Peterite 1991-1995

THEPETERITE

HAZEL SCARLETT

It is with great regret that we inform readers of the death of Hazel Scarlett on 23rd January 1991 following a long illness

Hazel came to St Peter's as the Head Master's Assistant Secretary in March 1975 and became the Bursar's Secretary in September 1977 She will be remembered as a cheerful vibrant personality who exuded efficiency and competence. She was caring, sympathetic and approachable Nothing was too much trouble for her, and all at St. Peter's, both staff and pupils, benefited from

and were enriched by her presence She was dedicated to her work at the School, and thegenerosity of her nature frequently led to her involvement in tasks which were beyond her immediate responsibility

Hazel's interests outside School included art, music, local history, gardening and animals She was devoted to her family — her husband Will and daughters Sally and Fiona to whom we extend our deepest sympathy. St Peter's is indebted to Hazel She will be sadly missed, but never forgotten.

THE PETERITE

Editor: D. S. Newman

Photographs: Mathew Sumpton, Stephen Whalley, John Brown, Nona Blenkin, Ann Hodgson, Adam Dean, Richard Wallace, Eric Thompson, Adrian Robinson, James Harding, Yorkshire Evening Press et. al.

Artwork (page 77): John Brown.

STOP PRESS: Congratulations to Matthew and Claire Grant on the birth of their daughter, Lauren, and to the Musicians for the success of their German trip Full details in next year's Peterite

COMMEMORATION

CARDINAL HUME

Cardinal Basil Hume preached the Sermon in die Service at the Minster, which provided amemorable finale to the School year

After the Service, Cardinal Hume blessed the memorial plaques in the ante-chapel These record the heroism of two Old Peterites martyred at the beginning of the seventeenth century: John Mitchell gives details of their lives in his "Forgotten Fame" article on page 86

THE HEAD MASTER'S SPEECH

Below we print extracts from the Head Master's Commemoration Address.

Review of the Year

There is an old Chinese proverb which states that the brain will only absorb what the seat will endure, and I use this rubric as a guide on these occasions not to bore you with too many details of this year's successes: scholarships gained, matches won, concerts performed and so on. These are more than adequately reported in the School magazine, and I wish to leave time this morning in order to share with you some of the concerns that have claimed much of my thoughts and attention over the last twelve months

However, the achievements, even if touched on only briefly, cannot lightly be dismissed. There were our outstanding A-Level results last summer with a 93% pass rate and 65% of them at A, B and C grades There were the nine successful Oxbridge candidates and the significandy improved G.C.S.E record Highlights of our sports programme have been the continuing success of the Boat Club, of the boys' and girls' tennis, of the girls' hockey and netball and the boys' squash; the Rugby tour of Portugal was worthwhile and enjoyable; and I am pleased that fencing is once again part of our options list. Two very intense and powerful plays have been produced Ian Lowe's Dragons and Antony Dunn's Resurrection. The musicians have given us some splendid singing and playing in both me Minster and the Chapel, and a whole series of concerts through the year augurs well for the Choir and Band tour of Germany later this summer

A glance back dirough my diary and files has reminded me of other particular areas and activities (the list that follows is necessarily selective): Comic Relief Day when me School thought (incorrecdy)tiiatI was going to remove my trousers in Chapel, the various meetings of our Amnesty International Group, our links at both pupil and staff level wim Selborne College in South Africa, die major Barry Daniel Fund Award to Matiiew Sumpton and Marc Mitchell for their coming trans-Africa expedition, the participation of Ann Hodgson and Charles Barlow in me north-east Schools' party to India and die continuing work of our voluntary service unit. Concerning mis last it was very gratifying for me to receive a letter from York City Charities thanking us for our help with die residents of Fotiiergill Homes during die February snow. The letter ended, "It must be said mat die association witii St Peter's is most highly valued, and die many benefits which we enjoy through it are greatly appreciated. Indeed, die way community service is taught and also practised at St Peter's is something of which you should be justly proud".

One or two otiier diary items of this last year: a farewell retirement party for Stan Shirreffs, our laundry manager, and John Hall, our head groundsman, after many years' fine service on the School's behalf; and inservice sessions for teaching staff which have covered such relevant matters as die role of die educational psychologist, alcohol and young people, and child abuse

If my review of the year has been botii brief and sketchy it is because I wish to spend a short time sharing with you my reflections on a number of matters which have been at die forefront of my concerns during tiiis academic year They are our current development programme; things academic including die National Curriculum, technology and the future of A-Levels; die importance of our boarding provision as an integral part of die School's life; and my so-to-speak constituencies of parents, staff and pupils

First the recent improvements to our facilities Appeal '89, through the generosity of so many parents, Old Peterites and other friends of the School, was a huge success, and donors received a report in January marking the achievement of reaching our revised target of £600,000 The results are visible around the School campus: the Chilman Building constitutes ajunior School classroom complex, spacious, comfortable, utilitarian, aesthetically pleasing, surely as good as or better than any such provision elsewhere; the School Library, handsome, well-furnished, better serviced and stocked, attracting in particular our sixth formers with its quiet atmosphere for private study; the renovation of The Grove and Scott blocks as fine modern languages and mathematics centres, due to be opened on September 20th by Denis Hirst and Guy Shuttleworth respectively, an evening event to which in due course you will all be invited and hopefully come These developments have significantly enhanced our educational plant The Methodist Halls, in use currently for music and drama, have yet to be tackled, and I hope that sooner rather than later we can begin the work which will make them a worthy centre for the performing arts

One other task is to be undertaken in the coming year and that is the renovation and partial rebuilding of the Chapel organ Its present condition, after sixty years without significant attention, is both musically dire and electrically dangerous This was not the ideal time for further financial outlay, but the Governors in their wisdom have recognised the importance of the organ and the part it plays not so much in our musical life but rather in the Chapel worship which lies at the heart of the School as a Christian community

Academic matters

Now to academic matters. The National Curriculum and much that is related to it — A-Level reform, standard attainment targets, balanced science, technology —have been a constant and not always uplifting theme to my School year and that of the Second Master, the Heads of Department and other teaching staff Two things are especially depressing: the confusions and uncertainties at the top with the Government tending to make policy 'on the hoof and the 'bleak-speak', the incomprehensible utterances of the two educational quangos, the National Curriculum Council (N.C.C.) and the Schools' Examination and Assessment Council (S.E.A.C.) I liked the Master of Haileybury's dig at S.E.A.C. which found its way into the columns of The Times "S.E.A.C.", he said, "would translate those luminous words of St Paul to the Corinthians, 'When I was achild I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man I put away childish things' as, 'In the contextual situation of infancy I communicated in media appropriate to the age range, my comprehension was restricted to non-adult levels, and my cognitive processes were of only sub-adolescent equivalence On the completion, however, of personal maturation I developed rejection tendencies towards primary hardware' ".

Our own particular concerns have been with balanced science and with technology The National Curriculum balanced science has many virtues, and all our pupils embarking on G.C.S.E. either in 1992 and 1993 will undertake the new balanced science courses covering all three subjects — physics, chemistry and biology This makes educational sense (and is indeed the only option open to us) but we continue to nurse the doubt as to whether our brightest pupils are being as fully stretched as in the former O-Level days. Concerning technology the educational gurus have yet to determine whether we are dealing with a specific subject or with a crosscurricular theme. C.D.T., in other words, may not be a full substitute for a discipline which is sometimes defined as embracing C.D.T., information technology, art, mathematics, science, business studies and home economics Over the coming years I expect firmer directions and a more focussed philosophy to emerge In the meantime Mr. Dawson has taken on the role of Head of Technology with a brief to plan, co-ordinate and implement this fresh approach through our eight to sixteen range Suffice it to say that he has a challenging task

It will give the parents here this morning little cheer when they hear that we who are meant to be the professionals are so unsure and uncertain about these new departures and reforms. I give you just two further instances of confusion and muddle The National Curriculum provides for testing of children at seven, eleven, fourteen and sixteen by means of S.A.T.'s (standard attainment targets) I am predisposed to follow the National Curriculum as closely as practicable (though we as an independent School are not legally required to do so) However, the procedure and proposals for the S.A.T testing is in turmoil with pilot schemes having gone seriously wrong and different signals being sent out by the Government on the one hand and S.E.A.C on the other For the time being the prudent course for us will be to stand clear and wait and see Watch this space!

The other example of confusion and drift concerns ALevels, and the Government's recent White Paper on sixteen to nineteen education has done little to set a new agenda Here is an examination attacked by the country's employers, by the heads of most secondary Schools, by the university vice-chancellors and even by the Prince of Wales The response of the Government is to cling to it as part of England's eccentric genius A-Levels from some points of view serve this School well: it is an examination which is sufficiently rigorous for the large majority of our sixth formers; it is relatively simple for us to staff and resource; it provides a well-practised if not always accurate selection test for entrance to degree courses But its disadvantages are also clear: bright sixteen year-olds abandon all but three academic subjects, thus ensuring that scientists remain unread and arts pupils science-blind; and early sixth form specialisation narrows the pool from which university science and engineering departments are able to choose their students The Government, in my view unrealistically, wishes to cling on to what it terms the gold standard of A-Levels while at the same time promoting the status of vocational courses Perhaps a simpler or at least a first step would be to scrap A-Levels

and insist that university entrance should require five or six separate subjects, perhaps topped up with a specialist paper in one chosen discipline If such a reform failed to increase the number of pupils staying in full-time education after sixteen it would at least ensure a more broadly educated sixth form product and a more satisfying and stimulating sixth form syllabus

I must, however, add a footnote to leaven the lump of this curricular misery and show you that all is not completely doom and gloom in the classroom A Headmaster of my acquaintance was visiting an English lesson for his eleven year-olds and, walking round looking over their shoulders at their poetry work, saw the following on one boy's page:

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow

Sorrow, sorrow, sorrow

Grief, grief, grief

The Headmaster was amazed and moved and said to the boy, "But that's marvellous, what a wonderful depth of poetic insight and feeling", to which the boy looked up and said, "But, Sir, it's not a poem; it's my spelling corrections"

Boarding

The issue of boarding education in general and boarding at St Peter's in particular has been another continuing concern of mine this year. Currently boarding on a national scale is becoming less popular, and the Boarding Schools Association with I.S.I.S (the Independent Schools Information Service) are organising a National Boarding Week in October to promote boarding and emphasise its worth to a new generation of parents who seem less inclined to consider this form of education for their children At St Peter's we have been working hard and successfully to buck the trend, and our boarding numbers are being sustained with a healthy strengthening in the younger age groups This is something about which we should all be glad: I am convinced that our mix of boarding and day contributes much to the School's success Our boarders and day pupils both gain by being educated here together: our sport, our music, our pastoral systems, our very ethos and educational philosophy benefit from our having a substantial boarding element It is what makes us a community, and it is this sense of community which is such an important ingredient in what we are able to achieve For all these reasons we shall be playing our part in the October National Boarding Week and putting resources and effort into seeing that the School remains a purposive, caring and happy community in which boarding continues to be significant

People

It was once said that a Headmaster is paid to be unpleasant and he earns every penny of the substantial salary he is paid I would take issue with several aspects of that statement but it does at least suggest that the

Headmaster's role is dealing as much with people as with buildings, changes in the curriculum or the promotion of boarding. Parents, staff and pupils are the people with whom much of my working life is spent.

Parents are in some respects our customers In one sense Prizegiving isthe company's annual general meeting when the shareholders have the opportunity to consider the Chairman's and Managing Director's discharge of their duties One of the particular rewards of my job at St Peter's is the considerable and friendly support which you, the parents, give us I would especially like to thank Ann Musgrave, Chairman of the Friends of St Peter's, and all her committee for their efforts on our behalf Noteworthy have been a most enjoyable Easter Ball and also the popular disco organised earlier this term for the School's pupils

I.am conscious of the fact that parents want more for their children than academic achievement, the provision of which is clearly our responsibility as teachers. Parents have other concerns too, and we as teachers have obligations to meet these also It is worth recalling the hopes of Tom Brown's father as he sent his son off to Rugby:

Shall I tell him to mind his work and say he is sent to School to make himself a good scholar? But he isn't sent to School for that not for that mainly. I don't care a straw for Greek Particles or the digamma — no more does his mother What's he sent to School for? If he'll turn out a brave, helpful, truth-telling Englishman, a gentleman and a Christian — that's all I want

Today's parents do not express their hopes in quite those terms, but, like Tom Brown's father, they do have aspirations for their sons and daughters which go beyond the acquisition of G.C.S.E and A-Level results, and it is in large measure the responsibility of us individually as teachers and collectively as a School to meet them. How then do we discharge that responsibility? What is the essence of our task as teachers? Someone else has

Schoolmastering... is 'iceberg' work Very little, perhaps, appears on the surface, but deep down, under the surface, something isgoing on which is very, very important in a boy's life... Boys arevery perspicacious: they arevery much more shrewd than we think, and they know whether the man who is looking after them or with whom they have dealings isgenuine ornot

Little things can have a tremendous effect on boys... It isthehundred-and-one things onesays or does which have an importance andeffect out of all proportion That is why Schoolmastering is soworthwhile: for everything helps to building up a life It is what we are that matters It isthe small things that count.

That was said by the Abbot to his monks at Ampleforth in 1966

It is theteaching staff's strong sense of commitment, in and out of the classroom, in and out of term, which makes me as Head and you as parents so fortunate, and I take this opportunity of acknowledging the staff's continuing and caring contribution to the well-being and success of the boys and girls of this School

It is appropriate for me at this point to pay tribute to three members of staff It should not pass unrecorded that John Bulcock leaves our C.C.F. contingent after twentyfive years' service, eleven ofthem as commanding officer Doubtless hehasboth good and bad memories of countless parades, camps, field days, annual inspections and so on He has served well andlong, andtheflourishing, popular, voluntary contingent which hehands over to Brian Jelbert is testimony of his achievements

I only learned yesterday the sad news that Bill Riley will notbe returning tohispost as Head of Wind. He has made a well-nigh miraculous recovery from his severe illness of last summer and shown superb resilience and determination. He has been a full-time member of staff for eighteen years, having taught part-time previously for three His contribution to instrumental teaching, the various bands and the School's music overall has been huge and wethank him and wish hima continuing return to full health and vigour. To both him and Margrit our warmest good wishes for their retirement and future happiness

Also we say our farewells today to Keith Coulthard, forty-two years a member of staff, for some of which he has headed our geography department and for most of which — thirty-seven years — hewas careers master For a long time he rantheSchool's scout troop and its Young Farmers' Club For seventeen years he was a boarding Housemaster This is an outstanding record of service, and generations of Peterites have him to thank for being just that sort of Schoolmaster whom Cardinal Humewas describing at his monastic conference. Iowe Keith special thanks for his quiet, wise help and advice in his capacity as Common Room Chairman, a role he filled with tact and effectiveness. Normust Margaret beoverlooked and the special importance of her part as Housemaster's wife during their many years in Dronfield Wegive them both our very grateful thanks and our warm good wishes for a long, happy and active retirement

I have mentioned two of my three human constituencies —parents and staff I turn finally to the School's pupils If I see them only infrequently in the classroom it is because the other affairs that absorb my time — ourdevelopments, ourmarketing, our curriculum and so on —are being pursued in the interests of their education and its enhancement That relatively little of my time is spent on matters of discipline is, I believe, a reflection of our boys' andgirls' overall high standards of responsibility and sense. Particularly rewarding for me as Head Master are the sometimes verbal, sometimes written indications from parents that their sons and daughters like School, that they have full School livesand above all that they are happy here. I hope that it is not just the rose-tinted spectacles of the academic year end which makes me think that the majority of our pupils actually enjoy their Schooldays: certainly not a few genuine tears are shed as our leavers say their final goodbyes anddepart Toourpupils for all that they have done to make this another successful year and to make my task of headship the more fulfilled and satisfying my thanks To you all my good wishes for a refreshing and restful summer holiday

Commander Bulcock.

"strong sense of commitment. "

PRIZEWINNERS

THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN:

Senior

Junior

WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR DIVINITY

TOYNE PRIZES FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

L. C. LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETERS PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES

POLITICS PRIZE

SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING

BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY

JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FORMIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: IVth Form

Illrd Form

JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH

RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA

ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:

Senior

Junior

FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE

GERMAN PRIZE

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

B.M.A PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PRIZES

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY

DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E PRACTICAL WORK

FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN

ART PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

CRAFT, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZES

OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

PADDY POWER PRIZE

TUDOR HOWAT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION

ORANGErBROMEHEAD PRIZE FORSTRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT

Music PRIZES:

FORM PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

Vth Form

IVth Form

Illrd Form

BARRY DANIEL AWARD

K.H RHODES PRIZE

NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE

Matthew Williams

Christopher Braganza, John Crisp

Christopher Braganza

Gareth Kay, Matthew Williams

Charlotte Cranston

Alan Hodgin

Robert Crossley

Stephen Harryman

Gareth Kay

Antony Dunn

Adam Dean

Jenifer Swallow

Thomas Archer

Antony Dunn

Emma Ward

Marcus Buckle

Fiona Watt

Antony Dunn, Victoria Gill

Sally Hamilton

Olivia Smart

Robert Emsley

Richard Ambrose

Andrew Buisson

Simon Davies

Jason Ayers

Amanda Daniels, Indraneil Ghosh

James Stephenson

Harriet Torlesse

Jason Ayers

Matthew Millar

John Crisp, Alan Hodgin

Simon Shepherd

Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis

Adam Dean, Sarah Durham

Alan Hodgin

Andrew Farrow

Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis

Sarah Durham, Sarah Masterman

Anne Suttill

Andrew Collier

Tifanny Richards

Martin Kershaw, Tifanny Richards

Cherry Alton, Graham Kershaw

Christopher Braganza, John Crisp

Alan Hodgin, Andrew Mawby

Alexander Martin

Selwyn Mcllhinney, Thomas Nowell

Penelope Whiting

Samantha Carter, Benjamin Ferrey

Lorna Highet, George Pitt

Mathew Sumpton

Rebecca Ingledew

Christopher Rowland

RESULTS

A-LEVEL

The following gained three or more passes at Grade C or above (excluding General Studies):

ASSOCIATED BOARD MUSIC EXAMS

GRADE 5 AND ABOVE PASSED

November 1990

Grade 8

P. (B,B,C) M. W. E

Altman, C. R. (A,A,A,); Ayers, J. M. L. (A,A,A,A) Bean, M. A. (A,B,B); Bell, R. D. (A,A,B); Bond, J. N (A,B,C); Buisson, A. J. (A,A,A); Butler, J. P. (A,A,A) Cove, T. P. (A,A,C); Cranston, C. N. (A,B,C) Crossley, R. J. (A1,A1,A); Curtis, A. G. (A1,B,B) Daniels, A. L. (A,A,A,A); Davies, S. G. (A1,A2,A,A): Dean, A M (A,A,A); Durham, S H (A,B,B) Farrow, C L (B,B,C); Garai, K (A,B,C); Ghosh, I (A2,A,A,A); Gildener, S J (A,A,C); Gossow, R J C (A,A,C); Hamilton, S A J (B,B,C); Harding, G J (A,A,B); Ingledew, R P (A,A,A); Kay, G N (A2,A,A); Lovell, A D (A1,A,C); Macphail, A J (A1,A1,A,B); Masterman, S J (C,C,C); Millar, M C (A,A,B); Mills, J (B,B,C); Mitchell, M J (A,A,B) Musgrave, S C (B,B,C); Pollard, I J (B,B,B) Powell, J S (A2,B2,B); Richards, T C F (A1,A,A,A) Rigby, J D (B,B,B); Rowland, C Stephenson, J I (A,A,B,C); Sumpton (A,A,B); Taylor, J (A1,A,A,A); Thompson, J H (B,B,B); Torlesse, H (A,A,A); Waters, A L (A,C,C) Weir, A P (B,B,C); Westwood, N J (B,B,C) Williams, M J G (A,A,A)

The overall pass rate was 95%

Cr.CS.E.

The following gained ten passes at Grade C or above

Bean, D J.; Berry, S A.; Braganza, C M A.; Brooks J R.; Butler, B C; Clark, L G.; Coulbeck, S B.; Crisp J R.; Daniel, L J.; Davies, M J.; Davies, T G Dowding, S R.; Dunn, T M C; Ellis, D H.; Emsley R.; Farley, C F.; Fieldsend, J W.; Gorman, P A Graves-Tamvakis, C E.; Graves-Tamvakis E F.; Harrison, S M.; Hodgin, A D.; Holgate, J M Ibbotson, M J.; Jackson, D S.; Keenan, G C; Khanna S.; Lacy-Colson, J H.; Lang, M A.; Langford P J R.; Layram, M J J.; Marlow, M.; Mawby, A R Millen, D.; Mindenhall, J E M.; Morris, C Nadian, R.; Nuttell, M T.; Oakley, T J.; Pickard A J.; Pittman, M E P.; Roberts, C D H.; Sampson L C; Sanderson, S Y.; Scott, M J.; Shedden, H I Shepherd, S W.; Smith, M S R.; Smith, R M.; Strong E L.; Swallow, J E.; Tildesley, D M.; Tilston, S J Todd, M G.; Wallis, A M R.; Watson, P J.; White, E K

The overall pass rate at Grade C or above was 88.3%.

Cherry Alton

Kathryn Wood

Iain Mclntyre

Grade 7

Lucinda Francis

Emily Strong

Penny Whiting

Elena Clegg

Grade 6

Nicholas Strong

Martin Brown

Eleanor White

Grade 5

Andrew Collier

Steven Clegg

Katy Pittman

Catherine Dixon

Kellea York

Rebecca Gilbert

March 1991

Grade 8

Andrew Moxon

Charles Barlow

Grade 7

Emma Brown

Caroline Murphy

Alastair Alton

Charles Barlow

Cherry Alton

Kellea York

Grade 6

Rebecca Gilbert

Alastair Alton

Grade 5

Stephanie Sanderson

Richard Hugill

Catherine Dixon

July 1991

Grade 7

Graham Kershaw

Grade 6

Oliver Button

Grade 5

Hannah Fieldsend

Rebecca Gilbert

Rachel Hancock

Rachel Owen-Barnett

Juliet Stephenson

Margaret Wood

flute violin piano piano flute piano piano

clarinet piano flute organ theory theory theory theory theory piano piano

flute flute violin violin piano piano flute piano

treble recorder tenor saxophone flute

trumpet oboe

clarinet violin theory flute theory theory

HOUSE REPORTS

CLIFTON

The start of the academic year saw the House receive Mr Harvey as the new Housemaster It was the first time in living memory that the Senior School had had a Chaplain-Housemaster and it has been a challenging experience for both the House and the Housemaster! There have been sixty-two pupils in the House, including seven third form girls and three lower sixth girls For the first time in its six-year history, Clifton has had girls in the Middle School We have begun the process of becoming a fully co-educational day House The small number of girls has meant that, for games, we have joined forces with The Grove. This has worked well, although we look forward to fielding our own teams next year

Clifton is working hard to build up its games-playing ability Although we were knocked out in the first round of the Senior Rugby and Senior Cricket Competitions, we did much better atjunior level We got to the semi-finals of the Junior Rugby and Junior Cricket Competitions, and came second in the Junior Rugby Sevens Competition, being beaten only by School House. In the Junior Rugby there were some particularly good performances from Jamie Beaufoy, Ben Councell, Michael Hunter, Naithan McBride (Captain), Robert Pugh, Michael Helme and Nicholas Wight. We are optimistic about our potential at senior level rugby The Five-a-side Soccer Competition is always keenly contested and we managed to win the junior competition in the Summer Term

We enjoyed considerable success in the Inter-House Swimming Clifton finished third in the competition, and was first among the day Houses. The U.14Medley Relay team (Daniel Leveson, Oliver Marlow, Julia Toms and Grant Williams) set a new record time, and Ben Councell created a new record in the U 15 Breaststroke Jon LacyColson, Ben Councell, Naithan McBride and Oliver Marlow came first in the following events respectively: U 16Individual Medley; U 15Breaststroke and Butterfly; U.15 Backstroke; U.14 Breaststroke The House also came first in the U.15 Medley Relay and U.15 Freestyle Relay (Ryan Allworthy, Ben Councell, Michael Hunter and Naithan McBride)

The House performed well in the Inter-House Crosscountry Competition Jon Lacy-Colson came seventh in the Senior Boys category; Naithan McBride eighth in the Junior Boys; and Julia Toms twelfth in the Junior Girls

We were particularly pleased with Clifton's performance in the Athletics Sports Competition The House was represented in every event and came fourth overall — but first among the day Houses! Particular congratulations must go to Michael Hunter for coming first in the Intermediate 200m; to Scott Bradley for coming first in the Junior Javelin; and to Nicholas Wight for coming first in the Junior Long Jump.

Members of Clifton have represented the School at senior level in various sports: Robert Crossley and Edward Savage at 1st XV Rugby; James Harding and

Naithan McBride at 1st XI Cricket; and Michael Hunter at 1stVI Tennis. James Harding has also been the School's Captain of Squash for two years. It has been good to see several Cliftonites taking a keen interest in Rowing: Alistair Birch, Caroline Murphy, John Crisp, Dugan Jackson and Jon Lacy-Colson have all represented the School successfully. Alistair Birch was a member of the crew which competed at Henley this year and is to be warmly congratulated for his achievement here Academically, members of the House have enjoyed some success this year Jason Ayers won the Chemistry Prize and the B.M.A Prize for Biologists going into Medicine. Robert Crossley won the Economics Prize. Matthew Williams was awarded the Senior Latin Prize and the Toyne European History Prize The Junior Latin Prize went to John Crisp and the Junior Arthur Craven Memorial Prize for Spoken French to Robert Emsley. Samantha Carter won one of the third form prizes Cliftonites have contributed to many other areas of School life: Robert Crossley had a major role in Ian Lowe's Dragons; Samantha Carter, Vanessa Jelbert, Julia Toms and Roger Lakin were in Alan Ayckbourn's Confusions. Jason Ayers masterminded our Egg Race team and Top House team. Paul Cove, Matthew Williams, Rupert Gregory, Caroline Murphy, Juliet Stephenson, Andrew Mawby and Ryan Allworthy all made significant contributions to School music. Denzil Jelbert served as Head of the Army Section of the C.C.F. Other members of the House have participated in the Community Service programme

In May, just before the upper sixth left, we had a Clifton Sixth Form Dinner. This was a very enjoyable evening, with all members of the sixth form attending, together with House staff We were given a fine afterdinner speech by Mr Neil Malherbe, a Master from Selborne College in South Africa, who has been visiting the School this term Edward Savage, the out-going Head of House, and Alistair Birch, the new Head of House, also spoke

I have greatly enjoyed my first year in Clifton. For staff and pupils alike it has been a full and busy, and I hope, very enjoyable year I would like to end my first House report by expressing my thanks and best wishes: to Edward Savage and James Harding, our two School monitors, for their help and support; to M J G and A J H for their invaluable roles as assistants; to K G C (whose wise counsel we sadly lose this term), K. R. P. and D. J. S. for their support as tutors; and to Alistair Birch as he assumes the responsibilities of being Head of House I am pleased to award House Colours to Jason Ayers, Kinshuk Garai, James Harding, Edward Savage, Naithan McBride and Robert Pugh. I wish all those who are leaving the best of good fortune in the future and thank them for their varied contributions to the life of the House I look forward to those who will return in September continuing to play a committed and enthusiastic role in Clifton's life

S. C. Harvey

DRONFIELD

The beginning of another academic year saw a healthy intake of seventeen lower sixth and threejunior boarders: Dronfield was indeed bursting at the seams We welcomed Miss Finney and Mr Shaw to the staff, as assistant and tutor respectively The House had three School monitors: Sally Hamilton, Charlotte Cranston and Rebecca Ingledew; Rebecca was Head of School and Head of House

With an excellent representation in sport, Sophie Jackson should be congratulated on her captaincy of First XI Hockey, Ernma Ward as Captain of Squash and Isla Pollard as Captain of Netball Rebecca was Captain of Boats

Hockey was the main sport of the term and saw many members of the House playing in various teams. Sophie Jackson, Connelee Morris, Anne Suttill, Julia Thompson, Nicola Westwood, Angela Rosindale and Emma Ward all received First XI Colours, with Sophie achieving the added distinction of a Cap Juliette Webster, Caroline Cooper, Isla Pollard, Susie Musgrave, Melanie Gibb and Eleanor Bowling also represented the School at First Team level Julia, Sophie, Nicola and Angela also played for York and District. The Jackson-Pacey Trophy was awarded to Julia The House won the Inter-House Competition with a handicapped team, a fine achievement

There were relatively few squash fixtures this term Emma Ward, Sophie Jackson, Nicola Westwood and Juliette Webster all played at First Team level Rowing enjoyed considerable success: Sally Hamilton, Charlotte Berry, Esther Williams, Anne Suttill, Alex Simpson and Rebecca Ingledew all rowed for the First Crew; Emma Brown, Amanda Farley and Polly Evans rowed in an active novice crew. Lindsay Daniel coxed the majority of the winning crews

Drama and music was as usual an important feature of the contribution made by Dronfield girls Dragons featured several members of the House but special mention must be given to Sally as co-producer and one of the principal characters Emma Brown, Emma Ward, Rachel Robertson, Claire Taylor, Sarah Richards, Olivia Smart and Clare Farrow also took parts Claire Altman maintained her strong involvement in musical events, joined by Lucinda Francis, Amanda Farley and Emma Brown They and other members of the House played in orchestra and band. The choir and chamber choir as usual contained a significant Dronfield contingent

The term was rounded off by a successful formal dinner and the usual in-House festivities

The Easter Term saw the House participating yet again in a wide variety of sports and other extra-curricular activities, as usual with great success.

The start of term saw the House netball team battling through under the leadership of Isla Pollard to win the Senior Inter-House Netball Cup. Thejunior team played to a high standard, although they were unfortunate not to be as successful as their counterparts

However, they proved their worth in the Junior House Cross-Country Competition and must be congratulated

with five people coming within the first ten: Lucy Evans, Sarah Richards, Molly Tyler-Childs and Kathryn Charman, with Claire Taylor finishing a commendable third position Her efforts were rewarded along with Sarah Richard's as they were picked to represent the York and District Cross-Country team

The last week of term held the Inter-House Swimming Gala Unfortunately for Dronfield the end result of seventh position in the competition did not reflect the standards obtained in the individual races A whole range of girls represented the House: Alexie Zimmermann, Sarah Richards, Claire Taylor, Melissa Marlow and Esther Williams They all swam individually with a combined team winning the medley relay

The House hockey team maintained its usual high standard of play by winning the Inter-House Outdoor Competition under the captaincy of Sophie Jackson.

Despite the emphasis being placed on sport this term, Dronfield has participated in other activities For the fourth year running we entered the Great Egg Race although the team was not as successful as in previous years Becky Ingledew and Angela Rosindale were team members for the fourth time along with Connelee Morris, Sarah Richards and Alexie Zimmermann

Dronfield was represented by Angela Rosindale in Antony Dunn's play 'Resurrection' which was performed in School and will be shown in York later on this year

The Summer Term brought a continuation of the active involvement in sport. Heidi Clark and Kathryn Charman both represented York and District in tennis. In athletics, Amanda Farley and Emma Copley were successful at discus and sprint respectively in the York and District trials The Inter-House Competition featured wins for Anne Suttill, Amanda Farley and the senior relay team The rowers were not to be outdone; an all Dronfield crew of Rebecca Ingledew, Sally Hamilton, Anne Suttill and Charlotte Berry won the Senior III event at Bradford Esther Williams, Emma Brown, Polly Evans, Diana Wooding, Philippa Merritt and Nicola Andrews were also among the trophies in other events

Distinctions gained in other areas included the Senior Geography Prize won by Charlotte Cranston, the French Reading Prize which went to Olivia Smart, the Old Peterite Club Reading Prize awarded to Emma Ward, and a Drama Prize for Sally Hamilton Anne Suttill was awarded the Paddy Power Prize for her contribution to the School in many areas

At the end of term, House Colours were awarded to Rebecca Ingledew, Charlotte Cranston, Sally Hamilton, Sophie Jackson, Emma Ward, Caroline Cooper, Rachel Robertson, Nicola Westwood, Julia Thompson, Clare Farrow, Juliette Webster, Susie Musgrave, Anne Suttill and Isla Pollard While the upper sixth enjoyed a successful Leavers' Ball, the rest of the House enjoyed strawberries and ice cream in the garden.

Finally, our best wishes to all our leavers, and congratulations to next year's Head of House, Emma Brown, Head Girl, Shelagh Pitt, and additional monitors, Angela Rosindale and Esther Williams

THE GROVE

Christmas Term

Christmas Term began with James Butler as Head of House and School Monitor We welcomed Mr C Hodsdon and Mr. D. Morris as replacements for Mrs. M Holt and Mr D Newman as House Tutors

We were pleased to welcome back many of last year's fifth form who had done well in their G.C.S.E.'s especially J Angel, T Brassington, I Gordon and J Sutcliffe We also welcomed our four new lower sixth, the Sans twins, H. Daggett and "Bob" (G. Taylor).

Sam Forsyth returned from his visit to Selborne College in South Africa with a lively video of his stay Jim Butler missed the first week of term completing his work with the Manchester Youth Theatre

As usual the Senior House Rugby Competition provided the first real challenge to the House. Angus Gowthorpe led the team in a fine performance against a much stronger Queen's side (eventual runners-up) Angus also proved to be a tower of strength in the 1st XV where his commitment was justly rewarded by his 1st XV colours 1st XI colours were also awarded to Louisa Sans for her outstanding contribution to the 1stXI hockey Our senior girls combined with Clifton House to finish second in the girls' Inter-House Hockey The boys came third in the indoor competition eventually losing to the winners, Manor, in the semi-final John Sutcliffe, SamForsyth and Tom Brassington got useful practice for the hockey team playing each week for Y.H.C Our thanks go to G Todd and York Hockey Club for their valuable support

Many other sporting contributions were made throughout the House with A Curtis ever present and safe at full-back for the 3rd XV Ben Butler and Chris Braganza also made their contributions to.game one rugby and their enthusiasm will be looked for again next season The Shooting was won by the House, captained by Julian Bond, Anthony Curtis coming top in the School. The girls made their contribution with Lisa Thompson scoring a hat-trick in her first game for St Peter's junior hockey! James Stephenson established himself at No.2 in the 1st team squash and gained well earned 1st V colours

Ian Lowe's splendid play "Dragons" gave Jim Butler his final chance to light a School production. He required all his talent and ingenuity to master the prehistoric lighting in the "new" drama centre That it was a success is fair reward for his outstanding commitment to this sphere of School life The House also provided a major influence in the Choir which goes from strength to strength. It is good to see senior boys like I. Mclntyre, A Curtis, M Bean, C Braganza and J-P Weatherall still involved It was a pleasure to award House colours to Jim Butler and Anthony Curtis for their obvious contributions to The Grove The end of term also saw John Sutcliffe win the award of a most prestigious Army Scholarship

Easter Term

The Lent Term began with J Sutcliffe, T Brassington and S Forsyth all representing the 1stXIhockey All went on to gain 1st XI colours and John was appointed Captain of Hockey for 1992 Major contributions to the 2nd XI

came from I Gordon, B Neary and R Hudson There were also significant appearances in the U.16Colts from B Butler in goal, M Layram, S (hat-trick) Khanna and D Marks A Marks was appointed Captain of Crosscountry and led the House senior team to a well deserved second place with B Neary finishing second overall The junior girls played well in winning thejunior tournament Well done.

The junior boys' rugby was enthusiastically coached by A Gowthorpe His expertise with the front row gave A and C Mosby and D Falconer real help in holding a much stronger School House side. Unfortunately our midgets in the backs were outgunned and we exited in the first round However, in a specially arranged game against Queen's we eventually ran out winners 6-4 after a quite splendid match The tremendous enthusiasm was fair reward for Angus's efforts and those of N. Walker and P. Taylor, both stalwarts of the U.15XV. Swimming sports provided both boys and girls with the choice to show their skills Lorna Highet did very well in the Junior Girls with the usual sound performances in the boys from the "Butler Brothers", I Gordon, A Pickard, A Curtis and A Baines The senior five-aside football provided many thrills and spills with A Marks and J Stephenson showing the way (sadly to defeat!)

The Great Egg Race arrived again. Captained by Jim Butler, Louisa and Helena Sans, Stephen Dowding, Richard Harran and Nick Walker engaged their brains, battled with the problem, produced a solution and LOST! However, our House Quiz team nearly made it Anthony Curtis, Chris Braganza, Alex Martin and Douglas Falconer lost in the final on their very last question! (Our thanks go to John Shaw for his organisation of this event.)

Again significant musical commitments were made by Iain Mclntyre, Jeremy Doncaster, Matthew Bean, JackPatrick Weatherall, Alex Martin, Alex Bailes, Anthony Curtis and Chris Braganza culminating in aquite excellent performance of Handel's Messiah.

John Sutcliffe also displayed his artistic talents in the early part of term at the York Art Gallery. It only goes to prove how much can be gained from the extracurricular programme by those willing to commit their time. This was exemplified by C. Braganza with his contributions to the splendid production of "Resurrection" for the National Theatre Schools' Challenge

Summer Term

The Summer Term began with Bruce Neary and Richard Hudson gaining places in the 1st XI cricket. This was a sign of things to come Bruce gained his 1st XI colours after contributing well with both bat and ball Bruce and Richard did well to motivate a group of basically non-cricketers in the senior part of the House With the invaluable help of Nick Walker and Paul Taylor we overcame Clifton in the first round, Queen's by two runs in the semi-final and Temple by five runs in thefinal (Thanks Tom) All gave of their best, fielded like tigers and never gave up. It is appropriate to note that the two juniors turned in excellent individual performances to

clinch the final. Paul Taylor 6 for 17 and Nick Walker 41 This led to eager anticipation for the junior cricket After beating School House in a tremendous game (The Grove 92 for 9, School House 92 all out!) we managed to acquire 124 against The Rise (out tail end wagged!) However, Toby Cockcroft was too strong for us and they went into the final. Athletic sports is not always our strong point but individuals gave of their best with Angus Gowthorpe "throwing himself'into things; Euan Drysdale making his mark in the junior events

Again major musical contributions were made in the build up to the German Tour and we wish all ours success in this summer venture.

On an individual note it was excellent to see Jeremy Doncaster's excellent organisation of the 24-hour row over half-term This was another sign of the health of the Boat Club captained by Jim Butler. Certainly he and the rest of the crew must have enjoyed their first visit to Henley The junior House football went well with Paul Taylor leading his band of merry men, Alex Martin, "Norm" Berry, Selwyn Mcllhinney, Nick Walker and Nick Hales, into the semi-finals

On a more academic level, the House was pleased to see Fiona Watt win the Robin Shannon Prize, Alex Martin and Selwyn Mcllhinney the fourth form prizes and George Pitt and Lorna Highet the third form prizes Chris Braganza collected his normal trolley load! Well done.

Finally I would like to thank Jim Butler for his outstanding stewardship of The Grove It was not easy for him with little real support from his peers in the upper sixth. The remainder of the House developed a fine spirit. They have much to offer and have found a House identity I look forward very much to next year, wishing Bruce Neary as Head of House and John Sutcliffe as his deputy all good wishes My thanks as always go to Messrs Tooms, Dawson, Northfield, Morris and Hodsdon for all their help and support. We all wish Clive our best wishes for a full recovery from his back injury

P. J. Stephen

THE MANOR

The year began badly — Manor had been redecorated in shades from honey, through blue, and back to sand Thanks must go to Adam Dean and Chris Hall for that. However, we did have new chairs in the TV room and a new satellite system which led to the creation of the House Shop, which now subsidises our movie channel. Also a new bunch of third formers arrived, and turned out to comprise nearly all the Under 14A rugby team They were, and are still, energetic, tireless and noisy, and are indeed a welcome addition to the House A new assistant Housemaster, Mr Jeffs, joined the House in September and has already made himself very popular. The Autumn Term saw The Manor playing hard in the Senior House Rugby Despite failing to win the competition, we definitely left our mark. Mike Forrester must take the credit for breaking Kinshuk Garai's (Clifton)

knee. We had more success in the Inter-House indoor hockey With the help of Neil Forshaw (a third former in a senior team) and Indraneil Ghosh's brilliant play, Manor won the tournament. It was a term for setting records — Manor had a record number of applications to Oxford (seven), a record number of rejections (four), and fortunately a reasonable number of successes: Matthew Millar, Sandy MacPhail and Antony Dunn all won offers of two E's at A-Level Antony Dunn was also the only Manorite to have a part in the School play, "Dragons" The end of term meant the return of Manor's famous Christmas Party — this year, despite being prizeless and speechless, the evening was of the usual high standard and none of the vegetarians were forgotten

The Spring Term, despite the snow, contained the junior Inter-House rugby. Manor's team, despite their complete confidence, didn't quite win the cup Colin Tse's stunning try deserves special mention, though, as does Charles Atkinson's win in the butterfly race of the InterHouse swimming which Manor also didn't quite win The Inter-House Cross-Country finals produced fine performances from Matthew Dodgson and Andrew Wallis The other team members were enthusiastic, the juniors collectively running very well, and the seniors trying very hard. The Dunn brothers took part in "Resurrection" and the Inter-House quiz, also featuring Joel Hopwood and Michael Catling After resounding victories over School House and Queen's they beat Grove in the final to win the trophy Another success was the annual Great Egg Race, in which Manor's team, captained by Adam Dean, won another trophy.

Comic Relief meant a non-uniform day, and an alarming number of people turned up in skirts, except those who sabotaged School sheets and pillow cases and turned up as the Ku Klux Klan (tastefully re-named "Blu Mux Chicken" to prevent controversy) and paid, like everyone else, for the privilege.

The Summer Term was completely dominated by exams and sport, the second of which, at least, Manor are quite good at Ben Oakley was selected to represent North Yorkshire in the high jump, and special mention must be made of Scott Roberts, Andrew Wallis and Matthew Dodgson for their impressive performances in Inter-House athletics. Manor were joint winners with School House in the athletics, and although we didn't win the cricket Michael Forrester and Dominic Bundy played at a very high standard. Thejunior indoor football team, captained by Dominic Martin, played excellently and reached the final. However, three of the players suffered injuries just before the final and were unable to play. Their substitutes played well, but did not quite manage to win the final. Mark Benson was a finalist in the Robin Shannon Prize for Spoken English. Congratulations to Robert Hiles and Scott Roberts on being made monitor and Head of House respectively, and thank you to Adam Dean and Simon Powell for all their help over the last year. Mr. and Mrs Bulcock would like to wish all the leavers luck for their futures, and especially for their impending exam results, and are looking forward to having a new set of relatively peaceful third years in the House

Antony Dunn

QUEEN'S

I would like to begin this report as I ended the year at the House reception, by thanking the Upper Sixth for their tremendous contribution to Queen's over the last four or five years: they seem to have been aparticularly happy and thoughtful group, and those of us remaining will miss them I imagine — and hope — they are carrying good memories with them as they leave — even if there have been some rough times with the smooth. They will always be welcome visitors, even if only for another glass of wine on the lawn at Commemoration Lawrence Patton has been a Head of House and Monitor whose company and whose help I have valued greatly; and James Rigby has set a fine example as a School Monitor both in the House and more generally around School. Alex Deighton ended the School year by gaining success for the initial stages of his attempts to gain entry to the world of motor racing Andrew Berrington earlier captained the House Crosscountry to personal and team success David Blacker earned his House Colours simply — and rightly — just for always being there and being bothered on behalf of those around him Amanda Daniels, Lucy Yeomans, Sarah Glover and Harriet Torlesse learnt how to tame — or tolerate — Peterite Males at their best and worst: they have played a great part by example and by direct help, in the way the House has successfully become fully coeducational . I wish all the leavers well for their various futures In particular, we wish a happy year and successful return to James Rigby, who will be spending the next twelve months teaching English in Thailand.

At Commemoration 1991, prizes were awarded to Alan Hodgin (the Junior Prize for Geography, a Walter Smith Prize for G.C.S.E Practical Work, an Art Prize and a Fifth Form Prize), to Stephen Harryman (the Friends of St Peter's Prize for Business Studies, awarded this year for the first time), to Jenifer Swallow and Tom Archer for Middle School Essays, to Amanda Daniels for Science and Mathematics, to Harriet Torlesse (the Walter Smith Prize for Biology), to Cherry Alton (a Junior Prize for Music) and to Tom Nowell (a Fourth Form Prize): congratulations to all of them

It continues to be a pleasure for me to read the Tutor Sheets each mark order, of pupils who are steadily working in classrooms and at home to fulfil — and in some cases to exceed — their academic potential This has been very much the case with the Lower Sixth and Fourth form this year, where I might mention Sally Marshall, Chris Pyne, Ian Sharper and Stuart Clarke They even began to influence the more slothful among the Fifth and Upper Sixth so that the final term saw a great upsurge in effort which I hope will be rewarded when the results come out!

Talking of which, congratulations are in order for examination results in 1990. Louise Blackburn finished a marvellous career in our sixth form with straight 'A's in Maths and Sciences Alex Gage did well to achieve an 'A' grade in Geography. Vicki Inness gained entry to Durham University, where she is now distinguishing herself rowing At G.C.S.E level, praise is due to James Hague for remedying earlier disasters; and to Marcus

Aspden, David Baldry, Charles Barlow, Tim Cordier, Oliver Gardner, Angus Iveson, Chris Richardson, Nick Senior, Ian Sharper, Richard Shaw, and Andrew Wildblood for gaining 'C grades or better in every subject they entered

James Rigby captained the First XI this summer, while Andrew Wildblood sometimes filled the same role for the 2nds. Others who represented the School at Cricket included Richard Musgrave, Oliver Gardner, Angus Iveson, Hugh Shedden, Fraser Black, Alex Deighton, Magnus Inness, Alastair Rigby, Chris Pyne, James Sleight, Anthony Killip, Nicholas Ogden, Jonathan Noble It was, therefore, a bit embarrassing as well as disappointing when we failed to make anything of either House cricket competition — though everyone learnt a lot in the process, and the victories against us were thoroughly deserved Fraser Black and Tom Archer gained county selection

James Rigby, Alex Deighton (despite the dreadful disappointment of his shoulder injury), Paul Mulryne (who made a strong and positive impression on the House when he joined us for his sixth form) and Chris Richardson were awarded First XV Colours, and there are others who should aim to receive them next winter. House Rugby should be strong too, next season, after the hard work endured last winter We only lost the final by 14-9 in 1990 despite the odds set against us by the absence of three key players

The girls in the House have continued to be a mainstay of Games for the School, with Emily Strong, Vicky Robinson, Claire Walker and Jenifer Swallow in particular appearing in virtually all the sports on the calendar Perhaps the most impressive performance of the year was Shirley Lewis taking the trophy for Victor Ludorum on Sports Day: it must be unprecedented for this to be achieved by a third former, and bodes very well for the future The Girls also won the House Swimming Competition; and should be congratulated on coming second only to Dronfield in House netball. Their Hockey was also strong Amanda Daniels for Squash and Emily Strong for Netball were among those awarded School colours.

James Hague, Stuart Clarke, and Charles Barlow, with Chris Richardson as reserve, represented the School First Vin at Henley; while Tim Cordier and Stephen Harryman have also regularly represented the School It is most pleasing that Stuart and Charles made up part of a composite VIII which took the Silver Medal in their class at the National Championships later in the summer They were coxed by Mathew Taylor —who as a third former has set the rest of the House an example of how to enjoy yourself by taking part in every available activity

David Baldry lost the final of the Alcuin Cup for Tennis — but beat many more fancied players to get that far. The Senior Five-a-Side team, captained by Richard King, won the final of that competition by 3-1

During the year, among other musical successes, Charles Barlow passed grade 8 Piano; Cherry Alton, grade 8Flute — and selection to play flute for the National Children's Orchestra; Alastair Alton and Charles Barlow grade 7 Violin; Emily Strong, grade 7 Flute; Cherry

Alton, grade 7 Piano; Nicholas Strong, grade 6 Clarinet; Rebecca Gilbert, grade 6 Flute; Alastair Alton, grade 6 Piano; Rebecca Gilbert, grade 6 Theory; Rachel Hancock, grade 4 Oboe; Shirley Lewis, grade 3 Flute; and Lucy Robertson, grade 2 Piano. Rebecca Gilbert, Cherry Alton, Alastair Alton, Charles Barlow, Angus Iveson, James Hague all competed in the Finals of the Music Competition. Sarah Glover, James Hague, Charles Barlow, Emily Strong, James Rigby, Alan Hodgin and many others have regularly taken part in various instrumental and choral performances.

Stuart Clarke rather surprised himself by leading the House Quiz Team to the final of that competition, only to lose there.

Charles Barlow went to India in the autumn with a group from North Eastern Schools, including representatives from Pocklington, Ampleforth and elsewhere. He talked on this most successfully with Ann Hodgson on their return Other travel talks were given by Stephen Harryman about his British Schools Expedition to Svalbard in the summer of 1990, and Lawrence Patton about hisjourney to China in the autumn In all cases the photography and talking were fascinating Derek Paterson's tutor group were entirely to blame for the fact that Red Nose Day was also a Non-Uniform Day at St. Peter's: they co-ordinated the whole thing— and on many other occasions worked for Charity through such things as cake-stalls I am grateful to them for this I am pleased that so many members of the House have been involved in Community Service, visiting people locally or spending time visiting Hospitals nearby I also thoroughly commend the involvement — led notably by the example of Harriet Torlesse — of so many of the House in the activities of Amnesty International The more we can involve ourselves with helping others, the better. I would like to thank the House Tutors for all their vork for the pupils in Queen's over the year: they take a tremendous interest, and the well-being and progress of students could not be assured without them.

At the summer half-term, Andrew Wildblood was elected Head of House for the coming year. We wish him well Stuart Clarke, Tim Cordier and Chris Richardson were also appointed School Monitors

Geographically, things have been quite different, with classrooms on 'our' top corridor and therefore a continuous throughput of visitors This has made the House, if anything, even more aware of itself and its strengths As ever, this report only skims the surface of all that has gone on; but I hope it gives an impression of those strengths and of how much has been done during the past twelve months

THE RISE

With a significant reduction in the number of boarding pupils this year, the House was filled out by a number of day boys and any new recruits which we could get our hands on.

Yet again, The Rise saw amajority of the House taking part on the rugby field atevery level Note should be made

of the large Rise contribution to the 1st XV led by Jason Morris. This was reflected in the success that the House had on the rugby pitch during the House matches Having been seeded first, favoured to win, it took a replay with School House to see us into the final, having drawn 10-10 the first time The final was much more a show of skill and speed and with space to run the ball, The Rise showed to be ultimately the most all-round team and deservedly managed to retain the senior rugby cup Five members of the House received 1stXV colours: Jason Morris, Jason Mariyappan, Adrian Robinson, Gareth Silverwood and Chris Caldwell are to be congratulated

For part of the term we had Phil Bartlett visiting us from Selborne College in South Africa. He was very well received and he proved to be an invaluable member of the rugby team and of the general spirit within the House

This term also saw the opening of a House shop in order to finance more luxury items for the House and the addition of a new television and video is hopefully only an appetiser, having seen The Manor's latest purchases

The House fancy dress party was replaced by a more formal sit-down meal as an experiment for the future The end of a long term saw the revival of the 'Air Stars' who added good humour to the Inter-House hockey tournament

Easter

This was a frustrating term on the sporting front, with a show of great spirit only to finish second best to many of the other Houses in various sports

The most disappointing event was the junior rugby. After making good progress into the final, the team managed to edge ahead only to be beaten in the final minutes by an excellent School House try.

Also, the senior football went the same way Having made a stuttering start, the team continued to the final. Having yet again made a good start, going ahead in the first half, we were beaten in the second half to bring the second time in the term where our efforts were unrewarded.

The House was well represented in the Hockey 1st XI by Gareth Silverwood and Chris Caldwell who are to be congratulated on the re-award and award of their colours respectively, in one of the finest hockey seasons in the recent School history

The senior House Cross-Country was seen as a foregone conclusion before the run had started and Queen's came in the easy victors despite very spirited runs from Jason Mariyappan, Simon and Mike Davies, gaining very respectable placings Thejunior run was lost for the first time in over a decade, with many of our better runners unfit after thejunior rugby; a case of unquestioned bad timing for an important event

The House Swimming Competition was another very tightly fought match After some excellent swimming by Joel Ward and Mickey Clarke the whole competition was left in the balance on the last relay, with School House and ourselves level on points The House was again beaten at the dying of the event, having to settle for second place

The swimming standards was another trophy which was forfeited this term

A number of members of the 1st and 2nd XV rugby teams left early at the end of the term in order to commence a tour of Portugal

Summer

The Summer Term quickly moved into full swing with both the senior cricket and the tennis Inter-House competitions taking place Despite the lack of the tennis captain, Gareth Silverwood, the team made a spirited attempt but were overpowered in the first round

However, the House cricket team was rather more successful in the first round, mainly due to some excellent fielding and good performances from our four full-time cricketers. However, in the second round there was a defeat by Temple due to a batting collapse

The House was represented in the 1st XI cricket team by Mike and Tim Davies and Mike should be congratulated on the award of his colours after a very good batting season.

The junior football team had an unlucky string of sending-offs which upset any chance of aplace in the semifinals This was quickly forgotten after a success against the odds in thejunior cricket. Having disposed of Temple in the first round in a flurry of batting and bowling Temple out for fifteen runs, and then Grove in the semi-finals, an inspired performance allowed us to overcome Queen's and win our second competition of the year Note should be made of the batting of Toby Cockcroft, scoring about 60% of the runs in every match.

Despite not managing to win the athletics tournament there were many great performances Two cups were won however: Jason Morris won the Sprint Cup and Jason Mariyappan's 400 metres victory brought another cup

Thank you for all your sporting contributions throughout the year. Thanks also to Mr. and Mrs. Watkinson, and also to Mrs Shuttleworth for doing an often unrecognised but invaluable duty for the House I hope the House continues its excellence for many years to come

Simon Davies

SCHOOL

Christmas

The year began with ten new third years being welcomed into the House Two sixth formers, David Batty and Matthew Neale alsojoined us. Christopher Rowland, Captain of School Boats, was Head of School and Head of House Paul Carvosso was a School monitor and 1st XV prop, Robert Bell and Adam Waters also represented the 1st XV with Graham Wood and David Batty regular 2nd XV stalwarts, who, along with Mike Lang, James Swallow and Jon Brooks, other 3rd XV players, ensured a re-match was required, with The Rise coming out narrow winners, who went on to win the senior competition after defeating us in the semi's. Paul Ferrow and Edward Lindley took part in the School's drama production of 'Dragons' and deserve congratulations for their efforts, as did Mathew Sumpton for his expert

driving skills, Joby Taylor for his dress sense, Alistair Lawson for his television and finally Andrew Moxon for having the reddest cheeks of all!

Easter

The Easter Term saw 1stXI hockey places go to Adam Waters, Marc Mitchell and Charles Pugh with Robert Bell in the seconds Allan Foster, Jamie Ballantyne, Mike Lang, James Swallow, Jon Brooks and the Captain, Matthew Todd all represented the School Colts XL The senior cross-country team came a creditable third with Joby Taylor in tenth place overall. However, with Gordon Gibb winning the junior run and Mark Lane coming second it was no surprise that thejuniors managed to win their competition. This success seemed to inspire further triumphs and a last minute try by Michael Cox inspired by the play of Mark Lane and the leadership of Gordon Gibb secured a memorable win over The Rise in the final, 16-10 This was further embellished by the middle school members of the House winning the Inter-House Swimming Standards Cup and in the Gala itself, amply led by Alistair Lawson and thanks to individual wins by James Swallow and James Meaden and many places in the next three positions saw us take the Inter-House Swimming Gala Trophy in the very last relay, beating The Rise by the narrowest of margins All these exploits ensured the Oxford Cup returned to School House this year, a most welcome addition to the already full sideboard The Easter Term saw us gain two fourth formers — only to lose one the following term — and lose a fifth year, all adding to the excitement of daily life where we saw one Suttill more than another and found Matthew Todd in Temple for most of his free time (having been awarded a chocolate medal for present-er of the year the previous term)

Summer

The Summer Term saw 1st XI opening bat Paul Carvosso ably assisted by 2nd XI wicket keeper David Batty and all under Andrew Moxon steer us to a thrilling finish against The Rise in the first round of the Senior Cricket Competition which we unfortunately lost by two runs — a feat bettered for its edge of the seat drama in the junior competition when we tied with Grove in the semi-finals only to lose because we lost ten wickets to their eight Nicholas Middleton —Lincolnshire County U.15 captained thejuniors and with Edward Backhouse and initially Gordon Gibb, represented the School Senior Colts XI, ably assisted by the following third year School A and Bteam cricketers: Simon Rivis, David Todd, Michael Cox, Edward Lindley, Lee O'Keefe and Stephen Whalley who along with Mike Dowds represented the School's Rugby A and B XV's in the winter months.

The Inter House athletics brought an equally close result as the swimming Individual wins from Adam Waters, Mark Lane, Dominic Greeves, Mike Lang, Simon Rivis and Gordon Gibb saw us through to win the Inter-House Athletic Shield by one point from The Manor, a great team performance robustly led by Robert Bell. School tennis representation by Alcuin trophy winner Adam Waters who also won the prestigious Shuttleworth

Cup for all-round best sportsman, Mike Lang, James Swallow, Andrew Farrow, Daniel Sumpton and Dominic Greeves until hisgroin strain — playing tennis rather than climbing through windows apparently —ensured, along with Marc Mitchell in School Squash, that every School sport, including shooting with Paul Carvosso winning North East District trophies, was represented by the House Further non-sporting representation ought notto be missed out — the contribution to School Music from Christopher Rowland, Paul Ferrow, Matthew Neale, Matthew Todd and Dominic Greeves must surely deserve special mention asdoes, finally, theexploits ofour School Rowers, particularly Christopher Rowland and Joby Taylor who were members ofonly thesecond School VIII since the war that has done so exceptionally well to represent the School at Henley — a memorable achievement.

Yet, the success of the House is not to be measured by just the silver on the shelf, but also by the spirit and camaraderie that is generated within the House and this being such asuccessful year, much credit andthanks must go to all our upper sixth leavers — and others who will be leaving this year with all our best wishes for success in the future.

J. A. Owen-Barnett

TEMPLE

The year began with the House welcoming new members and Mrs. Shepherd as a tutor and House assistant Sadly, Mr Riley was not with the House due to a serious back problem which kept him away from School for theterm. TheHouse throughout theterm gave much effort on the games field which often went unrewarded Inthe Senior House Rugby Competition we went out at the first round to an excellent School House team Despite asterling effort from theforwards and halfbacks (TomReid, theCaptain, Andrew Ludiman, and his brother, Mark in particular stood out), the better organisation of our opponents inthe endpaid off Andrew Ludiman, however, became a regular member ofthe First XV (gaining his colours in the process) and Tom Reid, Mark Ludiman, Guy Chiswick, Matthew Pittman, Ewan Graves-Tamvakis andJames Fieldsend all represented the three Senior School teams. The Girls' Hockey team too played well and were very unlucky to only beat Queen's House in the four team Inter-House tournament Special mention must be made of Sarah Durham, the Captain, School First XImember andprolific goal scorer, who led the team by example

Once again, Temple played a major role in various musical activities around theSchool Many members took part intheSchool Choir, Band and Orchestra and Martin Kershaw, Eleanor Clegg and Tifanny Richards gave splendid solo performances during the term's concerts Tifanny, co-leader of the National Youth Orchestra, is also to be congratulated on gaining a place at the prestigious Royal College of Music On a different note, 'The Funky Chicken' who include Adam van Huet, Gareth Kay and Jon Firth, picked up where they left off last year playing an exceptionally successful Halloween concert at the jam packed Lowther in York. Temple's

budding thespians appeared in the year's major drama production, 'Dragons', and Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis, Stephanie Tilston and, in particular, Vicki Gill gave particularly fine performances

The term ended with the very successful House parties, including the brilliant disco thrown bythe third and fourth years (watch out Radio 1 disc jockeys!) and the award of House Colours, ouranswer totheNewYear's Honours list. Stephanie Sanderson received Junior House Colours for her contribution to thegirls' hockey team and Senior House Colours were awarded to Andrew Ludiman, Gareth Kay, Simon Gildener, Sarah Durham and Tifanny Richards for services to the House. Finally, Gareth Kay is tobecongratulated on gaining aplace atBalliol College, Oxford to read P.P.E

Easter

In the Easter Term, on the sportsfield, the House enjoyed mixed fortunes Whilst the junior girls netball team won their tournament, led by Rachel Gill, unfortunately their senior counterparts, led by Katy Wood, fell to the much stronger Dronfield House team In the Inter-House Cross-Country, in the senior's race, Tom Reid came eighth, and in the junior girls, Hannah Fieldsend came first. Itdidn't matter that thejunior boys' rugby team lost heavily to Clifton's side, because itwas enough that the House actually presented a team, which is commendable for all fourteen non-rugby players concerned. The five-a-side indoor football team under the captaincy of Gareth Kay, hadapoor season losing all their matches Hopefully, next year theside will enjoy greater success It shouldn't be too hard! Both Simon Gildener and Gareth Kay represented the School in the 1st XI hockey team

The House continued its tradition to be heavily involved in the arts scene Firstly, there was Antony Dunn's excellent "Resurrection" in which Elena and Steven Clegg, James and Hannah Fieldsend, and Katy Pittman all performed Andrew Collier, taking a break from the preparation of his musical "Fools Gold" in which James and Hannah Fieldsend also were involved, helped behind the scenes Sarah Durham and Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis had some of their artwork exhibited at the City Art Gallery

Finally, although the House was knocked out of the Inter-House Quiz, duetothequick buzzer work of Grove, the Egg Race provided a surprising result. The team led by James Gossow (Solomon Burt, James Fieldsend, Elena and Steven Clegg, and Rebecca Newton), came a close second (which was very good considering the vehicle didn't look as though it would make 15cm let alone 15 metres, even though some of the opposition went backwards!)

Summer

There were some exciting clashes in the Inter-House events during the Summer Term. The athletics, whilst giving a poor House result, nevertheless provided some fine individual achievements, such asTomReid, Andrew Ludiman and Hannah Fieldsend winning the 400m, the Discus andthe 800m respectively Thesenior cricket was exceedingly exciting The House reached the finals by beating Manor and The Rise in the heats, convincingly,

to play against Grove Whilst on paper, the House seemed a much stronger team, the odds were not stacked in our favour On the contrary — at one stage, despite Tom Reid's and Charlie Roberts bowling, and Tom's innings of thirty, the result soon seemed to be pointing towards a conclusive Grove victory However, a captain's innings of forty-five by Simon Gildener plus the solid support of the tail-enders ensured that when the House finally submitted to defeat it was only five runs short of the required 105 The juniors were decisively beaten in the first round against The Rise. Special mention, now, must go to the senior tennis team (David Jones, Mark Davies, Stuart Berry, Andrew Buisson, James Fieldsend and Matthew Pittman) for their success in winning the Tennis Cup, proving that Temple can be counted amongst the most sporty and sporting Houses

At the end of term, prizes were won by Sarah Durham (for Art and Community Service), Gareth Kay (for History and Politics), Sarah Masterman (Community Service), Charlotte Graves-Tamvakis (C.D.T and Art), Andrew Buisson (German), Vicki Gill (Drama), Andrew Collier (Music Composition), Tifanny Richards (Strings Award and Music), Graham Kershaw (Music) and Martin Kershaw (Music). We also said goodbye to eighteen members of the House, all of whom will be missed, and at this point, thanks should be given to the monitor for helping with the running of the House, the tutors and assistants, to Mr Drysdale and to all the members of the House for their support and spirit, and I hope it shall continue under Tom Reid as next year's Head of House, to be assisted by Chris Martin

Simon Gildener and Gareth Kay

SENIOR COMMON ROOM

Four new colleagues and one familiar face joined us in September We were delighted that Sue Watkinson increased her involvement in the School by becoming a member of the R.S. department and we also welcomed Clive Hodsdon as Head of Modern Languages, Jacquie Finney (Mathematics), Robert Jeffs (English and History) and John Shaw (Languages). Whether joining the S.C.R. is a healthy move for them must be doubted for this has been a year in which staff have been dogged by illness and injury — particularly to Bill, Andy, Clive and, most recently, Jed To those still recovering we send our very best wishes Equally missed (and not just because of the quiet left behind) has been Derek Paterson, off on a sabbatical to Africa (and the wilds of Durham) during the Summer Term, leaving behind him some inexperienced youth as acting HoD. Cover for absent colleagues has been provided by the temporary addition to the staff of John Chitham, Eve Smart and John Stones and we have also been very grateful for some student assistance, particularly from Ben Home (with the School for apre-P.G.C.E year) and Nick Stebbing For all their efforts our thanks and best wishes for the future. Best wishes also to Neil Malherbe who spent half a term with us "on loan" from Selborne College, experiencing the joys of an English summer. His help around the School (particularly in English lessons) was much appreciated, as was his lively conversation

There have been two particularly happy events this year (not counting Derek's sabbatical) We celebrated both the birth of John and Tessa Shaw's son William, and also the engagement of Paddy Stephen and Liz Wymer (with envy and congratulations for one balanced by incredulity and commiseration for the other!) Rumours that this was Liz's contribution to Comic Relief were hotly denied, though plausible given all the other silly things colleagues got up to to raise money on Red Nose Day From comedy to farce and the staff's sporting achievements. Soccer, rugby, basketball, squash, tennis, cricket, rowing (particular congratulations to Ann on her sculling achievements) and hockey (with nearly half the S.C.R. turning out against the girls) have all been attempted and, despite some truly amazing individual performances, at none have we been as successful as we were at noncompetitive wine tasting!

Finally Keith, to whom we sang farewell at the end of the Summer Term Full details of the remarkable contribution he has made to the School appear elsewhere in this magazine: here let us merely record our gratitude for the calm, humorous, civilised common sense and courtesy he has brought to the S.C.R. over so many years. Significantly, since he gave up the role of S.C.R secretary it has taken two of us to fail to fill his shoes

R. H. Hubbard, I. M. K. Lowe

INTERVIEW

K. G. C. — THE END OF AN ERA

When did you join St. Peter's?

September 1949, full-time, although I had spent January to March 1949here as a student, which was when I was offered a job

What was the School like at that time?

Well, it was of course a completely boys' School, predominantly boarding, and it had a pretty rigid system of discipline There were some of the vestiges of the traditional public School practices such as fagging and a seniority system Uniform was strictly worn by all members of the School, and that included a School cap and a blue suit which was worn on Sunday's whatever they were doing The School was dominated by the Chapel: there were daily services for the whole School and there was at least a full Evensong on Sunday which was compulsory for the whole School, and sometimes also a Matins, so that there was not a great deal of time for exeats. Exeats were few and far between: only two a term were allowed, on specific weekends, beginning after breakfast on Sunday and finishing half an hour before Chapel. There was no question of an overnight exeat. We had no half-terms at all, but we did have the occasional day's holiday, such as All Saints' Day in the autumn and Ascension Day in the summer, when the boys were given a day off and encouraged to go off and do their own thing

What have your main interests been?

I was initially appointed for three years, and at the end of three years I went to see the Head Master, John Dronfield — for whom I had tremendous respect, incidentally — and he said that if I stayed, there were various things he would liketo offer me. SoI found myself becoming an Assistant Housemaster in The Grove (1953-56), where duties sometimes went on until two o'clock in the morning because the Housemaster was a very keen bridge player I was also offered the chance of starting a Careers Department (also in 1953), and the other thing that I was involved in from quite early days was the Scout group, which we built up in the 50's and early 60's to about forty or fifty people This was a very energetic bunch, and very nice to work with because they were doing something they wanted to do We had many very interesting camps and expeditions, we produced a lot of Queen's Scouts, and in some ways the scouting activities represent the highlights of life here as far as I am concerned. The present Activities Centre was our Scout Room, and we helped to dig out the foundations for it When scouting died out during the late 60's and early 70's, we changed the Scout Room into an Activity Centre, and I ran an Activity Group for some considerable time after that Also in 1953,1was approached by a group of sixth form farmers' sons, who asked if I would be interested in forming a Young Farmers' Club I expressed interest, and I maintained that association right up until a year or two ago, when the Young Farmers' Club seemed to peter out completely. By and large it had been a pretty successful Club, which had provided an outlet for many people.

As time went on, I moved out of Grove, and eventually I was told by Mr Dronfield that if I stayed on he would make me a Housemaster when I was thirty-eight Sure enough, when I was coming up to my thirty-eighth birthday, Dronfield House was being built, and we were asked to start it off. So, in September 1964 we opened Dronfield House, and we remained there for seventeen years We thoroughly enjoyed it We were appointed for fifteen years, and we were asked to stay on to cover a hiatus period for a further two years, and this was probably a mistake, because we were geared to the fifteen years and at the end of fifteen years I think we had had enough When I moved out of the House in 1981, the Common Room was looking for anew Secretary I offered to take it over for a few years and ended up doing it for nine years, until we brought in the present constitution and appointed a Chairman and Secretary to take my place Of course, I have done a bit of teaching, too...

What would you say were the highlights of your career? Are there particular things which have given you personal satisfaction?

Becoming a Housemaster was very important, especially as we were appointed as a team and we ran it together, my wife and I We also had the advantage, which very few people have, of starting a House from scratch We didn't inherit someone else's way of running it, although we did find a bit of a handicap in the fact that some of the early boys came from other Houses. This was very interesting, because we found big differences between those who had been in School House, The Rise, Grove and Manor. The Rise people had very rigid ideas about the seniority system and the fagging system, which I was absolutely against from the word go, whereas the School House people couldn't care less about it It was a very interestingjob welding them into aHouse We only found out afterwards that the games players of the School got together behind the scenes and somehow manipulated it so that they all came into the same House together So for the first two years of my Housemastership Dronfield House reigned supreme This gavethe House agreat fillip, although it was a little unfortunate for those Houses from which the games players had come. I may not appear to be terribly interested in games, but I was then very interested, and in fact I used to do quite a lot of games coaching

One other highlight was that I introduced two things into the School which gave opportunities to those who didn't fit too well into the conformist society One was that when I felt I was getting a bit long in the tooth for rugger games and so on, I started a walking group as an option to games We went walking on the Yorkshire Moors, the Dales and the Wolds. It was quite vigorous walking and it involved another of my hobbies, the use of maps, and there were plenty of long conversations and heartsearchings as we tramped across moorland I think it provided an outlet for some of the individuals who found it difficult to fit in otherwise. The other thing — and here I was helped when I was in Dronfield House — was that we were given two very valuable pieces of machinery: a full-scale printing press and a hot-metal typesetting machine Again, various oddbods who didn't fit into anything else would spend hours printing things like play programmes, tickets, School newspapers and so on Unfortunately, this died out when I left Dronfield House, which seemed to me a great shame.

as migration or the lithosphere, and any reference to regions is what you bring in by way of example You are not learning quite so much in the way of fact, but you are learning much more about theories. The other great thing that's happened is the subject has been flooded by the concept of the model: models of industrial or agricultural location, models of cities and so on. You can bring in, wherever you like, your examples, and this gives a great deal of freedom to the teacher and to the pupil, who can build up by wider reading much more than was possible in the past So the model approach, combined also at A-Level with a much more statistical and analytical approach, has changed the subject from being a matter of a great deal of fact learning and fact regurgitation to a much more conceptual approach, whereby the student uses his or her powers of thinking very much more So it has changed, and I think it's changed for the better

Is Geography in the 1990's a very different subject from what it was when you started?

Oh yes, very different. When I started teaching geography, it was very much regional-based It required amassing a lot of factual information The subject has moved right away from this approach to the- modular or conceptual approach, where you are looking at ideas, such

Have you found your work in the Careers Department a satisfying part of your own career?

Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed Careers work It gave me tremendous satisfaction, in two main areas One was that it brought me into contact with a lot of young people, and I felt that in my own way I was helping them towards decisions that they had to make I never felt it was my job to make those decisions, but to feed information, make suggestions and help them along the way It has been very satisfying to have had several come back and say that my advice was helpful to them The other thing was that as a Geographer I found Careers work a great help, because it's got me out of the School and into all sorts of industries and occupations I've seen much more of the world outside, even though I've never moved around from one School to another, than many Schoolteachers do. This has broadened my geographical outlook as well as helped my Careers work

Do you feel that teaching is a more or less enjoyable career now than when you first started?

I think it is probably more enjoyable I have certainly found in recent years a more relaxed approach in form and I think this has been helped very much by the advent of girls — has added to the pleasure of teaching I find that the pupils today, either because I've changed or because they are different, are much less "them and us" in form and much easier to work with I suppose that one of the things that colours it is that in my last year I have taught probably the pleasantest bunch of Upper Sixth people I have ever been faced with It really has been ajoy to work with them. I've also had a very pleasant and co-operative Fifth Form set and an equally cooperative Fourth Form set, and I've enjoyed working with them immensely.

You've served under five Head Masters. Do you think that the character of the School is dictated by the character of the Head Master, or does it evolve separately from any changes at the top?

I think that it used to devolve very much more from the nature of the Head Master than it does today In my early days the School was dominated by the figure of John Dronfield, who had been Head Master from 1937 Interestingly, in the light of later events, he was invited in to take thejob after the Governors of the day had made a very bad mistake in appointing his predecessor, whose apparent mission in life was to close down public Schools. He nearly managed to close this one, and John Dronfield was hurriedly invited to come and rescue the School He made a very fine job of this, and also guided the School through the very difficult war years As a result the School was very much his baby, and he kept a very tight control The School very much reflected hispersonality, but I think this has changed The Head Master has become more of an administrator, and certainly in the case of one Head Master the School went on in spite of him. We decided that we just couldn't work with him or under him, and so we got on with the job

Do you have a philosophy of education, an idea of what it should provide?

Yes, I suppose I have I think that education should encourage people to be actively interested, be questioning, be ready to challenge. In other words, I think that what we should do as teachers is to stimulate people, not merely fill them full of facts We should actually get them to think for themselves and to argue. Education should be a preparation for life Therefore, if life is unfair and arguable and fluctuating in its pleasures and their opposites, I think education ought to do likewise.

Finally, after such a long time at St. Peter's, are you looking forward to retirement, and how are you going to spend the time?

I'm looking forward to it very much I've always been a great believer in looking forward I shall miss the School, I shall miss teaching, I shall miss the young people, although that is made up for to some extent by grandchildren What are we hoping to do? We have two or three ambitions The family is very much an ornithological family, and we hope to get away to some of the bird areas that we are very fond of — places like the Outer Hebrides — at times of year when we have never been able to visit them before, when all you people will still be working hard We would like to get out and see our daughter and her children in Norway, a country which we are very fond of. So we hope to get out and about, to use our Dormobile more than we have done in the past, to visit those parts of Britain and the world that so far have eluded us. Other than that, I hope to spend more time reading, more time sleeping perhaps, to enjoy eating nothing terribly ambitious, but I think that we shall find that we have more than enough to fill our time.

Timeto bring on the sub, Paddy?

Basic weather data for the three School terms:

January

February

March (part)

April (part)

May

June

September

October

November

December

January

February

March (part)

April (part)

May

June

July (part)

The rainfall figures should be seen in relation to an average annual rainfall in York of about 650mms This gives a daily average figure of 1.8mms.; in spite of impressions to the contrary, June was much drier than in 1990

N.B. 1mm of melted snow represents 10-12mms. of freshly fallen snow

Christinas Term:

Once again the School year began with a period of high pressure, though temperatures did not remain as unseasonally high for as long, and the maximum temperature of 23.5°C was recorded on the first day of term (September 10th) The lower temperatures were associated with lower pressures and greater precipitation was experienced than in September 1990 October's data were close to normal, though temperatures began to dip, falling below freezing point at ground level during the last night of the month The first prolonged period of winter weather was experienced in the second half of November with the nights from the 19th to the 22nd inclusive having marked ground and air frosts That part of December which we spent at School was remarkable for a period of very high rainfall. Of the 64mms. recorded, 94% fell in the forty-eight hours of December 7th and 8th; which means that the average for the fourteen days of 4.92mms. is rather meaningless.

Easter Term:

January was a cold month, with a ground frost every night and maximum temperatures rarely moving into double figures. It was, however, a dry month with considerable sunshine and gentle winds in the predominantly high pressure conditions February continued to be cold and a particularly cold spell from the 6th to the 12th inclusive was accompanied by heavy snow; the heaviest snowfall — 22mms (when melted), but equivalent to 2V6 metres in depth — was at the end of this period, on the 12th itself. Pressures fell at the beginning of March and there was considerable cloud and some fog, coupled with considerable rainfall. However, there were few frosts and it felt that Spring was on the way

Summer Term:

Pressures were higher again at the end of April and daytime temperatures began to rise into the middle teens, though there were still a number of frosts. May was warmer, though the sun was often covered by a pall of clouds, so that Spring was rather delayed June was also disappointing in a similar way, even recording ground frosts at the beginning of the month The temperatures seemed to be reluctant to climb and only managed to get close to 20°C at the maximum, right at the end of the month We ended the term with Summer making a late arrival and the maximum temperature reaching over 25°C on the penultimate day of term.

K. G. Coulthard

THE GREAT EGG RACE

CHAPEL

Unlike many parish priests, a School chaplain's life is not dominated by the occasional offices — Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals This year, however, the Chapel is being used for five weddings, and I am very pleased that this is so. It says a good deal about the affection which Peterites feel towards Chapel (however much they complain about it when they are here!) that they wish to return to be married in the building.

This year, the Chapel has also been used for a funeral that of Hazel Scarlett, the Bursar's Secretary, who died in January The Chapel was full for her funeral — an expression of the esteem in which she was held by the School community. It meant a great deal to us that her family felt it appropriate for her funeral to take place in the Chapel Her younger daughter was married in the Chapel in May.

We have been fortunate with our visitors this year: Bishop Graham Foley preached at Choral Evensong in September; Stuart Taylor, the Director of the Bloxham Project, preached at our Remembrance Service; and Bishop Gordon Bates of Whitby presided at our Confirmation Service in May Leon Carberry from York Minster, Fr. Cyril Brooks from Ampleforth, David Mullins from the Central Methodist Church in York, Christopher Armstrong from Bishopthorpe and Graham Cray from St. Michael-le-Belfrey have all been to speak

to the School in Chapel David Mullins gave two addresses about an O.P., David Hill, who became a missionary in China Graham Cray did a very stimulating week on the religious roots of much contemporary music, and followed this up by leading a Vlth Form discussion. We were also visited for a week's Chapel Services by Simon Watterson, a local mime artist, who through the medium of drama conveyed some powerful messages about relationships. David Hughes led a week's Chapel, as did the School's Amnesty International group

The Choir continues to make valuable contributions to our Services — particularly to the School Eucharists, the Advent Carol Service, the Christmas Carol Service, the Service of Words and Music for Lent, the Confirmation Service and the Commemoration Service

We have continued with the School Eucharist three times each term We introduced, in the second half of the Christmas Term, a voluntary Eucharist at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday evenings I have been very pleased with the response to this Service There have usually been enough people, pupils and staff, for us to sing two hymns —an important element in Peterite spirituality!

We have again had two visits from Fr Barry Orford from the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield. He came for a short visit in October and for a week in March During his March visit he met each evening with a small

group of senior pupils These discussions were extremely stimulating and wide-ranging It was obvious each evening that one of the major problems for many young people when it comes to religious belief isthe conflict which they perceive between a religious and a scientific view of life As a result of these discussions I wrote to the Archbishop of York, Dr John Habgood, asking whether he would be willing to come to the School to speak on the title "The interface of science and theology". Dr. Habgood is, of course, both a scientist and a theologian I am delighted to say that he has agreed to come, and we much look forward to his visit in November.

Our link with the Community of the Resurrection continues to grow. A group from here went to Mirfield on All Saints' Day, to join the Community for their Festival Mass and for supper afterwards After supper we went down to the College which the Community runs, preparing men for the Anglican priesthood It was a very enjoyable evening The Confirmation Group went to Mirfield for a day in April, and in May a cricket team from St Peter's went to play a College team at Mirfield and won!

We have supported three projects through our charitable giving this year: the Fothergill Homes (a

sheltered housing scheme for senior citizens in York); the Parkinson's Disease Society; and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. When the Chapel account is closed we hope to be able to give over £1,000 to each of these projects

The year ended with two major Services The Leavers' Service on the penultimate day of term was held in the School Chapel. Mr. K. G. Coulthard, leaving after fortytwo years on the staff and surely our most distinguished leaver, gave the address The Commemoration Service was held in the Minster on the last day of term. We were privileged to have as our preacher the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume The Service was followed by a brief ceremony in the School's ante-Chapel, during which Cardinal Hume blessed two memorial tablets of Old Peterites, Edward Oldcorne and Robert Middleton. Both men were Roman Catholic priests who were martyred for their faith It says a great deal about the growing together of the Christian Churches in our time that the memorial tablets of two Roman Catholic priests who were executed by Anglicans should be blessed in an Anglican building by a Roman Catholic Archbishop

5 C. Harvey

St Peter's cricket team at Mirfield.

COMBINED CADET FORCE

4rwy section.

I report another successful year for the Combined Cadet Force at St Peter's The strength of the Contingent remains close to our Establishment limit of 120 and there has been a well motivated group of senior cadets who have maintained the various exercises and drills with the usual vigour The Christmas Term, in particular, saw the arrival and initial training of fifty-seven new recruits and another active Field Day with The Green Howards at Catterick, which produced its usual professional expertise, including some fearsome bayonet practice

It is with some sadness that I write my final note for "The Peterite" as Commanding Officer of the C.C.F. Few other organisations depend so much on the goodwill of a group of voluntary officers and I have been extremely fortunate to have had the support over the years of men and women of real stature who have inspired the pupils in their charge In particular I wish to mention Captain Tooms, my adjutant, to whom the Contingent owes very much over the past eleven years, and to Lt Owen-Barnett who is leaving the Contingent after ten years' service and

whose dedication will be greatly missed It has been an honour to lead the C.C.F at St Peter's and I wish it well R. J. Bulcock

R. J. B. RETIRES FROM C.C.F.

This year Commander Bulcock retired from the C.C.F after a military career lasting thirty years After service with the Oxford University O.T.C., the Royal Engineers and the 10th Parachute Regiment (T.A.), he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant at Bromsgrove School. Moving to St. Peter's, he served as Lieutenant before being promoted to Army Captain and transferred to run the R.N Section (for five years the St Peter's Army Section did not operate). In 1980 he became Commanding Officer of the C.C.F which at that time had a total strength of sixty cadets In 1984 he was promoted to full Commander and was awarded the Cadet Forces Medal with Garter He leaves a flourishing C.C.F with a total strength of 120 cadets

SUMMER CAMP 1990

Over fifty cadets attended the annual camp this year at Leek, under the guidance of Cdr. Bulcock, Capt. Tooms and Lts Stephens, Owen Barnett and Wymer

The programme offered a range of military and adventure-training activities including canoeing, climbing, shooting, orienteering and platoon exercises There were also march and shoot and assault course competitions. Despite all this activity we even managed to arrange a football game against Mill Hill School — with the multitalented Capt. Tooms standing in as referee.

At the end of the camp Ben Taylor handed over command of die section to Joby Taylor

ARMY SECTION

The beginning of the year saw a large intake of new cadets into the section, with the number of girls joining being particularly pleasing

The beginning of the year was spent introducing the new recruits to drill, fieldcraft and the cadet rifle, in

preparation for the annual field day this year as guests of The Green Howards at Wathgill. Activities included bayonet drills and live firing of the cadet rifle The day ended with the presentation of a face stick to the section by the Old Peterites serving in The Green Howards.

As usual a team was entered for the 'Colts Canter' March and Shoot Competition, although a lack of firstaid knowledge and an incorrectly marked check point meant we were not in the top placings The shooting team, under the command of C/Sgt. Jelbert also attended several competitions, with mixed success

This year also saw the arrival of several radio sets, and the re-establishment of the signals section, under 2/Lt. Liz Wymer, which no doubt will be an asset in future exercises

Thanks must go to Sgts. Savage, Patton, Millar and Ingledew, and C/Sgt Jelbert, who leave this year Their assistance in running the section has been invaluable

Finally, mention must be made of Cmdr Bulcock, retiring this year after twenty-two years of service in the C.C.F We thank him for all he has done in his many years of service, and wish his successor as CO., Maj Jelbert, well for the future.

Joby Taylor

R.A.F. section.

Section Commander:

Fit. Lt. P. B. Jelbert R.A.F. V.R.(T.)

W.O I.C.:

W.O P F Carvosso

Summer Camp 1991 saw the R.A.F. Section going on expedition to R.A.F Wattisham, situated in darkest Suffolk. This was found tobe agreat site, not only because we had our own barrack block, but we also shared the base with two front-line Phantom squadrons and a Bloodhound surface-to-air missile squadron. This was seen as a vast improvement on R.A.F Newton's two Chipmunks and a police dog

We shared the week with Dulwich College who proved to be a constant source of amusement A great time was had by all, with the most memorable occasions being Cdt Porter's decision to change his go-cart into a bulldozer at the expense of several members of the Section; a visit to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford; A.E.F. in Cambridge and a visit to the American A10 base at Alconbury All proved interesting and enjoyable days out

The Section also took part in a night exercise at three o'clock in the afternoon, here, the flourescent orange juice came into its own which proved an illuminating experience, especially for F S Bowen and his friendly R.A.F. Regiment Corporal. Our congratulations must go to Sgt Dawkins' flight which won the inter-flight competition and also to Cdt Eleanor White who was a popular choice to win the best cadet award

The new year saw F S Carvosso take command of the Section assisted by Sgts. Rowland, Curtis, Bond and Simmons, the other senior N.C.O.'s

The Section welcomed the arrival of a large number of new cadets and a new officer in the shape of P.O. 'Rodney' Grant

The first main event of the year was the field day, and sixteen of our new cadets went to R.A.F Leeming with the intention of flying Chipmunks, whilst the remainder of the Section joined the Army at Catterick with First Battalion, The Green Howards The Section had an opportunity to take part in some full-bore shooting, an assault course, bayonet practice (where F.O Ison was suggested as a possible candidate to be one of the dummies), and some much needed drill under the watchful eye and loud voice of the R.S.M

This was closely followed by the Colts Canter Competition. For the second year running the R.A.F. entered its own team made up of F S Carvosso, Sgts Bond, Curtis, Simmons, J Cpl Doncasterand Cdt Todd The team acquitted itself admirably, coming fifth in a very strong field but more importantly beating the Army by four places, to make it 2-0.

The cadet rifle shooting competition was the last major event of a busy term, with a number of the Section winning shields in the falling plate and Section shoot elements of the competition

The Easter Term provided some much needed R. & R. after the excursions of the Christmas Term with all the new cadets enjoying their first air experience at either 11 A.E.F in Chipmunks, or in the new powered gliders at R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse. Other highlights of the term were the promotion of Cpl Anne Suttill to Sgt and Cdts Andrew Farrow, Eleanor White, Matthew Todd, Jonathon Brooks, Matthew Pittman and Stewart Berry being made up to Junior Corporals after the successful completion of their projects and passing their proficiency exams.

The Summer Term again saw the R.A.F. doing very well on the ranges at Strensall, this time having two members of the winning team in Match 'B' of the North Eastern District Target Rifle Competition.

Much excitement was generated by the news that this year's camp will be held at R.A.F Lyneham in Wiltshire, where Fit Lt Jelbert will not be the only Hercules on show.

Our congratulations must also go to W.O Paul Carvosso and F S Mike Simmons on gaining R.A.F University Bursaries; to Daniel Smithson for the award of a Flying Scholarship and to Jeremy Doncaster for the award of an Air Navigation Scholarship In addition Andrew Wildblood has been selected to attend a gliding course and Pippa Smith has been nominated for the Cadet Leadership Course at R.A.F Hereford We wish both Pippa and Jeremy good luck in their forthcoming selection boards for R.A.F Sixth Form Scholarships

As you will see from the above report, the R.A.F Section has enjoyed a very successful and fruitful year under Fit. Lt. Jelbert, F.O. Ison, P.O. Grant and Miss Lucy Rawlinson Unfortunately, Fit Lt Jelbert will be leaving the Section to become the new C.C.F Contingent Commander next year. We wish him all the best in his new post and thank him for the way in which he has built up the Section in the last few years, and hope that his replacement will continue to enjoy similar success. Paul Carvosso/Chris Rowland

The end of the 1990 Summer Term saw Grove very confidently winning the Inter-House Shooting Cup, contested by all eight Houses. At the beginning of the Christmas Term, teams from both the Army and the R.A.F sections entered the Skill At Arms Competition with the Cadet Rifle on Strensall Common. Although we were unable to zero the rifles properly both teams did very well, with the 'A' team being beaten in the quarter final of the competition by Welbeck.

Next to come on the shooting annual calendar was the Colts Canter March and Shoot Competition at Catterick The contingent fielded two teams, one from the Army and one from the R.A.F. Both teams had an excellent shoot, with the R.A.F team coming second overall Unfortunately other elements of the competition stopped either team winning. Since these competitions the School has been issued more cadet rifles, bringing the total to twenty-eight This offers greater opportunities for younger shooters and therefore greater hope for the future.

The Summer Term saw St. Peter's shooters on a winning streak In preparation for the North East District Target Rifle Competition, Captain H A Tooms organised a day on Strensall Ranges to zero the rifles, and after having fired in excess of 1,000 rounds, both teams were

in good form for the competition On the day itself, the 'B' team, consisting of C./Sgt P D Jelbert (Captain of Shooting), FS. P. F. Carvosso, Sgt. A. G. Curtis, and L/Cpl P J Watson, took an early lead which was never lost, and ultimately won the 'B' class competition FS Carvosso did particularly well in winning the Individual Trophy The 'A' team, captained by Sgt J N Bond, and consisting of Cpl S R Forsyth, Cpl A C Alton, and Cpl. J. C. Doncaster also put in some very high scores, but were beaten by other very strong teams

During the past year, the shooting teams have seen the refurbishment of the twenty-five yard range to a very high standard This has ensured regular shooting for pupils in allyears, and the C.C.F. in particular. Shooting colours were awarded to C/Sgt Jelbert, FS Carvosso, Sgt Curtis, Sgt Bond, Cpl Alton, Cpl Forsyth, Cpl J D Sutcliffe, Cpl. Doncaster and L/Cpl. Watson. Congratulations go to Cpl Forsyth on his appointment as Captain of Shooting for next year

The shooting team would like to thank Major P B Jelbert and Captain Tooms for their enthusiastic help and valuable support throughout the year and wish the teams every success in the future

Denzil Jelbert

DRAMA

DRAGONS

The advent of this production attracted more than usual interest through the 'Government Health Warning' attached to its language and its setting in the 'new' drama centre: how many of the audience would be shocked into early departure (taking advantage of the thoughtful advice in the programme about the easiest exit), and would the producer utilise all the potential of this building on its first public occasion?

In the event, both the language and the situation were brought together to produce a memorably disturbing piece Ian Lowe's thematic exploration of Miller and Orwell provided us with a powerful expression of the dangers latent in fundamentalism. Thebuilding, still a bare and unadorned church hall, offered a good setting for the action and contributed totheportrayal of the 'community' The black cross, stark texts and — a nice touch — the service leaflets with the words of the hymn all served to engage us It was surely appropriate that this plain and austere ambience was matched by the rudimentary state of the electrics: Jim Butler worked several miracles in making the effects as good as they were.

The Elizabeth, Proctor, Abigail triangle contributed substantially to the power of the piece, with compelling performances from these members of the cast Vicki Gill was impressive in her command of the forceful and uncompromising language and expression associated with Abigail Sally Hamilton's dark brooding and cold conviction enhanced the focus of the play, and, towards its conclusion, her meeting with the Co-ordinator was set in striking contrast by the embracing Abigail and Proctor

The Reverend (Antony Dunn) presided over the unleashing of the forces bent on finding a scapegoat for the predicament faced by the 'community'. The meeting of the four men with the Co-ordinator and the solution proposed, re-inforced by the following sermon, deepened our disquiet

The lighter moments, such as they were in this dark drama, were well received Ann (Sarah Durham), cautioning against leniency and organising the children, was superb.

'Enjoyable' is hardly appropriate to describe the experience of those present, but all involved — too many to mention individually — gave us an excellent production P. Taylor

FOOLS GOLD —A SKETCH

The man with the long hair came up and told me that he could make me a star But I could see he didn't have one of those big fat Havana cigars like you see in the movies and I knew he lived on Bankhead Road not 42nd Street I wasn't going to fall for this one

Seven weeks later abig beer-bellied man in acap was shouting at me and this tall bloke in a tweed jacket (my daddy apparently) about something called 'stage presents'. But it didn't look like he was going to buy me anything at the moment; and to make matters worse this little man was following me around and asking for messages. I thought he was the brother of a short, fat person But the fat one was sitting at a table off stage whispering sweet nothings down amicrophone to some sinister men in black who were always stealing the table from my new dad's office only to put it back a few minutes later. Then they told me that the man with the long hair was now my brother whereas the person I thought was his brother was a loan-shark's 'assistant' in a bad suit and no relation at all So you can see it was all very confusing

Next these other two people appeared They had been brother and sister and happily for my security they looked like staying that way Now they did live near Broadway: but that was now in Fulford Oh dear!

'Fools Gold' was performed by the Teenact Theatre Company in April 1991

Chris Braganza

RESURRECTION

I've mixed feelings about competitions — they stimulate and initiate but they also introduce concepts of winning and losing which are dubious enough in sport (where the result has now become more important than the performance), even less appropriate to Drama Without the National Theatre Schools Challenge, Antony Dunn might never have written and produced "Resurrection" but I'm glad to be writing this review before we learn if the play has been selected for a London showing, before the experience of the performance has been tainted by ideas of "success" or "failure" "Resurrection" is set after nuclear devastation The first half of the play takes place in a fall-out shelter where the attempted ordered survival, led by the government regulation obsessed Leonid (Chris Braganza) is beginning to disintegrate. Deaths by euthanasia and suicide (the last of which bordering on melodrama despite a powerfully intense performance by Steven Clegg as the deranged Alex) led Leonid and the forceful if insubordinate Nikita (Elena Clegg) to venture outside in the false hope that the air may have cleared The rest of the play follows this second generation Adam and Eve to the sole sign of growth amid desolation —a tree bearing a single apple Here play becomes polemic (though no less powerful for that), with Nikita asserting the right to seize this symbol of life for her own survival in the face of Leonid's arguments that they are, in effect, already dead and should not interfere with nature's renewal. The ending is deliberately ambiguous (or obscure?) The eating of the apple is followed (causally?) by the appearance of a rape victim and this, coupled with Nikita's final cry of "What have Idone?", suggests that by her resurrection of human life this latter day Eve has also resurrected man's inhumanity to man (and woman), leading inexorably to a repeated cycle of devastation

Grim, intense stuff then, with no room for laughter, and it is the very highest tribute to the production and playing that there was none from the audience despite the desire for a release from tension (even when the writing occasionally slipped towards bathos). The style of the production had been carefully thought out to create atmosphere: an austerely bare central stage, minimal props and costuming, and simple but haunting flute and drum accompaniment (from Claire Altman and Matthew Williams) helped minimise the barrier between actors and audience. With the cast on stage from the start, entering into the theatre was like entering the bunker itself The risks of the play, teetering as it does on the brink of the symbolic and the absurd, were considerable but such was the conviction of the ensemble playing that not even a key prop rolling off stage broke their, or our, concentration Individual performances were good (with Chris Braganza vocally impressive and Elena Clegg achieving a ferocious intensity of characterisation that was particularly moving) but the power of the evening came from the way the individuals cohered to make the overall experience of the production greater than any of its individual parts To that extent the other roles (Tim Dunn's anguished doctor, Angela Rosindale's despairing and dying victim and James

and Hannah Fieldsend, Daniella Lipman and Katy Pittman all intensely involved despite their paucity of lines) and the backstage crew (led by Andy Collier and Miles Layram) were all crucial to the play's success through the very selflessness of their contributions.

Cast and crew clearly believed in the play — the first and usually most difficult task of any producer. They performed it with a unity of style and purpose — the second most difficult task Drama is not about winners and losers but some people are more successful and talented than others In his own self effacing, modest way Antony Dunn, as both playwright and producer, demonstrated this very clearly in "Resurrection".

/ M. K. Lowe

VIDEO COMPETITION

"The Legacy" — last year's entry in the Focus Multibroadcast National Schools' Video Competition— reached the regional semi-final stage This year St Peter's has again entered the competition with a short film entitled "Reconciliation"

Tim Dunn wrote the script and Charlotte GravesTamvakis drew the storyboard

AWARD FOR JON

Congratulations to Jon Lacy-Colson on the award of a licentiateship by the Victoria College of Music and Drama in London Jon is one of the youngest actors in the country to receive this award, for which the normal minimum age is eighteen

"CONFUSIONS"

The task was a tough one Could J A O-B and I. M. K. L. really coax three Ayckbourn mini-plays out of agroup of novice third years? The answer, surprisingly enough, was yes

Opening, to an expectant hush, in an untidy sitting room for "Mother Figure", the play began to take shape, with Lucy Robertson and Cathy Dixon giving creditable and convincing performances as Lucy Compton on their respective nights. Roger Lakin played a cool and understated Terry, and the sense of witful muddle was there from beginning to end

Lucy Compton's husband Harry, masterfully portrayed by Steve Whalley, took us into "Drinking Companion" Steve gave a truly excellent performance, working through his mammoth set of lines without once dipping out of his delightfully philandering character. Julia Toms was equally convincing and life-like as the profoundly uncomfortable Paula, and it was a shame when it was left behind as Graham Kershaw took us into "Between Mouthfuls" — aclassic example of Ayckbourn stagecraft which the lighting crew were more than a match for.

Michael Tildesley gave us a gruff, irritable Pearce, and conveyed perfectly the sense of superiority Ayckbourn intended Rachel Hancock, as his suspicious wife, provided a perfect foil, and never lost her dramatic poise. Ben Oakley and Fiona Watt gave us a perfect, upwardlymobile couple, with Ben handling the news of his wife's infidelity with considerable aplomb. Fiona Watt's performance was perhaps the most promising for the future, but it would be unfair even to single out individuals in a performance like this, where everything depended on teamwork and all-round effort

J. A. O-B. and I. M. K. L. must get their share of the credit not only for their prompting(!) but also for their dedication which was so richly rewarded with three fine presentations. Acting and drama at St. Peter's, on this evidence, can look forward to a bright future

Richard Ambrose

MUSIC

TifannyRichards,principal violafor the National Youth Orchestra.

GENERAL NOTES

Much of this year has been spent in looking forward to the tour to Germany by the School Choir and Senior Band in late summer In practical terms this has meant rehearsing and preparing repertoire and focusing our attention on raising the level of performance ready for touring

During the year there have been some notable performances including Tifanny Richards' account of Hoffmeister's viola concerto with the School orchestra, Charles Barlow conducting Purcell's Chacony for strings, Martin Kershaw's performance of a set of variations for clarinet by Jean Francaix and Andrew Moxon and Claire Altman playing Vivaldi's double flute concerto; also the success of Six Appeal — Christopher Braganza, Timothy Dunn, James Fieldsend, Miles Layram and Stephanie Sanderson — in the Daily Telegraph's Jazz Competition, testifies to the high standards achieved by our musicians.

The string orchestra continued to perform well as their performances of Handel's Concerto Grosso in G and Leroy Anderson's 'Jazz Pizzicato' in February demonstrated, and Kathryn Wood's leadership has been first-rate. The symphony orchestra's accounts in the Summer Concert of Eric Coates' 'Westwards' and Ronald Binge's 'Elizabethan Serenade' were lively and controlled The provision of proper rehearsal time for a symphony orchestra is still a problem and an experiment of placing this early on a Monday evening next Easter term will be tried

The visit of the Royal Artillery Band at the end of May was exciting; the two concerts during the day which many pupils from the Senior and Junior Schools attended were exhilarating affairs and with Sousa marches like 'Stars and Stripes' and film music like 'Lawrence of Arabia' they could not fail to please

This year has seen a healthy increase to eight pupils studying 'A'-Level music in the sixth form With this increase has come a greater awareness and wish to have influence on the music performed which is to be welcomed

In all areas of the music department the work of the full-time staff is greatly valued — Roger Carrington's help with the String Orchestra and string tuition, Keith Pemberton's continual administrative and accompanimental help, but especially this year Jeffrey Gray's extra help with band work and orchestral work resulting from our being short of one member of staff

Many of our senior pupils are increasingly becoming involved in decision-making and the day to day running of the music department which is a most pleasing development. We hope that those who leave us this year will continue their music involvement and interest and thank them for all their contributions to the musical life of the School

The music annexe (Methodist Building) is now used in an increasing variety of ways — for teaching, rehearsing both during the day and the evening and by a wide variety of groups including choirs, bands, pop groups, orchestras andjazz groups This demonstrates the need for areas specifically designed for these activities

The Choral Society's main concert this year was a performance of Handel's 'Messiah'; the School orchestra's ability to cope with the demands made by this was excellent to see and the experiment involving all the Junior School's J4 classes in most of the choruses proved a success Schubert's Mass in G was the main work in the Autumn together with two large-scale anthems — Mendelssohn's 'Hear my Prayer' and Bairstow's 'Blessed City' — both conducted with authority by Jeffrey Gray and sympathetically accompanied by Keith Pemberton on the organ

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SCHOOL CHOIR

During the year the repertoire for Germany had to be learnt or relearnt. The John Rutter folk song arrangements were revived at the Germany Plus evening together with the first presentation of 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind' whose haunting delicacy was immediately appealing to the choir

At the Christmas Concert one of the carols 'So gentle the donkey' with its simple rhythm but beautiful line was perhaps the highlight of the singing that evening.

In March a gospel choir from Bremen, who were going to be our hosts in Germany, came to stay with us They sang a whole range of spirituals together with some folk-song arrangements while the School choir joined in with 'Joshua fit the battle' and a real winner — Rutter's 'Down by the riverside' where the choirsjoined together

In the Summer Term the choir performed in two concerts The first in May saw a performance of Kodaly's 'See the gypsies' which stretched the choir in new directions and Elgar's 'As torrents in Summer' displayed its increasing fullness of sound In the Sommer Musikfest a concert anticipating our tour to Germany — the choir's performances of 'The Hills' and 'Greater Love' by John Ireland together with 'Hail, gladdening light' by Charles Wood were some of the outstanding features of the evening

The Commemoration Service also saw the choir in excellent form but perhaps the most satisfying performance of all in that last week was of Charles Wood's 'O thou the central orb' at the Leavers' service

Keith Pemberton and Jeffrey Gray have provided invaluable help during the year with accompaniments and group training and also this year David Riley and Ruth McCartney-Moore have provided vocal coaching, all of which contributed to rising standards

After the first Choral Evensong of the year in October when the choir sang Stanford's 'Magnificat' and 'Nunc Dimittis in C and Herbert Howells' anthem 'O Pray for the peace of Jerusalem' (the words of which became increasingly significant in the following months) it was clear that the choir was reaching new levels of achievement. The confidence and range of the sopranos has.been one of the most encouraging features of the choir's performances together with the increasing richness of the sometimes over-enthusiastic bass section. The tenors are also developing and some of the younger voices here bode well for the future The alto line has had problems but by the end of the year was returning to good form

The Carol Service in the Minster went especially well and our experiment of thirteenth century chant sung in antiphonal procession down the nave with brass organumlike interludes together with tabor from the west end gave an exciting start to the service What was especially pleasing was that at the end of the service it was very clear that the choir understood clearly the high standards that they had just achieved

SENIOR BAND

The Senior Band, like the choir, has during the year had its mind set on the Germany tour The reading ability of the band has developed greatly as new repertoire was prepared; in fact, of the fifteen pieces performed during the year, twelve were new to the band including complicated arrangements such as Gershwin's 'American in Paris', Bernstein's 'West Side Story Suite' and Malcolm Arnold's 'English Dance' When confronted with some of these new pieces the band faltered, groaned then accepted the challenge and displayed their real potential as the year progressed

Some of the most enjoyable performances were of 'Allied Honour' where the band's enthusiasm was clearly evident, 'Sandpaper Ballet' where the sandpapers provided novel entertainment and Edward Gregson's 'Prelude for an occasion' which saw the band tackling difficult, original modern music in a professional way An arrangement of the Bach chorale 'Our Father' posed real problems of precise slow counting which were overcome as another area in the band developed A workshop with the Royal Artillery Band, when they visited the School in May, was a real tonic for our band Being coached by real professionals and seeing what standards we are all aiming at was a very special experience

In the Sommer Musikfest, 'Unter der Admirals Flagge' was revived and proved a blockbuster start to the programme and this together with the 'West Side Story Suite' saw Jeffrey Gray getting the very best out of the band.

My thanks go to Janus Wadsworth whose help and band expertise has been invaluable and to Jeffrey Gray whose conducting of the band in the Summer Term in preparation for Germany has been so evidently successful.

MUSIC COMPETITION

This year's Music Competition was adjudicated by David Bowman, former Director of Music at Ampleforth College. His ability to get straight to the heart of each performance and discuss it with special perceptiveness made this a particularly memorable event this year

CELEBRITY CONCERTS

Three celebrity concerts havebeen promoted this year. In the Autumn Term the Ryedale Festival Wind Ensemble gave us a delightful evening including Mozart's Serenade in C Minor and Gounod's Petite Symphonie for Wind.

In the Spring Term a most versatile group of singers visited us — the Balfour chorus All ex-choral scholars from Magdalen College, they managed to produce a remarkable rangeof sounds Their arrangements of sixties and seventies pop music was quite dazzling in complexity but tremendously effective. It was high quality stuff.

Towards the end of the Summer Term Roundelay, two musicians specializing in early instruments, gave an intriguing concert, the title of which was 'Battles, Prayers and Lamentations' from the Crusades to the Civil War We heard the beautiful sounds of thegemshorn, the gentle grind of hurdy gurdies, an array of drums including nakers and a range of string instruments culminating in delightful performances on lute and bass viol.

The audiences for these concerts have not been large but have been most enthusiastic

MUSIC STAFF

Bill Riley's serious illness just before the beginning of the School year was a major cause of worry but fortunately Bill left the danger list fairly soon and embarked on a gradual recovery Bill Riley has given notable service to the Music Department over many years and will be remembered with special regard by many Peterites who either studied brass instruments with him or played in one of the bands We wish him a very happy retirement.

My thanks go to Charles Brewer, Janus Wadsworth, Ian Davies and Christopher Bacon who all helped fill the gap in brass teaching Also to the new staff who joined us this year: Christine Hodson ('cello), Sharon Brown (percussion), and Diana Chapman (flute) At the end of the Summer Term we bade farewell to three of our instrumental teachers: Malcolm Brown ('cello), Colin Honour (clarinet), and Brian Richards (clarinet) We wish them all well and thank them for their work for the department.

The third annual Music Staff Concert in June showed what a talented and dedicated group of instrumental teachers we have and we thank them for their hard work in developing the musical life of the School.

PERSPECTIVES

IMPRESSIONS OF ST. PETER'S

Before returning to South Africa, Neil Malherbe addressed the School...

The day before I left to come to St Peter's I got hold of Dylan Perlman and Philip Bartlett (who had visited St. Peter's over the past two years) and asked them about the place When Dylan heard that I had received a letter from Mr. Bulcock of The Manor, he said that The Manor was definitely the best House Philip, however, who had been in The Rise, was adamant that The Rise, being better at sport, was the best. Dylan's retort was that The Rise couldn't sing properly in Chapel, blurting out "RISE!" whenever it occurred in a hymn Now, this intrigued me, so I listened out for it when I arrived, but never heard it On enquiry I was told that "The Rev." never chose hymns with the word in them or simply omitted the harmful verse!

Before I left, Philip told me to look out for a great teacher called Paddy I laughed and said I could just imagine what he looked like — this large, red-faced Irishman who drank too much! When I arrived, the third person I met was Paddy Stephen — how wrong I was! Here I was confronted by an articulate charming man!! (surely some mistake here? The Editor).

I have learned many things about your School and your country during my stay. Firstly, I don't believe you have what one could regard as weather Rather, it seems as if you have all seasons crammed into one day, just to keep everyone guessing Before I left South Africa I said to everyone "Enjoy your winter — I'm off to enjoy summer" Little did I know what awaited me!

Secondly, you have a superb mimic in Joel Hopwood. I had been here for only a few days when I walked into the fourth form prep, room at The Manor, only to see Joel doing his impersonation of "The Rev.", complete with sound effects and "First hymn this morning ...211"

Another thing that I learned was that cricket comes in all types I umpired several games but my last was particularly amusing It ended in a draw, agreed upon by captain's Gordon Gibb and Nick Hales, when both balls ended up lost in the surrounding hedge I still wonder whether the fact that it was 4.00 p.m had anything to do with the sudden finish!

An interesting bit of terminology I learned was that "Dressers" are not people who know how to dress in the latest fashions! While filming a video around the School a few days before I left I was asked by Dickie, a third former from The Rise, whether I would like to film a fight. When I asked where the fight was, he replied that he would gladly beat up some "Dressers" who happened to be crossing the Peter's fields at the time

Most importantly though, I have learned that Peterites are individuals — they are not scared to give their opinions

or to ask questions They seem to have direction to all they do To borrow a quote from a speech I gave at the Clifton House Leavers' Dinner — "There is nothing original in an echo". I am pleased to note that there are very few echoes in your School.

Finally then, thank you to all of you for making me feel a part of your School I have really appreciated it and take back with me many happy memories of my time at St Peter's

Neil Malherbe

AN OLD BOY REMEMBERS

Gerald Vero joined St. Peter's in 1935. Recently he returnedafter being awayfor nearly halfa century. These are his recollections....

So, here I am, back again after almost fifty years From the front anyway the place hasn't changed a bit!

Like most small boys going to boarding School for the first time I remember the misery of saying goodbye to my mother and father. I longed to call them back. Someone hovered in the background and I was taken away to unpack and meet the rest of my dormitory —Hobson, Greenwood, Smythe, Graham, Milburn, Parker, Jefferson, Smith, Killick... It was quite a jolt to read, for the first time, the names of some of my contemporaries in the Roll of Honour in the glass case beside the Chapel entrance

Our Junior Common Room was somewhere on the first floor, on the right just before you got to Kenneth Rhodes' study. A gentle, kindly Housemaster if ever there was one We crept past his door to reach our dormitory I remember the two oars over his fireplace and the not unpleasant aroma of pipe tobacco. I remember being caned for some silly escapade, moonlight bathing I think, in the freezing cold outdoor swimming pool. At the end of the Summer Term he organised a Swimming Display and we, the Swimming Team, did somersaults off the high board and dived through flaming hoops.

S M Toyne had been Head Master for many years He was a great personality, and under him the School had a good games reputation I think we were one of the first of the Northern Public Schools to build squash courts Our academic record was not so good. Mrs. Toyne was charming and motherly and it was quite an event to be asked to tea on Sundays Sally, their daughter, was a good squash player like her father.

Do you still have tuck boxes, white wooded with black metal corners and handles? Full of homemade cakes, tins

of fruit, baked beans, chocolate etc My mother used to make a mouthwatering "Yorkshire Parkin" — moist, dark gingerbread

Discipline in the boarding houses was a hierarchical tyranny and we, the juniors, were at the bottom of the heap Only School Monitors could cane, but everybody else could beat us, and they did First our own dormitory Captain and his Deputy. Then the Middles, followed by the Studyites and finally the House Monitors To get to assembly or prep you had to pass the Middles Common Room Woe betide the boy who failed to knock and ask permission to pass You were beaten, in turn, by each boy. There could be as many as twelve of them.

Pocket money Some people got as much as £1 a term I was given half a guinea (ten shillings and sixpence), which was about average. One term, I remember blowing the whole lot on a secondhand ukelele What did we buy with it? Penny bars (old pennies) of Cadbury's chocolate; hot, greasy sausage rolls.

The Tuck Shop, a small brick building, more attractive than the present one, could pack in about forty small boys at breaktime. It also stocked white bianco for our cricket boots and green bianco for our O.T.C (Officer Training Corps) equipment, bottles of ink, shoe laces, notepaper and envelopes, and many other things besides.

In the Summer Term a popular punishment was having to dig plantains out of the cricket field, '100 plantains' being the unit of punishment These were dug up with a special fork which could be bought from the Tuck Shop for 1/6d (7'/2p). One cardboard shoebox held one hundred plantains Inevitably a Black Market sprung up and boxes were traded at 3d to 6d Boxes that passed through many hands were 'watered' to freshen them up but this ploy was seldom successful and the Monitors were not fooled "It takes a thief to catch a thief."

I wonder, does each form still take its turn at dragging the horse roller up and down the 1st Eleven Cricket pitch at lunchtime?

The food wasn't bad Long tables in the House dining room covered with heavy linen table cloths. Big bowls of sugar, other big bowls full of salt If you mistook one for the other you could be very sick At least one new boy would be caught. I still remember Sunday lunch— boiled beef and carrots, onions and onion sauce; large, greasy dumplings that stuck to the roof of your mouth "Dead baby" for 'afters', a grey, glutinous boiled pudding studded with currants and raisins, full of jam, which spurted out when you stuck in your spoon Big enamel jugs of custard

Fagging. A fag had to be in the dining room half an hour before teatime to make toast for his 'Monitor' It had to be evenly browned and thickly covered in butter and jam If your Monitor was in a good mood you got a piece too Rugby boots had to be washed, blacked, dubbined and the laces scrubbed white. Cricket boots and pads were blanco-ed The bath had to be just the right depth and temperature, the towel kept hot on the pipes You cleaned his shoes before you had your breakfast, swept out his study, removed the ashes from the fireplace and relaid the fire ready for lighting Life in the Army was a canter after all this.

Early on Sunday morning, when it was your turn, you raced to Chapel, often in your pyjamas, to ring the bell for early service. One foot in the loop and then three sharp tugs before the bell began to sound The rope is still there, the hole in the stonework polished smooth, just as it was then.

School Monitors had their own studies, House Monitors usually shared, studyites were three or four to a room Everyone brought their own furniture or bought it from the previous occupier. None of it would have brought a bid at a Jumble Sale

Is there still a Corps Band and does it still practise in the quadrangle behind the Assembly Hall? We buglers had to practice for half an hour before lunch on the verandah of the old wooden cricket pavilion

The Assembly Hall is longer than I remember and now sticks out further into the tarmac quadrangle This was a favourite pitch for lunchtime hockey Sticks so worn down by the rough surface that the ball was continually being hooked through study and dormitory windows— l/6d a time, a fortune in those days

K G Chilman, second Master to Mr Ping at St. Olave's, now has a building named after him. Immensely strong and with a good eye he would hit six after six during the Staff v 1st XI cricket match The ball would soar over the pavilion, crash against the Chapel wall or bounce over the roofs He was seldom in for long but it was exciting while it lasted

In my day, the Library was a Gymnasium in the charge of Company Sergeant Major Puddick He was a jovial, red-faced, retired Infantry Warrant Officer. He issued us with our scratchy, uncomfortable O.T.C uniforms and showed us how to roll our puttees and polish our boots and buttons Parades were a bore but battles over the playing fields firing blank ammunition and letting off thunder flashes were great fun. I enjoyed being a member of the Shooting VIII, competing against other Schools, firing live ammunition on the open ranges at Strensall Camp.

Then the War came and we Sixth Formers wore armbands on our uniform sleeves bearing the letters L.D.V. (Local Defence Volunteers; later to be re-named the Home Guard) We patrolled the river bank and the Ings, in the evening and at weekends, keeping an eye out for German parachutists. If the authorities thought this would keep us out of mischief, they were wrong We used binoculars to spot the courting couples in the long grass and then would creep up and practise shouting out, "Halt, who goes there?" The screams of some of the girls It's a wonder we weren't lynched by their boyfriends.

I joined my regiment in the middle of the Christmas Term and suddenly School days were over. Several years later in the Far East I was introduced to atall young officer who had recently arrived from home. He smiled as we shook hands and said, "We've met before Sir, I was in the junior dormitory the night you came up to say goodbye".

Gerald Vero

POEMS AND PICTURES

YORK LOVESONGS

I (for Charlotte)

One morning, when stepping outside was like walking into sunlight through a billion pink flowers, I spiked a girl's drink at breakfast with poems. But she never noticed until she choked on orange-blossom

XIV (for Isla)

Summer comes and your dresses bloom pink, white, blue; and we sit breaking smoke-rings on our fingers.

XX (for Rachel)

Coloured petals fall around us like the gentlest of reminders, so May will always smell of peaches (the cosmetic fruit in the glass) and the bright blossom will always mean this is the right time

X

They fined me a hundred pounds for the handful of daffodils I took from around the city walls, so don't say I never buy you flowers.

Antony

Dunn

"York Lovesongs" were in Antony's prize-winning Skrentny Folder.

A GRANDMOTHER'S LULLABY

I hear music on the wind as the fly brushes the strings of the spider's web, across fields the dull thud of hawk-talons bursting through the sparrow's chest, and blood flowing to earth, laughter as the river rushes home to the sea, whose murmuring tides chase the sweet voice of the moon I hear the song of a crowd of stars hiding love's lonely face, the rolling of silent wars between the dark clouds and the sun, the skies repeat the stories that candle-smoke whispers to the eaves Dawn breathes into morning, dusk speaks to the night, and clear through the air, where the trees bow down to me, I can hear the secrets of all men's hearts blowing through the leaves I have heard all things, my dear; heard all since the day the good Lord softly came to me and took my sight away Antony Dunn

Antony was awarded the Crook Prizefor Poetryfor this poem.

HER BIRDS

Jellyfish float like bruises on the green shore-battered waves; the salt waste dries tongues to silence and tokens to ashes.

I scatter the red soft dust in clouds which shock the water pink as the sunrise. The white birds drag themselves free of her wire, and stagger up into the sky and across to me, fly blindly into the wire along my shores; I see them coming, I see them tangled, bloody, crying out to be rescued And I can not rescue them, can not send them back.

Antony Dunn

RAINFOREST IN SUBURBIA

Balsa parrots and toucans — green, yellow, orange — chemical flames among the tropical leaves of suburbia's jungles

Rainforest mist shrouding plants and birds in heady opiates of wet dog and net curtains

The hunter hacks boldly through webs of foliage, and spills onto the road through his own front door Stalking drunkenly across the street, elephant-gun in hand, he bursts into the pub and takes shots at a plastic gnome on the hardwood bar —"see, you damn monkeys — see what I've invented..."

The apes around the watering-hole turn sad brown eyes towards him, yawn, and vanish into the green and grey of the forest

All except one one stays behind,

laughing

Antony Dunn

REQUIEM TO A DAYDREAM

I just can't run fast enough to get away from me and if I turn round quick enough it's still that familiar face I see. It's hot again; that cool desire to find someone who'll be somebody I can try to love who'll always want to love the best of me: don't mind too much to hold it close to feel my hands get burned — these hands that were before so strong have now against me turned and I knew that I could be there I knew I was the one to see it all so certain I could be the one the one forever standing tall and I wonder as I fall did I ever really know at all

I just can't climb high enough; I can still see the ground — and if I listen hard enough I can always hear that raining sound A fool was I to use my eyes to leave unblocked my ears: I heard the echoing emptiness there was nothing to stop that flood of tears; don't mind too much if you want to go I'd do the same too now that I know it hurts so much to love through pain and truth and I knew that I would be there I knew I was the one to be it all so certain I would be the one the one forever standing tall and I wonder as I fall did I ever really know at all?

Sculptor: Sarah Durham.

Richard Jarmain

COMIC RELIEF DAY

Artist: Rebecca Gilbert

SPORT

RUGBY

1st XV

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Nobody was under any illusions about the task that faced the 1st XV this season With only four old colours available the side was always going to show inexperience and weakness in specific areas. However, the boys approached the job with genuine determination This desire to make progress was emphasised by the presence of over forty players at the three days of pre-season training before the beginning of term in September. This time was tremendously valuable as it helped to give the whole squad a feeling of purpose The trial games on the Saturday highlighted the possible strengths up front whilst showing the lack of depth outside the pack.

Bar the final game v's Bradford when Paul Carvosso was away at an interview the front row remained unchanged all season. Paul Carvosso showed just how much a sound technique and real courage make up for physical stature Certainly with added weight, allied to his real ability, and determination in the loose Paul could make a success in club rugby. At hooker Gareth Silverwood was ever present Not only has be bulked out

but he has retained considerable pace over fifteen metres (thanks Karl Schoeman!) He was excellent in the tight and provided much needed penetration from the lineout and in the loose He worked hard at his lineout throwing having started the season weakly. The experience he will carry into next season will be invaluable Angus Gowthorpe made the step up from U 16 to 1st XV with little difficulty. His work in the tight was always given at 110%. He is aware of the need to build up his mobility and made significant strides in this direction as the season progressed Again his work at the front of the lineout enabled us to gain vital possession for much of the season. Andrew Ludiman locked the scrummage all season except for the Durham game when a bout of flu prevented him starting the game, even if he actually came on due to injury! A lack of mobility early in the season was outweighed by his excellent work at No 4 in the lineout and in the tight As he gained more confidence he became more valuable in the loose. With added strength and mobility he will provide a formidable opponent next year

Robert Bell took over from Lawrence Patton as the other lock His speed, commitment and extra weight provided us with a most valuable player in the loose, as well as a tower of strength in the tight. Robert will continue to bulk out for several years and could become a most accomplished club player should he wish to continue in this sport.

In the back row Jason Morris and Jason Mariyappan provided us with a real contrast in shapes and sizes! Jason Mariyappan quickly established himself as an excellent front jumper in the lineout and was only truly bettered in the game against Ampleforth Jason was a 110% player whose non-stop tackling and support play will be sadly missed next year Jason Morris captained the side in a most mature and inspirational manner He provided our most dangerous player in attack with pace and real penetration Despite his desire to become a back we all agreed that he was better off with the donkeys!! Paul Mulryne and Clifford Coggrave shared the other position in the back row Both made significant progress especially in attack With both back next season we will look for much from these players.

Behind the pack we had three scrum halves during the season Sadly Alex Deighton, having returned from an ankle injury, broke his collar bone badly against Hymers and took no further part in the season This was a critical blow as he had an excellent understanding with his back row, built up over the past five years. Mike Davies deputised well and made good progress early on However, the crushing defeat by Ampleforth following two house match semi-finals, and the physical battering against Worksop convinced us that a confidence building rest in the 2nd XV was needed for a boy who was yet to pass his sixteenth birthday. Simon Davies entered the fray and had a splendid end to his rugby career at St Peter's He was fearless in attack and tackled with real guts at the base of the scrummage and lineout His absence for Oxbridge interviews for the Bradford game enabled Mike to return and have his best match of the season

With the changes at scrum half it was not always easy for Jamie Rigby to establish an attacking pattern of play at fly-half However, his cool head in defence was invaluable As a pound for pound tackier I have personally never seen a more effective nor brave individual. Those who watched the Durham game will fully understand why Jamie was awarded his cap In the centres Chris Richardson and Adrian Robinson were always in the firing line It says much for their determination that despite playing the majority of the season in a defensive role they finished the season at Bradford playing their best attacking rugby Certainly they gained much confidence from this and were ever present on tour setting up several quite excellent backs tries. I hope Adrian now has the confidence to push himself in club rugby and I am sure we will see C.J showing us much more of his attacking flair next season. He has weathered the storm and emerged a much better player

Sadly, apart from two early appearances, we were deprived of Chris Caldwell through injury until the final game of the season Richard King also found his asthma too much and was advised not to play in the second half of the season. Dominic Bell came into the side against

Barnard Castle and made the position his own showing courage both in attack and defence Adam Waters played the whole season on the right wing showing as much genuine ball skill as anybody. He developed into a fine tackier and had quite outstanding games against Ampleforth and Durham. His infectious enthusiasm was never dampened. It is essential to have players in a side who give their all, win or lose, and still smile at the end. At full-back Mike Forrester established himself early and was an essential organiser. His line kicking improved after early hitches and he became a most useful reliever of pressure. Simon Powell, Robert Crossley, Graham Wood, Paul Reavley, David Batty and Edward Savage also represented the side during the season

I will leave the final words on the season to Mr L Bentley, Chairman, Youth Sub-Committee Yorkshire R.F.U., who said of the Bradford Grammar School game in a letter to the Headmaster, "May I say immediately that it was certainly not the one-sided game the score would suggest and I write merely to compliment your boys representing St Peter's on their tremendous team spirit and individual skills... Above all, perhaps, was the exemplary sportsmanship which was a credit to both Rugby Union and their School To your captain, I think, goes special credit for his outstanding commitment and leadership which regardless of his undoubted ability must have been an invaluable asset to his side It is relatively easy to skipper a winning team but it takes great character to bring out the best in a relatively young and inexperienced side... I was, as an uncommitted spectator, proud of your team's sustained endeavour and commendable attitude." These words encapsulate my feelings on the season and explain why it was a real pleasure to be involved with coaching this side Jason Morris and the vice-captain Paul Carvosso always behaved in an exemplary way giving tremendous support to both myself and the squad. For this I thank them. The squad of players made great progress during the season and at no point let their standards fall even in the most difficult circumstances. As young men great credit is due to them, and success cannot merely be measured by results themselves.

Caps were awarded to: Jason Morris, Paul Carvosso, Jamie Rigby.

The Morris McGrath Trophy was won jointly by: Jason Mariyappan and Robert Bell

Finally I would like to thank Messrs Lawrence, Morris and Allen for their invaluable assistance, and also all the parents who watched and gave much positive encouragement and support throughout the season

Players representing 1st XV: P Carvosso*, G. Silverwood*, A. Gowthorpe*, A Ludiman*, R Bell*, J Morris*, J Mariyappan*, C. Coggrave*, P. Mulryne*, A. Deighton, M. Davies, S Davies, J Rigby*, C Richardson*, A Robinson*, D Bell*, A Waters*, M Forrester*, C Caldwell, R. King, R. Crossley, D. Batty, E. Savage, L. Patton, S Powell, P Reavley

P. J. Stephen

1st XV Results 1990

Sixth Form College

Retiring Captain's XV

Leeds Grammar School

Silcoates

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Denstone College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Bradford Grammar School

2nd XV

The season got off to a poor start when our rather makeshift side came up against a strong Yarm 1stXV In theendwedid well tohold the score to0—15. Against a well-organised, but not particularly gifted Leeds side we again failed toimpress andwere well beaten. Silcoates (away) marked theturnaround for the 2ndXV. A spirited performance was given by all against a very powerful, efficient side andthescoreline didnotdoour courageous efforts justice. Against Barnard Castle, in appalling weather conditions the side's determination for success was rewarded We spent the entire match in their half, but despite relentless forward pressure only managed to score fifteen points Our good form continued against Hymers athome and ina free-flowing match 16—16 was a fair result Against Denstone the pack continued toshow good control in the set-piece play, and for the first time started to run directly at theopposition, keeping the ball alive and setting upgood second phase ball for the backs A convincing victory (31—3) was well deserved. Against Ampleforth we did not play to our strengths and spent the first twothirds of the game defending When we did start to attack the blind side with back row moves and swift forward support we scored two fine tries in quick succession and ended up dictating the play Alas it was too late andthe side was left to reflect on what might have been

The substantial victory at Worksop ledto complacency in the preparation for the Pocklington match and against a poor side we produced our worst performance of the season to lose 9—13 Durham at home provided good opposition and we lost in a close encounter

The highlight of the season was against Ashville when everything we had practised worked like a dream and unselfish fifteen man rugby brought an outstanding seventy point victory. The final match was against Bradford Grammar away and it was a measure of the side's progress that we were only narrowly defeated having played by far the better rugby.

The results throughout the season showed that we were a match for all of our opponents The squad was enthusiastic, playing andpractising in the right spirit and it was only our slight lack of confidence and occasional mental indiscipline that prevented greater success

The following players represented the 2ndXV: A Dean (Captain), E Savage, A Killip, P Reavley, C Barlow, G Walker, L Patton, J Fieldsend, G Wood, P. Mulryne, C. Coggrave, C. Martin, S. Davies, M Davies, D Batty, R Crossley, J Higginson, S Powell, O Gardner, J Ward, M Ludiman, J. Swallow.

D. K. Morris

3rd XV

Played: 12 Won: 3 Lost: 9

Despite the strengthened team resulting from the incorporation of the Under 16 squad into the senior teams, the 3rd XV had a difficult season against a mixture of Under 16 and true 3rd XV opposition

The best performance was in beating Worksop's 3rd XV by 26—6. Heavy losses in other matches showed deficiencies in physique and team cohesion

Individuals who played regularly with distinction include Charles Pugh, Matthew Pittman and Anthony Curtis

G. Lawrence

U.15 COLTS

The Under 15 Colts had a season of mixed fortunes winningjust over half their matches. Thesquad contained talent but they rarely played to their full potential as a team largely due to slow decision making and the unwillingness to release the ball early when support was available When they did, the quality of the rugby was of a high order aswas evidenced inthe match atWorksop The other major limitation of the squad was thearrogance of some leading players who believed they were a lot better than they were which occasionally resulted in complacency. When this happened against Durham, a side who clearly were highly motivated, thedefeat was fully warranted

The season opened with two undistinguished wins against Silcoates andBarnard Castle which was followed by much sterner opposition at Hull. Hymers, thirty-six points up midway through the second half, were playing fast, strong running rugby whilst the School were slow to the break down and weak in the tackle; however, in the last quarter of the game a more determined approach produced two good tries and salvaged some pride

In the first match after half-term at Ampleforth, the School did well to hold the opposition to 14-4 playing upfield inthe first half. Unfortunately, wasted possession in thesecond half did not produce the territorial advantage expected and instead of the margin being closed the reverse took place. Despite this defeat, there was greater cohesion in some of the team play and this was rewarded the following week at Worksop when thebacks for once were able to getgood early ball to run in some fine tries.

The match against Pocklington wasthemost exciting of the season The visitors led 18-6 just after half-time

but three superb penalties by Gordon Gibb and a try by Michael Hunter put the School ahead with minutes to go

However, Pocklington with the fastest man on the field, scoring with the final move of the game, snatched victory Whilst this encounter had a lot to commend it, the following game against Durham was the nadir of the season The final match of the term at Ashville proved too one sided, for a much stiffer test would have been to the team's advantage.

After Christmas, only the return game against Ashville was played due to cancellations caused by the weather. There was undoubtedly considerable talent in the side but those in key positions were not always motivated to work hard for victory

Higher standards will only be achieved with greater maturity, effort and determination

Team selected from:

T. Duncan (Capt.), T. Cockcroft (V-Capt.), P. Taylor, G Gibb, N Middleton, S Clegg, J Beaufoy, N McBride, N Walker, R Pugh, A Rigby, M Inness, R Silverwood, D Greeves, R Clark, S Parry, M Hunter, B Councell

Results:

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Ashville College

Under 15B XV

Excluding the fixture against Fyling Hall School, which turned into a mixed A and B match, the season's record was three wins and four defeats The team developed by experimenting with twenty-one different players in a number of positions! However, the side eventually settled and the strengths began to show

The forwards paved the way with some strong scrummaging work, especially when one considers their lack of bulk in the front row. The two David's (Gair and Lyons) in the second row developed throughout the season There was also a strong partnership in the back row with the craft of Christopher Pyne, the mauling of Amit Roy and the all round skills of Selwyn Mcllhinney Nicholas Strong and the Captain Andrew Fotherby played well at half-back together

In the backs there was a sound blend of strength, size and pace. Fraser Black and Steven Clegg were solid in midfield and worked well together The try scoring potential lay out on the wings with Phillipe Ravailhe's elusive running and Richard Maddison's speed and power.

Edward Backhouse came into the squad and filled the problem position of full-back with good positional sense and a strong boot The team spirit, sound forward platform and flair in running the ball in attack were the key areas in an enjoyable season Well done to you all

Team from:

A Fotherby (Captain), M Abbey, E Backhouse, R Bailey, F Black, R Clark, S Clegg, J Forde, D. Gair, A. Hall, R. Inns, D. Lyons, S. Mcllhinney, R. Maddison, R. Pugh, C. Pyne, P. Ravailhe, A. Roy, J. Sleight, N. Strong and D. Sumpton. ^? G. Shread

Results:

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Fyling Hall School

Under 14A XV

As the results show, this was a very good season despite the lack of any Easter Term fixtures, due to the weather, as notable oppositions were unplayed — Bradford Grammar and Woodhouse Grove — which would have put an unbeaten season into greater perspective. However, unbeaten they were, and such a record happens all too rarely these days and many congratulations must go to all the players involved

An average of seven tries a match with all but two of the regular players scoring and with so few points conceded all goes to show the strength, in depth, in all departments of the game. A successful ex-Olavite group were splendidly topped up with five players from local Prep Schools so that each position was filled with a player of sound individual skill who has much potential for the future

In the opening match against Silcoates each three quarter scored but perhaps Jonathan Noble's try exemplified the team effort when a lineout some thirtyfive yards out was won by us and each back passed just before being tackled for Noble to run some fifteen metres tojust touch down as he was tackled; the timing of passes and the determination shown by Jonathan was to become a hallmark of our play As we got used to Ben Oakley he would not be denied and a No 8 pick up from the halfway line saw some splendid interpassing with blind side wing forward Lee O'Keefe for Oakley to score— another recurring element in the progress of the team's performances

Against Barnard Castle in the next game awell worked back passing move with the full-back Neil Forshaw entering the line on the burst, to score himself, exemplified our ability to counter attack so confidently

and another burst of speed later on by Nicholas Wight saw an individual try of some sixty yards as he took the loose ball and sprinted through tackles almost all the length of the field to score against Hymers The score that stuck out in my mind came from the captain, Matthew Dodgson, a fly-half of unequalled ability and potential in my opinion, who from a scrumjust inside the opposition's twenty-two sold two of the most perfect side-steps to score under the posts, untouched despite some eight players trying their hardest to grab hold of him.

Against Ampleforth scoring some five tries in the first twenty minutes stifled the counter-attack that they are so noted for, but perhaps this game's most memorable score came from Simon Rivis from a pivot penalty involving Richard Brown who took on nearly all the opposition's pack to make the ball available, for it to be passed down the line through four forwards' pairs of hands and then all the backs with the outside centre scoring in the corner

Our next game against Worksop was played in very wet conditions and to suit the weather the forwards rose to the occasion, visibly enjoying the close encounters that the conditions dictated Prop Michael Helme opened the scoring with a robust effort after a mixed backs and forwards ruck, bursting through tackles to score in the corner after the kick-off had been fumbled and the pursuing players relished the opportunity to bruise their way forward Second row Michael Catling and back row Lee O'Keefe put in crunching tackles with splendid regularity to stifle any movement forward by the opposition and the win was secured by their valiant efforts

Our opening score in the opening minutes of the game against Pocklington showed further proof, if any was needed, of the maturity in unselfishness by Oakley after a No 8 pick up just inside the opposition's twenty-two, when he drove into two players to make the ball available for the scrum-half, Tom Archer — though he himself showed individual skill in side-stepping opposition to score under the posts Some thirty-six points later, and without a personal score, Oakley again unselfishly cleaned up a ruck, took the ball on but committed opposition players for second row James Hiles to get on the score sheet— at the expense of himself perhaps — the hallmark of real potential in No.8 Ben Oakley, hardly seen in someone of his age.

Ben made up for not scoring in the next game against Durham by getting three of the five tries we scored, often by sheer individual drive and determination, ensuring a win we might not otherwise have got

In our last game against Ashville, the constant backing up by David Todd was rewarded with an early try, and penetrating running by flying-wing Scott Bradley who was also our very successful goal kicker, set the seal on a most rewarding term and season, as it turned out, due to the weather.

It is not easy to pick out individuals who deserve particular mention as all of them played some exceptional rugby at one time or another through the season. But Ben Oakley and the captain Matthew Dodgson showed themselves to be, in my opinion, a couple of the best allround players we have had here for some time Though

I am sure the way ahead will have its setbacks, the future looks extremely promising as the forwards and the backs, under their leadership, looked the most complete and balanced units I have seen here at School and so long as they wear their success well they all look to be a formidable force for the future.

J. A. Owen-Barnett

Results:

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth

Worksop College

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville College

U.14 B XV

Played: 9 Won: 1 Lost: 2

Drawn: 0 For: 188 Against: 52

This year's U.14 B XV squad proved itself to be talented and able to score points In only four matches were points scored against them

Throughout the season Barefoot and Whalley propped with determination and talent, and demonstrated good mobility Mosby cheerfully offered a reliable back-up service At hooker, Lakin was fleet of foot and effective in defence. The second row combination of Cox and Milne became quite formidable, offering strength and power in the scrum, and more determination than height at the lineout In the back row Bradley and Williams covered much ground and attacked and defended with guts Bradley's skills with the boot were invaluable, the highlight of his season being the drop-kicked conversion from the touchline against Pocklington The pack was led by Pitt, at No.8, whose vision and skill were an example to the entire unit

From the scrum-half position Metcalfe captained the team courteously and by example, always giving 100% Dowds, at stand-off, had a good season developing both handling and kicking skills, and had to work hard not to lose his place to theup-and-coming Brierley In thecentre, Drysdale and Atkinson became a formidable team creating many scoring chances with their speed and handling Leveson, Midhage, Falconer, Clark and Erkut willingly took turns to fill the wing positions, each able to attack with certain speed and defend stoutly Marlow found himself out of position at the start of the season at fullback, but swiftly learned to fulfill the role with great ability in every respect With eight tries he was this year's top scorer.

Many thanks to all those who played this season and also to Mr John Owen-Barnett for his invaluable advice and assistance

M. J. Grant

HOCKEY

The latest season was distinctly one of two parts. In the early weeks of term the weather allowed practices to occur and all three teams began to settle and to develop Much was promised by all team players and the quality of the hockey shown by everyone in the club was excellent It was very pleasing to see that as injuries and illness took their toll any player who was selected for a team more than did justice to that eleven The standard of hockey played by non-team players as well was as high as I can remember and many will, I hope, grace club sides when they leave

Then came the snow and the rain and hockey stopped for over two weeks and the momentum was lost After the enforced break the hockey was again of a very high standard butjust failed to reach the heights which the early season had promised and of which it was capable.

The First Eleven under the leadership of John Higginson was, I think, a vintage side There was no position in which weakness was displayed and both individually and as a team they played a level of schoolboy hockey of which they have every right to be proud In defence they were solid and calm, in attack innovative, exciting and most importantly, hungry for goals, and in the mid-field they dominated by hard work and a high level of skill and support. What to me was even more important was that by their attitude to the game they brought credit to School hockey, and more important to themselves as sportsmen.

The Second Eleven had a sadly curtailed fixture list because of the weather but every player who was selected played with a quality of hockey and attitude which was most commendable Many players in the seconds would have been regular members of many First Elevens and many who did not have an opportunity to represent the School would have done so in previous years Perhaps the result of which they should be most proud is the draw against Hall Cross School, Doncaster

Colts Elevens continue to develop year by year and this year was no exception. The steady improvement in senior hockey in the School stems from the hard work done with the Colts It is here that the ground work is laid and I was much impressed by the skill and determination of those who played for the team They too should have most pride in a draw, the one against Worksop College, again no mean feat I look forward to the players from the Coltsjoining the senior players who return.

My thanks to all who played for any teams, to those whojust played for fun and particularly to John Higginson and my colleagues who worked so hard.

Results:

First Eleven

Barnard Castle School

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ashville College

Hall Cross School

Easingwold School

Pandas H.C

Styx H.C

Retiring Captain's XI

Wellensyans

Retiring Captain's XI

Second Eleven

Barnard Castle School

Worksop College

Hall Cross School

Pandas H.C

Q.E.G.S

Colts Eleven

Worksop College

Barnard Castle

Pocklington School

The Stick was awarded to John Higginson. The Burn Trophy was awarded to John Sutcliffe

The following represented the First Eleven: J. D. G. Higginson*, T. W. Brassington, C. M. Caldwell*, A C Deighton, M P Forrester*, S R Forsyth*, I Ghosh, S J Gildener, G N Kay, M J Mitchell*, J S Powell*, C D Pugh*, G. Silverwood, J. D. Sutcliffe*, A. L. Waters*.

Caps were awarded to J. D. G. Higginson and A. L. Waters

The following represented the Second Eleven: R. A Bell, A C Deighton, I Ghosh, S J Gildener, R J Hiles, R W Hudson, G N Kay, J Mariyappan, T. J. Mcllhinney, A. C. Moxon, B. R. Neary, T. Reid, R J Stout, M J G Williams

The following represented the Colts Eleven: A. S. Ashworth, J. Ballantyne, J. R. Brooks, B. C. Butler, M J Davies, T G Davies, A J Foster, S Khanna, A J Killip, M G Kirk, M A Lang, M J J Layram, M D Ludiman, D Millen, H I Shedden, J E Swallow, M G Todd, J Ward

R. H. Hubbard

In a season which promised so much, the team's performance was slightly disappointing Although we only lost to two School sides (Leeds G.S and Durham) we never actually won a match 5-0 That we won as many matches as we did was due to the consistency of the top three players, all of whom won more than 70% of their matches and were awarded colours Rugby and hockey commitments once again affected team selection causing an unusually high number of changes this year, and it was unfortunate that we never seemed to strike top form together However, improvements were made — a spirited fight against Leeds in the Dunlop National Schools Tournament after a disastrous away performance is the most obvious example

James Harding had a second full season at first string and played in a more experienced manner, the highlight of the year being the defeat of the Leeds No.l Oliver Gardner played throughout the season at No.2 and was by far the most improved player, if a little chatty during practice His concentration and determination in matches was unquestionable and in fact he only lost to one opponent James Stephenson played at No.3 and once again exploited his opponents with his slow game of lobs and drops His record is also very impressive, each of his ten victories being 3-0 At the start of the season, John Higginson was an automatic choice for fourth string, but after last year's consistency he lacked confidence in his game. Richard Pipes was the first choice No.5, but illness accounted for the first half of his season Perhaps the player with most potential, it was disappointing to see him lose last year's self-discipline Marc Mitchell played seven matches and was very effective before Christmas He was remarkably calm on court which paid off in his close, exciting game at Pocklington Towards the end of the season David Baldry played three matches If he is keen to play squash next year, I am sure he will be very effective

Many thanks are due to the staff who have helped with the squash this year: Mr Harvey, Mr Newman, Mrs Shepherd and especially Mr Boardman who set aside so much of his time for the 1st team. He also tried to organise a tour this year, but it proved impossible A thank you as well to James Stephenson who so generously helped me coach the Olavites Finally, I hope that everyone enjoyed their squash this year, and continues to do so, whether at St Peter's or beyond

James Harding

Kesults:

Christmas Term

Old Peterites

Bradford G.S

Ampleforth

Pocklington

Leeds G.S

Silcoates

Worksop

Woodhouse Grove

Ashville

Pocklington

Leeds G.S.

Easter Term

Ampleforth

Leeds G.S

Pocklington

Oakham

Harrogate G.S.

All Saint's (teacher training college^

Individual competition — for the Burdass Trophy

Final: James Harding beat Oliver Gardner 9-3, 10—8, 6—9, 7-9, 9—2

Losing semi-finalists: David Baldry and James Stephenson.

U.14 V

The U.14's had a good first season in the senior School, winning their matches against Pocklington and Ashville The team consisted of Michael Catling (1), Matthew Dodgson (2), Scott Bradley (3), Ben Oakley (4), David Todd (5) and Tom Archer (6). They suffered from the fact that few Schools on the St Peter's games circuit seem willing tofieldan U 14 team However, all members of the squad trained hard and played with enthusiasm and commitment They have laid a good foundation upon which to build further progress

S. C. Harvey

CROSS-COUNTRY

The First VIII had yet another difficult season with the fitness and availability of our runners being the main problem Nevertheless the team ran with devotion and was always high-spirited, despite the only win coming once again against Woodhouse Grove by 13-28 points

The York Schools' Cross-Country Championships saw all our runners in the Over 17category coming inside the first ten places They were Richard Shaw, Bruce Neary, Tim Cordier, Ali Marks, Dave Baldry, Dominic Todd and Anthony Curtis. In the Under 17 race Gordon Gibb came a very commendable sixth place The following also represented the School at the 32nd Midland and Northern Independent Schools' Cross-Country Championships: Richard Shaw, Andy Berrington, Anthony Curtis, Nigel Johnson, Ali Marks and Simon Davies Out of a total of thirty-one teams which were entered we came a creditable twenty-first

The Under 15team won two matches out of three with quite a promising team for years to come Gordon Gibb captained the side and proved to be their best runner. Despite the disappointing results in the School matches, everyone enjoyed the season and ran their best in both teams.

Colours were awarded to the following: Simon Davies, Tim Cordier, Dominic Todd and Nigel Johnson, and re-awarded to Ali Marks (Captain), Anthony Curtis, Andy Berrington and Richard Shaw.

The following represented the First Team: A R. T Marks, A G Curtis, S G Davies, A P Berrington, R G Shaw, T J Cordier, D H Baldry, D A Todd, N C Johnson, M A Bean, B R Neary, A M R Wallis

The following represented the U.15 Team:

G. S. Gibb, M. Lane, M. C. Dodgson, N. Forshaw, N S Middleton, D P Greeves, R Nadian, M J Catling, G A Williams, T P Williams, O. T. W. Milne, E. G. Drysdale, N. J. Ogden, T J Archer, N W W Strong, A G R Martin Alistair Marks

Results:

26.1.91 v Durham (Away)

6.3.91 v Woodhouse Grove (Away) 1st VIII

6.2.91 v 1st VIII

(Home)

Pocklington (Home) Pocklington St. Peter's

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY

Seniors

1 R Shaw 2 B Neary 3. N. Johnson 4 T Cordier (Q) 22m49s (G) (Q) (Q)

5. A. Berrington (Q)

6 J Doncaster• (G)

7. J. Lacy-Colson(C)

8 D Todd 9 A Curtis 10 J Taylor

Juniors

1 G Gibb 2 M Lane 3 N Strong 4 M Dodgsori 5 A Martin 6 N Forshaw

7. M. Catling 8 N McBride

9 C Beckett

10. T. Williams (Q) (G) (S) (S) 21ml8s (S) (Q) ' (M) (G) (M) (M) (C) (C) (Q)

INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING

Under 14 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Under 15 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Under 16 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

M. Clarke L Hoggard O Marlow

C. Atkinson

M. Clarke Clifton

The Manor

Cockcroft McBride

Councell Councell Silverwood Clifton

Clifton

J Lacy-Colson J Swallow J. Ward M Ludiman S Shepherd Temple Temple

Girls Open Age Group

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Senior Age Group

Individual Medley

100 yds Backstroke

50 yds Backstroke

100 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

100 yds Freestyle

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

ATHLETICS

Inter-House Results

Junior Age Group: lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Discus

Shot Putt

Javelin

Relay

B Oakley

S Rivis

M Dodgson

M Dodgson

N Forshaw

B Oakley

N Wight

R Brown

B Oakley

S Bradley Manor

Intermediate Age Group: lOOmts 200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

3,00mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Discus

Shot Putt

J Ward

M. Hunter

M. Lane

M Lane

G Gibb

A. Wallis

M. Lang

M. Inness

M Ludiman

D Greeves

Javelin

Relay

B. Butler P Mulryne L Patton J. Hague A Alton J Meaden B Butler D Baldry Queen's Queen's

Freestyle Relay Swallow Highet Hoggard Hoggard Dronfield Queen's

J. Ward

The Rise

Senior Age Group: lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump Long Jump

Discus

Shot Putt

Javelin

Relay

J Morris J Morris T. Reid

J Mariyappan R Shaw R Shaw A Waters R. King S Roberts S Roberts P Mulryne Queen's * New School Record

Inter-House Athletics Shield

(C) (S) (S) (S) (M) (S) (Q) (T) (S) (R) (R) (R) (T) (R) (Q) (Q) (S) (Q) (M) (M) (Q)

A handful of athletes went on to represent the District after the York Schools' Trials; special mention should go to Paul Mulryne, Emma Copley and Ben Oakley who represented the County in the North-East's annual InterCounty Championships On winning his event there, Ben was selected to take part in the highjump at the Schoo' ' National Track and Field Championships

Retrospect

The 1991 season will probably be remembered for being thecoldest for many years It isamost unusual state of affairs when the best weather of the term was at our away match at Bradford G.S in April Fortunately the sun putina long overdue appearance at thefestival From a cricket point of view the season was rather frustrating with too many drawn matches. This was not the result of a defensive attitude The team had batting in depth, but disappointed in run chases and the bowling wasnot strong enough tobowl ateam outonagood pitch. It was, however, ahappy andworkmanlike team andgreat credit must gotothecaptain, Jamie Rigby, andthe vice-captain, Michael Forrester. Together they did an excellent job. One of the more disappointing aspects of the season was the attitude of some of the club teams that visited us It did seem at times that the interests of the boys' cricket was not high on the list of priorities

All the first five batsmen from 1990 were still at School. Paul Carvosso and James Harding worked hard at their game, butneither hadthesuccess that they — and I —had hoped for Defensively very sound, Paul found it difficult to develop his stroke-play andoften batted too slowly for theteam's cause James looked likely to make a big score all season, but it never really happened His 66 at Cranleigh was his only half-century in the 1stXI, a poor reward for a dedicated andenthusiastic teamman Jamie Rigby hadproblems with hiseyes andhadto revert to wearing glasses. After a fine 83 in the first match, he lost confidence and never really did himself justice Michael Forrester had a very good season In the early matches a lack of patience let him down, but later he applied himself more carefully and he finished the term in prime form, making centuries against Ampleforth and Pocklington Itwas good tosee him achieving his potential in his last few weeks at School. Another to have a good season was Michael Davies, next season's captain He had clearly learned a lot from his first year in the XI and he played a number of impressive innings. His century at Bradford G.S onadifficult pitch was a fine performance In pre-season practice Richard Hudson earned a chance at No.6, but in a difficult position his approach wastoo loose andcasual His place was taken byCharles Roberts, who played some promising innings without making a big score. Oliver Gardner was a valuable member of the middle order I hope that his natural ability to hittheball will not be sacrificed in his laudable attempt to improve his technique Bruce Neary showed in two fine innings that he is a powerful striker of the ball, but there is still work tobedone onhis basic technique before next season Richard Musgrave has lots of ability and could bat high in theorder, but if he istodo sohe will have toplay with more determination and application In his few innings Naithan McBride showed considerable promise and a good temperament. Dominic Bundy remains a confident and under-rated (he says) No 11; after being top scorer in our disastrous innings against the Emus Club, he may be right.

Sadly thebowling didnotcome uptoourexpectations

One reason for this was the unusually high number of injuries. In a team whose enthusiasm for practice during the winter was admirable, back injuries affected several players and the sports centre floor has much to answer for Andrew Ludiman and TimDavies were twoopening bowlers who suffered most and were unable to do themselves justice Both have much to offer and will, I hope, have more luck next year Once he had recovered from hisback problems, Richard Musgrave was themost reliable bowler He perhaps lacked the life to be really effective, but he swung the ball and did a good job for the team. Michael Forrester had a disappointing season with the ball He was not able to find a consistent line and length andhard ashe tried, hehad little success Bruce Neary started theseason well. He bowled anagging length and it was good tosee himrecover from some excessively severe treatment in a club match and bowl well at the festival. In a team with perhaps a surfeit of medium pacers, Oliver Gardner, Tom Reid and Charles Roberts all bowled quite well on occasions Early in the season the spin bowling was left toDominic Bundy. Hetried very hard, but never bowled his leg-spinners as steadily asin the previous season He was not helped by the cold weather andthe slow pitches Midway through theseason Naithan McBridejoined the team andhis off-spinners gave us welcome variety He worked hard toimprove his action and in the last few matches he showed that he could become a good spin-bowler.

The fielding was better than for several years The close catching was nottested toomuch butthe out-fielding was good apart from a short spell mid-season. The Fielding Cup was awarded to the excellent Michael Davies, but the general standard was much improved

The Inter-House competitions produced unexpected winners. The Senior Cup was won by Grove. With few School team players they beat the favourites Queen's in the semi-final and Temple in a closely fought final The Rise wontheJunior Cup, largely thanks to some fine allround cricket from Toby Cockcroft.

Finally a number of thank you's. To Keith Mohan, who has continued to make every effort to improve the technique of players throughout the School To Paddy Stephen, whose help during theterm andespecially at the festival wasinvaluable To the head-groundsman, Robin Scarce and his staff In his first year, Robin worked very hard and did a first-class job. To Bruce Rigby and the other members ofthe Social Committee for their continued help and encouragement To our many supporters; some of them like Mr and Mrs Davies have covered huge distances to watch our matches. It was a particular pleasure on the Monday of the Cranleigh Festival to have six sets of our parents watching us Finally to the Cranleigh staff, Clem Williams and Neil Bennett, who did so much to make the festival a success

D. Kirby

1st XI selected from:

J. D Rigby (Captain) 1989-90-9It*, M P Forrester (Vice-Captain) 1989-90-911"*,P F Carvosso 1990-91*, M J Davies 1990-91*, G J Harding 1990-91*, B R Neary 1991*, D Bundy 1990-91*, O Gardner 1991*, R. F. T. Musgrave 1991*, N. P. R. McBride 1991, C. D. H. Roberts.

t — Cap, * — Colours.

2nd XI

The 2nd Xl's final tally of two matches won, two lost and nine drawn may give the wrong impression of some tedious cricket This certainlywas not the case and many of the drawn games were exciting matches when the opposition failed to dismiss us or we thern only in the final over The drawn games against Ampleforth and Pocklington produced particularly exhilarating conclusions Every player made his contribution this season, though particularly noteworthy were the unbeaten 108 and 58 of Robert Crossley and John Belton respectively against Yarm, and Richard Stout's unbeaten 74 against Bradford. Tim Davies' bowling was consistently accurate, with fine support from Andrew Wildblood, Andrew Moxon, Andrew Ludiman and Hugh Shedden. Finally a special mention for Tom Reid whose vigorous and skilful batting and bowling have been the hallmark of a fine captain who has led from the front R. J. Bulcock

2nd XI selected from:

T Reid (Captain)*, R J Crossley*, T G Davies*, H. I. Shedden*, D. A. Batty, J. E. Belton, B. S. Dickson, R J Hiles, R W Hudson, A E Iveson, A M W Ludiman, C M R Martin, A C Moxon, R J Stout, A. J. Wildblood.

Also played: A. S. Ashworth, A. C. Deighton, S. J. Gildener, A J Killip, M A Lang * Colours

1st XI Averages Batting No. of Innings

M. P. Forrester

M J Davies

P F Carvosso

O Gardner

J. D. Rigby

R. W. Hudson

G J Harding

B R Neary

C. D. H. Roberts

N P R

Also batted: F. J. Black 9, 6, 0, 10; D. Bundy 4*, 9, 1. * = Not out

Bowling Overs

R F T Musgravel47 T. Reid 54

A M W Ludiman 37 O. Gardner 71.3

B R Neary 128

C D H Roberts 37.4

M. J. Davies 65.3

D Bundy 106

N P R McBride 67

M. P. Forrester 161

Also bowled: F J Black 14-0-90-1; P F Carvosso 1-0-4-1; T G Davies 20-2-58-2; G J Harding 3-0-17-1

Results:

ST PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C

Played at home on Sunday, 21st April. Result: Lost

St Peter's 181-8 dec (J D Rigby 83, M J Davies 35, S Edwards 5-35)

Yorkshire Gents 184-5 (E. Stephenson 88 not out, R Brewster 35)

ST. PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S.

Played away on Saturday, 27th April

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 242-7 dec. (M. J. Davies 101 not out, P. F. Carvosso 50, O Gardner 45, A Barker 4-68)

Bradford G.S 135-7 (B R Neary 3-13)

ST PETER'S v M.C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 1st May.

Result: Drawn

M.C.C 197-9 dec (T Lerwill 41, S Kippax 40, R. Wilkins 32, A. M. W. Ludiman 4-42)

St Peter's 109-6 (S Kippax 3-42)

ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 4th May

Result: Drawn.

Sedbergh 189-8 dec (S Lewis 57 not out, D Player 35)

St Peter's 162-6 (P F Carvosso 59 not out, M J Davies 44)

ST PETER'S v YORK C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 8th May.

Result: Drawn

York C.C 218-5 dec (C Harrison 150, S Mayes 50)

St. Peter's 156-4 (M. J. Davies 43 not out)

ST. PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE

Played at home on Saturday, 11th May

Result: Drawn.

St Peter's 244-5 dec (M P Forrester 84, M J Davies 64 not out, M Czernek 3-65)

Worksop 202-5 (J Rowe 73, D Smith 34)

ST PETER'S v THE FORTY CLUB

Played at home on Wednesday, 15th May

Result: Drawn.

Forty Club 220-5 dec (P Jackson 97, W Cooper 44, F. Taylor 36)

St Peter's 172-5 (G J Harding 46, M P Forrester 42, S Anderson 4-66)

ST PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 18th May.

Result: Drawn

Barnard Castle 229-4 dec (S Riddell 88, K Lowe 52 not out)

St Peter's 119-5 (M P Forrester 39)

ST. PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI

Played at home on Wednesday, 29th May

Result: Drawn

President's XI 203-3 dec. (R. Taylor 73 not out, S Robinson 51 not out, J Wright 32)

St Peter's 112-5 (C A Robinson 3-9)

ST. PETER'S v LEEDS G.S.

Played at home on Saturday, 1st June

Result: Drawn

Leeds G.S 244-1 dec (D Gait 104 not out, T Walton 88 not out, R Atkinson 46)

St. Peter's 210-7 (B. R. Neary 57, M. P. Forrester 47, R Atkinson 3-46)

ST PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

Played at home on Saturday, 8th June

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 238-5 dec (M P Forrester 116, J D Rigby 40, M. J. Davies 35, S. Pilkington 4-72)

Ampleforth 210-7 (N Lamb 47, R Wilson 35, R Gilmore 32)

ST PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 15th June

Result: Drawn.

Durham 191-3 dec (R Weston 100 not out, P Weston 54)

St Peter's 152-7 (B R Neary 55 not out, N Darling 4-50)

ST. PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 22nd June

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 193-7 dec. (M. P. Forrester 101,J. Dowling 3-38)

Pocklington 104-6 (D Edwards 51, R F T Musgrave 3-15)

ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITES

Played at home on Sunday, 23rd June.

Result: Won

Old Peterites 193-7 dec. (P. Burdass 75, R. Hutchinson 44, M J Davies 3-13)

St. Peter's 194-3 (M. P. Forrester 65 not out, M. J. Davies 53 not out)

ST PETER'S v SAINTS C.C

Played at home on Tuesday, 25th June

Result: Drawn

Saints C.C. 187-7 dec. (J. Heaseman 55, A. Jefferson 42, N P R McBride 4-21)

St. Peter's 172-9 (M. P. Forrester 62, J. D. Rigby 45, G Fowler 4-29)

ST PETER'S v CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

Played away on Sunday, 30th June.

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 193-6 dec (G J Harding 66, M J Davies 41)

Cranleigh 113-7 (G Atkinson 38, D Bundy 3-28)

ST PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS', NORTHWOOD

Played at Cranleigh on Monday, 1st July.

Result: Lost

Merchant Taylors' 187-7 dec (C Jaggard 83, A PowellWilliams 38, R. Hawkey 33, B. R. Neary 5-15)

St Peter's 44 (J Roberts 6-26, P Knowles 3-18)

ST PETER'S v THE EMU CLUB, N.S.W

Played at Cranleigh on Tuesday, 2nd July.

Result: Lost

The Emu Club 277-5 dec. (B. Germon 84, D. Amos 83, D Hobden 47, M Essery 35 not out)

St Peter's 34 (C Bates 7-5)

ST PETER'S v BRYANSTON SCHOOL

Played at Cranleigh on Wednesday, 3rd July.

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 179 (M J Davies 66, T Tuckwell 3-26)

Bryanston 143-9 (J. Friesenbruch 39, T. Reid 4-25, R F T Musgrave 3-36)

ST. PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL

Played at Cranleigh on Thursday, 4th July

Result: Won

St Peter's 88 (M P Forrester 35, J Bedi 7-31)

Loretto 79 (R F T Musgrave 4-26, B R Neary 3-15)

Summary of Results

Opponents

Yorkshire Gents C.C

Bradford G.S

M.C.C

Sedbergh School

York C.C

Worksop College

The Forty Club

Barnard Castle School

President's XI

Leeds G.S

Ampleforth College

Durham School

Pocklington School

Old Peterites

Saints C.C

Cranleigh School

Merchant Taylors, Northwood

The Emu Club, N.S.W

Bryanston School

Loretto School Ground Home Away Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Home Away Away Home Home Away

Result Lost Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Won Drawn Drawn

Cranleigh Lost

Cranleigr Cranleigl 1 Lost l Drawn Cranleigh Won School

dec

SENIOR COLTS

The U.15 Colts had a highly successful undefeated season with victories against Ashville, Barnard Castle, Leeds and Durham, whilst in matches drawn the School were generally on top Despite prolonged spells of cold weather throughout most of the term, low rainfall during May and early June allowed good batting tracks on the Wightman to be produced which led to some fine batting displays and concentrated the minds of the bowlers on the need for line and length They also permitted attacking batsmen such as Tom Duncan who scored three fifties and Magnus Inness who scored two forties to accelerate the run rate if necessary The most profilic scorer was Toby Cockcroft who scored 426 runs in ten completed innings, whilst the most cultured batting came from Fraser Black who played a gem of an innings at Worksop scoring 72 runs with superb timing and little effort through a wide range of shots.

The bowling attack was spearheaded by Fraser Black and Toby Cockcroft and it was the former's outstanding performance of 7 for 33 against Ampleforth which nearly cost the opposition their unbeaten record The best bowling analysis of the season goes to Paul Taylor with five wickets for seven runs against Barnard Castle Not only was Paul a consistent bowler but a batsman with a dogged determination. He was also one of the best slip fielders seen at St Peter's for several years, ably supported by the athletic Nick Walker behind the stumps who also took several good catches. Other major bowling contributions came from Tom Duncan, Nick Middleton and Andrew Fotherby Nick's leg spin bowling was under used and he was never able to show his full potential, whilst Andrew's bowling improved impressively as the season developed

One of the problems of a successful season is that the lower order batsmen do not have sufficient opportunities to develop their batting and such was the case with Nicholas Strong and Alistair Rigby. They both fielded enthusiastically and with time should develop into very competent cricketers. Their contribution to the team's performance along with Edward Backhouse's was significant in terms of the season's successes

Finally, congratulations to Naithan McBride who after a few games as captain of the side was promoted into the 1st XI and made very good progress. There is no doubt that several of the side will eventually play at the highest level at St Peter's and all should make a worthwhile contribution to Game 1 next year.

In addition to Naithan McBride, Senior Colts colours were awarded to Toby Cockcroft and Fraser Black.

St Peter's 151 for 6 dec (T Cockcroft 40, M Inness 42)

Bradford 133 for 4

St Peter's 173 (M Inness 41, P Taylor 39, T Cockcroft 32, F Black 29)

Sedbergh 150 for 7

Ashville 121 (F Black 3-25)

St Peter's 123 for 6 (T Duncan 52)

St Peter's 187 for 8dec (T Cockcroft 78, F Black 33)

Mount St. Mary's 116 for 2

St. Peter's 169 for 3dec. (F. Black 72, T. Cockcroft 40, N McBride 35)

Worksop 25 for no wicket —Match abandoned — Rain

Barnard Castle 90 (P. Taylor 5-7, F. Black 3-20)

St Peter's 95 for 3 (T Cockcroft 64 not out)

Manchester Schools' C.A. 178 for 5 dec. (F. Black 3-35)

St Peter's 125 for 7 (F Black 44, T Cockcroft 27)

Leeds 38 (T Cockcroft 4-16, F Black 4-22)

St. Peter's 40 for 1 wicket

St Peter's 103 (P Taylor 29)

Ampleforth 55 for 9 (F Black 7-33)

Durham 153 for 1 dec

St Peter's 154 for 3 (T Duncan 51, T Cockcroft 49, F Black 36)

St Peter's 137 for 9 dec (F Black 49, M Inness 25, N Middleton 23 not out)

Pocklington 50 for 4

Other matches:

St Peter's An XI 217 for 2 dec (A Rigby 50 not out, T Duncan 53 not out)

Yarm 61 for 9 (N Middleton 5-22)

Bootham 144

St Peter's An XI 128 for 8 (T Cockcroft 36,.N Strong 27, N Middleton 21 not out)

J. W. R. Hutt and P. D. Northfield

U.14 COLTS CRICKET

In many ways this was a most pleasing season Many U.14 'B' players made the grade and had games in the 'A' team. Despite their loss we turned out a genuine 'B' XI v's Bootham instead of an 'A' XI

Certainly Tom Archer developed as a fine captain His willingness to listen and learn about field placings does him credit He must remember those points for next year Tom also deserves credit for accepting that if you win the toss at this level you should bat first. This will lead to a game being lost occasionally but it also leaves you in a better position to win and most importantly to learn how to bowl sides out However, to maintain the momentum the side batting first must take the initiative and in two games we batted slowly and inthe end declared far short of a genuine target

The first match at Bradford was played in the "sun"! The last time we saw it until we played Leeds six weeks later! After a good, if slow, start on a very "low" wicket we appeared to be taking control with a fine 31 from S. Bradley. Sadly his dismissal led to a collapse. We then bowled well with Bradford having to go all the way in the final twenty overs before running out winners The maturity of their batting was a good example to follow. We were at home next against Sedbergh who were pinned down by fine bowling from S Bradley, ten overs 1 for 20, T. Archer eleven overs 1for 14and N. Forshaw four overs for 6 A more than sporting declaration enabled us to bat well to win by nine wickets, T Archer 66 and S. Bradley 35, sharing an unbeaten partnership of 100. A new and welcome fixture against Mount St Mary's provided another win with S Bradley batting very well to score a fine undefeated 67. The declaration gave us time to bowl Mount St Mary's out for 66 with T Archer taking 5 for 25 and S Rivis 2 for 1 Worksop provided the low point of the season. We fielded badly, despite taking several good catches We batted without real enthusiasm except for S Rivis and T Archer We behaved in an unacceptable fashion whilst both 'A' and 'B' sides were batting I hope the boys learned from the incidents that day and the following suspension of two of our leading players. No player is bigger than the game and good manners and sportsmanship are a prerequisite for playing for St Peter's At Barnard Castle we bowled well to have them all out for 151on their artificial surface, K Midhage taking 4 for 35 in his first match We had a go at the target but two large fast bowlers made it very difficult and we gave up the chase to finish 113 for 5. If Worksop was the low point, Leeds Grammar School was the high point In nine years of taking the U.14 this was one of the best performances I have seen. We batted very well with M Dodgson 25, S Rivis 18and N Ogden 19* giving fine support to a splendid not out 103 by T. Archer. Declaring at half-time gave the boys time to bowl Leeds out The spinners, D Leveson 3 for 20 and N Ogden 4 for 12, used the pitch well and bowled out the opposition with three overs to go. (The sun shone, the wicket was good and outfield well cut, a credit to Leeds.) Fine bowling and introverted batting led to St Peter's eventually declaring at 105 for 8 against Ampleforth If you win the toss and bat first you must

score quickly enough to make a game of it We could have batted on and killed the game, but perhaps a loss taught the boys more than a draw! At Durham fine bowling from their only two bowlers kept us down to 93 We bowled well and had we scored another twenty runs, I think we would have won The innings of the day was a fine 56 from Omar of Durham

The final game saw us hosts to Pocklington on yet another wet afternoon Having started at 2.40 p.m and had a lengthy tea due to rain, St Peter's declared after thirty overs at 127 for 6. Pocklington made a fine attempt to go for the target making fifty without loss Again the introduction of spin-bowling made the breakthrough with N. Ogden taking 4 for 24 and S. Bradley 2 for 33. Fine tail-end batting saw Pocklington through with nine wickets down

Next year should provide the boys with greater challenges T Archer must learn to work the ball off the front foot, N. Ogden to keep the runs coming even if in ones and twos Both S Bradley's need to learn which ball to hit They are both fine cricketers but with a touch more humility and concentration on the task in hand they could do very well next year M Dodgson improved a great deal in his batting and providing he applies himself will become a fine upper order batsman. M. Catling has the ability, along with N Forshaw, to strike the ball hard off the back foot but both are weak on the front foot The steadiest batsman in middle order was S. Rivis who showed a real maturity amongst his peers, many could do to take up his example of good manners, sportsmanlike attitude and a fierce desire to succeed. The left arm bowlers are all capable of turning a game N Forshaw must learn to keep his bowling arm up and S Bradley to take advice about both run up and delivery stride. When on form he is a match winner as his nine wickets in the junior House match proved N Ogden's slow left arm bowling was of ahigh quality especially on pitches which gave him the assistance of turn and bounce However, he must learn to vary his pace and bowl a good arm ball if he is to maintain his progress. S. Bradley and D Leveson both took wickets bowling off spin and must persevere, learning the finer points of this art K Midhage has the ability to give variation with his leg-spin and must listen to Mr Mohan to give him the variation necessary D Todd and O Marlow both developed well this year David must remember to bowl closer to the stumps and with more control in his run up, whilst Oliver needs to remember that he is at his most effective when bowling a nagging line and length rather than trying to bowl too fast I was pleased to see both M Helme and J Metcalfe develop into competent wicket keepers However, M. Dodgson made great strides and as long as he keeps working at the basics will provide a fine U 15keeper next season

I would like to thank the parents who came to support in this cold and wet season Their attention and help was much appreciated by both boys and staff My thanks also go to Mr. D. Watkinson for all his efforts with the squad this season

P. J. Stephen

Results:

St. Peter's 109 all out (S. Bradley 31)

Bradford Grammar School 110 for 6

Sedbergh 112 for 6

St Peter's 113 for 1 (T Archer 66*, S Bradley 33*)

St. Peter's 139 for 3 (S. Bradley 67*)

Mount St Mary's 66 all out (T Archer 5 for 25)

Worksop 151 for 5

St. Peter's 60 for 3

Barnard Castle 151 all out (K. Midhage 4 for 35)

St. Peter's 113 for 5 (T. Archer 32)

St. Peter's 183 for 2 (T. Archer 103*, M. Dodgson 25)

Leeds Grammar School 103 all out (N Ogden 4 for 12, D Leveson 3 for 20)

St Peter's 105 for 8 Ampleforth 106 for 3

St. Peter's 93 all out Durham 94 for 4 (N Forshaw 2 for 9 off 11 overs)

St. Peter's 127 for 6 (T. Archer 39, S. Bradley 25) Pocklington 100 for 9 (N Ogden 4 for 24)

* denotes not out.

