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THE SUTTONIAN
LENT TERM 1956
No. 229 (No. II of Volume XXVIII)
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.. Editorial School Officials School Notes .. Valete .. Salvete Chapel Notes Library Notes Our Contemporaries Lectures and Entertainments Clubs and Societies Hunting Society " Orpheus" Ashford Dance Sixth Form Conference
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The Baton Race
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Athletics
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Editorial
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weather has always been regarded as providing the English with a never-
failing topic for conversation, and this term it has certainly given us plenty to
talk and grumble about. Though we were not included in the worst part of the cold belt that gripped Kent, we had a sufficient quantity of snow to restrict our outdoor activities for about three weeks. We are always prepared for a certain amount of disorganisation during the Lent term, but we regretted our helplessness even more this year because we had been hoping that hockey would really be in full swing. As it was, we lost much valuable time that could have been occupied by games because the pitches were not fit for use. Hockey has, nevertheless, proved itself to be far more popular than might have been expected from the adverse comments before its inception, and there is every possibility that it will soon be the major sport of this term. Fives and cross-country running will be retained, for they are two activities that do not suffer so much during a spell of bad weather. Athletics might then take place during the summer, for it is always difficult to find enough time for their inclusion at the end of this term. Bad weather leaves us with a little more time for activities that lie outside the normal range of work and games. It is a pity that some Societies do not seem to flourish as they used to, and there seems to be ample scope for revitalisation in this direction. Even the Hunting Society seems to be suffering from diminishing interest, although music in its various forms still maintains its attractions. Perhaps a slight cessation of games also serves to stimulate thought in other more serious directions and reminds us that games must not be a continually predominant factor in school life,
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School Officials Head of the School.' P. N. Goddard School Prefects :
P. A. Aisher
W. E. Ellis J. P. Gleave
P. J. T. Herbert D. J. Maberly J. G. Winter
House Prefects : St. Margaret's : Westminster :
J. F. W. Ingram J. R. S. Bailey D. F. Eltringham J. J. Evershed J. S. Andrews J. H. Haynes C. S. S. Furneaux J. L. Sharpe R. C. H. Sheridan P. Neate R. B. Lake J. H. M. Booth Lam,be's :
M. A. H. Ayres R. A. Coates D. A. Frost P. J. Hills C. G. Ericson J. B. Hastings H. W. Saunders
Founder's :
G. R. A. Argles S. Jeffery K. A. Crawford
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. J. E. C. K. A. Crawford Nicholl J. G. Winter Shooting
P. J. T. Herbert (Captain) G. J. A. Hardy (Hon. Sec.) Athletics :
P. Neate (Captain : Track) J. H. M. Booth (Captain : Cross-Country) Fives :
R. G. White (Captain) Hockey :
A. C. Nash (Captain) A. C. B. Lister (Hon. Sec.)
Library Committee :
The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) J. L. Sharpe (Hon. Sec.) D. F. Eltringham P. N. Goddard R. B. Lake R. H. H. White P. J. T. Herbert J. U. Winter Suttonian Committee : J. L. Sharpe (Editor)
P. J. T. Herbert P. N. Goddard P. Neate
C. G. Ericson R. H. H. White R. B. Lake
School Notes D. J. Maberly and J. G. Winter have been appointed School Prefects. R. B. Lake has been appointed a House Prefect in Westminster. J. B. Hastings and H. W. Saunders have been appointed House Prefects in Lambe's. J. G. Winter has been co-opted to the Library Committee. R. B. Lake has been co-opted to the Suttonian Committee. J. G. Winter has been elected to the Sports Committee. At a meeting of the Sports Committee on Wednesday, March 7, A. C. B. Lister was appointed Secretary of Hockey and K. A. Crawford Secretary of Rugby Football for the coming season. Fives Colours have been awarded to J. S. Andrews, D. F. Fenton and P. N. Goddard. Athletics Colours (Cross-Country) have been awarded to A. J. Cruttenden, R. J. M. Radford, P. R. Faulks, W. Mills, D. K. Robertson and J. R. S. Bailey.
THE SU'TTONIAN Athletics Colours (Track) have been awarded to J. R. Tyrrell, J. H. M. Booth, W. D. Bailey, J. C. Johnson, P. A. B. Birch. Hockey Colours have been awarded to J. C. Johnson, P. L. Jelfe, M. A. Elmitt, A. J. Parker, P. D. Jordan. Miniature Range Shooting Colours have been awarded to J. P. Greave, W. F. Pierce, J. R. S. Bailey, D. J. Maberly. We congratulate Mr. E. E. Bailey on his engagement to Miss Anne Dickinson. The Captains of Fives, Athletics and Hockey wish to thank all those who have helped with games this term. The Editor wishes to thank all those who have contributed to this term's magazine.
Valete J. L. SHARPE (H. and W.-1951).-1951, Foundation Scholarship ; 1953, Dramatic Society, G.C.E. (" 0" level) ; 1955, Cert "A," House Drill Squad, G.C.E. (" A" and " S " levels), House Prefect, Editor of The Suttonian, Hon. Sec. Library Committee, Wheeler Prize (French), Kingdon Prize (Latin) ; 1956, 2nd Fives IV, Chapel Committee, Sjt. in C.C.F., Major County Scholarship. J. R. J. BARROW (H. and W.-1952).-1954, House Drill Squad, Junior Athletics Team ; 1955, G.C.E. (" 0 " level), Cert. "A," 2nd XI, Under-16 Fives IV, House XI, House XV, House Athletics Team, 1st XV ; 1956, Crosscountry VIII. R. A. C. DANDY (L.-1951).-1954, Cert. "A," House Drill Squad ; 1955, Dramatic Society, G.C.E. (" 0 " level), Signals Classification. C. A. MARLOW (B. and L.-1952).-1954, House Drill Squad ; 1955, Cert. " A " G.C.E. (" 0" level), Dramatic Society. C. M. PRIOR (L. and M.-1950).-1954, Cert. "A," G.C.E. (" 0" level) ; 1955, L./Cpl. in C.C.F.
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Salvete Foam UPPER IV.—R. D. Moulton (W.), F. A. I. Parkinson (L.). FORM LOWER IV.—P. Bradley (L.), R. H. Bowdler (F.), A. H. Bray (F.), M. R. J. Chase (L.), R. C. B. Dixon (B.), P. A. Iremonger (L.), M. A. Palmer (L.).
Chapel Notes We have been glad to welcome the following visiting preachers this term : The Rev. R. S. Wingfield-Digby, Rector of Bury, The Rev. J. W. H. Redfearn, Chaplain of Haberdashers' Aske's, and The Very Rev. the Dean of Rochester. Collections have been taken for the Funds of Sutton Valence Church, the St. Paul's Cathedral Campaign, and the Aid to Refugees. We regret that the Bishop of Stepney was unable to come, and hope he will be able to preach in Chapel during the Christmas term. The Bishop of Dover has kindly arranged to conduct Confirmation in Chapel on June 2, at 3 p.m. The Chapel Committee has been reconstituted and given wider terms of reference. It is hoped that it will represent the feelings of members of the School on the subjects of Chapel seating, alterations in the form of service, and Chapel collections. It is hoped that the new Psalter and Prayer Book will be in use before the end of next term.
Library Notes The committee thanks 0. L. Shaw, Esq. (Governor of the School), for "Brown on Resolution," by C. S. Forester. H. D. Haslewood, 0.S., for "The Life of Neville Chamberlain," by B. Feiling.
