THE PETERITE Vol.
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No. 395
OCTOBER, 1978 Edited by
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EDITORIAL Whoever said that travel broadens the mind said it long before the package tour and supersonic flight changed travel from an adventure in itself to a means of being somewhere else as quickly as possible. If you cross the Atlantic in the morning you can be home again by bedtime. Speed is vital; the tourist can "do" York in an afternoon: and a fit young man, wearing gymshoes, has broken the "four minute Louvre" barrier, by visiting the Venus, the Winged Victory and the Mona Lisa within that time limit. When this magazine was started, one hundred years ago, the pace was slower, but there were signs that it was quickening. In the Cambridge letter to the very first Peterite, Vol. I, No. 1, published in December, 1878, we read that "some persons of an enterprising turn of mind wish to introduce that admirable invention, the tram, into the streets of this venerable seat of learning. . ." In the same volume is an Old Peterite's account of "A trip to Germany", travelling from Hull in S.S. Fairy, an unfortunate name for a ship, as he discovered when he asked a blunt passer-by where he could find "the Fairy". But the writer's pleasure is in the journey, in his fellow travellers, and in the excitement of approaching the moonlit banks of the Elbe. In this edition of the Peterite we publish an account of a journey made this year by a school party: "Sahara expedition". As it was for the writer a hundred years ago, so the interest in this trip is in the journey itself: the time taken to sleep by the roadside, to haggle in strange markets, to see "the true poverty of Morocco", to catch a scorpion, and to establish "a bond of self-reliant comradeship". In short this was travel, and it will certainly have broadened the minds of those who enjoyed it. The preface to the first Peterite, reproduced in part as our frontispiece, said "the chief interest of our columns . . . will be derived from the news that they contain, news of the School for Old Peterites, and news of Old Peterites for the School". We hope we have kept faith with the founders of the Peterite; we hope that Old Peterites will continue to read with satisfaction of the progress of their School, and we know that present Peterites can face the uncertainties of the future with more confidence when they read of the enterprise and successes of those who have been here before them. The journey goes on. The hundred years has seen our nation rise to a peak of political power and lose political influence at a rate characteristic of the pace of the twentieth century. In two world wars we learnt, in concentrated crises, to find ourselves; and now the task is to adjust to life probably without cataclysm, although there will be no lack of attempts to create conflict from obscurely contrived causes. It is not easy; but it is a supreme challenge to an ancient nation wise 1
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PETERITE VoL. L
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No. i.
PREFACE.
T T is with more than the usual diffidence that attends the first 1 publication of a School Magazine that we present our bantling to a world that is generally so forward to hail a novelty, so backward in supporting an idea when its novelty has once died away. Our idea cannot claim the merit of novelty ; there have already been two attempts to establish a Magazine at St. Peter's, and both have failed. We must, then, to avoid another failure, consider carefully what our object in publishing a School Magazine must be, seeing that the success of an undertaking generally depends on a due appreciation of this point. In. the first place, we must inform our readers that we do not aim at literary distinction. Whether that will follow or not is a question that must be left to time to decide. At present we wish to open a channel of communication between past and present Peterites, and supply a want that makes itself felt more and more. The chief interest of our columns, therefore, will be derived from the news that they contain, news of the School for Old Peterites, and news of Old Peterites for the School : and there will also be any items of University intelligence that will be likely to interest any of our readers. Original articles by past and present members of the School will be inserted for amusement and instruction, but we think it desirable to exclude from our publication all controversial topics on either political or religious differences, aswe consider that they would be at the same time above our capacity and foreign to our purpose. With regard to our title : it was earnestly debated whether it would not be better to cast aside the ill-omened associations and cacophony of the old name, and call our production " St. Peter's School Magazine," but after a protracted discussion we decided that it would be better to retain the old name, as it would better express the combined interests The Peterite, Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 1, December 1878.
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1 Editorial 2 School Notes ... 6 Presentation of Prizes 12 The Common Room and Staff 16 Prize List, 1978 18 Examintion Results, 1978 20 Valete 21 Salvete 22 The Chapel 23 Music ... 30 Drama ... 40 1350 Years of Science 41 "A History of St. Peter's School" ... 42 The Threshold ... 46 ... Combined Cadet Force 51 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 53 ... Science Societies 54 The Historical Society 54 Young Farmers Club ... 55 ... Christian Union 55 Visit to Parliament ... 56 Sahara Expedition Easter 1978 59 The School Telescope 62 Athletics 1977 ... 63 Cross Country 1978 65 Rugby 1977-78 73 Boat Club 1977-78 76 Hockey ... Cricket ... 91 Swimming Tennis ... 92' 93 The Oxford Cup 94 The Chess Club 95 Table Tennis ... 96 Inter-House 5-a-side Soccer League 96 House Notes ... 108 Cambridge Letter 110 Old Peterite News 116 Editorial Notes Old Peterite Club, New Members and Changes of Address 117
enough to regard its past not as a matter for sighing, but for strength: not for looking back to a deceptively golden age, but for travelling forward with relish and with hope, and with an open mind. The Editor wishes to thank the many contributors to "The Peterite" and would welcome correspondence and articles of general interest from Peterites past and present.
SCHOOL NOTES 1977-78 Three new appointments have been made to the Governing Body: County Councillor E. A. K. Denison, T.D., (O.P.), Mr. G. Raymond Burn who has had two sons in the school, and Mr. K. M. Ratcliff (0.P.) the recently elected President of the Old Peterite Club. Two new masters have joined the staff: Mr. T. R. Grisdale, B.A., of Merton College, Oxford to teach Classics, and Mr. J. G. Shaw, BA., of St. John's College, Oxford to teach Chemistry.
* * * The Chapel Committee decided that the `guide-lines' card, published in The Peterite in 1975, and issued to each boy as a guide for his attitude to Chapel, should be withdrawn as no longer suitable. * * * The Autumn Term started on September 13th and ended on December 17th, half-term being from October 22nd to 30th. * * * At the Community Service on September 18th the Head Master was the Preacher. Mr. Alex Lyon, M.P., York's Citizen in Parliament gave a talk to the Sixth Form on September 24th.
* * * The Revd. Haydn Harrison, the Diocesan Youth Officer preached at the Special Service for New Boys on September 25th. * * * Sports Day was October 1st. * * * Captain C. C. Loxton, Royal Navy, Commanding H.M.S. Caledonia visited the CCF and talked to the Sixth Form on October 4th. * * * Speech Day was October 8th; the Prizes were distributed by Mr. T. Devlin, Director of the Independent Schools' Information Service. 2
Harvest Festival in Chapel was on October 16th. * * * Mr. D. Hamilton gave an illustrated lecture, '1350 years of Science' October 19th and 20th.
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On February 12th the Preacher in Chapel was the Revd. Canon R. Hockley, Precentor and Chamberlain of York Minster. * * * There was a concert in the Drama Centre on February 24th and 25t including a new work by Robin Walker (O.P.). * * * House Cross Country was run on February 27th The Inter * * * On March 3rd His Grace the Lord Archbishop of York held Co firmation and celebrated Communion. * * * There was a concert by York Symphony Orchestra in Hall on Marc 11th. * * * Mr. David Crease, M.A., Head of the Design Unit in the Univers of York, gave a talk to the Sixth Form on March 14th. * * * There was a Passion Drama in the Drama Centre on March 16th. * * * On March 17th there was a concert in the Drama Centre. * * * There was a Passion Service in Chapel on March 18th, and a meeti for Vth Form parents in the afternoon. * * * The Summer Term started on April 23rd and ended on July 15 with half-term from May 26th to 30th. -
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Some members of the Sixth Form visited Parliament on May 8th. * The Annual Inspection of the CCF was on May 9th; the Inspecting fficer was Rear-Admiral J. A. Bell, B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., Director Naval ducation Service, who was accompanied as Aide by Flying Officer D. Harrison, B.A., (O.P.). * The Choir took part in the R.S.C.M. Festival at Ripon on May 1 1 th. *
Sir Peter Shepherd, C.B.E., gave a talk to the Sixth Form on May 3th. * * * The Boat Club Dance was on May 13th. * * * Dr. T. W. Korner, M.A., Director of Studies in Mathematics, Trinity call, Cambridge, gave a talk to the Sixth Form on May 16th (`How to unt a submarine'). *
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Mr. G. H. Hepworth, York City Solicitor and Deputy Town Cler gave a talk to the Sixth Form on June 13th. Scenes from Bertolt Brecht's 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' were pe formed on June 16th in the Drama Centre. *
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OPINION `Our youth loves luxury, has bad manners, disregards authority, and has no respect for age: our today's children are tyrants: they do not get up when an elderly man enters the room: they talk back to their parents: (Socrates) they are just very bad.'
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES 8th October, 1977 The Chair was taken by Mr. W. R. Wilkinson, O.B.E., I.P., Vice Chairman of the Governors, and the prizes were distributed by Mr. T Devlin, Director of the Independent Schools' Information Service. The Headmaster gave this report: In this our 1350th year of continuous history, the Editor of The Peterite has compiled an impressive record of a year's doings. I do not
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intend to repeat all that is recorded in that Peterite; so if I don't now mention your name, your interests, the activity you excel at, don't be offended. You have not been forgotten. Our celebrations for this unusual anniversary have been planned to touch the life of the School at as many points as possible— We have been reminded of our long past by the Historical displays shown each week at the back of Hall, which are eventually to be compiled as a book for each one of us, and in a more light-hearted vein by Mr. Cummin's witty, and hilarious, pageant at the end of the Summer Term. We have seen, in tangible form, handsome memorials of the scar in Mulberry Hall's resplendent plate, the more homely mug given to each member of the School, and the healthily controversial hanging cross designed and executed by Mr. Brown for Chapel. We have left to posterity our own record of school life in 1977 in the film shot by members of the School. We have tried to stimulate work in the arts with exhibitions and concerts and prizes. We resuscitated the School Song at a concert last term, and came to the conclusion that on account of its dignified Latin, its sturdy four-square rhythm, and its generous proportions, it merited another performance—in fifty years' time. In the meantime, some of the celebration music composed by our present music students will be performed later this year. We laid on a number of events for pure merriment—a sumptuous May Ball, a cricket match against a Yorkshire side of celebrities and a hockey match against a very strong side from the Hockey Association. Four cricket matches against schools in Kent made an enjoyable finish to our normal cricket season. And the celebrations are not yet over—we are to hear a lecture on 1350 years of Science (though the term LECTURE does sparse justice to the methods of presentation that the Physicists have in store for us), a rugby tour is to be arranged, and we are being invited to invest in some 1967 port. But all of this is the icing on the cake—icing that has perhaps ensured that the year has been an enjoyable year for all except Puritans. The cake underneath has not been so rich a mix as I was able to report last year. Academically, my colleagues have found that a proportion of our G.C.E. candidates took a perfunctory view of their academic work—regarding it as something that would be taught to them rather than as something that they would learn for themselves. The essence of a school is, I suppose, the complementary activities of teaching and learning. They aren't the same thing. One is no substitute for the other. This year I was aware of a larger number than usual who reckoned that it was enough to do the set work and leave the rest to their teachers, thus omitting a complete dimension of work—their own research, their own discovery for themselves, their own thinking, their own exploring, their own observations, their own power of discrimination—above all, their own initiative. That's learning. So, to underline an obvious point, our central aim must be first to provide solid foundations—in language, maths, and thinking— secondly to provide opportunities for the imagination to expand—in writing, speaking, the arts, in making things, and thirdly to keep alive 8
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must bring the learning initiatives I mentioned a moment ago. And if there is a mutual enthusiasm in the mixing of this cake, and if we feel that we are going places (to needed and useful jobs, to courses in Universities and Higher Education that excite our imaginations), then the School is thriving. There are areas in the School, in last year's Lower VIth and IVth forms in particular, where I have strongly felt this mutual enthusiasm, but there are areas where it has been assumed only by individuals, not the year group; or where the imaginative fervour has been directed not at the things of the School but towards an escapism of leisure, an entertainment that was an end in itself. This may be a roundabout way of saying that our academic results were more praiseworthy in individual achievements than in mass results. For instance, the percentage passes of all "A" level papers taken in the School is down from 79% to 75%; on all "0" level papers taken in the Vth forms from 73% to 70.5%—not disastrous and, indeed, partly to be explained by differing ability between one year group and another. But I think they suggest where the main efforts of teaching and learning must be directed. There is much discussion at present about our VIth form curriculum. A fresh campaign is being mounted by many teachers in Schools and University, on the narrowing of subjects that is caused by "A" level concentration on three subjects in depth, with only minor courses in General Studies, when the efforts of our Secondary and Higher education should be aimed at providing well-trained, versatile young men and women to bring their talent and energy to the nation's industrial and commercial performance. The dropping of, say, Maths or French or a Science, at 16, may be premature; able sixth-formers may be cut off from a know-how that may be needed in as yet undefined tasks of industrial recovery. The new dogma that is being urged is five subjects in the Sixth Form, not three. If the criticism is accepted in the D.E.S., and the Schools Council, and in higher education and in the Secondary Schools, then we may expect considerable changes in VIth form curriculum in the next two or three years. Our Heads of Departments are spending this year scrutinizing the curriculum from 11 to 18 in the light of the needs of the individuals (in an age of job shortage) and of the country (is wealth creation a higher priority at present than social service?). For myself, I believe that our present breadth of study up to 16 is right in principle, but that in the Sixth Form, sixth-formers should not feel obliged to restrict themselves to only three subjects. They should be encouraged, and the ablest ones positively urged, to tackle more than three (say four or even five). (In passing, I note that out of our 62 "A" level candidates last term, 17 in fact took and passed four "A" levels.) This line of thought points to a wider range of subject levels in the Sixth Form, but this is not the occasion to descend to detail, and I now pass on to areas of School life other than the academic. In Sport this year, we had a fine overall Rugby season, particularly among the Colts teams who all had successful seasons-40 wins, 17 losses. Our hockey team was the most skilful and spirited for many seasons, and our Boat Club, brought up to a high pitch by Mr. Du Croz, whom we shall greatly miss, had various successes with virtually every crew. 9
The 1st XI Cricket was talented but lacked the cohesion for decisive success (the Senior Colts being our most consistent side, with their six wins and no losses). One is glad to see expansion in several sports— tennis, table-tennis, riding and golf—and the continuance of swimming, water polo and fencing. Our mountaineers have been very active, with, I think, four holiday expeditions—a deN elopment encouraged by the Climbing Wall in the Sports Centre. Squash, though not reported in the Peterite, is a thriving sport with about 20 in last year's squad (and many more playing just for fun), and matches throughout the dark of winter at senior and junior levels in all five teams. A word about Shooting: Mr. Le Tocq started running competitive shooting under C.C.F. auspices in 1938, and, War Service apart, he has continued to do so till this year; the pattern of .303 shooting that took our teams year after year to Bisley was started by him in 1952. In the heyday of the C.C.F., when it was easy and inexpensive to book ranges and obtain tip-top rifles and unlimited ammunition, he encouraged our Shooting team to a succession of resounding successes—especially in the Snap competitions. We shall not forget Mr. Le Tocq's long career as Master-in-Charge of Shooting— hundreds of Old Peterites are grateful to him for his benign but bracing encouragement to do well at a sport which lasts a lifetime. The C.C.F. continues to provide for the energies and specialist skills of many individuals in the School—for instance gliding, seamanship, air navigation, military music, dinghy drill, flying experience and shooting. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, with its tentacles reaching out in all directions—the fells, Social Service, personal interests—continues to contain a programme of self-improvement attractive to very many in the School (14 Gold Awards, 12 Silver Awards, 39 Bronze Awards is an impressive total). In the arts, we have had a gloriously self-indulgent year exploring the versatility of our new Drama Centre. When we converted it to its new use, we did not think that it would be more than a Drama teaching centre, Lecture Theatre, large classroom and rehearsal room. What I did not foresee was its success as a performing centre, in which performers and audience—in all about 160 people in one sitting—could interrelate in a most exciting way. The production of Henry IV Part I last December was a revelation of the Centre's potential, a production half on a conventional stage, half in the round. Since then there have been six productions there, musical and dramatic, and anyone who has acted and played in, or watched and listened there knows how it concentrates and compels one's attention and how manifold are its uses. Funnily enough, despite a larger number of productions than usual last year, there was a dearth of House Plays. Six were planned and two took place. Was this laziness on the part of producers and their casts, who crumpled when the difficulties cropped up, or was it that the traditional setting for House Plays—the Memorial Hall—is so difficult for actors and audience compared to the Drama Centre? Buildings like this encourage special types of activity. Benjamin Britten used to plan a musical composition with a particular building in mind: the Drama Centre is ideal for small dramatic events. Next year in February we are planning a specially commissioned musical piece, part opera, part oratorio, from an Old Peterite composer, part of the inspiration for which comes from the Drama Centre itself. Another building which would extend a needed activity is a proper Workshop. A generous response to our Appeal gatherings from parents 10
and well-wishers has put us on the way to planning a Centre for Design and Technology as our next major amenity, to take the place of our somewhat cramped Workshop that at present takes space in the Labs. Such building has to be financed by Appeals rather than by raising fees that are already uncomfortably high for everybody. Improvements to the boarding houses are financed partly by the income from the holiday courses and lettings which the Assistant Bursar arranges in the vacations. There is much to be done in keeping our buildings up-to-date, and the Governors at present have at the top of the list the necessary re-roofing and extension of the Swimming Bath, and then the building of a Centre for Design and Technology, on its own site. Parents who came to our Appeal gatherings seemed pleased by this development. I personally have always wanted the making of things to be a much larger feature of the curriculum and of our leisure time than it is as yet. This building would bring valuable creative opportunities to St. Peter's and St. Olave's. But it is people not buildings that count in the long run. I would like to thank the Governors for their hard thinking and committed concern for the School in these financially tough times, and to thank my colleagues in the Senior and Junior Schools for their hard work in and out of classroom, in term and in holidays. Schools reflect the needs of their times. Throughout its 1350 years, St. Peter's has been reflecting the needs of a succession of ages, sometimes in a dynamic way, sometimes in a stale or decadent way, sometimes betwixt and between. It is up to all of us—Governors, parents, staff, girls and boys to ensure that our own little contribution to that evolutionary progress is dynamic and not stale. I have tried to show that the School, though in no position to sit back complacently, is concerned to provide a broad range of activities to all boys and girls, to set and elicit high standards of teaching and learning, to contribute men and women of broad intellectual and practical resource and vision to the future of a country that remains unconvinced of its role in the world. After the Headmaster's Report, Mr. Tim Devlin, Director of the Independent Schools' Information Service, presented the Prizes, and there follows a summary of his address.
Mr. Devlin said that in the early nineteen eighties the falling birth rate was likely to make independent schools "physically expendable", although at present there were not enough places available in State schools, so no government could get rid of them now. But he predicted that the independent schools were likely to face an "outright attack against their position" in a few years, and that it was no good thinking this would never happen because "it can and it will, as it could and did with the Direct Grant schools". Mr. Devlin said that government had already been attacking independent schools by stealth, and it was against these attacks that the schools must be specially watchful because they did not always get publicity. Mr. Devlin praised the Conservative Party for its "brave decision" to promise to restore state places in schools that had formerly received the direct grant: a brave decision in the light of the falling birth rate.
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THE COMMON ROOM AND STAFF We have suffered the loss of two of our number in the past year. On 30th November Mr. Paddy Power died suddenly, and at once we felt the deep void left by that sunny and quite remarkable personality who had done so much for the School and for the City. To Mrs. Power and her family we offer our warm sympathy, and the assurance that their loss is shared by all at St. Peter's. The Address given in Chapel at the Memorial Service is published in this edition. On 5th March Mrs. May Allenby died after some time in hospital. Her work was mainly in keeping the Chapel clean and tidy, and it seemed that nothing was too much trouble for her. It was not long ago that we joined together to wish Maisie a happy retirement, and we were glad to see her about, enjoying a more relaxed life; but alas, it was not for long. We all offer our deep sympathy to Ronnie. Two masters are leaving us: Mr. Bainbridge after a short stay, and Mr. Duncan, after fourteen years is obeying the call to the Ministry. We wish happiness and success to them both.
PATRICK FRANCIS POWER, M.B.E. 1910-1977 A memorial Service was held in Chapel on 10th December, and the following address was given by Mr. D. G. Cummin.
On Christmas morning some years ago I met Paddy Power tying a bed on to the top of his car. He had found a family destitute because of neglect. They needed a bed and they could expect no dinner at all, let alone a Christmas dinner. From Paddy Power they got both. When Regimental Sergeant Major Instructor Power went to Buckingham Palace to receive his decoration many years ago, it was at the time when his son was about to be born. The King asked Mr. Power what family he had, and to the delight of his Sovereign Mr. Power replied. . . "Sir: I have three daughters, and I'm waiting for my relief to turn up at any moment". "If you can walk with kings, nor lose the common touch", said Kipling ... "you're a man". It is indeed a man we think of today with gratitude and with joy. For I don't think any of us can think of Paddy Power with gloom. Of course we feel most deeply the impact of his passing. None of us can enter into the private grief and shock that his family have suffered. We can only pray that they will come to know the reality of the words: "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted". And if our support can help them to find comfort, they know they have it in full measure. But to us Paddy Power was a man of dynamic energy: fearless, forthright, irrepressible, overwhelmingly generous, utterly unorthodox. Sometimes I have thought that he and Robin Hood might have compared notes on one or two things. Perhaps less obviously he was a man far more sensitive than some of us may have thought; more easily hurt than the vigorous and bluff 12
appearance would readily reveal. It was very important to him to be needed: and if the need for him should seem to diminish, so might the confidence of this out-going, warm-hearted and kindly man. I doubt if any one who is here today has not at some time known the kindness of Paddy Power. It could be expressed in unusual ways. The very small cadet recruit, given a uniform too big for him, might be dismayed to be told: "You'll grow into it". But the growing process would start at once when the recruit heard: "Come back next week and I'll have a new one for you" . . . and then the calculated premature promotion of the small recruit, often a prediction . . . "carry on . . . Corporal". I doubt if anyone here ever asked in vain for genuine help from Paddy Power. He didn't like to be put upon, and he did like simple appreciation. But if there was need for an unusual prop for a play, a piece of equipment for a special activity, or a group of boys requiring occupation at a difficult time, Paddy Power was your man. And how quickly we started to notice the void that has opened in these recent days. I'm told that there was a memorial service for Paddy a few days ago in Paris: and it isn't surprising. His activities took him all over the world: as referee in top level football; as coach and manager in international fencing. As he himself would say, he must be "where the action is". The personal skill was far less important than the driving force of personality. A direct "You're getting. soft" could restore the waverer to the discipline of training: a crisp "Well done" could lift the learner to the heights of effort. Let Paddy Power take a few local boys on to a cleared public space by the river, put up goal posts and referee their game, and the field becomes, as of right, and I suspect for years to come ... "Paddy's field". Few men have stamped their mark so indelibly on so many different pages. The Carmelite Order in Thicket Priory, sick pilgrims needing help to get to Lourdes, the children of many a school, members of York University and of the Armed Services, to mention but a few, will not easily forget this man. And here in the School where he served so loyally and so long, I am sure we shall seek to set up some permanent reminder of him. I think that Paddy Power was not made for old age; I don't know how he would have adapted to it. The first threat of inaction came when he had a severe foot injury about a year ago. He fought it and willed himself back to activity. But perhaps it was a chill warning for him. Certainly in recent weeks he felt himself less decisive, less sure, and perhaps things seemed dark as he looked ahead; I hope they now shine brighter for him again. We honour the passing of a good man of a kind rarely to be seen. Patrick Francis Power was his own man, with a deep faith in his God to whom we now give thanks for his life.
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individual towards his "0" and "A" levels. He will be most particularly remembered in the School for his many contributions to music: he sang in the Choir, he helped organize the House Concert, he was always ready to join in with small instrumental groups. Above all we shall remember that meticulously trained group of members of staff who sang with such musical precision and art at the Wind Band Concert in March. P.D.R.G. C.P.M.D. Patrick Duncan leaves us after fourteen years in order to be ordained. He was a most versatile schoolmaster who, more and more strongly inspired by the Christian faith, became anxious to fulfil a pastoral vocation more extensive than is possible in a school. We have been fortunate in having had in our midst a man able to touch the life of the School at so many points. As a Classics teacher, he has taught small groups of skilled classicists in the Sixth Form and steered more or less reluctant "0" level candidates to their aim; he has been particularly associated with the very successful introduction of the Greek Civilisation courses at "0" level and with the Ancient History courses in the Sixth Form. He has also taught English, showing a talent for encouraging the unacademic boy and for proving to him his own worth and skills. Our memories of Patrick—a quiet but dynamic man—are not confined to the Classroom: we will remember him on the river, up mountains or on a motor-bike. His riverside activities not only entailed spurring on crews but also repairing boats and initiating the very successful Rowing Supporters' Club. His strong interest in mountaineering, canoeing, sailing and the open air life generally, had previously taken him for three years teaching to New Zealand, and for some years he shared these interests with the boys. He has a remarkable gift for getting on the right wave-length with the young. He was an excellent Assistant Housemaster, vigorous, fair and keen to discuss issues frankly: in conversation with him, one felt immediately that he was interested in others' viewpoints and not merely with expressing his own opinions. His strong Christian commitment was a driving force behind the Christian Union activities which have been happily shared by Peterites and girls from Queen Anne Grammar School for some years now. He sometimes arranged a week's services with members of the C.U. and these services, with their remarkable combination of spontaneous informality and urgent commitment, made apathy crumble and brought the Chapel happily together. Patrick has so many skills that he has not been able to pursue them as he would have wished, nor to share them fully with Peterites. He is a skilful painter, as was clear at an Exhibition of his at the University about five years ago, and an accomplished musician. He ran the School magazine for a short spell. With so many talents and interests, he might have fallen in with the way of the world and specialised in only one or two of them. Patrick preferred to remain a full and rounded human being, a family man, a 15
parishioner, a teacher concerned not merely with a subject but with the whole process of growing up and confronting life. The decision he has taken to seek ordination perhaps comes as no surprise to those who sense his reluctance to be limited as a human being to a few skills. It is a brave decision to have taken, in the cause of exercising his full humanity. We wish him and Sue and their family the best over the coming years and thank him for his incalculable service to, and humane influence on, the School.
P.D.R.G.
PRIZE LIST R. Marsland
NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE ... K. H. RHODES PRIZE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK ... P. E. LORD PRIZE FOR CLASSICS
M. F. Gargan
D. W. Cooper T. A. Heap R. A. C. Bronk
THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN : Senior
1J. A. McGrath D. M. Noyes D. A. Williamson
Junior ... GEOGRAPHY PRIZES: Senior ... Junior ...
J. Healey A. W. Green
SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: IVth Forms IIIrd Forms • •• • •• • •• THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES: Senior Junior
R. A. C. Bronk
... D. A. Williamson J. E. Hirst P. W. M. Crowley G. J. Norman
PRIZE FOR A DEBATING SPEECH ...
S. M. Burn
RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR DRAMA
S. M. Burn A. H. Day S. E. Atha
ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:
Senior Junior
... Louise T. Adams ... R. J. Kirby
FRENCH ESSAY GERMAN
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Ruth M. Addinall A. D. M. Barrell D. R. Hinchliffe
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ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN ...
...
P. W. S. De Silva
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FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN 16
D. Nield J. Nield
... SPECIAL PRIZE FOR DESIGN THE DRONFIELD PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS PRIZES FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES
WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS ART PRIZES : Senior Junior HANDICRAFTS PRIZE MUSIC PRIZES: Senior: Keyboard Strings Woodwind Brass ... Junior: Keyboard Strings Woodwind Brass ...
... Ruth M. Addinall . C. J. Chadwick P. W. S. De Silva R. E. Craig ... S. G. Wetherell J. T. Aldridge M. St. J. Turner D. J. Fawthrop R. E. Craig ... H. R. B. Pease ... G. A. Oates ... M. J. Nield ... N. C. H. Pemberton ... P. G. Fender ... J. R. Markwick-Smith ... N. C. H. Pemberton D. N. C. Pemberton ... A. G. Whipp ... A. J. Dixon ... M. J. Heywood
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES: VIth Forms Vth Forms IVth Forms 1IIrd Forms
... P. W. S. De Silva ... R. D. E. Brown ... T. A. Heap ... T. A. Kaner
FORM PRIZES Vth Forms .
IC. J. E. Bird J C. R. Bronk G. Cole J. A. McGrath D. A. Williamson P. Moayyedi S. J. Woollons S. R. A. Morris T. A. Kaner M. J. Heywood S. N. Williams A. M. Jewitt
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IVA IVB IVC IVD IIIA 11113 1 11113 2 IIIBa The WORK CUP was won by The Grove
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE J. R. A. GREAVES
gained an Open Scholarship to Trinity Hall, Cambridge, to read Engineering.
The following gained places Christ's College, Cambridge, (Veterinary Science). D. J. FAWTHROP St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, to read Medicine. M. F. GARGAN (Also an English Speaking Union Exchange Scholarship to America). Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to read Law. P. S. LANCASTER Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, (VeterM. Sr. J. TURNER inary Science). 17
EXAMINATION RESULTS 1978 The following successes were achieved at Advanced Level
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Anderson, M. B.—Latin, English Literature (A2), History (A2). Bronk, R. A. C.—Latin (Al), Greek (A), English Literature (A2). Albakri, Z. S.—Ancient History, English Literature. Baggs, J. H.—History. Barker, R. C.—English Literature, History, Art. Bruce, R. M.—English Literature, Geography, Economics. Burn, S. M.—Ancient History, English Literature, General Studies, Economics. Denison, J. N.—Ancient History, French, English Literature, General Studies. Frost, N. P.—English Literature, Geography Healey, J.—French, English Literature, Geography (A2), General Studies (A). Humphreys, S. W.—Ancient History. Kaiser, R. A.—Ancient History, English Literature, Economics. Kerr, K. W.—Ancient History (A), French, English Literature. Macfarlane, J. R.—Geography, Pol. Studies, Economics. Mair, D. J. B.—Spanish, English Literature. Markwick-Smith, I. R.—French, English Literature, History, General Studies (A). Marsland, R.—Geography, M.E.I. Maths., Economics. Miller, K. J.—History, Geography, Art. Morris, R. A.—English Literature, Geography. Prudom, R. M.—English Literature, History, Geography. Readman, R. W.—Art. Ross, J. R.—English Literature, History. Schofield, J. S.—History, Economics. Teale, R. J.—History, Pol. Studies, Economics. Turner, A. R.—Pol. Studies, M.E.I. Maths., Economics. Wilson, M. E.—Geography, M.E.I. Maths., Economics. Aldridge, J. T.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Further Maths. (A), Chemistry, General Studies. Collingwood-Gittins, R.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Further Maths., Chemistry. Craig, R. E.—Physics (Al), Biology (A), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), S.M.P. Further Maths. (A), Chemistry (A), General Studies (A). Day, A. H.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Further Maths., Gen. Studies (A), Art. De Silva, P. W. S.—French (Al), Russian (A), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), S.M.P. Further Maths. (A), General Studies (A). Hepworth, R. I.—Physics (A), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Further Maths., Chemistry, General Studies. Lethem, J. A.—Physics (A2), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Further Maths.. Chemistry, General Studies. Atkinson, N. G.—Art. Bird, C. R.—Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies. Brown, S. D.—Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Economics. Burn, M. J.—Biology, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry. Caulton, D. M.—Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies. Cooper, D. W.—Physics (A), Biology, Chemistry. Crossley, C. C.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies. Crowley, P. W. M.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Economics. Fawthrop, D. J.—Physics (A2), Biology (A), Chemistry, General Studies (A). Halsall, S. B.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies. Hawkswell, C.—Physics, Biology, Chemistry.
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Hughes, J. J. R.—S.M.P. Maths. Johnson, C. P.—M.E.I. Maths., Art. Lumb, W. E.—Physics (A), S.M.P. Maths., General Studies, Art. Morcom, J. P.—Physics (A), Chemistry. Murray, K. S.—Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry. Parkinson, E. M.—Physics (A), S.M.P. Maths. Pattison, N. R.—Geography, S.M.P. Maths., General Studies. Ross. J. P.—S.M.P. Maths., Economics. Rushbrooke, P. D.—M.E.I. Maths. Schofield, G.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry. Tait, G. W.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry. Temple, S. D. M.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Economics. Turner, M. St.J.—Physics (Al), Biology, Chemistry (Al), General Studies (A). Wetherell, S. C.—Physics (Al), Biology (A), Chemistry (Al), General Studies (A). Wiggle, I. P.—Physics, Biology, Chemistry. Wilkinson, R. M.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry. Wright. A. J.—S.M.P. Maths., General Studies. Adams, L. T.—French, English Literature, Art (A). Jackson, Z. C. J.—Geography (A), M.E.I. Maths., General Studies Economics. Jesper, N. C.—French, German, Geography, General Studies. Elston. S. L.—Physics, Chemistry, General Studies. Stansfield, L. A.—Biology, Chemistry, General Studies.
