St. Luke, Ch. 7 v. 8. "I am myself a man under orders." St. Matthew, Ch. 8 v. 9. He concluded his sermon as follows : — "Today we are ending another chapter in the history—the long, long history—of this School, a chapter which, please God, is not even the middle chapter of this proud book. It has been a good chapter and the title-heading is "John Dronfield"— or, if you are publishing a popular paper-back—"The Man". He came here thirty years ago with the School teetering on the edge of extinction. He leaves it firmly based and well equipped to face the future. You can see around you in the School buildings the tangible results of his work, but there are other results far less obvious, but even more important, in the lives and characters of at least seven generations of boys in this school. John Dronfield would be the first to disclaim that the success of this School was due to his efforts alone. He has paid tribute to both Governors and Staff and to the support of Old Peterites. He has indeed been well served. But the responsibility of leadership has been his and he has accepted it. The measure of his succes has been the fact that he has known himself to be a man under authority—a man of faith in God. That faith he has not worn on his sleeve—it is not pietistic, thank goodness—but from my own personal association with him over these thirty years I know it is very real and very deep. "The Man", you have called him. Yes, indeed, the Man under authority—the final authority of God. And all of you here this morning—Boys, Staff, Old Peterites—don't you ever forget it. There is only one in authority, God. And if we would accomplish anything in this life we must each be under God's authority. "For I also am a man under authority." 12
MR. A. CRAVEN Mr. A. Craven died very suddenly in Paris on 10th September, and the news came as a great shock to the School, not only because it was so utterly unexpected, but because no member of the Staff was held in greater respect and affection. Mr. Craven came to St. Peter's in September, 1946, and had thus just completed twenty-one years with us. For nearly all this time he had been senior Modern Languages Master, but he had also served in many other capacities: for four years as Assistant Housemaster in The Grove (its first on its re-foundation in 1948) for seven years as Housemaster of Queen's (its first) and for sixteen years in the C.C.F., in charge of the Army section, as Training Officer, and, latterly as Second-in-Command. He founded the Modern Languages Society and joined in twelve school tours to the Continent. In games Mr. Craven was mainly in charge of junior cricket and junior rugger. He was responsible for introducing many a new Peterite to the latter game, and the successes of senior teams often owed much to his training of the young. He was himself a competent cricketer and always turned out for staff sides, more often than not making a useful contribution to the score. These bare biographical facts do little more, however, than indicate the direction of his activities; the depth of his influence and his teaching are incalculable. As a teacher he was unusually gifted, and a glance at this year's "A" level results is all that is needed to confirm this. As a C.C.F. Officer he combined efficiency with imagination, discipline with kindliness; the night exercises he organised at Camp will be for many Peterites a happy and long-lived memory. On School tours abroad he was in charge of "foreign relations"—on one occasion when it was decided to go to Italy and no Italian-speaking master was available, he set about learning the language and in three months was fluent enough to conduct the on-thespot business of the tour. Nothing connected with the boys was too much trouble for him, and the amount of unofficial help he gave daily, and often unasked, is common knowledge. This issue of the Peterite is largely his work, 'for he had undertaken the editorship in July; he had devoted a substantial part of his summer holiday, before going abroad, to its preparation. To his parents, his widow, and his son, we offer our most sincere sympathy. A Memorial Service was held in the School Chapel on 29th September.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS The following awards were announced after an examination held on the 29th and 3oth May:
Boarding Awards: Riley-Smith Scholarship: B. C. Macartney, Moorlands School, Leeds. Wolstenholme Scholarship: C. J. Clark, St. Peter's School, York Minor Scholarships: C. J. Brown, Hurworth House School, Doncaster. T. N. E. Bowen, St. Olave's School, York Exhibitions: D. W. Grice, St. Olave's School, York. D. R. Beck. St. Olave's School, York.
Day Boy Awards: Hey Scholarship: R. Sharpe, St. Olave's School, York Exhibitions: A. J. Maycock, St. Olave's School, York. S. P. Coverdale, St. Olave's School, York. 13
PRIZE WINNERS 1967 ... NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL Pram ... P. E. LORD PRIZE FOR CLASSICS ... STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY: ... ... ... ... Senior ... ... ... ... ... ... Junior THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS 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 OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES: ... ... ... ... VIth Form ... ... Below VIth YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE THE FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN ... THE PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE ... ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: IVth Forms ... ... ... Thirds MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES: •.. French ... German ... PHYSICS ESSAY PRIZE ... CHEMISTRY PRIZE ... ... BIOLOGY PRIZE GEOGRAPHY PRIZE (Below the VIth) Mum PRIZES: Keyboard... ... ... Instrumental GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES: VIth Form and Transitus ... ... Vth Forms IVth Forms and Thirds HANDICRAFTS PRIZE ...
... C. J. A. Smith A. M. Bowie A. Scaife
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... A. M. Bowie ... N. C. N. Clayburn ... S. Jinachitra ... A. M. Bowie ... J. Fender .. A. G. Bird ... M. J. Ferguson ... I. M. MacLeod ... S. Mackinder ... A. C. W. Cook ... N. G. A. Morris ... M. G. Pace ... P. G. Pace ... W. J. Roebuck
S. Foster J. T. Morley S. Mackinder D. R. Waller D. R. Ballinger A. W. H. Powell A. G. Bird A. P. Beckingham T. M. Day J. D. B. Hargreaves R. W. J. Dingwall P. W. Dacey K. V. Cable M. J. Gagg
FORM PRIZES D. Pollard M. J. Black J. Fender P. W. Dacey ... J. C. W Williams ... C. A. Myers . G. S. Yule ... S. W. St. J. Oliver P. L. Hall G. S. Clarkson R. C. M. Dickenson J. S. R. Tindall
Vth Forms IV ALPHA IVA ... IVB IV MODERN IIIA MB' IIIB2 IIIC 14
EXAMINATION RESULTS The following successes were achieved at Advanced Level:— Anderson—Pure Maths, Applied Maths * t• Blackford—English*t • Jinachitra—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics*. McGrath—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics (2)*. Moss R. I.—Maths for Science, Physics*t. Summers, P. T.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics (A 2)* t• Yellowley—Applied Maths. Adams—Physics, Chemistry. Argyle, C. R.—Chemistry*t • Ballinger—Maths for Science, Physics (A2) ChemistrY * t• Bird—Physics, Chemistry (2), Biology (I) * t• Cook—Physics, Chemistry*t. Dew—Art. Donaldson—Physics, Chemistry, Biology*t. Harrison, R. L.—Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry* t. Hoad—Maths for Science, Physics*t. Kitching—Physics, Chetnistry*t. Macartney—Maths for Science, Physics, ChemistrY s t. Mackenzie—Chemistry t • Medlycott—Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry* t. Morris—Art (A), Chemistry, Biology*t• Moss, A. J.—Maths for Science, Physics, ChemistrY*t. Plans S.—Physics, Chemistry. Powell—Maths for Science, Physics, ChemistrY*t. Pugh—Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry*. Robinson—Maths for Science, Physics, ChemistrYt• Rutherford—Maths for Science (A), Physics, Chemistry (AI)t. Thompson, M. J.—Physics. Willcock—Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry (2)*t. Bowie—Latin (Ai), Greek (Ar), Russian. Copeland—French, English (2), History*t. Dingwall—French (A2), History (A) * t • Emsley—History, Art. Ferguson—French, German, History*t. Gray—Geography, Economics & Politics t. Hardie—French, English, History s t• Holgate—French (2), German, English*t. Les—French, English.*t Lindberg—English, History (2) *t. Lockhart—French, English *f. Mackinder—French (A2), German (z), English* .f. MacLeod—Latin, French (A), English ( 2) * t• Moore—History, Economics & Oglesby—Economics & Politics. Pace—Art (A). Park—Geography, Economics & Politicst. Parker—History, Economics & Politics. Reeves—English, Historyt. Richardson—Latin, French, History. Roebuck—Russian. Smith C. J. A.—French (2), Economics & Politics. Waller—Russian, History (2). Wilks—French, German, Economics & Politics. Wilson—French English*t. At Ordinary Level:— Argyle, C. R. (r); Ballinger, D. R. (1); Bird, A. G. (x); Cook, J. S. W. (I); Copeland, W. R. (r); Hardie, R. E. (r); Harrison, R. L. (x); Hodges, A. J. E. (r); 15
Jinachitra, S. (t); Kitching, P. N. (x); Les, C. A. (t); Macartney, P. R. H. (t); Moss, R. I. (r); Robinson, H. J. (t); Willcock, J. C. (t); Wilson, P. D. (1). Dickinson, J. E. (t); Harding, G. W. (x); Hutton, D. M. (2); Jervis, A. L. (t); Kirk, A. L. (t); Pace, P. G. (r); Staines, J. E. (r); Townend, J. V. (2); Wood, C. A. (t). Bowie, A. S. (8); Fender, J. (8); Fussey, M. J. (5); Gee, J. P. (5); Gray, G. Q. (5); Harding, D. F. (8); Hargreaves, J. D. B. (6); Judson, D. J .M. (8); Leake, C. J. P. (4); Nix, N. W. (4); Paterson, J. M. (2); Phillips, S. C. (4); Pollard, D. (8); Scott, S. M. G. (7); Wilkinson, C. E. (4); Wright, P. M. (8). Black, M. J. (8); Blomfield, I. A. (7); Brockbank, R. J. (8); Brown, D. H. (7); Buckman, S. R. (7); Cantrell, M. A. (8); Carlile, J. W. (7); Cawood, R. F. (5); Clarke, C. D. (6); Cooper, R. M. (8); Dacey, P. W. (8); Dempsey, I. C. (7); Dodd, I. L. (8); Fry, T. (3); Heap, K. I. P. (7); Houghton, R. St. G. (8); Lillie, J. M. (8); Lucas, R. A. G. (4); McIlroy, R. S. C. (6); Marsden, P. W. F. (8); Martin, R. J. S. (6); Moss, D. J. (7); Nixon, J. S. (8); Pickard, C. S. (6); Pigg, R. I. (6); Place, J. S. (5); Flews, G. W. A. (2); Reaston, P. (8); Sargeant, K. J. (5); Shepherd, P. N. (6); Summers, I. D. C. (8); Taylor, R. P. (8); Thomson, L. N. (4); Town, J. N. (5); Williamson, J. R. (8); Withers, S. P. (8); Wood, M. J. R. (5); Young, J. R. (7); Yule, R. M. (5). Beckingham, A. P. (6); Benn, J. A. S. (r); Bleach, P. J. G. C. (3); Dunn, A. C. (6); Grainger, D. A. (3); Gration, H. J. (3); Hart, D. B. (6); Holland, K. V. (4); Holmes, A. (4); Lack, E. (2); Lees, C. N. T. (5); Little, D. A. (4); Noble, C. H. (8); Pick, D. H. (2); Powell, A. H. (6); Sherlaw, W. E. (8); Simpson, T. J. (2); Smith, S. G. (3). Andrews, A. P. (6); Barnes, S. (3); Carr, A. S. (3); Crawford, T. F. A. (2); Gagg, M. J. (4); Humphreys, M. T. H. (4); Moffatt, J. P. (5); Morris, R. P. (3); Raley, R. M. E. (3); Smith , C. J. A. (4); Stansfield, R. R. (3); Turner, P. H. N. (4); Warnock, M. J. R. (5); Watson, G. M. (2).
SALVETE Easter Term : G. E. Cowan (Dronfield), J. R. Palliser (School House), A. T. Sykes (Grove). Summer Term : Sharpe (Dronfield).
VALETE DRONFIELD T. M. J. Adams. 1958-67. L.VI.D. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). 3rd XV; 2nd XI Hockey; xst VI Tennis (Colours); Colts XI Cricket; House Rugger, Cricket, Tennis (Capt.), Chess, Long Run, Swimming. School Debating Team; School Play. Hotel Management. Highfield, Outwood Lane, Horsforth, nr. Leeds. Tel.: Horsforth 4 1 39. D. M. Hutton. 1962-67. Transitus AB. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). Senior Colts XV; School Athletics; 3rd XI Cricket; House XV; Junior Cricket; Athletics; Swimming; Junior Long Run (while in Rise); Senior Rugger and Cricket; Athletics; Swimming (in Dronfield). C.C.F. Cadet 1962-64. Chapel Committee; Committee of World Affairs Society. Teaching. 45 Woodbine Road, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 3. Tel.: 5591o. J. F. King. 1964-67. III C. School and House Fencing. C.C.F Cadet. P. G. Jones. 1965-67. IV B. Junior House Athletics. D. of E. Agriculture. 8 Lang Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, Cheshire. Tel.: Caldy 6272. 16
C. N. T. Lees. 1963-67. V.B. "0" Level (8). House Cricket, Boating, Athletics, Swimming; Junior House Rugger, Long Run. School Play. Business Management. 53 Hall Street, Barnburgh, Doncaster. Tel.: Goldthorpe 2082. H. G. Marks. 1960-67. Transitus. "0" Level (7). 2nd XI Cricket and Hockey; 2nd XV (Colours); House Cricket, Rugger, Tennis, Swimming, Athletics, Junior Long Run. Debating Society Committee; School Debating Team; House Representative, Junior Science Society. Business Management at Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A. Huller Bank, Manor Park, Burley-inWharfedale, Ilkley, Yorks. Tel.: Burley 2310. A. S. Medlycott. 1962-67. L.VI.D. Head of House. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). 1st XV Cap 1965 and 66; 1st VIII 1966; Athletics; House Rugger (Capt.), Athletics, Rowing, Cross-country. House Colours. In Manor: Senior Cricket, Rugger, Athletics, Cross-country. Scouts: Patrol Leader and Working-party. Treasurer Junior Science Society. Engineer. 2 Aspin Gardens, Knaresborough, Yorks. Tel.: Knaresborough 3 043• N. G. A. Morris. 1958-67. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Art, Chemistry, Biology, U. of E.). 1st XV 1965-67; 1st XI Cricket 1966-67 (Vice-Capt.); 1st XI Hockey 1965-67 (Capt.); 1st V Squash; School Swimming and Athletics; House Rugger, Cricket, Tennis, Squash, Athletics, Swimming, Chess. C.C.F. R.N. Section. Festiniog Railway Society. Art Society. Farming. Oakwood House, Market Weighton Road, nr. Selby. Tel.: Bubwith 431. A. J. Moss. 1957-67. L.VI.C.D.E. "0" Level (xo). "A" Level (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). School 3rd IV; 3rd XV; House Rugger, Rowing, Tennis, Chess, Cross-country, Cricket, Swimming. Scouts: Patrol leader and working party. House rep. Junior Science Society. Nunns Cottage, The Grove, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent. Tel.: Alsager 3200.
J. K. Park. 1957-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (7); "A" Level (Geography, Economics and Politics, U. of E.). 3rd XV; 1st VIII; Athletics; House Colours, Boating (Capt. 1967), Athletics (Capt. 1967), Rugger, Cricket, Chess, Swimming, Cross-country. C.C.F.: A.B. Naval Sec. (Proficiency); Cpl. Army Section. Treasurer and House Representative Geographical and World Affairs Society. House Representative Film Society. Solicitor. Well Close, Tollerton, York. Tel.: Tollerton 300. A. W. H. Powell. 1956-67. L.VI. House Monitor. Chemistry Prize. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (Maths. for Science, Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). znd XV (Colours). In Grove (5956-62); Junior Rugger, Long Run, Cricket. In Dronfield: Senior XV 1966-67, Cross-country 1966-67, Rowing 1966-67. Capt. of House Singing and Swimming. Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme: Quartermaster. Chapel Committee. House Representative in Choir. Parts in four School Plays. Director of House Play. Industrial scholarship with AvelineBarford. Mechanical Engineering Leeds University. "Broxbourne", 12 Salisbury Street, Barnsley. Tel.: 81209. GROVE C. S. M. Dew. 5956-67. L.VI.B. School Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Art). 1st XI 1965-67; 2nd XI Hockey (Capt.); znd XV (Capt.); House Cricket, Rugger, Cross-country (Capt.). C.C.F. L/Cpl.; Band; Marksman. Secretary Art Society. Chairman Biological Society. Commercial Art. Dimple Dale Cottage, Briestfield, nr. Dewsbury, Yorks. Tel.: Flockton 261.
D. J. Emsley. 1956-67. L.VI.B. Vice-Head of School; Head of House. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (History, Art). 1st XV 1963-67 (Capt. 1964-67); Yorks. Schoolboys and England Schoolboys XV 1967; 2nd XI Cricket (Capt.); Ist V; 1st VI; Athletics; House Rugger, Cricket, Tennis, Squash, Athletics. C.C.F.: S.S.M. i/c Army Section Marksman. Games Committee. Secretary Art Society. Short Service Commission. Business. 12 St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Tel.: 23165.
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M. C. Lindberg. 1966-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor "A" Level (English, History, U. of E.). House Boating. School Choir. House Representative Geographical Society. Montgomery of Alamein Prizewinner. Politics and Law. 76 Myrtle Street, Brockton, Mass. 02407 U.S.A. Tel.: 586-1685. W. N. Marshall. 1957-67. L.VI.E. School Monitor. "0" Level (7). ist VIII 1967; 3rd XV 1966. Capt. House Boating 1967; House VIII, Rugger, Crosscountry, Shooting. C.C.F.: C.S.M. House Representative Music Society. Services-Royal Marines. 137 Fulford Road, York. Tel. : 58488. D. H. Pick. 1959-67. V.B. "0" Level (4). Junior House Cricket. Y.F.C. Committee. Agriculture. Kirk Hammerton Hall, Kirk Hammerton, York. Tel.: Green Hammerton 271. M. A. C. Reid. 1962-67. House Monitor. L.VI.B. "0" Level (6). znd XI Cricket (Vice-Capt.); 2nd XI Hockey; 3rd XV Rugger; House Rugger, Cricket. C.C.F.: R.A.F. Section Cpl. Advanced Proficiency. Chapel Committee. Army. The Dormer Cottage, North Bar Without, Beverley, E. Yorks. Tel.: 882308. W. J. Roebuck. 1960-67. Upper VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (xo). "A" Level (French, German, English, Russian, U. of E.). xst XI Cricket (Colours 1966-67); 1st XI Hockey (Colours 1966-67); 1st V Squash (Colours 1967); 3rd XV House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics, Squash. House Colours. House Representative Russian Society. 4 South Drive, Harrogate, Yorks. Tel. : 54 24. MANOR Q. Gray. 1957-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (Geography, Economics and Politics, U. of E.). Walking Club. Lyke Wake Walk. House Representative Russian, World Affairs and Geographical Societies. To read Economics. 63 Askham Lane, Acomb, York. Tel. : 72210. M. T. H. Humphreys. 1961-67. V.Mod. "0" Level (4). Colts IV; School Swimming Team; House Rugger, Junior Cricket, House IV and VIII, Swimming, Athletics. C.C.F. Cadet Army Secretary. Hotel business or linguist. 93 Bradford Road, Shipley, Yorks. Tel. : 533 04. S. Jinachitra. 1966-67. L.VI.C. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics). 3rd XI Hockey. Economist. 17/15 Soi Sudhiporn, Dindang Road, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand. J. M. McKay. 1961-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). Walking Club. Lyke Wake Walk. Scouts: Patrol Leader. President World Affairs, Geographical Society. House Representative Film Society. Civil Airline Pilot. 8 Avenue Emile Demot, Bruxelles 5. Tel. : Bruxelles 47-85-58. Also: Chetwynd House, The Green, Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey. Tel.: TED 3603. J. C. Platts. 1961-67. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry). House Chess and Capt. of Music. C.C.F. Sgt. i/c Signals. Treasurer Senior Science Society. House Representative Music Society. Joint Secretary Curia. Technological College. 9 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London. Tel. : 01-858 2939. C. J. A. Smith. 1962-67. Upper VI. Head of School and House. "0" Level t). "A" Level (French, German, Economics and Politics, U. of E.). 3rd XV (Capt.); ist XI Hockey (Colours); 2nd XI Cricket; 1st VI Tennis; House Cricket (Capt.), Athletics, Tennis (Capt.), Squash, Chess (Capt.), House Colours. C.C.F. F/ Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section. A & B Gliding Licences. Flying Scholarship. President of Debating Society. Secretary Modern Languages Society. Committee Photographic and Theological Societies. Choir. School Play 1962-67. Chapel Committee. Curia and Questus (Chairman). Economics. The Vicarage, Easingwold, York. Tel.: 394. 18
QUEEN'S D. M. Foster. 5964-67. III.C. House Junior Cricket and Swimming. C.C.F. R.A.F. Section. 267 Nanpanton Road, Loughborough, Leicester. Tel.: Nanpanton 219. R. L. Harrison. 5963-67. L.VI.D. House Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). 6th IV; House VIII, Swimming, Cross-country. C.C.F. PLO i/c Naval Section. Chapel Committee. Choral Secretary of Music Society. Mechanical Engineering. Grosvenor House, Alne, York. Tel. : Tollerton 302. D. S. Lockhart. 5957-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). "A" Level (French, English, U. of E.). Captain of School Shooting. House XV. C.C.F. L/Sgt. Law. 3o Wetherby Road, York. Tel.: 78110. R. M. Mackenzie. 5957-67. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (Chemistry, U. of E.). House Swimming, Chess. 1st Class Scout. School S.I.S. Representative. Medicine. Skelton Hall, York. Tel.: Beningbrough 240. P. N. Moore. 1960-67. Upper VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (Do). "A" Level (History, French, Economics and Politics, U. of E.). House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics. C.C.F. Cadet. House Representative Modern Languages Society and Photographic Society. Teaching. 26 Malvern Avenue, Acomb. York. Tel.: 78545. P. S. Oglesby. 5956-67. L.VI.B. Head of House. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Economics and Politics). and XV; 3rd IV; House Rugger, Boating, Athletics, Shooting, Cross-country. C.C.F. Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Section. Airline Pilot. 99 Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 23441. C. E. Wilks. 1957-67. Upper VI. Library and House Monitor. "0" Level (7) "A" Level (French, German, Economics and Politics, U. of E.). House XV. Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. House Representative Photographic Society. Banking. 14 Lime Avenue, Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 53934. J. R. Wood. 5960-67. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (8). U. of E. 1st VI Tennis 1966-67 (Capt.); Athletics; and XV Colours 1965-66; Colts IV 5965; House Rugger, Tennis, Rowing, Cross-country, Athletics; Senior House Colours. Senior Scout 1st Class. House Representative Theological Society. Pharmacy. 29 Chestnut Avenue, Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 24 1 95. RISE
M. J. Fussey. 1964-67. V.Alpha. "0" Level (5). C.C.F. L/Cpl. Agriculture. Keelby Grange, Keelby, nr. Grimsby, Lincs. Tel.: Roxton 227.
M. J. Gagg. 1960-67. V.Mod. "0" Level (4). 1st VIII Bisley 1967; Junior House Rugger. Committee Member Y.F.C. Agriculture. Deedhill Farm, Misterton, Doncaster. Tel.: Misterton 281. J. M. Lillie. x960-67. V.A. "0" Level (8). .22 Shootitg 2nd VIII; .303 9th pair (Altcar); House Cricket, Rugger, Cross-country, Athletics. C.C.F. Band. Chairman Young Farmers' Club. Agriculture. Highfield House Farm, Walloringham, Doncaster, Yorks. Tel.: Misterton 270.
R. I. Moss. 5962-67. L.VI.C. House Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Pure Maths, Physics, U. of E.). 1st VIII; House XV. Queen's Scout. Committee member Debating and Science Societies. Civil Engineer. Wyndley, West Avenue, Scalby, Scarborough. Tel.: Scalby 96.
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M. G. Pace. 1957-67. L.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Art). 3rd IV; House Boating, Swimming. Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award. President of Art Society. Secretary of Geographical and World Affairs Societies. Art teaching. 18 Clifton Green, York. Tel.: 55029.
A. W. Parker. 5962-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). "A" Level
(History, Economics and Politics). 5th IV; House Boating, Rugger, Crosscountry, Athletics. C.C.F. Cpl. Band. Business Management. Oakdene, 223 The Wheel, Ecciesfield, Sheffield. Tel.: Ecclesfield 3356.
M. J. Thompson. 5956-67. L.VI. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Physics). 2nd XV (Vice-Capt.); School Swimming; House XV, Captain of Boats and Swimming. C.C.F. Cpl. Army Section. Band. Games Committee. House Representative Film Society. Estage Agent. 2 Westella Way, Kirkella, nr. Hull. Tel.: 656423. SCHOOL HOUSE C. R. Argyle. 5959-67. L.VI. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (Chemistry, U. of E.).
J. S. W. Cook. 5957-67. L.VI.D. House and Library Monitor. "0" Level (8).
"A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). Captain of School Swimming 1967. House Swimming (Capt.), Squash (Capt.), Rugger, Cricket, Tennis, Crosscountry. Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Chairman Science Society. White House Farm, Foxholes, Driffield. Tel.: Thwing 259.
M. A. Groundwater. 1959-67. L.VI. Head of House. "0" Level (9). U. of E. 1st XV; 3rd IV (Colours); Swimming; Athletics; Fencing; Capt. of House Rugger and Rowing; House Athletics, Squash, Tennis, Fencing (Capt.), Swimming, Cross-country. Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award. Games Committee. Committee of Oasis. Manor House, Snaith, nr. Goole. Snaith 324. A. J. E. Hodges. 1962-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). U. of E. House Athletics. Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award. House Representative Music Society. Choir. Sub-organist Junior School. Chartered Accountancy. Avalon, Breary Lane East, Bramhope, Leeds. Tel.: 678563. F. M. Ogley. 1963-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). U. of E. School Swimming Team (Colours); House Rugger, Swimming, Squash, Shooting (Capt.), Cross-country. C.C.F. Drum-Major. Estate Agent. Hill Top House, Conisbro', Doncaster. Tel.: 2181.
J. N. Yellowley. 1962-67. Upper VI.
Chapel Monitor. "0" Level (H). "A" Level (Maths for Science). 3rd IV (Colours); House Athletics (Capt.), Rugger, Tennis, Rowing. C.C.F. P/O Instructor i/c R.N. Section. House Representative Film Society. Secretary Chapel Committee and Games Committee. Civil Engineering. Moorbum, Moor Crescent, Gosforth, Newcastleupon-Tyne 3. Tel.: 51544. TEMPLE
R. M. Anderson. 1956-67. L.VI.C. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Maths for Science, U. of E.); 1st XI Hockey (Colours); 3rd XV; 3rd XI Cricket 1966-67; 1st VI Tennis; Athletics 1966-67; Fencing 1963-67; House Rugger, Cricket, Swimming, Athletics, Cross-country, Tennis (Capt.), Fencing (Capt.). House Representative Film Society. Games Committee. Raisbeck Lodge, 53 St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Tel.: 23876.
J. R. Bailey. 196o-67. Upper VI. House and Library Monitor. "0" Level (It).
"A" Level (English (Dist.), French, German, U. of E.); ist VIII Cox (Colours) 1967; House Rugger, Cricket, Rowing. Senior Scout (Working party). School Representative Students' Theatre Club and S.I.S. Curia. House Representative Modern Languages Society. University of Manchester (French). School House, Barlby, Selby, Yorks. Tel.: Selby 3317.
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A. S. Carr. 1963-67. V.Mod. "0" Level (5). xst XV; 1st VIII; House Rugger, Rowing, Athletics, Junior Cricket, Swimming, Shooting, Cross-country. C.C.F. Sgt. Army Section. Schoolmaster. White House Farm, Shipton-byBeningbrough, York. A. S. Cowan. 1959-67. Transitus B. "0" Level (7). 2nd XI Cricket; House Cricket. Scouts and Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Further education at Kimbolton School, Kimbolton, Hunts. The Bungalow, Kimbolton School, Hunts. Tel.: Kimbolton 281. P. N. Kitching. 1963-67. L.VI.D. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). 1st VIII; 3rd XV; House Rugger. C.C.F. L/Sgt. Civil Engineering. 2 Green Close, Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton, York. P. F. Reeves. 1958-67. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (English, History, U. of E.). School Chess 1st VI; House Rowing VIII; Junior Rugger; Fencing. Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award. Hotel Management. 34 Carr Lane, Acomb, York. C. N. Roberts. 1961-67. III.A. Junior Colts XV. House Athletics, Crosscountry, Tennis, Swimming, Cricket, Chess, Squash. Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award. Further Education at Leeds Grammar School. 65 Stainbum Drive, Leeds 17 Tel.: 683772. T. B. Ward. 1959-67. L.VI.E. Head of House. "0" Level (6). 1st VIII (Capt.); Athletics (Capt.); 2nd XV House Rugger (Capt.); Swimming (Capt.); Athletics (Capt.); Rowing (Capt.); Cross-country. Winner of Clive Lewis Sprint Cup and Gofton Cup. House Representative Theological and Art Societies. Landscape Architecture. 22 Wetherby Road, Acomb, York.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE Mr. Riley is once again leaving the House, this time after a two term period of office, and we would like to thank him for all he has done for us. We welcomed a new junior, J. H. W. Sharpe, to the House at the beginning of the term. The House Cricket XI had a bye into the semi-final of the knock-out cup and met the holders—the Rise, We batted first, scoring 20 runs in the first two overs, largely due to the efforts of D. J. Moss. J. D. Rawlings had a hat-trick in his second over and the scoring rate decreased somewhat and we were all out for 73. H. G. Marks and N. G. A. Morris bowled well and the Rise only made 39 runs. This victory took us into the final against the Grove, which had a very strong team in all departments. C. N. T. Lees and D. J. Moss opened the batting but at one stage the score was 7 for 3. D. M. Hutton was the highest scorer with 21 runs. The total for the innings was only 54 but two Grove wickets were taken before our total was exceeded. D. M. Hutton and H. G. Marks were awarded their Senior House Colours and D. J. Moss was awarded his Junior House Colours. The Junior House Cricket XI drew the Manor in the first round and were beaten by only 1 run. We batted first scoring 100 runs of which R. J. S. Martin got 33. F. T. Gooder bowled well taking 6 wickets for 18 runs. Martin and Gooder were awarded their Junior House Colours. T. M. J. Adams was appointed captain of House Tennis this year, and he led his team through to the semi-finals by beating the Manor 10-7. However, we were beaten by a strong Grove team who eventually won the competition. 21
The House VIII this year included four new boaters and consequently the boating started without much promise. After several hard outings the crew was working well together and the evening before the races the boat was going very well. During the race, however, most of the crew was too tense to row well and we lost to School House, the eventual winners, by two and a hell lengths with one length stagger against us. The House IV, which was composed entirely of new boaters, were again too tense during the race. They had been good in practise but lost to the eventual winners—the Grove—by two lengths, with the one length stagger against them. We congratulate T. M. Day on becoming an A.R.C.O. and on his efforts to improve the musical standing of the House. C. J. Watson is to be congratulated on winning the Recruit Shooting Cup. A. W. H. Powell was appointed captain of House Swimming this term and he produced a well practised team for the sports. We gained our fair share of the points in the sports but were just beaten to third place by the Manor, partly due to a faulty take-over in a relay. C. J. Watson broke the school record in the 50 yards butterfly race and the rest of the team represented the House well. In the standards competition for the whole House there is still room for improvement. We say goodbye to the leavers and wish them well in the future. We particularly thank A. S. Medlycott, as Head of House, and the other Monitors, for all that they have done for us during the past year.
THE GROVE After an extremely successful Easter Term we looked forward with interest to this Summer Term. It was soon evident that with five members of the 1st XI we were to be favourites for the Senior House Cricket. Needless to say our three performances as a House team included great feats by Reid, Waller, Richardson and Roebuck. None of our opponents reached a hundred runs and only one managed to beat 50. At the same time the Yeomans Cup was won, and Richardson and Reid won their House Colours. Zissler also brought another cup into the House, being awarded the 1st XI Fielding Cup. Our Junior House Team were certainly not favourites but even so, with the help of Blacklock, Pollard D. and Johnson, managed to win the Junior House Trophy. Continuing on the sports side, the Tennis team achieved success again this year and so retained the trophy. The Junior House IV also pulled off a remarkable series of victories on the river and with somewhat surprised looks on their faces also won the Cup. The conclusion of all these sporting achievements was the winning of the Oxford Cup with a total of 95 points out of a possible 192. Again this reflects the spirit and effort of the whole House, evident also in swimming, where we were 2nd in Standards and 4th in the Swimming Sports finals. On Speech Day we also had a share of the prizes. Waller and Roebuck gaining Modern Language prizes, while Pollard D and Oliver won form prizes. 22
All in all a very successful term. As the author of these notes has now left (shouts of 'about time' can still be heard), all that remains to be said is that this year has been more than successful and everyone in the House has played a part in this success. Roebuck, Reid, Marshall, Pick, Dew, Emsley and Lindberg now go their various ways, along with Mr. and Mrs. Austin who leave us for Manchester G.S.—our thanks to all of them. All those leaving thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for the years spent in the Grove, and only hope it carries on in the best traditions of the House.
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At the beginning of the term A. G. Bird was appointed a House Monitor and K. D. Bowler joined the House. The term proved to be a valuable one from all viewpoints, the House distinguishing itself in many ways. In sport the House registered several near misses. The Senior Cricket team showed great promise but was unfortunately drawn against Grove, the favourites, and lost in the first round. The Junior Cricket team fared better in defeating Dronfield in an exciting finish before being narrowly defeated in a long-fought struggle with Queen's. S. R. H. Astley was awarded his Junior House Colours for his captaincy and personal performance in this match. The House Boating did not, unfortunately, live up to expectations and both teams lost in their first rounds. In Swimming the House was more successful, however, and, due to numerous practices, came second. K. Morris is to be congratulated on his perseverance as captain and on the excellence of his own swimming, particularly in the individual medley. The House was represented by three members at Bisley and R. W. Webster deserves our congratulations on winning the enormous trophy for the Snapshooting event in which L. M. Creer was third. The House also distinguished itself academically, C. J. Clark obtaining a School Scholarship and many members of the House winning prizes. A further edition of the "Manorite" was published this term and it is hoped that we can overcome the considerable financial difficulties clouding future plans. Our leavers, though fewer than usual this term, will be missed and take with them our best wishes, in particular we thank C. J. A. Smith, the Head of House for his services to us and as Head of School.
QUEEN'S We returned to School this term to find we had lost two members, W. D. Fleming and K. D. Bowler (the latter to Manor), but had gained two new House Monitors, R. L. Harrison and R. M. Mackenzie. In sport our fortunes this term have been varied. Both Senior and Junior Cricket teams succumbed to Grove, the former in the Semi-final and the latter in the Final. The House VIII reached the Final but lost to School House. The Tennis team beat School House but lost to Temple in the Semi-final. 23
In Shooting and Fencing we fared rather better. D. S. Lockhart, School Captain of Shooting won the C C F Individual Classification Shooting Cup and the House team came second in the inter-house competition. In Fencing we won the House Competition, C. A. Wood and R. G. D. Oldham winning the Senior and Junior Foils respectively. Croquet is more popular this term (Captain : M. J. Ferguson). We beat Temple convincingly on two occasions. To our leavers—Oglesby (Head of House), Foster, Harrison, Lockhart, Mackenzie, Wilks and Wood J. R. we extend our warmest thanks and best wishes.
THE RISE We can record only modest successes for the House as a whole, but many Risites have been prominent in the activities of the School. In sport there have been disappointments but clear signs of promise for next year. After convincingly defeating School House in the first round of the Senior Cricket, we were equally convincingly defeated by Dronfield in the second round; in the Junior Cricket we defeated School House and then fell to the Manor. J. D. Rawlings was awarded his House Colours for leading the cricket and for his efforts for the House in other sports. Later in the season he was awarded his 1st XI Colours. Swimming and Boating were both hit by illness, and the set-back to the well trained and very keen House IV, three of whom were in bed shortly before the races was certainly bad luck, but their •progress should give them confidence and hope for next year. We congratulate R. I. Moss on the award of his 1st VIII Colours, and in quite another activity, the achievement of becoming a Queen's Scout. Rise Shooters did well for the School, M. J. Gagg, G. W. Harding and S. Mackinder being awarded their Colours in the Bisley team, and G. W. Harding brought the Green Howards cup to the House for this year. It was unfortunate that the Cricket League was not completed, for the House team, led by P. J. Shannon, was well in the running for the cup. Before leaving the topic of sport, it would be appropriate to add the hope that House Captains of sport can rely on whole hearted support in seeking to select teams and in organising training, and that the House as a whole will continue to give obvious encouragement to those selected to take part. In the wider activities of the School, the House takes pride in the winning of the Hobbies Cup by M. G. Pace, the Latin Oration delivered by I. M. MacLeod on Speech Day, and in the fact that on that occasion no less than ten of the thirty-three Prizes awarded were won by Risites. A fuller account of the House's activities and points of view can be found in the eighth edition of the post-war "Riseite" published in June; M. J. Poynor (O.P.), who was among the many Risites present at Commemoration, was delighted to find the magazine still being produced, he having taken the leading part in reviving it after it had to stop in 1940. We wish succes and happiness to those who have left this term, M. J. Thompson, R. I. Moss, M. G. Pace, A. W. Parker, the four monitors, and M. J. Fussey, M. J. Gagg and J. M. Lillie, three Senior Middles. J. R. W. Thirlwell (O.P.) left us last year, but we would like to record that his father's very generous gift to the House has been used to buy a complete set of tools for the hobbies room where the bench has been renewed and a cupboard fitted to house the tools. We are most grateful to Mr. Thirlwell for this important addition to the House. 24
SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of term we welcomed Mrs. Wilson as our new matron. We hope she will enjoy her stay with the House. Our regaining of the Baird Cup was our first success of the term. We thank P. D. Wilson and R. N. Howat for their excellent performances. As usual the final three weeks of term were devoted to the house boating and this year we were very successful. The VIII, coached by Mr. G. M. Austin, eventually beat Queen's in the final. The four Colts members of the crew gained much valuable experience and show great promise for the future in both school and house crews. The IV were less successful and were beaten in the second round by the eventual finalists, Temple. Junior House Colours were awarded to Town, Williamson and Wood. We were pleased to see many members of the House taking an interest in Tennis. In spite of this the House team was beaten by Queen's. During the term it became obvious that the House swimming team would be very strong, with about I of the school team coming from School House. Although we started off almost bottom in the standards competition we climbed steadily and eventually won the cup. Although we were expecting to retain the Kazarooni Cup, the fact that our Captain, J. S. W. Cook, was unfit with a sprained ankle was no boost to our morale. The Competition this year was divided into Junior and Senior sections (the old Intermediate section being scrapped). Even though the Manor Seniors gave our Seniors some good races, our Juniors were almost unbeaten and we retained the cup quite comfortably. K. J. Sargeant, T. B. Sargeant, Gray and Morley must be mentioned for their efforts J. S. W. Cook and K. J. Sargeant were awarded Senior House Colours and T. B. Sargeant was awarded Junior House Colours. During the term K. J. Sargeant was awarded his 1st VIII Colours and was reawarded his School Swimming Colours. J. W. S. Cook as Captain of School Swimming was awarded his School Colours. F. M. Ogley was also awarded School Swimming Colours. M. A. Groundwater was reawarded 2nd VIII Colours and J. N. Yellowley was awarded 2nd VIII Colours. D. J. Doyle and A. L. Jarvis were awarded Colts VIII Colours. J. S. W. Cook, K. J. Sargeant, F. M. Ogley, M. A. Groundwater, R. E. Hardie, J. C. Lynch, A. L. Jervis, T. B. 'Sargeant, A. Gray and J. T. Morley were all members of the School swimming team. We thank them all for their efforts. Finally, Mr. K. S. Clark and Mr. J. H. Dixon are leaving the House after a year as our assistant Housemasters. We thank them for the many House activities they organised and took part in. We welcome Mr. Exham who comes to take their place, and spent the last two weeks of term getting used to us. He will be living in 'School House.
TEMPLE The Summer Term marked the closing of a long chapter in the life of the House and the beginning of a new era, as Mr. Croft took over the reins from Mr. Rhodes. We now look forward to another long and successful period. On his departure Mr. Rhodes refurbished the House billiard table and a suitable latin inscription commemorates the fact. Mrs. Elson has very kindly supplied new equipment. 25
In sport the House had mixed results. Under Reeves' auspices, the Chess Cup was retained by a decisive victory over Dronfield—with all but one of last year's team returning, we are hopeful of a similar effort next year. The House Aggregate shooting cup was also won—a particularly rewarding triumph, since a large number of boys were able to take part. The tennis team, led by Anderson, with a bye to the second round, beat Queen's with ease, but fell to the Grove in the final. Here too, there are excellent prospects amongst the junior part of the House. In the cricket, captained by A. M. Bowie, the team, after a collapse of our batting, lost a close game to Queen's, that ended with an edged four through the slips. The junior team was annihilated by Grove—the reverse of our last year's success—again through weak batting. Our boating VIII suffered a shock setback when we were beaten by the eventual winners. We had Ward, Summers, Carr and Bailey from the School 1st VIII. We retained the Work Cup this year, largely because the Junior Section of the House won its category. To all our leavers we bid a grateful farewell. A. M. Bowie.
THE CHAPEL Ascension Day came upon us on the second full day of term before we had time to settle into our stride. I wonder whether it will ever again come so early, if Easter is soon to be fixed? Whit' unday of course followed close afterwards and we were able to mark it with a special service entitled "Comfort, Life and Fire of Love", which attempted to show the influence of the Holy Spirit in men's lives to-day. During the following week there were readings on the same theme. On Trinity Sunday the Dean of York very kindly came to preach to us. We were grateful too to the Rev. David Watson and to the Rev. M. H. Burden who preached later in the term. The Headmaster gave his farewell sermon on the Sunday before Commemoration. The special St. Peter's-tide service in the Minster was much enjoyed. For the first time it seemed that the School felt able to sing confidently in that vast building. Indeed one of the joys of our worship this term has been the vast improvement in the congregational singing, for which the boys in the gallery deserve a great amount of credit. Starting with the hymns, the "audience participation" began to spill over into the singing of the psalms, and even the responses. As a result the Commemoration Service, with its magnificent music and Archdeacon Hodd's most moving tribute to the Headmaster, was a wonderful experience. To our great delight this was shared by the Archbishop of York, who paid us a suprise visit on the first morning of his holiday. Year after year the Chapel has been served by a number of devoted helpers who scrub and dust and clean silver and brass. They, as well as the Chapel Monitor, John Yellowley, and his assistants from School House, deserve our warm thanks. But this year we must especially thank Mrs. Dronfield for the untold hours she has spent in arranging the flowers and those who have helped her on occasions small and great. Has the Chapel ever looked lovelier than it did this year at "Commem"? N.K.W. 26
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK CHAPEL ACCOUNTS, 1966-7 RECEIPTS
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CHOIR NOTES It has again been an active term with the Choir fulfilling a varied programme. 14th May (Whit Sunday): Allwood's "Come Holy Ghost" sung as an introit. 21st May: Adrian Batten's "0 Sing Joyfully". 30th May: Ripon Festival. It was a memorable experience to sing along with half a dozen other school choirs. Adrian Batten's "0 Sing Joyfully", settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Tertius Noble in A minor, Britten's Jubilate in C. The last work was also sung in School Chapel, when it was rather more appreciated than on a previous occasion. 12th 7une: Choir outing to Scarborough. 25th 7une: Special Service in the Minster. The climax of a memorable service was the singing of Palestrina's "Tu es Petrus" from the west wall. 7uly: One alto, two tenors and one bass sang in a R.S.C.M. service in Ripon Cathedral. One felt very satisfied to have achieved the high standard of singing demanded there. Charles Wood's anthem "Hail Gladdening Light" was particularly thrilling. 9th July: Sung Communion. The music was varied. The lower voices sang the Kyrie from the three-part setting by Byrd. The Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei were sung from the settings by Waine in A, and the Creed and Gloria from the somewhat esoteric but rewarding settings of Marbecke. 23rd 7uly: Commemoration Service. The anthem was a setting of part of the 84th Psalm from Brahms' Requiem—"How lovely are thy dwellings". The service ended with the traditional Te Deum of Stanford in B Flat. On the whole it has been a satisfying term, although the sad depletion of the trebles has been a little worrying: but certainly a busy one. However, in spite of the demands made on our time, we find choral singing a pleasurable activity, and there is no shortage of volunteers whenever vacancies arise.
THE BAIRD CUP For the second year running the Music Grading, an internal examination which is a simplified version of the Associated Board examinations, has been integrated into the Baird Cup Competition. By this means every music pupil feels that he is contributing to the result. In addition each house presents a House programme in which the more advanced musicians have a chance of showing their skill. The House Programmes were pleasantly varied and it was good to see that not less than three houses put on ensembles varying from School House's piano duet (P. D. Wilson and Howat) through the Rise's oboe and violin duet (S. Mackinder and J. D. B. Hargreaves) to the Manor's Flute, violin and piano trio (J. C. Platts, J. R. H. Midgley and P. G. Wood) Houses offering an ensemble start with a small bonus of marks but a 29
disadvantage in the additional difficulty of the medium and it is intended in future to make it slightly more worthwhile for houses to embark on an ensemble. Some first rate performances were heard including T. M. Day's Bach organ trio sonata, Wilson's Rondo from the Pathetique Sonata, and the Rise's Teleman ensemble. The Baird Cup was awarded to School House, whose house programme and grading together outclassed the remaining houses. T. M. Day won the Keyboard prize for his organ solo with P. D. Wilson a close second, and J. D. B. Hargreaves won the instrumental, with Day's flute solo out of the running because of his not being able to win two prizes and Mackinder's oboe playing, after only one year's study, showing the most marked improvement during the year. F.W.
VISIT TO GREEK PLAY AT BRADFIELD Each year Bradfield produce a Greek play in their open-air theatre. This year, in fact, there were two, the "Choephori" and "Eumenides" of Aeschylus. The theatre has an atmosphere of its own. Built in Classical style in a secluded hollow, it has eighteen tiers of seats overlooking a circular "orchestra" or stage twenty-five feet across. Behind the stage is a dualpurpose building that can represent either a temple or a palace. The plays were brilliantly produced and acted, and the fact that the audience, though largely ignorant of what was being said, reacted appropriately was a tribute to this. The "Choephori" tells how Orestes killed his mother in order to avenge the murder of his father Agamemnon. In the "Eumenides" we see how he was driven mad by this deed and pursued by the Furies until he was finally absolved by an Athenian court under Pallas Athene. Orestes tackled his part most competently and his action and diction were admirable. He was ably backed by the choruses who really provided the framework for the action. In the first play the chorus was of twelve serving-women who, either singing or chanting, performed some complex choral movements. It was the second chorus however, which was the more impressive. This represented the Furies, dressed in masks and tattered clothes. Although they did not cause the panic that they did in Aeschylus' time, they were impressive in their menaces and their transformation from these foul beings to the "Eumenides" or "Kindly Ones" was a highlight of the play. The choruses were backed by a recorded score in Greek style, played by students from the Royal Academy. By the end, although perhaps little wiser about the spoken word, we had a very good idea of the atmosphere of the original productions; and because of the bare stone seats, and not, as Mr. Croft would have it, in spite of them, we left feeling a little more civilised. A.W.H. 30
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Two visits were arranged this term, the first being a visit to Mr. Swiers' farm on the 7th of May and the second to Mr. Gagg's farm on the 4th of June. A third visit was arranged for Mr. Blacker's pig farm but unfortunately had to be cancelled. The visit to Mr. Swiers' farm was conducted by Mr. Swiers and his son, and we first looked round their corn drying plant and then went in the mini-bus round the farm. Some mono-germ sugar beet was of particular interest. The flock of sheep was also inspected. A very good tea was provided by Mrs. Swiers before we left. When we visited Mr. Gagg's farm, Misterton, we went round the farm looking at the crops. Those of particular interest were the barley crops. Peas and potatoes were also looked at and on the way back we stopped to see the sheep. An excellent meal was provided by Mrs. Gagg. On the 20th of July an Advisory Committee meeting was held to decide on the meetings to be held in the Christmas Term. A committee meeting was also held on the 17th of July to elect a new committee as M. J. Gagg, D. Pick and J. Lillie are leaving. R.P.M.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Because of preparations for C.C.F. General Inspection no meetings were held this term on Thursday afternoons. The Society did, however, arrange a Sunday trip to Flamingo Park Zoo, where our aspiring Attenboroughs were favoured by sunny weather. A competition for both black and white and colour slides aroused considerable interest. In the black and white competition the winner was Smith with "Tynemouth Pier", while Shannon was second and Scott third. In the colour section Shannon's "Street Painters" was judged the best entry. Plews and Collier were runners-up. The Society has considerable funds and it is hoped that next term more interest will be shown in our meetings. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. A.M.B.
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Devon" returned from Australia during the Easter holidays and the earlier part of term, coming via Suez, before the Middle East war started. The main incidents on the homeward passage were two cyclones which caused some damage which had to be repaired at Fremantle. Two hours after leaving Fremantle, the ship encountered a third, worse than the other two; but no further damage was received. After discharging at Hamburg and some British ports, the "Devon", now under command of Capt. Hellings, sailed for Brisbane on 23rd June. L.C.Le.T. 31
CHESS NOTES The 1st VI have played three matches this season and of these the first was won, the second lost and the third drawn. The season started well with both the 1st and 2nd VIs winning their games against Pocklington School 6-0. In the next match the 1st VI met a York University side which was very strong and only our two tower boards managed to show any positive result. Some of the higher boards were finished in under an hour and were able to play more than one game. The final result was a defeat 44-1/. The final match was against York Chess Club and ended in a draw. Neither side showed marked superiority. Boards 1, 3 and 6 played well for the School and won their games. The School Chess Club has continued to flourish and Wednesday afternoon meetings have been well attended throughout the year.
WALKING CLUB Asserting our independence as a group even more than in the past, we have this term welcomed the opportunity to depend solely upon ourselves in the conduct of many varied and most enjoyable walks, when we have simply been dropped and picked up, on occasions by Messrs. Riley or Wise, but chiefly by Mr. Coulthard, to whom we offer our thanks. The weather has often been as beautiful as we could wish for, although we have, as always had our share of rain : our destinations have been as varied as ever— I make no attempt at a list, but merely mention Gilling, Sheriff Hutton, Lastingham and Old Byland as examples. It is hoped that the Club will continue to function in the Christmas Term, albeit depleted by the departure of several stalwarts to whom go our thanks and good wishes, with the assurance that we will always be pleased to see them if they care to join us on any Wednesday or Saturday afternoon. I.M.MacL.
LYKE WAKE WALK Thursday, 20th July. A G. Scott, M. R. Stokes, C. R. Jones, P. Scaife,
G. W. A. Plews, M. G. Pace, P. G. Pace, R. M. Green, I. M. MacLeod and R. A. Stevens, 0.P., accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Duncan, Mr. Exliam and Mr. Power. After a "substantial" meal, a party of hopeful Lyke Wake Walkers left school on the evening of Wednesday, 19th July, driven in an Army truck by Mr. Power, whose cheerful help and skilful driving were indispensable throughout the whole adventure : We offer him our heartiest thanks Arriving at Ravenscar without mishap, we made our way to the Raven Hall Hotel, where we spent a very pleasant few minutes before signing in at 10.00 p.m. We then walked up the road for a few yards, decided that we had had enough and went to sleep in the tents which we had conveniently left there. However, we were all up by 3.30 a.m., and refreshed (?) by Complan—a drink with a taste that is most definitely acquired—we set off at 4.05 with the sun rising behind us. 32
By 5.40, we had successfully crossed both the A171 and the ravine of Jugger Howe Beck, and were at Burn Howe, well on the way to the wellknown Lilla Howe and the infamous Early Warning Station, which we had passed by 7.00. After a rest at Ellerbeck Bridge, We crossed the latelamented railway at Fen Bogs Houses and climbed up to Simon Howe, which we reached at 7.45. From there we gradually descended into Wheeldale (where the Youth Hostel warden now has television!) and where many aching feet were thankfully bathed. Leaving the Lodge at 8.30, after a dose of Scroggin (? !), we walked for a short distance along the Roman Road and eventually were much relieved to find the track which led across the dreaded Wheeldale Moor to Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss. Here we came across the boundary stones which led us to Hamer House and Mr. Exham, who was acting as our support party. He was everywhere at the right time, with a very welcome stew at Hamer and tea at Hasty Bank, and we thank him profusely for his good-humoured and morale-raising help. All good things, including stew, must come to an end, however, and we set off again at 11.05 following the white stones through a bog in which Plews nearly followed the pack-mule which is reputed to have been engulfed there, right up to the Rosedale Road, and the delightful Fat Betty, with her consorts Old Ralph and Young Ralph. Striking off the road towards the Rosedale Railway, we ate our packed lunches at 1.25 before joining an old friend, although a friend whose cinder track is rather hard on the feet. We followed the railway to Bloworth Crossing, after which we walked along the firebreak across Urra Moor which eventually led us down to the road at Hasty Bank. It was at this point that, because of the state of some feet, the party had to split. We were sorry that Green was in no fit condition to carry on—he spent the rest of the day with Mr. Exham. The Paces and Jones decided that they would not climb to the top of the next two hills, as the main party did, enjoying suberb views not only of Middlesbrough, but also of Darlington. However, they rejoined us for the last stage—we were all together at Huthwaite Green at 8.45. The first to arrive at the triangulation point near Osmotherly were there just a little more than an hour later, with the others following in close succession. Our thanks are due, then, to Mr. Power and Mr. Exham, for their help, to Robert Stevens for his experienced company—he is now a Master of Misery—and last but not least to Mr. and Mrs. Duncan for organising the whole Walk. We hope they enjoyed themselves as much as we did—at least in retrospect ! I.M. MacL.
C.C.F. NOTES The Summer Term is inevitably occupied very largely with preparing for the Annual Inspection, except the one year in four when no inspection is held. Thus attention this term was mainly directed towards June 13th when Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Musson, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, inspected the Contingent. He was accompanied by Staff Officers from each of the three Services, and he addressed the Contingent at the end of the Inspection, in not very encouraging terms. The Report on the Inspection, however, 33
was good on the whole, but from this Report we should note one of the Army Commander's comments : "Some cadets had taken a good deal more trouble than others." The lesson to be learnt from this is that while we can take pride in having a voluntary Contingent, the voluntary act is in whether you join or not: it is reasonable to expect the same standard of effort from every cadet once he has decided that he wants to join. If you choose to wear the uniform of one of the Armed Forces, then wear it smartly, and if you join the C.C.F., then give it your full attention for the short time required each week. This is what you have agreed to do. The main feature of the training period on Inspection Day was the briefing of N.C.O's for the Field Day Exercise devised and organised by P.O. Fairhurst and Lance Sergeant Bleach. Field day was on 20th June, and all three Service Sections took part together in a successful exercise on a Catterick Training area. At Commemoration the Band, under Drum Major Ogley, having survived a crisis about its ability to perform, gave a good account of itself in the display and adaptation of the Sunset ceremony, for which P. 0. Harrison led the Guard. This year, the Army Section set up a machinegun post for visitors to have a look at the CCF, and the Royal Navy Section again opened its seamanship room. There is no doubt that our visitors enjoy these signs of C.C.F. activity. The Annual Camp at Warcop was slightly affected by the weather, and it was necessary to cancel the main night exercise which was, however, successfully adapted to a daylight one next day. C.S.M. Bowie and Sergeant Summers completed an Expedition for the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award, and nine cadets completed the Bronze Award Expedition. Cadets who wish to do so can continue to seek the other parts of the Award scheme within their C.C.F. course. We thank our affiliated Regular Service units for their help in the year, and particularly the Training Team headed by Captain Thirsk, and the 1st Royal Tank Regiment at Catterick who provided such an interesting visit for those at Camp.
R.N. SECTION Our parent establishment, H.M.S. Safeguard, has taken a large part in improving the amenities available to the Section. When the mast was lowered for its annual coat of paint, a team from H.M.S. Safeguard took the opportunity of improving the rigging, so that the mast now looks smarter than ever before. In addition, thanks to H.M.S. Safeguard, we have permanent moorings for the dinghy opposite the boat house; these have increased the availability of the dinghy which can now be pulled or sailed with very little delay. C.P.O. Keefe has helped both with pulling and sailing, and the dinghy has also been out on Sundays. Besides the Annual Inspection, which went off fairly well (it would have gone better if the dinghy had been in the water on time), the R.N. Section took an active part in the very successful Field Day. Two voluntary expeditions were also arranged, one to Liverpool to see H.M.S. Zulu and the other to Rosyth to look over H.M.S. Safeguard, with a day at sea in H.M.S. Russell, a fast anti-submarine frigate, thrown in for good measure. Fairhurst has been Petty Officer Instructor in charge and has shown plenty of initiative. The seamanship room has been painted out and 34
thanks to the sustained efforts of some members of the Section looked very smart for the General Inspection and for an Exhibition arranged by Hudson on Speech Day. The new entries have formed Nelson Division and have made a promising start on their C C.F. career. CAMP AT B.R.N.C. DARTMOUTH, AUG. 9th-16th. Two cadet P.Os. were among about one hundred and forty C.C.F. Cadets who arrived on the afternoon of August 9th, for a week at the Officer Training College of the Royal Navy. The week was divided into classes in a very comprehensive manner. There was hardly a spare moment during any day to relax. There was a lot of boatwork; the emphasis being on learning to sail R.N.S.A. dinghies (one of which was overturned by a certain St. Peter's Cadet) and the control of forty-foot twin-engined power-boats. A pulling regatta completed the very instructive boatwork periods. On the Sunday, the cadets and training officers set off in P.Bs., in convoy, for an afternoon on a nearby beach. The afternoon ended with most of the cadets being somewhat wet, and nearly all the officers having been thrown in the sea! The cadets were divided into four divisions; the standard of the divisional spirit being very high. The food was not top quality, but most people were satisfied. This camp affords a very worthwhile insight into the type of training which officer cadets are required to endure.
R.A.F. SECTION The influx of recruits at the beginning of the Summer Term raised the section to 57, with F/Sgt. Smith in charge, assisted by Sgts. Willcock and Rutherford. Cadet Harrison is to be congratulated on the construction of the models of World War II aircraft. These were on show at the General Inspection and at the C.C.F. Exhibition at the end of term. Senior cadets began the construction of a wind tunnel, one of the training aids recommended by Headquarters Air Cadets. The Section has also recently acquired a large dinghy which it hopes to put to good use early next term. Air Experience Flying and Gliding will be resumed next term and it is also hoped that continuous gliding courses will once again be available in 1968.
SCOUT GROUP Mr. J. Nix retired from the position of Group Scout Leader of the Chilman (St. Peter's Junior School) Group at the end of the term and we should like to record our appreciation of all that he has done for Scouting in the School over very many years. In addition to his active Scouting in the Junior School, Mr. Nix also looked after the Group equipment and was responsible for Group finances. Both these activities took a great deal of his time and many members and former members of the Scout Groups of the School owe him their thanks for all that he has done for them. We are very happy that Mr. Nix is continuing as a Scout Commissioner and Registrar of the York Scout Association.
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During the term more information filtered in about the new Scout training and at the end of term we were able to place orders for the new uniforms which will be available in October. Some of the new training manuals have now arrived and we look forward with interest and enthusiasm to tackling the new and exciting ideas in them. We should like to pay a special tribute to last year's Working Party, most of whom left school at the end of the Summer Term. During the year they completed a number of very valuable jobs for the Group, culminating in the refurbishing of the Scout loft, mentioned in their account below. We wish them all well in saying goodbye to them and to the other members of the Group who left in July.
THE WORKING PARTY Yet another year has drawn to a close and it must surely go down in history as one of the most interesting years for Scouting not only in the School, but also in the world. For the recommendations of the Chief Scout's advance party have to some extent been implemented in the group, and this was the reason for the formation of the working party which has proved so useful during the year. Having successfully completed the first two tasks of the year, we started the major task of reorganizing the loft—a job which has needed doing for a long time. Firstly everything was removed to the scout hut, and this was completed with the aid of some Venture Scouts. The party then split into two sections, one was to take an inventory of the equipment, the other to start cleaning the loft. The latter sub-task proved more difficult than anticipated, as wood worm and dry rot were found—however, with parts replaced by Mr. Hawkins, we finished the job by the end of June. The equipment was then checked, and that which was found to be useless discarded, some was replaced, and the remainder was then left, as the equipment required for camps was to come from it. The painting of the loft was then all that remained for the party, as the refitting was being done by the School and Mr. Hawkins. The colour scheme was chosen by the G.S.L., and applied by some of the party during the field day and at various subsequent occasions. The Venture Scouts were very willing in assisting with the painting, and members of the the working party completed the task after their examinations. The colour scheme is white ceiling with walls in jonquil, a yellow type of colour, the woodwork being a white gloss. This makes the loft very light, and with the new racks being fitted by Ms. Hawkins, it should be very useful to the future scouts in the group. It has been decided to fit racks for canoes in the loft, and we hope that this reflects the true movement of the group—towards bigger outside projects rather than the former school-like methods of having to study for proficiency badges. It only remains for us to say "thank-you" to the G.S.L. whose puns and witticisms have lightened some of the duller moments of our working. We thank him for letting the party get on in its own way and hope that the group will benefit from the hard labour and three tasks completed by what is the only working party known to the school—and under the new organization probably the only working party to be in the School. 36
VENTURE SCOUT UNIT We were happy at last to conclude work and examination for the British Red Cross certificate; 14 members gained the Adult Certificate, 7 the Junior. This is already an advance towards the first stage of the new scouting, which comes into force this year—the Venture Award. Field Day activity was a return to raft-building. Good organization by the Committee produced some seventy drums and containers. The whole Unit, in teams, spent the morning constructing, and the afternoon navigating, their craft. The afternoons course was from Poppleton back to the School boathouse; times varied between 21 and 41 hours, and the sun shone brilliantly on the day's work. Evening activities in the summer are minimal. One exercise was an attack/defence project on a derelict house by the R. Derwent. In the last week of term a small party under the auspices of the Venture Scout Unit made an East to West crossing of the Lyke Wake Walk, camping at Ravenscar and completing the Walk in just under eighteen hours. An experimental and un-uniformed year—yes. Mainly, we think, successful, because the bad has showed up with the good and we know now which way to turn.
SCOUT TROOP Several new boys expressed a desire to join the Scout Troop but with the new scout uniform coming it has been decided to give all potential scouts a probationary period before they go to the expense of buying the new uniform. We hope to have the troop all equipped by the end of the term. We continued to carry on as far as possible with the new ideas but until further information is available, due to be published in August, we have had to stick to the older scouting which will be present but modified in the new look. The field day took its usual form with patrols dropped at various positions and walking over new territory and all finishing at Rievaulx Abbey, returning in the early afternoon for a meal cooked on individual patrol fires. Next term will see the official start of the new scout training programme and we hope we can carry out all the new training schemes.
SCOUT CAMP, ISLE OF MAN, 1967 Tuesday, 25th 7uly The train journey left us with time to spare before catching the 3.30 p.m. boat. This was profitably spent looking at the recently opened Roman Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool. After a calm crossing to Douglas we arrived at the rather exposed camp site about 8.30 p.m. and soon had the tents pitched and luggage unpacked.
Wednesday, 26th 7uly The first full day in camp was spent completing kitchens and 'gadgets to make the rest of the week as comfortable as possible. One member started the construction of his 'throne' which was to be a prominent feature of the camp. The afternoon saw the first visit to the beach but few ventured into the sea. 37
Thursday, 27th July This was used to make a tour of the Island by coach. After passing through Ramsey and Douglas we stopped at Castletown, visited the Castle and had lunch there. The coach then dropped us near the coast and we walked round the rocky coast to be picked up at the most southerly point of the Island. After refreshments we returned to camp. Friday 28th July The first inspection scheduled for 10-30 a.m. had to be delayed until 11.15 as certain members of troop were still busy assembling kitchens and others had had difficulty in getting up. A second and longer visit was paid to the beach in the afternoon. Under the expert guidance of Scaife and Beckingham an aerial runway was soon constructed with the landing conveniently placed across a stream. One or two braver members of the troop tried it out successfully except for Plews. Mr. Allen only got his feet wet, but Mr. Craine followed Plews in being almost totally immersed. He refuses to believe that the brake rope "accidentally got caught round my foot Sir". Foxes were soon seen climbing up the sandy cliff faces and performing rapid descents down the steep slopes while the camera recorded many of the beach activities. Saturday, 29th July The trip to Peel was the main event of the day but the weather was poor and it soon was raining very solidly which prevented any boating activities in the bay. Many returned early to camp to cook and eat for the rest of the wet day. Sunday, 30th July Traditionally a day of rest. Several scouts went to communion in the Bishop's Chapel and the troop all went to evensong at 4.30 p.m. The weather was still drizzle until we came out of Chapel but remained dry enough for the roast to be done successfully in biscuit tin ovens. Monday, 31st July About 12 members of the party under Mr Allen undertook the long walk to the top of Snaefell for a full day trip. The remainder spent the morning in camp but did a shorter walk to the top of Slieu Curn in the afternoon. Tuesday, 1st August A final visit to the beach and then the task of dismantling the various kitchens etc. One fire was left for a camp-fire in the evening. Wednesday, 2nd August Activity started at 4.30 a.m. and most scouts were out and about by 5.30 a.m. Breakfast at 6.00 a.m. consisted of the unlikely mixture of Dates, oranges, porkpies, choc rolls, biscuits and orange juice. This was soon eaten without any later ill-effects and the tents were packed and labelled The troop left at 7.30 a.m. for Douglas and the long return journey to York arriving at about 5.00 p.m.
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Our thanks are due to four senior scouts, Scaife, Copeland, Beckingham and Plews for their help during the week and particularly at the busy end of camp. R.D.M. and I.A.G.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME It is now five years that the Scheme has been in operation at this school and it is possibly time for a little stock-taking. The Award Scheme as operated here or anywhere else has never pretended to be a club or society and for that reason we have not expected boys to have any loyalty towards it other than self-loyalty. The aim of the Scheme is to offer a challenge to endeavour and achievement through a balanced programme of leisure time activities, and also an incentive and encouragement to the discovery, development and progressive enjoyment of new interests and aptitudes. It is a personal challenge from the Duke of Edinburgh to young people, to measure themselves against the standards set for each stage of the Award. And it is more than this. For we hope that the experience gained through expeditions will encourage other excursions of a quasi-adventurous nature to be organised and enjoyed long after leaving school; we hope experience of public service will enable other opportunities to be searched for and taken; we hope new interests gained will provide much satisfaction later— in days when leisure time increases and becomes more important. Finally we hope those who have gained from the Scheme will give back to the Scheme: there are many ways in which an adult can serve the Scheme, without becoming too involved, and thus enable many other young people to receive similar opportunities. During the last two years the following awards have been made : Gold Award—A. J. E. Hodges, M. A. Groundwater. Silver Award—P. S. Disney, R. M. Green, C. E. Knowles, M. G. Pace, P. F. Reeves, R. W. J. Dingwall, D. 0. Jenkins, I. M. MacLeod, H. J. Robinson, D. P. Turnbull, D. M. L. Jackson, C. H. Noble. Many others have completed their Bronze Award. Let me make one thing clear: these awards are not simple to obtain. They require powers of perseverance and personal initiative which not everyone possesses. It is inevitable that some will not last the course. On the other hand, to reach the Gold level is indeed an honour to be justly, albeit modestly, proud of. We are grateful for the help received from the Red Cross, the Civil Defence, the Police Service, the Fire Service and the R.S.P.C.A. for providing public service courses and we hope we repay them a little by performing actual service at the Gold level. We are looking for more public service opportunities and this may be facilitated when the local Education Authority starts to operate the Scheme. At present only a few schools in and around York participate in the Scheme and it is believed that we are alone in going up to the Gold level. More participation would certainly aid organisation and we look forward to this in the near future. N.T.B. 39
CRICKET RETROSPECT Dealing with matters strictly in chronological order, the month of May and the gloom it cast over the whole cricket scene must be recorded first if a complete picture of the season is to be given. The weather had to be seen to be believed and it came as no surprise to learn that all meteorological records had been broken (5.21 inches of rain in May). For a time the riverside nets were flooded inches (if not feet) deep; water squelched up over one's ankles on the Wightman Field; and no amount of forking or channeling could ease the situation anywhere. Match-play was restricted to one day in May, and this only because good fortune came to our rescue. We were thus ill-prepared for the heavy match programme that lay ahead, but our opponents had been similarly handicapped. Had it not been for some glorious weather which followed in June and July the season would have been a bleak one. New rules, such as those affecting no-balling, the limitation of fielders behind the popping crease on the leg side and the prohibition of shining the ball, all had to be digested, but we found ourselves better acquainted with these matters than some of our opponents. The only other change affected our fixture list. It was with much regret that the decision was taken, on the grounds of time and pressure of work, to end our two-day fixture with Denstone. We had enjoyed in past years many a prolonged battle with Denstone, quite one of our most redoubtable opponents. The 1st XI, at first conscious of the loss of four capped players from last season, quickly showed that they had confidence enough in their own ability to cope with any developing situation. The team that was first selected remained unchanged throughout the season and their strength lay in their all-round cricketing ability. Richardson could call on a more than usually good variety of bowling, and the batting, if not of the highest class, was uniformly sound. The fact that the team was only dismissed twice in the season is testimony enough of their ability. The fielding too was second to none—close fielding of no special merit, but ground fielding of the highest order, with P. V. Zissler, the winner of the Fielding Cup, always to the fore. For Richardson and Morris it was a memorable season with maiden centuries to their ciedit; and for the team as a whole, with wins against Worksop, Sedbergh, Ampleforth, Leeds and Bootham, and only one loss against Bradford, it was a very successful season. Supporting teams, inevitably less in the limelight, enjoyed varying successes. The 2nd XI, admirably skippered by D. J. Emsley, lost only one match and that narrowly, whereas the 3rd XI, struggling to retain their identity, possibly justified their establishment on the official fixture list. The Senior Colts, surprising as it may seem to some of our readers, had an uncharacteristic season by neither winning nor looking like winning any of their matches. The Junior Colts, on the other hand, looked brimful of cricket and improved immeasurably as the season progressed. House matches both Senior and Junior all went the way of the Grove— some houses in fact looking singularly ill-equipped for the occasion. The vets on "Under 15" boys competing in the Senior competition had only one object in mind, to give more time and opportunity for such boys to play and practise with their own age group, while more of the Senior boys for better or for worse represent their Houses. The Yeomans Cup was won by the Grove with the extraordinary average of 6.58 runs per over. The 40
Burton Cup for House Leagues regrettably remained unfinished—a consequence of the shortened season. The School's cricket, in spite of doubts and growing difficulties, remains fairly and squarely on the map, and with the newly formed Yorkshire Senior Schools' Cricket Association we can confidently hope for a fitting representation from the School amongst the selected county teams in the future. Finally may we express our appreciation to the Headmaster for the interest and support he has always given us over these many past years.
1st XI t*J. C. Richardson (Capt.), 1966-1967
2nd XI *D. J. Emsley (Capt.) A. C. Reid (Vice-Capt.) *G. A. W. Stewart *H. J. Gration *D. J. Moss *J. S. Place C. J. A. Smith R. F. Cawood H. G. Marks R. S. Johnson L. N. Thomson *—Colours
t*N. G. A. Morris (Vice-Capt.), 1966-67 t*M. J. H. Fisher, 1966-67 t*W. J. Roebuck, 1966-67 t*D. R. Waller, 1966-67 *J. E. Dickinson, 1966-67 *J. D. Rawlings, 1967 *C. S. M. Dew, 1965-67 *P. V. Zissler, 1967 *M. A. Cantrall, 1967 *G. M. Watson, 1967
t—Cap. Senior Colts XI (Under i6) *C. G. Johnson (Capt.) Selected from: *P. H. Blacklock *P. Holmes *M. R. Stokes S. R. H. Astley P. A. Lockwood J. R. Lund C. D. McAinsh D. Pollard M. G. V. Stephenson K. Washington
Junior Colts XI (Under 15) P. L. Hall (Capt.) R. F. Atkinson M. W. Bainbridge A. S. Bowie D. M. Burrunston-Williams J. R. Drummond J. E. Grieves M. G. B. Hepworth M. J. Jones J. R. H. Midgley I. Robinson S. R. Shackleton C. J. Watson
*—Colours
SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Date
Ground
Result
Home Home Home
Cancelled Cancelled Won 149 for 7
... Away ... Away ... Home ... Home Home Away
Cancelled Cancelled Won 183 Won 214 for 5 (dec.) Drawn 140 for 9 Lost 78
Home Home Home Home
Drawn Won Won Drawn
Opponents
13th May 17th May 20th May
Clifton C.C. ... York C.C. ... Worksop College
24th May 27th May 3rd June 10th June
Durham School Giggleswick School Sedbergh School Ampleforth College
14th June 17th June
The Forty Club Bradford G.S.
21st June 24th June 1st July 8th July
M.C.C. Leeds G.S. Craven Gentlemen C.C. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.
15th July
Bootharn School
Home
Won
19th July
York Wanderers C.C.
Home
Drawn
21st July 22nd July
Old Peterites
... Home
Drawn
• • . • •••
•• • • ••
• •• • •• • •• •••
Played 12, Won 6, Drawn 5, Lost 1
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School Opponents
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145 for 6 (dec.) 130 106
164 275 for 6 (dec.) 159 for 8 177 97 ofr 4 96 154 for 4 150 128 for 4 209 for 6 (dec.) 225 for 7 109 (dec.) 13 for 1 107 for 7 (dec.) 251 for 6 194 (dec.) 168 for 6 200 for 8 (dec.)
2nd XI Date
Ground Remit
Opponents
20th May 24th May 27th May 10th June
Worksop College Durham School Giggleswick School Ampleforth College
••• Away ••• Home •• • Home ••• Away
17th June 24th June 15th July
Bradford G.S. ... ... Leeds G.S. Bootham School
••• Home ••• Away ••• Away
School Opponents
Drawn 55 for 8 Cancelled Cancelled 123 for 7 Won (dec.) Lost 99 Won 94 for 2 Won 68 for 3
89 73 100 for 8 93 64
3rd XI Date
Ground Result
Opponents
10th June
Ampleforth College ...
... Away
Won
17th June 15th July
Heworth C.C. ... ... ... York Youth Club (35 overs) ...
... Home ... Home
Lost Lost
School Opponents
121 for 9 105 (dec.) 92 94 for 2 120 for 7 181 for 6
Under 16 Colts XI Date
Ground Result
Opponents
School Opponents
17th May 20th May
Scarborough College Worksop College
Home Away
Cancelled Drawn
24th May 27th May 3rd June
Durham School Giggleswick School Manchester Boys XI
Away Home Home
Cancelled Cancelled Drawn
10th June
Ampleforth College
Away
Drawn
24th June 1st July
Bradford G.S. ... Ashville College
Home Home
Drawn Lost
70 for 9 187 for 7 (dec.) 129 for 8 158 for 6 (dec.) 62 for 6 104 94 95 for 2
Date
Opponents
Ground
Result
School Opponents
20th May
Worksop College
Away
Drawn
46 for 4 109 for 6 (dec.)
24th May 7th June
Durham School Bootham School
••• Home ••• Away
Cancelled Lost
Ampleforth College ... Leeds G.S. Ashville College Bootham School Pocklington School
Home ••• Away • •• Home ••• Home • •• Away
Drawn Drawn Won Drawn Won
66 for 6 103 for 8 (dec.)
Under 15 Colts XI
10th June 24th June 1st July 5th July 15th July
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Senior House Matches 1st Round Semi-Finals Final
Grove 237 for 3 beat Manor 69 Queen's 65 for 6 beat Temple 61 Rise 113 beat School House 57 Grove 183 for 5 beat Queen's 45 Dronfield 73 beat Rise 39 Grove 55 for 2 beat Dronfield 54
Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-Finals Final
Manor 101 beat Dronfield 100 Grove 154 beat Rise 99 Queen's 74 for 4 beat School House 71 Grove 71 for 4 beat Temple 29 Queen's 135 for 7 beat Manor 134 Grove 58 for 6 beat Queen's 57
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159 for 9 53 (dec.) I11 92 for 6 126 for 7 129 82 94 158 for 6 59 for 9 147 for 7 76 (dec.)
1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Innings
Times Not Out
12 4 13 1 12 12 4 8 5 12 2 12 0 6 3 7 0 4 3 0 6 •Denotes "not out"
M. J. H. Fisher ... W. J. Roebuck ... N. G. A. Morris J. D. Rawlings ... J. E. Dickinson ... J. C. Richardson ... D. R. Waller M. A. Cantrell ... G. M. Watson ... C. S. M. Dew ... P. V. Zissler
Highest Innings
Average
Runs
274 360 290 198 71 227 239 49 91 8 44
55• 80 114• 68 18• 108• 50 19 49 5 13
34.25 30.00 26.36 24.75 23.66 22.70 19.91 16.33 13.00 8.00 7.33
Runs
Wickets
Average
Bowling Overs
D. R. Waller G. M. Watson M. A. Cantrell M. J. H. Fisher J. E. Dickinson C. S. M. Dew
... ... ... ... ... ...
Maidens
135 43 340 25 177 11 54.5 11 72.5 14 256 15 138.3 22 449 26 123.1 28 309 11 107.2 26 315 11 N. G. A. Morris and W. J. Roebuck also bowled.
13.60 16.09 17.06 17.26 28.09 28.63
ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on 20th May. Result: Won by 3 wickets. WORKSOP COLLEGE D. J. Kay, ct. Rawlings, b. Dickinson S. N. Birkett, run out I. C. Dodson, ct. Zissler, b. Waller T. L. Taylor, I.b.w. Waller ... R. S. Hill, ct. Cantrell, b. Watson S. C. Corlett, ct. Dew, b. Watson ... C. J. Anderson, not out ... R. M. Sykes M. D. W. Crouch /Did not bat P. A. S. Jones C. A. R. Baldock Extras ...
8 29 15 13 36 40 4
ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller st. Anderson b. Birkett W. J. Roebuck st. Anderson, b. Birkett ... J. C. Richardson, ct. Anderson, b. Corlett N. G. A. Morris, ct. Dosdon, b. Birkett ... M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Kay, b. Corlett... ... J. D. Rawlings, st. Anderson, b. Birkett J. E. Dickinson, not out ... G. M. Watson, st. Anderson, b. Birkett M. A. Cantrell, not out ... ... P. V. Zissler C. S. M. Dew I Did not bat Extras
TOTAL for 6 wkts. dec. 145
Fall of wickets 4 1 2 3 37
48
56
5
TOTAL for 7 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
6
69 141 145
ST. PETER'S 0. M. 1 C. S. M. Dew 6 5 J. E. Dickinson 21 D. R. Waller 11 2 N. G. A. Morris 4 0 5.2 0 G. M. Watson
W. 0
1
2 0 2
53
R. 25 44 32 29 15
5
6
19 70 3 12 21 5 8 0 6
... 149
7
71 106 113 133 141 141
Bowling Analysis WORKSOP COLLEGE Av. 0. M. W. 0 P. A. S. Jones 5 14 44 I. C. Dodson 5 2 0 16 S. N. Birkett 20 4 5 S. C. Corlett 20 2 2 7.50
R. 0 6 52 72
Av. eo
10.40 36
A match seriously curtailed by rain achieved a remarkable climax when St. Peter's hit the winning run off the last possible ball of the game. History was thus repeated, for victory in the last over was also achieved last year by St. Peter's against Worksop.
43
Worksop batted first and, on a slow, sodden pitch, proceeded to make heavy weather of run-scoring. Throughout the afternoon St. Peter's pace bowlers restricted the Worksop batsmen and, if catches had been held, could have broken through. A fifth-wicket partnership established the Worksop innings and at tea Birkett declared. With just over two hours batting time, St. Peter's made a brisk, confident start and the openers put on fifty in quick time. Roebuck went on to provide the backbone of the innings with a lively seventy. With the match nearing its climax and with wickets in hand, St. Peter's were able to raise their scoring rate and, needing eight off the last over, won at the last gasp. Mention must be made of Worksop's part in providing such a surprisingly entertaining game. The declaration was extremely fair and there was no time-wasting. A pity that there were not more spectators to witness the end! ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH. Played at home on 3rd June. Result: Won by 53 runs. ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, ct. Shucksmith, 29 ... b. Cockcroft, R. D. 15 W. J. Roebuck, ct. Putt, b. Steel 18 ... ... ... J. C. Richardson, b. Steel N. G. A. Morris, ct. Berry, b. Cockcroft, R. D. 0 ... 48 M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Brearley, b. Berry J. D. Rawlings, ct. Wright, b. Cockroft, M.F. 32 10 G. M. Watson, ct. Chapman, b. Berry 12 P. V. Zissler ct. and b. Cockroft, M. F. 6 ... ... J. E. Dickinson, b. Berry 2 M. A. Cantrell, b. Berry 2 C. S. M. Dew, not out... Extras
9
TOTAL for 10 wkts.
... 183
Fall of wickets 4 1 2 3 37
49
49
5
7
6
8
SEDBERGH S. C. Watford, ct. Cantrell, b. Fisher ... J. M. Brearley, b. Waller ... N. T. Wright, ct. Dickinson, b. Fisher W. H. Shucksmith, st. Richardson ... ... b. Cantrell ... S. P. Berry, ct. Roebuck, b. Cantrell B. B. Rudman, ct. Roebuck, b. Cantrell ... M. F. Cockcroft b. Fisher... T. M. Chapman, st. Richardson, b. Fisher J. K. Putt, ct. Richardson, b. Cantrell ... C. J. Steel, not out... R. D. Cockcroft, ct. Richardson, ... ... b. Cantrell Extras
Fall of wickets 4 1 2 3 36
76 131 151 165 172 179
42
70
70
14 0 0 23 12 3 2
... 130
TOTAL for 10 wkts
9
39 26 4
7
8
9
5
6
70
96 113 127 129
Bowling Analysis SEDBERGH 0. M. 0 T. M. Chapman 7 6 17 C. J. Steel 3 R. D. Cockcroft 9 11 1 S. P. Berry 2 M. F. Cockcroft 16 6 1 S. C. Walford
W. 0
2 2 4
0
R. 29 34 19 22 47 23
Av. oo 17 9.50 5.50 23.50
ST. PETER'S M. w. 0. 0 C. S. M. Dew 3 0 8 2 J. E. Dickinson D. R. Waller 7 3 17 2 4 M. J. H. Fisher 14.4 5 M. A. Cantrell 5
R. 4 17 14 44 45
Av. ce oo 14 11 9
Sedbergh won the toss and put St. Peter's in to bat. Of the first four batsmen only Waller managed more than 25, but the middle-order batsmen, notably Fisher and Rawlings, played extremely well and brought the total to 183. The Sedbergh openers looked fairly competent, but after their dismissal wickets fell steadily to the spin partnership of Fisher (5 wickets) and Cantrell (4 wickets). The St. Peter's fielding was uniformly good. 44
ST. 'PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at home on 10th June. Result: Won by 108 runs. AMPLEFORTH ... P. Spencer, ct Richardson, b. Fisher M. R. Whitehead, ct. Richardson, b. Dew A. Walsh, b. Dew ... M. Colville, b. Dew ... R. Satterthwaite, b. Fisher C. Grieve, b. Fisher ... ... J. Tuffnell, ct. Morris, b. Roebuck P. Stilliard, run out ... ... ... A. Liddell, ct. Richardson, b. Roebuck M. Grabowski, b. Morris C. Madden, not out ... Extras
ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, b. Liddell ... ... ... 24 W. J. Roebuck, b. Tuffnell ... ... 108 J. C. Richardson, not out N. G. A. Morris, ct. Walsh, b. Madden ... 21 M. J. H. Fisher, st. Whitehead, b. Walsh... 10 ... ... ... 25 J. D. Rawlings, run out ... ... 18 J. E. Dickinson, not out ... P. V. Zissler did not bat G. M. Watson M. A. Cantrell > C. S. M. Dew Extras TOTAL for 5 wkts.
Fall of wickets 4 1 2 3 8
36
67
... 214
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
28
40
69
69
98 106
19
93 152
19
21
Bowling Analysis AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 0. M. W. R. 48 16 4 1 A. Liddell 11 2 0 40 M. Grabowski 20 3 1 61 J. Tuffnell 9 1 1 22 C. Madden 1 1 34 A. Walsh 9 1 0 0 4 P. Stillard
... 106
TOTAL for 10 wkts
5
Av. 48
Dew C. S. M. J. E. Dickinson D. R. Waller M. J. H. Fisher M. A. Cantrell W. J. Roebuck N. G. A. Morris
oo
61 22 34
co
13 8 0 0 4 11 40 0 13 6 0 11
ST. PETER'S M. W. 0. 10 4 3 8 3 0 11 3 0 13 1 3 4 1 0 5.4 3 2 2 0 1
R. 9 17 15 33 8 5 8
9
Av. 3 00
11 00 2.50 8
Batting first on a typical home wicket which favoured the batsmen, the School made a hesitant start, losing 3 wickets for 67 runs. Careful play by Richardson, however, ensured that the score was brought to 80 by lunch time without further loss. After the interval the batsmen took full advantage of the wicket and started playing all their shots. Richardson scored a fine century, of which the main features were his square cutting and onside driving. The School were able to declare at 214 for 5, with Richardson 108 not out, after playing the major role in three partnerships. The Ampleforth batting was soon broken by the hostile bowling of Dew whose sheer pace caused apprehension among the incoming batsmen. Following Dew's 3 for 9 spree, Fisher took 3 further wickets in a fine exhibition of controlled off-spin bowling. Time, however, was running out and a stubborn eighth wicket partnership was only broken in the last half-hour by bringing Roebuck on to bowl his leg-breaks. The Ampleforth innings closed at 106 with 15 minutes remaining ST. PETER'S v. XL CLUB. Played at home on 14th June. Result: Drawn. XL Club 164. (R. Parker 44, F. Melling 34, M. J. H. Fisher 4 for 25, G. M. Watson 3 for 23). St. Peter's 140 for 9 (D. R. Waller 32, R. Parker 3 for 13). The School at one time had played themselves almost into a winning position, but in the end had to hang on in order to stave off defeat. A good game. 45
ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on 17th June. Result: Lost by 197 runs. BRADFORD G.S. B. G. Ash, ct. Rawlings, b. Watson ... 13 M. L. Mitchell, run out ... ... 2 S. A. Verity, ct. Watson, b. Fisher ... 22 P. S. Sykes, ct. Dew, b. Watson ... 131 R. A. Chapman, st. Richardson, b. Cantrell 33 I. R. Shackleton, ct. Morris, b. Dickinson 33 A. P. Smith, not out 12 M. J. Driver, not out ... 0
Extras ...
... 29
TOTAL for 6 wkts. dec.
... 275
ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, ct. Petrie, b. Sykes ... W. J. Roebuck, b. Brewerton J. C. Richardson ct. Smith, b. Brewerton M. J. H. Fisher, b. Sykes ... N. G. A. Morris, ct. Driver, b. Smith J. D. Rawlings, ct. Petrie, b. Smith G. M. Watson, ct. Mitchell, b. Smith P. V. Zissler, run out ... J. E. Dickinson, b. Brewerton M. A. Cantrell, b. Petrie ... C. S. M. Dew, not out Extras ...
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6
22 31 105 222 239 271
8 8 8 49 50 50 62 64 78
0 0
10 12
... 78
TOTAL for 10 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6
6 2 0 3 38
7 8 9
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. C. S. M. Dew 12 2 0 40 m P. S. Sykes 17 7 2 J. E. Dickinson 9 3 1 11 II R. S. Brewerton 9 2 3 D. R. Waller 8 5 0 36 m A. P. Smith 10 6 3 M. J. H. Fisher 15 3 1 70 70 J. M. Petrie 2.1 1 1 G. M. Watson 13 I 2 55 27.50 M. A. Cantrell 5 0 1 34 34
R. 27 23 19 4
Av. 13.50
7.66 6.33 4
This the first, and in fact the only, away match of the season, proved an absolute disaster. The first hour gave no indication of what was to follow; the Bradford innings had opened tentatively (31 runs in the first hour) and Dew, Dickinson, Waller and Fisher had bowled 12 maidens in the first 15 overs, but this proved the only time we were on top. The moment P. S. Sykes, the Bradford No. 4 batsmen, arrived at the wicket the flood gates opened and the School bowling was subjected to a rare hammering and was despatched mercilessly to all points of the compass. The innings was a revelation and our bowlers seemed powerless to stem the tide. After Bradford had declared even worse was to follow for the School. Could we blame the wicket? No is the answer, but it was completely foreign to our experience. The batsmen either had to lay right back or drive firmly off the front foot—the defensive forward shot with the ball periodically checking and rearing upward was an almost suicidal act. A sad day, but one no doubt that it will do us no harm. ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 21st June. Result: Drawn. M.C.C. 177 (R. H. Umbers 54, R. A. Richardson 42, G. M. Shuttleworth 28 not out, D. R. Waller 3 for 42, M. J. H. Fisher 3 for 57); St. Peter's 159 for 8 (J. D. Rawlings 68, J. P. W. P. Consett 4 for 38). The School had M.C.C. in trouble at 117 for 8. A splendid knock by Rawlings. 46
ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on 24th June. Result : Won by 6 wkt. LEEDS G.S. C. Galbraith, b. Dickinson P. W. Hare, st. Richardson, b. Dickinson B. W. Hunt, ct. Richardson, b. Waller ... J. C. Bates, ct. Roebuck, b. Dickinson ... T. Schofield, b. Waller ... C. P. Johnstone, b. Waller P. R. Rhodes, b. Fisher ... M. R. Dalton, ct. Richardson, b. Fisher M. D. Stead, not out ... ... J. G. Skirrow, b. Cantrell J. K. Rogers. ct. Waller, b. Cantrell Extras ... TOTAL for 10 wkts.
...
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
16
53
60
80
82
90
W. 0 3 3 2 2
R. 19 28 23 15 4
35
36
37
ST. PETER'S 0. M. C. S. M. Dew 4 I J. E. Dickinson 12 5 D. R. Waller 14 5 M. J. H. Fisher 10 4 M. A. Cantrell 4.1 1
ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, b. Skirrow W. J. Roebuck, l.b.w. Skirrow J. C. Richardson, b. Skirrow M. J. H. Fisher, not out ... N. G. A. Morris, b. Schofield J. D. Rawlings, not out ...
18 4 15 0 17 10 5 9 10
• ••
13 4 2 40 14 15
...
97
• •• • ••
• ••
Extras 96
TOTAL for 4 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 —— 5 11 26 56
Bowling Analysis Av. I. G. Skirrow M. R. Dalton 1. K. Rogers T. Schofield
9.33 7.66 7.50 2.00
LEEDS G.S. 0. M. 9 0 11 3 5 2 7.3 1
w. 3
0 0
R. 24 29 17 18
8.00 co co
18.00
Despite some ragged bowling, the School was soon among the wickets against an inexperienced Leeds side. Dickinson (3 for 28) and Waller (3 for 23) accounted for the first six batsmen, and spinners Fisher (2 for 15) and Cantrell (2 for 4) mopped up the tail. The innings ended with the score at 96. The School encountered early shocks when the first three batsmen were out with only 26 runs on the board, all having fallen to the accurate bowling of Skirrow. Fisher, however, (40 n.o.), well supported by Morris and Rawlings, averted the danger and the School won comfortably by six wickets. ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 1st July. Result: Won by 6 wickets. Craven Gentlemen C.C. 150 (C. Druce 42, M. J. H. Fisher 5 for 51, G. M. Watson 3 for 10); St. Peter's 154 for 4 (M. J. H. Fisher 55 not out, D. R. Waller 40). Craven Gentlemen's collapse was inexplicable on a plump wicket. A particularly good match for Fisher. S. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 8th July. Result: Drawn. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 209 for 6 dec. (M. Crawford 84, P. N. L. Terry 49, G. Oswald 31, D. R. Waller 5 for 51); St. Peter's 128 for 4 (W. J. Roebuck 80, P. Elmhurst 3 for 36). Match was killed stone dead by an over-late declaration. 47
ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL. Played at home on 15th July. Result : Won by 116 runs. ST. PETER'S M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Cooper, b. Wright ... 23 G. M. Watson, b. Wright W. J. Roebuck, ct. Cooper, b. Waller R. K. 59 J. C. Richardson, b. Colenso ... 17 15 N. G. A. Morris, I.b.w. Colenso 50 D. R. Waller, ct. Maufe, b. Waller R. K. P. V. Zissler, ct. Birch, b. Colenso 0 J. D. Rawlings, not out ... ... 3 J. E. Dickinson M. A. Cantrell I Did not bat C. S. M. Dew Extras
5
6
...
16
...
15
...
II
... 109
TOTAL for 10 wkts.
225
TOTAL for 7 wkts dec.
Fall of wickets I 2 3 4
BOOTHAM R. K. Waller, b. Dew... ... J. V. Cross, ct. Cantrell, b. Waller ... G. N. Graveson, b. Dew ... A. M. Wright, b. Dew J. K. Colenso, b. Waller T. N. Walker, ct. Dickinson, b. Waller C. Maufe, ct. Richardson, b. Dickinson W. N. Malcolm, b. Waller ... -•• N. W. Cooper, not out . •• N. G. Birch, run out R. A. Hardie, b. Dickinson ... Extras
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
37
46
59
78
97
99
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 3 11 1 C. S. M. Dew 3 2 J. E. Dickinson 8.1 6 4 D. R. Waller 14 I 0 1 G. M. Watson 0 0 M. J. H. Fisher 6
R. 27 19 17 0 35
7
20
33 123 157 157 183 183 225
33
37
Bowling Analysis
R. A. Hardie A. M. Wright T. N. Walker C. Maufe R. K. Waller 3. K. Colenso
BOOTHAM M. 0. 10 3 15 2 9 1 1 0 7.4 0 II 2
W. 0 2 0 0 2 3
R. 30 60
31 6 39
50
Av. w 30 w w 19.50 16.66
Av. 9 9.50 4.25 M 00
Bootham won the toss and put the School in to bat. A steady start was made, although the scoring was rather slow. At lunch the School's score stood at a respectable 80 for 1 wkt. After lunch the scoring rate improved considerably with Roebuck making 59, Watson 49 and particularly Waller, who made 50 in 33 minutes. The School finally declared at 225 for 7 wkts. Bootham started steadily but the accurate bowling of Dew and Waller soon put paid to their chances of victory. With Dickinson polishing off the tail-end, Bootham were finally all out for 120. Roebuck and Waller were awarded their caps.
ST. PETERS v. YORK WANDERERS C.C. Played at home on 19th July. Result : Drawn (Rain). York Wanderers C.C. 107 for 7 dec. (D. Miller 73, J. E. Dickinson 4 for 40); St. Peter's 13 for 1. 48
ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES. Played at home on 21st and 22nd July. Result: Drawn. ST. PETER'S D. R. Waller, ct. Harding, b. Gough W. J. Roebuck, ct. Vooght, v. Hodd M. J. H. Fisher, b. Ranson... ... J. C. Richardson, ct. Pickersgill, b. Hodd N. G. A. Morris, not out ... J. D. Rawlings, ct. D. M. Rawlings, b. Ranson ... P. V. Zissler, ct. Hodd, b. Ranson M. A. Cantrell, not out ... J. E. Dickinson G. M. Watson } Did not bat C. S. M. Dew Extras ... TOTAL for 6 wkts. dec. Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5
69
5
25 8 9
18
Extras
... 251
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
6
18
93 155
38
62
ST. PETER'S 0. M. 5 1 5 0 7 2 3 1 17.3 1 14 1
R. Av. 64 8 43 43 78 26 7 8 39 19.5
C. S. M. Dew J. E. Dickinson D. R. Waller G. M. Watson M. J. H. Fisher M. A. Cantrell
7
8
9
W. 0 0 0 1 4 4
R. 19 13 22 9 68 56
Av. co co co 9 17 14
OLD PETERITES E. M. H. Ranson, 1.b.w. Waller ... 28 J. J. Vooght, ct. Zissler, b. Waller ... 48 D. M. Rawlings, run out ... ... 42 G. W. A. R. Alderson, b. Watson ... ... 1 J. A. Eatough, ct. Richardson, b. Cantrell 27 N. M. Hodd, l.b.w. Waller ... ... 12 K. M. Ratcliff, not out ... ... ... 18 R. D. Harding, b. Cantrell ... ... ... 8 N. Magson, ct. Zissler, b. Wailer ... ... 4 W. R. Pickersgill }Did not bat C. W. Gough Extras ... . ... 12
13 10 5 17 66 18 26 11
... 168
TOTAL for 8 wkts. Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
6
OLD PETERITES 0. M. W. W. R. Pickersgill 17 4 1 C. W. Gough 12 6 3 N. M. Hodd 10 1 2 N. Magson 9 0 0 E. M. H. Ranson 4 0 0
6
Bowling Analysis
Torm. for 6 wkts. dec.
5
5
... 194
89 118 140 141 144 153 175 189 192
ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, b. Gough ... ... ... J. E. Dickinson, b. Gough ... ... C. S. M. Dew, ct. Alderson, b. Gough ... D. R. Waller, ct. Ranson, b. Hodd ...: J. C. Richardson, not out ... . W. J. Roebuck, ct. and b. Hodd ... ..: N. G. A. Morris, b. Pickersgill — — M. J. H. Fisher, not out •.• ••• ••• J. D. Rawlings P. V. Zissler }Did not bat M. A. Cantrell Extras
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
...
TOTAL for 10 wkts.
70 101 189 209
OLD PETERITES O. M. W. W. R. Pickerdgill 20 4 0 C. W. Gough 16 6 1 E. M. H. Rason 20 4 3 G. W. Alderson 2 I 0 N. M. Hodd 10 2 2
25
OLD PETERITES E. M. H. Ranson, ct. Richardson, b. Cantrell 88 J. J. Vooght, 1.b.w., b. Watson ... ... 31 D. M. Rawlings, run out ... ... ... 9 G. W. A. R. Alderson, ct. Wailer, b. Fisher 6 J. A. Eatough, st. Richardson, b. Fisher ... 1 R. D. Harding, ct. Watson, b. Fisher 15 N. M. Hodd, ct. Zissler, b. Cantrell ... 7 K. M. Ratcliff, ct. and b. Cantrell ... 15 N. Magson, ct. Sub, b. Cantrell ... ... 12 W. R. Pickersgill, not out ... ... ... 3 C. W. Gough, ct. Dew, b. Fisher ... ... 0
4 53 20 0 114
5
6
... 200
7
8
57 104 105 146 165 175 195 200 Bowling Analysis R. 35 22 29 40 40
Av. 35 7.30 14.50 co oc
C. S. M. Dew J. E. Dickinson D. R. Waller M. J. H. Fisher G. M. Watson M. A. Cantrell
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 5 0 0 9 0 0 12 4 4 4 0 0 7 1 1 11 1 2
R. 27 39 32 15 30 45
Av. o0
ao 00
30 22.50
With so much depending on the last hour of this two innings match, the winning of the toss is of doubtful value. Nevertheless Richardson readily accepted the responsibility of batting first and the School wasted no time in ploughing themselves into a strong position. A truly remarkable innings was played by Morris (previous highest score 38 v. Bradford G.S.) and his maiden century included 11 sixes and 6 fours. 49
The Old Peterites, a refreshingly young side, in their turn collapsed unpredictably in the middle batting order after Ranson had clearly shown them the way. With a lead of 57 runs on first innings, the School kept up the pressure and when Richardson (66 not out) made his second declaration, while his own innings was in full flight, he demonstrated clearly his appreciation of the tactical situation. Left to score at the rate of 90 runs in the hour (exactly the same scoring rate by which the School achieved last year's success), a keen tussle followed between school bowlers and fielders on the one hand and batsmen readily accepting the challenge on the other. All due credit then must go to the School for gaining the initiative and never at any time losing it. A most enjoyable game, in which all players wished only that more time could be found for a less artificial solution.
BOAT CLUB The 1967 Regatta Season followed the pattern which seems to have taken shape at St. Peter's over the last few years : a promising Easter Term, an unimpressive month of May and a rewarding June—a yield this season of six cups. This pattern may result from our rowing calendar: seven weeks in January and February enable us to acquit ourselves well at York, Nottingham and Putney—Head of the River Races for which our fifteen miles of relatively calm river provide excellent preparation; two months away from boating set us back for York Spring and Nottingham Regattas, where our performance often fails to earn the number of races we would like to prepare us for the Triangular Match; and during the remaining four weeks, which conclude with York, Durham and Leeds, the crews develop some pace and reap their reward. In the last race in June the 1st VIII won the Junior-Senior Villa at Leeds, and in the flush of victory realised with some reluctance they must now renounce the regatta world to confront the General Certificate of Education. For much of the season the 1st VIII rowed as IVs, being divided, not into a 1st and 2nd IV as in the past, but into two IVs of equal standard, one being of Junior, the other of Maiden status. Our 3rd IV was a Junior crew, so this division of the 1st VIII avoided the necessity of entering three Junior crews for each regatta. "A" IV, the Junior crew, repeatedly achieved better times over the full and half-course, but "B" IV, whenever stimulated by side-by-side competition, used to win by a length. This experiment produced healthy rivalry and proved a success, though it had at one time seemed a pity to break up the 1st IV who had trained together during the holidays. It was clear that the members of the former 1st IV, T. B. Ward and W. N. Marshall, and P. T. Summers and J. K. Park formed the nucleus of these two IVs. For the Triangular Match it was unfortunate that the 1st VIII had to row with two substitutes. However, both A. S. Medlycott and A. W. H. Powell rowed well, and it is open to conjecture as to whether the result was affected. Tyne Regatta, on 10th June, was the turning point of the season. The atmosphere and organisation of the regatta as well as the prominence of the 'School crews contributed to the enjoyment of the occasion. There50
after each IV developed well: "A" IV was the lighter IV, smooth, with a high rating, while "B" IV was very powerful with a long and efficient stroke. At Leeds the 1st VIII reunited, and finding a Shell VIII refreshing after Clinker IVs, rowed gleefully to beat four crews. The rating 44i was a shade high in the first race, but in the second the crew had the confidence to lower it to 43i, taking a canvas in the first ten strokes off Bradford G.S. rating at 46. The 3rd IV had the misfortune to be overshadowed by at least one other Junior IV throughout the season, and it is much to their credit that they developed a high morale, even to the point of challenging the 1st two IVs. They were a light and neat crew, fast over the first half of the course but lacking the stamina regattas demand. The 4th IV was unlucky not to win a cup, being powerful and undoubtedly fast, but they lacked consistency of form essential if four races are to be won in one afternoon. The 5th and 6th IVs trained together and beat each other alternately throughout the term. The 5th IV gained a short lead, and won the Schools' Cup at Durham, while the 6th IV acquitted themselves well three days later at Leeds. The whole of the Colts year was coached by Mr. Duncan, with the result that no difficulty was found in producing a IV this year as well as the VIII. Both crews won more races than they lost. Though there are still too few Colts events in the North to make a satisfactory training programme, the situation is happily improving. Colts oarsmen made ample use of the University sculling-boats, and the effect of our arrangement with the University is already discernible throughout the club. The House Races provided their usual excitement, there being no outstanding crews but several which were good. Dronfield, Temple and Queen's were between six feet and half a length down on School House by the Diving Board, but then School House went right away to win convincingly in all three races. In the Junior IVs, a young Grove crew improved with every race and beat Temple, the favourites, in the Final. We are 'grateful to Mr. Duncan and Mr. Dixon for devoting much time and skill to boat and oar repairs, without which many training hours would simply have been lost and our results affected. Mr. Austin has left St. Peter's and we thank him for all the coaching he has done over his three years. In particular we shall miss his scarlet Lady Margaret scarf, which he always felt added a certain tone to the river scene. RESULTS 6th May. YORK SPRING REGATTA.
Schools IVs ist IV beat Consett G.S. lost to Sir John Deane's G.S. loth May. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA. Junior IVs lost to Leicester R.C. A IV 3rd IV lost to Nottingham University. Maiden IVs beat York University. B IV lost to Evesham R.C. 4th IV beat High Pavement School. A mistake in Regatta organisation denied this crew further racing. 51
24th May. TRIANGULAR MATCH VERSUS DURHAM SCHOOL AND LANCASTER R.G.S. at Lancaster. Lancaster R.G.S., 5 points; Durham School, 4 points; St. Peter's School, 3 points. 1st VIII lost to Durham School by 6 ft. and to Lancaster R.G.S. by a length. 3rd IV beat Durham School by length. lost to Lancaster R.G.S. by 3 lengths. 4th IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. by 4 lengths. lost to Durham School by If lengths. Colts VIII beat Durham School by 3/ lengths. lost to Lancaster R.G.S. by length.
4th June. LANCASTER COLTS REGATTA. Colts VIII lost to George Watson's School. Losers' Competition: beat Chester City G.S. and Priory School to win the event. Colts IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. and Winsford Verdin G.S. and lost to George Watson's School in the Final.
loth June. TYNE REGATTA. Junior IV beat Newcastle University, Durham School and Talkin Tarn. A IV lost to Durham A.R.C. and York City R.C. in the Final. 3rd IV lost to a Bede College/Durham A.R.C. crew. School IVs beat R.G.S. Newcastle and Consett G.S. to win The Newburn B IV Coronation Challenge Cup. Maiden IVs 4th IV beat Newcastle University and R.G.S. Newcastle. lost to Bradford University in the Final.
t7th June. YORK REGATTA. Schools IVs beat Bradford G.S. to win the Bradford Challenge Cup. A IV Junior IVs 3rd IV lost to York City R.C. Maiden IVs beat University of Hull "A", Lancaster R.G.S., Hollingworth Lake B IV "A" and Bede College to win Division Y of the John E. Gibbs Challenge Cup. 4th IV beat Grey College, Durham. lost to Lancaster R.G.S. 5th IV dead-heated with St. John's College, York. lost the re-row by 2 ft. 6th IV lost to Kingston R.C. Colts IVs Colts IV lost to Hymers College 1st Colts IV.
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21st June. DURHAM REGATTA. Junior IVs lost to Hatfield College A IV. A IV beat Hatfield College B IV, Peterhouse, Cambridge and Hatfield B IV College A IV, and lost to Bede College by 3 ft. in the Final. 3rd IV lost to Rutherford College of Technology.
Maiden IVs 4th IV beat R.G.S. Newcastle. lost to London School of Economics. Schools IVs 5th IV beat Consett G.S. B IV, Consett G.S., A IV (disqualified) and Durham School to win the Vaux Challenge Trophy. 24th June. LEEDS REGATTA. Junior-Senior VIIIs 1st VIII beat Durham A.R.C./Bede College, Derwent R.C., Leeds University and Bradford G.S. to win The Sadler Challenge Cup. Junior-Senior IVs A IV beat Tyne A.R.C. lost to Durham A.R.C. Junior IVs B IV beat Lancaster University, Lancaster R.G.S., Durham A R C /Bede College, and Bradford G.S., and lost to York City R.C. by 3 ft. in the Final. 3rd IV lost to Bradford G.S. Maiden IVs 4th IV beat Hollingworth Lake, Bradford G.S. and Kingston R.C. lost to Bradford University in the Final. 5th IV lost to Lancaster R.G.S. "A" IV. 6th IV beat Rochdale G.S. lost to Bradford University. 14th June. THE SCHOOL REGATTA. Novice IVs Winners: E IV (J. N. V. Nixon, G. S. Yule, R. D. MacLeod, I. A. Gill, Cox: R. E. Rowbottom). 15th, 17th, 19th July.
HOUSE RACES.
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3i lengths 1.48 34 lengths 1.42 3 lengths 2.14 24 lengths 2.07 5.55 2 lengths
3.58 3.45 4.42 4.29 4. 10
Manor Rise Dronfield School House Queen's Temple
3 lengths 2.01 24 lengths 2.02. if lengths 2.12 I length 2.35 2 lengths 2.37 24 lengths 2.16
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22nd July. COMMEMORATION RACES. The School 1st VIII, 3rd, 4th and 5th IVs all won their races against the Old Peterites. Crews Ist VIII Bow K. J. Sargeant 2 P. R. H. Blackford 3 R. I. Moss 4 A. S. Carr 5 P. T. Summers 6 J. K. Park 7 T. B. Ward (Capt.) Str. W. N. Marshall Cox P. R. Bailey Coach D. S. Mair, Esq.
A IV Bow T. B. Ward 2 P. R. H. Blackford 3 R. I. Moss Str. W. N. Marshall Cox P. R. Bailey Coach D. S. Mair, Esq. B IV Bow K. J. Sargeant 2 A. S. Carr 3 P. T. Summers Str. J. K. Park Cox D. P. Turnbull Coach P. H. Bolton, Esq.
1st IV—Stern IV of the VIII
3rd IV 4th IV Bow A. J. Moss M. K. Bowen 2 P. S. Oglesby B. D. Pugh 3 J. N. Yellowley J. A. S. Benn Str. M. A. Ground- P. Scaife water Cox M. G. Pace R. F. Davies Coach P. M. Nixon, Esq. G. M. Austin, Esq. Colts VIII Bow R. M. Yule 2 B. Thompson 3 J. N. Town D. B. Hart 4 5 A. Holmes 6 D. J. Doyle* 7 A. Scaife Str. A. L. Jervis* Cox J. Nutter Coach C. P. M. Duncan
5th IV C. A. Wood A. W. Parker A. W. H. Powell
6th IV C. J. A. Smith P. G. Pace R. M. Green R. L. Harrison
M. B. Pinder G. M. Austin, Esq.
S. W. St. J. Oliver G. M. Austin, Esq.
I. S. Donaldson
Colts IV Bow J. W. Carlile 2 M. J. R. Warnock 3 I. D. C. Summers Str. M. T. H. Humphreys Cox S. W. St. J. Oliver Coach D. S. Mair, Esq.
*--Awarded Colts Colours.
SHOOTING The "Country Life" results came at beginning of term-25th out of 156, which is about our usual position. There are apparent signs of a lowering of standards in this competition and our score would have seen us appreciably lower down the list a few years ago. Shooting in the Summer Term was curtailed a good deal by range repairs at Strensall, which deprived us of nearly all our Friday practices. The grouping, snap-shooting and Marling practices had therefore to be part of the Saturday programme, with the result that "Ashburton" shoots at 500 yards were few.
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BlSLE N PAR. I ' 1967 M. J. Gagg, R. P. Taylor, L. C. I e Tocq Esq., M. E. Bailey, G. W. Harding, A. G. Bird. R. W. Webster, S. Mackinder, P. N. Kitching, D. S. Lockhart (Captain), L. M. Creel -, P. J. G. C. Bleach. S
Form was mediocre, not only among potential team members but throughout the Club, including the beginners, and one of the lowest scores for some years was made in the annual match with Welbeck, Ampleforth, Pocklington and Nottingham H.S. The team in the E. and W. Ridings Cadet Cup was also unsuccessful, but the Yorkshire XX Cadet Cup was won in convincing style—by the "B" team, in fact. The C.L.R.A. meeting at Altcar was earlier than usual and here we were quite well placed in most events, though the only actual win was the new Formby Cup for the best individual shoot, won by D. S. Lockhart; P. N. Kitching was runner-up. As term proceeded, and GC.E. approached, form steadily deteriorated— everyone seemed tired and the hot, humid weather did not help. It was in this state that we set off for Bisley. The new Bisley arrangements, after a good deal of administrative creaking, proved much to our liking. A recovery of form was immediately evident for nearly all those who travelled, in this, our 13th visit to the N.R.A. meeting, and the results were the best we have achieved, with wins in both the individual and team snap-shooting. We were very glad to welcome a Veterans' Team H. J. R. Hyde, J. F. Gagg, J. Key, J. M. Lord and P. S. Marsden, and there were also two "spares". We greatly hope that this will become an annual event. :
Competition results (number of entries in brackets): Yorkshire XX Cadet Cup, Strensall Won by "B" team (6). :
E. and W. Ridings Cadet Cup, Strensall. 3rd (10). County of Lancaster Meeting, Altcar : C.L.R.A. Cup: 2nd (13). Schools Quartet : 2nd (19). Cadet Pair 5th (11). Reserve Pair: 4th (12). Lionel Fletcher 3rd (9). Formby Cup: Won by D. S. Lockhart. Aggregate Cup : 2nd (8). :
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Ashburton: 17th (93). Ninth Man: 4th (G. W. Harding) (87). Cadet Pair: 54th (85). Public Schools Snap-Shooting: Won (37). "Sunday Times Medals" (Individual Snap-Shooting): Won by R. W. Webster (233); 3rd L. M. Creer. Marling: 4th (35). Aggregate Trophy: 2nd (30). Veterans: 61st (64). 55
S. Mackinder was awarded a Schools' Hundred Badge and prizes were won in individual events by M. E. Bailey, P. J. G. C. Bleach and P. R. Taylor. The Ashburton VIII, who were awarded their Colours, were D. S. Lockhart (Capt.), P. N. Kitching, L. M. Creer, S. Mackinder, R. W. Webster, P. J. G. C. Bleach, S. G. Smith, M. J. Gagg. Colours were also awarded to A. G. Bird and G. W. Harding, who were in the winning snapshooting team. Others who represented the School during the term were: M. E. Bailey, D. F. Harding, J. M. Lillie, P. W. F. Marsden, P. R. Morris, P. R. Taylor, F. M. Ogley and J. R. Young.
TENNIS, 1967 Only two members of last year's team remained : J. R. Wood (Captain) and Bennett, who made up the first pair. Mr. Craine was replaced as coach by Mr. Clarke. We should like to thank Mr. Craine for the vast improvement he has effected in the tennis of the School : we are sorry indeed to lose him. We have, however, every confidence in his successor. Tennis has at last proved itself important enough to be a major sport. The number of full-time players has almost doubled. Those who made tennis their major summer activity, all representing the School at least at once were: Adams, Hoad, Jenkins, Anderson, Hargreaves, Argyle and Cork. The Under 15 team had only one fixture this term—with Bootham; but their convincing victory held out great promise for the future. RESULTS : Saturday, 6th May: Bootham School "A" VI. Won 6-3. Saturday, 13th May: Bede College, Durham. Cancelled. Saturday, 20th May: Worksop College 1st VI. Rain stopped play. Wednesday, 24th May: Scarborough College 1st VI. Cancelled. Saturday, 27th May: York University 1st VI. Cancelled. Saturday, 10th June: Ampleforth College 1st VI. Lost 5-4. Saturday, July 1st : Ashville College 1st VI. Won 7-2. Saturday, 8th July: Pocklington School 1st VI. Drawn 44-41. 2nd VI. Drawn 4i-4i. Wednesday, 19th July: Bootham School 1st VI. Lost 5-4. U.15 VI. Won 3-1. Saturday, 22nd July : Old Peterites 1st VI. Lost 5-4. At the Northern School L.T.A. tournament held at St. Peter's and Bootham Schools on Saturday, 15th July, Wood and Bennett reached the semi-final of the Plate Competition but narrowly lost to Roundhay School, the eventual winners. In the inter-house competition Grove beat Temple in the final. 56
SWIMMING HOUSE SWIMMING FINALS KAZEROONI CUP Wednesday 19th July, 1967
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY-zoo yards 2. A. L. Jervis (S) I. K. Morris (M)* Time-1.14.o
3. J. G. Hoad (G)
SENIOR BUTTERFLY-5o yards 2. P. R. H. Blackford (M) K. J. Sargeant (S) 4. s R. M. Yule (G) 3• C. D. McAinsh (R) Time-34.4 se cond JUNIOR BREAST STROKE-roo yards I . A. Gray (S)* 3. J. H. W. Sharpe (D) Time-I.24.9
R. D. Macleod (R) 4. R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T) 2.
SENIOR BREAST STROKE-5o yards 2. D. H. Brown (G) I. K. J. Sargeant (S) 4. I. S. Donaldson (D) 3. A. Holmes (M) Time-36.9 seconds SENIOR BACK STROKE-5o yards 2. N. G. A. Morris (D) 1. K. Morris (M)* 4. M. T. Bennett (G) 3. F. M. Ogley (S) Time-30.o seconds JUNIOR BACK STROKE-5o yards 2. P. W. Dacey (M) 1. T. B. Sargeant (S) 4. R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T) 3. P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G) Time-35.4 seconds JUNIOR FREESTYLE-5o yards 2. N. H. Stone (D) 3. P. H. Blacklock (G) 1. A. Gray (S) Time-27.2 seconds Thursday loth July, 1967
JUNIOR BACK STROKE-25 yards 2. R. D. Macleod (R) I. T. B. Sargeant (S)* 4. A. Powell (G) 3. N. H. Stone (D) Time-15.4 seconds JUNIOR FREESTYLE-roo yards 2. P. H. Blacklock (G) 3. J. T. Morley (S) 1. C. J. Watson (D)* Time-1.7.4 SENIOR FREESTYLE-roo yards 2. K. Morris (M) 1. K. J. Sargeant (S)* 4. J. A. S. Benn (Q) 3. J. G. Hoad (G) Time-58.3 seconds JUNIOR BREAST STROKE-5o yards 2. R. D. Macleod (R) 1. A. Gray (S)* 4• R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T) 3. J. W. H. Sharpe (D) Time-35.5 seconds 57
SENIOR BREAST STROKE-too yards 1. A. Holmes (M) 3. H. J. Robinson (G) Time-I.25.4 JUNIOR DIVE 1. I. Robinson (T) 3. T. B. Sargeant (S)
M. A. Groundwater (S) 4. M. A. Cantrell (T) 2.
2. S. W. St. G. Oliver (G) 4. N. H. Stone (D)
JUNIOR BUTTERFLY-25 yards N. H. Stone (D) 2. 1. T. B. Sargeant (S)* 3. P. Holmes (M) 4. P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G) Time-13.7 seconds SENIOR BACK STROKE-too yards t. K. Morris (M) 3. N. G. A. Morris (D) Time-1.15.6
F. M. Ogley (S) 4. P. T. Summers (T) 2.
SENIOR FREESTYLE-5o yards M. T. H. Humphreys (M) 2. I. K. J. Sargeant (S) J. G. Hoad (G) 3. 4. I. S. Donaldson (D) Time-26.2 seconds JUNIOR BUTTERFLY-5o yards 2. P. H. Blacklock (G) 1. T. B. Sargeant (S) Time-32.t seconds SENIOR DIVE t. R. A. de B. Warren (T) 3. C. D. McAinsh (R)
3. C. J. Watson (D)
z. R. E. Hardie:(S) 4. J. A. S. Benn..(Q)
JUNIOR MEDLEY RELAY-4 x 25 yards Manor 2. 1. School House* Dronfield-Disqualified
3. Grove Time-1.0.4
SENIOR MEDLEY RELAY-4 x 25 yards School House 2. t. Manor* Time-59.5 seconds 4. Grove
3. Dronfield
JUNIOR FREESTYLE RELAY-4 x 25 yards 2. Dronfield 1. School House* Time-51.5 seconds 4. Manor
3. Grove
SENIOR FREESTYLE RELAY-4 x 25 yards 2. Manor 1. School House* Time-51.o seconds 4. Dronfield
3. Grove
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The House Swimming Finals again produced some very fine individual and team performances. Of the many excellent times recorded, the 58.3 for 100 yds. freestyle by K. J. Sargeant was the most outstanding. This was the first time that any swimmer had been inside one minute for four lengths of the bath. By winning Butterfly and Breast Stroke events J. J. Sargeant showed that his ability was not limited to freestyle swimming. K. Morris is also to be congratulated for his fine swimming and for the very good work he did as team captain of the Manor. Junior swimmers continued to show the promise which makes the future an exciting prospect. The fine Junior 100 yds. Freestyle won by C. J. Watson would suggest that there will be more boys capable of breaking the one minute barrier. T. B. Sargeant, in his last year as a Junior showed what a versatile swimmer he is by winning three events and setting two new records. A. Gray, as expected, established new records in bath Breast-stroke events but his 27.2 for 50 yds. Freestyle was his best performance. Finally a word of thanks to all competitors, officials and spectators, for their part in an interesting and exciting swimming gala. SCHOOL SWIMMING RECORDS SENIOR too yards Freestyle 5o yards Freestyle too yards Breast Stroke so yards Breast Stroke too yards Back Stroke 5o yards Back Stroke so yards Butterfly
58.3 K. J. Sargeant 25.2 K. J. Sargeant 77.1 M. J. T. Carr 34.3 M. J. T. Carr 70.2 K. Morris 30.0 K. Morris 29.9 K. J. Sargeant 74.0 K. Morris too yards Individual Medley 56.8 v. Pocklington 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay 59.5 Manor 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay—House 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay 49.8 v. Pocklington 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay—House 51.0 School House 2.12.o v. Bootham 4 x 5o yards Medley Relay 1.50.3 v. Bootham 4 x 5o yards Freestyle Relay
JUNIOR 67.4 too yards Freestyle 26.6 5o yards Freestyle 84.9 too yards Breast Stroke 5o yards Breast Stroke 35.5 5o yards Back Stroke 34.4 25 yards Back Stroke 1 5.4 5o yards Butterfly 3 1 .7 13.7 25 yards Butterfly 59.6 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay—House 60.4 50.7 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay—House 51.5 59
C. J. Watson K. J. Sargeant A. Gray A. Gray T. B. Sargeant
T. B. Sargeant T. B. Sargeant T. B. Sargeant v. Pocklington School House v. Bootham School House
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HOUSE SWIMMING STANDARDS FINAL POSITIONS I. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
School House ... Grove Manor Rise ... Temple Dronfield Queen's
Points
Boys
12.15 11.97 1o.16 9.92 9.88 9.44 9.36
34 3o 38 36 40 32 44
SWIMMING CLUB Captain—J. S. W. Cook St. Peter's v. Pocklington. Thursday, 18th May, 1967. Seniors won 46-32. Juniors won 38-17. A very good start to the season as only three events were lost. Seven new school records were established and on seven occasions the record time for the bath was broken. Northern Public Schools' Relays at Leeds Grammar School, Saturday, 20th May. Colts Freestyle (4 x 50 yds.) : —C. J. Watson, M. J. Humphreys, N. H. Stone, T. B. Sargeant. Time 1 57.9. (7th). Colts Medley (4 x 25 yds.) : —(1) I. D. Raley (Backstroke), (2) D. H. Brown (Breast), (3) T. B. Sargeant (Butterfly), (4) A. Gray (Freestyle). Time 59.4. (7th). Open Freestyle (2 x 50 yds., 2 x 100 yds.) : —K. Morris, M. J. Thompson, J. S. Cook, F. M. Ogley. Time 3 10.3. (Disqualified— faulty take-over). A disappointing performance as we did not return the times which had been done in training swims. We did, however, improve on the times of the previous year. Thursday, 25th May. Seniors won 55-23. St. Peter's v. Hymer's. Juniors won 49-18. A very easy win for the School team. Maximum points were obtained in eleven of the fifteen events. Two new School records. Welbeck v. St. Peter's. Thursday, 1st June, 1967. Seniors won 52-48. The extremely cold water at Welbeck prevented our swimmers from returning their best times but maximum points in the 100 yds. Breast stroke and the Plain Diving left our team in the position of having to win one relay for the match. Woodhouse Grove v. St. Peter's. Thursday, 8th June, 1967. Seniors won 50-28. Juniors won 35-32. St. Peter's v. Bootham. Thursday, 15th June, 1967. Seniors lost 42-78. Juniors lost 42-56. This match produced the finest swimming ever seen in the school bath. New records for the bath were set in fourteen of the seventeen events. The Bootham swimmers were in tremendous form claiming eleven of these new records and sharing two more with our boys. Six new school records were established. 60
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Invitation Freestyle Team Swimming Race for Public Schools. St. Marylebone Baths, London. Thursday, 22nd June, 1967. Team : —K. J. Sargeant (School House), K. Morris (Manor), T. B. Sargeant (School House), F. M. Ogley (School House). Reserves: —J. C. Lynch (School House), N. H. Stone (Dronfield). This was our second year in the competition and the team was very determined to improve on the 34th place of last year. The standard was even higher than last year but a time of 3 36.4 put us in 20th place. Our four swimmers are to be congratulated on such a fine performance. Last year again proved to be a good one for school swimming. Only one match against other schools was lost and of twenty-six school swimming records, nineteen were established. Swimming standards recorded a better all round performance than in previous years and were extended to include all boys under sixteen years of age. The number of boys taking Royal Life Saving Society Awards and Awards for Proficiency in Personal Survival fell rather alarmingly but perhaps this was due to a greater concentration in team swimming. Next year offers many exciting prospects for school swimming and many keen senior and junior swimmers are already training hard. We are to be the host school for the Northern Public Schools Swimming Relays in May. It is hoped that the number of matches can be increased with some new fixtures in the Easter Term against strong swimming schools like Barnard Castle. Our bath is to be the centre of the York and District scheme, sponsored by Coca-Cola, to produce the best possible Olympic team and six of our best swimmers will be attending regularly for training. In conclusion I should like to say how much the high standard of swimming in the Junior School is helping towards our success. Most boys coming into our lower forms are competent performers in breast, back and freestyle swimming. Last year five boys from the Junior School were team members in their first year at St. Peter's. Our thanks are again extended to Mr. J. L. Andrews for his assistance with swimming and life-saving. We are also most grateful for the care he takes to make our bath a pleasant place in which to swim. Mr. Andrews is to be congratulated for adding to his long list of swimming qualifications the Teacher's Certificate of the Amateur Swimming Association. J.M.
FENCING NOTES SUMMER TERM, 1967 Training continued on Thursdays and Sundays as usual, several friendly matches were arranged and enjoyed on Sundays. The Junior School members are making progress with the Proficiency award scheme at Bronze and Silver Standard, this will help the club immensely when these boys arrive at the Senior School. The highlight of the term was when S. Miller and S. Bowen of Queen's were chosen to demonstrate Electric fencing at Gold Standard to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinborough at West Holderness near Hull on the 31st of May this year. The Duke told Mr. P. Power how much he enjoys the fencing and complimented the fencers on their display. 61
The Old Boy's match was very enjoyable, Tony Morris and David Quarrie were in good shape and made the School team work hard. C. A. Wood won the Dr. Slade Cup for Senior Foil, T. J. Simpson fought extremely well and was placed second. Simpson, Miller, Bowen, Lockwood and Reaston will attend a course at Lillishall, for personal performance, under the National Coach, from 19th August to the 26th, this, with local training with the Y.F.A. will help the club in the under twenties championships of Great Britain on the 2nd and 3rd of December, 1967. P. Power
OXFORD CUP The Cup was won by the Grove. The following are the detailed results : — School Points House Queen's Grove Awarded
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HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1968 1st XI Wed. Jan. 31 Wed. Feb. 7 Wed. Feb. 54 Sun. Feb. 18 Wed. Feb. 21
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TAILPIECE Numerous reports have reached us of an activity for which we can find no place in our traditional list of contents and about which there is considerable disagreement. Some say that it is harmless or even that its participants are inspired by the highest ideals—they are indeed known to their admirers as the "Saints". Others condemn it as deeply subversive. We confess to finding some grounds for disquiet. Organised by a notorious Irish rebel, the "Saints" boast openly of clashes with York City Police and even with their own Masters. It is clear that they have wide contacts—with underground movements elsewhere as well as with Schools long since converted to their activities. They claim to have been involved in as many as 18 incidents and to have triumphed in 8. Our own investigator, whose loyalty to "the ancient ways" is beyond doubt, reports as follows : — "The activity in question, which is indeed pursued with singular zeal, may perhaps best be described as a primitive, or maybe perverted, form of Rugby. The ball appears to have been compressed at both ends to form a perfect sphere, so that its bounce is predictable and its control a mere matter of skill. This skill the participants love to exhibit in solo displays of virtuosity worthy of jugglers or ballet dancers: there is none of that manly grappling with your opponent with which we are familiar. It is an activity, in short, fit rather for wily Greeks than for sturdy Romans. "In their reports the 'Saints' appear to be guilty of the sort of exaggerated claims so often made by aspiring minorities. Their 'huge crowd' was in fact a mere 150 spectators. They are apparently unable to raise complete teams: on no occasion did I count more than 22 men on the field. And their goalposts are makeshift constructions: as the uprights never extend beyond the crossbar, it is difficult to judge with any certainty when a goal has been scored. " I cannot feel that there is any real threat here to the status quo.". While taking due note of this conclusion, we shall keep a close watch on developments.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 76th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 22nd July. The retiring President, T. J. Lewis, proposed K. H. Rhodes as his successor, and this was received with great pleasure by the whole meeting. The new President then took the chair for the meeting. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 74 members. The Hon. Treasurer, T. H. Burdon, presented the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1966, which showed the accumulated fund for the running expenses of £359 17s. 2d. The meeting then accepted the Hon. Treasurer's proposal for the revision of the Club's financial system. J. C. Houghton, C. H. Lewis, F. N. Newdick, F. W. B. Pacey, E. M. H. Ranson and D. T. Rumfitt were elected to serve on the Committee for a term of three years. The Headmaster, J. Dronfield, was unanimously elected a Vice-President of the Club in his own right. F. J. Wiseman, a master at the School for twenty-one years, was unanimously elected an Honorary Life member of the Club. G. W. A. R. Alderson was elected to take over from D. Kirby as the O.P. Squash Organiser. Three Regional secretaries (I. S. T. Dutton, V. B. Gregory and C. H. Lewis) offered their resignations, and T. D. J. Layfield, M. Holloway and P. J. Dronfield were elected to replace them. Regional dinners were announced as follows: — West Riding, 2nd November, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds. London, 10th November, at the Charing Cross Hotel. East Riding, 17th May, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. J. C. M. Rayson, the York Secretary, announced that a Buffet supper would be held at Betty's Restaurant on the evening of the O.P. Rugger Match, Saturday, 9th December, at 7 for 7.30 p.m. The names and addresses of the Club's Officers and Regional Hon. Secretaries are as follows : — President : K. H. Rhodes, 'St. Peter's School, York. Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Hon. Treasurer: T. H. Burdon, 552 Toiler Lane, Bradford. District Hon. Secretaries : London : P. J. Dronfield, 126 Sinclair Road, London W.14. West Riding: M. Hallas, Flat 2, Woodsome Hall, Fenay Bridge, Nr. Huddersfield. North West : T. D. J. Layfield, aoseberry Topping', 27 Peel Hall Lane, Ashton, Nr. Chester. North East : Dr. H. Brown, 23 Highbury, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2. East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, `Greystones', Barton, Driffield. Birmingham : M. Holloway, `Tredene', 1 Sharmans Cross Road, Solihull, Warwickshire. York : J. C. M. Rayson, 21 Chalfonts, Tadcaster Road, York. 64
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 9th December, at 4.45 p.m., following the annual rugger match between the School and the Club. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, at 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 25th November. The following crested neckwear is available: — 17 6 each plus postage 5d. All-silk crested ties 12 6 each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 11 9 each plus postage 5d. All-silk bow ties ... All-silk batswings 19 6 each plus postage 5d. All-silk squares ... 60 0 each postage free. 34 0 each postage free. All-silk cravats
The O.P. Club Dinner, 1967, following the A.G.M., was held in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Headmaster, and was attended by 207. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by J. T. Harding, to which R. F. Harding replied. The main toast of the evening "The Headmaster" was proposed by J. T. Brockbank. After the toast, the 'President presented the Headmaster with a silver salver to mark his retirement. The Headmaster, in fine form, responded. The following were present The President of the Club (K. H. Rhodes). :
The Headmaster. Kirby, D. (Hon. Secretary). Burdon, T. H. (Hon. Treasurer). Lewis, T. J. (Immediate Past President). The Bursar. The Head of the School (Smith, C. J. A.). Brockbank, J. T. Alderson, B. R. Browne, F. D. Alderson, G. W. A. R. Bulmer, H. C. Anderson, T. D. F. Burdass, C. M. C. Anfield, P. J. Burdass, C. U. Annequin, J. Burdass, J. U. Atkinson, P. S. Burgess, N. B. Badham, S. M. Butler, J. H. Bagshaw, D. Butterworth, M. A. Baker, E. T. N. Chilman, K. G. Beachell, F. M. Clark, R. T. Beachell, P. M. Clarkson, I. G. Beetham, S H Clegg, C. W. Blake, G. P. Clegg, M. A. Blunt, D. A. C. Coates, J. W. Bolton, P. H. Coles, D. P. Bond, M. J. Coles, J. Bottomley, W. J. Collins, A. A. Bough, R. G. Collins, M. Boulton, T. B. Collins, P. Bower, R. 65
Cormack, G. R. Coulthard, K. G. Craine, G. D. Craven, A. Crombie, I. F. Crombie, I. M. Dawson, J. R. Day, M. G. Deas, R. M. Dee, C. C. Dench, P. G. R. Dickenson, J. M. Dixon. R. S. Dodd, D. F. Dodsworth, G. H. Donnelly, M. Dronfield, M. W. Dronfield, P. J. Dutton, I. S. T. Eatough, J. A.
Emsley, P. M. Evans, T. Fairclough, P. Fawcett, H. G. N. Fawcett, T. P. N. Fearnside, F. Fearnside, F. N. Fenton, P. A. Fox, M. R. Gagg, J. F. Gardner, G. D. Gedge, H. F. S. Gillgrass, J. Graham, G. E. L. Graham, W. Hall, M. S. Hall, R. K. Hallas, M. Hamilton, J. M. Hanson, J. A. Harding, G. W. Harding, J. T. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Hardman, G. F. Hornby, F. B. S. Harpur, K. Hart, D. M. Harwood, R. H. Hick, J. K. Hillyard, E. J. Hillyard, F. H. Hodd, D. K. Hodd, H. N. Hodd, N. M. Hodgson, D. G. Holmes, D. C. Houghton, J. C. Howat, A. T. Hudson, D. E. Huntley, W. G. Jackson, J. F. N. Jobling, G. M. Jones, W. E.
