House Notes

Autumn DRONFIELD

We began the Christmas Term by welcoming the new members of the House and congratulated Richard Venable on gaining a scholarship (we also congratulate Andrew Paterson, who was subsequently awarded a scholarship during the Summer Term). We also warmly welcomed Jane Schofield and Katherine Stancer to the Lower VI and Mr. T. G. Shaw, who was to be our Assistant Housemaster. Patrick Crowley also returned to try a seventh-term entry to Cambridge. Unfortunately, because of serious illness, Jillian Harness was unable to return.

Sporting events immediately became dominant features of our nonacademic activities. The athletics programme showed that the House was capable of securing victories in various events and success was recorded by Philip Johnson, who set a new record in the Senior Javelin event, by Charles Walker, who won the intermediate 400 metre race and by Andrew Stubbs, who won the junior high jump. In all the day was extremely enjoyable, the House coming fourth overall in the inter-House competition.

Prior to the athletics we attended Speech Day and, after listening to an interesting speech, members of Dronfield House were well represented, gaining a good proportion of the prizes; we congratulate David Cooper, Jonathan Hirst, Patrick Crowley, Guy Norman, Gary Oates and Andrew Jewitt. The Christmas Term is also the rugby season but, unfortunately, we did not prove too successful against a formidable Rise team. Without our captain, Keith Miller, we played with determination against the opposition, with Julian Guy and Chris Stubbs performing particularly well.

It was particularly pleasing to observe the participation of many members of the House throughout the year in theatrical and musical events which dominated the cold, miserable winter terms. Wendy Dalby convincingly played the part of Ismene in 'Antigone', Paul Aagaard took a major role in `The Yeomen of the Guard' and many of the juniors performed in the `Shepherds' Play'.

Easter

Predictably the General Knowledge exam confronted us on the first day of the Easter Term and we congratulate Peter Davies on achieving the highest score in the third forms. The House cross-country team, under the leadership of Michael Sunley, although not achieving first place, did not come last. The junior rugby team, captained by Russell Broadbent, played with enthusiasm, but lost to the Manor. Throughout the term the House football team performed at lunch times under Keith Miller and came second overall, losing a vital match to Rise. Some superb goalkeeping by George Dixon contributed to the success of the team. The swimming gala gave our swimmers a chance to display their talents and Charles Walker, Bruce Jones and Andrew Precious all performed well. An amazing surprise was the success of the water polo team. Brilliant goalkeeping by Jonathan Brierley saved crucial opposition points and so we managed to get through to the final, though we lost narrowly here. Some members of the House entered impressive exhibits in the House Art Competition at the end of term. 63

Summer

At the beginning of the Summer Term we learned with deep regret of the death of Jillian Harness. She had been a tremendous asset to the House through her sense of humour, her vigour and her determination to succeed. A deeply moving memorial service was held in Chapel to commemorate a

girl so popular in her year, in the House and in the School.

After the departure of Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hamilton became our Assistant Housemaster and we thank him for all he has done for the House during the

Summer Term. The junior cricket team, captained by Russell Broadbent,

unfortunately lost its first round match against Queen's, though Milo Sweetman and Andrew Stubbs showed that there is hope for the future. The senior team, however, captained by Philip Johnson, had a more successful run. They beat Temple in the semi-final round. Temple only scored 87, thanks to fine bowling by Andrew Precious and Chris Stubbs and the latter was our highest scorer with 34 runs. In the final we could not quite achieve the score set for us by Rise in spite of a score of 62 by Julian Guy. Mention should be

made of the shooting team under Clive Brockbank (fourth in the individual

event), which fared well against other Houses. Because of absence we could not assemble crews to compete in the rowing inter-House competition this year, but we congratulate Terry Wallhead on winning the Senior Sculls

event.

The year, then, has been one of mixed blessings. Academically we have shone with a talented third form and L VI; in sport we have improved

and some very talented individuals have shown their skills. In all the future looks promising.

S.R.L.

GROVE

Autumn

Returning after some excellent G.C.E. results, the House welcomed the

new juniors along with the four new members of the lower sixth—Helen

Batty, Louise Liddle, Mandy Rigby (Scholarship) and John Waterworth. We were pleased to see the return of Mark Anderson, Richard Bronk and Jeremy Markwick-Smith (Head of House) for their Oxbridge entry exams. Duncan Fawthrop and Martin Turner gained places at Christ's College and Gonville and Caius College Cambridge respectively (both to read Veterinary Science)

on the merits of their 'A' level results.