9 matches played: 3 won, 3 lost, 3 drawn

The following represented U.14 Colts XI: T Archer (Captain), B Brierley, S Bradley, S Bradley, M. Catling, M. Cox, M. Dodgson, N. Forshaw, M Helme, D Leveson, O Marlow, J Metcalfe, K. Midhage, J. Noble, B. Oakley, N. Ogden, S. Rivis, D Todd

TENNIS 1st IV

The first four is a special team which participates in the National Competitions run by the L.T.A. and sponsored by the Midland Bank Unfortunately, last year's winning run came to an end in the second round of the Glanvill Cup this year at Pocklington School. Although the team convincingly defeated the home side, Hymers College proved to be just too strong at both first and second pair. Simon Powell and Adam Waters gave a great display going down in a tie-break at first pair doubles to the North of England under eighteen champions Michael Hunter played even better by winning his singles at number three

In the Senior Students Competition the team had an easy passage through the first and second rounds. However, in the Regional semi-finals, St Peter's found both Durham Johnston and especially King James' School far too strong.

The 1st IV team: Simon Powell (Captain), Adam Waters, Michael Hunter, David Jones with David Baldry, Mark Davies and John Higginson making appearances

Results:

1991 Midland Bank/National Schools' Championships

1991 for the Glanvill Cup.

1st Round St Peter's awarded abye

2nd Round St. Peter's v Pocklington School 5—1 W

St Peter's v Hymers College 1—5 L

1991 Schools' Tennis Team Competition for Senior Students

1st Round St. Peter's awarded abye

2nd Round St Peter's v Lady Lumley's 5—1 W

Regional St Peter's v Durham Johnston 1—5 L semi-final

1st VI

St. Peter's v King James's 1—5 L

R. G. Shread

This season was a moderately successful one with six wins, three defeats and an abandoned match due to the rain! Simon Powell led the team well with his commitment to play attacking and Uncompromising tennis It must have been a daunting feeling for his opponents this season to face such ferocious serves, volleys and ground strokes on both wings Adam Waters developed into the best player in the School with hismature matchplay, there were few opponents who got the better of him He managed to increase the power of his service from last year and was best when playing passing shots from the back of the court When he did come to the net he produced many superb overheads and volleys John Higginson did not do himself justice in matches when he allowed weaker opposition to get the better of him He has probably the best all-round racket skills of anyone else in the team but did not achieve his true potential through lack of consistency David Jones was another stalwart of the team who showed great determination in match-play He has a good all-round game but when at the net he is unshakable while he plays his powerful angled volleys David Baldry continues to develop as an all-round player He had a disappointing season overall which started off well enough, progressing through to the Alcuin Trophy final, but from that defeat he lost a good deal of confidence Finally Michael Hunter, the 'junior' of the team, who has quickly risen to the first team standard and has also represented North Yorkshire Schools at under fifteen level in the first pair He is a fine prospect already with no visible weakness in his game If he can add a little more power to his service and show greater consistency in general he will encounter few defeats .next season.

Results:

Opponents

Poppleton Tennis Club

Bradford Grammar School

Ashville College

Hymers College York University II

Colours:

These were reawarded to Simon Powell and Adam Waters and awarded to David Jones

The First VI Team:

J. S. Powell (Captain), A. L. Waters, D. R. Jones, M T Hunter, D H Baldry, J D G Higginson R. G. Shread

Individual Competition — for the Alcuin Trophy

Final: Adam Waters defeated David Baldry 6—0, 7—5, 6—0

Losing semi-finalists: David Jones and Simon Powell

INTER-HOUSE TENNIS COMPETITION

1st Round Clifton Manor School Temple

Semi-Finals Clifton Temple

Final Clifton

2nd VI

Dronfield The Rise Queen's Grove Manor School Temple

At full strength, the team provided convincing opposition in all its fixtures A very good win against Pocklington was followed by a sterner test against Worksop: a draw was probably a fair result, although victory would have been secured if the third pair had been able to find form A weakened side struggled against Ampleforth, the only defeat of the season; this was followed by the disappointment of a last-minute cancellation of the match against Bootham. The long journey to Giggleswick was rewarded with a thrilling match on grass, with victory decided in the final game in very slippery conditions. An unfinished match at Durham was frustrating for all concerned, especially when a win had seemed the most likely result.

James Stephenson led by example, his very sound allround game providing the base for success Mark Davies found his form later in the season and played exciting tennis Andrew Buisson and James Swallow enjoyed varying fortune: both were capable of good tennis when in confident mood but were let down in particular by their service

The regular team members were joined by Tom Kitchingman, Matthew Bean, Matthew Todd, Stewart Berry and Matthew Pittman as availability dictated

Results:

Pocklington

U.15 VI

The squad made great progress over the term because the players enjoyed their tennis and were eager to improve. Apart from a one-sided affair against a weak Ashville side, all the matches were well-contested The 5-4 victory at Giggleswick was particularly thrilling for the crowd of (three) spectators, who watched our second pair win three tie-breaks, the last of which clinched the match in heavy rain It was good to see the boys gaining in confidence as the season progressed All members of the squad were called upon to represent the School at some stage during the season, on one occasion at very short notice because of illness; and all played their part in making it an enjoyable season.

Squad:

A. Martin, M. Hallam, C. Pyne, J. Dunn, N. Palta, C Beckett, D Gair, D Sumpton

D. S. Newman

OXFORD CUP

(Holders : Rise)

The Head Season

Our first Head race was the Ancholme Head We entered two Senior III fours and one Novice four. Our Senior HI fours finished first and second in their division and so we picked up our first "pots" of the season

We took eight boys and two coxes across to the Runcorn Head and they all raced in both divisions Racing at Senior III level in the first division they were well matched with only five seconds between the crews. They finished third and fourth in Senior III After a rearrangement of crews for the second division they raced at Senior II level and the faster combination succeeded in coming second in this class

In November we headed down to the Tideway for the Head of the River Fours Race. One girls' crew and two boys' crews raced and enjoyed the experience of such a big event; racing some of the best crews in the country I saw the crews out but before they had landed I was on my way to catch a 'plane to India (see Travel Section!) In my absence the captains coped admirably with the paperwork and administration for three hectic weeks and the coaching load fell on the capable shoulders of John Ward and Jacqui Finney

Several crews entered the York Small Boats Head which took place in even worse conditions than usual! There was another first as a St Peter's School Staff crew entered and... survived! Most of the sixth form boys raced twice. One of our Senior III fours came well up in the finishing order, in twenty-sixth place overall (out of 300 crews) Our Junior four raced well and finished fifty-eighth to win their event.

We then travelled up to the Tyne for the Rutherford Head The boys' Junior 1.8 crew won their event easily whilst the girls' Junior 18 crew and the boys' Junior 16 crew both came second in their events.

The floods in the Easter Term were more dramatic than in 1990 but we actually lost less time on the water Our boathouse was three feet deep in water at one stage but fortunately there was very little damage. When we were forced off the river Jacqui Finney joined Gary Lawrence to devise various land-based tortures

At half-term we were unable to raise a full Viking Longship crew but four of the girls were able to team up with Tonbridge School They formed a formidable combination and knocked out the unbeaten champions, York City, in the semi-final. They just lost in the final but won the prize for the most successful Junior crew Tonbridge have promised to return next year!

We travelled to Nottingham for the Head of the Trent. The girls' Junior four won their event and the boys' Novice four were second in theirs

In the Yorkshire Head our Senior III eight finished in eleventh place overall (out of 117 crews). The girls' raced in a new bow-stroked combination and came second in the Senior III class

We raced two eights in the North of England Head (at Chester); some of the oarsmen doubling up to make it possible The Novice eight raced particularly well and finished second in their class, beating several university crews

The day that term finished we headed south for the

Head of the River Race. It is a long time since St. Peter's raced in this most prestigious Head on the Tideway and it was great experience for those who raced in the eight, although it was one of those races when not everything went right!

We raced in enough Heads to be able to do some analysis of the results. The really encouraging thing about the Sixth Form Boys' Eight in its various combinations was that, although it wasn't winning events, it was improving and moving up through the field very quickly. They were managing to beat a few more crews each week and get closer to the winning times It was the speed at which the boys were learning and improving that kept the idea of Henley kindled, rather than the straight results, at this time.

The Sixth Form Boys' got together for a few days in the holidays and did some training alongside Churchill College which was mutually beneficial

The Regatta Season

We have had a very hectic season, racing most weekends and sometimes at two places in the same weekend We could not have done so much if it weren't for all the tolerant and helpful parents and friends who have driven buses and trailers and put up with our unsociable departures and arrivals I would like to thank Mr. Birch, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Brown and Mr. De Boer, in particular, for their help with getting us to regattas

The first regatta was York Spring We put in a big entry and made a few finals but the four week holiday took its toll and we didn't win any "pots".

Three crews represented the School at Nottingham City Regatta and one of the boys' crews (Chris Richardson, Alistair Birch, Stuart Clarke, Chris Lloyd and, cox, Lindsay Daniel) beat fourteen university and club crews to win a very competitive Novice event.

The following day at Durham City Regatta our boys' eight got through to the final of Senior III eights

At Bradford, a week later, several crews raced and much deserved success came to both the girls' Senior III four (Becki Ingledew, Anne Suttill, Charlotte Berry, Sally Hamilton and, cox, Steve Harryman) and the boys' Senior III four (James Butler, Joby Taylor, James Hague, Chris Rowland and, cox, Matthew Taylor).

At half-term the Boat Club completed a 24-hour sponsored row in aid of the School's charities and the Club's Henley Fund Jeremy Doncaster did a great job co-ordinating and organising the event Also on the fundraising front Mrs Butler and Mrs Hague have put a tremendous amount of energy into setting up a St. Peter's 100 Club to help fund-raise for future Henley crews (If you want tojoin contact Ann Hodgson or David Hughes!)

Also at half-term the Senior III eight raced at Northwich and lost by just two-thirds of a length in the final.

On the first day of Durham Regatta we raced a Senior III four and a Senior II four. The Senior II four had to cope with the "long course" which goes through the notorious Elvet Bridge They raced hard and only lost by three feet!

The Sunday of Durham Regatta was to be critical We had entered Senior Open Eights, in order to measure up our Sixth Form boys against the fastest in the North of England and we had drawn Durham University in our first race On the result of this race we would decide whether it was worth putting an entry in for Henley this year The crew responded well to the pressure and really "went for it" They pushed Durham right up the course, never letting them get clear water and lost by only three-quarters of a length It is rare for a crew to lose and be quite so happy about the race! The entry went in.

On the same day the girls' Novice crew raced at Loughborough Regatta. They came a respectable fourth in their event and gained much from the experience of multi-lane racing

The next weekend at York we again made several finals but it was only the girls' Novice four who managed to win their final which they did in fine style to win a very competitive event The crew was Elena Clegg, Polly Evans, Emma Brown, Esther Williams and, cox, Markus Buckle

At Leeds, a week later, we put in a very big entry; everything from mixed doubles to open eights! We won Senior III eights (Chris Rowland, James Hague, Joby Taylor, James Butler, Chris Richardson, Jeremy Doncaster, Tim Cordier, Roland Carnaby and, cox, Matthew Taylor), Senior III fours (Chris Rowland, James Hague, Joby Taylor, James Butler and, cox, Lindsay Daniel), Girls' Novice Fours (Nicola Andrews, Pippa Merritt, Caroline Murphy, Diana Wooding and, cox, Michelle Griggs) and Women's Open Sculls (A.J.H.) However, we just fell short of retaining the Victor Ludorum (by two points!)

We were delighted to hear that our entry for Henley had been accepted and that we weren't required to do a qualifying race. We went down to Henley on the Monday so that we could get a couple of outings in on Monday and Tuesday to prepare for the first round of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup on the Wednesday Henley is a completely unique regatta with an atmosphere like no other, for which crews travel worldwide We were glad of a couple of days to get used to the activity and excitement as well as the river conditions Their race was scheduled for 3.05 p.m which gave our supporters' coach time to get from York The crew gave everything in their race against Emmanuel School and Emmanuel were only able to take half a length lead by the mile The final verdict was 3% length. It was avery creditable performance and a real pinnacle of achievement for the crew and for their coach, John Ward, who was the real driving force behind the crew's bid to get to Henley. We hope to be back again next year

There isjust one venture left this School year As this goes to press we have a St Peter's/Bradford Grammar

School composite eight training for the National Championships in a week's time

As ever there are a great many people who have made our successes this year possible Ihave already mentioned our gratitude to the parents On the coaching front we have been joined by Jacqui Finney, a Cambridge blue, who is a knowledgeable coach with a deep understanding of the sport The sixth form boys have also got their work cut out trying to beat her round the three bridges! Gary Lawrence has again done a great job with large numbers of novices this summer, tirelessly explaining to them the motivation and discipline they will need if they are to succeed in this demanding sport He has been helped by the enthusiasm of David Hughes, Chris Hall and Arthur Ellis-Davis. There has been more administration than ever to cope with and these colleagues have taken on various jobs throughout the year for which I am personally very grateful. John Ward has been the motivating force behind our Henley bid for the last two years He has put in many extra hours and made himself available to coach whenever possible. He has put a great deal of thought into selections of crews and events and we would not have got to Henley without him Becki Ingledew, James Butler and Chris Rowland have done a wonderful job as captains this year. They have motivated and organised and we have been able to rely on their willing help and support at all times

Despite our fund-raising attempts we have still had to rely heavily on the School for financial backing Without this support we could not have bought the second-hand eight that made so much of this year's racing possible. Looking back it has been a good year We have competed in higher status events and we have entered more than ever There are still plenty of challenges for next year; some better results in the Tideway Heads, some wins at Junior 16, a girls' crew to Women's Henley, a boys' crew through a round at Henley Royal Regatta, to name but a few

A. J. Hodgson

SILVER MEDALS AT NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

St Peter's School and Bradford Grammar School joined forces and entered a joint crew in Junior Eights at the National Championships of Great Britain.

There were four crews in the final. The composite crew racing under Thames Colours went off hard and were a length clear of the other crews at 500m At 750m the Bradford Grammar School/St. Peter's School composite pushed and started to pull away from the Bedford School eight and the Scottish Composite crew The Yorkshire crew pushed again at 1,250m and went back at the Thames eight and reduced Thames' lead to just three-quarters of a length at the finish

The crew was Charlie Barlow, Joby Taylor, Richard Taylor, Dominic Hill, Stuart Clarke, Alistair Birch, Chris Conroy, Markus Robst and, cox, Matthew Taylor.

ST PETER'S AT HENLEY

July 1991

The mild panic that sets in before racing normally arises on arrival at the Regatta and lasts right up to the moment you race, an interval of about three hours Henley Royal Regatta was no exception to this rule; wejust had three days to worry The world's top rowers were gathered there and, being very close to the bottom of the pile, no amount of posh printed tee-shirts or sweatshirts could have steadied our nerves However, being accommodated in a boarding house (where Iam sure members of The Rise would have felt at home) next to a horde of Italian students helped to fortify some of our party.

Henley, being in the south, and such an important place has replaced old fashioned northern expressions such as "please", "thank you", "excuse us" and "after you" with "outo' the way", and "we're next" but mostly with aloof silence At best, I would say, a highly critical professional atmosphere prevails.

Fortunately there were many redeeming features. We shared our boat rack with the Canadian National Squad (claimed to be the best in the world) who gave us the honour of a side by side practice start — we kept with them for at least seven strokes Also, of course, there was the spectacle of the most fantastic rowing skills surrounded by the picturesque town of Henley, and a course flanked by over two kilometres of marquees and stands

Our practice outings up and down the course were extremely tense, as each tiny wobble of the boat was a show of imperfect rowing for all to see, but the pressure we placed upon ourselves was beneficial in that our technique improved and James Hague managed to keep his in-boat commentary to himself — quite an achievement.

Apart from the main event the only other significant parts of race day were our heroic coach turning up in a jacket and tie (shock, horror!) and our heroic coach driver leaving our supporters behind at the motorway services Otherwise half-hourly time-checks from the Boss kept us on our toes — thanks a lot John — until we paddled off towards the start

Like your first perspective drawing at School the booms marking the Henley course stretch away converging to a dot on the sky-line I am sure the whole crew took a good long look as we turned the boat round before coming onto the start

Whereupon a rather large grey-haired gentleman sporting a tasteful pinkjacket, and, standing in his grand launch along with numerous officials and odd-bods (Miss Finney), set us off on seven minutes of sweaty toil

As far as Iwas concerned, until the boat was put away and my legs and arms returned to near-normality from a wobbling mass we might as well have been on the Ouse Totally oblivious to the attention given to us we thumped up the course, finishing well pleased with our efforts.

None of us will forget those three days at Henley and I am very envious of the crew members who get a chance to do it all again next year.

James Butler

GIRLS' GAMES

HOCKEY

1st and 2nd XI

This has been a very successful season for the 1st XI, but more important than that they have enjoyed their hockey, playing the game in a friendly yet competitive spirit

Early on in the term four girls were selected for the York Area Under 18 Squad These were Sophie Jackson, Angela Rosindale, Julia Thompson and Nic Westwood a commendable achievement which proved to be a very worthwhile experience for the girls concerned; however, towards the end of term this commitment, plus school matches, demanded much of them.

The team had a run of wins which carried on, interrupted by only one draw, until the 13th(!) match This success was triggered in the second game of the season where the girls had a good win against Leeds High School, and it was immediately evident that Sophie Jackson's workrate, skill and captaincy were going tobe the deciding factors in many close games Perhaps the best win of the firsthalf term was over York Sixth Form College, a strong team against whom we played intelligent hockey, making good use of our wings Emma Ward and Angela Rosindale, which countered the Sixth Form College's domination of the centre of the pitch. Up to this time the good weather had contributed to the high standard of skilled hockey played by the side However, against Giggleswick the wind almost took over, but with the defence showing characteristic determination, allied to Nic Westwood's strength in attack, both conditions and opposition were overcome.

With a good team it was perhaps disappointing that they made a comparatively poor showing in the 1st XI Tournament. However, on reflection the team tended to be slow and methodical in build-up and short tournament games were not their forte After endless 0-0 draws they scraped into the semi-finals where they lost by a penalty corner to Queen Margaret's, the eventual winners Anne Suttill made some excellent saves in goal, and continued to play consistently well throughout the term.

After half term there were some more good wins, notably those against Mount St. Mary's and Ackworth. Only towards the end of term did the momentum run out Away at Worksop a jaded team gave a lack-lustre performance and the resulting loss was no surprise. On their heavier pitch our lack of power, especially in hitting, was very noticeable Indeed the team were to make hard work of the last few games of term. Fortunately a good result at the beginning of December against Barnard Castle revived the spirits, so it was a shame to play against a strong Scarborough College with a below strength team. Despite losing, Connelee Morris and Louisa Sans played with determination, as they had done from the start of the season

Under the captaincy of Melanie Gibb the 2nd XI had a good term, winning half of their matches At times it was difficult to give as many players as possible a game while retaining a nucleus of players to give the team stability The first two games of the season were high scoring wins over Manor and Fyling Hall — in both Sarah Durham was very strong in attack They continued undefeated until the middle of the season when the team suffered a 0—5 loss against Mount St. Mary's. Here they failed to concentrate under pressure and silly mistakes crept into their play Losses by one goal against Hymers and Worksop were close games which could have gone either way On the plus side there were two convincing wins against Durham and Queen Mary's, Baldersby Park where they showed some good teamwork. Particularly towards the end of term Eleanor Bowling displayed promising stickwork in attack; Laura Clark, Emily Strong and Pippa Smith played well in defence throughout the term

Many thanks are due to the groundstaff for the superb condition of the pitches; this has a great bearing on the type of hockey played and adds enormously to the enjoyment of the game

P. Fletcher

The following represented the 1st XI:

E Bowling, L Clark, C Cooper, S Durham, S. Jackson*, C. Morris*, S. Musgrave, S. Pitt, I. Pollard, A Rosindale*, H Sans, L Sans*, P Smith, A Suttill*, J Thompson*, C Walker, E Ward*, J Webster, N. Westwood*.

* Colours

Caps awarded for excellent play to Sophie Jackson The Jackson-Pacey Cup for most improved player toJulia Thompson.

The following represented the 2nd XI:

E Bowling, L Clark, E Copley, S Durham, J Ensor, C Farrow, M Gibb, C Lawson, C Malster, S Pitt, R. Robertson, V. Robinson, S. Sanderson, H. Sans, L Sans, D Smith, E Strong, G Taylor, S Tilston, C Walker, J Webster, S Williamson, D Wooding

Results 1st XI

Tadcaster H.C Home Won 1—0

Leeds High School Away Won 2—0

Fyling Hall Home Won 5-0

York Sixth Form College Home Won 1—0

Giggleswick Home Won 3—2

Under 18 Tournament Away Semi-finalists

Pocklington Home Won 2—1

St Aidan's Away Drew 1— 1

Queen Margaret's 2nd XI Home Won 3—0

Bootham Home Won 3—0

Mount St Mary's Away Won 2—1

Ackworth Away Won 1—0

Tadcaster H.C. Away Won 3—1 Worksop Away Lost 0—3 Durham Home Drew 1—1

Barnard Castle Home Won 3—1

Scarborough College Home Lost 0—3

Retiring Captain's XI Home Lost 0—2

Results 2nd XI

Manor Home Won 3—0

Fyling Hall Home Won 5—0

York Sixth Form College Home Won 3—2

Giggleswick Home Drew 2—2

Queen Margaret's 3rd XI Home Won 3—0

Mount St Mary's Home Lost 0—5

Queen Mary's Home Won 3—1

Ackworth Away Lost 0—3

Hymers Home Lost 0—1 Worksop Away Lost 0—1 Durham Home Won 3—1 Scarborough College Home Lost 0—3

U.15 XI

The U.15 XI had an unfortunate start to the season with thefirsttwo fixtures against Leeds Girls High School and St. Aidan's both cancelled. This meant that the first match was not until October 6th, when they had a fine 5-2 win over Giggleswick This was followed by a 0-7 defeat by Manor School whohad an excellent team with strong hitters Although wetackled well the passing was slow andof insufficient depth Heidi Clark scored the goal in the 1-3 defeat by Queen Margaret's. By this stage of the season the girls had started to play as a team and provide more support for each other whilst defending The hitting was still not good, but improving as was general confidence The game against Mount St Mary's wasvery good with everyone" giving 100% in a well-contested match. Adraw was afair result although there were many near misses at the goal A combined U.15/U.14 team played the Hymers U.15team and Rachel Owen-Barnett scored a well-executed goal. The team were outclassed by Worksop who scored all three goals in the first half Thejourney seemed to send many of our players to sleep although there was a big improvement inthe second half! The next two matches against The Mount andFyling Hall were played on very bumpy pitches —a great leveller as we mostly had the ball in our attacking half on both occasions

The general standard of play improved greatly during the season, especially the accuracy of the hitting The middle link players of Ann Mulryne, Kathryn Charman and Penny Whiting did a particularly good job, as they were often under a lot of pressure

Results: v Giggleswick

v Manor v Queen Margaret's v Bootham

v Mount St Mary's

v Queen Mary's

v Ackworth v Hymers College

v Worksop College

v The Mount v Fyling Hall

v Scarborough College

Away 5—2

Home 0—7

Away 1—3

Home 3—0

Away 0—0

Home 2—0

Away Home 1—1 3—0

Away 0—3

Away Away Away 0—3 1—1 2—3 Won Lost Lost Won Drawn Won Drawn Won Lost Drawn Lost Lost

The following represented the team: C Alton, R Gill, R Gilbert, A Mulryne, K Walsh, P Whiting, J Swallow, K Charman, H Clark, L. Francis, S. Marshall, E. Metcalfe, C. Taylor, C. Tong, S Richards

W.

M. Shepherd

U.14

The U.14 hockey team began the season with an excellent 3-2 win over Leeds Girls' High School. Lisa Thompson, a new player to the forward line, scored all three goals, ajob made easier for herbecause ofthe welltimed forward passes into the circle by the rest of the forwards (notably Rachel Owen-Barnett)

Unfortunately thenext match against St. Aidan's was played on a 'redgra' surface, something our girls are completely unfamiliar with The team found it very difficult to adapt their game. Consequently their hitting and tackling let them down badly resulting in an 8-0 defeat

A deflated U.14 team lost their following two games against Manor and Queen Margaret's. It has to be said, however, that after being 4-0down in their match against Manor, they fought back brilliantly, playing some excellent attacking hockey, andpulled back to 4-2. They could well have earned themselves a draw in this match, but for some "off target" shots on goal

The girls seemed to pull together and really play as a team intheir next three matches. The defence was solid. Some sound hitting andtackling byHannah Fieldsend and Cathy Dixon at theback meant that Daniella Lipman had very little to do in goal. The halves particularly showed their expertise inthese matches; always there for a tackle when needed, and almost always in the right position to support the forward line and feed the ball through to them. Because of this fine team work, the forwards were able to score goals, resulting in a 3-0 win over Bootham, a 6-2 win over Mount St. Mary's, and a 3-0 win over Hymers

Despite these fine wins, theU 14's lost their last three matches, which lacked the positive team work we hadseen previously Thedefence in these matches was put under pressure by strong attacking opposition

Although the spring term is our netball term, the U 14's were entered in the York & District Hockey Rally in March. After a three month break from hockey, they fought well in all their matches, again displaying some constructive and positive team work They did not lose any of their matches in the rally, but unfortunately failed to qualify for the semi-finals, finishing third in their section Matches against Joseph Rowntrees, Brayton High and The Mount resulted in 0-0 draws, but the team beat Sherburn 1-0 and York College 2-0

Girls who represented the U.14 Hockey team in the 90/91 season were:

D. Lipman, H. Fieldsend, C. Dixon, L. Evans, K Pittman, C Hook, A Zimmermann, R OwenBarnett, L Thompson, J Toms, M Tyler-Childs, V Jelbert, J Tetlow

D. M. Westgate

NETBALL 1st VII

Netball continued to flourish during the Spring Term although several matches were cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The 1st VII had only three colours from the previous year and it took a while to select the eventual team It was promising that three Vth years played regularly and will give the team stability for two more years A weakened team were unlucky to lose 16-22 to Giggleswick who had two very tall shooters They also lost narrowly to Mount St. Mary's by one goal(!) in the final seconds A notable win followed over Worksop College, who had previously beaten Mount St Mary's soundly. Everyone played very well and morale improved greatly from this point The defence of S Pitt, I Pollard and E Strong played particularly well throughout the season with Shelagh winning most of the rebounds and Isla making excellent clearance passes C Morris was a strong centre making many good interceptions Isla proved to be as competent a captain as player and her organisation and enthusiasm were an inspiration to others I thank her for all her help and congratulate Emily Strong who is next year's captain.

esults: Giggleswick

Queen Margaret's Hymers College York Vlth Form College

Mount St Mary's Worksop College Bootham Scarborough

Woodhouse Grove

The following represented the team:

S Pitt*, I Pollard*, E Strong*, C Morris*, K. Wood*, J. Thompson*, M. Gibb, V. Robinson, G Taylor, A Farley, M Crowe * denotes Colours

2nd VII

The 2nd VII had a successful season losing only one of their eight fixtures The standard of the 2nd VII is improving yearly and the team presents agood opportunity for the Vth as well as the Vlth to gain match practice. Other than the fixture against Queen Margaret's which was well contested and of a good standard none of the other teams came near to beating the 2nd VII and this was due to superior passing by all players The shooters of M Gibb, A Farley and V Robinson played with consistency and determination. C. Cranston was an able defence and captained with enthusiasm

Results:

v Giggleswick

v Queen Margaret's

v Mount St Mary's

v Worksop College

v Bootham

v Scarborough College

v Woodhouse Grove Barnard Castle their 1st v St Peter's 2nd Away Home Home Home Home Home Away Home their 2nd v St. Peter's U.16 Home 231327181217271729- 7 Won -15Lost -19Won - 7Won - 4Won -12Won -19Won - 5 Won -14Won

The following represented the team:

R Robertson, C Cranston, V Robinson, A Farley, M. Gibb, M. Crowe, G. Taylor, K. Wood, H. Sans, L Sans, D Small, V Rayment, K Kealey

U.15 VII

The U.15 team had an excellent season, not losing a fixture. They played netball weekly in the Autumn Term and had two matches, beating both Manor School and Bootham with ease. The team was strengthened with the addition of Cenan Erkut in defence Margaret Wood and Lucinda Francis, who played the shooters, did consistently well all season and were helped by accurate passing into the circle by Heidi Clark Several matches in the Spring Term were cancelled but all seven fixtures were won, most by a large margin. Improvement was made throughout the term and the last four games were easily won. Jenifer Swallow as goalkeeper was outstanding and her marking ability contributed greatly to the lack of goals from the opposition The season ended with the York Rally at Joseph Rowntree School. There were seven Schools to play in the section and the girls did well to win five of the matches and draw two This resulted in a place in the semi-final as section runners-up. After a well contested game they lost to Huntington School, the eventual winners

Results:

v Manor School

v Bootham

v Giggleswick

v Queen Margaret's

v Mount St Mary's

v Worksop College

v Bootham

v Scarborough College

v Woodhouse Grove Away Home Away Home Home Home Home Home Away 132518161322322821- 5 - 2 - 7 -12 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 4 -13

The following represented the team: J Swallow, C Erkut, C Alton, K Charman, H Clark, L Francis, M Wood, R Gill

U.14 VII

The U.14 VII had a disappointing season and although they did show progress throughout the year, morale suffered from early defeats and the team were often beaten before they went on court. Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett played consistently well all year but for inexplicable reasons some matches went very much better than others. The girls always seemed one step behind the opposition and whilst we often matched the centre court play we invariably lost the ball in the attacking circle. However, against the two Schools we played in both terms, although losing both times the score did improve during the main netball term. I'm sure more matches will be won next year if they are approached with enthusiasm and commitment

Results:

v Manor School Away 7 9

v Giggleswick 'A' Home 4—18

v Giggleswick 'B' Home 13—11

v Bootham Home 5—26

v Queen Mary's Home 5—11

v Giggleswick Away 8—12

v Queen Margaret's Home 11—11

v Hymers College 'A' Home 7 8

v Hymers College 'B' Home 13 7

v Hymers College 'C Home 16 6

v Mount St Mary's Home 12—13

v Worksop College Home 12—16

v Bootham Home 4—20

v Scarborough College Home 14—10

v Woodhouse Grove Away 5 11

The following represented the team: R. Owen-Barnett, K. Pittman, H. Fieldsend, C. Dixon, A Zimmermann, M Tyler-Childs, L Thompson, J Tetlow, L Evans

W. M. Shepherd

SQUASH

It has been an enjoyable season with six victories and five losses As the team entered the new season, three first team players remained from last year

Amanda Daniels entered the team and improved tremendously throughout the season, both in fitness and skill Juliette Webster also played several matches and produced fine shots, if the ball was within reach! Sarah Gibson played some matches for the first team and made a very encouraging start, showing determination and enthusiasm which will hopefully carry through to next season On the whole the team was reliable with only a few lapses of concentration The first match against Queen Margaret's for which Emma was absent saw a 5-0 loss, but in the re-match in the Spring Term with the captain present, there was a reversal of the score, and everyone pulled their socks up and a deserved 4-1 victory was obtained.

Friendly matches were played against Durham and Bradford Grammar in which ability was matched, so that the games were fairly even, giving an opportunity for the third formers to play their first matches Two promising victories were obtained Similarly the first team played a friendly match against Trinity All Saints College, where both girls and boys played Despite a 4-1 loss everyone tried hard and enjoyed the competition

Sophie and Emma playing at first and second string played with equal determination and consistency throughout the season The fourth form players, joined also by Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett made a promising beginning, and it was encouraging to see new talent developing, hopefully securing depth to a future team

Our thanks go to Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Boardman, and Mr. Harvey for the commitment they put into the girls team, especially Mr Boardman who skilfully coached the girls and boys together on a Wednesday afternoon

I would like to thank Emma for performing a very good Captain's role She always played with great enthusiasm and tried hard to get full commitment from all the players.

Results:

v Queen Ethelburgas

v Queen Margaret's

v Queen Margaret's

v Giggleswick

v Durham

v Trinity & All Saints

v Harrogate Ladies Colleg

v Ashville

v Woodhouse Grove

v Green Head College

v Barnard Castle

The following represented the Girls' team: Emma Ward* (Captain), Sophie Jackson*, Nicola Westwood, Juliette Webster, Amanda Daniels*, Sarah Gibson, Kathryn Kealey, Linda Elliott, Cenan Erkut, Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett Colours* W. M. Shepherd and Emma Ward

1st VI

The 1st VI had four colours returning from the previous year and competition for the remaining places was keen. Finally Eleanor Bowling and Jane Mindenhall from the fifth year were selected toplay with Emma Ward and Susie Musgrave becoming the first pair for the second team. However, both of them played several times for the 1st VI and Susie was awarded colours due to her enthusiastic play and commitment particularly during and after exams. The initial three matches were easily won and finally the team beat Queen Margaret's, for the first time, with consistent and attacking play It was unfortunate that the best four players had to play in a Senior Students match for the Giggleswick fixture as they were the strongest opposition of the term Scarborough College was the only cancelled match and this was abandoned due to heavy rain when we were leading 2-1 It was disappointing to lose 4-5 in the last match to Leeds Girls' High School, again with a weakened team, but also pleasing to learn that their best player will bejoining us in September! The girls' did well in the Senior Students Competition Triangular matches were played in each round and they beat Rossett High School, Scarborough Technical College, Pocklington, King James', Harrogate Grammar School and WakefieTd*before losing to Queen Margaret's, who they'd previously beaten They also played in the U.18 York league and had wins over York Vlth Form College, The Mount and Dunnington T.C. but lost to strong sides from Tadcaster and Bootham Schools Nicki

Westwood and Julia Thompson played particularly well all season both in their doubles and singles matches Julia lost only one of her singles Due to their steady play they often had better results than the first pair. Rachel Robertson and Eleanor Bowling always used attacking play and hit a deep ball, often a little too enthusiastically! However, when all was going well they played impressive tennis and lost few games Rachel was an able captain and a pleasure to have in that role She was always enthusiastic and I would particularly liketo thank the U.VI who made every effort to play once the exams started

Results:

v Hymers College

v Worksop College

v Barnard Castle

v Queen Margaret's

v Mount St Mary's

v The Mount

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth

v Scarborough College

v Pocklington

v Leeds Girls' H.S.

The following represented the team:

R. Robertson*, E. Bowling*, N. Westwood*, J Thompson*, S Jackson, J Mindenhall*, E Ward, S Musgrave*, V Robinson, E Strong, S Pitt, A. Farley, J. Webster.

* denotes Colours

2nd VI ROUNDERS

This year we were able to field our strongest ever 2nd VI but unfortunately several Schools decided at the last minute that they could only produce one senior side and matches were cancelled as a result Again two Vth years, Emily Strong and Vicky Robinson, played regularly for the team and this gave them valuable experience for next year Against Queen Margaret's it was decided to determine the result on games rather than rubbers, although some of the team were unclear about this, and were disappointed to lose 39-41 although 'winning' 5-4 on rubbers The following two fixtures offered little opposition and the term finished with a two couple friendly against Barnard Castle for the L.VIth The teams couldn't have been better matched as they drew not only on sets but also on games (17-17). Shelagh Pitt and Amanda Farley played well in this match and have made good progress through the term

The following represented the team: E Ward, S Musgrave, V Robinson, E Strong, J Mindenhall, J Webster, C Farrow, C Cranston, A Farley, S Pitt, H Sans, J Stephenson

U.15 VI

The U.15 VI generally played well and gained good results when they were all able to play, which wasn't often enough! The team was strengthened with two newcomers to the School, Ann Mulryne and Cenan Erkut. Ann, in particular, showed much improvement over the term and not only thought about her shots intelligently but also stayed calm enough to play them After apoor start against a strong Worksop side and a closely contested game against Mount St Mary's, the girls' went on to win five of the six remaining matches Although the Scarborough College match was abandoned due to the weather they also gained a result here. A team was entered in the W.T.A./Midland Bank League but due to a number of cancellations, and difficulty in re-arranging them only three matches were played They beat York College 6-0, lost 2-4 to Manor School and drew 3-3 with Sherburn. Ann played in two of these fixtures and did well to win both the singles and doubles with different partners Kathryn Charman and Heidi Clark are tobe congratulated on being selected for the York and District team. They played in a North Yorkshire Area Tournament where they gave a creditable performance

Results:

v Worksop College

v Mount St Mary's

v Pocklington

v The Mount

v Queen Margaret's

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth

v Scarborough College Away Away Away Away Away Home Away Home

The following represented the team: H. Clark, K. Charman, J. Swallow, A. Mulryne, C. Erkut, M. Wood, S. Marshall, R. Gilbert. en 1 W. M. Shepherd

The U 15rounders team played only two matches this term, mainly because tennis matches dominated thefixture list for this age group

The first match against Hymers resulted in a 15-3 rounders win for St Peter's, who batted and fielded well in both innings against a much weaker team.

The second match against Queen Margaret's was much closer, and could have gone either way. Both teams fielded particularly well, resulting in a low scoring game, but Queen Margaret's just clinched the match in the second innings with some fine batting and a few missed catches from the St Peter's fielders.

The U.14 rounders team played a total of seven matches, winning two and losing five. Their first two matches against Hymers and Queen Margaret's, respectively, ended in defeat, mainly because of uncertainty within the St Peter's fielding

The third match against Mount St Mary's saw a more confident St. Peter's team. They batted well and sprinted to score rounders, and followed this up with sound fielding against a very good batting side Mount St Mary's clinched the match in the second innings 11 lA-9lA, despite some accurate throwing from our deep fielders.

The next match necessitated a change of team, as some of the original team were playing in tennis matches This was a low scoring game because of competent fielding by both teams, and some especially good 'backstopping' by Samantha Carter. St. Peter's beat the Queen Mary's team by 5 rounders to 3Viwith some positive hard hitting in the second innings

The next two matches against Giggleswick and Ackworth ended in defeat. Both of these teams had some outstanding batsmen who were able to 'place' the ball between our deep field, no matter where they positioned themselves

It could well have been a despondent U 14 team that emerged for the final match on a very wet day against Scarborough College However, this was definitely the team's most notable victory The fielding was outstanding in every area Some playing positions had been changed for this match and these changes certainly made a difference Rachel Owen-Barnett played backstop for the first time and Rachel Hancock first post This combination linked with Lisa Thompson's hard bowling meant that many of the Scarborough players failed to hit the ball and were then stumped out at first post. Those who did hit were often caught out by the post fielders or the deeps, all of whom performed magnificently in this match This was a low scoring game, mainly because of a wet and heavy ball, but it was certainly the teams best performance, resulting in a 4-3 Vi rounders victory over a previously unbeaten Scarborough team

Girls who represented the School rounders team were: U. 15 — K Charman, L Francis, J Swallow, S Marshall, M Wood, H Clark, R Gill, C Erkut, A. Mulryne, C. Alton.

U.14 — S Carter, L Thompson, M Tyler-Childs, J. Toms, S Lewis, L. Hoggard, R. Owen-Barnett, H Fieldsend, K Pittman, J Tetlow, A Zimmermann, E Pope

D. Westgate

CLUBS and ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICE 1990-1

The hard work of Mrs. Holt last year, ably assisted by Mr Shuttleworth, meant that taking over the Community Service Group was like jumping onto a moving bus A large number of pupils give generously of their time during the week to visit people locally in the area (Tea and cakes are, I'm told, a regular fringe benefit!)

During the Christmas term there was a mystery coach trip (to Coxwold) for afternoon tea. In order to fund this the members of the Community Service Group raised money by a variety of ingenious ways such as cake stalls, a raffle, a treasure hunt, a temporary undercutting of the School shop's trade in soft drinks, and a hand painted Christmas card! It was very pleasing to see the group's commitment and the end result meant that an enjoyable afternoon tea was had by all

Other events have included the termly tea where entertainment was provided by a well-known Physics technician, the Junior School Choir and a rendering of Albert and the Lion complete with horse's head handle These contributions have been much appreciated by our guests and even some of the pupils!

As always certain highlights stick in one's mind such as the combined choirs(?) of The Rise and Dronfield Upper Sixth plus a group of Third Formers who went to Fothergill Homes to sing carols Even Hilda Sweeting who is deaf appreciated the quality of their singing.

The heavy snowfall in the Easter term saw a group of School House Third Formers work very hard to clear the main driveway into Fothergill Homes, ajob rewarded by chips cooked by theWarden and much appreciated by those who until then had been unable to walk to the gate.

It is great pleasure to note how many of all ages in the School take a delight in helping others and on behalf of those they visit may I say thank you to them

D. M. Paterson

TOP HOUSE QUIZ 1991

The dark winter evenings saw the return of Mastermind to our screens and the revival of our own Inter-House general knowledge competition The question master discovered that the trophy had been kept safely in The Manor over the past few years Was this a good omen?

What is the School motto? This opening question sharpened the reflexes for the buzzer rounds and four weeks of battle began March 14th saw the Grand Final between The Grove and, yes, The Manor. The competition was fierce and the lead changed with each round Indeed the teams were level on points as the final and deciding question came. Which famous rock musician was born Reginald Dwight? The Manor hit the buzzer and Elton John placed the trophy back in their hands. The winning team of Michael Catling, Joel Hopwood, Timothy and Antony Dunn receive our congratulations; but our

thanks go also to the other seven teams for a most enjoyable contest.

J. W. E. Shaw

UPPER SIXTH LECTURES

Six or so lectures for the Upper Sixth are arranged in the course of each academic year Their object is to inform and to stimulate interest in current and relevant matters as well as to give our senior pupils ataste of good and experienced public speakers in action.

This year's lecture programme was as varied as ever Juliet Solomon, writer on green issues, came up from London to challenge and provoke us about 'Your Environment and You' Later in the Autumn Term our local M.P., Conal Gregory, told us about his life as a backbencher at Westminster.

We had three speakers in the Easter Term Our Chairman of Governors, John Southgate, delivered a brisk and comprehensive survey of various current cathedral crises including Hereford with its attempt to sell the Mappa Mundi and Lincoln with the ill-fated visit of its copy of Magna Carta to Australia. Paul Quartey, a surgeon doing research at the University of York, spoke about cancer, and Gilbert Gray Q.C., considered by some to be England's best after-dinner speaker, entertained and informed us about the Law and the legal profession

FRIENDS OF ST. PETER'S

On Sunday 7th October the Friends had the pleasure of hosting the new parents' evening after Evensong This was followed, later in October, by a cheese and wine evening during which the A.G.M. was held.

In April 1991 we held a very successful Spring Ball in the Memorial Hall, at which School did the catering and the music was supplied by the Mardi Gras Jazz Band As it proved to be a sell-out, with 244 people attending, it is hoped to repeat the exercise in 1992

Due to the inclement weather (snow) in February the School dance for pupils had to be postponed and money returned This was rearranged in May and because numbers had dropped it was held in the Memorial Hall. Those who attended this disco evening thoroughly enjoyed the "cabaret" provided by Licensed Premises, the School group comprising several members of the lower sixth

Although the Friends feel that their function is not particularly to make a profit, any money that is raised from events like these is given to various departments in School, which have recently included Drama, Rowing and Chapel. As a contribution to Appeal '89 the Friends gave six oak chairs to the new School library In 1991 the contribution will be to purchase new equipment for girls' sport.

The F.S.P.S. has parent representatives from each year in School and they, along with members of staff (Chris Hall and Robert Jeffs) have all contributed a good deal of time and effort which has resulted in a very friendly, hard working, successful Committee

Ann Musgrave

TRAVEL

TRAVEL NEWS

Mathew Sumpton and Marc Mitchell are the recipients of this year's Barry Daniel Award for adventurous travel They are planning a trans-Africa expedition by Land Rover Two other Peterites on the move are Jamie Rigby and Tom Kitchingman (pictured above), who have been selected for Project Trust ventures. Tom is spending a year on a cattle station in Queensland, Australia, and Jamie is teaching English at Prince Royal School, Chiang Mai, in Thailand

The Selborne Connection has continued to flourish This year we welcomed Philip Bartlett as a guest in The Rise and Neil Malherbe as a visiting member of staff During the summer holidays Paul Reavley and James Hague spent time at Selborne College, following in the footsteps of Sam Forsyth who went there last year Sam gave atalk to the School on his experiences there Travel talks were also given by Stephen Harryman (British Schools Exploring Society in Spitzbergen), Lawrence Patton (China visit) and Tim Cooper (E.S.U Scholarship).

Sam Forsyth at Selborne.

SNOWDONIA 1990: WINTER HILL-WALKING

As ever, a group of us — twelve pupils and an odd mixture of staff and old boys — dispelled the end-of-term stupor to assemble at School on the first day of the Christmas holiday Euan Drysdale describes the trip from the point of view of a complete novice — soon to be converted to everyone else's fanatical devotion to this lunacy

"Never having been to Snowdonia before with a School expedition, I set off with some trepidation about what the next few days would bring.

"The hut where we stayed was warm and we slept on bunk beds The meals were very big and much better than Ihad been led to expect by the people who were there the previous year

"On the first day we climbed Snowdon It was really good There was a great sense of satisfaction when we finally reached the top

"Half way up the mountain we were given a brief description (and a few minutes practice) of how to use our ice axes, should we fall. The pack-up we were given was substantial but the chocolate bars had a tendency to freeze (as do most things in these temperatures).

"In the evening when we arrived at the hut I went straight to sleep, only to be woken for a meal — which I thought was breakfast the next day but was really supper

"In the mornings we were woken by Simon shouting as loud as he could and banging on all the walls, which is how I imagine soldiers to be woken in barracks

"On the third day the youngest in the party went up a snow gully above ahuge lake which had iced over First, we walked round the edge of the lake and the ice was at least six inches thick. After we passed the lake we started going up the side of the gully where we used ropes. At lunch time I found myself sitting in snow half-way up a mountain, sipping a cup of lukewarm chocolate and thinking, "What am I doing here?" On the way down we were still attached to the ropes, and we slid down on the snow

"It was a truly amazing trip, but definitely not for the faint hearted."

I was in took Crib Goch, a ridge that runs from the Pass of Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon The ridge itself resembles a knife blade and it certainly makes you concentrate hard upon what you hold or stand on It was exciting, exhilarating, nerve racking, etcetera... words don't mean anything until you've done it. We made the summit by about one o'clock and the view was stunning. We all felt a degree of satisfaction looking back along the ridge which now looked even more terrifying Chris Bonington would have been proud of us

"On the second day a small group of us went to try our hand at some climbing on the Idwal Slabs We had all done some climbing in the sports hall at School, and we soon began to notice the subtle differences, e.g six hundred feet The only thing to do was take every hundred feet as they came In groups of two (one adult experienced climber in each group) we began to climb It soon taught us fundamental aspects of climbing which we had overlooked in the relative safety of the sports hall. The first hundred feet was enjoyable, with pleasant views, fresh air, peace and quiet. At two hundred feet I began to wonder what heaven might look like. The thought of falling sent a shiver down die spine Near the top I'd lost count of the number of feet below The lake down there was now very small There was no need totry and imagine what heaven might look like: I was nearly there! Again we felt very satisfied, having climbed the face

"On the last day we scaled Tryfan It is an instant mountain You pile out of thebus with packs and ice axes and start the climb/scramble to the top The weather was poor until a moment when we were about to traverse a gully near the top The cloud suddenly disappeared It was amazing how high we were We finally reached the summit and had to getdown promptly as it wasjust getting dark

"The Welsh holiday is not expensive It is good fun and a challenge. The accommodation is basic — indeed, the hardest thing is getting used to the cold and the infestations of micro-organisms and fungi which will quite happily propagate in your sleeping bag.. It is a holiday not to be missed."

For myself, I would like once again to thank all those who helped make the trip so successful, and to repeat the invitation: if you would be interested injoining us for all or part of the tripjust before Christmas 1991, please get in touch with David Hughes at School

From the other end of the pupils' age-range, John Sutcliffe's impressions follow:

"The Christmas hillwalking holiday is the perfect excuse to scramble all over a rocky outcrop to the west of England (called Wales). A party of intrepid explorers sets out each Christmas for what is an excellent insight into mountaineering The party is a mixed bunch: there are third formers right the way up to Very Old Peterites, and from the word go, everyone gets along and pulls their own weight.

"Basically, there are three full days On the first day (the weather was superb) we tackled Snowdon The group

There is now a formal "St. Peter's School Mountaineering Club", affiliated to the B.M.C.: membership is automatically open to all pupils All old pupils and friends are invited to apply for membership, which will currently cost £3.50 per year Contact David Hughes for further details

D. P. Hughes

"St. Peter's School Mountaineering Club"

1ST XV TOUR TO PORTUGAL

Tour Party:

P Carvosso, A Dean, A Killip, G Silverwood, E. Savage, A. Gowthorpe/ R. Bell, A. Ludiman, G Walker, J Morris, P Mulryne, C Coggrave, G. Wood, P. Reavley,.C; Martin. M. Davies, T. Reid, D Batty, C Richardson, A Robinson, O Gardner, C Caldwell

Tour Results

Academica (Coimbra) Won 30—15

Northern Portugal Select XV (Coimbra) Lost 12—16

C.D.U.L. (Lisbon) Lost 15—16

The tour party departed from Manchester on the final Thursday ofterm. We thank Anthony Killip for providing us all with some excitement on theoutward journey! On arrival at Lisbon we embarked on an interesting coach trip of 200km north to Figueira da Foz. Sadly Mike Davies failed to enjoy the evening meal stop and felt a little "green" for the remainder of the evening Asgood British tourists theparty left for ourday inCoimbra, after early morning training, dressed for the beach Sadly we had brought our own weather with us and the residents of Coimbra looked with some pity onthetourists in shorts and T-shirts with the temperature below 10°c and precipitating heavily Fortunately warmth wasat hand in

the form of excellent hospitality at the university and several other watering holes.

Our first game started at 7.00 that evening so weall met at 5.00p.m., minus C Martin who made his "own" way to the ground!! The side was picked to meet what we knew tobethe best opposition wewould play At halftime the score standing at 4-3 the team realised that winning was there for the taking Inspired by excellent play inthe loose thebacks removed much of the season's frustrations by scoring several remarkable tries including C Caldwell's final try for the School before dislocating his shoulder again! Weran out 30-15 winners which was a moment to be savoured by all those who had gone through the trials of last season The after-match hospitality was quite excellent with the university club putting on an excellent meal Sadly the coach found his grasp of Portuguese somewhat lacking by 10.30 p.m.!! A good sing was had, led by our own acapella specialist Mike Johnson

The following morning was spent running, waddling or simply stumbling through our training in order torun off the previous day's game Again excellent hospitality was provided for both team and staff at lunch on Sunday Peter, our host, realised Mike Johnson and I were not on a diet and heandhis girlfriend did notdisappoint us with a splendid lunch. The second match was played after watching thePortuguese National XVbeat Andorra (not a brand of sheep, Smash!) Sadly on leading 12-6 we needed to change pitches as it was getting dark!! With the disruption came a rather long second half!! and we finally went down 12-18 well into injury time

Our next day was a rest day Our runup thefront was accomplished with considerable grumbling. However, a brief sandblasting on the beach spruced us all up except

for Mike who managed to return having caught a very nasty 'dose' of something He provided a number of hotel guests with an uncensored exhibition of his ills!! Peter met us for dinner and helped save "Manuel, Keith and Simon" from Graham and Gareth's evening plans, Jason's apology in Portuguese not being exactly what was intended! A splendid evening was had by all, and some of us had the scars to prove it We left Figueira the following morning having said our goodbye's to Peter, a most charming and hospitable host

The journey to Estoril was achieved without an accident but only just. Our coach driver clearly had a psychopathic dislike for mopeds and was not afraid to vent his feelings on these unfortunates

Estoril provided a much bigger hotel, but equally as pleasant service and hospitality. Another brief visit to the beach saw some unconvincing 7's and a slightly damp occasion for yours truly! The next morning we were up early and trained properly for the final game.

A couple of plates of local sausages gave Ed Savage and Paul Carvosso a good idea of what it is like to have cholera!! This meant that we were at full strength if a little less than full fitness for the C.D.U.L match All the U.6 played and as a result we left out our only kicker, 'OH Gardner"; sadly this was to cost us the game We came back from 16-3 down to lose 16-15, missing three relatively simple kicks during the game. "Serge" Wood took over die full-back's role with all the flair but not quite the pace A Killip, the day before his sixteenth birthday, scored two splendid tries. Special thanks go to Mike Johnson our "Ref' who managed to avoid a diplomatic incident whilst discussing the laws with their very "mature" front row! On returning to the hotel we had a most pleasant evening sampling the local food and wine Mike Davies appeared very taken with Chicken Piri Piri and Blue Curacao! The final day found TAP airways informing us of a seven hour delay to our flight and the

fact that they only wanted to take twenty-one of our party home However, veiled threats of airport riots and our charm on the phone cleared the matter up. (Many thanks go to Judy at school for getting the message to all concerned on the home front.) Our last evening was a quiet and subdued affair with the hotel barman persuading "Smash" to sing Flower of Scotland and the party to return the favour with "Swing Low" The captain, accompanied by his faithful followers, braved the marble stairs for the final time Jason's balance was most commendable!

So the tour ended with Angus, David and Robert all grateful for their E.E.C subsidies! Any tour report is merely a reminder of some of the small incidents and many pleasant memories That the party enjoyed their stay in Portugal after a hard season is fair reward for their efforts It only remains to say how friendly our hosts were and how well organised our stay was My thanks go to Mike Williams, of Sevenoaks School, for his organisation, Mike Johnson for his tremendous help and support and the boys for their efforts

P. J. Stephen

PASSAGE TO INDIA

Ann Hodgson recalls her experiences on the North-East Independent Schools' Trip to India in November.

Delhi 11/11/90

On the journey from the airport to the hotel we got our first glimpse of Indian City life; cows and bullocks on the roads, the poverty of those living in tents and huts, the crumbling blocks of flats Our hotel (Vasont Continental) seemed an oasis of Western luxury; very incongruous amongst its surroundings

The next day we were taken around the sights of New Delhi and then given the opportunity to do a little more exploring and shopping independently. It was a good way for us to acclimatise and get used to some of the strange sights and sounds

Gwalior 13/11/90

We were up very early the next day to catch the Shatabdi Express to Gwalior. At the station we were met by the very charming boys and staff of Scindia School I was delighted as we wound our way further and further up onto a fantastic plateau. There were several defences and gates making a very formidable fort indeed The School itself is in the barracks that the British built; probably some of the most noble and gracious barracks I have seen After the seething mass of people, animals and vehicles in Gwalior below, the interior of the fort was amazingly tranquil. There were temples, flowers and bushes, games fields and tennis courts

We spent four days at Scindia School Some of the highlights were; the visit to an adopted village where the School had built a community centre, the powerful singing in assembly, the dramatic "green ballet" the School performed for us, the "Children's Day" which was a junior sports day with some brilliant gymnastics, the matches (cricket, football and squash) that we engaged in, the deeply moving and simple ceremony that all the boys attend every evening at sunset, the lively and amusing debate and the Son et Lumiere at the beautiful Man Singh palace The School itself was run on the lines of a British Public School but succeeded in retaining a strong sense of Indian culture We were all impressed by the quiet dignity of the boys and the beauty of the place

Agra 16/11/90

I found Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal the two most impressive buildings that we saw in India Agra Fort is tremendously imposing and formidable in its defences but some of the beautiful, elegant and delicate buildings inside its walls are a complete contrast and quite stunning I have never been moved by a building as much as the Taj Mahal moved me. I saw it at sunrise (fragile and tinged pink), at mid-day (irredescent against a bright blue sky) and at sunset (warm, gold and tranquil) The day that we were due to move on to Delhi one of the boys was ill and was so badly dehydrated that he had to be on a drip I stayed with him in Agra whilst the others moved on and we caught up with them the next day Between hospital visits I was able to explore more of Agra and return to the Taj again in the late afternoon

Delhi 19/11/90

We travelled all day and arrived at Delhi in time to go to the Son et Lumiere at the Red Fort. We had quite a long wait and it didn't seem to have the same dramatic impact that the show at Gwalior had had.

Himalayan Foothills 20/11/90

Again we travelled through the day, catching fascinating glimpses of village life and the changing countryside. At dusk we arrived at the camp, by the Ganges; such peace and beauty after Delhi. The camp was on a grassy slope above a thundering rapid. There were steep hills all around, covered in rough vegetation. The sky was clear and deeply spangled with stars.

We had two exhilarating days white-water rafting, covering most of the 40km from the camp down to Rishikesh The craft took eight of us with one guide It was wonderful to be doing something energetic and exciting in such fantastic surroundings On the third day some of the group went for another day's rafting whilst some of us went trekking We walked for seven hours, our guide taking us along tracks and paths far from any road The views were spectacular and the villages and hamlets tucked into sheltered pockets were fascinating The villagers live a simple life; the family upstairs, the stock below They build the most beautiful terracing that traces the contours with lovely sweeping curves From above, the river is stunning; milky blue-green with brilliant white sandy beaches

On the last day we went up to Deprayav, a town at the confluence where the river takes the name Ganges The views all the way up the valley were fantastic.

Dehra Dun 24/11/90

We arrived at the Doon School, Dehra Dun in the dark Two of us had rooms in the cricket pavilion which was a novel experience The boys were divided into groups and taken off to different houses. Daylight showed just how extensive and attractive the campus is The malis take great pride in their work and the gracious buildings and lawns are surrounded by a very colourful selection of flowers, shrubs and trees We felt very much at home at the Doon School and we were able to spend a rather more relaxed week there; joining in activities, visiting local Schools and meeting lots of people We played hockey, cricket, basketball, squash and football against well-matched teams. We spent half aday at Massori where we got spectacular views of the higher Himalayas The visit to Welwyn Girls School was a delight, largely thanks to the intelligent and charming girls who showed us round with great enthusiasm The "cultural evening", when we exchanged music and drama, was a success despite several of our more talented musicians being unable to play. On the whole we found the Doon School rather more familiar to us than any of the other places we had seen The most memorable things for me were the many fascinating and enlightening conversations that I had with interested, wellinformed and intelligent boys and staff

Delhi 30/11/90

We returned to Delhi and were treated to an excellent (and very English) meal at the British High Commission A. J. Hodgson

E.S.U. SCHOLARSHIP

Tim Cooper, O.P. sent us this report....

As I sit here in my University digs, writing a report for The Peterite on my Year-Out as an English-Speaking Union Scholar, I realise that at this time last night I was signing a cheque for another flight to Canada I guess that shows how much of an impression the country and its people made on me in the ten months that I stayed there.

The English-Speaking Union is an educational, charitable organisation, in London, which runs many schemes to promote fellowship between English-Speaking countries. Scholarships to a number of North American Schools arejust one of these schemes and are mainly for pupils between the end of their A-Level studies and the beginning of their further education.

I departed for my Canadian School, Appleby College, on the 8th of September, 1989 I had just got my results and had a place for the following year which I merely deferred Until the day that I left England, I had not begun to even comprehend the enormity of the task I was undertaking.

I arrived in Canada with two other E.S.U scholars but my welcoming committee had broken their name card and so we didn't meet up for about three quarters of an hour As we pulled up at the School, I was left on my own for about three hours and began to realise what I had done Over the next four weeks, as this "limey" struggled to find new friends and received letters from old ones telling him about how great University life was, I thought only of the difficulties I was encountering and whether or not I had made the right decision.

My parents came over after about four weeks which was a help They quickly reminded me of something that Alistair Fernie, an E.S.U Scholar of the previous year, had said to me just before I left; that every experience that you have over here, no matter whether pleasurable or unpleasant is good experience From that moment on everything was alot easier, asI realised that I had to make the best of the opportunity that I had been lucky enough to have offered to me

In the first term I enjoyed playing soccer, which enabled me to tour Montreal with the competitive and friendly team, took part in the School's first dramatic production of the year and enjoyed subjects I had been forced to drop earlier on in my academic career, which the School's varied programme now re-offered me.

With a place already secured at Loughborough University, the trip had little academic relevance other than my new subjects of Art, Public Speaking and Politics. For me the intention was to give as much to my new society as I could manage, whether this was socially or dramatically, on the sports field or in the classroom.

After Christmas the whole pace of my experience quickened, I had a decent set of friends and was beginning to learn what it was like to be a young Canadian, in affluent Oakville, just outside Toronto, Ontario. The rugby season was beginning, parties were becoming more and more frequent, or at least the invitations were, as I was now one of three people in the School who could go

to the Beer Store and also plans were being made for the major Canadian holiday, March break

The first of my three trips was to a little island the School owned, in the frozen wastes eight hours north of Toronto The Northern Campus, or Temagami was where the School ran its Outward Bound course. Nothing could have prepared me for this experience, which at various points I couldn't believe I had actually specifically requested to go through. In retrospect though, once you got used to your breath crackling at -28 degrees plus wind chill, the frostbite, the snow-shoes, the claustrophobic snow shelters, the horrendous dehydrated food and the unusually unpleasant toilet facilities, you realised it was a fantastic and worthwhile trip, full of camaraderie, which I'm glad I went through

My next trip was a huge contrast to this one A friend asked me if I wanted to spend sixteen days sailing his father's yacht in the Bahamas, and after hours of hesitant contemplation I reluctantly agreed

The first week of the final term took the School band and a "limey roadie", on a coach from Toronto, down the length of the United States, to New Orleans for the Jazz Festival We spent four days around the city which just never seemed to shut, exploring the delights of Bourbon Street and we had what was generally termed "a most excellent time"

The Summer Term sped by and though Christmas seemed just like a blink ago, Graduation and the end of term quickly approached At the type of School Appleby was, the end of term formalities were never going to be just mere formalities. The Graduation Ceremony was outside in the School's natural arena, aptly named the Salad Bowl, and the fifteen hundred people present were upstanding as the Graduation Class of '90 were led in by a kilted bagpiper! The Formal, a huge Ball for the Graduation Class and their parents, entailed being chauffeur driven from the champagne pre-party in a stretched limousine to a huge hotel downtown, then on to a breakfast post-party near School in the morning Suddenly, as quickly as it had all begun, it was over I had to leave all the friends that I had made and spent the year with, and I was as distressed about that as I had been ten months before, when I had left York The beginning had been hard, I've learned that all new starts are, but when you get over the early difficulties the rewards of an experience like the one I had are invaluable It is a great reflection on the whole episode that the hardest part was finishing it all and leaving It was so enjoyable that I'm doing it all again this summer, this time through B.U.N.A.C. The only thing I regret is that I'm not still in the sixth form to be able to benefit from the opportunities the scheme offers again

Tim Cooper

Footnote: Stephen Brown, O.P., has been spending six months at a School in California, also as an EnglishSpeaking Union Scholar.

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

THE ALCUIN LIBRARY

The first year of the new Alcuin Library has been a time of increased use and consolidation. 1,925 books have been added to the various sections, and an increased number of pupils have been using the facilities for study and leisure. Others, however, do not appear to realise the advantage of having a comfortable, quiet and attractive area to benefit their studies It is hoped that during the summer holidays the shelves will have been corrected, and some sections re-positioned It is also hoped that a full catalogue under the Dewey Decimal System will be completed.

We have been pleased by the help and interest shown, and are grateful to Ian Sharper, library monitor, for all his assistance, and to Dominic Todd who has cared for the magazine section Mr Hodgin has been most kind in supplying copies of magazines on electronics and computing, which have been very popular and useful. If other friends would like to pass on their magazines when they have finished with them, they will be gratefully received.

We are also extremely grateful to parents and pupils for the gift of books as leaving presents Bookplates recording the names of the donors have been fixed into each volume Other friends have been kind enough to offer us books which they had finished with Our special thanks go to Mr. John Denison and to the following pupils and their parents:

Justin Brayshaw

Roland Carnaby

Richard Griggs

The Jarmain family

Gareth Kay

Alexander McPhail

Sarah Masterman

Marc Mitchell

Ben Millar

Lawrence Patton

Simon Powell Gavin and Stephen Proudley

Tifanny Richards

Christopher Rowland

James and Robert Stephenson

The Torlesse family

Adam Waters

Philip Watson

Matthew Williams

We were also delighted to receive a most generous sum of money from the profits of the Swap Shop With this we were able to add to the library a most handsome and useful fifteen volume set of the Oxford History of English Literature Some money remained, and with this, as reported in the Archive Section, we almost completed the re-binding of back numbers of "The Peterite" Even then some money was left with which it is hoped to have specially designed bookplates to designate book donors. We are indeed grateful to Buff and Dick Reid, and all who help and support the Swap Shop

THE ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT

Much work remains to be done in the sorting, collecting and cataloguing of the archive material we have, and help with these matters would be most welcome, especially with the indexing of "The Peterite".

Interest in the archives is certainly growing, and the many visitors that we have had have been impressed. The number of enquiries we receive by post isalso increasing, and we are glad to be able to help enquirers whenever we can

Work has continued with the preservation of items from the past Disintegrating colours books have been rebound, and even adetention book has been strengthened and bound for posterity Visitors enjoy checking on their past crimes The old Visitor's Book, first begun in 1919, has also been restored and rebound, and brought back into use Because of the kindness of friends in the Swap Shop who gave us a most generous donation for books we have almost completed the rebinding of past numbers of "The Peterite" magazine Apart from inexplicably missing numbers from 1957 to 1963 we now have a handsome set, beautifully bound by Messrs Aste & Smith, until 1980when the size and shape of the magazine was altered.

We are, as ever, extremely grateful to those who have given items for our collection. In addition to the generous donation from the Swap Shop already mentioned, we thank the following:

Guy Bailey for Peterite magazines, and items of corps uniform.

George Alderson for photographs, play programmes, Science exhibitions, reminiscences and a wooden shield bearing the School crest.

Richard Harland for his Old Peterite Club blazer, two O.P bow ties, silk square, photographs and rowing zephyr

Guy King-Reynolds for letters and items concerning his uncle, killed in the First World War

We were particularly delighted by a telephone call from the aunts of Old Peterite Lieutenant Hugh Lister Taylor, R.N whose plane was shot down over the Pacific in the closing stages of the Second World War Thanks to the kindness of his surviving aunts we now have his framed set of war medals, photographs of him as a boy and as a naval officer, a cup won by the winning crew of 1940 when he was captain of boats, and his lucky mascot which accompanied him during his war service

Even though our collection of archives is growing we are still anxious for more — anything and everything. Uniforms, games, books, trophies, medals, letters and diaries, photographs, magazines, old reports and bills — all the stuff of history — so please do not dispose of any items connected with the School without first giving us a thought

Robert Middleton was the son of a York tiler, and may have been related to St Margaret Clitherow, another York martyr. He was the same age as Guy Fawkes, so would have attended the School in the Horsefair with him Although at one time he was a protestant, "Conscience and reading books" brought his conversion to the Catholic faith

After leaving School he worked for a London merchant, and may have helped to smuggle priests into England. On 14th April 1597 he entered the English College in Rome, returning to England as a disguised priest in 1598 He was quickly arrested near Ripon, but managed to escape, although he was later detained in Lancashire Another priest, Father Thurstan Hunt made a valiant rescue attempt, but was himself arrested

Both priests were closely examined by the Privy Council in London before being returned to Lancaster for execution Whilst in the cells their patience, cheerfulness and holiness impressed even their jailers, and their fine example converted five of their fellow prisoners Just before his execution Robert's sister was able to smuggle in to him the news that he had been accepted in the Jesuit Order

In March 1601 both priests were hanged, drawn and quartered. On 22nd November 1987 with other English martyrs Robert was beatified

Edward Oldcorne 1560—1606

Robert Middleton 1570—1601

Edward Oldcorne was the son of a prosperous York builder who had accepted the reformed faith, but his mother remained firmly Roman Catholic, was imprisoned several times for her faith, and eventually died in York Castle Edward is described as being well educated, sturdy in faith, affectionate, self-effacing and zealous. His personal saintliness was noteworthy

In 1582 he entered the English College in Rome and was admitted to the Jesuit Order in 1588 After his return to England his ministry was centred in Worcestershire where, despite suffering from cancer, he worked constantly to minister to the Catholics of the region He became one of the most hunted priests in England, and had many narrow escapes from government agents. Finally, after being hidden in a priest hole for eight days, starvation drove him out and he was arrested with Father Henry Garnet.

Every effort was made to implicate the two priests in the Gunpowder Plot, but they denied all knowledge of it Edward remained constant, despite suffering appalling tortures for five hours a day on five consecutive days. Having failed to force any confession out of him he was condemned, not as a plotter, but as "A priest and Jesuit, well known to have gained many souls to the Catholic faith" He was executed in Worcester on 7th April 1606 and declared Venerable in 1886

OLD PETERITE SECTION

LATEST NEWS OF SOME OPs

A. D. M. Barrell (Temple House 1974-79) has recently graduated from the University of St Andrew's with a Ph.D

His thesis was on the Papacy's relations with Scotland and Northern England in the fourteenth century. He has already been published in some journals and hopes to expand the material into a book

We congratulate him on his academic success —and hope that he will let us have a copy of his book for the new School library!

Dr. Tom Boulton (The Manor 1940-1943) was awarded the O.B.E in the 1991 New Year Honours List

R. D. Harding (TheRise 1960-1966) has been awarded sabbatical leave for the Easter Term 1992 by the Governors of Repton School Based near Lake Geneva, he will be researching into glacial activity in the Swiss Alps and hopes to witness some of the Winter Olympics while visiting the French Alps

He has also recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

M. F. H. Hjort (The Grove1974-79) has returned to York, after spending four years with the Roux brothers Last June, he opened a restaurant at 7 Scarcroft Road, York, which he has called Melton's As one might expect, his food may be described as Anglo-French

We wish him well in his new venture — will he invent a special Old Peterite menu?!

Tom Kitchingman (The Rise 1986-1991) isgoing to spend a year on a cattle station in Queensland, Australia He has been trying hard to raise £2,000 to contribute towards the cost of his venture, sponsored partly by Project Trust This isan organisation which sponsors School leavers for practical projects abroad.

Jamie Rigby (Queen's House 1986-1991) is going to Thailand, also with Project Trust He has been trying to raise the same amount of money as Tom. He will be teaching English at Prince Royal School, Chiang Mai

It is a pity that Tom's and Jamie's request for help came too late for the wheels of Old Peterite generosity to be put in motion. Future such adventurous spirits would do well to understand that we only communicate twice a year — the President's letter in May and the Newsletter in August. By August Tom and Jamie will be on their way abroad It would be good to see what we can do to back up such adventures in future years Anyone care to organise some event?

Marc Mitchell (School House 1986-1991) and Mathew Sumpton (School House 1986-1991)

It is not too late to help two OPs who are planning to cross Africa, starting at the end of this year They are crossing the Sahara, going to the valley of the Niger and across to the valley of the Congo, finishing up in Kenya This looks pretty tough and they will be very grateful for any finance, help or expert advice which any OP can give them What about it?

John Raylor (The Manor 1947-1952) has been appointed Provincial Grand Master of Freemasonry in the Province of Yorkshire, North and East Ridings It is a high honour and we congratulate him on his appointment.

In this connection, the Old Peterite Lodge holds Open Days at regular intervals for members of the Sixth Form and others interested. To see what it involves you can contact the Secretary of the Old Peterite Lodge, Brian Watson, at 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York Y03 9JA.

Jonathan Robinson (The Grove 1980-1985) has just received his M.B., Ch.B from Dundee University and is to take up his first hospital post in September.

His sister, Emma (The Grove 1986-1988) married Mr. Luc Vanhal, The Walt Disney Corporation's Middle East and European Director of Finance, in the School Chapel in October 1990 and now resides in Paris.

Younger brother, Simon (The Grove 1985-1989) works for Croft Hotels and is working at the Elm Bank Hotel in York.

FOR SALE

The following are available from the Secretary: E. G. Thompson, "West Winds", 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York Y03 3PH

Please send your cheque made out to 'The Old Peterite Club' Please include a normal postage stamp for all items except books, for which two stamps should be included.

O.P. Shields

O.P Club Ties

O.P Club Brooches/Tie pins

O.P. Centenary Spoons

O.P Centenary Brochures

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M Hepworth, Esq., The Lawns, 23 Shipton Road, York.

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R. P. Shouksmith, Esq., Red Roof, Lords Moor Lane, Strensall, York Y03 5XF

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OLD PETERITE LODGE No 6412

Installation

The annual Installation Festival of the Old Peterite Lodge No 6412 was held at the Freemasons Hall, Duncombe Place, York on Wednesday 19th June 1991 when W.Bro Charles William Knowlson (School House 1970-75) was Installed as Master for the ensuing year. Further information regarding the Lodge can be obtained from the Secretary, B. J. Watson, 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York Y03 9JA

Provincial Grand Lodge

On the promotion of the present Provincial Grand Master to Deputy Grand Master, the new Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Yorkshire, North and East Ridings, will be V.W.Bro John Malcolm Raylor (The Manor 1947-52). He will be Installed at a Ceremony at Scarborough Spa on Wednesday 2nd October 1991

WANTED

£ 3.00

£ 0.50 Chronology by R Harding

Old Peterite Blazer, approx size 38" Contact: Peter Oglesby, Old Thatch, Winchfield, Hampshire Telephone: (0252) 616760

We have had several interesting letters this year from ex-pupils or the family of ex-pupils.

E. O. Hillyard is to celebrate his 101st birthday this August. When we spoke to his family at Northallerton in February he was hale and hearty, and we sent him the best wishes of the OP Club He recalls that he came to St. Olave's at the age of nine, which was below the usual age of acceptance He arrived at School in a pony and trap, driven by a groom, who returned to collect him after School

Mornings were taken up with formal education and afternoons with sports.

Early morning service left a strong impression on him The service was always conducted by the Headmaster.

A popular and very athletic member of staff took them in the gym and having given an excellent demonstration of vaulting over the horse (older OPs will remember the horse!), the teacher repeated it with great gusto and fell flat on his face, raising a lot of dust from the matting and some sympathy from the pupils

After cricket, junior pupils were recruited to find lost cricket balls from the long grass surrounding the playing area Games were either rugby or cricket — he has no memory of any soccer

(Editor's note — It is interesting how the odd behaviour of members of staff remains outstanding for the rest of our life How many will remember Wentworth Ping swinging fire-buckets of water over his head to demonstrate centrifugal force?!)

Pietro Limpivas came from Hawaii and arrived in York as it was celebrating its 1,500th anniversary in 1924 (sic) He died at the age of eighty in 1986, but his son has a record from copious notes which Pietro kept. He remembers the daily routine: wake and wash — breakfast — chapel — class — lunch — class — sports clean up — tea — prep — supper — bed

Toilets and bathrooms were on the ground floor, away from the House

There were bath tubs, half filled with water, for the cold bath in winter. Sometimes there was a thin sheet of ice on the surface, when the students would lower themselves backwards for a few seconds to comply with the requirement to take a bath

Food was less than plentiful He was not sure whether this was to toughen the pupils or to save on cost! Fresh bread was not given because the School claimed that it contained harmful chemicals, it had to be at least a day

old Many of the vegetables were grown in the School garden. Dessert was mainly rice pudding. The Housemaster and his wife always joined the students for lunch

Pocket money was two shillings and five pence (12p) for younger, and five shillings (25p) for the older students

Once a week there was a hot bath and a clean towel. Pyjamas were changed once a fortnight

Sport was — in winter — rugger and cross-country obstacle races In spring rowing and hockey In summer cricket and swimming.

Students were allowed to keep bicycles to ride into York.

John McCowen came to the School in September 1921

He recollects how his brother, Angus, and he came to the School as despised 'Day Bugs'. They lived at 4 St. James Terrace, Clifton They both went on to Cambridge John was at Caius and Angus was at Christ's John's twin grandchildren have just had two years in the Sixth Form (1987-1990)

Back in 1922, there were two charming Siamese Princelings at the Grove, answering to the name of Chimbo, who got to know them well and they came regularly to tea with the McCowens on Sunday

Their particular friends at School were two Parkinsons, three Storrs-Fox and Peter Young, all of whom went on to Oxbridge

John got a First at Cambridge and went on to work for ICI

St. Peter's O.T.C. led him to obtain a T.A. Commission at Cambridge and he later served as a halfColonel in the war in Military Intelligence

He has a print of the School as it was in those days with the Headmaster's house on the left and the form-room which he remembers best ('Remove'), where P S Sykes was the form-master. He used to be called 'Pissy Sykes' of course

So there we have a few memories for some other 'Oldies', as John calls himself. He is still proud of the great history and traditions of the School and we thank him for the remarks and wish him many more years of happiness in Devon.

The above reminiscences are somewhat abridged, but they do give a flavour of what life was like at St Peter's at the start of this century.

There are some old ways which should never be changed — discipline (both academic and personal), Christianity and morality are a few of them. But one imagines that many of the present-day boys and girls at the School are heartily glad that some of the old ways (e.g the cold bath?) are no longer with us!

We thank those who sent us the articles and hope that, now that we have a resident archivist, John Mitchell, contributions of memories and memorabilia will continue to arrive in ever greater numbers.

IN MEMORIAM

Patrick F. Bach (1917-1919)

Died, aged eighty-seven, in November last year He was a life member of the OP Club

Chris Bodington (Temple 1941-1943 : The Rise 1943-1945)

I see from a copy of Steel News that Chris Bodington has died at the age of sixty-three

He was a former British Steel Senior Legal Adviser He retired in 1987 but still continued to advise British Steel on special legal matters His main expertise was in European Community law.

At School, Chris was a House Monitor and was in the 2nd XI Hockey team in 1942

David N. Brocklebank (Manor 1952-57)

David died on 13th November 1990

Harold Burton (1919-1921)

It was announced in the Yorkshire Evening Press last October that Harold Burton had died on 2nd October, 1990

Harold came from a farming community and lived at Tollerton

Dr. A. M. Michael Can (Manor 1949-1954)

Michael emigrated to Newfoundland, Canada in 1961 where he practised as a medical doctor. In 1967 he was voted Mayor of his local town, with the biggest majority in the town's history He somehow got caught up in the misuse of drugs and suffered a prison sentence on June 1976 After his release, he made a successful*return to medical practice and social respectability. Unfortunately, he still suffered nervous stress, and finally, aged fiftyfour, took his own life in October last year He left a wife and four children.

A letter in the local paper describes him as being:— "a dedicated, caring and competent physician who brought ease, comfort and relief to many who sought his service. He was a good man: he tried very hard to be good...."

Those of us who knew him as a boy were sad to hear of his misfortunes but pay tribute to his finer qualities

George W. Harding (1932-1939)

George was killed in a recent plane crash whilst returning from Blackpool. He was associated with the well-known linen retailers in Ousegate.

He was a Day Boy at School and played for the 1st and 2nd XV, and was awarded his colours in both He was in the Shooting VIII and was a corporal in the O.T.C

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Eric Kaiser (Temple 1941-1946)

Eric was in the jewellery business in York and died in January of this year His death was reported in the Evening Press of January 11th 1991

J. Lewis (The Rise 1923-1926)

Tom Lewis who died on 21st November aged eighty years at his home in Sway, Hampshire was undoubtedly the most loyal Peterite of his generation He came to St Peter's from Stratheden Preparatory School in Blackheath, where the Headmaster was an Old Peterite and the father of Kenneth (Rhoddy) Rhodes Tom was placed in The Rise, the House where 'Rhoddy' had been first monitor His stay at the School (1923-26) was short, leaving at only sixteen years of age, he had at that early age found a place in the 1st XI cricket team under A B Sellers Leaving School he studied law, whilst his cricket abilities were recognised by an offer of professional terms from Essex County As an R A.F Volunteer Reservist he was called up in the early days of the Second World War 'demobbed' with the rank of Squadron Leader, 'Mentioned in Despatches' and later awarded the R A.F Long Service Decoration. Continuing in the legal profession after the war he became Chief Executive to Runcorn U.D.C He became President of the Society of U.D.C Clerks and awarded an O.B.E

His services to the School and OP Club were legion: OP Hon. Secretary 1955-64; OP President 1964-65; School Governor; Assistant Secretary Old Peterite Lodge of Freemasons An indefatigable worker on many appeal committees, he was the driving force in the financing of the Memorial Hall by the OPs His affection for the School was shown when he sent his son Clive to St. Peter's — the son did not let the father down, becoming Head of School in 1955 Lewis represented the School in negotiations with the Charity Commissioners when a new scheme was established (in 1981)

Committee meetings, on the few occasions when Tom Lewis was missing were worthwhile yet possibly dull and prosaic To be present when the young (comparatively) innovators led by Bill Thompson were battling against the implacable defence of the Establishment by Tom Lewis was sheer delight

Steve Pettinger

Steve suffered a heart attack and died earlier this year, at the age of thirty-six He was a cameraman with YTV and worked on prestigious YTV productions around the world He came to the School in 1963

Dr. A. G. Wilson (Day

Boy 1909-1911)

A much-respected medical practitioner, Dr "Peter" Wilson served in the forces throughout both World Wars, first in the army, then the R.F.C and finally in the R.A.F He was awarded one of the last Military Crosses given for air service before the R.A.F and the D.F.C came into being

Brought up in Haxby, he spent most of his life in the south of England, but never lost his love of the School and of the county of Yorkshire

LIST OF THOSE PRESENT AT THE TYNESIDE DINNER 1991

The Head Master

T. Bletcher

R Brammall

D L Brown

Dr H G Brown

J F Brown

N. Chippendale

J L Clarke

J T Harding

R. D. Harding

W G Huntley

G M Jobling

R L Jobling

J. Laverack

J Pearson

R Pickersgill

E. Potts

S Proudley

M. E. Robson

D T Rumfitt

N G Townsend

D. G. M. Young

THE OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER

The Great Western Royal Hotel, Paddington, London Friday, 2nd November 1990

David ADAMSON

John ADDEY

William ADLER

Darley ANDERSON

Chris BEAUMONT

Tim BEAUMONT

Nigel BRINDLEY

Anthony BRINDLEY

David Leslie BROWN (President O.P Club)

Hugh BROWN

David BURTON

Richard CAWOOD

Robert N. COLLIER

John COSSINS

Keith COULTHARD

Patrick CRAVEN

George CROWTHER

Nigel DAWKINS

Allan DODDS

T Philip N FAWCETT

Simon FENWICK

Robin A FIELD

Michael FIRBY

Doug FLEMING

Peter FLETCHER

Archie GARBUTT

Paul GITTENS

Alan GOMERSALL

Richard HARDING

(Hon. Sec. O.P. Club)

Robert F HARDJNG (Past President)

John Trevor HARDING (Past President)

Graham HART

John HAYES

J. M. HOLT

Peter HYETT

David JAMES

Peter JOWSEY

Christopher KING

Ian KIRKUS

Tim LAYFIELD

Stephen LISTER

Fiona McCRIMMON

Peter MIDGELEY

Tony MILLER

Richard MOSS

Frank NEWDICK

P A NEWDICK

Neil PARKIN

Graham PATTIE

Carl PATTISON

Robin N PITTMAN

Andrew POWELL

Colin J. QUICKFALL

(London Dinner Sec.)

Michael RANSON

John RAYSON

Tony ROBSON

David RUMFITT

Edward C. SEDMAN

Peter SPEIGHT

David STABLER

Jonathan STONE

David TATE

Derek

TAYLOR-THOMPSON

Eric G THOMPSON

Mike WILLETTS

N. WILSON

LIST OF THOSE PRESENT AT THE EAST RIDING DINNER 1991

J Abbey

B Allen

CM . Atkinson

D P Atkinson

J S Atkinson

P S Atkinson

J. P. Banks

D L Brown

N Brown

F D Browne

C. M. C. Burdass

James Burdass

J U Burdass

R Burdass

D E Byass

D P Coles

C. Cromack

J Dawson

C C Dee

M. Dee

J. Dent

R D Ellis

J Farnsworth

A. Fenton

C Frank

J Frank

F Gooder

P. Gooder

D H Hamilton

R. F. Harding

R Hopkinson

N Hopton

F. Howie

D P Johnston

S. Jordan

I. Leedham

J S Megginson

P R B Megginson

S Megginson

T Mulryne

J Newdick

J Newitt

T Nichols

R W Peacock

A. Raylor

S Ryder

G M Shuttleworth

N. Squire

T. H. Stead

P Stephen

C W Thompson

E G Thompson

A Thornton

J. S. R. Tindall

N E Tomlinson

D. Ward

T Ward

P H Whitaker

R D Wood

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Officers and District Hon. Secretaries

1991/1992

President:

D L Brown, "Ashcroft", Ashcroft Road, Darlington, Co Durham DL3 8PD

Past Presidents:

J A Hanson, C W Thompson, P S Atkinson, F N Newdick, R F Harding, D T Rumfitt, J T Harding, J A Denison, E M H Ranson

Vice-Presidents:

The Head Master, K G Chilman, Brig C C Fairweather, Sir John Rodgers, Bt

Hon. Secretary: E G Thompson, "West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York Y03 3PH

Hon. Treasurer: S. M. Burn, 11 Lendal, York YOl 2AQ.

General Committee 1990/1991

Ex-officio: — The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Head Master Past FIVE Presidents, all Vice-Presidents

Elected 1988-1991: D P. Atkinson, C Frank, C E Gilman, D W Grice, J C M Rayson

Elected 1989-1992: V. M. Black, G. E. L. Graham, G. Grant, G. M. Jobling, G. M. Shuttleworth.

Elected 1990-1993: J. E Burdass, P M Darley, V L J Inness, I P J Leedham, R W Oliver, S Ryder, D Tunstall

Note: The A.G.M. of the Old Peterite Club is now to be held at the Old Peterite Weekend, this year on the 14th September. At the meeting the Committee will elect three new members to replace those whose three-year term of office has elapsed. Younger O.P.'s are particularly welcome to come to the A.G.M., to take an active part in the running of the Club and to be elected to the Committee

Finance and General Purposes:

Ex-officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Immediate Past President

Elected 1990-1992: R. W Oliver, G D Smith

The following dinners have been announced:—

Friday, 31st May: The East Riding Dinner —7.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. at The Bell Hotel, Driffield. Tel: 0377-46661. Organiser: Peter Atkinson Tel: (Home) 0377-42212 (Office) 0377-43151 Friday, 4th October: The Tyneside Dinner — at County Hotel, Newcastle (opposite the Central Station). Organisers: Richard Pickersgill Tel: (Home) 091-2843770 (Office) 091-2611481 and Michael Jobling Tel: (Home) 0661-24924 (Office) 091-2615298.

Friday, 9th November: The London Dinner —7.00 for 7.30 p.m at The Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London WlY 2ER Organisers: Richard Harding Tel: 0283-702694 and David Raymond Tel: 071-262-7059

Friday, 22nd November: The West Riding Dinner — at The Bradford Club Organisers: Chris Gilman Tel: 0904-646313 and Bill Hudson Tel: 0943-874504 1992

Friday, 29th May: The East Riding Dinner —7.30 p.m for 8.00 p.m at The Bell Hotel, Driffield Tel: 0377-46661 Organiser: Peter Atkinson. Tel: (Home) 0377-42212. (Office) 0377-43151. Other dates to note 1991

Weekend 13-15th September: Old Peterite Sports and Commemoration Weekend. Friday 13th: Sporting Programme

Saturday 14th: 12.00 noon Service in Chapel, followed by Buffet Lunch (Tickets needed).

All afternoon Sporting and other events

4.00 p.m Tea in the Memorial Hall (No Tickets needed)

6.30 p.m A.G.M of Old Peterite Club

7.30 p.m Bar in Memorial Hall for:—

8.00 p.m Annual Old Peterite Dinner (Tickets Needed)

Sunday 15th: Sporting Events Tea (No Tickets needed)

AND, FINALLY....

PRINTS FOR SALE

Peterite readers are reminded that copies of Adam Dean's splendid print of the School are available from the Head Master's Secretary, price £2.50.

CROSSWORD SOLUTION

The solution to the Crossword puzzle in last year's magazine is as follows:

77ie Monitors.

THEPETERITE

MAJOR ORGAN TRANSPLANT SURGERY

The Director of Music, Andrew Wright, with the New Chapel Organ, built by Geoffrey Coffin — full story page 36.

THE PETERITE

Editor: D. S. Newman

Photographs: Stephen Whalley, Ian Lancaster, Chris Hall, Yorkshire Evening Press, Jeremy Corner et. al.

Ourcover photograph shows John Brown with the sculpture he presented to the School to mark his retirement. Our back coverphotograph shows Mathew Sumpton and Marc Mitchell setting out from St. Peter's on their expedition to Africa.

COMMEMORATION

THE HEAD MASTER'S SPEECH

Sick as a parrot

I find myself this morning in a position similar to that of the great Italian conjurer Giacomelli Perhaps you are unable to recall him. Giacomelli worked on the big liner SS Italia and entertained the first-class passengers with sleight of hand and tricks of one sort or another Part of his act was aparrot, a rather ill-disciplined bird, who used to sit on his shoulder Sometimes it would give away Giacomelli's tricks It would say, "Watch his left hand, watch his left hand," and so you will gather that Giacomelli and his parrot had an interesting relationship which lasted until that sad day when the SS Italia foundered and Giacomelli and the parrot ended up in the sea clutching the same piece of wreckage Giacomelli looked at the parrot and the parrot looked at Giacomelli and neither said a word, and the sun went down and that was the first day. The second day found them still clinging to the wreckage Giacomelli looked at the parrot and the parrot looked at Giacomelli; neither of them said a word and that was the second day. On the third day the sun came up Giacomelli was still clinging to the wreckage and so was the parrot, and the parrot looked at Giacomelli and said, "I give up. What did you do with the ship?"

There are at least two morals for me to draw from this story One is that the reports from Head Masters at annual prize-givings are not occasions for illusions; they are opportunities for a realistic appraisal of the School year that is ending and of the matters of importance, educational in the widest sense, to which attention should be drawn on and on which comment is deserved. A second inference is that Head Masters, like Giacomelli, are not immune to scrutiny and assessment, and speech days are one of those times in the year when they should properly display an element of humility in the presence of those to whom they rightly defer

Our Guests

Today is in one sense a tale of two cities. We have the Lord Mayor of York, our First Citizen, and the Civic Party once again with us It is an honour to welcome you, Lord Mayor. I hope that it is not impertinent for me to mention that you and I are old acquaintances since we met at 7.15 each morning for two or more years in the newsagent's opposite Bootham Grange. We all wish you very well for the year of office which lies ahead for you It is a tale of two cities in that York and London have together special and unique traditions and responsibilities concerning their respective lord mayoralties Sir Alexander Graham, last year's Lord Mayor of London, has his links with York both in this respect and in his honorary membership of the Company of Merchant Adventurers Particularly significant too is his long

association with that great London guild the Mercers' Company whose Master he was nine years ago The Mercers have through the centuries been a great patron of education. With his School governorships Sir Alexander has a wealth of knowledge about establishments such as ours Wearing yet another hat he is by profession an insurance broker and Deputy Chairman of The Frizzell Group He is a man of the widest experience in both City, educational and public life It is a privilege to have him and Lady Graham with us today, and we much look forward to hearing him address us later in our proceedings

Our other guest, the Bishop of Sherborne, was in a sense opening batsman this morning and can now relax in the pavilion having had a good innings and having made a good score It is both relevant and a great pleasure to have him and his wife with us It is relevant in that as the Archbishop of Canterbury's adviser to the Headmasters' Conference he has a special insight into schools such as ours with their close and historic associations with the Church of England and with their active and continuing traditions of Christian worship and observance Bishop John is also a special guest for me and my wife personally: as Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury twenty years ago he was, at least at weekends, our next-door neighbour in the Precincts at Canterbury and would escort the Archbishop when on occasions he paid evening visits to my boarding house He is an old friend from those distant days and it has been a privilege for all of us to have heard his sermon.

Results

I said a few moments ago that speech days were not occasions for harbouring illusions While the School magazine will record the facts and figures of another busy and successful year it is nonetheless appropriate for me to touch on some of those recent achievements which deserve special mention. The academic year 1991/2 has been the year, perhaps only the first, of newspaper School league tables In theory and in principle we Head Masters do not think that such educational pecking orders are, in the 1066 And All That phrase, a good thing The fact is that Schools and their strengths are infinitely more than what is revealed by positions in a table of raw A-Level results. Having said that I suspect that all of us here were pleased by our recent high standing in the lists produced by the Daily Telegraph and the Financial Times Our ALevel performance last summer was exceptionally good, a big compliment to both teachers and taught, and I cannot disguise my delight that of the 500 Schools surveyed in the FT we came third of the top ten co-educational Schools and 56th in the full 500 list, far and away ahead of all other North Yorkshire Schools (53 places above the next and 146 above the one after that).

Our sporting programme has remained as full as ever If our major boys' games have had undistinguished results at the highest level there is, however, much strength in the various middle School teams. Concerning the girls' games I pay tribute to Wendy Newton for the very full list of Inter-School fixtures which she has organised and developed over the last few years, and hockey, netball, squash and rounders arejust a few of the sports in which there is a whole range of matches. The truly coeducational spdrts activity is of course our rowing, and our oarspersons have continued to win a multiplicity of pots and other trophies at a number of regattas Thus I believe that our games programme contributes much to the enjoyment and fulfilment, both physical and otherwise, of all our students If there is a lack of fanaticism which detracts from our achieving the most glittering results it cannot be denied that our pupils, natural games players and others, have valuable opportunities to take part in a wide variety of sports and to gain both pleasure and good health from their involvement Thoughts are now turning to the coming South African cricket tour Its fund-raising has spawned two very enjoyable social events — a Sportsmen's Dinner and a Buffet Lunch addressed by the New Zealand test player, Sir Richard Hadlee Our cricketers will be spending a few days in East London at Selborne College with which School we have had a profitable and unofficial link for five years. I myself am hoping that on a lightning visit in December I will catch up with them for a day or two.

Drama and Music

Our outstanding drama event of the year was Ian Lowe's production of Close the Coalhouse Door by Alan Plater, a splendidly gritty Geordie musical which with a large and talented cast delivered a powerful social punch. You will have heard some of our musicians an hour or so ago in the Minster and this will have given you an indication of their current strength. The year was preceded by their very successful visit to Bremen and Munster, and thoughts are now turning to the New England tour mooted for next July I cannot leave the music without mentioning the large number of excellent concerts which Andrew Wright masterminds through the year, and surely a major highlight of these was Martin Kershaw's fine performance of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the School's string orchestra

C.C.F.

With a guest of honour who did his National Service in the Gordon Highlanders, a preacher who was with the Royal Hampshire Regiment and the King's African Rifles and is about to become Bishop to the Forces, and a Head Master who got as far abroad as Scotland with the Royal Artillery, I should mention that this was the year of our C.C.F biennial inspection carried out in petrifyingly cold March weather by our local G.O.C., General Michael Walker It is incidentally encouraging that the large majority of our boys and girls sign on and join up in the fourth year The General's report was a great credit to Brian Jelbert, the Commanding Officer, and Al Tooms and James Bellis who respectively command the Army and Air sections General Walker wrote this:

I am quite clear that this is a competent, well led and effective contingent in which the cadets themselves are benefiting from the many activities undertaken. These views are further reinforced by the creditable performance of the C.C.F in District activities I congratulate the Contingent on the outcome of the inspection This is a most commendable report and I congratulate Major Jelbert and his team on maintaining excellent standards of administration and training

Worship

I believe it significant that some of our most memorable School occasions this year have been in the context of our religious worship The big Minster services are major experiences not least, Mr. Dean, because of your support and involvement and the considerable help given by the Minster staff. But of similar impact have been some of our services nearer home. I have in mind not so much the effective regular weekday Chapels but rather the quieter said Communions on Sunday evenings and particularly the three whole-School Eucharists that have been held this year That so many of you, the School, have come forward to receive the Sacrament or a blessing isacredit to you who have made these services significant and moving Credit is also due to our chaplain, Steven Harvey, without whom and without whose inspiration, organisation and example our tone and effectiveness as a Christian School would be much diminished

Highlights

I could mention much more about the year but shall limit myself to a few brief passing references. I commend one of our sixth form leavers, Jeremy Corner, on his vigorous chairmanship of the Debating Society. Worthy of considerable note was the Archbishop of York's talk to the Science Society on Science and Religion. Also there has been as ever a range of holiday opportunities made possible by the generous commitment of members of staff. One such was another ofJohn Bulcock's sixth form Sahara trips, and his brief report to me afterwards is worthy of quotation:

Seventeen members of School enjoyed the highlights of Marrakesh, the splendour of the desert sunrise and a visit to Gibraltar In the desert the group coped resiliently with the extreme temperatures (from 4to 41 centigrade in one twenty-four hour span) and on election day endured the worst sandstorm experienced by my Sahara groups from St. Peter's. The storm quickly abated and time was allowed for sunbathing and swimming at the local oasis. Again the party distributed clothes and footwear to the Berber settlement of Meski, a gesture much appreciated

Indeed I understand that there is now a considerable number of these desert youths decked out with their Olavite blazers.

Also new last September was the Old Peterite Commemoration weekend moved from its July position to a time when we can do our very best to welcome back our former pupils Certainly last September's weekend was a promising start and has the potential for future development.

For several years now I have used this occasion togive parents an update on our building programme It is now, of course, two years since the Duchess of Kent came and opened the Chilman Building which was its centrepiece However, there have been two significant landmarks reached in this academic yearjust ending Way back last September there was the official opening of the new Mathematics and Modern Languages centres by appropriately and respectively Guy Shuttleworth and Denis Hirst The Governors' decision to implement this particular development has been fully vindicated by the splendid facilities now available in these two subject areas Undertaken also this year has been the desperately needed rebuilding of the Chapel organ This job was completed with marvellous expertise by Geoffrey Coffin, the York organ builder, and the new instrument, heard by many of you at Harry Bramma's inaugural recital a few weeks ago, is enhancing our services and our musical life. We are now in what has by necessity to be a fallow period of retrenchment and consolidation. We shall be starting next year gradually to tackle the renovation of the Methodist halls for music and drama, but major developments must await another day. Every Head Master has his shopping list of what next needs to be done; fortunately we are now generally well-equipped and able for the time being to make do adequately with what we already have

Thanks

Besides attempting to give a necessarily sketchy review of theyear I am fortunate inhaving this annual opportunity to say 'thank you'. My first thanks are to the pupils and especially those leaving us today: if we are a successful and happy School it is at least in part due to the Heads of School, the monitors and the other members of the upper sixth and the positive spirit which they engender The teaching staff have my continuing thanks for their dedication, their time, their skill, their energy, and I would particularly single out the Housemasters who carry a big burden of both pastoral care and sheer administrative chores. Every one of them is selfless in his (and her, with Mrs Newton and Temple this term) concern for and help with the members of his House

I also have a number of specific 'thank you's' to make: to John Mitchell who so to speak has launched the Alcuin Library and who on retiring as Librarian will fortunately still be continuing as our archivist; to Steve Mulligan (we wish him well for his future teaching career); to Jo Craig who took over Richard Drysdale's timetable during his sabbatical; to Maria Keki (we were very lucky to secure her services in the Art department so soon after John Brown was struck down); and to Robert Clark, with us for two terms, who has been a high-powered teacher of Economics and Business Studies, unstinting of his time with his A-Level students and who has helped out in numerous areas of School life and well beyond the call of duty. Today we say goodbye toJeremy Boardman who leaves to become Head of Physics at Fulneck School

Three years ago and fresh from his teacher training year he immediately showed outstanding classroom gifts, has secured splendid academic results, has coached and run the squash in an exemplary way and has been such a conscientious and cheerful member of the Common Room He will surely prosper and we wish him well

I cannot let this occasion pass without expressing our great gratitude to Sir Peter Shepherd, for over twenty years a member of the School's Governing Body. His contribution to our well-being has been immense, and besides much shrewd wisdom, common sense and general advice he has brought to the Governors' deliberations his great knowledge of building and construction The School's important developments over two decades — the Sports Hall, the new Science laboratories and Design Centre, the most recent programme stemming from Appeal '89 — owe much to Sir Peter's professional vision and his dedication to the School. His retirement as a Governor is a fitting opportunity for us to show him our affection and thanks

Jeremy Boardman.

RobertClark.

Sir Peter Shepherd

John Brown

Today is also the occasion for me to pay public tribute to John Brown. Thirty-eight years in the service of the School, twelve years as a St Olave's boarding Housemaster (with Peggy's fine partnership and help), and ten years Head of the Art Department I looked up his file the other day In his letter of application written in 1954 to John Dronfield he said this: "I believe that art education must be related to life; it must be the stimulation of curiosity, discovery, understanding of the interdependence of thinking,, feeling and behaving personally and collectively, and growing from this the promotion of that self-confidence which always comes from what has been understood" He has lived up to that youthful testament: a truly natural teacher, an inspirer of the young, a most versatile artist (sculpting, painting, ceramics, metalwork, plastics, stage design and much else) and above all a cultivated and warm-hearted person. He has shown courage and determination in defeating his illness and in his steady return to better health. Today we not only acknowledge his great St Peter's career but also thank him for the piece of his sculpture which he has presented to us. We give him our warm good wishes for a long, happy and fulfilled retirement

The Government

I now turn to the final part of this annual report, commenting briefly on a variety of matters that have claimed my attention in the last twelve months Not the least of these was the political situation, the approach of the General Election and the prospect of a Labour government Labour held out no threats of our immediate demise, and indeed even the proposal to end our charitable status did not appear in its manifesto However, its tax plans would have severely affected our prospective and current parents most of whom meet the fees with considerable family sacrifice from their disposable incomes, and there was no ambiguity about Labour's plans to phase out the government assisted places scheme This would have been a bitter blow; it would have limited our ability with 140 such places in St. Olave's and St. Peter's to offer education to children from poorer homes and would have meant our pupils being drawn from backgrounds more socially and financially exclusive An essential element in our make-up —boys and girls from all sorts of homes, rich and poor alike — would have been removed; and a tradition going back decades, indeed centuries, of this School providing an education for those less socially fortunate would have been destroyed This political threat did not materialise, but I quickly add that complacency has not replaced concern: the challenges and opportunities of the current fluid national educational scene do not permit us to sit back on our laurels. Continuing Conservative administrations, the prospect of more grant-maintained Schools, the developing National Curriculum, the reforms that will surely come one day to 16-19 education and much else dictate that we must be alert to change, ready to adapt and anxious to improve.

Take for example our continuing response to the National Curriculum I spoke at length about this last year Suffice it to say now that our Middle School science teaching will necessarily and desirably be adhering to its requirements and that we are keeping an eye, a wary eye, on the testing procedures proposed at Key Stage 3 (the end of our third form year) knowing that as an independent School we have the option to test or not to test

Pupil Numbers

Another area of concern for any independent School Head Master is pupil numbers and, for Schools such as ours, boarding demand Sir Winston Churchill may have been right when he said, "Headmasters have powers at their disposal with which prime ministers have never yet been invested". Also we are in a different age from 1930 when the Head Master of the day somewhat disdainfully wrote in what then constituted the St Peter's prospectus, "The Head Master is at liberty to see parents on the first day of the term and on Tuesdays 2-4" We feel somewhat more vulnerable than. Churchill's definition would suggest, and we are nowadays more conscious of our customers, our markets and our recruiting strategies than sixty years ago. Fortunately St. Peter's has, as perhaps has the City of York, ridden the recession (although I do not underestimate the burden of our high fees, necessary though they are) We have healthy and encouraging competition for our Senior and Junior School places, and this helps to ensure an educational standard which puts high priority on academic excellence We are also managing to buck the national trend of decline in boarding, and our overall boarding numbers in September should be greater than this year's This is of considerable significance: so much of what we value at St Peter's is subtly related to our positive boarding and day pupil mix our games, our music, our Christian traditions, our successful scholarship and study, our happy and purposive atmosphere Our flexible boarding arrangements and our improving accommodation benefit not only our boarders but also our day pupils We work hard, and successfully, at preserving and strengthening this pattern.

The Children Act

Related to boarding has been our involvement with the consequences of the Children Act 1989 which lays a statutory duty on local authority social service departments to inspect our arrangements I welcome this, and only benefit has and can come from this review of our boarding care: access for pupils to telephones and to outside advice, some privacy, high standards of accommodation and food, satisfactory fire drill procedures, understanding medical care and suitable training and induction for those members of staff involved in residential duties. These inspections are currently being carried out in the Houses, and I am fairly confident that it will be confirmed that our boarders form a community which is generally relaxed, ordered, positive and content

Final Reflection

Finally, this morning I want to share with you what was for me one of the highlights of this academic year: an address given to us Head Masters at our annual conference in Cambridge by George Steiner, a Fellow of Churchill College and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva It was a stimulating, disturbing and yet satisfying experience His condemnation of the English education system was seering "Why", he asked, "has Britain now a system of Schools which produces neither brain surgeons nor plumbers, whereas France and Germany have Schools explicitly aimed at different levels of objectives and abilities?" "The British sixteen year-old", he continued, "is now joining and has been joining for some years a sub-literate and sub-numerate under-class. A leprosy of emptiness and of recurrent rage marks him and her Drugged by television on a small island now more saturated than any other, he and she have been literally, and it is an ugly word but it is a powerful word, they have been literally trashed."

He then went on to quote this statistic: for the 18-19 age group, 68% of all young Germans are still being fully educated, 57% of French young men and women, 19% in Britain. What then we may ask of all the recent educational reforms and initiatives? Steiner believes that what is emerging is a politics of education and not a policy It is politics, he considers, which week by week fuels the education debate and changes the proposals: a policy on the other hand is a vision

What, dare I ask, should that vision be and how near to it or how far from it are we at this School? What are the broad requirements in educating the next generation? Let me suggest a few

First of all there has to be the cultivation of versatility: tomorrow's men and women may each follow several careers. Then there is scientific and technological awareness, problem-solving in its widest interpretation There should be skills of communication, written and oral and in English and foreign languages. Then we must educate for increasing amounts of leisure time which automation and information technology are creating: hence agood reason for our programme of sports and arts. We should be stimulating a culture that is not totally trivial and commercially exploitative: the ability in other words to discriminate critically and not to be overwhelmed and governed by the media There must also be a component that goes beyond health education and PSE and which touches on the practical considerations of human relationships, the responsibilities of parenthood and what makes families work. Lastly there has to be a spiritual dimension, education sowing seeds of wisdom besides implanting knowledge and skills: here lies the importance of literature and history in communicating a wider human perspective and the importance too of exposure to corporate worship and notions of high standards of personal responsibility and a genuine concern for the needs of others This I know isa fairly tough prescription, but I hope that there is something at least of these requirements in what this School is attempting to achieve

I said at the start that Speech Day reports are not occasions for illusions or obfuscations They are not occasions either, with the long summer holiday beckoning, for gloom and doom Steiner managed to end his grim indictment of the English system of education on a paradoxical if not an optimistic note. Despite our failings as a nation he reminded us that we have been spared the dark substance of Europe's history: for a very long time no real religious wars, no battle on English soil since Sedgemoor, no Fascism, no Nazism, no ideological massacres, no death camps Instead a tradition of tolerance, of parliamentary safeguards and, despite current worries, legal scruples and public safety; a society in which political disagreements coexist with a consensus of mutual acceptance.

These advantages are not though a prescription for self-satisfaction and resistance to change. We cannot be complacent with English education in general or with the work and purpose of this School in particular England is no longer a sceptred isle in a silver sea, nor is St. Peter's a comfortable retreat from modern society's demands and pressures Yet there is in both our national heritage and in our School something precious which in spite of all the urgent challenges is worthy of our respect and our preservation If this is something of a paradox then forgive me; I leave it with you. Here is how George Steiner left it; he ended his address in these terms:

In 1989-90 the Government of Great Britain spent £55.2 million on military bands This is £3.6 million more than the total it spent on libraries, museums, galleries and historical buildings How utterly scandalous! Or is it? For these military bands, you see, played in the parks where old people and children and passing clerks tapped their feet to tunes which have in them, believe me (for I was brought up in Germany to the other tunes), less hatred, less triumphalism, less ideology than any in Europe Perhaps that investment was after all the right one

PRIZEWINNERS

THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN

WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THEOLOGY

TOYNE PRIZES FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

L. C. LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES

POLITICS PRIZE

SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING

BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY

JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:

IVth Form

Illrd Form

JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH

RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA

ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:

Senior

Junior

FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE ,

GERMAN PRIZE

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

B.M.A PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PRIZE

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY

DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E PRACTICAL WORK

ART PRIZES:

Alexander Martin

Richard Ambrose

Michael Davies

Andrew Wildblood

Nicholas Hales

Benjamin Fraser

David Batty

Dominic Todd

Christopher Braganza

Richard Ambrose

Julia Toms

Catherine Hopkinson

Jeremy Corner

Angela Rosindale

Daniella Lipman

Catherine Hopkinson

Marcos Patchett

Charles Barlow, Paul Ferrow

Olivia Smart

Olivia Smart

Samantha Carter

Richard Ambrose

Paul Ferrow

Ashoke Kundu

James Angel

Ian Sharper

Shelagh Pitt

Omar Din

Ashoke Kundu

Alexander Martin

Senior John Sutcliffe

Junior

CRAFT, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZES

OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

PADDY POWER PRIZE

TUDOR HOWAT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION

ORANGE-BROMEHEAD PRIZE FOR STRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT

MUSIC PRIZES:

FORM PRIZES:

James Beaufoy

Nicholas Hails

Martin Brown

Jeremy Doncaster

Graham Kershaw

Alastair Alton

Senior Martin Kershaw, Andrew Moxon

Junior Graham Kershaw, Katy Pittman

Vth Form

IVth Form

Illrd Form

K.H RHODES PRIZE

NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE

Selwyn Mcllhinney

Alexander Martin

Thomas Nowell

Penelope Whiting

Samantha Carter, Richard Harran

Lorna Highet, George Pitt

Catherine Hopkinson

Jonathan Reeves, Rowena Smith

Edward Vickers

Shelagh Pitt

Paul Reavley

RESULTS

A-LEVEL ASSOCIATED BOARD MUSIC EXAMS

The following gained three or more passes at Grade C or above (excluding General Studies): Ambrose, R. J. M. (A,A,A,A); Angel, J. C. (A,A,C); Baldry, D. H. (A,C,C); Barlow, C. M. (A,C,C); Batty, D A (A,B,B); Birch, A (A,A,A); Brassington, T W (A,A,B); Brisby, J R (B,C,C); Brown, E J (A,A,B); Brown, M D (A,B,B); Coggrave, C J (A,B,C); Cordier, T J (A,B,B); Corner, J R (B,B,C); Crowe, S M (A,A,C); Din, O S (A,A,A1,A); Ferrow, P T (A2,A,A); Fraser, B P (A,A,A); Gordon, I A (A,A1,A); Gregory, R G C (B,C,C); Harrison, R S (B,B,C); Iveson, A E (A,A,A,B); Johnson, N C (A,B,B); Kealey, K M (B,B,C); Kershaw, M (A,A,B,B); Kundu, A K (A1,A,A1,A); Ludiman, A M W (A,A,A); Mcllhinney, T J (B,B,C); Mahmoud, A G (A,B,B); Martin, C M R (A,B,C); Merritt, P J (A,A,B); Moxon, A C (A,B,C); Mulryne, P G (B,B,C); Neary, B R (A,A,C); Pitt, S N (A,A,B); Reavley, P D A (A,B,C); Richardson, C J (A,C,C); Roberts, C L (B,B,C); Rosindale, A J (B,C,C); Sans, H S (B,C,C); Sans, L J (A,A,B); Sharper, I D (A,A,A,B); Shaw, R G (A,A,A,A); Smart, O C (B,B,B); Smithson, D J (A,A,C); Sutcliffe, J D (A,B,B); Taylor, G M (B,B,B); Todd, D A (B,B,C); Torlesse, B S (A,B,B); Wildblood, A J (A,B,C); Williamson, S. L. (A,B,C); Wilson, M. E. (A,A,B); Wood, G. (A,B,B).

The overall pass rate was 96%

G.C.S.E

The following gained ten passes at Grade C or above Abbey, M W.; Allworthy, R.; Alton, C J.; Bailes, A C; Baines, A S.; Beaufoy, J C; Beckett, C S Berry, R J.; Black, F J.; Brooks, A J.; Buckle, M E Calvert, J W.; Clark, H J.; Clark, R H.; Clegg, S J Cockcroft, T W F.; Collier, A J N.; Dunn, A J Dunn, J S.; Elliott, L J.; Erkut, C; Fotherby, A W Francis, L.C.R.P.; Gair, D G H.; Gilbert, R J.; Gill R L.; Hales, N J.; Hall, N A T.; Hallam, M T C Hammill, R G.; Highfield, P.; Hopwood, J A.; Hugill R J.; Hunter, M T.; Inness, M W J.; Jackson, L V Johnson, C R.; Kilner, J R.; Lumsdon, B T.; McBride N P R.; Mcllhinney, S M.; Marshall, S V.; Martin A G R.; Mosby, A.; Mulryne, A M.; Nowell, T D Palta, N B.; Penny, S R.; Pyne, C E.; Richards S E.; Rigby, A F.; Roy, A.; Silverwood, R.; Sissons E. C; Skillings, J. C; Sleight, J. A.; Strong, N. W. W. Suttill, D. B.; Swallow, J. E.; Taylor, C; Taylor, P. C. Tong, C. L.; Tse, C; Walker, N. A.; Walsh, K. E. A. Whiting, P. F.; Wood, M. E.; York, K. J.

The overall pass rate at Grade C or above was 92%

Christmas Term

Grade 8

Emily Strong

Christopher Braganza

Grade 7

Sue Stenson

Nicholas Strong

Alastair Alton

Lorna Highet

Grade 6

Juliet Stephenson

Catherine Dixon

Lucinda Francis

Grade 5

Robin Gill

Thomas Williams

Penny Whiting

Hannah Cowdy

Rebecca Day

James Griffith

Jessica Miller

Easter Term

Grade 8

Timothy Dunn

Alastair Alton

Caroline Murphy

Stephanie Sanderson

Grade 7

Andrew Moxon

Alexander Martin

Rebecca Gilbert

Grade 6

James Fieldsend

Matthew Pittman

Grade 5

Michael Tildesley

Pui Ying Lee

Martyn York

Michael Tildesley

Summer Term

Grade 8

Alison Blair

Grade 7

Andrew Mawby

Grade 6

Fiona Watt

Adam Gill

Grade 5

Michael Tildesley

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piano clarinet singing clarinet flute flute oboe violin trumpet cello flute

clarinet trumpet piano clarinet violin flute piano singing violin flute

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SENIOR COMMON ROOM

This year we have welcomed a number of temporary colleagues to the S.C.R as well as two permanent ones James Bellisjoined us as K. G. C.'s replacement and has quickly involved himself in the Geographical and sporting sides of the School, while Chris Blood has continued Bill Riley's excellent work in the music department in general and with the windband in particular Bill's decision to retire at the very end of last year left a gap that has not been easy to fill — we all wish him and Margrit all the very best in retirement

Retirement too, also after ill health, for John Brown whose many contributions to the School are recorded elsewhere in this magazine, but whom we will remember most as a witty, caring colleague and drinking companion with a fund of risque (ok, admit it John, just plain dirty) stories. This year we have also lost Andy Ison (a man who would always call a spade a manure spreader) and Jed Boardman whose loss to the Physics department will be almost as great as to School squash but as nothing as compared to the loss of local hostelries

John and Andy's mid-year departures created the need for temporary staff and we have been particularly lucky in finding two such able stand-ins as Maria Keki and Robert Clark, colleagues whose company we will certainly miss next year Leaving us too, after two terms as an assistant in Maths and games both with us and St. Olave's, is Steve Mulligan whose teaching ambitions we hope we haven't entirely undermined A final farewell to Jo Craig who helped cover Richard Drysdale's History lessons in the Summer Term

Richard swanned off on sabbatical to Italy for several months, leaving the School with its first (albeit temporary) Housemistress (well at least we got a woman ministering in a Temple before the Church of England did). This was the second cause for congratulation to Wendy, for earlier in the year she remarried and became Mrs Newton (though, as the House found, we weren't so much losing a Shepherd as gaining in gravity) Also sharing our good wishes were Matthew and Claire Grant on the happy event of the birth of their daughter, Lauren, and, in much more tragic circumstances, Steve Cranville (Head of Economics 1980-87) whose wife Denise died earlier this year.

This year staff have spent their spare time in rowing ("there's a hole in our four, dear Arthur, dear Arthur"); playing squash, football and cricket ("run Robert, run Robert, run run run"); singing, acting and lighting; reading poetry; walking and many other activities Most symbolically the S.C.R bought itself a croquet set, thus ensuring that we keepjumping (or at least rolling) through hoops for many years to come

BILL RILEY

In July last year, Bill Riley retired. His teaching at St. Peter's extended over twenty years and was sadly brought to an end by illness which threatened to disable him. His fight against this tragedy was an inspiration to all who visited him either in hospital or at home and it is good to see him regaining mobility

Before becoming a full-time member of the teaching staff in 1973, Bill had combined part-time work with his impending retirement from the army where he had a distinguished career as Band Master His instincts for military precision must have taken many ajolt from the less formal disciplines of School life but we enjoyed his reminiscences of an army life which had taken him to many parts of the globe He had a story for every occasion and enlivened moments in band practices with reminders of what it was like to be shot at while you played!

Bill's contribution to the life of the School came both through his rapport with his individual pupils and the team spirit which he fostered with the Band. He helped me create from the minimum of material the structure of the Band which we all enjoy today.

When Bill first joined us I wrote in the "Peterite" of January 1971 — "Thanks to the appointment of Mr W Riley the Wind Band is now making rapid progress Mr Riley's experience as a Band Master is of great value and the players have responded to his gentle persuasion" Twenty years later and I would not change a word Thank you, Bill

K. R. Pemberton

ANDREW ISON

Andrew joined the staff of St Peter's in September 1987 as Head of Economics. He also introduced Business Studies into the School successfully In the classroom both able and less able pupils responded warmly to his teaching and in his five years at the School he produced some firstclass A-Level results

R. H. Hubbard, I. M. K. Lowe

Outside the classroom he played a very prominent role as P.O Ison(!) in the R.A.F section of the C.C.F In addition, his enthusiasm for soccer and Derby County will be fondly remembered by pupils and staff alike He wasnever happier than when playing five-a-side football for the staff against the boys on Wednesday lunchtimes. He was also a tutor in The Rise and was involved in several ski-trips

Andrew was by no means a typical teacher, and at times did not sit comfortably within the conventions of life at St. Peter's. He was a one-off character, and every School needs its one-offs His performances on the Burton Stone Karioke were inspirational; we wish him well at his new School in Farnborough.

JOHN BROWN

John joined the Staff in 1954, having graduated from Leeds and spent a further year at Liverpool gaining his A.T.D. His initial responsibility was the Art Teaching in St Olave's together with some Vlth Form work For more than ten years he was Assistant Housemaster in Alcuin, then a Junior School Boarding House, later becoming its Housemaster He ran the Cub Pack, helped at Scout camps and for well over twenty years was an invaluable member of the St. Olave's French Trips. Not a few of his paintings grace Breton homes and helped to forge strong links with local folk

When John Gaastra retired, John took over as Head of Department where his own many gifts were mirrored in his successful results His view that Art was more than just a subject to be taught, his enthusiastic support for and awakening of new talent, coupled with his insistence that only hard work and keen observation would really allow it fully to blossom all combined to make him a good Schoolmaster

Outside the classroom he was to be seen towering over Olavite Rugby or Cricket games and, latterly, adding a certain originality, or was it eccentricity, to the world of Hockey where "Brown's Hockey" was a regular feature.

His talents were not only recognised locally He was the first Artist to appear on Channel Four, giving a ten week series on sculpture — a facet of his subject at which he excelled and which he did much to encourage and develop within the School Eclectic in his interests and skills, as witness his work as a silversmith, which is to be found in York Minster and Ripon Cathedral, he was also called on to design and make the St William's Cross which is awarded by the Dean and Chapter to mark great and historic contributions by individuals and organisations to the Minster Its first recipient was Cardinal Suenans, the first Cardinal to have preached in the Minster since the Reformation. One need look no further than the Chapel Cross tofindyet another exampleof thedifferent materials in which John works How many retirements have been marked by one of his works, either a formal painting or a witty compilation of watercolour sketches marking facets of a colleague's career? How many of the children

sculpted? How many magical transformations of the Stage?

John is a gentlemanly and courageous man whose pawky sense of humour seldom deserts him when told: after aparticularly sunny holiday that he was 'looking very brown', replied, "I'm Brown right through, Sir" Nor is he averse to directing his wit against himself. Having been ribbed by an earnest colleague as to certain individualistic spellings on one of his reports, he replied, straightfaced, "Oh, by the way, how many 'b's' in clumsy?"

We hope his retirement will be long and increasingly healthy Both he and his bow ties will be greatly missed and we trust that he will not entirely neglect us

Peter Johnston

JEREMY BOARDMAN

'Jed' Boardman joined the School in September 1989 after gaining a Distinction in both theory and practice on his P.G.C.E Prior to that he had worked as a policeman for the West Yorkshire Constabulary, after graduating from Hull University, where he was President of the Squash Club and first string for the University

The hallmarks of Jed's contribution to St. Peter's were dedication, enthusiasm and a greatjoie de vivre. His main role was as a committed and dynamic teacher of Physics, but he also gave unstintingly of his time and expertise as a squash coach Inheriting a young and inexperienced squad when he arrived here, he instantly motivated them and gradually moulded them into an efficient unit; and players throughout the School benefited from his encouragement and coaching He was also a popular tutor in The Manor, and excellent company in the Senior Common Room We wish him every success in his new job as Head of Physics at Fulneck School, and will miss his commitment, positive attitude and sense of fun.

HOUSE REPORTS

CLIFTON

In September we welcomed into Clifton fifteen new third formers and four new members of the lower sixth There have been sixty-six pupils in the House We are now almost a fully co-educational House, with the fifth form being the only year without girls The sixth formers have continued to enjoy their very good accommodation on the top floor, while the third formers have had to learn tolerance-in-intimacy in their small common room on the ground floor!

Our sporting fortunes have been mixed this year, but we have competed enthusiastically. We were beaten by The Manor in the first round of the Senior Rugby Competition, but had more success in the Junior competition. We defeated Temple in the first round, with some particularly good performances from Michael Helme (captain), Nicholas Wight, Scott Bradley and James Heald. Sadly, Michael had to go off because of an injured hand, and we were without him for the semifinalwhen we were beaten by The Manor Oliver Marlow captained the team in the semi-final and both Michael and Oliver were awarded Junior House Colours for their commitment and leadership during the competition Oliver captained the A's, and Matthew Duce the B's, in the Junior Rugby Sevens Competition in March, which was fiercely contested

The Manor seem to have been our principal opponents this year They beat us in the first round of the Senior Cricket Competition. Naithan McBride captained the team, and was our top scorer (39) Naithan has been selected for the St Peter's cricket tour of South Africa in November-December this year, and I congratulate him warmly for this In the Junior Cricket Competition we beat The Grove in the first round and The Manor in the semi-final. Facing Queen's in the final, which was a very exciting game, we were all out for 90 — when we were chasing a score of 99 Scott Bradley captained the team (and was awarded Junior House Colours) and Daniel Leveson was our top scorer (22)

At Tennis we were ably captained by Michael Hunter, beating Dronfield in the first round but going down to School House in the semi-final Michael won the Alcuin Cup, the singles competition, beating Michael Catling of The Manor in straight sets Michael has been awarded his Tennis Colours and is to be Captain of Tennis next year.

In the Athletics Competition we came third overall — and were pleased to be the top day House! Particular congratulations to: Michael Hunter, first in the Intermediate 200m; Naithan McBride, first in the Intermediate 400m; Scott Bradley, first in the Intermediate Javelin; James Heald, first in the Junior Javelin; and Edward Vickers, first in the Junior 100m We came second in the Swimming Gala — being beaten by The

Manor! Congratulations to Ben Councell and Oliver Marlow for setting new School records in the U 16 and U.15 two-length breaststroke events We did less well in the Cross-Country Competitions, although Jon LacyColson and Peter Devine came sixth and eighth respectively at senior level. Peter is to be Captain of Cross-Country next year

We joined forces with The Grove for the Hockey Competition for the Mondal Trophy — and won! Congratulations to Richard Stout for his captaincy of the joint team We also won the Senior Five-a-Side Soccer Competition —so there were two trophies on the House photograph this year! The final, against Temple, was a nail-biting experience, and was decided on apenalty shootout. The competition saw some very talented play by Michael Hunter, who was awarded his House Colours for this and for his captaincy of the House Senior Squash team. We were beaten in this competition by Dronfield who were given a handicap excessively in their favour! The match between David Gair and Linda Elliott was an epic! In the Inter-House Basketball we were beaten 12-10 by School House

We are still not in a position to field an entirely Clifton team in most of the girls' games, but we look forward to doing so as the number of girls in the House increases We have participated, usually in a combined CliftonGrove team, in Hockey and Netball. Samantha Carter was awarded Junior House Colours for her captaincy of the Hockey team

Having beaten Dronfield in the first round of the InterHouse Chess Competition, we were defeated in the semifinal by The Grove (2V2- '/2) John Crisp, Ben Davidson, Howard Oates, Mark Allworthy and Jonathan Reeves are to be commended for their keen determination and effort The Egg Race was again a most enjoyable and entertaining evening. John Crisp, Dugan Jackson, Ryan Allworthy, David Lyons, Scott Bradley and Mark Allworthy put a great deal of imagination and effort into building their bridge. The Top House Quiz was not a high spot for us We went down to Dronfield in the first round, 45-28

Several members of the House have made valuable contributions to School Music Ginny Mackie (violin), Jonathan Reeves (saxophone) and Rowena Smith (violin) were finalists in the Junior Music Competition, and received well-deserved praise from the adjudicator Two" members of the House — Samantha Carter and Julia Toms were in the major School production Close the Coalhouse Door. Julia sang a particularly moving solo Three of the four third form prizes went to Cliftonites Jonathan Reeves, Rowena Smith and Edward Vickers and Samantha Carter won one of the fourth form prizes Omar Din was awarded the Davidson Prize for Chemistry, Martin Brown the Old Peterite Lodge Prize for Service to the Community, and Jamie Beaufoy the Junior Art Prize.

I have been very impressed this year by the wide variety of activities in which members of the House have been involved There has been an enthusiastic and committed participation in all areas of School life. The Inter-House competitions have been keenly contested and this has done much to encourage a good corporate identity in the House —recently reinforced by the acquisition of a House rugby and leisure shirt This corporate identity is never likely to be as strong in a day House as in a boarding House, but I have been pleased and encouraged to see it as strong as it has been in Clifton this year

In May, shortly before the U.VI left, we had a Clifton Sixth Form Dinner This was a very enjoyable evening, with all members of the sixth form present, together with House staff and their spouses Our principal guests were Mr and Mrs Stephen Leveson, Daniel's parents Mr Leveson spoke after dinner and Alistair Birch, the Head of House, responded

I would like to end this report by expressing my warm thanks to all those who have helped to make myjob such an enjoyable and rewarding one: to Alistair Birch, for being a very good Head of House; to M. J. G. and A. J H for their invaluable contributions as Assistants; and to K R P., D S N and D J S for their support as Tutors. I congratulate John Crisp and Jon Lacy-Colson on their appointments as School Monitors Jon LacyColson is the new Head of House and I am delighted to award him his House Colours as he assumes his new responsibilities I extend my warmest best wishes to all who are leaving this term, and a warm welcome to the day-boys from The Rise who arejoining us in September. They will, I am sure, bring to their new House the many fine qualities which have long been associated with members of The Rise. We look forward, particularly, to an up-turn in our sporting fortunes!

S. C. Harvey

DRONFIELD

A total of fifty-four boarders — the biggest number ever — was housed in Dronfield this year. The relatively small size of the House meant that we lived very cosily! In the Christmas Term, members of the House took part in a number of events. The School Play 'Close the Coalhouse Door' featured Olivia Smart, Angela Rosindale, Emma Brown, Debbie Small, Ann Davies, Alison Blair and Jane Mindenhall. In sport, Angela Rosindale, Eleanor Bowling, Emma Page and Connelee Morris were chosen to represent York and District hockey team. Shelagh Pitt and Emma Brown received conditional places from Cambridge and Oxford respectively: we all wish them every success in meeting the requirements The term ended with a most enjoyable dinner and accompanying festivities

The Easter Term brought victory for Dronfield in the Inter-House hockey and senior netball competitions: Angela Rosindale and Connelee Morris were the respective captains Thejuniors lost to The Grove in the final of the netball competition. Shelagh Pitt led the squash team into the second round of the competition The

swimming team, captained by Esther Williams, faced similar problems in competing against the boys but did have several finalists In cross-country, Sarah Richards, Claire Taylor, Lucy Evans and Molly Tyler-Childs represented York and District The Egg Race team of Debbie Small, Connelee Morris, Sarah Richards, Lucy Evans, Caroline Davies and Jessica Ray camejoint first. At the end of term House Colours were awarded to Emma Brown, Angela Rosindale, Shelagh Pitt, Charlotte Malster, Esther Williams, Amanda Farley, Kathryn Kealey, Jessica Ensor, Connelee Morris and Eleanor Bowling for service in a number of areas

Success was enjoyed by members of Dronfield in the Summer Term. At the Inter-House sports day, Emma Woolley won her 100 metres event, and Dronfield teams came first in both the senior and junior relay races; Lisa Thompson was awarded the Victor Ludorum Cup. As usual, Dronfield was strongly represented in rowing Esther Williams, Emma Brown, Olivia Smart, Debbie Small, Philippa Smith, Diana Wooding, Polly Evans, Nicola Andrews, Lindsay Daniel all rowed at senior level; Michelle Griggs coxed for the boys 1st VIII Other members of Dronfield also competed successfully at several heads and regattas

Away from sport, many members of the House have contributed to music throughout the year There have been fine solo performances from Jane Mindenhall and Alison Blair who won their respective sections in the Music Competition, and mention must also be made of Lissa Beckitt's talented performances Olivia Smart won the prize for spoken French; the prizes for spoken English and Biology went to Angela Rosindale and Shelagh Pitt respectively

Finally, we wish all our leavers every success, including those who will be going to The Rise in September. Our thanks go to Mr. Kirby, Mr. Shaw and Miss Finney for their help as Tutors and we wish them well in their new Houses Looking ahead to next term, all in Dronfield will be able to enjoy more space than has been available for a number of years! Our congratulations go to next year's monitors: Emma Page, also Head of School and Head of Dronfield, Alison Blair and Lindsay Daniel

Emma Brown

THE GROVE

It is not easy to write the House notes as so much goes on in a single year at St. Peter's. It can only be a short resume of incidents and activities that stand out in the memory. For those important moments and individuals who are not mentioned, accept my apologies

Christmas

The year began with Bruce Neary returning as Head of House and John Sutcliffe as a School Monitor We welcomed a new form of tutorial system with each tutor now taking an individual year group

As usual the Senior Rugby Competition gave us a chance to go into unequal battle! Sadly, Angus Gowthorpe was injured and unable to play Even so, Bruce Neary led the side in a spirited game against a good Queen's side For their contributions here and on other occasions the following were awarded House Colours: I Gordon, J. Doncaster, J. Richardson, C. Braganza, B. Butler, N. Walker and P Taylor In the School rugby Angus Gowthorpe played a vital role as vice-captain of the 1 st XV gaining first team colours, and Bruce Neary as captain of the 2nd XV S Forsyth, J Richardson, C Braganza, N. Walker, P. Taylor and B. Butler (before injury) all made significant contributions to the 2nd and 3rd XV's

The girls' hockey played well with excellent 1st XI performances from Helena and Louisa Sans, Pippa Mortimer and Gillian Taylor, all of whom gained welldeserved colours with Louisa also carrying off the Miranda Pacey Cup.

It was pleasing to see R Hudson taking a leading role in the 1st team squash Anthony Baines and Douglas Falconer continue to improve at U.16 and U.15 level respectively

It was also pleasing to see how many of thejunior girls were involved in the hockey with Lisa Thompson making substantial progress. But enough of sport and on to other things!

The School play provided Chris Braganza with a part highly suited to "Thatcherite concern" for the mining industry whilst Jack-Patrick Weatherall stole the show with a cameo performance of himself!! With ten members of the choir and a good number in the orchestra the musical side of things seems to be holding itsown amongst the "philistines''.

Easter

The Easter Term brought with it dreadful weather which was a shame for John Sutcliffe as captain of the 1st XI hockey He led the side with determination and just a hint of "individualism"! Tom Brassington, Sam Forsyth and Bruce Neary joined John with 1st XI colours whilst Richard Hudson and Ian Gordon made regular appearances for the 1st XI Shalin Khanna made his debut after several impressive 2nd XI performances Ben Butler and Paul Taylor guarded goals and Nick Hales, Nick

Walker, Anthony Baines, Andrew Mosby, Alex Martin all played well in the U.16 hockey

The squash competitions occurred this term with Richard Hudson performing heroics as captain of the seniors and Douglas Falconer playing well as captain of the juniors (both teams lost!)

However, the Girls Junior Netball did not lose, in fact we won the Cup!! with congratulations toJayne, Lisa and the "team" Not to be outdone the boys managed to win the House Chess Competition Congratulations to Andrew Pickard, Andrew Mosby and James Curley and to Mr. Ellis Davies for his splendid organisation of this enthralling event!

This term also brings the Great Egg Race Our winning run came to an end and our three teams failed to "bridge the gap" with enough support! Thejunior rugby also saw us go out in the first round to a good Clifton side. However, George Pitt and the team did very well and went on to win against Queen's (thanks to Angus for all his help)

The cross-country again produced some excellent performances with the seniors coming second (Bruce Neary 3rd, Jeremy Doncaster 4th) The swimming could not be described as one of our strengths However, Ben Butler, Ian Gordon, Anthony Baines and Oliver Mistry gave their all in a rather hopeless cause!

The Music brought success for Robin Gill in Grade V violin and for the many who took part in the excellent symphony orchestra concert at the end of term Sadly, our quiz team met The Manor in the first round and as in last year's final the team of C. Braganza, Alex Martin, Lorna Highet and James Curley went down to defeat

The senior five-a-side football did well only to be knocked out in the semi-finals. The term ended with the first outdoor version of the Inter-House hockey The Grove could put seventeen players out but it was decided to field teams of nine!! In the end our 'B' team (i.e. 2 Clifton + 7 Grove) captained by the redoubtable Richard Stout put out the 'A' team to win the Mondal Trophy. As can be seen from this report, a great deal is packed into an eleven week term including trial exams and hopefully enough preparations for the real thing!!

Summer

The Summer Term featured excellent weather and some real successes. Patrick Calvert won the Junior Strings Award, Walter Wonnacott and James De Boer reached the finals of the Robin Shannon Prize for Spoken English, Alex Martin won the Latin and G.C.S.E. practical prizes, James Angel the 3MA prize for science, Nick Hales thejunior Geography prize, John Sutcliffe the Senior Art prize, Jeremy Doncaster the Paddy Power prize and Chris Braganza the Skrentny prize for Creative Writing. The following also won form prizes: Alex Martin, Selwyn Mcllhinney, Richard Harran, Lorna Highet and George Pitt

The senior tennis, excellently captained by Shalin Khanna, nearly won the final, only going down to School 6-3. Special mention should be made of the third pair.

Nick Palta and Matthew Hallam who only lost in a tiebreak to the School first pair, the turning point of the game

The cricket also produced some real excitement with another very close first round win and then a splendid performance against Queen's: splendid bowling by Bruce Neary and Paul Taylor with excellent support behind the stumps from N. Walker almost pulled off another victory. Sadly, Magnus Inness was in form and we lost by one wicket in this semi-final As usual School sport played a major part with Daniel Bean, Shalin Khanna, Pippa Mortimer, Andrew Pickard and Cathy Dixon working hard on the tennis court Bruce Neary and Nick Walker gained 1st XI cricket colours and we wish both good luck on the tour to S.A next term

The junior girls rounders did well with Rosanna Weatherall giving me regular reports! James Curley was ever present as U.14 wicket keeper and Patrick Calvert made great progress with his bowling The rowing occupied many in the House with Jeremy Doncaster seeming to take A-Levels in the sport and Jack-Patrick showing he can work hard at something!!

Finally, my thanks must go to the U.6 and Bruce Neary in particular They have established a good atmosphere in the House enabling others to develop This fine positive attitude was exemplified when Chris Braganza was appointed Head of School for next year He is a member of a fine common room with Ben Butler accepting the role of Head of House and Jack-Patrick Weatherall as School Monitor Pippa Mortimer is ViceHead of House.

My thanks also go to my tutors for all their help and guidance during the year

P. J. Stephen

THE MANOR

Christmas

There were two questions flying around The Manor at the start of term — would our new third year be any more manageable than last year's, and would we win the House Rugby (or, more often, by how much would we win the House Rugby?) The first of these was quickly answered and we gladly welcome the new juniors.

Our rugby team, admirably led by Guy Walker, an impressive mixture of 1st game players, rowers, runners and cricketers, rose to the challenge with new House shirts, the numbers emblazoned on the back. In the first round we had a comfortable 12-0 win over Clifton, but a hard-fought battle against Queen's in the semi's, eventually overcoming them. The stage was set for a final against School As soon as the whistle went we were at them with the ferocity (and the appearance) of a swarm of hornets Thanks must go to all the team for their skill and determination for the 7-4 win, and to Dominic Martin for the loan of his shorts when Tom Duncan's mysteriously failed him News of our victory soon spread

to South Africa and the second half of term found exchange student Ryan Hewlitt from Selborne College learning a few of our skills, and finding awelcoming home in The Manor. He fitted in so well that on the Sunday of his departure, the whole of the sixth form was up and dressed before 9 a.m to see him off an unprecedented feat. Astute House financing has also seen the purchase of a new large T.V and another video recorder for the House.

Spring

Inthe New Year it was the turn of thejuniors to pursue the Oxford Sports Cup They won the squash, basketball, swimming, sevens rugby etc.. in fact, just about anything there was to win. Under Matthew Dodgson they triumphed 48-0 over The Rise in the final of the junior 15's rugby The Manor had a resounding success in the Inter-House swimming, captained by the fish-like James Hague, who was also a very "active supporter" of Tim 'Blockbuster' Dunn's quiz team — another stunning House success On an athletic theme, we managed to maintain our reputation in the House Chess Tournament, proving that we have incredible brains as well as our renowned exquisite beauty The hockey team, captained by Rob Hiles, played well but unfortunately didn't win in spite of the inspired goalkeeping of Dan 'prestigious flying scholarship' Smithson Neither did the senior fivea-side football team under the incomparable Chris Lloyd, but as a compensation the House received a brilliant new pool table, kindly donated by the Powell family, which has been in constant use ever since, except when we are busy with our studies In The Manor carpets grow like grass and spring saw all our landings tastefully covered

Summer

Summer brought, as expected, sunshine, blue skies and cricket This year we weren't as successful as in past years but the senior team played with spirit Especially good were the captain Dom Bundy and Scott Bradley, who batted commendably well for a junior in a senior team The juniors did well but were unlucky to lose to Clifton in the semi-finals Notable members of the House wre Jeremy Corner, a very active member of the debating society and our Henley rowers, Chris Lloyd, James Hague and Andrew Wallis It remains for me to thank Scott Roberts and Rob Hiles for their sterling work as Head of House and School Monitor respectively and congratulations to Tom Oakley, Joel Ward and John Holgate who are already valiantly stepping into their shoes

Due to the closure of The Rise we are looking forward with trepidation to a rather full House next year, but all the new members of the House can look forward to a very warm welcome

Tim Dunn

THE RISE

We started the School year by welcoming ten new third years to the House. They soon settled into the House and a term traditionally dominated by the oncoming Rugby season We also welcomed James Bellis as a tutor to the House from Fettes. Mr. Bellis has rapidly become a keen member of our House

As in previous seasons the House made a significant contribution to School Rugby with seven people representing the 1st XV, including Gareth Silverwood, who captained the side in an excellent manner during a difficult season He received his cap and was re-awarded colours for his efforts. Paul Reavley also received his 1st XV colours The House was represented in other teams, notably Richard Ambrose, who received 2nd XV colours, R Brown, U.15 Captain and J Brooke, U.14 Captain

The Senior Rugby Competition, although approached with typical vigour, led to a disappointing result when a devastated side lost to School House in the semi-final Perhaps a poor performance on the day but School House played a hard game. Our sympathies were with Michael Davies who missed a season in the 1st XV with an ankle injury

We must congratulate Richard Ambrose for gaining a place at Magdalen College, Oxford, to read History

The House received sad news about its closure in order to be re-opened to accommodate the growing number of girls in the School The House should be commended for its attitude and excellent behaviour at such adifficult time.

The Christmas Term ended with the House Christmas Dinner during which we gave our best wishes to Andrew Ison, a tutor in the House, leaving us and the School this year This saw the end to a long exhausting but successful Christmas Term for The Rise

Easter

After a rugby-orientated Christmas Term the Easter Term led to a large variety of House activities. Whilst the juniors continued their rugby season the rest of the House embarked on their Easter sports

Hockey was not without Risites Gareth Silverwood played his third season with the 1st team gaining his colours (re-awarded), Michael Davies and Paul Reavley made occasional appearances for the 2nd XI J Brisby achieved a 3rd XI place and Ben Kaberry the Colts.

The Inter-House sport was at its busiest this term The juniors started their rugby campaign with two excellent wins in the first and second round but were unfortunately defeated in the final by an all too strong Manor side However, the side produced a very brave performance typified by Richard Brown who earned hisjunior colours

The cross-country competition saw The Rise seniors putting in a good run against a typically strong Queen's side It was the juniors who stole the glory though, with the regaining of the Junior Long Run Cup, completing over a decade of dominance in this event Mention goes to J Pearson at gaining a School place at cross-country

The House football, although enthusiastically approached, proved disappointing but did provide once

again the return of the infamous "All-stars", traditionally the most enjoyable game of the tournament

The Rise also competed in both squash tournaments Both teams finished second with an excellent game from Andrew Fotherby for the seniors in the final.

As mentioned earlier, this is the last year as a boys' house Because of this and disappointment in the Senior Rugby Competition it was felt that the House should put in a final performance in the activity for which it is best known. P. J. Stephen selected his School XV, The Rise its senior XV with guest players: G Walker (M), R Hiles (M) and M Ludiman (T) The match turned out to be a hard fought and tight game, The Rise finally losing 7-0 to a side which many had expected to win comfortably The Rise wishes to thank those who organised the game and the players, giving the House a final fling of the commitment of which we are so proud The day was summed up by P J S in a speech afterwards in which he said: "It has taken me ten years and a 1st XV to beat The Rise"

The term finished with the swimming achieving a creditable third with a rather small team The House did, however, come away with the Swimming Standards Cup

Not entirely lost in sport, the House did have its representatives in the School play this year, "Close the Coalhouse Door", in both chorus and leading roles The House also achieved second place in the Inter-House Quiz.

Having completed another successful term the House broke up for Easter and, for some, realization that ALevels and G.C.S.E.'s were just around the corner.

Summer

With the start of the Summer Term came The Rise's last weeks as a House The stage was set for a successful term; given our position in the Oxford Cup, it was certainly needed.

First came the senior cricket; led by Mike Davies, we took on Temple in the first round With strong bowling and fine batting by Toby Cockcroft, we went on to face The Manor in the semi-finals. The batting this time came from Mike Davies and Jim Lovell, seeing us into the final against a fearsome Queen's side With inspired team fielding, we triumphed by 9 wickets, Mike Davies ending with a fine six over the heads of The Rise faithful Not limited to House sport, The Rise had several School cricketers: Mike Davies captained the 1st XI, Jim Lovell and Toby Cockcroft were 1st XI colours, whilst Tim Davies was in the 2nd XI

Thejuniors, equipped with few true cricketers, lacked the depth to beat a strong Manor side, and lost in the first round.

The athletic sports, however, were a resounding success. Having won 9 of the last 11 competitions, we continued our great tradition by being placed in all events bar two, winning a convincing victory under our captain, Alain Mahmond. Special congratulations are due to our juniors, and to Joel Ward for winning the "capacious" Sprints Cup

Temple saw us off in the first round of the tennis, whilst our junior footballers showed our seniors how it was done as exams loomed, playing commendably

The term concluded with the memorable Rise dinner, marking its end after three-quarters of a century as an allmale bastion. True to its traditions, The Rise took the Oxford Cup in its final year, for the ninth time since 1981 truly a trophy we have almost made our own The Rise's winning ways were perpetuated to the end. Congratulations and sincere thanks are due to the Risites who made such a memorable end possible, typifying our belief in competition with spirit and passion, something for which we would want to be remembered Although the School loses a great asset, I hope the boys will take with them some of this spirit into their new houses, and offer as much to them as they have to us in the past

Paul Reavley

SCHOOL

Christmas

We began with nine new third years being welcomed into the House along with Charles Roberts who joined the sixth form from Temple, for an undisclosed transfer fee Andrew Moxon was Head of House who, along with other sixth form members of the School Choir (Paul Ferrow, Matthew Neale and Matthew Todd), de-bunked the theory that all boarders are Philistines

Talking of philistines, Graham Wood and David Batty represented the 1st XV with James Swallow, Gordon Gibb and Nicholas Middleton getting their fair share of 1st XV appearances during the term Other gameone combattants (Michael Lang, Charles Roberts, Jonathan Brooks, Dominic Greeves and Ben Lumsdon) alljoined forces with other seniors to reach the House rugby final, only to be beaten by The Manor in an injury hit trauma that saw both sides rely on their talented fourth years to turn the game into a close run spectacle

Paul Ferrow, Andrew Moxon and Matthew Neale deserve many encores and applause for their fine efforts in the School's main drama production of the musical "Close the Coalhouse Door", with young James Mee ably assisting in the musicians pit

Easter

The term saw 1st XI hockey places go to Matthew Todd, Michael Lang, Andrew Moxon, James Swallow and Jonathan Brooks with Edward Backhouse captaining the Colts XI along with Amit Roy in that team

Gordon Gibb won the senior cross-country event going on to compete at the All England Schools Championships

Thejunior House rugby team was beaten by The Rise (or at least Dickie Brown) in the semi-final of their competition, but the Inter-House Squash Cup came our way with School first team players Mike Lang and Graham Wood ably assisted by David Batty (successful VICAR-BEATER), Nicholas Middleton and David Todd, a School U.15 team player

We reluctantly relinquished our grip on the InterHouse Swimming Standards and the Inter-House Gala despite individual wins by James Swallow and Gordon Gibb but were quite happy to see the former cup going to The Rise, the epitome of a House all pulling together in its final year.

Egg Race success and Senior Five-a-Side foot-battle reflects well the diversity and enjoyment that the House experienced taking part in so many internal and external representative occasions be they in Chapel for music or on the games field.

Summer

1st XI opening bat Charles Roberts ably assisted by 2nd XI players David Batty, Andrew Moxon, Edward Backhouse and Nicholas Middleton could not quite pull us over the hump to beat The Grove in the first round of the House matches but the juniors ably led by Colts team players Siton Rins, David Todd and Edward Lindley fared a little better, reaching the second round, only to be beaten into second place by Queen's

We handed over the Athletics Shield, despite individual wins by Mike Lang, Gordon Gibb and Dominic Greeves — the latter pair bagging a brace apiece —but once again it was to be The Rise All credit to their efforts

The House tennis team of 1st VI player Mike Lang, 2nd VI players Matthew Todd and James Swallow and U.15 VI player Mike Dowds along with Dan Sumpton and James Rayner followed up the winter racquet success by winning the Inter-House Tennis Trophy and rowing participation from Alistair Hall, Dominic Greeves, David Suttill and Anthony Brooks also deserves to go on record

The following prizewinners deserve congratulations: David Batty, Marcos Patchett, Paul Ferrow, Ashoke Kundu and Andrew Moxon.

Mr Wallace is to be thanked for his time as an assistant in the House as is Mr Mulligan We offer all these upper sixth and other leavers all our best wishes for success in the future

J.

A. Owen-Barnett

QUEEN'S

As ever, I must start by thanking the Upper Sixth This groupjoined Queen's when I did, and most of the things I know about House Mastering, I have learnt from them They have made a great contribution to Queen's over the last five years. For all their differences, they have got on with each other, and have looked after those younger or less secure than themselves I shall miss them They have an open invitation to return, if only for another glass of wine at Commemoration As Head of Queen's, Andrew Wildblood has been a wise choice by the House. He has rarely let anything pass which mattered, and I have valued him both as friend and assistant Among the other School Monitors, Chris Richardson achieved a great deal on the Rugby field and the river; Tim Cordier proved most conscientious and clear in his duties; while Stuart Clarke has been an excellent Captain of Boatsand always showed care and consideration for younger members of the House By the end of the year, House Colours had been awarded to Andrew Wildblood, Paul Mulryne, Christopher Richardson, Charles Barlow and Oliver Gardner

This year's prizewinners are recorded elsewhere: I congratulate them for the work and talent they have displayed

More than a quarter of the Upper Sixth members of the Choir were in Queen's; and other musical contributions have been widespread I must particularly thank both Alastair Alton and Charles Barlow — not only for their contribution to School Music, but also for how much they have taught me over the years! Ihave enjoyed, and frequently been enthused by, their many contributions

Both Alastair and Charles have also held senior appointments in the Army section of the C.C.F., while Andrew Wildblood led the R.A.F section Their influence on younger members of the House has been invaluable: we are well represented in the C.C.F by pupils who uncynically view it as a great opening of opportunities.

Nicholas Senior upheld the House's reputation for Art by designing the poster which widely publicised the "Art from York Schools" exhibition at the City Art Gallery in February this year: its striking composition deserved the praise it gained

Charles Barlow captained the imaginative and enthusiastic "Great Egg Race" team: this was an occasion thoroughly enjoyed by all participants and spectators

The House Quiz team, again captained by Stuart Clark, reached the semi-finals, beating Temple to the buzzer in the final, deciding round. The semi-final defeat is one which waits to be put right next year I have been warned not to omit mention of Oliver Gardner's contribution on the buzzer... Oliver is also to be congratulated upon being awarded the Shuttleworth Cup for his contribution to School Sport

Again, it has been a regular duty and pleasure for me to read the Tutor Sheets each mark order, of pupils who are steadily working in classrooms and at home to fulfil and in some cases to exceed — their academic potential.

Neither level of the House Rugby Competition brought success; but once again Paul Mulryne led the senior team in a thoroughly committed and exciting way: it remains one of the highlights of my year, to have heard him encouraging a team — losing quite heavily at the time — with the words, "Come on, this is worth enjoying!" and I thank him for the example he set This example extended far beyond the games field: it cannot have been easy to join the House as he did, and I only hope Paul feels he benefited from us as much as we surely did from him Damien Lipman, Chris Richardson, Oliver Gardner and Paul Mulryne were among those who played for the 1st XV, some of whom successfully toured to Berwick in February.

The Senior House Cricket was more or less given away in what is now becoming traditional fashion Only a very fine innings by Magnus Inness after the failure of supposedly better batsmen gained us a final place. Dropped catches may be blamed for our defeat by The Rise — but their own good batting and bowling, and excellent fielding by non-cricketers gave them a deserved victory The Junior team held out rather better in a very tight finish against Clifton to win their final: there were particularly good bowling performances by Jon Noble (2-20) and Nick Ogden (6-35) Tom Archer and Nick have

also achieved District team selection regularly this summer The contributions of Oliver Gardner, Richard Musgrave, Hugh Shedden, Fraser Black, Tom and Nick must be noted for the 1st XI at various stages of the season: these six have been invited tojoin the squad due to tour South Africa this winter, and they took part in the summer Festival at Rossall, where Tom Archer distinguished himself with a 50

Our first place as a House in the Senior Cross-Country Competition was earned through hard running: Richard Shaw isespecially to be commended on his overall second place and his leadership (which he also showed as Captain of the School senior team). Nigel Johnson, Nick Strong, Tim Cordier, Dominic Todd and Robert Nadian scored the other points The Junior team was not so successful, but Oliver Milne deserves praise for his overall third place

The Girls' Hockey team led by Emily Strong played with talent and enthusiasm but rather less luck, being defeated 0-1 by a combined Clifton/Grove side and 1-2 by Dronfield Their performances were, however, characterised by great team spirit; and the third form girls (among whom Charlotte Martins deserves special mention) who played will have benefited enormously from the experience

We enjoyed (although we did not perform well in) a combined team with Temple in the inaugural Mondal Trophy Hockey Competition Fraser Black, Chris Pyne and Tom Reid were especially good players; and we look forward to future years.

The girls in the House have continued to be a mainstay of games for the School; while in the House competitions they performed well in netball; Emily Strong writes, "We had a steady start, attaining two resounding wins despite two asthma attacks and a nose-bleed The Queen's team was finally halted by Dronfield who did have the advantage of a team composed totally of School 1st and 2nd team players This defeat gave Queen's second place in the tournament."

Although we were only fifth in the Swimming Gala, the result remained in doubt until quite late: a few more representatives in the relays might have made a big difference. Individual performances by Emily Sherbourne (1st, U 14 medley and 1st U 14 2 breaststroke), Alastair Alton (1st, Senior 4 breaststroke), Fraser Black, (1st, U.16 2 fly) and David Baldry (1st, Senior 2 free style) are to be commended

David Baldry, who captained the School Tennis Club this year, lost a close-fought semi-final of the Alcuin Cup He, Oliver Gardner and Richard Pipes made up half of the Senior 1st VI in squash, but circumstances conspired to lose them the House Competition

Stuart Clarke rather surprised himself by leading the House Quiz Team to the final of that competition, only to lose there Stuart has also been a good Captain of Boats, being awarded his Cap at the end of the season. The House has been strongly represented on the river, with Stuart, Charles Barlow and Chris Richardson being in contention for places in senior crews, and Mathew Taylor steering many rowers to success in different regattas

Among our athletes, Magnus Inness established a new Intermediate School Long Jump record — and I cannot resist repeating Ian Lowe's comment that this, at least, is one for the Inness Book of Records. Chris Richardson won the senior division of the same event; while Richard Shaw won the senior 500, Nigel Johnson won the senior 3,000 metres, and the senior relay team beat strong opposition in the final event of the afternoon

Richard Pipes, Emily Strong, Rachel Smith and Hugh Shedden went on the Easter Sahara trip with Mr. Bulcock; and fourth formers including Rachel Milne, Rachel Hancock and Mathew Taylor took part in the inaugural French Exchange, which they admit to having found both enjoyable and rewarding

I am pleased that so many members of the House have been involved in Community Service, visiting people locally or spending time visiting Hospitals nearby I also thoroughly commend the involvement many of the House in the activities of Amnesty International The more we can involve ourselves with helping others, the better

I would like to thank the House Tutors for all their work for the pupils in Queen's over the year: they take a tremendous interest, and the well-being and progress of students could not be assured without them Although they do not always make it obvious, I am sure the youngsters appreciate the work as much as I do.

At the summer half-term, Emily Strong was elected Head of House for the coming year. We wish her well. As ever, this report only skims the surface of all that has gone on. I apologise to those people I should have mentioned but have not; and I hope this report gives an impresssion of the strengths of the House, and of how much has been done during the past twelve months.

David Hughes

TEMPLE

The year began with fourteen new third formers and three sixth formers being welcomed into the House. We were sad to lose the services of John Brown when he suffered a minor stroke, and wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.

The spirit of the House was once again most commendable and all sports were keenly contested and supported For the second year running the Senior Rugby Team lost to School House in a closely contested match The effort put in by every member of the team was outstanding and a joy to watch Four members of the House represented the 1st XV, namely Andrew Ludiman, Tom Reid, Chris Martin and Mark Ludiman, of whom Andrew, Tom and Mark gained their colours Special congratulations must go to Andrew for being awarded his cap and being picked to play for Yorkshire School Boys. This is a 'singular achievement', and providing he doesn't lose his temper he could go a long way yet! Ewan GravesTarnvakis, Matthew Pittman and Steven Clegg all played for the 2nd XV

The Girls' Hockey Team played very well and finished in second place; only losing to Dronfield, the eventual winners Special thanks should go to Stephanie Sanderson who captained the team with great skill and enthusiasm

Just under half the House were involved in musical activities one way or another. Many people performed in the Choir and Band and had a very successful tour to Germany A special mention should be given to Martin Kershaw who gave an excellent solo performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

The School Play was once again successful and involved several members of the House, including very good performances by James Fieldsend and Matthew Pittman.

Other notable achievements this term was the appointment of Bridget Torlesse as the Secretary of Amnesty International, and Ann Mulryne, who raised £200 for charity by doing a 2,000 ft parachute jump!

The term ended with the Sixth Form Dinner which was once again most successful It was super to see John Brown back amongst the House for this occasion Junior House Colours were awarded to: Penny Whiting, Rachel Owen-Barnett and Hannah Fieldsend. Finally, congratulations are to be given to Mark Ludiman, Stephanie Sanderson, Martin Kershaw and the inseparable pair of Matthew Pittman and James Fieldsend for the award of their Senior House Colours

Easter

The Easter Term began with the House welcoming Mr Blood as a tutor Straight away there were the trial exams, but these took second place to the highlight of the term, the five-a-side soccer For the past four years we have promised so much and delivered nothing This year we promised it would be different. The team cruised through to the final, finishing top of the table Unfortunately, after several periods of extra time, the Clifton defence had held us to 1-1 Penalties! We were desperately unlucky and failed to score, thanks mainly to the mats. I would like to thank Ben Dickson (Captain), Justyn Mcllhinney, Martin Kershaw, Dave Jones, Ben Fraser and Chris Martin for their sterling efforts A special mention should go to Andrew Ludiman who finished the season with the best strike rate due to two goals against The Rise.

The Senior Girls Netball was not as successful However, we did manage to scrape a point. The Juniors finished a creditable third in their competition

The Senior House Squash Team fared rather worse, despite thehigh standard reached by someteam members! The famous five were Sarah Gibson (Captain), Martin Kershaw, Tom Reid, Ewan Graves-Tamvakis and Jon Edwards Congratulations to Sarah Gibson who gained her School colours for squash The Junior team made it to the semi-finals before being beaten by Manor Temple put up a brave fight in the Cross-Country as always. In the Seniors Tom Devine and Steven Clegg were eighteenth and twenty-first respectively, and in the Juniors Jeremy Wood was an excellent fourth. Lynsay Hoggard won the Girls' event, closely followed by Hannah Fieldsend, with several others near to hand. Lynsay went on to represent York District

I would like to thank Nick Barefoot for his spirited leadership of the Junior Rugby Team who were always facing an uphill struggle The sporting events finished with the Inter-House Swimming Gala. The competition was fearsome, but nonetheless Andrew Ludiman, Mark Ludiman, Lynsay Hoggard and Stewart Berry all gained top spots

The House Class Team contested a close-cut final which we were robbed of by The Grove The Quiz Team were knocked out by Queen's in the first round by 36-40

Once again the Egg Race was great fun and the team finished a creditable fourth The team, skilfully led by the intellectual and practical pair of Andrew Ludiman and Jon Edwards, were Ewan Graves-Tamvakis, Peter Russell and Wendy Chung.

At the end of term Senior Colours were awarded to Justyn Mcllhinney and Ewan Graves-Tamvakis and Junior Colours to Nick Barefoot, Lynsay Hoggard and Katie Pittman

Further congratulations to Mark Ludiman who was appointed as 1st XV captain for next season, and to Mrs Shepherd for her recent marriage.

Finally we wish "Jock" all the best for his forthcoming sabbatical and hope he finds it both informative and enjoyable

Summer

The term began late in April with the departure of Mr Drysdale to America as part of his sabbatical —we hear that this was a great success. The smooth transition to a new Housemistress was all credit to Ms Newton who, with the help of Mr Hubbard, Mr Blood and Mrs Keki, ran Temple in the efficient manner it was used to

In the Inter-House Cricket Competition, despite excellent bowling from Tom Reid, we were soundly beaten by 110runs by a very strong Rise team The Tennis Cup, which we had won for the two previous years, was not to be ours, although a strong performance from David Jones and Mark Davies took us to the semi-finals where we were beaten by The Grove The most notable sporting success came from thejunior members of the House The junior five-a-side team reached the semi-finals, only to find them cancelled due to lack of available time On Sports Day Tom Reid, Nick Riggall and Oliver Addy performed to a level of excellence. In other sports events outside the Inter-House Competition Temple was well represented. Matthew Pittman, Stewart Berry, Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett all played for their respective tennis teams; Andrew Kay, Nick Riggall, Oliver Addy, Chris Ball, Tom Reid and Andrew Ludiman all played for the school cricket teams; Penelope Whiting, Carole Tong, Louise Jackson, Eleanor White and James Fieldsend all rowed for the School's boat club. James was chosen for the 1st VIII that went to the Henley qualifiers

On the music scene Graham and Martin Kershaw and Katy Pittman all won prizes, whilst Stephanie Sanderson passed her Grade 8 piano.

At Prizegiving Ben Fraser, Catherine Hopkinson and Penelope Whiting won academic awards. But this barely represented the high level of effort and achievement displayed by the House in the end of year exams

Lastly, congratulations are due to James Fieldsend, Mark Ludiman and Matthew Pittman on their appointments as Head of House and School Monitors respectively. Once again, thanks go to Mrs. Newton for her running of the House

DRAMA

CLOSE THE COALHOUSE DOOR

To describe a School play as a "brave choice" is generally to damn it with faint praise. Not so in this case: it was a brave choice, and it worked.

Alan Plater's Close the Coalhouse Door is hard to classify: it's not exactly a play, not exactly a musical, and not exactly a drama-documentary, though it has elements of all three. Perhaps it is best described as the mining equivalent of Oh What a Lovely War! It is by no means the most obvious choice for a School production, and not everyone's cup of tea. Those who go to the theatre more to be entertained than to be informed might point to a lack of dramatic tension and an overdose of the didactic element. Concerned Guardian readers, on the other hand, would find it right up their street. One thing is certain: it is a demanding piece, both for the cast and the audience. It is very much to the credit of all concerned that the show was such a success and that the audience clearly enjoyed it so much.

The show's success owed much to the skill of Ian Lowe in cutting his shirt according to his cloth — cut being the operative word. Spotting that his cast contained more than its fair share of talented singers, he performed transplant surgery on the script, removing some of the text and inserting ten industrial folk songs. He carried out this delicate operation with such admirable skill and sensitivity that we, the audience, couldn't even see the stitches. The songs slotted in superbly and helped to create exactly the right ambience without detracting from the power of the original. It was a matter of playing to the strengths of the cast, rather than interfering with the integrity of the work The result was that we were treated to some excellent vocal performances, including hauntingly evocative renditions from the three soloists — Alison Blair, Julia Toms and Jane Mindenhall

This is not to suggest that the acting performances were sub-standard. Far from it. Olivia Smart and Jack-Patrick Weatherall coped particularly well with the challenge of sustaining a North-East accent, giving accomplished performances: Olivia played an important anchoring role, while the charismatic Jack-Patrick made the most of a series of one-liners. Neither of these talented artistes was fully stretched by the material, and it would be nice to see them tackle meatier roles. Capable support was provided by Emma Brown and the ubiquitous Chris Braganza as the Experts, Damien Lipman (cast rather implausibly as a man of the cloth) and the other members of the close-knit family circle, played by Andrew Moxon (who sang particularly well), Paul Ferrow, Jeremy Corner, Paul Reavley and Matthew Neale. Angela Rosindale gave a convincing portrayal of the southern girlfriend. Nor should one forget the contribution of the chorus to what was essentially an ensemble performance.

It was very much a team effort, and everyone — actors and musicians — played their part in creating an absorbing and thought-provoking show.

