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"THE ALCHEMIST" Stoffel, R. J. M. Radford, J. S. Pa,yn, C. R. Catt, B. P. Marsh, J. B R. D. M. Clifford, N. L. Sarony, R. H. H. White, K. G. Lewis, W. Mills.
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No. 228 (No. 10 of Volume XXVIII)
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.. Editorial School Officials School Notes . Valete Salvete . Chapel Notes Library Notes Our Contemporaries .. Lectures .. Carol Service Clubs and Societies .. .. Hunting Society .. Cinema Notes "The Alchemist" .. Sixth Form Conference Austrian Holiday, 1955
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Original Contributions C.C.F. Notes .. Summer Camp, 1955 Shooting Notes Scout Notes .. Scout Camp, 1955 Rugby Football Cricket .. 0.S. Notes .. .. .. Births, Marriages and Deaths O.S. Cricket Week, 1955 .. 0.S. Golfing Society .. In Memoriam (A. K. Bartlett) Correspondence .. Party Holidays R. L. Kay Testimonial Fund
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Editorial "Our England is a garden that is full of stately views, Of borders, beds and shrubberies and lawns and avenues, With statues on the terraces and peacocks strutting by ; But the Glory of the Garden lies in more than meets the eye." Sutton Valence cannot, unfortunately, include peacocks amongst the sights to be seen strutting on its terraces, nor are statues a conspicuous item in its adornment. (Perhaps, indeed, some statues would be a welcome addition to the quadrangle !) However, we can say that the Sutton grounds would fill a garden-lover with delight, and certainly no one can deny us the stately view. Kipling is again right as far as Sutton is concerned when he speaks of the unseen glories of the garden. Full praise is due to our fine staff of gardeners who work continually and conscientiously throughout the year and whose efforts perhaps pass unpraised by a large number of the School. It is to be regretted that Bill Spice, the head gardener, is at present seriously ill and we wish him a very speedy recovery. Owing to his efforts and those of his colleagues the gardens reach not only that magnificent peak that is a joy to all Speech Day visitors, but they also maintain an equally high standard throughout the other terms. In fact, " floreat Suttona" is no vain wish. The Speech Day guest may be charmed by the gardens, but he must surely view the School Hall with mixed feelings and the casual visitor must be similarly disappointed. This is soon to be remedied ; for the Old Suttonians' Association has recently adopted improvements to the Hall as a fitting object for their War Memorial. We are grateful that through the Association's valued efforts we shall soon have a Hall that is worthy of the School.
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School Officials Head of School : P. N. Goddard School Prefects :
P. A. Aisher W. E. Ellis
C. M. W. Kempson J. P. Gleave P. J. T. Herbert
House Prefects : St. Margaret's : Westminster :
J. R. S. Bailey J. F. W. Ingram J. J. Evershed D. F. Eltringham J. H. Haynes J. S. Andrews C. S. S. Furneaux J. L. Sharpe R. C. H. Sheridan B. P. Davis J. H. M. Booth P. Neate Founder's :
D. J. Maberly G. R. A. Argles S. Jeffery K. A. Crawford
Lambe's :
J. G. Winter M. A. H. Ayres R. A. Coates D. A. Frost P. J. Hills A. J. Perkins C. G. Ericson
Sports Committee :
The Headmaster (President) N. P. Bentley, Esq. P. N. Goddard E. A. Craven, Esq. W. E. Ellis J. W. Thomson, Esq. J. P. Gleave The Rev. A. J. Perkins J. E. C. Nicholl K. A. Crawford Rugby Football :
P. N. Goddard (Captain) J. P. Gleave (Vice-Captain) A. C. Nash (Hon. 56c.) Shooting :
P. J. T. Herbert (Captain) G. J. A. Hardy (Hon. Sec.) Library Committee :
The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) J. L. Sharpe (Hon. Sec.) B. P. Davis P. J. T. Herbert P. N. Goddard D. F. Eltringham R. B. Lake R. H. H. White
Suttonian Committee : J. L. Sharpe (Editor)
P. J. T. Herbert P. N. Goddard B. P. Davis
P. Neate C. G. Ericson R. H. H. White
School Notes P. N. Goddard has been appointed Head of the School. P. A. Aisher has been appointed Head of Westminster. W. E. Ellis has been appointed Head of St. Margaret's. D. J. Maberly has been appointed Head of Founder's. C. M. W. Kempson, J. P. Gleave and P. J. T. Herbert have been appointed School Prefects. J. R. S. Bailey, J. J. Evershed, J. H. Haynes, C. S. S. Furneaux, R. C. H. Sheridan and J. H. M. Booth have been appointed House Prefects in St. Margaret's. J. S. Andrews, J. L. Sharpe, B. P. Davis and P. Neate have been appointed House Prefects in Westminster. M. A. H. Ayres, R. A. Coates, D. A. Frost, P. J. Hills, A. J. Perkins and C. G. Ericson have been appointed House Prefects in Lambe's. G. R. A. Argles, S. Jeffery and K. A. Crawford have been appointed House Prefects in Founder's. P. N. Goddard, W. E. Ellis, J. P. Gleave, A. J. Perkins and K. A. Crawford have been elected to the Sports Committee. P. J. T. Herbert, D. F. Eltringham and R. H. H. White have been co-opted to the Library Committee. P. N. Goddard, B. P. Davis, P. Neate, C. G. Ericson and R. H. H. White have been co-opted to The Suttonian Committee.
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THE SUTTONIAN At a meeting of the Sports Committee on July 21 the following appointments for the coming season were made : R. G. White to be Captain of Fives ; R. C. H. Sheridan to be Captain of Tennis • J. H. M. Booth to be Captain of Cross-Country; P. N. Goddard to be Captain of Cricket, and D. F. Fenton to be Hon. Secretary. The following appointments have also been made (on September 24) : P. N. Goddard to be Captain of Rugby Football, and J. P. Gleave to be Vice-Captain ; (on October 10) : P. Neate to be Captain of Athletics (Track) ; W. D. Bailey to be Captain of Swimming ; A. C. Nash to be Captain of Hockey. We welcome M. H. Fairbank, Esq., M.A., H. F. E. Lynas, Esq., and K. J. George, Esq., B.A., as assistant masters. We welcome Miss P. Attenborough, S.R.N., as Nursing Sister, and Miss J. S. Drayson, who has taken over the duties of House Matron in St. Margaret's. Football Colours have been awarded to : J. P. Gleave, A. C. Nash, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child, J. C. Johnson, J. R. S. Bailey, K. A. Crawford, P. D. , Jordan, W. E. Ellis, N. L. Sarony, A. I. Lawrence, C. S. S. Furneaux, J. G. Winter, R. A. Coates. Second XV Colours have been awarded to : P. A. Aisher, J. R. Tyrrell, T. E. Beechey, J. R. J. Barrow, A. J. Perkins, P. Neate, W. L. Hickinott, K. G. Lewis, J. J. E. Keeley, D. A. Frost, R. J. M. Radford, A. J. Longden, P. R. Faulks, R. G. White, C. Boys. Under-16 XV Colours have been awarded to : A. C. B. Lister, W. R. V. Archer, D. P. Douglas, R. A. Selby, A. W. Jones, J. R. Starkey, P. A. B. Birch, C. H. P. Ashby, B. M. Wells, A. J. Parker, R. P. Hollingsworth,
W. R. Chamberlain, M. J. Gordon-Smith, P. M. Martin, J. A. Harrison, R. W. Filmer, H. N. Macdonald. Under-15 XV Colours have been awarded to : M. A. Elmitt, T. G. McCarthy, J. H. Goodsell, D. M. Masham, T. B. Tribe, J. M. Towner, R. J. Pierce. Miniature Range Shooting Colours have been awarded to : G. J. A. Hardy, R. B. Lake, R. C. H. Sheridan. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Foulkes on the birth of a daughter, Joanna Jane. We are pleased to have with us, under the English Speaking Union Exchange System, another American scholar, C. G. Ericson, from Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass. The Captain of Football wishes to thank all those who have helped with the games this term. The Editor wishes to thank all those who have contributed to this term's magazine.
Val ete C. M. W. KEMPSON (L.-1949).-1952, Head
of Lambe's ; 1953, House XV, House Drill Squad ; 1954, Cert. " A " (War), G.C.E. (" 0 "Level), Dramatic Society ; 1955, R.L.S.S. Award of Merit, 2nd XV, House Life-saving Team, Bdr. in C.C.F., School Prefect, Arty. Classn. B. P. Davis (L. and W.-1948).-1951, Foundation Scholarship ; 1953, Music Prize, G.C.E. (" 0" Level) ; 1954, Cert. " A " (War), Library Committee ; 1955, Artillery Classification, School Orchestra, G.C.E. (" A" Level), Bloxham Prize (English), Ward Prize (Scripture), Cpl. in C.C.F., Suttontian Committee, House Prefect. A. J. PERKINS (L.-1949).-1952, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion ; 1953, Junior Swimming Team, House XV ; 1954, House Athletics Team, House Shooting Team, Cadet Pair (Open Range), Cert. A (War), House XI, Dramatic Society ; 1955, Athletics Colours, School Orchestra, House Fives Team, 2nd XI, G.C.E. (" 0" Level), House Prefect, L/Bdr. in C.C.F., 1st XV, 2nd XV Colours, Sports Committee.
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C. BOYS (F.-1949).-1950, Junior Soccer XI; 1952, Under-14 XI; 1953, Under-16 XV (Colours) ; 1954, Cert. " A" (War) (with Credit), House Drill Squad, R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross ; 1955, G.C.E. (" 0" Level), House XV, Signals Classification, L/Cpl. in C.C.F. R. D. BRAND (F.-1952).-1954, Junior Athletics Team, House Drill Squad ; House Athletics Team ; 1955, Cert " A" (War), G.C.E. (" 0" Level). D. P. DOUGLAS (F.-1951).-1952, Junior Soccer XI; 1953, House Drill Squad ; 1954, Under-15 XI, Under-16 XV (Colours), House XV, House XI; 1955, Cert. " A " (War), Part I, G.C.E. (" 0" Level). J. A. DUNGAY (L. and W.-1950).-1950, Junior Soccer XI; 1953, House Swimming Team ; 1955, Cert. " A " (War), R.L.S.S. Bar to Award of Merit and Senior Instructor, Swimming Colours, G.C.E. (" 0" Level). D. E. GLENISTER (L.-1950).-1954, R.L.S.S. Intermediate ; 1955, G.C.E. (" 0" Level), Cert. " A " (War). A. I. LAWRENCE (H. and L.-1952).-1954, Cert. " A " (War), House XV ; 1955, G.C.E. (" 0 "Level), 1st XV (Colours). R. M. COOPER (L. and St. M.-1951).-1954, R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Medallion, House Lifesaving Team ; 1955, G.C.E. (" 0" Level), Cert. " A " (War), Signals Classification. J. McNAni, (L.-1953).-1954, Cert " A " (War)—Pt. I, Under-15 XV Colours, House XV, Junior Athletics Team, Dramatic Society. G. C. BOND (F.-1953). R. F. G. WALKER (Bt. and M.-1953).