Our results on the athletics field were much as expected although there were some good individual efforts, particularly from Michael Kerr (3,000 m., 2nd), Richard Kirby (cricket ball, 2nd), David Kaner (80o m., znd) and Graham Cole (long jump, znd, and high jump, 3rd). On the rugby field the senior team was unlucky to draw a strong Rise team in the first round for the second year in succession. Despite this, the team led by James Gair put up a good fight and kept the score down to a respectable 22-0. James Gair was awarded his House Colours as a result of his efforts to train a largely 'amateur' team. The junior squash team found success in the first round of the interHouse competition, defeating the School House team. This success was, however, short-lived as the team was defeated by the Rise team. The senior team lost to a strong Temple team on the first round. The House squash has

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been enthusiastically organised by Dennis Burton, who was awarded his House Colours this term.

During this term members of the House showed us their acting talents in Anouilh's play, 'Antigone'. Janine Tapp, Jeremy Markwick-Smith and Chris Bronk all played leading parts in the production. Jane Harrod, James Hewitt and Andrew Hjort also appeared in the School's Gilbert and Sullivan production, 'The Yeomen of the Guard'.

During the term John Abbott and Michael Kerr were both appointed School Monitors.

Easter

During the Christmas break we were pleased to hear that Richard Bronk had been awarded an Exhibition to Merton College, Oxford, to read Classics and that Jeremy Markwick-Smith had been offered a place at Girton College, Cambridge, to read Law. We wish them the best of luck when they go up to their respective colleges in October.

This term John Abbott succeeded Jeremy Markwick-Smith as Head of House.

The first day of the Easter Term was, as usual, set aside for the General Knowledge paper. Rupert Brown and Richard Kirby both put up creditable performances. Richard represented the School in the inter-School General Knowledge Quiz. The team had continued success throughout the term and eventually won the regional competition.

On the sports field our various teams, despite much determined effort, met with little success. The junior rugby team, captained by Matthew Sellers, lost 12-0 to a strong Rise team in the first round. The junior water polo team had a narrow defeat against Temple in the semi-final and the senior team lost after extra time to the Dronfield team in the first round. Both the senior and junior cross-country teams came fifth overall, with some good individual runs by Michael Kerr (Loth), Jonathan Wright (nth), David Kaner (i9th) in the senior event and by Martin Warner (9th) and Tim Kaner (15th) in the junior event. The House swimming team had some good individual swimmers. Robert Gair, Matthew Sellers and Tim Kaner swam particularly well.

This term was marred by the sudden death, after a short illness, of George Elliot, who cleaned up after us for many years.

Summer

The House Monitors were this term joined by Charles Butterworth, Graham Cole, David Gardner, James Hewitt and David Kaner.

Mandy Rigby, Chris Bronk, Rupert Brown and David Kaner, along with several others, worked extremely hard to produce an excellent performance of 'Pygmalion'. An actress from outside the school had to be recruited for one of the parts and the House would like to thank Charlotte Semple for her performance in the play. It was, however, disappointing to see so few other members of the House in the audience.

This term has been the most successful term of the year as far as sport is concerned. The senior cricket team won convincingly by six wickets against the School House team in the first round of the competition. Jonathan Wright (Capt.) batted well, as did Richard Kirby and Jonathan Simpson 65

(63). (Richard and Jonathan played for the 1st XI School team and Richard was awarded his School Colours. Unfortunately, we were once again put out of the competition by a strong Rise team. The Juniors also had an easy victory against Temple in the first round, due to some excellent batting by Robert Gair (44 n.o.) and Richard Liddle (58 n.o.). However, the team were yet again knocked out of the competition by the Rise team. The tennis team played some excellent tennis and went on to win the event after defeating Queen's and School House teams during the competition. The team was captained by Mark Blackburn; Tim Blackburn, Tim Casling and Graham Cole also played in the team. Tim Casling and Graham Cole were awarded their House Colours. Helen Batty and Louise Liddle must be congratulated for winning the Ladies' Competition, beating School House in the final. The shooting team managed to retain the inter-house Shooting Cup for a second year after a competition on Strensall ranges. James Hewitt also retained the individual cup and John Abbott survived several rounds of a knock-out competition to win the individual falling-plate trophy. After losing in the final for two years in succession the table tennis team finally managed to win the competition just before the end of term.

During this term Waine music award holders put on a concert in which two members of the Grove, Rupert Brown and David Kaner, played. In a concert held later in the term the House had no fewer than nine participants. Mandy Rigby again gave us a polished performance as Juliet in the School's production of 'Romeo and Juliet'. Andrew Hjort also appeared in a leading role and several members of the Fourth form also took pat in the performance. We should also like to thank Phillip Swiers for his week of lively Chapel Services during this term.

