The Suttonian 1972

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THE SUTTONIAN 1972

Volume 32

Number 3

T H E SUTTONIAN

EDITOR:

NIGEL NELSON

COMMITTEE:

PHILIP WOODERSON JULIAN YOUNG MICHAEL BANKS MARK HATCHER

{The front cover was drawn by A. M. K. Sanei based on the painting called 'The Clothworker' which hangs outside the School Hall).

CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL

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SCHOOL O F n a A L S

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GOODBYES

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VALETE

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SALVETE

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AWARDS

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CHAPEL NOTES

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THE LIBRARY

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MUSIC

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SOCIETIES

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LECTURES

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FILMS

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SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS

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ARTICLES AND VERSE

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SPORTS OLD SUTTONIAN SECTION .

RUGBY FOOTBALL FIXTURES

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EDITORIAL Any fresh editor coining to an established publication, whether it be 'The Times' or 'Oz', will inevitably have numerous ideas for the improvement of that publication. And so it was with 'The Suttonian'.

The committee were all new to the job and we began work with fiery zeal, blazing with OUR concept of the magazine. Needless to say, OUR concept was very different from previous magazines.

Yet here it is - 'The Suttonian' - similar in form and content to last year, and the year before that, and the year before . . .

Ideas, that at first seemed good, were thrashed and eventually thrown out at editorial meetings. We soon reahsed that before we could even consider changes, we had to decide the purpose of a school magazine.

We came to the conclusion - probably the same conclusion as generations of committees before us - that the magazine was the only true and accurate record of the school year in existence, and substantial changes in format could only be justified by substantial changes in the school: neither has happened. Our aim became not sensationalism to increase distribution but information for parents, boys and Old Suttonians. To this end we are happy with the result.

The following pages will not reflect a revolution but a mild changing in attitudes of both boys and masters.

The 1972 'Suttonian' is Sutton Valence as it is in 1972.

SCHOOL OFFICIALS MASTERS Headmaster:

M. R. R I C K E T T S , M.A.

Second Master: P. S. W. MacILWAINE, M.A. Assistant to Headmaster:

R. P. COUTTS, M.A., F.R.G.S. K . M. SMITH, B.Sc, M.I.Biol.

D. W. T A Y L O R M. I . WESTWOOD. B.A. G . G. A B L E , B.A. B. J. L I T T L E , B.Sc. D. T. R I C H A R D S , Dip.P.E. C. R. G . SHAW. M.A. H. M. RAMSBOTHAM, B.A. B. R. D A Y , B.A. D. R. B L A C K , B.Sc., Ph.D. M. A. N E V I L L E , M.A. M. A. S T E W A R T , B.Sc. L . M I L L A R D , M.A.

D. A. SIMMONS, D.L.C.(Hons.)

A. G . F O U L K E S , M.A. R. E . H O R N , M.A. A. R. D O U G L A S , M.A. B. D. W A R B U R T O N , B.Sc. M. H . F A I R B A N K , M.A. F . R. B A L L , B.Sc. G. C. P E N M A N , B.A. R. F . BATES, B.Sc R. D. C H A N C E , B.A. M. F . B E A M A N , M.A. J. McCORMICK, B.A. Rev. G . N E V I L L E , M.A.

Bursar: Lieut.-Comdr. T. P. H A L L , R.N.(retd.)

Adjutant to C.C.F.: Capt. J. A. L . S E R G I S O N

PREFECTS Head of the School: M. K . M A R K S School

Prefects: B. D. S O R R E N T I N O S. J. B O T T O M L E Y M. H A T C H E R

M. S. L . D A N C E Y R. M. E A T O N N. A. H A R T L A N D

House 5f.

G. B. M A R T I N D. K . P A T O N D. J. N. S T I F F

C. T. B U R G E S S J. G . C O O P E R L . J. D. G O R D O N Westminster:

H. NASSER J. D. P I L G R I M D. T O N G

D. R. C L A R I D G E A. P. B. L A S C E L L E S R. A. J. M A N S E L L

Prefects: Lambe's:

Margaret's

J. A. A L E X A N D E R M. J. B A N K S

P. L . K I R R A G E

Cornwallis: P. G . COOPER P. R. L A T H A M

Founders: K. C. A. P.

J. DANIELS W. G O O C H R. R U T H E R F O R D A. H A R D W I C K

D. N. HOPKINS K . A. M. QUTOB

N. D. N E L S O N S. W. P O T T E R O. H . C . STOBBS N. W. N. TOWNSHEND

P. K . W. H A R R I S A. M. K . SANEI

GOODBYES What does Clifton have that we have not? No doubt there are many answers to this question - perhaps one of them explains why Michael West decided in December to join John Marsh there as our second defector. I t is trite but true that we consider our loss to be Clifton's gain.

Michael joined us in 1966, full of such energy and enthusiasm that we waited somewhat cynically for them to wear off. Five years later they still haven't. I was fortunate m knowmg him not only as a member of the Mathematics Department but also for most of his time here as House Tutor in St. Margaret's. In the classroom he got over to many boys his own enthusiasm for the subject, and in the house his encyclopaedic knowledge of who was doing what was invaluable (who really wrote those J.D.R. reports?).

Apart from these aspects of his life here, perhaps his outstanding contribution was a beautiful and well-trained voice, which he used with memorable effect as for instance a soloist m the Messiah and as a member of a Common Room quartet (from the sublime to the ridiculous?). He coached colts' teams in all the major games, ran the Chess Club, served on numerous committees ^ need one say how much he will be missed?

P.S.W.M. Michael Anderson also left us at the end of Michaelmas Term 1971, to take up the post of Director of Music at Swanley Comprehensive School. He had been with us for just over three years and during that time contributed much to the life of the school. He is a very accomplished organist and delighted us with his playing of voluntaries and his sympathetic accompaniment of services. Out of school his greatest efforts were concentrated on Community Service and he spent a great deal of time ferrying boys to and fro. He lives in Maidstone now, and it is nice to thmk that our ties with him are not entirely severed.

A.G.F. At the end of the Lent Term Alan Chainey left Sutton Valence and is now a lecturer in the P.E. Department at.Edinburgh University. Shortly before his departure he announced his engagement to Anne Roscoe who left the Sanatorium to become a housewife at the end of the Summer Term. We wish them both every happiness; they will be greatly missed.

Of Alan Chainey J.McC. has written: Soon after Alan arrived at Sutton Valence I used to be amazed to see from my room in St. Margaret's every morning at about 7.45 a track-suited figure emerge from the top of the Swan steps (he then lived in Valence) up on to B.M. and run several miles before retiring for a shower and then breakfast. Although he did not maintain such a vigorous routine for all his five years at Sutton Valence, this typifies Alan's energy and enthusiasm. My most constant memory of Alan is of him trotting across the Chapel Yard as he went from one commitment to another.

He needed to trot, his day was so full! Only a person as methodical and organised as Alan could have fitted so much into a single day. Many of us saw only the top of the iceberg, but all will remember his smoothly run athletics matches and sports days, especially the first occasion Sutton Valence staged the Foundation Triangular Match, where we were treated to periodic commentaries on the state of the match and individual races, and the final results sheets had been duplicated and distributed within minutes of the completion of the last race.

Of course it is on the sporting side that Alan will be most obviously remembered. For three years he ran the P.E. Department single-handed, widening the range of activities for boys and improving the equipment and facilities of the gym immensely. But many of his achievements lay outside the daily timetable. He established Basketball as a regular sport within the school and his hard work and enthusiasm, aided latterly by D.W.T., mean that the school teams at all levels continue to enjoy success and this year we have had two boys in the Kent Team. School Cross Country Running which has for long been of good quality, gained fresh impetus from Alan's personal touch and participation in coaching and traming and the Team's achievements reached new heights. This meant an especial strength in our Athletics Teams' middle distance running (for these were Alan's own events) but he found time to improve the performances of boys in all events and the teams gained many notable successes.

He began a programme of outdoor activities for boys in the Lower 4th forms, taking place on C.C.F. afternoons, which introduces these boys to activities like camping, climbing and orienteermg. This last sport has become Alan's special interest over the last few years and many Sundays would see him taking small groups of boys to compete in events (often no small distance away) where he himself was competing (and how many of us realise that he is very close to selection for the British team?). Only a passing mention can be made of the very considerable time and trouble Alan took helping to organise Duke of Edinburgh expeditions both in term time and holidays. He served as co-ordinator of all sporting activities and fixtures and as Chairman of the re-constituted Sports Council and then, to our amazement, in his last two terms produced a sporting newsheet, "Sport in S.V.", which contained not only results and comments but also interviews, fitness features and introductory articles to new sports.

Although this packed programme might seem quite sufficient for many, I have not yet mentioned a side of Alan's work which is of equal importance - Economics. He came with a degree in Economics to start the department and himself taught all the 6th Form Economics and Politics. The subject quickly became very popular, thanks to his thorough and lucid teaching, and his candidates have been most successful; how he managed to fit in all the reading necessary on top of his sporting commitments must remain a mystery. He was, too, for four years House Tutor of Cornwallis, where boys always found him approachable, understanding and unstinting of his time.

Total enthusiasm, unselfish commitment, understanding and tolerance are the qualities for which we shall remember Alan.

In July Michael Westwood left Sutton Valence for Peterhouse. G.G.A. writes: Since Michael joined the English Department three years ago, he has made many contributions to life at Sutton Valence. He has been responsible for the successful reorganisation of Monday activities for the 2nd and 3rd forms, and has put in much coaching time on the rugby field and the athletics track. It is, however, as master-in-charge of hockey that he will go into the Suttonian record books, for in this, his last year, the School had a thoroughly satisfactory hockey season, followed by a memorable tour to what - in deference to him - I shall call the Principality. We wish him happiness and success in Rhodesia.

At the beginning of the school year we welcomed five newcomers: Mr H. M . Ramsbotham who, in addition to teaching a wide variety of subjects and to his activities on the games field, has concentrated on the Careers Department; Mr B. R. Day, another valuable addition to those who take games, as Head of the Modern Languages Department; Dr D. R. Black to teach Biology and organise the conservationists; Mr M . A. Stewart to teach Mathematics, who returned to New Zealand at the end of the year; and Mrs O. L . Riley as Matron of Cornwallis.

Lionel Millard returned to Sutton Valence for the Summer Term, enthusiasm and vitality unabated. We hope that this will not be the last of his all-too-brief injections of a way of life and joy in learning and literature which is not easily found in the 1970s.

A final change is that John and Vivien McCormick, who helped in the P.E. Department in the Summer Term, took over Bennett House in January. After twelve years as Housemaster, Graham Foulkes retired to East Went.

Both boarders and day boys will remember with gratitude how much he did for them over that period.

Mrs I . Crampton left at the end of the Summer Term to be House Matron at Woodbridge School. She will be missed at Lambe's where she has been Matron for two years.

VALETE S U M M E R T E R M , 1971 J. C. C . S T E V E N S (1968, W.).—2nd X I Cricket.

CHRISTMAS T E R M , 1971 J. D. W I N C H E S T E R (1968, St. M.).—"O" Levels, House Prefect.

A. J. D. W I L K I N S O N (1968, W.).—"O" Levels.

Goes to West Kent College of Technology.

A. R. B E N N E T T (1969, B., F . and C.).—Exhibition.

Goes to Westminster City School.

O. K . N G , (1971, C ) .

D. J. C . W E E K E S (1968, C.).—"O" Levels, 1st X I Cricket, 2nd X V Rugger, U.15 Hockey X I , Hon. Sec. Basketball, Squash.

Proposed Career: Business Management.

M. R. H . L E E (1968, W.).—"O" Levels, 1st X V Rugby, 2nd X I Cricket and Hockey, Cpl. in C.C.F. M. J. P E N F O L D (1970, W.).—U.15 X V .

P .S. C H U A (1971, C.) .—3rd X V Rugby.

L E N T T E R M , 1972 K . L . B I D D L E (1970, F.).—lunior Basketball Team, 3rd X V Rugby.

L . B U T T O N (1970, F.).—U.14 Rugby.

D. BUTTON (1971, B.).

COULSON, C. P. (1965, F.).—"O" Levels, 1st X V Rugby, lunior Play.

A. F . I . H A N S E N (1970, W.).— C. D. THOMSON (1968, C.).—2nd X V Rugby, "O" and "A" Levels.

Goes to High Wycombe College of Technology.

S U M M E R T E R M , 1972 C. T. B U R G E S S (1967, M.).—"O", "AO" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, 3rd X I Hockey, U.14 and 3rd X V Rugby, U.15 Cricket, Diving Team.

Goes to Brighton College of Art to study Interior Design.

J. G . C O O P E R (1967, M.).—"O", "A" and "S" Levels, House Prefect, Junior and Senior Athletics team, Vth form prize.

Proposed Career: Mining Geology.

M. S. L . D A N C E Y (1966, M.).—"O", "AO" and "A" Levels, Head of House, School Prefect, 2nd X V Rugby, 2nd X I Hockey.

Goes to Cardiff University. Proposed Career: Chartered Accountancy.

L . J. D. G O R D O N (1968, M.).—"O" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, 1st V I Tennis, 1st X I Hockey (2nd X I Colours), 3rd X V Rugby, 3rd X I Cricket. (U.15 Colours).

Proposed Career: Banking.

G. B. M A R T I N (1967, M.),—"O", "AO" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, 1st X I Cricket, 2nd X I Hockey, 3rd X V Rugby.

Goes to Central London Polytechnic.

Proposed Career: Management.

C. J. SCOTT-WILSON (1966, B. and M.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Senior Vlth, 1st X V Rugby (2nd X V Colours), Judo team. Sailing team, Debating team. Chess team.

Corporal in C.C.F., School Orchestra, Madrigals, Choir, Vth form Prize, Biology Prize.

Proposed Career: Medicine.

R. T A M (1971, M.).—"O" Levels, Badminton.

M. A. G . C R A I S S A T I (1969, W.).—"O" Levels, Swimming team.

Proposed Career: Medicine.

N. A. H A R T L A N D (1966, W.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Head of House, 2nd X V Rugby, 2nd X I Hockey.

Proposed Career: Architecture.

Y . H A Y O N (1970, W.).—"O" Levels.

Proposed Career: Engineering.

P. J. M A C E (1968, W.).—'O" Levels, 3rd X V Rugby, 1st V I Tennis, 3rd X I Hockey, Chess Team, Brass Group, Orchestra, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award.

Goes to Kingston Polytechnic.

R. T. MANWARING (1969, W.).—"O" Levels, Shooting VIII. Goes to West Kent College.

H. NASSER (1966, W.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Prefect, 1st X V Rugby, 1st Fives (Captain), Senior Basketball (Captain).

C. R. N O R T H O V E R (1970, W.).—Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award.

J. D. P I L G R I M (1967, W.).—"O" and "A" Levels. House Prefect, Cross Country VIII, C.S.M. in C.C.F., Hon Secretary Hunting Society and Christian Union.

S. A. T E E (1968, W.).—"O" Levels.

Proposed Career: Business Management.

D. T O N G (1966, W.).—"O", "A" and "S" Levels, Prefect, 2nd X V Rugby, 2nd X I Hockey, Senior Athletics, Senior Basketball.

Goes to Manchester University.

J. A. A L E X A N D E R (1967, B. and L.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Prefect, 2nd X I Hockey (Colours), 3rd X V Rugby, 1st V I I I Shooting, Signals Cpl. in C.C.F. Goes to Seale Hayne College, Devon, to study Agriculture.

N. M. H I L E S (1969, L.).—"O" Levels, U.16 Rugby.

Goes to Maidstone & Medway College of Technology.

D. N. HOPKINS (1967, L.).—"O" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, 3rd X V Rugby.

Goes to Camberwell Art College to study Commercial Art. M. J. S. JONES (1969, L.).—"O" Levels, Captain of Swimming (Colours), U.16 Rugby.

Goes to West Kent College of Further Education to study Hotel Management.

N. J. E . JONES (1970, H . and L.), W. J. T E R R Y (1966, H. and L.).—"O" Levels, Rugby (Junior Colts Colours), Hockey Senior Colts, Tennis 'Thomas Bowl' Pair.

Goes to Maidstone & Medway College of Technology to study Agriculture.

G. N. T. COOPER (1966, C.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Prefect, U.15 X I Cricket, 2nd X V Rugby, 2nd X I Hockey (Colours), 1st V I Tennis (Captain), Corporal in C.C.F. Proposed Career: Mechanical Engineering.

P. G. C O O P E R (1967, H. and C.).—"O" Levels, Prefect, 1st Athletics team.

R. M. C. E A T O N (1967, C.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Head of House, School Prefect, Captain of Fencing, Captain of Shooting (Colours), U.16 X V Rugby. Sergeant in C.C.F., Manager of Film Society, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award.

Proposed Career: Law. A. F R A N K L I N (1967, C.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Prefect, 2nd X V Rugby, Hon. Sec. Fencing (1st Team), U.15 Cricket, 3rd X I Hockey, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award.

Goes to North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Modern Studies.

P. K. W. H A R R I S (1971, C.).—E.S.U., Prefect, 1st X V Rugby, 1st Basketball Team (Captain, Colours), 1st V I Tennis.

M. W. H I S K E T T (1967, C.).—"O" Levels, Shooting V I I L Proposed Career: Land Agency.

H. S. L E O N G (1972, C.).—1st Athletics Team.

P. O. H. R U T T E R (1971, C ) .

A. M. K. SANEI (1969, C.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Prefect, in charge of Basketball, 2nd X V Rugby, Kent County Basketball (Colours), Athletics team. School Judo Team (Blue Belt).

Goes to Portsmouth Polytechnic to study Architecture.

p. S. WOODERSON (1965, C.).—"0" and "A" Levels, Junior Athletics and Cross Country, Hon. Sec. Art Club and History Society, School Librarian, Choral Society, School Plays, Art and English Prizes.

W. K . Y E A P (1972, C ) .

A. J. A L O O F (1967, F.).—"O" Levels, Athletics team, U.16 Rugby X V .

Goes to Rochester Art College.

Proposed Career: Design.

R. S. B A I R D (1968, F.).—U.15 Hockey, U.14 Cricket X L Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award.

R. C. B A R K E R (1964, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, School Prefect, 1st X V Rugby, 1st I V Fives, Athletics, Sgt. in C.C.F., Hon. Sec. Biology and Horticultural Societies, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, Winstanley Prize for Chemistry.

P. B U T T O N (1967, F.).—"O" Levels, Athletics Team.

S. A. C R A M P T O N (1965, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, 1st X I Hockey, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, Form Prizes.

S. J . K E R S H A W (1969, F.).—"O" Levels.

M. K. M A R K S (1964, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, Head of School, 1st X V Rugby (half colours), 1st X I Hockey (2nd Captain and Colours), 3rd X I Cricket (Captain), Senior Judo Team (Hon. Sec), L/Cpl. in C.C.F., Hon. Sec. Ornithology Society, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, Biology Prize, Headmaster's Prize.

P. C. M O R G A N (1965, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, 3rd X V Rugby, Shooting Vm (half colours), Senior Chess team.

Wood Prize for Physics.

N. D. N E L S O N (1966. F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, Captain of Athletics, U.16 Rugby, U.16 Hockey, Chairman of Community Service and Debating Society, Editor of Suttonian, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, Macdonald and Bossom Prizes.

Proposed Career: Journalism.

S. W. P O T T E R (1966, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, House Prefect.

Proposed Career: Estate Management.

A. R. R U T H E R F O R D (1965, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, House Prefect, 1st X I Cricket (Colours), 1st X V Rugby, 1st X I Hockey (Captain).

K. WILSON (1966, F.).—"O" Levels, Senior Cross Country team.

C. R. J . Y O U N G (1965, F.).—"O" and "A" Levels, School Librarian, 1st I V Fives, 2nd X I Cricket, 1st V I I I Cross Country, Junior Athletics Team, Foimder of Numismatic Society, Committee Member of 'Suttonian'.

C. J . H E N D E R S O N (1971, B.).

S. WILSON (1970, B.).

H. Z. N O R T H O V E R (1971, H.).—Fencing Junior team.

Goes to Singapore International School.

SALVETE CHRISTMAS T E R M 1971 Upper V I ... Komedera. A. P. (M.) Harris, P.'K. W. (C.) Lower V I ... Jarallah, S. (M.) Tam, R. W. C. (M.) McRae, G . B. (W.) Chua, P. S. (C.) Ng, O. K . W. (C.) Form V ... Stanley, N. J. (M.) Morad, M. A. (W.) Blackman, P. (C.) Upper I V ... Bennett, R. A. (M.) Hajjaji, J. M. (M.) Witt, M. J. (W.) Franks, T. (C.) Ford, A. H . (L.) Peverett, M. D. (L.) Lower I V ... Armstrong, R. H . (M.) Campbell, S. J. (M.) Hirst, P. J. S. (M.) Stubbs, J . M. (M.) Parritt, A. W. H . (M.) Bottomley, P. J . (W.) Casswell, E . F . (W.) Tye, H . V. (W.) Morad, A. A. (W.) Barry, N. M. F . T. (C.) Baulf, J. M. (C.) de la Torre, S. J. (C.) Keeble, S. J. (C.) Grant Morris, A. C . (C.) Keller, P. (C.) Andrews, J. D. P. W. (L.) Bowden, W. J. (L.) Howard, D. A. (L.) Andersen, J. D. (F.) Burge, D. J. (F.) Phillips, M. N. (F.) Smith, N. D. (F.) Form I I I .

Hajjaji, L . M. (M.) Cook, M. A. (B.)

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Coote, M. H . (B.) Foulkes, T. S. T. (B.) Henderson, C. J . (B.) Marsh, S. R. S. (B.) Bardsley, A. S. (B.) Campbell, A. G . R. (H.) Loggie, N. J . (H.) Barham, R. C. (B.) Dimond, J . P. (B.) Smith, N. C. (B.) Baxter, J . C. (B.) Brown, B. R. (B.) Button, D. (B.) Calveley, S. C. (B.) Clark, D. C . R. (B.) Clarke, T. J . (B.) Clarke, P. S. C . (B.) Collinson, M. R. (B.) Digby, R. J . (B.) Edwards, P. A. (B.) Lament, T. R. (B.) Scott, E . M. (B.) Sutton, D. J. (B.) Wiseman, P. D. (B.) Ashenden, P. W. (H.) Baker, K . J. (H.) Birch, C . W. (H.) Kemsley, G . W. (H.) Law, S. J . (H.) Martinez, R. A. (H.) Northover, H . Z. (H.) Terry, P. M. (H.) Waters, T. J. (H.)

L E N T T E R M 1972 Lower V I ... Leong, H . S. (C.) Ng, H . W. (C.) Yeap, W. H . (C.) Upper rV .. Bertram, A. P. (C.) Lower I V .. Black, J . A. (M.) Harfoot, C. F . (M.)

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S U M M E R T E R M 1972 Lower I V ... Barton, P. D. H . (M.) Wheeler, R. J . (M.) Day, M. R. (W.) Holm, P. J. (W.) Palmer, L . C. (W.) Woodruff, M. E . (W.) Betts, G . R. (F.)

Prentis, P. C . E . (M.) Hoad, P. V . (W.) Ramsey, G . J . (W.) Cameron, A. (W.) Caro, P. J . (C.) des Trois Maisons, R. D . (C.) Salter, C . K . (C.) Lebon, J . (L.)

AWARDS

The Bennett Hunting Memorial Scholarship was awarded jointly to F. R. Abbott, Brasenose College, Oxford and R. Baker, Bath University.

On the results of the G.C.E. 'O' Level Examinations, the following awards were made: Scholarship to M . Hatcher.

Honorary Scholarships to O. H. C. Stobbs and N. P. Scott.

Exhibitions to M . J. Liddicoat and J. G. Smerke.

The following Foundation Scholarships were awarded: Scholarships to N . A. Smith, Sutton Valence C. J. Beringer, Great Walstead S. J. Hopkins, Rosehill P. M . Hayward, Edinburgh House Exhibition to J. M. Stubbs, Sutton Valence

CHAPEL NOTES The Sunday services have continued on the pattern of the previous year, with a mixture of liturgical services, theme services, 'songs of praise', and folk music services. The folk singers have been the ex-Cambridge group called Reflexion, and Sally Godsell, a third year College of Education student. The themes explored have included The Body, The Future, Creation, Love, Life Together, and Friendship. Our preachers on Sundays and at week-day School Services have included Mr. Clive Newbould (Church of England Board of Education), Mr. Colin Cowdrey, Mr. Robin Richardson (Bloxham Research Project), the Headmasters of Eton (Mr. M . McCrum) and Charterhouse (Mr. A. O. Van Oss) and our own former Headmaster (Mr. C. R. Evers); Bishop John Ramsbotham, The Rev. Dr.

