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ed,itorial hourd,
f. M. Green,
G. A.
Langford;
Gillian Alsop,
Hilary Dale,
Gillian Phillips,
]anet $7illiams,
P. Dammerman,
H. Eggins.
basiness eonomittee
N. Clar\
Christine Owen,
B.
Pinnell.
cover by P. Westby
the sehoul
eoruteru,ts
H eadmaster
contents
R. \Yinnington
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Charlotte Griffin
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R.
P.
Gilmurcay
3
Mr. R. N.
iv1r. E. C.
S enior Mislress
Miss D. I.
Westby
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Teaching
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editorial
the withered rose tree
winter
moving with 'the times
the concJete machine
Harry Vorth
The
shadows
clubs and
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Tanet HumPhries
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societies
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girls' sport
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boys' sport
hypnosis
he counted the
sPots
lonesome i ailhouse blues
local industry
staff lifelines
preiudice
C. lenkins
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Clarke
Lisle
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D.
C.
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7.
Green
degradation
music
Diana Aldiss
visit to
V
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Spain
voluntary service grouP
alerie
SPires
music
relationships
waiting
day-break'
freernasonry
ton up
American Var of In-
personal
people
dependence
all for a
posy
loneliness
news
in brief
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G. Langf
ord
P- Newman
7- M.
Green
N. A. Kellas
C. Lisle
D.
CooPer
Alison Lotte
Bridget Lowrence
still life
Linda Harma:n
poem
Tanet CarPenter
R. Winnington
Prince Charles
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3Z
' Happiest days of Your life'
Old Students' Association
an evening of
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Gibson
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gytlr.*"y, G. M. C-aine, q. N. Chambers,
Cott#itl, J. F. Cratg C. G.. Darkes, P'
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-Otrri.t,
R.' F. Delacou& J. P' Flitcrofq
G--A. Lawierrcs M. Li{gard,
J.-D: i{ardy,
Mackenzie, -E' J'
B. Low;; 'i. V. D. p.
Phi4ips, N'- Y'
Muctersie, -H.
J. Murre1l,
Smithr- G-. - A.^-Stones, Miss
Stevens; B.
P. M. brrrow, Mrs. V. M. C1a1ryo19r-.Mt!'
M. R. Cunnington, Mrs. 11. EgEinlMl-ss J'
jenkins, Mrs. B. Parkinrli$
-B. C. V' St'ly,
Stevenson, M-is-s
ivlrr. V. Stevens, Mrs.
b. E. Taylor, lilrs. B. Tomlin, Mrs' M'
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Hargreaaes
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comic
Staff
ChaPman
Mtssrs.-E. N. Annable, P. A. Bir-ch,
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Parents' Association
Mitchell
Headmas*er
Deouty
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'W'.
Marsden
Secretmy
Mrs. D. A. Limon
Cook Supemtisor
Mrs. E. M. Davis
Caretaker
Mr. J. Vhitehead
A. E. Lando,n
Head Boy
eputy H ead Boy
R. Vickes
H ead Girl
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Diana PeYton-Bruhl
Deputy Head Girl
Susan Gowers
Senior Prefects
L. Edwards, P. Herbert
Lardner
Jane El,my, Valerie
b. Baskoif, 'W'. Fos'er, R. Goo-dchild,
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Helm, S. KrY, R. Knights, I. Moutrig D'
Tranier, Janel Carpenler, Susan Felgate,
Patricia' R.eefe, Carol Monstevens,
Nock, Kathrin Shrive, Janet
-!es-1ey
TaYlor,
Penelope W'right.
Pref ects
' R. Adams, N. Clark, P.
Dam'merman, B'
Pinnell, D. \?heeler, J. Jones, V. Lovatt,
A. Morgan, C. Owen, V. SPires.
editoriul
It has been forwarded in the newspapers
recently that sixth formers at school should
receive
a weekly wage to discour age the
for students to leave school pre-
tendency
maturely and start work. The prospect of
staying on at school in the sixth form seems
dull to many in comparison with their friends
who have forsaken school in order to earn a
is no doubt that
academically, sixth formers have to work conweekly wage. There
siderably; elpecially when 6c A " levels are
approaching. Admittedly such a scheme to
pay sixth formers a nominal wage would add
to the country's education costs, but would it
not be worth it in the long run to retain as
many students at school as possible? Such an
incentive would help to eliminate the conception that staying on at school for further
education makes you in some way different.
But whilst a wage would give an ihcentive
to promising students, it would more than
likely encourage those less suited to sixth form
work
to
remain
at school purely for the
remuneration. However, the counter-argument
to this could well be that some sort of reward
may stimulate effort from the students and
disparage the old idea that school is a compulsory inconvenience.
^ fn co*prrison to an outside
iob, sixth
formers do a good deal of work because their
day does not end when they go home. The
introduction of a pecuniary aspect to what
should be the " best days of one's life " may
be averse to some of the education hierarchy
but it cannot be denied that the idea has its
advantages.
$[rhiht on new ideas, some of you may be
aware that a few schools operate voluntary
overtime homework classes after school hours
so that those who wish can do their homework
at school away from the distractions of
brothers, sisters and television. The prospect
of working for an additional couple of hours
under supervision may be off-putting to some
but those wishing to take advantage of the
idea would probably find that they could get
their homework done much more efficiently
and in a comparatively short time.
The magazine this summer, as you will
have noticed already, is changed considerably
frorn its usual appearance and we hope that
in its compilation we have catered for all. In
passing, it appears that the best contributions
generally came from volunt ary efforts and not
from pieces done as class homework; anyway
we hope you are pleased with the new format.
Buq
DIDNT
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NR.-PREFECT.
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TNTE AN
ESSAy OrJ l
'Ur cnn',isntr ou
the u:ithered,rose
tree
One May morning I was u;'alking
Through the' gwden w'hen I found
A loun:g yeso lnee lytng as'ithered
On the
so,f
t
dn:d stony ground.
lYith a g,e'rutle h,on'd I set it
For its nature well I knew
And each day I so'ftly n'trsed it
Till it
gathered sap and grew.
R. \UTINNINGTON, IG.
ttooaimg
liruss
Progress
with the
is the kry word of society today;
tm
co'mm$ltdments hmse no' ploce in
showing us the tDatt.
The
lVe much pref er belieoing in our
hypo'risy,
-that
For
is
own
what's called mooing with
the
times.
till there's no more land
But our future, it-seems, is alreMy plmtn_ed. So let's gioe to the poor with an open hand
And remember that we're moo'ing with the
Population growing
times.
If
ute mmt:dge to, get p,eople liaing u;p'
Maybe they'll find
in
space
a land that had been a
happier place';
Had been, that it, until the adoen't of
ttsittter
The bronches of the tre'es ffie bwe,
And there is a frost in the air,
The clouds are dark, full of snoar;
Hws I wish the winter would go.
The night gets dmker and colder,
As it slowly gets older,
Teeth Me ch:^attering, fin:gers nccmb.
Hmp
I
wish su,mmer w'ould
the
lwman rnce.
But that' s the p*iu of mooing with the times.
lVhen the bo'mb at last fal,ls, as it swely will,
There'll be none on the earth that it will not
kill.
But when u)e're in otn pm'odise
rp'e'
R. GILMURRAY, 5K.
corne'.
sn:ow is failing th:i6fu and fast,
It's settling on the ground at last,
lVhy did I arunt winter to go,
Vhm there is a, thing cdled snow?
CHARLOTTE GRIFFIN, IG.
cffit alwoys
say " Still
You know we alutays moaed with the times."
The
He was single and unmarried AyB.
the corlcrete
\U(Ietness came
rrtuchtrue
on the bomb-site and
machine shone metallically grey.
It
the
was tall
and ugly and frightening. It had Bryant
written on it and there was a large grab-thing
at one end with tentacle chains dangling
it stood metallic and cylindrical
and alone like a large epic insect-epic in
the silent city wetness of 8 a.m.
The machine was all that was work'ing in
that area. It stood alone in the outskirt
demolition flatness, amongst the cobble wetness, the rubble flatness, the bull-do zed redbrick deaths. Bryant and monstrous. There
was iust a half mountain of sand by the grabthing. And the machine ate the sand. It ate
the sand and the surrounding area. It had
systematically consumed the nearby houses
and gradually it was flattening t4. old citygorging and excreting it in a timeless continuation for the resurrection of the new city
down. And
centre.
Through the day and far into the night it
worked. Devouring sand continuously.
The grabber shovelled the sand into
the
machine's maw high above the bomb site.
It clanked and belched and at hourly
intervals regurgitated the sand in liquid outpourings of cement-filling the waiting lorry.
And the lorry moved away.
Singh rose early that morning. He lit the
tapers by the idol and kneeling down said his
prayers. Then he tip-toed out of his room and
down the dark Victorian stairs, collecting the
sandwiches the landlady put by as he closed
the door behind him. ft was a twenty minute
walk
to the bornb site but if the
spirits
guided him he could do it in less. As he
walked he could hear the spirits telling him
in
raindrop sounds upon the cobbles that
this day was the climax of his love.
Soon he would reach the machine. He
loved the machine. He loved it especially in
the wetness of today. For then he could dry
it. And today there was an extra load of
concrete needed
by the lorries. He walked
faster.
Six months ago he had come across the
seas of the world and found a iob on the
bomb site. He loved the bomb site machine.
He spent hours -by it-studying plans and
of its inner structure, trylng to
understand the intricacies of its moods and
sounds and movements. He would inspect
part and oil the gears and cogs so thlt
eyery
-voice
of the machine would not speak
the
harshly to him. In the small cabin he rediagrams
moved the photographs of women which other
men had put there. And somehow he knew
the machine was pleased by this. And
he
knew the machine would answer his love.
$7hen he arrived the lorries were waiting.
The man from India climbed quickly into his
small cabin by the machine, and started the
motor. He let it run for a minute and looked
up with satisfaction at the grey steel stomach.
It began to revolve noisily. Singh always became-elated by this. He moved the lever in
the cabin and the grabber scooped up the
sand, tipping it into the revolving stomach.
It swishtd around inside, like the sound of
the sea rattling pebbles on a beach.
The noise
bf the machine
increased and
nearby the city began to awake. The man
felt wafin and contented inside. The machine
was working for him. Then suddenly it
stopped. Noiseless. Motionless. Monolith still.
The lorries were waiting. He climbed down
from the cabin and looked up the stomachbew,ildered and
hurt. He looked very
small
and frail. Had all his prayers and devotions
been in vain? Tears were almost in his eyes.
\U7here was the spirit voice of the machine
idle? He looked up at it and his eyes gradually
opened wider and stared as the grey rumbling
mass
of
concrete began
to fall from
the
stoma?h directly above him.
Epilo,gue.
The lorries were still waiting.
P.
\UTIESTBY, U6A.
K enil,w
orth Grum m ar Sehool
Purentse Assoeiutiou
On July 9th, a Summer Fete will be held
in the ichool giounds. Entertainments will include a demonstration by \Utrrarwickshire Police
Dogs, Square Dancing and Iugo-Pi:plals,..a
Toir6oh, Rides on Pbnies and Model Railway, School Camping Displry ) a Fortune
Teifer, side shows and stalls. Commencing at
2 p.m: and finishing at 6 p.m. L.yc-kV number
and re-freshments will be on sale.
programmes
- ftris will be
the biggest event organised by
the Parents' Association since it was formed
last December and it is hoped that everyone
and anyone will come and spend their lovely
money.
Oui three fund-raising events organised
so
far have been:
]anuary - -S7hist/Beetle Drive - Subsequently cancelled through lack of support.
Ob:viousiy this
kind of thing is not what is
required; burning question howevel-\ff/f{AT
IS? HUNDREDS of letters please to Secretary at address below. Or a few would help.
Even one would make a nice change.
February-February Fair " Bring and
Buy"-6lmost 990 was realised from the
sale of goods, most generously given by
parents. For the benefit of any who missed
our thank you letter, may we take the
opportunity of thanking you all once again.
Atio many thanks to those who actually helped
on the day.
May-Social/Dance, preceded by a short
Car Treasure Hunt-Results yet to be seen.
Our present membership consists of parents
of only 75 pupils, which is rather disappointing
as there are around 600 pupils and we would
have thought that the remaining pupils
deserved better support from their parents.
$Ure should be pleased to welcome many other
parents who would like to ioin us and help
arrange our future events.
During September we are to hold a Social/
Dance tJ welcorne new pupils' parents and we
hope to have a Careeri Forum in October,
whjch should prove interesting to us all but
especially so to the soon to be ex-pupils'
parents.
^ As the Camping Club had raised almost
enough money for equipment.necessary to
all chiidren wishing to do so to take
part in the Duke of Edinburgh's - Award
Scheme, we felt they deserved a donation
from the P.A. of 925 and this has been
enabG
allmated.
In the previous issue of Cinild, -a ygulg
lady wrote asking whether pupils should be
givLn the opportunity of suggesting. what
Imenities they- would like the association to
provide. S[re will be most pleased to hear of
ut y suggestions from pupils. They can be relayed to us by letter through M1. Chapman
oi direct to Secretary at the address given
below. The more signatures to a letter, the
more importance we shall attach to it.
Also in the last issue, another young lady
remarked that the school cups should be displayed. This we wholeheartedly ag{ee *it|r
inci the supply of suitable display cabinets is
being considered by the Committee.
Finally, we should like to stress that the
P.A. could be of tremendous benefit to all
pupils if we could get almost 100 per cetnt '
iupoort. To all parents not yet members-Do
PLEASE seriously consider' spending 10s. a
year or S3 3s. family life membelllip..
K. E. CLARKE (Mrs.),
Secretary,
16, East Dene, Lillington, Leamington
Nuns liae
in a
couennnt, D aais VT
,
Spa.
HARRY ("1 don't know
it is" )
wly but there
WORTTI
by John Green
As a comedian he has become successful solely
because of his excellent portrayal of a misunderstood character and to some extent his
humour is an acquired taste, although I'm
sure that at times the viewer can identify
himself with some of the situations Harry
$(rorth finds himself in.
