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THE PETERITE
Vol. LXXI
OCTOBER, 198o
No. 397
Editorial Committee:
Alistair Carder-Geddes, Christopher Ashurst, Michael Bowstead, Anthony
Dixon, Ian Cramb, Andrew Fawthrop, Timothy Blackburn, Andrew Cochrane,
Neil Harness and David Aspinall.
Photographs: Lawrence Bleasdale.
Edited by R. C. G. Drysdale, M.A.
PREFACE
The Peterite caters for several different markets. Many readers rightly
want a record of what has been going on in the School during the previous
academic year. Parents and prospective parents want to gain an idea of the
multitude of activities available. Some want to see evidence of the considerable artistic and literary talent in the School. Others expect a measure of
entertainment. The Old Peterites, too, have a strong claim on the magazine
as it was originally published with them in mind. These claims are not, of
course, necessarily mutually exclusive. It is, however, difficult to satisfy
all these competing interests equally and the end result is, inevitably, a
compromise.
This year's magazine sets out to publish a greater number of original
contributions and while the response to the Poetry competition was encouraging, the committee was disappointed by the comparative lack of interest in
the Short Story and Photographic competitions. This edition of The Peterite
is thus not exactly what the Editorial Committee wanted, but it is a step in
that direction. It is hoped that next year's issue will contain more contributions from the wealth of talent in the School.
The Editor wishes to thank the many contributors to The Peterite and would
welcome articles of general interest from Peterites past and present.
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CONTENTS
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Preface
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Editorial
Presentation of Prizes
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Oxford and Cambridge
Prize List
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Examination Results, 1980 ..
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Common Room Notes
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Valete
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Salvete
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School Notes
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InterView with the Headmaster ..
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Thirty Years On
Result of "The Peterite" Opinion Poll ..
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The Chapel ..
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Chapel Flowers
Comnlemoration Day
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Musid Notes
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Drama
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A Day's Climbing in Snowdonia ..
Sahara Expedition — Easter, 1980
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Norway, 1980
Cairngorms, 1980 ..
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Combined Cadet Force
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
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The Harris Science Society
The Northcote Parkinson Historical Society
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Young Farmers' Club
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Business Game
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The Chess Club
"St. Peter's School, York, A.D. 627" — A Sequel
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Visit to Parliament by Lower VI Politics Set
School Bird Ringing
Scanner Appeal Day
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Visit to Munster
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House Notes
Poetry Competition ..
Poetry Folk Evening
Crossword ..
Athletics
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Cross Country
Swimming ..
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Rugby
Boat Club
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Hockey Club
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Cricket
Squash Rackets, 1979-80
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Fencing
Bristol Letter
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Tennis
Cambridge Letter
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EDITORIAL
"Titanic sunk — one Aberdonian feared drowned." Such reputedly was
the headline of an Aberdeen newspaper after the catastrophe in 1912. Whether
this headline was ever printed I have yet to discover, but it does have a certain
credibility and confirms the insularity found in many countries. Britain has
had to be an outward looking country to survive and yet, paradoxically, in
the context of the international community we are often too pre-occupied
with our own relatively petty problems. The Media has much to answer for
in this respect. A staggeringly high proportion of the world's population lives
either on or below subsistence level. We see appalling images of starvation
crawl across our television screens and die in front of our eyes. And yet the
Media gives such disasters a comparatively low news-rating. Certainly if five
people die in a London train crash it commands more attention than the
rising tide of famine and lingering death in the Horn of Africa.
We, in the western industrial democracies, are a small, affluent elite
surrounded by a sea of world poverty. Too often the cries of the starving are
ignored. Was the Chapel Collection of £55 from staff and pupils a realistic
donation to the Kampuchean refugees dying in their hundreds each day from
starvation ? And yet when our record is examined closely, as Richard Harding
has done in his excellent chronological history of the School, it can be seen
that if St. Peter's stands for anything, it is not insularity nor lack of commitment to the wider world. Generations of Old Peterites have made significant
contributions in every walk of life.
This present generation will see more fundamental changes in their lives
than any other. We are living in an age of "dissolving certainties", to borrow
a phrase. It is for this reason that one of the major challenges facing education
is not simply to produce exam success, but to make pupils more aware of the
problems they will face not just as citizens of this country, but as part of the
world community.
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PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
6th October, 1979
The Chair was taken by the Dean of York, the Chairman of the Board of
Governors, and the prizes were distributed by Professor S. B. Saul, Vice Chancellor of the University of York.
Mr. D. G. Cummin, the Acting Headmaster, started his speech by welcoming
the Lord Mayor of York, the Lady Mayoress and the Vice Chancellor. He then
continued:
There can be no better way of keeping strong the links between the
School and the City than to have here together the First Citizen, the ViceChancellor of the University and you Mr. Dean as our Chairman, reminding
us of our close ties with the Minster.
In echoing the words of welcome to our visitors that you have made
Mr. Dean, may I add how very gratified we are that one of our Clifton Councillors is this year's Lord Mayor, making this a peculiarly local as well as a
Civic occasion.
In considering the past year I must first sadly refer to the deaths of three
people closely connected with our community:
In April, in the fullness of his years, Leslie Creer died: a distinguished
citizen and a distinguished Old Peterite; President of the Club for many years,
Clerk to the Governors and later a Governor himself — truly a man of whom
both the City and the School are justly proud.
I said that Leslie Creer died in the fullness of his years, and as though
to remind us of the mystery of life, we lost two very young members of our
community.
The gentle Jillian Harness died in April. She had had to give up her
school life knowing that she had not long, but she often came to see us and at
every visit she made us all feel happier.
Then in July, Paul Green was drowned in a canoeing accident. As a
Sub-Lieutenant on the threshold of his career, he had just gained his Engineering degree in the Royal Navy and the future looked bright.
We extend our sympathy to those who mourn their loss and we assure
them that we remember them with pride and joy.
As one having the responsibility to try to keep in good order the bridge
between two Headmasterships, I am able both to look back to the past few
years and forward to the future.
It is with affection and admiration that I look back to Peter Gardiner's
twelve years with us here. He brought us intellectual refreshment, and with
his quiet and often subtle ways, effected changes in the life of the School that
showed his determination to seek to fulfil the vision that he had.
But as a practical schoolmaster he took an unstinting part in the day to
day life of the School — in games, drama and all kinds of activities — and he
was always accessible to masters and pupils alike.
Peter Gardiner frequently reminded us that education is a process that
has no proper connection with politics or social differences, and it is entirely
characteristic of his honesty of purpose that, in seeking change for himself,
he should find it in a school where the aim is exactly the same as in any other
school and where only the environment is different.
We who have worked with Peter Gardiner know that he will enrich those
with whom he now works. We thank him for what he has done here and we
wish him happiness and success.
And now we look to the future, and we are ready to welcome Mr. Peter
Hughes from Shrewsbury School. My contacts with Mr. Hughes make it
dear that you and the Governors, Mr. Dean, have made a wise choice and that
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we can look forward to the cautious development of new ideas that can only
bring further prosperity to the School.
Meanwhile we look back on the past year, and first I refer to academic
achievements. You will see on the prize list the successes in entries to Oxford
and Cambridge, and there is cause for particular congratulation to Nigel
Pemberton who, at the age of 16, became an Associate of the Royal College of
Organists. This is not the first time a boy at the School has achieved this
distinction, but I think Nigel is the youngest to have done so here. A further
individual distinction is the award to John Abbott of a National Open Scholarship to read Engineering as a civilian scholar, at the Royal Military College
of Science.
At the Ordinary Level of the G.C.E., the results were much as last year.
Of the 91 Vth Form candidates, 10 passed tz subjects each and the overall
percentage of passes (73%) is slightly down on last year, but in general we
can say that all through the '0' levels the industrious were rewarded. A
word of warning might not come amiss: there should be no relaxing of effort
for any particular subject on the assumption that the subject can be taken
again, as of right, in the autumn.
For the first time this year all IVth Formers (95 of them) were entered
for the Religious Studies '0' level paper, and the 6o passes again show this
to be a worthwhile and promising innovation. Those 6o boys start the '0'
level year with the confidence of having mastered at least one subject, 24 of
them having taken a Maths paper as well and all of them passing — all but
two of them with A grade.
In the 'A' level examination the results were again impressive: in fact
if you work out the percentages, the attainment of top grade passes is higher
than last year. But what is more important is that more candidates are showing
that four or more 'A' levels (rather than three) can become the norm for the
able boy or girl. 45 candidates, in fact, took four or more 'A' levels, and they
accounted for 46 of the total 55 A grade passes.
I mention this statistic to follow the comments made by Mr. Gardiner last
year about the Normal and Further Examination Scheme proposed by the
Schools Council as a replacement for the present 'A' level. The purpose of
the N. and F. Scheme is the very worthy one of broadening the base of a
sixth-former's education, but we think we are already doing that here in
three ways : first by the wide range of existing 'A' level courses available,
second by the flexible use of the Alternative '0' level courses that can be
taken halfway through a pupil's career in the sixth form, and third (and perhaps most important) by the General Studies courses taken by every sixthformer. These courses are designed in part to lead to one of the General
Papers taken by all 'A' level candidates, but mainly to provide a wide range
of interesting topics that we feel can only enrich a school education. Let me
give some examples of the courses run by our own staff: Looking at Buildings,
Ecology, and Musical Appreciation, to name but three.
And these internal offerings are enriched by visitors, to whom we are very
grateful, and again, some examples will show the range. Already this term we
have had a presentation by one of our Governors, Mr. Michael Sinclair, on
"The Business of Soccer". And how grateful we are to him for this comprehensive view not only of what happens behind the scenes, but the inclusion
of a visit to a York City match as part of his presentation and needless to say,
York City won the match. Later this term we shall have a lecture from Dr.
Hogarth, a York University Biologist, on Dragons, and then a two-day visit
from Mr. Colin Briant concerned with the School and Industry Project,
this being to give sixth-formers a close look at the workings of industry. We
hope that from this visit there may develop opportunities for pupils to spend
a bit of time in an industry, not just looking round but actually participating
in the work being done.
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All in all we are alive to the need for the broad education and we hope
that parents would never support a son or daughter who might be tempted to
say, "That is not an exam subject — it's a waste of time". If they do, then
either we have got it wrong or their children are not at the right school.
And so to some of the many things we do here that have nothing directly
to do with exams, but which give so many people an opportunity to develop
enjoyable skills. There have been four important dramatic performances:
a French Play, Horace, (and a second one will shortly be produced); Antigone
(not in Greek or in French but in English) was performed by sixth-formers;
Romeo and Juliet (the last production here by Peter Gardiner) was fraught with
difficulties that made postponement necessary but was then beautifully performed; and earlier in the year we had the splendid production of The Yeomen
of the Guard performed by both Schools and giving a marvellous outlet for the
orchestra as well as the performers, and opportunities for the designers and
lighting experts to combine in this memorable performance.
Dramatic, but also highly scientific, was Mr. Hamilton's presentation
The Rise and Fall of the Atom. He and his team made all their experiments
look easy, and when we were told "this is one you can do for yourselves" some
of us actually thought we might have managed it, although we probably did
not try. We were involved in it all; we enjoyed it, and we were left with much
to think about in the deep problems of atomic energy
Among the many activities through which the friends of the School raise
money for various causes we should mention in particular the splendid effort
by The Manor (pupils and parents alike) at a Christmas auction in raising
over L40o for the Body Scanner being provided in York.
Committees are often suspected of being designed to cover up inactivity,
but I should mention two School Committees formed during the year which
are becoming very active: the Advisory Committee for the Environment of the
School (A.C.E.S.) is made up of pupils and staff whose interest is to try to
preserve and enhance the environment. The Committee has examined and
made recommendations on buildings and traffic in the grounds, on treeplanting and litter. Those who have served on it feel that they have had the
chance to take a constructive part in making the School a pleasanter place to
live in. A second Committee is just getting off the ground. Its purpose is to
publicise the events in the School and events outside which members of the
School could usefully know about. It offers scope for initiative, for artistic
skill and for the psychology of advertising. What we hope to achieve is not
only greater awareness of what goes on in the School but also closer links with
the City, of which we are a part. We would like to feel that some of the events
in the School would be attractive to people outside — some lectures, some
concerts and plays. Obviously invitations must be limited by space, but we
would like to feel that what's on in St. Peter's can sometimes be open to a
wider public.
Reference to concerts reminds me that while we have a wealth of music
in the School, as shown in concerts by the orchestra and by the wind band, in
individual performances and in our choir, nevertheless as a School we are not
good at singing. Sometimes a rather determined glumness seems to cover up
the feeling that I am sure many must have that they would love to sing if they
dared. Well, in the near future it may be that at short notice there will be
invitations to come and sing for half an hour or so, and I am sure Mr.
Pemberton will welcome parents as well. It could be worth trying and might
make us more aware of the pleasure of community singing.
Looking at activities away from the School, some spectacular expeditions
have taken place during the year, one to the Sahara and one to Iceland by way
of the Faroes, and a rugged climbing expedition to Snowdonia. I am sure
that parents as well as boys are very grateful to the masters who organise
these trips and maintain harmony in the parties they take with them.
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THE PRIZEWINNERS, 1979•
An expedition of a different kind came for some privileged members of
the C.C.F. — a week's voyage from the Firth of Forth to Portsmouth by way
of the Skagerrak in H.M.S. Bristol — a spectacular example of the splendid
opportunities open to members of the C.C.F., not least because it was free,
since like all C.C.F. activities it was part of the training provided for cadets
by the Ministry of Defence.
Within the School itself the many societies have flourished throughout
the year over all sorts of interests open to everyone.
And now to look at the year's sport. I have not of course mentioned all
the sports (competitive and otherwise) in which the School is involved, and if
this part of the report seems to be too selective it is because I have tried to
pick out aspects of School sport that show not only the successes but also the
difficulties that we sometimes face.
Thus I would say that Boating had a set-back when Mr. Brian Macdonald
left, but nevertheless enjoyed a successful season having been kept going by
Mr. Hughes and Mr. Daniel and further strengthened when Mr. Wootton
arrived. And once again we thank the Boat Club Supporters who raised a
good contribution in their summer dance.
Hockey suffered more than for many years from appalling weather which
prevented any outside hockey until well into the term. When they got their
fixtures the 1st XI lost none of their matches, but next season is bound to be
affected by the loss of a season's experience.
Rugby football had a very good season, regularly fielding eight teams
during the autumn term. The 1st XV had a season that ranked with that of
1949 when the School was unbeaten. They won all their normal inter-school
matches on their northern circuit and had only one defeat in their East Anglia
Tour when a make-shift XV lost by a try in the closing minutes of their first
game.
Among several outstanding players must be mentioned John Ellison, who
represented England Schools in all Home Internationals and then in their
highly successful tour of Australia and New Zealand.
The Cricket XI had a very good season. The team was young but had a
fine spirit and plenty of determination. There were no really outstanding
players — it was rather a team in which everyone played their part. Only one
inter-school match was lost, whilst five were won and the remainder drawn.
As only the captain (Charles Burdass) and one other player have left School
there is great promise for next season.
There are two more matters that I want to report specifically: one is the
recently completed chronology of the School which has been carefully collected
and checked by Mr. Richard Harding, an Old Peterite, now Housemaster of
Alcuin in St. Olave's. It is a very valuable factual addition to the Histories of
the School, and we thank and congratulate Richard Harding for what we can
properly call a labour of love.
The other matter has in it a risk, for if generosity is recorded someone
else may feel slighted. But in a world that all too often shows ill-will and
division, a warm gesture from the past can bring only pleasure. Just before
this term started I received a kind letter from Mr. Scott Cooper, who many
years ago was Master-in-Charge of St. Olave's, and he enclosed a gift for the
School of £r,000. And many who knew Scott Cooper will appreciate that the
generosity lay as much in the gesture as in the amount.
We have welcomed six new members of staff this term; their names are
recorded in The Peterite; and earlier in the year we welcomed Mr. Paterson
and Mr. Wootton; we wish them all a happy and successful time at
St. Peter's.
It seems that an Independent School is under pretty close scrutiny,
particularly in its own locality, and such a School comes in for a good deal
of criticism — some justified, some not. All of us in this community (pupils,
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parents and staff) need to be aware of the importance of manners, appearance
and conduct in keeping the School's good name
What I have tried to show in this report is that some things in our record
are better than others, that we try to be aware of what needs improving and to
nourish what is good. We can I think look back without complacency but
with some satisfaction, and certainly we look forward with confidence and
with hope.
The prizes were then presented by Professor Saul. In his speech Professor
Saul spoke of his concern for the cuts in education as well as the growing
failure in many circles to realise what education was all about. Professor Saul
was also depressed by the fact that those in authority often expected social
scientists and economists to come up with solutions when what was asked for
could not be solved.
OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE
The following won awards :A. D. M. Barrell
Open Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford ;
for History and Latin.
C. Bean
Open Scholarship at King's College, Cambridge, for
Engineering.
C. R. Bronk
Post-Mastership at Merton College, Oxford, for
Natural Sciences.
R. M. Barron
Open Exhibition at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford,
for History.
Amanda C. Rigby
Open Exhibition at Lincoln College, Oxford, for
Mathematics.
The following won places :Worcester
College, Oxford. (Law).
R.DBurton
Jill C. Gillett
Trinity Hall, Cambridge. (Law).
PRIZE LIST
J.
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NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE
A. McGrath
P. J. F. Abbott
f J. D. Gair
J. A. McGrath
K. H. RHODES PRIZE
B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE
THE DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN:
D. M. Noyes
T. A. Kaner
JS. R. Gorman
WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DIVINITY
1E. J. Smakman
TOYNE EUROPEAN HISTORY PRIZE .. S. H. Giddings
Senior
Junior ..
GEOGRAPHY PRIZES:
D. S. Rusholme
N. P. G. Davies
A. J. Stubbs
Senior
Junior
J.
SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE
C. Neal
T. C. Stephenson
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JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY:
B. A. R. Skrentny
R. 0. B. Gardner
R. D. Venable
F. M. Simpson
R. M. Craig
RICHARD ATKINSON MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR DRAMA { T. J. Raylor
Amanda C. Rigby
ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH:
Katharine J. Denison
Senior
A. G. Whipp
Junior
W. S. Carr
FRENCH ESSAY
W. S. Carr
GERMAN
B. Saber
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FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN
M. D. Bowstead
DRONFIELD PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS
A. C. W. Campbell
G. Cole
D. J. Johnson
PRIZES FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES
D. R. Kaner
Amanda C. Rigby
C. J. E. Bird
DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY
C. R. Bronk
WILCOX PRIZE FOR PHYSICS
A. C. Gibson
HANDICRAFTS PRIZE
M. A. Lodge
PADDY POWER PRIZE
MUSIC PRIZES:
f C. G. Broadbent
Senior
D. N. C. Pemberton
B. C. Kaner
Junior ..
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES:
R. D. E. Brown
VIth Forms ..
T. A. Kaner
Vth Forms ..
R. D. Venable
IVth Forms
R. K. R. Chilman
IIIrd Forms
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IVth Forms ..
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IIIrd Forms ..
THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZE ..
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PRIZE FOR DEBATING
FORM PRIZES
F. A. Craig
T. A. Kaner
D. N. C. Pemberton
W. I. Sellers
A. G. Whipp
D. M. Davenport
P. J. Drury
S. R. Gorman
E. J. Smakman
J. C. Torlesse
J. P. Atkinson
G. G. B. Robinson
D. H. Carr
S. F. Bradbury
Vth Forms
IVth Forms
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IIIB' ..
IIIB 2 ..
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The WORK CUP
was
won by Grove
EXAMINATION RESULTS 1980
The following successes were achieved at Advanced Level:—
Bilton, H. T. D. — Latin, Geography, Maths., General Studies.
Noyes, D. M. — Latin, History, Maths., General Studies.
Aagaard, P. V. — History, M.E.I. Maths.
Adams, N. T. — English, Art, Economics.
Anderson, I. G. — English, History, Economics, General Studies.
Barnes, N. R. — English, History, Political Studies.
Blenkinsop, A. J. — English, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Bowen-Rees, J. T. — Geography, Political Studies, Economics, General Studies.
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Brown, R. D. E. — German, Physics, S.M.P. Maths. (A), Further Maths., G
Studies.
Bulman, J. M. G. — English, History, General Studies.
Butterworth, C. N. E. — Geography.
Carr, W. S. — French (A), German, English (A), General Studies.
Chapman, N. J. — History, S.M.P. Maths., Economics, General Studies.
Collinson, A. J. — History, Geography, Political Studies.
Cooper, J. — History.
Dodman, J. R. — English, History.
Fallow, D. C. — History, Geography, General Studies.
Flintoff, G. A. — S.M.P. Maths., General Studies.
Gardner, D. E. — Geography, Physics, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Hewitt, J. R. M. — English, History, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Hindhaugh, I. D. — Political Studies, Woodwork.
Howie, J. H. — Geography, Economics.
Irwin, C. E. — Geography, Political Studies, Economics, General Studies.
Jemmett, R. P. — English, Physics, S.M.P. Maths. (A), General Studies.
Johnston, M. W. — English, General Studies.
Kershaw, A. H. — History, Political Studies.
Lodge, M. A. — English, History, Political Studies, General Studies.
Miller, A. J. B. — English, Physics, Art, General Studies (A).
Moodie, M. J. H. — English (A), Physics, S.M.P. Maths. (A), General Studies (
Neal, J. C. — French, History (A2), English, General Studies (A).
Nettleton, W. G. — English, History, Economics.
Pemberton, N. C. H. — Music (Al), General Studies.
Powell, M. J. — English, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Reeve, I. J. — English, History, Political Studies, General Studies.
Rusholme, D. S. — History, Geography (Al), Political Studies, General Studies.
Shirtcliffe, J M. — English, Economics, General Studies.
Stephenson, T. C. — English (A2), Physics, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Taylor, A. R. — German, Biology, Chemistry.
Thornberry, G. — History, Political Studies.
Tuck, A. B. — English, History, Political Studies.
Waddington, M. J. — History.
Waterworth, J. R. — History, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Bird, C. J. E. — Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), Further Maths. (A), Chemistry
(A), General Studies (A).
Bleasdale, L. G. — Chemistry, General Studies.
Bronk, C. R. — Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), Further Maths. (A), Chemistry
(A), General Studies (A).
Cole, G. — Physics, Biology, S.M.P. Maths. (A), Chemistry (A), General Studies (A).
Drinkwater, P. J. — Biology.
Hicks, J. C. — M.E.I. Maths., Economics, General Studies.
Johnson, D. J. — Physics (Al), Biology (A), S.M.P. Maths. (A), Chemistry (A),
General Studies (A).
Kaner, D. R. — Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), Further Maths. (A), Chemistry
(A), General Studies (A).
Mawby, S. J. — Physics (A2), S.M.P. Maths. (A), Chemistry (A), General Studies (A).
McGrath, J. A. — Physics (A2), Biology (A), S.M.P. Maths. (A), Chemistry (A),
General Studies.
Moore, J. E. — Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies.
Needler, H. M. J. — Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies.
Nield, M. J. — M.E.I. Maths., Woodwork.
Norman, G. J. — Biology, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies (A).
Precious, A. M. — Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry.
Prest, S. W. — Biology, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry.
Saber, B. — Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry.
Stubbs, C. J. — Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Economics, General Studies.
Wilson, I. G. — M.E.I. Maths., Economics, General Studies.
Bowles, R. N. — Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies.
Burdass, A. P. — Art, Economics.
Campbell, A. C. W. — Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies.
Coleman, T. C. J. — Chemistry, General Studies.
Gair, J. D. — Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies.
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Physics, Biology, Chemistry, General Studies.
Guy, J.
Batty, H. M. — French, German, Art.
Denison, K. J. — French, English, History, General Studies.
Morcom, K. G. — English, M.E.I. Maths.
Rigby, A. C. — English (A), Physics (A2), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), Fur. Maths. (A),
General Studies (A).
Smith, R. E. — English, History, M.E.I. Maths., General Studies.
Stancer, K. H. — English, History.
Liddle, A. L. — Biology, S.M.P. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies.
Plimmer, J. A. — Biology, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies.
Schofield, A. J. S. — Biology, M.E.I. Maths., Chemistry, General Studies.
At Ordinary Level (Grades A, B or C) or C.S.E. Grade 1 :—
Aagaard, A. R. (7); Atkinson, J. D. (7); Beaumont, D. A. (11); Beaumont, N. V. (6);
Bell, C. R. W. (11); Bilton, G. R. M. (10); Bird, 0. J. (9); Boocock, R. W. (2); Bramley,
R. (3); Brown, A. W. (3); Chippendale, M. L. (1); Clarkson, K. M. (7); Clayton, N.
(6); Copley, A. P. (11); Craig, F. A. (12); Critchley, P. A. D. (9); Davie, I. D. (5);
Dibb, R. F. (5); Dodman, P A (11); Drury, C. J. (8); Gair, R. J. (12); Gibson,
A. C. (5); Hall, J. M. (4); Hall, N. J. (5); Hall, S. J. J. (9); Hameed, A. (3); Hamby,
N. F. (10); Harrod, J. K. (9), Heap, C. J. A. (8); Heywood, M. J. (10); Hills, T. M.
(12); Hirst, J. E. (11); Ijaz, M. (10); Jacques, C. A. J. (10); James, G. A. D. (8);
Jewitt, A. M. (10); Jones, J. M. P. (1); Kaner, T. A. (12); Kean, D. T. (7); Kell,
P. A. (5); Kirby, R. J. (12); Knocker, R. K. (9); Lawrence, J. C. (13); Ledger, R. A.
(11); Lee, G. F. (6); Liddle, R. D. (2); Lomas, G. C. H. (10); McGrath, A. P. (11);
Mcllroy, D. R. J. (10); McMeeking, A. R. G. (8); Midgley, S. M. (10); Minnighan,
P. A. (9); Naylor, M. A. (6); Nendick, D. A. (9); Nichols, A. J. (12); Nield, J. C.
(12); O'Farrell, J. P. (9); Orange-Bromehead, J. R. (12); Paterson, A. James (3);
Paveley, D. J. (8); Pearson, M. (5); Pemberton, D. N. C. (12); Porter, A. M. (4);
Powles, A. J. (8); Pulleyn, J. I. P. (1); Reed, M. W. (10); Robinson, J. (3); Sabey,
R. N. (12); Saville, I. J. (9); Sellers, W. I. (12); Shuttleworth, A. J. (10); Simpson,
A. J. N. (2); Simpson, J. P. B. (11); Slater, A. G. (7); Smith, R. H. (4); Smith, S. D.
(10); Spence, R. W. (4); Stancer, W. W. (11); Sweetman, M. P. (9), Turner, G. M.
(3); Wadhawan, R. (6); Warrington, T. C. St. J. (10); Weeks, R. I. (4); Whipp,
A. G. (12); Williams, S. N. (11); Willink, M. D. (5); Wye, J. P. C. (12); Young,
R. C. (3).
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COMMON ROOM NOTES
Mr. D. G. Cummin was Acting Headmaster in the Christmas term.
Mr. D. E. P. Hughes took up his appointment as Headmaster in January.
At the end of the Summer term Mr. D. G. Cummin retired after thirty-one
years of service to the School. Mr. P. G. Croft was appointed Second Master
and Mr. R. C. G. Drysdale was appointed Head of History. Mr. R. J. Bulcock
became Contingent Commander of the CCF in May and has been appointed
Housemaster of Temple House. Mr. I. J. Armstrong has left after seven years
to take up a Maths appointment at Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School.
Mr. A. G. Roberts has left after one year's teaching to go into the world of
Insurance. Mrs. J. H. W. Drysdale has left after one year's part-time temporary
appointment.
The following new members of staff joined in September : Mr. S. A.
Cranville, B.A. (Durham) to teach Economics and Mrs. S. D. Deacon, B.Sc.