At Ordinary Level (Grades A, B or C) or C.S.E. Grade 1:— Anderson, I. G. (11); Barnes, N. R. (9); Bilton, H. T. D. (11); Bird, C. J. E. (11); Bray, R. M. (11); Bronk, C. R. (11); Brown, R. D. E. (11); Campbell, A. C. W. (11); Cole, G. (11); Dodman, J. R. (7); Flintoff, G. A. (10); Jemmett, R. P. (11); Johnson, D. J. (10); McGrath, J. A. (11); McLeish, I. R. M. (6); Moodie, M. J. H. (11); Neal, J. C. (11); Noyes, D. M. (11); Stephenson, T. C. (11); Stubbs, C. J. (11); Taylor, A. R. (11); Watson, M. W. E. (7); Adams, N. T. (6); Allison, A. D. (8); Bleasdale, L. G. (7); Brown, J. E. A. (6); Bulman 1. M. G. (3); Burdass, A. P. (5); Chantry, C. W. R. (8); Chapman N. J. (10); Clayton, J. (7); Fallow, D. C. (4); Guy, J. (9); Hewitt, J. R. M. (9); Johnston M. W. (9); Kaner, D. R. (9); Kershaw, A. H. (5); Mawby, S. J. (10); Nichols P. J. (7); Norman, G. J. (8); Pemberton, N. C. H. (10); Precious, A. M. (9); Prest, S. W. (8); Shirtcliffe, J. M. (6); Thornberry, G. (7); Tuck, A. B. (7); Winder, G. J. M. F. (7); Blenkinsop, A. J. (7); Bowen-Rees, J. T. (6); Bowles, R. N. (10); Brown, A. W. (5); Collinson, A. J. (7); Drinkwater, P. J. (9); Gair. J. D. (9); Gardner, D. E. (8); Hampshire, P. A. (3); Hicks, J. C. (6); Irwin, C. E. (8); Jackson, J. (5); Needler, H. M. J. (9); Nield, M. J. (9); Powell, M. J. (5); Theakston, M. I. (3); Thompson, R. F. T. (4); Waddington, M. J. (7); Yeo, B. S. (8); Aagaard, P. V. (8); Aylmer, T. B. (5); Barrett, R. J. (2); Bough, T. J. (5); Brown, R. J. (2); Butterworth, C. N. E. (4); Coleman, T. C. J. (9); Cuckston, D. P. (5); Hindhaugh, I. D. (6); Howie, J. H. (7); Johnstone, W. J. I. (8); McIlroy, R. J. C. (2); Moore, J. E. (6); Nettleton, W. G. (7); Reeve, I. J. (5); Richardson, J. R. (6); Rowbottom, R. A. (2); Rusholme, D. S. (8); Wilson, I. G. (10); Bird, D. J. (1); Boyd, J. M. (2); Bramley, G. (2); Burdass, C. W. (4); Coates-Walker, C. P. (1); Cooper, J. (4); Greaves, J. L. N. (6); Lister, C. M. P. (4); Lodge, M. A. (5); Miller, D. C. (1); Mills. S. N. (2); Saber, B. (5); Wallhead, T. R. (3). 19
VALETE Name Gargan, M. F. Greaves, J. R. A. Lancaster, P. S. Plahe, F. N.
House
Q T T SH
Date of Leaving 17.12.77 17.12.77 17.12.77 31. 1.78
Name Bulmer, G. C. Gilbert, T. W. Reed, D. J.
41.
House M T SH
Date of Leaving
18. 3.78 18. 3.78 18. 3.78
JULY 1978 DRONFIELD Albakri, Z. S., Atha, S. E., Atkinson, N. G., Bird, C. R., Budge, I.. Cooper, D. W., Johnstone, W. J. I., Ross, J. P., Ross, I. R., Rushbrookc. P. D., Schofield, J. S., Wallhead, V. A., Greaves, J. L. N. GROVE Aldridge, J. T., Bell, K. E., Cuckston, D. P., Day, A. H., Fawthrop, D. Frost, N. P., Hardy, D. R., Jackson, Z. C. J., Jesper, N. C., Morris, R. A Pattison, N. R., Turner, M. St. J., Wiggle, I. P. MANOR Chantry, C. W. R., Caulton, D. M., Crossley, C. C., Halsall, S. B., List C. M. P., Murray, K. S., Nichols, P. J., Prudom, R. M., Readman, R. Wilkinson, R. M. QUEEN'S Adams, L. T., Aldersley, R. J., Brown, Andrew W., Denison, J. N.. Elston, S. L., Galley, J., Hughes, J. J. R., Kaiser, R. A., Lethem, J. A., Miller, K. J., Mills, S. N., Stansfield, L. A., Tait, G. W., Turner, A. R. RISE Allison, A. D., Baggs, J. H., Bray, R. M., Bruce, R. M., Clayton, J., Marslan R., Megginson, S. J., Sudworth, W. T., Teale, R. J., Temple, S. D. M Wright, A. J. TEMPLE Burn, S. M., Coates-Walker, C. P., Hampshire, P. A., Hawkswell, C., Hepwor tl R. I., Humphreys, S. W., Jackson, J., Johnson, C. P., Kerr, K. W., Macfarlan e J. R., Morcom, J. P., Richardson, J. R., Schofield, G., Thompson, R. F. Watson, M. W. E., Wilson, M. E. SCHOOL HOUSE Barker, R. C., Brown, S. D., Buckley, M. R., Burn, M. J., Gray, M., L W. E., Mair, D. J. B., Mcllroy, R. J. C., Parkinson, E. M., Sharp, R. G.
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SALVETE Name Dixon. R. Minnighan, P. A.
BEFORE SEPTEMBER, 1978 Name Form House 1I1B 3 Sabey, R. N. IIIB 1
House
Form HIA
BOARDERS, SEPTEMBER 1978 Adeney, M. H., School House; Bew, A. R., Manor; Binns. J. F., School House; Bond, R. J. S., Manor; Bradley, A. C., School House; Clark, D. T. J. F., Manor; Emsley, D. E., Dronfield; Linton, J. N., School House; Norman, R. N., Dronfield; Skrentny, B. A. R., School House; Topham, F. J., School House; Topham, K. D., Dronfield. DAY BOYS, SEPTEMBER 1978 DeLittle, J. B., Dronfield; James, C. R. H., Temple; Turner, R. W., Temple. DAY BOYS FROM ST. OLAVE'S Atkinson, P. J., Temple; Bayston, R. W., Grove; Bellamy, S. I., Grove; Boorman, T. R., Grove; Bough. D. F., Temple; Bradley, S. G., Grove; Burr, J., Gro ∎ e: Burton, J. G., Grove; Coe, H. A., Grove; Crawshaw, R. J., Queen's; Drury. P. J., Temple; England, N. J., Queen's; Gibson, C. J. Manor—DBdr.; Greenwell, R. J. 0., Grove; Groom, G. C., Queen's; Hall, J. W., Temple; Hartley, A. S., Queen's; Hawkswell, M. C. Temple; Hill, N. W., Grove; Hjort, A. F. H., Grove; Hopwood, M. P., Queen's; Hunter, C. T., Queen's; Hutchinson, J.N., Queen's; Hyde, T. C. K., Grove; Johnson, C. D., Temple; Johnson, C. P., Queen's; Kendall, J. P., Grove; Lewis, S. J. Dronfield—DBdr.; Marshall, C. C. Grove; Newitt, N. J., Queen's; Oglesby, J. R., Temple; Sanders, G. T., Queen's; Santorsola, N., Queen's; Simpson, F. M., Temple; Smakman, E. J. Grove; ' aylor, A. J., Temple; Torlesse, J. C., Temple; Turner, J. R., Queen's; etherell, J. 0., Temple; Wetherell, M. L., Queen's.
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BOARDERS FROM ST. OLAVE'S 1978 Barrett , J. L., Manor; Bird, M. D., Rise; Burdass, S. P. Rise; Burdon, A. M., Manor: Chantry, E. R. A., Manor; Davenport, D. M. Manor; Davies, N. P. G., Dronfield; Figge, A. J., School House; Forman, A., School House; Gilliat, I. W., Rise: Gorman, S. R., Rise; Hardy, R. C., Rise; Hopkinson, J. R., Rise; Jackson, C. J. S., Manor; Jones, A. G. G., Dronfield; Kettlewell, R. J., Rise; Ledger, W. P.. Dronfield; Lee, J. A. S., Manor; McDonald, D. S., School House; Mansfield, R. J. R., Manor; Muirhead, J. M., School House; Newby, S. R. A., Manor: Pacey, A. J. Dronfield; Paterson, A. J., Dronfield; Powell, C. J., Rise; Ramsden, N. A. Manor; Rivis, N. H., Manor; Ryder, C. J., School House; Say, B. J., Dronfield; Shaw, C. A., School House; Smith, A. G., Rise; Stancer, P. S.. Dronfield; Stubbs, A. J., Dronfield; Thomas, D. W., Rise; Venable, R. D., Dronfield; Wilks, R., Manor; Wright, G. A., Rise. BOYS ENTERING THE SIXTH FORM SEPTEMBER 1978 Carr. W. S., Queen's; Waterworth, J. R., Grove. DAY GIRLS ENTERING THE SIXTH FORM SEPTEMBER, 1978 Batty, H., Grove; Denison, K., Queen's; Liddle, Louise, Grove; Morcom, K., Queen's; Plimmer. J., Temple; Rigby, Mandy, Grove; Rolston, A., Queen's; Smith. R., Temple. GIRL BOARDER ENTERING THE SIXTH FORM SEPTEMBER, 1978 Schofield, J., Dronfield. 21
THE CHAPEL Those who expect "the Church" to retain what is beautiful and old (in fabric, language or liturgy) and who wish to lean on the Church as a refuge for their nostalgia will have had a thin and disappointing year in our Chapel. I make no apologies for this. My aim (not always successful) throughout the year has been to make the daily and special services as varied and as relevant as possible. If we use archaic and obsolete forms of worship and of language, then religion is seen as archaic and obsolete. Christianity is neither. Some of the special services this year (starting with an Advent Carol Service) have been voluntary and proved very successful as regards numbers and atmosphere. This, I am sure, is a step in the right direction. The final service of the year was the Commemoration Service. The "Te Deum" was moved to a more suitable place earlier in the service, but was still not sung well. The Provost of Blackburn gave a tremendous sermon with the theme of "semper fidelis" (always faithful) and it was good to hear the place roll with laughter. My thanks to all who have given help and constructive criticism. A special "thank you" to the chaplain of St. Olave's, Arthur Ellery, now "translated" to be vicar of Great Ayton. We wish him well and look forward to welcoming his successor, the Revd. Raymond Hargreaves. J.M.R. CHAPEL DECORATING It has been a year of changes, beginning perhaps last year with the installation of John Brown's blue hanging cross and the final demise, therefore, of the brass altar cross and the brass altar vases. Without a cross on the altar vases don't look quite right, do they? Generations of us have battled with those infuriating narrow necks! Yet now they've gone we think nostalgically how bright they shone when newly cleaned, and we sneak them back on festivals! We miss Maisie. She cleaned the chapel and she loved the flowers. So it was a stroke of inspiration as well as generosity when Ronnie offered to give new vases in her memory. He found us four cream, urn-shaped vases which are excellent for plants as well as for flower arrangements. Thank you, Ronnie, very much. Following this we decided it was time we also had some more stable flower stands, to replace the two originally made in T.A. classes and now a mite wobbly and rusty! We are grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Bough for their expert help in choosing new ones, light but firm, and adjustable for height. These are the Chapel's own gift in memory of Maisie. Our next thanks are due to John Hall and the gardeners who tend the greenhouses. An emergency shortage of flowers one weekend led to an offer of a pot plant or two. What began as a stop-gap proved so attractive that it has rapidly become a staple part of the decorations. Indeed, the chapel would sometimes have been very bare this last twelve months without them! But how many people would mind much if it were bare? I wonder. So many say they admire the flowers but we have reached an all-time low in helpers and contributors! A few — a very few — faithful, loyal `old hands' and one or two most welcome new ones. If YOU enjoy the 22
flowers and feel they should be there, will you consider whether you could help a little? Please! You don't have to 'do' them alone. We'll always help and show you around. And it's not as difficult as you may imagine — truly! If you cannot come and arrange, perhaps you could bring in some greenery or flowers, or pot plants occasionally, or a contribution towards buying some. A 'flower' book hangs in the cupboard in the Chapel lobby. Please just put your name down for your choice of Saturday, or contact me personally or via the School office (and one small P.S. to those who have the job of moving the flowers before and after Communion: many of the arrangements do have a back and a front!). Though, to be fair, we've all had our difficulties lately, what with making sure we don't obscure the choir, or the visiting clergy, that we don't get in the way of the mike or the Communion rail or the extra instruments, and that we don't let water drip down the sentry boxes or on to the piano! Despite all this the Chapel has certainly looked beautiful on a number of occasions, particularly for the Carol services and for Harvest, and we do thank all who have helped. As always the organists and their protégés frequently turn the chore of topping-up during the week into a series of mini-recitals, a very pleasant bonus. Finally I would like to record my personal thanks to Arthur Ellery and to Joyce. Joyce regularly came down specially at the beginning of term and other awkward times to do flowers, however involved she was in other activities. Arthur not only gave us much practical help but was always willing to consider with us how best we could improve our efforts to beautify the Chapel in keeping with the changing furnishings and services. His kindly encouragement and advice on these matters will be much missed. S.M.N.
MUSIC The Orchestra and Band have had a most successful year, each reaching new heights. In March the Band gave a concert in Drama Centre directed by Mr. Riley who brought in many other school musicians to make a varied and interesting programme. The organization was most professional and although only one performance was scheduled, the demand for tickets was such that the final rehearsal was converted into an open recital which was also fully subscribed. Following this came an invitation to play at a private reception for the Architects' Association to be held in the Railway Museum in June. Our first public engagement outside School was not entirely helped by the Associated Board's selection of the same day for their examinations, but we grow used to their knack of choosing a day we don't want, and the event was widely acclaimed as a success. The orchestra's triumph received much less public support, (people won't come unless you make them go to the trouble of obtaining a ticket!) but was none the less an event in the School's musical history. The concert in June included the Haydn Military Symphony and we think this is the first time a complete symphony has been played by the 23
111 School orchestra. The concert also included the first movement of the Borodin Quartet which the School Quartet had played at a reception of the St. Andrew's Society earlier in the year. Christmas term saw the St. Cecilia concert (which included Elgar's Serenade for Strings), "Trial by Jury" and the Carol Services. The Epiphany Service took place after a rehearsal which was made difficult by some uncertainty about the administrative arrangements. Later in the term, a music-drama, "The Bird-Catcher in Hell", composed by Old Peterite Robin Walker was performed. In Summer, the Music Prize Competition threatened itself by its own success. The largest number of entries ever made it necessary to split the Junior Section for 3rds and 4ths from the Seniors and hear them on the previous evening. Even so we had a three hour session, adjudicated with skill and helpful advice by Ronald Perrin. The standard of playing was very pleasing. K.R.P.
ASSOCIATED BOARD RESULTS Name P. V. Aagaard R. M. Addinall C. J. E. Bird C. G. Broadbent R. D. E. Brown M. L. Chippendale A. P. Copley F. A. Craig D. Fallow P. G. Fender G. A. Flintoff J. Guy T. A. Heap M. J. Heywood R. P. Jemmett D. J. Johnson R. S. P. Litten S. J. Mawby P. Moayyedi A. J. Nichols M. Pearson D. N. C. Pemberton N. C. H. Pemberton J. R. C. Taylor R. C. Young
Grade 6 8 3 5 5 1 6 4 1 5 8 6 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 6 7 7 8 4 3
Instrument Cello Piano Piano Piano Piano Piano Viola Cello Piano Piano Violin Organ Piano Piano Piano Trumpet Piano Piano Trumpet Violin Piano Piano Clarinet Horn Violin Violin Cello Piano Violin Trumpet
Distinction
Merit Distinction Distinction
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Theory of Music — Grade 6: D. N. C. Pemberton, W. W. Stancer. Grade 5: 0. J. Bird, N. Clayton, A. P. Copley, T. A. Kaner, J. A. Lethem, A. G. Slater, A. G. Whipp. 24
ST. CECILIA CONCERT November 24th, 1977 I must say that I had never before heard anything like Hummel's "Champions on Parade" in Chapel, but it did serve to capture the attention of the somewhat modest audience, or perhaps I should say congregation, and the obligatory foot-tapping helped revive the circulation which laboured in the arctic climate of this November evening. Latecomers didn't quite know whether to march to their places in time with the music or attempt to slide in as unobtrusively as possible, followed by the 'icy' stares of those already present. The piece achieved a pleasing blend of woodwind and brass with percussion solo albeit for only a few bars at a time—St. Cecilia must have felt invigorated by this overture. A change of mood now, with Chopin's "Ode to Music." The band, though competent, failed to display the same self-confidence in this slower work, which required more deliberation and less dash—the sustained notes presented some problems but confidence blossomed with the imminence of the final crescendo. I must say that I found "Pacific Grandeur" (Olivadoti) lacking in that particular commodity; for me, it seemed to take too long to establish its identity—then, like the coming of dawn the visual image suddenly became clear—I could almost see the Drum Majorettes striding brashly down the aisle, as if mistaking the occasion for an American Presidental Convention. I was pleased I'd sorted that out, since I could then settle back and simply listen to the music. Having boarded the "time machine" we were transported back two centuries to the American War of Independence. The strains of "Yankee Doodle" were immediately recognisable and I could clearly picture the splendid bright uniforms of the drummers marching into battle. This romantic mood was not to last, the sinister rumblings of war were soon to be heard and the piece reached its climax in a well-orchestrated discordent crescendo. Then came the still quiet of the Evening Song and Last Post. I have always found the mellow brass so well suited to this sombre poignant work—the soothing, comforting tuba, the powerfully strident trombone and the controlled dominance of the trumpet, so ably played that the mood was not disturbed in the least—eyes closed, thoughts drifted into the oft-forgotten past—trying so hard to remember, praising, thanking, honouring those whose sacrifice had so recently been commemorated; then suddenly the peace was shattered by the shrill intrusion of the woodwind, which for me at least was so out of place—perhaps it served well to jar us back to reality. Then it was over. Having reached broad agreement in the pitch of "A", the clarinet quintet entertained us with a magnificent rendering of Mozart's Quintet (K. 851), during which the initial concordance was generally maintained. Like home-made wine, the work matured with the passage of time, the violinists playing with great dash and confident attack, rarely put a foot, or should I say finger, wrong. In this they were ably supported by competent viola and cello, and throughout a long piece, during which mistakes could so easily have multipied and inaccuracy given rise to tedium, 25
I was aware of neither of these faults, as all involved played with flair and authority. It must have given them as well as the audience, much satisfaction. The string orchestra got under way with "Rhosymedre" (Vaughan Williams). The first impression was one of delight to see so many accomplished players making music together. The orchestra, like the chorus, offers a haven for those who are not confident enough to "go solo"—each member is assisted by, and in turn assists those around him, and finally the individual sounds merge in pleasing harmony, leaving only the quiet passages to expose the individual uncertain contributions. This largely well-orchestrated piece ended with a well sustained note with all players in broad agreement. Bach's Suite in D started with a lively gavotte and visions of a Royal Ball. The Air conjured up a less pleasant atmosphere due to its frequent misuse as background music for a television cigar commercial—there ought to be a law against it. The sometimes uncertain bowing of the violins was punctuated by the seemingly less demanding pizzicato of the cellos, played with a degree of sensitivity unexpected from frozen fingers. There were occasions when some players displayed a lack of musical awareness of those around and the sound began to fragment and lose some of its cohesion; in this respect the orchestra had lost a little of its literal meaning—"a company of musicians playing together". However these mild (unlike the chapel climate) criticisms must be seen in the general context of a most enjoyable evening, during which it was so gratifying to see such a large number of musicians in our midst. How pleasant it would have been to hear at least one piece with brass, woodwind, strings, percussion in short, the lot, all together. They are not rivals to be seen in earnest competition, though they can exist separately as we have heard, but equally they can co-exist to mutual benefit and to the further enjoyment of the audience. D.H.H.
Concert, March 17th. The concert, held in the Drama Centre, contained an unusually wide range of items, many of which were of a more popular nature. The opening was enthusiastic and the three items played by the band pointed the way to the rest of the evening's enjoyment. The faster melodies were were well balanced and showed some good ideas whilst Harold Walter's Deep River Rhapsody was played with great feeling, which more than countered the odd technical error. The contribution by Philip Burton, Robin Jones and Michael Bowstead with an unusual combination of instruments provided us with some interesting sounds, particularly the Japanese Tune. I hope that we shall hear more from them. Sandy Day's guitar solos showed his command of the instrument and although the Maple Leaf Rag was a little fast for my taste, the selection and execution of the material was excellent. The con26
trast provided by the Angelic Host with their glee club and barber shop singing was most marked. Their enthusiasm and skill showed the hidden talents of some colleagues. Peter Fender with his violin solos, particularly Copeland's Ho Down, excited us all with his talent and total rapport with the music and it is always a pleasure to hear him. In the band's next selection the mood had been changed and they handled the material chosen well, though I felt they found the strict tempo of The Entertainer a little difficult. Perhaps it was where I was sitting but I was very disappointed that I was unable to hear clearly Mark Burn and Paul Rushbrook's guitar items. The balance between the guitars was pleasant and the individual playing was good, but the vocal part was lost. A great pity. The piano and vocals by Patrick Crowley were difficult to put over but I found Patrick's performance most exciting and his talent is obvious. My only regret about "Benny and the Crets" is that they showed my age. Their evocation of my youth with Buddy Holly, Craig Douglas and many others was for me the high spot. Who will or could forget Teenangel. The band brought us to a rousing conclusion with "A Glen Miller Tribute." It is always ambitious and dangerous to emulate someone as well known and unique as Glen Miller but Bill Riley and the band managed to capture his style very well. Perhaps the mellowness of Glen Miller was not there, but then many have tried to reproduce Miller and nobody has succeeded. Altogether a most enjoyable evening during which a large number of performers showed a wide range of varying talents. On behalf of all of us in the Drama Centre that night I congratulate Bill Riley and the band and all the other performers on a most enjoyable evening. R.H.H.
Concert in Hall, 1st June. What a wealth of musical talent there is in the the school, and how appropriately it was used on this warm early summer evening. For anyone wishing to forget for a short time the clamorous world of terrorists and "freedom fighters" and the stridency of the World Cup, here was sweetness and joy. The two chamber pieces were not only of remarkably high standard in performance, but so exactly right for the half-way stage in a long term: the pause before the onslaught of exams and other intrusions. The '1st Movement of the Borodin Quartet: evocative, peaceful; and the last movement of the Mozart Trio: a sort of quiet conversation between three gentle instruments, kept together by that astonishing tranquillity which Mozart draws from the piano in a way yet unsurpassed. Haydn's Military Symphony made us all realise that we have an orchestra of which any community could be proud. It is in the Allegretto that the military metaphor is fully sustained. The "off duty" life of assembly rooms and park, with the occasional reminder of sterner things 27
when the drum was used with disciplined effect; then the call to from the trumpets, "And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies." A happy poem of the variety of the martial life : and the joyous grandeur of the big Finale brought a sudden reminder : we were enjoying this music on the very eve of the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation. All who came to this memorable concert would like to thank the players and their Conductor; a school cannot but thrive as long as it has this richness in music.
D.G.C.
PROGRAMME Borodi
1st movement of Quartet in D
Peter Fender, Roderick Craig, Ruth Addinall, Nigel Pemberton. Mozart
Last movement of Trio in Eb K497
Peter Fender, Ruth Addinall, Nigel Pemberton. Haydn Adagio—Allegro Allegretto Minuet and Trio Finale—Presto 1st Violins: P. G. Fender,* P. W. M. Crowley, D. A. Kaner, A. G. Whipp C. R. Bronk, R. D. E. Brown. 2nd Violins: M. B. Anderson, R. M. Craig, D. N. C. Pemberton,* S. J. Mawby T. A. Kaner, A. J. Nichols, G. J. M. F. Winder. Violas: Ruth Addinall, A. P. Copley,t Mr. H. J. Finch. Cellos: P. V. Aagaard, A. D. Leckenby, L. G. Bleasdale, F. A. Craig. Flute: Sarah Marsh (Queen Anne G.S.). Oboe: Mr. E. Vyner. Clarinet: J. R. Markwick-Smith.* Bassoon: Mr. C. Allison. Horns: R. E. Craig, A. J. Collinson. Trumpets: Mr. W. Riley, M. R. Heywood.*t Trombones: W. A. Barnish, D. R. Marsh (St. Olave's). Timpani: Mr. M. R. Hotton. Bass Drum and Cymbals: R. C. Barker. Triangle: J. C. Neal. Piano Continuo: N. C. H. Pemberton.* Conductor: Mr. K. R. Pemberton. tlndicates Award winne *Indicates this year's Music Prize winners. Symphony No. 100 in G (The Military)
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THE SCENE CHANGES 1878-1978
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DRAMA WOYZECK by Georg Buchner THE CAST Woyzeck Captain Doctor Andres Marie Kate Drum-Major 1st Showman Corporal 2nd Showman 1st Apprentice Grandmother
Stage Lights
Sandy Day Mark Burn Richard Bronk Patrick Crowley Louise Stansfield Zoe Jackson John Healey Ian Wiggle Tim Raylot Phil Lancaster Jeremy Markwick-Smith Susan Elston
THE CREW Duncan Fawthrop, Bob Marsland, Tim Prosser-Higdon Brian Macdonald, Steve Atha, Terry Wallhead Producer: Ian Lowe
About the Play:
George Buchner (1813-37) died of typhus at the age of twenty-three, leaving his fourth play 'Woyzeck' unfinished. The play is based on an actual event. In 1821 a soldier named Woyzeck killed the widow with whom he had been living. Three years later, despite the suggestion that he might he insane, he was publicly executed. Buchner crams into his play, which is only twenty-four pages long and contains as many episodic scenes, an entire vision of oppressed and suffering humanity. His Woyzeck, who is in his dumb way deeply virtuous, is oppressed by society in the persons of the Doctor and the Captain who exploit and abuse him; by the Drum-Major who seduces Marie, his woman, and then persecutes him; and above all by Marie, whose infidelity destroys his one prop in a hostile and largely incomprehensible world. `Woyzeck' has been called the first modern tragedy, because it has a working-class hero whose predicament is portrayed with insight and compassion. But its importance is much greater than that. In its poetic vision, its scale, variety and scope of theme, it anticipates by at least fifty years many of the major achievements of 'modern drama'. (adapted from `Sophocles to Fugard' by Brian Stone and Pat Scorer) About the Text:
Buchner left four separate manuscripts of the play, all of which are fragmentary and contain much overlapping material. Various scholars and producers have attempted to assemble a definitive text, with differing results, some leaving the play 'open-ended' as I have done, others suggesting that Woyzeck drowns, as in the version Berg used for his opera 30
'Wozzeck',. In attempting my own solution I have tried to remain faithful to Biichner's original intentions while devising a scene arrangement that I hope is dramatically satisfying. I have begun the play by establishing the forces working against Woyzeck—the Captain, the Doctor, his visions of destruction (with Biblical references to Sodom and Gomorrah and the Last Judgement); then suggesting his relationship with Marie (the still point of his turning world), before showing the betrayal of that relationship. 1 have taken the idea of the mill-wheel, used by the Captain at the start of the play, and have made this the dominant visual image of the production, using it also as a device for dividing some of the scenes. The only major changes I have made in the play are in its music. Biichner wrote in a Hessian dialect and made extensive use of local folk-song. Wherever possible I have used equivalent English folksongs (`The Unquiet Grave', 'The Water is Wide'), or where that has not been possible have either adapted the original words to fit folk-song tunes (e.g. Tilliburlero) or found folk-song words for which Patrick Crowley has composed new tunes. 1.M.K.L. WOYZECK—not Everyman, but Every Man's whipping-boy, and so, potentially Any man: that's a grand pronouncement, worthy even of the Drum Major. A disturbing pronouncement too, about a German play written a hundred years before its time. Prophetic. For the Drum-Major, bully-boy, could be Any Man too; and most of us are complacent as the Captain. Disturbing. A disturbing play; perhaps a great play, unfamiliar to most of us. It was an "experimental" production and what an experiment! In The Round, the mill-race turning, grinding-down the poor, feeding the fortunate. Heavy Symbolism! Aha!—unfashionable; something to criticise; but it would be glib criticism and unfair. It was more than symbolism; it was both the theme and inspiration of the production. Sandy Day knows he is not yet versatile, but his Woyzeck was an outstanding performance by any amateur standards. He was a man frustrated beyond endurance, not just at the agony of his impotence against exploitation, but also at the stagnation of his own intellect. Buchner, 1 think, wanted to show the tragedy of denying a man his potential and of Society thus wasting its own talent. The agony of a mind full of ideas and no vocabulary to express them produced Sandy's twisted, tortured expressions. He wanted to communicate, but seemed only a buffoon. So he retreated and gave us the vacant stare, the bovine submission, only to break yet again into frustrated anger at himself. These were not the only contrasts. Woyzeck was happy for a time, naively happy, and Sandy showed us the gentle touch of simple love and then the awful realisation of betrayal and the deadly obsession with revenge. Woyzeck became both animal and man, a bull in the ring, provoked beyond reason, yet human as well, cunning in despair. Well done Sandy; it was all there, in your hunted, obstinate expression, your fixed stare. 31
Other performances were not eclipsed. Mark Burn as the Captain, bluff and insensitive of Woyzeck at first. and later too indifferent to help. Louise Stansfield as Marie, passive and maternal, with just a hint of the latent wildness; at her best when regretting her own baser nature: a schizo-phrenic. I would have liked the contrast to have been more marked. John Healey as the Drum Major, the Cock o' the Walk—cynical, selfish, brash, full of life; just the man for Marie. John really had to act, for he was anything but type-cast. It was a great team effort, epitomised by the spontaneous élan in the Scene at the Fair. What tumblers! What roustabouts! What ZEST! What a frenetic hurdy-gurdy of a tune! What a contrast with the cold understatement of Patrick Crowley's voice and guitar elsewhere. Contrast. If the mill-race was the inspiration, then Contrast was the selfconscious strategy of this very successful production: the sudden change of mood: the shock. Disturbing. Good Theatre. Very Good. J.P.R.
"TRIAL BY JURY" "Trial by Jury" was presented in the Memorial Hall on the 8th, 9th and 10th December 1977. Semper fidelis—full houses each evening—and the truism still appies, that nothing staged here succeeds quite like G and S, assuming a fair criterion to be the immediate involvement of audiences responding with complementary rapport to Edmund Field's eighth excellent school production. A pleasant blend of musical and vocal expertise was offered by a talented cast, the musicians, commendably, now in imposing proportion members of the School. The first, most obvious effect was, of course, visual, the stage replete with vivid sartorial contrast (well done costumiers, sewers and menders!), the Lawyers and Members of the Public balanced in colourful humour and size against the more sombrely attired and vocally subdued Gentlemen of the Jury. Dominant (or domineering?) in his centrality, Mark Burn, in shape and antics designed to test our faith in a temperate judicature, earned the concluding eulogy—"and a good judge too." His rotund ebullience and fiery vocality was appositely complemented by a more earnestly melodious Patrick Crowley as the Defendant, and Paul Aagaard as the Counsel for the Plaintiff, both able to communicate with some impact to the furthest regions of the auditorium. Congratulations to Jill Gillett on being the first girl member of the School to take a major part in a School Gilbert and Sullivan production: her rendering of the Plaintiff achieved delicate poise between staunch single-mindedness and pitiable frailty. Attuned to and convinced by her pleas, we even began to regard as injudiciously distracting Mark's humorous background histrionics. The The Usher (Kit Bird) and his assistant (Mark Anderson) upheld the probity of the courtroom whilst allowing rein to the satire, persuading us not to take too seriously these amorous proceedings. Thus, colourful spontaneity, vocal conviction and an overwhelming sense of enjoyment 32
were conveyed to audiences who were nightly appreciative of the production and who departed saddened only by a realisation of its brevity. R.J.B.