On the academic front, the few prize winners so far announced include Michael Kerr for the B.M.A. Biology Prize and Mandy Rigby for the Dronfield Mathematics Prize (Steve Mawby, Chris Bronk and Rupert Brown were all highly commended and just missed winning the prize). Robert Nield has been awarded the senior Art prize, Tim Prosser-Higdon the Handicraft prize and David Wass a Fifth form prize.

On the whole this can be considered one of the better years in the history of the House. However, it must be said that this is largely due to a minority of individuals. It would be encouraging to see a little more 'House spirit' and a few more members of the House getting involved in more of the extracurricular activities in the School.

Finally, we must say our goodbyes: firstly to Mr. Butler, who leaves us as assistant Housemaster to seek Ordination, after a further period of study— this time at St. John's College, Durham University. Secondly, to all those Fifth and Sixth formers leaving the School and we wish them the very best of luck in their future careers.

J.P.J.F.A.

MANOR

Autumn

The beginning of the academic year saw the arrival of fifteen third formers and Martin Ellison, who moved over from Queen's. We hope they enjoy their time in the Manor.

The first main event was Sports Day. Overall we were weak as a team, but in Kevin Clarkson and Gregory Lomas we had two fine athletes. Kevin was unlucky to be pipped at the post in both the too in. and 40o m. races, but Gregory did very well to win both Ioo m. and 80o m. races in his group.

If boys are to benefit from School societies it is necessary for House representatives to advertise events, and encourage overworked pupils to take half an hour off prep! Neil Carmichael has done a magnificent job in this respect; he was on four committees, and I think the members of the House can rarely remember a day when the notice-board didn't have one of his `notices' on it.

Kevin Clarkson and Geoff Townsend were made School Monitors soon after half term, and I am indebted to them for their help.

The Manor did remarkably well in the Senior rugby competition. Having disposed of Queen's 9-6 in the first round, without the captain, we were drawn against School House in the semi-final. With a lot of pride at stake in this match, the game was, not surprisingly, very closely fought, and with the help of the woodwork we scraped through 7-6. In the final we met a very strong Rise XV, but a determined performance gave us a fully deserved draw, 6-6. Gary Lee's kicking was outstanding in all matches, but the superb tackling and rucking, backed up by a magnificent team spirit were the main factors in the success of the team.

Congratulations to Richard Elston and Andrew Green on gaining their `Gold Personal Survival' swimming awards, and to Robin Litten on passing his Swimming 'Honours'.

The Christmas Party was held in the House this year, and over 15o parents and families braved the elements to come. Each study and Common Room organised games and competitions, and they proved a great success. This was followed by a tremendous supper and a highly successful Auction held in the Drama Centre. Very many thanks to the parents, without whose help this would not have been possible, and for their many kind donations. Special mention must go to Mrs. Shuttleworth for organising it, and to Mr. Dee for running the Auction. A cheque for £405 was presented to Sir Peter Shepherd to help his appeal for a 'Scanner for Cancer' for the York District Hospital.

Congratulations to Chris Harland, an old Manorite, who has won a squash blue for Cambridge, and to Kevin Clarkson, who, having recovered from the broken collar-bone he sustained last season, was awarded his 'cap' for the 1978 rugby season.

The House members have also got down to work, and there have been a record number of 'merits' this term. May this long continue!

During the term Senior House Colours were awarded to Kevin Clarkson, Guy Nettleton and Andrew Taylor, and Junior House Colours to Gregory Lomas, Andrew Gibson, Neil Harnby, Gary Lee and John Pulleyn.

This term has been a very successful and happy one for the House. I think it has been due to the House spirit, and I wish the new Head of House, Geoff Townsend, all the best in keeping this spirit going for the next two terms.

R.C-G.

Easter

The Easter term began with the good news that Richard CollingwoodGittins had obtained a place at Magdalene College, Cambridge; and I am sure the whole House will wish him well. The bad weather during the term produced many problems but everybody happily spent their time playing in the many competitions organised by members of the Lower VI. Congratulations to all winners, especially Andrew Gibson, who won both the darts and the table tennis competitions. Geoff Townsend received acclaim through his hobby of taxidermy with two radio interviews and an article in a local paper. Also hitting the headlines was Neil Carmichael, whose views on the former prime minister, the Right Honourable Edward Heath, were published in the `Daily Mail'.

The House play was performed to a full house in the Drama Centre and the evening culminated in a pancake tossing session which was a tremendous success. Special thanks must be given to Ruth Addinall for organising and producing the play, to Nick Mortimer for his work back stage, and to the leading star, Tick (alias Mark Heywood).