Finally, credit should be given to the back-stage crew for their work behind the scenes in creating an effective set. The action took place against the back-drop of a colliery whose workings were starkly silhouetted. This enhanced the mood of depression and deprivation, providing a potent image of the miners' struggle. As I said earlier, it was above all a team effort, and everyone pulled together to present a satisfying and enjoyable show

David Newman

CAST

Thomas Milbum Paul P'errow his wife Mary Olivia Smart his friends Jackie Andrew Moxon

Geordie jack-Patrick Weatherall Will Jeremy Comer his grandsons John Paul Reavley Frank Matthew Neale

Frank's girlfriend Ruth Angela Rosindale

The Vicar Damien Lipman

The Experts Christopher Braganza Emma Brown

CHORUS

The Pitmen: Jeremy Doncaster, James Fieldsend, Tim Dunn, Matthew Pittman

The Prime Ministers: Ann Davis

Hughie: Stephanie Tilston

The Preacher, Pitwoman, Sankey: Debbie Small Soloists: Alison Blair, Julia Toms, Jane Mindenhall and Ryan Allworthy, Jam Bunnag, Fiona Burnett, Samantha Carter, Jessica Ensor, Hannah Fieldsend, Lucmda Francis, Ewan Graves-Tamvakis, Rachel Hancock, Catherine Hook, Louise Jowett, Daniella Lipman, James Lovell, Stephen Mulryne, Rebecca Newton, Sarah Richards, Caro Roberts, Vicki Robinson, Rachel Smith, Rebecca Stephenson Claire Taylor, Lisa Thompson

MUSICIANS

Charles Barlow, James Hague, James Mee and Andrew Wright

BACKSTAGE

Alastair Alton, Andrew Collier, Melissa Marlow, Lucy Sampson with Mike Dawson, Chris Hall, Maria Keki and Ian Lancaster.

PRODUCED and DIRECTEDby: DICK HUBBARD, IAN LOWE and ANDREW WRIGHT

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FURTHER SUCCESS FOR JON

Congratulations to Jon Lacy-Colson, whose acting career continues to thrive Jon's latest achievement is to win a coveted place at the National Youth Theatre. Jon spent three weeks over the summer holidays attending workshops in London.

DEVIL'S WAGER

Teenact, the theatre company formed three years ago by Peterite impressarios Antony Dunn and Andrew Collier, continues to thrive This Easter in the Chapel studio of St John's College they staged the third in their series of musicals based on stories from the Bible Following in the footsteps of Deep Water (Noah) and Fools Gold (The Prodigal Son), Antony and Andrew chose the story of Job as the theme of Devil's Wager, promising in the programme that this was to be the best show yet

The audience was not disappointed It was indeed a good show Having charted Teenact's progress since Deep Water, I felt that technically this was a more "professional" production: the script was tighter, the singing more proficient, the stagecraft more slick There were polished performances from the principals, with strong support from the rest of the cast and no obvious weaknesses. This is what we have come to expect from this talented bunch of energetic and versatile performers, some of whom are already veterans of the stage despite their youth. Chris Braganza brought to the lead part stage presence, conviction and excellent singing, and Ema Recchia was splendid as his homely wife, Mrs Job I particularly enjoyed their memorable rendering of "The Salt in the Wound" James Fieldsend was suitably authoritative as God, and Antony Dunn — the oldest teenager in town — was realistically resistible as Satan. His charismatic performance of "Wild" at the end of the first act was a tour deforce: not only was he admirably nasty, he also showed commendably nimble footwork in not tripping over his diabolical tail and falling off the high staging

A very enjoyable evening's entertainment, then I did feel, however, that for all its technical efficiency, the show lacked some of the spark which lit up their first show, Deep Water, described in my review at the time as "a joyous expression of the talent and exuberance of youth" In Devil's Wager we saw plenty of talent, but not quite as much of thejoy and exuberance that characterised that first show If Teenact's next production can combine the dynamic spontaneity of Deep Water with the creative accomplishment of Devil's Wager, that would be a show and a half

DEVIL'S WAGER

by Antony Dunn

MUSIC BY. Andrew Collier additional material by Simon Frost

GOD

SATAN

JOB

MRS JOB

SERVANT

BILL

ELLIE

SOPHE

ANGEL ONE

ANGEL TWO

SERVANT'S PARTNER

James Fieldsend

Antony Dunn

Chris Braganza

Ema Recchia

Tom Russ

J. P. Weatherall

Sophie Heawood

Hannah Fieldsend

Richard Collier

Tom Russ

Richard Collier

GOSSIPS J P Weatherall

Sophie Heawood

Tom Russ

Live Music performed by Tim Dunn

Sabeans, Children and Angels-.

Catherine Cray, Sarah Dawe, John Hayland,Janet Lindley, Ruth Marsden, Sarah Moore, Rachel Ormston, Ruth Ormston

David Newman

TRAVEL

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MOUNTAIN AND OUTDOOR CLUB

The recently extended Mountain andOutdoor Club is evolving swiftly. Jonathan Noble's report on the annual trip to yrHafod inthewinter of 1991 conveys the flavour of the event succinctly.

SNOWDONIA: December 1991

I arrived thetheminibuses in front of Queen's formy first trip to Snowdonia with the School, with much trepidation Sixweeks earlier, theprospect of scrambling up rocks in the snow and icehadappealed greatly to me, but now themountains seemed abittoo close for comfort.

On arrival at a bleak hut in the middle of the Welsh hills, myapprehensions were not eased, butwithin anhour I felt totally relaxed and was putat myease by the warm, friendly atmosphere created by the old boys and staff

On the first morning I was "woken" by the loudest siren I had ever heard and, thinking it was the smoke alarm, shot up and dented my head on the bunk above me — not a good start. I later discovered it was Simon's way of waking us up for the day

The first day brought a walk up Snowdon itself, and the feeling of achievement on reaching thetopof my first mountain was huge I felt as though 1 had conquered Everest Thesecond day brought a trip to a waterfall and Beaumaris, which was a welcome change from the long walks of the other two days

The final day consisted of a scramble up Tryfan, and I found this the most enjoyable day of the trip

What really makes the holiday, though, is not the walks but the humour and general atmosphere that surrounded theoccupants ofthe hut There was notajoke left untold or a trick left unplayed (or a piece of gossip about the teachers left unsaid by the old boys to the younger members of the party) Thewhole thing blended together to make a most enjoyable trip which is certainly not for the weak-willed!

At Easter a small group succeeded in walking from Whitwell to camp at the Pools of Dee on the crest of the Lairig Ghru, thedefile which splits theCairngorm massif from north to south. From there, we experienced a superb day's mountain-walking round the Cairn Toul — Braeriach plateau in conditions which ranged from horizon-to-horizon visibility down to full-blown whiteout. The descent ws drawn out by the need to avoid descending convex slopes in the dark; and when we reached its site we devoutly wished that the old Sinclair Hut had notbeen removed attheendof 1991 We wished it even more strongly when wesomehow managed to walk in circles for half an hour at the narrowest point of the pass — but there's nothing like along winter's day tomake food seem tasty and sleeping bags warm

Summer had seen the success of 'open house' at yr Hafod with a mixture of Peterites, old Peterites, families and friends enjoying a week in the mountains together There is already a good programme of events for 1991-1993; and anyone who would like tojoin the Club is invited to contact David Hughes at School for details David Hughes

In January, last year, exchange pupils were found for St Peter's School pupils, who were then in the third year and Olavites in the fourth and fifth years Suitable correspondents were allocated to us and we were told to exchange letters and information abouf ourselves, our interests and our families in the months leading up to our trip to France in October

After various letters between homes, suggestions on how to present ourselves while with our French families and the normal chaos which precedes a holiday, we left at 6.00 a.m. on Sunday, 20th October. After a long sixteen hours travelling we arrived in Selongey School car park amid an air of tense enthusiasm, not forgetting a hint of nervousness, as we stepped out to something quite unfamiliar to many Whilst on the journey we savoured our first taste of what we were soon to discover to be typically French, when we stopped in Vitry le Francois, a small town, about two hours from our final destination There we discovered, horror of horrors, that the only toilet comprised of a hole in the floor The following two hours of thejourney passed and we arrived at the School, only half an hour late, where we were greeted by our correspondents and their parents Acutely embarrassed everyone 'faired la bise' and went their separate ways.

Our first full day in France was spent at the School in Selongey. We all attended different lessons depending on which class our correspondents were in The first drastic difference to St Peter's that we'noticed was French

pupils are not made to wear uniforms and the teachers dress very casually — injeans The English lessons that we attended went very well, but the French and German lessons were almost impossible to follow

On Tuesday six Englishjoined their exchange partners on a history excursion to Verdun During the trainjourney they had time to get to know the French a little better The sights visited proved to be interesting, although the constant commentary was in very fast French and communal toilets, which proved to be a great shock to all concerned, were discovered

Those who did not have the opportunity of going to Verdun paid a visit to the S.E.B factory, where a great many of the parents worked. It was a boring morning, as the only people who understood the guide were Mr Hodsdon and Mrs Whiteley, so, as instructed, we just smiled and nodded at appropriate intervals. The afternoon's trip, a tour of Dijon, was a great improvement as the guide spoke English After this Hannah, who had been hurt earlier on in the day, along with Mr Hodsdon and a French teacher, went to the doctors Apart from the pain involved this was an experience as the French Medical Service is run in a way different to that of the British

Wednesday was a day to be spent with the family Whilst some of us went for long walks to the nearest shops, others got the chance to savour the delights of wild boar hunting This, which took place in the woods around

Selongey, was to be repeated numerous times in the days which followed Most of us noticed, that day, as we explored the villages in which we were staying that the population was made upof the rest of the relatives of those with whom we were staying

On Thursday much to our delight we were re-united with our fellow English That day both the French and the English went to Beze, where we saw the mysterious caves Afterwards we invaded a sleepy town, which soon woke up after it was mobbed by some ninety ravenous teenagers. We ate our lunch at a School in Champlitte. It is not surprising that we were so hungry that day, for the food with which we were faced was foul, in fact it was so bad no one could quite work out what it was! The Folk Museum which we visited in the afternoon was very interesting it was just a shame that we were spoken to in rapid French. One thing we did notice that day was that we were received very well in all the schools we visited and we were always made to feel welcome

On Friday we travelled to Beaune and saw the ancient hospices of the very beautiful city Afterwards we were able, for the first time since we had been in France, to buy presents and postcards to send home to England We spent a lot of our time that day trying to ease our constant hunger with chocolate croissants, a delicacy not one of us could be without That evening was the absolute highlight of our trip The French School held a party, to which all the correspondents and the two upper years at the School were invited The evening was very enjoyable for both the English and French — and it turned out to be a most memorable event for all.

On Saturday morning we visited 'Toison d'Or', a large shopping complex on the outskirts of Dijon On arriving a long queue formed outside of McDonalds, as the English were hungry for recognisable food. In the afternoon some returned to 'Toison d'Or' while others went swimming in Dijon, or stayed at home trying to occupy themselves with working out the dubbed English words behind French voices on the television In the evening a few of the English went to the S.E.B ball organised for the employees of the factory. Many of the parents of our exchange partners worked at this factory, as it was the main business in Selongey The music and musicians and an evening of socialising was very much appreciated and all who went had a good time

Sunday was another day to be spent with the families. For those of us who lived in the middle of nowhere, far from Selongey, it meant a day of riding along the bumpy country roads, standing in the back of tractors, to neighbouring villages, three miles away, to feed the family cows This, for one person, preceded another trip to the forest to watch the beginning of a hunt of wild boar and then returning home to find that the meal the following night just happens to be the boar which is lying on the kitchen floor with its throat cut. It is not an ordeal to be wished upon anyone

On Monday we returned to 'Toison d'Or' to finish buying our presents and to break up the long expanses of time we were spending with the families. This gave us a chance to finish our shopping In the afternoon we left our friends, to be re-united with them on the return

trip on Wednesday That afternoon we had a chance to meet the rest of the family and to become professionals at games, such as Connect Four and Monopoly In the evening there was a chance to taste the wild boar which had been on the floor the day before. This quickly turned one of us vegetarian

Tuesday was thefinalday to be spent with the families It was a day for occupying ourselves or meeting up with even more relatives and a six hour swim in Cap Vert — a leisure centre south of Dijon It was here that a communication problem occurred, when you were forced to explain to the swimming pool attendant why you didn't understand the signs and trying to explain to the person who hasjust taken your sun-lounger that you had already placed your towel there, so that was where you were sitting I am sure faced with this many would become the ignorant British tourist and resort to the phrase 'Je suis un(e) anglais(e)!'

We woke up early on Wednesday morning said our goodbyes to those we were leaving behind at home and arrived at the School for 6.30 a.m Many French came to see us off amid cries of joy and sadness and promises to return letters as soon as possible we set off for home. I think we were all a bit upset at leaving and many shed a tear As we reached Dover we cheered up and in states of sheer exhaustion, at midnight, we arrived home. School tomorrow!

The exchange trip to France was for all an episode not to be forgotten We got our first chance to savour real life in France, far different to that which is read about in textbooks and encountered on normal family holidays. We seemed always to be complaining about our hunger and we actually began to appreciate 'English meals' We discovered that the French seldom use the perfect Schoolbook French which we learn The trip held many surprises from wild boar hunting to the S.E.B ball Whether we enjoyed the trip and intend to return to our families on our own or with School I am sure we all found it to be the experience of a lifetime With many thanks to Mr. Hodsdon, Mr. Shaw and Mrs. Whiteley (and all those involved across the Channel) for the successful organisation of the French Exchange Trip

Hannah Cowdy, Sam Carter and Julia Toms

Account of return visit by French Exchange pupils from Selongey:

Pendant dix jours quarante quatre eleves du college de Selongey sont partis decouvrir l'Angleterre dans une ville superbe: YORK.

Nous sommes partis de SELONGEY LE 21 mars a 7 heures du matin Le voyage en busjusqu'a ZEEBRUGE ne nous a pas paru tres long En fin d'apres-midi nous avons embarque sur le NORSTAR. La traversee qui a dure 14heures a ete un moment inoubliable Nous avons ete accueilli par lepolicier du bord qui nous a recommande d'avoir un comportement exemplaire. Nos professeurs ont repondu qu'il n'y aurait pas de problemes car nous etions des anges.

Nous avons beaucoup aime la disco, le restaurant et les cabines

Nous avons debarquee a Hull le lendemain a 8 heures Nous sommes arrives a St. Peter's School a 10 heures 30 Nous avons l'ecole superbe Nous avons ensuite retrouve nos correspondents qui nous attendaient avec leurs parents.

Le lendemain nous nous sommes rendus a la chapelle, ensuite nous sommes alles au musee de Jorvik qui retrace le vie de York a l'epoque des Vikings. C'etait une visite tres interessante, meme les odeurs etaient reproduites Nous sommes egalement alles en excursion au bord de la mer, a Whitby, un petit port de peche Le meme jour nous avons visite le Sea Life Center oil nous avons vu des poissons dans des aquariums. Lejeudi 26 mars nous sommes alles a Londres au musee des sciences, nous y avons passe trois heures et nous avons vu des avions, des ordinateurs et l'histoire de la medicine En partant on nous a montre le centre de Londres, Big Ben, 10 Downing Street. Nous avons apercu le palais de la reine, elle s'y trouvait car son drapeau flottait sur Buckingham Palace

Nous avons ete tres bien accueillis dans les families

La salle de bain etait un endroit agreable at drole car au lieu d'un interrupteur c'etait une cordelette Nous avons beaucoup apprecie les repas Nous avons ete surpris par le fait que les Anglais mangent le fromage apres le dessert.

Nous pensons que l'Angleterre est un tres beau pays

Les gens y sont tres accueillants et la nourriture est delicieuse, contrairement ace que disent certains Francais

Le ler avril, c'etait le jour du depart, nous avons prepare nos bagages sans enthousiasme Nous ne voulions pas repartier. Nous avons quitte York a 14 heures apres avoir dit au revoir a nos families respectives L'emotion etait au rendez-vous Certains d'entre nous pleuraient

Nos tenons a remercier nos amis anglais, nos parents, St. Peter's, notre college et les professeurs anglais et francais pour ce magnifique sejour qui nos a permis de progresser en anglais et de decouvrir la vie quotidienne du pays.

EXCHANGE TO GERMANY

For the second year running pupils from St. Peter's joined Ampleforth College's long-established exchange withthe GymnasiumSt. Stephan inAugsburg. Louise was one of those who went this year.

5.45 a.m., Tuesday 7th April, York station Weary before we even set off, seven drowsy teenagers, clearly eager not to upset any of the boss's meticulous planning, clambered clumsily onto the 6.00 a.m InterCity service to London King's Cross. The journey, for me, induced a two hour doze, hence on arrival at King's Cross I was feeling more than prepared to tackle the chaos of the underground's daily 8.00 a.m commuters, and accept the fact that due to a bomb scare on the Piccadilly line we would have to change lines. However, wedid finally reach Heathrow and met the remaining "southern" members of our party. I must say I felt quite relieved to leave behind the perplexity of the Capital's so-called organised underground system, and was now feeling more than eager to meet my exchange partner.

To even begin to attempt to recount my experiences in a space of 300 or so words is understandably nearly an impossibility, but what I can do is share some of my memories

I had spent time in Germany before, so I was not completely bewildered by the immediate warmth and affection of my exchange family Greeted with a posy of flowers and a very chatty father and son, I was able to relax and let them do most of thetalking on the carjourney home, interrupting with "yes, the journey was fine, no delays....", in German, of course!

During my two week stay in Wulfertshausen, a small village 7km north of the splendid 2,000 year-old city of Augsburg, Bavaria, my attachment to my "new" family became surprisingly strong. My German inevitably improved as I slotted into their hectic daily life, becoming simply child number five, receiving pocket-money, gifts and, of course, their love and care.

I could show you numerous breath-taking photographs of splendid castles and Baroque-style churches which I visited, comment upon the beauty and culture of Bavaria, ramble on for hours about the appetizing Bavarian dishes, or how I almost became a connoisseur of Augsburg's many quaint bars. However, what I really left Germany with, was not merely photographs and memories, but a wonderful love for Bavaria, for the German language and culture, and most clearly of all the knowledge of my exchange family's tremendous warmth and affection, and their genuine wish, and mine, for me to return very soon.

Sonia

Rouget, Peggy Orry, Frederic Clairotte, Rachel Zunino and Fabien Chambellant

Louise K. Jowett

THE "BERWICK TRIP"

Two minibuses, twenty-two players and three staff set off on a cold day in February (Luckily the same number returned!) Two games in two days and "Scottish" beer were survived.

The hotel was really excellent and I very much hope that we will return to the Berwick Walls and "Jim" before too long

The Reavley clan were out in numbers on the Friday and agood time washad by all, thanks for the redecoration Paul! Instructions as to curfew were followed to the letter as was the compulsory fried breakfast on the following morning. Mr. Morris took the record and was still "eating" on our return from morning training Then it was off to Alnwick R.U.F.C where we beat a Colts XV by 56 to 0. Mr. Lawrence led the celebrations which were only marred by the injury to Clifford Coggrave who broke his collar bone during the game An assortment of food was consumed after visiting Berwick R.U.F.C. for an introduction to our Sunday opponents The Lipman curry brigade sampled the menu at the "Magna" and we all suffered for it. "Yes, mine's a bourbon" Lawrence and "Spoofking" Morris led us all astray and I was delighted not to be playing the next morning C.J and Toby were granted a curfew extension but despite all their efforts they could not prevail upon the local "talent" to oblige!!

11 o'clock on Sunday we kicked off against Berwick Colts For all but a few this was to be their last game for St Peter's It was fitting that against good opponents who tackled with borders' ferocity we played some of our best rugby with both wingers running in splendid tries The experience gained by the younger players will be invaluable next season. For the leavers, it was a well deserved win (19-0) with which to end their rugby at St Peter's

We were well entertained by our hosts with our "boat race" team winning in style Toby "the spoons" did well and "one engine" Batty got soaked. Angus and Chris showed their balance whilst Paul Reavley organised the proceedings We must thank Sandy Reavley, Alan Bell and the whole of Berwick R.U.F.C for their splendid hospitality

Thanks go to Mr Morris and Lawrence for their help and the players for their co-operation with "my rules"

(Ben Butler, Simon Coulbeck, Lindsay Daniel, Peter Devine, Jessica Ensor, Paul Gorman, Dugan Jackson, Melissa Marlow, ThomasOakley, Richard Pipes, Charles Rayne-Davis, Lucy Sampson, Mark Scott, Hugh Shedden, Rachel Smith, Emily Strong, Andrew Wallis, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bulcock)

After leaving a sodden England, and a night in some Marine barracks, we had a calm crossing to Santander This was made memorable by the ferry band "Rainbow", which Paul and Rachel danced the night away to Disembarked to find ourselves confronted with the 24-hour drive through Spain, which seemed to last forever We did, however, break the record, greatly helped by Mr Bell's fluent Spanish and Mr Bulcock's intricate knowledge of roadside services.

We sailed to Africa and docked in Ceuta, with some spare time to go duty-free shopping When we got to the border it seemed the locals had done the same We were entertained by them dashing behind cars and trucks laden down with four TV's each, trying to avoid Moroccan import duties Mr Bulcock knew what to expect; going off to do the paperwork he took Tom and Andy as minders! As a result we soon made to the quiet hotel in Asilah for a swim and a meal

The next day was appropriately April 1st This was because we went into the town to experience the culture and saw the negative aspects of theArabs. Smuggling with the strangely-named currency we were at the mercy of the silver-tongued traders Pete came off worst, paying enough to feed him for a week, instead of the realistic £8 for some authentic arab dress Though this was not as serious as Dugan deliberately losing his passport to conceal his identity.

We had the last laugh when Charles proved to be the more shrewder businessman As we continued on down through Morocco we honed our bargaining skills and by the time we hit Marrakesh we were ready for anything (except maybe Marrakesh) Despite shop keepers offering us "Student Prices" we managed to actually get what we wanted to buy. Ben came away with an Indiana Jones Whip which revealed his inner-self, until it snapped while he swung from a tree

However, the main aim of the trip was to go to the Sahara We made it there after a lengthy drive out of Marrakesh, over the Atlas Mountains and into the desert We camped for eight days in the wilderness near the Blue Springs of Meski, where a welcoming party of "O.P.'s" and "Olavites" quickly formed The temperatures varied between 41 °C and 4°C and we had snow on one occasion.

However, the sun prevailed and so sun bathing was undertaken with enthusiasm The best tan award went to Dugan, which was incredible as he never removed his trenchcoat! Unfortunately Scottish Hugh did not follow this great idea and even his factor 45 could not save him from a little sunburn. Jess managed to put all that behind her, although Mr Bell was adamant that he should apply some after-sun Everyone enjoyed desert life, with its full facilities. Ed Savage had built an en-suite convenience two years ago and the hill was well this year We also used the local springs where the locals proved to be amongst the nicest Arabs we ever came across.

The trip's only sticky (make that sandy) moment came when a terrific sandstorm hit the camp It was so severe Richard and Emily were almost blown away But at least we faired better than Yasa Arafat, whose plane came down the day before This all took place on election night, and

it was quite strange to be sat on the bus with sand everywhere, listening to the results come in on the World Service.

Unfortunately we had to leave the desert and make the marathon journey home It should be noted the locals wanted us to sell them the girls and then go home, but we made the tough decision to keep them, as they sang well on the bus In the end we all came home having had a great time and with a real mixture of memories; some hilarious, some alarming. We were all sorry to see Tom, Andy and Mr Bell go when we got to Taunton, sorry that we weren't getting off with them because the bus was agony. We ended our trip at 4.00 a.m., arriving at The Manor for a few hours sleep before being woken by the fire alarm Then came the highlight of the trip, cooked breakfast care of Mrs. Bulcock. Thanks very much

MUSIC

THE GERMAN TOUR

I had been with a band on tour in the year of my teaching practice a few years ago but had never taken a musical group abroad before. How fantastic it was.

The choir and band trip to Germany had been planned for a year and a half Taking a large party abroad — there were over seventy of us —is a little daunting but having such help from a tremendous team of staff made things run smoothly. Derek Paterson was the organisational inspiration thinking of all the details large and small in every aspect of the tour Robert Jeffs, Jacqui Finney, Chris Hall, Judith Taylor, Sue Horton and Jose Honing were all such a help and Jeffrey Gray's work in conducting the Band and co-ordinating the Barbershop group quite outstanding.

We had decided to limit the coach travel as much as possible and so took a long ferry from Harwich to Hamburg Arriving at Bremen wewere given a very warm welcome by the Gospel Choir and for the next two days entertained lavishly.

At the first concert the enthusiasm of the reception as in the later concerts from the very first piece acted as a spur to higher and higher standards as the tour progressed

On the way to Miinster we stopped at a leisure complex with excellent swimming pools and had a grand picnic

this time together relaxing on our own was a very special day within the tour.

In Miinster our hosts were parents of pupils at the Schillergymnasium. Again, everyone was so friendly and helpful — I remember the Director of the gymnasium carrying the coach driver's luggage

Our pupils were given a little experience of German schooling and then a reception and sight-seeing at the town hall, two more concerts, an afternoon at a swimming pool — unusually still open as the weather was still perfect in fact we did not see a cloud until the return to Hamburg

Living and working together as a group created such a corporate feeling reflected in all the performances. It was a real lesson to all of us to see what potential existed within the group Clearing upat the end of concerts was done so quietly and efficiently with everyone helping

When we returned the choir, chamber choir, barbershop and band were infinitely better groups, the level of commitment higher, it was such ajoy to see this and especially to see it carry over into the pupils' attitude to performance within School

SENIOR CHOIR

The choir's new self-confidence after their tremendous reception in Germany was evident from the first concert of the year and the new repertoire covered this year was more extensive than ever

Certain highlights spring to mind — during the Christmas Term the vigorous singing of Vaughan Williams 'Let all the world', the procession at the beginning of the carol service with antiphonal singing and brass interludes and the controlled singing in Rutter's 'What sweeter music'

In the Easter Term Barstow's 'Let all mortal flesh' became a favourite together with Haydn's 'Insanae et vanae' and Monteverdi's six part 'Beatus vir' was a taste of a different period of music We tried a new type of event in this term — a Wine and Cheese evening with music by the choir, chamber choir and the barbershop group, who later in the year were described in the press as 'oozing talent'!

The Summer Term again saw the choir charting new territory with Bach's Ascension Cantata and it was lovely to see the excitement that such great music generated — we could have coined a new saying 'You are what you sing'!

The last week of the Summer Term was again hectic. At the concert the choir's ability to master a wide dynamic range and their sense of fun was evident in the George Mitchell arrangement of 'Old Macdonald'. The Commemoration Service was very special; the brass group's exciting contributions set the tone and the combined brass, organ and choir in Parry's 'I was glad' was thrilling Palestrina's 'Tu es Petrus' was sung again after a break of six years and Stanford's setting of the Nunc Dimittis in G, with Andrew Moxon bass solo, was memorably sung Andrew, along with Alastair Alton,

Charles Barlow, Jeremy Doncaster, Martin Kershaw and Angus Iveson have given much to the choir during their five years in it and we wish them well in the future

"HELLO BOYS!"..

An Appreciation of the German Tour by Jack-Patrick Weatherall

"Hello boys!" — was the cry which greeted us, male and female, when we arrived in Bremen We were all hot and tired; a four hour coachjourney from Hamburg, under a cloudless summer sky had done that, but the reception of our hosts was enough to cheer us up, unlike our driver's 'Rod Stewart' tape collection

Our German families seemed determined to not only fill up our time, but also our stomachs As soon as we arrived we were bundled off to a local fair, stopping only for a home-cooked five-course meal. Our hosts provided us with everything, a guided tour around beautiful Bremen (complete with strange local customs), parties, more food, and even a little time to rehearse and perform. No-one will forget the huge tea provided after our second Bremen concert or the farewell party after it: "Hello Boys, eat, drink!". Most memorable in Bremen, of course, was our two combined choirs, English and German, singing 'On Ilkley Moor Bau t'at' whilst eating yet another delicious, huge communal meal.

The story was exactly the same in Miinster, an enthusiastic greeting from our new hosts, followed by tours, parties, swimming and even a little snack We were introduced personally to the Mayor of Minister, and Mr. Paterson returned the civic favour by attempting to buy an entire Miinster ice-cream shop, boosting the local economy. (He and Miss Finney normally cooled down, like the rest of the choir, with copious amounts of CocaCola.) We sometimes found time to do our own thing, groups of Peterites sampled the city's discos, shopping precincts, Macdonalds (afters) and the local music scene Many of us attended a very fine Rhythm and Blues gig in the city, and I'm sure will still remember it. Our hosts helped us try German life, informally as well as formally, an interesting way of eating strawberries among the secrets I was let in on. Eventually, however, after an excellent final concert, it was time to leave both Bremen and Germany We said goodbye again to our kind German friends and set off for home. The returnjourney itself held many memorable moments, for me especially, as well as lots more Rod Stewart, the 'Rocking Hairdressers', our barbershop quartet, won the ferry talent contest (they were the only entrants) and, highlight of the tour, the choir did its infamous ROCKY HORROR SHOW rendition, complete with Mr. Gray's well received pelvic thrust!

Many thanks to Mr Wright and the other members of staff who made such a wonderful tour possible and special thanks to all our German friends who fed us so well, and so much Marlene, my adoptive Bavarian mother, made Charles Barlow and I, the men we are today, Charles who was only three feet tall and six stone before he went away, now being a member of the School's Henley crew.

CHAMBER CHOIR

Our Friday evening rehearsals are very much social occasions with conversation wandering widely over coffee and later in the year sharing wine and singing madrigals by the cricket pavilion

The chamber choir was another group which benefited from its experiences in Germany. The size has been reduced and the parts are now more balanced making a very effective group The Christmas Concert rendering of 'Have yourselves a merry little Christmas' was especially memorable with its close rich harmony presented with a real sense of humour and style Our visit to Greenfields was also much appreciated.

Madrigals, music for Lent and various performances at concerts later in the year all showed good development and much promise for next year We also hope to arrange some more visits outside School

CHORAL SOCIETY/CHAMBER MUSIC

Elgar and Parry proved quite a good draw for the choral society in the Christmas Term — big English stuff especially Parry's 'Blest Pair of Sirens' with its lovely sweep of phrase and long passages building to climaxes All the pieces were demanding and were performed with real enthusiasm as was the orchestra accompaniment which was by no means easy

In the Easter Term, Mozart's Missa Brevis in F was a complete contrast, a Viennese mass with light textures This again was managed with style and was part of a chamber concert where groups from both junior and senior Schools combined

Our senior string quartet has progressed well this year as has the brass group, whose regular rehearsal slot has led to a greater sense of pride in performance As ever the most pleasing thing is when pupils get together in two's, three's or more to make music — long may this continue and grow

SENIOR BAND

Bill Riley's retirement (a tribute is printed elsewhere) in August 1991 and his illness which had prevented him from returning to the School meant that the band underwent a transition period. This was mainly directed by Jeffrey Gray who did a first ratejob in developing the band's morale and their standard of playing. I remember well the loud spontaneous applause after the first Munster concert which said so much.

In January Christopher Blood, our new Head of Wind Studies, joined us and set about taking the band on further. First of all, rearranging the band's seating sothat me flutes did not poke their instruments down theoboists' ears and the saxophones did not blow the clarinets off the stage!

At the Wine and Cheese evening in March in aid of the U.S.A tour 1993 the band's programme had an American feel to it but also contained some English classics The opening Sierra Passage by John Higgins described thejourney by the old waggon trains across the United States The climax for the band was the First Suite in E flat by Hoist Back in 1978 I remember going to Malvern College as a newly-appointed Director of Music and hearing their band perform Hoist's First Suite and thinking that when a School band can play as difficult a piece as that it has really achieved something

At the end of the year at the York Festival Concert the band played some pieces with sectional features:— Formation Flight — (Trumpet Trio); Fandango for Flutes; and for the first time the band accompanied the choir in the Slaves' chorus (Nabucco) by Verdi: and a chorus from Orpheus by Gluck. One of the most pleasing developments has been the increasing control of the band bom in dynamic range and subtlety of phrasing and the general realising of their true potential.

The Brass Ensemble, as ever, made a significant contribution to major musical occasions including the Commemoration Service at the Minster where Bach's 'Praised be the Lord' and Purcell's Trumpet Tune and Air for ten-piece brass originally arranged for the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble were a thrilling start and finish to the service They have also added greatly to our own School services such as the Confirmation service and School Eucharists as well as playing in concerts. We all greatly value the work they do.

STRING ORCHESTRA/SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Charles Barlow and Alastair Alton have shared the leadership of the orchestra this year The most pleasing development has been the firm establishment of a symphony orchestra. Meeting from 6.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m. on Monday evenings we managed at last to find a time when a full orchestra could meet although I am concerned that this, in addition to Choral Society on Tuesday evenings and Chamber Choir on Friday evenings, is a heavy load for some pupils

The Symphony Orchestra concert in March was at St. Olave's Church, Marygate and was one of the highlights of the year with Sibelius' Karelia Suite excitingly played along with the Rossini overture 'The Thieving Magpie' and two of Dvorak's Slavonic Dances — I think the pupils surprised themselves with the quality of the finished product!

The String Orchestra has covered a wide repetoire during the year The main event in the Christmas Term being by some wind players for aperformance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, two hundred years to the day after the death of Mozart Martin Kershaw's clarinet playing demonstrated clearly what a splendid player he is Corelli's 'Christmas' concerto was rescheduled and played well under Roger Carrington's direction the next term when one of the soloists damaged his shoulder

In the Summer Term we tackled some difficult repetoire Bartok's Dances from Transylvania and Copland's 'Hoe Down' which together with the 'tear jerker' Albinoni's Adagio for Strings, made a well contrasted group of pieces

The Symphony Orchestra, I hope, is now firmly established as it should be in a School with the quality of musicians that we possess It is unfortunate that the percussion equipment we have is so limited and antiquated

MUSIC COMPETITION

It's always an intensive but thoroughly absorbing experience to hear almost every instrumentalist and singer in the Music Department perform individually. One of the real pleasures this year has been the development of individual singing as a study.

The finals of the competition as always provided an excellent concert in its own right Our adjudicator this year was Timothy Brown, Director of Music at Clare College, Cambridge, and a notable conductor with many choral recordings especially to his credit His concise encouragingly critical comments were excellent

The winners were:

Junior Strings Patrick Calvert

Junior Woodwind Timothy Brogden

Junior Brass Graham Kershaw (Junior Prize)

Junior Keyboard Wendy Chung

Singing Andrew Moxon

Composition Graham Kershaw

Senior Strings Jane Mindenhall

Senior Woodwind Martin Kershaw (Senior Prize)

Senior Brass Dominic Greeves

Senior Keyboard Alison Blair

MUSIC STAFF

Gillian Lyon-Tupman (flute) left us at the end of the Easter Term as did David Riley (singing) and Ruth McCartney-Moore (singing) and we both thank them for all they have done for the pupils here and wish them well in the future. Sophia Preston (double bass) leaves at the end of the Summer Term for a lectureship in dance at Surrey University and we wish her well in this.

James Morgan (singing) and Yvonne Seymour (singing) have already settled in well and Alan Easterbrook (double bass) joins us in September

Christopher Blood, our new Head of Wind Studies, whojoined us inJanuary, has already made such a positive impact on the department and as the books on management state (I've been doing some wider reading recently!) We all have much to learn from the newest recruit Keith Pemberton, Jeffrey Gray and Roger Carrington all continue to give so much to the department and I am most grateful for this, as I am to all the visiting music teachers

GENERAL

The Music Department has moved forward a long way this year The German Tour had a tremendous impact, the new organ provided by the School for the chapel will also aid the development of the choir, the growth in numbers taking public music exams and the firm establishment of our larger ensembles all bode well for the future We look forward to improved facilities —fully sound-proofed rooms and proper rehearsal space and finally a purpose-built music block. I believe strongly that our pupils deserve it

A. P. Wright

CHAPEL

In recent editions of The Peterite, the Chapel notes have included a reference to the Community of the Resurrection — the Anglican monastic community at Mirfield For the past five years, Fr Barry Orford has spent a week with us during the Easter Term He came again this year and was, as we have come to expect, a stimulating presence in the School A particularly enjoyable part of his visit was a day's walking in Swaledale with a group of staff and pupils. Some very good discussions took place that day

Our links with Mirfield continue to grow A group again went tojoin the Community for their Festival Mass on All Saints' Day, and to have supper with the monks afterwards; the Confirmation group again went to Mirfield for an evening shortly before the Confirmation; and the College Cricket team came to St Peter's for a return match, and this looks like becoming an annual fixture This year I was asked to go to the College (which the Community runs, training men for the Anglican priesthood) to talk to final year ordinands about School chaplaincy, and out of this came a request for two ordinands to do a two-week residential placement at St. Peter's in September This request coincided with a similar request from Lincoln Theological College, and we look forward to the three ordinands being with us in September I hope that the placements will be enjoyable and stimulating for the ordinands and also for the St Peter's community, as pupils are given the opportunity to meet and talk with three young men who are preparing for the priesthood A full report on the placements will appear next year.

Our visitors this year have included: Fr Michael Marsden, from St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Church in the city; the Revd. Stuart Taylor, the Director of the Bloxham Project; Sister Catherine, O.H.P.; the Revd Leon Carberry, from the Minster; and the Revd Michael Searle, who preached at our Remembrance Service. The Head Master took Chapel in the week leading up to the Remembrance Service, and spoke about some of the poetry of the First World War. David Hughes led a week's Chapel, as did the School's Amnesty International group Dick Hubbard and I did a week on Science and Religion This followed up a very interesting address to the Science Society which the Archbishop of York gave in November on The interface of science and religion. This issue has certainly been given a good airing this year

The new Bishop of Selby preached at Choral Evensong in September and conducted our Confirmation Service in May Nineteen Peterites were confirmed, five of them being baptised in the Chapel during the Eucharist on the previous Sunday evening

The Advent Carol Service was again a very beautiful occasion, the first half being by candlelight. The Christmas Carol Service and the Service of Words and Music for Lent were both well supported I thank Andrew

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Wright and the musicians for the high standard of their contributions to our worship. The quality of the music in Chapel has been greatly enhanced this year by the new Chapel Organ — an article about which appears elsewhere in the magazine. We spent the Easter Term without an organ (except for a small one-manual instrument loaned to us by Geoffrey Coffin, the organ-builder), and the Chapel singing was led by this instrument and the piano being played in tandem! The Peterite enjoyment of singing carried us through a less than easy term, with Keith Pemberton having constantly to assault the piano!

The Sunday evening voluntary Eucharists have continued to attract a small but dedicated group of staff and pupils Andrew Moxon has played the piano for us each week —both to accompany the hymns and to play during the administration I thank him warmly for his helpful and much appreciated contributions to these Services We again had a Leavers' Eucharist in May, before the U.VI left We are currently experimenting with a termly Eucharist for the whole School — on major days on the Church's calendar such as Ash Wednesday and Ascension Day I have been very encouraged by these Eucharists, which have given the whole community the opportunity to experience the central act of Christian worship. The Services have been conducted with ceremony, and I hope that the drama and the ritual have spoken to people in a different way to the inevitably more cerebral nature of normal Chapel.

A study group for senior pupils has met on a few occasions during the year This is something which I should like to build up in the future, as it is important that opportunities are provided for pupils to explore the Christian faith in a setting which allows them to question and to discuss.

Our charitable giving this year is being given to: York and District against Motor Neurone Disease; the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; and the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind

The year ended with the Leavers' Service in Chapel The address was given by John Owen-Barnett He spoke in his own inimitable style, and his words were much enjoyed and appreciated. At the Commemoration Service in the Minster we welcomed the Bishop of Sherborne, the Rt Revd John Kirkham, as our preacher

S. C. Harvex

THE NEW CHAPEL ORGAN

The Chapel pipe organ has been developed only once before in its history Originally, it comprised just nine stops divided between a single manual (the Great Organ)

and the pedals and was made for the Chapel's opening in 1860by William Hill, a noted London builder. Though it cannot have been very effective in leading the singing, it was not until 1906 that John Compton was invited to add the second manual (the Swell Organ) which not only doubled the instrument's size but actually proved louder than the original Great section

A new low voltage electrical switching and transmission system linking the keys and mechanisms beneath the pipes was fitted in 1931 by Summers and Barnes of York and the organ survived in this form with very few alterations until 1991. This constitutes quite a remarkable period of service, especially considering that the mechanisms received very little professional attention during the time and the pipework merely underwent periodic tuning However, let it also be recorded that such service was not merely coincidental and that Mr Pemberton's frequent and ingenious interventions rectified many failures and ensured extended life!

As age took its toll in recent years, a rapid deterioration in the instrument's condition occurred both the result of natural decay of materials used in its construction and also through breakdown of the low voltage electrical transmission system. The organ had become quite unreliable and the knowledge that electrical faults had already caused two small fires prompted the Governing Body to consider the organ's future

Geoffrey Coffin and his six man team from Principal Pipe Organs in York were commissioned to undertake a radical reconstruction and work commenced at the end of October, 1991 A great deal of the original Hill pipework has been retained, though most of the additions made in 1906 were of poor quality and have been discarded. The soundboards on which the pipes stand have either been entirely restored or replaced with new, and new working mechanisms and solid state switching provided throughout for long-term reliability A new wind system has also been installed and the position of the Great and Swell Organs has been reversed and the pipework brought forward from the chamber into the Chapel to allow better sound projection Two new organ cases enclose the sections, greatly enhancing the Chapel interior, while the player canjudge balance of sound more successfully from a new detached drawstop console made of American oak and placed on the floor of the Chapel adjacent to the choir stalls.

The project was completed in the Summer Term, 1992 and Geoffrey Coffin played the instrument for the first time at morning Chapel on Wednesday, 29th April and gave a short account of the work that had taken place He played an arrangement of Elgar's Fourth Military March (Pomp and Circumstance) in G and Karg-Elert's Chorale Improvisation 'Now thank we all our God' Harry Bramma, Director of the Royal School of Church Music and former organist of Southwark Cathedral, gave the inaugural recital on Friday, 5th June, 1992 and amply demonstrated the instrument's resources in a wide ranging programme of works by German, English and French composers

1 Sonata in A (first movement) Mendelssohn

2 Chorale Preludes Buxtehude

a) 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland' b) 'Ein feste Burg'

3. Prelude and Fugue in B minor,,,,,,,,,,,J. S. Bach

4. Praeludium Jackson

5. Rhapsody No.3 in C sharp minor Howells

6. Fantasiauon an old English Tune Parry

7. Choral No.3 in A minor Franck

8 Andante cantabile (4th Symphony) Widor

9. Allegro risoluto (2nd Symphony) Vierne

For the technically minded, the reconstructed instrument has the following stoplist

Great Organ

Bourdon

Open Diapason

Stopped Diapason

Octave

Open Flute

Super Octave

Mixture III

Sesquialtera II 2% + Posaune

Tremulant

Swell to Great 16ft 8ft 8ft 4ft 4ft 2ft 2ft PAft 8ft

Pedal Organ

Open Diapason

Bourdon

Principal Bass Flute

Octave Flute Posaune

Swell Organ

Open Diapason

Gedeckt

Gamba

Voix Celeste

Principal Gemshorn

Mixture III 1

Contra Fagotto

Trumpet Tremulant

Super Octave

Unison Off Sub Octave 16ft 16ft 8ft 8ft 8ft. 16ft.

Great to Pedal

Swell to Pedal

Compass of manuals CC-C (61 notes)

Compass of pedals CCC-F (30 notes)

Bar and slider manual soundboards

Direct electric action to manuals, pedals and drawstops

Mechanical Swell pedal action

Detached oak drawstop console with full complement of adjustable thumb and toe pistons

The instrument contains 1,360 pipes whose speaking length ranges from 16ft to Vi inch

Geoffrey Coffin

CREATIVE

SECTION

NATURE'S CONFIRMATION

(Written on the School Ski Trip)

Tinsel sunlight sprinkles warmth on a morning rising above the depths of ice dipped mountain beauty Fairytale awakening from a thousand and one chilled icicle kisses of dawn's first fresh breath of air. In vigilance I step out on to my balcony, into the sanctuary of the vast natural temple of the Alps.

In full awe of creation's splendour

I start to believe The rays of warmth are like new bands of understanding as I start to comprehend Christ's martyrdom. My heart aches for I too can see how lost man has become in his metropolitan formations of gloom and despair

Faith, like the sun, is strong and bright and casts light on the world.. but it can also fade

The sun rises this morning, along with my confidence in the Deity. As I realise the importance of nature and these precious places of untainted earth, innately it is my umbilical connection of doubt to humanity that I must sever and, in faith, send forth praise by saying: "Blessed be God Forever."

Jeremy Corner

FALL OF THOUGHT

The air cools

A few remaining flocks of leaves remain perched on sweet frosted branches having not yet migrated South for the winter; whilst others race each other across the grass

Couples whisper footsteps of affection down the quiet, windy street as I ponder at how the soft chilled changing air of Winter is holding hands with the warmth of the Summer, reflected in the orange hue, and smile at the ironic simile Because despite their incompatibility Autumn exists so beautifully.. just like that season I spent with you.

Jeremy Corner

THE PLAYHOUSE OF LOVE

You are warm in my arms like a musical encore, yet I feel chilled as a winter's night, the stars sending twinkles down my spine.

We stand and watch choruses of affection recite shows of love in the theatres of our eyes; the tragedy of the future to be cherished with uncertainty

I become jealous when the company performs at other venues

The play is mine. We thrive on those loving blue flames that dance our excitement across the platform of our gazing and make us return for yet another night

The anger that will result in failure will only give the critics something to do.

Aside from this, that loving feeling will always bring me back to watch that show we enact in those two studios of emotion in our faces

Jeremy Corner

A WAVE GOODBYE

(Written on departure from South Africa)

I know now why the gulls cry on departure from Durban's coast as the cold winter of separation crashes in like a wave slicing the sea from the sand

But as I cover myself in a snug blanket of fond memories and sit before the hearth of a new dawn, stoked with magical uncertainty, I am not afraid.. For that familiar sound of the seaside is here too,

Reminding me that true friendships ebb back and forth between shores for all eternity, as will yours with mine.. and mine with you.

Jeremy Corner

Jeremy was awarded the John CrookPoetry Prizefor this poem.

THE DAYS THE BIRDS DIED

Mr and Mrs Thomas lived in the old grey house at the end of our street Their house was the only one which had a view of the sea which made them very important figures in my early life My mother made frequent visits to the old house and I believe that they were some distant relations of hers. When I accompanied my mother it was with great excitement and as far as I can remember they were the only old people I actually enjoyed visiting They had a huge garden, stretching right up to the edge of the cliff which my brother and I used to play in and watch the boats coming into the ports When our parents went away we stayed with the Thomas's and helped Mr Thomas with his study of the birds in his garden I realised that the reason why we never saw any birds in our garden was that they all went straight to the birdtables and boxes in the Thomas's garden The number of different species fascinated us and the Thomas's to us grew to be the Dickie Bird couple

In the summer of my tenth birthday we moved away from the coast to a small village in the countryside The house we bought had a garden, almost as large as the Dickie Bird couple's and at once, with the aid of my father, we built birdtables, perches and birdboxes determined not to forget our friends at the coast. Very soon the birds flocked in and soon our garden became our lives Every week we sent letters to the Dickie Bird couple telling them of our new additions or asking their advice about foods we should put out for them and the replies were received with the same amount of enthusiasm

This went on for two years, exchanging letters, excited phonecalls and short visits to the original bird garden where the seed had been planted In all this time the thought that the Dickie Bird couple may cease to exist had never crossed my mind.

One evening when I returned from School I had been left a hastily written letter explaining that my mother had had to go away, not to worry and that dad would explain when he got home Of course I was worried and that was the first time I thought the Thomas's could be ill. I heard nothing from my mother or the Dickie Bird couple for a week, only my father's serious voice talking to someone on the phone. It was exactly a week after mum had gone away that dad told us that Mrs Thomas had died and Mr Thomas seriously ill and not expected to live very much longer. At first I wasn't totally aware of what had happened and I only fully understood when I returned from School and went out to refill the birdnut holder I looked around, heard a blue tit whistling above me and thought how boring it all seemed When the eggs hatched we still watched the parent birds dashing in and out of the nests but this time we had no one to share it with, no one to enjoy it with us

Now my brother races round the garden on his mountain bike and I know that the birds can look after themselves as they had been doing for many years before I and even the Dickie Bird couple existed, but something is still missing. I lost it the day the birds died.

Julia Toms

Julia was awarded the Fourth Form Essay Prizefor this story.

Picture: Jamie Beaufoy.

Picture: Colin Tse.

BURNING THE OLD BOYS

The poems on these two pages are taken from "Burning the Old Boys", a collection of 100poems by Peterites. This varied and interesting anthology, edited by Antony Dunn, ispriced at £3.00. If you wish to order a copy, hurry, hurry, while stocks last!

God damn this racking cough.. no joke.. I do remember York.. recall my friends.. Will you Please — tell them (if you see them) I would write except I can't control my hands. Tonight the trembling's getting bad It's cold.. The best that I could scribble is my name The rest.. they made it up... I never did those things they've stretched me into owning to I'll swing in any case — alive — until my heart is gutted from my chest They wrote my part.. I did my best.. but in the end I'm stripped of dignity.. identity.. the script.. betrayed my friends.. and cause.. I don't know why...

scorching me from "Guido" down to "Guy"

David Hughes

to an aspiring starlet at night, sometimes, you walk in the garden and study the studded sky; i know you long to walk amongst that starry crowd that fill our screens and furnish your dreams, so, when you leave to find your constellations i won't shield your way; i will kiss you, and hold you and wish you good luck but, please, whatever you may find, don't leave my memory behind, for stars like those can drop and only mortal fools like me can catch their fall and help keep their shine.

Picture: Philip Ravailhe.

Picture: John Sutcliffe.

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PHILIP LARKIN 1922-1985

So now, you miserable old bugger, you know if death is as blank and eternally long as the bits of you speeding away from us thought or you will if you're wrong

Did you break up? Did fragments of Philip fly out into void and the fear and the fighting prove vain as you taught? A plaque and some poems apart, what remains?

Nothing but words, unchangeable, ordered, fixed on the page, so permanent, true I need you, toad, to cope with my passing, helping me down my cemetery road

Ian Lowe

WHALES IN STALE VINEGAR

I watched their dead eyes on the ocean, whales in stale vinegar

Waves bit at my toes putting teethmarks of protest at my feet

I swam in their empty kitchen sink, they floated in jars in our supermarkets.

My wife paints them on her fingernails in the morning

Sometimes I smell the sea when she touches my face and I see Greys, and Blues and Whites before my eyes.

Miles Whittaker

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ANAGNORISIS THE LOVESONG

"In tragic life, God wot, No villain needbe! Passions openthe plot. We are betrayed by whc' is false within. '' George Meredith 'Modern Love', xliii (1828-1909)

In a cave by a brook by a pool far away she sat, spinning sunlight into stone that she might build a wall round her heart, unscalable, and she dreamed as if time itself were her dominion; and she would make the still morning frozen as that same instant stood

She sang as she span and prepared a paled and broken sacrifice to her goddess She sang of her love, long away from her touch, who fled, chasing butterflies and rainbows, after beauty, wild and free, and happiness, lying sparkling in the grass. So she sang; and she span; and she wept; whose tears frosted and fell to the ground as jewels: and quickly I stooped to pick them and hide them there by the pool so no-one else could see, but in my hand I saw them melt again So now I offer you these drops of living water Unknowing you stretch out your hands and I must move to annoint you: therefore do not ask why I wear such bitter tears: for I know you love me.

Chris Braganza

Softly you leave as a shadow of June when pink pastel blossom saved us and sweet water appeared to bless with smiles too easy of days gone by

But there you wait uncertain, as Love still lingers gently, the sun reflecting tenderness so real until reality seems to fracture the moment now shattered a billion times dancing and laughing and singing in victory For now, dream dragons to slay stinging nights; if then

hushed and waking to doubt, with knowledge of us deepening, I will turn to the world's dying light and call; then softly leave with Love's bright song clear: and come to me in autumn when you look out from your window and see the leaves fall

Chris was awarded the Skrentny Creative Writing Prize for these poems and other work.

Chris Braganza

Picture: Esther Williams.

THE GREAT EGG RACE

Left to right: Sir Richard Hadlee, Michael Davies, Bruce Neary, Harry Gration, I). Kirhy.

The Rugby team on tour in Berwick.

SPORT

RUGBY

1st XV

With a considerable number of players returning from the previous season nobody was in any doubt over the task in hand Changes in the laws affected the pack considerably and certainly reduced the effectiveness of one of our more potent weapons Sadly, during the win over the Sixth Form College Angus Gowthorpe damaged knee ligaments and we were without his much needed services for the next seven weeks Further problems came with the loss of Mike Davies in the Retiring Captain's game with torn ankle ligaments In the end this injury prevented him playing again all season Fortunately we were lucky to have Tom Reid as a stand-in scrum-half. He played well all season, grew in confidence and became a most forceful member of the side, the highlight being his outstanding performance against Ampleforth He thoroughly deserved the award of the Morris McGrath Cup.

Once again confidence in attack let us down when chances came our way This was not helped by injuries to James Swallow (broken elbow) and Joel Ward, our first choice wingers Fortunately both were fit for our brief tour to the "borders" where they showed how good they could be, given enough ball

David Batty, C J Richardson and Mark Ludiman built up a fine understanding outside the pack with David's fine left foot kicking helping to keep the pack moving. We improved tremendously in defence with Mark adding real bite in the centres. In the final games C. J. got enough ball to run at defences and showed how much we will miss him in the coming season Oliver Gardner provided a very safe pair of hands at full-back and a fine boot both to touch and at goal He is a sportsman who plays for pleasure and he gave us a great deal of that His ankle injuries prevented him playing again after Worksop but this allowed Toby Cockcroft to step up to the 1st XV He will not forget his first game in a hurry as it was played against Durham School with six other 1st XV players unable to play He saw, as we all did, one of the finest schoolboy sides I have ever seen, score some wonderful tries. (I believe most are back for next year!!) Toby and Gordon Gibb coped well with the move to 1st XV and the experiences gained will be invaluable in the coming season

However, it is to the "big boys" that I must return The tremendous team spirit built-up in the previous year was carried on by Gareth Silverwood He absorbed the knocks and scored tries but most of all he accepted with mature pragmatism the inevitable. Charlie Barlow played with increasing authority until his serious shoulder injury at Pocklington Paul Reavley stepped into the breach for both Charlie and Angus during their periods off Paul and

Gareth exemplified what The Rise has meant to Rugby at St Peter's; their never say die desire to play for the School does that great House full credit in its final year Guy Walker and Andrew Ludiman locked the scrummage all year and won much line-out ball Guy gained hugely in confidence and will I hope continue to play after leaving us. Andrew became literally a "tower of strength" and was selected for Yorkshire U 18Colts, a tremendous and well deserved honour. Paul Mulryne and Clifford Coggrave made the big tackles all year, held the line, and gave real stability to the back row Graham Wood has always been a very fine player going forward and by the end of the season had added a more sound defence to his all-round play

I would like to end the report by saying what a tremendous pleasure it has been to coach the 1st XV again this year The boys know how much they can do and have finally proved it to themselves Much of the credit goes to their parents. A more supportive and pleasant group of families we could not have wished to have following us. It was great to see them all in Berwick and again at the President's v The Rise game where they were able to see the spirit Gareth and Angus maintained in the senior players throughout the season. My personal thanks go to the boys, their parents, Mr Lawrence, Mr Morris and Mr Allen for all their help and especially to Gareth and Angus for their loyalty.

Results:

York Sixth Form College

Retiring Captain's

Leeds G.S

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Denstone College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Bradford G.S.

Alnwick Colts

Berwick Colts

Played: [4 Won: 5 Lost: 9

1st XV players:

Angus Gowthorpe*, Gareth Silverwood*+ , Charlie Barlow*, Paul Reavley*, Guy Walker*, Andrew Ludiman*+ , Paul Mulryne*, Clifford Coggrave*, Graham Wood*, Tom Reid*, Da^id Batty*, "C J."

Richardson*, Mark Ludiman*, Oliver Gardner*, Gordon Gibb, Joel Ward, James Swallow, Toby Cockcroft. Also played C. Martin, R. Stout, R. Silverwood, B. Councell, E. Graves-Tamvakis, M. Davies, M. Lang, R. Ambrose, N. Middleton.

* = Colours + = Cap

P. J. Stephen

2nd XV

The second XV had its most successful season for several years and it is a measure of the progress made by the senior sides that in the first two fixtures a strong Yarm 1st XV was held to a 10-10 draw and Leeds Grammar School only narrowly beat us 17-19 with almost the last kick of the match. There followed notable victories over Silcoates, Denstone College, Worksop College, York Sixth Form College and Ashville College, the last four of which were all beaten by large margins of upto seventy points In the games we lost, only against Ampleforth College, when we played most of the second half with thirteen men and against Durham School, when the senior squad was decimated by injury, were we defeated by more than a few scores

A large number of players represented the side over the course of the season and those that came in for the occasional game fitted in smoothly and always played with pride and commitment Richard Ambrose, Robert Hiles, Christian Martin, Bruce Neary (captain) and Richard Stout from the U.6 were regulars and provided the much valued experience. Jonathan Brooks, Paul Gorman, Michael Lang, Damien Lipman, Matthew Pittman and Charles Roberts from the L6 developed throughout the season and should be valuable members of the 1st XV next year. These will bejoined, I am sure, by the extremely talented group of fifth formers: Toby Cockcroft, Tom Duncan, Dominic Greeves, Michael Hunter, Naithan McBride and Nick Middleton, all of whom are outstanding prospects for the future

The following players represented the 2nd XV: R. Ambrose, C. Braganza, J. Brooks, S. Clegg, T Cockcroft, S Coulbeck, T Davies, T Duncan, P Gorman, E Graves-Tamvakis, D Greeves, N Hails, R Hiles, J Holgate, M Hunter, G Keenan, M Lang, J Langford, D Lipman, C Martin, N McBride, N Middleton, B Neary (captain), M Pittman, C Roberts, R Stout

D. K. Morris

3rd XV

The 3rd XV, composed mainly of under-sixteen pupils, played a strong fixture list with limited success. The squad fulfilled its primary purpose well: a number of our players stepped up into the 2nd XV and 1st XV as the season continued Individuals generally developed into better players Sadly, the lack of a settled side meant that as a team, little cohesion or strategy was possible

This meant that our tight play suffered; our best rugby was played in loose, open continuity phases, and this will give us something to work on next season. Also, win or lose the game is played for enjoyment's sake: being serious about preparation and play must not stifle spirit, and we will as a squad next year seek to sustain and improve on individual and collective pride in ourselves. My thanks to the many pupils who represented the 3rd XV this season Their progress was underlined by the splendid performances given whilst winning the U.16 "Roses Sevens" at Ripon G.S in March

G. Lawrence

U.15 A

After such a successful season as U.14 Colts, expectations were high for similar results; however, such was not to be the case Disaster struck before the end of the first week of training when Simon Rivis dislocated his shoulder He did not play again until the penultimate match of term and what a loss he was; his strong running and sound tackling were sorely missed Further injuries to Neil Forshaw and Matthew Dodgson greatly weakened the back division both in attack and defence and it was particularly in the latter department that the reorganised back line was exposed, so much so that the only win recorded before half-term was against Joseph Rowntree School

Against Ampleforth after half-term, the School were fortunate to hold on against sustained pressure from the opposition's backs and turned around only 6-9 points in arrears, thanks to a fine individual performance by Ben Oakley who picked up the ball at the base of the scrum then outpaced the opposition to run nearly half the length of the field to score Increased forward superiority by the St Peter's pack produced two further tries to provide a welcome win created more from determination than general team play Such spirit was lacking the following week against Worksop when the School played with little fire to lose a game that they should have won easily

The sequence of win one, lose one continued with a comfortable but not very inspiring win at Pocklington against a side which hitherto had had little success This was followed by the worst performance of the season at Durham where the School failed to adapt to adverse weather conditions as well as displaying a lack of commitment against a well motivated side The absence of Lee O'Keefe who had been such an omnipresent flanker was greatly missed The penultimate match of the term against Ashville highlighted deficiencies in attacking play Too much individual play particularly by some of the forwards ruined several potentially good scoring chances particularly in the second-half when the School were unable to extend their lead despite a plentiful supply of possession.

The last game of the term was also the last defeat of the season With everyone back fit, the School immediately reversed the result of the game against Woodhouse Grove Despite the heavy pitch, there was a marked improvement in back play with Dodgson at flyhalf being instrumental in both tries and providing the springboard for more penetrative attacks It would also

first match of the season in which there were no tries scored against the School and this reflected the sound defensive play of Dodgson, Rivis and Forshaw, who had been injured for most of the previous term, as well as indicating the noticeable improvement in the tackling of David Todd and Scott P Bradley and the high quality tackling of Jonathan Noble who was one of the most consistent performers throughout the whole season.

A further victory against Harrogate Grammar School was followed by perhaps the best performance of the season against Bradford Grammar School A well drilled set of forwards always had the edge over the School's pack, but St Peter's defensive play was magnificent The School took their few chances well and eventually won by 14-10 It was ironic that such a performance should be reserved for the last game of the season but at least it showed the real potential of the side

Whilst prolonged injuries to several prominent players can be ajustifiable excuse for backs rarely playing to their potential, such an argument cannot be used by the forwards As a unit they tended to hang onto the ball too long as was clearly demonstrated at Ashville The main exceptions to this criticism were Michael Helme who showed excellent ball distribution as the season progressed and Lee O'Keefe who had the hallmark of a good flanker in both attack and defence James Scott at hooker and Richard Brown the loose head prop played valiantly, never giving less than their best The problem area was at second row with the best combination being George Pitt and Daniel Perry, both of whom improved as the season progressed as did Michael Catling who eventually found the right role in the team as blind side flanker

There is clearly an abundance of talent in the present squad and with the influx of several keen players who were not on team rugby the previous season, their contribution to Game 1 rugby over the next few years should be substantial providing some of the physically stronger players remember to play as a team

Team mainly selected from:

M Dodgson (captain), R Brown (vice-captain), N Forshaw, S M Bradley, S Rivis, D Todd, J Noble, C Atkinson, J Archer, R Brown, J Scott, M Helme, D Perry, G Pitt, L O'Keefe, B Oakley, M Catling, S Mcllhinney, N Wight, O Marlow, O. Milne.

Results:

Leeds Grammar School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Joseph Rowntree School

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Woodhouse Grove School

Harrogate Grammar School

Bradford G.S.

W. R. Hutt

U.15 B

A wet and windy hillside in Teesdale is an inauspicious place to begin any sporting campaign and the beating which was suffered that day was flattered by the score. The Bteam's lot is a difficult one as the supply of players to the illustrious but injury-strewn A team left the team instantly and constantly weakened until Christmas. The latter situation was to be a godsend as we were forced to enlist the assistance of Foster and Croft from game 4, a decision which paid huge dividends, the "trying" times continued as we struggled to hold Hymers and were drubbed by Ampleforth But the writing was on the wall against Hymers. Half-time against Worksop saw us 12-0 down but the coach was certain at that point that things would improve if the endeavour continued as it had done Pocklington fielded a vast team but they went backwards and Foster ran out of the opposition in goal area twice without touching the ball down!! The memorable moments of which the team (led intelligently from the front by Whalley) can be proud were the handsome beating of Durham after having a doubly long journey as a result of a venue mix-up at Durham and the gritty match against the heavy Bradford side To not lose again after November 2nd says something for the side who began to care about their results.

Barefoot and Bradley were probably the players of the season: Barefoot's loose ball play was at times text book quality and Bradley ran and kicked admirably Foster scored tries and "Oh" Leveson's passing was at times inch perfect Williams and Drysdale did exactly as back rows should, tackle, tackle, tackle The results speak for themselves and I hope that the players got enough from the season to want to continue playing into adulthood— whatever the level Special mention must go to Ed Lindley who supported throughout the two terms, training in all weathers accepting that he would rarely be in the side

Team from:

T. J. Archer, C. W. J. Atkinson, N. J. Barefoot, J J M Hiles, S M Bradley, B Brierley, B V Croft, M T Dowds, E G Drysdale, R A Lakin, D. J. Falconer, D. R. Leveson, E. R. Lindley, O T W Milne, D L L Perry, G N E Pitt, S H Whalley, G A Williams, M S Foster, S A Bell, O. Erkut, A. W. P. Gray, O. W. R. Marlow, O J Mistry, C Mosby, J B Rayner, N J Wight

Results: Castle 'B' Hymers College Millthorpe

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Bradford G.S.

Fyling Hall

Joseph Rowntree

As the results show, a 50% success rate was achieved with some thirty tries scored during the season. At times, predictably, larger schools produced larger players and we would be sorely outgunned However, as the season went on, much credit was due to all the players who accepted the need to keep tackling and take the knocks so that scraps of possession could be converted into scores. Then when oppositions were able to be matched pound for pound, the lessons learned in the harder games paid dividends as ferocious tackling and committed loose forward play gave us the opportunity to dominate all possession after the 'first phase' and some excellent rugby was played with real fifteen-man unselfishness and spirit and the essence of good rugby The quickly won ruck became a well practised and successful weapon that will ensure success in future years.

The season began with acouple of quitedifficult games against Leeds and Silcoates which not only exposed our tackling weakness, at the time, but also showed the potential, as in the latter game, scores from the centre. James Duggin and the No.8 Paul Clark came after conceding points but, by not giving up and taking our chances, we could give as good as we got and cross over the line ourselves The next game against Barnard Castle was atimely yet well deserved win and confidence booster as, back on equal terms, tackles began to stifle opposition attacks and loose balls were pounced upon and converted into points on the board. Although this was followed by two losses to bring us up to half term, the scores barely reflected the exceptional work rate and fearless tackling; if any less courage had been shown, the score lines would have been not unlike a cricket result Much credit was due to the example of both second row captain James Brooke, scrum-half James Mee and fly-half Paul Fotherby

After half-term a closely fought win against Worksop was set up by a brace of tries from our wings, Alex Robertshaw and James Heald. This win set us up for another close win against Pocklington when loose play inter-passing between the front row players of Andrew Kay, Stephen Mulryne and Ian Leadbeater ensured a solid team performance in the second-half having turned around 3-0 down Dogged resistance and try-saving tackles from the forwards Peter Liddle and Jonathan Jacques, saw us go down by only one point against Durham Spurred on by such a good performance, the next game against Ashville became a one-sided affair with some excellent straight runs and scores from the centre Nick Riggall, and the accurate boot of the full-back David Powell ensured he became top points scorer for the side at the end of the season In the last game of the Christmas Term against Woodhouse Grove the fearless tackling of wing-forward Adam Councell saw us through to overall winners despite being 10-12 down at half-time

really give us a chance to get back into the determined rhythm that was shown at the end of the previous term Well deserved congratulations and thanks to all the players who tried so hard throughout the season

J. A. Owen-Burnett

In the Easter Term a return fixture against Woodhouse Grove saw us stick to our task to come out winners by the only score of the match and then our heaviest defeat against the best side of the season, Bradford, who did not

Results

Leeds Grammar

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Woodhouse Grove

Bradford Grammar School

U.14 B XV

Played: 8 Won: 2 Lost: 5

Drawn: 1 For: 59 Against: 125

The team had a fairly unremarkable season but played with spirit and determination in all games The small size of the team was always going to make things difficult, but it seems that at this level there is a growing trend towards an unwillingness to tackle correctly

Throughout the season Barlow and Duce played at prop, the latter needing less encouragement and certainly one of the most exemplary tacklers in the squad. Bell hooked eagerly and, although he lacked the quick strike of understudy Battye, had the greater general awareness of the two. The second row combination of Bilton and Irwin was determined but failed to bring sufficient aggression into their game At No.8 this season's topscorer Llewellyn provided forward momentum for the pack and learned finally not to isolate himself Anderson, Shepherd, Battye and Firth were effective on the flanks, and the latter proved that a superb tackier does not need to be of large build

Ball is not a natural scrum-half but he always gave 100% and therefore captained the side by example At fly-half Hutt was never happy in the defensive role but did develop good vision when in possession Addy and Mukerjee were a good partnership in the centre and did improve their lines of running The former was also an excellent substitute fly-half. On the wings Vickers and Watson were too rarely given the opportunities to show their paces At full-back Griffith was always slow, but when in the right place at the right time was a reliable, try-saving tackier. Special mention must go to Woodcock and Marsden who provided an invaluable back-up and often did not know in which position they would play from one week to the next.

Provided that as a squad the boys begin to grow, retain their interest and are prepared to listen and learn, they could see greater success in the future and should continue to enjoy their rugby

M. J. Grant

HOCKEY

The hockey season this year I found most frustrating. Teams had many good players, but we were unable to produce a system of play which allowed them to mould into a team. This was in no way because of lack of effort or willingness to fit in with the various patterns of play which we tried Injuries also meant that a large number of players represented the various elevens with the ensuing disruption of progress, particularly as it also involved members of teams playing in different positions This may work for mature players, but is much harder for less experienced ones

Throughout the season the first eleven, most capably and enthusiastically captained by John Sutcliffe, tried hard and individually showed much skill Because they did not control the midfield as well as we might, goals were difficult to get When they managed this pattern of play the side looked confident and talented

The tour to Somerset was a most enjoyable experience and showed just how good hockey in the south really is The tour benefited our play in the short term on our return and will help in the seasons to come

The second eleven played some exciting and high scoring games, winning many of them They played against two first elevens, winning one and narrowly losing the other The team had many players who represented the first eleven and this gave the opportunity to a lot of members of the Hockey Club to represent the second eleven Indeed, everyone at some stage played for a School senior eleven, and a most successful and enjoyable third eleven fixture took place against Ampleforth late in the season

The Colts eleven season was badly disrupted, as indeed were all teams, by a spell of bad weather early in the term A number of their games were lost to the weather, particularly a long spell of freezing fog. To all their matches they brought skill, enthusiasm and maturity and their efforts will be a useful start for their promotion into senior level next year. It was particularly good to note how they continued from strength to strength even when their captain, Tom Duncan, was promoted into the first eleven

On the tour to Somerset

First Eleven Results:

Barnard Castle School

Wellington School

Scarborough College

Hall Cross School

Bootham School

Yarm School

Pocklington School

Pandas H.C

Styx H.C

Retiring Captain's XI

Wellensyans H.C

President's XI

Second Eleven Results:

Barnard Castle School

Ampleforth College

Scarborough College

Hall Cross School

Pocklington School

Queen Ethelburga's G.S

Colts Eleven Results:

Bootham School

Scarborough College

Read School, Drax

Barnard Castle School

Pocklington School

The following represented the First Eleven: T. W. Brassington*, J. R. Brooks*, B. C. Butler, M. J. Davies, T. K. R. Duncan, S. R. Forsyth*, I A Gordon, R J Hiles*, R W Hudson, M A Lang, A C Moxon*, B R Neary*, P D A Reavley, T Reid, G Silverwood*, R J Stout, J D Sutcliffe*, M G Todd*

* = Colours

The following represented the Second Eleven: S A Berry, B C Butler, M J Davies, I A Gordon, E F Graves-Tamvakis, R W Hudson, S Khanna, D. Millen, P. D. A. Reavley, T. Reid, H. I. Shedden, D J Smithson, R J Stout, J E Swallow

The following represented the Colts Eleven: E L'e Backhouse, A S Baines, F J Black, T. K. R. Duncan, J. S. Dunn, A. W. Fotherby, N. J. Hales, J. A. Hopwood, B. A. Kaberry, G. R. Maddison, N. J. Middleton, A. Mosby, C. E. Pyne, N. W. W. Strong, D. K. Sumpton, P. C. Taylor, N A Walker

A cap was awarded to J D Sutcliffe

The Burn Trophy was awarded to A C Moxon

The Stick was awarded to J D Sutcliffe

The Mondal Trophy was won by a joint Clifton/Grove team

R. H. Hubbard

SQUASH

In a season which at first appeared to be quite daunting it has to be said that the somewhat young and inexperienced squad did themselves justice both on and off the court As the results show the Christmas fixtures provided a great incentive to the team who despite being narrowly defeated early on managed to produce some notable victories such as the whitewash against Pocklington and the first defeat of a Leeds G.S. side for at least three years

During the Easter Term the results were disappointing on the whole and due basically to a serious injury incurred early on in the term by the club captain Oliver Gardner Throughout the season Oliver Gardner proved to be a banker at No. 1 string with only three defeats which were against current county players The captain's ability to produce a consistency in his performances is something which I have never encountered before and provided the inspiration and confidence the squad needed so badly At second string Richard Hudson produced many delightful shots but will be remembered for several outstanding comebacks especially his victory against Leeds G.S The rest of the side included Richard Pipes, David Baldry and Mike Lang who all tried extremely hard but could not provide the consistency required to do themselves justice

At the later stages of the season Graham Wood and Mike Catling were called into the squad and coped well with the standard required with Mike Catling demonstrating the fact that he has great potential as well as the winning desire essential to the squash player today

Many thanks are due to the staff who have helped me this year: Mr Harvey and Mr Newman, but special thanks are due to Steve Mulligan who as a talented player himself provided an added incentive to many of the boys to improve not only their racquet skills but also their whole approach to the match situation

Finally, I would like to thank all the pupils who have played in the club over the last three years especially those who have represented the School since they have all helped to establish a fine reputation for possessing high standards of sportsmanship and dress on the School circuit.

U.15

The U.15's continued in their winning style this year and without doubt proved to be one of the most successful sides in recent years Special comment should be made about the pride and passion displayed by the team at all times as well as the excellent captaincy of Mike Catling who himself proved to be the most effective player once again. During the season S. Bradley and M. Dodgson both suffered lengthy injuries which led to the introduction of the U 14 captain Paul Fotherby who performed admirably winning the majority of his matches I hope that the team will continue to bring success next year and provide the essential fresh blood to the 1st V

J. D. Boardman

The U.14 season again suffered from the fact that few schools fielded an U.14team. There were three matches. We beat Ashville 5-0, and lost to Leeds Grammar School 1-4 and Pocklington 2-3 The team played with enthusiasm and determination in every match and the commitment to practices was impressive My thanks go to Mr Boardman and Mr. Harvey for coaching the team. I must mention Jeremy Wood who started the season as a beginner in the sport He made great progress in a short time and for most of the season played at No.3.

The squad was:

Paul Fotherby (1), Oliver Addy (2), Jeremy Wood (3), Andrew Kay (4), Christopher Ball (5) and Stephen Mulryne (6).

1st V Results:

Christmas Term

Ampleforth College

Pocklington School

Leeds G.S

Worksop College

Woodhouse Grove

Ashville College

Pocklington School

Leeds G.S

Easter Term

Ampleforth College

Durham School

Woodhouse Grove

Worksop College

Oakham

All Saints

(teacher training college)

House Squash

In the junior event The Manor proved to be far too strong for the rest and took the title with relative ease, defeating The Rise in the final.

The senior event proved to be a much more open event after the favourites Queen's were knocked out in the first round by a determined School House Perhaps the only consolation for Queen's was that as it turned out they were beaten by the eventual winners who also defeated The Rise in the final.

Individual Competition

A well contested tournament but one which offered few surprises The final was contested between Oliver Gardner and Richard Pipes with Oliver winning comfortably in three games

Paul Fotherby

Caps — O. Gardner

1st team colours — R Hudson, R Pipes, D Baldry, M Lang and M Catling

CROSS-COUNTRY

In terms of results this was not a successful season for the First VIII, unfamiliar courses and availability of runners being the main excuses Nevertheless, the statistics mark several outstanding personal results and a high level of all-round enthusiasm Special mention is due to the captain, Richard Shaw, for his competitive performances in School matches, and to Gordon Gibb who ran for North Yorkshire in the National Schools' Crosscountry Championships.

Earlier in the season the First VIII were victorious over a number of York Schools at the annual Tadcaster event The Ampleforth meeting proved more testing, with damp ground causing some accidents on the 'shute'; and heavy drizzle resulted in directional problems for one team member, despite motorway-style marker arrows. However, when the team returned for the Ampleforth Northern Schools Invitation, a good knowledge of the course led to some fine individual performances, and an overall position of fifth out of eight entrants

The Under 15team, led by Oliver Milne and Michael Catling, were unbeaten until the final match against Barnard Castle This promises well for the future, providing the talent transfers to the senior team in the next two years.

Dominic Todd

Colours were awarded to the following: Richard Shaw, Dominic Todd, James Angel and Peter Devine

The following represented the First VIII: R Shaw (captain), D Todd (vice-captain), G Gibb, T Cordier, N Johnson, J Angel, P Devine, T Devine, J. Lacy-Colson, J. Pearson, J. Doncaster, N. Strong, C Beckett, O Milne, M Catling

The following represented the U.15 VIII: O. Milne (captain), M. Catling, R. Brown, S. Whalley, E Drysdale, S Bell, T Williams, J Wood, D Powell, D Pears, A Robertshaw, M Yorke, G Wills, N. Ogden, N. Forshaw, M. Dodgson, J. Brooke, B Ferry, S Mulryne

Results:

25.2.92 v Durham (Home)

1st VIII Durham 37 pts St. Peter's 41 pts

U.15 St Peter's 21 pts Durham 62 pts

8.2.92. v Silcoates v Pocklington (at Silcoates)

1st VIII Pocklington 42 pts

Silcoates 49 pts

St Peter's 74 pts

U.15 St Peter's 32 pts

Silcoates 45 pts

12.2.92 v Ampleforth (Away) 1st VIII Ampleforth 33 pts

St Peter's 49 pts

15.2.92 v Pocklington (Away) 1st VIII Pocklington 28 pts

St Peter's 49 pts

4.3.92. v Woodhouse Grove (Away)

1st VIII Woodhouse Grove 17 pts

St Peter's 20 pts

U.16 St. Peter's 16 pts

Woodhouse Grove 21 pts

U.14 St. Peter's 10 pts

Woodhouse Grove 27 pts

18.3.92 v Barnard Castle (Away)

VIII

INTER-HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY

G Gibb R Shaw

B Neary

J Doncaster

N. Johnson (S) (Q) (G) (G) (Q)

J. Lacy-Colson(C)

N. Strong

P Devine

T. Duncan

S Forsyth (Q) (C) (M) (G)

1st The Rise

2nd The Grove

3rd School

4th The Rise

5th The Manor

6th Clifton 7th Temple

M. Catling

E Drysdale

0 Milne

A J Wood

N. Forshaw

M. Dodgson

D Powell

S Bell

R Brown

S Whalley (M) (G) (Q) (T) (M) (M) (M) (R) (R) (S)

1st The Rise

2nd The Manor

3rd Temple

4th Queen's

5th School

6th The Grove

7th Clifton

Under 14 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Under 15 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Under 16 Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Senior Age Group

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

100 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

E. Sherbourne I. Leadbeater

E. Sherbourne P Clark P Clark The Manor The Manor

L. Hoggard J Hiles O Marlow L Hoggard

J. Hiles The Manor The Manor

G. Gibb N McBride B Councell

F. Black

R. Silverwood

Clifton Clifton

S. Berry J Swallow A Ludiman J Ward

100 yds Breaststroke A Alton

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

100 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

A. Ludiman D Baldry A Ludiman The

The Winter Term of 1991 got off to a good start We recruited four new members from the third form (Nick Abrams, Mark Allworthy, Alex Dalton and Virginia Mackie), and Tim Cordier from the upper sixth Matchwise, we fought Bootham School's senior andjunior teams at home winning both comfortably

The Easter Term saw our two most senior fencers (Ryan Allworthy and Steven Harrison) gain their grade three achievement award, and another win against Bootham's senior team increased our morale, only to be crushed by a loss against Ampleforth We put up two sections,junior and senior at Ampleforth Ourjuniors lost 6-1 and the seniors lost 4-3.

The Summer Term was cut short due to exams halfway through, but we did manage to squeeze in a match against Bootham's senior team once again, and towards the end our new third formers gained their first two fencing grades

My thanks go to Tim Cordier, Alex Dalton, JackPatrick Weatherall, Mark Allworthy, Ryan Allworthy, Tom Nowell, Nick Abrams and Virginia Mackie for making up the team, and special thanks go to our instructor, Major McCarter and to Mr Hutt for his support

Steven Harrison, Captain of Fencing

OXFORD CUP

(Holders: School House)

CRICKET

Retrospect

The 1992 season provided some very good cricket in ideal weather A settled team made steady progress and, as only two players were in their final year at School, there is considerable promise for the future. Michael Davies had a difficult task captaining a team, all of whom were capable batsmen and ten of whom were bowlers A team of all-rounders has its advantages, but it is not easy to keep everyone as fully involved as they would like Michael learned the job quickly and by the end of the season was becoming a thoughtful and confident captain His declarations late in the season were both fair and challenging and he deserved more success than he gained He was supported with great effort and enthusiasm by the vice-captain Bruce Neary. After a defeat in the first match when we fielded in far from ideal conditions we lost only one match This was against the President's XI when we batted without application and awareness and deserved to lose. Four matches were won and in several other games we had the upper hand without being able to clinch victory

The batting had depth and usually two or more made reasonable scores The team was not at its best chasing runs and in the second-half of the season we batted first whenever possible. The main weakness lay in the failure of all the batsmen to make a really big score On good pitches almost every batsman had at least one chance to play a long innings, but it never materialised I hope that next year the batsmen will show greater application. The leading run-scorer was Oliver Gardner His range of shots is fairly limited, but he has a good eye and hits the ball hard off the front foot. He was rarely dismissed cheaply. In the second-half of the season Richard Musgrave began to play to his potential He can play shots all round the wicket, but in the past his concentration has been poor. He played a number of quality innings and will, I hope, score a lot of runs in the future Bruce Neary times his shots well and played some valuable innings Unfortunately his reluctance to keep the ball on the ground cost him his wicket too often Michael Davies had a disappointing season by his own standards, but he had little luck and was the victim of some poor LBW decisions. He had problems around leg stump and never played with the confidence of the previous season Fraser Black struggled in the early part of the season, but after a spell lower in the order he gained confidence and played some promising innings Naithan McBride was promoted to opener late in the term and played several valuable innings, showing plenty of guts and determination. Toby Cockcroft started the season well as an opener, hitting the ball hard and straight Lack of concentration cost him his wicket on a number of occasions, usually when he hit across the line. His fine innings at the festival against Bryanston should help to restore his confidence Charles Roberts struggled for form for much of the season, but the acquisition of contact lenses had a remarkable effect and he finished the season in encouraging form At the festival James Lovell showed that he is capable of scoring useful runs. It was good to see the promise of Tom

Archer, who joined the team after a good Under 15 season His 52 against Cranleigh was an excellent innings and impressed all who saw it

The bowling was varied and in general proved too steady for opposing teams when they were chasing a total. James Lovell spearheaded the attack and bowled with pace and life. Perhaps on occasions his line was too wide of the off-stump, but hehad the ability to get the best batsmen out. Toby Cockcroft shared the new ball and had a promising first year in the team. He had plenty of stamina and was unlucky not to take more wickets. Richard Musgrave never found the rhythm he had last year and seemed to lose — temporarily, I hope — the ability to swing the ball. He was accurate but on good pitches he lacked penetration. Bruce Neary was quite expensive but took useful wickets. When he pitched the ball up he was always dangerous, but his length was often inconsistent. With limited opportunities Fraser Black showed promise for the future, when he will obviously get more bowling. Of the slow bowlers, Naithan McBride was the main wicket taker. He spins the ball a lot but needs to practise hard if he is to gain the necessary accuracy. Hugh Shedden was a valuable member of the attack. He varied his pace and flight well, but did not get the reward he deserved. He will be more effective if he can learn to spin the ball more. He gained his place in the team at the expense of Dominic Bundy, an old colour. Sadly Dominic rarely appeared for practice in the Easter Term and after losing his place made no effort to get it back. It was a disappointing last season for a player who had contributed a lot in previous seasons. Another spinner who played in the team at the festival was Nick Ogden, an Under 15 Colt. He bowled promisingly and coped well with the pressure.

The fielding was good, especially the ground fielding. The captain, Michael Davies, set a fine example and deservedly retained the Fielding Cup Others to impress were Oliver Gardner and James Lovell, but everyone contributed to some fine fielding performances Wicketkeeper Nick Walker improved steadily during the season and he kept very well at the festival

The Senior Inter-House Competition was won by The Rise, whose three 1st XI players supported by excellent fielding were too strong for Queen's. In the Junior Competition the favourites Queen's narrowly defeated Clifton in the final.

My thanks once again to our coach Keith Mohan and to the parents who have supported us so well During the season much work has been done to raise funds for the South Africa Tour and I am immensely grateful to the tour committee and particularly its indefatigable and ever optimistic chairman, Ron McBride

D.

Kirby

1st XI selected from: M J. Davies (captain) 1990-91-92t*, B R Neary (vicecaptain) 1991-92*, F J Black 1992*, T W F Cockcroft 1992*, O Gardner 1991-92*, J Lovell 1992*, N P R McBride 1992*, R F T Musgrave 1991-92*, C D H Roberts 1992*, H I Shedden 1992*, N A Walker 1992*

t = Cap, * = Colours

2nd XI selected from:

T Reid (captain)*, B S Dickson*, M W J Inness*, A M W Ludiman*, A F Rigby*, P C Taylor*, D A Batty, T G Davies, R W Hudson, N J Middleton, N W W Strong, A J Wildblood

Also played:

E L'e Backhouse, D Bundy, T K R Duncan, A W Fotherby, R J Hiles, A E Iveson, C M R Martin, D Millen, A C Moxon, G Silverwood, R J Stout

* = Colours

1st XI Averages

O Gardner

R. F. T. Musgrave

B R Neary

M. J. Davies

F. J. Black

T J Archer

J Lovell 20 :19 19 20 17 6 12

N P R McBride 16

T. W. F. Cockcroft 20

C D H Roberts

H I Shedden 18 6

Also batted: D Bunday 1*, N J Ogdenl*, T Reid 9, N A Walker 1,1*,3,0*,0

* = Not out

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average

O. Gardner 70.5

N P R McBride 76

J Lovell 185.2

B R Neary 148

R. F. T. Musgravel50

T W F Cockcroft 177 F J Black 39

H I Shedden 116

Also bowled: T. J. Archer 7-0-35-0, D. Bundy 8-0-47-0, M J Davies 9-4-30-1, N J Ogden 29-3-124-1, C D H Roberts 11-0-47-1

Results:

ST PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S

Played at home on Saturday, 25th April

Results: Lost

St Peter's 156 (R F T Musgrave 45, O Gardner 38, N Joy 4-36)

Bradford G.S 158-7 (J Pearson 55 not out, A Wharton 38, R F T Musgrave 4-44, J Lovell 3-17)

ST. PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C.

Played at home on Sunday, 26th April

Result: Drawn

Yorkshire Gents 211-7 dec. (N. R. Elliot 53, R. Brewster 51).

St Peter's 181-7 (O Gardner 48 not out, M J Davies 33, A J Stubbs 4-76)

ST. PETER'S v M.C.C.

Played at home on Wednesday, 29th April Result: Drawn

M.C.C 182-5 dec (S Kippax 66 not out, S R Hutchinson 36, M Cowell 35, B R Neary 3-60)

St Peter's 139-9 (T W F Cockcroft 33, D Gormley 3-21)

ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 2nd May. Result: Drawn.

Sedbergh 134-5 dec (S Lewis 41 not out, T Overend 36, J Edington 36, R F T Musgrave 3-17)

St Peter's 117-5 (O Gardner 42 not out)

ST PETER'S v YORK C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 6th May Result: Won

York C.C. 200-6 dec. (W. Robinson 60, I. Dews 42, O. Gardner 3-36)

St Peter's 201-7 (T W F Cockcroft 54, M J Davies 54, A Wallace 3-36, I Dews 3-50)

ST. PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 16th May

Result: Drawn

Barnard Castle 246 (N Walker 66, S Riddell 46, S. Taylor 33, O. Gardner 3-29)

St Peter's 168-7 (O Gardner 36, F J Black 30)

ST PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI

Played at home on Wednesday, 27th May

Result: Lost

President's XI 166 (S. Prest 69, K. Mohan 34, T. W. F Cockcroft 3-28)

St Peter's 160 (B R Neary 40, M J Davies 37, O. Gardner 34, G. Wilkinson 3-9, R. J. Kirby 3-51)

ST. PETER'S v LEEDS G.S.

Played away on Saturday, 30th May.

Result: Drawn

Leeds G.S 214-5 dec (D Kershaw 62 not out, O Robertson 50, I Sutcliffe 47, A Miller 38 not out)

St Peter's 15-0

ST PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

Played away on Saturday, 6th June.

Result: Drawn

Ampleforth 207-8 dec (O Mathias 73 not out, N P R McBride 3-34)

St Peter's 148-5 (B R Neary 63 not out, M J Davies 51, D. Thompson 3-38)

ST. PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 13th June.

Result: Drawn

ST. PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 20th June

Result: Won

Pocklington 155 (S Boswell 50, B Masson 34, J Lovell 4-49)

St. Peter's 156-8 (R. F. T. Musgrave 54, W. Ellse 3-42, S Boswell 3-51)

ST PETER'S v THE FORTY CLUB

Played at home on Wednesday, 24th June

Result: Drawn Forty Club 172-5 dec. (C. Johnson 52, P. Jackson 44 not out)

St. Peter's 147-2 (O. Gardner 79 not out, N. P. R. McBride 53 not out)

ST. PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE

Played away on Saturday, 27th June

Result: Drawn

Worksop 168-8 dec. (A. Hunter 40, O. Gardner 3-31, H. I. Shedden 3-41)

St Peter's 161-9 (R F T Musgrave 51, C Dews 5-53, A Hunter 3-20)

ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITE'S

Played at home on Sunday, 28th June

Result: Drawn

Old Peterite's 206-5 dec. (R. Hutchinson 131 not out, J Lovell 3-34)

St Peter's 161-7 (C D H Roberts 37, B R Neary 33)

ST. PETER'S v SAINTS C.C.

Played at home on Tuesday, 30th June.

Result: Won Saints C.C 180-5 dec (D Gormley 67, J Heaseman 50, O. Gardner 3-12)

St Peter's 182-5 (B R Neary 49, T J Archer 39, O. Gardner 33)

ST PETER'S v KING'S SCHOOL, TYNEMOUTH

Played at home on Wednesday, 1st July

Result: Won

St. Peter's 164-9 dec. (M. J. Davies 50, N. P. R. McBride 34, J Everett 3-28, P Dummigen 3-47) King's, Tynemouth 130 (P. Dummigen 51, N. P. R. McBride 5-19, B R Neary 4-60)

ST. PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

Played at Rossall on Sunday, 5th July

Result: Drawn.

St Peter's 179-9 dec (R F T Musgrave 56, C D H Roberts 36, A Latchman 4-56)

Merchant Taylors' 114-5 (P. Harris 53 not out)

ST. PETER'S v BRYANSTON SCHOOL

Played at Rossall on Monday, 6th July

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 233-6 dec (T W F Cockcroft 66, F J Black 42, R. F. T. Musgrave 39, O. Gardner 31) Bryanston 201-6 (J Freisenbruch 69, G Bucknell 44)

ST PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL

Played away on Tuesday, 7th July

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 205-7 dec (F J Black 46, B R Neary 38 not out, L. Botham 4-66)

Rossall 94-8 (T W F Cockcroft 4-19)

ST PETER'S v CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

Played at Rossall on Wednesday, 8th July

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 214-7 dec. (T. J. Archer 52, O. Gardner 32 not out, M J Davies 30)

Cranleigh 156-7 (B Seal 58 not out, J Lovell 3-45)

ST PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL

Played at Rossall on Thursday, 9th July.

Result: Drawn.

St. Peter's 209-6 dec. (B. R. Neary 64, M. J. Davies 35 not out, N Smith 3-74)

Loretto 203-8 (A Saikia 55, N Smith 50, R Steenberg 35, B R Neary 3-59)

Summary of Results:

Opponents

Bradford G.S

Yorkshire Gents C.C.

M.C.C

Sedbergh School

York C.C

Barnard Castle School

President's XI

Leeds G.S

Ampleforth College

Durham School

Pocklington School

Forty Club

Worksop College

Old Peterite's

Saints C.C

King's School, Tynemouth

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Bryanston School

Rossall School

Cranleigh School

Loretto School

On Friday 27th March, 400 people attended at Cricket Dinner in the Sports Centre The funds raised were divided between the St. Peter's South African Tour and the St Olave's outdoor nets Those present enjoyed an excellent meal and heard two entertaining speeches from Peter Parfitt, the former Middlesex and England cricketer, and John Spencer, the former Yorkshire, England and British Lions rugby player Harry Gration, the B.B.C presenter and an Old Peterite, was the Master of Ceremonies.

On Tuesday 28th April the School was privileged to welcome Sir Richard Hadlee to a buffet lunch function Over 100 attended. Sir Richard gave a half-hour talk and then answered questions He was both entertaining and informative It was a pity that a relatively small audience was present to listen to this great cricketer.

2nd XI

The 2nd XI played ten matches in the usual cheerful and enjoyable spirit which has characterised successive 2nd XI teams over many years. Six games were won (Ashville, Bootham, Yarm, Barnard Castle, Leeds Grammar School and Worksop), two were lost (Durham and Sedbergh) and two were drawn (Ampleforth College and Pocklington) The most runs were scored by Magnus Inness, Paul Taylor, Ben Dickson and Tom Reid and the most wickets were taken by the bowling of Andrew Ludiman and Tom Reid (who took seven wickets for eighteen runs against Bootham) It must, however, be emphasised that everyone who played for the team produced a good performance in at least one of the matches Tom Reid, the captain, again led from the front with some very good batting and bowling, thereby setting a fine example to a very good team.

R. J. Bulcock

SENIOR COLTS

The Senior Colts had a highly successful season winning seven of their twelve matches and only losing to Ampleforth. The foundations for success were built around the stoical performances of the opening batsmen, Tom Archer, the captain, who played with sound technique, particularly against the quicker bowlers and Nick Ogden. The side was fortunate in possessing middle order batsmen in Scott M Bradley, Scott P Bradley, Matthew Dodgson and David Todd who could accelerate the score when required and apart from the game against Ampleforth, at least one came good in every match Whilst high scoring was generally the order of the day, especially at home, the defensive qualities of Simon Rivis helped to save the game against Durham

The bowling revolved around the pace of Neil Forshaw and Scott M. Bradley. The former was economical and bowled without a great deal of luck whilst the latter suffered from back trouble for a considerable part of the

season and was not able to realise his true potential The introduction of spin with Nick Ogden and Daniel Leveson often proved decisive Whilst Nick was a seasoned campaigner, Daniel grew in confidence as the season progressed performing particularly well against Ashville and Durham With Ben Brierley's medium pace inswingers and Ed Lindley's slow left arm bowling, the side had more variety than most of their opponents

What characterises a good team is their determination in the field, and this side showed that characteristic Particular praise should go to Scott P Bradley who was most energetic and enthusiastic even in the last over of an inevitably negative draw against Worksop, David Todd who possessed a very safe pair of hands whilst fielding in the deep, Matthew Dodgson who showed real athleticism behind the stumps and Jonathan Noble who always gave of his best

The season got off to an encouraging start with a rare win against Sedbergh who made a sporting declaration at tea despite their moderate total All the early batsmen scored runs and Scott M. Bradley maintained his form against Ashville in the following match scoring an undefeated century The opposition were no match for the slow bowling of David Leveson and Ed Lindley, the latter producing his best bowling analysis of the season with three wickets for four runs off eight overs.

After two very comfortable victories against Yarm and Barnard Castle, the game against Bradford was of the highest order Bradford, batting first never recovered from a shaky start after a fine bowling spell by Neil Forshaw and were dismissed for 123 The School, with plenty of time got off to a brisk start but with the introduction fo spin the scoring rate dropped dramatically with only six runs coming off the next eight overs Most batsmen would have lost concentration and taken risks but both Tom Archer and Nick Ogden batted through and by the time the first wicket fell the School were half-way to reaching their target allowing the later batsmen to attack with less trepidation

Immediately after half-term, the School scored 221 for 3 against Manchester Schools' who as usual were positive until near the end, only putting up the shutters when the eight wickets fell with three overs to go The only blemish on the School's batting came against Ampleforth when most batsman have an "off day" on the same occasion, which is how Bootham must have felt the following Wednesday when they were dismissed for 39 in less than an hour's play The game against Durham was a much different story St Peter's fielded in extremely hot conditions and did well to restrict the opposition to 184 for 8by tea Durham's hostile opening attack reduced the School to 30 for 4 before Simon Rivis and Scott P. Bradley came to the rescue with an unbeaten fifth wicket partnership of 121

The most exciting game of the season was at home to Pocklington who were dismissed for 163 by tea With only 20 overs to go, the School had crawled to 37 for 1 but aggressive batting by Matthew Dodgson who scored 77 not out won the game with one ball to spare It was a pity the Worksop game was not played inthe same spirit.

The following regularly represented the School: T. Archer* (captain), M. Dodgson* (vice-captain), N Ogden*, S M Bradley, S P Bradley, S Rivis, D Todd, N Forshaw, D Leveson, B Brierley

The following also played: E Lindley, K Midhage, G Williams, J Noble, M. Helme, C. Atkinson, O. Marlow.

* awarded colours

J. W. R. Hutt and P. D. Northfield

Sedbergh 133 for 6 dec (N Ogden 3-34)

St. Peter's 134 for 3 (T. Archer 25, N. Ogden 42, S M Bradley 26 not out)

St Peter's 192 for 4 dec (S M Bradley 100 not, T Archer 47 not out)

Ashville 51 (D. Leveson 4-7, E. Lindley 3-4)

St Peter's 208 for 8 dec (M Dodgson 52, D Todd 67 not out)

Yarm 50 (D Todd 7-25)

St. Peter's 177 for 7 dec. (T. Archer 58, S. P. Bradley 66)

Barnard Castle 65 (N Forshaw 3-20, N Ogden 4-8)

Bradford 123 (S. M. Bradley 3-24, N. Ogden 4-41)

St Peter's 126 for 3 (T Archer 42 not out, N Ogden 36)

St Peter's 221 for 3 dec (T Archer 41, N Ogden 47, S P Bradley 65 not out, M Dodgson 54 not out)

Manchester Schools' C.A 200 for 8 (N Forshaw 3-50, N. Ogden 3-83)

St. Peter's 61 for 6 (M. Dodgson 30 not out) v Leeds Match abandoned because of rain

St Peter's 73 (N Ogden 28)

Ampleforth 75 for 4

Bootham 39 (S M Bradley 4-4)

St Peter's 40 for 0 (S Rivis 22 not out)

Durham 184 for 8 dec (D Leveson 3-31)

St. Peter's 151 for 4 (S. P. Bradley 79, S. Rivis 36 not out)

Pocklington 163 (N Ogden 3-45, B Brierley 2-9)

St. Peter's 167 for 3 (T. Archer 57 not out, S. M. Bradley 27, M Dodgson 77 not out)

St Peter's 221 for 3 dec (T Archer 76 not out, M Dodgson 76 not out, D. Todd 35) Worksop 139 for 4

U.14 COLTS

We were lucky to have good weather for much of the season This enabled good net practice as well as games to take place As a result there were significant areas of improvement throughout the U.14 squad. This was emphasised by the fact that twenty-six members of the squad represented the School this season. It is important to realise that this is a most formative year for the boys and that results are important but not always paramount. Hence changes in batting and bowling orders, as well as personnel, are vital if all members of the squad are to have the choice of success Fortunately the four captains, Andrew Kay and James Duggin for the 'A' team and David Powell and James Brooke, understood the need to involve each player actively in each game

For the A's Andrew Kay proved the most consistent batsman scoring 346 runs at an average of 43. When he gains extra maturity he will convert many of these good scores into big ones. James Reynolds made two good scores including a fine 88 against Durham but must learn to play off the front foot more Stephen Mulryne proved a fine middle order batsman and providing he retains his concentration he will do well next season James Duggin developed into a fine striker of the ball and will develop further into a most effective player in the coming years. The side had considerable depth in batting with Nick Riggall, David Powell and James Hutt all making sound contributions The two quick bowlers were James Duggin and Nick Riggall Both made promising progress but need to know when to slow things down and simply bowl a good line and length Paul Fotherby was a most accurate inswing bowler who gained just rewards for his persistent accuracy. When James Hutt relaxed he was capable of bowling very well, as he showed at Ampleforth Oliver Addy made real progress collecting many wickets in the 'B's and making the step through to 'A' team The spinners revolved around David Powell's off-spin and Paul Clarks slow left arm bowling, their 8 wicket haul in the final game being just reward for all their efforts Andrew Kay also bowled off-spin but needs to work more at his accuracy. In the field we had several fine ground fieldersof which James Hutt, Stephen Mulryne and James Duggin were the pick Certainly Stephen and James Hutt caught some splendid catches during the season although, as usual, too many vital chances went down Behind the stumps James Curley had a sound season making good progress He knows there is work to be done in the close season and he certainly has the determination necessary to succeed. Henry Donaldson and Peter Barlow made sound contributions in the 'A' side and also did well with both bat and ball in the 'B's The 'B's did particularly well as the season progressed with Jonathan Reeves becoming a most useful bowler Patrick Calvert worked hard and with success at his off-spin as did James Brooke with his "leggies" Tom Bilton and Chris Ball worked hard at their batting, showing real promise Behind the sticks Adam Councell and Ben Fry shared the duties with both gaining in confidence

I would like to take the opportunity of thanking the four captains for their hard work and Messrs Watkinson and Bellis for all their help. I hope the boys enjoy their cricket at St Peter's and reflect on the advice given individually and as a team. Remember you cannot win "time" cricket when you are prepared to declare and lose Cricket is a team game where much of the enjoyment is gained savouring the success of others so that when your own turn comes you can truly enjoy the plaudits

P. J. Stephen

Results:

'A' Team

Sedbergh 168 for 8 (Duggin 4 for 37)

St Peter's 86 for 6 (Kay 35)

Barnard Castle 54 all out (Fotherby 4 for 12, Hutt 3 for 15)

St Peter's 55 for 3 (Kay 40 not out)

St. Peter's 119 for 7 (Kay 44, Mulryne 45)

Bradford G.S. 120 for 7 (Riggall 5 for 33)

St Peter's 135 for 9 (Duggin 35)

Leeds G.S 137 for 4 (Powell 3 for 33)

St. Peter's 130 for 6 (Kay 59, Duggin 28)

Bootham 52 all out

St Peter's 138 for 9 (Kay 61)

Ampleforth 124 for 9 (Hutt 4 for 17)

St Peter's 157 all out (Reynolds 88)

Durham 161 for 5

St Peter's 161 for 7 (Kay 48, Duggin 37, Hutt 28 not out)

Pocklington 162 for 4

St Peter's 150 all out (Kay 54, Riggall 29)

Worksop 82 all out (Powell 4 for 31, Clark 4 for 19)

An XI

Yarm 96 all out (Barlow 3 for 2)

St Peter's (XI) 98 for 4 (Reynolds 54)

'B' Team

Ampleforth 97 for 7 (Addy 4 for 10)

St Peter's 68 for 8 (Powell 28 not out)

Sedbergh 104 all out (Addy 3 for 17, Clark 3 for 28)

St Peter's 57 all out (Allworthy 20)

Barnard Castle 82 all out (Barlow 3 for 17)

St Peter's 86 for 1 (Donaldson 26, Ball 22 not out)

St Peter's 67 all out

Ampleforth 68 for 4

St Peter's 61 all out (Powell 26)

Pocklington 56 all out (Reeves 7 for 26)

Worksop 89 all out (Barlow 5 for 19, Donaldson 4 for 17)

St Peter's 90 for 4 (Barlow 50 not out)

The following represented the U.14 'A' Colts: O Addy, C Ball, P Barlow, T Bilton, J Brooke, P Clark, J Curley, H Donaldson, J Duggin*, P Fotherby, J Hutt, A Kay*, S Mulryne, D Powell, J. Reynolds, N. Riggall, J. Woodcock.

* Captains

The following represented the U.14 'B' Colts: O. Addy, M. Allworthy, C. Ball, P. Barlow, M. Bell, T. Bilton, J. Brooke*, P. Calvert, P. Clark, A. Councell, H Donaldson, B Fry, D Powell*, J Reeves, J Shepherd, J Wood, J Woodcock, E Vickers

* Captains TENNIS 1st IV

The first four is a special team which participates in the National competitions run by the L.T.A and sponsored by the Midland Bank Unfortunately, this year's team fell at the final hurdle with defeats in both competitions at the Regional Final stage. In the Glanvill Cup the team convincingly defeated Harrogate Grammar School, Read School and Yarm School to reach the Regional Final Here they encountered the two strongest Schools on our circuit in Bradford Grammar School and Hymers College. Oliver Gardner gave a good account of himself against the Yorkshire number one who played for Bradford and managed to take a game from the Yorkshire number three from Hymers Both Michael Hunter and Michael Catling played well and won a set each

In the Senior Students Competition the team had an easy passage through the preliminary rounds However, in the Regional Final St Peter's werejust beaten by King James School by four sets to two. The first and second pair doubles were shared one set all and this left the match wide open with the four singles to play. Michael Hunter won convincingly at number three and David Baldry lost at number four singles The real disappointment came when Oliver Gardner went down by six games to four, to G Pearson, one of the strongest players in York and David Jones was beaten by the narrowest of margins in a tie-break

The 1st IV team:

Oliver Gardner, David Jones, Michael Hunter, David Baldry (Captain) with Michael Catling making appearances

Results:

Midland Bank/National Schools' Championships for the Glanvill Cup 1st Round St Peter's v Harrogate Grammar

St Peter's v St Peter's v

Regional

v

v School

Midland Bank Schools' Tennis Team Competition for Senior Students

Regional St Peter's v King James's 2—4 L Final R. G. Shread

1st VI

This season was only moderately successful with four wins and five defeats. David Baldry led the team in his own quiet way He tried to play attacking and uncompromising tennis but was letdown by inconsistency David rediscovered his true form when it came to the Alcuin Trophy (singles competition) at the end of the season; in this event he played with real determination and gave Michael Hunter a difficult semi-final.

The backbone of the team was the first pair of David Jones and Michael Hunter who lost only a few sets throughout all the School fixtures. They worked hard for each other and demonstrated mature matchplay Both players enjoyed being at the net and they dominated opponents from this position with sharp volleying and solid 'overheads' David's knowledge of the game and consistency were a great asset to the first pair He worked the ball into the spaces and made his opponents look very ordinary Michael hit the ball with increased power this season and yet was still as consistent as ever He often out-rallied his opponent by playing very astute 'percentage' tennis, which frustrated lesser players

Mark Davies was as determined as ever, however he did not win as many points as he should by staying at the baseline The two 'new boys' to the team were Michael Lang and Michael Catling. This proved a successful pairing at number three with a great fighting spirit being shown against often superior opposition Michael Lang enjoyed rallying from the baseline but needed to come in to the net more and hit the ball harder. Michael Catling has developed a great deal this term and has a good allround game He has an excellent competitive spirit and tries to dominate at all times on court.

I would like to thank Mr A Ellis-Davies for his help in running the U.15 VI and in developing the third form tennis My thanks also go to Mr D Newman and Mr S Mulligan for all their efforts with the non-team players

1st VI Results: Opponents

Bradford Grammar School

Ashville College

Hymers College

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ampleforth College

Woodhouse Grove School

Durham School

Barnard Castle School

Colours:

These were reawarded to David Jones and awarded to David Baldry, Mark Davies and Michael Hunter

The 1st VI Team: M T Hunter & D R Jones, D H Baldry (Captain) & M. R. Davies, M. J. Catling & M. A. Lang.

Individual Competition — for the Alcuin Trophy

Final: Michael Hunter defeated Michael Catling 6-3, 6—1, 6-1

Losing semi-finalists: David Baldry and Michael Lang

Inter-House Tennis Competition: Semi-Finals Clifton 4—5 School

Grove 5—4 Temple

Final Grove 3—6 School

2nd VI

R. G. Shread

The second team has been mainly comprised of members of the Lower Sixth and had many changes during the term They played with much enthusiasm throughout the season and have been well led by Matthew Todd, the captain

Ten players were selected to play:

INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS

Junior Age Group

lOOmts

E Vickers

Results:

Opponents

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ampleforth College

Giggleswick 1st VI

Durham School

U.15 VI

All members of the Daniel Venue

Bean and Matthew

James Swallow, David Ellis, Andrew Pickard, Shalin Khanna, Matthew Todd (Captain), Stewart Berry, Richard Pipes, Andrew Mawby, Pittman.

200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

sauad were called uDon to represent the School at some stage during the season. The team was most ably led b\' the caDtain Michael Dowds and I would also like to thank Mr his help in running the team

The U.15 VI team:

Michael Dowds (Captain)

A. Ellis-Davies for & Simon Burns, Andrew Gray & Gregory Norman, James Hiles & James Scott Both Matthew Foster and Richard Harran also played on a few occasions.

Results:

Opponents Venue

Ashville College U.16 VI

Pocklington School

Ampleforth College

Giggleswick School

Durham School

Barnard Castle School

N. Riggall

0 Addy

E. Drysdale

A Robertshaw

A Robertshaw

N Riggall

E Drysdale

J. Brooke

J Heald

The Rise

Intermediate Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

Senior Age G

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

2m 25s 5m 25s lmt 50cms 4mts 94cms 9mts 47cms 26mts 56cms 26mts 30cms

R. Silverwood

M Hunter

N McBride

G Gibb

G. Gibb

M Catling

B Oakley

M Inness

D. Greeves

D Greeves

S. Bradley

The Manor

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G Walker

J Ward

T Reid

J Doncaster

R. Shaw

N Johnson

M Lang

C. Richardson

S Roberts

S. Roberts

D Bundy

Queen's

26.1s

2m 15s 4m 56s 11m 10s lmt 80cms* 5mts 89cms*

lOmts 81cms

24mts 44cms 38mts 50cms 50.1s 11.5s 25.1s 57.8s 2m 16s 4m 59s

11m 9s

lmt 55cms

5mts 58cms

llmts 73cms

31mts 53cms

42mts 5cms

49.0s

BOAT CLUB

The Boat Club has once again had an active and fairly successful year We followed the same pattern of racing as last year with only a few alterations and achieved nine wins in Head races and twelve Regatta wins

Firstly, let me run through the Head season and then through the Regatta season

THE HEAD RACE SEASON

Ancholme Head

St. Peter's raced fourteen crews on the river Ancholme on Sunday 6th October. The conditions were still for the first division but a lively head wind picked up for the second division. This was our first Head race of the season and we managed to win seven of the eight events we entered The winning crews were:

Women's Junior Four: Caroline Murphy, Lindsay Daniel, Olivia Smart, Diana Wooding and cox, Mathew Taylor

Men's Junior Four: Tim Cordier, Jeremy Doncaster, Alistair Birch, Stuart Clarke and cox, Michelle Griggs (This was the second fastest crew overall.)

Men's Novice Four: Andrew Wallis, Tom Oakley, John Crisp, Jon Lacy-Colson and cox, Carole Tong

Women's Senior III four: Sarah Pateman, Esther Williams, Caroline Giles (sub.), Polly Evans and cox, Arthur Ellis-Davis.

Men's Junior 16 Four: Dugan Jackson, Andrew Farrow, Andrew Wallis, Jon Lacy-Colson and cox, Michelle Griggs.

Women's Senior II and Women's Senior I Single Sculls: Ann Hodgson

York Small Boats Head

We put another large entry into this Head with seventeen St Peter's crews taking part Conditions were interesting as thick fog persisted throughout the day and local knowledge of the course was a distinct advantage! Two of our boys crews managed to win their events

Men's Senior III Fours: Chris Lloyd, James Hague, Stuart Clarke, Alistair Birch and cox, Michelle Griggs. (This crew also came a very creditable seventeenth out of the total of 340 crews.)

Men's Junior Fours: Andrew Farrow, Jack-Patrick Weatherall, Andrew Wallis, Jon Lacy-Colson and cox, Bridget Torlesse

The Fours Head of the River

We took three crews down to London to race on the Tideway It was a great experience to race against such a wide cross-section of British rowers 500 fours racing in procession along the Tideway course is a fine sight! Our crews performed well and achieved these results:

The Rutherford Head

We entered a couple of crews. The Senior three crew raced well. The novice four was also going particularly well but came to an unfortunate end when a men's eight mounted it from behind and broke the rudder and stern canvass. The crew limped safely but slowly home.

The Head of the Float

One girls' eight went across to Liverpool to race this interesting Head. You start at one end of the docks, race 2,000m, wind down, spin and then set off to race in the opposite direction! The day was bitterly cold but the crew achieved a respectable result.

The Viking Longships

We entered a complete St Peter's crew this year and also "lent" Tonbridge School four of our girls to make up their crew Once again the racing was fun and a lot of effort went into our fancy dress this year! St Peter's won the trophy for the most successful junior crew

The Yorkshire Head

Conditions were very "interesting" with an exceptionally high river level and some fast currents and eddies The race organisers took the decision to cancel most of thejunior events and in the end only four of our crews raced

The Senior three eight came a very respectable eighth (out of 143 crews) and both our men's novice four and our women's novice four came second in their events, the girls' only losing by 0.8 seconds!

The North of England Head

Two boys' eights raced in wild conditions on the river Dee in the North of England Head

The Novice eight that raced in the first division came second to Durham University.

The Senior three eight in the second division came fourth out of the fourteen crews in their event

THE REGATTA SEASON

York Spring Regatta

York Spring really felt like the start of summer. It was warm and sunny. We entered eleven crews who all performed well. Our Senior III four (the "Bungarra" crew) just lost a very close final to York University but one of our Women's Novice fours won their event in fine style

Women's Novice Fours: Debbie Small, Pip Smith, Olivia Smart, Lindsay Daniel and cox, Mathew Taylor

Nottingham City Regatta

We took two boys' eights down to Nottingham to glimpse some quite stiff competition and also to introduce a few of the boys to the idea of multi-lane racing

Bradford Regatta

We again put a large entry into this friendly and wellrun regatta and enjoyed a good day's racing Two of our girls' crews managed to win their events

Women's Senior III Fours: Ann Hodgson (sub. for Emma Brown who unfortunately twisted an ankle), Diana Wooding, Esther Williams, Caroline Murphy and cox, Mathew Taylor.

Women'sNovice Fours: Sarah Brayshaw, Josie Shaw, Lucy Sampson, Melissa Marlow and cox, Eleanor White.

Northwich Regatta

At half-term several crews went across to Northwich Like many of the regattas this year it was very hot. We enjoyed some fine racing and had the pleasure of seeing an all-Peter's final in men's novice fours The fifth year boys' crews made the sixth form crew really race for their win!

Men's Novice Fours: Dugan Jackson, Andy Wallis, John Crisp, Jon Lacy-Colson and cox, Mathew Taylor. Women's Senior III Four: Esther Williams, Lindsay Daniel, Ann Hodgson, Caroline Murphy and cox, Mathew Taylor.

Durham Regatta

At Durham Regatta our first eight raced very well against Durham University, leading them up the course until half-way in what was to be the fastest race of the day On the basis of this fine performance we put an entry in for the Temple Challenge at Henley Royal Regatta The Temple Challenge is a "harder" event than the Princess Elizabeth that we rowed in last year but this year's crew was too old and we had to go up a grade! The boys' eight had the new experience of having to go down to Henley to do a qualifying race on the Friday before the regatta There were thirty crews racing off for the remaining nine places in the event. Our crew gave it all they could on the day and came eleventh; very close but not quite close enough.

Loughborough Regatta

Whilst the boys were racing in Durham two girls' crews went down to Nottingham again The Novice four raced convincingly and were second a long way ahead of the rest of the field.

York Summer Regatta

At York Summer Regatta we had three eights, seven fours and one sculler racing The fifth year girls' crew raced well and made it to the final in Women's novice fours The finest racing of the day came from the "Bungarra" crew who looked very good and beat several old rivals to win Senior II fours.

Senior II four: Stuart Clarke, Alistair Birch, James Hague, Chris Lloyd and cox, Michelle Griggs

Leeds Regatta

St Peter's entered nineteen crews at Leeds Regatta The weather was once again fine and the racing went well It was especially good to see two fifth year crews (one boys' and one girls') win their novice pots We managed to win a total of six events which were:

Men's Senior II eights: Andrew Wallis, Jeremy Doncaster, Charlie Barlow, James Fieldsend, Stuart Clarke, Alistair Birch, James Hague, Chris Lloyd and cox, Michelle Griggs.

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Men's Senior III eights: Andrew Wallis, Dugan Jackson, Chris Richardson, Jeremy Doncaster, Charlie Barlow, James Fieldsend, John Crisp, Jon Lacy-Colson and cox, Bridget Torlesse.

Women's Senior III fours: Esther Williams, Diana Wooding, Ann Hodgson, Lindsay Daniel and cox, Eleanor White

Women's Novice Fours: Louise Jackson, Ann Mulryne, Sarah Richards, Penny Whiting and cox, Carole Tong

Men's Novice Fours: Ryan Allworthy, Anthony Brooks, Marcus Buckle, Matthew Scholefield and cox, Claire Taylor.

Senior open mixed fours: Ann Hodgson, Jacqui Finney, Phil Press (from York City Rowing Club), John Ward and cox, Louise Pedlar

This fine tally of wins was enough to win us the Victor Ludorum prize for the most successful club at Leeds Regatta

The main addition to our equipment this year has been another launch and eight more dreissigacker blades The launch should make a big difference to both the coaching and the safety cover that we can give on the river

As the Headmaster said in his speech, the School is now entering a "fallow period" in its development scheme. If we are to improve or even just maintain our fleet at its present standard we are going to have to look at some serious fund-raising and self-help next year.

The 100-Club is building up steadily and the Boat Club are greatly indebted to Mrs Hague and Mrs Butler whose determination and enthusiasm have kept it running (If anyone out there hasn't joined but would like to they should get in touch!)

We are also setting up a "Guy Fawkes Rowing Club" to try to encourage Old Peterites and friends to do some rowing, get involved in some social events and also support the present School Boat Club

The institution of "staff-rowing" has become even more popular and several new athletes (?) have been recruited! Arthur Ellis-Davis has tried hard to co-ordinate several, mostly mixed, crews and they only had one MAJOR crash!

As ever the Boat Club has relied heavily on the good humour, enthusiasm and commitment of a great many people.

Gary Lawrence, David Hughes, Chris Hall and Arthur Ellis-Davis have all shown great fortitude (and quite a bit of enthusiasm) in the face of huge quantities of novice rowers this term

David Hughes, Jacqui Finney and Arthur Ellis-Davis have given me a lot of help with administration.

Jacqui Finney has also driven the fifth year boys to new heights when they won a novice pot at Leeds Regatta.

John Ward has used his experience and expert knowledge to great benefit with the "big lads" and has put in many hours beyond the call of duty

The Boat Club must also thank all the teachers who have helped and supported and worked around Regattas and absences.

Lastly, there have been all the parents who have tolerated early starts and late finishes and have turned up so helpfully and enthusiastically on so many river banks throughout the year. Their presence is always appreciated.

GIRLS' GAMES

HOCKEY 1st and 2nd XI

For the 1st XI this was a mixed season Despite having many good players they lacked a goalkeeper and, rather importantly to the scoreline, an out and out striker Juliet Stephenson came in to play goalkeeper for most of the season, not having played for a couple of years, and had some good games despite atentative start, but the striker's role was not so easily solved The first game against The Mount turned out to be particularly frustrating with the team totally dominating play yet still losing 1-2 — they just could not score the all-important goals Unfortunately this was to be the pattern of nearly all the games in the first part of the season Time after time visiting umpires commented on the very good standard of hockey the team played, little consolation when that first win still eluded them! There was, however, to be an upturn in fortune in the 1st XI Tournament Here the team played extremely well, even knocking in four goals against the formidable Sixth Form College, leaving the opposition quite stunned.

Ann J. Hodgson

They continued the winning run to reach the finals, where they lost to Queen Margaret's School Quite what the winning formula was, I do not know. Maybe the twenty minute tournament games?! Whatever it was, the winning ways were not to return until the end of the season, despite some good individual performances, notably from Angela Rosindale, Connelee Morris and Louisa Sans Understandably the team spirit was at a low ebb by half term, and lack of success led to lack of effort both in matches and practices in mid-season However, against Queen Margaret's School, always a strong fixture, they played particularly well! They narrowly lost 2-3, a scoreline which could easily have gone the other way Emily Strong had a very good game in defence and Connelee Morris scored an excellent goal with an individual effort from the half-way line. This was to be a turning point, if not in successes, then in team spirit

The following weekend we went on tour to Edinburgh as guests of St. Margaret's School and there found the parents to be most generous in their hospitality The weekend started with a 'Witchery Tour' of Old

Edinburgh, not by any stretch of the imagination the normal dull tourist trail, and it left us all looking over our shoulders wondering if we were to be assailed by witches, mad monks or buckets of (?) water! After this the early morning hockey was a little lack-lustre, but nevertheless enjoyable and a first opportunity for many to play on astroturf The weekend certainly revived the team's spirit, for despite two further losses against Ackworth and Hymers, they were not to lose again It is to their credit that they managed to pick themselves up at the end of a long and at times rather dour season to finish with wins against Durham, Leeds Girls' High School and the Retiring Captain's XI and a draw against Barnard Castle.

Angela Rosindale, as captain, has had no easy task and has done well to bring the team through in the end looking much more of a unit than it started. Indeed, Angela, as a dominant right-wing has played for the 1st XI for four years and her commitment has always been exemplary.

These girls have represented the 1st XI: Angela Rosindale* (Captain), Cherry Alton, Alison Blair, Eleanor Bowling*, Laura Clark*, Louise Jowett, Ann Mulryne, Connelee Morris*, Philippa Mortimer*, Emma Page, Vicky Rayment, Vicky Robinson, Helena Sans*, Louisa Sans*, Sue Stenson, Juliet Stephenson, Emily Strong* and Sarah Williamson. * Colours

The Jackson-Pacey Trophy for the most improved player went to Louisa Sans

Chosen to represent the York and District U.28 team: Angela Rosindale, Eleanor Bowling, Emma Page and Philippa Mortimer (reserve).

The 2nd XI have had an excellent season, only losing one of their fourteen games. They were a particularly strong team and what they occasionally lacked in skill and speed, they made up for by effort and determination Most pleasing of all, they always looked as if they were enjoying their hockey They started the season with two good wins against The Mount School and Mount St Mary's, with captain Gillian Taylor dominating mid-field. The only loss of the term was against Harrogate G.S on a shale pitch, a surface which gave them great difficulties However, with continued efforts they again played well to win against Giggleswick, Bootham and Ashville, giving each other good support and gelling as a team Few goals were conceded with Vicky Rayment playing intelligently and constructively in defence Their persistency in attack often turned close games into wins, with Sarah Williamson always strong as centre-forward They finished the season on a high note with 4-0 and 2-0 victories over Leeds G.H.S and Tadcaster Ladies, with Jessica Ensor playing with steadiness and determination as a back —games in which the concentration of the defence could easily have wandered

Again our pitches have been a credit to the groundsmen, and certainly the good stickwork our teams display owes much to the surface we play on

Finally, it must be noted that, while many schools are finding it hard to raise teams, again this season there were far more girls willing to play in teams than there were places for A refreshing change — it is only a shame that some players were not able to get a more regular game, but their willingness to practise and play hard does not go unnoticed

The following girls have represented the 2nd XI: Gillian Taylor* (Captain), Cherry Alton, Alison Blair, Eleanor Gilbert, Emma Copley, Jessica Ensor, Lucinda Francis, Rebecca Gilbert, Louise Jowett, Emma Limbert, Charlotte Malster, Vicky Rayment, Vicky Robinson, Stephanie Sanderson, Sue Stenson, Rebecca Stephenson, Juliet Stephenson, Penny Whiting, Sarah Williamson.

* Colours

Ri V V ;sults 1st XI:

The Mount Mount St. Mary's

The Mount York Sixth Form Colleg

Joseph Rowntree

Tadcaster Home Home ;e

Queen Margaret's (final)

Civil Service

Scarborough College

Giggleswick

Easingwold

Worksop

Queen Margaret's Home Away Away Home Home Home

St Margaret's, Edinburgh\way Loretto, Edinburgh

Ackworth

Hymers

Durham

Leeds G.H.S

Barnard Castle

Retiring President's XI

Results 2nd XI:

The Mount Mount St Mary's Harrogate G.S Pocklington 1st XI

Queen Margaret's Ackworth

Hipperholme 1st XI Durham

Leeds G.H.S.

Tadcaster

The U 15 XI made an encouraging start to the season winning two of their first three matches and drawing the other The team tackled and harassed their opposition well and were duly rewarded with some sound, initial victories: 3-2 against St. Mary's and 3-0 against Pocklington.

Playing away matches, however, seemed to pose a few problems for the U.15 side Besides being half asleep after thejourney, players found great difficulty in adapting their game to varying pitch conditions Playing against Giggleswick on an extremely small and uneven surface, the girls lack of ball control and quick thinking became apparent The defence lacked discipline in marking and gave their opposition too much space. This resulted in a rather demoralising 5-1 defeat

However, spirits were high again for the match against Leeds Girls' High School A full size, and well rolled pitch lent itself well to the U.15team. Here we saw some excellent distributive balls, particularly by captain, Katy Pittman, and centre forward, Lisa Thompson, and some good movements off the ball at by Rachel Owen-Barnett and Julia Toms Suddenly the forwards were looking goal hungry and threatened on many occasions with some exciting play and shots at goal A 0-0 score was a fair result.

Throughout the season the team were keen to practise and develop their skills. Tackling remained solid throughout and positional and supportive play, particularly in attack, improved greatly. Marking in defence and an awareness of the effectiveness of set pieces lacked consistency, but I'm sure in time these will only enhance the performance of the U.15 XI

A most rewarding team to work with

Results 1st XI:

Mount St Mary's College

Harrogate Grammar School

Pocklington School

Scarborough College

Giggleswick School

Leeds' Girls High School

Worksop College

Queen Margaret's School

Ackworth School

Hymers School

Hipperholme Grammar

The following represented the team:

D Lipman, H Fieldsend, C Dixon, L Evans, K Pittman (Captain), C Hook, A Zimmermann, R Owen-Barnett, L Thompson, J Toms, M TylerChilds, J Tetlow, S Carter

The U.14 hockey team had a very good season, starting and finishing with some excellent wins They were a very committed team who always worked hard in matches and practices, and seemed to enjoy their hockey

The team began in fine form in their first match against The Mount School They played sensible, supportive hockey, working very well together as a team Rachel Malster as centre forward played some strong attacking hockey, and her hunger for goals was rewarded when she scored a hat-trick Some determined defensive play by the backs and some sound tackling by the halves prevented The Mount from scoring, resulting in a 3-0 victory for St. Peter's.

A confident team worked very hard against strong opposition in their match against Mount St Mary's, on a very long and uneven hockey pitch. Through sheer determination our forwards penetrated the opposition's defence, and Caroline Davies went through to score the only goal of the match

Our luck changed in the next match against Harrogate Grammar School The team were playing well and had most of the play, but were caught unaware by an excellent free hit taken quickly by the Harrogate L.B The hit went straight through to the C.F in the circle who was unmarked and didn't need a second chance to score This defensive error unfortunately cost us the match, which resulted in a 1-0 defeat.

The fourth match, against Pocklington was probably the most exciting match of the season, with both teams producing some outstanding play, in a very even and keenly fought match Pocklington scored first awell struck penalty corner Five minutes later Rachel Malster equalised, when Wendy Chung as centre-half executed a lovely forward pass to her in space in the circle However, Pocklington managed to score again before half-time, despite some excellent defensive play in the circle, and in the second half we were just unable to penetrate a strong Pocklington defence, resulting in a 2-1 defeat

In the next two matches against Scarborough College and Leeds Girls' High School, respectively, St. Peter's again produced some excellent hockey, supporting each other in attack, following up shots on goal and generally working well as a team Their efforts were rewarded with a 1-1 draw against Scarborough and a noteworthy 2-0 victory over Leeds. Briony Long deserves a mention for her excellent goal-keeping in this match

Our next match was against our old rivals Queen Margaret's For some reason the team went out for this match anticipating defeat Their whole performance lacked confidence, and Queen Margaret's were allowed to dominate the game This lack-lustre performance resulted in a 5-0 defeat.

Y. E. Gibb

The following match against Ackworth also resulted in a 1-0 defeat, but the St Peter's team fought well The Ackworth goal was against the run of play We battled on until the final whistle, but could not get the lucky break needed to equalise.

Our penultimate match against Hymers was very one sided. We should have scored several goals, but manged only a 1-1 draw A disorganised Hymers defence somehow managed toprevent us scoring from atleast four penalty corners in the second half In the final match against Hipperholme School a superior St. Peter's team, scored six goals against an inexperienced team To our credit we maintained an excellent standard of play throughout the match, showing good spacing and positioning and hitting the ball well, despite a very muddled opposition The final score was 6-0, with most of the St. Peter's forwards managing to score or at least shoot at goal

The girls who represented theU.24hockey team were: Briony Long, Karen Blythe, Johanna Stevenson, Louisa Castle, Emma Woolley, Emma Sherbourne, Wendy Chung, Charlotte Martins, Jessica Ray, Caroline Davies, Claire Lawson, Rachel Malster, Rowena Smith, Sarah Richardson and Claire Arnold.

D. Westgate

NETBALL

1st VII

The term started with trial exams which did not help the selection of the senior teams, as many of the players were missing for the games programme. We only had two regular 1st team players remaining from the previous year and no senior netball is played in theAutumn Term The team was more or less decided on for the first fixture against Woodhouse Grove, who didn't provide strong competition so a good start was made with a 20-4win

The final choice for the team consisted of five LVIth and two Vth year girls, with Pip Mortimer and Emma Page, both new to the School The level of commitment to theteam from all players wasexcellent throughout the season and rarely did anyone miss a match Jenifer Swallow was the exception to the rule as she broke a finger, but she did play with it still broken, and missed the minimum amount of time. It isapity that wearelosing Kathryn Charman and Vicky Robinson at the end of the year, especially as Kathryn will be competing against us next year for theVlth Form College, who we always have a close fought game with

Originally Bootham, Barnard Castle, and Durham Schools were to play the 1st VII, but asked instead for a 2ndteam fixture Having beaten St John's College 3rd team convincingly a match was arranged with their 2nd team which was unfortunately cancelled, on one of the rare days when the courts were unplayable The closest matches as always were against Worksop College, Mount St Mary's and York Vlth Form College It's a great advantage tohave tall players and Jenifer, indefence made many excellent interceptions as did Pip Mortimer in the centre court. Pip, in particular was very quick and all centres from the opposition had great difficulty marking her Kathryn Charman and Connelee Morris made impressive centre court players, again very quick to

change direction Connelee could berelied upon tododge around any defence player too and Vicky Robinson in shooting. Vicky hadavery good season and hardly missed a goal Emma Page started the season as the least experienced player, but had improved so much by halfterm that there were no weak links in the team. Emily Strong played well in defence and showed good commitment throughout the season both as a player and in her role as captain, encouraging and organising the others. I thank her for her support and am pleased that she is able to continue again next year

Players representing the team:

**E Strong, *E Page, **C Morris, *V Robinson, *P. Mortimer, *K. Charman, *J. Swallow, R. Henley, A Blair, A Farley

* doenotes Colours

** denotes Re-award

Results:

Woodhouse Grove

Queen Margaret's Scarborough College

Giggleswick

St John's College (3rd VII)

Worksop College

Mount St Mary's York Vlth Form College

Hull High School

Ackworth

Leeds Girls High School

2nd VII

The 2nd VII also had an excellent season, again not losing a match, although they hadtwodrawn games. The played onemore fixture than the 1st team andalso played the 1st teams from four Schools, winning all those matches. The match against Worksop was played on a very windy day, hence thelow score, but also not helped by thefact that everyone seemed asleep after thejourney Mount St. Mary's provided strong opposition with the teams being well matched We were lucky to finish with a draw asin most quarters wewere agoal or two behind There was no shortage of people wanting to play and the opportunity todo sowas given toas many as possible whilst retaining a core of players. It is encouraging that in both the main winter games we are now able to field three senior teams when the space and opposition are available. The team this year was as good, if not better, than any from previous years and Gillian Taylor and Amanda Farley in particular were unlucky notto gain 1st team places Rachel Smith and Myrrhine Crowe were also playing in the team for the second year and they did so with enthusiasm andcommitment Jessica Ensor, Amanda Farley, Lucinda Francis and Margaret Wood all played in the shooting positions and as it was often difficult to

choose between them, they mostly took it in turns! Rachel Henley and Alison Blair played well together with Rachel being particularly effective at 'blocking' the opposition from entering the shooting circle Heidi Clark was full of enthusiasm and her encouragement to the team as captain did much to keep morale high. She was excellent at organising and I think would have run things most efficiently without me!

Players representing the team: M. Wood, L. Francis, J. Ensor, A. Farley, H. Clark, G Taylor, R Smith, M Crowe, C Alton, R Henley, A Blair, R Gilbert, A Dunn, E Limbert

Results:

v Woodhouse Grove

v Durham (1st VII)

v Queen Margaret's

v Scarborough College

v Giggleswick

v York College (1st VII)

v Worksop College

v Mount St Mary's

v Barnard Castle (1st VII)

v Hull High School

v Bootham (1st VII)

St. Peter's (3rd VII)

v Bootham 2nd VII

v Leeds Girls

U.15 VII

The Under 15's have improved greatly on previous year's results They were always enthusiastic but this season began to think more constructively about their game With this and some shuffling of players to different team positions, the overall result was several wins which, hitherto, had eluded them. Further, the confidence that came with success spurred them on to give some very creditable displays, notably against Scarborough College and York College, where the shooting pair of Jayne Tetlow and Rachel Owen-Barnett combined particularly well Throughout the season Lisa Thompson worked hard as wing defence, playing especially well in close games such as Hull High School where she steadied an under pressure defence At the end of term the team had two outstanding wins against Ackworth and Hymers with Katie Pittman and Molly Tyler-Childs dominating the centre court As well as having a pleasing term as far as results were concerned, the matches were played in a good spirit both amongst themselves and with the opposition

The following represented the team:

Jayne Tetlow, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Molly Tyler-Childs, Katie Pittman, Lisa Thompson, Hannah Fieldsend, Alexie Zimmermann, Rachel Hancock, Shirley Lewis

Results:

v Queen Margaret's Away

v Hipperholme Home

v Scarborough College Home

v Giggleswick Home

v York College Away

v Worksop Away

v Mount St. Mary's Away

v The Mount Away

v Pocklington Home

v Hull High School Home

v Ackworth Home

v Hymers Home

v Bootham Away

U.14 VII

The U.14 netball team had a very pleasing season, winning nine games, drawing one, and losing six.

After the first match of the season, which the team lost, in a close and exciting game against Woodhouse Grove, Rowena Smith was changed from the goal defence position to that of goal attack; a complete role reversal This proved to be of great benefit to the team, as she and Emma Cox in the shooting circle developed an excellent attacking pairing which improved as the season progressed, and served only to strengthen the team as a whole

The centre court play also improved during the course of the season. The team were lucky to have four strong centre court players to choose from, the only problem being their initial lack of confidence in their ability In the first few matches, Sarah Richardson as "centre" held the centre court together, with Wendy Chung as wing attack and Rachel Malster and Joanna Stevenson alternating in the wing defence position However, these four players changed position frequently as matches got underway, as some players coped better under pressure than others

Many of the U.14 matches were close, with only a few goals separating the teams but the match against Hull High School was a particularly tense one. The St. Peter's team worked well together under pressure, and played well in all areas of the court. Some outstanding shooting in the final minutes clinched the match for St Peter's, but this was a noteworthy victory, where the team's spirit and determination shone through

Clare Lawson and Emma Sherbourne made an uncertain start to the season in defence, but they persevered and eventually combined well Clare's "blocking" skills on the circle edge caused the opposing attackers many problems, and Emma's "rebounding" under the post and marking of shots became very effective once she perfected her technique

This was an impressive U.14 team because of the sheer determination they displayed throughout the season, whilst maintaining an excellent team spirit They worked hard together, and encouraged one another, whether winning or losing They were a pleasure to work with and a credit to the School

Girls who represented the team: Emma Cox, Rowena Smith, Wendy Chung, Rachel Malster, Sarah Richardson, Joanna Stevenson, Clare Lawson, Emma Sherbourne and Karen Blythe

Results:

v Woodhouse Grove Home 8—10 Lost

v Queen Margaret's Away 12 9 Won

v Hipperholme Home 32 5 Won

v Scarborough College Home 11—11 Draw

v Giggleswick Home 15 9 Won

v York College Away 17—13 Won

v Culford Away 13—18 Lost

v Worksop Away 6—10 Lost

v Mount St Mary's Away 18—12 Won

v The Mount Away 3 7 Lost

v Pocklington Home 13 7 Won

v Hull High School Home 13—12 Won

v Ackworth Home 16 6 Won

v Hymers Home 20—10 Won

v Bootham Away 8—12 Lost

v Leeds Girls High School Home 19—17 Won

D. Westgate

SQUASH

Seven matches were arranged for the Autumn Term, mostly towards the end of the term but unfortunately two Schools cancelled their fixtures Sarah Gibson and Gillian Taylor had both played occasionally for the previous year's team but no regular 1st team player was left Shelagh Pitt had made much progress, especially through the summer, and played at No 1 for the whole season The first match was against Queen Margaret's and this was narrowly lost 2-3 Shelagh's opposition proved to be a strong player, although by the third game she had started to play a straight ball to a length. Sarah and Cenan Erkst both won easily and Jane Mindenhall had a close wellmatched game She was unlucky to lose in five sets The next two matches were won easily but a strong side from Bradford Grammar School defeated us 5-0 in the National Knock-Out Competition A weakened team drew 3-3 with Harrogate College, when Sarah had the best game, winning 10-8 in the fifth. She also had the best results of the term

In the Spring Term the girls lost the first match to a strong side from St John's College but gained good wins over Harrogate College and Barnard Castle. The team was strengthened by both Eleanor Bowling and Philippa Mortimer choosing to play team squash I thank Shelagh for her help in organising and feel sure that Sarah will be an enthusiastic captain next year.

The following represented the team: S Pitt*, S Gibson*, G Taylor*, J Mindenhall, C Erkst, E Bowling, L Elliott, P Mortimer, K Kealey, D. Wooding.

* denotes Colours

Results:

v Queen Margaret's

v Giggleswick

v Ashville College

v Bradford Girls School

v Harrogate College

v St. John's College

v Harrogate College

v Queen Margaret's

v Barnard Castle

TENNIS 1st VI

The U.18 Midland Bank/L.T.A League decided for the 1991/92 season to play the league fixtures during the Winter Term Although we entered a team of four, it was difficult to find the time to practise, especially as three of the team played 1st team hockey which involved a heavy commitment. Of the four matches only onewas won although rubbers were won in every match Eleanor Bowling and Jane Mindenhall were the only colours to return for the '92 season, having both played the year before in the Vth form Various combinations of players were tried, with Eleanor and Philippa Mortimer proving to be a strong first couple. They both hit the ball hard and to a good length and as consistency improved through the summer they won nearly all of their matches Vicky Robinson and Emma Page played the majority of matches as second pair with Emily Strong and Alison Blair completing the team The girls are all in the LVIth year so next year they should improve on the good results achieved this summer.

Three fixtures were lost, two by only 4-5 and in the U.18 York League they finished as section runners-up, losing only one match to a strong side from York Vlth form College Two matches were cancelled — Durham and Mount St Mary's — due to rain but the others were mostly played in brilliant sunshine. Barnard Castle proved to be a strong side this year, along with Scarborough College and Queen Margaret's, but the other Schools were beaten fairly easily, although some of the games were more closely contested than the score suggests

The following represented the 1st VI: E. Bowling**, P. Mortimer*, E. Page*, V. Robinson*, E Strong*, A Blair*, J Mindenhall, S Sanderson, H Clark, S Williamson

* denotes Colours

** Re-award

Results:

v Barnard Castle

v Hymers College

v Scarborough College

v Hull High School

Home 5—4 Won

Home 8—1 Won

Away 4—5 Lost

Away 6—0 Won (declared)

v Queen Margaret's Away 2—7 Lost

v Worksop College Home 4—5 Lost

v Ashville College Home 7—2 Won

v Pocklington Away 6—3 Won

v Leeds Girls High School Away 6—3 Won

v The Mount Away 7—2 Won

U.18 League

v York Vlth Form College Home 1—5 Lost

v Bootham Away 5—1 Won

v Tadcaster Girls School Away 4—2 Won

v Pocklington Away 6—0 Won

v The Mount Home 4—2 Home

v Dunnington Home 6—0 Won

2nd VI

The 2nd VI had a successful season, winning four of the seven matches, without losing a set. A very depleted team, due to exams, played Ackworth's 1st VI so the 1-8 result was not surprising They lost 2-7 to Queen Margaret's, but with some close results in the sets and also 4-5 to Bootham but again that was a 1st team so the fixture was well matched The other matches were won easily and it was an opportunity for some of the IVth years to gain valuable experience Again it was difficult to arrange matches, particularly with some opposition wanting to play a 1st team against our 2nds, and the girls had few matches once the external exams began However, Amanda Farley and Sarah Williamson, in particular, are to be commended for their commitment.

The following represented the 2nd VI: K. Charman, H. Clark, J. Mindenhall, S. Sanderson, A Farley, S Williamson, R Henley, K Pittman, R Owen-Barnett, L Highet, L Evans, A Blair

Results:

v Barnard Castle

v Ackworth (lst's)

v Hull High School

v Queen Margaret's lllrd's

v Queen Margaret's

v Bootham (lst's)

v Worksop College

v The Mount U.15 VI Home 9—0 Away 1—8 Away 9—0 Away 2—7 Away 5—4 Away 4—5

The U.15 team had eight non-league fixtures and did very well to win seven of them Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett are to be congratulated on not dropping a set all season except to Queen Margaret's It certainly helps if the 1st pair can be relied on to win all of their matches! The six players were enthusiastic and played in

all matches, despite three of them having heavy musical commitments Lorna Highet progressed well and gained good results with whoever she partnered In the U.15 Midland Bank/L.T.A. League the team won the first three matches 6-0 but then lost to the eventual winners from Manor School

The following represented the U.15 team:

R. Owen-Barnett, K Pittman, L Highet, R Hancock, L. Evans, C. Dixon, J. Tetlow.

Results:

v Ackworth

v Worksop College

v Pocklington

v Ashville College

v Woodhouse Grove

v Scarborough College

v Queen Margaret's

v Leeds Girls High School

U. 15 League

v Lowfield

v Huntington

U.14 VI

The U.14 team had a mixed season with results varying from a 9-0 win against Scarborough College to losing 1-8 to Queen Mary's in the first match of the summer There were eight or nine players with little to choose between them so the team was far from settled but it did give more girls the chance to gain match experience Good progress was made by most of the players shown by the last but one match at Queen Margaret's Although the result was 3-6, after the second round it was all equal

The following represented the U.14 team:

R Smith, L Cheesebrough, E Cox, S Richardson, J Ray, C Davies, K Blythe, E Woolley

Results:

v Queen Mary's

v Woodhouse Grove

v Scarborough College

v Queen Margaret's

v The Mount

U.14 League

v Manor

v Pocklington

v The Mount

v Tadcaster

v York College

3—6

2—7

v Bootham Away 1—8 Away 5—1 Home 9—0

U.15 IX

The U.15 rounders team played five games in the Summer Term, winning two and losing three very closely contested matches Again, this was a very strong fielding team, hard hitting being the only element of their game lacking. Most girls could hit the ball, but it was usually left to Shirley Lewis and Rachel Owen-Barnett to score the rounders with their hard hitting ability

This team seemed to really enjoy their matches whether winning or losing and they maintained their enthusiasm throughout the season, with Lisa Thompson as 'bowler' proving to be an excellent captain.

Nearly all of the U.15 matches were very close, with the result only decided upon at the end of the final innings

Girls who represented the U.15 team: Lisa Thompson, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Rachel Hancock, Shirley Lewis, Julia Toms, Samantha Carter, Molly Tyler-Childs, Katie Pittman, Jayne Tetlow, Lucy Evans

Results:

Results: V V V V V Queen Mary's Hymers

Scarborough College Hull High School Bootham Away Home Away Away Home IV2 1/2Won 8 - 9 Lost 21/2—51/2 Lost 8 —91/2 Lost 111/2—81/2 Won

U.14 IX

The U.14 rounders team played twelve matches in the Summer Term, winning eight and losing only four This team worked hard to improve in all areas of the game as the season progressed.

As a fielding side they showed great potential from early in the season, and indeed managed to achieve this in most matches. The bowler, backstop, 1st base combination of Emma Cox, Joanna Stevenson and Sarah Richardson respectively, caught out most opposing batsmen who failed to hit the ball, whilst our three deep fielders; Louisa Castle, Rachel Malster and Rowena Smith proved almost impenetrable.

The teams batting ability, although lacking to begin with, strengthened with every match. Emma Woolley, a late selection for the team, scored at least one rounder in every match she played, and in a notable win against Leeds Girls High School, scored 7 of 12rounders. Rachel Malster, a very capable and helpful team captain also scored rounders in most matches

Girls who represented the U.14 team:

Emma Cox, Karen Blythe, Joanna Stevenson, Rosanna Weatherall, Sarah Richardson, Jessica Ray, Gemma Scott, Clare Lawson, Emma Woolley, Louisa Castle, Rowena Smith, Rachel Malster, Virginia Mackie.

Ackworth

Scarborough College

Hull High School

Bootham

Pocklington

Ashville

Woodhouse GroveQueen Margaret's

Home Away Away Away Home Away Home Away Away

Leeds Girls High School Away

The Mount Away

SENIOR ROUNDERS

21/2 61/2 41/2 3 41/2 31/2

IO1/2- 4

91/2—0 11 - 1 7 - I1/2

By popular demand two rounders fixtures were made for an enthusiastic senior girls team. The Lower VIth girls managed to produce a very competent team for their matches against Woodhouse Grove and Bootham School respectively. They hit extremely well and fielded soundly, with both matches resulting in convincing wins for St. Peter's

D. Westgate

CROSS-COUNTRY

The York and District Cross-Country Competition took place at York University on 12 December 1992 and although we do not spend much time on running, our teams as usual did very well The senior event was cancelled due to lack of support but the intermediate age group team of Lynsay Hoggard, Hannah Fieldsend, Katy Pittman, Lucy Evans, Molly Tyler-Childs, Sarah Richards and Claire Taylor ran well on a cold day to win the event The junior team consisted of Rachel Malster, Wendy Chung, Caroline Davies and Emma Sherbourne from the senior School, combined with four runners from St Olave's They also did extremely well and won thejunior event. All the intermediates were placed in the first twenty, so they were all selected to run for the York and District team at the University against the East Riding Lynsay ran well to be placed fifth overall but she was the first York runner to finish. Unfortunately, Hannah was injured and did not finish the course.

The training commitment needed to run for the York team was heavy and Lynsay, Claire, Sarah and Molly were the only ones who decided to continue. Their next race was at Whitby on a very foggy day and this was against runners from the North Yorkshire area to select a team to compete in the National finals Again Lynsay ran well to come fifteenth in a field of fifty and she was the fourth fastest runner from York Lynsay next ran at Beverley for North Yorkshire and Humberside and finished a creditable ninth

The School cross-country event took place in the Spring Term with all HIand IV years running It was not made a House event due to the unequal numbers running but Lynsay ran well to win with a new course record of 12.42 minutes She beat Hannah's record of the previous year by five seconds Hannah was a close second, only twelve seconds behind and Lucy Evans was third.

W. M. Newton

SWIMMING

Swimming matches took place in the Autumn and Spring Terms with fluctuating levels of enthusiasm amongst the seniors, dependant on the distance to travel to fixtures! Swimming training took place on a Monday and those team members who attended, particularly from the U.15 age group, did so with commitment and made good progress throughout the year The U.15 team especially, were consistently enthusiastic and deserved the success that they gained in matches, only losing their last fixture to Queen Margaret's by six points They made every effort to swim in all the matches, and this bodes well for them as seniors next year

Results:

v Ashville College

v Queen Margaret's

v The Mount

v Bootham

The following represented the teams:

Senior: R Smith, J Swallow, P Mortimer, E Williams (Captain), C Taylor, S Richards, C Alton, C Lawson

U.15: L Hoggard, A Zimmerman, J Toms, R Hancock, L Higher, M Tyler-Childs, L Evans, R Cunningham, J Tetlow

U.14: R. Smith, E. Sherbourne, J. Ray, J. Stevenson, P. Gooder, B. Long, C. David.

PHOTOGRAPHICROUND-UP

W. M. Newton

COMBINED CADET FORCE

COMBINED CADET FORCE

Contingent Commander:

Major P B Jelbert

Senior Cadet:

CSM S R. Forsyth

The Contingent continues to prosper with the R A.F Section in particular showing growth in the number of cadets.

The officer strength of the R.A.F. Section has also increased and now numbers Fit Lt James Bellis (Section Commander), F/O Erica Taylor ('on loan' from Bootham School), and P/O's Matthew Grant and Christopher Blood

The highlight of the year was the Biennial Inspection conducted by Major General M J D Walker, CBE in March and the following extract from his report isa tribute to all who were involved.

'Although it was a bitterly cold day, on parade me Contingent stood fast and spoke up well During field activities I was much impressed with the

enthusiasm and spirit shown by all cadets Their activities were conducted in a most professional manner Indeed the section attack displayed, although rehearsed, would have made some Regular infantry units take note. The cadet NCO's played a good part in theorganisation and leadership shown during the activities The cadet officers were conducting each of the activities with both flair and enthusiasm

I was quite clear at the end of the inspection that, from what I had seen, the aims of the C.C.F at St Peter's were being achieved I am quite clear that the Contingent is a competent, well led, and effective Contingent in which the cadets themselves are benefiting from the many activities it undertakes These views are further reinforced by the creditable performance of the C.C.F in District activities I congratulate the Contingent on the outcome of the inspection. This is a most commendable report...!'

My thanks go to all members of staff involved with the C.C.F., for without their continued involvement the Contingent could not exist.

Maj. Gen. M. J. D. WalkerCBEinspectsthe guard ofhonour.

ARMY SECTION

Section Commander:

Captain H A Tooms

Senior N.C.O.:

CSM S R. Forsyth

The start of the academic year saw the size of the Section rise to over eighty cadets with an increasing number of girls joining

Activities began after the issue of uniform to the new recruits in preparation for the Field Day to be held at Catterick by the Green Howards This was cancelled the day before, because of severe weather and very high winds

Two teams were entered in Colt Exercise Canter Team A was successfully led by CSgt. Sam Forsyth but a lack of knowledge in first-aid resulted in the team finishing in fourth position behind Ampleforth and Welbeck. Team B, led by CSgt. James Hague brought his team home in fifth position, another fine performance Next year should see the St Peter's Teams even nearer the top as Welbeck now compete in a different district.

In the Easter Term a Biennial Inspection was carried out by Major General M J D Walker CBE, GOC North East District and Commander 2nd Infantry Division. He was received by a Guard of Honour commanded by CSgt James Hague and the General Salute was played by Cpl Amanda Farley. Each platoon and the R.A.F. Section was inspected in turn The inspection lasted for over an hour in high winds, driving rain and hail It was not surprising therefore to find some of the R.A.F. cadets had become the same colour as their uniform! After the inspection the Army Section and some members of the R.A.F Section were transported to Strensall Common to carry out further activities such as Section attacks, ambushes, live firing and field craft

All activities were observed by Major General Walker who spoke very highlyof what he had seen during the afternoon CSgt Sam Forsyth was promoted to CSM and Sgt. Alastair Alton to CSgt.

Old Peterite Captain Richard Knocker AAC visited in June in his gazelle helicopter and over half of the Section were fortunate enough to experience a short flight around the local area in the two hours that he was with us. This was the second such visit he has made and we very much hope it will not be the last

This year's camp was held at Warcop and once again there was a full programme of interesting and exciting activities Fifty cadets attended and we were all most grateful to David Newman and Mrs. Ruth Wogan who assisted in running the activities

My thanks must go to CSgt James Hague and to the Platoon Sergeants, CSgt. Alastair Alton, Sgt. Charlie Barlow, Sgt 'CJ' Richardson and Sgt Paul Reavley, for their assistance in running the Section during the year The Senior NCO's especially, and the remainder of the Army Section are most grateful to Captain H A Tooms for the patience, support and guidance he has provided over the years.

ST. PETER'S SHOOTING

Sam Forsyth

Captain of Shooting: S R. Forsyth

The first event on the shooting calendar took place in October of the Christmas Term This was the Skill at Arms Meeting on Strensall Common using the Cadet Rifle The time spent practising was reflected in the final position, as the teams were beaten only by Ampleforth in both matches. Anthony Brooks carried the day in the Pool Bull Competition and won a cash prize in a competitive shoot-off I was extremely pleased and encouraged by the success we had gained in the first event.

The following week we entered two teams in the Colts Canter, March and Shoot Competition at Catterick The teams were mixed Army and R.A.F and for the first time girls were included Well done Pip Smith and Sarah Richards Both teams had a particularly good shoot with Team A achieving the highest score, and Team Bcoming third out of fifteen teams Overall Team A, led by Sam Forsyth, came fourth and Team B, led by James Hague came fifth. We were beaten only by Welbeck and Ampleforth

Two teams were back in action for the North East District Target Rifle Competition in May Before the event took place a day on the range was organised to zero the rifles and gain vital practice, as only Alastair Alton and I had experience of these weapons from the previous year As a result of the lack of experience, neither team was able to finish in the top places but hopefully the groundwork has been laid for next year

I was pleased to see more girls taking part in the practices, in particular Amanda Farley, Sarah Richards and Molly Tyler-Childs; I hope this trend continues.

The regular members of the shooting team this year have been Sam Forsyth, Alastair Alton, James Hague, Matthew Todd, Matthew Pittman, Anthony Brooks and Ryan Allworthy

The shooting team is very grateful to Major P B Jelbert and Captain H A Tooms for their unending help and advice throughout the year.

Saw Forsyth

CLUBS and ACTIVITIES

TOP HOUSE QUIZ

Quiz fans had been eagerly looking forward to the return of the inter-house general knowledge competition. The teams were duly selected and battle commenced on February 27th The ensuing four weeks saw the usual keen rivalry between houses, with encouraging support from the audiences An innovation this year in the semi-finals was the round calling for the recognition of staff voices. Whilst Mr Boardman's "Humpty Dumpty" was instantly identified, others proved more taxing The final took place in the Memorial Hall on March 19th between The Rise and last year's winners, The Manor It was fiercely contested and the Manor emerged as victors by the narrow margin of 49 to 46. Congratulations go to the triumphant team of Tim Dunn, Joel Hopwood, Mark Benson and Nick Abrams. My personal thanks go to all those who participated

J. W. G. Shaw

DEBATING SOCIETY

It has been a fantastic year's debating for St Peter's School with an average attendance figure of sixty-eight people for debate highlighting the pupils interest in this popular society Through the great diversity of debates, styles and topics new doors have been opened for the future of debating events at the School.

The first debate of the year was held on Wednesday 28 September 1991 with the motion:' 'This house believes a boarder receives a better education than a day pupil" being proposed by Debbie Small and Andrew Moxon and opposed by Caro Roberts and Jack-Patrick Weatherall A heated discussion resulted from this controversial topic The motion finally being carried by 49 votes to 15 with 9 abstentions

The second event had a huge attendance of 129people, partly, I believe because it is the first time in a very long while that St Peter's has had a debate against another School, although I do not doubt that the fact Queen Mary's School is an all-girl establishment may have created an added interest As it was close to Halloween the motion "This house believes in ghosts" was proposed by Joel Hopwood and Sarah Richards and was opposed by Miss K May and Miss T Still of Queen Mary's The motion was carried by 94 votes to 17 with 18 abstentions and as the evening was such a success another was arranged for later in the School year.

The next debate was held at St Peter's with the motion "This house believes legs are more important than brains"

being proposed by James Hague and Damien Lipman, and opposed by Olivia Smart and Emma Brown The motion was naturally defeated by 28 votes to 6 with 6 abstentions The intellectual audience did not seem to be swayed by the posters of half naked women and men that Damien and James presented them along with their argument

After the successful Queen Mary's debate another was organised with the Mount As I was not required to chair the meeting I spoke with Alex Martin and we opposed the title: "This house believes asexual reproduction is the only way forward" The proposers from the Mount, Gemma Druz and Katya Hoshing were defeated by 28 votes to 16 with 10abstentions. An enjoyable evening was had by all with amusing anecdotes and descriptions coming from Damien Lipman and Alain Mahmoud.

The second of the two debates with Queen Mary's was held on the 11th March 1992 away Alison Blair and Eleanor Bowling proposed the motion "This house does not believe in co-education" and were defeated by 38 votes to 11 with 7 abstentions against the opposition Sophie Hill and Lucy Holgate of Queen Mary's My thanks to Mr. Buttery of Queen Mary's with whom I organised these debates and who chaired what I felt was the best debate of the year. It was good to travel away for a debate and I am grateful to the School for providing transport and to Mr Clarke who accompanied us

The next debate was with Bootham School Here, as an experiment to prevent biased voting, the teams were integrated with Sarah Bray of Bootham and Paul Ferrow of St Peter's proposing the title "This house believes God is simply a wasteful concept". The opposing team of Emma Boddington (Bootham) and Steven Clegg (St Peter's) defeated the motion by 42 votes to 11 with 9 abstentions at the event which I chaired and was held at Bootham.

After a controversial comment, to which no-one could reply, by the Chaplain in chapel the morning after the Harris execution an opportunity was created for the society to discuss the very debatable topic: "This house supports Capital Punishment". This was proposed by Gordon Gibb and Tom Duncan and opposed by Rev Harvey and Jam Bunnag I would like to thank the Reverend for speaking in a debate in which the audience enjoyed achance to question and challenge him However, Tom's chatty style and Gordon's emotional conclusion showed that how you say it is just as important as what you say The motion was carried by 39 votes to 27 with 15 abstentions

The final debate of the year took place after a lot of effort and planning and I am very grateful to the four speakers, particularly Mrs. Kershaw and Mr. Robert Clarke, as well as Mr Pittman and Suzie Roberts for their help The motion "This house believes there is no such thing as problem, only problem parents" was proposed

by Richard Ambrose and Christopher Braganza and opposed by Mr Clarke and Mrs Kershaw A small handful of parents took this great opportunity to see and take part in a School debate making the concept a success The result was that the motion was defeated 24 votes to 6 with 22 abstentions.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported and contributed towards the success of the society this year, the Bootham, Mount and Queen Mary's, Baldersby, debating societies and Elly Clegg, the secretary of the society for this year I would also like to extend my best wishes to Jack-Patrick Weatherall and Eleanor Bowling who will take over as President and Secretary respectively next year. I hope that St. Peter's Debating Society will continue to grow and flourish in the future

Jeremy Corner, President of St. Peter's Debating, 1991-1992

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International campaigns in defence of those who are imprisoned for their peacefully held beliefs Amnesty advocates fair and early trials for all political prisoners and opposes the death penalty, torture or any other inhumane or degrading treatment

With an increasing membership and much active interest the St. Peter's Amnestry Group this year has continued with much success Various fund-raising activities have been held including popular lunchtime cake sales and a successful Christmas disco. Letters have been written throughout the term in an attempt to persuade authorities to free prisoners of conscience A letter writing campaign was organised with the result that approximately two hundred letters have been written As part of a general awareness campaign Amnesty members took the chapel services for a week in which we were fortunate enough to have Simon Watterson perform a short play for us

As Chairman I wish the Amnesty group continued success next year under the chairmanship of Chris Braganza and James Fieldsend, and thank Mr. Drysdale for his continued support and encouragement

Bridget Torlesse

CHALLENGE FOR MANAGEMENT

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

THE ALCUIN LIBRARY

A year of consolidation and progress has passed, and stage one can now said to be over — the initial reorganisation of the library. About 800 new books have been added to the library, and borrowings and use have all increased More pupils are realising the benefits of a quiet study area and, with minor lapses, have used the facilities well The experiment of opening the library on Saturday afternoons, and for sixth form students in the evenings has been most useful

Earlier in the year our library stock was boosted by the addition of over 100 books from the library of the late Gerald Pawle, O.P. We are indeed grateful to Lady Pawle and the solicitors of the estate for their interest and generosity On the shelves reserved for books by or about Old Peterites we now have several volumes written by Gerald Pawle himself — on Churchill and wartime naval warfare, and on squash, reflecting his own great skill and fine records Other books from his collection show his interest in war-time commanders, political leaders and espionage.

We are also grateful to the following pupils who are presenting books to the library as leaving gifts:

Alastair Alton

David Baldry

Ian & Joanna Gordon

Christopher Lloyd

Caroline Murphy

Shelagh Pitt

Caro Roberts

Scott Roberts John Sutcliffe

Paul Reavley

Dominic Bundy, with Prudence and Philippa

Robert Hiles

Dominic Todd

Richard Stout

Mrs Glover also kindly remembered us when disposing of her aunt's estate She sent us a box of most useful books on Art which were shared between the Art Department and the Library.

During the year, John Lee and Jem Pearson have been most helpful and hard-working as voluntary helpers, and I am grateful to them.

As written earlier, stage one can now be said to be over, but an eventful future awaits For the first time the School is to have a full-time librarian who is also fully trained and experienced We have been very fortunate in the appointment of Mrs. Avril Pedley, M.A., A.L.A., who is to join us in September She was an exhibitioner at Newnham College, Cambridge, later being librarian at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Tutor Librarian at Keighley College She also has excellent experience in archive work, book-binding and integrated computer systems I hand over the library to her with the greatest confidence, and look forward to keeping a toe-hold as archivist.

THE ARCHIVE DEPARTMENT

Growth, interest and work continue to grow, and it is pleasing to welcome increasing numbers of visitors and pupils who are researching into the School's history The policy of re-binding books and records has continued, and soon the mammoth task of labelling and cataloguing all books, photographs and other memorabilia will begin

Items can so easily just go astray, and this was certainly proved on the very morning of the Old Peterite weekend when some keen-eyed neighbours spotted some interesting documents put out ready for the dustbin Fortunately they put their interest to use and contacted the School Thus we now have photographs, reports, bills, magazines and badges formerly belonging to Edward Harrop O.P., who was at School in the twenties. Amongst other things that we had not seen before was a photograph of a young assistant master — Kenneth Chilman!

Mr J T Harding continues to bring momentoes whenever he visits the School, and Michael Hollway sent cloth badges, programmes, squash records and reports, old School lists and some very useful "Peterite" magazines of the nineteen thirties. When he visited the School later he brought further photographs and items for our collection

Another rich source of material is George Alderson who in addition to the items he has already presented, sent us recently items concerning his father Brian, also an Old Peterite Calendars of events, diary extracts, badges and more photographs have now been added to the Alderson file.

Corps photographs, metal badges and other memorabilia came to us from Neil Simmons, together with a complete set of the very first O-Level papers which replaced the old School Certificate in 1951

C H Lockwood sent us his brother's O.T.C swagger stick for safe keeping, and we are very pleased to have it

We are indeed grateful to all who have presented or promised items for the archive room As has been said before — the more the merrier; if in doubt — send it! Today's trifle is tomorrow's treasure After all, even as we go to press, an item from a former pupil is coming up for sale at Sotheby's — a title deed signed by Guy Fawkes, which is expected to make about £4,000 Your momentoes might not be quite so costly, but would be most valuable to the archive department

J. V. Mitchell

J. V. Mitchell

OLD PETERITE SECTION

FORGOTTON FAME No.4

Observant eyes may have noticed that there is now a third oil portrait in the Memorial Hall — that of GEORGE YELD (1845-1938). Although he was not a Peterite, his four sons, all of whom became noted sportsmen and Head Masters, were educated here, and George's service of fifty-two years on the staff will probably remain a record.

Hejoined the staff at the age of twenty-three in 1867, after a distinguished academic career at Oxford, where he succeeded Matthew Arnold as winner of the Newdigate Prize As a member of staff with us he seems to have taught a variety of subjects — Geography, Botany, Classics He was also responsible for the School drama productions, and each year he wrote a prologue to the play, recounting in verse the chief events of the year

He had the punctilious sense of duty of the Victorian Schoolmaster, never missing a chapel service or a match, and his unfailing loyalty and love of St Peter's brought a contentment which probably prevented him from seeking a position as Head Master elsewhere. To Peterite's his memory was most dear for his love of Shakespeare which he instilled into them, with his booming voice which could also thunder against any miscreant who failed to appreciate the importance of Latin Grammar or the British Empire He lived as part of the School in Clifton Cottage, which is now the Music School. His fine example of physical fitness continued long into old age, and he took a long walk daily to keep in trim for his climbing of an Alpine peak every year with another distinguished Old Peterite, Dr Tempest Anderson

Another great interest of his was a love of gardening, and he edited variousjournals concerning plants He was the founder of the Iris Society, and was responsible for the development of the Day Lily in England in 1890 Mrs Sydney Eddison of Connecticut has been researching his life and work, and her book about him, "A Passion for Daylilies" is to be published shortly by Harper Collins

His portrait, painted in 1917 by an artist called Gould was presented to the School, but over the years it suffered decay and damage, at one time even being used as a dartboard! Fortunately the expert care of Sue Ker, who painted the Guy Fawkes portrait, and her husband Richard Oldfield rescued the picture, and the original frame was found in the School cellars. A pleasing touch after the restoration work was the addition to the original portrait of a small spray of daylilies

S M Toyne in his obituary for "The Peterite" wrote: "....everyone, boy, master and parent, who met him gained something from 'The Grand Old Man of St Peter's'

FORGOTTEN FAME No.5

ST. LUDGER — our first overseas border?

Ludger, who was of noble birth, was born in Friseland about AD 743, and became a disciple of St. Gregory, showing an early passion for books and devotion to the Church Desiring further courses of study he came to England, and spent three and a half years in the School. He then began missionary work amongst the people of Friseland, founding Schools, Monasteries and Churches For three years he studied at Monte Cassino, but when Charlemagne conquered the Saxons, Ludger returned to convert them He became Bishop of Munster, and was revered for his gifts of miracles and prophecy, preaching and serving, until his death in AD 809 Joseph, an Englishman described as being a disciple of Alcuin, wrote a long poem in praise of Ludger It may well be that Joseph was a Peterite — in which case he is probably one of the School's earliest poets

J. V. Mitchell

OLD PETERITE NEWS

In order for the OP News to be interesting and up-todate, it is important that information is passed from as many sources as possible to the OP Club Secretary Please try to bear us in mind as soon as you hear anything about OP's.

Latest News of some OP's

One Old Peterite has, in the last month or two, published a new book under the heading "This Is Our Life", of which he has presented a copy to the School Library He tells us that it consists of a series of one-page articles about everyday life

The Secretary of the OP Club has some copies available at £2.99 (Signed copies on request.)

An OP Golf Team won the Committee Bowl in the Grafton Morrish Public Schools' Old Boys Golf Association meeting in October 1991.

Paul Middlebrook organised the team which consisted of: David Potter, former boy and master at the School. David Baxter, who also has a son in St Olave s John Stone, who lives in London and flew over from Athens to play in the team. John Wright from Easingwold Gold Club Kevin Miller, captain of Fulford Golf Club Bob Elliott, also of Fulford Golf Club

Bob writes "The next task is to win the Grafton Morrish event, and to do this we need another two or three good players."

So there's a challenge for any golfing OPs

P. M. Allan (1982-1987: Grove) was granted a commission in the Green Howards in August 1991

Graham Atkinson (1978-1985: The Manor) has a degree from Exter University and has recently qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

Stephanie Atkinson (1986-1988: Dronfield) has obtained a first class Honours Degree as Bachelor of Pharmacy at London University

Stephanie has also been awarded the ICI Prize as the best student of her year from that course, as well as the Sterling-Winthrop Prize as the best student in the 'core' Pharmacy Course

Chris Bond (1981-1986: School) is completing his qualifying year as a teacher in East London, working for Newham Education Authority.