(Sunderland) to teach Mathematics.
Those who knew Andrew Riley, a former assistant Chemistry master at
St. Peter's between 1965 and 1972, will be sad to hear of his death from
leukaemia in January, 1980.
VALETE
DAVID CUMMIN
David Cummin joined the Staff in 1949. He had served in the Royal Air
Force for the greater part of the Second World War, becoming Gunnery
Leader on a bomber squadron for two tours of operations, and later in Training
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Command. He then continued his education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
and The Department of Education in Birmingham University before coming
to York.
At St. Peter's there are few areas of School life where he has not been
vigorously involved. He started the R.A.F. Section of the C.C.F. in 195o and
became the Contingent Commander eight years later. In his early days he
sang in the Chapel Choir and still retains a fine voice as we have seen on other
occasions. As a Diocesan Lay Reader he has actively and regularly assisted in
the formal services of the Chapel, and the addresses which he has given from
the pulpit have been a reflection of his own creed and a thoughtful stimulus
to us. For many years he presided over the Debating Society and inspired the
Montgomery of Alamein Prize for public speaking, now unhappily no more.
He has continued to referee Hockey matches and for a time organised the game
here and played regularly. He was associated with the Rise for nineteen years,
as Housemaster for the statutory fifteen. The Jackpot is still evidence of his
presence there. In the House he was ably supported by his wife Dora who
has always involved herself most loyally in the activities and interests of the
boys, and has continued to do so. Without such support our community would
be the poorer. But it is all too easy to take this for granted and to show little
appreciation of its great value. The losers will be the boys themselves. While
he was Housemaster of the Rise he was appointed the Head of the History
Department, to which he has attracted both able assistants and VI form pupils.
The young have been fortunate to be taught by him the disciplines of the
historical process and the two open awards at Oxford last November are ample
evidence that he has retained his touch to the last. Open Scholarships at the
two ancient Universities of England were once described by Sir Cyril Norwood,
a great historian himself, as "the blue riband of academic achievement", and
so they still are, for both taught and teacher, a product of true and sympathetic
team work in the best traditions of education. When he left the Rise, he
succeeded Leslie Le Tocq as Second Master in 1974. In this there has been
ample opportunity for us to see the enormous stature of the man. As an
administrator he never panics but always remains firmly in control, no easy
task when dealing with academics. Indeed David has been a most genial
colleague to work with, absolutely direct and true. Many of us have benefited
from his help and advice, the fruit of long experience in the service of this
School and of his skill as a historian to sort out the true from the false. He
has too been more than a colleague. To share a task with him is always a
delightful experience, an opportunity to see his dry and impish sense of humour.
On more public occasions this sense of fun has never been better demonstrated
than in the Pageants which he has written and produced, the last for the 1350
celebrations, a witty, original and hilarious skit on the history of the School,
admirably staged in front of the 1927 building.
When Peter Gardiner left unexpectedly in 1979, David Cummin stepped
into his shoes until his successor was able to come. His performance was
unruffled and the interregnum passed smoothly because continuity was maintained without any fuss at all. The spontaneous applause on his last Assembly
and in the final Staff meeting, at which he presided as Acting Headmaster,
both showed his capacity for attracting admiration and loyalty from Staff and
pupils alike. His vigorous life has not been limited to the confines of the
School. He is still a Justice of the Peace and Chairman of York 2000, both of
which activities reflect his energetic pursuit of a fair deal. The campaign of
York 2000 rightly attracted national attention and helped as much as the
Esher Report to preserve the civilised amenities of York for us to enjoy in the
future. As a York City Councillor he was introduced to the wider fields of
the Local Education Authority and the North Yorkshire Police Authority.
He still serves, although he is no longer a councillor, and is, inter alia, Chairman of the Managers of the three Clifton Primary Schools. From all this
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contact with the local community the School cannot but benefit. For we
cannot live in isolation even if the temptation to do so is great. York is justly
proud of its School and David Cummin has contributed no small part to the
reasons for that pride by his involvement with the city. He can also look back
with pride on his work here, and we with gratitude to him. We wish him and
Dora a well deserved and active retirement for many years to come.
IAN ARMSTRONG
Ian came to St. Peter's in 1973, and from the start he proved to be an
efficient, conscientious teacher, who worked his students hard. He had high
standards and did not tolerate sloppy or incomplete work, but essentially he
was interested in doing the best for his students and in helping them to achieve
the highest possible standard, whether they were the double mathematicians
in the Sixth Form, or in set four in the thirds.
Outside the classroom he became increasingly committed. He has been
an enthusiastic rugger and cricket coach, especially with the junior teams,
with whom he has been mostly concerned. He has run the Business Game
in which the mathematicians and economists in the School attempted to
maximise profits in a battle with other schools. He formed a Junior Christian
Union group in the School for two years. The Work Cup based on merits,
exam results and work in general, is awarded each September; Ian became
responsible for working out the complicated procedure for finding the winner;
only he understood it !
Ian was Assistant Housemaster in Dronfield for two years and has been
in the same position with Rise for the past five. The fact that he has been an
Assistant during the whole of his time here reflects his concern for the individual, both in and out of the classroom.
As a mathematics colleague he has given me outstanding support and
loyal service, never more so than when I was away in Cambridge for a term
and he dealt with all the day-to-day problems in the department. Nothing
has ever been too much trouble for him, and endless are the times that I have
been grateful for his advice and help. He leaves the department with a splendid
record. In view of his future appointment no doubt we shall still be able to
call on his services on a Saturday morning
In the Common Room he will be equally missed. Whether it was to
look after a General Knowledge quiz team, help on the Paddy Power committee,
travel away with a squash team, run a scrabble competition or take part in a
staff squash or cricket match, his reply was always in the affirmative; he would
turn his hand to anything. As a colleague and a friend he will be greatly missed.
We thank him for all he has done.
Soon after the end of term, Ian married Christine Hunter; we all join in
wishing them both every happiness and good fortune in the future.
G. M. S
ALISTAIR ROBERTS
The one regrettable feature of Alistair Roberts' time at St. Peter's was the
shortness of his stay. He taught Physics to all ages with the same Celtic firmness and dour humour, and the liveliness of his delivery often penetrated the
walls of the laboratory building.
In addition he made significant contributions in other areas of the School.
His expert presence in the C.C.F. was much appreciated by colleagues particularly in the Naval Section, and of him at least it could be said that he looked
very much at ease in the uniform. It was therefore inevitable that his sporting
interests would make him gravitate to the river and the Boat Club, where he
felt at home with fellow "salts".
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His recent sortie into the boarding side of the School was, I'm sure,
appreciated in The Rise.
Having so quickly and with such enthusiasm settled into our community,
his leaving is that much more of a loss. The School has lost a genuine enthusiast
and the members of the Physics Department a valued colleague.
D.H.H.
Name
Abbott, J. P. J. F.
Addinall, Ruth M.
Aylmer, T. B.
Barre11, A. D. M.
Barron, R. M.
Bean, C.
Burton, R. D.
Clarkson, K. P.
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Name
Craig, R. M.
Deas, R. C.
Gillett, Jill C.
Hinchliffe, D. R.
Longthorp, S. P.
Raylor, T. J.
Gillespie, R. G.
Wood, P. A.
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JULY, 1980
DRONFIELD
Aagaard, P. V., Blenkinsop, A. J., Broadbent, R. F., Chippendale, M. L., Cooper, J.,
Guy, J., Hicks, J. C., Hirst, J. E., Norman, G. J., Precious, A. M., Prest, S. W.,
Robinson, J., Schofield, A. Jane S., Stancer, Katherine H., Stubbs, C. J., Weston, R.,
Yeo, B. S.
GROVE
Batty, Helen M., Bleasdale, L. G., Bronk, C. R., Butterworth, C. N. E., Cole, G.,
Gardner, D. E., Hewitt, J. R. M., Liddle, A. Louise, Lodge, M. A., Nichols, M. E.,
Nield, M. J., Rigby, Amanda C., Waddington, M. J., Waterworth, J. R.
QUEEN' S
Adams, N. T., Bough, T. J., Davie, I. D., Denison, Katharine J., Flintoff, G. A.,
Howie, J. H., Johnston, M. W., Moodie, M. J. H., Morcom, Katherine G., Porter,
A. M., Turner, G. M.
RISE
Burdass, A. P., Clayton, N., Drinkwater, P. J., Hall, R. B., Hobson, C. T., Irwin,
C. E., McGrath, J. A., Needier, H. M. J., Powell, M. J., Shirtcliffe, J. M.
MANOR
Anderson, I. G., Bowles, R. N., Bulman, J. M. G., Coleman, T. C. J., Collinson,
A. J., McCarter, J. R. J., McLeish, I. R. M., Nettleton, W. G., Oxtoby, R. S., Pulleyn,
J. I. P., Quirke, N. P., Taylor, A. R., Wadhawan, R., Webb, S. W. C., Wye, J. P. C.
TEMPLE
Barnes, N. R., Boocock, R. W., Dickson, N. P., Dixon, R., Dodman, J. R., Hall, J. M.,
Hameed, A., Jackson, A., Johnson, D. J., Johnson, P. E., Moore, J. E., Neville, S. J.,
Pearson, M., Sharrock, D. J., Tuck, A. B., Wilson, I. G., Young, R. C.
SCHOOL HOUSE
Bilton, H. T. D., Bowen-Rees, J. T., Bromley, R., Chapman, N. J., Fallow, D. C.,
Hindha
ugh, I. D., Kershaw, A. H., Miller, A. J. B., Plimmer, Judith A., Reeve, I. J.,
Saber, B., Smith, Rachel E., Thornberry, G.
SALVETE
SEPTEMBER, 1980
Third Form Entrants
DRONFIELD
Atterwill, S., Clavell, A. N., *Hilton, M. G. B., Ijaz, T., Lincoln, J. D., Neely, A. D.
Shield, D., *Tether, D. R. C., *Toes, P. M., Wilson, N. M.
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GROVE
Briggs, D. S., Calderhead, D. A., *Conaghan, J., Crabb, S. J., Gilman, C. E., Grant,
G., Harrison, S. P., *Jinadu, P. 0., Leedham, I. P. J., Leonard, J. S., *Mackinlay,
G. L., Magson, I. S., Morris, L. B. J., Nixon, M. W. A., *Orange-Bromehead, R. W.,
Pearsall, D. W., Robards, M. D., Robinson, J., Savage, I. D., Smith, J. C., Street,
J. C.
QUEEN'S
Boocock, N. J., Coatesworth, P., Drever-Smith, N. P., Hall, J., Hardwick, J. C.,
Lister, N. G., Lister, P. M., Mayor, R. I. D., McNeil, A. R., Nappy, P. H., Raley,
P. J., Santorsola, A., Sellers, J. W.
RISE
Baldwin, R. M., Bates, M. A., Burdass, J. E. B., Chippindale, S. I., *Gaunt, P. M.,
Lawrence, F. M., McGrath, A. J., *Robinson, A. C., Ryder, S., Taylor, G. Y.
MANOR
Atkinson, G. D., *Bra non, T. J., *Brunton, J. G., *Crabtree, S. J., Creyke, N. C.,
Gray, D. G. M., Knocker, S. P., *Lodge, R. F., Moorey, E. G., *Pickup, J. D.,
Sim, J. K., Sowray, R. W., *Wilson, A. M.
TEMPLE
Baldry, S. H., Barker, I. J., Chapman, M. D. A., Dales, R. C., Firby, J. R., Hopton,
B. P., Marsh, D. R., Nelson, L. W. G., Pulleyn, D. R., Quinlivan, N. W., Rayson,
W. D., Richards, C. P., Scott, M. P., Seaton, J. M. A.
SCHOOL
Brown, D. R., Desai, J. K., Firth, S. M., Forman, S., Jibson, M. R., Jordan, S. H.,
Shield, P., Summers, T. D.
Sixth Form Entrants
Chao, Jacqueline S-W., Gorst, Rosalind D., Stewart, Frances L.
DRONFIELD
Fitzgerald, L. Siobhan, Houston, Susan M. F.
QUEEN'S
— Haxby, E. A.
RISE
Shelton, Fiona B., Whiting, Elizabeth E.
MANOR
Craig, Amanda J., Dobie, Clare M., Stewart, A. D. L.
TEMPLE
Atkinson, Sophie, Hamilton, Bridget S., O'Reilly, Judith M.,
SCHOOL
Sutton, Jane E.
*Boys coming from schools other than St. Olave's.
SCHOOL NOTES
The following speakers addressed the Sixth Form during the academic
year: Patricia Beer, a Poet; M. D. B. Sinclair, Esq., on the business of soccer;
A. Healey, Esq., on crime and the community; Dr. A. J. Peacock on George
Hudson, the Railway King; Air Marshall Sir Leslie Mayor, K.C.B., A.F.C., D.L.,
F.R.Ae.S., R.A.F., on Home Defence; D. Clark, Esq., on the York Mystery
Plays; and G. A. Burras, Esq., B.SC., on Nuclear Power.
A Memorial Service was held in the Chapel for Paul Green on 15th
September.
The Lord Mayor of York planted a tree in remembrance of Jillian Harness
on 6th October.
Richard Harding has produced an excellent chronological History of
St. Peter's. At present there are only a few duplicated copies in circulation.
It is hoped that it will be published soon.
A concert, organised by Bob Hall and others, was held early in January
for Cancer Research. Over £roo was raised.
A Sponsored Walk in aid of the World Wildlife Fund was held on 3rd
February and £300 was raised.
A Fête was held on 1st June for the York Scanner Appeal Fund and
k;1,520 was raised.
The Preacher at the Commemoration Service held on Izth June was
D. G. Cummin, Esq., J.P., M.A.
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INTERVIEW WITH THE HEADMASTER
Andrew Cochrane and Andrew Fawthrop interviewed Mr. Hughes, the
new Headmaster, for The Peterite. The questions asked were based on suggestions from many pupils and covered a wide range of topics.
What
Q.
are your long and short term plans for the School ?
To raise academic standards and to provide a greater variety of opportunities in other internal and external activities, so as to make St. Peter's
the automatic choice for parents wishing to send their child to an
independent school in the north of England.
What is, in your opinion, the role of the Headmaster ?
Q.
A.
The role of the Headmaster is to give long term direction to all aspects
of the School as there are already boys in St. Olave's who will still be in
St. Peter's in ten years time.
Do you think that it is worth having girls in the Sixth Form and do you
Q.
think the School will become co-educational ?
I think that in the future there will be an increasing demand for girls to
A.
come into the Sixth Form and it would be foolish to ignore this demand.
There will be a carefully controlled expansion of the number of girls in
the Sixth Form to forty. There are no plans to lower the age of entry
for girls as this would exclude St. Olave's boys.
What do you think of the balance of subjects in the School at present?
Q.
A.
At present, the balance is about right, although there will be some
slight changes. We are not paying enough attention to computer education and I hope to make this available to all pupils. The number of
technical subjects taught will also be increased with the building of the
new Centre for Design and Technology.
Do you think that the games system is well balanced at present ?
Q.
I would like to see more freedom of choice, but I would be unhappy to
A.
lose the Athletics. All boys should do four games sessions a week.
Do you agree with corporal punishment ?
Q.
A.
I do not oppose it, but I cannot see where it is appropriate.
Do
you agree with a Sixth Form bar or club ?
Q.
A.
Yes. It is not the principle which is stopping us having one, but the
shortage of space. It is on the list of improvements proposed.
What do you think of compulsory chapel ?
Q.
A.
I see the role of Chapel as one of the ways of providing a moral education
for the school-boy and I do not propose to change that. The present
system of Sunday services will also be kept.
Why
is School House so important for change ?
Q.
A.
This is because the number of boarding places wanted in the future will
probably decrease as this is the present trend. If the number of places
for day boys are insufficient School House can be converted into two
Day Houses.
Q.
What do you think about the present system of education ? Do you
think that the old system was better and what changes would you like
to see in the present system ?
A.
I never liked the Eleven Plus exam. dividing pupils into academic and
non-academic categories and I was not sorry to see it go. A system with
much freer exchange between Grammar and Secondary Modern schools
would have been better. The present system of education with large
comprehensives is also not very good as schools of fifteen hundred
pupils are too big. The system in Independent schools is much better
in that it has a reference system with the pupils who will be suitable
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Q.
A.
Q.
A.
Q.
A.
Q.
A.
for the senior school being referred there by the Preparatory school.
There is also an exam. to help the Public school assess the pupil's
performance.
Would you enjoy being the Headmaster of a large school ?
I would not enjoy being Head of a large school as one would be remote
from what was being done in the school. The job of the Head is to deal
with people and to direct policy, not to deal with vast amounts of paperwork as often happens in large schools. About seven hundred is the
ideal number of pupils.
What are your favourite leisure pursuits ?
Bridge, hill walking, music, squash and cricket at a low level.
What is your favourite type of music ?
I like all composers, but especially Bach and Bartok.
What about Pop music ?
I don't mind the Beatles and Pink Floyd but most of it leaves me cold.
What was your reaction on finding out your application to become
Headmaster here was successful ?
My feelings were mixed. I felt sadness on leaving Shrewsbury, but
excitement on getting the job here.
THIRTY YEARS ON
When the Editor asked me to write about changes in the School in my
time here, I perversely found myself thinking first about the things that have
not changed. The excitement of the four seasons, seen in relation to school
terms, never ceased to give me pleasure : the tang of Autumn in early September
with the anticipation of the thump of rugger balls in needle matches; dark
evenings with concerts or plays; a carol service and Christmas; the sharp air
of January; rules about snow-balling, and the first panics as trial exams remind
us that the Certificate exams really will happen; the greenery of the long
summer, and the poignancy as the school year moves to its close with the
feeling that one day it must be the last school summer for each of us, boy or
master.
When I came to St. Peter's I had been many years away from schools,
in the Royal Air Force and other occupations; and I can still recall with some
embarrassment that after such a long time I could no longer easily distinguish
a boy of seventeen from one of fifteen; and the distinction was not helped
by the fact that all except actual monitors wore the regulation brown jacket,
monitors being selected for a much sought after position in which the responsibilities were greater than now but were readily accepted.
I quickly realised how very strong in the school was the "seniority system".
It varied from house to house, but in general it meant a strict grading of years,
with carefully guarded privileges acquired as a boy moved up the school.
The system had a few good points in maintaining a form of discipline and in
teaching responsibility, but it inevitably led to bullying and it had to go, so
that authority now has to rest on respect and ability and not on a built in
system.
Not surprisingly this graded system devised by the boys supported a
conventional authoritarian school with the accepted compulsory activities;
but it was agreed that what was compulsory for the boys was obligatory for
the masters.
Thus for a boy or master to be absent from Chapel, including Sundays,
would be extraordinary. There was a Service every Sunday, usually Evensong
but sometimes Martins, but even so there would be at least thirty or forty
boys and several masters and wives at the voluntary 8.o a.m. Holy Communion,
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and some at each of the two 7.15 a.m. celebrations on week-days. It is indeed a
change that perhaps because of experimental liturgies in the Church as a
whole it would be difficult to have an effective Evensong or Mattins because
few would be familiar with the poetry of the Prayer Book or even the Apostles'
Creed; but change is characteristic of development.
Compulsory Sunday Chapel meant that exeats were limited to Sundays,
three times a term, from 9.3o until Chapel time. There was no half-term holiday until 1965; until then the nearest thing to a half-term in the long Christmas
term was to have All Saints Day as a holiday after a compulsory Choral Communion; and similarly in the Summer term Ascension Day was the much
appreciated holiday. Public holidays such as Whit Monday were ignored.
Apart from games, which offered almost no options, the other main
compulsory activity was the CCF, with Scouts as the only accepted alternative.
Thus every Tuesday everyone went into uniform; and as the school increased
the CCF grew to about three hundred and fifty. There was plenty of grumbling
by cadets every week, but a very high standard of turn-out, as can be seen in
the photographs of parades in those days.
I suppose the change in attitudes began in the late sixties when unthinking
liberalism became the vogue; students who had no idea where they were
going tried to influence children in the schools; adults became anxious to
avoid a "generation gap" and the country started to lose its direction. In
school Chapel was seen as "establishment" and therefore wrong; the CCF
became a popular but illogical target for "ban the bomb" enthusiasts; and
discipline was to be resisted in any form.
Unfortunately the challenge to the system and the desire for "freedom"
had a paradoxical effect. School children became less independent; less able
to think and learn for themselves; and it is only in very recent years that they
have begun to realise that if you are going to run it is first better to learn to
walk.
I don't believe that boys at this or any other school have changed in
nature. They have had to learn to resist pressures from unscrupulous and
ignorant purveyors of half-baked ideas. And I think that the resistance to
these pressures shown in this school and many like it is perhaps the most
hopeful sign there is that no matter how fashion and routine may change, the
soul of the intelligent human being does not.
D.G.C.
RESULTS OF
"THE PETERITE" OPINION POLL
Section x:
Best Album: (1) "The Wall", Pink Floyd; (2) "Duke", Genesis; (3) "Down
to Earth", Rainbow.
Best Single: (a) "Going Underground", Jam; (2) "I Don't Like Mondays", Boomtown Rats; (3) "Suicide", The Mash; (4) "Brick in the Wall",
part 2, Pink Floyd.
Best Group: (1) Police; (2) Blondie; (3) Genesis.
Best Male Vocalist: (1) Sting; (2) Peter Gabriel; (3) Bob Geldof.
Best Female Vocalist: (I) Debbie Harry; (2) Kate Bush; (3) Olivia Newton
John.
Worst Album: (I) "Regatta de Blanc", Police; (2) "Nightflight to Venus",
Boney M; (3) "Lena Martell's Greatest Hits".
Worst Single: (1) "One Day at a Time", Lena Martell; (2) "What's
Another Year ?", Johnny Logan; (3) "The Sparrow Song", Ramblers.
Worst Group: (i) Abba; (2) = Madness, Dooleys, Nolans; (3) Boney M.
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Section II
Best T.V. Documentary: (I) "Life on Earth"; (2) "Whisker's World";
(3) "Horizon".
Best T.V. Comedy: (1) "Not the 9 o'clock News"; (2) "Fawlty Towers";
(3) = "Citizen Smith and "Benny Hill".
Best T.V. Drama: (I) "Dallas"; (2) "Tales of the Unexpected"; (3)
"Henry V".
Section III:
Best Film 79/80: (I) "Life of Brian"; (2) "1o"; (3) "The Deer Hunter".
Best Actor: (I) Clint Eastwood; (2) John Cleese; (3) Dustin Hoffman.
Best Actress: (I) Bo Derek; (2) Raquel Welch; (3) Jane Fonda.
Literature: Best Book 79/8o: No outstanding preference was expressed.
Best Book ever: the preference was predominantly for pulp thrillers, e.g.
"The Rats".
Best Play: the preference in Middle School was for set texts. The Upper
School preferred T.V. plays, e.g. "Bloody Kids".
Newspaper: there was a definite preference for tabloids.
Magazine: there was a preference for motor, hi-fi and photography
magazines; e.g. "Motor", "What Hi-fi" and "Amateur Photographer".
Music Paper: (r) "Sounds"; (2) "New Musical Express"; (3) "Melody
Maker".
Section IV:
Musical Preference: (I) Heavy Metal, 184 people or 54%; (2) Contemporary, 18o people or 53%; (3) Rock and Roll, 122 people or 36%; (4) Punk, 98
people or 29%; (5) Mod, 85 people or 25%.
(More than one allowed; percentages out of 338.)
Section V:
The majority believed that capital punishment should be restored and
that British troops should be withdrawn from Northern Ireland. The reintroduction of National Service found little support.
Section VI:
Most frequently read newspapers were: "Daily Telegraph", "Daily Express",
`Yorkshire Post" and "Sunday Times".
The most occasionally read were: "The Times", "Daily Mail", "The Sun"
and "The Mirror".
The following, supposedly, were never read: "News of the World", "Guardian", "Sunday Mirror" and "Times of Zambia".
Lastly, in reply to the question, "What three major changes do you expect
to see in Britain in the next twenty years ?" the response was perhaps predictably gloomy. More strikes, more militancy and even nuclear war tended to
dominate people's thoughts.
We would like to thank the 338 Peterites who helped in compiling the poll.
Christopher Ashurst and Alistair Carder-Geddes.
THE CHAPEL
To say that the biggest thing that has happened this year regarding the
Chapel was the theft of the Communion silver, would be unfair — though
there is a grain of truth in the statement. This has been a quiet year, with no
great shake-ups or radical innovations, or even outpourings of the Spirit!
Our conservative brethren have been able to sleep soundly in their beds,
despite distant rumblings of "Methodist" worship and changing patterns of
Services.
Some of the House Weeks during the year have been excellent, including
a few outstanding services taken by individuals. I, for one, have found it a
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humbling experience to listen to boys courageously expressing their faith in
public. I remain disappointed that our many musicians are still shy over
performing in Chapel. Our worship could be given a tremendous boost if
these talented girls and boys would take courage and ignore the Philistines.
We have had the usual large services such as Harvest, when Mr. Chris
Chapman was the preacher, Remembrance and Christian Aid. The Advent
Carol Service lost much of its appeal and "magic" by being compulsory. The
Passion Service at the end of Easter Term featured the choir ably singing
plainsong with settings by Vittoria, and readings from Kahlil Gibran's "The
Prophet". On Wednesdays during Lent, local clergy spoke in Chapel. From
Alan Heslop, Vicar of St. Olave's; Bob Giles, Senior Diocesan Youth Officer;
the Dean of York; Michael Escritt, Vicar of Bishopthorpe; and John Cockerton,
Rector of Wheldrake, we heard much to provoke, disturb, educate and amuse
us. I hope that there can be increasing contact between the School and parishes,
for we must never be an isolated community, Christian or otherwise. Similarly,
the Chapel is primarily for School worship, not for private use by individuals
outside. Weddings, baptisms and other such occasional Services should really
take place in Parish Churches, as the Archdeacon of York has indicated.
The central feature of Christian life in school remains the mid-week
Communion Service. This is well supported by many boys and one or two
staff. We have been pleased to welcome, as visiting celebrants, the Archdeacon
of York, the Vicar of St. Olave's, the Vicar of Poppleton, the Bishop of Selby
and the Rural Dean of York. I continue to hope that many who have been
confirmed recently will find their way to a communion service.
The Bishop of Selby confirmed and celebrated communion at the St.
Olave's/St. Peter's Confirmation Service on 13th March. Fifty-five boys were
confirmed, including the following eight from St. Peter's :
Andrew Bulman, Simon Cole, James DeLittle, David Emsley, Nicholas Hall,
Christopher Hobson, John Simpson and Henry Walker.
Prior to being confirmed, these boys, with some others confirmed the previous
year, spent a weekend at Marrick Priory (Youth Centre), near Richmond.
The Sunday morning Communion Services are mainly attended by one
or two friends of the School. I believe though that it is important that the
sacrament continues to be celebrated each Sunday during term time. On the
first Sunday of each month we are invited to join in the St. Olave's School
Communion Service at 10.3o a.m. All Communion Services in the School
Chapel — as in all Anglican Churches — are open to all who wish to attend
and to all who sincerely wish to receive the sacrament. This is one Service
where formal dress remains optional.
During the Summer term we have had a "Favourite Hymn Week", at the
suggestion of the Chapel Committee. This proved very popular and the
"Top 16" were sung on five days with enthusiasm and, occasionally,
gusto.
At the time of writing, the St. Peter's Procession in the Minster looms
ahead. This is fraught with even more problems this year, as the whole School
takes exams before and after the Sunday, and the Minster is all but taken over
for York Festival. St. Paulinus could still come to our aid in future years, if
we dare to break with tradition. The preacher at Commemoration is to be
David Cummin, the retiring Second Master.