Thanks to Kevin Clarkson's and Matthew Quirke's consistent coaching over the last two terms. Five Juniors and five Junior Middles passed their Bronze Medallion life-saving exams.

The Junior rugby team reached the final with two great wins against Temple and Dronfield. The final against Rise produced some excellent rugby and some superb tackling, especially by the captain, Neil Harnby. The game was in doubt right up to the final whistle, and a draw 4-4 was a fair result.

A strong Junior House squash team reached the znd round of the interhouse tournament but unfortunately lost in the final. Mention must be made of three promising young players, Jeremy Barrett, Mark Burdon and Rupert Bond, who all played well and showed promise for next year.

The Swimming Sports provided an afternoon of great excitement, especially as it suddenly dawned on us all that we could win! Special mention should be made of the Juniors who showed tremendous keenness all round, especially Mark Burdon. Thanks also to Mark Heywood and Greg Lomas for their efforts and to Kevin Clarkson and Seniors. There were some very fine wins and several important second places were obtained, which gave the Manor a win. Kevin induced great enthusiasm among the team as their captain, and set a fine example by breaking the 5o yards freestyle school record.

The Junior cross-country was dominated by Greg Lomas, whose hard training paid off with an excellent win.

The House produced a very good display in the House Art competition with all years being represented. Thanks must go to Joe Boyd for organising the whole display, and congratulations to Geoff Townsend for winning the Frank Pick prize for art and design, with his taxidermy. Ruth Addinall had a marvellous term winning both the French essay and spoken French prizes. Junior House colours were awarded to Mark Heywood, Richard Elston, David Kean and Mark Burdon during this term.

Summer

The House junior cricket XI got off to a good start beating Queen's convincingly, Andrew Gibson showing excellent style in his batting, and Jeremy Barrett bowling devastatingly. Unfortunately, a strong Rise team beat 69

us in the final. The Senior XI were soundly beaten by Temple in spite of a fine knock by Andy Taylor.

The House shooting competition was entered by the Manor although only two of the House shoot. Martin Ellison came an overall second in the competition.

Many Manorites won prizes this term, David Kean the English essay prize, Ruth Addinall a music prize, and the Lumley Dodsworth essay prize, Neil Carmichael the debating prize, Gregory Lomas a form prize, and Mark Heywood came near to winning a music prize with a very confident trumpet recital. Tim Coleman, William Barnish and George Bulman all obtained rowing club colours, and Robin Litten and Simon Longthorp Junior Club colours. Also to be congratulated are both House rowing teams for reaching the finald in both the inter-house competitions. The House got caught up in the election campaign and a mock election was held one evening. Bill Barnish, speaking on behalf of the Alcoholic Party, won a very convincing victory!

The Poetry-folk evening, held in the Drama Centre, was dominated by Monorites, who read many of their own poems and also performed many songs accompanied by a variety of instruments.

Before the start of 'A' levels Bill Barnish organised a week of chapel services; the theme was 'love and peace'.

Congratulations to Andy Taylor on gaining 2nd XI Cricket Colours and to Richard Mansfield on his Minor Shooting Colours. Junior House Colours were awarded to Robin Litten, Jamie Holden and to Jonathan Winchurch. Senior Colours went to Bill Barnish, Tim Coleman and Geoff Townsend.

It just remains for me to thank Mr. and Mrs. Shuttleworth, Mr. Raggett and Mr. Paterson, on behalf of the whole House, for all they have done in the past year. Mr. Raggett leaves the Manor after three years. We are very grateful for all his help and encouragement. To all those who are leaving we thank you for what you have done and wish you well.

N.G.T.

Autumn QUEEN'S

The term began with the Athletics, where we were not as successful as in previous years. In the Standards competition, despite having an average per boy as high as last year, we finished third, behind Temple and Rise. Special mention must be made of Andrew Copley, who had the most points in the School in the Standards.

Due to some excellent performances, especially by the Intermediates and Juniors, we finished third on Sports Day. Andrew Copley smashed the Intermediate Discus record, throwing further than the Seniors, who are three years older than him! Andy Blacker and Jonathan Atkinson won the Intermediate and Junior High Jumps respectively; Fergus Craig won the Junior 4;; metres; and David Macfarlane won the Intermediate 80o metres.

Many members of the House were involved in preparing for the House Entertainments Evening, which was unfortunately cancelled. It was a great pity that the Queen's House version of 'Mister Blue Sky' was not performed —it sounded really good in the practices.