Salvete G. Ericson. UPPER IV.-S. G. Balchin (St. M.), C. M. Cruikshank (W.), D. J. F. Godden (L.), J. C. Hardy (W.) (son of G. T. Hardy (1917), brother of G. J. A. Hardy), C. R. A. Welch (L.). LOWER IV.-J. B. Cairns (St. M.), P. A. Clarke (F.), D. J. Comfort (W.), M. F. M. Farrow (F.), J. Maddieson (L.), R. E. Mardell (L.), D. W. Martin (H.), J. S. B. Osborn (St. M.), L. E. Parker (F.) (son of D. L. Parker (1930), brother of H. J. Parker), J. B. Phillips (St. M.), B. A. Speck (L.). FORM III.-R. A. Pyne (F.) (brother of F. G. Pyne (1952) and A. Pyne (1954)). UPPER VI.-C.
FORM II.-D. Caple (H.), C. N. H. Cawthorne (B.) (son of G. W. B. Cawthorne (1933)), W. J. Collins (F.), M. J. Easton (B.), R. S. Gibbons (F.), R. A. Hoyle (B.), A. J. Mair (H.) (brother of P. J. Mair (1952)), A. R. Morley (B.), R. J. Nella (B.), A. D. G. Phillips (H.), P. F. S. Rodriguez (F.), N. J. Smith (B.), R. Sone (F.), A. J. Thompson (B.), G. H. Waters (B.), H. P. Watkins (F.).
Chapel Notes It has for long been known that the Psalters now in use present many difficulties. A certain percentage are of a later edition, and some have an insertion of the Te Deum as we sing it, whereas most have not. The work of the Choirmaster is made more difficult, too, by the inadequacies of the pointing. So a committee has considered the rival claims of various psalters, and the one selected is the Worcester Psalter. At the same time it has been felt that congregational worship in Chapel would be assisted by a form of prayer book which would cover the needs of our normal services. So it is planned to combine parts of the Prayer Book and Psalter into one. It is hoped to bring these into use in the near future. We have welcomed the following preachers in Chapel this term : The Yen. the Archdeacon of Maidstone, the Revd. Canons E. F. Bonhote and W. A. R. Ball, the Revd. C. J. Effingham, and Donald Lindsay, Esq. (Headmaster of Malvern). Collections have been made for Sutton Valence Parish Church, the "Save the Children" Fund, the Earl Haig Fund and the National Fund for Spastics. The usual Carol Service Collections will be sent to the Kent County Association for the Blind.
THE SUTTONIAN Library Notes The committee thank G. A. Calver, 0.5., for "The Fountain" and "The Judge's Story" by Charles Morgan. We also thank W. G. Collett, 0.5, D. L. R. Cotton, 0.S., and H. F. E. Lynas, Esq., for a number of books. The following books have been purchased from the Library Fund :— " The Historian and Character," by D. Knowles ; "Personalities and Powers,' by Sir L. Namier ; " L'Explication Litteraire," by B. Schlumberger ; " Historical Inevitability, by I. Berlin ; "Voices from the Past," by J. M. Todd ; " Bismarck : the Man and the Statesman," by A. J. P. Taylor ; "England under the Tudors," by G. R. Elton ; "Le Chiffre de nos Jours," by A. Chamson ; " Germany : a Companion to German Studies," by J. Bithell ; "La Sorciere," by La Varende ; The Story of Australia," by A. G. L. Shaw ; "The Story of New Zealand," by A. H. Reed ; "Western
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Europe," by E. D. Laborde ; "Frontiers of Astronomy, by F. Hoyle ; "North America," by N. J. G. Pounds ; The Road to Xanadu," by J. L. Lowes ; "Les justes Causes," by J.-L. Curtis ; " L'Enfant noir," by C. Laye ; "Los Semailles et lea Moissons," by H. Troyat ; •" The Bible To-day," compiled by Christian scholars.
Our Contemporaries The Editor gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following magazines and apologises for any inadvertent omissions :— The Blundellian, The Chronicle, The Cranbrookian, The Dovorian, The English Public Schools Association Journal, The Fettesian, The Georgian, The Lawrentian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The Portcullis, The Roffensian, The Rossallian, The Tonbridgian.
Lectures
N the third Friday of term we heard Mr. A. E. Pokorny's experiences "Behind the Iron Curtain." An Austrian himself, Mr. Pokorny gave us an extraordinarily clear impression of the atmosphere in Vienna immediately after the war. His descriptions of the various types of Russians he encountered, and his tales of their strange habits and ideas made absorbing listening. His talk was enhanced by the ceaseless illustrations which he gave—who could ever forget the haunting melody he played to us on his mouth-organ ?—and by his accent. Mr. Pokorny was evidently a widely travelled and experienced man, and he gave us a vivid and unusual evening. Even more unusual, however, was the demonstration we were given the following Wednesday by Mr. Bernard Shore and Miss Gertrude Collins on learning to play the violin. Miss Collins' technique was flawless. In three-quarters of an hour she had eight volunteers playing simple tunes on an instrument they had never touched before. The principle involved was the teaching of the violin to a class rather than to an individual. It was entirely successful in its early stages at all events. . The evening ended with a short recital by Mr. Shore of Handel's Sonata in A for viola, and two short pieces for viola with piano accompaniment by Vaughan Williams. On October 22, Mr. Alfred Gregory, the official photographer to the Everest Expedition, gave us a thoroughly enjoyable evening with his talk on the ascent of Everest. He illustrated his remarks with coloured photographs, and gave us an entirely satisfying account of the preparations and organisation behind the great achievement. Mr. Gregory is no tenderfoot in mountain climbing himself—he went up to a height of 26,000 feet with the assault team—and so his observations were those of one well versed in his subject.
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We have had two VIth Form lectures. The first, for the historians, was by Dr. D. J. Hull, who to!cl us about Tudor Land Changes. Dr. Hull was immensely knowledgeable on his subject, and gave a most informative talk. The second, by S. C. H. Woolrych, Esq., on "Western Europe," was, to an equal extent, by a man who evidently knew what he wanted to say. Mr. Woolrych spoke mainly about the work of the body concerned with European Unity. An excellent diversity of subjects has been put before us this term, and they have been keenly appreciated.
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HE visit of the Intimate Opera Company on November 12 provided a thoroughly
enjoyable evening's light entertainment. The first item, "Thomas and Sally," was an engaging trifle, with the occasional melody that was strongly reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan. Eric Shilling, the bass, was here heard and seen to advantage as the ogling squire, while many expected Stephen Manton, the tenor, to cry out in pain at any moment as he danced bare-footed round the stage. After a short interval, they presented Antony Hopkins' own" Three's Company," a piece that depended as much on the words and actions of the singers as on the music itself. The whole moved at a good pace with no technical hitches, despite Mr. Hopkins' gloomy prognostications beforehand. All three singers performed with skill and enthusiasm, especially Ann Dowdall, the soprano, who convinced the audience that she would catch the hearts of men as different as Mr. Love and Mr. Three, though, possibly, some felt that neither was really worthy of her. One fault of " Three's Company" was felt to be that, despite its superficial charm and elegance, it lacked passages of sufficiently lyrical contrast to its intellectual presentation of the theme of the Eternal Triangle. Besides playing the piano with skill and aplomb, Antony Hopkins presided over the proceedings with his usual urbanity and wit, and all four artists fully deserved the ovation that greeted them at the end of the performance.
Carol Service The Carol Service, held on the last Sunday afternoon of the term, was this year repeated in the evening to allow the presence of all those—school, parents, friends and Old Suttonians—gathered for the week-end. The Service was a notable one in that three of the carols had been composed by past or present masters ; one of them, " Come to Bethlehem," was by our late choirmaster, Mr. E. R. Pierssene, in whose memory a tablet has recently been placed in the organ loft. In the afternoon the choir was perhaps inclined to be indistinct and sluggish at first with the organ accompaniment, but Mr. Lynas' carol, "When Christ was Born,"
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was sung with spirit ; and, when Mr. Lynas left the organ to Redman and came down to conduct the choir, his presence had an inspiring effect and from this point the tone, diction and balance improved. The choir's happiest moments came in the quieter passages, as in Holt's carol, " Lullay, my liking, in which Mr. Foulkes sang the solo part. In the second half of the service, the choir sang most attractively, and after the pleasing new carol, "Clean as the wind," composed by Mr. Foulkes and Mr. Horn, an old Basque Noel, "The infant King," showed excellent tone and blending of voices. The Blessing brought the service to an end. May we express our gratitude and thanks to Mr. Lynas for the skill and care he has given to the training of the choir, and to all the members of the choir for their willing service.
Clubs and Societies CHRISTIAN UNION We are pleased to report an encouraging increase in membership this term, particularly from the middle and lower School. We have continued to meet on Sundays as usual, but the Thursday Prayer Meetings have been discontinued in view of the new voluntary service on Thursday nights. It was felt that this would be appreciated by many for private prayer and worship. So far this has taken the form of the Office of Compline, conducted by a prefect or senior member of the C.U. The response from all levels of the School has been most gratifying. We have been pleased to welcome as visiting speakers Canon C. W. Norwood, Rev. 0. J. Searchfield (Congregational Minister of Sutton Valence), Dr. Bird, R. T. Wyllie, Esq., and R. D. English, Esq., O.S. We would like to record our sincere gratitude to them for their help and encouragement, and also to the Chaplain for his interesting and useful talks, for the use of his study and for his continual assistance in all our activities. M. J. Redman has been elected Hon. Secretary as from next term, in succession to B. P. Davis, who is leaving. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY In spite of the root crops in general being poor this year, owing to the dry summer, we were able to harvest three hundredweight of carrots, for which Miss Warren was a willing customer. We have also had comparable success with our beetroot and onions. Unfortunately we cannot say the same for our lettuce crop ; the freak hail storm, which swept through mid-Kent on the night of July 17, destroyed over one hundred dozen lettuce which would otherwise have been cut the following week. At the time of publication, only two indoor meetings of the Society have been held this term. At the first, general points affecting the future of the Society were raised and received some very encouraging answers from the President. The second meeting was held in the absence of the President, and took the form of a discussion, in which J. P. Day,
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K. G. Lewis and W. F. Pierce spoke on agricultural subjects with which they were familiar from practical experience. We hope to be able to welcome a guest speaker at some future date. THE JAZZ CLUB The School was again treated to a short performance by the Band on the last night of the Summer Term. The occasion was at first marked by some sadness in members of the Band, as this was the last time that R. A. Griffin and J. A. D. Croft would be playing with us. But the feeling was rapidly dispelled by the excellent quality of the playing. Two numbers were presented, " Treasure Island " and Weary Blues." The volume of applause left no doubt at all as to the appreciation of the audience. This term, R. G. White took over Griffin's place as the trumpet lead, and has proved a worthy successor; D. K. Robertson has now joined the front line on the trombone, and shows much improvement with each session. The rhythm section is unchanged and so the Band now consists of P. A. Aisher, clarinet ; R. G. White, trumpet ; D. K. Robertson, trombone ; J. R. S. Bailey, piano ; W. G. Fulljames, banjo ; N. L. Sarony, drums. It will be noticed that our present front line has been changed to conform with the more generally accepted traditional jazz line-up. Our activities this term have been somewhat restricted by films and lectures, but we have made the best use of what time has been available. We are hoping to welcome Antony Cowles to a concert later on in the term. THE MUSIC SOCIETY With an average attendance at our weekly meetings of about twenty, the Society is now a worthwhile venture, and at the same time fits comfortably into the Music Master's room and retains our informality. Mr. Lynas has given us every help and encouragement, including the use of his room for our meetings, for which we are very grateful. Our programme has again been a varied one ; Mr. Lynas has talked about, and played records of, among other works, Beethoven's First Symphony, and Sibelius' "En Saga " ; C. G. Ericson played records of an American Festival of Choral Music ; Mr. Horn presented a programme of piano music on records, with pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt ; Miss E. Warland (piano) and B. P. Davis (viola) —whom we are very sorry to lose at the end of this term—gave us a most entertaining live recital in which especial mention must be made of a charming suite of six country dances for the viola, by Beethoven ; P. J. T. Herbert played us some records of some Rossini overtures ; W. H. T. Willcox introduced an evening of Handel, with an interesting account of the composer's life. We now look forward to a members' concert at the end of the term. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Early this term, five of our senior members were able to attend the Autumn Exhibition of the Camera Club and the Royal Photographic Society. The latter was of great interest to us, both in its excellent black and white section and also the large colour display.