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G. Smith, Esq., for a copy of his " All out for the Mile." R. F. Budd, 0.5., for "Russian Art," by C. G. E. Bunt. P. A. de Pinna for Gulliver's Travels," by J. Swift. W. G. Collett, 0.S., and N. R. Cotton, 0.S., for a number of books. The following books have been purchased from the Library Fund : "Europe from the Renaissance to Waterloo" and "Europe since Waterloo," by R. Ergang ; "The Oxford Junior Encyclopwdia—Vol. XI " ; " Moliere ; a new criticism," by W. G. Moore ; Whitaker's Almanack for 1956; "Storm and Stress" and " Leasing : the Founder of Modern German Literature," by H. B. Garland ; " Mendelssohn," by P. Radcliffe ; " Elgar," by W. H. Reed ; "Memoirs of an Infantry Officer," by S. Sassoon ; "Judith Paris," by H. Walpole ; "Doctor Thorne," by
A. Trollope ; "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," by T. Hardy ; " Wuthering Heights," by "The Jungle Book," by E. Brontë; " Romola," by G. Eliot ; R. Kipling ; "Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill," by H. Walpole ; "Uncommon Law," by A. P. Herbert ; "They walk in the City," by J. B. Priestley ; "J. S. Bach," by A. Schweitzer ; The Complete Works of Chaucer.
Our Contemporaries
The Editor gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following magazines and apologises for any inadvertent omissions :— The Blundellian, The Cantuarian, The Chronicle, The Cranbrookian, The Dovorian, The Fettesian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The Portcullis, The Roffensian, The Rossallian, The School Tie, The Tonbridgian.
Lectures and Entertainments
first film of the term was " His Excellency," starring Eric Portman as a T HE trade unionist raised to the post of Governor-General of a colony strategically important as a naval base. His dilemma is to find a solution to a dock strike which turns into a general wave of sabotage, without calling in the troops. The film is an adaptation of a play and depends for its interest mainly on the dialogue, and since the sound-track was somewhat blurred, many of the audience could not appreciate it. Two weeks later Guy Butler, British sprinter in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games presented a lecture and film on " Athletics in 1955," with shots of all the major athletic events in Britain during the last year. He gave some interesting slow-motion studies of technique, and the film was an absorbing survey of achievement on track and field. Mr. Butler finished by answering questions on, among other subjects, our prospects in the Olympic Games this year and the necessity of ploughing up Melbourne cricket ground for an arena. The film " The Far Country " was shown a fortnight later, with James Stewart as a self-opinionated slick-shooter who finally makes good, Corinne Calvet as a teenage Austrian girl just longing to be thought of as an adult, and Ruth Roman as a rather obtrusively seductive woman of ambition. There was plenty of shootin', cow punchin' and gold prospectin' for those who like that sort of thing. The following Friday members of the Sixth Form attended a lecture by Mr. A. C. Sandison on " The Bank of England." Mr. Sandison referred to the Bank's main function as banker to the Government and to the principal banks in the
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United Kingdom, as keeper of the Registers of the National Debt and manager of the issue and distribution of currency throughout the country, and as the regular channel of communication between Whitehall and the banking world and intimate consultant of the Treasury. He explained that the staff are not Civil Servants, but are in a very direct sense public servants, and emphasised that nothing is done in the Bank for private gain. Finally, Mr. Sandison outlined some of the high-level skills required in the Bank to enable it to give the service expected of it by the Government and the community After rather a depressing month, the Headmaster considered that the School needed a tonic on Field Day evening, and so he arranged for a showing of the film "Hotel Sahara," with Peter Ustinov as the proprietor of an hotel in the Sahara during the war ; the hotel is occupied by Italians, English, Germans and French in turn and the film ends with the arrival of the Americans. Yvonne de Carlo played the proprietor's glamorous assistant who mollifies each occupying force in turn. The sound-track was more intelligible than usual and this was the best film we have had for some time. We now look forward to "The Long, Long Trailer," with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and a Sixth Form lecture on" Testing a Jet Fighter," by Mr. G. F. Bullen.
Clubs and Societies CHRISTIAN UNION This term M. J. Redman has taken over the duties of Hon. Secretary. Membership stands at about 15, and attendance has .been fairly regular. Numbers apart, it is generally felt that the C.U. is proving a success in that it offers opportunities for voluntary religious study, for personal talks with preachers as opposed to rather impersonal sermons, and for consideration of the side of life sometimes shunned or sneered at by the adolescent. So far, we have welcomed as guest speakers the Rev. A. Creery-Hill, Dr. Bird, the Rev. G. A. R. Swannell and the Rev. 0. J. Searchfield and we look forward to a visit from Canon Norwood later in the term. THE JAZZ CLUB A concert was held on the last Sunday of last term, and was rewarded with a large attendance, including some welcome 0.S. The band performed extremely well ; some of the best applause came when N. L. Sarony took vocals, such as "St. James' Infirmary Blues" and " Frankie and Johnnie.' On the last evening of term the band played a few numbers in the School Hall before the film ; included was a Christmas selection : "White Christmas," "Jingle Bells" and "Christmas Day," and a lighter touch was added by a lively rendering of the "Gay Gordons." This term the group held an informal concert on March 11 with Tony Cowles on bass, and we gained a loud ovation at the Ashford Dance. Our activities were somewhat curtailed earlier in the term until Fulljanaes had got a new banjo, and
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new chordal structures were worked out. We are already coaching some of the School's younger musicians so that they can take over next year, but until then the present band will remain intact. It is planned that the band should meet in the holidays and play at a club in the suburbs of London, and we have already been booked to play at two dances next holidays. MUSIC SOCIETY The Society's funds now standing at about ÂŁ2 10s., it has been decided to buy some gramophone records. Mr. Lynas suggested that we should concentrate on modern music, and the first to be bought is William Walton's rousing overture, "Portsmouth Point," based on a print of Rowlandson's. This term we have heard so far records of Mozart's " Piano Concerto in A Major," Gluck's " Orpheus," Stravinsky's somewhat strange " Soldier's Tale," a collection of pieces by Percy Grainger and a Handel overture arranged by Elgar. Mr. Lynas has enlightened us on the lives and personalities of the composers and the points to be appreciated in their music. Mr. Hanworth gave an interesting talk on "A New Symphony by Beethoven ? " He played records of a random choice of movements from Beethoven symphonies to show what is not a symphonic unity and a discussion ensued on what constitutes a symphony, and on unity and completeness in other art forms. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The progress of the Society during the initial stages of this term was unfortunately somewhat hindered by illness which overcame many of the School, including a number of our members. However, this only affected a short period and we were then able to organise a fairly comprehensive programme for the term. Mr. K. J. Richards, a film director, very kindly showed us one of his films and compared it to one which was among the prizewinners at the Cannes Film Festival. This latter was a very modernistic cartoon on enterprise as conceived by Roger MacDougal, a well-known contemporary playwright. He was also able to enlighten us on the subject of directing and producing short films such as the two we had seen. On this occasion we were in association with the Cine Club and other members of the School were also permitted to attend, with the result that all passed a most enjoyable evening. We were also privileged to watch a very interesting show of colour slides by Mr. G. 0. George, which had been postponed since last term. Many new members have joined the Society this term and are, we hope, obtaining valuable information on the technicalities and artistic merits of photography.