There was little success for us in the Senior Rugby competition—our team, weakened by the loss of four of our better players, was defeated in the first

round by Manor, who reached the final against Rise, where they drew. The ist XV players (captain Nick Squire, Rod Craig, and Mike Johnston, all of whom were awarded their 1st XV colours) played well, as did the front row of Russell Mainds (prop and captain of the 3rd XV), Nick Adams, and Alec Campbell, the latter two being non-team players. Andrew Copley and Jonathan Atkinson, who played for the U/15 A XV, played courageously in the Senior team.

In non-sporting activities, the House has been well represented. Jill Gillett, Kit Bird, and Tim Heap sang and acted well as principals in 'The Yeomen of the Guard'. Paul McCarter, Rod Barron and Andrew Whipp were Yeomen, and David and Nigel Pemberton, Pete Fender, Steve Ashton, Andrew Copley, and Rod Craig played in the Orchestra for the production. During the term, the House was well represented in the Wind Band, Choir and Orchestra.

At half term, Jill Gillett and Rod Craig were appointed School Monitors. David Pemberton, Col Bean, and Richard Craig played regularly for the School Chess Team, and there has been a recent craze in the House for playing Chess.

May I also take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Hubbard for the firm, but relaxed and friendly way in which he runs the House, and for all he does to look after us.

R.E.C.

Easter

At the beginning of the term the House was delighted with the news that Richard Craig had gained a place at St. John's College, Cambridge, to read Mathematics, and an English Speaking Union Scholarship to the U.S.A. Roderick Craig was appointed as House Captain. The highlight of this term must surely have been the House Play. The performance, though a little raw, was hilarious and put over with much enthusiasm—who can ever forget the sigh tof Russell Mainds (in drag as ever) falling backwards over his chair and two hairy Scottish legs flailing in the air, bedecked with high heels and Queen's House socks. The House owes a lot to the endeavour and organisational powers of our producer, Jill Gillett—who received her House colours for all the effort she put in.

The House showed less enthusiasm for the Senior Cross-Country Run— but the Juniors put on a fine team display to win the Junior event: notable here was excellent running by Nick England, and those not normally associated with the event who kept out other Houses from key positions. Our thanks to James Brown for organising both events. The Juniors also produced a spirited display in the House Rugby and were unlucky to be beaten—they were trained by Nick Squire and Mike Johnston. Mike was also our only representative in the 1st XI Hockey Team—and for his many and varied activities in School and House he was awarded his House Colours at the end of term.

Summer term saw the arrival of a new rowing coach—Mr. Wootton. Out of a top squad of eight rowers Queen's produced five: Paul McCarter (who was also Captain of Boats), Nick Squire, Andrew Leckenby, John Howie and Roderick Craig. Mike Johnston was our only representative in the 1st XI Cricket Team.

Again Mike was very active—organising the House Cricket (I am not allowed to mention the Senior Team). However, the Juniors again produced a great team effort beating a strong Dronfield team and losing very narrowly to Manor. Special mention must be made of the skilled performance of Captain Jonathan Atkinson.

The swimming competition showed the House working as a team, perhaps only lacking depth among the IIIrd form, and we were narrowly squeezed into second position by Manor.

In School terms the House boasted Roderick Barron as Captain, but as in the Water Polo we sadly missed Nick Adams and we did not achieve what we, perhaps, expected in the House Competition. In the Ladies Tennis Katharine Denison and Katherine Morcom came a creditable second.

The Housing Rowing Competition had not taken place at the time of writing—but under the watchful eyes of Paul McCarter and Andrew Leckenby the Junior IV has a fair chance, and the Senior IV an excellent chance of winning.

Throughout both terms the House has performed extremely well in Choir, Orchestra and School Plays, especially 'Horace' and 'Romeo and Juliet', in which Kit Bird had the starring role as Romeo.

The Waine Awards Concert was almost a Queen's benefit evening as so many of the performers and so much of the organisation was by members of the House.

I would like to thank Mr. Hubbard and fellow monitors for all the time and effort they have put in since January; and I am sure the rest of the House would wish the Middle VIth and Vth Form who are leaving the best of luck for the future. I would especially like to thank Mr. Roberts who, although he has only been Assistant Housemaster for a year, has settled into the atmosphere of Queen's House with warmth and understanding—a ready source of friendship and help—we all wish him luck with his future career in Cheshire. R.M. C.

THE RISE

John Ellison was appointed Head of House at the beginning of the new School year. The term started very encouragingly with the winning of the Athletic standards, which reflected the effort put in by the whole House. On Sports Day, the House was a very close second in the Athletics Cup. Individual winners were Charles Burdass, John Ellison, Timothy Hills and Nigel Clayton, with wins also for the Senior and Junior relay teams. A special mention must go to Jonathan Drinkwater for his dedication and inspiration as House Athletics captain.