Julie Bond (1981-1983: Grove) is in her third year of teaching English in Indonesia, having taken a TEFL Course after her BA degree at Loughborough. She has travelled extensively in the Far East during the holidays and spent last April in China

Anna L. Campbell (1984-1986: School) was granted a commission in the RAEC in August 1991

Daniel Conaghan (1982-1987: Queen's) was in December, when we last heard of him, reportedly working for the Peterborough column of the Daily Telegraph.

Rachel Hirst (1981-1983: Queen's) has been selected to row for the British Women's First VIII in the Olympic Games in Barcelona this summer

ShaunHullis (1982-1987: Dronfield) is to become Classics teacher and Housemaster at Wellingbrough School in Northamptonshire, starting in September 1992

Deborah Midwinter (1986-1988: Dronfield) is reported as having gained a II (1) in geology and geophysics at Durham University.

The Rev. Harley Moreton (1942-1946: School) has moved back to this area and is to assist in the Team Ministry at Howden, near Goole, Humberside He is to have special responsibility for the parish of Barmby-on-the-Marsh

Daniel McLean-Steel (1982-1987: Dronfield) is going to teach English at Monmouth School in September 1992

R. M. E. Raley (1963-1969: TheRise), now Major Raley R.A., has written to say that, owing to his work, he cannot attend many OP functions but is keen to keep in touch If any OP's are in the area of EMSWORTH, Hants, he would be glad to meet them You could phone his office on Emsworth (0243) 3788202

The ReverendPeter Simpson (1939-1945: The Manor) has moved from a parish in Guernsey to be priest in charge of St Peter's Church, Sark

Leslie LeTocq, who was his Housemaster, reports that some years ago, when visiting Guernsey, Leslie was in church for their Harvest Festival and Peter decided to talk

publicly to various members of the congregation He began by saying "And now I will talk to a complete stranger..." approaching Leslie. Peter's expression ought to be recorded on a photograph as he discovered that the 'complete stranger' proved to be his old Housemaster

(This incident has given the OP Secretary pause for thought If people are so delighted to meet an old friend of School days, why are attendances at OP functions not full to overflowing each year?

Perhaps they ought to be There are many OPs whom we would be delighted to see again.)

ATTENDANCES AT DINNERS

Annual Dinner 1991

THE HEAD MASTER

AL-BASSAM, S. ASHTON, S ASPINALL, N D

BAINBRIDGE, M BLACK, V M

BROADWAY, G. S. BROWN, D L

BROWN, S R

BRYCE, A. B. BUNNEY, M.-G S BURN, G R BURN, S R CHISWICK, A S COCKAYNE, T. COLE, D DARLEY, P M DENISON, E. A. K. DENISON, J A DIXON, A J

FARROW, J. FROST, J R FULBROOK, E. D. W. GARTH, R M GOODWIN, N C

GOODWIN, S. J. GRATION, H GREEN, A GREEN, M. D. HAMILTON, D H

HARDING, J. T. HARDING, R D

HARDING, R F

HARNBY, F. B. S. HARVEY, S C

HEPWORTH, M G B

HILL, J. D.

HILLYARD, E J

HUBBARD, R H

HUDSON, W M

HUGHES, D J HUNTLEY, W. G. INNESS, V L

JOHNSTON, D P

JOWETT, AC . KENT, M J

LETOCQ, L. C. LITTEN, R S P

MEE, J

MINDENHALL, C. S. MONDAL, A A

MORETON, P N H

MUIRHEAD, N. D. MULRYNE, T

NEWDICK, F N

OXTOBY, G. H. PARKIN, I T PEMBERTON, K. R. PROUDLEY, G J

RAYMOND, D RAYSON, J. C. M. RIGBY, J D RUDDOCK, G F

RUMFITT, D. T. SEATON, J M A

SHUTTLEWORTH, G M

SIMMONS, D N

TATTERSALL, J C

TAYLOR, P. THOMPSON, C W

THOMPSON, E G

THOMPSON, P. TODD, G M

WALKER, C R

WEBSTER, R

WHARTON, T J R

Tyneside 1991

THE HEAD MASTER

BALL-DODD, K

BARTON, N R

BOSOMWORTH, T

BRAMMALL, R.

BROWN/D L

CARMICHAEL, N

CHIPPINDALE, N

CLARKE, C. J. L.

DAVIDSON, E P

FARNWORTH, P HARDING, J T

London 1991

THE HEAD MASTER BAKER, I. BALDWIN, J BALDWIN, R BATES, M.

BELCHAMBER, H BRINDLEY, A BRINDLEY, N. BROWN, A BROWN, D L

BROWN, R. CHARMAN, J COLLIER, R N

DENISON, J. A. DOOK, J

FIELD, R A FIRBY, M FLETCHER, P GARBETT, P. GRAHAM EARLAM GRAHAM NICK HARDING, J. T. HARDING, R D HARDING, R F

East Riding 1992

THE HEAD MASTER ABBEY, J ATKINSON, C M ATKINSON, DP . ATKINSON, J S ATKINSON, P S

BANKS, J. P.

BROWN, D L BROWN, N.

BROWNE, F D

BURDASS JAMES

BURDASS, J. U.

BURDASS PATRICK COLES, D P

CROMACK, C.

HUNTLEY, W G

JOBLING, G. M.

JOBLING, R. L. LAVERACK, J

PICKERSGILL, R PROUDLEY, S.

ROBSON, AC . ROBSON, ME

RUMFITT, D T

THOMPSON, E. G.

WEBSTER, A.

YOUNG, D G M

HART, G. HAYES, J KENT, M J KING, C. KIRBY, S KSISS, L LAYFIELD, T. J. LOMAS, G McCRIMMON, F McFEE, C.

MILLER, T MITCHELL, J MOSS, R. PATTIE, G PATTISON, C

PHILLIPS, D. POWELL, A RAYNER, D

REYNOLDS, A. RIGBY, V SHEPHERD, P.-M SMITH, C TATE, D THOMPSON, E.G.

LEEDHAM, I.MARSHALL, H. MEGGINSON, J S MEGGINSON, P R B

MEGGINSON, S. MULRYNE, T

NEWDICK, F N

NEWDICK, J. NEWITT, J A

NICHOLS, T PEACOCK, R. W.

RAYLOR, A

RAYSON, J C M

SHERRY, D.

SHUTTLEWORTH, G M

DENT, J

ELLIS, R. D.

FENTON, A P

FRANK, C

GILLIATT, I. W.

GOODER, P

HYDE, J L

JOBLING, G. M.

JOHNSTON, D P

JORDAN, S

STARK, R

STEAD T. H.

THOMPSON, C W

THOMPSON, E G

THORNTON, A.

TINDALL, J S R

TOMLINSON, N E

WARD, D.

WHITAKER, P H WOOLGRAVE FRANK

The following dinners have been announced:— 1992

Friday, 29th May:

The East Riding Dinner — 7.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. at The Bell Hotel, Driffield Tel: 0377-46661 Organiser: Peter Atkinson Tel: (Home) 0377-42212, (Office) 0377-43151

Friday, 4thOctober:

The Tyneside Dinner at County Hotel, Newcastle (opposite the Central Station) Organisers: Richard Pickersgill Tel: (Home) 091-28437780, (Office) 091-2611841 and Michael Joblin (Home) 066.1-24924, (Office) 091-2615298

Friday, 6thNovember:

The London Dinner — 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. atThe Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, LONDON, W1Y 2ER. Organiser: Edward Fulbrook. Tel: (Home) 091-2843770, (Office) 091-2611841.

Friday, 13th November:

The West Riding Dinner at The Bradford Club Organiser: Bill Hudson Tel: (Home) 0943-874504, (Office) 0274732271

1993

Friday, 28th May:

The East Riding Dinner — 7.30 p.m for 8.00 p.m at The Bell Hotel, Driffield Tel: 0377-46661 Organiser: David Atkinson Tel: (Office) 0377-43151

Although it is not an official OP Club dinner, there may be someOP's whowould liketo note that the Queen's House Club Annual Dinner will be held on MONDAY, 28th DECEMBER Anyone wishing to attend should get intouch with Vicky Inness, The Old Vicarage, Skipwith, North Yorkshire

NEWSLETTER

Do you get the OP Newsletter if you are a member of the OP Club. If not, contact the OP Club Secretary.

The OP Secretary requests that he be informed of the details of Old Peterites who have died Of necessity, we can only supply information which we have been given, and it would be fitting todojustice to the memory of those who have departed this life

J. M. Dickenson (1928-1937: The Rise)

After serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps John was transferred to the K.O.Y.L.I, and rose to the rank of Lt.Col. He retired from the army in June 1973 and worked for a further four years in the MoD He donated a cup to the School for athletics in 1968, when his son Robert left St Peter's

Walter Elliott (1921-1928)

Reportedly a former Chairman of Bass Charrington We have no other information than that he died during the year

J. M. R. Fox (1953-1961: The Grove)

Aged 47, Jonathan was a partner in DDM auctioneering and estate agents He lived in Brigg

W. P. Hall (1918-1920: Temple)

Patrick died at the age of 85 He was a water-colour artist and a Freeman of the City of York He had his first exhibition in the Royal Academy in 1928, after working at the family tannery in New Earswick He became a professional artist and moved south in 1947

S. G. S. Pawle (1927-1931: School)

Gerald died on 26th July 1991 He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1980-81.

He had a great affection for his School and has left to it a generous bequest

A fitting Obituary tribute to his life and work has been printed at length elsewhere in this magazine

N. H Sutcliffe (1919-1925)

Noel Halliwell Sutcliffe was here in the days when S M Toyne was Head Master

Noel died on 20th January 1992.

Flight-Lt. Walter Henry Haydn Hanks (1928-1935: Temple)

Haydn was killed just before the end of the last world war, in 1945

His sister, Beatrice, has written to tell us a bit more about him, and we print below some of what she wrote

"After leaving St. Peter's he graduated from Chelsea Training College for Teachers and then Loughborough where he was going through Pre-med, intending to become a surgeon. But the war came, and he was taken into the Royal Air Force

He became a pilot in the Empire Training Scheme in Canada, where he was top of his courses He was kept on as a navigation instructor and Aide-de-Camp to Air Vice-Marshall Boyd The latter blocked Haydn's requests to return to the European war theatre, saying, "Your country needs you for bigger things — you are a born administrator with a brilliant future." But later Haydn seized the opportunity to return

He was shot down on a bombing raid on ships in the Baltic. He has no known grave, of course, but his name is on the R.A.F War Memorial at Runnymede He loved your School and it made him into a great person and leader. In retrospect I was so aware of this, and, as an educator of thirty years myself, I congratulate your School for what you did."

We are grateful for the information It is important that we know as much as possible about OP's, and this letter is a great inspiration for pupils and staff. — OP Club Secretary

MEMBERSHIP OF THE OLD PETERITE CLUB

There have been some enquiries about membership of the OP Club

The rules, as approved in 1988, state that:— "Membership shall be open, at the discretion of the Committee, to all former pupils, and to past and present members of the teaching staff of St Peter's School, York."

Other points worth noting are:—

Leavers who have paid the full subscription are enrolled into the OP Club at the end of the term in which they leave Other people wishing to become members would normally apply in writing to the Secretary of the Club, and when invited to pay the subscription would, on payment, become fully paid-up members

Honorary Membership may be offered by the OP Committee in recognition of some particularly outstanding service. Should the recipient already be a fully-paid member, that amount would be returned on becoming an Honorary Member A list of Honorary Members of the OP Club is available from the OP Club Secretary. Members of staff, whether members of the OP Club or not, are always welcome to attend any of the Club Dinners, and should apply to the organiser of the event In the case of the Annual Dinner, held at the School during the OP weekend, application should be made to the OP Club Secretary

NEW ADDRESSES FOR 1991-1992

Z. Albakri, 21 Jalan kia Pong, 50450 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

S Ashton, 117A Leathwaite Road, CLAPHAM JUNCTION, London, SW11 6RW

C. H. Bond, Old School House, Main Street, ALNE, York, Y06 2HT

Julie A. Bond, Old School House, Main Street, ALNE, York, Y06 2HT

A. B. Bryce, 3 Rockwell Terrace, THURSO, Caithness, KW14 7PJ.

Surgeon-Commander I Cobham, 4A 1551 Ben Sawyer Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, U.S.A

D. Coles, Rose Farm, THORNEY, PE6 OQG.

H P Coles, 22 Lynstock Crescent, NETHYBRIDGE, Inverness-shire, PH25 3DX

P Collins, 46 Cinder Lane, GUILDEN SUTTON, Chester, CH3 7EN

P A Crane, 26 Alma Terrace, YORK, YOl 4DJ

Lt Commander J A G Craven RN, The Base Supply Officer, GIBRALTAR, HMS ROOKE, BRPO 52.

P. Crowley, 3605 St. Urbain, 708, MONTREAL, Quebec, H2X 2PI, CANADA

A Curtis, 17Castlegate Gardens, DUNSTON, Tyne and Wear, NE8 2QR

R Dickenson, Muirfield Way, ACOMB, York

H G N Fawcett, 28 High Street, REDBURN, Hertfordshire, AL3 7L

P Garbett, 18Dulwich Common, LONDON, SE21 7EX

J D Harrison, c/o Dovercourt, Alne Road, EASINGWOLD, North Yorkshire

J P H Harrison, 26 Bridgefield, FARNHAM, Surrey, GU9 8AN

R Hirst, 3Waldeck Road, MORTLAKE, London, SW14 7HF

S Hullis, Game's House, The School, WELLINGBOROUGH, Northamptonshire, NN8 2BX.

M.J. Kent, 9 Piedwick Crescent, SANDAL, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6DF

A J Know, Wolds Cottage, Fosse Way, KNOULTON, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3ES

R O Knox, Yew Tree House, 170 Main Street, ASFORDBY, Leicestershire, LE14 4TT.

N. J. Magson, Linton Cottage, FLAXTON, York, Y06 7RT

J R Maxwell, 2125 1st Avenue 801, SEATTLE WA 98121-217, U.S.A., SW14 7HF

The Revd P N H Moreton, 2 Broad Lane, HOWDEN, Goole, North Humberside, DN14 7DN

I Robinson, 1 Avenue Road, HAMPTON, Middlesex, TW1 2BH.

J. B. Rodwell, 48 Bootham Crescent, YORK, Y03 7AH.

R. A. Scott, 46 Church Drive, Ravenshead, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 9FF.

R. J. Sharp, Haywood Farm, HAYWOOD, Doncaster, DN5 ONB

P M Shepherd, The Coach House, Ribston Hall, LITTLE RIBSTON, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 4EZ

S Sriharan, 23 Monkgate Cloisters, York, Y03 7HY

J Tattersall, Nest Cottage, Old Hall Street, MALPAS, Cheshire, SY14 8NE

C M S Walker, 11 Petersway, Clifton, YORK, Y03 6AR

P R Whitelock, Cranford, 2 Esholt Avenue, Park Road, GUISELEY, Leeds, LS20 8AX

D. G. M. Young, Lindisfarne Cottage, 8 Quarry Edge, HEXHAM, Northumberland, NE46 1RB

FOR SALE

The following are available from the Secretary, E.G. Thompson at 'West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York, Y03 3PH.

OP Club Ties

OP Broad Stripe Ties

OP Thin Stripe Ties

OP Club Brooches/Tie pins

OP Shields, Dark or Light

OP Centenary Spoons

OP Centenary Brochures

Chronology by R. D. Harding

5.00

5.00

A few of these are on sale at OP Dinners and all can be ordered by post from the Secretary

Please send your cheque made out to 'E G Thompson, The OP Club' AND PLEASE ADD 50p to your cheque to cover postage and packing, otherwise we may be running at a loss!

OLD PETERITE LODGE No 6412

The Old Peterite Lodge of Freemasons (No.6412 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England) was founded on 5th March, 1947, with the object of furthering the masonic association of Old Boys, Masters and Governors of the School. It meets at the Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place, York, on the third Wednesday in March, April, May, June, September and October

At the annual Installation Meeting, held on 17th June, 1992, Bro. N. J. Smith (School House 1960-64, Dronfield 1964-65) was installed as Worshipful Master by his predecessor W Bro C W Knowlson (School House 1970-75).

The Installation took place in the presence of The Provincial Grand Master, R. W. Bro. J. M. Raylor, (Manor 1947-52) and the Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master, R W Bro Brig C C Fairweather (Manor 1919-23).

Further information about the Lodge can be obtained from the Secretary, B J Watson, 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York, Y03 9JA, or from The Revd S C Harvey or Mr. J. A. Owen-Barnett at the School.

OLD PETERITE WEEKEND

As the 'Peterite' is not published in time to include details of the OP Weekend, we can neither report that it will happen, nor report what has happened —the script has to be at the publishers long before the event takes place.

Last year (1991) saw the beginning of the full Old Peterite Weekend and, in spite of those who predicted doom and gloom, there was an excellent attendance The sporting events were well attended and proved to be popular and the dinner had as high a rate of attendance as any in recent years The absence of too many speeches made it a thoroughly enjoyable evening, and we are sure that it will go from strength to strength in the years to come After all, there is no more fitting place for OP's to meet together than in the School itself.

Officers

The President until the A.G.M. September 1992. D L Brown, 'AshcrofV, Ashcroft Road, Darlington, Co Durham, DL3 8PD Tel: (Office) 0325-3891600, (Home) 0325-465543.

The Hon. Secretary

E. G. Thompson, 'West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York, Y03 3PH.

The Hon. Treasurer:

S. M. Burn, 11 Lendal, York, YOl 2AQ. Tel: (Office) 0904-766247.

The General Committee:

Ex-officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Head Master. Past FIVE Presidents, all Vice-Presidents

Past Presidents:

J A Hanson, C W Thompson, P S Atkinson, F N Newdick, R F Harding, D T Rumfitt, J T Harding, J A Denison, E M H Ranson

Vice-Presidents:

The Head Master, K. G. Chilman, Brig. C. C. Fairweather, Sir John Rodgers, Bt. General Committee 1992/3

Ex-Officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Head Master Past FIVE Presidents, all Vice-Presidents

Elected 1989-1992: V. M. Black, G. E. L. Graham, G. M. Jobling, G. M. Shuttleworth.

Elected 1990-1993: J. E Burdass, P M Darley, V L J Inness, I P J Leedham, R W Oliver, S Ryder, D Tunstall

Elected 1991-1994: D P Atkinson, C E Gilman, D W Grice, M J Kent, N D Muirhead

Finance and General Purposes

Ex-Officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Immediate Past President

Elected 1990-1992: R. W. Oliver, G. D. Smith.

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THE PETERITE

D. S. Newman.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Below we print extracts from the Headmaster's Commemoration Speech:

Philosophy

A significant and enjoyable part of my job as Headmaster is to meet prospective pupils and their parents and to show them round the School Two rather tricky questions are often put to me. I am sometimes asked, "What are your views on discipline?' I resist the temptation to say out of perversity that I am against it, and I go on to talk about a structured and happy environment in which crime and punishment fortunately do not loom large A harder nut to crack is the second query, 'What is your School philosophy?' Here I share the view of John Rae, mentioned for the second time this morning and the writer of the recently published Delusions of Grandeur, an autobiographical account of his Headmastering years Like him I am not particularly strong on theories and am essentially more a pragmatist, hoping that my day-to-day decisions across a whole spectrum of responsibilities go towards producing a School that is both successful and purposive. I tell my parent-questioners that my philosophy adds up to this: high academic endeavour and achievement with teaching of quality; a full and rich life outside the classroom with many opportunities for our pupils to realise their best potential in sport, music and much else; a happy School atmosphere which can only be achieved within a framework of discipline; and something more — that moral purpose conveyed by our Christian traditions and worship and by a staff concerned and caring for every individual boy and girl. How then has the last year measured up to these demanding ideals and standards?

Academic Results

First the academic sphere Last summer our public examination results at both A-Level and G.C.S.E were better than ever. The A-Level pass rate of over 95%, with 51 % of grades at A and B, and a G.C.S.E pass rate of 92% were outstanding, and it was no surprise that we emerged 160th in the Financial Times league table of 1,000 top state and independent Schools, far above all our significant regional competitors In addition eight pupils have gained Oxbridge places, with Christopher Braganza being given a choral award to Clare College, Cambridge. Another indicator of our academic standing has been the continuing development of the Alcuin Library, its greater pupil use, its enhanced stock, its computerised systems, and the considerable input of our full-time librarian, Avril Pedley

Sport

As to our extra-curricular life you would not thank me for a dry recital of matches won and concerts

performed However, I believe that all that is attempted here should be done wholeheartedly, and it is good indeed to record splendid success in a number of areas Our rugby football results continue to improve, and I congratulate Paddy Stephen and his players for a season with as many matches won as lost at first team level A particular achievement was our victory against Bradford Grammar School in last autumn's Under-17 Competition I subsequently received the following letter from L W Bentley, past president of Yorkshire Rugby Football Union:

I should like to congratulate your under-17 rugby XV squad and the staff responsible, not merely for winning the trophy at the first attempt, but for their overall behaviour on and off the pitch, their very high standard of play, courage and determination and their exemplary sportsmanship Supporters of rugby football were as enthusiastic and proud in recognition of your team as you must be at St Peter's

That says much for the standards of Peterite sports in general and the spirit in which they are played

Our cricketers are also achieving success with a strong eleven commended more than once in the columns of The Daily Telegraph and with two centuries scored by Richard Musgrave and two by the team captain, Michael Davies Indeed Michael's 167 against Bradford Grammar School was the highest score in the School's cricketing history South Africa last December was a memorable experience and excellently conceived and put together by David Kirby It was an equally rich experience for my wife and myself to meet up with the team for some of their matches, two of which were played against elevens from the townships. The beauties of Hilton College in the heart of the Natal Midlands; the shanty towns stretching to the horizon outside East London and the other big cities; a day's cricket played in the shadow of Table Mountain; the rubbish dumps next to wealthy suburbs being scavenged by destitutes and cripples; the sophistication of Cape Town and its waterfront: a welter of experiences and memories which will give all of us who were out there a compelling interest in the fortunes of that beautiful country as the events of the coming months unfold

Our rowing also remains strong; entries and successes at various regattas have been legion; and we congratulate the VIII on once again having been selected and having competed at Henley

The Arts

The musicians have also had a busy year, and standards of choir, band and orchestras have never been higher The recent Associated Board exams, with fourteen

distinctions and nine merits, is testimony to this North America now beckons — 5.00 a.m next Wednesday Andrew Wright has our congratulations on his achievements andourgood wishes for thetour which will surely be a marvellous experience for the seventy members of the party. Why not give them a warm sendoff, notnecessarily on Wednesday morning butbycoming to the pre-tour concert inthe School this coming Monday evening at 7.30 p.m.?

I must mention Ian Lowe's powerful production of Othello with fine performances from many but especially from Christopher Braganza andJack-Patrick Weatherall

Outdoor Pursuits

I would add three further illustrations of our resourcefulness andenergy: renewed interest andactivity in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, with thanks here to John Owen-Barnett (only the other week a third year pupil, having completed his DoE first aid course, acted heroically before the ambulance arrived in resuscitating and caring for an elderly person whohad collapsed in the street); David Hughes's mountaineering and hill-walking club with an active programme and amembership embracing present pupils, parents and Old Peterites; and Peterswalk '93, ably organised by John Shaw, with £12,000 raised for York Against Cancer and cheerful (and for some painful) participation of all 480 boys andgirls inthetwenty-mile trek along the river from Boroughbridge to York The whole picture — the team

games, the individual sports, the musical and drama disciplines, the cadet camps, the clubs, the holiday expeditions, the sponsored walks when the School invariably rises to the challenge — all these and more contribute toa full and satisfying educational experience

Happy School

You will recall that the third pillar ofmy rather rickety philosophical structure is the happy School atmosphere within a disciplined framework. Perhaps Headmaster's are not best placed to take the School temperature, to pronounce as to whether the School's pupils are content or not. Suffice to saythat my working life isnot dominated by problems arising from disciplinary lapses or victimised students No School canever complacently claim that no pupil is ever bullied and that no offence against its rules is ever committed. But I do not believe that we would achieve our results (results in the broadest sense of the word) if indiscipline were rampant and if too many boys and girls were 'creeping like snail unwillingly to School'. I hope, toadapt John Major's phrase, that weare a School at ease with itself If this is so, then how is it achieved? I believe that it comes from the care and consideration of us thestaff: attempting totreat ourpupils with a respect for them as individuals, making clear to them what we believe is important in standards of decency and behaviour, exercising our authority with firmness when necessary butwith fairness andunderstanding atall times

Values

What of the fourth support — the significance of our Christian tradition and the transmission of spiritual and moral values? I must mention first in this context the visit to us earlier in the term of Lord Coggan, former Archbishop of York and of Canterbury Despite his fullness of years his strengths are as apparent now as in his time of office: a compelling address to the whole School in morning Chapel, and an inspirational sermon and presiding over our Confirmation later on the same day His impact was electric, and this surely says something also of our pupils who do not treat Chapel and what it stands for with disdain. The two hundred who take Communion or receive a blessing at our Sung Eucharist and the care with which our Chaplain's words are heeded are significant signs of our pupils' commitment to and consideration of things beyond the temporal Here we are touching on other matters of relevance Where do young people pick up their sense of right and wrong? How much is this the task of the School? How much comes from formative years, from family, from peers, from the media — TV, cinema, newspapers? John Patten seemed to be saying a few months ago that the problem should be tackled by strengthening Religious Studies syllabuses I recognise his concern but would be cautious in considering such a prescriptive remedy Young people learn differences between right and wrong as much by example as by precept: the notion of preaching to pupils what is right and what is wrong can be counter-productive I do not think that morality can be 'taught' by specific teachers in particular curriculum subjects It is hopefully

'caught' through the relationships which characterise a School's quality of life as a community: relationships between pupil and pupil, pupil and teacher, teacher and parent. The teachers, and I necessarily as Head, set the tone, the moral framework within which our pupils grow and develop This moral atmosphere, this sense of community, is what the School can contribute to their moral development Knowledge, skills and values are, at least to some extent, conveyed through the curriculum Biology, courses in personal and social education, Religious Studies, English Literature, History, Geography, and more, all play their part But values are also picked up at home and in society as well as at School. I hope, however, that a School environment such as ours here can reinforce these values Our Christian tradition and worship underpin them, and we, the teachers, have a huge responsibility in attempting to convey them by example, with understanding and respect and, indeed, with love.

As I said earlier, pragmatism rather than philosophy is my stamp To sum up the year: we have a School which is full at all points and with a competitive entry; we have a flourishing boarding community which this September is expected to expand rather than to contract (absolutely against the marked trend nationally of boarding decline); we have excellent public examination results; we have a busy and successful extra-curricular life; we have good standards of discipline and generally happy pupils with little victimisation by one of another and considerable tolerance within the student body of the odd ball and eccentric. All this reflects standards of teaching and pastoral care of a high professional order

Flies in the ointment?

Are there then any flies in the ointment? I hope that our boarding side will continue strong in spite of social changes and contraction of the armed forces, both of which could constitute a long-term threat Also we cannot be complacent about the lure for some of 16-plus education in the maintained sector with its easier, more casual routines, its fewer demands and obligations for students and the absence of tuition fees Fortunately any threat to our sixth form from this quarter is more than met both by the quality of the educational experience which we offer and by significant recruitment into the St Peter's sixth form from elsewhere. It is important in considering such a potential threat that we do not compromise on what we stand for and what we achieve We have something popular, worthwhile and distinctive to offer, and Ibelieve that we shall retain our strong appeal at the 16 to 18 stage with our different, more demanding and successful sixth form experience.

The Staff

Reflection on the professionalism of teachers is a suitable cue for me to head homewards We are fortunate at St Peter's that none of our teaching staff is leaving this year. I pay tribute to their skills, their concern for their pupils and their dedication to this School and what it represents Our achievements are due to them and they have my heartfelt thanks. My thanks also to our Second Master, Don Hamilton, for all his counsel and support; to the Master of St Olave's, Trevor Mulryne, for his positive and sensitive leadership of our flourishing Junior School; and to our Bursar, Brian Jelbert, for his careful, efficient and effective management of our financial and related arrangements. I acknowledge also how much we owe to our administrative, catering and maintenance staffs and thank them warmly for their full commitment to the School and its well-being.

There are also one or two other special thanks to give: Darren Richmond who has helped us valuably in various capacities this year before he embarks on his graduate teacher training; to Debbie Westgate for so efficiently running our girls' games during Wendy Newton's absence; and to Jim Mooney who has been a pleasant and effective member of staff during Liz Stephen's maternity leave

The Ending

Now at last the brilliant ending In fact, it may be regarded as somewhat low-key, but it is nonetheless relevant as a summing-up of this School's purpose and achievement Last September I received a letter from a pupil about to begin a worthwhile 'gap' year before university It was only two sentences long but said much:

As Idepart abroad I feel that I must write to thank you and the other membersof staff for making mytime at St Peter's so happy and fulfilling I really do appreciate all the help I have been given, and I look forward to the future with confidence knowing that I am well prepared for the outside world

Ladies and gentlemen, if Schools, like businesses, now need mission statements, then, to use some further jargon, that will do nicely

Thepreacher at the Commemoration Service in The Minster was the Reverend Colin Semper, Canon of Westminster andformerly HeadofB.B. C. Radio Religious Broadcasting.

The guest of honour at Prize-giving was Sir Marcus Fox, M.P.for Shipley and Chairman of the Conservative backbenchers' 1922 Committee.

PRIZEWINNERS

THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN:

Senior Christopher Braganza

Junior

WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THEOLOGY

TOYNE PRIZE FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

L C LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETERS PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES

POLITICS PRIZE

SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING

BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY

JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FORMIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:

IVth Form

Illrd Form

JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

THE OLDPETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:

Samantha Carter

Christopher Braganza

John Lee

James Fieldsend

Molly Tyler-Childs

Michael Davies

Hugh Shedden

Michael Davies

Andrew Wallis

Christopher Braganza

Jonathan Reeves

Clare Gordon

Christopher Braganza

Senior Christopher Braganza

Junior

ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH

RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA

ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:

Senior

Junior

FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE

GERMAN PRIZE

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY

DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E. PRACTICAL WORK

ART PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZE

OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

PADDY POWER PRIZE

TUDOR HOW AT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION

ORANGE-BROMEHEAD PRIZE FOR STRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT

MUSIC PRIZES:

FORM PRIZES:

Catherine Hopkinson

Richard Collier

Christopher Braganza

Lucy Sampson

Jack-Patrick Weatherall

Emma Page

Rachel Harran

Timothy Dunn

Timothy Dunn

John Crisp

Jon Lacy-Colson

Laura Clark

John Crisp

John Crisp

Richard Harran

Emma Page

Graham Kershaw

Stephen Whalley

Peter Devine, John Lee

James Lovell

Nicholas Wight

Christopher Braganza

Senior Alison Blair, Timothy Dunn

Junior

Vth Form

IVth Form

Illrd Form

BARRY DANIEL AWARD

K.H RHODES PRIZE

NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE

Timothy Brogden, Rachel Harran

Samantha Carter

Benjamin Ferrey Richard Harran

Lorna Highet

Timothy Brogden

Catherine Hopkinson

Jonathan Reeves, Edward Vickers

Philippa Bennett, Clare Gordon

David Hancock, Rachel Harran

Sarah Richards

Emma Page

Christopher Braganza

RESULTS

G.C.E. 'A' LEVEL RESULTS 1993

The following gained three passes at Grade C and above (excluding General Studies):

Bean, D J (A,B,B); Blair, L K (A,A,B); Braganza, C M A (A1,A,A,A); Bunnag, J (A,B,C); Butler, B. C. (A,B,B); Clark, L. G. (A,A,B); Coulbeck, S. B. (A,B,B); Crisp, J R (A,A,A,A); Davidson, B M (A,A,A,A); Davies, M. J. (A,A,A); Davies, T. G. (A,B,B); Devine, P P (A,A,B); Devine, T T (A,A2,B); Dowding, S R (A,B,D); Dunn, T M C (A,A,B); Ellis, D H (A,B,C); Emsley, R (A,B,A); Fieldsend, J W (A,B1,B); Graves-Tarnvakis, E F (A,A,B); Henley, R. (B,B,C); Hodgin, A. D. (A,A,A,A); Holgate,J M (A,A,B); Ibbotson, M J (A,A,A); Jowett, L. K. (B,C,C); Khanna, S. (B,C,C); Lacy-Colson, J. H. (A,A,B,B); Lang, M A (B,B,C); Lee, J S (A,A,A); Lee, P-Y (A,A,A,A); Limbert, E V (C,C,C); Marks, D J E (A2,A,B); Mawby, A R (A,A,A,A1); Moody, M J (A,A,B); Mortimer, P J (A,C,C); Nadian, R. (A,A,B); Nuttell, M. T. (A,B,B); Oakley, T. J. (A,B,C); Page, E K (A,B,C); Pearson, J M (A,A1,B); Pickard, A. J. (A,A,A1,B); Roberts, C. D. H. (A,A,A); Sampson, L C (B,B,C); Sanderson, S Y (B,B,C); Scott, M. J. (B,B,C); Shaw, J. K. (B,B,B); Stenson, S L (B,B,B); Tildesley, D M (A,A,A,B); Tilston, S J (A,B,B); Wallis, A M R (A,B,B); Ward, J (C,C,C)

The overall pass rate was 96.4%

G.C.S.E. RESULTS 1993

The following gained ten or more passes at Grade C or above

Archer, T J.; Atkinson, S M.; Barefoot, N J.; Bell S A.; Benson, M S.; Best, O G.; Bradley, M S Bradley, S. P.; Brierley, B.; Brown, R. M.; Burns S R.; Button, O C; Carter, S F.; Catling, M J Cowdy, H. C; Croft, B. V.; Cunningham, R. A. Daggett, O P.; Day, R L.; Dixon, C H.; Dodgson M C; Dowds, M T.; Drysdale, E G.; Duff, P A Erkut, O.; Evans, L J.; Falconer, D J.; Ferrey, B A Fieldsend, H M.; Forshaw, N.; Foster, M S.; Gill A M.; Gray, A W P.; Gregory, F C E.; Hancock R. E.; Harran, R. M. W.; Helme, M. D.; Highet, L. J. Hiles, J J M.; Hoggard, L.; Hook, C A.; Jelbert V. A.; Johnson, S. A.; Johnston, K. A.; Kershaw, G. Lakin, R A.; Leszczuk, A K.; Leveson, D R.; Lipman D. S.; Marlow, O. W. R.; Miller, J. R.; Milne O T W.; Mistry, O J.; Moran, J R.; Mosby, C Newton, R E.; Noble, J M.; Norman, G D.; Oakley B G.; Ogden, N J.; O'Keefe, L.; Owen-Barnett, R A Perry, D. L. L.; Piercy, S. J.; Pitt, G. N. E.; Pittman K M.; Pope, E C; Robertson, L V M.; Scott, J L Scott, J. P.; Tetlow, J. E.; Thompson, L. J.; Tildesley M J.; Todd, D R.; Toms, J C; Tyler-Childs, M R Watt, F. E.; Whalley, S. H.; Wight, N. J.; Zimmermann A L

ASSOCIATED BOARD EXAMINATIONS

Christmas Term

Grade 8

Lissa Beckitt*

Alison Blair

Grade 7

Miki Ayton

Steven Clegg

James Lovell

Grade 6

Louise Jackson

Grade 5

Lissa Beckitt

Sarah Brayshaw

Richard Collier

Hannah Cowdy

Edward Goodall

Dominic Greeves

Sarah Johnson

David Tildesley

Easter Term

Grade 8

Graham Kershaw

Lorna Highet

Lissa Beckitt

Cherry Alton

Grade 7

Oliver Button

James Mee

Grade 6

Hannah Cowdy

Margaret Wood

Grade 5

Nicholas Abrams

Patrick Calvert

Rebecca Day

Dominique Fyfe

Richard Hammill

Richard Hammill

Richard Hugill

Shirley Lewis

Andrew Pickard

Jonathan Reeves

Summer Term

Grade 8

Nicholas Strong

Grade 7

Fiona Watt

Grade 5

Timothy Brogden

Hannah Fieldsend

Philip Kerrigan

Flute

Singing

Piano

Piano Oboe

Oboe

Theory

Flute Theory

Theory

Trumpet

Theory

Violin

Theory

Trumpet

Clarinet

Singing

Piano

Oboe

Clarinet

Flute

Alto Sax

Theory

Theory

Theory

Piano

Clarinet

Theory

Theory

Alto Sax

Theory

Alto Sax.

Clarinet

Cello

Theory

Theory

Flute

HOUSE REPORTS

DRONFIELD

At the start of the year we welcomed five new third years, two fourth years and five lower sixth. With twentyeight boarders the House seemed very quiet at first, but the extra space was quickly appreciated after the crowded conditions of the previous year. Mrs. J. Bainbridge very quickly established herself as Tutor and Assistant, her linguistic skills proving to be much in demand

As in previous years members of Dronfield contributed to a wide range of activities The main sporting success of the Christmas Term was victory in the Inter-House Hockey Competition. Connelee Morris captained the team through a series of exciting matches, some of them played in atrocious conditions Connelee had the additional distinction of being selected to play netball for North Yorkshire The badminton team, captained by Heidi Clark, finished a respectable fourth

At the end of term House Colours were awarded to Emma Page, Alison Blair, Laura Clark, Emma Limbert and Sarah Brayshaw for their strong contributions to the House The House Dinner was a particularly enjoyable occasion this year, with some very interesting awards to members of the House and imaginative gifts kindly presented to the staff

The Easter Term featured a very full programme of events in which the House enjoyed considerable success The squash team, captained by Linda Elliott, did very well indeed to reach the final and win the competition. Similar success was achieved in netball, with both senior and junior teams, captained by Connelee Morris and Danielle Powley respectively, winning their events. Although viewed with some apprehension, the cross-country event witnessed a spirited contribution from the senior team, with Olivia Cameron finishing sixth overall; the juniors won their event, with Caroline Davies and Danielle Powley gaining fourth and fifth places In spite of the daunting prospect of competing in a largely boys event, the House was well represented in the swimming heats, and Lindsay Daniel, Pru Bundy and Danielle Powley reached the final. Caroline Lawson, who captained the team in difficult circumstances, is to be particularly congratulated

The House was very well represented in the Music Competition, with Alison Blair, Lissa Beckitt, Jane Mindenhall and Sophie Pearson-Hill reaching the final stage Alison and Jane are to be congratulated on winning their sections Perhaps slightly less accomplished was the House team's version of 'Twinkle, twinkle little star' in the Great Egg Race! It was, nevertheless, a robust performance led by Connelee Morris The quiz team, captained by Laura Clark, put up a valiant fight before going down to The Grove

At the close of this busy and successful term, senior House colours were awarded to Caroline Lawson and

Lindsay Daniel; Danielle Powley received junior colours for a particularly strong contribution in a number of events. Our congratulations go to all of them.

Sporting success continued through the Summer Term Third place was obtained in the Inter-House Rowing, with Lindsay Daniel captaining the crew Danielle Powley led the rounders team to victory, a success matched by the tennis team, captained by Emma Page, in a very close 5-4 victory over The Grove The athletic sports produced a catalogue of successes Connelee Morris led the team and sheherself won the 100m and longjump. Lissa Beckitt ran a fine race to win the 200m; Olivia Cameron came first in the senior 1,500m In the intermediate section, Emma Woolley achieved first place in the 100m and 200m; Danielle Powley won the Javelin Competition and ran a very creditable 3,000m In thejunior section, Olivia Anderson won the 100m. The successes of this and the previous terms was recognised by the Cambridge Cup, presented at final assembly

House colours were awarded to Lissa Beckitt, Jane Mindenhall, Melissa Marlow, Lucy Sampson and Heidi Clark, withjunior colours to Caroline Davies and Emma Woolley. Our congratulations go to them all. Best wishes and congratulations also go to Heidi Clark as the new Head of House and to Tol Osho as School Monitor

The upper sixth leavers' dinner was an occasion much enjoyed by all, as was the end of term barbecue On this occasion the whole House had the opportunity to say goodbye to two of its most valued members of staff Presentations were made to Mrs Jean Pulleyn and Mrs Nona Blenkin for their six years close involvement in the House Mrs Pulleyn's care and understanding went far beyond the role of a matron, both here in Dronfield and earlier in School House, a period of twelve years overall. We wish her every happiness in her retirement Although Mrs Blenkin leaves her position as resident assistant, we are fortunate in being able to keep her as a tutor next year. Many thanks to her for all her support and understanding At the final House meeting generous presentations were made by both: Mrs. Pulleyn gave us a silver plate to be awarded to the person making a particularly significant contribution to the spirit of the House, while Mrs Blenkin presented a Renoir picture, beautifully framed, and suggested it be renamed 'Esprit de Dronfield'!

Finally, our very best wishes to all our leavers at the end of what has been a very successful and happy year

THE GROVE

The year started well, with Ben Butler continuing the family tradition by being made Head of House, Chris Braganza Head of School and Jack Weatherall a School Monitor Pip Mortimer enthusiastically took on the job of deputy head of House, and went on to be an example to the entire Grove, especially with her entrance into the University interview system

As well as a large new third form, there were some welcome additions to the House in the Lower Sixth, with the arrival of Lucy McMeekin, April Harrison, Tim Ramskill and Lucy Smith, all four of whom quickly became popular in and around The Grove

On the sports front the House provided a large number of players for Game 1 rugby, N Walker in the First XV along with P Taylor, M Kirk, B Brierley, C Braganza and G. Pitt. The House rugby team played a spirited game, to lose to much stronger opposition

The girls in the House performed much better, with the senior badminton team, P. Mortimer, P. Gooder, R. Weatherall, L Castle, L McMeekin and A Harrison winning the championship

Without doubt the event of the term was the superb "House" production of "Othello" Some thanks must be given tothe supporting cast from the rest of the School. The writers of this report considered Jack Weatherall, Chris Braganza and Fiona Watt, in the three principal roles, to have been absolutely unbelievably excellent, and are sure that all have a fine dramatic future ahead!!

Easter Term

The Grove boys were once again victorious in the Inter-House Hockey Competition, coming through a tense final to gain the trophy School hockey colours were awarded to B Butler, N Walker, S Khanna and A Baines. The sporting success continued with excellent performances by the House cross-country teams, with the senior boys third, junior boys first and — girls — (Paddy, what did the girls do?!!) Alex Martin's fourth place was outstanding

Alex also steered our quiz hopefuls to another close defeat by our intellectual nemesis, The Manor, in thefinal. However, the triumph of The Grove's Egg Race performance, "Stairway to Heaven", complete with wobble-board, which took the competition by storm. Unfortunately, due to positive discrimination, thejudging panel saw it differently!

The House continued to provide a strong contingent for both the boys and girls rowing, with J-P Weatherall, M. Kirk, T. Ramskill, L. Smith, G. Pitt, F. Watt, C. Hook, J Tetlow and O Mistry present in the boat house

Our five-a-side football team, despite staunch support, narrowly went down 2-1 to adivinely-guided Clifton team in the final. Despite not achieving conspicuous success in the Swimming Gala, the House did produce some fine individual performances, including Ben Butler's new butterfly record

Summer Term

The term began with N. Walker and P. Taylor both playing cricket for the School (having both been on the tour in South Africa) The House cricket team won a close first-round match thanks to our secret weapon, Andrew "The Rocket" Mosby taking three wickets for no runs Sadly, in the second round, we did not have a strong enough attack to beat School House despite a century from Paul Taylor, a 'splendid' performance

Several Grovites were involved in tennis this term The House did well without quite reaching the heights of last year. Congratulations must go to Pip Mortimer for her participation in the County Champion First VI and also to Shalin Khanna our other first teamer Although we met with only limited success in the Athletic Sports, Pip showed her usual intense concentration in the 4 x 100m relay!

It was good to see a very large number of Grovites in the Choir and Band, including new members' in the Bird form, and we wish all of them very good luck during their forthcoming U.S.A tour Good luck also to the U.S.A.!!

Several members of The Grove have won prizes this year, C Braganza, J P Weatherall, C Braganza, L Highet, R. Harran, C. Braganza, D. Hancock and C. Braganza Chris has won far too many as usual

Overshadowing, however, all of the year's other events must be the birth of The Grove's newest honorary member, William George Stephen He is already his father's equal with regard to table manners and vocal ability, and the House looks forward to our inevitable Oxford Cup revival in a few year's time The entire Grove congratulates Paddy and Liz

THE MANOR

September saw The Manor welcoming a new 3rd year, who were larger than the U.6th physically, as well as numerically, so the seniors were compelled to redress this imbalance by a fine sporting achievement. This came, as usual, via the senior rugby, which due to the closure of The Rise, was always going to result in a head-to-head against School House During a bitterly fought match the Manorites did well to keep their cool throughout, and many fine individual performances, notably from Rhys Silverwood and Joel Ward, merged to produce a magnificent victory, ensuring the cup spent another year in Mr Bulcock's study Many thanks to Paul 'Mr Rugby' Gorman for acting as captain and mentor in spite of an untimely injury. Another cup destined to spend a year in the study is the Top House Quiz Cup, which for the record has never been anywhere else The formidable team went into the fray as favourites and after brutally crushing vanquishments of Clifton and Temple, Tim Dunn, still crying from the embarrassment of his October Blockbusters TV debut, captained his team of mental giants to a decisive win over The Grove. The Food Committee also came into full swing this term, and battled well when forced with such a daunting task, led by Andy Wallis, whose name will go down gloriously in History as "the man who killed Hot Pot"

Overcrowding on the study bookcase was exacerbated by the House Cross-Country this year, which was won by the simple expedient of captain Andy Wallis harassing almost every 5th and 6th former to enter, thus packing all other contestants further down the rankings. Many congratulations to David Powell who won thejunior event To show how much things have improved in the House it is interesting to note that on the previous occasion that The Manor held this shield, the year was 1932 The Great Egg Race is not normally a strong event for The Manor, but this year we came close through the largely popular Randy and the Sunshine Band, whose rendering of 'Oh Carolina' on exquisitely crafted improvised instruments is unlikely ever to be forgotten by those present We were robbed only by prudish reactionary adjudication towards the blatantly greedy Rise effort The crowded pantheon of Manor achievement was further augmented by both the Swimming Gala and the Swimming Standards, proving against doubt that we really can do it without James Hague

On to the Summer Term, where as usual, the cricket gave the House little joy, apart from the memorably edifying spectacle of 11th man Matthew "Wes" Abbey marching in foolhardily to save the match. The gods of victory again glanced favourably in our direction for the duration of the Inter-House Athletics in which we left the field for dead to pass the post an impressive 41 points in front Good performances came from unexpected quarters, including Jamie Sleight, who won the spender of the most energy prize due to his unorthodox but effective running style. Our hot favourite House rowing team was unlucky in the event's inaugural season to discover that its two senior members had gone home, necessitating emergency replacements to the dragged from a tennis match, to commendably take 4th place All these performances, and many others too numerous to mention, ensured that this year the Oxford Cup, mysteriously absent for some time, is ours

Manorites have been very prominent in School life this year, including among our number 3 monitors, a Head of Boats, a band leader, and a host of capable sportsmen Several Manor names are on this year's prize list — Andy Wallis for Creative Writing, Tim Dunn (of Sunshine Band fame) for music, French and German; while Simon Coulbeck is still diligently pursuing the Paddy Power Prize

Many thanks to our glorious Heads of House, Tom Oakley and Joel Ward; to John 'prestigious army scholarship' Holgate, our additional school monitor Good luck to Marcus Buckle and James Dunn, who are already attempting to fill their shoes.

It only remains to thank this year's tutors Mr Kirby, Mr. Jeffs and Mr. Hall, and Mr. Lawrence, whohas made the questionable decision to leave The Manor for the dubious charms of School House We are looking forward to welcoming Mr. Edwards as Assistant next September. All inall — a most satisfying and successful year, inwhich the House has enjoyed an atmosphere which will be fondly remembered by all our leavers

Tim Dunn

Christmas Term

September 6th, an ordinary day for many; but for the Watkinsons and The Rise this was no ordinary day. It was the end of an era and the start of a new one

The Rise was clean, much of it newly painted, and waiting for its thirty-one new members. One by one they arrived and the building soon became swamped with posters, bottles of shampoo and other potions; and noise Gradually the initial excitement died down but the shampoo bottles remained and so did the girls — Mr and Mrs Watkinson had to adapt very quickly This they did and by the time the term had progressed a little further most people felt at home and accepted the changes which had been made

We welcomed many visitors into the House Amongst the most interesting being three ordinands who whilst spending placement time at St. Peter's enjoyed an informal and pleasant evening in the House socialising with the girls Later in the year wealso entertained Sister Catherine from St. Hilda's Convent, Whitby and Barry Orford from Mirfield Both were to provide lively and topical conversation

On the sporting side this term presented us with the Inter-House Hockey Competition Third place did not reflect the determination and effort shown by the team wearing the black and white headbands designed by Sue Stenson Enthusiastic support for the House was also very apparent. Particular mention must be made of Eleanor Bowling as captain, Kate and Katie who played as third years and the full-backs Fiona Burnett and Rachel Henley

The term ended with an enjoyable House dinner. The occasion was probably quite different from any previous Rise Dinner; it was very successful and appreciated by all. Mr. and Mrs. Watkinson had worked very hard to

make the first term such a success; their efforts were not unnoticed

Easter Term

The Easter Term began with the Fifths and Upper Sixth working hard for their mocks! It was a busy term on the sporting front and we were reasonably successful Second places were achieved in both the badminton and the squash competitions Rachel Henley and Rita Greening being very successful leading the team in the badminton and Eleanor Bowling again displayed her talents captaining the squash team We were never short of determination and our first win was secured in the InterHouse Cross-Country event in early February. Molly Tyler-Childs was first in the girls' race, Lucy Evans second. Rise's buds had really begun to burst! Third place was held in the Netball Competition; Rachel Henley again playing particularly well.

Culture was naturally an intrinsic part of House life and was especially apparent one evening inJanuary when Jean Lim, an enthusiastic cook, offered to celebrate the Chinese New Year with those of us fortunate tobe resident that weekend She produced an excellent feast The kitchen is one of the House's greatest assets and is used daily by many girls and throughout the winter we were lucky to have four eager third years who, with the help of Rachel Henley and Tessa Reynolds, have prepared some most interesting and sometimes tempting dishes! Our all-round talent also surfaced towards the end of term when our team, captained by Sarah Richards, won the Great Egg Race

Summer Term

The Summer Term proved to be very disappointing on the sporting scene, with the exception of the Rowing Competition. The first round took place in terrible conditions on a day I personally will never forget. But we went on to the final where we just lost to Temple; a mention must be made of Eleanor White for her very encouraging and enthusiastic coxing. The rounders, tennis and athletics were not a great success for The Rise, but there were notable individual performances — Lucy Evans and Lisa Thompson on the athletics track and Eleanor Bowling on the tennis court It was another busy term for Mr and Mrs Watkinson, coping with seventeen external examinees; who according to Mrs Watkinson should have relieved their stress playing yard cricket!

Special thanks must be made to Jacqui Finney for her efforts in the House both on duty in an evening and as a tutor and to Georgina Terry who had the task of being tutor to the Lower Sixth. Mrs. Al-Bassam must be thanked for her tireless energy and enthusiasm!

I wish The Rise every success for the future: I would like to say that it has been a privilege to help guide the first year of girls through the House I wish Cherry Alton good luck for the forthcoming year as Head of The Rise, and also Head of School Congratulations to Sarah Richards and Cenan Erkut on their appointment as School Monitors I am sure that they will help Cherry to keep The Rise on its route to greater success

Louise Jowett

SCHOOL

The year began with twelve new Illrd years, but we lost one just after Christmas, even though this did little to alleviate the feeling of greater numbers than usual; welcome additions from The Rise ensured the place hummed, as it were. Also four new members to the Lower Vlth form made it possible to produce a rugby team plus linesman from just their numbers alone Mike Lang was Head of House, with Charlie Roberts and Mike Davies as School Monitors Mr Bellis, unable to fit into a dress comfortably, crossed over to the House from The Rise, as Assistant Housemaster along with Mr Edwards, new to the School One year in the House seems to have been enough for him, he has decided to make the ultimate sacrifice — to get married, and to move over to The Manor (some start to married life!)

The House had some seven 1st XV players — Mike Lang, Gordon Gibb, Toby Cockcroft, James Swallow, Nick Middleton, Dom Greeves and Ben Lumsdon, despite his haircut Numerous 2nd and 3rd XV players also filled out the House team but were unable to overcome The Manor in the final, despite a knockout game (Ha! Ha!).

Even with numerous musical talents — Mat Todd, Dom Greeves, James Mee, Philip Highfield — in both choir or band there were no thespians amongst the seniors for the School play, though other forms of artists in abundance, particularly Tim Davies who so adroitly misused waste bins to good effect UCCA forms were filled in, disconsolate seniors were turned away from breakfast at 8.20'/2 and as the term crawled into its fifteenth week and the House Christmas Dinner was finally digested all went home tired and unloved apart from a nameless lower sixth whose antics with a young and innocent 'brace' will remain our little secret

Once again the House provided the lion's share of School 1st XI hockey players — Mat Todd, the captain, Jon Brooks, Mike Lang, Jim Swallow, Nick Winram, Nick Middleton and David Todd — perhaps that says something about the team's results. Gordon Gibb won the senior cross-country run for the second year running with Steve Whalley coming in a creditable third (without his camera). The junior run had Iain Anderson and Tristan Best in the top ten The junior rugby, ably led by James Mee, faltered at the first hurdle with the senior squash losing to the eventual winners Clifton The rugby playing senior five-a-side soccer group provided many deft touches (and shoulder charges) to come through to the play-offs and the Swimming Gala saw us come a close second again this year — this time to The Manor — with individual wins from Gordon Gibb in the senior individual medley and freestyle, Jim Swallow in the senior backstroke and freestyle with Dan Perry in his freestyle event along with a senior and U.16 relay group

The Summer Term saw the re-emergence of Mike Davies from his work-pit, as captain of School cricket along with Charlie Roberts and Toby Cockcroft (who scored a ton in our first round House match) representing the 1stXI with Nick Middleton, Tim Davies, Simon Rivis, David Todd and Edward Lindley representing the 2nd XI

Yet such capable cricket talent could not overcome the even more capable Queen's side in the final, despite fine bowling from Tim Davies. Mike Davies' exploits for the 1st XI deserve special mention scoring a new School record of 169 not out and many other superb House scoring innings. The senior tennis proved more successful with School representation from Mike Lang, Jim Swallow, Mat Todd and Mike Davies who along with Tristan Best and Oliver Morton from the Illrd year, played with excellent spirit to retain the trophy for the second year

House rowing was reincarnated (a year late!) with success going to our L.VIth rowers of Dom Greeves, Ali Hall, Dave Suttill and Anthony Brooks who along with other Vlth and Vth formers in the House not only won this trophy but lots of others as well, judging by the number of tankards regularly brought out at Saturday assemblies The House athletics provided us with yet another second place to The Manor despite creditable individual wins from Gordon Gibb, Dom Greeves, Toby Cockcroft, Mike Adams, Nick Middleton and Russell Farrar

Yet the House shooting team of Mat Todd, School captain, Nick Winram, David Suttill and Giles Best, redressed the balance by winning their event but Manor's third place confirmed team as Oxford Cup winners and ourselves as runners-up under the new and fairer scoring system.

The junior House cricket team even with Illrd year School players — Scott O'Keefe (U 14 rugby and cricket captain), Richard Rastall, George Gagg and Tom Holmes could not quite deal with the IVth year power of their opponents — perhaps next year will be their opportunity. All in all a good year with the easy mix of newcomers from another House showing that comaraderie and House spirit are what really counts to make a House work — so ably led by Mike Lang and all the upper sixth who leave this year with all our best wishes for success in the future J. A. Owen-Barnett

TEMPLE

It was billed as the comeback of the decade — the return of Richard Drysdale as Housemaster of Temple Whilst we were all pleased to learn of the success of his sabbatical, 1 think one 'flying Scotsman' is quite enough

The term opened with great disappointment A change in rules had left Temple with a lack of numbers, and out of the 1992/93 Rugby Competition However, after much negotiating by our two 1st XV representatives — Mark Ludiman, and Matthew Pittman, a Sevens Competition was organised for the Easter Term The House's sporting success therefore, was found on the girls' hockey field, where Temple, under the guidance of the fiery Stephanie Sanderson, came second to Dronfield

During the term Mark Ludiman received his rugby cap, and Matthew Pittman his first team colours However, the House was well-represented by all age groups in all sports.

Once again about 50% of the House was actively involved in music. Special mention, however, should go to Faith Alexander who was chosen for the National Youth Chamber Orchestra

Our other national success was the selection of Fraser Dunn for the England Schools' Skiing team for 1993.

The School production of "Othello" was seen by many as the best yet, and as always the House was wellrepresented with fine performances by James Fieldsend, Steven Clegg, Matthew Pittman and Richard Collier.

As the term drew to a close we were pleased to announce the birth of Mrs. Newton's daughter, Emma.

As ever, the House Dinner rounded off the term. The entertainment was given by Arthur Ellis-Davies, and James Fieldsend's after-dinner speech aroused much laughter — although most of it unintentional!

The Easter Term was dominated by outstanding individual achievements rather than team successes. The House five-a-side team played with determination and pride, although lacking somewhat in skill! Cross-country was as popular as ever, and although we didn't take any team cups Jeremy Wood ran extremely well to win the junior boys event, and Hannah Fieldsend came an excellent second in the senior girls Success by the girls continued on the netball court, with the team led by Margaret Wood coming second to Dronfield.

The Great Egg Race provided more than the usual entertainment with each House presenting their own "remixes" of supposedly well-known songs Temple's rendition of the 'National Anthem' brought many a tear to the eye, but once again we were "robbed of the trophy"

Our junior boys led the House's successes on the games field. The seven-a-side team, much akin to the cup winning side of 1990, came a valiant second to a Manor team consisting of seven U.15 A team members In the squash, the team of Oliver Addy, Jeremy Wood and Andrew Kay won all their games and the cup with an ease not normally associated with the House

Senior colours were awarded this term to Tom Devine, Ann Mulryne, and Margaret Wood Junior colours were

awarded to Chris Ball, Adam Councell, and Faith Alexander

Finally, a particular mention should go to Fiona Wallace, who went without food for twenty-four hours to raise £47 for charity — well done!

Summer brought a number of opportunities in InterHouse competitions On sports day many members of the House performed to a very high standard with Jeremy Wood, Louise Jackson Faith Alexander, Emma Fitton, and Louise Hudson along with thejunior girls' relay team all winning their events. Overall the girls' team came a very commendable second, largely due to the fact that there was a competitor from the House in every event, and for this we thank the organisation and persuasive powers of Stephanie Sanderson, the girls' captain The junior girls' rounders team performed well, coming third, and the junior boys cricket team did very well to reach the final after some very close and exciting matches Although they were then beaten by Clifton, the whole team should be congratulated.

Possibly the best performances from the House came on the river, with the boys' crew of Tom Devine, Steve Clegg, James Fieldsend, and Adam Gill losing to School in the final after some excellent wins The girls' crew of Penny Whiting, Louise Jackson, Ann Mulryne, and Hannah Fieldsend, were expertly coxed by Carole Tong to wins over The Rise and Grove Due to an extremely complicated draw system which only members of the maths department seemed able to understand, they raced The Rise again in the final, in a very tight race which was narrowly won

Outside Inter-House competition, special mention should be made of James Fieldsend and Carole Tong, who raced with the boat club at National Schools' Regatta, and at Henley On the academic front, prizes this year have been won by John Lee for community service, James Fieldsend for geography and Graham Kershaw for art. Richard Collier won the Third Form Reading Prize, and John Lee the Toyne European History Essay Prize Congratulations should also go to Jem Pearson for his commendation in the Physics Olympiad, and especially to Ben Ferrey for winning a prize medal in the British Physics Challenge.

On the last Friday of term Oliver Addy, Andrew Kay, Ed Bray, Jeremy Wood and Nick Riggall won the Junior Five-a-side Competition in athrilling, exciting 3-2 victory over Clifton

Lastly, best wishes go to all the leavers and particular thanks to James Fieldsend and all the House Monitors for all they have done for the House

CLIFTON

In September we welcomed into Clifton fifteen new third formers, together with eight boys (five into the fourth form and three into the lower sixth) who had previously been day-boys in The Rise All twenty-three newcomers quickly made their mark and have been welcome additions to the House. The boys from The Rise brought the distinctive House spirit of a boarding house with them, and this has been a valuable feature of our community this year. There have been seventy-four pupils in the House — the largest number Clifton has ever had

In sport, we have enjoyed considerable success this year — which enabled us to come third in the Oxford Cup Competition and top among the day Houses. We won the senior Squash Competition, beating The Manor 3-2 in the final. The Clifton team was ably led by Andrew Fotherby, who is to be Captain of Squash next year. Both Andrew and his younger brother Paul came to us from The Rise, and both are significant figures in School Squash Clifton also won the senior Five-a-side Soccer Competition for the second successive year — beating The Grove 3-2 in the final. This victory was a fitting conclusion to Robert Emsley's soccer-playing career at St. Peter's! We also won the junior Cricket Competition The final against Temple was a thrilling match with a nail-biting finish — we won on the final ball! Our top scorers were the captain James Hutt (52) and Paul Fotherby (39) Simon Leveson took five wickets and James Duggin took three Chris Ward made three catches.

The senior Rugby Competition was played on a single afternoon this year We came third overall, being beaten by The Manor, the eventual winners, 22-9 We had more success in the junior competition. For the first time in Clifton's eight-year history we had a team in a rugby final. We beat School House 50-3 in the semi-final but were beaten 27-12 by The Manor in the final. Both matches were played with great commitment, determination and skill James Duggin, James Heald, Stephen Mulryne, Alex Robertshaw, Edward Vickers and Simon Leveson played particularly well in the final. James Duggin is to be congratulated for his fine leadership of the junior team

In October, a team from St Peter's won the U.17 Rugby Competition at Leeds Five of the St Peter's team were Cliftonites — Robert Clark, Ben Councell, Michael Hunter, Naithan McBride and Michael Helme

The Athletics Sports Competition was also a good day for us We came third overall —being beaten by School House (by only 3'/2 points) and The Manor. Top day House again! Individual results are recorded elsewhere in The Peterite, but particular congratulations must go to our trophy winners: Jon Lacy-Colson (3,000m), Michael Hunter (Sprint Cup) and Rachael Ogden (best female athlete) We also came third in the Swimming Competition yes, top day House again! There were first places for Michael Hunter (senior four breaststroke), Ben Councell (senior two breaststroke), Oliver Marlow (U.16 two breaststroke) and Simon Leveson (U.14 freestyle and U.14 two breaststroke)

In the Cross-Country we came second in the senior boys' category (Peter Devine coming second and Jon

Lacy-Colson sixth); fifth in the junior boys' category (Stephen Mulryne coming sixth and Alex Robertshaw ninth); and fourth in the junior girls' category (Rachael Ogden coming first).

Our boys' tennis team got to the final of the Tennis Competition, being beaten by School House on the closest of margins The team consisted of David Ellis (captain), Andrew Mawby, Michael Hunter, Andrew Fotherby, Christopher Beckett and Andrew Gray. Michael Hunter won the Alcuin Trophy in the individual competition for the second successive year

We are well on the way to becoming a fully coeducational House (with only one year, next year's U.VI, without girls) This has meant that we have been able to take a fuller part in girls' games. We have had mixed fortunes We did particularly well in the junior Netball Competition Ably captained by Rowena Smith, we didn't lose a single game; but we came second to Dronfield on goal difference Rowena was selected to represent York & District at U.16 Netball In the Athletics Sports Competition Rachael Ogden came first in three events — junior longjump, 200m and 1,500m; and Clifton won the intermediate relay (Julia Toms, Rachel Malster, Rowena Smith and Johanna Stevenson). In the middle and junior

ranks of the House we have some talented games players among the girls, and I wish them even greater success in the future.

Several Cliftonites have been active in the rowing Particular congratulations are due toJon Lacy-Colson and Ryan Allworthy for being selected for the St. Peter's crew at Henley this year Steven Harrison has been captain of fencing and Peter Devine captain of cross-country Clifton is blessed with considerable musical talent In the Music Competition, Rachel Harran was judged the best junior musician. Rachel also won the junior woodwind section Virginia Mackie won thejunior string section and Nicholas Wight the senior keyboard section Nicholas was also awarded the Composition Prize.

Academically, several prizes have come Clifton's way this year. The prize winners are recorded elsewhere, but I particularly congratulate Peter Devine for the Community Service Prize John Crisp, Ben Davidson and Andrew Mawby won prizes in the prestigious Physics Olympiad, and all three have offers of places at Cambridge We were also delighted to learn, at the final School Assembly, that Clifton had won the Merit Cup.

The Top House Quiz team (Robert Clark, Hannah Cowdy, Mark Allworthy and Paul Tetlow) were defeated in the first round by The Manor Tim Dunn's impressive Blockbusters experience proved too much for us! The Egg Race was again a most enjoyable evening, with teams having to play a recognisable tune on home-made instruments. The Clifton team consisted of John Crisp, Andrew Mawby, Ryan Allworthy, Hannah Cowdy, Mark Allworthy and Paul Tetlow

I have continued to be impressed by the wide range of extra-curricular activities which members of the House pursue. St. Peter's is a very busy community, and the diet is rich indeed for those who take advantage of what is on offer I have been particularly pleased to see so many third formers involved with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, and 1 hope that many of them will take this as far as the gold award

In May we again had a sixth form dinner. Our principal guests were Mr and Dr Jim Wight, Nicholas' parents Mr Wight spoke after dinner and Jon LacyColson, the Head of House, responded. We seem to have established something of a tradition of an after-dinner speech at the summer term sixth form dinner, and this year's occasion was much enjoyed by everyone. We were pleased to welcome staff spouses to the evening

My warm thanks and appreciation go to all members of the House for helping to make the task of Housemastering such a deeply enjoyable and rewarding one I particularly thank Jon Lacy-Colson for being such a fine Head of House; M J G and A J H for their invaluable help and support as Assistants; and K R P., D J S., D S N and R W for their work as Tutors I congratulate Robert Pugh and Michael Hunter on their appointment as School Monitors Robert Pugh is the new Head of House I extend my warmest good wishes to the U.VI, and to the four fifth formers, who are leaving, and thank them for their many contributions to the life of the House

5 C. Harvey

QUEEN'S

The development of co-education in Queen's reached an important stage with the election of Emily Strong as Head of House: I am most grateful to her for all her contributions and her work in this important position The House has again had a successful year, with many members taking part in a wide range of activities inside and outside School. The strong personalities of the U.6th will be widely missed, as will those who left our fifth form.

During the Autumn Term the House collected clothes to be shipped to an area of Zimbabwe much affected by drought: over thirty cubic metres were despatched before Christmas They were received with much gratitude

Queen's provided Oliver Gardner, James Lovell, Hugh Shedden, Richard Musgrave, Tom Archer and Nick Ogden for the Cricket Tour to South Africa, and then many of the First and Second Elevens throughout the season proper: Hugh Shedden regularly captained the Seconds, and James Lovell was appointed vice-captain of the Firsts. Richard Musgrave's 124 n.o. at Sedbergh was an important innings, not least in his maturing as a cricketer throughout the season At the umpteenth time of trying, we won the Senior House Cricket Mention must be made of Peter Barlow's determined and valuable batting The juniors lost the semi-final in a nail-biting game against Temple, having performed very well (including a 50 n.o. from Edward Goodall) in the first round against a strong Manor side. Richard Pipes won the Boys' Individual Squash tournament and captained the School team, playing an important part in the maintenance of the sport within St Peter's

The first Girls' House Hockey Competition was something we entered with high hopes, but were disappointed — not so much with some strong performances as with results which went against us Nevertheless, the omens are good for next year. InterHouse Badminton was an enjoyable experience as we proceeded through the rounds Rachel Smith, Emily Strong and Jenifer Swallow produced strong performances in the House Netball, which we lost narrowly In the Junior Girls' Cross-Country, Madeleine Williams ran strongly to come in second: congratulations In the Summer Term, the Girls took part in the Athletics competition, culminating in a winning run by the relay team of Shirley Lewis, Sally Marshall, Katie Armitage and Mandi Dunn: overall we were equal second For the Boys, there were fine individual performances from Magnus Inness (new School record in the Senior Long Jump), James Plant (Junior 400m) and Tim Rossington (Junior Javelin)

At the beginning of the Spring Term we held our now traditional New Year Dinner. The House took part in Peterswalk, many parents being involved too. Charlotte Martins raised an impressive sum in sponsorship towards the purchase of the Diode Array Detector

As ever, there has been particularly important work within the Community Service Group, both with regular visits to the elderly, and with time spent.

I would like to say farewell to our leavers, with my best wishes for the summer exam results and for their futures. I also must thank Ian Lowe, Liz Stephen, Ian Lancaster, Andrew Wright and Derek Paterson for their hard work as House Tutors Congratulations to Liz and Paddy Stephen on the birth of their son; thanks also to Mr Jim Mooney who help with tutoring during Liz's leave of absence

David Hughes

SENIOR COMMON ROOM

It has been a fertile year in the SCR with three staff babies (well it makes a change from breeding dissent!). Given their sporting provenance, Catriona Bellis, Emma Newton and William Stephen should make a formidable front row (we gather they already make a formidable row) Congratulations to their parents and to Mark Edwards and Juliet who marry this summer Mark joined us in September to teach Physics, as did Sandra Fox (as Head of Economics) and Julie Bainbridge (Modern Languages) We've also had the pleasure of working with two student assistants this year, Jamie Galbraith and Darren Richmond, as well as three ordinands in the Christmas term Our only farewell is to Jim Mooney who has been a temporary understudy for Liz Stephen while she has been otherwise occupied, though we will also be seeing less of Debbie Westgate now that Wendy and Pat have returned to their girls' games job-share We have valued and admired Jim and Debbie's contributions to the

School and thank them both for their efforts and their companionship A more permanent farewell was said to friend and ex-colleague Peggy Brown, who died over Easter; we remember her fondly and send our best wishes to John and the family

It is all change in the staffroom at present, both in terms of personnel, with David Newman succeeding Dick Hubbard as chairman, and in terms of decor, with the next phase of the refurbishment taking place over the summer: will either of them live up to staff expectations?! Apart from the numerous School activities covered elsewhere in the magazine (particularly the walk), the staffs corporate recreational endeavours have again been sporting ones: football teams, cricket elevens, hockey sides (so talented they have even had to score for the opposition as well), croquet, rowing, rounders, squash, even a staff volleyball team — perhaps an activity where it takes a committee to get a ball back over a net is one we'll be good at!

Ian Lowe

Late news: Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Lawrence on the birth of a baby girl, Rebecca

CHAPEL

At the beginning of the academic year we had three ordinands with us on a two-week residential placement. Jonathan Kester and Christopher Pearson came from the College of the Resurrection at Mirfield, and Christopher Rankine from Lincoln Theological College. They came to experience what being a School chaplain is all about and we much enjoyed having them with us In addition to challenging me a great deal about my job and how I do it, they immersed themselves in the life of the School They did, I hope, get a good taste of what it means to be a priest in this sort of place — the joys, the opportunities, the challenges, the difficulties and the contradictions It was good for the pupils to be able to meet and talk with three young men, not much older than our senior pupils, who were preparing for a lifetime of service in the ordained ministry The ordinands found their placement stimulating and enjoyable I hope that such placements might become a regular feature of our annual routine My own sense of vocation to School chaplaincy was greatly strengthened by a similar placement which I did at Clifton College when I was at theological college.

We have been fortunate with our visitors this year Fr Barry Orford, from the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield, came again for a week's residential visit. We also had a three-day visit from Sister Catherine, from the Order of the Holy Paraclete at Whitby. These two visits complemented each other very well, and gave the pupils the opportunity to see a different expression of Christian faith and commitment.

The Bishop of Ripon, David Young, preached at Choral Evensong. Four local priests (David Wilbourne, the Archbishop's Domestic Chaplain, Tony Hodge, Robin Fletcher and Douglas Emmott) each came to lead a week's Chapel Major General D M Naylor gave the address at the Remembrance Service The School's Amnesty International group again did a week's Chapel The seasonal Services (the Advent Carol Service and Words and Music for Lent) were well supported, as was the Christmas Carol Service in the Minster at the end of the Christmas Term We again contributed to the Minster's Epiphany Procession in January

Our Confirmation Service in May, at which forty pupils from St Olave's and St Peter's were confirmed, was conducted by Lord Coggan, the former Archbishop of York and of Canterbury At 83 he was as impressive and vigorous as ever He spoke to the whole School in Chapel on the morning of the Confirmation in a powerful and inspiring way. On a personal note, I was particularly pleased to have Lord Coggan at St. Peter's, because the sermon which he had preached when he was enthroned in Canterbury Cathedral in January 1975 was significant in nurturing my own sense of vocation to the priesthood.

The Sunday evening Eucharists have continued and have been appreciated by the small number of pupils and staff who attend We have also continued with the wholeSchool Eucharist on one occasion each term. I have been

very pleased with how the School has responded to these Eucharists. The Services have been conducted with some ceremony, not least to try and speak to people in a less cerebral way. These occasions enable the School to experience the central act of Christian worship and are, I feel, an important and valuable element in the pupils' contact with the Christian faith while they are at St Peter's I hope that the Services help in giving pupils what have been called the "tools of worship" — not least among which is language I believe that one of the strongest justifications for compulsory attendance at Chapel is its role in teaching a language — a language which is necessary if the reality of God to which the language points is ever to be perceived and known Although this teaching can, to a certain extent, be done in R.S lessons in the classroom, it can be done most effectively in the context where religious believers use religious language — and that is in religious Services It may be that for most pupils, most of the time, the language has no cash value But I hope and believe that at significant moments in their lives (when they fall in love and wish to get married; at the birth of one of their children; when someone they love falls ill and dies) the language will be helpful to them.

We again had a Leavers' Eucharist on the last day of formal teaching for the U.VI. I was much encouraged by the fact that almost the entire year group attended

The Chapel has been used for several Occasional Offices this year Sally Shuttleworth, the daughter of Guy and Tan, was married in the Chapel in December The children of several members of staff have been baptised: William Stephen (the son of Paddy and Liz), Catriona Bellis (the daughter of Jim and Susan) and Emma Newton (the daughter of Wendy and Michael) Sadly, the Chapel has also been used for a funeral — that of Peggy Brown, the wife of John Brown who was until recently Director of Art here Peggy died in March after a long illness

Comic Relief Day in March was a memorable occasion in Chapel We had a non-uniform day which should more accurately be described as a fancy-dress day Most pupils and staff made a great effort to dress in colourful and elaborate costumes Ian Lowe and I did a sketch about a baptism

Our collections this year were given to charities chosen by the pupil Chapel Committee: AVERT (Aids Education and Research Trust); the Broken Wall Community of Reconciliation in Cape Town, South Africa; and a famine relief project at the Church of the Nazarene in Mpopoma, Zimbabwe

The last Chapel Service of the year was the Leavers' Service on the Friday of Commemoration weekend. Richard Drysdale gave the address. The Commemoration Service was in the Minster on the Saturday morning, and we welcomed Canon Colin Semper from Westminster Abbey as our preacher

S. C. Harvey

COMBINED CADET FORCE

ARMY SECTION

The beginning of this year saw a respectable intake of new cadets with both girls and boys joining in almost equal numbers. Training began with special attention being given to the use and handling of the L.98 Al cadet GP rifle in preparation for the necessary weapons test The training given for this, and all the other necessary skills that a successful cadet needs, was intensive and arduous However, all the cadets, with the care and guidance of the officers, the NCO's and the ever-present members of the 9th cadet training team, passed all their tests with flying colours first time

Later in the year, the whole contingent was transported out to Catterick for the annual field day. This event was presided over by The Green Howards and went very well indeed The day concluded with apresentation for the best overall section. The award was given unreservedly to Fit.

Sgt Matthew Pittman's section A great conclusion to a successful day.

The coming year should see an intake of more than sixty new cadets into the army section This in itself is a credit to the effort and time that all the present C.C.F members have given

We are looking forward now to this year's annual camp to be held at Wathgill, Catterick and I am sure with the help of Mrs Ruth Wogan and Miss Jacqui Finney it will be a successful week.

Finally, I would like to thank C Sgt Melissa Marlow and the platoon sergeants, C Sgt Mark Ludiman, Sgt Jon Lacy-Colson, Sgt Jack Weatherall and the other senior NCO's for their help in running the contingent During the course of the year it was invaluable.

As always the whole section wishes to express sincere thanks to CO Major Jelbert and to Captain H A Tombs for their unflagging support, guidance and patience during the last year

CSM. Damien Lipman

R.A.F. SECTION

The summer camp at the end of the '91/'92 year proved to be an invaluable experience for all cadets Based at R.A.F St Athan, near Cardiff, the St Peter's contingent was the largest alongside contingents from Bloxham, Bromsgrove and West Buckland Events during the week included work experience, off-base excursions, night exercise, shooting, flying, an assault course, command tasks and, in recreation time, ten-pin bowling proved very popular. St. Peter's cadets fared well during the week, best cadet awards going to F.S Doncaster and Sgt White, and the aircraft recognition prize to Cdt Benson.

The new academic year began with a large influx of new recruits which necessitated two flight sergeants, F.S Pittman and the first female flight sergeant at St Peter's, F.S. White.

The lower sixth members Cpl.'s Allworthy, Hall, Mulryne, Suttill and Whiting have all showed good leadership potential Cpl.'s Mulryne and Whiting followed camp with the demanding and challenging leadership course at R.A.F. Hereford which both completed successfully Best wishes go to Cpl Hall and J Cpl Evans as they attend Hereford this summer

In January the demanding prospect of fatherhood led Fit Lt Bellis to relinquish the running of the section and put it in the hands of Fig. Off. Grant and Pit. Off. Blood who have since kept up the good work

The section has managed to get up in the air on a number of occasions throughout the year J Cpl Bradley and Cpl. Mulryne successfully completed initial glider training and Cpl Whiting basic glider training We have also secured further places for glider training in the summer. Cpl. Suttill has gained a flying scholarship for which he will be spending a continuous period of training for 2-8 days at Teesside Airport Mention must go to C.D.T. Mee who experienced an unfortunate turn in a Chipmunk at R.A.F Leeming this year In order to expand our flying opportunities the section intends to acquire a couple of radio-controlled gliders for the enjoyment of the cadets and to demonstrate principles of flight. It is because of theenthusiasm of the likes of cadets Anderson and Mee that the section is to provide this facility

To further broaden the appeal of the section Fig Off Taylor is attending a navigation course this summer which will give cadets greater choice for their proficiency Part 2 awards Thanks to her for that, and also to the cadet training team for providing the appropriate training for Fig Off Grant and Pit Off Blood to become qualified range conducting officers This will facilitate greater use of the School's range and create access to the School's recently acquired clay pigeon shooting kit which is only available to C.C.F cadets

We hope everything goes well for the section next year in the capable hands of next year's officers

F.S. Pittman, F.S. White

MUSIC

INTRODUCTION

The year 1992-93 has been a remarkable year in many ways The drive to prepare for the U.S.A tour has been ever present, perhaps even at times overwhelming There also have been some notable staff changes within the visiting instrumental staff

The prospect of the tour to the U.S.A has, of course, helped the whole department, notjust the tour members The achievement of ever higher standards has been excellent to see, especially in such groups as the Swing Band and the Rockin' Hairdressers The String Orchestra produced some excellent performances at the Summer Concert in a wide selection of Leroy Anderson favourites

SCHOOL CHOIR

The school choir has learnt a good new repertoire this year, including an arrangement of 'Ezekiel saw the wheel' where one can hear the wheels turning New pieces like 'The rhythm of life', Vaughan Williams' 'The turtle dove', Stanford's 'The bluebird', Bruckner's 'Christus factus est', John Whitworth's 'The Mermaid' were all designed to provide good contrast and wide range to include with the rest of the choir's repertoire for the U.S.A Music Tour

The upper sixth members of the choir have been an especially loyal group throughout their years at School

and it was good to have every single one come to the U.S.A with us

The choir's 'big' services in the Minster again went well. At the carol service the now almost traditional opening processional was further embellished with two choirs alternating verses of 'Alle Psallite' with a thirteenth century pilgrims' chant variously sung and played on medieval instruments and modern brass instruments

Christopher Braganza's solo in Howells' 'A Spotless rose' demonstrated why he has obtained a prestigious choral award to Clare College, Cambridge. The special seating arrangements for the service, because of a major concert in the Minster the next day, proved a real asset

The Epiphany Procession was again a colourful and impressive occasion but one which has perhaps lost a little in the reduction of musical items and simplification of the opening procession

The choir's major chapel services were good occasions and Sophie Pearson-Hill's solo soprano in Stanford's Magnificat in G especially memorable

However, perhaps the most impressive performance from the choir came in the Christmas Concert when Britten's cantata 'Rejoice in the Lamb' was sung Difficult rhythms, intricate tuning and awkward pitching demanding high standards of musicianship were overcome in a thrilling performance

We wish the leavers well The absence of some larger than life characters like Jack-Patrick will mean a significant reduction in rehearsal volume but most of all we miss their sense of unity and mutual support as a year group

CHAMBER CHOIR

The year started with several invitations to sing at weddings which helped in raising funds for the U.S.A tour as well as improving the group's singing. The repertoire has been expanded to include some intricate eight part arrangements of Beatles songs, for example 'Michelle' and 'Penny Lane' and some North Country songs arranged by Percy Lovell, former Director of Music at a School a few hundred yards away and grandfather of one of our Upper Sixth formers. Sociability is still an important requirement at rehearsals as is a sense of humour

CHORAL SOCIETY

The Choral Society has performed in two major concerts this year In November Vaughan Williams' 'Serenade to Music' gave many opportunities for solos and lush textures for the orchestra, Elgar's 'Songs of the Bavarian Highlands' were also given lively performances and were much enjoyed

The highlight of theyear was a large scale performance of major extracts from Mendelssohn's 'Elijah' in March. The whole of the fourth year of St Olave's joined the Choral Society enjoying especially the famous 'Be not afraid' chorus. The St. Olave's Chapel Choir also gave a good account of the beautiful angels' chorus 'Lift thine eyes'

The soloists Robert Thompson (tenor), James Morgan (bass) and Jane Mindenhall (contralto) all gave assured contributions

STRING ORCHESTRA/ SUMMER CONCERT

Jane Mindenhall has led the orchestra very well throughout the year In the main string orchestra concert

the Summer Concert — a group of Leroy Anderson pieces found a ready response from the audience Jazz pizzicato, Plink, Plank Plonk etc were 'easy listening' but not easy playing. They all demonstrated the developing quality of the strings The best of all was "The Typewriter' with Jeffrey Gray as our 'temp' and Keith Pemberton on bell.

In the same concert Dominic Greeves played a concertino by Handel with authoritative well-rounded sound, Lissa Beckitt, in Poulenc's 'Cantilena', showed again what a lovely sound and sense of phrase she has, Faith Alexander, one of our young budding violinists, showed what a talented player she is in Massenet's Meditation, but the most impressive playing came from Tim Dunn, the soloist in the first movement of Crusell's clarinet concerto

STARS AND STRIPES EVENING

What an excellent evening it was with the Swing Band setting the tone with 'That old black magic'

The Choir sang several songs by Rutter, arrangements of English songs; in fact John Rutter has taken a personal interest in the tour, writing a letter of commendation for the tour brochure and programme.

The Rockin' Hairdressers milked the audience for all they were worth and this prepared them for their Radio York premiere later in June, just before the tour They sang two songs live on Radio and gave an interview — all impressive stuff!

Tim Dunn's arrangement of Tuxedo Junction for Swing Band, Rockin' Hairdressers and Choir proved a great success as did his barbershop arrangements. His musical talents will be greatly missed next year

THE ROCKIN HAIRDRESSERS

The Hairdressers suffered an early slump this year due to the loss of the 'ginger factor' —possibly supplied by Andy Moxon But after a rigorous and prolonged season of auditioning, success was found in the euphemistically stout and manly frame of Oliver Button Although this left only one bass and three tenors (who are naturally found wanting in some departments), the panache and flair of the ensemble grew in proportion with their style, to the extent that the applause after each performance was nearly as loud as that which accompanied their arrival on stage

With a repertoire bolstered by 'Rock-a-bye your baby', the resurrected 'Graceful and Easy', the naff 'Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer', and the autobiographical 'They go Wild, simply Wild over Me' and 'Whiffenpoof Song', starring roles were usurped from all other participants in the Christmas Concert and the Stars 'n' Stripes evening in front of wildly partisan audiences of screaming teenagers.

In the guise of the St Peter's Male Voice Harmony Quartet, the Hairdressers, after much heated deliberation, passed up 'Girl of My Dreams' for 'Ecce nunc benedicite' and 'O Vos Omnes' for the words and music for Lent a change of direction much welcomed by Mr Wright

Several new pieces have sprung from the pens of the various members of the group Arrangements of 'Manhattan Skyline', 'Rise Up', and 'In the Still of the Night' from Tim, 'Summertime' and 'A Nightingale Sang' from Andy, and 'Barbershop Song' and the illstarred 'Rudolph' from Jeffrey, among others.

The calendar's most exclusive social event, the inaugural Barbershop dinner, was held at a top Copmanthorpe venue, and was noted for the record number of barred Tatler and Vanity Fair photographers in the rain outside

A year that has seen two radio appearances, in which the group's flowery rhetoric has reached previously unparalleled levels of pretentiousness, has also seen the departure of two founder members. The Hairdressers Mk II will still be operative in York for another year outside of School (parties, weddings, anything!), but Oli and Jeffrey will be sifting through ranks of young hopefuls in the autumn for the Hairdressers Mk III (Handy hint to applicants — forget singing; you will be assessed mainly on ego, lack of modesty, and size of trousers!)

Tim Dunn

CONCERT BAND

The band this year has seen the amalgamation of disparate elements into what, we hope, is becoming a more secure and together unit Seasoned campaigners, Jim Fieldsend and Matthew Pittman, along with band administrator Lissa Beckitt and leader Tim Dunn were the only remaining U6th, so great reliance has been placed on younger members, particularly, our plucky 3rd year brass section, who have come on in leaps and bounds. Thanks to Jim Lovell for coming in to reinforce them

Our major event of theyear was the Christmas Concert in the Memorial Hall, at which Leroy Anderson Year was officially declared with a performance of Sleigh Ride. The finale was John Blood's terminally cheery Christmas Express which was enjoyed by all except Cap'n Blood whose moment of glory went up in smoke when his whistle didn't work The evening was rounded off with "Community Carols" which almost managed to fall apart when Cap'n Blood decided to conduct 'O Come All Ye Faithful' where 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' should have been! Only sterling work on behalf of the second leaders and lots of shouting from the woodwind finally enlightened him of his mistake

The Easter Term saw no real concerts, the band concentrating on repertoire building New pieces included Handel's Water Music, yet another march, Dunn's Cockleshell Heroes, and the excellent Charivari, a symphonic suite by contemporary Scotch composer Malcolm Binney

The highlight of this term was the realization of Mr Blood's idea of an 'Open Rehearsal' A great time was had by all present, and I would like to apologise on behalf of the Music Department to all those who were turned away at the door when the hall reached its capacity

On to the Summer Term, when we passed the gauntlet of the term's big concert to the String Orchestra and carried on building repertoire for the U.S The Summer Fete in the Museum Gardens was the rather dubious highlight of the season, especially the virtuoso performance of the incredible U.S Tour rhythm section

Tim Dunn (??), Nick Wight (Bass, Timps), Andy Moxon (Cymbals), Chris Braganza (Tambourine) and Mr. Jeffrey Gray (Triangle), all of whom performed with verve and charisma The removal of the solo clarinet left the leadership of the band in the tentative grasp of Carole 'Where are we now?' Tong, who acquitted herself well under difficult circumstances Thanks to Carole, who at Mr. Paterson's haute couture insistence, supplied the clarinets and percussion with essential matching clothes pegs

It only remains to thank Mr Pemberton for all his help and stalwart playing in the tuba section. He will be greviously missed in the States Also to Cap'n Blood, for his patience, when most of us, at some time or other, have deserved to walk the plank.

Tim Dunn

by Tim Dunn

After months of requesting, badgering, annoying, abusive phone calls etc from certain jazz fans and six appeal members, Captain Blood finally conceded defeat and set up the mighty dreadnought that is now know as 'Cap'n Blood and the.. Big Band' After a few changes of personnel, which saw Carole Tong brought in to the top of the rigging and Tim 'Blissful Gliss' Dunn moved tojoin Jim 'Slinky Slide' Lovell in the engine room, and at least two full rehearsals, we were almost ready for our first outing — the Community Service Afternoon Tea After a performance bursting with confidence, if not competence, of 'Hal Leonard's Easy Jazzpack' numbers 'Chica de Espana' and 'The Old Black Magic' which was greeted by frowns and sentiments like 'That's not how I remember it from the 30V

Spurred on by what was nonetheless a good start, our next project was the 'Stars and Stripes Evening', an event whose mention seldom fails to raise a sigh of wistful nostalgia. JazzPak 2, and most of 1, was the centrepiece of the evening, with fine solos from Rich Hugill, Jim Fieldsend and Dom Greeves. By this time we had three Tim Dunn arrangements, two adding the Rockin' Hairdressers to 'Georgia' and 'Basin St.' and an opus magnus finale bringing in eight-part choir as well, of 'Tuxedo Junction'. It was good to see a performance where the music was appreciated as much by the participants as the audience, although someone should have told the trumpet section that Tuxedo wasn't a volume competition against the choir.

Our next mission was to 'play chapel' on Red Nose Day so, armed with two hastily arranged hymns from Mr Andrew Wright and guest conductor Pluto (who was that?) we played 'Sing Hosanna' and 'At the name of Jesus', each verse of which was rendered in a different style by Jim 'n' Tim, the Amazing Rhyming Rhythm Section

The Summer Term was spent ceaselessly building up the repertoire for the U.S Tour A brief but welcome diversion was provided by the Summer Fete, which gave us another opportunity to wheel out those crusty old chestnuts from the Autumn Term and discover to our chagrin, that the trombone section STILL can't play their solo in 'Chica' But that's just a drop of benzene in the ocean of nectar that is the Big Band Experience, or as Cap'n Blood would more mundanely put it 'The ensemble works very well'

Pass me that Jazzpak!

CENSORED CHOCOLATE— A ROCKUMENTARY

Out of themelting-pot of pre-band-rehearsal doodling, it was discovered that three people could actually improvise in sync When this moment of magical cognizance had been achieved, the steamroller process, that is 'setting up a band' was unstoppable Rehearsals were organised, songs were (loosely) orchestrated, and, of course, silly names were adopted Thus having cajoled the Chaplain and Mr Wright into sanctioning their appearance, Sly Panache, Leroy Growl, J R Mumbles and their young sidekicks Dirk and Jed played the Budweiser Blues and Johnny B Goode before the whole School If this understandably restrained performance established them as a mere Beezer Homes League blues band, their status was transformed to that of globe-trotting world superstardom by their stunningly powerful performance in the Museum Gardens on Bank Holiday Monday The new British stars for the nineties, Censored Chocolate are traditional but not cliched, modern but not nouveau, scene but not herd In recent interviews, Leroy, Sly and J R have confidently looked forward to not returning from their forthcoming tour Stateside

Leroy: 'No we won't be coming back."

Sly: 'They need us over there to spearhead the blues revival movement.'

J R.: 'We've already had lots of interest in us We'll be finalising a deal soon.'

And who could argue with that?

MUSIC COMPETITION

The Music Competition was brought forward to the Easter Term and this proved a good move away from the crowding of activities now existing in the first half of the Summer Term Nicholas Carter, Director of Music at Queen Mary's School, Baldersby Park, and soon to move to Bootham, was our adjudicator

There were many notable performances and it was especially pleasing to have a full singing class — an area which has developed greatly in the last few years.

Junior Woodwind

Junior Keyboard

Junior Strings

Junior Brass

Rachel Harran (flute)

Miki Ayton (piano)

Virginia Mackie (violin)

Gareth Mead (euphonium)

Junior singing not competitive

Best Junior Musician runner-up

Senior Woodwind

Senior Keyboard

Senior String

Senior Brass

Singing

Best Senior Musician

Rachel Harran

Timothy Brogden

Cherry Alton (flute)

Nicholas Wight (piano)

Alison Blair (viola)

Graham Kershaw (trumpet)

Jane Mindenhall (mezzo soprano)

Alison Blair

MUSIC STAFF

To all the full-timers and to all the visiting teachers I extend my thanks for all their hard work during the year Some of the Associated Board exam results this year were the best yet.

We were sorry to lose John Parkes, Geoffrey Pearce, Ben Challis, Sharon Lyons and Diana Chapman during the course of the year. We are grateful to them for the service which they have given the School and wish them well in the future

Paul Judge, our new electric specialist, has already proved a great success with the Junior pop group and his exploits at the Staff Concert on slide guitar was entertaining

Tim Bayley has taken over the clarinet teaching with a refreshing sense of style — he also has many strings to his bow including playing the hurdy-gurdy

Tina Blood hasjoined our team of piano teachers and has proved herself a caring and sensitive teacher

Andrew Wright

DRAMA

OTHELLO

There are theatre-goers who feel apprehensive about Shakespeare being performed by Schools and amateur groups, believing this to be the sole domain of the professional actor and director Ian Lowe's assured production of Othello clearly showed how unfounded an opinion this is. Hisexperience and skill demonstrated once again the strength of the acting ability within the School

The months of tiring rehearsal and patient direction finally came to fruition last December Audiences arrived at the Drama Centre eager with anticipation. The stage was set in the body of the hall, presented as a chess board with a raised centre

We were immediately struck by the simple yet very effective monochrome costume It was essentially modern but owed allegiance to no particular period. Each character was dressed within a range of black and white from the evil-hearted Iago in an entirely black outfit to the undefiled Desdemona in a robe of pure white. The military style of the male costume was equally effective

Initially the plot of the play is not easy to follow and the actors deserved great credit for their clarity of communication. Matthew Pittman gave a convincing performance as Desdemona's father, Brabantio, and James Fieldsend was a strong, authoritative Duke As the other characters move with Othello from Venice to Cyprus, the plot develops more clearly

It is now that the chief protagonists, Iago and Othello, control the stage There are few occasions when neither of them is commanding a presence. This naturally places a heavy burden upon the two actors and both Jack-Patrick Weatherall as Iago and Christopher Braganza as Othello rose admirably to the challenge. Jack-Patrick strode the stage with military precision unfurling his schemes first to one side of the audience, then to the other No one in the auditorium felt left out of his plans to bring about the

downfall of Othello Christopher gave a very sensitive performance, using the gamut of his emotions with consummate skill He maintained throughout the play a strong and effective communication with the audience

Jon Lacy-Colson gave a very professional performance as the ill-used Cassio. He grew in stature as the play progressed Fiona Watt gave us a coolly beautiful Desdemona Her tragic portrayal was especially moving She received strong support from Fiona Burnett as Iago's wife, Emilia, who played her part with great confidence Jaru Bunnag was a delightful Bianca and accomplished performances came from Andrew Fotherby as Roderigo, Steven Clegg as Lodovico and Andrew Wallis as Montano

The whole play moved extremely well All the cast gave tight performances and the Shakespearean verse was delivered in a very professional way. The experienced hands of producer, Ian Lowe, skilfully guided the players through the rigours of the tragedy He built the climax superbly and when Iago dropped the cruel handkerchief over the bodies of the hapless couple, the atmosphere was heavy with emotion Truly an evening to remember for a long time.

John Shaw

COMIC RELIEF DAY

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CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Community Service has flourished throughout the year, with much loyal and willing help behind the scenes as well as in the main events About twenty-five senior pupils have regularly visited the elderly in and around the Fothergill Homes Almshouses and their cheerful visits have been a boon, especially to those residents who are housebound. We invited our Fothergill regulars and their friends to a Christmas Party where they were enthusiastically entertained by various members of the School, including the choir and wind band. The high spot of the party had to be the bingo, co-hosted by Rachel Smith (whose deadpan descriptions of the 'fabulous prizes' were far more entertaining than the game itself) and Heidi Clark, renowned for her inimitable bingo rhyming slang and the fact that she doesn't need a microphone In June many members of Fothergill came on the summer outing; a mystery tour and huge afternoon tea at Easingwold

We were delighted with the response to the gifts for the homeless at Christmas, when some 200 gifts were brought in, and that so many were able to help with the shopping trip for the elderly and disabled at Christmas and with the many street collections in the city during the year

That's just a sample of what's been done Thanks to everyone who has given so much time and enthusiasm There are many ways in which you can help if you'd like to We'd be glad to see you

Julie Bainbridge & Derek Paterson

TOP HOUSE QUIZ

The second half of the Easter Term brought the eagerly awaited Inter-House Quiz Competition. Since last year the captain of the Manor team, Tim Dunn, had had a resounding success on Central Television's popular sixth form quiz show "Blockbusters". He showed great speed on the buzzer and the other Houses were now keen to beat him The standard of answering was particularly high this year and all the teams performed well. The final duly took place in the Lecture Theatre on March 25th between The Grove and yes! The Manor The Grove fought valiantly but The Manor emerged as victors once again by 66 points to 58 Congratulations to the victorious team of Tim Dunn, Mark Benson, Nick Abrams and Peter Hield. A personal thank you comes from me to all the contestants

J. W. G. Shaw

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

During this year some thirty-five juniors have been participating in the award at bronze level, camping on the North York Moors and various service activities including St John's Ambulance First Aid Some ten seniors have been completing their gold award also

SarahRichardsreceivedthe BarryDanielAwardfor adventurous travel.

SCIENCE SOCIETY EGG RACE

The Egg Race, MUSIC RECYCLED, was directed towards the creation of musical instruments from reject materials. Teams were asked to make a stringed, a percussion and a wind instrument from items which would normally have found their way into the waste bin The instruments had to be capable of playing a recognisable tune at the end of the competition

As always in these events, much was learned about the basic engineering and mechanical aspects which are so often taken for granted in the real article It is always sad to see an elegant design which cannot take the strains imposed on it! Nevertheless music emerged — tunes were sometimes recognisable and where the technique was weak cosmetic cover was delightfully evident

It was a close fought event — differentiating between the entertainment and technical values was not easy, but it was the latter which the adjudicator had been told to assess. The Rise were the winners with The Grove a close second but every House, the staff and the Junior School all made ingenious and often musical devices.

Mr. Dawson, himself a maker of several worthy musical instruments, thought out this project and we are grateful once again for his enthusiasm in promoting the Egg Race.

TRAVEL

THE SOUTH AFRICA TOUR

Three weeks in South Africa in December — a lovely thought! After months of preparation and fund-raising, the reality certainly fulfilled all our expectations. We are indebted to Tim Scott, who organised our intinerary for us His help and support from South Africa was invaluable and we were indeed fortunate to be able to visit so many fine schools

The first phase of the tour was in Natal, where we stayed at three boarding Schools, Hilton, Michaelhouse and Kearsney. It was perhaps fortunate that we were accommodated in the Sanatoriums at two of these, as the Sisters at all three were given a testing time by their guests dehydration and sunburn were the main problems. We were very grateful to these ladies, who were superb From the heights of Natal with the Drakensburg mountains nearby, we moved to the coast at East London. We stayed all four nights at Selborne College and we were grateful to them for coping with us for so long During the third phase, in Capetown, we stayed with families. The parents of boys at Bishop's Wynberg and Westerford were wonderfully kind and generous After two exciting days in the Kruger National Park, we ended the tour in a very comfortable hotel in Johannesburg The hospitality, be it in the Schools or with families, was amazing Nothing

was too much trouble for our hosts and we thank them one and all

Not surprisingly the cricket itself was hard It was always going to be difficult to adjust out of our season to conditions very unlike those in England and as we expected the standard of School cricket was extremely high. Out of ten fixtures we won two, lost three and drew five. On the whole a satisfactory outcome as in almost every match we had a bad start against the pace-bowling Each team had at least one bowler faster than anyone we have seen at home Although in most matches we recovered from the bad start, we rarely got into a position to win matches Oliver Gardner was the backbone of the batting He played some fine innings and it was a tragedy that his tremendous rearguard action against Wynberg was foiled when he was adjudged LBW with only two balls of the match left He was awarded his cap at the end of the tour. Toby Cockcroft found the pace of the pitches to his liking and should have gained confidence from a number of good innings All the younger batsmen played valuable innings and will be all the better for the experience Our bowling was weakened by injury Of the pace bowlers only James Lovell stayed fit and how well he bowled! Had he had effective support, our results might have been very different Richard Musgrave bowled well when fit and Toby Cockcroft never shirked the hard work

despite shoulder and ankle injuries What a pleasure it was to play against two Development teams and to see their obvious enthusiasm and potential.

We are very grateful to all the parents and friends who helped and supported us in the months before the tour My personal thanks to Anne Dawson and Jean Green, who did a lot of secretarial work for me I would particularly like to thank the Tour Committee, Ron McBride, Mike Cockcroft, Ann Musgrave, Mel Neary and Bruce Rigby. They did a great job The chairman, Ron McBride, was fantastic He did an immense amount of work and the success of the preparations and fund-raising was largely thanks to him It was very appropriate that he and Helen as well as Clive and Ann Musgrave were able to join us for part of the tour. Finally, I want to thank Mike Johnston and Keith Mohan, who did so much on the tour to make it a success

A final thought Three weeks in a vast country like South Africa does not make one an expert on its affairs There is no doubt that it is a beautiful country and we met many lovely people It isalso obvious that ithas major problems and potentially great dangers As we drove from our hotel in Johannesburg to the airport, Anna and I chatted to our driver, a black man from Soweto. He talked about his family, about his totally uneducated parents and his own limited education He was full of optimism for the future. He was confident that the leaders of the country would sort out the many problems and that his two young daughters would get the education that he had missed We left him and South Africa praying that his optimism was well founded and that his hopes for the future would be realised

Results:

ST PETER'S v HILTON COLLEGE

Played on Sunday, 29th November Result: Drawn Hilton 205-2 dec

St Peter's 99-5 (O Gardner 44)

ST PETER'S v MICHAELHOUSE

Played on Tuesday, 1st December Result: Lost

Michaelhouse 185-6 dec

St Peter's 44

ST PETER'S v KEARSNEY COLLEGE

Played on Thursday, 3rd December

Result: Drawn Kearsney 160-2 dec

St Peter's 154-6 (O Gardner 52, T W F Cockcroft 30 not out)

ST. PETER'S v SELBORNE COLLEGE

Played on Sunday, 6th December

Result: Lost

St Peter's 119 (O Gardner 31)

Selborne 121-2

ST PETER'S v DEVELOPMENT XI

Played at Selborne College on Monday, 7th December

Result: Won

St Peter's 80 (T J Archer 26)

Development XI67 (O. Gardner 3-8, R. F. T. Musgrave 3-12)

ST PETER'S v HUDSON PARK H.S

Played on Tuesday, 8th December

Result: Drawn

Hudson Park 206-7 dec (R F T Musgrave 3-38)

St Peter's 148-6 (T W F Cockcroft 58, O Gardner 39)

ST PETER'S v BISHOP'S D.C

Played on Thursday, 10th December

Bishop's 222-3 dec

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 125-6 (T. W. F. Cockcroft 33 not out)

ST. PETER'S v WYNBERG B.H.S.

Played on Saturday, 12th December

Result: Lost

Wynberg 229-6 dec. (J. Lovell 3-54)

St Peter's 89 (O Gardner 31)

ST. PETER'S v WESTERFORD H.S.

Played on Monday, 14th December

Result: Drawn

Westerford 196 (J Lovell 4-58, R F T Musgrave 4-62)

St Peter's 115-8 (H I Shedden 27 not out)

ST PETER'S v TRANSVAAL INVITATION XI

Played at Lenasia Stadium on Friday, 18th December

Result: Won

Invitation XI 202-7 (J. Lovell 5-39)

St Peter's 204-5 (O Gardner 79 not out, M J Davies 59) D. Kirby

It was a cold, dark, Friday night in October when thirty-one pupils from St. Peter's, St. Olave's and The Mount, accompanied by Mr Hodsdon, Mrs Bainbridge and Mr Gray, gathered in the Horseshoe eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Eddie Brown coach. Just after 11 p.m. the coach departed for Dover We arrived at the port at 5 a.m and embarked on the Pride of Calais Once on board, the canteen suffered an early morning rush. The rest of the time on the ferry was spent on deck or, in some peoples' cases, watching cartoons Arrival in Calais was at dawn, although it was still not light enough to see much of the region of Pas de Calais

The drive down to Selongey was smooth and comfortable with no delays Drinks were served on the coach by the "hostess with the mostest", none other than St. Peter's own Steven Spielberg, Mr. Hodsdon. Upon our arrival in Selongey, the first "thing" that we were acquainted with was the "SEB", the infamous pressure cooker factory. We were then told how to greet our correspondents the French way; boys were to shake hands and girls were to "faire la bise" — a kiss on both cheeks (This is not a French kiss, as Paul — our driver — thought when he was presented with some booze and a "faire la bise" at Calais on the return journey!) Of course, everyone had to wait for Mr. Hodsdon to get out the camcorder and capture this moment on film.

The next three days were spent with our correspondents' family Most people woke each morning to find big bowls of hot chocolate, or very large cups of black tea, steaming away on the breakfast table. It is worrying when you don't know what to do, but in a situation like that, you learn quickly The worry soon disappears when you learn that you "dunk" cake or biscuits into the chocolate Most people then met the whole family, this meant a great deal of "fairing la bise" and

handshaking When we had finally finished greeting the large families, we settled down to watch the television. It is fun trying to translate the episodes of Dynasty when someone throws themselves off a balcony or has a fight with Alexis!

Another "funny" French tradition is "la raclette" When you sit down at the table there is a big selection of cold meats and some cooked potatoes with the skins on The first thing that you do is put a piece of cheese in a small tray Then you put the tray in a square heater in the middle of the table. Whilst you are waiting for the cheese to melt, you peel some potatoes and pick a selection of cold meat When the cheese is bubbling you pour it over the potatoes and the meat. It is very nice.

On Sunday lots of people came to my correspondent's house It was getting rather annoying, all this "fairing la bise" and handshaking It wasn't so annoying when a plate of Waffles entered the room! You spread chocolate or jam on them and they taste nice On Sunday my correspondent's mother must have cooked at least one hundred waffles.

If you decide to go on the exchange, it would be very advisable to take a pair of slippers as the French have no carpets, except in the bedrooms

We met, as a group again, on Wednesday, to visit some wine cellars in Dijon. We were staying in the Cote d'Or, "Valley of Gold", so called because in autumn the grape vines turn abeautiful shade of gold In the first cellar we visited, the Pressoir des Dues de Bourgogne, the guide spoke so quickly, with such complexity, and at such length, that even some of the French people didn't understand! At one stage, he was so annoyed at his inability to get through to us, that he said that if we wanted to leave, we could Thankfully, only a few understood him and most of us wondered why Mr. Hodsdon and Mr.

Kruszynski looked so angry and as if they were going to take him at his word A short journey took us to our second cellar The owner spoke slowly and clearly and the majority got the gist of what he was saying. (This was made easier by translations from Mrs Bainbridge!) The guide was worried about leaving the door open too long as the temperature in the cellar has to be kept cool and constant As we waited outside for the French to finish their tour, a travelling baker who delivers bread to this village, sped through, beeping his horn like a typical Frenchman and, to add to the fun, he nearly ran us all over Of course he was driving a Citroen van

We left for our lunch and had to walk to the coaches through some vineyards where the autumn had already turned the leaves a lovely shade of gold We had to pause for Steven Speilberg to film the entire party and he told us to talk to a camcorder!!! We then waited for umpteen minutes for him to do his David Bailey impersonation, with other peoples' cameras, so that there would be some pictoral record of the most wanted people in France After this extremely long pause we had our lunch in a soggy forest. We had fun comparing the large variety of cold meats that we had in our sandwiches People also wanted to swap crisps, yet they discovered the Henry Ford philosophy has been applied to French crisp production, you can have any flavour you like as long as it is ready-salted

We then left behind this picturesque lunch area and headed for a museum of mustard, run by Amora Dijon is famous for three things, mustard, wine and gingerbread. As we entered the museum we passed through a small part of the factory There was a very strong smell of mustard. In the museum we were told that mustard used to be made with a vinegar from the wine-making process, but when, one year long ago, the crop of grapes failed, the company resorted to using normal vinegar and has done so ever since We were also told about the background to Amora and its wide variety of products, which include mayonnaise and tomato ketchup. At the end of this tour, Mr Hodsdon invited us to volunteer to write this article! How could we refuse? We then spent half an hour looking around Dijon. For the hungry, it was a chance to visit a packed Macdonalds, whilst others visited the department store, just across the street

On our return to Selongey we drove through several small villages. The road also went by a field with some rather large targets It turned out that the French Air Force used these targets to shoot at; in fact, a couple of days later, I was going along that same road when, out of the blue, two Mirage fighters flew over the top of the car and blew up a target Everyone arrived home that night feeling tired and looking forward to the disco on Thursday night.

At the disco everyone had agreat time There was only one problem, Steven Spielberg and the camcorder again, but this time with a very bright light. The disco was a good chance for the English to socialise with the French and for the English to talk in English, a relief for some It was midnight when the disco finished and the English had to be at the School next morning...

....Next morning everyone arrived, I think, and we set off for "la Toison d'Or", "the golden fleece", a large

shopping centre on the outskirts of Dijon. This was the chance to practise our ability to buy presents, and then get them wrapped up The shopping centre was the largest in Europe, until the Meadowhall Centre was built, a building that the French are extremely annoyed about Everyone seemed content with bringing out a couple of carrier bags, yet, not to be outdone, Mrs Bainbridge came out with a trolley full of champagne and pillows! We are not saying what was in Mr. Hodsdon's trolley! This was also a chance for all the starving Brits to have a Macdonalds again The remainder of that day was spent with the family, as this would be our last day in Selongey

Everyone managed to arrive at the School at 6.30 a.m on Saturday morning, so we set off promptly. Most were sad to say goodbye, but, at the same time, were looking forward to a decent cup of tea, a craving not, unfortunately, satisfied by the "plastic tea" provided by the coach's drinks machine! It was about 10.30 a.m when we were treated to the first film of the day, "Clockwise", starring John Cleese. Even though this was a relatively old film it drew much laughter, especially from Mrs Bainbridge When we arrived at the services, Mr Hodsdon had to point us in the general direction of the shops, as the visibility was down to about fifty yards We set off again, this time watching "Three Men and a Little Lady" This "cute" comedy brought many laughs and a debate at the end between Mrs Bainbridge and some of the girls from Peter's about which man is the "fittest". Mrs Bainbridge favoured Christopher Cazenove, whilst others favoured Tom Selleck We were early when we arrived in Calais. Again, some stayed on deck whilst others watched cartoons Just as we left Calais we saw the Seacat, the faster alternative to crossing the channel

We arrived in England and stopped for diesel and a replacement driver because Paul had used up all his driving hours. We nearly didn't get home because we couldn't find the replacement driver, he found us We knew that we were in England because of the familiar traffic jams We watched "Dances with Wolves" and had to put up with Mrs Bainbridge swooning over Kevin Costner. We arrived at School half an hour early but many parents were waiting

Apart from the obvious linguistic benefits there are a number of other benefits You learn about local customs and traditions and learn how to speak French the "French way" By that, I mean that when shopping you very rarely find a "Tricolore Shopkeeper" or a very "sympathetic native speaker" as defined in the G.C.S.E., but, when you resort to saying, "Excusez-moi, je suis un(e) anglais(e)" they become extremely sympathetic Another "benefit", for all you motor racing fans, is the chance to experience cornering on the doorhandles of a 2CV!

Our thanks go to Mr. Hodsdon, I'm sure he did David Bailey and Steven Spielberg proud, for organising thetrip Our thanks also go to Mrs Bainbridge, I'm sure that Kevin Costner and Christopher Cazenove would love to meet her; and finally to Mr Gray, who obviously enjoyed playing on Gameboys

Gareth Mead, James Curley, Walter Wonnacott

THE SAHARA TRIP

Easter '93

On the morning of the27th March seventeen members of the Lower VI, ably led by Mr Bulcock, left School to drive south — heading for Plymouth, only interrupted by a flat tyre, four hours into the journey, and a stop at Taunton to pick up Mr Bell We reached the Stonehouse Barracks of the Royal Marines where we were to spend a comfortable night The following day we boarded the nearby ferry for Santander Some of us inevitably felt seasick and retired early. However, we started as we meant to go on with a full evening's dancing in the disco, led by Nick

Disembarking, we confronted the mammoth twentytwo hour drive through Spain with determination and humour It passed without too many hiccups so we stocked up on vital desert supplies in a Spanish hypermarket and then sailed from Algeciras over to Africa We had a little time to wander in Ceuta before we drove to the Moroccan border. Here Mr. Bulcock disappeared to do the paperwork with Rob and Dave on either side of him as bodyguards! However, they must not have appeared menacing enough as we had to wait a much longer time than expected at customs A few disarming smiles from the girls relieved Colin's worry and we were in a lovely hotel by the coast in Asilah in no time. Here we were watered and washed and left in the knowledge that we would be back within two weeks

Next we took the Great City Marakesh by storm First we explored the huge square where its water carriers, snake charmers and orange sellers allowed us immediate insight into the Arabic culture Then we were led to the Medina by various student guides whose bosses offered us "student prices" and copious amounts of mint tea! Mr Bulcock's traditional prize for the worst buy was won by Jamie for his "semi-precious" stone turtles, but none of us did toobadly with Sarah purchasing an authentic Arabic dress which she persisted in wearing just to get her money's worth, Rob buying a camel wood jacket (not mentioning the fact that it frayed at the seams!), and Cenan a beautiful leather bag Full of these colourful images we slept under the stars by an olive grove just outside Marakesh to complete the experience

Next we headed straight for the Sahara desert. The lengthy drive there took us over the Atlas mountains, in whose foothills we spent a night, and to the plentiful stalls of onyx and amethyst dotted along the roadside. Finally we reached the heat of the desert where we set up camp ready for our eight days there We were three miles from the Blue Springs of Meshi Oasis where we spent each day enthusiastically swimming, sunbathing and washing, not to mention the persistent diving from the boys — and the game of soccer played which they lost miserably to the friendly locals The open-fronted shops there were crammed with goods which the owners were eager to swap for western-style clothing and us western girls! Cenan was awarded a special prize for her sticky sense of humour and Alex sold his sandfilled stereo The adventurous among us were guided around the Kasbar, adeserted town upon a nearby hill, and were honoured afterwards with a meal at the guides home A Berber family, whom Mr Bulcock has made it a tradition to give clothing to, also gave us the great honour of allowing us toeat at their table Also we shocked some of the Arabs with the cold night in Errachdia, the closest town, where Cherry's allure became apparent Our days at the oasis were only disrupted once when we drove in the early hours to the Algerian border to watch the sun rise over the sand dunes a fabulous spectacle

All too soon it was time to pack up and leave. We stayed once more in Asilah — however, not in the original hotel due to the manager mistakenly double booking our rooms. However, we were more than compensated by the hotel's hospitality A few of us ventured into Tangier the next day — yet another fantastic experience Again the time came to leave for Europe. This time, Sarah's birthday cake, courtesy of Mr Bell, made our journey home memorable as did the ridiculous amounts of pizza consumed when we got to Gibraltar. We took in a traditonal Spanish breakfast in Madrid and eventually a weary bunch of Peterites boarded the ferry in Santander Fish and chips greeted us in England and we welcomed the beds in The Manor that night Many thanks to Mrs Bulcock for a fabulous cooked breakfast which surpassed the ones we attempted in the desert.

Enormous thanks to Mr Bulcock and Mr Bell for giving us a fantastic holiday and so many lovely memories Jenifer Swallow

BERWICK TOUR

So here we were a year on going back to Berwick As with all tour reports these are merely jottings and as such try to convey the atmosphere of the tour and notjust the basic facts!!

Our hosts, Graham and Liz Thompson at the Castle Hotel, proved quite excellent and many of the boys will have to tour for a long time to be as well looked after We should also thank Sandy Reavley and Alan Bell for their hard work on our behalf in helping to organise the tour.

After a good run and training session on Friday night and Saturday morning we took on Machen U.19 Colts, a touring Welsh side, at Alnwick Rugby Club In a physical encounter we proved a number of points including the old adage that "he who laughs last laughs longest" We deservedly won 20-7 with some "Maggie Magic", but unfortunately an awesome pass from our skipper Mark Ludiman left Nick Middleton requiring a visit to hospital!! It was only left to master our Welsh opponents in a "boat race" and then back to Berwick. Ben Oakley had by now found the delights of curry sauce and haggis irresistable, even if we did not enjoy the after effects! Looking after the moral welfare of the troops became an important role as a group of young ladies attached themselves limpet-like to our scrum-half and skipper! The Sunday morning call and bacon and eggs followed by a three mile run and training did not go down well!! Once this treat was over it was off to Berwick ARC for a morning on the Tweed, paddling in boats Mr Lawrence thanked the club for us all in fine fashion With the Hong Kong 7's on the telly we settled down to a quiet afternoon in the hotel G L and P J S were invited to the Reavleys for the best piece of roast beef I have had in year's coupled with excellent hospitality. All was well in the hotel and we prepared for the next morning's assault

on breakfast and the beach run Nick Walker having convinced us of his inability to eat eggs (fried, poached or scrambled) now proved that baked beans were also beyond him!! The run put new life into the boys!! before our "cultural" trip to Lindesfarne. A fine walk to the headland or a "slouch" in the bar became the order of the day Monday night saw us all off for a meal and a few games of snooker. Up again for breakfast with Toby "the bed" Cockcroft "playing" us various notes at the breakfast table He has a fine 'B' flat with destructive qualities. Our final training session was completed by Mr. Lawrence's presentation of Matthew Pittman's 18th birthday cake Then it was off to Berwick R.U.F.C for the final game of the season. 20-0 up in amarvellous firsthalf followed by tremendous defence saw us off as winners 20-10 A fine evening of entertainment followed, in which Matthew Pittman learnt the aeroplane game, and they learnt never to play "spoons" with Rob Pugh!! A good evening was had by all and we thank Matthew for his traffic directions late in the evening. By now the honeymoon suite had been vacated by Toby and Gordon and the water had stopped pouring through the dining room ceiling. Back to York on the Wednesday with some excellent songs to see us home Mr Lawrence's "Oh my darling" and Rhys's splendid number won the day for our Welsh contingent. It was a most enjoyable few days in which we made new friends and I hope gave a good account of ourselves My thanks go to all the boys and especially to Mr. Lawrence for his support.

Tour Party:

G L., P J S., Rhys Silverwood, Matthew Pittman, Paul Gorman, Rob Pugh, Mike Hunter, Dominic Greeves, Ben Lumsdon, Ben Councell (supporter!), Magnus Inness, Nick Walker, Nick Middleton, Toby Cockcroft, Gordon Gibb, Matthew Dodgson, Richard Brown, Ben Oakley, John Langford, Ewan Graves-Tamvakis, Mark Ludiman. P. J. Stephen

On Saturday, 26th March at 6.50 a.m., ten weary lower sixth formers, and an apparently energetic Mr Drysdale assembled on York station, all but the latter unaware of the long and arduous journey ahead. After we'd spent the day wrestling with crowds at King's Cross and Heathrow, we finally arrived at Pisa airport, where we were (thankfully) greeted by sunny, warm weather (which generally stayed with us throughout the rest of the week) We arrived in the city of Florence late afternoon, and over the following days were subjected to what Mr. Drysdale termed as "culture-shock"! A brief but muchneeded tour of central Florence was warmly accepted, as the party began to realise that, although this was an area abundant with Renaissance architecture and priceless works of art, there was one vital thing missing... nightlife! However, interesting talks on Florentine history at the British Institute and visits to various museums and art galleries compensated for this The extremely witty but informative talks of Dr. Marcello Bellini complimented visits to the Palazzo Vecchio, San Marco, Davanzati Palace, Galleria Academia, and the stunning Uffizi Gallery, widening both the group's knowledge and interest Long queues of Spanish and Italian students were worth tolerating to see some of the best collections of art in the world, includings works such as Michelangelo's "David" and Botticelli's "Birth of Venus"

An enjoyable and picturesque trip to Fiesole, a town in the hills overlooking Florence, provided an excellent opportunity for us all to take in the sights and sun — it also proved to be an excellent opportunity for the Italians to try and impress the female majority of our party!

We had two notably pleasant surprises whilst in Florence — the first was when we unexpectedly bumped into Mr Hall and his girlfriend who were on holiday, and the second was when Steve spotted Siegfried from "All Creatures Great and Small" (definitely a high-point!?).

We ventured further afield towards the end of the trip, visiting Siena for a day All made the most of this small but attractive city, with its cathedral, characteristically narrow streets, and large town hall, although it was generally agreed that Florence was still the more appealing of the two cities. We decided, as a party, not to visit Venice (a great shame, in my opinion), as certain members of the party did not have sufficient money (diverted to more refreshing activities, no doubt!).

The trip was undoubtedly a success, thoroughly enjoyed by all. Thanks should go to the British Institute for their invaluable assistance throughout the trip, but special thanks are due to Mr Drysdale, without whose organisation (and tolerance!) this trip wouldn't have taken place

Richard Hugill

Wednesday 7th July — Thursday 22nd July

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Our Music Tour to Germany in 1991 was a tremendous experience but the U.S A Tour of 1993 was 'something else', as they say The scale of the country, its buildings and the experience of seeing faraway places one has regularly seen on the television was all so special All this with friendly welcomes, interesting people wherever we went and varied and impressive concert venues made the whole tour fantastic

We arrived at Dulles Airport in Washington and walked out into an indescribable blast of hot air — it was 100"F and humid I really wondered what we had let ourselves in for! Our accommodation was at St Paul's Episcopal High School in Alexandria — abeautifully laidout campus with splendid sports facilities and, importantly, excellent food It was good for the whole party to be together at first so that a genuine group identity could be established

Our first full day was spent sightseeing in Washington especially around the renowned museums of Smithsonian Institute including the great Air and Space Museum

Our first concert in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria went very well to a small but very enthusiastic audience including Mr Hamilton, who was to make a pleasing guest appearance at every concert venue during the tour The concert was followed by a rather lengthy return home, a late night swim and then a pizza party at midnight — so much for the special bedtimes we had discussed in our regular tour staff meetings a few weeks earlier!

We then headed north for State College, the home of Penn State University whose campus accommodates almost 100,000 students This was our first experience of American homestay accommodation and of the real warmth and friendliness which we were to experience so often

The next day, Sunday, the choir and brass group performed some special music in St Andrew's Church at the morning service to a packed congregation After a tour of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, we prepared for our Festival Concert in the Festival Shell facing the main imposing building of Penn State University. An array of microphones greeted us as the concert was to be relayed on huge loudspeakers to the audience around the park Choir, Chamber Choir and Band all performed excellently after the Rockin' Hairdressers had started the concert in style with 'The Star Spangled Banner' which had the whole audience on its feet.

Three major musical events accomplished, we left on Monday for Geneva — north again to the top of Seneca Lake, one of the 'finger lakes', all very deep, imposing and picturesque This time a University — Hobart and

William Smith College — provided our accommodation. Another huge campus with a vast array of sports facilities which were used fully by all theparty On the first evening some took time to visit a baseball match, others just exercised!

Our visit on Tuesday from Geneva to Niagara Falls was a real highlight and the boat trip on 'The Fair Maid of the Mist' almost into the centre of the falls was aweinspiring and something we will all remember The power of the water, the roar of the falls — the American expression 'Wow!' describes it well

Wednesday saw us on the road again heading for York which claims to be the first capital of the United States From the moment we arrived in the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist we could tell that this part of the tour would be very special indeed The team of people who had been preparing for our four day visit was especially impressive headed by Canon Kermit Lloyd in a lovely church The luxury of our homestay accommodation was out of this world and the need for regular showers as pressing as ever as the heat followed us, although it had eased a little since Washington

It was wonderful to feel so welcome and to know that our hosts wanted to establish even closer links with York.

Our first concert in York on Thursday was of sacred music — this gave the choir the chance to sing many of their favourite anthems such as 'The heavens are telling' and 'Rejoice in the Lamb' For this occasion our Barbershop group —'The Rockin' Hairdressers' became a male voice quartet!

Friday saw the whole party visiting Hershey Park— a huge fun park near York with a vast array of rides, some quite stomach-churning. However, having survived getting wet, being turned upside down, swung from side to side and generally frightened, we travelled to the home of one of our major sponsors, Louis Appell who, with his

wife Jody, entertained the whole party in the grounds of their beautiful house A very talented young guitarist and singer entertained us by the swimming pool and cabana while some played volleyball, some badminton, some football and others just talked in a marvellously relaxed atmosphere The food was excellent as well as the array of ice cold drinks, which all acted as a perfect foil and contrast to the exertions of Hershey Park

The next day, Saturday, was the occasion of one of our most complicated concerts involving every musical group in the party The morning's rehearsal in a difficult acoustic saw some creative tension but all in agood cause! Lunch by the York Women's Auxiliary was an example of a real American picnic with gigantic rolls and spreads and luscious cakes and then the afternoon was spent in total relaxation in one or more of the many sports areas or swimming pool

The evening concert after that rather fraught morning rehearsal was one of the highlights of the tour There was such a rapport between audience and performers that the whole evening almost became a musical party The Blues group were given an excellent reception as was the Swing Band and Wind Band under Mr Blood's direction, the Rockin' Hairdressers milked the audience more than ever and the choir's diction was a real treat The presentations to the committee who had organised our stay brought the evening to a lovely close.

Some of the party managed the 7.30 a.m Communion Service the next day during which we were given a wooden model of the church to bring back to School The scene in the car park or parking lot in the morning was one of genuine sadness at leaving such marvellous people.

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We had all received a bright orange baseball cap, a souvenir mug of York and various pens and pencils as presents.

Off then to Philadelphia to the Embassy, the headquarters of the Philadelphia Boys' Choir and Chorale a complete change of atmosphere and scene Big city America with that dramatic skyline of skyscrapers and

the figure of William Penn in the middle Again, friendly hosts who all wanted to put themselves out for us. That same evening we travelled to an open air venue a little way out of Philadelphia — the Rosetree Summer Festival We arrived early and the crowd was already gathering. The concert started at 8.00 p.m with an audience of 3,500! First, the Philadelphia Boys' Choir and Chorale and then our turn; what an experience performing in such a place and to such an array of people Everyone rose to the occasion — Rockin' Hairdressers, Choir, Chamber Choir and Swing Band — the evocative 'Manhattan skyline', the exhilarating 'Ezekiel saw the wheel', the nostalgic 'Dance to your daddy' and the uninhibited 'Basin St Blues' were some of the highlights The final singing of 'For the beauty of the earth' by the Philadelphia Choir and our choir together was unforgettable.

Tuesday was scheduled as a relaxation day! Visiting the Liberty Bell, the Franklin Institute or Art Gallery or another sports complex by a lake —there was plenty to do — I must confess to falling asleep while watching the huge IMAX screen at the Franklin Institute — age was taking its toll!

Wednesday started with a lazy morning and then off to Ocean City on the west coastjust below Atlantic City A very long beach with a boardwalk with endless shops and in the middle the Music Pier Concert Hall fully airconditioned The sweatshirts, T-shirts and other good souvenirs of Ocean City were much in demand. The sea was refreshing with big waves and gentle soft sand — the need for much sun cream unfortunately was not recognised by all and by the time of the concert in the evening there were some red faces... and red arms and red legs and red... Mr Paterson was on hand, as ever, to deal with emergencies.

The concert again went well — the 'Rhythm of life' by the choir with neatly crisp words The Rockin' Hairdressers' 'In the still of the night' beautifully atmospheric, the Band's 'Instant Concert' as fizzy as ever. Another huge audience — over 1,000 and lovely gifts— an inscribed miniature of the Liberty Bell, and a piece of the boardwalk. Some of us did not get back to Philadelphia and bed until the early hours of the morning

The final day, Wednesday — an early start, oh no! A brief drive around New York, a view of its skyline and a trip up the 86 floors of the Empire State Building with a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty in the distance and on to JFK Airport, after all the warnings, a surprising calm airport and then the journey home, arriving early at St. Peter's, the sorting out of equipment and music and then thejet lag! One of the party I gather slept for twenty-two hours continuously!

The next Sunday the Philadelphia Boys' Choir and Chorale arrived — friendships renewed and our turn to be hospitable.

What a tour! We'd been preparing for it for about two years There were so many details to arrange, so many people involved in the whole project All the hosts and organisers in the U.S.A., all the generous people involved in money-raising in the United Kingdom, all the musical preparation and administration work —it was all a huge undertaking but such an incredible experience for all involved To everyone who helped, many, many thanks on behalf of all the tour party Also my own special thanks to Chris Blood, Jeffrey Gray, Bob and Trudy Shread, Catherine Russian, Georgina Terry and especially to Derek Paterson

It was fantastic!

Andrew Wright

PETERSWALK 1993

WORDS AND PICTURES

WATER

The most pure and sacred creature on earth Source of all creation. Give of hope. Tender to the land since the birth of time Simple yet complex; common yet most prized The holiest of all our possessions.

Bearing fresh Born upon a single tear, succouring the earth, her dependent child

Divining all growth from oceans to clouds, from flowers to forests, from fish to men

Painting even the skies with her splendour Nourishment to the world.

Nature herself

Liquid life

HEMP

How carefully I've shaped you in the solitude of days How peaceful in my mind entwined in and around my fingers.

How sweet the days I've marked in knots I've tenderly caressed.

So many times I've touched you, reached you, teased you Now fingering these veins of hemp, their hair upon my skin.

And how gently, quickly you will sleep

Slip into my collection with its bristles, coils, intentions

Yet your words will be unfruitful before I set you free. Slip as life is bound to slip from this empty disorder, then tied and laid upon the floor in perfect symmetry 'til the frayed edge of your lips on mine positioned, placed at ease once more 'Til this restlessness returns Iturn and turn and turn again

Andrew Wallis, 1993

EARTH

The pregnant grass gave a heaven-scented sigh, as she sucked upon the sun's lazy beams: while a fresh cloud of blosson on the sky wafted forth, as upon some sun-kissed dream.

Bumble-bees fumbled over flimsy flowers, hungry for honey in the August heat; and summer smiled on her drunken workers, lapping up sugar with their hairy feet

Summer haze dripped from the air, softly down the blue sky to the fresh pastures below The loving sun kissed nature's womb, to drown in heaven, a garden of ecstatic woe.

Andrew Wallis, 1993

Andrew was awarded the Skrentny Prize for Creative Writing.

Andrew Wallis 1992 (Lower Sixth)

THE WOOD

We watched, dejected and tearful, as a pack of hunting bulldozers mindlessly trampled over the wood leaving in their trail lifeless rubble The men and their machines were pulling down the swings and climbing frame in the adventure playground in the clearing in the wood I flinched, and clenched my fists as they tore down my swing — the soft, comfortable rubber ring where I had sat for so many hours gently swaying to and fro

Looking away, not being able to take any more, I saw an excited young boy of about six, gambolling along the tree-lined road which led to the entrance, with his mother trailing behind Then, he stopped and looked around, thinking he had led his reluctant companion to the wrong place: but his mother realised. She, unalarmed, explained what had happened to her bemused son She did not understand the child's feelings towards hisparadise After a few moments, very disappointed and almost crying, he left with his mother, who offered him the poor consolation prize of a biscuit Adults just did not understand us children, I concluded.

However, not everything could retreat to the safety, if comparative boredom, of home For some, this rapidly depleting woodland was home Frightened away by the noise and destruction, screeching jays and thrushes abandoned their nests and flew away A flash of brown just evaded the wheels of a truck carrying away concrete blocks and reminded me of the time I and my friends had discovered a young rabbit who had strayed from its burrow At that time we visited the area almost daily, and chased each other around the trees, or climbed them. It had seemed perfect to us A gushing river flowed through the wood, and we could jump from rock to rock to get from one bank to the other. The place was a retreat, a haven where under the supervision of our parents wecould happily spend hours on end Going to the wood, and the adjacent playground, became part of our daily routine, and so part of us We had freedom, and used it to the full extent, but now it was being cruelly stolen from us by uncompassionate authorities.

Many workers arrived to effect the demolition, all of them swearing, smoking, arguing men who gradually reduced the area to starkness Where previously oak trees had obstructed the view, one could now see the industrial smoke which poured out of the factory chimneys along the bleak horizon The wood had been frequented by many children, so it seemed pointless to us to convert it into a huge car park and a few houses, but they were being built, right in front of our eyes Even now we felt the need, as if by habit, to return each evening to the site and mourn our loss

After several weeks, the new houses, although by no means complete, must have been advertised, and the prospective inhabitants of these skeletons were arriving in trickles One evening while we were sitting on partiallyintact perimeter wall, reminiscing depressedly of our childhood adventures in the wood, a car drove up to one of the half-built houses; and a young couple with a toddler got out The same thought went through all of our heads

how sad it was that this boy would not grow up able to reap the same pleasure as we did from this second home. It seemed impossible to imagine an existence without such a place where we could escape to, away from the polluted minds and atmosphere of the adult world, and exercise our liberty.

This boring, flat, barren expanse of land that had been created by the demolition team represented to us the total lack of freedom experienced by adults, and their lack of will to live freely and enjoy themselves fully The squabbling men had further persuaded us that we did not want to grow up, if we lost our lust for life, and became like them I suppose our loyal friendship and worriless existence were merely due to an innocent, unblemished character, not yet subjected to the restrictions of adulthood and associated behaviour

We miserably kicked a football around, not in the mood to exert much effort. However, soon we were arguing, and this broke into a fight We were angry, and blamed each other, constantly disputing amongst ourselves. I realised that we now resembled the workmen we had seen, and reflected that this was a sign that we had gone past the age of freedom, and innocence The wood was a symbol of these, and as it had now been destroyed, so had our freedom of spirit and mind

Jonathan Reeves

Jonathan was awarded the Fourth Form Essay Prize for this short story.

SPORT

RUGBY

1st XV

With but a single old colour returning it was clear that experience at this level would be a significant factor early on in the season It was necessary to concentrate on a more flowing style of rugby as we were light but mobile up front The pack worked very hard at ensuring that we would win enough ball from the tight Matthew Pittman and Paul Gorman proved stalwart throughout the season and their progress as props was exemplified by their excellent end of season performances against Durham School and Woodhouse Grove Rhys Silverwood overcame early difficulties as a hooker to become a most dangerous player. His tremendous mobility proved a considerable asset, not least in breaking the deadlock against Ashville Mike Hunter and Dominic Greeves locked the pack in all but the final game and developed a fine understanding Their line-out displays were fundamental in our success during the season. Dominic took a great deal of ball at two and Mike showed splendid athleticism with his two-handed catching at four and fine support play. His memorable try against Woodhouse Grove was testament to this It was pleasing to see them set up and score from several short lines at crucial times during the year. The back row saw several enforced changes but ever-present was Ben Councell who had a really fine season at the open side. His big hits on the gain line were a feature of our defence and his increased confidence with the ball augurs well for next season Magnus Inness took to the blind side whilst Ben Lumsdon held the No 8 slot until the South African Cricket Tour meant changes had to be made Ben moved very successfully to the blind whilst Magnus took over the No. 9 shirt He certainly proved himself to be the most versatile of all our players this season. Once the cricketers had gone Ben Oakley established himself at No 8 and showed real promise His first game at this level was against Durham School. Against all odds, with five 1st XV players missing, the boys gave a really great performance and were genuinely unlucky to lose in the final minutes of the game. Before his departure Nick Walker established himself as a fine scrum-half showing very good decision making qualities and outstanding tackling ability Mike Lang grew in confidence at outsidehalf producing his best play in the loose when his quick thinking produced some memorable breaks. Our two centres were ever-present with Mark Ludiman producing his usual quota of crunching tackles and strong running breaks. Nick Middleton also made the important tackles and showed some fine touches and good decision making outside Mark. With Toby Cockcroft leaving us for S.A. we knew that Gordon Gibb would have to take over

thefull-backs role in the final games Toby improved his lines of running and willingness to get rid of the ball quickly enough as the season went on. His tackling and fielding of the high ball also showed his courage under pressure It was a pity that Gordon had to move off the wing but he filled the full-back role very well, and it might be his position in adult rugby Gordon improved tremendously in his ability to keep the ball moving and in his willingness to gamble. James Swallow who returned to 1st XV rugby after breaking his elbow proved a most able replacement Joel Ward produced some fine rugby this year showing bursts of real pace and a good eye for the break

Only against Ampleforth were we outclassed and this thrashing did us good as it reminded all the squad of the need to maintain a pattern of play and to retain possession of the ball. Certainly our end of season form and fine tour results suggested lessons had been learnt The boys worked hard at all aspects of their game but fundamental to their success was their tackling on or beyond, to gain line

Providing the boys maintain their commitment and return fit in September '93 they have the potential to do well next season Certainly the U 17's win over Bradford Grammar School in the Leeds R.U.F.C U.17 Competition in October and U.17 wins over Fyling Hall 1st XV and the Army Apprentices in the Spring Term coupled with the U 16 7's win in the Ripon 7's and the U.17 performances in the Ampleforth 7's suggest that success is there if the boys are willing to work hard to achieve it We are only as good as our last performance and must not anticipate success but must train for it.

Finally, my tremendous thanks to Messrs. Lawrence, Morris, and Allen for all their help in game 1, the parents for their support and to the vice-captain Paul Gorman But most of all my gratitude is to Mark Ludiman who led an inexperienced side with great skill He has the great advantage of not merely being a gamesplayer of ability but of being a real sportsman.

P. J. Stephen

Results:

Retiring Captain's

Leeds G.S

York Vlth Form College

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Harrogate G.S

Machen R.U.F.C Colts

Berwick Colts

Away Away Away Won Won Won 192020- 3 - 7 -10

Played: 16 Won: 9 Lost: 7

Leeds R.U.F.C. U.17 Competition Results: John Smeaton Won 33 0 Roundhay Won 19 0

SEMI-FINAL

Benton Park

FINAL

Bradford G.S. Won Won

Easter Term U.17 Results: Fyling Hall Won Army Apprentices Won 17 0 1038- 5 34—12

U.16 7's — WINNERS of Ripon Roses 7's for second year running

The following represented the 1st XV: Paul Gorman*, Rhys Silverwood*, Matthew Pittman*, Dominic Greeves*, Mike Hunter*, Ben Councell*, Magnus Inness*, Ben Lumsdon*, Ben Oakley, Nick Walker*, Mike Lang*, Mark Ludimant*, Nick Middleton*, Gordon Gibb*, James Swallow*, Joel Ward*, Toby Cockcroft*

Also played: Naithan McBride, Charles Roberts, James Lovell, Simon Coulbeck, Scott Bradley, Damien Lipman, Paul Taylor, Ewan Graves-Tamvakis

* Colours

t Cap

M Pittman Morris/McGrath Cup.

2nd XV

The season began with six consecutive losses against generally far stronger opposition, the notable exception being Barnard Castle where we outplayed our opponents and should have earned a comfortable victory. In the other matches we spent much of the time defending resolutely and our attacks lacked penetration

In the second half of the season our fortunes changed, largely due to the weaker opposition, but also the emergence of the fifth-formers who began to establish themselves in the side. The team's confidence was bolstered by convincing wins over Denstone College and Worksop College and we took on Pocklington determined to continue the sequence. Despite playing our best rugby of the season we failed to take the right option often enough and lost by the narrowest of margins in an emotive encounter.

Following the seventy point victory over Ashville College the previous year, the defeat at their hands, by three penalties to one try, proved to be the low point of the season. On an awful playing surface, with the exception of one stick-back movement, we were totally inept and could not complain at the outcome

Finally, against Harrogate G.S the wet weather proved to be a great leveller and although we eventually won quite comfortably the margin of the victory was rather flattering The high point of the match for me was the try made and finished off by the forwards The movement started deep in our half and drove straight up the centre of the field, the ball being kept alive by some exceptional handling and close support play, epitomising the power and glory of a well-knit pack

All in all the season was most enjoyable; the team played with pride and good sportsmanship and many of the players will have gained invaluable experience as they compete for 1st XV places next year.

Results:

Yarm School 1st XV

Leeds G.S.

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Harrogate G.S

The following represented the 2nd XV:

S P Bradley, R M Brown, M C Dodgson, N Forshaw, M D Helme, B G Oakley, L O'Keefe, S. J. Rivis, D. R. Todd, R. H. Clark, S. J. Clegg, J B D Forde, A W Fotherby, N P R McBride, R O Pugh, P Ravailhe, J E Readman, A F Rigby, N. W. W. Strong, P. C. Taylor, A. Abdu, C M A Braganza, S B Coulbeck*, E F GravesTamvakis*, J. M. Holgate*, P. J. R. Langford*, D. L. Lipman*, J. Lovell, R. F. T. Musgrave, C D H Roberts*

* Colours

3rd XV

D. K. Morris

This season was the best series of rugby performances by the third fifteen squad for several years. The results continue to show the difficulties we face, holding a solid fixture card as we do, against Schools' with a larger pool of potential players. We did lose more matches than we won, but it was a good season because of the manner in which the pupils representing the 3rd XV played As is the nature of a 3rd XV, the side varied greatly from week to week A total approaching thirty represented the School, and when the 4th XV fixtures, arranged several times in the season, are considered, it is clear that much enthusiasm exists for rugby in the senior end of the School

It would be unfair to pick out individuals, but it is worth noting that once again, quite a number of players

matured through the year, and earned promotion to the 2nd XV, and the 1st XV on occasion The style of rugby played was disciplined and sporting, with general levels of skills being quite competent in individual terms. What the 3rd XV must develop, if it is to succeed fully on the pitch, is the ability to accommodate wholesale personnel changes weekly, and still generate team cohesion and pattern This is something we will work on next season, to which we can look forward with anticipation and increasing confidence.

G. Lawrence

U.15 A XV

Played: 18 Won: 10 Lost: 7 Drawn: 1

How do we measure the success of a rugby side? Usually by the number of wins, but the increasingly used buzz words are "Added Value" and if we look at that element in the performance of this side then perhaps this season was indeed a success

The previous season had been a mixed one, certainly the end of the season had left them feeling increasingly confident. It was with some trepidation that a new coach took over the side

The trial of probables versus possibles showed willing endeavour that was heartening The fear of course that size may too often overcome skill did exist and was realised, but this problem was often minimised by persistent and uncompromising tackling from all, particularly the back row

The first fixture did not give any encouragement The side was unpractised and showed no cohesion except for the endeavour of Clark's tackling the score line would have been an even more unflattering embarrassment The endless drilling which is required of efficient sides was begun. Silcoates were comprehensively out rucked and with two soft tries conceded, the score with five minutes to go was 12-12, a famous turn over from the previous year's 8-39 drubbing was easily in our grasp, but eventually another soft try came As a team they felt rightly positive about the performance

The backlash was suffered by Barnard Castle Against Hymers we travelled badly, the pre-match mental approach was negative and against a side whose centres were larger than our locks we were 30-0 down after 15 minutes; humiliation was just around the corner. Again soft tries were to blame though they were up against a side that linked smoothly and ran very directly In the second half a period of inspired jumping saw Kay, though shorter, take complete control of the line out and the whole back row tackled and handled themselves to a standstill Ten minutes to go and the score was 30-17. More soft tackling based on unfounded over-confidence (the malaise that undermined the side all season) saw 14 more points waived to the opposition and the story of an excellent comeback was well and truly smudged

At Ampleforth with two minutes remaining the score was 12-10 to St. Peter's; more soft tackling, 15-12. After half-term we shoved the biggest and heaviest pack of the

season into 42-7 defeat. Pocklington came at us hammer and tongs and the cost of remarkable defence was Riggall's concussion but the match was won by a halftime penalty from halfway 3-0.

In a torrential and persistent downpour the 15's emulated the feats of their First XV elders and were 0-5 down against Durham when unrelenting pressure from a slick team that had spent the summer stood in grow bags let in 17 quick points that again insulted our efforts. Throughout the campaign the pack was persistently improving, rucking, driving, tackling If Jacques and Mulryne were outstanding, the contributions of Brooke, Drysdale and particularly Leadbeater were incalculable; against Ashville the pack had the romp that they were threatening.

Only one more defeat was to follow and the intervening period saw good sides well beaten Yarm were given a lesson in scrummaging and Fettes in tight handling

The tour was an obvious highlight and with excellent hospitality, the team lined up for their own Calcutta Cup When in Rome do as the Romans, Scottish Schools still play IRB laws so pushing in, breaking from and scrum halves coming round the scrum was all a new and initially debilitating experience The home side put on some thunderous drives and it took long enough for a break away score to happen before we settled to the task A magnificent match ensued no quarter asked, none given All that interminable arrowhead work paid off as drive after drive assaulted the Fettes line Early in the secondhalf Peter's led 14-7, then local laws took hold and the scrum was foiled by the opposition scrum-half as the ball over the line at Kay's feet was dotted down There followed a period of ferocious forward drives but the home side were denied repeatedly and the undoubted best result for this match was earned The team and coach would rather forget the trip to Rishworth where the home side played Otago to our Lions.

Names must be mentioned. Duggin took the first award of the Tackle Cup in a close decision between him and the outstanding but at times laid back Brooke Drysdale was a tower of strength with huge stamina, his line out and loose ball play became more and more abrasive (it must have been the Haggis and Chips) He will play 1st team rugby soon. It was a difficult decision to drop the loyal and dedicated Mee but bulk was needed in the half-backs so Clark was transformed to scrum-half and performed his role admirably. He scored three tries from the position; by his high standards it was a small achievement but an essential one for this small side Tight head became aproblem position, Irwin filled it cheerfully and was later replaced in wholesale changes after Kay (who had worked tremendously in support and line out departed for South Africa), by Barlow whose strength and mobility a year young makes him a good prospect for next season Councell was a romper, he popped up here and there driving and tackling, passing and rucking, a superb contributor whose part was essential At hooker there was strength in depth when Mulryne had his successful but awkward trial at No. 8. We were lucky to slot in the conscientious and brave Bell who had to suffer the worst

of the front row opposition after October; he again got everywhere

Of the three quarters whose hallmark was strong running, Duggin's two hats and a four trick and Heald two hats bear this out The trial of Riggall at full-back later on showed that with room to operate his blistering pace will bring him scores if he can remain injury free

Addy was a fine addition, brains rather than brawn saw his kicking and positional play reduce the pressure on many occasions Heald and Robertshaw were solid wings whose tackling steadily improved and their strength and "mazy running" brought 105 points between them.

Fotherby, of course, was the link man and the incessant work that he did in all departments is given testimony by the forty-one tries scored by the backs. A full-back must be secure, and Powell was certainly that; combined with his tackling his kicking made him priceless

Thanks must go to James Brooke who captained excellently, led by example and continued to learn and play the difficult front man role well To the loyal supporting parents also thank you

The following represented the U.15 A XV:

J P R Brooke, I Leadbeater, S J Mulryne, P Clark, E Drysdale, J Jacques, J Mee, P Barlow, A Kay, P. Fotherby, N. Riggall, J. Duggin, D. Powell, J. Heald, O Addy, S Irwin, J Fishley, L Bell, A Robertshaw, A Councell

Results:

Leeds G.S. Away

Silcoates Home

Barnard Castle Home

Hymers College Away

Ampleforth Away

Worksop Away

Pocklington Home

Durham School Home

Ashville Home

Woodhouse Grove Away

Scarborough College Home

Ashville Away

Yarm Home

Longridge Away

Fettes College Away

Harrogate G.S Home

Rishworth Away

Joseph Rowntree's Home

King's Pontefract Home

Total 434—223

UNDER 15 'B' XV

Overall this was a most pleasing season, in which the team developed a great deal and won six matches out of ten. The first match did not give any indication of the team's future advancements, but by the time they had defeated Barnard Castle, Hymers College and Worksop College (all away) the pattern had been set for some

splendid attacking play The team was a victim of its own success, as a number of key players were called up to the 'A' team and as the season wore on the side found it difficult to rediscover their free-scoring rhythm

The forwards demonstrated commendable spirit and skill against nearly always much bigger opposition. Luke Bell was a tremendous captain, always leading by example and calmly steadying his team when they were under pressure. Adam Councell was creative in attack and worked extremely hard when tackling the opposition It would be wrong to single out any others as the whole pack played with such spirit and commitment.

Christopher Ball gave good service at scrum-half and as vice-captain. There was always a difficult decision to be made between Tom Bilton and James Hutt as fly-half: both played with great skill throughout the season Indranil Mukerjee and Alex Robertshaw provided a cutting edge in the centres On the wings John Fishley and Tim Tang ran strongly to finish a number of tries Peter Barlow impressed with his determined tackling at full-back, until he received the call to greater things with the 'A' team at prop! Well done to the whole squad and many thanks to the loyal parents who gave such positive support during the season

The team consisted of:

L Bell (captain), C Ball (vice-captain), P Barlow, T Bilton, A Councell, M Duce, S Firth, J Fishley, J. Griffith, J. Hutt, S. Irwin, P. Liddle, A. Llewellyn, J Mee, I Mukerjee, D Pears, A Robertshaw, D Roderick, J Roderick, J Shepherd, T Tang, E Vickers, M York

R. G. Shread

U.14 'A' XV

As the results show, wins were hard to come by, size was not on our side and although we scored an average of two tries per game the opposition's average was three! At times, predictably, larger Schools' produced larger players and we would be sorely outgunned. However, as the season went on, much credit was due to all the players who accepted the need to keep tackling and take the knocks and keep running the ball so that scraps of possession could be converted into scores What was encouraging, when the tackling was good, the unit skills and basic individual skills were well in evidence so that with greater physical maturity, more wins will come the group's way in the end

The season began against Leeds and our weak tackling was immediately exposed, that said, the potential to attack was obvious as a sweetly-won 5 metre scrum saw the ball passed swiftly down the line to Sam Wheatley on the wing who was sadly missed later on with injury —to score the sort of textbook try, repeated in the future, despite very big oppositions. Against Silcoates, next, a good firsthalf soaking up pressure and excellent tackling by the hooker Richard Rastall and pack leader Andrew Daughtrey saw us go only one score down, but tiredness and gaps eventually opening saw the opposition get a

further three tries in the second-half We travelled away to Barnard Castle and turned round at half-time one score up, thanks to more simple passing, well-timed in the centres by Jim Yeomans and Simon Leveson to see the wing William Kaberry touch down to put us in the lead. Sadly the winner also had an interrupted season through injury Harran held our own again, for the first time, against Hymers. The second-half battering became too strong for us though inspired tackling by half-backs Scott O'Keefe (captain) and Simon Goodrick, kept us in the match up to the last ten minutes. Then just prior to halfterm an object lesson in fifteen man rugby was delivered by Ampleforth with our heaviest defeat of the season with the score none-the-less being kept down by many a trysaving tackle from Mr Excellent Full-Back, Jonathan Price

A close game against Worksop followed and despite a good individual try from the winger Matthew Vowles, we still went down by the narrowest of margins The bitter cold of Pocklington and Durham's pouring rain saw another two defeats where the weather seemed to get the better of everyone and then our first win of the term against Ashville kept flagging spirits high. Once again, three tries from the winger Gavin Kershaw and some very able back row play from Nick Clark, Tristan Best and Tim Rossington saw us through to a comfortable victory, at last

The first term finished with another close game where wejust went down, against Woodhouse Grove, after some valiant scrum and line out play from Mason Asgha and Peter Anderson — we started off the second term with a convincing win over Scarborough College with all the tries coming from the backs, notably Gavin Kershaw's three and good handling from all involved to ensure the winger had the ball early enough to run at speed at the opposition as the other winger, Russell Farrar, also got on the score sheet An indifferent performance against Yarm School followed, despite valiant tackling by the halfbacks O'Keefe and Goodrick — the latter scoring our only try — which perhaps graded us into a better performance in the penultimate game of the season against Harrogate Grammar which saw good goal kicking from Simon Leveson, three tries from Matthew Vowles and a just reward for an excellent forward, our pack leader Andrew Daughtrey who powered over the line to score from some twenty metres out With the weather once again getting the better of the two games against Rishworth and King's Pontefract our last game of the season, a resounding win against Joseph Rowntree's School showed that as long as we stuck to keeping the basics right, tackling hard and letting the ball get to the wingers, we could do ourselves justice and play attractive, winning, running rugby

J. A. Owen-Barnett

Durham School

Results: Leeds Grammar

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth

Pocklington

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Scarborough College

Ashville College

Yarm School

Harrogate Grammar

Rishworth School

King's School

Joseph Rowntree

U.14 B' XV

Won: 6 Lost: 4 Drawn: 0 For: 218 Against: 89

The end of season points difference says a great deal about the attacking spirit of a side which learnt to monopolise a winning situation and make use of its stronger members It was a significant feature of the season that victories were almost always very convincing and that defeats were marginal On this point the team always found it difficult to reverse a losing position but played with great determination and spirit to prevent the disadvantage from increasing, invariably it was during the more demanding encounters that the team played its better rugby

Ward and Tetlow improved as props throughout the season Both worked hard in the scrummage, and the former developed good pace around the field whereas the latter became a significant ball-handler in close play With these two on either side Francis hooked well but was rather variable at the line out The four second-row players Anderson, Burton, Duncan and Taylor were tried in various combinations and were never really given the opportunity to settle into a regular routine This made it difficult for them to develop a good scrummage technique, but in other areas they played with determination and aggression and enjoyed their rugby on the flanks. The main contributors were Drever-Smith, Holmes, Morton and Watt All played a significant role, grew in skill, generally tackled well and made life difficult for most opposition sides. The No. 8 slot was shared by Collier and Curley. The former was much more a team player and motivated the pack well. However, this was not a quality totally lacking in the latter who also scored a good many tries and kicked well all year.

Behind an organised pack Hancock always provided good service and carried the burden of captaincy in an exemplary manner, both on and off the pitch.

Gisbourne filled the role of stand-off very well and was becoming a significant member of the side when hit by injury Hullis stepped in and played with spirit, even when the going was not easy He relished the chance to return to the full-back position where he played a far better game in both attack and defence Gagg and Farrar became good centres as the season progressed and as individuals played good rugby In this position, however, they will need to learn to work in greater co-operation with their partner Bradley, Kilner, Lewis, Toms and Triffitt rotated to fill the wing positions until the latter was struck by

injury, never to return to the side and Kilner filled the full-back slot for a while All could show good pace and, in confident mood, good handling Their future aim must be to offer greater support to the full-back

I hope that the team enjoyed their rugby this year and continue to do so in the future. I trust that their playing careers are far from over and that they will continue to want to play and learn to play better rugby. They must be patient with those around them (both players and coaches) and determined to play well. This will add to their future enjoyment.

M. J. Grant

HOCKEY

The season proved to be one of very mixed fortunes for the senior elevens. Both first and second elevens promised much and at their best played very good hockey indeed, showing skill and commitment Too often, however, the teams failed to gel and they suffered a number of defeats which they had the ability to have won Towards the end of the season the first eleven played very well against experienced club sides and suffered only close defeats against quite formidable opposition Matthew Todd led the first eleven very ably, showing skill and determination in his own game and encouraging those around him by his example

The second eleven similarly had mixed results, but at the same time provided many players for the first eleven where they gained valuable experience

The colts eleven lost two of its best players to the first eleven at half-term, but both with them and without performed with great credit in all their games Honours were very much shared, but their main defeats came against more senior sides

My thanks to all members of the Hockey Club, both players and coaches for all their hard work

Results — First Eleven:

Barnard Castle School

Worksop College

Ashville College

Hall Cross School

Scarborough College

Wellington School

Bootham School

Yarm School

Pocklington School

Pandas H.C

Styx H.C

Wellensyans H.C.

President's XI

Second Eleven:

Barnard Castle School

Ampleforth 1st XI

Worksop College

Hall Cross School

Scarborough College

Pocklington School

Q.E.G.S.

Colts Eleven:

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ashville College

Ampleforth College

Scarborough College

Bootham School

Red School, Drax

Barnard Castle

The following represented the First Eleven: *M. G Todd, *A S Baines, *J R Brooks, *B. C. Butler, J. S. Dunn, O. Erkut, N. Forshaw, N J Hales, *S Khanna, *M A Lang, N J Middleton, *H I Shedden, *J E Swallow, D R Todd, *N. A. Walker, N. J. Winram.

* Colours

The following represented the Second Eleven: R. S Bailey, C M A Braganza, S B Coulbeck, J S Dunn, O Erkut, A W Fotherby, N J Hales, T J Hamer, J Lovell, A G R Martin, D R Martin, N J Middleton, D Millen, A Mosby, H I Shedden, D K Sumpton, P C Taylor

The following represented the Colts Eleven: T. J. Archer, S. P. Bradley, B. Brierley, S. R. Burns, B V Croft, M C Dodgson, M T Dowds, O Erkut, N Forshaw, A W P Gray, M D Helme, D. R. Leveson, E. R. Lindley, B. G. Millar, J. M. Noble, N J Ogden, J Scott, D R Todd, T P Williams

The Stick was awarded to M G Todd

The Burn Trophy was awarded to J. E. Swallow. R. H. Hubbard

SQUASH

1st V

The first team has had a mixed season in 1992/93 as, in terms of results, we haven't done well winning just one of nine games However, if the season is considered in the light of preparation for what is going to be an extremely able side next year, then success has been evident in abundance

Firstly, thanks must go to Nick Middleton, Ben Oakley, Matthew Dodgson and Scott Bradley who, although they didn't command a regular place in the side, didn't hesitate to play when they were needed

Anthony Baines and Mike Catling showed much determination on court, coming away with three and two victories respectively and a lot of valuable experience for next season Paul Fotherby showed an air of experience and discipline well beyond his years and is certainly an exciting prospect for School squash for the next three years

His brother Andrew, next year's captain, recovered from his early injuries to show serious commitment and achieved some positive results.

The team has played with pride and discipline both on court and off, and on behalf of them I would like to thank Frank Connolly who coached us and transported us to and from matches, and wish them all good luck for what promises to be a successful season

Richard Pipes

U.15

The U.15 team enjoyed mixed fortunes this season, the highlight being a 3-2 win at Pocklington They also scored a comfortable win over Ashville, but went down to Ampleforth, Leeds Grammar School, Woodhouse Grove and a Worksop team who were of a higher age group Paul Fotherby was the first string and performed very well when available to play for the team, and Jeremy Wood made great strides during the season, developing into a determined player with a deft touch. Andrew Kay showed a good eye for the ball and an ability to read the game, while Stephen Mulryne brought great determination to every match.

Oliver Addy, Chris Ball and Nick Riggall also represented the side, and towards the end of the season Timothy Brogden began to show good promise for the future.

D. S. Newman

U.14

The U.14 team played five matches this year They beat Pocklington and Woodhouse Grove at home, but lost to both Schools when playing away. They went down 1-4 against Ampleforth at home

The squad consisted of Matthew Vowles (captain), Jonathan Price (2), Tristan Best, Guy Lewis, Oliver Morton, Richard Rastall and Edward Bray Matthew Vowles and Jonathan Price came on particularly well, and both boys surely have a significant squash playing future. They were even getting one or two games off the Chaplain by the end of the season!

S. C. Harvey

Boys' Individual Squash Competition

This competition attracted only a few boys this year, with many being deterred from entering because of the presence in the competition of most of the School's best players

In the semi-finals, Andrew Fotherby beat Michael Catling 3-0, and Richard Pipes beat Paul Fotherby by the same score Both matches saw some fine squash Paul Fotherby, a IV Former, gave an impressive display of his ability and potential in a well-fought match against the captain of squash

Thefinalbetween Richard Pipes and Andrew Fotherby was a thrilling match which went to five games. Both players gave a fine demonstration of their playing ability in a determined contest. In the end, Richard overcame Andrew's spirited opposition to win 3-2.

S. C. Harvey

Senior Boys' Inter-House Squash Competition

In the first round of this competition, in which The Manor and Clifton each had a bye, Queen's beat Temple 3-2 and School House beat The Grove 5-0. In the semifinal, The Manor beat School House 3-1 and Clifton beat Queen's 4-1.

The final between The Manor and Clifton was played with spirit and determination, with three of the five matches going to five games. Clifton eventually overcame strong opposition to win 3-2 There were victories for Michael Hunter, Scott Bradley and Paul Fotherby of Clifton, and for Michael Catling and Ben Oakley of The Manor

S. C. Harvey

CROSS-COUNTRY

Gordon Gibb

Paul Devine

Richard Brown

Alex Martin

Stephen Whalley

Jon Lacy-Colson

Neil Forshaw

Andrew Wallis

Steven Bell

Matthew Scholefield (S) (C)

Jeremy Wood

Ewan Drysdale

David Powell

Simon Fishley

Martin Yorke

Stephen Mulryne

Iain Anderson

David Pears

Alex Robertshaw

Tristan Best

Molly Tyler-Childs

Hannah Fieldsend

Lucy Evans

Claire Taylor

Lynsay Hoggard

Olivia Cameron

Lucy Smith

Pip Mortimer

Alexie Zimmerman

Cenan Erkut

The Rise

Temple

The Grove

Dronfield

Clifton

Queen's

Rachael

Madeleine

Mauricia Hart

Caroline Davies

Danielle Powley

Emily Brown

Olivia Anderson

Louise Hudson

Dominique Fyfe

Helen Williamson

Dronfield The Rise Temple Clifton

Queen's The Grove

SWIMMING

U.14

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

U.15

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

U.16

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

S. Toms

F Alexander

S Leveson

S. Toms

S Leveson

Queen's Manor

P Clark

P. Clark

A Councell

P Clark

I Leadbeater Manor Manor

L Hoggard

J. Hiles

O Marlow

G Williams

D Perry Manor School (Q) (T) (C) (Q) (C) (M)

FENCING

Christmas Term

The year started off well with an influx of new people joining the team Adam Hudson came up from St Olave's, with James Plant, Toby Kiddle and Edward Bray coming from the Minster School, and a new lower sixth former — Nick Winram made the team up to eleven people, our highest since we started.

The first match of the year was against Bootham at home, which was won by a narrow margin of 11-10, and put the team on a good footing for the next match, away, against Ampleforth College Our team were split into junior and senior sections for this match, and while the juniors lost, the seniors won 9-7 The terms final match was against Bootham which was again won by a single battle: 10-9

Easter Term

The first part of 1993 saw the purchase of some new equipment — three electric foils and three electric jackets which made the task of judging battles a lot easier Bootham were at the end of our electric foils and we won 12-10. The match against the Army Apprentices didn't go as well. We lost 11-12. The term's last match was against Ampleforth, but both senior and junior matches were declared void due to poor judging without electric equipment At the end of this term, Ginny Mackie decided to leave the team She was missed in the next term

Summer Term

The exams caused the fencing in the Summer Term to be cut short. However, one match against Bootham was held, and the team lost to Bootham for the first time this year 12-14. Special mention must go to Nick Winram who managed to win all five of his battles, despite being one of the most inexperienced fencers on the team

This year saw more team members gain awards, as well as the School joining the Amateur Fencing Association. Jack-Patrick Weatherall gained grades one and two along with Nick Winram. Adam Hudson gained grades one, two and three, while Ginny Mackie gained grade three along with Ryan Allworthy and Tom Nowell The captain gained grade four and at the end of the Summer Term gained is School Colours

So as my time as captain of fencing comes to an end, my thanks go to the team for doing very well over the year: Edward Bray, Adam Hudson, Toby Kiddle, James Plant, Nick Abrams, Ginny Mackie, Nick Winram, Tom Nowell, Ryan Allworthy, and Jack-Patrick Weatherall. Best wishes to Ryan as he steps into the captain's shoes for the 1993-1994 season, and special thanks to Major McCarter, our instructor, and to Mr. Hutt for his continued support

Steven Harrison

The 1993 season provided ample evidence of the value of a major tour Benefitting from the experience gained in South Africa and from the special team spirit that such a tour generates, the 1st XI had an excellent season Undefeated on our own circuit, the only defeat came at the festival where the absence ofJames Lovell was crucial The season was a particular triumph for the captain, Michael Davies, who fully deserved to be the first winner of the Colin Bosomworth Trophy, awarded to the most improved player He was given great support by James Lovell and Richard Musgrave, other senior members of the team. A number of records were broken during the season Seven centuries were scored, four by Michael Davies, who beat Norman Yardley's aggregate record by scoring 983 runs He also beat James Burdass's highest individual score, when making 169 not out at Bradford G.S There were again too many drawn matches, but several of these were very good games; the Durham match which ended with the scores level was a remarkable and exciting contest.

During the season two South African Schools, St Andrew's Grahamstown and Selborne, East London, visited us. It was lovely to renew old friendships and to make new ones Not unexpectedly the staff, boys and parents were a delight to entertain

The batting was dominated by Michael Davies and Richard Musgrave; it was rare for both of them to fail Michael scored his runs quickly, a great asset at the start of the innings. Richard played two superb innings when scoring centuries against Sedbergh and Ampleforth and

has developed into an accomplished batsman, strong on both sides of the wicket Tom Archer opened the innings with the skipper and his solidity and good temperament usually ensured a sound start to the innings Late in the season, as he gained confidence, he played his shots with more freedom and should be pleased with his first full season in the 1stXI. Andrew Kay, still an Under 15 Colt, showed considerable promise and played some valuable innings I hope that he will benefit from this year's experience Toby Cockcroft had a mixed season He is a poor starter, but once he got moving, he hit the ball very hard and it was good to seehim score his first century against Loretto With greater application it should not be his last In his first season Scott Bradley played several useful innings He has the ability to score a lot of runs I hope that his concentration will match his ability, when he gets the chance to bat high in the order Paul Taylor earned his place by scoring freely in the 2nd XI and it was a pleasure to see him bat with confidence in the 1st XI. James Lovell was a considerable asset in the middle order. He hit the ball hard and always scored his runs quickly Nick Ogden was secure in defence, but he had limited opportunities Although at present he lacks power, he has the ability and temperament to make a good opening batsman. Naithan McBride had a frustrating season He rarely had the chance to build an innings and he lost confidence He has the ability to be an effective player in the future It was disappointing to see Charles Roberts struggle for runs. No one could have tried or practised harder, but it was not to be his year

The bowling was spearheaded by one of the best opening pairs I can remember at the School. Both James Lovell and Richard Musgrave had the ability to move the ball in the air and off the pitch and bowled with great stamina. It says much for the placid nature of the St. Peter's square that they did not take a lot of wickets Of the support seamers, Scott Bradley showed promise on a few occasions, when he did not try to bowl too quickly and gave the ball a chance to swing Late in the term Michael Davies bowled steadily under pressure; his last two overs at Durham were excellent. Toby Cockcroft had a disappointing term He suffered a knee injury early in the season and never bowled with pace and rhythm Naithan McBride switched from off-spin to medium pace and can swing the ball At present he lacks the necessary accuracy, but with regular practice he could be an asset next year. The only spin bowler for much of the season was Nick Ogden who improved steadily and on occasions bowled very well Hugh Shedden never found the consistency which he showed last season and spent much of the term in the 2nd XI The way in which he, an old Colour, accepted the situation, continued to practise hard and led the 2nd XI with determination and good humour was an example to all

The fielding was sound, if not over-athletic James Lovell, the winner of the Fielding Cup, and Michael Davies set a fine example and Nick Walker kept wicket consistently well Everyone tried hard during the matches, but there remained a reluctance to practise fielding.