But what is this successful comedian like
off-stage? I took the opportunity of Mr.
\W'orth's season
at the Coventry Theaue
ask him a few questions about the facts
career we do not see on television.
to
of his
Harry was born the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Illingsworth in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the
county that springs to mind when the word
comedian is mentioned, in November, 1917.
(To save you sorne mental arithmetic, he's
48 !). He did not simply fall into show
business; he had always wanted to go before
an audience and entertain for a living but
despite this ambition, success was not
immediate. Harry left school at the age of 14
to go _ !o stage- school and at thir time he
made his very first appearance as &n amateur
at the local scouts hall.
It
All ardent television fans will be familiar
with that bungling character called Harry
\Ulrorth who stars in that perennial B.B.C.
comedy series, " Here's Harry." For myself,
the very name brings to mind that amusing,
but rather over-worked film of Harry \U7orth
performing
that optical illusion next to
shop window at the opening
of all his
a
shows.
was
in
1947 that this promising comedian
met his wife at the Theatre Royal, Lincdln,
and they are now happily settled at their
home in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. They
have one daughter who is thirteen years
old, called ]obyha. Of course, the real break
for Harry $7orth, os f,ar as country-wide
success was concerned, came in January 1960
when the first " Here's Harry " show went on
the air from the North. The show soon gained
popularity, so much so as to warrant return
series and re-runs.
Although viewers may not think so at fir-st,
Harry STorth's success is not limited to television. He has appeared at the London
Patladium and in such far-flung countries as
India, Burma, Pakistan, Malta, EgYPt,
Palestine and Austria. Many readers will have
perhaps seen Harry on stage when he was at
tfre Coventry Theatre in his own Sp_ring
Show,-offor which he wrote his own act. However,
all the mediums of entertainment he
prefers television and if he were not a
comedian he says he would like to be an
actor. Somehow I fust cannot imagine Harry
!7orth in a straight acting part. He certainly
enioys his work and likes show business because both his personal and professional
ambition is to stay in the theatrical profession
the eoru.ie
Lo,ng wig
And a fun ry moth'eaten hat,
Rain-co'at
'Neath uthich cushions to make him fat.
'Who'
"
s
lte?
"
They questio'n as th,e! stond and stmel
Sorue lrugh
But n'o,thing in this world is f^ir.
The
-C;; Clo'wn
If
;i iy' m
unless h,e iokes
no't
Then he could be a fro'g that croaks
" Who cffies? "
J.HARGREAVES, U6A.
as long as possible.
In answer to whether the Harry Worth of
television was in any way similar to the real
Harry, h9 said the character was. only ..an
exaggeration of himself and that in reality
he was bungling, absent-minded, incompetent
and, (quote) " A lot of other things I'd rather
not think about ! "
I7hat about his home life? His family seem
fond of animals because th.y have a dog, a
rabbit and two goldfish. His hobby is photography and his favourite television programme
is the " Dick Van Dyke Show." He
books by
enioys
f. B. Priestley and he prefers light
music. His favourite actor and actress are
Albert Finney and Maggie Smith respectively
and his favourite colour is blue. As regards
In answer
to which sport he liked (r) to watch (b) to
play he replied, ' football ' for the first and
food, he likes anything with chips.
'monopoly' for the second.
In his private life Harry Illingsworth is
very ordinary but when making people laugh
he is different both in talent and technique.
In the Autumn of this year he returns to television for another series of " Here's Harry " l
nndoubtedly another success for a comedian
with such originality, to say the least.
shadou)s
Shadows cmt by the' dYrn7 flmnes
Flichering slowly against the wall,
A clear glo'w cast ooer the room'
of a firr,
Soo'n. to-f ade in:,to darkness.
Shadows in the rninds of men,
Small worries, douhts deeP inside,
Alamy s the e, thinking, womdering,
s
will happen next.
Shado'ws, lwhiig shaPes in corneri,
LYhat
Black, menacing weird shapes ffnd patterns,
Lwking deep artd cffi)ern:ottss
S omething rlatn:ing ?6t,
Keep'ing
in the shadows,
nto't seen'
Snange black shadows
Haoe you got your book today,
Dry,
CIYS.
IANET HUMPHRIES, 3K.
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LEISURE AND PLEASURE IN SCHOOL.
It has been suggested that there is nothing to
do at lunch-time especially on a Tuesday and
Thursday. I would say that one can always find
some activity in progress. There are, during the
long lunch hours, numerous societies; and at
fairly regular intervals, on Mondays, the Sixth
Form Society has been addressed by various
speakers, on topics as far apart as architecture and
wine-making. One of the out of school activities
which gave pleasure to a large number of p,eople
was the Folk Evening, which compared favourably
wi'th the more conventional activities of the choir.
Apart from organised society meetings, there
are always the very unorganised rec'ord sessions
held in Room 7 (strictly f'or Sixth formers only)
and the writing sessions of the New S,ocietS when
anyone can attend and try their hand at writing
nrrodern poeiry or prose.
Surely this shows that there is always something to do in one's spare time as the following
reports illus;trate'
HILAR' DALE, L6A.
elahs und
THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT.
Last term there were four meetings of the
Student Christian Movementl the first was a most
interesting talk on the work of a hospital chaplain
by the Renerend F. J. Carrier. Mr. Ashcroft, the
previous Deputy Head of Blackdown High School,
gave a valuable talk on Juvenile Delinquency,
young people in trouble and the relationships between parents and children.
The next meeting of the S.C.M. took the form
of a panel of sixth formers who were asked
questions on various subiects including social
problerns and religion. Ttle panel was made up of
Foster, VestbS Hargreaves, Moutrie, Jul,iet Hinks,
the narly elected secretary of the S.C.M., Janet
Carpenter, Wendy Lovatt and Patricia Gibbs.
They had many varying views on the questions
and were certainly not unanimous. At the final
meeting there was
a fiIm shown on the Copper
Mines in Zambia fr,orn the International Mines
THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY.
From Chopin to Sherry and from Blrristers
to Blood-that has been the scope of the sixth
form Society this year. The year's programme
began with an illustrated talk on 'Architecture
and Town Planning' by Professor A. Ling the
designer responsible
for the development of
Mission.
Ve all look fonrard to the future meeting of
the S.C.M. next winter.
GILLIAN PHILLIPS, L VI
ATts.
Coven-
try's new centre and has included talks by Mr.
Matthews, the Chief Constable of W'arwickshire;
Dr. f. Bird, a local ggneral practitioner; and F.
G. Carter, €se.r the Midland Organiser of the
celebrated A.E.U.
As well as inviting speakers to the school the
Society has provided excursions to the Belgrade
Theatre and the new University of V'arwick;-a
visit to the Rover factory at Solihull for the near
future has been planned.
The talk on Blood Do,nation from Miss
Shirley-during which one sixth f'orrner felt the
need for fresh air-led to several staff members
and sixth formers volunteering t'o give blood. The
fitter memb,ers of the pariy did so at a blood
donors' session held in Coventry. It is hoped that
next year's pro'granune will be as varied and
enioyable as this one has been.
A. E. LANDON, UVI
Science.
THE BADMINTON CLUB.
The Badm,inton Club, no\ry fully equipped .has
continued its success. A boys' tearn p'layed one
match this term against ITanvick School, resulting
in a win for Kenilworth by 5
games
to 4.
The
shield kindly presented by the Parents' Badminton
Club was won by N. Allen and D. Baskott. Many
iuniors have expressed interest in ioining the Club:
we look forward therefore to flourishing membership next term.
' Stand back and, enjoy i Ur' when you'oe got
your boot 3 inches above your ear-hole, |DH
on moufi,taineering.
CAMPING CLUB.
in funds, from a
frop the Parents'
and Ichoo| fuid, the Club has been
As a result of an
increase
SaIe and generous grants
Jurrble
"Association
soeietie.s
able to buy much-needed equipment.
During Vhitsuntide week, 27 bo-ys working for
the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award went to
camp in Derbyshire, and several Duke of Edin-
burgh's weekend camps have been affanged locally.
ForIn 2K are looking forward to a oqe- night
" camp on the school fields on
" School Special
-A
fortnight's camp is to be held during
June llth.
the summer in Spain.
Many pupils trlve taken advanl-age of the club's
hire service, and Kenilworth Grammar
low-charge
-equipm'ent will, have been seen in many
School's
parts of Britain by the end of the year.
THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.
The Scientific Society was fo'rmed at the
beginning of the school year wi$ the idea of
wiEening tlr. scope of the youllg scientist in school.
It began with a somewhat ambiguo'us start when
Mr. Austin, a taxidermist, info'rmed his audience
that " Taxidermy is a dying art." There then
folloned a nurnber of meetings including the art
of glass. blowing, a +Fl on 'Radioactivity aqd a
staf gazing session which has led to a few boys
devel6ping a ser,ious interest in astronomy.
During the Spring term, Inspector Hinton of
Leanrington C.I.D., gave a lecture on ' Science in
the detJction of crini-er' and showed that it would
to .steal -hlt sp-ecially .treated
U. t"iit; 6 attempt.
-with
it could easily be detected
money, as 'contact
by
- means of ultra-violet liglt.
Our next speaker was Mr. Jenkins who spokq
about 'The Development in the Rubber fndustry.'
He was head of a- Dunlop Research team which
was the first to make a scientific study of what
made a good go,lf ball. Vhen hit, a golf baJl
always spun, an-d by making certaiq depres-sions iq
the iasing it was f'ound that its flight patlr co'u1d
be controiled. One golf ball designed would only
loop the loop
!
Suggesti'ons for possible topics
ings are welcome.
for future
CAROL MONSTEVENS, U VI
meet-
Science.
Secretary.
THE NEV SO,CIETY.
It was thought that there was a need for a
different societf to cater for an interest in modern
culture. ' Th; New Society' was therefore
launatred and had an encouraging reception. The
first meeting held in Febnrary, w?s attended- by
a fair prop-ortiolr of the senior school though it
was sad to note the lack of interest frorn scientists.
In the m,eeting it was decided to split the society
into sections Ind nominate a keen representative
for each topic. Those elected were: Modern J.aVz-
G. Langford; Modern Art-Gillian Alsop;
Duggins; and- Modern Drama-N. Clark.
f[e first official meeting was on the fourteenth
of March, the theme being 'Modern American
Poetry.' The speaker, P. \Testbn gave an entertaining and tducafional account with Janet
Carpenter reading selected extracts. The next
meeiit g was on Modern Jazz with G. I angford
as the speaker who, with sorne ,very glod records
and a iecord player, was well in !h. Brqover'
Ifestby,
Sttr'
-ofat the firttdwiirg meeting oq 'Modern
how photogr"phy was--playing a bigger
spoke
sh.o-lv
to
stfp
film
part in this field. HI usea a
had in creating
wtrat role Cezanne and Van Gogh
-how
silly modern
rnod.ern art and also mentioned
art could become when one man fust drew a line
several miles long and called it art.
The attendanc6s have been good and, although
we shall be losins valuable members from the
upper Sixth, there 1re signq of talent lower down
the- school to take their P1ace.
P. M. DAMMERMAN, SecretatY, L6Sc.
Modsn P-oery-P.'!U'eslby; Modern plsss-Lynda
10
girls' sport
\trINTER.
H ockey.
The spring season this ]eaf has been encouraging
on the whole and we have had a good deal more
practice than usual at school, due to Miss Taylor's
efforts. Unfortunately however, the weather has
again proved to be our enemy for Saturday
rnatches and several have had
to be cancelled. The
U.18 Tournament at Coventry, which we entered,
was very successful and provided an opportunity
to test our strength against substantial oppos,ition.
The lst XI has been selected frsm;
Bott,
-p.
M. Broomfield, S. Gowers (Capt.), H. Hamby,
H.
Hodkinson, J. Jones, V. Lardner, C. Montgomery,
L. Nock, C. Owen, D. Peyto,n-Bruhl, A. Roberts,
J. Taylor, J. Villiams.
v. Nicholas Charnberlaine Hourre 'W'on
Home Lost
Away \[on
v. Sffatford G.S.
v. Bl,ackdown H.S.
On March lZth, an
Y. Vroxhall
Abbey
cG
A " team p,layed:
Ho,me
Lost
3-2
Z-3
1-0
0-6
On the sarne date, March l?th, forty-two o,f
the girls went to see the \Fembley International
Hockey Match between England and Germany
(England won 2-l). SZe had a very enioyable day
but unfortunately this year we were unable to
go
for the whole week-end owing to difficulties ln
finding accofi[nodation. However, we hope to
runedy this next year by booking up much earlier.
March l9th.-Lf.l8 Hockey Tournament
Coventry. The lst XI results were:
v. !flhitley Abbey
v. Nuneat'on
v. Rugby
We canrc
Znd,
Drew
Drew
Won
1-0
in our section.
On April 6th we played our annual match
against the Old Students. They won 2-O, but we
all had a very friendly and exciting game. Team
and
although conditio,ns were very muddy we managed
to p,lay a fast game. There were a nurnber of
spectators present but we would always welcorne
many more at this event as it is the one occasion
in the year when the school is the host to the
OId
S,tudents.
v. Nicholas Chamberlaine Horne Dre,rp
v. Stratford G.S.
v. Blackdown H.S.
N etball.
Home Drew
Away \Mon
1-1
Z-Z
2-O
VII has been selected from: P. Bott
S. Gowers, I{. Hambn J. Jones, D.
The ls,t
(Capt.),
G. Phil'lips, J. V'illiams.
The Znd VII has been selected from: I.