SHEPHERDS' PLAY & CAROLS December 14th/15th 1977 The Drama Centre was used to great advantage for this entertainment, an evening divided between music and a mystery play. The wind band, under the direction of Mr. Riley, played first for the audience to sing Christmas carols, establishing a convivial mood at once. There followed a charming selection of Christmas music arranged by Leroy Anderson; the orchestration for wind instruments was amusing, and seemed as much fun to play as it was to hear. Three carols, arranged for recorders and percussion and played by Philip Burton, Robin Jones and Michael Bowstead, showed the acoustic virtues of the building as well as the talent of these young musicians. Refreshed by an interval for coffee, the audience sang again—after obediently rehearsing the 15th century tunes—to open the Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play, from the Towneley Manuscript, put into modern English by David Holbrook. The play begins on a note of realism and humour with the three shepherds' account of the miseries of their lives and the shortcomings of their wives. Jonathan Brierley, Colin Hill and Michael Shipley handled this exposition in a natural style; they all gave mature performances, and took care that the significance of their lives should not be lost. The creation of the lonely mood of the winter hillside by the restrained use of recorder music was good indeed, and the rough peasant costumes helped to set the mediaeval mood. With the entry of Mak the Sheep stealer, played by Robert Hall with great gusto, begins the development of an interlude which has lost none of its comic power in the five centuries since it was written: a lamb is stolen, the theft discovered, and Mak persuades his wife, Gill, to hide it in her bed. Timothy Linton gave the female role a forthright Charley's Aunt treatment, adding greatly to the laughs, and the plot proceeded with a relentless, crazy logic until, when Robert Hall pointed to a stuffed cuddly lamb, pronouncing, "I am the father of that!", the audience was helpless with laughter. The expiation of Mak's crimes is accomplished in a simple, childlike way, and the author prepares us to turn to the serious object of the play with the appearance of the Angel. In a scene of real dramatic power, Simon Woolions gave this part great dignity. The Nativity of Christ, to be contemplated in the closing scene, was acted with feeling, and the beautiful verse spoken with reverence as the author surely intended it to be. The well-known story was given a new poignancy in this excellent performance. P.J.B. PROGRAMME
THE WAKEFIELD SECOND SHEPHERDS' PLAY from the Towneley Manuscript put into modern English by David Holbrook. The audience is asked to sing two Carols, one at the start and one at the end. 33
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THIS ENDRIS NIGHT (15th Century) This endris night I saw a sight, A star as bright as day; And ever among a maiden sung, Lullay, by by, Lullay! This lovely lady sat and sung, And to her child did say: "My son, my brother, father dear. Why liest thou thus in hay? "My sweetest bird, thus 'tis required, Thou thou be King veray; But nevertheless I will not cease To sing, by by, lullay!" The child then spake in his talking, And to his mother said: "Yea, I am known as heaven-king, In crib though I be laid: "For angels bright down to me light: Thou knowest 'tis no nay; And for that sight then may'st delight To sing, by by, lullay!" CAST Jonathan Brierley Colin Hill Michael Shipley Robert Hall Timothy Linton
1st Shepherd, Coll 2nd Shepherd, Gib 3rd Shepherd, Daw Mak, the Sheepstealer Mak's wife Gill 1 Mary An Angel
Simon Woollons CREW
Christopher Bentley assisted by Richard Ivcson Clive Broadbent Prompter Jamie Holden Props Stephen Atha, Terry Wallhead Lights Music arranged and played by Philip Burton, Robin Jones and Michael Bowstead with assistance from Paul Bainbridge and Howard Gatiss. Noreen Gypson Costumes Peter Gardiner Producer Stage Manager
NOTE ON THE PLAY This remarkable 15th Century play has been called the first English comedy. The writer, the so-called Wakefield Master, grafts onto the simple account of the Shepherds in St. Luke's Gospel two elements—first, a feeling of contemporary Yorkshire, seen in the complaints by the two older shepherds against the weather and their masters, and in their treatment of their boy, the 3rd Shepherd; secondly a richly suggestive folk-tale, featuring a comic rogue, Mak, the wild man of the moor, who may stand for the fallen Adam that
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Christ was born to save. Before the birth at Bethlehem, we are shown a farcical parody of childbirth, with several double meanings (the lamb-Christ; suggestions of the Eucharist). It has been suggested that the author, "drawing upon fertility rituals, incorporates the ritual of the death and rebirth which was celebrated at the winter solstice". At any rate, it seems clear that, in the original performances, the actor in the troupe who played Gill also played Mary, and that that part of the stage which was Mak's cottage was also a stable at Bethlehem. AT THE END :
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PERSONENT HODIE (Tune of 1360) (Words found in Piae Cantiones 1582) Personent hodie Voces puerulae Laudantes jucunde Qui nobis est natus, Summo deo datus, Et de vir-vir-vir, et de vir-vir-vir. Et de virginco Ventre procreatus In mundo nascitur. Pannis involvitur Praesepi ponitur Stabulo brutorurn Rector supernorum Perdidit dit-dit, perdidit-dit-dit Perdidit spolia Princeps infernorum Omnes clericuli Pariter pueri Candent ut angeli, Advenisti mundo. Laudes tibi fundo, Ideo - o - o, ideo - o - o [deo gloria In excelsis deo!
AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND DRAMA Those who attended the evening of Music and Drama in the Drama Centre on Friday, 24th February were left in no doubt as to the very considerable piece of music written by Robin Walker (Old Peterite) specially for the Drama Centre and for the 1350 Celebrations of the School. His musical setting of "The Bird-Catcher in Hell" (a Japanese Noh play translated by Arthur Waley and set as a music-drama) proved to be a thrilling and inspired work. There must have been difficulties for actors and musicians alike, but all concerned proved themselves worthy of the challenge and this first performance came over splendidly. Gordon Pullin's fine singing of the wordless music was an unusual feature and the boys who took part are to be congratulated on their performances, especially Timothy Kaner as "Kiyoyori", the Bird-Catcher. The cast also included Craig Lawrence as "Yama", the King of Hell; Mark Heywood, James O'Farrell, Nigel Beaumont, Adam Brown, Guy James, Michael Reed as realistic demons; and Fergus Craig and Andrew Whipp as the Chorus. Excellent masks and costumes were by John Gaastra and Noreen Gypson. The music-drama was directed by Peter Gardiner and conducted by the composer. 35
The Bird-catcher in . . . the Drama Centre.
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The evening began with Ravel's Chansons Madecasses sung by Gordon Pullin, and readings by Peter Gardiner and Ian Lowe, which took the place of Yeats's Purgatory on the first night. It was an evening with a sombre air and maybe not everyone's cup of tea. Perhaps another time we might see what Robin Walker can do with the Bird-Catcher in Heaven! On the second night, Yeats's one act play Purgatory, which had been cancelled the first night because of illness, was performed. Purgatory was appropriately placed between the paradise depicted by the Ravel songs and the Bird-catcher's Hell. The play (written in the sparest verse in a mood of intense gloom) tells of the purgatory of a dead woman haunting a ruin, once a fine country house, compelled to relive a guilty moment in her life from which a chain of consequences has evolved. Her son, now an old man, attempts to read her mind and indeed to lay her ghost by destroying his own son, a bastard likely, to judge by the unpleasant remarks he makes in the play, to spread further moral pollution. The old man murders the boy, in the hope of concluding the tale, but. though the ghost seems to have been relieved in the closing moments of the play, the haunting continues without respite. The intensity of this depressing play depends on the acting and verse-speaking of the actor of the Old Man. Tim Raylor portrayed this part with great sensitivity, adapting his voice to the old man's moods, by turns cantankerous, agonized, tender and murderous. As the unpleasant boy, Julian Wilson was a touch too polite perhaps but acted with gusto, once the character was roused. B.C.
PASSION DRAMA Thursday, 16th March, 1978, in the Drama Centre
The Oberammergau Passion Play is performend every 10 years in the small town of Oberammergau in Bavaria, fulfilling a pledge made in the 17th century by the townspeople to God in thanks for protecting them from the then fast spreading plague. With the assistance of 23 boys, 2 girls, slides and music, Christ's Passion—the sign of God's pledge of love, justice and forgiveness to us—was movingly relived under the direction of the Chaplain. With most of the characters some distance from the screen there was a temptation to lose concentration occasionally but, nevertheless, there can be no denying the ringing clarity of the message. Richard Bell and Craig Lawrence narrated clearly as with enthusiastic performances from Paul Moayyedi as Christ, Louise Stansfield as Mary and David Pemberton as Pilate we were led simply through many familiar scenes which now became refreshingly alive. Judas's confusion and treachery suddenly became very personal as we realised how glibly we do exactly the same: "You pour curses on Judas Iscariot And yet in the same paths you tread; For envy, greed and brother's hate Unceasingly exterminate Man's peace, and joy, and blessedness." All too quickly we were led through the tragic, corrupt trial, with ilate desperately trying to find a way out, and understand Christ, until 37
with fresh power we heard those words hitting straight at our hearts, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing". No time to ponder —the death conquering resurrection and subsequent triumph and glorification were again all too short—but again the point was unmistakable:
"Hallelujah! To Thee who hast risen! . . . Thou hast purchased our salvation, After death—Eternal Life! " Our thanks to Mr. Roden and his excellent team for a skilfully produced and heart warming evening.
I.J.A.
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE SCENES FROM THE PLAY BY BERTOLT BRECHT Cast Timothy Kaner Chorus Craig Lawrence The Governor Anna Sampson The Governor's wife Fergus Craig The Adjutant David Kean Prince Kazbecki Andrew Eyre, Martin Worner Two doctors Roderick Craig Simon Janine Tapp Grusha Bridget Gray, Christopher Drury, Michael Shipley Servants Carl Hancock, Colin Hill Ironshirts Timothy Raylor Azdak Rupert Smith Grand Duke Andrew Shuttleworth Invalid Christopher Drury Limping man Andrew McMeeking Blackmailer William Sellers, Craig Lawrence Two Lawyers fain Davie Corporal Bridget Gray, Andrew Shuttleworth Old couple James Allen Michael Michael Bowstead, Philip Burton, Robin Jones, Musicians Robin Litten, Peter Fender Stephen Lister Lighting Jamie Holden Props Peter Gardiner Producer Scenes culled from Brecht's lengthy epic drama made for an hour' rather puzzling entertainment on Friday, June 16th. The audience, despite the narration provided by Brecht and clearly enunciated by Timothy Kaner, did not seem to master the rudiments of the political intrigues in the state of Crusinia 'in olden times'. Perhaps the lack o spatial definition, by the use of a bare stage with simple platforming, guided the audience's eyes too little; perhaps the inexperience of th e IIIrd and IVth formers, compared with the half dozen VIth formers in the heftier roles, meant that sections of the play were not projected with the requisite confidence or clarity. This said, there was much to enjoy. The play rotated securely on the twin poles of two remarkable characterisations: Janine Tapp playe . Grusha with a sure touch, as a tough, obstinate, quietly smoulderin
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woman, yet with a warm heart in spite of herself; and Tim Raylor was given a chance to be outrageous as Azdak — this rogue was frantically disgusted by the human stupidity around him, and craftily concerned with saving his own skin, yet was able to evolve a humane morality — 'what there is shall go to those who are good for it'. Anna Sampson acted the part of the empty-headed and vicious wife of the Governor with great relish, and Roderick Craig exuded manly fidelity with a twinkle in the eye. Among the many IIIrd and 1Vth formers in the cast who were able to gain acting experience within the stringent teamwork demanded, mention should be made of Richard Elston's coy and slatternly village policeman (a delightful characterisation), and Colin Hill and Carl Hancock as a couple of soldiers of notable irresponsibility. But all played their part in a large team and seemed to be enjoying themselves, and their enjoyment was soon shared by the audience. P.A.E. HOUSE ENTERTAINMENTS This year's House Entertainments took place on the Friday before the half term holiday amid much enthusiasm from an appreciative audience in a packed school hall. All Houses contributed artists for the event and the performances were arranged in such a way that all the items could be enjoyed whether they were serious or light-hearted in mood. Most of the more serious items were placed in the first half of the programme leaving the humorous items to round off the show and leave the audience in a jovial mood for the half term holiday. The high standard of the acts was appreciated by all those present and indeed at times the applause lasted such a time that it seemed it would never end. Martin Gargan as M.C. took this in good part and indeed encouraged one group to come back for an encore which they duly did much to everyone's delight. Credit must be given to all who took part for their ingenuity in picking the various items for performance; and who would have thought that a rendering of Linden Lea by Dronfield could compare with Fatbelly Jones and partner of the Two Ronnies fame, or the string quartet from Grove with the four Rock and Roll artists from Queen's? The participation of the female members of the school, especially from Manor, added colour to the event and they must surely have found it extremely warm work dancing the "can-can" to Abba's Waterloo. They all looked remarkably like the House Rugby team but perhaps the light was playing tricks! Queen's did produce a real female star (apologies to the boys of Manor) with Miss Mop (Bridget Gray) using the whole stage in front of her male backing-group. On reflection most of those present will remember the light-hearted acts best of all, but it must be remembered that other individuals did receive rapturous applause after their turns. Patrick Crowley with his own composition on the piano started off the evening with a very clever arrangement which incorporated all types and styles of music from classical to rock and roll while Mark Burn, David Reed and Babak Saber captured the audience with a guitar and flute piece during which silence was not even broken by a cough. 39
The night was a great success and worthy of all the applause ii received. The amount of hard work which was put in behind the scene paid off and we all look forward to another House Entertainment Evenin in the near future. N.M.W.
1350 YEARS OF SCIENCE 19th and 20th October, 1977 Those of us who went to Don Hamilton's first lecture, "A Scientific Exploration of Music" expected excellence and found it. How much more difficult then was the task he set himself for the second lecture. with this high standard to maintain and with the truly daunting title of "1350 Years of Science", as appropriate to the School's celebrations this year. But 1350 years of science proved to be impossible, as Science unfortunately did not begin in the year 627 A.D. So the lecture developed into a history of Science from its earliest beginnings up to the present day. The lecture was presented in two halves, the first mainly historical with a dramatic ending in the form of a short play, the second historical with practical demonstrations. In this way, together with a variety of visual aids and characteristic touches of humour, the attention of the audience was held throughout and interest never flagged. We were led through the earliest known scientific and mathematical discoveries (illustrated in one instance by some very dubious juggling with figures), to the ancient Greek scientists and philosophers. We followed the decline of scientific knowledge throughout Europe in the Dark Ages, until the eventual flowering of the medieval universities led to a renaissance in all branches of learning. It was not until the 16th century that Copernicus put forward his theory of a heliocentric universe, and it was to be many years later that Galileo suffered for his heretical Copernican beliefs. We were warned in the programme not to take a simple historical view of the Church as representing mindless opposition to change. This was a timely warning, for in the play that followed, short extracts from Brecht's "Galileo Galilei", adapted by Kit Bird, there seemed little to be said in defence of the Church at that time. Kit Bird took the part of Galileo, and movingly portrayed the young man convinced of the truth of his observations, who is finally reduced in his old age to recanting all his beliefs. The instruments of persuasion were three impassive inquisitors, played by Christopher Bronk, Rupert Brown and David Kaner. Only Pope Urban VIII (John McGrath) retained his humanity. Galileo was not physically tortured, but a chilling description of the rack was given by Michael Johnston as William Lithgow. In somewhat subdued and thoughtful mood the audience at this point adjourned for coffee. After the interval we found ourselves facing the opposite way and confronted with a formidable array of scientific apparatus. Now we moved on to the great figures of modern science: Newton, Priestley, Lavoisier, Faraday, Darwin, Maxwell. There were demonstrations of all sorts from the simple to the complicated; from the lighting of a 40
glowing splint in oxygen to the detection of a passing plane by radar. We saw a simple electric motor and a demonstration of a transformer in action. Geiger-counters were used to detect radio-active playing cards, and to check the contents of a wallet. These, and many other demonstrations, involved a large number of boys, who also helped with projecting the visual aids. The whole venture was clearly meticulously thought out and executed. Every demonstration worked convincingly, the complications and hard work involved must have been immense. In a subject as wide-ranging as this the problem facing Don Hamilton must have been primarily one of selection. Somehow he succeeded in giving us a lucid account of the development of scientific knowledge over hundreds of years, culminating in the great advances of recent times, and demonstrating some of its practical uses. The lectures gain in excellence. We shall look forward to "The se and Fall of the Atom" with high expectations. J.G.
"A HISTORY OF ST. PETER'S SCHOOL." Mr. D. Hamilton and a team of able assistants wrote and published "A History of St. Peter's School" as a part of the 1350th anniversary celebrations. The aim was to inform Peterites of the School's history in an interesting and stimulating way. The magnitude of such a task I I was considerable. The book attempts to set the School's history in the context of important national and local events of the last 1350 years. This has understandably led to a problem of balance since the amount of material available on the School between 627 and 1800 is limited. The emphasis in the first half of the book is therefore more on national and local events. We can only imagine what life in the School was like within this general historical framework for much of this time. From about 1800 onwards more detail is available on the School's development and the balance changes accordingly. The second half is almost entirely devoted to the 18th and 19th centuries and is presented in an authoritative and interesting way. Life during these years is recorded in detail. School rules, the timetable, the development of the curriculum, the fees and examples of questions taken from the 1854 and 1873 examination papers, all help to bring the history to life. Other more serious matters are also recorded: the decline in numbers between 1866 and 1910 followed by the successful expansion in the mid-twentieth century. The valuable contributions of J. Dronfield and K. H. Rhodes are also noted. The book is well presented and easy to read comprising a successful blend of hard fact with amusing anecdote. There are numerous charts, plans, graphs and illustrations which admirably support and enlighten the text. The publishing of "A History of St. Peter's School" is a notable achievement. A few minor inaccuracies do not detract from the work as a whole. Mr. D. Hamilton and his assistants are to be congratulated iton a task well done. We can no longer remain ignorant of the School's past with any justifiable excuse. R.C.G.D. 41
THE THRESHOLD MASOCHISM DENIED I will have unquestioning obedience. But you can't say it now, so you're reasonable. And they're not. You think too much. They laugh—he laughs. But he means it. You can see it behind the smile. Morning run cold shower CE bulging muscles ten 'A's don't t Sweat straight bat head down clean shave four 'A's don't stop OP Oxbridge blues first marry good job breed more can't stop .. No! Too late to ask why, too bad. My life, not yours, I can stop it. Think you can fill up my time, stop me thinking, work it out of me. You can't! Hypocrisy. Structured creativity, broad mindedness in the proper spheres, sound base of discipline, traditions. The dangerous drug originality . .. thinking habits with Insidious and uncontrolled results. Cannot but take a serious view ... thinking or thunkenness (For a limited period only . . . our 627 Vintage Thought) And he moans and he moans--to those who don't matter. But I suppose when we're square We must blame someone, A sheepish grin Mustn't we? Douglas Williamson IV A
THE ROOM Paint smeared air, jam-jars full of murky water, and bits and pieces all over, this to me is the art studio. This one single room is a hive of activity where people sit dawdling with paint on paper or scribble furiously on a sheet of coarse-grained paper with a pencil which has been hacked to bits with a pen-knife. Here also several masterpieces are produced by rather odd-looking people. Squat sixth-formers and lanky boys at the other end of the School sit perched on a chair or table, crouching over small pieces of paper or staring at an engine long-since stopped. The modern tables with "war-wounds" of paint and glue stand roughly in order, not that many people are bothered about order in this room re-named Bedlam. The Master that struts around in here must be mad according to his pupils. He sometimes runs, throws, leaps about and hits people with their work, while at other times he may as well be a dead hamster lying prone in the bottom of its cage. 42
The walls are plastered with hand paintings and display-boards. People paint crude and refined pictures, show a train pulling out of a station, describe a flower or face in a few simple lines and all of them are here on those boards in a multicoloured frieze "Art", they say, "is a way of describing yourself", and this room describes everything possible in every possible manner, from posters to models. Everything in this room is a creation of man, and is admired by men. The broken skulls and clocks lie scattered, like corn in a field, around the room. Some are covered with a fine dust while others are swamped in it, after having lain hidden from prying eyes and hands in locked cupboards. These innumerable objects are described by one ungainly word—models. Surely something better could he thought of and yet I suppose it would be very hard to think of a word as intricate as the objects themselves. And at the end of each day as the night draws on there is still one lonely boy sitting here amongst the organised disorder, dreaming of a picture in his mind so exquisite it would be impossible to put on to paper. And even he must leave, and when he is gone a small glow appears around every brush, tube of paint, table, model, drawing, print, and even the humble pencil joins in that well timed "Dance of the Studio", and we return to our deadly dull 9 to 5 o'clock routine of the tense "outside". J. E. Hirst, III BI
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TRENCHES ON THE MADRID FRONT (Some thoughts inspired by "Memorias de la Guerra Civil") A solitary line of earth separates us, But we are far apart. To reach you, a lifetime. Strange roads, strange beaches. Yet, nevertheless, hostile brothers, How close our blood. 43
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Fragment: I SAW HIS ROUND MOUTH'S CRIMSON... by Wilfred Owen I saw his round mouth's crimson deepen as it fell, Like a Sun, in his last deep hour; Watched the magnificent secession of farewell, Clouding, half gleam, half glower, And a last splendour burn the heavens of his cheek. And in his eyes The cold stars lighting, very old and bleak, In different skies. An Appreciation I think this is a very clever poem, as in no line does it say that it is about a soldier dying. It is a descriptive poem, but not obviously. You can tell it is about a soldier being shot and a man watching him die, feeling helpless to stop it, just watching. The poet describes in the I first line that he could see the blood coming from the man's mouth. He uses an analogy to describe this in the second line: "Like a sun, in his last deep hour. . ." I believe that before the comma, Owen was saying that the man resembled the sun but after the comma, he is referring to the man; that is the man being in his last deep hour, but Owen has chosen his words well, in that the second clause of the line is an ambiguous clause, either referring to the man or to the sun. Throughout the entire poem everything has double meaning. The dying man is a personification of the sun going down, leaving darkness again in the poem. When the soldier is shot, his body goes in to darkness as the sun (life) he possessed drains from him as he dies. So does the earth die as the sun disappears over the horizon. In the third line, "Watched the magnificent recession of farewell. . ." this again refers both to the man and the sun. In the fourth line, the man clouds over as life is flowing away. The sun goes down like his 45
life; the clouds cover the sun and where the sun shines through is half bright, whereas the other clouds further away are dark. And the man is half alive but half his life is gone, like the dull clouds. Just as the sun disappears over the horizon it lets out a great burn before it leaves us, a short, sharp burst of light, its farewell or its encore. So, the man does this, has a very last burst of life just before he dies, either to pass on some secret or to wave goodbye, that last violent burst of energy shines through before death snatches him from this earth. The sixth line is about the man's eyes, next how the stars illuminate both the dead soldier's eyes, those stars being his tears and the frozen water on his lifeless eyes. But there are very different stars which light up the sky, old and far away and giving off very little light. The stars are in different skies; the man's eyes and the open spaces. Throughout the poem, Wilfred Owen keeps up the comparison between the soldier dying and the sun disappearing over the horizon. Both are very similar. David Kean, Ma 1977'
COMBINED CADET FORCE We have had a year of many changes, overshadowed by the death in November of RSMI Power. It would be difficult to measure the great contribution Mr. Power made to the Contingent in more than thirty years of unstinting service. Everyone who was in the School in those years will have his own memories and stories of that remarkable personality, and those who were in the CCF knew him in a special way. Encouraging, driving, inspiring, Mr. Power could turn a moment of tension at an Annual Inspection to one of good-humoured ease, or a grumbling Army Section, soaked from a day's exercise at camp, into a unit determined to make the best of it and get ready for the next bit of work. All who went to those big army camps will remember the arrival of Mr. Power, as the night exercise was about to close down, with stew and coffee, and his unique ability to make the occasion both amusing and worthwhile. We recall, too, with gratitude how often Mrs. Power and Mr. Anthony Power gave us their help. After such a heavy loss, we were indeed fortunate to be joined in January by RSM H. A. Tooms of the Royal Irish Rangers, who came to us part time while he was still in the Army and full time from later in the Easter Term. Mr. Tooms has quickly established himself with us, both as an instructor, notably in Shooting, and as an administrator. We hope he will be happy in the School and in the Contingent. Captain Croft has felt it is time for him to give up his appointment as Adjutant. We thank him for his careful management of the Contingent office, and for his work on the training side, particularly with Arduous , Traingptes. At the end of the School year, Flight Lieutenant Harris retired from full-time teaching and has resigned his command of the Royal Air Force Section, which will be taken over by Flight Lieutenant Drysdale. Flight Lieutenant Harris served during the Second World War as an officer in 46
the Royal Air Force Technical Training Command, and was thus able to bring to the CCF soon after the war particular skill and experience first to form a Signals Detachment, which played an important part in the days when the CCF included most members of the School, and then to take command of the Royal Air Force Section. Every opportunity was taken by Flight Lieutenant Harris to secure for the RAF Cadets their full share of Flying Scholarships, Gliding training, Air Experience Flying, and many excellent camps and courses. In addition he initiated the entering of cadets each year for 0 level Air Navigation, and quietly gave up much of his spare time to teaching them for it with some very successful results. Members of the RAF Section have been kept up to the mark, and have been given the fullest encouragement not only to take advantage of the splendid opportunities open to them, but also to put something back into the Contingent by staying on as instructors and administrators and thus gaining invaluable experience. The Contingent is deeply grateful to Flight Lieutenant Harris for the long and distinguished service he has given. In general we have had another successful year, and the standard of turn-out and bearing at the Annual Inspection was mostly good. The Inspecting Officer was Rear-Admiral J. A. Bell, B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., Director Naval Education Service. We were glad to welcome as the Admiral's Aide Flying Officer J. D. Harrison (O.P.), who was stationed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse for part of his training as a pilot. Lieutenant J. Craven, R.N. (O.P.) was also able to join us for the day, and this pleased us very much as he has given us much help during the year when he has been on leave. The Officers of the Contingent wish to record their appreciation of the work of Coxswain J. N. Denison and Warrant Officer J. R. MarkwickSmith in their long association with the CCF. With many other responsibilities in the School, both have maintained very high personal standards as senior NCOs and have given a lead in their respective Sections. They have made constructive suggestions about training and administration and have learnt, sometimes from mistakes but more often from successes, some of the difficulties that are to be overcome in organising training programmes and in carrying them out. CCF SHOOTING The announcement made last year that shooting would in future be confined to our own small bore range fortunately proved wrong. We had to start again in a sense, but we were able to get some bookings on the Strensall ranges in the Christmas and Easter terms, sometimes in bitterly cold and wet weather; but it proved worthwhile as we lost many of our summer bookings because the ranges were being rebuilt in May and June, so at least we had given new shooters some experience. We were determined to take a team to Bisley, which we did not do last year, and although we were not successful, we felt it was a good thing to find our way around in this high-powered competition. We entered for the Ashburton and the Marling, and by making a double entry in the Iveagh we were able to let everyone, including our two markers, have a go at a competitive shoot. We finished in the lower half of all these matches, but with some good individual performances we did better than we had expected. The following formed the Bisley team: 47
The Eight: R. C. Barker (Capt.), J. P. J. F. Abbott, L. G. Bleasdale, P. G. Cuckston, D. M. Ellison, J. Galley, J. R. M. Hewitt, N. J. Jemmett. Ninth man: M. A. Lodge. Cadet Pair: C. G. Broadbent, D. R. Wass. Markers: R. D. Nield, R. T. Coates. All the above shot in the Iveagh (500 yards) competition.
At Altcar we did reasonably well, and in the CCF Skill at Arms meeting at Strensall we came third out of twenty in each of the three matches, Cadet Jemmett coming second out of eighty in the Individual Championship. Our internal competition took place at Strensall on the Electric Rang with results as follow : Recruit Cup : R. T. Coates Inter-House: Queen's Green Howards Cup (for best Individual Shot): J. R. M. Hewitt. The Donegall Badge for Shooting and for outstanding service as Armourer was awarded to L. G. Bleasdale. In future we shall confine shooting to full-time members of the CCF. The scheme of associate membership produced bigger numbers for choice of teams, but the public expense of ammunition and the use of equipment and ranges make it reasonable that those who are prepared to take a full part in CCF training, particularly in imparting their own skill with weapons in training others, should enjoy the advantages of the sport. D.G.C.
At Bisley we were delighted to meet David Harding, a former Captain of School Shooting. He had just won, by a large margin, the Queen's Medal for champion shot of the Territorial Army. Last year he was runner-up for the Medal in the Regular Army; and to share his triumph this year, many of his former regiment, the 10th Gurkha Rifles, had come to Bisley. Our warm congratulations to David Harding.