A. R. Vidler (O.S.), The Rev. W. B. Muller, The Rev. R. Serine, Fr. Paul Wessinger, S.S.J.E., The Rev. David Hutton, The Rev. Brian Ash, The Rev. O. T. Lall, and The Rev. T. H . Vickery, as well as the Headmaster and the School Chaplain. Our Lenten addresses were given by the Rev. John Barton, Vicar of Whitfield, Dover, who spent several days in the school meeting boys in form and in the houses as well as finding time for personal interviews. There were twenty-five candidates at the Confirmation by the Archbishop of Canterbury on May 26th. We have welcomed a new organist, Mr. Michael Neville, and for the first time for some years a boy (W. G. Dawson) has played the organ for a morning chapel.

G.N.

T H E LIBRARY A period of five years as Librarian is perhaps the time to reflect on the pattern of development of the Library. We have expanded: about 1,000 books have been acquired, but there is room for another 600 or so with new standing bookcases and the weeding out of redundant books. After that we will need faith, hope and certainly charity.

The Library is a pleasant room; far too comfortable I think. I would like to acquire another room for easy chairs and magazines, and have that as a place to relax; leaving the Library more as a centre for study. Apart from an excess of bodies, magazines are left strewn around and this creates an atmosphere antipathetic for those who want to use the Library for work.

I don't think the Library is used enough for teachmg at all times without supervision; only thus can a School Library fulfil its twin purposes of a place for research and as an introduction to the excellent habit of reading.

I am grateful to those boys who have taken on the

purposes; in that some members of Staff don't always know what books are there, and therefore cannot advise boys to read them. I think we have a fakly comprehensive collection now and there are few topics not catered for. There is now a much larger selection, of modem novels, the Science section has increased considerably and naturally the History shelves are well stocked!

Boys are still careless about books: very few are deliberately removed, but many are only located after months and even years of absence, and returned by devious and diverse ways. Library cards are often not filled up, and the return of a book to a shelf after reading it in the Library seems an unnatural act. However I am insistent that the Library should be open to all unrewarding task of being Librarians, especially to S. J. Bottomley as the principal one.

We are grateful too to the following who have given books to the Library: Mrs. E. D. Smith, Kenneth

Canon A. R. Vidler (O.S.) - author, P. S. Wooderson.

M.H.F.

Young - author, Roger Kojecky (O.S.) - author, C.S. F. Oliver, General J. L . Moulton (O.S.) - author.

MUSIC peculiar and unnatural activity. Be that as it may, it is noticeably harder now to find volunteers for the brokenvoice parts than it was, and this of course becomes quite serious when an attempt is made to form a Choral Society.

A third source of trouble is the growing difficulty in finding rehearsal times when everybody is available.

Here again we are faced with the unfortunate effect of something which in itself is good: the proliferation of all kinds of School activities, to which we must now add even the cafeteria lunch system, whereby boys finish their meal at different times. Heaven forbid that I should enter the lists on either side in the age-old Games v Music battle, which has some of the fantastic and implacable quahty of the Irish religious conflict.

However it must be admitted that while the prestige of games-playing has lessened, the number of games to be played has increased, and also the times at which - very reasonably - boys are encouraged to play them. The result of this is that Choir practices are rarely fully attended, and almost never for the whole of their allotted time.

If this article appears to be less a catalogue of musical events than random thoughts on the subject of School music in general I apologise, but without a great deal of sincerity, as it is a matter which can do with an airing now and again. If we consider the attitude held by a majority of both boys and staff towards the musical life of the School as something independent of the standard of performance achieved, then looking back over the last ten years or so I would say that while the status of the Orchestra has risen appreciably, that of the Choir has declined. To play an instrument, and even to be known to practise from time to time, are not felt to be such eccentric activities as they once were and for this reason, though the quality of the sound produced by the Orchestra will no doubt vary from year to year, I think that its future is reasonably bright. For the Choir the outlook is less rosy and there are so many contributory factors to this that I would like to set them out in some detail, if only to show that we are really very lucky to be able, as it were, to field a side at all.

The part played by the Choir in Chapel services is something which I touched upon last year. This has always been a rather equivocal role, but at least one can say that in the old traditional days of Mattins and Evensong it was accepted - demanded, even - that as well as leading the congregational singing the Choir should take a special share in the worship, either in an anthem or a setting of one of the canticles. There was a time when we felt that this was something permanent and immutable, and it has done us a lot of good to be shaken out of our complacency. However the new wine has burst the old wine-skins and sometimes now, as we parade, impressively robed, up the Chapel nave I feel that we are performing little more than the function of Chaplain's bodyguard - the Household Cavalry of the Church militant. We do in fact lead the singing, but this alone is not enough to give much sense of identity, and it is only when the Carol Service comes round that our purpose can be clearly seen.

It has always been difficult to persuade little boys to sing in public to their leering mates and school choirs have naturally to rely on "pressed men" for their upper parts, though many of the conscripts get more pleasure from the experience than they will admit. This problem is made more difficult now, partly by the current antipathy to all forms of coercion and partly by the general decline in church-going which must cause the younger ones in particular to feel that singing in the Choir is a

It may be that the picture which I have drawn is too gloomy. It is even possible that by the time this article is printed something will have happened to alter things dramatically for the better; it is one of the advantages of being a pessimist that one is so often pleasantly disappointed. But as this belongs to the realm of speculation I would like to end on a more comforting note. Apart from the number of keen music-lovers in the School, which probably remains fairly constant, there is I am sure a growing awareness among boys that music can bring pleasure even to the layman, and there is certainly a more intelligent variety of sounds to be heard coming from record-players than the endless Pop of recent years. This might well be regarded as a hopeful sign by the music staff, and though they can no doubt look forward to plenty of blood, toil, sweat and the occasional tear, their struggle is one in which victories, however partial and fleeting, are still to be won.

R.E.H.

RESULTS OF ASSOCIATED BOARD MUSIC EXAMS 1971-72 DISTINCTIONS David Horn—Grade V Flute Ian Malkin—Grade I V Bassoon MERITS Charles Terry—Grades I V & V Piano PASSES Stephen Tee—Grade V Trumpet 10

the idea to form a string quartet and a woodwind sextet, and we met two or three times a day to play together uninterrupted by other activities and for sessions of a length usually reserved for games. A small and select audience was invited to come and listen to a concert of music which ranged from Haydn string quartets to a woodwind work dedicated to Everton Football Club.

In addition to the usual Senior and lunior Woodwind practices this year, we have formed a Community Service Woodwind Group, whose object it is to play to those outside the school who would like to hear us; and we have re-instituted the practices we used to have for the strings of the orchestra, and meet for about half an hour a week as the "String Orchestra", under the direction of M.A.N. The Valence Recorder Consort (Graham Foulkes, David Horn, Richard Horn and Michael Neville), another new venture, broadcast a recital on Radio Medway on July 8th and 10th.

A.G.F.

Kakhui Ho—Grade I V Piano Simon Richards—Grade I V Violin Michael Peverett—Grade I V Violin John Mouat—Grade I V Clarinet Gerry Arnold—Grade I I I Trombone Timothy Llewellyn-Smith—Grade I I I Clarinet Mark Tower—Grade I I I Piano Simon Farrar—Grade I I I Trombone Richard CoUenette—Grade I H Flute Andrew Bardsley—Grade HI Clarinet Peter Polycarpou—Grade I I I Oboe Roy Martinez—Grade I I I Piano Michael Smith—Grades I & I I Piano Robert Adams—Grade I I Piano John Coote—Grade I I Piano Michael Coote—Grade I Piano James Lebon—Grade I Piano 33 candidates took Theory Exams, from Grade I to Grade V, of whom 32 passed.

ADDENDUM At the instigation of Brian Sorrentino, Ian Malkin and David Horn it was decided to round off the year with a few days of informal music after the end of the summer term. Enough people were interested in

SOCIETIES Membership of the Wine Making Society has remained fairly restricted to a moral few, but this has not affected our output. At present the society is producing small quantities of beer and wine, but it is later hoped to produce some champagne and sherry. Yet again the society is indebted to Mr. Smith for his valued assistance and encouragement.

Although the History Society's attempted retrial of Charles I met with insufficient response to be perpetrated, other endeavours met with more success. Papers on the Bolshevik Revolution, Trotsky, and Ludovic of Bavaria, by P. S. Wooderson, S. J. Bottomley and T. D. Morris, were greeted with enthusiasm by large audiences, packing out the confines of the president's show and straining the supplies of the traditional tea and biscuits.

Charles I still languishes in prison awaiting trial, perhaps next year his trial will come.

The Conjuring Club has enjoyed a fairly successful year, with many shows being given to audiences of various age groups. Although at present still full, the club feels that there are many prospective young magicians in the school, and hopes later to extend its growing membership to them. The O.S. Conjurors' Annual Reunion took place in the Lent Term, and the club's thanks go to Michael Candy for organising it. Finally, the club would like to thank their President, Mr. Bates for his continued support and enthusiasm.

Once again nothing outstanding has been achieved in the Art Club, the general body of people coming to have an afternoon talk and throw some paint about.

What is encouraging, however, is the genuine enthusiasm shown by some of the younger members not only in their noise-making, but in their painting. The emphasis is largely on enjoyment rather than regular Wednesday art, as a matter of course, and it is probably this alone which has been achieved this year.

A revival of the Geography Society has been attempted, with some success. Yet again, however, there is a marked lack of enthusiasm within the sixth form, especially where original contributions have been concerned. However the standard of attendance at most of the lectures arranged by the society has been relatively good; amongst these lectures were: Australia Land of the Future by J. G. P. Campbell, Films on New Zealand, The Weathering of Limestones and The Concept of Grade, the last two by O. H. C. Stobbs.

The society's thanks are due as always to Messrs.

Coutts and Beaman.

The Photographic Society has acquired more equipment this year, financed mainly by the school, while the number of members has increased steadily, particularly during the summer term. The society extends its thanks in particular to Mr. Chainey, who was succeeded, on his departure from Sutton Valence, by Mr. Millard. It was the latter's enthusiasm and imagination which contributed so much to the success of our Speech Day exhibition, and to him we are equally grateful.

During the year, the Archaeology group has been mainly concerned with an attempt to locate the line of a Roman trackway, running across a corner of the school grounds. At the time of writing some interesting 11

meeting regularly despite diverse weather conditions, and maintaining a high standard of play.

Archery was again started for the second year running in the summer term. Unfortunately, however, we have only been able to have a few shoots, mainly because of the poor weather. In addition our membership has decreased, yet the interest and enjoyment undoubtedly remains for the current members.

The Bridge Club has functioned throughout the year, and was particularly well supported in the Lent Term, when there were often five tables in play.

Nearly all members are beginners, and much basic knowledge of the game has been gleaned. An immense amount remains to be learned.

Duplicate Bridge has rivalled Rubber Bridge in popularity, because it has brought m the element of competition.

Goodchild and Leighton mi. have both been pursuing Bridge as their Duke of Edinburgh award pursuit, and have acted as Tournament Directors as well as secretaries.

To date we have played 3 Team of Four matches, and though defeated gained much valuable experience from them, both in gamesmanship and in the playing of the cards.

Judo is a comparatively young sport within the school and as such has thrived with nearly fifty people participating.

With nine green belts in the club, match prospects for the future look favourable and an even more impressive improvement in standard is hoped for.

We are all grateful to Mr. Lockhead whose good natured instruction has made the sport light-hearted amidst the rolling and tumbling that might, under lesser instructors, lead to aggressiveness.

The Chess Society especially regretted the departure of Mr. West whose energy and interest had been a great help over the past few years. Sadly, attendance has fallen off during the year and our match results have been mediocre: the junior team won one match and lost two; the senior team won one, drew one and lost one.

finds are beginning to emerge; but it is too early to say definitely whether we are 'on the right track'. We would be glad to hear from O.S's who have clear recollections of earlier digs on the line of the trackway.

The Hunting Society has found little in the way of scent this year, and we were eliminated early from the Schools Debating Competition, held at Sutton Valence.

This has been a relatively uneventful year for the Printing Society, which has continued its work both privately and for the school. The school play programme was not, however, printed by the society this year, owing to a shortage both of time and man-power. Mr. Douglas was succeeded as master in charge of the society by Mr. Horn and Mr. Neville, and the society continues to expand under their guidance.

Fencing has slowly become a recognised sport within the school activities. This has been achieved only by the perseverance of Dr. Black and a few senior boys. In fact, progress has been made to such an extent that the school reached the semi-finals of the Kent Foil Championships. Practice sessions are arranged twice weekly, and we are fortunate in having Professor Russell as our coach on one of these sessions. Although expansion of the sport in the school has only been gradual, there is much more room for further development to make fencing a major and successful sport in the school.

During the year the Ornithology Society has been able to study a wide variety of bird lite at Langley Park Farm, and for this our thanks are due to Mr. Chambers.

In addition to this we have contributed to the National and County Breeding Survey in which we have been encouraged throughout by Mr. Taylor.

Once again the Equestrian Society thrives with a most encouraging number of keen riders. The riding stables are situated at Ulcombe, and the countryside nearby provides a variety of rides, on ponies of differing sizes, for about an hour every week. We would again like to thank Mrs. Scott and all the people involved who have helped the society which is now a major Wednesday afternoon activity.

The Soccer Society has enjoyed another successful and rewarding year, with many players of all ages

LECTURES 12th February: Cliff Aungier, Folk Singer and Guitarist.

11th March: Ex-Detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell - "The Great Train Robbery".

Saturday Society Lectures: 25th September: Dr. Leo and Annette Aylen - Song and Poetry Recital, 16th October: Alan Chandler - A Performance of Mime.

18th November: Michael Garrick and his Jazz Trio.

22nd January: W. E. Johnson, International Association of Art Critics.

Sixth Form Lectures: 8th December: E. A. Escritt, Brathay Exploration Group - "Greenland Summer".

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21st February: J. Wells M.P. - " A Career in Parliament".

20th March: G. Huntmg, Deputy Director Thames Polytechnic - "The Polytechnics".

24th January: R. J. H. Pringle (OS) - St. Dunstans.

7th February: L. Jones, Senior Training Manager, Reed International - "Interviewing and Being Interviewed".

FILMS Films were shown on Saturday evenings in the Christmas and Easter terms when there was no Saturday Society Lecture.

11th September: "The Italian Job".

18th September: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

2nd October: "Rommel - Desert Fox".

9th October: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

23rd October: "The Million Dollar Brain" 6th November: "Village of the Damned".

20th November: "Romeo and Juliet".

4th December: "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

11th December: "The Yellow Rolls Royce".

13th December: "The Vikings".

15th January: "Monte Carlo or Bust".

29th January: "Thomas Crown Affair".

6th February: "Devils' Brigade".

19th February: "True Grit".

26th February: "Modesty Blaise".

4th March: "Planet of the Apes".

18th March: "Bridge at Remargen".

23rd March: "In Like Flint".

13th May: "Julius Caesar".

SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS TRIPLE BILL

in the play appeared to be the same age as their parents, or was this part of the 'absurd' nature of the play?

My final thought on the evening was that three OneAct plays could be used as the main production from time to time, but that the full-length production should be the general pattern. This year's experiment was a worthwhile one and our thanks go to the Producer, Mr. R. E. Horn and all his helpers for giving us an entertaining evening.

C.R.G.S.

The idea of three One-Act plays instead of the usual long play appealed to me when I first heard about it.

The advantages seemed obvious:- opportunities for more boys to participate; less arduous parts for senior boys involved in other pursuits; more variety for the audience to enjoy; rehearsals easier to arrange. Nevertheless there are also disadvantages:- more actors of ability needed for the three plays; three plays of equal effectiveness, preferably plays of different sorts.

Triple Bill showed both advantages and disadvantages, it seemed to me: "Sganarelle", which opened the programme, is a Moliere farce of mistaken identity and the humour of the situation was put across quite successfully. Paul Kirrage, in the name part, had the right tone of intimacy with the audience needed in this type of play and was well supported by Jeremy Pilgrim, Susan Croucher and the rest of the cast.

In contrast to the farce, " A Choice of Kings" by John Mortimer was a serious play depending on a legal trick by which William the Conqueror may have duped Harold of England in 1064. However, the play was not very inspiring on stage and the actors were unable to bring it to fife, though Lloyd Dancey and Andrew Wilkinson in the main parts tried hard to do something with a rather sticky play. Mention should be made of Simon Richards as Odo, the cunning bishop who engineered the plot.

As the final play, Ronald Duncan's "The Gift", was a piece of modern 'absurd' drama, it certamly provided the necessary variety with the other two plays. The outstanding performance here was by Cheryl Sinho as the wife, and she was ably backed by Michael Banks and the rest of the cast. It was a pity that the children

SGANARELLE B Y MOLIERE A D A P T E D B Y M I L E S MALiLESON Celie, a young girl Gorgibus, Celie's Father Celie's Nurse Sganarelle, a Parisian Sganarelle's Wife Lelie, a young Parisian Lelie's Manservant

Jane Bowerman D. K. Paton Caroline Finden P. L . Kirrage Susan Croucher J. D. Pilgrim C . R. P. Elliott

A CHOICE OF KINGS

BY JOHN MORTIMER Wiliam, Duke of Normandy Fitzosbern, the Steward Odo, the Bishop Theobald, the Chancellor Roger of Montgomery Guy of Ponthieu Harold, Earl of Wessex Young Godwineson Maidservant Castle servants

M. S. L . Dancey R. V. Arnold S. D. Richards G . B. Martin C. T. Burgess C. J. Scott-Wilson A. J. D. Wilkinson L. G . B. Cooper Hilary Neville S. J. Philps, M. R. H. Lee

THE GIFT B Y RONALD DUNCAN Percy Worsthorne Madelaine Worsthorne Tony Worsthorne Geraldine Worsthorne Ernest Tremlett

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M. J . Banks Cheryl Sinho M. J. Lebon Patricia Littlejohn P. S. Wooderson

SPRING CONCERT

Flutes: David Tong, David Horn.

Oboes: Mr. C. R. G . Shaw, Timothy Morris.

Clarinets: Andrew Hobson. Nicholas Horn, Richard Underbill, Philip Richards.

Trumpets: Stephen Tee, Peter Mace, Mark Doble, Christopher Northover.

Trombones: Simon Farrar, Gary Arnold.

Horns: Mr. G. Holley, Duncan Paul.

Percussion: Charles Terry, Simon Dickens.

The end of term Choral and Orchestral Concert opened with plenty of attack in Handel's Zadok the Priest. The choir produced tone and volume which filled the hall and although the Wind had not yet warmed up the whole was an encouraging beginning.

The orchestra followed with the Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition and here the Brass did very well. It seemed a pity that they did not try one of the Pictures which would have been well within the capacity of the orchestra. A movement from Haydn's Symphony No. 95 in spite of some hesitation in the strings was excellent. Haydn would surely have approved of this performance which was played with such evident enjoyment. As this concluded the orchestra's contribution to the evening it would have been nice to have seen them take a bow and receive the applause which the audience was ready to accord.

T H E M A D R I G A L SINGERS: Stephen Cookson, Toby Foulkes, Peter Hirst, Christopher Wait, John Yates, Mark Butler, Nicholas Horn, John Mouat, Mr. R. D. Chance, Mr. M. A. Neville, Mr. R. E . Horn, Gary Arnold, David Horn, Christopher Scott-Wilson.

T H E R E C O R D E R GROUP: Firsts: John Coote, Timothy Llewellyn-Smith, Mark Tower, Duncan Webb.

Seconds: David Burge, Leonard Button, Colin Clifton, Mark Edwards, Alasdair Elliott, Christopher Fermor, Jonathan Scott, Michael Smith, Nicholas Smith, Christopher Wait, Timothy Weedon.

Glockenspiel: John Andersen Percussion: Stephen Campbell, Peter Hirst, Simon Keeble, James Stubbs.

The Caprice for Clarinet Quartet by Clare Grundman was more than creditable. This agreeable piece by an English composer (new to me) was performed with pleasing tone and feeling. The next item for massed recorders was on a more juvenile level but was none the less performed with care and precision. The Madrigal Singers followed with an attractive arrangement of spirituals. We have come to expect polished performances from Mr. Foulkes's madrigal groups over the years and this was no exception.

David Horn, flute, the only soloist of the evening, played the well known air from Gluck's Orpheus. Full marks for this performance whose tone and musicality held the attention of the audience and attracted the most enthusiastic applause of the evening.

Michael Kurd's lonah-Man Jazz was the main choral work of the evening and appeared to your reviewer to be a rather trivial piece of music for this place of honour. No doubt it was fun to sing but the choir had shown its quality earlier in the Handel and could with advantage have given something more worthy of its capabilities. However one must record that the performance was given with precision and vigour reflecting credit on singers and conductor. Neither must one overlook the valuable contributions of the Rev. G. Neville as narrator and David Horn on piccolo. Mr. Michael Neville accompanied on the piano and displayed an unsuspected gift for boogie-woogie!

N.F.P.

F O R JONAH-MAN JAZZ: Flute: David Horn, Piano: Mr. M. A. Neville, Narrator: Rev. G . Neville.

CONDUCTOR: Mr. A. G . Foulkes.

IN AT THE DEATH On Passion Sunday (March 19th) a cast of boys, with some masters and their wives, presented a play for voices in chapel at 6.30 p.m. It was entitled 'The Way to the Cross', and consisted of extracts from Dorothy Sayers' radio series 'The Man Born to be King' first broadcast in 1941-2. The arrangement and the production were in the hands of Mr. H . M . Ramsbotham.

This presentation of the familiar story in a form unfamiliar to most of the congregation and in the setting of a darkening chapel with a spotlight picking out the altar cross proved to be an arresting and, to some at least, a moving experience. The pace of the drama was never allowed to drag (though it probably reached its emotional climax too early) and the reahsm of the action was sustained against a background of a wellrehearsed crowd and the intelligent use of recorded sound effects. The voices were generally convincing, except where boys' trebles were used for women's parts.

The acoustics of the chapel are by no means easy, and it was remarkable that some of the characters were quite subtly developed in spite of this handicap. As so often it was easier to project the image of the 'baddies' than the 'goodies', yet not only Pilate and Caiaphas but Mary and John and Mary Magdalene too came across as real people. The role of Jesus was, inevitably, a special case. Fortunately it was rather a minor part (as far as length of speeches was concerned), because otherwise it would be impossible to satisfy most

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Viohns: Mrs. N. F . Pine (leader), Peter Morgan, Peter ScottWilson, Andrew Scott, Toby Foulkes, Simon Richards, Michael Peverett, Stephen Cookson, Andrew Betts, Mark Sampson, Paul Sutton, Michael Smith.

Violas: John Andersen, Brian Sorrentino.

Cellos: Mr. M. A. Neville, Christopher Scott-Wilson.

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hearers with anything less than a brilliant professional interpretation. The part was read in a subdued key, which was really very effective against the shouting of the crowd, the emotionalism of Mary Magdalene, the stridency of Pilate, the coarseness of the dicing soldiers, and the general earthiness which the cast conveyed.

Producer and cast earned our thanks for a successful presentation. The real question-marks must stand against Dorothy Sayers' work. It was a remarkable achievement in its time, and even stood up surprisingly well in this revival. But it really demands a congregation more used to doing without the 'visuals' than a body of boys reared on TV with their mother's milk; and its impact is greatest upon those whose acceptance of the story is already sufficiently thoroughgoing for them to swallow the legendary additions which Dorothy Sayers thought permissible - the stereotype of Mary Magdalene as the reformed red-haired call-girl and the return of the Ethiopian king to the scene of Jesus' death. After the lapse of thirty years the language has a rather dated sound. We now need a playwright with Dorothy Sayers' depth of understanding - and a style nearer to Dennis Potter's.

G.N.

ded effectively and for the most part audibly, taking up their cues at a good brisk pace. There was intentionally no differentiation of character between them except for poor Number Six of course, who remained largely silent - but the convincing way in which they misbehaved during the Teacher's absence showed a wealth of experience in this particular activity.

The second play, "Davy Jones's Dinner", turned out to be an orthodox dialect comedy, based on Welsh low cunning and the universal predatory female. After seeing it I would be tempted to counter Annie Oakley's lament "You can't get a man with a gun" with "You can - as long as he has the gun!" Dialects are tricky things and I thought Richards and Smith managed to suggest the Welsh lilt very well. If you are not good at accents you have the choice of adopting a generalpurpose bucolic voice, as used by minor characters in Shakespeare, or sticking to your own. Though often the wiser choice, this can have unfortunate consequences; it was rather incongruous, for instance, to hear a remark like "There's touchy you are today!" enunciated in Wait's well-modulated reading-prize tones. However, I do not want to be snide at Wait's expense as, accent apart, I thought he made a good widow, sitting prim and purposeful with knees pressed well together.