In the Rugby, the Senior House team reached the final and drew 6-6 with Manor. After easy games against Grove and Dronfield, the team failed to make full use of its five 1st XV players in the final.

In chapel, Julian Wilson, with the help of a number of readers, took a week of services.

At the end of term, Senior House colours were awarded to Jonathan Drinkwater, Cliff Irwin, John McGrath and Tim Stephenson.

Easter

We arrived back after the holiday to the news that John Ellison had been selected to play for the Yorkshire Under 19 XV. A fine achievement, but John was not content with this and went on to play for the North of England and the England Schoolboys.

John Ellison was appointed Head of School and Julian Wilson took over as Head of House.

The Rise was well represented in the School Hockey teams, with six members of the 1st XI, John Ellison (Captain), Charles and Peter Burdass, John McGrath, Chris Rymer and Julian Wilson. Jonathan Shirtcliffe played for the and XI.

Rugby continued for the Under 15s and 14s and the Rise Junior XV, captained by Richard Bell, played with great spirit to reach the final, in which they drew 4-4 with Manor.

In the Cross-Country the Rise excelled, keeping the Team Cup for the second consecutive year. Special mention must go to Peter Burdass, who won the race and with it the Goodburn Cup, and Jonathan Drinkwater, who was third. In the Junior event, the Rise came second. Tim Hills was second, Gary Wright fifth and Shaun Gorman eighth.

The Rise did well to win the Inter-House Swimming Standards and to come third in the Swimming Gala, under the captaincy of Neil Shuttleworth.

In a five-a-side Football Competition the Rise, captained by Julian Wilson, won the trophy that evaded us during the last two years. Under the captaincy of Marcus Tyson, the Rise won the Water Polo Cup, beating Dronfield convincingly in the final. The Rise also won the Senior and Junior Squash Cups, under the captaincy of Peter Burdass. Special mention goes to Shaun Gorman for playing in both teams.

To end the term, the Rise finished with another first, this time in the House Art Exhibition under the supervision of Jonathan Drinkwater.

Summer

The Rise won both Cricket Cups. In the final the Senior XI defeated Dronfield in a close battle. Charles Burdass, the captain, made 67 and Richard Lister 41, the wickets were shared by John Ellison and Chris Rymer. In the Junior final we had an easy victory over the Manor. The team was captained by James O'Farrell and there were excellent performances from Patrick Burdass, Shaun Gorman and David Thomas.

Charles Burdass, John Ellison and Patrick Burdass (who was a Junior) represented the School 1st XI and Richard Lister and Julian Wilson played for the and XI. In the pool, Neil Shuttleworth, Marcus Tyson, Nigel Harness and Tim Hills represented the School regularly. Marcus Tyson also captained the School Water Polo team with Cliff Irwin, Charles Burdass and Marc Gee members of the team.

The House Tennis team, captained by Peter Burdass, unfortunately lost in the first round to the Grove.

With the string of victories in many sports, it was no surprise that the Rise won the Oxford Cup.

Robert Hall and Julian Wilson represented the House in the Poetry and Folk evening. John McGrath was a major contributor to 'The Rise and Fall of the Atom'. Craig Lawrence and James O'Farrell had parts in 'Romeo and Juliet'.

As the term comes to a close, I would like to wish good luck to all the leavers and also to wish John Ellison 'bon voyage' on his trip to Australia and New Zealand to play rugby for England. I must also thank Mr. and Mrs. Kirby, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Bulcock and the monitors for their help and kindness during the year. It has been a successful year for the Rise with the House spirit as high as ever; long may it continue.

J.P.W.

SCHOOL HOUSE

Autumn

The house underwent a major facelift during the summer and we returned to find the place looking at its best.

This change was completed by a different administration with the arrival of Mr. Daniel, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Owen-Barrett, and the House quickly settled down.

Perhaps it was just a good omen, or maybe the success that the house had long awaited, but Sports Day saw a fine start to the new-look house with several outstanding performances culminating in the house lifting the Athletics Shield for the first time in living memory. Stewart Andrews was a fine captain and credit must be given to Andrew Kershaw, who broke the Intermediate javelin record, and Richard Iveson, whose impeccable display was the backbone of the overall victory. Jeremy Storey also produced great form in winning the 3,000 metres trophy in a strong field. The House also achieved 3rd place in the Athletics standards.