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December saw the Navy Section joining the RAF Section, or rather opposing them, in a night excercise on Strensall Common. The fictional situation and the inability to completely avoid making mistakes combined to make this a generally enjoyable event. Excitement was augmented by the use of flares, thunderflashes and blank rounds in rifles. Appetites were worked up in anticipation of a more than welcome meal served by the catering staff back at school, and amusingly fruitless attempts were made by cadets to wash camouflage paint off hands and faces. In November some members of the section spent a week end at H.M.S. Caledonia in Scotland. Activities indulged in included shooting with SLRs, working with diesel-engined cutters, swimming, a tour of a conventional submarine and witnessing the Remembrance Day Parade in Edinburgh. Making use of the bowling alleys and a cinema visit added to the already excellent quality of the elements which made the weekend so enjoyable. The General Inspection was held in May, the Inspecting Officer being Rear Admiral J. A. Bell. The extensive preparation for the inspection resulted in the creation of an impressive effect by the section both on the parade ground and during the afternoon's activities. The latter included rigging up a jackstay across the river and its consequent use by cadets as a means of crossing from one bank to the other. Closely following the General Inspection was a weekend at Dall, Loch Rannoch. Most of the newly joined, enthusiastic third formers took the opportunity to go on this visit. The training, with all its memorable incidents included swimming and canoeing in the not uncool waters of the loch, building jackstays and deathslides at the cadets' own risk, and climbing. Tuesday afternoons have continued to provide opportunities for weekly training. The winter season was in itself a partial cause of much classroom work culminating in some promising results being made by cadets under exam conditions. Use was made of the school range for pistol firing and opportunities for .303 shooting at Strensall were eagerly taken by cadets in the section. On these occasions SLRs and sub machine guns were sometimes also used. Weekly activities for the summer include much outdoor work such as the construction of load-bearing equipment and boatwork. The end of the summer term marks the end of Coxswain Denison's time as leader of the section, and we would like to express our gratitude for all his efforts in organisation and his active role in CCF life. The section has a lot to look forward to, the nearest future event being the arrival of a twenty-six foot cutter which will provide much interest and doubtless augment already evident enthusiasm. R.D.N. ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION
The RAF Section has been pleased to welcome F/O R. Drysdale during this school year, and will benefit from his previous experience as an RAF CCF officer at West Buckland School. 14 cadets joined at the end of the Easter term and this brought the total number at the general inspection to 37, 3 less than the establisment. 50
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In the proficiency exams 2 passed at advanced level, 5 completed part III, and 4 obtained part II. Sgt R. Collingwood-Gittins is to be congratulated on obtaining a B grade in 0 level air navigation with a very limited amount of instruction, and so also is Cpl J. F. Abbott who obtained a distinction in the advanced proficiency exam. Gliding qualifications during the year were obtained by Sgt M. E. Wilson, Sgt G. Schofield and Cpl P. Swiers. Once again air experience flying took place at RAF Leeming and conditions were satisfactory for this activity on no less than 5 occasions. Usually on each visit it was possible for 10 cadets to fly in dual controlled Chipmunks and the section would like to express its appreciation to Sq/Ldr Ritchie, the officer commanding the AEF at Leeming. RAF cadets have been ably led by Warrant Officer J. Markwick-Smith assisted by Sgts M. E. Wilson, G. Schofield and R. C. CollingwoodGittins and a training programme with a fair degree of variety has been provided including a night excercise. Sgt R. Collingwood-Gittins was the N.C.O. in charge of the St. Peter's School flight at RAF North Luffenham in July 1977, when a plaque was presented to the school for the best all round performance in drill, shooting, swimming, initiative and night exercises. This year's RAF camp was at Cranwell from July 15-22nd and 15 cadets enjoyed an excellent programme of varied activities. The Section came second among eleven schools for all-round efficiency in the Camp, and first for standard of appearance and for maintaining the tidiness of their quarters. P.L.H.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME The Annual Presentation of Awards took place in the School's Memorial Hall on the evening of Saturday, 8th July, when Miss Marjorie Hodgson presented the following Awards: —
Stephen Ashton David Aspinall Christopher Bentley Andrew Blacker Anthony Booth Jonathan Brierley Richard Chapman Simon Dee Anthony Elliott Simon Etches John Farrow Andrew Fawthrop Marc Gee Andrew Green Paul Aagaard Christopher Coates-Walker Richard Barrett
BRONZE AWARDS 1978 Paul Moayyedi Martin Hall Andrew Nodder Nigel Harness Gary Oates Christopher Hobson Deb Pal Adrian Hitchenor Jeremy Prendergast Charles Hopkinson Andrew Reed Peter Ibbotson Jason Schofield Richard Iveson Michael Shipley Martin Jesper Jeremy Taylor Stephen Kettlewell John Taylor Richard Lister Charles Walker Robin Litten Simon Webb Simon Longthorp Jonathan Winchurch Lindsay McDonald Simon Woollons Andrew Megginson SILVER AWARDS 1978 Paul McCarter Roderick Barron Michael Sunley Mark Blackburn Simon Shilleto Peter Fender 51
Martin St. John Turner
GOLD AWARDS 1978 Duncan Fawthrop
In addition, Gold Awards have been gained during the year by:— Alan Heavens Philip Lancaster Christopher Greaves Geoffrey Brown John Greaves
The year has been a very busy and eventful one, from which we have learned a great deal—usually by making mistakes. The Bronze Award Group has been bigger than ever before, with the result that a great deal of the work and initiative has had to come from the boys themselves. Particularly pleasing, has been the wide variety of Interests being pursued—sometimes entirely new interests, like the Kite Flying, for which a syllabus was devised by two of these boys. I would not have believed that Kite Flying could occupy anyone for the necessary six month period, but have revised that opinion. We again owe thanks to Mr. Deighton, who undertook the huge task of assessing the Expeditions in June, with willing and useful assistance from a number of boys from the Gold Award Group—who played their part in keeping the Fourthformers on the right paths. The Silver Award has effectively been taken by two groups during the year: some members of the LVI have been working towards this for a long time and finally attained it; while a small group of Vth formers went on to Silver after their Bronze Awards. For various reasons— like falling off bicycles—some of these did not reach the actual Award, but I hope they will fulfil the remaining requirements in the early part of next term. That cycling accident deserves further mention: perhaps it should not have happened, but it did. The most re-assuring thing is to know how willingly the boys were helped when help was most needed, and how well the boys coped themselves. Their earlier training and their common sense were enough to limit the damage to its minimum. Their assessor, although technically unable to pass the entire group, was full of praise for the way in which the boys dealt with the whole business. The Gold Award Groups continue to work very hard—often not directly for themselves in the Award, but helping with the work of the other groups. The MVI Gold expeditions found September Lakeland at its wettest; but they profited greatly from the experience and they have come close to completion of the Award at the end of their "A" Level year: I hope to be able to announce a large crop of Awards for this group in next year's Peterite. The LVI Gold group, less committed to academic work, has been as helpful as ever: though they do not organise themselves as quickly as I would like, they are nevertheless getting through a good deal of work, especially in the Interest and Service sections of the Award. I cannot omit—as ever—a clear statement of our debt to the vast group of people who have helped during the year: the Scheme could not possibly continue without such aid and assistance so willingly given. I will mention Mr. Wilson, Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Daniel by name only because their aid is so continuous and direct to the whole Scheme; but all the others deserve equal thanks. D.J.H. 52
SCIENCE SOCIETIES SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY This year has been an extremely successful one for the society—and this, in itself, has caused problems. At the beginning of the Autumn Term we found that at St. Peter's alone we had one hundred members out of a total Sixth Form of about one hundred and forty. The regular meeting place of the society at both schools had to be changed to accommodate the numbers attending the meetings—our Drama Centre proving an ideal place for holding Senior Science Society meetings. For the first meeting of the Autumn Term, which was held at Queen Margaret's, we welcomed Dr. Bayley-Green, Ph.D., whose talk on "Rabies" proved very thought provoking. The film accompanying the talk showed the awesome results of rabies in such detail that it made rabies appear as serious a threat as it is. Dr. Paterson from Leeds University showed how forensic science is involved in criminal and civil law. The questions after the talk centred on how to avoid giving a positive result with a breathalyser when under the influence. Also from Leeds University came Dr. Von Knorring, who spoke on "Gems and Precious Stones". The next two speakers came from Bradford University. Dr. Stonehouse gave a talk entitled "Deep Sea Biology". Mr. Fozzard gave a talk on a current topic, namely "Nuclear Power". He presented the talk without bias and ended by leaving the members to decide the crucial question of whether it is advantageous or not. The term ended with members of St. Peter's visiting Askham Bryan Agricultural College. The tour was a success despite it snowing! After the Christmas break we resumed with talks from three members. Richard Collingwood-Gittins tried to teach the less mathematical the Special Theory of Relativity, John Lethem taught us Water Divining and Richard Craig took us briefly through the basis of Astronomy. Intending that not all the talks should be highly scientific, our next talk proved rather historical. Red flu managed to cancel the meeting once, but with a little white magic the meeting was finally held. Mr. Peel gave a talk on "Witchcraft". Being a leading authority on the Lancashire witches, he concentrated on this topic. The penultimate meeting was on "Photochemistry". Dr. Griffiths, of Leeds University, dealt with the subject thoroughly—even demonstrating several chemical reactions without the laboratory equipment necessary—one disadvantage of the Drama Centre. A joint trip to Bass Charrington's brewery at Tadcaster proved an immensely popular end to the term's activities. I would like to thank Bass Charringtons for the refreshments we received! The last meeting of the society for the year was kindly given by representatives of Savilles who demonstrated the latest in Hi-Fi. My thanks to Mr. P. L. Harris for another excellent season of talks and trips; to the members of the committee of both schools and to Alex Tyson and Sarah Shaw for acting as Queen Margaret's secretaries. D. J.F. 53
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The beginning of the Autumn Term saw the formation of a new Historical Society, under the guidance of Mr. Drysdale, the aim of which is to foster an interest in History in the widest possible sense. The function of the elected committee, which was presided over by Mark Anderson was to decide upon a termly subscription and to arrange a programme which would be of interest and of value to members of all age groups in the school. A visit to London was arranged in the Spring Term with members visiting the Imperial War Museum and the Houses of Parliament, and this was followed up in the Summer with a visit to Helmsley Castle and Rievaubc Abbey. We were also fortunate in being able to organise visits of a selection of outside speakers. Lectures by Dr. Addyman speaking on "Excavations in York" and Mr. David Trent from Amnesty International were of general interest whilst Professor Aylmer, and the distinguished Old Peterite Dr. Christopher Hill spoke on aspects of the Civil Wars which were relevant to the subject being studied by "A" level candidates for the History Special subject. All talks were received well and thanks must go to all the speakers who so kindly gave up their time. Several films were arranged for fund-raising purposes, with subjects ranging from "The Charge of the Light Brigade" to "The Day of the Jackal." Response to the society was at first not enthusiastic but membership has risen during the Spring and Summer terms, despite the restrictions placed on the Summer agenda by exam commitments. Thanks must go to all committee members, especially in the publicity section where much hard work has gone into advertisement of events. J.G.
YOUNG FARMERS CLUB Under the chairmanship of Graham Bulmer and support of a new enthusiastic committee the Club made a good start. The new committee was S. Megginson (Secretary), R. Wilkinson (Minutes Secretan ). P. Swiers (Treasurer) and C. Lister and C. Burdass. During the Autumn Term there were four meetings and one visit. At the first meeting Mr. Quarrie, director of H. Bushell and Sons Ltd., gave an illustrated talk on Ford Tractors. At the next meeting Mr. Dawson, of Hargreaves Fertilisers Ltd., gave a talk on the work of the company. On the 13th October representatives of the committee attended an advisory committee meeting which was followed by an excellent meal given by the School. The next Club meeting was a very interesting visit to the Sugar Beet Factory. The fourth meeting was a talk given by Mr. Bradley, the Area Supervisor of the Potato Marketing Board; this talk was accompanied by an excellent film, showing the work the Board. The final meeting of the term was a talk by Mr. Hardman, lecturer in charge of Pickering Agricultural centre, who illustrated his talk with slides and a film of life in the college. In the Easter term there were four meetings and two visits. The first meeting was a talk illustrated by two films on Sperry/New Holland 54
machinery given by Mr. Gillah. The second meeting was a talk, illustrated with slides, entitled "Calf rearing" by Farmway. The third meeting was a talk by Mr. Seward on International Harvesters. There was then a 3rd and 4th form trip to the "A.I. centre" down Stockton Lane. The final meeting of the term was a film show on David Brown Tractors. The term finished with a 5th and 6th form visit to Askham Bryan College of Agriculture. At the end of term we saw the departure of Graham Bulmer, and Philip Swiers was elected as the new chairman. During the summer term there were two meetings, a talk by the Milk Marketing Board and a visit to High Mowthorpe Experimental Husbandry Farm on a damp Sunday afternoon, but we were well entertained. The year finished off with an advisory committee meeting on Thursday 29th June, where suggestions were put forward by the committee for next term's meetings. On behalf of the club I would like to thank Mr. Coulthard for his advice, and thank Mr. Macdonald for help in transporting the club on their various outings. S.J.M.
CHRISTIAN UNION KOINONIA Koinonia is an informal Christian group for 3rd and 4th formers, where we meet to discuss relevant issues. Sometimes the discussion stems from the Bible, sometimes we discuss the Christian view of subjects like racial intolerance. We have enjoyed a number of outside speakers, perhaps the most interesting being the visit of Rev. Graham Cray when we joined with the modern music group to hear his multi-media presentation of "Old Wave, New Wave" the trend of pop music today. We meet socially as well. Our Christmas party included singing carols with the residents of Linton Lodge Old People's Home. On Shrove Tuesday we had our now traditional pancakes party when multi coloured pancakes were again tossed and enjoyed. During the Summer term, with members dwindling, we changed our venue from S1 to the more comfortable surroundings of No. 8. Any 3rd and 4th formers who are interested (however vaguely) are warmly invited to join with us. I.J.A. D.J.R.
VISIT TO PARLIAMENT L.VI POLITICS SET 8th May, 1978 It drizzled, but we all enjoyed ourselves. We even saw, and heard some Legislation in both Houses of Parliament. The Robing Room and the Chapel were closed to visitors, an implausible relic of the firemen's strike; but we did hear a policeman bark 55
at one who, not being a Member, had the temerity to "Sit in the Commons". After lunch, we scrambled to exchange our vouchers for Gallery Seats; "Hats off—Strangers! " was called by the Bobby, and that curious anachronism, the Speaker's procession, shuffled through the Lobby, with Wig and Mace. Then: up the narrow staircase: Your briefcase, Sir? Your handbag, Madam? Take an Order Paper, and into the Gallery. Quiet Please! And the muttering from the Floor of the House below becomes clearer as you lean back in your pew against the microphone. Wedgie Benn is answering Questions. Energy Secretary; he's no fool, whatever the Tory Papers claim. Innocent Question and Barbed Supplementary are too easily deflected. The sharpest darts come from his own left-wing, his erstwhile companions-in-arms, the "Tribunites" below the gangway, Dennis Skinner and his henchmen, merciless and ever present. Three-thirty p.m.; the end of Question Time. But, Lo! The House does not empty, as expected. On the contrary, it fills. It must he a Great Event; we are in luck. The Opposition Parties are uniting to defeat the Government on a Clause in the Finance Bill. They intend to squeeze the Chancellor until his pips squeak, with a penny off Income Tax. So, in they troop, the household names: nod to the Speaker: Enoch, and Joe Grimond and Dennis Healey of course. But even they have to wait for Parliamentary Procedure. First, two Private Notice Questions, a bonus for Politics students; then one Andrew Faulds, by profession actor but, while "resting", occupying himself as an M.P., is in the limelight again, bearded like Keir Hardie, with a veritable Red Flag of a necktie. He is apologising for a Breach of Privilege, rudeness in the House. A good melodramatic performance. At last to the serious business. The House goes into Committee; the Speaker's Chair is vacant, the Mace removed, and the Chairman of Ways and Means takes his seat. Geoffrey Howe, the Shadow Chancellor, rises to speak: sneer and counter-sneer. We leave before the Division, but the Opposition get their penny. The cost of the next election? Who knows? Next, into "Another Place" to see for ourselves. Is the modern House of Lords really revitalised? Alas, it seems moribund. "End 'em or mend 'em! "—if you can be bothered. Then came the excitements before we caught the Low Speed Train to York. If you want to hear some Fiction, ask the others. For myself, I had a cup of tea. J.P.R .
SAHARA EXPEDITION EASTER 1978 At 12 01 a.m. on Thursday the 23rd March we assembled at St. Peter's Grove to start our journey to North Africa. From here we were driven down to London Heathrow by Mr. Dawson and Mr. Hubbard, with Mr. Daniel accompanying us to ensure our safe arrival at Malaga. We arrived in London at 7 00 a.m., very weary from the journey, and we settled 56
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down for the 11 40 plane to Madrid. This was a little late, but with great excitement and a heavy sense of expectancy we set off for Spain, finally leaving England ten months after the party had been brought together. We arrived in Madrid at two o'clock and departed for Malaga at 4 30. There we met Mr. Bulcock who had driven the Mercedes bus and trailer through France and Spain with all the provisions for the trip, and the bulk of the luggage. From Malaga we arrived at a small Spanish town, Marbella (which we had passed an hour before) where we settled down to a large meal of chicken and chips washed down with some local Spanish wine. We slept our first night's sleep-41 hours—on a roadside. The next morning after an early start we arrived in Algeciras to take the ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to Spanish North Africa (Ceuta), where we explored the duty free zone. After a few hours we left to make the border crossing into Morocco. Having entered Morocco we made our way to a camp site near a village called Asilah. Here some of the more tired members settled down to sleep after a meal cooked mainly by Mr. Daniel, who showed to us for the first time that culinary expertise which blossomed over the three weeks, whilst others explored the village. When we woke next morning we saw the first bargains of the trip, particularly notable was a fine set of beads acquired by Richard Craig, who was assured that they were amber. Some local traders gathered outside the camp and several of the more intrepid among us went to have our first attempts at haggling, a facet of the Moroccan life which made buying souvenirs hard to resist just for the sheer pleasure of it. That evening we travelled to Tangier where we explored the medina (walled inner city) and had our first Moroccan meal, in the Hotel Tangier. This turned out to be a memorable evening as we met a school trip from the Blue Vale School Toronto, with whom we made many friends. The following day was spent travelling by road to Marakesh. Our day in Marakesh was one of the most memorable of the trip. It started with a tour of the old city, where many sights—and smells—of the squalor and destitution showed to us for the first time the true poverty of Morocco. Also there were thousands of little shops filled with potential "bargains"; it was in a place like this that the party first became aware of the haggling expertise of Nigel Denison, who impressed us by the price for which he had bought an impressive leather pouffe. In the afternoon we split up to explore the famous Marakesh Square, which contained many varied acts, ranging from snake charmers to a dentist operating without anaesthetic. The next day we travelled, stopping on a patch of land 6,500 feet up the Atlas Mountains, whilst some fearless mountaineers, under the lead of Mr. Daniel, and with John Abbott bringing up the rear, set off for a walk. The rest of us who stayed behind had time to ponder over the trip, and write our letters. We spent a pleasant evening by the campfire listening to music and eating another of Mr. Daniel's delicacies. We finally settled down to a quiet night's sleep. The following day we travelled to Goulimime, in Southern Morocco, hoping to travel Tan Tan Plage, but unfortunately the military stopped us going further south because of a war over the Spanish Sahara. So the next day, despite Mr. Bulcock's efforts to get us through, it was decided to travel eastwards to Zagora in order to try and search the 57
sandy desert by some other route. Yet again we were stopped, at a road block, near to the desert fortress of Foum El Hassan—the most southerly Moroccan outpost. After a while we were let through, and under the guidance of a Moroccan soldier, we found our way over the rocky desert to the fortress. We were given the hospitality of the camp by the commander in chief and the army doctor. We were offered a military escort to Tata the following morning at 8 30, but the route was too rough, so we declined. That afternoon we were guided for a walk through the desert by the doctor to find some ancient carvings. We returned to an old building in the oasis to spend the night. We were joined after our meal by the commander and the doctor, to whom we sang some British folk songs. The next day we washed in the oasis and travelled back to Goulimime where we saw the Camel Market the following day. Only Marcus Tyson dared to show the desert nomads the way to ride a camel. For the next two days we travelled towards Erfoud in search of the sand dunes, seeing on the way some of the most spectacular scenery in Morocco, around the Quazazate area and in particular in the Dades Gorge where we cleaned ourselves in the river. Also Nick Squire managed to catch a scorpion, which he also managed to put out of harm's way. On day thirteen (4th April) we reached the sand dunes, at a place called Mozouga, and spent our time climbing up them and rolling down. The next day we arrived at Fes where we went for a true Moroccan meal in a Muslim restaurant. The next morning we wakened early to the sound of rain on our tents, and started to travel back to Tangier by crossing the Rif Mountains. Whilst in the Rif Mountains we passed through the village of Ketama, the Marijuana centre of Morocco, which showed to us an all too obvious source of wealth to the Moroccans. Finally we arrived back in Tangier that night. We made our way early next morning to Tangier harbour to catch the Hydrofoil to Gibraltar. We spent a hectic and expensive time in Gibraltar. Returning to Tangier we spent our last Moroccan Dirhams and had a four star meal in the hiotel Africa. The following morning we crossed out of Morocco into Ceuta and from here back to Algeciras. From here we travelled to a quiet Spanish town Los Barrios. Here we had a meal and after the meal we sampled the local "Jerez" and explored the town. Here we were quite a shock to the local Spaniards, in particular the hairy figures of Stewart Andrews, Colin Bean, and Martin Ellison in their Moroccan sheeps wool waistcoats who caused a few eyebrows to be raised. The next day we travelled to Seville to see the bullfight and explore this beautiful Spanish town for a few days. On 1 1 th April we travelled to see and sample the Gonzalez Byass sherry Bodega, after which we drove to Antequiras where we spent our last night in Spain in a small Spanish hotel. On our last day we returned to Malaga to catch a plane to Madrid and from here to London Heathrow, where we were met by Mr. Squire and Mr. Armstrong who drove us back to York. In twenty-two days we had travelled seven thousand miles, four thousand of them by air; we had motored one thousand miles south of the Straits of Gibraltar, beyond latitude 30° N; we had experienced a 58
tiny part of the Third World and some of its problems; we had shared the experience of desert travel and its scenic splendour; finally, we had established a bond of self-reliant comradeship in circumstances which, though testing, we now look back upon with an appealing sense of nostalgia. M.P.K.
THE SCHOOL TELESCOPE As part of the 1350 Anniversary celebrations, the School has bought an astronomical telescope. Originally, the School was intending to buy a 5-inch reflector telescope, but the School governors were finally persuaded to buy an 8-inch, Cassegrain-type reflecting telescope made by Celestron in the United States. The telescope is equipped with a tripod, a star diagonal, and several lenses, and cost just over £800. The design of the telescope is as follows:— Light passes through the correcting lens of the telescope on to the main mirror. The size of this parabolic mirror determines the amount of light collected, and also the resolving power of the telescope—the larger the mirror, the smaller the angular separation between stars which can be resolved (i.e. seen as two stars instead of one). The light is reflected from the main mirror to the secondary mirror, which then reflects the light through a hole in the main mirror. An image is produced by these mirrors, and the eyepiece then magnifies the image.
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The telescope also has a finder telescope (which has a magnifying power of x6) with cross-hairs, so that celestial objects can be found more easily—if the object concerned is positioned at the intersection of the two cross-hairs in the finder scope, it is then in the field of view of the main telescope. The main telescope is equatorially mounted, and also has a small electric motor which makes it rotate once on its axis in 23 hours 56 minutes. This means that, if the telescope is properly set up with the electric motor running, it will follow any star (or planet) in the sky without further adjustment. The telescope is kept in a locked cupboard which has been built on the roof of the Science Block. It can be used during the holidays, since the key for the cupboard can be borrowed from the Bursar. However, the telescope has to be returned to the cupboard before 10.30 p.m., which can create problems, since, for much of the year it is still not properly dark at that time. This telescope is an excellent instrument, and useful astronomical work can be carried out with one of this size. The lenses with the telescope allow magnifications varying between x40 and x500. With the telescope, much detail will be observable on the surface of the Moon; transits, occultations, and eclipses of four moons of Jupiter, five moons of Saturn, two moons of Uranus, and one moon of Neptune, can be observed; detail on the surfaces of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be observed; many star clusters, double stars, variable stars, nebulae, and galaxies can also be seen. The telescope can also be used to observe eclipses, comets, novae, and asteriods. This telescope is an excellent buy, and, if used to full effect by the members of the School, should be a great asset. R.E.C.
Fencing The death of Mr. Power was a particularly severe blow to School Fencing, for which he did so much. Fortunately the School secured the services of Mr. Norman Millar as coach, and fencing has continued to thrive. In the Public Schools competition, the School Captain, C. J. E. Bird, reached the semi-final of the Junior Foil, and G. W. Tait, who came 4th in the Senior Foil, was again selected to fence for Great Britain in Israel.
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ATHLETICS, 1977 As was feared last year in my report the lack of time available and the bad weather proved a fatal combination for the Standards Competition. Can this sport continue in its fullest capacity in our school if we treat it this way-I think not. Those who suffered most in 1977 were the rugby specialists; those who have the most to give and often end up representing the house on Sports Day with the least preparation. The average per boy in each House was as follows:19.8 1. Queen's Winner of the Athletics Standards Competition 16.9 2. Rise 16.6 3. School 15.3 4. Dronfield 14.5 5. Temple 14.0 6. Grove 13.9 7. Manor The Inter-House Athletics Shield was won by Queen's with Temple the runners up, a reversal of last year's result, on a cold but fortunately sunny day. Congratulations to all the winners, a list of whom, and their events, is as follows:Senior Age Group 100 metres-N. Denison (Queen's) 200 metres-N. Denison (Queen's) 400 metres-N. Denison (Queen's) 800 metres-J. Ellison (Rise) 1500 metres-R. Barker (School) 3000 metres-K. Miller (Queen's) Long Jump-K. Kerr (Temple) High Jump-J. Ellison (Rise) Shot Putt-R. Turner (Queen's) Discus-G. Tait (Queen's) Javelin-S. Goodwin (School) Relay: 4 x 200m-Temple
12.9 secs. 25.9 secs. 58.0 secs. 2 mins. 13.8 secs. 4 mins. 40.0 secs. 10 mins. 50.0 secs. 5 metres 24 cms. 1 metre 60 cms. 11 metres 86 cms. 30 metres 90 cms. 40 metres 90 cms. 1 min. 45.3 secs.
Intermediate Age Group
100 metres-J. Guy (Dronfield) 200 metres-J. Guy (Dronfield) 400 metres-I. Hindhaugh (School) 800 metres-A. Tuck (Temple) 1500 metres-A Tuck (Temple) 3000 metres-A. Tuck (Temple) Long Jump-R. Craig (Queen's) High Jump-G. Cole (Grove) Shot Putt-T. Stephenson (Rise) Discus-B. Yeo (Dronfield) Javelin-I. Hindhaugh (School) Relay: 4 x 200 metres-School House
13.1 secs. 26.8 secs. 60.7 secs. 2 mins. 21.3 secs. 5 mins. 10.0 secs. 10 mins. 41.9 secs. 5 metres 37 ems. 1 metre 57 cms. 11 metres 22 cms. 25 metres 36 ems. 39 metres 85 cms. 1 min. 50.7 secs.
Junior Age Group
100 metres-A. Blacker (Queen's) 200 metres-R. Lister (Rise) 400 metres-G. Lomas (Manor) 800 metres-G. Lomas (Manor) 1500 metres-A. R. M. Johnson (Queen's) Long Jump-I. Cramb (Queen's) High Jump-I. Cramb (Queen's) Cricket Ball-I. Cramb (Queen's) 62
14.1 secs. 27.5 secs. 64.8 secs. 2 mins. 31.9 secs. 5 mins. 4.3 secs. 4.00 metres 1 metre 45 cms. 63 metres 77 cms.
N. Denison R. Barker N. Denison J. Ellison
Winner of the Gofton Cup Winner of the Emsley Cup Winner of the Clive Lewis Cup Winner of the Robinson Walker Cup
ATHLETIC STANDARDS CUP
ATHLETIC SHIELD
(average per boy)
Queen's 2. Rise 3. School 4. Dronfield 5. Temple 6. Grove 7. Manor
94 pts. 71 pts. pts. 59 pts. 44-1 pts. 35 pts. 26 pts.
I. Queen's 2. Temple 3. School 4. Rise 5. Dronfield 6. Manor 7. Grove
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19.8pts. 16.9pts. 16.6pts. 15.3pts. 14.5pts. 14.Opts. 13.9pts. J.A.0-B.
CROSS COUNTRY 1978 Conditions were more favourable for this year's Cross-country race but the preparation was not so good. A slight deviation from the established course meant that some 300 yards was omitted making the winning time invalid as a record. This season saw a reversal of last year's result with Rise coming home a comfortable first some thirty points in front of the runners up, Queen's, with the Manor in third place. Four of the six runners to count in the Rise team were in the first ten runners in a field of fifty-three, which clinched the trophy for them. TEAM SCORES
RESULTS 1. '). 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
K. Miller (Queen's) P. Burdass (Rise) M. Kerr (Grove) A. Tuck (Temple) R. Bruce (Rise) J. Drinkwater (Rise) J. Brown (Queen's) J. Ellison (Rise) M. Sunley (Dronfield) D. Kaner (Grove)
Rise Queen's Manor Grove Dronfield Temple School
57pts. 99pts. 142pts. 143pts. 145pts. I63pts. 238pts.
THE JUNIOR LONG RUN Dry conditions on a sunny day ensured a close race. Although the out-right winner, A. R. M. Johnson of Queen's, seemed in no real danger of being pipped at the line, as was the case last year, all of the first ten places came in within a space of 30 seconds, with many runners changing position in the last 100 metres of the 1st XV rugby field. In the team trophy Queen's were easily winners with Rise runners-up and Manor third by equal margins. TEAM SCORES
RESULTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
A. R. M. Johnson (Queen's) 2. P. Moayyedi (School) 3. T. Hills (Rise) 4. K. Clarkson (Queen's) 5. D. Macfarlane (Queen's) 6. G. Lomas (Manor) 7. F. Newitt (Temple) 8. A. Wright (Grove) 9. M. Walker (Grove) 10. D. Noyes (Temple) 1.
Queen's Rise Manor Grove School Temple Dronfield
273pts. 389pts. 479pts. 491pts. 652pts. 72Opts. 744pts. J.A.O-B.
