THE PETERITE FEBRUARY, 1963 No. 362 Vol. LV OBITUARY REVEREND ANGELO RAINE Angelo Raine came to St. Peter's in 1889. The son of a prominent clergyman in York, he was ordained in York Minster and then went to work at the Oxford House Settlement in London, where he did five years' valuable work. He then held a curacy at St. Martin's, Scarborough, before becoming Vicar of Dringhouses, where he remained until he went to All Saints, Pavement, in 1937. Here he stayed until his retirement in 1957. During this long period in York Angelo Raine held the office of City Archivist, in which he was able to pursue his great interest in history. He also did a great service to his old school by writing its history from its earliest beginnings to modern times. He died at Lavenham on 5th October, 1962, at the age of 85. EDITORIAL Much criticism is being levelled from all directions at the methods employed for selecting entrants to Universities; whilst admitting that, like all other selection methods which deal with human beings and not sides of beef or ladies' hats, these methods do not give the perfect answer in every case, it is nevertheless apparent that much of the criticism, even from reputable sources, is ill-informed and based on insufficient evidence. The point which is laboured so fervently by all the critics, from frustrated parents to University Teachers (who ought to know better), is that the minimum requirements for entry to a University are two passes at Advanced Level; from there it is but a short, but illogical step to main- taining that anyone who has these minimum requirements is entitled to a place at a University, in the same way as passing the 11 plus entitles a child to a place in a Grammar School. The University, however, is not, and should not be just another step on the education ladder. The whole system of University education is so different from the formal system which obtains of necessity from 5 to 18 that a different method of selection is essential. In addition to a high level of intelligence (not the same as an ability to store facts), a maturity of approach and breadth of outlook are prerequisites to gaining the full benefit from a University education. Possession of these qualities is not proved by obtaining about 45 % in two 1
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THE PETERITE
FEBRUARY, 1963 No. 362 Vol. LV
OBITUARY REVEREND ANGELO RAINE
Angelo Raine came to St. Peter's in 1889. The son of a prominent clergyman in York, he was ordained in York Minster and then went to work at the Oxford House Settlement in London, where he did five years' valuable work. He then held a curacy at St. Martin's, Scarborough, before becoming Vicar of Dringhouses, where he remained until he went to All Saints, Pavement, in 1937. Here he stayed until his retirement in 1957. During this long period in York Angelo Raine held the office of City Archivist, in which he was able to pursue his great interest in history. He also did a great service to his old school by writing its history from its earliest beginnings to modern times.
He died at Lavenham on 5th October, 1962, at the age of 85.
EDITORIAL Much criticism is being levelled from all directions at the methods
employed for selecting entrants to Universities; whilst admitting that, like all other selection methods which deal with human beings and not sides of beef or ladies' hats, these methods do not give the perfect answer in every case, it is nevertheless apparent that much of the criticism, even from reputable sources, is ill-informed and based on insufficient evidence.
The point which is laboured so fervently by all the critics, from frustrated parents to University Teachers (who ought to know better), is that the minimum requirements for entry to a University are two passes at Advanced Level; from there it is but a short, but illogical step to main-taining that anyone who has these minimum requirements is entitled to a place at a University, in the same way as passing the 11 plus entitles a child to a place in a Grammar School. The University, however, is not, and should not be just another step on the education ladder. The whole system of University education is so different from the formal system which obtains of necessity from 5 to 18 that a different method of selection is essential. In addition to a high level of intelligence (not the same as an ability to store facts), a maturity of approach and breadth of outlook are prerequisites to gaining the full benefit from a University education. Possession of these qualities is not proved by obtaining about 45 % in two
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CONTENTS PAGE
Obituary 1
Editorial 1
Development Fund, 1962-63 ... 2
School News ... 3
School Officials ... 4
Valete 5
Salvete 5
House Notes ... 6
The Chapel ... 10
The Choir 10
Science Exhibition 11
Careers ... 12
The Music Society 14
Informal Concert 14
Senior Science Society ... 15
Junior Science Society ... 16
Modern Languages Society 16
Russian Society ... 17
The Ornithological Society 17
The Young Farmers' Club 19
The Theological Society 20
The British Ship Adoption Society 20
The Debating Society ... 21
C.C.F. 23
Scouts 24
Rugby Football ... 26
Shooting 35
Squash ... 36
Fencing ... 37
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 37
Cricket Fixtures, 1963 ... 39
Old Peterite News 40
Acknowledgments 49
Notices ... 50
Illustrations : Tenth Science Exhibition, 1963 Centre spread
subjects after three years in the Sixth Form. It is, however, possible that a boy with but a moderate examination record may nevertheless have shown at school outstanding qualities in other spheres which would fit him for a University course. The minimum requirements must, therefore, be placed sufficiently low to ensure that all possible candidates present themselves and that no boy with even the slightest chance of being able to pursue a University course is denied the opportunity of being considered. Judging by the number who are selected but fail to complete the course, it would appear that not nearly so many suitable candidates are rejected as the critics maintain.
It is a fundamental mistake, as many freshmen have discovered, to conceive the University as just a super Sixth Form; the freedom enjoyed by an undergraduate is an integral part of University life, and unless he can use that freedom to develop his mind and his judgment, he is not justifying the money spent on him by the nation.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT FUND, 1962-63
By the time we go to press you will no doubt have heard that a campaign to raise money for the above has been launched. The target figure is £80,000.
Very briefly the objects are as follows:—
1. A new Boarding House—to be known as Dronfield House—which will stand adjacent to No. 18 Clifton.
2. A new covered and heated Swimming Bath, which will be built on the site of the present Swimming Bath.
3. Completion of the Junior School Block.
4. Improvements to the Chapel, including the provision of a new organ.
Contributions received or promised in advance of the official opening of the campaign from 150 individuals and firms amount to £32,000. This is a most encouraging start and is largely the result of the very high proportion of Deeds of Covenant received. We hope that the generosity of those who have already given will be matched by others and that we shall reach the target figure by the end of April.
The campaign is based on a system of personal approach and anyone willing to offer his or her services is invited to contact the Resident Cam-paign Director, Mr. J. S. Chambers, who has an office at the School. (Tel.: York 24169.)
Lists of contributors will be published in the next and subsequent Issues of "The Peterite".
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SCHOOL NEWS E. J. Lawson has been awarded an Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences
at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge.
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Mr. D. Kirby, who left the School in 1958 and has been Captain of Cricket at Cambridge and Captain of Leicestershire, joined the Staff during the term. We also welcome Mr. J. Maw, Mr. P. M. Nixon and Mr. D. N. Ranson to the Staff. Mr. T. Robinson and Mr. M. Woodruff (O.P.) have joined the Junior School Staff.
The Head Master's Secretary, Miss B. M. Stonehouse, retired on 31st December after eleven years at the School. She received presentations and thanks from the Staff, the boys and the Old Peterites and she takes with her our very best wishes.
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A Science Exhibition was held on 14th and 15th December. The Exhibition was officially opened by Sir Owen Wansbrough-Jones, K.B.E., C.B., and was well attended by parents, Old Boys and friends.
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The Student Christian Movement in Schools (York Area) held their Conference in the Memorial Hall on 28th November; it was attended by about 400 Staff and members of the Sixth Forms of local schools.
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Work has begun on the additional storey to the Junior School Changing Room block and also on the new boarding house to be built behind No. 18 Clifton.
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"The Pirates of Penzance" will be performed in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 20th, 21st and 22nd February.
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R. R. Baldwin (The Rise, 1948-58) has played for Yorkshire in all their matches in the County Rugby Championship so far this season.
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As part of a scheme arranged by Toc H in schools, 48 members of the Sixth Form and Transitus contributed to send 16 personal Christmas parcels to Borstal boys who are completely homeless.
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SCHOOL OFFICIALS SCHOOL MONITORS :
M. A. CLEGG: Head of the School and Queen's
J. J. KETTLEWELL: Vice-Head of the School and Head of The Rise.
J. A. B. CARRUTHERS: Head of School House
J. R. BROWN: Head of The Manor
J. T. BRADSHAW : Head of Temple
C. G. EVANS : Head of The Grove
J. H. STARKEY : Chapel Monitor
J. F. GARTSIDE
S. H. REISS
M. C. M. JESPER
The Grove
G. F. BACH A. C. JOWETT A. R. MAGSON A. W. PERRY
HOUSE MONITORS :
The Manor Queen's
R. H. BARKER
J. C. COSSINS
R. L. BRUCE
D. R. Gow D. K. HIRST
P. J. H. MANN S. D. WARD J. A. D. THOMPSON
D. L. WHITFIELD
P. A. WRIGLEY
The Rise
P. M. KEMP D. N. MILNES P. J. F. MITCHELL j. L. NEwHousE N. G. PACE
B. G. SHAW
P. W. SHEPHERD
School House
P. C. N. BROWN
G. M. HOLGATE
R. S. LE PLA
N. M. LUMLEY
J. L. RICHARDSON
F. R. WEST
Temple
J. D. CARR
R. J. DowsoN K. W. HEADLAM
E. J. LAWSON J. H. ORMISTON
D. SHAW J. F. YEOMANS
Captain of Rugger: J. R. BROWN
Captain of Cricket: J. L. RICHARDSON
Captain of Hockey: J. J. KETTLEWELL
Captain of Boats: M. A. CLEGG
Captain of Shooting: R. DAWES
Captain of Athletics: J. A. B. CARRUTHERS
Captain of Fencing: D. N. QUARRIE
Captain of Squash: P. W. SHEPHERD
Captain of Chess: R. S. LE PLA
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VALETE THE MANOR
M. R. Dixon. 1953-62. L.VI. "0" Level, 1961 (6); 1962 (x). 6th IV 1962. House Rugger, Swimming, Cross-Country, Athletics. Ldg. Sea. R.N. Section (Quartermaster) 2 i/c NCO Cadre. Marksman. Geographical Society Secretary. Library Monitor.
J. R. Elson. 1955-62. VB. Senior Colts XI, 1962. House Swimming. Cadet, Signal Section.
P. A. Liversidge. 1959-62. V. Modern. "0" Level, 1962 (3). 1st XV, 1961-62 (Cap). 3rd IV. 1962. School Athletics. House Cross-Country. House Colours Cadet N.C.O. Cadre.
S. D. Ward. 1951-62. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1959 (9); 1961 (x); 1962 (t). "A" Level, 1961 (Chemistry (Dist.), Physics (Dist.), Maths and Higher Maths); State Scholarship, 1962, (Chemistry (Dist.), Physics (Dist.); Maths. for Science (Dist). G.P.). 3rd XV 1962. School Chess. House Swimming, Cricket, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion. L/Cpl. i/c M.T. Section. Marksman. Senior Science Society Secretary. Curia.
QUEEN'S M. C. M. Jesper. 1952-62. U.VI. School Monitor. "0" Level, 1959 (8). "A"
Level, 1961-2 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Economics). 1st XV 1961-62. 1st XI Hockey 1961-62 (Captain). 1st XI 1961-62. Colts Colours. Squash V, 1962. Gaines Committee. Cpl. Army Section, Yorkshire Schoolboys Hockey XI.
T. Wheeler. 1955-62. U.VI. "0" Level, 1959 (7). "A" Level, 1961-62 (Latin, Greek, Ancient History). L/Cpl. i/c R.A. Section.
THE RISE
R. B. Blackburn. 1957-62. V Modern. "0" Level, 1962 (4). 3rd XV, 1962. Colts VIII, 1962. House Athletics, Cross-Country. L/Cpl. N.C.O. Cadre.
TEMPLE E. J. Lawson. 1955-62. U.VI. House Monitor. "0" Level, 1959 (9). "A" Level,
1961 (Maths. and Higher Maths., Physics, Chemistry), 1962 (Chemistry (Dist) Maths. for Science (Dist.) Physics). Open Exhibition in National Science to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. 4th IV, 1962. House Athletics, Cross-Country. Ldg. Sea. 2 i/c R.N. Section (Quartermaster). Music Society Com-mittee.
A. L. McKay. 1953-62. VB. "0" Level, 1961 (x); 1962 (4). rst XV, 1960-61-62. 2nd XI Hockey, 1962 (Colours). School Athletics. House Cricket, Swimming.
SALVETE THE GROVE: R. Cressey, P. R. Denham, J. C. Dent, R. M. Green, N. A.
Kemp, R. J. Mawer, S. N. Monks, R. E. Moorhouse, A. J. Moss, C. R. Outhwaite, A. W. H. Powell, W. J. Roebuck, D. R. Waller.
THE MANOR: D. R. Ballinger, N. J. Beards, P. R. H. Blackford, J. Lees, C. A. Les, I. R. D. McGrath, A. S. Medlycott, C. J. A. Smith, R. A. Spilman, H. L. Wood, J. R. Wood.
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QUEEN'S : P. J. Anfield, C. P. Farmer, W. D. Fleming, D. Hargrave, P. R. Harrison, D. S. Lockhart, R. M. Mackenzie, P. N. Moore, C. J. Pearson, C. I. R. Watson, C. E. Wilks, J. R. Wood.
THE RISE: P. N. R. Burnett, P. R. S. Fairclough, A. W. Fieldhouse, D. S. Gale, A. J. Gill, N. G. A. Morris, R. I. Moss, M. G. Pace, J. K. Park, A. W. Parker, M. A. Summers-Smith.
SCHOOL HOUSE: C. R. Argyle, R. J. Blomfield, J. S. W. Cook, P. J. Doyle, M. A. Groundwater, A. J. E. Hodges, C. E. Knowles, C. S. Martinson, C. J. Sinclair, R. Talbot-Jones, M. D. Wright, J. N. Yellowley.
TEMPLE: B. P. Amos, R. M. Anderson, J. R. Bailey, D. J. Barker, S. A. Bough, A. M. Bowie, P. S. Disney, R. G. C. Elliot, P. J. Nix, R. A. Peacock, P. F. Reeves, C. C. Russell, R. J. H. Skerrett, S. C. Sugar.
HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE
It was our very great pleasure to welcome Mr. P. M. Lanning as resident Assistant Housemaster to The Grove at the start of term. To most of us he is no stranger, and it was not long before we realised that the aroma which pervades his movements had taken on a more exotic and pungent form! Also to Mr. P. H. Bolton we extend a hearty welcome, and we hope both will enjoy our company as much as we shall enjoy theirs.