Judge, H. W. Kemp-Welch, N. Kershaw, M. E. Kershaw, M. J. King, H. A. Le Pla, R. G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, C. H. Lockwood, C. Lockwood, K. Lockwood, K. D. Mackellar, W. G. McDermid, N. G. L. R. McDermid, R. T. W. Magson, N. J. Megginson, J. S. Metcalfe, R. H. Moore, J. E. Morris, G. R. Morris, P. A. Mortimer, J. B. Moss, A. E. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Norwood, D. Norwood, D. P. Pacey, F. W. B. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Pattison, C. J. Peacock, R. W. Penty, J. R. Pfluger, D. Phillips, J. S. P. Pick, T. S. Pickersgill, W. R. Ping, A. W. Ping, W. H. W. Portlock, E. S. Powell, W. W. Ranson, E. M. H. Ratcliff, K. M. Raylor, A. W. Raylor, J. M.
Rayner, D. E. Rayson, J. C. M. Reynold, A. G. Richardson, J. L. Riley, G. W. Roe, J. N. Roe, M. G. Rowbottom, J. R. Ruddock, P. H. 0. Rumfitt, D. T. Saville, J. Saville, J. M. Scarth, R. M. Shepherd, C. S. Shepherd, D. 0. Shepherd, P. M. Shepherd, P. W. Sheriff, E. Shirtcliffe, J. R. Shubrook, D. C. Shuttleworth, G. M. Simmons, D. N. Simpson, A. E. Simpson, F. N. Skerrett, R. J. H. Smith, G. D. Smith, N. J. Smith, W. Sproulle, M. I. H. Stabler, D. Stanley, R. M. Stapleton, J. R. Stevens, R. A. Stones, D. I. Stubbs, W. C. Sykes, P. R. Territt, M. W. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, E. G. Tyne, D. T. N. Wall, J. D. C. Wheatley, R. D. Wright, A. T. H. Young, D. G. M.
With apologies for names omitted, which has occurred when tickets have been bought for friends.
O.P. CLUB SATURDAY, 9th DECEMBER There will be a Buffet Supper in Betty's Restaurant (Private Bar etc.) at 7.00 for 7.30. This has been arranged to follow the O.P. Rugger Match, and the extent of the Supper will be commensurate with the price of 25/ - per head and the needs of exhausted Rugger Players. It is hoped that 0.Ps. will bring their wives (or girl friends) and that as many as possible will support this function. 66
BIRMINGHAM OLD PETERITE DINNER The Birmingham Old Peterite Dinner was held at Birmingham University on 12th May, 1967. Those present were : — Groves, C. T. Bower, R. The President of the Hollway, M. Coates, R. F. Club (T. J. Lewis) Inglis, H. McN. Dodd, D. F. The President Elect Norwood, D. P. Gedge, H. F. S. (K. H. Rhodes) Ratcliff, K. M. Gregory, C. B. M. Bannister, J. M. Gregory, V. B. Bond, M. J.
EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The East Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held on Friday, 26th May, 1967. Those present were : — Peacock, R. W. Browne, D. The President Elect Potter, B. Cooke, J. D. (K. H. Rhodes) Pexton, R. D. Dimmey, F. H. Vice-President Richardson, H. Dee, C. C. (K. G. Chilman) Walshaw, P. McL. Dawson, J. R. The Headmaster Huzzard, J. V. Atkinson, P. S. Hardy, F. Beachell, H. M. Hopkinson, R. C. Beachell, D. May, A. Beachell, J. May. M. Beachell, F. M. Martinson, B. Byass, C. E. Martinson, C. Burdass, C. U. Megginson, J. S. Burdass, J. Megginson, P. R. B. Burdass, R. D. The next East Riding Dinner will be held on Friday, 17th May, 1968.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES H. N. BLACKFORD (Manor 1957-64). We have received the following details of Blackford's distinguished rowing career at Trinity College, Cambridge. He has rowed in the Head of the River crew three years in succession. He won the University Freshman's Sculls, Open Pairs and Clinker Fours. He was in the college crew which beat the Cambridge University crew, the first crew to accomplish this feat since 1897. He was in the Goldie crew which beat Isis. He rowed at Henley this year in the 1st & IIIrd Trinity boat in the Eights and also in the Fours. J. R. EGGLESHAW (Temple 1953-61) has recently been successful in the final examination of The Institute of Chartered Accountants and is at present employed by a merchant bank in London. J. A. HANSON (School House 1918-21), has recently been appointed Chairman of the Provincial Brokers' Stock Exchange. Besides holding a number of appointments in the Stockbroking profession, Hanson is a member of the Committee of the Federation of Stock Exchange in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 67
D. A. HAXBY (Rise 1944-53), has been promoted from Assistant Secretary to General Secretary of the National Association of Probation Officers. We learn from a Profile devoted to him in the February issue of the N.A.P.O. Newsletter that he is now married with three young children and that he lives at St. Albans where he is a member of the Cathedral choir. 0. G. HODGSON (Queen's 1961-66), has become a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (F.R.C.0.)—the first Old Peterite to do so within a year of leaving school. Hodgson is reading Music at Keble College, Oxford. LIEUT-COL. F. J. HORNBY (Day Boy 1933-38), has been awarded an O.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. For the last two years he has been in command of Number 3 Wing, Army Air Corps. Aden. ,
C. J. KITCHING (Temple 1959-64), obtained 1st Class Honours in History at Durham University, the first to do so in seven years. J. LEWIS (Manor 1949-53), writes that he is now married and is employed as a District Manager in the firm of J. Bibby and Sons Ltd., Liverpool. A. MCCALLUM (Manor 1954-9), has recently been posted from Brussels to New York. He is employed by Reuters News Agency. M. E. RAINE (Temple 1956-64) obtained a Double 1st in Natural Sciences at Cambridge. SQUADRON-LEADER H. RIGG (Manor 1943-52) is now a test pilot in the R.A.F. at Boscombe Downs and leader of a team flying the P.1127 V.T.O.L. J. M. RUDDOCK (Queen's 1954-64) shares with another student the joint award of the Clinical Entrance Scholarship and the Entrance Exhibition both tenable for three years at Guy's Hospital Medical School. R. P. SHOUKSMITH (Queen's 1954-64) who has obtained First Class Honours in all his examinations at Cambridge has obtained a star in Pt. II Mechanical Sciences Tripos. M. V. SMITH (Manor 1959-65) has been elected Alistair Bevington Scholar after obtaining First Class in Part Ib Medical Sciences at Cambridge. Smith has also been awarded the A. R. Graham Prize for Medicine and been elected to a Scholarship of Peterhouse College and to a University Scholarship in Anatomy. J. A. D. THOMPSON (Queen's 1955-63), after graduating at Oxford, is continuing his studies at Dalhouse University, Nova Scotia, Canada. D. C. KELLY has again written us a long and interesting letter on his travels. He has just returned from Israel where he had gone "as a newly-converted Christian . . . to study his Bible and make himself aware of the physical truth of what he read." He gives his impressions of Israeli attitudes before and immediately after the Middle East War and sees in recent events a most moving and deeply significant episode in the long history of the Jewish people. M. G. D. WHITE (Grove 1960-64) has just graduated at Manchester University with Honours in Civil Engineering. He now hopes to spend two or three years working in South Africa. While at Manchester White was Captain of the University Skiing team and also represented the University at Judo and Hockey. 68
BIRTH LAVENDER—On the 24th April to Ann and David Lavender (Grove 1950 60) a son, Edward Charles Franklin. -
ENGAGEMENT AINLEY—CAREY. The engagement is announced between John Garforth Ainley (Manor 1954-62) and Roberta, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Carey of Southlands, Banbury, OXfordshire. SIMMONS—JOHNSTON. The engagement is announced between David Neil Simmons of Brookfield, Middlesbrough (School House 1949-54) and Susan Eileen Johnston of Madge Gulf, Mirfield, Yorks.
MARRIAGES COLES—PICCAVER. David P. Coles to Isobel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. iPiccaver, Norfolk House Farm, Gedney Marsh, Spalding, Lincs. (School House 1952-59). HERRING—BUCKINGHAM. J. C. M. Herring, Irelondes, The Playing Fields, Oundle, to Miss E. Buckingham of The Grove, Landteg, Barnstaple, on 31st 'March, 1967. (Queen's 1945-53). ROBSON—AGUYE. Michael E. Robson to Maria de Las Nieves Aguye of Via Meridana, Barcelona, Spain, on 6th October, 1966. (Rise 1957-62). ROYLE—GILL. David Royle to Miss Angela Mary Gill, the Grange, Strensall, on 3rd June, 1967. (Temple 1963). SMITH—WYATT. Edward Michael Smith, in Perth, Western Australia, to Pauline Anne, daughter of Mrs. N. Wyatt and the late Mr. B. Wyatt, on 1 1 th February, 1967. (Manor 1953-56). THOMPSON—TURNER. James Andrew David Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson of 23 'Stonegate, York, to Susan Edith daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Turner of 11 Garth's End, Heslington Lane, York, on 12th August, 1967. (Queen's 1955-63).
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS BADHAM, S. M., 41 'Buckingham Road, Aylesbury, Bucks. BAKER, Lt.-Col. I. H., M.B.E., White Lilac, Old Green Lane, Camberley, Surrey. BAMFORTH, J. N., 5 Hallfield Drive, Baildon, Shipley, Yorkshire. BARKER, A. C., The Riding School, Helmsley, Yorkshire. BAR'PON, D. G., 234 Rondells, Harlow, Essex. BARTON, N. R., 77 Holgate Road, York. BEETHAM, S. H., 5 North Parade, Leeds, 6. BLACK, A. G., The Archery, Linden Park, Hawick, Roxburghshire. BROOKS, R. F., "Itxaso", 8 Hillcrest Mount, Scholes Lane, Scholes, Cleckheaton. 69
CAMFIELD, MAJOR A. A., R.A.O.C., 2 Minorca Road, Deepcut, Camberley, Surrey. Tel. Deepcut 5543. CARTER, M. T., 5 Harlow Road, York. COLLINS, A. A., LL.B., 2 Vicarage Gardens, Scunthorpe, Lincs. COOKE, J. D., Elm Tree Farm, Molescroft, Beverley, East Yorkshire. CORMACK, G. R., 18 Ladbrooke Grove, Burnley, Lancashire. DOBSON, DR. L. P., "Whitesands", 7 Deepdale Avenue, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Tel. Scarborough 847. DRYDEN, C., 36 Malcolm Drive, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees. EMSLEY, P. M., "Alderside", Easingwold, York. Tel. Easingwold 421. FAWCETT, T. P. N., 5 Barton Road, London, W.14. FIELD, DR. R. A., 4 Barkly Street, Leeds, 11. FOSTER, A. J. D., 5 Lauriston Road, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19. GIBSON, S. C., Hopetown Road, Bumeston, Bedale, Yorkshire. Tel. Sinderby 252. HAGGIE, T. J., 5 Carmel Road North, Darlington, Co. Durham. HART, D. M., The Ropery, Kilham, Nr. Driffield, East Yorkshire. HAWKINS, R., "Brirnham", 26 Colstan Road, Northallerton, Yorkshire. HILLABY, D., 7 Philbeach Gardens, London, S.W.S. HOBSON, H. A. S., 29 Dene Road, Tynemouth, Northumberland. HOPKINSON, R. C., Wood Brow Cottage, Malton, East Yorkshire. HOWAT, LT. C. G., R.N., 31 Hawke Road, Helston, Cornwall. HOWAT, P. W., 14 Alwyne Grove, Shipton Road, York. HUNTER, C. D., A.C.A., A.T.I.I., Bilbrough, York. JACKSON, J. F. N., 21 Troon Road, Hatfield, Nr. Doncaster. JENKINSON, T. M., c/o "Overshaw", Leven Road, Yarm, Yorkshire. JOHNSON, P. F., Hawthorne Cottage, 28 Cougate, Welton, Brough, East Yorkshire. JORDAN, F. D., 153 Marton Gate, Bridlington, Yorkshire. KENDELL, A. M., Level End House, Shenington, Nr. Banbury, Oxon. Tel. Edgehill 338. KERSHAW, M. E., c/o 6 Eastbourne Grove, Heworth, York. KING, N. H., 25A Swinegate, York. LADD, P. J., 5 Pembroke Gardens, Appleton, Cheshire. LEWIS, J., Little Primmers, Primmers Green, Wadhurst, Sussex. Tel. Wadhurst 2852. LIVERSIDGE, P. A., 12 Tinshill Road, Cookridge, Leeds. McCALLUM, A., 90 Wynsum Avenue, Merrick, Long Island, New York 11566, U.S.A. MACPHERSON, SQD. LDR., I. S., 106 Phoenix Close, Northwood, Middlesex. MASSER, R. T., "The White Cottage", 81 Beeston Fields Drive, Bramcote, Nottingham. Tel. 255417. NETHERWOOD, P. J., 28 Harlow Road, York. Tel. York 72070. NEWMAN, N. A., 71 The Rise, Darras Hall, Ponteland, Newcastle-onTyne. PACEY, F. J., Ashfield, Castleton, Whitby, Yorkshire. QUICKFALL, C. J., 179 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent. RALEY, M., Gothic 'Farm, Crockey Hill, York. ROBINSON, E., 79 The Crossway, Muncaster, York. Tel. York 58431. ROE, M. G., "Rusthorpe", Moreton Pinkney, Nr. Rugby. Tel. Sulgrave 276. 70
RYDER, J. M., "Ryedale", Greystoke, Penrith, Cumberland. SHARDLOW, P. J., "White Ladies", Ivy House Lane, Berkhamsted, Herts. Tel. Berkhamsted 5775. SHARDLOW, P. P., "White Ladies", Ivy House Lane, Berkhamsted, Herts. Tel. Berkhamsted 5775. SHEARSMITH, J. P., 78 Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York. SIMMONS, D. N., 12 Draycott Avenue, Brookfield, Middlesbrough. Tel. Middlesbrough 33188. STEELE, F. F., c/o Foreign Office, London, S.W.1. STEPHENSON, T. G., The Paddock, Dene Hall Drive, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. STRIKE, W. J. B., 16 Blackfriars, Yarm, Yorkshire. TOMPKINS, D. S., 32 Greenbank Road, Morningside, Edinburgh. TURNELL, J. S., 518 Southleigh Road, Emsworth, Hants. WALKER, D. M., 62 Ancastle Green, Henley-on-Thames, Surrey. WILKINSON, T., 576 Huntington Road, York. WOOD, R. A., Moss Farm House, Hulland Moss, Nr. Hulland Ward, Ashbourne Derbyshire. Tel. Hulland Ward 308. WRIGHT, P. J., The Glebe 'House, Kineton, Warwickshire. Tel. Kineton 298. WROE, S. J. S., 78 Lynwood Crescent, Pontefract, Yorkshire. YOULL, J. J., 61 St. Nicholas Road, Darien, Connecticut, U.S.A.
O.P. NEW MEMBERS COOPER, J. J., 8 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York. Tel. York 25104. Jnd. : —.1958. Left : —1964. POWELL, W. L., The Bank House, Belle Vue Street, Filey, Yorkshire. Tel. Filey 3282. Jnd. : —1927. Left : —1932.
CORRECTION OF ADDRESS BOUGH, R. G., 33 Avondale Road, Carlton, Nottingham. WOOLGROVE, F. G., "Heather Lea", 344 Strensall Road, Huntington, York. Tel. York 68235.
RUGBY FOOTBALL OLD PETERITES XV v. THE SCHOOL Saturday, 9th December, 1967 Any Old Peterite wishing to play in this match should write stating full name, age, years at school, Club and position, to : — C. W. Thompson, The Flat, Mead House, North Road, Retford, Notts. Tel. : RETFORD 3627 (Home), 3887 (Business). The closing date for applications is 18th November. 'Full details will be sent to all applicants. 71
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THE PETERITE It Vol. LX
FEBRUARY, 1968
No. 377
EDITORIAL It has been the purpose of The Peterite to present its readers, threequarters of whom are old boys of the School, with a chronicle of events past, and a schedule of coming occasions. iBoth admirable aims and it should be our continued aim to better both these things. To be successful, the chronicle should acquaint its readers with as full a picture as possible. The Old Boy should be in touch with current trends of thought and the activities which express them; the present boy should have the chance to appraise his part in affairs, which are in these pages gathered as it were in miniature. How well we succeed is questionable. Questionable, first, on economic grounds. A 10% rise in production costs stems from devaluation and is something to take serious account of. The new paper will to some extent offset this (and incidentally give scope for better illustrative coverage of events, to which end a School press group is now operating and line drawing is encouraged). But it is financially naive to suppose that one can countenance certain long-winded sections of this magazine to the detriment of a full picture elsewhere. Questionable, too, at a deeper level. For the bare skeleton of factual summaries, which are its aim, lacks the flesh of comment and lively opinion which belong to them in life. It is difficult for events to live without people; difficult to evaluate a school without the attitude of its members. We become, in fact, servants to the "written Fact", licensed to interpret its meaning as best we may catch its reflection of the mirrored movement of school life. The chronicle is a study in grey, dangerous because it may mislead. From the relative coverage it gives to events, this or that event becomes the more momentous. We continue to report our major sports at luxurious length—have you ever thought, by the way, how hard that word "major" hits at the very notion of sport? Yet, the point is not that this information is to a large extent duplicated in the national Press for those who follow these things, but that this lack of balance will exclude mention of other vital aspects. "Dieu parmi nous" (*) will not strike a chord with many, but in the true estimate of our character as a school, commands the highest honour. You cannot compare the assiduous study of an A.R.C.O. with the training put in by a team, but you can, unless you want to kid everyone, ensure that each has a mention. Some small innovations in this issue may have helped to readjust this balance, but it should be known that the present form of The Peterite is inhibiting. Most of us here would welcome some reduction in, for instance, sports coverage or House notes. A majority view of staff aid boys is not flattering to our present study in grey. It was disappointing, therefore, to find in the Old Peterite Committee, whose heads may well be buried "sub antiquis viis", an aversion to change and a distrust for the critical
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Editorial ••• Administration School Notes ... Awards and G.C.E. Salvete Valete House Notes The Chapel ... Choir Notes ... The School Music Winter Sports, 1968 School Play ••• Careers ... C.C.F. Notes ... Venture Scouts ... The Scouts Social Service ... Rugby ... Squash ... Shooting Fencing ••• ••• Soccer ... Cricket Fixtures 1968 School Societies—Preface Debating Society ••• Geographical Society ... Theological Society ... Modern Languages Society Senior Science Society ••• Junior Science Society British Ship Adoption Society ••• Ornithological Society ••• Russian Society Music Society Notes ... ... ••• Art Society Motor Enthusiasts' Club Young 'Farmers' Club Music 'Society Concert Visit to 'Lincoln's Inn On House Plays Old Peterite News Editorial Notices Illustrations: "Lech 1968"
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comments of the School. The present issue will be seen to have introduced a preface to our Society life, which is both full and vigorous. The same is intended for the Sports section of the next issue in an attempt to highlight activity which may then be allowed to speak for itself in more abbreviated form. And in order to make this magazine more relevant to our life, this editorial will in future reflect a synopsis of views of senior boys and staff meeting in open forum at the end of term. Encouragement should be given to comment and opinion in all quarters, as well as to informative articles designed to keep the Old Peterites more closely in touch. If this redress of balance provokes thought, the Editor will welcome your views. Finance is everywhere with us and has suggested reducing our going to print only twice in the year, in order to give the full presentation which these notes have implied. But that is another matter. Where thoughts of change spring to mind, none are more respected than those who have built their shelves to fit The Peterite, to whom these pages are unashamedly sentimental, and whose warmth of genuine interest compels attention. We acknowledge receipt of our contemporaries with thanks and appreciation. () Voluntary by Messiaen, played in Chapel on 17th December.
ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Chairman: THE VERY REV. THE DEAN OF YORK.
Members of the Board: COUNTY ALDERMAN R. S. BUTTERFIELD, O.B.E., M.C. THE REV. CANON R. CANT SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH, J.P. LT. COLONEL SIR JOHN DUNNINGTON-JEFFERSON, BT., D.S.O., LL.D., J.P., D.L. K. E. GRIME, ESQ. MAJOR-GENERAL J. C. LATTER, C.B.E., M.C., D.L. SQN. LDR. T. J. LEWIS, A.E.A. PROFESSOR J. H. LE PATOUREL ALDERMAN R. SCRUTON, J.P. J. SHANNON, ESQ., J.P. NOEL G. TERRY, ESQ., M.B.E., J.P. W. R. WILKINSON, ESQ., O.B.E., SIR BERTRAM WILSON, J.P.
Clerk to the Board:
D. L. T. CREER, ESQ. STAFF Head Master: MR. P. D. R. GARDINER, M.A., Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Second Master: MR. L. C. LE TOCQ, T.D., M.A. (Oxon.), B.sc., Econ (Lond.), Exhibitioner of
Exeter College, Oxford.
Master-in-Charge, Junior School: MR. A. T. HOWAT, M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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Chaplains: THE REV. N. H. KEMP-WELCH, M.A., King's College, Cambridge. THE REV. M. H. BURDEN, M.A., Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Assistant Masters: MR. B. ALLEN, B.SC., Durham. MR. P. H. BOLTON, M.A., The Queen's College, Oxford. MR. R. J. BuLcocx, B.A., St. Peter's College, Oxford. MR. N. T. BURBRIDGE, B.SC., Leeds. MR. K. S. CLARK, B.SC., Durham. MR. K. G. COULTHARD, M.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (Careers Master). MR. G. D. CRAINE, M.A., Scholar of St. John's College, Oxford. MR. P. G. CROFT, M.A., Scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. MR. D. G. CUMMIN, M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge. MR. J. H. DIXON, B.SC., London. Mit. C. P. M. DUNC.AN, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford. MR. D. K. EXHAM, B.A., Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge. MR. J. N. GAASTRA, A.T.D., R.D.S. MR. R. C. T. HALL, M.A., St. Catherine's College, Oxford. MR. R. F. HARDING, M.A., Brasenose College, Oxford, MR. P. L. HARRIS, M.A., B.sc., Exhibitioner of Jesus College, Oxford. MR. D. HIRST, B.A., Leeds. Mn. D. KIRBY, M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge. MR. D. S. MAIR, M.A., Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. MR. J. MAW, St. John's College, York. MR. P. M. NixoN, M.A., Worcester College, Oxford.
Mn. R. T. PuLLIN, B.A., London. MR. K. H. RHODES, M.A., Exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford. MR. J. P. RIGBY, M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford. MR. A. J. RILEY, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford. MR. G. M. SHUTTLEWORTH, M.A., Exhibitioner of King's College, Cambridge. MR. F. WAINE, M.A., B.MUS., F.R.C.O., A.R.C.M., Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford. MR. P. G. WISE, B.SC., Durham. Medical Officer: DR. A. K. SCOTT, M.B., Ch.B. (St. Andrews).
Sister-in-Charge of the Sanatorium: MRS. J. GRIFFITHS, S.R.N., S.C.M.
Bursar: MR. E. R. MARSHALL SCHOOL MONITORS
S. MACKINDER: Head of School
I. R. D. McGRATH: Vice-Head of School A. M. BowIE A. G. BIRD
J. C. RICHARDSON R. E. HARDIE C. A. WOOD P. D. WILSON: Chapel Monitor D. R. WALLER
D. R. BALLINGER I. M. MACLEOD
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I. R. D. McGRATH: Captain of Rugger J. C. RICHARDSON: Captain of Cricket J. E. DICKINSON: Captain of Hockey P. T. SUMMERS: Captain of Boats J. C. RicHARDsoN: Captain of Squash L. M. CREER: Captain of Shooting C. A. WOOD: Captain of Fencing M. T. BENNETT: Captain of Tennis I. R. D. MCGRATH: Captain of Chess P. V. ZISSLER: Captain of Athletics K. MORRIS: Captain of Swimming Editor of "Peterite": MR. C. P. M. DUNCAN
SCHOOL NOTES Mr D K Exham's appearance was noted in the last Peterite as successor to Mr. Wells. In other spheres than mathematics he has been active; as Assistant Housemaster to School House, as chorister, debater and referee. He commenced full-time duties this term.
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Mr. R. T. Pullin joined the staff to take over where Mr. Austin left off. His enthusiasm to extend the scope of Russian in the School is remarked elsewhere and the motorists have taken him to heart.
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"Get thee to a nunnery"—Mary Mason left with us an oak stool in Chapel, as if we would forget her long years of service. It was her gift when she left to be with her mother and incidentally to continue teaching within the convent school Of her village (Downderry, Beach Road West, Portishead, Nr. Bristol). We shall much miss her warm personality. * * * Two ladies grace the common room, Mrs. Heddle teaching French and Mrs. Vernon doing Spanish. Both have husbands at the University. * * * In retirement "J.D." is far from retiring. His nearly full-time job is to do with the Covenant scheme for the Minster Appeal Fund. And incidentally his son Patrick is recently engaged.
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The School again welcomed a party of visitors from the Commonwealth in October, certainly beneficial for us and, we hope, entertaining for them. * * * A talk on the Merchant Navy was given by Commodore D. R. P. Gun-Cuninghame, O.B.E., on 12th October.
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Increased freedom to use town leave was granted by the Headmaster in mid-term, along with the abolition of the brown jacket for all Sixth-formers. Next term the house monitor, stripped of his distinguishing jacket, gets a rebate in the form of a select number of weekends spent at home. 4
Probably all the Girls' schools in the district have in one way or another touched upon our activities in the course of term; as actresses in the School production, as participants in science talks, as carollers formal and informal —and, of course, as dancing partners. *
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"Welcome Our Messias", a speech drama, written and produced by Mr. R. J. Anderson, deservedly got a great reception in York. *
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A splendidly successful concert was given by the Music Society at the end of term. We hope for more. A report appears below. *
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Of fifteen candidates for •Oxbridge this term, ten gained acceptance, four as Open Exhibitioners. * * * The final of House Rugger was deferred by frost. An eagerly-awaited (and prolifically well advertised) match with Loretto was similarly dispatched on break-up Monday. The Colts and 3rd XV have had good success. *
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A fine concert was given in Hall by the York Symphony Orchestra on 16th November, under the batons Of Francis Jackson and Frederic Waine. * * * Dates of term are altering in line with the earlier start of G.C.E. examinations. The Summer Term runs from 23rd April to 15th July, and the School reopens on 10th September. *
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Mr. P. G. Croft will be away this term for work on the Nuffield Classics Project. He has a scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. * * * Assorted Squash players from the staff, arrayed in teams to suit the occasion, have in turn defeated Ampleforth masters, the Squashbucklers, and a team of 13 boys. * * * Congratulations—P. R. H. Blackford, Yorkshire Schoolboys Rugger trial. * * * Our thanks again to the Herald Printers for machinery given to the School in January. It offers an exciting prospect; we shall comment later on its success. 5
ACADEMIC SUCCESSES We congratulate the following on awards at Cambridge in December :— A. G. Bird—Exhibition at St. Catharine's College. A. M. Bowie—Exhibition (top in Exhibition Class) at Emmanuel College. R. W. J. Dingwall—Exhibition at St. John's College. P. T. Summers—Exhibition at Corpus Christi College. Of 15 entrants in the scholarship examinations to Oxford and Cambridge 10 secured places, the above being included. The others are: —Holgate (St. John's), Macleod (Worcester) and Rutherford (Trinity) at Oxford; and Hardie (Magdalene), Mackinder (Clare), McGrath (St. Catharine's) at Cambridge.
G.C.E. '0' LEVEL RESULTS Barnes, S. (x); Bavister, J. H. (1); Beckingham, A. P. (I); Benn, J. A. S. (I); Blomfield, I. A. (I); Bowen, M. K. (I); Buckman, S. R. (I); Crawford, T. F. A. (1); Davies, R. F. (1); Fry, T. (2); Gee, J. P. (1); Grainger, D. A. (z); Gration, H. J. (x); Gray, G. Q. (z); Hargreaves, J. D. B. (I); Heap, K. I. P. (I); Holland, K. V. (2); Holmes, A. (I); Jackson, D. M. L. (1); Jackson, R. S. (I); Lack, E. (I); Leake, C. J. P. (2); Little, D. A. (2); Lucas, R. A. G. (2); Lund, J. R. (I); Martin, R. J. S. (1); Moffatt, J. P. (r); Morris, R. P. (1); Moss, D. J. (1); Paterson, J. M. (3); Phillips, S. C. (2); Pigg, R. I. (z); Plews, G. W. A. (x); Raley, R. M. E. (2); Rawlings, J. D. (I); Sargeant, K. J. (2); Scaife, A. (I); Scott, S. M. G. (I); Shepherd, P. N. (1); Simpson, T. J. (2); Smith, S. G. (I); Stansfield, R. R. (I); Stewart G. A. W. (1); Thomson, L. N. (x); Town, J. N. (r); Warnock, M. J. R. (r); Watson, G. M. (2); Wilkinson, C. E. (x); Yule, R. M. (3).
SALVETE Arnup, B. H. (T.); Atkinson, C. J. (S.); Atkinson, C. M. (M.); Atkinson, D.P. (M.); Banister, J. M. (T.); Bell, P. A. 0. (M.); Bell, S. R. (R.), Bowen, T. N. E. (G.); Brown, C. J. (G.); Carlile, J. S. (S.); Clark, S. N. (D.); Cole, R. S. (Q.), Cooper. A. H. W. (R.); Corser, A. (Q.); Coverdale, S. P. (Q.); Craven, J. A. G. (M.); Croft, J. A. (M.); Dalgleish, J. C. S. (T.); Dean, A. C. P. (T.); Dempsey, D. M. (G.); Dickinson, D. (Q.); Drucquer, M. H. (M.); Fenwick, L. R. (M.); Fletcher, P. H. (D.); Ford, S. W. F. (D.); Fridge, N. R. (T.); Fry, E. C. S. (S.); Gee, A. P. (T.); George, A. J. (T.); Godwin, P. R. (Q.); Gooder, P. R. (D.); Goodwill, R. H. (S.); Gray, R. G. (D.); Grice, D. W. (S.); Hamshaw, R. G. W. (G.); Hodges, S. M. (R.); Houseman, H. W. (M.); Houseman, J. M. (M.); Hunt, G. A. (D.); Johnson, C. D. (G.); Keighley, M. G. (G.); Linsley, J. L. (R.); Little, R. W. (G.); Lucas, J. P. G. (S.); McKeon, L. H. (D.); Macarmey, B. C. (D.); Marson, A. C. (Q.); Mason, T. J. (R.); Maycock, A. J. (Q.); Mitchell, J. A. (T.); Nash, P. N. (S.); Pallant, C. D. (M.); Park, G. E. (D.); Pearson, J. S. D. (T.); Penfold, J. M. B. (G.); Penty, A. D. (R.); Place, C. R. (T.); Prendergast, J. (Q.); Pyram, J. D. (R.); Reed, G. A. (R.); Rivers, P. H. (S.); Robinson, F. P. (G.); Robinson, S. (G.); Schofield, T. J. T. (M.); Sharpe, R. (T.); Sherriff, A. G. (Q.); Slater, J. R. (S.); Smith, D. C. (G.); Spence R. C. (G.); Staincliffe, E. R. (R.); Stead, T. H. (D.); Stow, A. C. B. (S.); Taylor, S. A. A. (T.); Tebb, R. J. (T.); Thallon, J. P. (D.); Thomas, G. F. (D.); Utamote, V. (D.); Walker, E. R. (Q.); Walton, I. T. (S.); Ward, D. A. (R.); Wilkinson, P. R. (D.); Wright, P. G. (G.); Young, R. T. S. (Q.). 6
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DRONFIELD E. Michael Holgate. 1961-67. U.VI. "A" Level (English, French, German). U. of E. "0" Level (I I). Form prize 4ths and 5ths, Latin prize 5ths. ist XI Hockey (Colours), 2nd XV (Colours), 2nd XI Cricket. Debating Society; House Rep. Literary, Mod. Lang., Russian Societies. D. of E. Bronze Award. House monitor, Cricket, Rugger, Tennis, Swimming, Chess. To University. Brincliffe Crescent, Sheffield I1. (Tel. : 51763). Peter R. H. Macartney. 1963-67. U.VI. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Maths for Science). "O.. Level ( to). Colts rowing. Committee of Science Society, Theolog. Society, Venture Scout Exec. Committee. House monitor, rugger, rowing, running. To university, civil engineering. 15 Gledhow Avenue, Leeds. (Tel.: 663357). Ian R. D. McGrath. 1962-67. U.VI. Vice-Head of School. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Maths, Pure Maths, U. of E.). "0" Level (to). 1st XV (captain '67), 5th IV Rowing, Chess 1st IV (captain). Founder of Festiniog Railway Society. Quartermaster to Scout Group. Head of House, Rugger, Rowing, Squash, Chess. To Cambridge, Engineering (St. Catharine's College). 31 The Grove, Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorks. (Tel. : Middlesbro' 3617o).
GROVE Harry J. Robinson. 1963-67. U.VI. "A" Level (Maths for Science, Physics, Chemistry). "0" Level (8). Handicraft prize, Stage manager. Swimming team. Science and Film Societies. D. of E. Gold Award. House monitor, junior Long Run, Swimming (Captain), Rowing. To Newcastle University Oct. '68, Agriculture. Namen's Leases, Aldborough St. John, Richmond. (Tel. : Piercebridge 235). J. M. B. Penfold. 1962-67. IIIB2. Digby R. Waller. 1959-67. U.VI. School monitor. "A" Level (History, French, German, Russian, U. of E.). "0" Level (I I). end XV, 1st XI Cricket (Captain). ist XI Hockey, V Squash, Athletics. Russian Society, Sec. Equine Society. Cpl. C.C.F. Army. House Cross-Country, Fencing, Tennis. Mod. Lang. Society Committee. Career uncertain. 8 St. George's Place, The Mount, York.
MANOR David R. Ballinger. 1957-67. U.VI.D. School Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Maths for Science). U. of E. "0" Level (II). Physics prize '67. Athletics team. Sec. Senior Science Society, House Rep. Art Society, Chapel Committee. Cpl. R.A.F., Advanced Proficiency, tat Class Shot. House Cross-Country (capt.), Athletics, Rugger, Cricket, Swimming; House Society, Manorite Committee, Co-Pres. "Tempo". To University, Industry. Linden Close, Rufforth, York. (Tel. : Rufforth 214). A. Graham Bird. 1963-67. U.VI.E. School Monitor. Exhibition to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, U. of E.). "0" Level (io). Biology Prize '66, '67, B.M.A. Prize for Science. ist VIII Shooting (Colours), 3rd XV. Treasurer Biolog. Society, Chapel Committee, House Rep. Music and Theolog. Societies. P.O. Instructor i.c. R.N. Head of House, Rugger, Shooting, Swimming, Cross-country, Athletics. To University, medicine. Ryedale, 624 Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham. J. M. Paterson. 1964-67. Trans AB. "0" Level (5). Biolog. Society. R.A.F. House Rowing IV. To Hull College of Commerce. 307 Beverley Road, Anlaby, East Yorks. (Tel. : Hull 653298).
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QUEEN'S J. A. S. Benn. 1958-67. Trans. "0" Level (5). House Monitor. 1st XV and School Fencing Team. To Wine Trade or Shipping. Mansfield House, Strensall, York. (Tel.: Strensall 393).
RISE Stephen Mackinder. 1958-67. U.VI. Head of School. "A" Level (French, German, English, U. of E.). "0" Level (I1). ist VIII Shooting (Colours). Secretary Mod Lang. Society, Orchestral Sec. Music Society. Drum Cpl. C.C.F. Band, Marksman. Head of House, rugby, shooting, athletics, crosscountry. To Clare College, Cambridge, Modern Languages. 32 Carr Lane, Acomb, York. (Tel.: 71026). J. D. Rawlings. 1964-67. Trans. House Monitor. ist XI Cricket. Farming. Sunnyside Cottage, Lythe, Whitby, Yorks.
SCHOOL Richard E. Hardie. 196o-67. U.VI. School Monitor. "A" Level (English, History, French, U. of E.). "0" Level (i2). School Swimming Team. President Debating Society, House Rep. Theolog. and Literary Societies, Dramatic Society. Scouts '63-'65, Choir. Head of House, Swimming, Drama. To University, English; Business Management. Links Lodge, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. (Tel.: Montrose 61). J. E. Grieves. 1966-67. IVA. Simon C. Phillips. 1964-67. Trans B. "0" Level (6). Junior Colts Cricket, Swimming. Russian Society. Scouts. Senior House Cricket, Rugger Swimming To college for "A" Levels. 71 The Fairway, Oadby, Leicester. (Tel.: 75736). Christopher E. Wilkinson. 1964-67. Trans AB. 3rd XI Cricket. 1st Series D. of E. House Cricket (Captain), Squash, Tennis, Swimming, Fencing, Rugger, Athletics. The Gables, Langthorpe, Boroughbridge, Yorks. (Tel.: Boroughbridge 2576).
TEMPLE Angus M. Bowie. 1960-67. U.VI. School Monitor. Exhibition at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. "A" Level (Greek, Latin, Ancient History, Russian, U. of E.). "0" Level (12). Prizes: Junior and Senior Divinity, P. G. Lord for Classics, Stephenson Greek, Dean of York's Latin Prose, Latin oration. 2nd and 3rd XI Cricket, 3rd XV, ist VI Tennis, Athletics. Secretary Photographic and Russian Societies, Curia, Chapel Committee, House Rep. Literary Society. C.S.M. in C.C.F. Head of House, Chess, Squash, Rugby, Cricket (Captain), Tennis, Athletics, Cross-Country, Swimming. To Cambridge, Classics, Philology. 5 Derwent Road, Fulford Road, York. (Tel.: 58433). William R Copeland. 1963-67. U.VI. Library Monitor. "A" Level (English History, French, U. of E.). "0" Level (12). Sykes Bequest Missionary Prize, 5th Form Prize, Hobbies Cup. Treasurer Literary Society; House Rep. Theolog., Mod. Lang. and History Societies; Science, Film, Curia. Venture Scout. House Monitor, Rowing IV, Junior Long Run, Chess. To St. Andrew's University. 17 Lang Road, Bishopthorpe, York. (Tel.: 66421). T. Fry. 196o-67. VA. John C. Willcock. 1961-67. U.VI. Library Monitor. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Maths, U. of E.). Chemistry Prize '65. 3rd XI Hockey. House Rep. Senior Science and Russian Societies; Film Society, Curia. Flt.Sgt. R.A.F. House Monitor, Captain of Tennis, Cricket. To University, Civil Engineering. ro Huntington Road, York. (Tel.: 53973). S
Philip D. Rutherford. 1963-67. U.VI. "A" Level (Chemistry, Maths for Science, Physics, U. of E.). "0" Level (9) 3rd XV. Treasurer Senior Science Society, House Rep. Film Society. Sgt. z i.c. R.A.F. House Monitor, Rugger, Cricket, Cross-Country, Athletics. To U.K.A.E.A., then University, Physics. 15 Windmill Lane, Hull Road, York.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE The House welcomed Mr. Pullen as Assistant Housemaster at the beginning of term. He is the fifth master to 'fill the post in three years, somewhat of a record in the School's history. Also joining the House were Lewis McKeon from America, staying for one year, and twelve juniors. A junior pupil from Thailand, Vorapote Utamote. The House has had considerable success on the games field, the emphasis, at all levels, being on effort. In the ill-fated School House matches we were drawn against Queen's who after defending very well for 50 minutes, succumbed to our superior fitness, allowing us to score 11 points without reply. The semi-final with Temple was played in poor conditions, and the House's lack of finesse led to a pointless draw even after extra time had been played. Adverse weather conditions prevented any further play in the competition. The glory of the term must go to the Senior House League Team, who with only eight players to choose from, played some sparkling 'Rugger. Indeed, their record of played 5; won 6; points for 210; against 14; shows their prowess. The entire house deserves some credit for their success as the support of some of the games gave Bumper Castle III a Twickenham air, and quite flabbergasted some opponents: For their magnificent displays of the finer arts of the game the House awarded the team the "Dawood Plate". Determination has not been confined to the senior part of the House. The Junior Team, ably led by R. P. Taylor, put up a good fight against a strong Queen's team, the eventual cup-winners, to lose 11-3. In the league the Junior team scored some memorable victories. N. L. Brockbank deserves credit for his centre play and captaining of the side. Once again the House supported the team whenever possible. In connection with supporting House events, special mention must be made of the Seniors, who after a flowery start to the term did many commendable things. The House Chess had one game against Temple and were defeated 3-1. Mention must be made of the carol-singing held in the hall on the last Saturday night of term. Organised by T. M. Day, it met with considerable success and was supported by the majority of the House. Finally, we must bid farewell to three members of the House, I. R. D. McGrath, P. R. H. Macarthey and E. M. Holgate, and thank them for all they have done in the past. We congratulate them on their successes in gaining University places and wish them every success in the future. We should particularly like to thank McGrath for the vigorous and sympathetic lead he has given as Head of House. 9
THE GROVE At the beginning of the year, unfortunately Mr. Harding's last in the Grove, we welcomed Mr. Hirst as Assistant Housemaster and we hope he has a happy and successful stay with us. Eleven Monitors were appointed under Richardson as Head of House and thirteen Juniors, four of them day-boarders, joined us. On the games field the term has been most successful despite no addition to the cups on the already crowded shelf. Both Senior and Junior rugger teams reached the final but were foiled by the weather and a strong Queen's Junior team respectively. A mention must be made of the enthusiastic leadership of Scott who has spent much of his time with both teams. The House was well represented in the successful school play. The complicated and well-constructed set was largely the work of Robinson, in his second year as stage manager, and on the acting side Bleach and Stansfield performed commendably. Next term it is hoped to produce a House play and to maintain the high standard of past Grove plays. Unfortunately the standard of tidiness in the House has slipped this term and more effort must be made in the future to lead a less disorganised existence. Work, especially among junior members of the House, also needs to improve. Finally we say goodbye to Waller and Robinson, thank them for all they have done for the House and wish them well in the future.
THE MANOR At the beginning of the term A. G. Bird was appointed Head of House and D. R. Ballinger a School Monitor, K. Morris and B. D. Pugh joined P. R. H. Blackford and C. A. Les as House Monitors. J. W. P. Fairclough and G. A. W. Stewart also joined the latter at half term. The House fielded two promising teams in the House Rugger competitions but both were narrowly beaten by the Grove in the semi-fmals. The Senior team, captained by P. R. H. Blackford, convincingly beat School House in the first round, but succumbed in the semi-final to the Grove, in a good match. A. G. Bird, M. J. H. Fisher, K. Morris and G. A. W. Stewart were awarded House Colours for this- and services in other fields. The Junior team, captained by P. Holmes, recorded a good win over the Rise, but were beaten by the Grove in the semi-final. After this match J. A. L. Whittaker and R. L. Elsy were awarded Junior House Colours. The House Chess team, captained by R. F. Cawood beat the Rise in the first round and meet Temple in the semi-final next term. The House was only represented behind the scenes in the School Play, but it is hoped to produce a House Play, fast becoming a tradition in the House, next term. Finally A. G. Bird, D. R. Ballinger and J. M. Paterson leave us this term and we thank them and wish them all the best in the future. 10
QUEEN'S HOUSE At the end of last term C. A. Wood was appointed Head of House; Benn, M. K. Bowen, J. E. Dickinson and Ferguson were appointed House Monitors and were joined by R. W. J. Dingwall shortly after the beginning of term. This term we welcomed ten new juniors to the House and Marson, a 2nd year senior, who has since been appointed House Captain (of swimming). There are now sixty-one boys in the House. In the Senior House rugger competition we were narrowly beaten by Dronfield in a very exciting match. The Junior team, however, proved to be really outstanding, beating Dronfield and Temple to reach the final. The final against Grove was drawn 3-all, with Queen's suffering from injuries to three of the team. The replay saw our team almost back to full strength and Queen's came out the convincing winners over their old rivals, the score being 14-3. This was a real team effort and the rest of the House lent their support with some of the most vigorous cheering heard at School for a long time. If this sort of spirit prevails throughout the year, then the Junior House Rugger will be only the first of many successes. In the House leagues also we have had a good season, the Junior team going unbeaten through all their matches. In School Rugger teams we have been well represented, notably having four boys in the unbeaten Senior Colts team—surely a good sign for the future. Boys from Queen's still hold a near monopoly in the School Fencing team and special mention must go to Miller who had a good season in competitions and was awarded his Colours. Within the House numerous activities have flourished, these include the Junior Debating Society and other such activities as Chess, Badminton and notably Table Tennis. The House Football Club is prospering and is soon to compete in a York knock-out competition. The House Play is now under way and we hope to see it played next term, which in many other ways will be a busy one for the House. Scholastically this has been a good term and we wish every success to Dingwall and Ferguson on the results of their interviews at Cambridge. We have only one leaver this term—J. A. S. Benn, who is going into the wine trade. We would like to thank him for all that he has done for the House, especially on the games side, and to wish him every success in the future.
THE RISE At the beginning of the term the Rise received its customary batch of nine Juniors, while Shannon, Russell, Pace and Rawlings were made House Monitors, I. M. MacLeod was made a School Monitor and Mackinder became Head of House. In the sporting field the Rise achieved some of the near-successes to which the House is so liable. Despite the pessimism of some members of the House, we lost to the Grove by only nine points, and showed much spirit, although to be fair the Grove side was not on peak form. In the league matches, too, which are becoming more and more important to us, we lost only one out of five matches, finishing up overall second. But the
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fact remains that we recorded no victories, although we hope that the two Under 14 Colts in the Juniors are a sign that better things are to come. We would also like to congratulate McAinch on gaining his 2nd XV Colours while still only a Senior Middle, and Linsley, who has gained his 1st XV Colours in his first term with us. In the work field the Rise is still occupying a high place in the tables, and it is good to see so many Risites gaining merits or consistently improving their places in form. Is it too much to hope for final victory in the summer? The School Play was one of the high spots of the term, and no less than five out of the cast of fourteen were Risites; special mention must be made of Houghton's exuberant performances as Timothy, and this supply of acting talent in the House promises well for the House Play next term. There were also a large number of Risites who helped or hindered in various capacities backstage, thus also gaining valuable experience for next term. The most important communal event in the House was the House Concert, held in the middle of term. Each year provided a "turn", we had a guest singer to add a little variety to the all-male atmosphere, while Mr. Cummin's ecclesiastical improvisations on the discipline card provided a fitting climax to a memorabe evening. Finally, while wishing goodbye to Rawlings and Mackinder who are leaving us this term, we look forward to the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of the Rise, which we hope will occur with due pomp and ceremony at the beginning of next term.
SCHOOL HOUSE In what way does one measure a house's success in a term? If it is in sporting achievement, then School House cannot collectively claim success —we were thoroughly wiped out in the first round of both Junior and Senior Rugger—however, individually, D. Doyle and K. Sargeant won their 1st XV Colours, Jervis his 2nd XV Colours and Goodrick his Senior Colts Colours. But we have not been entirely idle; Squash flourishes, particularly in the Junior part of the House; our team swimmers disappear on average twice a week, preparing, we hope, to retain the cup for a third year. As is usually the case, we played a large part in the School Play on stage and behind it acting, painting the set, constructing the act and playing in the orchestra. We also released Mr. Exham to be the assistant producer and he, in turn, is threatening to produce a House Play next term. As usual we have a large number of boys in the Choir. The Madrigal Group venture with Queen Margaret's and "Welcome our Messias", a voice— drama in aid of the Minster Appeal, were also strongly School House supported.
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At the beginning of term we returned to find that we now possess a kitchen, complete with two-ring heater and washing-up facilities. It is the envy of less civilised houses. We started the term without Shah, Sherlaw and Kemp, Sherlaw soon arrived and has endangered more lives than his own hurtling round on his crutches, Kemp returned at half-term and Shah—whose very existence is doubted by some—has not yet arrived. An extraordinary scene of domestic fervour appeared on a Sunday early in the term when a large cross section of the House attempted to clean the staircase walls. The mess was considerable, the success doubtful and the entertainment very enjoyable. Such pride in the House, is I think, a measure of the success of this term. The House loses Hardie, Wilkinson and Phillips at the end of term and Wilson takes over as Head of House next term.
TEMPLE A. M. Bowie was appointed Head of House and the Monitors were W. R. Copeland, P. B. Rutherford, P. Scaife, P. T. Summers and J. C. Willcock. In Rugby P. T. Summers won his cap, and M. A. Cantrell his 1st XV Colours. Congratulations to them and the many others who represented the School in various teams. A bright star was the performance of our Senior team in the House Competition. Rallying to the mysterious cry of Grumbleweeds, which really had nothing to do with D. B. Hart's remarkable shorts, we held the cup holders to a pointless tie, even after extra time. We all looked forward to the replay and a rash of stickers, which took the attention of study two away from all else one Monday morning, displayed our growing self-confidence. But alas, the weather and the Games Committee combined to thwart us, and the competition was abandoned. The less said about the Senior Leagues the better. Ex spinis uvas? Our Juniors went down with glory to Queen's, the eventual winners of the competition, and in the Leagues, we had more than our fair share of wins, a tribute to the keen play of all. In Squash P. L. Hall and I. Robinson have played for the 1st V and done very well against much older opponents who have been lulled into complacency to their cost by the size of our players. In Fencing P. A. Lockwood has gone from strength to strength, collecting trophies galore in his train. We hope to keep the Chess Cup. Four of the monitors took part in a sponsored walk from Leeds to York one night, to raise funds for an Anglican School. They were successful and in wheedling the promised payments from their sponsors, a sum of forty pounds or more was raised. The term ended in academic glory and we congratulate A. M. Bowie on the award of an Exhibition in Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, P. T. Summers an Exhibition in Engineering at Corpus Christi, Cambridge,, and P. D. Rutherford a place at Trinity College, Oxford. We wish then every success in the future. 13
THE CHAPEL The element of change and adaptation is first as important in the sphere of worship as in any other aspect of living. As our Chapel Services are intended to meet the needs of the School as a whole—as far' as that is possible within the wide range of age and experience which is to be found among us—the part of the Chapel Committee is tremendously important. The Committee's first meeting last term was mainly concerned with finance but its second one discussed a wide range of subjects, such as the times of services, their length and nature, possible changes in the lay-out of the Chapel and the use of the new revised Communion Service. As a result there will be a number of changes, Some of which have already begun. In future Sunday Evensong will be at 6.30 in winter as well as in summer. The daily services will .be rather shorter and so far as possible based upon a particular theme. Is is very much hoped that houses will ma'7.e themselves responsible for planning some of them. There will also be a larger proportion of non-Scriptural readings, and the revised Communion Services, which have already come into use on weekdays will soon appear also on Sundays. It will be tremendously interesting and helpful to know what people think of these changes after a decent period of trial. Let your representatives on the Chapel Committee have any suggestions. The main events of the Christmas Term 8th Oct. Harvest Thanksgiving. 15th Oct. Sermon by the Rev. R. G. Robinson, Vicar of Clifton. 22nd Oct. Sermon by the Headmaster. 12th Nov. Special Services for Remembrance Sunday. 26th Nov. Sermon by D. R. C. Blunt, Esq., Lay Chaplain to the Archbishop of York. 3rd Dec. Sung Eucharist. 10th Dec. Sermon by the Headmaster. 17th Dec. Carol Service.
CHOIR NOTES CHRISTMAS TERM, 1967 The choir was again asked to sing in the Minster for the Yorkshire Harvest Thanksgiving on Oct. 1st, and fulfilled its role competently in an inspiring service. On that day we began our special music in Chapel with the usual starter, "0 Come ye servants of the Lord", of Tye, and the Choir was able to reveal its simple freshness in spite of familiarity. A week later it was our own harvest service and the Choir sang Green's "Thou visitest the earth". The following week there was Mendelssohn's "How lovely are the messengers", which was a happy choice, its flowing line being enjoyed particularly by the gentlemen of the Choir. On the Wednesday of that week, the 18th October, the choir had been invited to sing Evensong in the Minster. As always, we were all grateful at being given the opportunity to sing a Cathedral Service, and the Choir rose to the occasion. We repeated the Mendelssohn Anthem and the service was sung to Walmsley in D minor, which itself was repeated in the Chapel on the 5th and 19th of November. There has been a supply of tenor and bass soloists this term and it was satisfying that the talent could be used at different performances of Walmsley in the solo quartet passage. 14
At Evensong on Remembrance 'Sunday the Choir successfully met the challenge presented by Wesley's "Blessed be the God and Father". In performance we failed to reach the heights achieved in the confidence of rehearsal but it was a good effort, our treble soloists, Walker especially, inspired the rest of us by his musicianly conduct. On the 26th November hard work was rewarded when we sang another large anthem, "0 thou the Central Orb", by Charles Wood. This is an old favourite, but our enthusiasm was rightly tempered and directed sensibly to make a worthwhile performance. The term's Sung Communion was on Advent Sunday and we sang an effective mixture of Merbecke, Byrd's 3-part Mass (the kyrie) and Darke in F (Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei). Our soloists Howat (alto) Baby (tenor) and Cantrell (bass) inspired us to give a lively account of Purcell's "Rejoice in the Lord alway" on the second Sunday in Advent and on the last Sunday of term the climax of the Choir activities was reached in our Carol Service. Apart from the usual music, we sang Walford Davies' arrangement of "0 Little Town", Wilson singing sympathetically the large tenor portion; "Silent Night" was sung by the trebles with Guitar played by Cantrell, repeating a very successful arrangement of two years ago. We sang the carol "The Linden Tree" for the first time, and worked hard at "The Three Kings", by Cornelius. Baby was our impressive soloist. We were all very sorry to lose Mr. 'Mair in the middle of the term. He was not only a great asset to our bass line but a painstdking and inspiring conductor. We were pleased that Mr. Exham was there to take his place,. to enliven the tenor line, and the tenors". It has been an interesting and satisfying term's work.
THE SCHOOL MUSIC The Christmas Concert, 1967, will prove to have been an important milestone in music's progress at St. Peter's. Not only was it the first concert in which members of Queen Margaret's School have taken part jointly with St. Peter's, it was also a concert where performers and audience were clearly determined to enjoy themselves from beginning to end. We look forward to continuing the association with Queen Margaret's in our next ambitious venture, the cantata St. Nicholas, by Benjamin Britten, which is being sung in Chapel at 7 p.m. on the 25th and 26th March. Originally written for the centenary of the Woodard Schools for performance in Lancing College Chapel in 1948, it might almost have been written for our own particular requirements. Britten calls for a largish choir at the East end (in our case, 'St. Peter's and St. Olave's choirs will form the nucleus of a larger body) and a choir of girls' voices in the West gallery. A piano duet (which we can supply ourselves) a string orchestra, organ and percussion complete the instrumental side. The solo tenor part part was written for Peter Pears and is no amateur matter. We are fortunate in having the assistance of Mr. Gordon Pullin for this remarkable part. There is a hymn half way through and another at the end for the congregation/audience to sing. During the Easter Term we also look forward to a visit of the York University Motet Choir, under its conductor 'Peter Aston and a concert of orchestral music given by the members of the Music School of the Huddersfield College of Technology. F.W.
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WINTER SPORTS, 1968 LECH AM ARLBERG, AUSTRIA On. Tuesday, 4th January, the party boarded the 09.35 train at York station. After changing trains in London we arrived at Folkestone and a about 17.00 our ship, the "Cote d'Azur" sailed into a sea with a slight swell which claimed one member of the party prone to sea-sickness. After a journey of some one and a half hours, watches were adjusted and we passed through the French customs at Calais. Immediately we boarded the train which was to take us through to Langen, the Arlberg Express. After a restless night we awoke to find ourselves in Switzerland, having passed through Basle and Zurich during the night. We soon arrived at. Buchs, the Austrian frontier, where the customs seemed remarkably slack. From there we followed a slow, climbing, zig-zag route through snowcovered mountains and pine forests to Langen. Here we changed into a: motor coach and found that apparently in Austria these coaches rule the road. This particular one was no exception. The route to Lech went over the Flexen Pass (5655 ft.) and in some parts there was a sheer precipice on one side. In other places "shelters" had been built over the road to protect it from avalanches. On arrival at the Hotel Sonneck we settled down to a most welcome lunch which set ,the pattern for the week. The meals were very different from what we were used to, but were very appetising. During the meal we were told that the road from Langen to Lech had been closed, bcause of danger of avalanche and we felt very fortunate to have arrived on time. After lunch we walked into Lech to collect our skis, sticks and boots and after some difficulty we were all fitted out. That evening we were joined by Hargreaves who had arrived from Copenhagen some days earlier. After dinner, the evening was spent playing card games and dominoes and talking to the Scottish barmaid. On Saturday morning we were organised into groups for ski-ing. The beginners had a lesson with a student from Vienna, Rieter. They were shown how to walk, climb slopes and balance on their skis. The more advanced group worked at stem and parallel christies. There was a reorganisaton of the ski-groups on Monday with the more advanced beginners moving up a group. Reiter left to return to his studies and we had the very precise Winderling and the exuberant Manfred as instructors. On Wednesday morning, the more advanced members of the beginners group used the T-bar lift outside the hotel for the first time. During the morning the snow, which had been falling almost continuously since our arrival, ceased and the sun shone, transforming the whole countryside. Cameras came out and we hope to show some of the results in this issue of the Peterite. That evening the thermometer recorded the lowest temperature of the week, —20°C, and the most beautiful of sunsets gave us high hopes for a nice day on Thursday. The next two days brought more snow and on Friday morning Mr. Man had to dig his way into the Haws Wald, where some of the party were sleeping. That morning we handed in our equipment and spent the rest of the day buying presents and souvenirs and waiting for the road to Langen and home to be declared open. Apres Ski activities varied from evenings spent in our own hotel to 16
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Scenes from "A Penny for a Song"
dancing at the big hotels in Lech. The more athletic members, or those who could afford taxis, followed the latter pursuit and at one of these Dickinson won a bottle of wine for intelligent participation in some form of game, and Bleach and Jackson were fourth out of six in the talent competition singing "Bonnie and Clyde". On the final evening a large party, including the staff, enjoyed an evening at the top hotel in Lech. Miss Cilla Black proved to be the biggest attraction but not in an official capacity. Our warmest thanks go to all concerned with making this holiday such a success. J.E.S.
SCHOOL PLAY "A PENNY FOR A SONG" by JOHN WHITING
in the MEMORIAL HALL 7th, 8th and 9th December The weakness of this play is the lack of unity of plot. There is a serious sub-plot in which characters symbolise and expound Rousseau's political philosophy and the Rights of Man. To interpret these characters or rather ciphers is a thankless task which fell to the lot of Mackinder (and Bleach) Wilson and the ladies. They managed very creditably and can blame their lines if the audience sometimes lost interest. We learn that the British Establishment of the early 19th Century is morally invidious, and deserves to perish before the imminent Napoleonic invasion. This threat inspires some of the Establishment and their lackeys to prepare to resist. These preparations, which constitute the main diversion of the play are amusing, and often high farce. The more red blooded characters in this charade are easier to put over, and the Dramatic society made a great success of doing so. Houghton, ready to repulse the French single-handed was often hilarious, particularly when swinging from a balloon or precipitated down a well. He never overplayed and was often inspired. Hardie was a comical and convincing dodderer with his contraption of a fire-engine—a superlative stage-prop this, among others. The servants, periwigged and apologetic were amusingly and very capably played by Stansfield—gullible, and Pease—whimsical. The farce does depend on the dramatic situation in the sub-plot, but it does not require the long-winded moralising that belatedly leads up to it and often interrupts and deflates it. 17
To offset this, Mr. Bolton's slick direction, the superb set and costumes and much of the acting were far above what can reasonably be expected of a school production. J.P.R. "PROGRAMME" ... RICHARD STANSFIELD RICHARD HOUGHTON JOHN PEASE ... RICHARD HARDIE JULIET OLIVER RUTH GILBERTSON ... PETER WILSON LINDA MORGAN RUTH ROLLINSON ...} STEPHEN MACKINDER PETER BLEACH ... DAVID CONSTANCE NICHOLAS SHEPHERD CLAIRE HAWKINS PETER SHANNON ROBERT COLLIER ROBERT PIGG
William Humpage Sir Timothy Bellboys Samuel Breeze ... Lamprett Bellboys Hester Bellboys ... Hallam Matthews Dorcas Bellboys ... •• Pippin ... Edward Sterne ... ,
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... A Small Boy George Selincourt ... Martha ... Joseph Brotherhood James Giddy ... Rufus Piggott ...
The Orchestra Directed by Violin I ... Violin II Viola Flute ... Oboe Clarinet ... Bassoon ... French Horn Continuo ...
MR. SANDERCOCK JAMES HARGREAVES MARTIN YULE RONALD MCILROY JOHN FENDER PETER RIVERS RICHARD MIDGLEY ... TIMOTHY DAY STEPHEN MACKINDER ANDREW BOWIE RODERICK MACLEOD MR. PEMBERTON IAN SUMMERS ROBIN HOWAT PETER NASH ... MR. WAINE
Music by Purcell and Delibes
Set designed by Mr. Gaastra, assisted by Sixth Form and Transitus art specialists
Set painted by Peter Pace, David Winterbottom, Quentin Russell, Anthony Wood, Paul Zissler and Peter Baby Constructed by Harry Robinson, David Doyle and David Tree Construction advice by Mr. Maw and Mr. Hawkins
Stage Manager: Harry Robinson Machines and Devices: Harry Robinson and David Doyle Lighting: Brian Pugh and Arthur Holmes Lighting advice by Mr. Dixon 18
Sound effects: Ian Blomfield Properties: Stephen Withers Make-up: Mrs. R. C. T. Hall, Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Nixon Dressers: Mrs. M. Wilson, Mrs. K. G. Coulthard and Mrs. P. H. Bolton Wardrobe Master: Christopher Bond Wardrobe Assistants: Michael Stephenson and Stuart Shackleton Prompter: Robert Raley Box Office: Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Kirby Publicity: Jonathan Moffatt Poster and programme cover designed by John Gee Assistant Producer: Mr. Exham Producer: Mr. Bolton
CAREERS On Friday and Saturday, March 15th and 16th, we shall be holding our fourth Careers Convention and Exhibition, starting at 2.00 p.m. on the Friday and 9.30 a.m. on the Saturday. On this occasion the theme will be "Further and Higher Education" and we shall cover as wide a field as possible of the educational opportunities which are available for boys from this school. Thus we shall be dealing with university education, especially choice Of university and choice of university course and we shall be looking at the problem of whether university is always the best answer. Among the speakers in this section will be Mr. B. H. Holbeche, who will be remembered by many Old Peterites as Senior English Master and Housemaster of Queen's. We shall be looking at education through industry and through a profession, and here we will examine the training which is available in these two fields to show that it is possible to become professionally qualified without attending college or university. We shall hear about sandwich courses and also about the courses available at technical colleges and the proposed polytechnics. By this means we shall learn more about the new C.N.A.A. degrees which these colleges are able to award in a wide range of subjects, possibly the most interesting being in business studies. To round off the Convention Mr. J. Wren-Lewis, a well known speaker and theologian, who is engaged in research and development work at the head office of I.C.I., will discuss what lies beyond in the world of work. He is particularly well qualified to talk on this topic and should provide a very stimulating finale for the Convention. As before, we are expecting some fifty employers to be represented at the Convention. Their exhibits should range over the whole field of careers and we have asked them particularly to show how their courses of training offer an education or are integrated with university or college education. At most of the stands there will be representatives who will be only too willing to talk informally to members of the school and their parents. We have found that this informal exchange of information and ideas can be of tremendous value to both sides.
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A continuous Film Show will include a wide variety of films, some of them directly describing careers, others giving background information to work in industry or a profession. The Northern Secretary of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau will be attending the Convention and will also be ready to talk to boys and their parents informally, and there will be a display of literature from the Bureau and also from the Careers Research and Advisory Centre of Cambridge. C.R.A.C. is particularly concerned with the dissemination of information about universities and their courses, and arrangements will be made for purchase of their literature at the Convention.
C.C.F. NOTES The main new appointments for the term were P. T. Summers as C.S.M., Coxwain Fairhurst in charge of the Royal Navy Section, Sergeant Bleach of the Army Section and Flight Sergeant Willcock of the Royal Air Force Section. Lance Sergeant Bavister, coming to the School from St. Dunstan's College, has started the task of reviving the Signals Platoon, with a good prospect of support from the regular Army. New recruits are now able to start a trial period in the Contingent in the Christmas term instead of the Easter Term, and it is encouraging to find the numbers entering as high as they have ever been under the voluntary system. A larger number opting for the Royal Navy Section is now restoring the balance among the Service Sections. During the term we were given great help by Officers and N.C.O.s of the Depot, The Yorkshire Brigade, particularly in training for the Proficiency Test which was held at Strensall on 12th December. All but one of the candidates were successful, and Cadets C. J. D. Bond, M. G. V. Stephenson and J. A. L. Whittaker gained Credit marks. The Depot Colonel, in his report, said "an excellent standard was apparent in the candidates presented", and it is worth emphasising here that a smart appearance goes a long way towards success in this test. Further help was given by the Brigade Depot in acting as "enemy" in the night exercise organised by Lieutenant Bulcock on Strensall Common. Arduous Training and Army Camp. Arduous Training is planned for 29th March to 5th April in the Brecon. Beacons, but the persistence of Foot and Mouth restrictions may make it necessary for this to be changed to the Osmotherley area of Yorkshire. Army Camp will be at Proteus Camp, near 011erton, Nottinghamshire,. from 15t11 July to 23rd July.
R.A.F. SECTION Recruits to the section were placed on a waiting list as the present strength was at the maximum permissible. A successful night exercise was organised by F/Sgt. Willcock assisted by Sgt. Rutherford and was held in the Strensall training area on Tuesday,. 4th November. 20
r Air experience flying at R.A.F. Church Fenton took place on the afternoons of Wednesday, 29th November and 6th December and altogether 16 cadets obtained Chipmunk flights. Air experience gliding at R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse had unfortunately to be postponed because of the weather but there is every hope that it will take place in the Easter Term. J/Cpl. Williamson is to be congratulated on obtaining his gliding certificate B during the summer holidays. Cdt. Harrison constructed a further six models for the aircraft museum and Cdts. Mcllroy, Blackburn and Harris built several engine powered models which they have successfully flown. During the term they have also been in the process of constructing a wind tunnel.
NAVAL SECTION The term began with A.B.s Hudson, Littlefield, Eggleshaw and Marsden being promoted to Leading Seamen and Petty Officer Fairhurst to Coxwain. L/Sea. Nixon was appointed 2 i/c the section; L/Sea. Hudson i/c Stores; and L/Sea. Littlefield i/c Recruits. Early in the term there were several fruitless attempts to sail the dinghy, but in every case the weather thwarted them. In the middle df October any further ideas of sailing were finally abandoned when the dinghy dragged her moorings (our thanks to H.M.S. Safeguard for laying the moorings so securely that they did not break) and rammed Scarborough Bridge. Luckily it was not damaged and was duly recovered and brought up to the Rise area for the winter. It is hoped to get the dinghy into the water as early as possible next term as opposed to the usual custom of waiting until the Summer Term. The two single canoes were finished early this term thanks to the hard work of a few cadets, but work on the remaining double has temporarily stopped because of an apparent lack of interest by most of the Section. This will probably be regretted later in the year when the canoes will be available for private outings. On 17th October our Liason Officer, Lieutenant-Commander StreatfieldJ ames, R.N., paid us a visit and gave a very interesting talk on Commando Carriers, illustrated by a good film. His visit bore visible fruits a few weeks later when a modern copy of "Jane's Fighting Ships" and other books arrived along with an excellent selection of Decca charts. We are extremely grateful to him for all these. Trafalgar Day was marked by dressing ship; an accurate replica of Nelson's famous signal was hoisted. One month later a team of naval divers from H.M.S. Safeguard gave an enlightening display of diving in the swimming baths. It is hoped that this display created interest in Sub-Aqua swimming as this sort of training is open to members of the Section. The same day as the diving display, a set of davits arrived from H.M.S. Safeguard for which we are again grateful to Lieutenant-Commander Streatfield-James. Later in November the Section shared a successful night exercise with part of the Army Section. 21
The week after this, the Advanced Naval Proficiency and Able Seaman's Test were held. The results of A.N.P. will not be known until next term, but the whole of Nelson Division passed the A.B. test, which is a good sign for the future. In this respect Chief Petty Officer Keefe has again been very helpful. During the Summer Holidays, six cadets attended a Quartermaster's Course at H.M.S. Raleigh, and all six passed what is acknowledged as the hardest course run for the C.C.F. At the beginning of the term 19 boys joined the Naval Section of the New Recruits, and since then five more have joined, bringing the total up to 24. G.M.F.
QUARTERMASTER'S COURSE AT H.M.S. RALEIGH 30th JULY-5th AUGUST At various times during Sunday, 30th July, the following cadets (and thirteen from elsewhere) presented themselves at Plymouth station for transport to H.M.S. Raleigh at Torpoint : —P.O. Instrs. Fairhurst and Harrison. A.B.s Littlefield, Hudson, Eggleshaw and Marsden. H.M.S. 'Raleigh is the primary training establishment for all those entering the "lower deck" of the Royal Navy, its equipment and instructors are therefore ideally suited to the training of C.C.F. Cadets. The course was designed to show us just what duties a quartermaster must be able to carry out, and just how numerous these duties are was drilled into us by an expert Sub-Lieutenant and Chief Petty Officer. We were taught how to handle and give orders in power, sailing and pulling boats. A day at sea in a fleet tender (cf. M.F.V.) showed some of us just how easy it is to "chase the lubbers line", and the necessity for a "weather helm". A large portion of time was spent in classrooms, learning the intricacies of charts and chartwork, buoyage and bends and hitches. The course would not, however, have been complete, without an attempt at the assault course; this proving a very sadistic sport for the onlookers. At the end of the course, we took an examination, which all of the St. Peter's cadets passed. G. M. Fairhurst succeeded in coming top and breaking all records with 91 Although this course is classed as one of the most difficult to pass, we had a reasonably early schedule, with two shore-leaves. The food was good and there is a good N.A.A.F.I. on the camp. This course is certainly worth attending for those who seek to gain promotion. P.O. Insts. Harrison R.L.
VENTURE SCOUTS This term saw the beginning of the new training scheme with the publication of the training manual. Organisation has been in - the hands of 22
an executive committee of four elected members. Activities have been voluntary; some members opted out of the Unit at the start, leaving a hard core of vigorous members. Most ambitious of the projects was the undertaking of canoe building in fibre-glass. Outward Bound gave us a typical slalom model from which a mould is being taken. Members of staff have contributed with lectures on car maintenance and rock-climbing. Foot and mouth got the better of the first projected expedition to practice the latter. Woodchopping took place in early term for the sacks which were duly delivered with a carol or two among the poor and aged in the country. Cooking of a more than usually sophisticated kind was instructed by the domestic science mistresses of Queen Anne's on two occasions and shared with their girls. At the end of term a highly successful "cook cum dance" evening was held with two Ranger Units. The Committee handled the advertisement and sale of Charity Christmas cards in the School, some £25 worth, and the Scouts joined with us in two evenings of carol singing for Charity. Visits were also paid to the Sir Winston Churchill training schooner and to a canoe slalom on the Wharfe. Ahead we see an expansion of our activities, particularly in the fields of canoe and mountain activity, and a readiness to share our activities with the district schools and units.
THE SCOUTS This term has seen the introduction of the new training schemes and new uniforms. Numbers finally settled at 32 of which 11 were new to the troop. To keep our numbers down and give other boys a chance to accept responsibility as Patrol Leaders Six of our scouts, who are now 16, will move up into the Venture Scout Section next term. We have not progressed as far as we would have liked with the new training but now that the new Handbooks are here we hope to implement them although the short time available at present will make it difficult to do it thoroughly. New activities this term included visits by the older members to the National Glass Works in York and by the younger scouts to the Fire Station. Both were enjoyed and found to be very instructive.
SOCIAL SERVICE The Editor enquired how this group was getting along. It is loth to broadcast its activities, but did submit the following : "Last term the School group joined Youth Action York, a group run by volunteers to help people in need in the city. The old system, whereby boys from the School visited elderly people, seems to be out of favour, and the new system, whereby the boys volunteer their services for jobs, has not got fully under way. ! With this goes a comment on the surprising number of needy cases in any big town like York and an appeal to those seeking some constructive free-time occupation to get in touch with H. E. D. Lane. Good Luck to them. Ed. 23
RUGBY SCHOOL MATCHES 1st XV v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on Saturday, 14th October. Lost 0-8. Recognising the familiar strength of our opponents, team selection for this, the first inter-school match of the season, relied upon past experience, although on form there was little justification for not experimenting. In the event the selection proved right. Heavy rain for most of the match discouraged handling. Bradford were superior in both the line-out and the loose, but the school pack in the tight gained an incredible monopoly of the ball. Blackford quite evidently had mastered his opponent. Richardson's tactical kicking proved invaluable against a faster set of backs, but it was not determinedly supported by a fit enough side; and one memorable break by Zissler from the base of the scrum was wasted again through lack of support. Bradford took two of their few chances, one a fine penalty kick from the touch-line, the other a touch-down after we had successfully heeled the ball against the loose head on our own goal line. A frustrating way in which to give our opponents a winning 8 point lead. Team—Moss; Donaldson, Cantrell, Benn, Stewart; Richardson, Zissler; Sample, Blackford, McGrath (Capt.), Summers, Bennett, Doyle, Sargeant, Linsley. v. TRENT COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 18th 'October. Won 60-0 Seldom have the School enjoyed such a field day—a total of 14 tries (Donaldson 6, Cantrell 4, Stewart 2, Benn 1, Doyle 1) capped by 9 conversions by Moss. It has to be admitted, however, that Trent were sadly inexperienced and such a one-sided contest is seldom likely to do either winners or losers very much good. Noticeably tackling began to get high and play became too individualistic, but this was understandable under the circumstances. In all departments the 'School were capable of a mastery when so minded, but one was left reflecting upon the lack of prominence of the back-row forwards. Donaldson's six tries were mostly served up on a plate, and Moss at full back fully confirmed his potential as a place-kicker. Team selection as before. Referee—Rev. G. Jones (Yorkshire). v. DENSTONE COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 21st October. Lost 3-5. In marked contrast to the preceding match, this was a splendid game of rugby, in which every player on both sides gave their all. As always Denstone showed a marked degree of skill in running and passing with the ball. Furthermore with their pack the more mobile had not our defence been of the highest order, an avalanche of scoring might well have overrun us. 24
Time and again defence was turned into attack and excitement ran high as thrust was met with counter-thrust, and play ebbed and flowed up and down the field. Richardson at fly-half controlled play shrewdly, employing the dummyscissors, the tactical kick and generally kept Denstone on tenterhooks. A converted try by Denstone (the only time our defence cracked) was quickly countered by a good penalty by Moss to bring the score to 3-5 by half-time. The second half showed no let-up in the pace, and our chances of gaining the lead and snatching a heart-warming victory almost materialised. A drop at goal by Richardson and a further penalty at long range by Moss failed only by inches, so defeat we had to accept in a match which did both sides much credit. Our thanks to many parents in supplying transport in the face of a threatened railway strike. "Colours" re-awarded to Richardson, (Blackford and Summers. Richardson appointed Vice-Captain. Team selection as before. v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 4th November. Lost 5-8. Another narrow defeat for the School against a Leeds G.S. team who remained undefeated throughout the term. Admittedly we understand Leeds were depleted after a successful tour in the South, but we were also seriously handicapped when Benn had to leave the field at half-time and we played the whole of the second half with only 14 players. After Leeds had opened the scoring with a converted try by their leftwingers, stirring work by the school pack led to a try by Summers which Moss converted to level the scores 5 all by half-time. A considerable strain was placed on the School's seven forwards in the second half, but Summers amongst others played a "blinder" in his new position at No. 8, having interchanged with Linsley. Leeds landed a penalty, whereas Moss hit the upright and it rebounded. This was the extent of the margin that separated the two teams on the day. Team selection as before. Referee—C. Grimshaw (Yorkshire). "Cap" awarded to Summers. "Colours" awarded to Moss, Sample, Cantrell and Zissler. v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 1 Ith November. Won 3-0. After the narrow defeats of the preceding two matches, at long last fortune smiled on us once again. Conditions were poor—a wet pitch and a strong, gusty wind. The initiative was mostly ours in the first half. First 'Sargeant, then Cantrell, after a dummy-scissors by Richardson, went close to scoring, until Moss was successful with a cleverly judged penalty kick into the wind from wide out. 25
After a fine break by Zissler but no follow-up try, the climax of the match was only reached in the final 20 minutes, when Giggleswick staged a gallant come-back. We held on determinedly, sometimes gallantly, if not miraculously, to retain our lead and record a victory after a hard encounter. Team selection as before. "Colours" reawarded to both Benn and Donaldson. v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. Played at home on Saturday, 18th November. Lost 0-3. Recognised as one of the key matches of the season and lost as last year by the narrowest of margins (3 points—nil), the award of a penalty kick for a line-out infringement. To say that we missed our chances would be a gross understatement; they were there in legion, whether as overlaps not pressed home or as penalty awards which were sadly executed. All due credit, however, to Ampleforth for some brilliant cover defence, but the school pack were in tremendous form, dominating the game more and more, and Ampleforth must have considered themselves fortunate to have won. Zissler and Summers were both in splendid form, and the school defence was very sound having contained a very speedy Ampleforth backline division. Team selection as before. "Caps" awarded to Richardson and Zissler. "Colours" awarded to Bennett, Linsley, Doyle, Sargeant and Stewart. Referee—A. G. Roche (Yorkshire). v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Wednesday, 22nd November. Won 14-5. A good win for the School, playing some of their best constructive rugby of the term. The front row, with Blackford in particular, dominated the set scrums and the backs with a plentiful supply of the ball brought plenty of variety into their play. The attack was frequently switched and Stewart on the right wing ran in two good first-half tries. More good play in the second half gave the School a 14 point lead, when first Richardson sent Cantrell over for a try which Moss converted, then Stewart added a 3rd try to his personal tally. Worksop before the end gained some measure of compensation with a late try, but the School's play had been convincing. Team selection as before. "Cap" awarded to Blackford. Referee—D. B. Stead (Yorkshire). v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 25th November. Draw 3-3 This pitch has not been happy hunting ground for the School for some time and this match was no exception. Conditions were wet and greasy underfoot, which made handling a precarious pastime. 26
Territorially we held the advantage, particularly in the first half, but there seemed no urgency in the School's play, and only once did they come near to scoring when Moss hit the cross-bar with a good penalty kick. Durham opened the scoring in the second half with a convincing try after a break in the centre. This roused the School into more purposeful play and Moss levelled the score by landing a penalty after severe pressure on the Durham line. For once the School pack failed to produce their true form. A drawn game was an honourable result. Team selection as before. v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 6th December. Won 8-0. Something of an occasion. After a 40 year lapse, healthy rivalry seemed long overdue and keen interest was aroused. A clear, crisp, calm afternoon with perfect playing conditions marked the occasion. The supremacy of the School's pack and Richardson's judicious kicking enabled us to encamp deep in Pocklington territory for long periods of the first half. A linking run by 'Benn led to a try under the posts, duly converted by Moss. Two further penalty attempts by Moss and two dropped goals by Richardson were all, to varying degrees, just wide of the target, so a 5 point lead was little compensation for such supremacy in the first half. Our opponents were a much greater force in the second half and with both Moss and Zissler hobbling about the field our position was by no means secure. After some anxious moments, we finally broke clear. A kick ahead by Zissler was well supported by 'Sargeant who went over for the final try of the match. Team selection as before. SCHOOL v. OLD IPETERITES 'Saturday, 9th December Match cancelled. Ground frostbound. Old Peterite line-up was to have been—J. A. Eatough; J. M. Holdsworth, C. W. Clegg, R. H. Parker, H. L. Wood; C. D. King, J. F. N. Jackson; H. A. King, R. R. Baldwin, C. W. Thompson (Capt.), M. B. Wilson, F. C. Beaumont, P. A. Liversidge, R. L. Bruce and C. Metcalfe. Both sides reckoned to have been robbed of a victory.
RETROSPECT For what was the season 1967 remembered? Was it for the experimental rule, applied for one month only, forbidding a direct kick into touch from a point inside our opponents' half? Not likely! Was it for the year then when the All Blacks thrilled us and that "unfortunate" player, who shall be nameless, was sent off the field? Possibly ! Perhaps our most vivid 27
recollection might be a house match played on the Bumper Castle grounds —yes, even a Senior House Match on those infamous grounds, when the River Ouse, for the second time in October, took control over our riverside fields and we were forced to besport ourselves on those open wastes, where we run the risk of having our heads smothered in one of those unmentionable patches. Quite possibly a life-long recollection! Or will the season be remembered for the team for which we played, whether it be the 1st team who might have played Loretto but didn't, or the 3rd XV, the unbeaten Colts team or any other? Well, of course, it depends so much who we are; what interest we take in the game; what ambitions we may have achieved; or what lasting friends it may have given us. Some get a great deal out of the game, others precious little—the more's the pity. At all levels the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. The 1st XV results this year were in many way's strikingly similar to those of last year, and so nearly very successful. Three successes of last year, Worksop, Trent and Giggleswick were repeated this year, and narrow defeats were once again suffered against Leeds, Denstone and Ampleforth. "Suffer" is apt indeed, for fortune did not smile favourably upon us, and we had to bear the disappointment of seeing the ball rebound all too frequently from both crossbar and upright back into the field of play, when a few inches this way or that might have turned the game in our favour. Points for-96; points against-32; also resemble strikingly those of the year 1966 (99 to 39), although the 60 points collected against Trent College were flattering. By contrast to last year, which relied on the talent of two very good players (Emsley and Clegg), the strength of this year's team lay in its forwards, and the supremacy which from time to time they gained over their opponents. "Drive in—boys"—no doubt had a telling effect! The whole team worked like blacks, and the influence and example set by the captain, both on and off the field, had much to do with the team's success. Undeniably, we compete against strong opposition, so the winning of four matches, losing four and drawing one was creditable enough, and at no time did any team cross the School's line more than once. This speaks well for the good all-round defence, whereas the attack generally lacked pace and penetration. The team fortunately were spared the disruption of injuries, so quite unusually, from the first inter-school match onward, selection remained unaltered. Supporting teams also had their fair measure of success, much of which again can be accredited to the captains and their general enthusiasm. The 3rd XV have never done better in losing only one of their seven matches. After their first match, they provided the 1st XV with their permanent full-back, and all in all served a most useful purpose by selecting as many as 32 different players to represent the teams in the seven matches. Points for 101, against 14, speaks amply enough of their success. The Senior Colts, under the watchful eye of Mr. Maw, repeated the record of two seasons ago by remaining unbeaten, and achieving some striking results in the latter half of the season. Their record of 140 points for, as against 25, compares very favourably with that of 1965 when the tally was 157 as against 20. On that occasion, Colts successes were referred to as "the barometer for the future". We are always acutely aware of the gulf which lies between Colts and 1st team rugger, and the challenge which lies ahead for all Colts players. Where, one might ask, are the Colts players of 1965 today? Eleven are still at school. Six have graduated to 1st team rugger. This is the challenge. 28
League matches and house matches both became disrupted by frozen grounds, let alone the necessity for replays, in the final week or two of term. Leagues unavoidably ground to a standstill; Junior House matches completed their programme in spite of a replayed final; while the Games Committee celebrated its first meeting for five years by ruling the abandonment of the Senior House match programme, due largely to its involvement with the impending Loretto match. The Loretto match, due to be played a few hours after official breakingup time, was the final disappointment. Two nights of severe frost left no choice but for a cancellation, and the hardy 'Scots we learnt felt as frustrated as ourselves. SCHOOL TEAMS: ist XV—D. J. Moss; I. S. Donaldson, M. A. Cantrell, J. A. S. Benn, G. A. W. Stewart; J. C. Richardson* (Vice-Capt.), P. V. Zissler*; J. J. Sample, P. R. H. Blackford*, I. R. D. McGrath* (Capt.), M. T. Bennett, J. L. Linsley, D. J. Doyle, P. T. Summers*, K. J. Sargeant. *—Caps. 2nd XV—H. J. Gration*; D. R. Waller*, E. M. Holgate*, J. E. Dickinson*,
C. J. McFee*; M. J. H. Fisher*, I. C. Dempsey*; A. H. Powell*, A. G. Scott* (Capt.), R. S. Johnson*, A. L. Jervis*, J. G. Hoad*, A. Holmes*, C. D. McAinsh*, D. B. Hart*. *—Colours. 3rd XV—P. D. Rutherford; J. A. Pease, B. Thompson, R. M. Yule, D. M. L.
Jackson; J. D. Rawlings, G. M. Watson (Vice-Capt.); A. G. Bird, D. 0 Jenkins (Capt.), S. G. Smith, J. N. Town, A. M. Bowie, M. K. Bowen, M. C Gilbert, J. V. Townend. Under 16 Colts XV—S. W. St. J. Oliver*; M. G. V. Stephenson, M. C. Pearson* (Capt.), P. H. Blacklock*, T. B. Sargeant; A. Holmes*, D. Pollard; R. P. Taylor*, J. C. Goodrick*, A. S. Bowie, R. J. Brockbank, P. Reaston, J. M. Collinson*, R. M. Cooper, J. D. Lovell. *—Colours. Under 15 Colts XV—M. J. Jones; A. Rennie, J. F. Morley, P. R. Bailey, R. F. Atkinson; I. Robinson (Vice-Capt.); P. L. Hall; C. J. D. Bond, M. W. Bainbridge, A. Gray, A. N. Lawrence, P. S. K. Crossley, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, R. L. Elsy (Capt.), I. D. Raley. Under 14 Colts XV—Selected from:—R. G. Gray; A. G. Sheriff, R. G. W. Hamshaw, A. Corser, A. J. Maycock; M. H. Drucquer, R. T. S. Young (Capt.); P. R. Gooder, D. M. Dempsey, A. H. W. Cooper, J. A. G. Craven, S. A. A. Taylor, R. Sharpe, A. D. Penty (Vice-Capt.), S. P. Coverdale, D. P. Atkinson.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS: 1st XV ... Home Sept. Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV • •• Home ••• Home Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts ... • •• Away Oct. Bradford G.S. ... ... • •• Home Oct. Trent College ... •• • Away Oct. Denstone College Nov. York R.U.F.C. ... • •• Home Nov. Leeds G.S. • •• Home ••• • •• Away Nov. Giggleswick School • •• Home Nov. Ampleforth College • •• Home Nov. Worksop College ... Away Nov. Durham School • •• Away Dec. Pocklington School ... • •• Home Dec. Old Peterites • •• Home Dec. Loretto School ... 29
Result F. Drawn 3 Lost o Drawn 3 Lost o Won 60 Lost 3 Lost o Lost 5 Won 3 Lost o Won 14 Drawn 3 Won 8 Cancelled Cancelled
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Under 16 Colts XV Oct. Pocklington School ... Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Oct. Trent College ... Nov. Durham School Nov. Giggleswick School Nov. Ampleforth College Nov. Worksop College Nov. Ashville College
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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES xst Round:
Grove beat Rise, 9—a. Manor beat School House, 22-o. Dronfield beat Queen's, II—o.
Semi-finals:
Grove beat Manor, 8-3. Dronfield and Temple, drew o all. Remainder of competition abandoned.
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JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES 1st Round:
Manor beat Rise, 30-0. Grove beat School House, 24-3. Queen',s beat Dronfield, 1-3.
Semi-finals :
Grove beat Manor, 13-6. Queen's beat Temple, 25-8.
Final:
Grove and Queen's drew 3 all.
Replay:
Queen's beat Grove, 14-3.
SQUASH Although the Christmas Term is not the main Squash term, there has been more activity than usual this year. Apart from the 1st V matches, we were fortunate to receive two most enjoyable visits, one from Terry Pickering and Michael Grundy, two Yorkshire players, and the second from the South African Knights team, who were on a six-week tour of this country. Pickering and Grundy played an excellent exhibition game, full of delicate shots. The Knights spent a full afternoon coaching a selected number of boys and in the evening played two exhibition matches. We are extremely grateful to all these players for spending so much time at the School and for giving us opportunities of seeing a much higher standard of squash than exists near York. It was also a pleasure to see their fine sportsmanship and tremendous enthusiasm. In the 1st V matches we did very well, winning three matches and only losing to the powerful Durham University team; we are grateful to the Durham team, whose main purpose in playing us is to try to improve the School team. The captain, J. C. Richardson, had an excellent term, winning all his matches easily. He also found time to do a great deal of valuable coaching and was a help to many players. The second string, D. R. Waller, improved enormously and was a very strong player in his position; his departure at the end of term will make a big gap in the team. J. G. Hoad and M. J. H. Fisher at Nos. 3 and 4, both found wins hard to achieve. Fisher, and to a lesser extent Hoad, have a major problem of temperament. Their disappointment with their own shortcomings tends to cause defeat more often than the skill of their opponents; both of them are better players than they themselves think. At Nos. 5 and 6, the younger players, P. L. Hall and I. Robinson, made good progress and won most of their matches well. At No. 7, P. V. Zissler played with great speed and enthusiasm; with more control he could be a difficult player to beat. Several other players have improved quite well, but there are others, who have played little and are wasting their ability; in most cases this is not because of lack of keenness, but rather because of poor organisation of spare time. In the holidays, Richardson and Waller took part in the South of England Championships at Eastbourne. Richardson did very well to reach the semi-final, where he lost narrowly in the fifth game. Waller unfortunately had a bad draw and lost in the first round, but he had little difficulty in winning the plate competition. These two were joined in
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London by Hoad, and the three played very well and reached the quarterfinals of the Bath Club inter-schools competition, defeating Halleybury 3-0 and King's, Canterbury 2-1, before losing to a strong Hirstpierpoint team. RESULTS: 1st VII V. Squashbucklers at home on 26th October.
Result: Won 6-1 J. C. Richardson beat A. Whitehorn, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6. D. R. Waller beat J. I. Sellers, 9-3, 9-I, 9-6. J. G. Hoad beat F. P. Willis, 9-8, 6-9, 9-2, ro-8. M. J. H. Fisher lost to P. J. Maydon, 9 -7. 9-4, 7- 9, 6-9, 2-9. P. L. Hall beat D. G. Lethern, 9-o, 9-I, 9-o. I. Robinson beat J. G. K. Nicolson, 9-o, 9-7, 9-o. P. V. Zissler beat T. L. A. Burgess, 9-7, 9-3, 9-2. 1st VI v. York R.I. at home on 14th November. Result: Won 5-1. J. C. Richardson beat J. E. Fawcett, 9-2, 9 - 7, 9-4. D. R. Waller beat R. Foster-Brown, 9-3, 9-6, 9-7. J. G. Hoad lost to N. J. Magson, xo-8, 9-c, 7-9, 6-9, 6-9. M. J. H. Fisher beat D. M. Snowdon, 9-4, 8-10, 8-103 9 -5, 9-5• P. L. Hall beat G. L. Martin, W/O. I. Robinson beat W. Anderson, 9-5, 9-I, 9-5. ist VII v. Durham University at home on 26th November. Result: Lost 2-5 0-9, 9-2. J. C. Richardson beat S. Gallup, 9-1, D. R. Waller lost to I. A. Nutall, 4-9, 2-9, 5-9. J. G. Hoad lost to M. Willstrap, 2-9, 2-9, 1-9. M. J. H. Fisher lost to R. D. Harding, 2-9, 4-9, 7 -9. P. L. Hall beat D. Weatherup, 9-3, 9-o, 9-7. I. Robinson lost to A. J. Garlick, 5-9, 4-9, 4-9. P. V. Zissler lost to A. J. Garlick, r--9, I-9, 5-9. 1st VII v. York University zway on 5th December. Result: Won 5-2 J. C. Richardson beat J. Gallagher, 9-2, 9-3, 9-2.
J. G. Hoad lost to A. Hart-Davis, 8-1o, 6-9, 9-6, 5-9. M. J. H. Fisher lost to P. Woolley, 6-9, 7 -9, 9-4, 9- 7, 1-9. P. L. Hall beat J. Aiken, 9-3, 9-I, 9-o. I. Robinson beat J. Ogle, 9-o, 9-2, 9-3. P. V. Zissler beat M. Hamber, ro-8, 9 -4, 9-5• P. Holmes beat R. Atter, 9-3, 9-3, 9-o.
SHOOTING The usual practices have been held this term, but in the event it has been mostly beginners who have attended. It continues to be difficult for many club members to attend, and at least three first VIII members have shot the matches recorded below without a single practice. In view of their performance this is perhaps not alarming, but what does give some cause for concern is the small attendance by the next generation, last year's beginners, who should now be building up their scores. .
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From the match point of view this has been a good term and our scores have been on average the highest we have achieved : this is certainly true of the `‘Staniforth" result. The following have shot for the School this term: L. M. Creer ('Capt.); S. Mackinder, P. J. G. C. Bleach, G. W. Harding, S. G. Smith, Bavister, A. G. Bird, P. R. Taylor, P. R. Morris, J. R. Young. St. Peter's Opponents Result v. Monmouth 772 759 won v. Leeds G.S. 763 746 won v. Merchiston 772 771 won v. 'Pocklington 777 Our "Staniforth" score of 776 placed us 14th out of 136 competitors.
FENCING CHRISTMAS 1967 This has certainly been one of the best seasons even enjoyed by the fencing club, both as a team and in individual competitions. The only defeat suffered by the team was the first one of the season against a strong Y.F.A. team and indeed the score, 10-6, could probably have been reversed had we not had three colours missing. The most important team match of the season was against Westminster School, who came up to York from London. Against these very notable opponents, considered to be one of the country's foremost fencing schools, the team excelled themselves winning 16-2 overall. Miller was awarded his School Colours. Other team matches were against : York University, won 10-6, Sheffield University, won 11-6 and a team from Hull University, won 15-1. The School were distinguished by having two of the three members of the Y.F.A. team which won the North of England Senior Team Championships. They were Wood and Lockwood. In the Ashton-Under-Lyne Senior Tournament Wood reached the last 10 in the foil and Miller the quarter-finals of the sabre. In the North of England Under 20 championships at the same place Wood lost his title, coming third, and Miller fought well to come sixth. Wood reached the last twelve in the Under "20" championships of Great Britain, but was knocked out in the direct-elimination. The Yorkshire schoolboys was the last competition of the term and in this Miller and Lockwood were knocked out in the semi4mals and Wood finished second. These were good results for the team because it was fought in steam-foil, a strange weapon to the School who always use the electric apparatus. We can now look forward to the Easter Term and the Public Schools Championships which is always the climax of the fencing season. The first team are certainly up to the required standard for this, but some of the other experienced fencers must get down to training if we are to win the overall competition. Once again we thank Messrs. P. and A. Power for their valuable coaching and time spent on making St. Peter's one of the strongest senior fencing teams in the North and certainly the strongest school fencing team. C.A.W. 33
SOCCER We have great pleasure in announcing that there are now two football teams operating in the School, and negotiations are proceeding for an indoor soccer centre. A team from Queen's has now been formed under the title of F. C. Royalle and the club colours are claret and blue. The "Saints" have played eight matches this term, winning five, losing two and drawing one. After winning the first three games by 10-5, 10-1 and 10-2 everything seemed set for a long run of success. Unfortunately, the run came to an abrupt end at the hands of the Post Office by the decisive margin of 12-2, this despite the heroic goalkeeping of an ex-Peterite, J. H. Reiss. We are proud to say that several members of the 1st XV have shown a preference for the round ball game, and indeed have played for us on occasions. F. C. Royalle are expecting a large attendance for their 1st round youth cup tie on 20th January, and also for their (T. Fry testimonial) match on the 27th January. I.C.D. and E.L.
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SCHOOL SOCIETIES PREFACE The emphasis this term appears to be on new societies. The Motor Enthusiasts' Club opened under Mr Pullin's direction and aims at giving people instruction in the more technical aspect of matters, such as go-carts and car maintenance. Trips to race meets are planned and this will give people a chance to break from the school routine. The Ancient Architectural Society held its inaugural meeting, and there are hopes that even more will be done next term. A link has not yet been officially made with the Art Society, but this would no doubt benefit both sides. Strangely enough an old stalwart, the Debating Society, was troubled by internal power politics and even some back-stabbing, but proposals are under way to right this. The Modern Language Society still prospered but was described as "moribund" by one of its members. More fortunate was the Senior Science Society that established, though not without a struggle, a link with York College for Girls; it also held a trip to I.C.I. Harrogate—once again a chance to see "the outside". The Russian Society continued to pull in the crowds and hopes to arrange a trip to a Russian play in the near future. The possibilities of such a society are endless, in a field which is as yet relatively unexplored in this school. It was opened to the fourth forms for the first time this year and there is no reason for not giving the thirds the opportunity to attend also. The only problem then arising is that one has such a wide cross-section to reach and one must not be too highbrow or too lowbrow. The Literature Society came of age with its presentation of an anthology on "Woman" Though the material was not original, this kind of achievement ably fulfills the purpose of a school society—that is to give boys a wider and more complete education than they could obtain in the classroom alone and to give them a chance to lose their fear of audiences. A similar occasion was the Christmas Concert of the Music Society. In toto, the societies of the School are flourishing; yet one must always remember that new ideas never go amiss and what is dead must be pruned. A.M.B.
DEBATING SOCIETY It is with heavy heart that I take up my pen to record these notes. For it is probably true to say that the Society is going through one of its worst spells in recent memory. The characteristics of this term have been apathy, indifference and petty, time-wasting quibbling. Talent is, however, not lacking but is being drowned in a flood of mediocrity. A feeling is abroad that the Society has lost its way, but we must hope that the questioning spirit some members have shown will ultimately prove beneficial. Now to the actual business of the term. In their attempt to discover the wishes of the Society the Committee have spread their net widely to include motions both serious and gay. Violence in sport, the relative merits of Public Houses and Public Schools, the nature of government, the 35
ever-popular "balloon" and racialism have featured as this term's talkingpoints. At a light-hearted level the balloon debate was probably the high-spot of the term. Messrs Napoleon Bonaparte, Matt Busby, George Whetstone, Harold Wilson and Jim Bleach entertained the Society as they desperately tried to avoid ejection. Such matters as Napoleon's reasons for saying "Not tonight Josephine", the invention of the ball-point quill, production of hot air and George Brown produced a hilarious evening. The debate reached its thrilling climax as George Whetstone, a three-foot high circus strongman, hung on (by his seven-foot arms!) to beat an exhausted Harold Wilson by a mere two votes. On a more serious plane, the final debate on a motion advocating the separate development of the white and coloured races as the most practical course for the forseeable future, showed some of the latent talent of the Society. The proposition, R. E. Hardie and I. M. Macleod, brilliantly defended what proved to be an indefensible position. It was perhaps unfortunate for them that after fighting off the opposition's charge of apartheid several speakers from the floor stood up and supported the motion because they supported apartheid. P. J. Shannon and R. St. G. Houghton produced their usual capable performances and there were some explosive scenes on the floor leading to the chairman's threat to eject several members. Finally I must announce the departure of Richard Hardie, this term's President, and express the Society's deep and lasting gratitude for his long and devoted service. We are sure that he will prove an asset to any university debating society and wish him all possible success in this field. Just as this magazine was going to press the Society learnt, with shock, of another departure, that of Mr Cummin as Master-in-Charge. In one way and another he has been associated with the Society for longer than anyone now here can ,remember and under his careful eye generations of skilled debates have arisen. His encyclopaedic knowledge of procedural matters, his never-failing ideas for motions and his keen wit at meetings will be sadly missed. We wish Mr. Exham luck as his successor. R.W.J.D.
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY A meeting was held on 15th October at which a talk was given by Mr. Nigel Hancock, an Old Peterite who is reading Geology at Oxford. His subject was the Oxford Expedition to Methana, 1967, of which he was secretary. His main theme was the work done on the geology of the volcano Kameno Voceno, which last erupted in c. 250 B.C.—an event described by Strabo—but included something for everybody : travel, human geography, archaeology. The talk was illustrated with over 80 colour slides and made an enjoyable and informative occasion for the considerable number present. But perhaps what interested us most was the mpunting, conduct and life of an expedition like this, and by the end many felt that the speaker had had a most enviable experience. 36
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY The Society held three meetings this term, a Brains Trust, a film show, and a talk. The first meeting was the Brains Trust which was composed of Messrs. A. T. Howat, P. G. Croft, D. S. Mair, J. P. Rigby. A wide variety of questions were asked and all were promptly and interestingly answered. At the second meeting the Rev. John Briggs introduced two films, one on a Varsity Public Schools camp in Scotland and one, the latest in the Fact and Faith series, on "Blind Flying". After the films he answered questions and gave details of the Varsity Public Schools camp in 1968. The third and last meeting was a talk by 'Mr. D. K. Exham on "Science and Religion", in which he gave an interesting survey of his views on the subject. A meeting had been arranged at which the Dean of York was to lead a discussion, but unfortunately he fell and cracked his jaw just before the meeting, and it had to be cancelled. Late in the term the committee met to plan the programme for the Easter Term. G.M.F.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY The three meetings held this term have all taken similar form—that of a talk in 'French by a guest speaker, followed by discussion and questions over coffee. The aim throughout has been to encourage members to speak French rather than remain completely passive. Our visitors spoke on a wide variety of subjects—M. Soula, the assistant at Nunthorpe Grammar School came to speak on the university system in France, Mr. Depledge demonstrated how proficient an Englishman can become in French, and, while speaking primarily of his year at Beauvais, gave some fascinating insights into the sort of colloquial French that never gets into the textbooks, and finally Mlle. Chabanon, from the Mount School, gave an illustrated talk on Corsica. Mr. Mair is planning some less orthodox meetings for next term, all with the aim of making members participate and allowing them to gain a wider appreciation of the French way of life.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY This term the Society returned to the tradition of having a House Representative acting as chairman for each meeting, as opposed to the experiment tried last year when a permanent chairman was appointed. For the first meeting of the term, held on 23rd September, the two societies (Senior and Junior) joined together to be shown a selection of scientific films. The second meeting was held on the 7th October, when Mr. J. Mackeand, an Old Peterite, gave a lecture on "control methods in the Chemical Industry". He gave a detailed and lengthy description of the various methods of taking measurements of reactions in large chemical plants and the ways of controlling them. The chairman for this meeting was P. R. H. Macartney. 37
The third meeting was held on 21st October, when Mr. Marshal of Bradford University gave a talk on "The Life History of a Drug". He started by giving a brief History of Pharmacy and then went on to describe how a drug was developed from the start of research to the time when it reached the patient. H. J. Robinson was in the chair. On Tuesday, 7th November, a party of Senior Members attended a lecture on "Liquid Air" at the Mount School. The lecture was interesting if rather elementary, but the evening did not develop into the social occasion for which our President had hoped. The final meeting was held on the 11th November, when Dr. Heddle of York University gave a lecture on "Astronomy from Space Vehicles". This meeting was graced by five members of the fair sex from York College and their Headmistress. The Headmaster was also present. The chairman was B. D. Pugh. The highlight of the term was a trip to I.C.I. at Harrogate, on 14th December, by a party of 25 boys and the President. On arrival at 2.15 we were introduced and then split into two parties. These then went on conducted tours of the establishment and returned for tea in the restaurant at 4.15. We would like to extend our thanks to I.C.I. for allowing the visit to take place and also to our President, Mr. Harris, for taking so much trouble to organise it. It is hoped that in future years it will be possible to hold more mixed meetings and that these will develop into a social occasion as well as a scientific meeting. D.R.B.
JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the term was organised by the Senior Science Society and films were shown. The second meeting saw a demonsration of Police Dog training which seemed to be enjoyed by all members judging by the amount of interest shown in the dogs at the end of the meeting. The curator of Flamingo Park Zoo was invited to speak at the third meeting. He brought with him three animals and a number of excellent coloured slides showing his safaris in Africa. The final meeting of the term was a very successful film show when three films were shown. Our thanks are due to Mr. Riley for organising three very enjoyable meetings. R. D. MacLeod.
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY A large mail arrived from the "Devon" late in term, consisting of meteorological recordings from the North Atlantic and South Pacific, material from Expo 67, cargo loading plans, a map of voyage 44 and two cargo loading plans. All this contained much of interest. 38
Voyage 44 covered 30,990 miles and lasted from 23rd June (London) to 13th November (Falmouth)-142 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes, to be precise. The first passage was to Montreal by the northern route through Belle Isle Strait. Cargo was loaded there, at New York, Philadelphia, Newport Neus and Savannah. This was a remarkably mixed bag, crated vehicles (cars, trucks, tractors, combines) and vehicle parts predominating, but also with a considerable quantity of consumer goods—furniture, cosmetics, refrigerators, washing machines, films, books—and others for industrial use—box board, shoe lasts and a wide range of chemicals. These were discharged at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The "Devon" then went to New Zealand and loaded for home at New Plymouth, Opua, Napier and Port Chalmers. As is to be expected this cargo consisted mainly of cheese (124,000 cartons), butter (86,000 cartons), lamb and mutton, but there were also less expected items, such as bales of possum skins, sacks of grass seed, casks of pelts and bags of ox hearts. The homeward passage was also via Panama, with a call to discharge boned beef at San Juan in Puerto Rica.
ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY This has been the best year so far with a record number of birds ringed, 2,649 of 55 different species, four of which were new to the School ringing list. These are tabulated at the end of the report. Besides the ringing at Moorlands in the winter months a new ringing site at Tholthorpe, in the Summer Term, has been very productive both in numbers and species. There was no Easter Trip this year but the annual visit to the Calf of Man Observatory was held in early August. The following boys attended: — I. A. Gill, D. Judson, P. W. F. Marsden, R. MacLeod, C. J. Watson, P. M. Wright. In early September a short visit was made to the Observatory at Spurn Point which J. Place, P. M. Wright and D. Judson attended. Although not much ringing was done several new birds were seen by all the party. This year has also produced some of our best recoveries the highlight being the South African swallow. Details of interesting recoveries are given below. Species
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Blackbird Blackbird Redwing Redwing
Skelton, Yorks. 28.11.66. Skelton, Yorks. 15.12.65. 27.11.65.
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Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. 26.1.67. Controlled. Hornsea Mere, Yorks. 30.8.67. Controlled. Sodra Torp, Sodra Rada, Varmland, Sweden. 27.7.67. Found dead. Tresnes, Arendal, Aust Agder, Norway. Killed by cat. 5.10.67. Terni, Umbria, Italy. 15.11.66. Killed. Cone Salvetti, Livorno, Italy. 27.11.66. Caught.
Dunlin Dunlin Ringed Plover Brambling Song Thrush Greenfinch
Langness, I.O.M. 27.8.60. Langness, I.O.M. 28.8.67. Langness, I.O.M. 20.8.67. Skelton, Yorks. 14.12.66. Langness, I.O.M. 3.1.67. Skelton, Yorks. 12.12.65.
Hoylake, Wirral, Cheshire. 19.7.66. Controlled. Port Etienne, Mauretania, West Africa. 14.10.67. Found dead. Agon, Manche, France. "3.8.67. Shot. Vlieland, Netherlands. 7.11.67. Controlled. Haydock, St. Helens, Lancs. Caught alive and tame. 4.8.67. Weybridge, Surrey. 3.8.66. Controlled.
Note.-Controlled means caught and released by another ringer. Ringing Totals 1967 Greenfinch (657), House Sparrow (316), Chaffinch (205), Blackbird (195), Redwing (186), Linnet (145), Dunnock (,o6), Song Thrush (105), Brambling (86), Robin (61), Tree Sparrow (6o), Swallow (6o), Starling (59), Willow Warbler (51). Blue Tit (49), Whitethroat (47), Wren (46), Dunlin (39), Great Tit (21), Yellow Hammer (17), Bullfinch (13), Ringed Plover (12), Stonechat (12), Mistle Thrush (12), Sand Martin (9), Willow Tit (7), Coal Tit (6), Fieldfare (6), Goldfinch (6), Chiffchaff (5), Goldcrest (4), Long-tailed Tit (4), Redstart (4), Redshank (4). Tree Creeper (3), Skylark (3), Rock Pipit (z), Grasshopper Warbler* (2), Pied Wagtail (2), Lesser Whitethroat* (2), Blackcap (z), Redpoll (2), Magpie (z), Grey Wagtail (2), Spotted Flycatcher (2), Jay (1), Moorhen (I), Reed Bunting (I), House Martin (I), Sedge Warbler (1), Cuckoo (I), Pied Flycatcher* (I), Meadow Pipit (i), Turnstone (1), Tree Pipit* (I). Total 2,649. 55 species. Grand total 11,833 birds of 78 species. *-New ringing species.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY This term three meetings were held all of which were excellently attended. This must be put down to the change of time, whereby the Society meets at 6.30 on Tuesday evenings-giving people an opportunity of missing prep. Refreshments also were made available at the end of the school meetings, for which we thank the kitchen staff. The first meeting took the form of a visit to Dr. Zhivago at the A.B.C. Cinema, which was attended by more than a hundred people from the School. The majority were delighted by the film, but there were those who felt that more might have been made of the Revolution, during which period the film took place. After this we had a meeting in which two members of the Society gave short talks. This meeting was, in fact, identical to the one that had been postponed two terms before. Ferguson spoke on Rasputin, the Mad Monk, and pointed out that this title hardly suited him at all and also dispelled some of the myth surrounding him. A. M. Bowie spoke on Russian poetry from Blok down to Vozuesensky, including Yesenin and Mayakovsky in his talk. The last meeting, though well attended, was not the success that might 40
have been hoped. Four films were shown entitled Dawn in Moscow, Moscow News, Petrodvovets and People's Education, but the quality and sound of them was not exactly Hollywood. We would like, lastly, to thank Mr. Pullin for the work he has put into the Society since he moved in as Master-in-Charge, as successor to Mr. Austin, and to say that the Society hopes to extend its bounds in the future. A. M. Bowie.
MUSIC SOCIETY NOTES It was originally arranged, at the first committee meeting of term, that there would be four meetings. One of these was to have been a showing of the film "A young person's guide to the Orchestra", to the score of Benjamin Britten. Later on we found out that it was impossible to hire it then and the meeting had to be abandoned. Three successful meetings have been held, however, the first, on 29th September, was a talk by the Secretary, Day, on "Monteverdi". He had chosen to speak on the composer because it was the quartercentenary of his birth. He tried to place him into the context of an exciting changing artistic world, the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque periods. After tracing his career and trying to describe the musical scene of the period, he then showed how he adopted and developed the changing elements of music, in his own secular madrigals and in his dramatic music in the newlydeveloped form of opera, and in his sacred music, where old and new were mixed most conspicuously. He illustrated the talk with madrigals and part of the "Lamento d' Ariama" on records. In an obviously interested lecture on the 10th November, P. D. Wilson talked about "The Clavichord", outlining its history and demonstrating its mechanism and the music written for it on a clavichord built by his father. He and Day played music by Farnaby from the "Fitzwilliam Virginal Book". Buxtelurde, Scavlatti, J. S. Bach and C. P. E. Bach. With Mr. Pemberton, treble recorder, Day played music by Handel and Mozart, and the lecture recital ended with some contemporary clavichord music of Herbert Howells. T.M.D.
ART SOCIETY Two meetings were held during the term. On Friday, 10th November, Mr. Robinson of York Art School gave a talk on "The Artist and his surroundings". It was illustrated with slides of everyday objects transformed by the eye of the camera into abstract designs. The second meeting was held on 5th December when Mr. Copeland of Shepherd Design Group gave an illustrated talk on European trends in Architecture, describing the different methods, styles and techniques used in buildings of Germany, Holland, Sweden and Switzerland. P.G.P. 41
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS' CLUB The Club was recently formed, based on an idea of three of the committee members to meet the growing interest in motor sport and motoring in the School. House Representatives were appointed and fifty-five boys enrolled. It was decided to meet on Thursday evenings and the first meeting was held on 23rd November. Two films were shown. The first, "Made for Travel", gave a fascinating description of the manufacture of tyres and also demonstrated their testing. The other film was educational and gave valuable instruction on "Skid Sense". A week later the Club was fortunate enough to obtain a film of the spectacular 1966 Indianapolis 500 Road Race, which was extremely well accepted. The third and final meeting of the term again consisted of films. This time the programme lasted much longer and was of particular interest to the motor cycle division of the Club as one film was on motor cycle racing and scrambling and another about graduating from small to larger and more powerful machines. Finally an excellent colour film of the 1958 Coupe des Alpes was shown. All the term's meetings consisted of films, but this was unavoidable as guest speakers could not be obtained at such short notice. However, an extensive programme has been arranged for the Easter Term when we hope to have several guest speakers, a visit to a motor factory and outings to Northern race tracks, hill climbs and motor cycle scrambles. J.P.G.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB This term there were four meetings, at the first of which we elected our committee for the year. R. I. Pigg was elected Chairman, F. T. Gooder Vice-Chairman, R. E. Rowbottom Club Secretary, R. P. Morris Treasurer, and M. R. Stokes and D. T. J. Metcalfe became Committee Members. At this meeting it was discovered that a number of young and enthusiastic members of the School wanted to join the Club and they were therefore able to go ahead arranging a programme. At the second meeting Mr. Kienlyside from Askham Bryan College of Agriculture came to talk about rotavators. He illustrated his talk with slides showing rotavators at work and by bringing along various parts of the machine. The third meeting consisted of four films of which the first, "Machines and the Farm", was undoubtedly the best. Our final meeting was addressed by Mr. P. J. Rowbottom, 0.P., the elder brother of one of our members and a founder member of this Club in 1952. He talked about his visit to Portugal and about Portugese farming and evidently Portugal is rather backward as far as agriculture is concerned. This talk was illustrated by a film taken during the visit and was very much appreciated by the Club. In all we have had a successful term and we are looking forward to a more ambitious programme now that the Club membership has risen again. F.T.G. 42
MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT At 6.30 on Saturday, 16th December, 1967, in the Memorial Hall This concert showed a distinct departure from the usual form of school concert held over the last few years. The School Orchestra was swelled by importation of instrumentalists from outside the School and also the formation of a mixed choir consisting of members from the School Choir and girls from Queen Margaret's School. The new changes allowed for a greater variety of programme and resulted in the most successful School Concert for many years. The concert opened with two orchestral pieces by Purcell. Although the strings were few in number the School Orchestra played commendably. The next item was the first of three sets of carols sung by the mixed choir. Each set was sung magnificently by the choir, with great confidence and feeling; making these carols one of the undoubted successes of the concert. Performances of two Chapin Mazurkas followed these carols. The A Flat Mazurka was played by M. J. Black and although the performance was very sound, it lacked some confidence and continuity. Miss J. Copley from Queen Margaret's School then played the G Minor Mazurka. She was more confident and produced a very commendable performance of this difficult piece. J. B. D. Hargreaves and R. M. Yule, violins accompanied by Mr. F. Waine, then played the adagio and finale of the Trio Sonata No. 7 by Boyce. Although the performance lacked tone they played well. After this P. D. Wilson and T. M. Day played the first movement of Mozart's Sonata in D for two pianos. This was superbly played with tremendous confidence and there was never any hint of lack of co-ordination between the two. They then played as an encore an intriguing piece by Lennox Berkeley of great technical difficulty. One of the major highlights of the evening followed. S. Mackinder was the soloist in the concerto for oboe and strings by Corelli. The oboe has had few concerti written for it because of the difficulties of playing it as a virtuoso instrument. Mackinder mastered the technical difficulties well and, with the strings providing good support, an extremely worthy performance was produced. The choir then returned to sing the second set of carols which were again sung beautifully. Grieg's Praeludium from the Holberg Suite, played by R. A. Howat, followed. This was well played, again demonstrating the high standard of piano playing present in the School. M. A. Cantrell and A. L. Jervis then played a guitar transcription of Bach's C minor Prelude. This performance was again very sound and demonstrated well the place of the guitar as a virtuoso instrument. Finally, to end the concert, three further carols were sung by the mixed choir, again sung extremely well, and they provided a suitable ending to a very enjoyable concert. The great success of the more ambitious programme and the very high standard of performance undoubtedly gave rise to the most successful School Concert for many years and promises extremely well for the future.
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VISIT TO LINCOLN'S INN On Tuesday, 14th November, a party from School, in the custody of Mr. Coulthard, visited Lincoln's Inn After rising early the party departed from York on the eight o' clock train, arriving in London just after eleven. We proceeded from King's Cross Railway Station to Lincoln's Inn by taxi, despite the driver's ignorance of the location of this particular Inn. Having enquired as to the way from sundry traffic wardens we eventually reached the precincts of the Inn, which we entered on foot, to be greeted by an official of the Inn He conducted us into a large room which seemed to serve for committee meetings and shooed out some eminent legal personage who was working there. We were instructed in the history of the Inn and the nature of the training and conduct of the legal profession. We then proceeded to the library where we were shown some exceedingly old and rare books. An ancient retainer, attired in the brown and gold livery of the Inn, led us from thence to the Chapel, a seventeenth century building of extraordinary simplicity and beauty. And so to luncheon in the Hall beneath the fresco of the history and principles of Justice. As we partook of this repast a number of learned and worthy Judges came to converse with us, including Lord Denning, Master of the Rolls, and Mr. Justice Gough. Our appetites sated and our thirsts quenched, we left the hallowed acre of the Inn and walked to the Royal Courts of Justice. Sitting on the lawyers' benches we listened to a judgment in an appeal against a magistrate's decision on a licensing application and the opening of an appeal against a conviction for assault. Later the writer wandered into a court and listened for a while to a suit for damages after a motoring accident. When the Courts closed we were permitted to perambulate around London as we wished. The party met with several amusing incidents which are unfortunately unrepeatable in a magazine of this nature. Ultimately, we returned to King's Cross Railway Station in time to board the six-twenty train. 45
Some members of the scholastic establishment ventured before this excursion to express the opinion that the excursion would not, per se, be of notable interest. It is with the greatest delight that I wish to endeavour to correct this viewpoint and state that every participant found the excursion per se of considerable interest. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Lincoln's Inn for arranging this fascinating excursion and to Mr. Coulthard for giving us so much of his valuable time to escort us. R.W.J.D.
ON HOUSE PLAYS Sir, It is with considerable astonishment and horror that I learn of the intention of several Houses to use girls in their next House Plays. I regard this as a total abdication of their responsibilities to acting both in the House and in the School. There can be no question of the desirability of girls acting in School Plays so that a greater selection of plays with adequately demanding parts can be drawn on. A School Play is a showcase for the leading actors of the School and as such must be worthy of them. A House Play is, however, very different. It is an activity designed to employ the talents, latent or otherwise, of as many members of the House as possible. It is, essentially, a production by a House for the School. Moreover, if the producer does his job properly he is easing the burden on the producer of the School Play by providing opportunities for new talents to show themselves and be properly developed. A boy can come into the School Play after three years with the basic groundwork of acting technique already covered. If you introduce girls to House Plays you are automatically excluding junior members of the House from participation in the play and cutting off the supply of trained actors for the School Play. The quality of both must inevitably suffer. R. W. J. Dingwall (Producer, Queen's Players)
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the School on Saturday, 9th December. The Headmaster announced that, because of the new dates of the School's external exams, Commemoration will be held on 12th, 13th and 14th July, which is a week earlier than usual. Dates of Regional dinners were announced as follows — North West-29th March, at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan. Birmingham-10th May, at the Staff House of the University of Birmingham. East Riding-24th May, at the Highfield County Club, Driffield. :
COMMEMORATION, 1968 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1968 School Commemoration will be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. The official programme and pro-forma on which to apply for tickets for the O.P. Club Annual Dinner, to be held on Saturday evening, 13th July, and the Commemoration Service in the School Chapel on Sunday morning, 14th July, will be circulated with the May issue of The Peterite. Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys' cricket match against the School should apply to K. M. Ratcliff, "Fairways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Warwicks.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held on Saturday, 2nd March, and the Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, 7a, St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by the 20th February. The following crested neckwear is available — 17s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk crested ties 12s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. Terylene crested ties 1 ls. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk bow ties 19s. 6d. each plus postage 5d. All-silk batswings 34s. Od. each post free. All-silk cravats ... 60s. Od. each post free. All-silk squares ... :
The North-East Old Peterite Dinner was held on 27th October, 1967, at the Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. Those present were :—The President of the Club (K. H. Rhodes); T. B. Boulton; D. L. Brown; H. G. Brown; E. P. Davison; R. M. Deas; W. Graham; J. T. Harding; R. D. Harding; D. C. Holmes; W. G. Huntley; K. D. Lockwood; G. R. A. March; J. D. Morrison; D. R. Reavley; D. N. Simmons; D. L. Whitfield; D. G. M. Young. 47
The West Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held on 2nd November, 1967, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds. Those present were:—The President of the Club (K. H. Rhodes); The Head Master; The Hon. Secretary of the Club (D. Kirby); J. Ambler; S. H. Beetham; J. C. Brisby; M. A. Butterworth; R. T. Clark; A. G. Collomosse; R. G. Crowther; J. Gillgrass; M. Hallas; J. M. Holdsworth; W. M. Hudson; D. Joy; H. W. Judge; A. R. Marks; G. F. B. Mitchell; J. E. Moore; M. K. Oldham; I. T. Parkins; M. I. H. Sproulle; D. A. Stabler; A. F. Stott; M. A. Watson; J. R. Wood. The London Old Peterite Dinner was held on 10th November, at the Charing Cross Hotel. Those present were :—The President of the Club (K. H. Rhodes); The Head Master; The Immediate Past President (T. J. Lewis); M. T. Clegg (Past President); J. A. Hanson (Past President); J. Dronfield (Vice-President); G. W. A. R. Alderson; P. T. Baker; A. Battrick; V. M. Black; A. P. Border; R. Bower; K. A. Boyes; R. T. Burdon; T. H. Burdon; I. G. Clarkson; W. H. Colley; A. B. Cooper; J. H. Crook; P. Daintry; J. M. Dickenson; R. S. Dhon; A. E. R. Dodds; F. H. Douglas; P. J. Dronfield; D. C. Drummond; P. R. S. Fairclough; R. E. S. Farrar; M. E. Funny; P. Garbett; H. F. S. Gedge; J. B. Gedge; I. R. Gibson; G. E. L. Graham; B. A. C. Gray; D. St. G. W. Gray; J. C. Griffiths; D. Hall; R. K. Hall; F. H, Hillyard; C. C. Houghton; J. C. Houghton; M. F. Hudson; M. E. Kershaw; M. J. Kershaw; D. Kirby; C. H. Lewis; N. Lumley; J. E. Moore; B. M. Nendick; T. J. Newhouse; R. Oliver; J. H. O. Parker; C. J. Pattinson; T. S. Pick; F. H. Potter; C. J. Quickfall; E. M. H. Ranson; K. M. Ratcliff; J. Schoefield; W. L Seabourne; C. M. Shadwell; P. M. Shepherd; A. A. Short; G. C. Smith; J. D. Stanley; R. L. Stead; P. St. G. Stephenson; M. G. Sykes; J. R. W. Thirlwell C. W. Thompson; E. D. Thornton; D. A. Turnbull; D. T. N. Tyne; R. D.. Wheatley; A. G. Wilson; M. W. Woodruff; W. G. Yeoman.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES A. G. REYNOLDS, in Bombay, sends a welcome for O.P.'s to visit his wif and himself at 15 Hill Park, Powai Road, Malabar Hill, Bombay (Tel.: 36 41 30). He adds : "At the 538th Meeting of the Council of the United Kingdom Citizens' Association, held at 51 Chowringhee Road, Calcutta, on 14 December, 1967, A. G. Reynolds (Temple 1939-41, Manor 1941-44 was elected Vice-President of the Association for the year 1967/8. H was also re-elected Chairman of the Bombay Branch of the U.K.C.A. at the Annual General Meeting of members of the Branch on 25th October, 1967". JoHN F. R. HAYES, articled to a solicitor in Bristol, takes the Law Society's
Qualifying Exam, Part LL, in August, 1968. From February he will at the College of Law in Guildford until August this year. He is contactable at c/o 100, Henleaze Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol. (Grove 1957-62). His engagement is announced below. ALLAN WILSON, B.Sc. (1952-58) joined Taylor Woodrows in London
1961. He worked for a year in Perth, Australia (1963) and in 1966 joined Roberts Construction, Johannesburg. Here he married a Mis O'Connor from London in January, 1967. Their address is given below. T. P. N. FAWCETT writes of his shock at Mr. Craven's death in September recording Arthur's influence on the rugger field, in the C.C.F. and the Fifth Form. 48
S. K. KAZEROONI welcomes visitors at his address in Iran and offers to help O.P.'s (Khyaban Behar, 10 Khyaban 'Bakhtiar, Tehran, IRAN). He continues as Senior Adviser to the Chairman and General Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company; also works in an advisory capacity for the Government of Iran. Of his two sons, the one is in his last year of B.Sc. Engineering, the other in his final year of secondary schooling in Tehran. D. K. HODD (Grove 1951-55) is moving to Lusaka in Zambia on 6th February to take up a post with a firm of architects there. His address : c/o Geoff Lawson, F.R.I.B.A., P.O. Box 262, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. J. W. RUDD (Manor 1951-54) says from Western Australia in mid January "we played cricket the other afternoon in a temperature of 116, which sure tuckered us out." He sounds settled and indeed is so, for at least another five years. (c/o Goldsworthy Mining Ltd., Finucane Island, Port Hedland, W.A. 6721).
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HOWAT—On 25th August, 1967, to Chris and Jenny Howat, a son Simon
Nicholas, a brother for Rebecca Mary. CLARK—On 13th March, 1967, at 42 Walney Road, Heworth, York, to Julie (nee Andrews) and Richard T. Clark, a daughter, Rachel Julie Margaret, sister for Simon. Temple 1944-53).
ENGAGEMENTS J. F. R. HAYES to SUZANNE JANE WITHERS of Failand Farm, Failand, Bristol, on 13th October, 1967.
D. N. BROCKLEBANK to MISS JOAN COVELL, S.R.N., S.C.M. of Hounslow, Middlesex. (Manor 1950-57).
MARRIAGE HOWAT—GRIFFIN.
The wedding took place on Thursday, 27th July, 1967, at St. Luke's Church, Scarborough, of the Revd. Jeremy Noel Thomas Howat and Miss Janet Mary Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. R. Griffin. (School House 1948-54).
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS R. E. A. ATKINSON, 44 Marsden Road, Burnley, Lancashire. W. D. BLEASE, "Fernlea", Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, Lancs. PR3.2AY. D. N. BROCKLEBANK, Rose Cottage, 36 Colinton Road, Helpston, Peterborough, Northants. 49
R. T. BURDON, Stonecourt, Underwood Road, Caterham, Surrey. J. G. CLARK, "Kinvara", 27 Castle Road, Kendal, Westmorland. J. A. DENISON, Manor Court, Skelton, York. Tel. Beningbrough 277. CAPT. S. K. DENLEY-HILL, A.C.C., Junior Tradesmen's Regiment, Dundonald Camp, Troon, Ayrshire. M. W. DRONFIELD, 2F, Airlie Terrace, Dundee (delete 11 Clifton, York). P. J. DRONFIELD, 126 Sinclair Road, London, W.14 (delete 11 Clifton, York). J. R. EGGLESHAW, A.C.A., 13A Priory Road, London, N.W.6. (Tel. 01/.624/5770. H. G. N. FAWCETT and T. P. N. FAWCETT, The King's School, Ely, Cambs. Tel. Ely 2824. G. R. FORTUNE, "Arvika", 10 Clarendon Road, Eldwick, Bingley, Yorkshire. M. C. FOY, Longcroft, Ancient Lane, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, Yorkshire. M. G. A. GARBUTT, 93 Westmoreland Terrace, London, S.W.1. Tel. 834-7248. G. M. GRAINGER, 5 Abbotsway, Muncaster, York. Tel. York 25226. J. K. HICK, 12 Nether Way, Upper Poppleton, York. D. K. HODD, c/o G. Lawson, Esq., F.R.I.B.A., P.O. Box 262, Lusaka, Zambia. P. JOHNSON, 105 Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York. Tel. York 66803. D. A. W. JOY, Holebottom Farm, Hebden, Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire. J. J. KETTLEWELL, "Red Roofs", Stallingborough Road, Keelby, Grimsby, Lincs. Tel. Roxton 286. M. LEDGER, 281 Hull Road, York. Tel. York 55862. 2nd/LIEUT. W. N. MARSHALL, R.M., Infantry Training Centre, Royal Marines, Lympstone, Nr. Exmouth, Devon. J. H. MOTUM, Owlpen, Franksfield, Peaslake, Nr. Guildford, Surrey. Tel Abinger 237. K. H. MURRAY, 6 Notre Dame Mansions, Enrico Mizzi Street, Msida, Malto G.C. F. W. B. PACEY, 0.B.E., Lea Close, High Lane, Maltby-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, N.R. Tel. Hilton 483. J. R. PEVERLEY, Whitbygate Lodge, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire W/CMDR. J. S. P. PHILLIPS, D.F.C., 77 The Fairway, Oadby, Leics. R. H. PROUDFOOT, 28 Waseley Road, Rubery, Worcs. J. M. RAYLOR, 9 Foxthorn Paddock, Badger Hill, Hull Road, York. J. N. ROE, 4 Heather Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. D. E. ROWBOTTOM, 29 Park Crescent, Furness Vale, Nr. Stockpo Cheshire J. W. RUDD, C/O Goldsworthy Mining, Limited, Finucane Island, Po Hedland, Western Australia. P. H. O. RUDDOCK, 67 The Mount, York. A. A. SHORT, Charing Cross Hotel, Strand, London, W.C.2. 50
J. E. SMITH, "Beechcrofe', Kilnwick, Driffield, Yorkshire. R. L. STEAD, 31 Culverden Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. D. STOREY, "St. Fillans", Top Lane, Copmanthorpe, York. Tel. York 67267. P. J. TEMPLE, "The Hollins", Askham Richard, York. Tel. York 65410. D. K. Timms, c/o the D.S.A.O., Private Letters Section, D.S.A.O., King Charles Street, London, S.W.1. Write "TEHRAN" top left of envelopes addressed to him. A. C. WILSON, B.Sc., 18 Clifornia Court, Catherine Avenue, Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa.
OBITUARY W. S. B. BAGSHAW, Cridling Park, Knottingley, Nr. Pontefract, Yorkshire. Jnd.: —1929; Left —1932. DR. I. M. ORMISTON, 7 Newton Place, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, C.3. Jnd. —1940; Left —1943. J. S. WooD, 37 Edgerton Grove Road, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Jnd. —1911; Left —1914. :
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EDITORIAL NOTICES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. The Editor welcomes correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. When the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his "nom-de-plume" should be enclosed as well. Members of the O.P. Club receive The Peterite free. The Peterite is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term. If any member of the O.P. Club should not receive his number of The Peterite, the Editor would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to the Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. The Editor of The Peterite will be glad to supply any past numbers which he may have to those desiring them, at the price of 3/6d. per copy. Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St Peter's School, York.
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THE PETERITE Vol. LX
MAY, 1968
No. 378
EDITORIAL In thinking over the last few years' sport on the School one cannot help but be struck by the way in which minor sports have established a reputation for this School far outside the bounds of York. Squash and fencing spring readily to mind, and 'Shooting comes hard on their heels. Nor is this the work of a few individuals; in each a tradition has been built up which we have come to accept. These sports occupy minority time. Their success has been chiselled from hard and bare corners of a crowded timetable, and has depended on devotion and ability by boys and coaches who have often been committed to other sports in the major part of their sporting timetable. More and more there is a clamour for diversity in the sporting curriculum. "Why shouldn't I play golf? Sail? Trampoline? Cannot I do for tennis, swimming (already growing in impetus) and these other sports what others more gifted have done for the traditional lines of cricket, rugby, rowing? Build them into something with a tradition, too?" The appeal is both powerful and reasonable, and sometimes comes from the heart. Sometimes, of course, it doesn't, and then one loses sympathy knowing that an irksome commitment is being shrugged aside. Let us take a moment's cool look at what is involved. The Public School must compete to survive. It must also retain its peculiar individuality. Both are hard business propositions. If you can get elsewhere what you pay to get here, you might as well get it free elsewhere. For many parents the choice, consciously or otherwise, is influenced by preconceived ideas of what a school is like. So that in attracting such prospective parents, a school must be wary of shrugging aside its traditional image in favour of a lot of experimental ideas. This is relevant particularly to the field of sport in which the register of victories against old rivals may play a more than justifiable part. And further we have our friends and opponents to consider; the competitive field in which our standards are measured. No use playing Badminton if you can't get a game. On the other hand, and speaking from a purely educational viewpoint, one must be aware that many boys don't fit with a traditional pattern of team games. One might add that, from their later record, they are often by no means untalented or uninterested in sport of one kind or another. And even the old Blue whose business-tired eyes search for the evening rise is glad of the schoolday hours when he learnt to lay a modest fly on the school baths. To consider this diversity. In practice it depends on two factors. There must be an adequacy of coaches or else an adequacy of enthusiasm in the boys to, say, organise themselves on a club basis; or both. In coaching the emphasis in public schools has always been on the usually 1
CONTENTS Editorial ... ... ... Obituary—Sir Lumley Dodsworth Acknowledgements ... List of Contributors School Notes Valete ... Salvete ... House Notes Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise School Temple
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CHAPEL AND THE SCHOOL MUSIC ... The Chapel The Choir 'St. Nicolas
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FEATURES—a section in which senior boys contribute articles on topical events and development in consultation with staff
Careers Convention ... ... The "New Look" in English ... Outdoor Activities Drama, House Plays ... A look at University Life
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SPORT
The Boat Club Hockey Rugger Athletics Shooting Squash Fencing ... Soccer ... ... Oxford Cup ... Rugby Fixtures, 1968
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THE SCHOOL SOCIETIES
... ... ... ... ... Music ... Report of visit Of Huddersfield Technology Orchestra Senior Science Junior Science Modern Languages ... Russian Society Young Farmers' Club ... ... Theological ... Photographic ... Motor Enthusiasts' Club ... ... Chess ...
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C.C.F.—Army R.N. ... R.A.F. The Scout Group ... Venture Scout Unit ... The Scout Troop ...
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"OUT AND ABOUT"—a miscellanea of activities Greek Play in Cambridge Venture Scout Camp ... Walking Club ... Youth Action York ... ... Public Schools Fencing Public Schools Exploring Society
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Letter to the Editor ...