The Senior Rugby team was one of the strongest the House has had for some time, but did not live up to expectations, comfortably beating Temple 23—o in the first round, but losing in the semi-final to Manor. On a School front, the House showed good all-round Rugby representation, a total of 3o House players representing the School in all teams, Fraser Topham being the outstanding player of the U.I4 side.

The term saw Paul Greenwood as our new Head of House, and Simon Goodwin became the House's second School Monitor later in the term.

Although the House entertainments evening never took place, it would be unfair to ignore the contribution and work of Babak Saber, who prepared a sound House performance in a rendering of the 'Hippopotamus Song' and various songs played by himself on flute with Andrew Reed on guitar, and it was unfortunate that his effort was not realised.

The House gained its usual crop of School rugby colours : Ian Hindhaugh and John Healey for the ist XV, Paul Greenwood, Stewart Andrews, David Bird and David Hinchliffe for the and XV and Richard Iveson, Andrew Kershaw, Lindsay McDonald and Ian Beaumont for the U16 colts.

Spring

The term began with the happy news that John Healey had gained an Exhibition to Oxford University. We wish him well for the future.

The House welcomed two new members, Rachel Smith and Judith Plimmer, lately of Temple, who soon settled in as the first female members of School House. A marked increase of activity was subsequently noted around the vicinity of study nine!

The general knowledge test produced several good results within the House, David Hinchliffe achieving the second highest score in the School of 1504 and Lindsay McDonald coming top of his particular form.

We achieved further success on the sporting front with the victory of the Junior Water Polo team who won the competition without conceding a goal. The highly-fancied Senior team went out in the semi-finals to the eventual winners, Rise.

The House Senior Squash team also pulled out a fine performance. Under the captaincy of Rachel Smith they reached the final without a School player in the team, losing eventually to the favourites, Rise.

The Junior Rugby team, defending the cup, were narrowly beaten, again by Rise by 4—o in the first round. They gave a spirited performance, however, and were unlucky not to progress further in the competition.

The House Five-a-side Football team lived up to their promise and were in contention for the title right up to the last match. By coming second, however, they achieved the best House performance for some years and credit must be given for the enterprising captaincy of Simon Goodwin, who often inspired the team in adversity.

The new float rugby option found good support in the House, Stewart Andrews being made captain and Simon Goodwin, Jeremy Storey and David Hinchliffe also playing for the team.

The House Swimming effort went well under Paul Greenwood, who was re-awarded his School colours. We came fourth in the end, a creditable performance in view of setbacks in the final weeks dur to injuries.

On the hockey field Nigel Chapman was a regular member of the ist XI, and Ian Reeve, a regular 2nd XI member, also played occasionally for the 1st team. Howard Bilton also played for the seconds and Richard Chapman and Lindsay McDonald for the Colts team.

For the first time in several years the House failed to put on a play, although Ian Reeve, Rachel Smith, Richard Barrett, Duncan Fallow and Barney Skrentny must be recognised for their effort in this field. David Hinchliffe appeared in the School production of 'Horace' and Tony Miller followed up his performance in 'The Yeomen of the Guard' with contributions backstage to other House plays.

In the Senior and Junior long runs the House produced a few creditable personal performances, although team positions of 6th and 4th respectively were a little disappointing. Paul Moayyedi and Ian Hindhaugh came 4th and 7th in the Senior run and Nick Linton 7th in the Junior.

Summer

Duncan Fallow, Ian Hindhaugh, Andrew Kershaw and Graeme Thornberry gained Water Polo Colours. Paul Greenwood was awarded Swimming Colours.

The House Tennis team, captained by Andrew Kershaw, got to the final of the competition and lost by the narrowest possible margin of 14-12. Andrew Kershaw and Howard Bilton played for the School 1st VI and got their colours and Graeme Thornberry and John Ludley played for the znd VI.

The Table Tennis team, captained by Simon Goodwin, put up a brave fight, but were clearly outclassed and went out in the first round to Temple. 75

On the cricket field the House met with little success, losing in the first round to Grove in the Senior competition and to Rise in the Junior one. Ian Hindhaugh and Nigel Chapman played for the 1st XI, gaining their colours. Ian retained half the Fielding cup. Richard Brown gained and XI colours. The tit5s were represented by Richard Dibb and Jonathan Jones, and the U14s by Clive Bradley, Mark Adeney, Nick Linton, Andrew Forman, Barney Skrentny, Chris Shaw and James Muirhead. Clearly we look to the junior end of the House for future strength in this field.

The Boat Club was also well represented in the House, David Bird and James Paterson being awarded their colours. The House also assembled two good crews for the inter-house competition. Andrew Prescott won the Junior Sculling; and the House reached the final of Junior IVs. David Bird was `most improved' oarsman and James Paterson won the Coxswains' Cup.