At the start of term we also welcomed the two Emsley brothers as members of the House, as well as thirteen new Grovites. G. F. Bach, A. C. Jowett, A. R. Magson and A. W. Perry were promoted to the monitorial body.
After the Senior House Rugger team had been beaten by School House (eventual winners), the Junior team gained revenge under the captaincy of R. J. Slade by defeating School House by 8 points to 6 in the final of the Junior House Rugger Cup.
A. W. Perry made a valiant effort to win the Singing Competition with a very keen but inexperienced team.
The House Play—"Harlequinade" by Terence Rattigan—was a com-pletely new venture for the House and was a great success. Our versatile producer, C. G. Evans, and all who assisted, particularly the many Senior members of the House, are to be warmly congratulated on their splendid efforts.
Mrs. Harding has, as usual, acted as hostess to the select band of music-lovers fortnightly, and Mr. Bolton has spent some time with the "Under Fifths" Society, whose meetings unfortunately were curtailed by the Play.
The term ended with the usual round of competitions—none of which, let it be noted, were won by our esteemed Housemaster!
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THE MANOR This term five new Monitors were appointed, namely R. L. Bruce,
S. D. Ward, E. J. Wise, P. A. Wrigley and D. L. Whitfield, and we welcome eleven new Juniors.
The new extensions and alterations are now complete and a considerable part of the House was repainted during the Christmas holidays. To former members of the House the whole effect is one of transformation and the present members are appreciating to the full the central heating, the lavish changing and toilet accommodation and the new Games Room and Hobbies Room.
This was not a very successful term on the games field : the Senior XV put up a very gallant fight against Queen's after losing Brown, the captain, in the first minute of the game, whilst the Junior XV unexpectedly held The Grove until the very last minute. J. S. Atkinson, J. M. Mordue and T. H. Vickers were awarded Junior Colours. The Senior League team, however, played with great spirit to finish top with The Rise.
The House Society eventually flourished after a number of earlier abortive attempts and three meetings were held, all interesting and well attended.
We thank our leavers, Ward, Dixon, Liversidge and Elson, for all they have done for the House and wish them well in the future
QUEEN'S Cossins, Mann, Gow and Thompson were appointed House Monitors
at the end of last term. This term we welcomed 12 new faces to Queen's.
The members of the House returned to find that a number of structural alterations had taken place, and that everybody was now living on the same level. The House had all been connected, making for easier working and movement about the House; a unification of body as well as spirit had been achieved. There are, however, a few seniors who are not pulling their weight, and are affecting the spirit of the House. They must remember that a half-hearted show of support can be just as destructive as a positive refusal to co-operate. Fortunately the negative individuals are very much in the minority, and the great majority of the House give their full support to the activities of the House.
In turning to other events, the House XV acquitted itself well again, beating The Manor (magnificently) and The Rise (just) to meet our old rivals, School House, in the final again. A match with School House has always been a needle affair, which in the past Queen's always used to win, but whether the "Cup-tie" fever, which always hits the House at some time or another during the City season, spreads to the Rugger field and causes this lapse or not we don't know. Anyway, suffice to say the final was a very nerve-ridden game, which School House managed to win by an unconverted try to nil. Gow was awarded his colours.
The Junior XV surpassed all hopes we had in them, for in meeting School House it was generally agreed that they would do well to hold their opponents down to fifteen or so points. Against a comparatively
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heavy scrum, with an excellently drilled front row, the House scrum played well, always trying to keep the ball on the move in the loose where the bigger opposition forwards could not use their weight. This sort of game is hard work for a light pack, however, and the eclipse of the scrum in the last five minutes of the game shows how much of a strain this was.
A series of Squash matches for the first-year boys were held, and the House beat School House and lost to The Manor. House Table Tennis enjoys an unbeaten run, and although the Singing was less successful, the House Captain was well supported by the House.
There was one meeting of Q.A.S. concerned with "Blues" singing, and this was well attended. The Scouts continue to flourish, and Hopwood is to be congratulated on becoming a Queen's Scout.
We say goodbye to Reiss, Jesper and Wheeler, and thank them for all they have done for the House. We wish them well in their future careers.
The big test for the House comes next term, however, with the Junior Long Run and Cross-country Competitions. Last year Queen's won three of the four Cups open for competition, and it remains to be seen what can be done next time. There is much confidence except in the mind of the Captain, who can already be heard murmuring about practices. Already. . .?
THE RISE
We returned at the beginning of term to find that Kemp, D. N. Milnes, Mitchell, J. L. Newhouse, N. G. Pace, Shaw and P. W. Shepherd were all sporting new coloured jackets, and that Kettlewell had been appointed Head of House. Eleven new Juniors also arrived and have since been tolerated. The rest of the House soon accustomed themselves to their new "years".
The House has had its share 'of representatives in the School teams, though the Rugby cups seem to have evaded us once more. Both our teams met with the same fate, losing in the semi-final—the Seniors to Queen's 5-3, and the Juniors to School House 15-0. By comparison, the League teams have excelled in no uncertain manner. We shared first place in both Senior and Junior competitions, and all who took part are to be con-gratulated.
We lost the Singing Cup, though it was only a single point that pushed us into 2nd place. We thank Kemp for his efforts as Director of Singing. The R.D.G. and Bible Reading Group continue to flourish.
A House Squash ladder under Shepherd's watchful eye and a Table Tennis ladder under Harding's equally watchful eye, have both been in-augurated. Whether they work or not is a doubtful question! Kettleweli won the House Knock-out Table Tennis competition.
Finally, we bid farewell to J. L. Newhouse and Blackburn. We thank them both for what they have done for the House and wish them well in the future.
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SCHOOL HOUSE This term we welcomed twelve new boys to the House. New monitors
were Brown, Le Pla, Richardson and West. Another warm welcome goes to Miss Arton, our new matron; we wish her a long and happy stay with us.
In retrospect the term has been most successful. For the first time ever we won the House Singing Cup under the leadership of Brown. This represents a great achievement and surprised many people. The enthusiasm of all songsters was most gratifying. However, the Senior House Rugger provided the highlight of the term. For the third year in succession we succeeded in winning the Cup after some close and exciting matches. The Junior House Rugger team looked like giving us the "double" and it was most disappointing to lose the final by the two points of a conversion. Coles was an exceptionally able Captain and led a very competent team.
A strong Chess team unexpectedly fell in the first round of the Chess Competition. Table Tennis, in House and School, received a great impetus through the initiative of Shah. In the House Competition Carruthers beat Charlesworth in the final.
House Proms met regularly with the usual enthusiastic support, but it was disappointing to note that the Ecclesia had only two meetings in the whole term. One of these was a most enjoyable visit to the Minster to see the bells rung. The Junior Debating Society and Intermediates' Discussion Group have flourished.
Senior House Colours were awarded to Starkey and Lunn for their achievements in sporting activities and Junior House Colours to Hudson, Robinson, Rowbottom and Town.
We say goodbye to Holgate and Gaunt and wish them a very happy and successful future.
We hope that next term will be as lively and energetic as this one has been.
TEMPLE Once again the House demonstrated its scholastic ability by keeping the
Work Cup on the House shelf. This is the 14th time the House has won the cup since 1938.
Having started the term with no Assistant Housemaster, we were pleased to welcome Mr. Kirby to our midst, and we hope his stay with the House will be a long and happy one.
In the Senior Rugger luck was against us, but even the best Temple pack seen for years could not match the luck and fire of J. A. B. Carruthers, the score being one penalty goal to nil. Our thanks are here recorded to Mr. Kirby and A. L. McKay who produced an excellent team. House colours were awarded to J. T. Bradshaw, K. W. Headlam and M. E. Raine.
The Junior Rugger XV was similarly unlucky against a powerful Grove side, but the display was excellent. T. B. Ward and P. R. Hart were awarded Junior House Colours.
In the singing, despite a magnificent performance by the quartet, School House won the cup by one point. In this respect our thanks are recorded to R. Dawes, our musical director.
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Finally, we regret to have to say goodbye to E. J. Lawson and A. L. McKay. Both have contributed much to the House; we thank them and wish them good luck.
E. J. Lawson is also to be congratulated on his Exhibition.
THE CHAPEL The main item for record during the Christmas Term was the array
of distinguished visitors who came to preach: first the Bishop of Whitby, then the Archdeacon of York, the Dean, and finally the Archbishop. The Archbishop especially asked to come and join us in one of our normal Sunday evening services. To all our visiting preachers we express our most grateful thanks. The Head Master also preached on the first Sunday of the School year and on Bible Sunday.
The main services of the term were traditional, but nonetheless moving for that: the Harvest Thanksgiving (for which the Chapel was beautifully decorated), the two services on Remembrance Sunday, the Sung Com-munion and the Carol Service. In each of them choir and congregation played their distinctive parts with a will.
Inevitably the highlights of the term tend to be remembered, yet in many ways the most valuable part of the Chapel is the opportunity which it affords for regular and faithful prayer day by day. In this connection it is good to note that the number of communions made was over 25 per cent more than in the corresponding term of last year.
Once again the Carol Services produced a record collection, with the happy result that we were able to maintain our Christmas gifts of £2 10s. Od. to each of the inmates of the John Burrill Home and to increase our gifts to the Godfrey Walker Nursery to £32. We were especially glad that some of the old people from the Home were able to come to the relay of the service in the Memorial Hall.
For many years those who have arranged the Chapel flowers have felt the need of really nice bowls for the festivals. Now we have received from Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton three splendid long shaped vases to go on window-sills to commemorate the Baptism of their baby. We are very grateful to them for this generous gift.
N.K-W.
THE CHOIR The first major event in the term's programme for the Choir was the
Yorkshire Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Service in the Minster. This service and our own Harvest Festival took up most of the practice time in the first two weeks of term, and both services were very successful. Our harvest anthem was: "Thou visitest the earth"—Greene.
The second Sunday in November was Remembrance Sunday and on this day there was the service round the two minutes' silence in the morning and a special service of remembrance in the evening, at which the Choir sang the anthem : "Greater love hath no man"—Ireland. The whole School joined with the Choir in singing "Non Nobis Domine"— Quitter.
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The whole School joined with the Choir in singing "Non Nobis Domine"—Quilter.
On the first Sunday in December the Sung Communion included Vaughan Williams' Communion in D minor and Merbecke.
Anthems sung on other Sundays during the term were :— 0 Come ye servants—Tye. 0 Praise the Lord—Goss. Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B flat. How beautiful upon the mountains—Stainer. Ascribe unto the Lord—Travers. Walmisley's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor. Rejoice in the Lord—Purcell. Hear my prayer—Mendelssohn.
The highlight of the term's singing was the Carol Service, in which the Choir sang the following carols : —
0 Little Town of Bethlehem—Waif ord Davies. A Spotless Rose—Howells. In the bleak mid-winter—Harold Darke. Adam lay ybounden—Boris Ord. In dulci jubilo—arr. Pearsall.
The Choir has improved during the term and has been fortunate in having experienced singers in all departments.
R. C. Dixon sang two excellent solos in "Hear my prayer" and "0 for the wings of a dove", a combination which can be considered "the chorister's double". These two solos during the term were very good, but the words of those during the Carol Service were, with the exception of the verse in "In dulci jubilo", only heard with difficulty.
We now look forward to the Epiphany Service in the Minster early next term, one of the carols, "A Spotless Rose", already having been practised for our own Carol Service.
J.H.O.
TENTH SCIENCE EXHIBITION The Science Exhibition was opened by Sir Owen Wansborough-Jones,
a director of two large chemical firms and a former chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Supply.
In a memorable opening speech Sir Owen denied emphatically that scientists were a race apart: they were found in all sections of the community—business, government administration and the Church, for example. Their scientific training was in no way antipathetic to religion or the arts, but it was important that the non-scientist should understand more clearly what the scientists were doing. It was essential that the non-scientist was exposed to scientific ideas, and the scientist had a duty to make himself intelligible to others. Sir Owen hoped that all scientists would be given some training in languages and the study of economics.
The opening speech was followed by an impressive but slightly over long tableau which presented to us twelve of the great men of science and
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traced the history of scientific discovery from the Greeks to modern space-men.
This time the exhibition was held in the Christmas Term instead of the Easter Term. I think this was a mistake, for far too many boys seemed not to understand fully the experiments they were demonstrating. One term later they would have had a better understanding of their work and could have given more confident expositions.
The one hundred and forty-six different demonstrations and experi-ments ranged from magic writing to nuclear physics, from beehives to Telstar, from geography to gas chromatography. As frequently happens, the most fascinating and most spectacular was often the most simple. A railway engine racing like the Red Queen to stay in the same place and prove one of Newton's laws, an enormous rabbit cage in which you could stand with electricity leaking out all round you, innocuous looking liquids that flashed dazzlingly blue when mixed, other liquids that could be coaxed steadily through all the rainbow colours, powerful electromagnets that melted nails and hurled chunks of metal in the air, bells that rang as you approached, a harmonograph that drew strange and wonderful pictures, a beautifully mounted skeleton of a cat, very dead dogfish and rats that had been most elegantly dissected—these were some of the simpler things that attracted my attention. Of the more complex and difficult I cannot write, certainly interesting they were, but I have not enough science to describe them as adequately as did, usually, their demonstrators.
The greatest value of such an exhibition is the chance it gives to a large number of boys—about three hundred—to demonstrate in public some of their scientific work, and to show their parents and friends a few of the interesting things they do in learning about Science. This exhibition is considered by all to have been a very great success; it is believed that the Science staff have already started preparing for the next one.
CAREERS In the last few months I have visited a number of organisations, and
the general impression gained is of a narrowing field of entry and con-sequent rising standards. There is no doubt that opportunities for the well qualified boy, who has played a full part in school life, are as good as ever, if not better, but for the boy with only two or three "0" Levels it is becoming increasingly difficult to find training which will lead to a professional qualification. The other impressions are that a qualification in Mathematics is almost universally needed, and that a good standard of English is more than ever being demanded.
In the autumn, I visited the Royal Doulton Company and saw both their China Works and their Industrial Ceramics Works. In the former they manufacture crockery, figures and character jugs, whilst in the latter they are principally concerned with the manufacture of large insulators for the electrical supply industry. This type of industry offers considerable satisfaction to a young man interested in Chemistry and its applications to Ceramics Technology, and this may be a very good alternative for the boy who is interested in Chemical Engineering, but who finds it difficult to get into this industry. No doubt other large pottery firms offer similar
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opportunities, and it is interesting to note that S. Smith & Sons, Ltd., the instrument makers, are also offering a few vacancies for training in Ceramics Technology.