The new school year should see the disappearance of the problematic
afternoon Chapel and the emergence of morning worship once a week in
Clifton Methodist Church. This is a magnificent building and I look forward tl
to the chance of worshipping in it. It seats almost r,000, and this will be ideal
for our very large occasions such as the Christmas Carol Service.
The Chapel Committee have welcomed Mr. John Brown's design of a
new silver pewter chalice, patten and ciborium to replace the stolen ones.
These are to be made in the school by Mr. Dawson.
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It has been good, during the year, to have the St. Olave's chaplain,
Raymond Hargreaves, preach to the school, and also to welcome and have the
new Headmaster preach to us.
All our thanks as always to Mr. Pemberton, the choir and organists, and
to Mrs. Nix and the ladies who see to the flowers. Finally, my thanks to the
Chapel Committee for their ideas and help, especially to David Noyes (Secretary), Kit Bird (Sacristan) and Tony Miller (Crucifer).
J. M. Roden.
CHAPEL FLOWERS
The School Chapel is by no means easy to decorate effectively — the
more so since flowers on the altar are in the way of the celebrant and flowers
on free-standing pedestals tend to be in the way of the communicants and of
personnel in the chancel generally! Which really only leaves the windowsills.
One lone arrangement on the windows behind the altar needs to be large
and showy (and therefore heavy to manipulate and keep watered) otherwise
it becomes almost invisible half way down the chapel. So, without the excellent
variety of pot plants provided by John Hall and Walter Monkman, the chapel
would be pretty bleak during the seasons when flowers are hard to come by.
We are grateful to them. I am also very grateful to the small, busy, but
willing and hard-working band of helpers who rally round so faithfully, despite
all their other commitments, and who produce such magnificent results on
festivals and special occasions. Our thanks too to several regular givers of
donations, in cash or in "kind".
We do not normally have flowers in Lent, except for the Confirmation
and First Communion. During this last school year that left thirty other
"flower weeks". There were helpers for seven of them, one a parent and the
rest masters' wives. We do hear some appreciative comments about the flowers
but there is no doubt that, this last year, the decorations could often have
been much better during ordinary weeks had there been more help.
I, personally, feel strongly that there ought to be flowers in the chapel,
not only for the greater glory of God but also because very many people in
church or chapel feel more at home and more relaxed if there are flowers and
greenery there. I am not sure how many of you share this view. But, if you
do, please consider whether you could help occasionally and so make the
chapel a more beautiful place in which to worship or to find a few moments
of peace and tranquillity.
As we have said many times in the past, you do not need to be an expert
in order to help, and we won't leave you to cope on your own if you feel at all
diffident. On the other hand, fresh ideas and skills would be most welcome.
But, whether you are a pupil, a parent, a member of staff, a wife or just a
friend of the school, if you have been happy to see flowers in chapel in the
past, please think again whether you could join our band of helpers and make
the chapel more beautiful in the future. It looks daunting at first but it's not
so difficult once you get started! And it is certainly very rewarding.
Sheila M. Nix.
COMMEMORATION DAY
Mr. D. G. Cummin, the Second Master, gave the following sermon at the
Commemoration Day Service:
NEHEMIAH, CHAPTER 12, V. 40.
"So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the House of God".
Nehemiah was a very able and quietly determined Jewish exile in the
service of the Persian King Artaxerxes; and about the year 435 BC he got
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permission from the king to go and organise the repair of the walls of the
ruined Jerusalem, then as now the centre of the Jewish faith and nation.
The task was difficult, not only because Nehemiah had agreed a time
limit with the Persian king, but more so because there were enemies all round
Jerusalem doing all they could to stop the work being done. It is not surprising
to read that Arabs were prominent among the enemies, because things haven't
changed much in the fundamental politics of the Middle East. So we read
that they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause
confusion in it : and that the builders each "with one of his hands wrought in
the work and with the other hand held a weapon".
They slept in the desolated city, with continuous guards and an alarm
system to rally everyone when the enemy threatened. It was not just a formidable building job : it was being done under siege conditions.
But within fifty-two days the job was done : well within the time limit.
And now the time had come to give thanks to God, and Nehemiah arranged
the thanksgiving in a special way. It was to be a commemoration: but it was
organised in such a way that there could be a final inspection of the walls on
the way to the ceremony.
The people assembled at the west gate of Jerusalem, and there Nehemiah
divided them into two companies, one led by Ezra, the other by Nehemiah
himself. One company was to move round the walls to the left, the other
company moved to the right, and so they would meet at the east gate of the
city, at Mount Moriah where stood the Temple, the House of God . . . no
doubt as they moved round, some of those who had laboured at the rebuilding
would look with a critical and approving eye to see that all was well . . . and at
the Temple, where I'm sure they couldn't all get in — it's often difficult to
fit everyone in for a commemoration — there was great rejoicing . . . "The
joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off".
I suppose that since the seventeenth century, when the authorised version
of the Bible became the most powerful influence in English thinking, Jerusalem
has come to be regarded as a symbol of the ideal society.
But like any symbol of the ideal, we should be careful about how we aim
for it. It is stirring enough to hear hundreds of voices singing Blake's great
hymn "Jerusalem" on the last night of the Proms with a rising sense of
euphoria, and it's easy to forget the depth of Blake's thought with its touches
of irony : and I suspect that the heady feeling engendered by such a rousing
occasion has worn off by the next day.
But if we think about the ideal community more closely, we can perhaps
learn something from this exciting episode in the history of the real Jerusalem,
when Nehemiah organised the rebuilding of the walls.
First, we should remember that there can be no permanent ideal community: such a concept would be a contradiction, for permanence would
imply no change : and that would mean that we would become contented but
mindless creatures browsing "for ever in green pastures" and so St. Paul
tells us : "We have here no continuing city".
Secondly, because the ideal community cannot be a permanent one, I
think we should ask ourselves what we mean by the community. What is our
Jerusalem ? And while we must not lose sight of our sense of community with
our nation and with our world, we should first look at the community of which
we are most closely a part. And today that community is here . . . our School.
And surely at commemoration our community is formed of two companies
who gather to give thanks in the House of God. There is the company of the
present members of the School and the company of those who have been here
in the past. But whether past or present members, we are all concerned with
the good repair of our Jerusalem . . . our School.
The two companies change dramatically at the end of each school year.
Today some eighty of the present school company will leave to become past
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members — Old Peterites. And in September some hundred new members
will join the School. So the companies re-form: the process of renewal continues and the School makes progress.
But we should remember that Nehemiah's two companies had first gone
round the walls of Jerusalem to make sure that all was well.
We too, in one of our two companies, have each year had the opportunity
to help in keeping the walls of our Jerusalem in good repair : and as we come
each year to a commemoration, we should ask ourselves : "is all well ?" "Has
the work been well done ?" "Are there any bad patches to be made good
before next time ?"
This is the annual theme of our commemoration. To remember with
pride our past and those who are no longer with us in the physical sense,
although, as Peter Gardiner reminded us last year, we like to feel that they are
with us in spirit, "a cloud of witnesses". So we remember, we commemorate,
but we also dedicate; and to do this we first see if all is well and ask what needs
to be done. We see that the walls are in good condition and then we give
thanks and look forward to another year.
Nehemiah's two companies circling the walls and uniting on the east side
of the city make a great symbol of unity : and we are reminded of another
reference to Jerusalem, in Psalm 122, written probably six hundred years
before Nehemiah's time and famous as an anthem . . . "Jerusalem is built as
a city that is at unity in itself". The community without unity is nothing:
and unity is something we all believe in but often find difficult to attain.
In any community there will be differences of opinion: there will be
arguments, sometimes quite fierce ones. But if hatchets cannot be buried after
a decent interval, there is no unity.
In any community there will be clashes of personality: but if we hinder
one another through jealousy or threat or hatred, there is no unity.
If we think that the School means only those who are taught and those
who teach, and that others are here only to serve our needs in maintenance,
administration or in the kitchens: and if we can't thank those who do things
for us, or worse, if we hinder them in their efforts, there is no unity.
St. Paul described the community as a body made up of many members
with different functions but with the same overall purpose: "we are members
one of another".
If in our community there is the sense of common purpose between those
at present in the School and those who have left: and if we see that everyone
in our community is here as part of that common purpose, and is accepted as
such then, as our two companies come together to give thanks in the House
of God, having seen that the walls are in good repair, but watchful to keep
them that way, we can say with that same psalmist words that Nehemiah's
two united companies may well have sung at their commemoration: "I was
glad when they said unto me, we will go into the House of the Lord".
MUSIC NOTES
Christmas Term
At the beginning of term a meeting to discuss the formation of a Music
Supporters' Club was held. Interesting ideas were exchanged and partly as
a result of this a Publicity Committee was formed in School to deal with
advance information of events. The gradual integration of girls into the Choir
began with the Harvest, developed through Remembrance and reached full
fruition in the Carol Service. This is encouraging and is a help in overcoming
the difficulties of treble recruitment (which are social rather than musical).
In the November concert we were joined by trebles from Red House School,
a pleasing idea which could well be repeated. At this concert a string quartet
consisting of Fifth form members of Queen's House made its first appearance.
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They have combined together throughout the year, organising their own
practice sessions and setting a fine example of what should be happening in
many musical fields.
Easter Term
The idea that the Minster Epiphany Procession could be revised seemed
improbable but nevertheless was so: an unaccompanied arrangement by Dr.
Jackson of a medieval carol was sung at the West Door and Willcock's lively
setting of Resonemus Laudibus for double choir and organ gave another
welcome opportunity to sing with the Minster Choir. Refinements in the
procession, introduced experimentally last year, were ratified as being easier
for our large choir to negotiate, given only one rehearsal. Concerts for this
term took an enterprising step forward with separate evenings for pianists,
strings and wind. In each of these, ensembles were encouraged and the risk
that a concert of one type of sound might be tedious was dispelled. Over 4o
players took part in these three concerts. At the end of term a light-hearted
concert was given by pupils and staff. A group of staff sang Flanders and
Swami, and also took the novelty parts in the Toy Symphony: the Choir
continued its search for another image with songs of varied style: a section of
the band got audience participation in German beer songs. The End of Term
service was centred around Vittoria's setting of the St. Matthew Passion, cut
into convenient sections and punctuated with readings and hymns. The
Choir has often sung this privately in the past, but this was the first time it
had been presented to a larger audience.
Summer Term
The annual prize competition is a puzzling event: many say they do not
like the tension of a competitive performance; others say the result is a foregone conclusion. Yet it attracts more entries each year. There were 42 entries,
representing most ages and aspects of School music tuition. The event is
conducted in as informal a manner as possible; three evenings are available
and each entrant selects which is most convenient. Both Chapel and Hall are
used and the playing is open for parents and friends to listen, though it is not
intended to be a concert. How does one compare a simple piece played well
with a complex piece in which there were some slips ? To say the former is
an invitation to the unambitious, while the latter may tempt players beyond
their ability. The balance is fine and sometimes controversial. This year's
prizewinners were: Sixth Form, Clive Broadbent; Fifth Form, David Pemberton; Third Form, Benedict Kaner. Highly commended runners-up were:
Andrew Whipp and Robert Gardner.
The Second Waine Concert was held a week later this year, but as exams
are creeping earlier, the extra time given for preparation was eroded by a Hall
in use for other purposes. The programme lacked the variety in style and
grouping of the previous year, but despite that, contained some worthwhile
sounds. The entry for Waine Awards from our Junior School and the Minster
Song School was very talented and there are now 22 Waine Scholars.
Two of the Choir's important events come close together and both went
even better than usual. In the Minster, the joy of singing "Tu es Petrus" in
such sublime surroundings was truly reflected by the joint choirs of Senior
and Junior Schools; a fortnight later, the Senior Choir, augmented by Old
Peterite and Junior School volunteers, sang Purcell's "Rejoice in the Lord
alway" and, as usual, Stanford's Te Deum. The Brass ensemble (David
Copley, Robert Gardner, David Marsh, Stephen Ashton, directed by Mr.
Riley) added some fine sounds to the hymns and Te Deum for Commemoration. Unusually, the Choir did not attend the Ripon Festival: I hope we may
resume our long association with this R.S.C.M. event next year.
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Finally, our thanks to Mrs. Garnett for many years of teaching the piano:
her husband retires this year and she has decided to cut down her teaching to
give them more free time. Also to Martin Marsh (O.P.) for the generous gift
of an excellent flute which has already found a pupil.
CONCERT
7.30 pm in CHAPEL
Friday, 16th November, 1979
Bach
I. Jesu, joy of mans' desiring
WIND GROUP
2. Prelude and Fugue in G minor (BWV 558)
CLIVE BROADBENT
3. Abendmusik (Leipziger Turmmusik)
BRASS GROUP
4. Festival Voluntary
GRAHAM FLINTOFF
5. Motet
O God, Lord God, when thou appearest, darkness flies. Thy light and thy glory shine
forth on the earth, and thou art exalted 0 Lord, above all gods. We worship thy
glorious name, 0 Lord God almighty. Thou only art my rock and my salvation and
my defence, and I shall not be moved: my glory, my refuge, the rock of my strength,
O Lord of all power and might. 0 praise the Lord all ye people, and praise him all
ye lands. His merciful kindness endureth for ever: praise him in songs of joy. Be
thou exalted above all heavens, thy glory above all the earth. 0 God, Lord God .
THE CHOIR
6. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1st movement) K. 525
Bach
Wurz
Flor Peeters
Mozart
Mozart
QUEEN'S HOUSE QUARTET
Overture for Brass
BRASS GROUP
8. (a) Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr. BWV 716
(b) Noel nouvelet
(c) Figures plain and fancy (No. 2)
7.
k
Bach
Lloyd Webber
Desmond Ratcliffe
ROBIN JONES
9. (a) Chorale
(b) Prince of Denmark's March
Bach
Clarke
BRASS GROUP
Clarinets: Anthony Dixon, Richard Sabey, Marcus Pearson, Jonathan Binnington, John Armishaw,
Nicholas Heslop.
Trumpets: David Copley, Robert Gardner, Jonathan Jones, Mark Heywood, Nicholas Hopton, Peter
Stancer.
Horns: Andrew Collinson, Benedict Kaner.
Trombones: Stephen Ashton, Ian Anderson, Charles Marshall.
Euphonium: Nigel Pemberton, Bass: James Neal.
Strings: David Pemberton, Andrew Whipp, Andrew Copley, Fergus Craig.
Choir: Erica Brears, Penny Gordon, Katherine Turner, Susanne Ramsden, Joanna Ferris, Samantha
Jordan, Damian Austin, David Latimer, Rory O'Malley, Joanna Toes, Allen Rowell, Jonathan
Binnington, Nicholas Heslop, Phlip Kelly, James Bowden, Clive Broadbent, William Stancer,
Andrew Jewitt, Angus Aagaard, James Neal, Andrew Whipp, Fergus Craig, Andrew Hjort, Rupert
Brown, Ian Partington, David Pemberton, Kit Bird, Paul Aagaard, David Nendick, Timothy
Heap, Russell Broadbent, John McGrath.
The Choir included singers from RED House SCHOOL.
Conductors: Bill Riley, Keith Pemberton.
Piano: Nigel Pemberton.
PIANO CONCERT
7.0 pm in HALL
Scarlatti
Sonata in D. L461
DAVID PEMBERTON
Prelude in B minor. Op. 28, No. 6
PAUL MOAYYEDI
Nocturne in C minor. Op. 48, No. 1
NIGEL PEMBERTON
Rondo in C
CLIVE BROADBENT
Study in A flat
ANDREW WHIPP
Spanish Dance No. 2
ROBIN JONES AND CLIVE BROADBENT
Intermezzo in B flat minor. Op. 117, No. 2
DAVID PEMBERTON
WILLIAM STANCER
Beethoven
Czerny
Kirschner
Brahms
Debussy
ROBERT GARDNER
Liszt
Un sospiro
NIGEL PEMBERTON
Rathgeber
Allegro in G
Village Bellringer
Alwyn
PHILIP KELLY
Chopin
Nocturne in A fiat
Slavonic Dance in A.
Chopin
Chopin
W. F. Bach
Foga in B flat
Le petit negre
Wednesday, 30th January, 1980
GRAHAM FLINTOFF
Op. 46
DAVID PEMBERTON AND K.R.P.
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Dvorak
STRINGS CONCERT
7.0 pm in HALL
Wednesday, 13th February, 1980
Schubert
Quartet in A minor (1st mov.). Op. 29
DAVID PEMBERTON, ANDREW WHIPP, ANDREW COPLEY AND FERGUS CRAIG
Goosens
Old Chinese Folksong. Op. 4, No. 1
TIMOTHY KANER
Kuchler
Concertino (3rd mov.)
JAMES BOWDEN
Bach
arr. Isaac
Bourree
Country Gardens
DAVID KANER, TIMOTHY KANER, JAMES OGLESBY AND PAUL AAGAARD
Telemann
Concerto in G (2nd mov.)
ANDREW COPLEY
Bach
Aria (Peasant Cantata)
CHARLES ALLAN
Schubert
Waltzes
CHRISTOPHER BRONX, RUPERT BROWN, STEPHEN MAWBY, LAWRENCE BLEASDALE,
AND ROBIN JONES
Tartini
Sonata. Op. 1, No. 12 (Adagio)
JAMES OGLESBY
Bach
Partita No. 2 (Gigue) BWV 1004
ANDREW WHIPP
Haydn
Minuet and Trio Hob. XV/38
STEPHEN MAWBY
18th Century Dances
JAMES BOWDEN, ADAM STONE, ANDREW HJORT AND MAURICE DOBIE
Saint-Saens
Le Cygne
NIGEL PEMBERTON
Haydn
Concerto in G (1st mov.)
DAVID PEMBERTON
Purcell
Sonata in G minor (1st mov.)
DAVID KANER
Corelli
Trio Sonata in E. Op. 2, No. 10
Adagio — Allemanda — Sarabanda — Corrente
ANDREW WHIPP, DAVID PEMBERTON AND FERGUS CRAIG
7.0 pm in HALL
WIND CONCERT
Wednesday, 5th March, 1980
B. Strayhorn
Take the A train
FULL BAND
.7. Absil
Parade and Joyeux Depart
WILLIAM LEDGER
arr. Hirt
Wang-wang Blues
JONATHAN JONES
G. Tartini
Concertino — First movement (Grave)
SIMON WILLIAMS
R. Vaughan Williams
Concerto for Tuba — First movement
NIGEL PEMBERTON
W. A. Mozart
Mio Tesoro
NEIL HARNEY
S. Scheidt
arr. Howarth
Battle Suite — First movement (Galliar d battaglia
Swiss Folk Tune — Zurich March
NIGEL PEMBERTON, ANDREW COLLINSON, STEPHEN ASHTON, ROBERT GARDNER
AND W.R.
Spanish Dance
ANGUS AAGAARD, JONATHAN BINNINGTON AND WILLIAM LEDGER
Anglaise (from Suite for Trumpet, Oboe and Strings)
G. F. Hande
DAVID COPLEY
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Scene from Swan Lake, Op. 20
NICHOLAS HESLOP
W. A. Mozart
Concerto No. 3 — First Movement
BENEDICT KANER
G. Vinter
Song and Dance
JONATHAN BINNINGTON
E. Baines
Pastorale
ANDREW SLATER
W. A. Mozart
Clarinet Quintet — Second movement
RICHARD SASSY
P. I. Tchaikovsky
March from Symphony No. 6
FULL BAND
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Thursday, 20th March, 1980
END OF TERM CONCERT
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Take the A train
Waltz
0 what a beautiful morning
THE CHOIR
Waltzing Matilda
Le Secret
PIANO TRIO
ROBIN JONES, CLIVE BROADBENT AND PAUL MOAYYEDI
Song of the Weather
THE SWANNSINGERS
In the Bath
R.H.H., D.H.H., D.G.C., R.G.D., P.T. and K.R.P.
German Drinking Songs
WIND GROUP
ANTHONY DIXON, RICHARD SABEY, STEPHEN ASHTON, NIGEL PEMBERTON and W.R.
Bandstand Boogie
THE BAND
Barn Dance
A Transport of Delight
THE SWANNSINOERS
The Slow Train
Old Mother Hubbard
THE CHOIR
More German Drinking Songs
WIND GROUP
The "Toy" Symphony
THE ORCHESTRA
W.R., D.H.H., R.H.H., R.G.D.
THE BAND
MUSIC COMPETITION 1980
Monday, 19th May at 6.3o p.m. in Hall.
Piano
Piano
Piano
Cello
Viola
Trumpet
Piano
Piano
Clarinet
Piano
Piano
Trombone
Piano
Piano
Piano
Trumpet
Clarinet
Violin
Piano
William Stancer
Robin Jones
David Pemberton
Paul Aagaard
James Oglesby
Robert Gardner
Rupert Brown
Richard Jemmett
Nicolas Heslop
Philip Kelly
Robert Gardner
Stephen Ashton
Miriam Smith
Mary Spratt
Graham Flintoff
Nicholas Hopton
Richard Sabey
Stephen Mawby
Clive Broadbent
Hungarian Folk Song No. 2
The Darkened Valley
Fantasia in F sharp min. 2nd Mov.
Le Cygne
Sicilienne
Sonata detta del nero
Fantasia in D minor
Visions Fugitives No. 10
Swan Lake
Study No. 6
Bagatelle in G minor
Sinfonia — Cantata 156
Scherzo
Allegro
Nocturne Op. 37, No. 1
March (Occasional Overture)
Larghetto (Quintet)
Siciliano
Sonata in F 1st Mov.
Liszt
Ireland
Mendelssohn
Saint-Saens
Faure
Fantini
Mozart
Prokoviev
Tchaikovski
Harris
Beethoven
Bach
Clara Schumann
Haydn
Chopin
Handel
Mozart
Bach
Mozart
Tuesday, zoth May at 6.3o p.m. in Hall
Babak Saber
Paul Aagaard
Anthony Dixon
Andrew Whipp
Stephen Wood
Timothy Hyde
Jonathan Binnington
Charles Allan
David Copley
Dominic Johnson
Andrew Collinson
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Violin
Violin
Piano
Clarinet
Violin
Trumpet
Piano
Horn
Adagio (Concerto No. 1)
Concerto No. 12 — last Mov.
Humoreske
Liebesfreud
Gopak
Gymnopedie No. 3
Quintet
We have a new master
Trumpet Tune
Polonaise in A
Horn Concerto No. 2 last Mov.
Mozart
Avison
Dvorak
Kreisler
Satie
Mozart
Bach
Purcell
Chopin
Mozart
Wednesday, 21st May at 6.3o p.m. in Chapel
Robin Jones
David Pemberton
Clive Broadbent
Charles Marshall
Benedict Kaner
James Bowden
Timothy Kaner
Andrew Copley
David Kaner
Jonathan Armishaw
Adam Stone
Benedict Kaner
Organ
Violin
Organ
Trombone
Horn
Violin
Violin
Viola
Violin
Clarinet
Violin
Piano
Herzlich thut mich verlangen
Concerto No. 3 1st Mov.
Prelude on St. Peter
Panis Angelicus
Morceau de Concert
Russian Fantasia No. 2
Sonata jn B flat Aria and Gavotte
Sonata jn E min (Adagio and Allegro)
Sonata in E min (Grave and Allegro)
Bolney Ballard
The Swan
Sonata in G 1st Mov.
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Bach
Mozart
Darke
Franck
Saint-Saens
Portnoff
Arne
Marcello
Scarlatti
Jones
Saint-Saens
Schumann
WAINE CONCERT
Thursday, izth June at 7.00 p.m. in Hall
PRO GRAMME
En bateau; Cortege; Ballet. (Petite Suite)
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Debussy
NIGEL AND DAVID PEMBERTON
Canzonet (Haydn) and Scherzo-Trio (Beethoven)
OSZ (Autumn)
JONATHAN JONES AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
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Concerto No. 1 Slow movement ..
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Mozart
ANDREW COLLINSON AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
Sonata in A minor, 1st movement
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DAVID KANER AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
Trio No. 7 in E flat
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Sonata detta del Nero
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MARK HEYWOOD AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
Duet-Rondo K423
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ANDREW COPLEY AND DAVID PEMBERTON
Concerto. 2nd movement ..
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Mozart
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Fantini
Mozart
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Haydn
DAVID COPLEY AND DAVID PEMBERTON
Quartet Op. 29, 2nd movement _• .
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ANDREW WHIFF, DAVID PEMBERTON, ANDREW
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Schubert
AND FERGUS CRAIG
1.iebeslied
Kreiskr
ANDREW WHIPP AND DAVID PEMBERTON
The Jockey (Teasdale) and Yesterday (Lennon and McCartney)
STEPHEN ASHTON AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
Sonata No. 2 Largo and Allegro
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Stoneham
PAUL AAGAARD AND CLIVE BROADBENT
Debbie; Lonesome Road ..
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GRAHAM FLINTOFF AND NIGEL PEMBERTON
ASSOCIATED BOARD EXAMINATIONS
During the year, the following have been successful in Associated Board
Examinations. The results are Passes unless shown otherwise:
Name
P. V. Aagaard
C. R. W. Allan
J. P. Armishaw
J. P. Binnington
0. J. Bird
C. G. Broadbent
A. P. Copley
D. J. Copley
N. F. Harnby
N. J. Heslop
M. J. Heywood
A. F. H. Hjort
N. D. Hopton
T. C. K. Hyde
R. P. Jernmett
T. R. W. Jones
Grade
5
1
3
5
5
5
7
5
3
3
6
4
4
Instrument
Piano
Violin
Clarinet
Clarinet
Flute
Organ
Viola
Trumpet
Clarinet
Clarinet
Trumpet
Viola
Trumpet
Piano
Piano
Organ
Piano
Horn
Violin
Violin
Piano
Clarinet
Trombone
Viola
Trumpet
Violin
Trumpet
Violin
5
7
6
8
B. C. Kaner
D. R. Kaner
T. A. Kaner
P. J. Kelly
W. P. Ledger
C. C. Marshall
J. R. Oglesby
A. G. Slater
A. G. Whipp
C. D. Wombell
S. P. Wood
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7
6
3
5
4
5
5
8
3
2
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Distinction
Distinction
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
Merit
The following passed Grade 5 Theory:
F. A. Craig, R. 0. B. Gardner, A. J. Nichols, J. R. Oglesby, R. N. Sabey and A. F. M. Stone.
DRAMA
HEIL CAESAR
"That's just how Communists come to power !" A colleague's reaction
at the interval contrasted nicely with your reviewer's thoughts about the
dangers of Fascism highlighted in the BBC Schools Television updated version
of Julius Caesar further adapted by Ian Lowe for our Drama Centre. The
production certainly presented us most vividly with all the paraphernalia of
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the modern authoritarian state — uniformed violence, body searches and
control of the media. The twentieth century parallels were so numerous the
mind reeled — Spanish Civil War, coup d'etat in Korea, access to television
for extremists.
Much of Shakespeare's material was immediately familiar. Kit Bird's
Caesar presented a man made arrogant and careless by his own power, heading
CAST (in order of speaking)
Rod Craig
Tim Baylor
Kevin Clarkson
Tim Heap
Kit Bird
Guy Norman
Mandy Rigby
Craig Lawrence
Ruth Addinall
Katherine Stancer
Jill Gillett
Mark Adeney
John McGrath
Barney Skrentny
Ian Anderson
Stephen Mawby
Chris Bronk
Rupert Brown
James O'Farrell
Julian Guy
Katherine Morcom
Mark Lodge
Television and Sound Crew: Lawrence Bleasdale, James Hewitt, John Abbott,
Rupert Brown and Chris Bronk.
David
Hughes,
Jon Hirst, Ian McLeish, Terry Wallhead and
Backstage
members of the stage option.
Photography: Lawrence Bleasdale.
Programme and Poster Design: Mark Lodge.
Producer: Ian Lowe.