The Senior House Cricket Cup was won comfortably by the strong Queen's XL In thefinalthey defeated School House, who had to cope without the all-round ability of Toby Cockcroft The Junior House Cup was won by Clifton who beat Temple in a close and exciting match

My thanks again to Keith Mohan, whose enthusiasm and commitment to St. Peter's cricket remain undiminished The boys are indeed fortunate to have such a dedicated coach This year we not only lose five senior cricketers but also the support of their parents. We have been very lucky over the years to have the loyal support of so many parents, who come to support the whole team and not only their own son. My thanks to the Davies, Lovell, Musgrave, Roberts and Shedden families, we have greatly enjoyed their company It was particularly pleasing that David and Ann Davies were able to watch so much of Michael's outstanding season

Finally, congratulations to Michael Davies and Richard Musgrave on their selection for the Yorkshire Senior Schools' XL

D. Kirby

The following represented the 1st XI: t*M J. Davies (captain) 1990-91-92-93, t*J Lovell (vice-captain) 1992-93, t*R F T Musgrave 1991-92-93, *T. J. Archer 1993, *M. S. Bradley 1993, *T. W. F. Cockcroft 1992-93, *N J Ogden 1993, *N A Walker 1992-93, A L T Kay, N P R McBride, P C Taylor

t = Cap * = Colours

1st XI Averages

No. of Innings

M J Davies

R. F. T. Musgrave

T W F Cockcroft

P C Taylor

J Lovell

N J Ogden

T J Archer

M S Bradley

A L T Kay

N P R McBride

C. D. H. Roberts

Also batted: S. P. Bradley 5; M. C. Dodgson 1*, 6*; M W J InnessO; A F Rigby 1; H I Shedden 5, 11*; N W W Strong 0*; N A Walker, 0, 0

* = Not Out

Bowling

R F T Musgrave

J. Lovell

N J Ogden

M. S. Bradley

M J Davies

N P R McBride T W F Cockcroft

I Shedden

Also bowled: T. J. Archer 7-1-30-0; A. L. T. Kay 4-2-9-0; A F Rigby 4-0-17-0; C D H Roberts 10-1-54-1; N W W Strong 12-7-32-2

Results:

ST PETER'S v ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE, S. AFRICA

Played at home on Thursday, 22nd April

Result: Drawn

St Andrew's 219-4 dec (G Grace 75, J Nepgen 61, R. F. T. Musgrave 3-46)

St Peter's 140-5 (M J Davies 70)

ST PETER'S v M.C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 28th April. Result: Drawn.

M.C.C 186-6 dec (R Atkinson 79, R Hutchinson 32, N P R McBride 4-31)

St Peter's 73-7 (R Atkinson 4-26)

ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 1st May.

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 218-4 dec. (R. F. T. Musgrave 124 not out) Sedbergh 145-8 (J Overend 50, J Barriclough 42, R F T Musgrave 3-25)

ST. PETER'S v YORK C.C.

Result: Drawn

York C.C 204-4 dec (M Piercy 66, D Bell 53, J. Bellerby 37)

St Peter's 203-5 (M J Davies 78, A L T Kay 40 not out, N. Muirhead 3-42)

ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITES

Played at home on Sunday, 9th May.

Result: Won

Old Peterites 172 (M Hepworth 34, J Rounthwaite 31 not out, N. J. Ogden 4-56, R. F. T. Musgrave 3-35, J Lovell 3-56)

St Peter's 173-8 (M J Davies 116, N Muirhead 5-29, G. Wilkinson 3-59)

ST. PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S.

Played away on Wednesday, 19th May

Result: Drawn.

St. Peter's 283-7 dec. (M. J. Davies 169 not out, R F T Musgrave 49, J Lovell 34)

Bradford 126-2 (A Brosnan 35 not out, S Davies 32)

ST. PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI

Played at home on Wednesday, 2nd June

Result: Won

President's XI 63 (J. Lovell 6-25)

St Peter's 64-3

ST. PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

Played at home on Saturday, 5th June Result: Won

Ampleforth 199-5 dec (O Mathias 111 not out)

St Peter's 205-2 (R F T Musgrave 100 not out, M. J. Davies 68, T. W. F. Cockcroft 34 not out)

ST. PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 12th June Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 221-7 dec. (M. J. Davies 104)

Durham 221-8 (W Ritzema 89, C Clark 60, J Taylor 33, J Lovell 4-55)

ST. PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 19th June

Result: Drawn

Pocklington 230-4 dec (S Boswell 78 not out, M Stacey 66, M Atkinson 45)

St. Peter's 211-6 (T. W. F. Cockcroft 75, M. S. Bradley 37, J Lovell 33 not out, R F T Musgrave 31, G Stewart 4-64)

ST PETER'S v FORTY CLUB

Played at home on Wednesday, 23rd June.

Result: Abandoned.

Forty Club 139-7 (P Jackson 63 not out, N.J Ogden 3-43)

ST. PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE

Played at home on Saturday, 26th June

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 217-7 dec (M J Davies 88, J Lovell 42, T J Archer 36)

Worksop 95-4 (R Fox-Andrews 42)

ST PETER'S v SELBORNE COLLEGE, S AFRICA

Played at home on Sunday, 27th June

Result: Drawn.

Selborne 243-6 dec (D Stephen 73, A Gamiet 54, M Boucher 32, R F T Musgrave 3-44)

St. Peter's 173-8 (M. S. Bradley 52 not out, R. F. T. Musgrave 43, J Wiggill 3-30)

ST PETER'S v SAINTS C.C

Played at home on Tuesday, 29th June

Result: Drawn

Saints C.C 204-1 dec (N Tubbs 53, R Hutchinson 53 not out, J Heaseman 50 ret hurt, C Metcalfe 39 not out)

St Peter's 170-6 (R F T Musgrave 53)

ST. PETER'S v LEEDS G.S.

Played at home on Wednesday, 30th June

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 212-4 dec (T J Archer 81, R F T Musgrave 65, J Lovell 32 not out)

Leeds G.S 192-5 (I Sutcliffe 85, O Robertson 40, D Gaits 30, R F T Musgrave 3-54)

ST PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL

Played at Northwood on Monday, 5th July

Result: Won

St Peter's 198-7 dec (T W F Cockcroft 120, R. F. T. Musgrave 34, J. Hare 4-60)

Loretto 89 (N. J. Ogden 4-14, R. F. T. Musgrave 3-32)

ST PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

Played away on Tuesday, 6th July.

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 173 (M J Davies 37, P C Taylor 37, A L T Kay 36, T Hewage 5-45)

Merchant Taylors 71-4

ST. PETER'S v ARDINGLY COLLEGE

Played at Northwood on Wednesday, 7th July

Result: Lost.

St Peter's 216-6 dec (M J Davies 113, T J Archer 54, C Earl 3-59)

Ardingly 219-4 (J. Hubbard 90, G. Best 45)

ST PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL

Played at Northwood on Thursday, 8th July

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 171 (M J Davies 39, P McKeown 5-51, L. Botham 4-33)

Rossall 114-7 (P McKeown 52 not out, M S Bradley 4-43)

ST PETER'S v CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

Played at Northwood on Friday, 9th July

Result: Abandoned

St Peter's 35-1

Summary of Results

Opponents

St Andrew's College

S Africa

M.C.C

Sedbergh School

York C.C

Old Peterites

Bradford G.S

President's XI

Ampleforth College

Durham School

Pocklington School

Forty Club

Worksop College

Selborne College, S Africa

Saints C.C

Leeds G.S

Loretto School

Merchant Taylors School

Ardingly College

Rossall School

Cranleigh School Ground Home Home Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Home Home Home Home N'wood Away N'wood N'wood N'wood Result Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Won Drawn Won Won Drawn Drawn Abandoned Drawn Drawn Drawn Drawn Won Drawn Lost Drawn Abandoned

2nd XI

dec

The 2nd XI played ten matches of which three were won, two lost and five were drawn. For most games the side was captained by Hugh Shedden — Charles Roberts and Paul Taylor taking over when Hugh was playing for the 1st XI.

The draws against Durham and Pocklington made for some dreary cricket, neither side mastering the art of the right declaration which encourages their opponents to attempt to go for a win. The drawn game against Ampleforth, however, was very exciting, St Peter's having batted first, steadily keeping our nerve against some fairly fierce bowling and refusing to make a declaration which could have lost us the match The home team were given forty-five minutes and twenty overs to score 164 runs but in the last over were still 8 runs short of the St Peter's total with only one wicket left Hugh Shedden took 3 wickets for 38 runs in this game

At home against a strong Worksop side which had lost only one game this season, the visitors declared leaving St. Peter's to score 191 runs in ninety minutes and twenty overs Paul Taylor accepted the challenge, scored an unbeaten 116 runs, well supported by Nicholas Strong and Alistair Rigby — and the game was won.

The bowling of Neil Forshaw and Tim Davies was also noteworthy in the earlier part of the season, some exam weariness and lack of practice taking their toll later on.

All the games were played in an excellent spirit; much credit to all the boys who participated.

Colours were awarded to:

Matthew Dodgson, Nicholas Strong, Nicholas Middleton, Alistair Rigby, Scott Bradley

R. J. Bulcock

The following represented the 2nd XI: *H I. Shedden (captain), *C D H Roberts, *S P Bradley, *M. C. Dodgson, *N. J. Middleton, *A. F. Rigby, *N W W Strong, B Brierley, T G Davies, N Forshaw, M W J Inness, D R Leveson, E R Lindley, S. J. Rivis, D. R. Todd.

* = Colours

Senior Colts Cricket

The first half of the term was disappointing. A drawn game against Sedbergh was followed by the worst batting performance of the season at Ashville where the School were dismissed for only 46 runs, the lowest total for several years, largely due to lack of concentration on a damp wicket which favoured accurate bowling This was followed by a drawn game against Bootham where the outstanding player on the day was Bootham's captain who after an unbeaten century then ripped out four of the School's first five batsmen. Only solid batting by James Duggin and a swashbuckling innings by Nick Riggall made the score more respectable by theclose of play With both Barnard Castle and Bradford showing little enterprise in two negative games, half-term was reached without a win and also without the opposition being bowled out once. The latter was partly due to good batting tracks on the Wightman but largely due to the lack of penetration and consisting of the bowlers coupled with mediocre fielding. On the other hand, the attacking batting of James Reynolds and Stephen Mulryne was most prominent

Immediately after half-term, the School did well to bowl out Manchester Schools' for 116 only to face the most outstanding bowler of the season in Z Abbas who took 7 for 30 off 17 overs Not only was he quick, he moved the ball a prodigious amount both ways! After a defeat at Ampleforth, the remaining five matches produced two victories and three 'winning draws' with Peter Barlow hitting a quick 68 against Leeds which included nine 4's and four 6's

With the aggressive batting of Peter Barlow, Stephen Mulryne and James Reynolds coupled with the more deliberate approach of James Duggin, James Hutt and James Curley, the batting was the strongest feature of the side. In the bowling department only James Duggin showed consistency throughout the season although David Powell improved markedly during the latter half of term

There is no doubt that by the end of term the team was operating more effectively and this was clearly evidenced in the field, however, the real potential of the side was not achieved largely through a lackadaisical approach to practices by a minority of the squad who were either not really interested in the game or were arrogant enough to think they didn't need to practise

The following represented the Senior Colts: J. Duggin (captain), J. Reynolds, J. Curley, J. Hutt, D Powell, N Riggall, S Mulryne, P Barlow, C Ball, H Donaldson, O Addy, A Fotherby and P Clark P. D. Northfield and J. W. R. Hutt

Results:

St. Peter's 182 (P. Barlow 27, D. Powell 22, J. Reynolds 21, J Hutt 20 not out)

Sedbergh 130 for 4 (J. Duggin 3-15)

Ashville 78 (N Riggall 3-23)

St Peter's 46

Bootham 153 for 8 dec. (P. Fotherby 4-21, J. Duggin 3-27)

St Peter's 98 for 5 (J Duggin 43 not out, P Barlow 23 not out)

St. Peter's 218 for 4 dec. (S. Mulryne 73, J. Curley 42 not out, J Duggin 36, J Reynolds 28)

Barnard Castle 110 for 4

St Peter's 172for 7dec (J Reynolds 42, S Mulryne 83)

Bradford 76 for 6 (J Duggin 3-6)

Manchester Schools' 116 (S Mulryne 3-12, P Fotherby 3-33)

St. Peter's 61

St Peter's 175 (J Duggin 32, J Reynolds 31, P Fotherby 36)

Ampleforth 176 for 4

St. Peter's 191 for 4 dec. (J. Hutt 48 not out, S. Mulryne 45, J Curley 36 not out, J Reynolds 27, J Duggin 23)

Durham 122 for 7

St Peter's 191 for 6 dec (J Duggin 52, J Curley 45, P Barlow 45 not out)

Pocklington 90 for 7 (D. Powell 3-22)

St Peter's 149 for 4 (J Hutt 54 not out, O Addy 24)

Yarm 77 (J Duggin 3-17)

St. Peter's 194 for 4 dec. (J. Reynolds 96, J. Hutt 43 not out, N Riggall 27)

Worksop 148 (J Reynolds 4-28, S Mulryne 3-13, D Powell 3-36)

St. Peter's 177 for 9 dec. (P. Barlow 68, J. Duggin 29, J Reynolds 21)

Leeds G.S 121 for 5

U.14 Colts

It was a great pity for the boys that so many matches were lost to the weather this season. This was especially true of the 'B' XI who played only three matches out of seven The most striking thing about this year's coaching was the unfailing enthusiasm and willingness to learn shown by the whole squad Every single player improved and there is strength in depth in this year group

S Leveson improved his concentration to record three fine half centuries in the latter part of the year R Rastall,

M Asgha, S O'Keefe all made great progress with their batting, having worked hard at their weaker shots. It was also pleasing to see C Ward, M Vowles, T Rossington, D Curley, S Goodrick, J Bevan and J Yeomans all score runs during the season. It was also good to see E. Goodall and T Kiddle bat so well to help Queen's win a fine junior House match against The Manor Certainly the hard work put in by the boys began to bear fruit as the season progressed No less effort was put into the bowling with C Bradley and G Lewis developing into fine opening bowlers. C. Bradley has pace and is willing to listen to advice and try things out His batting has also improved and he will be a real asset in the years to come G. Lewis has learnt to control the swing and has gained in confidence with bat and ball R Rastall, S Leveson, J Price, W Kaberry, M Vowles and E Chadwick all improved their bowling and showed considerable ability during the season Certainly R Rastall thoroughly deserved his 5 for 34 in the final game The spinners made real progress learning new techniques and trying them. Certainly M Asgha, D Curley, S O'Keefe and G Francis all bowled well for the 'A' team during the season It was also good to see R. Drever-Smith get wickets in the final game and to watch R Triffitt, T Holmes and E Bray improve their line and length and ability to turn the ball We were also very lucky to have two fine wicket keepers. In many years S. Goodrick would have made the job his but D Hancock proved excellent behind the stumps There will always be competition for places and this is good, and S. Goodrick's fine off-spin bowling will always be an advantage My main criticism of the squad would be their ground fielding which at times resembled the "staff team" on a bad evening!! However, S. Wheatley was a real exception in the 'A' team as was R Drever-Smith in the 'B's Sam is fearless and tireless in his efforts. Robert always attacks the ball and has a wonderful "arm" The other members of the squad should remember this weakness next season and work on it. The catching was at times breathtaking and at others not so!! All the boys have ability but too often put the simple, but vital catches down The sides were well captained and my thanks go to the boys who took on this difficult task Certainly they tried to play positive cricket knowing that to win time cricket you must declare in time to bowl the opposition out. This will always entail the possibility of class as it did with Pocklington However, if catches are taken those matches will be run It is therefore sad to say that in at least one game this year the opposition made no attempt to win the game from 1.45 p.m until 6.30 p.m A more boring afternoon cannot be imagined. As Schoolmasters we must accept our responsibility to the boys on both sides and never allow negative cricket to be played merely to achieve a "result" If this sort of thing grows then it will kill schoolboy cricket stone dead, as there will always be something more "exciting" to do

Finally, I must thank Messrs Watkinson and Bellis for all their help this season and the parents for their support throughout We will certainly look forward to continued success in 1994

P. J. Stephen

Results — 'A' Team:

St Peter's 96 all out (Leveson 33)

Sedbergh 98 for 5

Bootham 15 all out (Francis 4-1)

St Peter's 16 for 2

St Peter's 110 all out (O'Keefe 38) Bradford G.S Ill for 3

Ampleforth 135 all out

St Peter's 136 for 2 (Leveson 59, O'Keefe 50 not out)

St Peter's 169 for 9 dec (Leveson 54) Durham School 78 for 7 (Bradley 3-12)

St Peter's 179 for 6 (Leveson 34, Yeomans 43 not out, Curley 35) Pocklington 180 for 6

St Peter's 139 for 2 (Rossall 41 not out, Leveson 27, Asgha 52)

Yarm 126 for 3 (Curley 3-23)

St Peter's 163 for 8 (Rastall 24, Asgha 52) Worksop 167 for 4

Leeds G.S. 150 all out (Rastall 5-34)

St Peter's 155 for 7 (Leveson 50 not out, Francis 28, O'Keefe 25)

'B' Team:

Sedbergh 151 for 6

St. Peter's 152 for 6 (Ward 66, Rossington 34)

St Peter's 130 all out (Vowles 53) Ampleforth 127 for 9 (Kaberry 3-10)

St. Peter's 154 all out (Bevan 30, Wood 39, Goodrick 25) Worksop 94 all out (Price 3-8, Drever-Smith 3-30, Francis 3-22)

The following represented the U.14 'A' Colts: S O'Keefe*, S Goodrick, R Rastall*, J Yeomans, S. Wheatley, S. Leveson, D. Curley, D. Hancock*, G Francis, G Lewis, C Bradley, K Asgha, J Price, M Vowles

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

Junior Competition 1st Round

The Manor 106 for 8 (M. Vowles 34, J. Brooker 29, J Reynolds 4-47, P Barlow 4-58)

Queen's 109 for 3 (E Goodall 58 not out, J Reynolds 41)

School House 40 (J Curley 6-22, D Curley 3-15)

The Grove 41 for 0 wkts.

Semi-Finals

Queen's 142 for 9 (P. Barlow 44, B. Fry 24, J. Reynolds 22, N Riggall 4-24, O Addy 3-22)

Temple 143 for 9 (O Addy 44, A Kay 41, J Reynolds 5-40, B. Fry 3-31)

The Grove 32 (J Hutt 4-15, J Duggin 5-13)

Clifton 34 for 2

Play-Off for 3rd and 4th places

The Grove 90 for 9 (P Barlow 3-29, B Fry 3-29)

Queen's 91 for 1 (P. Barlow 36 not out, J. Reynolds 43 not out)

Final

Clifton 132 for 3 (J. Hutt 52 not out, A. Fotherby 39 not out)

Temple 129(A. Kay 47, J. Duggin 3-32, S. Leveson 5-23)

Senior Competition 1st Round

Temple 154 for 8 (O Addy 34 not out, N Riggall 30)

Clifton 132 for 7 (S. Bradley 75, N. Riggall 3-64, A Kay 5-27)

The Grove 130 (N. Forshaw 6-53, S. P. Bradley 3-58)

The Manor 107 (S P Bradley 34, N Forshaw 23)

Semi-Finals

Temple 39

Queen's 41 for 0 wkts (J Lovell 5-19, R Musgrave 5-17)

The Grove 175 for 3 (P. Taylor 118, N. Walker 26)

School House 176 for 2 (T Cockcroft 125 not out)

Final

Queen's 144 for 8 (T Archer 25, P Barlow 25 not out, N. Ogden 23, T. Davies 5-47)

School House 55 (J Lovell 3-11, R Musgrave 5-17)

The following represented the U.14 'B' Colts: E. Goodall, C. Ward, T. Rossington, M. Asgha, L Taylor, G Gagg, E Bray, T Holmes*, E Chadwick, M Vowles, W Kaberry, S Goodrick, T Kiddle, R. Drever-Smith, R. Triffitt, G. Francis, J. Price, J Bevan, A Daughtry* M & $

= Captains

TENNIS

1st IV

The 1st IV is a special team which participates in the National Competitions run by the L.T A and the Midland Bank In the Senior Students Competition the team were victorious in all their four matches between September and March However, the pressure of existing fixtures in the first two weeks of the Summer Term forced an early exit at the hands of King's School, Tynemouth, in the regional phase of the competition

In the Glanvill Cup, the 1st IV were faced with a difficult match against Pocklington School Although Michael Catling and Michael Hunter both won their sets, the team eventually went down by a margin of 4 sets to 2.

The 1st IV team:

Michael Hunter (captain), Michael Catling, Michael Lang and Shalin Khanna

R. G. Shread

1st VI

The 1st VI had a difficult start to the season having to face Bradford G.S., Hymers College, Pocklington School and Ampleforth College all before half-term However, there were convincing victories against both Ashville College and Worksop College which ensured that the team remained in good heart During the second half of the season the 1st VI maintained a 100% record up to the final School match of the season. There were wins over Durham School, Barnard Castle School and a winning position (3!/2-2) against Woodhouse Grove School being lost due to the infamous Bradford rain!

Both Michael Hunter and Michael Catling's play has developed tremendously since half-term, due mainly to the fine coaching skills of Dr I Barkshire (York University). They are now playing a much higher standard of tennis with a real competitive edge to their games Since half-term they have enjoyed a 100% success in School matches up to the final match of the season and overall throughout the whole season they have won over 75 % of all sets played Michael Hunter, the captain, has guided his team and in particular his doubles partner towards their true potential His own game has developed greatly since last season with him hitting the ball much harder, especially on groundstrokes. However, I would like to see him taking the volleys much earlier next season Also, Michael should try to change his net position to a more aggressive net stance (much closer) and hence not to have to play volleys below waist height If he can perfect this aspect of his game he could well prove to be unbeatable in his final year! Michael Catling has been the slightly weaker player at first pair, although his athleticism and excellent volleying have turned him into a fine doubles player. Next year, with more consistency to both groundstrokes and in particular service, he could help the 1st IV to a long run in the National Competitions

The School House pairing of Michael Lang and Jim Swallow did not blossom as well as I would have liked Although, full credit must be given for their fine performance in the match against Durham School which effectively won the match by 5 sets to 4 Michael Lang played with great consistency and was at his best when winning points from the net position. Jim's game reached a plateau during the season, perhaps due to the strain of external examinations; he did not really build on the training put in during the winter months. His best shot was the forehand drive which was hit extremely hard and earned many points Jim was always competitive on court, but baseline play does have its limitations in doubles play.

At third pair there was another upper sixth combination of Shalin Khanna and Matthew Todd They obviously enjoyed their tennis together and were a most reliable couple Shalin's game has progressed and he now demonstrates all the strokes required His best 'weapon' is the 'two handed' backhand which he can hit in either direction with a good deal of force Matthew Todd showed excellent fighting qualities on court and complemented his partner well. Even though he did not find the game easy to master hedemonstrated a good deal of application which brought its reward of a much improved game by the end of the season. Matthew became a shrewd 'net poacher' in the second half of the season

My thanks once again to our 1st team coach, Ian Barkshire, and to the parents who have supported us I would also like to thank Mr. P. Taylor for his help in running the 2nd VI, Mr G Lawrence for his help in running the most successful side, the U 15VI, and finally Mr. D. Newman for his efforts with the non-team players.

Results:

Opponents

Bradford G.S.

Ashville College

Hymers College

Pocklington School

Worksop College Venue Home Away Away Away Home

Ampleforth College Away

Woodhouse Grove

Durham School

York Lawn Tennis Club

Colours:

These were re-awarded to Michael Hunter and awarded to Michael Catling, Shalin Khanna and Matthew Todd

The following represented the 1st VI team: M. T. Hunter (captain) & M. J. Catling, M. A. Lang & J E Swallow, S Khanna & M G Todd

Individual Competition for the Alcuin Trophy

Final: Michael Hunter defeated Michael Catling 6-4, 6-2

Losing semi-finalists: Michael Lang and James Swallow

Inter-House

Queen's Temple The Manor The Grove School R. G. Shread

2nd VI

With just two of the five matches won this might appear to have been a poor season However, the statistics do not dojustice to the progress achieved during the term In addition, the first match of the season was played against a very competent Giggleswick first team on grass; and the team which faced Ampleforth was much weakened through exam absentees The fixture against Pocklington was keenly contested on grass The wins against Worksop and Durham were very convincing, and so the season ended on a successful note.

The team was selected from: Stewart Berry, Andrew Fotherby, Alex Martin, Charles Atkinson, Greg Norman, Andrew Gray, Michael Dowds and James L Scott

Results:

v Giggleswick School Lost 2Vi—6V2

v Pocklington School Lost 3 —6

v Worksop College Won 7 —2

v Ampleforth College Lost W2—IV2

v Durham School Won 6 —0

My thanks to all who played for helping to make this an enjoyable season.

P. Taylor

U.15

The U.15 tennis squad has had a good season, winning more of its matches than losing. The few that were lost were quite tight, with one exception when necessity forced us to field a severely depleted side The attitude and behaviour of all of the pupils representing the side has been exemplary On the tennis technical aspects, Jonathan Reeves, Thomas Bilton and Timothy Brogden have stood out as competent and improving players, but equally pleasing has been the general spirit and willingness of all of the squad, not just the team players There remains a great deal of development possible for everybody; it is to be hoped that many members of the squad go on in future to represent the School in higher sixes G. Lawrence

ATHLETICS

BOYS

Junior Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

Intermediate lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

GIRLS

G Kershaw

M Vowles

J. Plant

S Wheatley

S Fishley

L Taylor

G Kershaw

W Kaberry

R Farrar

T Rossington

The Manor

! Age Group

S Bradley

B Oakley

M Dodgson

M. Dowds

A. Robertshaw

J. Wood

B Oakley

J Hiles

S Bradley

J Brooke

S. Bradley

The Manor

Junior Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

O. Anderson

R. Ogden

L Hudson

M Williams

R Ogden

H Williamson

R Ogden

F Alexander

E Fitton

A Dixon

Temple

Intermediate Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

1,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

E Woolley

L. Thompson

L Evans

L. Evans

NO EVENT

R. Hancock

G Scott

C Lawson

R. Weatherall

D Powley

Clifton

2m 53.2s* 5m 17.0s* lm 25cms 4m 59cms*

8m 92cms*

18m 17cms 17m 57cms*

lm 27cms

4m 08cms

8m 81cms*

18m 76cms*

24m lcms*

60.0s*

The Boat Club has once again had an active and successful year We followed almost the same race schedule as last year (adding a few regattas) and achieved nine wins in Head races and twelve regatta wins

The Head Race Season

Ancholme Head

St Peter's raced twelve crews on the river Ancholme with most crews doubling up to race in two divisions. All the crews enjoyed the first Head of our season and we had wins in Mens' Senior 3 fours, Mens' Junior fours, Mens' Novice fours and Womens' Junior fours.

Womens' Junior fours: Louise Jackson, Lindsay Daniel, Lucy Sampson, Lucy Smith and, cox, Mathew Taylor

Mens' Junior fours: Alistair Hall, Anthony Brooks, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Lyndsay Hoggard

Mens' Novice fours: Alistair Hall, Tom Oakley, Andrew Farrow, Jack-Patrick Weatherall and, cox, Eleanor White

Mens' Senior 3 fours: Jon Lacy-Colson, Marcus Buckle, James Fieldsend, Andrew Wallis and, cox, Claire Taylor

York Small Boats Head

Twelve fours and four scullers competed on home water on 22nd November We had a few illnesses and injuries and some substitutions had to be made at the last minute but most of the racing went well We had wins

in Mens' Junior Under 16 fours (an impressive 24th out of 329 crews overall) and Womens' Junior Under 16 fours.

Womens' Junior U. 16 fours: Penny Whiting, Ann Mulryne, Louise Jackson, Sarah Richards and, cox, Becki Cunningham

Mens' Junior U. 16 fours: Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

The Fours Head of the River

We took three crews down to London to race on the Tideway. It was an exciting experience as always, competing against the complete cross-section of British rowing from internationals down It was good that the faster of our two boys' crews broke into the top 200. The other crew only eight seconds behind them Our girls' crew also raced well and finished well in their class

MSIII4 + MSIII4 + WSIII4 +

The Rutherford Head

We were taken unawares by our river. It rose very suddenly overnight on the Thursday before the Rutherford Head There was no safe way to get our boats out and our getting to the Rutherford looked problematic. However, York City Rowing Club bailed us out and were kind and trusting enough to lend us enough boats to race

some of our crews "Bungarra" suffered in a clash but our lower sixth boys raced well with someassertive coxing from Carole and won Junior Under 16 fours.

Mens' Junior U. 16 fours: Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

The Viking Longships

This year we entered two crews for this annual battle. Competition was fierce, not just on the water but also regarding fancy dress Several Peterites were frightfully convincing as Vikings. There was some tremendously exciting racing and we came away with the trophy for the best junior crew again

The Head of the Trent

In Nottingham two eights, one girls' and one boys' coped with some of the worst race conditions we have seen for a while. At times there were blizzard conditions and both coxing and rowing were challenging Carole coxed both crews, spending hours in the freezing conditions and was either toobraveor toocold to complain much! James also went over the course twice having been talent spotted by the Newcastle University first four (well, first three...).

The Yorkshire Head

It was on home water that we achieved the Easter terms wins. We entered one eight, seven fours and one single scull. The senior three eight did well and came second behind Leeds University. Both the Junior boys' four and the Junior girls' four won their respective categories

Womens' Juniorfour: Penny Whiting, Ann Mulryne, Louise Jackson, Sarah Richards and, cox, Lindsay Hoggard

Mens' Junior fours: Matthew Scholefield, Dominic Greeves, James Fieldsend, Andrew Wallis and, cox, Carole Tong

The North of England Head

St Peter's was represented by three eights in Chester; a senior boys' eight, a senior girls' eight and an enthusiastic boys' novice eight They all achieved good results in a competitive field.

The Head of the River Race

Our senior boys' eight went down to race in this most prestigious Head race They broke into the top 200 crews, improving by 70 places on last year's performance in a time of 19 minutes 24 seconds

The Regatta Season

Hammersmith Regatta

The senior boys' managed to get together for some training in the Easter holidays and dived straight into the regatta season, heading south for Hammersmith regatta They raced in senior 2 eights and senior 3eights and were pleased to find themselves competitive with some wellknown crews

Peterswalk '93

The route for Peterswalk '93 lay along the Rivers Ure and Ouse and it seemed a good idea to have some activity taking place on the water In an attempt to spread their blisters from their feet to their hands as well, two teams rowed a Viking Longship Each rower spent half the "walk" rowing and half walking Arthur Ellis-Davies steered with great confidence waiting until he had a huge audience at Linton Lock before he chose to drive the longship onto a sand-bank! We were very indebted to the Jorvik Viking Centre for sponsoring the event and lending us the longship.

York Spring Regatta

There was a good entry at York Spring Regatta and many crews settled into their first regatta race for a year Our senior boys' eight raced in two events, winning the senior three competition by beating Sheffield University/Poly in the final. Our girls' novice crew looked

strong as they worked their way through several rounds to win the final comfortably

Mens' Senior 3 eights: Dugan Jackson, Ryan Allworthy, David Suttill, Dominic Greeves, Matthew Scholefield, James Fieldsend, Andrew Wallis, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong.

Womens' Novicefours: Jessie Miller, Fiona Burnett, Hannah Fieldsend, Sue Stenson and, cox, Eleanor White.

Nottingham City Regatta

We went down to Nottingham to give some of the rowers a taste of multi-lane racing It was a strong head wind throughout the day and at one stage racing had to be stopped because crews were sinking amongst some impressive waves! They re-started on a shortened course The boys raced competitively in both senior 3 and senior 2 eights beating many old adversaries but just failing to make the finals. The girls' senior 3 crew excelled themselves by getting through their heat convincingly and beating a couple of crews in the final. However, the real stamina and commitment prizes of the day have to go to Carole Tong and Trevor Mulryne. They started their day with the early bus at 5.30 a.m and then stayed down to watch the girls race which meant getting back to York at 1.30 a.m the following morning! (T M seems to have been awfully busy every time I've asked him to go to a regatta since!)

Bradford Regatta

Bradford Regatta was as friendly and well run as ever (they even get the weather each year). We entered a complicated list of eighteen crews with almost everyone entering two events. The sexual equality of the Boat Club was emphasised by the symmetry of our list of wins; a

girls' four, a boys' four, a girls' pair, a boys' pair and a mixed four! Our girls' senior 3 four won several rounds convincingly, outclassing all the opposition. This crew split into coxed pairs and met each other in the final of that event, stern pair just having the edge There was a fiercely contested mixed fours event which we won and the two boys then went on to also win the mens senior 3 coxed pairs. Having won two of their three finals Andy and Dom then raced in their junior four against the other St Peter's crew There was absolutely nothing between the crews as they came down and they were awarded a re-row The Lower Sixth boys then came through to win another very close race The winning crews were: Womens' Senior 3 fours: Penny Whiting, Ann Mulryne, LouiseJackson, Sarah Richards and, cox, Claire Taylor

Mixed Senior 3 coxed pairs: Louise Jackson, Sarah Richards and, cox, Kathy Hook

Mixed Senior3fours: Andy Wallis, Dominic Greeves, Lucy Sampson, Lucy Smith and, cox, John Moran

Mens'Junior fours: Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Mathew Taylor

Mens' Senior 3 coxed pairs: Andy Wallis, Dominic Greeves and, cox, Kathy Hook

National Schools' Regatta

We entered this regatta for the first time, Holme Pierrepont was at itsmost festive and the atmosphere along the bank was tremendous. We entered the Child-Beale Cup for first eights and were drawn in the most competitive of the two semi-finals The crew raced well coming through the field convincingly in the middle 500m but failing to make the final.

Durham Regatta

At Durham Regatta we were unable to put out a full strength eight and the boys' squad stayed in York to train. A small St Peter's representation did travel north Lucy Smith got back into her sculling boat and had a spirited go in Womens' Junior Sculls Our Lower Sixth girls' crew raced hard against a very competent St Leonard's crew who eventually won by a length. The fifth year boys had a very good day and really got the idea of winning races They looked quite small compared with some very large opposition and had comments such as "Does your mother know you're out?" thrown from the bank (all the more satisfying when they beat the crew!). They won three races before they went out and came back determined to win a novice pot before the end of term

York Summer Regatta

At York Summer Regatta we entered eleven crews and there was some fine racing. Possibly the most wellsupported crew of the day was the parents' crew They were still glowing from their glorious victory over a staff crew when they decided to enter Novice fours. We were

impressed by the way that their continuous pressure eventually ground their first round opposition to a standstill and look forward to their next race

Mens' Senior eights events were a little thin on the ground this summer regatta so we had a handicap challenge against the York City Henley crew. Our crew started with two lengths advantage, the much heavier York crew ate into this lead quickly and were expecting to go through our eight at the corner. Just before the corner our eight pushed and the York challenge faded Our crew won by half a length. In Mens' Senior 2 eights we raced with determination against Leeds University and won by a canvas (This crew combination was subsequently chosen as our Henley eight.) There was a close final in Mixed Senior 3 fours that St Peter's managed to clinch gaining a very popular win for five leavers who very much deserved a final pot. There was an all-St.-Peter's final in Senior Two fours, which we won last year The Senior eight split into two fours who met in the final, the more familiar combination of Lower Sixth coming through to win The winning crews were:

Senior 2 eights: Andrew Wallis, Ryan Allworthy, David Suttill, Dominic Greeves, Matthew Scholefield, James Fieldsend, Jon Lacy-Colson, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

Challenge eights: Anthony Brooks, Marcus Buckle, Andrew Wallis, Dominic Greeves, David Suttill, James Fieldsend, Matthew Scholefield, Jon Lacy-Colson and, cox, Carole Tong.

Senior 2 fours: Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Mathew Taylor.

MixedSenior3fours: Lucy Sampson, Lindsay Daniel, Jack-Patrick Weatherall, Dugan Jackson and, cox, John Moran

Leeds Regatta

St. Peter's entered eleven crews at a very different Leeds Regatta Leeds Regatta has previously been held

at either Roundhay Park or on the River Aire at Shipley Both of these venues make for relaxed events where it is easy to watch and support The new Leeds venue was on the waterfront in the centre of Leeds and there were one or two teething problems. The course itself was rather interesting for coxes and tested their skills and adaptability considerably! The two very novice crews, one girls' and one boys', who were racing for the first time performed creditably after only seven weeks of rowing Our girls' senior crew performed remarkably well for a scratch combination of four "bow-side" rowers and onlyjust lost by a quarter of a length in the final. The senior boys' split into fours and each crew doubled up. They both met stiff opposition in the Championship Fours events and "Bungarra" lost by just three-quarters of a length in the final of Junior Fours. Our main success of the day was in Novice Fours We had an exciting all-St.-Peter's final between the Lower Sixth boys and the Fifth year boys crews. The younger crew showed tremendous determination and came through to win the event In some ways winning is the easy bit and the Lower Sixth took the defeat in a spirit that did them much credit The winning crew was:

Mens' Novicefours: Adam Gill, Mathew Taylor, Giles Best, Daniel Perry and, cox, Becki Cunningham

Henley Royal Regatta

Our boys' senior squad had been racing consistently well in eights all season and we were delighted when we were not required to qualify for the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup The crew selection for Henley was a hard one We had been working on a squad often throughout the exam period and could not have kept an eight going otherwise. There was incredibly little between them but a selection had to be made It is much to their credit that Dugan and Anthony coped so well with the disappointment, continuing to help and sub and generally being totally supportive right up to the race when they were able to follow and support in the umpires' launch We travelled down on the Tuesday, James and Andy having exams up until the last minute The draw had us racing Canford whose form seemed a mystery. A coach load of well-dressed and enthusiastic supporters came down from Yorkshire The boys raced very hard, rating over 40 on the start and never dropping below 35 or letting the pressure of Canford bother them However, Canford turned out to be very strong and powered down to win by 3% of a length. It is hard to race the Henley course from behind but the St Peter's crew looked good and gave 100%. They were a credit to their coach, John Ward. The fact that there was a slight feeling of despondency afterwards shows that we have moved on from two years ago when we were just elated to be there. This year we had faint hopes of winning a race We were, however, delighted to hear that Canford had a fine race against St Edward's, the favourites to win the P.E., and won by 2h of a length The whole spirit of the few days in Henley was a pleasure to be part of and a memorable experience.

It has been a good year and thanks must go to Andrew Wallis and Lindsay Daniel for their efforts throughout

On the fund-raising and support front the 100-Club continues to build and we are greatly indebted to Mrs Hague and Mrs Butler (if anyone out there hasn't joined but would like to they should get in touch!).

We are still in the process of setting upa "Guy Fawkes Rowing Club" to try to encourage Old Peterites and friends to do some rowing, get involved in some social events and also support the present School Boat Club There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for such a Club and we hope that the parents' crew was the first taste of things to come!

The rowing staff have put in long hours and lots of enthusiasm and determination and I am personally indebted to them for all their help with administration within the School John Ward has continued to be a strong driving force for the Boat Club asa wholeand in particular has achieved great success with the senior boys' squad. We were all delighted to see Chris Hall win his first two pots at senior 3 level with a York crew Jacqui Finney has continued to set the standard for fitness in the Boat Club Arthur Ellis-Davies has become an experienced trailer driver and has put in long hours at Regattas and Heads as well as driving the fifth year boys to their novice win David Hughes has continued to use his experience with novices in the summer and handles a lot of the ARA administration. RobJeffs has proved that hecan remember more of his Instructors' Award Course than many of us and has helped with the novices

As always there have been all the parents who have tolerated unsociable hours and have been so helpful and understanding throughout the year

Colours were awarded to: Andrew Wallis, James Fieldsend, Jon Lacy-Colson,

Dugan Jackson, Lindsay Daniel, Lucy Sampson, Eleanor White, Marcus Buckle, Matthew Scholefield, David Suttill, Dominic Greeves, Ryan Allworthy, Anthony Brooks and Carole Tong

OXFORD CUP

(Holders: The Rise)

Senior Rugby

Junior Rugby

Senior Cricket

Junior Cricket

Rowing

Hockey

Senior Cross-Country

Junior Cross-Country

Swimming Sports

Swimming Standards

Athletics Sports

Senior Squash

Junior Squash

N.B With the change in status of The Rise, it seemed an appropriate time to review the Oxford Cup. It was decided to include hockey but deletejunior rowing Points are awarded as follows: 1st 10

GIRLS' GAMES

Dronfield

Dronfield

Dronfield

Temple

The Rise

Queen's

Dronfield

Clifton

Temple

Queen's

Dronfield

Temple

Clifton

Temple

Dronfield

The Grove

Dronfield

Clifton

Temple

Queen's

Dronfield

Temple

Clifton

Queen's

Jolene Ward, Simone Coulbeck, Jemima Lovell, Richenda Pipes, Maureen Lipman, Eugenie Graves-Tamvakis, Paula Gordon.

The 1st VII have played eight matches this season, not as many as usual, as several schools requested to play our 2nd VII instead (our reputation for being unbeaten last season had gone before us!!)

A few major positional changes were made at the beginning of the season Rachel Henley and Heidi Clark who played so well in the 2nd's last year joined the 1st VII; Emily Strong, our netball captain, moved from goal defence to wing defence position, and improved with every match in her new role; Jessica Ensor came into the team as goal shooter to shoot with Connelee Morris. This was a difficult season for the shooters who battled with tall defensive players in almost every match However, they persevered, and their determination together with Connelee's agility in the circle, eventually brought the team success Pip Mortimer with her speed and ability to intercept passes made an excellent centre, and combined well with Heidi Clark whose solid and steady style of play provided a calming effect on the rest of the team Jenifer Swallow and Rachel Henley also gelled well together in defence, and persistently made life difficult for the opposing shooters

The closest and most keenly contested matches were, as usual, against Worksop, Scarborough College, and Mount St Mary's, the latter being a match that will stick in everyone's mind for a long time, as it was played in rain, sun, hail and snow, before eventually being abandoned. The Worksop match was the disappointment of the season; again played under severe weather conditions, which St. Peter's found very difficult to contend with. We eventually lost the match by four goals to a team who performed better than us on the day

The Scarborough College match was very tense Our centre court play was far superior, but Connelee and Jessica were under continuous pressure from two very tall and 'physical' defensive players The game could have gone either way, but with just seconds to goJessica scored from the circle edge resulting in a 16-15 win!

The following girls represented the 1st VII team: Emily Strong** (captain), Connelee Morris**, Jessica Ensor*, Jenifer Swallow**, Rachel Henley*, Philippa Mortimer**, Heidi Clark*, Emma Page, Alison Blair, Danielle Powley °- M Westgate

* Denotes Colours **Denotes re-award

Chosen to represent North Yorkshire: Connelee Morris.

Results:

v All Saints

v St John's College

v Mount St Mary's

v Worksop

Home Won Won abandoned (bad weather)

v Queen Margaret's

v Woodhouse Grove

v Scarborough College

v Vlth Form College

The 2nd VII had an excellent season playing against many School's 1st teams. They played thirteen matches, winning nine and narrowly losing four.

Margaret Wood and Philippa Bundy playing their first season together, made a formidable pairing in the attacking circle Alison Blair and Cherry Alton also combined well in defence Tolani Osho, Rachel Smith and Emma Limbert alternated in the centre and wing attack positions, as all were keen to play the matches Emma Page played wing defence and also captained the team Her enthusiasm and commitment to the team was a constant source of encouragement and did much to keep morale high

The matches won by this team were all won convincingly, as suggested in the results. The most memorable match of the season was against Hull High School's 1st VII. The two teams were very evenly matched with each team scoring goals from their own centre pass Unfortunately the final whistle was blown just before Margaret Wood could sink the ball through the net, resulting in a 15-16 defeat

Throughout the season I was impressed by the attitude of this team, who always played with a good spirit and supported each other on and off the court.

The following girls represented the 2nd VII team: Philippa Bundy, Margaret Wood, Emma Page (captain), Rachel Smith, Emma Limbert, Tolani Osho, Alison Blair, Cherry Alton, Katie Pittman, Rachel Owen-Barnett

Results:

Durham (1st VII) Away

Hull High School (1st VII)Away

Bootham (1st VII)

Pocklington (1st VII)

St John's College

Giggleswick (1st VII)

Mount St Mary's Worksop

Woodhouse Grove

Hymers (1st VII)

Scarborough College Ackworth (1st VII)

Barnard Castle (1st VII)

3rd VII

Two matches were arranged for a third VII, as so many of our senior girls were keen to play. Many schools find it hard to raise just one team, so it is encouraging when so many girls are not only willing, but also skilful enough to produce a third team. Both matches were won convincingly, against Durham 2nd VII and Great Ayton 1st VII

Results:

v Durham (2nd VII)

v Great Ayton (1st VII) Home

U.16 VII

The U. 16's were very eager to play some matches this year, although usually we do not field a fifth year team. This team was very impressive, improving with every game they played, and more importantly, enjoying their netball.

They won six out of six matches; an outstanding achievement as most matches were played against U. 18 teams.

The enthusiasm and commitment of this team was second to none, and I am sure many of them will gain 1st or 2nd team places next season.

The following girls represented the U.16 team: Jayne Tetlow, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Katie Pittman (captain), Hannah Fieldsend, Rachel Hancock, Alexie Zimmerman, Danielle Powley, Lucy Evans

Results:

v Hull High School

v Bootham

v St John's College

v Queen Margaret's

v Woodhouse Grove

v Barnard Castle

U.15 VII

The U 15's played thirteen matches, winning eleven and losing two, by only one goal

This team went from strength to strength, all areas of their game improving as the season progressed Emma Cox and Rowena Smith hardly missed a goal and their passing in the attacking circle showed skill and polish The centre court was also strong with Rachel Malster playing her first season in the 'centre' position doing a tremendous job, particularly at spacing out the game

Sarah Richardson and Danielle Powley shared the wing attack position, as it was difficult to decide who was the better player Johanna Stevenson had a steadfast season as wing defence and could always be relied upon

At times the U 15 defence looked vulnerable but Claire Lawson and Emma Sherbourne worked hard to overcome their weaknesses and by the end of the season played confidently together

Rowena Smith was an impressive team captain both on and off the netball court. She constantly supported and encouraged her team, boosting morale particularly when the team were losing. This team did have a tendency to become despondent when losing, something they must work to overcome Fortunately this season they were not behind very often!!

The following girls represented the U.15 VII team: Rowena Smith (captain), Emma Cox, Rachel Malster, Sarah Richardson, Danielle Powley, Johanna Stevenson, Claire Lawson, Emma Sherbourne, Emma Woolley

Results:

Hipperholme

Bootham

Hull High School

Pocklington

Giggleswick

Queen Mary's

Mount St Mary's

Worksop

Queen Margaret's

Hymers

Scarborough College

Ackworth

U.14

Despite losing a few games at the start of the season they knuckled down to hard work and their efforts soon reaped success. They had a well-deserved run of eight wins in the Spring Term which did much for their morale. There were more changes in positions and Olivia Anderson who came in as goal defence grew in confidence and ability with each match They had particularly good wins against Hull High School and Pocklington with the shooting pair of Jodie Littleboy and Louise Hudson hardly missing a shot. Helen Atkinson was very effective throughout the season as centre, and combined well with Mauricia Hart as wing attack —these two players were selected for the York and District Under 14 Squad At the end of the Spring Term they played their strongest opposition in Scarborough College and Ackworth — both area champions — and despite losing played extremely well, in particular against Ackworth where the result could have gone either way Overall the team has shown great improvement and there is much that augurs well for next year

Results:

v The Mount

v Bootham

v Hull High School

v Huntington

v Huntington

v Hipperholme

v Bootham

v Hull High School

v Pocklington

U.14 B v Pocklington

v Giggleswick

v Mount St. Mary's

v Worksop

v Queen Margaret's

v Woodhouse Grove

v Hymers

v Scarborough College

v Ackworth

This year has seen several rule changes, particularly regarding obstruction, which have on the whole made for a more free-flowing and better game. It has also been a very successful year for the teams, despite the weather's best attempts to dampen enthusiasm!

So, with new rules, new team kit and buoyant spirits they plunged straight into their first match only a week after starting term This against The Mount they won 4-2 with an impressive display of attack both from forwards and midfield. This was to be the pattern of the first few games — good all-round effort if a little careless in offthe-ball positioning. It was in the game against Worksop that, despite the result, they played their best hockey of the season against a superb side containing far too many county players for our liking! They weathered many attacks from Worksop with Heidi Clark playing extremely well in defence, and more importantly setting up counter attacks for our team which stretched Worksop far more than they were accustomed to! Cherry Alton had an excellent game in goal which was to stand her in good stead throughout the season With Workshop and Queen Margaret's, two of their strongest opponents, behind them, they entered the York and District 1st XI Tournament a little tentatively. But with Captain Connelee Morris demanding 100% of all the players and as always, 110% of herself, they played extremely well and reached the semi-finals where they were unlucky to come up against Queen Margaret's to whom they lost It must be noted that in one of the section matches they beat All Saints 6-0, not a bad tally of goals in a fifteen minute game!

By this time in the term the team was really beginning to work as a unit, with great improvement to be seen in all aspects of their game The result was a string of seven successive wins, most pleasing of which were those against Hymers and Ackworth Time and again Connelee Morris was to score goals from good individual efforts, and Eleanor Bowling and Pip Mortimer both managed hattricks against St John's College, and Eleanor Bowling again against Durham While in some games Cherry Alton in goal and Alison Blair as sweeper were constantly under attack, in others they had little to do, but to their credit they kept concentration throughout and dealt with attacks efficiently when needed. Ann Mulryne and Laura Clark played consistently well all season and Heidi Clark was often to be seen attacking from her defensive position There was only one more defeat in the term, against Civil Service Ladies team, but this was followed by an excellent game against a strong Scarborough College with Emma Page playing a very good midfield game and Pip Mortimer taking a well-deserved goal to draw 1-1

The team has worked hard this term and despite a few cancellations they have managed to play fifteen matches with only three losses. A good spirit, determined play and supportive teamwork have combined to give them a welldeserved set of results.

The 2nd XI have again shown their hockey to be of a good standard and the number of girls wanting to play in the team shows how much they enjoy their game They won their first game 4-1 against The Mount which augured well for the season but then, with a rather unsettled team, they had a run of three draws against Tadcaster Hockey Club, Giggleswick and Ashville College 1st XI However, with good steadying play from midfield, particularly Sarah Brayshaw, the team gradually settled and produced some excellent results throughout the term (of note are 5-0 and 6-0 wins over Durham and York College). The team was ably captained by Stephanie Sanderson who played consistently well on the left-wing They rose to the occasion against a predictably strong Worksop side with Sue Stenson showing some good stickwork to score awelldeserved goal They sometimes lacked cohesion and finishing power but always played with determination, particularly in defence with Jessica Ensor and Rebecca Stephenson combining well as backs After half-term players began to find form and they had a run of five wins with excellent games against Hymers and Scarborough College The forwards were in full spate against York College with a hat-trick from Rachel Owen-Barnett to win 6-0 It must be noted that our strength in midfield with Sarah Brayshaw, well supported by Penny Whiting and Katie Pittman, made the difference in many games. Emma Limbert showed characteristic bustle to score a hat-trick against Scarborough College

Many thanks to Mrs. J. Hutt for umpiring, to the two captains for their efficiency and to the groundsmen who kept the pitches playable throughout the term

Results — 1st XI:

The Mount

Tadcaster Grammar

Giggleswick

Worksop

Queen Margaret's

Hull High School

St John's College 2nd XI

Pocklington

Harrogate Army College

Hymers

Ackworth

Durham

Civil Service

Scarborough College

Retiring Captain's XI

The following girls represented the 1st XI: Connelee Morris* (captain), Cherry Alton*, Alison Blair*, Eleanor Bowling*, Heidi Clark*, Laura Clark*, Amanda Dunn, Jessica Ensor, Louise Jowett*, Emma Limbert, Pip Mortimer*, Ann Mulryne*, Emma Page*, Katie Pittman, Stephanie Sanderson, Sue Stenson, Emily Strong, Lisa Thompson*

* = Colours

The Pacey-Jackson Cup for the most improved player went to Cherry Alton

Results — 2nd XI:

The Mount Tadcaster H.C. Giggleswick

Ashville College 1st XI

Worksop

Queen Margaret's Bootham 1st XI

York College 1st XI

Hymers

Durham

The following girls represented the 2nd XI:

Stephanie Sanderson (captain), Sally Batty, Alison Blair, Sarah Brayshaw. Anna Campbell, Amanda Dunn, Jessica Ensor, Camilla Hall, Emma Limbert, Daniella Lipman, Sally Marshall Tolani Osho, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Katie Pittman, Rachel Smith, Sue Stenson, Rebecca Stephenson, Jenifer Swallow, Penny Whiting

P. Fletcher

U.16 XI/3rd XI

Some Under 16's played for the 2nd XI but they also had a few matches as a separate team and entered the York and District U.16 Tournament where they acquitted themselves well to come third out of five teams in their section

U.16 XI v U.16 XI v 3rd XI v

U.15 Queen Mary's Hipperholme Bootham 2nd XI

The U 15 XI had a slow start to the season, as they had to adapt to a few major positional changes Danielle Powley, new to the School, came in as centre-half to replace Wendy Chung who left us last year There were a few problems in defence, as Louisa Castle, our left-back, had persistent knee problems which at times prevented her from playing. Rosie Weatherall was brought into the team for the first time. Set moves for corners, hit outs etc., had to be reorganised, which in the first few matches caused confusion. After this uncertain start, with three defeats and one draw in the first four matches, the new tactics suddenly clicked into place, and some outstanding team performances followed.

Throughout the season, this was a very committed U 15 team, always full of enthusiasm and willing to try out new ideas Only because of injury did we ever have to call on reserves As a team, they worked hard to overcome any weaknesses The forward line, with Rachel Malster in the centre, caused the opposition many problems as they grew in confidence

After their uncertain start, the team went on to win most of their remaining matches. The highlight of the

season, however, was the victory in the final match against Queen Margaret's. St. Peter's have never beaten Q.M. at U.15 level, and this Q.M. U.15 team had not been beaten in three years. When Rachel Malster hit a magnificent shot from the edge of the D, in the last five minutes of a superb game, the opposition was stunned This was an outstanding 1-0 victory for the U 15 XI and a fitting end to the season

The following girls represented the U.15 team:

B. Long, L Castle, J Stevenson, E Woolley, D Powley, E. Sherbourne, R. Weatherall, R. Malster (captain), S Richardson, R Smith, J Ray, C Lawson, C Davies

esults:

The Mount Tadcaster Girls School

Giggleswick

Worksop

Hipperholme

York College

Hull High School

Bootham

Joseph Rowntree

Hymers

Ackworth

Queen Margaret's Away Home Home Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Lost Drew Lost Lost Drew Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won D. M.

U.14

The U 14 XI made a rather slow start to the season, the main problem being that after a long summer break matches began almost immediately There was very little time to reorganise the team following the loss of some of last year's players However, after three defeats in the first three matches against strong opposition, the team suddenly began to utilise the skills they had developed and play as a team. The forwards developed in confidence, and instead of passing the ball in the attacking circle, or allowing a defender to tackle, they used their initiative and took every available chance to shoot at goal. This was very effective and resulted in some fine goals, notably from Helen Atkinson and Louise Hudson, who had developed powerful 'hits' Philippa Bennett, playing on the left wing had a tremendous season, improving her game with every match Many goals resulted from her fine crosses into the circle The halves were also a source of strength to this team, supporting the forwards, but switching to defensive roles when necessary

Sarah Heald, playing her first season as goalkeeper, found the task of goalkeeping difficult and very unrewarding However, as she gained in confidence her skills improved, and in one match she managed to save a 'penalty stroke' Faith Alexander and Kate Richards were a constant support to her as 'backs' working hard to keep the ball out of the circle and away from Sarah!!

Finally, although the U 14 XI had a rather inconsistent season, they worked hard to improve their game, and progressed with the season, resulting in a stronger, more skilful team to be contended with next year

The following girls represented the U.14 team:

S. Heald, F. Alexander, K. Richards, A. Buckle, P. Bundy (captain), H. Williamson, R. Ogden, M. Hart, H. Atkinson, L. Hudson, P. Bennett, J. Littleboy.

Results:

v Tadcaster Girls School

v Giggleswick

v Joseph Rowntree

v Hipperholme

v Millthorpe

v Hull High School

v Bootham

v Pocklington

v Hymers

v Ackworth

v Queen Margaret's

v Queen Mary's

1 —1

Drew 1— 1 Won 1 - 0 M. Westgate

SQUASH

The senior girls had their most successful season ever, winning six out of eight games. In the Autumn Term, the side got off to a splendid start beating Queen Margaret's 4-2, with Rachel Owen-Barnett making her debut with a good win. This was our first ever victory over Queen Margaret's who were strong at No. 1and 2 strings, but not as strong in depth overall as St. Peter's. Two other victories were gained up to Christmas with morale high despite strong opposition

In the Spring Term, a further five matches were played and we progressed to the Area Semi-Final of the Woolwich National Schools' Competition In this match, we played an extremely talented Bradford Girls Grammar School team and lost 1-5, although some of the rubbers could have gone either way Olivia Cameron made her first appearance in the last match of the season and competed well

Congratulations must go to Sarah Gibson and Pip Mortimer who battled in every game despite playing some country ranked players, and to Eleanor Bowling, Linda Elliott and Cenan Erkut for good performances demonstrating our excellent strength in the lower order. Sarah Gibson led the side well and proved to be a most helfpul and conscientious captain. I hope that she, along with Pip and Eleanor will not go into 'retirement' from squash on leaving the School!!

A third year team had their inaugural squash match at Queen Margaret's and lost 1-5 The enthusiasm is there and with further experience, ourjunior players should do well in future years

The following girls represented the senior team: S Gibson* (captain), P Mortimer*, E Bowling*, L Elliott*, C Erkut*, R Owen-Barnett, O Cameron

* denotes Colours

Results:

v Queen Margaret's

v Harrogate College

v Barnard Castle

v Bradford Girls Grammar

v York SRC

v Barnard Castle

v Woodhouse Grove

v Queen Margaret's

SWIMMING

Swimming matches took place in the Autumn and Spring Terms, and once again, the levels of commitment and enthusiasm varied greatly amongst the age groups

St Peter's managed to win most swimming matches overall, but this was mainly due to the strength of our U.14 team, who within their own age group won every match convincingly, lifting the St Peter's overall score

The U.14's trained hard and showed good competitive spirit in their matches I hope their success will continue next year as U 15's

The seniors won only one match, against Ashville at the beginning of the Autumn Term On this occasion the team was at full strength In subsequent matches we were never able to field our "best" senior team and this reflected in the results

The U.15 team attended Monday night training regularly and their commitment was never in question Many of this team, however, were also involved in hockey and netball teams and unfortunately swimming could not always be their priority. Hopefully, with more regular training next season, their results will improve.

The following girls represented the teams:

Senior: R. Smith (captain), J. Swallow, P. Mortimer, C. Lawson, L. Hoggard, J. Toms, A. Zimmerman, L. Highet, L. Evans.

U.15: R Smith, E Sherborne, J Stevenson, P Gooder, C Lawson, D Powley

U.14: F Alexander, S Heald, H Williamson, M. Hart, A. Newby, L. Hudson, C. Magee. D. M. Westgate

Spring Term:

v Bootham

v The Mount

v Barnard Castle

v Queen Margaret's

CROSS-COUNTRY

Senior 35 41

U.15 32 45

U.14 51 27

St Peter's won 118—113

Senior 37 39 U.15 32 45

U.14 53 - 25

St. Peter's won 122—109

U.14 49 27

Senior 32 45

Senior 37 39 U.15 31 - 49

U.14 42 39

St. Peter's lost 110—123

The York and District Cross-Country Championship took place at the Knavesmire in December 1992 As usual the St Peter's junior and intermediate teams did very well and took first place in both age groups Unfortunately the senior event did not take place due to lack of interest, which was a shame for Sarah Richards and Claire Taylor who were keen to participate.

The intermediate team of Hannah Fieldsend, Lynsay Hoggard, Lucy Evans, Rachel Malster, Danielle Powley and Dominique Fyfe all finished within the first twenty places, a fine achievement in a tough field. Emma Sherbourne came in 24th which was a disappointing result for her.

All those who came in the first twenty were selected to run for York, along with Molly Tyler-Childs who was injured for the first event, but because the training commitment for cross-country running is so heavy, only Molly decided to continue.

The junior team of Rachael Ogden, Madeleine Williams, Alba-Luz Buckle, Mauricia Hart, Emily Brown and Olivia Anderson, combined with four runners from St Olave's also ran extremely well and won the junior event convincingly Rachael Ogden, our most experienced and talented runner took the individual first place medal, and Madeleine Williams excelled herself to come in fifth. Rachael and Madeleine continued their training and achieved success in many other cross-country events this season.

Sarah Richards, our cross-country captain has had a most unfortunate season, dogged by injury, and has been unable to take part in any of the events Claire Taylor, however, ran a magnificent race at the North Yorkshire Championships, finishing seventh, and qualified for the national finals, along with Rachael Ogden

Claire made the decision to run in the nationals at Newark despite having done no training because of injury. She finished a very creditable 283rd out of 600, an excellent achievement in her first ever National Championship

Rachael Ogden finished 23rd out of 500 in her race, an outstanding placing by most people's standards, but

Rachael herself had hoped to do better, and was slightly disappointed with her performance

I would like to congratulate all our cross-country runners on their efforts and achievements this season but particularly Rachael and Claire, and of course Molly, who took first place in the inter-house cross-country at School

D. M. Westgate

TENNIS

1st VI

The season started well with a 9-0 victory over Giggleswick in the first match The team was going to be fairly settled from the start as five colours remained from the previous year Pip Mortimer and Eleanor Bowling were again the 1st pair and in their first three rubbers they only dropped one game They both have excellent ground strokes with plenty of pace and depth but this year they were prepared to rally before going for the shots, so therefore made far fewer mistakes. Pip also played attacking tennis at the net and Eleanor was persuaded tojoin her on the rare occasion, where she was far more successful than sheexpected! The team continued in a winning vein but had aclose 5-4 win against Worksop College. They beat us last year by the same margin for the first time, and the final result was dependant on the last rubber between the 1st pairs The opposition included a Yorkshirejunior player but Pip and Eleanor played with great determination to win 6-1 Queen Margaret's, as always, provided the best opposition, although I felt our final result of 3-6 should have been better After the second round the score was 2-4 with our 1st pair just losing the set on a tie-break A win here could have made all the difference

Emma Page started the season playing with Heidi Clark, both of whom showed much progress over the season Emma always plays a thinking game and whilst not a very hard hitter she more than compensated for this with careful placing of the ball However, in the U.18 York League Emma played with Alison Blair, her partner of last year This combination also worked well as Alison was more confident in playing singles than Heidi, who much prefers to volley than play groundstrokes Alison had some well fought games and her good retrieving and lack of mistakes usually wore down the opposition The girls won their league matches fairly easily and it was left to the last match against the previous year's winners, York Vlth Form College to decide who won this year's trophy We have been runners-up in this event for the majority of the last twelve years but the girls all played extremely well, despite lack of practise due to exams The score of 5-1 reflected their superior play.

Eleanor and Pip were helpful and surprisingly organised joint captains! A special mention is deserved by Pip who won the Shuttleworth Cup for her outstanding efforts both on and off the field, not least on a tennis court. She played with great enthusiasm and commitment despite often having transport difficulties for evening matches Many was the time that we dropped her off at the roadside!

The following represented the 1st VI:

**E. Bowling, **P. Mortimer, **E. Page, **A. Blair, **E Strong, *H Clark, P Bundy, O Cameron, S Sanderson

* Colours

** Re-award

Results:

St. Peter's

v Giggleswick

v Barnard Castle

v Worksop College

v Scarborough College

v Queen Margaret's

v Bootham (games) 44—

v The Mount

U. 18 League

v Pocklington

v Bootham

v The Mount

v Dunnington T.C

v York Vlth Form College

2nd VI

W. M. Newton

esults: ' Peter's Giggleswick

Mount St. Mary's (1st VI)

Worksop College

Queen Margaret's (games)

The Mount Bootham

Pocklington

Pocklington (U.16)

Queen Margaret's (Illrd VI)

U.15 VI

The U.15 team had six fixtures, with two cancelled this season The results were mixed with a surprising 2-7 defeat against Worksop College, although Emma Cox and Caroline Davies were both absent for the early matches. The girls improved throughout the summer and did well to beat The Mount 5-4 on a very hot day They had the same result against Pocklington and would have achieved better results for the first two fixtures if they had played with the same determination

The 2nd VI also had a good season winning the majority of their matches. Quite a few Schools are only having fixtures in the summer until half-term which does mean that it is more difficult to give senior match experience to some of the Vth and L.VIth girls. However, nineteen girls did represent a combination of 2nd, 3rd and U.16 tennis teams The pairings were fairly interchangeable although Katie Pittman and Rachel OwenBarnett played together for the fourth year running, until Rachel was injured Olivia Cameron had several partners and played consistently well with all of them. She teamed up particularly well with Philly Bundy and they should make a good 1st team couple next year

The fixtures started with a convincing 8-1 win over Giggleswick with the loss of only 20 games in 9 sets The second match was against the 1st VI from Mount St Mary's who had a strong first couple and although well contested the team lost 4-5 Queen Margaret's asked for four pairs sothe result was taken on games which the team lost by 17although again I felt the result could have been closer Unfortunately several matches were cancelled although the 2nd VI and U.16 VI had convincing wins against Pocklington. The last match was against Queen Margaret's with many of the L.VIth out of School that day The remaining L.VI tennis players did not discredit themselves although losing 3-6.

The following represented the 2nd and U.16 VI: S Sanderson, P Bundy, J Mindenhall, O Cameron, N Kershaw, R Henley, K Pittman, R Owen-Barnett, L. Highet, L. Evans, R. Hancock, C. Dixon, J. Ray, C Davies, J Swallow, H Clark, A Dunn, S Marshall, J Osho

There were six matches in the U.15 Midland Bank/L.T.A League and valuable experience was gained in both doubles and singles play Rowena Smith and Danielle Powley played 1st couple and both made good progress through the term Jessica Ray and Caroline Davies joined them as 2nd couple and both played consistent groundstrokes in their matches. Towards the end of the season they both gained confidence in their net play The team won the division but played a strong side from Manor School in the final. Although losing 1-5 they had some close games, not reflected by the score

The following represented the U.15 VI:

R Smith, D Powley, J Ray, C Davies, K Blythe, E. Cox, D. Fyfe, E. Woolley.

Results:

St. Peter's

v Mount St Mary's

v Worksop College

v Scarborough College

v The Mount

v Pocklington

v Woodhouse Grove

v Queen Margaret's

U. 15 League:

v The Mount

v Millthorpe

v Sherburn

v Tadcaster

v Lowfield

v Bootham

v Manor

U.14 VI ROUNDERS

As usual most of the matches for this age group were played by a team of four in the U.14 York League. The team played seven fixtures, winning thirty-two sets whilst losing only ten, four in the last match The final match was against Pocklington and the victors of this would also win the league The girls won both the doubles but lost all the singles, some on a tie-break score Having beaten Pocklington earlier in the season, with a depleted team, it was a disappointing result but much was learned about returning every ball back into the court!

The team pairings stayed the same all season and only seven players were needed for the matches It was good to see the girls playing at the net, without too much persuasion and Mauricia Hart in particular did well there

The following represented the U.14 VI: F. Alexander, L. Hudson, H. Atkinson, M. A Dixon, J Littleboy, O Anderson Hart,

Results:

5/ Peter's

v Scarborough College

v Pocklington

v Woodhouse Grove

v Queen Margaret's

U. 14 League:

v Manor

v Dunnington T.C

v York College

v Bootham

v Tadcaster

v The Mount

v Pocklington

U.15 and U.14

The U.15 IX played six matches this season with mixed success, though all were played in a good spirit Often left depleted after the tennis had taken out some strong players, there were, however, some good results, notably against Bootham and Pocklington In both these games our batsmen showed excellent form, in particular Emma Woolley who hit well and accurately, as she did in every match Rachel Malster was also reliable as a deep fielder throughout the term. The match against Hymers was a disappointing result as we were well in the lead after one innings but Hymers managed to find form with the bat to beat us decisively in the final score. Possibly the best match of the term was against Mount St Mary's This was well contested to the end, with some intelligent fielding from the St. Peter's side.

The U 14 IX played eight matches including one 'B' team fixture. Their play sometimes lacked concentration leading to careless mistakes and this is reflected in the results The most consistent members of the team were Carrie Magee, Anna Dixon and Mauricia Hart who always gave of their best Despite several losses they did play extremely well at times and the wins against Bootham, Giggleswick and the 'B team against Hymers were very pleasing

P.

Fletcher and D. Westgate

Results — U.15 IX:

v Giggleswick

v Bootham

v Mount St Mary's

v Hymers

v Scarborough College

v Pocklington

Inter-House Tennis Competition

Tennis was played for the first time as a separate event from the boys Each House produced a team of six players from any age group Temple played Dronfield, the eventual winners, in the first round and had a potentially winning team until Rachel Owen-Barnett stood on a ball and damaged her ankle In the final The Grove played Dronfield in a closely contested match. Dronfield had three 1st team players and two from the seconds, and although The Grove only had one 1st team player they only lost by 4-5.

W. M. Newton

U.14 IX

v Giggleswick

v Bootham

v Mount St Mary's

v Hymers

v Hymers

v Scarborough College

v Mount

v Woodhouse Grove

- 51/2 10 - 41/2 (St Peter's declared after 1 batting innings)

4 7 —12

9 2 -IO1/2

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES

ALCUIN LIBRARY

The end of my first year as librarian gives me the opportunity to take stock of progress in the library during 1992-93. About 750 volumes have been added to the library, covering every aspect of the curriculum and many out of School activities Ten new journals are now being received including "Stern" for those studying German, The Economist, Greece and Rome, BBC Wildlife, Fact File, and Check It Out (the new offshoot of Which? magazine specifically intended for teenagers). We also have our first CD-ROM, "The interactive space encyclopedia" and are planning to buy more next year

The library has received a generous donation from Mrs. E. M. Reid (School Governor) of fifty books from her late father's collection, and from Robert Stevens a set of the "New Grove dictionary of music and musicians", twenty volumes, in memory of his late father who was a member of staff at the School Hugh Murray (OP) has given us some of his fascinating books on York history, and the Headmaster has kindly given us a copy of his new book, "Head to head" In addition, the following pupils have presented books to the library as leaving gifts:

Lissa K Beckitt

Sarah J Brayshaw

Fiona C Burnett

Laura G Clark

Stephen R Dowding

Sarah E Gibson

Ewan F Graves-Tarnvakis

Steven M Harrison

Michael A. Lang

Damien L Lipman

Melissa A Marlow

Philippa J Mortimer

Rebecca E Sherbourne

Claire L. Walker

We are extremely grateful to all these donors and to those others who have come in from time to time with a book or two and left them with me with instructions that no acknowledgement is required or desired — our thanks to them all.

The most visible change in the library is the appearance of the new computer Currently nearly 3,500 books have been added to the computer catalogue, including virtually all those published since 1970, and covering every section of the library's stock Philosophy, religion, sociology, politics, economics and law have now been added in their entirety (by virtue of coming first in the numerical sequence), and during 1993-1994 the work of adding the rest of the books will continue as time allows Besides allowing pupils to search for books that they require, the new system allows the librarian to produce a wide variety of reports, statistical analyses and so on The next stage will be to computerise the borrowing system, and it is hoped to begin this during the next School year

Those pupils and staff who venture up on to the Chapel Gallery will find that it now houses a splendid new table This has been specially made for us, and its acquisition

is thanks in major part to a very generous donation from Sir Donald Barron. It will be a considerable help in improving the library's seating accommodation

Finally, I would like to place on record my thanks to the Headmaster and all members of staff (including my predecessor as Librarian, Mr J V Mitchell) for their help in making my first year at the School such an enjoyable one

Avril Pedley, Librarian

ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT

The unavoidable absence of the archivist for part of the year has meant that work has not proceeded as quickly as was hoped, but nevertheless considerable progress has been made Various volumes of "The Peterite" were sent south so that a start could be made on an index of names and subjects for the last 150 years — a task which the archivist reckons will take him the next 150 years to complete Day to day enquiries were efficiently handled by Avil Pedley, our librarian, to whom grateful acknowledgement is made

Interest in the archives continues to grow, and the number of enquiries for genealogical research has increased considerably It is always pleasing when records can be completed both for the School and for the enquirer. Sometimes new and useful information comes back to us from enquiries Several telephone calls and letters from Australia sought information on an Old Peterite, still living in Australia, who was thought to have been a survivor of "The Titanic" His reminiscences would have been most interesting, but unfortunately we have not so far discovered any evidence of his link with the School

Gifts during the year have

An early photograph of the Corps Rugger blazer and 2 Hockey blazers

Cricket photographs, exam papers etc

Spanish coins of Philip II Cricket fixture cards 1905/6/7

Petrana 1917/20/30s

Mourning envelope addressed to John Fell 1857, Rev W Harrison's House, St Peter's, York

Photographs, prize books, etc

Photographs, programmes, diary pages, exam papers, calendars and many other items of great interest

Hockey Cap

Items of news and interest included: Mrs Hartas

J T Harding (33-38) J A Denison (33-42)

E A K Denison (36-46) Mrs Johnson-Perry Harold Colley, for J F Colley (08-10) for Theodore Dixon (19-20) by his niece Miss E. Jordan

Miss S M Ingham, daughter for B H Ingham (01-06) G W Alderson (56-61) and for his father, Basil (23-26) whom we mis-named last year

Mrs M Davies, for her father, L C Carney (20-26) J B Dixon (32-36)

We are indeed grateful to these donors, and to any others whose names might have been inadvertedly omitted, for their interest and generosity As usual we appeal for further items for our growing collection, however trivial they may seem, and we would also be very

glad of offers of help with the indexing of the School magazines — Oxford & Cambridge News Letters, cricket and football reports, athletic results and similar topics Do please contact the archivist if you have time to spare working either at School or at home

OLD PETERITE SECTION

FORGOTTON FAME No. 6

Marmaduke Rawdon (1610-1669) Traveller and Writer

Marmaduke was the youngest son of Laurence Rawdon, merchant and alderman of York, and Margery, daughter of William Barton of Cawton He was baptised in the church of St Crux on March 17, 1610 On the death of his father in 1624 he was adopted by his uncle Marmaduke, an eminent London merchant, and spent much of his time abroad dealing with his adoptive father's business In 1627 he was connected with a vessel trading with Holland, and then for two years he was resident in Bordeaux From 1631 to 1635 he directed his uncle's business matters in Tenerife During his stay at La Laguna he became the first Englishman to scale the volcanic peak of Tenerife

In consequence of England's quarrels with Spain he returned to England in 1656 and spent the remainder of his life at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire Here he wrote extensively, the Dictionary of National Biography stating "His name will take a respectable place in the scanty list of early British tourists who have left any record of their travels". He also compiled a brief history of cathedrals, and prepared for the press a genealogical memoir of his family His extensive manuscripts were much used by subsequent antiquarians, but unfortunately have now mostly disappeared "The Life of Marmaduke Rawdon of York" first printed from the original manuscript was published for the Camden Society in 1863 and presents a vivid picture of social and domestic manners in town and country during the seventeenth century

He died on February 7th 1688, and, although he was buried in the church at Broxbourne, his affection for the city where he had been born and where he had spent his schooldays at St Peter's continued, and in his will he left a silver loving cup to the Corporation and a sum of money for the purchase of a gold chain of office which the Lady Mayoresses of York continue to wear to this day

MEDIEVAL SCHOOL FEES

A document in Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 356, No 27 gives details of the School which may be of interest

"To William, Archbishop of Canterbury

ElizabethSquire,PrioressofthehouseofOurBlessed Lady at Sinningthwaite in the County of York humbly sheweth and piteously complaineth that she did at the specialrequestofoneJohnExelbiedidpaytoMasterJohn Sheffield of York, then being Schoolmaster of the High School there 40shillingsfor the board and education of his son, and did make Anes his wife executrix.

AfterhisdeathAnestooktohusbandoneJohn Baylton. Youroratrix oft and many times hath required the same John and Anes topay the sum of 40s and yet they have denied. "

(The document then continues with a plea for writs ) Elizabeth Squire was prioress from 1489 to 1529. John Sheffield was appointed Head Master of St Peter's in 1486 The title "High School" does not seem to have been used elsewhere for the School of St. Peter's. J. V. Mitchell

IN MEMORIAM

/ L Barton (1947-56: Queen's)

No other details available

Jack N. Bamforth (1922-28: The Rise)

On a return address form, Jack's wife informed us that he died in August 1992 after having suffered two strokes. We are grateful to her for letting us know, and extend our sympathy to her at her loss

Colin Robert Bosomworth (1981-86: School)

Colin died at the beginning of October 1992, at the age of 24 after a very courageous fight against cancer He was a great sportsman and represented the School at rugby, hockey and cricket. He continued to play rugby for Lymm in Cheshire, even after his first operation in 1991

After leaving School, he gained an honours degree in law at Sheffield University and then went on to become a solicitor

A fund has been established in his memory, from which donations will be made towards sporting activities at the School and to cancer research Any further particulars of this fund can be obtained from the School. The first cup in his memory was presented at the Prizegiving this year

The great number of people who thronged the church at his funeral was in itself atestimony to Colin's popularity among all who met him, at School, at college and at work

/ P. Camm (1927-31: School)

A note on a returned address form just announces his death on 9th July, 1992

Tony Capaldi (1932-37: Temple)

Tony was a member of the York family whose name has become a by-word in the world of ice-cream After leaving St Peter's he served in the 14th Army in Burma and India After the war he managed the family restaurant in Micklegate He then moved to Blackpool, going first into hotel management and latterly into lecturing in a catering college He died in September 1992

William F. Dixon (1923-52: School)

No other details available.

A. W. Driver (1943-52: School)

On a returned address form, his wife informs us that he died on 4th May, 1993.

We are grateful that she has told us, as our letter must have arrived about that time

We extend our sympathy to her at her recent loss.

Boris James Eastwood (1934-36: School)

Brigadier Boris James Eastwood OBE, TD was FCIT, FBIM, Freeman of the City of London, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Carmen and President of the 2nd West African Infantry Brigade Association He was born in Moscow on 19th May, 1919 He served in the Royal Army Service Corps and was awarded the American Bronze Star for services in Korea 1950-51

He retired from the army in 1970 and worked first as a Director with BTR and then, in 1976 as a consultant for UN, ILO, World Bank and Crown Agents.

He died in Edinburgh on 13th October, 1992 We are grateful to his wife, Edith, for sending us the details of his career and extend to her our sympathy at her loss

Robert Hawkins (1945-51: The Rise)

A note on a returned address form tell us that Robert died on 29th October, 1992.

Charles W. V. Kennedy (1931-34: School)

No other details available.

J. M. Norwood (1937-44: School)

On a returned address form, his wife informs us that he died last year

It was good of her to let us know and we extend our sympathy to her at her loss

Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1916-29: Day Boys')

Professor Cyril Northcote Parkinson was the son of W. Edward Parkinson, principal of the York School of Arts, and after leaving St. Peter's he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge and King's College, London. After gaining his Ph.D., he became a fellow of Emmanuel. In 1938 he became senior history master at Blundell's School. During the war he served with the army, the R.A.F. and at the War Office. He later spent ten years in the Far East On his return he devoted much of his time to writing and produced over sixty books He will be

particularly remembered as the author of 'Parkinson's Law', the fame of which might have taken him somewhat by surprise He always believed that, if one held strong opinions, one of the best ways of putting them across was by the use of humour, and the correctness of his belief is illustrated by the meteoric success of his sardonic attack on bureaucracy.

He died on 9th March, 1993, an Old Peterite who will be remembered for as long as his 'laws' are readily seen to be in operation, which looks like being for many, many years to come.

P. R. Penty (1935-45: The Rise)

The death of Dr P R Penty was recently reported to the Secretary of the OP Club, as they had been at School for some years together. The latter remembers Peter as a kindly and very conscientious senior pupil, who enjoyed great popularity with both boys and staff It is sad to knowthat he is no longer with us.

W.

B. Powell (1947-51: The Rise)

In a series of short and informative notes about the whole of his family, W W Powell, father of W B., informs us that W B Powell died in March 1989 The OP Club Secretary remembers W. B. as a cheerful youngster with a very quick sense of humour We much regret his death

W W is now 87 and, as he says, still alive, as are his other son and two grandsons, all OPs

He tells us that he was the first Risite to arrive in 1918

John Charles Rodgers (1919-25: Day Boys')

Sir John Rodgers, Bt. continued his education, after leaving St Peter's, at the Ecole des Roches in France and at Keble College, Oxford He joined the staff of the University of Hull in 1930, and in 1936 joined the advertising firm of J Walter Thompson, of which he was Deputy Chairman from 1962-70 He was MP for Sevenoaks from 1950-79, for the candidature of which he beat Edward Heath in 1950 He spent much of his time in parliament in the field of commercial relations, and he also had one or two brief posts in the Foreign Office. He was a keen advocate of commercial broadcasting and became Chairman of Radio Luxembourg He was Master of the Worshipful Company of Masons in 1968 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent in 1973 He published a number of pamphlets and books, including 'The Old Public Schools of England'. He was one of the vice-chairmen of the Old Peterite Club

He died on 29th March, 1993 at the age of 86.

Simon J. C. Russell (1980-89: School)

On a recently returned address form, there was the following note.

Simon J C Russell died on 30th November, 1992 He was very proud to have been connected with St. Peter's Sue Russell (Mum)

Thank you to his mother for sending that note to the Secretary of the OP Club, we extend our heartfelt sympathy to her and all the family at their loss

Simon was aged 20.

Paul Quentin Scott (1966-76: School)

We saw from a newspaper cutting that Paul had died peacefully at his home in London on 22nd November, 1992 at the age of 34.

Edward Fisher Williams (1921-30: School)

Edward was Head of School, in the First XI and the Second XV, the Hon Sec of the Cricket Club, a librarian and Editor of 'The Peterite' We do not have any other information about him since leaving School

Note from the Secretary of the OP Club

As usual, we must add that we can only supply information which is passed on to us Please do let us know about OPs who have died, and something about them, if possible Information supplied after July will be printed in the following year's Peterite

FROM THE POSTBAG

In August 1991 A. J. Josey of Reading, Berks., sent the following letter to the 'Daily Telegraph' concerning Gerald Pawle, who, as reported last year, left a considerable bequest to the School:—

Sir,

Gerald Pawle was such an entertaining yarn-spinner that it was not always easy to separate fact from fiction

He liked to recall how he was with Admiral Sir John Cunningham on a Middle East airfield waiting to greet a 'top brass' army officer when he spotted an old friend, a brigadier, among the party when disembarked

The recognition was mutal and impulsively the two broke ranks and hugged each other in a welcoming embrace They were cut short by a curt command: "Lieutenant, will you please put down that bloody brigadier and attend to your admiral?"

It might not have happened of course, but, knowing Gerald, I think it did.

In October last year we received the following account from Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, a Vice-president of the OP Club.

T was Chief Signal Officer of the Wingate campaign in Burma 1943-44 and was summoned home with my General Lentaigne (Wingate having been killed in a flying accident) to discuss the campaign with the War Office

I enjoyed my visit and seeing my wife, Alice, after two and a half years, and staying at the Savoy Hotel at the government's expense! However, the general and 1 were detailed to return to India after eight days, but, just before leaving, the General was taken to see H.M The King, who wished to have first-hand knowledge of the Force I arrived at Northolt alone and was met by a very friendly ADC (known as 'Flags' in the Navy, I believe) named Commander Merrie, who informed me that I was flyingback to India with Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser in his private plane. Sir Bruce, later Lord Fraser, was going to take command of the South Pacific

Our first stop was on a Middle East airfield where, waiting to greet Sir Bruce, was Admiral Sir John Cunningham with his 'Flags', Commander Gerald Pawle.I got out of the plane and saw Gerald, who

immediately broke ranks and picked meup in a welcoming embrace We had not seen nor heard of each other since 1939 The welcome was cut short by Admiral Cunningham saying "Gerald, put that bloody brigadier down and get the admiral's bags out of the plane!" I spent two happy weeks with Gerald, with much hospitality from the Navy, Sir Bruce being entertained by Admiral Cunningham

We then set off for Cairo The Admiral was a great chap and took me to dinner at Shepherd's Hotel in Cairo, where we stayed for a few days

My General arrived back before me and was furious at the enforced extension of my journey He could do nothing, however, as I told him that I was completely in the hands of the Admiral! It is a memory which I shall never forget.

Gerald Pawle and I played our last game of cricket together in August 1939 for the Craven Gentlemen against a Public School XI at Ilkley My calling-up papers were waiting for me on my return home

I have many stories which I could tell about Gerald, as he stayed with Alice and I on many occasions. He was a splendid chap.'

LATEST NEWS OF SOME OPs

T. Chilman (1948-58: Queen's)

Tim Chilman tells us that he has moved around a bit in the medical world in the last twenty years Having proceeded from Emmanuel College, Cambridge to London University, he stayed in the London Teaching Hospitals for ten years as an embryo surgeon, and then entered general practice in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire He built two new purpose-built surgeries, and formed one of the first medical computer companies After fifteen years he became Government Medical Officer to two idyllic Caribbean islands, Cayman Brae and Little Cayman, in the West Indies He then moved back into the hospital world as an Emergency Physician in Saudi Arabia. He has five children by his first wife, Pippa, and married Sarah in 1988

P. R. Eastwood (1977-86: Queen's)

Philip Eastwood received an official commendation in February 1993, when he was a corporal with the 1st Battalion, the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire It appears that he was in charge of a group of students and youth leaders who were abseiling in the Lake District when a Territorial Army soldier slipped from his harness and was left dangling in mid-air by one ankle Philip climbed down the rope and secured the stricken soldier He then made a makeshift harness to take the man's weight, climbed back to the top and, with the assistance of a colleague, pulled the man to safety The citation says that there is no doubt that Philip saved the man's life It reads: "The calm, remarkably professional actions of Corporal Eastwood in front of a group of young, impressionable civilians were a credit to himself, his unit and to the British Army in general."

J. D. Hill (1979-89: Clifton)

Having gained a B.A (Hons.) in English at Durham University last year, Justin is, we are told, now working in China for two years, doing VSO work. He left England

in January and after three weeks in Beijing for 'acclimatisation' he took up a teaching post in Xian (of the Terra-cotta Army fame) He is teaching English to students at the University, who themselves are learning to teach. Some are mature students in their 40s. They are only being able to complete their training now after having had their studies cut short in the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. Justin would welcome any visits from anyone in that part of the world, which is an extremely remote area He and the other volunteers with him are the first Europeans working in Xian for many years. Justin would also welcome letters from any School friends who would care to write His address is: Yungcheng Advanced Training College, Hedong Donglu 93, Yungcheng, Shanxi 044000, People's Republic of China

C. H. Lewis (1949-55: The Rise)

Clive Lewis became in July 1933 President of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

We congratulate him on his appointment and wish him a very happy term of office.

J. R. Steane (1981-85-86: Temple)

James Robert Steane has, we are told, gained a first class degree in Visual Graphic Design (Film Making) at Bristol Polytechnic

M. G. Wise (1975-84: Queen's)

On 20th April 1993 we received the following update on Greg Wise.

Ihavejust returned from four months filming in New Zealand After leaving School I went to Edinburgh and did a degree in Architecture I then went on to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where I did a Diploma in acting I graduated in 1991 and was lucky enough to get a good London agent. Since then, I have had a lead in a Rock and Roll musical 'Good Rockin' Tonite' — using all the experience which I had gained from the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas as School! I then did a TV film 'A Masculine Ending' — quite an amazing experience After that I did a fun, swashbuckling role in an American TV film. From there I went to the Manchester Royal Exchange, where I played in a restoration play called 'The Recruiting Officer' After that I went on to film 'The Riff-Raff Element' and finally on to New Zealand to do a four-hour mini series called 'Typhons People' which should be on TV here towards the end of next year.

I would say that my love of the theatre and literature stemmed from my time at St Peter's, especially through my English 'A' Level studies with Ian Lowe, and also from the performance of 'Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern' which I did in the sixth form I hope that the School is still alive in student performances of all kinds of music and drama — I feel that it is important to sow from an early age the love of the arts as well as the sciences

OLD

We welcome our new President, David Kirby. It is a fitting tribute to the work which David has done for the School and for the OP Club, that he should be elected as our President for the term of office 1992-94. I have the comforting thought that, having himself been a Secretary of the OP Club, he will appreciate what is involved there too!

I do need to mention the appalling state of our address list.

For years OPs have changed address without letting us know.

Nor do we always hear when an OP had died

We are, of course, immensely grateful to those who do inform us of a change of address or of the death of an OP whom they have known.

With the details which I sent out in May there was a form which requested information about any wrong addresses It produced a tremendous response, (over 260 in the first month were reported) and I suspect that there is still much that we do not know

It is very sad to lose track of our members, some of whom then seem to feel that we are no longer interested in them (Mind you, they have only to contact the School at any time to find out what is happening to their mail!)

My big plea this year, therefore, is that you will let me know of OPs who, as members of the OP Club, are not receiving the Newsletter and other information, or who may have moved house without telling us... and, of course, of any who have died. I don't suppose that we can ever be quite up-to-date, but at least we want to try

We are glad that the OP Weekend in September is growing steadily in numbers attending each year. Over 100 OPs attended in 1992 and over 120 this year Although prices for meals go up a little each year, the dinner at the School still remains excellent value for the superb fare offered —not to speak of the conviviality of the event itself We have done away with most of the speeches other than the toast to the School and Headmaster's reply, and the extra time for social chat has been favourably commented upon

Incidentally, if any OPs with families in York feel that their wives and friends would like some sort of 'gettogether' while the OPs are at dinner on the Saturday evening, I would be glad to investigate what would be suitably popular Let me know

We have had several new members joining the OP Club in the over-50 age group this year. They are most welcome, and I hope that the Club will continue to be an all-important link between OPs and the School

In fact, there seems to be a growing interest in the OP Club.

Tom Gilman is well under way with forming an OP Rugby Club, and would be glad of any help and support in that venture

Dinners have been well-attended in spite of 'the recession', and we have had some extremely enjoyable regional dinners in the past year. Each has its own peculiar interest and size The one thing that they all have in

common is that they offer good food and an automatic welcome for any OP who attends, which is something very special to old-pupil gatherings. I do recommend them. Do not wait to be 'invited', OP Dinners are open to all OPs provided that they get particulars from the organiser and apply in good time.

Addresses

It has been our policy to print changes in the Peterite, but the Secretary of the OP Club has pointed out that there are over 280 changes of address this year. We cannot therefore hope to print them all here on this occasion

OLD PETERITE LODGE No 6412

The Old Peterite Lodge of Freemasons was founded on 5th March 1947, with the object of furthering the Masonic association of Old Boys, Masters and Governors of the School. It meets at the Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place, York, on the third Wednesday in March, April, May, June, September and October

At the annual Installation Meeting, held on 16th June 1993, W.Bro P D Waters (School House 1944-48) was installed as Worshipful Master by his predecessor W.Bro. N J Smith (School House 1960-64, Dronfield 1964-65) This is the second time that W.Bro Waters has been Master, the previous occasion being 1973-74.

Further information regarding the lodge can be obtained from the Secretary, B J Watson, 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York Y03 9JA, or from the Reverend S. C. Harvey or Mr. J. A. Owen-Barnett at the School

COLIN R BOSOMWORTH

School House 1981-1986

After a brave fight against cancer Colin Bosomworth sadly passed away at Christie Hospital, Manchester, on the 2nd October, 1992 at the age of twenty-four Colin joined St Peter's in the Christmas Term 1991 on gaining a part scholarship from Cundall Manor Prep. School.

From the start Colin was always in the thick of the action, both sporting and academic, enjoying success in the Under 14's cricket and rugby 'A' teams whilst maintaining steady progress in the top sets for both Arts and Sciences

Colin was always ready to help and willing to mix with anyone. It was this kind and lively personality coupled with his academic and sporting achievements that contributed to his being appointed School Monitor in his final year. He carried out his duties to good effect whilst always maintaining his excellent sense of humour

Having gained four 'A' levels, Colin moved on to Sheffield University in 1986 where once more he became a popular figure. After pursuing an Engineering course for a year Colin decided to change and did a two-year law degree, after which he went to Chester Law School where he passed with flying colours.

It was whilst undertaking his articles with Slater & Heelis of Manchester that Colin became ill. All the way through the sixteen months Colin always remained positive with his humour and faith unwavering

In spite of his very early death Colin still had time to live life to the full, visiting America, Australia and Hong Kong Even during the last sixteen months he was able to play first team rugby for Lymm — demonstrating his great character and determination in the face of adversity

Colin will be deeply missed by his family and friends alike I shall certainly miss him as a great friend, confidant and encouraging influence

P. J. Brierley School House: 1981-1986

ATTENDANCES AT DINNERS

The following dinners have been announced 1993-94:

Friday, 8th October

The Tyneside Dinner County Hotel, Newcastle (opposite central station)

Organisers: Richard Pickersgill (Home) 091-284-3770, (Office) 091-261-1841. Michael Jobling (Home) 0661-824-924, (Office) 091-261-5298

Friday, 5th November

The London Dinner

7.15 p.m for 8.00 p.m The Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London W1Y 2ER

Organiser: E G Thompson 0904-768-694

Friday, 19th November

The West Riding Dinner

The Bradford Club

Organiser: Bill Hudson (Home) 0943-874-504, (Office) 0274-732-271.

1994

Friday, 27th May

The East Riding Dinner

7.30 p.m for 8.00 p.m The Bell Hotel, Driffield Tel: 0377-46661.

Organiser: David Atkinson (Home) 0377-89279, (Office) 0482-864-101

OLD PETERITE WEEKEND 1994

We expect this to be on the second Saturday in September, as usual, i.e. 10th September 1994.

The general pattern for the Old Peterite Weekend has been as follows:— Friday to Sunday

Old Peterite Weekend: Sporting activities on each day.

Saturday

*12.00 p.m Service in School Chapel

*After Chapel, Buffet lunch in the Memorial Hall (Tickets required)

* 4.00 p.m Tea

5.45 p.m A.G.M of Old Peterite Club

7.00 p.m for 7.30 p.m Bar in Memorial Hall

7.30 p.m Old Peterite Dinner (Tickets required)

(*Old Peterites are welcome to bring family and friends to events marked an *)

All notifications of intention to take part are given on a form which is sent out by the OP Club Secretary, and gives full details of all events.

Club Annual Dinner

The Head Master

Atkinson, D P Atkinson, P S Bainbridge, M

Biller, M Bird, C Black, V M Brown, D L Brown, J C

Burdass, James

Burdass, J U

Burn, S M

Camacho, M C

Darley, P M

Denison, J A

Fairweather, C C

Forrester, M P

Gilman, C E

Gilman, T G

Grace, J L

Tyneside Dinner

Barton, N R

Biddle, H

Brenikov, P Brown, D L

Brown, J F

London Dinner

Baldwin, R.

Basu, A.

Bellamy, S I Belton, S

Borman, T S

Brindley, A Brindley, N

Cawood, R F

Collier, R N

Coulthard, K G

Coulthard, S

Dickie, A V A

Dook, J

Fear, N W

Field, R A

Firby, M A

Garbett, P

Gomersall, A

Graham Earlam

Hamilton, D H

Harding, J T

Harding, R F

Harnby, F B S

Harvey, S C Hill, C J Hill, J D

Hodgson, A J Hutchinson, A J

Inness, V L

Jelbert, P B

Johnston, D P

Jupp, R Kent, M J Kirby, D

Leedham, I P

LeTocq, L C

Moreton, P N

Muirhead, N D

Mutter, R M E

Nellis, S

Newdick, F N

Parr, J

Pemberton, K R

Raymond, D

Rumfitt, D T

Shread, R G

Shuttleworth, G

Simmons, D N

Smith, G D

Spence, M

Stubbs, J D

Thompson, C W

Thompson, E G

Ward, J

Watson, B J

Willis, T C

Harding, J T

Hyett, P W

Jobling, G M

Jobling, R L Kirby, D

Harding, J T Holt, J M

James, D S F

Jones, A G G

Kershaw, M J Kirby, D

Layfield, T J

Ledger, W P

Lomas, G C H

McCrimmon, F McFee, C MacDonald, D S McMaster, W A D

Miller, T Minninghan, P A

Mulryne, T Osborne, R C E

East Riding Dinner

Kirby, D. (President) Thompson, E. G. (Secretary) Pittman, R. (Headmaster) Allen, B. Atkinson, J. S. Atkinson, P S Browne, F D Burdass, C Burdass, I Burdass, James Burdass, J U Burdass, M Coles, D P Coles, J Dee, C C Dee, M

The Headmaster Alexander, U Beaumont, T Brown, A Collomosse, A

Dent, J Dobson, R Farnsworth, J Fenton, T Frank, C Frank, J Gilliat, I Golightly, H Hamelton, D Holman, Rev G (guest) Jobling, G M Johnston, D P Megginson, J S Megginson, P R B Megginson, Simon Mulryne, T Nettleton, G

West Riding Dinner M

FOR SALE

Hillyard, E. J.

Hudson, W. M.

Kirby, D. Lepla, R. Moss, A.

Pickersgill, R

Potts, W E

Robson, A C

Thompson, E. G. Townsend, N. G.

Pattison, C

Pritchard, G F

Quickfall, C J

Ranson, E M H

Raymond, D M

Rigby, V

Simpson, A E

Stewart, F L

Tate, D

Taylor-Thompson, D.

Thompson, E. G.

Thompson, P M

Thompson-Schwab, M E

Webber, R

Williams, R

Wroe, M R

Newitt, J A

Nicholls, T

Peacock, W Penty, A D Raylors

Rayston, J C M

Rowbottom, A Ryder

Sherry, D Shuttleworth Stead, T Thornton, A Thompson, C W

Tindall, Robert Tomlinson, N E

Tullock, R Ward, D A Wright, T G. M.

Mulryne, T Pullen, R

Semper, P

Smith, G D

Thompson, E G

The following are available from OP Secretary, E G Thompson at 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York Y03 3PH

OP Club Ties

£ 6.00

OP Broad Stripe Ties £ 6.00

OP Thin Stripe Ties £ 6.00

OP Club brooches/Tie Pins £ 4.50

OP Shields

OP Cuff Links

£25.00

£16.00

OP Cuff Links (Dress, Blue-Black) £16.00 (Pleasespecify 'BLUE-BLACK'iforderingthese, otherwisethelight blue willbe sent automatically)

OP Centenary Spoons £ 2.00

OP Centenary Brochures £ 0.50

Chronology by R D Harding £ 3.00

OP Buttons £ 0.50

A limited selection of items is on sale at most OP Dinners, and all items can be ordered by post from the Secretary Please send your cheque made payable to 'E G. Thompson, Old Peterite account'. Please add 60p for postage and packing, otherwise we may be running at a loss!

OLD PETERITE NEWS

What do Old Peterites do in their leisure time? On Teesside some of them become members of the Tees Rowing Club At a recent count the club, whose total membership is between 100 and 125, included nine Old Peterites:

Brig C C Fairweather Manor 1919-1923 Vice-President

J N Roe Rise 1948-1952 Past President

D N Simmons School 1949-1953 President

D Cooper Dronfield 1973-1978

J Cooper Dronfield 1975-1980

R W Simmons School 1980-1991

Pip J Merritt Dronfield 1990-1992

Emma Brown Dronfield 1990-1992

A McNeil Rise 1989?

Associate Member through University of Teesside

A European Experience — by R. D. Harding (1960-66: The Rise), Hon Sec OP Club 1980-91

I was granted a sabbatical term by the governors of Repton School for the Easter Term 1992 Having developed an interest in geography during my time as a student at St Peter's - thanks to Messrs Leslie Le Tocq and Keith Coulthard —and later at Durham University, my own particular interest has for a long time been in Glaciology The lure of Europe was, therefore, still as strong as in my student days It might interest readers to know that, as a result of global warming, the Alpine glaciers are as small as at any time in the past 1,000 years Ice masses have shrunk by about 50% since 1850 and the Rhone glacier is almot 5km (3 miles) shorter than it was 100 years ago

I left London on my birthday, Monday, 13th January destination Chamonix My final destination was a small skiing resort called Les Contamines I refrained from skiing, although some thought that was the purpose of my visit! The highlight of my four days there was a trip on the Mt Blanc tramway which ascends part of that mountain by the cog railway from St Gervais to near the Glacier du Bionnassay — a north-facing glacier which descends to about 1,700 metres

On 18th January I journeyed by bus to Geneva and then by train to Lausanne and on to the home of Mr Elliott, a present School parent Here 1 spent the next two weeks and was able to discover a great deal about that area of Switzerland, including the Gstaad ski area.

On 27th January came another highlight of my visit to Switzerland — two days in Zermatt to view the spectacular Matterhorn and the many glaciers along the Swiss/Italian border The only way to reach Zermatt at that time of year is by train, which Idid after hitch-hiking to Martingny and taking the train to Sion and Brig

The next day 1joined thousands of skiers taking the Gornergratbahn (another cog railway) as far as the Hotel Kulm at 3.000m From here it was possible to view the rugged and magnificent glacial scenery from Mt Rosa (4,634m) to the Matterhorn (4,477m) first conquered by Edward Whymper in July 1865 "Imposing like a king, one can see that it is the rule — always there, almost obsessive, angry or smiling, stocky or slender, depending from where one admires it, covered in clouds or clear, white crystalline or dark grey and reddish."

The story of that fateful day of Friday, 14th July 1865, is perhaps worth telling, especially as the Rev Charles Hudson OP (at School in the mid-1830s) was a member of Whymper's party

Edward Whymper had been preparing to climb on the Italian side when word reached him that the Reverend Hudson was about to set out from Switzerland. So Whymper joined him, along with Lord Francis Douglas and D R Hadow together with Michael Croz from Chamonix and two local guides They were successful in reaching the summit, but disaster struck on the descent when Hadow fell He and the three attached to the rope

(Hudson, Douglas and Croz) were left suspended in space until the rope snapped, sending them tumbling to their deaths A portion of the fatal rope can be seen in the Alpine Museum in Zermatt, together with Whymper's account of that day as he watched helplessly the entire episode.

My stay in Zermatt was an unforgettable two days The only vehicles there are battery-operated three-wheel taxis which quietly travel from station to hotel etc through the quaint main street and alongside the jingling horsedrawn carriages for those who prefer to travel in more style

Mount Vesuvius is still 'live', or as one vulcanologist put it, "It may be slumbering, but its heart is still beating." It was a fascinating experience to walk along the southern tip of the crater and to witness the gaping hole with steam rising from its vents. Unfortunately, time prevented me from visiting the other victim, Herculaneum, which was engulfed in mud and is in an even better state of preservation

In Greece, I was fascinated by the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, built by slaves in the 5th century B.C., and in Czechoslovakia I felt that Prague lived up to its reputation as the 'golden city', set amid Bohemia's rolling hills and straddling the river Vlatava.

Berlin, my final visit, showed me some of the problems facing the new Germany I had already visited East and West Berlin in 1966, '67, and '68, in the company of two other OPs, Roderick Oliver (1960-65: The Rise) and George Alderson (1956-61: School) No matter how quickly changes take place, the great differences between the two cities are still very much apparent Only a small portion remains of that hated symbol of division between East and West, the Berlin Wall It is now a protected 'building' at the famous crossing-point 'Check-point Charlie' This small outdoor museum is surrounded by hawkers, eager to sell 'pieces of the wall' and items of East Germany's infamous border guards, the Vopos. I could see why Berlin has become the symbol of the fall of the Iron Curtain and the reunification of Germany

The whole tour had, I felt, been a great success It was a good time of year to choose, as there were few other tourists around. Although the weather was very cold, Idid have the shelter of trains, most of which were uncrowded at that time of year, except in Italy and Czechoslovakia, where much greater use seemed to be made of public transport Of all the ways in which to spend a sabbatical term, I felt that I had made the right choice

Switzerland impressed me greatly, not only for some of the most beautiful and dramatic mountain scenery in Europe, but also because the villages and towns preserve a traditional way of life which has allowed different nationalities to live together in harmony in a politically independent and neutral state.

After a brief return to England, the second half of my travels began on February 12th

I had purchased a special inter-rail ticket which could take me on unlimited travel for one month to 23 countries in Europe, excluding Spain, Albania and Russia I had planned my route carefully and enrolled as a member of the YHA The cost of the ticket worked out at £9 per day

During that time, I travelled several thousands of miles, starting from the Gare de l'Est in Paris and ending in Berlin I have kept a diary, but space does not permit me to describe at length the six European capital cities and the ten different countries which I visited

Particularly memorable to me were my visits to Pompeii, the Parthenon, Prague and Berlin

On the day of my visit to Pompeii I had the place virtually to myself, it being the non-tourist time of year This complete Roman city was choked to death under

seven metres of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August A.D 79 Hidden for centuries, it has now been revealed by excavations as an elegant Roman resort with complete streets, shops, beautiful villas and gardens, sculptures and exquisite wall paintings

The Old Peterite Club Officers

The President

D Kirby, 14 Clifton Place, York, Y03 6BJ

The Hon. Secretary

E G Thompson, 'West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York, Y03 3PH

The Hon. Treasurer:

G D Smith, 7 Harlow Pines, Harrogate, HG3 1PZ

Vice-Presidents:

The Headmaster, K. G. Chilman, Brigadier C. C. Fairweather.

Past Presidents:

J. A. Hanson, C. W. Thompson, P. S. Atkinson, F. N. Newdick, R. F. Harding, D T Rumfitt, J T Harding, J A Denison, E M H Ranson, D L Brown

The General Committee:

Ex-officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Head Master Past Presidents, Vice-Presidents

Elected 1991-1994: P. M Darley, C E Gilman, M J Kent, N Muirhead, R W Oliver

Elected 1992-1995: V M Black, S M Burn, G E L Graham, G Grant, G M Shuttleworth

Elected 1993-1996: M W Bainbridge, J E Burdass, V L J Inness, I P J Leedham, D Tunstall

Finance and General Purposes Committee:

Ex-Officio: — The President, Secretary and Treasurer, The Immediate Past President

Elected: R W Oliver, S M Burn

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PHYSICS CHALLENGE SUCCESS

Our picture shows the twelve St. Peter's students who entered the 1994 British Physics Challenge. Silver medals were awarded to Jonathan Reeves and Guy Roberts (front row); bronze class II medals were awarded to Edward Vickers, John Fishley, Catherine Hopkinson, Robin Gill, Mark Allworthy and Tim Brogden (back row); commendations were awarded to Patrick Calvert, James Curley, Oliver Addy and Tim Tang (middle row).

THE PETERITE

Photographs: Stephen Whalley, Nicholas Winram, C. W. Hall, I. H. Lancaster, J. P. Bellis, Yorkshire Evening Press et. al.

Cover Design: C. W. Hall.

Editor: D. S. Newman.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Below weprint extractsfrom theHeadmaster's Speech:

Good School

I want to consider with you this morning what constitutes a good School and how well we at St Peter's measure upto such adefinition. Dickens's Dotheboys Hall surely will not suffice I quote from Nicholas Nickleby: Terms twenty guineas per annum No extras No vacations and diet unparalleled.

How appropriate then is this, coined by a fairly influential member of the English 'new right' at a recent Anglo-American seminar?:

A good School is a School that a lot of parents send their children to For him and from hispolitical standpoint no further qualification was required Alternatively we can go to Evelyn Waugh in his novel Decline and Fall Do you remember Paul Pennyfeather seeking a teaching job at the scholastic agency and receiving this advice: "We class Schools, you see, into four grades Leading School, First-rate School, Good School and School Frankly," said Mr Levy, "School is pretty bad."

Some of you may recall Sir Osbert SitwelPs Who's Who entry: 'Educated in the holidays from Eton' I trust that our pupils get more from us than that! Indeed each year we make an effort to find out by inviting the parents of those recently left to complete a questionnaire We ask them to grade from 5 (very good) to 1 (very poor) and comment on what we consider are twelve important aspects of the School: quality of teaching, teaching facilities, individual academic care, individual pastoral care, boarding house accommodation, day house accommodation, careers and higher education advice, sports programme and opportunities, sports facilities, cultural opportunities, cultural facilities and finally other extra-curricular opportunities

Teaching

First, then, quality of teaching Generally our parents rate it highly. 'Consistent very high standards in all subjects'; 'Without doubt the School's strongest asset': these are typical comments I believe that our examination results last summer also bear testimony to this, with record A-Level and G.C.S.E scores For example at A-Level three pupils each gained six A grades and three more each gained five A grades. The Department of Education league tables put us at the top of the list in North Yorkshire and the Daily Mail, by some remarkable arithmetic which I neither questioned nor fully understood, made us the eighth best School in the country But the league tables do not tell the whole story and make no acknowledgment

of 'added value' The fact is that we are not aSchool (nor is St Olave's) with impossibly high entrance hurdles Yet despite this our teachers, who deserve our thanks and congratulations, have the skills both to inspire the most able and also to bring on those for whom the academic challenge is the more daunting. Three further matters are also worthy of mention in considering our teaching quality The first concerns our Art (and I shall have more to say about art facilities in a moment). The comments made by our A-Level Art examiner last summer are worthy of quotation:

I felt that as an individual I would like to pass on my congratulations to the School and in particular your Art Department. The standard of the work and in particular the enterprise and initiative shown by candidates was a joy to behold. I can only hope that I am selected to visit your centre again

Staff

Secondly we are constantly reviewing our teaching provision, and in September we shall be increasing our staffing in Economics and Business Studies, introducing Spanish as a sixth form G.C.S.E. option and, with the appointment of Mr Mike Jones as Head of Information Technology, ensuring that the most modern practice and cross-curricular advice are available in this important and expanding area Finally it is appropriate here topay tribute to those members of staff leaving us this term and to wish them well: Sandra Fox (for two years our Head of Economics and Business Studies), Robert Jeffs (returning to the University of York to study for a further degree) and Nona Blenkin who has not only been a stalwart of our History Department but also, as sometime Warden of Alcuin and then resident assistant in Dronfield, has given fine service to the girls' boarding side. Gary Lawrence, an excellent teacher of Biology and active and successful in our games coaching programme, has gained well-deserved promotion as he takes over his own department at Repton Keith Pemberton warrants much more than apassing mention after forty years' fine service to the music of first theJunior and then the Senior School. Others can speak more authoritatively than I on threequarters of his long career here, but I pay tribute to his musical gifts, his selflessness, his humour, his generosity of spirit and his companionableness We hope to see him and Jean often at things musical and non-musical in the years to come and wish them both a long and very happy retirement

Facilities

I now turn to our teaching facilities, also rated generally good by our leavers' parents In recent years we

have made significant improvements to them: consider our science laboratories, our mathematics and modern languages centres, the Alcuin Library, our departmental areas for Geography and History. Last year's purchase of Linton Lodge and the imminent exodus of boarders from School House have given us the exciting opportunity for further developments which will be in place by September: a much-needed and expanded Art Department (with incidentally the new and additional appointment of an artist-in-residence), a proper base for the English Department above the pavilion, a group of designated rooms for our Economics, Business Studies and Politics These arejust a sample of what this acquisition will have allowed us to achieve

Care

The next two sections of the questionnaire concern individual academic and pastoral care Again our parents assess this as 'good'. As an independent School we ultimately stand or fall by the quality of our attention to our pupils as individuals — both in and out of the classroom We have the task of ensuring that their academic results are the best possible and that our responsibility towards each boy and girl cannot be bettered. The pastoral aspect of this we achieve through our house and tutorial systems I shall spare the blushes of particular members of staff, but comments such as "certain teachers have been absolutely outstanding in their ability, dedication, energy and creativity" or "pastoral care in his House was superb" or "excellent monitoring/support system in place" suggest that we are on the right lines Our standards of care on the day side will be further improved by the setting up in September of a new Day House under Peter Northfield This will result in smaller pupil numbers in each House and less overcrowding in common rooms and studies Two members of staff do deserve special mention in this context: David Hughes giving up Queen's after seven years has frequently been singled out in our surveys for the care and encouragement which he has given his charges; and John Bulcock, four years Housemaster of Temple and ten of The Manor, deserves with his wife Anne our generous thanks for selfless dedication after a decade of very effective and thorough boarding house responsibilities Thank you, David Thank you, John and Anne.

Accommodation

The next part of the survey is concerned with the standard of boarding house accommodation. Much progress has been made here in recent years Our two girls' Houses, Dronfield and Rise, now offer ahigh degree of relatively uncrowded comfort Carpeting and new furniture in all Houses have created a less institutional atmosphere The move of boy boarders to Linton Lodge will not only provide for better educational 'plant' in the very heart of the School but will also give those transferring to their new House in St Peter's Grove a territory very much their own and accommodation and facilities of the highest standard I cannot emphasise too much the very positive significance of this particular purchase in the development of our boarding provision and of our other facilities

Day House accommodation does not fare so well in parental estimates I regret this, and we are striving to make improvements Parents will appreciate our dilemma here: we want very good House facilities for our day pupils as well as for our boarders, but there must necessarily be a limit to the allocation and provision of resources which by the nature of things are only fully used at particular points in the School day However, the new day house in School House will, as I have said already, ease pressures all round and the rats-in-the-maze syndrome will be significantly corrected by this particular improvement

Careers

One of our questionnaire heads concerns careers and higher education advice which some parents consider not to be comprehensive enough I plead a number of factors in mitigation: necessarily the main thrust of our Careers Department's efforts is concerned with the next stage of education after School, and this is a scene of such complexity and variety that it would be wrong of us to be offering too categoric advice; also pupils are more relaxed than their parents here, and while it would be comforting for parents to know that their son or daughter wished to study a particular university course and then enter a particular profession, the son or daughter concerned (and I speak from personal experience) is usually less willing to look so far ahead and is often not anxious to close off various future options too prematurely Thus with regard to our Careers Department we are not exactly on a hiding to nothing but it is nonetheless hard to satisfy everybody's expectations However, that said, you will be interested to know of two very constructive developments which will be effected next year Firstly the Careers Department will be moving centre-stage and occupying the suite of rooms currently the Temple studies This will, both symbolically and actually, indicate the importance which we place on providing good careers and higher education advice Secondly Dick Hubbard and I have devised a careers proforma to be filled in annually by each pupil, and this information, monitored by tutors and counter-signed by parents, will alert the Careers Department to any individual problems and be a tangible device to remind pupils and parents alike of the comprehensive careers service which we have available and which we want to offer

Sport

The next two questionnaire sections are concerned with our sports programme, opportunities and facilities. All

these factors score high marks What we give our pupils in this area is fortunately far from Kipling's image of "flannelled fools at the wicket and the muddied oafs at the goal" I will not bore you with lists of matches won and lost and individual performances achieved Worthy of note, however, is the strength of our boys' and girls' team games, the popularity of the rowing club and its successes, the huge variety of other games and sports on offer and overall the positive spirit and enthusiasm shown by all our participants and by the many staff who devote so much time to this flourishing side of our School life The remarkable fact is that we achieve so much without an overabundance of facilities and fields (sadly, as yet no all-weather surface) but with skilful use and exploitation of what we possess Our record in this area is surely strong.

Culture

Two further headings concern things cultural — opportunities and facilities Again your approval rating for these is high Our music, heard in the Minster this morning, speaks for itself Certainly as far as our choir is concerned Coleridge's lines do not apply:

Swans sing before they die — 'twere no bad thing Should certain persons die before they sing

This time last year we were bidding the Choir and Band farewell on their North American tour which was a huge success and a great credit to Andrew Wright and his colleagues. Today we give our good wishes to the Chamber Choir who are off next week to Gibraltar and southern Spain Already there is a gleam in Andrew's eye as he looks towards eastern Europe and considers plans for a year hence There have been some fine musical occasions during the year: Britten's St Nicolas, Carlo Curley's organ recital, the Easter Term wind concert (with a total of 120 ft. of French horn tubing in use during one piece) and Keith Pemberton's farewell evening four weeks ago which was particularly memorable On the drama side Ian Lowe gave us last December a clutch of plays with large casts and a School theme, and we hope that next Christmas after a few years' lapse a musical will once again be die main production One parent in responding to the questionnaire asked why with such excellent facilities there were so few opportunities for drama and added that surely there were pupils motivated enough to organise House plays and entertainments. This deserves a comment from me First of all our facilities are not yet excellent, and I am glad that at least we have the means to begin the task adequately of renovating our music and drama centre in the Methodist halls. Secondly, there are in a School, two-thirds of whose students are day pupils and where our sport and music programmes are so ambitious, a shortage of slots left for play rehearsals. Thirdly, despite these hindrances, I would welcome more pupil initiatives in putting on House plays and concerts in spite of all the many other commitments without our crowded School schedule.

The last questionnaire heading is as follows: other extra-curricular opportunities (C.C.F., voluntary service, etc.)- Both these two activities flourish, and the cadet contingent was highly praised after its biennial inspection Brigadier Marchant Smith's report concluded:

It is very clear that St Peter's C.C.F is a thriving and well-run contingent Major Jelbert and his officers should take much satisfaction from their achievements.

Support for other extra-curricular activities not surprisingly waxes and wanes: the Amnestry group flourishes; the Mountain and Outdoor Club has a full programme both in term and holiday time; I expect a revival in the Chess Club next year and enthusiasm for debating is likely to continue; and holiday expeditions (thanks to the input of staff) have not only included rugger and choir tours but also a sixth form Greek trip, winter and spring hill-walking, ski-ing in France and our exchange with a School near Dijon. Our Army and Air sections are off to camp next week; a tour of First World War battlefields is being undertaken this summer; and a School party to Italy is being planned for next Easter

These then have been my reflections on our parents' estimation of us Have I actually managed in these observations to define what is the essence of a good School? Last autumn Eric Bolton, former Senior Chief Inspector of Schools and now Professor of Teacher Education at London University's Institute of Education addressed those of us attending the Headmasters' Conference He offered us this prescription:

A good School is one that has high expectations of itself and its pupils; is staffed by good teachers knowledgeable about what they are teaching and accessible to pupils and parents; isa challenging, structured and supportive social institution; is orderly and well-disciplined without being restrictive and repressive; and is perceived by pupils and parents to be doing its job well.

No Headmaster should be smugly satisfied with what his School is achieving but I do hope that, while aware of our shortcomings and further needs, we would deserve from Evelyn Waugh's scholastic agents a better classification thanjust 'School' Two recent testimonials give us heart. The first was sent me by a recent leaver who wrote:

St. Peter's was an invaluable experience and most importantly Ibelieve that elsewhere I would not have been given the opportunities or the motivation to fulfil my academic and sporting potential — this is what I am grateful to St. Peter's for.

The second came from a parent:

We sent you a shy gauche girl with few social skills and lacking confidence At eighteen she has emerged as a confident articulate young woman of whom I am very proud The friendships she made, the team spirit engendered and the strong affection she feels for the School will stay with her forever

The address at the service in the Minster was given by Dr. Donald English, one of Britain's foremost Churchmen. Known to all Radio Four Listeners for his contributions to the Todayprogramme's Thoughtfor the Day, he isalso Chairman of the WorldMethodist Council.

Our Guest of Honour at Prizegiving was the distinguished soldier Major-General Patrick Cordingley, who wasawarded theDistinguished Service Orderfor his courage and leadership as commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade during Operation Desert Storm.

PRIZEWINNERS

THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN:

P.E LORD PRIZES FOR CLASSICAL CIVILISATION:

Senior

Junior

WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THEOLOGY

TOYNE PRIZE FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:

Jonathan Reeves

David Suttill

Rachel Milne

Jenifer Swallow

Richard Hugill

Senior Nicholas Hales

Junior

L. C. LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES

POLITICS PRIZE

SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING

BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY

JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:

IVth Form

Illrd Form

JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH

RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA

ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:

Senior

Junior

FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE

GERMAN PRIZE

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

B.M.A PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY

DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E. PRACTICAL WORK

ART PRIZES:

James Dow

Colin Tse

Benjamin Lumsdon

Paul Taylor

Thomas Nowell

Jenifer Swallow

Clare Gordon

Emily Battye

Catherine Hopkinson

Richard Hugill

Faith Alexander

Mark Rusling

Stephen Mulryne, Fiona Watt

Lorna Highet

Mark Rusling

Paul Taylor

Marcus Buckle

Alistair Rigby

Alexander Martin

Penelope Whiting

Alexander Martin

Timothy Ramskill

Jonathan Reeves

Senior Christopher Beckett

Junior

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZE

OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

TUDOR HOWAT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION

Rachel Milne

Danielle Powley

Linda Elliott, Claire Taylor

Rachel Harran

ORANGE-BROMEHEAD PRIZE FOR STRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT . Alexander Martin

Music PRIZES:

FORM PRIZES:

Senior Cherry Alton, Dominic Greeves

Junior Faith Alexander, Rachel Harran

Vth Form

IVth Form

Illrd Form

BARRY DANIEL AWARD

K.H. RHODES PRIZE

NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE

Timothy Brogden

Catherine Hopkinson

Jonathan Reeves, Edward Vickers

Philippa Bennett, Clare Gordon

David Hancock, GuyLewis

Ruth Dalton, Mark Rusling

Benjamin Scott, Rachel Taylor

David Lyons

Cherry Alton

Nicholas Walker

RESULTS

G.C.E. 'A' LEVEL RESULTS 1994

The following gained 18 or more "points" at A-Level (A=10 points; B=8; C=6; D=4; E=2): Abbey, M W (18); Allworthy, R (22); Alton, C J (22) Bailes, A C (28); Baines, A S (24); Batty, S V (18) Brunt-Smith, L. (18); Buckle, M. E. (28); Campbell, A. V (22); Chan, C (26); Clegg, S J (24); Dunn, A J (18) Dunn, J S (28); Elliott, L J (22); Errington, L C (20) Gibb, G. S. (20); Gill, J. A. (22); Hales, N. J. (28); Hall N A T (18); Hamer, T J (22); Hammill, R G (24) Harrison, A S (18); Highfield, P (18); Hugill, R J (24) Hunter, M. T. (27); Jackson, L. V. (30); Kershaw, N. N (24); Lim, E. J. (18); Lumsdon, B. T. (22); McBride N P R (18); Marshall, S V (40); Martin, A G R (40) Mosby, A (18); Mulryne, A M (22); Nowell, T D (36) Osho, T. B. (22); Ramskill, T. S. (30); Reynolds, T. F. (22) Richards, S E (20); Rigby, A F (26); Sissons, E C (24) Sleight, J A (26); Smart, A G (18); Sumpton, D K (20) Suttill, D. B. (28); Swallow, J. E. (28); Taylor, P. C. (30) Tse, C (30); Walker, N A (20); Whiting, P F (30) Wood, M E (20)

The overall pass rate (Grades A-E) was 93.8%, excluding General Studies.

G.C.S.E. RESULTS 1994

The following gained ten passes at Grades A-C: Abrams, Nicholas C; Addy, Oliver J.; Allworthy, Mark; Bailes, Rebecca E.; Ball, Christopher; Beckett, Richard J.; Bilton, Thomas D M.; Blythe, Karen; Brogden, Timothy C; Brooke, James P A.; Calvert, PatrickJ.; Castle, Louisa A.; Clark. Paul J.; Councell, Adam T.; Cox, Emma J.; Curley, James P.; Dalton, Alexander M.; De Boer, James G.; Donaldson, Henry M.; Dow, James A G.; Duce, Matthew; Duggin, James A M.; Fishley, John D.; Fotherby, Paul R.; Fry, Benjamin J.; Gill, Robin W.; Gooder, Philippa; Griffith, D James A.; Heald, James R.; Hopkinson, Catherine A.; Hutt, James W J.; Irwin, Simon J.; Kay, Andrew L. T.; Lawson, Claire G.; Liddle, Peter; Llewellyn, Adam S T.; Lofthouse, Stephen J.; Long,Briony K.; Mackie, Virginia P M.; Martins, Charlotte E.; Mead, Gareth L.; Mee, James A.; Metcalfe, Philip J.; Milne, Rachel M. C; Mulryne, Stephen T.; Newton, Alexander C E.; Patchett, Marcos G.; Pears, David A.; Powell, David; Powley, Danielle L.; Ray, Jessica C; Rayne-Davis, Claire A. L.; Reeves, Jonathan F.; Reynolds, James E.; Richardson, Sarah E.; Riggall, Nicholas D.; Roberts, Guy C M.; Roderick, Darren; Roderick, Jamie; Sanderson, Robert S.; Scott, Gemma L.; Sedgwick, Hugo G M.; Shepherd, M. James; Smith, Rowena P.; Stevenson, Johanna H.; Sweet, Andrew J.; Tang, Tim; Vickers, Edward J R.; Watson, Paul E.; Weatherall, Rosanna M.; Wonnacott, Walter W.; Wood, A. Jeremy; Woodcock, Julian D.; Woolley, Emma J

The overall pass rate at Grades A-C was 95.8%.

ASSOCIATED BOARD EXAMINATIONS

Christmas Term 1993

Grade 8

Dominic Greeves

Alexander Martin

Grade 7

Davina Cook

Rachel Harran

Grade 6

Hannah Fieldsend

Zoe Wight

Grade 5

Guy Lewis

Emma Pope

Rachel Lewis

Philip Kerrigan

Philippa Bennett

Clare Gordon

Preeti Bhat

Spring Term 1994

Grade 8

Louise Jackson

Grade 7

Oliver Button

Grade 6

Timothy Brogden

Michael Tildesley

Penelope Whiting

Richard Hammill

Richard Collier

Grade 5

Nicholas Abrams

Dominic Berry

Edward Vickers

Wendy Chung

Robin Jackson

Alison Calvert

Edward Goodall

Summer Term

Grade 8

Oliver Button

Grade 7

Zoe Wight

Alison Calvert

Grade 6

Michael Tildesley

Rebecca Day

Edward Goodall

Grade 5

Julia Toms

Rebecca Newton

Trumpet

Violin

Cello

Piano

Clarinet

Trumpet

Theory

Flute

Piano

Flute

Piano

Cello

Piano

Oboe

Singing

Oboe

Trombone

Bassoon

Piano

Flute

Violin

Guitar

Piano

Theory

Theory

Theory

Theory

Oboe

Piano

Clarinet

Piano

Clarinet

Trumpet

Singing

Singing

HOUSE REPORTS

CLIFTON

As a Housemaster I am sometimes criticised for giving too much emphasis to Inter-House sport. I do so because I believe that, if you have a House system rather than a year system, it is important to do things which encourage and help pupils to value being part of a House and to feel loyalty and commitment to it. There are various ways in which this can be done A vertically-organised tutor system is one way Inter-House competitions (Egg Race, for example) are another But one of the most important ways in a School like St Peter's is through Inter-House sport. This is something which is taken very seriously by most pupils (players and spectators — watch any InterHouse Rugby match) and is something which does much to nurture House identity and House spirit Such nurturing is not easy when co-educational Day Houses compete against single-sex Boarding Houses, and it is going to be even more difficult when there are five Day Houses rather than four Pupils in Day Houses are going to have to work even harder to maintain a House identity and spirit

My feeling is that House spirit in Clifton has been strong this year and that it has been a significant factor in our sporting successes. In boys' games we won the Tennis Competition Our team consisted of Michael Hunter (captain), Andrew Fotherby, Paul Fotherby, Jonathan Reeves, Christopher Beckett and Edgar Chadwick. In the individual Tennis Competition, Michael Hunter won the Alcuin Trophy for the third successive year We also won the boys' Squash Competition Clifton was represented by Andrew Fotherby (captain), Paul Fotherby, Scott Bradley, Stephen Mulryne and Simon Leveson. Paul also won the individual Squash Competition

One of the great highlights of the year was the senior Rugby Competition We beat School House 11-9 in the semi-final, in what P. J. S. described as one of the best House matches he had ever refereed In the final against The Manor we were defeated by the narrowest of margins 8-7. Our try was scored by Michael Hunter and converted by Scott Bradley After the match R J B wrote to me in these terms: ''That was agreat House match final and afine contest There cannot be agreat House match final without two great teams who play with great spirit and fairness." It was a thrilling afternoon — and sadly, probably the last time that a Day House will be able to field a senior rugby team of fifteen players

TheJunior Cricket Competition alsodeserves mention We played Temple in the first round. Good bowling by Edgar Chadwick and good fielding by Christopher Ward enabled us to dismiss Nicholas Kay and Guy Lewis early in the match, and Temple were all out for 95 Good batting performances by Nicholas Lally (36 not out) and Andrew Kemp (23) enabled us to beat Temple with three overs to spare In the semi-final we were in trouble after Simon Leveson and Andrew Kemp both got run out Although good batting by Christopher Ward (25) and Nicholas Lally (18) enabled us to reach 150for 6 after twenty-eight overs, our bowling and fielding were not as good as they had been against Temple. School House defeated us with three overs to spare

The boys' Swimming Competition was also a good day for us. We came third overall, being beaten by The Manor and School House There were firsts for Ben Councell (senior 2 breaststroke); Daniel Leveson (senior backstroke); Oliver Marlow (senior 4 breaststroke); Simon Leveson (U.15 intermediate, breaststroke and freestyle); and Nicholas Lally (U 14intermediate, fly and freestyle) We also won the U.14 and Senior Medley Relays. In the girls' competition we came fifth overall, but Julia Toms came first in the senior backstroke

In the Athletics Sports Competition we came second in both the boys' and the girls' competitions — being beaten by The Rise in the girls' competition by only 2xh points! There were firsts for Robert Clark (senior 400m); Ben Councell (senior 800m); Naithan McBride (senior 400m); Scott Bradley (senior javelin); James Heald (intermediate javelin); Edward Vickers (intermediate 100m); and Nicholas Lally (junior discus) The girls did particularly well Julia Toms won the senior 200m, setting a new School record Zoe Wight won the junior shot. Rachael Ogden won the intermediate 400m, 800m and long jump — and set new School records in all three events! Rachael was re-awarded the trophy for the best female athlete Clifton also came first in the junior and intermediate relays — and set a new School record in the intermediate event

I have been particularly pleased with the girls' games this year There are some very talented games players

among the girls The School's U 14 Tennis team consisted entirely of Cliftonites! We came third in the Junior Netball, Hockey and Rowing, and Rachael Ogden came first in the girls' Junior Cross-Country

Several members of the House have been awarded School Colours this year: 1st XV Colours went to Ben Councell, Michael Hunter, Naithan McBride and Robert Pugh (who also won the trophy for the most improved player); 1 st XI Hockey Colours to Scott Bradley, Rachel Malster and Rowena Smith; 1st XI Cricket Colours to Naithan McBride and Scott Bradley; Netball Colours to Rowena Smith; Rowing Colours to Ryan Allworthy and David Lyons; Fencing Colours to Ryan Allworthy; and Squash Colours to Paul Fotherby. Caps were awarded to Ben Councell (Rugby), Andrew Fotherby (Squash) and Michael Hunter (Tennis).

The sjxjrting prowess of several pupils was recognised beyond the School. Particular mention should be made of Naithan McBride and Rachael Ogden Naithan was selected to play for York R.F.U.'s 1st XV within days of his eighteenth birthday (the minimum age for league matches) Rachael represented English Schools' in an international Athletics meeting inBirmingham in February and came second in the 800m event.

Academic prizes were awarded to Christopher Beckett (art); James Dow (geography); Jonathan Reeves (G.C.S.E practical work, Latin and Vth Form); Edward Vickers (Vth Form); Clare Gordon (Middle School essay and IVth Form); and Rachel Harran (music composition). Jonathan Reeves and Guy Roberts won silver awards in the Physics Olympiad David Lyons was given a Barry Daniel Award for his expedition with the Green Howards to Lake Baikal in Siberia, beginning in October David is to be congratulated for being selected for this expedition Stephen Mulryne won a drama prize for his fine performance in the School production of Gotcha Cliftonites also won prizes in the Music Competition: Mark Allworthy (first in senior brass); Alison Calvert (first injunior woodwind); and Zoe Wight (first in junior brass) Rachel Harran won the prize for the best junior musician

All the above points to a very active and busy community The opportunities at St Peter's are rich indeed for those who wish to take advantage of them, and I'm delighted that so many do I never cease to be impressed by the broad range of activities which so many pupils pursue — not only games, but music, drama, C.C.F., the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and so on I have been very pleased to award House Colours during the year to the following: senior Colours to Ryan Allworthy, Ben Councell, Andrew Fotherby, Michael Hunter, Rebecca Cunningham, Michael Helme and Julia Toms; andjunior Colours to Jodieanne Littleboy, Rachael Ogden, Alison Calvert, Victoria Hales, Lucy Richardson, Zoe Wight, Adam Hudson, Simon Leveson, Christopher Ward, Christopher Dearnley, Andrew Kemp and Nicholas Lally

We had sixth form dinners at Christmas and in May Staff and spouses attended In May we welcomed Margaret and Keith Coulthard as our chief guests. Keith spoke after dinner and Robert Pugh, the Head of House, responded

At the final House meeting of theyear we said farewell to Mr Grant and Mr Pemberton They were each presented with a House photograph and a bottle! Mr. Grant takes over as Housemaster of The Grove in September I have greatly valued his support, encouragement and counsel as one of my two assistants over the last four years, and wish him the best of good fortune in his new responsibilities. Mr. Pemberton retired this year after forty years on the staff He has been with Clifton from its inception in 1985 —the only face on all nine House photographs! I thank him for all his help and support as a tutor and wish him and Jean a long, happy and healthy retirement

Michael Helme is the new Head of House and he, Rebecca Cunningham and Julia Toms are School Monitors. I wish them well for their year of office. Finally, my good wishes to all who left St Peter's this summer and my thanks to all seventy-four members of the House for making Housemastering the deeply enjoyable and rewarding job it is.

S. C. Harvey

DRONFIELD

At thebeginning of theyear we welcomed fifteen new boarders: seven third, one fourth and seven lower sixth formers The House was well represented on the School sports front with Olivia Cameron captain of tennis, Linda Elliott captain of squash and Heidi Clark captain of hockey. In hockey the House fielded a strong side containing three first team players Although losing to Temple after beating them in an earlier round, congratulations go to all the team on a fine performance The badminton team, captained by Heidi Clark, beat Temple in an exciting final, winning 5-4 in the end

Several members of the House took part in the drama productions of the Christmas Term: Sophie Pearson-Hill, Fay Russell, Lucy Seed, Pru Bundy and Annabel Long Our congratulations go to Sophie for her success in the Music Competition

At the end of term, the House dinner was enjoyed by all There was an assortment of 'awards' as usual, but an additional representation was made this year: Caroline Davies received the first award of the Jean Pulleyn trophy It was good that Mrs. Pulleyn, our former matron, was able to make the presentation herself to Caroline, who, as a member of the House below the sixth form, was judged to have made a particularly good contribution to the spirit of Dronfield. Congratulations go to Olivia Cameron on receiving her House Colours

We welcomed Mrs Stenhouse as resident Assistant Housemistress and Matron at the start of the Easter Term. She quickly settled in and established herself in this very important new position in the House We hope she will be very happy in Dronfield

The senior netball team, under the leadership of Heidi Clark, won a convincing victory; Danielle Powley deserves special mention for her performance as shooter Heidi also enjoyed the distinction of representing York and District The junior team was rather less successful but played some good netball, finishing fourth in the competition

In cross-country, the seniors did very well to finish second to aparticularly strong Rise team Olivia Cameron, Caroline Davies and Danielle Powley deserve special mention on coming fourth, sixth and seventh respectively The juniors put in a good effort and finished third: congratulations to Olivia Anderson and Simone Hutchinson especially Linda Elliott captained the squash team to victory against Temple

In the first all-girls swimming sports the House raised a team from each year group Captained by Sophie Pearson-Hill, the team finished in fourth place. Tola Osho took the quiz team into the second round, before losing to School House The Great Egg Race once more provided excitement; the team showed their inventiveness and skill in finishing a very close second.

At the beginning of the Summer Term we congratulated Tola Osho, Jessica Ray and Pru Bundy on being awarded their House Colours. Before half-term the juniors, captained by Pru Bundy, finished third in the Rounders Competition, while the rowers, with Sophie

Pearson-Hill the only non-novice crew member, were unable to make much headway in their event. After halfterm the House enjoyed success in the Tennis Competition, winning 5-4 in a hard-fought final against Temple under Olivia Cameron's captaincy Natasha Kershaw organised the athletics team efficiently. The result of the competition was settled by the final race, with all four Houses in witii a chance In the closest contest yet, Dronfield finished fourth Danielle Powley, Rebecca Fisher, Pru Bundy and Colette Humphreys all won their events, with Pru and Colette setting new School records in the intermediate discus and senior 400m respectively Davina Cook, Caroline Davies, Olivia Anderson and Simone Hutchinson finished second in their events, as did the senior relay team of Natasha Kershaw, Heidi Clark, Tola Osho and Colette Humphreys After this, the final sporting event of the year, we congratulated Sally Batty, Natasha Kershaw, Sophie Pearson-Hill and Olivia Anderson on being awarded their House Colours.

As usual, the Leavers' Dinner and House barbecue were well received; the latter event being blessed with a particularly warm evening We said goodbye to Mrs Bainbridge, our Assistant and Tutor for thepast twoyears, who leaves us to take up her new post as Housemistress of Queen's We are very sorry to be losing her but wish her every happiness in her new position. We also said goodbye to Mrs Blenkin who, after leaving us as Assistant last year, now retires from the School: we wish her every happiness in her retirement Our very best wishes also go with all our leavers, both upper sixth and fifth.

The final success of this academic year came as a pleasant surprise in the last assembly: Dronfield won the Merit Cup — a reminder that, amid everything else packed into this year, some work has been done!

P. Taylor/Heidi Clark

THE GROVE

We started the year well with the appointment of Paul Taylor as Head of House, Nick Walker as Head of School and Alex Martin as School Monitor. Nick Hales filled Pippa's shoes from last year as Deputy Head of House! We welcomed the new Illrd year and James Mortimer whojoined us in the Lower Sixth James settled in quickly and made excellent progress in the rugby until he broke his leg at Ampleforth going on as a sub!! The rugby was again well represented with Nick Walker as vice-captain of the 1st XV and Euan Drysdale as a stalwart in the U 16 and 3rd XV Ourjuniors made excellent contributions in a highly successful U.15 season with Sam Wheatley, David Hancock, James Yeomans, Daniel Curley playing significant roles. The U.14's had considerable representation with Simon Carr, Peter Freeman, James Miers, Andrew Norman, Hamish Robertson, Mark Rusling, Stewart Smith and Tim Taylor all being members of the squad.

On the girls side there were contributions to hockey from Jayne (the pads) Tetlow, Cathy Dixon, Rosie Weatherall, and "Wiz" in the seniors Our junior girls were heavily involved in the games programme with Charlotte, Helen, Mauricia, Claire and Rachel on the U.15 and U.14 hockey sides.

Again there were significant contributions to the Choir from Carl and Andrew Mosby, Alex Martin, Sarah Johnson and Lorna Highet

The House failed to hold onto the badminton trophy despite Stirling efforts from Gemma Walker, Philippa Gooder, Louisa (Wiz) Castle, Charlotte Brassington, Rosie Weatherall and Claire Rayne-Davis, ably supported by their captain April Harrison.

Squash saw Anthony Baines in the 1st V and Andrew Norman in the U.14 side

The Easter Term began with Anthony Baines as captain of the 1st XI hockey. Alex Martin, Nick Walker, Paul Taylor and Nick Hales all represented the 1st XI with Anthony, Alex, Paul and Nick W. being awarded Colours and Anthony a Cap The Burn Trophy went to Nick Walker. The 2nd XI saw Andrew Mosby in action whilst the girls took to netball with vigour! Again Helen Atkinson, Charlotte Brassington, Mauricia Hart, Claire Scott and Rachel Metcalfe provided much commitment to the cause The Egg Race came and went and sadly after five years of trying Nick Walker failed to win despite the efforts of Graham Watt and co

The House quiz was different with The Grove finally seeing off The Manor!! The team of Alex Martin, David Hancock, Mark Rusling and James Curley did very well and thanks should also go to Simon Fishley for his guest appearance. Simon also excelled himself by winning the Junior House Cross-Country Cup In the seniors Alex Martin in fourth place and Steven Bell (ninth) helped us into third place

Sadly our netball challenge was a mite muted as the team had some problems with regard to height!! By default we retained the hockey trophy. However, special mention must go to Sam Wheatley and thejunior House rugby side Having reached the final they gave the clear favourites "The Manor" a real shock As Mr Bulcock was kind enough to write, when sending us a video of the match (much appreciated), "It always needs two fine teams to make a memorable House match final — and this was surely the case yesterday." However, a week later the tables were turned and the junior House '7's were won by The Grove

Although our swimming could not live up to these heights real thanks should go to all who swam. By now the rowing had got into full gear and Lucy Smith deserved congratulations for her appointment as Girls' Captain of Boats Success would follow for a number of the House in the Summer Term

The summer came (and went pretty quickly!!). Nick Walker and Paul Taylor remained stalwarts of the 1st XI

cricket both gaining Colours and Nick being awarded his Cap The senior cricket produced close games, however we could not quite overcome our semi-final opponents despite excellent fielding.

The tennis saw Alex Martin in the 1st VI and several members of the lower sixth (Richard Harran, Steve Bell, Matthew Foster) in the 2nd team squad

Again our juniors provided excellent support for the junior rounders Sadly we did not quite see our full potential realised in the House Competition

Rowing produced real progress for both girls and boys with Catherine Hook and Lucy Smith seeing success; James De Boer, Robin Gill and Gareth Mead contributed well to the rowing and saw their efforts rewarded Athletics produced some fine performances both in and out of School with Simon Fishley, James Miers, Sam Wheatley, Euan Drysdale, Peter Freeman, John Mitchell, Rachel Metcalfe, Jayne Tetlow and Charlotte Brassington all winning on Sports Day Again the juniors produced a fine win in a House Competition this year with thejunior House Cricket. It was a 'splendid' team effort with Daniel Curley, Simon Carr and Simon "the Catch" Fishley playing memorable roles Despite all of this physical effort there has also been much to admire culturally and academically. We have a major (and growing) contingent in the choir, many individually gifted musicians and a pleasing number of people in the orchestra Alongside this the House achieved second place in me "Merit Cup" and we found successors to Chris Braganza in the prize winners category Special mention should go to Mark Rusling, Alex Martin, Lorna Highet, David Hancock and all those others who gained, or so nearly did, academic prizes.

We should also wish Euan Drysdale as Head of House, Lorna Highet as Head of the new School House and Jayne Tetlow as Head of School our best wishes for the future.

However, I should finish by thanking the whole House and especially the upper sixth for their efforts on behalf of the School and The Grove over the years. Paul Taylor proved a most loyal and excellent Head of House whilst Nick Walker carried his responsibilities of Head of School with distinction alongside his sporting commitments He was justly awarded the "Shuttleworth Cup" at the final assembly. My best wishes to the whole House; those staying, those moving to School and those leaving Thanks also to my tutors who have done so much, from checking my spelling!! to covering for me so often on the games field.

P. J. Stephen

THE MANOR

The long Christmas Term began with the arrival of eight juniors, five of whom were ex-Olavites and three from other prep. Schools — Michael Freak and Mark Shoat from the Duke of Kent's School, Surrey, and Matthew Sigsworth from Malsis.

The House moved this year into a near-total domination of Inter-House sports and much credit is due to that talented group of Manor sportsmen who had, by Easter, won both the senior andjunior Rugby Housematch finals, the Swimming standards and the Inter-House Swimming Cup. The senior rugby final was aclose contest against a vigorous Clifton team, with The Manor lacking the expertise of the captain, Rhys Silverwood, through injury Eventually the game was won by a magnificent team effort and the skilful tactical play of the substitute captain Matthew Dodgson, whose penalty conversion added to Ben Oakley's try, enabled The Manor to win by eight points to seven The junior rugby team fought against a brave Grove side who began to wilt only in the last ten minutes against a ferocious wind and the increasingly accurate kicking of James Dougherty Both matches were played in the very best competitive spirit and were agreat compliment to the thirty young sportsmen involved. Elsewhere the severely broken leg of Gavin Kershaw may well have cost us victory in thejunior crosscountry where we came a close second to School House, who also won the senior event We retained the House Swimming trophies by an increased margin, with some particularly fine efforts by Paul Clark and Ian Leadbeater The Manor also won the senior Five-a-side Soccer Competition

Amidst all this sporting activity it was perhaps inevitable that we should not retain the Inter-House Quiz trophy which we had held for the four years since the inauguration of the competition Nevertheless the artistic side of the House has been maintained not by Ben Oakley's wheezing cacophony on the electric guitar but by the wind instrumentalists Neil Forshaw and Peter Hield and the singing of Andrew Daughtrey Another type of artistry was again in evidence in the making of fine pancakes by Matron and Mrs Bulcock on Shrove Tuesday. One hundred and eleven pancakes were consumed, every door handle in the House was sticky by two o'clock and the proceeds were given to St Leonard's Hospice in addition to the sixty-eight pounds donated for less charitable activities

The Summer Term has at the time of writing produced another victory — the senior House Cricket. The final was against School House and our team was captained by Nick Ogden. Match-winning catches were taken by Matthew Vowles and Grant Williams We also have strong hopes of retaining the Inter-House Athletic shield.

Finally I wish all those pupils who are leaving this term every success in their careers, and my particular thanks go to my Head of House, James Dunn, whose cheerful reliability has been much appreciated My warm thanks also go to three of my tutors who are leaving the House Chris Hall, David Kirby and Robert Jeffs

Thus end fourteen years of Housemastering which could never have succeeded had it not been for the total support and involvement of my wife Anne without whose warmth and devotion The Manor would have been a much colder place.

R. J. Bulcock

THE RISE

Christmas Term

This year we welcomed fourteen new girls to The Rise; very different from last year when there were thirtyone of us new to the House. The start of this Christmas Term was therefore much more relaxed and settled, as just over half of us knew our way round the House, compared with none last year. We also welcomed Mrs. Cammidge as our new Matron

Mr and Mrs Watkinson soon got to know all the new girls,just as they got accustomed to the ways of The Rise, though some took longer than others! The influx of new lower sixth girls brought an increase in visitors from The Manor and School House — but their interest in general seemed short-lived!

One of our main aims this year was to show our worth on the sports field — hoping to prise the Cambridge Cup from Dronfield This aim was drummed into everybody, and House spirit rose in time for the Inter-House Hockey Competition In spite of good intentions we managed to postpone all team practices until fifteen minutes prior to our first match — trusting that our strength would show on theday Despite lacking many strong individual players our team spirit, which was to continue all year (in good Rise tradition), helped us to make up for this Congratulations must go to Lucy Evans who played as a back for the first time in her hockey career and, with commendable help from Kate Richards, managed to stave off most opposition. Unfortunately the result did not match our determination — but we sportingly accepted fourth place, and supported Dronfield in their battle for first place against Temple.

The term ended with The Rise House Dinner, which was enjoyed by all, and which provided the opportunity for us to thank Mr. and Mrs. Watkinson for their help throughout the term

Easter Term

The Upper Sixth unwillingly returned to Trial exams; tensions ran high during the next two weeks —and even higher as we received the results! However, we soon took our minds away from the pressures of work and to sport. Again The Rise girls showed that they could run — this year retaining the Senior Inter-House Cross-Country Cup and also winning the Junior Cup. Special credit should be given to Lucy Evans who won the Senior Race and to Claire Taylor and Sarah Richards who also filled leading places, and also to Lorna Read who came second in the Junior event. Mention must also be made of the determination of the third and fourth years who not only practised prior to the event but really pushed themselves to achieve their excellent result. The senior girls who 'encouraged' them must also take some credit Success spurred us on when it came to the netball competitions Although neither seniors nor juniors could produce a strong team 'on paper', the results were excellent in very closely contested events The juniors came second with

strong captaincy by Lorna Read, and the seniors came third Cenan Erkut and I managed to remember the rules, and in spiteof having only one senior team member, good teamwork under Philippa Bundy's captaincy produced surprising success Cenan Erkut enthusiastically sought out the hidden squash playing talent in Lucy Havercroft, Claire Taylor, Alexie Zimmermann and Christine Chan They played well, losing to the favourites Temple in the second round.

We had great hopes for the Egg Race after last year's success, but unfortunately this year the task required particular construction skills which The Rise did not possess Our team (led by Lucy Errington) came seventh, but provided us with excellent entertainment We would all like to thank Tessa Reynolds and Claire Taylor for tearing themselves away from their work to teach the third year's cookery; an opportunity which is unfortunately not available to all in School time They produced some tempting cakes every week — all of them seeming to contain chocolate

The Rise entered enthusiastically intothe first all girls' Swimming Gala — a very enjoyable and successful event Numerous swimming practices proved their worth — we were the only House to have a competitor in the final of every event. As a result we achieved a highly commendable second place Again we showed that despite having no outstanding sportswoman our determination and House spirit led to considerable sucess.

Summer Term

The Rise was particularly successful during the Summer Term winning both the Inter-House Rowing and Athletics Cenan Erkut, Sarah Richards, Cherry Alton, Ruth Peacock and cox Claire Taylor teamed up to beat Temple in a very close rowing final. The competitive streak and strength of The Rise crew overcame the style and skill of the Temple rowers The athletics was held on a very hot day at the end of term and, captained by Lucy Evans, a strong team was entered Natalie Lane, Lorna Read, Lucy Havercroft, Emma Combe, Claire Taylor and Lucy Evans won individual events and with the outcome of the whole competition resting on the final event the senior girls won their relay

As well as on the sports field, The Rise contributed to drama and music with many people playing in the School Band, singing in the choir and acting in the annual play I would like to thank my fellow School Monitors, Cenan Erkut and Sarah Richards, together with all other members of the Upper Sixth for their help in the House. House Colours were awarded to Cherry Alton, Sarah Richards, Philippa Bundy and Lucy Errington for their contributions to The Rise. I wish Alexie Zimmermann, as Head of House, Ruth Peacock and Rebecca Newton, as School Monitors every success next year Finally I am sure that all the House would join me in thanking Mr. and Mrs Watkinson for supporting us and guiding us through the year

Cherry Alton

SCHOOL

To celebrate 150 glorious years of boarding here in the main body of the School it was decided to move the boarders 150 yards down St Peter's Grove to a new house, which we look forward to settling in to in the September of this year. A new Day House — School House — is to remain, along with a re-moved Temple House and a new set of art studios, with the old art block converted into English department rooms, the Careers department moving out of the Music School into some of Temple, Classics moving from the main School building into the former English rooms and Economics, Politics and Business Studies having a base in the rooms Temple used to occupy — confused?

There is no doubt we will miss living in the heart of the main School building but there is no doubt our new accommodation is better, with a large private garden and a distance from the general hub-bub of the centre which will make the new House — Linton — much more of a feeling of going 'home' rather than still being in 'School' However, more about our new House next year. What else will we miss? Perhaps the School will miss our toaster, so apt to interrupt a boring lesson with an impromptu fire practise The Schoolites will miss the ease at which forgotten books may be collected between lessons and certainly the Vlth form will have to get up much earlier to make the breakfast queue on time! The empty main hall will miss the cricket, as will the Housemaster of Temple (Ha! Ha!), and a good many Australian soap fans will miss their lunchtime sojourn as our guests But enough of all this, House notes are about the people in the House and what they get up to, through the preceding year

The year began with seven new Illrd years, one new IVth and two new Lower Vlth Dominic Greeves was Head of House, Gordon Gibb captain of rugby, Toby Cockcroft captain of cricket, Stephen Whalley captain of cross-country and Anthony Brooks the cadet in charge of C.C.F The House had some six 1st XV players — Gordon Gibb, Toby Cockcroft, Dom Greeves, Nick Middleton, Ben Lumsdon and finally Lee O'Keefe — with some eight or so 2nd XV regulars, but failed to convert power into points and lost in the semi-finals of the House Competition Thespians were in abundance this year: Edward Lindley, Iain Anderson, Marcos Patchett, Ben Croft (a real comedian!) and Steven Whalley all trod the boards as it were, in School drama; music and choir contributions from Philip Highfield, James Mee, James Griffith but particularly Dominic Greeves were all welcome 'proofs' to bury the lie that all boarders are philistines (you what?)

Nicholas Winram and David Todd played for the School's Hockey XI and senior rowers took to the river in muffler and lycra long-johns heralding the usual Easter Term weather — Dom Greeves, Dave Suttill, Anthony Brooks, Dan Perry and Ali Hall, whose rowing ensured we retained the Inter-House trophy the following term and Giles Best, James Griffith, James Mee and Simon Firth all rowing for the School with varying degrees of success, pot-hunting from Regatta to Regatta all through the two

rowing terms Gordon Gibb won the senior cross-country run for the third year running with Steven Whalley in second place with Mike Dowds and Anthony Brooks also coming in the top ten. In thejunior race Tristan Best came second with Richard Rastall, Christopher Ellerbeck and Scott O'Keefe coming in the top twelve — accordingly we won both senior and junior term events The House took second place in the swimming standards and third place in the Inter-House Gala with wins from the U 15 and senior freestyle relay teams but only one individual event win from Mike Dowds in the senior individual medley.

Thejunior rugby side liberally sprinkled with School team players — Scott O'Keefe, Tristan Best, Nick Clark, Matthew Crowther, Russell Farrar, George Gagg, Simon Goodrick, Tom Holmes and Richard Rastall of the U 15 XV's along with Oliver Morton, Chris Ellerbeck, James Hockin, Tom Lilleyman, Richard Llewellyn, Stuart Milne, William Vokes-Dudgeon and William Temple of the U.14 XV's, were beaten in the final by The Manor in a competition that showed excellent team work, commitment and had the hallmark of great team spirit and House spirit for the future.

The Summer Term came all too quickly, especially for those taking public exams. Toby Cockcroft, Nick Middleton and Peter Batty represented the 1st XI with Simon Rivis and Edward Lindley playing for the 2nd's. Despite expert help from ex-cricketers and fourth year stars we were unable to overcome The Manor (once again!) in the Inter-House final, also repeated by the juniors, as finalists to The Grove, yet fielding a bevy of junior School cricketers in the guise of Scott O'Keefe, Richard Rastall, Simon Goodrick, George Gagg, Tom Holmes, Chris Ellerbeck, Tom Lilleyman, James Hockin and William Vokes-Dudgeon who all at one time or another turned out for the School's cricket teams David Todd, Mike Dowds, Oliver Morton and Tristan Best represented the School for tennis but could not quite match the good play and good fortune of last year and so did not quite emulate the success of last year's House tournament The junior House football team's skills far outshone recent House teams, senior orjunior, in winning the trophy

The Inter-House Athletics saw individual wins for Steve Whalley, Chris Ellerbeck, James Hockin and Will Vokes-Dudgeon but the House came an average fourth place

The year drew to a close with the usual boarders' trip to a local theme park to expel all excess energy prior to the last night. It remains for me to wish all our leavers the very best for the future to thank them for all they have done and to remind them to keep in touch as although the building may have changed it is the people in it that make a House successful — so on that note 'Floreat Linton House'

J. A. Owen-Barnett

Christmas Term

The year began with a very large intake of third years, swelling numbers in the House to over seventy. Temple's games have been becoming stronger over the last few years, and this Christmas Term was possibly our most successful for a number of years. The precedent was set by the girls' hockey team who had to fight hard to become the first House, other than Dronfield, to get their name on the Hockey Cup The team was drawn from all sections of the House and quickly learned to play together This resulted in some memorable victories, particularly over The Rise where Rachel Owen-Barnett managed to save the game in the closing few minutes

This was soon to be followed by the junior boys' squash team who eventually won the competition overall after some closely contested matches. The girls' badminton team were unfortunately unable to continue the winning streak, being narrowly beaten in the final by a Dronfield team obviously out for revenge after the hockey All House teams appeared to be very committed, and we hope this continues over the next two terms.

At an individual level, a number of members of the House should becongratulated, namely Wendy Chung and Karly Hoggard for running so well in the York and District Trials, and Faith Alexander who was selected to play for the National Youth Orchestra

Easter Term

The successes of the Christmas Term proved not to be a freak of nature. The boys' five-a-side soccer team showed that the gap between senior andjunior competition was not so great, and the team which won last year's junior cup put in impressive performances throughout the tournament. We hope the old stars (Jeremy Wood, Nick Riggall, Andy Kay, Oily Addy, Adam Councell and Ben Firth) will be back with even more success in future years

More fighting spirit was shown by the junior rugby team, our only representatives on the rugby field due to the absence of numbers higher up the House In taking the lead from 15-0 down against Clifton, the team showed a level of commitment which should be a valuable asset to the House in the future

The same could be said of the junior netball team of Louise Hudson, Sarah Heald, Faith Alexander, Helen Williamson, Preeti Bhat, Rachel Taylor, Gemma Croft, Rachel Lewis and Karly Hoggard; they had to fight hard to eventually gain a very valuable win for the House

At squash and at netball, the senior girls were unable to overcome the might of Dronfield, coming second in both competitions The swimming was a different matter, however. With anaturally strongjunior team, and a high level of sacrifice and commitment from a number of nonteam swimmers at senior level, the competition was won by a wide margin of points Lynsay Hoggard should be thanked, this time not only for her excellent personal performances, but also for captaining the team.

Although as a whole the House cross-country teams were not successful, there were excellent individual performances from Jeremy Wood, Hannah Fieldsend and Steve Clegg

The Easter Term would not be the same without the egg race Under the excellent guidance of Richard Hammill, the team of Adam Gill, Robert Sanderson, and Ian Paterson quietly accumulated sufficient points to come out on top in what was a very enjoyable (and noisy) competition.

Summer Term

The Summer Term commenced on a musical note with the first ever Temple House concert Many congratulations must go to all the musicians of the House who were involved in the quite outstanding fund-raising concert and a special mention to Ann Mulryne and Penny Whiting for their efficient organisation! The substantial amount of money raised is to be used for charity work in Sri Lanka where Ann Mulryne is taking her gap year.

After musical triumph, the House turned swiftly to sport in the Inter-House Competitions. Templejunior fivea-side team led us into the term playing skilled and exciting soccer. Although we were unfortunate to be beaten by The Manor, a valiant team effort was made The junior girls' rounders team were in high form this term and were quite exceptional in winning the competition with much enthusiasm and skill The girls of the House also did extremely well to come a very close second in the rowing to The Rise The girls' crew consisted of Penelope Whiting, Louise Jackson, Ann Mulryne and Hannah Fieldsend who were expertly coxed by Carole Tong

The two hot favourites for the girls Inter-House tennis were Temple and Dronfield The Temple team (Rachel Owen-Barnett, Katy Pittman, Faith Alexander, Louise Hudson, Rachel Lewis, Preeti Bhat) fought extremely hard and exciting and committed tennis was played Although our first couple beat all their opponents thefinal result of the day was six matches to five to Dronfield

The final sporting event of the year was Athletics Day which was unfortunately postponed due to rain. This meant that half the senior girls could not compete due to a geography field trip, but thanks goes to a well-deserving Rachel Owen-Barnett who did well to organise and ensure Temple girls success at coming a close third place.

All the team enthusiasm, effort and skill paid off as Temple girls succeeded in winning the Cambridge Cup a well-deserved victory.

All-in-all a good year, and best wishes for the future go to all the leavers — particularly Ann Mulryne and all the House Monitors for their commitment to the House

SENIOR COMMON ROOM

Arrivals

This has been another year of change for the teaching staff and their families First we congratulate David Spencer and Helen Mitchell on their marriage over the summer, and wish Chris Hall and Judith Taylor well for their forthcoming wedding Celebrations are in order for the birth of Bob and Trudi Shread's firstborn, Dominic We also say hello to several new members of staff: Joanna Marsh, a former Organ Scholar at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, joins us from Cranleigh School, where she has been for the past two years Oliver Edwards, a graduate of Leeds University, replaces Nona Blenkin in the History Department Maurice Monteith joins the Biology Department after completing a degree at The University of Newcastle and a P.G.C.E. at Loughborough Rex Negus, an experienced teacher and Departmental Head, is the new Head of Economics and Business Studies Joining him in the Department is Nicholas Jones, a graduate of Nottingham University and a keen oarsman. We also welcome Pat Mitchell, formerly Deputy Head at Queen Margaret's, Escrick, who will be teaching A-Level Government and Politics while Liz Stephen is away on maternity leave We also have a new language teacher, Louise Hamilton, who teaches French and Spanish, and an artist-in-residence, Clare Cockayne. In addition, four people who stepped into the breach during the academic year 1993-4 will continue with us: Maureen Hopkinson, Carole Wilson and Bridget Lewis are part-time teachers of English, History and Mathematics respectively Mike Jones has been appointed as the mil-time Head of Information Technology. The Reverend Leon Carberry alsojoins us from York Minster as Assistant Chaplain

Departures

It follows from this large number of hellos that there are also a number of goodbyes Pelham Barton has left us after many years of dedicated service to Mathematics and Computing. Sandra Fox has been with us for two years as Head of Economics and Business Studies Sandra deserves great credit for her coaching of the 1st XV in Business Studies, which was an uphill struggle at times! She also helped with girls' swimming; we wish her every success. Robert Jeffs is returning to his old haunt, York University, to study for an M.A Rob has been with us for four years as a teacher of English and History Rob earned great respect from his colleagues for the way he rose to the challenge of a job which straddled two departments, and contributed to the extra-curricular life of the School in many ways; his contribution and commitment to cross-country and boarding duties in The Manor were especially appreciated Gary Lawrence has moved to Repton to head the Biology Department mere In his six years at St. Peter's Gary has inspired us all with the great enthusiasm and professionalism which he has

brought to many areas of School life, inside and outside the classroom In addition to his work in the Science Department, he has been fully involved in sport all year round, as well as putting his energy into boarding duties, the Debating Society and the work of the Careers Department We wish every happiness to Gary, Kaye and Rebecca at Repton Our loss is their gain

We also say farewell to Nona Blenkin, of whom Peter Taylor, the Housemaster of Dronfield, writes:

Nona Blenkin originally joined St Peter's as Warden of Alcuin; at that time the hostel for the sixth form boarding girls This was a challenging post: in fact, it amounted to being an assistant to all four of the boarding Housemasters to whose Houses the girls were attached. As one of the four, I can testify to the care and considerable degree of tact which Nona demonstrated during those years

Following the introduction of full co-education in 1987 Nona was appointed Resident Assistant Housemistress of Dronfield, the newly designated girls' boarding house It was in this role that I was able toobserve and appreciate Nona's caring and understanding approach She played an important part in the success of the house during her six years in residence and will be remembered with affection by the girls in her care It was also while she was in Dronfield that Nona was able to put her considerable culinary skills to good use during her popular cookery classes. In addition to her responsibilities in Dronfield, for a number of years Nona organised the School's Community Service programme Outside School, among other interests, Nona enjoys walking and painting There will be few idle moments in what we all hope will be a long and happy retirement

Richard Drysdale, Head of History, adds:

Nona joined the History Department in 1985 and quickly made her presence felt as a sympathetic and erudite teacher of History. Many generations of Sixth Form historians have benefitted from her knowledge and

insights into the Tudor period Her end of year parties for the A-Level History students were always greatly appreciated I found Nona a supportive colleague with a gentle sense of humour that was quick to exploit the absurdities and pomposities of life We wish her a happy retirement

Our other leaver this year is Keith Pemberton, who retires after a career spanning forty years. Andrew Wright, the Director of Music, pays Keith his tribute:

Keith arrived in 1954: 1954 — Everest had been climbed, the new Elizabethan Age had begun, Freddie Waine was taking the music at St Peter's to high levels and on this 'crest of a wave' Keith Pemberton arrived but perhaps without his 'eyes on the distant horizon' of retirement in forty years

Railway engines, scouting, physics, chemistry, instrument repair and maintenance have all figured in Keith's time at St Peter's besides, of course, his main commitment to Music.

Keith's period of service 1954-94 has seen many changes in the way music is taught and perceived in School's Music lessons in the 1950's were largely class singing lessons. This is a common misconception about what happens today where our scope has now broadened greatly to include all types of music from Pop and Jazz to second species Renaissance counterpoint and music from the whole world including Javanese Gamelan music and Indian Rajas, although Keith has not yet mastered the slit-drum patterns of Eastern Nigeria!

Keith's greatest music loves have remained Bach and Beethoven Many generations of pupils at St Peter's will remember his thorough teaching of harmony, counterpoint and analysis in the sixth form and his love of the subject which was communicated so effectively

Keith and I have not disagreed over many musical matters, only really Brahms and Buxtehude I've given up on Keith as far as Brahms is concerned but am ever hopeful on Buxtehude — one of Keith's last talks at St Peter's was to accompany the Brass in the Commemoration Service in York Minster playing Buxtehude where his dealing with the organ, the time lag, the resonant acoustic has always been thoroughly professional.

Did you know that the orchestra used to rehearse in an Air Raid Shelter near The Rise? Perhaps the accompaniment to Parry's 'Blest air of sirens' might have been appropriate! Did you also know that the large geography room used to be a choir rehearsal room and that the smaller geography room was the choir vestry? things have not always changed for the better!

Keith has seen many changes in the teaching, rehearsal and performance areas within the School He was here before the Hall was extended and before the current choir stalls were installed, before the Music School and later Annexe were established as centres for music in the School.

Keith's career trail makes unusual reading including, as it does, two spells as Assistant Director of Music either side of a period as Head of Science in St Olave's and, of course, Director of Music for seventeen years.

Keith started as Freddie Waine's assistant and responsible for music teaching to David Blunt in Wentworth House going on to be Housemaster of Alcuin Lodge later.

His period as Director of Music was characterised by his gentlemanly dealings with colleagues — not an easy task in that position! The establishment of the Waine concerts for musical scholars in the School were a notable feature of this period and the individual musical achievements of the pupils very high At one period there were sixteen pupils in the School who had achieved Grade 8 — quite a record.

Keith was for many years the Music Critic for the Evening Press, writing fairly judged criticisms of the concerts in and around York For a while he was a Songman at the Minster under Francis Jackson The Minster and its services, particularly the ones with which the School is associated, have always had a special place in Keith's heart The Epiphany Procession, Commemoration Service and Carol Service, and the music which he associated with them — 'Omnes de saba' by Handel at the Epiphany Procession and Palestrina's 'Tu es Petrus' at the Commemoration Service It was so good that Keith conducted 'Tu es Petrus' at his last Commemoration Service.

Keith was a versatile teacher For a while he coached Rugger but the idea of encouraging the players in that chant of 'kill, kill, kill' was, perhaps, a little alien to his character

For these last eight years which I have known Keith, he has been a tremendously loyal assistant and friend whose advice has been a great asset His work in both School's where he has taught from Junior Infants to Upper 6th has always been excellent, his accompanying the St Olave's Sunday Services under Jeffrey Gray's direction

always reliable, his work organising the AB exams so efficient and where his wife, Jean's, stewarding has been so helpful Keith has totally reorganised the choir library and his proof-reading skills for major musical events has meant that he has often spotted errors missed by others. His organ playing has always been a delight and it was so appropriate that he demonstrated this so admirably at the concert held in his honour in the Summer Term In chapel his concluding voluntaries invariably sent us out to classes with a smile on our faces — is it true the story that for the Guild of Lambslaughterers he once played 'Sheep may safely graze'?