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Hunting Society President : The Headmaster. Vice-President : The Rev. J. E. C. Nicholl Chairman : P. J. T. Herbert Hon. Secretary : R. H. H. White Committee Member : J. S. Andrews Clerk of the House : P. N. Goddard. Guardian of the Gavel : R. B. Lake. ATTENDANCE this term has been regularly high, but the standard of speaking from the floor of the House remains poor. The , term started with the usual "Boomerang Session" at which the wonted bizarre subjects were brought to light. The following week members read " Table by the Window," the first of Terence Rattigan's two one-act plays" Separate Tables " ; an amusing evening was enjoyed by all present. It is hoped to read the second play at the last meeting of the term. Three debates were held. The first was that "This House considers that the Public School System is outmoded," proposed by G. J. A. Hardy and J. C. Johnson, opposed by D. F. Eltringham and J. P. Day. Discussion flagged as the evening wore on, but an eloquent speech by W. H. T. Willcox raised the level of the debate considerably. The motion was carried by 18 votes to 11. On February 21 the Society celebrated the tenth anniversay of its foundation by an Open Meeting in the School Hall. Mr. 0. L. Shaw, J.P., and R. H. H. White proposed the motion that "This House disapproves of Punishment " ; Mr. J. B. Simpson (at very short notice) and J. L. Sharpe opposed. The standard of speaking was higher than for some time, and the eloquence of the visiting speakers was much appreciated. The motion was defeated by 65 votes to 27. The Vice-President arranged for a - party from Benenden to come and debate with us on the motion that" This House considers that Convention prevents Progress," proposed by P. J. T. Herbert and J. S. Andrews, opposed by Miss J. P. Davison and Miss B. Moir. When voting took place there were three recounts before a decision was reached ; the motion was defeated by 42 votes to 40.
" Orpheus " the last evening of term the School Choral Society gave a performance of Gliick's O N"Orpheus." The Society was assisted by those friends of the School who have taken part in earlier concerts, and we are grateful to those orchestral players from the neighbourhood who came to swell our own growing orchestra. The boys' playing was a testimony to Mr. Brunsden's coaching. This was a fine evening and we enjoyed a spirited performance, in spite of a certain monotony in the texture of the music in the earlier sections. Mr. Lynas is to be
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congratulated unreservedly for his training of the choir, who sang their choruses with feeling and excellent tone. Particularly well sung were the joyful" On these meadows are all happy-hearted," and the triumphant finale, "The god of love has prevailed." The balance of the singing was maintained to the end. We were fortunate to have three first-rate soloists : Miss Nancy Thomas sang Orpheus, Miss April Cantelo, Eurydice, and Miss Irene Palmer, Amor, god of love. Most enchanting was Orpheus' solo " Che faro," in which the English translation was sensibly amended the weakest part of the work being the translation of the Italian. Eurydice and Orpheus' duet, "A change how deceiving," was suitably dramatic. In the final trio, " Sweet affection, heavenly treasure," the voices of the three soloists were admirably blended. As well as conducting with aplomb, Mr. Lynas accompanied the recitatives on the piano. Throughout the performance he had both chorus and orchestra well under control, and, moreover, kept his tie on. This was the last occasion on which the Hall in its present form is to be used for such concerts. We hope that with an enlarged Hall we may be able to invite even more parents whom we are always glad to see and who so obviously enjoyed this performance. Ashford Dance Held here at Sutton Valence in the School Hall, this term's date with the girls of Ashford was again a great success. The jazz band gave its customary entertain-
ment in the interval, and on this occasion the ears of those present were further assailed by a fifteen-piece swing orchestra headed by Sarony—an organisation showing considerable promise—and a quartet of the cooler variety which, with the help of Anthony Cowles on the bass, was fairly successful. Thanks are again due to the Headmaster and Miss Nightingale for making this pleasant interlude possible, and, of course, to Miss Warren and her executives for the excellent refreshments. Sixth Form Conference T 10.30 on Friday morning, March 16, buses began to arrive from various schools in the area as Sutton Valence played host to this term's Sixth Form Conference. At 11.00 the usual service preceding the conference in the Hall was held in the Chapel where a fine sermon was given by The Revd. A. C. Bridge. Immediately after the service the conference proceeded to the Hall for the lecture, entitled " The Use of Leisure," a very interesting subject presented extremely admirably by Mr. Dorian Williams. He began with the idea that our daily lives are divided into thirds : one third for sleep, one third for work, and one third left over in the form of leisure. He then suggested three approaches to spending this leisure under the headings, active, mental and passive. Towards the end of his address, Mr. Williams made a point of stressing the importance of fostering friendships in this world and that leisure might
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well be profitably used to this end. In the afternoon an excellent Brains Trust consisting of Miss Brake, Mr. Patric Dickinson, Mr. Dorian Williams, The Revd. A. C. Bridge, and the chairman, The Revd. D. C. Appleton, met and answered a number of questions ranging from "Is going to the cinema considered a good use of leisure ? " to "Does the panel consider the Goon Show cultural ? " A most enjoyable and profitable time was had by all and our thanks go to The Revd. J. E. C. Nicholl and all those who helped to make this conference possible.
Original Contribution DISDAIN, DOUBT OR DECISION? Adolescence has always been known to be a period that is marked by strenuous inquiries into a very varied range of subjects. Not least amongst these is religion. At the time of confirmation we receive the doctrine of our religion as it is taught to us and one wonders if we are really prepared at that age to grasp the magnitude of what we are undertaking. However, we do not yet feel inclined to question the advice and guidance that is given to us. It is after this that our thoughts become a little deeper and we begin to think about religion for ourselves, sometimes rather impulsively. This often has the unfortunate effect of leading some people away from religion completely to such an extent that they discard it. Others, however, sit on the fence as it were and allow themselves to drift. This situation leads outsiders of greater age and experience to think that we are deliberately adopting an anti-religious attitude merely because it is "the fashion." This is far from true. The real trouble is that the older ones among us who do have these feelings of doubt unintentionally create the wrong impression on those younger than us and this can result in the latter's striking what is for them a ridiculous pose. It is hard to find a solution that will satisfactorily answer the problem, for we are anxious to express some individuality and we are at the same time more than ever in need of advice. Moreover, in our scientific age we are becoming accustomed to being confronted with concrete proofs which experiment has provided. It is up to us to realise that religion, by its very nature, is something that can never be proved, but it is something about which we must make our own decision very soon. Those who have some beliefs are always happier than those who have none. SPECTATOR.
C.C.F. Notes FIELD day on March 6 represented the culmination of a term's operations seriously ' curtailed by generally frigid weather conditions. Marching was impossible for a period of three or four weeks while the snow was on the ground, and thus a concentrated drill course had to be imposed during the last days before the exam. upon the unfortunate Cert. " A " candidates,
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The mechanism of examination, convened and set in motion once again upon its usual precarious and complex basis, presented us this term with good results in Part II, but not quite such good ones in Part I—the percentages of passes were 72 per cent. and 62 per cent., respectively. One might, perhaps, digress a little at this point to wonder if it is generally realised what an extraordinary business this Certificate " A " examination really is, even to so casual an observer as the chief marshal who possibly knows far less about what is actually happening than anyone, as parties of purposeful young men move past him to and fro, going into and coming out of doorways, saluting, halting, marching, aiming. A party of section leaders clatters by fresh from a morning of theoretical destruction ; how many peaceful homes have they shattered during their brief tenure of authority with their hypothetical bombs and artillery, their rifles and their bren guns ? Have they possibly been merciful to the house of a man they know living across the road, wielding their power to their own advantage, or to that of the state ? Have they any idea of the significance of what they are doing ? Have they even considered the point of it all ? I doubt it. CERTIFICATE " A " PASSES PART II: Cadets Ashton, Bayat, Biggs, Carr, Chantrill, Cottle, Cotton, Girard, Halton, Harrison, J. A., Harverson, Hex, Hill, R. B. L., Home, Lister, Masham, Olsen, A. J., Paris, Power, Quinton, Selby, Starkey, Towner, Wells, Wiglesworth, Wooderson, M. J. M. PART I: Cadets Bristow, Butler, Chamberlain, Charles, Macdonald, Pierce, R. J., Pow, Robertson, I. J., Rowe, Tyley.
