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