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RUGBY 1977-78 FIRST XV The opening game of the season against the Retiring Captain's side consisting of fourteen Old Peterites proved to be a popular innovation. The power of the O.P.'s pack dictated the early play but as the game progressed the School's backs, who had hitherto defended strongly, were able to demonstrate pace and versatility to run in six tries by C. Burdass (3), N. Squire (2) and N. Denison. In the following match against Headingley Colts played under blustery conditions on a hard ground, the School failed to capitalise on ample possession and could only manage two tries by K. Kerr and K. Clarkson. Clarkson, the fastest back by far, broke a collar bone and did not play again for the rest of the term. This was to herald the start of a disastrous season of injuries in which by half term only one of the regular backs had managed to play all the games. Against Silcoates, the School started very lethargically and a reorganised back line looked disjointed. particularly in defence. There was a lack of support particularly by the forwards who did not maintain the continuity when the ball was in the hands, a characteristic which persisted in some senior players throughout the season. The resultant win by two penalty goals scored by J. Hughes was indicative of a poor display by the School. The intervention of Sports Day proved costly. R. Prudom, a strong running centre, pulled a hamstring; however, it allowed I. Hindhaugh, a talented fifth-former, to play his first game against Woodhouse Grove. Despite the close scores, St. Peter's were comfortably on top with an early try by R. Turner, who was consistently prominent in the loose, and two penalties by J. Hughes. J. Wilson, who had made such a promising start to the season and had secured the scrum-half position despite severe competition, had to leave the field with a shoulder injury. The reorganised side lost their fluency and allowed the opposition to come more into the game. After four consecutive wins the School were forced to defend for most of the game against Bradford G.S., the strongest opposition of the season, the only score coming from a dropped goal by C. Burdass. To the School's credit it should be noted that Bradford were made to defend desperately during the last quarter of the game. Against Ashville, the School's forwards dominated the game from the start with tries by J. Ellison, M. Gargan, J. Wilson and R. Prudom but an entertaining first half was followed by a complacent, disjointed second half. The final match before half term at Denstone saw an extremely depleted team put up a determined first half without scoring against a sound defence. In the second half, Denstone gained the ascendancy to outrun the School's makeshift threequarters despite the acres of ground covered by J. Ellison in the unaccustomed role of full back. It was hoped that half term would relieve the injury problem, but against one of the best Giggleswick sides for many a year in which the School were outplayed for most of a fast, open, clean game, four players hobbled off the field and were unfit for the following Saturday against 65
King's Pontefract. The School were further handicapped by the loss of skipper M. Gargan and although the seven man pack continued to dominate up front, the lively Pontefract backs were quick to take advantage of any mistakes by the School. Despite losing 12-18 against Ampleforth the match was to herald better times. Playing with the wind the first half, the School built up a 12-4 lead with three well judged penalties by J. Hughes, whose place kicking was outstanding throughout the season, and a neat dropped goal by C. Burdass. Despite territorial advantage, the School failed to cross Ampleforth's line due to their superb cover defence and with the wind at their backs in the second half, their backs ran in three further tries from clean second phase possession. A ragged display against a weak Barnard Castle side in which the School should have trebled the score was followed by a dismal, lethargic display against Durham in which the forwards were well beaten in the scrums by a formidable Durham front row. A home game against Worksop saw the School put on a much better display in which the forwards were dominant and in which K. Kerr, N. Hare and R. Turner had outstanding games. Again several promising attacking moves did not produce tries, more due to lack of continuity than pressure from the opposition. The following Saturday at Pocklington produced one of the most exciting matches of the season. The game was full of fast, skilled rugby but both sides defended so keenly that neither side was able to score. The nearest either side came to scoring was from a long-range penalty by J. Hughes which struck the cross-bar and rebounded into play for Pocklington to clear. On the day neither side deserved to lose although the School may rue their wasted chances which in this game proved costly. The last School match against Leeds G.S. resulted in a narrow defeat for the School. Leeds scored early against the run of play and went further ahead with a try immediately after the resumption. Yet again, it was a case of periodic lapses of concentration which were heavily penalised by the opposition. Although the School were well on top a t the close and replied with tries by M. Tyson and I. Hindhaugh, Leeds' lead was too much for the School to overhaul. The final match of the season against the Old Peterites produced another exciting finish with the School going down by the narrow margin of 15 points to 17 points. It was pleasing to see two O.P. XV's turned out. It is hoped this will be a regular feature. Overall, the season was disappointing. After a promising start matches were lost through injury to key players, particularly against Denstone and King's Pontefract which could easily have been won with a full strength team. In other matches, for example against Leeds G.S., the team's own mistakes let them down whilst against Giggleswick and Bradford G.S. the opposition were markedly superior on the day. It is unfortunate that the season is compressed into about three months. Anyone who is injured for several weeks in reality misses a substantial part of the season. The intrusion of Athletics in the Autumn Term has been regarded as a further handicap in the development of an efficient 1st XV who play against sides which are able to prepare and play their future 1st XVs during the Spring Term. 66
With this in mind, the School were able to turn out on two occasions last Spring Term a side consisting mainly of potential 1st XV players against sides from Nunthorpe G.S. and Scarborough R.U.F.C. This provided an opportunity to experiment with a view to the following season and was a very beneficial exercise. During the Christmas vacation, J. Hughes, J. Ellison and N. Hare attended Yorkshire Under 19 Schools trials. Although none made the final trial, both J. Ellison and N. Hare will have a further chance this season and with a little luck both should catch the selector's eye and make further progress. Colours were awarded to: M. F. Gargan,* A. R. Turner,* J. J. R. Hughes,* K. W. Kerr, J. N. Denison, J. N W. Hare, J. F. Ellison, R. M. Prudom, C. P. Johnson, I. D. Hindhaugh, C. Hawkswell, J. D. Gair, M. J. Tyson, C. W. Burdass, G. W. Tait, N. Squire, S. W. Humphreys. (*Caps). J.W.R.H. MORRIS McGRATH TROPHY As usual this was a difficult trophy to award. Several established players made a marked improvement, none more than J. Hughes whose sound defence and reliable goal kicking was impressive throughout the season. Three fifth-formers eventually established regular 1st XV places, namely C. Burdass, J. Gair and I. Hindhaugh. All were worthy of the award but for all-round improvement the award went to I. Hindhaugh. J.W.R.H. -
SECOND XV The season started off well with a comfortable win against Silcoates, but with injuries to both 1st XV and 2nd XV players, often over a quarter of Game 1 were injured for any given match and including positional changes as many as a third of the team changed from match to match. Those who took part gave of their best but against reasonably settled sides this was often not enough. Perhaps the Denstone match illustrated the frustrations endured by the 2nd XV during the first half of the season. A "scratch" side found themselves down by twenty points in as many minutes, but undaunted they stuck at it, only conceded one second half try, and had the opposition under considerable pressure without managing to score. After half term, with the exception of the Ampleforth game, the side performed creditably and were generally more settled. Against Barnard Castle, the School were able to capitalise on the opposition's mistakes and kept territorial advantage, whilst at Durham in a thrilling encounter both forwards and backs played well in open "end to end" rugby. The improvement was maintained with a good win against Worksop and a narrow defeat against Pocklington. The best game of the season came in the match against the O.P.s with some potential Game 1 players moulding well in a team that showed discipline under pressure and lots of flair. The game was a great success and an enjoyable way to round off the season. J.0-B. 67
SENIOR COLTS On paper the XV was a good side but never quite lived up to expectations. The departure of Ian Hindhaugh and James Gair, to the 1st XV halfway through the season did not help. The team started with two sound wins over Barnard Castle and Ashville College with Ian Hindhaugh scoring the majority of the points. Following this there were only two victories until the end of term, but one of these against Ampleforth College was most creditable. When Nigel Chapman had to move to the vacant fly-half position he rose to the occasion and looked most promising. John Cooper was the replacement in the three-quarters and scored some fine tries to justify his inclusion. Scrum half and captain Mike Johnston always worked hard to lead the side, and a similar example was set by Cliff Irwin in the back row of the the forwards. However, the side never lost the will to win and came back with a fine victory over Pocklington in the final match. The following played and were awarded colours. R. M. Barron, J. Cooper, J. H. Howie, J. Guy, C. N. E. Butterworth, N. J. Chapman, M. W. Johnston (Capt.), S. P. Longthorp, D. E. Gardner, T. C. Stephenson, R. M. Craig, W. G. Nettleton, I. G. Wilson, P. J. Nicholls, C. E. Irwin. B.A. UNDER 15 XV Christmas Term This was a term of mixed fortunes. Three defeats out of the first four matches necessitated a change in tactics, and later results were much better. By the end of the term, six matches had been won and five lost. The strength of the team lay in the pack supported by the captain, Stubbs, at scrum-half. The pack, though lacking height, was strong in the tight and formidable when the forwards were handling the ball. The front row of Johnson, Watson and Brierley won a lot of ball, especially in the fine win against Ampleforth. In the second row CarderGeddes was a tremendous worker and the loss to the Under 16 XV of Longthorp was offset by the emergence of Fallow as a first-class mauler. In the back row Webb and Sellers were always at the heart of things, whilst at No. 8 Iveson, when fit, was a great strength. Unfortunately he missed several matches, though in his absence McDonald was an able deputy. Behind the scrum, Stubbs kicked superbly, particularly when playing back to the pack. Outside him, the backs were always outsized and usually outpaced. It is to their immense credit that they tackled superbly and it was only against the talented Pocklington team, when both first choice centres were unfit, that the defence was unreliable. At fly-half and inside centre, Kettlewell and Lister showed considerable promise. Kershaw was always strong and difficult to tackle. On the wings, Lee improved with every game and has a lot of natural talent, whilst Dixon, if rather frail, never lacked courage. Behind them, Noyes was reliability itself in defence and showed potential in attack. Team: D. M. Noyes, G. F. Lee, A. H. Kershaw, R. W. Lister, A. J. Dixon, T. S. Kettlewell, C. J. Stubbs (Capt.), J. N. D. Brierley, J. D. F. Watson, P. E. Johnson, A. D. G. Carder-Geddes, D. C. Fallow, M. I. Sellers, S. W. C. Webb, R. H. Iveson. D.K. 68
UNDER 15 'B' XV The team enjoyed a reasonably successful season winning four and losing three of its matches. As with last year's team, they found the opening fixture against a relatively strong Nunthorpe 'A' XV, a difficult affair and never really threatened the home side. In their second match, however, at Ashville College, they came back strongly from a one-try half-time deficit to score two late tries, both largely individual efforts by Pell. Webster added the goal to one of them. Their next match at Durham was, despite losing, a most enjoyable game. The windy conditions made life difficult, but both teams worked hard for openings which never really came in a game played in excellent spirit and very well handled. Hymers were really no match for the team at York and the tally of three tries could have been greater. Probably the best performance came against a useful Read School 'A' XV under severe pressure much of the game, a break by Ibbotson from a maul tipped the balance our way and the defence, in which Beaumont and Webster were outstanding, stuck bravely to the task of containment. A very pleasing win against Pocklington, away from home, in heavy rain looked to have set them up for a grand finale to the season but the return with Hymers was unaccountably lost against a side quite comfortably beaten in the earlier part of the season. A satisfactory season all round, notable for gritty team effort rather than any individual brilliance, although Pell did emerge as an effective centre and top try-scorer. The following represented the team: Beaumont, Blacker, Booth, Chapman, R., Dee, Etches, Gee, Hitchenor, Rjort, Hobson, Hopkinson, Ibbotson, Linton, McDonald, Megginson, Pell, Reed, Schofield, Taylor, J. P. M., Webb, Webster, Wright. A.W.R. UNDER 14 COLTS The principal difficulty with the Under 14 Colts this year was selecting the best side with boys in their correct positions. There were few, if any, outstanding players and the fact that boys played for the A team reflects the situation. The other problem was rather more serious—we couldn't score tries! The forwards could certainly match the opposition for size and in the tight, but they were slow around the field and reluctant to run at the opposition—a problem common to the backs also. The result was that players seldom received the ball on the burst and hence sufficient momentum was not achieved. The backs handled and tackled well and eventually learned to attack and defend as a unit. The potential of this side is good. In the second row, Richard Dibb and Robert Gair are both over 6 feet already—Richard was rarely beaten in the line. Russell Broadbent is a quick striking hooker and Tim Hills a tireless open side flanker. With John Pulleyn strong at prop and John Farrow learning to channel his enthusiasm at No. 8 there is the basis of an excellent pack. What a pity that Richard Bell is small at the moment and that we were without his services for so long through injury. 69
Outside the pack, Andrew McGrath was sound at scrum-half although he needs to vary his play and work on a quicker service. Richard Knocker, Neil Hamby (who also missed a number of matches through injury) and Rupert Smith were always dangerous. Nigel Clayton at full back saved many certain tries before moving to the wing to allow Jonathan Atkinson in at full back. Jonathan's improvement augurs well for next season. I am sure that as this team grows up and matures, it will be a difficult side to beat. I.J.A.
UNDER 14 'B' XV Despite the lack of strength at the top end of the A" team this year, competition for places was very keen. The depth of players at lower 'A' team level extended thr ghout the 'B' team and even further. In fact boys la e e T's during the season, 15 of whom also played for the 'A's at some time. With this strength, it is hardly surprising that the T's annihilated all but 2 of their opponents, one of the 2 being an 'A' team anyway. The outstanding points scorer was J. M. Hall with 14 tries
to his name. There were weaknesses however, in particular the reluctance of most players to tackle when the opposition ran at them. Perhaps it was the- lack of practice in defence in so many easy matches that allowed too many points to be given away on other occasions. The team will have to learn to tackle much more efficiently if their most impressive record is to continue through to the Under 15's. D.J.R.
RESULTS FIRST XV
Wed. 21st Sept. Sat. 24th Sept. Wed. 28th Sept. Wed. 5th Oct. Sat. 8th Oct. Wed. 12th Oct. Sat. 15th Oct. Wed. 2nd Nov. Sat. 5th Nov. Sat. 12th Nov. Wed. 16th Nov. Sat. 19th Nov. Sat. 26th Nov. Sat. 3rd Dec. Thurs. 15th Dec. Sat. 17th Dec.
Retiring Captain's XV (home) Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts (home) Silcoates (home) ... ... Woodhouse Grove (away) Bradford G. S. (home) Ashville (home) ... Denstone (away) ... Giggleswick (away) ... King's Pontefract (away) Ampleforth (home) ... Barnard Castle (away) Durham (away) ... Worksop (home) Pocklington (away) Leeds G. S. (home) Old Peterites (home)
Result Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Won Drew Lost Lost
F. A.
Wed. 28th Sept. Wed. 5th Oct. Sat. 8th Oct.
SECOND XV Silcoates (home) ... Woodhouse Grove (away) Bradford G.S. (home)
Won Lost Lost
35 4 3 4 0 32
Sat. 15th Oct. Wed. 2nd Nov. Sat. 5th Nov.
Denstone (away) ... Giggleswick (home) ... King's Pontefract (away)
Lost Lost Lost
0 32 10 12 0 20
Wed. 12th Oct.
Ashville (away) ...
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10 6 12 3 24 0 0 6 12 16 0 13 0 8 15
13 0 0 6 30 3 28 16 18
18 0 14 3
0 14 17
4 35
0 48 Lost 9 7 Won Drew 16 16 Won 14 0 6 9 Lost 0 14 Lost 14 20 Lost
Ampleforth (away) Sat. 12th Nov. Wed. 16th Nov. Barnard Castle (away) ••• Durham (away) Sat. 19th Nov. ••• Worksop (home) Sat. 26th Nov. ... Pocklington (away) Sat. 3rd Dec. ... Thurs. 15th Dec. Leeds G. S. (home) Old Peterites (home) ... Sat. 17th Dec.
Wed. 5th Oct. Sat. 8th Oct. Wed. 12th Oct. Wed. 2nd Nov. Wed. 9th Nov. 1 Sat. 12th Nov. Sat. 19th Nov. Sat. 26th Nov. Sat. 3rd Dec.
Sat. 8th Oct. Wed. 12th Oct. Sat. 15th Oct. Wed. 2nd Nov. Sat. 5th Nov. Sat. 12th Nov. Wed. 16th Nov. Wed. 23rd Nov. Sat. 26th Nov. Sat. 3rd Dec.
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THIRD XV Woodhouse Grove (away) Barnard Castle (home) ••• Ashville (home) ... Giggleswick (away) Fyling Hall 1st XV (home) ... Ampleforth (away) Fyling Hall 1st XV (away) ••• Worksop (home) ... Pocklington (home)
Won Won Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost
UNDER 16 COLTS XV Barnard Castle (away) ••• Ashville (home) ••• Denstone (away) Nunthorpe G. S. (away) Pocklington (away) Ampleforth (home) ••• Durham (home) Hymers 3rd XV (home) ••• Worksop (away) ... Pocklington (home)
Won Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Won
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UNDER 16 COLTS 'B' XV ••• ••• ••• Wed. 16th Nov. Durham (home) .• • ... ... Pocklington (home) Sat. 3rd Dec.
Won Lost
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Wed. 5th Oct. Sat. 8th Oct. Wed. 12th Oct. Sat. 15th Oct. Wed. 2nd Nov. Sat. 5th Nov. Sat. 12th Nov. Sat. 19th Nov. Wed. 23rd Nov. Sat. 26th Nov. Sat. 3rd Dec. Wed. 25th Jan. Wed. 8th Feb.
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UNDER 15 COLTS XV Woodhouse Grove (home) Barnard Castle (away) ••• Ashville (away) ... Silcoates (away)... Giggleswick (home) ... King's Pontefract (home) ... Ampleforth (home) Durham (away) Hymers (home) Worksop (away) ... Pocklington (away) Bradford G. S. (home) ••• Hymers (away)
15 COLTS 'B' XV rpe G.S. 'A' (away) ... Nunthorpe Wed. 5th Oct. ... Ashville (away) ... Wed. 12th Oct. ••• Durham (away) Sat. 19th Nov. ••• ••• Wed. 23rd Nov. Hymers (home) Read School, Drax 'A' (home) Wed. 7th Dec. ... ... Pocklington (away) Sat. 4th Feb. Hymers (away) Wed. 8th Feb. 71
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Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Lost Won Lost Won Lost
Lost Won Lost Won Won Won Lost
UNDER 14 COLTS XV Woodhouse Grove (home) Wed. 5th Oct. Sat. 8th Oct. Barnard Castle (home) Silcoates (away)... ... Sat. 15th Oct. Langley Park (home) ... Mon. 31st Oct. King's Pontefract (home) Sat. 5th Nov. Wed. 16th Nov. Durham (home) ... Wed. 23rd Nov. Hymers (away) ... Worksop (away) Sat. 26th Nov. Pocklington (home) ... Sat. 3rd Dec. Bradford G.S. (home) Wed. 25th Jan. Hymers (home) ... Wed. 8th Feb. Sat. I 1 th Mar. Ashville (home)
Lost Lost Won Lost Won Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Won
UNDER 14 COLTS 'B' XV Woodhouse Grove (home) .. ... Wed. 5th Oct. Wed. 19th Oct. Silcoates (away) ... Fyling Hall (home) Wed. 9th Nov. Wed. 16th Nov. Durham (home) Fyling Hall (away) Sat. 19th Nov. Wed. 23rd Nov. Hymers (away) ... ... Read School, Drax 'A' (home) Wed. 7th Dec. Pocklington (away) ... ... Sat. 4th Feb. ... Wed. 8th Feb. Hymers (home) Sat. 11th Mar. Ashville (home) ...
Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Won Won Lost
UNDER 14 COLTS 'C' XV Wed. 23rd Nov. Hymers (away) Hymers (home) Wed. 8th Feb.
Won Won
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20th Sept. 23rd Sept. 30th Sept. 4th Oct. 14th Oct. 18th Oct. 21st Oct. 24th Oct. 25th Oct. 27th Oct. 4th Nov. 11th Nov. 15th Nov. 18th Nov. 29th Nov. 2nd Dec. 9th Dec. 13th Dec.
1st XV FIXTURES 1978 Retiring Captain's XV ... Headlingley Colts ... Silcoates Woodhouse Grove Barnard Castle ... ... Ashville ... ... Denstone (10.30 a.m.)... Royal Hospital School, Ispwich ... Colchester R.G.S. ... Stowmarket H.S. King's Pontefract ... Ampleforth Bradford G.S. ... Durham ... ... Worksop... Pocklington Giggleswick Old Peterites
INTER-HOUSE RUGBY SENIOR COMPETITION Queen's 16 pts.; Rise 0 pts. JUNIOR COMPETITION School House 8 pts.; Temple 4 pts. (after extra time)
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BOAT CLUB 1977-78 Christmas This term was almost totally devoted to maintaining and renovating the boats and equipment in the boathouse. A team, under Mr. Duncan, worked very hard to prepare the boats for the oncoming season and a lot of very useful work was done. On the rowing side of things — at York Spring Regatta—the club had no success.
Easter Once again it was decided not to form a 1st VIII and the Senior river oarsmen concentrated on Fours with a view to Head of the River races. A training weekend was held in York during the term to decide crews for the inter-regional championship under 18 events for the North-East of England region, and several School crews entered. In the Yorkshire Head of the River there was some good rowing, especially from the 1st IV w:-to entered Senior B and came second, but in a time faster than that of the crew who won Senior A. The Novice Four also had a very promising row.
Summer On the first Saturday of term the School was represented at Sheffield Regatta by two crews, the 1st IV who lost in their first race, and the Colts 1st IV who lost in the final to Bradford. York Spring Regatta also proved to be unsuccessful in terms of School Boat Club wins. However, the 2nd IV showed the way by a memorable win over Durham School at the Durham Wear Regatta. The same evening the Boat Club Dance was held, which was very successful, raising £360 for the Boat Club funds. Many thanks to all who came and gave their support, and especially to all those who helped with the preparation and tidying up. At our own Invitation Regatta for the Junior River crews, we had no wins but the experience proved to be very useful and at Bradford Schools Invitation Regatta the Colts 3rd IV won, and the Club won the Macleod Trophy for the most successful club to enter the regatta. Bradford City and Tees Regatta were both held on the same day and School crews went to both. The Colts 1st IV were beaten in the final of the Under 16 event by St. Leonard's, and the first Pair ever to row in competition for the School won its first race but capsized in the second! The Novice Four were beaten in the final by Durham A.R.C. at Tees Regatta. Over half-term two crews, the 2nd IV and Colts 1st IV, went to Cambridge Regatta and although there were no wins it was very much enjoyed; and many thanks to all the Old Peterites at Cambridge for their hospitality.
Another fund-raising activity was the York to Goole long distance row which was completed in 5 hours 2 minutes and 20 seconds and raised just over £100. At Durham Two-day Regatta the Novice Four quite deservedly got their status and David Cooper (Stroke of the 1st IV) won the Novice Sculling event. 73
Successful Colts Crew at Sheffield Regatta.
Brinkmanship between Goole and York.
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At York Summer Regatta, the following weekend, the Colts 1st IV won by beating Lancaster Royal Grammar School, and at Leeds Spring Regatta both the Colts 1st and 2nd IVs were finalists in Junior Under 16 and Novice respectively. After a rather slow and unsuccessful start to the season the Boat Club has built up steam and in all has won six trophies. It was also good, and sometimes amusing, to see a pair racing for the Club, namely Ken Murray and Simon Wetherell. The theft of two outboard motors in the Christmas term meant that coaching was very restricted and although a new engine was soon bought it was not put into use until special locks were fitted in the Boathouse. The Club also purchased a hard-shell coaching boat. Many thanks to all the very hard-working coaches who nevertheless overcame the difficulties and put in many long hours of coaching on bicycle and on foot. It is a very great loss both to the Boat Club and to the School that Mr. Patrick Duncan is leaving us. We will miss his guidance in boat maintenance and especially his, sometimes a little obscure, coaching! After all, they do it at Cambridge — or so he says! Anyhow, on behalf of the Boat Club and their colleagues, I should like to thank him most sincerely for all he has done for the club over the past 12 years. We wish him all the best for the future.
R.M. Club Officers 1978-79: Captain: Paul McCarter. Vice-Captains: Andrew Leckenby and Stephen Lister. Boatswain: Jonathan Drinkwater. Senior Coxwain: David Brooke. Senior House Rowing Cup: Dronfield. Junior House Rowing Cup: Rise. Senior Sculling Cup: D. Cooper. Junior Sculling Cup: J. Drinkwater. Coxes Sculling Cup: A. Gillett. Open Pairs Cup: J. Clayton/C. Irwin. Andrew Sherris Cup for Coxing: J. Gillett. Cup for most improved oarsman: I. Budge.
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In 1977 various crews helped row a total of over 120 miles in a 24hour period to raise money for the Boat Club equipment fund. As some found the repetitive course a little boring, the venue was changed this year — only to face a threatened cancellation due to a bore of another kind: the Yorkshire aegir (or aegre). The Ouse is not a particularly pleasant river in its lower reaches — at least as far as its banks at low tide are concerned — so it was planned to row upstream from Goole towards the beauty of York. Unfortunately, given that the weekend of Sunday, 4th June was the only one free in the regatta calendar, the course in the end had to be reversed to use an ebbing tide and to avoid the aegir. Gerry and Shirley Gray, two of our ever-faithful supporters, very
kindly accompanied the crews for security as well as interest in their
55 h.p. launch. Accompanying them in turn were 'coach' Andrew Gray and the timekeeper-cum-photographer extraordinaire D.J.H. B.M. drove 75
the Mercedes minibus plus trailer, and with Messrs. Morcom and Moore the gaggle (they like being on water?) of oarspeople gathered at Nahurn to see the 1st IV complete the initial stage downstream to the lock. The boat was duly — and muddily — ported, and from then on it was plain sailing. The changeover at Cawood went smoothly with the help of the Whitecross Powerboat Club's pontoons, and Selby provided no real problems other than unsavoury odours from the muddy banks. The term 'sailing' used above was now not totally out of place, as a fresh breeze was making conditions quite difficult. When the Colts 1st crew handed over to 2nd IV at Barmby Barrage the wide Ouse was sporting white horses on its wavelets. Undaunted, Jill Gillett sat bravely at, and at times in, her wet task and steered "Mary" to the final destination. At Goole the tide was so low that the boat had to be split and dismantled while floating in the water to allow a safe lift-out'. All was achieved smoothly, if not a little slowly, amidst muddy legs and ankles, wet clothes and tired bodies. It had taken 5 hours 2 minutes and 20 seconds for the row. The only disappointing note was that the launch developed engine trouble on its return journey, and it took longer to cover the distance than it had done under oar-power. Very warm thanks must go to the Gray family for all their help and support, the car drivers, all those who sold and particularly bought tickets, and of course to the crews: 1st IV, 2nd IV, 3rd IV, Colts 1, Colts 3. The final total of money raised was £105. Who knows what will happen next year? B.M.
HOCKEY 1978 This surely must have been one of the most disappointing seasons from the point of view of the weather. All four sides when they were able to play showed that they had flair and determination and had we completed a full season I think it would have been one of the best in recent years. The first eleven under the captaincy of Edward Parkinson showed skill and a team spirit which led them to win the four inter-school matches which were able to be played. They not only defended well but the number of goals which they scored showed that there was considerable ability in attack as well. Our defeats came against a verb. strong Styx side and against a touring college side from Cambridge. It would be invidious to mention any names, for this year success came from a team effort and it was this that pleased me more than anything. The captain, Edward Parkinson, led the side very well and I congratulate him on his personal play and on his captaincy. The second eleven was an interesting blend of senior players an colts who gained a lot of experience which I hope will stand the fi eleven in good stead next year. They more than any other side we frustrated by the weather. 76
It was pleasant to see the standard of talent and enthusiasm in the colts sides, both Under Sixteen and later in the season at Under Fifteen. It can only be good for school hockey and it makes me look forward to next season with a lot of hope. Finally my thanks to all players, ground staff and my colleagues for their help during the season. R.H.H. First Eleven: Team from: S. M. Burn, E. M. Parkinson (Capt.), A. M. Precious, J. J. R. Hughes, J. P. Ross, R. Collingwood-Gittins, G. W. Tait, K. Miller N. J. Chapman, J. F. Ellison, J. R. Ross, R. E. Craig, K. J. Miller. Second Eleven: Team from: M. F. Quirke, J. R. Markwick-Smith, R. E. Craig (Capt.), J. A. McGrath, J. H. Baggs, C. G. Rymer, M W. Johnston, J. D. Gair, M. P. Kerr, K. J. Miller, R. A. Kaiser. Colts Eleven: Team from: M. A. Lodge, H. T. D. Hilton, J. M. Shirtcliffe, C. W. R. Chantry, B. S. Yeo, A. C. W. Campbell, A. R. Taylor, S. W. Prest, P. J. Nichols, M. W. E. Watson, A. P. Burdass. Under 15 Eleven
Team from: J. C. Winchurch, L. R. P. McDonald, M. G. S. Bunney, J. N. D. Brierley, J. D. F. Watson, C. J. Stubbs, J. R. C. Taylor, M. C. S. Gee, D. M. Noyes, S. W. C. Webb, R. P. A. Chapman, R. W. Lister, T. S. Kettlewell. FIRST XI HOCKEY MATCHES 1978 v. Army Apprentices College (Home) Won 2-1
After only one practice the school took on, with amazing success an Army side which had been playing together since September. Play was understandably a bit scrappy and an early goal was conceded. However, a high work rate brought two goals by half-time which was sufficent to clinch the match. The opponents improved markedly with time but the school contained them well conceding no further goals. Healey 1, Ellison 1. v. Scarborough College (Home) Won 2-1 The score does not reflect how much better the school was than Scarborough. We did not play well and our lack of practice became obvious. In the end, however, a creditable win was recorded. Tait 1, Chapman 1. 77
v Styx (Home) Lost 5-1 The school's first defeat of the season, against an extremely strong and experienced side. Only occasionally were the school able to put more than a few passes together and move into a shooting position, one such move producing their only goal of the game. Tait 1. v. Nunthorpe G. S. (Home) Won 5-0 A match which always looked the school's from the first goal. This came after 15 frustrating minutes of attacking. With control of the mid field and some fine moves the school scored a meagre total of five goals. Miller 2, Hughes 2, Tait 1. v. Bootham School (Home) Won 6-1 Damp conditions did nothing to prevent a resounding victory over our local rivals. The school team seemed to thrive on a classic third goal. This came from a fast counter attack which caught the opposition hopping. The ball was skilfully moved up field by a series of short well timed passes; the move was started and finished by James Ross. A period of stalemate in the second half was broken by two more late goals. The opposition scored from a penalty flick. J. P. Ross 1, J. R. Ross 1, Tait 1, Miller 2, Ellison 1. v. Christ's College Cambridge (Home) Lost 1-0 A side on tour to Scotland dropped in at York for their first game. The match started well with attacks developing at both ends, but their centre forward who was clear through was brought down in the 'D'. The flick was decisive as no other goals were scored. The school were unlucky on several occasions from short corners. We hope to see Christ's College back for a fixture next year. E.M.P. Home Home Home Home Home Home
Won Won Lost Won Won Lost
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Scarborough College Nunthorpe G.S.
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v. -'-Army Apprentice's College ... v. Scarborough College ... v. Styx H.C. ... v. Nunthorpe G.S. ... v. Bootham School ... ... v. Christ's College, Cambridge
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1ST XI 1978 Unbeaten in School Matches (Standing) K. Mohan Esq., C. W. Burdass, A. M. Precious, C. J. Stubbs, J. F. Ellison, I. D. Hindhaugh, M. W. Johnston, D. Kirby Esq., (Sitting) J. H. Baggs, J. J. R. Hughes, R. Collingwood-Gittins, (Capt.) G. W
(Photo: K. Pettinger)
CRICKET RETROSPECT
After last year's disappointing season, it is particularly pleasing to report on a most successful and enjoyable season in 1978. We were even lucky with the weather with not a single ball having to be missed in a far from good summer. Much of the credit for the team's success must go to the captain, Richard Collingwood-Gittins, who set a fine example both on and off the field. It was a pleasure to see the enthusiastic response of the whole team to his positive and encouraging leadership and rarely, if ever, can the School have had such a brilliant fielding team. The basic statistics of the season were that 19 matches were played, 10 won, 8 drawn and 1 lost, this single defeat coming when the team was considerably weakened by examination calls. In interschool matches, 8 were won and 4 drawn. The batting on paper looked rather thin, but it was rarely found wanting. James Ross and C.-Gittins were a fine opening pair. Ross was consistency itself, failing to reach double figures only once in twenty innings. As in the previous season, C.-Gittins only showed his true ability after the end of term. His 117 against V.O.C. Rotterdam was a joy to see and after his 80 against Sutton Valence, one was left to ponder how many runs he would have scored in the season had Sutton Valence been his home pitch, such was his confidence there. John Ellison, Julian Hughes and Charles Burdass all played innings of power and quality and were ideally suited to follow such a reliable opening pair. Ellison and Burdass, like their skipper, revelled in the faster pitches in Kent and it was good to see Burdass, so disappointed with his own form early in the season, win the Sutton Valence for us. Ian Hindhaugh also showed promise for the future, when he realised that application linked with his natural ability to hit the ball a long way would produce more consistent results. His progress was very encouraging, as were the occasional innings of the other younger players. The bowling had great depth, indeed apart from the two wicketkeepers, Hughes and Burdass, all the team could bowl capably. The new ball was shared by John Baggs and Chris Stubbs. Baggs, tall, quick and hostile, was always dangerous, though he got little help from the slow pitches. Congratulations to him on his selection for the Yorkshire Schools Under 19 XI. Stubbs bowled much better than his figures suggest. Like other left-arm over the wicket bowlers, he beat the bat many times without getting the reward of a wicket. The two mediumpace bowlers, James Ross and Andrew Precious, both moved the ball appreciably and were very reliable. The rest of the attack was shared by three slow left-arm spinners. Gordon Tait, so successful in 1977, never really got into the groove. There was a lack of pentration and he bowled too many loose balls. C.-Gittins took some valuable wickets, seemingly having the knack of making a breakthrough, when it was most needed. Late in the season, Michael Johnston came into the team and bowled with immense promise. A big spinner of the ball, he averaged a wicket every two overs, a remarkable striking rate. It was as a fielding team that the XI excelled. The tone was set by Hindhaugh at cover. Very quick and athletic, he saved many runs and put the opposing batsmen under constant pressure. He fully 80
deserved to win the Fielding Cup. The close catching was exceptionally good. Ellison in particular, C.-Gittins, Burdass and Ross took a lot of catches, some of them absolutely brilliant. The 2nd XI also had a very successful season, only losing once—to Selby G.S. 1st XI. Ably captained by Stephen Brown, they batted aggressively and in depth and bowled effectively, particularly when Michael Johnston was in the team, providing variety. The Senior House Cup was won by the Rise, who defeated Dronfield in a high-scoring final. In the Junior final, the Grove beat the Rise to win the cup. The Yeomans Cup for the Single Wicket competition was won by C.-Gittins who beat Ellison in the final. Our thanks to Keith Mohan our coach, to John Hall our groundsman, to Paul Moayyedi, who did a splendid job as 1st XI scorer, and once again we are grateful to the Social Committee, who this season presented us with first-class sightscreens. Finally a comment about the Sutton Valence festival. We are very grateful to the Staff and boys of Sutton Valence for their excellent organisation and hospitality. Reports on the individual matches follow later, but it was interesting to play in limited overs matches and whilst not being wholly convinced by the system, there were certain advantages, which appealed to me personally. Above all, the principle of the team batting second having a realistic number of overs in which to chase a total has much to recommend it. D.K. 2nd XI
1st XI
Selected from:—
*S. D. Brown (Capt.) *N. J. Chapman *J. R. Dodman *K. W. Kerr *S. W. Prest R. W. Readman 'N. D. Shuttleworth *A. R. Taylor R. J. Brown J. Guy P. M. Johnson J. R. Markwick-Smith K. Miller M. J. H. Moodie C. G. Rymer J. P. Wilson *—Colours
t*R. Collingwood-Gittins (Capt.), 1976-77-78 t* G. W. Tait (Vice-Capt.), 1976-77-78 t*J. H. Baggs, 1977-78 t*J. J. R. Hughes, 1977-78 t* J. P. Ross, 1977-78 *C. W. Burdass, 1977-78 *J. F. Ellison, 1978 *I. D. Hindhaugh, 1978 *M. W. Johnston, 1978 *A. M. Precious, 1978 *C. J. Stubbs, 1978
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS Date 29th April 6th May 10th May 17th May 20th May 24th May 31st May 3rd June 10th June
Opponents Ground Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.... Home Bradford G.S. Home Home M.C.C. ... Home Durham School Worksop College ... Away York C.C. ... Home The Forty Club ... Home Sedbergh School ... Away Giggleswick School ... Home
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107 for 8 161 48 for 5 47 152 for 7 193 for I dec 113 39 153 for 7 dec. 107 for 5 175 for 5 193 for 3 dec. 146 for 3 143 97 for 6 164 204 for 7 dec. 58
Craven Gentlemen C.C. Ampleforth College Pocklington School ... ... Bootham School ... The Saints C.C. ... Old Peterites ...