Cassius
Brutus
Trebonius
Cicero
Caesar
Casca
Antonia
Newscaster
Portia
Fortune Teller
Calpurnia
Metellus
Messala
Decius
Ligarius
Publius
Octavius
T.V. Director
Captain
Lepidus
Newsreader
Radio Operator
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towards his tragic end, not even realising why. The conspirators were largely
an unsavoury bunch, with Rod Craig's Cassius the most unscrupulous and
menacing. Tim Raylor as Brutus gave an excellent portrait of a man tortured
by the conflicting claims of loyalty and morality — an intelligent, sensitive
liberal pushed around and manipulated by others less humane but more forceful
than himself, a figure more reminiscent of School than politics. His bowing
out left the stage a less hopeful place.
The adaptors' inventions had their own special interest. John McGrath
played an independent army-commander with the right degree of efficient
detachment and lack of humour. With Mark Antony's transformation into the
Lady Antonia the play's modern resonances rang even louder; Mandy Rigby's
iron resolve and vowels formed to command turned the character into a
frightening mixture of ITN newsreader and Prime Minister. Indeed her
performance on the closed circuit allowed the audience to see both studio
cynicism and screen conviction at the same time, a remarkably ungimmicky
use of modern resources for dramatic effect.
The production extended the Drama Centre almost as far as possible
without excluding the audience. Scaffolding dominated the second half, the
split levels took us back to the devices of Shakespeare's wooden 0, while the
television screens exercised the same hypnosis as ever. Furthermore the set
required the services of a host of technicians whose involvement made the
event a school play in the widest and best sense.
The many minor characters, some of them very young, acquitted themselves with the panache we have come to expect, so that the total effect was
stunning — a universal situation, cleverly scripted main roles and a wealth
of dramatic variation both to entertain and instruct the Third Former and also
to remind his parents (and grandparents) of what dangers we have faced and
still face in the modern world.
R.G.D.
LA CANTATRICE CHAUVE by Eugene Ionesco
One remark overheard immediately after the first performance of the play
was that "it could never have been written by an Englishman", and this is
certainly true, in spite of the fact that Ionesco's characters have English names
and that great play is made upon their "Englishness" in the opening sequence.
The programme notes pointed out the debt owed by Ionesco to phrase-book
dialogue, parodied at the beginning of the play in the scene between Monsieur
and Madame Smith, which owed its artificiality to the "situation dialogue" of
the language textbook. It was, of course, the artificiality of the characters and
their situation which Ionesco was highlighting in stripping their speech of
logic in the normal sense, reducing conversation to meaningless non-sequiturs
which, in a manner typical of the French, they still sought to invest with
intellectual significance.
We were warned that the play was a parody of drawing-room comedy
and the actors were served by a very fine, traditional-looking, set which contrasted admirably with the confusion of "background" music greeting the
audience as they entered the auditorium. Unfortunately, many of those present
seemed to miss the point of this clever attempt to begin the process of disorientation, being content merely to play "spot-the-tune", until the arrival of
the characters from the back of the auditorium and their inspection of their
surroundings reinforced lonesco's insistence upon the artificiality of the
situation. From this point, nothing operated on an accepted level, even the
"trois coups", which traditionally signal the start of a performance, becoming
an informal tattoo.
Fortunately, for an audience with varying levels of competence in French,
the actors enunciated very clearly, a fact which greatly helped those struggling
with the vocabulary. With very little hesitation, relationships were established
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and explored, to reveal the emptiness of bourgeois society. Ruth Addinall
and Warren Carr, with many cries of, "Comme c'est curieux" and "Quelle
coincidence", eventually establish that Monsieur and Madame Martin are
man and wife and that Alice, the pretty little girl with "un veil blanc et l'autre
rouge", is their daughter — only to have Katharine Denison (playing Mary,
with the touch of "gaite parisienne" which one has come to expect of the
traditional French maid) reveals that they are not man and wife and that there
are two little girls called Alice, one having the right eye red and the left eye
white, the other with the right eye white and the left eye red!
More confusion was to follow, with David Hinchliffe, as Monsieur Smith,
asserting, "Quand on sonne a la porte, c'est qu'il y a quelqu'un", only to have
Jill Gillett, as his wife, "prove" that "Quand on sonne a la porte, c'est qu'il
n'y a personne". This argument was settled by the Fire Officer (Roderick
Barron) whose arrival and ringing (or non-ringing) of the doorbell had initially
prompted the discussion.
As the play moved towards its climax, the characters presented in turn
a series of "anecdotes", culminating in Roderick Barron's "tour de force",
the Fire Officer's recital of "le rhume". The climax itself was well executed,
both by actors and background staff, as a total breakdown of communication
was conveyed in the confused, simultaneous shouting of the characters, the
changes of lighting and the strange background music. This led up to a complete blackout, from which emerged chants of, "C'est pas par la, c'est par ici"
and a repetition of the opening scene of the play, with Monsieur and Madame
Martin substituted for Monsieur and Madame Smith, but carrying on an
identical conversation.
The play is ambitious in its attempts to break down the conventions
accepted by its audiences, but once its aims are known, it depends less upon
any intrinsic literary value (which Ionesco would be the last person to claim
for any of his work) than upon imaginative staging and competent execution,
in which the author was well served by the "cercle dramatique francais de
l'Institut S. Pierre".
P.W.
LA CANTATRICE CHAUVE
Madame Smith
Jill Gillett
Monsieur Smith
David Hinchliffe
La bonne Mary
Katharine Denison
Madame Martin
Ruth Addinall
Warren Carr
Monsieur Martin
Le Capitaine des Pompiers
Roderick Barron
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The group wishes to thank the following for their help:Andrew Barrell
— prompting and bells.
— Theatre Royal Properties Department.
Daniel Bond
Mike Dawson 1
— set.
f
John Gaastra
Joyce Hirst
— Bourgeois bric-a-brac and objets d'art.
— publicity.
Mark Lodge
— all kinds of things.
Ian Lowe
— lighting.
Iain McLeish
— music.
Keith Pemberton
— printing.
Alan Tooms
Leading Fireman Wade — North Yorkshire Fire Brigade (York).
Terry Wellhead "I_
— lighting and sound.
Ken Wootton f
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PLAY
Journey's End is a deceptively difficult play to perform successfully.
It appears straight forward enough — an immediately accessible situation,
clearly defined characters, only one location, a comparatively simple lighting
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plot — but there are hidden pit-falls. With most of the action taking place
off stage and with a realistically cramped set, the play essentially consists of
over two hours of static talking by characters who verge dangerously close to
stereotypes expressing values that, to a modern audience, can all too easily
appear absurd. Mark Adeney's production made the play work and, whatever
other comments or quibbles a carping critic might make, that is the ultimate
test of success.
Caught in the horrors of the first world war trenches the people are pitted
against the place and all, in different ways, are the losers. For this reason the
set, the physical manifestation of the place, is crucial and here was the production's greatest strength. By its daring conception and visual impact the set
brought the reality of the trenches vividly alive, never for a moment allowing
us to forget the external fight against which the inner conflicts of characters
take place. Of these characters it was Andy Stubbs' Stanhope that dominated
the evening. While others acted their parts, he was his, embodying the brooding exhaustion of a man fighting for sanity in the mad house of war while
desperately summoning up hidden resources of inner strength to try to ensure
the physical and moral survival of his company. The maturity of this performance was remarkable.
The other characters all had to fight against the temptations of caricature.
Andrew Hjort's bluff, dependable Trotter succeeded admirably by allowing
the humour of the part to come naturally, faltering in credibility only near the
end in the drunk scene where he slightly over played. In contrast David
Clark's performance grew in strength after an unconvincing start in which
his too mechanical emphasis prevented him from exploring the subtleties of
the character. His final, most difficult scene was, by the Saturday night, his
best as he effectively conveyed both Osborne's sense of imminent death and
his courageous reassurance of the nervous Raleigh. Raleigh is perhaps now
the most awkward of all the parts, for youthful idealisation of war and hero
worship are outmoded follies, too easily turned into material for a "Ripping
Yarns" parody. Richard Venable managed to avoid the potential absurdity
of the role by consistent underplaying, giving us a more muted and sensitive
characterisation at the expense of the dramatic change of attitude after the
raid. If his is the most difficult part then Hibbert's is surely the most unrewarding, having too few scenes to fully establish a character whose main
feature is, in any case, lack of character. There were some excellent moments
in Barney Skrentney's performance but he never quite got into the play and,
while he remains one of our most promising talents, he must concentrate now
on breath control if he is to reach the ends of sentences without running out
of steam. Of the other parts Bradley Say's Colonel showed admirable, quiet
(sometimes too quiet) control, suggesting a sympathetic caring man beneath
the weakness and platitudes. Dave Thomas gave the play a very confident
start with his cheerfully inefficient Hardy : Richard Norman coupled good
comic timing with unobtrusively efficient handling of the complex catering
demands of the script and Andrew Paterson, Richard Mansfield and Jeremy
Barrett all gave sterling support.
For all the individual talent displayed, it was the teamwork that was the
most impressive aspect of the production all the credit for this must rest
squarely on the producer. Mark Adeney can be well pleased with his directorial
debut for here was a consistently intelligent interpretation of the play where
even the effects that did not quite succeed, such as the synchronisation of the
explosions and the roof collapse or the over hasty lighting change at Raleigh's
death, were still well thought out ideas. The Middle School play is an excellent
opportunity for young talent to be discovered and developed —Journey's End
not only fulfilled this role but was a very impressive production in its own right.
I.M.K.L.
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JOURNEY'S END
CHARACTERS
Andy Stubbs
David Clark
Andrew Hjort
Barney Skrentney
Richard Venable
Bradley Say
Andrew Paterson
Richard Norman
Dave Thomas
Richard Mansfield
Jeremy Barrett
Many thanks to D.J.H. for help and advice.
James Muirhead
STAGE MANAGER/LIGHTING
Mark Adeney
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
STANHOPE, Commanding an Infantry Company
OSBORNE
TROTTER
HIBBERT
RALEIGH
THE COLONEL
THE COMPANY SERGEANT-MAJOR
MASON, the Officers' Cook
HARDY, an Officer of another Regiment
A YOUNG GERMAN SOLDIER
A PRIVATE SOLDIER
A DAY'S CLIMBING IN SNOWDONIA
The day was a fine one, with crisp cool weather. The sun had not yet
come up from behind Pen yr Ole Wen but a slight pink reflection on its
shoulder from the early morning light was rapidly appearing. The moon
was still up, behind our hostel, yr Hafod, and above Y Garn and Foel Goch.
It felt beautiful, with just the odd car purring along, the gurgle of running
water, and the bleating of sheep.
All thirty of us gathered outside the cottage, waiting for the off, up the
mountains which towered behind the hostel. Now we were just waiting for
the masters to appear, who were just going to lock up the hut, and then we
would be on our way.
It was nearing ten now, and eventually there was a line of us zig-zagging
up the mountain towards Foel Goch — but we weren't going to this summit.
Overnight frost was visible on the ground and together with ice on the
mountainside it was treacherous if you weren't careful. Now I thought that
I didn't want to go on if this was what it was going to be like; but soon it was
over. The pace was steady although I found myself at the back — but who
cares ? It wasn't a race.
A sudden tiredness struck me as I had not slept well the first night because
of cold and restlessness.
After about two hours we were nearing the plateau between Foel Goch
and Y Garn, which was covered in crisp, frozen snow; and it was a relief, for
me anyway, to reach some flat ground for a while and have a rest while the
others took photographs. But the rest was short-lived as we had to get down
before nightfall.
We could see Snowdon ahead of us, sprinkled with snow around the
summit. As we were going southwards towards Y Garn the sun was dazzling
us on the glittering snow. I thought this was the time to have some ski goggles.
But I forgot about the sun and looked away over towards the north, admiring
the magnificent views towards Bangor and Anglesey.
We reached the shoulder of Y Garn which had a lot of loose rock on it;
and it often slipped away from under my feet. The shoulder was steep and
dangerous as there was a sheer drop on one side and the shoulder itself had
some icy patches.
It was tiring going up here and I felt my calf muscles bulging and aching
although the pain was soon over as we reached the top.
Here we rested for a while for other people to catch up, and to give them
a rest as well. But when everyone had caught up and was on top, we set off
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immediately. A lot of people had thought it was lunch, but they had to put
their packups away hurriedly and repack their ruck-sacks. I found myself
behind everyone else.
On the way down, which was a fairly gentle slope, the party was strung
out in a long line in front of the great mass of Glyder Fawr. Below, I could
see a lake, frozen from the intense bitter cold for some weeks. Around this
area we were going to have lunch before we split up into two parties.
Soon we had all collected at the foot of the big Glyder and we all chose a
spot for lunch, preferably out of the Arctic Wind. All I wanted at that time
was my boiling hot coffee, as I was cold, and I wasn't hungry either.
After a hasty lunch, we split up into two parties; one going down the
Devil's Kitchen, the other over Glyder Fawr. A party of about fourteen of
us started off up the Glyder. It was icy at first as water had frozen, but then
we got onto the main path, which zig-zagged up the mountain gently. The
tiredness came back again, but this wouldn't keep me from going up. The
feeling of freedom came back to me, and it was just marvellous being up in the
mountains again.
The path continued to zig-zag almost to the summit and as we got higher
the snow became more apparent, in drifts at the top. Aching legs were putting
me in agony, and I was glad to know where the top was after being up the same
mountain the year before. The view was incredible, and with clear, cool
weather we could see so much: north up to Anglesey and beyond, west to the
Caernarvon peninsula, east back towards England with some factory smoke
appearing over Merseyside.
There was no time to stop as nightfall was drawing near. We hurried
down as quickly as possible without killing ourselves. It was snow at first
but then bog grass which was wavy in the wind. My toes began to ache as
my boots were too small and they were hitting the ends.
There was a big lake below us which we were heading for first. We soon
reached that; and then it was relatively flat track to the Snowdon car park
where we were going to be picked up just after dusk.
Jonathan Winchurch.
I found my second trip more enjoyable, for two main reasons. Firstly, I
knew what I was in for: climbing on the mountains, friendliness in the hut,
and how to occupy oneself in the evenings. Secondly, the weather was kinder,
and varied each day. It provided something for each walk that made it more
exciting. Wind on the first day was so strong that we could hardly walk.
There was a blizzard on the second day; sun and occasional heavy snow
showers on the third; and a magnificent last day with blue sky for the most
time.
The year before I had found that as it was a new experience I didn't
take full advantage of the options available. For example, I made the mistake
of going into Bangor . . . However, I have thoroughly enjoyed both trips to
Snowdonia and hope to go on many more. I recommend it to anyone who
wants to get away from it all and to experience new types of adventure.
Ian Saville.
SAHARA EXPEDITION - EASTER 1980
The expedition this year was again led by Mr. Bulcock, accompanied this
time by Mr. Tooms, and consisted of: David Aspinall, Alistair Carder-Geddes,
Richard Coates, Anthony Dixon, Andrew Fawthrop, Tim Heap, Paul Johnson,
Claire Lockey, Sarah Neville, Gary Oates, Sally Shuttleworth, David Topham
and Charles Walker.
The expedition started from in front of the school on the first Sunday
morning of the Easter Holidays: the day was spent travelling down to Ply- 1
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mouth, where we stayed the night at the Drake Hotel after discovering that
the Post House had mis-booked us. Monday morning began at six o'clock
with an early call; the ferry sailed just after nine, and soon, in spite of quite a
smooth sea most of the party had retreated to the safety of their cabins, where
they spent most of the twenty-four hour crossing to Northern Spain.
After docking in Santander late the next morning, the expedition arrived
for the first time on foreign soil: soon we were walking up the beautiful, but
steep, Cantabrian Hills — the minibus was apparently incapable of hauling
both us and Mr. Bulcock up one particularly steep stretch. Once over the
top, we made fairly good time southward through Spain, arriving the next
next morning at Torremolinos on the south coast after a gruelling twentyfour hour drive via Madrid and Malaga.
A swim on the beach, and a drive along the Costa del Sol later, we caught
a ferry at Algeciras, and that night, after a smooth crossing of the Straits of
Gibraltar, which afforded us an excellent view of the Rock, and a short stop
once ashore in the Spanish-controlled duty-free port of Ceuta, we pitched
camp in the dark at Asilah on the north-west coast of Morocco.
A brilliant sun the next morning revealed a magnificent beach on which
we spent the day, sun-bathing, swimming, building a sand-castle and recuperating from the exhausting journey through Spain. This was our first opportunity
to sample our own cuisine, which went from strength to strength as the expedition progressed. On the Friday, a visit to nearby Tangier offered most of the
party their first experience of Moroccan "salesmanship", and a gentle initiation
to the fine art of haggling; on the Saturday, we left the beach and travelled
southwards through countryside ranging from pastoral to arid, stopping for
the night just north of Marrakech.
Marrakech, on the Sunday morning, was one of the highlights of the trip :
the colourful markets, the ancient medina, and the exotic main square, with
its elaborately dressed water-carriers, its story-tellers and snake-charmers,
although highly touristic (and hence exorbitantly priced, as many of us found
to our cost!) offered hours of entertaining sight-seeing and haggling. In the
afternoon, with the temperature inside the bus well beyond the range of the
thermometer, we began our long journey eastward to the Sahara dunes. That
night, after a minor repeat of the Cantabrian Hills incident (yes — we had to
walk again) we slept out in a small valley in the Atlas Mountains, where the
dew came down like rain and an intinerant Arab deftly removed Anthony
Dixon's money belt from the bus.
The next day saw us haggling again as we climbed steadily upwards, this
time with the roadside amethyst-sellers : it was here that the commercial value
of the three girls on the trip became apparent, with Claire Lockey being offered
one piece of rock for ten dirhams and two kisses !
After crossing the High Atlas that morning, we travelled for the next
three days through the barren, rocky semi-desert, stopping for a swim at the
Source Bleu de Meski on the Tuesday afternoon, and crossing the Algerian
frontier at Figuig on the Wednesday evening: the Algerian officials are supposedly renown for their cussedness and corruptibility, and it was mainly the
latter that we experienced as we passed through their customs in record time.
Our outward journey finally ended on Thursday afternoon as we came
over a hill to the breathtaking sight of the small green oasis of Taghit, with its
palm trees and its typical Saharan mud-hut village, nestling at the foot of an
enormous caramel sand dune. Unfortunately, the hotel at which we had
planned to spend a few nights of luxury was full of Germans, and as we pitched
camp for the night, beneath the dunes, we were beset by the local merchants,
who competed to buy all our old jeans
The next morning, Sarah Neville surprised us all by being the first one
to climb a dune before breakfast ! Others soon followed and the rest of the
day was spent climbing dunes and around the hotel swimming pool. The
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Germans finally departed on Saturday and we booked into the hotel that
morning : after doing our laundry and enjoying a shower, the rest of the day
passed in much the same way as Friday.
The following morning marked the start of our return journey and for
an uneventful (except for two flat tyres — probably thanks to our Algerian
"friends") day-and-a-half we retraced our steps back across the Algerian
frontier and soon after another swim in the Source Bleu on Monday afternoon,
we turned north to cross the Atlas by a different route.
We arrived back at Asilah on Tuesday, and Wednesday was spent either
on the beach, or making a final visit to Tangier, where Tim Heap managed
to get mugged by a small gang who made their getaway in a sort of motorized
wheelbarrow !
The next day, after a brief stop in Tetuaan to collect our mail from the
poste restante, and a not so brief stop in Ceuta to do our duty-free shopping,
we crossed back from Africa to Spain and spent the night in a hotel. It had
been arranged for us to meet Mr. Croft on the Friday, for a visit to the Domecq
Bodega at Jerez. This proved to be most interesting and that afternoon, after
a good lunch, we arrived at a campsite just south of Seville.
Seville proved to be an easy place to get lost in on Saturday, indeed,
David Aspinall was actually given up for lost until we overtook him on the
way back to the campsite, with only seven miles left to walk. The party returned
to Seville next day to see a bull-fight, and, at crack of dawn on Monday, set off
northwards again, arriving at Palencia, where we had what was probably the
best meal of the trip, by nightfall.
After the meal, we travelled on into the early morning in order to reach
Santander in time for the ferry at eleven, but as we began to climb the Cantabrian Hills, the weather, which had been deteriorating since Sunday morning,
turned from bad to worse. Rain gave place to snow, and eventually a blizzard,
which culminated in our having to push the bus and trailer (separately at one
stage) up the last mile of the pass, in thick and often driving snow.
We arrived, still dripping wet, but just in time, the next morning, only to
find the ferry late and Santander flooded, but by that afternoon most of the
party were more concerned with the effects of a none-too-smooth sea as we
sailed homewards.
After arriving in Plymouth late on Wednesday morning, the journey back
to York was uneventful and we arrived late at night to a reception committee
of anxious parents. It became clear as we unloaded the trailer that between
us we had accumulated large quantities of Moroccan leather goods and national
dress. Amazingly, the party were all in good health, for all, apart from Sarah
Neville and Mr. Tooms, had suffered from illnesses ranging from sunstroke
to food-poisoning to sea-sickness during the trip.
Finally, on behalf of the party, I would like to thank Mr. Bulcock and
Mr. Tooms, and everybody else who was connected with the organisation
and preparation for the expedition, for a great experience, and a most enjoyable holiday.
T.A.H.
NORWAY 1980
Previous sea crossings had left some members of the St. Peter's School
Norway Expedition wary of matters nautical. However, on Monday, 14th
July the North Sea was on its best behaviour and, after an easy drive from
7 St. Peter's Grove, the sixteen members of the group set sail from Newcastle
on the "MS Blenheim". After a reasonable night's sleep and breakfast, the
jagged coast of Norway was sighted. As we slipped in between the islands
and up the Fjord towards Bergen, cameras appeared as the photographers
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began their three week marathon throughout the country — the results of
which we await eagerly. After disembarking we left Bergen and began our
journey north through rain which we hoped would soon stop. The next day
proved drier but more exhausting, when the brown bus and trailer were unable
to climb the steep gradients of the Sognefjell mountains unaided. After passing
Trondheim we continued up the Arctic Highway towards the town of Mo-iRana and Svartisen, a permanent four hundred square kilometre cap of ice
and snow.
We arrived at the Svartisen camp site at about 8.o p.m. on Thursday
evening. The following morning we packed tents, sleeping bags and fooa
(largely consisting of sweets) for a two day walk. We took a small boat along
the Svartisvatnet Lake and then walked (with a number of tourists) towards
the Osterdalsisen glacier, which came off the ice cap. We then walked up the
side of the glacier and pitched camp near its head at about 6.o p.m. At about
8.3o p.m. we left our tents and sleeping bags and, after clambering up a steep
bank, reached the ice cap itself. We walked north-west for about threequarters of an hour until we decided we had reached the Arctic Circle. We then
started back to our camp, and a small route change ended up with us crossing
in bare feet a stream which flowed from an ice-covered lake. No members of
the party regarded it as warm. Having spent the remainder of the night and
part of the morning in our tents we made our way back to the lake and after
an hour long wait for the boat we arrived back at the campsite where we had
left the bus and trailer. A quiet evening for all ensued.
The next day we drove away from Svartisen to where the Arctic Highway
crosses the Arctic Circle and there we found a huge number of tourists. After
spending some time buying cards at the shop thoughtfully provided for that
purpose we went south, driving through part of Sweden, and then camped on
a beach next to Rossvatnet, one of the largest inland lakes in Europe. Late in
the evening several reindeer came along the beach to drink but were evidently
put off by our bright orange tents. The next morning we drove towards
Trondheim and after another rainy camp went into the city, where we spent
several hours before continuing our drive south. We reached a pleasant roadside lay-by where we spent the night, after a supper of Norwegian plaice
which we'd bought in Trondhein fish market. The following day we arrived
in the Romsdal valley and pitched camp in the afternoon below the 1,80o ft.
high Troll Wall. On our first day in Romsdal we split into two groups. One
group walked for about is miles along the Langfjelldal valley while the other
visited the nearby town of Andalesnes. The next day the party again split
into small groups, some of which walked and some of which swam or spent
more time in Andalesnes.
Driving south from Romsdal we passed through Lom, with its quaint
wooden church, and reached the northern most point of Josterdalobreen, the
largest ice-cap in Norway. After pitching camp the group again headed for
the snowline. The ice was much easier to reach than that on Svartisen, and
soon we were standing on a 5,700 ft. summit, perhaps a little closer to understanding the phrase, "on the roof of the world". Descending to goulash and
mash seemed a bit of an anticlimax. The next day we drove down the west
side of the ice-cap looking for another way onto it — unfortunately our main
hope for this proved fruitless, and in the hot sunshine driving was hard on the
passengers as well as the driver. Leaving the Josterdalsbreen we headed
south again.
On Tuesday, at the start of our third week in Norway we camped soon
after lunch and spent the afternoon sunbathing on an island in the middle of
a warm river. After a mixed grill in the evening we slept off the previous days'
travelling. The following day we drove for most of the time, arriving in Bergen
at about 6.o p.m., and eventually finding a campsite — only the second organised campsite we stayed on. On Thursday, leaving the trailer on the site we
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drove into Bergen to do our final bout of souvenir hunting. Bergen rewarded
our attention by again raining on us. We then returned to the campsite for
our last night in Norway.
Next morning we drove back into Bergen and joined the queue for the
ferry. The ship left on time and we sailed down to Stavanger. We stopped
there for an hour, and as we left we had an awe-inspiring view of the "Alexander
Kielland", the giant oil platform which had capsized in the North Sea. During
the evening there was a disco on board which was attended by nearly all
members of the party, and once again the sea gave nobody any problems. At
Newcastle we disembarked quickly, and after a drive down what seemed a
luxurious road (the A19) we reached York and our much longed for hot baths.
To Mr. Hughes and, especially, Mr. Daniel go all our thanks for this immensely
enjoyable and interesting trip.
D.R.K. and C.J.E.B.
CAIRNGORMS 1980
We had set out on the Sunday after the end of term, in mid-morning.
By the time we were to get to the Cairngorms at about 5 o'clock we would
only have an hour's walking time before dark which would force us to set down
camp only a little way into the Ben Avon range. This is on the south side of
the massif, near Braemar. On the Monday we would have to walk a lot further
and it would be hard because of an increasing depth of snow.
As it was, when we woke up on Monday morning it was snowing very
heavily, which meant that it would be even more tiring in soft snow. So we
set out about 10 a.m. in very poor conditions : snowing, cold, with poor visibility. Luckily the track was very well marked, despite being covered in
several inches of snow. As it was the first day, my ruck-sack was very heavy,
probably 6o pounds, with bits hanging on it everywhere, rattling against each
other every so often.
Indeed, it was very hard going in the soft, wet snow, and I was thankful
for any rest possible. In this way we made very slow progress and so didn't
reach the ideal place for our second night's camp. Because of the bad weather
it would not have been possible to camp exposed on the mountain slopes, so
instead we sheltered in a valley.
It was nearing 4 o'clock by this time and the pace was getting slower and
slower. There was a general vote that we should stop and set up camp in a
pleasant, sheltered valley with Scots pines around us.
It had been snowing all day up to now, though it stopped for the evening
as we set up camp — so that was a help. But we still had to dig out many
inches of snow to form a base for our tents, which obviously meant a few cold
hands and toes. However, this didn't take all that long; and soon brews were
on the boil to warm us up again after a long, strenuous walk.
Jonathan Winchurch.
COMBINED CADET FORCE
In 1974 we decided to close the Army Section of the Contingent because
it was becoming too small to work well, but we always intended to re-form it
when the time was right. So it is very pleasing to record that the Army Section
came back into existence this year, under the command of Lieutenant Tooms
who has brought into the Contingent his special knowledge and experience
from the Regular Army, most recently as a key member of the Cadet Training
Team. We welcome Mr. Tooms to this appointment and we hope that the
revived Army Section will now go from strength to strength.