In visits to The Institutions of Mechanical and Civil Engineering I was interested to note that there is now a move towards requiring two "A" Level subjects, usually Mathematics and Physics, as a minimum standard for acceptance as a student engineer. The term "engineer" is often grossly misused, but from a school of this type boys should only consider calling themselves engineers if they become recognised as members of one of the major institutions, either through a Degree, or through a Student Apprenticeship. Apparently the raising of the standard of entry also applies to The Institution of Electrical Engineers.
During a visit to The Law Society it was made clear that as from this year no articled clerk can be accepted by a solicitor unless he has obtained at least two subjects at Advanced Level. It is still possible for anyone who gained the minimum "0" Level standards in 1962 to be accepted, providing he registers with The Law Society before January, 1964, but in view of the rising standard of entry this is probably inadvisable. The articled clerk today is able to take a full-time course of study at the College of Law in London or Guildford, before the principal law exams. and this, coupled with the higher standard of entry, should mean a much lower failure rate in the law exams. Two other points which came up were, first, that it may be quite a good plan for a young man to read a different subject at University rather than study Law throughout his university course and articles, and we spoke to two graduates articled to a Town Clerk about this. One had read History and the other Law and there seemed to be no appreciable difference in their progress under articles. The second point is the fact that any Town Clerk can now accept two graduate students, and this may be a particularly good way for a university student to become a solicitor because he is, of course, employed as a member of the Local Government Service and thus receives full salary. Of course it is expected that he will consider remaining in local government after he has completed his articles.
At The Institute of Chartered Accountants it was made clear that though the "0" Level method of entry is remaining open, for the present at least, the Institute and many accountants prefer at least two Advanced Levels, and even more a Degree. It seems better that this degree should not be in Accountancy because, once again, anyone of graduate status ought to be able to master the accountancy work afterwards. It was stressed that being a Chartered Accountant is now one of the best ways of entering industry and a larger proportion of chartered accountants today are in other fields of work than private practice.
The Royal Institute of British Architects also now require two Advanced Levels for entry as a recognised architectural student, and it is impossible to get into any School of Architecture with less than this. As far as a university department is concerned, requirements vary but generally speaking two of the most useful subjects are Mathematics and Physics. The pupillage system is now almost completely dead in archi-tecture so that every intending architect will be expected to do a full-time five-year course of training, followed by two practical years, though one of these may be sandwiched within a five-year college training. The Architects were very keen to stress the necessity for a wide education and
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they said that the intending architect should spend a good deal of his time in sketching and in endeavouring to develop the faculty to think in three dimensions. (It is interesting to note that the Engineering Institutions felt that this was far more valuable training for a budding engineer than hours of measured engineering drawing and engineering practice.) Finally, it was stressed that the architect must be interested in people, though not necessarily too sympathetic towards them, because his whole life would be bound up in creating as near as possible to the ideal environment for people to live in.
The last visit was to The Institute of Actuaries which is a small and select body. Actuaries are employed by Insurance Companies and industry generally, and they are usually concerned with measuring and estimating probabilities. Entry into the Institute is usually sponsored by an Insurance Company and a particular form of mathematical mind is needed. Usually the actuary has taken a Mathematics Degree, though this is not essential, because the mind of an actuary has to be able to deal with problems, such as estimating the probability of fire or the longevity of life rather than dealing with abstruse mathematical calculations.
The main conclusions which can be drawn from these notes are:-
1. The very important need for a high standard of written and spoken English
2. The necessity for a broad education and experience to counter-balance the narrowing influence of specialist subjects.
3. The necessity for a high level of attainment.
4. The ability to think in three dimensions and to be able to sketch ideas quickly on the nearest piece of paper to hand, especially for the architect and engineer.
THE MUSIC SOCIETY As a light-hearted prelude to what promised to be a high-powered
programme for the rest of the term, Mr. Bolton was invited to be the subject of a "Desert Island Disc" programme. He was interviewed by Roy Plumley—alias D. K. Hirst. We promise Mr. Bolton that none of the information he divulged will be used as evidence against him.
By way of contrast, the second and third meetings consisted of musical treatise on a high plane. Messrs. Lumley, Perry, Thompson and Wrigley took part in a discussion on various facets of music, and Mr. Waine gave an informative talk on the topic—"Whither Music?".
An informal concert completed the term's proceedings, and this is reported elsewhere.
INFORMAL CONCERT The excuse for any School concert is that it benefits the performers
more than the audience. Only bearing this in mind can the Music , Society's Informal Concert be called a success. It is, of course, an excellent.
thing when the younger members of the School can be given the opportunity of playing before an audience: taken all in all, each individual attained a high standard in his own class.
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There was, I am afraid, nothing outstanding in the parade of pianoforte items. Kitching played Bach's Chromatic Fantasia, but, as the performer hastened to point out, the work loses much of its attraction when it is not played on the harpsichord. Kemp gave a rather tropical rendering of the Raindrop Prelude, and C. F. Foster played three Fantastic Dances by Shostakovitch, though his interpretation seemed to lack conviction; true, there is nothing very exciting about the pieces themselves, but a more dynamic approach was called for.
Whatever else can be said about the string ensemble, at least they were ensemble. Attack and phrasing were nicely executed, and the unison passages came off very well. Unfortunately intonation was at fault—one sympathised with the stoic determination on the performers' faces.
Brass and wind groups played their pieces well, though there was little to tax either intelligence or musicianship here. There is hope for the future of the School Orchestra yet.
However, despite the faults, it was an entertaining evening. None of the performers need feel discouraged: from such beginnings are musicians made.
SENIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Hon. Secretary: S. D. WARD. Hon. Treasurer: J. F. GARTSIDE.
House Representatives:
The Grove: G. F. BACH. The Manor: P. J. HOLMES.
Queen's: S. H. REISS. The Rise: D. N. MILNES.
Temple• E. P. RAYNES. School House: F. R. WEST.
As usual the first meeting of the new year, held on 29th September, consisted of a programme of films. The subject covered most adequately was the technique of radio-chemical research.
At the second meeting on 13th October we welcomed our first outside guest speaker in the person of Dr. Summers-Smith. He revealed in his talk how complex and interesting the study of an everyday creature, in this case the house-sparrow, could be, and gave us the full benefit of his knowledge in this field.
Mr. Sedman addressed the Society on 27th October, giving a con-densed form of his lectures on car maintenance at York Technical College. This meeting provided perhaps the most practically useful knowledge of the term's lectures.
The final meeting of the term, held on 17th November, welcomed Dr. Ord-Smith of Bradford Technicological Institute. He spoke to the Society about the development and applications of electronic computors. The lecture put into simple terms what must be an overwhelmingly complex subject.
The Committee's decision to limit the Society to fifty members proved successful, in that attendance was always good and the subject-matter was always within our reach. In all, then, a useful and varied term's activity.
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JUNIOR SCIENCE SOCIETY Because of the Science Exhibition only three meetings were held this
term. The first took the form of a scientific Twenty Questions. The panel consisted of P. M. Lanning, Esq., P. H. Bolton, Esq., S. D. Ward and D. K. Hirst. The panel were too good for the question master and guessed nearly all the objects. During the latter part of the meeting other panels were made up from volunteers from the audience.
At the second meeting Mr. Craine gave a lecture on "The study of Migration". This was illustrated with the epidiascope and a short film.
Mr. G. G. Watson, Curator of the Natural History Museum at Scar-borough, spoke at the last meeting on British Mammals. His talk was extremely interesting and contained many amusing anecdotes about badgers, otters, foxes, weasels and fieldmice.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY Christmas, 1962
Chairman: A. CRAVEN, ESQ. Secretary: D. R. Gow.
House Representatives: The Grove: J. A. BRADBURY. The Rise: P. J. F. MITCHELL.
The Manor: D. L. WHITFIELD. School House: J. L. RICHARDSON.
Queen's: D. OUTHWAITE. Temple: J. S. Scorr.
Three well-attended meetings were held this term. The first took place in the Stephenson Room when M. Gerard Leclerc, an "assistant" at Nunthorpe, gave a very entertaining talk on his own region of France, Le Cambresis. For once, the generally reticent members asked a wide variety of questions.
The second meeting was held in The Manor Reading Room when D. L. Whitfield kindly gave a short talk on his holidays in Augsburg and Yugoslavia. He spoke in German, a very praiseworthy effort, and he is to be congratulated on the quality of the colour-slides he showed. This is the first German meeting for a long time and it is to be hoped that another one can be held next term.
At the final meeting of the term Mlle. Louisette Mougard gave a talk on Moliere's "Les Precieuses Ridicules". The enlightening talk was illustrated by a series of slides on Moliere, and this provoked great interest, with questions touching on Moliere's philosophy and comedy in general.
The term has been successful, as it has succeeded in bringing many people out of their shells. More people than usual have asked questions, which is a healthy sign, for these meetings are designed to give members a chance to speak French or German—one of the main objects of learning a language. In this connection we have hopes of introducing a Russian-speaking section into the Society. We have already had suggestions of joint meetings from a "neighbouring" school.
Our thanks are once more due to Mr. Craven for arranging the meetings and for introducing the speakers in such enviably good French.
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RUSSIAN SOCIETY The Society began its fourth year of existence with a very promising
number of members. As there were so many other activities this term, only three meetings were held.
At the first one a Russian film, "A White Sail Gleams", was shown. Made in 1937 it recounted the adventures of two boys caught up in the 1905 revolution in Odessa. The plot was extremely simple and the characters very clear cut—villains were villains.
For the Society's second meeting we were very pleased to welcome an outside speaker, Miss E. Brunskill, who gave a talk on "The Life of an XVIII Century York Woman in Imperial Russia". Miss Brunskill based her talk on a book which had been written by a certain Mrs. E. Justice. It was the first time the Society had heard about this period of Russian history and it proved most interesting. Miss Brunskill's talk was en- hanced by her extremely funny "asides".
• At the last meeting of the term three short talks were given by
Committee members. D. Outhwaite gave a talk on Yevtushenko, the modern Russian poet, and the poems aroused considerable interest; P. J. Holmes gave a talk on Russian Space Achievements, and he explained the different Russian space vehicles; finally, C. F. Foster gave a talk on Shostakovitch, illustrating it with gramophone and tape recordings.
Our thanks are due to all those people who have helped to make our meetings a success this term. It is extremely promising when three members of the Society are prepared to give talks.
P.A.W.
THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Apart from the Easter Term very little ringing has been done by the
School this year. P. Stuttard, however, has been ringing in the Selby area during the summer. In the Summer Term a few visits were made to Strensall Common but the most successful trip was to the Black-headed Gull colony on Boulsworth Hill on the Yorkshire border with Lancashire. On this visit 138 young gulls were ringed compared with 104 on our visit last year. The year's ringing totals are listed below and with them the grand totals since the School ringing started. Only the long distance recoveries are reported but there have been many local recoveries, mainly
of starlings.
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RINGING TOTALS 1960-61 1962 Total
Mallard I I 2
Lapwing ... r I 2
Snipe ... ... 3 3 Black-headed Gull ... fro 138 248 Wood Pigeon ... 27 2 29 Great Spotted Woodpecker r / Skylark ... 8 3 II Swallow 592 216 House Martin 4 4 Sand Martin ... 11 ir Carrion Crow ... 3 3 Magpie ... 2 2
Jay .. 2 2
Great Tit ... 34 34 Blue Tit ... 87 7 94 Long-tailed Tit 1 1 Tree Creeper ... 1 I Wren ... ... 13 13 Mistle Thrush 8 8 Song Thrush ... 77 17 94 Redwing ... 4 4 Blackbird ... 274 67 341 Whinchat ... 2 2
Robin .. ... 34 2 36 Sedge Warbler 9 9 Whitethroat ... 2 2 4 Willow Warbler II II
THE YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB Leader: MR. K. G. COULTHARD.
Chairman: M. C. M. ANYAN. Vice-Chairman: J. R. COLES.
Secretary: J. H. ORMISTON. Treasurer: J. R. ROWBOTTOM. Committee Member: D. E. ROWBOTTOM.
The first meeting of the term was a talk on "Farm Safety" given by Mr. Howcroft. He started his talk by giving some astonishing figures, stating that on average 200-400 farm workers are off work and three people are killed each week. He gave a varied list of all the equipment needed on the farm from a First Aid Box to guards on tractor power take-offs. Two films followed his talk. The first showed three typical accidents on the farm and the next was entitled "Why Tractors Overturn", which, like the first, was a very impressive film. Some slides followed showing real accidents. These were rather gory but nevertheless were very interesting.
The second meeting of the term was a talk given by Dr. Dalton on "Sheep Breeding". He impressed on the Club that he had come to talk about the Sheep, not as an animal, but as an industry. He showed some very revealing charts of meat consumption in various parts of the world. He gave an outline of the history of some breeds, stating that there are thirty pure breeds. He said that one of the most terrible problems for the breeder is worms, and outlined the ways of prevention.
The third meeting, which was followed by the Advisory Committee meeting, consisted of a panel of three speakers with Professor Bywater as the Chairman. Each member of the panel outlined his life history, showing how he had reached his present position and then said a few words about what one should do to succeed in farming. The first speaker, Mr. Meir, Secretary of the North Riding of Yorkshire N.F.U., made a large point of the fact that the twelve months' practical before going to Agriculture College is very hard to arrange without contacts. The second speaker, Mr. Gatenby, said that it is still possible to climb up from the bottom in farming if you are really determined and he also said that English farming is needing much more skilled labour than ever before. The last member of the panel, Mr. Wroe, an Old Peterite, said that without much farming background it helps to go into the government agricultural service and then into farming itself. This meeting was extivmely interesting and of great use to all the members.
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The last meeting of the term was a talk on "Market Gardening" given by Mr. A. Loughton. He dealt with various areas in England, stating what vegetables are grown in these areas. He then showed some very interesting slides showing problems faced by the Market gardener and various types of equipment. He ended his talk by inviting the Club to visit the horti-cultural experimental station at Cawood. J.R.C.
THE THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Master-in-Charge: REV N. H. KEMP-WELCH. Secretary: A. N. FERRAR.
House Representatives: The Grove: H. BIDDLE. The Rise: P. M. KEMP. The Manor: D. K. HIRST. School House: P. C. N. BROWN. Queen's: P. J. H. MANN. Temple: A. N. FERRAR.