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pleasant duty of masters to provide the former. (Just once in a while, the football staff is depleted and masters tread the delicate voluntary/ compulsory line; at worst being pressed into a service of which they know nothing.) By and large it works. But, with diversity, both boys and staff will simply not go round. You are faced in fact with the problem of whether or not to "direct" both into channels which are traditionally accepted—that is to maintain standards accepted over the years in major sports—or to give each laissez faire in the belief that, however small the body of enthusiastic participants in a sport,, the standards will come and that where no standards (in terms of victory or defeat) exist, the experience will have been educationally sound. This latter is particularly hard to believe if you are on the coaching end of a depleted roll of members for, say, cricket, in which you feel bound to maintain an outstanding record. Nor is the idea of diversification limited to sport in the accepted "hard exercise" meaning of the term. There is a recognition that crafts and constructive hobbies might well in some cases occupy time that might have been spent on an irksome games field. And here finance must rear its ugly head; for St. Peter's holds neither the physical equipment nor the available staff time to enter on, say, constructional work in the engineering or electronics fields. And those who witness the present active work going on in minority time on, for example, canoe building, know well that it is both exhausting and financially hard. Which poses pretty well the same sort of problem in this field; for there must be a tradition of expertise here no less than elsewhere. "Leave well alone" will have been the answer for some in the recent very full questionnaire which went the rounds of the Masters' Common Room. The subject—very much an enquiry into the nature of diversification of activity in games time. The Athletics programme in the Easter Term (to some one of the bastions of public-school life) will serve to illustrate the sort of target the diversifyers have in mind; it is rightly defended by R.F.H. in the current report. It has after all been under more or less constant fire for years and is eminently justifiable when under swing on a fine afternoon when the trees are in bud. But says the sceptic, "how many fine afternoons .. .?" Have a hard look at the table of records, to see what or how much would be added in a summer season of protracted coaching. One thing is certain at St. Peter's that the core of "hard exercise" activities will go on for the majority and that the production of sound competitive school teams will not turn soft. Thus our first and major concern will be to determine what proportion of time must constitute adequate training for these and for how many. Imaginative reconstruction of the time table could then introduce opportunities for the diversification which many want. It will then be a matter for treading slowly; working to build up the tradition of expertise (and it may be paying for it) without which we could easily become a pack of amateur, soft-option bunglers. And only then will we be able to return and consider in the light of experience whether what we are aiming at is a school record (you know the sort of thing: "measured in terms of success, this season has ."), or young althetes in a nationally competitive sense, or just plain citizens with a sound discrimination of their recreational abilities and perhaps a lifetime pursuit cultivated in the flush of schoolboy enthusiasm. Because they had the chance Ed. 2 .
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OBITUARY SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH It is with great sorrow that we have to record the death of Sir Lumley Dodsworth on 16th February after a short illness, and we extend to Lady Dodsworth and family our deepest sympathy in their bereavement. As a near neighbour for many years—for some time even nearer, at No. 29, now our Music School—Sir Lumley had been able to watch the fortunes of St. Peter's School, and became one of its greatest supporters and friends. In 1958, on the death of Col. H. C. Scott, the Archbishop of York appointed Sir Lumley to be one of his two representatives on the Board of Governors, and as such he gave freely of his experience, and his advice was keenly sought and appreciated. In particular he would be remembered for his strong support for any proposal designed to raise academic standards, and while he was always a champion for his beloved Classics, he realised the needs for other disciplines, particularly Mathematics and Science. Some years before he became a Governor Sir Lumley founded an English Essay prize which bears his name, and has become one of the most sought after annual awards. Sir Lumley Dodsworth was a man of great charm with a keen and genuine interest in most worthwhile things, and especially in the problems of young people. It can surely be said that this width of interest was his outstanding characteristic, and showed itself in the substantial support he gave to such School activities as Music, Drama, Debating and Sport. He was well-known by Masters and boys alike, and for many years a familiar all-weather figure at Cricket and Rugger matches. His robust partisanship was not a negation of sportsmanship, but provided refreshing encouragement to our boys. After all, it was only in the realm of competitive sport that he had no use for Cambridge, Lancashire or Scotland! Those who have had the task of guiding St. Peter's School in recent years have cause to be grateful for Sir Lumley's constant encouragement, for his friendship and for his sympathetic understanding of their problems. We deem it a privilege to have known him and are the better for having done so. Many of us took leave of him in the Minster on 20th February in the manner he would surely have approved, and we shall ever cherish his memory. J.D.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Editor wishes to thank P. T. Summers for invaluable work as assistant editor of this edition; also to acknowledge with thanks receipt of our contemporaries. 3
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS J. Dronfield Esq., D. S. Mair Esq., R. F. Harding Esq., L. C. Le Tocq Esq., D. Kirby Esq., P. Power Esq., D. G. Cummin Esq., P. L. Harris Esq., K. G. Coulthard Esq., I. R. D. McGrath (0.P.), W. N. Marshall (0.P.), J. C. Richardson, P. R. H. Blackford, C. A. Wood, I. M. Macleod, P. D. Wilson, P. T. Summers, H. E. D. Little, E. R. Walker, T. M. Day, A. G. Scott, R. W. J. Dingwall, J. E. Dickinson, I. C. Dempsey, K. J. Sargeant, P. J. Shannon, R. D. Macleod, R. N. Collier, F. T. Gooder, G. M. Fairhurst, J. P. Gee, J. Fender, J. S. Nixon, A. Scaife, J. R. Lund, N. W. H. Mitchell. Photographs from: S. M. G. Scott, R. N. Collier, S. Foster, D. M. Schofield.
SCHOOL NOTES For their enthusiasm and vigorous contribution in many fields we thank our student masters for the term: Peter Bell, Barry Stimpson, Richard Smith, Mel Burles, Tim Jackson.
Headmaster and Head of English combined in a more than mute performance of "The Dumb Waiter" early in term. A splendid performance which had to be repeated to cope with a widely interested audience.
"Fluctuating choir"—someone's description of the movements taking place in the Chapel furniture. Inspired by the necessity of an enlarged chancel for the performance of St. Nicolas, the experiment of removing choir pews altogether and the choir to the gallery has been generally applauded. The pews can, however, be returned without hardship and will be so for the annual service of Commemoration.
Outstanding in the term's artistic calendar was the production of Britten's "St. Nicolas" reported elsewhere. Which brings to mind the sad news that F.W. leaves us in July to join the staff of the Royal School of Church Music as Warden of Addington. *
Planning ahead? Easter term 1969 14th January-24th March; Summer term 25th April-14th July. 4
Another Careers Convention has been and gone and readers will find some useful statistics along with the report inside. *
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Squash and fencing both enjoyed distinguished results in the Easter holiday competitions; reports follow. Two boys achieved gliding qualifications in the holidays. One imagines that this may be a line for others to follow with the same distinction as Oglesby.
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"March 1968" The Bootham Athletics fixture was cancelled because of weather. * * * Staff sides turned out on several occasions to defend their honour versus School Hockey and Soccer teams. It should perhaps be said in defence of the implied allegation that their soccer side was "loaded" that all its members were, in a more or less strict sense, "members of the staff", academic and otherwise. * * * For portions of term both Mr. Clarke and Mr. Duncan were away on courses, the one in Computing, the other in winter Mountain Leadership. * * * New School Monitors were: P. R. H. Blackford, J. E. Dickinson, R. W. J. Dingwall, R. M. Green, H. E. D. Little (Chapel), C. J. McFee, P. T. Summers, P. V. Zissler. *
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"Judo is rapidly increasing in popularity in this country. This is firstly because it is an excellent sport and secondly because in certain circumstances it can be an effective form of self-defence. For these reasons I think that it would be a good and practical sport to introduce into the School." Cogently expressed by J. R. Kemp, who submits these photographs.
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In January five sixth-formers visited the University of Nottingham on a four day course, basically in mathematics but designed also to give a preview of life at the university. Churchill College, Cambridge, has also entertained three of our sixth form on short visits and the University of Birmingham has extended a similar invitation.
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In the Easter holidays Mr. Allen was with boys biologising in Scarborough, Mr. 'Bulcock with another party in East Berlin. The R.A.F. were divided between Lincolnshire and Germany, and expeditions were out on the North York Moors and in the Lake District. Others were on careers or academic courses. *
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. H. J. Robinson and M. T. Bennett have gained Gold Awards over the past year.
VALETE Robert W. J. Dingwall. 196o-1968. U.VI. School Monitor. Exhibitioner, St_ John's Coll., Cambridge. 'A' Level (French, History; U of E). '0' Level (i2). General Knowledge prize (3 consec. years); Secretary of Debating Mod. Languages, Russian Socs., House rep. Literary Soc. Chapel Committee. Silver Award D of E. Chairman House Cultural Committee, producer House play, assist. ed. 'Royal Purple'. To Cambridge, International affairs. 85 Heworth Green, York. Tel.; York 23042. Iain M. Macleod. 1958-1968. U.VI. School Monitor. 'A' Level (English, Latin, French, U of E). '0' Level (11). English Essay Prize 1967, Latin Oration 1967. Secretary Literary Soc.; House rep. Music Soc.; Secretary Walking Club. D. of E. Silver Award. Head of House; House athletics and cross country. To Worcester Coll., Oxford; Teaching. Millfield House, 153A Hull Road., York. Tel.: 25981.
SALVETE P. Beddoes (R); R. J. Carson (G); A. G. Craig (T); J. E. Rawson (T); A. S. Sanderson (D).
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HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE The term began with the appointment of C. J. McFee as Head of House, assisted by H. E. D. Little, the new Chapel Monitor. Four new House Monitors were installed—R. N. Collier, I. S. Donaldson, J. J. Sample and ` 9Maverick" Monitor L. H. McKem, the first transatlantic Monitor in the 1300 years of the School's history. We welcomed A. S. Sanderson to the Junior Middle year. The House has had considerable successes, both individually and collectively, on the games field. Midway through the term the Junior Long Run Team's rigorous training culminated in their winning the cup. Mention must be made of P. R. Gooder's commendable performance in coming second. The Shooting Competition went off with a bang: we tied for first place with the Manor. The Squash Team did not prove so strong: although beating Queen's in the first round we were easily defeated by the formidable Grove side in the semi-final. In the Athletics notable enthusiasm was surprisingly built up for this relatively unpopular sport. In the standards it was noted that everbyody in the House scored. On Sports Day, starting with a deficit of fifteen points to the Grove, we narrowed this margin by gaining twelve points in the first two events. By the end of the day we had secured the Athletics Shield by a considerable margin. J. A. Pease further added to the victory by winning the Sprint Cup. C. J. McFee, I. S. Donaldson and T. M. Day were awarded House Colours. C. J. Watson was awarded his Junior House Colours. The House was well represented in the School's production of St. Nicolas, which proved to be a most rewarding experience not only for those who took part, but also for the audiences. Several Venture Scouts from the House were also deeply involved in the planning and construction of a fibre-glass canoe mould, and then canoes in the House Hobbies Room. Their progress has been watched with great interest by many others of the House. I.R.D.McG.
THE GROVE We welcomed Carson, a day border, who joined us as a Junior Middle. He replaced Penfold, whom we found had left after only a term in the Grove. On the games field we have not seen what had recently become a Grove domination of the Cross-Country, Junior Long Run and Athletics and we were unable to regain any of these trophies. Zissler, however, was certainly not culpable for this lack of success as not only was he responsible for some fairly arduous training by the Cross-Country teams, but he succeeded in coming close second himself, when he should never have been running. Lack of form on the day led to the senior team's second place to Temple, and the Juniors, with Milner absent, came third and lacked real talent, although Dempsey ran well to come second. The whole House performed very commendably, although not without the usual grumbles, by leading at the beginning of the Sports as a result of winning the Standards with an average of 10.9. However the powerful Dronfield side proved too strong on the day, although we finished a comfortable second. 8
The squash cup did return to the Grove after the team had beaten Manor, 3-2, in a close, hard-fought final. There has also been healthy rivalry between Houses in the relatively new field of House Plays. The Grove emerged creditably from its performance of "The Press Cutting" by G. B. Shaw. It is a comedy about Suffragettes. Bleach and Smith deserve special praise for their performances while most of the Junior part of the House squeezed into an assortment of dresses and were amusing, but unlikely, suffragettes. We must not forget the production team of Scott, Brown and Stansfleld for their hard work and the latter two for their varied posters which have been a feature of the main school corridor this term. Rising prices even seem to be hitting the House as we learned that the embellishment fund payments may have to be raised from the longstanding figure of 4s., unless the number of newspapers is reduced. Finally the House Proms have struggled manfully to exist this term, and we hope that this long Grove tradition will continue when Mr. Harding leaves at the end of the year. J.C.R.
THE MANOR This term has been encouraging due to the number of varying pursuits followed, but in terms of success it has been a little disappointing. In the Cross-Country we came fifth despite the efforts of Dunn and Elsy and we came 5th again in the Junior Long Run. Athletics were very disappointing until sports day when some determined running by Stewart and Holmes P. saved us from bottom place. The Squash Team, well led by Fisher, reached the final and lost very narrowly to Grove, while the Shooting Team did one better, coming first equal with Dronfield; Creer should be congratulated for being the only person competing to gain maximum points. Our Junior Chess Team has reached the final of the inter-House competition and we wait until the summer term for this to take place. Morris has been encouraging and organising water polo in the school, and when it came to an inter-House tournament our Team consisted solely of school team members and victory came almost inevitably our way. Fairclough wrote and produced a House play, "The Inflationary Cycle", which is worthy of merit in many ways, although it did serve to show the difficulties involved in the use of theatre work-shop methods. The House this term, then, has disappointed in its activity as a House; it has been left for one or two individuals to carry the rest of the House away from complete disgrace. The poor average in Athletics standards shows this and we can only hope for an improvement. • P.R.H.B.
QUEEN'S HOUSE At the beginning of the term J. E. Dickinson and R. W. J. Dingwall were appointed additional School Monitors and P. G. Mitchell a House Monitor. We started the term well winning the House Chess Competition and having several boys highly placed in the General Knowledge Paper. Special mention should be made of Dingwall, who won the paper for the fourth 9
successive year and we must also congratulate him on attaining an Open Exhibition to St. John's College, Cambridge. Unfortunately the term has not yet been very successful as regards sport, the House finishing fourth and sixth in the Senior and Junior CrossCountry events. Congratulations, however, to Young R. T. S. on finishing third in the Junior event. In the Squash Competition the House Team were beaten 3-1 by Dronfield in the first round. On the whole the Athletics standards were disappointing but they did bring out the best in a lot of boys who normally show little interest in sport. As over the past few years we had an excellent Team to represent us on Sports Day but their chances of success were considerably lessened by our poor position in the standards. It is unfortunate that the commendable efforts of most of the House should be cancelled out by the lack of effort from a minority. It is significant to note here that on the day of the Sports Queen's gained only two less points than Dronfield, the winners and more points than any other House. In the Senior events Marson was outstanding and after coming second in the 220 yds. he Won the High Jump and the Gofton Cup for the 440 yds. Collinson must also be congratulated on winning the Intermediate 100 yds., 220 yds. and 440 yds. We were well represented in the School Hockey Teams and congratulations to Gration on the award of his colours and Dickinson, the captain, on the award of his cap. Off the sports 'field the highlight of the term for Queen's was the presentation by the Queen's players of "Master of Arts" by William Douglas Home. This proved to be highly successful and was enjoyed greatly by many parents and members of staff. The success of "Master of Arts" was not however based entirely on appreciation from in front of the stage but mainly on the enjoyment which it gave to all those boys who were concerned with the production. A new, but entirely successful, venture undertaken by Queen's this term was the staging of the chapel services for one week. The services were created and executed by a cross-section of the House and were very much appreciated by the congregation. C.A.W.
THE RISE It was in January, 1918, that the Rise was opened for the first time, and this, our fiftieth anniversary term, has been one of varied success and enjoyment. Our birthday present, which was much appreciated by everyone in the House, was the award of an extra exeat. At the beginning of term, S. Mackinder was succeeded as Head of the House by I. M. MacLeod: C. R. Jones, G. Thompson and G. W. Harding were appointed House Monitors, while C. H. Noble, M. R. Stokes, R. St. G. Houghton and J. L. Linsley became Supervising Seniors during the term. At the end of term, we had an extra cup to grace our shelf—concrete evidence of the considerable efforts which were made in the direction of Athletics, in which the House finished fourth, and Cross-Country—A. D. 10
Penty is to be congratulated on winning the Junior Long Run, and P. G. Pace thanked for his enthusiasm as Captain. It was unfortunate that a misunderstanding over age limits deprived C. H. Noble of his victory in the Intermediate Mile, but in recognition of their many and varied contributions to the House, he, P. G. Pace, and R. M. E. Raley were awarded their House Colours. R. D. MacLeod received his Junior House Colours. Inside the House, two competitions have been organised—table tennis and flick hockey—and a new diversion in the form of badminton has made a welcome appearance. Moreover, much attention was paid early in the term to the House Play, of which a report no doubt appears elsewhere. We thank P. N. Shepherd for the energy he put into the production. Musically, the House clearly has wide talents, for we were represented in "St. Nicolas" and the School Dance at the end of term. We looked forward with interest to next term's Music Competition, and indeed to all other opportunities for success extended to the House. I.M.M.
SCHOOL HOUSE The House began this term without the presence of four of last term's members. Hardie, successful in gaining a place at Magdelene College, Cambridge last term, left—only to go back to school: this time, however, as a teacher at Terrington Hall. P. D. Wilson succeeded him as Head of the House. Both Wilkinson and Phillips decided not to continue their school careers into the Sixth Form, and Grieves left very unexpectedly through home difficulties. We wish them all luck in the future. In the Athletics this term the House came fifth. This is not a fair reflection of the true standard since many of our best athletes were unable to compete on Sports day at any rate. Littlefield (who came fifth in the Cross-Country) had to be in London on Navy business and both Bailey and the two Sargeants were ill. (It must be noted that K. J. Sargeant was incapacitated in a worthy cause: he strained his knee whilst playing in the Masters v. Boys football match. In this game also, Lawrence showed himself to be a very competent goalie.) Morley and the elder Atkinson were fit though, and it is to them that the House owes most of the points it gained on Sports day. Illness struck not only those on the sports field, however. Mr. Craine's appendicitis half way through February naturally greatly affected the House, and also the whole school, by his absence from the chemistry labs. As, unfortunately so often happens, one only truly appreciated what Mr. Craine did, in his absence; since so much of his work has of necessity had to be laid on other's shoulders. Mr Exham has had to bear the brunt of this and for the latter part of the term has for the most part, with visiting help from the student master, Mr. Bell, had to carry out duties both as Housemaster and assistant master at the same time. Our thanks go to him for coping so patiently and tirelessly. We hope that Mr. Craine will have fully recovered from his operation by next term and also that Mr. Exham will have fully recovered from looking after the House. For the House Play we performed : "The Red Velvet Goat" by Josephina Niggli. This one-act play set in Mexico (under the producership of Mr. Exham) was enjoyed very much by all those involved (including, it 11
seemed, the audience). We all appreciated some accomplished comic acting from Baby and Rivers in the main roles. In the school's performances of "St. Nicolas", School House as usual gave much musical support, but perhaps more noteworthy was the performance in Chapel on the last Sunday of term of Britten's "Abraham and Isaac", sung by M. P. Baby and R. A. Howat and accompanied by T. M. Day. A great deal of hard work went into its preparation and was repaid by the appreciative reception it had from many members of the School. By and large the term was a tumultuous one, but, considering that there were trial exams for many, a very active one in a large number of fields.
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TEMPLE The term began with Mr. Kirby as Housemaster while Mr. Croft was on leave in Cambridge. He was assisted by Mr. Stimpson, a student master. M. A. Cantrell, R. I. D. Mcllroy, J. S. Place and A. Scaife were appointed House Monitors to replace those who left at Christmas. The House Chess Team, having lost two of last term's members, lost the cup to Queen's in the final after beating Manor. After much training under the enthusiastic leadership of J. R. Lund, the Cross-Country team had a resounding success. They beat the Grove into second place by 51 points and M. A. Cantrell won the individual cup, with R. J. Hamilton-Williams coming in third. After a great deal of practice the Junior Long Run Team, although weakened by illness, did very well to come second, only three points behind Dronfield. In Squash the House Team won their match against School House, 3-2, only to lose, 0-3, to Manor in the semi-final. After much practice by the members of the Shooting Team, they were unfortunate to get only 364 points in the actual shoot. This gave them third place, 5 points down on the winners. Some successes by a few gave the House sixth place in the standards for Athletics. The Sports day was a dull one for the House, brightened only by a few fourth places and by M. A. Cantrell coming first in the 880 yds. and second in the 440 yds. The cup for the mile had already been won by him Junior House colours were awarded to R. J. Hamilton-Williams for the efforts he has made for the House in both Running and Rugby. The House made history by producing its first ever play this term. We chose "The Good Woman of Setzuan" by Bertolt Brecht. This challenging play was produced (and reduced) by Mr. Stimpson. A great deal of time and effort was put into its production by over two thirds of the House. The set constructors and lighting operators did well to overcome all difficulties and raise such an ambitious stage, set and lighting in the gym. The totally inexperienced actors were successful in keeping their audience interested for one hour and forty minutes. This was achieved by a number of unintentional jokes which relieved the seriousness of such a moralising play. Audience reaction was favourable and there is much enthusiasm among the participants for another play in the future. P.T.S. 12
THE CHAPEL Old Peterites coming to the Commemoration service should be pleasantly surprised to see the alterations made in the Chapel this term. For a week—apart from one service of Compline—services were held in the Hall while these alterations were being carried out. Now the choir pews have been removed (the Choir have invaded the balcony) leaving only one fixed pew at each side of the chancel, enabling the altar to be nearer the communicants and more varied forms of services, including those in which drama and music can play a part, to be carried out. Queen's were the pioneers of the first house services and Grove followed them in the succeeding week. Queen's perhaps made the mistake of concentrating too much on the theme of war and suffering, and inevitably Vietnam grudges worked their way into the services. Members from every year took part in both houses' services but it was felt that some of the more junior boys were too immature to put over the services properly. However, all who took part deserve our thanks for their efforts in trying to make us think again about matters affecting our religious beliefs. Towards the end of term, Mr. Exham, Doyle, Wilson, Shannon and MacLeod made readings adapted from St. Luke, in a semi-dramatic form.
The Bishop of Selby at Confirmation.
The Bishop of Selby took the Confirmation on 19th March in the Archbishop's absence and the new service was used, as was the new 13
Communion service throughout the term. In addition, a new set of psalters enabled people to have a new interpretation of the psalms, although, because of the shorter services, psalms were not often used. The Church has been seen as being both out of date and out of place in the twentieth century and is endeavouring to change its image while preserving its basic teachings. It is to be hoped that any changes in the services will help members of the school to find, or secure, their faiths. H.E.D.L. Epiphany Procession in York Minster. Preacher : The Rev. C. E. B. Neale, Senior Chaplain, Southern Division of the Woodward Schools. Ash Wednesday. Address at Evensong by Mr. D. S. Mair. 28th Feb. 10th Mar. Preacher : The Very Rev. The Dean Of York. 21st Jan. 18th Feb.
25th & 26th Mar. Performance of Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicholas".
CHOIR NOTES At the start of the term we were immediately confronted by the Minster Epiphany service which was to take place only four days after the beginning of term. By intensive practising we managed to attain the standard necessary. We sang the traditional carols, "The Noble Stem of Jesse", "O'er the Hill and O'er the Vale" and "The Carol Of the Star", in the awe-inspiring candlelight. Several Sixth Formers processed with the choir as candle bearers. The first Sunday chapel was marked by another carol sung in the Epiphany procession, namely "Up Good Christian Folk", by Charles Wood. Into February, the choir and congregation enjoyed to the full the annual singing of Beethoven's "Creation's Hymn". Meanwhile we had revised Stanford's Evening Service in B flat. The congregation participated fully, and the performances were not limited to Sunday chapel. The term's Sung Communion was celebrated on Quinquagesima Sunday to a mixture of Merbecke and Darke which had proved most effective the term before. The solo was excellently sung by M. P. Baby. During the two weeks that followed, Queen's and Grove conducted the services. During this period several hymns were brought to light which had fallen into oblivion. In March, the choir sang "Turn Thy Face From My Sins", by Thomas Attwood. The tenor solo was again impressively sung by M. P. Baby. On the same evening we celebrated the annual choir supper. After an excellent meal, the headmaster dropped a bombshell in his speech, concerning the impending departure Of Mr. Waine at the end of the 14
summer term. We were all completely unaware of his departure and it came as a stunning blow to most of us. Following the meal the entertainment was varied. It ranged from the Toy Symphony by Haydn, which incorporated many interesting percussion "instruments", to the imposition copy printed for chanting and sung by Mr. Exham, Mr. Kemp-Welch and Mr. Wise. The final song performed by the Headmaster, Mr. Exham and Mr. Kemp-Welch about slimming diets was a very entertaining comparison to the meal that we had just eaten.
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During the week that followed, services were held in hall owing to modifications in the chapel. The choir stalls were removed, and at the end of the week the choir found itself singing from the gallery. From our point of view the situation was altogether very different, one must be very careful not to trip over one's cassock and fall down stairs : we soon became accustomed to the new conditions, however. On the last Sunday of term, Canticle II by Benjamin Britten was sung and played magnificently by R. A. Howat (alto), M. P. Baby (tenor) and T. M. Day (piano). The canticle took the place of the Magnificat, and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. During the term the choir lost several trebles but was fortified in the underneath parts by more tenors and basses. Any deficiency in the choir's execution of music was more than made up by the two grand performances of St. Nicolas. E.R.W. 15
ST. NICOLAS On the 25th and 26th March, Benjamin Britten's Cantata "St. Nicolas" was performed in chapel. This must have constituted the largest musical enterprise that has ever been undertaken at school. The work is marked as a "Cantata for Tenor Solo, Chorus, Piano Duet, Strings, Percussion and Organ". For our soloist we were lucky enough to have the services of Mr. Gordon Pullin, a Minster songman and a member of the University Chamber Choir (the soloist's part was of a technical difficulty too great for any member of the school to have attempted the task); the chorus was comprised of St. Peter's Choral Society, St. Olave's Choir and Queen Margaret's School Senior Choir; the piano duet was provided by members of the school, as was much of the orchestra and percussion, although there were several O.P.s, parents and friends of the school also taking part. With almost a hundred and thirty people performing, an unusual combination of instruments employed, and a composition written in an attractive modern musical idiom, there were, not surprisingly, many exciting and intriguing musical effects. Such a large number also produced difficulties as far as space was concerned, however. The recent removal of the choir stalls provided a large space in which to accommodate the orchestra, St. Peter's and St. Olave's choirs. Queen Margaret's Choir was placed in the balcony thus leaving only the downstairs stalls in front of the balcony as suitable seats available for the audience. A very suitable place for the soloist was found to be the pulpit where he could be seen and heard to advantage. A measure of the success of this venture can be seen in the fact that Mr. Anderson, from the Junior School, has had some gramophone recordings of our performance and also that there is a proposal to perform "St. Nicolas" next term in the Minster. The outcome of all the hard work of preparation was gratifying to all concerned, but to none more than it must have been to Miss Alcott who trained the Queen Margaret's and conducted the balcony choir in the 'performances, Mr. Pemberton who trained the St. Olave's Choir and played the organ in the performances, and of course to Mr. Waine who rehearsed both the orchestra and the St. Peter's Choir, conducted at the performances and "master-minded" the whole operation. Apart from the musical expertise shown by the Choir trainers the final performances also represented an enormous feat of true organisational skill and patience. Since such an ambitious project as "St. Nicolas" met with such success let us hope that in the future we can again co-operate in this way with neighbouring schools to maintain the impressive standard we have set ourselves. P.D.W.
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CAREERS CONVENTION The fourth Careers Convention and Exhibition was held on Friday and Saturday, 15th and 16th March. The theme of the exhibition was "Further and Higher Education", and its self confessed aim was to show the various ways in which it is possible for a boy from St. Peter's to continue his education after leaving, both through traditional university courses and otherwise. The Careers Room was open throughout the Convention, and, except during the evening sessions, an exhibition was open in the gym and in a number of rooms close to the memorial hall. Exhibits showed examples of the types of training available in business, industry and the professions : the convention was exceptionally wide in scope and thorough in its coverage, from exhibits by Appleby-Frodingham, the North Eastern Gas Board, the National Coal Board, and engineering firms, to the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Town Planning Institute, the B.B.C., the Police and the Forces, medicine, the Law Society, Banking, Insurance and I.C.I. The cynically-minded tended to dismiss the grand exhibits as of little real worth until they became overwhelmed with the obvious enthusiasm and concern of each representative for each enquiry, or even hint of enquiry. Perhaps one of the most popular examples of what the Convention offered was the show by the York Police Force of all their most recent underwater rescue equipment, complete with a map of the river Ouse liberally spotted with pins which indicated where anything from biros to outboard motors had been fished out by the department. The British Titanium Pigment's representative was eager to demonstrate the automatic titration analyser, which was enviously watched by those with an eye to defeating the object of Mr. Harris's chemistry practicals. Career films were shown continuously in the lecture theatre during the Convention, except during the evening sessions. Although the series seemed to attract cinema-lovers as well as career hunters, many boys stressed the usefulness of the films, which ranged from building and architecture, the Forces, the banks, industry and a film about the life of an undergraduate made by students of Sheffield University. Eight sessions, or lectures, were presented in the Memorial Hall. They were all deliberately related to the theme of the convention. The whole gamut of further educational possibilities after school was covered, specifically education through industry; though banking and insurance education was covered by Mr. K. Scott-Brining, o.p., of Sun Alliance and London Insurance Group. The wide range of courses available in the colleges of Technology and the proposed Polytechnics and sandwich training in conjunction with academic studies at college or university were described by the Vice-Principal of Leeds College of Technology. He stressed the value of Colleges of Technology to those with a practical mind. Prospective university applicants had a chance to examine afresh their aim of university entrance when Professor Ree of the Department of Education at York University asked the question : "University. To go cr not to go?" and very calmly and wittily studied the problem of the change to University life and work. He made his listeners have illusions about an intellectual paradise, and if he gave boys some qualms about their plans, surely better now than after a year at university. Mr. A. H. Iliffe, the 17
Senior Tutor at Keele, talked about the wide range of courses available at British universities, and emphasised the advantages and disadvantages in choosing courses which have no direct relationship to the subjects studied at school. Mr. Holbeche, the Headmaster of King Edward VI School, Bath, and a former senior English Master at St. Peter's, talked about choosing a university. The Convention reached an impressive climax with a talk entitled "The World Beyond" given by Mr. J. Wren-Lewis of I.C.I. This reached out into the broadest possible issues which will confront present-day school-leavers throughout their lives : scientific and technological problems, artistic and moral dilemmas, and correspondingly incorporated a wide field Of reference—Voltaire, Shakespeare, Dr. Who, and space ships. The whole school was very grateful to Mr. Coulthard and Mr. Hirst and their assistants for such a helpful and stimulating Convention. T.M.D.
THE "NEW LOOK" IN ENGLISH By A Correspondent Much-publicised changes are taking place in the teaching of Mathematics and French, where S. M. P. and the audio-visual method are making their respective impacts, but it must not be imagined that development is in any way restricted to these fields. In the teaching of English, a quiet revolution is taking place, which is no less exciting or relevant than the modern methods applied to other subjects. The abolition of the purely grammatical question at "0" Level— "Correct the errors in the following sentences . . ." or "Use the following words in complete sentences so as to bring out their meanings as fully as possible . . ."—is an indication that greater stress may now be laid on work designed primarily to stimulate a lively response in the boys. This means that, although insistence on accuracy at all times must clearly be retained, it is no longer the primary concern, and the teaching of those "skills" which need to be fostered can easily be incorporated into the body of the subject, rather than remain isolated as a separate limb. Consequently, a much greater emphasis is now placed on creativity of all descriptions, and evidence of this is to be found on the walls of many Junior School classrooms, where work is displayed which shows that the concern with themes—every boy will write poetry or prose describing his response to a given subject—"A Storm" or "A Windy Day"—begins here in an embryonic stage. It will reach maturity in the teaching of the Third and Fourth Forms in the Senior School in a much more advanced form— examples of themes suggested are "Sea", "Extremes" and "Authority". A term's work will be centred around one of those themes, and, as far as possible, all the work will be related to it, including whatever work on the formal "skills" is deemed necessary. It is easy to visualise, for example, how work on letter-writing could be incorporated into themes of "War", which is suggested for the Third Form. The "Primer" remains a feature of English teaching, but its use is severely limited : "essentially to suggest something of the variety which is to be encouraged in kinds of sustained writing." 18
Thus, the whole form will study a novel related to the term's theme— with certain passages selected for close scrutiny—and various supporting novels will be suggested as additional reading for individuals. Poetry and drama will both be brought into play as the theme is more widely explored —the learning of poetry by heart is never set without an alternative, and extracts from novels will often be dramatised by the form. Small groups of two or three boys then set to work on various topics, and after these have been seen by the master, each boy draws on the material which he has collected for individual work. In this way, the boys are encouraged to read literature of a higher standard than the second-rate reading matter of the common rooms—the war comics and the smutty paperbacks—and in so doing, they develop a wider vocabulary, a sense of dramatic and poetic concepts, and a critical sense, all of which will be reflected in their own writing. Reading of vividly descriptive writing will be benefit at "0" Level, where two compositions are still required, and the story, pure and simple, is no longer acceptable. Work for the other langauge paper will have been incorporated into the theme work, except for the skill of précis writing, which is still developed separately, although the seeds are sown when the techniques of note-making are considered in the Fourth 'Form. Thus, by the time "0" Level is passed, each boy should have a varied background of literature behind him. The intention is that the Transitus year should be used to broaden this still further, although always with an eye on the "A" Level set texts—useful contrasts, as well as purely background material, may be provided at this stage. The "A" Level examiners still require a detailed textual knowledge and it is essential that an interest in literature be kindled before the textual grind is given the opportunity to kill it completely and utterly. "A" Level syllabuses seem to be moving towards a concern for enthusiasms, a welcome move, and one which is a logical development of the innovations recently made in the "0" Level English Literature syllabus, although further progress here is still to be desired. English is no longer a matter of mechanical learning: it is becoming more and more a matter of discovery, and of stimulation into worthwhile creativity. Further moves in this direction must be zealously sought after, but will be restricted as long as G.C.E. syllabuses remain as cramped as they are today. I.M.M.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES The last four years at St. Peter's have seen an increase in the interest
shown towards out-of-school activities. This is perhaps due to the fact that since the C.C.F. and Scouts became truly voluntary organisations and since the embarkation on the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, personal interest has been necessary for success. This has in turn resulted in a further awareness of what can be attempted in time not devoted directly to the school curriculum. Within the three groups such activities as canoeing, climbing, walking, sailing, shooting, gliding are prominent; yet these are only a few of the pursuits followed. 19
Further, there are boys who would like perhaps to climb, but who would not like to feel themselves tied by the other activities of the Scouts, C.C.F. or Duke's. It has been suggested that climbing, canoeing, sailing clubs should be formed without their being directly under the auspices of these organisations. Of course, the clubs would be open to the groups to send their members along for instruction and proficiency tests. Since the inclusion of the Award Scheme, there has been an added incentive to progress within the School itself and also nationally. In the last eighteen months the Scout Movement has changed its outlook—this move being made on a national scale; it has now very much the same basis as that of the Award Scheme. Both major awards consist of different standards to be reached over a certain time; the one being the Gold Award, the other being the Queen's Scout Award. To attain these, it is necessary to spend a certain amount of time in social service, personal initiative and responsibility training and participate in an accepted outdoor pursuit. On the other hand it is not a requirement to attain any set standards in these activities for those in the C.C.F. Its members canoe and sail as a pastime. Before either the C.C.F. or the Scouts were able to participate in canoeing, boats had to be built. It is hoped by the Scouts that in the near future and on acquiring enough canoes they will be able to enter for whitewater canoeing events. This will, of course, necessitate the availability of time to practise and contest. It is from this time-factor that all three groups suffer. To form a well- I organised climbing team or a dinghy crew, it has been found that one day a week is not sufficient. Sundays, however, present opportunities for specialised outdoor activities, and it is hoped that in the near future more time can be devoted to them. Another problem encountered is that of acquiring expert instruction in these activities. We are lucky in so far as there is a river nearby and also use of the swimming baths for canoe practice. These are, however, only appropriate for novices, and since it is imperative that experience is gained it will be necessary to find water and the experts. Whereas the canoeists have a difficulty in finding the fast flowing water they require, the climbers have a much easier task in finding a practice ground. The rock faces at Shepherd's crag and the Cow and Calf near Ilkley and Almscliffe Crag near Leeds being within easy reach for Sunday expeditions. The novel idea of building a brick wall with projections which form numerous and different climbs—there are often as many as fifty climbs on one of these walls—has greatly thrilled the keen climbers in the School. It would mean that technique could be practised any time. These are by no means all the activities undertaken by boys at St. Peter's. The Duke's have regular weekend expedition camps during the Summer term, while the Scouts and C.C.F. have expeditions at Easter. This year the Scouts spent a week in the Lake District, while the C.C.F. succeeded in doing the Lyke Wake Walk and also spent some time in the Lake District. All the keen outdoor types in the School are advocating more time for their activities, but it is difficult for them to understand where the time is coming from. The over-riding factor is that the boys keen on such activities are also keen on sport and represent the School. To put a team 20
on the field it is necessary to have the allocated five games days a week to train the boys. For them it would be impossible to dedicate long afternoons to outdoor pursuits. Perhaps this is a field which might best be exploited by those who are uninterested playing games as a major activity; only they would have to show a real interest. A.G.S.
HOUSE PLAYS This term has seen a marked revival of interest in house plays. Some of us thought that the millenium had come when we heard of Temple's plan to produce a play, their first in living memory. Rise introduced a bevy of young ladies in their play and Manor commemorated J. W. P. Fairclough's debut into playwriting. Queen's play, though, was in the grand tradition of house plays, a light comedy with an all-male cast. The production showed the fruits of R. W. J. Dingwall's hard work and excellent performances were turned in all round. Notable, perhaps, were D. Dickinson's petite Fiona, A. W. Hodgson's harassed Ronnie and E. R. Walker's lively Robin. Grove ventured into the realms of Bernard Shaw. Having draped Queen's set with Union Jacks they installed P. J. G. C. Bleach behind a table from which he could read his lines and produced hordes of Suffragettes dashing round the Hall. One critic remarked that the programme was the best thing about it, but it was not quite that bad. Bleach's acting was nearly as good. Rise committed themselves to "Rhinoceros" by Ionesco. This play is hardly the most suitable choice for an amateur production, even when it has been emasculated by cutting. P. N. Shepherd appeared to have overstretched himself by producing as well as taking a leading part. The ladies performed creditably if inaudibly and individual actors turned in performances which would have been adequate in an easier play. School House brought off a brilliant coup. The play was exceedingly light, demanding a very high standard from the performers. M. P. Baby was first-rate as the flabby Mexican peasant and P. D. Wilson a suitably effete Ramon. The technicians worked miracles to transform the Rise set in half an hour (the performances being on the same evening). Considering their total lack of experience in such matters, Temple made a capable attempt at Brecht's "Good Woman of Setzuan". The cast knew their words and were generally audible. A. Scaife performed well in the dual title role of the prostitute and her evil cousin. Particular mention should be made of the very efficient scene changing, so necessary in a play with so many scene changes. Manor produced a home-grown product by J. W. P. Fairclough, "The Inflationary Cycle". Despite some promising ideas, notably in the character of the second cyclist, Sam, the play showed that crudity and cliché is no substitute for genuine comic invention. The cast, with the exceptions of Stewart and Les, was inaudible, and incapable of remembering their lines. The set was good and the technical side of affairs went well. Fairclough obviously has talent as a dramatist but he deserves a better cast and must cultivate a more subtle approach. R.W.J.D. 21
From our English correspondent. The following two reviews will serve as a measure of the interest aroused by this term's productions.
"MASTER OF ARTS" (DOUGLAS HOME)
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QUEEN'S
The House Producer who chooses to present a "farcial comedy" set in a school broadly similar to our own is batting on a fairly safe wicket. However, Queen's achieved more than any bare minimum of success with this production—as indeed their past dramatic record would lead us to expect. There is no depth to the play—it is purely for entertainment and does not provoke the questioning thought that drama of more depth may do—and perhaps for this reason it went down very well with its audience. There is something fascinating in seeing an environment like one's own represented on stage, even if the resemblance was, one hopes, a little farfetched. The acting was, on the whole, of a high standard, and lines had, with the inevitable exception, been learnt well. Perhaps A. W. Hodgson, as the Housemaster, was a little to casual, and G. Hodgson, as the Head of the House, a little too young to be entirely convincing, but these are minor points. D. Dickinson's role was a superb piece of casting, but one wonders what sort of role will be produced for him in two or three years. M. j. Black seems to be becoming a little typecastbut once again, he is obviously well suited to the type of role in which he continually finds himself. The supporting roles were all competent, and E. R. Walker as the "hero" inspired much confidence for future productions. If we had been able to hear the Orchestra, perhaps we would be more qualified to comment upon it, but we could not, and must therefore refrain. The background work all seemed to go smoothly, and mention should be made of the thought-provoking advertisements which appeared— very discreetly, one might add—in the school. There seems, judging by this altogether competent production, to be every hope that Queen's will continue to be a source of dramatic talent for some years to come. Perhaps we might urge that a future production should move away from the rut of melodrama/farce which seems ominously near: to fall into •this might well stifle the enthusiasm which so obviously is present in this particular House's productions. I .M. M.
"RHINOCEROS" (IONESCO)
THE RISE
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It is difficult to give a frank assessment of the Rise production of this most entertaining play without seeming too harshly critical of those who clearly devoted much time and effort towards it. One cannot say that the production was faultless, for indeed it was not, but it was nevertheless not without its highlights—the set, for example, continued admirably the high standard attained in previous Rise productions, and it is difficult to forget the dramatic appearance of the Rhinoceros itself. Unfortunately, the faults were all too obvious—lines had not been properly learnt, the sound effects were clumsy and largely ineffective, and the stage management lacked much in the way of efficiency. It was inevitable that cuts had to be made, as a second play had to be performed on the same night, but it was unfortunate that the cuts were ineptly made, destroying much of the point of the play, and at the same time disposing of much dramatically promising material. 22
To select individuals for praise or criticism would in this case be invidious, but mention must be made of the loyal effort put into the production by the three young ladies. It is a pity that the innovation was not made in a play where the female parts were more worthy of it. The production, then, lacked the polish which it might have had. We may, nevertheless, rest assured that it was enjoyed both by those who took part in it, and by most of those who watched it. We must, however, deplore the conduct of those who made it their business to barrack from the front rows of the Hall—a cowardly approach to dramatic criticism. Essentially a light hearted play, but with serious undertones, "Rhinoceros" was, in brief, approached in too light hearted a manner for it to be the success that probably it deserved to be. I.M. M.
A LOOK AT UNIVERSITY LIFE 500 boys and 500 girls spent four days at the beginning of January living at Nottingham University on a course designed to show them what life there is like: Warren, Nutter, Fender, Houghton and I were five of them. The Vice-Chancellor explained this was not a recruiting drive, as Nottingham has many more applicants than places. The course was based on lectures in Maths and Physics during the day, but many other activities were arranged. The comfortable accommodation was provided in six Halls of Residence on the campus; we Peterites were in Sherwood Hall. On arrival we were told our groups for lectures, tutorials and "entertainment" lectures in the evening—the complicated system of timetables was brilliantly organised. On Wednesday afternoon, most of us went to Nottingham Playhouse and the rest to a film That night was our second evening lecture, on glass-blowing. One was about computers and the most entertaining was on Friday night, about explosives. Thursday and Friday contained the main body Of lectures, broken up by the dance on Thursday night. They were all interesting and many were humorous. We also had tutorials in small groups on Maths and Physics, though sensibly few tutors merely discussed the lectures. On Friday afternoon came the most important lecture—"University Life". The Registrar gave us much compressed information in his half hour, and two students also talked. When we left on Saturday afternoon, we had all gained much valuable information, both first and second hand, about life at Nottingham University. M. J. BLACK
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BOAT CLUB School Head of the River Races at Nottingham and York again determined the training for the Lent Term. The Schools' Head at Putney, an event which suits us particularly well, was again too late in the term this year. However, the term was brightened by two prospects : firstly the new Shell VIII, to arrive from Banhams, Cambridge, at Easter, and secondly our first venture to Henley in the Summer, always a possibility in recent years but hitherto denied us by the awkward date of "A" levels— somehow this has always seemed the fault of the Examining Board rather than of the 'Stewards of the Royal Regatta. The 1st and 2nd IVs were selected, with this in mind, for their potential to be realised by July. The heaviest VIII for years, averaging 12st. 101bs., they divided neatly into two IVs to row at Nottingham and York. The 1st IV has settled immediately and developed smoothly, and the 2nd IV is most promising, for, though seriously lacking in technique, it has Often matched the speed of the 1st IV. With the consistent form of the 1st IV, the 2nd IV will prove a sound combination. P. T. Summers and B. D. Pugh form the nucleus of the 1st IV, and J. N. Town at 3 has held the 2nd IV together excellently. The training of the 3rd and 4th IVs was unluckily affected by illness, but in the circumstances developed satisfactorily. The 4th IV improved remarkably and must be congratulated on beating both the 2nd and 3rd IVs at York. The 5th and 6th IVs were unfortunately uncoached this term. The prospects of the Colts VIIIs, however, appear encouraging. RESULTS School Head of the River, 28 February. Fours: 1st IV Eights:
3, 3rd IV 1, Colts A VIII 3, B VIII
2, znd IV 4, 4th IV 2, A VIII 4, Colts B VIII
Head of the Trent at Nottingham, 2 March; School fours division. t. Derby School 1st IV min. 49 sec.) 2. Bedford Modern School 1st IV (11 min 55 sec.) St. Peter's School 1st IV min. 59 sec.) 3. St. Peter's School 2nd IV (12 min. 12 sec.) 4. ii St. Peter's School 4th IV: (12 min. 46 sec.) St. Peter's School 3rd IV 12. (12 min. 49 sec.) (There was an entry of 21 crews) .
Head of the Ouse at York, 9 March; School fours Division. 1. St. Peter's School 1st IV (14 min. 3 sec.) 2. St. Peter's School 4th IV (14 min. 21 sec.) St. Peter's School 2nd IV: (14 min. 25 sec.) 3. 4. Bradford G.S. 3rd IV (14 min. 28 sec.) 5. St. Peter's School 3rd IV Archbishop Holgate's G.S. rst IV (14 min. 37 sec) 7. Bradford G.S. 4th IV (14 min. 58 sec.) 8. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 2nd IV (15 min. 6 sec.) 9. Bradford G.S. 5th IV, Hymers College 1st IV (15 min. 17 sec.) ii. St. Peter's School 5th IV (15 min. 19 sec.) 12. St. Peter's School 6th IV, Hymers College 2nd IV (15 tnin. 55 sec.) 14. Hymers College 3rd IV (16 min. 37 sec.) 24
CREWS 1st IV Bow, M. K. Bowen; 2, B. D. Pugh; 3, P. T. Summers; Stroke, A. L. Jervis; Cox, R. F. Davies. 2nd IV Bow, I. S. Donaldson; 2, S. R. Buckman; 3, J. N. Town; Stroke, L. H. McKeon; Cox, S. W. St. J. Oliver. 3rd IV Bow, A. Holmes; 2, M. J. R. Warnock; 3, R. M. Green; Stroke, D. J. Doyle; Cox, J. Nutter 4th IV Bow, C. A. Wood; 2, P. G. Pace; 3. J. W. Carlile; Stroke, C. R. Jones; Cox, P. M. Walker. sth IV Bow, J. R. Wilson; 2, B. Thompson; 3, I. D. C. Summers; Stroke, R. M. Yule; Cox, R. A. Heath. 6th IV Bow, J. R. Williamson; 2, A. H. Powell; 3, A. Scaife; Stroke, D. B. Hart; Cox, N. W. H. Mitchell.
HOCKEY REPORT Playing conditions were well above average and the 1st and 2nd XIs only had one match each cancelled. New fixtures against York University and the touring team from Beckenham and 'Penge G.S. were played, the former to become an annual fixture. The 1st XI results were the best for the last few years. Of the five inter-school matches three were won, one lost and one cancelled but the club sides are always much more experienced and a lot is learnt by playing them Of the five old colours four played in their same positions, Dickinson, Richardson, Scott and Hoad but Fisher moved to inside forward, very successfully. Watson and Morris ably filled the remaining half and fullback places. With Zissler and Johnson on the wings and Gration at centre forward the forward line was complete. With the departure of both of last year's goalkeepers this was a problem position but was competently filled by D. J. Moss. I should like to thank the various members of staff who helped with all the games, including the Headmaster, and particularly Mr. Bell, here for his teaching practice term and Mr. Shuttleworth who took over the organisation at the busiest part of the match season. Finally my thanks to Mr. Johnson and his staff for so ably looking after the pitches. G.D.C. 1st XI Wed. Jan. 31 Wed. Feb. 7 Wed. Feb. 14 Sat. Feb. 17 Sun. Feb. r8 Wed. Feb. 21 Sat. Feb. 24 Wed. Feb. 28 Sat. Mar 2 Wed. Mar. 6
RESULTS ... York University ... Bootham School ... Scarborough College Beckenham and Penge G.S.... Pandas... ... ... Nunthorpe G.S. York H. C. 2nd XI ... Worksop College Old Peterites ... Styx H.C. .
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Away Home Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home
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2nd XI Wed. Jan 31 Wed. Feb. 7 Wed. Feb. 14 Wed. Feb. zi Sat. Feb. 24 Wed. Feb. 28
RESULTS ... ... York University ... Bootham School ... Scarborough College Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... ... 1st XI... ... York H.C. 4th XI ... ... ... Worksop College
Home Away Home
Drawn 2 -2 Cancelled Drawn 2-2
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Lost 0-3 Lost 2-4 Lost 2-8
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Home
Won 4-2
3rd XI Fri. Feb. 2nd Wed. Feb. zi
RESULTS ... Bootham School 3rd XI Archbishop Holgate's G.S. ... ... ... 2nd XI
Sat XI. D. J. Moss, R. P. Morris, J. G. Hoad, G. M. Watson, J. C. Richardson, Vice-Capt., A. G. Scott, P. Zissler, J, Dickinson, Capt., H. J. Gration, M. J. H. Fisher, R. S. Johnson. 2nd XI M. C. Gilbert*, J. Goodrick, R. F. Cawood, M. A. Cantrell, I. A. Blomfield* P. H. Blacklock, N. Nix, G. A. W. Stewart*, Capt., K. J. Sargeant, P. Holmes. Also played R. M. A. Wright, M. R. Stokes, D, Pollard, J. S. Place. Old Peterites J. Annequin, J. Raylor, D. Quarrie, R. Jackson, Capt., K. Ratcliffe, M. Hodd, M. J. Wood, M. Ranson, R. J. Bulcock, P. D. R. Gardiner, Umpire. K. Chilman. Pandas H.C. G. Gildener, P. Netherwood, W. Hudson, D. Steward, J. Shouksmith, D. Quarrie, N. Morris, G. Cloughton, J. Carr:M. Woodruff, R. Hutchinson. 31st January 1st XI v. YORK UNIVERSITY 1st XI (away)
The game started off at a very brisk rate. The School's half-backs were all playing well and sent the School's forwards on to the attack on many occasions. Finally the School broke clear and Fisher scored a good goal. The university hit back and scored just before half-time with a penalty goal. The School started the second half drawing 1-1, but Zissler scored for the School fifteen minutes from time, with a good shot. Result: won 2-1. 14th February v. SCARBORO' COLLEGE St. Peter's were on the attack for 70% of the first half but Scarboro' broke away in one of their rare attacks and scored a well-taken goal. St. Peter's then began an intensive attack on the College's defence, but were unable to break through. The second half was similar to the first with Peter's attacking continuously. Finally Sargeant scored a rather lucky goal, but five minutes later scored an opportunist goal making the score 2-1, in the School's favour. 26
17th February v. BECKENHAM and 'PENGE'S G.S. The two schools were evenly matched for the first quarter of an hour, but then Dickinson broke away, and beating one man flicked the ball past the goalkeeper, to score a fine goal. Beckenham hit back however and scored a fine goal with the School's defence motionless. In the second half the School were beginning to get on top and ten minutes from time a short corner was forced. Richardson received the corner and flicked the ball across to Gration who hit a hard shot into the net. Scott, Richardson and Watson all had good matches with Dickinson showing up well in the forwards. 18th February v. PANDAS The School, as was expected, were defending for most of the match and the Pandas proved too strong for the School and finally won 3-0. The School goalkeeper, Moss, played a fine game and made three fine saves. 21st February v. NUNTHORPE G.'S. It took the School twenty minutes to break Nunthorpe's defence, but finally Richardson scored a fine goal, when he sent in a terrific shot past the goalkeeper. The School was now well on top and Holmes added another two goals for the School to win comfortably. 24th February v. YORK H.C. 2nd XI Conditions were very difficult as the frost had melted and the surface was muddy. However this was a very even game and the School played well. Two of York's goals were the result of bad clearances by the defenders. However the School scored a good goal when Fisher, playing after illness, made a good pass to the centre where Holmes flicked the ball past the goalkeeper for a fine goal. Fisher himself scored the School's second goal, after collecting a through ball and beating both the full back and also the goalie who had come out, shot into an open goal. Fisher was also unlucky not to score again. Result : won 4-2. 28th February v. WORKSOP COLL. (away) This was by far the School's hardest match of the season. The School found themselves a goal down after two minutes, but a spirited revival saw Dickinson, Gration and Fisher all going close to scoring. The School's full backs were playing fine games and the ever reliable half backs tackled enthusiastically. The forwards were unlucky but all played well. The School put on continual pressure to the Worksop defence and in the last minute Richardson was only inches wide with a fine effort. The School played extremely well to hold the score to a 1-0 defeat, with Gilbert having a fine game in goal. 2nd March 1st XI v. 0.P.s The annual game, always regarded as the team's most interesting match, brought extra enthusiasm with the inclusion of the Headmaster and Mr. Bulcock into the 0.P.s' team. The School found themselves two goals down after 20 mins. but Richardson scored from a short corner to reduce the arrears. 27
The School were getting on top and a fine run by Dickinson saw Gration scoring the equaliser. This success was short-lived, however, for a thunderous shot by M. J. Wood made the score 3-2 in the O.P.s' favour. v. STYX H.C. The School had a great start when Dickinson scored a tremendous goal by shooting brilliantly past the goalkeeper. Unfortunately that was the first and last time that the Styx goalkeeper saw the ball for the School were defending for the rest of the match. The School did, however, defend creditably and kept the score down to a respectable 3-1 against a team containing four or five county players.
RUGGER With neither "Under 15" nor "Under 14" Colts teams displaying any marked degree of confidence or ability in the Christmas term, this second phase of the season in the Easter Term was as invaluable as ever in confirming previously conceived ideas and by providing further opportunity for practising basic skills and putting into practice courageous and profitable experiments. Results of matches were as follows: — "Under 15" XV Feb. 7th v. Hymers College. Home. Cancelled. Feb. 10th v. Ashville College. Away. Lost 5-11. Feb. 14th v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Away. Won 9-3. Feb. 17th v. Ampleforth College. Away. Lost 3-24. The following played : —M. J. Jones; A. Rennie, J. T. Morley, P. R. Bailey, R. F. Atkinson; I. Robinson, P. L. Hall; C. J. D. Bond, M. W. Bainbridge, N. Barnes, I. D. Raley, A. N. Lawrence, P. S. K. Crossley, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, R. L. Elsy (Capt.), A. Gray, R. J. Carson. "Under 14" XV Feb. 7th v. Hymers College. Home. Cancelled. Feb. 10th v. Ashville College. Away. Lost 3-17. Feb. 14th v. Ampleforth College. Home. Lost 0-33. Feb. 17th v. Pocklington School. Away. Drawn 8-8. Feb. 21st v. Scarborough College. Home. Won 31-0. The following played : —A. H. W. Cooper; A. G. Sheriff, R. G. W. Hamshaw, A. Corser, J. A. G. Craven, A. J. Maycock, P. R. Wilkinson; S. P. Coverdale, R. T. S. Young (Capt.); J. A. Mitchell, D. M. Dempsey, J. H. W. Sharpe, S. M. Hodges, P. R. Gooder, S. A. A. Taylor, R. W. Little, D. P. Atkinson, R. G. Gray, A. D. Penty, M. H. Drucquer.
ATHLETICS Athletics and School food—one can hear the groans and tradition demands that it should be so. Both are unpalatable in thought, particularly to the pampered, nevertheless what a wholesome meal the healthy and 28
energetic invariably make of them. Admittedly the ball game player must quit his field, the oarsman forsake his river for the only time between midJanuary and mid-July, and others are "invited" to propel themselves faster than their normal gait. A House Team of eight are selected for the Senior Cross-Country, ten for the Junior Long Run, while only sixteen on average per house compete in the final events on Sports Day, in fact one is often left wondering what the rest are doing. In standards alone it is expected that every physically capable Tom, Dick and Harry will "have a go", and surely it is not a bad thing once in a while to give as many boys as possible the experience of organised competition. And what does it entail? A programme of approximately 11 hours in "toto" spread over three weeks or less, during which each individual will find opportunity to compete in a choice of 4-5 field events and distances (depending on age) ranging from 100-yds. to 1 mile. And what of the time of year? Surely we, in this little oasis of York, should not be the ones to be complaining of cold, when, as is well known, Ampleforth, Bootham, Bradford, Durham, .Pocklington and dozens of others, in fact a host of schools throughout the country, are indulging in the same experience leading in many cases to competition in the London Athletics Club meeting for schools in April. Undoubtedly a very good case can be made out for the specialist who wishes to continue with athletics in the Summer Term, but any plan involving a wholesale switch of athletics to the summer term should consider all the consequences and its effect on school boating, cricket and other sports. The problem would become a topographical one for us at St. Peter's. The pros and cons have already been weighed 20 or more years ago. A list of the School Athletics Records, never previously published, will no doubt interest our Old Peterite readers. It is a chronicle showing the extent of our achievements during Easter terms over the last two decades, and present Peterites will need little reminder of the presence of last year's Captain of School Boating on this list. SENIOR
too Yd. 220 Yd.
1930 1967 1967 1962
44o Yd. 88o Yd. f 1895 x Mile 1 1911 1962 High Jump 1958 Long Jump INTERMEDIATE (Under 161) too Yd. 1946 1966 220 Yd. 1966 44o Yd. 196o 88o Yd. 1961 High Jump 196o i Mile 1954 Long Jump JUNIOR (Under 15) too Yd. 1946 220 Yd. 1 948 1938 440 Yd. 1961 High Jump 1961 Long Jump Cricket Ball 1 957
W. D. Draffon T. B. Ward T. B. Ward C. J. Parker J. W. Ford A. J. Peters } J. A. B. Carruthers D. G. Macpherson
4 min. 41.0 sec. 5 ft. 8 in. 21 ft 51 in.
C Frank C. A. Wood C. A. Wood R. A. Spencer D. G. Woolley R. A. Spencer M. D. Fish
to.8 sec. 24.4 sec. 55.4 sec. 2 min. 11.6 sec. 5 ft 41 in. 4 min. 57.9 sec. 18 ft. 71 in.
I. W. Warrington P. J. Blimcoe E. P. Bulmer I. B. Robertson M. J. Howard P. N. B. Smith
I I .3 sec. 25.8 sec. 59.4 sec. 5 ft. ol in. 17 ft 71 in. 88 Yd.
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10.2 sec. 23.5 sec. 53.9 sec. 2 Min. 6.9 sec.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP Monday, 12th February After 4 weeks of good open weather for training, interest in the race not only surrounded the team event but also a repeat performance of last year—the dual between Zissler and Cantrell for first place. This was something Of an anti-climax, for in all fairness it must be stated that Zissler was barely fit to run. This in no way detracts from Cantrell's fine performance in winning in the average time of 24 mins. 44.0 sec., but he would be the first to agree that his task might well have been quite different if his main antagonist had been his normal self. These two contestants suitably inspired their houses into first and second places, whereas by contrast some other competitors preferred not to disguise their lack of preparation for the race, and never even troubled to run in spikes. Results speak for themselves. RESULT M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 R. J. Hamilton- Williams (T.), 4 A. G. Scott (G.), 5 T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 6 A. C. Dunn (M.), 7 P. G. Pace (R.), 8 J. R. Lund (T.), 9 R. L. Elsy (M.), to T. M. Day (D.). HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise I0
2
14
4
27
22
3o 35 38
24 29 37
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Total
554 —
Place
6th
School Temple House I 5 II 3 8 25
16
7
17
12
20 31
18 23
13 28
39
26
32 33
48 51
3rd
7th
6 9
42 -
36 -
5th
4th
34
15
19 21
— 67 136 547 525 118 1 74 — — — — — —
2nd
1st
INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Friday, 1st March Next on the athletics calendar, an apt counterpart to the Senior CrossCountry and a useful pipe-opener before the ahtletics season proper. Here again some good hearted practice prior to the event is bound to influence the result, and the order of merit this year gave just about as true a picture of this effort as is possible. The winner's time has been inadvertently lost, but like other good performances they signal further successes in the future. RESULT A. D. Penty (R.), 2 P. R. Gooder (D.), 3 D. M. Dempsey (G.), 4 R. T. S. Young
(Q.), 5 C. R. Place (T.), 6 T. J. Wright (D.), 7 M. H. Drucquer (M.), 8 S. Robinson (G.), 9 N. Barnes (Q.), to J. C. W. Williams (M.). 30
HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield Grove Manor Queen's Rise
2 6
3 8
13
17 23 25 30
33
204
233
14
22
Total Place
28 31 40 — 156
7 10
II
4 9
I 19
16 20 38
21
29
School Temple House
37 49
5
12
50 51
15 18
42 3
159 — znd
24 36 35 52 26 43 47 39 59 56 27 62 44 45 53 32 66 58 63 54 48 — — — — — —
—
—
1st
3rd
—
256 —
4th
6th
255 —
5th
—
7th
ATHLETICS MATCH v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Monday, 25th March Match cancelled. All was prepared but our track was awash, and Bootham's was only a little better with snow and sleet falling on the morning of the fixture. P. V. Zissler holds the distinction of being School Athletics captain, the leader of a well tried team with no contest.
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Standards once again made an admirable preparation and selection for all the preliminary heats and finals which follow. The season no doubt will be remembered for the arctic conditions, often for competitors far more of an enemy than the stop-watch itself. The 100 yds. sprint was never a cake-walk and there were no soft options. Whereas last year 7 boys gained maximum points from their Standards, this year 1 alone succeeded—P. V. Zissler (Set A), and by so doing set up the insuperable record of gaining maximum points for 5 successive years, all the way through from Set E•to Set A. Further harsh measures were adopted in High Jumping for the lower half of the school. These dictatorial methods would seem to be achieving their object in raising High-Jumping standards generally. The disparity between top and bottom in Standards was more accentuated than usual this year, but perhaps houses themselves can best provide the reasons for such a situation occurring. After the award for the first time of the Emsley Cup (1 mile), which renewed rivalry between Cantrell and Zissler, Sports Day provided the usual keen competition in fair conditions, but not conducive to recordbreaking. Dronfield House's all-round superiority was quick to establish itself. They gained 81 points on Sports Day alone. Queen's too showed marked strength in the finals with 60 points, no doubt being suitably 31
inspired by A. C. Marson, winner of the Gofton Cup, an athlete about whom we shall hear more in the future. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so, School House gained 28 out of their 29 points from their Junior section alone. Can this be any encouragement to them?
"The Senior Mile" DETAILED RESULTS Points from Standards: Grove 200; Dronfield 193; Rise 162; Queen's 161; School House 147; Temple 14o; Manor 136 SENIOR MILE: I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 C. A. Wood (Q.), 4 R. M. E. Raley (R.). Time: 5 min. 4.9 sec. INTERMEDIATE MILE: I R. J. Carson (G.), 2 R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T.), 3 D. J. Mitchell (M.), 4 R. L. Elsy (M.). Time: No recording WEDNESDAY, 27th MARCH I. SENIOR IGO YARDS I J. A. Pease (D.), 2 I. S. Donaldson (D.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. A.
Wood (Q.). Time: rt.o sec. 2.
JUNIOR I00 YARDS
R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 2 C. J. Watson (D.), 3 J. T. Morley (S.H.), 4 N. L. Brockbank (D.), Time: 11.5 sec.
3.
INTERMEDIATE 100 YARDS
1st equal P. Holmes (M.) and J. M. Collinson (Q.), 3 S. J. K. Miller (Q.), 4 R. D. MacLeod (R.), Time: 11.5 sec. 4.
SENIOR HIGH JUMP
A. C. Marson (Q.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q.), 3 M. T. Bennett (G.), 4 C. J. McFee (D.). Height: 5 ft. 3 in. 32
5.
JUNIOR LONG JUMP
R. J. Stokes (R.), 2 C. J. Watson (D.), 3 J. T. Morley (S.H ), 4 A. Rennie (M.). Distance: 15 ft. 21 in.
6. INTERMEDIATE 880 YARDS R. J. Brockbank (D.), 2 J. M. Pearson (G.), 3 R. J. Carson (G.), 4 I. D. Roley (R.), Time: 2 min. 19.o sec. 7.
SENIOR 880 YARDS I M. A. Cantrell (T.), 2 P. V. Zissler (G.), 3 T. M. Day (D.) 4 I. D. C. Summers (Q.). Time: 2 min. 11.r sec.
8. SENIOR 220 YARDS I J. A. Pearse (D.), 2 A. C. Marson (Q.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. J. McFee (D.). Time: 24.4 sec. 9. INTERMEDIATE 220 YARDS I J. M. Collinson (Q.), 2 P. Holmes (M.), 3 P. R. Haigh-Lumby (G.), 4 R. D. MacLeod (R.). Time: 25.5 sec. 1o. JUNIOR 220 YARDS R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 2 N. L. Brockbank (D.), 3 A. Rennie (M.), 4 E. R. Walker (Q.). Time: 26.4 sec. II. SENIOR LONG JUMP I T. M. Day (D.), 2 A. W. Hodgson (Q.), 3 G. A. W. Stewart (M.), 4 C. H. Noble (R.). Distance: 18 st. 4 in. 12. INTERMEDIATE HIGH JUMP P. H. Blacklock (G.), 2 M. C. Pearson (Q.), 3 equal R. D. MacLeod (R.) ; R.Ashburn(SH)adFT.GoerDHight:5f.on 13. JUNIOR CRICKET BALL r G. A. Hunt (D.), 2 R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3 A. Corser (Q.), 4 A. H. W. Cooper (R.), Distance: 68 yd. 14. INTERMEDIATE 400 YARDS I J. M. Collinson (Q.), 2 R. J. S. Martin (D.), 3 equal C. J. D. Bond (G.), and J. N. V. Nixon (R.). Time: 59.7 sec. 15. JUNIOR 440 YARDS I J. T. Morley (S.H.), 2 E. R. Walker (Q.), 3 C. J. Watson (D.), 4 M. J. S. Muncer (T.). Time: 60.3 sec. 16. SENIOR 440 YARDS A. C. Marson (Q.), 2 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 3 C. J. McFree (D.), 4 I. C. Dempsey (G.). Time: 55.8 sec. 17. INTERMEDIATE LONG JUMP P. Holmes (M.), 2 S. R. H. Astley (M.), 3 N. J. Williams (T.), 4 K. C. Slee (T.). Distance: 16 ft. 6 in. 18. JUNIOR HIGH JUMP I B. C. Macartney (D.), 2 R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 3 R. G. Gray (D.), 4 D. A. Ward (R.). Height: 4 ft 8 in. 19. JUNIOR RELAY (4 X II0 YARDS) Dronfield, 2 School House, 3 Manor, 4 Temple. Time: 53.2 sec. 20. INTERMEDIATE RELAY (I 10 X 440 X 220 X I I0 YARDS) Queen's, 2 Manor, 3 Dronfield, 4 Grove. Time: I min. 53.8 sec. 21. SENIOR RELAY (I IO X 440 X 220 X I I0 YARDS) I Dronfield, 2 Grove, 3 Queen's, 4 Temple. Time: I min. 47.5 sec.
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PRESENTATION OF THE ATHLETIC SHIELD t. 2.
3. 4. S. 6. 7.
Dronfield Grove Queen's Rise School House Manor Temple
274 2381 223
1821 176 167 16 4
WINNER OF THE CLIVE LEWIS CUP (Sprints) J. A. Pearse.
WINNER OF THE GOFTON CUP (1 Mile) A. C. Marlon. WINNER OF THE EMSLEY CUP (I
Mile) M. A. Cantrell. R.F.H.
J. A. Pease—the Clive Lewis Cup presented by Mrs. Zissler. 34
SHOOTING This has not been a very exciting term for the Rifle Club. 'Practices have been attended predominantly by beginners and in the upper levels very little improvement has appeared. As usual, shortage of time and the pressure of other activities, some compulsory, some under the strong moral pressure of House demands, some voluntary, have reduced the effectiveness of our efforts. "Country Life" was fired as usual, but results will not be available before next term. Very little practice was put in, especially on the "Landscape" target, a particularly unrewarding exercise in any case. We anticipate being near our usual position, nevertheless. The team, who were awarded their minor colours, were: —L. M. Creer (Capt.), R. W. Webster, P. J. G. C. 'Bleach, G. W. Harding, S. G. Smith, R. P. Taylor, R. P. Morris, J. R. Young. R. J. Brockbank gave the fire orders. Postal matches under "Country Life" conditions were fired against Monmouth, Ampleforth, Welbeck and Merchiston, the first two being lost, and the last two won. An innovation this term has been a Schools Spring League under N.S.R.A. "Tin Hat" conditions. As it is a new venture, teams were grouped into Divisions according to estimated averages as declared by them. We entered a "B" team, estimating 94 average, and were put in Division III. As it turned out, averages in this Division were about 96, and we were outclassed, winning only one match, when we shot well above our usual form to beat Bedford. The House match was fired towards end of term under new conditions: Group out of 20; Application (N.S.R.A.) out of 50; snap out of 30. Manor and Dronfield tied for first place with a score of 370. L.C.Le T.
SQUASH The squash team continued the good work of the Christmas term, by having a more successful team than could have been expected. Undoubtedly the team were weaker because of the loss of the second string, Waller, but the reliability of Richardson and the lower strings did much to offset this. Only one School match was lost and that only narrowly (3-2 to Barnard Castle). Squash colours were awarded to Hoad, Hall and Robinson. The team had a fine example at first string, where J. C. Richardson, the captain, played with great consistency and skill. He had no difficulty in his School games and was more than a match for many club players. The reward for his hard work and enthusiasm came when he won the first Open Yorkshire Under 19 Championship. He was unlucky to get a bad draw in the Drysdale Cup, but with his partner, I. Robinson, he did 35
remarkably well to reach the final of the Lonsdale Cup for School's Doubles. At second string, J. G. Hoad had some good performances, but did not quite maintain his improvement of the Christmas term. M. J. H Fisher suffered a great deal through ill-health and had to miss several matches; as a result he had little opportunity to do himself justice. P. V. Zissler tried hard and had several close matches; unfortunately he was rather restricted in strokes and suffered greatly from his lack of experience. The two Colts in the team, P. L. Hall and I. Robinson, had outstanding seasons. They both made all the progress expected of them, and possibly a little more. In school matches, Robinson was unbeaten and Hall only lost once. Their main achievements came in the Easter holidays Apart from being an admirable partner for Richardson in the doubles competition, Robinson battled his way through several hard matches to the final of the Junior Evans Cup; this was a fine performance, and it was a pity that he had to play the final only an hour after an eihausting semifinal. Hall was unlucky to miss the "Junior Evans" because of influenza, but he made up for this by winning the Yorkshire Open Under 16 Championships and by reaching the semi-final of the Surrey Open Under 15 Championship. It was also pleasing to see the performances in the Surrey competition of D. M. Dempsey, who reached the quarter-finals, and J. W. Gillgrass. As there are several other Junior players with ability, the future looks very promising. The more immediate prospects for next season are quite good, especially as P. Holmes, S. R. H. Astley and R. F. Cawood, all of whom played in some matches this season, will be competing for regular places next year. It is some years since the House competition was a close affair. Although Grove were clear favourites, both Manor and Temple had useful teams. In the semi-final, Temple, strong at first and second string, were unable to match Manor in the lower strings, although the No. 5 strings had a close game. In the final, Manor put up a fine performance before losing 3-2. They won at fourth and fifth string and had to win at No. 3 to have a chance. In the event, Astley fought hard but in vain against Zissler. At No. 2, P. Holmes deserves mention for taking a game off Hoad, the School No. 2. As was perhaps just, the deciding match was won easily by the School captain, Richardson, who thus had the distinction of helping the Grove win the cup for the fifth successive year. D.K. RESULTS:
1st VII v. Squashbucklers at home on 28th January. Result: Lost 2-5. J. C. Richardson beat R. M. Morgan, 9-8, 9-2, 3 - 9, 9-7. M. J. H. Fisher lost to N. J. Magson, 10-9, 9-7, 3 - 9, 8-10, 6-9. P. L. Hall lost to W. Helm, 2 -9, 5 - 9, 5 -9. I. Robinson lost to R. Brown, 8-10, 3-9, 9-8, 6-9. P. Holmes lost to W. M. D. Wilson, 7-9, 0-9, 10-9, 6-9. R. F. Cawood lost to J. Sawkill, 9-3, 6-9, 9-6, 7-9, 5-9. S. R. H. Astley beat M. E. Cockerill, 9-2, 9-1, 9-5. 36
1st VII v. York R.I. at home on 1st February. Result: Lost 2-5. J. C. Richardson beat J. E. Fawcett, 10-8, 9-2, 9-2. J. G. Hoad lost to J. M. Huntington, 8-9, 8-10, 9-6, 3-9. M. J. H. Fisher lost to G. L. Martin, 3-9, 9-10, 7-9. P. L. Hall lost to D. M. Snowden, 8-10, 5-9, 6-9. I. Robinson lost to F. Wilson, 3-9, 6-9, 6-9. P. V. Zissler lost to P. J. Netherwood, 2-9, 9-3, 9-5, 5-9, 6-9. S. R. H. Astley beat W. Anderson, 0-9, 9-5, 5-9, 9-5, 9-4. 1st V v. Worksop College away on 4th February. Result: Won 3-2. J. C. Richardson beat L. 0. Taylor, 9-3, 9-0, 9-4. J. G. Hoad lost to J. E. Blake, 9-1, 6-9, 5-9, 0-9. M. J. H. Fisher lost to D. J. Sivil, 9-6, 9-0, 4-9, 2-9, 7-9. P. L. Hall beat D. J. Kay, 4-9, 6-9, 9-6, 9-0, 9-5. I. Robinson beat D. W. L. Anderson, 9-5, 9-4, 4-9, 9-2. 1st V v. Pocklington away on 22nd February. Result: Won 5-0. J. C. Richardson beat R. W. Spreckley, 9-1, 9-1, 9-0. J. G. Hoad beat B. D. Garfitt 9-1, 9-0, 9-2. P. L. Hall beat C. R. Woodhead, 9-6, 9-3, 9-0. I. Robinson beat C. Aldred, 9-2, 9-4, 9-4. P. V. Zissler beat A. M. Thorpe, 10-8, 9-2, 9-5. 1st IV v. Old Peterites on 3rd March. Result : Lost 1-3. J. C. Richardson lost to W. M. Howard, 10-9, 5-9, 2-9, 5-9. J. G. Head lost to G. W. A. R. Alderson, 7-9, 9-5, 1-9, 10-8, 5-9. P. L. Hall lost to P. W. Shepherd, 4-9, 6-9, 8-9. I. Robinson beat C. W. Thompson, 9-2, 9-7, 9-3. 1st V v. Harrogate S.R.C. at home on 5th March. Result: Lost 0-5. J. C. Richardson lost to R. Hartley, 4-9, 2-9, 5-9. J. G. Hoad lost to A. Pinkney, 2-9, 10-8, 6-9, 7-9. P. L. Hall lost to D. Brown, 4-9, 3-9, 9-1, 9-7, 4-9. I. Robinson lost to P. Southcott, 2-9, 9-3, 9-10, 2-9. P. V. Zissler lost to P. Cook, 3-9, 6-9, 9-3, 4-9. 1st V v. Doncaster G. S. at home on 7th March. Result: Won 5-0. J. C. Richardson beat D. Plowright, 9-0, 9-3, 9-0. J. G. Hoad beat B. Witherden, 9-3, 9-2, 9-6. P. V. Zissler beat K. Greenough, 9-7, 2-9, 9-3, 10-8. P. L. Hall beat M. Palmer, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0. I. Robinson beat R. E. Elliott, 9-3, 9-2, 9-1. 37
Triangular match v. Barnard Castle and Rossall at Rossall on 9th and 10th March. 1st V v. Barnard Castle. Result : Lost 2-3. J. C. Richardson beat A. Gurney, 7-9, 9-3, 10-9, 9-1. J. G. Hoad lost to P. G. Verow, 7-9, 6-9, 4-9. P. V. Zissler lost to P. R. W. Hurst, 2-9, 0-9, 0-9. P. L. Hall lost to K. Richmond, 4-9, 0-9, 9-4, 6-9. I. Robinson beat R. B. Levie, 10-8, 8-10, 6-9, 10-9, 9-5. 1st V v. Rossall. Result: Won 4-1. J. C. Richardson beat P. Marsden 9-1, 9-2, 9-1. J. G. Hoad beat A. B. Tullo, 9-3, 9-2, 9-2. P. V. Zissler lost to A. G. Crawford, 1-9, 6-9, 0-9. P. L. Hall beat J. G. Barker, 9-4, 9-3, 9-0. I. Robinson beat R. Huntington, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0. Barnard Castle v. Rossall. Result: Barnard Castle won 5-0. A. Gurney beat P. Marsden, 9-1, 9-5, 9-2. P. G. Verow beat A. B. Tullo, 9-3, 9-3, 9-3. P. R. W. Hurst beat A. G. Crawford, 9-1, 9-3, 9-1. K. Richmond beat J. B. Barker, 9-4, 9-4, 9-1. R. B. Levie beat R. Huntington, 9-1, 9-1, 9-2. Colts V v. Worksop College at home on 4th February. Result: Won 5-0. P. Holmes beat J. E. Walter, 9-2, 9-6, 9-0. S. R. H. Astley beat S. J. Gray, 9-0, 9-4, 9-0. P. H. Blacklock beat N. D. Ogden, 8-10, 9-2, 9-7, 9-5. K. D. Bowler beat J. R. Gale, 5-9, 6-9, 9-7, 9-2, 9-4. D. M. Dempsey beat R. S. Raumann, 9-4, 9-1, 9-8. Colts VIII v. D. M. !Snowden's VIII at home on 10th March. Result: Lost 3-5. P. L. Hall lost to F. Wilson, 9-3, 6-9, 3-9, 9-2, 4-9. I. Robinson beat D. Snowden 9-3, 9-3, 9-3. S. R. H. Astley lost to W. Anderson, 6-9, 5-9, 9-0, 7-9. I. Robinson beat P. J. Netherwood, 9-4, 9-3, 9-4. R. F. Cawood lost to J. Docherty, 4-9, 3-9, 8-10. M. W. Bainbridge lost to B. Addinall, 5-9, 7-9, 4-9. J. W. Gillgrass lost to M. Cockerill, 6-9, 9-6, 6-9, 9-4, 6-9. D. M. Dempsey beat J. Sawkill, 5-9, 9-10, 9-3, 9-2, 9-5. An Under 15 Colts V v. Pocklington at home on 29th February. Result: Lost 0-5. J. W. Gillgrass lost to N. R. Jackson, 4-9, 3-9, 7-9. D. M. Dempsey lost to T. A. Posckitt, 5-9, 4-9, 1-9. R. F. Atkinson lost to E. Farrer, 5-9, 9-5, 8-10, 4-9. J. R. Drummond lost to R. C. Dennis, 7-9, 6-9, 5-9. A. D. Penty lost to C. D. Southwell, 7-9, 9-3, 7-9, 4-9. 38
FENCING NOTES The School Team have continued to consolidate their position as one of the strongest teams in the North, losing only one of their matches. The first match of the term was against Darlington Fencing Club, which we won 10-8. Against Sunderland Harlequins, one of the North's top clubs, we lost at foil 6—.9, but reversed the score in the sabre and went on to win the epee. This was a fine victory for the School, over a very experienced team, and our victories in the sabre and epee show that we no longer have to rely on the electric foil.
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The climax of our fencing season as a team is always the match against the Y.F.A. 1st team, which we usually lose. This term, however, the School Team excelled themselves and we won the overall match 8-7, due mainly to a strong win in the sabre. Our one defeat was at the hands of a Northumerland team, which included two of the top Northern fencers and a Universities International. The only individual competition this term was the Yorkshire Senior Foil Championships held at York. Our results in this were disappointing, even though the competition was very tough. Miller, Lockwood and Bowen were knocked out in the first round. Wood, however, reached the final and finished fourth, missing a •medal only on a count of hits. In general our preparations for the Public Schools Fencing Championships have been going extremely well for both the 1st Team and the younger members of the club, but there is a lack of effort from some of the more experienced fencers and they must rally round if we are to win the Pearson Cup. The Club would like to take this opportunity to extend their thanks to Mr. Power for all the hard work which he has put in to make our successes possible. C.A.W.
SOCCER The highlights came at the beginning and the end of an otherwise quiet term. On Sunday, 4th February, the Queen's House Team, F. C. Royalle, played Moor Lane Y.C. in the first round of the York Youth Cup. Fielding a rather cosmopolitan side, F. C. Royalle exceeded all expectations to lead 5-0 at half time. Then with the score standing at 6-1 in our favour and with only half an hour to play, the referee decided that the snow, which had been falling incessantly throughout, was making football too difficult. The match was abandoned and arranged for two weeks later, when our cup-tie saga ended in the story-tale fashion, for, playing with only ten men, we were soundly beaten 5-1. To further our chagrin, Moor Lane proceeded to reach the semi-final of the competition. The other highlight was the Staff v. Boys match played at Rawcliffe Lane on Sunday, 24th March. We were fortunate in having the use of one of the Bootham School soccer pitches and we would like to thank Mr. Power for making this match 'possible and for his excellent refereeing. The Staff fielded a very strong team indeed, containing an ex-York City captain (Mr. A. Woods), an ex-England amateur International (Mr. G. M. Shuttleworth), the York University centre forward (Mr. M. Burles) and 3 York first division local league players. Needless to say, the Staff won, gaining a convincing 11-2 win, but it is fair to note that the School XI was not the strongest available, and that the School team was further weakened by the loss of their centre-forward after only 1 minute. A. N. Lawrence had a particularly fine game in goal for the School. For the Staff Mr. Burles scored 5 goals. I.C.D. and K.J.S. 40
OXFORD CUP, 1967-68 (Holders: THE GROVE) The following table gives the points gained up to date:— School Points House Awarded Grove Queen's Temple Manor Rise Dronfield Competition not completed Senior Rugger — — — IO — Junior Rugger to 20 Senior Cricket I0 Junior Cricket 20 Rowing (1st Div.) IO Rowing (2nd Div.) 20 20 Athletics, 1st I0 10 Athletics, znd I0 I0 Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd 5 5 Io Swimming, 1st Swimming, 2nd 5 I() I0 Squash I() Tennis ... 21 21 Shooting (Team) 5 Fencing 5 Junior Long Run, 1st 5 5 2 2 Junior Long Run, znd 25
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MUSIC SOCIETY NOTES At the beginning of term there was no lack of ideas for the term's meetings, and, although only four meetings were eventually held, the surplus of ideas will be used next term. The first meeting was held on Saturday, 24th February in the Lecture Theatre. This was an open meeting at which the film "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" with music by Benjamin Britten and spoken commentary by Sir Malcolm Sargent, was shown. It was encouraging, although the subject and medium are perhaps of •the more popular, to see a large attendance, especially of curious non-members, willing to give the Society a try. After the film Mr. Waine kindly answered questions and he spoke to us about the development of the full orchestra. He gave us a lively and stimulating talk. He showed the •Society how the history of the orchestra was a tale of "the survival of the fittest". He illustrated his points with the help of some members who had brought their instruments with them—violin, flute, bassoon, horn and trombone. On 1st March J. L. Linsley gave a talk on the development of Jazz; how it originated, the social conditions which influenced it, and he played examples from the masters of the twenties and thirties on gramophone records. He concentrated particularly on the style of "boogie-woogie", his own speciality, the patterns of which developed in imitation of the sounds of the locomotives. It was not his aim, he said, to describe the technicalities of the music, complex and difficult as they were, but to convey the spirit of the art form. He certainly did; as Howat, in thanking him, said, the talk aroused the interest even of those members of the audience whose tastes were, to put it politely, square. The other two meetings—the visit of the Huddersfield College of Technology Orchestra and a rehearsal preview of St. Nicolas are given full coverage elsewhere in the magazine. T.M.D.
VISIT OF THE HUDDERSFIELD COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ORCHESTRA Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor" Symphony No. 5 in B flat INTERVAL Violin Concerto in G minor Suite : "Hary Janos"
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This made a well balanced programme : there was in it something to please everyone. As a "curtain-raiser" the Nicolai gave an opportunity for the orchestra to show off its powers, both of control at the quiet beginning, and volume later on, in a light and attractive overture. For the Schubert the orchestra was diminished by some of the more massive brass 42
instruments amongst others leaving the platform. Here, as well as elsewhere, we heard the skill of the orchestra and in particular the woodwind department, which seemed the equal of some professional orchestras. After the interval we heard Bruch's violin concerto. Here, everyone's attention was riveted, of course, on the soloist, who, in this performance, was Herbert Whone: a professional musician who impressed all by showing considerable technical prowess and persuaded many to wallow in the luxuriant Romanticism of the music. The highlight of the evening was the last item. The whole orchestra (which is quite considerable) was employed. The tone of the music is quite light and in a fairly modern idiom. Interest, or rather enthusiasm, was maintained throughout by fascinating orchestral effects in the various departments, particularly in the percussion. In the final movement the thrill gained from sheer volume of sound was evident as the massed brass played a jaunty, rhythmical theme. The concert, judging by the composition of the audience, had aroused interest among the people of York, as well as amongst the school—and deservedly. We look forward to their next visit here. P.D.W.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the term saw the return of G. M. Grayson, 0.P., who gave an interesting outline of both his course at Bradford University and of "Dyes and their uses in Industry". At the second meeting Major Phillips of the R.A.O.C. gave a talk on "Bomb Disposal" followed by a film Although he had no demonstrations, he brought along several dummy shells and mines. Mr. Smith, the student master in the Biology Department, gave a talk at the next meeting on "Population Explosion and the need for Conservation". This warned of the dangers of upsetting the ecology of the countryside. At the final meeting of the term R. S. Johnson and M. B. Pinder gave lectures on "Continuous Casting in the Steel Industry" and "Electronics in Radio Circuits" respectively.
P.J.S.
JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The first meeting of the term was held in the 'Biology Lab. when a selection of scientific films was shown. For the second meeting there was a talk on the manufacture of Glass given by Mr. Hodgson from the National Glass Works in York. He explained about the making of the different types of glass and how each kind of glass differed in composition. For the third meeting we had a visit from Wing Commander Cameron of R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse to talk to the Society on "Aviation Medicine". He explained some of the medical aspects of flying, such as the problems 43
of the lack of oxygen and high-altitude flying. We should like to express our thanks to both these speakers for visiting the Society. The final meeting of the term saw another selection of films. It may interest members to know that on 6th March P. A. 0. Bell sent a hydrogen balloon off the Science Block roof. Two weeks later it was recovered from Larchamp near Rennes in France.
R.D.M.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY Four meetings were held this term. At the first, Madame Mair addressed a small but lively gathering on current developments in the French language. This proved a surprisingly interesting topic, especially when members tried to suggest reasons for the changes which are taking place with astonishing speed. The second meeting consisted of a show of films from the Petroleum Films Bureau. Two cartoons were seen; one about women drivers, the other about the origins of oil. These were followed by a film about life on an oil barge on the Seine. The soundtrack, intended for native French speakers, was a little difficult to follow on the cartoons but the documentary was more suited to the Society's average standards of fluency. At the third meeting a selection of French records was played and Mr. Mair introduced the Society to a French card game called `SBulotte", a game rather similar to whist. The final meeting consisted of a collection of readings in conjunction with some charming young ladies from the Mount School. A variety of poetry was read and discussed, including many contributions from the works of Victor Hugo and Jean Christophe. R.N.C. and R.W.J.D.
RUSSIAN SOCIETY Owing to a combination of unfortunate factors only one meeting was held this term, although this by no means reflects the enthusiasm and interest of the members for the Society. At this meeting R T Pullin Esq. lectured on his travels in Soviet Central Asia. We were taken on a trip along part of the old Silk Road and visited the fabled cities of Bokhara and Tashkent and heard of the legends connected with them. We learnt of the pitfalls of Black Sea hospitality and listened to the story of Soviet supression of Armenia as a nation with its own culture and traditions. By a strange coincidence this is the region which it is proposed that the next School Russian Trip will visit in 1969.
R.W.J.D.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB The first meeting of the term was addressed by Mr. Steel of Bushell's Ltd., the agricultural engineers. He talked about past and present forms of agricultural machinery, and showed several diagrams referring to many different engineering techniques.
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On 8th February a joint meeting was held with the York and District Y.F.C. which took the form of a quiz. Mr. Coulthard presided and at half-time refreshments were provided. St. Peter's lost by three points, but had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. At the third meeting Mr. Mills, a local farmer, came to talk about rearing and breeding Irish store cattle. The meeting was very interesting and at times turned into a general discussion. During the last meeting films were shown. A committee meeting was held during the last week of term and the dates for four visits were arranged for next term. F.T.G.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY The Society held three meetings this term, two involving outside speakers and the other a Balloon debate. At the first meeting of the term Mr. Jobson showed a series of slides to illustrate his account of his recent visit to the Holy Land. The second meeting, which was considered by many to be the highlight of the term, was a discussion with three Jews, two boys from Bootham School and an Old Peterite, Mr. Morris. The last meeting of the term was the Balloon debate at which Mr. D. K. Exham, M. C. Gilbert, R. A. Howat, D. 0. Jenkins and C. H. Noble represented the Church of England, Agnosticism, Hindu, Communism and Mohammedanism respectively. After much stimulating debating Mr. Exham won the debate and Jenkins was the last to be thrown out of the Balloon. G.M.F.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Early in the term, a representative of Polaroid (U.K.) Ltd. visited the Society. Before a mixed audience, including some boys from the Junior School, he gave a very interesting description of the work of Dr. Land, and of the workings of the Polaroid-Land Camera. He went on to demonstrate various cameras and, finally, to produce pictures of various members of the 'Society. The next meeting was a visit to Saville's colour processing works in York by a select group of ten members. It was explained in its various stages and was a valuable insight into a part of photography that we rarely see. S. M. G. Scott showed the Society a large number of colour slides which he had taken on a visit to North America a few years ago. It seemed that this was a very interesting experience, which he had recorded very successfully. The Dark Room was used rarely, but successfully, by several members, and it is hoped that more will join them next term. P.J.S. 45
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB The Club has now become fully operational and has had the most active term of any of the school Societies. The first meeting took the form of an introduction to the activities of the British Automobile Racing Club and was given by Mr. Chippindale of the B.A.R.C., who illustrated the meeting with a film on motor cycle scrambling and one of British motor racing in the 1950s. As a result of this meeting twelve members have joined the B.A.R.C. and they are benefitting, as is the Club as a whole, from Mr. Chippindale's advice. By the beginning of February the Club library was temporarily installed in the Woodwork Room and its contents are continually increasing. The reference facilities offered by the library are being well used by many of our members. At the following meeting Mr. Peter Lawson, the leading Northern hillclimb driver gave a very interesting talk describing his activities since he began hill-climbing, concluding with his current plans for driving his new four-wheel drive B.R.M. After having spoken to the Club he showed some slides of himself in action and answered members' questions. The following week Mr. Chippindale returned to give the Club a bonus B.A.R.C. film meeting. Among films was one of the enduring 1966 Acropolis Rally and one of the 1967 Indianapolis 500 featuring the revolutionary STP gas-turbine car.
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On Leap Day a talk was given by a representative from Ferodo Ltd., the manufacturers of brake linings. This was the first technical meeting of the Club and much was learnt by our members about the manufacture, use and development of braking systems. The final indoor meeting of the Club was in the form of a talk given by the North's premier racing driver, Mr. Tony Dean. He talked about his racing career, and in particular his rise from go-karting to driving his present Dino Ferrari 206 and Porsche Carrera 6 in the short space of four years. He related many of his experiences, especially those in Daytona and South Africa. In addition members were able to view his new Dino which he kindly brought with him. As this is the only car of its type in England it caused quite a sensation in the school grounds. At the end of term the Club had its first outings. On the last Saturday a small party of 12 members went to the Croft General Practice Day and the following day a further 24 travelled to Croft Autodrome to see the first race meeting of the season which featured Brian Robinson's team, three Lotus 47 GTs and Tony Dean's Dino. Several of our B.A.R.C. members marshalled at the event which brought the term's activities to a successful end. J.P.G.
CHESS The Chess team had only one fixture this term—against Bootham School. The first X won 6-4, and the Junior VI won 41-11. In the house matches, Queen's beat Temple in the final, whereas the Junior house matches, a new experiment this year, were slow in getting under way. It was originally hoped to have a simultaneous display this term, but this did not materialise. The folowing played against Bootham School: — 1st X: J. Fender, A. L. Kirk, W. E. Sherlaw, P. T. Summers, G. M. Fairhurst, J. Nutter, D. A. Little, S. P. Collinson and R. F. Cawood. Junior VI: A. D. A. Smith, J. C. W. Williams, S. Foster, R. C. M. Dickenson, K. V. Cable, A. J. Maycock. J.F.
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C.C.F. NOTES In a short term mainly concerned with preparation for various Proficiency Tests, we have again been much helped by Officers and N.C.O.s of the Yorkshire Brigade Depot. A small party undertook a weekend survival exercise in the Pickering forest area, and this would seem to be a type of training for more cadets to do. It should be possible to combine it with canoeing in the summer. Seven cadets with two officers went on arduous training at the end of term, and M. D. Hirst very kindly joined them to give rock climbing instruction. In the summer term we hope to welcome Mr. A. J. Riley into the Royal Air Force Section. He is a former R.A.F. pilot, and his presence will be of great value to the contingent. Summer camp will be at Proteus camp, near 011erton, from 15th July to 23rd July. D.G.C.
R.N. SECTION Throughout the term both divisions have made progress toward their examinations. Nelson division, that is those who joined the section at the beginning of last Easter Term, have been instructed by Chief Petty Officer Keele on 'his frequent visits, and we are grateful to him for this help. When he was absent Petty Officer Nixon carried out the instruction. Rodney division, for whom this is the first term in the C.C.F., have been instructed by Leading Seamen Littlefield, Marsden and Eggleshaw and will be taking their Able Seamen's examinations next term. They have also seen films on "Ocean Yacht Racing" and another on "Anchors". Towards the end of term a party of cadets, consisting of Nelson division and all the N.C.O.s went on a visit to H.M.S. Safeguard with Lieutenant Bulcock in charge. The party set • off on Wednesday, 13th March, after lunch, and arrived at H.M.S. Safeguard at about 1930 hrs. Later on a film was shown of the salvaging of H.M.S. Truculent, a First World War submarine, which had collided with a tanker in the Thames estuary with the loss of nearly all hands. The film gave an idea of how difficult and complex such a job could be. Everyone rose the following morning at 0630 hrs, although somewhat reluctantly, and put to sea in H.M.S. Rapid at 0800 hrs. The day out at sea was valuable experience for everybody concerned and a good time was had by all. The ship was doing an exercise with H.M.S. Ocelot, a new but conventional submarine, but unfortunately all that was seen of her was the conning tower. However it showed up on the Radar screen and many of the party spent quite some time in the operations room, showing interest in how the submarine's position and speed was being plotted by the Radar. The ship docked at 1630 and the party left Inverkeithing Station at 1950 hrs. On arrival in Edinburgh it was necessary to run from one platform to another to catch the southbound train and the slower ones or those who had more than usual baggage all but missed the train. The party arrived in York at one in the morning, rather tired after an energetic 17 hour day. 48
The section now has one double and two single canoes in operation in which a growing interest is being taken. Another double canoe, on which one or two cadets have put in a lot of work, is in the process of being built. This term the dinghy has been out of use as it cannot be launched before moorings have been laid. The previous moorings were carried downstream and stuck on Scarborough bridge where they still remain held down by the heavy concrete sinkers. Lieutenant-Commander Streatfield James visited the section during the term and seemed, in general, to approve of the efforts being made, although he passed one or two comments on the length of hair of certain members of the section. On the whole the section has had a successful term with only the occasional minor setback. J.S.N.
R.A.F. NOTES With the influx of 10 recruits, the section totalled 48 with Sgt. Scaife the N.C.O. in charge and Sgt. Thompson 2 i/c. Arrangements were made on several Wednesdays during the term for Air Experience Flying at R.A.F. Church Fenton but on each occasion unsatisfactory weather conditions resulted in cancellation. Good progress has been made by Cdts. Blackburn, Harris and Mcllroy in the construction of a model wind tunnel and it is anticipated that they will shortly be turning their attentions to a model hovercraft. At the end of the term the 5 most senior N.C.O.s spent a week at R.A.F. Bruggen, Germany, while junior members of the section had their annual camp at R.A.F. Binbrook near Grimsby, under the command of Cpls. Wood and Gratin. Cpl. Wood and Cdt. T. B. Sargeant are to be congratulated on obtaining gliding certificate B at R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse over the Easter Weekend. P.L.H.
R.A.F. CAMP IN GERMANY The party left York in the evening of 26th March and spent the night at the R.A.F. transit station at Hendon before flying the next day from Gatwick to R.A.F. Wildenrath. From there we continued by road to R.A.F. Bruggen, a large station very close to the Dutch Border. The camp began with a businesslike talk on security but proved to be very easy-going. The first day was spent on the base, partly in Pembroke flights, while some were fortunate enough to be able to go up in Canberras. The next day the party went over the Dutch Border to Venlo in order to go swimming while the afternoon was spent watching the R.A.F. dogs being put through their paces and in a very interesting talk with a U.S.A.F. officer. The Saturday was spent in Holland sightseeing and shopping in Rocmand and Venlo and on Sunday after attending Church in the morning we took part in an exercise in a nearby wood. Monday was the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the R.A.F. and most of the airmen on the station had the day off. As the station was to be nearly completely closed down, a coach trip to Cologne was organised. On the journey we stopped off at R.A.F. Rheinlaben, headquarters of the 49
NATO forces in north-west Germany, for half-an-hour to see a parade to mark the occasion and should have seen a fly-past which failed to materialize. Later we stopped at Kenigsminter, one of the great beauty spots in the Rhine valley, before going on to spend most of the afternoon and early evening in Cologne. Tuesday was spent looking round the two Canberra squadrons on the base and seeing the Maintenance Unit which did everything from repairing generators to mending furniture. On Wednesday, 3rd April, after watching a photo-reconnaissance squadron training for a NATO inter-nation competition we left for R.A.F. Wildenrath to make the return journey. J.R.W.
THE SCOUT GROUP Gradually both sections are beginning to implement the new training schemes and all activities have been tackled with refreshing enthusiasm. The many activities of the term are listed in the accounts which follow, but the most outstanding feature has been that the Venture Scouts and the Scouts themselves have taken much of the responsibility for arranging activities, usually most successfully. We are very pleased to welcome back our Scout Leader, Mr. Craine, looking hale and hearty once again and we should like to thank D. P. Rounthwaite and his Patrol Leaders' Council for so ably keeping the Scout Troop running during his absence. Most members of the Group now possess the new Scout uniform, universally acclaimed to be a marked improvement on the old one. This change, and the many others which accompany it, make Scouting more expensive and we find ourselves frequently concerned with financial problems. For each member of the Group we now have to send 11/- per annum to national and local Scout Headquarters, and, more and more, we rely upon the successes of our "Bob-a-Job" efforts during the Easter holidays. Despite our difficulties we have financed a canoe-building programme and we have bought that notorious "Old School Bus" from the School. We hope, gradually, to convert this into an expedition vehicle, while our car maintenance enthusiasts intend to make it fit for the road. At least it solves the problem of what to do with the waste scraps of glass fibre from the canoe-building section. K.G.C.
VENTURE SCOUT NOTES It was decided that A. L. Jervis and L. H. McKeon should take up places on the committee, after its losing Macartney at the end of last term. We also welcomed from the Scouts R. M. Cooper, P. J. Elliott, I. A. Gill, J. C. Goodrick and R. D. MacLeod. As the previous term had been found to be a success under the ruling of the committee it was agreed by all at the first meeting of the term that the plans should proceed without alteration. During a number of committee 50
meetings, the question of the venue of the Easter camp arose. Mr. Duncan thought that 'Coniston presented the facilities that were required for climbing and canoeing; finally it was agreed that this would be the base camp.
GENERAL ACTIVITIES It is true to say that the Venture Scouts can be proud of themselves for their look ahead and adventurous attitude: the arranging of a dance in the Scout Hut and the work on glass-fibre canoes are the most outstanding activities achieved. The dance (the first to be held in the school) was the achievement of all who put so much into the preparations of decorations and buffet. The fibre-glass canoes, the first of their kind in York, were making rapid progress. To date, two have been taken off the mould, and all those people who have spent many tiring, anxious, yet rewarding hours working on them are awaiting their launching. The cooking lessons have progressed well; the successful cakes, pies and curries being devoured by the rest of the group on their return. We must again thank Mr. Dixon for a very informative talk on the maintenance of cars. Although the climbing group does not have the publicity of some of the other events, it has been very active; two expeditions were arranged by Mr. Duncan, a weekend to Pen-y-gent, where conditions unfortunately were not very good; the other being to Wain Stones. We would very much like to thank Mr. Vernon for his help on this day's activity. We must not forget Mr. Hirst who led a rope at Pen-y-gent and who on two other occasions has taken some of us out on Sundays. A.G.S.
THE SCOUT TROOP With the departure of the elder members to the Venture Scout Unit, it was found necessary to reorganise the troop at the beginning of the term. Rounthwaite, a Patrol Leader of last term, became the Senior Patrol Leader; the others being Fisher G. V., Fisher T. and Hepworth. About halfway through the term Mr. Craine was rushed off to hospital for an appendix operation and Mr. Coulthard took over. Training was continued throughout the term: the Scout Standard instructed by the P.L.s and the Advanced Scout Award by Mr. Coulthard and Mr. Allen. There were two trips into town: one as an observation test in Goodramgate and the other map making, each patrol taking a small area of the city and making a small sketch map. Perhaps the climax of the term was an exercise on the Ings three weeks before the end of the term. Four routes were laid with compass bearings and pacings for the patrols to follow. All four goals were eventually reached and bars of chocolate provided a suitable reward at the end. Altogether this has been a most successful term with the majority of the activities being run by the Scouts themselves. At the end of the Summer Term camp will be held near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, from Tuesday, 16th July until Wednesday, 24th July. Further details will be sent out during the Summer Term. D.P.R. 51
OUT AND ABOUT EURIPIDES' HIPPOLYTUS CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE, FEBRUARY, 1968 On 13th February Mr. Duncan took a party of classicists in the School bus to Cambridge University's production of the "Hippolytus" of Euripides at the Arts Theatre. The Party spent the night in an old, but pleasant, Youth Hostel in Saffron Walden, a small town outside Cambridge, which boasts twenty-two public houses. The next morning the party met Mr. Croft and the Headmaster in Cambridge and spent a worthwhile few hours visiting places of interest in the old University town. After lunch the eager group went immediately to the Arts Theatre for the play. The Cambridge Greek Play Committee has produced plays in their original language since 1882—(the Headmaster himself had a leading role in the Frogs of 1947)—and this production was particularly memorable for its fine choral singing and dancing and the three major characters, Hippolytus, Theseus and Phaedra. The rocky set, the authentic costumes and effective dramatisation all combined to make an evocative, inspiring production. The popularity of such Greek plays was shown by the large number of schoolchildren in the audience, and it is hoped similar outings will be arranged in the future. J.R.L.
VENTURE SCOUT NOTES: EASTER CAMP Unlike previous Easter Camps this was static, with its base at Coniston : the plan was that we should go off daily on climbing and canoeing expeditions. The weather however made this impossible; conditions, to say the least, could not have been worse. Over the week the group endured rain, snow, ice, gales and finally sunshine. After a gruelling journey in our newly purchased mini-bus, which, incidentally, was running on only three cylinders, we were welcomed by rain and a somewhat damp and spongy camp-site situated near the lake. This later proved to be a good spot. The first morning was spent in Ambleside buying extra equipment, which was soon to show its worth. Our bus had little prospects of staying on the road; after consultations with mechanics it was decided that it should be repaired in Coniston. However this was not to be; because of unfavourable conditions we had to keep it to cook and shelter in. The afternoon was spent in walking back to Coniston over the fells, the climbers enjoying a few scrambles on the way. Sunday brought us a cold, misty morning, and after much deliberation we decided to climb Harter Fell. The ascent took us through pine trees and rock; on the top the weather-beaten group found boulders to shelter behind, away from the gale and rain, and ate their lunch. An early descent was then made. The rain continued on Monday so the day was spent in Keswick; the bus seemed to be running extremely well on three cylinders. 52
On rising on Tuesday we were confronted by a marvellous view, all the surrounding mountains being covered by snow. It was agreed to climb Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam, on the Coniston Range. We split into two groups, one being led by Cantrell, with Mr. Duncan as his second, the other by Scott. The idea was to start at different ends of the range and cross over in the middle. Each group was prepared for the worst, carrying all emergency needs, as well as nylon rope, slings, ice axe and radio. On setting out the weather seemed settled, yet by two o'clock both groups had been hit by blizzards at about 2,000 ft. In addition radio contact had also been lost. Both climbs had to be abandoned, and the two groups finally met up in Coniston about 4.00 p.m. On Wednesday the party split up again, five accompanying Mr. Duncan on a canoeing expedition across Coniston to Peel Island; the others Buckman, Warnock and Scott tried their hand at some climbing: some good pitches were found near Tarn Hawes and here they spent the day. The two day expedition, after much discussion, was made to the Scafell Range. Some time was spent in Eskdale, after a long bus ride, getting tanked up and also visiting the Outward Bound School. The bus was left at the bottom of Hardknott Pass and the party climbed to 1,600 ft. and camped under Cam Spout. The big ascent was begun at 9.30 on Friday, and we reached the summit of Scafell Pike by a steep, icy climb, about midday. On descending we struck camp and returned to Coniston, where Mrs. Duncan had prepared us dinner. The bus made a remarkable trip back to York, probably because of the lighter load. No-one really expected the bus, which had had to be pushed up most of the hills encountered in the Lake District, to endure the long journey back. But it did, and we are all busy now repairing it for summer, hoping to do something similar, as this was such a huge success. A. G. S '
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THE WALKING CLUB Despite the untimely intervention of Athletics towards the end of term, the Walking Club—as we like it to be known—has been able to enjoy many varied walks during the comparatively short time available to us. In marked contrast to last term, when foot and mouth disease restricted our movements so much that walking almost came to a standstill, we have visited a large number of areas in an equally wide range of weather conditions. Snow walks have been as popular a feature of the term's activities as ever, but perhaps the most widely enjoyed afternoon was the one spent near Kirby Knowle, when, despite the occasional brief snow shower, spring was clearly in the air for the first time. We have been fortunate in having an approved (?) driver of the School bus in the Club, and Mr. Coulthard has this term been ably assisted by Mr. Wise, whilst two student masters, Messrs. Stimpson and Jackson, have made welcome appearances on a number of walks. All in all, an enjoyable term's walking, marred only by the fact that perhaps the group had of late been allowed to grow too large to preserve the remarkable enthusiasm which, until lately, typified the Club. It is to be hoped that measures will be taken to offset any possible decline in the high standards that the Club has set itself in the past. I.M.M. 53
YOUTH ACTION YORK ST. PETER'S GROUP Until Christmas the Social Service Group continued in the form it has assumed over recent years, and a number of boys continued to complete their various tasks. In January the group allied itself more directly with Youth Action York. Activities have been both more numerous and more varied. A number of second and third year boys have completed several decorating jobs with members of The Mount School and Queen Anne's Grammar School. Other members of the group have been involved in various forms of housework, gardening and visiting elderly people. Next term's programme includes many more activities and will probably prove very busy, but the progress of the group must depend on the willingness and hard work of members of the School. N.W.H.M.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP, 1968 Nineteen members of the School took part in this National Tournament. 521 competitors entered from 38 schools. C. A. Wood was runner up again in the Senior Foil and reached the semi-final of the Sabre and quarter-final df the Epee. A splendid performance, and he was also acclaimed the all weapon Champion. We are honoured to have such a captain who gave every ounce and encouraged the team on to great efforts. The most delightful moment was the Senior Foil final when Wood fenced his best and the whole team were there to support his great effort. Miller and Reaston reached the quarter-final of the Senior Foil, both went out in the second round of Epee and Sabre. Our Juniors gained a great deal of experience from the Competition and will improve by it. The standard of fencing improves each year in this competition. Brydon, who won it last year, was knocked out in the quarter-finals. West of Brentwood and Noel of Downside both represented Great Britain in the under 20 championships of the World in London at Easter. Both were beaten by Wood in the final. St. Peter's York, is now considered a very good side to meet in the Fencing World. P.P. "His father is Sheriff of York, and now he is the Rhine Army's Champion at Arms." This misleading headline will serve to reintroduce R. W. Oliver. The newspaper continues: "Second Lieut. Roderick Oliver has rounded off his fencing successes in Germany by coming out on top in the B.A.O.R. Championships . . . winning the Foil and Epee events and finishing third in the Sabre section. He will be in this country in May to compete in the British Army Championships at Aldershot." Our congratulations. (Ed.) 54
THE BRITISH SCHOOLS EXPLORING SOCIETY 1967 EXPEDITION TO ARCTIC NORWAY On 26th July last year the 29th Annual Expedition of the British Schools Exploring Society left Newcastle bound for Arctic Norway. The Society, formerly the Public Schools Exploring Society was founded in 1932 by Surgeon Commander Murray Levick, R.N. The first expedition went to Finland and consisted of the founder of the Society and eight boys. Since then the Society has expanded a great deal and the 1967 expedition consisted of eleven leaders, sixty three boys and two Norwegians as guests of the Society. Our first part of the journey was from Newcastle across to Bergen. At Bergen, after our first taste of Scandinavian food, we joined one of the coastal ferry boats. On this we were all expecting to find berths as we were to spend three nights on board. However, about a third had to find sleeping accommodation where they could. This ranged from the first class writing rooms to the lifeboats and every possible place between the two. The crew had fairly comfortable quarters and we did manage to get our heads down in their quarters. The time taken to get up the coast was most useful as it enabled the leaders to get to know all the boys and the boys were able to get to know the people they were going to spend the next seven weeks with. It also enabled the surveyors to get acquainted with theodolites and plane tables. This saved much valuable time later as very few of the surveyors knew anything about surveying and it is much to the credit of the two leaders that such a good map was made. The expedition was divided into groups of between ten and twelve called "Fires". Each fire lived separately and did their own cooking. Each of the fires had some work to do and were split down as follows : 2 Fires—Survey 2 Fires—Geology 1 Fire—Natural History 1 Fire—Commando The first five fires speak for themselves but the Commando fire did not have anything to do with the usual use of the word but they did invaluable work in carrying out recce marches in all directions for the benefit of the various marches which were to take place towards the end of the expedition. After three eventful days on the boat up the coast we disembarked at Bod. I am sure that the crew were relieved to say the least to see us go while the other passengers wished us the best of luck. After unloading all our personal kit we had a short time in which to look around Bodo. This we found very Americanised due to a NATO base being up there. The last stage of our journey was by coach and a mine railway. A combination of the two took us to within walking distance of the base camp which was already well founded by the advance party. The walk from the roadhead to the base camp was only a short distance but due to our various stages of physical fitness it took an awful long time and those who had taken the extra luxury regretted it on the initial march into camp. As soon as we had de bused and gathered our packs together we were subjected to our first taste of the mosquitoes; it would be more correct to 55
say it was their first taste of us and they must have been impressed as they kept coming back for more. Luckily as the expedition progressed and the weather got colder they disappeared. To begin with, however, they were quite painful We found the best way to wash was to have a body guard who kept the insects off our backs while we washed. After one day in base camp the survey fires moved out to their base camp at the S.E. corner of the lake. It was not an ideal camp site as it was rather exposed as was found out within our first week there. Also there was a lack of firewood and running water. It did have the advantage of a very good bathing spot as there was a rocky peninsula around which the water was quite deep. Although nearly everybody in survey made an attempt to keep clean by swimming, one dip in the whole time there was enough. The water was extremely cold and one's reaction on diving in would do credit to any aquatic acrobat and over the short distances required to get out there were some promising swimmers. After the middle of August it was too cold for even the most enthusiastic. While stores were being carried to survey from base camp we had our one and only case of exposure. This was caused, as it usually is, by two or three factors but luckily we were able to get the victim back to base camp where he quickly recovered. In two days, survey base camp was firmly established and as I was a member of the survey team I can only give an account of its work while they were out there. As reported in an earlier edition of the Peterite we did not make a map of an area of 80 square miles as this would have taken some considerable time. The area mapped was between survey and base camp in a line north-south to the Norway Sweden border to the east. This proved a difficult area to map as it was extremely rugged. The weather was not very helpful to the survey party as there was low cloud and it rained every day during the first three weeks. However, the weather did not prove too great an obstacle and the first part of making the map went ahead. This was using the theodolites. Their task was to fix the points of various beacons which we placed out on prominent places. The readings they took were given to the computing party who with the aid of log tables and mathematical formulae were able to fix the various beacons in relation to two mountains. During the first three weeks we did not see the tops of the mountains to get an accurate fix. To combat this we measured out a base line but the following day the tops came clear and we were able to continue with making theodolite readings. Various errors were made and these had to be corrected before the plane table parties could go out and actually map the ground. When the theodolite readings had been completed everybody turned to plane tabling so that this could be finished as soon as possible. This was to have enabled as many people as possible to go on the various marches. All the food for the expedition was taken out in advance. It was planned to give 4,000 calories a day. The food as such was good but very monotonous. In survey we were lucky enough to have a good fisherman and he was able to supplement our normal rations every so often with trout. Basically there were two meals a day with a snack for lunch. Breakfast consisted of porridge and a cup of coffee or tea, without milk, and a packet of Service type biscuits. After a little while this breakfast was not appreciated but if drinking chocolate or coffee or dried fruit were added, on different occasions, it became quite palatable. Lunch took the 56
form of a bar of chocolate, some dried fruit and two packets of biscuits. The evening meal was called Hoosh, this name being derived from the very first expeditions and from the Society's founder who had been with Scott in the Antartic. Hoosh was basically dried vegetables, Horlicks concentrated meat bars and rice. Our first taste of this was rather disastrous as somehow porridge oats found their way into the pot. This was a case of "too many cooks". The cooking was done on wood fires where possible but we did have the butane gaz stoves with us. These however were very slow and easily blown out. Wood fires, however, served more than one purpose. Apart from being very efficient for cooking—we were able to dry out clothing and ourselves and it proved a good focal point of any camp. At first we found them difficult to light but once we had a supply of birch bark it was quite easy. All the time we spent out there we were under canvas. During the first three weeks it was very difficult to keep things dry. The arrangements were fairly comfortable in the camps as we slept three to a tent. It was essential to get oneself well organised like this as all one's equipment was in the tent as well. On marches, however, it was a very different problem so as to save weight we slept five to a tent. This required fairly tight packing and if one person turned over in his sleep everybody in the tent had to turn over and the one nearest the door was outside. The climax of every expedition are the various marches which lasted between ten and twelve days. The Long March lasted twelve days and was made up of the best members of the expedition. There were three other intermediate marches which lasted ten days. The march I was on went south into Sweden to the position of the previous year's expedition base camp. On this march we covered about 130 miles. Throughout the march we had perfect weather and we came up against the problem of a shortage of salt. Our route took us along Lapp footpaths and past Lapp huts. The end of the first and second days' marching took us to Lapp huts and we used these to sleep in. They are very low buildings with a wooden skeleton and covered in birch bark and turf. They were usually occupied by mice as we found out somewhat disastrously on the return journey of the march. To save weight we decided not to take lids to all the cooking pots. On one occasion we mixed our porridge one evening so that we could cook it the following morning without getting out of our sleeping bags. We turned in without putting anything over the top of the pan. At midnight one member of the march woke up because of a noise which sounded like a large animal drinking. I was then woken up as I was nearest to the pot and had a torch. When I shone the torch into the porridge I was greeted by a mouse taking a swim. With some difficulty the mouse was persuaded to leave the water, on the blade of a knife, and was placed on the floor. An immediate inspection of the porridge showed nothing amiss and it was decided to cook the porridge as normal the following morning. In the morning, however, the colour of the porridge put us off our food as it had turned a pale shade of green. Even though we were short of rations we did not eat it. The march itself was very successful and the ten boys taking part were sent away on their own, the leaders going off in an attempt to film some Lapps. 57
The maps used were produced by the United States Army map service. These we found were not very accurate and were difficult to read after Ordnance Survey maps. On one occasion on the march we had been split in two and were making our way by separate routes to the same destination. On the second day out the two groups met in an area of ground approximately the size of Worcestershire. At the time both groups were heading for a Lapp but to spend the night in. The problem, however, was that one group was going north and the other south and the but wasn't in sight. Once the marchers had returned, the remainder of the time was spent clearing up and packing all the equipment. During one clearing up day one of our doctors was burned after a camping gaz cylinder exploded in a gash pit which he had just set fire to. Fortunately he was taken to the hospital in the nearby mining town and was not seriously injured. There were other minor injuries like sprained ankles and blisters. The doctors were able to practice their stitching up as on the nearby glacier one member of the expedition injured himself with his ice axe. On the whole we were very fortunate with accidents. Once the expedition had packed up we moved up to the road head and started preparing for our last meal to be cooked by ourselves. This meal consisted of reindeer. We had one shot for us at about 6 a.m. that morning and by 6 p.m. it had been eaten. This was the first meat we had eaten for six weeks or so and although it was somewhat tough it was delicious. Reindeer were in fact all round us and they could be lured fairly close to the camps with salt. We also came across lemmings, small hamster like animals. One fire tried feeding one on army biscuits but only a corner of one biscuit was sampled. The expedition was a great success for all those who took part and a great deal of credit must go to the society for the standard of the leaders chosen and for the great cross section of boys selected. The boys were not only from schools, some were from industry and others were police cadets. Some had experience of similar activities while others were newcomers to the whole idea. By the end of the expedition everybody concerned was a much wiser and better person from what he had learnt about himself and the people about him. This year's expedition is going to Spitsbergen and consists of only 35 boys. The 1969 expedition goes to Norther ,- Canada and should be a very good one. I hope some members of the School will apply, as I am sure they would benefit a tremendous amount from the experience gained. Details of the society and future expeditions can be obtained from The Secretary, British Schools Exploring Society, 2 Whitehall Court, London, S.W.1. W. N. MARSHALL (Nigel Marshall left in Summer 1967 and was already, by his own initiative, a very competent climber and mountaineer. Selection for such expeditions is demanding and a considerable personal outlay is involved. Ed.)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, The School is now going through a drastic period of change; whether it is for the good or bad depends upon the thoughts of the individual. However, it appears that this magazine is very likely to change its form, prompted and advised by a Sixth Form forum. We feel that the changes in its form are unnecessary, and that if they must be made, the Old Peterite's opinions should be considered as well as, and probably far more than, those of the boys. The magazine is one for the boys, but more especially it is one which lets Old Peterites know what their old school is doing. There is the suggestion that original creative writing should be included at the exclusion of reports of the school's sporting activities, and that any sports reports that are included should be written by the boys themselves. Firstly, if this magazine is to let Old Peterites know what the School is doing, accounts of sporting activities should be included, just as reports Of •plays and societies are included. Also the school has a magazine for creative writing over and above House magazines; "Oasis" and now "Captain Tremendous" as well seem always to be begging for quality material and never get enough. Surely, opening another outlet for this material can only lower the quality overall. Secondly, the idea to have boys writing all reports that are included can create difficulties for everybody concerned. The boy will find it very difficult to comment on his or anybody else's performances and so all reports will become factless generalisations. It has been said that other school magazines have made these changes and we are lagging behind. Is it always right to follow the crowd? Finally there is the most important factor, we have yet to find more than two or three boys and Old Peterites who themselves want these changes or who think these changes would benefit the school. Yours, etc., P. R. H. BLACKFORD, I. R. D. MCGRATH, 0.P., N. G. A. MORRIS, D. R. BALLINGER.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on the 2nd March. The Committee were reminded that the date of the East Riding dinner, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield, had been changed to Friday, 24th May. It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, 14th December, 1%8.
PANDAS HOCKEY CLUB Pandas H.C., which is strictly limited to past and present Peterites, has had another successful season, increasing its membership and the range of fixtures as well as from the playing point of view. 'Pandas' matches are arranged for the periods around Christmas and Easter, the highlight of the season being the visit to Bridlington for the hockey festival there every Easter. This season five members of the School Team have played fairly regularly and we hope to maintain close contact with the School by inviting fairly locally based members of the School Teams to play for us and by playing a fixture against the School every year. Our results this year have been as follows :— 17th Dec. v. Dacre. Lost 1-3. 24th Dec. v. York. Lost 2-4. 31st Dec. v. Civil Service. Won 6-3. 7th Jan. v. Wharfedale Rats. Lost 2-4. 18th Feb. v. St. Peter's School. Won 3-0. 30th Mar. v. Harrogate. Lost 2-3. 31st Mar. v. Phoenix. Won 4-2. 6th Apr. v. Civil 'Service. Lost 0-1. 7th Apr. v. Hull Kingfishers. Won 2-1. 10th Apr. v. York Wednesday. Drew 1-1. Bridlington Hockey Festival v. Doncaster. Won 2-1. v. Synners. Lost 0-4. v. Bridlington. Won 4-0. v. Norton. Drew 1-1. v. Adel. Drew 1-1. v. Wetherby. Won 1-0. J. A. SHOUKSMITH, Hon. Sec.
COMMEMORATION, 1968 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1968 School Commemoration will be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th July, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. 60
Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, 13th July, and it is hoped that O.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him. The official programme is circulated with this issue of The Peterite. Please complete the pro forma and return it to the Headmaster's secretary without delay. Organisers for the O.P. teams for the sporting events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate as soon as possible, are as follows:— Boat Races—C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York. Cricket—K. M. Ratcliff, "Fairways", Ratcliffe Lane, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Warwicks. Fencing—P. A. Morris, Hound House, Warthill, York. Golf—P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorks. Tennis—B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York.
OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, 13th July (price £1). It is hoped that Old Peterites, who wish to come to the dinner, will apply for tickets as soon as possible.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES MARRIAGES KAY-MuRRAv. The wedding took place, on 6th April, 1968, at St. Machar's Church, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, of Michael Kay, Westlands Grove, York, and Moira Murray, Stoneywood Terrace, Bucksburn. The Rev. Canon Gallic officiated. (Temple 1949-56)
ENGAGEMENTS DRoNEIELD—FARRAELv—Patrick John Dronfield, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dronfield of Askham Bryan, near York, to Miss Susan Farrally, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Farrally, Westbourne Avenue, Harrogate. (Patrick, Economics B.A. Cantab., is working in London for an international firm of steel manufacturers. Wedding to take place in August.) BROWN—POTTER—Peter C. Norfolk Brown (School House 1958-64 and Merton Coll. Oxford) to Miss Clare J. Potter of Bridlington. Announced on 6th April, 1968. PROCTER-FRANKISH-D. R. Procter (Manor 1953-57) to Miss Patricia Mabel Frankish of Preston, near Hull, Yorks. 61
OBITUARY A. C. BROWN, 6 Park Row, Hornsea, E. Yorkshire. (Joined 1938, Left 1942.) From Tehran. In the last issue we reported S. K. Kazerooni as extending a warm welcome to visiting Peterites. He was recently appointed Administrative and Parliamentary Under-Secretary to His Imperial Majesty. He was educated in Iran before coming to St. Peter's. For 32 years he has been concerned with the Iranian oil industry, has had extensive experience in labour and management, and is the author of four books, two of them in Persian. He is a foundation-member of the IranNovin Party and has been a member of its central council and executive committee. He is 52. Michael Kay, writing from New Zealand, speaks of himself as a firm "convert" to the "Kiwi" life. He has lived for a year now in Auckland and married last year intending to stay there permanently. He writes "I have seen many countries since leaving sch gal and certainly one of the finest is New Zealand where every opportunity lies at the feet of young chaps who are qualified in any discipline. This is not to say that it is a land of milk and honey, for it is not. It is a land which needs developing and thereby creates many openings for individual progress." Now reading for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, he has been three years as a registered Chartered Engineer. (Manor 1950-55) Daily Sketch, Monday, 29th April, 1968. "Why upon being searched was Mr. Charles Schofield, Q.C. (0.P.), an eminent barrister and a Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple, found to have stolen a silver spoon? And Why, when all the lights went out at the same dinner in the Hotel des Bergues, Geneva, was Mr. Schofield accused of pinching a lady's necklace?" The Sketch elucidates : "Mr. Schofield has been brushing up his role as Moriarty by dutifully `oscillating his head from side to side in reptilian fashion' ", preparatory to re-enacting his villainous struggle over the Reichenbach Falls with the indomitable Sherlock Holmes. :
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THE PETERITE Vol. LX
OCTOBER, 1968
No. 379
EDITORIAL On the lists for a welcome first experiment in preparatory schools conferences held at St. Peter's on 29th and 30th June were some twenty-five assistant masters with an attendant covey of seven headmasters. This was a chance to sort out some of the perplexities deriving from the change in syllabi both in Common Entrance and the standard courses in the public schools. It is often felt in independent preparatory schools that the advantages enjoyed by membership of a junior school clinging to the skirts
of a senior sister (as St. Olave's to St. Peter's) provide too exclusive a competition. New curricula in a school like ours, once accepted, are sown early in the soil of the junior school; S.M.P.Maths, for instance, are already well established in St. Olave's. To dispel this illusion and to tailor our entrance requirements to the needs of these schools were foremost in mind. Mathematics, the Sciences and the Classics were principal topics. In the former concentration centred on 'modern' S.M.P. syllabi, textbooks, and C.E. and Scholarship examinations. In November this year, the C.E. examination is based on a 'modern' syllabus for the first time. The difficulties in the introduction of this at the prep-school were discussed. For the next two years the School has undertaken to consider a boy's performance in these papers alongside a special report from his headmaster. From a discussion on the Scholarship papers came a clear directive of the syllabus from which papers at this School would be set. On the Sciences' side a number of points emerged. Some prep-schools were ready to welcome the proposed Science paper as an alternative to Latin. But, whereas Nuffield syllabi had generally been adopted, expense was a serious factor in implementing courses along the lines which the senior school would consider most advantageous. Biology, Physics, Chemistry won most approval in that order, and in answer to a general appeal the proposal of a Biology paper for the scholarship examination was accepted. Even so, the number of periods devoted to science in prepschools was considered inadequate and qualified teachers were hard to come by. To some the swing in emphasis from prose to translation in the Classics (heart-throb of the columnists in classical quarterlies) was anathema. Its acceptance is, of course, paramount in the Nuffield scheme. Nor is the discipline of written translation regarded as the only worthwhile test. Considerable store is now set by 'comprehension' test, featuring passages in which intelligent appraisal is asked for as well as grammatical knowledge. Greek was not under serious discussion on this occasion. On both sides the exchange of views was stimulating. No one was left in any doubt but that St. Peter's welcomes boys from as wide as possible.
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SIC THE CHAPEL AND THE SCHOOL MUSIC ... ... ... ... The Chapel ... .. ... ... Choir Notes ... University Of York Chamber Choir ... St. Nicolas and Abraham and Isaac ...
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No doubt some went away a little the wiser for having understood better the values of our School in a wider sense—of wide activity and inventiveness and the role of responsibility in an increasingly permissive society. And that, like the company and conviviality, was all to the good.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS The Headmaster, P. D. R. Gardiner Esq., K. G. Coulthard Esq., P. G. Croft Esq., D. G. Cummin Esq., R. F. Harding Esq., D. Kirby (o.P.), D. S. Mair Esq., J. Maw Esq., P. Power Esq., L. C. Le Tocq Esq., T. H. V. Williams Esq. (ex Staff), A. P. Beckingham, M. T. Bennett, P. R. H. Blackford, J. P. Gee, F. T. Gooder, M. G. B. Hepworth, R. F. Hornby, R. A. Howat, H. E. D. Little, T. P. Littlefield, C. J. McFee, A. C. Marson, K. Morris, J. S. Nixon, A. H. Powell, J. C. Richardson, K. J. Sargeant, P. J. Shannon, P. T. Summers, I. D. C. Summers, P. D. Wilson, C. A. Wood. Editor: C. P. M. Duncan Esq.
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SCHOOL NOTES Mr. and Mrs. Harding retired from the Grove in July after 20 years , ther.(RFHvymuchopesta dinhkgpersonally every ex-Grovite who contributed "so heart-warmingly" to their present.) They are succeeded by Mr. and Mrs. Nixon. *
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Of York musicians within our precincts. It was a great joy to him to have so successfully helped to integrate the music of this with other schools in the City. "His wife, Beryl, is inseparable from our memory of him. They take to the R.S.C.M. that impeccable taste and musical distinction with which we knew them here."
Mr. Dixon left in July to take up a teaching appointment in Canada. How well he would have figured in a 'Schoolmaster in the house" film! Oily under a car, lisping through a freshly rugger-battered tooth (chronic 3
affliction), deerstalker-capped man about town; sometimes so brash you'd never have guessed the extent of his understanding of boys, specially the problem ones, or his deep involvement with his teaching. These make for a rich personality and Montreal is the gainer. *
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Fourth-formers A. N. Lawrence and C. J. Clark had poems ("Hands" and "The Horseshoe") broadcast by the B.B.C. in term.
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The St. Peter's contribution to the cycle of plays 'performed in York Minster in aid of the Appeal was written by boys in Transitus, directed by Mr. Bolton, and acted by Transitus and the Fourth Form combined. It proved to be a vigorous account of the saving of the Minster glass by Sir Thomas Fairfax. * * * The announcement that Mr. Bolton has been appointed headmaster of the City of Bath School, to take up the appointment in January next year, brings another admixture of regret and congratulation. Mr. Shuttleworth will suceed him as housemaster of the Manor.
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J. C. Richardson's outstanding performances in Yorkshire and national teams over the summer holidays have won great credit. A summary will be 'found in the Cricket notes.
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In the Danish National Trapeze Class Championships J. D. B. Hargreaves sailed into 3rd place (out of 75 entrants) on overall points. *
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D. M. Jackson and C. H. Noble have achieved the Gold Award of the Duke of Edinburgh scheme. * * * Individual results from Bisley, where the School won the Marling, were: 21st out of 1,480 entries, M. E. Bailey; 4th and 15th respectively out of 1,568 entries, L. M. Creer and J. H. Bavister. The trophies were the "Iveagh" and the "Wellington". *
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This July, for the first time, the VIII visited Henley. They went out early but have set a precedent which should lead to greater success later. The visit was largely made possible by the fact that "0" and "A" Levels fell earlier this year. 4
Eighteen years' guardianship of the keys of St. Peter, to say nothing an ubiquitous and colourful personality, leave us this October in the n of Mr. Shallcross. "The Peterite" wishes his wife and him robust and happiness in their new home.
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The School Tennis team has had an unbeaten season, gaining also a nunlber of distinctions in tournaments.
On Saturday, 27th July, Nigel Morris (left July '67) and Ian McGrath (left December '67) were killed in a car accident. Both were fine sportsmen, of which there is no better testimony than the pages of this magazine over the last five years. Our deep sympathy goes to their families.