Govrers, J. Henson, L. Hiltyard, ff. Hodkinson,
M. Jones, P. Malin, P. Potts.
Peyto,n-Bruhl,
at
0-0
0-0
spiri't was very strong and enthusiastic,
The Znd XI has been selected from: E. Baxter,
S. Brown, A. Canning, J. Elmn J. Gowers, L.
Hillyard, A. Jones, M. Jones, P. Keefe, P. Malin,
S. Padmore, P. Potts, L. Riley, I. Villiams.
lst VII
v. St. Joseph's
v. Henley
Znd
'|
Convent
VII
Houne Lost
Away
Lost
3-25
I 8-20
Away Won l3-7
The IJ. 15, U .L4 and U. 13 VII's have been
selected from: J. Banner, H. ,O'Br,ien, S. Chimes,
P. Clarke, S. Crisp, S. Davies, L. Espley, A.
Evans, V. Goodman, L. Hillyard, D. Kane, H.
Lockyer, S. Mackag P. Malin, H. Randle, I.
Payne, H. Peyton-Bnrhl, L. Phillips, P. Scarratt,
v.
Henley
M. !7hite, S. \[il,liams.
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U.15 VII
v. St. Joseph's Convent
U.14 VII
v. Henley
v. Beaucha,rnp H.S.
U.13 VII
v. St. Joseph's Convent
v.
Beauchamp H.S.
Home l-ost
Away Won
Ho,me Lo,st
3-
11
hoAs'sport
8-6
18-32
Home Drew
Home \[on
4-4
6-5
SUMMER.
T
ennis.
This
,
ye,ar
we are very pleased with the results
of our lst team, who have beaten sorne of our
closest rivals; and we hope that during the rest of
the season it will continue to be as successful, and
that the junior teams will improve wi'th practice.
The lst VI has been selected from: S. Gowers,
A. Jones, J. Jones, L. Nock. C. Owen, D. Peyton-
/
./
Bruhl.
v. Nicholas Chamberlaine H.
y. Leamington College
v. Blackdown
A. V.
H. W.
Sets
Sets
6-3
.?/
Gam,es 65-34
6-3
The Znd VI has been selected from: M. Carton,
Ja. Coton, J. Coton, J. Gowers, L. Hillyard, A.
Morgan, P. Potts, A. Vhitehouse.
College Away Lost 26-73
The U.15 VI has been selected from: J.
Baker, E. Barter, P. Clarke, S. Davis, J.
v. Learnington
Humphries, S. Levisotrn, C. Newton, S. Swain,
S. l7illiams.
H. L. Sets 0-9
v. Leamington College H. L. Games 8-55
I{. L. Sets 4-5
v. Blackdown
v. Nidrolas Chamberlaine
Rounders.
The lst IX has been selec,ted from: D. Aldiss,
M. Beal, P. Bott (Capt.), J. Gowers, H. Hodkinson, M. Jones, P. Magrath, J. Taylor, J. \fiffiams,
L. Vykes.
v. Blackdown
The U.14
Home Vbn th-L*
IX has been selected from: L. Biggs
H. O'Brien, S. Chime_s, C. Churchi_ll, S.
Crisp, S. Davis, A. F,vans, J. Ferguson, C. Jones,
(Capt.),
C. Rennell, A.
v.
Blackdown
L. Phillips
Horne \V'oqt
C. O!7EN, L.Vf
Mac,Farlane,
4-2*
Arts.
Rugger.
TTre seas'o(r as a whole has been a mixture of
success and disappointment. It began extremely
well,- and in thirteen games before Chris,tmas there
was only one defeat.- That was at the hands of
ITanrick School, by one point, and it was overshadowed by two hard-earned victories over rivals
Leanrrington College and Dunsrnore.
\fith- the schbol pitches unplayable, after
Chris,tmras, enthusiasm under''standably dimnned and'
three rrore defeats followed, though the final game
of the season, against the Old Boys XV, was convincingly wCI,n I.4-0.
In ttrb Banbury 7's competition the school won
an exciting final against Leaurington Collegg. afteq
twice beinf behind.-success was ra,ther more limited
in the Leamingt'on 7's in which the school team
was knocked out in the semi-finals; and in the
Oxf,ord 7's in which they played very poorly to
be di,sposed of in the first round.
Both Kay and Landon gained county caPSr and
the lat'ter went on to gain a Midland Cap and to
play in the 1st England Trial.
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Team Selected from:
Landon (capt.), \Tickes (v. capt.), Clark, D,avies,
Qarnmerman, Day, Edwards, Evans, Goodchild,
!{erbgrt, _ Jarrett, Jenkins, Jones, Kay, Knights,
Meades, Morris, Pinnell, Sfestbg Wheeler, Heh:rre.
A tribute rrmst be made t'o our new games
" slave-driver " Mr. Darkes who has
brought with him many new and welcome ideas.
master and
The season's
success has undoubtedly been due to
his drive and enthusiasm, and his presence enables
us (o look fonvard with confidence to next season.
Cross-Country,
In the school cross cotrntry champ,ionship Gaunt
House were overall winners, prwiding two o,f the
individual winners, S7'ebster in the Junior section
and Herbert in the Senio,r race. Montgornery was
the
fnterm,ediate winner,
the
Mid-Ttrarwickshire and STarwickshire
C.hrppion-ships, winning the former and being
race.
lst XV.
v. Mano,r Park G.S.
v. \trhitley Abbey C.S.
Home
Away
Home
Home
v. Leamington College
v. Foxford C.S.
v. W:arwick School
Ho,me
v. Luttenvorth G.S.
Home
v. Leamington R.F.C.A. Flome
v. Banbury G.S.
Honne
v. Dunsmore B.S.
Away
v. Ullathorne G.S.
Away
v. Ravens
Ho,me
v. Harold Malley
Away
v. Voodlands
Home
v. Sfarwick Univ.
Ho,me
v. Lawrence Sheriff
Away
v. King Edward VI
Home
v. Old Boys
, Home
PW
18 L4
Ifron t8-0
Won 32-3
\[on 14-6
\7on 31-0
Lo,st 15- 16
ITon 16-3
!7on 33-10
!7on 17-6
W'on 6-0
\7on 29-5
!7o,n 11-9
W'on 24-9
Lost 3-5
'$7'on
19-3
Lost 9-lZ
Lost 5- 1
Von 14-0
DLFA
4 325
1
109
Znd XV.
v. Leamingt'on College Home Losr
3-30
v. \[arwick School
Home Drawn 3-3
v. Blackdown
Away Won 19-3
v. Shipston
Away \[on
9-0
v. Bournville
Home Lost
5-6
v. Kings Heath Tech. Away ITon t9-6
PVDLFA
6 3 1
v. Leamington College
v. Foxford C.S.
v. Lutterworth G.S.
v. Blackdown
v. Banbury G.S.
v. Bournville Tech.
v. Dunsmore B.S.
v. \7'oodlands
v. Bablake
P\TDLFA
11 8 1
Z
58
48
Home Lost
Away Drawn
Away ITon
Ho,me W'on
Home Von
Away !7'on
Away W'on
Away ITon
Away Lost
2
118
L2-O
1,2-3
0- 14
6-6
29-O
15-L4
t2-3
6-3
5-3
2L-0
o-12
58
u.14 XV.
and Dudley were the
winners of the team trophy in the Senior section.
The Senior tearn was the rnost successful in
ninth in the county
u.15 XV.
v. Mano,r Park G.S.
Horne V'o,n
v. l7hitley Abbey C.S.
Away V'on
Homre Lost
Away 'W'on
Away Lost
Home Lost
Away Lost
Away Lost
Away Lost
Home Lost
Away Lost
Away Lost
Away Lost
Away Lost
v. Manor Park G.S.
v. Wtritley Abbey C.S.
v. Leamington College
v. Foxford C.S.
v. Lutterwo,rth G.S.
v. Blackdown
v. Bournville Tech.
v. Ullathorne G.S.
v. Harold Malley
v. Bablake
v. King Edward VI
v. Kings Heath Tech.
PITDL
tz I
-
FA
47
11
6-14
6-3
0-39
0-3
3-25
6-14
0-14
t4-t5
3- 10
0-36
3-6
6-35
214
u.13 xv.
v. Manor Park G.S.
Away
v. Vhitley Abbey C.S.
Hom'e
v. Leamington College
v. Foxford C.S.
v. Lutterwo,rth G.S.
v. King Henry VIII
v. Blackdown
v. Shipston H.S.
v. Bournville Tech.
v. Newbold Grange
v. Dunsmore
v. King Henry VII
v. IToodlands
Lost O-12
Lost 0-15
Away Lost 0-31
Away Lost 0- 14
Home Won l5-3
Home Lost O-21
Home \Fon
Away Lost 25-6
Away Lost 0-38
Away Drawn 3=3
Away Lost 3-25
Away Lost O-25
Away Lost 0-51
P\TDLFA
13 2 1 10
46
244
lst YEAR XV.
v. Emscote Lawn
v. Emscote Lawn
PlrDLFA
22t227
Away Lost
Away Lost
6-15
6-12,
13
MID-TtrARWICKSHIRE SPORTS
Bushel, Znd, 110* Hurdles.
TEAM RESULTS:
Perry, Znd, 100*.
Tuesday, 24th May.
5th-Minor Girls.
Znd-Iunior Girls.
C'oulson, Znd, H.J.
Farthing Znd, Triple Jump.
Chaprnan, Znd, favelin.
Hill, Znd, Discus.
Kill, Znd, Discus.
lst-Intermediate Girls.
l
st-Senior Girls.
RELAY
CUPS.
S
Intermedia,te Girls.
Senior Girls.
Individual Results:
*
denotes new record.
enior
.
Herbert, lst, Mile.
Dammerman, lst, 120* Hurdles.
Dammeunan, lst, Discus.
Vestby, lst, H.J.
Kay, lst, Triple
Jurnp.
lst, Pole Vault.
Landon, lst, Shot.
Jenkins,
MINORS.
100
Inrer.
:
Vheeler, Znd, 44O*.
Davis, Znd, 880*.
yds: lst, R. Villiams*.
Meads, Znd, H.J.
\7ickes, Znd, Javelin.
Relay, Znd.
JUNTORS.
Hurdles: Znd, H. Peyton-Bruhl.
High Jump: Znd, M. Cleaver
INTER.IVIEDIATES.
100yds: lst, C. Montgomery* ; Znd, L. STykes.
Hurdles: lst, S. Morris.
Javelin: Znd, L. Nason.
Relay: lst, L. !7'ykes*, S. Morris, A. Brooks,
C. Montgomery.
SENIORS.
yds: lst, D. Peyton-Bruhl.
22O yds: lst, H. Hamby*; Znd, S. Gowers.
Hurdles: lst, P. Bott; Znd, J. Taylor.
Long Jump: lst, R. Trew*; 2ndr- D. PeytonBruhl.
High Ju,mp: lst, H. Hamby.
Discus: lst, J. \fiilliams; Znd, P. Bot
100
.
:
lst, \V. Lovatt.
STeight: lst, S. Gowers.
Relay: lst, S. Gowers*, J. \7illiams, H. Hamby,
Javelin
D.
Peyton-Bruhl.
Mike Smi.th has scored 156 goals " not out."
Pame,la
Brown L6A.
Discern ing
People
shopat.o...
LEAMINGTON'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
The following have been chosen to represent
Mid-\trarwickshire at the W'arwick County Athletic
L. !7ykes, D. PeytonH. Peyton-Bmhl, S. Morris, H.
J. Taylor, C. Montgomery, L. Nason, S.
Meeting: R. Villiams,
Bruhl, P. Bott,
Hamby,
Gowers,
BI|TGII & (OlBOUNffi
R. Trew, J. Williams, W. Lovait.
MID-\TAR'WICKSHIRE BOYS.
Thorlen Znd, 220*
Minor.
lunior.
Curzon, lst, Pole Vault.
K,alizak, Znd, Javelin.
[D
PARADE
LEAMINGTON
SPA
t4
and the subiect succumbs to the hypnotist's
suggestion that he is feeling tired and that his
eyes are closing.
Talking in a soft tone of voice the hypnotist
g(Wpnoaio
a
Hypnosis is a corner of science which has
somewhat disreputable image with the
public mainly through fraud, mis-use and
association with black magic. As a science,
hypnotism should be treated with seriousness
and sincerity and should never be abused.
The easiest way to understand hypnosis
is
through the popular but somewhat unscientific
idea of the unconscious mind; for example
people who walk in their sleep, and in some
cases perform feats, like balancing on narrow
balconies, which would be impossible when
awake. \Ufhen they awaken, they have no
knowledge of what has happened yet their
bodies were certainly under the contro,l of
some directing force. rVhen we are awake,
the conscious mind is in control of the body.
\UUre act, talk and think as we please. But in
deep hypnosis this conscious mind has been
overruled. Actions are now under the will of
the hypnotist who controls activities and deals
directly with the unconscious mind.
There are many methods of
hypnosis, but perhaps the most
inducing
common
employs the following technique. Firstly, the
hypnotist tries to obtain his subiect's co-operation, by reassuring him about any possible
dangers he might stispect to be present in
hypnosis, and he may also be truthfully told
that it is not a sign of instability or weakness
to be capable of being put into a hypnotic
trance. On the contrary a certain amount of
intelligence and concentration on the part of
the subiect is absolutely essential. The subiect
is asked to sit relaxed in a chair, or couch,
in a room where the lights are dimmed and
disruptive noises reduced to a minimum
so that nothing distracts the subiect. The
hypnotist then dangles a shiny obiect in front
of the subiect well above the eyeline. This
all
actually makes the subiect's eye muscles tired
continuously repeats suggestions that he is
feeling drowsy, getting tired, that his eyes are
closing, that he is falling into a deep sleep and
he cannot hear anything except the hypnotist's
voice. In a susceptible subiect a light trance
is thus induced after a few minutes. Horilever, there are many degrees of trance and
on average only one in five subiects is capable
of going into a deep trance, which is termed
somnambulism. $[hen a light trance has been
induced the hypnotist will attempt to deepen
the trance by endless suggestions that the
subiect is going into a deep sleep. The
hypnotist will try and determine the depth
of the
trance
by giving the subiect
tions which become
sugges-
progressively more
difficult in execution.
Thus he will ask the subiect to clasp his
hands together, and tell him that it is
impossible for him to separate his hands
again, The subiect, try as he may, finds it
impossible
for him to do so. Successful
suggestions of this kind are instrumental in
deeoening the hypnotic trance.