The House shooting team did well, coming fourth overall. James Binns, the House representative, got to the final of the falling plate competition, Nick Hall getting to the semi-final of the same. In the overall result, Nick Hall was sixth and James Binns eighth.

The House contributed to the poetry and folk evening through the poetry of David Hinchliffe and Mr. Hughes, and the music of Babak Saber and Andrew Reed, making up for the failure of the House entertainments evening.

Academically, the House picked up six prizes, James Muirhead and Clive Bradley gaining form prizes, Tony Miller getting an Atkinson memorial prize for his dramatic contributions, Barney Skrentny winning the Third form essay prize, Jeremy Storey winning a Maths and Science prize and Andrew Prescott a handicrafts prize. Paul Moayyedi won a Sixth form scholarship in addition to this.

House colours were awarded towards the end of term to Paul Greenwood and Stewart Andrews, for all-round contributions to the life of the House, and Junior colours to Paul Moayyedi for contributions in athletics, work and chess to both School and House. Paul, the School chess captain, led the House team of Jeremy Storey, Andrew Figge, Howard Bilton and Babak Saber (and himself, of course) to victory in the House final against Queen's and won the York individual LIi8 competition.

The House has had a successful year and we look to the long continuation of this in the future. Thanks must also go to Paul Greenwood as a versatile Head of House and we wish the best of luck to all our number who are leaving this term.

D.R.H.

Autumn TEMPLE

The Head of House, S. C. Wetherell, and P. W. S. De Silva, another School Monitor, remained to take the Cambridge Scholarship Examination and we congratulate them most warmly, the one on being elected a Scholar of St. Catharine's College, to read Medicine, the latter an Exhibitioner of Trinity College, to read Mathematics.

As expected we could not match the high standard of Athletics of the past two years on Sports Day. However, we had a much improved per-

formance in the Athletic Standards, coming a close second to the winners. Congratulations are due to A. B. Tuck, winner of the Emsley Cup for the 1,5oo m. event, J. N. W. Hare, Senior Discus and Shot, R. K. Knocker, Junior Long Jump, and M. Pearson, the Junior Cricket Ball.

On Speech Day, P. W. S. De Silva, S. M. Burn, A. D. M. Barrell, H. R. B. Pease and D. M. Noyes were awarded prizes.

In the Senior Rugby competition we were handicapped by losing the majority of last year's players; however, the team, consisting of a lot of nonrugby players, managed a very creditable performance, which was not reflected in the final score, and certainly dominated the forward play, especially in the set scrums.

The House provided several guardsmen, C. J. Drury, 0. J. Bird, J. C. Neal and J. R. C. Taylor in a very polished and enjoyable production of `The Yeomen of the Guard'.

Once again in the common rooms there were some closely fought internal competitions, A. D. G. Carder-Geddes winning the snooker and R. K. Knocker the table tennis.

At the end of term J. N. W. Hare was appointed Head of House.

Easter

The Junior Rugby team easily won their first round match 34—o against

Queen's. They were unfortunate to be knocked out in the semi-finals by Manor 14-17, where a lack of concentration in the second half lost them the lead and despite continued pressure in the closing minutes they could not

recapture it.

The chess team failed to reach its potential and lost in the and round to Queen's 7—o. The internal chess competition was most successfully organised by A. D. M. Barrell and won by M. A. Raheem, who perhaps had a lucky draw. The competition gave a great deal of pleasure to many and we are grateful to Barrell.

In squash A. B. Tuck represented the School as a member of the first V and D. F. Bough played in the U14 team.

The five-a-side football team had its good and bad days, but it was noted

for hard defensive tackling by one member and the occasional hot shot from the captain, N. W. Whatmoor. The team finished fourth in the merit

table'

Congratulations to A. B. Tuck, who was second and F. S. Newitt, who

was fifth in the Senior Long Run. Temple finished overall a respectable second in the Seniors but last in the Juniors.

In the Swimming Gala the House tied for last place. P. J. Atkinson and D. F. Bough in the U14 group finished first in Butterfly and second in Breast-stroke respectively, while R. K. Knocker was second in U15 Breast-

stroke.

In the Water Polo competitions the Juniors reached the final and were beaten 4—o by School; the Seniors were knocked out in the first round by

Dronfield t—o.

The House produced a fine display for the House Art Exhibition; the

work, sadly, was only from members of the MVI Bridget Gray, J. N. W.

IHare, N. J. Jemmett and H. R. B. Pease. L