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On November 19 we were able, after many delays, to avail ourselves of the offer of a free lecture, and were pleased to welcome Mr. Arthur Payne, who visited us from the photographic department of Boots Chemists in Maidstone, and gave a practical demonstration of simple photographic procedure. In all, we are happy to record a satisfactory and interesting term, and we have hopes of a full new year.
Hunting Society President : The Headmaster. Vice-President : The Rev. J. E. C. Nicholl. Chairman : P. J. T. Herbert. Hon. ,Sec.: R. H. H. White. Clerk of the House : D. F. Eltringham. Committee Member : J. S. Andrews. Guardian of the Gavel : J. P. Day. I T has been encouraging to see new faces at meetings this term, and to hear new ' voices from the floor of the House ; but there has been a shortage of offers from members to make the major speeches in debates : the poor Hon. Secretary has spent the few days preceding each debate frantically cajoling old stagers to fill the gaps. There is no lack of interest in the Society ; members showed at the " Boomerang " session, the first meeting of the term, that they are capable of speaking. It is to be concluded that either everyone is too busy—a perennial excuse to be taken with a pinch of salt—or just too lazy. The second meeting of the term was in the form of a " Parachute " debate, with Sir Malcolm Sargent, A. G. Street, Pablo Picasso and Miss Grace Kelly in the burning aircraft ; the advocates of their claims to the only parachute were, respectively, C. G. Ericson, J. P. Day, J. H. Haynes and P. J. T. Herbert. The lady won, with 36 votes to Sir Malcolm's 19, Picasso's 11, and Street's 8. (Non-members present voted.) On the Monday before November 5 a debate was held that" This House considers Guy Fawkes had the right idea," in which the history and political philosophy of R. H, H. White and P. A. de Pinna secured the support of the House for the gunpowder plotters, against the eloquence and loyalty of N. L. Sarony and J. G. Winter. The first play-reading for some time took place a fortnight later, when members read G. B. Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple," which provided enjoyment both for those taking part and for those listening. We were honoured by a visit from Mr. Derrick. On the evening of Sunday, November 20, we had a debate with members of the Crane Society, Cranbrook School. The motion was that "This House considers that the best things in life are free," proposed by I. W. Mabbett of the Crane Society and R. B. Lake of the Hunting Society, opposed by J. S. Andrews of the Hunting Society and D. H. Thorpe of the Crane Society. There was plenty of argument and information from the floor, with members of both societies speaking entertainingly and persuasively. The motion was defeated by 16 votes to 21. We now look forward to debates that "This House approves of punishment" and" This House would rather be Jack of all trades than master of one,"
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The projector has behaved remarkably well this term ; we have had no breakdowns : the sound has been audible and intelligible, and the picture clear and
undistorted. And that has made it possible for us to enjoy the varied programme of films offered to us. Mr. Warburton and his operators are to be congratulated on, and thanked for, their good work. The programme was as follows :—" The Million Pound Note," with Gregory Peck ; "M. Hulot's Holiday," with Jacques Tati ; " Ivanhoe," with Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor ; " Trent's Last Case," with Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Orson Wells ; and " The Intruder," with Jack Hawkins and Susan Shaw. "The Alchemist" The play wastes no time in getting started. There was scarcely time to take in details of the scene, which proved to be another excellent one from Mr. Simmons and his myrmidons, before Subtle and Face were going for each other hammer and tongs. And, I regret to say, the more they shouted the less I heard. This was serious. Words, Gentlemen, Words ! These are your base metal which may be transmuted to purest gold by the alchemy of speech, or else remain worthless. They are perishable, fragile things, to be wrapped up carefully in their consonants and presented to the listener, not flung at him like coals from a shovel. This play was full of lovely words, all fully fashioned to the tongue. There was even a little Latin, which is wonderful for rigmarole and mumbo-jumbo. But all suffered a like fate. To atone for this the actors' gestures were lively and natural, and there were hearteningly few of those formal signs like illustrations to the Highway Code by which emotions are frequently registered. The grouping and movements too were cleverly controlled, reflecting great credit on the producer. In consideration of individual characters, let us be gallant and take the ladies first. Clifford made a crafty and provocative Dol, though perhaps not quite blowsy enough. He managed the dissimulation with Sarony very well, and I was glad to see that when he had to run he did so with short steps and not like a wing three-quarter striding for the line. Payn as Dame Pliant made the most of a more passive and less rewarding part. How sorry is the Widow's lot ! Bullied by her brother, courted violently by Subtle and Face, and; it seems, not violently enough by Surly, and finally allotted to the tedious Lovewit—I felt quite sad for Payn. In the title r6le Andrews gave a performance of great gusto, and his hypocritical hocus-pocus was a masterpiece of sustained villainy. I enjoyed watching his miming with the skull and dividers and his sinister figure dominating the stage. He was ably aided and abetted by Box and the success of the play owes much to the very good timing of cues by these two and Dol Face, the rascally servant, is a worthy member of his clan, an uncouth ancestor of Figaro. Box made a splendid villain.
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Of the dupes Sir Epicure must take pride of place (though I liked Catt's Ananias immensely). This is a fine part and has one or two lines of real poetry in it. Sarony played him fatly and quite convincingly enough for us to share in his dreams of a private Welfare State. My space is almost consumed so I must be unfairly brief with the rest. Mills and Stoffel very competently swelled the band of dupes, so did White, whose voice contrasted well with Catt's doom-laden roar. Lewis was a suitably gruff Kastrill and a word of praise must be spared for his sword-fight with Lovewit. This is always a difficult thing to do well and these two carried it off most creditably. Lovewit and Surly come out of the play rather badly. This is quite proper, in fact, because they are burdened with consciences and in this glorious, topsy-turvy romp vice reigns supreme and the only " moral " standards are infernal ones. Still, one is sorry, on coming (up) to earth, that Surly's fine broadside of Spanish was fired in vain and that Lovewit should be successfully wheedled by such a one as Face. I have done. My thanks to Mr. Simpson for this brisk and skilful production. THE CAST Surly . . . B. P. Maim Prologue spoken by . A. N. ROWE . C. R. CATT Ananias . . Subtle . J. S. ANDREWS R. H. H. WHITE Tribulation Wholesome. Face . . . J. Box . . K. G. LEWIS Kastrill . . Dol Common R. D. M. CLIFFORD . J. S. PAYN Dame Pliant Dapper . W. Mims R. J. M. RADFORD . Lovewit Drugger . . . A. J. STOFFEL Sir Epicure Mammon . . N L. Seaonv Neighbours, Officers, etc. : P. Asnixv-Saurn, D. L. DAviEs, R. N. FILMER, J. C. Jonnsox, T. G. McCeamv, P. G. F. NORWOOD, A. N. ROWE, W. H. T. WITA,cox. Stage and Decor : Mr. D. A. Simmons, G. Bateman, G. D. Cottle, G. K. Horner. Lighting : Mr. B. D. Warburton, R. A. C. Dandy, D. M. Haynes, C. A. Marlow, A. J. Longden, R. J. G. Archer. Make-up : Mr. E. E. Bailey, Mr. J. W. Thomson. Dressers : Mrs. R. E. Horn, Mrs. B. D. Warburton. Prompter : M. A. H. Ayres. Producer : Mr. J. B. SIMPSON.
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Sixth Form Conference N October 20 the majority of the Upper Sixth Form journeyed to the Ashford
School for Girls for the Autumn Term Sixth Form Conference. Upon arrival we proceeded immediately to the Ashford Parish Church where we attended a service. Following the service we went on to the gymnasium of the Ashford School where Mr. W. Moore, Assistant County Education Officer, gave an address on "The Aims of Education." Mr. Moore began his talk by stating the fact that in reality there are no experts in education, and at the same time pointed out that there is no one answer as to what the ideal or sole aim of education should be, although there may be answers. Mr. Moore then went on to discuss the fact that these answers cannot be found by reason and logic alone. The aims of education somewhat depend on one's philosophy
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of life. From here Mr. Moore continued by discussing the supposed aims of education in the past and what some of their results had been. Mr. Moore attempted to define education and ended his talk with a list of ideals of an educated man.
The discussion groups were formed shortly after this fine address and we then retired to scheduled spots to discuss the address and think up some questions, while eating lunch, for the Brains Trust. An extremely large number of questions were forthcoming this year and it seemed rather unfortunate that the Brains Trust had time to answer only three, especially since one was rather superfluous. The three questions which were answered were concerned with the new comprehensive schools, whether or not school days were the happiest of one's life, and whether science students should be required to take English courses and whether modern students should be required to take some science courses. This last question was by far the best chosen and was very well argued. Although, perhaps, nothing was concretely proved, much was put forth to ponder over and everyone seemed to enjoy himself quite thoroughly. After a good deal of waiting around for the buses we finally started on our return journey arriving just in time for the evening tea.
Austrian Holiday, 1955 E had sleepers this year from the German border town of Aachen to Salzburg, and what a happy difference they made. The crossing, calm, save for an interesting misunderstanding with an angry Flemish waiter, was rendered far more enjoyable by the thought of the " wagon lit" to come. The Belgian countryside, too, not perhaps the most breathtaking of landscapes, could be regarded at least with a certain smugness, for when one was tired of it, one could go to bed—that is, after 9 p.m., and by then it was darkening anyway—just the same, the sleepers were a good idea. The bus journey from Salzburg to the St. Wolfgangsee was memorable for the driver's supreme daring, and faith in his vehicle. He drove very fast, and we were at Strobl quickly—a good thing, for Strobl is a beautiful place. Standing on the edge of the lake, at the head of a long strip of level lowland, it looks up towards St. Gilgen and St. Wolfgang, and back down the valley to Bad Ischl. There are mountains down both sides of the lake, and these roll on past Strobl, bordering the level ground on both sides. It is almost as if someone had dumped them there, so suddenly do they rise up on either side. We saw the Wolfgangsee in a variety of colours, depending on its mood. Sometimes it was cold, sometimes not so cold. Some people swam every day, twice a day ; others did not. It was a friendly lake though ; there were boats, and little tables by the edge of the water, and music, and pretty waitresses. There was a coloured fountain which was switched on in the evenings, which never failed to draw a large crowd of people, and hold them completely fascinated. Coffee was drunk in large quantities and at considerable expense by everyone, and many other forms of drink were tasted, and secretly hated or openly acclaimed by various people. The local folk dancing, too, which could so easily have appeared to have been put on for the visitors was, in fact, quite charming in its spontaneity.