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COMMEMORATION HEADMASTER'S REPORT, JULY, 1968 On this my first Speech Day, I do not propose to say much about the ' e. Newsom Report, the publication of which is due in about ten days' tun Already we have been drenched by leaks from this document, but none of us really knows for certain what it contains. No further speculation from me, therefore, except to say that St. Peter's was visited by two of the Commissioners last term—Ash Wednesday, to be precise. (I wonder if the date was ominous). They expressed interest in all departments of the School, particularly in our range of entry—interestingly wide, I think—and in the courses that we offered the less academic pupil. They hinted that C.S.E. courses would benefit some of our "0" level borderline candidates, a suggestion that my colleagues and I take very seriously. They also seemed to be pleasantly surprised by the lack of starchiness that prevails in the School. Whatever the report may recommend, I am convinced that St. Peter's, with its links with the City and the Minster and the Ridings, and at the same time its majority of boarders, will continue to offer something important and socially cohesive for the foreseeable future. What that something is I hope will be made clear by implication as I report on this last year. This is a time of educational ferment, not only as regards the organisation of schools but also in respect of teaching methods. To put it crudely, the old emphases were on austere rows of desks, prescribed rules, formal grammar, much learning by heart and listening; the new emphases are on the discoveries made by the student himself, rather than those foisted on him, on his own experience, on a freer, more relaxed atmosphere, on collaboration in projects, and, above all, on doing. Hence the exciting developments in the New Maths. teaching (where no boy is ever given an answer, but has to work it out for himself), in the Nuffield Science courses (where a boy learns principles from his own open-ended experiments), in audio-visual techniques of language teaching, in project and dramatic work in English—and so on. This is an exciting time for us in the schools—I for one would want to be nowhere else. At St. Peter's we are committed to many of these new approaches, but we do not swallow every innovation uncritically. We do a fair amount of Nuffield Science; for instance, every boy in his last two years at St. Olave's and his first in St. Peter's learns Nuffield Physics, some of which will continue to "0" level. Some of the new apparatus for this course, incidentally, has been made by boys in our IlIrd form in the workshops, and it is hoped that more can be produced in this economic and educational way. For some time we have provided S.M.P. courses in the New Maths. up to "0" level; this year 1st year specialists of all subjects have been using the University of York's computer, thus gaining an opportunity to write simple programmes. We are extremely grateful to the University for their perMission and encouragement in this and in so many departments. Our Senior Classics Master, Mr. Croft, who spent a term at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on a Schoolmaster Fellowship, worked on an experimental Nuffield approach to Latin. And so on. I will not run through every subject. Let me sum it up by saying that the new approaches are transforming the school lesson, the
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school classroom, all the old teaching patterns; that our Heads of Departments encourage these approaches provided that the boys are thereby brought face to face with the discipline of any subject. They must not duck this. Without this discipline, self-expression and self-discovery become futile self-indulgence. Above all in the future, a School such as ours depends mainly on an intellectually strong sixth-form. This piece of paper lists the examination results in dry statistics—and these results are the most obvious indications of the academic strength of a sixth-form. Twenty-seven candidates took up University places in 1967, eight of them at Oxford and Cambridge. Of the ten taking up Oxbridge places this October, four, as you see, won Open Exhibitions. Whilst a large number of those leaving our sixth-form will naturally go on to University, it is being realised increasingly that University is not the only, and certainly not always the best course for all sixth-formers to follow. There are many fine opportunities for training outside the Universities and these often lead to the award of a degree. Much was said about these alternatives at our Careers Convention in March and more information can be found in our Careers Room. It is much better to consider these alternatives simultaneously with thinking about University, rather than leave them until the last minute as stop-gaps. One watches examination results with care, not to say anxiety, now that the dog days of August are almost on us. But let me add that examinations should by no means be the summit of intellectual aspiration. Indeed, the emphasis on external examinations is, to many of us, deplorable, even frivolous. The point of sixth-form study in our specialist system is that by studying a subject in depth the sixth-former can develop a sincere interest. Indeed, most examination candidates are engaged in an act of insincerity— they're trying to prove to the examiners that they know more than they really do. The quality of the sixth-form, that is to say, can be judged only partly by the examination results; much more reliably can it be judged by the actual interests shown by the sixth-formers, by the amount done that's off the syllabus. An example of what I mean is the play about Sir Thomas Fairfax that was written by members of our 1st year specialists and performed in the Minster last month. This play first demanded historical research, then dramatic experiment and eventually scripting and performance • above all it demanded the desire to create something complete. This is the sort of activity one hopes a sixth-form will naturally pursue. A good sixth-form is one in which work is not confined to the classroom but spills out into spare time; where labs. are used not merely for examinations but for the excitement of invention or discoveries; where books are read and discussed for their interest, not merely because they're on the syllabus; where the boy with the odd intellectual interests can pursue them without anyone's thinking them odd; where the crank is happy, where the boffin is busy, where the artist is absorbed. And what of this cultural life in the School? This year there have been some fine musical offerings—notably the performances in our Chapel and in the Minster of Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicolas" and of his Canticle "Abraham & Isaac"—refreshingly unsolemn music; in "St. Nicolas" there was happy collaboration between our Choral Society and Junior School Choir, and the choir of Queen Margaret's School, with whom also we sang carols in a concert in the Christmas term. 8
The dramatic tradition of St. Peter's is very vigorous. There have been about eight productions of plays throughout the year, at a House level and as well as a School level. The main production, John Whiting's play "A Penny for a Song", a witty extravaganza rather in the manner of Bernard Shaw, provided opportunities not only for several comic performances for boys but also brought in some of the girls of York College for the female parts, and gave scope for the inventive skill of the school's engineers. I imagine that never before on the stage of the Memorial Hall had there been seen a balloon in full flight, nor a fire engine at full throttle. One of the discoveries one makes about plays and concerts is that they demand an enormous amount of collaboration and rehearsal—more than is expected. This collaboration—between say, workshop and studio, and actors and stagehands and producer—is a truly educational discipline, and I value it very highly. Anyone who has taken •part in such a performance will be affected by it for the rest of his life. Old Peterites will notice that the School Chapel has been modified architecturally. Some choir pews have been removed so as to allow an open space, which can now be used for musical and dramatic purposes. Already we have benefited from the flexibility thus gained. Moreover, our daily services have varied so as to include from time to time services devised and taken by members of the staff and by boys ,themselves on a House basis. When one comes to review the School's athletic record one finds a high all-round standard and a number of outstanding individuals. There is, for instance, Tony Wood, the Public Schools All Weapon Fencing Champion, Peter Hall, winner of the Yorkshire Open Under 16 Squash Championship, and Ian Robinson, finalist in the National Under 16 Squash Championship, and Joe Richardson, who represented the School at rugby, hockey, squash and cricket, won the Yorkshire Under 19 Squash Championship, and after a superb cricket season has been selected for the Yorkshire Schoolboy Trials and for the Rest v. Southern Schools in London. (His cool head, brisk efficiency and forcefulness have also made him an admirable Head of School). But it is teams that count more than individuals—and every Saturday afternoon this school year I have found much to admire in the pertinacity and skill of our representative sides. St. Peter's is essentially a rugger school, so let me start with the 1st XV. The 1st XV won 4 and drew 1 of their 9 school matches, and in the process scored 96 points FOR and 32 points AGAINST. No school side crossed our line more than once. The 3rd XV lost only one of their 7 school matches, while the Senior Colts enjoyed a strikingly successful undefeated season. The 1st XI has continued to maintain our high reputation, and as last year have lost only 1 school match. The batting is particularly strong and goes right down to number eleven, and, whatever our opponents have played, our cricket has been aggressive and cheerful. Incidentally, here at the School on July 22nd, 23rd and 24th we are staging the inaugural series of Yorkshire County Schoolboys matches, when all are welcome. We also had a highly successful squash season, losing only one School match, and an undefeated tennis team. Our swimming team also has done well, and many of them are young too. There are our fencers, everyone of whom, so our fencing coach assures me, is going to be a champion! Our oarsmen, after early success as York Schools' Head of the River and in 3rd and 4th places in the School IV's at Nottingham, have been down at Henley this week, going out in the 1st round but gaining valuable experience. 9
They have been casing the joint! And our shooting team, a little disappointing perhaps after last year, have yet to face their main ordeal at Bisley next week. A hockey season here is always confined and perilously dependent on fair weather, but this year plenty of hockey was played. Our hockey 1st and 2nd XI's lost only one match each. Of the five inter-school matches three were won, one lost and one cancelled. At St. Peter's, our numbers and our acreage preclude the wholesale adoption of certain games (I'm sure everyone knows what I mean), but we do try to offer as diverse a range as possible. May I say at this point how much we value the presence of parents as spectators at the games and matches? Their enthusiasm encourages the players and creates the feeling of drama that is central to competitive sports. On Tuesday afternoons boys have a further opportunity of choice; they may take part in C.C.F. training, in scouting and in the D. of E. Award Scheme. Under the auspices of the C.C.F. a boy may find himself playing in a military band, or simulating a parachute jump into the sea, or visiting a nuclear submarine at Rosyth. The Scouts have lately undergone a change. Many of the group now sport the new uniforms and the Venture Scout Executive Committee and Scout Patrol Leaders' Council have been busy devising programmes and activities to fit in with the new training scheme. The Venture Scout Unit has had a most active year and their activities have ranged from building fibre-glass canoes to cookery classes at Queen Anne Grammar School, and from stripping down the old minibus, bought from the School, to arranging social meetings and dances with York Rangers. Some members of the Unit spent a very rough week canoeing and climbing in the Lake District during the Easter holidays, while at the end of this term the Scout Troop is going off to camp in Perthshire. In the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme over 70 boys have been actively participating in the Scheme this year. The Scheme offers a challenge to each individual to reach a particular standard in the activities he chooses. It is not a challenge to be accepted by the weak at heart or those lacking in qualities of perseverence and skilfulness. Three more boys have gained their Gold Award : Michael Bennett, who has already been presented with it at Buckingham Palace, David Jackson and Christopher Noble—who will be meeting the Duke of Edinburgh in the autumn. Here,too, one is aware of the diversity of choice—and it is hoped that all boys will avail themselves of this choice. A boy who tries to opt out of the opportunities offered—and there are some like this—will end up bored and negative; the larger numbers who opt in for things, thus discover, maybe, talents in themselves that they had hitherto not suspected. If a boy does not unearth his latent talents at school, something is going wrong. There is in every boy probably an artist, a musician, an inventor, a writer, a craftsman, a mountaineer, longing to be released. I hope very much that every boy at St. Peter's will unearth his hidden selves. Ineffective boredom is surely the cardinal sin, and the quickest way towards that lax discipline with which the young at all schools are these days regularly charged. As many opportunities as possible for making and creating things are required, and I hope, over the next few terms, to be able to extend our Crafts room to give wider scope to the Art Studio and Music School. I have tried to make clear that my idea of a school is a place for the 10
pursuit of intellectual, cultural and athletic excellence and for the development of social responsibility in which the boys choose to take an active part, and are spurred on by each other, in collaboration as well as competition, to bring out their full abilities. I am sure that parents and old boys and present members of the School would wish it that way.
Exhibition of Handicraft. One importarit point that needs making. While a sixth-former has responsibilities towards his school—in helping run it, in setting an example, in maintaining discipline—few of us would feel that he should be bounded by the School. The Housemasters and I are concerned that a boy in his last year in the sixth should be given some freedom—to visit theatres and concerts and meetings in York, to provide social service for those in York who need it—to become an active part of the City. In short, a sixthformer needs a bridge year between the structural life of a school and the total license of the outside world. He must learn how to use freedom. Provided a sixth-former can handle this freedom—without falling short in his work or his sense of responsibility—he should be granted that freedom. The Governors have authorised in principle the setting-up of a club, consisting of general rooms, for some of the sixth-formers—for them to run themselves. It has been used by School Monitors this term in a pilot scheme, and I hope will in the future give sixth-formers scope for practical responsibility as well as space. This year has been for me a settling-in-year. I have tried to see the School running as before, without making any significant changes (except for the disappearance of the School Cap. Ichabod!) Already my feelings of southern detachment have been swept away by a tide of fierce partisanship which I now feel for St. Peter's. My particular thanks are due to my staff, particularly Mr. Le Tocq, Mr. Rhodes and the Housemasters, and Mr. Howat in St. Olave's. It is invidious to mention names, but one can hardly omit reference to one of the liveliest members of our staff and a prominent personality in the City. I am referring to Mr. Waine, by whose initiative so many musical innovations have been introduced this year. Mr. Waine leaves us after 23 years as Director of Music to become .
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Warden of the Royal School of Church Music in Addington. I need hardly say how much we shall miss the sprightly presence of this musical perfectionist, and we wish him and Beryl Waine the utmost happiness in their new home. Mr. Dixon, one of our physicists, is leaving to teach in Canada—it is sad to say goodbye to a teacher of such ebullience. I know the Canadians will find him a "Great !" as we have at St. Peter's. Mr. Harding, after 20 years in the Grove, retires as Housemaster and Mr. Nixon takes over; it would be impertinent for me to say what a good housemaster Mr. Harding has been, but many of you know how much he and Mrs. Harding have devoted themselves to the welfare and growth of boys in the Grove. I myself will miss them as the kindliest and most hospitable of neighbours. But of course Mr. Harding, though he will be living out in Bulmer, will still be running our sports as a full member of the Common Room. Another goodbye—to Mr. Shallcross, our Head Porter. For 18 years he has acted as guardian of the premises, expert on the School minibuses and general settler of the crises which suddenly strike unpredictably. We wish him and Mrs. Shallcross the very best of luck in their retirement. Let me end by saying this—my distinguished predecessor bequeathed a school that was buoyant and full; for the next few years there is likely to be a large and talented entry from St. Olave's, where so much forwardlooking teaching and varied activity goes on. With your continuing enthusiasm, this ancient School of ours, so far from being caught unaware by the future, will in fact take that future by the scruff of the neck.
A WELCOME TO THE HON. D. C. S. MONTAGU By A. SCAIFE Salvete omnes, Tribus annis prioribus, tres viros, illustrissimum quemque et clarissimum in rebus litterarum et domi et externis, ad hanc contionem salutavimus. Quis non lam recordatur quanta cum eloquentia nosier Vice Cancellarius iuvenum mores laudaverit, quam liberaliter nobis indulserit alumnus nosier, Collegii 'Balliolensis magister, denique qualis fuerit splendor et doctrina Archiepiscopo nostro? Quid loqui in animo habet nobis praesens hospes?— Id est quod mihi animum maxime excitet. Nam, ut ita dicam, sunt ventri meo quoque papiliones ! Itaque ad finem verborum festinabo.—Nobisne sermonem habebit ipse de vita sua? Olim se linguae Anglicae apud Universitatem Cantabrigiensem tam acriter studere ut gradum primum attigerit in Tripodis examinationibus; quod super spes ultimas tantopere excedere ut in Americas ,paene se ante transtulerit, quam hic fuerit mos cuique doctissimo solitus ! Sed quod Americanis est damni, fructus nobis. Fortasse nobis in aurem susurrabit quis hodie paimam primo victurus sit in ludis circenibus ad Eboracum. Nam temporibus prioribus iuvenem nonnumquam Forum Novum vistavisse; quod ut credam ab amico eius quodam adductus sum, qui haud milia centum abest, ut fama fert, ex eodem fonte apud Montem Carlonem quotiens mensam plurimam quasi verrisse! De negotiatoribus haud dubie nihil aliud exspectandum est, qui se praebeant velut per lineam callidam Faunis Helvetiis studiosos. Facetias dimittamus. Si adhuc sunt qui plura cognoscere velint de vita hospitis nostri, licet consulere Librum Quis est Qui adscriptum. Nam omnes ad unum nos benigne eum salutamus, et gratias ei summas agimus, quod hodie contionem nostram sua praesentia illustrare vult. 12
SPEECH DAY 1968 Prizes were given away by the Hon. D. C. S. Montagu from a platform devoid of its usual civic representatives. He had earlier been welcomed with traditional Latinity by A. ,Scaile. His words blew through the webs of traditional speech day speechiness like a wind in the face; but then his was a new angle, that of a highly successful career in banking. One by one he knocked the idols of our age: the Baal of Equality, the rearing of children as "export apprentices". Anger, Sex, Antipathy came under heavy fire; bloated bodies ("expanded to fill the vacant columns") on the sacrificial altar of the great god News. Permissiveness was the Goddess, the embodiment of that "forbidden to forbid" which we know so well. "Cry havoc and let loose the purple hearts," shrieked her devotees.
If this was a highly amusing piece of moral skittles, it was helpful to hear the message reiterated that the old form of discipline might still live with the new forms of creativity. This was where the public school came in. By creating wide opportunities and by (all-importantly) opening wide its doors, it might lay the bases of success in the business (as in other) worlds through loyalty, integrity and (thank goodness he had the nerve to say it) love of Jesus.
SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S PRINCIPAL SUCCESSES OPEN AWARDS Exhibition in Natural Science at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. Exhibition in Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. A. M. Bowie Exhibition in Modern Subjects at St. Johns' College, R. W. J. Dingwall Cambridge. Exhibition in Engineering at Corpus Christi College, P. T. Summers Cambridge. Scholarship to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst M. G. V. Stephenson The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Distinction in Grade VIII and entrance into Guildhall R. A. Howat School of Music. A. G. Bird
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G.C.E., JULY, 1967 "A" and "AS" Levels : 63 candidates took i 68 subjects with results as follows:— z2 Distinctions, 112 Passes, 33 Lower Passes, II Failures. Of the 63 candidates, 27 were on the Arts side and 36 on the Mathematics and Science side. The Distinctions were divided among subjects thus:1 Latin; z Greek; 3 French; 2 Art; I History; i Maths. for Science; 2 Physics; Chemistry. In the "Special" Papers 3 Distinctions and 12 Merits were gained. "0" Levels : There were 89 candidates from the Vth Forms. 13
Examination Results The following successes were achieved at Advanced Level:— Harding, G. W.—French, English. Hodgson, A. W.—Latin, Greek Ancient History (A) English (A2). Kirk, A. L.—Latin, English (A2), History. Lund, J. R.—Latin, Greek Ancient History (A). Richardson, J. C.—Latin, French. Russell, Q. R. D.—Ancient History, English, Geography, Art. Scaife, A.—Latin, Greek Ancient History (A). Baby, M. P.—Art, Biology. Bennett, M. T.—English, History. Blackford, P. R. H.—English, Economics, Pure Maths. Bowen, M. K.—English, History, Economic & Political Studies. Brown, D. H.—Art. Davies, R. F.—French (A2), German, English (A). Day, T. M.—English Dickinson, J. E.—Biology. Fairclough, J. W. P.—English (A2), Economics & Political Studies, Maths with Statistics. Ferguson, M. J.—History. Howat, R. A.—History, Economic & Political Studies Music. Jenkins, D. 0.—Economic & Political Studies, Maths. Kemp, J. R.—French, German. Lack, B.—English, History, Economic & Political Studies. Little, H. E. D.—French, English, History. Mcllroy, R. I. D.—Geography, Economics. Mitchell, P. G.—English. Morris, K.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths. Pace, P. G.—Art, Biology. Palliser, J. R.—History, Geography, Economic & Political Studies. Pease, J. A.—French, English. Scott, A. G.—French, English. Stansfield, R. R.—Art. Stewart, G. A. W.—English, Economic & Political Studies. Stokes, M. R.—French, English (A), History (At). Thompson, B.—Mathematics (A), Physics (As), Chemistry (A). Thompson, G.—English. Turner, P. H. N.—Art. Wagstaff, S.—English. Wilson, P. D.—Music, Art (A). Winterbottom, D. R.—Maths Physics. Wright, R. M. A.—English, History. Zissler, P. V.—Geography, Biology. Fairhurst, G. M.—Maths, Physics. Jervis, A. L.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics. Nutter, J.—Pure Maths (A2 ), Applied Maths (Az), Physics (A). Warren, R. A. de B.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics (At). Donaldson I. S.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology (A). Doyle, D. J.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Fisher, M. J. H.—Chemistry, Biology Gilbert, M. C.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Hoad, J. G.—Maths (A2), Physics. Johnson, R. S.—Maths (A), Physics, Chemistry (As). Jones, C. R.—Biology. Marson, A. C.—Physics. Pinder, M. B.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Pugh, B. D.—Maths, (A) Physics (A). Scaife, P.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Shannon, P. J.—Ma ths, Physics, Chemistry. 14
Staines, J. E.—Physics, Chemistry (AI), Biology. Tree, D. W.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Turnbull, D. P.—Maths, Physics (A), Chemistry. Webster, R. W.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Wilson, J. R.—Physics, Biology (A). Ward, T. B.—Biology. At Ordinary Level:— Ashburn, R. (8); Astley, S. R. H. (3); Brainbridge, M. W. (7); Cable, K. V. (8); Clayburn, N. C. N. (8); Dean, A. P. R. (8); Elliott, P. J. (8); Foster, S. (8); Gill, I. A. (5); Gillgrass, J. W. (8); Gooder, F. T. (8); Haigh-Lumby, P. R. (8); Harrison, J. D. (8); Heath, R. A. (4); Holmes, P. (8); Johnson, C. G. (7); Lovell, J. D. (3); Macleod, R. D. (8); Mitchell. D. J. (z); Myers, C. A. (8); Pearson, M. C. (8); Pickles, C. J. (5); Reed, A. B. (7); Rounthwaite, D. P. (7); Shackleton, D. I. (5); Slee, K. C. (6); Stephenson, M. G. V. (6); Varley, A. N. (6); Watson, C. J. (8); Whitehead, 0. C. T. (2); Whittaker, J. A. L. (7); Young, T. J. (8); Yule, G. S. (8); Argyle, J. M. (5); Blitz, N. W. S. (5); Bowen, S. R. (4); Eggleshaw, R. C. (a); Exell, R. A. (6); Jackson, D. M. L. (3); Kidd, C. W. (3); Littlefield, T. P. (5); Lockwood, P. A. (6); McAinsh, C. D. (3); Nixon, J. N. V. (5); Ramsden, C. W. (I); Blacklock, P. H. (2); Collinson, J. M. (5); Collinson, S. P. (3); Fisher, T. (7); Goodrick, J. C. (3); Henderson, G. D. (4); Hudson, L. R. (4); Miller, S. J. K. ( 2); Oliver, S. W. St. J. (6); Pearson, J. M. (2); Pollard, A. P. (5); Rowbottom, R. E. (2); Walker, P. M. (a); Washington, K. (6); Wells, J. E. R. (5); Willis, J. D. (5); Wood, P. G. (4); Bailey, M. E. (8); Bond, C. J. D. (6); Broom, D. H. A. (8); Cork, C. E. J. (5); Fisher, G. V. (8); Hepworth, M. G. B. (7); Hodgson, G. (8); Muncer, M. J. S. (8); Stone, N. H. (5); Willey, F. R. (3); Williams, J. C. W. (8); Williams, N. J. (8); Dunn, A. C. (a); Lack, E. (a); Simpson, T. J. (a); Andrews, A. P. (a); Morris, R. P. (2); Wood, M. J. R. (a); Wilson, P. D. (a); McFee, C. J. (i); Jervis, A. L. (2); Nix, N. W. (a); Summers, P. T. (a); Kirk, A. L. (a); Scott, A. G. (a); Wood, C. A. (a); Fairhurst, G. M. (a); Fisher, M. J. H. (a); Morris, K. (a); Scaife, P. (I); Warren, R. A. de B. (a); Webster, R. W. (a); Nutter, J. (a); Thompson, B. (a); Hutton, D. M. (a);
AWARDS OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXHIBITIONS, 1968 Boarding Awards: Riley-Smith Scholarship (£24o): P. R. F. Townsend, Hurworth House School, Hurworth, Darlington. Wolstenholrne Scholarship (£24o): P. A. Ramsden, St. Olave's School, York. Scholarship of £165: C. J. Atkinson, St. Peter's School, York. Exhibitions of £roo: I. W. Stephenson, Hurworth House School, Hurworth, Darlington. A. J. Thornton, Effingham School Hall, Chathill, Northumberland. Day Boy Awards: Hey Scholarship (£125): R. M. Harland, St. Olave's School, York. Exhibition (k9o): D. C. P. Stork, St. Olave's School, York.
PRIZE WINNERS 1968
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NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE
STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK— ... WHY'TEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY: Senior ... ... ... ... ... Junior ... 15
J. C. Richardson J. R. LUND R. A. Howat B. C. Macartney
THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS ... DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZE FOR LATIN PROSE ... THE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE ... TOYNE EUROPEAN HISTORY PRIZE ... SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE ... THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES :
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A. Scaife M.E. Bailey J. R. Wilson A. M. Bowie
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN ... ... ... THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:
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A. W. Hodgson P. T. Summers S. Foster J. E. Staines A. L. Kirk R. F. Davies
J. J. Les R. Sharpe
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MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES:
French ... German ...
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PHYSICS ESSAY PRIZE CHEMISTRY PRIZE ... BIOLOGY PRIZE ...
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T. M. Day A. L. Jervis
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES:
VIth Form ... Transitus ... ... Vth Forms ... ... IVth Forms and Thirds HANDICRAFTS PRIZE
R. W. J. Dingwall A. S. Bowie K. V. Cable R. Sharpe S. W. St J. Oliver
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FORM PRIZES J. C. W. Williams C. A. Myers S. Foster M. E. Bailey ... P. L. Hall ... C. J. Clark •• N. J. M. Turton P. S. K. Crossley B. C. Macartney C. R. Place P. A. 0. Bell ••• S. R. Bell
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SALVETE Summer Term: J. C. P. N. Lightowler (Manor), K. H. Sargeant (School House). 16
VALETE DRONFIELD R. N. Collier. 1963-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (3). Swimming 1967. Debating, Mod. Langs (rep.), Photo (committee), Lit., Russian, Drama Socs. Jar. Cpl. R.A.F. Section. House monitor. House Swimming, House Play and Council. To insurance training. 4a Sale Hill, Sheffield to (Tel: Sheffiedl 61263). I. S. Donaldson. 1963-68. U.VI. "0" Level (7). Biology prize 1968. "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). ist XV 1967-1968, ist VIII 1968, Swimming 1964-1965, Athletics. Sgt. i/c Bugles, J-cpl. R.A.F. Section. House monitor. House Rugger, Cricket, Rowing (capt.), Swimming (capt.), Athletics, Crosscountry. To trainee year, then university; architecture. 35 Valley Drive, Gateshead NE9 5DJ (Tel: Gateshead 71969). H. E. D. Little. 1959-68. L.VI.AB. Chapel monitor. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (French, English, History). Mid School Essay prize 1965. 3rd XI Hockey, Cricket. Debating, Mod. Langs. Socs., Committee Music and Theological Socs. Bronze Award D. of E. House Colours, Cricket. To Nottingham Univ. 144 Clifton Road, Darlington, Co. Durham. Tel: Darlington 2272. C. J. McFee. 1963-68. L.VI. School Monitor. "0" Level (5). 2nd XV (colours),
3rd XI Hockey, Athletics. Head of House. House Rugger, Cricket, Athletics (Capt.), Cross Country (Capt.), To Guildford Tech. Coll., business studies, marketing. 19 Carlton Cresc., Crookham, Aldershot, Hants. Tel: Fleet 7509. L. H. McKeon. 1967-68. L.VI. ist VIII Rowing. Debating Soc., Chapel Committee, Theol Soc., Venture Scout Exec. House Monitor. House Cross-country Athletics, Rowing. To univ: Middlebury College, U.S.A. (aerodynamic engineering). 32 Hitchcock Road, Amherst, Massachusetts-otoo2-U.S.A. R. P. Morris. 1961-68. Transitus E. "0" Level (6). 1st XI Hockey (Colours), ist VIII Shooting, Colts Rugger and Cricket. Sec. Y.F.C. L/Cpl. C.C.F. House Senior and Junior Cricket and Rugger, Squash, Tennis, Shooting, Swimming, Athletics. Cirencester Agricultural College. Farming. Oakwood House, Market Weighton Road, Selby, Yorkshire. Tel. Bubwith 431. N. H. Stone. 1965-68. V Alpha. "0" Level (5). Colts Rugger, Rowing, Swimming, Chess. Social Service, Theological Soc., Photographic Soc., Festiniog Railway Soc. Able Seaman, Naval Section. House Athletics, Rugger, Swimming Long Run, Rowing Cricket, Chess competition 1966. House rep. Youth Action, York. Emigrating to Canada. II, Firtree Close, West Bank, York. R. P. Taylor. 1964-68. Transitus CDE. "0" Level (8). 1st VIII Shooting, Under i6 Colts Rugger (Colours), Minor Sports Colours. Debating Soc., Y.F.C. Treasurer. C.C.F. Naval Section, L/Sea. House Rugger (Junior Capt.), Cricket, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Shooting (Capt.), Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. The Manor, Oldcotes, Nr. Worksop, Notts. Tel.: North Carlton 402/3•
0. C. T. Whitehead. 7965-68. VA. "0" Level (2). School Shooting. Photographic Soc., Film Soc., Y.F.C. Cadet/C.C.F. House Rugger, Shooting, Running. Newport Technical College. Radio operator/Shipping. Bryn Rhydderch, Abergavenny, Mon. Tel.: Gobion 213. J. J. Sample. 1961-68. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). 1st XV; Junior Athletics. Art Soc., History Soc., C.C.F. L/Sgt. i/c Signal Section/Marksman. In Temple (1963-67) Rugger, Cricket, Shooting, Athletics, Junior Long Run (Capt.). In Dronfield (1967-68) Rugger, Cricket. House rep. Art Soc., History Soc. Trainee Architectural Technician-College Tech. Architect. "Longstone," Bishop's Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire. Tel.: Cannings 282. .
F. Thomas. 1967-68.
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GROVE M. T. Bennett. 1961-68. L.VI. "0" Level (8). U. of E. "A" Level (English, History). School Tennis Capt. and Colours, Athletics, 3rd XI Hockey. Sec. of History Soc., Committee Member Debating Soc. and Theological Soc. Gold Award D. of E. House Monitor and Librarian. House Tennis, Rugger, Athletics, Fencing, Swimming, Jnr. Long Run. To University. 5 Southway, Harrogate. Tel.: Harrogate 6729o). P. H. Blacklock. 1961-68. G. M. Fairhurst. 1964-68. L.VI.CDE. "0" Level (to). U. of E. "A" Level (Maths., Physics). Schol. to Britannia Royal Naval Coll. Dartmouth. 3rd XI Cricket. 1st VI Chess. Chapel Committee, Hon. Sec. Theological Soc. C.C.F. Coxswain R.N. Section. Library Monitor, House Monitor. House Cricket, Athletics, Shooting, Chess (Capt.), Jnr. Rugger. To Royal Navy. Rybtone Rectory, Skipton-in-Craven, Yorks. Tel.: Cracoe 245. R. M. Green. 1957-68. L.VI.CDE. School Monitor. "0" Level (7) U. of E. 3rd IV, 2nd VIII Colours. Film Soc., Sen. Science. Motor Enthusiasts Club. D. of E. Silver Award. Library Monitor. Capt. House Rowing. To University. Veterinary Sc., Exelby House, Exelby, Bedale. J. G. Hoad. 1963-68. U.VI. "0" Level (I I). "A" Level (Maths. Physics). 2nd XV Rugger, 1st V Squash, 1st XI Hockey, 1st VI Tennis, 1st VI Chess. Debating, Theological, Film Socs. C.C.F. Naval Section. House Monitor. House Chess, Swimming (Capt.), Rugger, Fencing, Squash, Cricket, Tennis, Jnr. Long Run, Athletics. To London University Nuclear Physics. 6 Laurel Bank, Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax. Tel.: Halifax 65349. C. G. Johnson. 1965-68. VA. "0" Level (7). znd XI and Sen. Colts Cricket, Jnr. Colts Rugger. Jnr. Chess Team. Young Farmers, Russian Soc., Theol. Soc., Scouts. House Cricket, Rugger. Farming. Mallard Grange, Ripon, Yorks. Tel.: Sawley 242. S. B. Milner. 1964-68.
J. C. Richardson. 1959-68. U.VI. Head of School. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (French, Latin, History). Norman Crombie Prize. Capt. 1st XI Cricket 19671968. 1st XV 1966-67. ist XI Hockey 1966-67, 1968. 1st V Squash 196668 (Capt.). Rest v. Southern Schools at Lords. Yorks. U.19. Squash winner, runner-up Lonsdale Cup. Theological, Debating, Equine Socs. Head of House. House Cricket, Squash, Athletics, Tennis, Chess, Jnr. Long. To Durham Univ. Thorpe Grange, Ouseburn, Yorks. Tel.: Green Hammerton 212.
A. G. Scott. 1963-68. L.VI.B. School Monitor. "0" Level (to). U. of E. "A" Level (French, English). 1st XI Hockey Colours, 2nd XV Rugger (Capt.), znd XI Cricket. Lit., Russian, Music Socs. Chairman Venture Scout Exec. House Rugger, Cross-country, Swimming, Squash, Cricket, Athletics. To University, Commerce. 9 Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses, York. Tel.: York 66680. D. I. Shackleton. 1962-68. VA. "0" Level (5). Under 15 Rugger, Colts IV Swimming. D. of E. House Rugger, Swimming, Cross-country, Rowing. To Leeds Coll. of Technology, hotel management. 5o Barleyfields Road, Wetherby. Tel.: Wetherby 2981. D. P. Turnbull. 1963-68. L.VI.C.D.E. "0" Level (9) U. of E. "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chem.). Geography prize. U.14 Colts Rugger, 2nd IV cox, 1st VIII Colours. Sen. Science Committee. Silver Award D. of E. House Monitor. House Athletics, Cross-country, Swimming, Rugger, Rowing. To Newcastle, then univ., engineering. 247 Normanby Road, South Bank, Teesside. Tel.: Eston Grange 3475.
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P. V. Zissler. 1960-68. L.VI.C.D.E. School Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Geography, Biology). 1st XV Rugger (Capt.), 1st XI Hockey, 1st XI Cricket 1967-68, School Athletics 1967-68 (Capt.), 1st VII Squash. Motor Enthusiasts Club. D. of E. House Rugger, Cricket, Squash, Athletics (Capt.), Tennis, Swimming, Cross-country (Capt.) (winner 1967), Jnr. Long (winner 1964-65). To London Univ., agriculture. The Gables, Healaugh, Richmond, Yorks. Tel.: Reeth 357. MANOR P. R. H. Blackford. 1958-68. U.VI. School Monitor; Head of House. "0" Level "A" Level (English, Economics, Pure Maths.). (General Paper). (U. of E.). 1st XV (Capt. 1967-68), (Colours 1966-67); 1st VIII (Colours 1967); znd VIII (Colours 1966); School Swimming; School Water Polo; 1st VI Tennis. President Debating Soc., Sec. Junior Science Soc., Chapel Committee, Games Committee. Bronze Award D. of E. Assistant Scout Master. Capt. House Rugger 1966-68, House Rowing 1967, House Swimming, Tennis, Water Polo, Athletics, House Colours. Degree Course at Lanchester College, Coventry. Solicitor. 27 Moorgate, York. Tel.: York 78190. L. M. Creer. 1958-68. L.VI. "0" Level (5). Capt. School Shooting; 1st VIII Colours; Bisley 1965-68. Winner Green Howard Cup (Shooting) 1968. C.C.F. Cpl. Armourer. i/c Shooting Instruction. Capt. House Shooting 1968, House Rugger 1968. Articles. Accountant. The Old Vicarage, Naburn, York. Tel.: York 7743 2 . J. W. P. Fairclough. 1963-68. M. J. H. Fisher. 1960-68. L.VI.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (Chemistry, Biology). 1st XI Cricket 1966-68 (Vice-Capt. 1968, Cap 196768); 1st XI Hockey 1967-68; 1st V Squash 1967-68; znd XV Rugger 1968. C.C.F. L/Cpl. Proficiency Exam. Senior House Cricket 1966-68. Tennis 1967-68, Squash 1965-68, Chess 1966-68, Rugger 1966-68. Manorite Committee. College of Distributive Trades (London). Business—Livestock and Meat Trade. "Tuam", 15 Vicarage Gardens, Scunthorpe. Tel.: Scunthorpe 2937. A. A. Keech. 1965-68. C. A. Les. 1959-68. U.VI. Library Monitor; House Monitor. "0" Level (to). "A" Level (French, English). U. of E. Sec. of Walking Club. House rep. of Literary Soc., Film Soc., Mod. Languages Soc., Sec. of Curia. Bronze Award D. of E. Editor of House Magazine, Producer House Plays. Family Enterprises. Motel Leeming (Ltd.), Leeming Bar, Northallerton, Yorkshire. Tel.: Bedale 2122. K. Morris. 1961-68. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Pure Maths., Applied Maths.). U. of E. School Capt. of Swimming, 3rd XV, Water Polo. House Swimming, Rugger, Cross-country, Athletics, Junior Cricket, Chess. University/College. Market Research. 5 Stoneylea, Westburn, Crawcrook, Ryton, Co. Durham. Tel.: Ryton 3196. B. D. Pugh. 1963-1968. U.VI.D. House Monitor. "0" Level (to). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chemistry. U. of E.). 4th IV (1967), 1st VIII (1968). Senior Science Soc., Photographic Soc., Motor Enthusiasts Club (House rep. in all, Treasurer of Photographic Soc.). R.A.F. Section/C.C.F. Advanced Proficiency. House Rugby, Rowing, Cross-country, Athletics, Swimming. Engineering Apprenticeship at Barrow, then University. Mechanical Engineering. Highfield Drive, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside. B. G. Simpson. 1965-68.
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G. A. W. Stewart. 1959-68. L.VI.AB. ex-House Monitor. "0" Level (4). "A" Level (English, Economic and Political Studies, U. of E.). 1st XV, 2nd XI (Colours) Cricket, 2nd XI Hockey (Capt.), 1st VI Tennis, School Athletics. D. of E. House XI Cricket, Tennis (Capt.), Athletics (Capt.), Swimming, Junior Long Run, Squash. House Dramatic Soc. University/College. Diplomatic Service. 75 Turves Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. Tel.: Cheadle Hulme 4 6 74. J. V. Townend. 1958-68. G. M. Watson. 1959-68. Transitus D.E. "0" Level (4). Junior and Senior Colts Cricket, Junior Colts Rugger, 3rd XV Rugger (V-Capt.), 1st XI Hockey (1968) (Colours), 1st XI Cricket (Colours 1967-68), School Water Polo team. Film Soc., Ex-Russian Soc., History Soc., Senior Science Soc., Junior Biology Soc. Junior Corporal/R.A.F. Proficiency. House Cricket Senior and Junior, House Rugger Senior and Junior, Tennis, Long Run, Swimming, Football (Capt.), Water Polo. Engineering. "Laund Heath," 178 Laund Road, Salendine Nook, Huddersfield. Tel.: Huddersfield 53009. R. W. Webster. 1964-68. L.VI.E. House Monitor. Entrance Scholarship. "0" Levels (9). "A" Level (Physics, Chemistry, Biology). Colts Cricket, 1st VIII Shooting (Colours 1966-67, 1968), Winner of "Sunday Times" Individual Snapshooting trophy at Bisley, 1967. Motor Enthusiasts Club, Science Soc., Social Service (House rep.). C.C.F. House Shooting, Cricket, Rugger (Junior and Senior), Athletics, Running (Junior and Senior), Water Polo. Newcastle University Medical School. Medicine. Staynor Hall Farm, Selby Yorkshire. Tel.: Selby 3236. J. R. Wilson. 1958-68. M. K. Bowen. 1959-68. L.VI.AB. House Monitor. "0" Level (7). "A" Level (English, History, Economic and Political Studies). Form Prize: Shell B. 1st VIII; 3rd XV. Scout (Cord). In Queen's (1963-68). House Boating (Capt.), Rugger, Swimming, Athletics, Cross-country, Squash, Cricket (Junior), Fencing. Law. Osmont House, Straylands Grove, York. Tel.: York 56266. J. E. Dickinson. 1963-68. L.VI.C.D.E. Vice-Head of House; School Monitor. "0" Level (4). "A" Level (Biology). 1st XI Hockey (Colours 1967-68) (Capt. 1968); 1st XI Cricket (Colours 1966-68); 2nd XV Rugger (Colours 1967-68). Y.F.C., Film Society, Senior Science Society. Scouts (First Class). Queen's House Atletics, Rugger, Capt. Cricket and Squash, House Colours. Queem's Debating Society. Newcastle University. Agriculture (commercial firm). 37 The Avenue, Park Estate, Haxby, York. Tel.: York 68215. M. J. Ferguson. 1958-68. U.VI. House Monitor; Library Monitor. "0" Level (to). "A" Level (History, French, German, U. of E.). Toyne European History Prize 1967. 2nd XI Cricket; znd XI Hockey. Committee of Russian, Mod. Language Socs., Member of Historical, Photgraphic Socs. C.C.F. J/Cpl. (R.A.F. Section) Advanced Proficiency, 1st Class Shot. In Queen's (1963-68). House Rugger, Cricket, Croquet (Capt.). Editor "Royal Purple". House Cultural, Play Committees. Committee of Q.J.D.S. to St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York. Tel.: York 22662. P. G. Mitchell. 1959-68. L.VI.AB. House Monitor. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (English). 3rd XV; 6th IV. C.C.F. (R.A.F. Section) 1st Class Shot. In Queen's (1963-68) House VIII, Junior and Senior Rugger, Swimming, Junior Cricket. Debating Society. Sound Broadcasting. 7 Clifton Place, York. Tel.: York 25847.
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M. B. Pinder 1959-68. L.VI.D. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). 5th IV Cox 1967. House rep. Senior Science Society. C.C.F. (R.A.F. Section) Corporal. In Queen's (1964-68) House VIII and IV Cox, Junior Long Run. Electronic Engineer. The Croft, Tadcaster Road, Copmanthorpe, York. Tel.: York 66481. C. Anthony Wood. 1961-68. L.VI.AB. Vice Head of School; Head of House. "0" Level (6). (U. of E.). Fencing (1963-68) (Capt. 1966-68), Yorkshire Fencing Team, Gold Award; 2nd XV (1965-66 Colours); znd VIII (1968 Colours); Athletics (1966-67). Games Committee, Art Editor Oasis, House rep. Art Soc., Debating, Theological Socs. C.C.F. Army Section/Marksman C.Q.M.S. Queen's House Fencing (Capt.), Athletics (Capt.), Cross-country (Capt.), Rowing, Swimming, Rugger, Junior House Cricket, Dr. Slade Trophy 1967-68. Queen's Cultural Committee. Plays Committee. "Royal Purple" Editorial Committee. Business. 29 Chestnut Avenue, Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: York 24195. R. M. A. Wright. 1959-68. L.VIB. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (English, History, U. of E.). znd XI Hockey; "Oasis" Committee, Film Soc. rep., Motor Enthusiasts Club, Debating Society, Theological Society, Modem Languages, School Play 1965-66. D. of E. In Queen's (1964-68) House Senior Circket, Junior Cricket, Junior Long Run. Hon. Sec. Debating Society, Cultural Committee, House Play Committee 1967-68, House rep. Film Society, "Royal Purple" Committee. C.N.A.A. Course in Business Studies. Business Management. 12 St. Aubyn's Place, The Mount; York. Tel.: York 53946.
RISE G. W. Harding. 1958-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (French, English, U. of E.). 1st VIII Shooting, 3rd XV, 3rd XI Hockey. History Soc. (House rep.). Cpl. C.C.F. Army Section. House Monitor. House Shooting (Capt.), Athletics, Rugger, Green Howards Cup 1967. Rise Soc. To Leeds Coll. of Commerce, business studies; retail trade. 212 Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 54398. C. R. Jones. x963-68. R. A. G. Lucas. 1961-68. P. G. Pace. 1958-68. L.VI.C.D.E. "0" Level (6). Architectural prize. "A" Level (Art, Biology). 3rd XV, znd VIII Rowing. President Art Soc., Sec. Geog. Soc. Leading Seaman R.N., Band. House Monitor. House Crosscountry (Capt.), Athletics, Rowing, Rugger, Swimming. Rise Soc. To Leicester Coll. of Architecture. 18 Clifton Green, York. Tel.: 55029. Q. R. D. Russell. 1963-68. P. J. Shannon. 1963-68. L.VI.D. School Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). Sec. Photo. Soc., Senior Science, Debating Soc. Committee. Leading Seaman Instr., 2 ilc R.N. Section. Head of House, Sec. Rise Soc. To University, Mech Engineering. 12 Hill View, Henleaze, Bristol. Tel.: Bristol 628244. G. Thompson. 1963-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (English, U. of E.). 3rd XI Hockey, 1st Fencing. Debating Soc., rep Film Soc. Motor Enthus. Club. R.N. Section. House Monitor. House Cricket, Jnr. Long. Rise Soc. To University, Business Career. 54 Abbey Road, Darlington. Tel.: Darlington 5083.
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SCHOOL HOUSE J. M. Argyle. 1960-68. VB. "0" Level (5). Colts VIII Rowing. House Rowing VIII, Jnr. Rugger. Hillcote, Hoylake Road, Bidston, Birkenhead. Tel.: Claughton 2298. M. P. Baby. 1958-68. L.VI.C.D.E. "0" Level (3). "A" Level (Art, Biology). Sec. Art Soc. and Biol. Soc., Choral Soc. Scout. House Monitor. House Jnr. Rugger. To York Art Coll., then to Leeds Coll. Art, Commercial Art. 4 Oxton Lane, Tadcaster. Tel.: Tadcaster 33 14. D. J. Doyle. 1963-68. L.VI. School Monitor. "0" Level (to). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chemistry). Colts XV (Colours), Colts VIII Rowing (Colours), 1st XV (Colours), 2nd VIII Rowing (Colours). Senior Science Soc. Committee, Theol. Soc., Oasis rep. Bronze Award D. of E. House Rowing (Capt.), Rugger, Jnr. House Colours. To student apprenticeship with I.C.I. and London Univ., chem. engineering. Tall Oaks, Whitegate, Northwich, Cheshire. Tel.: Sandiway 3209. R. A. Howat. 1958-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (7). Whitehead Mem. Divinity prize. Grade VIII Piano (distinction) Ass. Board. "A" Level (History, Economic and Political Studies, Music). 3rd XI Cricket 1967. Rep. Music Soc., Theol., Debating, Choral Socs., Library Monitor, Record and Choir Librarian, Choir. House Monitor. House Cricket (Capt.). -To Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 6 St. Peter's Grove, York. Tel.: 53747. J. C. Lynch. 1966-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (3). Swimming and Water Polo. Phto., Music, Mod. Languages, Senior Science, Film Soc., Swimming Club. House Monitor. House Rugger, Swimming, Athletics. To College in Switzerland, Hotel Management. York House, Golf Club Road, Ch.Ch., Barbados, West Indies.
J. R. Palliser. 1966-68. L.VI.AB. "0" Level (7). "A" Level (History, Geography, Economic and Political Studies). 6th IV Rowing. House Rowing, Rugger, Tennis. To chartered account. P.O. Box 901 Ndola, Zambia. D. W. Tree. 1963-68. L.VI.C.D.E. "0" Level (9). U. of E. "A" Level (Maths, Physics, Chemistry). Bronze Award D. of E. House Monitor. House Crosscountry (Capt.), Athletics (Capt.), Rugger, Cricket. To University (London or Newcastle), Chemical Engineering. Westminster Bank House, 27 Yorkersgate, Malton, Yorks. Tel.: Malton 2378. S. Wagstaff. 1963-68. L.VI. "0" Level (5). "A" Level (English). Bronze Award D. of E. House Monitor. To Art College, Town Planning. 16 The Oval, Harrogate. Tel.: Harrogate 4185.
1'. M. Walker. 1961-68. P. D. Wilson. 1965-68. U.VI. School Monitor. "0" Level (12), "A" Level (French, English, Music, Art). Grade VIII (Distinction) Ass. Board. Secretary Music Society, rep. Modern Languages Society, Debating, Theological, Drama Societies. Librarian. Head of House. Rowing IV 1966. To Durham University or London. Rockville, Embsay, Skipton, Yorks. Tel.: Skipton 3617. TEMPLE D. M. L. Jackson. 1964-68. VB. "0" Level (4). 3rd XV; Senior Colts Colours; Tennis 2nd VI; Junior Athletics; 1st XI Football. Tennis Club. Gold/Silver/ Bronze D. of E. Award. Temple House Senior and Junior Rugger, Tennis, Football, Rowing, Athletics, Junior Cricket, Junior Long Run, Senior Crosscountry. House Singing. Hotel Management. The Old Orchard, Church Lane, Skelton, York. Tel.: Beningbrough 238.
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R. I. D. Mclboy. 1958-68. L.VI.B. House Monitor. "0" Level (6). "A" Level (Geography, Economics). 6th IV. House rep. Film, Geographical Soc. Member Russian, History, Art, Theological Soc. In Temple (1963-68) Senior Rugger, Junior Cross-country, Senior Long Run, Swimming, House VIII, Junior Cricket League Chess Team. House Platy. House Draughts. House Singing. Banking. rot The Village, Strensall, York. Tel.: Strensall 402. N. W. Nix. 1964-68. Transitus. "0" Level (5). Walking Club; Under 14 Rugger; 3rd XI Cricket; Under 54 Cricket; and XI Hockey. Motor Enthusiasts Club, Art Soc., Ornithological Soc., Mod. Languages Soc., Film Soc. Bronze Award D. of E. House Cricket, Tennis, Football, Swimming, Rugger, Athletics, Squash. House Play. College of Further Education (Diploma in Business Studies—Sandwich Course). Advertising. 74 Westminster Road, Clifton, York. Tel.: York 23338. P. Scaife. 1961-68. L.VI.C.D.E. House Monitor. "0" Level (9). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, Chemistry, U. of E.). 3rd IV Boating. House rep. Senior Science Society, Motor Enthusiasts Club. Venture Scout. In Temple (1963-68) Rugger, House VIII. Civil Engineering via University. 62 Thief Lane, Hull Road, York. Tel.: York 58706. P. T. Summers. 1957-68. U.VI. School Monitor. Exhibition to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. "0" Level (n). "A" Level (Physics, Pure Maths., Applied Maths., U. of E.). Head Master's Prize for Mathematics, 5th Form Prize.. Ht. VIII Rowing (Capt.), 1st XV (Colours and Cap). Ist VI chess. Treasurer Russian Society. C.C.F. C.S.M., Fernie Cup. Head of House, House Colours, Rugger (Capt.). Rowing (Capt.), Chess (Captain), Baird Cup (Capt.), Cross-country, Athletics. To Cambridge, Engineering. 82 Shipton Road, York. Tel.: 53838. R. A. de B. Warrexi. 1963-68. L.VI.C. "0" Level (8). "A" Level (Pure Maths., Applied Maths., Physics, U. of E.). School Swimming Team. HouseSwimming (Capt.), Senior Science Society. University. Physicist. 37 Heworth Green, York. Tel.: York 56705. D. R. Winterbottom. 1959-68. L.VI.D. "0" Level (7). "A" Level (Maths., Physics, U. of E.). House rep. Art, Theological Socs., Motor Enthusiasts Club. Scouts, Quartermaster. In Temple (1963-68) Swimming, Junior Cricket League, Senior and Junior Rugger Leagues. House Play, Lighting. Exeter University. 7 Moorlands Road, Skelton, York. Tel. : Beningbrough 321.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE This terms achievements were wide and varied ranging from music to rowing. In the cricket competition, the House, ably led by D. J. Moss, reached the final, but were beaten by the formidable Grove side. We were very successful in both sections of the music competition In the Baird Cup, we had an easy win, thanks to T. M. Day's high quality playing of Bartok and Bach, admirably assisted by Martin and Leake, 23
rendering the Blues on two guitars We were second in the House singing, narrowly beaten by lack of professionalism After an easy win in the first round, the tennis team was halted by the Grove yet again The House was not able to use all of its swimming talent, owing to the 1st VIII being at Henley But those swimmers left did manage to secure a fourth place. Our final achievement came on the last full day of term. The House VIII, who had never rowed as a crew before, easily beat Queen's in the semifinal; and again meeting the Grove in a rain-soaked final won a decisive victory. We say goodbye this term to six of our monitors, two seniors and two senior-middles, particularly to our transatlantic friend, L. H. McKeon, whom we hope has enjoyed his short stay with us. We wish him and the other leavers great prosperity in their new fields. H. E. D. Little was awarded his House Colours for services to the House. Mr. Pullin is also leaving us this term, and we thank him for his constant joviality and advice which he has given to many of us. C. J. McFee A personal tribute to McFee should be added here. He has run the House with quiet authority and has been ably supported by a fine team of monitors. We thank them for all they have done for the House. K.G.C.
SCHOOL HOUSE At the beginning of term we welcomed back Mr. Craine after his absence from School for the second half of last term through illness. Little of any moment happened at the beginning of term; the first notable occasion as far as the House was concerned was 22nd May when Baby and Howat were the soloists in Britten's canticle II—"Abraham and Isaac", performed in the Minster (preceding the School's performance of Britten's "St. Nicolas"). Another notable musical success of the House was in winning the Cape Cup at the music competition. (We gained the highest of any mark awarded in the whole evening for our version of "the Arethusa".) In the instrumental section of the competition we came second, thus making the considerable amount of time spent in preparation, well worthwhile. On 22nd June a small party of singers went to Ripon to sing a special service with other selected choirsters in the Cathedral there. The event was organised by the Royal School of Church Music. Of the seven people who went, six were from School House, thus showing that the tradition of musicality in the House is continuing. As a "relaxation" from after-examination tensions a party from the House went on the Lyke Wake Walk. The expedition was, in fact, purely an internal affair organised by Doyle and Argyle, and Mr. Craine laid on meals at midnight and early morning and Wise helped with transport. In the field of sport the House has been notably successful with swim24
ming this term, winning both the swimming sports and the standards— again maintaining a tradition in the House: (the swimming cup has been won by the House five times in six years). This is not surprising since we have seven School swimming team members in the House. As well as this there have been several individual successes in the House: Davies has won both the German Prize and the Lumley-Dodsworth Prize; Lawrence succeeded in having a poem of his broadcast by the B.B.C.; Atkinson, C. J. gained a scholarship and Jervis, Town and Davies won their 1s• VIII colours. Further successes (or otherwise) are now in the hands of the examiners of the Oxford and Cambridge Board ! P.D.W.
MANOR HOUSE After last term's rather poor showing there was a marked improvement in the performance of the House this term. The Junior House cricket team led by Midgely, ably assisted by H. Houseman, played consistently well to carry off the cup defeating the Grove in the final. The degree of their superiority was shown by the fact that Grove, at one stage, had a score of 13 runs for 9 wickets. The Senior cricket team, however, in a bid to win the Yeoman's Cup for a high scoring rate, gave away some easy wickets and were rather unlucky to lose to Dronfield by one run in the semi-final Fisher, Watson and Cawood should be congratulated for their good performances in the 1st XI throughout the term, as must P. Holmes, whose occasional performances in the team by no means disgraced the side. Stewart led the House tennis VI to the final, where the Grove, who included three members of the School's first two pairs along with Richardson, defeated us, although not quite as decisively as they had hoped. The House swimming team, led from the front by Morris were unlucky to come second to School House, all the deciding races being won by a touch. The Junior House chess team have finally won their inter-house competition. House boating was non-existent in the Manor this year through the shortage of numbers, although B. D. Pugh must be congratulated for his performance in the 1st VIII at Henley. L. M. Creer won the Green Howard trophy for open range shooting, and the House now holds all the shooting cups. Academically the House has also been successful, especially in the lower half, form prizes being won by Clark, Foster, Williams and Bell, while Les won the fourth form essay prize, Foster won the Junior part of the Dean of York's Latin Prize and J. R. Wilson won the Yorkshire Agricultural Society award for his effort in the field of Biology. Mr. Wise is to be married shortly. His presence in the House, and especially that of his television in the football season, will be sadly missed, but we wish him and his future wife all best wishes for the future. Altogether, then, it has been a successful term with achievements both academic and sporting, and we can look back on it with satisfaction. We thank all leavers for their contribution to this success and wish them well in the future. P.R.H.B. 25
THE GROVE Once more we can report a successful term and the retention of the Oxford Cup for the fourth time in the last five years. The Senior Cricket Cup and the Yeoman Cup were retained when Dronfield were comfortably accounted for in the final. However, in the semi-final, Queens provided worthy opposition restricting us to 88 in the allotted overs and at one stage being 84 for 3 in reply before succumbing to rash instincts. Highlighted in the match were several sensational runouts and an illustrious member of the side missing the wicket from two yards at a particularly tense moment. The Junior team, well led by Pollard, deserve mention for their fine performance in reaching the final of the junior competition, accounting for the favourites, Queens, in the semifinal, before losing to Manor. The accurate bowling of Shackleton S. and Johnson C. D. was largely responsible for this success. The tennis team including three members of the School 1st VI, Jenkins, Bennett and Hoad, had no difficulty in retaining the cup and the swimmers, with C. J. Brown outstanding, performed with great spirit and were unfortunate to be pipped for second place by Manor on the last relay. On the less official plane of the House soccer league, the House proved all-conquering and were on the point of winning the whole competition when it was mysteriously abandoned six weeks before the end of term. The Grove entries for the Inter-House singing competition, in which every House sang a part-song and the "Arethusa", although unsuccessful, must have been greatly appreciated by the small, but select audience. In the unison song despite the Tiller Girl act of the back row we were unable to hide our lack of real talent. Scott and Yule must be commended upon their efforts in the part-song and in their attempts to extract some semb!ance of harmony from the House. Slight consternation was apparent among inmates of the Senior dormitory late in the term when it was discovered that the bottom half of the dormitory windows could not be raised more than four inches. It was discovered that the source of trouble was blocks of wood screwed in the framework of the windows. Mr. Harding later revealed this was in order to "foil feline intruders". The House was well represented in the cast of the St. Peter's contribution to the Minster Plays. Bleach, in a bloody portrayal of Prince Rupert, Stansfield R. as the Lord Mayor of York and Brown D. as the military governor, all showed commendable enthusiasm and several Junior members of the House played their part as troops. We would like to thank Mr. Emsley for the donation of the Head of House board, which is now situated on the wall in the hall The Grove has now come to the end of an important era, in its history with the retirement of Mr. Harding. There is no need to repeat here what has been and will be said about the benefits boys have derived from Mr. Harding, and the gratitude of past and present members of the House can be seen by the leaving present of an engraved silver salver and silver candelabra. These gifts were presented at a most enjoyable party given for the House by Mr. and Mrs. Harding who, we hope, will enjoy a quieter existence at Bulmer. We wish well to all those who are leaving and thank them for their various contributions to the House, and hope Mr. Nixon has a long and happy stay in the Grove.
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THE RISE At the end of last term we were left with neither Assistant House Master nor Head of House. Mr. Nixon had decided to concentrate on the Grove and we wish him well there. Mr. Dixon and Mr. Riley took over for one term and P. J. Shannon became Head of House. Later in the term M. R. Stokes, C. H. Noble and J. Linsley were appointed house monitors. The only success on the sports fields was the winning of the Burton Cup for House Leagues by a joint team with Temple. Although there was no lack of effort on the field in other sports the teams were unpracticed. For the Baird Cup, the Rise produced a somewhat unconventional selection of pieces but these were well handled and most entertaining. It was a great pity they did not get through into the final and indeed it surprised many of the audience. In the Singing Competition we met with a similar lack of success. Towards the end of term a 50th Anniversary House Concert was staged and thrown open to the rest Of the School. Although patchy, this was most successful, the highlight being when a selection of masters sang and acted their way through "The Mulligan Musketeers", receiving an encore. P.J.S.
TEMPLE With Mr. Croft back at the helm, the House settled for a calm voyage through the term. This calmness could partly be explained by the quantity of academic work done. However, House activities did not particularly suffer. Preparation for both the major sporting events attracted some corporate practice from members of the house. The Boating VIII, unable to row as a complete crew until the day, rowed a close finish only to lose by three feet to Queen's. The cricket team with relatively few School team players did unexpectedly well against Queen's. A good game was played but the opponents managed to win by only four runs. The senior cricket leagues were won by a combined Rise and Temple team. The swimming again brought two wins in the diving, which gave the House sixth place. The final position was due perhaps to individuals' talents not being exploited. Musically the House was unable to demonstrate its capabilities. Practice for the singing competition was frustrated by the non-availability of many members of the House at times of practice. The smaller number of singers required for the part song allowed more preparation, to yield a better finish. The Baird Cup was again beyond our reach, as we were unable to produce a large ensemble of instruments. The junior chess team, lucky to get to the final, lost 3-1 to the Manor. If the House, this term, did not suceed corporately, individual members attained some measure of success. P. L. Hall and J. Robinson again won matches in various squash tournaments over the holidays. The C.C.F. Fernie Cup was awarded to a member of the House, and D. M. L. Jackson achieved the Gold Award of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. P.T.S. 27
QUEEN'S Within the first two weeks of term the House underwent two experimental changes in structure. The first was the aquisition of Room "N" which has helped to relieve the terrible congestion of working areas in the House. This led to the innovation of a two-tier monitorial system. The three second year house monitors moved upstairs into Room N and six new monitors moved into the house monitors study. They were Gilbert, Gration, Hodgson A. W., Kirk, Marson and Staines. This system was not quite so successful as we had hoped, but because the appointments were made so late in the School year extra difficulties were naturally encountered. In the Senior House Cricket the House produced some of the most exciting cricket seen at School for some years, both our matches being decided in the last few minutes. In the first of these we beat Temple by a few runs whilst in the second the result was reversed and Queen's lost to the Grove by three runs. In the Junior Competition we beat Temple convincingly in the first round, scoring 214 for six (Hepworth 65, Jones 61). Surprisingly, however, we were beaten by the Grove in the semifinals. The House Boating was unfortunately upset by both the Henley trip and the damage to the two clinker fours. Having had little practise as a crew Queens rowed well to beat Temple in the first round and lost only narrowly to Dronfield, the eventual winners. This was a fine effort, due mainly to the good captaincy of M. K. Bowen. Once again Queen's swept the board in the Fencing Competition, hardly losing a point throughout. Wood C. A. won the Senior foil competition. As expected we had very little success in the swimming competitions, but under the captaincy of A. C. Marson it is hoped that the standard will improve for future years. In the Music Competition Queen's produced a very high standard in both instrumental and singing sections, the singers reaching the final three. Mention must be made of the hard work put in by J. E. Staines and the Rev. Kemp-Welch who assisted the House. The prospects for the year 1968-69 should be quite bright for Queen's in sport where in many of the activities strong teams will be built around outstanding individuals. With regard to other House activities and the spirit of the House in general, there should be seen some considerable improvement in the next few terms, but to achieve this for certain, more Senior members of the House must learn to accept the responsibilities with which they will be endowed and become more constructive members of the House. Finally, we wish the leavers all the best in the future and thank them for all they have done for Queen's.
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THE CHAPEL THE CHAPEL This term has seen a continuation of the experiments in services which were begun in January. Mr. Cummin, who is a lay preacher, held the four weekday services early on in the term, basing them on biblical texts and having hymns and prayers as in normal services. Temple carried on the tradition instituted by Queens and Grove last term but their services did not show the moderation and maturity that Mr. Cummin's had. However, they deserve thanks for their efforts in trying to interrupt the sometimes stale routine of everyday services. The sermons by visiting preachers over the course of the term were of a very high standard, and made the Sunday services refreshingly different. The Reverend A. J. G. Walker, a Presbyterian minister, showed that the average member of any branch of the Christian Church is ready for unity, even if Church leaders find it impractical. The Reverend A. M. A. Turnbull, Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop, gave a sermon which held the whole congregation's attention, partly because he was particularly good at projecting his voice. The Reverend M. H. Burden preached on prayer and meditation, showing its relevance in the modern world, and the Headmaster rounded off the term by talking about the position of the individual in society. The School's connection with the Minster was maintained by three events, the performance of St. Nicolas with Queen Margaret's, the play about the saving of the Minster by Fairfax during the Civil War, which was performed in aid of the Minster Appeal Fund, and the traditional St. Peter's Day service, in which our choir combined with the Junior School choir. The choir reverted to their original position in the chancel a week before Commemoration; their singing from the balcony had not made much difference, while people under the balcony had been scarcely able to hear them. The Commemoration sermon was preached by the Reverend G. Mountain, who had visited the Junior School earlier in the year. Our thanks are once again due to those ladies who have brightened up the Chapel with their flowers; the Carol and Harvest Thanksgiving services could not have been the successes they were without their efforts. These notes would not be complete, of course, without some mention of the influence Mr. Waine has had in the services over many years; he has been praised much and will not go unnoticed. Friday mornings at 8-30 a.m. will no longer be the same as several generations of 'Peterites have known them. H.E.D.L.
CHOIR NOTES This term, with the exception of the last week, the choir have been singing up in the gallery.. This move met with mixed feeling, but on the whole people were glad to get back to the traditional seating in the chancel. Many members of the School also felt that the choir should be seen as well as heard. 29
On the first Sunday of term we sang "This Joyful Eastertide", a regular feature in the choir repertory, and still in an Easter mood, we sang "The Strife is O'er" (Vulpius-Ley) the following week. "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Bach, sung on the 4th Sunday after Easter was one of the most popular anthems in the choir, and from the point of view of the School. Vittornia's "0 quam Gloriosum" sung on Rogation Sunday really needed acoustics more like those of the Minster to give it a 16th Century Spanish feeling, but the choir dealt with it with masterly feeling, and captured much of the renaissance spirit. Cranmer's Litany, sung in the same service didn't have much popular appeal, but its beauty as a meditation is undisputable, and Mr. Kemp-Welch sung his part beautifully. Ascension Day was celebrated by Sung Communion with Merbeche throughout which made a Change from the usual settings, although many are very fond of Darke in F. The following week saw a completely new anthem "Almighty God who hast me brought" by Thomas Ford and in fact was one anthem that the choir sang at Ripon where they went for the festival on the 30th May. Also sung at the festival was the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C by R. Vaughan-Williams, a setting new to most of the choir. "Awake us Lord and hasten" by J. S. Bach, and "Above all Praise" by Mendelssohn (also sung in Chapel on the 16th June). There was also Hymn 4, with a Dutch melody arranged by Martin How, which has been introduced into the Chapel services. The annual Choir Outing was on the 10th of June. Perhaps the biggest and most looked forward to event of the term was the St. Peter's Day service in the Minster. These services are the highlight of the Choir year, and "Tu es Petrus" must surely rank as the best loved anthem that we sing. The older members of the choir who are leaving this term will especially miss singing in the Minster. Finally, Sunday, 14th July saw Commemoration Day and along with Stanford's beautiful setting of the Te Deum in 13 ° there was the thrill of Handel's massive coronation anthem—"Zadock the Priest" written for King George II, who was crowned in Westminster Abbey on the 11th October, 1727. No choir note for this term would be complete without a mention of Mr. Waine who is leaving. It is not until we lose something valuable that we realise its true value, and for most of us, we can never realise how much Mr. Waine has done for the choir in his career at St. Peter's, and how much he has built it into a body good enough to be asked to sing periodically in both the Minster and Ripon Cathedral. Perhaps most of us have never thought about it. We feel sure that the choir will continue to flourish under Mr. Pemberton as Mr. Waine's successor, and meanwhile as Mr. Waine is conducting the massed choirs and festivals of the Royal School of Church Music, we hope he will remember with pleasure having led St. Peter's Choir, for St. Peter's Choir certainly has cause to remember Mr. Waine. R.A.H. 30
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL CHAPEL Friday, 14th June, 1968 at 8 p.m. The University of York Chamber Choir Conductor PETER ASTON PROGRAMME Ave, verum corpus Byrd (c 1542-1623) Vexilla Regis Palestrina (c 1525-1594) 0 vos omnes Victoria (c 1535-1611) Mass in four parts Byrd Kyrie—Gloria—Credo—Sanctus—Benedictus—Agnus Dei Sedit Angelus: Antiphon for Robert Sherlaw Johnson (b 1932) Easter Week from the Sarum Rite (conducted by the composer) On Friday, 14th June the School was lucky enough to have York University's Chamber Choir performing in the Chapel. Unfortunately, however, few people took advantage of the opportunity: (to hear them at any other time one should have to pay for entrance, at School it was free). Their programme was composed entirely of sixteenth century vocal music from various countries except for the final work which was a short composition by Robert Sherlaw Johnson who also conducted this work. All the rest of the concert was conducted by Peter Aston, also on the musical staff of the university. As a dividing item in the programme, Mr. Waine played a set of variations by Sweelinck on the organ. The main work of the evening was Byrd's four-part Mass. There were also other pieces by Victoria and Palestrina. The standard of singing, as was to have been expected, was extremely high. One consolation for there being such a small audience was the fact that this enhanced the resonant qualities of the chapel acoustics! P.D.W.
"ST. NICOLAS" AND "ABRAHAM AND ISAAC" in The Minster On Wednesday, 22nd May this term, the School presented a concert of religious music by Benjamin Britten in the Minster. The main work of the evening was the cantata "St. Nicolas", but preceding this, R. A. Howat —alto, M. P. Baby—tenor and T. M. Day—pianoforte, gave a performance of Canticle II entitled "Abraham and Isaac", which they had already performed in front of the SchoOl at a Sunday service in the Chapel at the end of last term. The platform, on which the soloists sang, and the lighting, which had been prepared for a cycle of plays at the West end of the Minster, provided 31
a suitably dramatic setting for the work, which went well—helped by the acoustics of the Minster which add an aura of impressiveness and mystery to any musical work. In the "St. Nicolas", we were aided, as when we performed the cantata in the chapel last term, by the solo tenor, Mr. Gordon Pullin, St. Olave's Choir and Queen Margaret's School Senior Choir. Mr. Pemberton played the organ, and Mr. Waine conducted. The Queen Margaret's chorus, where in the School Chapel they had sung on the balcony, in the Minster sang to the left of the main altar at the far end of the nave. The orchestra, augmented again by members of York Symphony Orchestra and friends of the School was situated in front of the St. Peter's and St. Olave's chorus who occupied the platform against the West wall. The size of the audience was very gratifying and the School raised a considerable sum of money in the silver collection which went towards the Minster Appeal Fund, in aid of which the concert was held.
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MUSIC & DRAMA THE HOUSE INSTRUMENTAL AND HOUSE SINGING COMPETITION held in the Memorial Hall on Friday, 7th June, 1968 at 7-30 p.m. Adjudicator: PETER ASTON, Esq. This year saw, for the first time, the combination of the competitions for the Baird Cup and the Cape Cup in one night. In order to achieve this, there was an earlier play off for the final round, in which Dronfield, School House and Manor were chosen as finalists for the Baird Cup, and Dronfield, School House, and Queens as finalists for the Cape Cup. The play-off for the Baird Cup came first, and was opened by entries from Dronfield. T. M. Day (piano) played 3 dances in Bulgarian rhythm from Microcosmos Book 6 by Bela l3artOk. He was followed by R. J. S. Martin and C. J. P. Leake—guitar duet playing Blues, and finally Day played Bach's Prelude in B minor on the organ. Mr. Aston remarking on the lively and rhythmic 'performances by Dronfield awarded them 234 marks. Next came School House with Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor for piano duet played by P. D. Wilson and R. A. Howat, followed by the Sarabande for French horn and piano by Marcel Poot played by R. A. Howat and P. D. Wilson respectively. Finally, Wilson played Brahms' Rhapsodie in G Minor Op. 79 No. 2. School House were given 204 marks, and Mr. Aston especially remarked on the vigour of the piano duet. Lastly, Manor opened with P. G. Wood (organ) playing Karg-Elert's Chorale Improvisation. "0 my soul rejoice with gladness". The other two items consisted of two house ensembles—"God bless the Prince of Wales", and Arthur Benjamin's "Soldiers in the distance". The various players were Cooper, Wood, Midgley, Lightowler, Craven, Andrews and Dunn. Manor were awarded 188 marks. The Baird Cup was awarded to Dronfield. Next came the play-off for the Cape Cup, each house performing the Arethusa as a set song, plus another song of their choice. This time School House performed first, with a trio from Purcell's King Arthur—"For folded flocks on fruitful plains" sung by R. A. Howat. P. D. Wilson, and M. P. Baby. The performance of the Arethusa conducted by Howat and accompanied by Wilson was "spirited and vigorous". School House were awarded 174 marks. 33
Queens opened with the Arethusa which was directed from the piano by J. E. Staines, but the part song—the glee "How merrily we live" by Michael Este—sung by J. E. Staines, E. R. Walker, and I. D. C. Summers, was much more successful and "the balance, rhythm, and phrasing were excellent." Queens were awarded 158 marks. Dronfield opened with the song of their own choice, which was the Round from Britten's Peter Grimes—"Old Joe has gone fishing" sung by H. E. D. Little, A. H. Powell and T. M. Day. The performance of the Arethusa was directed by Day from the piano and contained much "good round choral tone." Dronfield were awarded 172 marks. The cup went to School House. It remains to thank P. T. Summers for efficiently taking care of the organisation of the competition, and seeing that everyone was in the right place at the right time, and to thank Peter Aston for kindly consenting to judge the competitions.
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MUSIC PRIZE COMPETITION in The Memorial Hall on Thursday, 13th June at 8-15 p.m. This concert was held with the prime object of presenting two music prizes—the keyboard and the instrumental prize. Along with this, however, there was also an unusually excited atmosphere, a feeling that this concert was to be the climax of the tellies many musical activities, and also a knowledge that it was to be Mr. Waine's last concert at this School. The programme opened with a performance of Handel's Courante in 6 for piano, played by E. R. Walker. This was given a broad and spacious interpretation, so often lacking in the playing of Handel's music, and it marks Walker as the most promising musician among the younger members of the School. After a performance of J. J. Mouret's Fanfare and Minuet for French Horn played by R. A. Howat, the audience moved to the chapel to hear T. M. Day play J. S. Bach's Prelude in B Minor. With his usual skill, musicianship, and great care over detail and presentation, Day gave a very professional performance of this long and difficult piece, and as a result he was awarded the keyboard prize. After the audience had moved back to the hall, A. L. Jervis played Bach's Praeludium in C (transposed into D Minor) on his guitar. Despite the loud noise of the outside traffic he gave a very relaxed and beautifully phrased interpretation with a good tone quality, and was awarded the instrumental prize. The performance of the Adagio from Mozart's Sonata in F (K.332) for piano, played by M. J. Black although occasionally lacking in rubato benefited from a performance of precision and technical control. The rondo from Mozart's Bassoon Concerto played by I. D. C. Summers was well played, especially considering that it was on a brand new instrument very different from the one he had been practising on. Both the 1st movement from the Sonata in D Major (Op. 137, No. 1) for violin, by Schubert and the "Allegro Risoluto" from the Sonatina in C for violin, by Dvorak, played by R. M. Yule and J. D. B. Hargreaves respectively, came across with vigour, and both performances showed a high standard of violin technique. Both Yule and Hargreaves were runners-up for the instrumental prize. The Rhapsodic in G Minor (Op. 79 No. 2) for piano by Brahms, a difficult piece both technically and in its interpretation was given a powerful and dramatic performance by P. D. Wilson, who was runner-up for the keyboard prize. After the "Clair de Lune" by Debussy was played by R. A. Howat, J. R. H. Midgley (viola) gave a flowing interpretation of A. Somervell's Autumn Song. The concert ended with two pieces Of jazz—Little Rock Getaway by Joe Sullivan, played by A. S. Bowie (Clarinet) and 8 to the bar played by 1J. L. Linsley, well known in the School for his interest in Jazz. The Adjudicators were Mr. F. Waine (Chairman), Mr. K. R. Pemberton and Mr. C. G. Sandercock. R.A.H. 35
On the 22nd and 23rd of May, the School put on a play in the Minster as its contribution to the cycle of history plays done in aid of the Minster Appeal Fund. The subject of the play was the saving of the Minster glass by the Fairfaxes after the battle of Marston Moor. From the actor's point of view it was the conclusion of many weeks of hard work : and, to most, a very satisfactory one. The first performance was partly marred by a lack of articulation and volume in the speeches: also, a technical hitch resulted in the cast having to fight against the 36
sounds of the workmen resuming work after their tea-break. The second performance came over much better. Many of the people acting in the play found a major difficulty in not making the whole episode sound like a series of disjointed facts; this was especially hard for the Parliamentarian representatives who could not be flamboyant of speech like the Royalists but had to be stern, upright people and consequently their speech tended to be dull and uninteresting. Five-hundred-year-old armour helped the actors a great deal in capturing the atmosphere of the play and also made many of them wonder at the apparently miniature size of the soldiers compared with the arms they had to wield. It was a great experience doing this play and all the participants in it, especially the IV formers are to be congratulated on their efforts. Special praise should go to Mr. Bolton for his seemingly endless flow of historical facts and his production of the play. Also to Mr. Cummin, our historical advisor. A.H.P. THE CHARACTERS THE ROYALIST SUPPORTERS WILLIAM CAVENDISH, MARQUIS OF NEWCASTLE—Commander
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Royalists in the North PRINCE RUPERT—Nephew of Charles I, Cavalry Commander SIR THOMAS GLEmHAm—Governor of York. SIR EDMUND COWPER—Lord Mayor of York SIR ROBERT BET—Alderman SIR ROGER JACQUES—Alderman
JOHN MYERS—Alderman BISHOP OF CARLISLE
THE PARLIAMENTARY SUPPORTERS LORD FERDINANDO FAIRFAX—General of the victorious Yorkshire Troops SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX—later Lord General of England. MAJOR FAIRFAX HENRY MONTAGUE, EARL OF MANCHESTER—Commander of the Midland
Troops ALEXANDER LESLIE, EARL OF LEvEN—Commander of the Scottish Troops COLONEL OLIVER CRomwELL—Commander of the Cavalry of the Eastern
Association SIR THOMAS WIDDINGrox—Recorder of York THOMAS HOYLE—later Lord Mayor of York
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Craven, David Judson, Richard Hodgson, Derek Dempsey, Richard Houghton, Hereward Kaye, Michael Drucquer, Christopher Noble, Julian Les, Simon Ford, Andrew Powell, Anthony Lawrence, Philip Gooder, Richard Stansfield, Richard Oldham, David Grice, Ian Summers, Ian Raley, Brian Macartney, John Williamson, Derek Schofield, Timothy Young, John Sinden, Martin Bradley, Roger Stokes, Peter Bolton, Nicholas Brockbank, Robert Tulloch, John Bulcock, Peter Crossley, Neville Turton, Paul Nixon, Malcolm Dobson, Robin Walker.
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FEATURES THE CLASSICS Technology is in; the Classics are out; or are they? It is superflous perhaps even irreverent, to suggest that without the Greeks and their Roman successors, technology would be nowhere, not even in name. Is it wise to remove the base on which our Western civilization grew, which has given the West its lead over the rest of the world, and an influence it now often seems all too ready to disown? But nonetheless it is a truism to note that we are where we are because of our past, and we ignore it at our peril. All this seems remote from the problem under discussion—to learn Latin and Greek, or not? It is unfortunate that to an increasing number of boys the opportunity to learn Greek is denied. The language is not taught, for instance, in any school under the enlightened protection of the Hertfordshire County Council. These remarks are therefore largely limited to Latin, because Latin concerns more boys than Greek; but they apply equally well to both subjects. It is no bad thing that teachers of Latin have been forced to re-think seriously their aims, methods, and approaches. Timetable pressures in schools and university entry requirements have contributed to this necessity. Examination Boards have in some cases, but by no means all, taken note of these moves. The Nuffield Trust has endorsed a project in Cambridge. What does it amount to? Paradoxically the clock has been, in one way put back. Dr. Rouse at the Perse School in Cambridge some fifty years ago pioneered the Direct Method. The kernel of this method is now incorporated in the teaching programme published by the Nuffield Project. The systematic study of language methods since Rouse has improved on the material he collected, as he would have been the first to agree and approve. Our aim is now to teach boys to read Latin fluently and quickly Gone forever, thank goodness, is the grind of sentences to translate the grammar and syntax recently learned, such inspired thoughts as "The daughters of the queen love roses", to illustrate the first declension and conjugation. After 1969 translation into Latin is no longer required at the Ordinary Level examinations of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board. It is not compulsory now at Advanced Level, nor for Oxbridge scholarship examinations. Sic transit gloria. But it is no great loss. The corpus of Latin literature was rarely enriched by these efforts. The scope of examinations has been widened considerably to encourage the reading of texts, not in isolation, but in relation to their background and contemporaries with a critical eye. This is a step in the right direction. But there are dangers; that a boy will be encouraged to be superficial and expected to run before he can walk. In so doing, his knowledge of the language may be impaired. Let us read Latin, and more Latin, learn to appreciate what the Romans had to say as well as how they said it. The latter is still wonderfully important. No Penguin can match Virgil in his native tongue. 1984 is not all that far away. Let us hope it is not the prelude for a darker Age than that which tried in vain to destroy the Classics before, and failed. Laus Deo. P.G.C. 39
NEWS FROM STAFF "CO-ED" Two years ago I left St. Peter's, and I remember my three years there with pleasure and gratitude—though it may seem odd to some of you that people actually enjoy teaching, especially a lot of hard-boiled, largely northern stalwarts. I left for a co-educational boarding-school, which provoked sniggers from some, head-shaking incomprehension from others (after all, they've hardly established themselves in the mainstream of education, have they?), and perhaps an envying curiosity from a few. My School has now been established 75 years, and there are probably less than a dozen comparable places. Why is this? We certainly don't experience any shortage of demand, though there are some parents who consider this sort of thing alright for girls, but not for boys—and vice versa. Perhaps they're not "safe"? have "problems"? interefere with singleminded education? Certainly, they are more difficult to run, though not necessarily because they are co-educational. (There are usually less than a dozen steady couples out of 260 children.) But they are more a reflection of outside society, and so it is less easy to fabricate a neatly ordered schooly structure, in the way so many schools do. Added to which, the backgrounds of many of the pupils make them healthily intolerant of being foisted off with the more ridiculous aspects that schools, like other closed societies, tend to perpetrate. Now this is going to be no ruuning comparison which would be odious, and maybe seditious. Let's leave it that some of the more conclusive parts of the Public Schools Commissions have vindicated many of the things these schools have stood for for some decades. What it means for us is that there is no house system as it is traditionally understood : loyalties work between all boys and all girls (or "males and "females" as they rather revoltingly label themselves by custom), and, most importantly, between the two sexes. There is practically no hierarchy —seniority and so on (though one hopes there is increasing responsibility): dormitories are small, usually self-requested, and always of mixed ages; next term there will be no prefects, as the top year has asked for, and got—after much discussion—"collective responsibility"; and relations with the staff are often on a Christian-name basis (but there is nothing artificial about this). Then games cause less heartburn; they are just part of the whole range of activities, which include: work on the estate; plenty of art and pottery; workshop (one boy made a clavichord in ten weeks: I mention this as an example of some of the very fine work done there); choirs. and two orchestras (these happen to be particular strengths of the school by tradition); dances; drama, and a vast amount of reading and writing (again, helped by a truly fine library—some 26,000 books, and a place for everybody-but then, a really large library should be at the centre of every school, in my opinion). But this sort of range, all carried out to a high level, seems to me quite right and proper: in fact, the more extensively active and creative a society can be the better. And if some of the boys still have most of their friendships with other boys, they do also learn a proper friendship and respect for the other sex, without pedestals or a sort of apartheid ignorance; and
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if some of them do fall in love, there doesn't have to be anything furtive about it. Co-education can be creative without, contrary to popular superstition, having to be procreative too. The meeting of male and female approaches and sensibilities in the class-room is richer and more productive. And in English (which as any English teacher will tell you is the most important subject—and it is, because is promotes the synthesis of all that is most important and personal to the individual) it's possible to discuss Virginia Woolf, William Golding, or D. H. Lawrence, from more varied responses and levels, and therefore more meaningfully. Come to think of it, how could anyone seriously imagine that co-education amounts to little more than holding hands in the back row, pulsing away the moments till you can slope off behind some distant hedgerow? This is exactly the kind of immaturity it is designed to destroy. This seems to me the chief point: that you never for a moment think of the establishment as being "co-ed" when you are in it: it just seems natural, and it is other types which seem bizarre. No doubt is isn't the answer for everyone: there are, I suppose, born (or early-conditioned) bachelors and spinsters who would be happier elsewhere, and quite a number of people who happily survive whatever form of education they are processed through. But for a boarding-school it strikes me (and, incidentally, educational psychologists too) as much more whole. I should like to have been educated at my school. Tim Williams Tim Williams left the staff of St. Peter's in 1966 and is now a housemaster to seventy children at Bedales School, Hampshire.
SWIMMING In 1965 the new swimming pool was opened, a great improvement on the old one, both indoor and heated. We had two swimming matches, both were lost. Three years later, 1968, we had 11, 10 were won. The obvious statement is that swimming has gone from strength to strength. This is apparent from the fact that the swimming team is made up of full-time swimmers only and that all but two of the School records are held by boys who are still present at the School. It should be mentioned that these School records are all of extremely high standard, there being few schools who have better ones As well as our tremendous improvement in inter schools matches there has been a marked improvement in our performances in national schools relay competitions: Otter Club relay (freestyle) 1966-34th; 1967-20th; 1968-16th. This year we also entered the Bath Cup relay, a medley relay in which we came 12th on virtually no training. With some hard training things look very rosy for next year. We were fortunate enough this year to be hosts for the Northern Schools relays here we also put up some fine performances reaching the three finals we tried for. •
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This progress can only be explained by the facts that people have been allowed to do swimming full-time in Easter and Summer terms, hence the formation of a swimming group. This has slowly grown in size and now sports enough members for more than the required team, thus bringing in the essential elements of competition for places in the team. This question of whether people should do just one sport full-time is one which tends to cause a lot of argument. We will no doubt be accused of being biased, however, it does seem that the "minor sports", swimming among them, come off worst. This question of "major" or "minor" is decided by the authorities and one understands that major sports are the important ones, minor not so important. This seems to be slightly off beam as a sport is as important as a person makes it, thus as all members of teams do their best; their particular sport obviously seems as important to them as any other. Waterpolo is one of the things which has been re-introduced, several matches having been allowed in the evening as well as those on match days. Yet again a marked improvement in two teams is apparent. The School swimming sports, as last year, were both successful and entertaining even if they did interefere with both "0" and "A" levels. However, it has been suggested that next year the heats could be held before "0" and "A" levels start, preferably on one or maybe two allotted days and that the 'finals be held all on the same day, after the main examinations are over. Whatever happens next year, it is apparent from this year that there is a tremendous amount of swimming potential in the School. All that is needed is to spend more, very much more time in developing it by hard training. Start in the autumn term by building up strength, stamina and style, with distance swimming; Spring term, cutting down the distances and increasing the frequency, concentrating on arm, shoulder and leg strength and starting the season with a couple of easier matches. Then finally in the summer, training hard on intervals with a set time target. This we hope is the way to make our record read—swum 11, won 11.
K.M., K.J.S., A.C.M.
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SPORT CRICKET RETROSPECT The difficulties of School cricket in the ever-changing conditions of the summer term do not diminish; in fact there is little doubt that School cricket in general is experiencing a most uneasy time. The prevalent heavy demand for well prepared outside wickets in the month of April, (no longer initially May), is putting a serious strain on our resources, and there will undoubtedly come a time when all endeavours will be doomed to failure. Whether on a national footing on the one hand or on a School communal basis on the other, the ranks of those who support the game are for ever declining. Even those who have the natural talent and ability to play the game well, now tend to lack the patience and determination to practice and master the arts, techniques and intricacies of the game. Increasingly one is left with the impression that less and less importance is attached to inter-school rivalry and the cricket field, as more and more frequently the powers that be advocate afternoon matches only and a type of cricket which must inevitably be down-grading. Indeed the very nature of the summer term, looked at from the cricketing point of view, now has many trials and tribulations, with the pressure of exams mounting in mid-June (after having survived the doublesweatered experiences of May), and with thoughts of the summer holidays flooding into one's mind before mid-July. In spite of these vicissitudes, we have enjoyed another good season at St. Peter's, even if successes have been mainly confined to the 1st XI—a matter which can be a source of some concern for the future. One disaster, as last year, befell the 1st XI—the match gainst Bradford G.S., but on the credit side they had more success than usual against Club sides, notably The Forty Club and Craven Gentlemen C.C., not to mention a most creditable performance against an M.C.C. XI, even though they had to submit to defeat in the end. All in all 13 matches were played, 6 of which were won, 4 drawn and 3 lost. We were particularly sorry to have cancelled through bad weather the matches v. York C.C., Leeds G.S. and the new fixture v. Pocklingtan School. The mainstay of the batting largely rested in the capable hands of Joe Richardson, who in addition proved himself a most able captain both on and off the field, as well as a high-class wicket-keeper. In the summer holidays his merit was quickly recognised and he is to be heartily congratulated on being selected to play for the following teams :— The Rest v. Southern Schools, at Lords. Public School XI v. E.S.C.A. XI at Lords. M.C.C. Schools XI v. Combined Services, at Lords. Yorkshire S.S.C.A. v. Notts G.S.C.A. at St. Peter's. Yorkshire S. S. C. A. v. Derbyshire G.S.C.A. at St. Peter's. Captain of Yorkshire S.S.C.A. v. Cheshire G.S.C.A. (Away). Captain of Yorkshire Federation on a tour of Southern Counties. 43
Other individual successes, apart from a superb piece of bowling by John Dickinson against the Forty Club (8 for 29) which won for him a national award, were not so easily recognisable. Every member of the team, which remained unaltered (apart from temporary injury or indisposition) throughout the season, played his part. The best part of 100 wickets were well spread amongst the four leading bowlers, and every member of the team finished with a batting average of double figures—an unusual occurrence. Paul Zissler, to no-one's surprise, won the Fielding Cup. Each of the other three School teams seemed to enjoy their cricket but failed to gain a great measure of success. We do believe, however, there is quite a lot of talent in these younger teams which needs only time in which to mature. We have now experienced two successive years in the 1st XI without a youngster being "blooded" for the future. This policy has paid dividends in the past, and would be welcomed again in the future. The stars will always need to be one year ahead of their own age-group. Then no risk is involved. Diversification, or call it what you will, exposed some of its shortcomings. The 3rd XI failed to establish proper recognition and some nail-biting legislation had to be devised before a satisfactory solution could be found for eligibility to play in Senior House cricket teams. Even then there were some odd occurrences. The Grove, fitfully shall we say, won the Senior Competition, but only after an incredibly tight contest with Queen's in the semi-final The Junior Competition, noted perhaps this year for some trifling scores, was won by Manor who beat Grove in the final. Good luck to the Manor, but one was left in doubt whether either of these' two teams were worthy finalists. Finally, the Burton Cup, which still just manages to retain its identity, was won by the combined Rise/Temple team after a replay against the Grove/S. House league team. If we do appear to be struggling a bit at St. Peter's, our readers can rest assured that others are struggling much more. The maintenance of a high standard, with all its accompanying enjoyment is what we strive for for our cricket at St. Peter's, and we continue to get wonderful support from such men as George Curry, our mentor and guide, and Guy Johnston, our indefatigable groundsman.
2nd XI
1st XI f*J. C. Richardson (Capt.), 1966-67-68 *M. J. H. Fisher (Vice-Capt.), 1966-67-68 t *H. J. Gration, 1968
t*G. M. Watson, 1967-68
t*J. E. Dickinson, 1966-67-68 *M. A. Cantrell, 1967-68 *P. V. Zissler, 1967-68 *R. F. Cawood, 1968 *J. L. Linsley, 1968 *D. J. Moss, 1968 *P. H. Blacklock, 1968
f—Cap.
*J. S. Place (Capt.) *A. G. Scott (Vice-Capt.) *C. G. Johnson *M. R. Stokes *K. Washington *P. Holmes *I. A. Blomfield *M. J. Ferguson P. A. Lockwood L. N. Thomson S. R. H. Astley *—Colours
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Senior Colts XI (Under i6)
Junior Colts XI (Under x5) Selected from: S. P. Coverdale (Capt.) N. Barnes D. M. Burrunston-Williams A. H. W. Cooper J. R. Drummond R. G. W. Hamshaw H. W. Houseman G. A. Hunt C. D. Johnson J. C. P. N. Lightowler C. R. Place P. H. Rivers S. R. Shackleton A. D. A. Smith P. R. Wilkinson R. T. S. Young
1 lJoint-
*A. S. Bowie D. Pollard Captains *I. Robinson *P. L. Hall *M. J. Jones R. F. Atkinson M. W. Bainbridge K. V. Cable J. W. Gillgrass M. G. B. Hepworth J. R. H. Midgley J. F. W. Swinden
J
*—Colours
SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI School Opponents
Opponents
Ground
Result
4th May 8th May 15th May I8th May
Clifton C.C. York C.C. Bradford G.S. Worksop College
Home Home Home Away
22nd May 25th May
Durham School ... Giggleswick School
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Home Home
1st June 12th June 15th June 19th June
Sedbergh School The Forty Club ... Ampleforth College M.C.C.
••• ••• ••• •••
Away Home Away Home
22nd June 29th June 6th July
Leeds G.S. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. Bootham School
Away Home Away
8th July 10th July
... Pocklington School Craven Gentlemen C.C. ...
Home Home
12th July
Old Peterites
Home
149 for 7 145 for 6 Won Cancelled 39 for 2 38 Lost 203 for 9 112 for 7 Drawn (dec.) 138 213 Won 205 for 8 98 for 4 Drawn (dec.) 132 133 for 6 Won 67 68 for 2 Won 176 123 for 7 Drawn 247 for 5 198 Lost (dec.) Cancelled 80 for 8 140 Drawn 136 204 for 9 Won (dec.) Cancelled 133 183 for 9 Won (dec.) 132 for 8 150 for 9 Lost (dec.) (dec.) 153 for 9 123 (dec.)
Date
13th July 'r
r
Played 13, Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 3.
2nd XI Result
School Opponents
18th May 22nd May
Worksbp College Durham School ...
Away... Drawn Lost Away
25th May
Giggleswick School
Away
Drawn
8th June
Pocklington School
Home
Drawn
15th June
Ampleforth College
Home
Drawn
66 for 8 129 for 4 120 for 9 62 (dec.) 133 for 9 72 for 9 (dec.) 134 for 4 83 for 6 (dec.) 176 for 2 129 for 6 (dec.)
Leeds G.S. Bootham School
Home Home
Cancelled 134 for 6 Won (dec.)
Date
22nd June 6th July
Ground
Opponents
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Under 16 Colts XI Date
Ground
Result
School
Scarborough College Worksop College ... Durham School Giggleswick School
Home Home Home Away
Lost Drawn Drawn Drawn
Opponents
1st June
Manchester Boys XI
Home
Lost
60 93 66 for 9 29 for 0 (rain) 77
15th June
Ampleforth College
Home
Drawn
51 for 5
22nd June 29th June
Bradford G.S. Ashville College
...
Away Away
Lost Won
21 65 for 6
15th May 18th May 22nd May 25th May
...
Opponents 64 for 7 76 for 8 85 43 138 for 8 (dec.) 102 for 7 (dec.) 30 63
Under 15 Colts XI Ground
Result
School
18th May 22nd May
Worksop College Durham School ...
••• •••
Home Away
Lost Drawn
28 49 for 4
5th June 15th June 22nd June 26th June 29th June
Bootham School Ampleforth College ... Leeds G.S. Bootham School Ashville College ...
••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Away Away Home Home Away
Lost Lost Cancelled Won Drawn
6th July
Pocklington School
Home
Drawn
Date
Opponents
63 84 23 for 2 101 for 9 (dec.) 51 for 4
Opponents 101 for 7 78 for 9 (dec.) 65 for 6 86 for 7 21 94 for 9 78
Senior House Matches 1st Round
Grove 161 for 0 beat School House 44 Manor 140 for 5 beat Rise 139 Queen's 69 beat Temple 64
Semi-finals
Grove 98 for 9 beat Queen's 95 Dronfield 85 beat Manor 84
Final
Grove 154 for 6 beat Dronfield 55
1st Round
Grove 28 for 2 beat School House 24 Manor 97 beat Dronfield 85 Queen's 201 for 6 beat Temple 144
Semi-finals
Manor 131 for 5 beat Rise 29 Grove 55 for 6 beat Queen's 51
Final
Manor 61 beat Grove 33
Junior House Matches
1st XI AVERAGES Batting Highest Times No. of Innings Runs not out innings 67 373 4 13 J. C. Richardson ... 41 226 1 12 J. L. Linsley ... 50• 162 3 11 R. F. Cawood ... 47 4 77 8 ••• M. A. Cantrell 43 204 1 14 ... G. M. Watson 23 108 8 1 ... P. V. Zissler 25 2 137 11 J. E. Dickinson • •• 46 1 169 13 ... H. J. Gration 35* 79 5 11 P. H. Blacklock ... ••• 28 135 1 ... 13 M. J. H. Fisher ... 45 123 0 11 D. J. Moss ••• •" • Denotes "not out" Also batted: J. S. Place 10; P. Holmes 6.
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Average 41.44 20.54 20.25 19.25 15.69 15.42 15.22 14.08 13.16 11.25 11.18
Bowling Overs
H. J. Gration M. J. H. Fisher J. E. Dickinson G. M. Watson M. A. Cantrell P. H. Blacklock
Bowling Average
Wickets
Runs
Maidens
12.95 13.50 14.53 15.57 18.00 45.50
20 259 48 136.5 28 378 31 135.1 28 407 57 173 19 296 53 130 9 162 18 64 4 182 16 69 Also bowled: J. C. Richardson 1-4-0-1-2.
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Bowling ST. PETER'S v. CLIFTON C.C. Played at home on 4th May. Result : Won by 10 wickets. Clifton C.C. 44 (J. E. Dickinson 4 for 18). St. Peter's 45 for 0 (G. M. Watson 36 not out). This match lasted little more than two hours, and certainly did not provide the School the match practice it needed. ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Wednesday, 15th May. Result: Lost by 8 wickets. ST.PETER'S G. M. Watson, ct. Sykes, b. Driver H. J. Oration, b. Moulds M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Bates, b. Moulds J. C. Richardson, I.b.w., b. Driver J. E. Dickinson, ct. Simonett, b. Smith D. J. Moss, ct. Bates, b. Moulds ... J. L. Linsley, b. Driver R. F. Cawood, ct. Bates, b. Smith... P. V. Zissler, ct. Petrie, b. Smith M. A. Cantrell, ct. Cawthra, b. Smith P. H. Blacklock, not out Extras
4 1 6 0 10 1 2 2 9 0 0
Total, for 10 wkts
...38
Fall of wickets 4 1 2 3 5
D. Moulds J. G. Driver A. P. Smith
7
7
21
5
6
7
8
9
21
22
25
31
35
BRADFORD:G.S. B. G. Ash, b. Cration R. D. Bates, not out ••• ••• R. Cawthra, hit wicket, b. Watson P. S. Sykes, not out "• "' A. P. Smith K. Hainsworth A. H. Simonett did not bat R. S. Greaves J. G. Driver J. Petrie D. M. Moulds Extras Total, for 2 wkts
... ...
22 10
...
39
Fall of wickets 1 2
3-
35
Bowling Analysis BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. W. R. Av. J. E. Dickinson 12 6 13 14 4.66 H. J. Gration 10 5 3 13 4.33 2.25 G. M. Watson 9.2 4 4 9
ST. PETER'S
0. 7
9
5.1
M. W. R. 4 3 2
0 1 1
13 11 9
Av 11.00 9.00
For the second year in succession, we were made to bite the dust at the hands of Bradford G.S. Being desperately short of practice of all sorts is common to all cricketers in a May as fickle as this one, so it can be offered as no excuse. In truth it was the old, old story that if the ball doesn't come onto the bat we are always vulnerable. 47
In spite of winning the toss and batting first, our innings faltered from the start and never recovered. Bradford found the wicket admirably similar to their own at home, and exploited it with devastating effect. By comparison our own bowling lacked the bite and the steadiness to prove disconcerting, and Bradford coasted comfortably to a well-deserved 8 wicket victory. No honours to anyone for this performance.
ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 18th May. Result : Drawn. ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, I.b.w. b. Corlett ... ... 9 H. J. Gration, b. Corlett ... ... 42 M. J. H. Fisher, ct Baldock, b. Corlett ... 18 J. C. Richardson, ct. Anderson, b. Baldock 23 J. E. Dickinson, b. Jones ... 8 J. L. Linsley, ct. Taylor, b. Corlett ... 41 D. J. Moss, ct. Taylor, b. Anderson ... 9 R. F. Cawood, not out ... 31 P.V. Zissler, ct. C. Anderson, b. Taylor ... I M. A. Cantrell, b. Taylor ... ... 3 P. H. Blacklock, not out ... 13 Extras •.• 5
WORKSOP D. J. Kay, ct. Cawood, b. Fisher ... C. J. D. Anderson, run out ... L. 0. Taylor, ct. Cawood, b. Fisher S. C. Corlett, ct. Watson, b. Fisher R. G. McLaverty, b. Fisher P. A. S. Jones, b. Fisher ... I. H. Akroyd, ct. and b. Watson ... J. W. Payne, not out C. A. R. Baldock, not out D. W. L. Anderson }di d not bat J. D. Wain,
Total, for 9 wkts dec. 203
Total, for 7 wkts.
Extras
Fall of wickets.
...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
14 46 85 93 107 134 161 162 170
I1 22 27 40 47 62 68
Bowling Analysis WORKSOP COLLEGE P. A. S. Jones J. D. Wain S. C. Corlett C. A. R. Baldock D. W. L. Anderson L. 0. Taylor
12 3 33 14 5 6
... 112
Fall of wickets.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0.
12 5 5 10 13 13 4 8 39
M. 4 I 4 2 0 0
W.
R.
I 0 4 I 1 2
14 14.00 6— 86 21.50 54 54.00 19 19.00 19 9.50
ST. PETER'S
Av. J. E. Dickinson H. J. Gration M. J. H. Fisher M. A. Cantrell P. H. Blacklock G. M. Watson
0.
M.
W.
R.
6 6 25 8 4 12
1 1 11 4 0 6
0 0
12 10 43 19 8 17
0 0 1
5
Av. 8.60 17.00
On a perfect playing wicket, but slow outfield, runs were never easy to acquire against Worksop's steady bowling, but Gration (42) was the sheet anchor of the innings, which only broke loose when Linsley (41) stepped up the tempo. A last wicket unbroken partnership- between Cawood (31) and Blacklock (13) assured the success of the innings, in which six players scored double figures. The Worksop innings strangely lacked purpose and design, and had the School's bowling been more penetrative a close finish might have followed. With the score at 70 for 7 a vital catch was dropped and Worksop were let off the hook. Thus encouraged they played out the final half hour comparatively free of danger, and Fisher finished with the flattering bowling average of 5 for 43.
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ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 22nd May. Result: Won by 75 runs. ST. PETER'S G. M. Waston, u. reser H. J. Gration, b. Moffatt M. '1. Fisher, ct. Croadsell, b. Collard J. C. Richardson, st. Croadsell, b. Fraser J. E. Dickinson, ct. Grant. b. Collard .•• J. L. Linsley, b. Moffatt D. J. Moss, ct. Grant, b. Fraser ... ••• R. F. Cawood, b. Fraser ... ••. P. V. Zissler, ct. Ward, b. Hay ... ••• P. H. Blacklock, not out M. A. Cantrell, b. Ward Extras
28 2 19 23 21 7 11 35 47 14
Total for 10 wkts.
213
1
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
73
94 109 118 124
7
M. Fraser J. D. Moffatt S. Collard 3. E. Mearns K. Hay M. F. A. Ward
11
51
7
8
DURHAM N. Brown, ct. Richardson, b. Gration J. H. Croadsell, ct. Watson, b. Dickinson ... M. F. A. Ward, not out ... I. Simpson, ct. Gration, b. Dickinson ... P. A. Laurie, b. Blacklock A. B. Grant, b. Fisher ... J. E. Mearns, ct Linsley, b. Fisher ... M. Fraser, ct. Zissler, b. Fisher ... 1. D. Moffatt, ct. Gration, b. Cantrell ... K. Hay, ct. Cantrell, Fisher S. Collard, run out Extras ...
5
Total, for 10 wkts.
9
2 20 49 0
11 18 17 19 0 0
138
Fall of wickets. 1 2 3 4 5
6
15
95 125 127 127 138
29
29
44
73
7
Bowling Analysis DURHAM SCHOOL ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. 18 5 4 38 9.5 J. E. Dickinson 9 5 2 10 2 2 34 17 H. J. Gration 8.1 2 1 8 1 2 35 17.5 P. H. Blacklock 4 1 1 17 5 0 46 — M. J. H. Fisher 17 1 4 12 4 1 32 32 G. M. Watson 6 1 0 2.1 0 1 14 14 M. A. Cantrell 17 2 1
8
R. 21 23 5 58 13 17
9
Av. 10.5 23 5 14.5 17
With the loss of 3 wickets for 11 runs, our innings took some time to take shape, in fact it was only rescued from the doldrums by a very good 10th wicket partnership of 89 runs between Cantrell and Blacklock. This partnership undoubtedly produced some of the best batting of the match, and went a long way towards establishing a winning position. With Gration taking 2 very good catches, Durham were always struggling, but our bowling looked far from impressive. The Durham captain made a brave 49 not out, but eventually ran out of partners when Zissler from cover point brought off another run out to dismiss their last man and for us to be able to claim victory by 75 runs. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 25th May. Result: Drawn. GIGGLESWICK M. Hemmingway, ct. Zissler, b. Fisher M. Williams, ct. Zissler, b. Fisher G. Wilcock, not out ... A. Twisleton, st. Richardson, b. Fisher J. Kilburn, b. Dickinson ... N. Baldwin, ct. Watson, b. Dickinson W. Andrews, ct. Gration, b. Dickinson M. Jones, run out J. Bates, run out S. Ualph, not out P. Fox, did not bat Extras
... ... ... ...
45
62
5
6
7
i
I
13
Total for 8 wkts. dec. Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, Cl. Ralph, b. Bates ... H. J. Gration, run out M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Kilburn, b. Bates J. C. Richardson, not out . J. E. Dickinson, b. Jones ... J. L. Linsley not out G. J. Moss R. F. Cawood P. V. Zissler c did. not bat P. H. Blacklock M. A. Cantrell J Extras
29 28 52 9 65 2 0 4 2
205
Total, for 4 wkts. Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
8
74 171 183 185 190 204
11
49
33
44
81
• •• ••• •••
•••
15 7 20 26 18 9
98
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Bowling Analysis
J. E. Dickinson H. J. Gration G. M. Watson M. J. H. Fisher P. H. Blacklock
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 3 3 21 4 0 0 0 15 5 11 3 3 0 12 I
GIGGLESWICK 0. M. W. R. 2 37 17 4 J. Bates 48 1 1 18 M. Jone 0 0 10 2 S. Ralph
R. Av. 66 22.00 16 — 35 — 40 13.33 35 —
Av. 18.50 48.00 —
As soon as Giggleswick resumed batting after tea, this match lost all sense and purpose. Only good fielding and good captaincy contained the Giggleswick batting, the best seen for many years, but the decision to resume batting after tea and extend the innings to 2 hours 55 minutes was sheer lunacy. Left with 105 minutes of batting time, we were left with an unacceptable challenge, especially since the Giggleswick opening bowlers bowled unchanged for all but two overs. We bowled 63 overs, Giggleswick 37 overs. Rain fell when stumps were drawn at 7-00 p.m. The onset of earlier rain would have been a merciful relief. So much for an "afternoon-only" inter-school match of cricket. ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH Played away on Saturday, 1st June. Result: Won by 4 wickets. SEDBERGH 10 S. C. Walford, 1.b.w. b. Gration 5 A. N. Mitchell, ct. Moss, b. Gration 11 M. F. Cockroft, b. Watson 5 S. H. M. Adams, 1.b.w., b. Watson 0 P. Dunn, b. Watson ... 20 C. J. Steel, b. Watson 57 R. M. Smyth, ct. Cawood, b. Fisher ... 2 A. B. Wylie, b. Gration 12 J. K. Putt, st. Richardson, b. Dickinson 0 R. A. Bruce-Lockhart, not out •-• 3 R. D. Cockroft, b. Fisher 7 Extras ... Total, for 10 wkts.
ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, b. Watford H. J. Gration, b. Walford M..1. H. Fisher, b. Walford J. C. Richardson, not out P. H. Blacklock, ct. Putt, b. Lockhart J. L. Linsley, b. Walford D. J. Moss, b. Walford ... R. F. Cawood, not out J. E. Dickinson did not bat P. V. Zissler M. A. Cantrell Extras ... Total, for 6 wkts.
132
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets I 2 3 4 5 6
12 17 31 31 32 73 86 118129
43 48 49 60 71 87
••• ••• •••
••• ••• •••
27 17 2 49 4 7 9 14
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Bowling Analysis
J. E. Dickinson H. J. Gration P. H. Blacklock G. M. Watson M. A. Cantrell M. J. H. Fisher
SEDBERGH 0. M. W. 14 0 0 C. J. Steel 1 R. A. B-Lockhart 19.3 6 0 0 M. F. Cockroft 2 5 15 1 S. C. Walford
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. 17 9 1 19 19.00 16 8 3 27 9.00 — 10 4 0 21 10 4 4 20 5.00 5 1 0 21 2 17 8.5 0 8.1 3
R. 34 48 7 40
Av. 48.00 — 8.00
As good a game as the Giggleswick one was poor. A glorious day in delightful surrounds. Sedbergh won the toss and elected to bat. Good opening bowling by Gration and Dickinson pinned Sedbergh down. Gration effected the breakthrough which was quickly followed up by Watson capturing three quick wickets. Sedburgh now 32 for 5 were 50
in real trouble but staged a good recovery. The School's fielding had been good and Richardson's wicket-keeping impressive. A brisk opening partner-Ship by Watson and Gration gave us a good start, but we then ran into real trouble. From 43 for 1 the score slumped to 87 for 6 with little less than 1 hour left to play. At this stage Richardson took complete command and played a magnificent captain's innings, with Cawood as his partner. A thoroughly good match. Ridhardson's fine innings being the deciding factor against the equally good bowling of S. C. Walford. Two worthy captains in opposition. ST. PETER'S v. XL CLUB Played at home on 12th June. Result: Won by 8 wickets. XL Club 67 (F. Melling 27, J. E. Dickinson 8 for 29). St. Peter's 68 for 2 (J. C. Richardson 32 not out). This was a real turn up for the book. A fine bowling performance by Dickinson, career best, which won for him a national award for the best schoolboy bowling performance of the week. ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on 15th June. Result Drawn. :
AMPLEFORTH P. Shepherd, ct. Linsley, b. Watson M. Grieve, b. Fisher .. J. Tufnell, ct. Richardson, b. Blacklock M. Whitehead, 1.b.w. b. Gration H. Colville, b. Gration P. Stilliard, ct. Watson, b. Fisher W. Reichwald. 1.b.w. b. Fisher ... C. Madden, ct. Linsley, b. Cantrell N. Morrison, ct. Fisher, b. Dickinson D. Callighan, not out P. Nevi11, st. Richardson, b. Fisher Extras
••• ••• ••• •••
••• ••• ••• •• •
ST.IPETER'S G. M. Watson, ct. Stilliard, b. Madden ... H. J. Gration, b. Reichwald M. J. H. Fisher, b. Madden ... J. C. Richardson, not out J. L. Linsley, b. Reichwald P. H. Blacklock, ct. Callighan, b. Stilliard D. J. Moss, b. Reichwald R. F. Cawood, b. Stilliard J. E. Dickinson, not out ... M. A. Cantrell }did notibat P. Holmes
10 26 5 32 18 53 9 4 4 2 0 13
Extras
Total, for 10 wkts 176 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
Total, for 7 wkts
5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
24 35 63 98 111 139 166 169 175
14 26 103 103 108 109 122
9 46 5 52 0 0 0 4
7 123
Bowling Analysis J. E. Dickinson H. J. Gration G. M. Watson P. H. Blacklock M. J. Fisher M. A. Cantrell
St. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. 26 26.00 12 9 2 27 13.50 12 6 1 22 22.00 1 20 20.00 6 1 19.4 0 4 51 12.75 5 0 1 17 17.00
AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 0. M. W. R. Av. C. Madden 11 2 2 30 15.00 P. Nevill 6 0 0 27 P. Stilliard 16 6 2 45 22.50 P. Callighan 5 4 0 4 W. Reichwald 7 1 3 10 3.30
Neither on an over basis (Ampleforth 77.4, St Peter's 45) nor on a time basis (Ampleforth 3 hours 40 minutes, St. Peter's 2 hours 10 minutes) did we get a very square deal, but this was largely occasioned by Ampleforth's very cautious early order batting, and some very steady bowling by our first four medium paced bowlers. 51
It was not until 4-0 p.m. that we took strike. A very useful 3rd wicket partnership between Gration and Richardson gave us a fleeting glimmer of hope, but thereupon we promptly lost four wickets for little more than the same number of runs and our fondest dreams had vanished. It was finally the turn of Ampleforth to crowd in on the bat, but their efforts were equally unavailing. ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on 19th June. Result: Lost by 19 runs. M.C.C. 217 for 5 dec. (F. M. Westcott 102, R. H. Umber 46 not out). St. Peter's 198 (J. C. Richardson 67, D. J. Moss 45, J. D. S. Hay 3 for 26, C. Dean 3 for 26). F. M. Westcott's century contained five sixes and 11 fours. The School after being 34 for 4 staged a very good recovery, and the tail wagged vigorously. No complaint with 400-plus runs on the day. ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN Played at home on 29th June. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's 140 (J. C. Richardson 47, C. R. McAndrew 7 for 29). Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 80 for 8 (J. Goad 27 not out, H. J. Gration 4 for 12). Visitors hung on like grim death after being 43 for 7 wickets. ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on 6th July. Result: Won by 68 runs. ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, b. Hardie ... J. S. Place, b. Hardie J. C. Richardson, ct. Cross, b. Haufe M. J. H. Fisher, b. Hardie ... ... J. Linsley, ct. Cross, b. Wright ... D. J. Moss, b. Walker R. F. Cawood, ct. Walker, b. Wright J. Dickinson, ct Rook, b. Wright P. V. Zissler, b. Waller .. P. H. Blacklock, not out ... H. A. Cantrell, not out Extras
43 10 39 24 36 1 16 7 20 4 6
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BOOTHAM R. K. Waller, b. Dickinson C. Maufe, ct. Zissler, b. Dickinson ... .. G. Graveson, b. Fisher T. N. Walker, ct. Moss, b. Fisher J. V. Cross, ct. Cawood, b. Cantrell A. M. Wright, run out ... R. Rook, ct. Zissler, b. Fisher J. K. Colenso, ct Linsley, b. Watson M. Tait, not out ... N. G. Birch, st. Place, b. Richardson R. A. Hardie, 1.b.w. b. Richardson Extras
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5 23 53 4 4 21 6 6
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7 19 48 81 90 92 110 123 136 29 92 106 123 147 177 185 190 194 Bowling Analysis ST.PETER'S BOOTHAM Av. O. M. W. R. O. M. W. R. Av. 2 13 5 27 J. E. Dickinson 13.5 3 58 19.3 3 10 R. A. Hardie 6 0 0 27 P. H. Blacklock 1 39 3.8 4 13 T. N. Walker 17 4 3 54 18.0 M. J. H. Fisher 8.3 1 3 25 8 A. M. Wright 9 7 1 6 6 G. M. Watson 0 0 30 — 10 M. Tait 9 3 1 18 18 M. A. Cantrell 0 0 11 2 J. Colenso 2 J. C. Richardson 1.6 0 0.5 33 1 33 — 0 8 C. Maufe 0 0 1 1 R. K. Walker
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This match, a local derby, was won convincingly by the School, who, batting first, capitalized upon a solid foundation laid by the openers and a second wicket partnership of 63 by Watson (43), and Richardson (39). The bowlers gave the School's batsmen little trouble and the wickets came as a result of rash batting rather than good bowling. 204 for 9 declared left Bootham with a perfectly possible scoring rate, but Dickinson claimed the openers by dismissing them cheaply. Walker (Bootham number 4 batsman) made a good 53, but his was the only innings which threatened the School's victory. With about half an hour to go, Richardson forsook the gloves and took up the unfamiliar role of bowler and proceeded to remove the last two batsmen for only one run. A good game well won. ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on 10 July. Result: Won by 50 runs. St. Peter's 183 for 9 dec. (R. F. Cawood 50 not out, C. W. Gough 3 for 15, T. Aldridge 3 for 44). Craven Gentlemen C.C. 133 (P. Mason 45, M. J. H. Fisher 4 for 16, J. E. Dickinson 4 for 31). A very good recovery by the School after being put in to bat, with Cawood making a maiden half-century (encouraging thought for the future). Some more good opening bowling by Dickinson and a surprising collapse by Craven Gentlemen. ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on 12th and 13th July. Result: Lost by 48 runs. ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, l.b.w. b. Crossley ... H. J. Oration, b. Gough ... .. J. C. Richardson, ct. Alderson, b. Gough M. J. H. Fisher, ct Eatough, b. Crossley ... G. M. Watson, b. Rawlings ... J. L. Linsley, b. Fulbrook D. J. Moss, ct Morris, b. Fulbrook J. E. Dickinson, not out ... P. V. Zissler, ct. Pickersgill, b. Fulbrook P. H. Blacklock, not out ... M. A. Cantrell, did not bat
OLD PETERITES 2 J. A. Shouksmith, ct. Cawood, b. Oration D. M. Rawlings, ct. Richardson, b. Blacklock 43 J. A. Eatough, ct Sub. b. Oration 35 N. G. A. Morris, ct. and b. Watson G. W. A. R. Alderson, ct. Richardson, ... .. ... ... 14 b. Gration ... 2 R. D. Harding, ct Zissler, b. Watson 0 ... K. M. Ratcliff. ct. Fisher, b. Watson 12 W. R. Pikersgill, ct Blacklock, b. Oration 32 ... ... M. P. Crossley, b. Oration 1 ... E. Fulbrook, not out C. W. Gough, did not bat 9 Extras
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Bowling Analysis
J. E. Dickinson H. J. Oration P. H. Blacklock G. M. Watson
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. 14 2 0 58 16.4 7 5 35 7 2 1 25 3 3 23 10
OLD PETERITES 0. M. W. 2 0 W. R. Pickersgill 8 2 0 C. W. Gough 15 2 2 M. Crossley 14 1 D. M. Rawlings 1 0 F. Fulbrook 8 3 3
Av. — 7 25 7.6
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R. 21 21 3o 3 24
Av. 18 3 8
ST. PETER'S G. M. Watson, b. Fulbrook R. F. Cawood, ct. Shouksmith, b. Clough J. E. Dickinson, b. Gough ... J. E. Richardson, ct. Eatough, b. Fulbrook M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Ratcliff, b. Fulbrook J. L. Linsley, ct. Alderson, b. Crossley ... D. J. Moss, ct. Rawlings, b. Morris H. J. Gration, ct Alderson, b. Morris ... P. V. Zissler, not out P. H. Blacklock, ct. Eatough, b. Crossley M. A. Cantreel, ct. and b. Eatough
OLD PETERITES J. A. Shouksmith, ct. Richardson, b. Cantrell ... 43 E. Fulbrook, ct Richardson, b. Gration ... 2 ... 1 D. M. Rawlings, b. Dickinson J. A. Eatought, b. Dickinson ... 0 N. G. A. Morris, ct. Cawood, b. Fisher ... 1 G. W. A. R. Alderson, run out ... ... 26 K. M. Ratcliff, ct. Zissler, b. Cantrell ... 19 R. D. Harding, ct. Richardson, b. Cantrell 18 W. R. Pickersgill, not out M. P. Crossley, st. Richardson, b. Fisher 1 C. W. Gough, did not bat Extras 10
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
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89 104 131 153
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J. E. Dickinson H. J. Gration M. J. H. Fisher P. H. Blacklock M. A. Cantrell G. M. Watson
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Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S OLD PETERITES 0. M. W. R. 0. M. W. R. Av. C. W. Gough 9 3 2 14 15 8 2 20 10 11 2 1 17 17 W. R. Pickersgill 4 1 0 16 21.3 4 2 b3 31.5 M. P. Crossley 15 5 2 28 E. D. Fulbrook 6 I 3 14 6 4 0 7 — 3 23 7.6 N. G. A. Morris 7 I 2 42 14 4 2 1 0 13 — J. A. Eatough 2.3 1 1 5
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Av. 7 14 4.6 21 5
Clearly sensing that to achieve a result in this somewhat artificial match, it was necessary to get the Old Boys in to bat a second time for an hour at the end of the first day. Richardson declared the School innings closed 18 runs in arrears, and thereby seemed to have achieved the object in mind, by capturing four cheap Wickets before stumps were drawn at 7-0 p.m. This however transpired to be the limit of the School's success. On the second day the third declaration duly came after a bright knock by Bill Pickersgill, and the School were left with the tantalising task of scoring 172 runs in 128 minutes. A topsy-turvy opening batting order made their task none the easier, and with eight catches offered and accepted by the Old Boys, the entertainment value was spun out until five minutes from time with the Old Boys ending up as deservedly winners by 48 runs.
BOAT CLUB The arrival of the new sectional Shell VIII, together with its trailer and the new mini-bus, has transformed our rowing calendar. We can now row in our own boat in the Schools Head of the River at Putney in March, and we have at last succeeded in entering an VIII for the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley. These two events present a huge stimulus to training in each rowing term, and they can now be supported by Junior-Senior VIIIs events at Nottingham, York and Leeds, as well as by inter-school races. This year the greater part of the season was spent in IVs, for unfortunately the new boat was to be ready only towards the end of May. The 1st IV settled straight away and rowed well in the Schools IVs at York and in the Junior-Senior IVs at Tyne. The 2nd IV was slow to settle, but
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developed well and did much to reduce •the 1st IVs advantage. At this point the new Shell VIII arrived, and the crew trained as an VIII for the remainder of the season. Though the boat proved excellent and the crew achieved a fair speed (the Diving Board record was soon broken), the two IVs never completely blended together as an VIII. The 2nd IV could not achieve the control and smoothness of the 1st IV, though they excelled in power. York and Leeds Regattas provided plenty of racing in Senior and Junior-Senior VIIIs, and the crew set off for Henley confident they could last the distance, but conscious that they had yet to coax more speed out of the Shell VIII. Henley exceeded all expectations the sense of the great occasion, the quiet efficiency perfected by generations, the calm of the enclosures punctuated by tasteful applause, the rain, all was impressive. The course is long and straight, so long and so straight that, seen from the start, Henley Church seems to nestle below the horizon. The course is also uphill. Conditions for our race against Bedford School were good, and we were level off the start. After a minute, however, they had half a length lead, and a length and a half after two minutes. Our main effort was made in the third quarter of the course, and we made some impression, but from the mile post, Bedford kept us at bay without difficulty. The result was undoubtedly disappointing, but a first appearance at Henley is an ordeal which the School has now undergone, and we have been most grateful for this opportunity. We hope to enter whenever our standard of rowing and the dates of the Regatta permit, and with our training geared to Henley from January, we shall find the experience we have gained this year invaluable. :
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The lower School crews had fair seasons, the 4th IV and the Colts VIII being good this year. The 3rd IV had the misfortune to meet fast crews in their first two races, and so lacked the hard Regatta training so necessary early in the season. The Triangular Match showed however that at their level these crews could hold their own against other schools. A few personalities stand out this season. Firstly we welcome Mr. Owen who has come to repair and maintain equipment in the Boat-house. We already appreciate his good humour and the skill with which he has tackled the task. Peter Summers has been exceptional as Captain of Boats, head and shoulders above other members of the 1st VIII, and he should do well on the Cam. At Henley, John Carlile was a masterly spare-man and cook : chosen for his oarsmanship, he showed an unerring eye for a joint of beef, both at the butcher's and at table and his unshakable humour was a feature of the establishment; and Lewis McKeon, who strove against hunger and plague with the fresh energy which won the States the MiddleWest, made three huge and highly commended cakes, the envy of some of our authoritative guests. And, finally, Mr. Dixon has left the Ouse for the St. Lawrence with our thanks and good wishes. We shall all miss his vociferous encouragement on the towpath, directed at crews and coaches alike. D.S.M.
RESULTS 4th May. YORK SPRING REGATTA. Schools IVs ist IV beat St. Joseph's College R.C. and Archbishop Holgates' G.S.B.C. lost to George Watson's College B.C. in final. Novice IVs 2nd IV lost to Chester City G.S.B.C. 3rd IV lost to Nottingham Britannia B.C. 4th IV beat Manchester University B.C. lost to Rutherford College B.C. 1 1th May. TYNE REGATTA Junior-Senior IVs 1st IV beat Hexham and lost to Bede College. lost to York City and Cambois in repechage semi-final.
Novice IVs 2nd IV beat Hexham and St. Cuthbert's. lost to St. Joseph's College R.C. 3rd IV lost to Lithsdale R.C. Schools IVs 4th IV beat St. Mungo's Academy and Durham School. lost to St. Joseph's College R.C. in final.
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22nd May. TRIANGULAR MATCH VERSUS DURHAM SCHOOL AND LANCASTER R.G.S. at Durham. St. Peter's School, 7 points; Durham School, 7 points; Lancaster R.G.S., i point ist VIII beat Lancaster R.G.S. by length. lost to Durham School by r lengths 3rd IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. by a- lengths. beat Durham School by I lengths. 4th IV beat Durham School by 2 lengths beat Lancaster R.G.S. by a distance Colts Colts 1st IV beat Lancaster R.G.S. by a canvas. lost to Durham School by 2 lengths. Colts 2nd IV lost to Durham School by 2 lengths. beat Lancaster R.G.S. by a lengths. 8th June. LANCASTER COLTS REGATTA. Colts VIII beat Merchant Taylors School, Crosby. lost to Priory School in the Final. 19th June DURHAM REGATTA. Novice IVs 3rd IV beat St. John's College, York. lost to Newcastle University. 4th IV beat Hull University, St. John's College and Lancaster University to win the Lady Herschel Plate. Schools IVs 5th IV beat Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. beat Durham School. lost to Consett G.S. AIV. 22nd June. YORK REGATTA. Senior VIIIs ist VIII lost to Tyne A.R.C. Junior-Senior VIIIs 1st VIII beat University of Bradford R.C. lost to Bradford G.S.B.C. in final. Novice IVs 3rd IV lost to Hull University B.C. "D" (eventual winners of division) by I length. 5th IV lost to Lancaster University B.C. (eventual winners of division) 6th IV lost to Van Mildert College B.C. Schools IVs 4th IV lost to Lancaster R.G.S.B.C. by length in final. Cadet IVs Colts 1st IV beat Consett G.S.B.C., and Lancaster R.G.S. lost to Bradford G.S. in the Final. Colts 2nd IV lost to Hymer's College B.C.
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29th June LEEDS REGATTA Senior VIIIs ist VIII beat Durham A.R.C. lost to Tyne A.R.C. and Hollingworth Lake B.C. by 2 lengths in final. Junior-Senior VIIIs ist VIII lost to Nottingham Britannia B.C. and Bradford G.S.B.C. by i length in final. Junior IVs 4th IV lost to Nottingham, Britannia B.C. Novice IVs 3rd IV lost to Hollingworth Lake by i length. 5th IV lost to Newcastle University and Hull University. 6th IV lost to Leeds University by 2 lengths. Colts ist IV beat Kingston (Hull) R.C. and York City R.C. lost to Hollingworth Lake by si lengths. Colts 2nd IV lost to Sheffield University by i length. Toth July. HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA. Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. 1st VIII lost to Bedford School by II lengths. 12th June. THE SCHOOL REGATTA Intermediate VIIIs (6 furlongs). 8th IV + 5th IV beat 6th IV ± 7th IV by II lengths in 4 min. 36 sec. 8th IV + 5th IV beat Colts B VIII by a canvas in 4 min. 47 sec. 6th IV + 7th IV beat Colts B VIII by i length in 4 min. 49 sec. Winners: 8th IV + 5th IV. Novice VIIIs (6 furlongs) C VIII beat B VIII by a distance in 5 min. 25 sec. A VIII beat B VIII by 2 lengths in 5 min. 251 sec. C VIII beat A VIII by a distance in 5 min. 3o sec. Winners: CVIII. 14th July. HOUSE RACES. Senior VIIIs (Revised course: 31 furlongs). 1st Round Grove beat Rise by 1 lengths in 2 MM. 20 sec. Queen's beat Temple by 3 ft. Semi-Finals Grove beat School by 3 ft. in 2 MM. 29 sec. Dronfield beat Queen's by i length in 2 min. 3o sec. Final Dronfield beat Grove by 11 lengths in 2 min. z8 sec. Crews 1st VIII 1st IV Bow M. K. Bowen Bow I. S. Donaldson 2 S. R. Buckman 2 B. D. Pugh 3 J. N. Town 3 P. T. Summers Str. A. L. Jervis 4 L. H. McKeon 5 P. T. Summers Cox R. F. Davies 6 B. D. Pugh 2nd IV Bow I. S. Donaldson 7 M. K. Bowen 2 S. R. Buckman Str. A. L. Jervis 3 J. N. Town Cox R. F. Davies All awarded 1st VIII Colours Str. L. H. McKeon Cox S. W. St. J. Oliver* Coach D. S. Mair, Esq.
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6th IV 5th IV 3rd IV 4th IV A. Scaife J. R. Wilson C. A. Wood* R. M. Green* J. R. Williamson B. Thompson P. G. Pace P. Scaife* 2 J. D. C. Summers A. H. Powell M. J. R. Warnock*J. W. Carlile* 3 J. A. Palliser R. M. Yule C. R. Jones* Str. D. J. Doyle* S. W. St. J. Oliver D. J. Macartney P. M. Walker* J. Nutter* Cox Coach P. M. Nixon, Esq.P. M. Nixon, Esq.R.T. Pullin, Esq. P. T. Summers R. I. D. Mcllroy *—Awarded znd VIII Colours. substituted at both regattas. Colts 1st IV Colts VIII Bow D. I. Shackleton Bow J. N. Argyle 2 M. C. Pearson 2 I. A. Gill R. D. McLeod K. I. P. Heap 3 3 P. R. Haigh-Lumby Str. N. H. Stone 4 Cox R. E. Rowbottom D. I. Shackleton 5 Colts znd IV M. C. Pearson 6 Bow J. M. Argyle R. D. McLeod* 7 I. A. Gill z P. R. Haigh-Lumby* Str. 3 K. I. P. Heap Cox R. E. Rowbottom Str. N. H. Stone Coach P. H. Bolton, Esq. Cox T. J. Young 0 —Awarded Colts Colours.
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SHOOTING The results of "Country Life", fired in March, came early in term, and we were pleasantly surprised to find ourselves 12th (144 entries), being credited with a "Landscape" score above expectation. This term the only 22 shooting has been the completion of C.C.F. classification. The House Aggregate Cup, which in spite of its name is awarded to the House with the highest average, was won by Manor. The individual championship awarded on these scores was won by J. H. Bavister, after a tie shoot, and the Recruit Cup by R. H. Goodwill, also after a tie shoot. The number of "shooters" has been greater this term-27--and included for the first time some first year recruits. These have produced some promising young shots and it is hoped that this policy will strengthen teams in the future as well as providing a wider choice of games for firstyear boys. In particular, the Cadet Pair competitions, in which our general performance has in the past been poor, should benefit. The County of Lancaster Rifle Meeting at Altcar was on 18th May. Owing to inability to get range bookings, we were ill-prepared for this meeting, and as our habit has been for the last two or three years, we found ourselves runners-up or third in a number of events, without winning any. However, as usual it was a pleasant and enjoyable day's shooting. Our team for the Northern Command Cadet Cup (yet another new name for "White Rose" and "East and West Ridings Cadet Cup") came second, but we did win the Yorkshire R.A. Cadet Cup at Strensall on 19th May. The team consisted of L. M. Creer (Capt.), G. W. Harding, R. P. Morris and J. H. Bavister. :
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With Saturday practices reduced by three through range booking difficulties and by weather, we made more 3-45 to 5-30 visits to Strensall than usual to compensate. These are always rather rushed affairs but are very suitable for snap and "Marling" practises, and to these we give a fair amount of attention. The N.R.A. meeting at Bisley was after end of term for the first time, but in other respects followed the pattern of last year in that we did our stint of marking and stayed at 1 and 3 Training Regts., R.E., at Cove, near Farnborough. These arrangements give rise to administrative problems, but on the whole these were successfully overcome, and we owe a debt of thanks to Mr. D. K. Exham, who came each day to help. On the whole, results were quite good, though the Snap Shooting Team Competition was a disappointment, the light being very bad when it was our turn to shoot. Our Ashburton result was about our average; we do not seem able to do really well in this event. However, we did win the "Marling", and that by a comfortable margin, and both Creer and Bavister made possibles in the "Wellington". Detailed results are (number of entries in brackets): Ashburton 32 (85). Cadet Pair 17 (80). Marling WON (30). Snap 10 (30). Wellington (individual) L. M. Creer 4th; J. H. Bavister 15th (1,603). Gale and Polden (individual) L. M. Creer 23rd; J. H. Bavister 46th; M. E. Bailey 54th (297). Iveagh (individual) M. E. Bailey 21st; D. F. Harding 54th (1,480). Colours were awarded to the Ashburton and Marling teams : to L. M. Creer (Capt.), R. W. Webster, G. W. Harding, J. P. G. C. Bleach, S. G. Smith, M. E. Bailey, J. H. Bavister, R. P. Morris, P. W. F. Marsden and D. F. Harding. The Cadet Pairs was D. P. Irving and R. F. Hornby. L.C.LeT.
SWIMMING HOUSE SWIMMING FINALS KAZEROONI CUP Wednesday loth July, x968
JUNIOR BREAST STROKE-5o yards i. A. Gray (S) 3. J. H. W. Sharpe (D) Time-36.o
2. J. A. G. Craven (M) 4. R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T)
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY—too yards 2. A. C. Marson (Q) x. K. Morris (M)* 4. C. D. McAinsh 3. J. S. Nixon (S) Time-1.7.0. 60
SENIOR FREESTYLE-zoo yards A. Holmes (M) z. K. J. Sargeant (S) 2.
3. R. M. E. Raley (R)
Time-i .0.6 JUNIOR FREESTYLE-zoo yards 1. C. J. Watson (D) 3. J. T. Morley (S) Time-z.2.9
2. C. J. Brown (G) 4. M. S. L. Bradley (R)
JUNIOR BREAST STROKE-zoo yards I. A. Gray (S)* H. W. Sharpe (D) 3. J. Time-r .24.o JUNIOR BUTTERFLY-25 yards I. C. J. Brown (G) 3. K. H. Sargeant (S)
J. A. G. Craven (M) 4. R. J. Hamilton-Williams (T) 2.
2. C. J. Watson (D) 4. M. S. L. Bradley (R)
Time-14.8 SENIOR BREAST STROKE-zoo yards z. A. Holmes (M) 3. D. R. Winterbottom (T)
H. Brown (G) 2. D. 4. C. D. McAinsh (R)
Time-I. 25.4 SENIOR BACK STROKE-zoo yards z. K. Morris (M) 3. F. T. Gooder (D)
2. A. C. Marson (Q) 4. Mcllroy (T)
Time - I.25.4 Thursday nth
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JUNIOR BACKSTROKE-25 yards z. I. D. Raley (R) 3. P. N. Nash (S)
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2. R. G. W. Hamshaw (G) 4. S. A. A. Taylor (T)
Time-15.8 SENIOR FREESTYLE-5o yards z. K. J. Sargeant (S) 3. J. G. Hoad (G)
2. A. Holmes (M) 4. R. A. G. Lucas (R)
Time-26.7 JUNIOR FREESTYLE-5o yards 1. C. J. Watson (D) 3. A. Powell (G)
2. J. T. Morley (S) 4. C. P. M. G. Steadman (R)
Time-27.6 SENIOR BACK STROKE-5o yards 1. K. Morris (M) 4. R. M. E. Raley (R)
2.