11th June 17th June 1st July 8th July 12th July 14th July 15th July 17th July
VOC Rotterdam
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King's School, Rochester
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175 for 5 dec. 124 170 for 9 dec. 134 for 5 107 for 8 201 for 9 dec. 80 81 for 0 139 104 for 8 40 180 for 6 dec. 183 44 for 1
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100 87 185
1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Innings Not out 4 20 1 20 4 15 1 17 19 3 2 12 7 12 5 12 3 10 8 4
... ... J. P. Ross R. Collingwood-Gittins ... C. W. Burdass ... J. J. R. Hughes J. F. Ellison ... I. D. Hindhaugh C. J. Stubbs ... ... G. W. Tait R. W. Readman A. M. Precious
Runs 591 643 334 352 349 177 81 70 57 26
Highest Innings 67 117 65 66 81 47* 24 28* 31 11
Average 36.94 33.84 31.27 22.00 21.81 17.70 16.20 10.00 8.14 6.50
Also batted:—M. W. Johnston 15,2,0*, J. H. Baggs 6,6*, S. W. Prest I, N. J. Chapman 0. *—denotes not out'.
Bowling Overs ... M. W. Johnston ... .. J. H. Baggs R. Collingwood-Gittins ... ... J. P. Ross A. M. Precious ... G. W. Tait C. J. Stubbs ...
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36.1 194.4 47 122.5 113.1 187 148.3
Maidens 8 61 10 35 34 58 53
Runs 101 398 169 323 308 491 364
Wickets 17 40 13 21 20 30 21
Average 5.98 9.95 13.00 15.38 15.40 16.37 17.33
Also bowled:—I. D. Hindhaugh 6-0-37-1, J. F. Ellison 4-1-18-0.
ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 29th April Result: Drawn Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 161 (M. Cooper 58, A. M. Preci 6 for 28) St. Peter's 107-8 (J. J. R. Hughes 66) ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 6th May Result: Won by 5 wickets Bradford G.S. 47, St. Peter's 48-5 After winning the toss on a good wicket, Bradford G.S. crashed to the sustained pace attack of J. H. Baggs (6-20) and C. J. Stubbs (2-7). The School's fielding was outstanding. In reply the School also struggled especially against P. Kellet (4-20) but some good shots by J. Ellison (14 not out) saw them to a comfortable victory. 82
ST PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 10th May Result: Drawn M.C.C. 193-1 dec. (J. F. C. Leathley 89 not out, B. Leadbeater 86) St Peter's 152-7 (R. Collingwood-Gittins 82) ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 17th May Result: Won by 74 runs St. Peter's 113, Durham School 39 The School batted poorly against some tight bowling and good fielding. J. P. Ross (20) played well, but the School slumped to 61 for 7. The later batsmen batted gamely, I. Hindhaugh (17), G. W. Tait (17) and C. J. Stubbs (15) all scored useful runs. In reply, Durham got bogged down against G. W. Tait and J. P. Ross and eventually wickets fell quickly. Tait took 5 for 8 in 15 overs and Ross 2 for 7 in 10 overs. With little time remaining, the captain, R. Collingwood-Gittins took 3 for 2 to help the School snatch victory. The close catching was brilliant with C. W. Burdass and Ross taking 7 catches between them. ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 20th May Result : Drawn St. Peter's 153-7 dec., Worksop College 107-5 Put in to bat on a wicket which gave considerable help to seam bowling, the School made slow but steady progress. The soundness of the early batsmen bore fruit when the later batsmen took the score to 153-7 dec. C. Burdass (65) was the leading run scorer. In reply, Worksop made a poor start and were never able to make a realistic effort to score at the rate required. The captain, P. Shuttleworth scored a sound 51, but could not increase the run-rate against tight bowling and fielding. On a wicket which had eased greatly, the School never seemed likely to bowl out the solid Worksop batsmen. ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 24th May Result: Drawn York C.C. 193-3 dec. (P. Jackson 68 not out, D. Prest 62) St. Peter's 175-5 (J. F. Ellison 63, I. D. Hindhaugh 47) ST. PETER'S v. THE FORTY CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 31st May Result: Won by 7 wickets The Forty Club 143 (E. Martin 55) St. Peter's 146-3 (C. Burdass 40 not out, J. J. R. Hughes 36 not out, J. P. Ross 36) 83
ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 3rd June Result: Drawn Sedbergh 164, St. Peter's 97-6 Sedbergh lost early wickets, but recovered from 44 for 4 thanks to a stand of 87 between M. Allinson (55) and D. Proudman (36). The later batsmen contributed little and Sedbergh were all out for 164. The School's bowlers were steady, though the fielding was not up to its usual standard. J. P. Ross (2 for 20), A. M. Precious (2 for 25) and C. J. Stubbs (2 for 34) were the main wicket takers. With little time to get the runs, the School lost early wickets and the match faded into a draw. J. P. Ross (48 not out) batted well, but the score was made to look worse for the School, as three wickets were thrown away towards the end, when a draw was inevitable. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 10th June Result: Won by 146 runs St. Peter's 204-7 dec., Giggleswick School 58 The School batted first on a good pitch and had a splendid opening partnership of 143 between the captain, R. Collingwood-Gittins (69) and J. P. Ross (67). There followed a remarkable collapse, when seven wickets fell for 21 runs. This was partly due to some steady bowling by P. Wills (4 for 39), but more because the middle order batsmen showed a total lack of concentration and purpose. Fortunately G. Tait (28 not out) and C. Stubbs (11 not out) then played with greater sense and the School declared at 204 for 7. In reply, Giggleswick found the School's pace attack too much for them and C. Stubbs (4 for 19) was particularly successful. The later batsmen had no answer to G. Tait (4 for 15) and Giggleswick were dismissed for 58. ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 14th June Result: Lost by 51 runs Craven Gentlemen C.C. 175-5 dec. (J. J. Shires 76, K. Turley 64) St. Peter's 124 (J. J. R. Hughes 58) ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 17th June Result: Drawn Ampleforth College 170-9 dec., St. Peter's 134-5 In a rather depressing game of cricket, the School had the better of a draw against Ampleforth College. In simple terms, Ampleforth batted for virtually four hours on a good, if slow, pitch and left the School slightly less than two hours to score the runs. Ampleforth batted first and after quite a good start lost 5 wickets before lunch. A good stand of 50 between D. Dundas (58) and A. 84
C. Smith (22) did little to inspire Ampleforth who plodded on until they eventually declared at 170 for 9. All seven of the School bowlers bowled accurately with A. M. Precious (4 for 41) and J. Ross (3 for 40) the most successful. For Ampleforth, Dundas held the innings together and although he batted a long time, he did well to prevent a collapse. In reply the School made a fine attempt to score at approximately twice the pace of the opposition. J. Ross (57) did an excellent job, with powerful assistance from J. Hughes (33) but in the end the School had to settle for a draw at 134 for 5. D. Dundas (4 for 27) bowled steadily for Ampleforth and collected wickets as the School chased a quite unrealistic target. ST. PETER'S v. POCK LINGTON SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 1st July Result: Drawn St. Peter's 201-9 dec., Pocklington School 107-8 The School had much the better of a drawn game between these two unbeaten teams. Put in to bat, they had the good basis of an opening stand of 65 between J. Ross (39) and R. C.-Gittins (29). A useful spell by D. Wood (3 for 32) then took the School to 94 for 4, but a fine stand between J. Hughes (53) and I. Hindhaugh (47 not out) put the School back on top. Coming on to bowl as sixth change bowler, A. Brumfield took 5 for 18 as the later batsmen hit out. In reply, Pocklington lost three early wickets and were never able to make a challenge against some tight bowling and excellent fielding. M. Parkhill (21) was the top scorer and in the end the tail did very well to save the game. For the School, A Precious (3 for 11 in 12 overs) was the most impressive bowler. ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 8th July Result: Won by 10 wickets Bootham 80, St. Peter's 81-0 In the local derby Bootham were no match for the unbeaten School XI. At lunch the School's decision to put Bootham in to bat did not seem justified. Only three wickets had fallen for over 50 runs and one of these was an unnecessary run-out. However, the innings collapsed after lunch, the last seven wickets falling for 14 runs. M. Johnston took 5 for 11, including a hat-trick, a remarkable performance for a boy playing only his fourth game for the 1st XI. G. Tait supported him with 2 for 28. For Bootham A. Smith (19) gave the innings a slow but solid start, whilst J. Clough (34 not out) played very soundly and deserved better support. In reply, the School's opening pair of J. Ross (52 not out) and R. C.-Gittins (27 not out) knocked off the runs without any difficulty. ST. PETER'S v. THE SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 12th July Result: Drawn The Saints C.C. 139 (W. Shucksmith 54) St. Peter's 104-8 85
ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 14th and 15th July Result: Won by 9 wickets Old Peterites 40 (J. H. Baggs 7 for 14) and 183 (R. M. Stringer 41 D. L. W. Sim 27) St. Peter's 180-6 dec. (J. F Ellison 52, C. Burdass 51, J. Eatcugh 3 for 18) and 44-1 SUTTON VALENCE FESTIVAL ST. PETER'S v. VOC ROTTERDAM Played at Sutton Valence on Monday, 17th July Result: Won by 250 runs St. Peter's 312-4 dec., VOC Rotterdam 62 Put in to bat, the School made a solid start and as the Dutch boys tired, the School's batsmen took complete control. R. CollingwoodGittins made a superb 117, and J. Ellison (81) and C. Burdass (63 not out) helped in the run spree. The School eventually declared at 312-4. In reply, J. H. Baggs (3-13) took three wickets in his first four overs and VOC then succumbed without much fight to the spinners G. Tait (4-14) and M. Johnston (3-11). ST. PETER'S v. KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER Played at Sutton Valence on Tuesday, 18th July Result: Won by 123 runs St. Peter's 223-7 dec., King's School, Rochester 100 Put in to bat again, the School's batsmen flourished against steady medium paced bowling. R. C.-Gittins (58), J. P. Ross (48), J. Ellison (48) and R. Readman (31) all contributed to a formidable total of 223-7 in the School's 60 overs. For King's School J. Cornett bowled throughout with great stamina, ending with 5 for 83. In reply, King's School lost two early wickets and although T. Kirby (35) and P. Nichols (32) added 70 for the third wicket, the other batsmen failed and J. H. Baggs (5-22) quickly removed the tail in his second spell. J. P. Ross (2-24) and R. C.-Gittins (2-2) caused the breakthrough in the middle of the innings. ST. PETER'S v. CR ANBROOK SCHOOL
Played away on Wednesday, 19th July Result: Won by 9 wickets Cranbrook 87, St. Peter's 91-1 Cranbrook won the toss and batted on an unpredictable pitch. J. H. Baggs (5-32) destroyed the early part of the innings and as he tired, T. Patten (24 not out) and J. Gurr (19) added useful runs, until the spinners took the last three wickets. When the School batted, J. P. Ross (51 not out) and R. C.-Gittins (24) had little difficulty in taking the School to a 9 wicket victory. This was not a performance to be underrated, as the pitch gave considerable help to the bowlers. 86
ST. PETER'S v. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL Played away on Thursday, 20th July Result: Won by 3 wickets Sutton Valence 185, St. Peter's 189-7 At last winning the toss, the School put Sutton Valence in to bat and made an immediate breakthrough. From 39 for 4, R. Fetherston (73) and S. Cranner (40) did very well to take the score to 127 before M. Johnston (3 for 52) removed the middle order. J. H. Baggs (5 for 28) again removed the later batsmen quickly. In reply, R. Collingwood-Gittins (80) hatted excellently and although J. F. Ellison (23) started well, the middle order failed against tight bowling and keen fielding. At 148 for 6, the School were in real trouble, but C. Burdass (51 not out), riding a little luck, played some fine shots and took the School to a great victory and saw to it that the School remained undefeated in all inter-school matches. Credit, too, must go to Sutton Valence, who contributed so much to a most enjoyable match, and had their catching been better, there is no doubt that the result would have been different. THIRD XI With many of last year's regulars leaving us, this year has been a time of (not always successful) rebuilding. The emphasis of 3rd XI cricket has always been that the cricket should be enjoyable—what has been sad is the way some have treated this as an excuse to avoid trying to improve their own standard of batting, bowling and fielding. Naturally this applies to the minority—in general the spirit has been good and there have been several notable performances in all spheres of the game. John Dodman scored a very good 50 at Worksop, the excellent running between the wickets by the captain, John Ross, at Nunthorpe all but won us the match and Keith Miller's fielding was always of a high standard. John Ross, Keith Miller, Chris Rymer, Howard Pease and Peter Burdass have all bowled steadily often without luck, and Nick Hare often stepped in to take a vital wicket. My thanks to John Ross for captaining the side this year and to Mr. Hutt for arranging the fixtures. Results: v. Askham Bryan College of Agriculture (away) Lost: Askham Bryan 101 for 5
(30 overs); St. Peter's 65 for 9. v. Nunthorpe G.S. 2nd XI (away) Drew: Nunthorpe 92 for 6 dec. (Burdass 3-17); St. Peter's 92 for 7 (Dodman 39). v. Worksop under 16 (away) Drew: Worksop 157 for 4 dec. (Brookes 112); St. Peter's 98 for 6 (Dodman 65 n.o.). v. Silcoates 2nd XI (away) Won: Silcoates 46 (Miller 4-14, Hare 3-12, Ross 2-7); St. Peter's 48 for 1 (Wilson 20, Dodman 20 n.o.). v. Ampleforth 3rd XI (away) Lost: Ampleforth 171 for 6 dec.; St. Peter's 31. v. Hymers College (home) Drew: St. Peter's 146 for 5 dec. (Kerr 34, Whatmoor 26, Miller 27, Dodman 24); Hymers 71 for 8 (Crawford 23, Rymer 3-7). v. Bootham Park (home) Lost: Bootham Park 107 for 6 (Clout 51) (25 overs); St. Peter's 80 for 9 (Wilson 28). I.J.A.
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SENIOR COLTS CRICKET REVIEW
Although the majority of the matches were drawn, the Senior Colts can be reasonably satisfied with their progress this season. They were only bowled out once and that was on a rain affected wicket against Pocklington, although against Sedbergh it was only the determination of the last wicket pair, S. Kettlewell and J. Taylor, which saved the day. The reason for the numerous drawn games is not hard to find. With just over four hours' playing time, the bowlers lacked the penetration to bowl out the opposition and leave themselves sufficient time to knock off the runs. J. Brierley bowled steadily and was a most improved bowler but rarely troubled the batsmen. J. Simpson, who had pace, only rarely bowled to his potential. It was often left to the spinners, D. Noyes, J. Schofield and J. Wright, to provide the break-through with Wright obtaining the most success. The most technically correct batsmen, namely D. Noyes, J. Wright, C. Hobson and J. Simpson, played several sound innings but often due to lack of strength were unable to punish the bad balls sufficiently. Too often a sound start was not built upon. This placed the middle order batsmen of R. Lister, S. Webb, A. Eyre, J. Schofield and J. Taylor in a difficult position in trying to get runs quickly against bowlers who had been allowed to dominate the pace of the game. Despite the dearth of wins, the most pleasing aspect of the season was the enthusiastic approach by all the team not only in playing their games but in the effort made to improve their technique during the various practice sessions. Several players made noticeable improvements and if this is maintained they should reap the benefits on Game 1. The team was selected from: — *D. Noyes (Capt.), *J. Wright, *J. Simpson, C. Hobson, J. Brierley, R. Lister,
S. Webb, A. Eyre, J. Schofield, J. Taylor, S. Kettlewell, A. Hitchenor, J. Winchurch, J. Watson, S. Woollons, G. Lee, A. Fawthrop. * Awarded colours.
J.W.R.H. SENIOR COLTS RESULTS, SEASON 1978 Wednesday, May 17th Durham 114 for 9 dec. (J. Wright 7-38). St. Peter's 115 for 4 (J. Wright 52; D. Noyes 36). Saturday, May 20th St. Peter's 138 for 4 dec. (C. Hobson 21; D. Noyes 34 n.o.; J. Brierley 34 n.o. Worksop 93 for 8 (J. Wright 5-45). Wednesday, May 31st St. Peter's 152 for 4 dec. (J. Wright 60 n.o.; D. Noyes 46). Manchester Boys XI 154 for 5 (J. Schofield 2-37). Saturday, June 3rd Sedbergh 146 for 6 dec. (J. Wright 3-42; D. Noyes 2-31). St. Peter's 72 for 9 (D. Noyes 21). 88
Wednesday, June 14th St. Peter's 122 for 9 dec. (J. Simpson 71). Hymers 75 for 6 (J. Wright 3-21; J. Simpson 2 for 15). Saturday, June 17th Ampleforth 166 for 7 dec. (J. Brierley 3-31; J. Simpson 2-33). St. Peter's 66 for 3 (J. Simpson 53). Wednesday, June 21st St. Peter's 120 for 3 dec. (J. Simpson 32; D. Noyes 37 n.o.; J. Brierley 22). Bootham 54 for 7 (J. Simpson 4-19; J. Schofield 2-3). Saturday, July 1st Pocklington 52 (J. Simpson 6-18; J. Wright 3-12). St. Peter's 33 Wednesday, July 12th Oakwood 131 for 5 dec. (J. Brierley 2-21). St. Peter's 123 for 7 (R. Lister 40; D. Noyes 37 n.o.).
JUNIOR COLTS Played 6; Won 4; Lost 2 Durham 33 (Dibb 5-8, Simpson 2-3, Kean 2-3). St. Peter's 34 for 4 (Pearson 12 n.o.). St. Peter's 41 (Gibson 12). Worksop 42 for 2. Giggleswick 49 (Kirby 4-14, Willink 3-3, Dibb 2-10). St. Peter's 50 for 1 (J. M. Hall 36 n.o.). St. Peter's 150 for 9 dec. (Gibson 87, Willink 15). Hymers 125 (Kirby 4-32, Willink 5-60). Ampleforth 167 for 7 dec. (Dibb 3-50). St. Peter's 97 (Kirby 30, Willink 25). St. Peter's 105 (Willink 23, Liddle 18, Gair 15). Bootham 67 (Kirby 4-28, Dodman 3-13, Atkinson 2-6).
`A' team results:
Played 4; Won 2; Lost 2 f St. Peter's 120 for 6 dec. (Kaner 28, J. M. Hall 20, Broadbent 20, Harnby 17). Nunthorpe 'A' 121 for 7 (Bramley 3-38). Worksop 100 for 9 dec. (Sweetman 3-16). St. Peter's 101 for 7 ( J. M. Hall 20, Knocker 16, Nichols 14). St. Peter's 152 for 5 dec. (J. M. Hall 79, Harnby 52 n.o.). Silcoates 81 (Sweetman 5-12). f St. Peter's 54 (Jones 17). Pocklington 55 for 4 ( Jones 2-10).
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Both teams have played keenly, enjoyed their cricket and been prepared to practise. The 'A' XI has had depth in its batting, but been a little suspect against accurate bowling, as it was against Worksop. Generally, though, it was more than adequate to cope with the 89
opposition and there were splendid attacking innings by Gibson against Hymers and J. M. Hall against Giggleswick. Willink has a good temperament and his technique is improving; Liddle is powerful off the front foot, but unfortunately did not get going until the end of the season; Kirby is limited in his strokes but can be effective; Harnby and Gair are both good off the front foot, but must learn the technique for back foot strokes to be consistent. There is plenty of skill, and much promise for the future, especially if some of the lessons learnt can he put into practice next season. The bowling was varied, but sometimes lacked penetration, this being due to the lack of a pace bowler, once Simpson was promoted to the Senior Colts XI. Kirby always bowled steadily, gave very little away, and sometimes bowled very well; he has a great deal of promise, especially if he can get a correct line for his slow leg breaks (to a right-hander). Dibb bowled his medium paced deliveries accurately, but as yet has not developed an ability to move the ball much; he had one splendid day at Durham. Willink with his off-breaks and Dodman with his medium cutters each bowled well on occasions. Gibson and then Knocker both kept wicket keenly, were eager to learn, and improved their technique during the season. All in all the team pulled together happily, withstood the loss of Simpson, and show much promise for the future. Kirby and Willink shared the captaincy and both were able to promote keenness and interest, and to gain from the experience. The 'B' team played keenly and enjoyed their cricket. There were two outstanding innings by Hall and Harnby at Hymers, and several good knocks by others during the season. Sweetman was the most successful bowler, though Bramley was consistent with his medium paced deliveries. G.M.S. INTER HOUSE CRICKET -
SENIOR COMPETITION 1st Round Rise 223 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 109 n.o., J. Ellison 55). Temple 68 (D. Noyes 21; N. Shuttleworth 3-17; P. Burdass 5-20). Queen's 55 (M. Kerr 6-26). Grove 28 (Tait 6-1; Johnston 4-21). School House 63. Dronfield 64 for 1 (J. P. Ross 33 n.o.; A Precious 28 n.o.). Semi-Finals Queen's 39 (N. Shuttleworth 5-21; J. Ellison 4-5). Rise 40 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 24; M. Johnston 3-26). Manor 71 for 9 (I. Rayson 34 n.o.). Dronfield 73 for 4 (J. P. Ross 22). Final Rise 189 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 106 n.o.; J. F. Ellison 37). Dronfield 150 for 7 (J. P. Ross 39; P. Johnson 21; K. Miller 24). 90
JUNIOR COMPETITION 1st Round Manor 154 for 2 (S. Webb 96 n.o.; J. Taylor 35). Dronfield 85 (J. Brierley 26; J. Schofield 5-31; J. Taylor 3-21). School House 51 (R. Lister 3-28; A. Hitchenor 3-10). Rise 52 for 6 (R. Lister 20; I. Beaumont 3-19; R. Bramley 2-13). Queen's 59 (J. Atkinson 31). Temple 58 (J. Atkinson 9-21). Semi-Finals Manor 73 (J. O'Farrell 4-7; S. Williams 3-22; R. Lister 3-22). Rise 74 for 4 (R. Lister 50 n.o.). Grove 124 for 3 (J. Simpson 55; J. Wright 39). Queen's 25 (J. Wright 2-9; J. Simpson 5-9; R. Kirby 2-1). Final Grove 147 for 6 (R. Liddle 66 n.o.; J. Simpson 22; R. J. Gair 20). Rise 118 for 8 (J. Clayton 22; J. Simpson 5-34: R. Kirby 2-57).
SWIMMING This year has been a very difficult time for the Swimming Club in many respects. Our pool was out of action from October to June, so much of the time devoted to swimming was lost in travelling to and from local public baths. Land conditioning and weight training were still available, but there is no substitute for actual water work. Therefore the promise of our previous year's young swimming team was never realised to its fullest extent as exams were soon to take our senior swimmers away and School matches had just finished as our wonderfully refurbished pool was available to us again. New records were set up this year in the Senior age group by Kevin Clarkson (Manor) and Roddy Turner (Queen's). Kevin broke the 50 yards freestyle record in 24.2 and Roddy broke his own 100 yards breast-stroke record in 73.2 seconds. In the Easter term the club swam well in the York Schools Swimming Championships with the Under 15 age group coming second and winning the Senior age group, wresting the trophy that had for so long been with Bootham School. Along with some very fine swimming from St. Olave's — who won the other, Under 13 age group — we retained the Rose Bowl for freestyle and medley relays. In the school matches against Worksop (Senior, Under 16, Under 14), Ampleforth (Senior, Under 15), Welbeck (Senior) and Ashville (Under 15, Under 14) some individual age groups won but the overall matches were lost by margins within single figures. Our Quadrangular (Senior, Under 16, Under 14) against Bootham, Bolton and Barnard Castle and our Triangular (Senior, Under 15) against Durham and Newcastle R.G.S. were lost by larger margins but were of equal enjoyment to all who took part. 91
No inter-house or School Water Polo matches were able to take place nor was the inter-house Swimming Gala or Standards Cup able to be competed for. The following boys represented the School this season: N. Denison, R. Turner, M. Gray, E. Lumb, *K. P. Clarkson, *P. Greenwood, *M. Tyson, I. Hindhaugh, C. Walker, R. B. Hall, M. Sellers, R. Iveson, A. Reed, B. Jones, I. Beaumont, L. McDonald, P. Close, *K. M. Clarkson, G. Lomas, T. Hills, A. Brown, M. Heywood, S. Neville and M. Reed. Special thanks must be given to our Middle Sixth swimmers — Nigel Denison, Roddy Turner, Martin Gray and Eddie Lumb — for their commitment and their example and we all wish them well for the future. Special congratulations must go to Kevin P. Clarkson, next year's Captain of Swimming, Paul Greenwood, next year's Vice-Captain, Marcus Tyson and Kevin M. Clarkson for obtaining full School Colours for Swimming this season. J.A.O-B.
TENNIS The pattern of this season's results was similar to last year's; the 1st VI struggling against same very strong teams, with the 2nd VI winning four out of their six matches very convincingly. The 2nd VI was selected from Richard Morris, Nick Adams, Richard Hepworth, Mark Wilson, Ian Wilson, Mark Blackburn, Tim Casling and John Aldridge, and although some of the tennis they played was unorthodox, the results they achieved were well-deserved. Both teams retained a stability in pairing and ranking throughout the season, and Rod Barron and Graham Cole as 1st pair played steadily and consistently. Their success was not confined to School tennis, however, as they were selected to represent the North Yorkshire Under 16 Colts after several area and county trials. This is a significant achievement in the tennis club, as it means that boys can now play further, more competitive tennis, beyond the level of inter-school matches. Steve Temple and John Healey combined well as 2nd pair to play some of the most entertaining doubles tennis, despite being somewhat erratic and over ambitious at times. The 3rd pair of John Lethem and Sam Wright often had an apparent jinx, as they constantly lost sets after playing well and leading easily. A notable victory was the 71-11 win over Archbishop Holgate's, and in the matches against Worksop and Bootham the close scorelines of 4-5 generated a lot of excitement. The season's tennis matches have all been played in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere which has added to the enjoyment of the game, and I would like to thank Mr. Hirst and Mr. Butler for their part in generating this feeling. J.H. 92
THE OXFORD CUP 1977-78 Holders: Queen's
School Pts. DronAw'd field Grove Manor Queen's Rise House Temple 20 20 Senior Rugger 10 10 Junior Rugger 20 20 Senior Cricket 10 10 Junior Cricket 20 20 Senior Rowing 10 10 Junior Rowing 15 15 Athletics Sports 15 Athletics Standards 15 10 10 Cross Country 10 10 Junior Long Run Swimming Sports 1 3- No Competitions—Baths out of action. Swimming Standards 15 15 Tennis 15 15 Shooting (Team) 15 15 Squash 15 15 Fencing -
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THE CHESS CLUB 1977/78 The Chess Club continued to meet on Thursday lunchtimes in the Stephenson room. There was membership of about 20, but only a few turned up at each meeting. Under the captaincy of R. E. Craig, the Chess team, which was in Division III of the York Chess League, had a very successful season. achieving second place in the division (finishing only half a point behind Rowntree's II), and remaining unbeaten in the league. The results (home result first) were as follows: ✓ A.H.G.S. II ✓ Park Grove ✓ Rowntree's II ✓ Acomb ✓ Poppleton ✓ Stockton Hall ✓ Armstrong's III
Won 54-1 Won 6-0 Won 3i-21Won 31-21 Drew 3-3 Won 4-2 Won 31-21
Won 6-0 Won 6-0 Drew 3-3 Won 5-1 Won 34-2/ Won 5i i Won 41-1 i
Four other matches were played—two in a school knockout competition run by the Sunday Times (against Ferens Junior High School, and Hymers College), one in the York Chess League knockout competition (against York University), and the last a friendly against St. Olave's.
✓ Ferens Junior High School ✓Hymers College ✓York University ✓St. Olave's
Won 4i-11 Lost 2-4 Lost Won 4-2
The regular team members were P. Moayyedi, R. E. Craig, P. W. S. De Silva (who has extended his unbeaten run in school matches to 19 games), T. C. Stephenson, D. N. C. Pemberton, and J. M. V. Storey. Others who played for the team were C. Bean, P. A. D. Critchley, R. J. Kirby, B. S. Saber, C. G. Broadbent, and A. D. M. Barrell. The individual records of the regular team members were as follows:
P. Moayyedi R. E. Craig P. W. S. De Silva T. C. Stephenson D. N. C. Pemberton J. M. V. Storey
Played 16 16 14 13 14 14
Won 8 11 8 9 10 8
Drew 3 2 6 0 1 0
Lost 5 3 0 4 3 6
59.4 75.0 78.6 69.2 75.0 57.1
No member of the team is leaving St. Peter's this year, so that the team (which will be in Division II) should be even better next year. The York Under 18 Chess Competition was won by P. Moayyedi (who is still only 15), beating R. E. Craig in the final. P. Moayyedi also reached the semi-final of the Under 15 Competition, losing to the eventual winner. 94
The Inter-House Chess Competition was held during the Summer erm, the results being as follows: 3 Dronfield Dronfield 2 Rise 05 } Dronfield Manor (on 21 Manor 21 board count) Grove 3+ Temple Temple School House 0+ 3+ 1 Temple 0+ Bye Queen's Queen's
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This was the second year running that Temple has won the chess competition, the team being P. W. S. De Silva, A. D. M. BarreII, P. A. D. Critchely, R. I. Hepworth, and C. P. Johnson.
R.E.C. & P.W.S. de S.
TABLE TENNIS During the 1977-78 season matches involved under 19, under 16, and under 15 teams. In order to obtain a reasonable number of local fixtures,
the senior team joined the York and District Table Tennis Association, and were placed in the 6th division. They acquitted themselves well and finished 5th in the league. The position would have been higher had it been possible to turn out the best team on all occasions but difficulty was experienced because of the late hour at which the matches ended. The following have represented the school in these fixtures: M. S. D. Blackburn (Capt.), H. R. B. Pease, S. M. Dixon, T. J. Casling, M. A. Raheem and T. J. Blackburn. M. S. D. Blackburn is to be congratulated on winning the Bagshaw trophy, in a competition open to all members of the York and District T.T.A. but with handicaps according to the league division in which the player normally competes. In the North Yorkshire Schools competition, the under 19 team were eventually eliminated 5-4 by Scarborough Sixth Form College. The under 16 team had a fairly successful season, losing only 2 of its 8 matches. The following have represented the school on more than one occasion : R. P. Jemmett (Capt.), M. J. H. Moodie, D. J. Johnson, P. Moayyedi, T. J. Blackburn and R. J. Kirby. InI the North Yorkshire Schools Competition the team had several easy victories in the preliminary rounds but were eventually eliminated 5-3 by Knavesmire School. P.L.H. 95
INTER-HOUSE 5-A-SIDE SOCCER LEAGUE Bells, banners, big crowds and "projectile bunting" threatened to lead to the banning of spectators from this third year's 5-A-Side matches. Still, it says something for the enthusiasm of the play that so many vociferous people were prepared to turn up at the Sports Centre during lunchtime in the Easter Term. Dronfield were favourites to retain the title as Champions in many people's eyes, although Rise quickly opened up a seemingly unbeatable lead in the table with seven won matches. School House blew hot-andcold, though were particularly unfortunate to have on-going injury problems. Both Manor and Queen's promised a great deal but were either too clever for themselves or very unlucky when it came to scoring goals. Grove battled on almost to the end of all their matches before they gained a win. In the end the competition turned out to be similar to a medieval battle with the two commanders-in-chief leading their men by personal example. Keith Miller of Dronfield, in his first year at the School, and a true "Geordie" to boot (literally), showed tremendous skill; although John Ellison's (Rise) shooting was just as devastating. Eventually the Dronfield team moved into a winning points lead in the penultimate match, and so Rise, who had won the first-ever league, failed to regain the "Sir Matt Busby Trophy". footnote: It must be remembered that the cup—small as it may be—was presented to the School by the late Paddy Power. While Sir Matt Busby was one of his many distinguished personal friends, this rugbyconscious School cannot have had a better friend to soccer than Paddy. Perhaps it is a fitting tribute that the most enthusiastic play in the competition which Paddy helped begin has come in this sad year. B.M./J.A.B.