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But enough of relaxation ; the holiday was essentially one of strenuous exercise, and many long walks and steep climbs were undertaken. For the purposes of these, the party seemed to split itself into two groups—those who went back by boat, and those who walked—although whichever way one did it, one was always tired out at the end of the day. The first day's expedition was perhaps one of the most enjoyable. We took the boat from Strobl to St. Wolfgang, and had an opportunity to explore this pretty little village along with about 50,000 other visitors, predominantly American, and then we caught the mountain railway to the top of the Schafberg, a wonderful viewpoint from which we could see most of the surrounding lakes. The more leisurely party stayed there for the rest of the morning and the walkers footed it heavily, but happily, back to Strobl, arriving there intact, save for one thermos-flask and one camera, last seen making away briskly in the general direction of St. Wolfgang. Another most enjoyable day was that of the visit to the Halstattersee, With the cable-car ride up to the Dachsteinhohe. We were more interested in the high ground immediately above us, and a very quick and successful expedition was organised, which climbed the Daumel Kogel in a matter of two and 'a half hours up and down. On our way back to the train (we all rode back this time) we walked through Halstatt itself, a very picturesque little place with one incredibly narrow street running its entire length. Widening the road is out of the question, for the village nestles between the lake's edge and very high cliffs. The traffic problem there is so acute that the lights change once every seventeen minutes, and are staggered to avoid cars and lorries meeting in the roadway. The most tiring day of all, but certainly one of the happiest, was the walk out to the Post Alm viewpoint. This was merely a walk, a very long one, and very steep in places, but essentially a day's stroll in the heart of that beautiful country. We walked through dark pinewoods, over tumbling mountain streams, across sunny windswept Alps, always conscious of the grandeur of the scenery, and of its immense beauty. We reached our viewpoint at about one in the afternoon, it was four and a half hours walk from anywhere, and yet there was a little farmhouse there where they gave us milk. It is very easy on occasions like these to become sentimental, but there is room in the world for considerably more sentiment than we generally find, and that was a day to justify a lot of thought. Every day, whether " on " or "off," was fully occupied. Visits were made to Salzburg, attempted to Berchtesgaden, and during the course of our two weeks, very nearly every possibility in the area was investigated. One member of the party even organised a trip to Vienna for himself—a place which proved to be vastly more friendly than he had expected. The final expedition was the climbing of the nearby Rettenkogel, a fair-sized peak which had towered over us for nearly a fortnight, unsealed. It was a most rewarding climb, for when we reached the summit, we could look down on to Strobl and see the very hotel at which we were staying. With the aid of binoculars one person thought he could even see the Parer playing table tennis. We arrived back
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at about four in the afternoon feeling very satisfied with ourselves, but not without a certain sympathy for that same Fiihrer, for he would have been up there with us if he possibly could have been. The end came all too soon as is always the case. We explored Salzburg on our way home—surely one of the most picturesque cities on the continent ! Next year Beckenried and Wilderswil will be waiting for us again. Here, at all events, is one who will not be disappointing them.
Original Contributions A LAMENT And is he bound to daily cares, Enchained by worries of the type That gnaw and fester, if he dares, In clanculo, to smoke his pipe ? And does he wend a weary way From morn to eve, a soul unripe— Who here endeavours day by day To smoke a soul-maturing pipe ? Unthinkable that those who know The pleasure that the bowl can give, Should peace of mind and leisure throw Away—and pipeless live ! P. J. T. H.
HEAVY RAIN IN HAWAII THE torchlight procession is the culminating point in Preston Guild Week, adding a lighter touch to a week of religious and industrial processions. It was, therefore, with great pleasure that our club received an invitation from the charity organiser to contribute a float to this enterprise. With the invitation came a list bearing suggestions for tableaux ; and so the committee held a session at which we had first to decide whether we were in a position to finance and undertake such a venture. And, secondly, the first motion having been accepted after a lengthy speech by the club treasurer on the necessity for economy, we had to decide on the tableau which would endear the club's name to the town for succeeding years. The first idea, a float depicting the club's activities, was rejected because no two members could agree on what was the most characteristic action of the Club. The second, " Space Travel A.D. 2000," was rejected on financial grounds. And so the third, "Heavenly Hawaii," was accepted, not because of its charming title but because the outlay for a few grass skirts and Christmas streamers would not be great. At the next general meeting the committee's findings were announced and accepted without query. Duties were allocated, and everybody set to work with a great will.
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It fell to me to obtain a lorry on which the float could be built. The first few days of the search proved fiuitless, either because the firm was using its lorry on the day, or because they wanted an exorbitant deposit which the Club could not meet. Finally, I was driven from the town, and forced to seek one in the country. At long last I came on a farmer who was willing to lend us his muck-spreading lorry for twenty-four_ hours and no longer. I had to accept this offer as the day was not far off. In the club-room, junk, purporting to have some relation with the South Seas, was accumulating. At last the great day arrived, and with it the lorry. The first thing we had to do was to disinfect and scrub the back. Then, with many hands making heavy work, a native hut and tribal fire were erected ; and around them Christmas streamers were festooned in the hope that they would look like floral garlands. Under a leaden sky the lorry started its perilous way bearing on its back fifteen undaunted, charcoal-coloured Hawaiians. At the assembly point we were greeted by the mayor and corporation who tramped over the lorry tearing down streamers. When repairs had been completed, we were issued with paraffin torches and collecting boxes. Then with a wave of a flag from the mayor, we started on our errand of charity. Smiling faces and bodies swaying to the sound of a scratched electric guitar record we travelled the first ten minutes in comparative comfort. Slowly the rain began to drizzle and then to pour. Then rain and the heat of the engine combined with the manure made a sickly aroma which began to overpower us. The torches began to fizzle and died out. All things considered our ardour was considerably dampened. After half an hour of incessant rain the signal was given for the procession to be called off. I, for one, was not sorry, because the raffia was sticking to my skin and the charcoal was running in great streaks. So we returned to the Club with nothing to cover us but an old tarpaulin which was used to cover the manure. The next two days I spent in bed with a chill.
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C.C.F. Notes PROMOTIONS The following promotions were made :— With effect from September 27, 1955. To be Sjt. : Cp1s. Winter, Ellis, Ingram, Bailey, W. D., Furneaux, Hardy, Aisher. To be Cpl.: L/Cp1s. Davis, Eltringham, Lake, Redman, White, R. G., Evershed, Andrews, ' Maberly, Lewis, Hastings, Ayres. To be L/Cpl. : Cadets Vant, Hickmott, Sheridan, Horner, Jones, A. W., Day, J.P., Kempson, de Pinna. With effect from November 28, 1955. To be Sjt. : Cpl. Sharpe. To be Cpl.: L/Cpl. Kempson.
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CERTIFICATE " A " RESULTS The following were successful in the Certificate " A " Examinations held on Tuesday, November 15. PART 1 Cadets Allwood, J. C., Argles, J. L. K., Ashley-Smith, P., Bayram, J. W. D., Chantrill, R. M., Crutch, M. G., Dandy, G. W., Diskul, D., Ehnitt, M. A., Fortescue-Thomas, A. P., Goodsell, J. H., Gordon-Smith, M. J., Haynes, D. M., Higgins, C. C., Jones, J. C., Lemon, N. F., Leventon, S. P., Marsh, B. P., McCarthy, T. G., Morgan, T. E., O'Brien, T., Palmer, R. H., Pangman, J. F., Ramuz, P. R. C., Ruffen, A. E., Sibley, T. C., Walter, C., Willcox, W. H. T. PART 2 Cadets Archer, W. R. V., Barrow, J. R. J., Capon, E. G., Dungay, J. A., Evans, R. T., Gilham, K. R., Glenister, D. E., Hollingsworth, R. P., Holmes, 0. M., Hovell, F. D. de B., Jeffryes, J. R. M., Knight, P. J., Martin, P. M., Norwood, P. G. F., Parker, A. J., Payn, J. S.
FIELD DAY Tuesday, November 15, dawned clear and fine. The only fly in the ointment of an enjoyable Field Day was the prospect of one round per two men per half a rifle. But sufficient ammunition was collected on the occasion for some reasonable idea of a battle, together with rather more thunderflashes than usual. Eastland (Westminster and Founder's) moved off to take up defensive positions astride the Ulcombe cross-roads and back to the reservoir. Sjt. Hardy had planned his defence in depth. Westland (St. Margaret's and Lambe's), under the command of Sjt. Bailey, J. R. S., started to attack at 1100 hours. The first assault was a complete failure. One section was wiped out before the others were in position, and another, which was working on a timed schedule, was found to be without a watch. Cpl. Lake had a good position covering the approach down the road and was able to hold out till the last man and round, but other positions in the woods had very narrow fields of fire and were overrun. So luncheon, but not the cross-road, was taken at exactly 1300 hours in company with some very grateful pigs. In the afternoon some notable battles were fought. Fire and movement with a flanking attack proved to be the only method of destroying a firmly established Lambe's contingent. But the Westminster attack was finally halted by a well laid defensive position of St. Margaret's. The main lessons, which we hope were learnt, were the difficulty of control in wooded country, the timing of the assault and the necessity and effectiveness of fire and movement.
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has been officially suggested that Cadets should be encouraged to wear their Corps boots for the first time before going to Camp ! The number of cadets under canvas being very small, the demonstrations arranged by the permanent staff took on a personal touch. Perhaps the best of these was that given by the 25th Fd. Eng. Reg. R.E., which, incidentally, is stationed at Maidstone. Various types of W.D. vehicles were on view for a short while, but this year there were no rides on Centurions, or in Armoured Personnel Carriers, as at Stanford twelve months ago. Other demonstrations included the use of the Vickers' Machine Gun and the 2-inch Mortar, both of which were fired, the former with partial success only, and the Battalion Anti-Tank Gun—this was not fired ! We were fortunate in having a number of range allocations and everyone was able to get in at least one shoot and many used the Bren. A great attraction was the Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst, when many of the contingent saw the passing-out of some two hundred officer cadets. On the parade were two 0.5., Guy load, who was with the Senior Company, and Colin Rayner, who passes out in December—both are going into the Royal Artillery. The remainder on this occasion went to the Mons Barracks at Aldershot, to see a similar parade of National Service cadets. The Drumhead Service on the Sunday was conducted by the Pirbright Camp Chaplain. This was followed in the afternoon by a sports meeting on the Guards' sports ground in Pirbright. We met our old rivals, Cranbrook, in the semi-final of the tug-of-war. After a protracted duel we regret to report a defeat by two pulls to one. Next year we go again to Stanford, when it is hoped that many more cadets will put in an appearance.
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Shooting Notes S usual, we started shooting at the beginning of the School year, wondering where
to look for at least half of our VIII. We lost Jones, Maberly and Sla' er, at the end of last term and Sheridan and Lake had had no experience at Miniature Range shooting whatever. These two, however, with Perkins and the younger Wall, who deserves special mention for his excellent markmanship, have developed remarkably quickly, and the VIII has been making some very reasonable scores. An important factor in this improvement is undoubtedly the new range hut which has been put up for us by Mr. Sergison and Mr. Simmons. Our thanks are due to them for their fine and very much appreciated effort. Our effort in the Staniforth Challenge Cup—the miniature Ashburton—is best forgotten perhaps ; we did not reach the second stage, and were lucky not to be on the reverse side of the results sheet. In the Kent T.A. and A.F. we did rather better, however, and we await the result of the first stage with far more confidence.