Having through tests determined that the
hypnotist can control the subiect's voluntary
mus:les, arms, legs, and eyes, he will then
attempt to control the autornatic movements.
The hypnotist will set the subiect's hands
rotating round one another and then tell his
subieci that it is impossible for hlm to stop
them. A good subiect will find himself unable
to do so, no matter how hard he tries. This
type of enforced activity can apply to any
set of muscles, and indicates a deep stage of
hypnosis. If successful, the hypnotist will then
my for somnambulism.
The hypnotist tells the subiect to answer
a few simple questions while remaining asleep.
The hypnotist repeats his questions, which
should not be of emotional or personal stress,
to ensure the subiect understands. After
succeeding
with
answers,
the hypnotist will
proceed to the final stage, deep somnambulisrn,
15
Hallucination is accepted as the final test for
such
a deep state of ffance. It
would
be
for the hypnotist to hallucinate any
of the senses but the most common type is
that of vision.
The hypnotist would proceed as follows.
He would tell the subject that when he gives
the word, the subject will open his eyes but
not wake up. Before him he will see a cat,
which he will go over and pet. The suggestion
possible
is
again repeated several times (suggeston
being the key to hypnotism) and then the
is told to do it. If he is in deep
the subject will go over and
pet the imagin ary cat, as if to him it actr:ally
exists. The subiect is now in the deepest
form of trance. He will obey only the
subiect
somnambulism
hypnotist's commands. Contrary to popular
belief, a hypnotised person will obey no command which conflicts with his moral and
ethical code in a normal waking condition,
no matter how deep the trance. Otherwise the
hypnotist can suggest any conditions he likes
to the subiect.
Termination of the trance, or dehypnosis,
is effected by the hypnotist telling the subiect that when he gives the order, he will
awake feeling fine. If the subiect fails to
awaken despite repeated attempts by the
hypnotist, the trance soon changes to a state
of normal sleepirg, and the subiect will
awaken normally with no ill after-effects.
Hypnosis in the last decade has had an
upsurge of interest and recognition as a
science. Universities and colleges in America
and Britain are conducting more and more research into this new science. Advances ate
continually being made in its uses in
medicine and other fields. The psychologist,
through suggestion while a subiect is in a
rance (post hypnotic suggestion), can
cure
phobias, neuroses, and obsessions.
Through post-hlpnotic suggestion, it is
to remove all feeling of pain
in a subiect during a trance, and this is
utilised by dentists and surgeons in place of
anrsthetics. In fact, both extractions and
operations while under hypnosis have been
found to be more successful than with
anrsthetics, which, unlike hypnosis, produce
unpleasant after effects. Doctors use pos.teasily possible
hypnotic suggestion as a weapon against pain
during child-birth.
Hypnosis can cure alcoholism and drug
addiction. For example, the doctor will
suggest to the hypnotised subiect that on
drinking only a small measure of alcohol he
will be sick. Thus, when in a normal waking
condition, the subiect, although remembering
nothing of the post-hypnotic suggestion, will
be sick each time he attempts to drink
alcohol.
Such brief mentions of the applications of
hypnosis can only hint at the unlimited use
and importance of this new science. As a
benefit to civilisation it has unbelievable
potential which up to now has only been
glimpsed. Yet in years to come its secrets will
be revealed and become a common place of
applied science.
c. IENKINS, L6A,
TALISMAN
SQUARE
KENILWORTH
16
He eoanted the
Spots oto a
Leopurd, a
hand,red Times
Silence filled his room; grey
lonesome iail,hoase
it hung about
his bed; sobs squeezed from his mouth; how
long could he go on keeping his fears to himself, cementing his emotions inside, until they
demanded release? Then he would go beserk:
it was because of this that he was imprisoned
in this attic. This attic, dank and dark, grey
windowed, and dust covered. He cried. He
slept.
Awake he longingly looked at the abstract
world outside his dominion and he recited
' Death shall have no dominion' three times.
hlaes
The'se
foa, w,alls ffie stwing
me
Righ:t in the' f*r;
I go't n\ot flty' for the afi'ole
Of the human race.
They locked me up in a solitory ce'll
lVhere th,e heat is killing and the fo'o'd is hell.
Oh
th'ese Lo'nesome Blues.
I got a stretch o,f twerut:y ye'trs bN thefll
N eo'er ke'ep me ltere.
fU leao'e this place n it tukes
He felt like dying. Hysteri cal, he filled the
room as birds danced on the old elm outside
the windowl animals, large or small, all filled
his body with fear. IIIhy, no one knew, except
for me that is. Noises uanquil or agitating
crowded his mind with sights of animals of
Me half a yetr.
This jail ain't fit fo, no man's head,
You work in th,e qum'Iy ond the flow's your
prey, particularly the leopard, spotted, fierce,
fearless, savage. Savage he reigned twisted
Of
on his bed as drizzle flicked leopard spots on
grey, dirty windows.
It started at ten in the morning and lasted
until six at night. Spots bunged his mind
with leopard at his feet; the rain increased
until he could see the sleeping leopard stir
and walk around his white fear body that
dripped salt, sweat-forming spots on
the
grubby floor. Louder, louder the rain-leopard
pounded the window, os his leopard plunged
around, saliva dripping, agitated about his
body, taut with cramp. Lightning flashed
leopard's eyes in his face and the thunder
clapped as the leopard sprang.
Serene he lay there, decapitated torso,
spotted with blood that pulsed from whiterimmed claw marks.
D. CLARKE,5T.
bed.
Oh
the'se Lo'ne'some Blues.
Tarclo'e' hours a itay yo,u work midst the sound
the, w,trders' cries
lVhene th:e dust
The
is th,ick
h,^Antmer's he'msy
Where a ntan
orad death's
and the blocks
by yoar
tre
side r'
big
is treated just like o pa7.
Oh these Lonesome Blues.
This jailhouse is the gate to Hell
And ruo-on'e' ez)er sumia'es'7
The'y take yow soul and then th:ey take
yo'ur
lioes.
In th:is pilace as'here' yo'u h:aaerf t a rwilm4e'
If a mctn doe's the ch'o'p' then no-onte's to blome.
Oh these Lo,ne'sorne Blue's.
CHRISTOPHER LISLE, 4K.
HHEEffiEI
gM$MHK
18
lf
.
YOU are interested in any of the fottowing schemes:_
I
I
r
r
I
I
I
GEIUERAL ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP
STUDENT ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP
COMMERCIAT APPRENTICESHIP
SANDWICH SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY SGHOLARSHIP
GRADUATE TRAINING
VACATION TRAINIflG FOR SENIOR SCHOOLBOYS
AND UNDERGRADUATES.
then write for further information to:
The Group Education Officer, Ref KGS
+5"tfr
[]:XI".::*;?,?".SAU:imited&Associatedcompanies.
AUTOIT'IOTIVE PRODUCTS
G ROU P
whose companies manufacture Lockheed Brakes and
hydrautic equipment, Borg g Beck
clutches, Purolator fitters, A.P, steering and suspension joints,
automatic transmissionsand components for aircraft, ships, an; industrilr
,pplications.
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opporturuities in loeul
ind,astry
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LIMITED.
!7e are trying in this article to give a schoolleaver an idea of openings in local industry.
A questionnaire was circulated to the follorving fitms: at Coventry, Bristol Siddeley,
B.M.C., G.E.C., Courtaulds,
MasseY
Ferguson, and A.E.I. (Rrgby); at Leamington, Auto Products and Fords. Unfortunately
only a few fi.rms replied, and therefore information is very limited. However, perhaps
the following information may be of some help
to a few of
rtlllaltltlr
you.
trtata
trllrrralatlttaltaaa!at
This company in Tachbrook Road, Leamington, manufactures a wide variety of com-
pdr.nis for the automobile, aircraft, and
general engineering industries. Thq company
in im factories at
Employs sorne 91000 people
-Ilanbury,
Bolton, and
Leimington Spa,
Speke.
-The
firm takes about 150 to 160 persons
annually who train on three, fo_ur, or .fiye.-ylal
(6
who Enter the firm with O "
courses. neople
-eligible
for the Craft TlainipS
Levels are
Scheme; Generil Engineering Apprenticeship,
and, assuming they- have the right - " 9-"
Lev-els, the - (6Commercial Apprenticeship
Scherne. S7ith A " Levels they would be
lttaallr
rt atrrltrrrtttltllatllaral
Established
f. A. MOORE
ll aalatrtaalllrllalllalalliltr
1903
MEN'S OUTFITTERS
BOYS'AND GIRLS'
SCHOOL WEAR SPECIALISTS
OFFICIAL KENILWORTH GRAMMAR
SCHOOL UNIFORM
All leading makes in Menls Wear
Daks, Sumrie, Van Heusen, MekaY'
Arrow, Jaeger, Wolsey, Kilspindle,
Dhobi, Mackintosh, Jantzen, etc.
AGENTS FOR MOSS HIRE
t2-14 WARWICK ROAD
KENILWORTH
Telephone 52579
Next time you call . . .
if a machine anslvers
DON'T HANG
I"H';:;;,:"t"#!ii?iJr.hX""rveninstatted
UPI
the RoBopHoNE TELEPHoNE Answering System
to
So'if thenexttimer"r.rl;.I^o.y-lear,avoice.saythat
\ileareout,risten tothefulannouncement.
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TONY'S COACHES
I
l,-20,-41 Seoter Luxury Cooches
COMMON LANE
KE N
I
LvvO RTH, WARWI CKS H I RE
Telephone
etigible f9r universiry scholarships at sr.
Qatharire's College, bxford, ,rrd^ Strrarwick
university; sandwich Scholarships; si"a.ri
Ilqln.erfq $ppr.rticeships; and ihree year
Uommercial Apprenticeship Schemes.
As far as graduates are concerned, most of
the peoph who. ioin the firm on' truinirrg
schemes are
.engineels and they complet. i
y.ar graduate traineeship deiigned io give
them experience of most of the d'rm,s u.iiui_
ties. The firm also recruits a certain
Iy-o_
Arts graduates who follow a two
""mu.,
year
s:heme, and usually enter fields iite
accountancr 0rganisatibn and methodq .o*puters
o_f,
etc.
The answer to the question, " can a person
attain a top managem-ent position in yout
firm, if he or she ii other thrn u"ir.irirv
gmduate? " was " Ver.y definitely;
" yes. The
number of graduates rn our organii.tio" ln
very senior management is ,t ih. *omen;
extremely small, as one would expect. The
- Keni lworth
53 t 36
percentage will no doubt increase over the
few years as more and more people are
able ro take advanr?ge of university .a".rtion, but there will stifi be a very large amount
of room for people who enter indust''ry via the
t.It
traditional
route-.,'
BRISTOL SIDDELEY.
The firm employs over 25rO0O people and
produces a wide range of engin6s for air-
crafts, rhr.p-r, generating sets, loEomotives
And
missiles. Th-. company is organised into dwo
divisions : the Aeio Divisiori at Bristol ,na
the Power Division at Coventry.
The company at covenry tik.s a total of
11{ p9qpLe pet annum, tw6nty-five of those
with (( O " levels,
twelve to fifteen with ,aA-r;
levels and fifteen graduates. The rest are 44
cy{t Apprentices and 35 iunior traineer *iit,
*r.Ttpy.T qualifications. of four C"S.E. passes.
55
o " level qualifications gain entranie into
#ith ., A ,'- [;i;
engineering while those
2L
Seeklng a
Gareer?
There's no finer start
prenticeship, CommerciaUstudeni
than a Bristol Siddeley
prent icesh ip, Y o uthTraining Scheme.
Entry qualifications range from no
particular academic standard to the
standard required for university acceptance.
Apprenticeship courses are of five
years duration. The Youth Training
Scheme is a course lasting four years.
Apprenticeship
.Ioin Bristol Siddeley and you will be
working with the teams responsible
for many outstanding projects in the
fields of marine, industrial and aero
power.
'At Bristol Siddeley's design and
manufacturing centres engines are
being produced for the world's fastest fighting ships, for the Concorde
supersonic airliner, for the air forces
of theworld and for many of Britain's
power stations. Ramjets and rocket
engines are being developed for aircraft, missiles and satellite launchers.
Bristol Siddeley training is backed
by all the knowledge, experience and
modern equipment of a progressive
company in the forefront of the
motive power industry. There are six
training courses to choose from:
Craft Apprenticeship, Engineering
Apprenticeship, Uhdergraduate Ap-
Apprenticeship, AccountancY AP-
All courses
include both practical
and academic. training and are designed to enable you to obtain appro-
priate trade or professional qualifications.
We shall be pleased to give individual advice to school-leavefs interested in joining us. Please write to:
The Education and Training Officer
(Ref B/CAP), Bristol
SiddeleY
Engines Limited, Industrial Division,
PO Box 17, Coventry.
BR'STOL S'DDELEY
SUPPI.Y THE POI,/ER
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and graduates, attain higher positions, such as
((
People with A " levels are stili
expected to take University or College of
in research.
Advanced Technology courses. To take
University courses a minimum of two (6 A "
levels is iequired (Maths, Physics).
((
O " level requirements for entrance into
the works are Mpths,
Physics, English
Language and one other.
years which include classes
at
Coventry
Technical College as well as lectures given by
the Company's Technical Training Officers.
Applicants for the Technician Apprenticeship
courses are required to have attempted the
G.C.E. at 6( O t' level.
The firm offers good openings for graduates.
Each maior branch has its own development
laboratories where engineers, physicists,
and other graduates are
engaged on research and development work.
Designers are required in all sectors of the
Company's activities and graduates are also
needed in sales promotion and in the organisation and control of production.
The literature supplied by the various firms
who replied to the questionnaire will be forwarded to Mr; Chapman and any further
questions should be submitted to him, or to
the Education Officer of the various firms.
Compiled by R. ADAMS, L6A.
mathematicians
FORD'S FOUNDRY.
The foundry is concerned mainly with the
production of tractor castings. In a floor area
of 223,0ffi
square feet
it
employs
11400
people.