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The "ARETHUSA", the Naval Section's new cutter. ET. CIADR. BITI.COCK at the helm.
A Combined Cadet Force, however, depends in a very large part on the
enthusiasm of the cadets themselves; in fact, without this a Contingent has
no reason for existence; and in the long process of getting the Army Section
going again, we should acknowledge the determined efforts of Corporal James
Binns who, in the summer term of 1979, when he was in the Royal Navy
Section, patiently enlisted support among boys who were not necessarily in
the CCF so that he was able to convince the officers that there really was a
demand for the revival of the Army Section. This was a good example of
Initiative and of enthusiasm supported by action.
So at the Annual Inspection on Tuesday, 13th May, all three Sections
were once again on parade. The weather was good, and the Inspecting Officer,
Group Captain R. H. Wood, O.B.E., R.A.F., the Officer Commanding, Royal
Air Force Linton-on-Ouse was very pleased with what he saw, not least with
the welcome displayed in signalling flags on the mast. The Group Captain
trusted himself to the jack-stay rigged across the river by the Royal Navy
Section: we do not recall any previous Inspecting Officer doing this, and
happily all was well.
Before the end of term, Lieutenant Commander B. J. Bulcock assumed
command of the Contingent, and we wish him success and hope that he will
have the active support from his colleagues in the Common Room that he will
greatly need as the numbers in the Contingent grow. It is very easy to criticise
the CCF as having no obviously useful function, or even of encouraging
militarism, just as it is easy to question the value of many other activities in a
school; but the fact is that the CCF gives to many boys something that to
them is worthwhile and challenging, and any school that is privileged to have a
Contingent would be very foolish to let it dwindle and die for lack of support
from its masters.
Sub. Lt. Roberts who has been a great asset to the Naval Section with his
sea-faring background unfortunately left the School at the end of the year.
His energy, drive and humour will be missed.
The Contingent thrives, with more cadets going to camps and courses
than for many years and with the bright prospect of a close association with
the Green Howards, the Regiment to which we are now privileged to be
badged in the Army Section. It has been a great pleasure and help to have
had many visits from Second Lieutenants Barker and Denison, who were
both prominent members of the Contingent and who have been giving their
spare time to help with the training of the Army Section. At the Annual
Inspection they presented a plaque bearing the Green Howards badge, and
this will be permanently placed over the CCF notice board.
This association with a famous Regiment reminds us how much we
depend on the Services for their interest and support; we thank many members
of the Services during this year; the Cadet Training team who have identified
themselves with the Army Section; and the visiting officers and NCOs from
the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. In return we hope that we are able
to uphold an interest in the work of the Armed Forces and to provide an
opportunity for some boys to see if their future might be found in the very
varied and responsible life that the serviceman must be prepared to undertake
if he is good enough for it.
D. G. C.
THE ROYAL NAVY SECTION
The section has enjoyed a successful year, thanks to the inspiring leadership of Cox'n Lodge, who, together with his team from the Middle Sixth,
particularly PO Bleasdale, has set high standards in industry and enthusiasm,
encouraging greatly the younger cadets. An additional training aid has this
year been the arrival, on permanent loan from the Royal Navy, of the 27 foot
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motor cutter, "ARETHUSA", whose usefulness has been demonstrated both
in parade time, and on a full-day exercise during the Christmas term. On that
occasion, the flooded river made for an unusual and exciting excursion to
Linton Lock and beyond. It is encouraging that various courses sponsored
by the Navy have again been taken up by several members of the Section,
who have returned with qualifications which include certificates in sailing
proficiency very costly to obtain through civilian sources. H.M.S. Caledonia
has again been helpful in allowing us the use of its finely situated expedition
centre at Da11, on the shores of Loch Rannoch, for a June weekend, and the
facilities of the ship for a week in the Summer, and a long-weekend in November. The boating, swimming, and shooting facilities remain the most popular
attractions at H.M.S. Caledonia — though a day at sea on a mine-hunter, with
its cunning electronic devices expertly used on a realistic exercise, was certainly
stimulating. The Dall weekend was this year noteworthy for its production
of two rival rafts, which, on first launch, proved to be unseaworthy, depositing
their occupants unceremoniously into the Loch. But, with modification,
stability returned, for fishing and exploration, the former unfortunately unsuccessful, and not supplementing at all our Navy diet of eggs and steaks
expertly prepared by LS Bird. At School, Cox'n Lodge has modified and
refurbished the stores, which were warmly complimented by the Inspecting
Officers. He has also brought a sense of quiet involvement, sound organisation,
and clear forethought to much that he has achieved, and we are most grateful
to him for his outstanding leadership. Not least, he has set high standards for
his successor, P.O. Paveley, whom we congratulate on being the youngest
section coxwain for many years. We all wish him success.
R.J.B.
ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION
The Section has had a successful and busy year with 47 cadets on parade
at General Inspection when Group Captain R. H. Wood, 0.B.E., of R.A.F.
Linton-on-Ouse was the Inspecting Officer.
The training programme during the year has again been varied. The
highlights have included an excellent night exercise at Strensall last November
(surely the first night exercise when almost everything has gone to plan?)
visits to the assault course at Strensall and a visit to R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse
in June. Group Captain R. H. Wood, the Station Commander, is an enthusiastic supporter of the C.C.F. and we look forward to continued close co-operation with R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse.
The biggest disappointment must be the lack of Air Experience Flying.
One group of cadets has now had its flying cancelled seven times because of 1
bad weather/lack of pilots/aircraft unserviceability. They were due to fly in
April, 5979 and are still waiting. Their frustrations are understandable.
The Proficiency results were again satisfactory. The following cadets
passed Part III: J. Burr, H. Coe, S. Bellamy, F. M. Simpson, J. R. Oglesby
(credit), S. Bradley, P. A. D. Critchley, T. Hills, S. M. Midgley, J. Nield and
D. A. Beaumont. The following cadets passed Part II: J. Kendall, R. Young,
P. Stancer, F. Topham, S. Cotton. Proficiency work involves a considerable
amount of hard work and the cadets who passed are to be congratulated.
The Section sent F/Sgt. Hewitt, Sgt. Brown and L/Cdt. Oglesby to
R.A.F. Wildenrath in Germany and L/Cdt. Burr and Cdt. Young to R.A.F.
Gibraltar at Easter. We congratulate Sgt. Wallhead and Cpl. Giddings on the
successful completion of their Gliding Courses.
The Section again took part in the Assegai Shooting Trophy open to
all R.A.F. C.C.F. Sections and we came a creditable twenty-eighth out of the
seventy-three Sections in the competition.
The Summer Camp was held at R.A.F. Locking near Weston-superMare. The following cadets attended: L/Cdt. J. Burr, L/Cdt. J. R. Oglesby, /
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L/Cdt. F. M. Simpson and Cdts. P. N. B. Chapman, M. Dobie, S. P. Wood,
N. D. Hopton, J. W. Shanks, R. 0. B. Gardner, P. J. Kelly, T. C. K. Hyde,
A. F. M. Stone and M. G. Wise. The Camp was, as usual, both busy and
interesting Almost everyone had two air experience flights from Kemble,
home of the Red Arrows. Most cadets managed to see round the Red Arrows
hangar and sit in the cockpit of a Red Arrows Hawk as well as seeing them give
a breath-taking display. L/Cdt. F. M. Simpson and Cdts. J. W. Shanks,
P. N. B. Chapman and R. 0. B. Gardner all did some gliding.
L/Cdt. J. R. Oglesby excelled himself on the range and was one of the
two cadets to gain an R.A.F. Marksman's badge out of the sixty-one cadets
attending the Camp.
We did well in the inter-schools competition considering the average age
of St. Peter's cadets was between two to three years younger than that of other
schools attending the Camp. And while we would rather forget about the drill
competition we surprised everyone, including ourselves I suspect, by coming
second in the Five-a-Side football. The team led by Cdt. N. D. Hopton consisted of: Cdts. R. 0. B. Gardner, M. G. Wise, T. C. K. Hyde and S. P.
Wood. The team played with rugged determination and skill against teams
physically stronger and taller than ourselves. Everyone enjoyed the Camp and
returned home tired-out after an eventful week.
Wg. Cmdr. D. G. Cummin retired at the end of the summer term after
thirty years of service to the C.C.F. We shall greatly miss his dedication and
guidance and we wish him well in his retirement. We congratulate Lt. Cmdr.
R. J. Bulcock on taking over as Contingent Commander and we look forward
to a continuing revival of the C.C.F. under his leadership.
Lastly, I would like to thank all the NCO's, and in particular F/Sgt. J. R.
Hewitt, for their enthusiasm and help this last year.
R.G.G.D.
ARMY SECTION
The re-forming of the Army Section was enthusiastically welcomed; in fact
since the beginning of this term we have attracted no less than 38 cadets. The
majority of cadets are IIIrd and IVth formers with a few Vth and VIth formers
who have been promoted. The following cadets have been promoted to
Corporal: J. Lawrence and A. Fawthrop while the following have been promoted to Lance Corporal: N. Clayton, J. Binns, M. Reed and J. Jones.
The section has recently received confirmation that its members can wear
the Green Howards cap badge. The badges will be presented by the Commanding Officer of the Green Howards at the start of next term during a day
visit to the Green Howards' Regimental Headquarters at Catterick. Here
thanks must be expressed to Second Lieutenants Barker and Denison of the
Green Howards who left the school two years ago and have helped us so much
in laying the foundations for a relationship with the famous Regiment.
Because of the obvious problems facing a newly formed organisation, the
section has had little opportunity to learn about the Regular Army; however,
due to the R.S.M's. (Sgt. Major Tooms) enthusiasm in organising various
courses we have already learned how to erect bivouacs, shoot, dismantle and
clean both the American and British .303 gauge rifles, dismantle and reassemble
Bren guns and, of course, how to drill. We have also had a very informative
display and talk on modern infantry weapons laid on by the Cadet Training
Team, and hope to arrange several trips to the assault course at Strensall in
order to test our cadets' ability at climbing over walls, jumping ditches, swinging on ropes and other Tarzan-like activities. We have also arranged for an
eight-day Annual Camp at Catterick to take place at the start of the summer
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Cadets going round the Army Assault Course at Strensall.
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holidays; an event to which we are all looking forward with great enthusiasm.
Here we thank the ever enthusiastic Cpl. Maggs who has been, and hopefully
will continue to be, an invaluable help to the section. We welcome Sgt. Shaw
who has undertaken to help instruct us in the military training we require.
It was with regret that we learnt that Wing Commander Cummin, Officer
Commanding St. Peter's School C.C.F., will be leaving at the end of the
Summer term to enjoy a well earned retirement. We thank him for his years
of service and wish him all the best in the future. We must also congratulate
Lt. Commander Bulcock on his appointment as the new Officer Commanding
and we wish him every success in the forthcoming years.
Craig Lawrence.
C.C.F SHOOTING
At the beginning of September, James Hewitt was made captain for the
year and, as usual, the winter and spring terms were fully occupied with the
extensive use of the .22 miniature range for the options. During these two
terms special emphasis was put upon weapon training and the innovation of
term leagues was moderately successful.
The National Assegai competition for R.A.F. contingents was entered
for the second consecutive year. The team of four, J. R. M. Hewitt (capt),
D. A. Beaumont, N. J. Hall and F. M. Simpson had an encouraging result
considering the age of the greater part of the team, occupying twenty eighth
place in the country.
During the Spring term nine new shots from the third form joined the
club and numbers were again boosted by a further intake in the summer when
full-time shooting operated.
Yet again we suffered from a shortage of open ranges at Strensall. However, an evening spent sighting the rifles on the 3om open-range paid off the
next day when two teams were entered for the N.E. District Skill-at-Arms
meeting. The two teams consisted of: J. R. M. Hewitt (capt.), M. A. Lodge,
D. A. Beaumont and D. J. Paveley. L. G. Bleasdale (capt.), C. G. Broadbent,
T. R. Boorman and P. A. Kell.
Fifteen teams from ten north-eastern schools entered the competition and,
as last year, the first team occupied third place in the deliberate shoot at 200M
and 3oom. In the last match, a falling-plate, knock-out competition, both
teams reached their respective semi-finals with the first team winning convincingly in the final. Following this win, the first team success for several
years, full colours were awarded to David Beaumont and David Paveley and
were re-awarded to Lawrence Bleasdale, James Hewitt and Mark Lodge.
No team was sent to the County of Lancaster R.A. Meeting at Altcar,
primarily due to the close proximity of certain '0' and 'A' level G.C.E. Exams.
It is, however, hoped that a team will attend this and the Bisley meeting next
summer.
The School's internal competition was, as usual, held at the end of the
summer term. This produced the following results:
J. R. M. Hewitt
J. R. M. Hewitt
D. C. M. Sweetman
Green Howards Cup (individual deliberate)
Falling Plate Cup (Individual snap)
Recruit Cup (under 16 individual)
House Aggregate Cup
Dronfield
At the end of term it was announced that Clive Broadbent would be
captain of shooting next season and that Paul Kell would be the new Armourer.
We are, of course, all very grateful to those members of the staff who
have helped run the shooting club this year. However, our special thanks go
to Mr. D. G. Cummin whose additional help has made many of our visits to
the open ranges possible. We wish him every enjoyment in his retirement.
J.R.M.H.
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TRIP TO GIBRALTAR
The R.A.F. Station at Gibraltar was the host for this year's Easter Camp.
Two Peterites, Robert Young and Jonathan Burr, joined other C.C.F.
members at Gatwick Airport on the morning of the 27th of March. By 14.00
hrs. the group were in Gibraltar and enjoying their first taste of the warm
sunny climate. After a lunch in the camp canteen the cadets were assigned
to quarters and then formed into Flights of about 15. There are contingents
from all three services based on the "Rock" and the cadet camp was assisted
and entertained by all three.
Friday started with a practice on the firing range. This was followed by
a trip around the harbour in an R.N. launch. A major N.A.T.O. exercise had
just ended and the harbour had a variety of Royal Navy ships at anchor. The
view from the launch was magnificent and very inspiring. During the afternoon an orienteering exercise kept everyone busy.
Saturday was initiative day when the Flights had to build a raft with old
oil drums, ropes and any other materials that could be found on the beach.
A look around a Nimrod aircraft completed the day.
Sunday was a sight-seeing day around the Rock, and with the aid of an
information sheet we discovered many interesting places.
On Monday the group was entertained by the 2nd Light Infantry. A
strenuous walk up about three miles of steps was followed by gym tests and
a trip around the assault course. A look at modern weapons concluded the
day with the Army.
By this time the hot sun had started to take its toll (90°F one day). One
member was confined to his bed, not a Peterite I hasten to add. As a comfort
to this bed-bound cadet a request was played upon the camp radio by B.F.B.S.
whose studio was conveniently situated near our group's dorm.
Tuesday saw the cadets in our flight on a trip abroad an Air Sea Rescue
launch to explore the coastline of the "Rock". We also had an interesting look
at the equipment on the launch: radar, sonar, radio and navigation and rescue
aids. More sunbathing followed.
On Wednesday morning we had a flight in a Wessex Royal Navy Helicopter which was noisy but exhilerating. The view was something to remember. This was followed by an afternoon to spend those last few pennies and
to chat to the local inhabitants.
On Thursday the Flight looked around "H.M.S. Kent", a Destroyer, and
a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel.
We then thanked Squadron Leader Major D. Lacey, the Officer in Charge,
and all who helped to make the stay interesting, before flying home in a 727
of Dan Air during the afternoon.
Jonathan Burr.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME
Since the last report, Neil Pattison, Sandy Day, Kenneth Murray, John
Lethem, Richard Craig, Ian Wiggle and Simon Wetherell have achieved Gold
Awards: congratulations.
At a presentation in the Drama Centre on Saturday, r7th November,
1979, Mr. Mike Hutchinson of the York Award Centre gave out certificates
to 29 Bronze Award winners and ro Silver Award winners. We are grateful
to Mr. Hutchinson for giving of his time in this way; and offer congratulations
to all those who have gained Awards. The commitment of time needed is
becoming greater, the more so with modifications recently introduced in the
Scheme: it is pleasing to see so many capable of sustaining the effort and
initiative required.
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Silver Award Expeditions took place in the Autumn half-term; with the
Cycling group proving that there are two sides to every valley, but nothing
like a fifty-fifty chance of the group and the supervisors being on the same
one at the same time. A long evening's search ended after much wrangling
with a secretive Telephone Information Service: we finally got the number
we needed to discover that the boys were safe.
The First Aid Course in the Spring put us further into debt to the St.
John Ambulance Brigade. In return, it is pleasant to record that some of our
boys acted as judges for a St. John's swimming sports in our pool; and others
have performed the same service for York Scouts and Cub Scouts.
Despite considerable difficulties of their own, York Fire Brigade have
again put on courses for us at Bronze and Silver level: we are grateful.
On average, I suppose the weather has been right for the summer expeditions : one blazing, sun-stroke special and one cancellation for fog and pouring
rain: at the time of writing, we are still trying to fit in the Bronze Expedition
Assessment weekend. I am looking forward to that: the Practice weekend
was perhaps the most successful yet, owing to excellent help from groups of
Sixth formers.
But after all, perhaps the best summary of the work of the Scheme came
out of the York Award Associations Annual Presentation at the Guildhall on
Friday, 25th January, 1980. The School was well represented. The Earl of
Swinton made the presentations.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD PRESENTATIONS IN THE
GUILDHALL ON FRIDAY, 25th JANUARY
Paul Aagaard gave the following speech which, for reasons of space, has been
edited. He outlined some of the activities of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
and spoke of its benefits.
Certainly my Duke of Edinburgh Award experiences have given me an
enormous amount of benefit over the last three years. To look back, projects
that initially appeared to be ordinary turned out to be unexpectedly exciting
and have been of great value to me. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
is not only a much cherished Award which stands you in good stead when
applying for a job, or filling in a University UCCA Form, but it involves you
in a wide range of interests. The Award Scheme attracts many different
people mainly because of its versatility, even people with physical disabilities
can enter the Scheme as there are special concessions made for them. There
is practically nothing that you can think of which cannot be incorporated
within the Award. It breaks down all academic divisions allowing both the
less intelligent, and the brightest candidates to excel themselves outside the
classroom.
Perhaps the most ambitious part of the Course at all three levels, Bronze,
Silver and Gold is the Expeditions. For this I chose cycling as opposed to
walking.
My Silver Assessment Expedition, for example, took me on a circular
route from Harrogate across the Pennines going through Nidderdale and
Wensleydale. The total distance covered was 115 miles. For my Bronze
Award I had been on a camping and cycling trip around Cornwall.
In the Interests Section of the Bronze Award I collected a portfolio of
brass rubbings from many churches in Yorkshire and also further afield.
This proved to be quite an expensive hobby, as most churches charged anything from sop to £3 for the privilege of rubbing a brass.
The hobby was extremely interesting — it is exciting to find complete
and original old monumental brasses, and one learns from them a little of the
life and traditions of previous generations which is, I think, fascinating.
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Another interest which I knew nothing about was Marquetry. This was
a hobby I started for the Silver Award and which I still pursue. The purpose
and validity of the Interest Section of the Award soon became apparent in
that one could pursue either an interesting hobby, or embark on something
which one knew nothing about, or perhaps had never even heard of before.
The Service Section of the Award I found more and more interesting as
I went up through the Scheme. At the Bronze level I attended a Course on
First Aid which taught me something about dealing with common body
injuries. At the Silver level I attended a Fire Service Course which proved
to be most useful. Again in this section of the Award you are not
expected to remember everything that has been said and repeat it "parrot
fashion", treating each lecture as a classroom lesson, but you are expected
to assimilate the main gist and above all get some enjoyment out of the Course.
At Gold level the Service Section features much more strongly in the Award.
You are expected to help younger members of the Scheme and do rather more
important ventures on your own. I have helped on Bronze Assessment Expeditions — camping out with one or two groups. I also helped at York Minster
on the Information Desk. When I arrived I did not feel exactly informative
about the Minster. I soon found out, however, that the information necessary
comprised largely of . . . where the nearest toilet and pub were .. .
At Gold level an extra section is necessary to obtain the Award — namely
the Residential Activity. For this I attended an Acorn Camp. These camps are
run by the National Trust and cater for anyone over the age of sixteen. Each
year the National Trust issues a booklet with all the available camps in at
different National Trust Properties. Usually they last for one week and you
help to restore the property in some way. The Trust are very careful who they
allow on these camps and demand a note of recommendation from some
reliable source. Once on the Course the Leader has to submit a report on each
person at the end of the week and for working on the camp you are given an
Acorn camp Volunteer card, which enables you to get in free to any National
Trust Property for one year. I attended a camp just south of Chester in Wales
at Chirk Castle. On the camp there were ten boys and ten girls ranging from
the ages of 16-25. The leader was a police sergeant and the assistant leader
a Leeds university student. Much of the castle had been restored, but one
wing was still in the process of being restored. Our camp turned out to be
really enjoyable and made for a great week. Our main jobs on this camp were:
painting the endless iron railings which bordered the castle and grounds,
and re-building the "ha-ha" stone wall, a "ha-ha" wall being distinct from
a free standing stone wall in that it leans against a bank of earth on one side.
Everyone worked surprisingly hard but the real sporting turn came when the 1
tourists arrived, in their hundreds. The other members of the group had
amazing stories to tell about the fun they had in other camps with the tourists.
One of the best stories was how they chained their feet whilst working on
their job and they put up a sign which read "Please do not feed the prisoners"
apparently the result was most effective as tourists gave them a wide berth.
We did not try this one but we did put up a notice saying "We are unpaid
and hungry — please donate" . . . unfortunately we only thought of this on
the last day, but nevertheless we got £12. Then perhaps the plan got a little
out of hand because a coach load of Old Age Pensioners insisted on giving us
two large cardboard boxes of food which we felt a little guilty about. On two
evenings in the week we had dinner in the Servants Dining Hall — a lovely
atmosphere with big log fires. On the last night we spent our £12 on refreshment for a Barbeque which we held in the Castle gardens. The week was a
great success and I have booked another camp this year.
To view the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme as a whole, I see that it
brings from within a person many different talents which he or she may or
may not have known were there. It offers young people in the United King50
dom and in the other Commonwealth Countries a challenge and an opportunity
to expand one's leisure activities. On these criteria I think the Duke of
Edinburgh Scheme is an excellent award to have in one's possession and,
unlike other awards, it has not become out-dated and old fashioned but has
very much kept pace with the youth of today.
THE HARRIS SCIENCE SOCIETY
After Mr. Philip L. Harris had left the School for the first time the
School's Science Society was disbanded. It wasn't until early in the Summer
term this year that it was decided to re-form the Society. Deb Pal immediately
proceeded for form a Committee consisting of house representatives and
other enthusiastic members.
Soon the committee started to meet regularly to discuss and eventually
decide what form the Society should take. All decisions being, of course,
backed by the Headmaster, who took it into his own hands to contact Queen
Margaret's of Escrick to see if they wanted to hold joint meetings, as was done
previously by the Senior Science Society.
It was again during these meetings that a unanimous decision was made
to ask Mr. Harris to inaugurate the Society, and to subsequently use his name
for the Society.
Douglas Williamson and Deb approached Mr. Harris, and after convincing
him that it was not a practical joke, a constitution for the Society was delivered
to the Headmaster.
Meanwhile, Deb, who by now had assumed two roles of chairman and
secretary, worked very hard to obtain material for the opening meeting.
On Wednesday, 4th June the Committee, Mr. Harris and the Headmaster
met for a short informal chat, in the Rhodes room before the first meeting.
About 4o people attended the opening meeting which Mr. Harris opened
with a short speech, in which he, among other things, wished us luck and
thanked us for naming the Society after him. His speech was followed by
three interesting and informative films on energy and nuclear power.
Thanks are especially due to Deb Pal, for his hard work and enthusiasm
in getting the Society on its feet, the Headmaster's secretaries for their typing of
correspondence, the Headmaster for his complete support at all stages and
Clive Broadbent and Mike Shipley for printing the membership cards.
Jason Schofield.
THE NORTHCOTE PARKINSON HISTORICAL
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The society's programme this year has spanned a wide range of subjects
and the popularity of the society has continued. Talks with relevance to the
`A' level syllabus have included : "Fascism in the Thirties" by Mr. Trythall
of York University; "The Origins of the Second World War" by Professor
Carr of Sheffield University; and "The Enlightenment" by Professor Hampson
of York University, while talks on more general topics have included : "The
Phoenix Park Murders" by Tom Corfe and "A Historian Researching into
Medieval Women's History" by Dr. Biller of York University. The questions
resulting from these talks were always interesting and not a few heated discussions occurred with their presenters.
The Balloon Debate was, as last year, both hilarious and enjoyable and
many incisive questions were fired at the competitors. However, by presenting
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many of his personal views and causing general uproar, Ian Anderson, as
Karl Marx, swept all opposition aside and remained in the balloon.
The society showed two films this year, one satirical and one biographical
on the career of Adolf Hitler. The former being Charlie Chaplain's "The Great
Dictator", and the latter a deeply disturbing study of Hitler's career.
The visit to the Roman fortress of Vindolanda was both interesting and
enjoyable, and the visit to the Viking Exhibition at the British Museum at
the end of the Summer term was a great success.
On behalf of the committee I would like to express our gratitude for the
work of Mr. Drysdale, who has again proved invaluable to the society.
Stephen Mawby.
YOUNG FARMERS' CLUB
The first meeting was a talk and films by Mr. Denby from I.C.I. We
saw two films on grass management and then Mr. Denby answered questions.
Before the meeting a new committee was elected: S. Prest, Chairman; T.
Coleman, Vice-Chairman and Minutes Secretary; P. Burdass, Secretary and
R. Lister, Treasurer.
The next meeting was a trip to the sugar beet factory in York. In the
final meeting of the Autumn term we saw two films on milk.
The highlight of the year was unquestionably a visit by two members of
John Smith's Brewery Ltd. They brought a film on the brewery process and
samples of the various stages. After the meeting we all enjoyed sampling the
end product.
Finally thanks must go to Mr. Paterson and Mr. Coulthard who transported us to the sugar beet factory.
Stuart Prest.
BUSINESS GAME
This year, as usual, the team won the first round, but was defeated in
the second.
The early periods of round one, were a massive disaster for the team, due
to their adoption of rather unusual tactics and the game commentator was
unable to grasp the strategy behind our decisions. However, the commentator
grasped the catastrophic effects as he stated that the team was rapidly approaching insolvency and that an accountant was badly needed.
A rapid change of plan was needed and so, closing their ears to the radical
minority who had influenced the newer members of the committee in the
earlier stages, the board proceeded to implement monetary shock tactics which
caused a change in their fortunes and took them from third to first place.
Armed with the knowledge gained in round one the team then entered
the second round and pursued a much more cautious and coherent course.
Despite a record net profit in the final period this unadventurious policy failed
to win the team the game and they finished second.
Mr. Armstrong has again given up much of his time to be present at
board meetings and has given much help about policy decisions and I would
like to express, on behalf of the committee, my thanks. Stephen Mawby.
THE CHESS CLUB
The Chess Club, which met every Thursday lunch-time in the Stephenson
Room, had an increase in members thanks to the efforts of Mr. P. Walls, who
came to the school this year. Due to his influence a team and non-team ladder
was started and small shields have been obtained for next year's competitions. A
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The Chess team, however, did not enjoy a successful season coming
eighth equal out of ten teams in the York and District Chess League, Division
II. The team was young (all members will be playing next season) and lacked
experience. Many won games were thrown away by silly mistakes due to lack
of concentration.
Those who played regularly were: P. Moayyedi (Captain), P. A. D.
Critchley, D. N. C. Pemberton, P. J. Drury, C. G. Broadbent, A. Figge and
R. J. Kirby. H. G. Bilton, A. Knox, F. Craig and C. Bean also played.
The results were as follows :Away
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Norton & Malton
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The House Chess competition was played in the Spring and Summer term.