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The following were the scores made in our major fixtures this term :— STANIFORTH CHALLENGE CUP VIII
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KENT T.A. AND A.F. MATCH 99 P. J. T. Herbert . 96 G. J. A. Hardy . 94 W. F. Pierce . R. B. Lake . 96 R. C. H. Sheridan 99 . 98 D. J. Maberly 582
We have shot the following postal matches this term :Versus Elizabeth College Framlingham Alleyns Hurstpierpoint Ardingly Felsted Sherbourne Repton The Leys Blundells Rugby St. Lawrence King's College, Wimbledon
For 762 762 762 762 764 764 764 774 774 772 780 780 785
Against 785 762 761 747 747 761 738 768 780 780 763 758 746
Result Lost Drawn Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won
Scout Notes
E have now fifty scouts in the Junior Troop, of whom twenty-one were new boys this term. As a result, our main effort has been directed towards training the newcomers, nearly all of whom have already been invested and have made a good start towards 2nd Class. The other main training effort has been directed on 1st and 2nd Class Morse signalling and Mr. Douglas's efforts are bearing good fruit. We have paid three visits to Kings Wood for active smuggling and flag-raiding games, and have also risked life and limb at British Bulldog on the unyielding playground. In general the outlook is hopeful as the spirit is good, and with fewer recruits to cope with next term, we can look forward to much progress towards 1st and 2nd Class.
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The Patrol Leaders this term have been : W. R. Olsen, J. A. Carpenter, R. M. Smith, R. C. G. Smith, B. R. Pennington, R. A. Baron, D. R. J. Hunt and H. H. 0. Edwards. Owing to many outside activities on Saturdays the Upper School Scouts have had only three full meetings during the term. These have provided an active programme with the" Prison" night game complete with flour-bombs, a Patrol adventure journey including a rescue from a cliff-ledge and, finally, a treasure hunt. These full meetings have been augmented by regular Wednesday afternoon meetings at 5 p.m. which have been devoted to Badge and Test work. P. N. Goddard is Troop Leader, with K. A. Crawford, A. J. Longden, K. G. Lewis and R. A. Coates as Patrol Leaders. Several new members have brought the numbers up to thirty—the highest for some years. We congratulate A. T. G. Smith, J. E. Harvey and D. Pares on gaining their 1st Class Badges during the term.
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year we returned to Angley Park for the end of term camp and although the HIS Williams are no longer at The Pump House," the new owners were extremely helpful, and Mr. and Mrs. Larking and Ian are still at Rockwood Cottage and still as ready to help as ever. The weather was perfect and we had a full programme of Scouting activities. There were three Junior Patrols in camp and three Upper School Scouts, who did much useful work in manning the First Aid tent, keeping an eye on the " hardstores " and helping in the food tent. Each Patrol won the daily inspect' on competition and, after the last day, the final order was (1) Hawks (P.L., A. T. G. Smith), 174i; (2) Pheasants (P.L., J. E. Harvey), 1732; and (3) Seagulls (P.L., T. 0. R. Shaw), 1722. We had a wide game by day and again by night, a patrol adventure journey, won again by Hawks, a day's hike to Sissinghurst Castle. One morning's activity was the roasting of three large joints of beef under basins in the middle of the open fires—these were most successful and there was precious little left to serve up cold ! We also found time for plenty of Badge and test work—six Scouts did their 1st Class Journey test on the way to camp and two more did it from camp and spent the night in a back-woods' shelter as well. In addition, there was plenty of time for swimming and fishing. At the last camp fire, T. 0. R. Shaw and J. G. Denning were presented with their 1st Class Badges ; only one other Scout at School has achieved this honour while in the Junior Troop. We were very pleased to have Mr. Byrde with us again to look after the catering (and to brew early morning cups of tea !), and our thanks are due to Mr. Douglas and Mr. Nicholl for their great help in making the camp so successful.
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Rugby Football School v. Tonbridge Club Colts
Played at Tonbridge on Saturday, October 8, and won by the home side by five goals and a try (28 pts.) to a goal and two penalty goals (11 pts.). This was a disappointing game on the whole as, although the School pack just about held its own, the Tonbridge side was faster and cleverer behind the scrum. It usually looked, and in fact was, much more dangerous with the ball than the less experienced School side. Nash played very well for the School, while Andrews in the pack was usually to be seen doing something. Four Old Suttonians were playing for Tonbridge : R. Overy (1953), T. J. Aisher (1952), I. H. Lyle (1953) and C. P. P. Wiggins (1953), and between them they scored 25 of the Tonbridge points ; so the School did have some say in the matter after all. Team : J. G. Winter ; J. R. Tyrrell, K. A. Crawford, W. E. Ellis, C. S. S. Furneaux ; J. It. J. Barrow, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, J. It. S. Bailey, P. Neate, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. London Scottish " B" XV
Played on the Upper on Saturday, October 15, and won by the School by a goal and a penalty goal (8 pts.) to two tries (6 pts.). Our first home game brought us a win, and it was played under very fast conditions. The School played better than at Tonbridge and deserved to win, but it was a close struggle. Johnson scored a try which Goddard converted, and the latter also kicked a penalty goal. The backs were a little quicker than in the last game, but, as throughout the term, the main strength of the team lay with the forwards. There are quite a number of reserve forwards who can
quite easily play for the XV, but the number of spare backs is not the same— nor is their skill Apart from the Football this game was notable for the very large number of torn shirts and shorts. It was almost a School Shop benefit ! Team : J. R. J. Barrow ; J. G. Winter, K. A. Crawford, W. E. Ellis, C. S. S. Furneaux, P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. King's School, Rochester
Played at Rochester on Saturday, October 22. Won by the home side by a goal and three tries (14 pts.) to a penalty goal (3 pts.). Our first inter-School game was much more even than the score indicates. We were in fact leading until well into the second half—somewhat luckily, maybe—when Nash went off the field for a few minutes. During his absence King's scored twice and, thus encouraged, went on to win comfortably. Our score was a penalty goal by Goddard. After the morning rain we had expected that the Sutton pack might be able to dominate the game, but King's were every bit as good as we were and gave their more experienced backs enough of the ball to test the Sutton defence thoroughly. We did not seem to gain advantage from a similar number of chances. Once King's had taken the lead there was only one side in it and three times they broke through our right centre. Perhaps the "hinge of defence" was not working properly. Andrews, Johnson and Child in the pack and occasionally Crawford in the centre did good work for Sutton and with a little fortune Goddard might have
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kicked another penalty goal or two from very long ranges—but it would have been better to see us score tries. Team : J. G. Winter ; J. R. Tyrrell, K. A. Crawford, W. E. Ellis, C. S. S. Furneaux ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash • J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v.Wasps Extra " A " XV Played on the Upper on Saturday, October 29. Won by the visitors by three goals and two tries (21 pts.) to two tries (6 pts.). This was an excellent game and open football was played by both sides under ideal conditions. The Wasps were better and more experienced, behind the scrum in particular, but the game was by no means one-sided. The School backs were not really quick enough off the mark and did in fact lack "finish." The packs were very well matched, although the Wasps were handicapped during the second half by an injury which reduced their pack to seven. At scrum-half there was a battle royal between Keeble, from last year's School side and now a Wasp, and Nash. Both got the ball away well and there was little between them, although Keeble scored an excellent try early on, running round the blind side of the scrum. At stand-off half the Wasps were definitely better. Craven, also of last year's School side, played very well and the openings he made by going through a gap made the Wasps very dangerous indeed. On the School side Jordan played quite well, but lacked the experience and speed off the mark of his
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The School scrum played very well indeed and one saw a lot of Andrews, Johnson and Child—the latter two scored the tries for the Schobl—but everyone did good work as a pack. Team : J. G. Winter ; J. R. Tyrrell, K. A. Crawford, W. E. Ellis, C. S. S. Furneaux ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, T. E. Beechey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. Cran brook School Played at Cranbrook on Wednesday, November 2. Won by the home side by two goals and a try (13 pts.) to a penalty goal (3 pts.). Sutton had to play against a stiff breeze during the first half and somewhat surprisingly did most of the pressing. Consequently it was strange that they could not build up a winning lead during the second half, during the last fifteen minutes of which Cranbrook scored all their points. Sutton did in fact press for a long time, but pressing is not scoring, and with a quarter of an hour to go, our solitary score was a penalty goal by Goddard. Then the game followed, to some extent, the pattern of the Rochester game. A forward was off the field for a few minutes, but the rest of the pack put up a terrific effort and kept attacking—this effort may have tired them, although it shouldn't have done—and even when we were once more at full strength, Cranbrook gained the upper hand and first levelled the scores with a try and then scored two tries through their forwards. Both were converted and one followed an interception while Sutton was on the attack. Lucky perhaps, but our passing was rather sloppy and lobbed. Again Andrews and Johnson stood out, and Bailey, returning after an injury, played a very good game.
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Team; A. J. Perkins ; J. R. Tyrrell, K. A. Crawford, W. E. Ellis, C. S. S. Furneaux ; D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. 1. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Dailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. (Heave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. Dover College Played on B.M. II on Wednesday, November 9. Drawn, each side scoring a try and a penalty goal (6 pts.). This match was transferred from the Upper to B.M. on account of the weather, which was extremely unpleasant for both players and spectators. With conditions as they were, the game was played for the most part between two good packs of forwards, with the backs joining in, occasionally in attack but continuously in defence. If pressure counted for anything perhaps Sutton was slightly the better side, but this advantage never quite gave us the extra points we needed to win. Descriptions of games played in a high wind and driving rain are very difficult, and always follow the same pattern. In a good pack Andrews and Johnson were outstanding, and on several occasions these two seemed to be attempting to beat Dover on their own. They were always well in the forefront of the battle. Our scorers were Goddard, who kicked a long range penalty goal, and Johnson, who scored our try. Team : A. J. Perkins ; J. G. Winter, W. E. Ellis, K. A. Crawford, C. S. S. Furneaux ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. H.M.S. Worcester Played on the Upper on Saturday, November 19. Won by our visitors by a dropped goal (3 pts.) to nil. This was a fierce game between two lively packs of forwards, and behind the
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each other out : except in one respect, namely, that the " Ship " had a cultured full-back, of whom great use was
made. This player was used mainly in defence, and never let his side down with very sound kicking. His kicking was so sure that, on the only occasion he tried it, he dropped a goal from some forty yards and so won the match. The game itself was quite good to watch but rather noisy—perhaps this might be excused in so hectic a struggle. For a while the Sutton players were put out of their stride, but soon came back and gave as much as they received. It was only at full-back that H.M.S. Worcester had superiority and here it was very marked. Team : J. G. Winter ; C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellie, K. A. Crawford, R. A. Coates ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Gleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. Sevenoaks School Played on the Upper on Saturday, November 26. Won by our visitors by four tries (12 pts.) to a try and two penalty goals (9 pts.). This match proved to be yet another of the sorry tales of this term. A depressing start was never really redeemed. There was no will to win shown at all and, when the very occasional break-away occurred, there was no one with both the skill and determination to score a worthwhile try. The first quarter of an hour saw play confined to our 25. A lackadaisical start, weak tackling and over-shooting the kick-off brought play back time and again. Crawford then broke away well, but tried to cut inside the full back when with a little extra speed or sense he could have avoided him. Half-hearted tackling and a too-easily accepted hand-off let Sevenoaks in for their first try. However, it
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was not converted and good kicking by Jordan brought play within striking distance of the. Sevenoaks line, where
the Cranbrook pack which scored their only try—a push-over near the posts.
from a set scrum Andrews was able to score. The half-time score was 3-3, but shortly afterwards Goddard kicked a well judged penalty goal after a blatant piece of obstruction. The failure of the School centres to cover a mistake then led to a kick ahead and try. A second failure had the same result, this time after a very fine three-quarter run of the length of the field. Another penalty by Goddard levelled the scores at 9-9, but the inevitable came when the Sevenoaks' right wing ran fast and determinedly to score the last of the game's unconverted tries. The lack of speed behind the scrum and an unwillingness to finish off any movement effectively led materially to the result, and yet another game without a single point coming from any member of the three-quarter line.
to play in, but perhaps as a spectacle it wasn't so good. Most of the home forwards shone at times—as did the Cranbrook Captain, who was a host in himself—Andrews, Bailey and Child doing lots of good work while Goddard led them well. Behind the Scrum, Nash, at scrum-half, was good, and Jordan did a lot of" forward saving" from stand-off half. Here the story of Sutton successes finishes as the remainder were too slow and obvious in attack to make much impression. Winter did some good catching at speed at fullback, but this wouldn't have been necessary had his positioning been better. So here was another game with Sutton losing by the only score.