THE JUNIOR PLAYS The two Junior Plays, which were performed this year in the Summer and not the Lent Term, showed a marked contrast in style, while making ingenious use of what was substantially the same set. The first, "School Play", was a modern experimental piece, a daring choice which shows how far the image of the Junior Play has moved since its early Shakespearean days. In many ways I was reminded of lonesco: the scene, though a classroom, was clearly in the middle of nowhere and not part of any school; the action consists largely of a non-play inside a non-play, which gives an effect of total unreality and takes us right into the Theatre of the Absurd; even the dialogue returns at one moment to its starting point, as in "The Bald Prima Donna". As with lonesco too there is a serious theme: the individual in society. The characters consist of a Teacher and ten schoolboys, who have no stage-names but are addressed alternately by their real names or as numbers. In the nonsense-context of the play this has the curious and rather sinister effect of making their real names seem meaningless and reduces them to faceless units of their own society. It is the revolt of one boy - Number Six - against the crazy but rigid rules of this society that provides the serious point of the action.

The acting in "School Play" belongs almost entirely to the Teacher, and in this part Polycarpou did well enough, though in his efforts to deepen his voice he became at times hard to understand. The class respon-

The most confident actor was Richards, who is now of course quite experienced. Confidence is quickly communicated, both to the other actors and to the audience, and I had the feeling that while he was on stage nothing irreparably bad was likely to happen. Lebon, though I enjoyed his performance, did not have this effect on me. His Prosser was a splendid caricature and his first entrance - chest bursting and trousers somewhere halfway up his shins - was a fine moment, but there was always something a little uncontrolled about his enthusiasm. The other players backed up their principals well and I particularly liked the look of Smith, whom I hope we shall see again.

Finally a word on the set, which was well designed so that it could be easily converted from class-room to signal-box. This added to the effect of both plays and helped to make the occasion a success, not least for the hard-working and unflappable Producer.

SCHOOL PLAY Teacher Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

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One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten

Peter Polycarpou John Black Timothy Weedon Robert Armstrong Roderick Scott-Wilson Jonathan Scott Alasdair Elliott Nicholas Randolph James Stubbs Andrew Parritt Duncan Webb

DAVY JONES'S DINNER

Bassoon: Ian Malkin.

Davy Jones the Box

Simon Richards

Fred the Lamps

Nicholas Smith

Liza

Hargest

Potter J.P., the Squire

Morgan the Keeper

Trumpets: Stephen Tee, Peter Mace, Mark Doble, Christopher Northover.

Christopher Wait

Trombone:

Simon de la Torre

Percussion:

Mark Lebon

Prosser the Policeman Pryce-Powell,

Horns: Mr. G. HoUey, Duncan Paul.

Charles Terry, Simon Dickens, Mark Butler.

MADRIGAL SINGERS Stephen Cookson, Toby Foulkes, Peter Hirst, Christopher Wait, John Yates, Mr. M. A. Neville, John Mouat, Mark Butler, Nicholas Horn, Simon Richards, Mr. R. E . Horn, Gerry Arnold, David Horn.

Christopher Roffey John Krayenbrink Mr. C. R. G . Shaw

Producer

Gerry Arnold.

SUMMER CONCERT

WOODWIND David Horn, David Tong, Mr. A. G . Foulkes, Nicholas Horn, Richard Underbill, Ian Malkin.

1. O R C H E S T R A Hugo Cole Black Lion Dances Allegro pesante; Con moto; Andantino; Trumpet Tune.

R E C O R D E R CONSORT Descant: Mr. A. G . Foulkes; Treble: David Horn; Tenor and Descant: Mr. R. E . Horn; Bass: Mr. M. A. Neville.

2. M A D R I G A L S I N G E R S Dindirindin - Spanish 16th Century Pavane - Belle qui tient ina vie Tourdion - a Drinking Song.

Conductor: Mr. A. G. Foulkes I

3. S T R I N G O R C H E S T R A (Conductor: Mr. M. A. Neville) Suite of 16th Century Dances Claude Gervaise Basse danse; Pavane d'Angleterre; Gaillarde; Basse danse.

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ing's music. A s 'the most unmusical member of the staff' (Graham Foulkes's words), I wouldn't dare to write a critical appreciation.

I am sure that Graham Foulkes's ability to produce

PIANO Chanson Triste Tschaikovsky March Weber Pianist: Charles Terry Duet played by Charles Terry and Mark Butler.

WOODWIND Mrs. Nichols Almand Sonatella Galliard Reihentanze

-John Dowland Antonio Bertali Antony Holborne Tielman Susato

6. R E C O R D E R CONSORT Zambalina Fantasy Dance in Rondo

Salomone Rossi Thomas Tomkins Graham Foulkes

give the programme first as what follows is no

more than my impressions of a most enjoyable even-

an atmosphere of relaxed informality adds enormously to the audience's pleasure i n the music. This was an unpressed

audience

Hopkins-like teach

which

appreciated

the

ins, especially to the

Antony

final

item.

Earlier, I had thought that the Black L i o n Dances showed the orchestra to be more tunefully controlled than I had known them to be. Certainly my neighbour was tapping his foot in time w i t h the Allegro pesante and attempting to hum 'Moon River' to the Andantino.

The most professional performance was the woodwind's four pieces but I preferred the piano duet played

by Terry and Butler as they so obviously enjoyed them-

7. SONGS (Words by Richard Horn; music by Graham Foulkes) Mis-spent Youth Gloomy Old Man's Song A Jolly Song for Smokers ORCHESTRA Variations for Orchestra Graham Conductor: Graham Foulkes

selves. I could have gone on much longer listening to the soothing sound produced by the string orchestra which left me with the frustration of not quite being able to hum the Basse danse.

Foulkes

The pieces played by the Recorder Consort were part of a programme performed earlier i n the week and broadcast by Radio Medway.

ORCHESTRA:

The two singing items were very different although

Violins: Mrs. N. F . Pine (Leader), Peter Morgan, Peter ScottWilson, Andrew Scott, Toby Foulkes, Simon, Richards, Michael Peverett, Stephen Cookson, Andrew Betts, Michael Smith, Paul Sutton, Mark Sampson, Anna Perks.

before the final song of the Madrigal Singers we were

Violas: Brian Sorrentino, Mr. A. G . Foulkes, Roderick ScottWilson, John Andersen, Nicholas Randolph.

duction

asked to think of them as half-cut medieval monks which might possibly have served equally as an introto item

7. The three songs by H o r n

and

Cellos: Mr. M. A. Neville, Christopher Scott-Wilson.

Foulkes were the high spot of the evenmg, especially

Flutes: David Tong, David Horn.

the

Oboes: Mr. C. R. G. Shaw, Tim Morris.

The audience felt cheated when their demand f o r an

Clarinets: Nicholas Horn, Richard Underbill, Philip Richards.

encore meit no response.

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which was acclaimed with huge, applause.

A.R.D.

ARTICLES AND VERSE bedrooms m Westminster and St. Margaret's were providing more privacy for senior boys without detracting f r o m the part they played in the community; the cafeteria system of eating was proving popular and successful.

SPEECH D A Y A cricket match and tea for everyone on Upper were innovations this year so the concern for fine weather was even greater than usual. As June 2nd approached, the forecasts became steadily gloomier; it is reported that at one stage the Bursar had committed himself to a wet weather programme and was praying for rain. I n the end June 2nd was an island of sunshine in a Pacific of drizzle and gales - it couldn't have been more pleasant.

He was glad to report that the numbers of the school were well up and next September they should be larger still. Such support was very encouraging and he was grateful for the recommendation of Sutton Valence, given by many parents, which was responsible for the demand for places.

Exhibitions opened at 9.30. Because of a conference of Crafts' Teachers on the following day, the artists had taken their pictures f r o m Room 11 to the Craft Centre (Chip Shop) where they put on an interesting display. Parents had further to walk but the journey was rewarding. Of the other ex'hibitions, that put on by the Geography Department deserves special mention. I t was beautifully laid out and the project on Cranbrook particularly well done.

Mention must also be made of Graham Foulkes's woodwind sextet. They played delightfully both before speeches in the main block and m the afternoon as an accompaniment to the cricket on Upper.

Speeches began at 11.30. The Chairman of the Governors started the proceedings by welcoming the parents, especially those for whom this was the first Speech Day. The education of their sons was the schooFs sole purpose and comments and suggestions f r o m parents were always gladly received. He was very happy that Alderman Frank Abbott was able to be present to give away the prizes. As a parent of two boys who had recently left Sutton Valence, a Governor, Chairman of the Governors of Emanuel School, past Chairman of the Inner London Education Authority and now Chairman of the G.L.C., he was uniquely qualified to speak to the School and parents.

The Headmaster repeated M r . Clowes' welcome to Alderman Abbott and the parents. Liaison between the school and parents was all important and he hoped the latter realized that opportunities to discuss their sons were not limited to the official meetings arranged to decide on subjects to be read for 'O' and ' A ' Levels.

He then paid tribute to those who had left Sutton Valence during the year or were leaving at the end of term; as well as Alan Chainey, Michael West, Michael Westwood, Michael Stewart and Anne Roscoe, five long standing members of the gardening and grounds staff had retired.

The Headmaster talked of the building and conversions which had taken place during the year: the Squash Courts were in constant use and the study

The Headmaster reported briefly on the Appeal.

He was particularly grateful for the work done by Peter Grafton, the new Chairman of the Appeal Committee, and by the regional chairmen. He was confident that the target of ÂŁ110,000 was within our reach. So far, present parents were the largest group of givers; if all the resources could effectively be tapped, success would be achieved easily.

I n the final part of his speech, the Headmaster spoke in general terms of education. This was a difficult time for parents and schoolmasters but possibly most difficult for the children themselves, exposed more than ever before to much that was good and challenging, but also to much that was harmful and false. Education was for life. A t Sutton Valence we were trying to move forward wisely, using new ideas but not compromising traditional standards of sound learning and good behaviour.

"We believe that, in so doing, we are meeting the wishes and the needs of both parents and boys in doing our best to provide security and stability in a well ordered community and also the opportunity in so many ways to come to terms, through experience, with the world m which we all live."

Alderman Abbott began by saying that as a Governor and parent he had attended Speech Day at Sutton Valence for the previous twenty years and had listened to the speeches of many prize givers. He wondered i f the senior boys were running a sweepstake on how long he would take. He didn't guarantee to be witty, but he promised to be brief.

As a parent, he had much to thank the Headmaster and other Masters for. Especially to leavers, he offered the advice of an old Arab saying: " A man can be of four kinds:He who knows not and knows not he knows not he is a fool. Shun him.

He who knows not and knows he knows not - he is simple. Teach him.

He who knows and knows not he knows - he is 17

asleep. Wake him.

But he who knows and knows he knows - he is wise. Follow him."

Before giving away the prizes, Alderman Abbott congratulated the winners and gave his best wishes for the future of the School.

PRIZEWINNERS G. E .Kershaw Form I I (and two Distinction Prizes) B. R. Brown G. M. Sharp J. P. Dimond Form I I I ' Distinction Prizes: T. S. T. Foulkes R. D. Adams Junior Reading Prize R. Horner A. J. Belts P. S. Knight Form Lower I V J. M. C. Mouat P. J. Bottomley R. G . Stewart N. J. A. Dickens N. A. Smith Form V (and Distinction Prize) T. H. L . Adams Distinction Prize I. A. W. Robinson M. K. Edwards N. B. Sharp C. J. Wait Distinction Prizes: Intermediate Reading Prize K. K. Ho Form Upper I V R. Taylor P. N. Beringer W. J. Westacott (and Distinction Prize) VI Form Prizes C. D. Thomson Design Prize I. L . Malkin Music Prize O. H. C. Stobbs Derrick Prize (English Verse Speaking) A. P. Komedera D. C. F . High Economics Prize P. C. Morgan Wood Prize (Physics) N. D. Nelson Bossom Prize (Reading in Chapel) M. Hatcher Geography Prize and Distinction Prize C. J. Scott-Wilson Biology Prize R. A. Samter Winstanley Prize (Science) R. A. Samter Kitchener Prize (Mathematics) P. S. Wooderson Art Prize P. S. Wooderson Bloxham Prize (English) S. J. Bottomley Garside Prize (History) and Distinction Prize S. J. Bottomley M. K. Marks Headmaster's Prize (Head of School)

MONDAY AFTERNOONS On Monday afternoons boys in the Upper Fourth form and above have a choice between the C.C.F. and Community Service. Those below the Upper Fourth have no choice.

C.C.F. As expected, the size of the contingent fell when we went voluntary last September but not by as much as we had feared it might and we were still able to muster about eighty cadets on parade. I t was, however, a rather young contingent with relatively few senior cadets, and this, I fear, is likely to be the trend in the future. Training such a contingent effectively when many of its members will not be serving for a long enough period for them to become proficient is not easy and it must be admitted that we have not yet

found an entirely satisfactory solution to the problems posed.

The biggest change that has taken place during the year has been the abandoning of the big summer parade. The General Inspection this year took place in the Lent term, and L t . Colonel B. A . H . Parritt, M.B.E., the Inspecting Officer, came to see us training in Mereworth Woods. A n d what a day it was! Some of the cadets had already spent the previous night bivouacked in the area and they were joined by more on the morning of the inspection for an orienteering exercise. I t had been a pretty cold night and this was followed during the morning by heavy rain. However, despite the adverse conditions, the cadets performed very commendably and morale remained high throughout.

Previously, in the Michaelmas term, we had already held our first night exercise of the training year in Pippingford Park, and that too had been a very wetting experience. Shortly after the first patrols had set oiit it began to rain and it then continued to pour solidly for the next five or six hours, drenching everybody and everything. Needless to say, not much sleep was had that night but fortunately the following morning dawned sunny so we were able to dry out a bit before returning to school.

We spent our third night out early in the Summer term and had a good exercise in one of the Folkestone training areas, at last managing to pick a night that was both mild and dry.

Because there were so few seniors in the contingent it was decided not to have an assault course competition this year. I n fact we have actually had to dismantle one or two of the obstacles as they were beginning to become unsafe. So, only those who went to camp immediately after the Summer term got any assault course training this year, I ' m afraid.

Camp was at Folkestone (St. Martin's Plain) again this year and once again it was a most enjoyable week w'ith a good and varied selection of training laid on by the Cadet Training Team. What a pity it is that more cadets don't come!

M.F.B.

COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Service has undergone a number of significant changes this year owing to the expansion in numbers after service in the C.C.F. became voluntary.

A leap from 50 to 130 members provided numerous headaches for the organisers and the formation of new activities, in addition to established work, became necessary.

The Conservation Corps was an innovation, under the direction of Dr. Black, which appeared to be a

Sganarelle

A choice of Kings

Photographs by courtesy of The Kent Messenger

School play

Davy Jones's

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The woodwork group has continued to make equipment for pre-school Play Groups, and a few boys have been making maps for use at a school for blind children. Local visiting, sports and West Kent Hospital Visiting have not changed substantially this year although numerous boys engaged i n these tasks have made contacts of their own and are now doing voluntary work outside their normal Monday afternoon activities.

Community Service is expected to continue expanding and with expansion- we need new ideas.

Where do we go next?

N . D . Nelson

popular option at the beginning of the year. Membership began to dwindle as it was reaUsed that conservation was hard work, but it now runs smoothly with the hard core of ecologists remaining.

A t first it was simply the clearing of footpaths for local parish councils that was undertaken, but this soon expanded to work on Hothfield Common, of particular interest because of the unusual flora and fauna i n comparison with the rest of the county. Despite adverse weather conditions i n the w'inter terms, work continued enthusiastically on a twice weekly basis in the conserving of the area and the renovating of a wooden causeway across the bog.

The aim was to conserve a small corner of Kent in its natural beauty: largely it was a success.

THE ESTATE SQUAD This branch of Community Service has been laying crazy paving under the trees south of the chapel. The area, previously composed of grass and mud, has been much improved i n appearance.

M.H.F.

Task Force, another new arrival, took on any job that could not be done by other departments. The work was varied: f r o m collecting magazines for local hospitals to a design for a social survey and f r o m renovating a pensioner's caravan to the accumulation of tights and stockings for Oakwood Occupational Therapy Unit: how that was undertaken is anyone's guess!

LOWER FOURTH ACTIVITIES A t long last it has been possible to separate forms I I and I I I f r o m the Lower I V and present activities suitable to each on Monday afternoons.

During the term many boys take part i n outdoor activities such as orienteei'ing, expedition work with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, sailing etc. I t was felt that it would be advantageous to present a course of instruction to the Lower I V in the hope of educating them i n a variety of activities and perhaps sparking an interest in one or more aspects of outdoor pursuits.

The first essential of the course was to train the boys in navigation. We were able to organize two orienteering events in the vicmity of the school so that elements of map-reading would be learnt before the Field Day Orienteering Excursion in Bedgebury Forest.

During the Lent term, aspects of expedition work were dealt with. The boys were shown how to plan a day's walk and what steps to take m event of accident.

This resulted i n groups of boys planning their own 14 mile hike to be carried out on Field Day. On Field Day small groups of boys led by a Senior boy were taken to their various starting places i n the Weald to begin thdr hike. I t was not long before the weather deteriorated into one of the coldest and wettest days of term. The boys all maintained a high level of group spirit, however, and they completed the walk in spite of the conditions.

The summer term was devoted to presenting the boys with a range of activities that they could follow within school and which could be further followed up in the form of a project.

Sailing, climbing and canoeing were amongst the activities offered and Field Day consisted of an opportunity to engage in a selected activity.

After extensive committee meetings it was decided that the whole image of Community Service should undergo a change. We appeared far too much as the rich institution offering benevolent kindness to the neighbourhood. This was good neither f o r the school nor for our work, as boys would often be treated with suspicion or even hostility. I t was for this reason that we entertained patients from Oakwood and Linton hospitals at the school, and also children f r o m Dr. Barnado's for social evenings.

A l l this seemed to go down exceptionally well and this can be claimed, I think, as the outstanding success of the year.

I n addition to these new activities the standard occupations continued. Visits to Oakwood by nine boys every week have enabled the Oakwood staff to carry on with other valuable work, and although the visits are difficult (mental hospitals are difficult places) they have been worthwhile to both patients and boys alike.

Sutton Valence boys have been visiting Linton hospital for nearly three years, and now, with increased numbers we have been taken into some of the newer more spacious wards where 'patients' can live under more private conditions.

A t Linton just 'talking' is our main aim; owing to the rather delicate condition of some of the patients more rigorous sports are ruled out. However, once the communication gap is bridged, and a certa'm understanding is established, we feel sure that the patients actually look forward to Sutton Valence visits on Monday.

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On Monday evenings throughout the summer term groups of boys set out from school to spend the night under canvas i n the Weald as practical experience for the expedition part of the course. Once at camp the boys erected their tents and cooked a meal. They returned to school in time for breakfast the next morning, no worse for the experiment.

T H R E E VIEWS OF THE CAFETERIA SYSTEM FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! The new cafeteria system was greeted with a very critical attitude by many. Personally, it seemed a great deal of money had been spent in changing a system that had for many years run efiflciently and adequately, for an inferior system merely for prestige value. M y views have somewhat changed since those pioneer days, still critical but in a constructive manner.

The course of activities was, for the most part, enjoyed by the boys, and it is intended to follow a similar pattern of events in subsequent years.

The new system does offer certain advantages over the old. There is now a choice of food at lunch and tea; boys can choose with whom they wish to eat. Whether the last is an advantage is an individual decision but it is still very noticeable that the majority of boys in the same house still sit together. As with any new system there are many problems, and fortunately many of these problems have been solved through the helpf u l co-operation of the boys and staff. There are though two remaming problems. A t present the 'automatic washing up machine' is not functioning as efficiently as it could be; as a result clean cutlery has to be searched for and the blue tea mugs are rapidly turnmg brown with stain. Hopefully by the time this article has gone to press the problem w i l l have been solved.

I would like to thank those senior boys who helped run the course and supervise the boys, particularly at the camp site. Special thanks must go to M r . Fairbank for allowing the boys to camp on his land every week.

D.T.R.

J.U.A.M. This year, for the first time, the junior school has been provided with a fully organised Monday afternoon programme. Our aim has been to coach boys in the major games and introduce them to some activities which they would not normally encounter, whilst some senior boys have led and coached each unit themselves. We hope, next year, that these boys will play a larger part in Junior Unit Activities on Monday.

The other major problem is queues. The British people have always participated in the act of queuing; I do not know the reason for this but the tradition is being continued here. This really only applies to lunch as breakfast and tea involve fewer people who had adjusted their time of arrival. A t lunch one is faced with three alternatives: (1) Arriving at the beginning but not too early to be reported, which means a hundred metre sprint across the quadrangle (good exercise); (2) standing in the Tutankhamun queue as one member of staff puts it. This means risking British weather; or (3) arriving towards the end when the choice, particularly the cheese and biscuits, has diminished and seating is limited - you can't choose your neighbours. Hopefully this will in time stabilise but unfortunately I fear it is a problem that will always remain.

Most important of all is the fact that the standard of food has greatly improved and basically this is what it's all about. Finally, if M r . Lyons can make a million from this system then F m sure that Sutton Valence wtil make a success of it, given time and patience.

J. D . Pilgrim.

One of the highlights of the year, apart f r o m the fierce inter-Unit rivalry in the league, has been the success of the 2 Juambulations we have held on Field Day, requiring boys to travel marathon distances with their eyes open. We very much look forward to continued success next year.

M.I.W.

A R O K K E R E THERE WAS A R O K K E R E ther was and that a greesie man.

That f r o the tyme that he first bigan To riden out, fortrod on humblesse; Ful of knakkes & oother swich wikkednesse He was, and looked at the world in swich manere Ascaunces - What! may I nat stonden here?

His coutepy was maad of leather strong.

Yclenched overthwart and endelong With nayles, and upon his back insette They wer and crowned - Triomphe and Jette.

To ryde an hors was far beyond his pleye.

Ful noysi'ly he rood his B.S.A. To mete his fellawe gnofs everich night Smasshen and tobroccan was hir delite.

This ikle greasie man, I moost men telle, Was from the compaignye ycleped Helles Angelle M.I.W.

CAFETERIA The Cafeteria System is, in my opinion, a very big improvement in our school lunches. I t has some annoying points but there are far more good points.

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The greatest improvement is the choice of three different types of food with a further choice of vegetables and different combinations of various puddings.

Whereas with the old system you more often disliked the food than liked it, now it is nearly always possible to find at least one meal that you like.

This is what the rush is all about - cheese and biscuits! Everybody Hkes cheese and biscuits so everybody runs his legs off so that he can get as far to the front of the queue as possible.

Masters don't have to queue: there are not so many of them and they have then: own place where they serve themselves, and, most important, they don't run out of cheese and biscuits.

M . N . Phillips

The choice of times of meals within certain limits is also an improvement although most of the school rush to the dining-hall immediately after fifth lesson. There is also a choice of where and with whom you sit and you can now eat your meal at once rather than having a long wait between main course and pudding and pudding and the end of the meal.

IDEALS i grasped an ideal by the throat, it died. weak things ideals.

There is no longer any serving which is good as this was not very pleasant and gave the servers little time to eat their meal.

Finally, on the improved points on the new system, wastage is cut tremendously and this is an obvious advantage as the amount of waste was so high with the old system.

Although the Cafeteria System is, overall, a big improvement, there are small points, some which can and some which cannot be helped.

Firstly there is the wait in the queue; this only lasts for fifteen minutes at the most and, although it cannot be helped i t is rather annoying to everyone. Also, by the time you eat your pudding, a skin has formed on the custard which makes it taste revolting or your icecream has almost mdted and puddings are sometimes cold when they are meant to be hot. I t would be very expensive and not really worthwhile to solve these small problems and, as with queueing, it is just one of (he things that have to be put up with in this system.

There are these points which can't really be helped but surely it wouldn't be too much to ask for clean, dry trays and dry mugs. The cutlery is also dirty sometimes but this does not tend to be as bad as it was before. Another small point which could be solved is the lack of knives; it means that knives that have already been used have to be used again for cheese and biscuits. This is very trivial but it can be put right.

Overall the Cafeteria System makes a remarkably big improvement to school lunches.

T. Egginton

N . D . Nelson

LINES PENNED IN AN ENIGMA i had a friend w'ho was a prickly character and so (being of a curious disposition) one day i asked him why he replied in his sharp pointed way I B R E E D PORCUPINES and he did too N . D . Nelson

'1789' 'Revolution should have no end, but perfect happiness', as the Ariane Mnouchkine Theatre du Soleil proved in '1789', at the Roundhouse. Here is a different revolution from the stereotypes of bourgeois history; instead '1789' gives voice to the people in the street, not the bloodthirsty rabble of tradition.