The first meeting of the term was held on 16th November when Mr. N. J. Dunstan gave a talk entitled, "Methodism in our Madness". Mr. Dunstan outlined the growth of Methodism from the life of John Wesley to the final unification of the remaining breakaway movements in 1932, and ended by expounding the doctrine of the Methodist Church today, giving his views on unity with the other churches of the world. A lively discussion followed on many varied aspects of Methodism.
The second meeting was held on 30th November. The visiting speaker, Mr. Charles Smith, F.R.C.S., addressed the Society on "Spiritual Healing—A Doctor's Point of View". Mr. Smith classified diseases as being physical, psychological or spiritual, and proceeded to expand his views on each category, drawing a fine, perhaps non-existent, distinction between psychological and spiritual diseases. After quoting many sources and giving numerous examples where the existence of spiritual healing has been disproved, Mr. Smith reiterated his opening theme in saying that spiritual healing does not exist in this day and age. From the discussion that followed it was obvious that many members of the Society disagreed, to a lesser or greater extent, with Mr. Smith. A.N.F.
THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY The M.V. "Clan Fergusson's" Voyage 5 took her to Middle East,
Indian and Pakistani ports and lasted from July to December—details are given at the end of this note. The period 12th August to 18th October was spent on the Indian coast, for many delays were encountered, mainly waiting for berths or because rain delayed cargo-working, for this is, of course, the latter part of the summer monsoon.
This voyage formed an important exhibit in the Geography Section of the Science Exhibition and we are indebted to Capt. Graham for cargo specimens, temperature and wind recordings and brochures, besides the usual cargo loading plans and an account of the voyage. Excellent plans of the ship were kindly provided by her builders, Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Wallsend-on-Tyne.
It is not easy to select extracts from Capt. Graham's narrative of the voyage, but the north-bound passage of the Suez Canal is one of the most interesting parts :
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"At Suez we had to join several other ships at anchor awaiting per-mission to enter Suez Bay. This is to allow the south-bound convoy to get clear of the port.
"At 3 a.m. we entered Suez Bay and anchored again. The pilot boarded at 9 a.m. but just as we started to move a signal came from the Canal authorities stopping all ships owing to bad visibility in the Canal. There was a sand storm and visibility was reduced to a few feet. This lasted until it was too late for us to proceed, and so we had to remain at anchor till the following morning. One ship which grounded in the Canal also held up ships. These delays cause terrific congestion. When we started at 10-30 a.m. the following morning, there were 20 of us plus some ships which had been in the Canal when the sand-storm blew up. When we reached the Bitter Lakes there were at least 50 ships waiting. In the Lakes it is usual to reform the convoy. Ships not stopping at Port Said are put next to the tankers, which lead. Ships stopping at Port Said are then placed according to where they berth at Port Said. By this system there ;s no delay. We were lucky, as after the convoy had been changed the ship astern of us went aground and all the ships following were held up. Fortunately it was not a serious grounding and the ship was refloated without assistance after an hour or so. We were at Port Said before the delayed ships were in sight. As we cleared the Canal, the Agent came aboard with the ship's papers which had been landed at Suez for inspection. These were the cargo manifests and log books. Proof has to be produced that the ship has not been to an Israeli port and that no cargo destined for Israel is on board. The police also come on board to ensure that no members of the crew have been left behind. I have never heard of crew members running away in the desert.
Our two Canal pilots were Polish and Egyptian, and both were very good. We took 11 hours 14 minutes to make the transit and this time included 45 minutes at anchor in the Bitter Lakes. We cleared Port Said for Lisbon at 11 p.m."
Dates and ports of call : 24th July. Sailed from Birkenhead.
Called at Aquaba, Aden. 12th Aug. Arrived Bombay.
Called at Murmagoa, Cochin, Madras. 9th Sept. Arrived Chittagong.
16th Sept. Arrived Calcutta. Called at Pondicherry, Madras, Cochin.
I8th Oct. Sailed from Cochin. Called at Aden and Lisbon.
9th Nov. Arrived off Gravesend.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY Over the past term the Society has shown a marked change in its
attitude to debating; and first and foremost, the President, Mr. M. A. Clegg, is to be thanked for being largely instrumental in producing en-thusiasm from apathy. At the first closed meeting of the term 48 members were present: at the last there were 67, and a successful term was crowned by the success of the final open meeting, with an attendance of something in the region of 150 boys.
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The first motion of the term was that "This House feels that its first loyalties are to the Commonwealth". The Society did not agree with Mr. J. J. Kettlewell, the proposer, who insisted that Britain, as a parent, could not disown her children. Mr. C. G. Evans, opposing, insisted that Britain should first of all be loyal to herself. Mr. J. L. Richardson and Mr. H. Biddle seconded.
At the second meeting of the term Mr. P. M. Kemp proposed that "This House thinks that manners are more important than morals". Mr. Kemp said that manners were what one was judged by, and therefore were highly important. Mr. P. C. N. Brown, opposing, objected to "keeping up with the Jones's". Mr. D. K. Hirst and Mr. A. G. Collomosse seconded : the motion was lost by 26 votes to 13.
It was decided that at the term's third meeting a new debating procedure should be tried, in which only one speech from the platform on each side was allowed, and that these speakers should have prepared supporters on the floor. Mr. A. V. A. Dickie agreed to become a guinea pig and proposed that "This House rejects all forms of censorship". Heckling was allowed, and, as far as we know, Mr. Dickie insisted that censorship was a denial of the "rights of man". Mr. J. N. Spencer argued that censorship in war-time and for children was essential. He proved victorious by 48 votes to 10.
The fourth meeting of the term was a debate about the verdict of "not guilty" passed on the Belgian mother accused of murdering her child, deformed by the drug Thalidomide. Four visitors from Ampleforth came to propose the motion. The debate was at times rather fiery. This was, of course, inevitable, as a religious conflict existed between the proposition and the School. We are very pleased that Ampleforth should choose such a motion, and also that we were able to argue about religion with heat and occasionally conviction, but nevertheless without excessive bad-feeling.
Mr. S. F. P. Halliday and Mr. M. G. Tugendhat, in proposing that "This House condemns the Liege verdict", told the Society that the child had a right to life, and that only the state had the right to remove it. They said, too, that the acquittal of an obviously guilty woman set a legal precedent.
Mr. C. G. Evans and Mr. M. V. Smith showed the love of the mother for her child, and unselfishness of her action. Just because a child breathed, was it necessarily human?
Whether through true feeling or natural patriotism, the motion was lost by 30 votes to 23.
The term was concluded with a balloon debate. Fidel Castro (M. A. Clegg), Guy Fawkes (J. N. Spencer), Nell Gwynne (D. R. Gow), Socrates (P. M. Kemp), Jimmy Greaves (A. G. Collomosse), John Osborne (D. E. A. Higgins), in an uproarious meeting, defended their right to stay in this leaky balloon which was floating round the earth, under the guiding hand of Sub-Lieutenant Evans. Fidel Castro was voted as the most valuable, and Socrates the least. One wonders how people's minds work !
Then followed four impromptu debates in which Messrs. Ibberson, Smith, Shah, Clegg, Richardson, Lumley, Adamson and Flintoft took part. The result was well, surprising!
Thus, the term was brought to a conclusion, and we are pleased to report that the condition of the School's debating is very satisfactory, and
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we hope that next term will continue in the same spirit. P.C.N.B.
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C.C.F. It has been decided that membership of the Contingent shall in future
be genuinely voluntary, and it is hoped that this will make for greater efficiency as well as fitting in with probable Government policy towards the Combined Cadet Force generally. High standards will correspondingly be expected from all Cadets, since a voluntary system must allow a certain right of selection.
Captain A. E. R. Dodds Captain Dodds has reluctantly decided that he must end his service
with the Contingent because of his other important commitments in the life of the School. We thank him for his work, particularly as the Con-tingent Adjutant.
Main Events of the Term Tuesday, 30th October: Field Day.
The Royal Navy Section visited Linton-on-Ouse, where the programme included flying.
The Army and Basic Sections carried out an exercise on Strensall Common; this was devised by Captain Craven.
The Royal Air Force Section visited R.A.F. Dishforth, but weather conditions prevented flying in light aircraft as planned.
Tuesday, 20th November. Colonel G. S. Powell, M.C., the Colonel of the Yorkshire Brigade,
visited the Contingent and took the Salute at a March-past.
Annual Camps The dates of the Army and R.A.F. camps will be from Monday, 29th
July, to Wednesday, 7th August. The dates of the Royal Navy camps and courses will be announced separately.
Present information is that the Army Camp will be near Thetford in Norfolk, and the R.A.F. Camp at Cranwell, for which an alternative may be arranged by the Royal Air Force.
R.N.R. CRUISE, SUMMER, 1962 Cadets Dowson, Kettlewell and R. H. Parker arrived at North Shields
on 10th August to join H.M.S. Northumbria—a Reserve Minesweeper. Alas! we found no ship. So for the first night we were "put up" on H.M.S. Calliope—Newcastle. The next morning we returned to Fish Quay, and found the ship had made it at last. Her tardiness was the result of (i) an engine-room fire, and (ii) force 9 gales! We were all duly encouraged! The ship did not sail as planned that day (Saturday), nor the next, for we had no Captain by then, but finally on the Monday morning we sailed, not for Denmark (as the coloured brochures had it), but for Invergordon in the Firth of Cromarty.
On the following day we all experienced the various aspects of ship's routine—the watches, the deck-scrubbing, the meals (ah, yes! those wonderful meals!), the lack of sleep and, of course, the inevitable heaving
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of the ship. We even had our quota of leave when in port. On Tuesday we completed a sweep. On Wednesday we sailed for Frazerboro', but it was too rough and we had to turn back. In the early hours of Thursday we sailed for Leith, and on the Saturday back to the Tyne for Sunday's disembarkation, thus ending a week of carrying out the whims and wishes of the Coxswain.
Disappointed as we were not to see Denmark, we did in fact enjoy (yes—actually enjoy!) the 11 days aboard Northumbria. It was an experience. J•J•K•
THE SCOUT GROUP We were very pleased to welcome Mr. Nixon who will shortly be taking
out a Warrant as Assistant Scoutmaster. We should like to thank Mr. Burbridge for his help with the Senior Scout Troop—now that he is organising the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme he will not be able to help us any longer, though we shall maintain a link by supplying Rover Scouts to assist with Award training.
To mark ten years of Senior Scouting in the Group and the formation of a Rover Crew, we held a Group Camp Fire at the end of the Christmas Term. We were very pleased to welcome over thirty former members of the Group, together with their guests. Though the Camp Fire was of necessity a scratch affair it was most enjoyable and included a number of contributions from both present and past members of the Group. Mr. Craine showed films of former camps and also of the project we undertook during the visit of Lord Montgomery last summer. His most recent film showed the rafts which the Senior Scouts built during the Field Day, and proved to all present that they did in fact float and were more mobile than it was believed they could be.
During the Christmas holidays a party of about thirty members of the Group, under the able leadership of A.S.M. Bradshaw, sang carols in the Clifton area on two evenings. Because we had a large number of choir members in the party the standard of singing was very high and par-ticularly commendable was the singing of the octet. As a result of our efforts we were able to give £23 3s. Od. towards the Freedom from Hunger Fund.
The Rover Crew was successfully launched under the benign guidance of G. M. Holgate. We are sorry that he will not be with us to continuo the good work this term, and thank him for giving us a sound start as our first Rover Mate.
ROVER CREW The foundation of a Rover Crew in the Christmas Term now enables
those Scouts no longer eligible for the Senior Scouts to remain in the movement.
As the success of any new venture depends on its initial impetus, the numbers of the Crew were kept deliberately low so that everyone could be relied on to pull his weight.
The Crew met on alternate Fridays, and at the first meeting G. M. Holgate was elected Rover Mate by a body of personages only slightly less distinguished than himself. The dignity of the Crew was further enhanced by the co-option of S. H. Reiss from the bath-cleaning squad.
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In accordance with the Rover motto of "Service", members of the Crew assisted the Junior and Senior Scouts and helped with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. A parcel was sent to a Borstal institution and help, which should materialise soon, was offered to two victims of multiple sclerosis.
Despite the efforts of D. K. Hirst the Crew has had a successful first term. Much of the credit for this must be given to Mr. Coulthard who supplied his house, refreshments, and much useful help and advice.
G.M.H.
SENIOR SCOUT TROOP
This year we have again had six patrols, under the leadership of P/L.s Bradley, Cooper, D. R. Gow, Gray, Haxby and Magson. Of these Bradley, Haxby and Cooper are to be very warmly congratulated on gaining the Queen's Scout Badge, and Gray is also congratulated on gaining his Bushman's Thong.
During the term training sessions were mainly devoted to the Ambulance Badge, and it is hoped that a large proportion of the Troop will gain this badge early in the Easter Term.
For the Field Day the Troop split into three parts. The first group constructed rafts to complete their practical work for the Senior Pioneer Badge. Three rafts of excellent design were built and all floated, even when carrying up to six passengers. A race was held on the river, the umpire being the School Captain of Boats, disguised as an A.S.M. Owing
to the slow speed of the race, it became somewhat tedious and developed into a water battle to enliven the proceedings. The second party went out to search for tracks to make plaster casts for the Tracker Badge. The third group disappeared with A.S.M. Hirst into the Hambleton Hills in order to conduct various tests for parts of the Venturer Badge. They duly reappeared at their rendezvous at the correct time, so that we can
assume that all went well!
SCOUT TROOP
With 20 new members this term our total is now 32 and this has meant the formation of a new patrol, Stags. Thiriwell and Hardman are to be congratulated on obtaining their Scout Cords and Dixon, Gow and Watts on their First Class Badges. Bradshaw has been training the first class scouts for the Camper Badge as part of their Scout Cord. Hardman,. Thirlwell, Bell, Fear and Maslin have completed the Badge and four others will finish the practical part next term. The four tenderfeet were invested early in the term and have started on their second class work under Mr. Dunstan. With 17 scouts training for their first class I have been grateful, for the help given by Mr. Nixon and good progress has been made.