The Ford Motor Company offers two
main courses, one for Craft Apprentices from
15 to 17 years of age who are trained to be-
corne skilled toolmakers, patternmakers,
etc., and one - for Studeni
electricians,
B. PINNELL,
Apprentices who require G.C.E. passes and
apprenticeships with an
engineering degree or Diploma in Technology.
may finish their
A.E.r.
The company takes approximately
150-hundred
200 new enirants a year bf which a
are Craft Apprentices, needing no qualificadgqr, ((and the remainder are Student Engineers
with A " levels. The range of " A "- levels
covers Maths, English, and' Science. If you
wish to work on the data processing of compurcrs you need English and General Science
at " A " level. Sflrdent Engineers are sent on
Sandwich courses leading io a degree at the
firm's Technical college, but not to-University.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD.
The company, which employs 65,000
people, produces a great diversity of products
ranging flom electrical consumer goods to
[eav1y engineering equipment. G.E.C. organise
Craft Apprenticeship and
Technician
Apprenticeship courses lasting four or five
THE
LEATHER SHOP
9
SWAN ST., WARWICK
The Suede, Leather,
and Sheepskin
Specialists of the
Mid lands
Tel: Warwick
41571
L6A.
When you
!eave schoo!
there m ay be a
good career
for you with
AEI at Coventry
or Rugby
We would be interested to hear from you or from your parents,
and to discuss possibilities. Depending on your " G.C.E!." or
" C.S.E." examination results we might be able to offer you a
Llniversity or College sandwich course or technical or craft
apprenticeship, with pay as you learn, in etreetrical, mechanioal or
production engineering', or industrial administra,tion or a,coountaney. We are a very large firm and we need young men to train
now for future leadership. Write, while awaitiqg the results of
your exams, to:
G.C.E. '0,') Leve,l and C.S.E. School L,eavers
Apprentice Superuisor, Associated EXectrical Industrles Limited,
Industrial Group, Lower E ord Street, Coventry.
G.C.E.
"A" Lerrel School
Leavers
Education Manager, Associated Electrical Ind,ustries Limited,
Industrial Group, Rugby.
AEI
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STAtrtr
LTtrtrLTINtrS
Mr. Birch
Full narne! Peter Anthony Birch.
Date of birth: 24th March, 1928.
Birthplace: Leicester.
Brother's name: Derek, aged forty-two.
When were you aware you wanted to teach?
SThen I was twenty-five.
Worst subjects at school: Chemistry, Woodwork, Physics, German.
Where educated and wherc uained: Aldeffnan
Newton Boys' Grammar School, Leicester,
Leicester University.
Previous ambition: Journalist.
At how manf schools have you taught? Five:
Gateway Girls' Grammar Schoolr-Leicester;
Melton Mowbruy Girls' School; Sturry
Central School, Canterbury; Blackdown
High School; Kenilworth Grammar School.
What subjects do you teach or have you
taught or are you qualified to teach?
Ilistory, Geography, English.
Wife's name! Brenda.
Children's names and ages,s Rupert (aged
lve) and Grygory (aged ten). .
Wh{ pryt of your job do you .ryoy the most:
Talking.
What do you least- like about your
Marking exercise
Most thrilling
books.
experiencres $urhen
failed on my motor-cycle.
Tastes
job?
the
brakes
in music: Tchaikovsky and Ballet
music.
T.v. plogrammes The Frost Report.
Favourite cornedians: The Marx Brotheri.
Favourite actor and actress: orson s7elles and
Favourite
Vivien Leigh.
Favourite food: Steak.
Favourite author and favourite poet: Iris
^Nlurdoch, Keats.
Favourite colour: Red.
Last fiIm seen: "Genevieve."
Political views: Socialist.
Religious views: No strong convictions.
National Service: Two years in the Army.
Sporting achievements: Vice-captain of school
first XV (rugby).
Hobbies and interests: Camping 'Chess,
Gardenirrg.
Worst vice: Driving too fast.
Miscellaneous likes: Cream buns.
Mlscellaneous dislikes: Freemasonry.
Prejudices: Against public schools.
Newspapers and maguzines: Guardian, Obsen/er, The Past and Present, IThich?
Do you drink: Yes.
Do you smoke: Gave it up on March 10th,
t
1966.
What changes would you make in the school?
Larger iunior fonms and smaller renior
fotms.
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Mr. Bytheway
Fuli name: Alan Jotrn Bytheway.
Date of birth: 22nd June, 1932.
Birthplae: Coventry.
Sistet's name: Be,tina, aged 40.
Where educated and trained: Variety of iunior
and secondary schoo'ls due to wartime state
of Coventry; left at fifteen; trained at St.
Paul's Co,llege, Cheltenham, ffid sfi.rdied
Theology at King's College, London.
to
When were you awatre that you wanted
((O"
teach: II7'hen realising that passing
leve'l subiects was
a
co,mp'arative'1y simple
procedure.
Woret subiects at school: Too numerous to
mention, but detested Mathematics and
French.
What do you like least about your iob? Wo$Have you ever done any other iob or ever
ing wiih people who arer not interested with
wanted to do anything else, rather than
the subiect matter on hand.
teach? Various iobs in industry; worked Wife's name: Rosalind Isobel.
at Courtaulds for four years and two years Name of children: One daughter, Joanna
at Self-Changing Ge,ars Co. Ltd. Didn't
Mrry, aged 2.
think of teaching until early 20's, when Favourite T,V. programme: No particular
started to work for G.C.E.'s.
favourite; enioys docurnentaries and curnent
Ambition at school: Before left school was
affairs programmes such as "This \UUIeek."
completely lacking in ambition tind had no Favourite comedians: Morecarnbe and W'ise.
,ideas what to do with himself.
Favourite actor and actress,: Not interested.
At how many schools have you taught previous Favourite food: $Crholesome.
to hene? \Wrinford Verdin Grammar School Favourite colour: Blue, out of loyalty to "Sky:
in Cheshire,.
Blues."
Subjects taught: Religious Knowledge, Econ,o- Favourite author and poet: Unfo,rtunately
rnics, British Constitutior5 and Physical
hasn't found time to becorne very well
' Education are his specialist interests.
read and he can't s,ingle out one favourite
What parl o[ you{ i.ob-do you.til. best? Far
author, but favourite poft is \illriltred Owen
more interested in human beings than in
for showing what war is really about.
teaching.any particulal subiect. Is happies6 Most thrilling experience: Many, but one was
irrespective of what he is teaching when
election night in Kenilworth, May 7fi,
he feels that he has a happy relationship
1964, when he obtained a se'at on Kenilwith his pupils.
worth Urban District C,oun,cil after a
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recount. Another pleasureable
ex'perience
was when he thumped five goals into &e
nff against Shrewsb.rry School.
Tastes
in music: Not terribly
musically
minded, but prefers Beethoven by far.
Do you smoke? Rarely; waste o,f time.
Do you drink? Rarely; finds beer quite o,biectionable.
Religious views and beliefs: Was brought -up
in an Anglican atmosphere and has
remained a member of the Church of
England, but wouldn't take the 39 Articles
very seriously. Once speft solrlo time in
an Anglican monastery, deciding whether
to enter the Church, but this went r:o
furthe,r.
Political views and articles: Always disliked
privileges and inequality. Naturally that
found sympathies with the Le,ft. Chairman
of Kenilworth Labour Party since 1963;
of the Town Planning
likes: Spending time with
Vice-Chair,man
Comrnittee.
Miscellaneous
family.
Miscellaneous dislikes: A11 forms of snobbery;
any contempt for other human beings on
grounds of class, race or cteed.
Worst vice or greatest weakness: Noncommittal.
Newspapers and margazines taken: Guardian
during week, Observer on SundaR
and
Times Educational Supplement.
What was the last film you saw? "spartacus"
nauseating spectacle of man's in-ahumanity to man.
National Service: T'wo years in R.A.F.; made
in
any sense of the word.
Reached d,izzy heights of leading aircrafts-
little
progress
man.
Sporting achievements: P1ayed for short time
with Nune'aton R.rgby Football Club, and
had a Counry trial for \Marwickshire in
L952. In se&soo 1961 was leading goalscorer for Chester Nornads amaiteur football club. He is rather proud of these two
down and let proper integration take place
with Abbey High School and ourselves.
Hobbies, intercsts: Playing golf and watching
football.
Prejudicess Is sure he has quite
doesn't like adrnitting them.
a few, but
G. LANGFORD
J. GREEN
When youlae quite finished listening
sogt I'll caffy on AfB.
to wh:at I
achievements.
What changes would you like to see made in
the school? $(rould have fence ripped
It took a recent suraey to sh,out that there ore
still a lot of people in Grem Bri.tain AYB.
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ooprdudiceee
The two men were sitting quietly
and
patiently on two scratched and uncomfo,rtable
wooden chairs against the wall in the small
waiting room. The walls were painted in civil
service half colours, brown to waist level and
cream to the ceiling with a dividing line of
pea-green, augmented by numerous scratch
marks revealing the plaster below. It was hot
that day and thbre was no shelter from the
heat in the labour exchange waiting room
where the two men sat patiently, not looking
at one another.
One was a negro. The European was
sitting reading a well-thumbed six-year old
copy of 'Punch' magazine whilst the negro
sat looking across at the opposite window,
humming. The air was filled with an amalgam
of aromas-that of the paint peeling, old
paper, smoke an{. ngw and then a block of
summer air tumbled through the half-open
window to swirl and refresh.
An office door opened ) a man appeared
dressed in a suit which reminded you of pipe
tobacco and pencils, and beckoned one of the
waiting men:
tt Mr. Shaw . . ." He stated the name
plainly and rounded off his performance with
a wide, false, grin.
The two men were competing for a position
in the personnel department of a local firm
and when Mr. Shaw had emerged
and
resumed his seat, the negro, whose name was
Lunda, also entered the glass-doored office for
a,
few minutes.
Mr.
Shaw sat patiently with his own
until Lunda returned to ioin him.
Lunda sat quiet, humming again, but this
time he had an air of resignation, whilst the
rnan called Shaw f ust picked up another
thoughts
magazine.
It
was not long befo,re the man appeared
frorn the office and announced the decision
that both men had already known. Shaw got
uR
pushed his hands deep into his pockets,
and left the building mumbling under his
breath. Ftre did not like Zambia an) ilay, it
was too hot; he would renrrn home at the first
opportunity. " Damned blacks."
J.M. GREEN, L6A.
degrud,utioro
Think before you osk ffi€,
Dsn't ru:sh in with yowr eyes clo'sed;
Be suil"e of w,hat you?ne sayin'g,
Th"cre?s more to it th,m arc supposed.
Ymt. know' youlve'
gnt the mortey,
We could iren aff6rd a fl.at,
But money? s orf no, covwe'quen'ce;
There?s
Thdnh
lVmild
fw
m'ffie to, it tlwn, tlMt.
of ym# ma dnd of youv N:
th:ey awl up with shcm,e?
Remember th'ry haue fe'elings to'o,
This is more than a simple game.
Vill
yoLnr re'lations disownr lol.c
For degrading the family so?
Do yo'tt w,mnt to beco,me' Mt wtcast?
You mast
b'e h,one's't, yoae know).
Our childrera won't be black or athite
But a rather dirty brown.
Could you stand se'e'irug them stued at,
Knowin:g thry're the' talk o'f the town?
You ke'ep' saying that you lwe lter'
feet the' s'arne for yowc
But is colour really no object?
Can I beli:ew'e th,at s'tatemen:f s tflic.
I
So th.ink be'fore yau ask ffie,
Do,n't let it be just a gue'ss
'Cos I sh,ould be' oery te'mpted
To giae you the ansa)er 'ytt.'
DIANA ALDISS, 4K.
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sometimes oal'led was in use back in 1963,
(rernernber the guitar solo on P. f. Proby's " Together"?), but it has only recently bec-,ome available in the sh'ops. In 1964 a man called Gary
is
Hurst perfec,ted what he called his Tone Bender,
bu't it was not until 1965 that it was markeied
and top groups such as the Kinks, the 'Who,
Spencer Davis Group and the Yard.birds started
using it.
Norr the fazz. :sourd has given away to the
sitar and other Indian instruments ever since
people like George Harrison, Jeff Beck and session
guitarist Jimrny Page having enthused about the
sitar playing of one Ravi Shankar. Played as they
should be played, these instruments are fascinating
misused when played according to
our W'estern scales because Indian scales are com-
but they are
pletely alien to our conception of music. Indian
classical music by Ravi Shankar is available on
L.P.'s on the Fontana label in this courrtry.
" fndia's Masrter Mus,ician " and " Portrait of a
are especially enioyable, and also on
two volumes of " Music of fndia " on E.M.I.
Genius "
Alp 1665 and Alp
pop musie
The reasion why pop music is repeatedly
sneered at as tracking in taste and talent is decidedly
because of its invariable habit of p,rediaing and
perpetrating crazes and new fads. The po\ilers
that be in p,op mus,ic are not co,ntent to enioy the
rmrsic for what it is or even break new ground
in s,ounds; instead they busy themselves searching
for new e:rploitation angles. The last ferr months
have shorrn increased activity in this field of fad.
\[e have had supposed " s,oul " music heralded in
to replace the folk revival, we have had the unlimited use of the fuzz box and now the Indian
instrument sound is abounding. It is true to say
that the real appreciati,on of these ideas lies with
people wtro are indifferent as to whether the
general pop public kno,w of themr or not. And
rightly so. How many people will actually continue to app,reci:ate the styles of Otis Redding
Jirruny V'ithersp,ooft, etc., when sou'l rnusic
is
the limeligtrt by ne\il ideas? Only
a ferr " faithfuls " will be left iust as only sincere
crrrwded frrom
appreciators still enioy music by Buddy Holly and
Eddie Cochran.
Co,lrtrolled distortion in pop ffiusic appears to
be ;o(r the wane now but its widespread use has
reduced its effectiveness as ! new idea. Although
bnougtrt to light by records like the Stones'
"
Satisfaction
''' and Spencer Davis' " Keep
1893.