FIELD DAY In every sense the Field Day this term broke new ground. Instead of the Alps and Kings Wood we went south. Southlanders (St. Margaret's and Founder's) had advanced from Staplehurst across the River Beult and the two bridges were the objectives of Northland (Westminster and Lambe's). This meant that the two battles were entirely separate and that both would have to go further afield than usual. Sgt. Booth organised the St. Margaret's defence in depth—only realising too late that his original plan of covering the small bridge at Dunbury would have been more effective. Sgt. Sharpe led the Westminster attack across this smaller bridge and gained the cover of the orchards on the south side of the objective. The two-pronged attack carried the bridge, but perhaps in part this was due to the defenders' not spotting an assaulting section marching in threes and being told to keep closed up. In the afternoon the Westminster positions along the road to Chart Hill were outflanked and then outflanked again, but without a decisive result. The other battle had, in the meanwhile, provided Lambe's with a fine opportunity for a pincer movement, which had to be curtailed by the field of winter wheat growing in their path. Sgt. Maberly had organised his defence well and only a very depleted attack eventually reached the bridge beyond Hawkenbury. The afternoon attack by Founder's on Devils' Den found Sgt. Winter coping
with sheep lambing and some obstinate farmers. One umpire is thought to have
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said that in point of fact it was "lambs ewing." Maternal tragedies were averted and a new defensive position taken up round Spark's Hall. Here cows calving were unable to prevent the decimation of one Founder's section and a noble, if despairing, final assault by another. The day ended with the owners of weary limbs enjoying the film "Hotel Sahara."
Shooting Notes ESPITE bad weather conditions, shooting this term has been of a remarkably high standard. Several possibles have been made and our match scores have so far been more than adequate in dealing with much of the opposition. In the first stage of the Kent T.A. & A.F. shoot, fired last term, the VI finished first scoring 582, with our old rivals St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, a bare three points behind. The second stage will be fired about a week before the end of term, when the house match has been decided. Our claimed scores in the Country Life Competition, for which we have been preparing most of the term, were as follows :—
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P. J. T. Herbert G. J. A. Hardy J. P. Gleave R. B. Lake .. W. F. Pierce R. C. H. Sheridan D. J. Maberly , J. R. S. Bailey
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Group 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Rapid 43 49 49 46 48 48 43 48
Snap 29 30 30 28 28 28 30 28
Total 82 89 89 84 86 86 83 86
Added to this was our score in the landscape stage of 180—giving us a grand aggregate of 865. In general, one finds it unwise to attempt forecasts of results of Country Life Competitions ; we merely hope for the best. Our open range prospects this year are good. We have at least ten men with substantial open range experience, who should form an excellent pool from which to draw match teams. It must be emphasised, however, that at any stage it is young people with enthusiasm for whom we are looking, and despite any evidence to the contrary, these are hard to come by. Results in postal matches this term have been as follows :— Week Ending Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 3 9,
Versus .. Alleyns School Lancing College .. Hurstpierpoint .. .. Blundells School .. .. Glasgow Academy .. Haileybury and I.S.C.
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For 679 696 696 703 703 703
Against 668 629 691 671 656 624
Result Won Won Won Won Won Won
We have still to shoot against Victoria College, Tonbridge School, Elizabeth College, and Ardingly.
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Scout Notes HE Junior Troop has concentrated on 2nd Class work this term and good progress Thas been made. The main effort has been directed at signalling and we are getting a steady stream of passes. We had a most successful field-day spent in large-scale cooking operations in the Lambe's Garden during the morning and a cunning "treasure cum scavenge" hunt in the afternoon, in which the Otters were victorious. The Upper School Scouts have met regularly on Saturday evenings whenever possible and hope to have completed the usual cycle of night game, treasure hunt and Patrol competition during the term. One additional activity this term has been the making of plaster casts—some of which were excellent efforts from unusual and ingenious objects. We congratulate T. G. McCarthy, S. D. Biggs, and B. W. Megilley on gaining their 1st Class Badges and also their Scout Cords.
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1st XV .. 11 1 1 9 49 158 2nd XV .. 11 4 1 6 107 172 Under-16 .. 6 6 0 0 114 23 Under-15 .. 9 1 0 8 42 160 Under-14 6 2 0 4 41 124 Junior Soccer XI 6 3 1 2 13 13 The 1st XV has had what appears to be a disastrous time with only one win and one draw to their credit. But there have been quite encouraging games when, although beaten, it was only by a single try, dropped goal or goal. In the three greatest defeats by schools, the catastrophes took place in the closing minutes to make the defeats look even heavier than had appeared likely. The reason for our lack of success in 1st XV games was that we had to build a completely new set of backs and the material available was not quite good enough, nor did they have the encouragement of early successes, which would have given them greater confidence in themselves. As it was, they were always having to learn the hard way and never got much beyond the "handing the ball on" stage. Even this was not of much use, as the wings were slow and stereotyped. The pack was a reasonably good one but not quite good enough to take matters into their own hands and feet. They were never outplayed, but their superiority over their opponents was never big enough to score many points. Several of them, notably Andrews and Johnson, would have got into any school pack that we can remember. The one really bright spot in the Rugby horizon has been the successful new venture of an Under-16 XV. Based mainly on last year's not too promising Under-15 team, they won all their matches and in so doing showed that, once acquired, the habit
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of victory takes a lot of stopping. Their football was most encouraging and they displayed terrific keenness in all their matches. Their final triumph was the defeat of an O.S. XV on the last Saturday of term. It has been the custom for many years to praise the captains of School games for their organisation and keenness on their job and one has been quite spoiled in the past by the help received from them. This year is no exception and the work put in by Goddard has set a new high standard which—bearing in mind the poor let XV results—will be difficult to equal. His football was good and he led the pack well, but it was not until term was over that, relieved of the cares of captaincy, he really gave of his best. Playing for Kent Schools against Middlesex Schools he kicked several goals, played well, and caused comments in The Times and The Telegraph when, bereft of his usual underwear, he appeared reclad in a delicate shade of blue. Altogether the School has much to thank him for.
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OCKEY has again been cruelly treated by the weather, and after being too wet at the beginning of term, the grounds were snow- and frost-bound until the last week of February. Matches have been cancelled, rearranged, and re-cancelled in bewildering fashion. However, on one memorable day four teams were fielded against King's, Rochester, and many would-be players have had at least enough games to whet their appetite for more. Nash's energy and enthusiasm as captain have been of great value in fostering the game, and such success as has been achieved has owed much to him. Some of his " converts " have acquitted themselves well—one must mention especially Jol-mson as a goalkeeper, who after an hour's tuition from our local expert, Dr. Stewart, has been the despair of opposing forwards (especially the staff's !). 1ST XI V KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER
Lost 3-0. Faced by a fast and clever forward line, the Sutton defence tackled and cleared well. Our halves were sound, and Nash especially got through a lot of work. Some of the forwards' approach work was good, but they were slow to take their chances in the circle. Team : Johnson ; Winter, Jordan ; Selfe, Nash, Block ; Lister, Sheridan, Wade, Parker, Coates.
MC. " A " XI Drawn 2-2. Both sides were short of practice, and play did not reach a high standard. Maidstone spent a lot of time in the Sutton circle, and only inspired play 1ST XI V. MAIDSTONE
by Johnson prevented them from scoring more than once in the first half. Elmitt followed up well to score Sutton's first goal, and Parker picked up a good centre from the left to break through and score with a hard shot. Maidstone scored an equalising goal after intense pressure in the last few minutes. Team : Johnson ; Eltringham, Winter ; Block, Elmitt, Selfe ; Lister, Parker, Nash, Jordan, Sheridan.