'1789' must be the supreme example of audience participation, for we are caught up i n the sweep of its turbulent action. I t is a fairground production where the audience is the rabble of Paris, thrusting its way from one rostrum to the other on which in blown-up simplistic terms are revealed the callousness of the nobility, a puppet theatre representing the political double-crossing of the Third Estate, and the huge dolllike figures of King and Queen amidst- the singing and cheering of an excited rabble.

Perhaps the climax of the production is when the Fall of the Bastille is announced. The lights dim, all goes quiet and gradually we hear whispers; messengers

Only five minutes to go until the end of the lesson.

Why cant he hurry up so that we can go out early and get in front of the queue so that there will be some cheese and biscuits left? There goes the bell for the end of the lesson and still he's going on. Good, he's finished! I ' m sure that there will be a monstrous queue by the time I get there. Now begins the lemming-like rush to the refectory. Slide through main block, run through the quad and join the queue.

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CAREERS

tell in breathless phrases of the Fall. A low murmer throughout the Roundhouse rises to a crescendo, and before we know it, a carnival explodes - mountebanks, streamers, tumblers, men and women crying out for joy. But festivity is dangerous for authority - T H E R E V O L U T I O N IS O V E R . I n its closing stages, the people's tribune, Marat, is swept f r o m the stage, revealing the victors of 1789 - a grotesque collection of over-fed sophisticates - the Bourgeoisie.

I t is sometimes said that there is no real need to give careers advice to an intelligent boy; he is bound to end up in a career to which he is suited and it is unlikely to be one that he chose at school. Hence perhaps the inevitable question to any Old Boy - " A n d what are you doing now?" expecting a different answer on each occasion. However the presence of a Careers Master in a school is now considered an essential part of the school's structure; and it might be worthwhile to consider why this should be and what sort of careers work can be done.

The analogy with the events of May 1968, is no accident, but the surging power of '1789' where all social resentment is forgotten, defeats the very mood by which those events were created - which goes to explam the undoubted success it had upon us.

I n the first place, of course, guidance towards choice of career is inherent in our Public School system. The Housemaster, Tutor and Formmaster are all playing a part in a system designed to help a boy move along the route which w i l l encourage the best use of his natural talents. I t is though obviously important to see first that a boy understands where these talents lie and secondly that he knows what kind of career will best satisfy his interests and abilities. The intensive competition in our society, resulting in increasing demands for qualifications, together with the increasing emphasis on flexibility and mobility in employment, where one man in his time wiU follow several different careers, means that it is very important that his time at school is so arranged that he is able to have as wide a choice as possible available to him when he leaves.

M . Hatcher

FROM A F A R SHORE How could we ever say we loved one another?

There lacked even the effort to try.

Oh, in your sleet cold winter fears you loved and nested in me; But that's not love my friend, that's your cracked plaster replica; For when your spring came you broke that trust and flew.

When the lapping water boils to ice you wiU return but that is clumsy, ugly and it hurts.

You can''t smash my ideals and then glue the pieces.

You may smile as you stab but my pieces will melt to gravestones behind the wall.

See the pale roses sway and love them if you can.

But leave outside your stormy clouds and wonder.

Not a bamboo, empty definition of rewards or glamour.

Only a silent plea of trust in me.

Which was broken.

You snapped it into a waiting cofl5n, the final in your row.

Watch this final funeral and hear an everlasting song swirling through your sea of gravestones mocking, murmuring " I did love you, I d i d . " And as you stare remember this of me.

You were my final slipp^ing of the anchor, an endless raison d'etre gone.

When it is realised that a boy who intends to become a doctor is restricted i f he does not opt for Physics, Chemistry and Biology when he is 14 years old, it can be understood that there must be fuU co-operation between all who teach and guide him, both at home and at school. The extent of career choice (the number of different careers runs into five figures) and the actual knowledge about them - entry requirements, length and method of training, apart from the actual nature of the work - is so vast that it is impossible for all those concerned with the guidance to gain the knowledge and experience of the careers in which the boy himself is interested.

The Careers Master, therefore, is responsible firstly for establishing with the boy a picture of his abilities and interests in connection with career choice, secondly for gathering together as much information about careers as he can, and finally for guiding the boy towards the possible field of choice. Ideally the Careers Master learns f r o m the Housemaster aU the relevant factors that affect career choice - his academic abihty, personality, likes and dislikes, interests, and family background. He is then in a position to discuss with the boy the field of careers which might be suitable and those which the boy has already considered if different. The

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boy is then encouraged to learn as much as possible what those careers might entail - by reading, listening to talks, films. Visits, and especially, by gaining first hand experience by working during the holidays.

career in mind. I t is probable that he will be going on to higher education first. But it is vitally important that by the time he leaves school every boy has definite ideas based on knowledge and experience, of the type of career for which he is best suited and which, as a result, he will most enjoy.

The process is therefore, rightly, a long one, starting in the Lower Fourth. Throughout his years at school each boy will be encouraged to think about the future and where his career might lie. The actual programme at Sutton Valence will in future look like this.

So every school has a Careers Master, who builds up a supply of knowledge and information of as many relevant careers as possible, and who acts as a real contact between the school and the world of work outside. Boys, and parents, are encouraged to come and see him at any time during their years at school.

H.M.R.

Lower Fourth. A number of English lessons w i l l be given over to the Careers Master, where he can discuss career choice, especially the implications of 'O' level choice. They will be shown how to use the careers library. They w i l l see films about work. Each boy will do a project involving research into a particular career.

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Upper Fourth. During one week, all English lessons will be devoted to a careers project - with the emphasis on the variety of careers available. A visit to the working environment will be made - and again a paper written involving some research. More films will be available during the year.

Take a pin, shut your eyes, and stab it into a list of the 56 Universities: perhaps that is as good a method of choice as any: but is it?

There are now 4 types: Oxford and Cambridge; the "red brick"; the new; and the technological. I f you want to read engineering or most other scientific subjects life is easy: everyone wants you. But in the humanities, law and some other faculties entry is difficult and the standards required are high.

F i f t h Form. A l l boys are encouraged to take the Public School Appointments Bureau's Birkbeck Test, in which aptitudes and interests are measured and established. This is followed by discussion between the boy and his Housemaster and the Careers Master on ' A ' level choice and possible careers, leading to the Parents meeting.

Should everyone, who wants to, go to a University?

I don't think so. For one thing, it is not easy from school to estimate the academic pressure necessary when you get there, and the sustained interest in your chosen subject required. For another, it doesn't always lead to a better job: career slanted courses at Polytechnics (which themselves demand increasingly high standards) and other places are often the best solution.

But for those academically gifted it is an essential corollary to an education here, and I think we can say that very few boys of this type have left Sutton Valence without getting a place.

Sixth Form, a) Regular lectures on a variety of subjects connected both to career Choice and the world of work, b) Another project is carried out, during the summer term in the Lower Sixth; each boy visits a concern to discover all about both the work and the career prospects. This year boys will be visiting the Savoy Hotel, Debenhams, Lewisham Hospital, the Bank of England, a building site, c) Interviews are arranged for a boy with someone working locally in the career in which he has expressed interest; he could make a dozen trips into Maidstone during the two years in the Sixth to talk to people about a career, d) Interviews and help with University choice are given

by M r . Fairbank.

So one comes back to the matter of choice. I spent some time in the Easter holidays visiting 5 different Universities, and it was fascinating to see the differences of teaching methods, living conditions, views on such things as interviews and the general approach. I would like to visit more Universities but it is hard to find the time: and even if I did this wouldn't lessen the diflSculties of choice.

Finally boys are encouraged to go on holiday courses, especially at Easter, where firms and organizations make it possible for them to experience as much as possible of the work involved. This year boys from our Sixth form have visited National Westminster and M i d land Banks, Reed International, United Biscuits, Samuel Montague, Chartered Insurance Institute, Institute of Chartered Accountants for periods of up to a week.

A t the end it is not necessarily the intention to see that every boy leaves Sutton Valence with a definite

Boys ask "what is the best University to read History at?" Naturally I reply "Oxford, though there are two or three others". But in reality it comes down to using the prospectuses, analysing the variety of courses, seeing what kind of University you want to go to; and then finding out f r o m my necessarily limited knowledge where you are most Hkely to find a place, and the "pecking order" on the U.C.C.A. form.

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THE GARDENS

It is often said that anyone who can fill in an U.C.C.A. form correctly first time deserves a University place, and there's an element of truth in this. Certainly it needs plenty of analysis, visits to the Universities gallery, and talks with housemasters and me before one dares to put black ink to form. Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted, as military men say.

1971 marked the end of an era in the School gardens, with the retirement at Christmas of Henry Spice, Ch^ii'lie Hardes, George Pearson and Len Ginger at a collective age of 287 years. Henry Spice has been continuing on part time and a tribute to him was in last year's Suttonian.

Charlie Hardes has been a gardener for 36 years at the School and he will be much missed both at the School gardens and as the Holdgate porter. His cheerf u l pessimism, and his uncanny knack of domg a vast amount of work without appearing to, have made him part of that landscape which he has enjoyed so much.

George Pearson has recently been working at the Headmaster's house, and its garden now is a splendid tribute to his care and interest. Both there, and before in the main gardens, George's kindliness and willuigness have for 22 years been evident to boys, to staff and to staff children.

Len Ginger had only been here for 6 years, but he so quickly absorbed the atmosphere that one thinks of him too as one of the Four Just Men. They will all be greatly missed and we wish them a very happy - and probably busy - retirement.

We welcome, as Head Gardener, Derek Skidmore, who has already made his mark on the gardens with his expert knowledge; and his assistant, Michael Wilding.

M.H.F.

As an encouragement, or is it an awful warning, I know of one O.S., aged 25, failed B.A. who is now earning ÂŁ4,500 p.a. - respectably.

M.H.F.

LAST AS USUAL Trees of timeless Minutes pass by Alone on a silent Impossible mission Of flowers.

Not quite alone For I creep up To try and capture Earth's last beauty But all is changed.

The trees are turned T o sorrow. Is Beauty only to be found By others?

P. W. Scott-Wilson

THE DAY BEFORE THE ELEPHANT

The day before I was born I was not The day before I was here I was there I came to live A free warm life On earth But now I know I was wrong It was better there When I was not Unthought of Long ago The day before

A cry from the crowd fills the arena.

The tinselled trainer like a Christmas tree.

The spotlight on the big grey bear Moving slowly, gracefully; The cry dies down and the band begins: A large drum sits in the middle of the ring, And the elephant lays his feet gracefully.

He is like a slow motion film, fake!

Then three more elephants enter.

The whip cracks And pig-tail raises to pig-tail.

The crowd clap and eat pop-corn, The elephant moves his beady eye and thinks, 'Where am I?' The whip cracks twice, They jump on to each other.

They strain and heave.

Then they go back to their cells; "Call the c l o w n s . . . clowns . . . clovras," . . . Like the echo of a court room.

R. J. Scott-Wilson

THE MARRIAGE PARTNERSHIP the sun sank in the west kissed the moon and said goodnight to the earth scientists say this is normal but I reckon the sun just needed a rest

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A crimson halo T o the memory of bloodshed.

And the black stones point the finger of accusation sk3Ward.

Wind moans.

Its dismal harmonies echo Over heath and moorland.

A n d waves crush the percussion A t the foot of the Cliffs.

Solitude,

he'll be at work as usual tomorrow mornmg or so the scientists say the moon took over the night shift but couldn't be as bright as the sun. moon must be getting oild next morning the moon kissed the sun yawned and went to bed and so it goes on.

People are a bit like that

No ceremony, no habitants Save the spirits of long dead warriors And the stones mourn their lost glories And the wind howls.

The waves crash.

The sun sets.

Loneliness.

C. J. Scott-Wilson

N . D . Nelson

THE D U K E OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME Although a few boys are still giving up before completing the first stage in the Scheme, the total number of participants has r i ^ n by 50%, compared to the nation wide increase of 7%. I n addition quite a number of boys have applied to join next September.

SEAGULL

That some fall by the wayside is obviously disappointing, but, after all, having the stamina to complete the course is very largely what it is all about, and if none failed the Scheme would begin to appear rather pointless.

I am grateful to Anne Roscoe for her help in the First A i d section of the Scheme. Last year everyone passed who took the test at Bronze and Silver Levels.

Large numbers have been attending physical fitness sessions. M y thanks are due to Mrs. McCormick for acting as assessor of the tests in this section.

Throughout the year there have been regular local Bronze expeditions. I n March the Silver expedition took place in the Brecon Beacons. Ten boys successfully survived the testing conditions, but whether the wind and rain of Wales was worse than the travel conditions of the return journey to Kent is a matter which the writer is prepared to dispute.

I n late July five boys are planning to undertake the Gold Expedition on Dartmoor. Finally, I would like to add my thanks to Alan Chainey for all the help he has given to us over the past five years, particularly in arranging the expeditions.

R.F.B.

Harsh footprints in the sand Follow the striding young man.

The blue horizon reflects His vigour as the tide lurks Ominously in restraint.

Wild dreams thrash up Among the clouds like an arrow Seeking a place to embed itself; Groping, lunging, clawing.

Slowly the point tilts; The illusion fades like A n old newspaper I n the rain.

And the old man nervously Drags his skeleton feet, While the now-faint impressions Are washed away by The tears of the sea, and A shrieking seagull passes Overhead.

J. R. C. Young

HALF T E R M WITH DAD'S ARMY Not my Dad. M y Dad's Granddad: George Brooks of Halstead, Kent, twenty-two miles f r o m Sutton Valence. I bicycled there at Half Term. The Brookses, the Rays, the Russells. They are all inter-married and farmed in the neighbourhood, hordes of them. But about most I only know an isolated fact or two - when he was christened or when she died. As I reviewed this army, my curiosity grew.

I n the br'ief intervals between surveying the spelling errors of the Lower Fourth and reading the literary

lONA Broken ring, Product of foolishness.

Weed entangled, crumbling slowly To the dust your makers became long ago: Stand, a reminder of ancient folly.

Last of the first.

Sunset glows, 25

compositions of the Lower Sixth, I had been to Maidstone and explored the Kent Archives. To find, when you are in a strange room, that not far off an army of ancestors ploughed their fields, raised their stock and church-wardened their parish is a stimulating experience.

bought the house with its large forecourt and gardens.

The farming has gone to a modern house across the way called Reynolds Place Farm - no connection with the old firm. I t was up for sale when I saw it and the wife of one of the partners told me how sad she was to leave.

I do not think that many of them were particularly interesting or attractive. I ' m not altogether sorry that they are sleeping peacefully ( I hope) in those picturesque village churchyards. I do not love them - much. But the past has laid its spell on me and if I catch sight of a crinoline or a smock or a stovepipe hat, let alone a doublet and hose, I have to chase them down the alleyways of time.

The Rays had come f r o m Devon. They had been Wrays there. But there was a family feuding and an emigration. The emigrants not only left Devon behind them, but also their name's initial W. They went first to Ash, where I now set off to. I had a splendid lunch on the way, the best coffee I had drunk since leaving Putney, a bad puncture and was soaked to the skm.

I walked round the Manor Farm which has the date 1637 over its porch and is exceedingly weU maintained.

Then, like the Rays, I went to Horton K i r b y - for the second time.

Halstead was my first stop. There George Brooks was farming five hundred acres during the Peninsular War. Brooks Grove is still marked on the ordnance map. Now, much restored, it is at the centre of a housing estate. The present owners, the France family, like their 18th century home, and Timothy, in his early teens, has undertaken a project on its story. His researches, with some splendid illustrations, fill a school exercise book. There are many references to finds in the garden, such as nails, horseshoes, ox bones, a gold farthing of George I V . I argued that this was mine by right. George Brooks may have dropped it on one of his walks (proverbially a farm's best manure); his small daughter, Sally, my future grandmother, holding his hand. They say he made a bad end. Drink, gambling, women. I met one of his descendants, I fancy, in a local tavern. Anyhow, after some ten years of married life, his wife Sally left him and took her two daughters and herself back to her parents' home.

The much respected Russells were another family in that village. James Russell married Sally Ray's sister, Letitia, (through whom that elegant name entered our family). They lived at Court Lodge, between the church and the River Darent. There M r . and Mrs. Rogers entertained me, kindly ignoring my un-smart appearance due to rain and tyre repairing. I t was the week when the village was hotly discussing the implications for their public park of the Roman villa just discovered beneath it. The Rogers too had been making discoveries; part of Horton Kirby's mediaeval castle had not long before come to light under the Georgian masonry of their south wall.

James and Letty Russell had many sons. Thenfarmlands extended to Otford and Sutton at Hone, even to Eltham and Plumstead. They invented and improved agricultural machinery, they traded with the Continent, they were M.F.H.'s, churchwardens, bad hats: characters straight out of Trollope. A n d all that Victorian prosperity has passed with, seemingly, only me to blink at it.

The rain began again.

There I paid my next call. Reynolds Place, in the village of Horton Kirby, eight miles from Halstead, is an attractive farmhouse of honey-coloured stone with traces of all the centuries in its walls and roofs. When Mrs. George Brooks, nee Sally Ray, returned there, her brothers were farming all round the district. I visited three of the farms. The road running past Reynolds Place, I noticed, is called Ray H i l l . Lovely. I am a part of Kentish history then. M r . and Mrs. Maggs recently

I set off for the Weald and the twentieth century.

Lionel Millard.

SPORTS RUGBY RETROSPECT 1971

Townshend remained, two young players, it should be remembered, who were not actually within the agegi-oup as they had each been 'poached' f r o m the previous year's Under 16 side to fill two important gaps.

Last year's retrospect indicated how effectively they had both succeeded in this, and the experience of playing in Andrew Scott's successful team assisted them considerably i n their new roles as Captain and Secretary, the youngest officials appointed f o r some time. I n addi-

Captain: R. A . Crampton Hon. Secretary: N . W. N . Townshend 1st X V (Won 4; Lost 8) It is not often that one is faced with totally rebuilding a side at 1st X V level, but this is what in fact occurred at the beginning of the 1971 season. Of the previous year's successful side, only Crampton and 26

Crampton exerted a calming influence at outside half and he performed heroically in this position under pressure. His tackling and covering were magnificent though i n attack his tactical kicking was not always well-directed and he lacks that edge of acceleration that one likes an outside half to possess. Townshend covered an immense amount of ground i n the back row and he played his heart out on many occasions, his racking and genera! tidying up of play being two features which made him stand out f r o m the remainder of the forwards. His presence was much missed i n the game against Sir Roger Manwood's School. The most improved player in the side, however, was Bottomley who took over the demanding position of scrum half.

Not only did his own skills progress out of aU recognition (though he needs to work on lengthening his pass) but also within a remarkably short time he began to 'read' the game better through his intelligent appreciation of the situation. This was nowhere better illustrated than against King's Rochester when with Crampton off injured, he kept the ball sensibly close to the forwards and with some determined running and shrewd kicking almost brought off a surprise victory. As place-kicker and leading try-scorer he was responsible f o r half of the total points scored during the season.

tion, i n order to make the most of the very limited resources available, further burdens were imposed upon them i n that they each had to change positions on the field f r o m those they had taken up the previous year, Crampton moving f r o m scrum-half to outside half and Townshend more remarkably f r o m wing threequarter to flanker.

It was not surprising, therefore, to discover at the start of the tefm that nobody was ex:actly enthusiastic about the X V ' s chances, yet despite this inexperience and the inevitable lack of confidence that this inexperience brought in its wake, results turned out to be much more respectable than everybody imagined.

The school admittedly suffered two severe defeats against St. Lawrence College, whose rucking was the best encountered during the season, and Emanuel School who came to Sutton Valence (as the Daily Telegraph correspondent fairly prmted out in the next day's match report) having won 18 out of 19 games, their one close defeat being inflicted on them by the formidable Reigate Grammar School X V . Against these there were four victories, two against schools, while i n at least three of the other six defeats, the team might well have won with more experience and a little more good fortune.

That the side was able to attain a competent standard, despite its lack of natural flair, was due principally to its willing appreciation of the need to adopt the right tactical formula. With the strength of the side lying i n the backrow and the halves, it soon became clear that the sdhool had to play the 10-man rugby game, a method so often employed by the efficient Welsh teams of recent years. The adoption of such tactics meant the concentration on two particular phases of the game, rucking and tackling, and while it would be closing one's eyes to the truth to say that all players were proficient in these, they undoubtedly improved considerably over the term.

Amongst the other members of the side Paul, despite his slight physique - scarcely i n keeping with the requirements for a flanker i n the modem game - played courageously against players almost twice his size; Barker, who started off the term as Captain of the 2nd X V , learnt quickly and gained much valuable lineout ball; the front row of Stobbs, Marks and Stiff developed into a useful unit both i n the tight and i n the loose, while Hardwick's unflagging efforts at No. 8 typified the determination of the boys to improve their skills. The backs, less i n evidence, missed scormg opportunities against Caterham but overall did as weU as one could have hoped for particularly i n defence, none more so than Rutherford who proved a very reliable last line of resistance. I t was unfortunate that Peter Harris, the American student and a very capable ball player, should have had to retire f r o m the scene at an early point after nose and leg injuries.

The forwards, indeed, despite their inability to win a consistent supply of the ball f r o m the rucks and mauls, generally played above themselves and this was nowhere more noticeable than m the matches against Dover College, Hurstpierpoint and King's Rochester when exciting second-half rallies might well have brought victory in all three games, rather than simply the one against Dover who were harried into making mistakes by the determined spoiling of the home pack and also by vigorous support f r o m the touchlines for the home team. I n the final match, too, before the largest crowd of the term, the boys showed their resilience and spirit in holdmg at bay a large and more experienced Old Suttonian X V in a most entertaining encounter.

Inevitably this season provided fewer highlights and thus fewer games have been singled out f o r comment.

However the X V can look back with some feehngs of satisfaction over a term in which many facets and techniques of the game were digested. With 10 of the side remaining for 1972 and with a useful nucleus of promising players available f r o m the 2nd and U.16 X V s , next season can be entered upon with a great deal more optimism than its forerunner.

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Colours: R. A . Crampton, N . W. N . Townshend, S. J. Bottomley, D . C. Paul.

Half Colours: A. R. Rutherford, D . J. N . Stiff, O. H .

C. Stobbs, K . J. Daniels, P. A . Hardwick, R. C. Barker, M . K . Marks.

Also played: Hemsley, Nasser, Latham, Lee, C. J. Scott-Wilson, Harris, Hogg, Coulson, Beacon, Robinson, H . C. F. Scott.

The House Match Trophy was retained by Founders who defeated St. Margarets by 42-6 in a repeat of last year's final. The Junior Competition was also won by Founders. ! R.D.C.

cessful season i f only a little more enthusiasm and determination could have been generated. There is undoubtedly a fair amount of potential talent in this age group but too few of those who could have contributed usefully were prepared to make the necessary effort certainly in practice games. I t was not surprising therefore that the team seldom showed any real cohesion in matches and this was their downfall.

From those who played in the team I should like to pick out for special mention Taylor, who quickly adapted himself to the job of f u l l back and improved steadily throughout the term; Cleave and Robinson, both of whom showed considerable thrust in the centre; Walker, who, although not the sharpest of scrum halves committed himself wholeheartedly to the game; and, f r o m among the forwards, Dancey, Hogg and Purchase.

2nd X V (Played 12; Won 3; Lost 9) Overall the side had a rather disappointing season, and as always good excuses can be found: I t will suflice to say that the side was basically young, and had to learn a lot about playing 'senior' rugby.

Incidentally, Taylor is to be congratulated on his success in the kicking competition, which he won by a margm of 10 points.

Although we scored some good tries, particularly one under the posts at Sevenoaks, the side seemed to lack determination and drive when they found themselves in the opponents' 25. Injur'ies in the back division did not help, and as last year, we had on one or two occasions to make up the backs with forwards.

Colours were awarded to all those already mentioned plus Malkin and Nader.

Bebbington mi, Beacon, CouUing, Whitewright, Hiles, Jones, Rhodes, James, Aloof ma. Smith T. C. and Common also played.

M.F.B.

After the departure of Barker to the 1st X V , Gooch captamed the side very well, and he managed! to keep the side working even in the most depressing matches.

Scott-'Wilson m the pack, and Lascelles at outside half both worked extremely hard. The experiences of this year should be beneficial to the side next year and hopefully will produce the better results we all would like to see.

Colours: R. C. Barker, C. W. Gooch, A . P. B. Lascelles, C. J. Scott-Wilson.

Other regular players: Tong, Mansell, Qaridge, Lee, Hartland, Sanei, Bebbington, Cooper L.' G. B., Paton, Cooper G. N . T . , Scott H . C. F., Arnold R. v., Hakimnejad, Coulson, Mee. ' B.J.L.