Those groups who recorded cover versions of
Beatles songs and made them into hits did not
rnake it with their subs,equent releas,es. f refer to
groups like the Overlanders who failed with " My
Lifer" David and Jonathan whose " Speak her
Nanr.e " never took off and the S,t. Louis Union
on
Rururingr" the fuzz ibox o,r Tone Bender as it
wh,ose follorr up " Beh,ind the DCIor " also failed.
The latter song was written by Graham Gouldman and was not up to the standard of his pr€vious hits " For Your Lwer" " Heart Full of
Soulr" and " Evi'l Hearted You." This tendency
indicates that there appears to be rN lack of good
for recording and that the only dependable writers seem to be Lennon and McCartney
and, increasingly, Jagger and Richard. Today the
material
search is for effects tCI boost the sound of both
good and m:ediocre compositions, and it will not
be long, surely, befo,re we see and hear the intrCIduction of Japanese stringed instnrments like the
I(oto onto records. I'm looking forward to that.
J. GREEN, L6.
moderrr iazz
Appreciate ,modern jazz with y'our heart;
ernotionally. America's mCIst persuasive art forrt
demands your attention. Listen sympathetically to
the ,intensity of S,onny Rollins. Ttle orange and
gaping b,lue; way out and nearer in, blending uneasily; kr:ocking ill-defined holes in the listener.
Still finding himself-we can find ourselve,s through
him. It's the intensity; life devoted to the deof his rnus,ic and the finding of truth,
velopment
and
intensity is what you heaf. The spattered
29
flurry of notes; lyrical; Ornette Col,eman sings an
off-white song on his p,lastic alto saxophone, and
plays a c,ountny tune, and free irnprovisation in
the rrlsnrl€r of a Jackson Pollock painting pours
forttr; is created and now the jazz wodd listens,
down to the last dreary critic. Charles Mingus,
waf-horse of the avant-garde; ,at war with the
world; producing and fighting life in his music.
The porrerful, astringent, ' m:ood indigo' o,f his
arco bas,s, and the fudge-thick, rornantic, almost
sentimental piano playing; full o'f soul-th,e uncliched variety. The black tumult of his groups.
Pull,ing in and flagging away the cornmunicant,
as life; rnass imp,rovisation; but c,acophony can be
beautiful-vvilnsss the opposing good and evil in
Mingus' music. Monk. Ttte name is enough to
brinf the ring of flattened fifths and iinths
pounding through your body. \fith the acid gfeen
alto of Charlie Parker, the self-destructionist who
created modern j'azz singlehandedlg Thelonious
Sphere Monk spun his inriclate cocoon of dissonant
genius, and waited for the world to listen. His
purple-iagged chords, and prodding, piercing combinations of notes, a perfect transference of cubist
painting to a music form, not now so unlistenable, are not dismissed as the work of an eccentric
madman; not any rnore, but as that of the maior
creative force in iazz. Many of his themes, stark
and deceptively simple are no\ry seen as classics
o,f modern jazz. Coltrane is out on his o\pn; the
limb is of his own making. John Coltrane, the
original exponent of ' anti-jazzr' blows his mouth
to a bubbly pulp nightly on 3O-minute irnprovisations. Technically a bleak miasma; wringing out
every p'ossible variation and permutati,on on a
but the emotion is there, in sver,'
of the rainb'ow, btrt still bleak; an'ger is
prerzalent, with good cause. !7e should be brought
to tears, that a man who plays his music for God,
should want to coryurnrnicate with the world, on
an artistic level that every, or perhaps any, insignificant soul can dig. To enter his world is
something special. Saint Eric Dolphy, his coiling serpentine bass-c'larinet, his talking splinterirrg alto, 'accosting the listener, and the many
green and yel'low shades of his twittering flutesingl.e drord,
col,our
an invoc'atio,n. His convoluted, seething playing to
be a sign of his death. Greatest living; and in
death. Iconoclast Supreme, ugliest Cecil Taylor.
Hands running up and dawn the swirl'ing rnass
of the piano keyboard; banging crashing pounding out twisted grey nothingness; perverted beauty;
body swaying; so it is to see an artist pairrting;
in sor:nd. Misunderstood, lost among heaped
derision, but acceptance comiing any note nor\[t.
Emotionally, the thing: but not easy; this is the
u,l,timate test of endurance.
And so, the best I can do is recommend records
of these artists work:
orange Rollins: ' Our man in i,azz ' (RCA-Victor).
off-whiite Colem,an 'At Golden Circle; volume
,one' (Blue note).
black Mingus: ' saint ,and the sinner lady ' (HMV).
Thelonious Monk: ' Monk's Moods ' (Prestige).
A Love Supreme' (HMV).
date ' (Fontana).
very grey Taylor: ' At Cafe Morrtmartre '
bleak Coltrane. '
Eric Dolphy: r Last
(Fontana).
G. A. LANGFORD, L6A.
elassical musie
The style in which classical music is so often
to harm its image than it is
intended to do. trt is cursidered as superior and
' fuddy-duddy' by too many peoplE but little do
they realise that the tune they are whistling or
hurnrning is classic'al.
Peo,ple listen to far more classical music than
they realise, as in ' Housewives' Choice ' or ' Two-,
Vay Family Favourites.' There are many 'television and radio programmes that use classical
tunes: ' Quatermass ' used
music for signatuie
part of ' The -Planet Suite o by Holst. Children in
hymns written by_famous
assernbly very often sing
classical c$nposers; - for examp'le, Haydn's
' Glorious things of Thee are spoken.'
described does more
Cl'assical music is not really the monotonous,
thundering rrrusic one ,autoltnatically thinks of .
' Carmen t corrtains meny popular tunes, often
f.ight-hearted and descrip,tive. All music is very eTpiessive: tinkling water, @ a raglng battle as in
ttre ' lSlZ Overture.' Movernent is explessed in
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top groups can comrnand as much as f,1r000 for
a night in a top club or in croncert.
As a cultural fad, fotrk singing appeals to
genuine irrtellectuals, phoney intellectuals, sing it
your ' rugger song' self types, and rootless tntth-
who discern in folk songs the fine basic
of life.
Folk singing ,today is, on the one hand art,
seekers
values
and on the other, entertairunent-tenns which are
not mutual'ly exclusive except to the purists, who
claim thrat only three categories exist. The comrnercial category-Peter, PauI and MarS The
Kingston Trio, Burl Ives, Harry Belafonte and
others.
At the other
source
of
extreme are the purists-singers
who are above criticism because they are a living
the ' Carnival of Animals' or in ' Orpheus in the
Underworldr' and one is carried along by this
sense of movement in the music.
Music can depress or elate a persoo without
his ,actually liking it. It ,allays has an
and a mood, wen
if
one negards
it with
impact
contempt:
but the illore one listens, the more one likes it
and rernembers it.
Does it really matter to know th,at this piece of
music is in B flat maior onr B minor, and is a
cello concerto? To appreciate music one has to
listen, not know the story of who wrote it, why,
what key it is in, solo or orchestra, or even what
instruments are used. After all, what is a bassoon
or an 'ob,oe? I know what a cello is only because
someone laughed whelr I called it a 'big violin.o
In rrnrsic familiarity droes not breed curternpt
but appnrciation.
JANET SruLLIAMS, L6.
folk musie
A hootenanny is to folk mus,ic what a iam
session is to jazz, and rnost of Britain and
Americ,a is having one. Guitars and banios akimbo,
folk singers inhabit grirxy pub,s, srnokey cellars
and sp,rawl on to the floors of school and college
roorns. They are werybody and anybody. The
civil engineer performing in his spare time or the
student relaxing between lessons, lectures and
exarns. Everywhere there are bearded, or merely
fluffy chinned pop singers and clean-cut, clean
shaven minstrels; gifted arnateurs and serious
musisians. Folk singing has become both an
esoteric cult and a light indusry. Jumbo and
Spanish guitar sales have leapt since the first
days of Peter, Paul and Mary.and Dylan, so have
banio sales. Fo'lk 'recordings are best-sellers
and
,material
Frank Proffitt is ,one such singsr. He lives near
Beaver Dam road, North Carol,ina. He rnakes his
own fretless banios, cutting down hardwoods and
killing ground-hogs to get his materials. His LP's
are direct frorn tapes made in his olryn log cabin
in the Blue Ridge mountains.
The vas,t rniddle ground of folk is occupied by
the adaptors, people who dweloped their own singing in their own style. Chief among these is the
late Huddie Ledbetter, a criminal negro nick-
3L
narned Leadbelly, who between 'rnurder and
robbery wrote and recorded many songs in his
clear, echo.like voice.
After Leadbelly comes \P'oody Guthrie, Pete
Seeger and Big Bill BroonzY.
Fr.oonzy, wtto died in 1958, had no standards
of folk-singing in his mind and had little
patience wirth those who claimed true f_o'lk-songs
have obscure or unknown authorships. " I
guess
all songs is folk songsr" he said, " I ain't never
heard nb horse or cow sing one yet."
Hillbilly music (layabouts name for bluegrass)
is also very popular these days. It is a form of
folk music us,ing the three finger picking of thq
five string banio. The " Beverly Hillbilies "
theme is played in the bluegrass style. The leading exponents in this field are Lester Flatt, Earl
Scrubbs and the Foggy Mountain Boys.
Folk singing may be a fad at the montent, but
it has one elelnent which can keep it alive, it has
staying polrer. It is something that people who
are constantly subjected to ' canned' music can
do for themselvss-and thousanot.u?1o",
LJ6Sc.
visit to $pain
It was a typical English Spring d^y, wet
and foggy, when we left Leamington on our
way to find the sun in the land of onions,
oranges and Franco.
The pafty
consisted
of
eighteen brave
pupils and two even braver teachers. \$7e
boarded the good ship " Villandry " and four
hours, and a great amount of sea water later
we disembarked after a very calm crossing.
Our cases had grown far heavier by now and
the walk down the station platform wa$
punctuated by frequent stops.
That evening we (( did " Paris in about
half an hour and boarded the night train to
PerpigRon. There followed fifteen hectic
minutes of sorting out compartments, bunks,
blankets and food.
Early the next morning after a few hours
or fell out of hd,
depending on which bunk one had slept in,
The aim was to see the sun rise over the
mountains and it proved to be well worth the
effort. It was an impressive sight; the train
was travelling over a plain between the
snow capped Pyrenees at the foothills of the
" Central Massif." !7e brea,kfasted at
Perpignon at the station caf6-a far cry from
sleep, we rolled, crawled
British Rail, and crowded into the
coach,
heading for Barcelona.
Our-hote1 was situated
in the heart of the
city and before long we had disposed of 1
large lunch and our school uniform, and
decided to explore the city. SUre rushed out,
soon to discover that the lift was not only
slow but also temperamental. $7e spent five
minutes yo-yo-ing up and down and finatly
arrived back where we started and used the
stairs.
The next week was packed from one rrlorlling to the next. The large meals overwhelmed
us at first but we soon learned to accommodate them. This was not the only thing we
had to get used to : there were also the
persistent stares from the Spaniards, the lat_e
nights and such remarks as " Are they all
your family? " when they saw Mrs. Parkin
and her flock.
On more than one occasion we burst into
a rousing chorus of " On Ilkley Moorr" much
to the amusement of the natives. During our
stay we visited the champagne _ caves
(hicorps galore), Tarragona and a Spanish
village where we were serenaded by a band
of roving musicians. The only casualties of
the holiday were from over-eating, which was
caused b, an oversize paella served in a
three foot dish and containing cuttlefish,
octopus and goodness knows what. It
gladdened our hearts to hear of the bad
weather in England, as we basked in the sun.
It was, as Mr. Parkin would say: " Damn
hot."
But the dry to reflffn dawned all too
quickly. The iourney home was uneventful'
except that the train broke down outside
Parii and left several people hopping up and
down waiting for the train to restart.
On the train to London all the coaches
possessed lnfsls-('Reserved for
schoolr"
but ours was, " Reserved for Mrs. Parkin."
" Does she need all that room? "
All that remains are memories, penfriends-xnother twelve months to save.
" Where are we going next year m'am? "
VALERIE SPIRES, L6. Science.
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uol,uttturq seraiee
groap
t
Since Christmas the Voluntary Service
Group has considerably increased its activities. Senior boys chopped five hundredweight
of wood whilst the girls delivered the resulting fifty cartons full of firewood to the
elilerly iesidents of Kenilworth, \U7arwick and
Leamington.
On March 30th twelve old people were
" The Happiest
Days of Your Life." On March 25th a
Iumble Sale, held iointly by the Camping
entertained at the School play
Club and the Voluntary Service Group raised
over 930.
aeftappiest dags
of Aour lifeee
" Happiest days of your life " is a farce
and peihaps some people were sceptical as- t9
whether if would be a- success. If the farcical
sinrations are not well acted it is a complete
flop because everything else in the play - depends on the comedy. Mr. Cotterill made a
good start however, by choosing as manl
extroverts as he could lay hands on, most of
whom treat life itself as a farce in any case.
For many weeks Mr. Cotterill was to be seen
the school trying
anxiously
- trotting round
hard to look lika a very harassed producer.
will continue to use He was usually looking for odd members of
the Co-Op number-109409-in aid of the cast who ought to have been prese-nt at
rehearsal. They usually said, " Oh I lorgo1
Volunt ary
-ofService and we look forward to a
hearing
a record dividend when this is about it sir ! " oi even, 'r $f/'hat school play? "
Mrs. Parkin marched determinedly round
announced in July. The number of Green
the
corridors pouncing on frightened girls and
growing
steadily
Shield stamps collected is
and we hope to provide at least two electric asking them if their- mothers had 4ry long,
fires for people in need and if necessary fitted, old-fashioned suits or hats. Everyone
$[re hope that people
affange for ttre fitting of electric points.