Team : J. G. Winter ; C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellis, K. A. Crawford, R. A. Coates; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; T. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Cleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. Cranbrook School The return Cranbrook match was played on the Upper on Wednesday, November 30, and was won by our visitors by a goal (5 pts.) to nil. Conditions were a little difficult following a sharp frost and the ball became slippery and difficult to handle at times. The ground surface itself was extremely good and there was no wind. It was the same type of game that we have seen so often this term—Sutton forwards holding their own with an occasional period of superiority and the backs just that little bit the worse than their opponents which makes such a lot of difference in the end. It was, however,
It must have been a good hard game
Team : J. G. Winter ; C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellis, K. A. Crawford, It. A. Coates ; P. D. Jordan. A. C. Nash ; 3. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L, Sarony, J. R. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Cleave, J. S. Andrews, D. M. Child.
School v. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate Played at Ramsgate on Saturday, December 3. Won by the home side by 2 goals and 3 tries (19 pts.) to nil. The match was by no means as onesided as might appear—in fact, with five minutes to go, we were only 9 points to the bad, but two snap tries near the posts gave the home side another 10 points in the short time left. The football by both sides was quite good and for about the first ten minutes, Sutton appeared to be on top, without scoring. Gradually the St. Lawrence backs settled down and, although there was little in it between the packs, gained superiority. The first try was scored on the
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left wing after twenty minutes' play and the second about thirty seconds from half-time. With both the wind and the slope in
their favour, St. Lawrence could score only once during the second half until the disastrous period at the end when the score was more than doubled. A general account of play and players would be a repetition of earlier reports. So ended—apart from the match v. the 0.5.—a most disastrous football season. Team : J. G. Winter ; C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellis, K. A. Crawford, R. A. Coates ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; N. L. Sarony, A. I. Lawrence, J. C. Johnson, J. It. S. Bailey, T. E. Beechey, J. P. Gleave, P. N. Goddard, D. M. Child.
School v. Old Suttonians
Three matches were played against the O.S. on Saturday, December 17, all on B.M. The results were :— 1st XV's : O.S. won 31-3. 2nd XV's : O.S. won 28-3. 3rd XV's : School won 15-10. This is the first time that three XV's have been run since pre-war days and it made a very happy start to a most pleasant week-end. The School 3rd XV was, in fact, the unbeaten Under-16 team and they are to be congratulated, not only on their season's results against schools, but also for being unawed and undeterred by their ageing opponents. In the 1st XV game the O.S. won by 2 goals and 7 tries to 1 penalty goal. The School started promisingly with slope and wind in their favour and in (fact scored first—Goddard kicking yet another penalty goal—and held the lead for some twenty minutes. But here our success stopped and the heavier and more experienced Old Boys gradually took command of the game and led at halftime by 9 points to 3.
From then onward there was really only one side in it and the 0.S. produced some delightful football under greasy
conditions. Keeble and Craven at half gave those behind them, especially Bartlett, plenty of the ball, while the forwards also ran riot from time to time. The 0.S. tries were scored by Hough (3), Bartlett (2), Grundy (2), Gerty and Wiggins, and Keeble converted two of them. Though well beaten, the School side tried its best and occasionally gave the O.S. some defending to do—which they did adequately. Team : J. G. Winter ; C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellis. K. A. Crawford, K. G. Lewis ; P. D. Jordan, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, A. I. Lawrence, N. L. Sarony, J. It. S. Bailey, P. N. Goddard, J. P. Cleave, J. S, Andrews, D. M. Child.
House Matches Lambe's and Founder's v. St. Margaret's
Played on B.M. on Wednesday, October 26. Won by Lambe's and Founder's by a goal, a penalty goal and two tries (14 pts.) to a try (3 pts.). The winners were always the better side and took the lead early in the game, increasing it to 9 points at half-time, and 14 halfway through the second half. The St. Margaret's try, scored just before the end, was in the nature of consolation to the losers. Scorers : Lambe's and Founder's, tries by Winter, Coates and Boys, one of them converted by Goddard, who also kicked a penalty goal. Lewis scored the St. Margaret's try. Teams : Lambe's and Founder's : A. J. Parker ; R. A. Coates, K. A. Crawford, A. J. Perkins, J. G. Winter; P. D. Jordan, C. Boy,; A. I. Lawrence, J. It. Starkey D. A. Frost, W. L. Hicknaott, P. N. Goddard (Capt.), D. P. Douglas, C. M. W. Kempson, A. J. Longden. St. Margaret's : M. A. Elmitt, C. S. S. Furneaux, W. E. Ellis (Capt.), K. G. Lewis, B. D. Bone ; R. C. H. Sheridan, A. J. Stoffel ; J. It. S. Bailey, N. L. Sarony, A. W. Jones, B. M. Wells, C. H. P. Ashby, J. H. Haynes, P. A. B. Birch, P. J. T. Herbert.
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THE SUTTON IAN Lambe's and Founder's v. Westminster Played on B.M. on Saturday, November 12. Won by Westminster by a penalty goal and two tries (9 pts.) to a penalty goal (3 pts.). This was a very level game apart from ten minutes early in the second half when Westminster scored all their points. The combined houses had chances in the first half, but failed to use them, and paid the penalty for so doing. Lambe's and Founder's led at half-time by a penalty goal by Goddard. Scorers for Westminster were Johnson and Child, who scored tries, and Andrews, who kicked a penalty goal. Teams : Lambe's and Founder's : A. J. Parker ; J. G. Winter, K. A. Crawford, A. J. Perkins, R. A. Coates ; P. D. Jordan, C. Boys ; A. I. Lawrence, J. R. Starkey, D. A. Frost, W. L. Hickmott, P. N. Goddard (Capt.), D. P. Douglas, C. M. W. Kempson, A. J. Longden. Westminster : P. R. Faulks ; J. 11. Tyrrell, J. S. Andrews, J. R. J. Barrow, W. G. Fulljames ; J. J. E. Keeley, A. C. Nash ; J. C. Johnson, R. B. Lake, W. R. V. Archer, P. Neate, T. E. Beechey, D. H. Child, P. A. Aisher, J. P. Cleave (Capt.).
Westminster v. St. Margaret's Played on B.M. on Wednesday, November 23. Won by Westminster by four tries and a penalty goal (15 pts.) to a goal and a try (8 pts.). Westminster thus retained the Crichton Cup and there was no doubt that they deserved their win, which was built on the foundation of good forward play. They had a winning lead before St. Margaret's opened their score. The scorers were : Westminster, two tries by Johnson, and one each by Nash and Keeley. Andrews kicked a penalty goal. For St. Margaret's Lewis and Furneaux scored tries, one of them converted by Elmitt. Teams : Westminster : P. R. Faulks ; J. R. Tyrrell, J. S. Andrews, J. R. J. Barrow, W. G. Fulljarnes ; J. J. E. Keeley, A. C. Nash, J. C. Johnson, R. B. Lake, W. R. V. Archer, P. Neat,e, T. E. Beechey, D. M. Child, P. A. Aisher, J. P. Cleave (Capt.). St. Margaret's :
M. A. Ehnitt ; B. D. Bone, K. G. Lewis, W. E. Ellis (Capt.), C. S. S. Furneaux, R. C. H. Sheridan, A. J. Stoffel ; B. M. Wells, N. L. Barony, A. W. Jones, J. R. S. Bailey, J. H. Haynes, P. J. T. Herbert, P. A. B. Birch, W. F. Pierce.
Results "A" XV Nov. 5 v. King's School, Canterbury 2nd XV. Away. Lost 0-38.
2nd XV Oct. 8 v. Tonbridge Club Colts 2nd XV. Away. Lost 3-18. Oct. 15 v. London Scottish " C" XV. Home. Lost 3-34. Oct. 19 v. Dover College 2nd XV. Away. Won 31-9. Oct. 22 v. King's School, Rochester, 2nd XV. Away. Lost 14-15. Nov. 2 V. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. Away. Won 24-3. Nov. 19 V. H.M.S. Worcester 2nd XV. Home. Won 12-6. Nov. 26 v. Sevenoaks School 2nd XV. Home. Won 9-8. Nov. 30 V. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. Home. Drawn 3-3. Dec. 3 V. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, 2nd XV. Away. Lost 5-10. Dec. 17 v. Old Suttonians 2nd XV. Home. Lost 3-28.
Under-I6 XV Oct. 12 v. Eastbourne College Under-16. Rome. Won 9-8. Oct. 20 v. King's School, Canterbury, Under-16. Home. Won 11-0. Nov. 9 v. Dover College Under-16. Home. Won 28-0. Nov. 26 v. Sevenoaks School Under-16. Away. Won 9-5. Dec 3 v. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Under-16. Home. Won 42-0.
Under-I5 XV Oct. 12 V. Eastbourne College Under-15. Away. Lost 0-43. Oct. 15 v. Tonbridge School Under-15. Away. Lost 0-29. Oct. 19 v. Dover College Under-15. Away. Lost 8-9. Oct. 22 v. King's School, Rochester, Under-15. Home. Won 20-18. Oct. 29 V. Cranbrook School Under-15. Away. Lost 0-3. Nov. 5 v. King's School, Canterbury, Under-15. Home. Lost 0-9. Nov. 16 v. Cranbrook School Under-15. Home. Lost 3-13. Nov. 26 V. Sevenoaks School Under-15. Away. Lost 5-25. Dec. 3 v. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Under-15. Home. Lost 6-11.
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Oct. 12 v. Eastbourne College Under-14. Away. Lost 0-64. Under -14. Oct. 22 v. King's School, Rochester, Home. Won 17-0. Oct. 29 v. Cranbrook School Under-14. Away. Won 9-5. Nov. 5 v. King's School, Canterbury, Under-14. Home. Lost 3-9. Nov. 16 v. Cranbrook School Under-14. Home. Lost 9-11. Nov. 26 v. Sevenoaks School Under-14. Away. Lost 3-35.
THE HAGUE C.C. JUNIORS P. D. H. Van Moorsel, b Craven. M. F. Slingenberg, lbw Nash A. V. Prossern, b Goddard W. Kloppenburg, b Fenton C. R. P. Bakker, b Craven J. G. M. v. Stoay, lbw Craven. J. L. R. v. d. Bosch, not out H. A. Rijkens, b Nash W. F. Koen, b Goddard K. Kooestra, b Fenton A. J. Visser, st Lister, b Fenton Extras
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96 Bowling : Fenton, 3 for 23 ; Craven, 3 for 37; Nash, 2 for 9; Goddard, 2 for 18. SCHOOL 60 B. G. Keeble, retired R. E. B. Craven, c Slingenberg, b v. Stoay 59 26 E. M. Hollingsworth, not out A. C. Nash, hit wkt., b Kooestra 3 13 A. H. W. Jones, not out Extras 8 169 Total (for 3 wkts.) Total
Junior Soccer XI Oct. 29 v. Eylesdon Court. Home. Drawn 2-2. Nov. 2 V. Merton Court. Home. Won 1-0. Nov. 28 v. Hill Place. Home. Lost 0-4. Nov. 30 v. Eylesdon Court. Away. Lost 1-2. Dec. 3 v. Merton Court. Away. Won 4-2. Dec. 5 V. Hill Place. Away. Won 5-3.