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Won 5- 2. Three of the School's five goals were scored in the last ten minutes, when visibility was reduced by fog. Johnson, with less to do, again played well, as did Nash and Selfe at half. The forwards played their best near the end of the game,
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when they produced two or three encouraging movements made up of quick passing. Both Parker and Sheridan scored with good shots, but, as before, too much time was wasted in the circle. Team : Johnson ; Winter, Eltringham ; Selfe, Nash, Block ; Sheridan, Lister, Jordan, Parker, Coates.
1ST XI V. THE MASTERS Won 2-1. THE RUSSETS " A " XI Lost 7-1. The Russets, who have been unbeaten for over a year, paid the school the compliment of sending a strong side, and a most enjoyable game resulted, from which we should have learned a great deal. In the first half the school held its own, and from one of a number of corners Parker scored with a good shot. 1ST XI
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Russets equalised soon afterwards. In the second half an experienced and clever forward line proved rather too much for the Sutton defence, and the Russets added six more goals, mainly as a result of swift following-up. Coates showed his speed on the wing, and Selfe played his usual sound game. Team : Johnson ; Winter, Eltringham ; Selfe, Jordan, Block ; Sheridan, Lister, Nash, Parker, Coates.
UNDER-16 RESULTS V. KING'S ROCHESTER, Won 2-0. V. ST. LAWRENCE (U-15), Won 3-1. V. EASTBOURNE, Won 3-1. HOUSE MATCHES St. Margaret's beat Lambe's, 5-1. Westminster beat Founder's, 5-1. Final : St. Margaret's drew with Westminster, 0-0.
Fives Retrospect THE number of boys who enjoy and can play a respectable game of fives continues
' to increase and this increase is, by a stroke of good fortune, more evenly spread over all the Houses than it has been in some recent years.
This year has also seen an increase in the number of junior matches played, which is bound to give an added incentive to younger players and also valuable match practice. The results have not been impressive with only three wins to balance against seven losses, although it must be noted that we tackle two schools very much larger than we are—Whitgift in particular producing a very strong team at all levels this year. The 1st IV were very even in skill and there was very little to choose between the pairs, White and Andrews and Fenton and Goddard. These four were undoubtedly the best players in the School, but it is possible that they might have gained from some more intensive competition amongst themselves during practice sessions. The Junior Teams show promise, but for the most part are small for their age and lack the power required to sustain an attacking game—here again greater competition for places in the team might have discovered fresh talent and also stimulated the efforts of those who had already played in matches.
THE SUTTONIAN Fives Results School 1st and U-16 IV v. Whitgift School, played in the School Courts on Wednesday, February 8. Results : 1st IV lost by 140 pts. (40-180). U-16 IV lost by 148 pts. (32-180). School 2nd and U-15 IV v. Whitgift School, played at Whitgift on Wednesday, February 8. Results : 2nd IV lost by 150 pts. (30-180). U-15 IV lost by 112 pts. (66-178). School 1st and U-16 IV v. St. Paul's School, played in the School Courts on Saturday, February 11. Results : 1st IV lost by 43 pts. (117460). U-16 IV lost by 116 pts. (64-180). School 1st IV v. Forest School, played in the School Courts on Wednesday, February 22. Result : 1st IV won by 109 pts. (177-68). School 1st IV v. Bank of England, played in the School Courts on Saturday, February 25. Result : 1st IV won by 58 pts. (164-106).
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School 1st and U-16 IV v. Eastbourne College, played in the School Courts on Wednesday, March 7. Results : 1st IV lost by 94 pts. (82-176). U-16 IV won by 14 pts. (137-123). School 1st IV v. Old Strandians, played in the School Courts on Saturday, March 10. Result : 1st IV lost by 37 pts. (122-159). INDIVIDUAL FIVES TOURNAMENT
In the Final on Friday, March 23, J. S. Andrews beat R. C. H. Sheridan : 15-4,5-6.
House Matches Westminster v. St. Margaret's, played on Thursday, February 23. Result : Westminster won by 83 pts. (167-84). Lambe's v. St. Margaret's, played on Sunday, March 18. Result : Lambe's won by 78 pts. (172-94). Lambe's v. Westminster, played on Sunday, March 11. Result : Westminster won by 76 pts. (170-94).
Cross-Country Retrospect ESPITE some arctic conditions for training and competing in the matches, 1956 has proved to be one of the most successful for years. The Cross-Country captain, J. H. Booth, and the whole team are to be congratulated on their pertinacity in training and their greatly improved packing in the races, which has led to convincing wins against Eastbourne, Dover and Maidstone Harriers and narrow losses to Sevenoaks and Blackheath Harriers. As the results show, Booth was the outstanding runner in the team, and it was unfortunate for him that he had no chance to show his pace over the course under reasonably fast conditions.
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Matches Kent County Cross-Country Championships Run at Aylesford on Saturday, January 7. Despite fog this was a fast race. Booth, Cruttenden and Radford started in the front with Mills and Faulks
not far behind. First home for the School over the 21 miles was Booth, 7th out of about 80. Cruttenden finished 11th and Radford 20th. Mills was 40th, with Faulks unfortunately near the end after having breathing trouble. The School team, with 78 points, was 3rd out of 11, our best position yet in this annual event.
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School v. Emanuel School, home, on Saturday, January 28, cancelled owing to bad weather. School v. St. Dunstan's College, on Wednesday, February 1, cancelled owing to illness at St. Dunstan's. School v. Sevenoaks School
Run on Wednesday, February 8, at Sevenoaks over n miles. Booth took the lead followed by two Sevenoaks runners and the order did not change greatly, Booth winning in a new course record of 22 min. 8 sec., despite persistent rain. Cruttenden finished 3rd behind the Sevenoaks captain and Mills was 6th. Our other scoring runners were Faulks, 9th, Barrow, 11th, and Child, 12th. The School lost the match by 42 points to 36. School v. Maidstone Harriers
Run at home on Saturday, February 18. Booth took up the running, followed by Cruttenden, Radford, Faulks and two Maidstone Harriers. Despite snow, times were very good, Booth winning in 29 min. 40 sec., with Cruttenden 4th in 31 min. 20 sec. Radford, Bailey, Faulks and Robertson finished 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, with not more than 20 sec. between them. Barrow, Hollingsworth, Child and Saunders came 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. The School won by 58 points to 86. Cruttenden was awarded his Colours. School v. Dover College
Run at home on Wednesday, February 22, with thick snow on the ground. Booth set the pace and Cruttenden was in second place, whilst Faulks, Radford and Bailey were well up,
with Hollingsworth, Barrow and Robertson in the middle of the field. Booth won in a fast time of 29 mins. 54 secs., with Cruttenden second, a minute later. Once again Radford, Bailey and Faulks packed well to finish seventh, eighth and ninth, with Hollingsworth eleventh. The School won by 38 points to 42. School v. Blackheath Harriers
Run at home on Saturday, February 25. This was one of the best matches, despite the snow on the ground. The Club sent eight runners, including two Kent County representatives. The Blackheath captain took the lead, followed by Booth and Cruttenden and two other visitors. Morley went on to win in 28 mins. 46 secs. —the season's fastest time—followed a minute later by Booth. T. WeeksPearson, the Oxford Blue, came third, some 6 secs. later. Cruttenden ran strongly to finish fifth in 31 mins. 33 secs. Robertson, Mills, Radford and Faulks finished seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively, showing a pleasing improvement in packing ability. None the less, Blackheath won by 39 points to 41. Radford was awarded his Colours. School v. Eastbourne College
Run at home on Saturday, March 3, in very wet conditions. This, the last home match, was won without loss of a point. Booth won in 29 mins. 40 secs., followed by Cruttenden in 31 mins. 11 secs. Then came Mills in 31 nuns. 45 secs. and Faulks a second later. Radford and Robertson completed our scoring six. The School won by 21 points to 66. This match shows how hard and keenly the VIII have trained this year. Faulks, Mills, Robertson and Bailey were awarded their Colours.