Under-15 (Played 10; Won 7; Drawn 1; Lost 2) A very satisfactory and enjoyable season. Good weather and firm grounds were fully utiUsed by some good outsides, particularly Clarke and Spencer at centre who scored 29 tries between them. I f Fermor, who looked better and better at outhalf, had escaped his broken finger, there would undoubtedly have been more success. Townley and Penfold on the wings showed most improvement, the latter's final try against Eastbourne being very well taken. Dunn was very competent throughout. The forwards were a little disappointing as a unit, but Horner at flanker harried and destroyed remorselessly and was well supported by Seth, who was usually outstanding, and Luckham Down and Polycarpou.

3rd X V (Won 1; Lost 6) The team started with little talent and only slight enthusiasm. However when it was realised that some other teams were no more talented than our own some very good games were played and the final victory over King's Rochester was deserved.

No player stood out above the others, but Komadera's size and voice, and some occasionally fine runs down the wing from Franklin were features lOf most matches. High became a competent fiy half and Chua a plucky f u l l back. Defence, though, was always a major problem.

H.M.R.

The defects of the age group are their inclination to chatter, and the complete dearth of reserve strength.

Their assets are their willingness to work hard and to pick up new ideas quickly. With a good kicker and freedom f r o m injuries the season would have been quite exceptional.

Colours: J. C. J. Horner, M . T. Seth, P. C. Spencer, P. Polycarpou, N . A . Qarke, R. S. Dunn, J. R. Sheldon, S. C. Easton, S. J. Fermor, J. M .

Luckham Down, M . J. Penfold.

Under-16 X V (Played 8; Won 2; Drawn 1, Lost 5) This, I feel, could have been a so much more suc-

Also played regularly: Townley, Lebon, Wykes, Richards, Sharp N . B. M.J.W. 28

Uiider-14 X V (Played 11; Won 3; Drawn 0; Lost 8) Although the team was enthusiastic and was not without skilful players, their progress was held up by a smallish and rather pedestrian pack of forwards: Leighton, however, proved to be an excellent No. 8 and the rest of the pack had learnt much f r o m his example by the end of the season. The backs showed much promise f o r the future: Ford, an astute captain, Baulf and Maitland a l l ran with great determination, whilst Adcock, Sharp and Keller played with flair in their specialist positions.

Colours: A . H . Ford, R. J. N . Leighton, J. M . Baulf, G. M . Sharp, R. D . S. Adcock, J. E. Maitland.

Under 13 Rugby (Played 3; Won 1; Lost 2) I t was decided that it would be better to play fewer matches at this level during the Lent Term. None of the matches produced disastrous results either for us or our opponents, and the juniors managed to gain a small amount of skill and some determination.. I t is fair to say that the side did quite well and tackling in particular was always of a high standard.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. 2nd X V Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

Won Lost

2 V . Cranbrook School 9 v. Sir Roger Manwood's School 12 V . Kent College 20 V . Caterham School 23 V . Dover College

Lost

0-41

Won Won Lost Lost

17-6 7-0 4-17 0-16

Lost Lost Lost Won Won Lost Lost Lost Won

60 4 13-33 ^

3rd X V Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec.

2 16 23 13 16 20 4

V . Cranbrook School v. King's School, Rochester V . Dover College V . Duke of York's R.M.S. V . St. Lawrence College V . King's School, Rochester V . Eastbourne College

V. V. V. V. V.

Skinner's School Kent College Caterham School Dover College Sevenoaks School Duke of York's R.M.S. St. Lawrence College Eastbourne College

UNDBR44 XV 2 V . Cranbrook School Oct. Oct. 9 V . Sir Roger Manwood's School 16 V . Kent College Oct. 20 V . Caterham School Oct. 23 V . Dover College Oct. 6 V . Sevenoaks School Nov. Nov. 13 V . Duke of York's R.M.S. Nov. 16 V . St. Lawrence College Nov. 20 V . King's School, Rochester Dec. 4 V. Eastbourne College

RESULTS 25 V . Tonbridge Club Colts 2 V . Cranbrook School 9 v. Sir Roger Manwood's School 12 V . Kent College 20 V . Caterham School 23 V . Dover College 6 V . Sevenoaks School 11 V . Hurstpierpoint College 16 V . St. Lawrence College 9 V . Emanuel School 11 V . Old Suttonians

V.

V.

UNDER-15 X V 2 V . Cranbrook School Oct. 9 V . Sir Roger Manwood's Oct. School 16 V . Kent College Oct. 20 V . Caterham School Oct. Oct. 23 V . Dover College 6 V . Sevenoaks School Nov. 13 V . Duke of York's R.M.S. Nov. 16 V . St. Lawrence College Nov. Nov. 20 V . King's School, Rochester 4 V . Eastbourne College Dec.

The back division looked as though it would be quite strong, and Cook and Foulkes appeared to be the promising newcomers. Stubbs captained well - having had experience at Under-14 level and the 'old-hand' Betts produced some solid performances in the pack.

B.J.L. Results: v. Ardingly College 0-12 Lost V. Bethany School 16-6 Won V. Cranbrook School 7-18 Lost

1st X V Sept.

Oct. Oct.

6 11 13 16 20 4 9

Under-16 X V 2 V. Oct. 16 V .

Oct. 20 V .

Oct. 23 V .

Oct. 6 V. Nov. Nov. 13 V .

16 V .

Nov. 4 V. Dec.

Also played: Andrews, C. R. Tower, Keller, Kalmar, Webb, Stewart, R. D . Adams, N . J. A . Dickens, Armstrong.

G.G.A.

Sevenoaks School Hurstpierpoint College Duke of Yorks' R.M.S. St. Lawrence College King's School, Rochester Eastbourne College Emanuel College

Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec.

Winner Winner Wiimer Winner Winner Winner

3-8 4-21 3-19 13-8 10-6 9-14 3-6 0-39 9-7

of of of of of of

Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Lost

9-26 0-8 3-70 0-44 10-4 0-72 4-16

Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost

0-67 0-13 9-26 0-18 6-21 7-4 0-92

Lost Draw Lost Won Lost Lost Won Lost

26-30 0-0 0-32 32-10 0-28 7-14 41-13 0-23

Won Won

52-14 58-0

Won Won Won Lost Lost Draw Won Won

34-7 24-12 16-0 4-11 10-16 8-8 20-4 22-0

Lost

0-20

Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Won Won Lost

0-30 6-12 7-4 0-16 6-38 6-29 16-6 30-18 0-3

House Match Final: Founders.

Junior House Match Final: Founders.

Senior League: Comwalhs.

Junior League: St. Margaret's. the Kicking Competition: R. B. Taylor. the Seven-a-Side Competition: Founders

HOCKEY Captain: A . R. Rutherford Hon. Secretary: P. R. Latham 1st X I (Won 6; Drawn 2; Lost 4) The school experienced a most happy and successful season. The 1st X I proved themselves capable of playing as good hockey as every team except one and fre29

quently better, but could not always convert superiority into goais, lacking final penetration in front of goal.

We started with a crushing 6-1 victory over Skinners' and then beat Trinity. Hopes of an unbeaten season went with Manwood's after we had dominated most of the game; following which we beat Kent College and drew with, when we should have won against, St. Edmunds. Thence to the H.A., incredibly, jwe dominated the whole game and swamped them in the first half. A murderous penalty stroke f r o m Rutherford put us in the lead for the first time ever and we should have gone further ahead. Alas, it was not to be, in the last two minutes, pressing for victory, we lost.

also played and showed himself to be skilful and intelhgent though rather slow.

Our forward line remained almost the same throughout. Townshend improved enormously, running intelligently and learning ball control; he battered manfully at defences all season. S. A . Crampton came to life, found a shot and even swapped wings. A t inside forward Malkin played hard and showed a lot of skill and willingness and he and R. Crampton did a great deal in midfield; the latter's ball control improved and he scored eight goals - some achievement - but he is still a little slow in front of goal.

Finally, this was not a side of individuals but a product of total team effort and praise must go to the collective factors that made it a team - fitness, determination, unselfishness and enjoyment. I hope they retain all these qualities and I wish them the best of luck next year; I trust they wiU be unbeaten.

Colours: Rutherford, Bottomley.

Half Colours: S. A . Crampton, R. Crampton, Taylor, Townshend.

M y thanks are extended to A.R.D., M.H.F., C.R.G.S., G.G.A., R.E.H., B.R.D., M.A.S., R.D.C., and G.C.R for their efforts, and to Zika, Tom and Bill who worked so hard and cheerfully on the rock hard, soggy ground.

M.I.W.

A t this stage the team were really moving together and playing good hockey. We fought a tense liattle with Cranbrook, had an enjoyable game against the village and then played some lovely hockey to beat Tonbridge.

Maidstone H.C. we overran in the first half but could not penetrate, and then, very sadly, we lost the last two matches. The O.S. had a strong side, the only side during the season (apart from the Dragons iin Wales) which was better than us in midfield. We didi not mind losing that, but the final match, against Dulwich, was very disappointing. They were probably the best school side we had played and they played very well; however, we played even better, had six short comers to one and dominated the second half. With two minutes to go Dulwich broke away and, with their third shot of the match, put the ball in the net.

2nd X I (Won 2; Drawn 3; Lost 5) When at f u l l strength and not in one of its lethargic moods, the 2nd X I played some direct and forceful hockey. The team never learnt the skill of running off the ball, shooting was usually too slow and the defence always liable to find itself in a panicky muddle, but only the matches against Skinners and Tonbridge were lost by much of a margin. Rhodes in goal made some dramatic saves and High and Alexander were pretty safe in defence. The bumpier the pitch, the more certain was Gordon in stopping the ball. Of the forwards.

Cooper G. N . T . was the most energetic. Banks the most skilful and Marks, the Captain, the most dangerous near goal.

Apart f r o m the Captain, Rutherford, this was a team achievement. From centre half, playing outstandingly well, he and the insides strangled every team; his stopping was 100% and his distribution, helped by intelligent team mates, excellent; though slow to turn he worked hard and was a very strong tackier. Our moment of the season? - his penalty flick against the H.A. Bottomley, the Vice Captain, improved considerably through the season into a strong tackier, determined runner and player of skill and intelligence. The Secretary, Latham, had a disappointing season and rarely galloped as he had promised to do. I hope he regains his penetration as he had promised. ] Mee, in goal, was bored most of the season and nearly finished War and Peace in January; He had a little more to do later in the season and usually played very well. A t f u l l back, Hemsley started very badly, but improved towards the end until, on tour, he was showing great assurance in control and distribution.

Taylor gained by being moved f r o m the halves and played well and coolly at all times, his tackling and distribution being well timed and accurate. The half back line changed a little; James played hard and fast, to be followed by Scott who proved determined; Westacott

2nd X I Colours were awarded to those named in the above report.

A.R.D. 3rd X I (Won 1; Drew 1; Lost 3) A stalwart side, captained variously, played some vigorous hockey. We acquitted ourselves well against sides of similar pattern but rather came to grief against experts.

M.H.F. Under-16 X I (Played 7; Won 5; Drawn 2) This has been a thoroughly enjoyable term's hockey 30

Under-14 X I (Won 1; Drew 2; Lost 2) The Team made such rapid improvement in the final 3 weeks of the term that one was left wondering at the end what they would have achieved had the pitches been drier in the earlier weeks.

Opportunities for learning the game and practising the basic skills were then at a premium and consequently there will be much for this group to pick up next season.

Undoubtedly the best match was the Holmewood House one, played at home this year, for yet again the most constructive and exciting hockey was played. The team was perhaps unlucky to draw for the third successive year since their opponents scrambled an equaliser in the dying seconds, though the forwards were at fault, as they were to some extent in the 0-0 draw with Winchester House, in not making the game safe in the second half when the half backs took control of the midfield.

Sharp, the Captain, with his awkward lefthand style, was the dominant player throughout, covering an i m mense amount of ground and stopping the ball with unerring accuracy; of the other players De la Torre, who could develop in to a useful right-winger, Baulf who scored 3 goals in the first match and Campbell when he speeded up, played prominently.

Colours: G. M . Sharp.

Also Played: Stewart, Cherry, Fermor, Bottomley, Ford, De la Torre, Franks, Baulf, Campbell, Coote, Folb, Caro.

R.D.C.

in spite of a shortening of the fixture Ust due to inclement weather. The team have thoroughly deserved thek unbeaten season, as they have w^orked hard and adapted quickly to a 4-2-3-1 formation. Thek all round strength is shown by the fact that all ten outfield players earned their colours: Beacon and Horner, who shared the goalkeeping, were so well protected that they seldom had a chance to shine.

Richardson proved a strong and safe sweeper, and the half back line of Horn, Dunn and Whitewright was a formidable barrier for opponents to penetrate: Dunn, in particular, hardly lost a tackle all season. I n mid-field the neat stickwork and the distribution of Westacott and the tireless energy of James gave the front-runners plenty of opportunities to demonstrate their ability. On the wings Fermor and Cleave were usually capable of beating the defence and putting over accurate crosses, and the strikers made great use of this service: Robinson, with 11 goals, and Clarke, with 9, proved to be a fast, skilful and deadly striking force which no defence was able to contam fully.

Finally, my thanks are due to Westac'ott f o r captaining the side so enthusiastically and well, my congratulations to Dunn who played f o r the Kent U.15 side, and my thanks to Bardsley and Grigg, the reserves, who played with determination and skill when required.

G.G.A. Team: Beacon, Richardson, Horn, Dunn, Whitewright; James, Westacott, Fermor, Robinson, Clarke, Cleave.

RESULTS The Senior and Junior House Matches and the League Competition were won by Founders.

Under-15 X I (Played 9; Won 4; Drawn 2; Lost 3;) We had a good beginning and end to the season, with a sticky and slightly temperamental lapse i n the middle. Our best match was against a very good St. Lawrence team, when we were unfortunate not to draw.

Seth captained vigorously at right half and led by example. Parritt struggled manfully to fill the gap left at centre half by Dunn's permanent promotion to the Under 16 X I , while at left half, there was a touch of class about Hunt's stickwork and distribution. Chandler hit the ball well, and provided a solid defence.

Many of our goals were scored by Polycarpou, although the most spectacular ones came f r o m Spencer's individual breakaways, when he outstripped the opposition by sheer speed.

The encouraging end of season note - beating Dulwich - seems to augur well for next season.

Colours:M. T. Seth; N . J. Hunt; P. D . Chandler.

Also played:- Baird, Solomon, Adcock, Townley.

Parritt, Spencer, Polycarpou, Bikhazi, Paul, Bates, Edgley.

B.R.D.

1st X I Jan. Jan. Feb.

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

15 V. Skinner's School 22 V. Trinity School 5 V. Sir Roger Manwood's School 10 V. Kent College 17 V. St. Edmund's School 24 V. Hockey Association X I 26 v. Cranbrook School 27 V. Sutton Valence Hockey Club 4 V. Tonbridge School 8 V. Maidstone Hockey Club 12 V. Old Suttonians 16 Kent Hockey Tournament

Mar.

18 V. Dulwich College

Feb Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

2nd X I Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb.

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15 V. Skinner's School 22 V. Trinity School 5 V. Sir Roger Manwood's School 10 V. Kent College 17 V. St. Edmund's School 26 V. Cranbro'ok School

Won Won

6-1 1-0

Lost Won Drawn Lost Won

2-3 2-1 2-2 1-3 2-1

Won 4-2 3-0 Won Drawn 2-2 Lost 1-3 Won 1; Drawn 1; Lost 3 Lost 1-0 Lost Won

0-5 2-0

Won Lost Drawn Lost

2-0 0-1 3-3 0-2

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

4 12 16 18

V. Tonbridge School V. Old Suttonians V. Awbridge Danes V. Dulwich College

Lost Lost Drawn Drawn

0-4 2-5 2-2 1-1

3rd X I Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar.

10 17 26 4 18

V. V. V. V. V.

Lost Won Drawn Lost Lost

0-1 1-0 2-2 0-2 0-7

Drawn

1-1

Won Won Won Won Won Dra>vn

3-0 4-0 5-1 10-1 4-1 1-1

Kent College St. Edmund's School Cranbrook School Tonbridge School King's School Rochester

Under-16 X I 22 V. Trinity School Jan. Feb. 5 V. Sir Roger Manwood's School Feb. 17 V. St. Edmund's School Feb. 19 V. St. Lawrence Feb. 26 V. Cranbrook School Mar. 4 V. Tonbridge School Mar. 18 V. Dulwich College Under-15 X I 15 V. Skinner's School Jan. 22 V. Trinity School Jan. 5 V. Sir Roger Manwood's Feib.

School 10 V. Kent College Feb. 17 V. St. Edmund's School Feb. Feb. 19 V. St. Lawrence 24 V. Kent College (B) Feb. Feb. 26 V. Cranbrook School Mar. 4 V. Tonbridge School Mar. 18 V. Dulwich College

Won Won

6-1 1-0

Drawn Won Drawn Lost Lost Lost Lost Won

1-1 3-1 1-1 2-3 0-2 0-4 0-5 2-1 •

Under-14 Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar.

Lost Lost Lost Drawn Drawn Won

0-3 0-6 1-2 2-2 0-0 3-0

XI 10 24 26 9 15 18

V . Kent College V. Kent College (B) V. Friar's School V. Holmewood House V. Winchester House V. King's School Rochester

the last two minutes. On Thursday, the elements summoned f u r y f r o m the Black Mountains to welcome the distinguished South Wales side - the Dragons. We struggled a little against such class opposition and did very well to come out only 3-2 down. Wearily, we fought the A r m y in the evening and succumbed to battle fatigue. On Friday, with some soupy weather from Plynlimon Fawr, we embarked and sped over the Bridge to civilisation.

We had a marvellous time, dressed neatly and made many friends; let us hope it will not be long before we can say 'Borg da, Cymru'.

Our thanks go to the N.S.C. for Wales and to Peter Davies, Chairman of S.V.H.C., who joined in the festivities and awarded penalty flicks, upon which the author now remains silent.

M.I.W. V. Llanishen (floodlit) 1-1 S.A. Crampton V. R.A.F. St. Athan 4-0 Bottomley 4 V. Newport (floodlit) 1-3 Townshend V. The Dragons 2-^3 M . I . W . (PF), Townshend V. A.C.C. Chepstow (floodlit) 1-2 G.G.A.

FIVES Captain: H . Nasser This was a very poor season for the 1st I V - the worst I have known. So weak were they that, after a very heavy defeat by the Bank of England at the beginning of the season, I felt obliged to strengthen them with staff and/or O.S. f o r their remaining matches against club sides. (These matches are therefore not included in the summary of results below.) Neither Nasser nor Young showed the confidence and control that one might expect f r o m boys who have played in the previous season's team, and both gave up far too readily when losing.

HOCKEY TOUR TO THE PRINCIPALITY From the Blackheath tournament, where w^e achieved moderate success, we drove furiously down the M.4 and over the Severn Bridge into the wild and wet embrace of Wales. Our accommodation in the National Sports Centre was excellent and cheap and throughout our stay we were very impressed by the efforts of all the staff to help us. On Monday, our first day, the rain came f r o m Cader Idris and swamped our first fixture so we indulged in squash, table tennis and swimming and then retired to Penarth.

On Tuesday, with the rain coming f r o m Mynydd Preseli we played a strong side f r o m Llanishen, the best side in Wales, we had a very fast and exciting match and deservedly drew. A force eight f r o m Brecon Beacons drove us next to R.A.F. St. Athan where Bottomley, with the help of ten others, put f o u r goals in; afterwards, we were kindly entertained in the museum. The evening fixture was against Newport which we might have won, but conceded two goals in

On the brighter side, it is pleasing to be able to record that the Under 16 team won both of their two matches, so perhaps the pendulum is beginning to swing back again. I hope so.

I n the internal competitions Westminster beat Founders in the final of the House match, C. R. J. Young (F) won the Open singles, and J. W. Coulling (W) won the Under 16 title for the second year running.

M.F.B. Played Won Lost

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1st I V

3

0

3

Under 16 I V

2

2

0

CROSS-COUNTRY 1972

J. G. Pilgrim, J. K . Lambert Frederick.

Captain: G. T. Hughes Hon Secretary: D . J. S. Frederick The School V I I I s enjoyed moderately successful racing in the Lent term, with all three teams gaining a number of victories in their inter-school programmes.

A t Under 17 and Senior levels, the racing of Hughes, Mansell, Rothman and Roffey was on a par with the best we have seen at Sutton Valence in past seasons.

The results of a very young Under 15 V I I I were most encouraging, and augur well f o r the future; Maitland mi. and Kalmar led the team with bold running at the front, but all the team deserve praise for their determination to succeed; and it was a pleasure to see their enjoyment of racing and training.

and

D . J.

S.

Under 17 Team: H . Rothman, C. M . H . RofEey. C. R. Gardner, S. V . Prudence, S. R. Lambert, J. P. Akroyd, S. G. Dickens and K . Wilson.

Under 15 Team: J. Maitland. R. V . Kalmar. D . J. Pierson, A . J. Murray, N . M . F. T. Barry, P. V .

Bax, B. R. Brown and S. P. Hiskett.

RESULTS Inter House Races, Thursday 27th January: A Division: Founders B Division: Westminster C Division: Westminster D Division: Holdgate.

Result of the competition for the Nation Cup: 1st WESTMINSTER 22 points 2nd Founders 20 points 3rd St. Margaret's 10 points 4th L'ambe's 7 points 5th Cornwallis 6 points

The Inter House competition was held over much shortened courses this year (two miles), with all members of the School taking part in their appropriate agedivision race, and all members of the House counting in the team score. Despite atrocious conditions on the race day, the competition was keen, and Westminster earned a narrow win through good performances in all three Senior House races. I n the Junior House race, Bax and Hiskett mi. led Holdgate to success.

The individual School steeplechases were held later in the season over the traditional courses, and Hughes, Mansell, Maitland mi. and Pierson were the individual winners. Once again the ' C and ' D ' division races revealed the great depth of cross country running talent within the School. A l l too few boys seem able to retain their fitness and enjoyment of running as they progress through the School, attitudes towards cross country become polarised and for the majority running becomes an activity to be avoided, rather than enjoyed, as a part of a balanced sporting diet. Perhaps the committed cross country runners are to blame with their claims that seven days trauiing and 100 miles per week are essential ingredients of the successful runner's life. A t international level of competition this may apply, but at School a healthy appetite for vigorous exercise and the mental resolve to explore one's running ability bring enjoyment and a sense of achievement.

A.C. Colours:

SENIOR 15.1.72 V . Medway A C and Folkestone A C at Mote 2nd/3 Park Lost 22.1.72 V. Blackheath Harriers at West Wickham 29.1.72 V . St. Edmund's School and St. Lawrence 1st College at Home 5.2.72 V. King's School Canterbury, Tonbridge Dover College and Skinner's School, at 3rd/5 Canterbury 9.2.72 Maidstone School Championships at Mote 1st Park 8th/13 12.2.72 The Bruinvels Trophy at Leatherhead Lost 17.2.72 V. St. Edmund's School at Canterbury 26.2.72 V . St. Dunstan's College and Dover College 3rd at Home 4.3.72 V . Skinner's School and Cranbrook School at 3rd Tunbridge Wells 11.3.72 Blackheath Harriers Invitation Schools 12th/22 Race at Hayes 18.3.72 V . Sevenoaks, Epsom College, Mill Hill School, the United Hospitals and The King's School Rochester at Sevenoaks 2nd/6

29.1.72 5.2.72 17.2.72 26.i2.72 4.3.72

Full Colours: G. T. Hughes.

Half Colours: R. A . J. Mansell.

7.3.72

Under 17 team: H . Rothman, C. M . H . Roffey and C. R. Gardner.

18.3.72

Under 15 team: J. Maitland, R. V . Kalmar and D . J. Pierson.

5.2.72

Senior Team: G. T. Hughes, R. A . J. Mansell, J. P. Llewellyn Smith, D . C. Paul, P. A . Hardwick,

17.2.72

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U N D E R 17 V . St. Edmund's School and St. Lawrence College at Home V. Skinner's School, Tonbridge School, Dover College, and King's School Cantertjury at Canterbury V. St. Edmund's School at Canterbury V. St. Dunstan's College and Dover CoOege at Home V. Skinner's School and Cranbrook School at Tunbridge Wells V. Epsom College, Cranbrook School and King's School Rochester at Cranbrook V. Sevenoaks School, Mill Hill School and King's School Rochester at Sevenoaks U N D E R 15 V . Skinner's School and King's School, Canterbury at Canterbury V. St. Edmund's School Canterbury at Cantefbury

lst/3 5th/5 Won 2nd/3 2nd/3 lst/4 3rd/4

2nd/3 Won

V . St. Dunstan's College and Dover College at Home 4.3.72 V . Skinner's School and Cranbrook School Tunbridge Wells 18.3.72 V . Sevenoaks School at Sevenoaks

of the game at School, none more than Harris and Sanei whose own standards of play were an inspiration' and a challenge to others. I t was a tragedy that Harris should suffer a serious leg injury which put him i n hospital and out of action for the middle months of the season. Fortunately he made a remarkable recovery and was able to play and to inspire the other senior team players in the cup competition matches.