I have always appreciated his role as long stop where he has always spotted what needed to be done at busy times and got on and dealt with it.

I know that his work in Clifton House has been greatly valued by colleagues and pupils alike and his kindly manner and good advice always appreciated.

In all of his work, whether preparing for the many Gilbert & Sullivan productions or in his exploits as a Scoutmaster or his pursuit of railway engines and now his interest in computer and musical technology, Jean, his own little buttercup, has been a great support.

I have greatly valued Keith's companionship, loyalty and good counsel We will all miss him very much

We all wish him a happy retirement and thank him for such a long period as a loyal servant of the School

Works outings

Now a word about the "sports and social" aspect of the life of the Common Room It's fair to say that the busy, often hectic, schedule of life at St Peter's leaves little time for relaxation during term-time, but there have been few windows of opportunity over the year. James Bellis deserves credit for his success in organising the staff educational visit to the "Black Sheep" brewery at Masham before Christmas David Morris organised and skippered the staff cricket team, which was on great

form this year The first match, against Bolton Percy, saw a nail-biting finish: faced with the task of scoring five runs off the last over, Matthew Grant proceeded to miss the first four completely before despatching the last two to the boundary! This was followed by a close encounter with the Parents XI, another very enjoyable match, which also ended up in our favour The following week Morris' men completed a hat-trick of victories by defeating Escrick; highlights being the all-round skills of Peter Taylor (a performance beyond price, in fact priceless) and James Bellis' dismissal wthout playing a stroke for the second match running These matches were all very enjoyable occasions, and we appreciated the guest appearances from pupils past and present The season culminated with a match between St Peter's and St Olave's to mark Keith's retirement. The Olave's team, featuring some wily old coves, proved too strong for us We hope this will become an annual fixture.

The Summer Term also saw another staff rounders event, organised by Debbie Westgate and Julie Bainbridge

Warm thanks

Finally, my thanks go to Ian Lowe, who has as ever worked tirelessly to perform the duties of Common Room Secretary. One of his mainjobs is tofieldthe many errors, omissions and other mistakes of the Common Room Chairman One that slipped through the net this year was when I presented as a leaving present to Nona what was supposed to be a portable easel, but which was in fact the Classics Department computer trolley!

David Newman

CHAPEL

In a recent article in The Times, John Sutton, the general secretary of the Secondary Heads' Association, wrote this: "A law which cannot be obeyed or enforced is a bad law, and should be amended. A bad law which is also counterproductive and frustrating needs that attention urgently This is undoubtedly the case with regard to collective worship in Schools."

John Sutton was drawing on his experience in the maintained sector, but he was addressing an issue which is of concern to all involved in education as we seek to promote the moral and spiritual development of the young people in our care The Government regards collective worship as an important element in spiritual development, and it is this which is causing difficulties for many Schools particularly in those maintained Schools which do not have the religious traditions (a Chapel and a Chaplain, for example) of many Schools in the independent sector

Sutton himself identifies some of the reasons for the difficulties: the growth of secularism; the development of a multi-faith and multi-cultural society; the raising of the school-leaving age; the contemporary emphasis on, and expectations about, the visual media; and the decline in the acceptance of authority In addition to these reasons, the issue is further complicated by the question of whether anyone, child or adult, can be induced to worship simply because the law says so Is not worship the free response of an individual to his or her perception of the reality of God? Moreover, the law seeks to promote the spiritual development of young people. Does spiritual development have any necessary connection with religious development? If not, why require worship (a religious activity)? Indeed, should compulsory worship (surely a contradiction in terms) have any place in a state-run education system?

There are particular problems for many maintained Schools — size, religion and cultural mix and the absence of any requirement that the Head should profess a particular religious faith to name but three. Denominational Schools which have a religious requirement for entry are perhaps more easily able to provide opportunities for collective worship, and to use these to promote the spiritual and religious development of pupils which they would regard as one of their aims Those of us who are privileged to teach, and to exercise Christian ministry in the independent sector, are also greatly helped by our School's religious traditions These traditions should not, however, excuse us from the task of justifying on educational grounds the compulsory Chapel (a term which is surely more accurate than compulsory worship) which is a part of our life

So, why compulsory Chapel? It would be easy simply to say: "Because we have a Christian tradition here, and part of what we are about is to present the Christian faith to our pupils and to encourage them to respond to it."

But more needs to be said about compulsory Chapel I offer four reasons: intellectual, cultural, ethical and spiritual.

First, intellectual. It is my hope that what our pupils hear in Chapel encourages them — however grudgingly to acknowledge that the question of God may not be quite the closed question many of them would wish to think Theism is an intellectually credible option —and an option which, if adopted, has significant personal and social implications In short, I hope that, intellectually, Chapel helps to keep open for our pupils the possibility of God If there is a God, I take it to be self-evidently worthwhile that our pupils should be helped and encouraged to perceive that reality

Second, cultural We live in a society whose cultural heritage is indisputably Christian. Art, architecture, literature, music, constitution, calendar — all these are rooted in the Christian story. I assume that knowledge of, and an ability to appreciate, our culture isa good thing, and I believe that the exposure to the Christian tradition which Chapel provides helps to deepen that knowledge and to enhance that ability

Third, ethical Oneof the characteristic features of our society is moral relativism Such an ethical position has tolerance as its chief virtue and encourages an "if it seems right to you, do it" approach to morality I do not wish to enter here the subjective-object debate, but simply to say that the Christian tradition has rich resources to offer those who are willing to think seriously about moral issues I believe that Chapel has an important part to play in helping our pupils to be aware of those resources

Fourth, spiritual. Man is a spiritual being. The Christian tradition would want to say that man's spiritual nature is that which enables him to perceive and relate to God The experience of worship — its words, its music, its liturgy and its atmosphere — exposes pupils to that which is not only man's offering to God, but also one of the channels of God's grace to man There can be no compulsory worship. But there can be opportunities to experience worship In a School which aims, as St Peter's does, to "encourage pupils to explore the spiritual dimension of human life within thecontext of the Christian tradition'', there is a proper place for giving our pupils the experience of worship

This year we have continued with the Sung Eucharist for the whole School on one morning each term, thereby giving pupils a regular experience of the central act of Christian worship The Dean preached at Choral Evensong in the Christmas Term, and led a week's Chapel during the Summer Term Major General Henry Woods gave the address at our Remembrance Service in November and the Bishop of Selby presided at our Confirmation Service in May Lionel Stock, an ordinand at Lincoln Theological College, spent a week with us in September, and Brother William Nicol, from the

Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield, visited us for a week in March Other visitors have included Friar Ian Gomersall, Chaplain of Full Sutton Prison; Friar Andrew Girling, from St. Leonard's Hospice; Friar Jeremy Valentine, from Sand Hutton; and Friar Barry Orford, from the Community of the Resurrection David Hughes prepared us for Remembrance Day by leading a week's Chapel on the poetry of Wilfred Owen The Advent Carol Service was again well supported, as was the Christmas Carol Service in the Minster Early in May we had a Memorial Service for Tudor Howat The Leavers' Eucharist was held at the end of May The Leavers' Service on the last full day of the School year was a moving occasion. Keith Pemberton, himself leaving to enjoy a well-earned retirement after forty years on the staff, gave a fine address He said it was the first time he had ever preached a sermon What pearls of wisdom generations of Peterites have been deprived of! The Reverend Dr Donald English, a former President of the Methodist Conference, preached a moving and inspiring sermon at our Commemoration Service in the Minster Through such sermons vocations are nurtured. It was a privilege and a joy to have him with us.

The beginning of theacademic year saw the installation of a new PA system in Chapel It is a marked improvement on the system it replaced —even allowing the Chaplain, with a radio microphone, to walk around Chapel while he is talking!

The Reverend Raymond Hargreaves retired in March on grounds of ill health. His priestly ministry has been widely appreciated by pupils and staff over many years He will be replaced by the Reverend Leon Carberry Mr Carberry will be known as the Second Chaplain, rather than as the Chaplain of St. Olave's. Although he will have primary responsibility in the Junior School, and I will retain primary responsibility in the Senior School, the hope is that together we shall exercise a collaborative ministry in both Schools

S. C. Harvey

IN MEMORIAM

ALAN TUDOR HOWAT

23 April 1909-24 April 1994

Tudor Howat's father was a Presbyterian minister, and thus he was brought up in the manse No doubt this gave him a good start to becoming what we all here know him to have been: a good man, straightforward, reliable and honest, in the widest and best sense of these words. I need not enlarge on this: it is common knowledge In the circumstances of his up-bringing he might have been expected to adhere to the Presbyterian denomination, but in fact he had no difficulty in fitting in with the form of worship to be found in the School chapel.

In due course he went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to read maths. It seems that he distinguished

himself more as an oarsman than as an academic At this time Emmanuel had a remarkably successful VIII, of which he was a member, and for many years he ran the Boat Club at St Peter's, coaching, administering and even boat repairing, for he was very good with his hands From Cambridge he decided to enter teaching. The early middle thirties was a time when the supply of teachers greatly exceeded the demand, and when the opportunity offered he went to Argentina and taught in two Schools: the latter one being St. George's, one of those Schools run on public School lines which sprang up in several parts of the world for expatriate families.

It was at this time he met his wife, Olga They married in Argentina in 1935 and the two older sons were born there before they came to live in England in 1938 Tudor taught at Ipswich School before he was appointed as an assistant maths master at St Peter's in the Autumn Term of 1945

It is a curious feature of teaching that one virtually never sees one's colleageus actually doing any But I do know that Tudor had the liking and respect of his pupils. Though perfectly capable of doing VI form teaching, he never regarded himself as a high-powered mathematician. Perhaps that is why he had a flair for explaining mathematical principles in a way that made them easy to understand Whilst one knows little of what goes on in the classroom, a colleague's work outside it is easy to see. Tudor's activity with the rowing has already been mentioned but he was also much interested in the School music; singing in the choir for many years and playing the clarinet in the orchestra. At one time or another he undertook some of the less attractive but necessary duties undertaken by the teaching staff of those days, such as managing the tuck shop and running the bookroom; this last being an arduous and sometimes thankless task. These he undertook with efficiency and unfailing cheerfulness He did the normal spell of duty as a Housemaster, in his case in School House

An abrupt change came when he became master-incharge at St Olave's in 1964 This was for various reasons a difficult period in the history of the Junior School and that thejob was offered to him at all is in itself a tribute to his standing as a man of tact and firmness; that he accepted it is a tribute to his willingness to undertake a difficult task when he felt that it was his duty to do so. He retired in 1969 and found sundry outlets for his energy and versatility, including managing accounts for Godfrey's (now Blackwell's), the bookshop in Stonegate, organising courses for the Yorkshire Agricultural society and becoming something of an expert at indexing, mainly in the Minster Library. The fact is, he was really happy if he had something worthwhile to do In other words he always enjoyed life, at home with the family, working at his profession and that well beyond the call of duty, helping out in his retirement. His integrity assured peace of mind, and, within his sphere, he left the world a better place for his having been there.

Leslie he Tocq

(Abridgedfrom the address given at the memorial service in St. Peter's School chapel on 9thMay, 1994)

COMBINED CADET FORCE

ARMY SECTION

The annual Summer Camp at Wathgill was extremely successful Enthusiasm for the various activities, including section attacks, shooting and canoeing did not subside, even when the rain persisted Soggy clothes and mudstreaked faces were permanently accompanied by smiles and the desire to set and achieve high standards

In September the NCO's were given the task of training sixty new cadets It was noticed how many girls had volunteered for the C.C.F., showing an increase for the third consecutive year — a good effort! The competence of the NCO's soon became apparent as all of the cadets passed their weapons handling test; thanks must go to the Cadet Training Team for their guidance during mis period of training, and indeed, for their efforts throughout the year — thank you.

During the Winter Term the cadets worked hard to prepare for the bi-annual inspection Their eagerness to learn meant that the theories of patrolling, camp craft, ambushes and section attacks were quickly covered. The cadets weretaken to Strensall training area to practise their new skills. The reward for this training came in the form of numerous compliments from BrigadierC. J. MarchantSmith on the day of the inspection, which was an unqualified success.

Once again, the Green Howards treated us to an excellent field day Six cadets flew to Catterick in a

helicopter, which was great — the remaining sections followed in army transport. As usual, mere were many exciting activities, ranging from target shooting to instruction on the use ofanti-tank weapons — many thanks to the Green Howards for yet another interesting training day

The shooting team has again been active this year; special mention must go to Colts Canter —a march and shoot competition A combined team from the Army and R.A.F Sections marched the five mile course (or was it fifteen miles?!) with determination; after all, our performance in the command tasks beforehand could have been classed as 'comedy' had they been captured on film, with various acrobatic skills being demonstrated! So, with gritted teeth, blisters were ignored, and we marched our way into second place. The shooting score secured our position — well done to the team!

Everyone is now looking forward to camp at Leek which promises a rigorous timetable, where the cadets will have many opportunities to show off their knowledge and, of course, to have a fantastic time!

C.S.M. A. Brooks, C/Sgt. S. Richards and Sgt. N. Winram are to leave the C.C.F after camp; good luck to them for the 'A'-Level exam results and in the future

I am sure that everyone would like to thank Captain H. A. Tooms and the CO., Major Jelbert, for their unflagging enthusiasm throughout the year; many thanks and keep it up!

C/Sgt. S. Richards

R.A.F. SECTION

After an excellent Summer Camp at R.A.F. Wittering where our cadets did themselves great credit, it has been an eventful and interesting year for the R.A.F. section. Shortly after returning from our summer holidays, Field Day was upon us This year we had a slight break from tradition in that we did not tag on to the army section but did our own thing Sixteen cadets and Fit Lt Grant went to R.A.F. Leeming to spend the day flying Chipmunks and twenty-two cadets accompanied by Fig Off Blood were invited to spend the day at R.A.F. Cottesmore. This visit was very kindly organised by Sq Ldr Mee (father of Cpl James Mee) and was most enjoyable Cottesmore is the traditional training base for Tornado pilots and navigators, so there was lots to see and do One of the highlights of the trip was when we were given permission to drive the coach down the flight line for a closer look at the aircraft but did not notice the Tornado following us as it taxied in! We were escorted around the base by a young German Officer and try as I might he would not part with his regulation issue leather flying jacket!

Just before the end of the Autumn Term, six cadets (J Cpls Abrams, Anderson, De Boer, Liddle, Mee and Woodcock) attended, on two separate occasions, a weekend Cadre at R.A.F Linton These training courses were organised by F.S Dave Roger and are proving to be both beneficial and enjoyable for the cadets As well as the obvious social attractions in meeting like-minded people, they also had lots of a cadet's favourite activity drill — not only participating but also learning how to give the orders. Each cadet also had to prepare a fifteen minute presentation to be given at the end of the course

After Christmas the thought uppermost in our minds was the Biennial Inspection. For this Fit. Lt. Grant had devised "a cunning plan" The R.A.F section was to put on a Search and Rescue operation Plans were drkwn

up with rivers of shark infested custard, mine fields and enemy positions all carefully marked So on a cold but sunny Tuesday inFebruary, tomatoketchup stained bodies were deposited at various points around the School and the search parties were briefed Off they went over the mine fields, across the rivers, to find the doomed airmen. Most of the injured were found and treated with care, but I think one or two would sooner have been left for dead! But with the rehearsal over the big day loomed

This year most of the cadets were directed to Strensall Camp and only a small guard of honour was left at School; with them Cdt. Goodall who was to sound the General Salute At Strensall some cadetsjoined the army section, doing field craft and as the reviewing officer, Brigadier C S Marchant-Smith, came round they politely offered cups of warm tea with added grass! The rest of the section disappeared into the undergrowth to prepare for the search and rescue All went according to plan and to add a touch of realism, Sq Ldr Mee flew over at nought feet in a Tornado from Cottesmore, which took Major Jelbert a little by surprise.

In May, Fit. Lt. Mike Farrar visited the School from R.A.F Linton to give the cadets a presentation on "Survival" — how to get by if your aircraft is shot down or you have to make an emergency landing. This turned out to be most informative and an extremely enjoyable lecture.

Special mention and congratulations must go to two cadets, F.S. Hall on successfully completing his IGT, and Cpl Whalley on not only gaining a flying scholarship but also a much coveted place on the first leadership course to be held at R.A.F Halton this July

Fig. Off. Blood

F. S. Hall infull combat kit.

DRAMA

THE SCHOOL INSPECTOR

The setting for this play is St. Hilda's Academy for Young Ladies, an archaic institution, where themasters' main incentive is the exploitation of the pupils' wealthy parents The Headmistress, played by Sophie PearsonHill, isthering-leader of thievish staff, who over the years have earned large salaries bypocketing smoking fines and such like

However, this lucrative scam is endangered by the unannounced arrival of a School Inspector The impending visit shocks the staff including BenCroft as Mr Fiddler the Bursar, Katy Pittman as the Matron, Claire Taylor as Miss Precious theDeputy and Faith Alexander as Head of Games; who all have their comfortable lives at risk.

When a strange man arrives in the isolated village, a case of mistaken identity occurs when the Headmistress leaps to the conclusion that this is thedreaded inspector

The stranger (Steve Clegg) and his girlfriend (Molly Tyler-Childs) soon realise that this could be a costly mistake forthe staff and take full advantage ofthe situation with truly comic results.

An excellent play, which was enriched with a high standard ofacting Congratulations to allthe cast ongiving theaudience an insight into what goes onbehind the scenes of an English Public School!!!

UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO

This contemporary play is a chilling account of master/pupil relations based on the theme of discipline

The play is set in and around Chantery College, a traditional boys' boarding School The play centres around the death of a teacher, which occurred in the School

holidays. The supply teacher brought in to take over his class, Joanna Ebony played by Fiona Watt, soon realises that her class aren't as innocent as they seem.

As theplay unfolds, theclass claims tohave murdered their former teacher, which Miss Ebony finds increasingly believable. Asher home life with her husband played by Oliver Marlow, deteriorates, Miss Ebony confides in a philosophical fellow teacher played by Lucy Robertson

Again, this stark play wasdelivered with a very high standard ofacting Special mention must go toFiona Watt and Oliver Marlow for their excellent performances.

GOTCHA

This was the gem of the three plays on offer at St. Peter's this year The small cast allowed for continual tension andcharacter development. Thesetting of theplay was a small stockroom of a city comprehensive, where an unnamed pupil holds hostage three members of staff. The boy played by Stephen Mulryne has reached sixteen, and is leaving School; he is bitter and slightly uiihinged at leaving with no qualifications and no future

The setting of the play is extremely claustrophobic, with all four characters locked together in a potentially fatal chain of events The play's theme is the state of education, and its betrayal of pupils with limited ability. The distance between the pupil and his teachers is excellently portrayed, asthey cannot remember hisname although they have just written his report

The cast of Lucy Seed, Stephen Mulryne, Stephen Whalley andJohn Shaw were faultless Theinitial anger shown by the teachers towards the boy, gradually turns to sympathy from Lucy Seed in a touching scene where the boy is finally reached Excellent performances made this gritty play a sheer joy to witness Well done!

Amit Roy

CLUBS &

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Volunteers have also helped with the handicapped children at The Glen, supervision of the York District Hospital playroom, flag day collections and serving tea at St Sampson's Centre John Forde and Ben Councell organised lunchtime football sessions at the local Primary School, and these proved extremely popular and very enthusiastically run

We were delighted to give the Old Peterite prize for Service to the Community to Linda Elliott and Claire Taylor who were faithful and much loved visitors to Mr and Mrs Burley, late of Fothergill Homes

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International has had one of the most successful years in its history of the School

The group has had regular meetings in the Christmas Term in which letters were written, Christmas cards signed and general talks on Amnesty's work were held

Over the course of the term the group raised over £150, mostly coming from Amnesty Week which was held in the second week in November The highlight of the week was Prins Gunesakara's address to the School about his escape from Sri Lanka with the help of Amnesty Also occurring in the week were cake stalls, a merchandise sale, a lelter writing campaign and three chapel services

I would like to thank Tim Horner, Jenifer Swallow and Sally Marshall who as the committee helped to make Amnesty run so smoothly I would also like to thank all those members who attended the meetings making Amnesty International the success it is today at St Peter's School. Finally I would like to thank Mr. Drysdale for his guidance throughout the year and wish the group prosperity for the next academic year

Daniel Sumpton, Secretary

There are many other ways in which we could be involved with the local community. If you have any ideas or would like to help with one of our existing schemes, we'd love to see you

Julie Bainbridge

TOP HOUSE QUIZ

The same House had seen its name engraved year after year on the Inter-House Quiz Trophy — The Manor The Dunn brothers, Antony and Tim, with their excellent general knowledge and swift reaction to the buzzer, had seemingly ensured the annual victory for their House Now, however, they were no longer there and eager competitors were ready to wrest the trophy from the clutches of Manor. The long-standing trophy holders were, in fact, ruthlessly despatched by School House in theopening round School marched on to meetThe Grove, last year's beaten finalist, in the 1994 final in March It was a keenly fought contest but The Grove emerged as victors by 60 points to 48. Our congratulations go to the winning team of Alex Martin, James Curley, David Hancock and Mark Rusling.

John Shaw

MUSIC

After the Music Tour to the U.S.A we lost a good number of able musicians and there was a certain amount of rebuilding work required, especially in the choir and band Basses and trombones were missed for a while but gradually thegaps havebeen filled Theprincipleof steady building in all our groups has been one of the hallmarks of the year

I, unfortunately, missed the very beginning of the School year through a bout of blood poisoning — my thanks to all who covered for me during this very busy time.

SCHOOL CHOIR

The School Choir has worked at a rather larger scale repertoire this year as we decided to put the School Choir and the Choral Society together for two large-scale concerts. The first of these in November was the cantata 'St. Nicolas' by Britten. A lively and demanding piece written for the centenary celebrations and Lancing College, and including two hymns for the audience to sing in typically, characteristic Britten arrangements. St. Olave's Chapel Choir provided the gallery choir, singing their chant-like interpolations very well

The tenor soloist, Michael Bennett, an ex-student of the Royal Northern College of Music, sang the demanding solos excellently and themoment when the 'pickled boys' were brought back to life while the choir entered the Chapel singing 'Alleluia, Alleluia' was quite magical.

In the Summer Term the choir's main musical fare was Vivaldi's Gloria, another lively piece but, of course, completely different It was especially good to have five of the girls singing the various solos and duets within the piece including Cherry Alton and Sophie Pearson-Hill who will be missed next year Once again the choir produced a well blended sound.

The various special services during the Christmas Term again kept the choir busy — the Old Peterite Service, Choral Evensong, Remembrance Day Service and the Advent Carol Service. The setting of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Murrill sung at the Choral Evensong in October was a special highlight of the term

The Carol Service on the last day of term saw the choir again using the concert platforms in place for the Y.M.S. concert the following day The now traditional processions to medieval chant with brass interludes again produced an atmospheric opening and the brass group as ever lent brilliance to the carols with Dominic Greeves' first trumpet as sure as ever

It was good to see so many former members of the choir in the congregation.

CHAMBER CHOIR

The Chamber Choir has gone from strength to strength this year and hasadded significantly to the repertoire while still retaining many of the old favourites At the Commemoration Service their singing of Parry's 'My Soul, there is a country' was outstanding

In November, with the Headmaster driving one of the minibuses, we visited Bramcote School, Scarborough where we gave a concert to the pupils and some parents The Brass Quartet and some soloists accompanied us and the 'new' Rockin' Hairdressers made their first appearance

Their sights have been firmly set during the year on a Summer Tour visiting southern Spain and singing various concerts including two in the sixteenth century cathedrals of Gibraltar. A report of this visit is included elsewhere

STRING ORCHESTRA/ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The String Orchestra's influx of third-formers has meant that the music played has had to take account of their relative inexperience but a good range of music has been performed from Boyce's fourth symphony in the Christmas Term to a suite of modern pieces called Fiddledy Jig by Mark Goddard in the Summer Term Occasional sectional rehearsals have been a great benefit during the year and Alex Martin has been an excellent leader

The Symphony Orchestra's contribution to the concert in February was the two L'Arlesienne suites by Bizet displaying all the various colours of the orchestra under Christopher Blood's incisive direction They also accompanied Cherry Alton in a charming concertino for flute and orchestra by Cecile Chaminade with subtle changes of speed and difficulties of balance all well negotiated

MUSIC COMPETITION

Richard Shephard, Headmaster of theMinster School, was adjudicator this year and again the moving of the competition to the Easter Term gave the music department staff a little more time to sort out from the preliminary rounds who should go forward to the finals

The finals were as entertaining as ever and Richard Shephard's comments most constructive and encouraging

Winners

Adjudicator: Richard

Junior Keyboard

Junior Brass

Junior Woodwind

Junior Strings

Best Junior Musician

Senior Strings

Singing

Senior Keyboard

Senior Woodwind

Senior Brass

Best Senior Musician

Shephard, Esq.

Rachel Harran

Zoe Wight (trumpet)

Alison Calvert (clarinet)

Alexandra Heley (violin)

Rachel Harran

Alex Martin (violin)

Sophie Pearson-Hill

Dominic Greeves

Oliver Button (oboe)

Mark Allworthy (horn)

Dominic Greeves

Andrew Wright

BAND REPORT

1993/4

After last summer's tour of the U.S.A with the band playing in exotic locations such as Ocean City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to name buta few, andplaying to capacity audiences, it was going to be hard work to get the band motivated to play in the more mundane surrounding of the School's Memorial Hall. Also wewere going tolose a number of key players from most sections The future did not look very bright — how wrong I was! The major event of the year for all wind players in both St. Peter's and St. Olave's was to be a mammoth concert entitled "An Awful lotof Wind". Was this agood idea, I asked myself? Eight different ensembles playing in one concert, three forthe first time inpublic (St Peter's Wind Quintet, St. Olave's Brass, A Horn Nonet), Junior and Senior Schools together, twelve different stage movements and all to be over within two hours Again I should not have fretted; all the performers played extremely well and,aided by Mr Grant backstage, changes from one group to another went smoothly. One of the many high points of the evening was a performance of Schubert's "Marche Militaire" given by nine french horns, drawn from St Peter's, St Olave's and both fulltime andpart-time teaching staff. As for fitting all of this into two hours, Iputmy baton down exactly on9.30 p.m As theaudience left a collection was made for the 1st XV tour to Ireland and over £300 was generously given In the Summer Term St Peter's band played in the concert given in honour of Keith Pemberton Keith has given forty years of service to the band (in fact he was the founder back in the 1950's) both asconductor and on various instruments He has played tuba for at least the past five years and I will personally miss very much the cheerful enthusiasm which he has at rehearsals and the firm support he has given at the bottom of the band.

Christopher Blood

MUSIC STAFF

There were very few changes in the music staff this year Gillian Holmes has proved herself a great asset to the piano department and Joe Williamson on percussion has proved that his enthusiasm can travel through several allegedly soundproof doors

At the end of the year we said goodbye to two fulltimers whohave both done so much for the music atthe School First Keith Pemberton —(a tribute is published elsewhere) who has been part of the music department, first as assistant, then Director of Music then assistant again and who has seen so many changes but always adapted to them and been such a dependable teacher

Secondly toJeffrey Gray who, though Head of Music in St Olave's, has done so much in the Senior School His performances with the Rockin' Hairdressers will be long remembered where his love ofperforming was given free rein His membership ofthe Chamber Choir and contributions to the social life, especially of the choral music within the School, has been so valuable and his companionship onthe two big recent musical tours to Germany and the U.S.A —such an asset to pupils and staff His promotion to a Senior School —Monmouth School as Director of Music could not be more deserved We will miss him very much and wish him well in his new job.

To the other full timers who are remaining — Christopher Blood and Roger Carrington and to all the visiting teachers who make such an excellent team, my thanks on another good busy year

BELGRANO SCHOOL CHOIR

The Belgrano School Choir from Buenos Aires visited us in the Easter Term A choral group of forty, most of whom learn their music from prepared tapes by their conductor Eduardo Garcia Novelli who works tremendously hard on the choir's behalf Together with our School Choir they performed inajoint concert — what a vibrant sound they made and what a credit they were to their School. The Missa Criola by Ramirez was one of the highlights of their repertoire with a rich-voiced tenor soloist contrasted with the full choir Radio York broadcasted an interview and acouple of their pieces We look forward to more visitors in the future.

CARLO CURLEY

Organ Spectacular — Friday 15 October

'Larger than life', 'the Pavarotti of the organ' —the pre-concert publicity was tantalising, the installation of television screens in the chapel to relay pictures from the organ console added to the excitement.

Meeting him off the train at York I was surprised to hear bird sounds coming from his case when we took the lift In the evening abird song accompaniment to a Handel organ concerto movement explained all.

A full chapel, with both senior and junior School choirs in attendance were treated to some exhilarating playing, demonstrating a phenomenal technique all interspersed with witty and entertaining comments. The combined choir's singing of 'Zadok the Priest' and Parry's 'I was glad' were very exciting and the audience really appreciated seeing a true showman in action

MISCELLANEOUS

There have been some notable solo performances during the year The growing body of horn players showing special promise, for example, Mark Allworthy's playing of Saint Saens' Morceau de concert in the Soloists' Concert last October. The performance of Frank Bridge's Miniatures for piano trio by Faith Alexander (violin), Clare Gordon (cello) and Rachel Harran (piano) were very polished indeed in the February concert

The Rockin' Hairdressers, Jeffrey Gray, Oliver Button, Richard Hugill, Ryan Allworthy and Alex Martin have again lent showmanship to our major concerts and this year the blend of their voices has been a special feature to add to their unique style and timing Only one of their number remains next year and it will be a challenge to rebuild the group but we surely must do so as the pleasure they give is so evident

SUMMER CONCERT PROGRAMME

Organ Concerto in D minor G. F. Handel

Adagio; Allegro; Larghetto; Allegro Soloist: Keith Pemberton

St. Peter's Chamber Orchestra

Gloria Antonia Vivaldi

1 Gloria in excelsis Deo (Allegro)

2 Et in terra pax hominibus (Andante)

3 Laudamus te (Allegro)

Rebecca Newton; Julia Toms (Sopranos)

4 Gratias agimus tibi (Adagio)

5 Propter magnam gloriam tuam (Allegro)

6 Domine Deux, Rex caelestit (Largo)

Sophie Pearson-Hill (Soprano); Jane Wright (Oboe)

7 Domine Fili unigenite (Allegro)

8 Domine Deus, Agnus Deu (Adagio)

Cherry Alton (Contralto)

9 Qui tollis peccata mundi (Adagio)

10 Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (Allegro)

Felicity Bevan (Contralto)

11 Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (Allegro)

12 Cum Sancto Spiritu (Allegro)

The Choral Society

633 Squadron Ron Goodwin Tribute to Glen Miller arr. Henry Gass An overture for band

Senior Band

We've only just begun Carpenters Money, Money, Money Abb arr Parkes School Choir

Fiddledy Jig Mark Goddard Carousel; Ballad; Minute and Trio; Ragtime and Tango String Orchestra

With a little help from my friends

Beatles arr Gritton Stand by me King/Stoller/L.eiber

Chamber Choir

The Rockin' Hairdressers

Toy Symphony Leopold Mozart

Allegro; Menuetto; Allegro

Music Staff Orchestra

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES

ALCUIN LIBRARY

The School year 1993-1994 has been a busy one in the Alcuin Library 560 new items have been added to the library stock, made up of 519 books, 24 videos, 4 audio tapes, and 13CD-ROMs In addition a further 2,060 books from our existing stock have been added to the computer catalogue, so that a total of more than 6,000 items are now fully catalogued and accessible. Included in the above figures are generous donations of books from Mrs. Nona A. Blenkin, Michael A. Wilson (a memoir of his father Dr A G Wilson, OP), and the following past and present pupils and their families: Cherry Alton, Jam Bunnag, Chan Sum-Yee (Christine), Paul Gorman, April Harrison, Louise Jackson, Natasha Kershaw, Dominic Martin, Thomas Nowell, Simon Reavley, Daniel Sumpton, Clare, Anne and David Suttill, Penny Whiting

We are extremely grateful to them all

Three newjournals are now being taken by the library B.B.C. Wildlife, Earth Matters (Friends of the Earth) and National Geographic Sadly, the very popular "Check it out!", published by the Consumer Association, has fallen victim to their financial problems and has ceased publication Our journal list now stands at twenty-one titles

A substantial, if not dramatic change, to the library took place during July 1993, when nearly all the books were moved around to place them in strict numerical sequence (the exception being music, games and sports on the Chapel Gallery, and fine arts on the oversize shelves near the entrance) Any temporary confusion at the beginning of the Autumn Term was kept to a minimum by the large and brightly coloured new shelf labels, and third form pupils naturally accepted the arrangement as a logical norm

The change of greatest long-term significance has actually been caused by our growing collection of CDROMs. The new library computer with its enhanced colour and sound capability (via earphones so there is no disturbance) enables pupils (and occasional daring staff members!) to get maximum benefit from such popular items as the spectacular "Encarta" encyclopaedia from Microsoft The fact that one small disk costing less than the price of some individual books can contain a twentynine volume encyclopaedia, eight hours of sound, samples of sixty languages, 100 animation and video clips, 7,800 photographs and illustrations, an atlas, and more, beggars belief The "Changing Times" CD-ROM (selections from two hundred years of the Times Newspaper chosen with the history curriculum in mind) has also been heavily in demand, as has the "Art Gallery" disk which holds the collections of the National Gallery in London Pupil and staff expectations as to what the library can provide are

changing rapidly as we all learn how to use these new tools, and staff and parents willhave tobe more than ever aware of the possibility of pupils splicing large chunks of the writings of others into neatly presented wordprocessed pieces of work Perhaps the library should be renamed the "Alcuin Learning Resource Centre" to take account of these new facilities!

I would once again like to thank the Headmaster and all those many members of staff whohave given me much support and assistance as the library grows and develops

Avril Pedley, Librarian

1844 AND ALL THAT

1994 seems to be a year of anniversaries Details of incidents from School life during the Siege of York in 1644 and the D-Day landings of 1944 are in the current issue of St Peter's News In addition to these, the 150th anniversary of the School's move to Clifton is remembered Towards the end of term an exhibition was mounted in the Alcuin Library showing maps, plans and pictures of buildings formerly used by the School This exhibition will also be on show for the Old Peterite Day in September

Presumably the original site was very close" to the Minster and the buildings were probably destroyed in the great fire of 1069 in which the Minster, Alcuin's famous library and the various outbuildings were lost. Under Norman rule, rebuilding began fairly quickly and there is early mention of the boys being boarded close to St. Mary's Abbey where Almery Garth now stands

The earliest written evidence of a definite site is in 1289 when Archbishop Romanus planned to widen the nave of the Minster and found the School house in the way, adjoining as it did the south side. It was then moved to the house of the prebendary of Dunnington, probably near the west end of the Minster or in High Petergate. A document of 1390 refers to "the house of Robert de Crayk in Petergate beside the School." (This might, however, refer to the School attached to St Leonard's Hospital.) Rent accounts of the period from about 1432 to 1500 mention tenements and one chamber within and later beside the grammar Schools This was described as "a complete ruin" in 1531.

On April 5th 1557 possession was taken of "The hospital of Our Ladye, in Bothome, called Horsefayre, nigh York." This building, near the junction of Lord Mayor's Walk, Gillygate and Clarence Street was marked on one of the earliest plans of York in 1611 When the York Archaeological Trust excavated <this site the foundations, urinals and articles such as clay marbles and slate pencils were found. Here the School stayed until the dangerous days of the Siege of York when the suburbs were destroyed by the defenders and the boys moved to

the comparative safety of the old chapel of the Vicar's Choral in Bedern It must have been from here that the boys rode out to see the Battle of Marston Moor, and Christopher Wandesforde had the narrow escape described in St. Peter's News. It is intriguing that the boys were on horseback Did they have their own, we wonder, or had they "borrowed" them, although horses on that particular day must have been hard to come by

It was thought that die School remained in that position until 1735, but quite recently an advertisement in the "York Courant" was discovered which gives a hitherto unknown location, The Bagnio in Coney Street This Bath House was opposite the Old Press offices, near St. Martin's Church, and a photograph of it in its ruinous stateexists So, from a sauna in 1730to a building which was a disused church in the middle stables at one end and a house of ill-repute at the other, which became the home of the School in 1735. This building can still be seen in St Andrewgate, now used as St Andrew's Gospel Hall Having shared premises with whores and horses the School then shared premises with a dancing School, occupying the first floor of Mr Noakes's Academy This was at the south-east side of the Minster, next to the Old Residence (now York College Junior School) Further along what is now Deangate stood the Old Deanery which was demolished in 1828, and this empty site was now chosen for a new purpose-built construction for the School. Work was begun in 1830/31, completed in 1832, having cost £1,500 and became the new home for St Peter's in 1833 (This building is now occupied by the Minster Song School.) Stephen Creyke as Headmaster infused new life into the School, but unfortunately this was not continued under his successor Rev. William Hewson, appointed in 1838 which was to cause much trouble The number of pupils declined from seventy-eight to thirty-five, and a Chapter resolution was passed "That

the Grammar School of St Peter has declined to such a state of inefficiency as no longer.. justifying the expenditure of its funds." Hewson was asked to resign but refused, and fought on till he was dismissed on June 13th 1844.

It was on the same day that the Dean and Chapter received a report that the Trustees of the Colliergate School at Clifton would consider transferring their land and new premises, which were eventually bought by the Dean and Chapter for £4,100, the two Schools combining with a total of 101boys. The familiar buildings had been designed by John Harper and were opened in August 1838 Here St Peter's remains, although in the midthirties a plan was mooted to move the School to a country house outside the city This idea caused such dismay and so many protests from pupils, parents and the city itself that the scheme, fortunately, was dropped

The archivist is grateful for the help given from Mr Hamilton's History of the School, Mr. Wiseman's "Recent History", Richard Harding and Rev Angelo Raine's published works. He is especially indebted to Mr. Bernard Barr, sub-librarian of the Minster, and Sarah Costley, the Minster archivist for such willing help and interest. Original plans and drawings were located, restored and photographed, many of which are now in the School archives and are on display in the exhibition.

Someof theoriginal drawings and plans were in urgent need of restoration, and their disappearance would have been a great loss showing as they do not only the present buildings and their usage but other schemes which were never carried out These include a combined gymnasium and laboratory on the site of the present dining hall, a turretted gatehouse with a tower and, of particular interest, a second design for the present frontage showing a handsome stone lantern tower and cupola.

J. V. Mitchell

FORGOTTEN FAME No 7

Laurence Eusden (1688-1730)

Only a handful of Schools can claim a Poet Laureate amongst their old pupils but we are one of that select group Unfortunately our subject was not only the youngest Laureate ever (only thirty years old) but is generally accounted as being the worst!

Laurence Eusden was the son of a Rector of Spofforth in 1688, and was educated at St Peter's until he was 16'/2 when he went upto Trinity College, Cambridge in 1705 He graduated in 1708 and became a lecturer and fellow in 1712

His first appearance in print was in 1714, a translation into Latin of Lord Halifax's poem on the Battle of the Boyne A poem of unblushing flattery of the Duke of Newcastle brought a most useful Christmas present when he was appointed Poet Laureate on December 24th 1718; the honour being the subject of considerable ridicule

In 1724he was ordained and became chaplain to Lord Willoughby de Broke Further toadying brought him the Rectory of Coningsby in Lincolnshire where he died of dropsy on September 27th 1730 Thomas Gray, of Elegy fame, wrote of him:

"Eusden was a person of great hopes in his youth, though at last turned out a drunken parson."

Pope in The Dunciad also refers to him:

"Eusden thirsts no more for sack or praise." "Laurus lay inspir'd beside a sink." "... a parson much bemus'd in beer."

Without apology we print one verse only from a birthday ode written for George I

"By thee contending nations are all ally'd, By thee, Hesperia sinks her tow'ring pride

Moscovia's prince begins his bounds to know, And roaring Volga silently to flow

Thee Gallia's regent with fix'd eyes admires, For thee Germania feels a lover's fires.

From Belgian moles thy praise is heard around, Thy Albion's cliffs return the pleasing sound Janus again his iron doors must close, A new Augustuc seeks the world's repose."

/ V. Mitchell

FROM THE ARCHIVES

It is pleasing once again to report a year of considerable growth in the archive department Visitors have shown particular interest, especially the growing number who are researching family histories, and we are always glad to help, though sometimes we draw blanks because of the gaps in the School records. It would appear that one of the admission registers from the mid-thirties have disappeared, together with other items. Were these

perhaps destroyed in the air raid on York when damage was caused to many of the School buildings?

On the credit side, older group photographs of School House have been transferred to the archives where they will be restored where necessary, then protected with acidfree archival covers, catalogued and filed. Through the kindness of Mr Robert Boocock a splendid collection of items was returned to us from America These were presented to us by Miss Hanks, sister of Haydn Hanks (at School from 1928 to 1935) He was shot down a week before the European War ended whilst bombing enemy ships on the Baltic Sea, thus cutting short a most promising career, probably as a surgeon Miss Hanks writes:

"He loved your School and it made him into a great person and leader God bless you and your staff. Keep your light shining."

The kindness of Mrs Wynell-Mayow of Oxford gave us the opportunity to see and to copy the most moving diary, letters and photographs of her uncle Herbert Roslyn Phillips of School House whose memorial plaque is in the School chapel (Extracts from this diary appear elsewhere in this issue.)

In the projected reorganisation of School House a wide collection of fees books, ledgers and so forth arrived in the archives These are mostly of academic interest, but useful in giving names and details that might otherwise have been lost Amongst them, however, were two hitherto unknown and most useful items —staff registers from 1900 to 1940. These give details of their own education, previous appointments, service in St Peter's and dates of leaving The first page gives the record of the Reverend E. C. Owen, Headmaster and Housemaster of School House 1900 to 1913 whose annual salary was £150!

A pleasing little note was also found from a conscience-stricken former pupil who obviously knew his Latin —

"Dear

Headmaster,

Many years ago I took small sums from the tuck shop till Inflation and interest have increased it perhaps to the extent of £5 Please help me by putting it back.

Peccavi."

Leslie Le Tocq is a frequent caller, and his interest, generosity and accurate memory have been and are much appreciated. Photographs, magazines and many associated articles which he has kept for years have been kindly donated to us, and he has been most helpful in persuading others to do likewise. John B. Dixon and George Alderson are also faithful correspondents and donors and we are most grateful to them

A recent and most useful acquisition has been several large boxes of glass photographic slides used for many years by Wentworth Ping, former Master-in-Charge of St. Olave's. These reflect his great interest in nature, meterology and local matters The most interesting ones, however, cover the School before the First World War,

buildings, events and personalities, and a set of slides of St. Olave's Sports Day in 1911. That well-known local historian, Hugh Murray, OP (1943-51) has kindly advised on the correct treatment and cataloguing of these, and has promised that in the Spring Term of 1995 he will present a show of these, and of other historic photographs of the school, Clifton and York generally This will be open to all, and the proceeds will go towards the conservation and extension of our archives

Work on indexing, cataloguing and sorting material has proceeded well, though much remains to be done For such progress as has been made we are most greatful to Mrs. Sanderson, mother of twopupils of the School, who has come in one morning a week and given gladly of her time, interest and expertise We can always find work if others would like to emulate her splendid example

Other items which have come to us are as follows:

P J Daggett, Esq

Mrs D K Smallman

Mrs E Catterraole

D. R. Harding, Esq.

Mrs N Johnson-Perry R Boocock, Esq

Miss M Hanks, Arizona

J B Dixon

(School House 1932-36)

G W Alderson

(School House 1956-61)

Mrs. Honig

Miss Ingham

H H Colley, Esq

Ski cap made in German prisoner of war camp, ephemera, information etc.

Diary pages, photos, programmes, reports, information etc

Information r.e Otto Honig 1939-40 Prizebooks,photosetc ofW Ingham (1901-08)

1920 Rugby Photograph

Photos etc r.e A B Smallman

1925-30

Photos etc

Items ofhis late father, G W Harding (1932-39)

Coins of Philip II of Spain

Diary as Prisoner of War York

wartime newspapers Photos etc of Haydn Hanks

Rugger cap, scout badges, photos, magazines, ephemera, reportsetc. and the war medals of her brother Haydn Hanks (1928-35)

J R Scholey (1932-39)

Rev. M. P. L. Wall

(School House 1931-35)

Magazines,photos,fixturelists,silver trophiesandthree Edwardianetchings oftheSchool Amongstotheritems he kindly presented were aletter written home from St. Olave's in which mention is made of Boer War actions and School celebrations, a latin notebook (in which most of the pages are taken upwith rugby results rather than grammar), and details of First World War service, including letters, photographs and telegrams. All these items relate to W H Colley, School House 1901-1907

Group photographsof St Olave's,St Peter's and individuals.

Written memoriesoftheSchool in the 1930's

To all these generous supporters, and any others whose names might have been inadvertedly missed we offer our sincere gratitude, and to others who might have similar items which they would be willing to donate to the School we shall be glad to hear from them.

J. V. Mitchell

A TRAGIC LAKELAND HOLIDAY

From a 1901 School House photograph: Mr. Senior (middle row,far left), Herbert Phillips (middle row,fourth from left), Sidney Bulmer (bottom row, second from left) and Mr. Owen (bottom row, far right).

The School Archivist had a visit recently from the niece of Herbert Phillips who in 1902 was a fifteen yearold boarder in School House. She brought with her his diary account of a September Lake District holiday undertaken that year in the company of another boy, Stanley Bulmer, and ayoung member of staff, Mr Senior The reading of it is a moving and saddening experience. The first entry for September 1st makes a resolute start

/ have determined to keep a diary of my first fortnight in the Lakes. Whether I shall succeed or not remains to be seen.

Bert recounts his trainjourney from Greenock and the rendezvous at Penrith Station with Bulmer and Mr. Senior Then it was by another train to Cockermouth and, because of a hitch about bicycles, a long trudge in the dark to Kirkhead House by Loweswater where they were to stay.

/ thought we were never going to arrive but at last wedid at 9.40. We had a good supper and went straight to bed and slept the sleep of the weary.

The next day he spent fishing.

After breakfast we waded up theburnfor a good distance and then fished down it. At thefirst try I hooked a good half-pounder and got it out as well: but I took it off the hook before it was quite dead. Much to my disgust itjumped out of my hands into the water and escaped... After tea I started down the burn and fished as far as Crummock where I gave up in despair and got home about 8 o 'clock simplyfagged out. I couldnot eatanythingso Iwent to bed and slept hard.

The next day the party awoke to wind and rain, and Bert spent the morning writing up his diary and reading Westward Ho! The weather was better in the afternoon and after tea they went walking.

Westartedfor the Hows, which is a small hill, just above LanthwaiteWoods. It was asplendid walk and good scenery. It was horribly ''blowy'' on the top and quite precipitous coming down. We got home about 8 o'clock and Ifelt I had quite made up for the wet morning.

There the diary entries by Bert end and the story is taken up by Mr. Senior.

When Bert was lying ill and we were casting roundfor the cause, it occurred to me to search for thisjournal, which I knew he had been keeping; in the hope that it might throw light on the matter... Thursday morning (September 4th) was grey and doubtful... I determined weshould try anexpedition saying (what is perfectly true) that getting wet in Lakeland signifies nothing, provided one walks oneself dry again.

During the fell walk that day Mr. Senior records that Bert was not feeling well At one point Bulmer asked him, "How is your indigestion?" Eating lunch 'Bert seemed

very uneasy, and stretched himself in two or three different positions seeking relief Eventually while Bulmer and Mr Senior went on to Sour Milk Ghyll Bert returned alone to Kirkhead and went to bed early.

So began the last scene of our holiday. I took up some weak tea and bread and butter but he scarcely touched it.

Later in the evening the doctor in Cockermouth was summoned by telegram

From this point onward, one begins to be uncertain as to times... After a period of silence, of much uneasy tossingand rearranging of pillows, Bert suddenly said, "Will you read the Bible to me?" At once I agreed, and asked if there was any particular part he would like. He chose the Book of Job; so I read thefirst three or four chapters, the story of personal suffering, and by the end he seemed to be asleep.

The doctor did not come: the wind had brought down the wires Mr Senior watched over Bert through the small hours.

Twice in the night I was by his side for some time: there came a sharp attack ofpain which drew from him the only words of the kind he ever said "/ can't stand any more of this", and then as he turned on his side — "Lord, help. "

The doctor eventually arrived on the Friday afternoon The diagnosis was appendicitis, and a surgeon was summoned from Carlisle. He and some of Bert's relations were expected toarrive by train on the following morning Mr Senior again took up his vigil for the night

Therewasthe ceaseless sound of thebeck below the house, andfar away in the woods a mournful cry (some otter, I suppose) which was in entire keeping with one'sfeelings. Huge shadows ofcloud andfell filled up the whole sky, and there was no light anywhere, except thefeeble ray in the room where life and death watched together at the bedside.

On the Saturday morning after his examination the specialist considered that there was littlehope. A telegram was sent to the Headmaster, Reverend E C Owen, in York, Mr. Senior continued his care.

/ went in again to sit with the boy... He seemed to be quieter than before, and he lay with his hands folded across his breast. Wewerealone, and I said to him, ''Youknow that we loveyou, and that God loves you far more'' — and he nodded and said 'Yes'. ''And that He will go with you through the dark valley. " Again he nodded and gave me an unmistakable 'Yes'. Sundaymorning broke in mist... I went up again to see Bert, for whatproved to be the last time. His mind was wandering a little. Had theArchbishop, he meant Mr. Owen, come?Would they operate ? Would he be able to play football again? Then he fell into a doze, and kept closing on mine, with each pulsation of the blood.

Another specialist, this time from Manchester, was called in by Mr Owen He decided as a last chance to operate Bert stood up well to the operation and regained consciousness, having taken the chloroform better than expected. Mr. Senior spent the afternoon by the beck 'principally in prayer for the sparing of the boy's life' But the optimism was unwarranted

In the twilight Mr. Kerr (one of Bert's uncles) calledMr. Owen and myselfaside, roundthe corner of the house, to the little wicket that leads to the woods behind, and there said (if I remember the words) ''Shallwecommend thedear boy during the passing of his spirit to the Saviour", and we uncovered our heads and he led us in prayer... I was despatched on I know not what errand to Kirkstile, and whenI returnedMr. Kerr met meand quiety said "All is over" — he died at half-past eight.

On Monday, the following day, the relatives made all the necessary arrangements. In the afternoon the Headmaster and Mr Senior took a boat and rowed across Crummock Water to see Scale Force

At five o'clock all met for tea, and all were cheerful. Therewas, I think, nothing incongrous in this. Certainly in his death there is nothing, save for our own sokes', to grieve over. The memory of his brightness, and his sunny smile, was so strong with me, that I decided not to visit his room again, lest anything might mar it. I should like to be perpetual.

The funeral was fixed for the next day, Tuesday, at the church nearby Mr Senior changed his mind about revisiting the bedroom

The bed which we had watched, as it seems so long, was dreadfully empty, and there on tressels was a plain coffin, with a simple inscription. This was the end of our holiday. It was incomprehensible... I met Mr. Owen, and we went together to the church... Thebell began to toll, and the congregation entered. We had the hymn "Thy way, not mind, O Lord' and then left the church for the graveside. The service wassoon over, being very simple. It was read by Mr. Owen.

Mr. Senior then made arrangements for his return to York

It was with strange reflections that one walked up and down theplatform at Penrith where, a week before, we three had met with such bright anticipations. I remember how well he looked, wearing the 2nd XI cap of which he was so proud, and carrying his camera. My train started as daylight wasfailing, and by9o 'clock it was running down the Yorkshire Dales in the darkness, putting all the Penninefells between Cumberland and me. One could not help a human shudder at the thought of thedistantgraveyardon itsfirstnight of coldness, darkness, loneliness.

R. N. Pittman

BACK-UP STAFF

TRAVEL

FRENCH EXCHANGE TO SELONGEY/BROCHON

October 1993

At around 11 p.m. on the 19th October forty pupils from St. Peter's, St. Olave's and The Mount, accompanied by Mr. Hodsdon, Mrs. Whiteley and Mrs. Drysdale set off for Dijon. The coachjourney was long, but we managed to entertain ourselves and to find plenty to do to occupy the time!

The first English/French meeting took place outside the lycee at Brochon where we dropped off those from the fifth and lower sixth forms (The boarding house of the lycee was the former chateau of the village and very much impressed those who spent two nights in it.) Then on to the College Champ-Lumiere in Selongey One by one we gingerly stepped off the coach to meet our correspondents — always an un-nerving experience, in spite of the fact that, for some of us, this was our second, or even third, visit

For the following week-and-a-half, most of our time was spent with our French families. Some struggled to make themselves understood, but, as the week went by, we all found, to our amazement, that this actually became easier.

Each one of us found that our time spent with our families was very different. Many people visited relatives,

some went ice-skating, swimming or bowling, others went to a confirmation class Most made shopping trips and some went to a local football match. One lucky person even went skiing for the weekend!

Various activities had been organised for all of us, including a morning in the School, where we accompanied our correspondents to lessons (lucky for us!), and an afternoon at a sports centre where we tried judo and handball —a first time experience for most of the Brits. The netball skills of the girls were sufficient to ensure victory intheir basketball matches!Therewas also adisco, very popular with the French although the English were not quite so keen to join in with the dancing — the St Olave's girls proving a notable exception. The main trip of the week came — a day in Paris We saw some of the most important sights of the city such as La Tour Eiffel. Those with the time and patience to wait in the queue to go to the top found it a wonderful experience We also saw the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Les Champs Elysees and L'Arc de Triomphe Our main visit was to the Cite des Sciences et de FIndustrie, a modern science museum well worth the visit if you are interested in science.

We had a couple more days with our families before our departure early on Thursday morning. We arrived back in York late that night, exhausted but content, wondering what our French friends would think of us when they returned our visit in five months time

FRENCH IN YORK

March 1994

The French arrived on Wednesday 23rd March at 4 p.m. and many were amazed to see Peterites and Olavites in uniform! Many visits were organised for the French. They went on an open top bus tour of the city, visited the Jorvik and Castle Museums and would have gone on a river trip had it not been in flood. They joined us in School on the Thursday morning and the lower sixth were surprised tolearn that their correspondents, like most French lyceens, had been on strike the previous week and had even demonstrated in the streets against a government proposal

Until the disco on Sunday evening (where the English danced more) parties and trips were organised by individual families and the whole group met again on Tuesday for a trip to Alton Towers. This was a trip enjoyed by everyone, by the end of which, even though we did not have as much time as planned because of traffic delays en-route, the French and English were getting on well together.

At departure on Thursday morning there were tears for some and joy from a few at the end of a very profitable and interesting exchange

Thanks to Mr. Hodsdon for organising the exchange and events in England and to Mr Kruszynski for organising the events in France.

Liz Stevenson

SKI REPORT

CHRISTMAS 1994-5

Travelling across England and France on New Year's Day may not be everyone's idea of fun, and indeed as we spent seven hours stranded at the bottom of a mountain road due to lack of snow chains 'fun' was not a word many Peterite's would have chosen to describe the situation! Nevertheless we arrived at our hotel for supper (at around midnight), grateful that we did not have to spend a second night in the rather unpleasant atmosphere of the coach, and were ready to start skiing the following morning

The snow was excellent, giving us doorstep skiing daily; the instructors were helpful, patient with our limited French and encouraging with our attempts to perfect(?) our skiing Having been taught how to ski correctly in the morning we spent the afternoons in groups exploring the resort at varying speeds, down a variety of slopes and through the occasional wood — intentionally or otherwise That this was not always done in style was evident from the comment of one instructor who was concerned that Moomin and Wes were ruining his reputation! The resort offered a wide variety of runs and we soon became familiar with the lift system which enabled us to reach the next two small villages Even though fairly low cloud resulted in lifts 'over to the other side' being closed there was plenty of variety in Vallandry, Arcs 1600 and 1800

Fortunately on the last day the weather enabled us to go to the other side of the mountain which afforded us magnificent views, and a glance at some black slopes which some viewed with positive relish and the less adventurous of us with a degree of awe. In spite of many spectacular (and some painful) falls there were no serious injuries, and mention must be made of the 'Beginners' (Claire, Emma and Ryan) who made remarkable progress and showed determination, spirit, and good humour even when faced with red mogely slopes on their third day of skiing (not one of Katy's better detours).

Many of the party spent an enjoyable half day having a snowboarding lesson: those who chose to retain their boards in the afternoon did on the whole regret it (the apres ski was very subdued that night), and the minislalom race on the penultimate day was keenly contested by all (except for Mrs W who was happy to save anyone else the indignity of coming last!)

The hotel was very comfortable. Unlike last year there was ample hot water, the rooms were more than adequate and in spite of the inevitable whinges from the Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud brigade the food was plentiful, varied and thoroughly enjoyed by those of us who expect to eat French food when we are holidaying in France! Courtesy of the Coach company (who did agree that they should have ensured that the snow chains actually fitted the coach when travelling to ski resorts), we enjoyed an evening at a local Creperie —owned by the father of one of our instructors

It was a good week Most people felt their skiing had improved; the general good humour, the excellent hotel and certainly good skiing conditions all contributed to a good start to the New Year!

S. M. Watkinson

Sunday

We left York in the morning and travelled all day, arriving at our hotel in Glyfada in the early hours of Monday morning Glyfada is a suburb of Athens, described in the brochure as a "coastal resort, conveniently situated for the airport'' Travel brochures can sometimes be misleading, so it was arelief to discover that Glyfada lived up to its description. We stayed at the Hotel London, which had itsown swimming pool and was near to the beach — a very good base for exploring Athens

Monday

Drama originated in Greece, and on this, the first full day of the trip, we had a drama of our own: Miranda's acute appendicitis urgently required an operation, which thankfully was carried out in a private clinic at me end of a day spent on a tour of Athens hospitals. Miranda coped very well with this ordeal Meanwhile the majority of the party went on a coach trip down the coast to Cape Sounion, to visit the temple of Poseidon, which stands majestically in amagnificent location overlooking the sea Lord Byron carved his name here on one of the columns, an act of self-indulgent vandalism which has unfortunately been copied by mindless morons through the ages To appreciate this magical place, one did not need to know the ins and outs of Greek architecture or religion: being there, taking in the views and the ambience, was enough. I am sure that many of the classical scholars among the party were reminded ofJohn Keats' poem: Onfirstlooking into Chapman's Homer:

"Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific — and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise — Silent, upon a peak in Darien."

I know I was. (Get on with the article —this sounds pretentious The Editor.)

Tuesday

More drama This time it was (mainly) comedy The morning started with the bus driver game. The rules were that we had to make it look as though we were genuinely trying to get ready to leave, while actually staging deliberate delays, to allow time for Debbie to get back from visiting Miranda in hospital We knew that if the driver realised that in fact we were waiting for someone, he would leave anyway This worked like a dream, until the driver became really angry, at which point we had to leave — at the exact moment Debbie arrived back at the hotel in a taxi, unseen by us! Our grumpy driver dropped us off in the centre of Athens for our visit to the Acropolis, after which we played the museum game The rules here are that you have to walk through the centre of Athens on a boiling hot day until you reach the national museum which is supposed tobeopen but is in fact about to shut in ten minutes' time; you then have to speak to a museum official without actually murdering him We managed it,just, but this was a frustrating afternoon and we were disappointed at the missed opportunity.

Wednesday

After an eventful final night in Glyfada, featuring one unscheduled arrival and one unscheduled departure, we boarded the coach for the transfer to our second resort Tolon, in the Peloponnese. The journey was broken up by abrief stop at the Corinth canal and visits to ancient Corinth and Mycenae. Corinth was an impressive sight, once inhabited by the dissolute bunch of Christians who received stern letters from St. Paul. Mycenae offers superb views in all directions, capturing the imagination with its massive walls (built by the Cyclopes, according to the ancient Greeks) and shaft-graves This is where the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the body of a king whose face was covered with a golden mask. That night he sent a telegram to the king of Greece with these words: "I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon." Schliemann may have got carried away with romantic, fanciful notions about the Trojan War, but there is no doubt that this is a place with an atmosphere which stirs the soul After a pleasant drive we arrived at Tolon in time for dinner, but first we had to play the hotel game. This is where the coach driver drops you off at the hotel you have been booked into, and drives away; you then discover that the hotel isdouble-booked and the other School party has arrived and checked in half-anhour ago. Here we go again, we thought. But in fact the problem was soon sorted out; we transferred to the excellent Hotel Elektra, and we had no further problems. Tolon is a delightful resort, small, self-contained and with none of the tacky touristic development that you find in some Greek resorts Judith summed it up well when she remarked that it was even better than Bridlington.

Thursday

This for me was the best day of the trip First we visited Epidavros, the most impressive ancient theatre in Greece Here again, the site more than lived up to expectations, proving the point that learning about such places in the classroom is no substitute for actually visiting them We were even entertained by impromptu performances from the various groups from various nations who had come to test the theatre's acoustics by performing their own particular party-piece Epidavros had a high "feelgood factor", and I think we would all have been happy to linger there a bit longer. But it was time for us to go onward to Nauplion, another charming resort, not far from Tolon itself. Time did not permit us to see the Venetian fort which overlooks the town, but it was a pleasant and relaxing place to potter around and explore Then we returned to Tolon for lunch and an afternoon on the beach.

Friday

This was the first schedule-free day, so we allowed ourselves the luxury of alie-in. We spenttheday enjoying the attractions of Tolon; the highlight of the day being a pedalo-race round a small island within easy reach of the beach The race started with all the smoothness and efficiency of last year's Grand National, and the staff team who had thoughtfully been allocated a dud boat — soon found themselves fighting a desperate rearguard action, while the team captained by Lucy Robertson surged into the lead Another boat, skippered by Richard Brown, shot off at a crazy angle. The closing stages of the race were also somewhat confused: the staff boat was boarded at one point, and we arrived back to find three teams claiming the trophy from the match referee, Ed Lindley Ed stood no nonsense, and awarded the prize to the only team who had not cheated or breached the rules of the competition The staff team were then thrown into the sea In short, a fun time was had by all I was surprised that none of the members of the party remarked upon the similarity between this epic struggle and the boat race described by Virgil in Book 3of the Aeneid: "Exspectata diesaderat..." (Cut this bit — he's off in his little classical helicopter again The Editor.).

Saturday

Olympia Birthplace of the Olympic games Another site to remind us of "the glory that was Greece, the grandeur that was Rome". It's difficult to convey in blackand-white the experience of visiting Olympia; in photographs it looks like a pile of rubble overgrown by grass and weeds I brought back a large picture of the Olympic stadium and proudly put it over the mantelpiece at home The first people who cameround after our return asked why there was a picture of a disused runway in the room I know what they meant, and yet as we walked through the tunnel into that arena, I felt a great sense of the past, of being somewhere where great things had happened I felt like Odysseus in the Underworld, meeting the souls of great heroes from the past... (two pages omitted here The Editor.)... The only drawback to this day was the amount of time spent on the coach; but we were back in Tolon in time for dinner and a visit to "the Gorilla" — the resort's hottest (only) nightspot. At one

point the staff were persuaded to strut their funky stuff I believe that's what the youngsters of today call it — on the dance floor Inexplicably, the place emptied in seconds. I can only assume that this was due to the quality of the music, which I personally regard as a ghastly noise

Sunday

Our last day (About time The Editor.). We decided to hire aboat for a barbecue on one of the nearby islands As fate would have it, the School party from South Wales who had also been spending a lot of time in the Gorilla had had the same idea, and were encamped on another island not far from ours This was the cue for a moving re-enactment of a famous Greek myth, namely the story of love-struck Leander, who swam across the Hellespont to be with his lover, Hero. Sadly, the amorous Celtic suitor who dared to make thejourney got short shrift from the object of his affections After the barbecue there was time for us to do some last minute shopping and send off all die postcards we had been meaning to send on the first day Then we had supper at the hotel before leaving for die airport, where we met up witii Miranda and her mum As we travelled through the night we all had time to reflect on die events of the week. It had been an enriching experience, educational in the fullest sense, and each of die thirty-five people who went on dietrip cameback with a fund of stories to tell We all learnt a lot, not only about Greek culture and history, but also about life.

D. S. Newman

1994 RUGBY TOUR TO EIRE

Writing a Rugby Tour report is always a little tricky Those on the tour know what happened, where it went on and to whom! However, much of the enjoyment of a trip like this is simply the atmosphere generated by a tour party and this cannot really be put into words Anyway here goes.

We set off for Dublin as term ended, all dressed in our tour coats (with thanks to Ron McBride and A T M.) After two hours, on what can only be described as a "ship out of hell", some members of the party got to the front of the queue for food (if you had wanted a drink as well you would have had to queue at the returning journey!!) Messrs Gibb and Stephen by now matched the colour of the tour coats and all the stock of Irish tourist board hats had been purchased for a "hat call" Arriving at La Touche Hotel in Greystones we were greeted by splendid hospitality in the form of Phil Mooney and his welcoming party We discussed at "length" the quality of the opposition whilst the local bar provided solace for the troops Up early for a good fried breakfast and off toplay Greystones R.F.C U 18Colts In a game in which every fit member of the party played we won 34-10 with Nick Walker showing a "surprising lack of pace" not to score. Rhys enjoyed his return to the back row, Mike Helme managed a full game for the first time inthe season, and all the L.6 players acquitted themselves well The afternoon was spent watching the cup final in which Greystones U 19 Colts won the county cup Back to La Touche for a splendid evening meal and time for cocktails before dinner Gordon and Ben Lumsdon established local friendships! With an early fried breakfast and an "intact" play we set off for Dublin Airport to pick up our "pro" Naithan McBride From here it was a gentle trip to Limerick. It was still raining so Mike Hunter was unavailable for training because of his suntan and "hamstring" problems. The rest ran a little and moaned a lot!!

Our next fixture was to be against Garyowen F.C. and we knew it would be difficult The hotel kindly gave us directions to an ideal training ground which prepared us well for what was to follow in the game!! The arrival of more rain dictated a move to a pitch away from the clubhouse In monsoon conditions we were very soon under pressure. Scott Bradley found running in ankle deep mud difficult and their ball retention proved very good!! At half-time we sent on Messrs Gibb arid McBride and explained that at the rucks the laws were not to be observed Our ball retention become excellent and we clawed our way back from 29-5 down to lose a thrilling match 29-22. Sadly, we lost Mike Helme to a recurrence of his knee problem and Nick Walker in the last thirty seconds of the game with a rib injury. Fortunately we had Mr Clark on the sideline willing to turn his Ferrari into an ambulance (many thanks for his efforts) As we took rather too much of the pitch back to the clubhouse in the bus Jim Bellis was left like the U.N in Bosnia sorting out our rather irate driver! A wonderful meal and several glasses of "black gold" and we were ready for off ''Sadly" the keys were in the bus and we were not!! This

gave us another two hours of psychopathic hospitality to be rescued in thenick of time with the return of our keys!! A rest day in Limerick followed — especially for Rob Pugh and Clark who missed both breakfast and our little run by the river Our quite revolting shirts were washed by the hotel and thebar never shut At this point the writer of the report "retired hurt" to England

From here the boys continued on a "day trip" to Cork to play Constitution Colts. Another thrilling game should have been won in the first-half but chances went missing and we went down 10-3 Injuries had taken their toll and Nick Middleton had to step into Nick and Tom's shoes at scrum-half Back to Dublin and a visit to a none too welcoming Royal Hotel in Bray. By now the old legs had but one game left and the desire to complete things on the right note was apparent. A training run and dip on the beach dressed for "Chariots of Fire" prepared the boys well Toby Cockcroft's concise and unprintable team talk helped his skipper to raise the lads for a final win of 48-5 against Barnhall Colts R.U.F.C This was our game and a fine way for those young men to sign off their rugby careers at St Peter's The ball was run from everyone with the result that spectacular tries were scored Finally a long night in the only open bar (Good Friday) sent the troops to bed ready for the early departure for England.

I must thank the boys for their effors on tour and for giving me some unforgettable moments over the year, especially Mr Lawrence and Bellis who ran the show after my departure. However, special thanks should also go to all those who helped raise money for this tour including Peter "Race Night" Simpson, Ron "Jackets" McBride and the Music Department's brass concert organised by C Blood and D Greeves

P. J. Stephen

UNDER 15 XV RUGBY TOUR OF SCOTLAND

Thursday February 10th, 1994

The tour party of twenty-four left School at about 4.30 p.m Those in the new minibus had a relatively comfortable if rather cramped journey, while those of us who had chosen the more spacious old bus donned extra layers to combat the effects of the cold air which seeped, no rushed, in through the gap in the back door The journey passed uneventfully and we arrived safely in Scotland. At the first pick-up point, for those who were not staying in theboarding house at Morrison's Academy, the Rolls Royce which was there to taketwo lucky people to their house for the night, caused something of a stir The other cars having been filled, we continued to the School, arriving at midnight Here, other people were collected by their hosts, and the lucky final few were taken to sample the joys of life in a Scottish boarding house, after being told to meet promptly at 9.00 a.m. the next day for a training session

Friday 11th

As instructed, we were there on time, full of porridge As you would expect there were some late arrivals —Mr. Harvey and Mr Shread setting an example to all! (However, in their defence I must say they were only forty minutes late.) We were joined by Mr Bellis and went down to the pitch for a training session. We jogged out in our new training tops looking the part Mr Bellis then gave us the first lesson on how to make yourself popular by making us do the infamous "falling on the ball" exercise — also known as "the fastest way to cover your brand new training top in mud" After a quick shower and change (except for Lee, in whose vocabulary the word "quick" or anything remotely related to it, does not exist), we climbed into our luxurious transport and headed for the Glenturret Distillery After a tour and a taste of their famous malt whisky (strictly for over 18's of course) we visited the shop. Failing the straight line test, Mr. Harvey, clutching his purchases, climbed onto his booster cushion and drove the nervous pupils in his bus back to the School for lunch, amid impressions full of the Scottish accent of the women who gave the tour. Withjust over half an hour until the match, lunch was alittle morethan a snack before we returned to the pitch to prepare It turned out to be the closest game on the tour, but we left Crieff victorious and headed for Edinburgh We arrived at our luxury accommodation (in the form of Belford Youth Hostel) and made ourselves at home in our "hives"

Our first taste of the Scottish night life was in Queensferry, overlooking the Forth Bridges, which unfortunately, were not lit Here everyone sampled Haggis; I am not entirely sure where the teachers disappeared to? After this culinary delight it was back to the youth hostel via Princes Street and Calton Hill Inside the hostel we were exceptionally quiet, carefully observing the hostel's rule of no noise upstairs after 10 p.m.!

Saturday 12th

The match on Saturday morning was against Musselburgh Grammar It was bitterly cold and the changing facilities were somewhat on the "wee" side. But we battled on against the weather and some interesting interpretations of the rules during the match by the referee, and left Musselburgh with another victory under our belts and warmed by some hot mutton pies, courtesy of the Musselburgh Rugby Football Club We drove back into the centre of Edinburgh to be let loose on Princes Street for an hour, before gracing the local derby between Heriots FP and Edinburgh Academicals with our presence The game was hard fought but the apparent strategy of both sides that "if the kicker looks like Jon Callard he must be good" didn't quite work out, and a vast number of scoring chances went a begging — not the example they were supposed to be setting us, but at least Mr. Bellis's team "C'mon The Accies" ran out winners Then it was back to the hostel to smarten up for our evening fixture against Ike's Pizza Emporium We must have been clear favourites to win and rightly so, for all the pizza and anything edible was demolished as soon as it arrived at our table This was followed by a cheery guided tour of the Royal Mile and an introduction to the bizarre tradition associated with the heart of Midlothian The long journey up had started to catch up with us and it did not take long to get to sleep that night

Sunday 13th

In the morning there were one or two aching bodies described by some expressive similes After leaving the hostel slightly behind schedule, we headed for the pitches of Edinburgh Academy for a short practise session for the final game We had half an hour in which to prepare for the match on which our hopes of completing our own Grand Slam rested It proved to be enough, and we were very proud to be capping the tour off in style, enabled by the excellent refereeing we were able to play running rugby unhindered by those incessant Scottish offsides that Mr Bellis was always complaining of The result represented the highly successful tour as a whole. The 27-12 score line could have been more heavily weighted in our favour, but the score was far less important than the outcome. We were in high spirits when we went to the Commonwealth Swimming Pool afterwards — but the local Scots did not seem to appreciate our rendition of "Swing low, Sweet chariot" on the way down the flume, especially after the result of the Calcutta Cup the previous weekend

Back at School a few days later, watching the video exposed some of our weaknesses (and Mr Harvey's — holding a video camera) but could not dampen the feeling of achievement which the tour had produced It had been both successful and enjoyable and our thanks go to everyone who made it possible, but in particular to Mr. Bellis

David Hancock

CHAMBER CHOIR VISIT TO SOUTHERN SPAIN AND GIBRALTAR

The train was late leaving York We had to change at Manchester Piccadilly for the airport, the plane was delayed by two hours — was it going to be this sort of holiday? Fortunately no. Travelling through the night we arrived at Malaga in the early hours and travelled south to Los Alamos, a villa complex about fives miles from Algeciras

On the first day, a rest day, much use was made of the swimming pool and again on the second day before we travelled by taxis to Los Barrios for a concert organised by the local police in the new bandstand in the town square The concert was amplified around the square to a sizeable crowd and the local television filmed the concert The reception aftewards in some very old buildings was very welcome and the inner courtyards of these buildings were beautiful.

The next day, Sunday, saw us all travelling to Punta de Tarifa beach on the most southerly point in Europe and a centre for wind surfing It was a special day with soft sand and a fresh, warm sea. The local hotel gave us a free meal and drinks for singing to the customers which was a real bonus — we arranged to come back on the following Wednesday!

That night at Los Alamos we gave a concert in the area in froat of the restaurant with an audience made up of Spanish, British and Scandinavians "Jubilate" by

Lassus made a good fanfare-like start and pieces like "Stand by me" and Beatles numbers went down well Alex Martin's violin solo — Elgar's "Salut d'amour" was especially well received

After a relaxing morning we set off, on Monday, for Gibraltar by local bus. The Spaniards show their unhappiness with British control of Gibraltar by delaying cars and buses at the border — we walked across the border and runway — the party being temporarily divided by a plane taking off!

The tour around Gibraltar by air-conditioned bus was most enjoyable and avisit to the famous caves fascinating We, of course, saw (and fed) the Barbary apes although many of them looked as though they might have trouble eating much more!

My own impression of Gibraltar was that it had probably seen better days. Many of the properties belonging to the services were closed and boarded up and the town was busy but inplaces a little run down although there was some evidence of Scandinavian investment.

Our concert in the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity went very well with excellent acoustics and the audience was most appreciative. Dominic Greeves' opening trumpet piece "The Prince of Denmark's March" sounded majestic in the rich acoustic and Mark Airworthy's horn soloby Alan Abbot was richly sonorous

The Rockin' Hairdressers, as always, were on excellent form. Ireland's "The Hills" and Parry's "My Soul, there is a country" were among the high points of the choir's singing. Unfortunately, the publicity for our Gibraltar concerts was a little inadequate but the settings were lovely

After the concert we all went to a Pizza Hut for a hugely enjoyable meal finishing with the Rockin' Hairdressers singing to the whole catering staff!

Tuesday was a very busy day — perhaps too busy At lunchtime we sang at Sotogrande International School to an audience covering a very wide age span Oliver Button played amovement of the Saint Saens Oboe Sonata beautifully as did Cherry Alton in Debussy's 'Syrinx'

The Choir's singing of "Fiddler Man" was as lively as ever We then headed north to the city of Ronda high in the hills The hair pen bends were very numerous but, eventually, we arrived at this characterful centre We all visited the oldest bullring in Spain and its museum; it was a most atmospheric stadium — it seemed a pity it was used for such a violent 'sport' We all saw the precipice on which the city is situated and visited the spot where five hundred Franco supporters were thrown off a cliff top by the republicans — within living memory of the residents. The drive back on the 'old' road passing several hilltop villages with houses perilously clinging to the rocks it was a memorable day concluding with an authentic Paella cooked at our villa bar.

While the rest of the party had a restful day at Punta de Tarifa beach again, a couple of us did a live interview on local Spanish television spreading the name of St. Peter's School, with Daniel Perry acting as interpreter We alljoined together in the evening for another concert in Gibraltar, this time in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, again with a resonant acoustic

"The Mermaid" with its chorus of "Rule Britannia" was especially asked for reminding us that Gibraltar is more British than Britain! Jeffrey Gray's accompaniments were as sure as ever and his social contributions throughout the tour will be missed next year Our meal back at the villa started at 11.30 p.m.! — late nights with morning lie-ins had become the order of the day and so on Thursday, our last day in Spain, waking every one up at 7.45 a.m seemed really cruel but we were all off by 8.45 a.m to Jerez de la Frontera, the centre of sherrymaking in Spain We visited Williams and Humberts, the makers of Dry Sack sherry, and tasted samples of their range with many bottles bought as presents, then off to the dancing horses — a beautiful stadium with many elaborate formation displays demonstrating a high level of horsemanship and also one display where horses were 'encouraged' tojump in the air kicking both back and front feet outward. It looked uncomfortable but apparently horses enjoy performing — whether they were given much choice I'm not sure

On the way back we visited Medina Sidonia, a village set on a hill with the church at the very top After a meal, whose menu was chosen after various animal noises had been exchanged, we climbed the church's tower and were

rewarded with a spectacular view The church itself had a magnificent reredos behind the altar with a pair of metal bull horns given centre place After a short time to finish packing and clearing up we were off to Tivoli World, a theme park, where in exchange for a concert we were given free admission and a meal. The 'House of Terror' lived up to its name with one of the party crying as she emerged! We all had a great time trying most of die rides before we headed for the airport and home in a fairly shattered state, having lost anouier night's sleep. Another good tour over, a more relaxed tour in many ways with many memories to savour — the pool, the beach, Gibraltar, Ronda and Jerez, was much in a week Very special thanks to Mrs. Nina Perry who did so much to mastermind the tour arrangements; to Jeffrey Gray and my wife Jane who helped so much and to all the pupils who were such an excellent group to share a holiday with

SPORT

RUGBY

1st XV

With many old Colours returning we knew that we had a good and experienced side. The main question was whether v/e could continue the improvements of the previous years The boys worked very hard, played some outstanding rugby and yet the big ones got away However, we were fully competitive in all games and never accepted defeat until the final whistle — highlighted by coming back from 29-5 down to lose 29-22 vs Garyowen Colts and 23-3 down to lose 23-18 vs Selborne College. The tremendous spirit in the side was complemented by fearless tackling. Ben Councell at open side, Naithan McBride and Nick Middleton in the centre provided an exceptional midfield defence Cover tackles in desperate situations came in from every member of the team and gave us the confidence to run all the ball we retained

The front row of Richard Brown, Rhys Silverwood and Robert Pugh gave us good stability and never faltered Sadly Rhys' cartilage injury put him out for our final matches and cost him dear in the Yorkshire Trials With Mike Hunter's head (and suntan) taking a battering the "engine room" was occupied by Mike, Dominic and Robert during the season. All played well and by the end of the season had become formidable in the loose and lineout as well as looking a fine scrummage Mike consolidated his progress with selection for the Yorkshire U.18squad. The back row remained unchanged with the three "Beas" all producing the goods throughout the season, both defensively and also in attack Once the pack secured fast rucked ball we looked a very good side

All the fine back play during the season was due to the commitment of the forwards in retaining possession and "recycling" it immediately As vice-captain and scrum-half Nick Walker had an excellent season marred by injury He showed tremendous pace on the break and directed his troops with fire. At fly-half Matthew Dodgson grew in confidence and showed a good tactical brain, knowing when to kick and when to get his backs moving he should be congratulated on being appointed captain for next season Naithan and Nick had a quite splendid season showing tremendous defence and a real cutting edge in attack. On the wings Scott Bradley started the season with a flourish on hard pitches until Magnus Inness located his final 1st XV position (having played in six) By the end of the season he was most accomplished and certainly had his finest game in an excellent performance against Selborne College inhisfinalmatch Gordon Gibb, who captained the side excellently off the field and led with passion on it, scored and set up some thrilling tries Despite his long standing ankle injury Toby Cockcroft had a very good season at full-back, always safe under the

high ball, strong in the tackle and positive in attack I hope that the players who represented St. Peter's 1st XV, many for over two years, enjoyed the experience I have been with this U.6 group for four years at U.14and than Game I level They have given me and those who watched them a feel for how Schoolboy rugby should be played. They wanted desperately to win but this did not compromise their desire to be fluent, imaginative and quick. With most of the boys already playing for clubs I hope this enjoyment of Rugby Football continues Thanks must go to York R.U.F.C and Harrogate R.U.F.C for their help and interest with the boys and in giving three the chance of 1st team rugby with Naithan McBride and Mike Hunter playing for York and Gordon Gibb for Harrogate I thank all the parents and colleagues who have come to support and hope that they carry as many happy memories of this season as I do, and forget the disappointments.

Sadly this year we lose Mr G Lawrence as he moves on to a Head of Department's job. The rugby has lost a fine coach and I will miss a most supportive friend Thanks also go to Mr. D. Morris for running the 2nd XV and Mr D Watkinson for looking after the 3rd XV However, the final note should be left to our performance at the Ampleforth 7's where we lost to Ampleforth in the final, having already beaten them to get there. To be so close was a great disappointment but the fact that they then reached the final of the Open 7's at Rosslyn Park put the whole season into its true perspective I sign off with real thanks to Gordon and Nick for all their help and support this year

P. J. Stephen

The following players represented the 1st XV: R. Brown*, R. Silverwood*, R. Pugh*, D. Greeves*, M Hunter*, R Clark, B Lumsdon*, B Councellt*, B. Oakley*, N. Walker*, M. Dodgson*, N. McBride*, N Middleton*, S P Bradley, M Inness*, G Gibbt*, T. Cockcroft, L. O'Keefe, D. Todd, N. Strong, D. Batty, J Scott, D Perry, J Brooke, J Duggin

t = Cap

* = Colours

Morris/McGrath Cup — R Pugh

Played: 17 Won: 8 Lost: 8 Drawn: 1

Results:

Retiring Captain's Leeds G.S

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Bradford Grammar School

Greystones R.F.C U.18 Colts

Garyowen R.F.C U.19 Colts

Cork Constitution R.F.C U.19 Colts

Barnhall R.F.C. Colts

U.17 XV v Army Apprentices — Won

U.16 7's — Winners of Ripon Roses Plate Competition. U.18 7's — Losing finalists at Ampleforth 7's

2nd XV

This was the most successful 2nd XV for some time, and fine performances against Pocklington School and Bradford G.S were of particular credit to them Although we suffered from our fair share of injuries and temporary promotions to the 1stXV, the nucleus of the side remained unchanged for much of the season and we were able to develop an effective and entertaining pattern of play. The forwards concentrated on winning quick ball and the backs used simple but well honed handling skills, which led to crushing victories over our weaker opponents Of the game lost, only Ampleforth outplayed us in all departments although our cause was not helped by the injury to three players during the encounter I would like to thank the players for an enjoyable season. They are to be commended for their uncompromising tackling and good sportsmanship; qualities, I am proud to say, that are trademarks of St Peter's rugby As expectations continue to rise, I hope that standards set can be built upon next year

The following players represented the 2nd XV:

Alexander G B C, Archer T J., Barefoot N J

Batty P T., Bradley M S., Bradley S P

Brooke J P A., Catling M J., Clark R H.*

Clayton E J., Croft B V., Duggin J. A. M., Forde J. B.

Fotherby A. W., Helme M. D.

Dowds M T H.*, Forshaw N. , Hiles J. J. M.

Inness M W J., Leadbeater I A., Mortimer J A L., Noble J

Marlow O W R M., O'Keefe L Readman J E.*

Perry D L L., Ravailhe P., Rigby A F., Rivis S J., Scott J L., Strong N W W.*

Todd D. R., Whalley S. H., Williams G. A.

* = Colours

Results:

Yarm School 1st XV

Leeds G.S

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Harrogate G.S.

Bradford G.S

3rd XV and U.16 XV

The fixture list this season became divided between our 3rd XV and our U 16 Colts, and on several occasions St Peter's fielded both teams simultaneously when we could find opposition able to accommodate this. The record book will show a season where the 3rd XV won many more matches than it lost, and the U.16 Colts won some matches comfortably but lost all of thetighter games

The 3rd XV, as tradition would expect, was represented by many willing and enthusiastic boys, but the quality of the rugby was really very pleasing Their spirit, in an age where they see the national and top-class sides becoming professional, intense and sour, was a credit to themselves (and I believe also St Peter's rugby) Quite a number of boys, who would never have received coaching in their sixth form years without the game one coaching strategy brought in by Mr. P. Stephen, became players who were complimented by a number of knowledgeable onlookers during the season The 3rd XV went through a purple patch mid-season, under the guidance of Mr J Hutt, who gave the team much help

The U.16 Colts, "helped" by myself, fared rather worse (I think there is a message in there somewhere!) The squad undoubtedly contains some talented individuals, and there were several creditable team performances. Yet, where the 3rd XV played for each other, the commonest complaint from the U 16's was that one or other of their 'stars' was missing, playing up for the 2nd XV Nonetheless, I think that the majority of the rugby they played was enjoyed by them in some form, and I am certain that this side will provide many fine 1st XV and 2nd XV players next season. Many thanks are due to Mr. D Watkinson, who supervised the teams each Saturday, and gave valuable feedback on their progress

Finally, I must mention the U.16 seven-a-side squad who competed in the Ripon and Pocklington Sevens The day at Ripon was marvellous: it showed why rugby is still, despite the new laws, the outstanding physical contact game for men. The side produced some great rugby, some poor rugby, lost to a side they ought to have defeated, then picked themselves up to win the Plate Competition In their attitude and their demeanour, theboys carried the name of St Peter's proudly Mr S Harvey, who has discovered rugby to be as good a game as we all used to tell him it was, gave his infectious enthusiasm to the same squad who travelled to Pocklington a fortnight later.

Home Won 65—5 Away Lost 0—19 Away Lost 0—38

Ampleforth College Away Cancelled Home Cancelled Home Won 21-17

To sum up: the many representatives for the 3rd XV and U.16 Colts have each contributed something valuable, and I hope each learned something valuable, in another season of rugby football.

G. Lawrence

Played: 18 Won: 14 Lost: 4 Drawn: 0

"England search for attacking full-back, fifteen man game and resurgence of captain." This was the Sunday Telegraph headline on May 15th 1994 as the tour of South Africa began The outcome will be awaited with hope but one team which England could do well to mimic in those areas was this "A" team

The portents from 1992-3 U 14's were not good — stories of soft tackling and a clear lack of bulk relative toopposition sides had filtered through to their new coach Consequently the prototype side that emerged from the trial match was unashamedly changed from the previous season However, from that trial onwards there was a feeling of optimism amongst the "management". A new back line and full-back offered pace and tackling resolve whilst the inclusion of Barlow, initially in the front row, added experience, bulk and strength to the pack

The first game, a narrowly scraped victory over King's Pontefract was agame of individual performances which was won by the sheer cussed determination and strong running of Wheatley One thing was clear, we were far too nice to the opposition; we had to stop standing off and letting them play I have often said that the Leeds fixture is far, far, too early in the season for us to play a School of that size It is simply an exercise in damage limitation Again we suffered what can only be described as a battering from some far bigger boys, which delayed the development of the side for two or three games as a number of the key players were forced to carry injuries into the following fixtures On the other hand, the experience forced important positional and selection changes that certainly were at the centre of the ensuing seasons success Little did thecoach realisewhat pleasures were in store after suffering that biggest defeat, the only fixture in which we failed to score

There followed a period of retrenchment "back to basics" Passing, rucking and tackling were the order of theday during practice. Thebenefits were soon tobe seen; the first turn around of the previous season followed at Silcoates, refereed by the home team's Headmaster no less!! In this game Vowles, persistently disenchanted by his transformation from the back row to the "Jessies", showed his promise with the first of twohat-tricks, which would eventually contribute to his tally of sixteen tries and the top scorer tag.

Barnard Castle were next and the boys were now enjoying victory and confidence borne on forward domination The game was characterised by powerful forward play combined with dynamic handling by the same forwards; at one point a churning rucking and tight passing movement carried the ball and the opposition from our twenty-two yard line to the Barnard Castle twentytwo without interruption Not one maul — wonderful

The maul and Hymers brought us back to earth with a bump. Though that game was eminently winnable the psychology was against us and we dithered our way to a deficit which should never have occurred. Rarely does one have the chance to beat Hymers and we psyched

ourselves out of it despite two fine running tries late in the game from Wheatley and the superbly intrusive Kershaw. The experience served only to convince the coach of how negative the maul is at School boy level

The daunting prospect after this experience was the visit of Ampleforth who had inflicted a 41-0 defeat the previous year "O ye of little faith", their strong and clearly confident pack appeared very threatening, but no scores came until late in the first-half when Vowles crossed for a try Two more scores followed and the unheard of was on the cards With a 15-0lead the visitors kicked a penalty that dropped short, cleanly caught by a member of thepack who should remain nameless. He then proceeded to carry the ball back into his own in-goal area and get dumped by what appeared at the time to be all eight of the Ampleforth pack A converted try resulted from the ensuing scrum, but ten points worth of heroics were still to follow from the sublime Kershaw coming in to the line! The result: a five tries to one defeat of our traditionally strongest opposition. The side were only to taste defeat in the dithering and disjointed injury ridden games against Pontefract and Yarm after Christmas During the subsequent matches many players developed to a most encouraging level

Daughtrey won the return match with Ashville singlehanded, whilst consistently dominating any phase of play that he was involved in Indeed the back row of Daughtrey, Barlow and Best were outstanding, providing the impetus and control for the swift handling backs to thrive. Hancock was increasingly excellent; no he is not the swiftest scrum-half but his tactical awareness, high kicking and driving of his pack were of a very high order O'Keefe was the captain in every way, he trained excellently and played tremendously, defying his stature His pressure kicking in the immensely tense win over the strong Woodhouse Grove pack was testament to his quality as a footballer and Rastall was another player whose contribution belied his diminutive stature. Throwing in at the line-out, hooking when squeezed by some big props and invariably being the first there at the breakdown to secure the50/50 ball Theteam would have been much the poorer without him Asgha and Anderson were the powerful components in the scrum; in later games the pack became particularly dominant in the tight and its success in denying oppositions clean ball and time was largely due to their efforts It is a testament to their work that they were rarely noticed in the field as they were always in the thick of the action. Lee Taylor came in very much as a second-string player and soon secured his place in the second row through his increasingly successful line jumping After the lugubrious but hard-working Clark departed for the Physios' bench, Tetlow came in on the tight head and made the position his own, smiling as he ground away at his unfortunate opposite numbers

As already noted the backs scored forty-seven tries, sixteen by Vowles on the wing, whose powerful running and strong tackling made him a man of the future That Kaberry scored only five tries on the other wing is a function of the play going left Price and Wheatley were easily manufactured into the Horan and Little that we hoped for Watertight midfield offensive defense

combined with confident hands and adaunting competitive edge characterised their play Then there was Kershaw, the classiest full-back on the circuit, selected to play in the Yorkshire U 15 side after only one trial He suffered a severe double fracture in his lower leg whilst skiing Whilst in the side he gave the team great confidence through his attacking pace and obstinate tackling His departure left the side alittle wobbly andthat circumstance certainly contributed to the lamentable performance away at Pontefract after Christmas when the home side played Ireland to our soppy, wobbly, panicky England!! Intermittently Duncan, Hullis, Yeomans and Goodrick joined the side and made contributions that were most positive and justified the policy of running the "A" and "B" teams together as a group. It is no surprise that the "Bs" completed a most impressive unbeaten season (Yeomans would take the most improved player award by some distance.)

In summary, a fine season — nine of the previous seasons results were turned around Many players began to play rugby like young men and the season was capped by a most enjoyable and unbeaten Scottish Tour The boys themselves were the most enjoyable group that it has been my pleasure to coach — committed, capable, cheerful, funny and good company

To the parents — an equally committed gang of friends who followed usto Perthshire and assisted on the touchline thank you. A particular note of thanks should also go to Mr Wheatley whose medical advice and assistance were invaluable. To R. G. S., C. B. and S. C. H. for putting up with Mr Obsessive, many thanks How many mice did that cat catch?

J. P. Bellis

The following represented the U.15 'A' XV: P. N. Anderson, M. J. Asgha, P. F. Barlow, T. T. Best, N A Clark, A J Daughtrey, D J Hancock, W. M. Kaberry, S. O'Keefe, J. E. F. Price, R. O. Rastall, L T Taylor, P D Tetlow, M P Vowles, S R Wheatley, J M R Yeomans

Also played:

C. D. Bradley, B. R. Burton, R. J. S. Collier, E C H Duncan, S P Goodrick, K Hullis, S J Leveson, S A Toms, C Ward

Results:

King's Pontefract

Leeds G.S

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth Worksop

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville

Woodhouse Grove

Scarborough

Ashville

King's Pontefract

Yarm

Rishworth

Harrogate G.S.

Morrisons

Musselburgh

Edinburgh Academy

U.15 'B' XV

Played: 11 Won: 11 For: 388 Against: 28

A truly magnificent season in which the squad achieved a 100% record, which has at least in recent times been unmatched Success was built on the hard work of the pack, which was at its best in the loose either knocking down opponents before they had crossed the gain line or setting up quick ruck ball to continue yet another attack. Although small in stature the likes of Chris Ward, Tom Holmes, Paul Tetlow, Matthew Evans and Edward Duncan all contributed to winning parity during the set scrum Both Daniel Curley and Kirk Hullis were simply immense with their dominance of the line-out The back row unit of Ben Burton, Richard Collier and Robert Drever-Smith were quite outstanding in the loose play. Behind the scrum, the team was set a captain's example by Simon Goodrick who was fearless in his scrum-half sduties James Yeomans wasa key playmaker at fly-half, who while not always communicating his next move to fellow backs proved more of a handful for the opposition. His eye for an incisive break and his fast, elusive running often took him todie try line In the backs, no-one was hiding, no hint of passing on responsibility with a fierce-tackling midfield inspired by the diminutive but fearless George Gagg Russell Farrar provided a deceptive turn of pace at outside centre On the wings both Chris Bradley and Steven Toms were fine finishers; their strength and determination often took opponents over the line witii them while scoring numerous tries for the team John Kilner was not often called into action but when required to stop the opposition he was courageous in his one-to-one tackling; few players got the better of him

Without a strong committed squad a lot of these fine results would not have been possible: the contributions of Matthew Crowther, Simon Fishley, Simon Leveson, Oliver Morton and Alex Stevenson deserve credit. Finally, many thanks to Mr James Bellis who laid the foundations for thedynamic forward play and to the many parents who supported both the staff and team so well throughout the season

The following represented the U.15 'B' XV: Christopher Bradley, Benjamin Burton, Richard Collier, Matthew Crowther, Daniel Curley, Robert Drever-Smith, Edward Duncan, Matthew Evans, Russell Farrar, Simon Fishley, George Gagg, Andrew Gisbourne, Simon Goodrick (captain), Thomas Holmes, Kirk Hullis, John

Kilner, Simon Leveson, Oliver Morton, Alexander Stevenson, Paul Tetlow, Steven Toms, Christopher Ward and James Yeomans

Results:

Leeds Grammar School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Ashville College

Richmond School

Joseph Rowntree School

U.14 A XV

As the results show, the season was quite a success but what was most pleasing was the way the rugby developed; units began to play together and have a common aim — to handle the ball rather than kick it, and to back up one another to keep the ball 'in play'. There were some low points and that dreaded fear of leg-tackling took its toll, at times, but once players began to help one another and notjust rely on individuals doing all the work, what might have been close games became secure wins

The season began against King's School with Daniel Jackson and James Dougherty scoring a brace of tries, each ensuring we won what was otherwise a close game Against Leeds Grammar in the next game a complete lack of tackling along with some very large opposition made the game one-sided —but only for the first-half as only one converted try to our penalty was scored in the secondhalf. Stung by this defeat and perhaps the general discussion at the following training days, a good win against Silcoates was recorded next, with Nicholas Lally scoring three of the nine tries It wasJames Hockin's turn with apair of tries inthe next match against Barnard Castle a win which began to show the valve of running and handling, getting the ball to our wings, quickly, where our strength lay We were brought back down to earth sharply over the next two games against Hymers and Ampleforth when heavy defeats were recorded and the non-tackling disease re-emerged

After half-term, wins against Millthorpe and Worksop showed good team performances, backs gaining second and third phase possession from unselfish forwards to put the points on the board but against Pocklington and particularly Durham, confidence lacked and tackling faltered, which carried through to the Ashville game next We reversed the trend beating Woodhouse Grove with performances of note coming from Christopher Ellerbeck and James Miers The last game of the term played in the most atrocious conditions at Scarborough saw perhaps the best display of the season when, despite wind and rain, strong running and hard tackling — particularly in the centre with Andrew Kemp — saw us through to an excellent score despite the weather

We began the Easter Term with a return match against Ashville A well aimed kick by Nicholas Kay ensured an early try for the side's top scorer Hockin, settling the team down. Committed play by scrum-half Stewart Smith and hooker Edward Brooke ensured agood team performance. Another return match, this time against King's School, saw a solid foundation provided by props Christopher Carter and Timothy Taylor They ensured a tight game became a winning game as small fields and big players make a reliance on your tight forwards all the more obvious. This was borne out in the next game against Yarm in a very high wind that saw scrums, rucks and mauls the hallmark of the game Determined running by second rows Simon Carr and William Vokes-Dudgeon (who scored the second try of nine) and excellent backingup by the whole back row of Daniel Jackson, James Miers and Ian Ray ensured a handsome amount of ball for the backs to score with. The style of rugby was repeated in the last two games — more unqualified successes to round off a very pleasing season that shows a great deal of promise for the future

/ A. Owen-Barnett

Results:

King's School

Leeds Grammar

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

U.14 'B' XV

Played: 11 Won: 3 Drawn: 0 Lost: 8

For: 142 Against: 392

After five matches this side had already conceded 265 points and scored a mere twenty. Yet it was a credit to the character of its members that each week they turned out to battle in spite of the indignities they had endured Their difficulties were twofold Firstly, their lack of physical presence, and secondly, their unwillingness to tackle. For sadly, despite even the Chaplain's efforts, this side authorised only the newcomers to rugby plus one or two other willing helpers to do the tackling Duff, Rees, Milne and Steward were the main stalwarts of the front row, the latter, regrettably, always only teetering on the brink of a more regular place But as a unit they learned to work well together and

demonstrated increasing skills and mobility as the season continued. In the second row a place was quickly found for one of the great finds of the year: Peter Freeman was aggressive, a good ball handler and enjoyed tackling anyone —especially Mr Harvey! Support for Freeman came largely from either Delaney or Llewellyn, who both have promise for the future once they start to fill out and the non-stick coating wears off Sigsworth, Rusling, Richardson and Mitchell shared the back row slots All need to increase their pace and the first three mentioned need to pick up a few tips on tackling from Robertson and especially Mitchell — another newcomer

At scrum-half Andrew Norman captained the side efficiently, albeit rather quietly, and learned to vary his game sufficiently to keep later opponents back-pedalling

Two very different players filled the stand-off position Newton was the safer but more predictable of the two Freak, top scorer with seven tries and five conversions, was by far the quicker and more adventurous, scoring some highly spectacular individual tries, and showing remarkable maturity in his half-time team-talks Baxter and another newcomer, Bray, were the regular centres, who came together too late to bond more effectively, but worked well together with the ball in hand and in narrowing down their opponents' options Wing positions were regularly filled by Whitcher and Vickers: the former surely the unluckiest winger with not a single try to his credit despite many valiant attempts The latter particularly enjoyed the second half of the season running in six tries with his blistering pace. Full-back Temple improved in stature with every game, and provided he could get to the right place at the right time was able to put in some tremendous try-saving tackles Thanks to Bastawrous, Corney and Lilleyman for their contributions at the start of the season

It was by no means amemorable season, but one game sticks in my memory as the one which shows why these boys should continue to play rugby together next season and beyond. In their final game against Ashville they put together handling moves and showed off the unit skills they had learned throughout the season, but not previously had the chance to put into practice in a match situation They put together seven tries that day, all the result of a tremendous team effort Hopefully, six inches of mud is not the prerequisite of similar performances in the future.

Finally, many thanks to Steven Harvey for his interest, help and enthusiasm

M. J. Grant

HOCKEY

With Trial Exams and the shortness of the Easter Term the hockey season has become rather a mad dash Soon after the first practices the matches start in earnest and carry on right to the end of term, as much as the spring weather allows. For that reason all teams improve as the season progresses but competition is not always the best method of coaching.

The First Eleven began by losing twodifficult matches but as they gained experience as individuals and learnt

to play as a team their hockey and their results improved. Against some very strong clubs and touring sides, towards the close of the season, they played some excellent hockey They were ably led by Anthony Baines who brought care and thoughtfulness to thejob of captain; he always led very much by example

The Second Eleven had a very good season but unfortunately a number of matches had to be cancelled because of the weather The balance of the side was agood mix of experience and youth

The Colts squad were an excellent group and worked very much together Their results reflected their hard work and positive attitude The experience they gained will be invaluable as they move into the senior sides

My thanks to all my colleagues for their cheerful and willing hard work

R. H. Hubbard

The following players represented the First Eleven: T J Archer, A S Baines*, M S Bradley*, S P Bradley*, M C Dodgson*, J S Dunn*, O Erkut, N. Forshaw*, N. J. Hales, A. G. R. Martin*, P. C. Taylor*, D. R. Todd*, N. A. Walker*, N. J. Winram*.

* Colours

The following players represented the Second Eleven: T J Archer, M J Catling, M T Dowds, O Erkut, N. J. Hales, T. J. Hamer, J. J. M. Hiles, D. R. Leveson, D. R. Martin, A. Mosby, J. M. Noble, N. J. Ogden, J. L. Scott, G. A. Williams.

The following players represented the Colts Eleven: M Airworthy, T D M Bilton, P J Calvert, J. P. Curley, H. M. Donaldson, E. G. Drysdale, B J Fry, J W J Hutt, A L T Kay, S J Lofthouse, I Mukerjee, D Powell, J F Reeves, J E Reynolds, N. D. Riggall, H. G. M. Sedgwick, M. J. Shepherd, A J Sweet, K H Tang

Caps were awarded to A. S. Baines and P. C. lay lor. The Burn Trophy was awarded to N A Walker The Stick was awarded to A S Baines

Results — First Eleven:

Barnard Castle School

Worksop College

Ashville College

Hall Cross School

Wellington School

Pocklington School

Yarm School

Pandas H.C

Retiring Captain's XI

Wellensyans H.C.

Selborne College

President's XI

Second Eleven: Barnard Castle School

Worksop College

Hall Cross School

Ampleforth College

Bootham School

Pocklington School

Colt's Eleven:

Worksop College

Ashville College

Ampleforth College

Bootham School

Reed School

Pocklington School

SQUASH

1st V

The first team has had a mixed season of results, despite playing some ofthe best squash seen at the School in several years. The team found it difficult to produce wins all on the same night, but a 5-0 win at Worksop proved it could be done Also some fine individual performance wins were recorded against Pocklington and Durham

Andrew Fotherby captained the side from first string with good wins over Knaresborough and Worksop before missing the New Year due to injury However, he returned to produce his best squash against Pocklington and Durham, where his matches were the deciders He came through to win each 3-1 and secure a 'Peter's' victory

Michael Catling started the season at second string but moved down to a more comfortable three after a couple of matches He had four good wins throughout the season but left his best for the individual competition, where he beat Andrew to reach the final. Hopefully he will keep his desire to win for next season

Paul Fotherby proved to be the most successful player in many respects Not only did he win the most School matches (five in total) and win the individual competition, but he also earned a place in the Yorkshire U.16 side However, now more than ever he needs to concentrate and work hard on his game if he wants to go on to greater things.

Anthony Baines played a second season at fourth string He showed plenty of potential and indeed scored four excellent wins, but occasionally let himself down in the pressure situation However, ifhe keeps up his training there is no reason why he shouldn't carry on winning

Matthew Dodgson had some early success; however, he lost his last three matches, which all went to five games In a thriller against Knaresborough he lost 9-10 in the final game to a very young England player Next season he should take that determination into training and he will enjoy further success

Jeremy Wood stepped in when called upon, showing his potential with a 3-0 win over Leeds. He will develop his squash with more experience and match practice.

Over the last two years our success and improvement has been due to Frank Conelly's immense dedication to the team My thanks to him and my other team mates for

two enjoyable years in the 1st team I wish them every success for the future

Senior House Competition

For the second year running Clifton met The Manor in the final. There were some closely-fought games, with Clifton coming through to win 4-1, taking the top four matches.

Individual Competition for the Burdass Trophy

Final: Paul Fotherby beat Michael Catling 9-2, 6-9, 2-9, 9-4, 9-5

Losing Semi-Finalists: Andrew Fotherby and Anthony Baines

Andrew Fotherby

Results:

Christmas Term

Woodhouse Grove

Knaresborough S.C

Pocklington

Ampleforth

Worksop

Leeds G.S

Easter Term

Ampleforth

Leeds G.S

Knaresborough S.C.

Pocklington

Durham

Awards:

Andrew Fotherby received his Cap 1st V Colours: Paul Fotherby, Anthony Baines and Michael Catling (re-awarded).

U.15 V

The U.15's enjoyed a mixed season as far as results were concerned; however, the whole team improved in ability and technique over the two terms The lows of the season were two disappointing defeats at the hands of Ashville and the termly thrashing by Leeds G.S.! The highs of the season were a white-washing of Worksop College and a 3-2 defeat over Pocklington with a much depleted team Thanks should go to D S N and Graham Hill The team consisted of Jonathan Price, Matthew Vowles, Tristan Best, Oliver Morton, Richard Rastall, Edward Bray and Chris Bradley

Jonathan Price

U.14 V

The team who represented St. Peter's at Squash in the Christmas Term of 1993and the Easter Term of 1994 was as follows:

1) Andrew Norman (captain)

2) Christopher Carter

3) Nicholas Kay

4) Stewart Smith

5) James Dougherty

Res/6) Mark Baxter with Becky Fisher making the occasional appearance

The first match was against Pocklington School at home on Friday 24th September in which everyone performed well but we were beaten.

Next was Ampleforth College at home on Friday 15th October which we again lost For the next match

Christopher Carter was unable to play due to an injury and Becky Fisher stepped into his position and performed well and we won the match against Woodhouse Grove

The next match was in the Easter Term of 1994 and Christopher Carter was fit to play again and we won this match at home against Ashville College

Our final match we lost against Pocklington away.

Andrew Norman

SWIMMING

U.14

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Front Crawl

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

U.15

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Front Crawl

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

U.16

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Front Crawl

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Senior Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

100 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

100 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Front Crawl

100 yds Front Crawl

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay N Lally

Councell I Leadbetter P. Clark Manor Manor M. Dowds D Leveson

FENCING

Fencing this year started well, improved towards Easter, then got even better towards the end — thanks to some excellent training and everyone's eagerness to do well

The matches were usually fought in two teams of four or five, using the electric kit in our own superstitious way St Peter's fencers have also introduced an aspect to fencing that seemed to surprise the other teams that we fenced; "encouragement" during the fights Although a little unorthodox it certainly caught on and livened up those spectating; but with a serious undertone: fencing, no matter how skilled the individual, is a team sport I believe the fencers at St Peter's feel very much part of a team.

A number of fencers from School have competed in outside competitions Congratulations to Amy Wright in winning her category at Yarm

Those fencing this year were: Ryan Allworthy, Nick Winram, James Plant, Toby Kiddle, Tom Nowell, Amy Wright, Adam Hudson, Ruth Dalton, Peter Freeman and James Tilston.

Grade 5 was achieved this year by all those who took the test Colours were awarded to: Ryan Allworthy, Tom Nowell and Nick Winram

Thank you to all the teams we fenced; to all those mentioned above. Thank you to Mr. Hutt for his interest

in our achievements, and a big thank you to Major McCarter for his excellent coaching, advice, and driving the team to all our matches and competitions

Good luck to next year's team.

Ryan Allworthy (Captain of Fencing 93-94)

CRICKET

Retrospect

The 1994Eleven ended the season unbeaten and played very well to do so The season was perhaps equally memorable for the high number of exciting, tense draws The reasons for this were clear Firstly, the batting had depth; indeed all eleven were capable of making a good score. Secondly, the outfielding was excellent. It was disappointing that, on several occasions when batting second, we played well to get into a winning position, but then failed to press home our advantage All too often leading batsmen got out when victory was in sight Inexperience was of course the main cause, but we must learn from our mistakes It was significant that all the first six batsmen made big scores, but no one went on to make a hundred Another strength of the team was the commitment of players like Naithan McBride, Nick Middleton and Alistair Rigby who in some matches did not bat or bowl. Their whole-hearted effort for the team was great to see and they set an example which the more self-centred players would do well to follow Toby Cockcroft did a finejob as captain Throughout the season he encouraged and cajoled his team, never allowing heads to drop

The oj>ening batsmen for most of the season were Tom Archer and Nick Ogden Both have a good technique, particularly in defence, and they had the advantage of one being right-handed and the other left Individually they played some good innings, but as a pair they were often too slow and put pressure on the later batsmen. After a moderate start Tom Archer made encouraging progress and his 81 not out against Cranleigh, when he batted through the innings, was a superb performance Nick Ogden was also at his best playing the 'anchor' role and played several valuable innings, notably his 92 at Ampleforth

At No 3, M Scott Bradley was always aggressive, he hit the ball hard and scored his runs quickly As yet application is not his strong point and he gives no respect to the bowler. If he can learn from this year's experience, he is capable of scoring a lot of runs. Andrew Kay started the season impressively making good scores in almost every match, but later intheterm hisbest form eluded him Toby Cockcroft's form was inconsistent, but he had a prolific spell mid-season when he batted with power and authority Paul Taylor had a frustrating season, often playing useful innings, but never making a big score until in his last innings for the School when he made a splendid 96

All the other members of the team were capable batsmen, but inevitably their chances to build an innings were limited. Typical of their spirit was Alistair Rigby, who was the winner of the Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most improved player His only dismissal during the season was a run-out and his 43 not out against Cranleigh

was a memorable innings In the last week of term after an outstanding season in the Under 14 Colts, Nick Kay joined the 1st XI and although he only batted three times he gave ample proof of his potential.

The new ball was usually shared by Peter Batty and M Scott Bradley Scott bowled well on occasions, loosely on others At his best his ability to swing the ball is a considerable asset Peter looked very promising early in the season, but it was only at the festival that he began to fulfil the promise. I hope that his success will give him confidence for next year. It was apity that Toby Cockcroft was unable to find any rhythm until late in the season When bowling well hehad thepace and penetration which the attack lacked Alistair Rigby bowled steadily at medium-pace and was often effective when opponents were chasing runs Tom Archer also bowled well on occasions, but sometimes lacked the necessary accuracy Nick Ogden started the season disappointingly, bowling too many loose deliveries, but he settled down and it was pleasing to see him taking wickets regularly, even on the easy batting pitches at St. Peter's. Naithan McBride's offspin was inconsistent, but he did have the knack of taking wickets; not always with the best of deliveries Nick Middleton showed promise with his leg-spin, but he was unlucky to be in a team with a lot of bowlers and he did not get the long spells of bowling that he needed In their few games inthe 1stXI, the2nd XI opening bowlers Scott P. Bradley and Neil Forshaw bowled well.

The standard of the fielding was higher than for a number of years. Nick Walker was a good lively wicketkeeper and the ground fielding almost without exception was excellent The Fielding Cup was awarded to Andrew Kay; no-one who was present will forget his wonderful catch in the last over against Barnard Castle

The Senior House Cricket Competition was won by The Manor, who defeated School House convincingly in the final. In the Junior House final Clifton beat The Manor

This year was the tenth of the Schools' Festival and it was the second time that we have been the hosts. In contrast to the 1988 festival in York, the weather was kind to us and we had an enjoyable and successful week Matches wereplayed at the School, York C.C and Clifton Hospital C.C We are very grateful to these clubs for allowing us to use their grounds Three awards were presented at the festival dinner, the winners being Liam Botham of Rossall for his all-round performance, Tom Archer for his batting and Paul Harris of Merchant Taylors', Northwood for his bowling. I am very grateful to all my colleagues who helped to make the festival a success

D. Kirby

The following players represented the 1st XI: t*T. W. F. Cockcroft (captain) 1992-93-94, t*N. A. Walker 1992-93,94, *T J Archer 1993-94, *P T Batty 1994, *M. S. Bradley 1993-94, *A. L. T. Kay 1994, *N P R McBride 1992-94, *N J Middleton 1994, *N J Ogden 1993-94, *A F Rigby 1994, *P C Taylor 1994.

t = Cap

* = Colours

The following players represented the 2nd XI:

*M C Dodgson (captain), *N Forshaw (vice-captain), *S P Bradley, *S J Rivis, P F Barlow, J P Curley, H. M. Donaldson, J. A. M. Duggin, J. W. J. Hutt, D R Leveson, E R Lindley, D R Martin, S T Mulryne, D. Powell, J. E. Reynolds, N. D. Riggall.

* = Colours

1st

A F Rigby

T J Archer

A L T Kay

N J Ogden

M S Bradley

N. J. C. Kay

P C Taylor

T W F Cockcroft 15

S P Bradley

N J Middleton

P T Batty

N P R McBride

N A Walker

* = Not Out Bowling

S P Bradley

M S Bradley

A R Rigby

N J Ogden

N P R McBride

P. T. Batty

N. J.

Also bowled: A. L T Kay 9.4-0-59-3; N Forshaw 5-1-7-2; S J Rivis 3-1-4-0

Results:

ST PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C.

Played at home on Sunday, 24th April

Result: Drawn.

Yorkshire Gents 187-5 dec (N J Muirhead 96)

St Peter's 183-9 (A L T Kay 79, J Lovell 4-30, R. F. T. Musgrave 4-37)

ST PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S

Played at home on Wednesday, 27th April.

Result: Drawn

Bradford G.S. 208-9 dec. (S. Davies 83, D. Groom 38, N J Ogden 3-32)

St Peter's 194-8 (M S Bradley 73)

ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 30th April

Result: Drawn.

Sedbergh 201-3 dec. (J. Eddington 132 not out, D. Croft 35)

St Peter's 135-7 (T W F Cockcroft 53)

ST. PETER'S v M.C.C.

Played at home on Wednesday, 4th May.

Result: Drawn

M.C.C. 193-5dec. (S. Simpson 85 not out, J. Dracup 37)

St Peter's 191-9 (T W F Cockcroft 74, A L T May 55, J Foggitt 4-46)

ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITES

Played at home on Sunday, 8th May

Result: Drawn.

Old Peterites 227-7 dec (R F T Musgrave 82, M J Davies 77, N J Muirhead 34, A F Rigby 4-34)

St. Peter's 195-9 (T. W. F. Cockcroft 57, A. L. T. Kay 30, N J Muirhead 5-48, J Stubbs 3-43)

ST. PETER'S v YORK C.C.

Played at home on Wednesday, 11th May Result: Drawn.

York C.C 197-4 dec (M Piercy 80, R Hernan 44, R. F. T. Musgrave 41)

St Peter's 161-8(M S Bradley 30, C A Robinson 4-34)

ST PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 14th May Result: Drawn.

St Peter's 184-7 dec (T J Archer 56, P C Taylor 32 not out, J Hatch 3-35)

Barnard Castle 169-7 (J Hatch 94)

ST PETER'S v THE FORTY CLUB

Played at home on Wednesday, 18th May

Result: Won

Forty Club 105 (P Baines 32)

St Peter's 107-0 (T J Archer 52 not out, N J Ogden 51 not out)

ST PETER'S v LEEDS G.S

Played away on Saturday, 21st May

Result: Abandoned

St Peter's 90-2 (T J Archer 39 not out)

ST PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI

Played at home on Wednesday, 1st June. Result: Abandoned.

President's XI156 (M P Forrester 51, N J Middleton 4-58)

St. Peter's 28-0

ST PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE

Played away on Saturday, 4th June.

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 176-8 dec (N J Ogden 92, M S Bradley 35, T. Pinsent 3-18)

Ampleforth 168-5 (H. Hickman 76 not out, H. Lucas 47, N J Ogden 4-52)

ST PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 11th June

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 216-8 dec. (A. L. T. Kay 59)

Durham 191-7 (J. Windows 39, C. Clark 33, N. J. Ogden 4-59)

ST PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 18th June.

Result: Drawn Pocklington 236-7 dec. (M. Stacey 137, R. Milne 49, M S Bradley 3-36)

St Peter's 192-7 (M S Bradley 78, A L T Kay 39, T. J. Archer 44, J. Burrans 4-53)

ST PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE

Played away on Saturday, 25th June

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 192-6 dec (S P Bradley 51 not out, N J Ogden 41)

Worksop 166-7 (R. Wilkinson 44, I. Jenkinson 30)

ST. PETER'S v SAINTS C.C.

Played at home on Tuesday, 28th June

Result: Drawn. Saints C.C 192-8 dec (G Fowler 55, N P R McBride 3-28)

St. Peter's 167-9 (T. J. Archer 38, C. Farrell 4-45)

ST. PETER'S v YARRA VALLEY ANGLICAN SCHOOL, AUSTRALIA

Played at home on Wednesday, 29th June

Result: Won.

St Peter's 186 (N J C Kay 55, N J Ogden 37) Yarra Valley 134 (D. Belshaw 49 not out, M.S. Bradley 3-25, S P Bradley 3-30)

St Peter's 198-7 dec (T W F Cockcroft 120, R F T Musgrave 34, J Hare 4-60) Loretto 89 (N. J. Ogden 4-14, R. F. T. Musgrave 3-32)

ST PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL

Played at York C.C on Monday, 4th July

Result: Won

Loretto 101 (P T Batty 4-39, N J Ogden 3-14, M S Bradley 3-24)

St Peter's 102-1 (N J Ogden 44 not out)

ST PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL

Played at home on Tuesday, 5th July.

Result: Won (required total adjusted after rain)

Rossall 170 (L Botham 71, N J Ogden 5-52, T W F Cockcroft 3-26)

St. Peter's 155-6 (M. S. Bradley 58, N. J. Ogden 34, L. Botham 3-13)

ST. PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

Played at York C.C on Wednesday, 6th July

Result: Abandoned

St. Peter's 229-6 dec. (T. J. Archer 69, M. S. Bradley 56, A L T Kay 55)

Merchant Taylors' 100-2 (A Raja 50, P Wise 36)

ST PETER'S v CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

Played at York C.C on Thursday, 7th July

Result: Drawn

St. Peter's 183-8 (T. J. Archer 81 not out, A. F. Rigby 43 not out, B Wright 4-48)

Cranleigh 143-6 (N J Ogden 3-29)

ST. PETER'S v ARDINGLY COLLEGE

Played at home on Friday, 8th July

Result: Drawn

Ardingly 229-8 dec (B Hubbard 88, J Hubbard 48, G Best 40, P T Batty 3-35)

St Peter's 177-4 (P C Taylor 96, N J Ogden 38 not out)

Summary of Results

Opponents

Yorkshire

Gentlemen C.C

Bradford G.S.

Sedbergh School

M.C.C

Old Peterites

York C.C

Barnard Castle School

Forty Club Leeds G.S

President's XI Ground Home Home Away Home Home Home Home Home Away Home

Ampleforth College Away

Durham School Home

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Saints C.C

Yarra Valley A.S.

Australia

Loretto School

Rossall School

Merchant Taylors' School

Cranleigh School

Ardingly College Home Away Home Home

York C.C. Home

2nd XI

This season the 2nd XI was potentially quite strong though unfortunately its talents did not produce the victories which might have been expected Drawn matches were recorded against Sedbergh, Bradford Grammar School, Yorkshire Clergy, Pocklington, Leeds Grammar School and Ampleforth — the last two games being rained off after promising starts We won an exciting match against Durham School and lost by forty-seven runs against Worksop College who at lunchtime in an all-day game had been struggling on 87 for 7

The team has been well captained by Matthew Dodgson and Neil Forshaw, supported in particular by fine batting and bowling from Simon Rivis and Scott P Bradley Nicholas Riggall (once he had overcome some problems with his run-up) bowled with accuracy and pace, and the swing bowling of Simon Rivis was instrumental in the victory over Durham. Commendable innings were also recorded by James Hurt, James Curley, David Powell and James Duggin — and Daniel Leveson's spin bowling was unlucky not to take more wickets. There has been an excellent atmosphere in the team and colours were finally awarded to Neil Forshaw, Matthew Dodgson, Simon Rivis and Scott Bradley

R. J. Bulcock

U.15 Colts

The Senior Colts completed ahighly successful season, winning seven of their twelve fixtures and only losing once. The first match against Sedbergh was won, largely due to the outstanding bowling of Daniel Curley who took five wickets for four runs in ten overs on a damp wicket. By the following Wednesday, the Wightman field had dried out to produce the first of a series of good batting tracks Ashville's declaration of 165 for 3 must have seemed secure, however strong hitting by Mason Asgha and Scott O'Keefe produced an eight wicket victory with an over to spare In the match against Bootham, the oppostion were demolished by Guy Lewis who took five wickets in five overs whilst conceding only two runs His stylish high action has now made him into a very effective swing bowler with a promising future

After a fourth successive victory against Barnard Castle, the winning sequence was broken at Bradford where openers were treated to some wayward bowling which was duly punished After being dismissed for 181, Bradford took three early wickets before Scott O'Keefe with resolute batting scored 66 to ensure a draw

As usual the game against Manchester Schools' was a severe test with the School managing to hold out for a draw, thanks to determined batting from David Hancock and Guy Francis who were both undefeated at the end, however luck ran. But the following week when yet again an unaccountable batting collapse against Ampleforth produced the only defeat of the season

After another uneventful game against Durham the match against Pocklington produced some of the most exciting cricket of the season The opposition declared at 202 for 8 after forty overs. Outstanding batting by Simon Leveson who was not out on 92 and Daniel Curley who was not out on 93 produced a second wicket partnership of 187 runs with Mason Asgha hitting the winning run in the thirty-seventh over Such a positive approach by both teams produced a fine game of cricket. Perhaps a restriction on the number of overs for the side batting first, coupled with more prompt starts, would reduce the number of drawn games

The match against Scarborough was won, largely due to the spin duo of Daniel Curley and Mason Asgha who took all the wickets between them It is particularly pleasing at Colts level to see spin bowling being so dominant but this requires concentration, self-confidence and good fielding and on the whole they were usually in evidence. The importance of the latter was certainly highlighted when the opposition dropped several catches to allow the School to obtain the required runs in limited time This was in marked contrast toJonathan Price's onehanded catch at short mid-on from a full-blooded drive against Worksop — it was one of the best catches witnessed on a cricket field in recent years

The season was concluded with a polished performance against Yarm Again Guy Lewis made the initial breakthrough, well supported by Chris Bradley who turned in his best bowling of the season

Confident batting by Simon Leveson who was well supported by Richard Rastall enabled the School to finish on a high note

Whilst several batting and bowling performances have been highlighted, special mention must be given to the astute leadership shown by the captain, David Hancock, who also performed admirably behind the stumps.

The following players represented the U.15 Colts: D Hancock (captain), M Asgha, J Bevan, C Bradley, D Curley, G Francis, E Goodall, S Goodrick, T Kiddle, S Leveson, G Lewis, S O'Keefe, J Price, R Rastall, S Wheatley, J Yeomans J. W. R. Hutt and P. D. Northfield

Results:

Sedbergh 93 (D Curley 5-4, G Lewis 3-38)

St Peter's 94 for 6 (S Leveson 23, D Curley 23 not out)

Ashville 165 for 3 dec

St Peter's 166 for 2 (S O'Keefe 63, D Curley 37, M Asgha 43 not out)

St. Peter's 153 for 7 dec. (E. Goodall 60 not out, R. Rastall 32, D Curley 22)

Bootham 23 (G Lewis 5-2)

St Peter's 185 for 8 dec (M Asgha 63, S Leveson 59) Barnard Castle 106 (M. Asgha 5-33)

Bradford 181 (M Asgha 5-47, D Curley 3-50)

St. Peter's 137 for 5 (R. Rastall 566, S. O'Keefe 27 not out)

Manchester Schools' 167 for 7 dec. (D. Curley 4-38)

St. Peter's 75 for 8 (S. Leveson 21)

Ampleforth 138 (D Curley 4-26, S O'Keefe 3-35)

St. Peter's 70

Durham 142 (D Curley 4-54, M Asgha 4-34)

St. Peter's 124 for 7 (R. Rastall 36, D. Curley 29)

Pocklington 202 for 8 dec (C Bradley 3-16)

St Peter's 203 for 2 (S Leveson 92, D Curley 93 notout)

Scarborough 138 (D Curley 7-22, M Asgha 3-35)

St Peter's 144 for 3 (M Asgha 66 not out, S O'Keefe 32 not out)

St Peter's 177 for 7 (R Rastall 91 not out, C Bradley 31) Worksop 111 for 7 (D. Curley 4-44)

Yarm 70 (C Bradley 4-16, G Lewis 3-25)

St Peter's 72 for 1 (S Leveson 31) i*

U.14 Colts

The 1994 season proved to be a most enjoyable season to coach. The boys throughout the squad were willing to spend long hours in the nets and listen and work on their game As a result they all improved The win in the final game for the 'B' XI wasjust reward for all their efforts It was also excellent to see the 'A' XI win so many matches. They did not try to play "overs" cricket and realised that if you win the toss and bat first, setting a decent target, you are always in charge of the game We were helped by Nick Kay's quite excellent season with the bat scoring 780 runs atjunior level before moving on to the 1st XI (where he made his debut 50 in his second innings) However, this was not a one man team and there were tremendous contributions from all those who played. Chris Ellerbeck, Jamie Hockin, James Dougherty, Matthew Sigsworth and Andrew Kemp all made good scores However, once the totals were set it was vifcil that we bowled well. The side had strength in depth with Matthew Sigsworth, James Dougherty, Jamie Hockin, and Michael Freak all opening the attack They made the batsmen pay and bowled at the stumps Certainly James Dougherty's six wickets, that tore out the top order at Ampleforth, included five bowled. Andrew Kemp and Andrew Norman bowled well during the season and Andrew Norman's excellent control of line and length played a significant role in his House's victory in the Junior Cricket Final. We were fortunate to have three spinners in the side Chris Dearnley bowled well and increased his variation during the season Stewart Smith proved a fine wicket taking off-spinner and must always be ready to be an attacking bowler. Although Nick Kay did not bowl a great deal his leg-spin will prove a great asset in the scenic side in years to come It was pleasing to see the progress made by Chris Carter behind the stumps. He listened and made the effort to improve; moving his feet more quickly and staying down much longer The progress made in the 'A' side ws mirrored by improvements throughout the 'B' XI. Mick Baxter proved a most steady and technically competent opening batsman He certainly has a future in the 'A' XI Tom Bray also proved useful with the bat and ball The side was well captained by Edward Brooke who also showed considerable talent as a swing bowler. Ian Ray and Lee Duff also bowled well, with increasing confidence David Jackson's excellent spell of leg-spin vs Worksop in which he took three for twenty-eight was ample proof of what can be done with hard work. On the batting side Nick Rees, Adam Delaney, William Vokes-Dudgeon, Edward Brooke all made good scores during the season It was also very pleasing to see Nick Lally, who played most of the season in the 'A' team, get a chance to be a leading player in the 'B' side in the final game scoring thirty-three and taking three for nineteen Nick Rees and Lee Duff took their turns behind the stumps and should keep working at this side of their game. An injury to Simon Carr kept him sidelined for over three weeks However, his batting potential was fully realised with a fine knock in the House match final.

Both sides worked hard at their fielding and some excellent catches were held (and some "corkers" put down!!) It is amazing how a few little exercises (pressups for instance) increases the concentration during catching practice!

I must thank Mr Bellis and Mr Watkinson for all their invaluable help during the season and the parents who came so regularly to watch and give positive support Finally I would express my personal thanks and those of the boys to Jim Lovell for his tremendous efforts with the side this year.

P. J. Stephen

The following players represented the 'A' Team: N. Kay, C. Ellerbeck, J. Hockin, J. Dougherty, C. Dearnley, S. Smith, M. Freak, M. Sigsworth, N Lally, A Norman, C Carter, A Kemp, M Baxter, E Brooke, S Carr

The following players represented the 'B' Team: E Brooke, T Bray, M Baxter, N Lally, A Delaney, T. Whitcher, D. Jackson, T. Lillyman, N. Rees, L. Duff, I. Ray, M. Robertson, S. Carr, W. Vokes-Dudgeon, A Norman, J Miers, M Freak

Results — 'A' Team:

v Sebergh (A) St Peter's 128 all out

Sedbergh 110 for 7 (Smith 2 for 23)

v. Bootham (H) St. Peter's 167 for 1 (Kay 100*, Dougherty 52*)

Bootham 21 (Norman 2ibr 2

v Barnard Castle (A) Barnard Castle 109 allout(Smith5 for 21)

St. Peter's 113 for 1 (Kay43,Ellerbeck 35*, Hockin 30*)

v Bradford G.S (H) Bradford 124 all out (Smith 8 for 18)

St. Peter's 118 all out (Dougherty 33)

v Leeds G.S (H) St Peter's 197 for 1 (Kay 140*, Ellerbeck 43)

Leeds 78 for 8(Kay 3for 11, Hockin 2 for 13)

v. Ampleforth (A) St. Peter's 200 for 4 (Kay 139*) Ampleforth 98 allout(Dougherty 6 for 36)

v. Durham (A) St. Peter's 202 for 5 (Kay 120)

Durham 105all out (Dougherty 4 for 23, Dearnley 2 for 11)

v Pocklington (A) St Peter's202 for5(Kay73, Ellerbeck 80)

Pocklington 138 for 5(Sigsworth 3 for 30)

v Scarborough (H) St Peter's 173 for 6(Hockin52,Smith College 34*, Kay 32)

Scarborough 133 all out (Dearnley 3 for 19, Norman 2 for 20)

v Worksop (H) St Peter's 183 for 6 (Sigsworth 38, College Dougherty 58, Hockin 74)

Worksop 50 all out (Freak 5 for 11)

v Yarm (H) St Peter's 161 for 4 (Dougherty 29, Sigsworth 50*)

Yarm 79 all out (Dougherty 5 for 13, Dearnley 3 for 16)

'B' Team:

v Sedbergh (H) St Peter's 80all out (Bray 21*, Rees 22)

Sedbergh 81 for 1

v. Ampleforth (A) Ampleforth 148 for6(Brooke 3 for 33, Duff 2 for 16)

St. Peter's 94 all out (Delaney 26)

v Barnard Castle (A) St Peter's 125 allout (Vokes-Dudgeon 24, Brooke 21)

Barnard Castle 126 for 1

v. Ampleforth (H) Ampleforth 110 for 4

St Peter's 67 all out (Baxter 26)

v Worksop (H) St Peter's 129 for 4(Baxter 43, Lally 33)

Worksop 109 allout(Jackson 3 for 28, Lally 3 for 19, Brooke 3 for 11)

* (Signifies not out)

'A' Team

Played: 11 Won: 1 Lost: 1 Drew: 3

'B' Team

Played: 5 Won: 1 Lost: 4

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

Senior Competition — Final

The Manor 187 for 3 (N Ogden 60, S Bradley 41, N Forshaw 51 not out)

School House 108 (N Middleton 40, T Cockcroft 31, S Bradley 5-39, N Ogden 5-21)

Junior Competition — Final

The Grove (D Hancock 20, J Hockin 3-48, S O'Keefe 3-40)

School House 93 (R Rastall 36, S O'Keefe 24, D Curley 4-20, A. Norman 6-40)

TENNIS

1st VI

The season overall was quite successful, bringing four wins, four defeats and two cancellations on the day of the match! The first team was captained by Michael Hunter for the second successive season. He led by example and with Michael Catling formed an impressive first pair; they were to lose only a couple of sets all season. Michael Hunter played with a quiet determination so rarely seen on a tennis court these days His hard serve, consistent ground strokes on both wings and firm, well placed volleys made him very, very difficult to beat It was a thrill to see our first pair give such agood account against the likes of Bradford G.S., Ampleforth and Hymers College first pairs Class, more than power, in the modern game is what attracts and in Michael Hunter's game there is a good deal of it to admire There have only been two other Caps awarded in the last ten years at St. Peter's,

and it seems highly appropriate that Michael Hunter became the third

Michael Catling must now come to the fore for next season. His game currently is based on strong overheads and volleys linked with great speed and agility However, he needs to add power and consistency to his serve and more aggression to his ground strokes in order to make him a dominant force at first pair next season

The second and third pairs did not really match up to the standards set at first pair; unavailability due to examinations linked to injuries probably made the season not as successful as it might have been, Andrew Fotherby and Alex Martin played the early part of the season at second pair. However, in the case of Andrew, a recurring back problem robbed him of most of the season Andrew showed his talent, invention and temperament to play some great tennis this season; it was such a pity that his season was cut short Alex demonstrated some superb groundstrokes, which is when he was at his most dangerous, but a loss in form early on in the season curtailed his season as well. Tim Brogden and Jonathan Reeves were a strong fifth form combination at third pair They played well for most of the season, but injury robbed Tim of a few appearances at the end of the season and Jonathan suffered a loss of form around the same time Both these players have solid ground strokes, but as yet are not playing a good doubles They need to play much more at the net and when they do they will hit more winning volleys However, with two more years to go I am sure that they will become accomplished players

Standing in at third pair for most of the season were Michael Dowds and David Todd, a sound Lower Sixth double pairing, both from School House. Both are still at the bottom of the 'learning curve' on the tennis court and will need to attend Autumn and Spring practices in order to develop their game Michael has a reasonable all-round game but needs to add one or two 'weapons' to his armoury for next season. David is the more talented of the two but he needs to show more application to the game. He has tremendous potential; he 'sees' the ball early and can play most shots with ease However, there is a need to move his feet more, which will make shot production even easier and I would like to see a visible desire to dominate his opponent more

Breaking into the First VI were the fourth form combination of Edward Bray and Oliver Morton It has not been an easy season for this pair thrust into the first team so young, but they were picked on merit, based on Thursday evenings practices They both have a good deal of potential and can play most shots. Hopefully, next season they can be more decisive at the net and add a little more power and threat to their game

I would like to thank and wish all the best to Mr. Gary Lawrence for all his splendid efforts coaching the U 15 squad over the last few years; his talents will be missed Warm thanks also go to Mr. Taylor for his help in running the Second VI and Mr Newman for his efforts with the developing players.

Colours were re-awarded to Michael Catling Cap was awarded to Michael Hunter.

The following players represented the 1st VI: M T Hunter & M J Catling, A W Fotherby & A G R Martin, T C Brogden & J F Reeves

Individual Competition for the Alcuin Trophy

The Final: Michael Hunter defeated Michael Catling 7-6, 6-4

Losing semi-finalists: Tim Brogden and Jonathan Reeves

Inter-House Tennis Competition

Semi-Finals: Clifton 48—24 School The Manor 39—33 Queen's The Final: Clifton 6 3 The Manor R. G. Shread

St. Peter's Tennis Club

Results:

Wednesday 27th April 2.00 p.m Away 1st VI Bradford G.S Lost 3 2nd VI Bradford G.S Lost 3

Saturday 30th April 2.30 p.m Home

2nd VI Giggleswick Draw AViU.15VI Giggleswick Won 5 -

Wednesday 4th May 2.00 p.m Away 1st VI Ashville College Won 8U.15VI Ashville College Lost 4-4V2 -4

Friday 6th May 5.00 p.m Home 1st VI Hymers College Won 6 - 3

Saturday 7th May.

Alcuin Trophy Final — Singles Competition Hunter 7—6, 6—4 Catling

Monday 9th May 1st Round of the Inter-House Tennis Competition School 42—30 The Grove The Manor 50—22 Temple

Wednesday 11th May. 4.30 p.m. Home 1st VI Pocklington G.S. Lost 4 —5

Wednesday 11th May 3.30 p.m Away 2nd VI Pocklington G.S Lost 3>/2—5Vi U.15VI Pocklington G.S Won 6 —3

Saturday 14th May 2.00 p.m Away 1st VI Worksop College Won 6V2 2lA 2nd VI Worksop College Won 5 —4

Monday 16th May

Semi-Final of the Inter-House Competition Clifton 48—24 School The Manor 39—33 Queen's

Thursday 19th May 4.30 p.m Away 1st VI Q.E.G.S. Wakefield Lost 4 —5

U.15VI Q.E.G.S Wakefield Lost 2 —7

Saturday 21st May

Final of the Inter-House Tennis Competition Clifton 6—3 The Manor

Wednesday 25th May 4.30 p.m Home

1st VI Woodhouse Grove Can'lied

Wednesday 25th May 3.30 p.m Away

U.15VI Woodhouse Grove Can'lled

Saturday 4th June. 2.00 p.m. Home. 1st VI Ampleforth College Lost 2 —7 2nd VI Ampleforth College Lost 0 —9

Saturday 4th June. 2.00 p.m. Away.

U.15VI Ampleforth College Lost 1 —8

Saturday 11th June. 2.00 p.m. Away. 1st VI Durham School Won 7 —2 U.15VI Durham School Lost 4 —5

Saturday 11th June 2.00 p.m Home 2nd VI Durham School Won 6>/2—2Vi

Saturday 18th June 2.00 p.m Home 1st VI York Lawn Tennis Club Lost 1 —8

Saturday 25th June 2.00 p.m Home

1st VI Barnard Castle School Can'lled U.15 VI Barnard Castle School Lost 2 —7

Wednesday 29th June 2.00 p.m Away 2nd VI Army Apprentices (Harrogate) Can'lled

Wednesday 29th June. 6.00 p.m. Home. 1st VI St Peter's Staff Lost 21/2-61/2

Second VI

The fairly balanced set of results was satisfactory reward for a team which was rarely allowed to develop continuity owing to frequent changes, especially in the early part of the term With the exception of the Ampleforth game, played against a very strong side, the matches were all competitive, and one of thedefeats could easily have gone the other way. In a term of many changes, the most consistent results were achieved by the second pairing of Steven Bell and Gregory Norman Several of the pool of players available for selection show good potential but will have to play a more disciplined game if they are to move on to greater things My thanks to all who played in a season which ended with a pleasing win against a useful Durham VI

The following players represented the Second VI: David Todd, Michael Dowds, Steven Bell, Gregory Norman, Jeremy Wood, Thomas Bilton, James Shepherd, Ben Oakley, James Scott, Paul Fotherby and James Mortimer

Results:

Bradford Grammar School

Giggleswick School

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ampleforth College

Durham School

3 —6 4!/2 4V2 3Vi—5Vi 5 —4 0 - 9 5'/2—3'/2

P. Taylor

U.15 VI

Despite a promising opening to the season with two good wins, the U 15 VI struggled generally The record at the end of our competitive fixtures showed three wins, one draw, and the remainder some heavy defeats The first pair, Oliver Morton and Edward Bray, played the latter half of the season for the School 1st VI; an honour for them, and thoroughly deserved It did leave the U 15 VI the opportunity to field some enthusiastic "leaners" The spirit and sportsmanship of the squad was, when in competition fixtures, hopefully commendable My thanks to Thomas Burns who led the side well. I hope that all nine of the squad go on to play and enjoy more tennis next year, and remember to try to learn from coaching and reflection: tennis is much more enjoyable when the basic repertoire of strokes is securely grasped.

G. Lawrence

ATHLETICS

BOYS

Junior Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

J. Hockin

D Jackson

J Miers

C. Ellerbeck

J Mitchell

J. Miers

M. Freak

P Freeman

N. Lally

W VokesDudgeon

The Manor

Intermediate Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

E Vickers

J Brooke

S. Wheatley

E Drysdale

S Fishley

J Wood

D. Pears

L Bell

I Leadbeater

J Brooke

J. Heald

The Manor

l,500mts

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

R Silverwood

R. Silverwood

N McBride

B. Councell

O Milne

S. Whalley

B Oakley

R Silverwood

R. Clark

S Bradley

S Bradley

The Manor

New School Record

BOAT CLUB Dee

It is only when I come to write the Peterite report each year that I realise how much the Boat Club continues to change year by year We have had a lot of support this year. First we had the tremendously generous gift of an Empacher eight bought from Bryanston School which arrived in November. It is a beautiful boat to row and having two good eights in the boathouse has opened up many new possibilities We have been able to properly establish a girls' eight this year as well as aJunior Under 16 eight and a second eight

The new eight, known at the moment as "Bomber", has already raced in Nottingham three times, on the Tideway twice, at Henley twice and in Strathclyde, York, Durham, Bradford and Leeds

Having thus increased our fleet we found ourselves short of blades Sarah Richards, Hannah Fieldsend and Ruth Peacock set about fund-raising and made a big effort to get a Boat Club Fashion Show off the ground. It was very disappointing when the Show had to be postponed and then cancelled because of the lack of tickets sold. However, the Friends of St Peter's and the Swap-Shop saw our plight and made generous donations that enabled us to buy eight new blades We were able tobuy the latest in blade technology, ultra-light Cleaver blades, and they gave our crews a great boost when we took delivery of them in early June We are very grateful to the Friends and the Swap-Shop.

Now to this year's racing:

The Head Season

Ancholme Head

Thirty-five rowers and coxes took to the water for our firsthead of the year We had seven wins; Senior 3, Junior and Novice fours in both men's and women's events and women's novice sculls. Our two fastest combinations came second and third overall Our women's Novice four won despite a broken rigger sustained on the way to the start which meant that stroke's gate flew half-way down the course. The winning crews were:

Men's Senior 3 four: Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

Men's Junior four: Alistair Hall, Steve Clegg, Matthew Scholefield, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Cathy Hook.

Men's Novicefour: Alex Bailes, Alistair Hall, David Lyons, Steve Clegg and, cox, Lynsay Hoggard

Women's Senior 3 four: Lynsay Hoggard, Rebecca Day, Hannah Fieldsend, Lucy Smith and, cox, Ruth Peacock

Women's Junior four: Hannah Fieldsend, Penny Whiting, Louise Jackson, Lucy Smith and, cox, Richard Collier

Women's Novice four: Sophie Pearson-Hill, Cherry Alton, Sally Batty, Cenan Erkut and, cox, Becki Day

Women's Novice sculls: Ruth Peacock

Autumn Head

A few crews spent the first Saturday of half-term travelling across to Chester to race. Matthew and Marcus performed very well in their first race in a pair, losing by only a few seconds despite running into a tree halfway down the course The girls' four was a scratch combination due to illness and they did well to come second in a competitive Senior 3 class. Ruth raced well again in her sculling boat

Fours Head of the River

We entered two boys' crews and a girls' crew for the fours head in London All crews raced hard and were competitive

York Small Boats Head

St Peter's was well represented with twenty of our crews racing in snowy conditions, including a parents' crew The girls' Senior 3 crew was particularly competitive but lost the event by just 0.2 seconds! We won three events:

Women's Novice four: Sophie Pearson-Hill, Sally Batty, Cherry Alton, Cenan Erkut and, cox, Richard Collier.

Men's Junior four: Anthony Brooks, David Suttill, James Fieldsend (sub for Matthew Scholefield), Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

Men's SeniorIIpair: Matthew Scholefield and Marcus Buckle

Rutherford Head

We tookjust two boys' fours up to race on the River Tyne. The girls' eight had to be scratched due to illness. The conditions were very good although it was cold and both crews had a good row The boys' junior crew came a close second in their event

Viking Longships Challenge

We entered two School crews in the Viking Longships Challenge in February More effort than ever went into the Viking costumes and our crews looked quite formidable They both raced well and the more senior crew made the semi-final and won the trophy for the best junior crew The newly-formed Guy Fawkes Rowing Club, consisting of parents and friends, made its debut on the water and raced with good spirit!

Trent Head

The first head race of the Easter Term was the Trent Head Conditions were difficult but our girls' eight and boys' eight coped well

Women's Eights Head

In March we entered the women's eight head in London for the first time ever. The eight performed well and came 92nd out of 205 crews

Yorkshire Head

On the same weekend the rest of the Boat Club raced at home in the Yorkshire Head. We entered two eights, four fours and a sculling boat The boys' first eight raced very competitively and came fifth overall (crews took part) The women's novice four overtook seven crews to win their event and the boys'junior four also out-powered their opposition The winning crews were:

Women's Novicefour: Lynsay Hoggard, Becki Day, Sally Batty, Cherry Alton and, cox, Adam Hudson

Men's Junior four: Giles Best, Mark Benson, Alex Bailes, Mathew Taylor and, cox, Becky Cunningham.

North of England Head

A boys' eight and a girls' eight both raced well in competitive classes in Chester.

The Head of the River Race

The boys' first eight travelled down to London on the first Saturday of the holidays and raced in the Tideway Head

The Regatta Season

Strathclyde Regatta

On the Saturday before term started we took a bus north and raced several girls' and boys' crews on the multi-lane course at Strathclyde Regatta. We had no St. Peter's wins but Sally Batty won with the York City Restricted II eight and Sarah Richards coxed a Strathclyde Novice four to victory! Useful experience was gained by all and it was a good start to the regatta season

York Spring Regatta

The first regatta wins of the season were achieved on home water in York Our women's Novice four and our mixed Senior III four both outclassed their opposition and a fifth year crew won a challenge race against Bradford Grammar School The winning crews were:

Women's Novicefour: Lynsay Hoggard, Becki Day, Sophie Pearson-Hill, Cherry Alton and, cox, Adam Hudson

Mixed Senior III four: Cenan Erkut, Hannah Fieldsend, David Suttill, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong.

Junior Under 16four: James Mee, James Griffiths, Jonathan Jacques, James De Boer and, cox, Cathy Hook.

Nottingham City Regatta

We raced both the girls' eight and the boys' eight and both put up pleasing performances and got another taste of multi-lane racing

Inter-House Rowing Competition

All the crews raced with good spirit In the girls' event The Rise won an exciting final:

1st The Rise

2nd Temple

3rd Clifton

4th The Grove

In the boys' event, School House out-powered the opposition:

1st School

2nd The Manor

3rd Clifton

4th The Grove

Bradford Regatta

Many crews raced competitively at Bradford Regatta a fortnight ago Four crews won their events The winning crews were:

Men's Juniorfour: Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy, David Suttill, Dominic Greeves and, cox, Carole Tong.

Women's Senior 3 Coxedpair: Ann Mulryne, Louise Jackson and, cox, Robin Jackson

Men's Senior 3 eight: Alex Bailes, Alistair Hall, Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, Steve Clegg, David Lyons, Giles Best, Daniel Perry and, cox, Carole Tong

National Schools' Regatta

We entered three eights and a pair in the National Schools' Regatta in Nottingham The senior boys' eight raced there last year but it is the first time we have entered a Junior Under 16 eight, a girls' eight and a pair The competition was of a very high standard The girls' eight made the final of Championship Eights and proved themselves to be of a calibre to be entered for Henley Women's Regatta this year.

Durham Regatta

The boys' eight put up a fine performance, beating University College and then racing hard against the eventual winnersof Senior Open Eights, Durham Amateur Rowing Club

York Summer Regatta

We had three wins at York Matthew and Marcus won in a fine race in their pair. The fifth year girls had a well deserved win in their Novice Four, winning four races and coming from behind in a thrilling final. The first eight produced another excellent performance, outclassing their Senior 2 opposition by seven lengths!

Senior 2 pair: Matthew Scholefield and Marcus Buckle

Women's Novice four: Rachel Milne, Claire Taylor, Fiona Wallace, Ginny Mackie and, cox, Becky Cunningham

Senior 2 eight: Anthony Brooks, Daniel Perry, Matthew Scholefield, David Suttill, David Lyons, Dominic Greeves, Ryan Allworthy, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong.

Henley Women's Regatta

After their impressive performance at National Schools' Regatta we decided to enter the School/Junior event at Henley Women's Regatta and were delighted that the crew was not required to do a qualifying race. The crew put up an excellent performance against a strong crew from Bryanston, keeping pressure on their opposition the whole way but losing by \xh lengths

Henley Royal Regatta

The entry for the Princess Elizabeth Cup was of a high standard this year and we were asked to do a Qualifying Race on the Friday before the main regatta We were without one of our key rowers because he had two 'A'Levels that day and the race did not go well and we failed to qualify It is always a great disappointment to coach and crew when the primary goal in a season is not made but it was to their credit that they took the news well and turned their attentions to Leeds Regatta the next day.

Leeds Regatta

Those of us who can remember earlier regattas were delighted when itwas announced that Leeds Regatta would be back at its old venue of Roundhay Park Lake The sun shone and we all had an enjoyable days racing Marcus revealed another rowing-associated talent when he took over the commentary halfway through the regatta! Several novice crews had their first race and gained valuable experience Others were racing for the first time in a higher status and showed good spirit. Ali Hall raced well in Novice Sculls andwas unlucky to lose in the final. The girls' eight's opposition in Senior 2 eights scratched but the girls' put up a fine performance in a challenge race

against York City The boys' eight also raced York City and it was tremendous to see them within half a length of winning Senior Open eights It was fun to see Mixed eights on the water and there was an exciting, all Peters, final in the Senior 3 competition. An entirely upper six boys' crew rounded off their St. Peter's rowing careers by winning School eights Our winning crews were:

Men's School/Junior eights: Alistair Hall, Anthony Brooks, Alex Bailes, Matthew Scholefield, Dominic Greeves, David Lyons, Ryan Allworthy, Marcus Buckle and, cox, Carole Tong

Mixed Senior 3 eights: Penny Whiting, Becki Day, Louise Jackson, Sarah Richards, David Suttill, Dominic Greeves, Anthony Brooks, Ryan Allworthy and, cox, Becky Cunningham

As ever the Boat Club relied on many people's cooperation this year The parents have helped in many ways; driving, fund-raising, accompanying us to regattas and even building a much-needed lower step at the boathouse Coaches have worked long hours in all weathers. Lucy, Carole and Matthew have been enthusiastic and helpful leaders and have contributed much to the running of the Boat Club.

Colours were re-awarded to:

Matthew Scholefield (captain), Marcus Buckle, Ryan Allworthy, Dominic Greeves, David Suttill, Anthony Brooks and Carole Tong.

Colours were awarded to:

David Lyons, Adam Gill, Daniel Perry, Alistair Hall, Lucy Smith (captain), Sarah Richards, Cenan Erkut, Penny Whiting, Ann Mulryne, Cherry Alton, Sophie Pearson-Hill, Hannah Fieldsend, Lynsay Hoggard and Ruth Peacock

OXFORD CUP

(Holders: The Manor)

GIRLS' GAMES

HOCKEY

1st, 2nd and 3rd XI

Again another season crammed with matches and barely time to draw breath, but a very enjoyable and successful one, with enough girls wanting to play in teams to field three senior elevens.

The season started for the 1st XI with a game against The Mount; always a pleasant fixture and the ensuing 3-0 win made it even more so With only three players remaining from the previous season and many of the team not having played a sweeper system before, this was a good performance. Olivia Cameron was 'converted' into a hockey player and ably, if on occasions with knees knocking, played throughout the season in the sweeper position She was helped by having the 'old hands' Heidi Clark, Cherry Alton and Ann Mulryne around her in defence and this gave the team the stability and security it needed while the newcomers found their feet in attack.

Quickly it became apparent this was not ateam to give in easily, however good the opposition In the first halfterm there were several very strong fixtures and the fact that they forced draws against Worksop and York Sixth Form College speaks volumes. The game against Worksop was full of incident — Cherry Alton in goal saved a penalty stroke while at the other end Danielle Powley had a goal disallowed; altogether a titanic struggle and the 0-0 scoreline gives no clue to the excellent game that it was.

By half-term the attacking players were finding form. With wins against The Mount, Tadcaster H.C and King James confidence was high and Pocklington found them altogether too strong Rachel Owen-Barnett and Danielle Powley scored goals from solo efforts, both putting the ball past the goalkeeper with consummate ease. The only loss of the first part of the season was against Mount St. Mary's, but this was a very good game of open end-toend hockey which could have gone either way The deciding factor being the poor converting power from penalty corners, something which did not come right all term.

In the 1st XI Tournament they came through their section to the semi-finals only to meet the formidable Queen Margaret's team (with their two England players!) Characteristically they were not to be outplayed, with Ann Mulryne and Katie Pittman in determined form and Cherry Alton drawing much admiration with her spectacular saves. Captain Heidi Clark, while playing an excellent game herself, drove the team on and the game went into extra time; only then and with a bare minute to go did Queen Margaret's score Throughout the season Heidi was a most organised, reliable and capable captain who matured as aplayer appreciating the needs of theteam by giving many good passes out of defence rather than selfishly going upfield herself

Later on in the season the full length match against Queen Margaret's was again hard fought Unfortunately this time the muddy goal mouths meant that Cherry Alton could not move easily and with the unrelenting Queen Margaret's attack the scoreline was 0-2

The team finished the term with an outstanding win over Scarborough College, particularly good as they were 0-2 down at half-time. With atremendous comeback they managed to equalise and then go 3-2 ahead Once in this position and with only ten minutes to go they were certainly not going to lose!

The 2nd and 3rd XI's have had nineteen matches between them but with fewer wins than were deserved. The 2nd XI started the season against an equally matched Mount team but lost narrowly 0-1 However, the next three fixtures against York Sixth Form College, Mount St Mary's and King James were particularly strong and did nothing for team spirit So it was commendable that they managed to win the next two games against Hipperholme and Worksop As is often the case in the 2nd XI it takes a while to get a settled side and, unfortunately, whatever the formation they only occasionally managed to find the winning formula However, there were many instances of good individual play and captain Tolani Osho always worked hard in midfield alongside an ever-consistent Emma Combe. Despite good play on the forward line there was a lack of strong hitting in front of goal. Jenifer Swallow and Sally Marshall combined well in attack and Camilla Hall and Rosie Neave often showed good individual skills, but too often we lost having had the majority of play So a disappointing season for the 2nd XI in results, though encouragingly the games they won were against the strongest opposition. The 3rd XI romped through their matches winning two and losing one, the only pity being we could not find more teams for them to play

Once again, with the hard work of the groundsmen, the pitches are the best grass ones we play on, despite the relentless rain we suffered in the last half of the term.

The following girls represented the 1st XI: C Alton**, P Bundy*, O Cameron*, H Clark**, A. Dunn*, R. Malster*, A. Mulryne**, C. Neale, R Neave, R Owen-Barnett*, K Pittman*, D Powley*, R. Smith*.

* = Colours ** = Reawarded Colours

The following girls represented the 2nd XI: S Batty, A Campbell, W Chung, E Combe, L. Errington, L. Evans, C. Hall, C. Hook, B. Long, S Marshall, C Neale, R Neave, T Osho, J Ray, S Richardson, J Stevenson, J Swallow, J Tetlow, J Toms, M Tyler-Childs, A Zimmermann

The following girls represented the 3rd XI:

K Armitage, S Batty, K Blythe, A Campbell, S. Carter, W. Chung, C. Davies, B. Long, J. Ray, S Richardson, E Sherbourne, J Toms, E Woolley, A Zimmermann

Results - 1st XI:

v The Mount

v Tadcaster Hockey Club

v York Vlth Form College

v Mount St Mary's

v King James

v Worksop

v Pocklington

v Giggleswick

v Ashville

v Hymers

v Durham

v Queen Margaret's

v Scarborough College

Results — 2nd XI:

v The Mount

v York Vlth Form College

v Mount St Mary's

v King James

v Hipperholme

v Worksop

v Pocklington

v Bootham 1st XI

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth 1st XI

v York College 1st XI

v Queen Mary's

v Hymers

v Durham v Queen Margaret's

v Scarborough College

Results — 3rd XI:

v Bootham 2nd XI

v Ackworth 2nd XI

v York College 2nd XI

HOUSE HOCKEY

This year the competition was more open as the first and second team players were evenly distributed throughout the Houses Therefore each House raised an unrestricted team (the only stipulation being that it contained at least two juniors) and the competition took place over two afternoons with each House playing every other. There wasa good mixture of rivalry and enthusiasm and the matches were played in apleasant spirit The end result was close with Temple just managing to beat Dronfield by one point The final positions were as follows: 1st Temple, 2nd Dronfield, 3rd Clifton, 4th The Grove, 5th The Rise and 6th Queen's

P. Fletcher

U.15

This season proved to be one of mixed fortunes for the U 15XI, playing thirteen matches; winning six, losing four and drawing three This team promised much, and at their best played excellent hockey, displaying high levels of skill If they managed to slip in an early goal, it boosted the confidence of the whole team resulting in skilful, innovative hockey and subsequent victory However, they did not respond well to pressure, and against opponents who put them under pressure early in a match, such as Queen Margaret's and Worksop, they suffered their worst defeats

The teams most noteworthy victories were over The Mount, King James, and in particular our old rivals, Scarborough College who they beat 3-0 in the last match of the season. In this match the team played positive attacking hockey, probably their best of the season Amy Newby, our reluctant goalkeeper, made some fine saves and combined particularly well with her 'Backs'; Kate Richards and Faith Alexander Louise Hudson slipped in an early goal with a well-struck shot from the edge of the D The halves weathered many attacks from Scarborough's penetrating forward line, but with the help of Kate and Faith coped magnificently, even managing to set up counter-attacks which caught their opponents off guard

Rachael Ogden and Louise Hudson were the most consistent players of the season playing right-wing and right-inner respectively They worked very well together and often produced chances or scored from their attacks. Philippa Bennett again deserves recognition for the accuracy of her crosses into the circle from the left-wing position, and Pru Bundy deserves credit for the endless energy she displayed on the pitch both in attack and defence. She proved to be an excellent captain. I enjoyed working with mis responsive team whose commitment and enthusiasm were second to none.

The following girls represented the U.15 XI:

A. Newby, F. Alexander, K. Richards, A. Buckle, P Bundy (captain), H Williamson, P Bennett, M Hart, H Atkinson, L Hudson, R Ogden, C Brassington

Results:

v The Mount Won

v Mount St Mary's Drew

v King James Won

v Queen Margaret's Lost

v Worksop Lost

v Pocklington Lost

v Bootham Won

v Giggleswick Won

v Ackworth Lost

v York College Won

v Queen Mary's Drew

v Hymers Drew

v Scarborough College Won

M. Westgate

U.14

The U.14 XI made a poor start to the season They were matched against strong opposition very early on when skills were very rusty and the team hadn't had a chance to knit together again. This, combined with an air of complacency hanging over the team meant for disaster They had not anticipated the drastic change in senior hockey and naturally they lost the first three games

By mid-October the girls began to find their feet, and the opposition's goal too!! Wins against Bootham and Ackworth restored a little confidence back into the side. Preeti Bhat and Vicky Hales combined well on the right demonstrating some good stickwork and exploited weak defending very well at times Zoe Wight, too, made tremendous improvement as the season progressed. As centre-forward she began to read the game better and sent some blistering first time shots into the back of the goal.

After changing from man-to-man to zone marking, the defence were far more successful Gemma Croft and Rebecca Fisher were both bravely beaten in a one-to-one situation and both, too, used their powerful hits to clear with great effect.

This brings me to my final comment on the U 14team They were a pleasure to work with and I hope they continue to enjoy their hockey

The following girls represented the U.14 XI: K. De Boer, R. Metcalfe, A. Long, A. Calvert (captain), R. Fisher, G. Croft, P. Bhat, V. Hales, Z. Wight, W Hoggard, C Scott, L Richardson, R Turl

Results:

v Mount St. Mary's

v Queen Margaret's

v Pocklington

v Bootham

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth

v Wimbledon

Gibb

SWIMMING

Swimming matches took place in the Autumn and Spring Terms The levels of commitment and enthusiasm to swimming and training was again varied, but certainly there was an improvement over previous years Swimming training unfortunately coincided with hockey practice, which involved many of the same girls The junior girls particularly were already showing signs of fatigue when they arrived for their training session

However, once again we had a very successful swimming season, and my grateful thanks go to Lynsay Hoggard, our swimming captain, who did a tremendous

job throughout the season putting up lists for matches, chasing up swimmers at short notice, and generally encouraging the teams. She set a fine example and I look forward to working with her again next year

Overall, St Peter's won all but two of their swimming matches The seniors won five, drew one, and lost only three. This is a great improvement, given that last year they won only one match The U 15's were our strength in the pool, winning all of their ten matches convincingly; a tremendous achievement I sincerely hope that they will continue with their swimming next year, and add strength to our senior team

The U.14's won six and lost five matches. With only a few exceptions, their commitment to matches and training was questionable. Many of them found the commitment required to senior School teams rather too demanding. However, they should be encouraged by their match results and will hopefully find a little more enthusiasm for swimming next year

The following girls represented the teams:

Senior: L Hoggard (captain), J Toms, C Humphries, F Russell, J Swallow, A Zimmermann, J Ray, E Sherbourne

U.15: S Heald, F Alexander, A Newby, M Hart, C. Magee, L. Hudson, H. Williamson.

U.14: G Croft, K Hoggard, Z Wight, L. Richardson, J. Taylor.

Results: Autumn Term

v Ashville v. Pocklington

v Queen Margaret's

Queen Ethelburga's Bootham York College

Spring Term

v York College

v Bootham

Official Results:

2nd The

6th

v The Mount

v Queen Margaret's

v Ashville

GIRLS' INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING

1994 marked the first year of the Girls' Inter-House Swimming Competition, which was a great success My congratulations goto all the Houses who managed to enter a swimmer in every race without exception. This was a fine achievement, given that someof the Houses have very few girls, who do any swimming whatsoever, within School

It was a pleasant surprise to seejust how determined the girls were to succeed for their House teams Certainly their competitive spirits came rushing to the fore There were some excellent races in all the strokes, with some particularly close finishes and fast times in the freestyle. As usual, the relays proved very exciting, with teams producing good times which will set the standard for future years, and will be hard to beat

Results:

A Zimmermann

A Zimmermann (R)

E Sherbourne

L Hoggard

Queen's The Rise

F. Alexander

K Hoggard

S Heald

H Williamson

F Alexander

K Hoggard

S. Heald Temple Temple

D. M. Westgate

NETBALL

1st VII

Senior netball began in the Spring Term with only two Colours — Jenifer Swallow and Heidi Clark — remaining from theprevious season Thegirls soon settled down with a committed team spirit and the only position that caused some doubt were those of the shooters. Philly Bundy played excellently in some2nd VIIfixtures but as Rowena Smith and Emma Cox had played together for two previous seasons they worked well as a pair and stayed together for the 1st team Rowena made good use of any space afforded her by the defence and Emma made good progress throughout the season It was unfortunate that Margaret Wood began the year with a broken toe as she too was in contention for a 1st team place

The first match against Barnard Castle was easily won but then we faced more difficult opposition with Scarborough College whom we narrowly beat 17-15 On January 29th we managed to field four senior teams, with most of those on the netball option playing if they wanted to. As neither Bootham nor Durham were particularly strong a mixed lst/2nd team was selected for both Schools, with the 3rd's playing Bootham and 4th's Durham All teams won so it was a successful first outing for some of the players! The following two matches were easily won and then a well-contested game was played against York Vlth Form College The College had five county players in their team but the girls played with real determination and were ahead in every quarter Unfortunately whilst leading by three goals in the third quarter Jenifer fell and badly twisted her ankle She made an excellent goalkeeper, helped not only by her height but also in having quick anticipation to intercept loose balls The match continued with six players until Olivia Cameron was summonsed from the shower! The final result showed us losing by three goals Jenifer was missing from the following games during that month, and this had an effect on the Worksop result, although play was not improved by the very wet and slippery conditions Jenifer was ably assisted in defence by Rachel Owen-Barnett who has played all positions in her time at School from shooter through to defence. Belonging to a club that plays local league netball has greatly improved her game The centre court players of Heidi Clark, Katy Pittman and Danielle Powley played well together with Heidi nearly always free to takethe passes She also did well to be selected to play for the York and District team. Danielle showed excellent marking skills and intercepted with speed whilst Katy always managed to find space to move into, even when everyone else was in a heap!

The following girls represented the 1st VII:

**Jenifer Swallow, **Heidi Clark, *Rachel OwenBarnett, *Danielle Powley, *Katy Pittman, *Rowena Smith, *Emma Cox, Tola Osho, Olivia Cameron, Margaret Wood, Philippa Bundy, Rachel Malster and Clare Lawson

** denotes re-award of Colours

* denotes Colours

Results:

Barnard Castle Won

Scarborough College Won

lst/2nd Mixed v Bootham Won

lst/2nd Mixed v Durham Won

King James Won

Huntington Won

Vlth Form College Lost

Vlth Form College Lost

All Saints Won

Worksop College Lost

Woodhouse Grove Won

Mount St Mary's Lost

31 - 3 17-15 28-10 15- 4

- 7 24 8 28—31 22-34 11- 5 10-14 10- 7 13-14

W. M. Newton

2nd VII

As usual the 2nd VII had more fixtures than the 1st team as we often fielded a second and third team against other Schools Three matches were cancelled for both teams but generally the winter weather was reasonable this year The team was greatly strengthened by Philippa Bundy and Margaret Wood as shooters and Tola Osho as centre. These players were strong enough to hold their own in the 1st VII and Tola, in particular, improved greatly as the season progressed and her passes became much stronger, and more accurate Margaret was particularly steady at shooting whilst Philly could shoot with great flair, especially from the edge of the circle Valuable experience was gained by Jo Stevenson, Rachel Malster and Sarah Richardson, all Vth year, who played regularly and Olivia Cameron made a very dependable goal defence The position of goalkeeper changed throughout the season, with again three Vth year — Emma Woolley, Claire Lawson and Emma Sherbourne all playing well in defence.

The team proved to be too strong an opposition for most Schools and didn't have to push themselves hard for the first eight matches except against Huntington when they drew with an U.16 side probably stronger than the 1st VII They also had a good result against York Vlth Form College when they drew twenty-eight all in a high scoring game Although played in a competitive spirit, it was also a very pleasant atmosphere. The team lost 10-30 to All Saints, again playing a strong U.16 side, which included county players and also on that day the 3rd VII lost 6-9 to an U 15 team It was very windy which didn't help the accuracy of the shooters. The fixtures against Worksop and Mount St Mary's were played in

unpleasant weather conditions and although drawing with Worksop they lost by one goal to Mount St. Mary's in a well-contested game

The 3rd VII enjoyed a few games, played in a friendly spirit, and it gave an opportunity for more players to represent the School.