Temple beat last year's winners School House in the final 3-2. A special
mention must go to the Rise which, though they had no team players, readily
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`ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, A.D. 627'
A SEQUEL
Following my article in last year's edition of The Peterite, I was asked by
the editor to write a follow-up article and to publish some photos of the locomotive.
Firstly, I must reiterate my thanks to those two O.P's. who replied to last
year's article and provided some valuable information filling in several gaps
in the engine's history. I now know for certain that photographs exist for
every period of the engine's history though there is still a chronic shortage of
pre- and immediate post war photographs. Secondly, more knowledge has
now been made available about the engine's workings. It seems from lineside
observations that the engine spent most of its life working fitted freight trains
on the old G.C. (Great Central) main-line from York and the North-east.
Perhaps its most noteworthy passenger duty was to haul the train carrying
the school's CCF to its annual summer camp on at least one occasion.
Some measure of 4818's performances may be gained from the BR tests
on 60845 (LNER No. 4816) in 1953, these have been well documented elsewhere in "The LNER 2 - 6 - 2 and 2 - 8 - 2 Classes" (Ian Allan). Turning
now to the photographs shown here, detailed examination will reveal that the
tender behind the locomotive varies between the photographs, this is due to
the fact that when the locomotive was overhauled the tender was dealt with
separately and thus on completion a locomotive would receive the first tender
outshopped after it. When built in 1939, 4818 received a 4,20o gallon Group
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, A.D. 627 in April, 1965. This is the last known
photograph of the locomotive.
(Photo: R. D. E. Brown Collection.)
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, A.D. 627 in 1951, note the older pattern tender.
(Photo by courtesy of .7. R. Walker, F.N.R.M.)
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Standard tender of the most modern design although it always carried a 4,20o
gallon tender many published photos of it show the locomotive with an earlier
pattern of this design as preserved with Green Arrow in the N.R.M.
If any O.P. reading this has any information relating to date of tender
exchanges, photos, or dates of special workings (e.g. to CCF camps) by 4818
I would be most grateful if they would contact me via the school.
Finally, for anyone wishing to construct a model of 4818 there are two
excellent kits on the market. Firstly, the Nu Cast kit with correct pattern
tender for 4818 as initially built and the Jamieson model featuring the older
pattern tender. Nameplates for the model are available from L.F.C. at Holmfirth.
Rupert Brown.
VISIT TO PARLIAMENT
by Lower VI Politics Set
Red is a dangerous colour, particularly for Public Schools, but Alex
Lyon, Labour M.P. for York, goes beyond the call of duty every year on behalf
of St. Peter's. Once again he went through the tedious business of collecting
tickets from his Parliamentary colleagues; by the Friday he had eight tickets,
but, when we arrived at Westminster on the Monday he had conjured up a
further six, enough for all of us to witness a melodramatic Question Time in
the House of Commons.
We did not see the Prime Minister, but there were many heartfelt Questions — about our (lack of) Defence, directed at Francis Pym, and about our
(lack of) Industry, directed at Sir Keith Joseph. There was a Private Notice
Question, about a lunatic American Computer which had grown tired of
waiting for Nuclear War and had resorted to False Alarms. There were no
less than three requests for Emergency Debates under Standing Order No. 9,
all delivered with intense feeling, particularly one by Enoch Powell on Violence
in Northern Ireland. He still has such power to mesmerise; like Lloyd George
and Churchill, he will be remembered.
Some of us were a little embarrassed by the quaint formality of the
Speaker's Procession, and others were disillusioned by the contrasting informality of the House; but the Speaker's wise words proclaimed the Humanity
under the Wig, and Members' outrage at Injustice, to me, at least, rang true.
For myself, the more I visit our Parliament, the more I am reassured.
J.P.R.
SCHOOL BIRD RINGING
The following birds were ringed during the year. Numbers in brackets
indicate those ringed in the nest.
Blue tit 137 (i6); swallow 129 (I to); blackbird 51; starling 65 (3); great
tit 44 (15); greenfinch 35; swift 3o; house martin 23 (3); tree sparrow 21 (17);
dunnock 16 (4); sand martin 15; willow warbler 14 (5); robin II; song thrush
9; wren 7; reed bunting 6; coal tit 6; whitethroat 5; sedge warbler 5; pied
wagtail 5 (4); spotted flycatcher 4 (4); yellow hammer 3; lesser whitethroat 2;
willow tit 2; cuckoo I (I); meadow pipit 1; chiffchaff 1; linnet 1; bullfinch 1.
Total: 659 birds of 32 species.
Only six recoveries were reported in 1979, but six different species were
involved. The three interesting ones were: a starling ringed in 1970 found in
Leeds. A redwing ringed in 1968 was found by detecting the ring only using
a metal detector in woods at Bingley, West Yorks. Pride of place must go to
the nesting cuckoo ringed near Wetherby on 23rd June. This bird hit a window in Holland on 7th August and was later released unhurt.
G.D.C.
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Presentation of the Cheque for the Scanner Appeal to
SIR PETER SI-IEPHERD.
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SCANNER APPEAL DAY
1st June, 1980
Scanner Appeal Day, held to raise money for the North Yorkshire Body
Scanner, boasted a host of entertainments and was rewarded with both good
weather and a good crowd. After an unpromising start, the weather brightened
and by half past one all the activities were in full swing. Highlight of the
afternoon was undoubtedly the cricket match between the Girls and the First
XI, which provided both amusement and some good cricket. While this was
going on many of the crowd walked round the sideshows which were many
and varied. The pillow-fighting, contested on a beam above a soft mat, drew
a large crowd, some of whom were sprinkled with feathers when a particularly
violent swipe burst one of the pillows ! Another attraction was Paul Johnson's
"lovely bunch of coconuts" which involved varied methods of hurling wooden
blocks at coconuts, some luckier than others; unsuccessful attempts provoked
remarks about glue and nails whereas successes were rewarded with furious
attempts to look as though the hit was completely intentional. The long jump
pit was imaginatively converted into a "treasure hunt" game while one dubious
individual spent the afternoon relieving Olavites of their money by insisting
how easy it was to hit a ten pence piece in the bottom of a bucket of water
with five pence coins. Three fire engines arrived at the school to give demonstrations and contributed a hose in the "sponge throwing" game — this gradually
increased in popularity as the crowd were given the opportunity to soak first
School Monitors, then the Head of School, and finally one member of staff
whose true grit was destroyed in a matter of minutes by a barrage of sponges!
The minibus was on hand to take people down to the river to enjoy boat trips
on "Arethusa", run by Mr. Bulcock, and these trips proved to be a great
success; back at school, tea was served from a marquee and the crowd were
entertained by the Wind Band. The whole enterprise was presided over by
Mrs. Shuttleworth whose hard work ensured that everyone who came enjoyed
themselves tremendously. At the end of the day, the magnificent sum of
£1,520 had been raised.
Christopher Ashurst.
VISIT TO MUNSTER
Warren Carr recently went to Munster in West Germany to improve his
language skills. In the following article he tells of his experiences living with a
German family and in getting to know Munster.
Munster is a large town in West Germany with 267,000 inhabitants and
lies just north of the industrialised areas of Dortmund, Essen and Dusseldorf,
and is some 35 miles east of the Dutch border. It is the capital of Westphalia
and administrative centre for the surrounding area of Munsterland. It is an
episcopal seat, and religion figures prominently with nearly 70 per cent of the
people Roman Catholics, attending services in the many modern churches as
well as the Cathedral.
The town is twinned in England with York, and it was through St.
Peter's that the connection with a family was obtained. With only a year
to go before 'A' levels and my German well below standard, a trip to the
country to stay with a family was imperative. After a flurry of late arrangements, an exchange was organised and my visit set for 8th August until 5th
September.
The physical similarities between the towns are soon evident. The original
town of Munster, within the old city wall, is much the same size as York and
development has been similar. The surrounding countryside, like that of
York, is endlessly flat, only more so in Munster. Not unnaturally, agriculture
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is predominant, with only small amounts of light industry besides the administrative offices.
I met my host at Munster station, and we drove to his house on the
outskirts of the town. There, in the small but comfortable modern bungalow,
I was introduced to the family of two daughters and a son, my friends and
companions for the next four weeks. I then retired for what I thought would
be a spell of swift unpacking, but made the mistake of first lying down on my
bed. I fell asleep immediately.
Some two hours later I was woken by an amused host and emerged from
my cellar-room for my first meal. Eating with a family abroad is an ordeal
the first few times. I told myself: "It's easy. Just do whatever they do".
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dish was offered to me first. So I was careful to take small helpings and sat (
there with outward impassiveness surveying my vast array of cutlery: a knife
and fork. I soon learned that everything is eaten with the same knife and I
fork, and invariably off the same plate if possible — a great idea.
The following day I had my first of many trips into the town by bike.
In Munster the bike is the mode of transport, from toddlers to grans. The
machine itself takes a bit of getting used to — there's only one brake, for the
front wheel (the one on my bike didn't work anyway!) and stopping is accomplished by the simple action of back-pedalling. The effect of this confusing
motion is only fully evident when, after four weeks, you try to ride a good old
English bike again. In the town the two-wheeled travellers are well catered
for, with paths alongside those of the pedestrians and their own special traffic
lights.
The town itself was largely rebuilt after the war and hence the streets
are broad with plenty of room for cars. Yet there are still queues because of
traffic lights. These seem to be interminably on red, followed by a quite
unfair proportion of green. You don't stand a chance.
And, of course, it's completely against the German nature to sit there
fuming and revving the engine. They would drive slowly and calmly up to
the line and wait there patiently with the engine chugging away. My host
would then address some highly interesting, amusing and completely useless
piece of information in my direction, whilst I would sit there seething with
impatience.
Their patience is a very impressive and desirable characteristic, which I
admire and believe is quite common to the Germans; but for me, whose
patience is soon exhausted anyway, such oft-repeated ordeals were very
trying.
One very agreeable German custom is their affinity for drink. That
doesn't mean they're a nation of dedicated alcoholics, but that a visit to one
of the many very attractive Gasthauses, like the famous Pinkus Muller Inn,
was quite a frequent event. Everyone drinks "Pils", or lager, and after gulping
your way through several inches (sorry, centimetres)! of froth topping your
glass, the awaiting taste is really very good. Lager is often drunk out of those
tall, thin glasses, some 25 cm. high; for any German, if you can understand
him, will tell you that Pils tastes much better out of a tall glass. I, for my part,
took their word for it.
On warm evenings we would also drink a glass or two (or three ?) of white
wine outside by candlelight. This provided a pleasant and sociable end to
the day if the whole family could be gathered in from their various occupations.
I went to the local gymnasium a number of times and was vastly confused
by the different and complicated school system. I can, however, translate my
overall impression into simple English: they work a lot harder than we do.
Correction: than I do !
Every now and then I would throw on my tourist's uniform and, camera
in hand, march into town or surroundings to visit some unsuspecting German
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"Sehenswurdigkeit". This long, impressive word means simply "a place of
interest", and Munster contains its fair share of these.
The streets and the old part of the town, restored to their original forms
after the last war, are very beautiful. Strolling up to the cobbled Prinzipalmarkt you reach the second most important church in the town, the
Lambertikirche, rising above the attractive square of Lambertusbrunnen. In
the Prinzipalmarkt itself, flanked by majestic gable-fronted buildings hung
with flower baskets, is the Rathaus. This Town Hall, dating from 1335, is
filled with elegant and priceless furniture.
Shopping in the town is a delight — if you have plenty of money. But
window-shopping is still very pleasant, for the shops are clean and tidy, and
filled with those expensive things that you like to dream about having.
This area of Germany has its own equivalent of France's Chateaux in the
Loire Valley, and although not so famous they are still magnificent. These
Wasserschlossen, then, are beautiful castles, jewels of architecture, reposing
in lakes of silver, and bathed in the light of the sun setting and reddening in
the west, they made an unforgettable sight.
I love eating — it's my hobby — so my trip was a marvellous opportunity
to sample the cooking of another country. In the house I was staying at I
found the meals good, simple, and not vastly different from English food in
what was eaten but in how it was eaten. The beautiful rich cakes, "Kuchen",
eaten at the five o'clock meal "Kaffeetrinken", I found best, and also the
bewildering numbers of sausage meat, known there as "Aufschnitt"; this is
available in England in limited and boring varieties, and is no match for the
real thing. They also consume a lot more yoghurt and ice-cream than we do,
all in more varied and beautiful flavours.
In the whole of my stay there, I tasted nothing that I didn't like, and yet
found myself in a difficult situation. I was frequently asked, either by my
hostess or any other people we visited, whether I had liked the meal or not.
And I would reply, in all honesty, that yes, I had. But because this was always
the case, everyone eventually came to disbelieve me. They'd say: "Well, what
else can he say, he thinks he's being rude if he says no!" So despite violent
protestations on my part, this difficult matter became something of a standing
joke at any meal if a new dish was tentatively passed for me to sample.
I left Munster on a sunny Tuesday morning, hoping for a comfortable
return journey. Back home, dragging my suitcase up the familiar staircase, the
lights of Ostend disappearing over the horizon came to mind. With them, I
thought, had gone all my new and different experiences abroad. Filled with a
great sadness at having left, I had to think of something comforting and true.
There'll be plenty of opportunity to go back, to do the same and new things.
There's nothing like going abroad. And besides. You can't learn a language
in the classroom.
HOUSE NOTES
DRONFIELD
Autumn
At the beginning of the Christmas Term we welcomed into the House
eleven new junior members. We also welcomed Mr. P. Taylor who became
our Assistant Housemaster along with Mr. D. H. Hamilton.
The athletics programme was upon us immediately and although we
brought up the rear on Sports Day it was not through lack of effort, with
Andrew Stubbs gaining over half our entire points, winning both the Junior
High Jump and the Junior too metres.
Some impressive prizes were won on Speech Day by members of the
House, the most notable being the Paddy Power Prize won by Terence Wall61
head — a prize given not to those who excel in the major sports and activities,
but to those who do the more mundane jobs which are so essential to the
running of all these other activities. Other prize winners were Guy Norman,
Peter Davies and Milo Sweetman.
In the Senior House rugby this year we lost to a potentially stronger side,
School House, however, we certainly put up quite a creditable opposition
against them, captained by Julian Guy.
The Middle VI also presented a week of Chapel Services this term which
showed how the year could really produce something of worth and standing
outside the classroom. While on the subject of extra-curricular activities,
Dronfield produced a very good supporting team for the school play this year
Heil Ceasar, namely Julian Guy, Guy Norman and Katherine Stancer —
this play was one of the best plays put on by the School in the versatile Drama
Centre.
Musically, the House was well represented with twelve members taking
part in the St. Cecilia's Concert in both the wind band and the choir. It was
also very pleasing to see over half the house in the audience for the "Carols
for All Concert" at the end of the term.
Spring
The term, although the shortest of the three, produced some excellent
results from members of the House. Guy Norman organised a Sponsored
Walk in aid of The World Wild Life Fund, an activity which at St. Peter's
has never caught on. The course was around the school buildings, each lap
being about one-third of a mile. Although approximately 3o people took part
many people completed over 5o laps and were well sponsored from boys in
the school. Consequently, the amount raised was a staggering £3oo. In all
an excellent effort on behalf of the House.
Musically, the term was extremely full with five Concerts in all. A
proportion 53% of the House were involved in these Concerts, quite a respectable percentage in comparison with other Houses. It is particularly pleasing
to see young members putting in an effort, Charles Allen, for example, who
recently passed Grade I Violin with Merit.
On the sporting side this year our best performance was seen in the
Swimming Gala right at the end of term with the School Captain of Swimming,
Charles Walker, leading quite a strong senior team but a much weaker junior
team to come a creditable 5th place overall. In the House Cross Country this
year Dronfield — to use an old phrase — "came last but not least".
Another increasingly important Sport which took place this term was
Hockey — Andrew Precious, the School Captain of Hockey and a very
notable all-round sportsman, received a hockey stick at the end of term and
his Hockey Colours which were also awarded to Julian Guy and Ben Siew Yeo.
Another excellent effort this term was the House Play, "Three Bears and
a Couple of Dwarves" performed by well over half the House and written
completely by members of the House in the Dronfield tradition which has in
the past, and did on this occasion, achieve great success in the eyes and ears
of most people — it was produced by Julian Guy and Guy Norman who put
much effort into an initially shaky script giving the cast confidence to perform it.
Finally, at the very end of term the House Art Competition produced
some splendid results from Dronfield. We came second overall. Those involved were: Jeremy Hicks, Ben Siew Yeo, Clive Broadbent and Gary Oates.
Summer
Despite some depressing weather this term, many members of the House
took part in activities sporting or otherwise. Perhaps our most outstanding
victory was the winning of the Senior cricket cup under the captaincy of
Chris Stubbs, a victory which had in the past three years been so near and on
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this occasion was easily won in a final against Grove. The Junior team did not
do quite as well, although the captain Andy Stubbs scored a century in the
first round.
The House shooting cup was also won under Clive Broadbent with David
Sweetman winning the individual U.16 shooting cup. Congratulations must
also go to Jonathan Cooper who received his rowing cup and to Simon Bradbury
for his third form prize.
House Colours were awarded this term to, in the seniors, P. V. Aagaard,
C. Stubbs, T. Wallhead, A. M. Precious and in the juniors, A. Jewitt and
J. Hirst.
Musically Clive Broadbent excelled, winning the senior music prize,
playing the organ in the St. Peter's procession in York Minster and in the
Waine Award concert.
Julian Guy presented another week of chapel services with the help of
other members of the year. Bradley Say, a IVth former, also took a service.
The Middle School play, Journey's End organised and directed by members of the IVth form unearthed acting talents from Dronfield, namely Andy
Stubbs, Richard Venable, Richard Norman, Andrew Paterson and Bradley
Say who fitted his part as Colonel extremely well.
In the Inter-House rowing competition the House won the senior class
with Terry Wallhead winning the open sculls. As a result the House lost the
Oxford Cup by only 5 points.
Overall the House has had an excellent year winning the senior cricket,
the shooting and the rowing. Many individuals have also contributed much
throughout the House and the School making for a pleasant year.
Paul Aagaard.
GROVE
Autumn
At the start of the term we welcomed Mr. Drysdale to the House as
Assistant Housemaster. We were also pleased to see the return of John Abbott
(as Head of School) and Dennis Burton for their term in the Upper VI.
Despite some good performances in the Athletics Standards (Juniors
Robert Ellerker and James Procter showed promise and Timothy Kaner and
Jonathan Simpson also gained high scores) we could only manage sixth place
and did not better this position on Sports Day. Individual performances
worthy of mention were: James Orange-Bromehead (second, javelin), Matthew
Sellers (second, 800m), Graham Cole (first, long jump), Timothy Kaner,
David Kaner, Jonathan Simpson and Jonathan Wright also gained useful
points. With a little more effort from some members of the House, we should
hope to improve our positions next year.
If talent was perhaps a little lacking in the Senior House rugby team,
enthusiasm was not and we fought well, !osing narrowly 8-4 to the Rise in
the first round. Richard Liddle was the scorer of our only try. James Gair,
a 1st XV player and the appointed captain of our team, was unable to play
due to injury but remained in charge of his side adopting the role of cocah.
David Gardner replaced him as captain on the field.
The House was well represented in non-sporting activities throughout
the term; we had several boys in the choir and were well represented musically
with Andrew Hjort, James Bowden and Adam Stone performing in School
Concerts whilst the more senior Grove House sextet consisted of Christopher
Bronk, Rupert Brown, Stephen Mawby, Lawrence Bleasdale (strings), Robin
Jones (piano) and David Kaner (solo violin).
It was also pleasing to see many members of the House taking part in the
School play, Heil Caesar. Mandy Rigby and Christopher Bronk both had
major roles whilst Stephen Mawby, Mark Lodge and Rupert Brown also took
part and Lawrence Bleasdale was important in special effects backstage.
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During the course of the term David Kaner was appointed a School
Monitor.
Easter
We returned with the most welcome news of Oxbridge successes. Congratulations to Dennis Burton on gaining a place at Worcester College, Oxford,
to read Economics; also to Christopher Bronk on his remarkable achievement
during fourth term in gaining a post-mastership (Scholarship) to Merton
College, Oxford, to read Physics and to Mandy Rigby on winning an Exhibition
to Lincoln College, Oxford, to read Mathematics (also during fourth term).
Academically there were further successes at the start of the term with
both Rupert Brown and Timothy Kaner gaining General Knowledge prizes.
This represented Rupert's fourth General Knowledge prize since his entry
into the Senior School.
On the sports field we were unfortunately unable to match our academic
prowess. Although we were unsuccessful in the squash competition, James
Bowden showed some strength and should prove a valuable House and School
squash player in the future.
The Juniors lost narrowly in the first round of the House rugby and
managed fifth place overall in the cross country in which James Procter
achieved a creditable ninth place. In the Senior cross country the captain,
Jonathan Wright, managed a commendable sixth place.
There was little to rejoice over in the House swimming competition.
The team of Grove finalists consisted mainly of the Gair and Kaner families!
Needless to say, they were responsible for gaining almost all our points. David
Kaner and Robert Gair each gained a third and a fourth place and David Carr
swam well to achieve second place in the Junior butterfly.
Finally, on the sports side, we are grateful to David Gardner for his
efforts in the five-a-side soccer over this and last term.
In the House art competition we were unlucky not to gain any distinction;
some of the work displayed was quite excellent and many thanks to Helen
Batty for her organisation of the House effort.
Towards the end of the term, we enjoyed a most amusing House play,
The Lady From Maxims. Mandy Rigby, the producer and "star of the
show" caused quite a stir with her costume and it took the full house some
time to recover from the impact of her first appearance. David Kaner and
Christopher Bronk acted out their roles very well and the previously undiscovered Rupert Brown was most popular with the audience. We again
thank Charlotte Semple (a pupil at York College for Girls) for her help and
part in the play.
At the end of the term David Kaner, Christopher Bronk, Rupert Brown
and Mandy Rigby were awarded their House Colours for their services to the
House, particularly in acting and music.
Summer
The first major sporting event of the Summer term was the Senior House
cricket and the excellent performance by the House against Rise took us to
the final of the competition. There was some very good batting (Jonathan
Simpson 97, Jonathan Wright 47, Richard Liddle 39) helping the Grove along
to their score of 218 for the loss of five wickets. Rise in reply made 145. Richard
Kirby should be commended on some excellent bowling. We were, however,
unable to beat Dronfield in the final. Grove batted first making 71-9 and
Dronfield won by six wickets.
In the Junior cricket we again fell to Dronfield making only 34 runs in
reply to a Dronfield innings of 161.
On the cricket field there was individual success for Jonathan Simpson
and we congratulate him on winning the Young Fast Bowler for Yorkshire
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POETRY COMPETITION
The Peterite organised a Poetry Competition in the Summer term. The
standard of entries was high and the choice of the outright winner was difficult.
The first three poems published are in order of merit. Thanks must go to all
who submitted entries.
A First Love Poem
Misty dawn lies grey,
A blanket on a pillow of green,
As the sleepy air hangs sharp
And cold, as I hold
You close and warm.
Soft breath moves, gently soothing,
Lightly cooling.
The mist soon clears from the
Hollows of forget-me-nots,
As orange burns
The grey away.
This is the dawn,
Ours is the day;
My night was banished, the day we met —
Our Sun, risen,
Will never set.
I love you, too.
Christopher Ashurst.
Cui Bono ?
I just can not do any more Latin.
I can not face it with an aequo animo.
I've had it a.m. and p.m.,
o ..
o
i
urn
urn
Ad nauseam, ad infinitum
And when all the ablative absolutes
Have been worked out,
There's still verbs to decline, decline, declines, etc.
All I want is some peace and quies.
Who says it's a "sine qua non ?"
Who wants that wretched 'A' level, '0' level,
Of 'A' level, for 'A' level, by 'A' level ?
Some exist, who enjoy Latin
(De gustibus non est disputandum):
But, Ye Gods, I cannot get it right —
All this apposition, allusiveness, assonance and alliteration!
Ceteris paribus I might have succeeded
But order wrong the words in the are!
After all, humanum est errare:
Even if laborare est orare, I don't care.
I may be an Oxymoron, but ..
FORTUNA FAVET FATUIS!
Anthony Dixon.
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. . .
. . .
. . .
.
Same Old Story
So close
I could reach out and touch it.
Beauty
Rich dark exotic unexplored,
A wealth of undiscovered
Love.
Light not yet lit
Cold black coals of inexperience
Not knowing what is lacking
Wanting
Missing
Needed.
Fires and desires of the
Hunters of the lucky casket but also
Of the poor Venetian too but
Beauty remains virgin
Aloof unexplored untouched.
Cold.
So close
Beauty right in front of me
On the other side of a
Broad
Endlessly deep
Chasm.
Ugly black scar defensive
Forbidding
Viscous black welt
Dividing paths of nature
Defying resisting laws of
Nature.
Substance unknown to either of us
Not mortal or immortal but
There.
Existing
As nothing by nothing like
A wall so invisible
It cannot be seen through.
It blocks. A chasm of intangible reality
Emptiness hollowness black blank
Despair.
And beauty
Far away across endless black space.
So close
I could reach out and
Touch it.
Warren Carr.
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No More War
"No more war, no more arms, no more pacts".
Said the politician, looking at the facts,
"The build up of arms leads to war.
We cannot ignore that fact, anymore".
(Loud applause from the floor.)
"Fear provokes fear".
This is what they wanted to hear.
But they didn't hear the rumbling of the tanks.
As they gave the speaker their whole-hearted thanks.
Nor the roaring of the planes, overhead,
As the demonstration march went ahead
Through Hyde Park and to Parliament, hand in hand with each other.
Is it any wonder they were surprised to discover
The Kremlin there instead ?
Mark Simpson.
The Birthday
I tell one: he says "Yes, I already knew".
I tell another, "Oh, yes. I thought it was yesterday".
Another wishes me many happy returns
I thank him
But he goes on to talk of "bumps".
Another says, "Great, we'll sing 'Happy Birthday' in tea".
But that doesn't work (not enough people).
The fifth shakes me by the hand
(but he's on three's side)
The last says "Oh" and delves
Deep into his all-powerful memory
And finds he knew already
But he won't admit it, so he shuts up.
Then I tell myself
And I say
Does it matter ? No-one understands or knows
Exactly what to do.
They're undecided
Perhaps feeling childish mentioning bumps
but too adult saying "Happy Birthday".
Birthdays shouldn't be forgotten.
Richard Venable.
The Whale
Once the studious elegant beast of the seas,
devouring the silver coloured cryll, gliding through aimless water,
is now reduced to a mass of flesh, severed in many places.
The blood polluting the sea, from a harpoon gun.
An animal now gasping for survival through its blow-hole,
no longer plentious, but rare and shy,
afraid of its enemy, man and greed.
The result, a young whale wanders through the sea,
ponderously, sadfully, calling in its melodious voice,
for its mother, who by now is being eaten as food,
on your plate.
John Dodman.
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A Circus Animal
based on ideas from Cider with Rosie and As I Walked Out by Laurie Lee
I was caged seemingly, no escape.
The village had me trapped, wrapped up in its cape.
Roads shone through by bars, single shafts of light
But getting a chance to use them was slight.
In the house, my mother, with a whip-like tongue,
Wherever I tried to run to, she'd discover before long.
And then there were my sisters, all very neat,
Rather like performing dogs that ran around your feet.
In a ring round me stood my friends and brothers,
Content with being the back-up, stardom is for others.
They were happy just to be alive, complacent and lazy,
But I wanted to get out and waiting drove me crazy!
I walked around my cage, there was no-one there but me
And suddenly I realised that I had found the key.
Andy Stubbs.
SHELTER
"Shelter" won the short story competition run by The Peterite. Our
congratulations to Alistair Carder-Geddes.