A. C. Marson (Q) T. B. Sargeant (S)
SENIOR DIVE z. R. A. de B. Warren (T) 4. A. P. Andrews (M)
2.
K. J. Sargeant (S) C. D. McAinsh (R)
Time-32.4
JUNIOR BACK STROKE-5o yards 1. C. J. Brown (G) 3. P. N. Nash (S) Time-35.6
C. P. M. G. Steadman (R) 4. S. A. A. Taylor (T)
2.
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SENIOR BREAST STROKE-5o yards I. K. J. Sargeant (S) 3. D. H. Brown (G)
Time-35.6
SENIOR BUTTERFLY-5o yards I. A. C. Marson (Q) 3. K. Morris (M) Time-3o.o
z. A. Holmes (M) 4. D. R. Winterbottom (T) 2. T. B. Sargeant (S) 4. C. D. McAinsh (R)
JUNIOR BUTTERFLY-5o yards I. C. J. Brown (G) 3. K. H. Sargeant (S)
2. C. J. Watson (D) 4. J. A. Croft (M)
JUNIOR DIVE r. I. Robinson (T) 3. J. A. Croft (M)
2. P. N. Nash (S) 4. T. H. Stead (D)
Time-32.5
JUNIOR MEDLEY RELAY-4 x 25 yards r. Grove 2. School House Time-6o.4 4. Rise
3. Dronfield
SENIOR MEDLEY RELAY-4 x 25 yards Rise I. School House 2. Manor-disqualified
3. Grove
JUNIOR FREESTYLE RELAY-4 x 25 yards 2. Rise r. School House Time-52.3 4. Grove
3. Dronfield
SENIOR FREESTYLE RELAY-4 x 25 yards 1. Manor 2. School House 4. Rise Time-51.4
3. Grove
Time-
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House Swimming Finals were held too late in the term to produce the usual crop of record times, but some exciting races and fine individual performances were seen. Without doubt, the most exciting final was in the 50 yds. Butterfly, when A. C. Marson first gained the touch from the two more fancied competitors K. Morris and T. B. Sargeant. Six first places were shared, three each, by the two outstanding swimmers K. Morris and K. J. Sargeant, who always manage to avoid each other in these competitions. Other senior swimmers to be congratulated for fine performances are A. C. Marson, A. Holmes and T. B. Sargeant. There was keen competition for the Junior races where C. J. Watson confirmed himself as the leading Freestyle swimmer and C. J. Brown won the three races he was expected to win. A. Gray retained his two Breast 62
Stroke titles and broke the 100 yds. Breast Stroke record for the second year. J. T. Morley swam with tremendous determination and deserved more than the places he was awarded. Younger boys showing that they will be keen competitors next year were P. N. Nash, K. H. Sargeant, R. G. W. Hamshaw, J. H. W. Sharpe and J. A. G. Craven. The list of School Swimming Records, one indication of the steady improvement of School surlinuning, should give much satisfaction to all who made the provision of the new swimming bath possible. This year 19 of the 28 records were broken, some of them on more than one occasion. SCHOOL SWIMMING RECORDS SENIOR ioo yards Freestyle so yards Freestyle zoo yards Breast Stroke 5o yards Breast Stroke roo yards Back Stroke 5o yards Back Stroke 5o yards Butterfly Zoo yards Individual Medley 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay—House 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay—House 4 x 50 yards Medley Relay 4 x 5o yards Freestyle Relay
58.3 K. J. Sargeant 25.2 K. J. Sargeant 1.17.1 M. J. T. Carr 34.3 M. J. T. Carr 1.7.4 K. Morris 29.8 K. Morris 29.4 T. B. Sargeant 1.7.0 K. Morris 53.4 59.5 Manor 47.0 50.1 School House 2.0.6 1.46.0
1967 1967 1966 1966 1968 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968
JUNIOR roo yards Freestyle 5o yards Freestyle roo yards Breast Stroke 50 yards Breast Stroke roo yards Back Stroke 5o yards Back Stroke 5o yards Butterfly 25 yards Butterfly 4 x 25 yards Individual Medley 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay 4 x 25 yards Medley Relay—House 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay 4 x 25 yards Freestyle Relay—House 4 x so yards Medley Relay
1.2.5 C. J. Watson 26.6 K. J. Sargeant 1.23.5 A. Gray 35.o A. Gray 1.8.7 C. J. Brown 30.5 C. J. Brown 31.7 T. B. Sargeant 13.7 T. B. Sargeant 1.1 r.7 C. J. Brown 57.2 60.4 Grove 50.0 51.5 School House 2.9.4
1968 1965 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967 1968
SWIMMING MATCHES Captain of Swimming:—K. Morris 8th Feb. 22nd Feb. 2nd May 16th May 25th May 3oth May 5th June 6th June 12th June 14th June r5th June
Giggleswick (Senior, Junior) Giggleswick (Senior, Junior) Thornes House (Senior, Junior) Pocklington (Senior, Junior) Leeds G. S. (Senior, Junior) Ackworth (Senior, Junior) Welbeck (Senior) St. John's (Senior) Ampleforth (Senior, Junior, U. 14) Sir Leo Schultz (U. 14) Bootham (Senior, Junior, U. 14) 63
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Relays
Public Schools' Medley Relay at Swiss Cottage Baths, London. 4th May. 12th place.
44 teams.
K. Morris (Back), K. J. Sargeant (Breast), T. B. Sargeant (Butterfly), A. C. Marson (Freestyle).
Northern Public Schools' Relays at St. Peter's School Bath, trth May. Colts Freestyle (4 x 5o yds.):—A. Gray, J. T. Morley, C. J. Watson, C. J. Brown. Time: 1.50.7. (4th) 15 teams.
Colts Medley (4 x 2 5 yds.) :—C. J. Brown (Back), A. Gray (Breast), C. J. Watson (Butterfly), J. T. Morley (Freestyle). Time 55.8• (4th). 15 teams.
Open Freestyle (2 X 5o yds., 2 x too yds.). (13th). 53 teams. 3.23.0.
Open Medley (4 x 5o yds.):—K. Morris (Back), K. J. Sargeant (Breast), T. B. Sargeant (Butterfly), A. C. Marson (Freestyle). Time 2.0.1. (4th). 54 teams.
The Bath Cup. Public Schools Freestyle Relay:—K. Morris, C. J. Vatson, A. C. Marson, K. J. Sargeant. Time 3.31.8. (16th). 38 teams.
Yorkshire Schools' Minor 'A' Gala at Yearsley Baths, York, 29th June. Our boys representing York were:— K. Morris Senior 4 x so yds. Individual Medley znd. K. J. Sargeant 1st. Senior too yds. Freestyle A. Holmes Senior too yds. Breast stroke at. C. J. Brown 1st. Inter too yds. Back stroke 1st. K. J. Sargeant and A. Holmes Senior Medley Relay K. J. Sargeant Senior Freestyle Relay 1st. C. J. Brown 2nd Inter Medley Relay
The enthusiasm and dedication of the members of the Swimming Team resulted in a most successful season. Much of the training and competition was done in non-games time. Nine out of eleven School matches were won and good placings were gained in the Northern and National Relays. Wins against Thornes House, Leeds G.S., Ackworth, Welbeck and Ampleforth were the result of good team swimming. At Bootham, where we were invited to swim at their Parent's Weekend, the result was not what we had hoped for but a full contribution was made to a very exciting and enjoyable afternoon. The first taste of relay swimming came in the Public Schools' Medley, at Swiss Cottage Baths in London. This was part of the Oxford and Cambridge match and our 12th place might have been 7th with a more careful selection of the team. The following week the Northern Public Schools' Relays were held in our bath. Our teams worked hard in preparation and we were rewarded with three finals and three fourth places. The swim by the four colts in the Freestyle heat when they recorded a time of six seconds faster than in any training swim was a wonderful performance. In the Bath Cup we were disappointed with our position, but gained some satisfaction from the fact that we were four places and some four seconds better than the previous year. 64
Our congratulations to C. J. Brown who was 7th in the National Championships at Blackpool, swimming in the 220 yds. Back Stroke. A fine season, success being well deserved by all. A special word for the Captain of Swimming who did so much by his efforts in and out of the water.
J.M.
Water Polo 7th March 14th March 2nd May 5th June 6th June 12th June
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Thorns House Archbishop Holgates Thorns House Welbeck St. John's Ampleforth
Manor v. The Rest Manor won 4 - 3. Manor K. Morris A. Holmes G. M. 'Watson A. C. Dunn J. V. Townend J. W. Carlile R. W. Elsy
Lost Lost Lost Won Won Won
The Rest K. J. Sargeant (S) J. C. Lynch (S) C. D. McAinsh (R) K. V. Holland (G) R. M. E. Raley (R) J. S. Nixon (S) C. J. Brown (G)
House Swimming Standards. Lumley-Holmes Cup. Won by School House.
TENNIS The 1968 Tennis Club was particularly enthusiastic, and all of the fifteen full-time players contributed to this. The tennis courts this year were used more than ever. Various boys gave up their cricket in order to devote their time to tennis. Both teams had very successful seasons. The 2nd VI won both their matches and it is unfortunate that other matches were cancelled. The fixtures played were as follows:— Saturday, 4th May: 2nd VI v. Bootham. Home. Won 5-4. Saturday, 8th June: 2nd VI v. Pocklington. Away. Won 54-34. The 1st VI this year is probably the best the School has had. It is certainly the best by results, as the team had an unbeaten record : — Saturdy,4hM:Bom.AwayWn6-3 Wednesday, 15th May: Scarborough. Home. Won Wednesday, 22nd May: Archbishop Holgates G.S. Home. Won 5-4. Saturday, 1st June: Roundhay. Away. Drew 4i-4i. Saturday, 8th June: Pocklington. Away. Won 6-3. Saturday, 15th June: Ampleforth. Away. Won Saturday, 29th June: Ashville. Away. Won 65
The first and second pairs were particularly strong, rarely finding difficulty. The first pair played 21 matches and only lost twice. But the third pair became more and more important during the season, saving the day at Roundhay by taking a set from their first pair and by making Ashville a decisive victory beating their experienced second pair. Although J. D. B. Hargreaves and P. R. H. Blackford played at times, the final team was M. T. Bennett (Capt.), D. 0. Jenkins; J. G. Hoad, C. E. J. Cork; G. A. W. Stewart, R. S. Johnson. Unfortunately, the team, except C. E. J. Cork, is leaving the School, and although the club has some young talent, experience is very important. The Northern Junior L.T.A. Tournaments were major features of this term. The under 16 event was held at home, and T. Fisher and K. Bowler did well to reach the quarter-finals, they then met the strong Bootham pair, who were much more experienced. M. T. Bennett and D. 0. Jenkins went to Redcar for their event, where thirty-two schools entered. They narrowly lost their singles in the quarter-finals against Newcastle R.G.S. M. T. Bennett lost 6-4, 7-5; D. 0. Jenkins lost 7-5, 6-3. It has been a very successful season for the whole club M.T.B.
FENCING NOTES A great deal of training was done this term, particularly by the Boarders in the evenings. Attendance has been good at the Thursday and Sunday morning sessions. Our Junior Section is strong and keen and our hope for the future is good. We lose our captain, C. A. Wood, who has done so much for our club. When Tony joined us in St. Olave's as a junior he took to fencing and always gave of his best both on and off the Piste. It will be most difficult to replace him as captain. I would like to thank him personally for his wonderful help, and wish him well. Fencing will continue in the holidays at Micklegate Bar where all fencers are welcome. I will attend a Fencing Course with the German Fencing Academy at Hieldelburg in August. P.P.
SOCCER There were no School matches this term but many people, especially the younger members of the School, found soccer an enjoyable relief from cricket and rowing. For the first time a House league was formed. Most of the matches were played, but due to the nearness of the "A" and "0" level examinations, a few of the matches were not completed. From the results, however, Grove and Dronfield appeared to have the strongest teams. At the beginning of next term we hope to arrange a match against the masters; also offers for matches have been sent to Bootham and Pocklington. K.J.S. 66
OXFORD CUP The Cup was won by the Grove. The following are the detailed results : — Points Awarded Grove Queen's Dronfield Manor Rise Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket ... Junior Cricket... Rowing (1st Div.) ... Rowing (2nd Div.) Athletics, 1st ... Athletics, 2nd ... Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd... Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2nd ... Swimming Standards Squash ... ... Tennis ... ... Shooting (Team) ... Fencing Junior Long Run, 1st Junior Long Run, znd
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THE SOCIETIES YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB There were two visits during the term, one to Mr. Morris's farm at Selby, the other to Mr. Fenwick's farm near Grimsby. The party arrived at Mr. Morris's farm at 2-15 p.m. and went round the first farm of 360 acres. Here we saw two small foals in the stables and crops of barley, wheat and potatoes. Front here we went to the other farm which is 670 acres. 100 acres of monogerm seed is sown here, together with barley, potatoes and wheat. We. then went round the chitting house and from there to a very good tea, provided by Mrs. Morris. For the second visit the club went to Mr. Fenwick's farm. Here the Fenwick brothers farm over 3,000 acres. First we went round two pigrearing units and then moved on to calf-rearing units, passing many acres of peas. We then saw a building which covered one acre. This had been bought at the docks and re-assembled at the farm. Finally we were given a magnificent tea by Mrs. Fenwick and left to return to School. During the term committee meetings were held, one being a combined dinner and meeting with the advisory committee. F.T.G.
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB The Club's activities this term were concentrated on outings and visits, there being only one indoor meeting. The first outing was to the B.R.S.C.C.'s race meeting at Croft Autodrome. There was much more competition at this meeting than there had been on our previous visit there and consequently the paddock was more interesting and the racing more exciting. We arrived in time to see all of practice and the party left by minibus after the fourth event—the G.T. Sports Car race. This, the best race of the day, was won by Tony Dean in his Ferrari Dino but the rest of the field was hotly contested by several Chevrons including John Woolfe's new 3 litre, powered by a Formula 1 Repco-Brabham engine, which has now become very competitive indeed. The sole indoor activity of the term took the form of a film meeting. Four films were shown. The first was of the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally featuring the Sunbeam Imp Team. Next, two "Le Mans" films were shown providing a notable contrast as the first was of the 1956 24-hour race which was eventually won by an Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar `D' type, whereas the second portrayed the story of the great Ford 1-2-3 victory in 1966 Finally there was a film of the Argentine Grand Prix. In fact this "race" bears more resemblance to a rally, and the strength and reliability of Mercedes Benz cars were made very apparent. On Whit Saturday several of the Club's members attended the B.R.S.C.C. meeting at the local Rufforth circuit. We were very lucky in 68
having gloriously hot weather on this day. The highlights of the afternoon's racing were Jim Moore's appearances in his Kingcraft and the competition provided by the Cortinas. On the following Tuesday a small group of members travelled to Stockton Farm at Harewood where a B.A.R.C. Practice Hillclimb Evening was being held. Despite the fact that the drivers were only practising there were many rapid "climbs" including in particular those of Peter Lawson in the four-wheel-drive Felday-B.R.M. The Club provided some post-examination relaxation in the form of another trip to Croft on Sunday, 7th July to the B.A.R.C. meeting there. The saloon car race in the Osram-G.E.C. championships series provided the best spectating and we saw the new Perdal Escort Twin-Cam driven by Graham Birrell take its first convincing victory at this Northern circuit. At the start of the second of the saloon car races there was a spectacular crash in which a Lotus-Anglia somersaulted just before the first bend. Fortunately, the driver was unhurt. The final outing of the school year took the form of a visit to the fascinating Aston Martin/Lagonda factory at Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire. A brief account of this very interesting visit follows this article. The Club has extensive plans for its activities in its second year of existence and it has been decided that as a service to the School the Club will do the maintenance of the School buses J.P.G.
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB OUTING TO ASTON MARTIN/LAGONDA LTD. On Thursday, 1 1 th July, all those members of the Club fortunate enough to be unclaimed by other school activities made an expedition down to Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire to visit the Aston Martin/Lagonda factory. We travelled down the M1 by school bus and another hired mini-bus, arriving at the factory just after 2-10 p.m. We were shown around the works by Mr. Bradford, the Public Relations Officer. At present there are three Aston Martin models in 'production; the DB6; the Volante convertible and the new DBS. We were shown the complete production of each of these cars, two cars on average being completed each day. There is also a large service area at the factory where after sales service is carried out. One of the most interesting features of the production is that all the engines are completely run-in before being installed in the cars. It is the precision and the care with which these cars are built which makes them such brilliant pieces of machinery and it is very apparent that much attention is paid to the smallest details, in particular the luxury of the interiors. Altogether about an hour and half was actually spent at the factory, but it was the general opinion of all who went that the long journey was very worthwhile in order to enable us to have this very interesting tour round the factory where Britain's most luxurious sports cars are manufactured. Our thanks are due to Mr. Pullin and to J. P. Gee for making this visit possible and to Mr. Wise for his assistance in driving one of the buses. R.F.H. 69
BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The "Devon's" voyage 45 lasted from January to June, and was to Australian ports and back via the Cape, with calls for bunkers at Las Palmas, Cape Town and Durban. In Australia the ports of call were Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney outward, Beauty Point (Tasmania) and Melbourne homeward. The distance travelled was nearly 28,000 miles. The outward cargo was all from Britain, loaded in fact at Newport. It consisted of 5,417 tons of the very mixed commodities which make up our exports, and in the cargo loading plan of china clay, coils of rope, drums of silicones, rolls of carpets, pallets of tiles, reels of cable, bales of peat, cartons of lawn mowers, boxes of brake linings, kegs of cobalt sulphate and a variety of items from wadding to tractors, one major and mysterious item being listed as "top hats steel". The homeward cargo was almost entirely of foodstuffs—fruit in enormous quantities, canned, dried and fresh; baby food, honey and meat extract. It was discharged at Antwerp, Hamburg and London. A large parcel arrived at end of term and will form the basis of some interesting studies. L.C.LeT.
PRINTING SOCIETY NOTES The Society was initiated by the introduction of a platen press, kindly given by Herald Printers to whom we are most grateful. Although this press improves the standard of printed matter the time spent on a job is only reduced slightly as composing, correcting proofs, folding and all the other small parts which make up the commercial printing house still have to be done by hand. In the past the presses have been treated with little regard for the next user but it is hoped that with a master-in-charge and a locked door that a check can be made on who uses the press and what it is used for. Before the introduction of the press the odd passer-by roughly printed an invitation or a membership card and left the equipment after the last copy had been pulled. Now casual enthusiasts will be discouraged and a more permanent group will attempt more ambitious productions to benefit School society. I.D.C.S.
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TUESDAY P. M. ACTIVITIES C.C.F. NOTES The most important event of the term was the Contingent's official farewell to Lieutenant Waine after twenty year's service to the C.C.F. Lieutenant Waine, who was a Lieutenant Commander during the war, serving at sea in most parts of the world, brought to the Contingent a remarkable sense of the deep meaning of the term "the Senior Service", and he imparted this sense to many of the members of the Royal Naval Section; it has been a sense, not of superiority, but of readiness to take the lead in serving the Contingent and the School, regularly as a smart flag party, sometimes in getting a boat out of the river at a week-end, and occasionally in entertaining hundreds of people in local river galas. In recognition •of his service, the Contingent marched past Lieutenant Waine on 1 1 th June, and a commemorative plaque was presented to him. Lieutenant Maw will succeed Lieutenant Waine in command of the Royal Naval Section. Another event must be reported with less enthusiasm: in fact, with unqualified regret. For the first time in the fifty-four years of the Contingent's existence, the Army Camp has been deliberately cancelled on our own initiative. The number of cadets who had applied to go to camp was small, but we were ready to adapt training to this number. It soon became apparent that there were some among the number who felt no sense of responsibility about carrying out what had become a voluntary commitment on their part, and who were opting out for no good reason within less than a week of the start of the camp. It would have been absurd in these circumstances, and bad for the School's name with the Army authorities to have done other than cancel the camp. One lesson comes from this. A Contingent can only be run for boys who wish to take a full part in its activities, and not just in the activity they happen to like most, and who will be 'prepared to carry out anything to which they have committed themselves. D.G.C.
R.N. SECTION The term began with Leading Seaman Hudson instructor being appointed to 2 i/c and Leading Seaman Littlefield instructor to i/c stores, and shortly afterwards Leading Seaman Instructor Marsden was appointed i/c Mast. During the course of the term much use has been made of the canoes and the dinghy though in the case of the latter the question of suitable and correctly laid moorings has been the cause of some concern. The Section has now two double and two single canoes in operation and we are much indebted to the Boat Club for allowing us to keep these and other equipment in their boat house sometimes even to their inconvenience. On Tuesday the 14th of May a signalling expedition consisting of a few members of Rodney division under the Command of Lieutenant Waine left 71
by the School bus for the White Horse. From there a powerful lamp can be seen from the Rise roof where another party waited to receive signals. However, atmospheric conditions were such that no signals were received Time was not wasted though, for all concerned had aquired a knowledge of Morse which they had not previously had. During the course of the term Cadets Aldham and Muncer have passed their proficiency examination and the whole of Rodney division have passed their AB test. On Tuesday, the 1 1 th of June Lieutenant Commander C. G. R. Streatfield-James, R.N., visited the Section and was present at the March Past in honour of Lieutenant Waine and also at the short ceremony in the mast area where Lieutenant Waine was presented with a C.C.F. shield by C.S.M. Summers on behalf of the contingent. On the same day, after ten minutes stand-easy, Nelson Division performed the transfer of a stock anchor by Jackstay from by the high jump pit "Vanity" to near the mast "Wanderer". (Vanity and Wanderer were two R.N. destroyers). Finally, we say goodbye to Lieutenant Waine who has been with the Section for 20 years, and who has always proved an inspiring and helpful person to the present Section and I am sure to all those who have passed through it in the last 20 years. We wish him every opportunity and happiness in his new position. At the same time, of course, we welcome Sub-Lieutenant Maw who will be our Commanding Officer next term. J.S.N.
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THE ROSYTH REPORT On Monday, 8th July, a party of 13 members of Rodney Division, three NCO's and Sub-Lieutenant Maw, left York station on the 09.14 train to Edinburgh. On arrival at Waverly Market Station the party found they had an hour to fill-in before catching the connection. After a walk up to the Castle the train was boarded and the party continued the journey to Inverkeithing. At Inverkeithing station a Naval bus transported the party to H.M.S. Safeguard. After being shown our cabins and having a mug of tea the programme began. First of all the party visited H.M.S. Dreadnought, a Nuclear Hunter/Killer Submarine. This was very interesting despite the ship being in the throes of a major refit and the restrictions on the Top Secret parts of her. Straight after our visit of Dreadnought the party was transported to H.M.S. Rothesay, a fast type 12, anti-submarine frigate which has just completed a long refit and been re-armed with a Seacat missile launcher and a Wasp helicopter. The remainder of the evening, after supper, was spent looking round the Marine Salvage model room and instruction in the Diving School on Naval diving gear, followed by two films, one of which was about H.M.S. Hermes and her aircraft (which for one member of the party was his sixth showing) and the other about laying moorings in the Clyde. We arose the following day at 07.10 to a day which, from the weather point of view, did not look too good. However this was not to prove the case. After breakfast half the party went to watch films, while the rest drove a motor whaler on the river. Unfortunately some AB's found the boat rather unmanagable and completed their turn at the helm, with disastrous results! In the middle of the morning the parties changed over to do what the other had previously done. At 12.00 we had our third meal at Safeguard. (We must thank the cooks for the excellent food which we had during our stay). After lunch we were taken over to Port Edgar where we went aboard H.M.S. Upton, a coastal minesweeper. After leaving Port Edgar we headed out to sea and began a good trip on Upton. The three N.C.O.'s were given instruction on navigation (by visual methods and by radar) by the Captain Later on in the afternoon we were frequently asked to find the position of the ship and after a time errors were greatly reduced. The rest of the party spent sometime looking over the ship and trying their hand at steering the ship and manning the 40mm anti-aircraft gun. At 15.30 the ship's head was turned for home and speed was put on. When H.M.S. Upton berthed again at Port Edgar, we were immediately transported back to Safeguard. We then changed into No. 3's and tidied up the cabins in preparation for our departure after the evening meal. At 19.45 we caught the train at Inverkeithing and at 00.50 on Wednesday we arrived back in York. On behalf of the party, I would like to thank everyone who contributed
to the organisation of our enjoyable trip and especially P.O. McInally who looked after the party during its stay at H.M.S. Safeguard.
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SCOUT GROUP Training continued upon much the same lines as last term—the patrol leaders and Mr. Craine instructing their respective groups. This training was interspersed with various visits, badge work and a field day half way through term. On two separate weeks, half the troup went on a visit to thelwater works. The noise tended to mar what could have been a most interesting and instructional excursion. During the Field Day, the patrol leaders worked all day in making quite a respectable "camp kitchen", although one or two did not appreciate their efforts. Many of the first year boys went on their journeys, camping en route. Throughout the term, the accent has been on preparing for camp and, in spite of the relative inexperience of the majority of scouts, we feel that the annual summer camp at Aberfeldy should be a success. M.G.B.H.
SCOUT CAMP, 1968 Tuesday. The whole party, minus MacLeod and Elliott who went in Mr. Craine's van, started off from the station and after an uneventful journey, during which we changed trains at Edinburgh for Pitlochry, arrived at about halfpast five. We then tramped the Scottish Highlands trying to find Duntain Farm. At length the farm was found. Tents and kitchens were put on a beautiful site overlooking the Tay Valley. Unfortunately, the pork pies for the evening meal had not arrived so we had to make do with beans. Wednesday. The morning was spent in trying to make the kitchens efficient and comfortable. Tables, sideboards and fireplaces were errected and large stocks of wood collected from the nearby forest. In the afternoon some of the less energetic went fishing in the Tay while football teams played a series of games at camp. Thursday. Inspections took up most of the morning. Swifts managed to come third due to a noble solo effort by their patrol leader. In the afternoon we all went into Aberfeldy where golf was played at the nearby course and some swam in the river. Friday The hardy and fool-hardy decided to attempt to climb the highest mountain in the district, Schiehallion, at over 3,200 feet. After a four mile "approach walk" we were faced with a steep ascent of about 2,000 feet. Progress was slow and as it started to rain things were rather miserable. At length we reached the top and after a brief rest made a speedy retreat down the mountain. At about six o'clock Mr. Craine collected us in his van. In the evening, sufficiently recovered, the same band went to a dance in the village. 74
Saturday. This is traditionally the day out. Most went to Aberfeldy to golf and fish but a few ventured as far as Pitlochry with Mr. Craine. All, however, arrived back early and in a rather bedraggled state as there had been a torrential downpour which continued throughout the afternoon.
Sunday.
The whole troop attended Morning Service at the local Scottish National Church. After staying in the village for about half an hour we returned for a light lunch. In the afternoon one or two fishermen went down to the river while a soccer tournament was held at camp. Operations ceased at about four o'clock as the joint had to be cooked. All meals were proclaimed a great success.
Monday A small party went to Bonskied House, a Y.M.C.A. hostel where MacLeod's brother was working to clear some trees which had fallen during the winter storms. Not as much work as one would have liked was done as heavy rain during the afternoon stopped activities. After supper and some delicious stew there was a highly successful informal camp fire.
Tuesday. After a morning round of golf and a light lunch we set about dismantling all the gadgets. Operations finished at about nine o'clock after which there was a camp fire round a wonderful open fire.
Wednesday. An early start was made and after Curlews had been presented with the prize for efficiency and Snipes for cooking, we met the bus at nine o'clock. We had a two hour wait in Edinburgh during which we had a look at Princes Street. We finally arrived in York at half past five. Note should be made here of the enormous help of the four A.S.Ls.— Scott, Summers, MacLeod and Elliott--and Mr. Craine who did so much to make this such a successful camp. M.G.B.H.
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OUT & ABOUT CATHEDRALS TOUR FRIDAY 19th JULY—THURSDAY 25th JULY This year's trip was to be in the form of a "roving camp" as opposed to the luxury of the hotels stayed in last Easter. The party was comprised of the Rev'd N. H. Kemp-Welch, H. J. Gration, A. P. Beckingham and R. M. Cooper. We left York and motored down to Coventry via the M.1. Coventry Cathedral looked more like a modern theatre than a church, especially as the nave was cordoned off •to prevent people wandering at will through the Cathedral. The windows however, especially the baptistry window, were fine examples of the quality of modern stained glass. This fact was emphasised later at Malvern, where apart from some very old mediaeval glass we also saw some of the worst examples of Victorian glass. We spent the evening near Worcester and on Saturday, having visited Malvern Priory where Elgar was born, •set off for Dudley to see Worcestershire play a drab game of cricket against Somerset. On the Sunday we left for the Welsh Marches, passing through Ludlow to see the castle. The night was spent at the back of a pub on the main road through Leominster. On the Monday we had our most hectic day, visiting first the triple-naved church at Leominster, which we had been told about when visiting St. Michael's College, of which the Rev'd Kemp-Welch was previously headmaster. From Leominster we continued on to Hereford, Tewkesbury and Gloucester. Gloucester Cathedral was in a state of disorder as they were preparing for the Three Choirs Festival. At Tewkesbury we spent a time waiting while Beckingham made repairs to the School bus which refused to start. We then pressed on to Gloucester where we were spending the night. The following morning we visited Gloucester Cathedral and then went on to Wimborne Minster with stops at Cirencester and Salisbury and a glimpse of the old Norman camp of Old Sarum. At Wimborne we spent the remaining two nights in a village hall which the Rev'd Kemp-Welch's cousin had secured for us. On the Wednesday we visited Romney Abbey and Winchester Cathedral. We were up at 5 a.m. the next day and left at 6 for the long journey back to York. A.P.B., R.M.C.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Sir, Having just received my copy of the "Peterite" I feel that I must write to protest about your editorial. As far as I can see, your main argument against wide diversification in school games is that "the Public School must fight to survive", and that 76
results on the games field are often used by prospective parents as a guide to the quality of the school. Regrettable, but true. Nevertheless, this is no argument to use against diversification. Diversification does not mean a fall in standards—the 1st XV players, the 1st XI cricketers, the 1st VIII rowers will still concentrate on their sport, regardless of how many other activities are available. The whole problem is one of tradition, once you have a tradition of rugby, or cricket, or whatever, in your school, and it is considered an honour to represent the school, your problems are solved. However, your standards will fall if you introduce a spread of activities too early in a child's school career. Perhaps I may use my present school as an example. Five years ago it was a sporting joke. We are now the best Athletics school in Cheshire, and claim to be the best of the 1.e.a. grammar schools at rugby in Cheshire. BUT the school teams rarely have more than one practice together a week, as games periods are arranged by forms. In the Sixth Form the following activities are available for the 'boys in their games periods, according to season : cricket, rugby, soccer, archery, squash, athletics (ALL events, both track and field), tennis, golf, canoeing, sailing, swimming, and skin-diving, basket-ball, volley-ball, badminton, fencing, judo, riding. Some of these Of "minor sports" are competitive, with fixtures against other schools. course we haven't all the skills available on the staff, but skilled coaching can always be found, if you try hard enough. Of course some activities have to be paid for, but a parent is usually only too pleased to pay if his son is not a rugger hearty, but takes to one of the other activities. Of a party of 8 boys I took to Anglesey at half-term to skin-dive around a wreck (more interesting than the baths), 6 were those who rarely move faster than a walk, and who turn pale at the sight of a pair of rugby boots or a cricket bat. If expertise in games is so important, why do you persevere with Athletics? It hardly fits in with either concentration on major sports, or your desire for "expertise". Five track events and two field events scarcely deserve the name of Athletics anyway. Why is it good for the non-athletic child to be put through this for three weeks in the year? It does the name of the school no •good—your records are fair but not outstanding, and when did you last send a child to the All England Schools' Championships, or even to the County Sports? Please, no more editorials like this one. Never have I seen such an example of timid writing and thinking. Are you really considering the situation seriously? If you go about it in this way nothing will be achieved. Why "tread slowly", and "work to build up a tradition of expertise"? You don't need to be the best in everything—Oxbridge scholarships, cricket, and rowing make a fine shop window for St. Peter's—cannot it be possible to follow some of •these minority pursuits for their own sake? If you do this you achieve something of value for those boys who "don't fit with the traditional pattern of team games." Yours faithfully, C. Henwood, (Grove 1956-61)
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OLD PETERITE SECTION OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 77th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 13th July. The President, K. H. Rhodes, was in the Chair. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 41 members. The Hon. Treasurer, T. H. Burdon, presented the audited accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1967, which showed the accumulated fund for the running expenses of £386 6s. 2d. The meeting expressed a vote of thanks to H. L. Creer, who retired from the position of Honorary Auditor. G. E. L. Graham, M. Hallas, J. B. Mortimer, J. A. Shouksmith, D. N. Simmons, G. D. Smith and C. W. Thompson were elected to serve on the General Committee. The meeting expressed its grateful thanks to R. H. Metcalfe for his services as a Committee member and to M. Hallas for his services as the West Riding Hon. Secretary. The following were elected as the Club's Sports Organisers for three years:— Cricket—J. A. Shouksiiiith. Fencing J. H. Reiss. Golf—P. J. Middlebrook. Rugger—R. R. Baldwin. Squash—G. W. A. R. Alderson. Tennis—B. Jones. The meeting thanked K. M. Ratcliff and C. W. Thompson for their services as organisers of Cricket and Rugger. Regional dinners were announced as follows:— West Riding, 31st October, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds. North East, 1st November at the Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. London, 8th November at the Charing Cross Hotel. J. C. M. Rayson was congratulated on the success of the Buffet Supper held at Betty's after the 1967 O.P. rugger match. He reported that another Buffet Supper would be held this year at Betty's on Saturday, 14th December. F. Waine, who was leaving the School after many years as Director of Music, was unanimously elected an Honorary Member of the Club. The names and addresses of the Club's Officers and Regional Hon. Secretaries are as follows : — Presidnt:K. H. Rhodes, St. Peter's School, York. Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Hon. Treasurer: T. H. Burdon, 552 Toiler Lane, Bradford. District Hon. Secretaries: London: P. J. Dronfield, 34 Holland Rd., Ampthill, Bedford. West Riding: M. Butterworth, 9 Ashlea Avenue, Brighouse, W. Yorkshire. 78
North West: T. D. J. Layfield, "Roseberry Topping", 27 Peel Hall Lane, Ashton, Nr. Chester. North East: Dr. H. Brown, 12 Lindisfarne Rd., Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2. East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones", Barton, Driffield. Birmingham: M. Hollway, "Tredene", 1 Sharmans Cross Rd., Solihull, Warwickshire. York : J. C. M. Rayson, 21 Chalfonts, Tadcaster Rd., York.
EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The East Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held on Friday, 24th May, 1968. Those present were: — The President (K. H. Rhodes). The Headmaster. Dawson, J. R. Atkinson, J. S. Atkinson, P. S. Dee, C. C. Beachell, F. M. Dronfield, J. Browne, F. D. Hardy, F. Harding, R. F. Burdass, C. M. C. Hart, D. M. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Hopkinson, R. C. Hornby, M. R. Burdass, R. D. Kirby, D. Burnett, H. B. Burnett, P. N. R. McNeill, C. May, A. Byass, D. E. May, M. Bulmer, H. C. Megginson, J. S. Chilman, K. G. Megginson, P. R. B. Cooke, J. D.
Peacock, R. W. Raohauge, M. P. W. Reed, R. Rhodes, B. V. Richardson, H. Rowbottom, P. J. Thompson, C. W. Tomlinson, N. E. Tomlinson, T. G. Wick, J. A. E. Wood, J. Wood, M.
HOCKEY FIXTURES, 1969 1st XI Wed. Jan. 29 Wed. Feb. 5 Wed. Feb. 12. Sun. Feb. 16 Wed. Feb. 19 Sat. Feb. 22 Wed. Feb. Sat. Mar. 1st. Wed. Mar. 5
York University 1st XI Bootham School 1st XI Scarborough College 1st XI Pandas H.C. Nunthorpe G.S. 1st XI York H.C. 1st XI Worksop College 1st XI Old Peterites Styx. H.C.
2nd XI Wed. Jan. 29 Wed. Feb. 5 Wed. Feb. 12. Sat. Feb. 22 Wed. Feb. 26
York University 2nd XI Bootham School znd XI Scarborough College 2nd XI York H.C. IVth XI Worksop College znd XI
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SQUASH RACQUETS These were the results of the O.P. entry in the Londonderry Cup (Public S schools Old Boys Squash competition) — On Friday, 3rd November lost 1-4 to the Old Merchant Taylors: G. W. A. R. Alderson lost to R. B. Hawkey (7-9,9-7,0-9) D. Kirby lost to C. J. Parham (2-9, 3-9, 2-9) R. D. Harding lost to C. H. Burrell (5-9, 5-9, 5-9) J. J. Vooght beat J. Midgley (9-3, 9-1, 9-2). G. W. A. R. Alderson beat A. H. Carter (9-4, 9-3, 9-2) match discounted. George Alderson, who succeeded David Kirby as secretary last year, thanks those players who travelled a great distance to play against strong opposition. Next year two fixtures should be noted by all Squash-playing O.P.'s of all vintages:— the Sundays after the O.P. Rugger and Hockey respectively). If you are interested, please contact :— G. W. A. R. Alderson, "Woodley", Ruddington, Notts (Tel.: Nottingham 212286). :
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES From Michael J. Kent (The Grove '49—'54) comes news of his election last year to membership of the Wakefield City Council at a by-election; this seat he retained this year with an increased majority. In May he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Education Committee, having already served for some months as Deputy Chairman of the Libraries, Art Gallery and Museum Committee. From Roger Peat (Rise '57—'61)--"I am now a qualified chartered accountant, working with a firm of chartered accountants in Darlington. I have become engaged to Margaret Ann Straughan of Hethpool near Wooler, Northumberland last September. I play hockey for Darlington when I regularly come into contact with other O.P's, particularly David Brown, Ian Naisby and Richard Cockcroft, who play for the same team as I." He concludes by sending the School best Wishes "in these trying days of bad governments". D. A. Burnell (Queens '58—'65) achieved a 1st in Mathematics in Part II of the Cambridge Tripos. R. J. Dawson (Temple '58—'63) achieved a 1st in Agriculture at Glasgow University, where he is on a research scholarship from Shell. Peter Collins (School House '56—'61) was admitted as a solicitor on 1st September. He graduated from Cambridge with a 2 Class 1 Honours degree in Law, passed the Law Society's Finals in 1966 and has just completed two years as a clerk articled to Andrew & Co., Lincoln, Where he will continue. The Rev'd Canon J. L. Fisher, in his own words, "a very old 0.P." evokes memories of the Handford era When he and his brother were both Heads of School. Prior to this the two brothers had been joined by their eldest brother "withdrawn from St. jam's, Leatherhead, where he was idling away his time" and all three found themselves in the fourth form. He has most kindly given the School a copy of his Medieval Farming Glossary. 80
ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced between William George, only son of the late Mr. Duncan MacKellar and of Mrs. MacKellar, "Eastwood", Bank St., Irvine, and Patricia Annellen, step-daughter of Mr. John Mullin and daughter of Mrs. Mullin, "Bloomrig", Fullarton Crescent, Troon.
MARRIAGE JACKSON—WHITWORTH. Peter E., son of Mrs. E. G. Jackson and the late Mr. L. Jackson, was married on 23rd December, 1967, to Susan, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitworth. (Temple, '59'62). DRONFIELD—FARRALLY. The wedding took place on Saturday, 17th August, at St. Mark's Church, Harrogate, of Patrick John Dronfield and Susan Felecity Farrally, daughter of Mrs. J. E. Farrally of 29 Westbourne Avenue, Harrogate.
OBITUARY I. R. D. MCGRATH, 31 The Grove, Marton-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough. (Joined 1962, Left 1967). N. G. A. MORRIS, Oakwood House, Market Weighton Road, Selby, Yorkshire. (Joined 1958-62, Left 1967). A. P. TROUGHTON, 93 Albert Road West, Bolton, Lancs. (Joined 1920, Left 1923).
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS U. A. ALEXANDER, 60 Borough Road, Redcar, Yorkshire. P. L. BARDGETT, B.V S C., M.R.C.V. S., 27 Lochs Hill, Frame, Somerset. J. W. BECKETT, 8 Westfield Road, Haxby, York. J. A. BRADBURY, Flat H, Carlton Tower, 1 Belmont Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire. A. BROADHURST, 33 Prospect Road, Totley, 'Sheffield. DR. H. BROWN, 12 Lindisfarne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2. I. G. CLARKSON, 8 The Paddock, Boroughbridge Road, York. M. N. COATES, 59 Alms Hill Road, Sheffield. S11 R99. J. J. COOPER, 5 Mickleborough Close, Weston by Welland, Market Harborough, Leics. Tel. Med bourne Green 809. M. P. CROS SLEY, Hillcrest, 7 Barn Common, Woodseaves, Stafford. P. J. DRONFIELD, 34 Holland Road, Ampthill, Bedford. .
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D. V. ECKERT, 155 Albert Road, Middlesbrough. BRIGADIER C. C. FAIRWEATHER, C.B.E., T.D., D.L., j.P., "The White Lodge", Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Yorkshire. Tel. Hutton Rudby 598. DR. R. A. FIELD, 65a Grovehall Drive, Leeds, 11. R. J. FRATER, M.A., 5 Ho'lies Close, Newton Solney, Nr. Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. Tel. Repton 3443. K. GREENWOOD, 28 Balshagray Drive, Glasgow, W.1. DR. C. J. GRIFFITHS, 23 Allerton Drive, Nether Poppleton, York. R. D. HARDING, Filmer Cottage, Bulmer, York. Tel. Whitwell-on-the-Hill 451. REV. CANON D. V. HEWITT, St. Mary's Vicarage, Haxby, York. Tel. York 68178. F. J. A. HEWITT, c/o St. Mary's Vicarage, Haxby, York. J. R. HUMPHERSON, 42 Lime Tree Avenue, New Earswick, York. Tel. York 68327. P. G. HUMPHERSON, 42 Lime Tree Avenue, New Earswick, York. Tel. York 68327. P. S. H. JESPER, White Close, Crayke, York. M. G. KAY, 14 Start Avenue, Birkdale, Auckland 10, New Zealand. G. C. J. KIRK, 34 Lone Ridge Lane, Upper Poppleton, York. Tel. Upper Poppleton 487. E. J. LAWSON, 5 Linden Avenue, Hartburn Lane, Stockton-on-Tees. R. A. MARTIN, Moor Monkton, York. Tel. Rufforth 403. R. H. METCALFE, M.D., M.CHIR, F.R.C.S., 14 Courtenay Place, Lymington, Hants. Tel. Lymington 3954. DR. W. R. MIDDLEBROOK, Department of Biology, Brandeis University Waltham, Mass. 02154, U.S.A. H. MoTum, The Tile House, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, J. Surrey. Tel. Guildford 62255. K. H. MURRAY, South Wing, Loch's House, Waterloo Road, Wokingham, Berkshire. B. M. NENDICK, 106 Acomb Road, York. J. H. ORMISTON, Cottage No. 8, Belladrum, Nr. Beauly, Inverness. M. H. PEACOCK, 34 Low Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham. Tel. Bishop Auckland 3285. FLT. LT. J. 0. R. PENMAN, B.SC., Officers' Mess, R.A.F. Wattisham, Suffolk. J. D. POOLE, Bramble House, Chrishall, Royston, Herts. B. D..PUGH, 1 Highfield Drive, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Tees-side. E. M. H. RANSON, c/o Messrs. Ellis & Company, Solicitors, P.O. Box 1902, Lusaka, Zambia. J. M. RAYLOR, "Broadlands", Copmanthorpe, York. YO2 3SY. Tel. York 66465. D. E. RAYNER, 2 Northcourt, Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. 82
R. A. RELTON, 40 Dalmahoy Crescent, Salerno, Midlothian. J. L. RICHARDSON, Ghana National College, P.O. Box No. 161, Cape Coast, Ghana. P. H. 0. RUDDOCK, 40 The Horseshoe, Dringhouses, York. D. 0. SHEPHERD, 82 Seafield Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hants. Tel. Bournemouth .49105. R. J. SHIELDS, 16 Lavant Road, Chichester, Hants. J. D. STANLEY, 8 Fir Tree Close, West Bank, Acomb, York. R. M. STANLEY, Cumbria Lodge, Chantry Green, Upper Poppleton, York. A. C. STUBBS, 33 The Ryde, Hertford Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. R. TALBOT-JONES, Belmont Hall, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland. E. D. THORNTON, Cobbetts, Pulborough, West Sussex. Tel. Pulborough 2508. J. G. WALKER, Wimereaux Private Hotel, 4 Greystoke Place, New South Promenade, Blackpool. R. J. D. WILSON, 4 Hillside, Ingleby Arncliffe, Northallerton, Yorkshire. J. P. WHEATLEY, Ashcroft, Park Lane, Easingwold, York. Tel. Easingwold 510.
CORRECTION OF ADDRESS F. W. B. PACEY, O.B.E., Lea Close, High Lane, Maltby, Middlesbrough, Tees-side. M. I. H. SPROULLE, Warren House, 134 Stocks Bank Road, Mirfield, Yorkshire. Tel. Mirfield 2201.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 14th December at 4-45 p.m., following the annual rugger match between the School and the Club. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, at 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 29th November. The following crested neckwear is available — All-silk crested ties 20 0 each postage free Terylene crested ties 13 0 each postage free All-silk bow ties ... 12 3 each postage free All-silk batswings... 20 0 each postage free All-silk squares ... 60 0 each postage free All-silk cravats ... ... 34 0 each postage free The O.P. Club Dinner, 1968, following the A.G.M. was held in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Headmaster, and was attended by 110. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. 83
The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by D. T. Rumfitt, to which the Headmaster replied. The Headmaster then proposed the toast of the Old Peterite Club, and the President responded. The following were present: —The President of the Club (K. H.Rhodes). The Headmaster. Kirby D. (Hon. Secretary). Burdon T. H. (Hon. Treasurer). Lewis, T. J. (Immediate Past President). The Bursar. The Head of the School (Richardson J. C.). Alderson, G. W. A. R. Baker, E. T. N. Beckett, J. W. Biddle, H. Blunt, D. A. C. Bolton, P. H. Brown, D. L. Brown, P. W. Browne, F. D. Bruce, R. Burgess, N. B. Butterworth, M. A. Cannon, J. P. Chadwick, C. I. Chilman, K. G. Coates, J. W. Coles, D. Coles, J. R. Coulthard, K. G Craine, G. D. Croft, P. G. Crossley, M. P. Dodd, D. F. Dronfield, J. Dronfield, P. J. Eatough, J. A. Evans, T. B. A. Fearnside, F. Fearnside, F. H. Field, R. A. Fulbrook, E. D. Gedge, H. F. S. Gillgrass, J. Graham, G. E. L Hall, M. S.
Hallas, M. Harding, J. T. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Hart, D. M. Harwood, R. H. Hick, J. K. Hillyard, E. J. Hodges, A. J. E. Holmes, D. C. Hopkinson, R. Houghton, C. C. Howat, A. T. Huntley, W. G. Jesper, D. G. S. Johnston, D. P. Kemp-Welch, N. King, H. A. Le Pla, R. G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lockhart, D. S. Metcalfe, R. H. Morris, G. R. Morris, A. Mountain, G. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Norwood, D. Oliver, D. J. Pace, M. G. Pacey, F. W. B. Peacock, R. W. Penty, J. R. Penty, P. R.
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THE PETERITE Vol. LX
JUNE, 1969
No. 380
EDITORIAL Not many of the words that flow so freely at Speech Days are long remembered; and it is perhaps strange that among the few memorable remarks there are two which were delivered several years ago in what was less a speech than a jumble of apparently spontaneous and often unconnected utterances. The first remark was more or less in these words: "If this school had been badly hit by bombs during the war, it could have continued in tents, and it would have been its duty to try". The words have come back from time to time as new buildings have been contemplated or completed, and as new equipment, from simple things like desks to complex things like projectors, has been brought in to make learning and leisure more comfortable and more sophisticated. Of course, expansion and improvement are essential, and it is pleasing that an independent school is able to enjoy them; but if we were to find ourselves reduced to tents for a while, what might be the effect? Tidiness would become second nature for our own comfort; as a community we could not tolerate litter; we would have consideration for the property of others if only to safeguard our own. Left with a minimum of "public" equipment, there is little doubt that we would treat it with great respect; there would be few inanities scrawled on the desks and few holes in upholstery, except those that dated back to the days of opulence. Fortunately we do not have to expect to move into tents, but our speaker of many years ago, in paying a compliment to the School, left us with a sobering thought. His second memorable remark seemed at the time to be no more than a statement, and to have nothing of prophecy about it: "Schools should be run by schoolmasters". But the enormous growth of "student power" begins to move towards the secondary schools, and our speaker's words now have significance. This is not the place for discussion of new attitudes; but that new attitudes are developing it would be foolish to deny. It is difficult to see that schools can be run other than by schoolmasters, because schools are concerned with teaching; it is, however, important that considered points of view should continue to have a hearing, and that no school should allow "Out, Out!" and shouting down to be its substitute for discussion. Civilised consideration for people and property will go a long way in keeping a community progressive and happy. 1
CONTENTS Editorial Obituary School Notes Easter Term House Notes Chapel Notes Choral and Orchestral Concert Dronfield House Play "Dr. Faustus" ... Temple's House Play Hockey Report, 1969 The Boat Club Athletics Rugger Shooting Squash Fencing Oxford Cup, 1968-69 Badminton Club Football Review, Easter Term C.C.F. Notes ... ... The Scout Group Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme The Debating Society Senior Science Society History Society Motor Enthusiasts' Club Old Peterite Section .
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OBITUARY DENIS NORWOOD 1909-13-18
It will bring great sadness to many generations of Old Peterites both among his contemporaries at School and among the many whom he taught between 1922 and 1930 to hear of the death of Denis Norwood on 7th May, 1969. He was in St. Olave's from 1909 until 1913 when he moved up to St. Peter's. He left in 1918 to go to an Officer's Cadet Training Unit, where he was when the war ended. From 1919 to 1922 he was at Hertford College, Oxford and then came back to be a master at St. Peter's where he virtually founded the Geography Department. In 1930 he left to become a Geography Specialist and Head of the Department at King Edward's School, Birmingham and subsequently became Head Master of Stand Grammar School and later of Kirkham School. In 1959 he retired from Kirkham and went to live in Lytham where he found plenty to occupy himself as a Justice of the Peace and as Governor of a Girls' School. Denis and I were contemporaries at St. Peter's, at Oxford and on the staff at St. Peter's, and I have always regarded him as one of my closest and oldest friends. I was his "best man" at his wedding in the Isle of Man, and a very entertaining experience it was. Perhaps I and most of his friends will remember him best for his never-failing cheerfulness and his bubbling sense of fun and mischief. Many too will remember his imperturbable bowling of "wily lobs" in cricket matches and his devoted "fathering" of the 2nd XI cricket for many seasons. He was a House Tutor in the School House and Housemaster of the Dayboys for three years and many Old Peterites from both houses will remember with gratitude the kindly and understanding help that "Dickie" was always so willing to give them. He was a dedicated Old Peterite and never missed an O.P. function if he could possibly avoid doing so. He was a regular attender at dinners all over the country and at Commemoration. Many present Peterites will recall seeing his caravan parked by the boathouse in the past few years. Last year, when another caravan turned up, he typically appointed himself "Warden of the Caravan Site"! To my mind Denis Norwood was essentially a good teacher, a good man and a good friend, whose death will leave a sad gap in ranks of Old Peterites. All those Who knew him will, I am sure, wish to extend the deepest sympathy to his wife, Eileen, and to his sons, David, Michael and Pat. K.H.R. M. L. X. KAMBU 1923-1925
The death was announced in Bangkok on 12th April of M. L. Xujati Kambu at the age of 64. Born in 1905, after receiving his primary and secondary education in Thailand, he came to St. Peter's for two years in 1923 and went on to the City and Guilds Engineer College of London 2
University. In 1930 he entered the Irrigation Department in Thailand and made rapid progress. In 1949 he became Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department and in 1964 he was made Deputy Minister of the National Development Ministry. In the following year he was charged with the supervision of Kasetsart University, one of the leading universities in Thailand He was General Manager of the Southern Power and the Lignite Electricity Authority and during his life he helped to plan, launch and achieve most of the irrigation and power projects in his country. Shortly before his death he was made an adviser to the World Bank. He received some 20 Royal decorations for his services to electric and power systems in Thailand. K.H.R.
SCHOOL NOTES Mr. F. H. Potter, who was Art Master at St. Peter's from 1925-1927 and then at Whitgift School, Croydon is to hold an exhibition of his work at the Beverley Arms Hotel, Beverley, from 5th to 20th September inclusive. Mr. Potter has been exhibiting at all the leading exhibitions since 1945.
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Mr. D. G. Cummin was elected to the York City Council for Clifton Ward in May. He has become Editor of The Peterite. Mr. E. Wrigley became Head Porter at St. Peter's in October.
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D. J. Moss played Rugger for Cheshire Schools once against Durham and once against Northumberland.
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Brother Damian, of the Society of St. Francis, visited the School from 1st to 6th February. Dr. H. C. Fay and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution presented the Latin play Captivi, by Plautus, in the Memorial Hall on 16th March. We are grateful to the Professor of Greek at Leeds University, Dr. W. G. Arnott, who risked life and limb on snow covered roads, to give an introductory talk.
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Six students from various universities joined the staff for the Easter term; we thank them for their interest and help and hope that they gained useful experience. * * * Three House plays were performed, and in Chapel a fine presentation of The Pilgrim's Progress was given by third formers.
EASTER TERM REVIEW OF THE TERM
We shall, no doubt, remember the Easter Term of 1969 as one in which the playing fields were out of action for several weeks; snow extinguished the hockey season after two matches, and rain obliterated athletics, apart from a few days of "standards" in arctic conditions. These conditions, however, boosted swimming, fencing, squash, shooting and badminton, and the boaters were not deterred. Considering the lack of exercise, we were very lucky to escape, as many schools did not, the Hong Kong flu and, indeed, to experience no crisis over bed-space in the San. The weather also offered opportunities of getting some project complete—whether in Art Room or Labs or Workshop—or of undertaking a reading programme or of presenting something musical or dramatic. The taking of these opportunities is a good standard for a boarder to judge how well he spends his time here. By tradition, there is a crop of House plays in the Easter Term. This time there were only three, but the quality of the productions was uniformly high; plays cannot be performed at any level without a great deal of sweat and without a firm, not to say ruthless, producer. The three plays are all reviewed later; here I salute merely the three producers for their thoroughness and skill. The musical climax to the term came with a concert in Chapel of short extracts from Bach, Handel and Beethoven; it provided, without pretentiousness, both for performers and listeners, an attractive introduction to some of the greatest of European music. I feel I must say something about one of the players in the wood-wind department—but not merely to speak of him as a musician. I refer to Mr. Howat. He has made the firm decision to retire from St. Olave's as Master-in-Charge now that he is sixty. St. Peter's and St. Olave's owe an almost inconceivable amount to him in his twenty-five years in the School. In his time, he has run boating, the book-room and the School shop; he was a housemaster of School House and of course latterly Master-in-Charge of St. Olave's. Whether it is in the encouragement of the arts, or the introduction of new teaching techniques, or the initiation of building plans (the present new extension to the St. Olave's teaching block is his idea), the effect of Tudor Howat on the School is lasting and omnipresent. But he and Mrs. Howat still live close—and certainly they have no intention of sitting idle in retirement! Nor, I hope, will we cease to hear him in the orchestra. A feature of the term was the variety of services in Chapel. We were honoured by three visits from the Archbishop of York—at Evensong, at the Confirmation Service and, next day, at Holy Communion. Professor 4
In Chapel : "Pilgrim's Progress".
Tinsley, Professor of Theology at Leeds University, conducted a service for sixth-formers in Hall; this was based on portrayals in art of the Crucifixion. It was a compelling art lecture that merged into an act of worship. A large group of third-formers presented a shortened version of The Pilgrim's Progress. Brother Damian, from the Franciscan house at Alnmouth, stayed in the School for a week, gaily and unassumingly putting himself at everyone's disposal. The Rev. David Watson took some Lent services in the evenings, calling eloquently for a whole-hearted 5
committal to Christ. Queen's House presented weekday services one week, throwing emphasis on the humanity rather than the divinity of Christ. These many different approaches to the Christian belief were all caught up and included in a special Passion Sunday service, in which the Passion story in St. Matthew's version was read quasi-dramatically. Meanwhile the academic work pressed on remorselessly, with trial exams bulking large at the end of term. Some approach the GCE exams with extraordinary little realisation of the standards asked for; others approach them too seriously, forgetting that the hardest work gets done when you're not fussing about it, and when the mind is relaxed; but the largest number cope equably. For the parents of "0" level candidates, we held a tea-party at the end of the term so that Mr. Coulthard and I could explain the implications of specialist work in the sixth form, and so that parents and staff could meet in a congenial atmosphere and discuss academic prospects on a basis of knowledge, not hearsay. To see the face behind the initials on the report, or to glimpse the forces of heredity— these seemed to help both staff and parents. Finally, a cheerful occasion was provided the last week of term, when four members of the School took part in a recording for BBC radio of "Sporting Chance". The four members—Ian Dempsey, Rodney Lund, Gary Hodgson and Stephen Coverdale—rose to the occasion by answering—well, not all the rather abstruse sporting questions shot at them but enough to go into the next round and to beat the panel of professionals; it was a most entertaining evening. The next round will have taken place by the time this Peterite is in print, so I must back-date my encouragement to the team for this next round. P.D.R.G.
"Sporting Chance" in the Memorial Hall.
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HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE In the Christmas term Mr. R. H. Hubbard joined us as Assistant Housemaster. R. S. Johnson was appointed Head of House, with T. M. Day an additional School Monitor. I. A. Blomfield, S. R. Buckman, D. J. Moss, J. A. Pease and A. H. Powell were appointed House Monitors. J. P. Gee was also made a House Monitor later in the term. In the rugger House matches fortune did not favour the House. The Junior team was beaten by a strong Queen's team, the eventual winners. In the Senior competition, the captain, D. J. Moss, could only play at half-pace due to a leg injury. Without Moss's placekicking, the team lost an extremely exciting match with School House, 8-9. Both House league teams scored several victories, but neither was outstanding. In the inter-House basketball competition, once again injuries limited the team's performance. In the Senior event, the House lost 4-9 to the eventual winners, School House. On the penultimate Sunday of term a House Carols evening was held. T. M. Day and A. H. Powell organised a most successful evening. Mrs. Coulthard kindly provided hot drinks for the participants. A considerable number of boys helped to produce the School plays. A. H. Powell, R. J. Brockbank and G. A. Hunt who acted, and I. A. Blomfield, the stage manager, and J. P. Gee, the set and programme designer, all deserve special mention. At the end of the Christmas term Johnson and Pease left and I. A. Blomfield became Head of House with D. J. Moss as an additional School Monitor. At the beginning of the Easter term we welcomed R. A. Stephenson into our Junior year and Sami Eid as a second year Senior. Although our cross-country teams were not victorious, M. S. Bidgood deserves special mention for winning the Junior event. In athletics standards all members of the house excelled themselves to the full and as a result of this we were well in front when the competition was unfortunately abandoned. However, in the indoor competitions which were provided because of the cancelling of the athletics, the Junior section of the House acquitted themselves well in the mini-swimming sports while the Seniors reached the final of the volley ball competition to be beaten by The Grove. This term saw the third Dronfield House play, The Mayor of Lower Thrustlethwait. Many members of the House contributed to this successful event both behind and on stage. Our producer, A. H. Powell, and leading performers H. H. S. Kaye, J. D. Willis and C. J. Watson all deserve special mention. Many thanks to Mrs. Coulthard, Mrs. Hall and Mr. Hubbard for their expert assistance behind the scenes. R.S.J. and I.A.B. GROVE HOUSE Mr. Nixon took over from Mr. Harding as Housemaster of The Grove, and we would like to give him and Mrs. Nixon our best wishes, while thanking Mr. and Mrs. Harding for all they have done for us. Mr. 7
Bulcock and Mr. Hirst remained as assistant Housemasters. The House was allowed to run much as before during the Christmas term, although one significant change was the formation of a Grove House Committee. Each year is represented on this Committee by two of its members, so that each member of the House can express his personal opinions on any subject related to the life of the House. The House worked up a fine spirit for the rugby house matches and both teams were indebted to the enthusiasm of Mr. Hirst in training them. Both Senior and Junior sides won through the first round with resounding victories, each time against Temple. The Junior team narrowly lost to School House in the semifinals, matching their opponents in the forwards but not possessing School's thrust in the three-quarters. The Senior team was defeated even more narrowly in the semi-finals, losing 12-9 to Queen's. Even taking into account the naturally prejudiced nature of this report, we were decidedly unlucky. Two tries for and three penalty goals against, all from easy kicking positions, reflect the unluckiness of our defeat. Feature of the Easter term, which was almost completely ruined from the games point of view, was the achievement of the Junior long-run team. Shrugging aside the considerable handicap of running without two of their most proficient performers, Parker and Storie, they nevertheless won the team event comfortably. Particularly fine performances were recorded by Dempsey (D. M.), Kerruish, Stephenson, who all finished in the first ten and received their House zephyrs, and Warnock (G. A. R.). The team effort was almost capped by Dempsey winning the individual award, but after holding a commanding lead at one stage he was eventually overhauled near the finish by Bidgood. A few weeks earlier the Senior team had finished a predictable fourth in the Senior cross-country. The chess team's commendable performance in reaching the final of the chess competition, in which they lost to a strong Queen's team, together with the performance of the Junior long-run team, augurs well for the future, since Juniors figured prominently in both. The success of the chess team was largely due to the encouragement and guidance of David Jenkins. Apart from games, the highlight of the term was a visit from the Franciscan friar, Brother Damian. All those who listened and spoke to him found him to be a friendly and sincere person. I think we were made aware that a life such as his, far from escaping the realities of life, comes into contact with the harsher of those realities. Towards the end of the term the monitorial body was strengthened by the appointment of Derek Brown. I.C.D. MANOR HOUSE The last two terms have seen many changes. Foremost among these was the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Bolton and their family after more than four years in the House. We thank them for all they have done for the House and wish Mr. Bolton every success in his new position. Taking over from them we welcome Mr. and Mrs. Shuttleworth and family, and we wish them every happiness in The Manor. Mr. Wise left us at the end of the Summer term and Mr. Depledge joined us in his place. Success in the House has come about in many varied ways these last two terms. Although putting up a spirited display, the Senior House rugger team lost 6-13 to Queen's, the Junior teams also going down to 8
Queen's in the semi-finals. Dean, Les, Rennie and Bowler were awarded Junior House Colours. The Junior part of the House accounted well for themselves in winning the Junior House chess competition, captained by A. D. A. Smith. The greatest achievement of the term was undoubtedly in winning the Work Cup, the Junior part of the House leading the points in their division, the Seniors being second in theirs. At the end of term A. Holmes, R. F. Cawood and P. Holmes were awarded Senior House Colours. The Easter term saw several notable achievements. A. C. Dunn became the first Manorite for many years to win the individual crosscountry cup (he was awarded his Senior House Colours); the House were runners up overall. The Junior team was less successful but showed promise for next year. J. A. L. Whittaker is to be 'congratulated on leading the House shooting team in retaining the shooting cup. Under P. Holmes, the House team, containing three of the School 1st V, beat Temple in the final of the inter-House squash competition. Lastly, J. P. Moffatt was awarded his House colours and is to be congratulated on his excellent production of the House play—Doctor Faustus. R.F.C. QUEEN'S HOUSE The Christmas term proved to be one of the most successful terms the House has had for a long time. Both the Senior and Junior teams reached the finals of the Rugby competitions. The Seniors finally lost 3 points to 6 points in a close game with School House. Gration's kicking was one of the outstanding features of the competition; he scored more than two thirds of the team's points. The Juniors retained their trophy with some brilliant rugby, scoring a total of 98 points without conceding any. These successes were perhaps predictable, because we were well represented in all the School teams. The other main feature of the term was the basketball programme. All four teams reached their respective finals, the Seniors and Juniors winning one trophy each and coming second in the other two finals. At end of term Mr. Burbridge left, after only three years as House Master, to take up a post further south. We wish him every happiness in his new position. At the beginning of the Easter Term we welcomed Mr. Kirby as our new House Master, but that was about all we could look forward to that term. After three or four weeks, the whole of the hockey programme, except the first two games, had to be cancelled. The Athletics, too, succumbed to the weather, and this was one activity in which we would no doubt have excelled. The two Cross-Countries did take place. In the Senior event the House finished fourth, with Walker putting up an excellent performance to come fourth. The Juniors came fifth overall, Sherriff being our outstanding runner. We finished the term on a high note, retaining both the Chess and Fencing cups. Judging by these past successes we can look forward to the Summer term with enthusiasm. M.C.G. 9
THE RISE
At the beginning of the Christmas term we welcomed Mr. Pullin as assistant House Master. We hope that he enjoys his stay with us and offer congratulations for his marriage early in December. On the Rugby field there was no lack of enthusiasm, but no gain of silverware was effected. The Junior House team, under the captaincy of I. D. Raley, especially deserves mention for its spirited performance against a strong Manor team. C. D. McAinsh and I. D. Raley were awarded their Senior and Junior House colours respectively for activities in this and other spheres. The Junior House league team, too, did exceptionally well, under M. S. L. Bradley, scoring 221 points for and sustaining only 43 against. The Senior Basket-ball team- won the plate competition. Once again during the Christmas term a House Concert was organised by C. H. Noble with ten widely ranging performances and this is fast becoming a regular institution, reflecting a keen interest in public entertainment, borne out by the fact that 10 people, largely from the second floor, represented the House in the School Festival of Music and Drama. The Easter Term started in a promising way, but quickly deteriorated when the bad weather took a hand. The highlight of the term, from the House's point of view was the success of the Senior Cross-Country team. This was the first time for over ten years that the plate had been won by The Rise and, although the effort was essentially a team one, individual commendation must be given to R. M. E. Raley, the Captain, who came third. With this success having been achieved, hopes ran high for the Athletics sports, but these were unfortunately cancelled. We therefore look forward to next term when we hope to put up a strong challenge in the Cricket competition. M.R.S. SCHOOL HOUSE A. L. Jervis was appointed Head of House in September to be succeeded by J. R. Williamson in January. We welcomed an American E.S.U. Student, Paul Kane, and 11 Juniors. After an interval of five years the House has been successful on the Rugby field. The Junior House team reached the final, losing quite heavily to Queen's. The Senior team had an easy first round match, but won an exciting semi-final against Dronfield. Against the favourites. Queen's -in the final, we played above expectations and won 6-3. In the Rugger leagues both Senior and Junior teams were also successful. K. J. Sargeant was awarded his 1st XV cap, J. N. Town and J. C. Goodrick their 2nd XV colours, and J. T. Morley his colts colours. The Senior Basketball team was also successful, beating Queen's in the Final. In the School Opera we were well represented with S. M. G. Scott and P. H. Rivers taking leading roles, and A. N. Lawrence had a large part in The Business of Good Government, produced by Mr. Exham. W. E. Sherlaw and S. P. Collinson represented the School at Chess and we reached the Final of the House competition. During the Christmas holidays G. D. Henderson gained his B gliding certificate. We wish to thank the three leavers, A. L. Jervis, R. F. Davies and T. B. Sargeant, the last two being awarded their House colours. A. L. 10
Jervis has gone to South Africa before going to Nottingham next year and R. F. Davies is spending two terms teaching at Terrington Hall Prep School before going to the Canaries. There is little to be said about Easter Term activities as most sporting events were very badly curtailed by the weather. J. N. Town captained School Rowing and K. J. Sargeant and J. C. Goodrick played for the 1st Hockey XI. R. F. Atkinson showed promise in the Athletics. TEMPLE Academically the House has had mixed success. We warmly congratulate Nutter on his award at Oxford and Scaife on his place. For the first time in many years we lost the Work Cup to Manor. Results in GCE were generally very good, two boys gaining the highest grades in all three of their 'A' levels. In Rugby we achieved little corporately; but certain individuals distinguished themselves. Cantrell captained the School 1st XV and was awarded his cap, Hart his colours. In the Senior and Junior House Competitions we went down in the first round. The less said about the leagues the better. Similar apathy towards Cross-Country Running and Athletics by half the House detracted from the lead given by the less self-centred and more enthusiastic remainder. Athletics were deluged under snow and abandoned; in the Cross-Country races we were third in the Senior, and second in the Junior; C. R. Place ran well to finish 3rd in the latter. The Squash team were beaten in the Final, and so were the Fencing team. Lockwood and Heddle won the Senior and Junior Foil competitions respectively. In Shooting we were third. Clearly, in many activities much has been done by a few and not enough by many. Senior House colours were awarded to Hart and Lund, Junior to Arnup, Mitchell, C. R. Place, and Taylor. The House Play by any standard was a success, and a personal triumph for the producer, Hart, who led his team of 37 with good humour and common sense. Our audience were very generous and we thank them for their tangible appreciation. We are also grateful to one of our parents for his gift of two squash rackets. Mr. Kirby has departed to Queen's where we wish him every happiness as the House Master, and thank him for his interest and help over a period of many years. We still await a replacement.
CHAPEL NOTES As usual the Easter term services have seen a full and varying programme. The first Sunday service was the Epiphany Service in York Minster which as usual was a great success. On February 2nd the Archbishop of York addressed the School with characteristic vigour. On February 23rd the Third Forms under the guidance of the Headmaster and Mr. Anderson produced a special service for the Middle School concerning The Pilgrim's Progress. Two weeks later the Sixth Form had their own service which was conducted brilliantly by the Revd. Professor E. J. Tinsley, and the service proved to be a tremendous success. 11
Confirmation this year was by His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York who, on the next day, celebrated at the Holy Communion Service. I feel one must add our thanks to the Chaplains of St. Peter's and St. Olave's for all their hard work in making the service so successful. The week-day services were somewhat different this term. Queen's delivered passages from The Passover Plot and although the readings suffered naturally from nervousness and inexperience, the general feeling amongst the School suggested that it was a noble attempt. After Queen's, the Staff; Mr. Croft, Mr. Coulthard, Mr. Nixon, Mr. Exham, read passages from Hugh Montefiore's book Beyond Reasonable Doubt which proved to be highly interesting. The term ended with the Passion Service, which Mr. Exham organised as a dramatic presentation of the Biblical narrative. H.J.G. BROTHER DAMIAN'S VISIT, FEBRUARY 1st-6th After the tremendous impression that Brother Aidan left with the School, a similar invitation was extended to Brother Damian of the Society of St. Francis. He arrived on the Saturday, February 1st and stayed until February 6th. The purpose of his visit was to see how school life in a public school differed from the life that he had chosen to lead. Throughout his stay he visited all the Houses and discussed with the boys their varying opinions of school life and what life in a monastery was like. On the Sunday he preached to the Junior School, proving to be very popular. During the week-days he took the Senior School morning services and he impressed the School with his vigour and good sense. Brother Damian stated that his great ambition was to set off without any money or possessions and see how long he could survive with reasonable comfort. He taught the boys that his habit produced charity and that his life was full as a member of S.S.F. Brother Damian left on Thursday, February 6th with the well-wishes of the School who felt, as I am sure he did, that his visit had been worthwhile. H.J.G.
CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT The Concert given in Chapel on March 21st and 22nd by the Orchestra and the Choral Society was admirably devised to suit the musical talents of the performers and to introduce an audience to the music of Bach, Handel and Beethoven. It consisted of extracts from Bach's St. Matthew Passion; an organ prelude and an orchestral section from a cantata, both also by Bach; three boisterous movements from Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks"; and finally a dexterously snatched excerpt from the finale of Beethoven's Choral Symphony, in which choir and orchestra came together. In its entirety, the St. Matthew Passion could hardly be performed by School musicians without paralysing every other School activity, but, by means of these extracts, a listener was able to hear some of the recitatives, here sung by tenors and basses in unison, an aria, in which the choir of St. Olave's distinguished itself, some chorales and the great closing chorus. Thus the full musical range of the work could be glimpsed if not experi12
enced. We heard such dramatic moments as the Chorus's strident shout of "Barabbas!", and that astonishing musical phrase of the Roman soldiers, "Truly this was the Son of God". In our Chapel, words have to be articulated very carefully, especially when the two halves face each other instead of looking down the Chapel; the Choral Society rose warmly to the climaxes, sang incisively and maintained a good balance. After an interval, Timothy Day played Bach's Prelude in B minor on the organ, taking us through its convolutions with discreet brilliance. The orchestral items were picked to suit the capacities of the orchestra. Whatever initial doubts one had about intonation were dispersed by the rousing ensemble and the real excitement generated in each piece. Each movement really caught fire. This enthusiasm also marked the extract from the Choral Symphony, though the Choral Society's German, for all their manifest effort, got lost somewhere in the apse. Even so, this too was a blaze of sound. All this in fifty-five minutes. We are grateful to Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Sandercock not only for preparing and conducting the works but for planning so appropriate a concert. P.D.R.G.
DRONFIELD HOUSE PLAY "THE MAYOR OF LOWER THRUSTLETHWAIT"
The Dronfield House Play, though fairly modest in what it set out to achieve by comparison with other recent House Plays, was most entertaining. A light, one act comedy, it flowed easily, aided at times by the obvious embarrassment and confusion of some of the cast and the devices usual to the less serious House performances. The good production and
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the liveliness and vigour of the cast compensated for the weaknesses in the play and in particular carried it over the hurried and rather flat conclusion, making it a rapid and amusing piece which ran simply and without strain. All the actors had a good "feel" for the nature of the characters they portrayed and it was unfortunate that they had not been able to rehearse a little more, a couple having agreed to take on parts at short notice. C. J. Watson, who had the largest part, set a good example with his apparent self-confidence, and Gray performed well in a difficult female role. There had been great problems concerning the set, which had to be arranged rapidly after a previous House play, and it was surprisingly good in spite of the troubles that had delayed it. Altogether the performance came off very well, holding the attention of the audience firmly, and succeeding well in its primary object, entertainment. J .R .W.
"DR. FAUSTUS" PRESENTED BY THE MANOR
The House-play reports last year complained of the rut of melodrama / farce which seems ominously near, and of the frivolity which marred some ambitious productions; reference to last May's magazine will show that none of the usual criticisms apply to J. P. Moffatt's "Dr. Faustus". Everything from the programme through to the minor parts was clearly and conscientiously executed. The posters were tasteful and gave an accurate idea of what to expect, the set was simple and effective and the costumes were so appropriate as to blend unobtrusively with the whole. Above all, the acting was at least of School-play quality, and if one or two of the "Seven deadly Sins" were inaudible, it was more the fault of the audience than of the actors. In short, all the flaws usually present in
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a House-play were eliminated; one can therefore move on to a higher plane of criticism. In order to reduce Marlowe's text to a more manageable length, Acts III and IV were omitted. An attempt to cut out lesser units could only have resulted in butchery of the plot and poetry, and so this wholesale removal of largely illustrative scenes seems to have been the best course open. Critics of the employment of girls, in productions which are primarilly supposed to be the effort of one house, have no grounds for complaint here. Giving the part of Helen of Troy to a boy, resulting in the usual ridicule, would have ruined the professional seriousness of the remainder. Perhaps a little wider range of mood and expression in the character of Faustus would have accentuated the dominant supernatural air. The sense of responsibility and restraint which characterised Manor's effort should not be mistaken for a lack of imagination or enthusiasm. Other producers should take note that this approach resulted in the only really successful presentation, by a House, of a classic here for some years. D.F.H. The Manor PRESENTS Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe "Stipendium Mors Peccati Est." CAST DR. FAUSTUS
WAGNER VALDES
LucIFER Helen of Troy Good Angel 1st Student 3rd Student Chorus
John Lightowler Roger Cooper -Roger Cooper
CORNELIUS MEPHISTOPHILIS BELZEEBUB
Nigel Clayburn Alan Andrews Peter Dacey Jonathan Moffatt Linda Billington Arthur Holmes Alan Smith John Carlile Gregory Gray
Evil Angel Charles Kidd 2nd Student Chris Cork Clown Andrew Rennie Old Man Richard Elsy The Seven Deadly Sins Adrian Dunn, Andrew Vickers, Richard Tasker, Richard Hodgson, William Elsy, David Schofield, Richard Thornton. Devils, Students &c. Steven Foster, Mike Drucquer, John Williams, Tim Schofield, Ross Fenwick. Producer: Jonathan Moffatt. Designer 'Stage Manager: Alan Andrews. Lights: Pete Holmes. Music /Sound: Peter Wood. Assistant to Stage Manager: Adrian Dunn.
The Producers wish to thank all those who, though not mentioned in the programme, have generously given their help.
Act 1 lasts about an hour: Act 2 about 25 minutes and there will be one 10 minute interval. This production consists of Acts 1, 2 and 5 of the 1604 and 1624 quarto editions of "Dr. Faustus". Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593). A spy, he was murdered at the age of 29, leaving behind him seven plays, "Dr. Faustus", "The Jew of Malta", "Edward II" and "Tamburlaine" among them. The basically true Faust legend inspired Richard Burton and was a big success with Eric Porter in the 1968 RSC Stratford Season. 15
TEMPLE'S HOUSE PLAY Temple's choice of "The Hungry Wolves" by Romain Rolland for their House production was an ambitious one, but one which proved to be justified. The initial problem for the producer, D. B. Hart, was to present the chaotic nature of the situation, at the same time retaining the interest of an audience perhaps unused to the static nature of much of the play, without detracting from the play's main concern with the conflicts between character and with the conflict between ideals and practicalities in a time of stress. Rolland foresaw this problem and provided for a large number of messengers and servants, but unfortunately at times the almost endless stream became a distraction rather than an aid to the audience's understanding. Rolland also required sound effects of crowds which cannot be easy to produce, but these effects were captured perhaps too successfully and tended to drown the actors' voices. But the most unfortunate distraction was that provided by a small unthinking section of the audience for whom no standard of acting or production seemed worthy of attention. And the acting and production were of a very high standard. It is perhaps a little unfair to single out individual performances as nearly all, having an understanding of their role, acted with verve and intelligence, but J. H. Bavister, J. S. Place, M. W. Bainbridge, N. Forbes, who was almost too nonchalant, sometimes forgetting to consider the audience, and J. R. Young, for a spell •of inspired wailing, all deserve special mention as do the workers behind the scenes who produced a very good set. The producer, with the problem of a final act which it is not easy to put 'over, did well in preventing the play from flagging, the whole play being evidence of his hard work; and indeed, as Temple's second production ever, "The Hungry Wolves" was a considerable achievement. D.J. Temple House PRESENTS The Hungry Wolves by Romain Rolland On Thursday, February 27th, 1969 in the Memorial Hall, at 7.30 p.m. The action takes place in the Great Hall of the Hotel du Roi d'Angleterre, at Mainz, which is being used by the Artillery as a Staff Headquarters, during the Franco-Prussian War. DRAMATIS PERSONAE M. W. Bainbridge
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J. H. Bavister
TEULIER VERRAT D'OYRON CHAPELAS VIDALOT BUQUET
N. Forbes
J. S. Place T. J. Young D. P. Rounthwaite J. R. Lund
M. A. Cantrell J. R. Young A. S. Bowie
JEAN - AMABLE
The Spy
RIEFFEL The Brigadier 1st Soldier 2nd Soldier
D. J. McCartney K. C. Slee D. M. Burrunston-Williams
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3rd Soldier 4th Soldier 5th Soldier 1st Officer 2nd Officer 3rd Officer 4th Officer 5th Officer 6th Officer
R. J. Hamilton-Williams P. L. Hall I. Robinson P. A. Lockwood R. C. Eggleshaw N. J. Williams D. P. Irving B. H. Arnup S. A. A. Taylor Couriers
R. M. Harland, A. R. Hornby, K. N. G. Benson, R. D. Moore Producer: D. B. Hart. Stage Manager: D. A. Grainger. Lighting: C. D. Clarke. Wardrobe Manager: P. J. Elliot. Make up: Mrs. R. C. T. Hall. Make up Assistant: J. E. Rawson. Set Construction: K. C. Slee. G. V. Fi sher. Printing and Publicity: N. G. Woollo ns. Prompter: J. R. Blacker. Curtain: C. A. Myers. Sound Meets: 1. W. Balls, A. J. Sargent, M. J. F. Davidson, S. A. Coates-Walker. Technical Details: Mr. D. K. Exham, Mr. R. H. Hubbard.
There will be a short break, between Act 2 and Act 3. The Company wish to thank all those, who although not mentioned in the programme have given their valuable assistance in the production of this play.
HOCKEY REPORT, 1969 This was the worst season since 1963. Play was possible on only six of the available 30 days. Only two matches were played by each XI,
one by the under XVI XI and no play was possible after February 5th.
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Teams were 1st XI. Gilbert, Goodrick, Cawood, P. Holmes, D. J. Moss, Capt., Blomfield, Astley, M. R. Stokes, K. H. Sargeant, Oration, Vice-Capt., P. L. Hall. 2nd XI. McAinsh. Hepworth, Bainbridge, Lockwood, Gillgrass, M. Jones, R. F. Atkinson, D. Pollard, Dempsey, Capt., I. Robinson, Linsley. RESULTS Jan. 29th York University 1st XI Lost 1-7 2nd XI Lost 2-3 Feb. 5th Bootham School 1st XI Won 3-0 2nd XI Won 3-1 Colts XI Won 2-0 Matches against Scarborough College, Archbishop Holgate's School, Pandas H.C., Nunthorpe School, York H.C., Worksop College, Old Peterites and Styx H.C. were all cancelled.
THE BOAT CLUB The main events of the Easter Term were again the Yorkshire Head of the Ouse and the Schools' Head of the River at Putney, and in both races the 1st VIII, though competent, showed they had not yet realised their potential. The crew is young, containing two members from last year's 1st VIII, three from the School IVs and three from the Colts VIII. The choice of J. N. Town and S. R. Buckman as the nucleus at "7" and "6" and of M. C. Pearson at Stroke was obvious, but the problem of the five bow oarsmen, most of whom were ambidextrous, was aggravated by bow-side's superior weight of a stone a man. Several combinations were tried while oarsmen improved their form, and eventually the choice of I. D. C. Summers at five minimised the effect of the weight discrepancy.
The Yorkshire Head has much improved its standard since it developed five years ago from our School Head, and of the thirteen crews the 1st VIII could finish no better than eleventh. It is notable that ten of the crews were from universities, however, and our row was by no means mediocre. We beat Bradford University, as we had done the previous week in practice, and Bradford G.S., the only other school, by half a minute. The Schools' Head at Putney was thoroughly enjoyable and as a new entry we overtook several crews, but the finishing position of 41st in 8 mins. 27 secs. was a great disappointment. While only 11 seconds would have brought us our previous position of 21st, the leading crews were more than half a minute ahead. The School IVs suffered from lack of coaching this term. The 3rd IV is promising and came 4th of twelve crews in the Yorkshire Schools' Head. The 4th IV rowed below the form they showed in practice, and though the 5th IV and two Colts IVs were formed only shortly before the race, they certainly profited from the experience. Finally it is sad for us to see the departure of Mr. Bolton. He has taken many successful School IVs and Colts VIIIs, and many Peterites will 18
be grateful for his coaching. Certainly the river scene will miss his cheering presence, full-throated and green blazered, on an unmistakably borrowed bicycle! We very much hope he may at times forsake the waters of Bath for the Ouse Esplanade. RESULTS Yorkshire Head of the Ouse Senior Eights Nottingham University 'A' 1. Leeds University 2. Manchester University Tyne A.R.C. Newcastle University 'A' 5. Liverpool University 6. Hull University 7. Newcastle University 'B' Nottingham University `B' 9. Sheffield University St. Peter's School 11. Bradford University 12. Bradford G.S. 13. School Fours 1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Bradford G.S. 3rd N Hymer's College 1st N York City Cadets Archbishop Holgate's 1st N Archbishop Holgate's 3rd N St. Peter's School 3rd IV Archbishop Holgate's 2nd IV Bradford G.S.4th IV Bradford G.S. Colts IV St. Peter's School Colts `A' IV St. Peter's School 4th IV St. Peter's School 5th IV St. Peter's School Colts 'B' IV
(16 min. 45 sec.) (16 min. 58 sec.) (17 min. 03 sec.) (17 min. 34 sec.) (17 min. 45 sec.) (17 min. 49 sec.) (17 min. 59 sec.) (18 min. 05 sec.) (18 min. 30 sec.) (13 min. 52 sec.) (14 min. 20 sec.) (14 min. 28 sec.) (14 min. 31 sec.) (14 min. 35 sec.) (14 min. 40 sec.) (15 min. 05 sec.) (15 min. 14 sec.) (15 min. 41 sec.) (15 min. 56 sec.) (16 min. 18 sec.)
CREWS 1st VIII A. H. Powell, P. R. Haigh-Lumby, R. D. MacLeod, M. J. R. Warnock, I. D. C. Summers, S. R. Buckman, J. N. Town, M. C. Pearson, Cox, S. W. St. J. Oliver. 3rd IV J. R. Williamson, P. G. Wood, R. M. Yule, I. A. Gill, Cox, R. E. Rowbottom. 4th IV K. I. P. Heap, D. P. Rounthwaite, J. D. Lovell, C. S. Pickard, Cox, T. J. Young. 5th IV A. P. Pollard, G. S. Yule, R. C. Eggleshaw, K. C. Slee, Cox, J. S. R. Tindall. Colts `A' IV (drawn from Colts VIII) J. R. Blacker, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, R. J. Carson, J. T. Morley, Cox, D. J. McCartney. Colts `13' S. R. Batchelor, M. J. S. Muncer, J. D. Harrison, C. P. M. G. Steadman, Cox, C. P. G. Booth 19
ATHLETICS Following upon a term of frustration for the Hockey club, Rugger club and other outdoor pursuits, Athletics cannot be said to have fared any better. In fact one has to go back a long way in the records to find years which compared equally as badly. 1947 was a memorable year when the severity of the winter provided opportunities only for winter sports, and no Athletics whatsoever was at any time contemplated. In 1951 Standards were completed but no Sports Day. In 1958, again Standards were held, but only the Jumping events of the final Sports Day programme—(memories of D. G. Macpherson's classic long jump record). 1963 was unique for the fact that no Standards could be held, but one week only of Athletics preceded a Spring-like Sports Day, and in 1964 only Standards could be held. The weather can undoubtedly be fickle at this time of year, but the case FOR Athletics in March was clearly stated in these columns a year ago. And so this year, with the Athletic season becoming completely bogged down after a mere 41 hours of the Standards programme, it can be said that we have never "had it so bad" since 1947. A situation which brought joy only to professional abstainers and lay-abouts. Conditions had been grim, the track a soggy mess, and the unequal struggle was finally abandoned a week before the end of term. Ironically the track became fit for the first time on Sports Day and Sports Day alone. So for the second successive year the Bootham match was cancelled and one could not but help sympathise with the more talented ones, both Senior and Junior, who had already begun to show promise. It was left only to the long distance runners earlier in the term to demonstrate their prowess.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE THE GOODBURN CUP
Monday, 10th February Provided preparations had been made early enough (and it is no secret that the winning House team had formed the nucleus of their team at the end of the Christmas term), conditions for practice prior to the race had been reasonably good. The running of the race on the appointed day was however, very much in jeopardy, with overnight snow, frost and ice making conditions underfoot treacherous. Responsibility for the organisers was considerable and, only after astute assessment of the conditions and the necessity for a re-routing of the course, was the decision made to hold the race which proved successful. RESULT 1 A. C. Dunn (M.), 2 T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 3 R. M. E. Raley (R.), 4 E. R. Walker (Q.), 5 M. A. Cantrell (T.), 6 A. D. Penty (R.), 7 J. R. Lund (T.), 8 R. J. Hamilton Williams (T.), 9 C. H. Noble (R.), 10 S. R. Bowen (Q.). Time: 22 min. 52.4 sec. (shortened course). -
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HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield
Grove
Manor
Queen's
Rise
School House
Temple
21
14 15 19
44 —
1 12 16 18 20 35 —
3 6 9 17 24 31
2 27 36 38 40 48
Total 175 —
151
102
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5th
— 2nd
5 7 8 11 39 41 — 111
Place
4 10 13 26 28 32 — 113 — 4th
23 25 29 30 47 —
6th
22 37
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90 — 1st
191 —
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7th
3rd
A. C. Dunn wins the Senior Cross-Country. 21
INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Monday. 3rd March A delay of three days marked this event, and provided conditions more congenial to competitors and spectators alike. The disparity between the relative success of House teams was again very marked and undoubtedly throws light on the measure of pre-race practice. Apathy is a poor excuse for laziness!
The start of the Junior Long Run. RESULT
1 M. S. Bidgood (D.), 2 D. M. Dempsey (G.), 3 C. R. Place (T.), 4 R. N. Ker-
ruish (G.), 5 A. G. Sherriff (Q.), 6 A. H. W. Cooper (R.), 7 S. W. F. Ford (D.), 8 B. H. Arnup (T.), 9 I. W. Stephenson (G.), 10 S. P. Coverdale (Q.). Time: 17 min. 6.8 sec. HOUSE PLACINGS
Dronfield
Grove
Manor
Queen's
Rise
School House
Temple
1 7 21 46
2 4 9 14
17 18 32 41 — 137 — 1st
5 10 26 30
6 13 20 23
27 44 50 51
3 8 16
47 49 55 57 — Total 283 — Place 6th
11 12 15 19
31 33 40 48 — 223 — 5th
24 25 29 64 — 204 —
54 58 61 63 — 408 —
3rd
22 28 35 36 38 — 186 —
7th
2nd
34 37 39 42 — 209 — 4th
RUGGER The tailpiece for any Rugger season is reserved for the energies of the "Under 15" and "Under 14" School Rugger teams, but this 1968/69 22
Season came to an untimely end after the third week of term with much of the fixture list uncompleted. In the short time available the "Under 15" team did much to confirm the merits of the Christmas term team selection, whereas the "Under 14" team were undergoing some striking experiments but had no time to reach fruition. Results of the matches were: — "Under 15" XV Jan. 29th v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Home. Won 8-6. Feb. 5th v. Hymers College. Away. Lost 3-9. "Under 14" XV Feb. 5th v. Hymers College. Away. Won 19-3.
RUGBY FIXTURES, 1969 1st XV 27th Sept. Saturday Wednesday 1st Oct. 4th Oct. Saturday 11th Oct. Saturday Wednesday 15th Oct. 18th Oct. Saturday 25th Oct. Saturday 1st Nov. Saturday Wednesday 12th Nov. 15th Nov. Saturday 22nd Nov. Saturday 29th Nov. Saturday 6th Dec. Saturday Wednesday 10th Dec. 13th Dec. Saturday
Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts ... Headingley Wanderers XV Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts ... Bradford G.S. Ashville College ... Denstone College Giggleswick School Leeds G.S. (11.0 a.m.) ... York R.U.F.C. Ampleforth College ... Durham School Worksop College Pocklington School ... ... ... Old Peterites School and Old Peterite 7-a-sides ... ...
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... Home Home ... Home Away ... Home Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Home Home Home •••
Those wishing to play in the O.P. Rugger match and/or O.P. Sevena-sides on the following Saturday should contact R. R. Baldwin, Corner House, Upper Poppleton, York. (Tel. (home) Upper Poppleton 611).
SHOOTING This term has been devoted to .22 shooting as usual, with the main emphasis on the P.S.S.R.A. Leagues and on providing practice and instruction for beginners. A few practices were held for "Country Life", in which we were 32nd out of 137, a little lower than our normal placing, the disappointing "Rapid" being compensated for by an above-average "Landscape". League results and averages were Team A (Division 2) 4th out of 7 S. G. Smith (Capt.)-97.8 P. J. Bleach-97.0 P. W. F. Marsden-96.0 J. H. Bavister-94.2 M. E. Bailey-94.2 23
Team B (Division 3) Winners out of 7 D. F. Harding (Capt.)-97.2 D. P. Irving-97.0 R. F. Hornby-95.8 P. A. 0. Bell-95.2 R. J. Brockbank-94.2 Team C (Division 7) 3rd out of 6 J. A. L. Whittaker (Capt.)-93.2 T. N. E. Bowen-91.6 P. L. Cass-91.5 A. T. Sykes-90.0 A. P. R. Dean-88.2 L.C.LeT.
SQUASH The prospects for the 1968-69 season were that it would be a year of re-building, with a young team lacking the necessary experience to have a successful season. Only two old colours remained, and both were still Colts and last year's 4th and 5th strings. However, apart from a poor weekend in the Triangular match, when we lost to Barnard Castle and Rossall, the team had an excellent season. No other school matches were lost and there were several good wins over club teams. At first string, P. L. Hall, although only fifteen, was a power to be reckoned with. He was not always a good starter, but he played his matches at a fierce pace and with considerable variety, and few of his opponents, club players included, were able to withstand the pressure. At No. 2, I. Robinson had a very successful season, but he did not really play well until after Christmas. At present, he is not at his best when his opponent is a pure retriever, but his own determined retrieving, his accuracy and reliability make him a difficult player to beat. At No. 3, R. F. Cawood made great strides in the Christmas term and had a good season. Though rather weak at the back of the court, he was very fit and quick about the court. The Captain, P. Holmes, had a rather frustrating season. He was a first-class Captain and devoted a great deal of time to coaching and encouraging junior players. Unfortunately, his own game was unpredictable; he had some good wins, but lost too many games which he should have won. This year's experience should stand him in good stead next season. The No. 5 position was held for much of the season by S. R. H. Astley, who is fast and a fine hitter of the ball, but still amazingly erratic and temperamental. Shortly before the end of the term, he lost his position to J. W. Gillgrass, who thus gained his reward for great keenness and determination. He had a very successful season and did much to revive interest in Squash in School House. With limited opportunities, T. P. Kane did quite well, having overcome the difficult transition from the American to the English game. Indeed had he been able to devote more time to the game, he might well have forced his way into the 1st V. Hard on the heels of these players is a promising Colts team, in which a junior, D. C. P. Storie, made particularly quick progress. 24
In the Inter-House Final, the greater depth of the Manor team carried the day over Temple. There were also two restricted competitions in the last week of term; the Senior was won by I. Robinson and the Colts by J. W. Gillgrass. In all, nine boys took part in the York Championships; P. L. Hall did very well to reach the Final and I. Robinson the Semi-Final. S. R. H. Astley lost in the Final of the Plate Competition. HOLIDAY COMPETITIONS The holidays started splendidly, when we won both Yorkshire Open competitions at Huddersfield. I. Robinson won the Under 19 event and P. L. Hall retained the Under 16 Championship, losing only nine points in the whole competition. J. W. Gillgrass and D. C. P. Storie reached the quarter-finals in the Under 16 event. In the Surrey Open Under 15 Championship, J. C. P. N. Lightowler was unlucky to be drawn in the first round against the eventual competition winner, but D. C. P. Storie played very well and managed to reach the Final, which was a fine achievement. In the Drysdale Cup, I. Robinson had the misfortune to find himself right out of form at the wrong time and lost 3-2 in the 1st Round. In the Junior Evans Cup (Under 16) P. L. Hall reached the Semi-Final before losing to R. G. G. Carr of Stowe. Hall lost this fine match 9-7 in the fifth game, and Carr had no difficulty in winning the Final. MATCH RESULTS v. Abbeydale S.R.C., Sheffield. Away. Lost 0-7. v. Chapel Allerton S.R.C., Leeds. Home. Won 4-1. v. Squashbucklers. Home. Won 5-2. v. York R.I. Home. Lost 3-4. v. Staff. Won 11-7. v. Doncaster G.S. Away. Won 5-0. v. Durham University. Home. Lost 0-7. v. Old Peterites. Lost. 1-4. v. York University. Away. Won 5-0. v. Scarborough S.R.C. Away. Won 4-1. v. Squashbucklers. Home. Won 7-0. v. Worksop College. Home. Won 4-1. v. Pocklington School. Home. Won 5-0. v. York S.R.C. Home. Won 4-2. v. Old Peterites. Lost 2-3. v. Bradford G.S. Home. Won 5-0. v. Rossall. Away. Lost 2-3. v. Barnard Castle. Away. Lost 1-4. Colts v. Worksop College. Away. Won 5-0. Colts v. York S.R.C. Home. Lost 2-6. Under 15 Colts v. Pocklington School . Away. Won 5-0. •
FENCING Twelve matches were fought and enjoyed. Trinity College, Dublin
were the only team to score a victory. They brought a very strong team
and we gained from the defeat.
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Fourteen Fencers took part in the P.S.F.C. at Dulwich College from 9th to 11th April. S. Miller, our Captain, reached the final of foil, semifinal of sabre and did very well at epee. P. Lockwood reached the semifinal of the epee, a splendid effort and our first appearance at this stage of epee. A. Corser reached the semi-final of the Junior foil and was in fine form. All our team gave of their best and it was wonderful to see the Juniors take on Senior boys of other schools in all weapons and not give an inch. We were second in the Pearson Cup; our team was young and we gained considerable experience. We intend to improve this position with new training methods. I should like to thank Mr. Neil Johnson, Anthony Power, Tony Wood and Roderick Oliver for their help in training this team. P.F.P.
OXFORD CUP, 1968-69 (Holders: THE GROVE) The following table gives the points gained up to date:— School Points House Queens Grove Awarded Temple Rise Manor Dronfield
20 Senior Rugger ... 10 Junior Rugger ... 20 Senior Cricket ... 10 Junior Cricket ... 20 Rowing ... ... 20 Athletics, 1st ... 10 Athletics, 2nd ... ... 10 Cross-country, 1st Cross-country, 2nd ... 5 10 Swimming, 1st ... ... 5 Swimming, 2nd ... ... 10 Squash ... 10 ... Tennis 5 Shooting (Team) ... ... 5 Fencing 5 Junior Long Run, 1st ... 2 Junior Long Run, 2nd...
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10 — — — j No competition S 5
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—
10
...
...
10
...
5
...
5
5
0
5
2 20
15
10
20
2
BADMINTON CLUB Due to the continual bad weather the newly-formed club was able to establish itself firmly. Matches were arranged against Queen Anne Grammar School, Mill Mount and Queen Margaret's. The first pair, D. J. Moss and H. J. Gration, went through the season unbeaten and the versatile T. P. Kane adapted himself well with the tempestuous M. R. Stokes. These two particularly built up an uncanny partnership and there can be no doubt that Paul Kane's "scouting" was of great assistance to the Club. 26
Third pair was a bit of a problem. M. C. Gilbert and M. A. Cantrell, along with S. R. Buckman and D. 0. Jenkins (and occasionally A. C. Marson) jostled each other for places, and although never winning a game they did manage to score the odd point! We would like to thank Mr. Clark and Mr. Hubbard for all their invaluable coaching advice and it is hoped that next year the Club will flourish just as it has this term. Team
:
D. J. Moss (Capt.), H. J. Gration, M. A. Cantrell, D. 0. Jenkins, M. R. Stokes, T. P. Kane, A. C. Marson, S. R. Buckman. Summary of Results `A' team v. Queen Anne G.S. Lost 2-7. 1st VI v. Queen Anne G.S. Won 5-4. v. Mill Mount G.S. Won 6-3. v. Mill Mount G.S. Won 5-4.
The fact that all these schools were girls' schools is immaterial! H.J.G.
FOOTBALL REVIEW, EASTER TERM The term was a quiet, but encouraging one. It was quiet in that the Senior side, the Saints, played only two games, but encouraging in the development of a Junior, under fifteen side. The first game played by the Saints was the return fixture with Pocklington School. Having beaten them 7-0 away last term we confidently approached the return, and won 5 - 3 with an ease not reflected in the score. Ex-Peterites David Jackson and Bjckrn Lack turned out for us, Jackson scoring our first two goals. These goals were supplemented by a first half Gration penalty and second half scores by Sargeant and McAinsh. Sinden made a confident first appearance in goal and marked his debut with one notable save in particular. Our thanks to Mr. Allen for refereeing the game so unobstrusively and firmly; a firmness necessitated by a number of wild tackles. The only other Saints match was against a York Scout team. In deference to their youth we included a number of keen, younger players, Gray, Hamshaw, Penty and Young. This concession, however, proved inadequate, as our superior strength and speed on a heavy pitch overwhelmed the Scout side's impressive but, in the conditions, ineffective teamwork for a 15-1 win. The enthusiasm of the younger players in the School has always been apparent but until now never co-ordinated in a collective effort. The formation of an under fifteen team under the somewhat pretentious, certainly ambitious, title of Dynamo Keighley is a welcome and progressive step. Their first match, against a team from Beverley, Molescroft United, was profusely advertised and only played thanks to extensive snow clearing operations. The match was lost by four goals to one. Next opponents were Anthea Rovers, a team from Huntington, whom they trounced by the convincing margin of 9-1. In the final match of the term against an under fifteen team from Pocklington School they preserved the Saints' record by winning 4-1. 27
Last summer we initiated an Inter-House Seven-a-side league competition, which, although successful, was not concluded. These games were played in the evening after prep and proved a fine relief from work. We intend to organise a knock-out, as opposed to league competition at Senior and Junior levels this summer, in the hope that a definite conclusion can be reached. I.C.D.
C.C.F. NOTES Activity in an Easter term is invariably limited by the weather, and much of the programme was curtailed or confined to the classroom. The most interesting and instructive event inside was the film presentation by Captain J. D. Rash, of the Royal Tank Regiment, on the development of the tank from its inception in the first World War up to the sophisticated Chieftain; the first set of films were made during the first War and were thus historically interesting from the photographic point of view as well as from that of the subject. Captain Rash answered many questions afterwards not only about tanks, but about the career prospects in the modern Army. The necessity to be inside made easier a new method of directing attention to the various Service camps due to take place in the summer, and it is now hoped that we have solved the problem that arose last year when dwindling numbers made necessary the cancellation of the Army Camp. We concentrated on publicising dates and details of Camps, and by the end of term had firm numbers backed by parents' agreement and money paid in advance; there is nothing mercenary about this, but we have learnt that we must be able to honour the bids we make to the Services for these camps. On the parade ground, the Band has made good progress, but it is essential that those who join the band should be prepared to stay in it at least a year. D.G.C. R.N. SECTION
Appointments for the Easter term, 1969, were as follows:— Petty Officer i/c Section and i/c Nelson Division—P.O. Inst. T. P. Littlefield. Petty Officer 2 i/c Section and i/c Rodney Division—P.O. Inst. P. W. F. Marsden. i/c Collingwood Division—L/Sea M. J. S. Muncer. Quartermaster—L/Sea R. G. D. Oldham.
This term we have had a new Parent Establishment, H.M.S. Caledonia, Rosyth, Scotland. We were very pleased that Lt. J. Chew and S/Lt. K. Lovatt were able to visit the Section and talk about H.M.S. Caledonia. Lt. Chew also explained his duties as Gunnery Officer on board a ship at sea. Lt. A. D. Whitney, Careers Officer, Tyne Division, visited us in February and supported his talk with an excellent film. Through his visit, we were able to arrange a day excursion to H.M.S. Nubian, due to come in to Hull on the first Sunday of the summer term. 28
The term's training was mainly concerned with preparation for the Proficiency Examination. Sixteen cadets were successful in the examination at the end of the term. P.O. Inst. Littlefield is to be congratulated on gaining a Reserve Cadetship at B.R.N.C. Dartmouth. J.M. R.A.F. SECTION
During the term the Section was commanded by Cpl. Henderson, assisted by Cpls. Wells and Harrison; and the number of recruits for the year 1968-69 was finalised at nine. The N.C.O. in charge is to be congratulated on obtaining a gliding certificate B during the Easter holidays. Because of the weather, parade time was mainly concerned with indoor activities. As a result of examinations taken in the Autumn and Easter terms more than half the Section is now proficient, and seven have gained the Advanced Proficiency Certificate. Constructional work continued, and the recruit flight commenced the building of small model aircraft. A successful initiative exercise was organised by J/Cpls. Hodgson, Cable and Jones. Eleven cadets attended the Annual Camp at R.A.F. Wyton, Huntingdonshire, frog' March 26th to April 2nd. P.L.H. R.A.F. CAMP March 26th—April 2nd R.A.F. Wyton houses the Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, with Victor and Canberra aircraft. It is also the home of a communications squadron with Devon and Basset aircraft. During the week we wereshown all aspects of the station's work, particularly the techniques involved in reconnaissance and the processing of films. We were also shown the running of the airfield, aircraft servicing, air traffic control, fire services and flight safety equipment. Other activities which we took part in, together with four other C.C.F.'s, included Chipmunk flying, swimming, a night exercise, a map reading competition and a visit to an aircraft museum. There was a good supply of entertainment on the station, including a club, bowling alley and cinema and we were given a half-day in Cambridge. With the aid of the usual excellent R.A.F. food we all enjoyed the camp. J.D.H.
THE SCOUT GROUP Both the Scout Troop and the Venture Scout Unit are still feeling their way as far as the new training schemes are concerned. We are beginning to realise the full implications of the Advance Party report and, while many of the suggestions are exciting, Scouting is now much more difficult to fit into a short weekly meeting with an occasional week-end activity. Hitherto, the School programme has dictated this, but the Venture Scouts, particularly, are beginning to find it possible to run a more flexible programme. 29
Tangible results of training are still few, but many of the Scouts are working towards the Advanced Scout Standard and the Chief Scout's Award, and the Venture Scouts towards the Venture Award. Three Venture Scouts have achieved this and we offer them our congratulations. Activities have been varied and we are now proud possessors of four fibre-glass canoes, made by members of the Unit. This represents considerable time and effort and the result has been that a number of Venture Scouts have been able to undergo rigorous canoe training, using their own equipment. Even more encouraging has been their willingness to pass on their skills to members of the Scout Troop. The minibus we bought from the School is now almost ready for the road again, though a lot remains to be done to the bodywork and the interior before it is the expedition vehicle we want it to be. Modern Scouting probably appeals to only a small proportion of members of the School and the extent to which we can develop it depends upon man power. There is no doubt that the Group will have an important part to play in the life of the School and in the York Scout Association in the years to come. K.G.C.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME Although the most obtrusive section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, the expedition-training and testing, goes on in the Summer term. the other three sections for each boy must progress during the ,rest of the year and some useful course work has again taken place over the winter. Twenty-six first-year boys joined the Scheme in the School (places are in fact, over subscribed) and after a two-term course of instruction by the Red Cross, all passed the Junior Red Cross Proficiency Certificate in March. Fifty-three Second and Third year boys (at "Silver" and "Gold" stages in these activities) took a variety of courses provided through the cooperation of local organisations; the Police programme is the most popular,and in addition to evenings studying Police organisation, prosecution, and crime prevention, boys also saw the Police work in photography, dog handling, and the under-water section. Other boys were trained at the Fire Station, and the R.S.P.C.A., and this year three boys opted to do Social Service at Clifton Hospital; they enjoyed this themselves and their help was much appreciated by the Hospital; perhaps others will take up the idea next year. The organisers of the Scheme insist on the importance of the various activities in the Scheme, rather than the number of certificates awarded. However, the Certificate is an achievement and during the winter the Bronze Award was gained by N. J. Williams, and Silver Awards by S. Foster and D. B. Hart. Congratulations to them. Mr. Burbridge moved from St. Peter's at Christmas and our grateful thanks must go to him for his energy in initiating the Scheme in the School (by far the first such organisation in the area) and his enthusiasm in running it. His accounts of adventures with Peterites on the North Yorkshire Moors will now be regaling the Maltby citizenry—hilarious, hair-raising, and usually, we may comfort ourselves, exaggerated. P.M.N. 30
THE DEBATING SOCIETY It is with much regret that I report yet another season of unsuccessful debating, which corresponds quite directly with the number of members. The Society is, however, in a healthier state than it was in the preceding year, and this was shown by the higher standard of platform speaking. However, the bulk of the Society being mainly composed of the more junior element of the School, and consequently inexperienced, the lower standard could only be expected. This lack of interest from the more senior part of the School shows, in my opinion, the lack of leadership being given from those who should give it. Three debates were held during the term. The first one, "This House would vote for Enoch Powell as Prime Minister" became very heated, and was lost by a substantial majority. The second debate took place at Bootham School, and took the form of a York Schools' Debate. The motion was, "The only thing worth living for is pleasure" (Oscar Wilde). It was aptly placed on St. Valentine's Day, and fortunately (?) lost. It is hoped that the success of the mixed-schools debates will be followed up in the coming years. The last debate of the term, with a member of the Staff speaking on each side was very ably debated, the motion being, War is a Social Necessity", and was lost. It is to be hoped that the Society will keep on the upward path that it has taken in the past term, as I am sure it will, and that the interest in York schools will be kept up. -
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SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY CHRISTMAS TERM
This term the Society entered into a new venture; girls from the Sixth Form of Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, were invited to join. This proved to be very popular, especially amongst the more senior members of both schools. Four meetings were held this term—three at St. Peter's and the last one at Queen Margaret's. The first meeting was a talk on Nuclear Power, given by Mr. Fozard of Bradford University. He talked about the advantages of nuclear power over conventional methods, and how it was obtained from the uranium ore. For the second meeting, two lecturers from York University, Dr. Reid and Professor Bronk, came to talk on Biological Warfare. Dr. Reid gave a brief history of the use of this type of warfare and ways the various methods can be put to use. His partner then went into the moral and political aspects of biological warfare. Dr. Dronfield, the wife of the former Head Master, talked on Birth Control, for the third meeting of the term. She talked mainly about family planning, and finished by giving a brief description of various methods of contraception. For the final meeting of the term, two members of the School, R. St. G. Houghton and R. M. Cooper gave lectures on the History of Aviation and 31
Theories of the Solar System. The first one was quite amusing, but in part not quite scientifically accurate; on the other hand, Cooper had some good material, but his talk perhaps lacked confidence. This term the Society's outing was an evening visit to Charrington's Brewery at Tadcaster, where those fortunate enough to go saw how Britain's most popular beverage is made. EASTER TERM Four meetings were arranged for this term, and at the end of term a day trip to the I.C.I. Heavy Chemical Works at Wilton. The first meeting of term was a lecture on Advances in Medicine by Sir Ronald Tonbridge of Leeds Infirmary. Sir Ronald talked mainly about advances in the field of transplantation, beginning with the first blood transfusion, progressing to organ transplantation and ending with the latest development, heart transplantation. "Colour Television" was the subject for the second lecture of the term, given by Prof. Patchett. He started off by talking about and demonstrating how various combinations of colours could be obtained, and then applied this to a television tube. He also explained the principles behind the main systems behind colour transmission and reception, and their advantages and disadvantages. The third meeting of the term consisted of a film on "Protective Coloration" preceded by a talk by Prof. Williamson of York University, on Evolution. The Professor showed, by means of charts and slides, how a species had evolved over a lengthy period of time, from one animal, and how it had adapted itself to its new environment. He then explained the various forms of protective coloration and showed the film. Dr. Goodwin gave the last talk, on Holography. This is a relatively new field of research, so the Doctor gave a brief description of its history and then explained exactly what Holography is. He closed by giving some examples of the uses of a hologram in modern industry. The final event on the calendar was a day trip to the I.C.I. Works at Wilton, on Tees-side. After being given a brief history of the plant, which is only 20 years old, we were taken round the laboratories in the Nylon department. After lunch we were shown round the computer; its various components and their uses were explained. This was followed by a trip to the Terylene works. Here, amidst the noise and vibrations, the complete cycle of the production of Terylene fibre from its raw materials was shown. We are much indebted to I.C.I. for their generouS hospitality and interest. M.C.G.
HISTORY SOCIETY The term opened with an open meeting on January 23rd in the form of a Balloon Debate in which D. 0. Jenkins defended Frederick the Great of Prussia, P. M. Wright, Gustavus Adolphus, T. P. Kane, George Washington and J. R. Lund, Alexander the Great. This was a well attended 32
debate in which heated and well informed points of view were displayed on and off the floor and from which D. 0. Jenkins emerged the sole survivor more by Celtic influence than by power of oratory. At the next meeting on February 13th, we were privileged to have Professor John Roach of the University of Sheffield who spoke to us on the subject of "Historical Novels" with special reference to Prescott's "A Man on a Donkey", an historical novel about the dissolution of the monasteries and the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536. This was an extremely interesting and enlightening talk on a rather vague topic of English literature. It was a pity so many of the younger members of the Society did not attend. The last assembly of the Society for the Easter term took the form of a trip to Temple Newsam House and Kirkstall Abbey, both in Leeds. J.R.Y.
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS' CLUB The term began with two new Committee Members being appointed: J. N. Town was made School House representative and J. H. W. Sharpe was elected Deputy-Secretary. At the first Committee Meeting a full programme of meetings was planned for the term, but unfortunately due to a variety of reasons beyond the control of the Club it was not possible to hold more than one meeting in the term. The term's sole meeting was held on Thursday, February 6th when Mr. N. R. Seaton, an Old Peterite, and Sales Manager of Unwin's of York came to the School to speak about and show the new Ford Capri to our members. The car had been officially announced the previous day and Mr. Seaton arrived in the 1600 GT XLR model. When the members of the Club had closely examined the car they listened to Mr. Seaton speaking about Ford's role in the British motor industry, and he also answered many questions. The Easter term is probably the most difficult term in which to arrange our meetings as we have to rely on mainly indoor meetings involving guest speakers, and in the world of the motor industry and motor sport the potential speakers are very busy people who have much travelling to do which makes it extremely difficult for them to accept invitations to speak to our members. The Club did, however, arrange two outings for the end of term: one to Croft and another to Harewood, but again fate was against our arrangements as both of these sporting events were cancelled because of the extremely bad weather conditions. Next term we hope to be back on form again with our programme of meetings, and we hope to be able to include several outings in our calendar. J.P.G. 33 •
OLD PETERITE SECTION A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on March 1st. The Committee unanimously elected Mr. A. T. Howat an Honorary Life Member of the Club in recognition of his services to St. Peter's and St. Olave's. The following dates for regional dinners late in 1969 were announced North East—Friday, October 10th. West Riding—Thursday, October 30th. London—Friday, November 14th. It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, December 13th, 1969. COMMEMORATION, 1969 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1969 School Commemoration will be held on July 11th, 12th and 13th and Old Peterites are urged to support it. far The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 12s. 6d. per night for bed and breakfast. Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, July 13th, and it is hoped that O.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him. The official programme is circulated with this issue of the Peterite. Please complete the proforma and return it to the Headmaster's secretary without delay. Organisers for the O.P. teams for the Sporting Events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate as soon as possible, are as follows:— Boat Races—C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York. Cricket—J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs. Golf—P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorks. Tennis—B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York. The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, July 12th (price £1). It is hoped that Old Peterites, who wish to come to the Dinner, will apply for tickets as soon as possible. To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of The Manor, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shuttleworth will be at home to old Manorites at 7.0 p.m. on July 12th. NOTES The following crested neckwear is available — All-silk crested ties-20s. Od. each, postage free. Terylene crested ties-13s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk bow ties-12s. 3d. each, postage free. All-silk batswings-20s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk squares-60s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk cravats-34s. Od. each, postage free. 34 :
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OLD PETERITE LETTER The Editor, "The Peterite", St. Peter's School, York. 24th May, 1969. Sir, If Tony Gray thinks that he is being original he is mistaken, one of his predecessors thought of that one 49 years ago. Of course it wasn't a Yul Brynner cut, but it was considered just as shocking by "The Establishment". A very Senior member of the School, I believe he was actually a Prefect, made a bet with three others that he would have a "prison crop", the other three did not find it convenient to pay-up so also had their heads cropped. Sam Toyne was not amused, but they got a considerable amount of hero worship. Of course, it is inconceivable that, in those days, they could have got themselves photographed with admiring females and hit 11 the headlines in the National Press. One of the four was Tom Donkin who had a marvellous crop of ginger curls, another was Elliot-Smith, who was reputed to be quite a good oarsman. I have no doubt that Kenneth Rhodes could supply the names of the other two. Needless to say all four of them came from School House, the inmates of the Rise, Grove and Manor were seldom given to such forms of Exhibitionism. Yours faithfully, H. W. JUDGE, Grove 1919-23.
THE PETERITE As was expected, Old Peterite reactions to the Peterite News-sheet issued for the first time last term, varied from high approval to deep disgust. Two Old Peterites, writing jointly, deplore "this form of pennypinching", and compare it to a "low-caste industrial journal", (D. M. Howard, School 1959-1962, and N. F. Perry, Grove 1959-1963). The Editorial in the News-sheet explained the experimental nature of the innovation, and future policy is yet to be decided. Meanwhile it is hoped that Old Peterites will continue to send news of themselves or of others to the Editor.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES G. E. King-Reynolds (Temple 1932-37-42) at present Second Master at Solihull School has been appointed Head Master of Dauntsey's School, Wiltshire P. M. Emsley (Grove 1959-64) is now working for Texaco Inc. in Belfast; his brother D. M. Emsley is in the First Battalion, The Greens in Bella British Honduras and will be going to Minden in Germany in October. R. S. Johnson (Dronfield 1964-68) has gained a Vickers Industrial Scholarship. P. J. Wright (School House 1942-45) is a Vice-President of MasseyFerguson Ltd., Toconto, Canada, and Managing Director of MasseyFerguson (Export) Ltd., Coventry. 35
R. M. Aspinall (Queen's 1958-60-65) and G. R. Monfort (Temple 1953-57-62) graduated at the R.A.F. Aircrew Officer Training School at Church Fenton and go forward to Pilot or Navigator training. M. A. C. Reid (Grove 1963-67) has passed out of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. R. D. Harding (Rise 1960-66) has been playing Squash as Captain of Bede College, where he is in his last term; he has also played for Durham University, the Northern Universities, and for England in the Universities' International Match against Scotland; in this match were two Old Peterite students of Durham University, M. Willstrop and J. C. Richardson. Harding will start teaching in September at Foremarke Hall, the Repton Preparatory School. J. C. M. Rayson (Rise 1942-47) has taken up his appointment as Master-in-Charge of St. Olave's.
SHEFFIELD OLD PETERITE DINNER •
The Sheffield Old Peterite Club Dinner was held at the Royal Victoria Hotel on Friday, May 2nd. Those present were:— K. H. Rhodes (President), P. D. R. Gardiner (Head master), J. Dronfield, D. Kirby (Hon. Secretary), M. Adcock, R. Adcock, P. T. Baldwin, A. Broadhurst, I. Chadwick, J. Fox, E. Fulbrook, C. Ibberson, J. Ibberson, R. Le Pla, P. Masser, J. Moore, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin, E. Peat, H. W. Ping, K. Ratcliffe, J. Shirtcliffe, G. D. Smith, C. W. Thompson. The Toast of "The School" was proposed by I. Chadwick and the Head Master responded. Special thanks were given to P. Masser, the Manager of the Royal Victoria Hotel, for arranging what had been an excellent meal. BIRMINGHAM OLD PETERITE DINNER The Birmingham Old Peterite Club Dinner was held on May 9th at the Union Club, Birmingham. Those present were: —K. H. Rhodes (President), The Head Master, H. Bamforth, J. M. Bannister, M. J. Bond, R. Bower, R. F. Coates, D. F. Dodd, H. F. S. Gedge, M. Hollway, C. C. Houghton, J. M. Inglis, P. J. Wright.
OLD PETERITE GAMES PANDAS HOCKEY CLUB Pandas H.C. has continued to .flourish despite the adverse weather. As before, one or two members of the School team have played, but we are always on the look-out for new members. Anyone interested should contact J. A. Shouksmith, 2 The Courtyard, Bishopthorpe, York. 36
Our results this season have been as follows:— v. Civil Service. Lost 1-3. Dec. 26th v. Wharfedale Rats. Lost 1-2. Jan. 5th March 30th v. Acomb. Drew 0-0. April 2nd v. York Wednesday. Won 2-1. Bridlington Hockey Festival v. Dragons. Lost 0-1. v. Norton. Lost 2-4. v. Angels. Won 1-0. v. Rotherham. Drew 1-1. v. Harrogate. Drew 0-0. April 12th v. Civil Service. Lost 1-2. April 13th v. Hull Kingfishers. Won 4-2.
J. A. Shouksmith, Hon. Sec. Anyone interested in playing Cricket for the O.P.'s on Friday and Saturday, July I 1 th and 12th, should contact J. A. Shouksmith, 2 The Courtyard, Bishopthorpe, as soon as possible. O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS ARCHER-BURTON, R. A., c/o 4 Quebec Mansions, Filsham Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex. ARUNDALE, J. N., Greenacres, Sawdon, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Tel. Snainton 212. BARTON, DR. D. G., 64 Western Esplanade, Herne Bay, Kent. BIRCH, J. D., 25 The Glade, Escrick, York. YO4 6JH. Tel. Escrick 413. BROWN, A. C., 2 Hazeldene Drive, Pinner, Middlesex. DENBY, G. W., White House, 91 Walkeshwar Road, Bombay, 6, India. DICK, D. C., Back Lane, Wheldrake, York. Tel. Wheldrake 247. EMSLEY, P. M., Flat 4, 26 Stranmilis Road, Belfast. FENTON, P. A., Sea View Farm, Mappleton, Nr. Hornsea, East Yorkshire. Tel. Hornsea 2914. GARTSIDE, Flying Officer J. F., R.A.F., 8 North Close, Officers' Married Quarters, Medmenham, Marlow, Bucks. GILDENER, G., c/o 67 Boroughbridge Road, York. Tel. York 71377. GLASSON, G. E., 32 Knutsford Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire. GREGORY, C. B. M., 44 Station Road, West Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. LirmEwoop, J. V., 50 The Green, Acomb, York. Tel. York 78864. MACKEAND, J. C. B., Box 93, Convent Station, New Jersey 07961, U.S.A. MCCALLUM, A., 347 North Forest Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11570; U.S.A. POWELL, M. T., Downside, Cavendish Terrace, Carlisle, Cumberland. (Permanent address of M.T.P. whilst he is in Malawi, Africa.) POWELL, W. B., c/o "Wall Garth", 13 St. George's Crescent, Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumberland. POWELL, W. W., "Wall Garth", 13 St. George's Crescent, Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumberland. Tel. Carlisle 24193 SAMUELS, W. S., 1 Fairlop Close, Hornchurch, Essex. SHUBROOK, Flying Officer, D. C., B.A., R.A.F., Temple Hill Officers' Mess, R.A.F. Changi, c/o G.P.O., Singapore. SKERRETT, R. J. H., "Long Rydon", 24A Mingle Lane, Stapleford, Cambridge. (Invites O.P.s who knew him to call). 37
G. M., c/o The Wanderers Club, P.O. Box 55019, Northlands, Johannesburg, South Africa. WIGHTMAN, D. J., 6 King Edwin's Court, Leeds. LS8 4DA. Tel. Leeds 654586. WISEMAN, F. J., M.A., 4 Cranbrook Court, Fleet, Hants. WATSON,
OBITUARY NORWOOD, D., M.A., 46A, East Beach, Lytham, Lancs. Joined, 1909-13.
Left, 1918. Master, 1922-30 (see page 2).
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THE PETERITE Vol. LX
OCTOBER, 1969
No. 381
EDITORIAL Another Festival of York has passed, and leaves us to reflect on the rich opportunities there are for a school in a city that is something of a cultural centre. Great artists have joined with local amateurs to produce a wealth of beauty in music and drama, and the ancient Mystery Plays have again worked their unique spell over thousands. There were opportunities for members of the School to take part in some of the productions, and a few did so; certainly those who joined in the singing of Monteverdi's Magnificat, and Thomas Tallis's Forty Part Motet, "Spem in alium", in York Minster will feel that they seized a rare chance; the latter work, seeming to embody the faith and controlled triumph of late sixteenth century England, has a deep message for us in our present uncertainty. For the School, it was splendid that part of the Festival came inside its walls when the Memorial Hall was the scene of a lecture on Aquatints, by Sir Sacheverell Sitwell. For the York citizen there is a certain sadness after a Festival, and a pride in the City which the School should more and more come to share. This is "no mean City" to which we belong, and one day we hope to see it preserved, not as a museum piece, but as a vital community in much the way that Lord Esher recommended in the remarkable "Study in Conservation" that he produced earlier this year. His report became the cause of bickering and near hysterical accusations of apathy against the City Council, who at one point were collectively called "long-haired, way-out, rebellious and aggressive cranks" by a local Professor.* The tone of the argument thus sank embarrassingly low, but when it was more controlled and erudite it sharpened the citizens' pride in their city, and made us all realise that we have a heritage that is to be cherished, and a city that will best be conserved by being fully lived in. Lord Esher prefaced his report with some words of Aldo Van Eyck—"the town has no room for the citizen—no meaning at all— unless he is gathered into its meaning." York citizens of all ages, whether permanent or in passage at school or university, should seek to be gathered into the meaning of the city. In 1971 York will celebrate its nineteen-hundredth anniversary, and all its schools will be asked to share in the events; there will be a rare opportunity for St. Peter's to identify itself with the City which was already in its seventh century of existence when the ancient school was founded. * Yorkshire Architect, No. 7: July/August 1969: "York in question", by Patrick Nuttgens. 1
CONTENTS Editorial School Notes ... Kenneth Hugh Rhodes Commemoration Examination Results Salvete Valete House Notes Orchestra Choral Society ... Music Prize Competition Competition for the Cape Cup and the Baird Cup Drama ... History Society Motor Enthusiasts Club Field and Stream Association Social Service ... C.C.F. Notes Scouts ... Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Russian Trip ... Cricket ... The Boat Club Shooting Fencing Tennis ... Oxford Cup, 1968-69 ... Soccer—Summer 1969 ... Old Peterite News
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K. H. RHODES, M.A., President of the Old Peterite Club. Died 20th July, 1969.
SCHOOL NOTES The sudden death of Mr. Kenneth Rhodes on July 20th has left a void in the life of the School, the extent of which will only become fully apparent as time goes on. A Memorial Service was held in Chapel on September 13th when the address was given by the former Headmaster, Mr. Dronfield. This Address is published in full in this issue. Here we would extend our sympathy to Mr. Rhodes's sister, Lady Jamieson, and her family. * * * Mr. D. S. Mair left the School in July after twelve years' devoted service teaching French, and latterly as Head of Modern Languages. Apart from his teaching, Mr. Mair gave an enormous amount of his time to St. Peter's; as Master in charge of Boating, as a Rugger coach and referee, as a leading member of the Choir and organizer of Christmas carols, and in charge of School Chess. For some years Mr. Mair, who had seen active service in Malaya as a National Service officer, gave valuable help in the CCF; and he was a regular performer on the 'cello in the Orchestra. Comprehensiveness in a schoolmaster must be a most valued talent, and Mr. Mair will certainly carry this into his new appointment as Senior Modern Languages Master at Gordano Comprehensive School, Portishead, where he carries, too, our good wishes. *
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Preachers in Chapel during the term were: The Headmaster, the Chaplain, the Very Revd. The Dean of York, Mr. A. 0. Van Oss, M.A., F.S.A. (Headmaster of Charterhouse), Mr. D. G. Cummin, M.A., the Revd. M. H. Burden, M.A., and the Archdeacon of Cleveland, The Ven. S. F. Linsley. Mr. G. G. MacMillan, M.A., Lecturer in Education at Durham University, conducted a special Sixth Form Service, and gave the address. *
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We congratulate Mr. B. H. Holbeche, M.A., J.P., formerly Senior English Master at St. Peter's, and now Headmaster of King Edward's School, Bath, on his election as President of The Headmasters' Association for 1970.
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We welcome to the staff Mr. D. H. Hamilton, B.Sc. (Nottingham) as Head of the Physics Department; Mr. P. G. Feek, BEd. (Durham), who has come to teach History and English, and M. Jerome Affix, from Lyon, as an Assistant for this year. *
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The School "Sporting chance" team was beaten in the second round held in the Memorial Hall on May 20th. *
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The Annual Inspection of the CCF on June 17th was by Group Captain W. A. L. Davis, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., R.A.F.R.O. *
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On June 28th, Doktor Albrecht Beckel, Oberbiirgermeister of Mfinster, visited the School with Frau Beckel, and they joined enthusiastically in a German class under Mr. Depledge. York is "twinned" with the Westphalian city of Minster where Alcuin founded the Paulinus School in the seventh century, and it is hoped that relations can be established between our schools. * * * The School combined with St. Olave's in the St. Peter's Day Service in York Minster on June 29th. * * * On July 4th some masters and boys sang in the Cantate Domino concert in York Minster; this was part of the York Festival programme. *
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There was a School Concert in the Memorial Hall on July 11th. * * * Commemoration was on July 11th, 12th and 13th. The prizes were presented by Professor J. P. Brockbank, M.A., Ph.D., Head of the Department of English, University of York, and the Latin Speech of Welcome was given by J. R. Lund. The Commemoration Sermon was preached by The Ven. S. F. Linsley, Archdeacon of Cleveland.
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KENNETH HUGH RHODES
The address given by Mr. J. Dronfield, M.A., J.P., at the memorial service in Chapel on September 13th.