26.2.72

lst/3 lst/3 Lost

School Steeplechases Tuesday. 14th March Division A: G . T . Hughes (F) 31.50 Division B: R. A. J. Mansell (W) 21.18.

Division C: J . Maitland (W) 19.49.

Division D: D. J. Pierson (F) 7.58.

Inter House Baton Races Senior: Founders 53.40.

Junior: Holdgate 14.56.

I n the junior teams Biddle, Safizadeh and Richardson worked extremely hard at thek game and improved with every outing, and showed what can be achieved by regular practice.

A.C.

BASKETBALL 1971/2

Team records: ' Seniors: Played 7, won 4, lost 3. Points for 338; points against 355.

Leading scorers: Harris 102; Sanei 89; Nasser 34; Malkin 30; Hakimnejad 18; Latham 14.

Under 16 team: Played 12; won 7; lost 5. Points for 429; points against 507.

Leading scorers: Richardson 95; James 73; Biddle 67; Safizadeh 52; Malkin 43; Westacott 33; de la Torre ma. 15; Taylor 14.

Under 15 team: Played 6; won 5; lost 1. Points for 181; points against 145.

Leading scorers: Biddle 66; Safizadeh 54; Polycarpou 24; Lebon ma. 14; Roffey 8; Clements 7; de la Torre mi. 4.

Basketball Society: Played 2; lost 2. Points for 52; points against 108.

Leading scorers: Biddle 17; Richardson 11; Weekes 10.

Captain: H . Nasser (W) Without doubt the highlights of the past season have been the winnmg of the Kent Schools! Under 19 cup competition, the Kent Schools representative honours earned by P. K . W. Harris and A . M i K . Sanei, and the experienced play of Harris our E.S.U. scholar this year. I n addition to the above, further progress has been made in raising the standards of play and interest in the game within the School. During the coiirse of the two terms the School has fielded three team squads, played 27 inter School matches and taken part in four tournaments.

The game is developing in schools throughout the country, and the provision of sports halls at schools has helped this advance. Having improved the facilities for playing the game i n Britain the next task is to raise the standards of play, which remain very poor by international standards. A t Sutton Valence the game is taught to all boys by the physical education department, but if the individual is to develop hisj play and understanding of the game, he must take part i n competitive games and work at his basic skills. I t is pleasing to see the three team squads taking regular team practices under the charge of Messrs. Taylor, Westwood and Chainey and Senior team players, the continued popularity of the Wednesday afternoon basketball society and individuals undertaking 15 minutes of practice before their afternoon games; these are the avenues by which the game will be improved at the School. For boys not representing the School in other sports, basketball offers numerous opportunities for recreation and team play.

SQUASH A small but enthusiastic Squash Club has been i n existence for three years, playing on Wednesday afternoons at a private court at Loose. Hence the completion of our own long-awaited courts was an event of great excitement for these few and other players i n the school. The courts were ready for use at the start of the Christmas term and soon proved very popular. They were formally opened on October 16th by M r . R. D .

Wickham and the several hundred parents. Old Suttonians and other friends of the school who attended that Appeal Open Day were able to watch a friendly match between Masters and Boys. Our aim is now to develop strength in depth i n the sport and Squash features i n P.E. periods and Junior Activities on Mondays, as well as i n the Squash coaching classes which have now replaced the old Wednesday afternoon Squash Club. As a sport. Squash has to operate, for the moment, as an additional game i n both Winter terms and boys participate in it only after their other major sport commitments are completed.

During the year the Under 16 team played in the Maidstone Schools League and finished 3rd while the Under 15 team was narrowly pipped for 1st place in their Maidstone Schools League. The Senior team played in the Mitre Cup competition, the Kent Schools Cup, with considerable success, and all the squad players played their part in helping the development

The only match played m the Christmas term was on O.S. Saturday, when a Scratch I V played an O.S. I V , losing 0-4. After Christmas a team squad. Senior and Junior, was formed, for additional coaching and training, and the following matches were played: 34

Shape by P S.

Wooderson

/. R. Redpath coaching in the nets

M. C. Cowdrey in the nets

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The Easter camp at Bisley was most successful despite very cold and damp weather. A t first there was despondency at the lowness of the scores, but this soon evaporated when it was realised just how difficult the new targets were, especially at 200 yards. With three good practices in May, the team went to Lydd for the Kent Shoot in very good heart. However the wind was so strong that it was impossible to rig the targets and we returned with the Cup, having not shot for it, a great pity as we would almost certainly have won it again with Tonbridge absent. I n the Sussex meeting we had a good shoot at 200 yards to lie 5th, only to drop away at 500 yards.

1st Feb 1st V bt. a Cranbrook 'Set' V 3-2 Away 19th Feb 1st V bt. a St. Lawrence 'Set' V 3-2 Home 7th Mar U.15 V lost to Cranbrook U.15 0.5.

In addition a Social V (consisting of Masters and boys) beat a similar St. John's, Leatherhead V 3-2 on Sunday, 20th February at Home.

The 1st V consisted of W. M . Walker (who twice won the decisive rubber of the match); P. K . W. Harris; A . K . Mee (Capt.); R. P. Hemsley; A . P. Richards. As all these except Harris (this year's E.S.U. Student) will still be here next season we have reasonable prospects. I t should here be explained that a 'Set' V is not a School's best V but a team chosen f r o m those boys who play Squash as an option that term, although an indication of our standard can be gained f r o m the fact that Walker, playing as our No. 1, twice convincingly defeated the 1st V No. 5 of our opponents.

Soon we hope to be capable of playing 1st V matches against other schools, but before we can do so successfully more strength in depth will be required.

The N.R.A. Schools Meeting at Bisley was held during very humid weather and our practice scores were not very encouraging - only two of the team getting into the prize list for the Wellington. Our worst fears seemed to be realised after a disappointing shoot at 200 yards i n the 'Ashburton', but the V I I I really came good at 500 yards and we finished a respectable 20th. The Cadet Pair also recovered a poor morning with a good afternoon shoot, but were well down the list.

M y own thanks go to the Captain and Secretary who have been so efficient and helpful throughout the year.

C.R.G.S.

I n the Inter-House Competition final, Cornwallis bt.

Founders 4-1; in the Individual Tournaments, W. M .

Walker bt. P. K . W. Harris 3-1 in the Open and M . L .

W. Wykes bt. A . H . Ford 3-0 in the Junior (U.15).

J. McC.

SHOOTING

RESULTS Miniature Range: B.S.S.R.A. VlHs. 14th with 756.

Stanif orth Cup. 40th with 747.

Invicta Trophy. 'A' team 4th with 1133.

'B' team 8th with 1102.

Captain: R. M . Eaton Secretary: D . J. N . Stiff I t would be wrong for these notes to appear without a tribute to Robert Coutts who handed over the Shooting last January after 18 years as Master in charge.

He inherited a tradition of success and he maintained and added to this tradition, various cups and trophies being won by both teams and individuals regularly during this time. 1963 was perhaps the best year, when the team swept the board at the Kent Schools meeting and completed a great season with 5th place in the Ashburton winning the Cottesloe Vase. A l l those who have shot at Sutton Valence during the past 18 years owe him much for his enthusiasm and encouragement.

Country Life. 63rd.

Inter-House. Comwallis.

Individual. M. W. Hiskett.

Open Range: Inter House. Cornwallis.

Donegal Badge. L . G . B. Cooper 60 (4 V).

Sussex Schools. Vin 12th out of 31 schools with 476. (3rd in Cox Cup).

Nunn Cup (highest individual). M. W. Hiskett 64 (4 V).

N.R.A. Schools Meeting: Ashburton. V l l l 20th out of 70 schools with 482.

Prior Cup (highest individual). R. T. Manwaring 64 (5 V).

Wellington (200 yards). L . G . B. Cooper 7th with 34 (5 V).

M. W. Hisket with 32 (3 V), also in prize list.

School Hundred. R. T. Manwaring.

Marchant Vase (Open Range aggregate). L . G . B. Cooper.

This year has been one of consolidation rather than any really spectacular results. On the miniature range there was a lack of consistency which prevented any success, though the V I I I shot well in the 'Country L i f e ' rapid beating the previous record score along with half a dozen other schools, but we had a disastrous Landscape target which sent us well down the final list.

Next season we need more scores of 96 plus i f we are to achieve the results we should.

Wall Trophy (Marksman of the Year - Miniature and Open Range): L . G . B. Cooper.

Shooting Colours: Full: R. M. Eaton, D. J. N. Stiff, L . G. B. Cooper, M. W. Hiskett.

Half: P. C. Morgan, R. T. Manwaring.

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C R I C K E T RETROSPECT Captain: Vice-Captain: •

catch at Maidstone and Bottomley's two great slip catches in the last two games.

P. R. Latham

M y thanks go to Paul Latham who, in his first of two years as captain, has led the X I soundly and with imagination, and also to Steven Bottomley and Tony Rutherford for their help to the captain and their encouragement to the younger members of the side.

S. J. Bottomley

Secretary: S. J. Fermor

1st X I (Won 5; Drawn 8; Lost 3) As the figures suggest, this was an above average season. Only one inter-school match was lost, and this was the 400 run cliffhanger against Cranbrook. With only two of the team leaving, next year should bring further success, particularly if this year's great enthusiasm is maintained.

Finally, my gratitude goes to Ian Redpath for his patient and valuable coaching.

Colours: P. R. Latham, S. J. Bottomley, C. J. Beacon, A . R. Rutherford, R. B . Taylor, D . C. F. High, M . J. Banks, B . A . Richardson.

Half-Colours:

The batting has been good to watch, and - despite many wet pitches early in the season - the X I has only once been bowled out f o r under 100. One particularly remembers Latham's consistent example: five 50s, including a chanceless 70 against the M.C.C., and a devastating 20 off one over against Maidstone G.S.; his driving between mid-wicket and extra-cover has been really powerful. Taylor, a dynamic young batsman of considerable merit, has scored over 300 runs in his first season in the X I , his favourite hook shot cost him a cut lip against St. Lawrence, but he still came back to make 62. Rutherford, of the classical elegance, has also showed consistent f o r m without ever reaching the coveted 50, although he was only four runs short in his excellent innings against the hostile Trinity attack.

Banks made two delightful half centuries, and - i f he can only become more consistent - he should score many more runs next year. Dunn, a most promising left hander, and Richardson also had their moments, especially when they rescued the team from deep trouble at St. Edmund's: both should make many runs for the School over the next few years.

R. S. Dunn, E. A . H . James.

Also Played: W. J. Westacott, D . N . Cleave, N . P. Scott, G. B. Martin, N . J. Bardsley, P. Polycarpou.

Cornwallis, for whom Latham scored over 100 runs in two matches without being dismissed, beat Founders in the House Match final, and St. Margaret's retained the Junior League Trophy after a very close competition.

The Fieldmg Cup was awarded to A . R. Rutherford.

The Robert Kay Prize (for the most improved young cricketer), was awarded to R. B . Taylor.

The Cricket Cup and the Master i/c's Prize for the outstanding contribution to 1st X I Cricket were awarded to P. R. Latham.

G.G.A.

The bowling has usually been tidy and, latterly, often penetrative. High, now becoming a really good off-spinner, has taken his 40 wickets with rare guile and intelligence; Beacon (Tom Cartwright jun.) has sent down his swinging seamers with consistency, and could easily have taken more wickets with a little luck.

James is fast developing into a very useful leg-spinner, whilst Richardson w i l l get the wickets he deserves as his pace increases. Rutherford, whose bowling season started with the Dover match, has been quite hostile on occasions, producing three match-winning spells.

Latham Taylor Rutherford Richardson Dunn Banks

Isf X I L E A D I N G A V E R A G E S BATTING Innings Not out Runs H.S. 16 1 497 85 13 0 303 62 16 0 356 46 14 4 195 36 16 5 203 43 16 1 274 82

High Rutherford Beacon James Richardson

Overs 190.4 113.3 219.2 86 134

Average 33.13 23.31 22.25 19.50 18.36 18.27

BOWLING Maidens 55 28 73 20 33

Runs 481 302 531 267 365

Wickets 40 21 33 16 12

Average 12.03 14.28 16.09 16.69 30.42

C R I C K E T WEEK Once again there was a great demand to play in Cricket Week, and the final party of 16 had to be selected. The weather was at least playable, the mood was festive and the enjoyment immense: there was also some good cricket.

The two 1st X I matches were won, but the three adult games were unfortunately lost by some overhospitable Sutton Valence batting. The Week ended

A mention now of the fielding: it is this which has won matches this season, as i t always does, and by the end of term the X I were a very useful side in the field.

Latham's wicket-keeping has set a high standard, and particular highlights include Westacott's three slip catches in one match, Richardson's six (out of eight chances) i n the season, Rutherford's magnificent gully 36

on a high note, however, with a splendid win over the Junior Bluemantles: this was achieved despite the efforts of the two Suttonians on loan to the opposition, as Westacott took two slip catches and helped Martin to put on 32 runs. Latham and Dunn had earlier put on 67 to lay the foundations for a total of 160, and now two superb catches by Ford and Dunn, and a fine spell of bowling f r o m High, saw the Bluemantles out for 141.

Under 15 X I (Played 8; Won 6; Lost 1; Drawn 1)

I thank E.A.C. f o r his smooth organisation, R.D.C., K.M.S. and H . M . R . f o r their assistance and T o m Watman for preparing the pitches.

G.G.A.

The side's batting was held together by Hunt, Sharp and Polycarpou, the latter especially having some very good knocks. Unfortunately Edgley, the captain, always looked promising but never really succeeded; and this was repeated in his bowling, i n which field Ramsay, Sharp and Paul were very successful.

The fielding varied f r o m brilliance to feebleness and there were far too many catches dropped. The general impression of the side was of one which was more successful than it perhaps deserved, but which usually enjoyed its cricket.

H.M.R./M.A.S.

A successful season has seen some very good victories, a disappointing but deserved defeat, and a steady improvement in the standard of cricket. We threw the game away to Tonbridge and never got on top of Cranbrook, but the victory over The King's School Cantertjury was a particularly worthy one and the very weak opposition of other schools did not cause much diflBculty to the side.

Non 1st X I Cricket Week Results.

Sunday 16th July V. Cranbrook Detours Sutton Valence XI161 (Banks 53, R.D.C. 31) Detours 162-2 Lost.

Wednesday 19th July V. Scorpions Scorpions 202-8 dec. (High 3-79) Sutton Valence X I 66 Lost.

Thursday 20th July V. Kent Wanderers Kent Wanderers 202-9 dec. (Fermor 3-17, Beacon 3-47, James 3-49) Sutton Valence X I 141 (G.G.A. 40, Richardson 33) Friday 21st July V. Junior Bluemantles Sutton Valence X I 160 (Dunn 36, Latham 32) J. Bluemantles 141 (High 7-53)

Colours: M . P. H . Edgley, P. Polycarpou. N . J. Hunt.

G. M . Sharp, D . N . Paul.

Under 14 X I (Won 4; Drawn 2; Lost 7) The age group was dominated by two players: Ford, captain, who scored 378 runs, including five scores of over 50, at an average of 42 and took 26 wickets; and Black, a useful medium-pace bowler who at his best moved the ball away f r o m the bat and took 30 wickets at an average of 14.3.

2nd X I (Played 6; Won 1; Lost 1; Dr^wn 4) Basically this was a very young and inexperienced side particularly lacking i n aggressive batsmen with the result that runs were not scored in suflScient numbers to win many games although it was a difficult side to beat.

The bowling was quite good in most games and the fielding much improved as the season progressed until it became very good indeed.

Daniels found the constantly changing side rather hard to skipper although this was not due to any lack of help f r o m the others, particularly Martin, Bardsley, Bebbmgton, Scott, Townley, Hemsley and Claridge. He bowled very well himself and it is a pity he is so diflident about his batting. Martin also played well, always fieldmg keenly and drivmg well. The other batsmen had sound defence but they w i l l need to add more attacking shots next year. Quite the most enthusiastic member of the team was Bardsley who batted m a promismg way and took on the job of keeping wicket unexpectedly with determination and who sometimes had to cope with erratic bowling. A l l in all a season of promise rather than achievement.

K.M.S. Colours: K . J. Daniels, G. B. Martin.

With no other player making a significant contribution with either bat or ball, the team was often easily defeated by schools that had depth in batting and bowled with more accuracy and variety. Though it is fair to say that the fielding and the wicket-keeping of Fermor improved during the season, many other aspects, notably the bowling of all apart f r o m Black, the art of putting the head in line when batting and the running between the wickets, depressingly did not.

I n general, the boys did not practise as though they were really determined to master their deficiencies, and the failure to do this as much as anythmg else meant lack of success during the season.

R.D.C. Colours: A. H . Ford, J. A . Black.

Under 13 X I (Won 1; Drawn 3; Lost 2) The results do not really do justice to this quite promising side. The opposition this year was, in general, much stronger than in previous years, and this meant that the side had to give of their best i n every match.

However, juniors are unpredictable, and although good -37

innings were played, the middle order batsmen were not too consistent.

V. Old Suttonians (Home) Sutton Valence 93 (James 24) Old Suttonians 94-5 (Rutherford 3-37) Lost.

The bowling this year was good, with Foulkes particularly quick and accurate, but rather unlucky; Bedford captained well, and turned in good performances with bat and ball; Dimond showed himself to be a promising opening bat, with several good innings to his credit.

B.J.L.

V. Cranbrook School (Home) Cranbrook 206-9 dec. (High 6-64) Sutton Valence 202 (Latham 44, Rutherford 42) Lost.

V. Sutton Valence C.C. (Home) Sutton Valence C.C. 183-9 dec. (High 4-28) Sutton Valence 108-6 (Richardson 36) Drawn.

Colours: P. R. Bedford, T. S. T. Foulkes.

RESULTS 1st X I V. King's School, Rochester (Away) King's 125 (Beacon 4-31, High 3-22) Sutton Valence 126-5 (Latham 50) Won

v. Trinity School, Croydon (Home) Sutton Valence 128 (Rutherford 46) Trinity School 88 (Rutherford 5-23, High 3-31) Won.

V. Sevenoaks School (Away) Sevenoaks 110 (Beacon 7-32) Sutton Valence 64-7 (Latham 33 not out) Drawn.

V. Maidstone Grammar School (Away) Maidstone Grammar 106 (Rutherford 4-16, Beacon 3-34) Sutton Valence 107-2 (Latham 50, Dunn 33 not ouO Won.

V. St. Lawrence College (Home) Sutton Valence 198-4 dec. (Latham 63, Taylor 62) St. Lawrence 56 (High 5-14, Richardson 3-18) Won

2nd X I V. King's School, Rochester (Home) King's 93 (James 7-35) Sutton Valence 76-9 (Clarke 33) Drawn.

V. Kent College (Away) Sutton Valence 110 (Rutherford 39, Latham 36) Kent College 98-5 Drawn.

V. Sevenoaks School (Away) Sutton Valence 79 Sevenoaks 81-6 (James 5-31) Lost.

V. Headmaster's X I (Home) Sutton Valence 132 Headmaster's X I 124-4 Drawn.

V. Kent College (Home) Sutton Valence 62-5 Match abandoned.

V. Dover College (Home) Sutton Valence 178-7 dec. (Banks 82) Dover 137 (Rutherford 5-28, High 3-11) Won.

V. Bethany School (Away) Bethany 47 (Fermor 6-14) Sutton Valence 49-3 Won.

V. P. E . Richardson's X I (Home) P. E . Richardson's X I 229 (High 4-61) Sutton Valence 207-4 (Banks 71, Taylor 51) Drawn.

V. St. Edmund's School, Canterbury (Home) St. Edmund's 190-4 Sutton Valence 85-9 Drawn.

v. X L Club (Home) Sutton Valence 178-9 dec. (Dunn 43) X L Club 103-9 (High 7-26) Drawn.

V. Cranbrook School (Away) Cranbrook 122 (Daniels 5-7) Sutton Valence 90-9 (Daniels 23) Drawn.

V. Band of Brothers (Home) Band of Brothers 217 (Beacon 4-69) Sutton Valence 179-9 (Latham 85) Drawn.

U.15 X I V. King's School, Rochester (Home) King's 83 (Paul 5-20, Ramsey 3-12) Sutton Valence 86-8 (Edgley 23) Won.

V. M.C.C. (Home) M.C.C. 191-5 dec. (James 3-43) Sutton Valence 125 (Latham 70) Lost.

V. Sevenoaks School (Home) Sevenoaks 25 (Paul 5-9) Sutton Valence 26-1 Won.

V. St. Edmund's School, Canterbury (Away) St. Edmund's 163-8 dec.

Sutton Valence 92-6 (Dunn 32, Richardson 32 not out) Drawn.

V. Kent College (Home) Kent College 100-9 Match abandoned.

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V. Bethany School (Away) Bethany 38 (Paul 6-8) Sutton Valence 39-5 Won.

U14i X I V. Kent School's Cricket Association (Home) K.S.C.A. 133-4 decl. (Sharp 3-34) Sutton Valence 135-3 (Ford 61 not out. Hunt 37) Won.

V. King's School Canterbury (Home) King's 127-5 dec.

Sutton Valence 129-4 (Polycarpou 50, Sharp 43 not out) Won.

V. Holmewood House (Away) Holmewood House 135-4 decl. (Black 3-41) Sutton Valence 70 Lost.

v. St. Edmund's School, Canterbury (Home) St. Edmund's 86 (Edgley 5-27) Sutton Valence 90-4 (Hunt 27 not out) Won.

V. Bethany School (Home) Sutton Valence 126 (Ford 37) Bethany 109-9 (Smith 3-24, Day 3-28) Drawn.

V. Benenden C.C. Juniors (Away) Sutton Valence 140-9 (Polycarpou 51 not out) Benenden 68 (Sharp 5-12, Ramsey 3-14) Won.

V. Tonbridge School (Home) Tonbridge 167-4 decl.

Sutton Valence 65 Lost.

V. Tonbridge School (Home) Tonbridge 117-8 dec.

Sutton Valence 89 (Polycarpou 26) Lost.

V. Cranbrook School (Home) Cranbrook 128-9 decl. (Black 5-62) Sutton Valence 31 Lost.

V. Cranbrook School (Away) Cranbrook 184-5 dec. (Paul 4-61) Sutton Valence 105-7 (Edgley 35) Drawn.,

U13 X I V. Maidstone Grammar School (Home) Maidstone 76-6 decl.

Sutton Valence 51-8 Drawn.

U.14 X I V. King's School, Rochester (Away) King's 86 Sutton Valence 73-5 Drawn.

V. Eylesden Court (Away) Eylesden 104-9 decl. (Ellis 4-17) Sutton Valence 47-9 Drawn.

V. Sevenoaks School (Away) Sutton Valence 107 (Ford 73) Sevenoaks 108-3 Lost.

V. Dover College Prep School (Home) Sutton Valence 41 Dover College 43 (Cook 5-5, Foulkes 3-11) Lost.

V. Kent College (Away) Kent College 75-8 (Ford 5-15) Sutton Valence 76-3 (Ford 61) Won.

V. King's School Rochester (Away) Sutton Valence 86 (Bedford 22, Dimond 20) King's 56 (Foulkes 4^17, Bedford 3-14) Won.

V. Friar's School (Away) Friars' 100-5 Sutton Valence 39 (Campbell 20) Lost.

V. Grenham House (Away) Grenham House M7-6 decl.

Sutton Valence 73-5 Drawn.

V. Eylesden Court (Home) Eylesden Court 169-6 decl. (Bedford 4-50) Sutton Valence 50 (Cook 24) Lost.

V. King's School Canterbury (Home) King's 140-5 (Baulf 3-38) • Sutton Valence 52 Lost.

V. Dover College Junior School (Home) Dover College 43 (Black 6-29, Ford 4-7) Sutton Valence 45-4 Won.

ATHLETICS 1972 Captain N . D . Nelson This year's athletics season was severely hampered by the weather conditions. The team had to prepare for a very strenuous early season in conditions that more closely resembled those experienced in the cross country term.

V. King's School Rochester (Home) King's 75 (Ford 6-17) Sutton Valence 76-2 (Ford 50 not out) Won. V. Friar's School (Home) Friar's 91 (Black 6-28) Sutton Valence 78 (Ford 51) Lost.

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RESULTS

Whitsun. May in particular was a very busy month with the team competing in five matches in fourteen days.