"Well" they'd said "will you do it then ?" I hadn't been too keen on the
idea from the start, but the wife liked the thought of getting one over on that
Mrs. Rowbottom up the road, and the kids wanted their pictures in the paper;
and by the time they'd finished telling me I was the typical Joe Bloggs, and
mumbled on about human values and scientific importance plus my patriotic
duty, I found I'd said "yes".
Mind you, if we'd known what it was all going to be like down here, it
would have been "nuts" to Mrs. Rowbottom and the papers. After we've all
done our bits and pieces they asked us to do — though what good all those
dots and graphs, and pushing buttons are going to be, goodness knows; I
can't make them out, but the kids say that there's a computer somewhere
making sense of it all; anyway, after all that, what is there left to do all day ?
We've played monopoly until we all feel we'll join a demolition gang: I
owe the wife £5,000 after a bad run at pontoon (and I bet she won't let me
forget it); and we've missed Match of the Day and Coronation Street on the
Tele.
Come to think of it, that's probably what they meant about human values
— the Tele I mean — and being surprised at what we'd learn down here.
It's me and the wife who miss the Tele most, the kids don't really mind
as long as they've got their tapes. They'd like to play them louder of course,
but I couldn't stand that. I haven't told them yet, but when you get to listen,
some of it's not at all bad.
And we've played some games together that I haven't played since I was
a kid myself — pity the boy cheats, I'll have to sort that out. The books they've
given us I can't get on with, but the wife says she's going to join the library.
She'll have to go to the girl's school too — her reading's shocking.
Funny what you find out when you've got time to talk — I never knew
how much the wife disliked Paul. Paul, of all people, he's been my best mate
since school, I mean, we all go to the pub every Friday evening and have a
great time, or at least, I thought we did. Granted he's not been the same
since he married, but then they never are, are they ?
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There isn't much room down here either
just as well we've been on
those caravan holidays or we'd be going mad on top of each other. There's a
limit to what my stomach will take of tinned food too, and I reckon I've reached
it — they forgot the beer as well.
They said there was a panic button we could use, and I've looked at it
once or twice, but in a real nuclear war you couldn't use it could you ? Anyway,
if they haven't got through in another hour I'm going up and to hell with them
and their experiment.
After all, they said three days and 18.0o hours on the dot and it's passed
that now; and I've got a darts match, the wife's fed up — she's run out of her
knitting wool — and the kid's have begun fighting since their radio batteries
went flat.
I don't like it anyway, you'd have thought someone would have checked
to see we were O.K. The wife says they're probably watching us on a secret
Tele — bet they've had a few laughs. I don't want to frighten them or I'd ask
them all what they'd do, because as I said, I don't like it.
I wonder if I ought to press that button or just go up and lift the lid ?
Perhaps they've forgotten we're here
it'd be just like some idiot to go off
duty and not pass on the message to let us out.
Above ground the smoke and ashes settled on a scene of total destruction.
Nothing stirred — except in the middle of the waste land a square sheet of
metal began, slowly, to rise from the ground.
A. Geddes.
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JOY RIDE
The moon slid behind a cloud and a cool, strong breeze ruffled the trees.
It was now so dark that, if your eyes were unaccustomed, you could feel the
darkness with your hands and breathe it. The long grass under the boy's feet
was dampening already with dew and, as he ran, the tall grass whipped and
slashed at his bare legs, soaking them and leaving red imprints on his white
skin.
The boy had been running now for ten minutes, his breathing was forced
and painful and tears trickled down his face. A low, spindly branch swung at
him out of the darkness, and he fell, cut and shocked; but in a moment, after
a quick glance backwards, he was on his weary legs again, pounding along,
through the whispering trees.
A little way off were what appeared to be two giant yellow eyes. The boy
was running towards these eyes. As he got closer the eyes turned into car
headlights. The boy (who was wearing only a pair of shorts and a white Tshirt) reached the car and stopped. Cutting out the glare of the headlights
with his arm, and breathing heavily, he peered at the car.
Over the car bonnet lay, the mangled body of a young girl. The car was
jammed against the trunk of a tree, a road ran passed nearby. The car had
swerved off the road and into the tree. He had been thrown out of the car,
but she hadn't been so lucky, she had gone through the windscreen.
He had run off into the wood, concussed and very afraid, but he had
recovered his senses and was back.
Her long black hair was matted with blood. Her once pretty face was
covered with it, and the shattered glass lay over everything.
He tried to take her pulse, but he didn't know how to. He listened to
see if he could hear her breathing, but he couldn't be sure.
Not knowing whether she was dead or not he ran onto the road, hoping
that a car would come along. But the road was empty of everything but silence.
So he ran, again, along the road hoping to find a village, or stop a car. He
wished he could remember whether he had passed a village just before the
crash.
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Now it began to rain, and the wind blew it into sheets, making the darkness even more impenetrable. The warm summer's night was gone and the
boy's sweat was replaced by icy water and shivers.
Then a sound, that perhaps of a distant car. The boy stopped. With the
water dripping off him, he stood with his head slightly to one side, listening,
whilst straining to regain his breath. Again the noise, nearer this time, it was
a car. Now the lights could be seen, raking the darkness from the road. The
boy's heart raced even faster, the car was less than half a mile away now, he
stood, legs apart, in the middle of the road, waving his arms like a madman.
The car approached and stopped in front of him, a window was rolled down
and a voice, as if from the end of a tunnel, swore.
The boy, from the shock of the accident, the exhaustion of running, the
freezing rain, and now the dazzling lights, fainted.
Mark Simpson.
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POETRY FOLK EVENING
The following poems are a selection from some of the many read at the evening.
Fluent
Affluent
Truculent
Flatulent
Lives in a tent
Gives up rent for Lent
Isn't bent
Knows what he means
And means what he meant
He isn't half spent
He's got an intent
To get a job in management
He can't believe
He's not heaven sent
That's the way it goes
He knows so he went
Missing.
Alec Campbell.
"We'll take more care of you"
You couldn't care for cows:
You'd just hit them with sticks
To move them around,
Their backsides you'd kick.
Do you remember my flight ?
Well, I won't forget, oh no!
I was one of that herd
In '76 at Heathrow.
Mark Adeney.
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What's up, Midas ?
What's wrong with your hand ?
Everything you touch goes black
All over this land.
I don't understand it,
Your power has gone:
There used to be men here
And now there are none.
You touch all the soldiers,
Then they go black:
Fires start at random.
Hey, Hell wants you back.
Mark Adeney.
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Far over the Misty Mountains cold,
Went Bilbo the Hobbit; to caverns dim,
To dungeons deep and passages old
He voyaged and met poor Gollum the grim.
Sly Gollum was hungry, and said to himself,
"Riddles I'll ask him and maybe he'll stay",
And so he began to ask with great stealth
If Bilbo would mind just a little delay ?
"What has deep roots that nobody sees;
Up to great heights its great summit goes;
It's wider than lakes and taller than trees;
It's as old as the world, and yet never grows ?"
"Easy!" said Bilbo, "A mountain, I s'pose".
"Was it so easy ?" asked Gollum, surprised,
As he slid up to Bilbo (who'd kept on his toes,
And spotted the danger). "My turn", he surmised.
"Thirty white horses, on a wet, red hill;
Quickly they champ, and loudly they stamp;
And when the food's gone, all at once they are still".
"Teeth!" shouted Gollum, whose breath was so damp.
That the Hobbit had ice all over his face.
All at once Bilbo saw the glint of a knife,
And without looking scared he said without haste,
"It's my go", and spoke now in fear of his life.
"Loud wailings it makes, and voiceless it cries,
Toothless it bites; without feathers it flutters;
Legless it runs, wingless it flies;
Breathless it blows and mouthless it mutters".
Gollum was stuck. "Just a minute!" he cried.
Suddenly he said, "I remember what blows:
That's it, it's the wind, it can't be denied!"
So he riddled again, his voice angry and low.
"It cannot be seen, it cannot be felt;
It lives behind stars and dwells under hills;
It cannot be heard, it cannot be smelt;
And empty holes and caverns it fills.
It comes before all, and follows all after;
It lives in death, and dies in life;
It ends all joy, and kills all laughter,
Quiet as death, quick as the knife".
"Darkness!" said the Hobbit, to Gollum's distress.
Bilbo had heard that one long before,
And now he remembered one more for this pest.
He started again before Gollum said more.
"A box without hinges, key or a lid",
Said Bilbo, as he watched this creature's eyes,
"Yet golden treasure inside is hid",
He continued again to hungry sighs.
Long thought poor Gollum, at last perplexed.
Slowly he angered, till red his eyes shone.
He jumped all at once, all angry and vexed,
But lucky for Bilbo, with his ring he had gone.
Barney Skrentny.
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Role Call
'I he bell rings up the curtain
Each year a different audience
Each year the same old show.
I glue my smile on,
Check for traces of sincerity,
And make my entrance.
"Good (emphasis)
Morning (fraction pause — ironic touch this)
Gentlemen — stroke Ladies' (joke).
The first scene: forty minutes
The first act: fourteen weeks
A safe three acter — beginning,
middle, end — well that's what
paying customers want —
Something to instruct and entertain
Without the threat of being made to think,
Of challenging assumptions.
I used to play the juvenile lead:
Nice but naive,
Impractical ideals that sort of thing.
Some touch of vague significance for the meaning mongers
But for the most part comic light relief.
As I get old I'll need a change of role
More in the character line. Perhaps
The drunken has been or the classroom bore
The flog 'em villain with the heart of gold
There's so much choice. At least it's not like life.
One day, just once, I'd like to play myself:
The bell would ring
I'd enter
Stand
And say
But no one yet has written me the lines.
Ian Lowe.
. . .
A Night under the Mountain of a Disco
The loudness of the Music hides the quiet solitude of faces,
Faces that sit, faces that stand, faces that stare among long streams
of other lonely faces.
Now "Lips that would kiss
Form prayers to broken stone".
Attempts at friendship are rebuked,
Non-attempts forgotten.
Attempts at liveliness are missed —
Boycott is not heard —
The Queen dismissed
The loudness of one girl's dress hides nothing,
Another follows but never finds.
Thank your fly through the air like cutting remarks,
But the tones that matter lay forgotten in the despair and smiles,
Smiles which mean nothing, which don't belong.
The voice of a lost leader calls out across the room,
Nor does he belong, not any more,
There are women, but the crying is only inward —
"I'm sorry we don't have that".
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Songs of broken groups take the air,
The ironical shout of "all right now" lies over the grave of
Paul Kossoff;
A song of re-unification turns sour in the wake of a smashed band,
And the desperate voice of David Bowie cries out:
"Can you hear me, Major Tom ?"
But they cannot.
Ian Anderson.
Edward Thomas — 5th February, 1917
Yes, I remember Alaincourt —
The name, because one cold spring day
Of sleet the slow troop train drew up there
In sunlight, unexpectedly.
The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat.
No one left and no one came
On the bare platform. What I saw
Was Alaincourt — only the name.
And poplars at the village end,
And mistletoe in a field. Snow lay
Among the railway tracks, as pale
As the cold, crimson, sunset sky.
And for that minute a field gun sang
Close by, and round it, as deadly,
Duller and duller, all the guns
Of Flanders and of Picardy.
The War Diary of Edward Thomas: 5th February, 1915
At 7 a.m. after many stops and starts we were close under partly wooded chalk
hills, among railway trucks, and near a village with here and there an upper
storey quite open like a loft. Snow. Gradually flatter and poplars regular as
Fine snow-fall. Furzy
telegraph poles, orchards, level crossings, children
cuttings. Mistletoe in field, poplars by Alaincourt. Amiens at 2 and train
left a score of men behind for a time. Pale sky and crimson sun at sunset.
Doullens at 8. Guns all the time
Dave Hughes.
. . .
. . .
GRAMPI
I used to call him Grampi because all the other boys had Grandpas, and
mine was special.
He was one of the few truly happy men; happiness was a way of life for
him, and he'd had his share of troubles. His wife wasn't easy, a bit of a scold,
a bit of a nag, and he'd had to fight to make a living.
When I was five years old, I used to walk in the park with Grampi. I
liked painting the park railings; it was before the war, before they carted away
the iron railings for munitions and left those rusty stumps you see everywhere.
I painted the railings with water, and a stick with a chewed end. Sometimes
Grampi would help me, and paint a few railings himself; but I was always the
foreman. "How's that Grampi ?"
"That's fine boy, fine. You're and artist".
Grampi was a great walker, but on the way home, when the water had
dried on the railings, he would wait for me while I painted them again. He
was strong. Not big, but compact and strong, a man who had humped floursacks, two hundredweight at a time. He always carried his watch in his waistcoat pocket; a gold watch on a gold chain with a gold medal dangling. The
medal was for cycling, a hundred-mile road race, British Championship; he'd
been a gymnast and a footballer too. There were posed photographs of Grampi
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as a young man, thinner and wiry, with Grandma before she turned sour,
pretty and happy as he was, both with their bicycles, on a day out.
Grampi's legs were still strong, so he could sit and swing me up on his
foot, and I was a good weight even at five years old. One day he swung me
up with such vigour that his slipper flew off and crashed through a windowpane, soon to be followed by a screech from Grandma. "You fool, you fool —
what will we do ?"
"Shut up woman, you're all wind and water" — it was the nearest he ever
came to harsh words. At least Grandma was still very fond of him. Everybody
warmed to him. When he was hit by a cricket ball in the park — smack on
the side of the head, full pitch — and he was still out cold when they carried
him home, there was a crowd around the stretcher all the way.
For days afterwards strangers called to ask after him. He was soon as
bright as ever of course, for Grandma took charge, and brought him around
and nursed him until she was sure he was right. Only then did she snap at him.
"You fool, fooling with cricket at your age !"
Grampi wanted everybody to be as happy as himself. When he passed a
pretty woman, or even one not so pretty, he would doff his hat. "Good day —
Lovely day. By — you're looking champion". Or, "By — you're a real bobbydazzler today!"
I suppose some people might have been embarrassed, but I didn't notice
it; for most people he was a sunbeam in a drab day. Was he childish ? Or a
dirty old man ? I don't think the idea crossed anyone's mind, certainly not
his. How far are we removed in so short a time from that age of
innocence.
Without the benefit of much formal education, Grampi had applied his
considerable intellect to the fashionable philosophies of his youth, notably
Charles Darwin and the Fabians. He had spent his working life building up a
bakery business by private enterprise. "Damned hard work" was his comment
on that. Yet he affected a rather naive Socialism, and wanted to convert us all.
He used to sing the Red Flag at the least excuse. After espousing Darwin,
and Marx via Bernard Shaw, he could hardly have retained his religion, but he
never lost the old Orange prejudices of his sectarian upbringing. He was
suspicious of alcohol and of Roman Catholics: Grandma was a Catholic, and
she fought him over that. Theirs must have been a love match to survive; the
best sort of love-match, bitter-sweet.
As for death and eternity, Grampi's zest was for this life. "It's the only
life we know. Enjoy it". But, when he came close to his own death, he became
less dogmatic; it wasn't just sentimentality, more a simple instinct that he was
not ashamed to hide.
Grampi loved the Music Hall, and when I grew old enough he used to
take me with him for a treat. The few seedy Music Halls still in business after
World War Two weren't much, but they were still magic for Grampi, so they
were magic for me. His tile may not have been brand new, but it was jaunty,
and his boots black and shiny.
He thought himself a real toff when he dressed up, as avid as ever for a
night out, his eyes a-sparkle, keeping time to the music with his foot, joining
in at the chorus; none of your reticence. Where were all the uptight Englishmen in his day ?
"Get back to the ha'penny places" he would call to a poor performer.
A lot of it was nostalgia for him, of course.
"She reminds me of Vesta Tilly — our Vesta" was his highest praise.
"You should have seen our Vesta" he would say on the tramcar going home.
"She could knock spots off them all, our Vesta. I can see her now, in the
spotlight; and the audience hushed just worshipping her — they didn't hush
easily, those audiences. We all worshipped Vesta you know".
"Yes, Grampi".
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"Imagine — dressed in tights and a tail-coat; white bow-tie and a topper;
twirling her cane like a toff. And her voice. Clear. Glorious. A voice to fill
a Hall".
"Yes, Grampi". His eyes sparkled and his cheeks glowed. He must have
been in love with Vesta — just a little bit.
When he was seventy-five, Grampi dug over a virgin field to make a
garden. He did such a routine of exercises in his bedroom before breakfast
as to shake the rafters: shadow-boxing, press-ups, pant, grunt and sweat. He
kept it up, too, as best he could, up to the end — no wonder he nearly made it
to 9o; just six months short.
In his last years, I didn't see a lot of Grampi; I made excuses. I learnt
later that he had missed me, but now I think, maybe, I was the one who
missed out.
John Rigby.
GENESIS — REVELATION
Through the low buzz of conversation and soft background music, the
sound of a heartbeat grows louder. A huge cheer fills the hall as the houselights go down and the audience is left in total darkness, flashbulbs already
stabbing at the stage as the heartbeat is drowned by the opening chords of
"Deep in The Motherlode" Genesis appear on stage in a dazzle of green,
yellow and blue light, Phil Collins leaping about the stage from drums to
keyboards and back again, in fine voice and bursting with energy. Mike
Rutherford, in complete contrast, sways sedately behind his double-necked
guitar for the entire concert. "Motherlode" is followed by a chilling rendition
of "The Carpet Crawl" and, in recognition of the band's early days, "Dancing
with the Moonlight Knight", the audience cheering wildly as the opening
chords of each are recognised.
The classic "Squonk" leads to the section of the concert devoted to the
new album, "Duke", with Phil sending the audience into stitches with his
story about Albert, the character depicted on the album cover. The sad tale
of Albert, who fell in love with his television set and a week later is found in
hospital having the glass removed, has absolutely nothing to do with the next
selection of songs: "Behind the Lines", "Duchess" — performed with invaluable help from "Frank", the drum machine — "Guide Vocal" and then
"Duke's Travels/Duke's End", one of the highlights of the evening with lights
probing the dry ice from roof and floor, and Phil appearing like some Messiah
figure centre-stage with a powerful light behind him.
It's time for some audience participation in "The Lady Lies". Phil
plays both hero and villain, cavorting around alarmingly far away from the
microphone but somehow leaping back in time for the chorus, the audience
cheering and hissing at the "hero" and "villain" respectively. "Say it's Alright
Joe" is performed as a little vignette, with Phil as the lonely drunk with only
his breath on the glass to remind him he's alive, and Tony Banks as "Joe", the
bar pianist. A captivating performance.
The classics "Follow You, Follow Me", "Ripples" and "Afterglow" are
played to an enchanting light show and wildly appreciative audience. A figure
appears on stage, green light picking him out through the smoke, as the instantly
recognisable introduction to "Dance on a Volcano" is played — Daryl Stuermer,
Genesis' American tour guitarist, whose excellent work has been well received
by the audience. The combined drumming skills of Phil and Chester Thompson are in evidence during the spectacular "Los Endos", the drums rattling
and echoing round the Apollo as the stage disappears into darkness. During
the encore — "I Know What I Like" — the audience and band are illuminated
by the "Lightbox" — two rows of Jumbo Jet landing lights over the stage.
Mike Rutherford is soundly beaten over the head by Phil's tambourine as a
punishment for his inactivity, and as the grand finale, Phil, like an electrocuted
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Salvation Army dancer, performs a tambourine dance, hitting it with feet,
hands, knees, elbows and Mike at unbelievable speed, the audience a sea of
raised hands amid the lights and smoke.
The Genesis tour 198o played forty dates in Britain. Half-a-million
people applied for ro6,000 tickets — the ones lucky enough to get in were
treated to over two-and-a-half hours of unceasing entertainment, perfect
sound quality and flawless musicianship by one of the most original bands in
today's rock arena.
Christopher Ashurst.
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competition (and on his Poo prize). Again on an individual note, congratulations to Louise Liddle on winning a Novice Class in a Three Day Event held
at Murton; she unfortunately did not maintain this winning form at the
Bramham Horse Trials but should be congratulated on qualifying to take part.
In the House tennis we again reached a final, beating Queen's in the first
round. We were forced to field a weakened side against our first round opponents but Robert Webster and Martin Jesper should be commended on gaining
a 9-4 victory over a good Queen's pair. In the final Graham Cole (captain)
and Mark Blackburn, Timothy Kaner and Martin Jesper lost to a strong
School House team consisting entirely of 1st VI players.
In the shooting James Hewitt won both the Best Individual Shot and
the Falling Plate competition; James Hewitt was NCO in charge of the R.A.F.
section of the C.C.F. whilst Mark Lodge was Head of the R.N. section and
overall Head of the C.C.F., indicating the strength of the Grove contingent in
the C.C.F. Congratulations to Mark Lodge on being awarded The Paddy
Power Prize for his all-round contribution to school activities.
Many other prizes were won throughout the term by members of the
House; James Gair was awarded the B.M.A. prize for prospective Medics,
Christopher Bronk the Physics prize and Science prizes were won by David
Kaner, Mandy Rigby and Graham Cole. In addition, Mandy Rigby won a
prize for acting. We should also like to thank Mandy for the House chapel
services she conducted and for her participation on the School Chapel Committee along with James Hewitt.
During the term Jonathan Wright, Timothy Blackburn, Robert Webster
and Martin Jesper were appointed House Monitors, taking over the duties of
the MVI Monitors busy with examinations. Many thanks to those Monitors
for the work done over the year: Graham Cole, David Kaner, James Hewitt,
James Gair, David Gardner, Charles Butterworth, Christopher Bronk, Mark
Lodge and Stephen Mawby; and we wish all the best to those leaving the
school, in their future careers. Thanks also to Mr. Drysdale for the work he
has done in the House in his first year as Assistant Housemaster.
It is a little unfortunate that we were largely runners-up rather than
winners in sporting events this term, but it is hoped that hard work and perserverance will prevail in the future to give greater success next year.
Graham Cole.
MANOR
Autumn
Returning after the Summer Break, the House welcomed twelve new
Juniors, two new members of the Lower Sixth, Bridget Bulmer (sister of
Graham) and Mary Spratt, and our new Assistant Housemaster, Mr. Harriman.
We wish them well and hope they enjoy their time in the House. Tim Coleman
was appointed Head of House.
In the House there were several major changes. The "fire safety" measures
had been completed, with doors everywhere, and with new routes of escape!
The Lower Sixth and Fifths were nearly all in Study Bedrooms, and nearly
all the Middle Sixth had single study bedrooms. Some of the corridors had
been carpeted to cut down the noise in the upper part of the House, the Quiet
Room had become the T.V. room, and the Assistant Housemaster's sitting
room the Quiet Room. He had moved downstairs the previous year to the
Senior Common Rooms, which had been converted to a self-contained flat.
The manoeuvres carried out during the past eighteen months have enabled
the number in the House to be increased, whilst giving greater comfort and
privacy, especially to the Fifths and above.
Athletics Standards, interspersed with rugger, got us off to an energetic
start. We did not do well in the Standards, but fared better on Sports Day,
thanks mainly to Kevin Clarkson, who won both sprints and the Clive Lewis
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Cup, to Gregory Lomas, who won both the 400 metres and the 800 metres
races; in the latter he broke the intermediate record by 7 seconds; and to
Neil Harnby who won the too metres and then tripped a metre or so from the
line in the 200 metres. We came second. In the Senior rugger we did well,
beating Queen's 25-9 in the first round, Rise 17-4 in the semi-final, and
then School House 7-6 in the final. This was a splendid game with the result
in doubt until the final whistle. The victory reflected great credit on the
House spirit, and on the Captain, Kevin Clarkson, who played throughout
with a painful leg strain. Incidentally, Guy Nettleton was awarded the cup
for "the most improved rugger player during the term".
Many members of the House brought great credit on themselves and the
House by their efforts during the term in rugger, chess, athletics, and in the
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. In the School Play, Heil Caesar,
Timothy Taylor as Brutus was most convincing, and Ian Anderson led the
Services in Chapel for a week with great sincerity.
Perhaps the highlight of the term was the traditional House party; everybody felt it should be held in the House again. Each Common Room and
Study organised at least one game, and decorated its room, and there was a
prize for the best game and for the most cheerful room. The parents and
Mrs. Shuttleworth provided a superb supper, and the evening ended with a
play put on by the "ancient" members of the House in the Drama
Centre.
We said goodbye to Ruth Addinall, Kevin Clarkson and Tim Raylor, and
wished them well in their future at University, and also to Simon Longthorp
who left with our good wishes to go into farming. Senior House colours were
awarded to Simon Longthorp and Simon Webb, and Junior House colours
to Rupert Bond and Craig Gibson.
Easter
The term was a busy and a successful one for the House. With the
weather good the School hockey XI had its best season for many years and
we were represented by Andy Taylor and Bobby Bowles. The Junior rugger
XI beat a very strong Temple team 12-8, then Dronfield 42-3, but finally
lost a very close final to Rise by tt—t o. Both Senior and Junior squash V's
lost in the final to Rise after closely fought matches; three Junior Middles,
Jeremy Barrett, Rupert Bond and Michael Burdon represented the House in
both competitions and this augurs well for the House in the future. The Junior
water polo team reached the final, but the Seniors were beaten in the semifinal. Having being pipped at the post so many times, at last the House was
successful; in the swimming sports we held off a strong challenge by Temple
to win the Kazerooni Cup. Fine individual efforts came from Tom Nichols,
Michael Burdon, Gregory Lomas, Mark Heywood and Nicholas Rivis, but
the victory depended on the relays where we were very strong all round.
Mention must be made of the Senior Middle Medley Relay team of Andrew
Gibson, Neil Harnby, Mark Heywood and Gregory Lomas, who beat the
record. In the cross-country we came fourth in the Senior and third in the
Junior, but our only runner of note was Gregory Lomas who came fifth in
the Senior race. Eleven of our Juniors, trained by Simon Dee, Richard Elston,
Robin Litten and Jason Schofield, each gained a Bronze Life Saving Medallion.
The artistic members of the House won the House "Art" competition with a
wide variety of exhibits, and especially with some superb large pieces of
furniture designed by Andrew Gibson and Richard Weeks. But none of this
would have been possible without the drive and organisation of Jamie
Holden. Jason Schofield was runner-up in the York Squash Plate.
The House very much enjoyed a pancake evening, when each year spent
a hilarious hour tossing pancakes, with varying degrees of success!
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Junior House colours were awarded to Jeremy Barrett, Adam Chantry,
David Davenport, Christopher Jackson, James Lee, Nicholas Rivis and Tom
Nichols.
Summer
The term was not as successful as many we have had. Both cricket teams
lost rather easily to the eventual winners, and in the tennis, after winning a
close match with Temple, we lost to Grove. Individually, though, the picture
was much rosier. Greg Lomas knocked another two seconds off his School
Record time for the 800m and was invited to take part in the English Schools'
Athletics Championships at Liverpool, but unfortunately was unable to compete. Richard Mansfield came third in the U.I6 individual .22 shooting
competition, and Andy Taylor had a most successful season for the Second XI
scoring runs and taking wickets, (how well Mr. Croft's incentive worked!).
The rowers had a very good season. The Junior IV lost narrowly in the final
to a strong Rise IV of older boys, Tim Coleman won his Cap (the first time
Caps had been awarded for rowing), James Lee won his Junior Colours and
also shared the Wentworth Ping Prize for the best junior oarsman, David
Clark won the individual Junior sculling cup, Jamie Holden won his full
Colours and the Andrew Sherris Cup for the best cox, and Simon Newby was
appointed Boatswain for next year. Andrew Gibson won the Design and
Technology Prize.
Many members of the House were involved in the highly successful and
enjoyable Cancer Scanner's Appeal Family Day, when k1,5oo was raised in
an afternoon, and well supported our two girls Bridget Bulmer and Mary
Spratt against the First XI!