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RUGBY FOOTBALL RETROSPECT
The tally of four wins, one draw and three losses proved better than any record of results since 1956, but how deep were our fears up to the first week of November! After this the team turned the form-book upside down and finished the season in a blaze of glory. An explanation for this transformation may be hard to find, but without doubt it coincided with the time when the team sought the opportunities to tackle their opponents, rather than shirk the issue, and a complete change of heart resulted. It is also becoming abundantly clear that Easter Term rugger, which six out of eight of our school opponents (the exceptions being Trent and Worksop) are participating in, is having a telling effect over the period of years. Moreover, the team-building programme for the following year can largely be undertaken in the Easter Term, and by comparison we look very green and unprepared. This lee-way should not have been so marked this year, for 10 old colours remained; nevertheless the same indecisiveness was very apparent and the backs generally lacked constructive ideas and were very slow to react. Finally, after successive wins against Ampleforth and Worksop, the season seemed all too short, and the cancellation of the Old Peterite match was a bitter disappointment.
Above all, the season will be remembered for the innovation of playing seven forwards and eight backs (two full-backs), which received wide publicity in the Press. The experiment, which proved so successful, was only applied in the Worksop match, a report of which can be read else-where. The team, by this late stage of the season, was already accredited with eight forwards (all colour men), so the self-sacrificing No. 8 forward, M. A. Clegg, was transferred to the right-wing to displace the luckless M. J. Howard, and the two full-backs, our forte, were suitably installed. Such a distribution could never be justified if a team were to be deprived of a reasonable share of the ball, nevertheless it need not be considered purely defensive. The opportunity for one full-back to join the three-quarter line at unexpected places is clear for all to see, and at the same time the manoeuvre can be covered by the second full-back. In spite of its obvious weaknesses in and around the scrum, such a tactical move could also make a valuable contribution to the game, in that it could quickly baulk the tactical kicking by opposing sides, a form of attack which is rapidly ruining the handling game. J. R. Brown, the skipper, readily accepted the experiment, and it was a fitting reward to one who has completed a first span of 25 years of coaching. Just how seriously the instigator or anyone else intends to treat this move remains to be seen.
The activities of the 1st XV, including the weekly circuit training under the guidance of Mr. Maw, must not be allowed to overshadow the fact that all this while many other School teams were striving to prove their worth. None fared so successfully as the 3rd XV, a team comprised of both old men and ex-Colts who, through enthusiasm and team spirit rather than any technical ability, enjoyed an undefeated season. While the Senior Colts team had a very disappointing season, winning only two matches by the narrowest of margins, the "Under 15" team showed distinct promise early in the season, only to fade in the closing stages. Technical skills will only be mastered by enthusiasm and assiduous practice. Never is this more true than in back play.
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House matches and House Leagues, both Senior and Junior, lived up to their reputations. In the former, School House strove to complete the "double", failing only in the closing minutes, whilst in the latter, feeling ran sufficiently high on occasions to justify the non-existence of a cup. The Manor and The Rise shared the honours in the Senior League, while there was a triple tie for 1st place in the Junior League between The Grove, The Rise and Temple.
The season ended on a distinctly chilly note, hence the cancellation of the O.P. matches. For all its brevity, the season had many compensations. Future prospects remain obscure, with the anticipated loss of so many senior team players, but a wholehearted effort by those who remain will never let the side down.
1st XV—R. S. Le Pla and M. C. M. Jesper; J. D. Carr, I. B. Robertson, A. L. McKay; G. W. Cloughton, J. A. B. Carruthers*; J. J. Kettlewell* (Vice-Capt.), N. G. Pace, A. R. Magson, J. R. Brown* (Capt.), J. C. Cossins*, R. L. Bruce*, M. A. Clegg, P. A. Liversidge*.
* Caps.
2nd XV—D. G. Routledge; M. J. Howard*, M. H. Ibberson, A. H. Baker, J. F. Gartside; J. L. Richardson* (Vice-Capt.), W. M. Hudson; M. C. M. Anyan, D. R. Gow*, C. G. Evans* (Capt.), A. C. Jowett, J. T. Bradshaw, R. J. Dowson*, M. J. Lunn, P. N. Abel. Reserve : M. E. Raine.
* Colours.
3rd XV—J. R. Rowbottom; W. J. B. Ward, J. L. Newhouse, S. H. Reiss, M. H. Bowe; F. R. West, D. H. Adamson (Capt.); S. D. Ward, H. N. Blackford, J. R. Dalkin, D. N. MiMes, D. E. A. Higgins, R. B. Blackburn, M. G. D. White, K. W. Headlam.
Under 16 Colts XV—P. F. Nettleton* (Capt.); N. K. Wallace, A. Youle, T. C. Mitchell, D. J. Mutch; J. A. Eatough, D. J. Emsley; M. A. Town, G. F. Eastaugh, D. E. Rowbottom, M. J. Oxley, W. R. Pickersgill, J. R. Coles*, R. J. Slade, J. M. Winn.
* Colours.
Under 15 Colts XV—S. C. Maslin; T. B. Ward, N. G. A. Morris, C. W. Clegg, R. G. Robinson; J. J. Vooght (Capt.), M. J. T. Carr; P. A. Horsman, R. A. Spilman, P. R. Hart, M. Donnelly (Vice-Capt.), G. F. Hardman, T. H. Vickers, R. K. Hall, J. S. Atkinson.
Under 14 Colts XV—C. J. Pearson; J. R. Wood, I. R. D. McGrath,
N. G. A. Morris, C. P. Farmer; R. M. K. Doyle (Capt.), H. L. Wood; J. Lees (Vice-Capt.), P. R. H. Blackford, S. C. Sugar, C. S. Martinson, A. S. Medlycott, A. J. Moss, S. A. Bough, M. A. Groundwater.
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TENTH SCIENC
HIBITION 1962
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
1st XV
Result F. A. Wed., 3rd Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV ... Home Lost 14 35 Sat., 6th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Senior Colts Home Lost 9 23 Wed., loth Oct. Durham School ... ••• Home Drawn 6 6 Sat., 13th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... • •• Home Lost 8 it Tues., 16th Oct. Trent College ... ... Away Won 1 4 0 Sat., loth Oct. Denstone College ••• Home Lost 3 20 Sat., 3rd Nov. Leeds G.S. ... •• • Away Lost o 36 Sat., loth Nov. Giggleswick School • • • Home Won 8 3 Sat., 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Away Won it 9 Sat., 1st Dec. Worksop College •• • Away Won 13 6 Sat., 8th Dec. Old Peterites ... • • • Home Cancelled
2nd XV Wed., loth Oct. Durham School ... •• • Away Won 21 3 Sat., 13th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... ••• Home Lost 3 29 Sat., loth Oct. Giggleswick School ... Away Won 16 0 Sat., 3rd Nov. Leeds G.S. ... ••• Away Lost 3 26 Sat., 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ••• Home Lost 3 1 4 Sat., 1st Dec. Worksop College Away Lost o 8
Sat., 8th Dec. Old Peterites ... Home Cancelled
3rd XV Wed., 17th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... Home Won 22 6 Wed., 24th Oct. Worksop College ... Away Won 1 1 o Sat., loth Nov. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Away Won 21 0 Sat., 17th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Home Won 9 8
UNDER 16 COLTS XV
Sat., 13th Oct. Ashville College ... ... ... Away Lost 3 I I Sat., loth Oct. Giggleswick School ... ... Away Lost o 6 Sat., 27th Oct. Harrogate R.U.F.C. Junior Colts Home Lost 5 17 Sat., 3rd Nov. Pocklington School Home Won I I 8 Wed., 7th Nov. Durham School ... Home Won II 9 Thurs. 15th Nov. Ampleforth College Away Lost 3 27 Wed., 21st Nov. Worksop College Away Drawn o 0 Wed., 28th Nov. Barnard Castle School Away Lost 3 i8
UNDER 15 COLTS XV Sat., 13th Oct. Ashville College ... ... Away Won 35 0
UNDER 14 COLTS XV Wed., 17th Oct. Barnard Castle School ... ... Home Lost o
36 Wed., 24th Oct. Worksop College ... Away Lost o Wed., 14th Nov. Scarborough College ... Home Won 18
Wed., 17th Oct. Archbishop Holgate's G.S. Away Lost 8 15 Sat., 3rd Nov. Pocklington School ... Home Won 3o II Wed., 7th Nov. Durham School Home Won 14 3 Thurs. 15th Nov. Ampleforth College ... Away Lost 6 i6 Wed., 21st Nov. Worksop College ... Away Lost o 9 Wed., 28th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... .. Away Lost 5 to
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SENIOR HOUSE MATCHES ist Round Queen's beat Manor,
School House beat Temple, 3—o. Semi-finals: Queen's beat Rise, 5-3•
School House beat Grove, 14—o. Final: School House beat Queen's, 3—o.
JUNIOR HOUSE MATCHES ist Round: Grove beat Manor, 6-3.
School House beat Queen's, ti—o. Semi-finals: Grove beat Temple, 27—o.
School House beat Rise, 14—o. Final: Grove beat School House, 8-6.
SCHOOL MATCHES
v. DURHAM SCHOOL
Played at home on Wednesday, 10th October. Drawn 6-6.
The match was played in excellent conditions: a dry pitch, no wind, and the air warm for October. The main difference between the sides immediately showed itself in the scrum; weight was even, as was the skill of binding and pushing, but Durham were more alert in seeking and heeling the ball, and as a result gained the initiative. Their policy through-out the game consisted of mammoth kicks, playing on the St. Peter's full-back. In fielding them, Raine had a poor game, but to his credit it must be said that he always rectified his mistakes, and never once did Durham score from these tactics. Thus, while gaining much ground, their fly-half was starving his three-quarters, who had all too little opportunity to show their speed. Towards the end of the first half, having gained ground from such a kick, Durham were pressing near St. Peter's goal-line, and from a muddle among the forwards, scored near the posts. The kick failed.
Meanwhile, St. Peter's had slowly been getting together, and were beginning to wrest the initiative. Now one saw the ball getting out to their backs, who, though not piercing the defence, at least caused it some anxiety. After half-time St. Peter's truly got into their stride, and for the first time gained the upper hand. From a loose scrum Cloughton went to the blind-side, and Robertson tapped the ball ahead and scored. Carr was unsuccessful with the difficult kick.
St. Peter's maintained the pressure for some ten minutes, but then the fire began to fade and the two sides completed the game with honours even. Durham dropped a goal, and soon after Carr kicked a penalty goal from a reasonably easy position. Thus the game ended six all.
Individually, few players shone. Carruthers and Cloughton were closely marked, and hence less dangerous than they can be. R. L. Bruce at wing-forward was quick when the ball went loose, and Kettlewell captained the side well in J. R. Brown's absence.
To Durham goes the credit of dominating the first half, but to St. Peter's that of holding together during the long period they needed to get into their stride. Team:—Raine; McKay, Jesper, Robertson, Carr; Cloughton, Carruthers;
Played at home on Saturday, 13th October. Lost 8-11.
From the way this match began most of the spectators expected an easy win for Bradford. At half-time they were leading 5-0 and early in the second half they increased this lead to 11-0. However, late pressure from the School forwards produced an exciting finish and a fairer result than had at one time seemed possible.
The School line was often in danger during the first half as the result of weak, high tackling and slow thinking among the backs. The first Bradford score came from an opportunist forward rush, but even the most partisan of Bradford supporters would agree that they were in luck. A high kick struck the post and from the rebound a Bradford forward scored between the posts, allowing an easy conversion. Towards half-time the School forwards began to show their strength, but they were unable to force their way over the Bradford line.
Soon after half-time Bradford scored again, this time an unconverted try, and this was followed by a further Bradford try when one of their three-quarters scored from an attack launched from near their own line. Again the cause was weak tackling. Following this reverse the home side pulled itself together and Liversidge scored an unconverted try from a loose maul on the Bradford line. Pressure from Bradford was relieved by a long kick by Carruthers. Another try from the scrum, this time by Clegg, was converted by Carr and this ended the scoring. The game ended with a series of exciting rushes from the School forwards, but Bradford grimly hung on to their lead until the final whistle.
In perfect conditions, perhaps even more suitable for a cricket match than a rugger match, Trent kicked off, but were immediately thrown on the defensive by the School pack, which was by far the heavier. Territorial advantage was immediately in the School's favour, and remained so for long stretches of the game, but in spite of being so favourably placed, few attacks mounted were worthy of note. Carruthers soon became more than a handful for the Trent back-row forwards, and was responsible for the first two tries, one scored by himself and the other by Clegg.
Half-time: St. Peter's 6, Trent 0.
The second half continued much as before; play amongst the forwards was thoroughly untidy and disorganised, and the backs, in spite of having frequent possession of the ball, lacked ideas. Further tries by Robertson (conversion by Cloughton) and McKay took the School on their winning way, but the performance was far from being convincing.
Team : —Raine; Howard, Carr, Robertson, McKay; Cloughton, Carruthers; Magson, Pace, Kettlewell, Brown (Capt.), Cossins, Bruce, Clegg, Liversidge.
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v. DENSTONE COLLEGE
Played at home on Saturday, 20th October. Lost 3-20.
The opening seconds of the game saw St. Peter's miss a penalty from a very kickable position. Denstone soon took the lead, when an orthodox three-quarter movement brought an unconverted try on the right wing. This was followed by a penalty and another unconverted try, this time scored by the outside centre. St. Peter's rallied and after some fine play by the forwards, Cossins scored a try in the corner. Immediately Denstone kicked another penalty, and then intercepted an attempted kick to touch and scored an unconverted try.
In the second half the St. Peter's forwards continued to more than hold their opponents, but the backs were too slow to take advantage of their chances. The only score of this half was an excellent converted try by a Denstone centre, who collected the ball in his own "25", kicked ahead, picked up and touched down between the posts. Team : —Raine; McKay, Jesper, Robertson, Howard; Cloughton,
Carruthers; Kettlewell, Pace, Magson, Cossins, Brown (Capt.), Bruce, Clegg, Liversidge.
v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Played away on Saturday, 3rd November. Lost 0-36.
A round of mid-week House matches left an injury list a mile long in its trail, and seldom had a pre-match practice been so chaotic. This did little to instil confidence into the team, but it must in no way detract from the magnificent show of open rugby as displayed by the Leeds G.S. team when inflicting this 36 points to nil defeat upon the School.
With the School forwards pressing relentlessly on the Leeds line for the first 10 minutes of play, there was little to suggest the rout that was to .:ollow. J. D. Carr missed narrowly three splendid penalty-kick attempts from long range, and after surviving these shocks the undefeated Leeds G.S. team came more and more into their own. Even so their first six points came from our own defensive errors, which should never have been, and further tackling lapses gave them a 12-point lead at half-time.