The following players represented the 2nd VII: Emma Woolley, Emma Sherbourne, Claire Lawson, Olivia Cameron, Tola Osho, Rachel Malster, Jo Stevenson, Sarah Richardson, Margaret wood, Philly Bundy, Jayne Tetlow, Alexie Zimmermann

The following girls represented the 3rd and 4th VII: Mandy Dunn, Sally Marshall, Camilla Hall, Lucy Errington, Natasha Kershaw, Rosie Neave, Clare Neale, Lucy Evans, Hannah Fieldsend, Jayne Tetlow, Alexie Zimmermann, Caroline Davies, Jessica Ray, Karen Blythe, Katy Armitage, Molly Tyler-Childs

Results:

Barnard Castle Won Scarborough College Won Bootham (3rd VII) Won Durham (4th VII) Won King James Won Pocklington (lst/2nd VII) Won Huntington Drew Ackworth (lst/2nd VII) Won Hymers Won Vlth Form College Drew Queen Ethelburga's Won All Saints (U.16) Lost All Saints (U 15) Lost Worksop College Drew Woodhouse Grove Won Mount St Mary's Lost

Senior Netball Housematches

- 9 8 - 8 15- 7 8 - 9 W. M. Newton

The Senior House Netball was played on one afternoon in not particularly good conditions The Houses selected teams from the Vth and Vlth years with a restriction on the number of first team players on the court at any one time This was in the hope of handicapping Dronfield, without much success! Dronfield won the cup with wins over all the other Houses but only a 6-3, 4-0 win over Temple and The Rise respectively The Rise and Temple drew 3-3 in their matches but Temple came second due to a superior goal average with The Rise third W. M. Newton

U.15 VII

The U.15 team played fifteen matches, winning ten and losing five. This team showed great potential from the beginning of the season. Unfortunately, the talent of individual players was not always fully translated into successful results Had they been able to channel their abundant skills consistently, they could have beaten any

opposition At their best, they had memorable wins over King James, Hymers, and Mount St Mary's At other times, such as in the York and District tournament, they failed to do themselvesjustice. They had the skill and allround ability to reach the final in this tournament, but on this occasion, they played as seven individuals, and were unusually complacent As a result they were beaten in all but two matches and did not qualify for the second round

Two players, Mauricia Hart and Helen Atkinson, were selected to play for the York and District team; and Lorna Read who joined the team just this year, made a most positive contribution with her ability to intercept the most difficult of passes. Jodie Littleboy as goal shooter, rarely missed and combined well with Louise Hudson, producing an impressive goal average Unfortunately our goalkeeper and goal defence, Pru Bundy and Olivia Anderson, required a few more inches to deal with some very tall opposition in our defending circle. What they lacked in height however, they made up for in effort and enthusiasm They never gave up

At times there was an air of complacency about the team in general, which limited their potential to improve and progress It was only towards the end of the season that we managed to overcome this problem, and I felt disappointment that the season was drawing to a close Overall, the season with this team was at times frustrating, always a challenge and frequently rewarding. I enjoyed coaching them

The following girls represented the U.15 VII: J Littleboy, L Hudson, L Read, M Hart, H Atkinson (captain) P Bundy, O Anderson, F Alexander

esults:

Bootham

York College

Ashville

Scarborough College

Bootham

King James

Pocklington

Ackworth

Hymers

Queen Ethelburga's All Saints Huntington Worksop

Woodhouse Grove

Mount St Mary's

.14 VII

22- 6

25 - 9

she missed goal on her first attempt, she was usually able to get the rebound and score from subsequent shots Certainly her height was a great source of frustration for most opposing teams. Rebecca Fisher deserves credit for her consistent play throughout the season, both in the centre and a 'feeder' into Gemma Lucy Richardson was probably the most improved player, with her ability to 'dodge' free of any opponent, and her excellent timing of moves If there was a problem area, it was in defence where we struggled to find the right combination, but after the first few matches, Rachel and Alison found their niche and worked well together

Overall this was a very consistent, steady team, who gelled together well and improved their game and levels of individual skill, as the season progressed. If I have any criticism at all, it is their apparent inability to get fired up, and lift their game within a match, which is frequently necessary against fast and skilful opposition Perhaps we can work on a more dynamic approach next season!!

The following girls represented the U.14 VII: G Croft, R Fisher, L Richardson, P Bhat (captain), V Hailes, Z Wight, A Calvert, R Metcalfe, N Lane

Results:

v The Mount

v Bootham

v York College

v Scarborough College

v Bootham

v King James

v Pocklington

v Ackworth

v Hymers

v Queen Ethelburga's

v All Saints

v Huntington

v Worksop

v Woodhouse Grove

v Mount St Mary's

Junior Inter-House Netball

D. M. Westgate

The U 14 team won eleven matches and lost only four As the results suggest, this was a strong and steady team, which built on the success established in thejunior School Apart from a few positional changes in defence, the nucleus of the team remained unchanged throughout the season, and included the same girls who had played in St Olave's at U.12 and U.13 level

Gemma Croft as goal shooter, used her height to good advantage, proving a handful for any defence Even when

D. M. Westgate

The Junior House matches were as usual, played in fine competitive spirit, with all teams entering into the atmosphere of the occasion For some reason, the girls seem particularly determined to win when representing their respective Houses, and their enthusiasm and determination is an overriding factor within the matches!

All of the six Houses involved did themselves justice. Some may have felt slightly disadvantaged as they had no School team players within their House squad, whilst others had three or four, but the underdogs to their credit were not deterred In a very close and well-fought competition, Temple finished a convincing first, having played some high standard netball at abalanced and steady pace throughout the afternoon.

Results:

1st Temple, 2nd The Rise, 3rd Clifton, 4th The Grove, 5th Dronfield and 6th Queen's.

D. M. Westgate

CROSS-COUNTRY

Two teams were entered in the York and District Cross-Country Competition held on the 8th December As usual this took place on the Knavesmire on a freezing cold day that was also wet and windy; fairly similar to the conditions of the previous year. The intermediate team of Rachael Ogden (1st), Lorna Read (5th), Wendy Chung (8th), Emma Sherbourne (10th), Emily Brown (14th), Alba-Luz Buckle (19th) and Pru Bundy (20th) ran very well to win the team event Rachael had an outstanding run to be placed first, and as all the runners were placed in the first twenty they were all selected to attend the York and District Team Training sessions However, some chose not to continue, due to the heavy commitment it entailed and the inevitable clash, at times, with School games fixtures Thejunior team, combined with girls from St. Olave's, were third overall in the team event. This age group is always well represented and there was some stiff opposition. Karly Hoggard (8th) and Lucy Richardson (20th) were also selected for junior team training and Karly went on to gain her county Colours along with Rachael and Claire Taylor who ran in the senior age group competitions. All three had notable success running for the York and District teams and my thanks go to the long suffering staff who rarely had the girls attendance for Saturday morning lessons

Rachael has had an excellent season since last summer, and continued with her well deserved success She runs with great enthusiasm and commitment and is an inspiration to younger pupils July '93, First in the 800m at the English Schools' track and field championships. July '94, First in the York Schools' Cross-Country Championships. February '94, Seventh in the North Yorkshire Schools' Cross-Country Championships At this event she was selected to represent North Yorkshire at the English Schools' Cross-Country Championships February '94, Second in the 800m when representing English Schools' at the indoor international at Birmingham March '94, Eightieth at Liverpool in the English Schools' Cross-Country. The intermediate girls North Yorkshire team gained the bronze prize with Rachael finishing fourth out of six scoring runners. This is the first time that any North Yorkshire team has won a prize at the English Schools' Cross-Country.

The House Cross-Country was run in the Spring Term, again in unpleasant conditions All thejunior girls in the third and fourth years were expected to run and it is to their credit that only two were unable to do so The Houses finished in the following order: Rise, Temple, Clifton, Dronfield, Queen's and Grove The Senior Competition consisted of teams of eleven scoring runners, although in the event of a draw itwas decided to award more points to the team with the most runners. The Houses finished in the following order: Rise, Dronfield, Temple, Grove, Clifton and Queen's

W. M. Newton

SQUASH

The girls had another very successful season and won all but a couple of their matches, played throughout the two terms The standard of play has improved each year as not only has technique developed but also tactical understanding of the game The team has also showed true grit in being able to come back from being ten games to love down. Rachel Owen-Barnett, in particular, always battled well in such circumstances, playing at No. 3 in the team It was pleasing to see Rebecca Fisher, from the third year, performing well at No 2 string in her first season of senior squash She will be a great asset to the team over the next few years The remainder of the squad was Linda Elliott at No. 1 string and captain, who had some very tough matches, often against county ranked players Katy Pittman, Olivia Cameron and Danielle Powley also put in solid performances throughout the season The team was strengthened by the inclusion of Colette Humphreys, new to the School in the Lower Vlth, who proved to be a very useful player.

The team had two excellent matches against Harrogate College, each time resulting in a 3-3 draw The matches against local rivals Queen Margaret's were close with a 3-2 win away but the score was.reversed at home, with a weakened team. The hardest match of the season was in the first round of The Woolwich National Schools' Championship against George Watson's College from Edinburgh This team went on to win the National competition, and featured several Scottish rankedjuniors St. Peter's lost 1-4, with Danielle scoring an excellent win, and Olivia having a close match.

Linda proved to be a most helpful and well organised captain and led the team well We have good strength in depth for next season with some useful and keen juniors coming through The enthusiasm for squash was demonstrated in the Inter-House Competition at the end of the season, which was well contested. The competition ran on a knock-out basis, resulted in Dronfield playing Temple in the final on March 21st The match was played in an excellent spirit and Dronfield, which included several team players, emerged as worthy winners The Grove were third with The Rise in fourth position.

The following girls played in the team:

**Linda Elliott, **01ivia Cameron, *Rachel OwenBarnett, *Katy Pittman, *Colette Humphreys, Danielle Powley, Lorna Highet, Rowena Smith, Sarah Johnson

* denotes Colours

** Re-award

Results:

Queen Margaret's Woodhouse Grove

George Watson's Bradford G.G.S.

Queen Margaret's Harrogate College Ashville College

3-0

Margaret Whitehead

TENNIS

1st VI

It was unusual to start the season with none of the potential first team players, either in a set pair, or with a preference of who to play with. The first two sessions were spent trying to work out the pairings so it was unfortunate that we played Worksop College so early, on April 30th They usually prove to be one of our strongest opponents and it was to be no exception this year The eventual 1st VI played in this match but not in their final pairings Colette Humphreys and Rachel Owen-Barnett, Heidi Clark and Olivia Cameron each won a rubber and Rowena Smith and Katy Pittman were unlucky to lose one rubber by five games to six. The next match against Scarborough College was easily won and the following day the team of four — Colette, Rowena, Rachel and Heidi had an excellent win against Nabwood School from Bradford in the Aberdare Cup The rubbers were even at three all but the match was won on the sets total By the beginning of May it was decided to pair Colette and Rowena together as 1st couple with Rachel and Heidi at No 2 Katy and Olivia proved to be a reliable 3rd pair, attacking well at the net but playing groundstrokes with consistency

The following five fixtures were won convincingly but as usual the result against Queen Margaret's was not good. Although the games were often close the girls didn't always have the final determination to win the rubbers. The result should certainly not have been 0-9 as shown when we drew them in the second round of the Aberdare Cup ten days later Although we lost 2-4 Rowena had an excellent win by two sets to one in her singles as did Rachel who was not well, but battled with her usual determination to win 2-0 The match against Ashville College was interesting, as we only knew a couple of days in advance that it was not only a triangular fixture with Giggleswick but also to be all singles. The girls all won easily against both Schools but were not so enthusiastic at being asked to 'ball boy' when they weren't playing!

The team did very well in the U 18York Team Tennis league playing seven matches and winning them all to retain the trophy won last year The Mount proved to be the strongest opposition where there were hard-fought games with long rallies before we won 4-2 Colette and Rowena playing at No's 1 and 2 respectively showed great ability in an all-round game Both of them hit deep consistent drives and also displayed positive, attacking net play. Rowena has shown much progress since being selected to play for York L.T.C at both mixed and ladies doubles. Rachel and Heidi always play with 100% effort and are prepared to play the ball in court and not be the firstto make a mistake. The team is well placed to do even better next year with four Colours remaining at School

The following girls represented the 1st VI:

*Colette Humphreys, *Rowena Smith, **Heidi Clark, *Rachel Owen-Barnett, *01ivia Cameron, *Katy Pittman, Danielle Powley, Caroline Davies

* denotes Colours

** Re-award

Results:

v Worksop College

v Scarborough College

v Nabwood (won on sets)

v Mount St Mary's

v Pocklington 'B' team

v Queen Margaret's

v Durham

v York Vlth Form College

v Queen Margaret's (Aberdare Cup)

v Bootham

v Ashville/Giggleswick

v The Mount team

v Dunnington T.C team

v The Mount

v Bootham team

v York College team

v Pocklington 'A' team

2nd VI

Again we had strength in depth with nine people representing the 2nd VI of whom four were Vth year and three L.VIth so we have a nucleus of good players already for the next season. Caroline Davies and Jessica Ray, both Vth years, who had played together for the previous two years, were the only established pairing, so as with the 1st team, time had to be spent deciding on partnerships The team pairings altered through the season but Jessica and Caroline played all but one of the fixtures and continued their improvement from last year They made particular progress with their net play and showed determination in winning. The team had only five fixtures with cancellations from Leeds Girls H.S., Hymers, Barnard Castle and Bootham — some — what a disappointment School's seem to find it increasingly difficult to honour fixtures if made after half term Other than the fixture against Queen Margaret's the team lost only two rubbers in four matches —an excellent result. They lost 3-6 to Queen Margaret's with all pairs beating the opposing 3rd couple Again there were some good games and the 3rd pair of Karen Blythe and Lorna Highet had the best games total (15) of the afternoon, equalling the score of Rowena and Colette from the 1st team Clare Neale finally had her wish to play with Danielle Powley, who was unlucky not to be in the 1stVI on a regular basis. When her first serve was on form it was virtually unreturnable Clare made good progress, particularly with her service and net play

The following girls represented the 2nd VI: Philly Bundy, Natasha Kershaw, Clare Neale, Lorna Highet, Cathy Dixon, Jessica Ray, Caroline Davies, Danielle Powley, Karen Blythe

Results:

v Worksop College

v Queen Margaret's

v Durham (2 couples)

v The Mount

v Pocklington

House Matches

The House matches were played with a team of six players of any age, playing nine games against each couple. This method of counting games won, holds the interest to the end of the match, particularly for the less talented teams! Temple beat The Grove convincingly in the semi-final by 52-25 whilst Dronfield had an even higher score of 56-13 over Clifton, with some games unfinished The final of Dronfield v Temple was played with great enthusiasm and determination, with a set against each couple. Rachel and Katy for Temple won three rubbers but the deciding factor was that Dronfield had five 1st or 2nd VI players The younger players did well but lacked experience, to give Dronfield a 5-4 win

A special mention should go to Heidi Clark, winner of the Guy Shuttleworth Cup for effort and attitude towards sport and not necessarily sporting ability Heidi captained and played 1st team hockey, netball and tennis for her two years in the Vlth form However, since entering the School in St Olave's she has always been especially organised and helpful, and any games which involved Heidi, really needed no member of staff to be present! A very worthy winner to follow Pip Mortimer who won it last year on its first presentation

Wendy Newton

U.15

The Under 15 squad consisted of seven players, with the first two couples of Faith Alexander and Louise Hudson, Helen Atkinson and Mauricia Hart being the same players that had represented the Under 14 team in the previous year

In the Midland Bank League, the team had some convincing wins including a couple of 5-1 victories Having won every match they then qualified for the playoffs, and played Queen Margaret's but unfortunately lost out to a very strong side

The Under 15team had some other notable successes, beating Woodhouse Grove, Scarborough College and Mount St Mary's; all very convincing wins They played well against The Mount narrowly losing 4-5 (40 games to 41!) Away against Worksop they suffered a 4-5 defeat although there were some close individual games. All the team players had some good performances throughout the season in both their singles and doubles matches Faith Alexander continues to be the team's most consistent, hardest hitter, and Anna Dixon, Carrie Magee and Jodie

Littleboy continued to improve and show promise down the order.

Girls High

Queen Margaret's

Girl's Inter-House Tennis

The House tennis was run on a knock-out basis, with Houses raising three pairs from any year, and playing every couple. Dronfield and Temple were the strongest Houses and duly won through to the final. This was very close with some excellent tennis and Dronfield coming through as 5-4 winners The final placings were:

1st Dronfield

2nd Temple

3rd= Clifton and The Grove

U.14

The Under 14 team had a successful season in the 'York Junior Team League' playing seven matches in total against other Schools' and tennis clubs The team won four matches, lost two matches and drew 3-3 against The Mount, who were the eventual winners of the league This match was certainly our best performance of the season with the first pair Preeti Bhat and Vicky Hales beating The Mount's strong first couple 7-6, having been 2-5 down A good team effort

The Under 14 squad have a number of good players to choose from, and they developed and improved as the season went on It was particularly pleasing to see them gaining in confidence at the net and 'having a go' at volleying to win points The team mainly consisted of Preeti Bhat and Vicky Hales, Rachel Lewis and Zoe Wight, Lucy Richardson and Rebecca Fisher and Alison Calvert

The team's other outstanding performances included an 8-1 win at Worksop on an extremely hot and windy day, and a 4-2 victory over Leeds Girls' High School. Against Queen Margaret's the team lost 0-9 although the match was closer than the score suggested

Overall then, they played some very good tennis and had lots of close matches, narrowly losing odd ones on the tight tie-break. We look forward to next season and I am confident in the team's ability to consolidate and built on this year's success

ROUNDERS

U.15

The Under 15's had seven fixtures during the term, but disappointingly two of these were cancelled for torrential rain

The team generally fielded quite well with Pru Bundy tempering her throws in from 2nd deep to stop many rounders at 4th post Helen Williamson was consistently good in batting, with her ability to hit the ball past 1st deep However, the team on occasions suffered from too many 'captains' (giving advice) which only led to confusion with close-in fielding The games against Mount St. Mary s and Woodhouse Grove were well contested but on the whole the results during the first part of term were disappointing. It was pleasing therefore that they returned lo form for the last two matches In the Queen Ethelburga's match all players were hitting well with the resulting, massive 20-2 win Their superior skill was also evident in their last match against York College, and here they also showed their fielding to be sound, only allowing York College to score one rounder

The following girls represented the U.15 team:

E Alexander, O Anderson, P Bennett, C Brassington, P Bundy, A Dixon, K Dowds, C Magee, A Newby, L. Read, G. Walker, H. Williamson.

Results:

v Mount St Mary's

v Queen Mary's

v Hymeis

v Woodhouse Grove

v Bootham

v Queen Ethelburga's

v York College

Home Lost 4 —5

Away Lost 2xh—6

Away Cancelled

Home Lost 5V2—7

Home Cancelled

Away Won 20 —2

Away Won lxh—\

U.14

The term started well with an excellent 10-2 victory against Scarborough College, with Zoe Wight, Preeti Bhat and Vicky Hales all in good batting form. Against Mount St Mary's they found sterner opposition but nevertheless our deep fielders stopped many potential rounders, with the resulting 10-8Viwin Then came a run of three close games against Joseph Rowntree, Woodhouse Grove and The Mount, all characterised by good efficient fielding but unremarkable hitting The Woodhouse Grove game must be one for the record books with both teams playing two 'all out' innings in under twenty minutes! The match against Pocklington took place in very windy, difficult conditions; the game was close but we narrowly lost The bowler-backstop-1st post combination of Becky Fisher, Lianne Watson and Emma Stone worked extremely well getting seven of the opposition out in one innings. The term finished with two well contested games, the final one being against York College with a well deserved 11-7 win.

Fifteen of the girls have had the chance to play for the team as tennis has often taken players out, but despite

this the fielding has always been good, with very few mistakes The matches have been played enthusiastically and enjoyed by all

The following girls represented the U.14 team:

P. Bhat, A. Calvert, G. Croft, R. Fisher, V. Hales, K. Hoggard, S. Hutchinson, R. Lewis, R. Metcalfe, T. Rotowa, C Scott, E Stone, R Turl, L Watson, Z Wight

Results:

v Scarborough College

v Mount St Mary's

v Joseph Rowntree

v Hymers

v Woodhouse Grove

v The Mount

v Bootham

v Pocklington

v Queen Ethelburga's

v York College Away Home Away Away Home Away Away Away Away Away

HOUSE ROUNDERS

Won 10 —2

Won 10 —8'/2

Lost 5Vi-7 Cancelled

Lost 3'/2 4

Drew 3 —3 Cancelled Lost 6 —7Vi Lost 6Vi—7Vi Won 11 —7

The Inter-House Rounders Competition for third and fourth year girls took place one Wednesday afternoon with all teams in good form and certainly good voice Each House played every other, and there was some excellent hitting — the Temple/Dronfield score was 10-7Vi —an extremely high score for a ten minute innings This was an enjoyable competition and involved almost all third and fourth year girls The results were as follows:

1st Temple

2nd The Rise

3rd The Grove and Dronfield

5th Clifton

6th Queen's

ATHLETICS

Sports Day at its second attempt (the first day being postponed by inclement and untimely weather) was sunny, relaxed and enjoyable There were three age groups, junior, inter and senior and all Houses managed to field teams with a remarkable spirit. There were some excellent performances and many new records showing just how much our athletics is improving. The overall results were:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th The Rise Clifton Temple Dronfield Queen's The Grove

77Vi pts

75 pts.

71>/2 pts

67Vi pts

48 pts 45 Vi pts.

Victrix Ludorum: Rachael Ogden

The individual results were:

Winners, Track Events

Junior 100 metres

Inter 100 metres

Senior 100 metres

Junior 200 metres

Inter 200 metres

Senior 200 metres

Junior 400 metres

Inter 400 metres

Senior 400 metres

Junior 800 metres

Inter 800 metres

Senior 800 metres

Junior 1500 metres

Inter 1500 metres

Senior 1500 metres

R Metcalfe*

P Bennett

K. Armitage

N Lane

L Read*

J. Toms*

G Croft*

R. Ogden*

C Humphreys*

K. Hoggard*

R Ogden*

L Evans*

K. Hoggard

L Read*

C. Taylor (G) (Q) (Q) (R) (R) (C) (T) (C) (D) (T) (C) (R) (T) (R) (R)

Junior 4 x 100 Relay Clifton

Inter 4 x 100 Relay Clifton*

Senior 4 x 100 Relay The Rise

Winners, Field Events

Junior Long Jump R.

Inter Long Jump R

Senior Long Jump E

Junior High Jump K

Inter High Jump S

Senior High Jump L

Junior Javelin P.

Inter Javelin D.

Senior Javelin S

Junior Shot Z

Inter Shot F

Senior Shot _ J R

Junior Discus R

Inter Discus P

Senior Discus L

* = New Records

Metcalfe (G) Ogden* (C) Combe (R) De Boer* (Q)

Heald* (T)

Havercroft (R)

Bhat (T)

Powley (D)

Marshall <Q)

Wight (C)

Alexander (T)

Tetlow (G)

Owen-Barnett (T)

Fisher (D)

Bundy* (D)

Robertson (Q)

13.6sec

12.9sec lm 1.5sec lm 12.0sec

2m41.2sec

2m 22.2sec

2m 55.4sec

5m 47.9sec

6m 2.1sec

6m 52.6sec

59.82sec

59.0sec

lm 0.4sec

This is the second year of the Cambridge Cup where all the points won in Inter-House sport are added together to find an overall winner From the start Temple took the lead with Dronfield never very far behind The Rise always remained a good third and then there was a big gap for the minor placings. Though Dronfield never quite managed to catch Temple the competition was fierce right to the end of the Summer Term — and the House Tennis Competition — as Temple had never quite managed to gain an unassailable lead, but the final placings were as follows:

Hockey

Badminton

Senior Cross-Country

Junior Cross-Country

Senior Netball

Junior Netball

Swimming

Squash Rounders

4m 38cms

4m 61cms

4m 07cms

lm 45cms

lm 38cms

lm 18cms

20m 95cms

22m 49cms

16m 95cms

7m 65cms

8m 38cms

7m lOcms

16m 97cms

21m 05cms

15m 44cms

There was one athletics match, a triangular against Giggleswick and Ashville for Under 14and 15teams. In this the standard of our field events was extremely high, although we lost out for raw speed in the sprints Both teams were disqualified in the relays (for running out of the boxes) which meant the Under 15's lost narrowly by one point overall and the Under 14's came third, although this was a very equal match

Rachael Ogden successfully continues her way in the athletics world. She was selected for the County Athletics along with Karly Hoggard They came first and third respectively in their separate 800 metre races. Rachael rounded off the season with an excellent performance at Telford in the English Schools' Athletics Championships, where she gained first place in the 800 metres with a personal best time Well done, Rachael!

P. Fletcher

OLD PETERITE NEWS

IN MEMORIAM

John Francis Birks (1910-18: Day House)

John died on 4th March 1994 He was always proud of St Peter's, and on his death he left money to the School in his Will.

A. A. Collins (1919-23: School)

Alfred Allan Collins died on 15th December 1993 at the age of eighty-nine. He was an active OP for many years and was one of the Founder Members of the Old Peterite Masonic Lodge, which heattended regularly until advancing age decreed otherwise. He was a retired solicitor and Coroner and he latterly lived in Lincolnshire.

Sir Theo Crawford (1921-24: St. Olave's)

Born in December 1911, Theodore Crawford was educated at St Olave's but we have no record of him entering St Peter's School He later went on to Glasgow Academy and Glasgow University, where he qualifed in Medicine His special field was Pathology, and in particular coronary artery disease In 1955 he was appointed secretary of the British Cancer Campaign In the early 1960's some British pathologists decided to form their own college, of which Sir Theo became registrar and was able to persuade Sir Michael Sobell to support the Crown lease on Carlton House Terrace The Royal College of Pathologists and the Cancer Research Campaign have been accommodated there ever since He was knighted in 1973 for services to Pathology.

Robert Dobson (1940-47: The Manor)

Robert returned fairly recently to this country, having worked abroad for many years At School he had been a good sportsman, playing for both the cricket and rugby teams He died at Pickering in August 1993 after a short illness. He was a very popular figure among those OPs who knew him, being a quiet person with a great sense of humour He was at the East Riding Dinner in May 1993 and met many of his old friends there We shall miss him

E. R. Gossop (1930-37)

Eric's death was reported in March 1993. No other details were given

Robert Hawkins.

Robert Hawkins, a member of the ground staff at St Peter's, died on 29th October 1992 He was recorded in the 'Peterite' last year as being in The Rise It was actually his son, Raymond Hawkins who was in The Rise from 1945-51 Raymond returned from a visit to Australia in December 1993 and now lives in Richmond, Yorkshire.

R. F. S. Mervyn (1924-27: The Manor)

It was not until September last year that we heard of the death of R. F. S. Mervyn. We were not given any other details about his life, except that he had died on 7th April, 1990, and that his wife had also died in 1993

Charles

EdwardSeholefield Q.C. (1915-20: Clifton, The Grove)

Charles died on 25th September 1993, aged ninetyone After leaving St Peter's he was articled to a firm of solicitors in Wakefield, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1925 He then read for the bar and nine years later was called to the Middle Temple. After the war, he practiced in London, taking silk in 1959 He represented St John's College, Oxford in the enquiry into the building of a road across Christ Church Meadows, and he appeared for Berkshire County Council in the so-called Goring Gap power line dispute As a result, the power lines had to be laid underground He became head of his chambers before retiring in 1965 In 1966 he became a bencher of the Middle Temple He was always kindly and courteous, and led an active life. In private life he was a leading member of the Sherlock Holmes society and, about twenty-five years ago, gained some fame for a reenactment of the struggle between Sherlock Holmes and the evil genius Professor Moriarty, in situ in Switzerland. He was a dedicated Freemason and rose to some prominence in that field.

Peter John Wright (1942-45: School)

Peter came to St Peter's in 1942 after being at Bryanston School. (The Secretary of the OP Club remembers him as being a well-built lad who did not fit well into a C.C.F. uniform, but who had a great sense of humour.) After leaving School, Peter worked for Ford and then for Massey-Ferguson, in which firm he became Managing Director, and Chairman of the European section. He was married and had two sons and a daughter. He enjoyed golf, sailing and shooting Between 1983 and 1991 he retired to Snowhill as a sheep farmer He died on 7th October 1993,having been in bad health for some time following a previous stroke We are grateful to C C. Houghton (1925-30: The Rise) for supplying us with the information

Note from the Secretary of the OP Club

As usual, we must add that we can only supply information which is passed on to us Please do let us know about OPs who have died, and something about them, if possible

Information supplied after July will be printed in the following year's Peterite

LATEST NEWS OF SOME OPs

Andrew J. Figge (1976-83: School)

Andrew became married over a year ago and is now Export Manager for Swifts (Engineering) of Scarborough As part of his work, he has to travel to many parts of the globe

Vanessa N. Figge (1987-89: Dronfield)

Vanessa graduated at Nottingham Trent University with a B.A.(Hons.) Degree and a 2:1 Grade in Business Studies During her course she was awarded one of five scholarships to study at the Southern Denmark Business School, which was followed by a few months' placement in Rotterdam At the end of the course Vanessa became Accountant Executive for Blue Chip Marketing in Manchester.

A. P. M. Gray (1974-84: The Manor)

Andy was commissioned in 1985 with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and then, sponsored by the Royal Engineers, studied Economics at Leeds University, from where he graduated with an Honours Degree in 1989. In 1990 he passed out of Sandhurst to serve with the R.E He missed the Gulf War by being posted to Canada to build a warehouse and then went to Cambodia as a military observer Since 1993 he has been in England He became married in 1993 to his wife, Nicky, and is now living in London He is due out of the army in 1994 and would be delighted to know of any possibilities for useful employment

Beverley Hall, to her contemporaries Beverley Davies (1982-84: The Grove)

It is interesting to know that, in July 1988, Beverley married Old Peterite Andrew Robert Hall (1979-84: The Grove)

Beverley gained a Music Hons. Degree from Sheffield University in 1987, did a post-graduate course at the College of Ripon & York St John, and then taught at the Ralph Butterfield School in Haxby until, in 1990, she had her first child. Beverley and Andrew now have two children — a son and a daughter

J. A. H. Hanson (1918-21: School)

Jimmy recently celebrated his ninety-first birthday He is a past President of the OP Club and has been an active member of the Club for over forty years He cannot attend so much these days and wishes to be remembered to all his friends.

Richard W. Parkinson (1971-76: School)

Richard hasjust been appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals on the Wirral He spent some time last year in Melbourne, Australia, doing a knee fellowship, which is now his main area of clinical interest

David John Paveley (1975-82: The Grove)

David is about to start his second year as a member of the world-famous R.A.F Falcons Parachute Team Flight-Lieutenant Paveley is currently in training to take part in one of the hundred displays which are staged throughout Britain and Europe, showing the skill which has made the Falcons' name a symbol of discipline and daring After being at St Peter's, he attended a School of Physical Education in Leeds.

Robert K. Peel (1979-86: Temple)

Robert hasjust finished his final year at St George's Hospital Medical School and is now doubtless awaiting the results of his efforts Perhaps we may be able to tell you more in the next 'Peterite'.

David Pemberton (1978-82: Queen's)

David has been awarded the degree of D.Phil, at Oxford for research on the radioactive emission from ozone and nitric acid in the middle atmosphere He took his first degree in Astrophysics at Edinburgh University before working for British Aerospace in Bristol He is now with SERCO at Frascati in Italy and is working for the European Space Agency on GOME, a satellite project.

Nigel Pemberton (1976-80: Queen's)

Nigel was Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, before teaching, first at Howden Hall, Northumberland, and then as Assistant Director of Music at King William's College, Isle of Man. He is now a First Officer with Manx Airlines He married in 1991 and has two sons.

Ian Robinson (1966-71: Temple)

Having retired from his active participation in Squash, Ian, together with his wife, Helen, has now moved to Spain, viz. the island of Mallorca. He tells us that, owing to the postal conditions, any friends who wish to write tohim should do so c/o 8Elmlands Grove, Stockton Lane, York Y03 OEE

Jonathan David Stubbs (1983-88: The Manor)

Jonathan obtained a B.Sc(Hons.) Degree with a 2:1 Grade in Estate Management from Newcastle Polytechnic He is now working for Chartered Surveyors Weatherall, Green and Smith at their Leeds Office

Harriet Torlesse (1989-91: Queen's)

Harriet has received a starred first at Cambridge and is hoping to go on to Glasgow University to read for a PhD. in Nutrition.

Ruth Torlesse (1986-88: Temple)

Ruth is expected to qualify as a doctor in the nett few weeks. We may hear more in next year's 'Peterite'.

Lucy J. Yeomans (1989-91: Queen's)

Lucy gained a B.Sc.(Hons.) in Agricultural Economics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

OLD PETERITE CLUB

SECRETARY'S NOTES

Owing to the timing of the publication of the 'Peterite', it is nearly a question of ave atque vale as far as the Presidents of the Old Peterite Club are concerned. We did just manage to welcome David Kirby last year, and now weare about to seehis term of office come to a close I have very much enjoyed working with David over the past two y(iars It has been a great help to have a President who is actually available in York, and indeed at the School itself He has done much to encourage an atmosphere of harmony and friendship within the Club, and all the meetings chaired by him have been characterised by good humour and unanimity, yet have been completed expeditiously The Club owes a debt of gratitude to him for all the work which he has done on our behalf, and we hope that his association with the Club and with the School will continue to promote a close co-operation between the two, to the mutual advantage of both.

One of the long-standing areas of co-operation has been the collection by the School of the joining fees for the Old Peterite Club For some reason, it appears that many leavers have not been aware that they are automatically life members of the Old Peterite Club if all the School bills have been paid until the end of the sixth form I have recently added onto a form which tells us about the address of a newly-found Old Peterite a small extra which says:

"I am/am not a member of the OP Club" or alternatively "I do not know whether or not I am a member of the OP Club"

The majority decide for the latter

We would, therefore, like to spread the word that almost all OPs are life members of the Old Peterite Club unless they left in the Fifth Form or actually opted out If anyone is in doubt, I should be happy to investigate their case To any recent leavers who have not become fully-paid life members I would suggest that they might consider joining now. As inflation continues, the fees do have to go up at regular intervals. There are OPs who, in later years, wish that they were members and they pay far more to join now than they would have done when they left School

I see many signs of a continually growing interest in the Old Peterite Club. The sales of ties, OP Shields, Cufflinks etc. have grown noticeably in the past year and I am hearing of more and more OPs who are keen to keep in touch.

In connection with the sales, I should say that I have finally been persuaded that the stock account should be in the name of the OP Club Hitherto the banks have been very awkward about club accounts, but at last I have found one which is sympathetic to our needs So in future will you please make payable to 'The Old Peterite Club, Stock account' all cheques for stock, such as ties, cufflinks, etc. which you buy from me. The complete list of stock available is printed in this magazine. I am always

ready to consider new ideas for stock, but have to be sure that they will sell and that they meet with general approval. Finally, I wouldjust like to add that I hope to see more and more OPs taking an active interest in the Old Peterite Club. By attending the functions they not only have a good time themselves and widen their circle of friends across all ages, but they also give support and encouragement to the Club and to the School They show that the work is not done in vain, and they show that the School is something which they value

One of the strengths of the Old Peterite Club is that it has for over one hundred years withstood extremes of fortune. The School is more susceptible to changes of policy with successive Headmasters and governments and climates of public opinion and economic pressure.

But, as long as we have a strong body of OPs who are glad to see each other and who are grateful for their time at St Peter's and/or St Olave's, the Old Peterite Club will always be a flourishing and worthwhile organisation, of help to its members and to the School I hope and trust that both the School and the Club will continue to prosper in future years.

ATTENDANCES AT DINNERS

The following dinners have been announced 1994/5:

1994

Friday, 27th May

The East Riding Dinner

7.30 for 8.00 p.m The Bell Hotel Driffield 0377-46661 Organiser: David Atkinson (Home) 0377-229279 (Office) 0482-864-101.

Friday, 14th October

The Tyneside Dinner County Hotel, Newcastle (opposite central station) Organisers: Richard Pickersgill (Home) 091-281-8261 (Office) 091-261-1841. Michael Jobling (Home) 0661-824-924 (Office) 091-261-5298

Friday, 4th November

The London Dinner 7.00 for 7.30 p.m The Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London W1Y 2ER Organiser: David A. Turnbull (Office) 0252-27666.

Friday, 11th November

The West Riding Dinner

The Bradford Club

Organiser: Bill Hudson (Home) 0943-874-504. (Office) 0274-732-271

1995

Friday, 26th May

The East Riding Dinner

7.30 for 8.00 p.m The Bell Hotel, Driffield Tel: 0377-46661.

Organiser: David Atkinson (Home) 0377-229279 (Office) 0482-864-101

Dinners are organised and supported by the Old Peterite Club They are open to all Old Peterites, staff, Governors and members of the Old Peterite Club There has been some talk of organising a buffet supper which is open to all the above and their spouses and private guests So far nobody has offered to organise such an event, but one never knows

Obviously, we do not want to have so many events in any one area that none of them is well-attended Numbers at the dinners have been holding up well in spite of 'the recession', and we hope that those attending will spread the word and encourage their friends to come along too.

We also publish in the 'Peterite' each year the list of those attending dinners, if the list is supplied to the Secretary of the Old Peterite Club This lets others know whether any of their contemporaries or acquaintances have been to any dinner, and gives an opportunity for a new group to get organised to join in Letters of invitation are sometimes sent out to possible attenders by the Dinner Secretary for a particular dinner, but these are not meant to be exclusive Any of those mentioned above are welcome, provided they contact the organiser well in advance and give their name, house and dates at School

A new departure has been to offer a discount of onethird off the quoted price to OPs up to four years after leaving School This is intended to help those who are students, or just starting in employment. Those eligible for the discount should inform the organiser at the time of booking.

North

East Dinner 1993

The Headmaster

Barton, N R Biddle, H Boyd, I L

Brown, J F Brown, K Clarke, C J L Dr Graham, W Harding, J R B Harding, J T Huntley, W G

West Riding Dinner 1993

Barrett, R Hamilton, D H

Hillyard, E J Hudson, W H

Kent, M J Kirby, D

Kirby, F A L

LePla, R S

Hyett, P

Jobling, G M

Jobling, R L Kirby, D Lowe, J W Park, J Pickersgill, R Robson, A C Rumfitt, D T Thompson, E G

Metcalfe, C Metcalfe, J Metcalfe, R Mulryne, T. Parkin, G. D. Pullen, R. Thompson, E. G. Miss Wooding, D.

The Head Master Abbey, J Alexander, U A Anderson, J P Bainbridge, M. W. Ball-Dodd, C Black, V M Bramall, R. H. Brierley, J N D Brierley, P J E Brown, D L Brown, N E R Budge, I Bunney, M G S Burn, S. M. Carmichael, W N

Clarkson, I G Curtis, A. G. Darley, P M Denison, E A K Denison, J A Garnett, N M J Gee, M C S

London Dinner

The Headmaster Abbey, J Bailey, G P Bailey, S. A. Belchamber, H C Bleach, P J Brown, A C Brown, N E R Brown, R D E Burdon, D C M Collier, R. N. Conagham, D N Cossins, A Cossins, J. C. Craven, J E Crowther, A H Denison, J A Field, R A

Graham, G E L

Grantham, N J

Hamilton, D H

Harding, J T

Harding, R D

Harding, R. F.

Harnby, F B S

Harvey, S C

Hepworth, M. G.

Hillyard, E J

Hitchenor, A D

Hobson, R

Hubbard, R H

Huntley, W G

Johnston, D P

Jowett, A. C.

Kirby, D

Leedham, I P J

LeTocq, L. C. Lister, R W

Litten, R S P

Mee, J A R

Miers, J F Firby, M A

Gomersall, A. Graham, G E L

Harding, J T

Harding, R F

Hart, G A

Hayes, J F R

James, D J

Jobling, G. M. Kaner, D R

Kettlewell, W O

Kirby, D. Ksiss, L C Leefe, P

McCrimmon, F E

Miller, A J B

Pattison, C J

Raymond, D. M.

East Riding Dinner

The Headmaster

Atkinson, CM . Atkinson, D P

Atkinson, J S

Atkinson, P S

Beaumont, L T

Browne, F D

Burdass, C

Burdass, I.

Burdass, J E B

Burdass, J U B

Burdass, M.

Burdass, T Coleman, T

Miller, A J B

Moore, J E

Moreton, P N H

Muirhead, N D

Newdick, F. N.

Parkin, G D

Pemberton, K R

Penty, J. R. Rich, J A

Rumfitt, D T

Schofield, R N J

Shardlow, P A

Shuttleworth, G M

Simmons, D N Slegg, F. C. Smith, G D

Stevens, R A Sunley, M. C. J. Thompson, C W Thompson, E G

Watson, B J

Wharton, T J R

Rayner, D. E.

Reynolds, A G Rhodes, J C

Rigby, A. C.

Rigby, V H

Rusholme, D S

Smith, C J A

Smith, N J Stone, J Sykes, P R

Tate, D. H. Thompson, E G Ward, J M

Wareham, P F. Warren, J R B

Webber, R S F Wilson, K W Wroe, M R

Coles, D. P.

Cromack, C

Dee, C C

Dee, M. Dent, J

Dodsworth, W D

Fenton, P A Frank, C Frank, J.

Hamilton, D H

Howie, F

Kirby, D. Megginson, A Megginson, S

Mulryne, T. Newdick, F N

Newitt, J A

Nicholls, T. Peacock, R W

Penty, A D

Rayston, J C M

Shuttleworth, G M

Slingsby, J W Thompson, C W

Thompson, E. G. Thornton, A

Tomlinson, N R

Whitaker, P. H.

The following are available from OP Secretary, E G. Thompson at 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York Y03 3PH.

OP Club Ties

OP Broad Stripe Ties

OP Thin Stripe Ties

OP Club brooches/Tie Pins

OP Shields

OP Cuff Links

OP Cuff Links (Dress, Blue-Black)

£ 6.00

£ 6.00

£ 6.00

£ 4.50

£25.00

£16.00

£16.00

All notifications of intention to take part are given on a form which is sent out by the OP Club Secretary, and gives full details of all events

Further copies can be obtained from him, but please enclose S.A.E.

THE OLD PETERITE LODGE No. 6412

(Please specify 'BLUE-BLACK' ifordering these, otherwise the light blue will besent automatically)

OP Centenary Spoons

OP Blazer Buttons

OP Centenary Brochures

Chronology by R D Harding

£ 2.00 £ 0.50 £ 0.50 £ 3.00

A limited selection of items is on sale at most OP Dinners, and all items can be ordered by post from the Secretary Please send your cheque made payable to 'The Old Peterite Club, Stock account'. Please add 60p for postage and packing, otherwise we may be running at a loss!

OLD PETERITE WEEKEND 1995

We expect this to be on The second weekend in September, as usual i.e.:— Friday, 8th — Sunday, 10th September 1995

The general pattern for the Old Peterite Weekend has been as follows:—

Friday-Sunday Sporting activities on each day.

Saturday

*11.00 p.m Coffee

*12.00 p.m Service in School Chapel

*After Chapel, Buffet lunch in the Memorial Hall (Tickets required)

* 4.00 p.m Tea

5.45 p.m. A.G.M. of Old Peterite Club.

7.00 p.m for 7.30 p.m Bar in Memorial Hall

7.30 p.m Old Peterite Dinner (Tickets required)

(*Old Peterites are welcome to bring family and friends to events marked an *)

This event has grown in popularity over the years So much so, that the organisers are having to insist on bookings for any activity being made well in advance, and certainly by the previous Saturday. This is to avoid people being disappointed by turning up on the day and finding their activity is fully-booked. It is a very enjoyable weekend, and well worth planning to attend

This Lodge of Freemasons was founded in 1947 by a past Headmaster of St. Peter's, namely John Dronfield, and the present Brigadier Claude Cyril Fairweather CBE, TD, DL.

There are about fifty-two Old Peterites, staff and Governor members, and they represent a wide crosssection of ages, although members must be over twentyone years of age

The Old Peterite Lodge meets in York six times a year, on Wednesday evening Further information can be obtained via the Secretary of the Old Peterite Club, or direct from the Secretary of the Lodge, B J Watson, 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York Y03 9JA.

LOST

LOST (at the School during the Leavers' Ball 1994)

One Dinner Jacket

One Cummerbund

One bow tie

One Ventolin inhaler (the last three in the pocket of the Dinner Jacket)

Is there someone out there going round in an ill-fitting Dinner Jacket and cummerbund (the original owner is over six foot and well-built) and sniffing Ventolin?

If you see anyone answering this description, or if you know anything of thejacket's whereabouts, please contact an anxious Richard Hammill, 12Carr Lane, Acomb, York Y02 5HU

BIRTHS

M. J. Glen (1972-77: School)

To Jonathan and Natalie Glen, a daughter Rebecca Shelagh, born on 22nd April, 1994

J. P. Atkinson (1979-84: Temple)

To Jeremy and Sara Atkinson, a son Daniel James, born on 25th February, 1994.

The Old Peterite Club

Officers 1993/4

The President

D Kirby, 14 Clifton Place, York, Y03 6BJ

The Hon. Secretary

E G Thompson, 'West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York, Y03 3PH

The Hon. Treasurer: G D Smith, 7 Harlow Pines, Harrogate, HG3 1PZ

Vice-Presidents: The Headmaster, K G Chilman, Brigadier C C Fairweather

Past Presidents:

J. A. Hanson, C. W. Thompson, P. S. Atkinson, F. N. Newdick, R. F. Harding, D. T. Rumfitt, J. T. Harding, J. A. Denison, E. M. H. Ranson, D. L. Brown.

The General Committee: Ex-officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer The Head Master Past Presidents, Vice-Presidents. Dinner Secretaries Editor of the OP Newsletter

Elected 1991-1994: P M Darley, C E Gilman, M J Kent, N Muirhead, R W Oliver

Elected 1992-1995: V. M. Black, S. M. Burn, G. E. L. Graham, G. Grant, G. M. Shuttleworth. Elected 1993-1996: M W Bainbridge, J E Burdass, V L J Inness, I P J Leedham, D Tunstall

Finance and General Purposes Committee: Ex-Officio: The President, Secretary and Treasurer, The Immediate Past President.

Elected: R W Oliver, S M Burn

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Keith Pemberton displays the St. Peter's School nameplate, crafted by Mr. Dawson to mark his retirement.

THE PETERITE

JOHN BROWN

THE PETERITE

LATE NEWS

We regret to announce the recent death of Mr. Peter Croft. Next year's Peterite will contain a tribute to him.

Photographs by D. S. Newman, D. J. Spencer, C. W. Hall, Lucy Robertson, M. J. Grant, Yorkshire Evening Press et al. Cartoons by Guy Roberts.

Editor: D. S. Newman.

COMMEMORATION

Below we print the text of the Headmaster's leaving address:

You will not be surprised to know, and I must ask for your tolerance, that I am in a somewhat reflective mood this morning Today, except for some finishing touches during the holidays, marks the end of my thirty-five years in teaching, my seventeen years as a Headmaster and the decade when I have had the opportunity and privilege to lead this school. You will sympathise with me asI question whether I have been abje to emulate the status and achievements of the great Headmaster's of thepast. There was for instance Dr Busby, Headmaster of Westminster in the 1640's When asked why he had kept his hat on while showing King Charles II round the school, he replied, "It would not do for my boys to suppose that there existed in the world any greater man than Dr Busby." Or nearer our time in the earlier part of this century a boy asked Allington, the famous Headmaster of Eton, "Is there any difference between a Headmaster and God?" Allington paused and then replied, "Yes there is, but so long as you are a member of this school the difference need not concern you.'' I fear that as I look back I do not possess quite this degree of confidence Indeed as I stand here in my finery I wonder whether Margot Asquith's comment on Lord Kitchener may be somewhat nearer the knuckle: "He was not a very good general but he made a good poster.'' And as to reflecting on what I have achieved during my Headship that useful motto of Pope John XXIU may not be too far off the mark: "See everything, ignore a good deal, improve things where possible." But before the reminiscences I have the pleasure of paying respects and compliments to our distinguished guests.

It is always a great honour to have the Lord Mayor with us at Commemoration This school, founded in 627 A.D. and, in those well-quoted words of A. F. Leach, "Older than the House of Commons, older than the universities, older than the Lord Mayor, older than the House of Lords, older even than the throne or the nation itself', is part of the fabric of the City of York To have its First Citizen with us isa special privilege, and we thank you, Lord Mayor, and wish you very well for your term of office

Dame Janet Baker modestly describes herself in Who's Who as a 'professional singer' In fact we are greeting today one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of all time and one with close York links: a pupil at York College and now Chancellor of the University of York I hope that Dame Janet will permit me to describe the occasion twenty-five or soyears agowhen I went to Covent Garden to hear The Trojans by Berlioz Just before the performance the curtains twitched and a man in a dinner jacket emerged to tell us that Josephine Veazey was indisposed and that Dido would be sung that night by Janet

Baker. He added that this would be her first appearance at Covent Garden Immediately a man in the audience shouted out, "And about time too." It would be impertinent of me to echo him but I do want to say what a special honour it is for us tohave such acelebrated guest with us We give her and her husband a very warm welcome.

Dame Janet will be addressing us in a few minutes. I guess that she will have more of substance to say than that other Speech Day guest of honour who, having done the task several times before, said to the Headmaster, "What I do iscongratulate theprizewinners, admit I never won anything, place the responsibility for future world peace squarely on their shoulders and ask for a halfholiday Okay?"

Usually at this point I have a further visitor to thank, namely the preacher at our Minster service This year, my last Commemoration, I particularly wanted to invite Steven Harvey to address us and am very glad that he accepted I knew from hearing over the years his excellent contributions day by day in Chapel that his sermon on this special occasion would begood, and so it was I thank Steven for this morning; I thank him also for all that he contributes to the community of the school. I recently came across a Headmaster's definition written in 1932 of what makes a good school chaplain Allowing for the dated references to 'boys' and 'public school' it hits the target:

He has got to be a young-minded man who is a figure in the life of the school, not someone apart, a grim ecclesiastical figure, different from other men, but a man the boys have come to like and respect in other spheres of school life He has got to be ordinary, natural, genuine. But religion mustbethechief interest of hislife; thers is no doubt about that, for no one soquickly and correctly sums upaman as the public school boy.

There is much in that which speaks of Steven Harvey, and we all thank him for both his sermon and for his continuing ministry within the school

I also wish to acknowledge the contribution to the service this morning of Andrew Wright, our Director of Music, and his choir and instrumentalists Schools, I believe, should heed those lines in The Merchant of Venice:

The man that hath no music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus; Let no such man be trusted.

Thank you, Andrew, for what you do through the music to move us and tolighten our spirits And our good wishes to you and your performers when you embark next month on your East European tour

A feature of Headmasters' prizegiving speeches is a report on me year about to end Those of you who have heard me before on these occasions will know that I arti not overfond of lengthy recitals of examspassed, matches won and mountains climbed The audience's boredom is not the only factor in my mind; there is also the hazard of offending those whose achievements and endeavours, if not necessarily overlooked, have at least not been mentioned And yet I have some obligation to reassure parents that all is well and that the school has had another busy and profitable year There is nothing like a holiday slide-show to send the view to sleep; snaps have, as the name suggests, more zip. Let me men metaphorically flick through the pages of this year's album

Entry last September was buoyant with a total of 483 pupils in the Senior School, the highest number over the last decade, with 102 in the Lower Sixth Our boarding numbers were 169 and, at a time of national boarding decline, is the highest total for five years We have managed to maintain our selective entry standards and, despite the competition from the maintained sector, retain for the sixth form the vast majority of our post-G.C.S.E. pupils (in 1992 the number of fifth form leavers was twenty-eight; this summer it is likely to be only seventeen) Our A-Level results were once again firstclass giving us high positions in all the league tables, and our G.C.S.E statistics were our best ever with a 96% A-C pass rate 44% of these were at A grade and 15% of the whole entry were in the new A* category. In this context Jonathan Reeves and Edward Vickers deserve special mention for their exceptional ten passes, all of them at A* Worthy of record too isour twelve-pupil entry in the British Physics Challenge with two silver awards,

six bronze awards and four commendations. Also half of the twelve applying this year for Oxford and Cambridge have secured offers (conditional of course on their ALevel results)

It is in the area of games that I have to tread with particular care; there are many toes to avoid However, I think it right for me tonote: our hosting of the six-school cricket festival last summer; avery positive rugby season, the best for a number of years with a successful 1st XV tour of North Wales, an outstanding 2nd XV record of twelve wins and strongjunior talent coming through; the girls' netball won all its matches; the girls' squash and swimming were particularly strong; and the Boat Club, giving exercise and pleasure to many pupils, has as ever won a good clutch of trophies Musical highlights have been the Mozart Requiem, the Chamber Choir's tour of Spain and Gibraltar, Graham Kershaw's performance of the Hummel trumpet concerto and an excellent concert Czechmate which was a fine showcase of so much of our varied and gifted musical talent. Cabaret in December was surely one of Ian Lowe's very best productions and much enjoyed by all of us who made our way to the Kit Kat Club of the Memorial Hall Then there have been Careers Forums and Careers Open Evenings; a sixth form Challenge for Management course; a third year Technology Day; Science Society lectures and demonstrations; visits by Lady Antonia Fraser, the Archbishop of York and David Woodhead of National ISIS; and holiday trips to the French Alps, Florence, the First World War battlefields and, with the Mountain and Outdoor Club, to Snowdonia and the Highlands There have been many individual achievements with R.A.F flying scholarships and Army sixth form scholarships won, and we note Rachael Ogden's various athletics triumphs and Matthew Dodgson's selection for the Yorkshire Under-18 Rugby Tour to South Africa. Above all it has been a year in which the academic purpose of the pupils, their busy commitment to school life and their general good humour and responsibility have all been very much in evidence

I warned you earlier that this morning I was in reflective mood, and I apologise particularly to the school who yesterday had to endure me in Chapel with my nostalgia being flaunted with some lack of discretion. However, it may not be completely irrelevant if, for a consideration of issues affecting independent education in general and this school in particular, I muse briefly on the changes which I have witnessed during my career. In my first professional post in the early sixties the cane was still in use; how much better are our discipline and ethos without corporal punishment and the countless petty sanctions of drills and detentions which both teachers and senior pupils used to impose The fagging system was still in place, and we were somewhat nearer Tom Brown's Schooldays than we are now The curriculum was unexciting and restricted by too early specialisation; contrast the syllabuses, the textbooks, the teaching tools and methods of today and the relatively few choices which now have to be made during the middle school years In those days there were few opportunities for parents to meet with teachers and neither their concern for their child nor their presence at school was particularly welcomed Also almost all schools in the independent sector were single-sex establishments; now co-education has come to the majority of us, and few who have led their schools down this particular road would regret its implementation and development.

I have also noticed marked contrasts in the exercise of my responsibilities since I first took up a Headship in 1978 Our teachers now quite rightly expect more of us, are more conscious of their professional duties and are under various and greater pressures Few Heads in the seventies had staff appraisal systems; now these are the norm No Headmaster under whom I served ever conducted any sort of review of me and my effectiveness (just as well, some may say); both Heads and staff have gained immensely from their implementation Heads' relationships with their governing bodies have also changed In my first term as a Head in Bristol I met my chairman of governors only once and that was at the termly board meeting Both governors and I would now be concerned at such tenuous and unproductive contact

Governors themselves work harder, often through networks of sub-committees, and appropriately Heads are now more actively scrutinised and held to account by their boards if rolls are falling and if examination league table placings are too low We have also had to respond in recent years to the threats posed by recession and the challenges to boarding recruitment caused by social changes and military cut-backs I, as with my Headmaster colleagues, have had to learn some of the techniques of PR and marketing, and our prospectuses and fliers, our exhibition displays, our links with the media are testimony to this new dimension in our professional responsibilities

These then are some of the changes seen over the thirty-five year span of my teaching career and my seventeen-year period as a Headmaster The last decade at St. Peter's has also been a time of some challenge and to remind myself I went back to my previous St Peter's Commemoration reports of which this is my tenth. Nine years ago on this occasion I was telling parents of our new tutorial system, of the demise of O-Levels and the advent of G.C.S.E and of the proposed introduction of co-education throughout our eight-eighteen range In justifying this major step I quoted John Buchanan, the pioneering Head of Oakham School who led the way there in the 1960's; "Become co-educational and rediscover relaxed normality", he wrote So, I think, it has been

In 1987 I noted the completion of the Alcuin tennis courts and the acquisition of the Methodist halls (at last eight years later now to receive their renovation) A year later I was regretting Mrs. Thatcher's veto of the Higginson Five-A-Level proposals, hoping that the new National Curriculum would not become a straitjacket and concerned that we should respond positively to the challenges of a reviving maintained sector. The following year, 1989, I was quoting Lord Melbourne, and at this stage in my address today it may not be inappropriate for his sentiment to be repeated: "It is tiresome to educate, tiresome to be educated and tiresome to hear education discussed." I had news of the Appeal (we had reached the half-way point with £300,000 already donated) and I opened about the teaching of morality (Lord Melbourne was undoubtedly right).

The day before Commemoration in 1990 we had had the Duchess of Kent's visit and theopening of the Chilman Building, and immediately after Prize-giving that year Sir Peter Shepherd performed a similar task with the Alcuin Library. In 19911was able to report the near-completion of the Scott'and Grove block work which gave us new Mathematics and Modern Languages centres. Technology and Balanced Science in the National Curriculum were the mentioned flavours of the month. The following year the Chapel organ had been rebuilt, the issue of school league tables was my current neurosis and you had my renewed call for us not to be complacent about a re-elected Conservative government and its continuing policies concerning maintained schools

In 1993 we had reached a necessary plateau in the development of our facilities; I delivered up my thoughts on John Patten and attempted, not very successfully, to expound my educational philosophy (My fragile intellectual edifice was destroyed shortly afterwards; when

I came across a really convincing definition: "Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.'') And a year ago you were able to hear about our purchase of Clifton Preparatory School and all the positive benefits for Art, Careers, teaching facilities and pastoral care that flowed from our purchase, improvements and occupation of Linton Lodge.

What has been achieved over the last ten years is a result of the endeavours, skill and dedication of many, and I have numerous debts of gratitude to pay. I have to thank the Governors in general and you, Mr Chairman, in particular. The Governors first did me the kindness of appointing me to St Peter's and supporting me through what have been for me ten very enjoyable and stimulating years I have been fortunate indeed in having John Southgate as my Chairman of Governors throughout this period: shrewd in all his judgements, always available when reeded, ever a supportive shoulder to cry on and a source of wise advice, never overly interventionist, allowing me to spread my wings even when, likethe swan, I was flapping frantically below the surface

I also wish to thank the teaching staff They have been a marvellous group to work with and, if St. Peter's has met with any success, then so much of it is due to them, their hard work and their sheer professionalism. I hope that, while "to thine own self be true", I have not been too difficult a superior and trust that not too many of them have felt tempted to deface the staff cloakroom with that piece of graffiti, "I wanted to be a Headmaster but my parents were married." I wish to give special thanks to Ann Hodgson and Jacqui Finney, leaving us this term They have both been splendid teachers of Mathematics

and excellent pastoral guides to girls and boys alike Jacqui has done valued work as a boarding tutor and with the rowing and other sports Ann, it must be remembered, is the one person responsible for the renaissance of St Peter's as a leading rowing school and her contribution and dedication inthis area in particular have been superb We wish Jacqui all happiness for her marriage this summer and for her future at Strathallan, and Ann has our thanks and good wishes as shemoves to St Edward's, Oxford, and swaps Ouse for Isis

I suspect that over the years my management skills have not been particularly sophisticated or modern and, in thefamous school report phrase, there has undoubtedly been room for improvement. However, Ihavebeen served well bya small anddedicated team: ourwork to formulate policy, to meet crises, to solve problems, to reach decisions within the group ofHeadmaster, Bursar, Master of St. Olave's andSecond Master has always been carried out in a positive, friendly, frank, enjoyable manner with more laughs man tears andmore 'highs' than headaches Brian Jelbert came to the school at the same time as me and gives itmarvellous service with his financial expertise, his constructive grasp of realities and his firm control of the budget Brian's contribution tothe school over the last ten years has been huge, and it is the lotof good bursars that, with their necessary and firm control of the pursestrings, this is notalways properly acknowledged. Iowe him a big debt of gratitude

I have also been well served by Trevor Mulryne, Master of St Olave's since 1990 John Rayson before him was amost experienced colleague who besides much else helped me with the co-education developments and planned thenew Chilman Building facilities. Since 1990 Trevor has been such anagreeable andeffective working partner in what constitutionally isnotthe easiest of roles: he isHeadmaster inallbutname, expected to geton with thejob in theJunior School but always vulnerable to my having a sudden intrusive burst of energy He leads St Olave's with much sensitivity and professional skill That it flourishes is testimony to him, and I am very grateful

We all know that old adage: "If the Headmaster is shepherd of his flock, then the second master is the little crook at the top of his staff.'' In my first years at St Peter's Peter Croft wasmy excellent guide and support For the last seven years I have had the benefit of Don Hamilton's many skills and his huge capacity for work that has embraced duties both as my deputy and as Director of Studies Discipline, curriculum, syllabuses, invigilation timetables, exam supervision, staff and monitor care: allthis and much else come within his orbit He has relieved me of many burdens butabove allhe has been a close working partner acting as conscience and sounding board, supporting me and advising me, being both skilful workhorse and valued confidant and sensitively acting as a channel between Headmaster and staff. Iowe him, weallowe him, a special debt of thanks.

A Headmaster has, Ibelieve, two people intheschool organisation whose effectiveness gives him some peace of mind inthestresses and strains that arenecessarily his lot. If his second master is one, then the other is his secretary Susie Roberts took over from Betty Clarkson in 1987and has been a marvellous help to me for these last eight years Her technical skills are remarkable: just see and hear her performing at her word-processor. But beyond that she has been such anable personal assistant, fulfilling the role of registrar for new pupils and being both competent andcharming to allthestaff, parentsand others with whom she deals. Theremarkable thing about Susie is that I can give her a task which I myself do not fully understand, and that is never abar to herdischarging it quickly and accurately In December she too will be leaving St. Peter's to join her husband in the Far East. Both school and staff generally andIpersonally give her heartfelt thanks and good wishes

During my career I have heard two farewell reports delivered as they retired, by Headmasters under whom I served It was right and proper that they paid tribute to their wives for sustenance and support during their terms of office G K Chesterton isrelevant here: "Every good wife will support herhusband through thick and thin though sheisperfectly aware of the thickness of his head and the thinness of his excuses." And we all know the gag that behind every successful man there stands an astonished mother-in-law. But I have a particular difficulty: one of those Heads saying his goodbyes was not a particularly popular man and when he came lo that point inhisspeech where hepraised his wife she received considerably more applause than didhe. That tooiswhat Laura deserves for her essential part in my life, both personal and professional, and I invite you to clap very loudly indeed

Finally (and briefly) I did not tell you how I actually started that first St. Peter's Commemoration report in 1986 I began with a quotation from the famous Dr Arnold of Rugby It served as a benchmark for the changes and reforms that were then being launched and it will serve equally well as I pass on my responsibilities at a time of challenge for education in general and the independent sector in particular:

There is nothing so unnatural andconvulsive to society as the strain to keep things fixed when all theworld isineternal progress; andthecause of all theevils ofthe world maybetraced to that most natural but most deadly error of human indolence and corruption that our business is to preserve and not to improve It is the ruin and fall alike of individuals, schools and nations

In other words the message is clear: schools cannot afford to stand still Whatever may or maynothave been accomplished in recent years, reappraisal, improvement and change will inevitably lie ahead. For these tasksand opportunities mysuccessor asHeadmaster is, Iknow, well qualified, and he and the school have my warm good wishes for the future

PRIZEWINNERS

STEPHENSON PRIZES FOR LATIN:

Senior

Junior

P.E LORD PRIZES FOR CLASSICAL CIVILISATION:

Senior

Junior

WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR THEOLOGY

TOYNE PRIZE FOR EUROPEAN HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

L C LE TOCQ PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS

THE FRIENDS OF ST PETER'S PRIZE FOR BUSINESS STUDIES

POLITICS PRIZE

SKRENTNY PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING

BRIAN HOLBECHE MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR A CRITICAL ESSAY

JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FORMIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:

IVth Form

Samantha Carter

Emma Hook, Andrew Taylor

Rebecca Cunningham

Jodieanne Littleboy

Rebecca Cunningham

Thomas Archer

Katy Pittman

Oliver Morton

Jonathan Noble

Lucy Havercroft

Thomas Archer

Marcos Patchett

Benjamin Croft

Nikolai Shepherd Illrd Form

JOHN CROOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

ROBIN SHANNON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH

RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA

ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:

Senior

Junior

FRENCH ESSAY PRIZE

MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRIZE

MATHEMATICS PRIZE

B.M.A PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR BIOLOGY

DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS

WALTER SMITH PRIZE FOR G.C.S.E PRACTICAL WORK

ART PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY PRIZE

OLD PETERITE LODGE PRIZES FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

TUDOR HOWAT PRIZE FOR MUSIC COMPOSITION

ORANGE-BROMEHEAD PRIZE FOR STRING INSTRUMENT ACCOMPLISHMENT

PEMBERTON PRIZE FOR WIND AND BRASS

Music PRIZES:

FORM PRIZES:

Senior

Junior

Vth Form

IVth Form

Illrd Form

BARRY DANIEL AWARDS

K.H RHODES PRIZE

NORMAV CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE

Rebecca Fishley

Katherine Dowds

Christopher Maunder

Ruth Dalton

Hayley Oram

Katherine Dowds

Stephen Whalley

Samantha Carter

David Fieldhouse

Lorna Highet

Timothy Taylor

Michael Tildesley

Lorna Highet

Lorna Highet

Lorna Highet

Benjamin Ferrey

Philippa Bennett

James L Scott

Mauricia Hart

Paul Tetlow

Fiona Gregory, Lynsay Hoggard

Philip Kerrigan

Virginia Mackie

Michael Tildesley

Oliver Button, Nicholas Wight

Iona Marks, Zoe Wight

Philippa Bennett, David Hancock

Rachel Harran, Philip Kerrigan

Ruth Dalton, Mark Rusling

Nikolai Shepherd, Rachel Taylor

Charlotte Brisby

Rebecca Fishley, Hayley Oram

Mark Stefanini

Oliver Milne, Mathew Taylor

Jayne Tetlow

Stephen Whalley

HOUSE REPORTS

CLIFTON

The end of the academic year marked for me the completion of five years of Housemastering. This year's U.VI leavers joined the House with me in September 1990 When I was appointed to Clifton in May 1990, an experienced colleague said to me mat the Housemaster's relationship with the year group thatjoins the House with him is a very special one That has certainly been the case for me, and this year's U.VI leavers will always have a special place in my affections They have my thanks for all that they have given to the House and to me personally, and my warmest good wishes for their future health and happiness

At the final House meeting of the year we welcomed back Keith and Jean Pemberton. Keith had presented a very fine plate to the House — which will be known as the Keith Pemberton Plate — which the House decided it would like to be given to the Cliftonite who makes the greatest contribution to school life during the year This year Keith presented the plate to Julia Toms for all her contributions to drama, music, sport and as a monitor Also at this meeting I was very pleased topresent Michael Helme, my retiring Head of House, with an inscribed tankard.

1994-1995 has been another full and busy year The House has been well represented in all areas of school life — sport, music, drama, community service, C.C.F., Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and much more In Inter-House sport, the girls have been particularly successful. They won the Junior Netball Cup and the Rounders Cup — with Sara Chapman scoring twenty rounders in one afternoon! Rachael Ogden came first, and set new school records, in the senior 400m and 800m, and first in the senior Long Jump She was also awarded the cup for the best female athlete Rachael is off to Millfield on a sports scholarship, and her departure will be a great loss to Clifton She surely has an exciting

athletics career ahead of her, having already been selected to run the 800m for Great Britain in the U.20 age group. We wish her well at Millfield and beyond. The Athletics Competition also saw wins for Zoe Wight (junior shot) and Charlotte Brisby (junior long jump) New school records were setin the girls' relay events The senior team consisted of Julia Toms, Rachel Malster, Rowena Smitii and Rachael Ogden, and thejunior team of Victoria Hales, Lucy Richardson, Charlotte Brisby and Emma Taylor. Theyear's sporting highlight for theboys was winning the Inter-House Swimming Competition — beating The Manor by one point! There were wins for Daniel Leveson (senior 2 backstroke), Oliver Marlow (senior 2 breaststroke), Simon Leveson (U.16 individual medley, 2 breaststroke and 2 freestyle), Nicholas Lally (U.15 individual medley, 2 fly and 2 freestyle) and the U.15 relay team (Christopher Carter, Andrew Kemp, Nicholas Lally and Christopher Steward). The boys came third in the Amletics Competition (but first among the Day Houses!) There were wins for Scott Bradley (senior javelin), Mark Topping (senior 3,000m), William Kaberry (intermediate 100m) andAndrew Kemp (intermediate high jump) In the junior cricket, Clifton beat The Grove in the first round and Linton in the semi-final. We tied with The Manor in the final — with The Manor scoring 111 for 9 and Clifton 111 for 7. Our top scorer in the final was Christopher Carter (45), and Christopher Magee scored 23 not out Andrew Kemp took four wickets, Nicholas Lally three and Christopher Dearnley two

During the year senior House Colours have been awarded to Daniel Leveson, Rowena Smith, Edward Vickers and Rachael Ogden I was particularly pleased to award senior Colours to Rowena — not only for all that she had achieved in athletics, netball, squash, swimming and tennis, but also to congratulate her on her appointment as Head of School. Rowena is the first Cliftonite to hold this position — a very pleasing tenth birthday present for the House! Junior House Colours have been awarded to Victoria Hales, Zoe Wight, Christopher Carter, Andrew Kemp, Nicholas Lally, Charlotte Brisby, Sara Chapman, Christopher Magee, Russell Parton-Bagnall and Jonaman Steward.

Several members of the House have been awarded or re-awarded school first-team Colours this year: Scott Bradley (squash and hockey), Michael Helme (rugby), Rebecca Cunningham (rowing), Julia Toms (swimming), Jonathan Reeves (tennis), Rowena Smith (netball and hockey) and Rachael Ogden (hockey and cross-country)

Members of the House have also enjoyed considerable academic success In addition to coming second in the Merit Cup list, the following were awarded prizes: Samanma Carter (Latin and French speaking), Rebecca Cunningham (classics and theology), Nicholas Wight (music), Rachel Harran (V form), Emma Hook (Latin), Jodieanne Littleboy (classics), Paul Tedow (CDT), Zoe Wight (music) and Charlotte Brisby (HI form) In me

Music Competition, Nicholas Wight came first in the Senior Keyboard and wasjudged the best senior musician. Rachel Harran came first in the Senior Woodwind and Alison Calvert first in the Junior Woodwind Zoe Wight came first in the Junior Brass and Junior Keyboard and wasjudged the bestjunior musician Catherine Hutt was highly commended in the Poetry Competition and Zoe Wight in the IV Form Essay Laura Hodsdon was highly commended in the Junior French Speaking Competition and Russell Parton-Bagnall was third in the Robin Shannon Public Speaking Competition.

TheHousehasbeen well represented in all Inter-House competitions Our chess team (Mark Topping, Patrick Day and Matthew Parkin) beat The Grove in the first round but were then defeated by The Manor In the Top House Quiz the Clifton team (Edward Vickers, Paul Tetlow Alison Calvert and James Emmott) got through to the semi-final but were beaten, narrowly (34-31), by Linton. The Egg Race, however, was not one of the highlights of the year. The aircraft (designed and built by Oliver Mariow, Mark Allworthy, Patrick Day, Alex Sweet and William Burns) looked very impressive; but it nose-dived after take-off and crashed! We came ninth!

We have again had two very enjoyable sixth form dinners — one in December and one in May In May we continued the tradition of having an after-dinner speaker This year Keith and Jean Pemberton were our guests; Keith sang for his supper and Michael Helme responded At the end of the year we said farewell to Ann Hodgson. Ann was attached to Clifton for all of her nine years at St Peter's I greatly valued her help, support and encouragement as one of my assistants and I know how much the girls particularly appreciated her as a tutor and as a friend We wish her the best of good fortune at St Edward's, Oxford, and thank her for all that she has given the Clifton community

It has, I believe, been a good and happy year for us, and I thank all sixty-five members of the House for all they have attempted and accomplished at work and at games Finally, I wish to record my thanks and appreciation to the Clifton tutors — R J B., D S N., D J S and R W — for all their help and support, and to give lidward Vickers, the new Head of House, my good wishes for his year of office

S. C. Harvey

DRONFIELD

At the beginning of the year we welcomed a new team of tutors: Mr. Hall, Mr. Negus and Miss Hamilton, together with four third formers and three lower sixth In addition, Ginny Mackie and Alex Heleyjoined us from Clifton and Queen's respectively. Maria Vitkovskaya was with us for the Christmas Term on an English Speaking Union Scholarship from St. Petersburg, during which time she impressed us all with her English and all-round ability

The main sporting successes of the Christmas Term were in hockey and badminton, our winning teams captained by Danielle Powley and Colette Humphreys; Danielle also deserves our congratulations on her selection for the York and District hockey squad. Towards the end of term we congratulated Lucy Seed, Colette Humphreys, Danielle Powley and Caroline Davies on being awarded senior House Colours, and Alba-Luz Buckle, Sarah Wright and Becky Fisher on gaining theirjunior colours A very enjoyable House Dinner and the usual party on the last night brought the term to a close However, two other happy events deserve mention before moving on to next term: the arrival of Mr and Mrs Negus' first child, Rex Duncan, and Mr and Mrs Hall's wedding, shortly after the end of term.

The Easter Term's programme, once trial exams were out of the way, opened with netball The senior team, captained by Danielle Powley, finished in third place, while Becky Fisher led thejuniors, who finished fourth Both our cross-country teams did well, coming second in their events: particular congratulations go to Danielle Powley and Simone Hutchinson on being our first finishers The squash team, captained by Colette Humphreys, won a convincing victory against Temple in the final. A good team effort brought third place in the Swimming Competition. In the revived Chess Competition, we lost to Temple in the second round The Great Egg Race produced second place for our elegant and effective flying machine! Comic Relief inspired an array of imaginative costumes, and another charitable effort was the sponsored silence of Annabel Long and Simone Hutchinson, which was very well supported!

Tennis was the first event of the Summer Term The team, captained by Colette Humphreys, won a tough first round match against School House. The second round win against Grove led to victory in the final against Clifton This was followed by rowing: our crew, captained by Sarah Wood, finished second — the best result so far in this event.

After half-term, Becky Fisher led the rounders team through the preliminary stages into a very exciting final against Clifton, which we lost 9-10 There was an equally thrilling climax to the athletics sports. Danielle Powley organised our team, and the result was settled by the final event — the senior relay. Our team of Danielle, Hazel Curry, Lucy Ellerbeck and Olivia Anderson broke the previous record but still finished second to Clifton, the overall winners Danielle, Hazel and Tomi Rotowa set new school records in their events, and other first places went to Claire Lawson, Olivia Anderson and Alex Heley

Summer weather put in an appearance in the final week, setting the scene for an enjoyable barbecue. The strawberry-picking (or was it eating?!) provided the fare for the final evening for most of us, while the upper sixth danced the night away at the Leavers' Ball and other venues: our very best wishes go with them for the future. We also said goodbyes to Miss Hamilton: we are very sorry to lose her as one of our tutors but wish her all the best in her new role in The Rise Lastly, the presentation of the Cambridge and Merit Cups at the final assembly put the finishing touch to this successful year

Looking ahead to next year, our congratulations to Danielle Powley on her appointment as Head of House and to Jessica Ray as a school monitor P. Taylor/Danielle Powley

THE GROVE

"From apersonal point of view, as a member of The Grove, the movement of Mr. Stephenfrom The Grove to The Manor was met by the House with a mixture of sadness and relief. The House waited with bated breath to see what changes Mr. Grant would make. But even though he was trained next door in the servants quarters, theHouse waspleased to discover thathehad not reached a fully reverend state. "

Jayne Tetlow (monitors' dinner)

Christmas Term

Returning after^some excellent G.C.S.E results, the House welcomed the new third form along with two members of the lower sixth, Lucy Appleyard and Nikki Orwell The year started well, with The Grove continuing its long tradition of providing oneof the Heads of school; this year congratulations should go to Jayne Tetlow who was made Head Girl.

Unfortunately, this year there was no Inter-House Rugby Competition, yet The Grove was once more well represented in the school rugby teams Euan Drysdale and James Mortimer won regular places in the 2nd XV and Sam Wheatley, David Hancock, James Yeomans, Daniel Curley and Simon Fishley all played significant roles for the U.16 team The U.15's also had considerable representation with Stewart Smith, Andrew Norman, Hamish Robertson, Simon Carr, Peter Freeman, James Miers and Mark Rusling all being members of the squad Likewise Matthew Miers, Andrew Springgay, Edward Dale and Jonathan Wright were in the U.14 squad However, despite having so many squad members, in the junior 7's The Grove finished low down in the rankings despite a valiant effort from all concerned.

On the girls' side Nikki Orwell, Cathy Hook, and Jayne Tetlow all had places in the senior hockey squad The Inter-House Hockey was very tough, and although the team didn't concede a single goal, it finished fourth overall after only scoring one goal in six matches. Nonetheless, important contributions to this team came from Claire Scott, Rachel Metcalfe, Suzanne Baines as well as the team members already mentioned

The formidable pairing of Rosy Weatherall and Louisa Castle led The Grove team in the Inter-House Badminton They were backed up by Ann Harrison, Rebecca Fishley, Beth Wigglesworth and Leanne Cleaver However, the side lost in both matches to undeniably stronger Dionfield and School sides

In the House chess, despite being knocked out in the first round, Greg Norman put on an excellent display as captain winning his game after a long struggle which went into a second session He was also well backed up by John Nicholas

Once again there were significant contributions to the choir from Fiona Watt, Cathy Hook, Iona Marks, Rebecca Fishley, Lucy Appleyard, Oliver Gill, Daniel Curley, Simon Fishley and Peter Freeman A number of members of The Grove also held prominent positions in the

orchestra with Nina Mistry, Patrick Calvert, Robin Gill and Iona Marks on violin and Fiona Watt and Robert Drever-Smith on cello Thus, once more The Grove's position as one of the more articulate Houses was underlined

The term ended with the much enjoyed House Dinner

Easter Term

There was no shortage of sporting achievements in the Easter Term with James Curley winning a regular place in the boys' 2nd XI hockey team

The sixth forms also led the way with a number of enthusiastic though at times unlucky performances in the senior five-a-side football, ably led by the captain Steven Bell.

The junior girls also impressed in the Inter-House Netball losing only narrowly to Temple in one of their games, despite Stirling efforts from amongst others Ann Harrison, Rachel Metcalfe, Suzanne Baines and Leanne Cleaver and well supported by their captain Claire Scott.

Results were also hard to come by in the Top House Quiz despite the efforts of James Curley and Co The Great Egg Race remained our most elusive of trophies for yet another year Nevertheless, real thanks must go to all who took part, especially the brother/sister duo of Fiona and Graham Watt Despite coming sixth, once again the Egg Race provided excellent entertainment

However, it was not all despair, as success was forthcoming in thejunior boys' squash. Congratulations must go to Andrew Norman, James Miers and Jonathan Wright who inflicted a crushing defeat over The Manor in the final.

There were also strong individual performances in the event everyone loves to hate, the Inter-House Crosscountry Thanks must go to all who ran, especially Simon Fishley (fourth in the senior race) and John Mitchell and Simon Carr (third and tenth respectively in the junior event). Thejunior boys can also take pride in the fact that The Grove was the top Day House in this event

The House spirit, and ever-present enthusiasm was again evident when it came to theInter-House Swimming. In the boys' event we had a number of finalists, with first places coming from Jonathan Wright and Simon Carr; special credit must also go to James De Boer for bravely standing in at the last minute in the senior event

The absence of any fifth form girls meant things were considerably tougher in the girls swimming, yet thanks must go to the efforts of Nikki Orwell, Ann Harrison and Suzanne Baines, for their efforts in this.

Summer Term

The Summer Term came all too quickly, especially for those taking public exams James Curley once more proved himself to be one of that dying breed of Grove sixth form sportsmen, as he represented the school 2nd XI cricket team David Hancock and Daniel Curley of the fifth form also represented the 2nd XI.

The boys House tennis team lost a close second round match to School after disposing of arch-rivals Clifton The team was well led by Greg Norman, and credit must also

go to his brother Andrew, Steven Bell, James Mortimer, Matthew Foster and Euan Drysdale for their participation in this event The girls' tennis team also got to the second round and thanks must go to all who took part in this.

Success was also hard to comeby in the senior cricket, and after dismissing Linton, the team ran into a brick wall in the form of the formidable Kay brothers of Temple

These matches saw excellent contributions from David Hancock, James and Daniel Curley, Stewart Smith and exceptional fielding from Hamish Robertson

Thejunior cricket was a similar story, the Grove team being knocked out in the first round. Nonetheless Jonathan Wright, Simon Carr and Andrew Springgay deserve a mention for their efforts.

The senior boys rowing also provided a good deal of excitement, with the boys' four coming a commendable second place Congratulations must go to James De Boer, Robin Gill, Walter Wonnacott, Robert Drever-Smith and cox Catherine Hook

Not to be outdone, the junior girls also met with success, this time in the Inter-House Rounders, coming joint third, behind very strong sides from Clifton and Dronfield The most notable performances came from the captain Rachel Metcalfe and Ann Harrison

In thejunior five-a-side football the team of Andrew Norman, Stewart Smith, James Miers, Edward Dale, Jonathan Wright and Mark Rusling also excelled finishing in a commendable second place

The Inter-House Athletics saw individual wins for Rachel Metcalfe, Simon Fishley and Edward Dale, but unfortunately the House only managed fifth place overall in the boys event and seventh in the girls.

The year drew to a close with, asusual the appointment of the new monitors, and congratulations should go to James Curley who has been made a monitor and Gareth Mead, the new Head of Grove Finally, thanks must go to Mr. Grant, and all the House tutors, for keeping the House running and putting up with us all

Euan Drysdale

LINTON

After a frenetic summer holiday when we stripped the boarding house that was School House, every stick of furniture, all bunks, captain's bunks, wardrobes and single beds, all dismantled and man-handled into the new building, webegan the year in our new House with a new name The character of the building with its oak panels and carved fireplaces, the football on site and the very way we leavethemain school to come down to the relative peace of our new House, all went towards making the transition easy and much favoured Our new House is excellent and its aura has contributed to the happy existence the members of the House lead

The year began with some twelve new Hlrd years and four new Lower Vlth. Lee O'Keefe was Head of House, Stephen Whalley was Head of School, and David Todd also a school monitor and captain of hockey The House had some six 1st XV players — Peter Batty, Edward Clayton, Lee O'Keefe, Simon Rivis, Daniel Perry and David Todd with some eight or so regular 2nd XV players, with Stephen Whalley as captain and an unbeaten season — no mean feat at that level, these days InterHouse Rugby atboth senior andjunior fifteen-a-side levels was in abeyance though we did win theJunior Inter-House 7's We hope this is only temporary Eight of the Vth year represented the U.16 Colts teams, six of the IVth year likewise for their age group with James Hockin representing Yorkshire at U.15 level, and some five of the new Illrd years representing the U 14 rugby teams The need for boarders to use up energy is obvious and it is a reflection on the contribution diey make to many of the school's activities that ensure those activities exist.

Major parts in the school drama production of 'Cabaret' were taken by Mike Dowds and Stephen Whalley with James Griffith and Christopher Maunder singing solos; also, apart from the latter pair, James Mee and Paul Best add their considerable talents to school music and choir in particular. The term dragged on into its fifteenth week and the House Dinner managed to embarrass plenty of chocolate medal winners as the term was not without incident with a few having some extra days holiday at one time or another for their nocturnal wanderings

The Easter Term saw David Todd, Steven Arkley and Mike Dowds representing the school's Hockey XI with some six Vth years in the Colts XI Stephen Whalley won the senior cross-country with Steven Arkley second and Tristan Best in fifth place — we shared the trophy with The Manor The junior race saw Chris Ellerbeck, Will Vokes-Dudgeon and Ben Firth inthe top ten and thejunior team coming in second overall. At the end of the term in the Swimming Gala we came a creditable third with individual wins for James Rayner and Giles Best and the senior freestyle team creating a new school record. However, the Swimming Standards Cup was won by Linton with Alex Sargeant gaining maximum points for his four strokes

The dreaded trial exams and the ensuing necessary work for the Vth's and Upper Vlth took its toll on frivolity which carried on through to the Summer Term, parents will be pleased to know, as the public exams loomed large on the horizon The final term in theyear came (and went) all too quickly Peter Batty and latterly Simon Rivis and Richard Rastall represented the 1stXI cricket with Edward Lindley and Scott O'Keefe the 2nd XI. First team rowing by Dan Perry and Giles Best along with other senior rowers of James Mee and James Griffith with Tom Lilleyman as cox saw us win the Inter-House Rowing Trophy once again. David Todd, Mike Adams and Oliver Morton, along with Chris Maunder provided school first team tennis players with particular mention to Oliver Morton as beaten Alcuin Trophy finalist — the singles trophy U.15 cricket combatants were the captain and prolific run scorer Chris Ellerbeck along with James Hockin Ben Firth, Peter Rivis, Andrew Sampson and Tristan Sillars represented the school U.14 Colts XI Athletics prowess was shown in particular by Lee O'Keefe, Stephen Whalley, Tristan Best and Ben Firth in winning events inthe Inter-House wherethe teams came second overall to The Manor — who also beat us into second place in the Oxford Cup Despite the fact that names mentioned seem torevolve exclusively around sport it is true to say that there are many who represent the school and the House and get up to other things and more is embarked upon other than sport but it is essential to keep to the facts for House reports otherwise they could go on for ever I am bound to close by wishing all the leavers from the Upper Vlth and our two Vth years all the very best for the future The Upper Vlth year group has been a particular success so ably led by Lee O'Keefe and Stephen Whalley; their influence as a group has ensured the most excellent of beginnings for Linton House and as a hallmark of the happiness and successfulness of the House As a community they will be very hard to beat

/. A. Owen-Bamett

THE MANOR

A House report is difficult to write because you can only give such a limited view of the year However, there were bound tobe changes in the House after the retirement of Mr and Mrs Bulcock after ten successful years (certainly I was considerably more fortunate that John was, when he took over The Manor, in respect of the fabric and discipline of the House). We began the year with Richard Brown as Head of House and Jimmy Hiles and Matthew Dodgson as school monitors I am indebted to them and the remainder of the U.6 for their willingness to accept a new Housemaster this late in their time in the House. What with eight members of the 1st XV, and fifteen other members of game 1, our House team would have been rather strong!! So much so that the Senior Rugby Competition was not run this year Despite this Matthew Dodgson captained a highly successful 1st XV this season, gaining his cap Grant Williams also won the Morris McGrath Trophy for the most-improved player of the season

The juniors were also widely represented providing seven regular U.15 players, and seven members of the U 14 squad However, our intellectual acumen was shown by our win in theHouse chess led by Orhan Erkut!! Sadly there was no skateboarding cup as our "RAW" fifth year would surely have done us proud led by Ted, Gav, Lee and Pete The end of term went well and itwas particularly pleasnt to see Mr. and Mrs. Bulcock back for die House Dinner By now the diird year had begun to reveal itself

in its true colours!! Henry the "forger" sticks in the mind for his interesting report card for die Headmaster!! So term ended and it only surprised me mat Matdiew Connelly remembered to go!! This term also saw the arrival of our second son Nicholas "promptly" delivered in casualty to celebrate Jimmy's eighteendi birthday!! Then came die Easter Term and trial exams for me fifth and U.6tii — yes you have to do some work amongst me social life!! But women, games and otiier tilings soon got back on die list of priorities Orhan, Matdiew, Neil and Scott were regulars in die 1st XI hockey whilst Chris Bradley captained die U 16's Chris alongside Matdiew Vowles also represented the first team squash where Mike Catling played for the diird year The cross-country and swimming sports followed and we succeeded in winning bodi senior and junior runs and losing the swimming in a dirilling finish with Clifton byjust two points. Aldiough die Junior House Rugby did not exist diis year we were well represented in die boarders side which soundly beat a good day boys side The Inter-House 7's went well when Matdiew Sigsworth badly broke his arm Despite tiiese successes our quiz team never really got off die ground, and die less said about our Egg Race effort die better!! (Thanks Nick) The winter montiis also saw Mike Catling lead us to victory in die Squash Cup During me summer he was to repeat mis in me House tennis. He was also winner of die Alcuin Cup in his third successive final, and did well as captain of tennis In die rowing Mark Benson led us to fourth place in the House 4's, Edward Brooke swapped cricket for me river widi some success and Kevin Lloyd's crew saw victory in die final regatta at Leeds The 1stXI cricket was well represented by Nick Ogden (vice-captain), Matdiew Dodgson, Neil Forshaw, Scott Bradley and James Dougherty For his outstanding contribution to school sport bodi on and off the field Matdiew Dodgson was awarded the Shuttleworth Cup In the House cricket we reached bodi finals In die seniors me "Kay brodiers" led Temple to victory In thejuniors Mark Benson led a spirited side in a "tie" witii Clifton On a foul day in June we held the adiletics sports. Many fine performances brightened the day including those from Chris Heaton, Adam Sharp, James Dougherty, Matthew Vowles, Lee Taylor, David Powell, Ben Oakley, Scott Bradley and Matdiew Dodgson (who won bom 400 and 800m) This team performance, in which all but two competitors scored points, emphasised why die boys retained die Oxford Cup There were other outstanding efforts during die year widi our A and G.C.S.E artists producing excellent work with James Scott winning die Art Prize and Mattiiew Sleath gaining over forty grade "E" for "excellent" during die academic year. And so ends a very brief sketch of die House which sadly cannot include mention of every important incident or individual. We were made very welcome and our profound tiianks goes to the U.6 and Richard Brown in particular Finally my huge thanks goes to Val and die cleaners, especially tiiose involved in cleaning Mike's room!! To David Hughes, Maurice Monteith, Mark and Juliet Edwards and most of all to Liz who has had to cope with A-Level teaching, two young boys, die House and ME!!

P. J. Stephen

September saw the arrival of thirteen keen but rather nervous newcomers, not the least nervous being the new Housemistress Jonathan Noble and Tom Archer proved to be excellent as Head and Deputy Head of House, quickly showing everyone the ropes Thanks to the advent of a new Day House, Queen's enjoyed the benefit of less crowded accommodation with sixty pupils sharing the common rooms and studies The comfortably refurbished Tower room became aquiet room for meetings and private study although some found it less welcoming when sent there to catch up on prep — hence the new phrase in the Queen's vocabulary: "banished to the Tower" This penalty was not enforced on our hockey team who, despite valiant attempts and encouragement, did not manage to overcome the very strong competition in the Inter-House Tournament.

It was during the Easter Term that the new Housemistress was really put to the test and frequently found wanting when the Inter-House games programme really got underway The long-suffering captain's all deserve praise for their unfailing patience in explaining the process of selection, appropriate kit and team tactics Daniel Jackson and Adam Wales must have special mention for not laughing at some of my questions about rugby, and Mrs Westgate has my eternal gratitude for teaching me what to shout during a game of netball.

Queen's showed some very determined competitive spirit against strong opposition Our junior and senior netball teams lost to much stronger sides but played very well all this season Similarly on the squash, boys and girls put up a good fight but were unable to make the finals. Tom Archer selected a strong and very able fivea-side football team, inspiring much keen support for the games from the rest of the House. Daniel Jackson's excellent leadership in the rugby seven's led to some fine tactical play and culminated in Queen's coming 'unofficially' third as we had to borrow a player from Temple Andrew Bastawrous brought us our first trophy of the year with his superb win in the Junior Cross-

country. The end of term saw two very successful swimming galas with fine individual swimming from Steven Toms and Kate De Boer Sport continued to play an important role during the Summer Term, not least in thejunior five-a-side football where the play was exciting and sharp although not enough goals were scored to secure us a leading place Indeed all our teams in the rowing, cricket, tennis and athletics rallied well. Some individual performances at school level deserve special mention James Reynolds made his 100 in cricket for the Second XI and Tom Archer was awarded the Fielding Cup for cricket

We were delighted to see Alex Banerjea, Ben Lea and Hayley Oram reach the finals of the Public Speaking Contest, and even more so when Hayley was announced overall winner In the Top House Quiz we just missed a place in the finals, and our team in the Great Egg Race led by Lucy Robertson did us proud — at least our plane flew in the right direction

We have also managed to so some work, as was witnessed by some excellent results and progress reports. Ruth Dalton's achievement of almost 100% grade E's (only nineteen) throughout the whole year on her order sheet was outstanding, inspiring many others to strive for the best possible grades in the orders, with the U becoming almost redundant by the end of the year

So we made it to the end of the first year 'under new management', and Gemma Scott's beautifully designed Senior House Colours badges arrived just in time for the final meeting, when we were glad to present them to Jonathan Noble, Tom Archer, Miranda Spencer, Rachel Milne, Peter Barlow, Gemma Scott and Sarah Richardson Junior Colours went to Andrew Bastawrous, Ruth Dalton and Daniel Jackson My thanks go to so many for their support throughout the year Queen's still has a great deal to do and I know that Rachel Milne will do a fine job, with Peter Barlow as her assistant

We wish all our leavers a fond farewell and all the very best for the future

J. Bainbridge

THE RISE

Christmas Term

The Rise welcomed nine new boarders atthe beginning of the year, three third and six lower sixdi formers The House also welcomed Miss Marsh, a new member of staff, whowould contribute to the smooth running of the House As the weeks progressed Miss Marsh and allthe new girls settled in well

The first Inter-House sporting event wasthe hockey. The several practices and abundant House spirit got us nowhere. We came an unfortunate sixth out of seven. There were some close matches; Emma Combe andRosie Neave captained theteam well and Charlotte Meeinthe third form made us all proud with her fearless tackling during the games. As a consolation prize it was decided by some of the upper sixth that The Rise had the best looking team; kitted out in House shirts and socks including theblack and white bandanna mat has become a tradition

As the term continued we waited in anticipation for the performance of "Cabaret" Nicola Strivens andKatie Dowds participated Katie had aleading role and produced a stunning performance in the outstanding play

The term finished with the House Dinner which is always appreciated This provided us with the chance to thank Mr andMrs Watkinson, Miss Finney, Miss Terry and Miss Marsh for all their help and support during the term

Easter Term

The; upper sixth and fifth form began the term with their trials Little stress wasapparent, possibly dueto the lack of work being done; something which was referred to on several occasions by the members of staff

Trials were soon over and Inter-House Competitions upon us TheRise came first in the cross-country in both junior andsenior events. Thejuniors must be commended, uncomplaining during therigorous practices Molly TylerChilds (captain) putmem through; all finishing onthe day with good times Racquet sports do not seem to be The Rise's strength; wecame sixth inboth thebadminton and squash Wehad some greater success inthe netball, with brilliant play by Lorna Read at centre andgreat shooting by Clare Neale Thesenior team came fourth overall The juniors didvery well, almost managing to capture second place but losing ongoaldifference. Natalie Lane, the only school team player, captained them well bringing out the best in the team.

The Great Egg Race is eagerly awaited and enjoyed especially by the boarding community The Rise team(led by Rosie Neave) did not really come to terms with the task of creating a plane that would fly forwards Instead the plane nose-dived spectacularly, flying under the balcony from which it was launched, providing many with a degree of entertainment.

The term ended with theInter-House Swimming; we came second, unable to beat Temple who had strong swimmers in all age groups There were some fine individual performances from Fiona Buchan and Clare Neale and good contributions from everyone who swam in the relays

Summer Term

The Inter-House Competitions went well for The Rise this term although we were unable to win in any event. The House camethird inbom theathletics and the rowing The athletics team wasdepleted with several of the team having injuries The rowing crew consisted of Molly Tyler-Childs, Ruth Peacock, Jayne Bowers and Rebecca Newton with Emily Battye as cox They had a bad start in the first round which unfortunately led to them being drawn against Temple — their greatest rival — in the second round

Stress levels intheHouse had risen steadily throughout me term Mr and Mrs Watkinson were certainly glad to get the fourteen external exam candidates out of the House for their study period

I would like tothank theupper sixth for their help and support during me year. House Colours were awarded to Lucy Evans, Lucy Havercroft, Ruth Peacock, Molly Tyler-Childs and Alexie Zimmermann for their contributions to The Rise In the case of Ruth and Lucy H having to live with thethird, fourth and fifth years they deserve a greater recognition!

Thanks must go to Mr. and Mrs. Watkinson, Miss Terry, Miss Marsh and Miss Finney for their constant help and supervision Miss Finney isleaving; shewill be greatly missed by thewhole House and wewish both her and Mark well in their marriage and in their new posts at Strathallan School.

My year have had a brilliant time in the House and I hope that those in The Rise next year will give Emily Brown the same support as I have enjoyed and will have an equally enjoyable year

Alexie Zimmermann

SCHOOL

After a summer of building work, School House became a new Day House, providing very comfortable accommodation, conveniently close to thecentre of school, for fifty-seven pupils It was exciting to be part of a new House and we quickly settled into our new common rooms School House soon became represented in all areas of school life, with a good number of sports players and musicians amongst us I would like to thank all those involved in setting up School House and especially the House tutors and Mr Northfield, the new Housemaster, who should be commended for his organisation.

Lorna Highet (Head of House)

Autumn Term

The new era for School House began to the sound of philosophical words and continued redecorating. At times the aspirations of harmony and co-operation were realised, at other times this was shattered by such questions as "why is smoke coming out of the toaster?", or the slightest mention of a "coffee rota" in the kitchen

The loss of the House rugby left a large gap in the term that could only be filled by one sport; chess As captain, Carl Mosby became synonymous with the exploits of the chess team and it became increasingly impossible for Carl to walk down me corridor without someone reminding him of mis fact Sadly, after reaching die dizzy heights of me semi-finals we turned out to be Tony Underwood to Manor's Jonah Lomu Despite mis defeat, Carl remained optimistic although his talk of becoming Olympic Chess Champion in the year 2000 seemed somewhat unrealistic

Meanwhile the girls were proving more successful on the games field. The hockey team, captained by Emma Sherbourne, achieved third place with a strong performance. The success was emulated by the badminton team which was also placed tfiird.

The closest that the House came to a trophy mis term was in me senior squash where Paul Fomerby led the team to the final. This performance inspired the upper sixth to attempt me game, but in the fourth form common room rather than on the squash court. Their attempt at me game proved more destructive man constructive and was certainly more costly.

After three and a half montiis the term ended in a deluge of House Colours and a widespread need for a long holiday All of mis was tempered by the satisfaction that the House was off to a smooth and successful start.

Douglas Falconer

Spring Term:

The Spring Term was a particularly busy term and once again me House spirit was prominent We achieved mixed results in me Inter-House Competitions, but remained determined throughout the course of the term

The first (and only) trophy of the year was won by Paul Fomerby in me Individual Squash Competition, beating Michael Catling in the final

We put forward a large entry for me House Crosscountry in which the senior girls came fifth and thejuniors sixth. In the boys' competition the seniors came sixth and me juniors seventh With over eighty runners me competition was challenging and witiiin the House there were several impressive performances including Alex Bond (junior twelfth), Paul Fotherby (senior fourteenth) and Richard Harran (senior twenty-first).

Almough coming seventh overall in the girls' swimming, Lorna Highet and Gemma Croft demonstrated a high standard of swimming ability The boys came a commendable fourth in this competition Alex Bond won the junior boys' front crawl, butterfly and individual medley races.

The Inter-House Netball was a very close competition in which the juniors gained third place Captained by

Emma Sherbourne, the senior team battled to the end of the competition. In an intense final they came a close second. The House was joint third in the girls' Squash Competition

As well as the sporting events the House also took part in the Great Egg Race Competition, in which we came equal third and we reached the semi-final of the Top House Quiz

Although no competition has been devised as yet for gardening skills, much attention has been paid to the creation of the lower sixth window box garden, complete with pond!

Lucy Fieldhouse

Summer Term

The Summer Term came and went very quickly The House seemed a strange place without the upper sixth and fifth form missing after half-term. In what was a very short first half-term, a number of Inter-House Competitions were staged

The senior boys were unable to find eleven players meeting the criteria for selection and so were not allowed to compete in the senior boys' Cricket Competition There was great disappointment at this asthose players who were eligible were good cricketers.

Thejunior boys did well in thefirstround of the cricket against a strong Manor team, eventually losing by eight wickets. Junior five-a-side football was not one of our strong sports The one notable performance was a 1-1 draw against Queen's

The senior girls' tennis team lost to the eventual winners, Dronfield, and the rounders team failed to make the semi-finals after losing to Clifton and drawing with Dronfield

On sj>orts day most people in the House took part in one or more events The girls were fifth equal overall and the boys fourth. Notable performances came from: Philippa Bennett who set a new record in the high jump, Oliver Hainsworth who won the 100m and 400m races, Oliver Councell who won the 20Qm race and the junior boys' team who won the 4 x 100m relay

In the Cambridge Cup the girls finished a very creditable fifth with thirteen points

Academically many members of the House have done very well this year It is a reflection of the hard work put in that many school prizewinners are members of the House School prizes were awarded to: Lorna Highet (French Essay, BMA Science, Walter Smith Biology, Davidson Chemistry), Nikolai Shepherd (Jack Brittain 4th Form Essay, 4th Form Form Prize), David Fieldhouse (Arthur Craven Junior Spoken French), Philippa Bennett (Walter Smith G.C.S.E Practical Science, 5th Form Form Prize), Mauricia Hart (Junior Art), and Timothy Taylor (Information Technology).

Stephen Mulryne was appointed Head of House for 1995-96 and Emma Sherbourne, Katy Ramskill, James Duggin and Paul Fotherby joined Stephen as school monitors

The term ended with a dinner in honour of the upper sixth leavers, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended

Peter Northfield

TEMPLE

Christmas Term

Temple started the year in anew location: the top floor of what had been School House before it moved to Linton Lodge. Our new position gave us more space, greater privacy (which the fifth form would especially appreciate after their previous year opposite the small dining room when they were constantly under staff scrutiny) and, above all, one consolidated unit rather than the fragmented, dispersed unit we had been before. This has been a help to House spirit and identity R C G D has found it especially useful to have his study in the middle of the House rather than the outer edge as before The only drawback is the three flights of stairs we have to climb perhaps this accounts for the fitness of the House and the reason why we did so well in the Inter-House Crosscountry, not a noted strength of Temple

Katy Pittman was Head of House and Rachel OwenBarnett was a school monitor We welcomed fifteen new members of the House The size of the House this year is sixty-two people, a much more manageable number and one made possible by the creation of a new Day House. There were no Inter-House sporting activities for the boys during the Christmas Term This was because the Day Houses, which are now co-ed, did not have enough boys to make up a senior team. The girls, however, had a successful term. We came second in the Inter-House Hockey because, although we had the same number of points as the winning team, we had scored fewer goals The standard of play was high and there were several exciting matches.

Easter Term

This term was a much busier one on the Inter-House front. It was also one of the most successful terms the House has had in winning trophies — something in which we have had relatively little success over the years Oliver Button led the general knowledge team of Richard Collier, James Tilston and Chris Maitland to a nail-biting victory over Linton. The House team of Michael Tildesley, Dominic Casperson, Nigel Hamilton, Ian Paterson and Chris Maitland won the Great Egg Race Trophy thus repeating our success of the previous year and becoming the first House to win the cup in two consecutive years. The team designed and constructed a superb aircraft made out of paper and which managed to fly further down the Memorial Hall than anyone else's It was, however, the girls of the House who for the second year running did so well in Inter-House sport They won the Inter-House Swimming Cup with strong performances from Lynsay Hoggard, Helen Williamson, Sarah Heald (who also won her swimming Colours), Helen Austin, Faith Alexander, and Karly Hoggard. The senior girls won the Netball Cup

in what was a gripping hard-fought final in which the standard of play and determination was of a high order. The team consisted of: Lynsay Hoggard, Louise Hudson, Katy Pittman, Helen Williamson, Wendy Chung, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Faith Alexander, Charlotte ReedStephenson and Hannah Fieldsend In the Junior Netball Competition we were also successful in winning die cup with the team being made up of Rachel Taylor Karly Hoggard, Louise Hudson, Helen Austin, Alison Pike, Rachel Lewis and Caroline Brandon The girls also did well in the Inter-House Cross-Country with Karly Hoggard and Hannah Fieldsend doing especially well

On the academic side, four of the ten people who gained commendations in the British Physics Challenge Competition came from Temple They were: Guy Lewis, Theo Burt, Jon Price and Andrew Taylor.

The five-a-side team had a difficult season Despite playing committed soccer somehow the team never quite settled down and although there were some notable victories (Grove went down 9-1 to us) for much of the season we found it difficult to score goals The team consisted of Andy Kay, Nick Riggall, Nick Kay, Jon Price, Oily Addy and James Bloor We shall have the same team next season so hopefully we shall have learnt from this term's problems.

Our senior cross-country team did better than it had done for many years by coming third overall (yes, those stairs did help) Ben Ferrey led the team well with nine of our runners coming between sixteenth and thirtieth Jon Price was first home for the team with a position of sixteenth. Atjunior level we did not fare so well but Ian Paterson came a most impressive fourth (Ian has had a good season running for the school team).

The boys' swimming team depended heavily on a few individuals Robert Triffitt, Jon Price, Stuart Wilson, Andy Kay, Graham Kershaw and Chris Ball all got through to the finals for which we congratulate them

Unfortunately we were unable to field a House Seven's team because of a lack of players in the House of a suitable standard.

We congratulate Andy Kay and Nick Riggall for the award for their First XI Hockey Colours

The House musicians again were heavily involved in the music programme Particular congratulations go to Mark Whiting (Junior Strings Prize), Faith Alexander (Senior Strings Prize), Oliver Button (Singing Prize) and Graham Kershaw (Senior Brass Prize). Robin Jackson and Michael Tildesley also got through to the finals of the competition Faith Alexander also got through to the British Chamber Music Finals in Leeds — a notable distinction Temple has always had a strong tradition for music —ten members of the school orchestra are from Temple Graham Kershaw's rendition of Hummel's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra was one of the musical highlights of the term Guy Lewis' playing in the Trio Sonata in E minor by Handel in the February concert must also be mentioned for its high quality

The Easter Term is always an intense term with so much going on that I find it difficult to keep up with everything that is happening. One thing was, however, particularly clear: the spirit of the House was high

Summer Term

On the sporting side, we won the Senior Cricket Cup for the first time since 1977 This was a singular achievement given that we were seeded second to The Manor The careful batting of Nick and Andrew Kay took us to a fine victory in the final with 178 runs for no wickets. Many of the team were not regular cricket players yet they played with tremendous spirit and determination. The fielding and the bowling were both of a very high order

The girls' rowing team won the cup in adramatic final against The Rise who were expected to win Lynsay Hoggard sexperience as Captain of Boats was put to good use! The other members of the team were: Hannah Fieldsend, Sarah Heald and Emma Fitton.

We were not so successful on Sports Day apart, that is, from some outstanding individual performances. Karly Hoggard broke the record for the girls' 800m in her age group by several seconds Jon Price won both the intermediate 800m and 400m; a tremendous performance given the tough opposition Nick Riggall won the senior 200m and the 100m in fine form to win the Spring Cup Emma Fitton won the discus in her age group.

We congratulate Andrew Kay on being appointed Head of School, Chris Ball on being made Head of House and Nick Riggall on being a school monitor. The House also had several prizewinners and we congratulate the following: Ben Ferrey (Physics), Michael Tildesley (Maths and Music), Katy Pittman (Geography), Oliver Button (Music), Philip Kerrigan (Music and a Vth Form Prize), Andrew Taylor (Latin), Lynsay Hoggard (Community Service) and Rachel Taylor (IVth Form Prize) We also congratulate Andrew Kay for the reawarding of his First XI Colours after a notable century against Durham and Nick Kay for the award of his First XI Colours too after an outstanding season for the school

The House junior five-a-side team started the season with outstanding wins over School House (8-1), Queen's (7-3) and Clifton (8-3) The team was made up of Tom Bray ascaptain, Marcus Pullen, Robin Jackson, Nick Kay and Chris Reilly. Ian Paterson only played in the last match of the season which was a pity as he scored a hattrick against The Grove The team was both skilled and committed but it was stronger in attack than in defence and as the season progressed some painful lessons in defence were learnt. We ended the season third equal.

The girls' tennis team made up of Rachel OwenBarnett, Katy Pittman, Faith Alexander, Louise Hudson, Rachel Lewis and Laura Wallace with Helen Williamson and Helen Austin also playing, did well to get to the final. Unfortunately, Rachel Owen-Barnett, Rachel Lewis and Laura Wallace were all unable to play in the final which we lost Again the standard of play and the level of commitment was of a high order and there were several very exciting matches

Overall the House has had one of its best years in a whole range of ways. Thanks must go to Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett for all the leadership they have shown in helping to run the House this year Thanks, too, to all of Upper Sixth who, over the years, have done so much both for the school and the House We wish them every success in the future. We also wish the fifth form leavers well as they go elsewhere to continue their education I also thank the L.VI for running the House during the summer term so efficiently Chris Ball as the new Head of House has been especially helpful Lastly, my thanks go to the tutors —Mr Blood, Mrs Newton, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Ellis-Davis and Mr. Allen — for all the work mat they do in helping both me and the members of the House

R. C. G. Drysdale

SENIOR COMMON ROOM

John Brown

We were all saddened by the news of John's death, in June of this year Keith Coulthard, who gave the address at John's funeral, writes:

John served the school unstintingly for thirty-five years, until his unfortunate forced retirement in September, 1991 His service to the school was fittingly covered by others in the 1991-1992 issue of the Peterite. I would like to concentrate on the three-and-a-half years of retirement fully used and enjoyed by John and on the man himself

Though his stroke was a bitter blow to John, he showed no resentment about the early retirement which followed, though he was still in the full flow of his creative work, teaching and encouraging his pupils and planning ahead as always Despite the loss of real control over his dominant right hand, by sheer determination he taught himself to use his left hand. Indeed, while still a patient in York District Hospital, he was producing portraits of other patients, much to their delight. We are fortunate in having his oil painting of a remote part of the west coast of the island of Lewis. John had not been there, but he interpreted a photograph of the coast and fully captured the atmosphere and movement —all with his left hand. Until a few days before his death John continued to use his gifts to the full. Sculpture was his first love and, in his garage, there stood an incomplete model of a horse, with two riders, which he had spent many contented (and some frustrated!) hours building and rebuilding He was always the perfectionist and his own severest critic

His three-and-a-half years of retirement have been full and busy ones. To his regret he could no longer drive, but the loss of his car at least gave him additional valuable

studio space in his garage By his own efforts and with the help of his many friends, John lived a very active life and travelled widely He visited his sister and her family in New Zealand, enjoying the flesh-pots of Hong Kong on the way He toured the Outer Hebrides last summer and last January took himself off to Northumberland because he wanted to paint and draw views of Hadrian's Wall in winter light Heused public transport and picked up bed and breakfast and self-catering accommodation as he went This enabled him to meet and mix with local people —he always enjoyed a 'natter' in a country pub.

John was generous and gregarious and he loved to entertain his friends Less than a fortnight before he died, four of us were invited to dinner, one which he had prepared himself This was a convivial evening, at which there was much reminiscing; an evening that will remain vivid in the memory

Above all John had a sense of humour, often quirky, and he could be outspoken His sense of humour was never more shown than when he was talking about his family He was extremely proud of his children and his grandchildren, and their achievements One of his stories concerned the birth of his son, Charles. He liked to recount that in the nursing home it suddenly struck him that his sister had become 'Charley's Aunt'! Another story, or 'yarn' as he preferred to call it, was about a family camping holiday in the Scottish Highlands. He and Peggy were approached by the local farmer who asked whether their children could have cut off the water supply. "No", said John, but when he and Peggy accompanied the farmer to the stream they found that all three children were happily building a dam which was diverting water from the pipe feeding both the farm and the local village!

Though John's death is ablow to us all, its suddenness meant that he was able touse his gifts to the end He leaves

behind much more than many of us can to remind us of the man and his life Artefacts include die dramatic Cross in the Chapel, die seated cellist and, away from school, die emblems in me Choir of York Minster and die medallions in York Fire Station, to name but a few. We hope that Louise, Charles and James will keep in touch widi all his friends in York as a way for us to keep in touch widi the John we knew

New Faces

On a happier note, mis has been anodier productive year in terms of expanding staff families. Our congratulations go to Liz and Paddy Stephen on the birth of Nicholas, a younger brother for William, to Susan and James Bellis for die safe arrival of Rory, a litde brother for Catriona, and to Gail and Rex Negus on die birth of their firstborn, Rex junior Fortunately, me cares and responsibilities of parendiood did not prevent Jim from organising anodier highly educational field trip to die Black Sheep brewery in Masham, one of die few events onme Common Room sports and social calendar diis year

In addition to die new Headmaster, we welcome aboard two new members of staff diis year, bom of them Madiematicians: Claire Wike studied Sport Science and Mathematics at Loughborough, and her sporting achievements include representing Essex in atiiletics, cross-country and hockey Before starting a family she taught at Dame Alice Harpur School in Bradford Neil Matkin, a graduate of Leeds University, joins us from the Navy, and is interested in cricket and rugby. Before joining us, Lieutenant Matkin was die Staff Training and Development Officer at H.M.S Daedalus

Valete

At die end of die Summer Term we said goodbye to Ann Hodgson and Jacqui Finney, who are leaving us to join St Edward's (Oxford) and Stramallan, respectively Our best wishes go witii diem, along widi our congratulations to Jacqui on her marriage to Mark Higginbottom, die new Head of Classics at Stradiallan David Waddnson, Head of Mathematics, writes:

Ann Hodgson took up her first teaching post on the staff of St Peter's in 1986 During her time here she has been successful in every aspect of me Matiiematics Department's work. Ann can communicate me subject to pupils of all ages and abilities Many a boy or girl who has found mathematics demanding has benefitted from her patient and sympatiietic explanation but she has also been able to challenge die high-flier Although her desk and the area surrounding it in the Scott Block was strewn widi

books, paper and rowing kit she always knew just where to find die elusive test paper or solution

Ann will also be remembered for her contributions to two otiier areas: first die Boat Club A very competent rower herself, under her leadership die number of pupils actively involved in me Boat Club has soared and many youngsters, who have not succeeded in otiier games, have been given opportunities to develop different skills and to represent their school at sport. Much of die success of the Boat Club in recent years is due to her expert coaching and her motivation Ann has also done much to ease die patii of girls into the life of St Peter's; not only as a tutor in Clifton House, but more generally she has always been willing to involve herself in bringing the needs of die fairer sex to the attention of amale dominated staff. I am sure mat she will quickly settie into her new post at St. Edward's School in Oxford where we wish her every success

Jacqui Finney was appointed to the staff in 1990 straight from her student days in Cambridge. She brought a great professionalism to all that she did, both inside and outside die classroom Jacqui demanded the highest of standards from her pupilsand they have always responded to her entiiusiasm and commitment It was rare for any pupil to achieve anytiiing less than tiieir potential under her teaching.

As well as her teaching Jacqui has made a significant mark in many odier areas After two years of boarding duties in Dronfield she became my assistant in The Rise when it became a girls' House in 1992 She was greatly respected and liked and will be missed, not least by die current fifth form whom she tutored with a delicate balance of sympatiietic cajoling and an iron fist! Jacqui was always a leading figure in die success of the Boat Club, encouraged pupils witii their running and orienteering and went on tiiree ski trips to France We wish her and Mark well, botii for their forthcoming wedding and in tiieir new posts at Strathallan School.

CHAPEL

There are religious buildings which are so steeped in centuries of prayer and worship that they have within them a sense of the holy As soon as you enter them you are aware of a presence which tells you, in T S Eliot's words, that "you are not here to verify, instruct yourself, or inform curiosity or carry report You are here to kneel where prayer has been valid." Such buildings are, to use Philip Larkin's phrase, serious houses on serious earth.

Larkin's phrase comes from his poem Church Going. The writer stops at a church He encounters "seats and stone and little books; sprawlings of flowers;... some brass and stuff up at the holy end; the small neat organ; and a tense, musty unignorable silence, brewed God knows how long." At the end of his visit he reflects that "the place was not worth stopping for Yet stop I did: in fact I often do, and always end much at a loss like this, wondering what to look for."

Larkin says of the building:

"It pleases me to stand in silence here; A serious house on serious earth it is, In whose blent air all our compulsions meet, Are recognised, and robed as destinies And that much never can be obsolete, Since someone will forever be surprising A hunger in himself to be more serious, And gravitating with it to this ground, Which, he once heard, was proper to grow wise in."

Few Peterites would admit very often that it pleases them to be in chapel But, a serious house on serious earth it is And it is a house to grow wise in Education must be about growth in wisdom as well as in knowledge It must insist that know-how and cleverness, important though they are, are not in themselves the way to wisdom.

A new millennium dawns in four and a half years time The evidence suggests that the great advances in microelectronics, in biological control and in the communications revolution, do not bring us any nearer

to answering the fundamental questions about our existence: what are we, what we are to do and what we are to become; questions about our nature, our purpose and our destiny These are the questions which the wise should reflect on and pursue. A lofty ideal it may be, but my hope is that chapel — the thrice-weekly ritual of words and music — nurtures at least a willingness to consider these fundamental questions and the implications of how they are answered

I am grateful to all those who have this year contributed to the chapel's role of being a serious house on serious earth We have welcomed the Reverend Simon Stanley (a local parish priest who is also involved with religious broadcasting), the Reverend David Wilbourne (the Archbishop's domestic chaplain) and Father Barry Orford (from the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield, who again spent a week with us) The school's Amnesty International Group led a week's chape) David Hughes prepared us for Remembrance and the Headmaster gave the address at the Remembrance Service. Ian Lowe and Dick Hubbard responded to two provocative addresses I had given on the purpose of education The Archbishop of York, on his last visit to St Peter's before his retirement, presided at our Service of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist Hebaptised three Peterites and confirmed thirty pupils from St Olave's and St Peter's

The occasional Services — Choral Evensong, Advent Carol Service and Words and Music for Lent — havebeen well supported Our Christmas Carol Service was a fine and inspiring occasion — helped, as always, by its setting in the Minster We again contributed to the Minster's Epiphany Procession The termly School Eucharists for the whole school have continued, as have the Sunday evening Eucharists which continue to meet the needs of a faithful few The Headmaster preached at the leavers' Service on the penultimate day of the school year, and he did me the honour of inviting me to preach at our Commemoration Service in the Minster

John Brown, the former Director of Art, died in May and his funeral was held in the chapel There was a large congregation, the choir sang, Keith Pemberton came back to play the organ (he and John began their careers here on the same day in 1954) and Keith Coulthard gave the address.

At the Leavers' Service a new Lectern was used for the first time It has been given by Stephen Whalley, the retiring Head of School, and his family and I am very grateful to them for their generosity It is a very fine piece of oak furniture, and has been made in the Mousey Thompson workshop.

Our charitable giving this year is being given to the British Red Cross, SNAPPY (Special Needs Activities and Play Provision for York) and the Eating Disorders Association (a charity for help and understanding around anorexia and bulimia).

S. C. Harvey

DRAMA

CABARET

Cabaret? As a school play? A hubbub of anticipation greeted the news of Ian Lowe's choice for this year's production. Would the cast be able to pull it off? They certainly did, and the choice proved to be inspired The show provided an excellent showcase for a range of acting and musical talent, not to mention the visual impact of the magnificent costumes Above all, it was fun: the performance was hugely enjoyed by cast and audience alike, warming our hearts on a cold December night And, in the words of the late Kenny Everett, it was all done in the best possible taste

But amid the laughter and joy we did not lose sight of the serious, even tragic, aspects of the story. Set against the backdrop of pre-war Berlin — turbulent, unstable, yet dynamic and vibrant — it presents us with some extraordinary characters, or to be more accurate, characters who behave extraordinarily because of the tide of events that has swept mem up Uncertain of what tomorrow might bring, they live for the moment and on their own terms, shunning traditional mores and conventions Their philosophy is summed up in the song "Who cares? So what?".

Our attention is focused on Sally (Kate Dowds) — young, talented, rebellious, streetwise, but at the same time a mixed-up little girl lost Living a long way from home on a heady cocktail of adrenalin, hormones and

alcohol, she lives alife of great highs and great lows Kate convincingly captured and sustained the gamut of emotions and moods felt by this multi-faceted character. Hers was a fine individual performance in this demanding role.

Oliver Marlow as the German who befriends Sally made an excellent foil for Kate. Whereas she is all passion and emotion, he is a character whose heart is ruled by his head. A pragmatic opportunist running dodgy errands for the Nazis, he surprises himself by discovering that his love for aJewess — admirably played by the talented Fiona Watt — is in danger of overriding his instinct for self-preservation This dilemma leaves him uncharacteristically at a loss Oliver gavean accomplished performance which succeeded in conveying bom his chirpy cockiness and latent vulnerability.

A bemused and bewildered observer of all this is the Christopher Isherwood figure, played by Stephen Whalley A good egg with a reserved nature and uncertainty about his sexual orientation, he offers to marry Sally when he discovers that she is pregnant When she has an abortion he is distraught and returns home a sadder but wiser man Stephen gave a splendidly understated performance as a good public school chap

The leading characters received solid support from Lucy Seed as the long-suffering landlady and Brian McBride as the ticket-inspector — a very promising debut on the St Peter's stage The show was held together by me capable hands of the Master of Ceremonies Michael Dowds, who skilfully bridged the gap between the dramatic and musical aspects of the show. More than anyone else in the show Michael had to act, sing and move with equal aplomb, a feat which he achieved with considerable presence

It would be invidious to pick out individual singers or musicians because the success of the show lay in the fact that this was essentially ateam performance Nowhere was this more evident man in the rousing rendition of "Tomorrow belongs to me", which closed the first act There were nonetheless opportunities for some fine virtuoso performances, notably from the "two ladies" The Musical Director David Spencer deserves great credit for the slickness and gusto of the musical numbers, played with great enthusiasm and verve by Christopher Blood and his band

The success of the show also owed much to hard work behind the scenes from the stage and lighting crew, not forgetting the design team led by Chris Hall, who did a marvellous job in transforming the Memorial Hall into a seedy and tacky Berlin nightclub (it was half-way there already) But above all the plaudits should go to our Head of Drama, the indefatigable Ian Lowe, ably assisted by Dick Hubbard.

Darlings, you were wonderful.

D. S. Newman

MUSIC

THE MUSICAL YEAR

School Choir

The Old Peterite Service and the Choral Evensong early in die Christmas Term demonstrated the choir's steady development Stanford in C proved a popular setting with its rumbustious 'Gloria' On 12 October we had the honour of singing and the brass group playing in York Minster for the 75th Birthday Thanksgiving Service for Save the Children Fund - a beautiful picture of this occasion now hangs in the Music School It is always exciting singing in the Minster and deputising for the Minster Choir as we have done over the years for an occasion service is always a treat.

Rebecca Newton and Oliver Button were the Head Choristers this year and have both been loyal and reliable singers throughout tiieir time at St Peter's We wish them well in the future

Mozart Requiem

Tackling a large scale choral work like Mozart's Requiem in the Christmas Term after only eight weeks rehearsal was an ambitious project but the school choir and choral society responded to the challenge The decision to use the full school choir with the choral society proved a good one. The opening 'Requiem Aeternam' had all the sombre majesty required and the 'Dies Irae' was electrifying The soloists fulfilled their roles with distinction in the 'Recordare' and 'Benedictus' and the orchestra played excellently with Michael Tildesley (trombone) giving an impressive account of the 'Tuba mirum' when accompanying the bass; later in the year he was awarded a new prize very kindly donated by Keith Pemberton for brass and wind

Everyone who participated gained such a great deal from the experience. It had been hard work but the sheer quality of the music won everyone over. My own feelings were those of ambitions for the future and a desire to take performers and performances of this type of quality further afield

Carol Services

The Advent Carol Service saw both St Olave's Choir and St. Peter's Choir combined to sing in a beautifully candlelit chapel with new candle holders designed and made by Mr Dawson The service had even more magic this year although I wonder whether magic is the correct word to describe a service!

The Carol Service in the Minster had a packed congregation including more Old Peterites than ever with a large contingent of ex-choir members and a wide variety of music, not only the traditional carols but also including an old Yorkshire version of 'While shepherds watched', a sixteenth century Spanish carol sung in procession, Harold Darke's evocative 'In the bleak mid winter' and the highly rhythmic 'Sir Christemas' by Mathias.

Symphony Orchestra

Graham Kershaw's playing of Hummel's trumpet concerto in February was one of the musical highlights of the year Controlled and sensitive, it was a clear reminder of what a good player he is The orchestra's performances of Britten's Soirees Musicales and Vaughan Williams ever-popular 'Folk Song Suite' were lively and exciting; indeed, the Vaughan Williams was especially polished with the outer movements taken at a brisk pace

Words and Music for Lent

Some of the richest and most profound choral music has been written for the season of Lent and Passiontide and it was good in March to hear the choir deriving such evident satisfaction from pieces like Howells' 'O p>ray for the peace of Jerusalem' and Bairstow's 'Let all mortal flesh keep silence'. This year the brass also participated as did the St Olave's choir and Timothy Brogden (oboe) provided a beautiful obligato accompaniment to Rutter's 'The Lord is my shepherd'

Czechmate Concert

Like the 'Stars and Stripes' concert in 1993 the 'Czechmate' concert was an evening of mammoth organisational problems but so self-evidently worth all me trouble

The hall was arranged as if for a cabaret; in fact, as the school musical in November had been 'Cabaret', so many ideas and lighting effects could be re-utilised The licensed bar and 'nibbles' and informal atmosphere lent a special feeling to the evening which was one of the very best musical evenings at St. Peter's.

The band's selection from 'The Lion King' and 'Les Miserables' proved popular choices and Prokofieff s 'March in B flat' was crisp and stylish

Some movements from Malcolm Arnold's trio were very well played by Timothy Brogden (oboe), Rachel Harran (flute) and Alison Calvert (clarinet)

After the rigours of Mozart's Requiem in the Christmas Term, items such as 'Big Spender', 'Best of the Beach Boys' and a 'Whiter shade of pale' were a complete contrast. At the final rehearsal Ian Lowe observed that 'Big Spender' was not 'sexy' enough I passed this on to the choir who responded magnificently on the evening widi a 'stylistic' performance!

The first appearance of the girls' close-harmony group with 'Imagine' and 'Can't help lovin' that man' were a special delight during the evening and the Rockin' Hairdressers gave beautifully polished accounts of 'Mister Moon' and 'Yes sir! that's my baby'.

Summer Concert

The Summer Concert was well received, opening with the string orchestra which has played to a high standard this year under Katy Pittman's leadership and Miss Marsh's direction

The chamber choir added a Czech piece — 'The forsaken lover' by Dvorak to their repertoire for the concert and sang with their usual skill

The swing band and their drummer James Yeomans were enthusiastic and produced several lively performances including 'Birth of the Blues' and 'Barbara Ann'.

The school choir's singing of some old favourites including Elgar's beautiful 'As torrents in summer' and Ireland's 'The Hills' were impressive and the evening finished with some well-shaped performances by the senior band including Stuart Johnson's 'Fairground Suite' with its graphic descriptions of a ghost train, carousel and finally a rollercoaster ride: this showed all the band's departments to good effect and, of course, Sousa's march 'Semper Fidelis' was a treat.

Barbecue

The Music Tour party's barbecue and concert on the Music School lawn was favoured by the weather and by a lovely atmosphere Injust a few weeks, time the same groups will have performed in me Old Town Square in Prague in one of die most beautiful settings in any city

Commemoration

By the time Commemoration comes around the music which we have performed during the year passes before me, especially when one is writing a report for the Peterite We do get through a large amount of music as our new members of the music staff have commented. This is a good thing, I believe; musical quality and quantity can go together and invariably do. Rehearsing one or two pieces endlessly can lead to a dull performance whereas a choir which has the ability to learn a piece quickly can have a wider, more varied diet of music and can bring this experience to bear in good performances

The Headmaster, who has been so supportive of music in the school, suggested Faure's 'Cantique deJean Racine' for the Minster Commemoration Service; a wonderful piece which is so fantastically vocal in conception and merefore a delight to sing We added to this Vaughan Williams' lively 'Let all me world in every corner sing' from his 'Five Mystical Songs' All sang in front of perhaps the greatest singer England has ever produced, Dame Janet Baker; it was an honour indeed.

Spring Fete

On Spring Bank Holiday Monday we held a fete in the Museum Gardens in aid of the forthcoming Music Tour to Prague and Bratislava with stalls, sideshows, rides and a raffle which were all organised by a hard-working committee headed by Miranda Smitii, Barbara Allworthy, Ann Hainsworth and a great number of helpful parents

The school bands played, the choirs sang and me rain was only slight at times and at the end of it all £1,700 had been raised A special thank you to all who helped

In early February we had held a Barn Dance also in aid of the Music Tour. It was a most enjoyable evening with a bar and lots of energy expended in dancing wim a host of adults and many children enjoying themselves greatly. Perhaps having an annual event like this would be a good idea; they really are somuch fun for all involved another thank you to all who helped wim this event.

Visitors from Eastern Europe

As a type of prelude to our Music Tour the Bratislava Girls' Choir came to visit St Peter's from 4 June until 8 June, giving concerts in the National Railway Museum, Ripon Cathedral, Bramcote School, Scarborough and finally, to a good audience, in our own school chapel We leave for Prague and Bratislava on 22 August wim the bands and choirs filling a double decker seventy-four seater coach! Visits like these are always enjoyable and the different styles of singing and the different repertoires are intriguing The value of touring is immense and encourages all mose essential qualities of teamwork and spirit while also raising standards

Chamber Choir

The chamber choir has, as usual, had a busy year— at Christmas time fulfilling their usual requests to sing at Bootham Park Hospital and St Sampson's Centre as well as raising money for the Eastern European tour by singing at a corporate entertainment evening at the Merchant Taylors' Hall.

Their singing of Howells' supremely evocative and difficult setting of 'Sing Lullaby' at the Carol Service was excellent as was their performance in the 'Czechmate' concert. Bairstow's 'Jesu grant me mis, I pray' was suitably penitential for the service of Words and Music for Lent while Byrd's beautiful Sanctus and Benedictus from the five-part Mass was their atmospheric contribution to the Commemoration Service

Friday evenings in the music school continue to be working sessions but also with time for relaxation over a hot drink and a biscuit!

Music Staff

This year the Music Department has two new full-time staff members, Joanna Marsh, School Organist, and Adam Leslie, Head of Music in St Olave's Both have already made a significant contribution tothe department with Mr. Leslie taking the Rockin' Hairdressers under his wing successfully as their appearance in the Easter Term showed while Miss Marsh has provided excellent support for the choir and her establishment of a Girls' Close Harmony group is an exciting development.

Joanna Marsh's atmospheric organ preludes before chapel have been bom interesting and challenging and it has been so good to see the congregation staying behind after our major Sunday Services to listen to the organ voluntarily Adam Leslie's counter-tenor voice has been a useful acquisition and perhaps may encourage some pupils to take up this voice

This year we have initiated the idea of soloists' concerts for each year group whereby many of our talented musicians can have regular opportunities to perform in public in an informal atmosphere. Miss Marsh has organisedtfiesemost effectively and they have proved most entertaining and sociable evenings.

Mr Carrington leaves the department after a considerable time and next term Margaret Lamb, currently a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra, joins the department as Head of Strings

Chris Blood has continued to work steadily to raise standards of brass and wind playing within the school. The evening entitled 'Trumpet and Organ in concert' featuring Chris Blood and Joanna Marsh was a lovely evening with variety and excellent musicianship

We look forward eagerly to the imminent conversion of the Music Annexe and especially the new Recital Room and recording studio which will provide excellent new facilities

My thanks as ever to all the music staff — twentyfive visiting musicians who set high standards in all they do, to Pearl Huitson who helps us so much with secretarial work and the full-time staff who do far more than just the call of duty.

String Orchestra

The String Orchestra fought its way through some tough repertoire during the course of the year The Autumn Concert comprised abright palette of Irish fiddle reels, a Boyce Symphony and "Rock" for strings; me latter a nightmare in rehearsal with its off-beat accents, long held chords and timings that had a ten to one chance of being miscalculated (with dire consequences for the final chord) This piece held together — but how?

The Easter Term programme gave soloist opportunities to Ginny Mackie, Faith Alexander and Davina Cooke in Handel's concerto Grosso in G The Deux Aquerelles (Delius) provided a taxing contrast, the players significantly exposed in atexture which subdivided the orchestra into eight sections

The leader, Katy Pittman, brought calm and dignity to the role over the year There was no misplaced overenthusiasm here (by comparison the director generally felt fraught and eccentric).

But what determination they all exhibited in rehearsal So engrossed in the spirit of the music, the back desk of the seconds did not look up from it until at least the last week of the Easter Term.

A pleasantly successful year, all in all, of sawing, scraping, shoring and very occasionally smiling!

The Girls' Barbershop ("The Salon Selectives")

A strange misnomer This new group is far removed from the sunny mellow blend of male close harmony One might find them lurking in the Music Department on a Monday night working on a focused strident sound in such favourites as "Diamonds are a girl's best friend",' 'Can't help loving' that man" and "Imagine", some of the current repertoire We haven't quite mastered the twinklein-the-eye glamour looks yet, but these girls certainly don't go to barbers!

J. B. Marsh

WIND BAND/SWING BAND REPORT

Two 3'ears have passed and once again the band are preparing for another tour, this time to the far reaches of Eastern Europe: the Czech Republic and Slovakia

The band has risen to the task admirably, thanks to the dedication of all the wind players, particularly the horn section Under the guidance of our long-suffering leader, Mr Blood, we set about expanding our repertoire throughout the Christmas and Easter Terms, in time for the "Czechmate" concert on Comic Relief Day

The concert opened with Prokofieff's "March in B Flat", which with much relief after several disasters in rehearsals, was delivered perfectly in every respect, followed by a selection of music from "Les Miserables", an excellent sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" which we played last year.

The second half saw the Swing Band take the stage, getting the audience in the mood with an old favourite "Basin Street Blues" which, as usual, brought the house down The saxophone section then gave us a chorus of "Mack the Knife", with fine solos from Johnny Reeves on alto sax and Neil Forshaw on trumpet, before concluding with "Barbara Ann" which brought the band a deserved standing ovation.

The finale gave the wind band a chance to perform the music from Walt Disney's "The Lion King", but this did not get off to a good start, as our drummer, James Yeomans had disappeared and it looked as if we would have to pack up one piece early However, at the last minute Mr. Blood recruited a nice, friendly bear to help us out We were dubious, but he turned out to be a much more gifted musician than James ever was

The Summer Term did not look good: with the departure of many senior members of the band, much responsibility rested on the younger players, but, with a large amount of patience, Mr Blood helped us to learn new pieces and prepare ourselves for the coming tour He was greatly assisted in this by Carl Mosby, a seasoned campaigner of the clarinet section, and Oliver Button, who when he decided to attend rehearsals, divided his time between percussion and oboe

In late May we defied the weather to give a concert in the Museum Gardens, and spirits were raised by the enthusiastic reception, proving that the band was back in top form

The Swing Band were also popular, with Oliver Gill making a brave return after breaking his wrist earlier in the term. James Mee and Chris Maunder treated us to excellent solos, while Richard Collier provided a solid bass line on guitar. After we had finished, the crowd were crying for more, and our trumpet section, Andrew Acaster, Ed Goodall and Zoe Wight were happy to carry on all day, but, in all honesty, the rest of us had had enough

After a successful performance, the signs can only be good and we can look forward to an exciting and educational trip in August. On behalf of all the instrumentalists, I should like to thank Mr Blood for his light-hearted and talented leadership over the year, as we have all learnt a great deal from him Look out Prague, here we come!

Michael Tildesley

ASSOCIATED BOARD MUSIC RESULTS

British Physics Olympiad Competition 1995

This year 768 candidates from 241 schools participated. The top 4% of entrants won Gold medals, the next 9% won Silver medals and the next 26% won Bronze medals.

Physics Challenge Competition 1995

Richard Harran (Silver), Michael Tildesley (Bronze Class 11), Carl Mosby (Bronze Class 1),Ben Ferrey (Bronze Class 1)

Back row: Peter Hield (Commendation), Robert Drever-Smith (Commendation), Matthew Evans (Commendation), David Hancock (Commendation), Jonathan Price (Commendation).

Front row: Andrew Taylor (Commendation), Theo Burt (Bronze Class 1), Guy Lewis (Bronze Class 11), Matthew Vowles (Commendation), Patrick Day (Commendation).

CLUBS & ACTIVITIES

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty International had a very successful year, managing to get many members of the school writing letters to foreign governments and Christmas cards to prisoners

Fund-raising this year took the form of the now traditional cake bakes, a collection in chapel, and concerts by some of the school's musicians after which collections were taken and raffle tickets were sold.

This year also saw the establishing of close links with the York Amnesty Group During the annual Amnesty Week we held two very successful letter-writing sessions and a Christmas card writing session We were overwhelmed by the response from the school and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who came to write letters

Several members of the Amnesty Group attended at debate with other Amnesty groups on whether Amnesty International should support armed intervention; the result of this was that supporting armed intervention would tarnish Amnesty's reputation and could interfere witii its effectiveness in drawing attention to the human rights dimension to crisis

I would like to thank his year's very successful committee of Felicity Bevan, Wendy Chung, Catherine

Hopkinson, Rosie Neave and Emma Cox for all the hard work that they put in; altogether this year we raised £150 for Amnesty, and I hope that next year's committee led by Catherine Hopkinson can keep the good work going I would also like to thank Mr. Drysdale for all his hard work and guidance.

Stephen Mulryne

TOP HOUSE QUIZ

The creation of a ninth House caused us to alter the usual format of the competition this year The opening round was run on the lines of a "pub quiz", with each House seated at a table well away from one another It was a successful occasion and the four highest scoring teams went through to the semi-finals Alas, The Manor and Grove, quiz "experts" of past years, did not survive. The eventual finalists, Linton and Temple, came face to face in the Hall at the end of March. Both teams fought hard and Temple emerged as winners by fifty-two points to forty-four Congratulations to their team — Oliver Button, Richard Collier, James Tilston and Christopher Maitland My special thanks to everyone whohelped make this year's quiz so enjoyable.

John Shaw

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The coach was full: a large group of sixth formers, guests from Fothergill and Burton Croft, wheelchairs and walking frames — we were off on the "mystery tour", which everyone knew to be a drive via Ampleforfh and Byland to Easingwold where a splendid afternoon tea would be waiting at the Galtres Centre Another successful year for the Community Service group was being celebrated with our annual summer outing All went well, although it was a rather quiet affair compared with our Christmas Party in the Memorial Hall when forty guests were brilliantly entertained by Mr Blood and the Swing Band, songs from 'Cabaret' beautifully sung by Katie Dowds, Christmas carols ledby "that lovely young man" Mr. Spencer and a lively bingo session run by Claire Lawson and Briony "the poshest bingo caller I've ever heard" Ix)ng Our most ambitious project so far has been the Christmas Appeal for the homeless. Parents, staff and pupils responded wonderfully with gifts of food, toys, clothing and cash and we were able to deliver over two hundred gifts to York's shelters on Christmas Eve

A group of loyal regulars have helped with street collections and envelope deliveries, frequently in pouring rain We have had grateful thanks from several local groups including RNIB, SENSE, AGE CONCERN and recently the North Yorkshire branch of theBRITISH RED CROSS

Fundraising is important, of course, but far more significant is the giving of time. Many residents of Fothergill have commented on the cheerful welcome they receive at our get-togethers and as guests at school concerts, and the home visits are very special, too. Volunteers who help with the children's schemes at York District Hospital and The Glen are always complimented on their reliability and sensitivity

We were very pleased to award the Old Peterite Prize for Community Service to Fiona Gregory and Lynsay Hoggard who have given loyal support and a lot of time to many projects over the last two years

J. Bainbridge

R.A.F SECTION

This year started well, with the R.A.F. and Army sections of the C.C.F being amalgamated for their week to week activities This not only gave the R.A.F cadets a chance tojoin in with all the army activities, but it also gave some of the Army cadets the opportunity to do some flying.

This year has been a good one for individual cadets from the section as well. Congratulations must go to Jim Mee for being awarded a sixth form scholarship for the General Duties Branch (navigator) and Robin Gill for being awarded a Flying Scholarship Jim is also due to go on the Cadet Leadership course to Halton this summer which isvery hard work, but extremely worthwhile. I was selected to go on the International Cadet Exchange to Canada in the summer, and have been awarded a Bursary (university sponsorship) for the General Duties Branch (pilot)

With all this going on in the section, hopefully we will start to eliminate the misguided view that the A.T.C is better than the C.C.F. Robin Gill, Jim Mee and Peter Liddle also went to Germany for a week in the Easter holidays, and all said they had a great time and the trip was very worthwhile As long as people make sure they use the openings given to the section then it will ensure that the section will continue to be given them in the future

Steve Whalley

A TALE OF TWO HEADS

What did you do before coming to St. Peter's?

I read English Language and Literature at Balliol College, Oxford. Then I completed my Cert.Ed. at the Oxford University Department of Education, where I did my teaching practice at a very lively and thriving Comprehensive on the outskirts of Oxford I started my first teaching job in 1978 at Radley College I was there for six years, teaching English, coaching rugby and rowing — I ended up coaching the First VHI for two years and running the naval section of the C.C.F I lived in a boarding house for three of those six years, and then we moved to Abingdon School, aclose neighbour but with a very different setting, in the sense that Radley was a self-contained campus boarding school, whereas Abingdon was predominantly a day school with a small boarding component I was there for six years, in a very active English Department, running a day house, as well as taking over the Boat Club for a year, coaching the first XV, playing music and singing in the choir; and then in 19911went to me Edinburgh Academy as Deputy Rector.

What attracted you to a career in education?

My father was an Art teacher, who went on to be a Deputy Head and later Head of a primary school My mother was a music teacher My brother is Deputy Head at The Leys School in Cambridge My sister was a teacher before having a complete change of career Ithought about other career options, such as graduate entry into the Metropolitan Police, but I always wanted to teach: when I was in the fifth and sixth form at school, I used to spend

Sundays in a children's home taking children out for walks and trying to do something for people who were underprivileged, and I was always keenly involved in the life of the school I was at a traditional day grammar school in Hertfordshire, where I was a school prefect, and I acted in plays, played music and so forth I've not regretted going into teaching; if anything, I've regretted not having some other experience out of teaching to enrich me However, one of the good things about being in Edinburgh was the way as a city school we had strong links with various organisations and activities within the city So I got very actively involved in things of a noneducational nature.

What did you find most rewarding about your job at the Edinburgh Academy?

I went to a school where therehad never been a Deputy Rector before What theyneeded was someone who could come in and help the school run more efficiently. That makes me sound like a boring bureaucrat in a striped shirt not at all: it was a personnel-type appointment, so I had a number of responsibilities which I undertook to support the Head Many of the things I started doing were new creations of mine — smoothing the transition from ourjunior school to our senior school, making better use of shared resources between the two schools, and public relations, trying to makethepublic face of the school very different There had been a problem of discipline: it was a big city day school with a small number of boarders, but it was quite rough-and-tumble I worked very hard to make them behave in a civilised manner — that's something I enjoyed. The thing I liked most about it was that thejob I wasdoing didn't stay still I was always doing something different My last year there coincided with ourjunior Head leaving us, soItook over thejunior school for one year I enjoyed that, too

Was there a point at which you decided that you would like to become a Headmaster, or did it just evolve?

I had thought about it quite seriously I think that many of thejobs I was doing as Deputy Rector would have been done by Heads in many other schools, so I had a good insight. One of the things I was contracted to do was to see one Rector in and the other one out — a kind of interregnum — and I felt that that job had gone well I don't think I was bursting with ambition, but I wanted to be a Head from my first few years in teaching

A Headmaster's job has many different functions and aspects. What are your priorities likely to be?

I'm very much a person who works with people: I like to have the company of pupils, and I like to have the company of my colleagues I will be someone who will be seen about the school I won't be a Headteacher who is behind adesk. I like the idea of looking for the school's

strengths and I'm looking forward to finding out more about the school

Do you expect to be doing much teaching?

Very little. I love my teaching, and I did quite a lot as Deputy Rector. The difficulty is the regularity of setting and marking prep and classroom work. My job as Headteacher willbe to spread my skills, tohelpand support the Heads of Department and teachers I want to have some contact with the classroom, in addition to seeing others teach, but as yet I'm not quite sure what that will be The same is true of sport and music: I hope I can participate and help as an assistant, but the commitment of having my own team would leave me overstretched at times.

What are your first impressions of St. Peter's?

It's clearly thriving, in many ways: academically, in terms of numbers, and in the sense that there has been a clear vision to buy property and invest for the future There has been good management of the funds and finances. And the staff are clearly well-qualified and well-motivated

Do you have any specific aims, ambitions and objectives for St. Peter's?

I want to consolidate what's been going on I want to have a very good, hard look at what the school has been doing I'm not coming here with a vision of how I see the school shaping up in the next ten years, but I certainly have a vision of a school which is lively and which will be the leading educational force in the city. We need to look at what we offer, in terms of the timetable and the structure of the day, so that we are competitive. I want to set in motion preparation of a development plan within the first two years of being here, based on consultation and shared effort from all of the staff, and pupils and parents; so that we will have, within eighteen months of my arrival, a clear sense of the future

Do you expect tosee major changes in education in the next few years?

Yes, I do, and I think that teachers have got a lot of catching up to do with the changes that have already been made. I think a major change will be the growth of vocational qualifications, and I think that in future we must have a broader sixth-form education, with less emphasis on the gold standard of A-Level That's where I've been very impressed in Scotland, with pupils taking six Highers

What are your main interests outside of teaching?

I'm a very keen sportsman: I was a county swimmer, rowed and played rugby to a high standard — I played for the University Second XV — and did a lot of coaching I'm also a musician: I play the flute and saxophone, and now I can play the bagpipes, so I'll keep that up I read: I like to keep up with current publications, and I try to broaden my reading. But the biggest change for me over the last few years has been the family. We have two small children, Eleanor and Jack, and I love being with them, so they are a major interest

So can we expect a bagpipes recital from the Headmaster?

Yes, absolutely!

How long have you been at St. Peter's? Ten years.

What did you do before you came here?

I spent a year teaching in a prep school, then I went back to Oxford to do what was called the "DipEd" For four years I was Head of History at Reed's School in Surrey Then I spent thirteen years at King's School, Canterbury, where I taught History and Politics, and ran the Library for four years I was a Housemaster for eight years there, before becoming Headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital inBristol. I wasthere for seven years, and then I came to St. Peter's.

What first attracted you to a career in education?

Interesting question. I think it was partly familiarity with teaching, because it's the one thing we all know. We've all been to school, so it's the oneprofessional area we all know something about I also liked the idea of relating to pupils in a classroom, and explaining things to them So teaching was something which attracted me

Was there a point at which you decided you would like to become a Headmaster, or did it just evolve?

That evolved. I had no crystal-clear ambition at the beginning about where I was going to end up But I'm a reasonably restless person, and once I've done a particular job for a few years, I want to move on to the next stage When I got to King's, Canterbury, after a few years there I hoped that I'd be made a Housemaster, and I was; and after I'd done the Housemastering for six or

seven years, I thought I'd quite like tohave a goat being a Headmaster. So I began putting in for Headships.

When you came to St. Peter's, did you have a particular philosophy? Did you approach thejob with particular objectives?

I'm not very good at philosophy I think I'm more pragmatic than that I did feel that the school was somewhat old-fashioned, and mat me full potential of the school and its reputation weren't being realised. Somy object was to make it successful, to turn it round.

What changes have you seen in your time as Headmaster?

I sometimes wonder whether that sort of question shouldn't be answered by someone other than me, so I approach the question with a degree of modesty. I hope thatmeacademic standards of the school have risen during my time here I hope that boys andgirls have been happy being at St Peter's — Ithink that's avery important part of their education — I hope they've also had loads of opportunities, not only inside the classroom, but also outside it— onthe games fields, inconcerts, onthestage, and so on. I'm all for young people having a very full life at school.

What does thejob of Headmaster involve? What does the Headmaster actually do?

I should think a lot of people wonder how he quietly spends histime in that study Theonly thing is the study at St. Peter's is something of a goldfish bowl, so he can't really puthis feet up tooobviously, with people walking past his window allthe time! Thejob isavery varied one I think essentially a Head has a managerial job, andhe's got to relate to a number of constituencies: to the staff, to thepupils, to theparents, to thegovernors, andtothe former pupils He's got to keep all those balls in theair at the same time. He's got to be reasonably efficient; otherwise he's going to be borne down by a sea of small problems flooding onto his desk all the time Each day is one of considerable variety: the diary is full of different sorts of engagement, so there's a lot of talking with individuals in the study Other aspects include showing prospective parents round the school, getting into the occasional class either to teach ortoobserve, review chats with individual members of staff, committee meetings, marketing strategies, regular slots with each of the management team Andthen, when hegoes home at 4.30 or 5.00p.m., there's quite often aquick turn-around, and he's back into school for concerts, plays or parents' meetings, or else he's entertaining at home or being entertained by other people, perhaps in York.

Which aspects of thejob have given you personally the most satisfaction?

I enjoy most of thejob most of the time, and I like the variety ofit Iactually likethe desk work, which others don't like Idictate letters quite fast; I liketo getthat done I like the whole business of the school to run smoothly, and Igetrather aggravated when there are hiccups inthat, even though perhaps nobody is to blame

Looking ahead, how do you see the future at St. Peter's?

That's a difficult question, and I'm quite lorn to comment on how the school will develop in the future. All I would sayisthis: Ithink education is ataninteresting stage; there is much change, much ferment, much development, and schools such as St Peter's just can't sit on their laurels and think that the school's future will jog along comfortably I have absolutely no doubt that the school will face changes inthe future, butI'm reluctant to attempt to prophesy what those changes will be. It will be thejob ofothers toguide theschool through what will be both interesting and challenging times

What next for you? How are you planning to spend your retirement?

I'm keeping options open I maybe offered tilings to do, which come the way of ex-Heads. I shall be quite content if nothing comes my way, because I've got a reasonable range of interests, andI suspect that I can fill my time easily, enjoying a somewhat less frenetic life I've gotmychurch organ playing, andIwant todo more of that —I want to get some deputising jobs around the parishes Both Laura and I enjoy walking, and I'm sure we'll do as much walking and travelling as wecan. I also have ayen to takeup watercolour painting: Ienjoy looking at pictures I hadmy last artlesson when I was ten yearsold, and I'm dying to try myhand at painting I'm going to have a blitz on this in the next year or two, and if I get absolutely nowhere I'll give it up But I'm going to have a very good try, and see if there's anything artistic in me.

R.N.P. VALEDICTORY

To capture the essence of a Headship is an impossible task, even one so clearly successful as that of Robin Pittman's Ten years on from the September in which he took over from the temporary headship of the much respected David Cummin, it is given only to those who experienced the difficulties that preceded him to know the measure of his impact

Mr. Pittman had already cut his teeth with seven years as Headmaster of Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School in Bristol It was perhaps there, or even during much earlier National Service days, that he developed Edmund Burke's adage that "....good order is the foundation of all things....", and he quickly found in York that he had inherited a very loyal staff who also believed in good order, and a school with aproud tradition that he set about exploiting

An early interview with a local newspaper revealed his thinking at the time Describing himself as a "modified traditionalist'' he likened his approach to that of a new broom that would sweep the school, with its 1300 years of histoiy, towards the twenty-first century This, he explained, would mean respecting the school's past whilst attempting to keep up with the demands of ever-changing times. Tradition Robin Pittman saw in philosophical terms as respecting positive virtues whilst changing those things that had to be changed The threefold aim he outlined at the time has indeed stayed at the forefront of the subsequent ten years — to pursue academic excellence, to foster self-discipline and responsibility, and to give the necessary leadership

Perhaps having taken a few weeks to survey his new challenge Robin Pittman took time to reflect upon his classical education and murmur the words of Virgil in The Aeneid, "Hos successus alit; possunt, quia posse videntur" (Success nourished them; they seemed to be able, and so they were able) Thus he set about his task with relish, giving that self-belief back to the school, and establishing leadership that would allow a fundamentally sound institution to be nourished by its success

Initially Mr Pittman identified those areas of real strength in the school — a thriving House system, a good record of examination success and a rich variety of extracurricular activities To this he quickly added a tutorial system which involved all the teaching staff in closely monitoring the academic progress and pastoral care of individual pupils. However, there were matters of more fundamental significance which he had to grasp

The middle 1980's was a time of falling numbers of boarders throughout the country, and St Peter's was not exempt from this trend. It was judged that the boarding ethos of this school was something that added character and opportunity for all its pupils, and something well worth striving to maintain It was perhaps this stimulus above all others that heralded another of the momentous change that have characterised the thirteen centuries of St Peter's School But it was also the vision of the Headmaster, who saw considerably in advance of the Heads of many similar schools, the value and merit of

co-education. Many have followed in the intervening years, and attested to the virtue of the decision once made As can be imagined the transition was not an easy one, but the Headmaster steered a steady and determined course through choppy waters, fulfilling hispromise of leadership and responding to the demands of changing times

Change inevitably brings the need for other farreaching decisions, and the shift away from boarding and the increase in girl boarders within the declining total meant that the House structure had to be matched with the demands imposed upon it Decisions were taken, and although often not universally acclaimed at the time, have proved to have been precisely what was needed Thus the years that followed have seen a steady rise in public esteem, and enhanced reputation for academic achievement and sound management

Even with the recognised success Robin Pittman knew that there was no room for complacency If the vital boarding element was to be retained, and the position to be maintained, then much thought and energy needed to be expended. 'Marketing' became the new religion, and numerous initiatives were spawned by the newly-formed marketing committee. It was an exciting and challenging time to be a Headmaster and Robin Pittman rose to the task with unstinting energy. The boarding decline was indeed arrested with no small contribution from a hardworking team of Housemasters presiding over vastly improved boarding houses

Although this side of the school's affairs was of great significance the many other facets of school life were by no means neglected. The Headmaster was a hard taskmaster who set high standards and demanded no less of others The response of the staff was enthusiastic, and the rewards in terms of steadily improving teaching facilities and year on year excellent examination results are a testament to the policies being adopted The Scott and Grove Blocks, the magnificent Chilman Building, Linton House, the Art Department, and the new day School House are just some of the lasting memorials to Robin Pittman's stewardship The quality of music would rank very high on his list of cherished memories, and his delight in sporting success, or a work of drama performed with passion and intelligence by his pupils, was obvious for all to see.

In all of Robin Pittman's many decisions and problems wrestled with over the years, his loyal wife Laura was always in the background, giving tireless support, encouragement and advice. She has earned the gratitude of the whole school community

Robin Pittman has achieved much in his ten years as Headmaster Any school, if it is to be successful, cannot be allowed to stand still and his direction throughout a period of unprecedented change has been a model for others to follow Competition from other schools, examination and curriculum changes, ever-rising expectations and social mores, will continue to be challenges. Happily he will enjoy his retirement close enough to witness the many ways in which the school will continue to build on the firm foundations he so conspicuously laid

D. H. Hamilton

TRAVEL

SKI TRIP

The coach was swinging by the time I joined the 1994-95 St. Peter's Ski Trip at Toddington Service Station on the Ml and for me the holiday kicked off with Monty Python's "Life of Brian". A few hours later we were on the ferry speeding our way towards France The rough crossing made the journey a bit reserved as almost everyone found it much easier to remain seated rather than explore the boat and the duty-free shop However, a few did try their luck on the fruit machines where Peter Barlow was most successful

As we drove across France we spotted mountains at lunchtime on New Year's Eve but no snow! There was still no sign of snow as we climbed up the mountainside towards the resort However, when we arrived we were greeted by a heavy snowfall which certainly raised our spirits We were unpacking the coach when our ski rep Tom appeared; it was his first job, and he greeted us wim the news that the rooms were not quite ready and there was some swapping around to do. When we eventually got to our rooms they were excellent; particularly Claire's suite!

All were looking forward to the New Year's Eve party in the hotel which had cost us a fortune We expected something out of the ordinary and we certainly got it. Some of the blue cocktails proved to be a little stronger than one or two had bargained for! We were familiar with the French custom of spending many hours at the meal table but we had not heard of the practice of eating bread with water for an hour before the first course of the six that were served; but it did give us time to examine the wine list At 12.00 we alljoined in Auld Lang Syne (not a practice familiar to the locals) before the disco where we were treated to classics of the German pop world. This hotel bar proved to be Briony and Claire's base for me week where they indiscriminately tried their luck with anything that moved from bartenders to Dutch tourists (all gorgeous, of course).

Most otiiers grew an attachment to the small bar down the hill in the village run by Malik and Rose-Helene who liked us so much that the happy hour lasted all week along with samples of the local " fire-waters" such as Genepy, made from sugar, water and plants! There is no doubt mat Emma Combe discovered a liking for it On top of this they provided a great opportunity to practise our French without being badgered about agreements, genders and endings! In fact the passion for French (girls) of two members of the party resulted in them accidentally ending up in conversation with an attractive French woman in the wrong hotel

But, enough of the social scene and on to the real reason for being there....: the skiing It was brilliant! Although it could be a bit dodgy with large ice patches as some of us found out one day when we were involved in a multiple pile-up which resulted in a magnificent black eye for Hazel and a twisted knee for me Pru also fell foul of the nastier side of skiing when, during a morning's snowboarding, she went one way whilst her board had other ideas and her knee didn't know which to follow The weather was very kind with snow falling early in the week to be followed by clear blue skies We were lucky to have such good instructors and everyone enjoyed and benefited from the lessons During the free skiing time many ventured farther afield to Arc 1600, 1800 and over the top to Arc 2000 while the beginners and less experienced were supervised as a safety precaution; Karen and Emma certainly appreciated this despite the dubious pleasure of an introduction to red slopes very soon after starting their skiing careers

No sooner had it all begun, though, and it was over The days seemed to mould into each other with skiing, meals and apres-ski keeping us occupied all day and noone could believe that we were really going home Grudgingly we boarded the bus for the return journey The holiday had been very good and certainly worth every penny. I am happy to say that everyone got on so well and seemed to get to know everyone better: Hazel revealed

her modelling ambitions; Andy showed off his plumbing skills and the Andersons proved that, on skis, humans really can fly

Michael T. Dowds

SELONGEYFRENCH EXCHANGE 1995-95

(J.5, Year 3, Year 4)

7.00 a.m, Wednesday 19th October, France

Whilst most sane folk were still lying in their beds, a coachload of intrepid English rolled on down the autoroute.. half were asleep (the half which had spent the night talking as normal people had their eight hours rest!).

After supplying a few service stations with more business in half an hour than they usually had in a month, we finally arrived in Brochon, dropped off our 5th-6th formers, and continued to Selongey This next half-hour was a frantic: "Where's my hairbrush?" and "Has anyone seen my tape?" as everyone realised they would be meeting their correspondents at last.

The anxiety proved to be unfounded, however, for everybody (O.K. almost everybody!) had a great time and got on very well with the correspondents In fact, some got on extremely well.. so well that several romances blossomed — the most notable between Becky T and a certain Frenchman! She gave him a card which read: "Quand on s'embrasse la terre tremble —Viens la faire trembler avec moi." Work it out for yourselves! (Sorry Becky!)

Another romance proved more futile — Nick Lally became hopelessly infatuated with an assistant in a perfume shop (sounds like amodern-day Shakespeare play doesn't it?) — even to mention her was to be subjected to a long, minutely detailed lecture on her physical perfections

The disco was inevitably one of the high points of the week; I think that the record for the most slow dances went to Dan Jackson, who managed, don't ask me how, to dance with twelve people in seven dances Miss Hamilton coerced many likely lads into dancing with her, including Nick "Hi-I'm-John-Travolta" (Hairdo!), our coach driver

The whole exchange made a momentous journey to The Louvre in Paris, where we were amazed by the sheer quantity of work displayed, room after room of paintings and sculpture — half aday really didn't do itjustice. We all filed dutifully past die Mona Lisa, and I think it was agreed that, although undoubtably a very fine painting, it was really just a rather small portrait of a rather plain woman, and what exactly was all the fuss about? But the never-ending headcounts did actually serve a purpose; half-way through our tour, it was discovered that three members of the party had completely vanished.. but no, Mark, Nick and Natalie had not been kidnapped by garlicswinging officials.. they only took a wrong turn (well, that's what they told us!).

I think that everyone visited the Toison d'Or shopping centre at least once during the stay It used to be the biggest in Europe and boasts a wide variety of shops, and even a swimming pool which was, at one point, almost entirely colonised by Peterites and their correspondents!

On the way back a list of awards waspublished These included:

Best pair of "Dockers" — Beccy Fishley

Loudest person in an empty restaurant — Felicity B. and Rosy Weatherall

The most laid-back, mellow dude on the exchange — Ed Goodall

And Mr. Hodsdon also received an award... The Exchange's Most Interesting Person (no, really!) by Ruth Dalton

BROCHONFRENCH EXCHANGE REPORT 1995

(Year 5, Lower 6th, Upper 6th)

Tuesday 18th October

Met at school at 10.45 p.m., supposed to leave at 11.00p.m., no chance(!) due to Mr Hodsdon's organised chaos!

Eventually weleft, starting ourjourney down England. Our last stop was at Dover where we ''picked up'' Trev', er, Nick, our loyal, obliging and friendly (ask Felicity) bus driver, who was to beour chauffeur for die next week

We arrived at Brochon at about 4.00 p.m The infamous moment had finally arrived, Mr Hodsdon's Xrated film "La Bise" was to be recorded!

Take 1: and the first award of the holiday, Rosy's "bise". She took careful aim, fired and missed. The rest of the girls were successful in their attempts at the typical French greeting However, the boys got off lightly with a nod and a handshake

Thursday 20th October

We're on "holiday" yet we still can't manage to skive school! A very enlightening experience, as the French education system is somewhat different to ours There seems to be a slightly more relaxed atmosphere in the classroom, yet work and preps are still completed on time!?

Friday 21st October

Up at the crack of dawn to embark on a most intellectually stimulating visit to Le Louvre a Paris We arrived at 11.00 a.m. and resurfaced through the huge glass pyramid three hours later, some of us looking like extras from "Eldorado" (i.e wooden and gormless) Others, however, were feeling enthralled from an enriching experience! Among the works of art we saw were the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo On approaching this statue Miss Hamilton exclaimed in relief to her group ''There HE is!!", obviously too tired to care about gender... This leads us to another four awards on

which Miss Hamilton must be congratulated; including "Noisiest after a few (cough! cough!) Kirs!".

Monday 24th October

Monday morning, and having exchanged interesting anecdotes about our weekend experiences we discovered, much to our delight, mat Mr. Hodsdon spent his weekend on the lawnmower, and what was even more sad was that his only defence was "But itwas alovely green tractor!!" After lunch at Brochon we were taken on a thrilling tour of Dijon, which included.. the museum and the church It was after this momentous occasion that Lucy Appleyard was awarded the title "Most bored person on the Dijon Tour" (and she thoroughly deserved it!).

Tuesday 25th October

The Selongey pupils were scheduled an excursion to the Toison d'Or shopping centre We at Brochon found it a tad unfair that we weren't going to go, so after much heartstring plucking we finally managed to get round Mr Hodsdon! (He's a big softy really! No, REALLY!!)

We hit the shops, and there were a few interesting purchases For example Walter's "stretchy" man! We all marvelled at this and ho matter how hard we tried we just couldn't snap it (Miss Hamilton especially enjoyed this little chap and spent a very happy half hour forming her "ideal" man.)

Wednesday 26th October

Spent in families

Thursday 27th October

Homeward bound! Blighty here we come!!

Another ridiculously early start, to meet at Selongey at 7.00 a.m We arrived at Calais in good time and said "Adieu" to France Some spent the crossing getting to know Nick a little better (when they had managed to drag him away from the Duty Free!)

The coach trip back up England was tiring and a bit tense We were all worn out, but holidaysjust aren't the same without a few misunderstandings, are they Walter? by Rosy Weatherall (mostly)

RUGBY TOUR REPORT

As with all tour reports they mean far more to those who were there than to those who are simply reading them; this one is no different

We set off from St. Peter's under the "bright and watchful" eye of Mr Monteith who had already started the celebrations associated with the event!

On arriving in Colwyn Bay we started the tour with a fine win playing festival rugby Hospitality was excellent, fortunately we did not discover it before the game! Sadly, Spud broke his leg!! but the miracles of modern medicine had him fit for the next day!! Our evening saw usjoin in with a local adult team We learnt a great deal and regretted it at breakfast on Sunday A strange waiter and Ben and Ed's visit to the fountain stick in the memory

Sunday saw us meet Rhyl on Mother's Day Some of the opposition clearly got the wrong start time or could not escape the attentions of their family and we began a little short of players on one side and steady heads on the other As our heads cleared they gained players and we ran out comfortable winners Dicky, Ben and Jimmy H all kicked well!! An early night set us up for the bright lights of Chester on Monday A good relaxing day and a fine meal followed. Now we were set up and ready for our final game of the season on Tuesday Training had not really got going before Neil ran into the post!! and Grant twisted his ankle However those who took to the pitch to play Mold, (N. Wales Champions and Cup holders), did St Peter's proud A very physical game in which the front row showed admirable discipline was finally settled when Adam Councell went over in the

corner following five phases of play and a massive miss pass from Matthew Dodgson Mold were hard on diefield and excellent hosts off it. Both our previous referees came to watch the final game Having won it we were well beaten in the singing department!!

The tour was a splendid end to a most enjoyable season. On our day we could beat the best and play really attractive rugby Our thanks go to Mr Brown and Mr Helme for organising the tour and to Mr. Monteith and Mr Slingsby for taking us into Wales and getting us home.

Matthew Dodgson

The party of four plus Mr. Drysdale, Mr. Edwards and (unofficial gang leader) Mr Hubbard, left school in style at 7.00 a.m. on a Monday morning in the luxurious school minibus On arrival in Florence we hiked to our hotel, lacking all but kitchen sink. After Mr. Drysdale's midnight orientation tour, we returned to our hotel Tuesday morning — we visited Palazzo Daranzati museum, a small Renaissance palace with several storeys, containing authentic sixteenth century artefacts and guards We then visited the Bargello museum (after realising that the door we were trying to enter by was on the wrong side of the building) and wandered through roomfuls of priceless Renaissance Art After lunch we went to the British Institute in Florence where we were given a talk about the Medici family by Dr Bellini who knew Mr. Drysdale. The day was rounded off by an optional visit to the Piazzale Michelangelo, a square overlooking Florence with wonderful views of the city and Japanese tourists

On Wednesday morning we looked round the Galleria Academia, the home of the most famous Renaissance sculpture — Michelangelo's "David". This was one of the week's highlights — the sculpture was much bigger and more impressive than anyone had expected We then went to Florence's main outdoor market, where we encountered a busking Ewok flautist and had lunch We then headed off to the museum of St Marco for a guided tour by Dr Bellini, who entertained us with his endless anecdotes about "porno art" and camel faxes. On the same afternoon wejoined the endless queue for the Uffizi gallery. Two hours later we were being swamped by acres of the most famous Renaissance paintings, including the work of Botticelli. The evening was rounded off by an unofficial visit to the Hard Rock Cafe (sic) — a dubious offshoot of the American chain

On Thursday we took the bus to Fiesole, a small town outside Florence with a view over the city, opposite the Piazzale Michelangelo. The warm weather, scenery and lazy atmosphere made a refreshing contrast to Florence's hectic city centre That afternoon, back in Florence, we were taken to the ''Best Ice-Cream Parlour in Florence'' (a la Drysdale) where certain members of our group enjoyed inordinately large amounts of Italian ice-cream (apparently), after which Mr Hubbard pointed out Florence's finest leather shops where other members of our group strove to find a Michael Jackson-style redjacket unsurprisingly with little success.