I n spite of these difficulties the teams tried exceedingly hard and, although they won but one match, produced many fine individual performances.

I n the match against Cranbrook the Senior team was outclassed. However, the Junior team lost only as a result of losing the relay, which gives hope f o r the future. A further loss to King's School Rochester did little to inspire the team in the Foundation Schools Athletics Match held this year at Wimbledon. I n this match Emanuel were the inevitable winners and Sutton Valence lost their usual second place to Westminster City School. However, the teams did not return empty handed, for H.C.F. Scott won the Colonel Godfrey Trophy for the outstanding performance of the meeting for a magnificent run in the 110 metres hurdles.

Tuesday May 2nd at Sutton Valence.

Seniors: Cranbrook Sutton Valence Juniors: Cranbrook Sutton Valence

88 55 77 66

Saturday May 6th at Sutton Valence Seniors: King's School Rochester Sutton Valence Juniors: King's School Rochester Sutton Valence

78 76 80 74

Tuesday May 9th at Wimbledon.

Emanuel Westminster City Sutton Valence

121 92 75

Saturday May 13th at Dover.

Seniors: Etover College Sutton Valence

84 64

Juniors: Dover College Sutton Valence

86 62

Tuesday May 16th at Kent College, Canterbury.

Seniors: Sutton Valence Kent College

The team's only success of the season came in the match against Eltham College, where the Juniors Under 15 and Under 14 team both won, so there is hope that our athletics teams will improve in the future. The win against Kent College, held on the first warm day of term, was also encouraging.

73 70

Juniors: Sutton Valence Kent College

72 68

Saturday May 20th Invitation Events at Tonbridge School.

Results include: Senior Senior Sertior Senior Senior

Throughout the season certain members of the team improved beyond recognition and special mention must be made of D . Paul who lowered his personal bests to 53.2 seconds in the 400 metres and 2-03.4 seconds in the 800 metres.

100 metres 110 metres hurdles 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres

H . C. F . Scott H. C. F . Scott D. Paul R. Mansell G.-Hughes

1st 11.5 sec 1st !16.8 sec 1st 53.3 sec 6th 2-12.0 sec 4th 4-31.1 sec

Saturday June 10th at Oakwood Park, Maidstone Kent School A.A.A. Championships

I n the Kent Schools A A A Championships at Maidstone, H.C.F. Scott took second place in the 110 metres hurdles with a time of 15.8 seconds which equalled the old County Record and he narrowly missed being selected to represent Kent in the A l l England Schools Championships at Durham.

Results include: Senior 110 metres hurdles H . C . F . Scott

Athletics Finals this year had to be postponed f r o m the usual penultimate Saturday of the term to the following Monday, because of bad weather. Founders made a clean sweep of all the trophies for the second year running. I n the Finals D . Paul recorded two magnificent victories. Fkst he won the A Division 800 metres in a time of 2 minutes 06.4 seconds then came back 30 minutes later to win the 400 metres in a time of 53.4 seconds.

D.T.R.

1st

15.8 sec

Thursday June 15th at Eltham Under 15 Sutton Valence Eltham College

106 96

Under 14 Sutton Valence Eltham College

68 62

Saturday June 24th Duke of York's Trophy at Dover.

1st - King's School Canterbury 2nd - Duke of York's Royal Military School 3rd - Cranbrook School 4th - Dover College 5th - St. Edmunds, Canterbury 6th - St. Lawrence College 7th - Sir Roger Manwoods 8th - Sutton Valence

Individual Medal Winners

Saturday July 8th.

Athletics Finals

A . Division D . Paul and R. Crampton

Inter-House Cup - Founders

B. Division P. Button

Relay's Cup - Founders

C. Division J. Andrews

20 man Relay - Founders

D . Division J. Burnett.

Junior House Shield - Bennett I .

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TENNIS

SWIMMING

Captain: G. N . T . Cooper

Captain: M . J. S. Jones Secretary: N . W. N . Townshend

The results speak f o r themselves and the sooner they are forgotten the better. I t was realized that this would be a weak team but the failure to play to its capacity and, especially, loss of concentration at vital moments were disappointing. For the first time for many years we withdrew f r o m the Youll Cup. However, prospects for the next few years are not so bleak; individually the members of the team improved and most will be here for one or two more seasons.

The hot weather seems to be setting in later and later each summer. The summer term takes place a f u l l fortnight earlier. The result is that the number of days in the term when the water' i n the bath is fit for human immersion let alone for serious swimming training is becoming progressively smaller, and even the few fine days we have had this term have coincided with G.C.E. exams when the season of school matches was already over. I n fact it has been a very disappointing season.

Once again nearly a hundred boys opted for Tennis and this year a ladder competition was instituted. I t has had its teething troubles but was successful enough to be worth persevering with.

Every Tuesday in May we bussed as many swimmers as possible to Maidstone baths, where they received a certain amount of coaching, but the water was so overpopulated that there was little possibiUty of trying out and practising what they had learnt.

Every Thursday i n May we laid on transport to the Scout Centre Swimmmg Bath at Buckmore Park near Rochester. Here we had a large heated swimming bath to ourselves for a f u l l hour. I f only we could have put the whole installation on a trailer, hooked it on our bus, and set it up somewhere i n the school grounds!

The resurfaced hard courts also had their troubles but they will undoubtedly improve as they settle down and f r o m the start were much faster and better to play on than the old surface. The grass courts, lengthened this year, are still the more popular with the team and the number of apologies to visiting teams for bad bounces was considerably down on last season.

The weather permitted two matches only: away against Toribridge, when we were very soundly beaten by a team which had had rather less swimming than we had. A t home against Kent College, our Seniors managed to pull off a narrow victory but the Juniors were less successful.

Our inter-house finals were favoured with brilliant sunshine but because boys had had such little tune to rediscover the pleasures of swimming, and because some of the most capable performers disappeared before the final of their particular event had taken place, the competition was not so keen nor the entrants so numerous as one could have hoped. However, proceedings ran smoothly and those present seemed to enjoy themselves on the second day of finals, when Mrs. Macllwaine was kind enough to present the trophies.

Team: G. N . T . Cooper, W. M . Walker, L . J. D .

Gordon, T . Sucharitakul, S. K . Schofield, P. J. Mace, I . L . Malkin.

Also played: P. K . W. Harris, G. A . Whitewright, A . J. Murray.

A.R.D. RESULTS May

6

V.

King's School Rochester

Won

5-0

May

9

V.

Kent College

Won

5f-3i

May 13

V.

St. Lawrence College

Lost

2-4

May 18

V.

Eastbourne College

Lost

0-9

May 25

V.

King's School, Canterbury

Lost

2-7

May 27

V.

Dover College

Won

5i-3i

June

G.C.P.

1

V.

Cranbrook School

Lost

2-7

June 13

V.

Sevenoaks School 'A'

Lost

0-9

June 15

V.

Bethany School

Lost

3-6

I N T E R - H O U S E C H A L L E N G E CUP Won by Founders

June .17

V.

St. Edmund's School

Lost

3-6

I N T E R - H O U S E R E L A Y CUP Shared by Founders and Lambe's

June 24

V.

Old Suttonians

Lost

1-7

RESULTS

JUNIOR HOUSE C H A L L E N G E C U P Won by Holdgate

Westminster won the Inter-House Competition. W. M. Walker won the Senior Singles Tournament. M. E . Woodruff won the Junior Singles Tournament. M. E . Woodruff and M. R. Day represented the school in the Thomas Bowl Competition at Wimbledon. They were defeated by Winchester in the Second Round.

JUNIOR H O U S E R E L A Y C U P Won by Bennett 'B' I N T E R - H O U S E W A T E R POLO C U P Won by Founders I N T E R - H O U S E 20 M A N R E L A Y CUP (PENGUIN) Won by Lambe's

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OLD SUTTONIAN SECTION NEWS OF OLD SUTTONIANS

I . W. Suffield (1970 - M ) has been accepted by Shell Tankers (U.K.) L t d . , as an Engineer Cadet and is at present studying for the O.N.C. diploma in Engineering at Highbury Technical College.

F. W. P. Bentley (1950 - W) is now working for the "Shell" Company in Hong Kong and has found a "long missing" O.S. in J. W. Langley-Howard (1936 Bt. & M ) who has worked in the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for many years. We last heard of him from Calcutta in 1961.

M a j . Gen. J. L . Moulton, (1924 - W) is yet another O.S. who has been heard over the Radio. On A p r i l 16th he was interviewed about the role of the Royal Marines in times past and present.

A . C. Wright (1951 - M ) has returned to U.K. after 3 years in the Azores and SSo Vicente in the Cape Verde Islands, where he stayed for a year being promoted to Manager in Cable and Wireless. He is now on a 3 year posting to the Head Office in London, and lives in Shepperton.

N . J. Prockter (1926 - W) will be Vice President of the Kew Guild for 1972-3, taking oflSce in September 1972. Gardening O.S. will probably know him as Assistant Editor of "Amateur Gardening" since 1946 and the author of a number of books on Horticulture, one of which, "Simple Propagation"' (Collingridge), has been of immense help to the writer of these notes. He is also another Broadcasting O.S. in the programme " I n Your Garden".

G. B. S. Vickerstaff (1962 - W) has joined the ever increasing number of O. S. who are now working in Johannesburg.

G. G. Dearing (1966 - L ) has passed the Law Society's Qualifying Examination, Part I I . He studied at the College of Law, Guildford.

D. M . Harber (1965 - C) has been working in the County Land Agent's office for Huntingdon and Peterborough. He left this post in A p r i l 1972 and went to work for the Martin Haymarr Group in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, his work being mainly concerned with Rating Valuation. Having previously worked in South Africa he thinks that it will be interesting to see the other side of the coin.

The Daily Telegraph of 12th May 1972 reported that Dr. J. H . Scott-Wilson (1943 - M ) and his assistant had been hurt in a Hydrogen explosion in his laboratory in Harley St. We are happy to record that both have recovered.

Douglas Winter (1969 - M ) left U . K . for a tour of duty at the British Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia, in July. He is a regular member of the "Green M a n " Club and has promised to attend again during his leave in 1973.

R. F. B. Jones (1971 - L ) will commence training in the Wholesale Meat Depot of the Union International Company in September next.

G. Y . W. M a (1969 - L ) graduated B.Sc. at London University in June 1971 and is now taking a two year Post-graduate course in Biochemistry at St. Andrew's for a "Master's" degree. His project is on "Nucleic acid and protein biosynthesis in liver tumours of pregnant rats". He says that he and his two supervisors are satisfied with his work so far.

We congratulate P. W. Grafton (1933 - M ) on receiving the C.B.E. and D . J. Swift (1927 - W) the Imperial Service Order in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, June 1972. The latter retired f r o m his post as Superintending Engineer in the Ministry of Environment on August 24th 1972.

R. T. Watsham (1969 - W) has been working in Germany for the past year with a firm making "Pasteurising" equipment for beer, milk, etc. The main object of his stay in Germany is to perfect his knowledge of the language. He expects to return to U.K. in the autumn to study for a career in the field of Export.

Another O.S. who has retired is A . M . C. Browne (1926 - W) who has left the firm of Crittall-Hope in Port Elizabeth, R.S.A. His new address is given elsewhere in these Notes.

M . P. Cooper (1965 ^ L ) gave us news of his wedding, reported elsewhere, and also that he and his wife built their own house in Tatsfield. He also tells us of his work in a Scrap Processing firm and his recreation of Rugby (Warlingham R.F.C.) and sailing at Rye. Another D.I.Y.O.S. is M.St.J. Candy (1952 - M ) who has also built a house in the intervals between building Broadcasting Stations and conjuring.

C. E. Slater (1955 - M ) has been in Turkey for the past year or so working on the Bosphorus bridge. He expects that his work w i l l last for another year and a half after which he expects to be in the North of England on similar projects.

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Capt. S. A . S. H i l l (1958 - M ) has left the Parachute Regt. and joined the Armed Forces of the Sultan of Oman. He is serving in the Northern Frontier Regiment of the Sultan's Army.

D. R. Yetton (1937 - W) has finished his secondment to the University of Zambia and returned to his post in Johannesburg where he is Group Architect to the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa. He has been with the Corporation for the last twenty one years.

He visited the School in 1965 and again in June this year.

C. B. Groves (1932 - W), Conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, was "cast away" on a Desert Island with some discs on Monday, July 3rd. I n his discourse with Roy Plomley he mentioned his time at Sutton Valence. This reminded P. Miller (Master 1936) that it was the "First Monday of the M o n t h " so he got up and joined the rest of us at the "Green Man". Thanks, Charles!

C. A . Pearson (1965 - M ) of Middlesex Hospital Medical School qualified as M . B . , B.S. (London) in A p r i l 1971. R. J. Sykes (1967 - C) has passed Part I I of The Law Society Finals Examination (Feb. 1972).

J. D . Butcher (1962 - F) who left quite young and continued his Education at Trowbridge later on went to Cardiff University where he read English and History and also gained his Rugby Colours, paid us a visit in June. After working for Lever Bros, in Rhodesia he has returned to U.K. and is at present with Texaco.

M . H . Boler (1967 - M ) works at Lloyd's with Messrs. Maurice, Tozer and Beck. He is a member of Lloyd's Yacht Club and was one of the crew of "Lutine" in the race "Round the Isle of Wight" in July 1972. Lutine was fourth to finish.

A t least one O.S. took part in the "Observer" Single Handed Yacht Race across the Atlantic. He was Major Martin Minter-Kemp, R.W.Fus., ( M . J. Kemp 1946 L). Two or three years ago he came to talk to the School on the 1968 Race, in which he finished in 7th place. A t that time he was Schools' Liaison Officer to the C.C.F. This year sailing the 65 foot cutter "Strongbow", specially built for the race he finished in seventh place overall.

Another yachting O.S. is R. F. B. Jones (1971 - L ) who sails in "Penguin 11".

R. E. Macregor (1967 - M ) has been working in Brazil, with a meat firm. He works on farms and says that he thoroughly enjoys his life. Other Brazil O. S. please note his address in the O.S. O/S list.

Reverend M . H . Bolting (1940 - M ) , Rural Dean of Hammersmith, was instituted to the living of St. George's, Leeds, Yorks, by the Bishop of Ripon on the 15th September 1972. This is an exciting living, he says. The Church is famous for its crypt in which is done social work amongst down and outs, rather like that done at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London. The parish itself contains the University of Leeds, the hospital, the Civic Centre, the railway station and Yorkshire T . V . We imagine that his time will be pretty well occupied!

P. H . Jesty (1966 - L ) has put us up to date with his recent activities. He gained B.Sc. (CI. I I . l ) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Leeds University and became a Master of Science in Electronic Computation in 1971, also at Leeds. Last October he took up a post of Lecturer, Grade I I , in Systems Analysis and Commercial Data Processing in the Dept. of Management and Business Studies at Leeds Polytechnic. He lectures at all levels from H.N.D. to Post-graduate students.

He is a 2nd Lieut in T . A . Voluntary Reserve seconded for duty with Leeds University O.T.C. He also finds time to study for a Mastership in Philosophy at the University in Computer Science.

News of the second generation of Sillars brothers is that Robert (1968 - M ) is working in a stockbroker's office, Andrew (1968 - M ) has completed a course in Hotel Management at Ealing Technical College and David (1969 - M ) is at Hendon Technical College studying Aeronautical Engineering.

The Reverend P. G. F. Norwood (1959 - F) was instituted on 1st June 1972 to the living of all Saints', Hollingbourne, by the Archbishop of Canterbury to whom he had been Chaplain for the past three years.

We hope that Philip will find time to visit us at Sutton Valence f r o m time to time. His father, by the way, was Vicar of Sutton Valence several years ago.

John F. Burton (1949 - F), who is Deputy Security Officer of the National Diamond Mining Company of Sierra Leone wrote in July telling us something about how diamonds are recovered and his work in general.

Recently he had a bit of a problem on his hands when the "Star of Sierra Leone" (969 carats) was found. This is the largest alluvial stone ever recovered and John was quite relieved when i t was taken to London f o r sale and subsequent cutting. He says that had the stone

P. G. Banks (1968 - W) has given up farming and is now studying with a firm in Tiverton, Devon, dealing in agriculture and property to be an Auctioneer. He has been playing for Exeter Rugby Club and is hoping to keep a regular place in their 1st X V next season.

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been of a slightly different shape it would have passed though the 45 mm screen and ended its career as far as John's, company was concerned as "road metal".

He says that G. R. A. Harvey (1952 - W) is still with the company working as a prospector at another mine at Tongo. John is secretary of the Kono Rugby Football Club which is having a successful season. Both he and George have married in the last year or two and the latter has one child.

"Suttonian" flavour we mention them here. At dinner on the 19th June three Suttonians were present (R.E.G.F. 1913, Rev. O.R.F. 1920 and R. R. Maddieson 1939) to which may be added the mothers of 2 (nee Fulljames), Mrs. Light, mother of R.A.L., Mrs. Prentice. Mother of D.S.P. and Mr. S. Fulljames father of J.S.F. and W.F. The Rev. Owen, as best man 50 years earlier, had to make a speech (this item from R.E.G.F.).

A luncheon and Garden Party was held on the following day and some 78 relatives attended. Suttonians present, besides any mentioned earlier included David Prentice, Robert Light, John Fulljames and Roger Maddieson. These played a variety of games for "the grown Ups" and were defeated in a Soccer match . by the youngsters who included a grandchild or two, of both sexes. Owen's grand daughter seems to have been the "star" of the game.

A welcome and surprise visitor in July was R. R. Nino (1928 - W), who has lived in Argentina since he left, making his first return to the School since leaving.

The "official guide' was routed out from his Saturday slumber and took Nino, whom he remembered - this was mutual, by the way - on a tour of modern S.V. This was a most pleasant way of spending a horribly wet afternoon.

R. V. Cant (1964 - L) wrote in July to tell us that he was to be married on the 8 th, that he had obtained his Ph.D. at the University of the West Indies with a thesis on "The Pleistocene Marine Terraces of Jamaica". At the time of writing he was working in the University Museum but intended to take up other work in August.

His choices seemed to rest between becoming a Hydrologist in the Bahamas, an oil/gas seeker in Jamaica or a fisherman. He seemed to favour the last choice!

FORD.—On 7th September 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales, to Elizabeth, wife of Adrian R. Ford (1964 L) a daughter, Emma Jane.

PASFIELD.—On 21st November, 1970, to Annabel Dorothy (nee Drummond), wife of A. H . Pasfield (1958 - M), a daughter, Elizabeth Lindsey.

SARONY.—On 15th July, 1971, to Bimala Denan, wife of N . L. Sarony (1958 - M), a daughter, Tania Lila.

Carl G. Ericson (E.S.U. student, 1958 - L) is back in England for another year domg research in English We hope that we will see him from time to time. Should any of his friends wish to contact him in Bramley, letters will be forwarded, as they already are in the case of inter-O.S. correspondence now that a printed List of Addresses is no longer published on the grounds of economy.

TRIBE.—On 16th March, 1971, to Michel (nee Weston Cole), wife of T. B. Tribe (1960 - F), a daughter, Joanna.

LITTLE.—On 4lh January, 1972, to Margaret (nee Dron), wife of Brian James Little, Master since 1969, a daughter, Tracey Margaret.

I . P. L . Kool (1970 - L) wrote from his home in Switzerland to tell us that he is at Bradford University - hot Manchester - where he is studying "Colour Chemistry" and has passed his first year examinations.

He seems also to be playing a full part in the Social Life at Bradford and has already ski'd and played Water Polo for the University and hopes to add Rugby Football this year - he got through Trials last season, but illness prevented him from playing for the University. He is also on the "Rag" Committee and has promised a copy of the programme (if the printers dare publish it). He has met M . P. F. Penwill (1969 - M) who is finishing his course at the College of Art.

SALMON.—On 25th February, 1972, to Angela, wife of T. J. Salmon, (Tim, 1965 - M), a son James Timothy.

The Golden Wedding announcement for Gp. Capt. and Mrs. R. E. G. Fulljames will be found elsewhere in these Notes, but as the celebrations had a distinctly

WINTER.—On March 2nd 1972 to Sally and Jona' • than Winter (1956 - L) a second son, Andrew Campbell, brother for David and Elizabeth.

SCOTT.—On 2nd September, 1971, to Michael James (1961 - L) and Suzette Scott, a daughter, Polly Elizabeth.

VIBERT.—On 13th March, 1972, at the Jersey Maternity Hospital to Hazel (nee Stanleigh - late House matron of Westminster House) and Brian Vibert (Master, 1961 to 1967), a daughter, Susanna Mary, a sister for Christopher.

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BROWN—VERRINDER.—On Saturday, 14th August, 1971, at St. Lukes Church, Grayshott, Robin Garnett Crosbie Brown (1956 - F) to Fiona Verrinder.

ERICSON.—On 29th June 1972, to Penny and Carl Ericson (E.S.U. student, 1958 - L), a daughter Juliana Margaret.

CHANCE.—On July 13th 1972, to Anne, nee Chaudeurge, and Robert Chance (Master since 1961) a son, Patrick Sebastien Guillaume, brother for Helene and Veronique.

MORGAN—ANDERSON.—On 19 th February, 1972, Ian Eversfield Morgan (1961 - W) .to Moira Macalister Anderson.

LUCY—OLSEN.—On Saturday, April 15th 1972 at St. Mary's Church, Sutton Valence, William Edward de Camborne Lucy (1966 - M & F), son of H . F. deC. Lucy (1925 - F) and Mrs. Lucy to Rosemary Olsen, sister of A. J. Olsen (1959 - F) and W. R. Olsen (1960 - F).

GOLDEN WEDDING Fulljames-Davies. On June 20th 1922 at St. Mark's Church, Portsmouth, R. E. G. Fulljames, M.C., Flight Lieutenant R.A.F. to Muriel, daughter of Mr. T. Davies, Chief Constable of Portsmouth, and Mrs. Davies of Eling House, Portsmouth. (From S.V.S. Magazine No. 129, for Christmas Term 1922).

BREWER—ST. JOSEPH.—On 4th March, 1972 at Histon, Cambridgeshire, David Gansel Brewer (1959 - M), brother of J. G. Brewer (1968 - W) to Sarah, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. K. St. Joseph of Histon Manor, Cambridgeshire.

We congratulate Group Captain and Mrs. Fulljames and wish them many more Happy Years together. At the same time we thank them for their continued interest in the School and the O.S.A. Group Captain Fulljames recently retired from the Governing Body and has in the past been a tower of strength in O.S. Cricket Weeks. Recently he has been of great help in the East Hampshire area in the Appeal.

WAMPACH—RUSSELL.^n 25th March 1972 at Axbridge, Somerset, Major Cyril Roland Wampach.

R.E., (1939 - W) to Janet Stirlmg Russell, widow of the late James Russell, of Glasgow.

MACDONALD—BUCK.—On 27th November, 1971 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, Bruce Macdonald (1961 - W) to Jennifer Ann Buck of Johannesburg.

MARRIAGES HUNT—KRUIK.—On 3rd August, 1970, in Holland, Peter A. Hunt (1962 - L) to Geertje Kruik of Rockanje, Holland.

HAKIMNEJAD—NARAGHL—In Tehran, Iran, in December 1971 Goodarz Hakimnejad to Suheala Naraghi.

BLACKBURN—EAREE.—On 25th November, 1971, at St. Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland, Wilfrid Blackburn to Margaret Earee, widow of G. S. Stead (1927 - M), who was killed in North Africa in 1943 while serving in the R.A.F. Mrs. Earee's second husband died two or three years ago.

COOPER—ATKINS.—On 29th April, 1972 at Tandridge Parish Church, Surrey, Michael P. Cooper (1965 - L) to Susan Jane Atkins.

ARCHER—DAVIES.-On Saturday, 3rd June, 1972 at the Church of St. Mary and St. Edward, Barrow Gurney, Timothy John Archer (1960 - W) to Dr. Gillian Karen Davies, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. D. H . Davies of Barrow Gurney, Bristol.

PENFOLD—HOUSTON.—In 1971, at Beaconsfield, Bucks., Roger J. Penfold (1964 - M) to Carolyne Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Houston of Beaconsfield.

CANT—PARKIN.—On 8th July, 1972 in Jamaica, Richard Vandrey Cant (1964 - L), brother of J. M .

Cant (1968 - L) and D. H . Cant (1970 - L), to Marlene Cecile Parkin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. H . Parkin of Red Hills, Jamaica.

McCORMICK—LEWIS.—On Monday, 10th January, 1972, at Waterloo, Liverpool, John McCormick, master since 1964, to Vivien Lewis, daughter of the late Mr. A. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis of Great Crosby, Liverpool.