Worse was to follow, for the forwards had by now lost the initiative, the backs one by one defensively failed in their duties, and against the exceptionally fast-moving Leeds three-quarter line, now gaining frequent possession, the side became increasingly demoralised. Fundamentally our tackling was irresponsible and we were run off our feet. Team : —Raine; McKay, Richardson, Carr, Howard; Cloughton,
Played at home on Saturday, 10th November. Won 8-3. School kicked off deep into the Giggleswick half and held their
opponents there for 10 minutes. Efforts from a cross-kick by Howard, a blind-side break by scrum-half Carruthers and a drop at goal by Cloughton just failed to bring a score. Giggleswick attempted to clear their line by means of a short kick over the School three-quarters but were frustrated by the excellent falling and fielding of full-back Jesper. School
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had a wonderful chance to score when Clegg made a fine break but the final pass from the centre to the wing was ruled forward.
Giggleswick then became more dangerous and good tackling, especially by Cloughton and McKay, was necessary to stop dangerous movements.
The first score came when Bruce dribbled the ball fifty yards to the Giggleswick line and with the visitors defending desperately Carruthers dived over for a try which was converted by Carr.
Giggleswick started the second half with a furious assault and with plenty of possession they attacked down both wings. This pressure failed to bring a try but points came from the successful conversion of a penalty even though the crossbar nearly intervened.
School forwards now regained the initiative and played well under the leadership of Kettlewell. Bruce was again the inspiration behind the second try when he dribbled the ball towards the left corner flag and his fellow wing-forward Liversidge gained the touch-down. The kick failed.
Not for the first time in recent years the 1st XV rose to the occasion in admirable fashion in facing up to their formidable opponents, the un-beaten Ampleforth XV.
In spite of having to be content with only occasional possession of the ball from the set scrums, line-out work was good, particularly that of J. C .
Cossins, and the play of the back-row forwards in the loose was first class.
Ampleforth had largely themselves to blame for holding only a three point lead (a try by their menacing centre, D. X. Cooper) up to half-time.
A storming recovery on resumption of play, by the pack in particular, placed the Ampleforth line under extreme pressure, and led to tries by Kettlewell and Carruthers. After a conversion by Carr, which gave the School a lead of 8 points to 3, Ampleforth retaliated in deteriorating weather conditions. With two further tries, one a push-over try, Ample-forth regained the lead (9 pts.-8), and the School appeared to have thrown away their chances through over-excitement.
In the closing minutes, however, with the atmosphere tense, Liversidge swooped upon another mistake by our opponents in their own goal area, to score a final try. The kick failed but the final whistle blew and the School had inflicted the first home defeat for Ampleforth for many years.
It was a great game for the School pack, and an added joy to see Le Phi return to the side after many weeks of injury.
Team : —Le Pla; McKay, Robertson, Carr, Howard; Cloughton, Carruthers; Kettlewell, Pace, Magson, Brown (Capt.), Cossins, Bruce, Clegg, Liversidge.
Caps awarded to Liversidge and Carruthers. Colours awarded to Clegg and Magson.
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v. WORKSOP COLLEGE
Played away on Saturday, 1st December. Won 13-6.
This match has already met with its fair share of publicity by such headlines in the National Press as "Seven-forward game gives St. Peter's control".
Influenced by three main factors—(1) The knowledge that our forwards were in the peak of their form, (2) The certainty that conditions at Work-sop would be hard, fast and dry, and (3) The fact that for the first time this term we had two full-backs available for selection—the School played with seven forwards and eight backs for approximately 65 minutes of the 70-minute game. This distribution of players was effected by two full-backs playing in echelon one with another, and could only be justified by the superb play of the remaining seven forwards.
In spite of the lack of weight in the scrum, a territorial advantage was held for most of the first half, but it was not until close on half-time, when Carruthers broke from a quick heel and went over for a try which Carr converted, that we gained the lead.
Half-time: St. Peter's 5, Worksop 0. Further successes soon followed When tries by Cossins and then
Liversidge gave the School a 13-point lead. From this point onwards Worksop made a partial recovery, but their efforts to mount attacks were either thrown out of gear by keen marking or baulked by the two full-back set-up. The gap was narrowed by the successful kicking of two penalty goals, but little further success came their way, and in the last school match of the term we had gained another notable victory. Team: —Le Pla, Jesper; Clegg, Robertson, Carr, McKay; Cloughton,
Carruthers; Kettlewell, Pace, Magson, Brown (Capt.), Cossins, Bruce, Liversidge. Caps awarded to Cossins and Bruce. Colours awarded to Le Pla,
Jesper, Robertson, Carr and Cloughton.
SHOOTING Shooting this term has been along the usual lines, except that for the
first five weeks the S.M.R.C. practising was confined to a relatively small number of members while everyone else concentrated on grouping. Another change was the reduction of three lists, A, B and C, to two, A and B, as the old B had shrunk to negligible proportions.
S.M.R.C. practices were of reasonable standard, and once again our postal matches suffered on each occasion, except the last, from one member of the team being badly off form. No one suffered from this more than once, but the result was that team scores just failed to be good. Results were (own score last):
v. Victoria College, lost 784 to 771. v. Ampleforth, lost 771 to 767. v. Pocklington, won 776 to 777.
In the "Staniforth Cup" we made 771, and were placed 25th out of 120 competitors : this score is an example of the difficulty quoted above, for
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while seven members averaged over 97, the eighth made 90. The following shot for the first VIII and achieved the averages shown: Dawes (Capt.) .
In mid-November "Country Life" practices began, but it was long before any proficiency was reached in rapids, and no score was received from our opponents in the only match attempted.
The usual large number of new shots signed on at the beginning of the term, and those who have come to the range regularly have achieved progress, a much larger number than usual earning promotion to list A. If they can keep up their rate of progress, and sufficient elect to do .303 in the summer, we should have a very interesting open range season.
Additional heating has been installed at the range, and it is hoped that this will result not only in increased comfort but in better scores, par-ticularly in rapids, where it is almost impossible to achieve the necessary speed and rhythm with cold fingers.
SQUASH The first half of the Squash season has been a little disappointing,
in so much as Harding broke his leg early on in the term, thus weakening the side considerably. Shepherd appears to have improved, as does Vooght, but the real test of the side lies ahead, when they meet Barnard Castle and Rossall next term. Perhaps it would be wiser and fairer to reserve judg-ment till then.
It is obvious that the benefits of the two new courts will be many, and it is probably true to say that more boys are playing squash than ever before. Boys of St. Olave's are also playing and the effects of this should soon show.
The addition, too, of Mr. Kirby to the Staff has given the game further boost, for he is not only an able player, but a great enthusiast.
RESULTS: v. York R.I. (Home).
P. W. Shepherd beat J. E. Fawcett, 9-6, 9-4, 4-9, 9-3. K. W. Headlam lost to G. Martin, 9-7, 2-9, 1-9, 4-9. M. C. M. Jesper lost to D. Taylor, 2-9, 7-9, 4-9. M. W. Wroe lost to N. J. Magson, 4-9, 9-10, 4-9. J. J. Vooght lost to D. Snowden, 3-9, 6-9, 9-5, 5-9.
Result : Lost 4-1. v. Staff. (Home).
P. W. Shepherd lost to D. Kirby, Esq., 0-3. K. W. Headlam lost to M. Willstrop, Esq., 0-3. M. C. M. Jesper lost to G. D. Craine, Esq., 0-3. P. F. Nettleton beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 3-2. J. J. Vooght lost to A. E. R. Dodds, Esq., 0-3.
Result: Lost 4-1.
v. Hymer's College. (Home). P. W. Shepherd lost to C. I. M. Campbell, 5-9, 9-10, 9-5, 5-9 K. W. Headlam lost to C. Orriss, 2-9, 3-9, 8-10. M. C. M. Jesper lost to H. C. Symonds, 0-9, 0-9, 1-9. P. F. Nettleton lost to J. A. Kishup, 9-10, 0-9, 9-7, 9-7, 8-1 J. J. Vooght beat P. M. Williams, 9-5, 9-1, 9-0.
Result: Lost 4-1.
v. Old Peterites. (Home). P. W. Shepherd beat G. W. A. R. Alderson, 10-8, 4-9. 9-6,
7-9, 9-6. K. W. Headlam lost to J. E. Fawcett, 2-9, 5-9, 9-3, 9-7, 3-9. P. F. Nettleton beat M. Willstrop, 0-9, 2-9, 9-6, 9-5, 9-1. J. J. Vooght lost to D. Kirby, 9-7, 4-9, 10-8, 7-9, 8-10. M. W. Wroe beat P. J. Dronfield, 9-3, 9-5, 5-9, 9-4.
Result: Won 3-2.
Colts Match v. York R.I. II. (Home). J. J. Vooght lost to H. A. Pickup, 4-9, 9-4, 4-9, 9-10. G. A. Willstrop lost to J. M. Huntington, 5-9, 6-9, 6-9. J. A. Eatough lost to J. Painter, 2-9, 5-9, 9-5, 5-9. D. R. Baxter lost to D. Snowden, 6-9, 9-7, 8-10, 10-8, 5-9. N. G. A. Morris beat W. Farrington, 6-9, 7-9, 9-7, 9-0, 9-7.
Result: Lost 4-1.
P. W. Shepherd was seeded in the Hull and East Riding Championship during the Christmas holidays and did extremely well to reach the final, in which he was defeated by the South of England Junior Champion. M. W. Wroe also entered.
M.W.
FENCING This term has seen the introduction of voluntary training at 12-20 p.m.
and the electric foil has speeded up our foil play.
Our match results were four played, two won, two lost, but the team is young and will develop into promising fencers, if the required speed in footwork can be attained. The York Area League is most helpful, and useful for match practice.
Training will continue in the holidays at Y.F.A. H.Q.
The P.S. Championships will commence on the 17th April in London.
P.P.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S
AWARD SCHEME The Award Scheme was started at the School for the first time this
term. Twenty-four boys are participating this year and it is hoped gradually to extend it so as to include more.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme was initiated by His Royal Highness and launched in 1956 under the direction of Sir John Hunt. It offers to boys a challenge to endeavour and achievement through a balanced programme of leisure time activities; this challenge is a personal one, offered to individual boys, not to compete against each other but to
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measure themselves against the standards set for each level of the Award. These standards are within the reach of the average boy, provided he makes the effort and sticks to it. In essence the Scheme is an introduction to purposeful leisure. From it, through new interests and new conditions, boys can gain that sense of achievement which comes from meeting a challenge and giving one's best.
There are four Sections comprising the programme of activities:
A. Rescue and Public Service. This may include First Aid; Life-Saving; Fire Service training; helping with the Deaf, Dumb and Blind; knowledge and care of Animals; Mountain Rescue; Civil Defence train-ing; National Savings; Police Service training.
B. The Expedition. This is a journey undertaken by a group of boys who have received preparatory training. It includes covering a certain distance and sleeping under canvas.
C. Pursuits and Projects. This requires fairly continuous spare-time effort over at least six months on one of a large choice of activities such as Aero-modelling, Architecture Appreciation, Boat modelling, Electricity, Football Refereeing, Handymanship, Local Survey, Marquetry, Orni-thology, Photography, Rug-making, Singing, Stamp collecting, Wood-work, Writing.
D. Physical Fitness. This involves acquiring a prescribed standard in field or track events, swimming or physical efficiency.
The boys who are participating this year are working for the First Series only, but it is hoped that most of them will accept the full challenge and go on for the Second and Third Series in future years. We wish them good luck in their venture.
N.T.B.
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CRICKET FIXTURES, 1963 1st XI 2nd XI 'Under 16'
Colts XI 'Under 15' Colts XI
Sat. May 11 Clifton C.C. H Wed „ 15 York C.C. H Sat. „ 18 Worksop Coll. H Worksop Coll. H Worksop Coll. A Worksop Coll. A Wed. „ 22 1st Round Sen Or House Matches Sat. „ 25 Giggleswick A Giggleswick Scarborough H
School School College Wed. „ 29 Durham Sch'I H Durham Sch'l A Durham Sch'l A Bootham Sch'l H Sat. June 1 Leeds G.S. Wed. „ 5 Semi-finals of Se
Leeds G S nior House Matc
A hes
Leeds G.S. A
Fri. 7 Denstone „ A Sat. „ 85 College Manchester Pocklington
Boys XI School Wed. „ 12 The Forty H Ashville Coll. H Ashville Coll.
Club Sat. „ 15 Yorkshire H
Gentlemen C.C. Wed. 19 M.C.C. „ H 1st Round Juni Or House Matches Sat. „ 22 Bradford G.S. A Bradford G.S. H Bradford G.S. H Wed. „ 26 Sedbergh H
School Sat. „ 29 Ampleforth A Ampleforth H Ampleforth H Bootham A
College College College School Wed. July 3 York Wan-
derers C.C. Sat. „ 6 Final Senior H
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US e Match
Semi-finals of J uni or House Match es
Sat. „ 13 Craven H Final Junior H ous e Match Gentlemen C.C.
Sat. „ 20 Bootham Sch'I H Bootham Sch'l A 3rd. XI V. Mins ter Choir School 01 d Boy's H
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COMMEMORATION, 1963
Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys' match against the School should apply to : —K. M. Ratcliff, Westlyn, Thorpe Lane, Tealby, Lincs.
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OLD PETERITE NEWS A meeting of the General Committee of the O.P. Club was held at the
School on 8th December. At the request of the last A.G.M. the Committee considered Whether
the time of the laying of the wreath on the Memorial Shrine during Commemoration should be altered, but it was decided not to change the present time, i.e., 10-30 a.m. on the Saturday of Commemoration.
It was also decided that at the 1963 Annual O.P. Dinner a bar be arranged in the School Gymnasium as the accommodation in the small dining hall was considered to be inadequate.
A report on the School Development Fund Campaign, 1962/3, was given by the Head Master. The Club's representatives on the Campaign Committee under the Chairmanship of Major-General J. C. Latter are the President, Hon. Secretary and Dr. G. E. L. Graham. The members were pleased to hear that £21,280 had been promised by some 95 subscribers and that work on the building of the new boarding house—"Dronfield House"—was to commence on 1st January, 1963.
It was with regret that the Committee heard of the impending retire-ment of Miss Margery Stonehouse who had been the Head Master's Secretary for a period of ten years, and it was decided to send her a small gift as a token of the Committee's appreciation of her services to the Club, and in particular the organisation of the annual dinner at the School.