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This gathering together this morning of those who in one way or another may be called "Friends of St. Peter's" has one purpose in mind, to remember Kenneth Rhodes, or "Rhoddy", as he was affectionately known and will be affectionately remembered—over a span of 56 years he was Peterite, Old Peterite, Oxford Exhibitioner, Member of St. Peter's School Staff, House Tutor in School House, Housemaster of School House, Senior History Master, Second Master, Housemaster of Temple, and for a long time now doyen of the Staff—all of us here knew him in one or more of these capacities, and each could add from his experience to this wide and varied catalogue of his contributions to the life of the School over these 56 years. We are also conscious of the many who could not be here today but who are very much with us in spirit, and remember so many others who alas are no longer able to be here. When we first heard of Kenneth's sudden death on July 20th we felt overwhelmed. Perhaps selfishly, we thought—"But we can't do without him—he's always been there—we relied on him—perhaps took him for granted—he has been a friend to us all!" It was to him all visitors turned —especially Old Boys and former Masters. A cheery word, a reminiscent chat, a real welcome for all. Few if any School functions did not depend on him for their organisation, and especially for those details which make or mar a function but often don't get the headlines. He was the everpresent host, the link with everyone. He loved to hear news of Old Boys, and gleaned it from every possible source. How can we do without him! Now after trying for eight weeks to get used to the idea, this sense of irreparable loss is still with us, but it is overshadowed by a sense of thankfulness—thankfulness that for so many years he was always there, thankfulness that for so many years he was such a friend to us all, thankfulness too for his devoted service to St. Peter's School, a service which I feel will never be equalled either in length of time or in quality. As one senior O.P. put it in his letter to Kenneth's sister, "Rhoddy was the salt of the St. Peter's School earth and the cement in its brickwork." St. Peter's was his life and his love, and by St. Peter's I don't of course mean just the buildings or the grounds or the present boys in the School—or the Staff or the successes or failures academically or on the sports field—all these combined—"Yes", but most of all that spirit of service which by his example he inculcated in others, and without which the School would have been a lesser place. It was he who in his quiet and friendly way extended a hand of welcome to new Masters, and who set our high standard of Common Room concord and co-operation. He had the priceless gift of being able to help all, even the most youthful and inexperienced, to settle down and to learn what schoolmastering was all about. Seniority meant nothing to him, and it was he who created this Common Room atmosphere which more than anything else has made St. Peter's a happy School. Many a Master who has served with Kenneth, including the dozens of "Student Princes"—as he called them—who came 4
to us for a term's teaching practice, would bear witness to this kindness and helpfulness—a truly important part of his contribution to the teaching profession in general. In a real sense we have come to the end of an era. This is no exaggeration, and in the tidy way historians have in parcelling and labelling time, could well and truly be called the "Rhodes" era. It comprises—for the record—two long Headmasterships and the first two years of a third. But in an ancient foundation like ours there must be, if we are to survive, a spirit which transcends any such changes. The embodiment of that spirit here for many years has been Kenneth Rhodes. That is what he would have meant by loyalty to the School, if indeed he had thought or talked of such things. No question of a switch of personal adherence. He gave unstinted support to all three Headmasters in their turn. My own experience shows that he could be a firm and unyielding opponent of any proposal which seemed to him to threaten the best traditions of St. Peter's. He possessed a steadfastness unshaken by staff changes, the alarms and excursions of wars, political and educational upheavals, and the many ups and downs which no school has escaped in the course of its history. Kenneth Rhodes expected this high sense of duty in everyone and was satisfied to give his support where this was forthcoming. A change of personnel was incidental. He only quarrelled with those who seemed to be harming his School. His first Headmaster, Mr. Toyne, received him as a boy, provided him with a full, active, and varied school life, helped him to win a History award to Oxford, and invited him to return to St. Peter's as a Master— one of the many acts for which we thank Mr. Toyne. I well remember the high terms of promise in which he recommended Kenneth to me, and all his prophecies have been more than fulfilled. We are very pleased that Mrs. Toyne, who had so much to do with Kenneth's first twenty-odd years at St. Peter's, is present here this morning, and her presence does indeed provide a link with those formative and developing years. Soon after Mr. Toyne retired the second World War began, and again as crisis loomed we soon learnt to lean heavily on Rhoddy. Difficulty of staffing, problems of food and accommodation, fire watching, a wartime O.T.C.—in all these and many other wartime and immediate post-war imponderables he proved his sterling worth. Again, and by no means least among his contributions, he rendered great service by fathering temporary staff—ever leading and guiding them to see his old school through. In those days there was little he did not turn his hand to, either in or out of the classroom. This is well illustrated by his comment to me only a few months ago, in the course of a reminiscent conversation, that he was anyhow relieved that he was not asked to teach Chemistry! In April 1942 the air raid on York seemed to be a frontal attack on St. Peter's. When at its height School House was set on fire he assembled his meagre forces and then amid falling shells and burning buildings set out on his bicycle to find the Fire Brigade. How typical! His beloved school was in danger! How well this illustrates his immediate reaction to danger of any kind from any source. No appraisal of Kenneth Rhodes, however brief, would be complete without recalling two of the qualities which helped to make him the complete schoolmaster. First, his habit of finding and of pointing out the good in everyone. Many a time he has intervened in discussions at Masters' Meetings to ensure that the good points in a boy's work or 5
character were not forgotten and were given their full consideration. He was always slow to impute unworthy motives for a person's action and his boys always knew that, severe as he could be on occasion, they would get a fair deal. And secondly, he was broadminded, or perhaps I should say "with it". He saw and sympathised with many of the modern boys' points of view and was always ready to discuss rather than to condemn. His lesser enthusiasm for some ultra-modern ideas of the youth—and some of their elders—of today could, however, sometimes be cryptically expressed by his familiar "Wel-l-l" which spoke volumes in goodnatured disapproval. In the course of a short valedictory address there is no time or place for any attempt at enumerating all Rhoddy's interests and activities. This is rather the province of his biographer. But I feel I must mention just three. His interest in School Theatricals, especially in the 30's and 40's, will be readily recalled by many here this morning, with perhaps "Journey's End" as his masterpiece. Then his love for and devotion to rowing, a sport he followed all his life—as a schoolboy, at Oxford and Henley and throughout his mastership at St. Peter's. The present thriving Boat Club owes much to his pioneering work throughout those long years. And thirdly he was well known in York and district for his many years' work as Secretary of the Oxford Society, a job I know he enjoyed and on which he spent much time and thought. I have left till last what I am quite sure he looked upon as his crowning honour—to be elected two years ago President of the Old Peterite Club. No honour was more deserved, for had he not been in large measure the architect of the modern Club? Right up to his death he was carrying out most assiduously the duties of that office, and he obviously enjoyed every minute. I suspect too that over the last two years the Headmaster has equally enjoyed the O.P. dinner circuit in company with a President who knew just everybody. And so we take leave of him in this Chapel where he has for so many years been such a familiar figure—our perpetual Churchwarden. His religion was simple but profound and his example to generations of boys healthy and invigorating. Our sympathies go out to his sister, to whom he has been so close all his life, to his near relatives, and also especially to the Headmaster and the School of today, who have just reassembled for their first post Rhodes era term. They have lost a friend but have inherited a priceless tradition. As we read in our Commemoration Lesson: — "There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported". Wherever in the future Old Peterites meet and talk, this memorial will be in evidence. Whatever happens, as far as we here this morning are concerned, and many others we represent, Kenneth Rhodes will never be forgotten. Over the course of years his contemporaries will depart, but the influence he has had on many of us as boys, on many of us as staff, will go on in our lives and in the lives of our children and our children's children—it is something that although difficult to define is indestructible. Let me end with the words he and all of us have sung so lustily at our Commemoration Service, and say with him as a not inappropriate epitaph "In thee 0 Lord have I trusted, let me never be confounded!" 6
COMMEMORATION, 1969 HEADMASTER'S REPORT
One of the characteristics of St. Peter's, in which I take great pleasure, is that the School is deeply involved with the City of York, and I am very honoured and delighted that you, My Lord Mayor, and your Sheriff are present at this Prizegiving and Commemoration so that I can say to you how much we value our many links with the city. During these last few weeks many of our boys have participated in the York Festival which is just drawing to a close, not only as audiences but also as singers or actors. We value our close connection with the Minster; it was particularly pleasing when, earlier this term, our choir was invited to sing Evensong in the Minster. Moreover, our sixth-formers enjoy the experience of being guests and hosts at conferences with schools of York, and many of our senior boys also go out into the City on various tasks of social service in which not only can they bring practical assistance to those in need but perhaps more important, they themselves learn from contact with real problems. And I am delighted too, that Mr. Cummin is on the Council. The City of York is of a size to encourage hopes of much collaboration in education. We are within walking distance of many other schools and of the King's Manor, and I hope that it may be more and more easy in the future to share some of the facilities amongst the various schools in York; for instance, by co-operating in certain subjects for sixthformers such as Russian, or in General Studies projects. And if I may bring in the University of York at this point, to repeat what was said in Latin, in case any of you missed it, we find that the University is extremely generous and hospitable to us; only two days ago half of our sixth-formers attended a conference at the University which was devised to show them what University life and University work will entail. In the educational world outside York this has been a year full of talk and speculation. Almost a year ago the Newsom Commission published its report on the Independent Boarding Schools. We are still awaiting an official statement about it from the Government. The document was a curious one which received a uniformly bad press. There was evident disagreement among the members of the Commission as to whether the Public Schools were very good or very bad, but there was some basic agreement that the schools have a great deal to offer a national educational system, and the Commissioners based their argument on boarding need. There are many children, they argued, who need to board because, for instance, their parents live abroad or move around, or because a boy or a girl has a special aptitude and a particular boarding school can provide suitable amenities. (An example in our own case is that of the organ in Chapel. Throughout most periods of free time one can hear a boy practising on the organ.) For others boarding is a need because of difficulties at home. I believe that St. Peter's and St. Olave's are doing a good deal to help those with boarding need. Almost one-third of the boarders in our Junior School and a sixth of our Senior School boarders have parents living 7
abroad, and there are many others whose parents, for professional reasons, have to be nomadic. We intend to continue to meet this boarding need. A second major topic has been teachers' salaries, which rose in April of this year in accordance with an award recommended by the Burnham Committee of about 7%. Our own salary scale is based on Burnham, and the salaries of the staff, therefore, rose in April. It is on this account and on account of a rise in domestic staff wages that the Governors decided, most reluctantly, that the school fees would have to rise to £270 a year for a Day Boy and £585 a year for a full boarder. A letter to this effect was sent to parents in March of this year. These revised fees, arrived at after prolonged discussion, are intended to ensure that we maintain our standards both on the educational and boarding sides. These fees, as before, are inclusive of every charge which can be fairly spread over all the parents. A third major topic in the outside world - has been the future of the sixth-forms of the country. Sooner or later it is intended that the school leaving age should go up to sixteen. Even before that has happened the maintained schools are finding a flood of new entrants, not always particularly academic, into their sixth-forms. There are very many sixthforms that are extremely small. For such small sixth-forms only a narrow range of subjects can be offered. The bigger the sixth-form the wider the range of subjects, of course. The real crisis that is foreseen is that there will be a shortage of teachers in the sixth-forms to teach the specialist subjects. Over the next few years, as reorganisation schemes take place, we may find that many potential sixth-formers will not receive the teaching or personal attention that they need. At St. Peter's we have a long sixth-form tradition and a teaching staff very much at home with sixth-form work. We expect that every boy capable of benefiting from "A" level courses will enter the sixth-form, and that means those who, when they were younger, did not think of themselves as particularly academic. I note that of our 70 boys in the second-year Sixth taking "A" level, 14 failed their 11+ examinations about seven years ago. We welcome into our sixth-forms those who come in from other schools after "0" level, and we can offer a range of subjects which cuts across the normal split between the Arts and Sciences. Some of our sixthformers specialise in Maths and English: a would-be architect can specialise in Maths, Physics and Art, and there are, of course, more conventional groupings of subjects. There are some boys who like the idea of taking "A" levels at Technical Colleges. Doubtless they are in search of adult emancipation, and indeed, in the Colleges a wide range of courses is available; the Minister of Education is obviously thinking seriously about steering "A" level candidates into the Colleges to overcome the problems of shortage of teaching staff at sixth-form level. There are disadvantages. In particular, Dr. Miller, Chairman of the Adolescent Unit at the Tavistock Clinic in London, spoke strongly at the University of Kent last Easter to a conference of Headmasters "It is a tragedy to remove children at 15 or 16 from school, whether to work or to a sixth-form college. At these years they need to have 8
figures in their lives—adults—whom they use as models for their own development. Instead, they tend to think that all that matters is their own peer-group, and ignore adults." I believe, and I hope that parents agree, that education is more than classroom proficiency; more than training for qualifications. It involves as well the development of social concern, the working out of values and the exercise of a sense of communal responsibility.
We expect that the majority of our "0" level candidates will go on to
"A" level. We have a long sixth-form experience, an enthusiastic staff to whom I am extremely grateful for their labours in and out of the class-
room and laboratory, a Careers Department that has for long tempered our academic ideals with practical thoughts, and a sixth-form in which there are manifold opportunities of combining with other sixth-forms in York. It is normal for this speech to contain a review of the year. I will do this briefly, reminding those who wish for further details that the School Magazine scrupulously records the many activities of the school. This is the wrong moment to comment on academic work, except to say that it engages the largest proportion of the energies of all of us— perhaps that's rash—nearly all of us! Our programme summarises external exam results of a year ago; this year's results do not arrive until August and, for "0" levels, early September, so I will not anticipate. Perhaps I should say that this year, for the first time, we have put one of our sets in for the C.S.E. exam in French. The Head of the Modern Languages Department reckoned that the boys in this set would not merely fail the "0" level but would also be discouraged by the extent of the "0" level syllabus. The C.S.E. syllabus, more rewarding in terms of the boys' abilities, seemed educationally preferable. The fourteen boys who have sat for C.S.E. French, of course, sat for "0" levels in the other subjects. Though I do not expect that in future we shall advise boys very often to put in for C.S.E. in place of G.C.E. "0" level in particular subjects, it remains true that we include a very wide range of academic intelligence among our numbers and that we are trying to find for every boy work that is demanding but not too demanding; we wish to encourage effort, not discourage it. One other point relates to academic work. We have now equipped for ourselves a technical drawing room, devised by Mr. Maw and executed by Mr. Hawkins in one of the Grove Block classrooms. The provision of this specialist classroom out of our own inventiveness and resources points to the future, I think. I would like to see many more of the classrooms being equipped for specific subjects, so that they may be used not merely in school time but for interest's sake in free time, as subject centres rather than mere classrooms. •
The Headmaster then gave a full report of school games and other activities which are reported elsewhere in this issue, and he concluded thus: I am convinced, and let me end on this emphasis, that the excellence of a School depends on the scholarship and the personal enthusiasm of the teaching staff. After two years in St. Peter's I repeat, with pleasure,
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that I have great confidence in the scholastic talents and tireless extracurricular enthusiasm of the staff. In reading a book the other day on Student Power, I noticed this sentence The relationship between teacher and taught is "inherently and spontanecdsly conflictual". This seemed to me nonsense. A feeling of companionship may exist between teacher and taught; this atmosphere of co-operation, of friendly give and take between boys, staff, yes and parents too, is much more conducive to the exploration of ideas than hostility or suspicion or political jockeying. We are all in this together. Summary of the speech by Professor J. P. Brockbank, M.A., Ph.D., Head of the Department of English, University of York. THE IMPORTANCE OF GENUINE INDIVIDUALITY In a speech of deep subtlety and apparent levity, Professor Brockbank, after giving away the prizes, made a strong plea for genuine individuality in a world that tends towards uniformity; but he gave warning that individuality does not simply mean being different or not conforming. The trend to uniformity was being encouraged by mass media; the transistor made possible the spread of the same culture at the same moment in any part of the world, and there was danger in this. If part of the mass culture was revolutionary progaganda, it was showing itself in the generally conflictual tendency among students, and the Professor reminded us that in relation to the three thousand years of civilisation we are all about the same age and are all concerned to preserve what is good. Among the mass media, the microphone and the amplifier could be the enemies of thought; the Professor considered that they had caused the wildness and the regimentation of the nineteen-thirties, and that now they prevent communication because of noise. He suggested that we cannot even hear each other screaming, let alone talking, and that the microphone is merely providing "freedom of screech". The Professor believed that differences of individual achievement are necessary in the present tendency to sameness, and should be acknowledged generously, and so he was a believer in prizes. The importance of differences led the Professor to the responsibility of the revolutionary; let him be prepared to opt out of classroom learning, or to walk off the field from the game he does not enjoy: but let him accept his consequent ignorance if he opts out of learning, and his consequent selfish isolation if he opts out of the game. The true individual, the Professor suggested, would seek his own adventurous way, like a nomad crossing the desert on his camel, without modern aids and without a transistor. D .G.C. 10
PRIZE LIST NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE
... M. R. Stokes
STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK
... J. C. W. Williams
P. E. LORD PRIZE FOR CLASSICS
... A. Scaife
WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY:
J. Fender D. M. Dempsey
Senior ... Junior ... PALESTINE & JERUSALEM MISSIONARY ESSAY PRIZE
N. W. S. Blitz
THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING
D. H. Brown R. J. HamiltonWilliams
THE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS
J. Nutter
DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN:
J. R. Jund R. J. Wood
Senior ... Junior ...
I. A. Blomfield
THE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE TOYNE EUROPEAN HISTORY PRIZE
J. R. Williamson
...
D. F. Harding
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SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:
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...
... M. E. Bailey ... J. T. Morley
YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE
... J. L. Linsley J. W. Carlile
VIth Form Below VIth
THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:
... C. J. Brown ... E. J. M. Walmsley
IVth Forms ... Thirds ...
..
ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN
A. S. Bowie
MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES:
French ... German
J. D. B. Hargreaves A. S. Bowie
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PHYSICS ESSAY PRIZE ...
S. Foster
CHEMISTY PRIZE
P. W. Dacey
BIOLOGY PRIZE
M. A. Cantrell
GEOGRAPHY PRIZE (Below the VIth)
R. A. Copeman
MUSIC PRIZES:
... E. R. Walker ... R. M. Yule
Keyboard ... Instrumental ...
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES:
Middle VIth Lower VIth Vth Forms ... IVth Forms and Thirds
P. W. Dacey K. V. Cable R. J. Wood R. Sharpe ... S. R. Bell
HANDICRAFTS PRIZE
FORM PRIZES N. Barnes A. D. A. Smith '•' C. J. Clark R. F. Hornby J. A. Mitchell B. C. Macartney G. A. Hunt J. S. Carlile R. M. Harland I. W. Balls M. S. Bidgood J. M. F. Cluff
Vth FORMS IV ALPHA
IVA
...
IVB IV MODERN
DIA ••• HMI IIIB2 ••• HIC ••• • • •
EXAMINATION RESULTS The following successes were achieved at Advance Level:— Forbes, N. R.—Latin, French. Lund, J. R.—Latin, Greek. Young, J. R.—History, Economics. Bavister, J. H.—English, History, Economics. Bowie, A. S.—French, German (A), English (A). Buckman, S. R.—English, Geography, Economics. Cawood, R. F.—English. Day, T. M.—French, (Al), Music (A2). Dempsey, I. C.—Ancient History, French, English. Dunn, A. C.—History, Geography, Economic & Political Studies. Gee, J. P.—English, Economics. Gration, H. J.—History, Religious Knowledge. Harding, D. F.—German, English, French. Hargreaves, J. D. B.—French, German Holland, K. V.—Spanish. Jenkins, D. 0.—History, Economics (A). Judson, D. J. M.,—French, English, History. Kane, T. P.—English, (A2), History, Economic & Political Studies. Kemp, J. R.—French, English. Lack, E.—Ancient History, English. Leake, C. J. P.—Ancient History, French, German. Moffatt, J. P.—English, History. Noble, C. H.,—English, Geography. Pickard, C. S.—English, History. Place, J. S.—English. Plews, G. W. A.—English, Geography.
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Powell, A. H.—English, History, Economic & Political Studies. Raley, R. M. E.—English. Sargeant, K. J.—Ancient History. Scott, S. M. G.,—Ancient History. Shepherd, P. N.—English, History. Simpson, T. J.—English, Economic & Political Studies. Smith, S. G.—English. Stansfield, R. R.—English, Art. Thomson, L. N.—English. Town, J. N.—English. Turner, P. H. N.—Geography, Art. Warnock, M. J. R.—English. Williamson, J. R.—English (A2), History (Al), Economic & Political Studies. Wright, P. M.—French (A), German, History. Black, M. J.—Physics (Al), M.E.I. Pure Maths, M.E.I. Applied Maths (A). Brockbank, R. J.—Physics (Al), M.E.I. Pure Maths, M.E.1. Applied Maths (A). Brown, D. H.—English, Art, M.E.I. Maths. Fender, J.—English, M.E.I. Pure Maths, M.E.I. Applied Maths. Gilbert, M. C.—Pure and Applied Maths, Physics. Heap, K. I. P.—Physics, M.E.I. Pure Maths, M.E.I. Applied Maths. Marson, A. C.—Economics, Maths. Pollard, D.—Physics (Al), M.E.I. Pure Maths (A), M.E.I. Applied Maths (A). Summers, I. D. C.—Physics, M.E.I. Maths. Withers, S. P.—Physics (A), M.E.I. Pure Maths, M.E.I. Applied Maths. Andrews, A. P.--Physics. Beckingham, A. P.—Physics. Blomfield, I. A.—Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Cantrell, M. A.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Carlile, J. W.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Clarke, C. D.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Cooper, R. M.—Physics (A2), Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Dacey, P. W.—Physics, Chemistry (Al), M.E.I. Maths. Dodd, I. L.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths, Eid, S. M.—Physics, Chemistry. Grainger, D. A.—Physics, Chemistry. Gray, G. Q.—Geography, Economics, Biology. Hart, D. B.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Holmes, A.—Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Houghton, R. St. G.—Physics. Linsley, J. L.—Geography, Chemistry, Biology. Little, D. A.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. McIlroy, R. S. C.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Marsden, P. W. F.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Martin, R. J. S.—Art. Moss, D. J.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Nixon, J. S.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Pigg, R. I.—Physics, Chemistry. Reaston, P.—Physics, Chemistry, M.E.I. Maths. Sherlaw, W. E.,—Physics, Chemistry, Biology (A). Yule, R. M.—Chemistry, Biology. At Ordinary Level:— Avison, B. J. (4); Barnes, N. (8); Blackburn, A. W. (7); Booth, C. P. G. (7); Bowler, K. D. (8); Clarke, C. J. (8); Clarkson, G. S. (8); Cook, A. C. W. (8); Copeman, R. A. (8); Dickenson, R. C. M. (5); Eggleshaw, R. C. (1); Flint, R. F. (3); Glover, N. J. (7); Hamilton-Williams, R. J. (8); Hornby, R. F. (8); Jones, M. J. (6); Lawrence A. N. (5); McIlroy, G. J. (6); McMillan, P. J. (8); Mitchell, N. W. H. (3); Raley, I. D. (3); Rennie, A. (5); Stokes, R. J. (8); Walker, E. R. (8). Bailey P. R. (1); Batchelor, S. R. (4); Blacker, J. R. (4); Burrunston-Williams, D. M. (4); Carson, R. J. (4); Cowen, G. E. (5); Dobson, M. P. (2); Dodd, N. A. (4); 13
Elsworth, T. M. (5); Harding, J. R. B. (1); Harris, S. W. (3); Hodgson, R. H. (3); Kaye, H. H. S. (4); Morley, J. T. (6); Oldham, R. G. D. (3); Powell, A. (5); Ramsden, C. W. (1); Sanderson, A. S. (6); Schofield, D. M. (7); Sinden, J. F. W. (2); Steadman, C. P. M. G. (1); Tulloch, R. I. (3); Turton, N. J. M. (4); Watkinson, I. C. (3); Wheen, M. R. T. (1). Bradley, M. S. L. (4); Brockbank, N. L. (1); Crossley, P. S. K. (2); Gray, A. (2); Holmes, J. D. (4); Metcalfe, D. T. J. (1); Midgley, J. H. R. (1); Miller, S. J. K. (1); Sykes, A. T. (5); Tindall, J. S. R. (4); Winterbottom, M. J. (2); Woollons, N. G. (2); Wright, T. J. (3). Atkinson, R. F. (7); Drummond, J. R. (8), Elsey, R. L. (7); Hall, P. L. (8); Les, J. J. (8); McCartney, D. J. (7); Robinson, I. (5); Smith, A. D. A. (8); Turnbull, M. (5); Wood, R. J. (8).
SALVETE DRONFIELD 1st Year Armitt, I. A.; Cresswell, J. E.; Crowther, F. C.; Newland, M. J.; Perks. A. G. B.; Pette, J. F.; Richardson, D. F.; Taylor, D. H.; Tighe, M. C. S.; Wormald, N. A. S. 3rd Year Beall, C. H. 4th Year Asfour, B. J.; Taylor, R. E. THE GROVE Auburn, C. D.; Elwen, R. A.; Foley, N. C.; Fox, R. M. R.; McMahon, M. R.; Snowdon, D.; Strachan, P. J.; Village, D. I.; Webster, P. J. L. THE MANOR Bruce, M. S.; Clayburn, R. R. R.; Constance, D. F.; Eddell, D. J. R.; Ffooks, N. Q.; Jones, P. H.; Jones, P. J. T.; McCarter, K. D. J.; Mason, S. W.; Millikin, R. D.; Taylor, A. J. QUEEN'S Beadle, J. J.; Berry, N. C.; Chester, D. R.; Cossins, A. R.; Coverdale, J. P.; Green, D. G.; Harrison, J. P. H.; Joslin, H. N.; Lloyd-Jones, S. D.; Long, R. D.; Moxon, N. P.; Pinder, R. A.; Senior, D. G.; Smith, C. J.; Thomas, I. M. R.; Ward, T. J. THE RISE Daggs, C. F.; Brumfield, P. W.; Connett, R. W.; Finegan, P. D.; Hodges, P. A.; Monro, C. E. S.; Poynor, M. W. A.; Pyrah, J. M.; Withers, P. N. SCHOOL HOUSE Berry, M. W.; Briscoe, N. D.; Clappison, W. J.; Gillgrass, N. J.; Gray, N.; Hills, A. E.; Littlefield, J. B.; Scott, P. A.; Terry, B. R.; Tomlinson, S. J. TEMPLE Adam, P. N.; Bryson, D. C.; Burn, G. N.; Cooper, S. M.; Dimelow, M. J. W.; Dixon, G. R.; Frith, B. W.; Gibson, T. A.; Godwin, H. M.; Hodge, C. A.; Janes, P. N.; Kerr, J. V.; Livingston, D. J. G.; Prowde, J. E.; Rowntree, A. C. A.; Walker, C. M. S.
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VALETE **School Monitor *House Monitor 1st Team colours shown by letters with t indicating a Cap. S Major Shooting Colours s Minor Shooting Colours. DRONFIELD Blomfield, I. A. **; Brockbank, N. L.; Buckman, S. R., *, B; Day, T. M., **; Eid, S. M.; Gee, J. P.*; Heap, K. I. P.; Kaye, H. H. S.; Leake, C. J. P., *, R; Martin, R. J. S.; Mitchell, N. W. H.; Moss, D. J., **, C, Rt; Powell, A. H., * R, B,; Sanderson, A. S. THE GROVE Bleach, P. J. G. C., s, C.S.M.; Bond, C. J. D.; Brown, D. H., *; Dempsey, I. C.,**, R, T; Holland, K. V., *; Holmes, J. D.; Jenkins, D. 0., **, Rt, T; Little, D. A., *; Powell, A.; Smith, S. G., **, S, s (Capt.); Stansfield, R. R.; Warnock, M. J. R., *, B; Watkinson, I. C.; Wheen, M. R. T.; Yule, R. M., *. MANOR Carlile, J. W., *; Cawood, R. F., **, Ct, Sq.; Dunn, A. C., *; Elsy, R. L.; Gray. G. Q.; Holmes, A., **, Rt, Sw; Midgley, J. R. H.; Moffatt, J. P., *. QUEEN'S Barnes, S., *; Crawford, T. F. A.; Gilbert, M. C., **; Gration, H. J., **, Ct (Capt.), R, H; Lack, E.; Marsden, P. W. F., S, s; Marson, A. C., *; Miller, S. J. K., F; Pickard, C. S.; Reaston, P., F; Simpson, T. J.; Summers, I. D. C., *, B; Thomson L. N., *; Turner, P. H. N.; Willey, F. R. RISE Beckingham, A. P., *; Bradley, M. S. L.; Hargreaves, J. D. B., *, T, Drum Major; Houghton, R. St. G.; Linsley, J. L., **, Ct, R; Noble, C. H., **; Pigg, R. I.; Plews, G. W. A., *; Raley, R. M. E., *, Sw; Shepherd, P. N.; Stokes, M. R., ** (Head of School). SCHOOL HOUSE Ainsworth, R. P.; Dodd, I. L., *; Kane, T. P., *, T; Kemp, J. R. *; Metcalfe, D. T. J.; Nixon, J. S., *; Sargeant, K. J., **, Rt, Sw; Scott, S. M. G., *; Sherlaw, W. E.; Sinden, J. F. W.; Tindall, J. S. R.; Town, J. N., *, B; Wood, M. J. R., *. TEMPLE Bavister, J. H., *, S, s; Cantrell, M. A., **, C, Rt (Capt.); Clarke, C. D.; Eggleshaw, R. C.; Forbes, N. R.; Grainger, D. A.; Hart, D. B., *, R; Mcllroy, R. S. C.; Place, J. S., *; Woollons, N. G.; Young, J. R., *.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE As always this term brought with it the thought of examinations, both school and '0' and 'A' levels, but, despite this, the House did not lack its usual enthusiasm for the variety of activities and competitions offered. In the middle of the term C. J. P. Leake was made a House Monitor. 15
Our tennis team played gallantly, only to be beaten by the favourites, The Manor, and our swimming team did well to gain us third overall position in the swimming competition. This year, however, for the first time ever in our history, victory came in cricket—not by our senior team, who as always put up a good fight with a weak team, but by our junior team who finally managed to bring a cricket trophy to Dronfield. After their success the captain, T. J. Wright, G. A. Hunt and P. R. Wilkinson were awarded their Junior House colours for their particularly outstanding performances and also for their past services to the House. Unfortunately our boating talents varied so much, from our two 1st IV members, S. R. Buckman and A. H. Powell, to many inexperienced junior rowers, that we were unable to put forward a strong crew. Although we had only a few talented musicians and choristers the majority of the House keenly responded to the opportunity of taking part in the unison song, "Old Abram Brown", and as a result we managed to finish second in this competition. Our instrumentalists offered a blues composition which unfortunately the judge failed to appreciate fully. However, we thank T. M. Day for leading us so well in a field in which very few of us can really claim to be talented. I.A.B. THE GROVE The Summer Term of 1969 was not a notably successful one for The Grove, although there were several meritorious individual achievements. We lost both the cricket and tennis cups after a long tenure and on each occasion it was Manor who undermined us. The foundation of our previous successes was largely concentrated into one outstanding year, and when this year left last summer we were inevitably depleted. At one time the cricket XI seemed to have a chance of victory, when they had six Manor wickets down for less than 70, but they failed to complete the breakthrough and Manor were able to establish a comfortable score of over 100. We were then bowled out for 58. The balance was partly redressed by the victory of the House VIII, who defeated Rise in the final. Our swimming team also put up a praiseworthy performance in finishing second behind the strong School House team. We did, however, have a number of fine individual efforts worth recording, of an academic as well as sporting nature. Stephen Smith, the Captain of Shooting, won the Green Howard individual shot, a competition within the School. Christopher Brown won the Northumberland and Durham Junior Men's 100 yards backstroke. On the academic side, Derek Brown won the Headmaster's Prize for creative writing; Richard Wood both the Dean of York's Prize for Latin and the Vth Form General Knowledge Prize; Christopher Brown the IVth Form Essay Prize and Derek Dempsey the Whytehead Memorial Prize for Divinity. The most enterprising achievement was that of a number of Junior Middles, who conducted services in the chapel for a week. Their theme was racial relations and they used a play reading to express their ideas. I.C.D. 16
MANOR
The term finished on a high note when we won four cups in the last week. The Junior Four, excellently coached by P. G. Wood, beat The Grove in an exciting final. The Senior League team combined with The Rise and, well captained by A. Rennie, won the Burton Cup. R. F. Cawood, with a very fine stamp collection, won the Hobbies Cup. After weeks of frustration in trying to arrange matches, the tennis team, enthusiastically led by C. E. J. S. Cork, eventually beat Temple in the final. The cricket teams both gave disappointing displays, the Senior losing to Temple in the semi-final, and the Junior to Temple in the first round. However, R. F. Cawood and P. Holmes were awarded their 1st XI colours, the former also gaining his cap. In swimming, the House lacked individual talent, though J. A. G. Craven won the Junior 100 yards breaststroke in record-breaking time. In the relays the House was represented in all the finals, and came 3rd in the final placing. Junior House colours were awarded to D. P. Atkinson, P. A. 0. Bell, J. A. G. Craven, M. H. Drucquer, J. C. P. N. Lightowler, A. D. A. Smith. Manor was 50 years old in May, and all Old Manorites were invited by Mr. and Mrs. Shuttleworth to call before the O.P. Dinner. The end of term saw us say goodbye to A. Holmes, who has been a splendid Head of House, and to all our Monitors. We thank them, and our other leavers, for all they have done, and wish them all good fortune in the future. G.M.S. QUEEN'S
This term has been another successful one for the House. Our Junior cricket XI, weakened by Coverdale's promotion to the 1st XI, did not live up to our early expectations, and were well beaten by Dronfield in the semi-final. On the other hand, the Senior XI played some fine all-round cricket. They defeated The Rise in the semi-final despite an injury to the captain, Gration, who was only able to bowl three overs. The Senior team, like the Junior team, had a bye in the first round, but we are assured that this had nothing to do with Gration being the School Captain. The final against Temple proved to be as exciting as it had promised to be. A fine innings by Gration was followed by some tight bowling by Gration and Jones, who were backed up by excellent fielding. This enabled us to win the cup, albeit narrowly, and also the Yeomans Cup for the fastest run-rate in the competition. In the Swimming Sports we relinquished the Wooden Spoon after holding it for two years. This was mainly due to Sherriff, who, in the absence of Marson, gained the majority of our points. Our singers and musicians certainly did us proud. Walker and his singers did particularly well to win the Singing Competition. Later in the term Walker played a magnificent piano solo to win the Keyboard Prize. There were also fine performances from Black and Summers, respectively runners-up in the Keyboard and Instrumental competitions. 17
For their many achievements for the House, Pearson was awarded his House colours, and Coverdale and Sherriff their Junior House colours. This term we have 14 leavers. We give them our best wishes for the future and thank them for all that they have done for us. Finally, after six years as Assistant Housemaster, Mr. Maw has decided to leave Queen's. Our thanks to him for everything that he has done for us, and we know that his advice is still readily available. M.C.G. THE RISE
From the point of view of the House the Summer Term has been quiet and uneventful. The highlight was, of course, the winning of the Baird Cup for Music. The Rise quartet, consisting of J. L. Linsley (piano), J. D. B. Hargreaves (violin), R. D. MacLeod (clarinet) and R. St. G. Houghton (double bass), gave a most professional rendering of an adapted "Stormy Weather". On the cricket field the Senior team reached the semi-final before being eliminated by a strong Queen's team. The Junior team played far above expectation to reach the final. Individual mention must be given to the captain, A. W. H. Cooper, E. J. M. Walmsley and A. M. Shepherd. The House soccer team, captained by C. D. McAinsh, was most unluckily beaten 4-3 in the first round by the eventual winners, School House. Finally, we would like to congratulate J. L. Linsley on the re-award of his cricket cap, R. M. E. Raley on his swimming colours, R. D. MacLeod on the ward of his House colours and M. G. V. Stephenson on winning the C.C.F. Fernie Cup, and the six prize-winners from the House, M. R. Stokes, D. F. Harding, J. L. Linsley, E. J. M. Walmsley, J. D. B. Hargreaves and S. R. Bell. M .R .S.
SCHOOL HOUSE
The House has been active during this Summer Term and had both collective and individual successes in various fields. Much has been attempted in spheres other than those usual to the. School while we have maintained our place in the more regular activities. Once again we retained the House Swimming Cup with ease, the victory being so convincing that the House had about as many points as the other six put together. Four new records were set, of which two were in the relays, both the Gray and the Sargeant brothers being prominent. Our success in also winning the Swimming Standards competition, for which the three youngest years compete, ought to do much to ensure our swimming superiority in the future, the Junior-Middles being a particularly good year. Our hopes in the tennis and the Rowing were both baulked; the former had to be decided upon the toss of a coin as the pressure of 18
events made it impossible for the match against Temple to be held, while the House withdrew from the boating because of the decisions made over the composition of crews which prevented us from utilising our full strength. The House football team won the unofficial House competition when it defeated Temple 5-3. A variety of School colours have been awarded to J. C. Goodrick, R. F. Atkinson, J. R. Williamson, J. T. Marley, A. N. Lawrence, J. R. S. Tindall and A. Gray, while K. J. Sargeant and J. N. Town had re-awards for swimming and rowing respectively. In addition to these sporting achievements the House did quite well academically with prize-winners in each of the years. Several boys have been involved in activities related to the York Festival, including plays and exhibitions, and many of the IIIrd and IVth formers gained further acting experience, some in leading roles, in "Caucasian Chalk Circle" which was produced by our Assistant Housemaster, Mr. Exham. Paul Kane, our American student in School House, is to be congratulated on gaining entry to Yale University and has certainly made a great impression on the School in many varied ways, including his tennis playing in the First VI. At the beginning of the term Tony Gray succeeded in creating an equally strong impression, though not so entirely favourable or lasting by very novel means and won himself remarkable publicity. We can only hope that our future "Ohs" and "Ahs" will be upon gaining some fine "O"s and "A"s in the exams. J.R.W. TEMPLE
This term has been successful, with House enthusiasm higher than it has been for some time. This was shown in the Singing Competition, which attracted good support, although it was voluntary. The hard work put in by the team, many of whom were Senior Middles, was rewarded with second place, a decision not universally accepted. In the Instrumental Competition, the jazz ensemble, ably led by A. S. Bowie, won second place to The Rise. In cricket we boasted no fewer than nine players on the 1st game, six playing at one time in the 1st XI. The Senior House team, led by J. S. Place, reached the final of the inter-House competition, beating School House in the first round, and dismissing a talented Manor side for eight runs. This was a remarkable victory, due to the accurate bowling of A. S. Bowie and N. R. Forbes, who took 6 for 3 and 3 for 3 respectively. The final was delayed by a variety of circumstances until the last Sunday of the term when Queen's beat us by an excitingly close margin. Our Junior team was captained by D. M. Burrunston-Williams, the captain of the School Colts XI. The team surprised us and beat Manor in the first round, but lost to The Rise in the semi-finals. Our League's team was understandably not a strong one but P. J. Elliott struggled manfully. 19
The tennis team reached the final against Manor and lost to their strong team. The House had a strong shooting team with J. H. Bavister, the captain, in the 1st VI, and D. P. Irving in the 2nd VI. Senior House colours were awarded to J. H. Bavister and A. S. Bowie, Junior to D. M. Burrunston-Williams. On Commemoration Day prizes were awarded to M. A. Cantrell, J. R. Lund, A. S. Bowie, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, J. A. Mitchell, R. Sharpe, and I. W. Balls. Congratulations. Finally, our thanks to all leavers for their contributions to the House. We wish them the very best in the future. P.G.C.
ORCHESTRA The Orchestra has now fully established itself as a School activity, meeting regularly on Monday evenings throughout the year. In the Christmas Term a section of the Orchestra played in "Trial by Jury" and others were on loan to the Dramatic Society as members of the cast. The whole Orchestra resumed work in January on the music for the March Concert which included a selection from Handel's Fireworks Music, Bach's Sinfonia to Cantata No. 75 and an arrangement of the "Hymn of Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, in which they were reinforced by the Choral Society's lusty German. The pessimists said that the Orchestra could not be kept together in the Summer Term and we determined to prove them wrong. It was, in fact, a highly enjoyable term which nearly ended in disaster owing to our dress rehearsal being washed away by the swimming sports. The July Concert just managed to take place and Vaughan Williams' Folk Song Suite, Edward German's Morris Dance, Schubert's Symphony in B flat (1st movement) and Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 were played. The Orchestra has not called on the services of those kind O.P.s and friends who have played with us in the past. No rebuke is intended by this except to ourselves in that we feel the need to increase our own standards and scope, without relying on the willing and talented help which has been so prominent in the past. We have had to be more modest in our ambitions, and deficiencies have sometimes been obvious, but it has sharpened the enthusiasm of the reguar members to go it alone. Several extremely good players are now leaving School but there is reasonable promise for next year as more boys are now learning orchestral instruments. K.R.P.
CHORAL SOCIETY The Choral Society has had a varied and not entirely successful year. With difficulty we raised a chorus for "Trial by Jury", but Junior School trebles saved the situation by backing the top line off stage. For the March concert a small chorus of tenors, basses and altos practised items from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. We were insufficient in number to be 20
really happy about our line and again Junior School trebles completed the four part harmony. To cater for the treble shortage a male voice chorus was proposed for the Summer concert but this received no support at all. One happy event was provided by a splinter group who rehearsed Tallis's 40-part motet and Monterverdi's Magnificat for a performance in the Minster as part of the York Festival. Our tenors and basses were completed by Queen Anne School sopranos and altos, and after the minimum of joint rehearsals we sang together, conducted by Dr. Francis Jackson and Dr. Peter Aston. Ideas are under way to overcome the dullness of rehearsing tenor and bass parts without the completion of trebles and altos. If we can achieve this we may hope for a better year next September. K.R.P.
MUSIC PRIZE COMPETITION The Junior and Senior School individual music prizes were judged on 12th June by Mr. G. A. Costain. The Junior School has this year increased its prize quota so the programme looked biased in their direction with six classes for Juniors and only two for Seniors. The entries were all good and an entertaining evening of music resulted. Mr. Costain's shrewd assessments and advice were of great value to the performers and of interest to all. The keyboard prize was awarded to Robin Walker and the orchestral prize to Martin Yule. K.R.P.
COMPETITION FOR THE CAPE CUP AND THE BAIRD CUP A very wide variety of musical styles was heard in the Memorial Hall on 16th May when the seven Houses competed for the House Singing Competition and the Baird Cup. The task of passing impartial judgment on the performances of each House is very difficult, especially when there is no norm on which to base one's standard. Temple House sang a part song setting of "Li'l Liza Jane" with a clarinet accompaniment; The Rise performed a two part setting of Gerschwin's "Rhythm"; both Housees made a very good attempt at part singing, though there were times when the co-ordination was a little uncertain. Manor chose something more simple but made up for this by using everybody in the House, even those who could not sing! Dronfield House adopted the same policy, but chose a harder piece—the round by Britten, "01' Abra'm Brown". This worked very well, although the parts got slightly out of step at one place. Grove House made a gallant attempt at "Scarborough Fair", but were very unlucky to lose their accompanist at the last minute. School House and Queen's used a small, four part ensemble and aimed at more sophisticated musical effects. The cup was awarded to Queen's, who were only one point ahead of the runners-up, Temple and Dronfield. The competition for the Baird Cup produced some even more varied groups but revealed a dearth of instrumentalists in the School. This made the choice of music very difficult, but there were some good arrangements for the forces available. The cup was awarded to The Rise for their version of "Stormy Weather" by Arlen. 21
The competitions were judged by Mr. G. A. Costain, B.Mus., F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M., who came over from Scarborough for the occasion. A.B.M.
DRAMA THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE (Play performed by IIIrd and IVth Forms only) The Caucusus is the exotic setting for the play. Much is left to the imagination, stimulated by the storyteller, Hunt, who, dressed like a geni, enfolds us in the legend with resonant voice. The first act shows a high-born but abandoned babe, fostered by a servant-girl, Grusha. Brecht has deliberately drawn a trite situation to contrast with what follows. Beadnall is a sensitive Grusha; there is real compassion when she abandons self-interest, and jeopardises the love of Simon to protect the babe. Lucas, as Simon, underplays with telling effect. The second act brings a far more subtle character, Azdak, a rascal whose soul is nonetheless touched with greatness. When forced by the soldiery to be a judge, his paradoxical verdicts are a triumph for Humanity over iron Law. Young, as Azdak, is sly and surly, fawning and unpredictable; he is a success in the difficult part. He does not always draw a clear line between the ego and the id, between the buffoon and the inspired judge. However, he does do so, with pause and change of expression, before his verdict. Well done! Fate brings Grusha and Azdak together when he judges her case. The plaintiff is the natural mother, Natella, whose callousness Rivers captures with steely voice and eye. Azdak's judgment reverses that of Solomon or of Chinese Tradition. Now it is the foster mother who proves compassionate and deserves the child. It is subtle, but we know that this is justice. Naturally, every young actor is not polished, but they are all vital: Macartney and Warnock as blistering military men; Drucquer indecisive and Tasker a shrew; Bowen portentous and Dempsey dilatory; all the others, the beefy ironshirts, the beggars and peasants, for this evening belong in this colourful, gimcrack country. It has all been great fun. J .P.R THE THIRD AND FOURTH FORMS OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL
present THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE by Bertolt Brecht Wednesday and Thursday, 18th and 19th June, 1969. CAST The Story Teller Graham Hunt Governor Georgi Abershwili John Hudson Natella Abashwili, his wife ... Peter Rivers The Adjutant ... Gavin Warnock Prince Kazbeki Neil Bowen
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The Messenger Doctors Simon Shashava Grusha Vashnadze The Cook The Corporal Lavrenti, Grusha's brother Aniko, his wife Michael Abashwili Azdak, the village scrivener, later a Judge Shauwa, the village policeman, later Public prosecutor ... Bizergan Kazbeki Lawyers
John Lightowler Andrew Vickers Paul Townsend Jonathan Lucas Andrew Beadnall Andrew Harben Brian Macartney Michael Drucquer Richard Tasker Richard Collingwood-Gittens Timothy Young
Derek Dempsey Simon Clark David Grice Ashley Cooper Ironshirts Christopher Brown, Philip Gooder, Richard Hamshaw, Martin Tree, Ian Gray, Keith Sargeant, Paul Ramsden, Robert Moore, Paul Johnston Beggars and Servants Peter Short, Nigel Pritchard, Andrew Buckman, Christopher Hazel, Lionel Hall, Justin Terry, Thomas Bloom, William Elsey, Lohn Laing, John Exell, Richard Tasker, Paul Ainsworth, Neil Cameron, Andrew Sherris. Peasants Peter Short, Paul Townsend, Nigel Pritchard, John Houseman, Gary Reed, John Croft, John Pearson, Keith Sargeant, Peter Wilkinson, Robert Little, Simon Robinson. Merchants Paul Ramsden, Ian Gray, Andrew Buckman Other Parts ... Peter Bell, Edwin Fry, Robert Cole, Robert Spence, Stephen Coverdale, Andrew Maycock, David Dickinson, Andrew Sherriff, John Mitchell, Christopher Pallant. The play is set in feudal Grusinia. The scene is the town of Nuka, the surrounding countryside, and finally the Law Court at Nuka. Stage Manager Stephen Oliver Stage Crew James Pearson, Peter Pollard, David Smith Assisted by Stephen Bell, Simon Ford, George Park, Alec Stow, Gary Reed Lighting Peter Holmes, David Fotheringham Make up John Craven, Colin Lang, Michael Bidgood, John Whittle Costume Frederick Gooder, Jeremy Willis Keith Benson Prompter Produced by Mr. D. K. Exham Mr. P. D. R. Gardiner 23
Caucasian Chalk Circle. The producers wish to thank all those who, while not mentioned in the programme, have given their assistance.
HISTORY SOCIETY This term there have been no meetings but the Society has taken the opportunity to visit various places of historical interest near York. On Thursday, 15th May, 15 members of the Society visited the Archbishop's Palace at Bishopthorpe. We were shown round by Mr. Blunt, Lay Chaplain to the Archbishop, and formerly a master in the Junior School. There we visited the chapel and the portrait gallery where the famous portraits of Wolsey and Archbishop Lang can be seen. Later we went round the pleasant garden with its "punchable" trees. On Wednesday, 28th May, we visited Castle Howard and spent a very pleasant afternoon there. We looked round many of the extensive rooms designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, and the famous bedroom which Queen Victoria used when she stayed at the house. We also saw many excellent and well-known paintings of which the most famous were the Earl of Norfolk and Henry VIII, by Holbein, and Van Dyke's painting of Charles I and his son, James II. On 30th May a small group visited the Minster Library. We first inspected several manuscripts and interesting records of York Festivals of the last century. Then Mr. C. Barr, the Librarian, gave us a talk on the history of the Library, and made some remarks on the books and their bindings. To those who have given up their time for our benefit to willingly, J.R.Y. we offer our thanks. 24
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MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS' CLUB
The term's first meeting was held on 1st May when Mr. W. Taylor, Sales Manager of Parish's of York, addressed the Club and showed us the many interesting features of the new Austin Maxi which had been announced only a week earlier. Mr. Taylor also answered a great number of questions about the Maxi and the future of the Austin/Morris Division of the British Leyland Motor Corporation. On Thursday, 15th May, the Pirelli film, "The Tortoise and the Hare", was shown. The film is unique in its theme of a girl in an E-type Jaguar and a Pirelli truck driver combined with brilliant photography and scenery. Although this film differed greatly from any film we have shown before, it was exceptionally well accepted, as were the lavishly produced maps which were distributed to the members. The film "The Law and Your Tyres" was also shown at this meeting. The following week Mr. John Wiggins, of the Rose Bower Garage in Easingwold, showed his thoroughbred post-war Alvis sports car to the Club and answered many questions about it. Mr. Wiggins owns several other Alvises, and has occasionally used this particular model for hillclimbing and track-racing. The sound of the engine alone makes this car endearing, and the smell of the "vintage" Castrol "R-type" oil gives the car a truly nostalgic air. In direct contrast the film of the 1968 Indianapolis 500 was shown at this meeting. The film was entitled "The Silent Revolution" because of the prominence of gas-turbine cars in the race. On Whit Saturday a few of our members attended the B.R.S.C.C.'s race meeting at Rufforth. The next Tuesday a school bus load of our members went to Harewood hoping to see cars participating in the Practice Evening event, but unfortunately the meeting had to be totally disbanded because of heavy rain. It seemed as if the same was going to happen to our outing to the British Automobile Racing Club's National Hill-Climb on Sunday, 1st June, as all of the previous day's practice had been cancelled. However, the sun did shine, and with the help of some of our B.A.R.C. marshals the meeting was successfully held and there were some very fast climbs. One of the most interesting cars there was the very powerful British Vita Mini. The fastest climb of the day was made by David Hepworth in his four-wheel-drive Hepworth Special. On Thursday, 5th June, Mr. Keith Chippindale of the B.A.R.C. made a return visit to the Club, and succeeded in recruiting some more Junior Members for the B.A.R.C. He showed the Club two excellent Triumph films. The first of these was an account of the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally which is famous for the dispute over the use of quartz-iodine lamps by some of the teams. This incident had marred the whole rally because all the Mini-Coopers were eliminated near the end of the rally, and so, although a French Citroen was officially proclaimed the winner, it was a Mini-Cooper which was the moral victor. Although Triumph 2000s featured prominently in the film, it gave a very unbiased view of the event. The other film told the story of the evolution of the Triumph TR sports car. It began with the development of the TR2 and progressed through the many successes of the intermediate models to the recent petrol injection TR5 PI which was the predecessor of the current TR6 PI. Both of these films were notable for their excellent photography and the commentaries by Raymond Baxter. 25
On the following Thursday evening, 12th June, a very informal meeting was held at which the local driver, Bill Wood, displayed his 4 .7 litre A.C. Cobra to the Club. He was "interviewed" by Robert Pigg and he proved extremely interesting to the members. The Cobra, which he only recently acquired, is a beautiful example of this very brutish, hairy looking sports car which was immaculately turned out by Bill, who is, incidentally, an Old Peterite. No more Club meetings were then held until after the examinations. The final meeting of the term took the form of a "grand outing" to the W.D. & H.O. Wills International Race Meeting at Croft Autodrome. Five of our members marshalled as the event was organised by the B.A.R.C. We were very fortunate as the weather was glorious, and there were some brilliant displays of really high-class driving to be seen which were performed by top-line drivers. Chris Craft won the sports car race in a Lola T70 Chevrolet, and Roy Pierpoint won both heats of the saloon car race in a Chevrolet Camaro from Frank Gardner in the Alan Mann supercharged Ford Escort Twin Cam. This must without doubt have been the best outing to Croft our Club has yet had, and we are very grateful to Mr. Bulcock and Mr. Wise who very kindly drove the school buses on- this occasion. Next term Jeffrey Sharpe will take over my position as Secretary of the Club, and I hope all the members and the Committee will support him in his duties. I should also like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Pullin for his help as master-in-charge, without whom the Club could never have been formed in the first place. My thanks also go to my two fellow founder-members, Robert Pigg and Richard Houghton. It has given me great pleasure to see the Club thrive so very much in the last two years, and my ambition to see a Club of this type in the School has now been realised. I hope the Club will continue to progress from strength to strength in the future. J.P.G.
FIELD AND STREAM ASSOCIATION This was founded in the Easter Term by a group of boys interested in field sports. The aims of the Association are to promote interests in field sports throughout the School. As a result of the Association starting late in the term, only two meetings were possible. Each showed a film— one on fishing and one on shooting. In the Summer Term we had two outings—the first to one of Joe Wheater's clay pigeon shoots near Beverley. This was highly successful with some of the members displaying skilful marksmanship. Our thanks are due to Mr. Bulcock for taking us and giving us an enjoyable trip. Our second outing was further from home—to Chester-le-Street where we visited the country fair which displayed almost every field sport you could think of. Next term we have planned a wide range of meetings. We owe numerous thanks to Mr. Riley for all the effort and time he has put in for the Association. C.M.A. 26
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SOCIAL SERVICE These notes span both the Easter and the Summer Terms, and at the time of writing, Social Service in the School has emerged with credit. We started by moving furniture from houses in Marygate under the threat of floods, then a jumble sale was held by Youth Action York which was a great success. A pancake race, also arranged by Youth Action, was held in Clifton Methodist hall, with all takings going to muscular dystrophy. We were pleasantly surprised to see Jeffrey Sharpe win the event. Gardening and decorating were also performed. And so we move on to the Summer Term. Youth Action have opened a coffee bar in Micklegate and we hope to see many of our boys supporting it and rendering their services whenever possible. Support was given to Youth Action's sponsored swim, and thanks must go to sponsors and swimmers alike. We would like to extend our best wishes to Linda Copp and Peter White, who leave Youth Action in August, and we only hope that the high standard they have set there can be maintained. The Dronfield House Pioneer Corps continues to lead the way in Social Service. It has worked admirably—gardening, carpet laying and interior decorating have been done regularly throughout both terms, for which we have received letters of appreciation. Here we must thank Hereward Kaye, Alan Sanderson, Jeffrey Sharpe and Graeme Cowan, who is, incidentally, Secretary for the coming school year. N.W.H.M
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CCF NOTES The term's activity tended to centre round the Annual Inspection which took place on 17th June. The Inspecting Officer, Group Captain W. A. L. Davis, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., R.A.F.R.O., in his report was bound to comment on "the current long-haired cult which was widely in evidence on the parade", and the question arises whether it is worth continuing to run a Cadet Force if its members will not take sufficient pride in wearing Service uniform to make themselves look respectable. There is little point in having such a complex organisation to enable a few boys to fly or shoot or go to sea occasionally if as a Contingent we are going to merit this type of dreary but fully justified comment from visiting officers who rightly expect higher standards of personal effort; and they are standards which can be easily achieved. These comments do not apply to all cadets by any means, but they are comments that need to be made. The Inspecting Officer was pleased with the clear and sensible answers given by those to whom he spoke; he mentioned the "impressive Band which produced a good rhythm and beat", and concluded that "the Contingent is evidently in a healthy state". Thus there is plenty in which we can take pride, and we must profit from criticism. During the summer holidays the Royal Navy and the Army Sections went to camp, the Royal Air Force Section having gone at Easter. The 27
Royal Navy cadets went to various places, Dartmouth, Brawdy, Loch Ewe and Yeovilton. The Army camp was at St. Martin's Plain, Folkestone, and was very successful. Apart from having excellent weather which made life very enjoyable, the organisation of the camp made it a most valuable training period. Number 7 Cadet Training Team took charge of the programme, and were prepared to do as much or as little of the day to day training as each Contingent asked. Thus we were able to run our own Section exercises, night exercises and map reading, but called upon the Training Team to arrange and carry out activities that were beyond our scope: for example, bridging, watermanship, demolitions, and a complex escape and evasion exercise involving modern signal equipment. One night exercise was arranged by C.S.M. Stephenson and Sgt. Lockwood, and these two N.C.O.s set a fine standard in a camp party which was outstanding for its keenness and good discipline. D .G.C.
R.N. SECTION For the Annual Inspection a normal training programme was arranged and the Section gave a good account of itself. We were pleased to meet Lt. Commander Austin from our new parent establishment, H.M.S. Caledonia; he showed a very keen interest in all our activities and gave advice on many matters. Our congratulations to L/Seaman Oldham and L/Seaman Muncer on passing the Advanced Proficiency Examination. Next term the Section will work for Proficiency Examinations in December and the Advanced Proficiency the following March. A fine model of the Humber is being made to scale from polystyrene by L /Seamen Oldham and Batchelor. The finished work will include buoys and lights and will be a very useful addition for training. Facilities and time are always made available for cadets to do this type of practical work as an alternative to normal training. It is hoped that work will start next term on a boat which will be powered by a small engine. Members of the Section who attended Annual Camp were as follows : — B.R.N.C., Dartmouth: P.O. Littlefield, A.B. Craven. R.N.A.S., Brawdy: P.O. Littlefield, Sgt. Henderson (R.A.F.). R.N.A.S., Yeovilton: L/Sea. Muncer, L/Sea. Oldham, L/Sea. Batchelor. H.M. Boom Defence Depot, Loch Ewe: Sgt. Harrison (R.A.F.), A.B.s Hamshaw, Gray, Spence, Keighley, Sherriff, Young. We were sorry that some members in Collingwood Division were ruled too young to attend Royal Naval College this year. Those who did attend gave a star rating to the camp and those who were disappointed should look forward to next year when even more cadets should avail themselves of the excellent camps the Navy has to offer. J.M. 28
ARMY CAMP, 1969
This year the camp was held at St. Martin's Plain, Folkestone, and with good weather and cheery instructors it was as near as a camp could be to a holiday camp. Despite the holiday atmosphere the Contingent soon settled in and showed its enthusiasm for the courses provided by the instructors, by its eagerness and teamwork in doing the things that were asked of them; whether it was unofficially swimming in the sea (with the personal backing and encouragement of the C.O. and Training Captain), or practising section leading and attacks across the local country on sweltering afternoons. With this sort of enthusiasm the camp was bound to be a success, and during the short period of a week the Contingent had acquitted itself in the arts of explosives, particularly plastic explosives;. signalling with modern army equipment; bridging rivers or canals; how to handle assault craft; parachute training; and had also had four night exercises, including a practical demonstration on how to clear a path through a minefield, in the dark! The Contingent made a magnificent effort for the Church Parade on Sunday and by far surpassed all the other Contingents to become the smartest on parade. After the Church Parade the Contingent managed to muster 11 men into a semblance of a team to play Sedbergh at football. Despite a very obvious lack of talent the Contingent managed to hold Sedbergh (a contingent four times our size), to a marginal loss. At the end of camp Corporal Young was promoted to Lance-Sergeant, and Lance-Sergeant Lockwood to Sergeant, and Cadets Goldthorpe and Balls were recommended. I .D .R :
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R.A.F. SECTION
Ten cadets obtained air experience flying at R.A.F., Church Fenton, on Sunday, 18th May, and five cadets air experience gliding at R.A.F., Linton-on-Ouse, on Sunday, 6th July. Cpls. Blackburn and Harris completed the building of a wind tunnel and commenced the construction of a model hovercraft. During the training period on the day of the General Inspection, Sgt. Harrison and J/Cpl. Hamilton-Williams won the canoe race against the R.N. Section. It is hoped that this race will be an annual feature. J /Cpl. Hodgson organised a successful exercise for Flight D on Clifton Ings. P.L.H.
SCOUTS About three years ago the scout movement brought out its advanced party report with a "new look" for scouting. When all the discussion and fuss had died down and the future had been clarified, it seemed to offer an exciting challenge to anyone and everyone who cared to take it 29
up. It was the hope of we leaders that many boys would rise to this challenge and that scouting would move forward with great strides. Unfortunately this has not been the case. There have been a few, a disappointinly small few, who have reacted well, and this was shown by the great efforts of those who completed the Lyke Wake Walk and those who supported them. Otherwise progress has been painfully slow. Apathy seems to reign and this has to be overcome before we can progress at all. A movement which is designed for an 11-16 age group means that if an attempt is made to run it with a range of 13-16 tremendous difficulties are encountered. Scouting demands a costly uniform whereas similar activities do not require a similar parental outlay. Time and manpower are even more important now than before, and because of the weight of school commitments both these are at a premium. It is to be hoped that the new term will show a marked improvement. If not, then the future is indeed very black. R.H.H.
SCOUT CAMP Because of the very poor response for camp it was decided that a short, more local one would be the most suitable. In consequence a small party spent a delightful five days at the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors near Helmsley. Here we roasted under cloudless skies in temperatures near 80 degrees. Because of the kind help of a local farmer we were able to have some tremendous canoeing and in thanks for this the party turned themselves into agricultural labourers. An apparently precarious bridge which we constructed over the river proved more secure than its looks indicated and a cool off in the local swimming pool was well received. Finally the party had a day rock climbing, and an evening sitting round a camp fire brought a most enjoyable camp to a close. R.H.H.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME EXPEDITIONS, 1969 Candidates for the Bronze, Silver and Gold Expedition Awards enjoyed good weather during their training weekends on the North Yorkshire Moors. The test for Bronze trainees was held in the Ryedale/ Bransdale area and for Silver on the high moors between Rosedale and the Pickering/Whitby road. Gold trainees spent three arduous days and nights in the Swaledale/Teesdale area. For all these tests conditions were very favourable. Successes: Bronze: K. N. G. Benson, C. T. Bough, T. M. Bloom, A. M. Claybourn, J. M. F. Cluff, S.. A. Coates-Walker, M. J. F. Davidson, W. F. Elsy, P. J. Feasby, I. Gray, A. F. Harben, C. N. Hazel, W. G. Huntley, P. B. Johnston, R. N. Kerruish; R. D. Moore, N. G. Pritchard, A. J. Sargeant, P. M. A. Taylor, J. P. Terry, A. J. Thornton, M. P. Tree, E. J. M. Walmsley, W. R. Westaby, P. A. Winstanley. 30
Silver: R. F. Atkinson, B. J. Avison, K. D. Bowler, C. J. Clark, J. R.
Drummond, J. Fender, R. A. Heath, C. J. Pickles, N. J. M. Turton, J. D. Willis. D. B. Hart is to be congratulated on the completion of the Gold Award. He obtained his final residential qualification during a week's walking expedition on the Isle of Skye. D.H.
RUSSIAN TRIP The road to Samarkand is hot and dusty; so it looked as we dropped rapidly on to the tarmac of the tiny airport after our overnight flight from Moscow, some 2,000 miles and five hours away. Out of the plane and off to the hotel, where we waited for the previous occupants to leave our rooms before a brief rest and a lightning tour of the mosques and minarets. This was characteristic of the rest of the tour. We hardly had time to breathe, and the organisation was immaculately smooth. Buses, planes, sleepers, guides, attendants, the lot, all were where they should be. We were welcomed at the frontier by a charming guide who stayed with us throughout the tour, and the police who confiscated our newspapers. On to Moscow, a grey and drab city enlivened by ghastly skyscrapers of the Stalin era. Red Square impresses by its size, the vulgarity of Lenin's mausoleum, and the endless crowds who have come to worship their hero, the Kremlin walls and the onion domes of St. Basil's, decayed and crumbling, alas, and the famous GUM, whose vast arcades are filled with shoddy goods and more queues. Queues, indeed, seem a feature of Moscovite life, an unwelcome reminder of wartime shortages in Britain, queues for taxis and buses, queues at restaurants and in shops, grey and patient, apathetic and listless. By contrast the display of might and power at the permanent exhibition of Russian achievements in all economic, cultural, military, and scientific fields was impressive, a salutary reminder of the resources and complexity of this huge country. It was pleasant to escape the streets into the magic dreamland of the Bolshoi and enjoy a full performance of Tchaikowsky's "Queen of Spades", to visit the Pushkin Gallery and feast our eyes on a splendid collection of valuable French Impressionists. The next city on our tour was Samarkand, a marvellous contrast to the shabby cosmopolitan life of the capital, a city teeming with interesting faces, clothes, shanty shops, all the paraphernalia of the East. The Islamic buildings were largely decrepit and abandoned, with few signs of active use in most, but they were being restored before they finally crumbled. Still the busts, effigies and photographs of the ubiquitous Lenin pursued us. But the tomb of Tambourlaine refreshed us with the past and the remains of Uluybek's sextant were a reminder of this city's proud history, the farthest limit of Alexander's conquests. Bukhara and Tashkent we then flew into; the one a holy city of Islam once an outpost of empire, the scene of intrigues with Czarists and wicked British imperialists, a remote Emir and his English wife, savage tortures, executions and brutal repression, a city of fear and suspicion; the other a modern industrial city rapidly recovering within the last decade from an overpowering earthquake. 31
We finished at Leningrad. Here were wide streets and classical buildings, enlivened by a fine waterfront and intriguing canals, the Hermitage with its endless and beautiful collections, its memories of 1917, the Admiralty, St. Peter and St. Paul's fortress, St. Isaac's, the Summer Palace, all remain for ever on the memory. For this and so much more we are grateful to Mr. Pullin, who cajoled and persuaded our hosts, enlivened and organised our tours, without whom this visit would not have been possible, perhaps not even desirable. P.G.C.
CRICKET, 1969 RETROSPECT If memories could be short, the early part of this season would best be forgotten. Never for the cricketer has there been such a frustrating time, and this game of ours, all part of our national heritage, does surely depend upon warmth and sunshine for its enjoyment. Yet here in York we fared better than many of our friends and neighbours. The statisticians tell us that the rainfall for May was 2 .36 inches of rain. Certainly on the 2nd of June •96 inches fell, and yet this doesn't seem to account for all the pools of water we endeavoured to fork through the top surface of most playing areas. We just played where we could, when we could, and it was many weeks before the Wightman Field could be brought into commission. Build up of teams in such conditions was well nigh impossible—it was as much as one could do to maintain the interest. Little wonder too that after this some innings' totals were of paltry proportions, the prize for which would have been awarded to the Manor Senior House team for their total of 8 runs in their Semi-Final match against Temple and, dare it be said, extras, with 3 claimed the highest individual score. For the 1st XI, the season as a whole was rather like the weather. The first month was drab and dreary, followed by a complete transformation and finishing in a blaze of glory. As soon as the team realised its own potential and younger players had made the adjustment necessary to live with the competition of first team cricket, this side compared very favourably with many of its predecessors. To have won six matches out of nine, while losing only one in the last month, was greatly to their credit. Much of this credit must go to Harry Gration, who would be the first to admit that he had much to learn when appointed captain. It was essentially a happy team with John Linsley as his right-hand man, with young and old blending well together. Unlike the previous season, many changes in the composition of the team were effected, and in the end the more elderly statesmen, one by one, had to make way for the up and coming youngsters. Justification for their inclusion was never in doubt, and how well did each of them perform. To single out just one, Stephen Coverdale, at the age of 14, as a wicket-keeper-batsman, must have a very bright future. No high prospects had been expected of this team; indeed we were all very conscious that we were deprived of three first team youngsters from the previous year, namely Martin Fisher, 32
Graham Watson and Paul Blacklock; so it was all the more gratifying to see this team rise to the occasion and with such obvious enjoyment. Wins against the M.C.C. (the first since 1957), the Saints C.C., Ampleforth and Cranbrook were just some of their successes. It was not a season for outstanding bowling and batting successes. Five wickets was the maximum achieved by any bowler in any one match, but Gration worked tirelessly for his 46 wickets for the season. Only three times was the half century topped, twice by Richard Cawood, and once by Coverdale with 91 not out, the highest score of the season, v. Cranbrook. Good fielding was invariably the forte of this team, and Ian Robinson won the Fielding Cup. Other team successes presented something of a mixed• bag, but at least each team won as many matches, if not more, than they lost. When reviewing the successes or failures of the Under 16 Colts team, one must bear in mind that three of those eligible to play had been creamed off into the 1st XI. One other, C. D. Johnson, who remained with the Senior Colts, had a quite outstanding season by claiming 26 wickets, while conceding only 101 runs. On the other hand one witnessed this year a Junior House match final being played devoid of a single member of the Senior Colts team. At the same time one notes with some concern that only one member (P. Holmes) of the 1967 Colts team is a member of this year's 1st XI. The 1967 Colts season was an undistinguished one, which provides further evidence that success or failure at this level is a pointer for the future. This year's 1st XI has obviously gained recruits from other sources, but success at Colts level undoubtedly inspires confidence for the future. House matches, with all their complications of team selection, started early in May, but it was not until the last Sunday of term that the Final of the Senior House match between Queen's and Temple could be played. This was undoubtedly one of the best and most keenly contested
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finals seen for a very long time, and both sides are to be congratulated on the high standard of play. Queen's won the Yeomans Cup as well, with an average of only 3 . 14 runs per over, the lowest recorded average throughout the eight years of the award. This was achieved in their Semi-Final round, which was slightly better than their performance in the Final. The result of House Leagues (The Burton Cup) for the second successive year rested upon a replay, in which the combined Manor/Rise team this time beat the Grove/School House amalgamation. All in all a satisfying season made all the more pleasurable by the willing co-operation of coaches, groundsmen, storemen and scorers, and not least by those patient members of staff who give their time and attention to supervising the less exalted games. This is team spirit and club spirit in its widest context. R.F.H.
2nd XI
1st XI
*M. C. B. Hepworth (Capt.).
t * H. J. Gration, (Capt.), 1968-69. t*J. L. Linsley (Vice-Capt.), 1968-69 f*R. F. Cawood, 1968-69 M. A. Cantrell, 1967-68-69 D. J. Moss, 1968-69 P. L. Hall, 1969 S. P. Coverdale, 1969 I. Robinson, 1969 P. Holmes, 1969 A. S. Bowie, 1969 H. W. Houseman, 1969 t —Cap.
*J. S. Place *K. Washington *P. A. Lockwood *L. N. Thomson *R. F. Atkinson *M. W. Bainbridge *N. R. Forbes *M. J. Jones J. W. Gillgross J. R. H. Midgley *—Colours
Senior Colts XI (Under 16)
Junior Colts XI (Under 15) Selected from:
*D. M. Burrunston-Williams (Capt.) *C. D. Johnson N. Barnes J. R. Drummond J. M. Houseman J. C. P. N. Lightowler P. H. Rivers T. J. T. Schofield S. R. Shackleton E. J. M. Walmsley R. T. S. Young *—Colours
A. H. W. Cooper P. R. Wilkinson G. A. Hunt W. F. Elsy R. N. Kerruish R. C. Parker A. M. Buckman R. I. Shaftoe R. T. Tasker I. Gray D. M. Dempsey A. J. George A. F. Harben A. R. 0. Heddle S. G. D. Kirby G. E. Park
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI Opponents
Date
10th May 14th May
Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. York C.C.
17th May 21st May 24th May 31st May 7th June 11th June
Worksop College Durham School ... Giggleswick School Sedbergh School ... Bradford G.S. The Forty Club ...
14th June 18th June
AnFleforth College
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Result School
Cancelled Drawn 135 for 9 182 for 9 (dec.) Won 55 for 4 53 Drawn 126 122 for 7 Abandoned—Rain 74 for 7 Lost 101 102 for 6 Lost 77 113 Lost 163 169 for 7 (dec.) Won 80 for 5 78 Won 133 for 6 132 for 6 (dec.) Won 100 for 5 99 Lost 119 121 for 4 Won 83 for 1 82 Abandoned—Rain 136 Won 113 for 5 109 87 Drawn} 146 122 for 8 223 for 6
Home Away Away Home Away Home Home Home
21st June Leeds G.S. Craven Gentlemen C.C. ... 28th June 5th July Bootham School ... 7th July Pocklington School ... 9th July The Saints C.C. ... 11th July A. Old Peterites 12th JuJy f 14th July
Ground
Home Home
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Home Home Home Away Home Home
Opponents
(dec.)
Won 239 for 4 (dec.) Played 16, Won 7, Abandoned 2, Drawn 3, Lost 4.
Cranbrook School
115
2nd XI Ground
Result School
17th May 21st May 24th May 31st May 7th June
Worksop College Durham School ... Giggleswick School Pocklington School Bradford G.S.
Away Home Home Away Home
Cancelled Won 76 for 4 Won 87 for 4 Won 73 for 3 Lost 52
14th June 21st June 5th July
Ampleforth College Leeds G S. Bootham School ...
Away Away Away
67 for 4 Won Lost 44 Cancelled
Opponents
Date
Opponents
74 86 72 132 for 7 (dec.) 66 72
Under 16 Colts XI Opponents
Date
17th May 21st May 24th May
Worksop College Durham School ... Giggleswick School
31st May 7th June 14th June 28th June
Manchester Boys XI Bradford G.S. Ampleforth College Ashville College ...
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Ground
Result School
Away Away Home
Cancelled Won 46 32 Drawn 138 for 6 48 for 9 (dec.) Cancelled 22 Won 24 for 3 43 69 Lost Drawn 99 for 8 113
Home Home Away Home
Opponents
Under 15 Colts XI Ground
Result School
17th May 21st May 24th May
Worksop College Durham School ... Bootham School
Away Home Away
31st May 14th June
Pocklington School Ampleforth College
Away Home
21st June
Leeds G.S.
Away
28th June 5th July
Ashville College ... Bootham School
Home Home
Cancelled Won 40 for 3 38 Won 90 for 5 88 for 7 (dec.) 27 Lost 28 for 2 Lost 114 for 7 115 for 8 (dec.) Drawn 93 for 7 163 for 8 (dec.) Won 117 for 5 113 Lost 110 for 6 113 for 4 (dec.)
Opponents
Date
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Opponents
Senior House Matches 1st Round
Temple 92 for 3 beat School House 88 for 6. Rise 132 for 7 beat Dronfield 130. Manor 102 beat Grove 53.
Semi-finals
Temple 10 for 0 beat Manor 8. Queen's 113 for 8 beat Rise 71.
Final
Queen's 112 for 9 beat Temple 98.
Junior House Matches 1st Round
Temple 82 for 4 beat Manor 80. Dronfield 91 beat Grove 59. Rise 122 for 4 beat School House 42.
Semi-finals
Dronfield 1 1 I for 6 beat Queen's 69. Rise 122 for 2 beat Temple 54.
Final
Dronfield 54 for 5 beat Rise 51.
1st XI AVERAGES Batting R. F. Cawood S. P. Coverdale J. L. Linsley M. A. Cantrell H. J. Gration D. J. Moss P. L. Hall I. Robinson H. W. Houseman P. Holmes A. S. Bowie *Denotes not out
No. of Innings
Times Not Out
Runs
14 11 12 10 14 14 14 11 3 5
0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 1
380 234 215 161 187 184 137 62 12 23
Highest Innings
Average
11
81 91* 44 37 41* 38 24* 22 10* 14 7*
27.14 26.00 21.50 20.12 15.58 14.15 12.45 7.75 6.00 5.75 3.66
5
2
Overs
Maidens
Runs
235.3 69.5 59 107 85.3 93.1
Wickets
76 20 14 38 24 25
Average
526 173 193 274 212 246
46 14 12 17 13 15
11.43 12.36 16.08 16.12 16.30 16.40
Bowling H. J. Gration ...
J. L. Linsley ... D. J. Moss ... A. S. Bowie ... H. W. Houseman M. A. Cantrell
ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 14th May. Result: Match drawn. York C.C. 182 for 9 dec. St. Peter's 135 for 9 (M. A. Cantrell 37, J. L. Linsley 35). After the cancellation of the previous match v. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. this was a useful pipe-opener for the 1st XI. Place and Cantrell featured in an eighth wicket partnership of 50 runs, a stand which undoubtedly saved the day. 36
1
ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 17th May. Result: Won by 6 WORKSOP COLLEGE M. W. D. Crouch, b. Gration C. V. Sampson, run out R. G. MacLaverty, ct. Robinson, b. Moss... C. H. Dyer, 1.b.w., b. Gration ... • •• C. R. Owen, ct. Cantrell, b. Jones ... ••• D. W. L. Anderson, b. Jones P. W. Willison, ct. Jones, b. Moss ... •• • J. C. Jackson, not out E. W. D. Radcliffe, run out A. J. Good, b. Oration D. J. B. Ablett, ct. Cawood, b. Gration ••• Extras •••
8 4 14 0 7 2 7 5 4 0 0 2
...
53
TOTAL
ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, b. Good ... I. Robinson, ct. Jackson, b. Good P. L. Hall, ct. Dyer, b. Good ... J. L. Linsley, not out ... D. J. Moss, ct. Crouch, b. Anderson H. J. Oration, not out ... M. R. Stokes J. S. Place M. A. Cantrell Did not bat M. J. Jones N. Forbes Extras TOTAL for 4 wkts.
' Fall of wickets 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
12
12
12
22
30
41
45
51
wickets.
9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
53
8
8
35
••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
6 22 0 21 1 3
...
55
2
44
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. N. Forbes ... 9 4 0 H. J. Gration 13.5 4 4 D. J. Moss ... 9 1 2 M. J. Jones ... 4 1 2
R. 9 12 25 5
WORKSOP COLLEGE 0. M. W. R. 4 3 22 A. J. Good ... 11.5 J. C. Jackson 4 I 0 11 P. W. Willison 1 0 0 8 0 1 12 D.W.L. Anderson 6
Av. 3.00 12.50 2.50
Av. 7.33 co 12.00
Worksop won the toss and elected to bat first on the soft wicket. Their openers started very cautiously and, after losing three wickets in the space of five minutes with the total standing at 12, the innings never staged a recovery. The School bowlers kept the ball well up to the bat, Gration being particularly successful. Good fielding throughout and two spectacular throws at the wicket for run-outs added to the Worksop downfall. Our innings initially was equally hesitant, losing 2 wickets for 8 runs, but then Robinson and Linsley steered us safely out of further trouble. A highly promising start for the School. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 21st May. Result: Match drawn. ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, ct. Mearns, b. Watson ... I. Robinson, 1.b.w. b. Watson ... H. J. Gration, I.b.w. b. Fraser J. L. Linsley, ct. Croasdell, b. Fraser P. L. Hall, 1.b.w. b. Pinkney D. J. Moss, 1.b.w. b. Mearns M A Cantrell, run out ... J. S. Place, run out ... M. R. Stokes, ct. and b. Watson M. J. Jones, not out ... A. S. Bowie, st. Croasdell, b. Pinkney Extras TOTAL
4 2 23 39 16 11 22 2 0 2 0 5 ... 126
DURHAM SCHOOL J. H. Croasdell, ct. Robinson, b. Bowie R. I. Simpson, ct. Moss, b. Bowie N. Brown, ct. and b. Gration ... C. J. Mather, ct. Hall, b. Moss •• • A. B. Grant, run out ... ... J. E. Mearns, not out ... ... ... M. J. Fraser, b. Jones ... S. R. Musgrave, b. Jones ... ... D. R. L. Watson, not out ... I Did not bat T. W. Pinkney C. T. Buffet' Extras TOTAL
37
for 7 wkts.
18 8 37 31 18 3
... 122
1
Fall of Wickets 2 3 4 5
4
11
68
73
6
7
8
Fall of Wickets 1 2 3 4
9
92 114 122 122 124
DURHAM SCHOOL 0. M. W. R. M. J. Fraser ... 18 4 2 28 D. R. L. Watson 12 5 3 21 J. E. Mearns ... 12 2 1 42 G. T. Buffey ... 5 I 0 22 T. W. Pinkney 3.2 0 2 8
16
27
35
5
6
7
96 104 117 121
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. H. J. Gration 13 5 1 A. S. Bowie ... 11 6 2 M. A. Cantrell 7 0 5 D. J. Moss ... 4 2 1 M. J. Jones ... 5 2 0
Av. 14.00 7.00 42.00 4.00
•
R. 47 18 9 18 26
Av. 47.00 9.00 co 18.00 13.00
An afternoon start to this game and a break for tea before the close of our innings gave little cause for satisfaction. Our innings, which dragged on for no less than two-and-a-half hours generally lacked merit. Linsley again retrieved the situation after a poor start, but our inability to strike the ball really effectively and punishingly in the last half hour was most marked. Durham appeared to lose all prospects of scoring the runs in the time by scoring only 35 runs in the first hour, thus leaving themselves with the seemingly impossible target of scoring a further 90 runs in the remaining 45 minutes. A dramatic change then came over the game, so much so that with ten minutes left for play Durham required a mere 10 runs for victory with 4 wickets in hand. Then 2 wickets by Jones and a maiden over by Gration enabled us to hold our heads up. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 24th May. Result: Match abandoned as a draw. GIGGLESWICK M. Hemmingway, ct. Cantrell, b. Thomson 5 M. Williams, 1.b.w., b. Gration ... 33 T. Lord, b. Oration ... ... ... 1 R. W. Andrews, ct. Linsley, b. Gration ... 14 D. I. Rostron, ct. Place, b. Moss ... 7 L. A. Bird, b. Gration . ... ... 3 M. I. Williams, b. Gration ... ... 0 M. S. B. Jones, not out ... ... 6 N. W. Jefferies, not out ... ... 0 S. Ralph D. A. Robinson } Did not bat Extras ... 5 TOTAL for 7 wkts
5
6
7
6
62
62
68
9
37
52
74
...
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood I. Robinson P. L. Hall J. L. Linsley M. It Stokes H. J. Gration D. J. Moss J. S. Place M. A. Cantrell M. J. Jones L. N. Thomson
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. L. N. Thomson 10 H. J. Gration ... 12 D. J. Moss ... 5 M. A. Cantrell 0.4
M. 2 3 2 0
W. 1 5
1
0
R. 21 36 6 6
Av. 21.00 7.20 6.00 .0
38
1 Did not bat—Rain
A frustrating match in so far as the School did all that could be expected of them in dismissing 7 Giggleswick batsmen for 74 runs. Gration (5 for 36) was in splendid form and it seemed as if we were right amongst the Giggleswick tail. The heavens then opened and Giggleswick lived up to its reputation; no further play being possible after 2.20 p.m. ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH Played at home on Saturday, 31st May. Result: Lost by 4 wickets. ST. PETER'S ... R. F. Cawood, b. Webb I. Robinson, ct. Morris, b. Webb ... ... H. J. Gration, ct. and b. Steel ... J. L. Linsley, ct. Little, b. Hall P. L. Hall, ct. Rae, b. Hall ... D. J. Moss, ct. Webb, b. Hall ... S. P. Coverdale, I.b.w. b. Dunn M. A. Cantrell, b. Hall ... J. S. Place, st. Morris, b. Hall L. N. Thomson, ct. Hall, b. Dunn ... N. Forbes, not out Extras
•••
SEDBERGH J. Purser, 1.b.w., b. Forbes N. P. Little, ct.Coverdale, b. Gration R. I. Smyth, l.b.w. b. Moss A. N. Mitchell, ct. Cawood, b. Gration P. Dunn, ct. Hall, b. Cantrell ... T. C. Sugden, not out ... C. J. Steel, b. Cantrell ... ... D. S. Morris, not out S. A. Rae M. F. Webb Did not bat J. C. Hall Extras
25 4 12 0 5 11 18 15
••• ••. ••• ••• •••
1
0 2
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
5
6
4
53
66
97
99
99
0
97
98
25
26
36
... 102
Tarat. for 6 wkts.
... 101
TOTAL
5
29
64
0 0 60 9 12 13 0 2
Bowling Analysis
C. J. Steel M. F. Webb J. G. Hall S. A. Rae P. Dunn
SEDBERGH 0. M. W. 15 7 I 14 I 2 13 0 5 3 0 8 4.1 3 2
R. 18 29 28 17
Av. 18.00 14.50 5.60
1
0.50
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 1 N. Forbes ... 4 0 2 H. J. Gration 14.5 1 2 0 L. N. Thomson 4 I 2 II M. A. Cantrell I 4 0 D. J. Moss ...
co
R. 15 35 8 27 11
Av. 15.00 17.50
co
13.50 11.00
Only strenuous efforts by the groundstaff after days of intermittent heavy rain made a start possible in the morning of this match. Our innings, still showing no signs of confidence, was again a long uphill struggle against steady Sedbergh bowling. Very evidently however, we aggravated everything very much for ourselves by poor calling'and running between the wickets, thus losing at least 20-30 runs, and also by failing to punish the loose ball. J. G. Hall (5 for 28) bowled leg-breaks well for Sedbergh, but only twice was he hit to the boundary in 13 overs. After an inauspicious start (5 for 2 wickets) Sedbergh were undaunted, played positive cricket, and made the School bowling look very ragged. Sedbergh certainly deserved their victory, the first ever on our ground. but the wet conditions in which at least the last six overs were bowled were something of a nonsense. This match was Coverdale's debut. 39
ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played away on Saturday, 7th June. Result: Lost by 36 runs. BRADFORD G.S. R. D. Bates, b. Cantrell ... M. J. Berry, st. Coverdale, b. Cantrell ... R. Cawthra, b. Linsley J. A. Briggs, ct. Robinson, b. Linsley ... R. C. Ogden, b. Cantrell J. G. Driver, b. Gration ... W. D. O'Keefe, l.b.w. b. Moss R. McDonald, ct. Hall, b. Linsley ... ... P. J. D. Pickard, b. Moss W. D. Hamilton, ct. and b. Linsley B. E. Mordecai, not out ... Extras
8 32 8 2 I 3
...
17
...
20
...
11
3
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
36
55
66
66
73 105
54
55
9
17 8 13 8
7 7 0 10 0 6
TOTAL
... 113
TOTAL
49
ST. PETER'S ... R. F. Cawood, ct. Cawthra, b. Driver ... J. S. Place, ct. McDonald, b. Driver P. L. Hall, ct. Pickard, b. Ogden ... S. P. Coverdale, b. Driver ... H. J. Oration, b. Cawthra J. L. Linsley, ct. Cawthra, b. Ogden D. J. Moss, l.b.w., b. Cawthra M. A. Cantrell, ct. Cawthra, b. Hamilton ... I. Robinson, ct. Hamilton, b. Mordecai ... ... N. Forbes, ct. Berry, b. Ogden A. S. Bowie, not out Extras ...
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 25
26
34
49
5
6
7
8
9
58
58
68
68
77
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. N. Forbes ... 8 5 0 H. J. Gration ... 12 6 1 A. S. Bowie ... 7 2 0 J. L. Linsley ... 20.5 8 4 M. A. Cantrell... 20 9 3 4 2 D. J. Moss ... 9
R. 7 12 19 32 24 8
Av. co 12.00 co 8.00 8.00 4.00
BRADFORD G.S. 0. M. W. R. 3 27 7 J. G. Driver ... 17 1 23 B. E. Mordecai 16 6 2 2 9 6 R. Cawthra 8 8 5 3 R. C. Ogden 1 4 W. D. Hamilton 1.1 0
Av. 9.00 23.00 4.50 2.66 4.00
The School bowled 77 overs bar one ball on a warm and sunny day (something of a rarity), fielded admirably, including three excellent catches, and dismissed their opponents after three-and-a-half hours for 113 runs. John Linsley (4 for 32) made his debut as a School bowler. Perhaps it might be said that Bradford were let off when 73 for 8 wickets. At this point our successes ended, for once again our batting wavered and faltered. As is well-known the Bradford pitch never provides an easy opportunity for stroke play, and the clock also had to be considered, but the failure of our batting and the lack of execution was a growing disappointment. Bradford once again achieved a victory of merit by 36 runs with time to spare. Bowie was reintroduced into the team for this match. ST. PETER'S v. XL CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 11th June. Result: Lost by 6 runs. XL Club 169 for 7 dec. (R. Henshall 41, M. G. Crawford 35). St. Peter's 163 (R. F. Cawood 81). The School came very near to winning this match, and a little more level-headedness in the closing stages may well have reversed the result. This was P. Holmes' first match with the 1st XI. 40
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ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 14th June. Result : Won by 5 wickets. AMPLEFORTH J. Rapp, ct. Coverdale, b. Gration N. Grieve, b. Forbes P. Stilliard, ct. Coverdale, b. Linsley J. Wadham, b. Forbes W. Moore, ct. Gration, b. Bowie ... W. Reichwald, ct. Forbes, b. Bowie T. Marshall, ct. Coverdale, b. Linsley W. Wenham, ct. Coverdale, b. Linsley ... M. Skean, ct. Bowie, b. Forbes C. Berry, ct. Bowie, b. Gration P. Redmond, not out Extras
Fall of Wickets: 3 4 1 2 21
24
.
...
TOTAL
17
:•:
38
4 12 11 I 9 1 5 0 26 7 0 2
ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, b. Stilliard S. P. Coverdale, ct. Reichwald, b. Wadham D. J. Moss, b. Marshall -. J. L. Linsley, ct. Wadham, b. Stilliard H. J. Gration, st. Skean, b. Stilliard P. L. Hall, not out ... I. Robinson, not out M. A. Cantrell P. Holmes Did not bat N. Forbes A. S. Bowie Extras
78
TOTAL for 5 wkts.
5
6
7
8
9
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
5
40
40
40
55
78
17
75
17
43
54
...
10 6 10 37 5 5 5
2 80
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. ... 9.3 4 3 N. Forbes 7 2 H. J. Gration ... 13 7 I 3 J. L. Linsley ... 1 2 A. S. Bowie ... 3
R. 24 25 22 5
AMPLEFORTH 0. M. W. 2 1 J. Wadham ... 4.2 4 2 0 W. Reichwald 9 1 3 P. Stilliard ... 3 0 0 P. Redmond ... 1 T. Marshall ... 4 0
Av. 8.00 12.50 7.33 2.50
R. 16 10 27 8 17
Av. 16.00 oo 9.00 op 17.00
In perfect conditions, inviting an aggregate of 400 runs, our only disappointment in defeating Ampleforth by 5 wickets was that it was such a low-scoring game. Neither side impressed with the bat, but we held a clear advantage in both bowling and fielding. All four bowlers gained a fair measure of success and eight catches were taken, including four by Coverdale. A sound innings by Linsley made the School's success certain, and shortly after 3.30 p.m. proceedings came to an end.
ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 18th June. Result: Won by 4 wickets. M.C.C. 132 for 6 dec. (J. P. Pashley 33, J. D. Scott-May 31). St. Peter's 133 for 6 (S. P. Coverdale 37, D. J. Moss 34, R. F. Cawood 32, M. Heath 3 for 33). A fine win for the School, the first against M.C.C. since 1957, won entirely on merit on the last ball of the match. The School's innings took 17 minutes less than that of their redoubtable opponents. This was Houseman's debut with the School team. 41
ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 21st June. Result: Won by 5 wickets. LEEDS G.S. B. Hunt, ct. Robinson, b. Houseman ... 5 P. Hare, I.b.w., b. Gration 0 T. Schofield, 1.b.w., b. Gration ... 7 S. F. J. Hollington, b. Bowie C. P. Johnson, ct. Moss, b. Cantrell ... 27 J. Wood, b. Bowie ... 0 I. K. Rogers, ct. Robinson, b. Houseman ... 3 P. Levesconte, run out 1 D. Caplan, b. Houseman .. ... 3 A. Turner, ct. Linsley, b. Cantrell ... 20 N. M. Barber, not out Extras ... 9 TOTAL
ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, ct. Caran, b. Schofield S. P. Coverdale, ct. Caplan, b. Barber H. J. Gration, ct. Caran, b. Schofield J. L. Linsley, ct. Hunt, b. Rogers P. L. Hall, not out ... D. J. Moss, ct. Caplan, b. Rogers I. Robinson, not out M. A. Cantrell P. Holmes Did not bat A. S. Bowie H. W. Houseman J Extras
99
...
Fall of Wickets:
TOYAL for 5 wkts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Fall of Wickets: I 2 3 4
10
16
25
43
47
51
54
67
87
4 12 23 34 83
••• • •• • ••
4 3 10 6 24 38 6
... 100
5
Bowling Analysis
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. H. W. Houseman 14 6 3 H. J. Gration ... 18 12 2 J. L. Linsley ... 6 I 0 D. J. Moss ... 3 1 0 M. A. Cantrell... 6.4 3 2 A. S. Bowie ... 5 3 2 P. L. Hall ... 1 0 0
R. 33 13 17 6 15 2 4
Av. 11.00 6.50
co
co 7.50 1.00
LEEDS G.S. 0. M. W. T. Schofield ... 12 1 2 N. M. Barber... 12 4 1 I. K. Rogers ... 8.5 1 2 P. Levesconte... 2 0 0
R. 23 20 31 17
Av. 11.50 20.00 15.50
co
As soon as danger man B. Hunt was dismissed (a good catch by Robinson), the School bowlers quickly got on top. Only a tail-wagging effort saved Leeds from a sorry situation. Again Gration bowled very well and led his team more confidently, while Houseman captured his first wickets for the 1st XI. Our efforts for a time with the bat were equally unimpressive, losing 4 wickets for 34 runs, until Hall and Moss broke loose, Moss being particularly aggressive. A good win following up on recent successes. ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 28th June. Result: Lost by 6 wickets. St. Peter's 119 (J. L. Linsley 44, C. W. Gough 6 for 41). Craven Gentlemen C.C. 121 for 4 (J. Blair 51, M. Stockdale 37, H. J. Gration 3 for 46). A disappointing performance by the School. Perhaps they were suffering from examinations! 42
ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 5th July. Result: Won by 9 wickets. BOOTHAM N. Hutchinson, b. Houseman ... ... A. M. Wright, ct. Cawood, b. Gration ... G. Graveson, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman... M. Tait, I.b.w., b. Gration ... ... ... ... ... T. Walker, b. Linsley ... C. Maufe, l.b.w., b. Gration R. C. Rook, run out ... N. Birch, run out ... C. Malcolm, b. Gration J. Colenso, b. Houseman N. Belcher, not out ... Extras' TOTAL
ST. PETER'S R. F. Cawood, ct. Maufe, b. Wright H. J. Gration, not out ... ... J. L. Linsley, not out ... ... P. L. Hall I S. P. Coverdale D. J. Moss I. Robinson Did not at P. Holmes M. A. Cantrell A. S. Bowie H. W. Houseman J Extras
12 36 5 1 0 0 0 23 0 0 0
...
82
TOTAL for 1 wkt.
Fall of Wickets: I 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
1
24
44
49
60
60
61
66
36
37
38
... ...
34 41
...
4
...
83
Fall of Wickets:
Bowling Analysis
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. H. W. Houseman 13 4 3 H. J. Gration ... 16 7 4 J. L. Linsley ... 4 2 I A. S. Bowie ... 1 I 0 D. J. Moss ... 2 1 0 M. A. Cantrell... 1.5 0 0
R. 31 30 5 0 5
Av. 10.33 7.50 5.00 co co
6
co
BOOTHAM 0. M. W. 2 0 T. Walker 7 M. Tait ... 7 1 0 A. M. Wright I 1 5 C. Maufe ... 4 I 0 ... 1.3 I 0 J. Colenso
R. 19 25 14 14 7
Av. co
co 14.00 co
Bootham opened confidently enough and looked as if they might live up to the reputation they had earned for themselves this year, but their middle batting order completely collapsed. A last wicket partnership of 21 runs only ended with a calamitous run-out, just when, strangely, our bowling seemed to have reached an untimely weariness. Seventy minutes of batting was sufficient for the School to press home the advantage that they had won and by tea-time all was over. Gration collected his first boundary strokes of the season! ST. PETER'S v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL Played away on Monday, 7th July. Result: Match abandoned as a draw—rain. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL ... P. Baines, b. Moss ... ... R. Inchboard, b. Bowie C. R. Woodhead, run out ... R. W. Peet, l.b.w., b. Houseman J. McGregor, ct. and b. Moss T. L. Clappison, b. Gration ... ... P. M. Wilkinson, b. Gration... C. Fewson, 1.b.w., b. Gration... . A. H. Woodhead, 1.b.w., b. Oration C. D. Southwell, ct. Moss, b. Gration ... J. N. Leaf, not out ... ... Extras
15
64
65
...
23 8 7 8
...
1 0 0 13
... 136
TOTAL Fall of Wickets: 4 I 2 3
...
5
6
7
8
9
87 113 124 126 130 134 136
43
ST. PETER'S H. J. Gration M. G. Hepworth J. L. Linsley D. J. Moss S. P. Coverdale P. L. Hall Did not bat—Rain M. A. Cantrell P. Holmes I. Robinson A. S. Bowie H. W. Houseman
Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. 5 1 H. W. Houseman 11 5 H. J. Gration ... 20.3 6 3 1 A. S. Bowie ... 10 6 2 0 J. L. Linsley ... 0 2 D. J. Moss ... 5
R. 18 36 31 15 23
Av. 18.00 7.20 31.00 11.50
After last year's cancellation, this match fared only a little better. The School did not distinguish themselves in dismissing Pocklington for 136, and had it not been for Gration's tireless bowling efforts they might have been out in the field all day. What with a series of catches being dropped and Pocklington giving an impressive display of quick running between the wickets, we began to look a very harassed side. Over-confidence perhaps took Pocklington from 113 for 4 to 136 all out, and no-one to this day will know how the School would have fared in reply on a wicket which always gave bowlers a chance. The heavens opened and that was that. ST. PETER'S v. THE SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 9th July. Result: Won by 5 wickets. The Saints C.C. 109 (R. G. Lumb 38, J. L. Linsley 4 for 28, H. J. Gration 3 for 26). St. Peter's 113 for 5 (D. J. Moss 35, S. P. Coverdale 25 not out). A thrilling win for the School on the fifth ball of the last over in this first time ever match. The school were excellent in the field (7 catches) and our opponents struggled for their runs in 2 hr. 35 min. In spite of losing 3 wickets for 21 runs, the school put up a fearless display, chasing the runs in 2 hr. 5 min., S. P. Coverdale acting as a splendid sheet anchor to the innings. ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th July. Result: Draw. OLD PETERITES (1st Innings) J. A. Shouksmith, ct. Coverdale, b. Cantrell C. G. Johnson, ct. Jones, b. Gration J. A. Eatough, ct. Moss, b. Cantrell J. C. Richardson, 1.b.w., b. Bowie ... R. D. Harding, b. Cantrell ... G. W. A. R. Alderson, b. Gration ... D. R. Waller, ct. Coverdale, b. Jones ••• ... C. W. Gough, run out E. D. W. Fulbrook, not out ••• M. J. Ferguson, ct. Houseman, b. Hall M. P. Crossley, b. Gration Extras TOTAL
•••
Fall of Wickets : 5 2 3 4 1 6
17
18
23
26
ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) R. F. Cawood, ct. Alderson, b. Waller ... S. P. Coverdale, ct. Ferguson, b. Waller ... H. J. Gration, ct. Shouksmith, b. Crossley P. L. Hall, l.b.w., b. Gough D. J. Moss, st. Richardson, b. Gough ... M. A. Cantrell, ct. Shouksmith, b. Gough I. Robinson, ct. Ferguson, b. Eatough P. Holmes, ct. Ferguson, b. Crossley H. W. Houseman, not out ... M. J. Jones, b. Gough ... A. S. Bowie, ct. Ferguson, b. Gough Extras
17 2 3 0 0 6 29 17 7
0 2 4
TOTAL
87
6
7
8
9
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4
47
74
83
85
42
44
61
67
5
7
8
11 11 10 0
... 122
•••
6
32 13 11
9
86 102 106 107 110 I 1 1
Bowling Analysis OLD PETERITES
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. 4 0 2 H. W. Houseman 4 13 3 1 H. J. Gration ... 7.4 14 1 5 9 A. S. Bowie ... 28 3 2 M. A. Cantrell... 10 9 0 0 ... 2 D. J. Moss 14 1 0 3 ... M. J. Jones 1 1 0 1 ... P. L. Hall
Av. co 4.33 14.00 9.33 co 14.00 1.00
0. M. W. R. 5 43 7 22 C. W. Gough 7 0 1 E.D.W. Fulbrook 5 2 36 7 19 M. P. Crossley 21 2 1 6 D. R. Waller ... 6 1 1 3 J. A. Eatough
ST. PETER'S (2nd Innings)
OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) J. A. Shouksmith, run out — E. D. W. Fulbrook, ct. Holmes, b. Cantrell ••• J. A. Eatough, b. Gration . . ... J. C. Richardson, ct. Jones, b. Cantrell ... D. R. Waller, ct. Coverdale, b. Jones G. W. A. R. Alderson, ct. Cawood, b. Jones ••• ... R. D. Harding, not out C. W. Gough, not out C. G. Johnson Did not bat M. J. Ferguson M. P. Crossley Extras TOTAL for 6 wkts.
6 31 87 18 50 0 22 0
9
R. F. Cawood, ct. Johnson, b. Eatough ... 43 26 S. P. Coverdale, run out ••• 35 H. J. Gration, b. Gough ... 2 ... ... D. J. Moss, 1.b.w., b. Johnson 17 M. A. Cantrell, b. Crossley 7 ... P. L. Hall, b. Eatough 5 I. Robinson, not out 2 P. Holmes, st. Richardson, b. Eatough ... H.W. Houseman, ct.Richardson, b.Eatough 00 M. J. Jones, not out A. S. Bowie, did not bat Extras TOTAL for 8 wkts.
... 223
6
Fall of Wickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
17 51 97 172 172 222
60 83 86 128 132 140 144 146
Fall of Wickets:
1 2 3 4 5
Av. 8.60 co 18.00 10.50 6.00
... 146
Bowling Analysis OLD PETERITES
ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. 0 28 1 H. W. Houseman 9 1 49 4 18 H. J. Gration 2 43 4 M. A. Cantrell... 15 0 55 3 ... 14 A. S. Bowie 2 22 2 9 ... M. J. Jones 0 17 0 2 D. J. Moss ...
Av. co 49.00 21.50 co 11.00 co
0. M. W. R. 1 49 3 15 C. W. Gough 7 0 2 E.D.W. Fulbrook 5 13 0 0 2 D. R. Waller ... 12 1 5 M. P. Crossley 11 4 37 3 14 J. A. Eatough 16 1 2 5 C. G. Johnson 3 0 2 J. A. Shouksmith 5
Av. 49.00 co co 12.00 9.25 16.00 co
A see-saw encounter with the Old Boys in the end coming out very much on top. From the outset, moisture in the pitch gave the Old Boys an unhappy 1st innings of a mere two hours duration, but the School in their turn, after passing the total of 87 for the loss of only 4 wickets, failed to exploit their advantage, and gained a lead of a mere 35 runs. In the second innings the Old Boys cleared this deficit for the loss of only 1 wicket (a disastrous run out for skipper Shouksmith) and, with the pitch drying out with every hour of play, a run-making feast was in store for the Old Boys on the following day. John Eatough entered the arena when the score was 17 and was last man out when the total stood at 222. The School were finally set 189 runs to win in 140 minutes, a very fair target, but in the absence of Linsley they were not equal to the task. 45
ST. PETER'S v. CRANBROOK SCHOOL Played at home on Monday, 14th July. Result: Won by 124 runs. ST. PETER'S
CRANBROOK SCHOOL
R. F. Cawood, 1.b.w., b. Lintott, J. 71 M. G. B. Hepworth, ct. Mills, b. Smith ... 14 S. P. Coverdale, not out ... 91 P. L. Hall, ct. West, b. Smith 19 H. J. Gration, ct. Lintott, J., b. Lintott, C.G. 17 D. J. Moss, not out ... 17 M. A. Cantrell I. Robinson M. J. Jones Did not bat H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie Extras 10 TOTAL for 4 wkts. (dec.)
31 21 4 34 11
1
0 0 0 0 12
... 239
Fall of Wickets:
1
S. E. West, ct. Jones, b. Cantrell ... C. G. Lintott, ct. Coverdale, b. Bowie J. S. Lintott, 1.b.w., b. Bowie C. C. M. Ford, b. Houseman M. C. Bowles, b. Gration M. B. Mills, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman... F. H. Meakin, l.b.w., b. Gration R. G. E. Howarth, I.b.w., b. Houseman ... S. A. Organ, b. Houseman ... M. A. Large, not out ••• R. I. Smith, b. Houseman ... ... TOTAL
...
115
Fall of Wickets:
2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
39 107 160 199
44 48 82 106 114 114 114 114 114
Bowling Analysis CRANBROOK 0. R. G. E. Howarth 16 C. G. Lintott ... 17 R. I. Smith ... 18 J. Lintott ... 14 C. C. M. Ford 1
ST. PETER'S
M. W. R.
Av.
2 2 2 2 0
00
0 45 I 56 2 66 1 53 0 9
56.00 33.00 53.00 cc
0. M. W. R. H. W. Houseman 9.3 H. J. Gration 10 A. S. Bowie ... 8 M. A. Cantrell 7 M. J. Jones ... 3
1 3 2 0 0
5 32 2 19 2 13 1 31 0 8
Av. 6.40 9.50 6.50 31.00
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We were pleased to welcome our visitors from Kent for the first match of their hastily re-arranged tour in Yorkshire. Although neither team was at full strength (for us both Linsley and Holmes were absent), the magnitude of our victory left little doubt that the standard in the North could compare very favourably with many schools in the South. It gave considerable pleasure to see the School enjoying a run-making feast and topping the 200 mark for the first time this term even at this eleventh hour. Cranbrook had much for which to blame themselves, errors in the field being all too numerous, with the result that Cawood and Coverdale revelled in building our unassailable total. Coverdale's innings was an astonishing display of sustained concentration. Gration's seemingly late declaration, however, was completely vindicated. No doubt Cranbrook had suffered to a certain extent from the ordeal of a little over three hours in the field in very hot sunshine, but there was little credulity for the collapse that was to follow the tea interval, after the 100 mark had been passed for the loss of only 3 wickets. Total collapse followed when the last 5 wickets added only 1 run. Houseman (5 for 32) achieved his best bowling figures for the season, and seldom had victory looked more convincing. 46
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THE BOAT CLUB The 1969 season has been only moderate: the 1st VIII came 41st in the Schools' Head of the River at Putney, compared with our previous performances of 25th and 21st; and in the Summer Regattas the School crews won three cups, whereas over a dozen years we average five. However, we narrowly missed winning a further eight events, either in the Finals or giving the eventual winners their closest race, and at the end of the season the School IVs were still only beginning to get into top gear. After the Yorkshire and Schools' Heads of the River, Nottingham Regatta and the Triangular Match, the 1st VIII spent the remainder of the season in IVs. All the School IVs had their own characteristics. The 1st IV, thickset and strong, settled immediately as a crew and rowed comfortably at a high rating, but were really on their feet only late in the season, while the 2nd IV were longer in the water, had more run, and their rating, low though not as low as it looked, rose steadily by a pip a regatta as they developed more power. Both these crews would have been formidable had the season been only a fortnight longer. The 3rd and 4th IVs enjoyed their seasons but suffered from lack of coaching: the former very neat but lacking in weight, while the latter were rough but had done much to catch up the 3rd IV by the later regattas. The Colts VIII was coached by Mr. Nixon for the whole of the season, and went from strength to strength: after beating Durham School and Lancaster R.G.S., as IVs they narrowly missed cups at Lancaster Colts Regatta, at Durham and at York, to be rewarded at Leeds Regatta, where after a sluggish start they simply rowed past all opposition. The Captain, J. N. Town, and S. R. Buckman, last year's Colours, were invaluable in giving cohesion to an inexperienced 1st VIII, while the other School leavers, A. H. Powell, I. D. C. Summers and M. J. R. Warnock were real workers and improved enormously. The oarsmen staying at School, R. D. MacLeod as Captain, M. C. Pearson and P. R. Haigh-Lumby, together with a good cox in S. W. St. J. Oliver, are indeed a bright prospect and with a good Colts VIII, a galaxy of good coxes and some keen 1st year boaters, the Boat Club could well have a bumper year. We have a good Shell VIII and some attractive fixtures : with the formation of Junior Colts crews to compete in regattas, and a programme building up to the National School Regatta at Pangbourne, with Henley in the offing examinations permitting, we might well do something to assail the pre-eminence which the large Thames schools at present enjoy. D.S.M.
CREWS 1st VIII Bow A. H. Powell 2 P. R. Haigh-Lumby 3 R. D. MacLeod 4 M. R. J. Warnock I. D. C. Summers 5 6 S. R. Buckman 7 J. N. Town Str. M. C. Pearson Cox S. W. St. J. Oliver
1st IV Bow A. H. Powell S. R. Buckman 2
J. N. Town 3 Str. M. C. Pearson Cox S. W. St. J. Oliver
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2nd IV
Bow R. D. McLeod 2 M. J. R. Warnock I. D. C. Summers 3 Sir. P. R. Haigh-Lumby Cox T. J. Young
3rd IV Bow J. R. Williamson 2 P. G. Wood R. M. Yule 3 Str. I. A. Gill Cox D. C. Smith
4th IV Bow J. M. Pearson 2 C. S. Pickard 3 J. D. Lovell Str. D. P. Rounthwaite Cox J. S. R. Tindall
Colts VIII Bow S. R. Batchelor 2 J. D. Harrison 3 R. L. Elsy 4 A. N. Lawrence 5 I. D. Raley R. J. T. Hamilton6 Williams 7 J. R. Blacker Str. J. T. Morley Cox D. J. McCartney
Colts 1st IV Bow J. R. Blacker 2 R. J. Carson 3 A. N. Lawrence A. Str. J. T. Morley Cox D. J. McCartney
Colts 2nd IV Bow R. L. Elsy J. D. Harrison 2 D. Raley 3Str. R. J. T. Hamilton1 Williams Cox C. P. G. Booth -
Colts 3rd VI Bow S. R. Batchelor 2 M. J. Winterbottom 3 P. R. Bailey Str. C. P. M. G. Steadman Cox G. A. Reed K. I. P. Heap substituted in 2nd IV (Bradford), 4th IV (Durham) and 3rd IV (Leeds). COLOURS 1st VIII Colours awarded to all 1st VIII 2nd VIII Colours awarded to Young, and 3rd and 4th IVs Colts Colours awarded to Colts 1st IV. RESULTS: Sat. 17th May. NOTTINGHAM REGATTA Maiden VIIIs 1st VIII lost to Beckett School. 3rd IV beat Nottingham Univ. Sch. of Agriculture, and lost to Abingdon. Wed. 21st May. Triangular Match v Durham School and Lancaster R.G.S. at York. Durham School 6 points, Lancaster R.G.S. 3 points, St. Peter's 3 points. 1st VIII lost to Durham and Lancaster. 3rd IV lost to Durham and Lancaster 4th IV beat Durham and lost to Lancaster. Colts VIII beat Durham and Lancaster to win Colts VIII Cup. Sat. 31st May. LANCASTER COLTS REGATTA Colts VIII beat Heriot's School, Edinburgh. lost to Priory School, Shrewsbury. 48
Sat. 7th June. BRADFORD REGATTA Schools IVs beat Bradford G.S. 1st IV lost to Lancaster R.G.S. in the Final. Maiden IVs 2nd IV beat Hull University "C" and Royal Chester. lost to Hull University "A" in the Semi-final. 3rd IV beat Gainsborough lost to Hull University "A". 4th IV lost to Lancaster R.G.S. "B' Wed. 18th June. DURHAM REGATTA Junior IVs 1st IV lost to Durham A.R.C. Maiden IVs 2nd IV beat Newcastle University, Leeds University, St. Chad's College and Durham A.R.C. to win Division A of Lady Herschell Plate. 3rd IV lost to Durham School. 4th IV beat Hull University (scratched). lost to Bede College. Schools Novice IVs Colts 1st IV beat Durham School. lost to Consett G.S. in the Final. Sat. 21st June. YORK REGATTA School IVs beat Bradford G.S. 1st IV lost to Lancaster R.G.S. Junior IVs 2nd IV beat Lancaster University. lost to Bradford G.S. Maiden IVs 3rd IV lost to Van Mildert. 4th IV lost to Hull University. Colts beat Chester City G.S. 1st IV lost to Bradford G.S. 2nd IV. 2nd IV beat Sunderland (scratched) lost to Archbishop Holgate's G.S. 3rd IV lost to Chester College R.C. Sat. 28th June. LEEDS REGATTA 1st VIII lost to Nottingham and Union B.C. (Eventual winners of Junior/Senior VIIIs. Junior IVs 2nd IV beat John o' Gaunts, Leeds University, Bede College. lost to Nottingham and Union. 49
Maiden IVs 1st IV lost to Nottingham Britannia after a re-row. School Novice IVs Colts 1st IV beat Archbishop Holgate's G.S., Bradford G.S. and Lancaster R.G.S. to win Schools Novice IVs Cup. Sat. 12th July. COMMEMORATION RACES 1st VIII beat Old Peterites. 2nd VIII beat Colts 1st IV/Old Peterites. HOUSE RACES Sun. 6th July Junior IVs Semi-Finals Manor beat Dronfield. Grove beat Rise. Finals Manor beat Dronfield. Sun. 13th July. Senior VIIIs 1st Round: Rise beat Temple by 21 lengths (D.B. 2.07; Finish 4.39). Semi-finals: Grove beat Queens (scratched). Rise beat Dronfield by 21 lengths (D.B. 2.05; Finish 4.37). Final: Grove beat Rise by 2 lengths (D.B. 1.58; Finish 4.19).
SHOOTING This term the strength of the Rifle Club, at 28, is much the same as in preceding years, and the policy of allowing first year boys to join has continued. This is beginning to have beneficial effects. For several reasons practices this term did not settle down as well as usual. Early in the term inability to secure range bookings, together with cancellations because of rain, gave us rather a poor start. Then too much time was spent in practising for the Northern Command C.C.F. match, open for the first time to any member of the C.C.F. Attendances at practices showed signs of weakening—a new and unwelcome development. There were some rifle troubles. G.C.E. seemed to interfere more than usual. The smaller inner at 200 yards had a discouraging effect on the scores of the moderate and poorer shots, especially on those of the beginners. The general impression left by all this is that we were never really prepared for any matches and that the beginners, especially, did not make the progress hoped for. As far as matches were concerned, results too were mixed. Summarized they were: 7th June—Northern Command C.C.F. Meeting. This was disastrous from our point of view, partly through our own mismanagement, partly for other reasons. In the end the "C" team beat both "A" and "B". 50
14th June—County of Lancaster R.A. Meeting at Altcar. We won three events out of seven—the Fletcher Bowl (Marling conditions), Reserve Pairs, and Aggregate—and were not lower than third in any. 15th June—Yorkshire R.A. Meeting at Strensall. There were only two entries for the Cadet Cup—our "A" and "B" teams. The "A" team won. 9th-1 1 th July—National R.A. Meeting at Bisley. Except on the 10th July we were not at full strength, because of G.C.E. requirements. The "Snap" result was poor, but we came third in the Marling, which was pleasing. In other events our under-strength teams did as well as could be expected. Our final position in the Ashburton was forty third out of eighty five, and in the Cadet Pair thirty fifth out of seventy five. Green Howard Cup (Individual .303 championship): S. G. Smith. House Aggregate Cup (Average Classification Score): D. F. Harding. Individual Classification Cups: open under 16 D. P. Irving. Donegal Badges (.303 Shooting match average): D. F. Harding. (Highest score in Ashburton): S. G. Smith. Colours S. G. Smith (Capt.), D. F. Harding, J. H. Bavister, M. E. Bailey, P. A. 0. Bell, D. P. Irving, P. W. F. Marsden, J. A. L. Whittaker, R. F. Hamby. The following also represented the School in matches: A. P. R. Dean, R. H. Goodwill, J. P. G. Lucas, T. P. Littlefield, D. M. Schofield.
L.C.LeT.
FENCING Fencing training continued in the summer term. Our only competition was in the York Fencing Festival which gave our young fencers keen competition and experience. The Junior school is now providing Sabreurs: this is a welcome step for the future P.S.F.C. We thank all fencers who have left our Club and hope they continue the sport wherever they may go. P.P.
TENNIS The 1st VI faced the season with the task of trying to maintain an unbeaten record set by the 1968 team. The 1st VI was a refined mixture of youth and experience with a dash of individual genius. The team was presented with little trouble in the early part of the season and obtained convincing victories. However, disaster struck on the grass courts of Pocklington. Although the team performed well it was unable to reproduce its true form on the strange surfaces. Once the team had con51
ceded a match the tension was considerably reduced and the team with a few tactical changes, swept through the remaining fixtures with comparative ease. The 2nd VI had a disappointing season; however, in T. Fisher and C. Kidd the 1st VI found capable substitutes, both being unlucky not to command regular 1st team places.
The under 16 side on the other hand, had a very promising season. After early set backs they rose brilliantly to the occasion and handed out a decisive thrashing to Worksop. J. A. Mitchell, their captain, and A. D. Penty will surely be great forces of the future. T. P. Kane and C. Cork represented the school in The Northern L.T.A. Schools' Championships and after winning their 1st round tie, failed to master Leeds G.S. Kane losing to Jeff Newton, England's top young player, in a thrilling match. Perhaps the biggest spectacle came in the O.P. match when last year's captain, M. T. Bennett teamed up with John Hoad to play his old partner D. 0. Jenkins and I. C. Dempsey. A titanic struggle ensued and after numerous friendly exchanges the match ended in a draw, one net each. The thanks of the entire club must be extended to T. Fisher for his invaluable work as club secretary. Again the club is indebted to Mr. Clark for all the eincouragement he has given. The shortage of courts, two between 600 boys, makes a comprehensive coaching programme nearly impossible; however, Mr. Clark gave up much of his spare time to coach any interested persons. His undoubted ability in this field was established by the results of the Junior •side. TEAMS: 1st VI: D. 0. Jenkins, T. P. Kane, C. Cork, I. C. Dempsey, J. D. B. Hargreaves and K. Bowler. 52
2nd VI: T. Fisher, C. Kidd, D. B. Hart, R. J. Brockbank, Q. Gray and S. Foster. U 16: J. A. Mitchell, A. D. Penty, A. J. Maycock, R. T. Tasker, R. N. Kerruish, M. H. Drucquer. D .0.J .
RESULTS 1st VI
Nunthorpe Worksop Scarborough College Roundhay Bootham Pocklington Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Ampleforth College Hymer's College Ashville College O.P.
2nd VI
Bootham Pocklington Pocklington Bootham Worksop
Under 16 VI
Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Away Away
Won Won Won Won Drew Lost Won Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Won
8—1 5—4 6—3 5 — 14 4f— 41 4—5 8f— 4 5—4 5 — 31 6—2 5—4 4—5 4—5 4—5 4—5 6f— 2f
OXFORD CUP, 1968-69 At a belated stage of the school year, and without detracting from inter-house rivalry within individual clubs, it was thought that the wisest, indeed fairest, decision was to abandon the award of points for the Oxford Cup in the current year. This was change, not for the sake of change, but necessitated for many reasons, all of which pointed to the growing concern that by some freak of circumstances the Cup might be won on an unfair basis. The Games Committee are acutely aware that the Cup was presented to the school by the Oxford O.P. Club in 1927 for the promotion of inter-house rivalry and recognition of "cock" house. With this very much in mind there is little doubt the Cup will become just as much a coveted trophy as in the past, but after the Games Committee of 1969-70 have had time to review the points system, the whole question of house representation, and rules governing the selection of house teams. R.F.H. 53
SOCCER-SUMMER 1969 Activity this term was confined mainly within the school. Senior and Junior knock-out tournaments were organised, but only the former was completed. School House defeated Temple 5-3 in the final of this competition. There were some close games in the previous rounds, in which School beat Rise and Grove, and Temple beat Manor and Queen's. The final itself was a close, tough game marred perhaps by an excess of physical contact. Throughout School just held the upper hand, but Temple refused to give up and were always in with a chance of ultimate victory. The plate competition unfortunately never got under way, and surprisingly there was little enthusiasm to complete the Junior section. The other event within the school was the Staff v. Boys game, which this time was played on a 7-a-side basis, as no Junior School masters were available. An entertaining game, as usual, evolved and the attendance was pleasing, indicating the interest this fixture arouses. For the first time the boys managed to win, but only by the narrow margin of 4-3. The School's Junior side, Dynamo Keighley, played four games early in the term. They began satisfactorily by defeating Molescroft in convincing fashion by 7-0, and thus avenged their previous 4-1 defeat. Their last three games were all lost, however, by 2-6 to Pudsey Juniors and 0-9 and 3-7 in two games against Knaresborough Athletic. Despite this reverse Dynamo Keighley have obviously justified their enterprising formation and should progress further next season. I hope the senior side, the Saints, can also arrange some fixtures next season and maintain the team's tradition. I.C.D.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 78th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 12th July. The President, K. H. Rhodes, was in the Chair. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 45 members. C. I. Chadwick, D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, N. J. Magson, E. S. Portlock and K M. Ratcliff were elected to serve on the General Committee. Regional dinners were announced as follows: West Riding : 30th October, 1969, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds. London: 14th November, 1969, at the Charing Cross Hotel. East Riding: 29th May, 1970, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. J. C. M. Rayson reported that there would be another Buffet Supper at Betty's on Saturday, 13th December. The Meeting supported a proposal to hold a dinner at Scunthorpe during the coming year. It was announced that the Sheffield and Birmingham dinners would be held on alternate years. The dinner in 1970 would be held at Sheffield. .
BIRMINGHAM OLD PETERITE DINNER
The Birmingham Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held on Friday, 9th May, 1969. Those present were:— The President (K. H. Rhodes) The Headmaster Bamforth, H. Bannister, J. M.
Bond, M. J. Bower, R. Coates, R. F. Dodd, D. F. Gedge, H. F. S.
Holiway, M. Houghton, C. C. Inglis, J. M. Wright, P. J.
EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER
The East Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held on Friday, 30th May, 1969. Those present were:— Chadwick, C. I. The President Ogley, D.
(K. H. Rhodes) The Headmaster Atkinson, J. S. Atkinson, P. S. Beachell, H. M. Botterill, J. S. Bulmer, C. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Burdass, R. D.
Dee, C. C. Dixon, D. Fenton, P. A. Harding, R. F. Hardy, F. Kirby, D. Martinson, C. May, A. May, M. Megginson, J. S.
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Patchett, D. Peacock, R. W. Powell, W. Rayson, J. C. M. Shepherd, P. Stephenson, R. F. H. Thompson, C. W. Tomlinson, N. E. Tomlinson, T. G. Ward, T.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 13th December at 4-45 p.m. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, at 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 28th November. The following crested neckwear is available: — s. d. All-silk crested ties ... 20 0 each postage free. Terylene crested ties ... 13 0 each postage free. All-silk bow ties 12 3 each postage free. ... All-silk batswings 20 0 each postage free. 60 0 each postage free. All-silk squares All-silk cravats 34 0 each postage free.
OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 12th July, 1969, in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Headmaster. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by G. E. King-Reynolds. The Headmaster responded and also proposed the health of the 'Club', to which the President responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. Those present were: The President (K. H. Rhodes). —
The Headmaster. The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby). The Hon. Treasurer (T. H. Burdon). J. A. Hanson (Past President). T. J. Lewis (Immediate Past President). The Head of the School (M. R. Stokes). Alderson, G. W. A. R. Argyle, C. R. Botterill, J. S. Browne, F. D. Bulmer, H. C. Burgess, N. B. Butterworth, M. A. Chadwick, C. I. Clark, R. T. Coates, J. W. Coles, D. P. Coles, J. Cook, J. S. Coulthard, K. G. Craine, G. D. Denison, J. A. Dronfield, J. Dronfield, P. J.
Fearnside, F. Fearnside, F. H. Fenton, P. A. Ferguson, M. J. Gedge, H. F. S. Gil!grass, J. Golightly, H. A. L. Graham, G. E. L. Graham, W. Hall, M. S. Hallas, M. Harding, J. T. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Harris, P. L. Harrison, R. L. Hart, D. M.
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Heap, B. A. Hodges, A. J. E. Holmes, D. C. Houghton, J. C. Howat, A. T. Huntley, W. G. Johnston, D. P. Judge, H. W. Kemp-Welch, N. King-Reynolds, G. E. Knowles, C. E. Le Pla, R. G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lees, C. N. T. Moore, J. E. Morris, P. A. Nendick, B. M. Nixon, P. M.
Pacey, F. W. B. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Peacock, R. Pease, J. A. Penty, J. R. Ping, A. W. Portlock, E. •S. Powell, A. W. H. Ratcliff, K. M. Raylor, A. W.
Raylor, J. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Reynolds, A. G. Rhead, P. Rumfitt, D. T. Sedman, E. C. Shaftoe, D. Shouksmith, J. A. Shuttleworth, G. M. Simmons, D. N. Skerrett, R. J. H.
Smith, G. D. Smith, J. E. Smith, N. J. Smith, W. Stabler, D. A. Stapleton, J. R. Stevens, R. A. Thompson, C. W. Ward, C. M. Wheatley, R. D. Wilks, C. E.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES D. ROBINSON (School House 1953-1958) graduated with honours in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University in 1962 and joined the staff of Scottish Agricultural Industries Ltd., Edinburgh, as a Technical Officer in the Research and Development Dept. In 1964 he took a position with Kellogg International Corporation, London, in Design Engineering and later transferred to Technical Services with which he has worked in Spain, Belgium, U.S.A., and Colombia, South America during the last three years. ROBINSON—SMITH. The marriage took place on 26th July, 1969, in Balcombe, between David, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Robinson, formerly of Scarborough and now of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Penelope Jane, Eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Smith of Balcombe, Sussex, at present in Bandar Shahpur, Iran. KRAIPUN YUNIBANDHU (1959-61) has qualified in Medicine at University College Hospital, London. M. VEAL (Temple 1952-56) is working in the family jewellery and silver business in York, and has recently obtained his Diploma in the Retail Jewellers' Examination of the National Association of Goldsmiths. D. W. TIDY has graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London, and has now returned to Rolls Royce at Derby for the final year of their 1-3-1 scheme. D. WILKINSON (Grove 1949-56) whose address is shown below, would be interested to hear of any other O.P.'s in the Bahamas. E. G. BROWN (Rise 1943-48) has become Technical Director in Wool Testing Services (N.Z.) Ltd. and hopes to meet other O.P.'s in New Zealand to inaugurate a N.Z.O.P. Dinner. J. B. DIXON (School House 1932-36), a director of Robertson, Urquhart & Co. for the past four years, has been appointed Insurance manager of the British Steel Corporation. R. A. HODGSON (School 1954-59) working in Canberra, has a son, Christopher Alan, born June 12th, 1969. 57
A. G. REYNOLDS (1934-44) was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year Honours List for his contribution to British-Indian relations. He is managing director of Gill & Co. (Pte.) Ltd., and president of the United Kingdom Citizens' Association of India. T. J. LEWIS (The Rise 1923/26) who was Hon. Secretary of the O.P. Club from 1957 to 1964 and its President in 1964/67, and is now a School Governor, was appointed Chairman of the Urban District Councils' Association of England and Wales in July. He is also ViceChairman of the Council of Local Authorities' Mutual Investment Trust and was President of the Society of Clerks of Urban District Councils for the year 1967/68. S. D. WARD (Manor 1958-1963) married on September 13th, 1969, at St. Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, Lesley Jane Overhill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Overhill of Cambridge. He is a PostDoctorial Fellow at the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Liverpool. G. W. A. R. ALDERSON (1956-1961) is engaged to Miss Elizabeth Stead, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stead of Altrincham, Cheshire. He asks all O.P. squash players of any standard and vintage to give him their names and addresses. (Woodley House, Ruddington, Notts.) QUICKFALL—McKAY. On 7th June, 1969 at St. Andrew's Church, Cheam, Surrey, Colin J. Quickfall (Grove 1952-57) to Miss Alison Jane McKAY. CORRECtION: The printers acknowledge with regret an error in the last issue. The entry should have been as follows: D. J. EMSLEY is in The First Battalion, The Green Howards in Belize, British Honduras and will be going to Minden in Germany in October.
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS AINLEY, J. G., 3 Pinecroft, Nore Park, Portishead, Bristol. BS20 8ED. ANDERSON, Major S., M.B.E., T.D., la Park Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Tel. Harrogate 69458. BANKS, P. N., The Tower House, Ogleforth, York. Tel. York 53586. BROWN, E. G., c/o Wool Testing Services (N.Z.) Ltd., P.O. Box 15.062,
124 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand. BROWN, P. W., 8 Tudor Court, West Street, Warwick. CHILMAN, Capt. H. L., Springhill Cottages, Hethe, Bicester, Oxon. CONNELLY, R. L., Flat 8, 4 Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London, S.W.10. DOBSON, J. M. W., "Sidholme", Alne Road, Easingwold, York.
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EuIs, D. N., 80 Walcote Drive, Wilford Hill, West Bridgford, Nottingham. FLETCHER, D. I., 19 New Walk Terrace, Fulford Road, York. Tel. York
23417. Mac, R. M., "Hillside", Ballinger, near Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Tel. The Lee 222. P. M., 8 Orchard Road, Upper Poppleton, York. Tel. Upper Poppleton 4559.
HINDLE,
R. A., 11 Wrest Street, Lyons, Canberra, A.C.T., 2606 Australia.
HODGSON,
M., M.B.E., Local Director, Barclays Bank Ltd., (Tel. 021236 9876). Local Head Office, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Rd., B'ham 3.
HOLLWAY,
HOWAT, Rev. J. N. T., The Rectory, Wheldrake, York.
HUNTER, J. A., 7 Hall Park Rise, Horsforth, Leeds. HUNTER, 0., 38 Sunset Road, Leeds. LS6 4LH. JARVIS, K. J., 23 Moseley Court, Yardley Wood Road, Moseley, Birming-
ham, 13. JOHNSON, P., 11 Beech Avenue, Bishopthorpe, York.
D. A. A., 11 Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Northants. Tel. Glinton 423.
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MACEWEN, R. R., B.L., Messrs. Rule MacEwen and Company, 11 Bank
Street, Inverness. Tel. Inverness 35559. 2nd/Lt. W. N., R.M., 41 Commando Royal Marines, Bickleigh, near Plymouth, Devon. MASTERMAN, J. L., 379 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, Warwickshire. MARSHALL,
MAY, A., Kiln House, Harland Way, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. MAY, M., Woodmansey Grange, Beverley, East Yorkshire. MILLHOUSE, G., 59 Leyborne Park, Kew Gardens, Surrey. NEALE,
C. A., Avebury House, St. Peter Street, Winchester.
OGLEY, S., 15 Chestnut Grove, Sprotbrough, near Doncaster, Yorkshire. OXTOBY,
R. T., "One Ash", Riccill, York. Tel. Riccall 336.
PARKER, Dr. R. M. S., T.D., 11 Burnside Grove, Hartburn, Stockton-on-
Tees, Teesside. PARKIN, F. N. ,32 Manygates Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Tel. 55301/7341 5. A. C. W., 55 New Farm Road, West Pennant Hills, New South Wales 2120, Australia.
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Tel. 32270. RAYLOR, A. W., 9 Foxthorn Paddock, Badger Hill, York. YO1 5HJ. Tel. York 53551. ROBINSON, J., 14 Queen Anne's Road, Clifton, York. RODGER, A. C., Stanton, Old Hall, Stanton in Peak, Matlock, Derbyshire. DE4 2LW. Tel. Darley Dale 3632. ROWBOTTOM, J. R., Lindrick House, Musley Bank, Malton, Yorkshire. Tel. Malton 2193. RUDDOCK, P. H. 0., Helperby Manor, York. SHARP, R. J., Long Farm, Low Street, Wadworth, near Doncaster, Yorks. SLADE, R. J., 12 Percy Street, London, W.I. Tel. 01-636 4405. STONE, N. H., 312 Monteray Avenue, Delbrook, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. THOMPSON, G., 12 Blackwell Grove, Darlington, Co. Durham. UNwIN, H. W. H., 309 Whitehorse Lane, London, S.E.25. VARLEY, E. K., "Inishannon", High Lane, Maltby-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Teesside. Tel. Hilton 410. WARD, S. D., 27 Ewart Road, Liverpool, 16. WILKINSON, D., c/o Price Waterhouse & Company, Chartered Accountants, E. D. Sassoon Building, Parliament Street, Nassau, Bahamas. WILSON, D. A., "Jasmine", The Green, Evenley, Brackley, Northants. WYATT-GUNNING, A. N., Low Hall,. Askham Bryan, York. Tel. York 67236.
OBITUARY G. C., (1908-13), on 24th April, 1969, at Leamington Spa. NELSON, RHODES, K. H., M.A., St. Peter's School, on July 20th at Edinburgh. Joined: 1914, Left: 1920, Master 1923-69. :
LETTERS
21st June, 1969.
Sir, On sadly reading the obituary of Denis Norwood it was difficult not to appreciate the appropriateness of the writer, "K. H. R.", contemporary as boy, undergraduate and master. Yet even he lacked one qualification; that of pupil. 60
Here writing is one pupil, who between coming to St. Olaves in 1923 and leaving St. Peter's in 1931, received from Mr. Norwood first piano lessons and subsequently History, Latin and Geography, in the latter, at one time, being the entire Geographical Sixth. At the time enthusiasm was somewhat tempered by the fact that • "Dickie" was rather a pest! He never forgot to set a prep, he was ever conscientious in marking work and there was no escape from adequate testing. This is hard enough in one's own chosen subject but to do it in three shows no little pertinacity and can only earn admiration—in retrospect! Boys quickly and surely gauge a master's discipline; only more grudgingly, perhaps in the Sixth Form, do they suspect his worth. But it is not until having left school for, say, at least five years, that a judgement can validly be made. Denis Norwood must pass this retrospective test far better than most. To one whose career has been as head of a school Geography department the example of Denis Norwood has, however unworthily used, been of no little inspiration; and there must be many men who are, unwittingly to themselves and unknown to him, his geographical "grandchildren". However, unsung at the time, more masters of the dedicated character of Denis Norwood would leave correspondingly less room for misgiving about the future of education in Schools. How sad it is that this is one little essay handed in too late for `Dickie' I to mark! YoUrs faithfully, W. L. SEABORNE. 30 Wendan Road, Newbury, Berkshire. Extract from letter from W. R. MIDDLEBROOK (1929-1932), who comments on the encouragement given to scientific and even religious enquiry in the school: "Youth has always seen through the hypocrisy of the older generit is acting as a spur to honest inquiry and a healthier attitude ations to life." .
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THE PETERITE FEBRUARY, 1970
Vol. LXI
No. 382
EDITORIAL John Bunyan's pilgrims were shown, in the Interpreter's House, "a man that could look no way but downwards, with a muck-rake in his hand," and the man could not see the crown offered to him because he did not look up. "Where there's muck there's money" is well-known to us, and there can have been few decades that have borne this out more fully than the decade of the sixties now passed. Obscene books, obscene films, obscene "plays" have certainly brought in the money for their unremembered authors, producers and actors. Memoirs of prostitutes and criminals have brought easy wealth; a drug offence has become almost essential publicity for some. Decent discretion is now labelled hypocrisy, and skeletons that used to be in cupboards are now expected to be proudly displayed. Writers of "plays" have turned a quick penny by shooting little arrows at long-accepted heroes; the writers' names are soon forgotten, but those at whom they have shot have had an awkward habit of standing secure, unsullied: Havelock, Nightingale, Churchill, Nelson. Not to be out-done, some churchmen have jumped on the wagon. At first it was to help prove the literary merit of "Lady Chatterley's Lover". Then a new "humanism" became the vogue, and a clerical collar became the badge of the avant-garde, provided its wearer was disproving the divinity of Christ, or "rationalising" the faith by which he is presumed to live. The man with the muck-rake certainly had his head well down. But as the decade wore on: as man's mastery of nature was steadily making him the slave of technology, and as the most agonising dilemma of the century was rending Vietnam and bewildering world opinion, man reached out for the stars. It seemed there was nothing he could not do with rocketry and computers. It seemed almost superfluous that the two great nations who were searching space should need to train a very special type of man; he needed qualities that were elusive because they were innate, and science could not provide them: high intelligence, physical excellence and courage. As for the achievement in space—it was all done by science; or nearly all. When one of the special men was rounding the Moon, he read to the listening Earth words familiar in almost every part of it: "In the begin." Some humanists found it naive or even arrogant to read ning God 1 .
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Editorial School Notes ... Valete ... Salve Chapel Notes ... Choir ... Orchestra Choral Society ... School Play Four Short Plays About Old Age Debating Society Modern Languages Society Russian Society History Society Senior Science Society Junior Science Society Theological Society ... Music Society ... Photographic Society The Arts Society Young Farmers' Club Notes ... Motor Enthusiasts' Club Gramophone Society ... Ornithological Group, 1969 ... Walking Group Data Processing Group Radio 5 I.C.A. Business Game British Ship Adoption Society House Notes ... C.C.F. Notes ... Scouts ... The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme Winter Sports Holiday Peterites Abroad Rugby, 1969 Shooting Squash Fencing Options The Oxford Cup, 1969-70 Cricket Fixtures, 1970 Old Peterite News ... English Public Schools' Association of Victoria
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the scriptures of western religions. Would it have been more acceptable if he had read: "He causeth the night to enter in upon the day, and the day to enter in upon the night, and He hath given laws to the Sun and to the Moon"? He would have been reading from the Koran. Then at the high point of the decade, one of the excellent men was ready to walk on the Moon. No computers now; just hands and feet for motive power, and one of man's basic inventions, a ladder! Before going to the ladder, the man asked for radio silence, and it was not known until later why he asked for it. He had taken with him to the next planet Sacraments previously blessed by his minister on Earth, and he wished to make his Communion before he stepped out into history. "What a piece of work is Man!" wrote one of us who achieved unequalled fame without giving offence, and Who made his money without a muck-rake.