HOUSE NOTES ➢ IZONFIELD Autumn On our return to school it was a pleasant surprise to see that Mr. Coulthard's health had vastly improved and he was able again to run the house on a full time basis. As well as a new set of juniors we welcomed two new boarding girls into the Lower VI year of the house, Jillian Harness and Wendy Dalby. Athletics once again was upon us, John Ross captained the house and we improved on last year's results coming fourth in the standards, with Terry Wallhead and John Ross gaining high points, and fourth on sports day, with Julian Guy winning both the intermediate 100 and 200 metres races. In the Arts field the House Entertainment evening (formerly the singing competition) the team being P. W. S. De Silva, A. D. M. Barrel!, P. A. D. 96
was on a higher standard so as we had 11 members of the house in the choir (nearly half the 'choir) we decided to do a four part harmony song—Linden Lea, and a lot of time and effort was put in and a high standard was attained on the evening. Our thanks in this respect must go to Paul Rushbrooke who has represented the house on the Entertainments Committee. After half term not the most popular of events—the House Rugby was once again upon us. Luck was not on our side and we were drawn against the eventual winners Queen's in the first round but the team, led by Ian Budge, was high in spirits and although we lost, the score was not really a true reflection of the game. The Junior Rugby team, led by Chris Stubbs also lost against Rise in the first round. It was unfortunate that Mr. Coulthard was unable to take part in Trial by Jury but there was still a good number representing the House in Paul Aagaard, Steve Atha , Chris Bird and Patrick Crowley. Easter
James Ross was made a school monitor in this term. Due to the bad weather our collective efforts were mainly concentrated on indoor activities, notably the House Play. Preparations began for the play towards the end of the Christmas term, the Middle Sixth writing the scripts. The material for the play was taken from many sources but as a whole the play was a concept of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", our Play title being "Scrooge through his looking glass". When we came to allotting parts we had such a large number of people wanting to take part that we eventually had to give priority to members of the fifth and sixth forms. I think it is a fair assessment that all fifth and sixth forms were involved in some way and a fair proportion of the third and fourth forms as well. On the night the play was received well by an adequately large (and responsive!) audience. I would like to thank the whole cast for contributing so much time (sometimes three nights a week) and effort, and 1 hope that a play will become a traditional event in the years to come. The other success of the term came from the five-a-side soccer team captained by Keith Miller. Having lost to Rise in the opening match, when we faced them in the deciding match we reversed the earlier result to retain the cup. The team consisted of Keith Miller, James and John Ross. Andrew Precious and George Dixon. The Cross-Country Team led by James Schofield put in a valiant effort and came fourth overall, with Michael Sunley coming in a promising ninth position individually. In Squash, we unfortunately lost to Temple in the first round. House colours were awarded to Patrick Crowley. Summer
Cricket seems to be the main interest and time-consuming activity this term. James Ross captained our cricket team, and the team spirit was high after being so narrowly defeated last year. In the first round against School House we won easily and though in the second round against Manor after 20 overs the outcome wasn't clear eventually we beat them convincingly. In the final against Rise, after they had managed 188 for 3 on the first day we found this figure out of our reach on the 97
second day but we knocked up a commendable 150 in the overs allowed. The Junior House Cricket team led by John Brierley were unfortunately knocked out in the first round against Manor. The House Chess Team led by James Ross had successes in the first two rounds against Rise 13-21 and Manor (5-0) but in the final the competition was too high so we had to settle for second place. In Rowing David Cooper, as well as winning a Sculling Cup for the School, retained the House Sculling Cup and captained the House IV which won the Senior rowing competition once again. In the Shooting Competition Clive Broadbent and Richard Coates won the Junior Section, Richard being awarded the Recruit Cup. On the academic front most of the prizes took place in this term. In the extended two day Music competition William Stancer came second in the Junior Keyboard Section. Many members of the House took part in Musical events too numerous to mention but it is noticeable that there is a keen interest in the junior—a good sign for the future. David Cooper won the Prize for the most promising pupil wishing to take a medical career and Stephen Atha won a prize for his work behind the scenes in stage productions, notably lighting. In the Speech Prize Dronfield cleared the board with Patrick Crowley winning the senior section and Guy Norman the junior section in which 3 out of the 6 contestants were members of Dronfield. Steve Atha and Adrian Wallhead must be mentioned for their work on the Chapel and Food Committees respectively. Also I would like to thank the Cleaning Ladies who tidy up after us and Mrs. Irving who continues to act as our matron. I must thank the Middle Sixth for their hearty cooperation in running the House and also Mr. and Mrs. Coulthard who continue to run the House in an efficient and cheerful manner. Finally all our best wishes must go to Mr. Hughes who leaves us this term. During his three years as assistant housemaster his friendliness and understanding of House affairs has been warmly appreciated throughout the house.
P.W.C.
GROVE Autumn On arriving back after the summer break, the first news was that, due to some excellent GCE results, notably the previous year's A-level results, Grove had won the Work Cup, which provided a great boost to the morale of the House. As in previous years, the House, as a whole, did not excel on Sports Day, but there were some good individual performances, notably Michael Kerr coming second in the senior 3,000m, and Graham Cole winning the inter high jump. In the House Rugby competition, a young side tried hard, but lost to the eventual finalists, Rise. Jeremy Markwick-Smith and Sandy Day played regularly for the School 2nd XV, James Gair played in the 1st XV, and several other members of the House also played in School teams. On the non-sporting, perhaps more important, side of School life, members of the House participated in Mr. Hamilton's lecture "1350 years of science", took part in the House concert, organised by Ian Wiggle, and in the Drama Society's production of "Woyzeck", where the Grove representation of Richard Bronk, Zoe Jackson, Ian Wiggle, 98
Jeremy Markwick-Smith, and Sandy Day made up much of the cast, with the ever-present Duncan Fawthrop stage managing. On the musical side, there was again a large Grove contingent, playing in such events as the St. Cecilia's Day Concert. Duncan Fawthrop was secretary of the Senior Science Society and was made a School Monitor, to join Jeremy Markwick-Smith and Sandy Day. Easter
The first day of the Easter term, as usual, had the General Knowledge paper—and the Grove was well-represented with Timothy Kaner winning the Junior Section, and Rupert Brown the Intermediate Section, and going on to become a vital member of a succesful School team in an inter-school competition. For the second year running, the House presented one of a series of House plays—unfortunately the production could not make up with enthusiasm what it lacked in experience. In the two Cross-Country runs, the pattern was as for Sports Day— good individual performances, but a lack of strength in depth; notable was Michael Kerr who was third in the senior event. Again the House was well-represented in a concert of post-classical music at the end of term. Richard Bronk and Robert Nield were awarded their House colours. Summer
In the summer term the senior cricket team lost closely to Queen's, after good performances by Jonathan Wright and Michael Kerr, who took six wickets; Michael Kerr was awarded his House colours. In the Music Prize competition, Jeremy Markwick-Smith won the Woodwind section for the second consecutive year; there were several members of the House involved in the Poetry-Folk evening and also in the excellent Orchestra concert for that term. At last the sporting fortunes of the House changed: the Table Tennis team lost in the final for the third consecutive year, and the Senior Tennis team, of Graham Cole, Mark Blackburn, Richard Morris (capt.) and Tim Casling beat Rise in the final to win the Tennis Cup; with the Junior team losing in their final. All the above-mentioned players represent the School Tennis teams. Throughout the year, several prizes were won by members of the Grove, including Science prizes by Martin Turner, Duncan Fawthrop and John Aldridge, a Drama prize by Sandy Day, and the Dronfield maths prize by Chris Chadwick. There was a good House representation in the School Cricket and Shooting teams, notably at Junior and Intermediate level and this was borne out by the House performances in these sports. The Junior Cricket team beat Rise in their final, with good performances by Richard Liddle (66) and Jonathan Simpson (5-34) to win the Junior House Cricket Cup. In the shooting the Senior team were a close second, and James Hewitt won the individual Senior trophy. Finally we should like to thank Mr. Allen for his tolerance and help throughout the year. A.H.D. I wish to thank the Middle Sixth Monitors for helping in so many ways with the House. B.A. 99
MANOR Autumn
At the beginning of the year we welcomed 14 juniors, but the spotlight centred on Ruth Addinall and Helen Stringer, the first two girls to join Manor; the number of visitors rose dramatically! Our athletes, ably led by Dick Wilkinson, suffered a heavy loss when Kevin Clarkson broke his collar-bone playing for the 1st XV three days before Sports Day, and another when Richard Prudom pulled a muscle on the day. As a team we did not fare too well, but we had one outstanding runner, Gregory Lomas, who won the 400 and 800 metres Junior races comfortably, and only just missed winning the 1500 metres race. In the rugger House Matches we went out to School House in both matches. The Senior was remarkable for the number of serious injuries sustained in what was a hard but clean game; four players did not finish the match! Richard Prudom, in particular, played half the match dazed and then had to go off with concussion after another heavy collision. The game was lost after he left the field! The Junior XV fought bravely, especially Simon Webb who captained the side and set a fine example with his enthusiasm and great spirit. A new sensational group was our contribution to the Concert, but an unfortunate mishap rather spoilt the effect! Our thanks, though, to Geoff Townsend for all his efforts. The highlight of the term was the House party, to which all parents, brothers and sisters were invited. Over 110 guests attended, including parents from Hampshire and Holland(!); all voted it a great success. Our thanks to Mrs. Shuttleworth for organising the whole evening, to all parents who so generously helped, and to Geoff Townsend who organised the boys. Senior House Colours were awarded to Richard Collingwood-Gittins, Richard Prudom and to Kenneth Murray; Junior House Colours went to Simon Dee and Anthony Pell. Easter
Mr. Shuttleworth had a term's rest from the House, and went to Magdalene College, Cambridge. During his absence Mr. Bulcock kindly stepped into the breach, and we all hope he enjoyed his term with us. My thanks to Mrs. Shuttleworth and to Mr. Raggett for their extra help during the term. The first week was rather interesting as everybody adjusted to the change of leadership! The snow prevented many of the outdoor activities, except for the rowers who had to brave the cold, in between the floods! The hockey, in particular, suffered badly, and our representatives Dave Caulton and Richard Collingwood-Gittins were unlucky to play so little for the 1st XI. The House 5-a-side team had a promising start, lagged in the middle and finished strongly in fourth position. In the two cross-country events, led by Crispin Crossley, we finished third, with good grouping rather than a few outstanding runners; they were good performances in view of the lack of training due to the weather, and to the flu epidemic which at one time had over half the House in its grip. Geoff Townsend gave an excellent talk to the Junior Science Society on Taxidermy. During the term preparations for the House play had been going on, but because of the flu the date had to be changed, and the enthusiasm 100
which had been so evident began to die. However, mainly thanks to Ruth Addinall, Rich Prudom, and to Mr. Bulcock the play was performed on the last Tuesday of the term. The evening was a tremendous success, and the play was hugely enjoyed by all the audience. Tim Raylor, Dave Caulton and Kevin Clarkson were outstanding, but almost everybody in the House took part and were able to enjoy the thrill of such a successful venture. This provided a fitting climax to the term.
Summer We welcomed Mr. Shuttleworth back to the House after his term away in Cambridge, and we hope he enjoyed himself. The House soon settled down to its usual routine. We were well represented in the cricket teams, with Richard Collingwood-Gittins the captain of the 1st XI. In the Senior House Match we were easily defeated by Dronfield, in spite of a fighting 33 not out by Ian Rayson, but gained our revenge in the Junior Match when Simon Webb hit a glorious 99! However, he was not able to repeat this in the next round and we went out to Rise. Congratulations to Richard Collingwood-Gittins, who won the Single-Wicket event and gained his 'Cap', and to Andy Taylor on his 2nd XI Colours. The members of the Boat Club had a good year, as many of them were in winning crews; Crispin Crossley, George Bulman and Jamie Holden all won momentoes of their triumphs. Unfortunate accidents ruined our chances in the Senior Fours and one of the sculling races, and we did not shine in the House events. We hope for better luck next year. If we have not succeeded too well on the games field several members of the House have done well in other ways. Mark Heywood won the junior brass section prize, a music bursary and a form prize—a wonderful start to his time in the Senior School. Congratulations also to Ruth Addinall, who was awarded the French Essay prize, and won an art prize for research work in fabric design, and to Stuart Morris on winning a form prize. In the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme eight Junior Middles completed the Bronze section and were awarded their badges at the end of term. Kevin Clarkson, next year's School Swimming Captain, despite the lack of facilities has succeeded in breaking the 50 metre free-style School record, and also qualified for the 100 metre freestyle in English Schools Championships. Mention must also be made of Tim Raylor. who has been a leading light in nearly every School play, as well as achieving great heights with his poetry. Academically, those sitting exams have been blessed with cool weather, and the 0 level candidates have worked noticeably harder during the year. I wish them and my contemporaries good luck in the future, and thank the House for making it an easy year for me. Junior House Colours were awarded to George Bulman, Rupert Chantry, Tim Coleman, Jason Schofield and John Taylor. K.S.M. 101
QUEEN'S The year started off well for Queen's with the Athletics. With the help of every member of the House Queen's won the Standards Cup. This victory was followed up by the winning of the Athletics Shield. Notable performances were by the captain, Kevin Miller, who came first in the 3,000 metres and a very close second in the 1500 metres. G. Tait won the discus and Nigel Denison put up a very good performance by winning the 100m, 200m and 400m and thereby securing the Gofton Cup and the Sprint Cup for Queen's. The juniors also competed well with notable performances from A. R. M. Johnson and I. Cramb. The rounds of House matches started soon after the Athletics and Queen's, led by M. Francis Gargan, continued the winning streak by defeating a strong Rise side in an exciting final. Members of the House were also very active off the games field, as could be seen in the House Musical Evening. About 30 members of the House took part in Simon and Garfunkel's "Loves me like a rock" and a creditable performance was put up in spite of persons unknown cutting the song! The concert also hailed the arrival of "Benny and the Crets", comprising Gordon Tait, Julian Hughes and two of Queen's most frequent visitors. At the end of the Christmas term we said goodbye to M. F. Gargan, who was to spend the next six months in America. The Easter term saw Louise Stansfield becoming the first-ever girl school monitor(esse). It was also Louise who directed and produced a memorable House play which again involved all years within the House. Mention must be made of the Cat and the Fairy Queen, together with Kit Bird, Rupert Smith and Peter Fender and others too numerous to mention. The cross-country soon came upon us and Kevin Miller put up an excellent performance by coming first in the Senior run. The team was narrowly beaten into second place. The juniors, however, won, with the most notable performance from A. R. M. Johnson, who came first. The House also excelled in the inter-House squash matches, with Queen's beating Rise in the final John Lethem and Dixon played very well. The preoccupation with exams in the Summer possibly led to the House's defeat in the inter-House cricket, but this was soon rectified by Queen's victory in the shooting. Unfortunately there were no swimming sports this year, but Queen's have some very promising juniors, especially K. Clarkson and J. D. Atkinson. All in all it has been a very successful year with much to be proud of. The silver jubilee of Queen's House has been a memorable year. Let us hope the standards set by the House keep at their present high level. J.N.D.
THE RISE Autumn At the start of the term Robert Marsland was appointed Head of House. Robin Bruce was appointed captain of Athletics, and Rise finished a creditable 2nd in the Standards and 4th on Sports Day. Outstanding 102
'. performances were: John Ellison, who was first in the Senior High Jump and 800 metres, Tim Stephenson who was first in the Intermediate Shot, and Richard Lister, first in the Junior 200 metres. The House also won the Junior 4 x 100 metre relay. Adrian Wright was appointed captain of Rugby, and he was well supported by three 1st XV Colours: John Ellison, Charles Burdass, and :Marcus Tyson. The Rise did well to reach the final of the competition, where they were beaten by a very strong Queen's team. In the Junior competition, the Rise XV were beaten by Temple in the second round. Easter
At the start of the term we were pleased to hear that Robert Marsland had been appointed the Head of School, and we congratulate him on this honour. John Baggs was appointed Head of House. The House 5-a-side soccer team was captained by John Ellison. Urged on by, at times, over-enthusiastic support from the Rise contingent, the team were eventual runners-up, and were perhaps unlucky to have been overtaken by Dronfield. Chris Rymer captained the House cross-country team, which won the team competition by a large margin. The most pleasing aspect of the House's victory was the effort put in by the whole team, rather than individual performances. The House Squash team, led by Peter Burdass, did well to reach the final, where they were beaten by a talented Queen's team. The following people represented the School in hockey: John Ellison (1st XI), John Baggs (1st XI), Julian Wilson (1st XI), Chris Rymer (2nd XI).
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The Senior House Cricket XI was captained by John Baggs, and reached the final by victories in matches against Temple and Queen's, and faced a strong Dronfield side in the final. Charles Burdass (106) and John Ellison (37) got the Rise off to a good start, and Dronfield never really threatened the Rise total of 188 for 3. Rise won the match by containing Dronfield to 151 for 8 (Baggs 4 for 56). In the Junior Cricket House matches, Rise again reached the final, but this time were the losers. Nevertheless, it was a spirited team effort. In the School teams, John Baggs, John Ellison and Charles Burdass were all awarded their 1st XI colours, and John Baggs his 1st XI Cap. Stephen Temple captained the House tennis team, who did well to reach the final, but were eventually beaten by Grove. Stephen Temple and Adrian Wright were both awarded their 1st VI Colours. House Colours were awarded to John Baggs, Peter Burdass and Charles Burdass. The term was rounded off splendidly by our oarsmen, who on the last day of term won three cups, the Junior Fours, the Open Pairs and the Junior Sculls. 103
We wish all our leavers success in the future and thank them for all they have done for the House. Our special thanks go to Robert Marsland, the Head of School, and John Baggs, Head of House. J.H.B.
SCHOOL HOUSE Autumn
At the beginning of the term the House welcomed the new intake of eleven juniors, and I hope they will all enjoy their days in School House. In the Athletics, keen participation by nearly all the House resulted in 3rd place in the Standards, and this was matched by some fine individual performances on Sports Day. Captain Richard Barker won the 1500 metre trophy, Simon Goodwin the Senior Javelin, and Ian Hindhaugh the Intermediate 400 metres and Javelin. The Intermediate Relay team, comprising Julian Bowen-Rees, Ian Hindhaugh, Andrew Kershaw and Graeme Thornberry also won, and our final 3rd position was the highest amongst the Boarding Houses. In the House Entertainments Evening Babek Saber, Mark Burn and Dave Reed played "Hotel California" and "Vincent", whilst Big Jim Jehosophat (alias Richard Barker) and Fatbelly Jones (Mark Burn) sang their own riotous versions of the Two Ronnies' song "They Knew What She Meant." The Senior House rugby team was severely weakened by injury, but nevertheless won a hard opening match against Manor 13-9. Ian Hindhaugh and Stewart Andrews scored the tries and Ian Hindhaugh kicked a conversion and a drop-goal. Meanwhile our very strong Junior House team, captained by Andrew Kershaw, won the competition with victories over Manor (14-0), Queen's (32-6) and Temple (8-4). Duncan Fallow was outstanding, scoring six tries, and the 3rd formers all played courageously. Easter
In the General Knowledge paper, on the first day of term, Dave Hinchliffe won the LVI prize and then captained a successful School team in the "Trustee Savings Bank Challenge Bowl". The House unfortunately lacked strength in depth at cross-country, although Richard Barker came 5th in the Senior, and Paul Moayeddi was 2nd in the Junior event. The outdoor games programme was severely affected by the weather, although the House was represented in the 1st XI Hockey team by captain Edward Parkinson and also Nigel Chapman. Efforts were thus directed to indoor activities, where Richard Barker led the House five-aside football team to 3rd position, with the most notable match being a 5-4 victory over Rise. The House maintained its recently established tradition of producing a House play, and this was due entirely to the unaided effort and enthusiasm of the Lower VI. Recruiting the acting talents of Janine Tapp from Grove (who effectively had a temporary House-transfer during 104
this period), the other major roles in the Stoppard play After Magritte were played by Geoff Sharp, Dave Hinchliffe, Stewart Andrews and Simon Goodwin. Dave Hinchliffe was the driving force behind the production, whilst Paul Greenwood co-ordinated the efforts of Steve Buckle and Tony Miller backstage. Summer
With the re-opening of the swimming pool more School matches took place and, encouraged by Water-Polo captain Martin Gray, in particular, Eddy Lumb and Paul Greenwood, School House provided many members of both Junior and Senior Water-Polo and swimming teams. The Senior House cricket team, under the captaincy of Steve Brown, went out to Dronfield in the first round, but the results of the tennis competition were more rewarding. The U16 team, consisting of Graeme Thornberry, Andrew Kershaw, Howard Hilton and John Ludley (having been dragged away from the Wimbledon TV coverage to play), drew inspiration from it and beat Grove 9-4, 9-4 in the final. Throughout the year Dave Mair took on the unglamorous positions of House Librarian and representative on the Chapel Committee, which he filled very conscientiously. Junior House Colours were awarded to Duncan Fallow, Ian Hindhaugh and Andrew Kershaw. Senior House Colours were awarded to John Healey, Richard Barker and Edward Parkinson. Lastly I would like to thank Mrs. Wilson and her staff for attempting to clean up after us, and our best wishes go with Mr. Bainbridge, who has always been friendly and approachable, and ready to help with any problem throughout his year as Assistant Housemaster. The best wishes of the House also accompany Mr. Craine on his retirement as Housemaster after 14 years. His dedication to the welfare of the boys in his charge, and the understanding of any problems, have created the happy, relaxed atmosphere which is distinctive of School House. J.H.
TEMPLE Autumn
At the beginning of term, J. R. A. Greaves remained as Head of House and the following were appointed House Monitors: S. M. Burn, P. W. S. De Silva, R. I. Hepworth, K. W. Kerr, J. P. Morcom, S. C. Wetherell and M. E. Wilson. After a gallant attempt to retain the Athletics Shield, we came second to a strong Queen's team. This was especially creditable since we lost some of our best athletes last year. Congratulations are due to A. B. Tuck, who is fast developing into another Christopher Hirst on the track. Rugby followed Athletics, and Temple boys featured prominently in School teams. At Senior level, 13 out of 14 Middle and Upper VIth Formers played for 1st, 2nd or 3rd XVs, notably K. W. Kerr, C. Hawkswell, and S. W. Humphreys, who were in the First Team, as was J. N. W. Hare. Lower down the House, we were well represented in Colts teams, 105
by D. M. Noyes, I. G. Wilson, A. D. G. Carder-Geddes, R. K. Knocker, P. E. Johnson and J. D. F. Watson. On Speech Day, many prizes were collected by members of the House. Another academic success was won by P. S. Lancaster, who gained a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to read law. He also acted in the School Play, Woyzeck, along with S. M. Burn, playing a leading role. The Middle VIth contributed a lot to the life of the School, forming a large percentage of the Senior Science Society, and performing with great hilarity and not a little talent in the House Entertainments Evening. G. Schofield was awarded a Gliding Certificate, and the Junior Middles made themselves evident around School with their dynamic skateboarding activities. In the Senior House Rugby Competition we were soundly beaten by the Rise, although the team we fielded was one of our strongest in recent years. At the end of term, S. C. Wetherell was appointed Head of House. J.R .A .G. Easter At the beginning of this term S. C. Wetherell took over as Head of House and P. W. S. De Silva was appointed a School Monitor. We congratulate last year's Head of House J. R. A. Greaves on gaining a scholarship to Trinity Hall, Cambridge to read Engineering, and P. S. Lancaster on gaining a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to read Law. The House chess team passed to the second round of the Inter-House Chess Competition. We have in the House three players who have made appearances in the School team — P. W. S. De Silva, A. D. M. Barrell and P. A. D. Critchley. In the chess competition arranged within the House the eventual result was a draw between R. I. Hepworth and A. D. M. Barrell. The House can boast a good number of School team players at all levels in a wide range of sports. School rugby players included A. D. G. Carder-Geddes, P. E. Johnson, J. D. F. Watson, D. M. Noyes, J. R. Farrow, R. Dixon and R. K. Knocker. Having all these School team rugby players gave us the strongest Junior rugby team for some time. However, they lost, after extra time, in the Final of the Junior InterHouse Rugby Competition to School House by 8 points to 4. The contain of the House team was D. M. Noyes Our fencers — S. M. Giddings, J. E. Moore and M. J. Hall — have done very well this term with good places in the Yorkshire Epée Championships. S. M. Burn is the First XI Hockey Team goalkeeper. M. W. E. Watson and D. J. Johnson also played hockey for the Colts team as last year. On the river, we have J. P. Morcom, S. C. Wetherell and J. R. Macfarlane in competition crews. We also have a fair number of representatives in School teams for racket games. R. I. Hepworth is captain of the School Badminton team. and the members of this team also include C. P. Johnson and P. W. S. De Silva. H. R. B. Pease and A. B. Tuck have played squash for the School, and H. R. B. Pease, M. A. Raheem and S. M. Dixon are members of the School table tennis team. Despite these team players the 106
House squash team was knocked out of the Inter-House Squash Competition in the second round by Rise. The House squash captain was M. E. Wilson. The House five-a-side football team, captained by C. Hawkswell, included all these players at least once in the Inter-House Five-a-Side Competition in which they were not as successful as hoped — C. Hawkswell, C. P. Johnson, S. M. Burn, K. W. Kerr, M. E. Wilson, J. N. W. Hare and R. I. Hepworth. In the Junior and Senior Cross-Countries we were not successful, although A. B. Tuck ran very well to come fourth in the Senior event. Finally, in the end of term Modern Music Concert in the Drama Centre, K. W. Kerr and S. W. Humphreys showed their singing talents as part of the star attraction group calling themselves "Benny and the Crets". S.C.W. Summer
The Summer term is renowned as the term in which exams are held, but this term is also packed with sporting activity. The primary summer sport is cricket. Unfortunately Temple is completely lacking in 1st XI cricket players, though both K. W. Kerr and J. R. Dodman played for the 2nd XI team and have their 2nd XI Colours to show for it. Team members were more numerous in the Junior part of the House. D. M. Noyes was the Senior Colts captain, and A. J. D. Eyre and J. D. F. Watson were also members of this team. The U14 team included P. A. Dodman, J. M. Hall and R. K. Knocker. The lack of many very good Senior players meant the Senior House team did not achieve any success. The Junior team, despite all the School team members, lost narrowly to the Queen's team. Rowing is also a sport that comes into its own in the summer, but again we lacked large numbers of oarsmen. J. P. Morcom was in the 1st IV, S. C. Wetherell in the School pair and J. E. Moore, J. R. Farrow and A. D. G. Carder-Geddes were members of other School crews. Numbers did not permit the formation of a Senior House crew, and the Junior crew was soon knocked out of the Inter-House Competition, mainly due to technical problems with the boat. One sport in which Temple was successful was table tennis. The House team, captained by M. A. Raheem, beat Grove in the final of the Inter-House Competition. Even though we beat Grove at table tennis they had revenge in the House tennis competition in which they were victors over Temple, despite our having M. E. Wilson, R. I. Hepworth and I. G. Wilson in the School 2nd VI. The Inter-House chess competition was won by Temple in style for the second year running — not one game was lost during the competition. For this the captain of the chess team, P. W. S. De Silva, must be congratulated along with the other team members — A. D. M. Harrell, P. A. D. Critchley, C. P. Johnson and R. I. Hepworth. The main event in fencing this term concerning the House was that J. E. Moore won the new trophy in memory of Paddy Power for being the most improved fencer. In the Inter-House fencing competition Temple lost to Queen's 5-4 in the final. 107
As usual the House contributed significantly to the C.C.F. during the year, with M. E. Wilson winning the Fernie Cup for being the best cadet. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme was supported by a few, C. P. Coates-Walker and S. J. Shilleto obtaining the Silver Award, and M. J. Hall, J. R. C. Taylor and J. R. Farrow gaining the Bronze. There were also a number of academic achievements by the members of the House; P. W. S. De Silva won three prizes (Russian, Mathematics, and General Knowledge), S. M. Burn won two prizes (Drama and Debating), S. C. Wetherell won a Science prize and H. R. B. Pease won the Senior Art Prize. Finally I must wish all those who left at the end of term good luck in the future, whether they have gone to university or straight into employment.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER May Week, 1978 There must surely have been more O.P.s in Cambridge this year than for quite a few years past, ranging in status from those on lofty High Tables to those on the lowliest buttery bench in the University. Not satisfied with nine years' residence in Emmanuel as student and Fellow, Angus Bowie (Temple, 1962-67), who is now a lecturer in Greek at Liverpool, frequently returns to Cambridge to pursue his researches in the U.L. Another perennial, or rather perpetual, visitor is John Mitchell (Temple, 1967-72); after four years of Law at Corpus Christi, this year has seen him in Guildford and London on weekdays and in St. John's or Girton every weekend. His contemporary, Andrew George (Temple, 1967-72), has also spent several weekends revisiting his old haunts and flames in Cambridge. Since leaving Trinity he has become an archivist, working at East Sussex C.R.O. Of permanent residents, the longest serving member now is Richard Sharpe (Temple 1967-72) in Trinity, now completing his fifth year after having scraped a First last June. His second book, after being successfully launched at a Luncheon in Corpus, seems set to outstrip the first, which is still top of the best-sellers on Raasay. Also doing research here are Richard Harland (Manor, 1968-73) and Phil Challis (School House, 1968-73) in their fourth years, and Paul Townsend (Manor, 1968-73) in his second. Richard, following his school experience with Xenopus toads, is now at the Medical Research Establishment, working on his Ph.D. Despite the Caius soccer blazer which he wears, he is a member of Clare. Phil, after his Tripos glories in Applied Biology, is completing a year's research into the wanton behaviour of sugar beet before going off to Lancaster University. His rowing career has in four years come full circle, from getting bumps and oars, through rowing over time and again, to being bumped four times this year in Trinity Hall's 1st May Boat. This year Phil has hosted our first O.P. event in Christ's, where he plays hockey in the time allowed off from his research into quantitative methods in architecture. 108
Chris Atkinson (School House, 1967-72) has returned from Siberia to continue his study of Russian, and was one of the hosts for an O.P. occasion in Caius, which coincided with his birthday; the excellent cake was rapidly demolished. Eldest of our third-year men is Paul Withers (Rise, 1969-74) in Trinity, who turns everything he touches to gold. He rowed an unforgettable race in his second successful Goldie boat, and was a Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos; he is now rowing for Cambridge Lightweights. Chris Smith (Queen's, 1969-74) of St. John's has made a dramatic come-back this year in "0 What a Lovely War" (again), and was type-cast as a rude mechanical in "The Fairy Queen". He startled everyone, especially himself, by his Tripos result, which bars him from the Nines Club. He now leaves for King's College Hospital, hotly pursued, as ever, by droves of women. This year found James Harrison (Queen's, 1969-74) in fine fettle; winning his war with the Dean, he has been a Foundation Scholar of Corpus and stroked the 1st Boat to six bumps in Lents and Mays. In November Prince Philip visited the College to be presented to him. Tim Stephenson (Dronfield, 1970-75) of Caius has finished his medical Tripos with yet another First, and goes on to clinical studies in Sheffield. Mixed fortunes have been the lot of second-year Ian Heavens (Temple, 1970-75), who won his oars in Clare 4th May Boat, but was expelled from the infamous Clare-Homerton Badminton Club; O.P.s from throughout the land were dredged up for his unmentionable party. There is now quite a gang of first-year men. Chris Harland (Manor, 1971-76) plays squash for the Ganders, while imbibing with the Clare Crabs. Also in Clare, the notorious Stuart Newstead (Queen's, 1971-76) has made his mark at arrers, cricket and footie. He is known around the folk-clubs for his dance with a lady and two scarves. Chris Hirst (Temple, 1971-76) of St. John's found his crutches a great hindrance in negotiating the zigzag paths of Bacchus, but has recovered with a vengeance and is back on top orienteering form. Graham Pattie (Temple, 1971-76), a member of the appalling Caius 3rd May Boat, stood as a joke for the J.C.R. Committee and for diving officer of C.U.U.E.G., but his record of service in Acapulco was insufficient to gain election. Our only contact with the aristocracy is Julian Turner (Queen's, 1971-76), stroke of Magdalene 2nd Boat, engineer and cravat-wearer. He hosted an O.P. evening in Magdalene, attended also by Simon and Paul Atkinson (Temple, 1968-73 and 1971-76 respectively), after which the revellers had to climb out of the College. Howard Gatiss (Queen's, 1971-76) reads some economics and tinkers with the new Metzler organ in Trinity. He shares an interest in the opera with Alan Heavens (Temple, 1972-77), who was host to a Rechabite's feast in Churchill. Confessing to having done nothing noteworthy in Cambridge—he spends half his time in Oxford—Alan is leading the rush of tourists to the now famous island of Raasay. Geoff Brown (Grove, 1972-77) has inherited the O.P. law books from John Mitchell via Chris Smith. He left them, however, to take an extracurricular interest in the medical profession, leading to a little affair at the Emmanuel May Ball. At the opposite end of the scale, Guy Shuttleworth, himself a soccer and cricket Blue in King's (1807-10), joined our company for the abstemious term of Lent: his sparse fare on Magdalene High Table was supplemented, however, by Red Cross parcels from his 109
wife Tanya. Other former members of the Masters' Common Room now in Cambridge, apparently for good, are Andrew Riley at Homerton and Rob Wyke at St. Catherine's. David and Mary DuCroz made a guest appearance at Cambridge Regatta, and another former captain of First and Third Trinity, Nick Blackford (Manor, 1959-64), was seen at their Bumps Supper. Pete Summers (Temple, 1963-68), who returned to coach Corpus last year, is now coaching a successful Imperial College crew. On Regatta Day we were again able to welcome two crews from the School, although they seemed sadly unappreciative of our ale. This year we have several leavers—Phil Challis, Chris Atkinson, Paul Withers, Chris Smith and Tim Stephenson; we wish them the best of luck for the future—they will no doubt return periodically a la Mitchell —and look forward to welcoming those coming up in October. The Cambridge Old Peterites.
OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 87th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on 15th July. K. M. Ratcliff was unanimously elected President of the Club in succession to F. N. Newdick. P. M. Darley, M. G. B. Hepworth, D. C. Holmes, D. M. H. Phillips, D. N. Simmons and E. G. Thompson were elected to serve on the General Committee. It was announced that the East Riding Dinner would be held on either 18th or 25th May 1979. Those in the area will be informed of the date by the Area Secretary, any others wishing to attend this immensely popular area dinner, should contact the Area Secretary, P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones", Garton, Driffield. Three masters at the School, C. E. Field, P. L. Harris and G. M. Shuttleworth were elected honorary life members of the Club, in addition to D. G. Cummin, who was elected at a Committee meeting earlier in the year. TIES D.P. Club ties are available from the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York. Crimplene—£1.80 each OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 15th July, 1978 in the School Dining Hall. The toast of The School' was excellently proposed by F. B. S. Hamby and the Headmaster responded. The toast of 'The Old Peterite Club' was proposed in a superb speech by the Club's guest, the Very Rev. Lawrence Jackson, Provost of Blackburn. The new President, K. M. Ratcliff, responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the first class meal provided. 110
Those present were: The President (K. M. Ratcliff) The Headmaster The Very Rev. Lawrence Jackson The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby) The Hon. Treasurer (J. E. Moore) The Bursar (Col. J. P. F. Abbott) The Head of School (R. Marsland) Adler, W. J. Allen, B. Armstrong, I. J. Atkinson N. G. Atkinson, P. S. Bainbridge, M. W. Baker, E. T. N. Beadle, J. J. Briggs, N. Brindley, R. A. Brown, D. Brown, J. C. Browne, F. D. Bruce, R. Bulcock, R. J. Burn, S. M. Clappison, j. Clarkson, I. G. Creasy, B. Croft, P. G. Crowe, P. Crowley, P. Cummin,.D. G. Darley, P. M. Denison, J. A.
Dronfield, J. Fearnside, F. Fearnside, F. H. Gatiss, H. C. Gill, I. A. Graham, G. E. L. Hall, M. S. Hamilton, D. Hanson, J. A. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Hepworth, M. G. B. Hirst, D. Houghton, C. C. Hubbard, R. H. Hudson, R. E. Hudson, T. F. Humble, J. G. Jesper, D. G. S. Jesper, N. Johnston, D. P. Knowles, G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, T. J. Lockwood, C. Lockwood, P. A. Macpherson, I. S. Magson, N. J. Markwick-Smith, J. R. Mathews, J. Middlebrook, P. Morris, P. A. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Newdick, J. M. Newdick, P. A. Oliver, R. W.
Parkin, G. D. Pattie, S. K. Peacock, R. Penty, A. Penty, J. R. Phillips, D. M. H. Potter, D. N. Powell, W. B. Pritchard, G. D. Pulleyn, R. F. Pulleyn, V. C. Ranson, E. M. H. Raylor, J. Rayson, J. C. M. Richardson, J. C. Robinson, I. Rounthwaite, D. P. Rounthwaite, J. C. Rumfitt, D. T. Shepherd, P. M. Simpson, A. E. Spence, J. N. Stansfield, L. Steel, K. A. Stevens, R. A. Tait, A. W. Thompson, C. W. Thompson, E. G. Turner, A. J. Turner, E. H. N. Wallace, S. Ward, T. B. White, T. G. Wood, J. R. Woolley, C. J. Yeomans, J. F.
THE OLD PETERITE WEST RIDING DINNER The West Riding Dinner was held at the Swan and Talbot, Wetherby on 19th January, 1978. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. G. D. B. Knowles Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Marsden Dr. and Mrs. G. F. B. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Moore Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Moore Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Moss Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Rawlings Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Raylor Mr. C. W. Thompson and guest
The President (F. N. Newdick) and Mrs. Newdick The Headmaster (P. D. R. Gardiner) and Mrs. Gardiner Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Barratt Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Bird Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Butterworth Mr. R. E. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kent
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OLD PETERITE CLUB OFFICERS AND GENERAL COMMITTEE-1978/79 President:
d, K. M. Ratcliff Esq., "Dormers," 8 Upper Ashlyns Road, Berkhamstel Herts. Past Presidents:
P. S. Atkinson Esq., "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, North Humberside. H. L. Creer Esq., J.P., "Daresbury," 117 The Mount, York. YO2 2SA. J. A. Hanson Esq., "Montclair," 11 Newton Drive, Accrington, Lancashire. T. J. Lewis Esq., Sway Wood Paddock, Mead End Lane, Sway, Nr. Lymington, Hants. F. N. Newdick Esq., "Talgarth," 134 York Road, Haxby, York. F. W. B. Pacey Esq., O.B.E., "The Cantens," Ruebery Lane, Osmotherley, Northallerton, North Yorkshire. DL6 3PG. C. W. Thompson Esq., F.R.I.C.S., 2 Brinkbum Vale Road, Totley, Sheffield. Vice Presidents:
The Head Master, St. Peter's School, York. K. G. Chilman Esq., 71 Meadowfields Drive, Huntington Road, York. J. Dronfield Esq., O.B.E., J.P., M.A., Askham Bryan, York. YO2 3QS. Brigadier C. C. Fairweather C.B., C.B.E., T.D., J.P., D.L., "The White Lodge," Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Cleveland. The Rt. Rev. M. H. Harland, "White Chimneys," Rockwood Road, West Wittering, Nr. Chichester, West Sussex. Sir Philip R. Morris, C.B.E., M.A., LL.D., Bryncoedifor Vicarage, Rhydymain, Dolgellau, Gwynedd. Hon Secretary:
D. Kirby., Esq., M.A., The Rise, 41 Clifton, York and St. Peter's Schoo York. Hon Treasurer: J. E. Moore Esq., "Mylncroft," 1 Mylnhurst Road, Sheffield, 11. District Hon. Secretaries: West Riding G. D. Parkin Esq., "Woodhayes," 26 Chevet Lane, Sandal, —
Wakefield, West Yorkshire. North West Dr. G. E. L. Graham J.P., "Croft End," 297 Wigan Lane, Wigan. WN1 2QY. North East D. L. Brown Esq., 40 Carmel Road South, Darlington. East Riding P. S. Atkinson Esq., "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Nort Humberside. York J. C. M. Rayson Esq., M.A., 2 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York and St Olave's School, York. —
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Committee P. M. Darley., 11 The Paddock, Boroughbridge Road, York. YO2 6AW. J. A. Denison Esq., Manor Court, Skelton, York. Dr. G. E. L. Graham J.P., "Croft End," 297 Wigan Lane, Wigan. WN1 2QY. D. W. Grice Esq., 86 Welham Road, Norton, Ma1ton, North Yorkshire. R. D. Harding Esq., Alcuin House, 12 The Avenue, Clifton, York. YO3 6AT. R. F. Harding Esq., Filmer Cottage, Bulmer, York M. G. B. Hepworth Esq., Bell House, Askham Bryan, York. J. K. Hick Esq., "Mole End," 1 Newdale, Usher Park, Haxby, York. YO3 8LN. D. C. Holmes Esq., 18 The Avenue, Stokesley ,Middlesbrough, Cleveland. L. C. Le Tocq Esq., 12 St. Peter's Grove, York C. H. Lewis Esq., "Oakhurst," 7 Totteridge, Common, Totteridge, London. N20 8LL. D. M. H. Phillips Esq., Aldersley Farm, Holt, Wrexham, Clwyd, North Wales. E. M. H. Ranson Esq., 17 Carleton Avenue, Simonstone, Nr. Burnley, Lancs. J. C. Richardson Esq., The Forge, Little Ouseburn, York. D. T. Rumfitt Esq., St. Olave's, 30A Westfields, Richmond, North Yorkshire. D. N. Simmons Esq., 113 The Oval, Brookfield, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. E. G. Thompson Esq., "West Winds," 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York.
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OLD PETERITE LODGE NO. 6412 The Annual Installation of the Old Peterite Lodge No. 6412 was held at the Masonic Hall, Duncombe Place, York at 4 00 p.m. on Wednesday 21st June, 1978. Brother Paul Martyn Darley was installed as Worshipful Master by Worshipful Brother M. A. Butterworth. The Worshipful Master then appointed his Officers as follows. Senior Warden Bro. J. K. Hick Junior Warden Bro. L. P. Dobson Chaplain W. Bro. G. H. Briggs Treasurer W. Bro. G. D. Smith Secretary Bro. B. J. Watson
Director of Ceremonies Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Charity Steward Assist. Director of Cermonies Assist. Secretary Inner Guard Steward
W. Bro. F. D. Newdick Bro. G. M. Todd Bro. D. I. Fletcher W. Bro. J. E. Moore W. Bro. C. S. Shepherd W. Bro. T. D. J. Layfield W. Bro. F. J. Hornby Bro. P. C. Knowlson Bro. G. D. B. Knowles
Steward Steward
Bro. R. Atkinson Bro. R. D. S. Pitcher Bro. R. A. Relton
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At the Festive Board following the Installation, the Toast to St. Peter's School was proposed by Bro. G. M. Todd and the response was given by W. Bro. F. N. Newdick. Any Old Peterite wishing to know further details should contact: B. J. Watson, 1 Scawton Avenue, Huntington, York, YO3 9JA.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES Births
HAIGH-LUMBY, P. R. announces the birth of a son, James Robert, on 28th November, 1976. (Temple 1965-70). HARDING. On 16th February, 1978 to Jan and Richard Harding, a daughter, Sarah Joanne. (Rise 1960-66). WILKS. To Chris and Janet on 2nd June, 1977, at Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Huddersfield, a daughter, Susannah Mary. (Queen's 1962-67). Marriages
BARRETT, A. R. married Diana Kathryn North on 20th September,. 1977. (School House 1954-58). FERGUSON, M. J. On 24th June, at St. Paul's Church, Letchworth, to Kathy James. (Queen's 1963-68). PEARSON, J. S. D. married Pauline Goodenough, B.A., S.R.N., at St_ Thomas's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 23rd July, 1977. (Temple 1967-72). Engagement
FLETCHER, P. H. announces his engagement to Jennifer Conroy of Wigan. (Dronfield 1967-72). Deaths
BEACHELL, H. M., on Sunday, 7th May. (1922-23). HAMILTON-WILLIAMS, C. D. killed in a yachting accident in Ne Zealand. (Temple 1960-65). NELSON, H. N. On 23rd November, 1977 at Kingston General H pital, Hull, aged 77. (1913-18). ROBINSON, A. E. At East Ayton, Major-General A. E. Robinson, D.S.O., J.P., D.L., (formerly The Green Howards) aged 83. YEOMAN, W. G., on 5th June, 1978 at Marlow. (School House 1912-17). BARRETT, A. R., a partner in Spicer and Pegler, Chartered Accountants Leeds, since 1972. (School House 1954-58) BARTON, N. R. appointed Headmaster of Newlands Preparatory School, Gosforth. (Queen's 1955-60). BROWN, G. B. shared the George Long Prize in Roman Law at Cambridge. (Queen's 1972-77). COCHRANE, R. E. appointed Manager at Natwest Bank's Hull, Holderness Road Branch. From 1969-70 he was President of the Wakefield Junior Chamber of Commerce. (1941-46). 114
DAY, T. M. is commended in the Musical Times, April 1978 for his recital on the restored 1895 Walker organ at St. Matthew's Northampton. (Dronfield 1966-69). FLETCHER, P. H. has become Site Engineer with Tarmac Construction Ltd. at Saffron Walden. (Dronfield 1967-72). HARRISON, J. P. H. took a first in part 2 of the Classical Tripos and was awarded a research studentship at Corpus Christi, Cambridge (Queen's 1969-74). HILL, J. E. C. Dr Christopher Hill, Master of Balliol, received an honorary degree at York University on 7th July, and came to the school to give a talk to the History Society (Rise 1925-31). HIRST, C. J. led Cambridge University Orienteering team to victory over Oxford, winning the individual event by 3+ minutes; and led the University O.T.C. team to victory in Eastern District Army (T.A.) championships, again winning the individual event. He has since represented British Universities in Finland, the British Army in Sweden, and Great Britain in Norway. (Temple 1971-76). HARDING, D. F. won the Queen's Medal at Bisley for champion shot of the Territorial Army. (Rise 1960-65). HOWAT, J. N. T. After nine years as Vicar of Wheldrake, Revd. Jeremy Howat has been appointed Rector of Hurlingham and Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, Diocese of Argentina and Eastern South America (School House 1948-54). O'DONNELL, G., Commander, Royal Navy, serving as Supply Officer in H.M.S. Ark Royal. He would be pleased to hear from any O.P. contemplating selling a 1350 Commemoration Plate. See Changes of Address. (Manor 1946-50). PEARSON, J. S. D. is now a Chartered Surveyor and qualified to become an Associate of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors. (Temple 1967-72). PHILLIPS, D. M. H. played No. 2 at Squash for Wales, for which he now has ten caps. (Rise 1970-75). ROBINSON, A. Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force, an Air Traffic Control Officer. He really enjoys his work, "the life and the responsibility of being an officer". (Rise 1970-73). ROBINSON, I. played No. 2 at Squash for England which won the tournament in which Phillips played for Wales. Robinson now has thirty England caps, and eight Great Britain caps. (Temple 1966-71). SLEIGHT, J. I. Features Producer and Political Editor for Tyne-Tees Television; he has just completed a successful year as Captain of the City of Newcastle Golf Club, and is resuming work on his history of the Club. (School House 1935-40). Information supplied by R. M. Deas, (Grove 1931-35, School House 1935-36). STEPHENSON, T. C. took a first in part 2 of the Medical Tripos at Caius, Cambridge. (Dronfield 1970-75). WILLSTROP, M. was on the staff of Gresham's Junior School from 1969 to 1978 and is now professional coach and Manager at Abbeydale Squash Club, Sheffield. He has been playing Squash for Norfolk and been involved in coaching the England Junior Squad as Assistant National Coach. (School House 1950-55). 115
WITHERS, P. N. took a first in part 2 of the Mathematical Tripos am was awarded a research studentship at Trinity, Cambridge (Rise 196 74). WOOD, R. A. B. Senior Lecturer and Consultant Surgeon at Ninewe l Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Dundee. (Manor 1956-61)
OLD PETERITE GOLF The Competition for the Burnett Trophy was held at York Golf Club, Strensall, on Sunday, 16th July, 1978. The Stableford Competition was won by Richard Harding with 36 points from a 15 handicap. David Hunter was the runner-up with 35 points, beating Paul Middlebrook who also had 35 points, on the last nine holes. Paul, in fact, won the prize for the best gross score (76). The afternoon was greatly enjoyed by sixteen Old Peterite golfers, and the date to watch for next year is Sunday, 15th July, when Robert Harding will take over as Secretary. Paul Middlebrook will continue to organise the Old Peterite team for the Grafton Morrish Trophy.
EDITORIAL NOTES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. Members of the Old Peterite Club who write to the Editor are asked to show their St. Peter's dates (not St. Olave's) and the House they were in. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence, but a writer who wishes to use a pen name or to withhold his name from publication for a special reason should make this clear to the Editor. The Editor reserves the right to select news from any source, but in general personal notices will only be published if they are from members of the Old Peterite Club. The Peterite is published once a year, in October, and copy should be sent to the Editor before the end of the Summer Term. If any member of the Old Peterite Club should not receive a Peterite number, will he please write to the Bursar. Applications for advertising space should be made to the Burs. St. Peter's School, York.
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OLD PETERITE CLUB MEMBERS JOINING JULY 1978 1976-1978 Adams, Louise T., "The Laurels", 44 Simbalk Lane, Bishopthorpe, York. (Tel. York 704446). 1977-1978 Albakri, Z., 34 Broom Valley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. (Tel. Rotherham 60934). 1973-1978 Aldridge, J. T., 18 Strensall Road, Huntington, York. (Tel. York 768486). 1973-1978 Anderson, M., Highfield House, Lilling, Sheriff Hutton, York. (Tel. Sheriff Hutton 601). 1973-1978 Atha, S. E., "Ashfield", Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire. (Tel. Halifax 33352) 1973-1978 Atkinson, N. G., Special Flight, Libyan Arab Airlines, P.O. Box 2555, Tripoli, Libya. (Tel. Tripoli 72922). 1974-1978 Baggs, J., "Kilnstones", Underbarrow Road, Kendal, Cumbria. (Tel. Kendal 21485). 1973-1978 Barker, R., 60 West Green, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, Cleveland TS9 5ND. (Tel. Middlesbrough 710390). 1974-1978 Bird, C. R., "Merrymoles", Cat Lane, Bilbrough, York YO2 3PN. (Tel. Tadcaster 833268). 1975-1978 Brown, A. W., Mount Pleasant Farm, Escrick, York. (Tel. Escrick 274). 1973-1978 Brown, S. D., 69 Darlington Road, Hartburn, Stocktonon-Tees, Cleveland. (Tel. Stockton-on-Tees 582221). 1973-1978 Bruce, R. M., "Southfields", 16 Marton Moor Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. (Tel. Middlesbrough 316294). 1974-1978 Buckley, M. R., 21 Towthorpe Road, Haxby York. (Tel. York 761167). 1973-1978 Budge, I., Silver Hill House, 270 Eccleshall Road South, Sheffield S1 1 9PS. (Tel. Sheffield 364306). 1974-1978 Bulmer, G. C., Riccal House, Nunnington, York YO6 5XG. 1973-1978 Burn, M. J., "Rivenhill", Chestnut Hill, Keswick, Cumbria. (Tel. Keswick 73622). 1973-1978 Burn, S. M., 24 The Horseshoe, Dringhouses, York YO2 2LX. (Tel. York 706461). 1974-1978 Caulton, D. M., 30 Ashfurlong Road, Dore, Sheffield S17 3NL. (Tel. Sheffield 362979). 1975-1977 Coates-Walker, C. P., 122 The Mount, York. (Tel. York 23692). 1973-1978 Collingwood-Gittins, R., "Overdale", Billinge End Road, Blackburn, Lancs. BB2 6PY. (Tel. Blackburn 54542). 1973-1978 Cooper, D. W., Brook House, North End, Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Cleveland. (Tel. Middlesbrough 700630). 1973-1978 Craig, R. E., 17 Askham Lane, Acomb, York YO2 3HB. (Tel. York 798630). 1973-1978 Crossley, C., Laver Head, Green Lane, Shibden, Halifax, West Yorkshire. (Tel. Halifax 201716). 1973-1978 Crowley, P., River House, 12 St. Peter's Road, St. Margaret's, Twickenham, Middlesex. (Tel. 01-892-2661). 1975-1978 Cuckston, D. P., "The Hollies", 36 Main Street, Haxby, York YO3 8HT. (Tel. York 760986). (Tel. 1973-1978 Day, A. H., 28 India Street, Edinburgh. 031-225-1944). 1972-1978 De Silva, P. W. S., 8 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York YO3 7AL. (Tel. York 55383). 1973-1978 Denison, J. N., Manor Court, Skelton, York. (Tel. Beningbrough 277). 117
1976-1978 Elston, Susan L., "Chards", Marske Mill Lane, Saltburn, Cleveland. (Tel. Saltburn 3747). 1973-1978 Fawthrop, D. J., 5 Bramble Dene, Woodthorpe, York. (Tel. York 706988). 1973-1978 Frost, N. P., 19 Montague Walk, Upper Poppleton, York. (Tel. York 794659). 1974-1978 Galley, J., Prospect House, Gate Helmsley, York YO4 1JS. (Tel. Stamford Bridge 71233). 1972-1978 Gray, M., Château Perigord, Appt. 8B, 6 Lacets St. Leon, Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Tel. (93) 507924). 1973-1978 Halsall, S. B., Fern House, Narrow Lane, North Ferriby, North Humberside. (Tel. 0482 631615). 1975-1978 Hampshire, P. A., 2 Church Street, Riccall, York. (Tel. Riccall 226). 1974-1978 Hardy, D., 35 St. Paul's Square, York. (Tel. York 26604). 1973-1978 Hawkswell, C., Lime Tree Farm, Heslington, York YO1 5EB. (Tel. York 55262). 1976-1978 Healey, J., 1 Roxby Road, Thornton Dale, North Yorksshire. (Tel. Thornton Dale 581). 1973-1978 Hepworth, R. I., 4 Braeside Gardens, Acomb Road, York YO2 4EZ. (Tel. York 798708). 1935-1938 Hornby, F. J., Lt. Col., O.B.E., R.A. (Retired), "West Garth - , Tollerton, York. (Tel. Tollerton 326). 1972-1978 Hughes, J., "Chaparral", Stamford Bridge Road, Gate Helmsley, York. (Tel. Stamford Bridge 71020). 1976-1978 Jackson, Zoe, "Eppleworth", Deighton, Escrick, York YO4 6HD. (Tel. Escrick 323). 1976-1978 Jesper, Nicola, Gorse Cottage, Lord's Moor Lane, Strensall, York YO3 8XF. (Tel. York 490728). 1973-1978 Johnson, C. P., 15 Montague Walk, Upper Poppleton, York YO2 6JG. (Tel. York 794633). 1972-1978 Kaiser, R. A., Leylan House, 3 Shipton Road, York YO3 6RE. (Tel. York 54113). 1972-1978 Kerr, K., Haigh End, Alne Cross, York YO6 2JD. (Tel. Tollerton 312). 1973-1978 Lethem, J. A., Derwent House, 59 Osbaldwick Village, York YOl 3NP. (Tel. York 25364). 1975-1978 Lister, C. M. P., Healaugh Grange, Healaugh, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 8BX. (Tel. Tadcaster 833183). 1973-1978 Lumb, W. E., Skeyne House, Garman Carr Lane, Wistow, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 OUW. (Tel. Cawood 541). 1973-1978 Macfarlane, J. R., 30 Pear Tree Avenue, Upper Poppleton, York YO2 6HH. (Tel. York 794617). 1973-1978 Mair, D. J. B., Preston House, 29 Levenside, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. 1973-1978 Markwick Smith, J. R., The Old Barn, Acaster Lane, Bishopthorpe, York YO2 1SA. 1973-1978 Marsland, R., Wharfe View House, 301 High Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire. (Tel. Boston Spa 843947). 1974-1978 Megginson, S. J., Kirkburn Grange, Garton-on-the-Wolds, Driffield, North Humberside. (Tel. Driffield 89237). 1973-1978 Miller, K. J., 27 Green Dykes Lane, Hull Road, York. (Tel. York 59434). 1975-1978 Mills, S. N., Lotherton Park Farm, Aberford, Leeds. (Tel. Aberford 257). 1973-1978 Morcom, J. P., The Old Vicarage, Overton, York YO3 6YL. (Tel. Beningbrough 261). 1973-1978 Murray, K. S., Kiplaan 19, 25665P Den Haag, Holland. 1975-1978 Nichols, P. J., 3 Woldholme Avenue, Driffield, North Humberside. (Tel. Driffield 42287). 118
1973-1978 Parkinson, E. M., "Laurel Bank", 15 Ben Rhydding Drive, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8AY. (Tel. 0943-609264). 1974-1978 Pattison, N. R., 15 St. James' Mount, York YO2 1EL. (Tel. York 28735). 1977-1978 Prudom, R. M., c/o 6 Pennine Crescent, Redcar, Cleveland TS10 4AE. (Tel. Redcar 75748). 1973-1978 Readman, R. W., The Holmes, Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Cleveland. (Tel. Hutton Rudby 700322). 1974-1978 Ross, J. P., 6 Walnut Grove, Winchester, Hants. S022 5HR. (Tel. Winchester 61956). 1974-1978 Ross, J. R., 6 Walnut Grove, Winchester, Hants. S022 5HR. (Tel. Winchester 61956). 1973-1978 Rushbrooke, P. D., 21 Broomfield, Adel, Leeds LS16 6AE. (Tel. Leeds 671230). 1973-1978 Schofield, J. S., 59 King Edward Road, Thorne, via Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN8 4DE. (Tel. Thorne 812142). 1976-1978 Stansfield, Louise A., "Fairfield", 25 The Horseshoe, Dringhouses, York YO2 2LY. (Tel. York 707159). 1953-1957 Stanton, M. P., The Bolton, Forest Moor Road, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 8LT. (Tel. 0423-888132). 1974-1978• -Sudworth, W., 31 Norman Drive, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. (Tel. Doncaster 843002). 1973-1978 Tait, G. W., "Southern Cross", 7 Algarth Road, Stockton Lane, York. (Tel. York 22659). 1973-1978 Teale, R. J., "Beituna", 2 Greenfield Lane, Middleton-onthe-Wolds, North Humberside. (Tel. Middleton-on-theWolds 396). 1973-1978 Temple, D. M., 18 Sledmere Drive, Tollesby Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. (Tel. Middlesbrough 84883). 1973-1978 Turner, A. R., 17 West Bank, Acomb, York. (Tel. York 791854). 1973-1978 Turner, M. St.J., St. Mark's Vicarage, 13 Wheatlands Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 BBB. (Tel. Harrogate 504959). 1974-1978 Wallhead, V. A., "Kia-Ora", Helperthorpe, Malton, North Yorkshire. (Tel. West Lutton 293). 1975-1978 Watson, M., St. Helen's Farm, Newton Kyme, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24 9LY. (Tel. Tadcaster 832108). 1973-1978 Wetherell, S. C., 21 The Mount, Malton, North Yorkshire. (Tel. Malton 2164). 1973-1978 Wiggle, I. P., 4 Castle Howard Drive, Malton, North Yorkshire Y017 OBA. (Tel. Malton 2610). 1973-1978 Wilkinson, R., Manor Farm, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge, York YO5 9DS. (Tel. Boroughbridge 2478). 1973-1978 Wilson, M. E., "Longueville, "Mill Hill, Huntington, York Y03 9PY. (Tel. York 768861). 1973-1978 Wright, A. J., 29 Grasmere Road, Redcar, Cleveland. (Tel. Redcar 6671).
O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS-1978 Ainley, J. G., "Simonsdelf", Simons Lane, Frodsham, Warrington WA6 6HQ. Barrett, A. R., 2 Oakwood Park, Leeds LS8 2PJ. Black, A. G., Chestnut Farm, Sand Hutton, York YO4 1LB. Blackburn, J. F., c/o Haba Engineering Surveys Ltd., 24 Jahan Street, Takhte Jamshid Avenue, Tehran, Iran. Bond, M. J., Cefn Gwestydd, Newtown, Powys.
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Bough, R. G., Manor Cottage, Church Street, Flamborough, Yorkshire. Bower, R., Dolfor Inn, Dolfor, Newtown, Powys SY16 4AA. Boyd, I. L., 3 The Fellside, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4LJ. Brittain, W., 51 Maine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear. Bruce, R. G., Sandy Mount, Victoria Road, Aughton, Lancashire. Carr, Dr. J. M. T., 433 Outwood Common Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 IET. Clement, C., 21 Barmour Lane, Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Y013 ONX. Coates, J. W., "PenIan", 49 Sand Lane, South Milford, Leeds LS25 SBA. Cochrane, R. E., 3 Chapelry Garth, Hedon, Hull HU12 8LR. Crombie, I. M., 112 Maxwell Lane, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3ES. Cummin, D. G., J.P., M.A., 14 St. Olave's Road, York YO3 7AL. Dewick, H. S. M., Mount Irvine Bay Hotel, P.O. Box 222, Tobago, West Indies. Dresser, T. S., Red Lion Inn, South Stainley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Emsley, P. M., The Pill Box, Westminster Bridge Road, London S.E.1. Fawcett, J. E., 6 Newdale, Usher Park, Haxby, York YO3 8LN. Fearnside, F. H., 24 Church Lane, Balderton, Newark. Ferrar, Dr. A. N., 25 The Glen, Bolton, Lancs. Fleming, W. D., 96 Fulwell Road, Teddington, Middlesex. Fletcher, D. I., 25 Deramore Drive, Badger Hill, Hull Road, York. Frank, J. M. B., The Cottage, Brampton Ash, Nr. Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Godwin, P. R., Lethendy Cottage, Glenalmond, Perth. Graham, Dr. G. E. L., J.P., "Croft End", 297 Wigan Lane, Wigan WN I 2QY. Grainger, M. M., The Rookery, Allerthorpe, York. Green, D. G., Flat 1, 42 Beverley Road, Hull, North Humberside HU13 1YH. Haigh Lumby, P. R., "Hillcrest", 39 Bark Lane, Addingham, West Yorkshire WS29 ORA. Hall, P. L., 20 Sandmoor Drive, Plover Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Hick, J. K., "Mole End", 1 Newdale, Usher Park, Haxby, York YO3 8LN. Hodgson, R. A., 9 Bulloo Place, Kaleen, A.C.T.2617, Australia. Hollway, M., M.B.E., 90A Alderbrook Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 1NR. Kitching, Dr. C. J., 11 Creighton Road, London NW6 6EE. Knowlson, P. C., 2 Sterne Way, Sutton-on-Forest, York. MacEwen, R. R., 1 Lovat Road, Inverness. Maclldowie, A. B., 27 Longacres Road, Hale Barns, Altrincharn, Cheshire WA15 ORS. Matthews, P. G., 7 Blenheim Close, Poynton, Cheshire. Miers, R. W., Hunter's Lodge, Stamford Bridge Road, Dunnington, York. Mitchell, P. J. F., 28 Stone Delf, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 3QX. Monro, N. P., 41 Lebanon Park, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 3DH. Moore, N. F., 16 Birkdale Mount, Leeds DS17 7SS. Myers, C. A., 30 Ainsty Avenue, Dringhouses, York YO2 2HH. O'Donnell, Commander J. G. H., R.N., Dower Cottage, Onslow Crescent, Woking, Surrey. Pacey, F. W. B., O.B.E., "The Cantens", Rueberry Lane, Osmotherley, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL6 3PG. Pickersgill, R., 39 Montague Court, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. 120
Pickersgill, W. R., 1 Manor Way, Great Smeaton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Ratcliff, K. M., "Dormers", 8 Upper Ashlyns Road, Berkhamsted, Herts. Robinson, A. C., 3 Eversley, Leasgill, Heversham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria LA7 7EY. Robson, P. J. F., 8 Kenilworth Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG23 8JA. Rounthwaite, D. P., 18 Castle Close, Leconfield, Beverley, North Humberside. Shepherd, G. E., "Brow Side", Vicarage Lane, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire LA6 1NW. Shepherd, A. M., 68 Clifton, York. Shepherd, P. M., Gill House, Tollerton, York YO6 2EA. Shepherd, P. N., 124 The Mount, York. Sherriff, A. G., Flat 1, The Castle, 1 Riffel Road, London N.W.2. Shubrook, Flt. Lt., D. C., M.A., R.A.F., 26 Brendon Road, Wollaton, Nottingham NG8 1HX. Simpson, G. R., 120 Leeds Road, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 OJG. Sim, D. L. W., 60 High Street, Newport Pagnell, Bucks. Sproule, M. I. H., 42 Knowl Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire. Stead, R. L., 201 East Gomeldon Road, Gomeldon, Salisbury, Wiltshire. Steel, Dr. K. A., 4277 Jeston Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tate, D. H., "Sandfels Place", Park Lane, Reigate, Surrey. Turner, J. N. C., 51 Askham Lane, Acomb, York YO2 3HB. Watts, R. J., 78 Woodland Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 4QG. Wood, R. A. B., "Lubnaig", 442 Blackness Road, Dundee. Wise, Dr. E. J., 31 The Crescent Filey, North Yorkshire Y014 9JS. Young, D. G. M., Lindisfarne Cottage, 8 Quarry Edge, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 IRB. Yule, G. S., 35 Albany Road, Bramhall, Stockport, Greater Manchester. Yule, Dr. R. M., Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool.
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