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The Steeplechases Division "A." Run on Wednesday, February 29. Booth took the lead right from the start and at the Alps was 250 yards ahead of Robertson, Mills, Radford and Faulks, followed by the rest of the School, with all the pack members well up. The leading positions did not change, and Booth went on to win in 30 mins. 49 secs., with Robertson finishing second in good form in 32 rains. 11 secs. Poor conditions had an adverse effect on the number of Standards, only thirty-six of the eightyfive starters finishing in under the Standard time of 39 minutes. Division " B." Hollingsworth, the favourite, led the field as far as Greasy Grind, where he was overtaken by Parker, who went on to win in 22 mins. 19 secs., with Hollingsworth coming second and four more St. Margaret's runners following closely. Times were not very good, but were quite reasonable under the conditions.
Division "C." Run on Thursday, March 1. This was easily the closest and perhaps the most exciting of the Steeplechases. Hill (minor) and Edbrooke wrested the lead from Tribe soon after the start, and ran together as far as the allotments, when Edbrooke, who would have been on Division " D " were he not in a Senior House, drew away steadily to win by some 20 seconds, in 20 mins. 4 secs. Division " D." Smith (trts.) was unopposed throughout the race and won in a time of 13 wins. 21 secs. RESULTS
DIVISION A:
1, Booth, 30 min. 49 sec. ; 2, Robertson, 32 min. 11 sec. 3, Radford, 32 min. 26 sec. ; 4, Mills ; 5, Child ; 6, Bailey (ma). DIVISION B 1, Parker, 22 min. 19 Sec.; 2, Hollingsworth, 22. min 55 sec. ; 3, Power, 23 min, 6 sec. DIVISION C: 1, Edbrooke, 20 min. 4 sec. ; 2, Hill (mi.), 20 min. 26 sec. ; 3, Smith (ma.), 21 mm. 30 sec. DIVISION D: 1, Smith (trts.), 13 mm. 24 sec. ; 2, Aisher, 13 min. 47 sec. ; 3, Maddieson, 14 min. 21 sec. Points towards the Nation Cup :— 333 St. Margaret's .. .. .. 344 Westminster .. 519 Lambe's and Founder's .. St Margaret's retained the cup by 11 points.
The Baton Race The race, described by one well known bystander as "Just grand ! ", was run in its traditional place on the last day of term. After an exciting race, in which the result was in doubt almost to the finish, Westminster won in 46 min. 37 sec. The perfect spring weather, and good going underfoot, contributed both to this fast time and to the pleasure of the spectators, who were fortunate in seeing the highlights of the race conveniently close to the School. The race started this year without a hitch, and Westminster immediately took
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the lead. This was maintained throughout the first stage, at one time by a considerable margin. St. Margaret's, however, caught up the lost ground, and overtook during the climb up from the Weald before the race passed for the second time through the village. St. Margaret's kept this lead almost to the end of the third stage, where a rapid series of changes of position ended when Westminster finally wrested the lead from them while passing through the village for the third and lagt time. Thereafter the gap slowly increased, Westminster ultimately winning by some 250 yards, the Lambe's and Founder's joint team finishing a few minutes later. Miss Anne Simmons presented the baton. Athletics INDIVIDUAL ATHLETICS RESULTS Open Events :
Mile : 1, Booth ; 2, Cruttenden ; 3, Faulks. 4 min. 444 sec. Weight : 1, Tyrrell ; 2, Johnson ; 3, Wade. 38 ft. 24 in.
Discus : 1, Bailey ; 2, Andrews ; 3, Beechey. 104 ft. 1 in. Javelin : 1, Bailey ii ; 2, Stoffel ; 3, Goddard. 138 ft. 1 in. Division A :
100 yards : 1, Tyrrell; 2, Neate ; 3, Diskul. 106 sec. 220 yards : 1, Tyrrell ; 2, Neate ; 3, Evershed. 2425 sec. 440 yards : 1, Tyrrell ; 2, Neate ; 3, Evershed. 53.5 secs.
880 yards : 1, Tyrrell; 2, Booth ; 3, Cruttenden. 2 min. 625 sec. 120 yards Hurdles : 1, Birch ; 2, Johnson; 3, Bone. 172 secs.
Long Jump : 1, Everahed ; 2=, Harrison i, Bone. 18 ft. High Jump : 1, Johnson ; 2, Andrews ; 3, Birch. 5ft. 6 in. Division B
100 yards : 1, Macdonald ; 2, Chamberlain ; 3, Hollingsworth. 11-5 sec. 220 yards : 1, Macdonald ; 2, Hollingsworth; 3, Elualtt. 25.6 sec. 440 yards : 1, Hollingsworth; 2, Hovel! ; 3, Macdonald. 57.95 see. 880 yards : 1, Hovell ; 2, Hollingsworth ; 3, Parker i. 2 min. 171 see. 110 yards Hurdles : 1, Gilham ; 2, Chamberlain ; 3, Higgins. 17 sec. Long Jump : 1, Elmitt ; 2, Macdonald ; 3, Williams. 16 ft. 14 in. High Jump : 1, Dandy ii ; 2, Chamberlain ; 3, Quinton. 4 ft. 7 in.
Junior Field Events :
Weight : 1, Elmitt ; 2, Marsh ; 3, Olsen. 32 ft. 11 in. Discus : 1, Harrison ii ; 2, Olsen i ; 3, McCarthy. 93 ft. 3 in. Javelin : 1, Olsen i ; 2, Towner ; 3, Elmitt. 107 ft. 6 in. Division C :
100 yards : 1, Tribe ; 2, Pares ; 3, Wall. 126 sec. 220 yards : 1, Tribe ; 2, Wall ; 3=, Hills ii, EliottSmith. 27.53 sec. 440 yards : 1, Tribe ; 2, Balchin ; 3, Eliott-Srnith. 62.9 sec. 880 yards : 1, Balchin ; 2, Edbrooke ; 3, Hill ill. 2 min. 27.6 sec. 75 yards Hurdles : 1, Hills ; 2, Cairns ; 3, EliottSmith. 12.2 sec. Long Jump : 1, Pares ; 2, Wail; 3, Balchin. 14 ft. 5 in. High Jump : 1, Bristow ; 2, Cairns ; Irenionger, Shaw. 4 ft. 4 in. Division D :
100 yards : 1, Palmer ii ; 2, Maddi eson ; 3, Godden. 12.6 sec. 220 yards : 1, Maddieson ; 2, Palmer ii ; 3, Waters. 288 sec. 440 yards : 1, Aisher ; 2, Smith iii ; 3, Godden. 68-8 sec. Long Jump : 1, Palmer ii ; 2, Maddieson ; 3, Smith ii. 13 ft. 6 in. High Jump : 1, Brown ii ; 2, Palmer ii ; 3, Aisher 4 ft. 24 in. THE INTER-HOUSE STANDARDS CUP No. House Points Runners Average Position St. Margaret's 268 59 4-54 1 Westminster 273 62 448 Lambe's 162 48 345 Founder's 84 42 2 4 The JUNIOR SHIELD was won by Holdgate's.