CAIRNS—LEGGATT.—On 17th June, 1972, James Mitchell Cairns (1962 - M), brother of J. B. Cairns (1961 - M) and W. A. Cairns (1964 - Q to Nicola, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leggatt of Tunbridge Wells.

APS—FOSTER.—On 22nd January, 1972, Nicholas Philip John Aps (1966 ^ B & Q, to Angela Foster.

P. R. James (1966 - H & Q was best man.

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WINTER—HARMER.—On 17th June, 1972 at Hailsham Methodist Church, Sussex, Douglas Winter (1969 - M) to Linda Margaret Harris. C. D. Hooker (1969 - M) was best man.

his father (Rev. Lionel Meade, 1902) and three uncles (H.P.M. 1897, C.G.M. 1892 and V.R.M. 1900) were all at Sutton Valence. John's elder brother, also an H. P. Meade, was in St. Margaret's House in 1936.

PAGE—CAROE.—On 29th July, 1972 at St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, Neil John William Page 1963 - W), Director of Music at Hurstpierpoint College, to Jane Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alban Caroe of Campden Hill Square, N.W.8.

SIMMONS.—On 23rd October, 1971, Geoffrey Paish Simmons (1923-^M). Geoffrey, the second of four Simmons brothers to come to Sutton Valence, was a member of the 1923 Cricket XL After leaving School he worked in Calcutta for many years and ' became an accomplished golfer. When he was home on leave it usually coincided with the amateur championship, and he usually survived a round or two.

On retirement he became Secretary of West Herts Golf Club, a position he held at the time of his death.

DEATHS We regret to record the deaths of the following: MATHEW.—On 26th May, 1971, at Broadmayne, Dorset, A. G. Mathew, Director of Music 1914 to 1917, at the age of over 80.

SUTTON.—On 7th August, 1971, at his home in Sutton, Surrey, Dennis Edward Sutton (1927-W), aged 61.

Mr. Mathew was educated at St. Bees School and Durham University, where he obtained degrees of B.A., M.A. and Mus.Bac. After a short time at the Cathedral Choir School, Calcutta, he came to Sutton Valence in 1914, leaving in 1917 to join the Royal Garrison Artillery. On demobilisation he became Headmaster of a preparatory school at Ingatestone, Essex. He left there to take over the direction of Music at his old school, St. Bees, retiring in 1955 to live in Dorsetshire.

LAURIE.—In Western Australia, in 1966, The Rev. Ronald West Laurie (1897-L), aged 84.

SMYTHE.—In Western Australia, in 1968, Leslie Cloudesley Smythe (1909-L), aged 74.

G. H. WALL.—{1960-Bt.&M), died on 4th October, 1971. He had been Captain of Shooting in 1959 and 1960 and won the Gale & Polden Revolver Prize, at Bisley, in 1959, and was Public Schools Pistol Champion in 1960.

He was a frequent visitor to the School over the last few years and it was a pleasure to talk over old times with him.

R. MARSH.—(1922-M), died in Pietermaritzburg, Rep. of South Africa, on 11th October, 1969.

MEADE.—On 4th September, 1971, after a long illness, Lt. Col. Charles John Gerald Meade, M.B.E., (1940-M), aged 50.

STEAD.—On 5th January, 1972, suddenly at his home at Sandhurst, Kent, Richard Stackhouse Stead (1925M). Dick Stead was the third of four brothers who ' were at Sutton Valence in the 1920s. Before retirement he had been a mining engineer with Central Provinces Manganese Mines in India.

John Meade had been Head of School and Captain of Rugby when he left Sutton Valence in 1940, to do a term or two at a preparatory school before joining the army in the Royal Gloucester Hussars and was commissioned into the same regiment (later to become the Queen's Own Royal Irish Hussars) from which he retired in 1969 to join Hambro's Bank.

RONALDSON.—H. R. M . Ronaldson (1899-L), died in May, 1971. He was the brother of C. R. Ronaldson, killed in the 1914-18 War, and brother in law of Norman Newton (1921-W).

BOOER.—On 6th November, 1971, Phihp Mullinder ' Roy Booer (1943-M), aged 45, brother of T. G. Booer (1952-M) and father of C. D. Booer (1970M).

His army career was varied and distinguished.

Libya, Korea, The Staff College, Directorate of Armour (Ottawa), Cyprus and finally on the British Defence Staff, Washington, D.C. in 1967.

Philip's death is a great loss to Sutton Valence generally - to the O.S.A. of which he had been Chairman of Dinner in 1967 and a member of the Committee since that year. He was one of the protagonists of the "First Monday of the Month" meetings in the City and was usually to be met there on

He was Hon. Secretary of O.SA. in 1950 but gave up this office when he was posted overseas. His family had many connections with the School. His grandfather was Vicar of Boughton Monchelsea and 46

ing the School for more than 40 years. When he no longer ran against the School he kept on coming down and went round the course on his own, finishing in time to see the end of the actual race itself.

More recently he took to running the courses in the reverse direction so that he could see what was going on "outback". He had been on his usual Saturday trot on the day of his death. He came home and died peacefully by his fireside. He was a good friend to the School and we shall miss his cheerful presence when Blackheath Harriers, of which he was a past President, come down to the School next term.

that day. To the School his loss is as great. He had been a most efficient and hard working Chairman of the West Sussex Branch of the • Quatercentenary Appeal and it will be difficult to replace him.

The School and O.S.A. mourn his passing but remember with gratitude all that he did for them and join in sorrow with his family in their loss.

He was a most active person apart from his connection with Sutton Valence. He was in R.A.F. Intelligence from 1945 to 1948 and saw service in India, Burma and the Dutch East Indies and China, where he- was attached to the British Embassy in Nanking. Here he was personally associated with Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and his Nationalist operations. Here he was helped by his knowledge of the Chinese language.

FITT.—In March 1970, Frederick Henry Fitt (1918-M) aged 70. He came to Sutton Valence from Westminster City School soon after the "New Buildings" were opened, under Headmaster Holdgate and played both Cricket and Rugby for the School.

In business he worked in the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in London. His spare time activities included model railways, campanology, piano and organ playing. Scouting and youth work, to which he added sailing.

GOULSTON.—On 30th January, 1972, at the age of 40, Rabbi Michael J. Goulston (1949-M). Michael had been minister at the West London Synagogue for the last two or three years. He was a lecturer at the Leo Back College and he founded and edited the magazine "European Judaism."

WALSH.—It is with the great regret that we record the death of one of our oldest members. The Rt. Reverend Gordon lohn Walsh, Doctor of Divinity, Assistant Bishop of Ely, died in Ely on 19th November, 1971, at the age of 92. Bishop Walsh was at Sutton Valence from the age of ten, 1888 to 1898. He took his degree at Trinity College, Dubhn, where he later became Doctor of Divinity. In 1927 he became Bishop of Hokkaido, North Japan. In 1944 he went to Ely. Twice he has preached at Commemoration Services and until recently attended the O.S. Dinners in London.

NEWBURY.—On Saturday, 26th February, 1972, in Perth, Western Australia, after a long illness, Richard George Newbury (1930-W). O.S. Cricketers of preWar times will mourn the passing of one of the best bowlers who ever played for O.S. in their weeks. His length, flight, swing and spin always made him a menace to our opponents and the writer would certainly make him a first choice in Sutton Valence's "Best Ever" X I . He could hit the ball hard when necessary. His other recreation was Golf. In his working life he was a Purser in the P. & O. shipping line and ultimately became the Senior Member of his branch. The ships in which he served include S.Ss. Straithard, Chusan, Catharge and Cathay. He took part in landing American Forces in North Africa in 1942. A few years ago he and his wife, Jean, who was also with him on several Cricket Weeks, migrated to Western Australia where he died.

The Bishop was a Governor of the School until a year or two ago, and he was a very helpful member of that body.

When at Sutton Valence he was not only a good scholar but also a not inconsiderable athlete. The writer of these notes remembers a "Bishop, complete with gaiters" being dared by Headmaster James, some years ago, to have a kick at goal before an O.S. Rugger match. The Bishop duly obliged and won the "dare".

OLIVER.—On 28th September, 1969, Frank Oliver, aged 80. Mr. Oliver had been master in charge of Woodwork and Handicraft at the end of the 1914-18 war and into the 1920s when he went to Snodland Central School, eventually becoming Second Master there. For many years he was the Honorary Secretary of Chart Sutton Cricket Club and frequently raised teams to play against the School when fixtures were hard to get. After his Cricket days were over

WILCOCKSON.—On 20th November, 1971, Keith Nisbet Wilcockson, aged 69. Although not a member of the School, Mr. Wilcockson was well known here. Not only as the father of Ian N . Wilcockson (1951-M) and his brother James McG. (1955-M) but also as a perennial member of the Blackheath Harriers Cross-Country teams that have been visit47

he became a Timekeeper for the A.A.A. and often came with his watch to School Athletics Finals.

During the 1939-45 war he was a Pilot Officer in the Air Training Corps. His two sons, John (1930-F) and Ronald (1932-F) were educated at Sutton Valence.

pectuses, reports, blue books, photographs (preferably titled), magazines and so on spring to mind as being of interest. Of course, reminiscences, diaries, and other personal records can be of immense help to give some idea of what the School was like in times past.

Such gifts if sent or brought to the School will be most welcome and acknowledged by the Curator.

MACIVER.—On 17th July, 1971, whilst on holiday from Norway, where he was teaching English, Graham William Maclver (1962-M), aged 26.

ANNUAL G E N E R A L MEETING

WHITLOCK.—On 26th June, 1972, in a flying accident at Rougham, Norfolk, Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Charles Whitlock (1966-F), aged 24.

Nicholas had been Senior Cadet at Cranwell, which he also captained at Hockey. He had also played for the R.A.F. in the Services Tournament and for Combined Services in an England Trial.

The 84th of these gatherings took place on Tuesday, April 9th, 1972, for the last time at the Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, which is to be demolished in the forthcoming changes planned for the "Circus".

P. W. Grafton (1933-B & M) took the Chair at the A.G.M. and E. J. Evans (1953-W) was Chairman at the Dinner.

A Memorial Service was held at St. Nicholas' Church, Leeds, Kent, where he had been a chokboy in his boyhood. The address was given by the Vicar of Leeds (Rev. J. E. Robinson) and the large congregation included representatives from the School and Old Suttonians Association.

At the A.G.M. the minutes for 1971 meeting and the Accounts for 1971-2 were duly approved. The Chairman then paid tribute to the work of his predecessor, the late Capt. H . J. Lee (1935), and to the President, A. F. S. Cotton (1922-M) who had signified his wish to resign. In Cotton's place E. A. Craven (1924-W) was elected President and W. H . Blaxland (1925-L & )V), the present Keeper of Records, a task he will continue, was made a Vice President of the Association.

R. Memmott (1963-L) was elected to the Committee in place of the late P. M . R. Booer (1943-M). An amendment to the Rules governing the award of the Bennett-Hunting Memorial Scholarship making it available to more than one recipient at a time was approved.

THE MUNIMENTS ROOM Progress continues slowly in the collection of records and souvenirs of interest to the School. They include the Diary of C. H . Prockter (1906) written in Gallipoli, where he served with the AustraUan Forces, from the time he landed in Egypt until his death in 1916. Copies of it have been made before the original will be returned to his half-brother, N . J. Prockter (1926). J. F. R. Lendrum, Esq., Headmaster of Friars School, Great Chart, has sent some items used by his father. Rev. J. H . R. Lendrum (1904) who was also killed in World War I . We have also received a gift of four etchings of the School, made in 1934 by A. H . Swaffer.

The Meeting was then closed and those present adjourned to dinner under the Chairmanship of John Evans.

After dinner M . K. Marks, Head Boy of the School, asked us all to drink to the future prosperity of the School and the Headmaster (M. R. Ricketts, Esq.) replied, dwelling particularly on the changes that are taking place at Sutton Valence at the present time.

This was very interesting to all present. The Chairman's health was then proposed by Michael Bartlett (1954-W) to which John Evans replied, stressing in particular the need for more help in the "Appeal towards 1976". After this we adjourned to renew acquaintances with those of the 78 O.S. present (a disappointingly small number this) whom we knew and meet those whom we didn't.

Rev. Dr. A. R. Vidler (1918) has given some diaries and photographs relating to the time when his father and uncles were at the School in the 1880s. Other gifts have been promised and will be delivered by the donors in due course owing to the high costs of postage these days. This is a good thing as it means that the givers can have a good look round the School and Village to observe for themselves the many changes that have taken place in the former and the very few in the latter.

Old Suttonians are asked to send ANY items which may be of help in increasing our collection of Records rather than allow them to be discarded during Spring cleanmg and suchlike purges. Such things as pros-

The Dinner and A.G.M. for 1973 will take place at The Cafe Royal, 68 Regent Street, WIR 6EL on 48

Tuesday, 22nd May and the Chairman of Dinner will be D. P. L. Carslaw (Pat.), (1930-B&M).

CHANGES OF ADDRESS FOR OLD SUTTONIANS OVERSEAS.

Those present in 1972 (and we apologise for any ommissions) were:-

N. J. Northover, 4 Tang Boon Chong Ave., Singapore 10.

S. G. E . Allnutt M. J . Bartlett F . T. W. Blatchley-Hennah S. G . W. Burton E . W. E . Chapman W. B. Clowes, Esq. (Chairman of Governors of S.V.S.) R. L . Day W. V. B. Drew

Dr. N. B. Houghton I. F . Kay M. A. Maberley P. S. W. Macllwaine P. S. Morrish C. D. Nickolds M. R. Ricketts, Esq. (Headmaster) P. W. H . Roffey

C. R. Evers, Esq. Gp. Capt. R. E . G . FuUjames J. C. Gummer P. Harris (E.S.U. student) E . D. Hobbs F. W. Holdgate P. R. Anderson M. F . Beaman W. H. Blaxland G. A. Calver G. R. Chapman E . A. Craven A. W. Dixon E . J. Evans K. Field K. G . Fikner G. K . Hale N. Harrison D. G . Hodges H. R. Holness N. R. Barnes E . V . Beaton E . D. G. Bunker G. W. B. Cawthorne Maj. Gen. P. F . Claxton V. C. Crundwell E . G . Dixon Dr. M. S. Everest Rev. O. R. Fulljames P. W. Grafton G. T. Hardy J. F . Higgins P. C. Hodges

C. R. G. Shaw J. R. Tragett M. C. Vant M. P. Weedon, Esq. (Clerk to Governors of S.V.S.) D. Winter R. W. Lattimer R. D. Mant M. K . Marks (Head of School) B. P. Marsh E . W. Pain D. K . Robertson R. L . Rowett P. J. Stubblefield A. A. G . Trimming J. G . L . Wall R. D. Wickham I. N. Wilcockson A. C. Wright I. A. D. Lyie P. H . Melliar-Smith A. Neate N. J . Prockter A. F . Robinson T. J . Salmon R. G . Stubblefield P. C. Turner H. E . Ward A. W. Widman J. M. Wilcockson

R. C. Savage, 19 Scorpia St., Fisher's Hill, Germiston, Johannesburg, Rep. of S. Africa.

R. D. Pearson, 5149 Rosedale Ave., Montreal, 262, Quebec, Canada. (New St. Number and District Code).

A. C. Wright,, has returned to U.K. D. Winter, The British Embassy, Mogadishu, Somalia, c/o the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, S.W.I. D. M . Harber, c/o Martin Heymarr Group, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

E. K. Hall, 21 Weymouth St., Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, U.S.A. M. J. Aisher and B. Anwell have returned to U.K. H. W. Saunders, 3 Brown St., East Brighton, Victoria, 3187, Australia.

O. K. W. Ng, 224a Wanchai Rd., Hong Kong.

J. W. Langley Howard, c/o Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Ltd., Hong Kong.

C. E. Slater, Cam Sokak 9/9, Baltaliman Emirgan, Istanbul, Turkey.

J. M . Sewell, Box 100, Winklespoint, South Coast, Natal, Rep. of S. Africa.

E. B. Miller, Benmarl Vineyards, N.Y., 12542, U.S.A. B. Macdonald, Box 2863, Johannesburg, Rep. of S. Africa.

Although in no sense an "oflScial" meeting the "First Monday of the Month" gatherings of O.S. at the "Green Man", Bucklersbury, E.C., continue to flourish and the "Regulars" would like to see more new faces as time goes on. One is sure to meet some O.S. one already knows and is pretty sure of making the acquaintance of others. If the first Monday is a Bank Holiday we gather on the second one.

S. Athakravi & I . Athakravi, at present Students in U.S. Home address is 69, Soi, Sukhumvit Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand.

D. R. Yetton, Group Architect, Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa Ltd., Box 61587, Marshalltown, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

A. M . C. Browne, "Silver Oaks", 8 Muir Rd., Mill Park, Port Elizabeth, Republic of South Africa.

O.S. WITH SONS ENTERED FOR THE SCHOOL

F. C. Hocking, Embatkala, Green Lane, Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia.

The list now includes the following: A. M . Clifton (1947-M), J. A. D. Croft (1955-M),

D. J. E. Lion, Box No. F.2386, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.

Members of O.S.A. are reminded that they are not required to pay a Registration Fee when entering their son for Sutton Valence.

M. G. F. Hudson, c/o Gray Mackenzie and Co., Box 70, Muscat, Arabian Gulf.

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M. S. L. Dancey (1972), c/o Box 2096, Nicosia, Cyprus.

P. J. Cardwell R, W. A. Carr C. R. Catt W. R. Chamberlain (N.Z.?)

M. R. J. Chase C. I. Chitty K. J. Clement F . A. B. Clement R, D. M. Clifford M. C. J. Coe (Canada?)

J. M. F . Collins J. N. Collins J. C. Combe D. H. Coombs M. R. Couchman R. I . Cromie P. N. Davies R. A. J. Davies P. W. Davison J. N. Delevett (U.S.A.) J. A. Denman (1908) J. G. Denning (Channel Isles?)

L. M. F . de Swart H. A. M. Denny (1906 Canada) A. de C. Denny (1915 Canada) D. J. Dixon (1932) A. Djavadi (Iran or U.S.A.) P. M. O'Meara (U.S.A.) I. Oldfield J. F . Pangman (Canada) R. V. L . Pattison J. C. Perry J. P. Petropoulos (Greece?)

J. D. Phillips D. J. Philpots D. T. Plewman L. E . Porter D. A. Potter I. W. Power J. W. W. Prescott J. C. Prior E . W. Pritchard (1907) N. C. W. Raphael M. J. Redman D. Q. Reynolds H. Reynolds T. E . Ridgewell J. F . Robson R. N. Rowe J. H . Sandilands G. F . Scott (1927) A. G . Seddon P. L . Selfe J. L . Sharpe (Monaco) J. R. Shirreff I. Sidwell J. J. Simpson A. M. C. Skinner

R. R. Nino (1929-W), Estocuba 2017, Buenos Aires 30, Argentina.

Dr. A. J. Barnard, 4 Dillon St., Lowry Bay, Wellington, New Zealand.

H.

Colville-Stewart, 105 Ardross Western Australia, 6153.

St.,

Applecross,

MISSING OLD SUTTONIANS We last published a list of O.S. with whom we had lost touch about two years ago. Since then we have "found" quite a few but "lost" more. Our thanks go to O.S. who have given addresses of their friends and ask A L L who read this list to help us in any way they can.

We also ask Old Suttonians who change their addresses to let somebody at the School know. He, or she, will know who should be informed.

The present list of "Missing" is a follows: I. R. P. Abel G. A. Acres (N.Z.) T. M. Anderson M. Allen D. L . Arthur G. R. Armstrong W. R. Astill S. Bailey R. W. Baker (Canada B.C.) A. C. Baldwin W. D. Bailey J. C. F . Barlow S. J. Barnardiston P. C. Bayley (Australia?)

J. W. D. Bayram C. A. Beavan R. Benaim P. A. B. Birch R. F . Bloor R. T. Blake (Nigeria?)

J. D. M. Bourne (1905) A. H. Bray J. A. Brazier J. N. Brice R. C. Britton J. B. Brockwell (Argentina?)

S. H . Brown F. W. J. H. Bryant (Canada?)

C. L . W. Butler (Australia?)

M. T. J. Butler (Australia?)

B. Busk-Rasmussen (Denmark?)

J. M. Cairns J .B. Cairns W. A. Cairns C. W. Campbell (U.S.A.?)

R. W. Campion

D. P. Douglas A. J. B. Eden A. Ekhtiar (Iran or U.S.A.) J. Rapson-Edgar C. A. L . Emerson D. A. Evans, T D .

P. R. Faulks D. B. Fermor A. J. Finn-Kelcey J. C. Fisher (1903) W. L . Floyd (U.S.A.) M. A. Frank!

A. C. S. Fry G. J. Goble (U.S.A.) W. J. Goodchild K. C. Goodwin B. L . Goodwin R. L . S. Gratton P. E . Gray P. C . Greenshields (Azores) F. E . StG. Halton T. J. Harber M. C. Head K. Henniker M. B. Heugh P. L . L . Hewett G. P. Hex C. G . Hodgson D. J. Holloway B. J. C. Hooker J. R. Hopton P. H. Hugens (U.S.A.) D. R. J. Hunt N. A. Jenner (Cyprus?)

J. A. Jolis (U.S.A.?)

P. J . Kampman A. S. Kennard

R. D. Kennedy A. I. Kent C. B. Kerr (Australia?)

R. W. R. Kingdon J. J. Krivine S. Ladekarl (Denmark) R. S. Ross-Langley S. D. Large J. B. Lewis J. W. Lewis B. H. Lockhart (Africa) I. J. Lockhart (Africa) J. L . Lynch C. Macdonald B. R. Macllwaine I. M. Mclver (1962) C. A. Marlow J. Marsland R. A. Matthews J. H. Melchior (Denmark) D. N. Midmer H, D. Miller R. J. Mitham D. H . Morris D. Munro (Ghana) A. J. M. Muspratt H. Nixon A. S. V. W. Smith P. R. Smyth M. G . Stephany-Weddell W. A. Spouse C. N. D. Stevenson R. A. H . Still M. P. Stone J. R. Strickland F . Tahzib (Iran?)

J. H . Tibbetts (1940) H. R. Tidby O. K . Tiwana W. H. Tritton G. S. Tucker J. R. Tyrrell D. J. Venediger (Canada) W. H. A. Wade L. E . Walkling H. Decius-Wells (1917) M. A. Whittaker R. Whittington-Ince W. H. T. Wilcox J. R. Wood A. K. W. Woo P. A. Worters J. A. Young J. G . Morgan (Canada) B. S. Hewett (Australia) M. Chow (Hong Kong) J. S. F . Chow (Hong Kong)

Some of the above are being sent O.S. literature via parents or relations but it would be of great assistance if we had their actual addresses.

When a magazine, etc., is returned to the O.S.A. the address, but not the name, is struck off, and no further communications are sent in the hope that the O S. in question will write and ask why he is not getting 50

News-Letters and so on. This is the only way by which we can let a particular Old Boy know that we have no idea where he is.

Please, when you move home put us on the list of those to be informed. This will save lots of trouble to you and to us.

UNIVERSITY EXAM RESULTS 1971-2

Name

University or College

Subiect(s)

Class

M. W. Miles (1968-C)

Magdalene College, Cambridge

N. R. Wills (1968-F)

Bristol University

Computer Science

Pass

F. R. Abbott (1969-C)

Brasenose College, Oxford

Law

CI. I I

S. A. B. NevilleClark (1968-M)

Balliol College, Oxford

Law

CI. I I

R. V. Cant (1964-L)

University of the Geology

Ph.D.

P. H. Jesty (1966-L)

Leeds University

Electronic Computation

M.Sc.

C. W. E . Woodruffe (1969-F)

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Management Sciences

Honours Degree

A. N. Dalton (197&-L)

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Medical Science Pt. la.

CI n.2

I. P. L . Kool (1970-L)

School of Colours Chemistry, Bradford University

First Year Exams

Mathematical Tripos, Pt. I I .

West Indies

Senior Optime

Passed

Obviously there must be omissions from this List and the School will be very pleased to hear of further successes which have not heretofore been published.

RUGBY FOOTBALL 1972 Sat. 23rd Sept. v. R. D. Chance's X V

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Thu. 16th Nov.

Sat. 30th Sept. v. Caterham School

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Sat. 18th Nov. v. King's School, Rochester

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Tue. 10th Oct. V. Sevenoaks School

Away

Sat. 25th Nov. v. St. Lawrence College

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Sat. 2nd Dec. v. Cranbrook School

Away

Sat. 14th Oct.

V. Sir Roger Manwood's School Away

v. Hurstpierpoint College

Away

Sat. 21st Oct. V. Dover College

Away

Thu. 14th Dec. v. Emanuel School

Away

Sat. 11th Nov. V. Kent College..

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