SCHOOL NOTES Congratulations to the following on their successes in the recent examinations for entrance to Oxford and Cambridge: — AWARDS M. J. Black, Open Exhibition in Mathematics, Worcester College, Oxford; R. J. Brockbank, Open Exhibition in Engineering, St. John's College, Cambridge; T. M. Day, Paddy Organ Scholarship, St. John's College, Oxford. PLACES
A. S. Bowie, Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Modern Languages); R. M. Cooper, Clare College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences); J. Fender, Brasenose College, Oxford (Mathematics); D. F. Harding, St. Peter's College, Oxford (English); J. R. Lund, Balliol College, Oxford (Classics); D. Pollard, Christ's College, Cambridge (Mathematics); J. R. Williamson, Emmanuel College, Cambridge (History); S. P. Withers, Trinity College, Cambridge (Engineering). *
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A remarkable lecture on the "Great Abbai Expedition" was given by Captain J. R. Chapman, M.B.E., on September 18th. *
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The Royal Navy Presentation Team arrived by helicopter on September 23rd, and gave a most polished and concise presentation of the work of the modern Navy, and all were delighted with the display by the helicopter over the cricket field. * * * Captain R. Baker gave a talk on the Merchant Navy on September 29th. * * * On October 18th and 19th several Headmasters and representatives of preparatory schools attended a conference in the School. 2
The week-end visit by Father Humphrey Whistler, of the Community of the Resurrection, from October 25th to 27th, gave many boys an opportunity to meet and talk to him either informally in Houses, or by private arrangement. * * * The play, "Six Men of Dorset", by Miles Malleson, was presented on October 29th, 30th and 31st. A review of this performance is found later in this issue. *
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On November 1st a Coffee Party was held for parents of IVth Form boys to meet the masters, and the half term holiday began after this, lasting until November 9th. *
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John Lazarus, George Walker and Jenny Walker gave a scintillating concert on November 29th. * * * On December 11th, four short plays were presented by masters and boys. A review is found later. On December 13th a concert was given by the School Choral Society in conjunction with Queen Anne's School. * * * A group of Manor Senior Middles collected money for Shelter by carol singing locally, and this would seem to be an activity that could be extended. * * * The departure of the Rev. M. H. Burden, M.A., Chaplain of St. Olave's, will be felt in St. Peter's where his forthright views, sometimes controversial, were appreciated. We wish him well in his new appointment at Beverley, and thank him for his contribution to life in St. Peter's. * * * Term ends on Monday, March 23rd, and the Summer term will be from Friday, April 24th to Monday, July 13th. *
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The next issue of The Peterite will be in October, 1970, and it is likely that there will in future be two editions in each year. * * * The recent History of St. Peter's School, by F. J. Wiseman, with thirtyseven illustrations, has been published at two guineas.
VALETE CHRISTMAS, 1969 DRONFIELD R. J. Brockbank, School Monitor, Head of House, Cambridge Exhibitioner; M. P. Dobson; R. S. A. Valentine. 3
MANOR A. P. Andrews, House Monitor; R. M. Cooper, House Monitor; P. W. Dacey, School Monitor. QUEEN'S
P. R. Bailey, Rugger 1st XV Colours; M. J. Black, House Monitor, Oxford Exhibitioner; J. Fender, House Monitor; P. M. Wright, House Monitor. S. P. Withers.
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SCHOOL HOUSE A. Gray, 1st XV Colours; J. R. Williamson, Head of School. TEMPLE
J. R. Blacker; J. R. Lund, School Monitor, Head of House; M. J. Winterbottom.
SALVE JANUARY, 1970 GROVE R. Turton.
CHAPEL NOTES A memorial service for Mr. K. H. Rhodes was held on September 13th, when Mr. J. Dronfield gave a moving address to a packed chapel.
Also a School Memorial Service was held, at which the Headmaster gave the address. The Young Farmers again organised the Harvest Thanksgiving Service, F. T. Gooder leading the proceedings. The Chapel was 'alive with food gifts from boys, parents and masters for the old people of York. To ease the timetables this term, the Senior School and Junior School alternated weekly between Chapel and Hall for morning services. In Hall, the weekly themes were, "Community or Chaos" and "The Christian Mission Today", by the Chaplain; •the Second and Eighth Commandments by Mr. Exham, R. Ashburn and M. Bailey; "The Individual" by the Headmaster and Mr. Oxley; Mr. Cummin also conducted a week of Services based on Bible readings with the theme of Man's relationship to God. Visiting preachers this term were Mr. G. L. Willatt, Headmaster of Pocklington, and Father Humphrey Whistler, who visited the School from the Community of The Resurrection at Mirfield. He impressed many people by his deep, traditional faith. Canon Cant preached at a Sixth Form service, and the following week, the Middle School service was centred on the hymns and poems of George Herbert. Voluntary choirs helped most ably at these two services. 4
The Rise and Queen's each presented a week of services in the Chapel. The Rise considered Cliff Richard's beliefs, and Queen's theme was "The Sermon on the Mount". The Carol Service, held on Sunday, December 14th, took the traditional form of carols and lessons. The Chapel Committee met twice this term, and decided to hold a special collection in December for the North African Flood Relief. It was also decided to hold similar special collections next term, mainly to give more aim and purpose to chapel collections. D.P.
CHOIR In September, R. F. Hornby was appointed Choir Librarian, and new members of the Choir were: J. J. Beadle, J. P. H. Harrison, H. N. Joslin, C. E. S. Monro (Trebles) and P. G. Wood (Bass) who descended from the Organ Loft having finished a long term as Organ Boy only to be reelevated in the increased status of Organ Scholar. The position of Organ Scholar is now an official School appointment. G. A. R. Warnock is the new Organ Boy. The Choir has vacancies for good singers in all sections. An interesting feature of the term's work was a visit to Poppleton Church to give a recital of anthems in aid of the Church Fund. Some of the anthems were accompanied on a reed organ whose wheezes were difficult to control. The programme was: — Cantate Domino (Pitoni); Thou visitest the earth (Greene); 0 taste and see (Vaughan Williams); Voluntary in E (Walond); The little road to Bethlehem (Head); Sanctus (Byrd); Were you there (Spiritual); Magnificat (Stanford); Air and Gavotte (Wesley); Non Nobis (Quilter). K.R.P.
ORCHESTRA We welcome to the Orchestra this term A. R. 0. Heddle (trumpet), J. J. Beadle (clarinet), S. D. Lloyd-Jones ('cello) and N. P. Moxon (timpani). This term, we have taken on the new job of occompanying the hymns once or twice during each week of morning services in Hall. On Monday evenings, we have tried a variety of pieces, none of great difficulty, but unfortunately only two of these could be fitted into the Concert. Other music we have played includes Jerusalem, parts of Handel's Water Music, an arrangement of a Mozart piano duet and Mendelssohn's Dance of the Clowns. Our Orchestra is small at the moment, as a number of good players left last year, but the survivors can look forward to a more extensive Orchestra next year, when many good instrumentalists with orchestral experience from the Junior School will be joining us. M.J.B. Any Old Peterite who has an orchestral instrument and would like to play regularly with the Orchestra will be welcome at our rehearsals, 6.20 —7.20 on Mondays in Hall.
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CHORAL SOCIETY This year our Choral Society joined with Queen Anne's Choral Society to perform Part I of Handel's Messiah in Chapel at an end of term concert. Practices were held in the Memorial Hall at 4.0 p.m. on Thursdays and, once the initial shyness had been overcome, we got down to some enthusiastic singing. At first there were not as many men (i.e. tenors and basses) as we would have wished for, but later, with the help of a few masters, a satisfactory balance was obtained. Next term Stanford's "Songs of the Fleet" will be sung and new members will be welcomed for what promises to be both interesting work and a very enjoyable get-together. R.M.C.
SCHOOL PLAY SIX MEN OF DORSET CAST George Loveless Betsy Loveless, his wife Jinnie 1 Neddy their children Little Georgie James Loveless Thomas Stanfield John Stanfield James Brine James Hammett
Bob Dominy, a poacher
A: N. LAWRENCE G. A. R. WARNOCK P. A. Sam N. D. BRISCOE N. GRAY R. J. CARSON P. R. STANSFIELD M. H. DRUCQUER C. J. BROWN "R. C. SPENCE
A. G. B. PERKS
Susan Morris Edward Legg, the informer The Squire Dr. Warren Farmer Bryant Farmer Case Farmer Duffet William Cobb Harry Brown Mr. Frampton Mr. Wollaston Constable Brine Judge Baron Williams Mr. Gambier Mr. Butt Clerk of the Court
S. D. JEFFREY J. T. MORLEY M. G. V. STEPHENSON J. FENDER R. ASHBURN J. D. HARRISON M. G. B. HEPWORTH T. J. YOUNG M. W. BAINBRIDGE S. J. PARKER R. H. H000soN F. T. GOODER R. F. HORNBY G. HODGSON R. T. S. YOUNG G. A. HUNT .
Mrs. Wetham
B. C. MACARTNEY
Robert Owen Thomas Wakley, M.P.
M. E. BAILEY E. R. WALKER
The Rev. Dr. Wade, D.D. Pocock Master of the Convict Settlement
R. ASHBURN P. H. RIVERS J. R. WILLIAMSON
The Overseer
J. D. HARRISON
I. A. GILL R. D. MACLEOD J J C. D. MCAINSH t S. ROBINSON J G. A. REED R. A. Scow M. R. MCMAHON
Three Convicts Other Convicts Members of the Public
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Producer: MR. P. M. NIXON Stage Manager: S. W. St.J. Oliver Set Designed by Mr. J. C. Brown, Mr. J. Gaastra and Mr. J. Maw Set Constructed by S. W. St.J. Oliver, S. R. Bell and D. C. Smith Advised and Assisted by Mr. R. Hawkins Set Painted by J. M. Pearson, D. C. Smith, S. R. Bell, P. Beddoes and A. G. Sherriff Lighting by G. S. Clarkson, D. C. Fatheringham and R. F. Hamby Advised by Mr. R. H. Hubbard and P. Holmes Properties: Mr. P. G. Feek and C. G. Robertshaw Make-up: Mrs. R. C. T. Hall, Mr. P. D. R. Gardiner, Mr. D. K. Exham, J. A. G. Craven, J. Whittle, J. C. P. N. Lightowler and M. S. Bidgood Costumes Arranged by Mrs. P. M. Nixon Wardrobe Master: F. T. Gooder Wardrobe Assistant: J. D. Willis Dressers: Mrs. P. M. Nixon and Mrs. K. G. Coulthard Prompter: C. W. Kidd Scene Shifters: T. H. Stead, G. E. Park, A. P. Pollard and N. C. Foley Curtain: R. J. Dunk Publicity and Programme: Mr. R. T. Pullin and J. A. G. Craven "SIX MEN OF DORSET" The action takes place in the early 1830's.
Acr I Scene 1. A room in George Loveless's cottage in Tolpuddle, Dorset. Scene 2. A few days later. The same room. Scene 3. A few days later. A room at Dr. Warren's Parsonage. Scene 4. Two years later. The room in George Loveless's cottage. Scene 1. The cottage. Scene 2. The Parsonage.
Acr II 10 minute Interval
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Acr III The Court House, Dorchester.
Brief Interval Scene 2. The cottage. Scene 3. The campaign office in the Tottenham Court Road, London. Scene 4. A convict settlement in Van Diemen's Land.
The year is 1834. In the industrial North, children, little more than babies, labour from five in the morning until ten at night for 3/71d. a week. Their parents, fearful of losing their own jobs if the whole family does not present itself for work each morning, fretfully pummel the children into exhausted wakefulness, rush them through their no-breakfast, and half drag, half carry them to the factory, the mill, or the mine. Captains of industry make huge fortunes while those they employ live— and die—amid crushing poverty. 7
In the country, conditions are scarcely better, and the law is barbaric. In Hamphire a farmhand is hanged for "stealing" an anonymous, scrawny, stray sheep to feed his starving family of seven. In London a boy of ten is executed for taking two coins whose combined value is fourpence—a piece of arithmetic he could not begin to cope with. In the Dorsetshire village of Tolpuddle, George Loveless, a farmworker, and his friends suffer the shameful symmetry of the seven day, seven shilling week. Today, less than 140 years later, let those who think that the Union's have become too strong and the law too weak ponder these obscenities. "Six Men of Dorset" tells the story of the Tolpuddle martyrs, six farm labourers who were sentenced to transportation at Dorchester Assizes in 1834 for their part in forming an early trade union which was more akin to a mutual friendly society in times of need. Though originally written for the stage, the play is best known as a radio drama: it certainly presents problems in the way of movement, grouping, and stage business, demanding a high degree of imagination and inventiveness on the part of the producer. It is scarcely surprising then, that in the production there were a few moments when one could have wished for more movement, when the action became rather static and the words a debate. Wisely, Mr. Nixon had decided that in the relatively short time at his disposal—barely seven weeks—his priorities must be clear, firm delivery of lines and sensitive feeling for character. In both •these aims he succeeded admirably, and the result was a production greatly enjoyed by audience and cast alike. Outstanding in a cast of over 40 was A. N. Lawrence as George Loveless. This was a remarkably assured performance, always commanding and frequently very moving in its portrayal of integrity, quiet conviction, and inner strength. R. T. S. Young delivered a powerful and impassioned plea as Counsel for the Defence, and G. A. R. Warnock gave a sensitive performance in the difficult role of Betsy, Loveless's wife. There is much to be said in favour of a boy playing the female lead, but lines such as, "I couldn't live without you Betsy," delivered with the length of a massive looking "oak" refectory table separating the lovers are not likely to convince and might be better omitted! Memorable cameos were presented by B. C. Macartney as the formidably self-important Mrs. Wetham, and by P. H. Rivers as a whining and defeated transportee. Impressive sets ranged from the Lovelesses' simple cottage and the more sumptuous Parson's house, to the court of the Dorchester Assize and the convict settlement on Van Diemen's land. A hard-working and efficient stage crew coped manfully with no less than ten scene changes and the wardrobe department achieved some pleasing effects especially in the trial scene and in the colourful cravats of the London gentlemen. Coincidentally, the play was performed during a week when the National Union of Agricultural Workers was pressing for a minimum wage of £16 and a 40-hour week. At a time when the National Average Wage for a manual worker is £24 a week, the farmworker receives a minimum of £12 for a 44-hour week. They were offered a minimum of £13 and a 43-hour week: perhaps things have not changed so much, after all. D.S.O. 8
FOUR SHORT PLAYS ABOUT OLD AGE DECEMBER 11th/ 12th THE PEDAGOGUE The Pedagogue
by JAMES SAUNDERS DAVID EXHAM
SWAN SONG—by Mr. Svetlovidov, an old actor Nikita, the prompter
ANTON CHEKHOV TIMOTHY MORLEY RICHARD HAMILTON-WILLIAMS
LAST TO GO—by HAROLD PINTER The Old Man Barman PURGATORY—by W. B. YEATS Old Man Boy Figures in the window
PETER GARDINER DAVID OXLEY
JULIAN LES NEIL BOWEN t LESLEY CLARKSON STEPHEN PARKER
Set for "Purgatory" designed by John Gaastra and executed by Trenholm Fisher Costumes: Mrs. Coulthard Make-up: Mrs. Hall Lighting: Garry Clarkson Sound: David Fotheringham Props: David Schofield and Christopher Clark Production: Peter Gardiner The four plays had a unifying theme which gave cohesion and interest
to them. But they were very different in tempo and philosophy, ranging from the explosive and important rage of an elderly schoolmaster trotting out the half remembered salvage of an Oxford Greats' Course, the oriental resignation of a third rate Russian actor, the banal and pitiful comments of a newsvendor, to the majestic poetry of Yeats, seeking to reflect some Aeschylean splendour in the problem which he posed. All four were magnificently acted. The schoolmaster was easily recognisable, all too easily, I fear, by one of the same species, as a real person intent on the matter in hand within the four walls of his classroom, supremely oblivious of anything else. A good schoolmaster, and deliciously portrayed. Chekhov's actor demonstrated every range of emotion from pathos to comedy without exaggeration and had a splendid foil in the prompter. The part was acted perhaps better than Svetlovidov himself could have done it. The Last to Go was the shortest of the four. I had wished it were longer; not a chance was missed; the characters lived and echoed many a similar scene I have witnessed under dripping railway arches in Bermondsey. The evening's drama was brought to a memorable climax by Yeats's Purgatory. The old man delivered his part with beautiful elocution. It was a pleasure to allow the music of his voice to lead the imagination to contemplate the eternal problems of evil and its consequences, and to gaze on the simple but dignified set which framed his words. It was a splendid evening's entertainment, and I for one was glad not to have missed it, 'flu or no 'flu.
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DEBATING SOCIETY The Society was disbanded at the end of the Easter term when the standard of debating was lowered to such a level that it was impossible to carry on. But fortunately a new society has arisen and debating in the School is now firmly back on its feet. Under the able guidance of Mr. D. K. Exham an emergency committee was set up which re-constituted the Society. This committee was replaced by a permanent sixman committee which was elected at the end of the third meeting of term. The most striking and successful change that has been made is the break-away from the formal type of debate. Of the four meetings this term, three were discussions and only one was a formal debate. Better attendances and improved debating showed this to be a wise move. The discussions that have been held have been about the schools system, politics and theology. The standard of debating was high; personal grouses were not aired excessively and the topic of discussion frequently changed. We only hope this improvement continues in the future. The last meeting of the term was a formal debate. Messrs. M. G. B. Hepworth and R. J. Hamilton-Williams proposed that "This house would like to see an end to Britain's special relationship with the U.S.A." The proposers were successfully opposed by Messrs. J. Fender and S. Robinson, the motion being defeated by 24 votes to 7 with 9 abstentions. Outside the School we have had three very enjoyable and profitable discussions with Queen Anne's, the topics varying from religion to leisure and the cost of the Apollo moon project. We hope to arrange more external debates next term as they certainly add more colour to our debating activities. Finally I should like to thank R. J. Brockbank, who has been President of the Society this term but is unfortunately leaving after only one term in office. He has run affairs extremely efficiently over such a crucial period and we are grateful to him for this. We all hope he continues to uphold his debating prowess at Cambridge. D. H. A. Broom will take over the presidency next term in his place. J.C.W.W.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY There were three meetings this term organised by the newly-formed committee. The film "Mille Miglia" was shown, this attracting many Motor Enthusiasts as well as linguists. A trip to a lecture on Camus was organised, and this was attended by members of the Middle and Upper VIth, who benefited much by listening to this lecture, which was in French. After half-term Mr. Depledge gave a most informative talk on "Germany since the rise of Hitler", answering many difficult questions from a large and enthusiastic audience. A meeting with the Mount was postponed until the Easter Term, and the Society finished its activities with the French Reading Competition, which was poorly supported, there being few entrants for the Lower School prize, and none for the Senior. The Society wishes to thank Mr. Hirst for his invaluable help in arranging the meetings. P.M.W. 10
RUSSIAN SOCIETY Membership this term was low compared with previous terms but the two meetings that were held were well supported by members. The first meeting was held jointly with the History Society and York University History Society, on Friday, November 21st at the University. Professor Hugh Seton-Watson of London University gave a lecture on Eastern Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He dealt mainly with Eastern European and Slavonic peoples and included something of the growth and development of their languages. He also dealt with Nationalism and its consequences on the intellectual thought of the times. The second meeting was an informal one on the Russian trip, when many slides were shown of various aspects of the trip. The slides were mainly of the regions visited, Berlin, Moscow, Samarkand, Bukhara, Leningrad, Helsinki and Copenhagen. They were enlarged upon by individual members of the trip and they described their own feelings, as well as their impressions of the people, their habits and their history. M.G.V.S.
HISTORY SOCIETY There were three meetings of the Society during the term. The first was a combined open meeting with the Junior School, when the film "Culloden" was shown. This was a B.B.C. documentary film about the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland in 1745-6. The second meeting was an outing to Rievaulx Abbey and Helmsley Castle. This was enjoyed by all who went. At the final meeting of the term, Mr. Ruffhead of St. John's College, York, spoke on "Society In Early Victorian England", an interesting and wide ranging lecture backed up by much personal research into the social habits of our not too distant ancestors. We are grateful to him. A.C.W.C.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The combined societies of St. Peter's and Queen Margaret's held four meetings during the Christmas term. At the first meeting, Dr. Garrett of York University spoke on the "Moral Problems in Science". He discussed the "pros and cons" of such problems as Nuclear Fission and Enforced Birth Control. This proved to be a very lively and interesting meeting. The second meeting was on "Micro electronics", and Mr. Naylor from Bradford University gave a talk and demonstration on the subject. Unfortunately the non-scientist members found the talk to be too advanced and hence did not enjoy the meeting. 11
On the other hand the third meeting was greatly enjoyed by all, and this was shown in the number of questions put to Dr. Taylor from the Leeds School of Medicine, who had talked on "Transplants". The fourth meeting was held at Queen Margaret's School, Escrick, and three talks were given by members of the Society. One on the "Honey Bee" by Diana Hunter and Lorraine Phillip, one on "The Elements in Nature" by Graham Yule and one on "Radio Astronomy" by Nigel Clayburn; all three reflected the large amount of work Put into them. Unfortunately no visit was held this term, but we hope to organise one in the Easter term and one in the Summer term. G.S.Y.
JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The Society had its usual quota of meetings during the term, all well attended. Unfortunately, two of the speakers who had offered to talk to the Society were unable to come due to unforeseen circumstances, but we were fortunate in being able to put on alternative programmes of scientific films Among the more interesting ones were: — "Himalayan Tapestry" which showed the various ways in which Indian families fashioned woodpulp and metalware into saleable articles, and "The Living Pattern" which dealt with the wild life of the British Isles and how man's growth has influenced it. It is hoped that the two speakers who were unable to give their talks will be able to visit us during the coming term. J.S.C.
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY We held three meetings this term, starting on October 24th with a talk by Father Humphrey Whistler, from the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield on "The Meaning of the Resurrection", followed by some interesting questions. Then on November 19th, Mr. Burden gave us a lively talk, illustrated with slides, on the School Minitrek Expedition, overland to Turkey and Greece, "In the Steps of S. Paul". Finally, on December 3rd, C. P. G. Booth, J. Fender, S. Foster, R. J. Hamilton-Williams, D. Pollard, E. R. Walker and P. G. Wood, each spoke briefly on "What I Believe, and Why", then the Society discussed their beliefs. This was a very successful evening, and although there was not a large attendance at any of the meetings, we found that they were just as enjoyable and interesting with only a moderate number of interested members present. M.J.B. 12
MUSIC SOCIETY The first meeting was held on Saturday, October 4th and took the form of a lecture given by Mr. Pemberton about the organ. Several pipes were exhibited, and P. G. Wood gave brief demonstrations on the organ to illustrate the stops Mr. Pemberton was talking about. Mr. Pemberton ended the talk by playing Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach. The second meeting held on Saturday, November 29th took the form of a concert in the Memorial Hall. It was given by John Lazarus, George Walker and Jenny Walker. The programme consisted of Mozart's Sonata in F Major for Piano Duet, played by Mr. Lazarus and Mr. Walker. Mr. Lazarus then played Liszt's Petrarch Sonnet No. 104 from Years of Pilgrimage. Mr. Walker then accompanied Jenny Walker in a performance of Schumann's Three Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano. After an interval the concert carried on with Ravel's Mother Goose Suite for piano duet, and Poulenc's Sonata for clarinet and piano. It was good to see such a large audience for this enjoyable concert. P.O.W.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The Society had an encouraging Christmas term. With a large membership, several meetings were held, including a film meeting, a slide show, and two lecture-demonstrations on flash photography and developing films. It is hoped to continue successfully through the year an interesting and varied programme of meetings, and also to make more use of dark-room facilities. With good support the Society has a hopeful future. J.D.H.
THE ARTS SOCIETY This Society was formed at the beginning of term with T. Fisher appointed President, J. C. Goodrick, Secretary, and C. J. Les, Treasurer. The first meeting of the term was a talk by Dr. Newton from York University about the stained glass in York Minster's East Window, about its history, about the men who painted the glass, both in its innovation and restoration; and with illustrations he told us about the exceptional detail of this medieval decoration. The second meeting was a trip to York Art Gallery to see four films, Richard Hamilton, Jasper Johns and Lichenstein in London, which made a very good cross-section of the contemporary art around us in this day and age. I say four films, for there was also a very amusing four minute comic strip about a critic giving his views on Pop Art in a very down to earth manner. I was very glad of the response for membership to the Society and hope to provide meetings just as successful next term. T.F. 13
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB NOTES The Club first met together on a Monday at the beginning of term to decide upon a new committee for the coming year. The following were elected: F. T. Gooder, Chairman; D. P. Rounthwaite, Club Secretary; A. H. W. Cooper, Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary; P. R. Gooder, Treasurer; Atkinson and Thornton as committee members. Our first meeting was addressed by Mr. C. Foster of Buttercrumbe who gave a short introduction and then a film, lasting an hour, which he had made himself, on the subject of "potatoes throughout the year". He gave a running commentary and answered many questions. The Club again this year assisted in the School Harvest Thanksgiving Service, on October 5th. We were joined by Mr. B. Thomas, Chairman of The Advisory Committee, who read one of the lessons. Six members and the Club Leader actively participated, the Service being written beforehand by members. I would like to thank the parents and farmers who, in one form or another, provided produce with which •to decorate the Chapel. On October 23rd, Mr. Wilson, a member of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, came to give a talk on "Farm Safety". He brought along the latest ROSPA film on "Tractor Safety", and answered many questions, giving us a most interesting meeting. During one evening, November 13th, the Club went on a visit to Askham Bryan College of Agriculture where Mr. Thomas showed us round first the pig department, then the machinery shops and finally the beef and dairy units. At 5-45 p.m. on November 20th, the Advisory Committee met again to advise us on speakers for the Easter Term. We all enjoyed a fruitful meeting, and a very good meal afterwards. Finally, on December 7th, the Club went on a combined farm visit, first to Marwood Bros' Farm at North Grimston, Malton, where we were shown cattle fed mainly on barley in their various stages. We also looked at some bullocks they were preparing for showing in which they have been very successful. The second part of the visit was to Mr. Gooder's turkey units near Malton. Here we saw intensive turkey rearing and fattening units, and also by chance potatoes being loaded into a bulk lorry container. Afterwards Mrs. Gooder gave us an excellent afternoon tea for which we thank her most warmly, and we left at about 5-00 p.m. The Club has had a good term with regular attendances of over thirty, and looks forward to as good a one during the Easter. F.T.G.
MOTOR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB The loss of its founder and supreme organiser, plus a run of bad luck, has rather thrown the Club off balance this term. Tony Fall, the rally driver, who was to come on November 25th, could not make it; British Leyland did not announce the Triumph 1700 14
Sports Saloon at the Motor Show, which meant Robert Masseys could not bring one along, and there were no drivers available to take members to the B.A.R.C. meeting at Croft on October 19th. This means that we have had to content ourselves with just two film meetings this term. On September 18th, "The French Grand Prix", and "A Tribute to Stirling Moss", and on December 4th "The European Grand Prix" and a film about the period between two big races as seen through the eyes of racing drivers. Next term we hope to have a more varied programme including a trip to the British Leyland Factory. R.A.
GRAMOPHONE SOCIETY G. A. R. Warnock was appointed Secretary and started work on a task which no Secretary has ever completed-that of bringing the card index up to date. The Society exists for the study of music through the records of its library, and the experiment of a regular weekly recital has been tried. On Mondays after lunch, boys have volunteered to introduce a record of their own choice from the library; attendances so far have been small, but it is a most pleasant way of relaxing after lunch and an opportunity to hear a wide range of music. Records have been introduced by P. G. Wood, A. R. 0. Heddle, J. A. G. Craven, G. A. R. Warnock, and the series will certainly continue. K.R.P.
ORNITHOLOGICAL GROUP, 1969 A record total of over 5,000 birds has been ringed this year. The majority of these have been at the usual site near Skelton, but a new site near Naburn was very productive in the Summer term. Several species have been ringed for the first time. These are Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Dipper, Arctic Tern, Wood Warbler and Collared Dove. RINGING TOTALS LIST Greenfinch (1,639), Starling •680), Chaffinch (468), Blackbird (458), Redwing (285), Swift (275), Brambling (227), Swallow (151), House Sparrow (113), House Martin (106), Linnet (77), Song Thrush •68), Willow Warbler (63), Dunnock (63), Robin (50), Wren (35), Blue Tit (34), Tree Sparrow (34), Bullfinch (33), Yellow Wagtail (28), Sand Martin (25), Pied Wagtail (22), Great Tit (19), Long Tailed Tit (15), Dunlin (14), Goldcrest (11), Yellow Hammer (9), Whitethroat (9), Sedge Warbler (8), Reed Bunting (7), Grey Wagtail (7), Stonechat (6), Willow Tit (5), Chiffchaff (5), Redpoll (5), Tree Creeper (4), Mute Swan (4), Coal Tit (4), Fieldfare (3), Oyster Catcher (2), Jay (2), Dipper (2), Spotted Flycatcher (2), Meadow Pipit (2), Kestrel (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Blackheaded Gull (1), Arctic Tern (1), Wood Pigeon (1), Collared Dove (1), Jackdaw (1), Magpie (1), Mistle Thrush (1), Wheatear (1), Blackcap (1), Lesser Whitethroat (1), Wood Warbler (1), Goldfinch (1). 5,093 birds of 58 species. G.D.C.
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WALKING GROUP The favourable weather this past term has allowed us to prepare and undertake some ambitious and often rather strenuous walks. Our group consisted of fifteen enthusiastic walkers organised by Nigel Clayburn and led by Mr. Duncan and Mr. Wise with the occasional spur from M. Allix. We attempted a great variety of walks ranging from the ups and downs of the North Yorkshire Moors (although not all of us managed to conquer the ups!) and the rediscovering of the lost railway lines of Yorkshire, to a coastal hike from North Landing to South Landing at Flamborough. Although conditions for walking in the Easter term may prove a little more difficult we still hope to provide a good programme. P.G.W.
DATA PROCESSING GROUP The members of the Group continued their activities during the Christmas term in two ways. The first was by completing many successful programmes ranging from the solution of simple additions to solving quadratic equations. Most of the programmes were done by Lower Sixth boys as part of their General Studies Course and some by Middle Sixth boys as part of a Maths. project. The second was by attending several lectures, at York University, in a series on "Computers and Civilisation". Most of the lectures were very interesting and on a non-mathematical basis; so it was not surprising that some Arts students attended the lectures as well as computer scientists. The lectures had titles such as "Language, Literature and Computers" and "Will Computers Outwit Us?", and taught us how useful computers can be; and as a footnote I might add that the School's end of term marks are compiled by computer. G.S.Y.
RADIO 5 Radio 5's first broadcast was on Monday, 8th December—a historic day in the School's history, as it marks the beginning of a new era in School entertainment. But Radio 5 did not come about overnight; in fact it all started three years ago. Working on an idea at the University, Mr. Anderson set up a small V.H.F. transmitter in the Junior School, and broadcast to York. Unfortunately the venture was not a success owing to the transmitter's small range and the large amount of wandering at the transmitting frequency: so the station closed down. 16
It soon reopened though, using a revolutionary medium: the Junior School's radio relay system, operated by Granada. The system was very successful, so during the 1969 Christmas term, a new studio was opened and lines put out to the whole School on the West side of the main road. Finally, the fateful Monday arrived and at 4.00 p.m. Grove, School, Queen's, Temple, Rise, San and all the Junior School switched on to hear an interview with Jimmy Savile, which had been recorded by Mr. Anderson at Leeds Infirmary. But what about the future? We plan to broadcast only seven hours a week at present, but during the Easter term we hope to increase this time considerably. The programmes that fill up this time are produced by both the Junior and Senior Schools and they cover a wide range of tastes (including music, documentaries, news, and interviews) and are of an extremely high standard. By the time the next Peterite is published, Radio 5 should be a well established feature of School life—almost entirely run by the boys themselves. G.S.Y.
I.C.A. BUSINESS GAME Money came to the School this term in the shape of £20m. worth of I.C.A. computerised capital. As one of the 243 "companies" taking part in a National Business Game we were floated with assets of £16m. and the Board was asked to make as much profit as possible in competition with our two rival companies—schools at Stowe and Swanage. Allocating suitable sums of money to advertising, plant-investment, production, research and development etc., we sought to out-manoeuvre our competitors in four markets (each company having a home market, the fourth being common). The board of directors, divided into various departments, studied in detail the requirements and implications of their own section of the company. These were discussed by the directors at frequent board-meetings, when the advice of certain members of the maths. department was considered (and often rejected!). Profits, at first, were only average, and there was little to choose between the three companies. When the result came, after the third play, we found ourselves with a mere £200,000 lead, and this was being reduced. An all-out attack on our nearest competitor was decided, and from that point our profits soared. Two plays later, the game finished with our total profit (after tax) at £2,750,000, giving us a lead of nearly Elm. We look forward to similar success in the Easter term, as a win in the next round will leave us in the last twenty-seven schools. The final will be held in London towards the end of term. BOARD
P. R. Haigh-Lumby (Managing Director), M. G. V. Stephenson, C. A. Myers, S. Foster, M. J. S. Muncer, T. J. Young, I. A. Gill, G. S. Yule, R. Ashburn, J. C. W. Williams, R. A. Exell, N. W. S. Blitz.
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BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY Our link with S.S. "Devon" has been renewed this term, thanks to the enthusiasm of Capt. J. Reid and his many helpers on the ship: our mail has been the result of a real team effort. Voyage 48 started, in ballast, at Newport on August 2nd, and the northern route was taken to Montreal, using Belle Isle Strait. Cargo was loaded at Montreal, New York, Newport News and Savannah—a total of 2,700 tons—for New Zealand. The ship left Savannah on August 29th and went via the Windward Passage and Panama Canal to Auckland, where she arrived on September 21st. The "Devon" stayed on the New Zealand coast until October 24th, discharging cargo and loading 3,570 tons for Western Europe, mainly wool, but with a few other items such as pallets of hides, sacks of malt, bales of opossum skins, sacks of peas, bags of casein, sacks of seeds and casks of pelts. When the ship arrived at Dunkirk on December 2nd she had steamed 27,015 miles. The cargo was discharged there and at Antwerp, Riga, Hamburg and Bremen, and the voyage was due to end at Falmouth on December 23rd, just in time for the crew to be home for Christmas. L.C.LeT.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD HOUSE Although rather smaller than usual because of reduced numbers in the Senior part of the House, we have made a good start to the School year in all House activities, especially in the Junior part of the House. We welcomed ten new Juniors, together with Beall (a Senior-Middle) and Asfour and Taylor (both Seniors), and they have all settled in very well. The House rugger was ably run by J. D. Willis, and although the Senior team lost to Temple in the first round, the Junior team, captained by P. Gooder, did very well, losing to a stronger Queen's team in the final. As usual the House gave their teams good vocal support. The Library continues to grow and was well used this term under the supervision of D. H. A. Broom, an excellent librarian. In a meeting of the House Council it was decided to ask for curtains to be put in the Hall, making an additional room by separating it from the corridor. By the time these notes are published this will have been done and the room will be used communally for reading newspapers, thus avoiding duplication and keeping the newspaper bill within the means of the House Embellishment Fund, and possibly for watching television. On the last Saturday of term, most of those who were not in bed with 'flu sang carols in the hall under the guidance of T. Fisher with Fisher and Dodd playing the guitar and Armitt playing his accordion. There were a few guests from School House, and we were all very kindly provided with refreshments by Mrs. Coulthard. 18
This term Mr. Hubbard remained Assistant Housemaster but commuted from Beverley, and his rooms in the House were taken by M. J. Allix—the new French Assistant in the School. Mr. Riley also helped in the House on some evenings. R. J. Brockbank, R. S. A. Valentine and M. P. Dobson are leaving and we thank them for all they have done for the House, wishing them the best for the future. F. T. Gooder succeeds Brockbank as Head of House, the other Monitors being T. Fisher, C. J. Pickles, C. J. Watson and J. D. Willis. R.J.B. THE GROVE The Grove started the year with P. R. Haigh-Lumby as Head of House; D. Pollard, Vice Head; and S. W. St.J. Oliver, J. M. Pearson, A. P. Pollard and K. Washington as House Monitors. The number of boys in the House has somewhat decreased because of some boys leaving after '0' Levels, and only nine juniors entering the House. At the top of the House we welcomed Stephen Reed, an American, and we also welcome Stephen Parker and John Wyatt who have come to do '0' Levels. Although the Grove did not win the Senior or Junior Rugger, both teams put up a fine show. The Senior team (captained by Oliver) beat Manor, then went on to be narrowly beaten in the semi-final 'by Temple. The Junior Team only just lost to Dronfield, their captain, Hamshaw being prevented from playing by a broken wrist, and Kerruish led the team on the field. As a result of enthusiastic play and leadership Oliver received his House Colours. In the other inter-House competition this term, namely the Chess, we were unlucky and were beaten in the first round by The Rise. The House team was led by David Pollard. The House was very well represented both on the acting and technical sides of the School play, which will be invaluable for future House productions. David Pollard is leaving at the end of term, to go to Christ's College, Cambridge. We congratulate him on gaining his place there and also on his Rolls Royce Bursary, which he takes up with the firm in January. We wish him every success, and thank him for all he has done for the House. Both he and P. R. Haigh-Lumby were awarded House Colours at the end of term. Finally, we may look forward with confidence to the next two terms, knowing we have an enthusiastic and high spirited House! P.R.H-L. MANOR The House has been active during the Christmas term, and although we lost the rugger we have been well represented in the sports field. The Senior House Rugger team lost in the first round against a strong Grove team, after a spirited battle. The Junior House Rugger team, 19
captained by M. H. Drucquer were very unlucky to lose against Queen's in the first round, and as a result it was impossible to single out any individual player because the whole team played with fire and a good spirit. The Senior House League team, captained by A. P. R. Dean, beat Temple but lost to Dronfield in a close match. We are well represented in Fencing, with J. C. W. Williams being elected Captain of School Fencing for the year and R. H. Hodgson supporting him enthusiastically, the former gaining a fencing Gold Proficiency and coming second in the Newcastle Experimental Rules Foil Competition. Swimming was undertaken this term by the majority of the lower half of the House, with a view to taking the Bronze Medallion and we thank A. P. Andrews, the Captain of Swimming, and J. A. G. Craven, for coaching them. Other activities undertaken by members of the House have been beagling by certain Seniors and Senior Middles, carol singing for Shelter by a group of Senior Middles, and Squash, with P. Holmes as Captain of the School V and S. R. H. Astley representing the School at times; J. C. P. N. Lightowler and A. F. Harben also gained places in the School Colts VII, R. T. Tasker holding 8th place. We will be suffering three losses at the end of term with R. M. Cooper leaving us for a place at Clare College, Cambridge, P. W. Davey who is waiting for exam. results, and A. P. Andrews. We thank them for all they have done for the House and we wish them all the best for the future.
P.H.
QUEEN'S At the start of the term, M. G. B. Hepworth (Head of House), M. J. Black, S. R. Bowen, J. Fender, D. J. M. Judson, M. C. Pearson and P. M. Wright were appointed Monitors. We welcomed 16 new boys, who swelled our numbers to 62. The House has had a very successful term in all that it has undertaken. The outstanding feature has been an undefeated season on the rugby field. The Senior and Junior teams excelled themselves by winning the two competitions, and the League team was also unbeaten. The Senior team, led by J. D. Lovell, defeated School House 16-3 in the semi-finals. The Final against Temple was played in bad conditions, but we managed to score two good tries and won 8-0, The Junior team won the Cup for the third year in succession. After narrowly defeating the Manor and the Rise, we ran in five tries to beat Dronfield 15-6 in the Final. On the School rugger scene, M. C. Pearson (Captain), P. R. Bailey, P. S. K. Crossley and J. D. Lovell are to be congratulated on their 1st XV Colours. We were also well represented in the other School teams. Once again, Queen's took responsibility for a week's services in Chapel; they were organised by M. J. Black and G. Hodgson, assisted by A. J. Maycock, R. A. Scott and E. R. Walker. There were also several excellent performances from members of the House in the School's dramatic and musical productions during the term.
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At the end of term, House Colours were awarded to M. J. Jones and J. D. Lovell, and Junior House Colours to A. Corser, A. J. Maycock, C. T. Bough, S. J. Warren and P. A. Winstanley. Finally, it is with regret that we say goodbye to our leavers—M. J. Black whom we congratulate on winning an exhibition at Worcester College, Oxford, J. Fender, who is also to be congratulated on gaining a place at Brasenose College, Oxford, P. R. Bailey and P. M. Wright. We thank them for all that they have done for the House and wish them well in the future. M.G.B.H.
THE RISE This term on the sports field we have not done as well as we had hoped, especially in Rugger. The Senior team, captained by C. D. McAinsh was weak in the pack and too light for the School House pack. The Captain was carried off the field just before half-time but the team played well in spite of this. Nevertheless the final score was 22-3 to School House. The Junior team, however, excelled themselves. In the first round they beat Temple very comfortably 38-3. In the second round a strong Queen's team beat them 6-3; however, this was considered a good result as we had had some bad luck. As usual, the House had two members in the first XV. C. D. McAinsh had his Colours awarded to him for the second year running and R. D. MacLeod was awarded his. A. W. H. Cooper, S. M. Hodges, T. M. Bloom and P. A. Short were all awarded their Junior House Colours for a good all round effort. I. A. Gill organised a well supported table-tennis competition to inspire the game within the House. He won the singles competition; A. M. Shepherd and E. J. M. Walmsley won the doubles competition. As a result of this there was a House match against Queen's which we lost. However, interest has been sparked off in this field and it is pleasing to see Risites developing in their usual individual ways. M. Turnbull co-organised a highly successful School Blues Concert, helped by a few other Risites both on stage and behind the scenes. Some members of the House are engaged in running Radio S which is now thriving. Apart from the above, the House has, at least a strong interest in all societies, if not a controlling one, and in many School activities including Boating, Shooting, C.C.F., Games Committee, Russian Society, Business Game, Senior Inter-Schools Society and the Data Processing group. In the Inter-House Chess Competition we are in the Final, being played off next term. We beat Grove in the first round 3-0 and Temple 3-2 in the second round. Earlier in the term we organised the weekday services in Chapel and readings were taken from Cliff Richard's book, "The Way I See It". The Rise Society met this term to meet Father Whistler of the Society of The Resurrection; he talked mainly about life in his Society. He came 21
to the School at the invitation of two enterprising Risites who met him on a train near London. In all, this term has been a fairly full and active one for the House. M .G.V.S.
SCHOOL HOUSE Although this long term has failed to bring any silverware to the House shelf, it has been by no means an unsuccessful term. In the Senior House Rugger, we looked like having a strong team to defend the much coveted cup. After convincingly beating the Rise, we were drawn against the favourites, Queen's, and unfortunately, after holding the eventual winners 3-3 at half-time, we succumbed to their strength losing 16-3 at full time. The Junior Rugger team were also unfortunate, after having a bye to the semi-finals, in losing 15-0 to Dronfield. The House was well represented in School teams; J. T. Morley, A. Gray and J. C. Goodrick being awarded their 1st XV Colours and A. N. Lawrence his 2nd XV Colours; we were also very strongly represented in the 3rd XV, with five members playing. J. R. Woodcock is to be congratulated on the award of both his York City Fencing Colours and his School Fencing Colours. During the term the House acquired a TV set for which we are grateful to Mr. Craine. It is now resident in study six and is being well used. Towards the end of term we welcomed a new Assistant Housemaster in Mr. Hamilton who does not replace, but joins Mr. Exham who now rules us from afar. Finally we congratulate J. R. Williamson in gaining a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and say "goodbye" to him and A. Gray; we thank them for their services to the House and wish them all success in the future. J.C.G.
TEMPLE The monitors were J. R. Lund, A. S. Bowie, P. J. Elliott, G. V. Fisher and D. P. Rounthwaite. Later in the term, Study 2 was augmented by the appointment of P. A. Lockwood. Mr. Allen succeeded Mr. Kirby as Assistant Housemaster; we hope he enjoys his stay with us. We also welcomed 16 Juniors. Lockwood was a member of the First XV and gained his Colours. Bowie captained, and Bainbridge, Hall and Robinson played for the Second XV, while the Third XV, with the best playing record in the School, contained a large Temple contingent—Lund, Fisher G. V., Rounthwaite and Young. Mitchell, Heddle, Hornby, Shepherd and Adam also played for School sides. The highlight of the term was the progress of the Senior Rugby team, inspiringly led by Bowie. Our winning margin of 20 6 against an 22
inexperienced Dronfield side was rather flattering and we entered the Semi-Final against Grove as underdogs. But a great team effort in the second-half against the wind resulted in the only try of the game by Robinson, well converted by Lockwood. Although considered "no-hopers" in the Final by our opponents, it was fate, not Queen's, which proved our downfall. Weakened by the unfortunate absence of Robinson and conceding an early try, Temple rallied and pressed the Queen's line for long periods without just deserts. Fate again intervened as Bainbridge and Bowie collided and the gallant 131 were only finally subdued by an individual break by Coverdale. Mention must be made of Mitchell, playing his first game at full-back, where he made hardly a mistake. The Junior team was outclassed and went down 38-3 to a superior Rise side. The Chess team, captained by Bainbridge, also lost to Rise, 3-2. Congratulations to Bowie on his place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and to Lund on his place at Balliol College, Oxford. The House Play next term is Wesker's "Chips with Everything"; we look forward to it, and to your support. J.R.L.
C.C.F. NOTES During the past year, the Army Board has been reviewing its policy in relation to the CCF; and although its findings concern Army Sections in particular, they will certainly affect the general Ministry of Defence policy and therefore Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sections. The most likely changes will be in Proficiency Training, and already experimental syllabuses are being tried with the object of encouraging more imaginative and more interesting training. The style of uniform is also under review, and changes may be expected in Army Sections. In a wider field, it may be that membership of the CCF could come to be regarded as a positive part of training for those who seek entry to the regular services, and could thus reduce the actual training time required for former CCF cadets. Such a change, which has only been put forward as a proposal, would obviously affect only a few cadets, since only a small proportion enter the regular services; but the importance of the idea is that it gives some indication of the value that could be attached to the CCF by the Services. Meanwhile, after a term during which the weather gradually restricted activity, we look forward to outside work in the better weather, with our newly acquired rubber boats with outboard motors coming into use on the river. Future dates to note: Arduous Training, April 10th to 17th. Army Camp, July 13th to 21st. It is expected that everyone should attend at least one of these activities as part of his Proficiency qualification. D.G.C. 23
R.N. SECTION
At the beginning of the Christmas term, fifteen boys asked to join the Section bringing the total strength up to 44 cadets. The new entry, Nelson Division, worked through an interesting training programme, with L/Seaman Irving taking charge. Twelve boys in this Division have volunteered to visit our parent establishment, H.M.S. Caledonia at Rosyth next Easter. New uniform for all the cadets in this Division should be here for January. Collingwood and Rodney Divisions continued to work for Proficiency and Advanced Proficiency respectively. Most of the instruction was given by Coxswain Littlefield, C.P.O. Keefe and Lt. Maw. Visiting instructors from H.M.S. Caledonia for drill, pilotage and fire-fighting have been arranged for next term. AB's Young and Gray were promoted L/Seamen. Our contacts with H.M.S. Caledonia have become much stronger through the efforts of our liaison officer, Engineer Lt. J. Prior, who paid us a visit early in the term. We are grateful to him for supplying our needs whenever possible and also to the Gunnery Officer, Lt. G. Chew, who is responsible for our Advanced Proficiency Examinations. It was very encouraging to see so many members of the Section applying for Annual Camps next year. Royal Naval establishments to be visited will include:— Clyde M.F.V. H.M.S. Caledonia. H.M. Boom Defence Depot, Lock Ewe. H.M.S. Dryad—Navigation. H.M.S. Excellent—Small Arms. R.N.A.S. Lee on Solent. Lt. Maw attended the Conference for Naval Sections, CCF, held at H.M.S. Dryad in November. Most of the agenda discussed we are doing already. One suggestion made was for a new type of "rig" for parade days and for travelling to camp, consisting of : —beret, No. 8 shirt, seaman's jersey, No. 2 trousers, gaiters, boots (shoes for travelling), negative belts. This was not received with great enthusiasm at the Conference or in our own Section. Most people felt that for all the hard work required to keep the "square rig" smart, this was the uniform which really identified them with the Navy and it should be retained. J.E.M.
ARMY SECTION Both the Proficiency and Recruit sections were split into small groups under an N.C.O. for instruction which was carried out during the term. Lt. Bulcock arranged a very successful night exercise with the usual noises and pyrotechnics that one associates with his CCF activities and the cadets had a very interesting evening. J.N.G.
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R.A.F. SECTION The Senior N.C.Os. for the term were Sgt. Henderson, i/c with Sgt. Harrison 2 i/c and Cpls. Barnes, Blackburn, Dean, Harris and Rennie. Twenty-eight recruits were provisionally added to the strength. Cpl. Hodgson who left the Section at the beginning of the term is to be congratulated on obtaining a Gliding Certificate B during the Summer holidays. On Wednesday afternoons many Senior cadets have been able to obtain as much as 60 minutes Chipmunk flying with F/O Riley at R.A.F. Church Fenton. Recruits who definitely join next term will have an opportunity for this activity. Cpls. Blackburn and Harris have been building a model hovercraft, and every recruit has constructed a small model aircraft. P.L.H.
SCOUTS SCOUT GROUP The Group as a whole has been rather smaller this term, but this has been no disadvantage because it has resulted in a keener spirit. The reduction in the number of Venture Scouts, a large number of whom left School at the end of the Summer term, meant that we no longer tried to run a Venture Scout Unit and we will wait until numbers build up again before doing so. The few Venture Scouts have worked hard and have given regular canoe training to a number of older Scouts in the School swimming baths. This term the Group became the proud possessor of a personnel carrier (an ex-A.F.S. tender), and some scouts, under the benign guidance of P. J. Elliott, have worked on improving it. Next term we hope to construct a canoe roof rack so that we can take parties of Scouts and canoes out simultaneously to make use of more adventurous aters. K.G.C.
SCOUT TROOP The numbers decreased this term and some 28 members are left in our patrols. We have tried this term to give an aim to training and 's, I believe, we have done. Progress has been made in the Advanced Scout Standard and Chief Scout's Award and this has provided everyone with a purpose. A number of troop activities have been undertaken, om canoeing to vehicle maintenance and from a chariot race to an door competition. The end of term Christmas Camp Fire was enjoyed everyone and made a pleasant conclusion to the term. Progress has been made this term and we are looking forward to the maintenance of this through 1970. R.H.H. 25
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME During this term we felt for the first time the full effects of the major revisions in the Scheme which took effect from March, 1969. The physical activity programme has been most changed, and about 30 boys following this course at Silver level took tests in the new way. This demands sustained attendance at training sessions (a minimum of six hours) as well as performance in events. It is altogether more demanding than the old scheme, but therefore more rewarding and we are grateful for the help of Mr. Clark and Mr. Hirst (amongst others) in training and testing. Although four boys completed the "Gold" expedition in fine style in the heat wave at the beginning of the holiday, we have felt for some time that the earlier stages of the scheme are in some ways very demanding upon boys who usually have begun the scheme at 13 instead of 14, the intended commencing age. We have therefore instituted a preliminary year of our own in the School for first year boys, after which they can go on to the Bronze level if they wish. We hope that this extra year will give an opportunity for more communal training in camp-craft and provide an overall view of the scheme in all its four parts, so that by the end of their second year in the School all "Duke's" boys may complete the Bronze award. Twenty-five new entrants have started the preliminary year this Autumn and have already met a wide range of activities. Mr. Power took us behind the scenes at York City F.C.; Mr. Duncan with T. Fisher and Bavister fascinated us with a canoeing demonstration. The Warden of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park talked about his work there (a meeting at the York Y.H.A.) and Mr. Hamilton spoke about walking equipment—these amongst other meetings this term. Furthermore, every new entrant can now light a primus stove. Courses continue as in the past for the Silver level, although only Police Training began before Christmas. During the term both N. J. Williams and J. C. W. Williams completed the Silver Award—our congratulations to them. P.M.N.
WINTER SPORTS HOLIDAY VILLARS, SWITZERLAND—JANUARY, 1970
The 2nd January found 29 boys and girls from St. Peter's, St. Olave's, York College, The Mount and Mill Mount accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hirst and Mr. Maw, awaiting the London train at York station. The one remaining member of the party, who had taken the train at Edinburgh, welcomed us aboard and then, en route! Tube across London, boat from Folkestone to Calais, train to Basle (breakfast here) and then Bex, rack-railway to Villars—these were the stages in our 28-hour long journey which proved tiring to some but was never dull. 26
After lunch at the Hotel Montesano skiing equipment was obtained at Datwyler Sport where the proprietor's son was a 1968 Olympic skiing medallist. On the very first afternoon of our arrival novices were gingerly venturing forth on the slopes in perfect weather conditions and more experienced members of the group sought to regain last year's flexibility and skill. On the Monday the party was divided according to experience into groups of about 7 or 8 for lessons given by instructors of the Ecole Suisse de Ski. The beginners remained on nursery slopes close to Villars whilst the rest took the rack-railway to the mountain station at the Col de Bretaye (1,850 m.). From here "teleskis" transport skiers to the summit of the Chaux Ronde (2,027 m.) and the Chamossaire (2,200 m.). The panorama of alpine peaks was most impressive with giants such as the Dents du Midi, the Diablerets and, over 40 miles to the south, Mont Blanc, standing out clearly against the blue sky. Unfortunately the weather became changeable and during the week we had heavy snow falls followed by two more crisp, clear days. Towards the end of our stay the Fohn wind softened the snow which turned to ice on the last day owing to a rapid drop in temperature. However, skiing was possible every day and all members of the party benefited from the experience of skiing under different conditions. Mishaps were few—a cut eye, a cut leg, a slightly wrenched knee— and skiing progress good for all concerned. Our evenings were usually spent in the hotel where there was music and dancing, table-tennis, billiards and, for those who needed it, quiet relaxation in the comfortable lounge. The other attractions of Villars were sampled by some members, and ice-skating, bowling and curling proved popular. The staff of the Hotel Montesano (we lost track of all the different nationalities, but can remember Greek, Spanish, Norwegian and Scottish) welcomed the party warmly and took considerable pains to make our stay a happy one. Dinner on Tuesday evening ended with birthday celebrations for one Peterite when the chef (an Englishman!) provided a special dessert complete with firework display. On our last evening we were regaled with the Swiss speciality of "fondue". The party presented gifts to the proprietor and his wife and also to Mr. and Mrs. Hirst and Mr. Maw in the form of a hand-carved cuckoo clock and an enormous box of liqueur chocolates. All too soon there was the little, red train pulling up outside the hotel. The arrangement of reservations and timing of connections had once more been a masterpiece of co-operation between Mr. Maw and the Swiss Railways. Our 10 day holiday had been marked by the cheerfulness and responsible attitude of the group which enabled everyone to enjoy the stay. Many of us are already looking forward to Villars, 1971. J.A.G .C. PETERITES ABROAD
`Minitrek' Expedition to Turkey and Greece, Summer, 1969. Living in close proximity in a group of twelve for a month was a humbling experience, producing some friction, a little discussion, and a lot of humour. The long haul to Istanbul was a grind, except for Salz27
burg, Austria, an oasis of medieval castles, streets, beer and people, where Mr. Exham was able to give us a guided tour. Anglo-Germanic relations were not improved by the German border guards, and we were delayed seven hours at the Bulgarian-Turkish border by holiday traffic, which produced xenophobia from the most unexpected source. We spent three days in Istanbul, amongst the Topkapi palace, Blue Mosque, San Sofia, and the miles of weird labyrinths of bazaars. The Turkish spoke on sight to us, but were really after our money. Then to Asia, down the Western coast of Turkey, through Bursa, Ephesus, Pergamum, Troy and other places, past camel trains and mad bus drivers and interminable lira-sapping souvenir stalls. Up through Istanbul again and along the Greek coast to Kavalla, and a visit to the island Thasos, which proved for some to be the most beautiful part of all Greece. Modern Athens was poor and dusty and hot, but the Acropolis and the surrounding old city, the Plaka, was a jewel in its centre. There was some argument as to how long to stay at Athens, but our "Minitrek" driver, David Bouchier, was finally persuaded to leave for England. Back we came through unbelievable Delphi, the maize fields of Yugoslavia, the thickly wooded slopes of Germany, and group singing on the boat, to arrive in York at 3.00 a.m., a day early. Preconceived ideas of abroad were drastically amended by the trip. The food was hot, the people normal, and the ancient ruins incredible. Occasionally we cooked supper ourselves in camp, but when we could afford it, restaurants were frequented. Breakfasts and lunches consisted of a jam and sardine sandwich and orange drink. The trip was a vivid experience, and cured some of vehicle insomnia. D.P.
RUGBY, 1969 The bad weather from the end of November contrasted with the excellent playing conditions in the first half of the term. The 2nd XV showed determination when playing teams of comparable calibre. The 3rd XV had some good results; notably the draw with Barnard Castle after being 3-9 down. The Colts teams' season was badly curtailed by the weather, which provided poor preparation for next year, but some individuals showed promise. Queen's won both Senior and Junior House competitions, but the House League programme hardly got off the ground. At the end of the term there was a light-hearted "sevens" tournament, played in fog, between scratch teams of O.P.'s, Masters and Boys, won by the most organised seven drawn from the Senior Colts. J.P.R. THE FIRST XV As had been expected, the 1st XV had a below average season. However, up to half-term they played their hearts out, and with a little luck the record would have been respectable. They had the better of the 28
drawn games against Bradford and Denstone, and were a shade unlucky to lose, in the closing minutes, a spectacular and hard match to the touring Colston's side. The pack lacked weight and power, and from half-term met some packs which had plenty of both. As a result, the backs were starved of good ball and distinguished themselves mainly in defence. Unfortunately the forward cover was not adequate to the test. In the pack Goodrick and Willis always went hard; Pollard was a sound scrum-half and Holmes an effective fly-half particularly in defence; Pearson's early promise was not fully realised because of a succession of nagging injuries; at full-back Oliver always had much to do, and usually did it well. The Old Peterite match was unusual in that it was played on a Wednesday instead of the usual Saturday. Consequently the O.P.'s were able to raise a very powerful side which was too good for the School. A knotty and experienced front row plus an unerring service from scrumhalf ensured early possession to heavy and hard-running backs, and the O.P.s won 41-9. v. BRADFORD G.S. St. Peter's adapted better to the conditions with tactical kicking. Pearson followed up fast to touch down a high kick by Holmes who controlled the play effectively from fly-half. Later Pollard went over from a ruck after a footrush by Lovell had taken play to the Bradford line. Bradford replied with two penalty goals, but only poor goal kicking robbed St. Peter's of a deserved win. Oliver at full back was outstanding, while the St. Peter's light forwards showed determination in nearly matching the heavier Bradford pack whose close support play was a feature of the game. v. ASHVILLE COLLEGE The Ashville backs handled better and ran with more determination than St. Peter's, scoring four tries, mostly from St. Peter's mistakes. The St. Peter's pack had the edge in tight and loose, hooker Goodrick winning much good ball. Oliver was again prominent at full back, while at fly half Holmes capped a sound display with an incisive break to score. Other St. Peter's players to catch the eye were Bailey at centre, Pollard scrum half, and Willis, Gray and Lockwood in the pack. v. DENSTONE The ground was extremely wet, but Denstone provided a new non-slip type of ball, so play was open. The first half was eventful but scoreless; the Denstone No. 8 knocked on over the line after a shaking tackle by Lockwood, while MacLeod and Bailey went close for St. Peter's. In the second half, Pearson was quickly up to gather a sliced penalty to score, while Holmes accelerated through the defence for a try which Oliver converted. Outstanding St. Peter's forwards were Goodrick, Willis, Gray and Carson. 29
v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL A drizzle fell throughout the match, and St. Peter's adapted better to the conditions. P. Holmes at fly-half harried the Giggleswick full back with high and angled kicks, and once came within six inches of scoring. He received an excellent service from Pollard. The St. Peter's try came from good loose possession, and a break by Pearson, who drew the cover before passing to Lockwood, well up on the inside, to score; Oliver kicked the goal, and gave his usual sound display at full back. Goodrick, Gray and Raley caught the eye in a St. Peter's pack which really worked hard to overcome their heavier opponents' eight. v. COLSTON'S SCHOOL Colston's School, Bristol, on a mid-term tour, pulled ahead in the closing minutes to beat St. Peter's by 13 points to 11. They scored three tries from pressure close to the line and converted two. For St. Peter's, Holmes scored with a determined burst after a heel against the head; Lockwood converted. Holmes also landed a drop-goal from 35 yards, and Oliver kicked a penalty goal. v. LEEDS G.S. During a close first half Leeds scored one penalty. In the second half the heavier Leeds pack took charge, slowing up St. Peter's heel. Leeds scored one try by putting a forward into the line, and one from a two-man line-out and a long throw-in. They also kicked a further penalty. Oliver was again outstanding at full back for St. Peter's. v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE After an even first half, the Ampleforth pack began to dominate. Clever running gained three tries for Ampleforth, two by Lucy and one by Bowie, while there was also a pushover. All four were converted and there was also a penalty goal. For St. Peter's, Morley scored from a sidestepping run after a welltimed pass by Pollard. Lockwood converted and kicked a penalty. Both fly-halves were outstanding, Holmes for St. Peter's and Reichwald for Ampleforth. v. DURHAM SCHOOL The St. Peter's backs spent an afternoon of defence in which Bailey and Oliver were prominent. This would have contained the score, which was only 6-0 at halftime, had not Holmes and Pearson been reduced to hobbling passengers for the second half. The Durham pack was quite magnificent in the loose, gaining clean possession with applied power play. J.P.R. 30
SCHOOL RUGBY TEAMS 1st XV—S. W. St.J. Oliver; R. D. MacLeod, P. R. Bailey, M. C. Pearson* (Capt.), J. T. Morley; P. Holmes* (Vice-Capt.), D. Pollard; P. S. K. Crossley, J. C. Goodrick, A. Gray, J. D. Willis, C. D. McAinsh, R. J. Carson, P. A. Lockwood, J. D. Lovell. *—Caps. 2nd XV—M. J. Jones*; A. Rennie*, R. F. Atkinson, J. M. Collinson, S. R. H. Astley; I. Robinson*, P. L. Hall*; P. R. Haigh-Lumby*, N. Barnes*, J. D. Harrison, A. N. Lawrence*, I. D. Raley, J. M. Pearson*, A. S. Bowie* (Capt.), M. W. Bainbridge*. *—Colours. 3rd XV—Selected from: K. Washington; H. W. Houseman, M. G. V. Stephenson, J. J. Les, K. D. Bowler, C. J. Watson; T. P. Littlefield (Vice-Capt.), T. J. Young; D. P. Rounthwaite, T. Fisher (Capt.), J. A. L. Whittaker, P. J. McMillan, G. V. Fisher, J. R. B. Harding, S. R. Shackleton, R. Ashburn, J. R. Lund. Under 16 Colts XV—A. H. W. Cooper*; G. A. Hunt, M. H. Drucquer*, A. Corser, M. K. Green; S. P. Coverdale*, R. T. S. Young* (Capt.); R. E. Taylor, R. W. Little, J. A. Mitchell, A. D. Penty* (Vice-Capt.), P. R. Gooder, A. G. Sherriff*, R. C. Parker*, D. P. Atkinson. *—Colours. Under 15 Colts XV—S. P. G. Muirhead; I. S. Jamieson, S. J. Warren, M. S. Bidgood, T. M. Bloom; A. M. Buckman, W. F. Elsy; C. T. Bough; S. G. D. Kirby, C. D. Pallant, K. H. Sargeant, P. A. Winstanley (Vice-Capt.), D. C. P. Storie, A. T. Vickers, R. N. Kerruish (Capt.). Reserves: A. R. Hornby, P. A. Ramsden and P. M. Shepherd. Under 14 Colts XV—Selected from: P. A. Scott; P. N. Adam, I. W. Stephenson, C. F. Baggs, J. C. Cresswell, R. A. Pinder; K. D. J. McCarter, N. Gray; T. J. Ward, M. S. Bruce, R. R. R. Claybum, D. J. R. Eddell, A. R. D. Heddle, M. W. Berry, A. G. B. Perks (Capt.), R. A. Elwen, R. D. Millikin.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Mon. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
27th Sept. 1st Oct. 4th Oct. 11th Oct. 15th Oct. 18th Oct. 25th Oct. 27th Oct. 1st Nov. 12th Nov. 15th Nov. 22nd Nov. 29th Nov. 6th Dec. 10th Dec.
1st XV Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts ... Headingley Wanderers XV ... Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts... Bradford G.S. Ashville College ••• Denstone College ... ••• Giggleswick School ... ••. Colston's School, Bristol ••• Leeds G.S. •.• York R.U.F.C. ••• Ampleforth College ••• Durham School ... ••• Worksop College ... •.• Pocklington School ... ••• Old Peterites ••• 31
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2nd XV ... York R.U.F.C. Colts Woodhouse Grove School ... Bradford G.S. ... Ashville College ... Durham School Giggleswick School ... Leeds G.S. St. John's College 'A' Ampleforth College Worksop College ... Pocklington School ... Scarborough College 1st XV
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28 Won 17 Won 3 Lost 11 Won Drawn 3 19 Won 3 Lost 0 Lost 6 Lost Cancelled Cancelled 10 Lost
Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
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Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec.
3rd XV Woodhouse Grove School ... Barnard Castle School Durham School ... Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College Worksop College ... Scarboro' College 2nd XV ...
Away Away Home Away Away Home Away
11 Won 9 Drawn 6 Won 3 Lost 3 Won Cancelled 5 Won
Wed. Sat. Wed. Wed. Wed. Sat. Sat.
1st 11th 29th 12th 26th 29th 6th
Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec.
Under 16 Colts XV Archbishop Holgate's G.S.... ••• Barnard Castle School ••. ... Ashville College ••• Ampleforth College • •• ... Durham School ••• Worksop College ... •.• Pocklington School ...
Away Home Home Home Away Away Home
0 Lost 14 Won Drawn 6 5 Lost Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
19 0
Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Wed. Wed. Sat. Sat.
4th 11th 18th 25th 29th 12th 26th 29th 6th
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec.
Archbishop Holgate's G.S.... Barnard Castle School ••• Scarborough College ••• Giggleswick School ••• ... Ashville College ••• Ampleforth College ••• ... Durham School ••• Worksop College ... ••• Pocklington School
Home Away Home Home Home Home Away Away Away
Won 22 5 Lost 14 Won Won 9 12 Won 5 Lost Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
8 15 8 8
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat.
4th 11th 12th 29th 6th
Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec.
Under 14 Colts XV Archbishop Holgate's G.S.... Barnard Castle School Scarborough College Worksop College ... Pocklington School
Home Home Away Away Away
Won 9 41 Won 14 Won Cancelled Cancelled
3 0 11
0 8 5 0 3 11 19 54 9
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3 6 0 3
6 14
Under 15 Colts XV
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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES st Round
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School House beat Rise, 22-3. Grove beat Manor, 14-3. Temple beat Dronfield, 20-6. Queen's beat School House, 16-3. Temple beat Grove, 5-0. Queen's beat Temple, 8-0.
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Queen's beat Manor, 8-6. Rise beat Temple, 38-3. Dronfield beat Grove, 8-3. Queen's beat Rise, 6-3. Dronfield beat School House, 14-0 Queen's beat Dronfield, 15-6.
The following played for the Old Peterite XV v the School on Wednesday, December 10th.: — E. D. W. Fulbrook (Rise 1956-60); J. R. Wood (Queen's 1962-67); B. D. Shearsmith (S. House 1954-59); J. A. Eatough (Rise 1960-65); J. A. S. Berm (Queen's 1962-67); J. A. Bygate (Queen's 1953-59); P. V. Zissler (Grove 196368); R. S. Johnson (Dronfield 1963-68); P. R. H. Blackford (Manor 1962-68); R. R. Baldwin (Capt.) (Rise 1953-58); M. T. Bennett (Grove 1963-68); M. B. Wilson (Manor 1952-57); A. Holmes (Manor 1964-69); P. F. A. Shearsmith (S. House 1960-65); K. J. Sargeant (S. House 1964-69).
SHOOTING Shooting this term started in the usual fashion, but was somewhat altered later by the introduction of "Options". Though on the whole these were advantageous and gave more opportunities for established shooters to practise, they left little time for the first-year boys who consequently did not have as much as they wished. We shot the P.S.S.R.A. leagues again this term, but with little success, the "A" and "C" teams losing all five rounds, and the "B" team two. The divisions are based on averages which have to be estimated before the Summer holidays—ours were too optimistic by about one point per man, and this was the result. The Spring League divisions will be based on sounder evidence. Individual performances have in some cases fluctuated wildly, in others have been remarkably stable; some individuals have improved greatly, but an equal number have found their average declining, and there is no general improvement. This is a somewhat worrying feature which has so far eluded diagnosis.
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The one brighter shot in the term was in the "Staniforth" shoot, wh the VIII maintained the usual St. Peter's standard with a position of I out of 133 entries. The following averaged 95 or over in the term's matches: — T. N. E. Bowen 97.1, D. F. Harding 96.5, J. A. L. Whittaker 96.5, M. E. Bailey 95.6, R. H. Goodwill 95.6. L.C.LeT.
SQUASH For various reasons this has been a disappointing term. One had expected an increase in enthusiasm following the opening of the new York Club and the arrival on the staff of such a good player as Mr. Nuttall. In fact, the courts have not been used fully, several potential team players have not played enough to make worthwhile progress, and there are also a number of promising players, who, after receiving a considerable amount of coaching, have now opted out and have made an early and regrettable retirement from the game. The 1st V has been P. L. Hall, I. Robinson, D. C. P. Storie, P. Holmes and J. W. Gillgrass, with S. R. H. Astley and D. M. Dempsey at 6th and 7th String. There have been a few good performances by individuals, but the actual match results have been affected by injuries; not once were we able to put out the full 1st V for a match. Hall, Robinson and Storie played very creditably in the Bath Club Schools' Tournament; they defeated Ardingly and Bradfield 3-0, before losing narrowly (2-1) to Dulwich College in the Quarter-Finals. In the Junior Evans Cup (Under 16), Storie reached the third round. RESULTS 1st VI 1st V School `A' V 1st VII 1st VII 1st V Colts VII 1st V
V. v. v. v. v. v. v. v. v.
Abbeydale S.R.C., Sheffield. (Away). Lost 1-5. Scarborough S.R.C. (Away). Lost 2-3. Staff. Won 10-6. Ampleforth College. (Home). Won 5-0. York S.R.C. (Away). Lost 3-4. Squashbucklers. (Home). Won 6-1. Durham University. (Home). Lost 1-4. York S.R.C. (Home). Lost 2-5. Old Peterites. Lost 1-4. D.K.
FENCING The School Fencing Club has again had a very busy and successful term. The fencing has been dominated by competitions but we have managed to fight a number of matches. We beat a strong Y.F.A. team, which included two former School captains, 5-4. We also beat York University, York Central College and Bootham School. Our only defeat of the season was against Pocklington which we lost mainly due to the inexperience of our younger fencers at the beginning of term. 34
The first competition we entered was on October 18th. This was the Newcastle experimental rules electric foil competition which six of the School fencers entered. Only M. J. S. Muncer and J. C. W. Williams survived the first round and went on to reach the final, M. J. S. Muncer coming third and J. C. W. Williams being placed second after losing a barrage for first place. Our success continued when the School team represented York at Huddersfield over half-term in the Yorkshire Youth Team Championships We came second after losing a hard-fought struggle with our old rivals, Huddersfield. For this and other occasions when we represented the York Youth Fencing team, eight School fencers were awarded their York Youth Fencing Colours and received a badge presented by the Lord Mayor of York. The most important competitions came later in the term. These were the Millfield International under-twenty competition and the British under-twenty championships. In the "Millfield", M. J. S. Muncer was unlucky not to survive his very tough qualifying pool. He was eliminated on count of hits. J. C. W. Williams, with a bye in the qualifying round, ught through two rounds before being knocked out in the third round, y which time the strong foreign competitors had begun to dominate the mpetition. In the British under-twenties, M. J. S. Muncer and R. G. D. Oldham rrowly missed promotion to the second round by the odd hit. J. C. W. illiams reached the second round where, because of his comparative experience, he was eliminated. These results are most encouraging as the team is very young and it the first year we have entered the under-twenties. Colours during the rm were re-awarded to M. J. S. Muncer and awarded to J. Prendergast d J. R. Woodcock. At the end of term J. C. W. Williams gained his old Award for fencing proficiency. I would like to thank Mr. Power very much for the great help and aching which he has given the team, particularly in the distressing eeks towards the end of term. I also thank all the York fencers who ve provided us with a lot of good fencing throughout the term. appreciate this competition very much.
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TCHES
ed. Wed. Wed. Wed. Sat.
5 12 13
Home Home Home
Won Lost Won
Nov. York University
Away
Won
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Central College Central College Bootham
Away Home Home
Won Won Won
15 18 16
5th 12th 29th
Oct. Oct. Oct.
19th 3rd 10th 13th
Dec. Dec. Dec.
Y.F.A. Pocklington York University
TEAMS Foil: J. C. W. Williams, M. J. S. Muncer, R. G. D. Oldham. EpOe: R. H. Hodgson, D. H. A. Broom, R. Hazel], J. Prendergast. Sabre: J. R. Woodcock, S. A. Atkinson, K. Benson. J.C.W.W.
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OPTIONS The introduction of "Options" into the games programme no doubt brought relief to some and provided selective opportunities to others. Seven options—hockey, squash, swimming, fencing, shooting, basket ball and running—became possible on two days of the week for Senior non-specialist rugger players, and on one day of the week for Junior nonspecialists. One hundred and seventy-three boys were able to take advantage of this innovation. R.F.H.
THE OXFORD CUP, 1969-70 Before grappling with the main task of revising the points system for the Oxford Cup, the Games Committee saw fit to revise its own constitution. As a result the captains of the following sports were elected to the committee—swimming, squash, athletics, fencing and tennis. This new constitution and the revised points system which followed, mark a considerable movement away from the old idea of "major" and "minor" sports. Senior Rugger Junior Rugger Senior Cricket Junior Cricket ... Rowing (1st Div.) ... Rowing (2nd Div.) ••• Athletics, 1st Athletics, 2nd
•••
Old 20 10 20 10 20 10 20 10. 10
Cross-Country, 1st Cross-Country, 2nd ... Swimming, 1st ... Swimming, 2nd Swimming Standards Squash ••• Tennis Shooting (Team) ... ••• ••• Fencing Junior Long Run, 1st Junior Long Run, 2nd
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New
20 10 20 10 20 — 15 15 (Standards alon 10
5 10 5 5 10 10 5 5 5
— 15
2
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— 10 15 15 15 15 10
The Boat Club reserve the right to form a 2nd Division or Junior Division at some future date. It will be noted that an award of points for all 2nd places has been eliminated. This decision was only taken after careful study of the merits of losing finalists in a knock-out seeded competition. Athletics standards will in future be a separate competition and no longer included on Sports Day. Swimming Standards will be for Under 16's only. The award of 10 points for each of the Senior Cross-Country and the Junior Long Run was in the nature of a compromise. R.F.H.
CRICKET FIXTURES, 1970 2nd XI
1st XI Wed. May 6 M.C.C.
Sat.
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9 Yorkshire Gentlemen 13 York C.C. 16 Worksop College 29 Durham School 23 Giggleswick School 27 The Saints C.C.
H
A
Worksop College
H H
Durham S. Giggleswick School
A A
Durham S. Giggleswick School Manchester Boys XI Sedbergh S.
A
Bradford G.S.
A
Ampleforth College
H
Ashville College
A
H
A
4 Bootham School
Mon. Wed. Fri.
6 Pocklington School H H 8 XL Club 10 Old Peterites H 11
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Worksop Coll. 'A' & 'B' Durham S.
Worksop College
Sat. July
Sat.
'Under 15' Colts XI
A
Pocklington S. H A Sat. „ 30 Sedbergh School Wed. June 3 1st Round Senior House Matches H Bradford G.S. A „ 6 Bradford G.S. Sat. Wed. „ 10 Semi-finals of Senior House Matches H Ampleforth A Sat. „ 13 Ampleforth College College Wed. „ 17 Final Senior House M atch H A Leeds G.S. Sat. „ 20 Leeds G.S.• Sat. „ 27 Craven Gentlemen H
„ „ „
'Under 16' Colts XI
H H
Bootham School
H
H
A
A
H Pocklington S.
Ampleforth College
A
Leeds G.S. Ashville College Bootham School
H A
H
Any Old Peterites wishing to play in the Old Boys match against the School should app y to J. A. Shouksmith at 2 The Courtyard, Bishopthorpe, York. • Centenary Match.
FROM AN OLD PETERITE The Editor has invited certain Old Peterites, in widely different occupations, to write about their way of life. The article following is by the Rev. Jeremy Howat (S.H. 1948-1954).
A COUNTRY VICAR Can a man's time be fully occupied working as vicar of 800 people? What will he be doing, eight or ten hours a day, six days a week? The answers lie in the fact that the clergyman's work is peoplecentred. His life is bound up with the lives of the people in the parish, far more than with upkeep of buildings and administration. 37
This is because, by his mission in life and by his training, the vicar will make it his business to know, for example, all who are ill in the village, and will be visiting them regularly. He will be aware of the less publicised calamities that are afflicting his fellow villagers. He will make it his first concern to care for people, at a time when an offering of friendship, or the speaking of God's comfort, is particularly sought for. This is work that cannot be rushed. Friendships of this kind will not form overnight. The vicar, too, has opportunities to speak to groups of people. He uses sermons to teach the Christian faith. But perhaps his most fundamental work is to encourage people to grow closer to our Lord, and help them to realise that God meets their deepest needs. He meets with the church council to plan the life of the church. Working with such groups demands from him gifts of perceptiveness of how people are thinking, and of what their real needs are. Using his gifts of diplomacy, the vicar is often able to create bridges of understanding between differing village groups. As a reasonably detached outsider he can frequently help to keep explosive affairs in the village within proportion. For all this work he needs to be a man praying regularly about his responsibilities and for the people he comes in contact with. Then lying behind his pastoral concern, the vicar has the responsibility for maintaining buildings and plant. He has an office from which he administers the quite considerable amount of paperwork even a small parish requires. But for all this part of his life, people come first, singly or in groups, each of them a child of God, valuable in His eyes. J.N.T.H.
OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on December 13th. F. W. B. Pacey was unanimously elected the President of the Club. A Sub-Committee was organised to consider a memorial for K. H. Rhodes and how an appeal should be formed. Dates for Regional dinners were announced as follows:— NORTH WEST—Friday, March 6th at the Bracket Arms, Wigan. Organiser: G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, Wigan, Lancs. SHEFFIELD—Friday, May 1st at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield 4. Organiser— E. D. W. Fulbrook, 1 Barnes Lane, Dronfield, Woodhouse, Sheffield. EAST RIDING—Friday May 29th at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. Organiser: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones", Garton, Driffield. It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, February 28th, 1970. The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York) would like to receive any items for inclusion on the agenda by February 18th. 38
COMMEMORATION, 1970 Old Peterites are reminded that the 1970 School Commemoration will be held on July 10th, 11th and 12th, and Old Peterites are urged to support it. The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge 15s. Od. per night for bed and breakfast. Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11th, and it is hoped that O.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him. The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, July 1 1 th (price £1 2s. 6d.). It is hoped that Old Peterites, who wish to come to the Dinner, will apply for tickets in good time. Organisers for the O.P. teams for the Sporting Events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate, are as follows:— Boat Races: C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York. Cricket: J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College, Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs. Golf : P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby, Yorks. Tennis: B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York.
NOTES The following crested neckwear is available:20s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk crested ties ... 13s. Od. each, postage free. Terylene crested ties ... 12s. 3d. each, postage free. All-silk bow ties 20s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk batswings 60s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk squares 34s. Od. each, postage free. All-silk cravats
WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The West Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds, on Thursday, October 30th, 1969. Present: —The Headmaster, A. R. Barratt, J. Bavister, S. H. Beetham, I. A. Blomfield, T. H. Burdon, M. A. Butterworth, C. I. Chadwick, R. T. Clark, J. Dronfield, R. A. Field, J. Gillgrass, H. J. Gration, M. Hallas, J. C. Houghton, D. Kirby, R. G. Le Pla, G. F. B. Mitchell, J. E. Moore, B. M. Nendick, F. N. Newdick, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin, J. S. Place, A. W. Raylor, J. M. Raylor, J. C. M. Rayson, J. Shirtcliffe, D A. Stabler, C. W. Thompson, E. G. Thompson.
LONDON OLD PETERITE DINNER The London Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Charing Cross Hotel on Friday, 14th November, 1969. Present : —The Headmaster, F. C. Beaumont, C. J. Bevan, R. Bower, M. L. Bywater, M. N. Coates, A. B. Cooper, J. H. Crook, J. M. Dickenson, J. B. Dixon, J. M. L. Dook, J. Dronfield, P. J. Dronfield, B. J. Eastwood, J. R. Eggleshaw, T. P. N. Fawcett, P. Garbett, J. B. Gedge, H. A. L. Golightly, G. E. L. Graham, J. Griffiths, J. A. Hanson, A. J. E. Hodges, M. J. Hollis, M. E. Hudson, D. Kirby, C. W. Leach, C. H. Lewis, T. J. Lewis, N. M. Lumley, P. K. Masser, J. B. Matthews, R. H. Metcalfe, C. J. Pattison, R. I. Pigg, F. H. Potter, D. R. Proctor, R. M. E. Raley, P. J. F. Robson, J. Scholefield, C. W. H. Sergeant, A. A. Short, R. J. H. Skerrett, J. Smith, D. H. Tate, A. G. Wilson.
OLD PETERITE NOTES SIR GODFREY FISHER (1896-1904) whose death is recorded in this issue, had presented to the Library in 1962 a copy of his book "Barbary Legend" which is now being translated into Arabic. DR. J. L. WIGHTMAN (1916-1921) who died on November 23rd, was well-known in York as a general practitioner and as the Police Surgeon and Medical Officer to the Fire Brigade; he was a past President of the British Medical Association in York. The sudden death of D. E. COULSON (1954-60) at the age of only twenty-eight, came as a deep shock to his many friends, and cut short his promising career as a teacher. It is with great sorrow that we record that K. D. LOCKWOOD (Temple 1960-66) has died aged 22, after a successful and promising career at Durham University. •
REV. M. J. BADDELEY (1947-1955) has been appointed Chaplain of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. LIEUT. D. L. MARSHALL, R.E., is at Durham University learning Arabic before being posted to the Middle East. PATTINSON: at Ashington Maternity Unit on November 6th, to Malcolm and Ailie (nee Kay) a son, Jonathan Michael. (The Rise 195661). D. K. HODD (Grove 1951-55) would welcome news of O.P.s at his new address (see changes). J. M. WARD (Temple 1950-56) has become manager of the Sutton Coldfield branch of Burnley Building Society. The highly successful record of Old Peterites at Durham over the past few years, when three of them were in the University 1st V, culminated in the winning of the B.U.S.F. title by J. C. RICHARDSON in December.
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R. J. SHIELDS (Grove 1958-61) who went from St. Peter's to Welbeck College, ran again as an Old Blue for Cambridge University against Oxford in the Cross Country race at Roehampton. LEES—CREASER: Charles Nicholas Thomas Lees (Grove 1963-4, Dronfield 1964-7), only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. Lees, of Barnburgh, nr. Doncaster, to Miss Laraine M. Creaser, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Creaser, also of Barnburgh. (Announced on December 25th, 1969). PRECIOUS—HOGG: on July 26th, 1969, at St. Oswald's Church, Durham, John R. Precious (Manor 1955-60) to Miss Judi A. Hogg, youngest daughter of the Deputy Chief Constable of Durham City, and Mrs. W. E. Hogg.
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS ANDERSON, T. D. F., Hillside Cottage, Appleton-le-Street, Malton, York-
shire. Tel. Amotherby 231. Rev. M. J., 4 Windsor Road, Cambridge. CB4 3JW. (Chaplain of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. CB3 ODG).
BADDELEY,
BAT-nucK, W. B., 22 Didsbury Park, Manchester. M20 OLJ. BEACHELL, P. M., 5 Eden Grange, Little Corby, Carlisle, Cumberland. BRISBY, J. C., Brackenhill, Oldstead, York. YO6 4BL.
Major A. A., R.A.O.C., British Liaison Officer, Canadian School of Administration & Logistics, Canadian Forces Base Borden, Borden, Ontario, Canada.
CAMFIELD,
G. R., "St. Ives House", New Road, Teignmouth, Devon. Tel. Teignmouth 4291.
CLAYBOURN,
CLEGG, Dr. M. T, 14 The Cranbrooks, Wheldrake, York. DENLEY-HILL, Capt. S. K., A.C.C., 73 Woodlands Avenue, Pencoed, Nr.
Bridgend, Glamorganshire. DICK,
N. J., 14 Aldersyde, Tadcaster Road, York. Tel. York 66101.
DRONFIELD, Dr. M. W., County Hospital, York. DRONFIELD, P. J., 36 Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden, Essex. ECKERT, D. V., 66 Nelson Street, South Bank, Middlesbrough, Teesside.
Midshipman G. M., R.N., H.M.S. "Rothesay", BF.P.O. (Ships), London.
FAIRHURST,
FAWCETT, H. G. N., 133 Honor Oak Road, London, S.E.23. Tel. 01-699
6843. FAWCETT, T. P. N., 67 Belsize Park Gardens, London, N.W.3. Tel. 01-
405 7077.
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GOUGH, C. W., 5 Quarrie Dene Court, Henconner Lane, Leeds, 7. GREEN, N. J. S., 12 Wentworth Crescent, Forest Avenue, Starbeck, Harrogate, Yorkshire GREGORY, C. B. M., 50 Bonaly Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh. EH13 OET. Tel. 031-441 1626. HILLYARD, F. H. 6 Cuckoo Hill Road, Pinner, Middlesex, -HAS lAY. Tel. 01-868 8617. HODD, D. K., P.O. Box 127, Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies. HOLGATE E., 9 Village Street, Edwalton, Nottingham. NG12 4AB. HOLGATE E. M., 9 Village Street, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4AB. KIRKE, V. P. U. St.G., 16 Hanbury Road, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 2EP. Tel. 37802. LAYFIELD, T. D. J., "Thorntrees", Middleton Road, Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Yorkshire. MARSHALL, Lieut. D. L., R.E., c/o National Provincial Bank Ltd., Crewe Road, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent. MILNE, M. S., 56 Whakatiki Street, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. POWELL, M. T., S.C.A.R.P., P.O. Box 24, Khairpur Mirs, via Karachi, W. Pakistan. PRECIOUS, J. R., 7 Cromer Court, Eaglescliffe, Co. Durham. PROUDFOOT, R. H., 24 Grange Avenue, Spofforth, Nr. Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel. Spofforth 677. RUCKLIDGE, J. M., 13 Moncrieffe Road, Sheffield. S7 1HQ. Tel. Sheffield 51600. Rumurr, D. T., St. Olave's, 30A, Westfields, Richmond, Yorkshire. Tel. Richmond 2836. SHERIFF, E., 41 Crossways, Badger Hill, Hull Road, York. SHUBROOK, Flt. Lt. D. C., B.A., R.A.F., c/o Barclays Bank, Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk. SIMPSON, F. M., c/o De Heer J. Braak, Oosteinderweg 170, Aalsmeer, Holland. SMITH, P. N. B., Barclays Bank Ltd., Local Head Office, P.O. Box No. 37, 1 Pavement, York, YO1 1YR. STEELE, P. M., Apsley Lodge, 35 Oakwood Road, Horley, Surrey. TURNER, H. G., "The Point", 18 Richmond Drive, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG3 5EL. Tel. Nottingham 65233. WARD, J. M., 33 West View Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. WHITAKER, E. A., Flat No. 6, Stumperlowe Mansions, Fulwood, Sheffield, 10, Tel. Sheffield 305346. 42
OBITUARY OULSON, D. E., 25 St. Aubyn's Place, The Mount, York. Died Novem-
ber 14th, 1969). Joined: 1954. Left: 1960.
'SHER, Sir Godfrey A., Flat 38, The New Metropole, Folkestone, Kent.
Died September 22nd, 1969). Joined: 1896. Left: 1904.
OCICWOOD, K. D. Joined: 1960. Left: 1966. IGHTMAN, Dr. J. L., 6 The Spinney, Middlethorpe Grove, Dringhouses,
York. Died November 23rd, 1969. Joined: 1916. Left: 1921.
ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
September, 1969. Dear Headmaster, Thirty-five years ago a small group of English Public Schools' Old oys resident in Victoria formed this Association to keep in touch one with the other, and I am pleased to say that the Association is still active in providing a means of contact. Our membership now numbers 120 and we are also in touch with local Associations of several schools, but do feel there are a considerable number of Old Boys,who are not aware of the existence of this Association. I am writing, therefore, to ask you to bear in mind the existence of this Association, and to draw it to the attention of any of your Old Boys who may be coming to Australia. Further, 1 should be pleased to have the names of any of your Old Boys who are in Australia, particularly in Melbourne or Victoria, or the name of the Secretary should there be an Association of your Old Boys in Australia. It is proposed to hold in April next year an "Old Boys" dinner, extending to Old Boys of the Affiliated Schools, not necessarily members of our Association, an opportunity to attend either as a group or as individuals, and I should be grateful if appropriate publicity could be given to this function through the Old Boys or School Magazine and would suggest that those persons interested communicate with our Honorary Secretaries. Yours sincerely, E. C. Farley (Alleyn's), President. 43
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OCTOBER, 1970
No. 383
EDITORIAL A Commemoration is an expression of unity among the generations of a school; an occasion for past and present members to renew their considered confidence in the future of their common foundation. Such an occasion combines the gaiety of reunion with the solemnity of self-examination; it is an annual stock-taking when the shareholders hope to look back with satisfaction and to look forward to a bright future. As the past generations return each year for a short time, we look with pleasure on the signs of individual success and progress; we like to see 'men furnished with ability', knowing that they are making their ability felt in the world. Thus a Commemoration is an occasion for conventional rejoicing, for congratulation and for hope. But convention is perhaps the easiest target of modern mass opinion; and in recent years we have been saddened by the appearance at the School's Commemoration of some who seem to need to exhibit their contempt for convention. Such groups,—for they always move in groups—, are sometimes the first to complain that they are ignored and not recognised when they return to the School. If they are ignored it is because they are objectionable to the many who accept the uncomplicated conventions of a formal School function; if they are not recognised it is because they are often literally unrecognisable. Concealing their individuality under the strictly uniform hair style, dress and gew-gaws that seem to be intended to shock but which arouse only disgust in the context of a Commemoration weekend, the statutory dark glasses hiding the eyes, how can they expect recognition? And when the afternoon display of self-conscious insecurity is over, there follows the late night return to the School grounds after the sombre evening's 'conviviality' in the town. Then things will be done which are distinguished only Iby their lack of subtlety and spirit: benches overturned, a notice-board torn from the ground; humourless vandalism which simply creates work for loyal porters before the culmination of the weekend in the Sunday Commemoration service. `Sunt lacrimae rerum', and one of the saddest things is the strange conflict of emotions that brings back to the School some who have reiterated often enough that they never wished to be here, and yet who cannot keep away from the scene of their declared past distresses. It is not long ago that one who left the School with loud protests 1
CONTENTS PAGE
Editorial
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School Notes ...
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Commemoration
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Examination Results
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Valete
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Chapel Notes ...
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Music Notes ...
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School Play .
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House Notes ...
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C.C.F. Notes ...
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Scouts ...
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Debating Society
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Senior Science Society
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Junior Science Society
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Theological Society ...
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Young Farmers' Club Notes
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Modern Languages Society ...
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Photographic Society
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Field and Stream Association
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Walking Group
30
Mountaineering Club
30
Radio 5
32
Athletics
35
Hockey
39
Boat Club
41
Shooting
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Cricket
44
Squash
57
Tennis
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Fencing
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Rugby
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Old Peterite News
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that he would never return was found fast asleep in the marquee in the early morning of the very next Speech Day. A school awaits with pleasure the return of its invited past members, for whom the invitation is an open one, and it is ready to welcome each as an individual, none being regarded as more important than another. But an invitation, open or personal, can either be rejected or accepted; and acceptance carries the responsibility of conforming with the standards peculiar to the occasion. At a Commemoration an easy formality is the generally accepted standard, and the invitation does not include the right to use the School's premises as a doss-house. We shall always welcome those who come as invited guests to appreciate and to enhance that unique blend of gaiety and solemnity, of nostalgia and of expectation that goes to make up a Commemoration weekend.
SCHOOL NOTES January to September
Mrs. Joyce Griffiths, Sister-in-Charge of the Sanatorium, left the School in July to take up a similar position at Wellington School, Somerset. She combined a shrewd eye for the malingerer with a remarkable knowledge of the background and history of many boys, and thus managed day to day health matters with firmness and sympathy. We wish her well in her new work and environment. *
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Mr. D. K. Exham left in July to teach Mathematics at King's College, Taunton. Apart from his teaching here, he ran the Debating Society and the Chess Club, and was overseer of the School's Drama. Assistant Housemaster of School House, Anglican Reader, the unofficial leader of the Choir, Rugger coach and referee, he leaves many gaps to be filled, and he leaves with our thanks and good wishes. *
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Mr. J. E. Maw has been appointed a Lecturer at St. John's College, York, and consequently we hope to see much of him although he has left the School. Rugger coach, organiser and trainer of Swimming, Officer in charge of the Royal Navy Section of the CCF, in addition to running the whole Craft Department, Mr. Maw will be greatly missed; we thank him and wish him well. * * * Mr. P. G. Feek and Monsieur J. Allix each came to the School for one year, Mr. Feek to teach History and to give enthusiastic help, particularly in Hockey: M. Allix as our first French Assistant; he took part in almost everything, and has written his own impressions which will be found in this edition. To them and to Mrs. Wilks and Mrs. Parker who taught here during the year, we give our good wishes. 2
Mr. A. D. Hart, who taught English at the School, leaving in 1960, is now Headmaster of St. Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton, New Zealand. * * * Congratulations to A. S. Bowie on the award of a William Akroyd scholarship. * * * The School took part in the Epiphany Service in York Minster on January 17th, and in the St. Peter's Day Service on June 28th. * * * Several Concerts took place in the Memorial Hall: a School concert on March 7th, and a York Symphony Orchestra concert on March 14th. The Music Competition was held on June 17th. *
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The play 'Zigger Zagger' was performed on June 15th and 16th. A two day Conference of the Industrial Society was held in the School on March 19th and 20th for presentation and discussion of the various problems of industry, as seen from the point of view of management and Trade Unions. The meetings, under the general heading of 'The Challenge of Industry,' were confined to members of the Sixth Form, who found them of great interest and value. * * * A Party for parents of Vth formers to talk to masters was held on March 21st, and one for parents of Lower VIth on June 28th. These parties are of great value to parents and masters. * * * The Annual Inspection of the Combined Cadet Force was on June 9th, and on this occasion the new CCF Military Band made its first appearance. * * * The Easter Term ended on Sunday, March 27th, and the Summer Term on Sunday, July 12th. It is likely that all terms will in future end on a Sunday. * * * E. R. Walker (Captain of School Athletics 1970/71) represented York Youth Athletic Club (under 20) in a triangular athletics match between the cities of York, Orleans and Munster, held in Munster in August. * * * In his two races, Walker finished in second place, a tenth of a second behind the winner, in the 1500 m. race (time 4 min. 11.3 sec.), and third in the 800 m. race in the time of 2 min. 5.7 sec. * * * The Christmas Term will end on Sunday December 13th, and the Easter Term will start on January 12th 1971. Half Term will be from Saturday October 24th to Sunday November 1st. 3
COMMEMORATION, 1970 The Cricket Match against the Old Peterites started on Friday, July 10th, and the following day the Speeches and Presentation of Prizes were presided over by the Chairman of the Governors, the Very Revd. the Dean of York; we were honoured by the presence of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Alderman and Mrs. A. J. Hardcastle. The Provost of the Queen's College, Oxford, R. N. W. Blake, Esq., MA, F.B.A., presented the Prizes, and a summary of his speech is given further on. On Sunday, July 12th, the Sermon at the Commemoration Service was preached by the Revd. J. C. Yates, B.A. (O.P.), Vicar of Martonin-Cleveland. SPEECHES AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES The ceremony began with the following Welcome to the Provost of the Queen's College, Oxford, by J. C. W. Williams: Salvete omnes, et maximo cum gaudio. Quid enim nobis est agendum? Num quid aliud nisi de republica? 0 diem fortunatum et salutarem, quo Optimates in comitlis superaverunt et quasi triumphum iam diu speratum egerunt. Nonne Fortuna ipsa populo Britannico maxime favet? Nonne stultissimi sibi videntur ipsi qui futurum per populi sententias quaerendas praedicere soleant? Quae omnia sunt non nobis modo optata, sed etiam certe hospiti nostro, quem hodie salutamus, R. N. W. Blake, Collegii Reginae apud Universitatem Oxoniensem Praepositum, virum illustrissimum et clarissimum. Nam haud dubie in numero Optimatum vult haberi, qui cum disceptationes de republica et orationes iam apud discipulos suos sapientissime habet in ea Universitate, tum Arius et in concilio Oxoniensi eas fortissime partes suscepit et de principibus nostris nonnullos libros diligentissime scripsit. Itaque non hospes solum nobis gratissimus, sed etiam praeclarus ades socius hodie; nec hodie primum advenisti Eboracum, ut ipse fateris te quondam intravisse ut id luderes quod Angli cricket nominant. Num quid est revera hoc dulcius vel nobis gratius, qui omnes Brigantum regiones habitamus, et eum ludum tantopere colimus; quod si tibi adhuc placet, idem spectaculum tibi post meridiem offerimus; vel si mavis, credo Dorotheae Perkinensis tabemam esse apertam, spem sociis amplam tuis nummorum, qui muneri Hastingensi praesint. Quidquid id est, nos omnes ad unum speramus te laetissimum adesse, et gratias tibi summas agimus, quod contionem nostram tua praesentia illustrare vis.
The Headmaster then gave his report as follows:— Those speaking in public about education this year have usually
started by referring to the First Education Act of 1870. The centenary of that Act has been most markedly celebrated by the fact that education in 1970 is a topic of burning importance, or rather is a whole cluster of controversies eagerly discussed in almost every home in the country. These controversies, whether about the progress to Comprehensive 4
Schools, or the survival of the Direct Grant Schools, whether about new teaching methods or traditional ones, whether there should be new exams. or old exams. or no exams., or about the professional status of teachers and their salary structure, do not pass us by in St. Peter's. In the matter of teaching salaries, for instance, we base our salaries on the Burnham Scale, and a national rise of salaries directly affects us —as all parents will be ruefully aware. Yet, though, as we told parents in January and April, the imminent national rise in salaries is forcing us to raise our fees in September, I do not believe that any fair-minded person would grudge a rise in the salaries of teachers. It may seem that the controversy about Comprehensive schooling touches us less nearly, in view of our independence, perhaps too m view of the wide ability that we include in St. Peter's. I cannot honestly claim that we are fully comprehensive, but we are much more so than a Grammar School and, as usual, I am very proud of our 11+ failures, very many of whom thrive academically. In fact 12 of them have been taking "A" levels these last few weeks. (That's 20% of our "A" level candidates.) It is clear to me that in the future the large neighbourhood Comprehensive School will be the norm, but we in the Independent Schools must perpetually raise this question—cannot the smaller school—a boarding school, a selective school—provide a type of schooling suitable for those of our children who are less at ease with the vast numbers that most Comprehensive Schools will have to include? In such a school, with its smaller numbers, each member of the community is known to the others and is recognised and valued for what he is or can do; a boy who needs to, because of the mobility of his parents, or the remoteness of his home or the provision of certain educational materials in that school, can find there the environment that will help his individual mental growth. A school like ours must perpetually offer this alternative choice. I for one do not think that a few schools, offering these alternatives to children with special needs—whatever their parental income— could weaken a neighbourhood Comprehensive School. Indeed, I would go on and say that the Independent School of this kind, that varied the overall pattern, should not at this moment remain aloof, jealously guarding its independence. It should be a neighbourhood Independent School. I would hope that now, at a moment when a new Government has taken office that might be thought to be more sympathetic towards Independent Schools, we in the Independent sector should not say— "we can now breathe again and hug our independence." No! We should say "we want to complement the State system, not compete with it." We want to take State-assisted pupils and pupils assisted by the L.E.A. We want to add to the local resources, not diminish them. We want, for instance, to help with a scheme for joint Russian teaching with all York VIth formers. We want to continue with our pupils from the East Riding, even though there is no 11+ there, and we have been told that no more places will be filled by the East Riding. We welcome our pupils at 11+ from the City; at a time when there is likely to be a population explosion in the VIth form, we want to offer more places at this level—for it is our VIth form courses that provide our main raison d'être. In short, independence should mean interdependence. And I make this challenge, strongly convinced that two features of York Schools—the tradition of comparatively small schools and their geographical proximity—confirm the need for this sharing of resources. 5
I've spoken of one centenary—that of the Education Act. Next year there is of course another—the 19th of the founding of this City. We look forward, My Lord Mayor, to contributing to the many celebrations which will be initiated next year under your aegis. Perhaps this will provide a context for the types of co-operation between Independent Schools and maintained schools that I have been invoking. The Headmaster then gave an account of the many activities of the School during the past year, and there are separate reports of these elsewhere in this edition. He thanked the members of the Stag 'for their versatility and vigour throughout the year', and he paid special tribute to those who were about to leave the School; details about them will be found under 'School notes'. He concluded with these words:
This is our first Speech Day for forty-six years that we have had no Mr. Rhodes to keep us pointed right. How he would have enjoyed meeting all the Old Peterites here this week-end and presiding over many of the festivities. As I am sure you will know, the Old Peterite Club has started a fund to provide a memorial to him at the School— principally to provide new Choir Stalls, suitably inscribed, in the School Chapel, in the life of which he took such an active part. These Stalls have been designed, and will be executed, as a joint project by members of the staff. I hope that with Old Peterite help we shall be able to complete them some time near Christmas. With new Choir Stalls coming soon, and with a Cafeteria system being prepared for September, and a new Art Studio ready for use next term, it is obvious that we look forward to a time of acclimatisation to new and unfamiliar conditions. Architectural growth is going on round us. But we too must grow—that is, learn how to use these new amenities, and to conduct a dialogue between ourselves and our environment so that we may, in the end, achieve civilisation. All of us, masters and boys, are in this venture together and on the same side. The Prizes were then presented, and there follows a summary of the speech by R. N. W. Blake, Esq., M.A., F.B.A., The Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, after he had presented the Prizes.
The Provost recalled the occasion mentioned in the Latin oration when he had played cricket thirty-two years earlier against a famous Roman Catholic Yorkshire school; his team had been highly successful before lunch, but disastrously unsuccessful after lunch, during which the visitors, but not the home side, had been given much beer and port. The occasion had made the Provost understand the significance of the celebrated 'Popish plot', and had given him a sympathy for Titus Oates. Appreciating the problem that faces any speaker at a Prize-giving, the Provost reminded us of the fatuous remarks that are sometimes made by such speakers, and he told us of one who had claimed that he himself had never won a prize, and who had invited his audience to 'look at him'; the Provost recalled that he had looked, and had made a vow that he would seek to win as many prizes as he possibly could. This led the speaker to commend the prize system, because the winning of prizes requires hard work, and competition for them raises intellectual standards. He felt that in the plans for re-organization in 6
education we must not lose sight of the need for the encouragement of excellence. Further, the Provost emphasised the importance of prizes as an acknowledgement of individual achievement; community effort was of course desirable, he said, but it should not detract from the importance of the individual, especially now that the individual is in danger of being submerged. He suggested that some of the present day 'student unrest' might stem from the submerging of the individual in massive universities, and he reminded us that although Oxford and Cambridge are large universities, their Colleges are small communities, `the Oxford ones being smaller than those at Cambridge', as he wished us to know. The Provost left us with two 'messages'. First that we should not lump people into groups and categories; this was the way to intolerance: not just the obvious intolerance such as racialism, but that of the 'generation gap' which tended to make 'the young' and 'the old' intolerant of each other. Secondly he advised his audience not to be pressurised into 'non-conformity' to comply with contemporary fashion, but to have the courage of their own convictions. D.G.C.
OPEN AWARDS ... Open Exhibition in Mathematics at Worcester College, Oxford. R. J. Brockbank ... Open Exhibition in Engineering at St. John's College, Cambridge. ... Paddy Musical Scholarship at St. John's College, T. M. Day Oxford. M. J. Black
The following won places at Oxford and Cambridge:— A. S. Bowie (who also won a William Akroyd Scholarship) R. M. Cooper J. Fender D. F. Harding J. R. Lund D. Pollard J. R. Williamson S. P. Withers Of the 75 members of last year's Upper VI and Middle VI, 36 gained University places (Arts 15, Maths & Science 21). 21 went into further education as follows :— Colleges of Technology/Polytechnics Colleges of Agriculture ... Colleges of Art Colleges of Education Colleges of Commerce 1 went to Sandhurst. 13 went into commerce, business or business training.
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PRIZE LIST NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE
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STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK ... P. E. LORD PRIZE FOR DIVINITY ... WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY: Senior Junior THE DRONFIELD PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS . THE HEAD MASTER'S PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN: Senior Junior THE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE ... TOYNE EUROPEAN HISTORY PRIZE SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE ... THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES: VIth Form ... Below VIth YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE: THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: IVth Forms ... Thirds THE FRENCH READING PRIZE ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES: French German PHYSICS ESSAY PRIZE CHEMISTY PRIZE BIOLOGY PRIZE GEOGRAPHY PRIZE (Below the VIth) MUSIC PRIZES: Keyboard Instrumental ART PRIZE: Senior Junior GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES : Middle Vlth ... ... Lower VIth ... Vth Forms ... .. IVth Forms and Thirds HANDICRAFTS PRIZE ... ... A SPECIAL PRIZE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
... M. G. V. Stephenson J. C. W. Williams ... J. R. Lund
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... S. Foster A. R. Hornby P. Holmes M. J. Black JP. L. Hall • • ' J. J. Les ... C. J. Atkinson ... J. W. Gillgrass ... G. Hodgson ... J. C. W. Williams .. R. Ashburn S. J. Parker D. P. Rounthwaite
... T. J. C. Mitchinson ... R. D. Long ... J. A. G. Craven ... M. W. Bainbridge ... A. S. Bowie ... A. S. Bowie ... R. J. Brockbank ... T. J. Young C. J. Watson ... J. S. Cathie ... E. R. Walker ... A. S. Bowie J. M. Pearson fT. J. C. Mitchinson R. C. Parker ... G. Hodgson ... R. J. Wood ... R. Sharpe ... D. G. Senior ... P. J. Dobbins P. H. Rivers
FORM PRIZES JR. Sharpe J. A. Mitchell N. R. Fridge P. H. Fletcher C. M. Atkinson R. M. Harland J K .N. G. Benson /N. A. Cameron J. R. Whittle fJ. M. F. Cluff P. B. Johnston R. D. Long T. A. Gibson D. J. G. Livingston H. N. Joslin
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EXAMINATION RESULTS The following successes were achieved at Advance level :— Broom, D. H. A.—Latin, English. Hepworth, M. G. B.—English. Williams, J. C. W.—Latin (A), Greek, English. Astley, S. R. H.—English, Maths. Bailey, M. E.—English, History, Economics. Blitz, N. W. S.—English, Economics. Bowen, S. R.—English, History, Economics. Cable, K. V.—English, Economic & Political Studies, Maths. Ezell, R. A.—English, Economics. Fisher, G. V.—French, German, Economic & Political Studies. Gill, I. A.—Ancient History, English. Hodgson, G.—French (AU), English, History. Judson, D. J. M.—French, History (A). Kidd, C. W.—Ancient History, English. Lockwood, P. A.—Ancient History. Lovell, J D.—Ancient History. McAinsh, C. D.—Ancient History, English. Mitchell, D. J.—English, Geography, Economics. Nixon, J. N. V.—English. Pearson, J. M.—Art. Pickles, C. J.—English. Reed, A. B.—Ancient History, English, Economics. Stephenson, M. G. V.—English. Varley, A. N.—English. Washington, K.—English. Williams, N. J.—French, German. Foster, S.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics. Muncer, M. J. S.—Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics. Myers, C. A.—English, Economic & Political Studies, Pure Maths, Applied Maths. 9
Ashburn, R.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Bainbridge, M. W.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Claybum, N. C. N.—Maths, Chemistry. Collinson, S. P.—Chemistry. Dean, A. P. R.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry (A2). Elliott, P. J.—Maths, Physics. Fisher, T.—Art, Maths, Physics. Gillgrass, J. W.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Gooder, F. T.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Haigh-Lumby, P. R.—Maths, Chemistry. Harrison, J. D.—Maths, Physics. Heath, R. A.—Physics, Biology. Holmes, P.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. MacLeod, R. D.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Oliver, S. W. St. J.—Maths, Physics. Pearson, M. C.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Pollard, A. P.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry. Rounthwaite, D. P.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Watson, C. J.—Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Wells, J. E. R.—Maths. Whittaker, J. A. L.—Physics, Chemistry. Willis, J. D.—Maths. Young, T. J.—Maths, Physics, Chemistry (A2). Yule, G. S.—Maths, Physics (AU), Chemistry. At Ordinary Level :— Atkinson, C. J. (9); Brown, C. J. (9); Coverdale, S. P. (9); Craven, J. A. G. (7); Ford, S. W. F. (8); Gee, A. P. (8); George, A. J. (9); Godwin, P. R. (6); Maycock, A. J. (9); Mitchell, J. A. (9); Parker, S. J. (6); Place, C. R. (8); Sharpe, R. (9); Beall, C. H. (7); Bell, P. A. 0. (8); Bowen, T. N. E. (9); Corser, A. (9); Dempsey, D. M. (9); Drucquer, M. H. (9); Fridge, N. R. (9); Gooder, P. R. (7); Gray, R. G. (7); Grice, D. W. (9); Hodges, S. M. (4); Lucas, J. P. G. (4); Macartney, B. C. (9); Park, G. E. (8); Pyrah, J. D. (1); Reed, G. A. (2); Rivers, P. H. (8); Slater, J. R. (8); Staincliffe, E. R. (8); Stead, T. H. (8); Taylor, S. A. A. (8); Walton, I. T. (7); Ward, D. A. (6); Wyatt, J. D. (2); Young, R. T. S. (8). Atkinson, D. P. (6); Cole, R. S. (4); Cooper, A. H. W. (6); Croft, J. A. (5); Daigleish, J. C. S. (1); Fletcher. P. H. (7); Fry, E. C. S. (4); Houseman, J. M. (1); Hunt, G. A. (4); Johnson, C. D. (1); Lightowler, J. C. P. N. (3); Little, R. W. (4); Mason, T. J. (1); Nash, P. N. (5); Pallant, C. D. (6); Pearson, J. S. D. (3); Penty, A. D. (5); Robinson, S. (3); Schofield, T. J. T. (3); Spence, R. C. (4); Wilkinson, P. R. (3). Amup, B. H. (4); Atkinson, C. M. (5); Beddoes, P. (2); Bell, S. R. (4); Carlile, J. S. (3); Clark, S. N. (5); Craig, A. G. (1); Dean, A. C. P. (4); Dickinson, D. (2); Fenwick, L. R. (3); Fisher, A. J. (1); Goodwill, R. H. (1); Hamshaw, R. G. W. (1); Prendergast, J. (2); Rawson, J. E. (4); Sherriff, A. G. (4); Stow, A. C. B. (2). 10
VALETE ***Head of House **School Monitor *House Monitor 1st Team colours shown by letters with t indicating a Cap. S Major Shooting Colours s Minor Shooting Colours DRONFIELD Broom, D. H. A., F; Fisher, T. *; Gooder, F. T. •**; Gray, R. G.; Harding, J. R. B.; Pickles, C. J. *; Utamote, V.; Watson, C. J. *, Sw; Willis, J. D. *, R; Wright, T. J. (D.B.). THE GROVE Haigh-Lumby, P. R., ***, B; Oliver, S. W. St. J., *, R.B.; Pearson, J. M., *, Sw; Pollard, A. P., *; Robinson, F. P.; Shackleton, S. R.; Stansfield, P. R., Washington, K. *; Wyatt, J. D. MANOR Astley, S. R. H., *, Sq., T.; Claybum, N. C. N., *; Cork, C. E. J. T (Capt.); Fenwick, L. R.; Ffooks, N. Q.; Holmes, P., ***, Rt H.C., Sq. (capt); Houseman, H. W., Ct; Houseman, J. M.; Kidd, C. W., *, T; Mitchell, D. J., *; Whittaker, J. A. L., *, S. s; Wood, P. G., *, B. QUEEN'S Blitz, N. W. S.; Bowen, S. R., *; Collinson, J. M.; Dickinson, D.; Judson, D. J. M., *; Lovell, J. D., *, R; Pearson, M. C., *, Rt (capt.), B. RISE Gill, I. A., *, B; Harding, D. F., **, S, s; McAinsh, C. D., *, R.H.; MacLeod, R. D., ** R.B; Mason, T. J.; Nixon, J. N. V., *; Ramsden, C. W., *; Reed, A. B., *; Reed, G. A.; Staincliffe, E. R.; Stephenson, M. G. V., *** (H. of School , C.S.M.; Varley, A. N., *. SCHOOL HOUSE Ashburn, R., *; Bailey, M. E., *, S, s; Cathie, J. S.; Collinson, S.P., *; Exell, R. A., *; Goodrick, J. C., ***, R.H. (capt.); Henderson, G. D., *; Littlefield, T. P., *, S; Wells, J. E. R., *. TEMPLE Amup, B. H.; Bowie, A. S., ***, Ct; Dean, A. C. P.; Elliott, P. J .., *; Fisher, G. V., *; Heath, R. A.; Irving, D. P., S. s; Lockwood, P. A., *, R.H.; Rounthwaite, D. P., **, B; Slee, K. C.; Williams, N. J. 11
CHAPEL NOTES It is pleasant to 'acknowledge two gifts to the Chapel, the first a handsome pair of large communion cruets kindly given by Mrs. Perks, and the second a fine new 'fair linen cloth' for the altar as a leaving present from Mrs. Joyce Griffiths, sister-in-charge of the sanatorium. We have both a gain and a loss to record; at the beginning of the Easter Term we welcomed the Revd. A. J. G. Ellery, B.Sc., the Junior School's new Chaplain, but in July we say goodbye to Mr. Exham, who, as a Reader, has done so much in this field during his time here. His latest major contribution has been the series of addresses given at the Wednesday evening Compline Services last term. Our two Middle School services have both been impressive events. The Headmaster produced Tolstoy's 'The Three Old Men' with the younger boys acting, playing instruments and leading the congregational singing in Chapel on March 15th, and we were lucky to have a service arranged by Mrs. Sally Janiurek (Sally Trench) on June 7th. Peter Holmes led a group of folk singers and Mrs. Janiurek gave a powerful and emotional address about her work among the alcoholics and drug addicts of New York and London. Other visiting preachers were the Dean of York, Mr. John Shannon of the Civic Trust, Mr. D. A. Frith, Headmaster of Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School, and the Bishop of Wakefield. The main innovation since Christmas has been the Family Communion Service. A new scheme of Sunday services seems to be emerging in which this 9.30 a.m. celebration takes the place of Sung Communion and one Matins. It is voluntary, and parents are invited to accompany their sons, and many boys then take an Exeat. The Confirmation service was conducted by the Bishop of Whitby on Saturday, March 14th. Many people appreciated his informal introduction to the service, which will be remembered as one of uncommon power and clarity. Finally, we record a change in the Chapel Committee's allocation of collections. In order to make donations more meaningful, a specific collection is made for each charity, named in advance, and the result announced the following week. D.F.H. May I add a warm word of thanks to all those who help in the running of the Chapel: the cleaners and the ladies who have presented and arranged the flowers—there are twenty on the rota—the members of our loyal and hard working choir, and this year's most efficient Chapel Monitors, David Pollard and David Harding? N.H.K-W.
THE THREE OLD MEN By Tolstoy "The Three Old Men", which was performed by members of the Third Form in chapel on Sunday 15th March was an interesting demonstration of how Theatre workshop and audience involvement can be combined in the service of liturgy. Basically a simple morality 12
story, it evolved into something more elaborate and was greatly enhanced by the specially composed music. The major problems to be overcome in any performance in chapel are the handling of large numbers of actors in the restricted area of the chancel and the difficulty of ensuring that the actor is visible to everyone. The simple but effective set went much of the way to solving these, but movement always seemed inhibited by the lack of space, and seeing and hearing at the back must at times have been difficult. Graham Perks was a splendidly vague, unworldly but most benevolent Bishop, and Christopher Smith brought much carefully disciplined zest to the part of the chaplain. As for the three old men themselves, they sustained their role most impressively, and were as convincingly non realistic as their own grey beards. I was left, after this most entertaining and thought provoking play, with two regrets; first, that more was not made of the contrast and tension between the three representative groups, the sailors, the merchants and the pilgrims; and second, that we did not hear more of, and possibly take more part in, the most effective music. D.K.E.
MUSIC NOTES CHOIR With the introduction of special services for sections of the School on certain Sundays an element of redundancy has hung over the Choir. Another factor has been the introduction of a voluntary Family Eucharist; but a large number of Choir members have felt this to be a worthwhile venture and have supportted it enthusiastically. The experiment of a full Evensong complete with cathedral-type responses, settings of both Canticles and an anthem seemed almost as though the choir was attempting to justify its existence amid the dilution of liturgical standards—it was interesting that several of the congregation expressed interest and approval of the opportunity to hear the Book of Common Prayer. The visit to the Minster to sing at the Harvest Festival was threatened by a popular exeat day and this hazard will have to be avoided next year; another hazard in the form of flu played havoc with the Carol Service, but enough hard work had been put in for the Choir to take a fuller part in the Minster Epiphany Service. A special service for Passion-tide included the singing of a section of the St. Matthew Passion to Vittoria's music. The Choir was glad to take part in the R.S.C.M. Festival at Ripon Cathedral, having missed the previous year owing to exam clashes. It was a valuable experience despite our inclination to sing 'Rejoice in the Lord' at twice the speed of the rest of the choirs. We were happy to be asked by the Minster to sing Evensong on the Eve of Ascension Day, and the knowledge gained at our earlier full Evensong was most useful. Once more to the Minster for the St. Peter's Day Service, but the impossibility of a proper rehearsal and the difficulties caused by the building operations took much of the pleasure and success out of the event. Commemoration was of course the final event of the year and last year's idea of replacing the Choir anthem by a combined piece of music for School and Choir was continued. The Choir has endured another year in the improvised choir stalls and looks forward eagerly to the generous gift of the Old Peterites' memorial to Kenneth Rhodes which is to take the form of new stalls. 13
ORCHESTRA Owing to the small numbers this year, the orchestral players have found it more profitable to rehearse as three separate groups—strings, woodwind and brass. Each has achieved most valuable training work, and next year when it is feasible to reintegrate them the lessons will surely bear fruit. More details about the orchestra are given below.
CHORAL SOCIETY This represents a major breakthrough in musical activities, as the society has a regular link with Queen Anne School, rehearsing continuously throughout the year, with joint productions as shown below.
MILITARY BAND This exciting new sound emerged from an obscure start in the Easter Term, entirely by the enthusiasm of the C.C.F. boys who play in it. Its first public appearance was earlier than planned, when it was called upon to play for the C.C.F. Inspection March Past, all the musicians being C.C.F. Cadets. A delightful extra was the occasion of a party in the Music School garden and this . was to have been a dress rehearsal for a performance outside the tea-tent at Commemoration. This unfortunately had to be abandoned owing to the diverse activities of band players which prevented them all getting together at any given time. If public comment is anything to go by it should have been a popular event and efforts must be made to ensure its viability next year.
HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION Again the competition for the Baird and Cape Cups took place on the same evening and all Houses were eligible to compete. To facilitate fair judging the idea of a set piece was proposed—in the singing this produced a monotony of Swannee Ribber' and the instrumentalists tended to opt for alternatives, though the winning performance was of the set piece by Schubert and was outstandingly ahead of anything else. The entertainment value of the variant House contributions is considerable and in order to give these unlimited scope the idea of a House Concert will be separated from the Competition next year. The Baird Cup was won by School House and the Cape Cup by Temple.
MUSIC PRIZE COMPETITION An excellent standard of piano playing made this a most enjoyable occasion and the prize was won by Robin Walker with Nigel Clayburn as runner up and Richard Long highly commended. For orchestral instruments Andrew Bowie's clarinet playing won the prize, John Craven's trombone was runner up and Peter Nash on the French Horn was highly commended. K.R.P. 14
ORCHESTRA
The School Orchestra split into two groups from January onwards. The string players, under Mr. C. G. Sandercock, practised and performed separately from the wind section. At the combined concert in Queen Anne's Hall, the string group performed two pieces very creditably. The wind group, led by Mr. K. R. Pemberton, also performed successfully at this concert. During the term the Orchestra provided the accompaniment for the hymns in Hall services; this was extended to include an experimental brass element during the summer. Although the two groups did not work for a concert in the latter term, practices continued and much valuable sight-reading knowledge was gained. Next term musicians of St. Peter's and Queen Anne will team-up to provide accompaniment to Ibsen's "Peer Gynt". E.R.W. THE CHORAL SOCIETY The liaison with Queen Anne School, commencing from the start of the Christmas Term, was continued during the Easter Term and throughout the summer. The efforts of the Easter Term culminated in a performance of Sir C. V. Stanford's "Songs of the Fleet" in Queen Anne's Hall. The inspired singing of the Society and the soloist, Mr. P. Mindenhall, drew many favourable remarks from a very appreciative audience. During the summer, pressure of examinations limited the number of voices in all ranges; however, the decrease in numbers allowed us to sing some very pleasant madrigals ideally suited to a small group of singers. I think it is necessary to point out to members of the School that a Choral Society exists largely through sheer weight of numbers, with, perhaps, several prominent singers in each voice taking the lead. Enthusiasm within the group is very high and we all look forward to next term's activities. E.R.W.
SCHOOL PLAY ZIGGER ZAGGER Through the turnstile, and with the roar of a football crowd, the rattles going like crazy. We, the audience, become part of the scene: the hooters, the chanting. We even rise to join the singing. The Set might be Anfield, or Elland Road, thanks to Dobbins and his men. There are footballers practising, and community singing. A motley gang of fans dominate the terraces, under their cheer-leader "Zigger' (A. G. B. Perks). They are now menacing, now ribald; fickle and shallow. Harry is contemporary Youth, frustrated by his environment. He seeks self-fulfilment from a Youth Officer who fobs him off with a 15
Production Line; from the Army which rejects him, and from the Church which tries to con him. For a time he is on the fringe of Zigger's gang, but the glamour is empty even here. As Harry, C. J. Smith is first enthusiastic then hesitant then disillusioned. The change of mood is convincing. Well done! R. J. Dunk is a complacent and bureaucratic Youth Officer, while, perhaps even more soul-destroying, is the aura of cant emanating from A. M. Buckman as Vicar. Both good. A. G. Beadnall does well as an irritable and self-satisfied Headmaster. The rest of the Establishment—teacher, caretaker and dentist—are also insensitive to Harry's problem, breaking off from time to time for a prancing circuit of the stage, symbolic of the circus ring of life. The world touches Harry briefly: the students are palely pacifist, and the Army authorities give an amusing but discomforting parody of a Medical Board. Magistrate and club Chairman are portentous. Outstanding is J. C. M. Hudson's portrayal of an old soldier, with a failing strength unequal to his spirit in the face of Zigger's hyena pack. The emptiness of it all is epitomised by Vincent's (M. S. Bidgood) cynical desertion of "City" on transfer. Harry's disillusionment, always there in suspension, becomes crystallised. With no real hopes he returns to the "Circus". We all wish we had an answer for him. Mr. Oxley's production has vitality and pace, with characteristic flashes of "Anger". I. A. Armitt has arranged, and plays, the brash music so much part of the show. On the second night he is stricken with measles. Colin Walker gallantly deputises and, after frenzied preparation is—a huge success : like the whole ebullient evening. J.P.R. PROGRAMME NOTES
`Zigger Zagger' was specially written in 1967 by Peter Terson for the National Youth Theatre. It is a study of a football hooligan but Terson's main concern was the emptiness and futility facing so many youngsters pitched out of secondary schools at 15 into dead-end jobs, not knowing where they are going or why. "This is about a boy who leaves school," he wrote, "with wasted years behind, with nothing in front of him . . . and the only immediate present—Football." Harry Philton is a mixture of innocence and dumb insolence, of inarticulate self-respect and total lack of sophistication. The future the Establishment 'circus' holds out for him—a steady job and respectability —is utterly unattractive, yet he is soon disillusioned by the superficial glamour of the other circus—Football. That, in the end, he sets a faltering foot on the road pointed out to him by the Establishment, should not be taken as a permanent and happy answer to Harry's deep need of direction in his aimless life. As Peter Terson wrote: "What I wouldn't like is for Harry to 'mature' or have a vision of himself by the end of the play. I want him to be as easily led at the end as at the beginning." 16
So much cutting, re-writing, and adding of new material has taken place that this production is virtually an original work. Rehearals have proceeded on a workshop basis, the full cast coming together only three days prior to the performance. Some 70 boys will appear on stage, and over 100 boys have been involved in some way in the production.
D.S.O. THE TEAMS THE CURTAIN RAISER Devised and performed by IVth Form English, Set IV ... A. B. L. Sherris G. W. Monaghan, M. Yule, P. M. A. Taylor, R. C. Parker, J. N. Exell, C. D. Lang, J. R. Woodcock, A. M. Clayburn. Citizens P. B. Johnston, C. N. Hazel, C. T. Bough, S. A. Coates-Walker, I. Gray, D. W. Shields, M. P. Goldthorpe, R. D. Moore. D. C. P. Storie Referee A. F. Harben, R. N. Kerruish. Footballers S. G. D. Kirby Reader
Magistrate Thugs
ZIGGER ZAGGER C. J. Smith A. G. B. Perks L. C. Hall R. J. Dunk A. G. Beadnall S. D. Jeffrey P. A. E. Challis C. G. Robertshaw M. R. McMahon J. C. M. Hudson C. N. Hazel, S. P. G. Muirhead, T. J. C. Mitchinson, J. M. F. Cluff. D. F. Richardson, P. A. Scott, 0 . N. Adam, N. Gray. R. A. Scott R. T. Tasker A. M. Buckman M. S. Bidgood J. E. Cresswell, M. W. Berry, R. A. Pinder, J. M. Pyrah, S. W. Mason, F. C. Crowther, R. R. R. Clayburn, P. J. Webster, A. R. Cossins, C. D. Auburn, P. J. Strachan, P. N. Withers, P. W. Brumfield, W. J. Clappison, J. B. Littlefield, D. C. Bryson, S. J. Tomlinson, R. A. Elwen, M. S. Bruce, T. J. Ward, R. D. Miiliki n. I. A. Armitt
Harry Zigger Dentist Youth Officer Headmaster Recruiting Sergeant ... Caretaker Medical Officer ... Teacher Old Soldier ... Students Letter Readers Magistrate Chairman Vicar Vincent The Kop Choir
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SETTING THE SCENE Body of Hall
Stage Manager Lighting ... Sound ... ... Turnstile made by ... ... Programme and publicity
H. N. Joslin, R. H. Turton, D. Snowdon, D. I. Village, C. R. Beaulah, R. M. R. Fox, I. M. R. Thomas, C. F. Baggs, T. A. Gibson, G. N. Burn, J. E. Prowde, M. J. W. Dimelow, B. W. Frith, J. V. Kerr, D. G. Green, C. E. S. Monro, D. Eddell, S. Barton, R. D. Long. P. J. Dobbins. D. C. Fotheringham, C. A. Hodge. C. A. Hodge P. J. Dobbins N. A. S. Wormald, M. J. Newland, J. M. Pearson.