Friday was our last day; we left Florence by train at around 10.00 a.m and arrived back at school at 9.00 p.m more weary, more cultured and with more cash than expected thanks to Mr Drysdale's ingenious plot of obtaining a letter for free museum and gallery admission from the British Institute In all, it was a worthwhile and enjoyable trip — we learnt more about the art of Florence and the accompanying art of moped-dodging in an Italian city

Thursday February 16th, 1995

Twenty boys and two teachers and a lot of luck left St Peter's for what everyone involved hoped was to be a successful tour to Scodand With Nick Lally and Daniel Jackson handing out fines and hat calls the journey was always likely to be an amusing one

After two hours we stopped for a short break and learnt Mr Monteith was still searching for the hand-brake and lights! We crossed the Scottish border totunes of "Flower of Scotland" and were soon in Edinburgh Tired and late, we were dispersed to our host families at Edinburgh Academy with words of "no alcohol" ringing in our ears We decided diese words had come from experience and with an early training session the next morning we all obliged The only other strict instruction for the evening was to find out all about and tell nothing to the opposition; not surprisingly this was harder than expected.

Friday 17th

The early two hour training session starfosd with fashion, with everyone sporting their new stylish training tops After rehearsing our moves and sharpening up our play the sessionfinishedwith all in confident but uncertain mood. After showering under what were to become familiar three drip a minute Scottish showers we headed for lunch at the Academy. We were soon back at the pitches for the pre-match warm-up knowing this was to be die hardest fixture of the year: the opposition were turning out with only one early season defeat! As the kickoff approached and tunes of' 'Jerusalem'' rang out of me changing room the tension was heightening but with the inspirational support of Lucy Ellerbeck and Hazel Curry it was always likely to be one of our best performances ever After conceding an early try as had become the fashion, we came back in style scoring five tries to two, to win 27-12 The game was memorable for one of the tries of the season. Although we voted Ed Brooke manof-the-match it was an excellent team performace and all fifteen did diemselves proud After all the thank you's were said and Mr Monteith had saved hisjob by making friends with the Headmaster-to-be Mr Trotman, we left Edinburgh Academy for the safety of our home for the night, die derelict church or was it a Youth Hostel? After changing in our "hives" we left the hostel for the night life of Edinburgh and what was to be the toughesl fixture of the tour. St. Peter's vs. Ikes Pizza Emporium. It would not be incorrect to say mat we were totally overwhelmed in all senses of the word. We left the Emporium a stone heavier with our doggy bags full and die intention of walking it off down the Royal Mile Mr Bellis pointed out the strange traditions of the Heart of Midlothian and also theplace where witches were burnt inthe past Maybe Mr. Monteith's waitress might be a candidate for such treatment? Our final trip of the evening was to Carlton Hill. Mr. Bellis spelt out the dangers of the hill, so promptly Chris Ellerbeck fell off! We eventually returned to the "hives" tired out and somewhat fatter. Peter

by Chris Maunder and Marcos Patchett

Freeman ordered the lights out and a good night's sleep was had by all

Saturday 18th

The morning came quickly for all, particularly those who were disturbed by a 3 o'clock party being thrown by a group of Czechoslovakians. By half past eight the buses were packed and we left to our second rugby fixture of the tour against Musselburgh Grammar The game ended as a hard-fought victory for us The 55-5 final score did not do the oppositionjustice though, nor does it reflect their significant physical size. The game was followed by one of the most surprising decisions of the tour We declined the chance of visiting the local distillery Instead we watched France vs Scotland down at the local Rugby club. We were shown great hospitality, being fed mutton pies and much pop and in return we all decided to support France As the locals cheered for Scotland the tension grew; Gavin Hastings scored a last minute try to seal victory for Scotland. Boy, did we get some stick, but as luck would have it England beat Wales that same afternoon We left for Crieff in good time for the short journey from Edinburgh Four hours later we were still stranded in an Edinburgh lay-by waiting for the R.A.C. to arrive, the clutch having burnt out on the mini-bus. Due to some splendid singing (especially by Nick Kay who sang totally out of tune for the three hours wait) and many packed lunches being eaten we managed to pass the time without coming to blows.

At half past nine we eventually arrived at Morrisons Academy a mere four hours late with the help of heroic transport which was sent down from Crieff to collect us Fourteen of us stayed in boarding houses while the other few were hosted by families. Fish and chips were bought for all in the boarding houses whilst the teachers went on their fruitless search for their own holy grail, a smoked sausage supper

Sunday 19th

It was so cold that Mr. Monteith decided it would be

warmer on a colder day! ("What's that familiar phrase, Sir?") There were many stiff and aching bodies walking onto the field that morning and with Mr. Bellis's rallying calls of "I've seen steeper wheel chair ramps than that back line" the game was always going to be tight: the Scots are fiercely competitive when it comes to playing against the English Although we yet again conceded an early try the fitness told in the second half where we came through to win 19-7. The game was physical; a fact that most were "not unaware" of was proved further when Andrew Kempperformed one of his infamous head tackles (literally) — although dazed he was able to continue whereas the young Scot played no further part in the game. Englishmen!

Once the team photos were completed and the thank you's said, we packed the bus for the last time and with many travelling cars we set off back to York The tour which started with two buses and twenty boys was down to one bus and nine boys

The last fixture of the tour was St. Peter's vs. the high diving boards of he Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh Although most of the nine stuck to the safety of the water slides a special mention must go to Matthew Sigsworth who plucked up the courage to throw himself off the second highest board. Unfortunately he landed on his back There was enough heat produced from his back to keep the mini-bus warm all the way home We hit the road for the last five hour journey home with the help of the ever-present song sheets and an enlightening insight into some people's social lives. We managed to keep ourselves amused throughout the journey.

As we pulled into Peter's to the tunes of Jerusalem we all agreed it was an enjoyable and very successful tour both on and off the pitch.

A special thank you must also go to the forty parents, brothers and sisters who travelled up and supported us throughout the rugby fixtures (particularly Lucy and Hazel); it was much appreciated, and most of all to Mr Bellis and Mr Monteith for all the work that they put in organising the tour and making it so enjoyable

Thank you

Nick Kay and Stuart Smith

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WORDS & PICTURES

ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal rights is a subject that has featured a lot in the news recently. It has seemed almost impossible to pick up a paper or turn on the television without the veal trade or a similar subject being the centre point of what you are reading or watching I have found a simple solution to this I no longer read any newspaper articles about animal rights nor watch a programme about the subject on television There is also a simple explanation for this Animal rights has become something that the British are obsessed with Theprotection of animal rights is no longer something to which we are happy to donate our small change It is now almost a religion Whenever we see an animal rights campaigner collecting money it is no longer enough to fish around in our pockets for a coin We are expected to remove our wallets and placea crisp banknote in the collection tin.

The reason why I am perturbed by this obsession with animals is this: people are more important than animals. That is a conviction which no one will remove from my thoughts. I believe that we should spend more time worrying about people and the charities that support them Spare a thought for the war veteran who cannot afford to put his heating on because too many people chose to support the new dog sanctuary instead of buying a poppy If it wasn't for people like him there would be no animals because they would have been wiped out with the rest of us when the Nazis invaded. Spare another thought for the disabled child who cannot go to the seaside The charity which normally caters for his needs is unable to do so this year because too many people have given money to the local hospital for injured birds instead of them Spare a final thought for the small girl in Ethiopia who will die of malaria because instead of donating money for vital medical supplies in Africa, many people have contributed to the R.S.P.C A 's vast cash surpluses In the final article about animal rights I read I was informed that the R.S.P.C A has a cash reserve of twenty million pounds yet still they ask us for money Let them spend what they already have before they come begging for more of our hard-earned money to support their bureaucracy and obsession with dogs which will be put down within two weeks

Unfortunately, there will always be animal cruelty. I do not wish to condone animal cruelty but it is a sad fact that there will always be some unpleasant members of society who get some perverse pleasure out of animal cruelty The various animal charities have enough sources of income without preying on young children. Asking children to give up their pocket-money to help fluffy, vulnerable animals isn't on in my opinion. Of course a young child is going to want to support a helpless-looking dog such as those we see in adverts by giving up his or her pocket-money However, the child is not informed

that after their money has been used to support an ownerless dog for two weeks then the dog is destroyed. The child might have simply thrown their money away itjust prolonged the unpleasant existence of a dog for a number of weeks

In conclusion I would like to say that although I do not believe in cruelty to animals, I think that there are more important things to worry about in the world Perhaps veal calves should not be transported over long distances but truckxlrivers should certainly not have their cab windows smashed. It is definitely wrong for animals rights activitists to attack the home of the owner of a transportation firm whose lorry has just run over a protester Arguing with a heavy goods vehicle is extremely dangerous and when you play Russian Roulette you sometimes get the bullet There are things of far greater importance than animal rights for people to concern themselves with.

Nikolai was awarded thefourth-form essayprize for this piece.

Nikolai Shepherd

Graham Kershaw

CRYING

Zoe Wight

It is only eight hours since he passed away. In his sleep, it was He fought it off for three short years Then it gripped him for three long days Then he died I saw him last night, to see hjm for the last time He lay there. Where an amusing, robust man used to be was now a frail, old man, savaged by illness Where his face used to be beaming with colour and life, it was now grey and tired

I held his weak but warm hand I wonder if he recognised me? I think he did I had nothing to say What could I say? I felt my eyes aching to let out a stream of water I opened the gates of my eyes and a lone tear tumbled its way down the contours of my face, leaving a tell-tale trail behind it I clenched his hand tighter He mumbled something, I don't know what.

The televison was flickering in the background of his and my grandma's bedroom The curtain was drawn and it was black outside The rain lashed down ruthlessly I was sitting on a chair by his bed It was a small rocking chair I used to play about on it when I was younger I remember he used to get out an old jack-in-the-box and wind it up Every,time that red-faced dolljumped out of the box, I screamed with shock I used to think it was so funny. I remember when he and I used to feed his ducks together, and we had to go into that old greenhouse, past the tomato plants to get the oats. I remember the hats he

used to wear Those funny old tweed ones I used to try on I remember his smell and his voice

I looked up to the creamy ceiling, trying to contain my tears, and then back at his face In the corner of my eye, the yellow light of his drip flashed. Suddenly water fills my eyes and I cry Now, I do not care who sees Why did I care in the first place?

As I stared at him lying there, I knew he would not live after the morning. The doctor had said so before I came, but then I had hoped that he'd pull through, just like he had done before. But not now. I saw a man in pain who had suffered for long enough I realised then that it was time for him to leave. I had known for a long time that he was going to die of cancer, but I had never wanted to think about it. Now, all those times that I should have thought about it were crammed into the space of the hour that I was with him, like a tree inside a seed.

Crying is a strange thing. I had spurts of crying time where I thought that I'd never stop, and then I was fine Every time I thought of something different about him, a new crying phase would start, and then die away, like a diminuendo on the piano.

I kissed him for the last time and said goodbye, as I always did As I reached the door, I looked back at him, and I shall never forget this. He waved to me with that weak hand, and his face and eyes managed a faint smile

Today was a beautiful day, and as I stare out of the window into the fading sunset, I can't help but think that this is a tribute to a beautiful man

Zoe Wight

This piece was written shortly after the death of Zoe's grandfather, James Herriot. It is a fitting tribute to him.

LOVE AND LOSS

"Terence" — her Irish accent sang out clear, Not Terence — her face nervous then relaxed "Philip" — Dad was the something in her hand, An old frail-brown photograph was there

She had a radiant smile that warmed the heart, A jovial laugh — always kindly meant She brought to that home all her Irish charm, Her Cinzano, two portraits and her scent

On the white chest a vase of bright carnations, Perfectly arranged, gleam and draw the eye Views of Ireland outstrip the zimmer frame, In the worn top drawer treasured letters lie.

I visited again the other day — How cruelly had it changed! How the air Reeked with pungent tobacco and whisky fumes. "Grandma", I cried to another in her chair.

Philip Kerrigan

Andrew Daughtrey

THE END OF THE AFFAIR

I wish I could express what was lost to me that day The emotions I felt still touch me, when I remember the way she used to laugh, or smile, or even cry, and I break down each time, and die

The cold biting wind of that winters' morn, I recall widi such bitterness, then I recall the way she spoke my name with such passion, and I smile in sadness, and grief

Oh Death! Your cold grips extends now even towards me, as it did towards her that fated day And I drown my sorrows in a bottle of the wine we drank, and I cry, but no one hears

Will it never end, the suffering, the pain?

I think not, till she whispers, "I love you" again Andrew Taylor

Marcos Patchett

THE DYING OF A LOVE AFFAIR

In a way it was expected. Polite mumblings had never before Entered into our little sharings I could tell by the way you stood; Nervous, and ill at ease — Something had gone wrong.

Even now I can't understand What happened when the moon was up The sun was setting and it seemed We were setting with it

Like the dying flowers around us We withered and faded At first I tried denial, summer would call again I tried to regain you, but you were lost — We were lost in the depths of time That would not pass again

Even now my arms seem empty: Time has not healed my pain I long to have you here beside me To hold me like you used to

I can still remember that dawning of time Which signified our end On that cold, hard day you passed me by And I was left behind We will always remain as one In the memories of the past.

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THE DYING OF A LOVE AFFAIR

It only took a few words but I knew it was not the fate that was intended. We stood apart, as destiny denied

Now we were to fade away as the lingering could no longer continue I folded the rules of time and I flew from the bonds we'd made

I was not the image you intended but only a passing phase; time could not withhold our choice for change

Impossibility was not the question but the space was eternity which could not hold the links of time. You and I were never again to be. See you in the next life.

Sarah Heald

Ginny Mackie

Emma Hook

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ST. PETER'S FIRST TERM

"The tour starts here", said the tour-guide, "Keep in line and wait your turn Observe the group of children on that side, They are eager to listen and learn

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The children don't look too appealing With their jackets all fuzzy and brown, Though their noses all point to die ceiling, Their knuckles are scraping the ground!

The first tiling I recall of St. Peter's was the sense of loneliness I felt The hall, the buildings were empty, alone —

This lesson here's madiematics, Wait and see just what is in store The maths teachers are all lunatics, And the pupils are tired and bored

distant almost.. people coming and going around me, but no one seeing.. preoccupied with their own matters; to-ing and fro-ing with bags, carriers and

Now we will go to the lunch hall To see what is cooking today This gravy is strange and lumpy, And it's made a hole in my tray!

Alas, now the tour must be ended, I hope you've had a nice time, I'm sorry it can't be extended, There's a limit to filling this rhyme!"

by Chris Reilly

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parents waving goodbye But where were mine? They'd already gone: a kiss a hug and "Darling you'll be fine" — I almost believed them.. Almost Emma Newton 3S

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WHO REALLY LOSES OUT...?

They stood together then. But even my fragile mind could not displace the change in emotion upon mat face. So in my mind

I created a world which was theirs Where even the myriad of emereal colours captured on a mountain lake, could not amount to their love But, fate

will have its way As if I could create anything. Too many years have passed, but the sadness remains — I stood then, as life stands now, steeped

in summer breezes, where love had grown and men had died; and all the pain in all the world, could be shown reflected in the single tear of a child...

Katherine Dowds

PATRIOTISM

He's old, a frail man of ninety-four years, brave chap though. He lost both his legs to a German sniper in the 'Great War' He's confined to a wheelchair now. He can't get out, he doesn't have a family to care for him either, but that shouldn't matter, should it? They said if you signed up, you'd be a hero and would be cared for until me day you died. Except it's not quite like that though, is it? He sits mere day after day as the outside world forgets what he did for them Then he thinks me unthinkable; was it worth it?

Lucy Richardson

Gemma Scott

Graham Kershaw

TRANSIENCE

(inspired by Hardy's "Neutral Tones")

Staring silently into the ice, cold and opaque, They watch the disappearance of the orange glow As the sun dies behind the horizon, and below The pearly sphere they sit, overlooking the frozen lake.

The memories of that summer's eve flood back to him, And he turns towards her as so many times before, Yet a glimpse of icy features beckons him no more And the bitter wind blows away his momentary whim

The crimson love-token which he offered her that night, With its cleverly concealed thorns of fateful woe, Reared its ugly head and thrust them into his heart, so Deep and painful, when she took back her meaningless plight

And so "adieu" they say, and go their separate ways; He stops for one last look at the scene, the iron ground, The stone lake, the ice — the place where their "true love" was found Then lost.

David Hancock

This storywas writteninresponse to thefollowing question which was set as prep for one of the Fifth Form sets.

Last Saturday your mother asked you to help with the shopping. In town an incident occurred. Explain why your mother needed help and about the incident.

Samedi dernier ma mere m'a demande si je pouvais l'aider parce qu'elle voulait acheter des haricots rragiques et alors nous avons du emmener une vache en ville Nous sommes arrives chez l'homme qui vend des laricots magiques et lui avons donne la vache et il nous a donne trois haricots en disant, "II ne faut pas les mouiller avant de rentrer chez vous."

Ma mere les a mis dans son porte-monnaie Plus tard quand nous etions en train de rentrer chez nous, un homme a saisi leporte-monnaie a ma mere Je l'ai suivi en courant mais il a laisse tomber leporte-monnaie dans une flaque Les haricots fumaient beaucoup et puis ily avait un grand eclat et un bruit et trois Tours Eiffel ont paru avec les hauts dans les nuages. Ma mere a crie, "Kirk! Vite! Monte celle-ci!"

Alors parce que j'avais lu Tricolore je savais qu'il y a un ascenseur dans le Tour Eiffel et je l'ai utilise pour aller au sommet de la Tour Quandje suis arriveje voyais a pert de vue des petits souvenirs de la Tour Eiffel — j'ai saisi deux modeles miniatures (fabriques en plastique, bien sur) de la Tour et puis je suis retourne a la terre ou ma mere m'attendais Je lui ai donne un des modeles et nous sommes rentres chez nous

Kirk Hullis (Linton)

Richard Beckett

SPORT —BOYS' GAMES

RUGBY

1st XV

With only three old Colours returning inexperience was always going to be a danger However, the season began very well with five wins on the trot including a victory ever Hymers College, the first for seven years Sadly the bubble burst against Ampleforth. A good firsthalf saw us only 14-8down Then our defensive discipline went and we went down heavily This result played a great part in the following two defeats. But if the final fifteen minutes against Ampleforth looked like destroying the season the final ten against Worksop restored their confidence, scoring nineteen points with only fourteen men on the field! A fine win against Pocklington set up another wonderful game vs Durham School We led into injury tine when an individual effort from the Durham full-back gave them the game!! Fine wins over a touring side from South Africa and Ashville followed before we lost to Woodhouse Grove. This was an entertaining game illuminated by a quite excellent performance from Woodhouse Grove's England wing, Paul Samson, who scored three tries Sadly, the weather prevented us meeting B.G.S and we completed the season with a fine victory over the touring Australian side, Wesley College, and a memorable final match of the season running out winners 72-10 against Harrogate.

The boys played attacking rugby and defended with great courage The tight five established a fine scrummage with James Hiles and Ed Clayton also competing very well in the line-out Richard Brown, James Scott and Ian Leadbeater made light of their lack of size and contributed widely in the loose The back row was led by Ben Oakley, in his third year in the side. They tackled well and linked with the backs, Lee O'Keefe, Grant Williams, Mike Helme and Dan Perry all making contributions Tom Archer grew in confidence at scrum-half and always looked to get the backs going Matthew Dodgson had another outstanding season and will surely go on to play at a good level in future years His selection for the Yorkshire U.18 tour of South Africa (defunct) was fair reward for a really talented player In the centre James Duggin's tackling was tremendous and as his confidence grew his attacking play became more varied and incisive David Todd, Scott Bradley, Neil Forshaw, Simon Rivis and Jonathan Noble traded threequarter places, due to injury Neil proved a most useful interceptor of the ball!! and Scott's pace proved decisive especially against Leeds. Peter Batty was our main penalty kicker (and how we missed his efforts against Durham!)

The boys were a delight to coach and worked very hard at their game. Some have been formidable players and are already involved in club rugby at York and elsewhere I very much hope they maintain their interest

But for the debacle in the middle of the season we could have done even better but the real character was shown in coming back from the brink The boys played some exhilarating rugby and showed that they could match the best in reaching the semi-finals of the Ampleforth 7's and in winning four of five matches on their first visit to Rosslyn Park

The season was rounded off by a splendid tour to North Wales organised by Mr D Brown and Mr D Helme to whom I extend my tremendous gratitude. Thanks must also go to Mr J Slingsby and Mr M Monteith who so gallandy led the boys toWales!!I would also thank all my colleagues on game one for their tremendous help and Mr J Hutt for organising all the fixtures I sign off with real thanks to Matthew for his unstinting efforts as captain this year both on and off the field.

The following players represented the 1st XV: R Brown*, J Scott*, I Leadbeater*, J Hiles*, E Clayton*, L O'Keefe*, B Oakley*, G Williams*, T. Archer*, M. Dodgson*t, J. Duggin*, D. Todd*, N Forshaw*, P Batty*, S P Bradley*, M Helme*, D. Perry, J. Mortimer, J. Noble, A. Councell, S. Rivis, D Powell, A Kay, E Drysdale, J Fishley, B Croft

Colours * Captain t

Morris/McGrath Cup: Grant Williams P. J. Stephen

Results:

Played: 18 Won: 13 i

Retiring Captains

Leeds G.S

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville College

York H.S (South Africa)

Woodhouse Grove

Bradford Grammar School

Wesley College (Australia)

Harrogate Grammar School

Tour: Wales

Colwyn Bay

Rhyl Mold

U.17 vs. Edinburgh Academy Lost

Ampleforth 7's: Beaten Semi-Finalists

Rosslyn Park 7's: Won 4, Lost 1

2nd XV

The first game of the season was an absolute disaster with us losing to Yarm 1st XV at home (3-57) After this game, we all thought we had better pull our socks up and start playing rugby, which we did, going on to have an impressive season by anybody's standards We started the winning streak against Leeds Grammar School beating them (17-0) with John Fishley scoring the first try of our season This was to prove a turning point as John developed into our secret weapon, running many a try into the corner from our own half Silcoates were our next victims with Andy Kay starting to show his talents, and Dave Powell beginning his exceptional kicking for goal in earnest (23-7) As Jonathan Burke left us, he took with him some much-needed weight from the pack. Fortunately Steve Mulryne took up the position with ease, bringing with him his pre-match team talk which everybody got to know so well Barnard Castle were next, and with another comfortable win (15-0) we began to build in confidence so when we played Hymers at home, after a slow start, the game came alive with us running in twenty of the twenty-nine points we scored (29-3) The match against Ampleforth was the most difficult of the season, with us starting at home and as the underdogs We rose to the challenge with some outstanding play from all quarters and after a whole game of nailbiting attack and defence we managed to win (8-6). After Ampleforth, there was no stopping us, with wins over Denstone (54-0) and Worksop (32-0). We played Pocklington away in what can only be described as a quagmire but pulled our way through the mud to win (32-12) Another close match followed, against Durham with us winning by a narrow margin of six points (11-5) Disappointed that we weren't able to play Bradford Grammar School, we played the last three games of the season to prove a point, beating Ashville (31-0), Woodhouse Grove (50-0) and Harrogate Grammar School (56-0) The top try scorers for the season were Mike Catling, Jonathan Noble and Adam Councell with Dave Powell accumulating the most points overall with eighty-five points to his name. As a final comment, I would like to wish the 2nd XV the very best of luck for next season, and remember lads, treat the ball like a....

Steve Whalley

The following players represented the 2nd XV: Whalley (captain)*, Croft*, Burke, Mulryne, Mortimer*, Williams, Helme, Leadbeater, Whittle, Kay, Catling*, Best, Maloney, Councell, Barlow, Perry*, Drysdale*, Alexander, Mee, Powell, Dowds*, Bloor, Noble*, Fishley, Riggall, Rivis*, Batty, Bradley*, Topping.

* 2nd XV Colours

Results:

Yarm School (1st XV)

Leeds Grammar School

Silcoates School

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Denstone College

Worksop College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove

Harrogate Grammar School

3rd XV

This was a season of mixed fortunes, but excellent spirit among the third team squad A mixture of injuries and the rotation system within the squad led at times to uncertain selection, but those who took the field and substituted always responded with enthusiasm aid good humour

The season started with tough fixtures against Yarm 2nd XV and Fyling Hall 1st XV. Both were hard-fought games in which we failed to cross the opponents' line, though by the time of Fyling Hall, the team had already begun to gel and the result could have gone either way With both teams committed to open play, it was a surprise that the score should be so low at 0-10, but at least it gave confidence for the future

I would like to thank Stephen Whalley for being an outstanding captain throughout the season and all of the players for providing some great entertainment and many moments that made me extremely proud The team showed a tremendous amount of bravery and character, was fearless in defence and the support play was dynamic (disregarding the match against Yarm 1st XV; tries scored 53, tries conceded 4)

I could list feats by each and every player that will stick in my memory and I am sure this team will be spoken about in years to come.

David Morris

What promised to be a hard trip to Hymers resulted in the first win of the season, completed with the panache that was to symbolise much of what followed This was in no small measure down to the arrival in the ranks of Oliver Addy, who really made the outside-half position his own as he went on to become the top points scorer and orchestrate midfield play with fine prompting from ever-present Chris Ball at scrum-half The longest memory of the Hymers game, though, will be the classic wing-try from captain, Luke Bell, who looks to be a fine prospect after converting from the flank

The next away game, against Joseph Rowntree 1stXV, saw the arrival of Orhan Erkut who gave an extra dimension to forward play with his surging runs from the front of the line combined with powerful scrummaging, rucking and mauling which led to his first brace. It was in this game that the centre pairing of the two Jameses, Griffith and Rayner, established themselves until separated by injury later in the season

A defeat by Ampleforth punctuated the convincing run of results, but taught the team that effective warming-up is essential. The concession of two early tries in each half belied the performance for the rest of the game Back to winning ways against Worksop, against whom six tries from thebacks (including ahat-trick from Addy) reminded us of the quality of which this squad Was capable Ed Lindley also reminded us of his power with what was to become i. typical driving try

An equally convincing and stylish win against Pocklington saw a more even balance of scoring from forwards and backs, with more initiative being taken by the back row and three tries from the two props, which is a tribute to the improving second and third phase play which the team developed Sadly, though, the next thrilling match away at Durham was marred by the wrist injury to Pete Liddle who had demonstrated a vigorous and commanding style on the flank Combined with other injuries amongst the second and first teams, some under-16 players were drafted in for the return at Fyling Hall Another exciting and open game was won by the home team, but again could have gone either way before the injury to Mark Topping The Fyling defence certainly earned their tea.

The kst two games of the season, captained in turn by Rayne- and Best, reflected the contrast of the season's fortunes. An emphatic victory against Woodhouse Grove, played in champagne style and carnival atmosphere, was followed by a narrow and controversial defeat by a Bradford side who clearly considered themselves fortunate to have received the benefit of the doubt in two decisions on tries

On a final note, the squad system allowed players to experiment in different positions, notably Iain Anderson who has considerable presence on the flank, and Tim Tang whose penetrating running and composure makehim seem a natural centre Many thanks to the departing members whom we would like to wish continued happiness on the field in their new environment

R. J. M. Negus

U.16 XV

The success of this year's group from theprevious year made the decision to revert back to having a separate year group team, not thrown in with the rest of Game One, quite the right choice for their development as both individuals and units This was particularly noticeable as the term progressed Confidence comes with continuity and although there were individual performances of excellence, keeping the group together will ensure more cohesion and even better results as they move into the first XV in the future We were able to have some ten genuine 'A' team games and some seven 'B' team or mixed group games so (hat, by and large, sufficient match practice was available for all the group, as all will be representing Game One with no small amount of success in the next two years, I am sure

The season began with a stinging defeat by King's Pontefract, reminding us from the outset that 'chickens should never be counted' and chicken-hearted tackling will never win matches. However, a mixed group game next, against another physically large Wetherby side, saw the return to unselfish fifteen-man running rugby and solid tackling in defence, to ensure a good win with wingers Bradley and Fishley scoring four of the five tries. The next gameagainst Leeds saw a close, spirited performance though the score did not reflect the pressure and territory we were able to provide. Great defence from Price and Hancock and particularly Rastall with forward-inspired attacks from Daughtrey and Barlow set up a pattern for the term The 'B' team game was another resounding victory with all three tries scored through full-team involvement by thewingers Fishley and Bradley whoboth ran in their tries on the opposite wing Bradley's confidence was again evident in the next fixture against Barnard Castle where he came away with a hat-trick of tries. Further tries that day came from forwards Ward and Burton and scrum-half Goodrick: Leveson converted five. Overall a testimony to the all-round attacking ability of the 'B' team regulars

Against Barnard Castle the 'A' team scored five tries each half with strong running from Wheatley and Vowles in the backs and Asgha and Best in the forwards but for individual attacking flair and decision-making the captain Scott O'Keefe took the top award Against Hymers at Hull determined and dogged defence ensured avery respectable scoreline despite it being a defeat Anderson and Hullis did valuable work in the line-out with the former showing particular stamina and committed tackling as an example toall However, our next away game, against Ampleforth, saw us giving away far too many penalties and either through a lack of vision or fitness we were always never there in enough numbers or always one man down against their overlap so an object lesson in how the game should be played was given to us. Determined to regain our momentum we bounced back the following Wednesday against Denstone and scored some five tries in a game enhanced by the determination of the opposition to make us work hard for any success Strong running by Yeomans and good support play by Tetlow ensured ground was gained going forward in that the ball never died at the breakdown — a very good team performance to round off the first half of term

We continued in the same vein against Worksop, next, with Taylor and Kaberry providing the long runs and support play in this game We would soon slip into a wellworn pattern of trying to run theball down theline, ensure we tie in forward opposition so that on a second or third phase we engineer simple overlaps to score, usually in the corner, much to the chagrin of our accomplished goal kicker Wheatley. A close encounter against Pocklington followed with the back line at last back to full strength with Kershaw at full-back Clark, once again, with Rastall as almost unsung heroes being first to the breakdowns ensured we secured our own possession and disrupted that of the opposition. Two contrasting games away and then home rounded off the season with a very sound but losing performance up at Durham then another ten-try spectacle winning against Scarborough College's 2nd XV

The 'B' team season finished with three hard-fought and evenly balanced matches played in excellent spirit. In an exciting contest at Durham, Leveson's penalty kick and conversion of Ward's try gave a comfortable 10-0 lead coming up to half-time when Durham suddenly struck back with a well-worked try. In the second half it was not so much our own complacency as Durham's dogged determination and penetrating three-quarters which turned the game around and Durham were leading 15-10, before a last ditch effort saw Asgha cross the line to draw the match just before the final whistle

Against Ashville 'A' we allowed them to dominate the first-half and we were 5-0 down at the break. Not long into the second period the injured Vowles was replaced at outside centre by resident prop Ward, and soon afterwards quick second phase ball won by the forwards a few metres from the try line and passed slickly down the backs allowed Ward his first touch of the ball and he dived over the line to score. Conversion by O'Keefe and a further droplock by him secured the match, but we were forced to defend our own line fiercely against some wellcontrolled and superior rucking during the final ten minutes of the game The season finished with a repeat fixture against Leeds Grammar Memorable moments include a try from Curley who just made the line at full stretch and a seventy-five metre solo effort from Asgha who was filling the full-back slot

Injuries took their toll from time to time with key players missing for long periods but the strength in depth that the year group has will make selection continually difficult as they get older; with such competitiveness and no room for complacency it is bound to make for an enjoyable and successful Game One over the next two years

Leeds G.S.

The season's good form continued into the VIIs tournaments at Ripon and Pocklington, which proved to be "nearly" competitions, being beaten only by finalists in each

At Ripon, the squad achieved a semi-final place by winning a strong group, including Pocklington, Leeds Grammar and St David's College from North Wales The versatility among the squad was reflected by the variety of tries which came from all areas of the pitch, and was epitomised in the match against St. David's, when no fewer than five of the team scored tries, wilh Sam Wheatley adding five conversions. The semi-final against Fulneck went with the toss, Fulneck leading by ten points at half-time largely as a result of excessive courtesy in failing to tackle the opposing winger into the crowd who were encroaching onto the field of play and a rattier lopsided pitch Dynamic back play capitalised on forward strength to create Matt Vowles' third try of the tournament, but Fulneck's long kicks into touch allowed mem to use up sufficient time to secure their placs in the final.

At Pocklington, the squad showed another virtuous side to their character, with a determined victory against group favourites Mount St Mary's, sealed by two Jonathan Price tries against one. A touch of overconfidence, combined with some unconventional physical contact from eventual winners Hymers, led to the only defeat of the tournament, a David Hancock try being insufficient to overcome the withdrawal through injury of two of the team Against Silcoates, winning ways were recovered, inspired by creative play from Scott O'Keefe and tremendous support play from Mason Asgha who was finally rewarded with a score for his sfforts. Other results in the group gave a chance of qualification for the final, with an outstanding victory over Ashville, with Andy Daughtrey narrowly beating Price to his hattrick. The squad can be proud that they only missed out in the end on points difference, and be grateful for the flexibility and defensive resolve of Tristan Best, Kirk Hullis and Richard Rastall J. A. Owen-Barnett and M. J. Grant

U.15 XV

This was another season of negative anticipation As coach of an age group their performances are well documented over the previous year, especially if disappointing So the coach met his new charges aware of the presence of some strong players who had impressed greatly in what was lamentably thelastjunior House match final, but even more aware of some heavy defeats at the hands of traditionally strong opposition

However, this was to be a year of metamorphosis of orogenous proportions The fixture list began with a disorganised rabble of soft little boys tasting what looked like it would be regular humiliating defeats. Against Leeds Grammar the picture was the same; big aggressive boys running at our soft little boys who did not relish the tackle at all The team had a number of notable changes in its line-up from the previous year and I am keen to maintain these changes rather than respond to expediency The Leeds match showed the need to reinforce the present selections, as Lally and Dougherty stemmed the flow of points veiy successfully, showing their defensive security which WE.S to serve so well later in the season at 15 and 13 respectively

Against uncharacteristically weak opposition the team's potential was glimpsed in big wins over Silcoates and Barnard Castle

The Hymers fixture was a significant event; a powerful and well drilled pack had rucked so well that at one point a huge defeat beckoned This did not come, through stubborn defence in the second half and a fortuitous injury to Kemp, tackling with his head as was to become his trademark! Kemp's departure led to Ellerbeck moving from his out-half position to scrum-half; the effect was a relative revelation His kicking from the base of the scrum relieved a weight of pressure and allowed the very effective back row to move forward and finally produce a very individual 'mazy' try for Hockin

The fixture against Ampleforth had the previous year yielded a 72-0 humiliation inside forty minutes Nothing, therefore, was expected to be lost in maintaining the first stage of the metamorphosis with Ellerbeck remaining at No.9, Kay at out-half and Kemp's novel tackling and cheeky breaks now at inside centre This formation was to endure and become a formidable unit as the season passed After ten minutes St Peter's led 10-0through tries from Hockin, supported notably by the highly influential Jackson it No.8 Sadly normal service resumed shortly before half-time and we subsided to 10-12 at half-time. There followed what was to become a distressing and unfathomable slump that was to be the second-half trademark in the toughest games against Durham and Pocklington. All three of these games were well within our grasp at half-time; all three were horribly lost. There was no excuse, we folded A distinct lack of spirit was obvious

That the team was not to lose again after Durham is therefore remarkable. Two changes took place: an impressive assertion of views by the senior players to impress upon one or two others that they might not be

pulling their weight, and the coach against his better judgement introduced risky but intense and regular tackling practices We had been taught a lesson by stronger but not more skilful sides; that lesson served us well Admittedly the tight forward play at Pocklington was a revelation for a schoolboy side and is a credit to that team and its coach We were well beaten

The team was nearly complete by now Dougherty, a very good centre, moved to the right wing, much to his chagrin and instantly produced scores that had not been coming. His power in attack and through the tackle plus his skill as a high ball catcher often put his illustrious captain to shame It is a reflection of a fallible selection system that he did not get chance to show off his skills in a Yorkshire shirt alongside Hockin.

A very good Ashville side were despatched by a score that did not do them justice as our searched for 'fifteen man' style was at last attained

There followed the Yorkshire Inter-District Tournament which acted as preliminary selection for the final county trial Seven St Peter's boys represented North Yorkshire and though a scratch side we were instrumental in beating Bradford, Wakefield and Cleveland Schools before drawing the final 0-0 From here Jackson, Hockin, Dougherty and Freeman went to the final trial at Christmas. Something must now be said of Freeman He joined the school fifteen months previously having never played rugby He was the best tight head that I saw on the circuit, never budged on his corner and later inthe season put himself about inthe loose so effectively that he inspired the chant "we've got Peter, we can't lose"!! He is a very exciting prospect especially now that he has stopped dropping the ball!

After Christmas the weather conspired to allow only two return games against Ashville and Woodhouse Grove Both were won well by thorough team performances in the second half However, these were not the preparations that I wanted for the tour to Scotland and the undefeated opposition of Edinburgh Academy

We departed for Edinburgh with twenty boys The "Bs" had all forced themselves into contention and offered a variety of skills. Notably Richard Llewellyn and Stuart Smith had their 'A' team equivalents watching their backs

Training at Newfield proved to be the most effective two hours of the year. The opposition were known to be very strong but the maturity of the boys in preparation belied their year The atmosphere in the changing room prior the match was adult in every sense and we took the pitch buoyed up by a rendition of Jerusalem that took our travelling support by surprise. Training since Christmas had involved the development of the inside pass to the supporting back row a la England and this was our strategy The new maturity of this side soon told when the opposition scored almost from the kick-off and we did not fold despite their reputation There followed the best game of schoolboy rugby that it has been my privilege to watch Sharp handling superb kicking by the skilful Kay and inspired tackling by all but notably by Brooke and Dougherty, rocked the Academy out of secure

possession The five tries to two outcome was relished by all on the touchline. Yes, they played above themselves but these were now young men playing rugby rather than boys playing at rugby and they were able to repeat these feats twice more in winning all three games in three days Again we experienced hospitality above and beyond the call of duty from our hosts in Edinburgh and Crieff Particular thanks must go to Mr and Mrs Nigel Pennie for rescuing us after the minibus debacle on the Edinburgh bypass This tour was in all facets a great success made so by the boys themselves who worked unstintingly on the field and were such excellent company off it Not to mention the thirty-four parents and family that loyally took the high road with us

Of the players all twenty deserve mention. Some will gain many accolades, others will be the unsung workhorses for seasons to come Kay learned to tackle and pass, as well as make his audacious breaks and superb kicks He was instrumental in all our successes Brooke hooked tenaciously and when transformed to openside brought a tremendous presence to the back row alongside no lesser player than Jackson. He was our Dean Richards: absolutely solid, strong, brave and tenacious; as vicecaptain he led by example. The locks —Vokes-Dudgeon and Carr were equally impressive despite their lack in inches Fit and athletic, they never stopped doing the right thing at the right time Carter and Taylor came into the front row and provided impressive strength whilst learning tocope with this most difficult environment and being very effective in the loose Miers made up the back row and with him in it few tackles were missed. Freak though prone to bizarre passes was also prone to staggering tackles and deft handling. He grew into a strong running centre Lally at fifteen learned this position well and in the second half of the season proved to be a very promising full-back, willing to work hard on his pace, tackling and handling Stuart Smith had the difficult job of taking over from Ellerbeck in Scotland after Kay was injured and despite local laws he came through very well, though rather muddy. Llewellyn was another find from the B's who it was difficult tojustify leaving out and gave me the option of making changes in the back row at any time through his fitness and hard tackling Sigsworth worked hard in the middle of the scrum and worked all year and was unlucky not to score Finally there was the captain, Hockin I hope that much will be written of him in the future His 176points scored speak for themselves His vision with or without the ball were remarkable and his pace combined with deft hands and a big boot made him a sure selection for Yorkshire U.15's for whom he scored a further three tries. Under his leadership this side grew from boys to young men I only hope he can sustain this effort.

My thanks go to R. G. S., M. A. M. and S. C. H. for their unstinting assistance and moral support during the year, but especially to the large number of parents who are atrademark of St Peter's sport in their gracious yet enthusiastic support and encouragement

Results:

/ P. Bellis

King's Pontefract

Leeds G.S.

Silcoates

Barnard Castle

Hymers College

Ampleforth

Worksop

Pocklington

Durham School

Ashville

Woodhouse Grove

Scarborough

Ashville

Woodhouse Grove

Richmond

Edinburgh Academy

Musselburgh

Morrison's Away Away Home Home Away Away Away Home Home Home Away Home Away Away Away Away Away Away

U.15 B XV

An undefeated season is always a difficult one to follow, but in some respects this season gave all concerned an equally enjoyable time with the great progress made by the whole squad and the success that they achieved However, the season did not get off to a good start with a heavy defeat at the hands of Leeds Grammar School. The omens were not good The side started to take shape with a close victory over Barnard Castle at home and it was at tiiis point that a few individuals emerged as stalwarts of the team. The front-row union is part of the mythology of the sport; thejob they perform is shrouded in mystery It is difficult to quantify their contribution, but their value is incalculable The side this year had an embarrassment of riches with the likes of Baxter, Carter, Duff, Milne, Steward and Taylor. Enough talent for two front rows, many of whom could have played at 'A' team level.

Although there were successive defeats at Hymers College and Ampleforth, a harder edge was developing, particularly with the centre play of Whitcher, whose crunching tackles were responsible for unnerving, unsettling arid finally undermining the confidence of the opposition midfield. The season started to pick up with the comprehensive defeat of Pocklington and in th:smatch the attacking play of Mitchell, Richardson and in particular Vickers, came to the fore in the backs The match against Durham is often a good measure of the team's ability and the competitive edge of the back five of the scrum — namely, Delaney, Llewellyn, Ray, Rees and Rusling — was tremendous Delaney's height and ability at the line-out provided a near constant supply of ball and Llewellyn's ability to live life on the edge of the offside line made him first to the loose ball time and time again. With the match against Durham delicatel)' poised

at seven points all and entering the final few minutes of play it seemed that it would end in a draw The sides had been well matched and played with uncompromising commitment. There was only one player on the field with the pace to outstrip the hard-tackling Durham defence. The pack produced quick ruck ball, the half-backs moved it rapidly out towards the left-wing and even with oneon-one situation with hisopposite number and the covering full-back to beat, Vickers' sprint to the line from thirty metres was a fitting climax to this splendid match.

Other victories followed at home to Ashville College: the team chalked up sixty points, with Richardson scoring a hat-tnck of tries The sleight of hand in the backs and the continuous support play by the forwards laid the foundations for this rout. The final match of the Christmas Term was against Woodhouse Grove away Here the side gained a notable win by eleven points to nil This was the third 'clean sheet' and was due in part to the most improved player of the season, Newton at full-back He looked most uncomfortable at the start of the season, but gradually developed into a most reliable player making numerous one-on-one try-saving tackles

I have saved the key area of half-back to last in this report Smith at scrum-half was not only a sound player but also a most capable captain. He always provided his side with lots of motivation and his help with team selection was always most astute Finally, the play-maker of the side isalways acrucial role, and this season Norman was a most influential player His decision-making was nearly always spot-on, and his speed of mind, foot or hand got his team out of several sticky moments in defence and created many fine attacking opportunities out of very little

The whole squad deserve special praise for being the most coachable and pleasant group of players I have ever been lucky enough to be associated with I am sure that this positive attitude will bring you all continued success in the future, well done!

The following players represented the U.15 Mark Baxter, Christopher Duff, Richard Llewellyn, !

Carter, Adam Delaney, Lee Stuart Milne, John Mitchell, Simon Newton, Andrew Norman, Rees, Edward Richardson, Hamish Ian Ray, Nicholas i Robertson, Mark Rusling, Stewart Smith (captain), Christopher Steward, Timothy Taylor, William Temple, Alasdair Vickers and Thomas Whitcher

Results:

Leeds Grammar School

Barnard Castle School

Hymers College

Ampleforth College

Pocklington School

Durham School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Ashville College

Woodhouse Grove School

Fyling Hall School

U.14 XV

The progress and performances of this year's Under 14 squad very much left one wondering how good they would have been. There was no lack of players with the physical attributes and rugby skills in both XV's to have made this a successful year. The potential, however, of many individuals and of the two teams was not fully realised often enough. Both XV's, on their day, were capable of playing some very committed and attractive rugby, with the excellent double victories over Ampleforth and Barnard Castle particularly sticking in the mind Good performances such as these, however, set the boys a high benchmark which, unfortunately, they were not always able to live up to with matches being lost which really should have been won

This was by no means a bad season, but there is certainly more to come However, the boys must realise that whilst they have the potential to improve, ultimately this will only be achieved if they themselves really want to progress and are prepared to apply themselves consistently to the sometimes hard-slog of training I hope this advice will be heeded, as it will be a great pity if the squad's potential is not realised in the coming years

Finally, my thanks go to the two captains, John Dadd and Jonathan Steward, for all their efforts; to all the parents who loyally supported the teams whatever the lcoation and weather, and to my co-coaches Mr Slingsby, Mr. Harvey and Mr. Monteith.

O. R. T.

Edwards

CROSS-COUNTRY

HOCKEY

It is becoming increasingly clear that hockey is dividing into two separate and totally different games The skills required when playing on grass and on astroturf are very different and not easy to combine When we play against teams similarly used to grass wecompete evenly, but on plastic we are at adisadvantage The same of course applies equally to teams which visit us The implications for men's hockey at St. Peter's are clear and I am sure will be addressed in the coming years The results reflect this situation, but I was impressed by the way in which teams adapted and modified their game The enthusiasm and energy of all members of the Hockey Club this year were excellent and everyone worked hard at the basic skills and tactics.

Despite a season disrupted by weather and administrative problems the First Eleven, most ably captained by David Todd, improved greatly as the season progressed The defence grew in confidence as their understanding of each others game improved, whilst the midfield learned to develop defence into attack with increasing sureness. In attack we often looked very dangerous and some of the short corner drills were quite excellent.

The Second Eleven had a successful if somewhat curtained season. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find matches for the team and it was good to see the hard work and enjoyment shown by the members of the eleven.

The Colts were, as always, a good squad in their own right, but also as a base for developing players for senior sides Too many matches had to be cancelled but their results were most praiseworthy.

I am very grateful for the willing hard work which my colleagues always bring to the hockey season.

Dick Hubbard

The following players represented the First Eleven: *T. J. Archer, *S. J. Arkley, J. W. H. Bloor, *M S Bradley, *S P Bradley, J P Curley, M C Dodgson, H M Donaldson, M T Dowds, *0 Erkut, *N Forshaw, *A L T Kay, J M Noble, N J Ogden, D Powell, J F Reeves, *N D Riggall, J. L. Scott, *D. R. Todd, *G. A. Williams.

* Colours

The following players represented the Second Eleven: T. D. M. Bilton, J. W. H. Bloor, E. J. Clayton, J P Curley, H M Donaldson, M T Dowds, J. A. M. Duggin, B. J. Fry, J. W. J. Hurt, S. T. Mulryne, J M Noble, N J Ogden, J E Reynolds, J L Scott

The following represented the Colts Eleven: P J. P Barnett, T T Best, C D Bradley, E. L. Chadwick, D. D. Curley, G. J. V. P. Francis, S P Goodrick, D J Hancock, T A W Holmes, K. Hullis, W. M. Kaberry, S.J. Leveson, R. O. Rastall, T Rossington, C D Steele, S A Toms, A R Wilson

Results — First Eleven:

Caps were awarded to D R Todd and N Forshaw

The Burn Trophy was awarded to M D Dodgson

The Stick was awarded to D. R. Todd.

Bradford Grammar School

Worksop College

Ashville College

Hall Cross School

Scarborough College

Pocklington School

Pandas H.C

Styx H.C

Wellensyans

President's XI

Second Eleven:

Ampleforth College

Worksop College

Hall Cross School

Scarborough College

Pocklington School

Colt's Eleven:

Worksop College

Ashville College

Ampleforth College

Read School

Scarborough College

Pocklington School Won Lost Won Lost Drawn Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Won Drawn Won Drawn Drawn

SQUASH

1st V

In a season which provided so much, the first team certainly delivered what was expected of them There were many outstanding individual performances, but everyone played apart in the success of the team this year

The early defeat at Woodhouse Grove w£.s soon forgotten after good victories over Pocklington, Ampleforth and Barnard Castle. The Christmas Term ended with a narrow defeat against Leeds Grammar, but nevertheless, it was a fine performance against a very strong side

The 5-0 victory at Pocklington soon set the mood for the Easter Term, despite achieving the same result at Leeds soon after. At Ampleforth Scott Bradley and Matthew Vowles both won close matches, ensuring a comfortable victory Paul Fotherby and Jeremy Wood had good gamesat Durham where we beat a very able side, but the highlight of the whole season has to be he win over Woodhouse Grove — incidentally ateam who toured South Africa twice this season, and have sponsorship by Donnay! On the night itwas the performances of Matthew Vowles, Mike Catling (as always) and Paul Fotherby who made the victory possible

About a week later Worksop were on the receiving end of the Barnard Castle game, when Jeremy Wood showed that it is possible to get a perfect performance, winning for the loss of no points

Paul Fotherby captained the side from first string and had some good performances early on, but he left his best squash for the Easter Term where he remained unbeaten.

Mike Catling played at second string in his fourth year in the first team. He only lost the first game of the season, going on to win twelve matches in succession. Mike's contribution to the team this year has been invaluable and he will be greatly missed next year

Scott Bradley proved to be a good match winner in tight situations and he played some good squash His experience was an asset to the side and if he continues training hard there is no reason why he shouln't carry on winning

Matthsw Vowles and Jeremy Wood both played some excellent squash in parts but they must learn to keep their concentration if they are going to be a serious threat next year

Jonathan Price particularly, Chris Maunder and Chris Bradley must be mentioned for their commitment to the side even though they didn't command a regular place in it. They will be valuable players for the future.

The success of the team has been down to our coach Frank Connelly who, in his third year, continues to show immense dedication to all the players I thank him for all he has done since hejoined us. I also thank Mr. Newman for his involvement with squash this year and, of course, my fellow team mates for such an enjoyable season

Results:

Christmas Term

Woodhouse Grove

Pocklington

Amplefor h

Worksop

Barnard Castle

Leeds Grammar

Easter Tenn

Pocklington

Leeds Grammar

Ampleforth

Ashville

Durham

Woodhouse Grove

Barnard Castle

Worksop

Paul Fotherby

Mike Catling

Scott Bradley

Matthew Vowles

Jeremy Wood

Jonathan Price

Chris Maunder

Re-awarded 1st XI Colours: Paul Fotherby and Michael Catling

Awarded: Scott Bradley, Matthew Vowles and Jeremy Wood.

Senior House Competition

School House narrowly defeated Linton in the semifinal to face a strong Manor side in their third consecutive final. After some close-fought games, The Manor came through winning 4-1.

Individual Competition

Final: Paul Fotherby beat Mike Catling 9-2, 9-0, 9-1

Losing Semi-Finalists: Matthew Vowles and Scott Bradley Paul Fotherby

U.15 V

This year the following players represented the Under 15 squash team: Andrew Norman (captain), Chris Carter, Nicholas Kay, James Dougherty and Mark Baxter We had a mixed season, but overall narrowly lost more matches than we won

Our first match of the season was against Ashville College at home As it was the first match, not everyone was playing well, but we still only narrowly lost the match Then we went away to Pocklington School, where we were only just beaten by a team of about the same standard as ourselves We then played Ampleforth College at home and were beaten by a strong team

Our next match was at home against Barnard Castle and all the team played well to secure our first victory of the season We followed this up with a convincing victory away to Ashville College, with all the team again playing well Our winning streak continued for our next match when we were hosts to Pocklington School

However, our luck ran out in the next match, when we went away to Leeds Grammar School and lost to a very strong side For our visit to Ampleforth, both myself and Nicholas Kay were absent so Jonathan Wright and Simon Price stepped intothe breach Both performed well but the team was beaten.

We completed the double against Barnard Castle in our next match, and we were all hoping for a win in our final fixture, against Worksop College But it was not to be, and we went down to a very strong side.

Andrew Norman

SWIMMING

U.15

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

U.16

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

Senior

Individual Medley

50 yds Backstroke

100 yds Backstroke

50 yds Breaststroke

100 yds Breaststroke

50 yds Butterfly

50 yds Freestyle

100 yds Freestyle

Medley Relay

Freestyle Relay

**=New School Record

N. Lally

I. Ray

S Carr

N Lally

N. Lally

Clifton

The Grove

S Leveson

S. Toms

S Leveson

S Toms

S Leveson

Queen's

Queen's

I. Leadbeater

D Leveson

I Leadbeater

O Mariow

J Rayner

G. Williams

I Leadbeater

G. Best

The Manor Linton

Inter-House Gala Results:

1 Clifton 91

2 The Manor 90

3. Linton 68

4 School 55

Inter-House Swim Standards Cup Results:

1 Linton 7.87 ave 5 Clifton 6.69 ave

2 The Manor 7.76 ave 6 School 5.88 ave

3. Queen's 7.20 ave. 7. Temple 5.77 ave.

4 The Grove 7.04 ave

ATHLETICS

BOYS

Junior Age Group

lOOmts

200mts

400mts

800mts

l,500mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

O. Hainsworth O Councell O Hainsworth M. Meilack M Meilack VOID B Firth

C. Heaton E Dale A Sharp School

3,000mts

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

: Age Group

W. Kaberry

M. Vowles

J Price

J Price

S Fishley

T. Best

A. Kemp

G. Kershaw

A Daughtrey

A Daughtrey

M Asgha

The Manor

Senior Age Group

lOOmts

S P Bradley

N Riggall

M. Dodgson

M. Dodgson

S Whalley

M Topping

High Jump

Long Jump

Shot Putt

Discus

Javelin

Relay

B Oakley

J Hiles

L. O'Keefe

S. P. Bradley

M S Bradley

The Manor

CRICKIET

Retrospect

The 1995 season was disappointing and frustrating The prospects for the season were good, but the 1st XI fell some way short of its potential It istrue that injuries, illness ard various other reasons deprived us of players in all but two matches. Indeed in the last week of term when we had three matches, as many as eight of the first team squad were missing It was all the more disappoirting that in several matches we played ourselves into a winning position and then were unable to press home the advantage Individually all the players had good days, bui: effective team performances were rare. Tom Archer did an enthusiastic and efficient job as captain and deserved more success

The leading batsman was Nick Ogden Always solid in defence he had the ability to score quickly, but it was only late in the season that he started to dominate the bowlers It was good to see him score his first century against Loretto and continue his impressive form for Yorkshire Schools. He and Tom Archer are to be congratulated on their selection for the Yorkshire Schools XI Tom had adisappointing start to the season, but when he moved down the order to No.4, he played several valuable innings Andrew Kay moved up the order to open, but all too often he was dismissed just when he seemed to be established. His 100 at Pocklington was a fine innings and I hope to see him score well next season Nick Kay had a very good first season in the 1st XI He played several aggressive innings of quality and impressed a lot of spectators Inexperience cost him his wicket on a number of occasions, but I am sure that he will learn from his mistakes. Scott P. Bradley started the season in fine form and it was a tragedy both for himself and the team that illness prevented him from playing in the second half of the season He hit the ball hard and scored his runs very quickly; certainly the team missed his aggression He deservedly won the Colin Bosomworth Cup for the most-improved player. James Reynolds was always looking to attack the bowling and played some useful innings, but he will have to improve his defence if he is to be a force next year Matthew Dodgson played well in the middle order, once he had gained confidence from his excellent innings at Barnard Castle. Simon Leveson showed promise on occasions, but has some technique problems to sort out in the winter, as have several other later batsmen in the team With limited opportunity late in the season James Dougherty showed that he has ability and a good temperament

On the whole the bowling was inconsistent and lacked penetration Peter Batty bowled well at times, but although he had the pace and height to be really successful, his length ard direction were poor The other opening bowler position was between Neil Forshaw and Nick Riggall. Nick swung the ball considerably, but lacked pace and direction Early in the season Nick bowled too many loose deliveries, but later he learned to swing the ball into the right-handed batsmen and became a much more threatening bowler Nick Ogden was never at his best After attending county net practices in the winter, he

bowled too quickly and lacked consistency Dhiren Joshi bowled his leg-spin steadily and deserved more success He still lacks confidence when bowling the googly, but with perseverance at practice he could take a lot of wickets. James Duggin had immediate success when he joined the team, but he lost the ability to swing the ball and switched to bowling off-cutters He showed promise, but needs to practise regularly if he is to learn the trade The most successful bowler was the keeper Tom Archer, who bowled his medium-pace seamers accurately and late in the season opened the bowling on occasions.

The standard of the fielding was satisfactory, but no more than that Tom Archer, who won the Fielding Cup, set a fine example and greatly impressed the county selectors Matthew Dodgson was a reliable wicket-keeper and David Hancock had the opportunity to keep in a number of matches. He should benefit from the experience

The Senior House final was won by Temple by ten wickets with the Kay brothers in great form The Manor did not deserve to lose by such a wide margin and were weakened by an injury which prevented Nick Ogden from bowling. An exciting Junior final ended in a tie between Clifton and The Manor.

This year's festival was held at Rossall and we are grateful to them for hosting the festival out of turn, as Ardingly were unable to run it this year My thanks to Keith Mohan for all his help and coaching. After being far from well during the winter it was great to see him back in good form We were very grateful to Guy Shuttleworth for coming out of retirement to run the 2nd XI, and what is more an unbeaten 2nd XI His experience was agreat help to the boys and myself Thanks to Robin Scarce and his groundstaff. The pitches this year were better than ever and our boys are indeed fortunate to play most of their cricket on such a good surface Thanks also to Christopher Heaton, who scored in most of the 1st XI matches The cricket committee has continued to give splendid support, organising annually two enjoyable functions, a Dinner/Dance and a Sportsman's Dinner. This year they provided us with an artificial net pitch which has already proved a valuable asset

Finally there was one success story which gave Keith Mohan and myself immense pleasure. After scoring for the 1stXI during his first four years in the school, Edward Lindley ended his school career by taking ten wickets in the last two 2nd XI fixtures, including 6 for 16 against Worksop His love of the game, his enthusiasm and his keenness at practices have been apleasure to see and how lovely it was that he finished so well. More talented players could learn a lot from him

D. Kirby

The following players represented the 1st XI: t*T. J. Archer (captain) 1993-94-95, t*N. J. Ogden 1993-94-95, *S.P. Bradley 1995, *M. C. Dodgson 1995, *D Joshi 1995, *A L T Kay 1994-95, *N J C Kay 1995, *P T Batty 1994-95, *J E Reynolds 1995, *N D Riggall 1995, N Forshaw, J A M Duggin, D J Hancock, S J Leveson

t = Cap

* = Colours

The following players represented the 2nd XI:

*S. J. Rivis (captain), *N. Forshaw, *J. W. H. Bloor, *J P Curley, *J A M Duggin, *D J Hancock, *S J Leveson, *E R Lindley, *S T Mulryne, *S O'Keefe, *R O Rastall, M J Asgha, P F Barlow, C. D. Bradley, D. D. Curley, S. P. Goodrick, P. T. Kiddle, G J Lewis, D Powell, J E F Price

* = Colours

1st XI Averages

Batting

N J Ogden

N. J. C. Kay

T J Archer

S P Bradley

A L T Kay

J P G Dougherty

M C Dodgson

J E Reynolds

S J Leveson

P T Batty

J A M Duggin

D. Joshi

Also batted: J W H Bloor 0; M S Bradley 29, 2, 81, 21; N Forshaw 0*, 1*, 0; D J Hancock 0*, 4, 0; S T Mulryne 0; R O Rastall 6, 2, 17; N D Riggall 0, 0*, 3, 4, 2*; S. J. Rivis 0*, 55, 10*.

* = Not Out

Bowling

T J Archer

D Joshi

S P Bradley

N. Forshaw

N J Ogden

N D Riggall

J A M Duggin

P T Batty

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average

Also bowled: J W H Bloor 5-0-25-0; M D Dodgson 24.1-1-87-1; J P G Dougherty 15-1-77-0; N J C Kay 6-0-48-0.

Results:

ST PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C

Played at home on Sunday, 23rd April.

Result: Lost

Yorkshire Gents 191-2 dec. (N. Muirhead 116 not out, M Spence 40)

St Peter's 172 (N J C Kay 61, N J Ogden 39, R Reynolds 4-53)

ST. PETER'S v BRADFORD G.S.

Played away on Wednesday, 26th April

Result: Lost.

St Peter's 129 (S P Bradley 49, G Kinvig 5-35)

Bradford G.S 130-1 (S Davies 83 not out)

ST PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL

Played at home on Saturday, 29th April

Result: Won.

Sedbergh 203 (D Scargill 98, B Biker 30, P T Batty 4-52)

St Peter's 204-5 (M S Bradley 81, N J Ogden 64, N. J. C. Kay 30 not out, M. Biker 3-39)

ST PETER'S v M.C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 3rd May

Result: Lost.

M.C.C 250-2 dec (M Gear 113, W Field 74)

St. Peter's 239 (S. P. Bradley 64, A. L. T. Kay 48, R. Ibbotson 4-47, C Farrell 3-22)

ST PETER'S v OLD PETERITES

Played at home on Sunday, 7th May

Result: Won.

Old Peterites 141 (J Burdass 35, J A M Duggin 4-15, N. Riggall 3-26)

St Peter's 145-5 (S P Bradley 49, J E Reynolds 34 not out, N. J. Ogden 31, M. Camacho 3-27)

ST PETER'S v YORK C.C

Played at home on Wednesday, 10th May Result: Drawn

York C.C. 226-6 dec. (A. Twigg 99, P. Jackson 75, D. Joshi 4-54)

St. Peter's 220-8 (T. J. Archer 66, J. A. M. Duggin 33 not out, N J Ogden 41, J E Reynolds 32 C A Robertson 3-23, A. Beattie 3-54)

ST PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 13th May

Result: Lost.

St Peters 112 (M Dodgson 40 not out, M Walker 7-27) Barnard Castle U3-9 (N. J. Ogden 4-37)

ST PETER'S v LEEDS G.S

Played at home on Saturday, 20th May.

Result: Won

Leeds G.S 188 (L Kendall 57, H Rosenvinge 41, T J Archer 3-3, N J Ogden 3-50)

St Peter's 191-5 (N J C Kay 76, N J Ogden 57 not out)

ST. PETER'S v PRESIDENT'S XI

Played at home on Wednesday, 31st May

Result: Drawn

President's XI 211-6 dec (J Rounthwaite 67, C Bibby 65)

St Peter's 201-9 (T J Archer 53, N J C Kay 53, S. P. Bradley 30, K. Ambrosen 3-43, J. Rounihwaite 3-37)

ST. PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 10th June

Result: Drawn

Durham 239-9 dec (F Diver 82, O Jaber 51, J Reay 32, N J Ogden 3-48, T J Archer 3-66)

St. Peter's 188-5 (N. J. Ogden 95 not out, T. J. Archer 32, A. L. T. Kay 31)

ST PETER'S v POCKLINGTON SCHOOL

Played away on Saturday, 17th June.

Result: Drawn

Pocklington 217-9 dec (G Stewart 74, C Wood 58, D Joshi 4-61, N J Ogden 4-104)

St Petei's 213-4 (A L T Kay 100, N J Ogden 51)

ST PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE

Played at home on Saturday, 24th June

Result: Drawn

Worksop 191-9 dec. (A. Scrini 43, T. J. Archer 4-32)

St Peter's 128-4 (M C Dodgson 35, N J C Kay 30)

ST PETER'S v SAINTS C.C

Played at home on Tuesday, 27th June

Result: Drawn

Saints C C. 204-6 dec. (M. Barnett 57, M. Rawlings 54, K Duckworth 37)

St. Peter's 174-8 (T. J. Archer 68, S. J. Rivis 55, S. Lawrence 5-53)

ST PETER'S v KIMBERLEY H.S SOUTH AFRICA

Played at home on Wednesday, 28th June

Result: Lost

St Peter's 197-8 dec (T J Archer 66, N J Ogden 38, D. Dobson 3-40)

Kimberley 198-3 (G. Hurvitz 69, Q. Barnes 39 not out, D Dobson 30)

ST. PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL

Played away on Sunday, 2nd July

Result: Lost.

St Peter's 165 (J E Reynolds 40, M C Dodgson 36, C Simpson 4-26, L Botham 3-50, S Siddiqui 3-49)

Rossall .69-8 (M. Dewhirst 70 not out, P. T. Batty 4-47, T J Archer 3-49)

ST PETER'S v ANTIPODIANS C.C

Played at Lancaster C.C on Monday, 3rd July

Result: Lost.

Antipodians 226 (A McAlary 57, J Quigley 45, A Robinson 45, D Joshi 3-56)

St. Peter's 139 (N. J. C. Kay 30, G. Collins 3-46)

ST PETER'S v HARROW SCHOOL

Played at St Anne's C.C on Tuesday, 4th July

Result: Lost.

St Peter's 182-7 (N J Ogden 61, N J C Kay 38) Harrow 186-3 (R MacAndrew 85, A Cox 72)

ST PETER'S v LORETTO SCHOOL

Played at Rossall on Wednesday, 5th July

Result: Drawn

St Peter's 234-6 (N J Ogden 118, A L T Kay 36)

Loretto 126-5 (N D Riggall 3-38)

ST PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD

F'layed at Rossall on Thursday, 6th July.

Result: Drawn

Merchant Taylors' 227-7 (P Wise 72, E Lamb 55 not out N J Ogden 3-63)

St. Peter's 123-9 (N. J. C. Kay 36, M. C. Dodgson 32, N. Sapra 4-42)

Summary of Results

Opponents

Yorkshire

Gentlemen C.C

Bradford G.S

Sedbergh School

M.C.C

Old Peterites

York C.C

Barnard Castle School

Leeds G.S

President's XI

Durham School

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Saints C.C

Kimberley H.S

S Africa

Rossall School

Antipodians

Harrow School

Loretto School

Merchant Taylors' School Ground

2nd XI

The 2nd XI have had an excellent season, being unbeaten, and with five fine victories and a splendid draw against Yarm 1st XI. In spite of numerous changes in captaincy and in the team, due to calls by the 1st XI and to trying to give all the squad a game, there has been a first-class spirit in the team, and it has been a pleasure to umpire their matches

The batting has been very positive, with some fine knocks by James Reynolds, Richard Rastall, James Duggin, Stephen Mulryne and Mason Asgha Unfortunately the earlier batsmen have often done so well that in many games few got a knock. The bowling has been steady, with the occasional deadly spells by Chris Bradley, Nick Riggall, Neil Forshaw and Edward Lindley The wicket-keeping of David Hancock was always sound, and sometimes very good Thefieldingwas always keen and many runs were saved; the throwing was erratic, with the notable exceptions of Mason Asgha and Jonathan Price; the catching was uncertain!

The highlights for me were Stephen Mulryne's opening 70 in forty minutes against Barnard Castle, and a match-winning opening spell of bowling by Nick Riggall and Edward Lindley which saw Pocklington 8 for 5!

Well done everybody.

G. M.

Shuttleworth

2nd XI Colours were awarded to: James Bloor, James Curley, James Duggin, David Hancock, Edward Lindley, Stephen Mulryne, Scott O'Keefe, Richard Rastall, James Reynolds and Nicholas Riggall.

2nd XI Results:

St Peter's 147-8 dec Bradford G.S 126-8

Drawn

R Rastall 34, P Barlow 4-20

St Peter's 213-4 Sedbergh 182-5

Drawn

J Reynolds 66, R Rastall 32, J Duggin 34, S O'Keefe 60 not out, J. Duggin 3-29

St. Peter's 227-2 dec. Ashville 66

Won

J Reynolds 107,J Duggin 51 not out, C Bradley 6-24, J. Duggin 4-16

Yarm 1st XI 134 St. Peter's 116-8

Drawn

R Rastall 38

Barnard Castle 196 St. Peter's 199-2

Won

R Rastall 77, S Mulryne 70, S Leveson 43 not out, E Lindley 3-27

Leeds G.S 106 St Peter's 109-3

Won S Mulryne 55, N Forshaw 4-16

St Peter's 164-6 dec York Clergy C.C 181-1

Drawn J Duggin 99

Pocklington 126 St. Peter's 129-3

Won

R Rastall 51,J Curley 31, N Riggall 4-23, E Lindley 4-26

St Peter's 229-6 dec Worksop 66

Won

M Asgha 105 not out, J Bloor 38, S O'Keefe 31, E Lindley 6-16

Under 15 Colts

The Under 15 Colts had another highly successful season winning six matches and losing only two of their eleven games Whilst success was based on good all-round teamwork, several batsmen were prolific scorers especially the captain, Chris Ellerbeck, who scored three half centuries Others to achieve this feat included Nick Lally with 67 against Sedbergh, Mark Baxter's 53 against Leeds, Andrew Kemp with 100 not out against Durham and James Dougherty with 61 not out against Worksop

The main wicket takers were Michael Freak who bowled consistently well throughout the season, Chris Dearnley whose slow left arm bowling was highly effective when he had the confidence to pitch it up, Matthew Sigsworth who improved as the season progressed and James Dougherty who bowled with pace and often with little reward.

The opening match of the season against Sedbergh was as usual a well-contested game. With the school at 72 for 6 a high score seemed unlikely However, solid batting by Stewart Smith who scored 37 not out plus a swashbuckling innings by Nick Lally who hit eight sixes in a score of 67 enabled the school to declare on 177. A fine spell of bowling by Chris Dearnley who took 3-7 off six overs ensured a victory with little time to spare

The following match against Ashville was a reflection of our previous visit Irresponsible batting produced only a moderate total which the opposition always lookisd likely to overtake With wins against Bootham, Barnard Castle and Leeds, half-term was reached without a game being drawn This partly reflected the positive approach of the batsmen and also a more positive attitude by our opponents

The first match after half-term was the customary game against Manchester Schools' The opposition batted first and were contained until the last few overs before tea when some ragged bowling allowed them to reach an unassailable target, bearing in mind the quality of their bowling With the Ampleforth game being cancelled because of the weather, the next match was against Cowley High School in which in a match of twenty-eight overs a side, the schooljust failed by six runs to win what was an enjoyable new venture

The match against Durham will be noted for Andrew Kemp's unbeaten 100 He joined Chris Ellerbeck when the score was 22 for 2 and at tea their partnership had produced 184 runs. Chasing 202 runs was atall order and unfortunately the game petered out into a rather dull draw, however the opposition did have thirty-six overs compared with St Peter's thirty-nine By contrast, the following week at Pocklington resulted in a win for the school despite chasing 180 runs which the home side achieved for the loss of only four wickets

The game at home to Scarborough College was officially drawn but clearly amoral victory for the visitors who reached 194 for 7 in thirty-four overs In reply the school fell well short with only 94 runs after thirty overs with no one apart from James Hockin being able to master the bowling

The final match of the season at Worksop saw another notable stand involving Chris Ellerbeck and James Dougherty who came together when the school were 7 for 2 wickets needing 128 to win. Their unbroken partnership of 122 was based on some magnificent back foot play, particularly their square cutting, and took only seventeen overs

Whilst there were some fine bowling and batting performances, the fielding at times was only moderate However Chris Carter behind the stumps performed admirably to both spinners and seamers alike The main characteristic about this particular team was their enthusiasm and keenness and there was no better example than Danny Jackson who always gave 100% boti in the nets and in themiddle They were a delightful side: to take and gave both staff and the loyal band of parents a great deal of pleasure in what is too short a season

J. W. R. Hutt and P. D. Northfield

Results:

St Peter's 177 for 7 dec (N Lally 67, S Smith 37 not out)

Sedbergh 139(M Freak4-23, S Smith 2-34, C Dearnley 3-7)

St Peter's 116 (J Hockin 25, A Kemp 25)

Ashville 117 for 7 (M Freak 4-27)

Bootham 96 for 6 (J Dougherty 5-25)

St Peter's 97 for 3 — 30 over game

St Peter's 125 (C Ellerbeck 30)

Barnard Castle 84 (M. Sigsworth 5-15,J. Dougherty 3-22)

Leeds G S 127 (A Kemp 3-15, C Dearnley 3-28, M Sigsworth 2-25)

St. Peter's 128 for 3 (M. Baxter 53, C. Ellerbeck 37)

Manchester Schools' 192 for 6 dec (M Freak 2-28, C Dearnley 2-38)

St Peter's 124 for 7 (J Dougherty 42, A Kemp 25 not out)

Cowley High School 120 for 6 (J. Dougherty 3-36)

St Peter's 112 for 6 (C Ellerbeck 42, J Dougherty 35) 28 overs game

St Peter's 206 for 2 dec (A Kemp 100 not out, C Ellerbeck 77 not out)

Durham 143 for 4 (J Dougherty 2-50)

Pocklington 180 for 4 dec (J Dougherty 2-51)

St Peter's 184 for 6 (C Ellerbeck 69)

Scarborough 194 for 7 (M. Freak 2-39, C. Dearnley 3-18)

St Peter's 94 for 6 (J Hockin 25)

Worksop 127 for 8 dec. (M. Sigsworth 3-32, M. Freak 2-33)

St. Peter's 128 for 2 (C. Ellerbeck 58 not out, J. Dougherty 61 not out)

Under 14 Colts

The U.14 season was played in strange weather

Starting with a glorious end of April and beginning of May, June was awful until the blistering final week This up and down situation mirrored the cricket at times. The boys made significant progress with their batting with Peter Rivis, Jonathan Wright, Andrew Springgay, Edward Dale, Mark Stefanini and Chris Magee all making significant contributions In only one game did the batting really fail us at Scarborough However, having made good scores, v/e all too often let it go in the field, or having given the opposition too many runs had an impossible task with the bat The fundamental problem was the loss of Edward Dale as a bowler early in the season His pace and accuracy would have removed much of the pressure from the other "quicks" To compound this early catches were often dropped leading to frustration and then far too

much short-pitched bowling However, the boys did try hard to improve and there were significant improvements in the final games with Andrew Sampson taking 4 for 41 against Scarborough The spin-bowling of Jonathan Wright proved most effective with his 5 for 66 against a very strong Durham side being the pick Alex Bond and Oliver Hainsworth showed real promise as long as they kept the ball up to the bat Robert Taylor kept wicket and made particular improvements standing back He needs to relate his hands more when standing up There were some splendid catches taken and Edward Dale can look back at his performance vs Bootham with considerable pleasure. However, the 'B' side was also in action. Sadly two games cancelled because of foul weather did not help, especially with over thirty boys in the game. However, David Cross made excellent progress with his batting alongside James Harvey who also moved to the 'A' team. Other innings of notecame from Mark Meilack, Ben Firth and Henry Von Achten. There were many bowlers to choose from and the pick, Andrew Sampson, was eventually moved to the 'A' XI having taken 5 for 8 vs. Barnard Castle Both Andrew Muir and Tom Spilman kept wicket during the season with some success. Gareth Pierce played well without ever seeing potential into actual runs However, his slip-catching is worthy of note. Fielding was a problem as much in the 'B' as in the 'A' XI However, much improvement was made, emphasised by some fine catching by Henry Von Achten and Ian Roke at Worksop The boys put a great deal of effort in especially during the worst June weather I can remember A positive attitude and a willingness to follow advice are prerequisites for success next year as there is considerable potential through the squad Our thanks go to the loyal band of parents who always turned up even when only cold orange juice (and not a hip flask!) was offered at tea! Mr D Watkinson should be given special mention for his hours of umpiring and coaching and I thank him very much for his efforts

P. J. Stephen

The following players represented the 'A' Team: T. Sillars, S. Price, P. Rivis, J. Wright, O. Hainsworth, M Stefanini, A Springgay, A Bond, R Taylor, C Magee, E. Dale, A. Acaster, G. Pierce, J. Harvey, A. Sampson, T Spilman, M Miers

The following players represented the 'B' Team: M. Meilack, G. Pierce, M. Miers, D. Cross, B. Firth, T Spilman, S Wilson, J Harvey, A Sampson, H Von Achten, O Councell, R Parton-Bagnall, A Banerjea, I Roke, D Wainman, J Caddick, A Muir, S Price, O. Gill, A. Heaps, J. Sillars, A. Acaster.

Results — 'A' Team:

v Sedbergh (H) St Peter's 160for 9 (P Rivis 50, M Stefanini 83)

Sedbergh 164 for 5 (J. Wright 3 for 43)

v. Bootham (A) Bootham 83 all out (A. Bond 4 for 14)

St Peter's 84 for 2 (P Rivis 22*, J Wright 23)

v. Barnard Castle(H)

Barnard Castle 170 all out (J Wright 4 for 46, P Rivis 4 for 39)

St Peter's 173for 8(P Rivis 40, J Wright 34, E. Dale 23)

TENNIS

v Leeds G.S (A)

St Peter's 163allout (J Wright 59, J Harvey 23)

Leeds G.S 164 for 5

v Cowley (H)

Cowley 138for 6 (M. Stefanini 2 for 4)

St Peter's 139 for 7 (A Bond 28, P Rivis 37)

v Durham (A)

Durham 253 for 6 (J Wright 5 for 66)

St Peter's 155allout (A Springgay 39, A Sampson 25, T Sillars 26)

v Pocklington (H)

v Scarborough (H)

St Peter's 207 for 6 (P Rivis 54, C Magee 18, A. Springgay 72)

Pocklington 210 for 3

St. Peter's 135allout (A. Springgay 20, R Taylor 19*)

Scarborough 141 for 8(A. Sampson 4 for 41)

v. Worksop (A)

Worksop 178 for 3

St. Peter's 173 for 9 (P. Rivis 42*, J. Wright 55, E. Dale25, C. Magee 20)

'B' Team:

v Sedbergh

(H) St. Peter's 77 all out (D. Cross 16, J Harvey 21)

Sedbergh 78 for 4

v Ampleforth (H) St Peter's 64 all out (Von Achten 25)

Ampleforth 68 for 5 (S Price 3 for 15)

v Barnard Castle(A) St Peter's 211 for 3 (J Harvey 69, M. Meilack 54, B. Firth 36*)

Barnard Castle 82 all out (A Sampson 5 for &

v Worksop (A) Worksop 130 all out (Sillars5for 29)

St Peter's 105 all out (S Price 22)

1st VI

The first team completed nine inter-school matches winning five and losing the others The first team was captained by Michael Catling who had to assume the number one role, which he did with great effect He led by example and with Oliver Morton formed i good understanding They enjoyed a 78% success record in all matches. Michael Catling's greatest asset was his 'fighting' qualities He often made remarkable retarns by his athleticism and reading of the game His hard serve, exceptional volleys and overheads made Michael a difficult player tobeat He took the ball so early and made the hard shots look easy with his great natural ability. He was a pleasure to watch on a tennis court I do hope that he will continue to utilize his undoubted talents in the future as he could yet become a formidable tennis player of Yorkshire league standing.

Sadly, Oliver Morton will not be with us nent year as he is doing his sixth form studies elsewhere; he would have been Captain of Tennis in a year's time His main asset was strong and consistent groundstrokes on both wings The high point of the season was the thrilling victory at Hymers College, where the school faced a strong Hymers side The result hung in the balance right up to the final match on court; with the match score at

Willie-John McBride MBE, Harry Gration and Geoff Miller celebrities at the Cricket Club's Sportsman's Dinner. the

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four sets ill, the St Peter's first pair faced their opposite numbers in the deciding set which went with serve and with all four players producing superb tennis a tie-break was needed to decide the match Both Michael Catling and Oliver Morton held their nerve in this tense position to win by seven points to three in the tie-break The Headmaster of Hymers College was most impressed by the overall standard of play in the match.

The difference between a good season and an outstanding one is when your second and third pair are of a similar standard to your best, unfortunately this was not the case this year Tim Brogden and Jonathan Reeves have improved since last year and overtaken Michael Dowds and David Todd, but there is still a long way to go. Tim has increased his power and his all-round game has developed to a higher level with some exquisite angles winning many a point Jonathan, with his great height advantage, could make even more progress than Tim He has added a good deal more power to his game during the season and now relishes the net position where he has plundered many a point. The key for other players is to develop their game still further at their respective tennis clubs during the summer holidays They will face some very good players at first pair next year

At third pair for the second season were Michael Dowds and David Todd, acompetitive upper sixtii doubles pairing, lxrth from Linton House. Bom would not describe tennis as their best sport. However, they took a number of notable scalps throughout the season by playing attacking tennis Michael's best shots were a very hard service and a strong forehand drive; both were seen to good effect this season David had a tremendous first serve, which when unleashed was more powerful than anyone else in the team. However, he was held back this season by a shoulder injury which did not help his cause David's main asset was a great competitive spirit, linked to some powerful overheads and volleys; many an opponent was punished for the short ball!

Brealting into the First VI were the lower sixth combination of Paul Fotherby and Christopher Maunder They played in the absence of the members of the first team and acquitted themselves well. Hopefully they will work at their tennis over the holidays and establish themselves in the first team on merit They both have a good deal of potential and can play most shots

I would liketo thank Mr Taylor for hishelp in running the Second VI, the Reverend Harvey for taking the U 15 squad and Mr. Newman for his efforts with the developing players.

Colours

These were re-awarded to Michael Catling and awarded to Timothy Brogden, Michael Dowds, Oliver Morton, Jonathan Reeves and David Todd

The following players represented the 1st VI team: M J. Catling & O R Morton, T C Brogden & J F Reeves, M. T. Dowds & D. R. Todd.

Individual Competition for the Alcuin Trophy

The Final: Michael Catling defeated Oliver Morton 5—7, 6—3, 6—1

Losing

semi-finalists: Tim Brogden and Jonathan Reeves

Inter-House Tennis Competition

Semi-Finals: The Manor 37—35 School 39—33

The Final: The Manor 6 3

Second VI

Linton The Grove School

R. G. Shread

On paper, the squad looked to have strength in depth. With the exceptions of the opening match — always a difficult fixture so early on — and the visit to a very strong Ampleforth, the season went very well, as can be seen from the results below

The regular team selection was Paul Fotherby and Tom Hartley at first pair, James Shepherd (captain) and Chris Maunder at second, and James Dow and Ben Fry at third As the season progressed, Henry Donaldson and Patrick Calvert raised their game and challenged hard for a regular place, playing particularly well in the final match against Woodhouse Grove. Edward and Tom Bray, Tom Burns and Tristan Best also played

The high level of commitment on court was a particularly pleasing feature of this group of players All matches were played in a fine spirit, and the practice sessions were nearly always productive. Congratulations to all on making this such a successful and rewarding season

Results:

Bradford Grammar School

Giggleswick 1st VI

Pocklington School

Worksop College

Ampleforth College

Durham School

Read School

Woodhouse Grove

U.15 VI

The pairings were as follows:

1. Andrew Norman and Marcus Pullen

2. James Miers and Ian Ray

3 Tom Bray and Nikolai Shepherd

The team was captained in the first half of term by Andrew Norman and in the second by James Miers. The team played seven matches, winning four and losing three:

Results:

Giggleswick

Woodhouse

Ampleforth

*Only two pairs from each side played in this match.

At Ampleforth the team faced strong opposition, but morale was restored in the match against Durham All the other matches were genuinely competitive.

The standard of tennis improved considerably as the term progressed and all players are to be commended for their effort and commitment I congratulate them for coping so well with a novice player as their "coach" and I hope they enjoyed the season as much as I did Three players in particular — Miers, Norman and Pullen — have considerable potential and I wish them, and the rest of the squad, well in their tennis in the future

S. C. Harvey

FENCING

I found this report very difficult to write, so I asked for suggestions on how to write it: "Sensibly" (advise my parents), "Copy last year's" (suggests Toby Kiddle) and "Who cares? No-one will read it" (Everyone else). Therefore, as no-one will read this, I will write it my own way

The fencing was to a very high standard this year with each member of our youngest-ever team showing both skill and strength of character at all times. Toby has even limited his mid-match dancing and he is now much less likely to "moonwalk" his way to defeat The 'A' team were very successful — six matches were played, two each against Bootham School, Ampleforth College and Harrogate Army Cadet School, with only one loss (to Harrogate) The 'B' team were less successful but what they lost in matches they gained in experience.

The number of people fencing has dropped this year due no doubt to fencing's low status as a school sport If this decline is irreversible then St. Peter's will lose its fencing team

Those fencing this year were: James Plant, Toby Kiddle, Adam Hudson, Peter Freeman, James Tilston, William Burns and Ralph Redfern

Thank you to all those who fenced for the team and all those who we fenced against, Mr. Hutt for his continued support and, of course, a big thank you to Major McCarter for hiscoaching, encouragement and his driving to matches which is always eventful Good luck to next year's team

James Plant (Captain of Fencing 1994-1995)

BOAT CLUB

The Head Season

Ancholme Head

Thirty-five rowers and coxes took tothe water for our first head of the year. We had four wins. The winning crews were:

Fastest Women 'sfour: Ginny Mackie, Rebecca Day, Hannah Fieldsend, Lynsay Hoggard and, cox, Emily Battye

Women'sNovicefour: Sarah Wood, Rebecca Newton, Jayne Tetlow, Emma Cox and, cox, Cathy Hook

Women's Junior Under 16four: Sarah Heald, Rachel Milne, Emma Cox, Ginny Mackie and, cox, Wendy Chung

Women's Senior 3 sculls: Ruth Peacock.

Dee Autumn Head

Two fours and a sculler travelled to Chester to race during half-term. The girls'junior crew won their event. Women's Juniorfours: Rachel Milne, Ruth Peacock, Becki Day, Lynsay Hoggard and, cox, Adam Hudson

Fours Head of the River

We entered one boys' crew and one girls' crew for the fours head in London All crews raced hard and were competitive

York Small Boats Head

St Peter's was again well represented with thirteen of our crews racing in this local event, including a parents' crew There were several good results but only one crew won their event This was our Women's Junior Under 16 crew.

Women's Junior Milne, Emma Cox, Jackson

Under 16: Sarah Heald, Rachel Ginny Mackie and, cox, Robin

Viking Longships Challenge

We entered a school crew in the Viking Longships Challenge in February A lot of effort as ever went into the viking costumes and our crew raced well in their first heat. We were not lucky with the weather this year and the crew's performance in the second race after two hours of soaking, cold rain was not as impressive However,

their first performance was enough to win the Best Junior Crew prize again

The Guy Fawkes Rowing Club crew (consisting of parents and friends) built on last years performance and won two rounds in fine style. They also were awarded a prize for their excellent costumes

Trent Head

The first head race of the Easter Term was die Trent Head Conditions were superb, a fine spring day We put in our largest entry so far in this event; two girls' eights, a boys' eight and a boy's four. They all put up spirited performances and gained some good experience but the enforced lack of training water-time (due to floods) took its toll arid our results reflected this

Yorkshire Head

We entered the same three eights and four as at Nottingham the previous week and also a novice four, a parents' four and a sculler The crews improved on their performances at Nottingham; the Boys' eight and Senior 3 four were competitive and both of the girls' eights won their events The winning crews were:

Women's Senior 3 eight: Sarah Wood, Rebecca Day, Rebecca Newton, Rachel Milne, Jayne Tetlow, Emma Cox, Lyrsay Hoggard, Ginny Mackie and, cox, Karly Hoggard

Women's Novice eight: Jayne Bowers, Emma Hook, Helen Williamson, Prudence Bundy, Sarah Heald, Emma Fitton, Emily Brown, Kate Richards and, cox, Ruth Peacock

North of England Head

Two boys' eights and two girls' eights, again our biggest entry so far in this event, raced at Chester The most pleasing results were the Senior 3 boys' coming fourth out of seventeen crews and the novice girls' coming fifth out of eleven crews.

The Head of the River Race

The boys' first eight travelled down to London on the first Saturday of the holidays and raced in the Tideway Head

The Regatta Season

Strathclyde Regatta

On the Saturday before term started we took a bus north and raced several girls' and boys' crews on the multi-lam: course at Strathclyde regatta. The conditions were adverse and many of the finals had to be cancelled Despite this disappointment everyone seemed to enjoy the trip and it made a positive start to the regatta season

York Spring Regatta

At York many crews raced well. The boys' senior 3 four (James De Boer, Giles Best, Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill and Becky Cunningham) looked very competitive but lost in their semi-final The other notable performance

came from one of our girls' novice crews (Ruth Peacock, Jayne Bowers, Molly Tyler-Childs, Emma Cox and Cathy Hook) who got mrough several rounds and lost by a very small margin in their final.

Inter-House Rowing

The Inter-House Rowing Competition was held on Wednesday 10th May All the crews raced with good spirit and the results were:

Girls' Competition

1st Temple

2nd Dronfield

3rd The Rise

4th Clifton

and in the Boys' event:

1st Linton

2nd The Grove

3rd The Manor

4th Temple

Bradford Regatta

There was some fine racing atBradford We made the final in several events and we had wins in:

Mixed Senior 3 four: Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, Becki Day, Lynsay Hoggard and, cox, Becky Cunningham Men's Senior 3 Coxedpair: Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill and, cox, Becky Cunningham

National Schools' Regatta

The Junior Under 16 Boys' eight raced very well in their heat, beating Shiplake and Tonbridge to qualify for the final. We then enjoyed an excellent picnic thanks to the many parents who were there to support. The performance of Andrew Dangerfield, who had been rowing for less than five weeks, was particularly impressive

Tees Regatta

The building of abarrage on the Tees has transformed a fairly uninviting and unpredictable stretch of tidal river into a wide still reservoir with ample room to race three crews abreast over 1,000m At half-term we travelled up to Stockton to see the first regatta on their ''new water'' Several of our boys raced in composite crews with York City Rowing Club. They narrowly lost in Senior 2 eights but won a very exciting and close final in Senior Open eights against York City Rowing Club and Durham Amateur Rowing Club Much of the credit for this win must go to Becky Cunningham who outsteered the other crews in the last 200m of the race. It is extremely unusual for anyone to have their first win at this highest status but three of our crew gained their novice pots!

Men's Senior Open eights: Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, Robin Gill, James De Boer, James Griffith, Phil Noble (YCRC), Phil Press (YCRC), Paul Richardson (YCRC) and, cox, Becky Cunningham

Guy Fawkes Regatta

Guy Fawkes Boat Club organised an excellent Saturday evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by all

despite some rain! The increased participation both within the staff and the parents was reflected by a move into eights for the annual staff vs. parents race. The calibre of the two mixed eights was quite impressive and the parents' crew was dauntingly competent off the start. The staff crew, however, powered(?) through to win a good race

We then had the pleasurable task of naming "Mary Louise" (previously known as "Bomber"). Jonathan Peacock donated the money for this eight in November 1993 in memory of his wife and it was very good to publicly express our gratitude to him and our appreciation of this lovely boat

There then followed a scratch regatta and barbeque enjoyed by several of the sixth form as well as the parents and staff

Durham Regatta

At Durham both the boys' eight and the girls' eight put up fine performances, beating Cambridge College of Art and Technology and Newcastle University respectively in their first rounds but both losing narrowly in their next races Pru decided to attempt to walk on water much to the amusement of the surrounding crews!

York Summer Regatta

Unfortunately a low entry meant that we had no competition in several events that we wanted to enter. We rearranged our crews and raced two mixed eights who coped well in their scratch combinations but were outpowered by York City's crew Senior 2 Girls' pair also looked good but lost due to rudder problems

Leeds Regatta

The season of regattas reached a successful conclusion at Leeds regatta on the last Saturday of term. Thirteen crews raced and even those competing for the first time performed well There was an exciting all-Peter's final in Women's Novice fours and the Senior 3 Women's four won several rounds and narrowly lost in the final. We had four St. Peter's wins and one win in a composite crew with York City Rowing Club The winning crews were:

Men's Senior 3 eights: Kevin Lloyd, Robin Gill, Giles Best, James Griffith, Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, James De Boer, Chris Lloyd (substituting in) and, cox, Becky Cunningham.

Women's Senior 3 eights: Rachel Milne, Becki Newton, Jayne Tetlow, Molly Tyler-Childs, Victoria Green, Ann Hodgson, Emma Cox, Ginny Mackie and, cox, Ruth Peacock.

Women's Novice fours: Emma Cox, Ruth Peacock, Jayne Bowers, Molly Tyler-Childs and, cox, Emily Battye

Mens' Senior2pairs: Mathew Taylor and Adam Gill

Mens' Senior 1 eights: James De Boer, Mathew Taylor, Adam Gill, Philip Noble (YCRC), Philip Press (YCRC), Paul Richardson (YCRC), John Ward (YCRC), Chris Hall (YCRC) and, cox, Becky Cunningham.

My personal thanks go to Lynsay, Mathew, Adam and Ruth who have been positive and helpful throughout the

year We are indebted, as always, to the staff and parents who have coached and supported throughout the year The Boat Club will particularly miss Jacqui Finney who leaves St Peter's to move to Strathallan School; she has been a familiar sight running and coaching along the banks of the Ouse for the past five years.

I will miss the unique St Peter's Boathouse atmosphere next year as I too move on and wish Chris Hall every success as he takes over the rowing.

This year colours were re-awarded to Lynsay Hoggard (captain), Ruth Peacock and Adam Gill

Colours were awarded to Mathew Taylor, Becky Cunningham, Becki Day and Molly Tyler-Childs Ann J. Hodgson

OXFORD CUP

(Holders: The Manor)

Senior Rugby

Junior Rugby

Senior Cricket

Junior Cricket 8

Rowing

Hockey

Senior Cross-Country

Junior Cross-Country

Swimming Sports 10

Swimming Standards

Athletics Sports 4

Tennis

Shooting

Senior Squash

Junior Squash

THE CAMBRIDGE CUP

This is the girls' cup awarded to the House which accumulates the most points from inter-House sport over the year Although Dronfield were almost always in the lead, it was not until the Summer Term with only the Tennis Competition to go that they gained an unassailable lead. Temple tried hard throughout the year and alter the Rowing Competition in the summer were tying on points with Dronfield Clifton came through well in the later competitions to finish third

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HOCKEY

1st, 2nd and 3rd XI

This year we played the Old Girls' match at the start of the season which proved far more successful and it was good to see them raising fifteen players for the occasion Rachel Owen-Barnett, as 1stXI captain, characteristically made all the newcomers to the team feel quickly at ease and the resulting 2-0 win augured well for the season

Our main problem this year was in having too many forwards; consequently some players found themselves having to adapt to new positions We also had a new goalkeeper. Colette Humphreys had not-played in goal before, in fact had not played hockey before! She was persuaded what a good game it was and before her jaw dropped too much she had a helmet on and that was that! She improved with every game and her agility and eye for the ball meant she made many good saves throughout the season

We first played York Sixth Form College and for reasons best known to ourselves played three 'thirds'. The girls thought the idea of two half-times and therefore two 'breathers' an excellent one, though the rather more subtle reason was for two team talks Either way, the result was an encouraging draw which was pleasing considering the Sixth Form College's strength of club players

Rachel Owen-Barnett and Danielle Powley were selected for the York and District Under 18 team, and both they and theteam as awhole were in full spate against Tadcaster H.C. with Katy Ramskill scoring a fine hattrick Lulled by this easy win they played a very liid-back first-half against Ackworth to find themselves a goal down at the break. They played a vasdy different second-half pulling back a goal but despite numerous shotsjust could not score the winner In these first games Katy Pittman and Emma Combe were proving their tenacity in defence, not only tackling well, but also giving gooc passes upfield.

Memorable is the word which springs to mind for the match against Mount St Mary's, although maybe not for the right reasons! After a coachjourney with a half-hour queue on the Ml8 then a driver who insisted he knew which way to go on the Ml (but did not) we were running an hour late So with players having changed on the coach (no comment) and a run down the path at Mount St. Mary's serving as a warm-up, we began It was a hardhitting end-to-end game with a resulting 2-2 draw, though here I have to admit it was a shame I had to disallow two of our goals — whose side was I on? Butas usual he team was in remarkably good spirit about the whole afternoon Sadly though it was enough to finish off Rachel until November with glandular fever So we had o think again.

The next week we travelled to Worksop to play on their astroturf pitch. The team gave an excellent performance with Rowena Smith and Katy Ramskill working hard in midfield. The 0-0 result gives no clue to the calibre of the game After this Durham were outclassed. Nicky Orwell, now as central striker, gave a wonderful display of stickwork to score four of the five goals. Rather a dull afternoon for the defence though.

In the 1st XI Tournament we played extremely well to start with but then ran out of steam in the semi-finals Likewise at Giggleswick it was rather a lack-lustre performance, although in the end we did well to come back from 0-2 down to equalise.

After half-term we beat Pocklington 2-0 with a good team effort; Danielle Powley playing particularly well in midfield, and Rowena Smith and Rachel Owen-Barnett's hard work rewarded with goals. Despite losing to St. John's College this was a well-contested match but the faster astroturf showed up a few gaps in defence. There were two drawn matches against Hymers and Barnard Castle but both were very good games During the last week we suffered two losses, one against the Sixth Form College on a very boggy pitch and one against The Mount Obviously it had been a week of too much celebration; a very successful hockey dinner and other House dinners were maybe the cause of many players looking distinctly jaded! But certainly the team has been avery pleasant one to coach —maybe just too nice in the game, sometimes lacking that bite which takes a team from drawing to winning

For the 2nd XI the season was a little delayed as their first two matches were cancelled by the opposition, unable to raise learns When they did start they were obviously raring to go and won their opening three matches in style. There was strength on the forward line with Rosie Neave scoring four goals in these three games and Rachel Malster playing well on the left wing, as she did throughout the season There was a hard game at Worksop where a goal was scored against them in the last few minutes, but a good effort nevertheless It took some time to get the right combination in defence and they struggled a little when put under pressure, but Emma Pope made some good saves in goal and Pru Bundy played with determination and enthusiasm in midfield Despite two losses towards half-term to Giggleswick and Bootham, they picked up again in the latter part of the term with some excellent wins against Pocklington, Hymers and The Mount Helen Atkinson and Louise Hudson combined well in attack throughout the term

The 3rd XI had just two games, against Durham and Bootharr They won both and played with spirit

My thanks to Rachel Owen-Barnett as captain, and Katy Pittman for stepping in to take her place, and to Rosie Neave for captaining the 2nd XI Also to all players in whatever team, it has been a good season I have enjoyed taking the teams andjudging by the matches the girls have enjoyed playing That is what it is all about

The following girls represented the 1st XI: H. Atkinson, P. Bennett*, F. Buchan*, P. Bundy, E. Combe*, C. Humphreys*, R. Malster, R. Ogden*,

N Orwell* R Owen-Barnett**, K Pittman**, E Pope, D. Powley**, K. Ramskill*, E. Sherbourne*, R Smith**, J Tetlow, J Toms

* = Colours ** = re-awarded Colours

The Jackson-Pacey Trophy for the most improved player: Emma Combe

The following girls represented the 2nd XI: H Atkinson, P Bennett, P Bundy, F Buchan, S Carter, L Evans, C Hook, L Hudson, R Malster, C Neale, R. Neave, E. Pope, S. Richardson, N. Scrivens, J. Tetlow, J. Toms, M. Tyler-Childs.

The following girls represented the 3rd XI: F Alexander, L Castle, C Brassington, C Davies, L. Ellerbeck, L. Evans, M. Hart, A. Newby, E. Pope, J. Ray, K. Richards, R. Weatherall, H. Williamson, A Zimmermann

Results — 1st XI:

Old Peterites

York Sixth Form College

Tadcaster H.C.

Ackworth

Mount St. Mary's

Worksop

Durham 1st XI Tournament

Giggleswick

St John's College

Pocklington

Queen Margaret's Hymers

Barnard Castle

Scarborough College

York Sixth Form College

The Mount

Results — 2nd XI:

York Sixth Form College

Ackworth

The Manor

Mount St Mary's

York College

Worksop

Queen Mary's Giggleswick

Bootham 1st XI

St John's College

Pocklington

Queen Margaret's Hymers

Scarborough College

The Mount

Results — 3rd XI:

Durham 2nd XI

Bootham 2nd XI

U.15

An enjoyable and successful season of U.15 hockey was highlighted by a convincing 5-0 victory over Silcoates, an exciting 4-3 defeat of Mount St. Mary's and a stirring 0-0 draw at Hymers where the girls could so easily have won

Ably led by Alison Calvert, there was a keen and sporting spirit within the side which the opposition found difficult to compete against Indeed, only four out of the ten schools managed to score through goalkeeper Kate De Boer whose absence at Worksop proved decisive in what was one of only two defeats in the ten games played.

The attack was led by centre-forward Zoe Wight whose hard running and spectacular first time shots caused many defences serious problems Zoe was supported by some noticeably improved left-wing and inner play by Claire Scott and Lucy Richardson

The team certainly benefited from new addition Ann Harrison who fitted well into the wing-half role. Meanwhile Gemma Croft, an ever-reliable and solid player, moved comfortably into the backline Her astute reading of the game was illustrated by the winning of some important and well-timed tackles which inspired muchneeded confidence into her team mates. Lucy Hart and Ann Harrison also tackled fiercely whilst delivering some accurate and crisp passes up into attack.

The performance against Silcoates was especially strong but it was nice to record five other victories, four at 1-0, to reward all the effort and application

The hard-earned draws at Hymers and The Manor were satisfying in themselves, but it was pleasing to see the team accept defeat ina sporting manner in close games as Pocklington and at Worksop

This was a happy and hard-working U 15 XI playing successful and spirited hockey. They are all to be congratulated on their approach and sporting play

The following girls represented the U.15 XI: K. De Boer, A. Long, G. Croft, R. Metcalfe, A. Calvert (captain), R Fisher, A Harrison, P Bhat, V Hales, Z Wight, L Richardson, C Scott, K Hoggard

Results:

v The Manor

v Mount St Mary's

v Silcoates

v Worksop

v Queen Mary's

v Giggleswick

v York College

v Bootham

v Pocklington

v Hymers

Dyson

U.14

The U.14 team had an outstanding season, winning all of their games, and conceding only one goal. This was an established team, having played together for the last two years in St Olave's Apart from one or two positional changes early in the season the squad remained unchanged, and their commitment throughout was second to none

Claire Middleton-Walker as goalkeeper, des;rves a mention for her determined keeping, never allowing herself tobe intimidated by strong attackers or well struck shots Obviously, her defence gave her the necessary support and protection, rarely allowing the ball to get through: excellent team work back there!

The forwards were impressive throughout the season, in their positional play and their ability to take their chances with shots on goal without hesitation. They were helped by three very solid midfield players, who tackled hard and fed some well-timed balls through If Becky Fishley got her stick to any of their forward passes, the defence stood no chance In the match against Bootham, Beth Wigglesworth scored a noteworthy hat-tric:t, with some well struck hits and some good following up.

Another particularly strong team performance was in the match against Pocklington, who as usual fieldec a very strong side, who defended very well. Only a mistake by their right-back allowed Charlotte Brisby to come in from the left with only the keeper to beat, which she did with style, giving us a 1-0 victory

Unfortunately the match at Queen Margaret's, often the highlight of the season, was cancelled due to waterlogged pitches, and our packed fixture list meant (hat the game couldn't be re-scheduled. However, the opportunity for battle presented itself in the York and District Tournament, held in the Spring Term, where we comfortably qualified for the semi-final, only to meet Queen Margaret's By this stage of the tournament confidence was oozing from all the players, and team spirit was high With determined, sensible play and supportive, sympathetic team work, Becky Fishley managed to score a superb goal from the back of the 'D'. That goal put us through to the final against The Mount. Although everyone played hard and skilfully, neither team managed to score, so the trophy was shared between the two teams A fitting end to a very successful season for the U.14's

The following girls represented the U.14:

C Middleton-Walker, H Fowler, C Mee, L Hodsdon, S Chapman, E L Hall, S Baines, C Brisby, H Oram, R Fishley, B Wigglesworth

Results:

v Ackworth

v Mount St. Mary's

v Leeds Girls H.S

v Silcoates

v Worksop

v York College

v Bootham

v Pocklington

v Hymers

York & District Tournament Results:

v Bootham 1—0

v Fulfcrd 0—0

v Sherburn 1—0

v Milthorpe 2—0

Semi-Final: v Queen Margaret's 1-0

Final: v The Mount 0-0

Joint Winners

HOUSE HOCKEY

D. M. Westgate

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lynsay for all her hard work and commitment to swimming over the past five years

The U.15 team deserve a medal for their effort and determination We have only five girls who swim competitively at U.15 level, and they had to turn out "enthusiastically" for every match After last year, when they lost most of their matches as U.14's, I suspected that their enthusiasm may have died a little On the contrary, they were determined to improve on their previous performances, and this they did with style In the Autumn Term they won four out of seven matches, losing to Queen Margaret's and Leeds Girls High School by very narrow margins

This took place over two Wednesday afternoons in November with all Houses playing each other Most House matches seem to take place in snow, or at the very least horizontal rain, but for once conditions were good and spirits high. All Houses managed to raise teams of commendable standard and the hockey was excellent The finalresult was very close with Dronfield and Temple both on equal points at the finish, but Dronfield winning on superior goal average Likewise School and The Grove with atie on points for third/fourth place but School with more goals The final placings were:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Dronfield Temple School The Grove Clifton Rise Queen's

SWIMMING

P. Fletcher

In the Spring Term they drew with Queen Margaret's in the return match, which was a great achievement, but lost to Harrogate College and Leeds Girls High School. I hope that the U.15's are proud of their achievements this year, and that they will continue their swimming next year as seniors

The U.14 team also worked with commitment and determination during the season They went from strength to strength, with most of them improving their times by as much as one/two seconds over twenty-five metres In the Autumn Term they won five out of seven matches losing only to Queen Margaret's and Harrogate, and in the Spring Term they won three and drew one of their matches, again managing to beat Queen Margaret's in the return match.

I hope that they maintain their enthusiasm for swimming and training next season.

The following girls represented the teams:

Senior: Lynsay Hoggard (captain), Emma Sherbourne (captain), Alexie Zimmermann, Jessica Ray, Hazel Curry, Julia Toms, Faith Alexander, Sarah Heald, Lorna Highet

With some very talented and committed swimmers throughout the school, St. Peter's swimming teams are improving every season This year, the swimming has had the added advantage of two very responsible captains in Lynsay Hoggard and Emma Sherbourne Emma was coopted intothe captaincy to help Lynsay who was also Head of Boats, and often had clashes of interest We had lofs of matches over the Autumn and Spring Term, at U.14, U.15 and Senior level

For the first year I can remember, we never had problems in fielding a senior team In fact, we had so many strong senior swimmers that we tried to arrange a few 'B' team matches as well. In the Autumn Term the seniors had seven matches and lost only one, to Leeds Girls High School. All the others they won convincingly. In the Spring Term they won five out of five matches, managing to beat Leeds Girls High School in the return match I look forward to working with many of the same seniors again, next season, along with Emma as captain, and I hope their commitment to training will be as good as this year

U.15: Karly Hoggard, Gemma Croft, Zoe Wight, Jennie Taylor, Natalie Lane, Jacqui Lloyd, Rachel Taylor

U. 14: Helen Austin, Charlotte Brisby, Hannah Fowler, Lucy Watson, Suzanne Baines, Rebecca Crowther.

Results: Autumn Term

v Leeds Girls H.S. v Harrogate Ladies College v The Mount

INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING

The Girls' Inter-House Swimming Gala took place towards the end of the Spring Term, with all seven Houses managing to enter teams. Credit must be given to Queen's and The Grove inparticular, for their attempts to fill races and gather together a team, with so few swimmers in their Houses

Temple dominated the competition at senior and junior level, winning most individual events convincingly The Rise put in a late challenge, winning the freestyle and medley relays at junior level and gaining double points, but by this stage of the event Temple's lead was too great.

The competition once again produced one or two surprises, with some senior girls (and we shall mention no names) whom we have never seen in the pool before, producing some excellent times

lit was:

1st Temple

2nd The Rise

3rd Dronfield

4th Clifton

all who took part

CROSS-COUNTRY

Once again the school competed in the York & District Cross-Country Championships on the 13th December, which was not surprisingly very cold and wet The intermediate team ran extremely well to win the team event with the following athletes — Rachael Ogden (1st), Karly Hoggard (3rd), Ruth Dalton (14th), Katy Hutt (16th) and Alba-Luz Buckle (27th) Rachael, Karly, Ruth and Katy were selected to run for the York & District team though Karly was the only one to do so at Beverley against the East Riding Schools', finishing an excellent second

Rachael and Karly were also selected to run for York in theNorth Yorkshire championships at Richmond Karly finished ninth, which made her reserve for the team competing at the Engish Schools' Championships, but Rachael was unable to run due to illness Both girls went on to run for North Yorkshire, after Rachael's subsequent selection, and Rachael represented the county at the English Schools' Championship at Stoneleigh where she finished forty-sixth and was third counter in the team of six which won the team bronze medal after also winning bronze the previous year

In the Yorkshire Championships at Pontefract on 10th December, Rachael competed in the Under 17age group and finished second and Karly ran in the U 15 age group to finish fourteenth, helping the team to win first team prize. Rachael then ran for Yorkshire in the Inter-Counties Championships and finished fortieth with the Yorkshire team taking the bronze medal.

HOUSE CROSS-COUNTRY

After apostponement for bad weather the girls' races eventually took place one Friday evening after bssons There were sixty-two senior runners, an excellent turnout, as each House was only required to field four runners The fact that two Irish Wolfhounds decided to run down the towpath as well accounted for a magnificent turn of speed shown by theback runners over the first 200 metres! The senior race was won by Rachael Ogden in a time of eleven minutes and seventeen seconds The junior race was competed for by all third and fourth years and won by Karly Hoggard in thirteen minutes and twenty-one seconds The House positions were as follows:

Senior Result: 1st The Rise

2nd Dronfield

3rd Temple

4th Clifton

5th School

6th The Grove

7th Queen's

D. M. Westgate

Junior Result: 1st The Rise

2nd Dronfield

3rd Clifton

4th Temple

5th Queen's

6th School

7th The Grove

P. Fletcher

SENIOR NETBALL

The season began with the usual Spring Term conditions of cold wet weather. The first fixture was against a much-improved Giggleswick for both first and second teams, and it was played in the pouring rain and freezing cold Although the 1st VII won eventually it was with a low score of 8-4 and at half-time there had only been four goals scored The players were rather muddled, particularly in defence, and although the shooters worked well together they lacked accuracy Four of the team had gained colours the previous year although Danielle Powley moved from defence to centre The second team had an excellent start to their season winning 20-3. Five of the team had played together previously which helped the spacing ;ind the shooters were very consistent. Nicola Orwell, lew to the school, played the first fixture with the second team but moved to the 1st VII for the rest of the season, where she proved to be an able goal shooter

By the beginning of February the first and second teams were settled and the only changes were due to occasional illness As I've come to expect the players, in general, but particularly those in the 1stVII played with enthusiasm and commitment and often turned out when not feeling 100%. The local Vlth form college usually offer the strongest opposition but we had an excellent win of 40-24 on this occasion. Fiona Buchan, also new to the Vlth foim, played goalkeeper and her height was definitely needed in the defending circle, as overall the team lacked inches! However, they compensated for this by quicldy realising they had to be in front of the opposition and generally threw few overhead passes Rachel Owen-Barnett and Danielle, in particular, were excellent at intercepting passes and Katy Pittman and Claire Lawson made good use of available space Nicky and Rowena Smith played well together as shooters and were consistently accurate As both are in the L.VIth they will be able to continue this partnership next year

The season for both the first and second teams continual to be very successful with both teams unbeaten. The 1st VII had further notable wins against a 2nd VII from the Collegeof Ripon & York St. John who expressed surprise at their standard of play They also played Scarborough Vlth Form College for the first time and the game was much closer than the 24-13 score suggests Worksop College is another school that usually offer strong opposition but the 34-18 score showed the high standard of netball played Despite the lack of height, particularly important for circle court players, the team played consistently well all season, and were a pleasure to coach My thanks to all but particularly Katy, who as captain did an excellentjob, helped of course by the high morale of the team; much easier to achieve when winning

The following girls represented the 1st VII:

•Nicola Orwell, *Rowena Smith, **Katy Pittman, •Danielle Powley, **Rachel Owen-Barnett, *Claire Lawson, *Fiona Buchan, Jodieanne Littleboy, Helen Atkinson

** denotes re-award of Colours.

* denotes Colours

Results:

v Giggleswick

v York Vlth Form College

v Durham

v Huntington

v York Vith Form College

v College of Ripon & York

St John

v Woodhouse Grove

v Scarborough Vlth Form College

v Mount St Mary's

v Bootham

v Worksop

v Scarborough College

v Hymers

2nd VII

The 2nd VII were probably the strongest team to have represented the school and in otiier years some of them would have gained first team colours As six of them had previously represented the school at both U.14 and U. 15 level they started the season with an advantage. They played and beat first teams from Ackworth, Pocklington and Queen Margaret's and convincingly beat York Vlth Form College (They did lose on the re-play but against a team which included two past pupils, one of whom was a county shooter, so we don't count that!)

3rd Vn

The 3rd VII had some fixtures which were much enjoyed by some! It gave the opportunity for others to play on five occasions, winning four of the matches.

The following girls represented the 2nd and 3rd VII: Jodieanne Littleboy, Louise Hudson, Mauricia Hart, Helen Atkinson, Lorna Read, Olivia Anderson, Rachel Malster, Nicola Orwell, Amy Newby, Clare Neale, Sarah Richardson, Charlotte Brassington, Caroline Barton, Katy Ramskill, Emma Sherbourne, Alexie Zimmermann, Katrina Rayner, Karen Blythe, Gemma Walker, Philippa Bennett, Sarah Wright, Alba-Luz Buckle

Results — 2nd VII:

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth (lsts)

v York Vlth Form College

v Durham

v Huntington

v York Vlth Form College

v Pocklington (lsts)

v Queen Margaret's (lsts)

v Woodhouse Grove

v Mount St Mary's

v Bootham

v Worksop

v Scarborough College

v Hymers

3rd VII:

v Queen Mary's

v Pocklington (2nds)

v Mount St Mary's

v Hymers

Won Won Won 11-14 8 - 2 12- 4 13-10

W. M. Newton

Senior Inter-House Netball

The Senior Competition was open to Vthand Vlth year and all Houses managed to raise a team although some individuals had made few appearances on a netball court! There were two sections in the competition with the winners of 'A' playing the runners-up of 'B' for the semifinal School beat The Rise and Temple beat Dronfield, both with convincing scores The final was well contested although played in a friendly manner with Temple the eventual winners, School second, Dronfield third and The Rise fourth

W. M. Newton

U.15 VII

After losing their first match to Woodhouse Grove in the Autumn Term (our hockey term), the U 15's resolved not to lose another match all season.

The U.15's strength was their team spirit, and their awareness of one another's strengths and weaknesses Early in the season Natalie Lane was brought into the team as goal defence, which gave us strength, speed, and height in the defending circle. Apart from her addition to the team, no other changes were made all season

The resolve of the U.15's to win all their matches certainly seemed to give them a purpose to the season, and indeed they went from strength to strength with each match They played their most outstanding game against our old rivals, Queen Margaret's, towards the end of the season It was a very evenly matched game with both teams tentatively working the ball into their shooters, who were scoring from every centre pass; some lovely goals from Gemma Croft and Becky Fisher! With two minutes remaining, the score was 28-28 and both teams were visibly tiring. However, the U.15's were determined not to lose after an hour of evenly matched play, and indeed they managed to gain play from Queen Margaret's centre pass, resulting in a 30-29 victory for St Peter's

The last match of the season was against Worksop, and I think theteam could be accused of complacency after their victory over Queen Margaret's Worksop as usual fielded a very strong team (girls seem to grow taller in Worksop!!), and their height advantage in all areas of the court overwhelmed us. Even Gemma Croft, our tallest player, struggled against the height of their goalkeeper. However, the U.15's played hard, marked well, and intercepted wherever possible, but they were eventually beaten 19-12 For them, this was a disappointing end to a very successful season

The following girls represented the U.15 'A' team: G Croft, R Fisher, L Richardson, P Bhat, V Hales, N Lane, A Calvert, Z Wight, R Metcalfe

Results:

v Woodhouse Grove

v York College

v Giggleswick

v Ackworth

v Hymers

(Mixed 'A' and 'B' team)

v Queen Ethelburga's (Mixed 'A' and 'B' team)

v The Mount

v Pocklington

v Queen Margaret's

v Woodhouse Grove

2nd VII

v Mount St Mary's

v Worksop

U.15 'B'

Lost 8-13 (A) Won 23-12 (H) Won 11 - 7 (H) Won 26-12 CANCELLED (SNOW) (A) (H) (H) (H) (A) (H)

The U 15 'B' team played two matches on their own, and were mixed with 'A' team players for another two They were an enthusiastic team who enjoved the opportunity of playing netball competitively They were a lovely, cheerful team, who had lots of team spirit, and always encouraged one another They beat Pocklington 21-8 and lost to Queen Margaret's 11-26.

The following girls represented the U.15 'B' team: R Lewis, K Matthews, G Dodgson, C Scott, A Long, N Mistry, Z Wight, R Metcalfe, R Taylor, C Mee D. M. Westgate

Under 14

The Under 14 team have won eight, lost four and drawn one match, but they finished the Spring Teim very strongly showing promise for next year Though the Autumn Term is mainly devoted to hockey there were a few fixtures to keep them 'ticking over', with some encouraging results. They started well with a good win against Woodhouse Grove, then despite losing by one goal played a well-contested game against Manor In defence Rebecca Fishley's height and Charlotte Brisby's leap(!) were a great advantage, and individually all team members were playing well However, the discipline of knowing which pass to go for and putting this into practice only came at the end of the season. The first game of the Spring Term was abandoned at half-time because of inclement weather — driving rain and wind which caused the posts to fall over and the ball to have a mind of its own! However, after this there were wins against Ackworth and Pocklington and greater consistency began to come to the team Hayley Oram and Suzanne Baines combined well in mid-court with Emma Taylor getting free for passes out of defence. There were five wins and only two losses in the Spring Term — Sara Chapman improved with each game as goal attack, always working hard and with great determination Both Sara and Laura Hodsdon showed good consistency in shooting throughout the term

The 'B' team had six games this year, and while they often played good skilful netball their opponents had more competitive aggression and will to win However, there were some close matches and they enjoyed their games; mention must be made of Alison Pike who played extremely well throughout the year

P. Fletcher

The following girls represented the U.14 'A' team: S Baines, C Brisby (captain), S Chapman, R Fishley, L Hodf.don, H Oram, E Taylor, S Henderson

The following girls represented the U.14 'B' team: V Bray, L Cleaver (captain), K Cockill, H Fowler, S. Henderson, R. Linaker, C. Mee, C. MiddletonWalker, A Pike, L Wallace

Results — U.14 'A':

v Woodhouse Grove

v Manor

v York College

v Giggleswick

v Queen Margaret's

v Giggieswick

v Ackworth

v Pockington

v Queen Margaret's

v Woodhouse Grove

v Mount St Mary's

v Huntngton U.13

v Bootham

v Worksop

U.14 'B':

v Manor

v Gigg!eswick

v Queen Margaret's

v Ackworth

v The Mount

v Pock:ington (H) (H) (A) (A) (A) (H) (A) (A) (H) (A)

Junior House Netball

These House matches were held on a Wednesday games afternoon in February, with the Houses put into two 'pools' then semi-finals and a final. The standard of netball was good, the shooters particularly so, with the result that Clifton played The Rise in one semi-final while Temple played Dronfield in the other Clifton beat The Rise 13-5 in their match and the Temple/Dronfield match was close but Temple won 13-10 at the end Clifton were convincing winners in the final beating Temple 14-6. The overall platings were:

1st Clifton

2nd Temple

3rd The Rise

4th Dronfield

SQUASH

Once again the girls had an extremely successful season, andfinishedthe year unbeaten Despite competing against some strong opposition, such as Harrogate Ladies College, who had good individual players, our team showed that the school has a continually improving standard of squash. This year we have fielded one of our strongest teams ever, and our results have shown that St Peter's are one of the better teams in Yorkshire at school girl level

Individually congratulations go to Katy Pittman and Danielle Powley for their 100% achievement in winning all of their matches. Both of them are good players and Danielle must be one of the quickest players on the court that we have seen at school. The captain, Colette Humphreys, played in all the fixtures, losing only one match at Woodhouse Grove It was unfortunate that Rachel Owen-Barnett was only available to play in half the matches, mostly through illness but when she did play she demonstrated a "Never Say Die" attitude and the good team spirit that I have come to expect from the players Rebecca Fisher, still the "baby" of the team but playing the number one string for the majority of the season, put in some excellent performances against good opposition Sadly, we will be losing Rachel, Colette and Katy as they move on, but fortunately we have new players to call on Katy Ramskill, anewcomer to the lower sixth, made her team debut against Harrogate and did particularly well to win 10-9 in the fifth game I would like to thank the other players who filled in for the team on occasion and for their enthusiasm in wanting to play The interest in squash within the school remains high and this can only encourage more players for future seasons

The season ended with the Inter-House Competition and this was played in avery competitive and enthusiastic manner It was pleasing to see some younger players involved in the matches However, a very experienced Dronfield team featuring three of the first team players beat Temple in the final by 127 to 69 points

Finally I would like to thank Colette for being a most helpful captain, and to all the players for making the coaching enjoyable for me I shall miss the upper sixth leavers, not only for their efforts on court but also for their "in-house entertainment" off the courts and travelling to matches I wish them well!

The following represented the team: **Colette Humphreys, **Rachel Owen-Barnett, **Katy Pittman, *Danielle Powley, *Rebecca Fisher, Hazel Curry, Rebecca Turl, Miki Ayton, Anna Dixon, Katy Ramskill

* denotes Colours

** denotes re-award

Results:

Woodhouse Grove

Harrogate College

Pocklington

Pocklington

2nd Team Fixture

v Harrogate College

v Woodhouse Grove

v Harrogate College

v College of Ripon & York St. John

TENNIS

1st VI

The season started with fifteen players selected to practise for the first and second team squad Of these four were colours from the previous year and it transpired that another four were of a similar standard, so again we had strength in depth, with two of the eight playing for the second team when they had a match and greatly strengthening it It was unfortunate that rain caused the cancellation of three fixtures, particularly so for the 2nd VI as due to shortage of court space, both home and often away, they had fewer opponents

The first round of the Aberdare Cup Competition had to be played by the 3rd of May and we were unlucky to draw Queen Margaret's in this round as their girls play tennis throughout the year and we had only returned to school the week before Despite losing, the team battled well with three of the rubbers going to three sets Rachel Owen-Barnett had an excellent game, fighting for all the points and, as last year, winning in three sets. Katy Ramskill, a talented player new to the school, also went to three sets, leading 3-2 in the third when a decisive result was obtained by Queen Margaret's, so a not too disappointing result!

The next two fixtures against Barnard Castle and Durham in the same week provided little opposition, although some of the games were closer than the 9-0 score suggests Colette Humphreys played first couple with Rachel, with Nicky Orwell and Katy giving good support at number two. Throughout the season Nicky and Katy played very steadily, showing some good results, and always proving reliable when rubbers were needed

These pairings continued successfully until Rachel was unable to play due to illness It was most unfortunate for her (and us!) that she had bouts of ill health during all three terms as her presence strengthened the first teams in all sports Worksop again provided the best opposition and had an excellent first pair who beat all our couples However, all three pairs won the remaining rubbers and so had a6-3 win Queen Margaret's again fielded a strong team which I felt on the day were beatable but some of our players lacked match play dueto exams and the fixture was lost 4-5 Maybe next year!

Four players composed the team for the U 18 league, playing both singles and doubles In all atotal of nine girls represented this team Different teams were selected according to the strength of the opposition and this gave the opportunity to play match singles to more girls. Only six rubbers were lost out of a total of forty-two; an excellent result and the trophy was held for the second year

My thanks to all those who played for both the first and .second teams, with their usual enthusiasm and commitment, and to Colette who was an able captain I mention the award of the Shuttleworth Cup at mis point Ajoint presentation this year to Katy Pittman and Rachel Owen-Barnett The cup ispresented to a girl who has promoted sport within the school and Katy and Rachel have done this in an outstanding way for five years They both played at first team level in all four sports (although neither of them quite managed the senior swimming team), and captained netball and hockey respectively Their level of effort and enthusiasm was always 100% and if they had been in different academic years they would have both been worthy winners in their own right.

The following girls represented the 1st VI: **C Humphreys, **R Owen-Barnett, **K Pittman, **R Smith, *N Orwell, *K Ramskill, *D Powley, *F Alexander

* denotes colours ** denotes re-award

Results:

v Queen Margaret's Lost (Aberdare Cup)

v Barnard Castle Won

v Durham Won

v Worksop College Won

v Woodhouse Grove Won (after 2 rounds)

v Queen Margaret's Lost

v The Mount Won

U.18 York Team Tennis League

v York Vlth Form College Won

v Pocklington 'A' Won

v The Mount Won

v York College Won

v Bootham Won

v Dunnington Won

v Pocklington 'B' Won

2nd VI

The 2nd VI had five fixtures and there were also two 3rd VI matches They won 9-0 against diree schools and only lost one rubber against Worksop College. Again the only match lost was against Queen Margaret's although the addition of one of four girls sitting an exam hat day would have helped Caroline Davies and Jessca Ray proved a reliable couple, playing in the team for the second year and all the squad of fifteen players had the opportunity to play.

The House matches were played in acompetitive spirit and School House were unlucky to draw DronfieJ d in the first round, losing by twenty points to thirly. The competition was a straight knock-out, counting ihe total number of games won in the early rounds The final was a short set against each pair Dronfield had an experienced team, including five first or second team players (a clear

case for a handicap next year I think!), and had a decisive 7-2 victory over Temple in the final. Unfortunately Temple were unable to field their strongest team in the play-off for third and fourth positions Clifton beat Grove

The following girls represented the 3rd and 4th teams: R. Smith, D. Powley, K. Pittman, F. Alexander, C. Davies, J Ray, L Highet, K Blythe, H Atkinson, M Hart, L Hudson, C Neale, L Evans, C Dixon, R Malster, H Curry, S Richardson

Results:

v Queen Margaret's

v Pocklington

v Barnard Castle

v Bootham

3rds

v Bootham

v Worksop College

3rds

v Giggleswick

U.15

Lost 4—5

Won 9—0

Won 9—0

Won 9—1

Won 3-1

Won 8—1

Lost 3—6

W. M. Newton

The Under 15 team competed in the Midland Bank League, and also had some friendly matches, all against very strong opposition Vicky Hales and Preeti Bhat usually played at number one and two singles, and then combined for the double. Zoe Wight played in the majority cf the matches at number three and her doubles partner alternated between Alison Calvert, Rebecca Fisher (and Lucy Richardson when not on rowing duty) The team played ten matches in total, and put in some excellent performances to win six of those Even against Queen Margaret's, the league winners, we competed well, never giving up to win a handful of games.

The team has worked hard in their practice sessions, and listened well, and this has now been reflected in their matchplay Groundstroke consistency and general net play have improved and I am pleased with the progress made Vicky, Preeti and Zoe have matured on court and continue to show potential for senior play Rebecca Fisher is now proving to be a talented all-round racquet's player I am grateful to all the other players who reserved for the team.

J. M. Whitehead

The following girls represented the U.15: V Hales, P Bhat, Z Wight, R Fisher, A Calvert, L Richardson, R Lewis

Results:

Queen Mary's

Queen Margaret's Pocklington

Hymers

Tadcaster

Queen Margaret's Fulford

The Mount

Millthorpe

Pocklingtcn

U.14

The Under 14 team for the majority of matches was Sara Chapman (No.l), Laura Wallace (No.2), Hayley Oram (No.3) and Rebecca Fishley (No.4) The team came up against some strong and formidable opposition on several occasions and only managed to win one match. Competing in the Under 14 York Junior Team League, we played well and tried hard and often the matches were far closer than the results suggest Sara Chapman continues to be die best player in the year and she put in some good singles performances Her win against The Mount No.1— 6-3 was particularly good, as The Mount went on to become the League Champions. In the doubles she was in partnership with Laura Wallace who has shown improvement over the season; as number one pair they have had a couple of good wins Our second pair was usually Hayley and Rebecca and they blended well together combining good groundstrokes and attacking net play respectively I feel the team will continue to make progress next season, but mey need to put in more practice and court time both inside and outside of school!

The following girls represented the U.14: S Chapman, L Wallace, H Oram, R Fishley, C Middleton-Walker, S. Baines, C. Mee.

J. M. Whitehead

Results: Manor Poppleton T.C.

Tadcaster The Mount Bootham Leeds Girls High Pocklington Played: 7 Won: 1 Drew: 1

ATHLETICS

Three intermediate girls were entered into the York & District Athletics Championships — Rachael Ogden (800 metres), Karly Hoggard (800 metres) and Kate De Boer (high jump) They all qualified with ease to go on to the North Yorkshire Schools' Athletics Championships Here both Karly and Kate acquitted themselves well. Rachael was unable to run as she was required for an international event! For the seniors Danielle Powley (javelin) and Hazel Curry (100 and 200 metres) had gained automatic selection and also performed well in their own events

The third years had one athletics match against Giggleswick They were ahead after the field events with Hayley Oram, Sara Chapman and Charlotte Brisby all winning their events, but the team lost out for raw speed to Giggleswick on die track and relay. An enjoyable afternoon, with the final score at 45-60

Rachael Ogden

After going to print last year, Rachael, having won the York & District Championships at 800 metres, went on to win the North Yorkshire Championships and once again the English Schools' Championships at Telford She was selected to represent England again but was unfortunately on holiday! In 1995 Rachael got off to a wonderful start by beating GB international Paula Fryer to win the Yorkshire Senior Womens' 800 metres. She went on to win the Northern Counties by five seconds and was selected to represent the GB Under 20's team at a full international at Loughborough on 11thJune Here she came fourth with apersonal best time only a second behind the winner.

Well done Rachael! We all look forward to seeing your name in print in the future!

Sports Day

Again a good turnout from all the Houses and it was pleasing to see girls prepared to 'have a go' at events sometimes quite alien to them! Waterproofs and wellies were the order of the day by the end, but there was plenty of good humour and encouragement and the girls turned out some very good performances

Sports Day Winners:

Field Events

Senior Javelin

Senior High Jump

Junior Shot

Junior Long Jump

Junior Discus

Senior Discus

Senior Long Jump

Senior Shot

Junior Javelin

Junior High Jump

Track Events

Junior 800m

Senior 800m

Junior 100m

Senior 100m

Junior 400m

Senior 400m

Junior 200m

Senior 200m

Junior 1500m

Senior 1500m

D Powley

P. Bennett

Z. Wight

C Brisby

H Oram

E Fitton

R Ogden

C. Lawson

T Rotowa

K. De Boer

K. Hoggard

R Ogden

R Metcalfe

O Anderson

A Heley

R Ogden

K. De Boer

H Curry

K Hoggard

D. Powley

Junior 4 x 100 Relay Clifton

Senior 4 x 100 RelayClifton

* = New Records

Note: Junior = 3rd and 4th years

Senior = 5th and 6th years

ROUNDERS

TheUnder 16's started the season with a friendly game at Queen Mary's with a 4-1 Vi win, a scoreline suggesting the leisurely way in which it was played on a hot afternoon! The Under 15's played six games during the term starting with three excellent wins against Pocklington, Giggleswick and Hymers Becky Fisher batted consistently well, showing power and good placement of shots They lost to Woodhouse Grove who proved to be too good for us when batting, finding weaknesses in our fielding The best game of the season was undoubtedly against Joseph Rowntree. Despite their very speedy bowling, we countered with good hitting (especially Tomi Rotowa and Preeti Bhat) and accurate fielding from the whole team to finish just half a rounder down — a result which could have gone either way The team has played well this year and have strength in depth With tennis teams sometimes taking players out, sixteen girls in all have had a chance to play for the team and all have acquitted themselves well.

(S) (C) (C) (Q) (T) (C) (D) (D)

The Victor Ludorum was awarded to Rachael Ogden. P. Fletcher

The Under 14's were an enthusiastic side oftsn to be seen hitting aball round at breaktimes — when not playing football, that is! Despite this the results were disappointing often their hits being not quite hard enough ror their throws quite accurate enough. After losing to both Queen Mary's and Pocklington they tightened things up considerably to win against Woodhouse Grove Charlotte Brisby and Sara Chapman were hitting extremely well in this match as they did throughout the term With the tennis players out they found Queen Margaret's too strong, but nevertheless played well. Unfortunately the team found their best form rather too late in the season — in their last match! They played some excellent rounders against Joseph Rowntree with the whole team batting well and good fielding especially Rebecca Fishley fielding to Charlotte Brisby at first post for some quick stumpings Mention must be made of Charlotte Mee who improved with every game she played. There has been some good individual play in their games and I am sure their enthusiasm will reap rewards next year

All the matches, whether won or lost, have been played in a good spirit and it has been apleasure tc umpire the teams

P. Fletcher

HOUSE ROUNDERS

Due to the smaller numbers of girls in each House now that there are seven Houses, we had a seven (instead of nine)-a-side rounders competition As it turned out this made for livelier rounders with all fielders needing to be on their toes! It was a very enjoyable afternoon with Clifton beating Dronfield ten rounders to nine in ihefinal excellent batting from both teams. The final positions were:

1st 2nd 3rd = 3rd = Clifton Dronfield Grove The Rise

5th = 5th = 5th = Queen's Temple School

P. Fletcher

ROUNDERS

Results

Under 16

v Queen Mary's (A) Won l'/2

The following girls represented the U.16 team: O Anderson, H Atkinson, C Brassington, A Dixon, M Hart, L Hudson, C Magee, A Newby, G Walker

Under 15

v Pocklington (H)

v Giggleswick (A)

v Hymers (H)

v Woodhouse Grove (A)

v Mount St Mary's (A)

v Joseph Rowntree (A)

v Bootham (H)

Won 16'/2 4

Won ll'/2—10

Won 12 — 6V2

Lost 81/2—13

Cancelled

Lost 6'/2- 7

Lost 9'/2—ll]/2

The following girls represented the U.15 team:

P. Bhat, A. Calvert, G. Dodgson, R. Fisher, V. Hales, S Hutchinson, N Lane, R Lewis, I Marks, R Metcalfe, T. Rotowa, C. Scott, E. Stone, R. Turl, L. Watson, Z. Wight

Under 14

v Queen Mary's (A)

v Pocklington (H)

v Scarborough College (H)

v Woodhouse Grove (A)

v Queen Margaret's (H)

v Mount St Mary's (A)

v The Mount (A)

v Joseph Rowntree (A)

Lost 3— 7

Lost 10 —16V2

Cancelled - rain

Won 15 '/2—10V2

Lost 7 —16

Cancelled - rain

Lost 4 - 7'/2

Won 9'/2 4'/2

The following girls represented the U.14 team:

S. Baines, V. Bray, C. Brisby, S. Chapman, L. Cleaver, R Fishley, H Fowler, E-L Hall, L Hodsdon, H Oram, C. Mee, C. Middleton-Walker, E. Taylor, L. Wallace, L Watson, B Wigglesworth

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES

ALCUIN LIBRARY FORGOTTEN FAME No. 8

1994-1995 has seen the (rather hiccupping) installation of a computer network in the Alcuin Library, allowing students to use one terminal, while the Librarian can continue working on the other New books can therefore be added to our records more quickly and all updated information can be viewed immediately by pupils 650 new items have been added to the library stock, made up of 626 books, 16 videos and 8 CD-ROMs A further 1,000 books from our existing collection have also been added to the computer catalogue which now holds records for more than 7,500 items, and a new "User Access Menu" allows pupils to choose between "Library Enquiry" or "CD-ROMs" without getting help.

As usual it is a pleasant duty to acknowledge generous donations of books: this year thanks are due to the Headmaster (seventy-four books), and the following Upper VI pupils and their families: Thomas J. Archer, Mark S. Benson, M. Scott Bradley, Wendy W-M. Chung, James J Gibson, Lorna J Highet, James J M Hiles, Adam K Leszczuk, Daniel R Leveson, Edward R Lindley, Mathew G F Taylor, Nicholas J Wight and Grant A Williams We are extremely grateful

Personal thanks are particularly due from me to Mike Jones, the school's IT Co-ordinator, for his (almost!) tireless efforts with the recalcitrant computer network, and his absolutely unflagging humour and goodwill; and to John Mitchell for looking after the library on occasions when I have been unavailable As ever my thanks are also due to the Headmaster and the many staff members who have supported and encouraged change and development in the library

Avril Pedley, Librarian

Frank Mitchell (1870-1935)

Frank Mitchell, one of the greatest sportsmen of his time, entered the school in 1883and left in 1890 He was captain of cricket, rugby and rowing.

At Cambridge he played for the University against Oxford at cricket four times, batting first in the matches at Lord's, and also, as a powerful forward, represented the University against Oxford in the rugger matches of 1893-1895. In 1896 he had success in putting the shot for Cambridge and, had he so chosen, could also have kept goal for the University at hockey He took an honours degree in the Classical Tripos.

He first played cricket for Yorkshire in 1894, becoming one of their most illustrious and valuable players, scoring 4,090 runs in his five seasons

In 1901 he went to America and played cricket there untiljoining the Yorkshire Hussars and serving in the Boer War. He then took up business in South Africa becoming captain of the cricket team which came to England in 1912 During the First World War he served with distinction in the Royal Artillery.

He was modest and courteous, and hisname in his time spelt hero-worship to the young In his later years he was a wise counsellor and extremely astutejudge of what was good and what was amiss in the games he had so adorned He was never afraid to say what he thought, and to his friends and his school he was always generous and loyal.

J. V. Mitchell

FROM THE ARCHIVES

During this academic year the archivist has been absent for several months, and gratitude is due to the work of Avril Pedley and Angela Sanderson who, despite their own busy schedules, have continued splendid work of dealing with correspondence, research, cataloguing and indexing Because of this the running of the department has gone smoothly — though there still remains a need for more voluntary help with sorting, researching and listing. It is most interesting work for those with some time to spare and the good of the school at heart Prize books of F P Marrian (The Rise 1928-32) who was killed in action in 1944, together with other books from his library, have been presented to us by his daughter and family, and three photographs and a hockey cap of Leonard C Carney (School 1920/22) were also presented by his daughter, and Michael Hollway sent us two OTC swagger sticks for our collection To these donors, and other kind friends, we are most grateful

In addition to early photographs of School House and two boxes of glass slides which have been expertly restored by K Photographers of Boroughbridge Road and Clifton Moor, conservation work has also been done on various blazers, ties and caps which have been presented, and various school registers rebound and preserved for the future.

One interesting piece of research, still unresolved, has been the apparent record of the wedding of Guy Fawkes of Scotton to Maria Pulleyn and the birth of a son Thomas This as far as we know has never been mentioned before, but confirmation is missing as to where the entry in the Family History Centre is Can anyone help? Lady Antonia Fraser who is currently writing a book on the Gunpowder Plot knew nothing of this, but obviously we would be delighted to know if it is correct There is certainly no mention of it in Davies's "The Fawkes Family of York"

As mentioned elsewhere, glass slides of the school have been restored giving sports days, Commemoration, Pageants etc. from 1905 to the 1930s. Hugh Murray (The Manor 1943-51), local historian and prolific author of books on York etc., has kindly agreed to give a "magic lantern'' show of these and other items from his wellknown collection of early photographs of York in aid of the archives fund Proposed dates are either March 6th or 13th in the Memorial Hall Full details will be given later for what will be a fascinating evening

John Mitchell

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL TO MOVE?

No — we shall not be moved, though it was a distinct possibility in 1920 John Penty (1935-1944) rang to say that amongst family papers he had come across a prospectus for the sale of Kirby Hall He told me that the school had actually bought the Hall, though we have no confirmation of this in our records However, the minutes of a governors' meeting on June 7th 1920 reveal:

"The Headmaster made a statement as tc the disadvantages of the present situation of the school, and the advantages of moving into the country

The Dean read sundry correspondence regarding the suggested removal, pro & con

The Headmaster exhibited certain plans of the Kirby Hall site, and gave explanations as to the additions which would be required

The Bishop of Hull moved, and the Rev. T. E. B. Guy seconded that, provided it was fourd to be financially possible, the school be moved into the country This resolution was carried."

Then apparently (nothing changes) there was a leak to the press, and the Headmaster (S. M. Toyne) in his speech at Commemoration said he knew there would be much opposition in certain quarters, but was not prepared for such an outburst of affection from citizens of York In his scheme he had planned to give York educational facilities possessed by no other town in England To his mind there were two great objections — sentiment and finance Yet he had but little sympathy with those who wished the school to be an old relic of York Antiquity demanded veneration, but in education modernity could not be ignored

At the next meeting of the governors onJune 25th 1920 a deputation from the city, led by the Lord Mayor, was received, expressing great concern at the proposed move, and it was agreed that the City Council would be consulted before anything was decided

Colonel R E Key addressing the Commemoration gathering said he was one of this deputation because he felt that such aremoval would be avery great loss to York The school had been in York from time immemorial, and he was sure Mr Toyne was not surprised to find the objection a deep-rooted and real one. He hoped that some way out would be found so that the city need not lose the school entirely

G F Tendall, Music Master, said that the view of the assistant masters was they one and all weie of the opinion that it was for the good of the school, for its prosperity, usefulness and efficiency that the)' should remove They thought they ought to go; they wanted to go, and were going to do all they could to fuither the success of the projected scheme

Whether the scheme was not carried out for reasons of finance or sentiment we do not know, but the move never took place. John Penty tells me that the estate was eventually sold, the many trees converted into logs during the coal strike that led to the General Strike of 1926, and Kirby Hall was eventually demolished

More research will be carried out to check on news reports, readers' letters and so on in the newspapers of the time, and apparently the brochure which Mr. Penty has promised to let us see has a full description and photograph which we shall publish when available.

/. V. Mitchell

THE LADY IS FOR BURNING

Tradition has it, and the canard is repeated in the press almost every November, that the school does not celebrate Bonfire Night Not so —bonfires and fireworks were a definite event in the school. Indeed at one time the school bonfire and firework display on Clifton Green was the biggest and best in York and part of the official celebrations until an unfortunate Peterite lost a hand through the careless use of a firework. But it has always been maintained that our most universally known Old Boy was never burnt in effigy

Recently however, glass lantern slides, probably belonging to Wentworth Ping, were restored, and prints made Some were dated 1908 and showed fireworks and a huge bonfire with a figure on top Surely our tradition had not been broken and our reputation remained secure All was well Closer inspection showed that the figure was unmistakably female, not Guy Fawkes in drag but, as research showed, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst!

So much for Women's Lib — and male chauvinism obviously inspired the anonymous poet whose lines appear on Page 309 of Volume 20 of "The Peterite" Part 188 for December 1908,

MATER ALMA ALUMNUM SUUM SALUTAT

(The difficulty has this year been solved, how duly to honour the name of Guy Fawkes, (OP)

'Tis the fifth day of November, Guido Fawkes; And 'tis meet that we remember, Guido Fawkes, That, however men may clamour, 'Twas this ancient seat of grammar Taught your lisping tongue to stammer, Guido Fawkes!

In the days of fifteen hundred, Guido Fawkes, Were you then, I've often wondered, Guido Fawkes, Just a naughty little urchin? I don't know, for all my searchin', If you often got a birchin', Guido Fawkes!

Were you classical or modern, Guido Fawkes?

Were the paths my feet have trodden, Guido Fawkes, Worn by yours too? no one knows if You were good at verse and prose, if Yau learnt chemicals explosive, Guido Fawkes;

Yau were born within this city, Guido Fawkes; And you left it — more's the pity — Guido Fawkes, To achieve, so runs the story, Death both violent and gory. And — well, shall we call it glory, Guido Fawkes?

As in other people's quarrels You would mix, With your powder stuffed in barrels Thirty-six, All the classic love we taught you, Little wisdom it had brought you — In the cellar dark they caught you, In a fix.

You were neither good nor clever, Guido Fawkes; Yet you're one of us for ever, Guido Fawkes;

From our doors we will not turn you, And though other men may spurn you, We can't bring ourselves to burn you, Guido Fawkes

So we let the pyre crackle, Fine or wet, And all the squiblets cackle We can get, But, aloft amid the "bonner," We confer the seat of honour, Place aux dames, schoolmate, upon a Suffragette

J. V. Mitchell

IT'S A SMALL WORLD

A recent article in "The Yorkshire Evening Press" concerned a request for information about a subaltern of the First World War who died in Belgium in 1919 Since then a local family has tended his grave and that of other British soldiers who died in the military hospital The name seemed familiar to the Archive Department and checks showed that he was a Peterite After serving as a soloist at Lichfield Cathedral for two years he moved to York with his parents, entered the school as a day boy in January 1916 and left in December 1917 for an eight weeks military training course with the OTC at Queen's College, Cambridge

His surviving sister, Mrs L Sadler, gave further information that he was of a Scottish family with strong military traditions. His stay in the military hospital was caused not by war wounds but by pneumonia caused by his habit of wearing the family kilt. He died aged nineteen, and his name appears on our War Memorial, William A McFarlane.

After a second article in the press, Mrs Mary Mountain rang to say that MacFarlane was an uncle of her late husband, Rev Geoffrey Mountain, City Scholar at the school from 1938 to 1945. He later became Rector of St Paul's, Holgate Road, taught at the Mount and assisted at St Edward's, Dringhouses Apparently he never knew that his uncle had preceded him at the school J. V. Mitchell

COMPETITIONS

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ABEAUTIFUL BABY... 'COS, BABY, LOOK AT YOU NOW!

To commemorate VE day, the school librarian asked Thesixpeople shown in thesepictures are all current or members of the teaching and non-teaching staff at St. former St. Peter's employees. But whoare they? Answers Peter's toproduce aphotograph of what they looked like to theEditor,please. The senderof thefirstcorrectanswer fifty years ago (or thereabouts). These were the results. will receive a book token.

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SPOT THE FLYING MACHINE

Below is aphotograph of this year's Egg Race competition. Using your skill andjudgement, decide where you think the centre of theflying contraption is, and mark it with a cross. Then cut out or photocopy this page and send it to the Editor, to see if your answer corresponds with the opinion of our Peterite panel of experts. The winner will receive a book token.

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OLD PETERITE NEWS

NEWS OF SOME OLD PETERITES

/. F. Blackburn (1936-46: Temple)

John has been living in Thailand but is now hoping to return to York, according to a cutting in the Yorkshire Evening Press in September last year

P. C. Bagshaw (1976-86: School)

Paul went to Durham University and gained a B.Sc.(Hons.) followed by an M.Sc in 1990 He then went to Edinburgh University and gained a Ph.D. in Science and Engineering He is at present working on research for French Telecom in Lannion, North Brittany. From April to July this year he will be at the University of Sydney, Australia, then returns to France.

E. G. Brown (1943-48: The Rise)

From Napier, New Zealand, Gordon sends his kind regards to all OPs who remember him He was assistant General Manager for the N.Z. Wool Testing Authority, and for the last six years has run a Motel until he retired

James Burdass (1977-85: The Rise)

Karen Clarkson (1983-85: Queen's)

In August 1994 another Old Peterite wedding was celebrated when James and Karen were married in the School Chapel

James was the Head of School 1984-85 and is a member of the OP General Committee

We wish them many happy years together

K. G. Chilman (1912-17: School) and his wife, Connie have celebrated their seventieth Wedding Anniversary on 26th August 1995

The Old Peterite Club congratulates them and sends our hearty good wishes to them both

Daniel Crane (1982-87: The Grove)

Daniel married Diane Isherwood of Grimsby on 15th October 1994 Since taking a B.Sc (Hons.) in Industrial Food Technology at the University of Humberside, Daniel has worked in the Research Department of Ross Youngs in Grimsby.

Dr. F. J. Gibson (1938-50: The Manor)

John is currently working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Government of Canada in St John's, Newfoundland He is now a well-known authority on salmon and trout, on which he has published extensively

He is an adjunct professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and frequently lectures at conferences around the world

C. G. Gilman (1975-85: The Grove)

Chris has, on 3rd June 1995,married Denise Meeham They have just returned from their honeymoon in California.

We wish them every happiness in their nsw life together

Clive Lewis (1949-55: The Rise) has completed hisfirst term of office as President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors inJuly 1994 He is Chairman of one of the country's largest firms of Chartered Surveyors, Erdman Lewis He is also Chairman of the Merseyside Development Corporation, a Non-executive Director of St Modwen Properties Pic and Town Securities Pic and President of the Land Aid Charitable Trust. He has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Property Forum run by the Bank of England, being the first nonBank of England Director to hold that post

M. R. O'Sullivan (1980-87: The Grove)

Mark, who lives in Haxby, York, and Miss Mandy Gray, of Huntingdon Road, York, were married at St. Wilfrid's Church in August 1994

We wish them a long and happy life together

M. J. Glen (1972-77: School)

John has been appointed tothe Headshipof St Petroc's School, Bude, Cornwall, a co-ed boarding Prep School. He has been married for four years and has two children He would be glad to hear from contemporaries

E. C. Sedman (1951-56: Temple)

Ted Sedman says he thought we might like to know that he has the longest moustache in the U.K It was measured at the 1994 meeting of the Handlebar Club as having a span of 63" or 1.6 metres A picture of his 'handlebar' moustache was taken with Ted alongside his trusty bicycle It appeared in a newspaper and publicised his 250 mile sponsored ride from St. Alban's to Amsterdam on his 52 inch penny-farthing bicycle, made in 1880.

All done for charity.

Mike Shipley (1976-80: Dronfield)

Mike is the Managing Director of Asian Law Journal, a division of the Longman group. After leaving school he took an LL.B at London University He married Claire in 1992.

He would be interested to hear from any OPs via GPO Box 9527, Central, Hong Kong

He also adds that they are always recruiting staff for editing, sales and conference organising, so would be glad to hear from OPs looking for a career in any of those fields

Howard K Trundell (1947-49: The Grove)

Howard wrote to us in March to let us have his latest address In thirty-eight years of married life he has moved house nine times, and never let us know! Four children and three grandchildren later, hehas decided that he would like to get in touch with the school again He has recently worked as a financial adviser for Allied Dunbar, after having been with British Rail and before that with Durham Steel and Iron Co.

R. D. Venable (1978-83: Dronfield)

In August 1994 he wrote that he is now married to Teresa, has a son, Zakarie (born 7.10.92) and has been working ir two Southampton schools as a teacher of mathematics for the last six years He is an active member of the local evangelical church

Robin Walker (1967-71: Queen's)

Composer Robin Walker has produced a book entitled 'A Book of Song and Dance'.

This was performed for the first time in the Transept of York Minster in September of 1994

The Revd. T. C. Willis (1944-49: School)

Tom Willis was accorded a spread in the Daily Telegraph on the 20th February 1995 He has, for about thirty years, been the official adviser in this Diocese on the subject of occult disturbances He was running a courseat Wyedale House, near Scarborough, to share with other clergy some of his experiences of such matters

IN MEMORIAM

/ should, as usual, just point out that we can only print information which we have received. We may not, therefore, dojustice to some and would like to apologise to anyone whose friend or family is concerned — Secretary of the Old Peterite Club

J. F. W. Addey (1946-48: The Manor)

John died on 10th September 1994. Many of us who were in The Manor in those days will remember him as a very lively person who lived life to the full He was in the 1st XI for hockey and took a leading role in several school plays. He later came to be one of the City of London's most influential public relations advisers. His death was reported with a full obituary in the leading newspaper;; of the day

S. H. Beetham (1936-41: The Rise)

Stanley died on 23rd August 1994 After leaving school he went into the R.A.F He always spoke of St Peter's with affection and would have liked to attend some of the OP lunctions Unfortunately, his health had been deteriorating for some time, and he was not able to be with us. We are grateful to his wife, Jennifer, for getting in touch with us, and we extend our sympathy to her at her loss.

/. Biggin (1930-34: School)

At school J Anthony Biggin played for the 1st XV and in 1934 was in the Public Schools' Boys Trial. He also obtained his rowing colours and played squash

J. P. Blake (1943-47: The Rise)

Peter died on 10th March 1995, after a short illness He was a chartered accountant in Mirfield, and a member of the Old Peterite Lodge.

R. T. Clark (1944-53: Temple)

Richard Thompson Clark died on 29th April 1995, aged 60 His funeral took place in Sheffield on 4th May

A. J. Collier (1920-24: The Rise)

Albert died on 23rd December 1994 He had been in ill health for some time. He was amember of the Old Peterite Lodge, at which until his illness he was a regular attender He was a quiet man but had a nice sense of humour His wife writes, "He missed the Old Peterite Club functions deeply when his illness prevented him from attending. I know that he would likeme to give hiskind remembrances to those who were his friends in the OP Club."

We would like to express our sympathy to his wife, Brenda, at her loss.

M. I. Daniel (1942-50: The Manor)

Ian died on 21st November 1994, having fought a tenyear battle with cancer He was an architect, and spent many years in Nassau. After the earthquake in Florida, he spent some time restoring churches there He returned to Fleetwood, where, just one year before he died, he married his wife, Pat, whom he had met in America

We extend to her our sympathy at her loss after such a short marriage

N. J. S. Green (1943-46: Temple)

Neville Joseph Simon Green (I seem to remember we called him Neville at school), died on 26th February 1995 at Queen's Lodge Nursing Home in Harrogate. His funeral was on 2nd March in Harrogate We extend our sympathy to his wife, Sylvia, and to his family

J. T. Harding (1933-38: School)

John died peacefully at home on the night of Monday, 17th July He had enjoyed a good game of golf, retired happily to bed and died in his sleep. A quiet and dignified end for a quiet and dignified man He was one of the most faithful attenders at all OP and school functions and was always kindly and measured in his remarks about people and events. He was very appreciative of work done and always had a word of encouragement for those who did it. John will be sadly missed, and we send our sincere condolences to his family

R. H. Harwood (1920-31: Temple)

Richard died on 4th October 1994, aged 84 His wife informed us of his death, and we express to her our sympathy at her loss

J. S. Lee (1982-86: Dronfield)

We had a very kind letter from his mother last August to let us know that Julian had been killed in a car crash in Italy on 10th August 1993, shortly before his twentyfifth birthday She says that he always spoke highly of the school and told her that to send him there was the best thing she could have done for him He worked as a hairdresser in the town of Castel Franco, where he had opened his own salon eighteen months previous to his death. He now rests at St. Giles Church, Grimsby. We thank Mrs Lee for her letter

R. T. W. McDermid (1937-47: School)

Canon Richard Thomas Wright McDermid studied History and Theology at Durham University, was ordained in 1955 and spend all his ministry in the Ripon Diocese He was for twenty-four years vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate

In 1983he was appointed an honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral, and in 1986 a Chaplain to the Queen In 1993 the Yorkshire Archaeological Society published his work entitled, "The Beverley Minster Fasti"

He retired to Bedale in April 1994 and a terminal illness was recognised in June of that year He faced it with courage and serenity, and a deep abiding faith which was characteristic of his whole life

We thank his wife, Joyce, for writing to tell us about him and we express our sympathy to her and the family.

J. V. Rayson (1943-49: The Rise)

John Vincent Rayson has died on 3rd June 1995, aged sixty-one. He was actually organising a display of art at The Yorkshire Air Museum from June 17th to 25th, the proceeds of which were to go to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. He had himself been suffering from this disease since 1993

He has been considered to be one of the country's leading aviation artists He did his National Service in the R.A.F., after which he worked in the haulage business, doing painting in his spare time He men took up painting full-time and opened a gallery in Harrogate

His aim recently has been to raise money and create awareness for research into the fatal disease from which he suffered and which he bore with great fortitude and determination

D. O. Shepherd (1936-40: The Rise)

David Owen Shepherd died on 19th March 1995 in a Bournemouth Nursing Home after a short illness This information was given to us by his brother, Colin Shepherd, also an OP, arid we extend our sympathy to him and to the family

J. Sproule (1926-31: Temple)

The death of Lt. Cdr. John Sproule in late November 1994 was reported in the Daily Telegraph on 1st December with a full and interesting obituary notice.

John was an ingenious inventor in all things to do with aeronautics He served in the Fleet Air Arm After leaving the Navy in 1960, hejoined Agusta Helicopters and helped to run their London office. After years of flying, from which he emerged unscathed, he was killed in a road

accident near his home. He married Peggy Bollen, who died in 1989. They had a son and a daughter.

D. H. Tate (1941-47: The Rise)

David Tate died on 9th October 1994. He was a solicitor, working in London He was married to Norah and they had three daughters

He used to be one of the best attenders at the London OP Dinner, where we stood in silence to his memory in November last year, and he will be very much missed

There was always something boyish about his infectious humour and he seemed little changed from the cheerful lad whom we knew at school

We extend our sympathy to his wife and family at their loss.

DEPARTURE

The departure of the Headmaster, R. N. Pittman, is mentioned elsewhere, but you may like to know that the Old Peterite Club has presented him with a painting of the school, done by Jim Park It shows the front of the school, taken from the library and includes the window of the office in which the Headmaster has spent the last ten years of his life!

We also gave him a colour photograph of the Headmasters' Board which is in the Stephenson Room Not many men in this country will have their names on a board beginning with Paulinus!

Thebest wishes of the Old Peterite Club go with Robin and his wife Laura as they start their 'retirement'

THE OLD PETERITE LODGE No. 6412

This Lodge of Freemasons was founded by a past Headmaster of St Peter's, namely John Dronfield, together with Brigadier Claude Cyril Fairweather CBE., TD., DL.

There are about fifty-two Old Peterites, stiff and Governor members, and they represent a wide crosssection of ages, although members must be over Iwentyone years of age

The Old Peterite Lodge meets in York six times a year, on Wednesday evening

An Old Peterite, J M Raylor, has just retired from the office of Provincial Grand Master in the area covered by the Masonic Province of Yorkshire North and East Ridings

There is far more open discussion about Freemasonry today than used to be the case, and anyone interested can be given details and may be shown round one of the Masonic Buildings.

Further information can be obtained via the Secretary of the Old Peterite Club, or direct from the Secretary of the Lodge, B. J. Watson, 1 Seawton Avenue, Huntington, York Y03 9JA.

YEAR REPRESENTATIVES

This is a new idea. The Year Reps, have offered to co-ordinate information about OPs who LEFT SCHOOL in the years which they represent Contact them to organise a group of your year to attend adinner, tell them about news of OPs in your year, or organise an informal get-together of your own year The possibilities are endless

So far, the following have offerd to be Year Representatives for Old Peterites:—

We do not have telephone numbers for all of them this year, but it is a luxury we hope to add in future, if we have their permission

1930-34

Volunteer Needed

1935-39

Volunteer Needed

1940-44

John Dook — J. M. L. Dook Esq., Tallis, Backsideans, Wargrave Berkshire RG10 8JP (Tel: 01734-404-130)

1945-49

Frank Newdick — F. N. Newdick Esq., Ball Cottage, Brandsby, York Y06 4RQ (Tel: 01347-888-615)

1950-54

Tim Beaumont — L. T. Beaumont Esq., Westfield House, Netherthong, Huddersfield HD7 2YJ

1955-59

George A derson — G W A R Alderson Esq., 4 de Redvers Road, Poole, Dorset BH14 8TS

1960-64

Richard Harding — R D Harding Esq., Hall Cottage, Foremarke, Milton, Derbyshire DE65 6EJ.

1965-69

John Craven —Lt Cdr J A G Craven, Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset BA22 8HT.

1970-74

Peter Fletcher — P H Fletcher Esq., 128 Layston Park, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 9DY.

1975-79

Mark Burn — S M Burn Esq., Lendal House, 11Lendal, York YO: 2AQ

1980-84

Volunteer Needed.

1985-89

Jeremy Warren —J R B Warren Esq., 936a Fulham Road, London SW6 5JJ

1990-94

Cherry Alton —Miss C E Alton, Manor Farm, Bilton in Ainsty, York Y05 8NS.

OLD PETERITE DINNERS

1995-96

Friday, 13th October

The Tyneside Dinner, County Hotel, Newcastle (opposite central station) Organisers: Richard Pickersgill (Home) 0191-281-8261 : (Office) 0191-261-1841

Michael Jobling (Home) 01661-824-924 : (Office) 0191-261-5298.

Friday, 3rd November

The London Dinner, The East India Club, 16 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LH.

Organiser: David A Turnbull (Home) 01276-857-420 : (Office) 01252-27666

Home Address: The Elms, High Street, Chobham, Surrey GU 24 8LZ.

Business Address: 88/90 High Street, Aldershot, Hants. GU11 1SS

Friday, 10th November

The West Riding Dinner, The Bradford Club. Organiser: Bill Hudson (Home) 01943-874-504 : (Office) 01274-732-271

Date to be arranged — Possibly 22nd March, 1996

The Cambridge Dinner, St John's College, Cambridge Organiser: David Coles (Home) 01783-270-364.

Address: Rose Farm, Thorney, Cambs PE6 0QG

Friday, 17th May 1996

The East Riding Dinner — 7.30 p.m The Bell Hotel, Driffield (Tel: 01377-256661)

Note: This dinner is a week earlier in 1996 than has been usual. It has clashed with the Bank Holiday in previous years

Organiser: David Atkinson (Home) 01377-229279 : (Office) 01482-864-101.

Note

ALL Old Peterites are welcome to attend dinners, not only members of the Old Peterite Club Just write to the organiser and see if there is room. Better still, get a group of your year together, possibly through your Year Representative Don't forget, leavers can get a discount for the first FOUR YEARS after leaving school.

FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE OLD PETERITE CLUB

This year has been a year of great progress in the Old Peterite Club

We are in the process of updating our very old address list A vast amount of work has gone in to this, and we are much indebted to Avril Pedley, the School Alumni Officer, and to Mike Jones for all the work which they have done to modernise the old list of the Old Peterite Club It is a good example of the way in which, when they work together, the Old Peterite Club and the school can produce some very impressive results In future we shall be able to communicate using modern technology, and we hope that the benefit to all Old Peterites and Old Peterite Club Members will be felt quite effectively over the coming years

We now have Year Representatives, the list of them having been published in the Old Peterite Newsletter (The BLUE one!) We hope that they will enable OP Club Members to keep in touch with others of their year, to organise get-togethers of their own and to bring a group of contemporaries to attend the existing OP functions

We have a new Cambridge Dinner, organised by David Coles Details in the list of dinners It may start in a small way, at St John's College, Cambridge, but we hope that it will grow into a very important feature of the OP Club activities.

We have found someone other than the Secretary to organise the Club Dinner at the Old Peterite Weekend in September 1995, namely Peter Johnston By the time you read this it will have happened, of course, but do bear in mind the second weekend in September, it is the main Old Peterite event of the year now Peter's involvement, for which we are most grateful, is another sign that the OP Club is beginning to gain in momemtum

A group under the leadership of C W Thompson is looking at ways of keeping the OP Club up-to-date and ready to go into the next millenium. If you have any ideas, write to him at: Croft House, Main Street, Milton, Nr. Tuxford, Notts NG22 OPP

For the first time in years, two OPs, one in York and one in the East Riding, have come forward to offer to organise something for the OPs in their area Obviously, we shallbe able to give them more support when our super address system is up and running, but it isa sign that more and more OPs are taking an interest and are willing to do something positive. It really is most encouraging.

Silk ties — Club and Broad Stripe varieties, have been much in demand recently As a result of this public demand, I am currently investigating possibilities and hope to have some for sale soon.

Business — Some time ago, Mike Ranson produced a list of OPs in business. Has it sunk without trace and will there ever be an update, I wonder?

Quite independently, David Turnbull in London came up with the idea that some of the London OPs in business might like to meet together to share ideas at an informal meeting. Several people to whom he mentioned it seemed to think it was a good idea. Whether they still thought

it was a good idea the morning after the dinner, that we do not know

But David would like to know, so if anyone does think that such a meeting might be enjoyable, or even profitable, do write to David and tell him what you think

His address is given on the dinners page, as the organiser of the London Dinner

It seemed a good idea when he mentioned it, and raised the question as to how much OPs in other regions would like to do the same sort of thing. It would be good toknow about OPs who are active in all kinds of businesses, and it might be to our mutual advantage to have some kind of information available to all OP Club Members What do you think? If you have ideas about it, do write to David Turnbull, or to the Secretary of the OP Club

I hope that you will agree that the above progress marks a real awakening of interest in the Old Peterite Club by the Old Peterite Club

FOR SALE

The following are available from the OP Secrmry, E G. Thompson at 4 Moor Lane, HAXBY, York Y03 3PH.

Prices marked with * areto be decided when the fust order is placed. Possibly in September. The Secretary will take orders forthwith on a first come, first served basis until the demand is truly apparent. He will notify the correct price to those who have applied and will send the appropriate tie on receipt of the correct amount thereafter.

OP Club Ties £ 6.00

OP Broad Stripe Ties £ 6.00

OP Broad Stripe Ties (Silk) £16.00 (ExpectsdPrice)*

OP Broad Stripe Bow Ties (Silk) £ 6.00 (Expected Price)*

OP Thin Stripe Ties £ 6.00

OP Club brooches/Tie Pins £ 4.50

OP Shields £25.00

OP Cuff Links

£16.00

OP Cuff Links (Dress, Blue-Black) £16.00

(Pleasespecify as 'BLUE-BLACK' when ordering these, otherwise the light blue will be sent automatically.)

OP Club Centenary Spoons £ 2.00

OP Blazer Buttons £ 0.50

OP Club Centenary Brochures £ 0.50 Chronology by'R D Harding £ 3.00

A limited selection of items is on sale at most OP Dinners, and all items can be ordered by post from the Secretary Please send your cheque made payable to 'The Old Peterite Club, Stock account'. Please add 60p for postage and packing, otherwise we may be ruining at a loss!

International orders should be paid for in£s sterling only, otherwise it may cost more in bank charges to exchange them than was the amount of the original foreign payment! Please also allow any extra for postage and packing

The Old Peterite Club

Officers 1994/5

The President

F B S Harnby, 12 Deva Terrace, Chester, CH3 5AJ (Tel: 01244-316-806)

President-Elect

At the time of going to press, the Office is awaiting the A.G.M in September

Past Presidents:

J. A. Hanson, C. W. Thompson, P. S. Atkinson, F. N. Newdick, R. F. Harding, D. T. Rumfitt, (With Voting Rights): J. T. Harding, J. A. Denison, E. M. H. Ranson, D. L. Brown, D. Kirby.

Vice-Presidents:

The Headmaster, K. G. Chilman, Brigadier C. C. Fairweather.

Hon. Secretary

E. G. Thompson, 'West Winds', 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York, Y03 3PH. (Tel: 01904-768-694)

Hon. Treasurer:

G. D. Smith, 7 Harlow Pines, Harrogate, HG3 1PZ. (Tel: 01423-561-761)

The General Committee:

Ex-ofilcio: The President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, The Headmaster, Past Presidents, Vice-Presidents

Elected 1992-1995: V M Black, S M Burn, G E L Graham, G Grant, G M Shuttleworth

Elected 1993-1996: M W Bainbridge, J E Burdass, V L J Inness, I P J Leedham, D Tunstall

Elected 1994-1997: P M Darley, D P Johnston, M J Kent, N D Muirhead, R W Oliver

Finance and General Purposes Committee:

Ex-Officio:— The President, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer, The Immediate Past President. Elected: M W Bainbridge, S M Burn

Other Information:

Trustees: D L Brown, J T Harding, J E Moore Auditors: J. E. Moore and partners.

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