Inter-House Relays
Run on the Upper on Thursday, March 22, and Saturday, March 21, resulting in a win for Westminster by 69 pts. to St. Margaret's 60 pts. and Lambe's and Founder's 38 pts. SENIOR EVENTS: 4 x 100 yards : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 45 min. 8 sec. 4 x 220 yards : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 1 min. 40 sec. 4 x 440 yards : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 3 min. 431 sec. 4 x 880 yards : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 9 min. 55 sec. One Mile Team Race : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. Individual : 1, Booth ; 2, Cruttenden ; 3, Faulks. 4 min. 42.7 sec. Javelin : 1, St. Margaret's ; 2, Westminster ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 345 ft. 34 in. Discus : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 308 ft. 1 in. Weight : 1, Westminster ; 2, Lambe's and Founder's ; 3, St. Margaret's. 104 ft. 9 in. Long Jump : 1, St. Margaret's ; 2, Lambe's and Founder's ; 3, Westminster. 52 ft. 7 in.
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JUNIOR TEAM: Macdonald, Higgins, Tribe, Balchin, Parker, A. J., Harrison, J. A., Quinton, Marsh, Morgan, Elmitt, Gilham, Walter, C., Olsen, A. J., Dandy, G. W. Bristow, McCarthy, Girond.
17.2 sec. JUNIOR EVENTS: 4 x 100 yards : 1, St. Margaret's; 2, Lambe's and Founder's. 49.6 sec.
4 x 220 yards : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 1 min. 49.9 sec. 4 x 440 yards : 1, St. Margaret's ; 2, Westminster ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 4 min. 44 sec. 880 yards Team Race : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. Individual: 1, Parker ; 2, Higgins ; 3, Gilham. 2 min. 16-9 sec. Javelin: 1, Lambe's and Founder's ; 2, Westminster ; 3, St. Margaret's. 267 ft. Discus : 1, Lambe's and Founder's ; 2, Westminster ; 3, St. Margaret's. 258 ft. 2 in. Weight : 1, St. Margaret's ; 2, Lainbe's and Founder's ; 3, Westminster. 93 ft. 6 in. Long Jump : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 46 ft. 4 in. High Jump : 1, Lambe's and Founder's ; 2, Westminster; 3, St. Margaret's. 12 ft. 9 in. 4 X 110 yards Hurdles : 1, Lambe's and Founder's ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Westminster. 77.9 sec. • Twenty Man Race (20 x 220 yards) : 1, St. Margaret's ; 2, Westminster; 3, Lambe's and Founder's. 8 min. 581 secs.
Junior Ten Man Race (10 x 220 yards) : 1, Founder's A • 2, Bennett's ; 3, Holdgate's ; 4, Founder's B. 5 inin. 42-3 sec. Records are printed in Heavy Type.
Relay Match v. King's School, Rochester Run at Rochester on Wednesday, March 21. The Senior Match resulted in a win for King's by 7 pts. to 4, and a win for King's in the Junior Match by 5 pts. to 4. RESULTS
Senior 4 x 100 yards : King's School. 44.3 sec. Senior 4 x 220 yards : King's School. 1 min. 37-3 sec. Senior 4 x 440 yards : King's School. 3 min. 37 sec. Senior 4 x 880 yards : Sutton Valence. 8 min. 43-9 sec. Senior Mile Team Race : Sutton Valence. 4 min. 44.7 sec. Senior 4 x 120 yards Hurdles : Sutton Valence. 1 min. 15 sec. Senior High Jump : King's School. 15 ft. 9 in. Senior Long Jump : King's School. 53 ft. 11 in. Putting the Weight : King's School. 106 ft. 11 in. Throwing the Javelin : King's School. 376 ft. 4 in. Throwing the Discus : Sutton Valence. 327 ft. 51 in. Junior 4 X 100 yards : King's School. 47.2 sec. Junior 4 x 220 yards : King's School. 1 min. 44-6 sec. Junior 4 x 440 yards : Sutton Valence. 4 min. Junior 880 yards Team Race : Sutton Valence. 2 min. 18.6 sec. Junior 4 x 110 yards Hurdles : Sutton Valence. 1 min. 15-5 sec. Junior High Jump : King's School. 14 ft. Junior Long Jump : Sutton Valence. 48 ft. 5 in. SENIOR TEAM: Neate, Tyrrell, Diskul, Booth, Bailey, W. D., Andrews, Radford, Birch, Ashby, Beechey, Stoffel, Goddard, Faulks, Evershed, Cruttenden, Johnson, Bone, Wade, Barrow.
O.S. Notes G. R. Haslewood (1896), whose death was notified in the last magazine, went to Canada at an early age. He had lived in Hamilton, Ontario, since 1901, and was one of the pioneers of real estate in that city. Major-General J. L. Moulton, D.S.O., R.M. (1924), has been appointed C.B. M. L. Heath, O.B.E. (1926), has been promoted Air Vice-Marshal. He is Director-General of Personnel II at the Air Ministry. G. Pember (1926) has been appointed Principal of the Technical College at East Ham, and will be living in Loughton, Essex, from early in April. Air Commodore C. S. Moore, O.B.E. (1928), was posted to the Air Ministry in September as Director of Intelligence (B). He is now living at Ferndene, The Avenue, Crowthorne, Berks. Major F. W. L. Carslaw, R.A. (1930), has been posted to the Radar Research Establishment at Malvern. Address :Harrow Cottage, West Malvern, Worcs. M. W. Jeavons (1931) is Works Manager of the engineering side of E. E. Jeavons & Co., Tipton, Staffs. 0. M. Jeavons (1938) is with 0. C. Sumners, Ltd. Address :-28 Wycherley Crescent, Barnet, Herts. R. S. H. Hope (1932) is the Lay Organising Secretary of the C. of E. Children's Society for the dioceses of Portsmouth, Salisbury and Winchester. G. H. Taylor (1932) has been appointed an Assistant Transport Officer in the British Iron and Steel Federation. H. J. Lee, D.S.C., R.N. (1935), was promoted Captain at the New Year and has now left H.M.S. Gambia.
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Rev. C. M. Wedgwood (1935) has been appointed Vicar of Keynsham with Queen Charlton, diocese of Bath and Wells. We congratulate J. M. Davis (1938) on attaining the degree of Master of Surgery (Cantab.). He is now back in England after two years in the U.S.A. and has returned to Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, for another year. C. R. Wampach, W.O. I, R.E. (1939), who was badly wounded in Malaya, is still under medical observation for the removal of shrapnel. D. G. Leak (1946), who is in the English Electric Co., was appointed Officer Commanding his T.A. Unit last July. M. H. Hovey (1946), who is with the same company, is still playing rugger for Stafford. D. J. Dixon (1949) has visited the School this term prior to leaving for Persia, where he is taking up an appointment as an Assistant Surveyor advisory to the Imperial Government of Iran. F. C. Carter (1950), East African Tobacco Co., is now in Uganda. Address :—P.O. Box 411, Kampala. J.R. Mendel (1950) is on the staff of the East Sussex College of Agriculture near Lewes. B. S. Padgett (1950) is in insurance. J. B. Miles (1951) is with Vauxhall Motors at Luton. M. St. J. Candy (1952) passed his B.Sc. Part I last June and is studying electrical engineering at the Imperial College of Science. M. G. Earp (1952) is at the College of Estate Management, London. G. R. A. Harvey (1952) is in the R.A.F. P. D. Hull (1952) is studying pharmacy at Chelsea Polytechnic. E. J. Evans (1953) received a commission in the R.A. last August. R. M.