Cricket The following matches were played too late to be reported in last term's edition of The Suttonian :School v. The Mote C.C.
Played on the Upper on Saturday, July 16. Won by 6 wickets. THE MOTE C.C. D. Parker, c Fenton, b. Goddard I. Milstead, b Nash C. Warnett, run out F. Holding, b Fenton D. Cossins, b Fenton IL Hawkins, c Keeble, b Craven P. Larking, c Ellis, b Craven R. Thomas, not out Extras
31 7 109 0 3 19 1 54 2 226 Total (for 7 wkts. dec.) C. Harman, D. Oliver and W. Greenwood did not bat. Bowling : Fenton, 2 for 52 ; Craven, 2 for 57. SCHOOL B. G. Keeble, run out 50 R. E. B. Craven, c Larking, b Milstead 95 E. M. Hollingsworth, b Hawkins 12 P. N. Goddard, st Thomas, b Greenwood 5 48 CD. Gerty, not out 9 W. E. Ellis, not out Extras 9 Total (for 4 NI kts.)
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M. D. Grundy, A. H. W. Jones, D. F. Fenton, A. C. B. Lister and A. C. Nash did not bat.
School v. The Hague C.C. Juniors
Played on the Upper on Wednesday, July 20. Won by 10 wickets.
P. N. Goddard, C. D. Gerty, W. E. Ellis, M. D. Grundy, D. F. Fenton and A. C. B. Lister did not bat.
2nd XI v. King's School Canterbury, 2nd XI Played at Canterbury on July 14. Lost by 7 wkts. For, 46 ; Against, 47-3. SCHOOL Aisher, 0; Hickmott, 3 ; Radford, 3 ; Winter, 1 ; Croft, 6; Stubblefield, 0; Grundy, 5; Ellis, 5; Jones, 10* ; Lister, 1 ; Day, 2; Extras, 10; Total, 46. Bowling : Williams, 3 for 7 ; Thorburn, 4 for 12 ; Minnes, 2 for 17. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY Stevenson, 6; Edwards, 11; Turner, 0; Boekman, 17* ; Minnes, 7* ; Extras, 6; Total (for 3 wkts.), 47. Bowling : Stubblefield, 2 for 7 ; Grundy, 1 for 6. * Not out.
Under-I5 XI v. King's School, Canterbury Under-I5 XI Played at Canterbury on July 14. Lost by 8 wkts. For, 39; Against, 133 for 5 wkts. King's School, Canterbury continued to bat for a while after the match had been won. SCHOOL Palmer, 5; Norwood, 0; Birch, 6; Capon, 2; Selfe, 0 ; McCarthy, 0; Harrison, 0; Chantler, 1; Parker, 14*; Olsen, 5; Jones, 3; Extras, 3; Total, 39. Bowling : Barren, 6 for 17 ; McElwee, 2 for 15 ; Cockersell, 1 for 2. KING'S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY Rolloson, 12; Pugh, 20; O'Pee, 13 ; Barren, 25 ; Masters, 24 ; McElwee, 35* ; Extras, 4; Total (for 5 wkts.), 133. Bowling : Harrison, 1 for 2; Capon, 1 for 4; Birch, 1 for 13 ; Palmer, 1 for 14; Jones, 1 for 20.
THE SUTTONIAN Under-I4 XI v. Merton Court Played at Merton Court on July 16. Won by 148 runs. For, 217 for 7 wkts dec. (Davies, 55; Tribe, 54; Smith, 52*) ; Against, 69 (Harvey, 6 for 14).
Lawn Tennis An omission in last term's Suttonian was a report on the match v. The Staff, which the Staff won by six matches to two with one unfinished.
O.S. Notes E. Russell (1919) has left the Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd., and is with Messrs. Herbert Morris, Ltd., Loughborough. Address : Tresilfian, Dalby Road, Melton Mowbray, Leics. H. T. Skinner (1919), who has been the Director of the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C., since 1952, made a comprehensive survey in 1951 of azaleas in U.S.A. This entailed journeying for twenty-one weeks, covering some 25,000 miles from S. Florida, West to Texas and North to New Hampshire. As a result 8,000 herbarium specimens and 500 living plants were secured. Rev. 0. R. Fulljames (1920), Senior Chaplain to the Royal Naval Volunteer Division, preached the sermon at the evening Service of Remembrance at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on Sunday, November 6. J. K. H. Harriman (1922) has been appointed O.B.E. for services to the cause of promoting closer cultural relations between Peru and Great Britain. Since 1948, he has been Representative in Peru of the British Council and is Chairman of a number of Educational Committees. One of the founders of The Good Companions he is now its ViceChairman.
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H. R. Moulton (1927) left Germany in March and is now in Northern Rhodesia, living at 29 Cornwall Avenue, Kitwe. Postal address : c/o N. Rhodesian Chamber of Mines, P.O. Box 134, Kitwe, N. Rhodesia. R. Tompsett (1929) has left Kelly College and was teaching last term at Edinburgh Academy. G. E. L. Baker (1930) was elected President of the London Flour Trade Association in August for the current year. Capt. R. L. Cock (1931) served from 1938 to 1950 in the North and South Staffordshire Regiments, except from '42 to '46 when he was attached to the Mahratta Light Infantry. He left the Army in 1950 and is now living at 11 Stafford Road, Seaford, Sussex, growing carnations and orchids. G. H. Taylor (1932) was appointed in 1951 Port Manager in Port Sudan. He has now returned to England. Address : The Anchorage, Willoways, Braunton, N. Devon. F. P. B. Derrick (1938) has been appointed District Commissioner in Mombasa, Lt.-Cdr. P. Miller, R.N. (Master, 1933-38), is now in H.M.S. Eagle. G. A. Calver (1939), who has recently been in Saudi Arabia, is on a tour of inspection of branches of the British Bank of the Middle East. J. M. Nairn (1939) has met F. T. W. Blatchley-Hennah (Master, 1946-53). They held an O.S. Dinner at the London Grill, Buenos Aires, in the summer. The latter, who is teaching at St. George's School, Quilmes, B.A., finds revolutions hard work, as the Spanish members of the staff, being ardent supporters of Peron, have been sacked.
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M. H. Botting (1940) is training for Orders in the Church of England at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He has been elected Senior Student for the year 1955-56 and expects to be ordained at Trinity 1956. E. W. J. Sandy (1940), Westminster Bank, Harlow, Mark Hall, will be pleased to meet any 0.S. in that area. R. J. H. Pringle (1945), who lost his sight when serving in Palestine in 1948, has now been abroad on his own three times. In July and August this year he hitch-hiked from London to Naples. F. W. P. Bentley (1950) has been posted to Borneo and is in the Public Relations department of the Shell Organisation there. Address : Sarawak Oilfields, Ltd., Seria, State of Brunei, via Singapore. He will be very pleased to meet any O.S. who come within striking distance. F. G. Pyne (1952) has obtained his B.Sc. (Economics) degree, London. A. Pyne (1954) has passed his Law Intermediate. P. R. Anderson (1953) has played for the Harlequins. C. R. G. Cullen (1953) is at Merton. Home Address now : Longreach, Sutton Courtenay, Berks. J. R. Wood (1953) is also up at Oxford. R. B. Aisher (1953) is at Caius. J. J. Hole (1953) has been awarded the Ordinary National Diploma of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is working for the British Tanker Co., Ltd., and is serving afloat in M.V. British Gratitude. E. M. Moir (1951) is commissioned in the Royal Lincolnshire Regt. and is serving in Malaya. I. D. Johnstone (1954) has returned to England after a six months' stay in Germany. B. G. Keeble (1955) had a Freshers' Rugger Trial and has played for Caius.
J. C. Swift (1955) is a cadet R.N.R. in H.M.S. Conway and is running in its Cross-Country team. D. J. M. Baron (1951) is now studying at the Agricultural Institute of Essex. E. M. Goddard (1951) is taking a twoyear farming course at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. MR. R. L. KAY the last edition of The Suttonian it was stated that Mr. Kay had an average of over 70 for the School in 1917. This year should have read 1913. CORRECTION.—In
Births CHURCHILL.—On April 28, 1955, to Patricia, wife of the Revd. J. H. Churchill (1939), a daughter. DREW.—On October 15, 1955, at Alverstoke, Hants., to Patricia (nee Lowe), wife of Cdr. W. V. B. Drew, R.N. (1926), a sister for Rosemary. SANDY.—On July 17, 1955, at Rye Street Hospital, Bishop's Stortford, to Marjorie, wife of E. W. J. Sandy (1940), a second daughter, Valerie Rosalind.
Marriage NORTHOVER—AIBARA.--On August 26, 1955, in Bombay. N. J. Northover (1948) to Mehroo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Aibara of Bombay.
Deaths BARTLETT. On July 28, at Promontogno, Switzerland, A. K. Bartlett (1951). HASLEWOOD.—On December 2, 1955, at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, George Robert Haslewood (1896), youngest son of the late Revd. Francis Haslewood, Rector of St. Matthew's, Ipswich, aged 74.
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O.S. Cricket Week, 1955 Won, 4. Lost, 1. Drawn, 1. Abandoned, 2. In the opinion of the writer, this was the most successful week since the war. Some of the reasons for this view may be constant ones ; the generous loan of the Sanatorium and a cricket ground that never fails to evoke admiration, good catering and willing paid and unpaid labour, punctuality off and on the field up to say 7 p.m., meeting old friends and making new ones, the right sort of keenness to win. But this year mostly fine weather and quick scoring—average about 80 an hour by O.S. and opponents— also helped to afford players and spectators with enjoyment and to demonstrate the value of good organisation. In fact, the only regret was that we didn't see the organiser indulging in his hooks, square cuts and straight drives. But Edward Craven, having plenty of players, decided that these shots would best be practised during a daily, early thirst-giving round of golf. Next year we hope . . . The week also showed that when 0.5. can get their strongest side in the field they are as good as ever. Amongst 0.5. we must include three players with another season at School : Willie Ellis, who averaged 25, Philip Goddard and Adrian Nash on whom the brunt of the bowling fell, the latter just failing as usual to find the edge of his opponent's bat with his outswingers but conceding only two runs an over. Special mention must be made, too, of Ken Goodwin's versatility, Brian Keeble's sparkling 100 against Kelly Ramblers, Tom Osborn's quiet efficiency behind the stumps in his only match v. 0.M.T., a match that provided John Gray, also on his sole appearance, with 131 runs and 7 wickets for 86. The writer, as umpire, regrets
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John's reluctance to appeal or it would have been 9 for about 60, the match won and possibly a personal record number of lbw's. However, the opportunity may occur again. That twenty-one players had a game and all the bowlers had a bowl points to the fact that Robin Hearn captained the side thoughtfully as well as obviously successfully. As for the matches, the scores show that they all went pretty well according to plan except the one v. Ashford. In this nothing went right from the start, but even then, with 96 on the board and only 6 wickets down, Goddard and Bob Hanworth apparently well set, no tail to the side and a couple of bowlers who had sent down some 40 overs without a change, we should have got more than 4 of the 25 required to win. The matches v. The Three Suttons and The Dragons were so completely washed out that probably only the captains wasted time looking at the ground. However, the two days were spent pleasantly enough in other localities. Perhaps it may be mentioned here that Goddard and Nash played successfully for the Babes later on, the former captaining a number of sides and scoring a couple of 40's for the Young Amateurs of Kent against the Band of Brothers. R. L. K. Old Suttonians v. Old Merchant Taylors
Played on Upper on Sunday, August 7. Won by 26 runs. C. F. Smith, lbw b Maxwell J. R. Gray, c and b Sims P. N. Goddard, c Malcolm, b Maxwell K. C. Goodwin, c Sims, b Prodger P. Osborn, not out H. R. Hearn, st Brown, b Prodger I. M. McIver, b. Pelham Extras
41 131 11 31 17 0 1 14 — Total (for 7 wkts. dec.) 240 — J. P. Waters, R. F. Mackay, W. L. Greenwood, A. C. Nash did not bat.