Regional dinners will be held as follows: — N.W. Region: 8th March, 1963, New Millgate Hotel, Manchester. Birmingham: 10th May, 1963, Queen's Hotel, Birmingham. East Riding: 31st May, 1963, Highfield Country Club, Driffield.
NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School
on Saturday afternoon, 2nd March, at 5-0 p.m., following the annual hockey match between the School and the Club. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda will he please let the Hon. Secretary, T. J. Lewis, at 25 Clifton Road, Runcorn, know by the 18th February, from whom O.P. crested neckwear is available, as follows: —
s. d. 19 6 each + postage 4id. 11 9 each + postage 41d. 11 9 each + postage 4id. 19 6 each + postage 4-id. 60 0 each 34 0 each
COMMEMORATION, 1963 In accordance with a suggestion made at the A.G.M. in July the Head
Master has kindly agreed to offer accommodation for Old Boys in a Junior School Boarding House during Commemoration. A charge of 12/6 a night for Bed and Breakfast will be made to cover expenses. As accom-modation will be limited early application to the Bursar is advised; priority will be given to members of the Old Peterite Cricket XI.
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All-silk crested ties ... Rayon-reppe crested ties Bow ties (silk) Batswings (silk) Squares (silk) Cravats (silk)
NORTH EASTERN DINNER
The Annual North Eastern Dinner was held at The Three Tuns, Durham, on Friday, 19th October. The following were present:—
J. A. Hanson R. M. Deas.
(President). M. J. Frith. The Head Master. W. Graham. G. W. A. R. C. J. Griffiths.
Alderson. T. M. A. Griffiths. N. R. Barton. J. T. Harding. J. T. Brockbank. D. C. Holmes. H. Brown. W. G. Huntley. K. Brown. R. L. Jobling. R. T. Clark. A. J. King. P. A. Crane. G. R. March. W. R. Dalkin. M. McCallum. J. B. Doyle. F. J. Pacey.
F. W. B. Pacey. W. E. Potts. D. Rayner. D. Reavley. K. H. Rhodes. C. G. Rob. J. N. Roe. D. T. Rumfitt. D. N. Simmons. W. Strike. T. E. Thomas. K. Varley. M. Wye.
WEST RIDING DINNER
The Annual West Riding Dinner was held on Thursday, 1st November, at the Leeds Club. The toast of "The School" was proposed by the President of the Club, and, in the unavoidable absence of the Head Master, Mr. A. E. R. Dodds responded.
The following were present:—
J. E. B. Annequin. A. J. D. Foster. J. E. Moore. J. N. Bamforth. P. Gibson. R. C. Moore. S. H. Beetham. S. Gibson. A. W. Ping, Esq. W. j. Bottomley. J. Gillgrass. K. H. Rhodes. J. D. Brewin. M. Hallas. A. M. Robson. J. C. Brisby. J. A. Hanson. P. J. F. Robson. J. Burdon. E. J. Hillyard. T. Smart. R. T. Burdon. J. A. Hunter. G. D. Smith. T. H. Burdon. 0. Hunter. P. Smith. M. Butterworth. D. Kirby. D. A. Stabler. A. Cawood. M. C. M. Lochore. M. G. Staveley. A. E. R. P. S. Lumby. C. B. Wainwright.
Dodds, Esq. D. Lyth. J. D. Ward. A. Dykes. Rev. N. G. L. R. J. C. G. Wheeler. R. A. Field. McDermid. R. A. B. Wood. W. T. J. Forsythe. C. Metcalfe. D. S. Yeadon.
NEWS OF OLD PETERITES
R. G. BINGHAM (Temple, 1949-56) hopes to obtain his Ph.D. at Leeds University in February with a thesis on the "Time Variations and Structure of the Nucleonic Component of Cosmic Ray Air Showers". He has been doing research into the ultra-high energy region of Cosmic Rays and is intending to do space research in the United States.
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C. G. HOWAT (School House, 1950). Lieut. C. G. Howat, R.N., was awarded his B.Sc. (Eng.) Honours Degree (2nd Class upper) as an external student of London University in July, 1962.
J. D. SWALE (Temple, 1943-46), who is Director of Music at St. Peter's College, Adelaide, has been appointed Organist and Choirmaster of St. Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide. Since going to Australia he has broadcast several organ recitals and done a television series on which he intro-duced and conducted programmes of Christmas carols. One of his carols was sung at the Festival of Nine Lessons in York Minster this year.
ENGAGEMENTS CRANE—BANKS. Peter A. Crane, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Crane
of York, and Wendy, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Banks of York. (Temple and Queen's, 1951-57.)
CROWE—MELLAND. Robert Ensell, younger son of Mr. Eric and the late Mrs. E. Crowe, Stockton Lane, York, and Alexandra Cecilia, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Melland of Kingskerswell, South Devon. (Temple, 1954-59.)
GREGORY—MATHEWS. Christopher, son of Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Gregory of Aglionby, Carlisle, and Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Mathews of Solihull. (The Manor, 1952-57.)
HICK—ROBINSON. Robert Michael, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L Hick, 16 The Horseshoe, York, and Christine Mary, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Robinson, 104 Heworth Green, York. (School House, 1945-54.)
HODGSON—HARTLEY. R. A. Hodgson, "Hycent", Chapel Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, and Gwynneth, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hartley of Wombwell, Barnsley. (School House, 1950-59.)
HOWAT—HUGHES. Lieut. C. G. Howat, R.N., B.Sc., 6i St. Peter's Grove, York, to Jennifer Mary Hughes, 41 Forest Avenue, Plymouth. (School House, 1950.)
HOWAT—PICKERING. P. W. Howat, 6 St. Peter's Grove, York, to Judith Anne Pickering, 28 Westminster Road, York. (School House, 1954.)
MARRIAGES LIVERSIDGE—WRIGHT. On 24th August, 1962, at Selby Abbey,
John Franklyn to Gillian, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Wright of Selby. (The Manor, 1952-55.)
MORETON—DUFFY. On 7th September, 1962, at St. Peter's, Bottes-ford, the Revd. Harley Moreton to Ann Louise, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Duffy of Stanmore, Middlesex. (School House, 1939-46.)
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BIRTHS
DOOK.—On 23rd January, 1963, at B.M.H., Singapore, to Sue (née Thompson) and Lieutenant Commander J. M. L. Dook, Royal Navy—daughter (Amanda Jane). (The Manor, 1937-46.)
HARNBY.—On Christmas Day, 1962, at Stratford-upon-Avon, to Moira (née Macpherson) and Bryan, a son (Paul Nicholas). (Temple, 1939-44.)
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' OLD BOYS' GOLFING ASSOCIATION
A preliminary meeting to set up this Association was held on 17th November, 1962, at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, when it was reported that 75 public schools had written welcoming the idea.
The Association, having been brought into being, then decided to hold a National Public Schools' Old Boys' Golf Competition, the first meeting, if possible, to be held at Woodhall Spa.
A Working Committee has been set up to decide the form the com-petition should take and the date and venue. At the time of going to press no details are available on these last three points or whether it is intended to hold a meeting this year. It has been suggested that each school enter three pairs—the winner to be determined by play from scratch on a knock-out basis.
There have been some replies to the request in the last "Peterite" for players interested to contact the organiser: —
P. Crowe, Esq., 95 Stockton Lane, York,
but not enough have been received to enable the suggested full team to be fielded. It would be appreciated if more keen golfers who would like the opportunity to represent their Old School would write to the above address.
THE O.P. GOLF COMPETITION, COMMEMORATION, 1963
It is by no means too early to enter this year's competition, and it is hoped that all who entered last year will again be competing and bringing a friend along to play as well. The only qualification for this friend is that he must be an O.P.
The next edition of "The Peterite" will contain full details of the competition. Meanwhile all golfing O.P.s are urged to send their entry to : —
P. Crowe, 95 Stockton Lane, York,
after this article has been read. Prompt action now will save you from forgetting.
Any golfing O.P. who has any suggestions to make about the O.P. competition is asked to contact Philip Crowe.
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CAMBRIDGE LETTER Cambridge.
December, 1962.
Dear Sir,
May we begin by apologising for the long break there has been in our correspondence. There are perhaps two reasons; firstly, the pressure of work, the hectic life here and our own sloth; secondly, we are puzzled as to what sort of letter you require. For, if our purpose is to tell you about Cambridge which is presumably what the last long preamble attempted to do, then we are unsuited to the task. For no-one can adequately say what Cambridge is like, since Cambridge is what you make it. There is scope here for anyone whatever their talents. However, we shall resort to the original form of letter, and tell you what those men who are up here are doing, as far as we know. Here, also, we must point out that some of the things mentioned here may seem a little eccentric, but it is our earnest endeavour to make this letter interesting. The majority of us, you may be certain, work, eat, sleep, talk and behave most of the time in a very ordinary fashion.
David Gee (St. John's: Maths.) is an active member of the Methodist and Astronomical Societies, unconcerned with athletic pursuits. T. D. F. Anderson (Selwyn : Theology) is fond of a suave, black smoking jacket, non-committal about sporting activities, and disdains bikes in favour of taxis. He is a progressive Anglo-Catholic, who visits many parties and knows an actress at the A.D.C. P. Stuttard (Sidney Sussex: Natural Sciences) studies feathered birds, which together with his main course occupies all his time. Peter Collins (St. John's: Law) claims to have been unchanged by Cambridge, and plays Hockey. Regarding his first remark, may we beg all who come here to be themselves in this artificial life, and not try to mould themselves according to what someone else thinks they ought to be. T. P. N. Fawcett (Clare: Classics) is a frequent tea-time host to hungry O.P.s, and an energetic member of Clare Boat Club and the Union. Tony Butland (St. Catharine's: Engineering) provides Bolton with coffee, and spends a good deal of time with the O.T.C. He has con-tinued the tradition of Guy Fawkes by blowing a hole in a friend's ceiling with a thunderflash. Tim Layfield (Emmanuel: Classics) is known as an organisation man, having run the Societies' Fair. He plays soccer, hopes Mr. Harding doesn't read this page, and visits Manchester periodically to see an Aged Aunt. Charles Ibberson (Emmanuel: Law) rows energetically and is Secretary of the College Junior Common Room, an undergraduate body which provides facilities for undergraduates to relax and ostensibly mediates between the undergraduates and the College authorities. David Slade also rows when he's not playing Hockey against Women's College, and has raised his Exam. Class in Tripos—an excellent achievement. Tony Crossley is doing research into something your correspondent can't spell, and how to survive matrimony. Robert Bruce (Emmanuel) plays Rugger and tiddleywinks, and seems to be enjoying the social life here. Dudley Cook and Larry Vaigo emerge but rarely from Downing, where they drink coffee, preparatory to rowing many miles up and down the Cam. Ed. Sedman is cultivating a moustache, and Roger Peverley rides a motor bike very earnestly from his digs in Warkworth Street to an unknown destination. Jack Franklin lets O.P.s meet in his room in Emmanuel, and
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appears to work hard. We know nothing of Read at Peterhouse, except that he studies Classics, or of Gildener at Churchill. We are glad, never-theless, to see an O.P. in at the start of this fine college—which looks very impressive even at this stage in its construction.
Well, sir, this is all we know of our number up here, and apologise to those omitted, if any. We trust this is satisfactory, and would like to wish •he School all the very best in every sphere of activity in the future.
Yours faithfully, THE CAMBRIDGE O.P.s.
LEEDS LETTER Leeds University.
December, 1962. To: The Editor, "The Peterite".
Dear Sir, A Peterite was once heard to remark "If I can't get into Oxbridge then
I don't want to go to University at all". Implicit in this purblind state-ment was the view that only "quiet collegiate cloisters" would be a fit setting for the education of a potential "officer and gentleman" and that the "other" universities had nothing to offer at all. This attitude arises from a lack of knowledge about provincial universities, for, whereas much has been written about Oxbridge life, the milieu of the Redbrick universities has received little attention. This is alarming because the public schoolboy experiences a greater shock and has to reorientate himself more radically at a provincial university than at Oxbridge.
The locale of a large civic university like Leeds is a far cry from the affluent, somewhat self-satisfied cosiness of York, and the draughty vastness of the Headrow contrasts sharply with the comfortable intimacy of Coney Street. The university itself is large and it is this aspect of provincial university life that strikes the public schoolboy most forcibly. At a public school (that is, an independent boarding school) a boy lives in a tight, largely introspective and class-conscious community. Throughout his career many people in authority take an interest in his work and develop-ment. In a large departmental university (a much more illuminating term than the largely inaccurate "Redbrick" expression) the position is very different. It is often said that the undergraduate sinks or swims in his first year at university and at a non-collegiate university it is very easy to sink—and almost unnoticed at that (indeed, this sad fate befell two of our number last year). The Peterite who leaves school with little self-volition will fail at any university, and more quickly and easily at a large civic university where the student is left largely to his own devices. Although impersonality in many forms usually follows in the train of growth, the large university is in many ways better able to cater for the individual's academic needs than a smaller institution. There is a very wide variety of courses and Leeds has been one of the pioneers of General and Combined courses in this largely anti-specialisation era in education; we have our schools of Law and Medicine and also various idiosyncratic individuals such as the Research Fellow in Television Studies. Finally, for the graduate there are a large number of specialised departments giving wide opportunities for research.
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The public schoolboy who comes to Leeds departs from a Christian environment and enters a predominantly non-Christian undergraduate society, with the result that the faith of the "Nominal Christian", that is the Christian whose faith has been based largely on conformity to a religious routine and to whom Christianity has been a habit rather than a faith based on fundamental conviction, is found to be ephemeral in the extreme when faced with an antipathetic atmosphere. The individual is thrown back on his own resources and has to quarry out a faith for him-self rather than have it imposed through a system of compulsory church-going—though this lays the vital foundations for a strong faith in later life.
At all universities the spirit of scepticism and the voice which asks "Is this true? Is this fair? Is this right?" is fostered and Leeds is no exception. The most overworked word in the University is probably "Why?", and stemming from this there is a critical attitude towards the "status quo" and often a radical dissatisfaction with it, leading often, at Leeds, to a Leftist proclivity in politics. The large civic universities have long been trying to free themselves from the legacy of their Victorian origins and the attitude of mind hinted at above, together with new build-ings, new courses and a broadly based student body (including a large proportion of foreign students) is helping to create a new image: an image resting on the principles of experiment, individualism, progress and com-mitment (an important quality in an increasingly apathetic, "don't know" (and often "don't care") world).