At a recent committee meeting at Sflarwick
School for Boys, it was proposed that
Voluntary Service members should visit
immigrant mothers and teach them and
their children to speak English. This proposal has enabled us to broaden the scope of
our activities. An enthusiastic team of second
year boys are ioining young immigrants for
soccer practices, and in the near funrre we
hope to prwide regular field days for our
young immigrant friends.
On May 6th we held our first Social Even-
ing which was well
attended
by over
a
hundred members. During the early part of
the evening a talk was given by Mr. Peter
Furness of the Community Service Volunteers,
on the overseas work of his organisation.
It is hoped that more members of the
School will ioin in this important organisation so that its horizons may be expanded
to tackle the needs of the area.
ANNETTE WHITEHOUSE.
said they hoped they had. The final costumes
were ceitainly mosr effective and well suited
to the wearers.
As the first night approached everyone said,
" Don't worry it'll be alright in the end."
And of course it was. In fact even more
alright than anyone expected. Mr. Cotterill
had- done a marvellous- iob of type-casting.
Penny $lrright and Pat Keefe with their welladopted posfi.rres and voices portrayed almost
perfectly- the image associated with the
k typicai schoo,lmistr-ess." A11 that trittle Hasko
haCl-to do was learn his lines and be himself.
Foster obviously knew how to be a sctfool
caretaker and Hargreaves was elegant and
dignified as the eventually confused head-
'typical
St. Trinian's girlr' Pamela Monument, were
master. The long-sufrering parents and
very convincing as were
SU/estby,
Dammerrnan
and lanet Carpenter.
There were only a few 'awkward moments'
during the performances end the audience
seemed to take them all as part of the farce.
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along at a good speed with
The play
-and moved
farce
and
slapstick coming over very naturally
sponlaneously. 'The audience laughed
most of the time and were very appreciative
though sometimes they missed the more subtle
i.okes.
Several small criticisms could be made but
these seem negligible compared with the
general success. Several letters of congratulaiions were received from the audience and I
think many people will now use this production as a basis from which to iudge other
farces. Congratulations to all who took part !
P. GIBBS.
(flfilt (0t]tt ll0lllt
AilD ll(Hl IID Gnl[
(opposite Worwick Costle)
open l0 a.m-
10.30 P.m.
Sundays
including
Privote porties and donces
old slad,ents
Wedding receptions
ond cocktail porties
CIssoeiatioto
Pupils leaving school should go and gee
Miss-Gibson of Mr. Mitchell about ioining
the Old Students' Association and pay a
nominal subscription of 2s. 0d. entitling them
to join the Association. This was decided at
a short meeting of the Committee on April
6th, after the Old Students' matches. It was
also agreed to hold the annual general meeting early in September so that students
attending colleges and universities may be
able to attend.
ano
Tel ephone :
\Ulrednesday,
Beggars
42317
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May 25th, there was
an
Evening of Music consisting of thirteen items.
Among these were the orchestra, choir, various
solos and
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General Manager lohn Birch
an operetta called " The Blind
" which was very amusing. Zachariah
Morgan was played by Robert Gilmurray,
Alfred Buffies by Gordon Morris and a passerby by John Barton. Another item I liked
was the piano solo. The music was called
Swallows " and was played by Helen Rouse.
There was also a guitar solo by Kevin Chap-
"
man, who played 'Matador and Gavotte.'
Almost at the conclusion there was an oboe
solo played by Valerie Lardner and to conclude the evening the orchestra and choir
TOFlrr
BERLEI
SILHOU ETTE
GOSSARD
BAIRNSWEAR
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Telephone 54589
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played and sang ' The Grand March' from
'Aida.' This was a very successful evening
and I enf oyed it very, much.
JENNIFER BRAIN, IG.
between two mature people. Someone who is
immature must be content with a superficial
thoughts on
or
Relationships between people can be brought
about by loneliness. \U7ith old people; a widow
and a widower, revealing their life's secrets;
two old spinsters-constant companions. In
many ways this is a forced relationship; many
relationships, in which two people are sensitive to each other's touchy points, are not true
relationsh,ips, because of the artificiality in
not wanting to hurt the o'ther person's feelings by saying what they really think, and not
being completely honest to each other. This
applies to old people, and also to the relationand
grandparents; not their parents, but
grandparents; sympathy, old age.
A real personal relationship can be seen
perhaps in the first few days of marriage
where there should be such happinsss-fouf
are there no doubts? It all depends whether
these are discussed or bottled up in the person,
their
resultiirg
in a
dishonest relationship;
but things
are
probably more complicated than this, for example the relationship between parent and
child. This is honest and not superficial, (deep
in fact), but then how can a ten-year-old be
personal
relationships
ship between, s&y, to-day's generation
girl are out to impress each other, and, apart
from the obvious artificiality in this, depth
in a relationship needs time; any amount of
sincerity will not change that.
A real personal relationship can only be
' personal relationship' or
exactly the opposite, an ' impersonal relationshipr' with all the frustration that comes with
it.
A relationship between an old lady and her
cat, or a young boy and his dog (they don't
seem to bother anymore !) is personal, but
then old ladies and young boys are funny
people.
You can examine most kinds of relationships
and find that there is nothing inside; that they
are not personal, or even honest relationships-
the girl out to please boys, perhaps gains some
sort of personal relationship, but both boy and
mature? A child can remain close to the
parents, but when the child attains some
measure of adulthood, this relationship begins
to break down. It is obvious to me that young
and older people cannot get along well. They
manage; sorne
do; but tolerance is not
same as empathy.
A
personal relationship
friendship. The pace
the
is more than close
of life today
prevents
friendship being particularly close, and frustration and neurosis (there's a lot of it about)
prevents any effort being made to understand another being. It is this refusal to
understand anybody at all that gets me. S[e
are all content to reveal our true selves to
ourselves only. Apart from being a waste..
this is dishonest.
Ask anyone to-day what their personal
philosophy is (clean living . . .), and they'Il
spit at you or laugh, according to their
aptitude, but one which would encourage
better personal feeling happens to be my
philosophy, (if f'm entitled to have one); and
this is that everyone should accept everyone
else. Nothing astounding; iust that. Accept
other people, iust the way you accept yourself. Of course, if you don't accept yourself
then this needs to be worked out first, but
perhaps I should say that this is just the way
I feel, but it is unfortunate for me, for everyone, that no-one else agrees, and this produces
our present society and all the inequality and
that is an integral part of it.
all too involved in our pursuits, and
preiudice,
W'e're
we all refuse to accept things. Everyone knows
that China will be responsible for causing a
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nuclear war in th,irty years time, give or take
a year according to how sensitive we ate, but
what do people do about it? They don't act,
get them to talk; they don't talk, get them to
think; they don't think-go home;
the
battle's fought and lost. They censor their
to anything distasteful, and anything
threaten their security definitely needs
thoughts
to
forgetting about. Open m'inds are desperately
needed. Something inside us, which can quite
easily be overcoffie, confines us to our
interests; our inflexible, concrete ideas; so
right, and often built on no logical foundation.
I considered myself to be atheistical; why?
Primarily, because I have always been antiestablishment, and at times anti-most things.
Having seen the light in time, I then considered religion again, and rediscovered it for
a period while doing this. Even though f came
to the same decision that I had before, and
even though I dismissed it all after examining
it, at least I am now being honest with myself.
To get back to the personal philosophy
thing; iust because someone washes, walks,
eats, cleans their teeth differently to you, this
is not to say that yours is the right wdy, but
that yours is your way. Until more people
think like this, we will look over our fence
and see people as ugly or hip or whatever,
according to our own personal dilemma. If
everyone was born with this spelt out on their
chromosomes people would not only be tolerant
towards others, but perhaps we might even
learn to understand each other.
G. A. LANGFORD, L6A.
people uDa,iting
Mellow, yeS that's it, the park was mellow.
Age meant that it had, as do all old things,
ripened to a mellowness. Not the kind of misty
mellowness that old furniture gathers around
it in ancient houses, but the kind that good
champagne after years in wood acquires, fresh
and clean. Even the colours echoed this
impression. The yellow ochre of the beeches
and the rust red of the copper beeches gave
the place an aura of eternity and immobility.
But the men, motionless, almost ino'rganic
on the park benches knew different. They
knew that the park would soon be slashed to
the ground to make room for a motorway,
that their last refuge from the blank-faced
world would becorne non-existent.
They hunched, facing away fro,m the flats
which made a malignant scar of violent
scarlet, blue and black against the gentle
yellows of the trees. Porcelain white hands,
threaded with violet veins, clenched around
intimate walking sticks or consoling hip flasks.
Unshaven, shrivelled jaws clamped on to
sodden 'Woodbine' stubs. They only opened
to let a mixture of saliva and nicotine-stained
phlegm be spat out defiantly on to the ground.
Dull eyes sunk into crumbling skulls dis'
closed no emotions.
They were waiting. They knew that iust as
there were autumns in the park, there were
autumns in life, the dyeing of the old to make
way for the young. They were waiting for
their own autumn.
P. NE\TMAN, 4T,
duw-hreak
Tangerine orb
Thdt splits the fw marble
To sturdily grasp
For the blue ttffioro'y4 sky.
It urges forth slowly;
S plitting its spectrum
Of pure, qusted gold.
It rolls to the edge
Of the azure plain
That welds with uystal
se'ct,
To, th'e enco,mpassing sky.
Unspoken cold of the cobalt deep,
Suwenders in sigh,s
T
o
th,e fl.e'sh-so,o,thing heat
As th,e matin'ee de'us sw,eetly
T o blend with the nr€"zt)
coming daY
i.M.
retire's
GREEN, L6A.
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fftttrnuSonry:
a,ru eruqluiry
It
would be as well to explain primarily
purpose here is not to expose
that our
ruthlessly the intricate details contained in the
usual masonic rituals; to do so would serve
no intelligent purpose (and besides the school
fund could not afford a libel suit). Our intention is to explain the significance of the craft
and to provide an insight into its customs
and philosophy.
Many people are ignorant of the meaning
of the word freemasonry in the first place and
also the reasons why people become freemasons. In fact, the craft may be defined as
a code of ethics and ' a philosophy of life,
which, by using symbols from stonemasonry
and architecture, seeks to make its members
better men and to influence the world for
good. \UTithin this definition above, one of the
many myths which cloud the
essential
simplicity of the craft can be seen, with regard
to the symbols used, which are derived from
the ancient Egyptians. Actually these repre-and
sentations do have a significdnt meaning
relevance and are not, contrary to a section
of public opinion, learnt by masons for
absolutely no reason at all. This is not an
eccentricity of freemasonry, but this facet is
employed merely as an example of the charitable moral standard of behaviour for which
members of the craft are suiving.
The fundamental link which unires freemasons of all countries is a belief in the
existence of a supreme being or creator,
although masonry is nor a religion in itself,
whether this being signifies Mohammed, the
Protestant concept of God or any other similar
power. Masonry's chief aim
brotherhood and
it
is
probably
desires that members witl
be tolerant towards each other, with charity
towards all and malice towards none, that
S.y will help each other in misfortune, pray
for each other in time of need, but it is a
hy ^ilY. A. I{ell,as
grave error to imagine that Brotherhood is a
" closed shop." The spirit of Brotherhood is
intended to be carried to the world beyond
masonic boundaries and revealed to all men.
This is a basic aspect of masonry and is well
illustrated by the profound and allegedly true
story of the man who iourneyed to Northern
Sweden, but found himself with nowhere to
go. He was befriended by a Swedish mason
who gave him a bed for the night and showed
his visitor the direction of the place he
wanted to go the following morning. The
Swede discovered that the other man was a
mason and when he was leaving, the traveller
remarked: " f suppose you helped me so
much because you knew I was a Freemason."
" Nor" replied the Swede, " f did that
because f am a freemason."
The origin of masonry is extremely obscure,
is any history relating ro such an
early period of Man's existence. However,
there is every reason to believe that freemasonry was first established in England and
that there it remained until the famous meeting of the brotherhood at the Apple Tree
Tavern, Covent Garden, London in 1717,
where the craft took to wing and visited all
parts of the civilised world. This parricular
lodge, as gatherings of masons are called,
was the oldest and strongest of four Grand
Lodges. Members of it traced their origin ro
an assembly of freemasons by King Athelstan
at York in 926 A.D. \U7hether this Lodge was
actually in existence at such an early date is
open to debate, but it is fairly certain that
freemasonry came to England before the end
of the twelfth century. The other strong
Lodge of the original four Grand Lodges was
constituted in 17 5L at the Turk's Head
Tavern, Greek Street, Soho, London and
since then Lodges have mushroomed to such
an extent that there are now almost 81000
as indeed
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Lodges in England alone and thousands of
others in almost every other country in the
world.
Nowad&ys, freemasonry
is still, of course,
very actively practised by probably around
4001000 masons, which means that approximately 1 in 35 males over the age of 2L are
freemasons. Members must be at least 2L
years of age before they can gain admittance,
although very few masons actually ioin in
their early twenties. Contrary to some schools
of thought, Roman Catholics can theoretically
become members of a Lodge. However, to do
so involves breaking certain Catholic vows and
therefore someone who does this may not be
loyal and honest
to the craft either-con-
sequently the situation does not often
$Urithin
arise.
the Lodge, the ritual is conducted
by the $[rorshipful Master, who has proceeded
to that position after having come up through
the lower degrees in the Lodge, the whole
\U[rhat then. does one deduce of the masonic
institution? Certainly, there is deep sincerity
in the intentions of masons and this is borne
out by the fact that only men of honour and
integrity, who are trusted not to bring the
crafi into disrepute, are admitted. The only
discernible reasons for masonry becoming a
mysterious enigma are the facts that the procedure is kept secret and also that the craft
still retains many ancient traditions. Yet the
answers are simple. The ritual has always
been secret, as was anything similar to this
in the timei when freemasonry began, and the
fact that the traditions are still kept is neither
remarkable nor uncommoll-one only has to
witness Parliamentary procedure to realise
this. Say what you will, but in my opinion
freemasons are extremely reputable men and
as such should be respected for holding such
high ideals of charity, ethics and brotherhood.
to 20 years.