Hancock (1953) has been granted an award for the second year in succession by the English Electric Co., Stafford, for his work and prowess as a student apprentice. G. A. L. Hoad (1953) passed out of Sandhurst last summer, is commissioned in the R. A. and is on his way to join the 19th Field Regiment in Hong Kong. R. M. Biggs (1951) is in the Pay Corps. M. A. Holford (1954) is in insurance. K. W. Coles (1954) is doing his National Service in the Royal Navy. In January he was on his way to the Monte Bello Isles in H.M.S. Narvik. C. J. Rayner (1954) passed out of Sandhurst in December and is commissioned in the Royal Corps of Signals at Catterick. R. E. B. Craven (1955) has completed eight weeks' preliminary training in the Royal Marines at Lympstone, Devon, and has been playing centre threequarter for the Corps XV. He hopes to take part in the Open Fives Championships along with J. H. Gray (1939) and M. H. B. Jones (1945). B. G. Keeble (1955) has been playing full-back for Caius in the Cuppers. M. D. Grundy and M. A. Maberly (1955) are at Eaton Hall Officer Cadet School, Chester. A. H. W. Jones (1955) is at Mons 0.C.S., Aldershot, C. R. G. Shaw (1955) has been stationed near Minden with the Royal Sussex Regiment. He is now expecting some leave before being posted to the Far East to an Extra-Regimental job. Lieut. J. H. Gardner, R.E., A.R.I.C.S. (1948), who has been on visits to Greece and Upper Egypt, has now left the Canal Zone and is serving in Dhekelia, Cyprus, with Capt. R. K. H. Forster, R.E. (1943). Lieut. P. A. Beacon, R.A.S.C. (1945), and Second-Lieut. J. Hawtin, R.A.S.C. (1952), are serving in the same garrison.
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FURNISS.---On August 29, 1955, to Corinne, wife of Robert Furniss (1937), a son, Geoffrey Robert. HALE.—On January 31, 1956, at " Farthings," Littlewortb. Lane, Esher, Surrey, to Mary, wife of Brian E. Hale (1937), a sister for Jean and Anna.
The Spring Meeting will be held on Sunday, May 13, at Bearsted G.C., near Maidstone. There will be the usual Stableford for the Morrish Cup in the morning and the Bogey Four Ball competition for the Master's Mashie in the afternoon. It is hoped that once again members of the School will join us for the afternoon. On Sunday, May 27, the Society will be meeting the O.K.S. Golfing Society in a return match, this time at the Royal Cinque Ports G.C., Deal. The team will consist of eight players. Will O.S. wishing to play in (or attend) either of these meetings please write as soon as possible to P. S. Morrish, Little Portobello, Brenchley, Kent.
Marriage FRERE-SMITH–WISSA.—On February 11, 1956, at St. Mary Woolnoth Church, Lombard Street, E.C.3, Christopher N. Frere-Smith (1945) to Josephine Neith, daughter of Mrs. Helen Wissa, of Cairo.
Deaths ATCHISON.—On December 27, 1956, at 91 Fairfield Crescent, Edgware, H. P. R. Atchison (1905). HAYNES.—On December 11, 1955, at Kingsfield, College Road, Maidstone, B. W. Haynes (1889), aged 82. TUKE.—On January 28, 1956, at Boxford, near Colchester, Rowland M. Tuke (1900).
O.S. Annual Dinner The Sixty-eighth Annual General Meeting and Dinner will be held at the Windsor Castle Hotel on Tuesday, May 1, 1956.
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The matches against the School will take place on Saturday, July 7, and the week from Sunday, August 12, to Sunday, August 19, both inclusive. Any Old Suttonian who wishes to play in any of the games is asked to write early to : E. A. Craven at the School (without waiting for a personal invitation).
The Society is holding its Annual Dinner in the West Lodge, Downing College, at 7.30 for 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Any Oxford or Cambridge O.S. interested who have not received an invitation are asked to write for details to R. F. Budd, Address—Term : St. John's College, Cambridge ; Vacation : Ridgeway, Pilgrim's Way East, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Swimming and tennis matches will take place on July 7 and July 8, respectively, if sufficient support from O.S. is forthcoming.
The Annual Reunion took place in London on January 1 last. The main activity was attendance at the Day of
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Magic at the Unique Magicians' Club, Victoria Halls, Bloomsbury Square. In the evening Grand Magic Show amongst the artistes who appeared were Naomi and Channing Pollock (from the U.S.A.) and Marconick (from Holland). The occasion had opened with luncheon at the Chicken Inn, Leicester Square, and was most enjoyable for all. Those present were A. D. C. Turner (1948), M. A. Holford (1951), J. A. Dungay (1955) and M. St. J. Candy (1952). Anyone interested in the Art of Magic will be very welcome and is invited to contact the latter at 6 Dearne Close, Stanmore, Middlesex. Telephone : Grimsdyke 1156. Correspondence
The Editor, The Suttonian.
Dear Sir, R. L. KAY
A. B. DERRICK SISTER M. V. PARKES As a result of the appeal launched on behalf of the above-mentioned past members of the staff, the following amount has been donated. All subscriptions have been acknowledged, but, if any donor has failed to receive an acknowledgment, he should communicate with me. ÂŁ
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Apsley House, High St., Amersham, Bucks. March 2, 1956.
Subscriptions received, as per bank return Postage, duplicating, etc. ..
A cheque has been sent to Mr. Derrick for the purchase of kitchen fitments for his house. One has been sent to Mr. Kay for the provision of new curtains for his sitting-room, and a portable wireless has been provided for Sister Parkes. I thank all those who have contributed to this fund which has shown in small measure our appreciation of their services to the School. Yours faithfully, G. A. KEEBLE.
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Dear Sir, Will you please grant me the hospitality of your columns to thank all those parents who, on the occasion of my retirement, responded so kindly and generously to the appeal made at the Speech Day dance last July by Mr. G. A. Keeble. Yours faithfully, A. BYRNE DERRICK. Doddington Place, Sittingbourne, Kent. March 6, 1956. The Editor, The Suttonian.
Dear Sir, I want to express my very sincere thanks to all who have so generously subscribed to the fund for a leaving present. It was a most pleasant surprise when I was informed that there would be a share for me. The portable radio will be a great joy and a most treasured possession much appreciated.
THE SUTTONIAN I spent many happy years at Sutton Valence School, which I shall always remember. I still miss the boys and School life. With repeated thanks, Yours sincerely, M. V. PARKES. Sutton Valence School. January, 1956.
The Editor, The Suttonian. Sir, OLD SUTTONIAN FUNCTIONS AT THE SCHOOL Despite numerous references in the Magazine I still hear indirectly of Old Suttonians who feel aggrieved at not receiving an invitation to take part. Will you therefore please allow me to state once again that, although I send out about 100 invitations to both Cricket and Rugby games v. the School and also to the O.S. Cricket week, the real responsibility is on the Old Suttonians themselves to ask for a game, and that, while I write to as many as I think would like to take part, several must be overlooked. I assure them that this is quite unintentional on my part, particularly in the case of 0.S. who have left School not in an XI or XV and who have matured later. The usual dates for fixtures against the School are :— RUGBY FOOTBALL: The second (rarely) or third Saturday in December.
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FIVES: The Sunday after the 0.S. Rugby matches. CRICKET: The Saturday after the first Friday in July (Speech Day). SWIMMING: AS for Cricket. LAWN TENNIS: The Sunday after Cricket and Swimming matches. O.S. CRICKET WEEK commences the Sunday after August Bank Holiday and ends on the following Sunday. ACCOMMODATION: There is generally limited accommodation at the School on these occasions, but as a rule it is given to those taking part in two events over each week-end. May I say once more to all 0.S. that, if you do not receive an invitation to one of these functions and would like to take part, please write to me or to Mr. R. L. Kay or Mr. Bentley and let us know that you are available and wish to visit the School. Yours faithfully, EDWARD CRAVEN. La Reserve, Sutton Valence. March 10, 1956.
The Editor, The Suttonian. Dear Sir,—I shall be grateful if you will grant me a few lines to express my thanks to all those who subscribed to the fund sponsored by Mrs. James and George Keeble for a most useful present. Yours sincerely, ROBERT KAY.