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0.S. B. G. Keeble, lbw b Harris H. It. Hearn, c Bond, b Harris P. Tipples, c Couchman, b Harris K. C. Goodwin, run out It. Hanworth, not out P. C. Pearson, not out Extras
21 7 37 9 26 13 14 — 127 Total (for 4 wkts.) — W. E. Ellis, A. C. Nash, P. N. Goddard, I. M. McIver, C. F. Smith did not bat. Bowling : A. C. Nash, 2 for 8; D. N. Harris, 3 for 37.
Bowling : Gray, 7 for 86.
Old Suttonians v. Bluemantles
Old Suttonians v. Kelly Ramblers
Played on the Upper on Monday, August 8. Won by 110 runs. as. H. It. Hearn, c Codd, b James C. F. Smith, lbw b Broad P. N. Goddard, c Knapman, b Broad R. C. Goodwin, b Davy I. M. McIver, c James, b Lissett B. G. Keeble, not out B. E. Pearson, b Broad W. E. Ellis, c Powell, b James E. C. Pearson, c Powell, b James P. S. W. McIlwaine, c Davy, b James Extras Total (for 9 wkts. dec.) A. C. Nash did not bat. KELLY RAMBLERS James, b Goodwin Kerswell, c Ellis, b Goddard Lissett, c Smith, b Goddard Powell, c Goodwin, b Nash Molineux, c Goodwin, b Goddard Knapman, b Goodwin. Perkin, b Goodwin Davy, c Pearson, b Nash Codd, c. Pearson, b McIlwaine Tompsett, b Goodwin Broad, not out Extras Total
67 3 5 12 6 100 0 47 0 5 19 — 204
50 0 4 2 35 4 4 5 5 24 1 20 — 154 —
Played on the Upper on Wednesday, August 10. Won by 4 wickets. BLIJEMANTLES Goodwin, c Pearson, b Churchill Murray, lbw b Churchill Douglas, c Tipples, b Goodwin Foster, c Hearn, b Goodwin Wright, c Pearson, b Nash Bettley, c Hearn, b Goodwin Williams, run out Goodwin, b Goodwin Donbell, c and b Goodwin Farrow, not out Parsons, c Keeble, b Churchill Extras Total Bowling : Churchill, 3 for 28. 0.S. P. Tipples, c Farrow, b Parsons B. G. Keeble, c Foster, b Murray B. E. Pearson, b Douglas K. C. Goodwin, b Murray R. Hanworth, c Douglas, b Murray J. H. Churchill, c Foster, b Murray F. C. Pearson, not out W. E. Ellis, not out Extras Total (for 6 wkts.)
22 0 26 15 1 7 39
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H. It. Hearn, P. S. McIlwaine, A. C. Nash did not bat. Bowling : Murray, 4 for 53.
Bowling : Goddard, 3 for 16; Goodwin, 4 for 31.
Old Suttonians v. Q.O.R.W.K. Regiment Old Suttonians v. Cranbrook Lynxes
Played at Cranbrook on August 9. Won by 6 wickets. CRANBROOK J. C. Watts, b Goodwin P. A. West, b Goddard J. F. Harris, b Tipples D. N. Harris, b Tipples A. E. S. Bond, b Nash P. T. Delves, not out It. T. Nye, b Goodwin W. Tipples, c. Pearson, b Goodwin E. S. Couchman, run out A. B. G. Shaw, b Goodwin R. M. Elphick, b Nash Extras Total
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Played on the Upper on Thursday, August 11. Won by 7 runs. 0.S. H. It. Hearn, lbw b Pride P. N. Goddard, c Howlett, b Pride A. Tipples, c and b Pride K. C. Goodwin, c Pride, b Shearburn It. Hanworth, lbw b Shearbum D. W. Branson, c Southvvin, b Pride B. E. Pearson, b Pride W. E. Ellis, c Thomas, b Pride F. C. Pearson, b Shearburn P. S. W. McIlwaine, not out A. C. Nash, c Curtis, b Shearburn Extras Total Bowling : Pride, 6 for 41.
14 0 13 I 29 3 4 17 19 12 15 11 — 138
THE SUTTONIAN Q.O.R.W.K. REGIMENT D. R. Curtis, c Pearson, b Goodwin G. Howlett, c Hanworth, b Nash R. Shearburn, c Goddard, b Nash Col. Keenlyside, c Branson, b Tipples R. Thomas, c Goodwin, b Goddard I. Wetherall, c Branson, b Goodwin J. Aston, c and b Goodwin G. Buss, b Goddard W. Southwin, b Goddard K. Pride, b Goodwin P. Gosling, not out Extras Total
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Bowling : Goddard, 3 for 29; Goodwin, 4 for 32.
Old Suttonians v. Ashford C.C.
Played at Ashford on Friday, August 12. Lost by 20 runs. ASHFORD C.C. G. Marshall, b Goddard J. Baker, b Nash N. Williams, lbw b Goodwin F. Holdstock, c Waters, b Goodwin P. Nelson, c McIlwaine, b Branson R. T. Flower, c Pearson, b Goodwin E. Mortimore, c Goodwin, b McIlwaine C. Geering, c Goodwin, b Nash C. Brown, c Malwaine, b Nash P. Hartman, run out R. Tomlin, not out Extras Total
7 11 3 10 5 60 7 4
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Bowling : Goodwin, 3 for 22. 0.S. H. R. Hearn, c Geering, b Nelson J. P. Waters, c Hartman, b Nelson 1). W. Branson, c Hartman, b Flower K. C. Goodwin, c Williams, b Flower P. N. Goddard, run out R. Hanworth, c Nelson, b Flower J. M. Wragge, c Holdstock, b Nelson W. E. Ellis, c Marshall, b Flower F. C. Pearson, b Flower P. S. W. McIlwaine, c Holdstock, b Nelson A. C. Nash, not out Extras Total
10 27 3 5 19 20 4 5 4 100
Bowling : Flower, 5 for 47; Nelson, 4 for 50.
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nearer to realisation in October when a team of six represented 0.5. in a match against 0.K.S., Canterbury. The match was played at St. Augustine's Golf Course on October 9. It was a delightful day and a most enjoyable meeting, O.K.S. winning by 5 matches to 4. Results. Foursomes—A. R. and R. S. Martin beat G. A. Young and R. Grindal, P. W. and S. D. Grafton lost to G. and P. Arnold, B. A. Reynolds and J. L. Gulland lost to F. R. Hamp and V. E. Barton. Singles—Reynolds beat D. J. B. Jervis, A. R. Martin lost to Young, R. J. Martin lost to Barton, J. D. Grafton beat G. Arnold, P. W. Grafton beat Ramp, Gulland lost to Grindal. We are hoping to repeat this fixture next year and all O.S. who would like to be considered for the team should communicate with Peter Morrish. Our Autumn meeting was held this year at Belmont Park, Faversham, on September 25. It was a fine day and fifteen players turned out. In the morning Stableford, for the Jim Thomson Cup, Bob Cockerill was first with 37+ points and Alex Knight second with 33+ points. The President and the Headmaster joined us for lunch and witnessed our efforts with the President's Cleek in the afternoon Bogey Four-ball Competition. The winners were Knight and T. G. Booer, 4 up, Cockerill and B. A. Reynolds second, 3 up. Others playing were : R. B. Aisher, A. R. Douglas, P. W. Grafton, J. L. Gulland, D. J. Lowe, A. R. and R. J. Martin, P. S. Morrish, J. W. Thomson and F. R. Williamson. The Spring Meeting will be held in May next year, and any O.S. interested should write to the Hon. Sec., P. S. Morrish at Little Portobello, Brenchley, Kent.
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Correspondence In Memoriam Anthony Kisbey Bartlett We record with deep regret the death on July 28 of Tony Bartlett while on a climbing holiday in Switzerland. With a party of friends he had spent the night at the Sciora hut near Bondo in the Grisons and had set off early in the morning to climb the Cima di Sciora. It was while walking along a slippery path that he fell. Tony was at Sutton Valence from 1943 to 1951 and was deservedly popular both in his house and in the School. His love of climbing began when he was a diminutive but very agile member of my parties in Cumberland and I well remember his disappointment and characteristically puckered brow when I refused to allow him to climb a difficult rock face on Great Gable. Later he became a member of the Climbers' Club and had done extensive climbs in Wales and the Swiss and Italian Alps. He was in his third year at St. Thomas's Hospital and passed his 2nd M.B. this summer, after having been awarded a Hospital Scholarship and a State Scholarship on his performance in the 1st M.B. His achievement and high ambition are a shining inspiration to those who come after him. To his mother and father and Michael we send our sympathy and share their sense of loss. N. P. B.
Westminster House, Sutton Valence School. November 23, 1955. The Editor, The Suttonian.
Sir,—I count it a great honour to have been invited to take the chair at the Annual Dinner of the Old Suttonians' Association on May 1 next. The Chairman of the dinner is as a rule known only to his contemporaries. It is my good fortune and privilege to be known to all who have been at the School since 1921, and, indeed, to others of an even earlier vintage. I am therefore appealing to all these to make a special effort to attend the dinner, and particularly those who have not hitherto attended at all, in the hope that there will be a resurgence of interest in the affairs of the 0.S.A., so that it will thus be enabled to play an even fuller part in the life and destinies of the School. Yours truly, NORMAN P. BENTLEY.
Party Holidays There will be a walking and climbing holiday in Cumberland from 21-28 April, and in Switzerland from August 21 to September 6, when we shall stay one week at Beckenried on Lake Lucerne and one week at Wilderswil near Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland. Old Boys who would like to join either of these parties are asked to communicate with N. P. Bentley at the School.
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R. L. Kay Testimonial Fund
War Memorial Fund
No doubt there are certain members who have not responded to the appeal sent out last August, and they are asked to send their contributions (which should be limited to E1) as soon as possible to :—
At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Old Suttonians' Association, held on Tuesday, December 6, 1955, it was resolved that, subject to the concurrence of the Governors of the School, the War Memorial Fund should be used to defray the cost of the improvements to the School Hall as detailed in alternative " A " on the notice calling the meeting, on condition that a suitable plaque be fixed in the Hall commemorating the expenditure of the War Memorial Fund and also subject to the tenure of the present Scholars of the Fund being secured.
W. H. BLAXLAND, at 50 Cannon Street, London, E.C.4. It is hoped to make the presentation to Robert Kay at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 1956, so please send your contributions
now.