At most provincial universities the student body has greater personal freedom than at Oxbridge. The size and departmental structure of such universities means that the student is under much less surveillance academically and socially than at collegiate universities, and accordingly has got to make his own decisions and to supply his own driving force for work and everything else. Nethertheless, lest the wrong impression be created, it must be pointed out that academic tutorial supervision, to some degree, is an integral part of all courses here, is greater in the Arts Faculty than in the Science, and increases in the former as Finals loom nearer. Furthermore the undergraduate has the choice of living in digs, a flat or a Hall of Residence (ranging from the quasi-collegiate Devonshire Hall to the luxury housing-estate, known as Bodington Hall). But now to turn briefly to more particular and less serious topics.
The two main O.P. gatherings of the term were at the West Riding Dinner and at Tim Smart's room afterwards—on which occasion that unfortunate gentleman was struck on the head by a door. Nearer the end of term the smog entered our lives, our lungs and our rooms and did not !depart for four days, during which time nobody saw anybody and M. G. Staveley temporarily gave up smoking Woodbines. It took us a whole term to recover from the initial shock of finding two Gibsons (one large, one small) in residence; the large one has an unnerving habit of bellowing greetings across silent libraries. Various other vestiges of news have been extracted under torture from our associates and we present a compendium of these here.
D. S. Atkinson is politically quiescent at present. After an extensive tour of the Common Market countries (he is now a Beaverbrookian) he spent the summer in Sweden (and returned with progressive views). He played agricultural cricket, or more correctly (perhaps), played for the Agricultural Society at cricket.
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J. C. Brisby now sports an enormous, all-embracing red beard which he grew while on a visit to Turkey last summer. At present he is assisting in the renovation of a barn near Leeds. We presume he is going to live in it.
R. A. Field was re-elected Treasurer of the Boat Club, plays the organ at various churches, and owns a magnificent cellar (or flat) over the floor of which he periodically spreads his latest car in an effort to make it go faster or, perhaps, just go. Motor mad.
A. J. D. Foster, a new arrival, has started off well and plays squash regularly for the second team. He went into Bodington but we don't expect that this will do him irreparable damage.
S. C. Gibson bought a car the day before the purchase tax reductions with the loot from his year's practical farming. Performed in the Agrics. ploughing match and apparently tried to plough up the main road but was unsuccessful.
C. W. Gough is now Secretary to the Hockey Club, as is C. W. G. Groundwater to the Boat Club. The latter (horribly fit) rows in the first eight.
T. E. H. Smart now lives in feudal splendour in Devonshire Hall after "digging" last year in company with five agnostic Socialists (says it did him good). He spent the summer near Florence and has found a secret method of making female company compatible with work.
J. C. G. Wheeler is Secretary to the Squash Club and leads a pro-gressive social life, but in spite of this he works hard.
Messrs. R. A. B. Wood, A. M. Robson, P. Gibson and W. Bottomley have been spied travelling at high speed in and out of the Union. Fo-the sake of peace and safety we will say they are all working hard and leading the lives of scholars and ascetics.
Finally, may we wish the School every success in its multifarious activities and assure you of our support when it is needed.
Yours sincerely,
THE LEEDS OLD PETERITES.
LONDON LETTER The Editor of "The Peterite".
University of London. Dear Sir,
After many years of delay the Old Peterites of London University have at last determined to send you a letter.
There are, in fact, four of us here, so far as we can ascertain, but, before we talk about ourselves, we would like you to bear with us while we say a little about our University. It is a large body, being of about 29,000 members and, in fact, is the biggest in the United Kingdom. We are not going to assert that it is the best university, as that presupposes some measure by which to judge universities: no such measure exists. Indeed,
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there is even considerable discussion as to the purpose of a university. Here our founders have given a basic purpose. The aims of the founders of the various Colleges clashed considerably: Bentham looked forward to a utilitarian society led by University College; King's was founded to propound the High Church and High Tory view; while, across the road, the London School of Economics was founded by the Webbs, to help to bring about a socialist utopia. Other colleges were founded for other reasons, but in all there is a functional purpose.
It is intended to equip students to lead useful lives not only in the possibly narrow confines of their own professions but also as regards society in general. Too often graduates, after three or more years' academic study in an isolated university community, have no comprehension of the problems facing the rest of society. Moreover in most cases the mind swiftly loses its flexibility after one has left university; increasingly one tends to associate with those of the same background and interests and to look down upon the rest: hence there comes that deep, disturbing division between those of culture and those of no culture. Yet this is quite ridiculous: the universities are training those who must ultimately become leaders in their particular fields, who must lead those who have not been to university: can you lead those whom you do not understand, or for whom you have no sympathy?
Here in London we believe that, partially at least, we overcome this difficulty. Apart from all the other advantages of living in London, there is the estimable one of being a part of a large city. There is not the narrowing effect of being continually in the company of "intellectual equals": one is continually rubbing shoulders with an amazing variety of people—in such circumstances it is hard to be an unrealistic academic. This is exceptionally stimulating and of inestimable importance to anyone who looks beyond his degree.
The situation is, of course, exploited by the more socially conscious faculties especially: the budding vicars in the theological faculty can be seen running youth clubs and old age pensioners' gatherings all over town, while the lawyers give free legal advice—to anyone who will take it—at an institution known as Poor Man's Lawyer. Others help, and learn, in a multitude of other ways.
All these opportunities are in addition to the usual advantages of a university. Here you can take a degree second to none in standard, have a social life which is as active as you care to make it and, if you must, indulge in any sport you wish. But, sir, we detain you too long and, with due modesty, of course, forthwith turn to our own doings.
R. G. Carr (originating, we are told, in The Manor) has been elevated to the heights of the Theological faculty on the 'C' corridor of King's. He claims that faith alone can transport him across the Strand in rush hours (when is there not a rush-hour?). He assures us that he has not yet taken to burning incense and we did notice that last time we saw him—on a Victorian bicycle of dubious origin—he still was not wearing a biretta.
D. Sykes (also from The Manor) appears to have burrowed his way into the depths of the Engineering labs. in King's, from whence he emerges only to wend his way through country lanes to Balham ("Gateway to the South"). We really have little news of him as he departs on the appearance of Old Peterites.
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H. R. L. Purse (also at King's and also from The Manor) is now taking it easily in his third year of studying Law. Alas, he talks as much as ever, especially on committees, where, if allowed, he will talk for several hours. On occasions we have seen him driving an old Ford van, the purpose of which he claims to be legal: with him that is a somewhat ambiguous word. Eventually he intends to be a bar-man, or something like that—he says he is going to the Bar anyway.
W. R. Bytheway (from Queen's and now at University College—a double exception!) has escapzcl our vast intelligence network, except for the fact that he is doing statistics and is now, if our calculations are right, in his third year.
Well, sir, at last we of London University have spoken; if we have been too lengthy we can only plead in mitigation our long silence. We wish you and the School the very best and hope that soon we will see more Old Peterites here.
Yours very sincerely,
THE LONDON UNIVERSITY OLD PETERITES.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of our contemporaries.
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EDITORIAL NOTICES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York.
The Editor welcomes correspondence from past and present Peterites.
No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence. Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his "nom-de-plume" should be enclosed as well.
The subscription to The Peterite is 6s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P. Club receive The Peterite free.
The Peterite is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term.
If any member of the O.P. Club should not receive his number of The Peterite, the Editor would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York.
The Editor of The Peterite will be glad to supply any past numbers which he may /have to those desiring them, at the price of Is. Od. per copy.
Applications for advertising space to be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York.
THE SCHOOL SHOP
O.P. SQUARES — TIES — BLAZER BADGES — CUFF LINKS
HERALDIC SHIELDS s.
Squares. All Silk Reppe 45 6 Ties, Formal. All Silk ... 14 9 Ties, Informal. Terylene 10 6 Ties, Informal. All Silk ... 14 9 School Monitor's Ties. All Silk ... 18 11 Eccentrics C.C. Ties. Silk Reppe 10 11 Embroidered Gold and Silver Thread Blazer Badges 38 6 Gilt Metal Cuff Links. Blue enamel School Crest at one end
with torpedo at the other connected by a chain ... 18 5 Heraldic Shields comprising School Crest 6 in. x 7 in. ... 27 9
All prices include postage. Cheques should be made payable to : St.1 Peter's School Shop.
The above items can be obtained on application to : —
The Manager,
The School Shop,
St. Peter's School,
Clifton,
York.
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't. Veter',5 'tboot, pork
DEVELOPMENT FUND
1 9 6 2 -6 3
We continue to be much encouraged by the response to the above and
are pleased to be able to report that as a result of the generosity of those who
have been approached so far, the gross total on 15th May stood at £61,600.
This amount has been subscribed by 377 donors, and a list of these donors
is published herewith. The high average of £160 per donor is the result
of the very high proportion of Deeds of Covenant received. Further lists
will be included in subsequent issues of "The Peterite".
Dronfield House is now under construction and will be opened in
September, 1964. It is our hope that by Commemoration this term the state
of the Fund will justify consideration being given to an early start on the
building of the proposed new swimming bath, which is the next objective in
the development plan. We also hope to begin shortly on the various Chapel
improvements.
PAST AND PRESENT PARENTS
*Anonymous *C. E. Abel W. A. Amos
*H. Arundale *T. R. Astley *C. W. Atkinson F. M. Baldwin
*M. Ballinger *B. D. Barker *P. Barnes *Revd. E. A. Barton *J. R. Barton *Mrs. N. M. Beaumont *J. H. Black *A. Blackburn *Mrs. B. N. Blackford *Mr. and Mrs. Bough *Lt.-Col. E. J. Bowen *Dr. W. A. L. Bowen *F. M. Bowie *Dr. L. G. Boyd *J. W. Bradley *L. Brown Revd. C. W. Norfolk
Brown *R. S. Bruce *F. Burnell *Col. J. R. Archer-
Burton *R. H. Bygate *Mrs. M. A. Carr *C. T. G. Carter *R. B. Cawood *W. Clegg *G. R. Cloughton *Mrs. E. R. Collinson *F. J. Collinson *J. Cooper *J. S. Cooper W. D. Cooper
*J. P. Coverdale *R. Spencer Cowan *A. Craven *D. L. T. Creer L. J. B. Cressey
*I. F. Crombie *A. H. Crumpton J. P. S. Dalgleish
*Lt.-Col. B. Darley *F. Davidson *C. R. Dean *G. E. Dempsey *T. H. Dent *E. N. Dickinson
*W. J. Dingwall *F. Disney *A. S. Dixon *C. R. Dixon *G. Dobson *A. E. R. Dodds *W. J. J. Dodsworth *T. Donnelly *J. Dronfield *E. Elliott *W. G. Elson *A. J. R. Ferguson *V. W. Fisher *G. Fletcher *A. Foster *S. E. Furey *Dr. W. S. Gale *H. L. Gee *J. W. Gibson *H. W. Gilbert *R. S. Godfrey *C. A. Gough N. W. Granger
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Rochfort-Hyde *M. P. H. Irving *H. Jackson
*S. W. Jesper *S. J. Judson *T. C. Kettlewell *W. W. Kirk *H. J. Knowles *K. N. Lancaster Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Lawson *R. P. Lazenby *K. P. Leake J. A. Lillie
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*L. F. B. Reeves Mrs. K. Rhodes
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Russell *D. C. Rutherford *H. M. Scaife *P. Schofield *J. S. Scott *G. Scott *F. Senior
*Anonymous W. Anelay
*P. F. Bach *P. L. Bellwood K. G. Chilman
*H. L. Creer *R. G. Crowther G. Delgado
*D. F. Dodd *G. H. Dodsworth *W. D. Dodsworth *J. B. Doyle *Col. W. Elliott
A. J. D. Foster *J. W. Garbutt *J. B. Gedge *V. B. Gregory
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Territt *J. W. Thompson *V7. H. Thompson *W. N. Thomson *H. Todd *P. V. Townend
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McDermid *H. C. Newhouse *D. J. Oliver Prof. C. N. Parkinson
*J. R. Penty *Dr. P. R. Penty
* Deed of Covenant
*J. I. Tulloch *P. N. Turner *S. P. Walker *G. J. Wallis *F. Ward *Dr. G. Watkinson *J. W. Watson C. L. Wetherell
*Dr. J. L. Wightman *C. Willcock. *R. T. Wilson *W. Wilson *J. Winstanley *D. E. Winterbottom E. L. Wood
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A. W. Ping D. H. Rhodes J. J. Rhodes
*K. H. Rhodes *G. P. Robinson *J. B. Robinson R. Rodman
*D. T. Rumfitt *A. S. Rymer *C. S. Shepherd *D. J. E. Sherry *A. A. Short F. M. Simpson
*W. C. Stubbs P. B. Toyer
*D. Turnbull
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*Sir Lumley Dodsworth *Dodsworth's (York)
Ltd. R. S. Dyson & Co.
Ltd. Educational Supply
Assoc. Ltd. *M. Richmond Fox Mrs. L. French
*A. D. Gladwin *Sir Stuart Goodwin *Gordon Tools Ltd. *R. C. T. Hall *G. W. Harding (Sn.)
*Hargreaves Group Ltd.
Hope & Anchor Breweries Ltd.
*D. P. Johnston Kent & Curwen Ltd.
*P. M. Lanning *Major-General J. C.
Latter Lloyds Bank Ltd.
*Miss Mary Mason Miss Margaret
McLaren. *T. G. McNamara Miss P. I. Meaby Meredith & Drew
Ltd. Midland Bank Ltd. P. Milholland The Very Revd. E.
Milner-White C. E. Mundy Ltd. National Provincial
Bank Ltd. *Needham, Thorp &
White *C. Oliver G. A. Oswald
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*E. K. Robinson D. Rowcliffe
*W. Rowntree & Sons Ltd.
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*J. Saville & Sons Ltd. Earl of Scarbrough's
Charity Trust
* Deed of Covenant
School House *M. Scott & Co.
(Selby) Ltd. Shackell, Edwards &
Co. Ltd. *The Shepherd Group
Ltd. *G. M. Shuttleworth *D. J. Simpson C. G. Southcott Co.
Ltd. *John Smith's Tad-
caster Brewery Ltd. *J. Terry & Sons Ltd. Noel G. Terry
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