HOUSE NOTES DRONFIELD
This has been a successful year in the House. J. D. Willis started off the Easter term by winning the Nigel Morris and Ian McGrath Trophy, being presented for the first time to the most improved rugby player in the school. Despite lots of enthusiasm the senior crosscountry team did not do well; however, M. S. Bidgood succeeded in winning the Junior Long Run for the second year in succession, the House coming third overall. Bidgood received his junior House colours after this event. The House swimming team did very well in coming second to School House. Led by C. J. Watson there were many admirable wins. The first event of the athletics sports was the mile, the intermediate one being won by P. R. Gooder. As seems usual it rained on Sports Day, but Dronfield had an unbeatable lead before it was called off and so the Athletics Shield was retained. Exceptional performances were made by P. R. Wilkinson, P. R. Gooder and M. S. Bidgood. House colours were presented to F. T. Gooder, J. D. Willis and C. J. Watson during the Easter term. Although the Junior Cricket team were unfortunate in losing to the Rise, the Senior team, led by C. J. Pickles, surprised the school cricketing authorities by beating the Grove in the first round. Splendid performances were put up by G. A. Hunt and P. R. Wilkinson. However, the team met with stiff opposition in the semi-final against Temple, the eventual winners. Not endowed with much musical talent the House did creditably in the Music Competition. Throughout both terms the House Pioneer Corps has continued to work every Tuesday afternoon doing jobs which are of help to everybody. Another sport which has flourished is yard cricket, so much so that having drained York of its supply of the necessary plastic balls, we now have stocks from Beverley and Harrogate. House colours were awarded in the Summer term to C. J. Pickles and T. Fisher. 18
The House says goodbye to Monsieur J. Allix after he has spent a year teaching French in the school and we wish him well in the future. Leaving the House as assistant housemaster is Mr. Hubbard, whom we thank for his many services. He will, however, still be teaching at school. Also leaving to further their educations are R. Gray, V. Utamote and T. Wright, and the five monitors, F. T. Gooder, C. J. Pickles, T. Fisher, C. J. Watson and J. D. Willis. We thank them all very much for all they have done in the House and wish them the best in the future. F.T.G. GROVE The Easter term has been encouraging for individuals, but rather disappointing as a House. We said goodbye to D. Pollard and S. D. Reed and welcomed R. H. Turton, to what is always a hard and difficult term. On the games field we unfortunately did not recapture the Cross Country, Junior Long Run or Athletics trophies, which used to be permanently housed in The Grove. R. J. Carson, who captained the Cross Country and Athletics, must be congratulated on his second position in the Senior Mile and fifth position in the Senior Cross Country, as well as the organisation of an arduous training programme for both events. I. W. Stephenson ran well in the Junior Long Run. The House only performed nominally in the Athletics Standards and added only a few points to the Board on Sports Day, which was eventually rained off. The House went into the Squash competition, led by D. M. Dempsey, with nothing to lose, but were outclassed by the eventual finalists. In the Swimming we came, deservedly, third, due to an excellent effort by the lower part of the House, and attained second place in the swimming standards. The team was managed by J. M. Pearson and captained by C. J. Brown, who swam up to his usual high standard. The House Play continues to flourish, and The Grove put on "The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey" by Slavomir Mrozek, which was an undeniable success, with R. J. Carson, S. R. Shackleton ,P. R. Stansfield, C. J. Brown, T. N. E. Bowen and S. J. Parker giving splendid performances. S. J. Parker produced the play. After an uneventful and comparatively unsuccessful Easter term, we started the Summer term looking forward to better things. With only a few members of School teams in the House we were not expected to do particularly well in the Junior or Senior Cricket events. In the first two rounds the Junior team was successful in accounting for Temple and the Manor, with outstanding play from R. N. Kerruish and D. Snowdon, but were rather outclassed in the final by accurate bowling from The Rise. The XI was ably led by D. M. Dempsey. The Senior team was unexpectedly beaten by Dronfield in the first round. The House is most grateful to K. Washington for many hours of coaching and fielding, and our relative success is all due to him. The Tennis VI, captained by P. R. Haigh-Lumby, contained only one full-time tennis player in D. C. P. Storie, and made a bold but vain effort against School House, who were the eventual finalists. The only addition to the Cup Shelf was the Inter-House Shooting Cup, which was a pleasant 19
surprise. The team was captained by A. T. Sykes, and T. N. E. Bowen, P. L. Cass and C. D. Johnson shot, and are to be congratulated on their individual efforts. After much strenuous practice, the House IV deservedly retained the House Rowing IVs cup. This was a grand effort, stimulated by the enthusiasm of P. R. Haigh-Lumby and S. W. St. J. Oliver, and in the end the fitter team won the tense final. The victory provided a fitting climax to the term, and a good note on which to hand over to R. J. Carson, next year's Head of House. On the academic side, C. D. Johnson is to be commended on passing the first part of his scholarship examination to Sandhurst. J. M. Pearson (Art), R. J. Parker (Art) and P. J. Dobbins (Handicraft) received prizes on Speech Day, and are to be congratulated. Finally, the year has been one of difficulties, but has proved very interesting; as a result of enthusiasm both inside and outside the House K. Washington and R. J. Carson are to be sincerely congratulated on the award of their House Colours. The House extends warm thanks to Mr. Hirst for the interest and help he has shown us, and hope that he enjoys his new house at Stockton-on-Forest. P.R.H.-L. MANOR The Easter and Summer Terms have seen many successes for the Manor, both in individual and team events. Two outstanding individuals in the Easter Term were J. C. W. Williams and S. R. H. Astley; the former with his many fencing successes winning the Dr. Slade Cup for the Senior Foil, the Senior Epee and being the winner of the Yorkshire Senior Schoolboys Sabre. S. R. H. Astley impressively won both the 100 yards and 220 yards, thus winning the Sprint Cup, and in the House Athletics Averages, the Manor came second to Queen's due to many brave efforts on the field. D. J. Mitchell captained both the House Athletics and Cross Country teams, and he, S. R. H. Astley and J. C. W. Williams were awarded their Senior House Colours for their services to the House, and enthusiasm in their particular fields. Junior House Colours were awarded to W. F. Elsy, R. T. Tasker, A. T. Vickers and K. D. J. McCarter. The House organised "voluntary house prayers" for two evenings a week, and twice we celebrated Holy Communion in the House, both proving to be great successes, and setting the foundation for future gatherings. In the Summer it was our turn to win some of the team events. We won the Chess Knight and thank A. D. A. Smith, the captain, for his efforts. The House Shooters won the Aggregate Cup and R. F. Hornby was awarded his 1st VIII Colours; we thank J. A. L. Whittaker for his efforts and encouragement as House Captain, proved by the fact that six Manorites were in the Bisley Team, surely a record number for one House! The tennis team, led by C. J. Cork, were successful for the second year running, beating School House in the final. The Senior House Cricket XI beat Rise in the first round but lost to Queen's in the semi-final, when H. W. Houseman hit a fine 50. The 20
Junior XI, captained by J. C. P. N. Lightowler, beat School House, but then lost to Grove. Individual members of the House were rewarded for their efforts. 1st XI Cricket Colours were awarded to H. W. Houseman and to P. Holmes, the former also gaining his 'Cap' and the latter the Fielding Cup and 1st XI Hockey Colours. Colts Colours were gained by J. C. P. N. Lightowler, the captain, and R. T. Tasker. The House was well represented in tennis, and C. J. Cork, the captain, S. R. H. Astley, C. W. Kidd, and K. D. Bowler gained colours; S. Foster captained the 2nd VI. P. G. Wood was awarded 1st VIII Colours and D. P. Atkinson Colts colours. P.H. At the end of another School year we say goodbye to many of our seniors and House Monitors, and especially to Peter Holmes, who has led the House so admirably throughout the year; he has set a splendid example in every way. We thank him and all the others for everything they have done, and wish them well in the future. G.M.S. QUEEN'S With the necessity of having to cram two terms' events into one set of notes, one can but make a very brief summary of the many and varied events that have taken place. At the start of the Easter Term, J. D. Lovell joined the monitorial body. Throughout the holidays rehearsals had been held in Hall for the House play, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead". The choice of such a play (what the Observer called 'an intellectual comedy') was much criticised, but on the night, playing to a full house, it was an unprecedented success. Mention must be made of our new assistant housemaster, Mr. Oxley, who took over as producer, G. Hodgson and J. D. Harrison, who played the leading roles, and S. R. Bowen and his stage crew, all of whom put in a great deal of time to make the play such a success. A fuller report of this and the other events of the year can be seen in 'Royal Purple,' edited by K. V. Cable, which came out at the end of the Summer Term. As soon as the play was over, we were being cajoled into greater efforts on the athletics track. We were unfortunate in that the captain, J. M. Collinson, strained a ligament in his leg and was unable to take part, but even this did not stop us from winning the standards. On Sports Day, however, Dronfield, with superior strength in the Junior and Intermediate sections, beat us into second place. There were several fine individual performances, outstanding among which were E. R. Walker's victories in the Mile, Half-Mile and Quarter-Mile. Training for the Cross-Country and Junior Long Run began early. This bore such fruits that the team events for both races were won. Once again, E. R. Walker (2nd) and S. R. Bowen (3rd) ran well in the Senior Race, and D. G. Senior came second in the Long Run. I feel I must mention the unselfishness of the Senior Runners, who gave up their own free time to help the Juniors. Once again, we proved our ability in the swimming, but credit must go to A. G. Sherriff, the captain, for all his hard work. After such a successful term, in appreciation of those who had done particularly well, House Colours were awarded to S. R. Bowen, 21
J. M. Collinson, P. S. K. Crossley, J. D. Harrison, M. G. B. Hepworth, G. Hodgson and E. R. Walker, and Junior Colours to D. G. Senior. The Music and Singing Competitions were the first events of the Summer Term, and we came second in each competition. Later in the term, E. R. Walker won the keyboard prize. Tennis and shooting were comparative non-events for us; we were sixth in the shooting and were defeated by Temple in the first round of the tennis. For us, cricket was perhaps the highlight of the term. School House and Manor were easily disposed of, thanks to some good bowling by M. J. Jones and R. I. Shaftoe and unbeaten fifties from S. P. Coverdale and M. G. B. Hepworth. In the final we were easily dismissed for only 44, though K. V. Cable batted with great tenacity to score 22. The Temple batsmen made heavy weather of the task of scoring 45; they lost eight wickets and took thirty overs in reaching the target. The Junior team was beaten in the first round by the Rise. After his successful bowling for both House teams, R. I. Shaftoe was awarded his Junior Colours. The term and year were rounded off splendidly by the news that we had won the Oxford Cup and by the large number of prizewinners from the House. Finally, our thanks to all the leavers for their contributions to the House; they leave with our best wishes for the future. M.G.B.H. THE RISE The House has had two good terms since the last `Peterite', with a moderate amount of success. More detailed accounts are to be found in the `Risite', edited this year by C. P. G. Booth (0.P.) and M. Turnbull, and published in June. The Senior Cricket team lost to Manor in the first round; the Junior team excelled themselves and beat Grove in the final, thus bringing us a Cup we have not held since 1960. In Boating we were not as successful as had been hoped, and we lost to Grove in the final after much hard work by our crew. In the Cross Country we were unable to retain the Plate for the team effort, but we came a creditable third, even after losing the Captain yet again through injury. D. F. Harding again won the Individual .22 Shooting Cup, and we were very pleased with the fine team effort that secured the Burton League Cricket Cup. In Chess we lost in the final to Manor, but we should record here the enthusiasm shown by R. C. M. Dickenson in building up interest in chess in the House. During the year Senior House Colours were awarded to M. G. V. Stephenson, I. D. Raley, A. D. Penty, A. H. W. Cooper, I. A. Gill and D. F. Harding. Junior Colours went to E. J. M. Walmsley, P. A. Ramsden and P. W. Brumfield. Mr. R. T Pullin has left the House as Assistant Housemaster; he has been a great source of encouragement and help and we are sorry to see him go, but we thank him for all he has done. We thank, too, all those who are leaving, and wish them the very best for the future. M.G.VS. 22
SCHOOL EASTER TERM
Once again the House failed to make an impression on the Athletics track, but this was not due to lack of determination and effort on the day. The House Cross-Country team gained a very respectable second place due to conscientious and masochistic training. Six of the monitorial body achieved places in the first 26, and T. P. Littlefield is to be congratulated on an outstanding performance in winning the Goodburn Cup. In swimming the House dominated, retaining the Kazerooni Cup for the seventh year in the last eight. Three of the House were awarded their 1st XI Hockey Colours, J. W. Gillgrass, R. F. Atkinson and J. C. Goodrick, who captained the side. In the newly formed 1st VIII A. N. Lawrence and J. T. Morley represented the House. Most members of the House took an active part in at least one of the various House activities; it is hoped this trend will continue in the forthcoming summer term. SUMMER TERM
Cricket has never been a strong point in the House and this term was no exception, the Senior team falling to Queen's and the Junior to Manor. But in other fields of sport the House has done well, the swimmers completed the double by retaining the Standards Cup for the fourth time in the five years the Cup has been presented. The tennis team did well to get to the final but were beaten by a very strong Manor team. The House singers were runners-up in the singing competition and the musicians won the Baird Cup with an outstanding performance. T. P. Littlefield is to be congratulated on winning the C.C.F. Fernie Cup and J. R. Woodcock for winning the Yorkshire Junior sabre championship. At the end of term some members of the senior part of the House took part in the Lyke Wake Walk. The following completed it, in a very good time of 14 hours 39 minutes: T. P. Littlefield, S. P. Collinson and J. C. Goodrick, this being the second crossing for the latter two. Mr. Exham leaves at the end of term after three years of very active service in the House. We would like to thank him for his work in many fields and wish him luck in his new post down south. J.C.G.
TEMPLE With two terms' events to cover, we can do little more than list the main events and successes of the House, without extended comments. In the Easter term we won two trophies; one for Fencing, mainly due to the efforts of Muncer, Lockwood and Hazen; the other for Squash where the whole team, under Hall, enjoyed success. In the Cross-Country events the Juniors did well to come second, the Seniors came fourth. There was a slight improvement in the Athletics' standards compared with previous years—various causes might be suggested for 23
this. Hornby, Cameron, Muncer and Place all managed to come second in their events in the Sports. On a School level, the House was well represented in the Hockey teams. At the end of the term Lockwood and Fisher were awarded their Senior, Heddle, Hornby and Shepherd their Junior House Colours. The House began the Summer Term without Heddle, who has gone to Boulder, Colorado for a term. In the Music Competitions the singing was won by Temple, who sang the set piece 'Old Folks at Home'. In the instrumental competition we were, despite popular opinion, second, playing an arrangement of Lionel Hampton's 'Flyin' Home', a jazz piece, following last year's precedent. In the Cricket the Senior team finally managed to win the Cup for the first time. In the first game Bowie and Burrunston-Williams had little trouble in dismissing Dronfield for 28; Bainbridge and Burrunston-Williams soon got these runs. In the final Queen's were also easily dismissed for only 44 on a tricky batting wicket, which was made to look even trickier by the Temple batsmen, who lost 8 wickets in beating Queen's total with 4 byes! The Junior team lost in the first round to Grove, Janes and Adam bowling well, considering their comparative inexperience. In the Tennis competition Queen's were easily defeated in the first round, but we lost to Manor. Senior House Colours were awarded to Bainbridge, Burrunston-Williams, Hall and Robinson, Junior to George, Cameron and Sargent. A.S.B. THE NON CONFORMIST -
From 'Education', 10th September, 1920
Among the medicinal virtues attributed to tobacco when it first reached Europe was its supposed value as a preservative from contagion. So at the time of the Great Plague in 1665 all the boys at Eton were obliged to smoke in school every morning. One of these juvenile smokers years afterwards declared . . . that he was never so much whipped during his whole time at Eton as he was one morning for refusing to smoke.
C.C.F. NOTES The most spectacular innovation in 1970 has been a military band, as distinct from the drum and bugle band with its long tradition in the Contingent. With enough enthusiastic musicians, and instruments from various sources, most of them on a generous long term loan from the Yorkshire TAVRA, the Band came into existence under the guidance of Mr. K. R. Pemberton, the School's Director of Music, who has kindly brought his skilled enthusiasm into this venture. Resplendent in blue uniforms, the Band made their first appearance for the March past in the Annual Inspection, and did very well; perhaps not every one realised that, wearing one of the uniforms and playing a French horn, was Mr. Pemberton himself, giving the new Band confidence on this important occasion. We are very grateful to him, and we hope that the Military Band will become part of the tradition of the Contingent and the School. 24
The Annual Inspection mentioned above was on June 9th, a furiously hot and beautiful day. The Contingent bore up splendidly, and produced marching, particularly in the Royal Navy Section, that was creditable by any CCF standard, and remarkably good in such difficult conditions for anyone in full uniform. The Inspecting Officer, Colonel L. L. Fleming, M.C., from the Ministry of Defence, was well pleased with the day's work, and offered the Contingent the right blend of constructive criticism, congratulation and advice, the last being that leadership should be expressed as 'Come on!' rather than `Go on!' At the end of the Inspection the Fernie Cup was awarded to Contingent Coxswain T. P. Littlefield for his personal contribution during the year. The rubber dinghies with outboard motors have been well used, and Lieutenant Bulcock took an overnight expedition up river with both boats. Lieutenant Bulcock will take over command of the Royal Navy Section in September from Lieutenant Maw, who will have left the School. The Section owes much to the calm and efficient guidance of Lieutenant Maw, and he has been an outstanding example of how a CCF problem can be overcome, that of finding officers from among schoolmasters with no previous naval experience. The CCF authorities have long sensed this problem as the supply of masters with any Service experience becomes smaller; but it has been felt to be more difficult for Royal Navy Sections than for the other two Sections. Lieutenant Maw of course had Army experience, but he attended CCF Naval courses, and used his natural talents to become a first class CCF Royal Navy Section officer. The CCF provides the necessary courses for any would-be officer for all three Service Sections, and it is to be hoped that no Schoolmaster would be reluctant to undertake CCF service because of lack of previous Service experience. The School year closed with the CCF more buoyant than it was last year, and more obviously proud of its connection with the armed Services, which, though not its only purpose, should be one of its sources of pride. D.G.C.
SCOUTS Regular Tuesday meetings have continued throughout the last two terms and various activities have taken place. Some training has taken place and during the summer some experimental cooking was undertaken. The results showed a steady improvement with increasing experience and were tasty if not always pleasant to look at! The field weekend was spent in a major assault on the Lyke Wake Walk and a party of fifteen set off at dawn. Some twenty hours later almost all arrived at Ravenscar. The rest of the group had camped at the finish over the weekend and a very pleasant time was had by all. Parties have given up some of their Sundays to work on the York District training site near Stockton-on-Forest and very useful work was done. In the now smaller group interest and enthusiasm is high and competence is improving. On the eve of a short camp in which we hope for some sea canoeing we look forward to next year with a hope that things will go better and better. R.H.H. 25
DEBATING SOCIETY The Society has had another good Easter term. The subjects for debate have been pleasingly varied and the standard of debating has usually been high. Attendances have been very good, particularly so now that the novelty of the new society has worn off. There were four meetings during the term. The first was on racial problems and was the only discussion of the term. The subject is a rather well-tried one but there was an admirable spread of topics and many original ideas. The second meeting was a formal debate and Mr. Depledge, partnered by S. Foster, proposed the motion "Preservation of wildlife is a sentimental extravagance in a starving world". Mr. Coulthard and B. C. Macartney successfully opposed the motion, winning by 36 votes to 6. The second formal debate was a complete contrast. The motion "This house believes that sex before marriage is bad for both sex and marriage" was proposed by T. H. Stead and N. R. Fridge and opposed by N. W. S. Blitz and A. Corser. The motion was lost by 20 votes to 10. This debate was remarkable for the extreme brevity of Fridge's speech and the pseudo-sensational "exhibits" of the opposition. The last meeting of term was undoubtedly the most successful. Over eighty people—double the average attendance—crowded into the Stephenson Room to hear Mr. Exham, S. Robinson, J. C. M. Hudson, D. H. A. Broom and J. C. W. Williams defend respectively Bertrand Russell, John Peel, Benjamin Disraeli, Buster Keaton and Julius Caesar in a balloon debate. The content of the floor speeches was •at times at a rather low ebb but the main speakers were both interesting and amusing. The finalists were Buster Keaton and John Peel, who deservedly tied with 39 votes each. In addition to School debates there have been several less formal but equally enjoyable meetings with Queen Anne School. These have covered a variety of interesting themes and have been a welcome supplement to our debating. Mr. Exham leaves the School and the society after two and a half years at the helm. On behalf of the whole society, I should like to thank him for his excellent debating and the tremendous help that he has given to debating in St. Peter's. We shall all miss him very much. Mr. Depledge takes over next term as the new master-in-charge. J.C.W.W.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Easter term Although the term was a short one, five meetings were arranged on a wide variety of subjects. The first meeting was a talk given by Mr. Weston of Bradford University on "Recent Textile Developments" (i.e. since 1930), and he very kindly brought along several samples to show us, ranging from brake linings to carpets, all of them being of a fibrous nature. The second meeting was held at Queen Margaret's School and the 26
subject was "The Biological Effects of Radiation." This was an extremely lively meeting, greatly enjoyed by all; and I later received a letter from Dr. Marsden, the guest speaker, saying how he enjoyed giving the lecture. Three talks were given by members of the society at the next meeting. Tim Young spoke on "Soapless Detergents"; Rod MacLeod talked about "Hearts"; and Robert Ashburn propounded Einstein's Theory of Relativity. All three talks were of a good standard and a very entertaining meeting ensued. This type of meeting is very beneficial to the speaker as it is often their first chance at preparing and delivering a lecture of any sort. The last of the four "indoor" meetings was a talk on "Plastics" by Dr. Tidswell of Bradford University. This was a fairly technical talk, but was so delivered that its content was grasped by most members who attended. (And I must mention how good Bradford University are at producing speakers of a very high standard, even at short notice.) The fifth meeting took the form of a visit to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in Cheshire. Twenty pupils and a member of staff went from each school, travelling by coach. Although the weather was reasonable, most members thought that eight hours travelling did not justify the two hours spent at Jodrell Bank. Unfortunately, the main dish was not operating because of high winds; but there were several working models including a self-operated 25-foot dish, and a very interesting film was shown. That concludes this report on a full, and on the whole, successful term. G.S.Y.
JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY The Society had its usual quota of meetings during the Easter term, and we were fortunate in being able to welcome two outside speakers. Mr. Brown, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the International Lunar Society, gave us a stimulating talk on "Modern Developments in Astronomy," and Mr. Archer from St. John's College, spoke about "Some social insects and their near relations." We should like to thank both these speakers for giving up their Saturday evenings to talk to us and providing such a fine insight into their respective subjects. The other meeting of note was a film meeting. The films shown included one about the work of the Forestry Commission and another illustrating the products obtained from oil and the research being done to find new uses for them. As this goes to print, we learn with regret that Mr. Riley is retiring from the Chairmanship of the Society. Both past and present members would like to thank him for all the hard work he has put in behind the scenes during the past five years and we hope we shall be able to welcome him as a guest to future meetings. J.S.C. 27
THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY During the Christmas holidays Robin Walker and Richard Hodgson joined a C.M.S. cruise on the "Uganda" to the Holy Land. On their return they gave us a lively talk illustrated by the slides they had made. A fortnight later, on February 26th, the Anglican Chaplain at York University, the Reverend James Bogle, led a discussion on "Racialism and Christianity." This meeting was attended by some members of Mill Mount Grammar School. N.H. K-W.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB NOTES During the Easter term there were three meetings and one visit. At the first meeting Mr. Curtis, of Northern Pig Development Limited, gave a talk entitled: "From Sow to Plate," based on his own herds of Landrace and Large White pigs—which he invited us to go and see in the summer. The second meeting consisted of a talk on "Syndicate Farming," by Mr. G. S. Rounthwaite. He spoke about the advantages for farmers, with both small and large acreages, in sharing expensive machines. The talk was illustrated with slides. At the third meeting two I.C.I. films were shown. The first, "It's Your Pigeon," dealt with various methods of shooting pigeons. The second, "Agricultural Revolution," was about Gramoxone. The visit was to Campbell and Penty's Ouse Gill Warehouse, where the club were shown seed corn dressing equipment, and on-the-floor dryers. This was followed by an excellent tea, very kindly provided by Mr. John Penty at the Alice Hawthorne, Nun Monkton. Owing to exams and demands of Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme expeditions, activities were limited in the Summer term. There was one meeting, at which the following new committee was elected: C. J. Clark (chairman), A. T. Vickers (vice-chairman), A. H. W. Cooper (club secretary), P. R. Gooder (treasurer), D. P. Atkinson and G. A. Hunt. Representatives of this, and the old committee, attended an Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, 25th June to discuss possible speakers for the Christmas term. The term finished with a visit to Northern Pig Development at Beeford; a follow up to Mr. Curtis' talk in the Easter term. D.P.R.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY The Easter term was a very full one for the Society, which will compensate for the Summer term, when no official meetings are held. As the Society is now being run on a subscriptionless basis, outside meetings for smaller groups have been arranged and meetings at School have been open to everyone. The first open meeting of the term was a talk, by the "assistant" of Nunthorpe, M. Robert Richemond, on the subject of "Montmartre." 28
This was poorly attended. The talk was, however, often very difficult to understand, as the speaker used quite rapid, colloquial French. The second meeting was a talk by M. Jerome Allix, the School's "assistant," on "Lyons," where he lives. This talk was well attended, especially by the lower forms, and was most lucid and entertaining. The next three events were trips out of School for sixth-formers studying French. The first was a visit to the University to hear a talk by Dr. Ginestier on "Georges Duhamel"; the second was a trip to the University's Language Teaching Centre; the third, a trip to Leeds to see the "Comedie de l'Ouest" presenting Moliere's "Don Juan". Students of Russian also went to the University to see a film of Chekhov's "Lady with the Lap-dog", in Russian, but with English sub-titles. At School three films—on "Corneille", "Racine" and "MoHere"— were shown to sixth-formers and other interested parties. These were interesting, but demanded a high degree of concentration. The final open meeting of the term was a talk by Dr. Reibel from the University on "Language Teaching in America". The audience was relatively small, but highly appreciative of a very witty and informative lecture. A very full term, due mainly to the efforts of Mr. Hirst—our thanks to him. A.S.B.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY This term has seen a keen interest growing for photography in the Junior part of the School. A photographic competition was also held, P. H. Rivers winning the prize for the best entry. Early in the term one of the members of the Society gave an interesting slide-show of Hong Kong. It would be nice to see even more people making use of the dark room, enabling us to improve the facilities on offer. J.D.H.
FIELD AND STREAM ASSOCIATION The Association has had a rather erratic programme during the Easter and Summer terms. Beagling continued on most Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the Easter term and we must again express our sincere thanks to Mr. Morris for allowing us to come and for providing transport to and from the meets. We hope the arrangement will be able to continue during the coming term. Mr. Morris also entertained a very full meeting towards the end of the Easter term with a lively and often musical talk on the history and science of beagling and we are all most grateful to him for such an enjoyable evening. In the Summer, we had hoped to arrange a few fishing expeditions on Sunday afternoons but the plans fell through, mainly on account of the heavy use of the two School buses for other activities. In future summers, it may be possible to obtain permission for fishing in waters 29
within cycling distance of the School and any members who can help with information are asked to inform the Secretary. On June 14th, Mr. Riley kindly took a party of twelve to the Game Fair which this year was at Harewood Park near Leeds. The perfect weather and ideal setting made this a memorable day. The Association has now been in existence for just over a year. We look forward to trying to broaden our activities in the coming year. C.M.A. G.A.H.
WALKING GROUP The Walking Club has continued to flourish during the past two terms. There have been many long and interesting walks, for the club has tried to pursue the policy of seeing as much of the countryside as possible, and the taking of a "packed lunch" has become more and more common; this has enabled the club to take walks to Scarborough and Flamborough Head. The North Yorkshire Moors have provided many exhilarating walks including one to see the new television and radio mast in Bilsdale. In the course of the two terms there have been several memorable incidents; one which comes to mind was when a herd of cows took a fancy to a member's hat and chased him across a field. Another was when the Secretary found that the easiest way down a steep and precipitous bank was to roll down. In the Easter term the Walking Club was one of the few activities, and on some occasions the only one, which was not put out of action in the wet and very often foggy weather. During the Summer term the club was slightly restricted due to the many demands on the buses for the various teams. This did not dampen our enthusiasm and our best and longest walks have been had this term. Our thanks are due entirely to Mr. Wise, who has led the club, and we hope that next year's group will enjoy themselves as much as we have done. N.C.N.C.
MOUNTAINEERING CLUB During the year, the intrepid masochists amongst us were able to contrast the icy snowcapped summit of Helvellyn with the majestic grandeur of the Langdale Pikes bathed in the summer sunshine. The first outing to Troutbeck was well supported and with a party of boys from Arnold School, Blackpool, we battled our way through snow and ice, not to mention the occasional blizzard, on the ridge linking Ill Bell, Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag to our goal, High Street. Despite the intense cold and camping in snow, it was an enjoyable meet, even if more exhausting than some had bargained for. Our next sortie to the Lakes was in January. We left at 5.30 am. in that uncomfortable limbo which follows a premature surrender of 30
bed! We met the party from Blackpool in the Langdale valley, and then set off to Pavey Ark overlooking Stickle Tarn. Our route took us up Jack's Rake, which must have left a lasting impression with all who experienced it. For much of the way the body is propelled forwards in a series of convulsions bearing little resemblance to normal walking, the knees and elbows making essential contributions to progress. Having regained our presence of mind we ventured deeper into the mist, our permanent companion throughout the day, towards Pike o' Stickle. This, and our subsequent conquest of Harrison Stickle, proved to be useful compass work but the panoramic views had to be imagined. In February there was encouraging support for the meet to Helvellyn. We left on Saturday after lunch and arrived at the Youth Hostel in time to cook an evening meal. It says a lot for the long journey, and maybe something for the chef, that the varied 'fair' was devoured rapidly without adverse comment. After a cold night and a 'substantial' breakfast, the party set off in bright sunshine and snow towards Striding Edge. Before long the sky clouded over and we were to spend the rest of the day fighting our way through blizzards and gale-force winds. This, and packed ice on the rocks made Striding Edge even more hairraising than usual. Some of the party were a little apprehensive of the precipitous 'drop' on each side but, armed with ice axes, we eventually reached the summit, after several unscheduled stops to collect party members (or their nerves) or repair collapsing trousers! Having eaten our packed lunches (in a blizzard!), helped by a dog which appeared out of the icy depths, we made a rapid descent to Grisedale by way of Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon. After a pause on the side of the road to change out of wet clothes, it was "Home James", bringing a most exhilarating day to an end. A one-day outing to Pen-y-Ghent and Gordale Scar was well supported and members were trained in the art of "Bum-skiing", and all were soon quite proficient—"colours" may be awarded in the future! From the summit of Pen-y-Ghent we had a magnificent view of Whernside and Ingleborough, the other two of the "Three Peaks". At Gordale Scar the older intrepid members of the party failed in their heroic attempt to climb the ice-bound waterfall, Mr. Newton (and it is now revealed—Mr. Hamilton also) having collected a bootful of water. Another enjoyable day duly ended, helped largely by magnificent 'Alpine' weather. The last expedition of the year, again to the Langdales, produced little response and many who hesitated about joining us missed a weekend of fine mountaineering and glorious weather. We camped at Rydal Hall and as always, the evening meal dominated proceedings for some time; it was as usual, 'most interesting' and resembled in some ways a chicken curry. The serving spoon boldly defied the laws of gravity, due to the thick, (not to say, solid) texture of the curry! A short walk helped to counteract the after effects of the meal. On Sunday morning we started up The Band towards Bow Fell, one member mumbling grim reminiscences of previous tortuous ascents. After several stops, largely initiated by the more mature members amongst us, we reached the Climbers Traverse which girdles the mountain, winding its way in a steep gully to the summit. On reaching the 31
top we were immersed in low cloud (has anyone ever actually seen the top of Bow Fell?) and battered by a strong wind, or gale?, the distinction is purely academic. After another intake of food we descended to the Three Tarns, bathed in sunshine and then completed the day with a gentle canter along Crinkle Crags to Pike o' Blisco and back to the bus at the Dungeon Ghyll. So ended a year of numerous varied outings offering a real chance to get out and about. It is hoped that more boys will take advantage of these next year, and to those who can't make up their minds, there's only one way to see what it's like—come along next term! G.P. D.H.H.
RADIO 5 Easter term A week after the beginning of the term a regular scheduled broadcast was already under way. Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings were devoted to music programmes of various kinds with Pete Wood, Robert Flint, Barry Avison and myself having regular programmes, with at least one other D.J. being featured each week. Saturday was devoted to Project 1, a series of literary programmes devised by Tony Lawrence. There were also one or two special programmes, the most notable being a specially adapted play which was performed by "The Rise House Players" under the direction of Charles Steadman. Summer term As most people were involved in exams and outdoor activities this term, the Board felt it necessary to have no regular broadcasts, but instead to concentrate on special programmes when people had the time to produce them. Tim Elsworth did a short series of excellent blues programmes early on in the term; and just before the General Election the two Parliamentary Candidates for York were asked about their policies and opinions by a special team of interviewers. The two candidates, Bryan Askew (Conservative) and Alex Lyon (Labour) were extremely good interviewees and thanks to Nick Blitz, Ian Gill and Michael Stephenson, two very interesting interviews resulted. A history of the School in sound was started late on in the term, and the L.P. should be released during the next School year. Side 1 will be a potted history of the School from its foundation to the present day, and side 2 will be about the School as it is today. When you read this there will be a new Board of Directors (with Mr. Anderson and Mr. Oxley still in charge) and regular broadcasts should be under way. I hope you will listen if you can, as Radio 5 depends on your support and participation, especially participation. It is not very difficult to do a 30 minute show (on any subject, not necessarily music). 32
N.B. Try also to listen to the St. Olave's programmes, which, although they are sometimes broadcast at awkward times, are of an excellent quality. G.S.Y.
GREEK PLAY, BRADFIELD: JUNE 6TH 1970 On a very hot Saturday in June six boys, one man and his dog clambered into the belly of the formidable minibus that was to be their prisoner for the next five hours. Another school expedition was about to begin. The shirt-sleeved party set off and after a brief stop at Wheldrake arrived at Wakefield to be complemented by a master and five studious girls from Wakefield Girls' High School. We then proceeded down the M1 in the sweltering heat and it was not long before we were deep into the sophisticated wilds of southern England. Eventually we reached Bradfield College which is situated about ten miles from Reading, and were directed to the Greek theatre, modelled on the one at Epidaurus. The breath-taking stage is in the form of a temple and the impressive stone tiers are placed in a delightfully English setting with overhanging trees which emphasize the mergence of the two dramatic cultures. The play was Sophocles"Philoctetes', the story of the attempts made by Odysseus and Neoptolemus to coax Philoctetes to come from his hermit's life on Lemnos to the battle-torn fields of Troy and thus ensure Greek victory. The play was performed in Greek and was acted superbly. All the main cast put a great deal of feeling into the words and the characters appeared much more realistic than is customary in such productions. The chorus was very well-rehearsed, its delivery and cohesion being outstanding. The music was novel, interesting and very apt. The poignancy of the play was well caught throughout and in all respects it was an excellent performance. With darkness falling we returned to the minibus and a relieved Winnie, all of us struck by the vividness of the play. We quickly set off and, after a brief stop at Wakefield, were back in York at three a.m. We are all very grateful for Mr. Croft's hard work in arranging this most enjoyable and worthwhile trip and particularly for his excellent driving after finding at the last minute that he was to be without a co-driver over such a long journey.
J.C.W.W.
BOOK REVIEW The recent history of St. Peter's School, York, by F. J. Wiseman, M.A., published by the Herald Printers at York, price 42/-. The book covers the years after the School was transferred to its present site in 1844, a time longer than the lives of many public schools, but a small part of its long history, and so properly called recent. Since that year 1844 much has happened in the world and this is reflected in the history of the School. If a boy who had been at the School in 1844 were to return today there would still be much that was familiar to him within its precincts, and not only in the buildings 33
which are the nucleus of the present School. It is this continuity from the past to the present which Mr. Wiseman has presented with charm and felicity. This is a fascinating account of the growth of a school and the way it has served the needs of the community. Much of the account is of necessity parochial and is therefore a mine of valuable background information for any future chronicler of educational history. All the familiar names are here, and many too perhaps of less importance in the sum total, but of those who have each in their own way made some mark, however small. There is one omission, Mr. Wiseman himself, who has an honoured place among the staff for his distinguished services in Mr. Dronfield's era. It is to J.D. that the book is rightly dedicated with a suitable Latin tag, and, alas, a sign of our times, an English translation and explanation. The book is admirably produced by the Herald Printers and a bargain at 42/-. It is a "must" for all who care for our School. P.G.C.
JE REVIENDRAI Arriver dans une "Public School" pour y etre le premier "French Assistant" promettait des decouvertes interessantes ou inattenduesAvec bien en tete les systemes scolaire at universitaire frangais (quelque peu troubles ces derrieres annees), it m' a ete interessant de comparer, d'apprecier l'etendue d'une education aussi complete que possible, ou equitable avec le cote academique. Ainsi j'ai pu decouvrir ce que que "Beagling" et "Bird ringing" signifiaient, joindre le "Walking group" et les expeditions "Duke of Edinburgh", assister aux reunions des "societies", du "Young Farmers' Club", mieux connaitre Shakespeare grace aux "theatre visits". Travaillant avec une gamine &endue d'eleves, depuis les douze ans de la "Junior School" aux candidats aux concours d'entree a Oxford et Cambridge, en passant par une "third form", les candidats "C.S.E.", "0 level", et "A level" (ce a quoi s'est ajoute une experience de "French teaching in primary school"), j'ai pu avoir une idee globale de la facon d'enseigner le frangais de huit a dix huit ans en Grande Bretagne. Avec l'aide des precieux Ewes Longmans', et les methodes audiovisuelles, nous avons decouvert quelques aspects de la France, depuis les voitures de sport . . . a la philosophie. Avant d'arriver dans une "Public School" on entend beaucoup de critiques, et l'on comprend a quel point les idees sont precongues a ce sujet, en voyant de rinterieur l'ouverture de l'ecole sur les activites de la ville, sur le monde exterieur; l'agrement d'un nombre limite d'eleves permettant un travail plus approfondi et une meilleure connaissance de chacun; le temps passé par les professeurs, pour les eleves, en dehors de leur enseignement academique, dans les equipes de sport ou les nombreuses activites para-scolaires. Cet asprit d'ouverture, a une époque de changement, est la marque de la volonte d'un "Headmaster" jeune, de favoriser l'expression et la culture du plus grand nombre de talents. Il ne fallait pas rester "l'etranger", at l'accueil du "French department", de son amical et efficace "Head of department" de la "staff room", des "Housemasters", de "Dronfield House", des "Monitors" 34
(lors du "Boys' tea") m'a permis d'être plonge sans cesse dans la vie active de l'ecole, d'entendre parler de spectacles, d'activites, d'occasions a ne pas manquer. Beaucoup a decouvrir, en dehors de la vie de l'ecole, dans York, avec ses richesses d'architecture, d'histoire, sa vie universitaire, le "Language Teaching Centre", le "Teachers' Workshop", les experiences "French in primary school", les arts, la musique, "The Messiah", "Saint John's Passion", et la decouverte d'Elgar dans "The Dream of Gerontius". Decouvrir aussi Leeds, sa vie universitaire, Montague Burton et .. . Tetley's . . . la revelation du Yorkshire, ses abbayes, Whitby, les sauvages "Moors", la Lyke Wake Walk . . . l'accueil des professeurs dans leurs foyers, me perettant de connaitre les petits villages environnants, de faire des listes de vocabulaire, d'apprecier le caractere anglais tout en nuances, l'humour subtil, les atttitudes devant la vie qui sont semblables, dans le langage, a "l'understatement". Cette armee 1969-1970 a ete pour moi un enrichissement permanent, dans des domaines tres differents; j'ai eu la chance, par un concours de circonstances exceptionnel, de me voir offrir un grand nombre d'occasions. La qualite, l'ouverture d'esprit, requilibre, sont les mots qui se degagent d'une armee a "Saint Peter's". La "Mug" donnee au cours d'une "ordeal" memorable, et les photos de l'ecole, seront les temoins d'une armee heureuse et riche de souvenirs. En adressant tous mes voeux aux eleves de "Saint Peter's", et aux professeurs, dans le succes de leur ache d'education, en transformation, je leur souhaite de connaitre d'autres assistants . . . oti assistantes, et j'espere retrouver un grand nombre de "Peterites", peut-titre . . . un jour . . . de "commemoration". I Allix
1969-1970
ATHLETICS March 1970 By the time these words are in print, yet another Athletics season, in succession to the results listed •in these columns, will have passed. The last three bleak seasons of athletics in March have taken their toll, and the decision (of doubtful advantage) to move Athletics from the last few weeks of the Easter term will have been taken and the experiment made. 1967 might well be recalled as the last occasion(?) when a complete Athletics programme (including the Bootham match) was achieved with unquestionable success. This was the year when Trevor Ward added his name to the list of illustrious record-holdersthe end perhaps of an era. The Athletics season in March 1970 could hardly have started more inauspiciously. Referenda, delegations and all that! The thought of competition in this the most universal of sports was just too much for some to stomach. However, the programme forged ahead according to prior publication, and never was a truism more befitting the occasion —"The more one puts into it, the more one gets out of it".
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INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE The Goodburn Cup Monday, 9th February During the training period, an indefinite time according to the dictates largely of the individual, competitors had as usual to contend with flood-water as an obstacle, but conditions for the race itself were quite good. The leading runners had all held prominent places in the result of the race the previous year, and with Littlefield, Bowen and Walker as pace-makers there were no other strong challengers. While Littlefield went into the lead from the cinder track onwards and won unchallenged in the undistinguished time of 24 min. 55.8 sec., Queen's, under the inspiration of both Walker and Bowen, were quietly establishing their position as team winners. RESULT 1. T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 2. E. R. Walker (Q.), 3, S. R. Bowen (Q.), 4. A. D. Penty (R), 5. J. C. W. Williams (M), 6. R. J. Carson (G), 7. P. R. Gooder (D.), 8. J. C. Goodrick (S.H.), 9. G. V. Fisher (T.), 10. R. N. Kerruish (G.). House placings: Dronfield Grove 6 7 30 10 16 31 36 37
Manor
Queen's
Rise
2 3 11 13 17 19 —
4 15 20 28 33
School House
9
8 14
18 23
21
29
32 34 145 4th
49 53
38 42
Total 207
148
149
65
141
22 26 — 92
Place 7th
5th
6th
1st
3rd
2nd
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Temple
1
5 12 24 25 39 44
INTER-HOUSE JUNIOR LONG RUN Saturday, 28th February Apart from the result of the team event, main interest lay not so much in who would win the race but whether last year's winner, M. C. Bidgood, could make a bold bid upon the existing record of 15 min. 52.4 sec. held by P. V. Zissler in 1965. True to form, Bidgood had little difficulty in shaking off his nearest rivals, but the record now of 5 years' standing remained comfortably intact. The fact that School House has now been in 7th place for at least the past four years, makes one wonder if this is coincidence, tradition, or what. RESULT 1. M. S. Bidgood (D.), 2. D. G. Senior (Q.), 3. K. D. J. McCarter (M), 4. E. J. M. Walmsley (R.), 5. I. W. Stephenson (G.), 6. A. R. 0. Heddle (T.), 7. C. N. Hazel (D.), 8. J. P. Coverdale(Q.), 9. N. P. Moxon (Q.), 10. P. R. F. Townsend (M.). Time: 16 min. 14.9 sec. 36
3 10 16 19 27 28 32 56
Queen's 2 8 9 15 22 24 33 361-
Rise 4 12 23 25 26 29 34 47
School House 30 38 50 54 58 59 63 67
295
191
149f
200
419
189
6th
3rd
1st
4th
7th
2nd
Grove 5 31 35 40 42 45 46 51
Manor
Total 213-1, Place 5th
Dronfield 1 7 11 20 36f 41 44 53
Temple 6 13 14 17 18
21 48 52
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS The weather for the first week of the Standards programme did much to dampen enthusiasm but considerable leeway was made up in the following ten days. By Games Committee statute the Standards competition this year for the first time was held completely separate from the finals of Sports Day. If many performers were to be found wanting in effort, equally there was real endeavour by many others and the following achieved maximum points : — Set D: M. S. Bidgood (D.) Set E: C. F. Baggs (R.), P. A. Hodges (R.) and K. D. J. McCarter. The Mile races, run in an unpleasantly blustery wind, were as usual a curtain-raiser for the Sports finals. The Senior event produced a very good race, but if evidence were needed, here was proof enough of the unfitness of the Intermediate group as a whole. Senior Mile: 1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 2. R. J. Carson (G.), 3. T. P. Littlefield (S.H.), 4. Equal I. D. Raley (R.), and S. R. Bowen (Q.). Time: 5 min. 0.8 sec. Intermediate Mile: 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. A. D. Penty (R.), 3. J. C. W. Williams (M.), 4. R. T. S. Young (Q.). Time: 5 min. 23.2 sec.
Sports Day itself was marred by the rapid deterioration in the weather, after the track initially had appeared in first class condition. It was not long before the futility of not wearing spikes became all too evident, and indeed created an element of danger. Once again Intermediate results were without exception of a poor standard—not one result even attaining existing Junior record performances. However, it was gratifying to see some excellent results, considering the conditions, by the Juniors. Dronfield House owed their success almost entirely to their Intermediate and Junior groups, in the persons of P. R. Gooder, Wilkinson, Cresswell and Bidgood, who gained 76 of their 79 points. Astley and Walker shared the honours in the Senior events. As soon as Dronfield had attained a commanding lead the final 2 events of the meeting were finally abandoned with the track by this time almost awash.
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DETAILED RESULTS Saturday, 21st March 1. Senior 100 Yards 1. S. R. H. Astley (M.), 2. R. F. Atkinson (S.H.), 3. J. T. Morley (S.H.), 4. A Rennie (M.). Time: 10.7 sec. 2.
Junior 100 Yards
3.
Intermediate 100 Yards
4.
Senior High Jump 1. M. C. Pearson (Q.), 2. Equal, R. Ashburn (S.H.), and J. J. Les (M.),
1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. A. R. Hornby (T.), 3. A. G. Beadnall (M.), 4. T. M. Bloom (R.). Time: 11.5 sec.
1. J. M. Houseman (M.), 2. R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3. P. R. Wilkinson (D.), 4. R. J. Hazel (T.). Time: 11.5 sec. 4. A. P. Pollard (G.). Height: 5 ft. 1 in. 5.
Junior Long Jump
1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. Equal, D. G. Senior (Q.) and M. S. Bidgood (D.), 4. A. R. Homby (T.). Distance: 16 ft. 4 in. 6.
Intermediate 880 yards 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. C. R. Place (T.), 3. M. J. S. Muncer (T.), 4.
R. N. Kerruish (G.). Time: 2 min. 18.8 sec. 7. Senior 880 Yards
1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 3. I. D. Raley (R.), 3. R. J. Carson (G.), 4. J. D. Willis (D.). Time: 2 min. 9.6 sec. 8.
Senior 220 Yards 1. S. R. H. Astley (M.), 2. A. Rennie (M.), 3. R. D. MacLeod (R.), 4.
R. F. Atkinson (S.H.). Time: 25.0 sec. 9.
Intermediate 220 Yards 1. P. R. Wilkinson (D.), 2. R. G. W. Hamshaw (G.), 3. J. P. G. Lucas
(S.H.), 4. S. J. Warren (Q.). Time: 26.4 sec. 10.
Junior 220 Yards 1. J. E. Cresswell (D.), 2. N. A. Cameron (T.), 3. A. R. Hornby (T.), 4.
A. G. Beadnall (M.). Time: 27.0 sec. Senior Long Jump 1. P. S. K. Crossley (Q.), 2. M. C. Pearson (Q.), 3. R. D. MacLeod (R.), 4. Equal, A. J. Fisher (T.) and T. P. Littlefield (S.H.). Distance: 18 ft. 7 in. 12. Intermediate High Jump 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. R. Gray (D.), 3. P. A. 0. Bell (M.), 4. P. M. 11.
Rivers (S.H.). Height: 5 ft. 0 in. 13.
Junior Cricket Ball 1. C. T. Bough (Q.), 2. M. W. A. Poynor (R.), 3. A. G. B. Perks (D.),
4. J. R. Woodcock (S.H.). Distance: 63 yds. Intermediate 440 Yards 1. P. R. Gooder (D.), 2. M. J. S. Muncer (T.), 3. S. Robinson 4. A. G. Sherriff (Q.). Time: 59.8 sec. 15. Junior 440 Yards 14.
(G.),
1. Equal, M. S. Bidgood (D.) and D. G. Senior (Q.), 3. T. M. Bloom (R.), 4. N. A. Cameron (T.). Time: 62.3 sec. 16.
Senior 440 Yards
17.
Intermediate Long Jump
1. E. R. Walker (Q.), 2. I. D. Raley (R.), 3. J. D. Willis (D.), 4. H. W. Houseman (M.). Time: 56.4 sec. 1. J. P. G. Lucas (SR.), 2. V. Utamote (D.), 3. Equal, M. H. Drucquer (M.) and P. R. Wilkinson (D.). Distance: 16 ft. 8 in. Junior High Jump 1. M. S. Bidgood (D.), 2. D. F. Richardson (D.), 3. R. A. Ewen (G.), 4. A. J. Taylor (M.). Height: 4 ft. 7+ in. 18.
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"THE THREE OLD MEN" by TOLSTOY Performed in Chapel on March 15th by Third Forms
Orchestra Group Part of the Brass Section
The Studio built above the Pavilion and the School Shop
A Coaching Session
Junior Relay (4 x 110 Yards) 1. Dronfield, 2. Temple, 3. Rise, 4. Manor. Time: 54.8 sec. Events—Intermediate and Senior Relays—abandoned. Presentation of the Athletic Shield. 79 points 1, Dronfield 43 points 2. Queen's 34 points 3. Manor 25+ points 4. Temple 23+ points 5. Rise ... 20 points 6. School House 17 points 7. Grove 19.
Winner of the CLIVE LEWIS CUP (sprints): S. R. H. Astley Winner of the GOFTON CUP (.1 mile): E. R. Walker. Winner of the EMSLEY CUP (1 mile): E. R. Walker.
HOCKEY MATCHES, 1970 There has been an innovation this year in that hockey was introduced in the Autumn term as an option. This has undoubtedly led to an improvement in the general standard of hockey in the Spring term. The option for non-rugby team members functioned twice a week and the players gained valuable experience on the harder grounds. The lack of match practice in the sadly curtailed 1969 season showed itself in the inexperience of the teams at the start of the season. However, as the weather allowed games to continue more regularly than for some years the teams and the club in general enjoyed a steady improvement. Under J. C. Goodrick's enthusiastic leadership the 1st XI worked very hard and played some good 'hockey. The 2nd XI, under M. G. V. Stephenson, had some fine wins culminating in a fine 8-1 win over Bootham. I congratulate and thank both captains for their efforts this season. Mr. P. G. Feek, who helped coach the School teams, brought enthusiasm and experience from which we all benefited. My thanks go to him for his help. Next year our season has been extended to the whole term and we look forward eagerly to 1971. • G. B. Hepworth, 1st XI from: •C. D. McAinsh, P. • A. Lockwood, M. • W. Gillgrass, •I. Robinson, •P. •M. W. Bainbridge, J. • C. Goodrick, J. Holmes, M. J. Jones, •P. L. Hall,R. • F. Atkinson, S. R. H. Astley, K. Washington. 2nd XI results: York University won 2:1. Scarborough College draw 1:1. Worksop College lost 0:2. Bootham School won 8:1.
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HOCKEY MATCHES 1970 York University : Lost 4-1 The match was played in thick fog, with visibility down to fifty yards. Three of the University's goals came from set moves, two short corners and one penalty flick. A well taken goal by M. J. Jones made the final score 4-1. Bootham School: Lost 3-2 This was a close match. The School were 2-1 down at half-time, but pulled back a goal in the second half, only to be beaten 3-2 in the closing minutes of the game. Scarborough College: Drawn 1-1 This match was played with a sense of urgency. The School were well on top in the second half and were unlucky not to pull off the winning goal. But the draw seemed a fair result for their efforts in this and previous matches. Goodrick, Holmes and Hall were awarded their colours. Archbishop Holgate's G.S.: Cancelled. Nunthorpe G.S.: Cancelled. York H.C. 2nd XI: Cancelled. Worksop College: Lost 3-0 Being unaccustomed to the fast dry pitch, the School were easily beaten by the speed of passes. After being 3-0 down at half time, School settled down and worked much harder, preventing Worksop from scoring again. Lockwood and Bainbridge both played well and were awarded their colours. Old Peterites: Drawn 2-2 This was not really an Old Peterite team, as only two members were Old Peterites. The remainder of the team was made up of members of staff. 0. P. K. J. Sargeant scored both goals and the School were 2-1 down until the closing minutes, when they equalised after putting considerable pressure on the goalkeeper. After this match the remainder of the team were awarded their colours. Pandas H.C.: Lost 3-0 This match was played after being postponed from the previous week. Although the School controlled the game, they could not penetrate the defence, which was very stable. The School were unlucky to go down 3-0, all of which came from breakaway goals. Styx H.C.: Cancelled. J.C.G. 40
BOAT CLUB, 1970 The Easter Term saw an attempt at a double Trial VIII's, senior and junior; the intention being to merge the strongest of both into the School 1st and Colts VIII's by the time of the Yorkshire Head. There was insufficient talent and physique for this and Colts and 1st VIII lacked competitive edge for being established too early. The VIII rowed over 15th out of 23 in the Yorkshire Head and the 3rd IV came 5th out of 8. Both were adequate performances. This term also found us with a coaching boat. The 4 h.p. Johnson, which we tried first, was underpowered. A Chrysler 7 h.p. has superseded this. The Pirelli inflatable dinghy is entirely satisfactory. Advantages are: (1) the safety factor (of which we are sadly reminded from time to time in the rowing world), (2) maximum efficiency of coaches at a time when there are only three, (3) the fact that we can now take rowing off the home reach, essential for building muscular endurance, psychologically stimulating and a gain from the maintenance angle with damage less likely from overcrowding. In the boathouse a number of fours were rejected; the central bay stripped of racks one side to make a full length work bay; tool cupboard, work bench and fibreglass plant built in. All oars have been done over and the boathouse painted. The Sponsored Row by the 1st VIII in April over a distance of 43 miles (to Boroughbridge and back) was to help pay off the coaching boat. It followed an earlier fund raising of £24 by the club and friends over Christmas; together the total is in the region of £100. From a technical angle it was disturbing to see the VIII still not 'together after this row, ominous sign that we might have to abandon hopes of taking two crews to Pangbourne. In mid May at Nottingham Regatta the VIII went out to Shrewsbury II in the first round and the Colts were outweighed in Novice VIII's. Durham School won this year's Triangular match at Lancaster outright; their stern four were later to be National Youth champions and international representatives abroad. In nasty, cold and blustery weather, only the 3rd IV, now technically much improved and strongly together, showed real potential. Overall we shared second place with Lancaster R.G.S. Serious eights rowing was jettisoned and we concentrated on five fours including a promising Colts crew. The residue went into a Pacers Squad and coaching time had to be found for 22 novices newly joined. Though Newark in early June was disappointing (breakdown bus and leaky rowing) for the 1st and 3rd IV's, success began to accrue with a delightful sunny and relaxed day at Bradford, members of the VIII rowing five or six courses. The 1st IV went out in the quarter final of Juniors by f canvas, the 3rd IV in the semi-final of Novices, while the 2nds blundered 'badly and the 4ths weren't fit enough. But Durham dispelled our despondency. Arriving five minutes before start time, straight from A Level chemistry and begging a borrowed fine boat, the 1st IV never looked back. In all three events entered St. Peter's strode through, unquestioned winners; and the only sadness was that the Colts had to succumb to the 2nds because of the draw. It was a measure of the determination which achieved these victories that all races were won from a losing position in the first half of the course. At York the following Saturday the 1st VIII were convincingly beaten
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All by King's School, Chester, winners of the junior/senior School fours entered. There were narrow defeats, but only the 1st IV won its event. The regatta season concluded with a light-hearted outing in mid-G.C.E. to Leeds to row in a torrential downpour — some members sporting sun hats for the first occasion. Good rowing, but no success. The Club stands in healthy spirit. 22 of the 60 members are first year boaters who already in Novice Trial on Speech Day have set a high standard. Inter-House rowing in fours produced some good crews—detached from any house coaching involvement, it is pleasing to recognise several fine recruits for club and varsity rowing in these boats. The upstream course innovation has made for greater spectator involvement and the Procession of Boats on Speech Day with final of senior House IV's and Novice Trial VIII's—an occasion when Club photographs were taken formally and informally as crews wanted— succeeded in involving every member of the Club. For the future, the fibre glass sheathing of four eights is the major concern; then, in order, the opening of the upstream bay of the boathouse to admit the trailer which will act as storage rack for 4 sculling boats; the purchase of two new fours, and finally a shell IV. Members are not ignorant of what all this will cost and there has been a healthy respect for club property. Mr. Owen, as boatman, could not be exchanged for much fine gold. Of Roderick MacLeod, as Captain of Boats, I would say that he took the sometimes sad spirit of our rowing by the neck, wrung it heartily and made it burst into song again. C.P.M .D. CREWS 1970 1st VIII Bow J. T. Morley D. P. Rounthwaite 2 3 I. A. Gill
4 5 6
P. G. Wood R. J. Carson P. R. Haigh Lumby
7 R. D. MacLeod Str. M. C. Pearson Cox S. W. St. J. Oliver
A. N. Lawrence rowed 4 in the Yorkshire Head, P. G. Wood at 2. Stern four, School 1st N, winners of the Lady Anne Lambton Plate, Durham Regatta (Junior N's) and the Bradford Cup at York Summer Regatta (Schools N's). Bow four, School 2nd N, winners of the Vaux Trophy, Durham Regatta (non-status Schools N's). Cox : L. R. Fenwick. 3rd IV 3 D. H. A. Broom Cox T. J. Young Bow I. D. Raley Str. J. D. Harrison 2 A. N. Lawrence Winners of the Lady Herschell Plate, Durham Regatta (Novice IV's). In the Yorkshire Head D. P. Rounthwaite stroked J. D. Harrison at 2. Bow A. P. Pollard G. S. Yule 2
4th IV 3 N. J. M. Turton Str. R. J. HamiltonWilliams
Colts VIII Bow T. H. Stead 4 S. R. Bell J. R. Slater 5 E. C. S. Fry 2 6 3 J. A. Croft S. M. Hodges Stern N competed separately as Colts N.
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Cox D. J. Macartney
7 R. G. W. Hamshaw Str. D. P. Atkinson Cox D. C. Smith
SHOOTING The Spring Term was occupied largely with the PSSRA Leagues and with training beginners. These activities did not produce as much improvement as could have been wished, and they did have the effect of squeezing out "Country Life", which is rather greedy of practice time. Minor colours were awarded to the team members with the eight highest averages: D. F. Harding, M. E. Bailey, D. P. Irving, R. F. Hornby, P. A. 0. Bell, R. H. Goodwill, T. N. E. Bowen and J. A. L. Whittaker. The Summer Term provided much interest and variety. Eleven new members joined, bringing the total to thirty, the highest for some years. Practice at 500 yards was very limited, but at 200 yards there was plenty of grouping, deliberate shooting, snap and rapid shooting, mostly T.R. (the new name for "Ashburton" type equipment) and SR—the rifle as issued. The main events of the term were the County of Lancaster Meeting at Altcar, the Yorkshire R.A. Meeting at Strensall, the Northern Command Skill-at-Arms meeting, and the N.R.A. meeting at Bisley. It was very unfortunate that the first three all took place during the same week-end, and we had to enter a reserve team for the Northern Command meeting. Results of all these are given below, but a word of comment on the Cadet Pair and Ashburton is called for, as the results of both suffered very badly from a remarkable coincidence of misfortunes on the Thursday afternoon at Bisley. Some were perhaps our own fault, but some were certainly not, and a comparison of the morning and afternoon totals shows the extent of the disaster: Morning: Cadets 60, VIII 253. Afternoon: Cadets 53, VIII 213. What makes these particularly galling is that up to lunch time we were well in the running for the Aggregate. However, previously it had been a very enjoyable meeting in spite of heavy rain on the Tuesday. For the record, results for the term were as follows. The number of entries is given in brackets, where known. It is unfortunate that full results are not always published. External competitions: C.L.R.A. Meeting, Altcar C.L.R.A. Cup Cadet Pair ... Reserves Pair Fletcher Cup Freeman Cup Aggregate Cup
... 486 ... 107 ... 115 ... 283 ... Falling plates ...
Yorkshire R.A. Meeting, Strensall ... Cadet Cup ... Services Aggregate Cup ...
212 552
2nd Won Won Won
2nd Won
Northern Command Skill-at-Arms Meeting, Strensall 4th ... Match 1 2nd Match 2 43
(13) (13) (13) (13) (39) (13)
(10) (10)
N.R.A. Meeting, Bisley (86) 72nd 466 Ashburton ... 51st 113 Cadet Pair ... (77) (32) 3rd Marling ... 281 (27) 4th 316 Snap Individual prizes were won by D. F. Harding and R. F. Hornby, each with possible (35), and by M. E. Bailey and I. W. Balls each with 34. Internal competitions: Green Howard Cup (.303 individual championship): M. E. Bailey, D. P. Irving. Inter-House Cup: Grove. House Aggregate Cup (averages on classification): Manor. Individual Shot (highest on classification): D. F. Harding. Under-16 Cup (classification): I. W. Balls. Colours were re-awarded or awarded to: D. F. Harding (capt.), M. E. Bailey (vice-capt.), D. P. Irving, R. F. Homby, T. P. Littlefield, P. A. 0. Bell, J. A. L. Whittaker, G. S. Clarkson, A. P. R. Dean. L.C.LeT.
CRICKET RETROSPECT In contrast to the previous year, the 1970 season was favoured with good weather, and there were certainly occasions when the cricket measured up to the sunny conditions. It was perhaps ironical that one of the 1st XI's best batting performances—at Worksop—was interrupted by a downpour, which prevented an almost certain victory. Unfortunately, despite the good weather, there was no great increase in the number of runs scored by the various teams. Whilst one must admit that the 1st XI's best two batting performances, at Worksop and at home to Bradford G.S., came on the best two wickets they played on, it would be wrong to blame the wickets for the shortage of runs. More honestly, one must blame lack of practice, and this criticism is especially applicable to the junior players; the 1st XI, some of whom had considerable work pressures, practised quite hard, but it is rare that one sees junior players having a volunteer practice. A batsman can only score runs consistently if he has the confidence, not only to be able to stay in, but also to hit the ball hard. Mere occupation of the crease, though necessary on rare occasions, surrenders the initiative to the bowlers and makes batting more difficult for the later batsmen. And so, if more runs are to be scored in the School, there must be a greater desire and willingness to practise, so that the batsmen can improve
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their basic technique, for which there is no substitute, and also get used to really hitting the bad balls. While I have sought to stress the need for batting practice, it is of course no less important for the bowlers to do the same. The 1st XI, although lacking experience, had a fairly successful season with several good wins, notably against M.C.C. for the second year in succession. The only two defeats, at Ampleforth and Leeds, came within a week, both times when the batting failed disastrously. Between these two matches, the Senior House final between Queen's and Temple was played; the eight 1st XI players who took part, emphasized their form by scoring 33 runs between them. Fortunately the time for exams arrived after the Leeds G.S. match, and when cricket was resumed, the team's performances improved again. Despite its wide variety of ages, the team was a happy and enthusiastic one, ably captained by Mark Hepworth. Clearly the strength lay in the seam bowling, where Henry Houseman, Andrew Bowie and Michael Jones bowled nearly 700 overs between them and shared 118 wickets. As they rarely bowled on helpful wickets, their determination and consistent hard work were all the more commendable. They were, for the most part, well supported in the field, where Mark Hepworth set a splendid example; others to stand out were the cover-point Peter Holmes, who won the Fielding Cup, and Stephen Coverdale, the wicket-keeper. The latter was rewarded for his performances by being selected for the Public Schools Under 16 Colts XI and for the Yorkshire Schoolboys Under 19 XI. All the batsmen played well on occasions, but none showed any real consistency. Most successful was Ian Robinson, who had several good innings, particularly a fine 89 not out against Bradford G.S. Another innings of note was a brilliant 88 not out in 70 minutes by Michael Burrunston-Williams. It is a pity that he chose an away match at Sedbergh to show what he can do. Let us hope that next season his ability is seen more regularly. Indeed this can be said for most of the batsmen, and as the first six are all returning to school there is every hope that better things are to come. The 2nd XI enjoyed a successful season, losing only once and that in the last over of the match. Two players deserve special mention. The Captain, K. Washington, who has perhaps been unlucky to spend three seasons in the 2nd XI without gaining a place in the first team, batted very soundly and was only dismissed twice. R. F. Atkinson, after a brief spell in the 1st XI, averaged over fifty with the bat and was the leading wicket-taker. The Under 16 Colts had rather disappointing results, but they had their good days, and several of the team did well in the Senior House matches. The Under 15 Colts had a good season, losing only twice. They owed a great deal to the fine bowling of their captain, P. W. Brumfield, who in seven matches bowled 107 overs and took 36 wickets for 143 runs. The Yeomans Cup, for the fastest scoring rate in a House match, was won by Queen's. The Rise won the Burton Cup for the Inter-House League Competition. 45
Senior Colts XI (Under 16) *J. C. P. N. Lightowler (Capt.) *R. N. Kerriush (Vice-Capt.) *G. A. Hunt *R. T. Tasker *P. R. Wilkinson A. M. Buckman A. H. W. Cooper W. F. Elsy I. Gray C. D. Pallant * R. T. Tasker 5 —Colours Junior Colts XI (Under 15) Selected from : P. W. Brumfield (Capt.) C. D. Auburn J. S. Barton R. R. R. Claybum R. W. Connett P. D. Finegan A. F. Harben A. E. Hills P. A. Hodges R. A. Pinder P. A. Scott D. G. Senior D. Snowdon
1st XI t*M. G. B. Hepworth (Capt.), 1970 t *A. S. Bowie (Vice-Capt.), 1969-70 t*S. P. Coverdale, 1969-70 *P. L. Hall, 1969-70 t 5H. W. Houseman, 1969-70 t*M. J. Jones, 1970 t*I. Robinson, 1969-70 *P. Holmes, 1969-70 *D. M. Burrunston-Williams, 1970 *M. W. Bainbridge, 1970 *E. J. M. Walmsley, 1970 5—Colours f —Cap
2nd XI *K. Washington (Capt.) *R. F. Atkinson *C. D. McAinsh *R. T. S. Young *P. A. Lockwood N. Barnes K. V. Cable J. R. Drummond J. W. Gilgrass C. D. Johnson S. R. Shackleton *—Colours T. J. Ward
SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI 6th May 9th May 13th May 16th May 20th May 23rd May 27th May 30th May 6th June 13th June 20th June 27th June 4th July 6th July 8th July 10th July 11th July
Ground Result
Opponents
Date
School Opponents
141 77 for 8 176 for 7 (dec.) Away Drawn 156 for 5 167 • -• Worksop College 58 59 for 6 Won Home Durham School ... ••• 186 Drawn 138 for 6 Home ••• Giggleswick School Won 158 for 4 155 for 9 Home • •• York C.C. (dec.) Drawn 140 for 6 183 for 5 Away ••• Sedbergh School (dec.) 147 Won 148 for 1 Home ••• Bradford G.S. 78 for 5 77 Lost Away ... ••• Ampleforth College 132 54 Away Lost Leeds G.S. ••• Abandoned—Rain 95 for 6 Home Craven Gentlemen C.C. ... • •• 88 158 Won Away ••• Bootham School Drawn 171 for 8 107 for 7 Home • •• Pocklington School ... (dec.) Abandoned—Rain 207 for 5 Home The Forty club ... 196 for 5 178 for 7 Won Home Old Peterites (dec.) 154 (dec.) 151 Played 16, Won 6, Lost 3, Drawn 5, Abandoned 2 Yorkshire Gentleman C.C. The Saints C.C. ...
Home Home Home
Won 145 for 6 76 Lost Drawn 124 for 8
Opponents Result School Drawn 128 for 5 170 for 9 (dec.) Drawn 127 for 7 136 for 6 81 83 for 3 Won Drawn 221 for 3 176 for 5 (dec.) Drawn 128 for 7 143 for 8 (dec.) 93 97 for 5 Won 100 for 9 Lost 59 (dec.) Cancelled
2nd XI Date 16th May
Opponents Worksop College
Ground Away
20th May 23rd May 30th May
Durham School .. Giggleswick School Pocklington School
Away Away Home
6th June
Bradford G. S. ...
Away
13th June 20th June
Ampleforth College Leeds G. S.
Home Home
4th July
Bootham School
Home
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Under 16 Colts XI 16th May 20th May 23rd May
Worksop College Durham School ... Giggleswick School
••• Home ••• Home ••• Away
30th May 6th June 13th June 27th June
Sedbergh School Bradford G. S. ... Ampleforth College Ashville College ...
••• Away ••• Away ••• Home ••• Away
87 for 5 83 Lost 73 Won 97 Drawn 125 for 4 110 for 9 (dec.) 107 for 3 106 Lost 99 Drawn 88 for 9 94 for 4 93 Lost 110 for 5 111 for 8 Lost (dec.)
Under 15 Colts XI Date
Opponents
Ground Result School
Opponents
Lost
87
Home Away Away
Won Won Won
186 50 for 2 162 for 7 (dec.) 48
147 for 5 (dec.) 89 49 83
84 for 9 Lost (dec.) 72 Won 88 94 for 5 93 Won Drawn 157 for 6 101 for 7 (dec.) 118 50 for 5 Drawn
16th May
Worksop College 'A' team
Home
16th May 20th May 27th May
Worksop College 'B' team Durham School ... Boothan School ...
30th May
Pocklington
...
Home
13th June 20th June 24th June
Ampleforth College ... Leeds G. S. Bootham School
Away Home Home
27th June
Ashville College ...
Away
Senior House Matches I st Round Semi-finals Final
Manor 88 for 6 beat Rise 87 Queen's 78 for 5 beat School House 75 Dronfield 84 for 7 beat Grove 83 Queen's 128 for 1 beat Manor 126 for 9 Temple 29 for 0 beat Dronfield 28. Temple 45 for 8 beat Queen's 44
Junior House Matches 1st Round Semi-Finals Final Final
Manor 108 beat School House 77 Grove 101 beat Manor 43 Rise 68 for 8 beat Queen's 67 Rise 102 for 3 beat Dronfield 93 Grove 90 for 5 beat Manor 89 Rise 61 for 5 beat Manor 89 Rise 61 for 5 beat Grove 60
1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Innings
Times Not out
15 1 ... I. Robinson 14 2 P. L. Hall I 15 S. P. Coverdale 2 D. M. Burrunston-Williams 13 4 7 ... H. W. Houseman 5 P. Holmes ... 13 1 ... 11 M. J. Jones 2 ... 5 M. W. Bainbridge 2 12 E. J. M. Walmsley ... 0 13 M. G. B. Hepworth ... 2 5 A. S. Bowie ... • Denotes not out.
Runs
Highest Innings
Average
371 271 316 238 63 129 132 30 89 102 13
89* 51* 56 88* 15* 31* 47 20 21* 31 6*
26.50 22.58 22.57 21.64 21.00 16.12 13.20 10.00 8.90 7.85 4.33
Bowling H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie M. J. Jones E. J. M. Walmsley P. L. Hall
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Average
259.5 212.4 211.1 56 57
69 49 55 10 16
608 560 554 248 192
46 37 35 10 5
13.22 15.14 15.83 26.80 38.40
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ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 6th May. Result: Won by 4 wickets. M.C.C. 141 (J. G. Cumming 34, M. J. Jones 5 for 42). St. Peter's 145 for 6 (P. Holmes 31 not out). Success for the School for the second successive year. A highly promising start. ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 9th May. Result: Lost by 2 wickets. St. Peter's 76 (S. P. Coverdale 27, N. R. MacAndrew 5 for 33). Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 77 for 8. The School had victory within their grasp with visitors 53 for 8 wickets. ST. PETER'S v. THE SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 13th May. Result: Match drawn. The Saints C.C. 176 for 7 dec. (W. B. Stott 80, E. J. M. Walmsley 3 for 26). St. Peter's 124 for 8 (P. L. Hall 33, M. G. B. Hepworth 31, C. A. C. MacAndrew 4 for 31). ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 16th May WORKSOP COLLEGE A. K. Robson b. Houseman C. W. Johnson, b. Houseman ... 3 C. V. Smapson, ct. Coverdale, b. Jones ... 66 J. S. Kettlewell, ct. Hall b. Williams ... 18 N. E. Johnson, run out ... ... 43 J. B. Jackson, ct. Jones, b. Houseman ... 14 P. W. Willison, not out ... ... 12 C. H. Dyer, l.b.w. b. Jones ... ... 2 A. J. Good, ct. Holmes, b. Jones ... ... 2 W. R. N. Cheer, b. Jones ... 0 R. J. G. Basnett, b. Houseman ... 0 Extras ... 7
ST. PETERS I. Robinson, ct. Basnett, b. Dyer ... •• • 54 M. J. Jones, ct. Cheer, b. Jackson ... • •• 2 S. P. Coverdale, ct. Cheer, b Jackson ••• 56 P. L. Hall, not out ••• 23 D. M. B-Williams, b. Jackson ••• 0 P. Holmes, l.b.w. b. Jackson 9 ••• R. F. Atkinson, not out ••• 3 E. J. M. Walmsley M. G. B. Hepworth did not bat H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie Extras ... 9
TOTAL
TOTAL for 5 wkts. ... 156
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5
0 5 39 125 147 151 163 165 166
11 107 123 123 146
Bowling Analysis ST. PETERS
WORKSOP COLLEGE 0. W. M. R. Av. A. J. Good ... 22 J. B. Jackson ... 13 3 4 22 5.50 C. V. Sampson 6 0 0 11 as P. W. Willison 3 0 0 16 oo W. R. N. Cheer 3 0 0 15 as R. J. G. Basnett 5 0 0 15 oo C. H. Dyer ... 3 0 0 9 9.00
H. W. 0. M. W. R. Av. H. W. Houseman ... 20.3 A. S. Bowie 11 M. J. Jones 16 D. M. B. Williams 3 P. L. Hall 8 E J. M. Walmsley 3
4 1 3
4 0 4
45 11.25 27 30 7.50
0 0
1 0
10 10.00 31 ao
0
0
17 oo
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After heading for almost certain victory, the School were held up by a thunderstorm and finished eleven runs short with five wickets remaining. On a beautiful batting wicket, Worksop won the toss and batted first. H. W. Houseman bowled splendidly with the new ball; he removed both opening batsmen and was unlucky not to have further success. After this good start, the School bowlers were let down by poor catching; the Worksop captain, C. V. Sampson, was top scorer with 66, but in fact survived seven possible chances. At 147 for 4, Worksop seemed well on top, but thanks to some good bowling by M. J. Jones (4 for 30) and H. W. Houseman (4 for 45), the last six wickets fell for 20 runs. Against a hostile Worksop attack, S. P. Coverdale (56) and I. Robinson (54) were in very good form and put the School in a winning position. With 65 minutes remaining, St. Peter's were 123 for 2, but then the rain came. After an interval, further play was possible, but although P. L. Hall (23 not out) played well, there was not enough time for the School to clinch victory. ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 20th May Result: Won by 4 wickets ST. PETER'S
DURHAM SCHOOL R. I. Simpson, run out ... J. H. Croasdell, ct. Hepworth, b. Jones ... K. W. Dobson, ct. Bainbridge, b. Jones ... ... C. J. Mather, st. Coverdale, b. Jones T. P. M. Watson, st. Coverdale, b. Jones ... D. J. Newton, b. Bowie S. R. Musgrave, b. Jones ... ... K. D. R. Hay, ct. & b. Jones D. L. R. Watson, st. Coverdale b. Jones... T. W. Pinkney, b. Jones G. T. Buffey, not out... Extras TOTAL
...
22 I. Robinson, b. Watson ... ... ... 6 M. G. B. Hepworth, b. Hay ... ... 6 S. P. Coverdale, 1.b.w. b. Watson ... ... ... 11 P. L. Hall, 1.b.e. b. Watson 1 D. M. B.-Williams, not out ... ... ... E. J. M. Walmsley, st. Croasdell, Pinkney O O P. Holmes, b. Pinkney ... ... ... 4 M. J. Jones, not out ... ... ... O M. W. Bainbridge did not bat 8 H. W. Houseman 0 A. S. Bowie Extras 0
1 4 1 2 32
58
59
TOTAL for 6 wkts.
8 5
0
6
Bowling Analysis Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 8 8 43 57
14 32 37 43 44 44 48 48 48 ST. PETERS 0. M. W. 0 0 H. W. Houseman 7 1 6 A. S. Bowie ... 10 0 8 M. J. Jones ... 10.1
DURHAM SCHOOL 0. M. W. R. 4 3 17 D. L. R. Watson 12 1 11 15 9 K. D. R. Hay 2 13 T. W. Pinkney 6.2 2 0 12 3 0 G. T. Buffey
R. Av. ao 15 9 34 4.25
Av. 5.66 11.00 6.50 oo
St. Peter's beat Durham School by four wickets in a match in which the batting on both sides was of a poor standard. Durham won the toss and batted first. A promising opening partnership was broken by a brilliant slip catch by Hepworth off Jones. A remarkable collapse followed. Although the batting was not good, Jones bowled excellently and captured 8 wickets for 34. In one spell he took 5 wickets in eight balls. He was given considerable assistance by Coverdale, who stumped three of the Durham batsmen. The School made a disastrous start, losing the first four batsmen for 8 runs. Burrunston-Williams and Walmsley then got down to the 49
task of saving the innings. They had their share of luck, but nevertheless did a splendid job. Although Walmsley was out, when the score was 43, the School eventually got home comfortably by 4 wickets. Burrunston-Williams was undefeated with 32 not out. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 23rd May Result: Drawn GIGGLESWICK M. Hemingway, ct. Houseman b. Jones ... 27 T. C. Lord, ct. & b. Jones ... P. Morley, b. Houseman ... ... 23 ... R. W. Andrews, b. Houseman M. Williams, I.b.w. b. Bowie J. Dobson, ct. B-Williams, b. Jones I. Rostron, b. Bowie ... 52 ... M. Jones, not out ... 12 J. Newhouse, b. Jones J. Staveley, b. Bowie ... ... .0 . S. Ralph, b. Hall Extras ... 13 TOTAL
...
186
ST. PETER'S F. Robinson, ct. Rostron, b. Jones M. G. B. Hepworth, l.b.w. b. Andrews S. P. Coverdale, b. Ralph ... P. L. Hall, b. Hemingway ... D. M. B.-Williams, run out ... E. J. M. Walmsley, l.b.w. Hemingway P. Holmes, not out ... M. W. Bainbridge, not out ... M. J. Jones did not bat H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie Extras ... Total for 6 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6
4 7 44 47 52 67 76 101 108
18 50 82 89 99 109
41 8 II 19 13 3 2 8
10 138
Bowling Analysis GIGGLESWICK ST. PETERS 0. M. W. R. Av. M. W. R. Av. 21.00 21 1 3 M. J. Jones ... 13 21.50 43 2 5 H. W. Houseman 17 19 18.00 1 4 R. W. Andrews 15 67 16.65 4 7 M. J. Jones ... 22 24 12.00 2 2 M. Hemingway I I 51 17.00 3 4 A. S. Bowie ... 18 20 20.00 1 2 12 S. Ralph 12 12.00 1 1 P. L. Hall ... 4 co 18 0 3 11 J. Newhouse ao 17 0 1 6 J. Stavely co 10 0 1 4 T. C. Lord
O.
After seeming to be well in command, St. Peter's only managed to draw a dull game with Giggleswick. For a long time, Giggleswick struggled against steady seam bowling. At 108 for 9, Giggleswick were in real trouble, but a good innings by M. Jones (52 not out), aided by some lusty blows from No. 11, S. Ralph (43) changed the positions completely and they finished with a total of 186. For the School, M. J. Jones (4 for 67) and A. S. Bowie (3 for 51) were the most successful bowlers. Faced with accurate bowling and defensive field placing, the School batsmen never seemed likely to reach the target. I. Robinson (41) played steadily, but no batsman was in real command. At the close, the School were 138 for 6 with P. Holmes 25 not out. ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on 27th May. Result: Won by 6 wickets. York C.C. 155 for 9 dec. (D. Miller 62, H. W. Houseman 4 for 31, A. S. Bowie 3 for 30). St. Peter's 158 for 4 (I. Robinson 56, S. P. Coverdale 30). A well-timed victory for the School. 50
ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 30th May Result: Match drawn ST. PETER'S I. Robinson, ct. Purser, b. Webb ... ... M. B. G. Hepwith, ct. & b. Coupland S. P. Coverdale, I.b.w. b. Smyth ... P. L. Hall, ct. Walsh, b. Coupland M. J. Jones, 1.b.w. b. Smyth D. M. B.-Williams, not out ... E. J. M. Walmsley, ct. Sugden, b. Walford P. Holmes, not out ... M. W. Bainbridge did not bat H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie Extras
SEDBERGH ... 26 J. H. Purser, ct. Walmsley, b. Jones 14 T. C. Sugden, ct. Holmes, b. Jones ... 14 R. I. Smyth, ct. Hepworth, b. Jo nes 31 ... P. Dunn, I.b.w. b. Houseman 24 ... P. V. Walford, not out A. R. L. Warnock, ct. Bainbridge, b. Bowie 12 I P. D. Walsh, not out H. N. Weston did not bat S. A. Rae M. A. Coupland M. F. Webb Extras ... 3
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6
34 43 115 153 178
6 16 16 29 40 III
10
... 14
TOTAL for 6 wkts.
TOTAL for 5 wkts. ... 183
5 9 7 0 3 88 4 14
Bowling Analysis ST. PETERS M. W. 0. 2 1 H. W. Houseman 17 3 5 M. J. Jones 21 1 3 A. S. Bowie 14 E. J. M. 0 0 5 Walmsley 0 11 4 P. L. Hall
R. 45 53 36
Av. 45.00 17.66 36.00
18 28
co co
M. F. Webb ... M. A. Coupland P. V. Walford ... S. A. Rae R. I. Smyth ... ... P. Dunn H. N. Weston
SEDBERGH M. W. 0. I 6 16 4 2 8 1 4 10 0 2 3 3 2 7 0 2 4 0 0 3
R. 39 12 25 2 26 5 22
Av. 39.00 6.00 25.00
°3 13.00 oo co
The Sedbergh innings was solid and business-like, but far too slow and prolonged for a match-winning position to be achieved. The School's ground fielding had much of merit about it, but on a fast, firm wicket the bowling lacked penetration. The declaration came after 3 hours 15 minutes, thus leaving only 22 hours further for play. The onset of a heavy drizzle did little to enhance Sedbergh's chance of victory in spite of the encouragement they must have gained from capturing 5 quick wickets for 40 runs. Burrunston-Williams then completely transformed our innings from a forlorn procession to a sparkling spectacle. Like a man inspired, with perfectly timed stroke-play off front and back foot alike, he hit 12 fours and 1 six in a brilliant unbeaten innings of 88 runs in the space of 70 minutes with nothing to play for except a draw. On the day, we had bowled 68 overs to Sedbergh's 51. Honours just about even. R.F.H.
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ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 6th June Won by 9 wickets BRADFORD G. S. O'keefe, I.b.w. b. Walmsley . ct. Robinson, b. Bowie Butterfield, Lb.w. b. Walmsley Briggs, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman Pickard, b. Walmsley Ogden, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman Adams, b. Houseman Driver, b. Bowie ... Hamilton b. Houseman ... Bailey, not out McDonald, b. Bowie Extras TOTAL
32 20 1 7 9 25 22 10 0 0 0 21
ST. PETER'S Robinson, not out Hepworth, run out Coverdale, not out Hall B-Williams Walmsley Holmes did not bat Bainbridge Jones Houseman Bowie Extras
... 147
TOTAL for 1 wkt.
••• •• • •• • ••• •• • ••• ••• •••
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
41
83 130 147 147 147
53
66
82
6
7
8
...
89
...
45
12
...
148
Fall of wickets 1
8
11
Bowling Analyris ST. PETERS 0. M. W. H. W. Houseman 27 9 4 M. J. Jones ... 18 4 0 A. S. Bowie ... 16.4 7 3 E. M. Walmsley ... 11 3 3
R. 33 45 20
Av. 8.25
28
9.34
Driver MacDonald Ogden Adams Hamilton Pickard
6.67 676
BRADFORD G. S. 0. M. W. ... 5 1 ... 12 0 ... 10 1 ... 4 1 ... 2 0 ... 0.2 0
R. 20 51 30 15 15 2
AV,
co OD
co co co co
In recent years, the School has not fared well against Bradford G.S., so that a convincing 9-wicket win was all the more satisfying. Having won the toss and chosen to bat, Bradford G.S. never looked really comfortable on a lovely wicket and a very fast outfield. The School bowlers, though nat penetrating, were accurate and persevering and slowly they whittled away the Bradford batting, finally dismissing them for 147 after over 3+ hours. The early breakthrough was made by Walmsley (3 for 28), and after lunch a fine sustained spell by Houseman earned him 4 for 33 in 27 overs. Bowie (3 for 20) also bowled effectively. For Bradford, O'Keefe (32) and Ogden (25) were the top scorers. When the School batted, Bradford G.S. paid dearly for two dropped catches. Robinson (89 not out) and Coverdale (45 not out) played admirably and scored the necessary runs quickly. Robinson was particularly severe, his first 50 runs coming in only 35 minutes; the School's total of 148 for 1 took 95 minutes.
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ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 13th June Result:
Lost by 5 wickets
ST. PETERS I. Robinson, ct. Wadham, b. Calligan M. G. B. Hepworth, ct. Lintin, b. Calligan S. P. Coverdale, 1.b.w. b. Wadham P. L. Hall, ct. Skehan, b. Wadham D. M. B.-Williams, b. Reichwald P. Holmes, ct. Skehan, b. Wadham E. J. M. Walmsley, I.b.w. b. Fitzhervert M. W. Bainbridge, ct. Skehan, b. Calligan M. J. Jones, l.b.w. b. Fitzherbert H. W. Houseman, ct. Marshall b. Calligan A. S. Bowie, not out ... Extras ... TOTAL
AMPLEFORTH J. C. Rapp, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman • • • R. Twohig, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman • • • W. Moore, ct. Coverdale, b. Bowie ••• T. Lintin, b. Bowie ... •. •. •. W. Reichwald, ct. Coverdale, b. Bowie A. Wenham, not out •. •••• F. Fitzherbert, not out ... 13. Calligan T. Marshall lr did not bat J. J. Wadham B. Skehan Extras ...
4 0 8 1 11 0 11 20 3 11 6 2 77
...
TOTAL for 5 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
4
15
25
47
59
59
2
58
8
12
15
81
31
58
Bowling Analysis AMPLEFORTH ST. PETERS 0. M. W. 0. M. W. R. Av. J. J. Wandam ... 12 8 3 18 6.00 H. W. D. Calligan ... 11.4 6 3 2 4 20 5.00 Houseman ... 10.2 F. Reichwald 6 1 1 24 24.00 M. J. Jones ... 11 3 0 F. Fitzherbert 6 2 2 13 6.500 A. S. Bowie ... 9 1 3
1 22 17 0 15 4 16
3 78
R. Av. 28 14.00 18 29 9.66
In a game in which neither side batted with any confidence, the School lost to Ampleforth College by 5 wickets and thus suffered their first defeat in inter-School matches. Having been put in to bat, the School's innings started disastrously, and at 25 for 6 all the early batsmen had failed. A partial recovery was made by Bainbridge (20) and Walmsley (11), whose partnership nearly doubled the score. However, after Walmsley had been given out LBW, the innings did not last long, although Houseman and Bowie added 18 for the last wicket. The Ampleforth opening bowlers did most of the damage, D. Calligan taking 4 for 20 and J. J. Wadham 3 for 18. The School's seam bowlers, unlike their batsmen, were far from generous, and Ampleforth had to struggle all the way. At 58 for 5, there was just a faint chance that the School might win, but some powerful hits by F. Fitzherbert (16 not out) saw Ampleforth home. Bowie (3 for 29) and Houseman (2 for 28) bowled well and were excellently supported by Coverdale, who caught four of the five batsmen dismissed.
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ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. (Centenary Match) Played away on Saturday, 20th June Result : Lost by 78 runs ST. PETERS I. Robinson, ct. Rodgers, b. Schofield M. G. B. Hepworth, ct. Turner, b. Schofield S. P. Coverdale, b. Barber ... ... P. L. Hall, ct. Turner, b. Schofield D. M. B-Williams, b. Barber ... ... P. Holmes, ct. Wood, b. Barber E. J. M. Walmsley, b. Barber ... M. W. Bainbridge, b. Schofield ... M. J. Jones, ct. Turner, b. Schofield ::: H. W. Houseman, not out ... ... A. S. Bowie, b. Schofield ... ... ... Extras ...
LEEDS G. S. 3. Wood, 1.b.w. b. Houseman 5 ... 10 A. S. Bolton, ct. Coverdale, b. Bowie ... 10 S. F. J. Hollington, 1.b.w. b. Bowie G. Plumb, b. Houseman ... D. A. Thompson, b. Bowie ... T. Schofield, Lb.w. b. Walmsley A. C. Turner, b. Bowie ... ... 2 I. K. Rodgers, b. Bowie ... 0 D. W. N. Caplan, ct. Coverdale, B. Houseman 2 8 P. Le Vesconte, b. Bowie ... N. M. Barber, not out Extras
3
TOTAL
132
...
TOTAL
6 10 1 1 0 3
0 o 0 15 o 10
54
...
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
7
9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
9
5
44
65
65
80
126
12
23
23
24
24
34
34
5
5
25
16
22
Bowling Analysis LEEDS G. S. ST.PETERS 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. 17 2.84 6 7 2 36 12.00 Schofield ... 10.2 2 H. W. Houseman 15 4 27 6.75 co 4 7 0 14 N. M. Barber ... 10 M. J. Jones ... 9 6 6 62 10.33 A. S. Bowie ... 22.4 E. J. M. Walmsley ... 4 0 1 18 18.00
For the second match in succession, the School's batsmen let them down badly and they lost this Centenary match by 78 runs. Two distinguished guests, who were present, Herbert Sutcliffe and Norman Yardley, can hardly have been impressed by the standard of batting of both teams. Leeds G.S. made a very poor start, losing their first three wickets for only five runs. However, the Leeds captain, T. Schofield, did a magnificent job for his team; he came in at 25 for 4 and scored 88 out of a total of 132, hitting eighteen fours. Most of the shots were in the air and he was dropped three times, but this was to be his day. For the School, Bowie bowled splendidly and without luck, ending with 6 for 62. Facing some lively bowling, the School put up a feeble exhibition. Indeed, it took a last wicket partnership of 20, out of which Houseman scored 15 not out, to give the score a certain amount of respectability. The main problem was once again Schofield, whose aggressive bowling earned him 6 for 17; he was well supported by the other opening bowler, N. M. Barber (4 for 27). Because of the occasion, a bat was awarded to the Man of the Match, who not surprisingly was judged to be the Leeds captain, T. Schofield.
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ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 27th June. Result: Match abandoned (rain). Craven Gentlemen C.C. 95 for 6 (H. W. Houseman 3 for 37). ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 4th July Result: Won by 70 runs BOOTHAM ... 3 N. Hutchinson, b. Jones ... A. M. Wright, ct. Hepworth, b. Houseman 27 N. Langstaff, ct. Kerruish, b. Jones 16 T. Walker, b. Houseman ... 0 S. Bibby, l.b.w. Houseman ... 6 D. Waller, ct. Bainbridge, b. Houseman ... ... 1 S. Smith, ct. Hepworth, b. Houseman C. J. Malcolm, ct. Jones, b. Houseman ... 15 15 ... M. Taite, not out N. Belcher, ct. Kerruish, b. Bowie I. Dickenson, b. Bowie, ... Extras ... 2
ST. PETERS 17 I. Robinson, ct. Hutchinson ,b. Wright ... 6 M. G. B. Hepworth, ct. Bibby, Taite S. P. Coverdale, ct. Malcolm, b. Dickenson 35 ... 45 ... ... P. L. Hall, b. Taite ... D. M. B.-Williams, ct. Bibby, b. Dickenson 22 ... 2 ... R. N. Kerruish, b. Wright ... 0 ... P. Holmes, ct. Hutchinson, c. Taite 0 ... ... M. W. Bainbridge, b. Taite ... 8 ... H. W. Houseman, not out ... 1 M. J. Jones, ct. Hutchinson, b. Walker ... 2 A'S. Bowie, b. Taite Extras ... 10 TOTAL
TOTAL
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9 13 44 44 51 57 62 75 88 12 61 96 123 125 125 132 151 152 Bowling Analysis ST. PETERS BOOTHAM 0. M. w. R. Av. R. Av. 0. M. W. H. W. Houseman 19 9 6 32 5.3 5 16 3.2 ... 18.4 9 M. Take 2 2 29 14.5 1 40 40 M. J. Jones ... 9 ... 23 8 T. Walker 0 2 22 11 0 19 A. S. Bowie ... 11.2 4 N. Langstaff ... 8 oo 0 3 57 28.5 R. N. Kerruish 2 1 1 2 1. Dickenson ... 18 2 16 8 3 A. M. Wright ... 10
ST. PETERS v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL Played at home on Monday, 6th July Result : Match drawn POCKLINGTON 2 P. Baines, ct. Hepworth, b. Jones C. Woodhead, ct. Coverdale, b. Houseman 24 27 N. F. McGregor, b. Houseman ... 7 A. H. Woodhead, b. Bowie ... 22 C. Southwell, I.b.w., b. Hall 9 P. Wilkinson, ct. Houseman, b. Bowie 6 C. Fewson, not out ... E. Farrar, b. Houseman ... 0 D. Allison, not out did not bat R. Peet J. N. Leaf
ST. PETERS 39 I. Robinson, ct. Southwell, Wilkinson 47 M. J. Jones, ct. Fewson, b. Leaf ... 1 S. P. Coverdale, b. Wilkinson 32 P. L. Hall, ct. & b. Wilkinson M. G. B. Hepworth,ct. Southwell 1 b. A. H. Woodhead D. M. B: William, ct. C. Woodhead, b. Leaf 1 E. J. M. Walmsley, b. A. H. Woodhead ... 20 ... 3 P. Holmes, ct. sub., b. Leaf ... ... 2 M. W. Bainbridge, not out ... ... 9 H. W. Houseman, not out A. S. Bowie, did not bat ... Extras ... 16 TOTAL for 8 wkts.
Extras TOTAL for 7 wkts.
... 171
... 10 ... 107
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
13 29 63 64 83 102107
59 61 130131 132 133 138 155 Bowling Analysis
ST. PETERS M. W. R. Av. 0.
POCKLINGTON 0. M. W. R. Av. oo 0 36 ... 12 1 R. Peet co 0 10 3 C. Fewson ... 6 24 8.00 20 8 3 P. Wilkinson 73 24.33 2 3 J. N. Leaf ... 25 A. H. 12 6.00 0 2 Woodhead ... 5
H. W. Houseman ... 22 M. J. Jones ... 11 9 A. S. Bowie E. J. M. 6 Walmsley 2 P. L. Hall
55
9 6 2
3 1 5
39 18 14
13.00 18.00 7.00
3 0
0 1
19 5
oo 5.00
The School got slightly the better of a drawn game with Pocklington, though neither side really deserved to win. The School were put in to bat and made a good start. Robinson (39) and Jones (47) put on 59 for the first wicket, but after they were separated, the rate of scoring became very slow. Hall (32) helped Jones to put on 60 runs, but it was not until Walmsley (20) came to the wicket, that the run rate increased; the School eventually declared at 171 for 8, having been much assisted by a series of dropped catches. For Pocklington, P. Wilkinson (3 for 24) bowled aggressively and J. N. Leaf (3 for 73) bowled accurately during a long spell. Pocklington never really got in touch with the required scoring rate, though there were valuable contributions from N. F. McGregor (27), C. Woodhead (24) and C. Southwell (22). After the fall of the fourth wicket, Pocklington settled for a draw, and on a good batting wicket, St. Peter's were unable to dislodge the remaining batsmen. Houseman (3 for 39) and Bowie (2 for 14) were the most successful bowlers. ST. PETER'S v. XL CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 8th July Result: Match abandoned (rain). XL Club 207 for 5 (W. Oates 100, R. Henshall 45). At the expense of the School bowlers, W. Oates, the ex-Derbyshire player, scored the first century on the School ground for some years. ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played on Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th July Result: Won by 20 runs ST. PETERS L Robinson, ct. Place, b. Shouksmith M. J. Jones, ct. Gough, b. Fulbrook S. P. Coverdale, 1.b.w., b. Gough ... P. L. Hall, ct. Johnson, b. Gough ... D. M. B.-Williams, b. Shouksmith E. J. M. Walmsley, not out ... ... R. N. Kerruish, not out P. Holmes M. G. B. Hepworth did not bat H. W. Houseman A. S. Bowie Extras
••• ••• •••
•••
OLD PETERITES J. A. Shouksmith, ct. Coverdale, b. Jones 37 43 E. D. W. Fulbrook, ct. Hepworth, b. Bowie 30 G. W. Cloughton, b. Bowie 33 J. A. Eatough, l.b.e.w. b. Houseman 13 M. J. H. Fisher, b. Houseman ... 21 R. D. Harding, not out 10 P. V. Zissler, b. Bowie C. G. Johnson, run out J. S. Place C. Gough eid not bat M .J Ferguson Extras
... 196
TOTAL for 5 wkts.
TOTAL for 7 wkts.
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
74 89 147 152 180
29 160 161 172 172 173 178
15 82 67 0 5 4 0
2
178
Bowling Analysis OLD PETERITES 0. M. W. 2 24 5 C. Gough ... 0 P. V. Zissuer 5 1 1 E. D. W. Fulbrook 8 1 0 M. J. H. Fisher 22 5 J. A. Shouk2 14 6 ... smith
R. 67 14 30 46
ST. PETERS 0. M. W. R. Av.
Av. 33.50
H. W. Houseman 14.3 M. J. Jones 8 A. S. Bowie 15 P. L. Hall ... 9 E. J. M. Walmsley ... 3
30.00 co
30 15.00
56
2 2 2 9
2 1 3 0
52 26.00 15 15.00 38 12.66 54
0
0
29
o
OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) ... 2 ... E. D. W. Fulbrook, b. Bowie 11 J. S Place, ct. Kerruish, b. Bowie ... ... 23 C. W. Cloughton, I.b.w. b. Jones ... ... 3 J. A. Shouksmith, 1.b.w. b. Bowie ... ... 27 R. D. Harding, ct. Holmes, b. Bowie M. J. H. Fisher, ct. Hepworth, b. Houseman 57 ... 12 J. A. Eatough, ct. Coverdale, Bowie 6 C. W. Gough, ct. Hepworth, b. Houseman 3 P. V. Zissler, ct. Kerruish, b. Houseman ... 2 ... ... M. J. Ferguson, not out C. S. Johnson, b. Houseman Extras ... 5
ST. PETERS (2nd Innings) 0 R. N. Kerruish, ct. Ferguson, b. Gough 0 E. J. M. Walmsley, run o7t 37 S. P. Coverdale, b. Fisher ... 1 I. Robinson, ct. and b. Eatough 13 M. J. Jowes, ct. & b. Eatough 51 P. L. Hall, not out ... 3 ... D. M. B.-Williams, b. Fisher 8 P. Holmes, b. Fisher ... M. G. B. Hepworth 3 ct. Ferguson, b. Shouksmith 15 H. W. Houseman, c. Fisher b. Eatough A. S. Bowie, ct. Place, Harding Extras ... 11 TOTAL
...
154
TOTAL
...
151
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3 29 40 40 123 129 141 147 151 0 1 22 50 81 89 101 116 149 Bowling Analysis ST. PETERS OLD PETERITES M. W. R. Av. 0. 0. M. W. R. Av. H. W. 1 1.00 0 1 R. D. Harding 1 53 13.25 1 4 13.5 Houseman 43 43.00 5 1 C. Gough ... 16 73 14.60 1 5 A. S. Bowie ... 15 E. D. W. 29 29.00 3 1 M. J. Jones ... 9 12 co 6 3 0 Fullbrook 28 9.33 7 3 M. J. M. Fisher 20 48 16.00 0 3 J. A. Eatough 11 J. A. 11 11.00 1 7 2 Shouksmith
In one of the traditional close finishes, the School beat the Old Peterites by 21 runs with only seven minutes to spare. In the first innings, the School batted forcefully, particularly in a fine opening stand of 74 between Jones (43) and Robinson (37). Other good performances came from Hall (33), Coverdale (30) and Walmsley (21 not out). After the School had declared at 196 for 5, the Old Peterites replied with 178 for 7 declared, mainly as a result of a splendid partnership of 131 between E. D. W. Fulbrook (82) and G. W. Cloughton (67). In the second innings, the School batted less convincingly, especially against the spin of M. J. H. Fisher (3 for 28) and J. A. Eatough (3 for 48). The innings was held together by Hall (51 not out), with Coverdale scoring a useful 37. Facing a target of 173 in 2i hours, the Old Peterites started badly, losing four wickets for 40, but then seemed likely to win after a partnership of 83 between M. J. H. Fisher (57) and R. D. Harding (27). However the School stuck to the task and in the end dismissed the O.P.s for 151. Bowie (5 for 73) and Houseman (4 for 53) bowled well, and several excellent catches were held.
SQUASH After a rather frustrating Christmas term, the second half of the season saw some excellent squash from the 1st V. It is a pity that the enjoyment of this squash was restricted to the few who were prepared to make the effort to play or even to watch. Indeed the splendid match against Barnard Castle received the support of only one member of the School—the brother of a 1st V player. 57
Only one School match was lost and that by the narrowest margin to Barnard Castle. There were several fine matches, none being better than the match against York S.R.C., in which all seven games were close and hard fought. Individually, I. Robinson had an outstanding season, finishing with a great run in the Drysdale Cup, in which he defeated three seeded players, before losing in the final to P. G. Verow of Barnard Castle. In fact, Verow is the only schoolboy to have beaten Robinson in over a year. Although P. L. Hall, at No. 2, made less noticeable progress, he played consistently well and had some splendid results. At No. 3, D. C. P. Stork, still an Under 15 Colt, played with considerable maturity and a great deal of promise. P. Holmes, the captain, was less successful than his efforts deserved, but his leadership and administrative ability were invaluable. At No. 5, J. W. Gillgrass only lost twice, both times in club matches. He rarely played below form and was always a difficult player to beat. Of the reserves, S. R. H. Astley, showed his undoubted ability on all too few occasions, and D. M. Dempsey showed what a good determined player he could be, if he devoted more time to the game. RESULTS ••• Lost 2 - 3 v. Scarborough S.R.C. (home) 1st V
••• Lost 3-4 ... 1st VII v. York S.R.C. (home) • • • Won 4-1 v. Worksop College (away) ... 1st V • • • Won 3-2 Colts V v. Worksop College (home) • • • Won 4-1 ... v. Pocklington (away) 1st V • • . Won 6-1 1st VII v. Squashbucklers (home) ... ••• Lost 2-3 ... ... v. Old Peterites 1st V • • • Lost 0-5 v. Harrogate S.R.C. (home) 1st V ••• Won 5-0 v. Bradford G.S. (away) ... 1st V Lost 2-5 ... ... Colts VII v. York S.R.C. (away) Won 4-1 v. New College, Huddersfield (home) 1st V ... Lost 2-3 ... v. Barnard Castle (home) ... 1st V ... Won 5-0 ... ... ... ... ... v. Rossall (home) 1st V (In the remaining part of the Triangular match, Barnard Castle beat Rossall 5-0.) DK
LAWN TENNIS 1st VI
P ... 12
W D L 2 1 9
Although only Cork and Bowler remained from last year's 1st VI, the team had another successful season. With the knowledge that the matches carried league paints for the Yorkshire championship the team responded well and showed its match-play qualities by winning many crucial sets in close matches. The reward was second place in our division. The team practised hard after defeat by Bootham and beat Worksop, Ashville, Scarborough, Pocklington and Roundhay. In the match against Hymers, the early sets were conceded and a full recovery was never possible against what is probably the strongest side in Yorkshire. The season finished with wins against Archbishop's, the Staff and Old Peterites. 58
Chris Cork, poker-faced and wrapped in two sweaters on a warm day, again showed what a deceptively effective player he is. Kim Bowler's serve and volley game improved during the season and next year he should be a very good attacking player. At second pair Charles Kidd's steady play combined with Simon Astley to win several important matches. Andrew Penty and John Mitchell showed confidence and aggression when promoted to the first team and both have the temperament and determination to be successful next year. The 2nd VI and U16 matches showed that we now have a depth of talent among the younger players. With schools' tennis standards rising rapidly it is important that these players work hard to improve their game. I am sure they will. The tennis club is particularly grateful to two excellent club men: Tren Fisher for his secretarial work and reliability as a player and Stephen Foster as captain of the 2nd VI. K.S.C.
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN -
The Easter term saw a great step forward in school life-saving activities and the first Bronze Medallions and Bronze Crosses for a long time were successfully attempted by boys from The Manor and Temple. The results were extremely encouraging and all the people who entered for the exams passed them. After the stunning Bronze Medallion results a few boys felt inspired to attack the Bronze Cross, which is the next stage up. I hope that we shall have a few Awards of Merit and possibly some Diplomas in the next few terms. The "Yorkshire Evening Press" offers a trophy every year to the school who amasses the most points from life-saving tests taken over that year. With the Junior School's Water Safety, Advanced and Preliminary tests and our own Medallions and Crosses we should be well on the way to winning the trophy. But we still have two more terms in which to get many more points from tougher exams. It is hoped to set up an Inter-House life-saving contest with a cup. This will be sponsored by the Royal Life-Saving Society. The only qualifications needed to be a Life-Saver are an ability to swim long distances fairly fast and probably towing a body or person and also to think quickly in an emergency situation. If anyone should be thinking of wanting to take an exam they should see N. J. Williams (Temple) or J. A. G. Craven (The Manor). J.A.G.C.
FENCING Team spirit, a thing unusual in this highly individual sport, has been the dominant factor in the School Fencing Club's success this year. More than ever before the various teams have been a rich blend of enthusiasm and talent rather than merely held together by one or two outstanding fencers. 59
The first team has had an excellent season. The team has been basically unchanged from the beginning of the year until the end and its unity has been its outstanding quality. Whenever one of the team was having an off-day, the other two always managed to rally round and hence not a single defeat can be recorded against their name. Trinity College, Dublin, despite sending over a stronger team, failed to repeat last year's win. They were beaten narrowly but nevertheless soundly. In the annual match with the Y.F.A. the team fought back from 6-3 down to draw 6-6. The resilience of a very tough Army team, which included a member of the Army's first team, was magnificently broken down for what was probably the best win of the year. M. J. S. Muncer and R. G. de H. Oldham have both fenced very well throughout the season and have formed a team with a great fighting spirit and much flair as well. The second team has had a mixed season but has displayed considerable talent. One of the highlights of the team came in February when Muncer and Williams were filmed on video-tape fencing at the York University television studios. The re-run of the film was very instructive and helpful. We hope to extend this facility to others in the fencing club in the near future. With a recent television series on fencing, such methods are obviously on the way in. The main training for the "Public Schools" this year has been through competitions outside and within the School. At the end of the Easter term the inter-house competition was held. The format of this competition was changed drastically from the outdated foil team knock-out to an adventurous points aggregate based on individual competitions. The Dr. Slade cup and foil formed the foil section. The Dr. Slade junior foil was won by Benson, who was by far the most experienced fencer in the final. The senior cup was won by Williams, and the Inter-House Cup was won by Temple. And so to the Public Schools Championships They were held again this year at Dulwich College at the beginning of April. Fourteen boys from St. Peter's participated, including three Junior School fencers. We stayed at the Crystal Palace sports centre where we were able to enjoy the many facilities there. In the junior foil two of the Junior School fencers reached the second round and Haze11 fought very well to reach the quarter-finals. In the senior foil Williams fought through to the semi-finals, where he missed the final by one victory. It was disappointingly the first time in five years that St. Peter's has not had a foil finalist but it was to be expected because only one of the team had had previous experience in the senior competition. In the epee we had two quarter-finalists, Muncer and Hazell, who both fought very capably with their differing styles and were unlucky not to reach the semi-finals. There was a poor result in the sabre. No-one reached the quarterafinals but it was delightful to see A. W. Tait, of J.4, in St. Olave's, fighting his way to the second round and acquitting himself admirably. He is still only eleven and holds great hopes for the future. Indeed, this was the impression given by all our juniors, who had a very good competition. We were unlucky not to match this by greater success at senior level. The Yorkshire senior championships were also held during the Easter holidays. Muncer was in good form and reached the semi-finals. This was a very good performance against the best fencers in Yorkshire. 60
The summer term proved a climax to our efforts throughout the year. At the beginning of May Williams went to London for the finals of the National Novices. He found the competition very strong but got to the semi-finals before being eliminated. A fortnight later Muncer reached the quarter-finals of the Hotspur international competition at Whitley Bay. He then came second in a non-international competition, just failing to win by one victory. Six School fencers represented York in a youth match against Huddersfield in June. The 'A' team won 11-5, with Muncer and Williams contributing six wins between them. The School provided the complete second team which drew 8-8. This was an excellent result as Huddersfield are considered to 'be the best youth team in the West Riding. Our greatest success came on 6th/7th June when St. Peter's staged the Yorkshire schoolboys epee and sabre. The first four places in each event secured a place in the National Schoolboys finals later in the year and the School gained nine of the sixteen possible qualifying places, winning every event. This was a magnificent performance by the whole School team and came as a fitting reward for a year of near-misses. In the epee the senior was won by Muncer after a barrage with A. Corser. Oldham was third, Prendergast fourth and Hodgson sixth. In the junior Hazell won convincingly with Woodcock fourth and Benson sixth. Williams won the senior sabre without conceding a defeat, Muncer was fourth and Oldham sixth. Woodcock won the very stiff junior sabre after a barrage for first place. Atkinson was the only other Peterite in this final and was sixth. For his success, Woodcock was awarded the Peter Wood sabre, a new trophy for achievement in the schoolboys sabre championships. During the term Hazell and Benson were both awarded colours for the great progress that they have made this year. This has been a very enjoyable and successful year. The standard of fencing has advanced immeasurably and, with no fencers leaving School until December, the prospects for the future are bright indeed. We are all grateful to Mr. Power for the patient coaching he has given us over the year and for all the competition we have had from the many fencers in York. Finally we all hope that the club's success will continue next year and bring new and greater honours to the School. ANALYSIS: Results of inter-house tournament: 1st Temple-84 points;; 2nd Manor-43 pts.; 3rd Queen's-36 pts.; 4th Dronfield-17 pts.; 5th School-15 pts.; 6th Grove-12 pts. Matches: First team (foil) Won 5--4 Home Jan. 17 Bootham 8-1 Away Won 24 Bootham Won 5-4 Home Feb. 15 Trinity College, Dublin 6-6 Away Drawn 20 Y.F.A. Won 5-4 22 Army Home Won 9-0 Home 22 Y.F.A. Ladies Won 11-5 Home 25 York University 5 4 Home Won Jun. 11 Bootham -
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Second team (epee)
Bootham Y.F.A. 'A' Y.F.A. 'B' York University Y.F.A. 'A' Y.F.A. 'B'
Home Home Home Home Away Away
Lost Won Won Lost Won Won
3-6 5-4 9-0 3-6 5-4 5-3
Junior team (sabre) Jan. 24 Bootham Feb. 15 Pocklington 25 York University TEAMS:
Home Home Home
Won Drawn Won
5-2 4-4 6-3
Jan. 24 Feb. 15 22 25 Jun. 13 13
First team: J. C. W. Williams, M. J. S. Muncer, R. G. de H. Oldham. Second team: R. H. Hodgson, R. J. Hazell, D. H. A. Broom, J. Prendergast. Junior team: J. R. Woodcock, S. A. Atkinson, K. N. G. Benson.
J.C.W.W.
RUGBY EASTER TERM 1970 Results of matches were: 'Under 15' XV Jan. 24 v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Feb. 4 v. Hymers College Feb. 7 v. Pocklington School Feb. 11 v. Ampleforth College Feb. 14 v. Ashville College
Away Home Home Home Away
Cancelled Lost Lost Lost Cancelled
`Under 14' XV Jan. 24 v. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Feb. 4 v. Hymers College Feb. 7 v. Pocklington School Feb. 11 v. Ampleforth College Feb. 14 v. Ashville College Feb. 21 v. Scarborough College
Away Home Home Home Away Home
Cancelled Won Lost Lost Cancelled Won
16-25 3-12 0-23
15— 3 0— 6 3— 8 9— 0
RUGBY FIXTURES 1970 1st XV Home Saturday 19th September, Headingley R.U.F.C. Eaglets XV ••• Home Saturday 26th September Harrogate R.U.F.C. Colts ... •.• Home Wednesday 30th September Headingley Wanderers XV •• • Home Saturday 10th October Bradford G.S. ... ... ... ••• Home Saturday 17th October Denstone College ... •• • Away Wednesday 21st October Ashville College ••• Home Saturday 7th November Giggleswick School ... • • • Away Saturday 14th November Ampleforth College ... Saturday 21st November Durham School • • • Home ••• Away Saturday 28th November Worksop College ••• Away Saturday 5th December Pocklington School Wednesday 9th December Old Peterites ... ••• Home ... Away Saturday 12th December Leeds G.S. ... ... ... ... Those wishing to play in the O.P. rugger match should contact R. R. Baldwin, Corner House, Upper Poppleton, York (Tel. Upper Poppleton 4611 (home)). 62
THE OXFORD CUP Pts. Dronfield Manor Temple Rise Awarded Grove Queen's S. House • • • 20 — — Senior Rugger ... 20 • • • 10 Junior Rugger ... 10 — — — Senior Cricket ... • • • 20 — — 20 Junior Cricket ... • • • 10 10 — — — Rowing ... ... • • • 20 20 — Athletics, Sports • • • 15 15 — Athletics, Standards • • • 15 — — 15 Cross-Country ... • • • 10 — 10 — — Swimming, Sports • • • 15 — 15 Swimming, Standards • • • 10 10 Squash ... ... • • • 15 — — 15 Tennis ... ... • • • 15 15 Shooting (Team) • • • 15 15 — Fencing ... ... • • • 15 — — 15 Junior Long Run • • • 10 10 — — 215 15 35 15 65 10 25 50
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OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 79th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 11th July. The President, F. W. B. Pacey, was in the Chair. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 44 members. R. D. Harding, C. H. Lewis, F. N. Newdick, D. T. Rumfitt, E. Sheriff and J. A. Shouksmith were elected to serve on the General Committee. The Meeting expressed its thanks to Rev. J. C. Houghton, who retired from the Committee. Regional dinners were announced as follows: North East: 16th October, 1970, at the St. George Hotel, Teesside Airport. West Riding: 22nd October, 1970, at the Hotel Metropole, King Street, Leeds. London: 13th November, 1970, at the Charing Cross Hotel. North West: 5th March, 1971, at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan. East Riding: 28th May, 1971, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. The President reported on the progress of the K. H. Rhodes Memorial Fund and urged all members to send in their contributions.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 21st November, at 4.45 p.m. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby at 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 10th November? 63
The following crested neckwear is available (from the Hon. Secretary): — s. d. 20 0 each postage free All-silk crested ties 13 0 each postage free Terylene crested ties 12 3 each postage free All-silk bow ties 20 0 each postage free All-silk batswings 60 0 each postage free All-silk squares 34 0 each postage free All-silk cravats There will be a Buffet Supper in the School in the new Art Studio on Saturday, 21st November, at 730 p.m. for 8 p.m. All Old Peterites and their Lady Guests are warmly invited. There will be a Bar, and Knife and Fork Buffet for which the cost will be £1 2s. 6d. Please apply to J. C. M. Rayson, St. Olave's School.
NORTH-WEST OLD PETERITE DINNER The North-West Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Brocket Arms Hotel, Wigan on Friday, 6th March, 1970 •
Those present were Graham, G. E. L. The President
(F. W. B. Pacey) The Headmaster Buttrum, A. P. Dronfield, J. Dutton, I. S. T.
Graham, P. R. G. Hanson, J. A. Harding, R. F. Hodd, H. N.
Kirby, D. Lewis, T. J. Rainford, T. C. Ratcliff, K. M. Rayson, J. C. M.
SHEFFIELD OLD PETERITE DINNER The Sheffield Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield, on Friday, 1st May, 1970. Those present were:— Rayson, J. C. M. Kirby, D. The Headmaster Rucklidge, J. M. Masser, P. Chadwick, C. I. Shirtcliffe, J. Moore, J. E. Dronfield, J. Smith, D. Parkin, F. N. Fulbrook, E. D. W. Thompson, C. W. Parkin, G. D. Goolden, P. Wainwright, C. Ratcliff, K. M. Ibberson, C. D.
EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The East Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield on Friday, 22nd May, 1970. Those present were: — Oxley, D. S. Dee, C. C. The President Patchett, D. Harding, R. F. (F. W. B. Pacey) Potter, B. Hardy, F. The Headmaster Powell, W. Homby, M. R. Atkinson, J. S. Rayson, J. C. M. Kirby, D. Atkinson, P. S. Richardson, H. May, A. Beachell, F. M. Thompson, C. W. May, M. Beachell, H. M. Tomlinson, T. G. Megginson, J. S. Burdass, C. M. C. Wildsmith, E. Megginson, P. R. B. Burdass, C. U. Wood, J. Ogley, F. Burdass, J. U. Wood, M. Ogley, M. Chadwick, C. I. Chilman, J. G. 64
OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, I 1 th July, 1970 in the School Dining Hall, by kind permission of the Headmaster. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by K. M. Ratcliff. The Headmaster responded and also proposed the health of the 'Club', to which the President responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. Those present were: — The President Emsley, D. J. Parkin, G. D. Ferguson, M. J. Peacock, R. (F. W. B. Pacey) Penty, J. R. The Headmaster Gedge, H. F. S. The Hon. Secretary Gipson, S. C. Penty, P. R. Gilgrass, J. Pickersgill, J B. (D. Kirby) The Hon. Treasurer Golightly, H. A. L. Ping, A. W. Place, J. S. (T. H. Burdon) Graham, G. E. L. Plews, G. W. A. The Head of the School Hall, M. S. Powell, W. B. (M. G. V. Stephenson) Hallas, M. Hamilton, J. M. Powell, W. W. Atkinson, D. Harding, J. T. Ratcliff, K. M. Baker, E. T. N. Raylor, A. W. Baldwin, R. R. Harding, R. D. Black, M. J. Harding, R. F. Raylor, J. M. Harnby, F. B. S. Rayson, J. C. M. Blake, J. P. Brooks, R. F. Harris, P. L. Riley, G. W. Brown, A. C. Harwood, R. F. Rurnfitt, D. T. Hick, J. K. Saville, J. Brown, H. G. Saville, J. M. Brown, J. C. Hodges, A. J. E. Sheriff, E. Browne, F. D. Holmes, D. 0. Hopkinson, R. 0. Shouksmith, J. A. Butterworth, M. A. Simmons, D. N. Chadwick, C. I. Houghton, J. C. Clark, R. T. Huntley, W. G. Skerrett, R. J. H. Smith, J. E. Clarkson, I. G. Johnston, D. P. Coates, J. W. Kelsey, R. J. Smith, W. Kemp-Welch, N. H. Spilman, R. A. Coles, D. P. King, H. A. Stanley, R. M. Coles, J. R. Knowles, G. D. B. Stevens, R. Croft, P. G. Stubbs, W. C. Dickerson, J. M. Le Pla, R. G. Swiers, C. J. Dimoney, H. Le Tocq, L. C. Thompson, C. W. Lewis, C. H. Dodd, D. F. Tindall, J. S. R. Dodd, I. L. Morris, P. A. Ward, C. M. Dronfield, J. Nendick, B. M. Wilks, C. E. Dronfield, M. W. Parkin, F. N.
OLD PETERITE CLUB OFFICERS President : F. W. B. Pacey, Lea Close, High Lane, Maltby, Middles-
brough, Teesside. Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Hon. Treasurer: T. H. Burdon, 552 Toller Lane, Heaton, Bradford 9. District Hon. Secretaries:
London: P. J. Dronfield, 36 Peaslands Road, Saffron Waldon, Essex. West Riding: M. A. Butterworth, 9 Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York. North East: Dr. H. Brown, 12 Lindisfarne Road, Jesmond, Newcastleupon-Tyne 2. 65
East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, `Greystones', Garton, Driffield. York: J. C. M. Rayson, 2 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York. Birmingham: M. Hollway, Local Director, Barclays Bank Ltd., Local Head Office, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Road, Birmingham 3. The North East dinner will in fact be organized by J. N. Roe, 4 Heather Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, and the North West Dinner by Dr. G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, Wigan. Otherwise, the dinners and the Buffet Supper are organized by the District Hon. Secretaries. Sports Organisers:
Cricket: J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs. Golf : P. J. Middlebrook, 'Highfield', Brayton, Selby. Rugger: R. R. Baldwin, Corner House, Upper Poppleton, York. Squash: G. W. A. R. Alderson, Flat 4, Beehive Manor, Cox Green Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire Tennis: B. Jones, 12 Elm Park Vale, Stockton Lane, York.
OLD PETERITE SQUASH CLUB This season the Club has again had a team in the "Londonderry Cup" and we reached the Fourth Round before being beaten by a strong Haileybury side. The details are:
1st Round-beat K.C.S. Wimbledon 3 -2. G. W. Alderson beat R. Wheeles 9-7, 9-3, 9-4.
W. M. Howard beat C. Bush 9-5, 9-7, 2-9, 9-3. R. D. Harding beat D. Burford 6-9, 7-9, 9-3, 9-2, 9-4. P. W. Shepherd lost to P. Wehgraff 6-9, 3-9, 4-9.
2nd Round-beat Blundells 3-2. J. C. Richardson lost to D. D'Arcy-Hughes 5-9, 4-9, 9-3, 3-9. G. W. Alderson beat A. A. H. Dudes 9-3, 8-10, 9-4, 7-9, 9-2. W. M. Howard beat G. Stimson 9-4, 9-7, 9-4. R. D. Harding beat J. S. Dean 9-1, 9-2, 9-0. D. R. Wallas lost to J. S. D. Emmett 7-9, 10-9, 1-9, 9-1, 0-9. 3rd Round-beat St. Edward's, Oxford 3-0. M. Willstrop beat R. Webb 9-3, 9-6, 7-9, 6-9, 9-2. G. W. Alderson beat M. Balfour 9-1, 9-4, 9-6. W. M. Howard beat T. Usher 8-9, 9-2, 9-0, 9-3. 4th Round-lost to Haileybury 0-3. J. C. Richardson v. N. H. R. Bloomfield-did not play. G. W. Alderson lost to C. H. Stahl 0-9, 0-9, 9-7, 5-9. M. Willstrop lost to I. K. M. Moody 9-10, 5-9, 1-9. W. M. Howard v. J. D. Faircloth-did not play. R. D. Harding lost to M. Debenham 9-4, 9-10, 0-9, 6-9. All these matches were played in London, and the Secretary, G. W. A. R. Alderson, wishes to thank the members for the time and expense involved; and he further wishes to thank those who played against the School. 66
NEWS OF OLD PETERTITS MARRIAGES: EMSLEY—SCOTT. The marriage took place at Stormont Church, Belfast, on Saturday, 5th September, between Sheila Carole Scott, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart Scott of Knock, Belfast, and Peter Michael Emsley, elder son of Major and Mrs. Philip J. Emsley of Alderside, Easingwold, York. (Grove 1959-1964). FOSTER—SIMSON. The marriage took place on June 30th, 1970, in Winnipeg, Canada between Colin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Foster, North Cave, E. Yorks., and Tildet, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sami Simson, Izmir, Turkey. (Rise 1958-1963). RANSON—NISBET. The marriage took place at Blackburn on 20th August, 1970, between Michael, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ranson of Blackburn, and Janette, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Nisbet of Lusaka, Zambia. RAYMOND—RICH. At Northwood Road Synagogue, Stoke Newington, on November 16th, 1969, D. M. Raymond (Temple 1961-1963) to Pamela Rich. BIRTHS: COLLINS. To Julia and Peter Collins of Foxlair, Scothern, Lincoln, a daughter, Sarah Jane. (S.H. 1956-1961). GARDNER: To Susan and David, on July 22nd, a daughter, Bridget (S.H. 1949-1954). ENGAGEMENTS: SHOUKSMITH—GIBBS. The engagement is announced between John, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Shouksmith of Bishopthorpe, York and Pamela, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Gibbs of Hanbury, Staffordshire. (Queen's 1955-1961.) WISE—WYLES. The engagement is announced between Edward John Wise, of 31 The Crescent, Filey, E. Yorks and Christina Wyles, of 184 Abbots Road, Abbots Langley, Herts. (Manor 1957-1962.) Special news of an Old Peterite came from Bournemouth recently. John Cunningham Ford (1881-1883) celebrated his 104th birthday on February 8th; we offer our warm congratulations, and thank Mrs. Ford for sending us news of him. His last appearance at the School was in 1884, when he won the Old Boys' race. Ford was a civil engineer, and worked on the first railway lines laid in Malaya before the turn of the century. Although blind, he makes baskets and trays at a great rate, and he is still very interested in the School and has no doubt that it still flourishes. BRADLEY, S. H. (Temple 1958-1963) joined Rolls-Royce on a 'Thick Sandwich' course in 1958, taking his degree at Durham University. Now works with Associated Semi-conductor Manufacturers Ltd. in Southampton. He is married. 67
BURDASS, W. J. (Rise 1946-1951) attending a one year's course in Agricultural Extension at Queensland University, St. Lucia. BURNELL, D. A. (Queen's 1960-1965 has been doing V.S.O. in Ghana. COLLINS, P. (S.H. 1956-1961) is an assistant solicitor with a firm in Lincoln. EGGLESHAW, R. C. (Temple 1965-1969) now a trainee Manager at the Savoy Hotel, London. FLINT, P. J. (Rise 1961-1964) has qualified as a Chartered Accountant. FOSTER, C. F. (Rise 1958-1963). A graduate of St. Andrew's University, is studying for his Master's degree in Oral Surgery at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. FLJSSEY, M. J. (Rise 1963-1967) completed the course at Lindsey College of Agriculture, gaining the National Certificate of Agriculture with credit. GARDNER, G. D. (S.H. 1949-1954) assistant manager for Wm. Smith and Sons (Bd. Castle) Ltd. Chairman of the Barnard Castle & District Round Table for 1970-71, and a selector for Darlington Rugby Club, who have several O.P. players. HOUGHTON, J. C. (Rise 1934-1936) The Revd. Canon John Houghton was appointed Canon of Ripon Cathedral in January. JOHNSON, P. F. (Grove 1957-1961) is temporarily working in San Francisco and Alaska. KING-REYNOLDS, G. E. (Temple 1937-1942), Headmaster of Dauntsey's School, has been appointed a member of the BBC's regional advisory council. He has been invited to direct a production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' in Bermuda next year. KITCHING, C. J. (Temple 1959-1963). A graduate of Durham University, having completed three years' post-graduate research, is now an Assistant Keeper (Grade II) in the Public Record Office, an established Civil Service post. KNAPTON, J. J. F. (Grove 1952-1957). Dr. J. J. F. Knapton has returned to Yorkshire after some years in the U.S.A. and South Africa, and will start an appointment as Senior Lecturer in Textiles at Leeds University in October. MACKELLAR, W. G. (Temple 1950-1956) is a Director of Stuart Leishman and Partners Ltd., Consultants to Industry, in Stirling. OGLESBY, P. S. (Queen's 1961-1967) has completed the course at the College of Air Training, Hamble, and is now a qualified BOAC pilot. 68
RANSON, E. M. H. (Rise 1955-1960) has been an Assistant Solicitor with Ellis and Co., of Lusaka, Zambia since 1968. He represented Zambia in the East African Hockey Tournament at Kampala in 1968, and he played for the Midlands Sports Club in the Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at Nairobi in 1969. He is now working with the Anglo-American Corporation Ltd., in Lusaka. SPENCER, C. P. (Queen's 1957-1962). A graduate of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, has gained the D.Phil. degree in Psychology at Linacre College, Oxford, and is now a Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield University. STONES, D. I. (S.H. 1953-1958). A graduate of Sheffield University, he emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1968, and would like to meet other O.P.'s in his area. (See Changes of Address.) SUTTON, J. A. (Temple 1950-1954), who was a prominent musician at School, works for Unilever Ltd., but continues an active musical life as conductor of a 150-voice Choral Society in Surrey, as Organist and Master of the Choristers at the Royal Memorial Chapel of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and as a performing contributor to musical life at Wellington College. VAIGO, L. K. (Temple 1956-1961) works for the Core Laboratories Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, U.S.A. WRIGHT, J. C. H. (Temple 1960-1964) is now living in Vancouver B.C. WISE, E. J. (Manor 1957-1962) has a B.Sc. Honours Degree in Zoology, and is doing research for a PhD at Newcastle University. His fiancee, similarly qualified, is pursuing the same course. Some of those still at School, and many recent Old Boys, will remember Timothy Newhouse, Head of the Rise 1965-1966, and would wish to express their sympathy to Mrs. Newhouse and to Jeremy for their sudden tragic loss when Timothy was killed in a road accident on March 12th. The Editor can only accept news items from members of the Old Peterite Club.
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS AMBLER, J., 'The Orchards', Fulstow, Louth, Lincs. ANDREW, J. K., U.K. Address : 53 Wentworth Road, The Mount, York.
Overseas Address : P.O. Box 134, Teheran, Iran. BARNEY, M. J., Flat 13, 3 Cedar Gardens, Sutton, Surrey. BARTON, C. R., Christ Church Vicarage, Nailsea, Bristol. BATTRICK, A., 14 Spoutwells Place, Scone, Perth, Scotland. BLACK, V. M., "Mayville", East Lane, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire.
Tel. Chieveley 317. BLAICE, J. P., Wellfield, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. BLOOMFIELD, A., 10 Kilburn Road, Fulford Road, York. Tel. York 27746.
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S. H., 23 Arnwood Avenue, Dibden Purlieu, Hythe, Southampton, Hants. SO4 5HQ. BRINDLEY, R. A., "Little Garth", Marygate Lane, York. Tel. York 26832. BRUCE, D. St. C., c/o "The Gables", Cranmer Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent. BRUCE, R. L., c/o "The Gables", Cranmer Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent. BURDASS, W. J., 12 Kobeelya Avenue, Katanning, Western Australia 6317. BURDON, J., 21 Capel Road, Rayne, Essex. CARR, Dr. A. M., P.O. Box 40, Catalina, Newfoundland, Canada. CARR, J. D., White House Farm, Shipton, York. CARTER, M. T., 52 Stowey Road, Yatton, Bristol. BS19 4HU. CRAVEN, B. W. A., 52 Nalders Road, Chesham, Bucks. COLLINS, P., "Foxlair", Dunholme Road, Scothern, Lincoln. Tel. Scothern 526. DALTON, Major E. L. (Ret'd), Crimple Mill, Crimple Lane, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel. Harrogate 85261. DAVIDGE, R. L. D., 27 Laugherne Road, St. John's, Worcester. DICKIE, A. V. A., Gate House, 230B Grange Road, Plaistow, London E.13. Tel. 01-476-5109. DODD, Colonel N. A., R.A., The Old Forge, Plymtree, Cullompton, Devon. EX15 2JY. DRONFIELD, Dr. M. W., Kingston General Hospital, Beverley Road, Hull, Yorkshire. EGGLESHAW, R. C., 248 Albion Road, London, N.16. Tel. 01-254-7150. EMSLEY, P. M., 28 Buckingham Terrace, Glasgow, W.2. FERGUSON, J. D., M.D., F.R.CS. Professional Address: 149 Harley Street, London, W1N 2DH. Tel. 01-935-8273/01-935-4444. Private Address: 82 Portland Place, London, W.1. Tel. 01-580-4739. FITTON, J., 5 Park Drive, Heaton, Bradford 9, Yorkshire. FOSTER, A. J. D., 1 Belvedere Drive, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19. GARDNER, G. D., Croft View, Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. GEE, D. H., c/o 5 The Courtyard, Bishopthorpe, York. YO2 1RD. GEE, J. P., c/o 5 The Courtyard, Bishopthorpe, York. YO2 1RD. GEORGE, S. P., O.B.E., 38D Chestnut Avenue, Bedhampton, Havant, Hants. Tel. Havant 72585. GILBERT, M. C., 146 Stepney Road, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Tel. Scarborough 4074. GOSSOP, E. R., 93 St. James Road, Bridlington, Yorkshire. Tel. Bridlington 77334. GREENWOOD, K., 2F Green Lane East, Sowerby, Thirsk, Yorkshire YO7 1NA. HARLAND, The Rt. Rev. M. H., White Chimneys, Rookwood Road, West Wintering, Nr. Chichester, Sussex. Tel. West Wittering 2351. HARNBY, F. B. S., Running Beck, Woodgate Lane, Weeton, Leeds. LS17 OAW. HILLABY, D., Ministry of Defence (Army), Command Secretariat, H.Q. Far East Land Forces, c/o G.P.O., Singapore. HORSLEY, J. D., "Marven", Oakum Bay, Newmills, Fife, Scotland. HOWAT, Lt. C. G., R.N., c/o A. T. Howat, Esq., M.A., 61 St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York. Rookery House, Crayke, York. Humna, C. D., A.C.A., BRADLEY,
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HUNTER, I. T., 6 St. Augustine's Mansions, Vincent Square, Westminster,
London, S.W.1. IBBERSON, C. D., 37 Woodholm Road, Sheffield. Si! 9HS. JACQUES, S. H., c/o Manila Machinery & Supply Co.,
P.O. Box 607,
Manila, Philippines. JENKINS, P., Seematte, 6315 Oberageri, Switzerland. KAZEROONI, S. K., Home Address: Khyaban-i-Behar, No. 10 Khyabani-Bakhtiar, Teheran, Iran. Tel. 762455. Business Address: c/o Scientific Control Systems International, Ltd., Bezrouke House, Fifth Floor, Takht Jamsheed Avenue, No. 140 Forsat North, P.O. Box 11-1622, Teheran, Iran. Tel. 48703, 48704, 40176. KING, C. D., T.D., Stoke House, 166 Stoke Lane, Bristol. BS9 3RP. Tel. Bristol 626863. KNAPTON, Dr. J. J. F., Temporary Address: c/o John Knapton, Esq., Foxhill, Wetherby, Yorkshire. KNOWLES, G. D. B., Hazelwood Farm, Crayke, York. Tel. Easingwold 622. LEACH, A. C., 37 Woolsington Gardens, Woolsington, Newcastle-uponTyne. Tel. Newcastle 869250. MACILDOWIE, Wing-Commander S. M., F.C.A., "Cranford", 71 Christchurch Road, Cheltenham. MACKELLAR, W. G., 2C Forrester Park Gardens, Corstorphine, Edinburgh. MARSHALL, J. C. H., 6 Belgrave Crescent, Harrogate, Yorkshire. MEDLvcarr, A. S., Hornby Cottage, Danby, Whitby, N. Yorkshire. MERVYN, R. F. S., "Palmerston", 25 High St., Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. MIDDLETON, T. C., 42 Oakland, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 4YP. MONTAGUE, W. E., Beryl Farm, Bristol Road, Wells, Somerset. Tel. Wells 3288. MOORE, J. E., 56 Bents Road, Sheffield. Si 1 9RL. NEALE, C. A., P.O. Box 2194, Metaxas Square, Nicosia, Cyprus. PARKER, Dr. R. M. S., The Surgery, Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland. Tel. Allendale 280. PATTISON, D. C., "Beechburn", 22 Station Close, Riding Mill, Northumberland. PEACOCK, R. A., 59 TongWay, Leeds. LS12 5NA. PEAT, R. S., 7 Bryan Close, Church Garth, Hurworth-on-Tees, Co. Durham. PENMAN, Flt. Lt. J. 0. R., B.Sc., C.Eng., AFRAES, RAF Western Hill, Penang, Malaysia. PENTY, Dr. P. R., Eastfield, Church Street, Uttoxeter, Staffs. ST14 8AB. Tel. Uttoxeter 2010. PHILLIPS, Wing Commander J. S. P., D.F.C., 10 The Verneys, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham. PHILLIPS, S. C., 10 The Verneys, Old Bath Road, Cheltenham. PICKERING, J. B., 17 Vernon Road, Shipton Road, York. POWELL, W. B., 9 Lockwood Close, Farnborough, Hants. RANSON, E. M. H., c/o Anglo-American Corporation (C.A.) Ltd., P.O. Box 1986, Lusaka, Zambia. RATCLIFF, K. M., 24 Marlborough Rise, Grove Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. RAYMOND, D. M., 49 Allerton Road, Stoke Newington, London, N.16. RELTON, R. A., 4 Manor Gate, Manor Park, Long Newton, Stockton, Teesside. 71
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tonshire. RICHARDSON, Dr. J., Rickstones, Colwall, Malvern, Worcs. RIDLEY, D. S. H., 42 Market Place, Pickering, Yorkshire ROBINSON, D., 44 Glynswood„ Camberley, Surrey.
RODGERS, Sir John C., Bt., M.P., 72 Berkeley House, Hay Hill, London, W.1. ROWBOTTOM,
Q. G., 200 (Singapore) PRO COY, Royal Military Police, c/o G.P.O., Singapore. SARGEANT, K. J., The White House, Worsall Road, Yarm-on-Tees, Yorkshire SHEPHERD, G. E., 63 North Park Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire. SHERIFF, E., c/o The Shoulder of Mutton Hotel, Heworth Green, York. Tel. York 25293. STONES, D. I., 180 Andover Street (Apt. 20), Ballardvale, Mass. 01810, U.S.A. SUTTON, J. A., 7 Fir Glen Drive, Yateley, Camberley, Surrey. TENDALL, R. E. F., Les Fontaines, St. Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands. Tel. Central 26320. THOMPSON, C. W., F.A.I., Barclays Bank House, 28 Market Square, Retford, Notts. Tel. 3627 (Home), 3887 (Business). TURNELL, J. S., 3 Garland Avenue, Emsworth, Hants. P010 7QA WARREN, K. A., 11 Ravenswood Drive, Bolton. BL1 SAJ. Tel. Bolton 41836. WARRINGTON, I. U., The Old Vicarage, Pocklington, York. WATSON, B. D., A.R.I.B.A., 1-3 Dudley Street, Grimsby, Lincs. Tel. 0472-55288/9. WEBBER, Lieutenant-Commander R. S. F., D.S.C., R.N., Ensleigh Lodge, Ham Common, Richmond, Surrey. WENNINGTON, B. B., 22 Mayford Road, Branksome, Poole, Dorset. WHARLDALL, R. B., Ness House, Nelson Terrace, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside. WHITAKER, E. A., "Apple Trees", Froggatt Lane, Froggatt, Sheffield. WILDSMITH, E. E., Knights Garth, Callas Road, Bishop Burton, Beverley, Yorkshire. HU17 8QL. Tel. Leconfield 276. WILKINSON, C. E., 31 Kent Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire. Tel. Harrogate 2153. WILLIAMS-RAAHAUGE, M. P., 6 Park Avenue, Barford, Norwich, Norfolk. NOR 38X.
OBITUARY JOHNSON, A. N. 102 Cooden Drive, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Joined: 1918,
Left: 1921 (died suddenly 19th March, 1970). MILLHOUSE, G., 59 Leyborne Park, Kew Gardens, Surrey. Joined: 1912,
Left: 1913 (died 24th August, 1969). T. J., "Herdholt", Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, Teesside. Joined: 1960, Left: 1966 (died in motor accident 12th March, 1970). ROUTLEDGE, D. G., 48 Cambridge Avenue, Marton, near Middlesbrough. Joined: 1958, Left: 1963 (died July, 1970). THOMAS, H. H., Hastoe House, Hastoe, Tring, Herts. Joined: 1923, Left: 1927 (died August, 1969). NEWHOUSE,
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