Most Lodges comprise in the region of 50
members, but visitors from other Lodges are
process having normally taken 15
encouraged. Meetings are usually held once a
month and there is also an active social side
to the Lodge which is apparent at each meeting. At a meeting, the main business is conducted first in one room, and this usually
consists
of the initiation of new
members,
promotion of established members to higher
positions or other business, all of which are
conducted by way of interpretations of
Egyptian customs. Then the members move
to another room. where toasts are proposed,
speeches delivered, and a dinner is eaten.
This is the social enio5nnent encouraged by
masonry, and the mood of seriousness and
reverence which presided while the business
was being conducted is considerably lightened
and indeed light-hearted humour flourishes,
particularly in the speeches. Some feel that
this period in the proceedings is abused by
businessmen for the pu{pose of furthering their
business interests, ana undoubtedly this does
occur to a certain extent, although the volume
of business discussion and exploitation should
not be over-estimated.
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audience enjoyed the play RNM.
AII three of the
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toto wp
The needle moo'ed upon the did,
brand nety motorbike out on trial.
The needle reach'ed one hundre,d and
The motorbike a)as doing finr.
A
Anoerieano urar
nine,
z)cmts
see'med to, stdnd still.
e eased the throttle open more,
He swept past lorries with a roar.
The road ahead looked clear and fine,
H
He' disre'gmde'd th,e doa,ble' white lin:e.
He passed a lorry, then droo,e ofr,
Into th:e frontt o,f a pmtte'chn'icom.
W
e all know the story of a crash at speed:
The tictims get buried beneath the weed.
He' was ldid to rest ne,xt to, a mat'e'g
His epitaph: H e saw, a little too late .
c. LISLE,
ill,d,ep erud,eruee
The Massacre.
Forty brawe men died that dry.
They died for ' Mo,ther America' they say,.
They died brao'ely as true men should.
They fought a;ell, as well as they could.
They tried to win but it zuas no good,
So f orty braoe men died that day.
Up ahead wN a slowt old tuuck,
He took a charuce and trusted luck.
He passed it at the top of the hill,
The ctrs And
of
4K.
Th'ey a)ere o,utnumbered, tuJo to owe,
lYith aery fr*' bulle'ts fo* Nery gun,
But they still fought h'wd, as hwd as th:ey
cowld.
They fo,ugh't braaely, thowgh it did Ttot good.
One by one they p'assed ct?t)ayr'
Forty braae me'n died th:at doy.
D. COOPE& rG.
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all for a posq of
Lond,on Prid,e
The Rules said that flowers must not be
picked; Lois knew that well. Many _ a liq.
had she been tempted to lean over the beds
to pull out a snowdrop, or forgel-me-not, or
a dark rose. She clutched her shiny sixpence
and wondered if Mrs. Tucker would have a
bunch of London Pride. Her mother liked
London Pride better even than black roses
or primulas. They looked as grand as in the
lovely church, when Lois had arranged them
smartly in the delicate vase on her mother's
shelf. Her mother lived in a wheel-chair, and
her father worked all day.
" Please, have you any London Pride? "
gasped with pain
- as she did
[ini
hurt?
rather
"
s-o_,-
and she asked
anxiously, " \u7here does it
" Herer" he pointed to his leg.
Lois asked him if he had a handkerchief,
and he told her that he had one in his left
trouserpocket, which he was lying otr: _ Lois
did not wani to hurt him but she pulled it
out.
" Splintr" he gasped. She
remembered
vaguely that when she had broken her arm
they had put a stiff thing in, called a splint,
on the soie part. Lois found a branch from
a tree, whicli she broke off and tied on the
man's-leg with his handkerchief . Her patient
gasped, ind Lois knew he had fainted. Her
own arrn had been nearly as bad. She wished
she had brought some brandy. That was gogd
for fainting. Then, she hadn't known that she
a man. It was iust then
that the little dog came back, tail between
asked Lois.
would be lreating
seller.
legs. He whined, a-nd Lois suddenly wondered
how she could get help. Could she send the
"'S7hat, duck? London Pride? Oh, Yes.
Plenty here," smiled the fat, friendly flower-
Lois gave her the sixpence.
" Threepence more please, duck." Lois was
terribly shocked.
" f have only sixpencer" she said.
" Sorry. London Prides is ninepence."
Mrs. Tucker was sharp.
Lois crept away, her sixpence still in her
hand, nearly blinded by her tears. In the
big shop along .the road, fl-owers yere very
It was woith a try. Her patient had a
pen and paper. In round, neat sqripl, Iois
wrote, " Please come to the Old Park Lane
where a man has hurt his leg."
" Go to someone, Doggie. Take this,
Doggie ! " She fixed the note to the dog's
Mrs. Tucker sold daisies for sixpence. Lois
picked daisies for nothing in the park, or
the field, and her mother always got them:
man.
expensive, and they never sold London Pride.
but they never looked as grand as the church.
A man was walking along the path, his
trittle dog running around his feet. He smiled
at Lois and walked on. A minute later, the
girl heard a sharp cry from behind her. Turning' she saw the gentleman lying in a peculiar
position on the road.
" I-think I've done a bit of damager" he
gasped, smiling bravely. Lois was at a loss.
Her mother had taught her a little bit of
it was common sense that told
her to pull the man out of the road. He
bandaging, but
dog?
collar.
Before long, Lois
felt lonely. She remem-
bered the London Pride.
" Hallor" whispered someone.
It
was the
" I sent your dog with a noter" Lois said.
" Good girlr" tG man smiled.
" My name is Lois Mclntoshr" she said.
" Mine's Stephen Billingsr" he replied.
" You've done a darned good iob."
Lois blushed.
" Can you phone? " asked
StePhen
Billings.
" Nor" answered Lois shamefacedly.
" ft's quite easy. You don't need money.
just pick the top piece up, and dial 999 on
the whirring round thing with the holes
in . .
.
Oh, it's silly me telling you. \U7e'd iust better
hope for Flapper."
'
40
" I think we had. I would make a mess
of
'phoning."
Lois remembered her London Pride again.
was too late to leave Stephen Billings to
fetch threepence from her mother, and even
then the posy would be no surprise.
" Look, Loisr" cried the man. " Here comes
Flapper with Dr. Green ! " Sure enough, there
was the little dog, triumphant, and the fat
It
doctor.
" Hallo Billings ! " he said, " You are in a
mess. I'11 ring for an ambulance." The doctor
took little notice of Lois. When the ambulance
came, Stephen Billings smiled.
" Goodbye Loisr" he said, and pressed two
and six into her hand. Lois was dumbfounded.
" Goodbyer" she said.
Mrs. Tucker looked up.
" Two posies of London Pride, pleaser" said
Lois.
ALISON LOVE, IG.
lorueliruess
By BRIDGET LA\U7RENCE, 5.T.
The days and the hours were one long
torture to her. Each day held the same numbness and emptiness as the one before. Nothing
roused her enthusiasm; nothing stirred her
imagination and time went monotonously on
and on and orf .
Night times were the worsto when she lay
in bed, thinking about him, missing his nearness to her, dreading the comments the
neighbours would make, fearing for her unborn child, and the knocks of the school-
children rang in her ears. Every hour could
be heard striking in a distant church tower,
and each hour broughr new anguish and pain,
and the pillow was wet with tears. Sometimes
an owl hooted and added to the melancholy.
Shopping was the thing she dreaded.
She
cared no more about her looks, and never put
any make-up on. She tried to look inconspicuous by wearing an old coat but though
she did not realise it the effect was to make
her strangely beautiful. She did not dare
to the local shops;
but even
if
go
everyone there knew her,
she went into the town, someone
she knew would stop and talk to her.
The faces moved past, expressionless pink
blotches, and she walked round the self-service
with the tantalising soft music. And suddenly
out of the mass would appear some
local
gossip, of which there were many, with smiling
lips and piercing looks, to begin the crossexamination in order to have a fresh supply
of scandal for the next meeting.
" f was so sorry to hear about your
husbandr" they would begin, while she would
have to turn away to hide the blinding tears.
" W'ell I mean, how's that child going to
live when he knows his father's in prison? "
and the eyes would stare maliciously. She
rid of that sort of person:
they always wanted to know more, and to
hurt her more.
It wasn't her fault he was in prison. She
never thought he would do anyhing like that,
but now everyone had turned against her.
There was no one she could confide in, no
one she could explain to. The only person who
could help her, who would comfort her was
locked up, and she was alone.
could never get
\UTherever she was
it was the same, the very
food seemed to be trying to choke her. The
clock on the wall seemed to be smiling
it had stopped at the hour
that he had been taken auray, and she never
wound it up again. The room seemed to be
pressing in from all angles : the silence was
deafening. She wanted to scream and run
maliciously, and
away, but she could not. There was no where
to go. She did not want him to know how she
felt because he had taken her hand and told
her to be brave. She had promised that she
would be, and if he knew she was upset, he
would be too. So she went on with her head
throbbing until she felt she could go on no
longer.
And she blocked her ears and screamed and
screamed, until the bitter sweet smell of gas
numbed her senses, and the room came closer
and closer until all was dark.
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42
rrervs
in hrief
Kenilworth Grammar School recently hit
the
it was anno,unced that fifth
former, Jennifer Beavon, was the winner of the
loc;al headlines when
counpetition held to s,elect :N motto for ,the new
coat of arrns for Kenilwo,rth. The mo,tto ' Cives
opp'idi firndarnenta ' (Citizens are the backbone
of the ,trrwn) was chosen from numerous entries,
froun both schoolchildren and from people who
hold pulilic office.
During the ceremony a't the Castle Gate House
where the new coat of arrns was presented to
the Citizens of Kenilworth by the Lo,rd-Lieutenant
of
W'ann
ickshire, Lord \7'illoughby de
Broke,
Jennifer rvas the recip,ient of a book as a token
of gratitude from the Chairman o,f the Co'uncil,
Mr. E. T. Evans, who is one of our School
Governors.
The new coat of arrns cornes a,t r very suitable
time as this year marks the 700th Anniversary of
th'e S.eige of Kenilworth. Celebrations to m:ark the
occasion were held on June llth in the Castle.
The school prwide,d four winners in the Brooke
Bo,nd art competition. Bradley and Alis,on Love
in the Junior section, Stephanie Crew in the
fntermediate sec,tion and Elaine Tulloch in the
Senior section.
Fo,ur members of staff hav€ recently become
fathers for the second time. The new offspring
still-l,ife
I looked idly at the trees: the morning mist
curling around the trees making them look
drowsy, and as though they were waking up
frorn a deep sleep.
The early morning sun rose like a big
blood orange, making them look awake and
lively. At mid-day the sun high in the sky
made the sturdy trees look happy and
friendly. Let you climb them and feel the
boughs sticking out hard and firm-safe if
one should fall.
As the duy draws on and the
friendly. The laugh has gone and there seems
to be a faint frown, as if they did not want
to. say good-bye to j- sun-ny. day, lest it be
raining tomorrow. The darkness creeps in
closing about them and they seem tp defend
the ground which they stand on. Like big
ogres in the dark silhouetted on the horizon
waiting for the
are Jonathan Mark Chambers, Judith Elisabeth
Crate, Timothy Darkes and Victo,ria Lowe.
This term ,the staff roorn has been enlivened by
our latest husband and wife team. Mr. Stevens
and his wife, who has taken over the iob held by
Mrs. \ffebber before she left the district. Mr.
Stones has also retu{ned to us: fresh from his
brief
secondment.
Mr. Hardy, we hear, has become an expert
his intensive course of training. Is it true ,that he was seen ,at midnight
paddling in a Northern stream?
Our school gained ATV fame on June l3th
when three pupils, Bridget Lawrence VI, Diana
Aldiss IVK and Christopher Lisle M had their
work, two poems and a story, presented in a progranrme enti'tled 'Pnglish and Life.' \Me print the
prize-winning entries in these pages.
Is it true that Mr. Birch has invested in a
lailoring business?
".fhe sixth form were iolted out of their cotnplacency during the spring term, when they embarked on a series of dancing lessons on Friday
afternoons. There were nine less,ons in all, under
the expert guidance of Miss Hathaway.
Don't take this as Gospel AfB.
I picked up a penguin t,he othe'r day HM.
mountaineer since
afternoon
Iingers, they begin to look sinister and no longer
far
away morning
to arrive.
L. HARMAN, 3G.
My
though:ts ttooel in conuerging lines
That ride ond ridge along
In plain arnbiguity and selfish ton:es
And the mottle of helplessness
Spinkled with despair
Atro'ss the blank ,t mind.
ToS into th'e sky
The' jutting fo** ,t oain Art
That desires all other forms of lines
And find the ruined ditty
Of all reports that echo
In tubes of grey and black.
JANET CARPENTER, U6A.
I rnust get down to the Gy* CIub ECIYC.
Will all tlaose girls wmtting to wenr their
btickers, please see lne q.t break DIG.
BARTON 2K
Prinee ehurl,es
o Edinburgh ntorthutwd,
And southward to Carlisle,
And eastutwd fw and westwwd,
Ooer man^y a peopled mile.
The beaco'n light gav'e w,mning
To th:,e true me,n o,f the land:
Arise mtd dom your armootr
An enemy is at hand.
T
On ro'de the yowng pretender
Made bold by each success;
Towns at his word surrender,
And cities to him conf ess.
And in the wake p'oud Cwlisle-The dread of enemie,s'Strikes low the roy'al banncr
And f alls up'nrl h:er knees.
On rode the yotmg pretmder
But
n:oqp
to meet
defeat,
His ffimy cut asunder
To Scotland made re'treat.
This way he repeats the lesson
The utorld is slow to knowLife h:as no hold on glory,
Its sea has ebb and flo*.
Culloden replaces Cumberland,
Before h,im in th,e fiSht
Staro'unded o'n
th:^s
left hwtd,
Swrounded on the right.
An ho,ur
o,f sm;age battle
Decides that game o'f ch:ctnce,
And h,,e a prince in Scotlwtd,
A
beggw
is in Frsnce.
R. $TINNINGTON, IG.
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