Senior House Colours were awarded to Bobby Bowles and Junior Colours
to David Clark and Nigel Ramsden.
T.J.C.
1979-8o has been a most enjoyable and successful year in the House,
and as it comes to a close we say goodbye to fifteen of our numbers, I thank
them for all they have done, and wish them well in the future.
G.M.S.
QUEEN'S
Autumn
Fifteen new members were welcomed into the House in September and
four people returned for upper sixth work. Roderick Barron, Jill Gillett and
Michael Johnston were school monitors and Roderick Craig was appointed
Head of House.
In the athletics, held at the start of the term, although many members
tried hard the House was placed fourth in the standards. Robert Gardner
particularly obtained a very good score in this competition. On Sports Day,
despite a determined effort by the team, the House was fifth.
Under Michael Johnston's captaincy the Senior House rugby fifteen
unfortunately lost in the first round by 25-9 to a strong Manor side. It was
particularly pleasing to see some non-team players making such enthusiastic
efforts in the game.
In school drama members of the House took leading parts in both the
French play, La Cantatrice Chauve and in Heil Caesar, where particularly
Kit Bird's performance deserves mention.
School music has been ably and enthusiastically supported by a large
number of members of the House. In the band concert, the orchestral music
and in the choral life of the school individuals have brought much pleasure
to the rest.
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Speech Day showed that, despite all these activities, academic work has
not been neglected. Many individuals won prizes and the House won the
Work Cup.
Although not a term of achievement, the contributions from the members
of the House have provided much for the general life of the school.
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Easter
At the beginning of the term the House was pleased to hear of the successes of the Oxbridge entrants. Colin Bean was awarded a scholarship to
King's College, Cambridge and also gained a sponsorship from British Leyland.
Roderick Barron was awarded an Exhibition in History to Lady Margaret Hall,
Oxford. Jill Gillett gained a place at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Roderick Craig
has gone to work with handicapped people before going to University.
Michael Johnston was appointed Head of House. The Easter term provided what must be the highlight of our year, with the House taking both
Senior and Junior long runs. Nicholas England gave a fine personal performance. Alec Campbell worked hard to achieve such fine results. The House
Water-Polo team reached the final of the competition and contributed to a
very fine game, but we were beaten by a strong School House team. The House
Swimming team had moderate success with notable performances from the
under i6 age group. Kevin Clarkson broke two school records : the Individual
Medley and the 5o yard Breaststroke. The under 16 Freestyle relay team also
set a new school record. Nicholas Adams put in a large amount of work in
both swimming and water-polo. The House did not distinguish itself in the
five-a-side football, however, unlike many other Houses. Any members of the
House who wished to participate did so and no select group dominated the
team. The Junior House Rugby team was beaten in the first round by a strong
School House team. The team's spirit throughout a difficult match was commendable. Mike Johnston trained the rugby teams.
The House play was a great success, with polished performances from all
concerned, including many not accustomed to dramatic performance. Mark
Moodie and Nicholas Adams both excelled. Kit Bird showed great forethought in his choice of play for it allowed "minor" deviations and alterations
without losing its continuity. Many thanks to Kit Bird and Katharine Denison
for a fine production.
In the House arts competition, ably run by Nicholas Adams and Tim
Bough, there were many fine pieces of work especially from non-specialist
artists.
For his many and varied activities throughout the School and House,
Kit Bird was awarded his House colours.
Summer
The term started off on a high note, in the Senior House cricket, when the
team did well to beat a strong Temple side. Mike Johnston made 72 and took
six wickets. However, our good fortune was not to last as we were defeated
in the next round by the eventual winners. At the time of writing the House I
rowing, tennis, Junior cricket, and fencing has not taken place. In the rowing
we have competent crews but we lack last year's stars. The House tennis
team has two School players : Nicholas Adams and Ian Cramb and a good
performance is expected. The Junior cricket makes up in enthusiasm what it
lacks in talent although there are some good players in the third forms. Kit I
Bird is our only representative in the House fencing and should do well.
Queen's will be well represented in the Waine concert and we are to
congratulate Fergus Craig on being awarded a Waine Award and also a Sixth
Form Scholarship. Nigel Pemberton is, as ever, very active in the musical side
of the House and makes a large and invaluable contribution. The House was
well represented in the poetry and folk evening showing a wide divergence of
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the House in School activities. Queen's was also well represented in the languages, Katharine Denison was awarded the Spoken French prize and Warren
Carr the French Essay prize. In the Middle School we have also done well,
Andrew Whipp won the Spoken French prize and David Pemberton music
prizes.
Although Mr. Hubbard looks stern and depressed on the House photograph this is in no way indicative of the atmosphere in the House, which is,
as ever, relaxed and friendly. Many thanks to Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Paterson,
and the Monitors for the large amount of effort they have displayed throughout
the House all year, our best wishes go to all those leaving and we wish them
luck in the future.
M.W. J.
THE RISE
Christmas
Term began with the news of John Ellison's successful Australian tour
with the England Schoolboys' Rugby Union party. Congratulations to him
on a fine performance
Mr. Walls joined Mr. Armstrong as an assistant housemaster and John
McGrath was appointed head of house.
New juniors for the term were Tim and Jonathan Abel, Michael Cass,
James Farnsworth, Richard Fawthrop, Billy Hughes, Chris Oldfield, Jonathan
Pawson, Stephen Rooke and James White. Chris Hobson joined the House
from The Grove and Andrew Cochrane (on a scholarship from South Holderness School) was also a welcomed addition to The Rise Sixth form.
House athletics was again captained by Jonathan Drinkwater, whose
efforts were rewarded with the retaining of the Standards Cup ; a good House
effort.
Sports Day, however, was only notable for a few individual successes.
Richard Lister, Nigel Clayton, Mark Bird and Patrick Burdass all competed
well and new school records were set by Tim Hills (3,000 m) and by Shaun
Gorman (400 m).
Rugby was again popular in the House with 27 people representing a
School team. Cliff Irwin captained the Senior XV, which after a narrow win
over Grove in the first round, went down 17 points to 4 to the eventual winners,
Manor.
Squash was once again popular in the House. Encouraged by School
captain, Peter Burdass, Tim Stephenson, Shaun Gorman, Tony Smith, Billy
Hughes and James White all became regular players for the School.
The Rise was represented in the School play by John McGrath, Craig
Lawrence and James O'Farrell.
Senior House colours were awarded to Marc Gee and to Richard Lister.
At the end of the term Jonathon Drinkwater took over as Head of House
with John McGrath joining the new Headmaster as Head Boy.
J.A.M.
Easter
Mr. Roberts took over from Mr. Walls as an Assistant Housemaster.
We thank Mr. Walls for his brief stay and welcome Mr. Roberts into the
House.
In the general knowledge competition, Andrew Cochrane finished high
up in the School, and went on to represent the School in local general knowledge matches.
The House was well represented in the 1st XI hockey team, with John
McGrath, Richard Lister, Marc Gee and Stephen Kettlewell all gaining
their colours.
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In the cross-country, the Rise Senior team, captained by Adrian Hitchenor,
narrowly failed to win the team cup, losing to Queen's by a single point.
On a brighter note, however, Peter Burdass won the Goodbum Cup for the
second year running; in so doing he knocked eight seconds off the old record.
Shaun Gorman also led a spirited performance by the Junior team.
On the squash court, both House teams dominated the competition, with
the team players showing plenty of their potential. Both finals were 3—a
victories over Manor.
Another win over the Manor occurred in the Junior rugby competition.
Patrick Burdass converted a late penalty to secure an It-10 win in a hard
contested match.
Success in the swimming pool was confined to the Junior water polo,
where captain Dave Thomas scored five goals in a 7-1 win over Manor!
The House chess team convincingly beat Manor in the 1st round of the
inter-house chess tournament before being dismissed by favourites School
House.
A concert in aid of the Cancer Research Fund was organised by Bob Hall,
who enthusiastically co-ordinated and performed in a fine evening's entertainment.
The Five-a-side soccer team won the House league and finals series, coming
up from a lowly position to dominate the later fixtures. The squad of Richard
Lister, Stephen Kettlewell, Tony Smith, Patrick Burdass, Chris Hobson,
Adrian Hitchenor and Marc Gee were the youngest victorious team ever.
With the younger members of the House, then, contributing to a large
part of the Rise's success, it was fitting that term ended with Junior House
colours being awarded to Richard Kettlewell, Chris Powell, Mark Bird and
Tony Smith.
Summer
House cricket teams, this year, suffered mixed fortunes. The Senior XI
in the first round lost to Grove despite an unbeaten 5o from Shaun Gorman
and some quick runs from Richard Lister. The Juniors, however, played well
and eventually beat School House in the final. In the three matches Shaun
Gorman had a batting average of 8o and took 16 wickets.
After half-term it was announced that Michael Cass had won a scholarship, and that Craig Lawrence had been awarded a national army scholarship
— a noteworthy achievement since only forty are awarded annually.
The House was represented in the poetry-folk evening by Bob Hall,
Colin Hill, David Thomas and Marc Gee who all contributing much original
material to an exciting show.
The House tennis team sportingly lost to Queen's in the first round of
the tournament and the rowing Junior IV, stroked by Simon Williams rowed
well in the inter-house competition.
At the end of term it was announced that Tim Stephenson, an Oxbridge
candidate, was to become Head of House, and Marc Gee and Richard Lister
were to become School Monitors.
After joining the House in the spring, Mr. Roberts is leaving and we
would like to wish him and the MVI leavers together with Chris Hobson,
Robert Hall and Nigel Clayton good luck for the future.
Mr. Armstrong, after being Assistant House Master in the Rise for five
years, is also leaving the School. I would like to thank him for the time and
effort he has put into the running of the House and wish him luck in the future.
Jonathon Drinkwater.
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SCHOOL
Autumn
We returned this year with great expectations of what lay ahead of us.
The first was our hope of retaining the Athletics Shield. House athletics was
captained by Ian Reeve. In the end we came fifth on the day. There were
good performances from the Senior relay team, from Ian Hindhaugh in the
Senior javelin; and from Paul Moayyedi and Ian Hindhaugh in some track
events.
The Senior House rugby team was full of hope, with many returned from
last year and much strength in the lower years. Results in the preliminary
rounds were encouraging, with victories over Temple 7—o and Dronfield
20-4 ; but in the final our hopes were dashed with a replay of last year's result
against Manor. We lost 6-7. Despite this disappointment, much credit
should be given to the team led by Nigel Chapman.
There was the usual interest in Autumn term drama and music. David
Hinchliffe took a major part in the term's French play, acting Monsieur Smith
in La Cantatrice Chauve. Mark Adeney and Barney Skrentny played Metellus
and Decius in Ian Lowe's production of Heil Caesar.
Miriam Smith won the Girls under 19 York and District Junior Squash
Plate competition. The new occupants of study II were making an important
contribution to the House.
David Hinchliffe left at the end of term: we wish him well for the future.
Spring
In the first few weeks of term, Paul Moayyedi, Babak Saber and Jonathan
Jones played in the concert arranged by Bob Hall to raise money for cancer
research.
At last, School House could admire the Senior House water polo cup on
its own trophy shelf, having been runner-up for the last four years. Duncan
Fallow led a strong team whose only real opposition, Rise, was defeated in the
semi-final.
The Junior water-polo team were not as consistent this year, falling to
Rise in the semi-finals However, led by Andrew Forman, this team shows
a great deal of promise for the future — as, indeed, do many sports at this level.
Rachel Smith again captained the squash team; but unfortunately this
year we were defeated early. The Junior squash team's victory over Queen's
5—o deserves mention; though they too lost the next round. James Muirhead
was a very able captain.
The Junior rugby squad put up a strong team to beat Queen's in the first
round; but were convincingly beaten by a hard-playing Rise team in the
semi-finals. The Juniors have also made an important contribution to School
rugby at this level; and their quality is indicated by the fact that Fraser Topham
(Junior captain) and Clive Bradley were good enough for inclusion in the
Senior team in the Autumn. It is unfortunate that their enthusiasm was not
a match for well-drilled opponents.
As usual, one of the highlights of the sporting programme was the five-aside football competition. This year's House team was organised by Nigel
Chapman and Julian Bowen-Rees. The team did not fulfil its real potential,
being knocked out of the final four by Rise.
Paul Moayyedi ran a captain's race in a very hard-fought Senior long run:
he came in third. As if following his example, the efforts of the rest of the team
brought the House into third position, once the points had been totalled up.
The Juniors were not nearly so strong : Nick Linton was first home for the
House, twelfth in the School. The House came fifth.
Running was the means for the next bit of fund raising that the House
got involved in; James Stewart raised £55 for the World Wildlife Fund by
joining the sponsored walk/jog/run around the School arranged by Guy
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Norman. John Ludley and Andrew Nodder are also to be commended for
their 5o and 41 laps. Thanks to Duncan Fallow for organising the House's
contribution to this event.
The final sporting event of the term was the House swimming sports,
which provided much entertainment. It was an exciting afternoon with the
result in doubt almost until the closing relays. Our strong team was placed
third. Encouraging swims came from Steve Cotton and Simon Spence. Ian
Hindhaugh won the Senior four lengths backstroke and the Senior two lengths
freestyle.
Paul Moayyedi and Babak Saber played in concerts in the Memorial Hall.
Summer
Cricket is not strong in the Senior part of the House — with the outstanding exceptions of Nigel Chapman, who has kept wicket most ably for the
ist XI, and Ian Hindhaugh, whose contribution to the team has been recognised
by the award of the Fielding Cup for the third successive year. It was, therefore, no surprise when the Senior team lost to Grove before 4.3o p.m.! The
Junior team was able to draw in people from School squads and so should
have been a great deal stronger. It did indeed beat Queen's and Dronfield
but only after lower order batsmen had rescued them from near-disastrous
collapses in the first few overs of both those games. It is a tribute to Mark
Adeney's captaincy that the team did fight back. They lost to Rise in the
final, putting up a good fight on the way — including a hat-trick by Andrew
Forman. It is worth noting that the only other hat-trick in the School this
season came from Richard Dibb, for the third XI. It is pleasing to see the
continuation of the tradition that many School House boys work in the scorebox for School matches.
Nor was cricketing success limited to the boys this season: the girls were
a driving force in setting up the Scanner Appeal Family Day; and they did
well in the cricket match against a rather handicapped first XI. Thanks to
Mark Bunney and Claire Lockey for co-ordinating the House's contribution
to the success of the Appeal; and to all who took part in stalls and sideshows.
Tennis is, without doubt, the House's great enthusiasm and strength at
all levels. The Senior team and the Girls team won their House competitions.
Special congratulations go to Miriam Smith for her victory in the girls competition; Claire Lockey for reaching the final of the York and District Women's
Under i8 Singles; and Howard Hilton and Miriam Smith on being runners-up
in the Terry's Mixed Doubles Tournament. Thanks to Andrew Kershaw for
his work and his example as captain.
Congratulations this term go to Babak Saber for his award of the Frank
Pick prize for design; and to Barney Skrentny for the Fourth Form essay prize.
Mark Adeney produced a successful staging of journey's End, this
year's middle-school play. Barney Skrentny and James Muirhead also made
valuable contributions to it.
The list of people in the House who have been awarded sports colours
this term is an impressive once: well done all.
I would like to thank all who have made the running of the House so
smooth, and to wish all the best to those who are leaving.
I.D.H. and D.J.H.
TEMPLE
Autumn
At the beginning of term D. M. Noyes was appointed Head of House,
with N. R. Barnes, J. R. Dodman, A. B. Tuck and I. G. Wilson as House
Monitors.
The term got off to a good start, when we learnt that the House had come
second to Queen's in the Work Cup by the smallest of margins. This failure
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was despite several prizewinners, J. C. Neal, A. D. M. Barrell, S. J. Shilleto,
Bridget Gray, M. D. Bowstead, P. A. Dodman and P. J. Drury.
The House was even more successful in athletics. For the second year
running we came second in the Standards Competition to Rise, though this
year it was by a larger margin. On Sports Day the team excelled itself. Many
of the team achieved much more than was reasonably expected of them. The
most memorable race, was undoubtedly R. P. Jemmett's nail-biting struggle
with I. Hindhaugh of School House over Soo metres. They were neck and
neck down the final straight, but R. P. Jemmett was unfortunate to lose by
inches. R. K. Knocker set a new Intermediate record for the long jump,
which also beat all the Senior Competitors and D. S. Rusholme won the
senior high jump. A. B. Tuck, the Captain of House Athletics, led by example
in winning both the Senior 3,000 metres and 1,50o metres and it must be said
that the success of the team was due largely to his enthusiasm and encouragement.
Perhaps the strongest set of results came from R. Dixon in the javelin.
He was a disappointing fourth in the Intermediate event, but then came
second in the Senior event. All the above, along with J. R. Dodman, D. M.
Noyes and J. R. Farrow were awarded their Senior House colours.
The Juniors also did well with C. D. Johnson winning the Senior long
jump, M. J. Abbey the 800 metres and D. F. Bough the cricket ball. The
Junior relay team also won their event. The above three Juniors and R. W.
Boocock and M. Pearson were awarded their Junior House colours.
There were 18 boys from the House, who represented the School at
rugby, the majority playing for the Junior sides. P. E. Johnson, A. D. G.
Carder-Geddes and R. K. Knocker were permanent members of the 1st XV;
I. G. Wilson and D. M. Noyes played for the 2nd XV; R. Dixon, J. M. Hall
the U.x6s; D. A. Beaumont, A. Hameed, P. J. Atkinson, D. F. Bough, D. C.
Johnson, R. W. Turner the U.15s; M. J. Abbey, J. P. Atkinson, N. D. Hopton,
K. G. T. Rollo, C. D. Wombell the U.14s. So we had modest hopes for a
successful run in the Senior House Rugby Competition. This was not to be.
We were unluckily drawn against the eventual runners-up, School House.
Despite this the team played with great spirit, especially the forwards, who
more than held their own against the School House pack. The match though
was lost in the backs, who were unable to convert strong pressure in the secondhalf into points. The match was eventually decided by a controversial try,
when a School House player knocked on, as we thought! We all stopped,
except for I. G. Wilson, waiting for the whistle, which was only blown when
School House scored. There is a well-worn saying there, which all rugby
players have drummed into them, but which we all seem to forget.
The term ended on a high note. A. D. M. Barrell was awarded an Open
Scholarship in Ancient and Modern History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford,
an award upon which we offer him our warmest congratulations. In saying
goodbye to him, we thank him for his contributions to the intellectual life of
the House and wish him well for the future.
Spring
The term started on a bad note. The Junior House rugby team despite
having eleven school team members, lost to Manor in the first round 12-8.
They played weakly in the first half and only as individuals, not as a team.
The whole team played much better in the second half and were unlucky to
have two tries disallowed, before scoring two tries late in the half. Manor
went onto the final.
The Senior House squash team, after predictably beating Dronfield 5-0,
was narrowly defeated in the second round by Rise 3-2. The Junior squash
team also came through the first round, beating Grove 4-1, but then lost to
Rise again in the semi-finals. A. B. Tuck was a regular member of the School
squash team.
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In the Senior cross country, A. B. Tuck, Captain of the School team,
came second, as in the previous year, but the Senior team did not do as well
as last year, coming only fifth. In contrast the Juniors improved on last year's
result, by finishing in second place. M. J. Abbey won the race and C. D.
Wombell finished a very creditable fifth, for which he was awarded his Junior
House colours.
Several members of the House played for various school teams. In
hockey, D. M. Noyes played for the First XI, gaining his colours, D. J. Johnson
played for the First XI and Second XI, J. R. Dodman for the Second XI, R. W.
Boocock for the Colts XI and Sarah Neville and Johanna Smith for the successful Girls XI. In rugby C. D. Johnson, P. J. Atkinson, D. F. Bough, D. A.
Beaumont, A. Hameed and R. W. Turner played for the U.I5s, and M. J.
Abbey, J. P. Atkinson, J. P. Beaumont, N. D. Hopton, K. G. T. Rollo, C. D.
Wombell and S. P. Wood all played for the U.14s.
During the last week of the term the House competed in several other
sporting events with varying degrees of success. In the water polo competitions both the Senior and Junior teams were knocked out in the first round.
In complete contrast the House won the Swimming Standards Cup, the first
time in at least 13 years, and the swimming team did very well in the finals,
scoring 83 points and coming second, only five points behind the winners,
Manor. The Junior team did exceptionally well, scoring 81 of the House's
83 points, K. G. T. Rollo, setting new school records in all his races. C. D.
Johnson and D. F. Bough all won their events, as did the U.14 and U.15 relay
teams, with the U.15 team setting two new school records. The only Senior
to win any points was the Captain A. D. G. Carder-Geddes, who was awarded
his Senior House colours. Junior House colours were awarded to P. J. Atkinson,
J. Wetherell, M. Cramb, Z. Hameed and N. Hopton. Overall a very pleasing
result and a vast improvement on last year!
The House five-a-side football team did not live up to expectations. In
the initial stage of the competition, the team did well winning five games,
drawing one and losing one. But when the top four teams met, our hopes of
winning were immediately dashed as the team lost to Rise and then Dronfield,
by the same score, i—o. The only person to play consistently well was J. R.
Dodman in goal, who continually brought off some brilliant saves. The team
only realised its full potential in the final game, beating Grove 3—o, despite
missing a penalty. The team's final position was fourth.
Competing in a different sort of team were R. K. R. Chilman and J. P.
Atkinson, who were in the Inter-school Quiz teams. In the Inter-House chess
competition the House reached the final, which will be played next term. Our
own internal House chess competition will hopefully also be completed next
term, but the Junior Common Room Table Tennis competition was finished,
with C. R. H. James the winner. The following were all regular members of
the orchestra or wind band or choir who performed in the End of Term Concert: R. N. Sabey, 0. J. Bird, J. C. Neal and M. Pearson.
Summer
The first Inter-House event of the term was the Senior cricket. We were
to meet Queen's. With two 1st XI members, the House Captain, J. R. Dodman
and D. M. Noyes, a 2nd XI player P. A. Dodman and several 3rd XI players
we were confident, especially as Queen's had only three first game members
and little else. Unfortunately our optimism was soon shattered as Queen's
scored 133 all out. When D. M. Noyes was run-out in the first over, all
depended on J. R. Dodman. He tried to repair the damage with a gallant 42,
but to no avail as we were all out for 114. Later on in the term the Junior
House cricket team fared no better. Rise scored 168 for two, a score which
Temple rarely looked like matching. Temple were eventually all out for 89.
The only Temple batsman to play well was J. P. Atkinson who scored 68.
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The House had more success in the less active sport of chess, beating
School House 3-2 in the final. The team was captained by D. J. Johnson and
other team members were R. P. Jemmett, D. S. Rusholme, P. A. D. Critchley
and P. J. Drury. The internal House competition, having reached the semi-final
stage at the end of last term, slowly progressed. By half-term P. J. Drury had
made the final, but D. J. Johnson and R. P. Jemmett were still locked in combat.
Johnson, wisely using his captain's perogative, got through to the final. Finally,
after this marathon competition, P. J. Drury beat his captain i—o.
The fencing team, captained by J. E. Moore and consisting of M. S. Hall,
C. J. Drury, S. H. Giddings was also successful, beating Queen's in the final.
We congratulate C. J. Drury on being awarded the Paddy Power Fencing
prize. The tennis team was not so successful, narrowly losing to Manor in the
first round. The team was I. G. Wilson (capt.), A. B. Tuck, P. J. Drury and
D. F. Bough. The Girls' team was similarly unsuccessful, losing badly to
School House.
At half-term we learnt that Mr. P. G. Croft was leaving us to take up
his new post of Second Master. Mr. Croft's achievement can be seen in two
ways. Firstly, in terms of trophies, there is only one sport in which Temple
have failed to gain a major trophy, rugby. I doubt if the silver cupboard has
been bare during Mr. Croft's time. Secondly, Mr. Croft has kept the House
happy, relaxed and yet at the same time with the right atmosphere for working.
Temple has won the Work Cup no less than seven times during Mr. Croft's
13 years. For this service to the House we thank him very much and hope he
enjoys his new job. Next term Mr. Bulcock takes over as Housemaster.
Finally, I would like to thank the Monitors : N. Barnes, J. Dodman,
A. B. Tuck and I. G. Wilson for their help in the smooth running of the
House and to wish the whole of the Middle Sixth well in the future.
David Noyes.
ATHLETICS
With the need to change the usual "all-in" athletics programme to one
of a two day commitment each week by each boy, we reverted back to a three
point system of standards. The results were as follows :15.0 (average per boy)
1. Rise
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Temple
School
Queen's
Manor
Grove
Dronfield
11.60
11.23
10.54
10.09
9.56
9.00
Special mention must go to C. D. Johnson (Temple), R. Gardner (Queen's)
and N. Clayton (The Rise) who scored near maximum points and were top of
their respective year groups.
Sports Day took place in fair but windy conditions. The outright winners
— Temple — took an early lead and managed to score in all but three of the
thirty-one events. Some seven new school records were created.
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
Long Jump
High Jump
Shot Putt
Javelin
Relay 4 x 200 metres
SENIOR AGE GROUP
K. Clarkson (Manor)
K. Clarkson (Manor)
I. Hindhaugh (School)
I. Hindhaugh (School)
A. Tuck (Temple)
A. Tuck (Temple)
G. Cole (Grove)
D. Rusholme (Temple)
J. Dodman (Temple)
I. Hindhaugh (School).
School
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11.4 secs.
24.3 secs.
52.7 secs.
2 mins. 11.5 secs.
4 mins. 30.0 secs.
9 mins. 59.2 secs.
5.34 metres.
1.60 metres.
11.16 metres.
41.80 metres.
1 min. 41.8 secs.
Winner of the Senior Long Jump, GRAHAM COLE, in action.
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100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
Long Jump
High Jump
Javelin
Relay 4 x 200 metres
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
Long Jump
High Jump
Cricket Ball
Relay 4 x 100 metres
• New School Records.
INTERMEDIATE AGE GROUP
12.2 secs.
N. Harnby (Manor)
26.0 secs.
N. Clayton (Rise)
55.6 secs.
G. Lomas (Manor)
2 mins. 4.9 secs.
G. Lomas (Manor)*
4 mins. 51.2 secs.
T. Hills (Rise)
10 mins. 5.7 secs.
T. Hills (Rise)*
5.46 metres.
R. Knocker (Temple)
1.55 metres.
J. Farrow (Temple)
39.35 metres.
J. Pulleyn (Manor)
1 min. 45.7 secs.
Manor
JUNIOR AGE GROUP
A Stubbs (Dronfield)*
A. Stubbs (Dronfield)
A. Gorman (Rise)*
M. Abbey (Temple)
A. Gorman (Rise)
C. D. Johnson (Temple)
A. Stubbs (Dronfield)
D. Bough (Temple)
Temple
12.2 secs.
26.0 secs.
58.4 secs.
2 mins. 19.5 secs.
4 mins. 53.8 secs.
4.82 metres.
1.43 metres.
60.10 metres.
53.7 secs.
INTER-HOUSE ATHLETIC SHIELD
100 pts.
1. Temple
641 pts.
2. Manor
55); pts.
3. Rise
521 pts.
4. School
471 pts.
5. Queen's
30k
pts.
6. Grove
231 pts.
7. Dronfield
J.A.O-B.
CROSS COUNTRY
Due to the resurgence of interest in cross country throughout the School
last year a regular programme of inter-school fixtures was arranged at all
levels this year.
In the inter-school matches convincing performances were recorded by
both Seniors and Juniors against Pocklington, Silcoates, Ashville, Woodhouse
Grove and Nunthorpe G.S. A measure of the improvement made is reflected
in how well the School did against Barnard Castle and Newcastle R.G.S. in
the match at Barnard Castle, however Bradford R.G.S. were in a class of
their own.
After a slightly disappointing performance at Durham in the North
Eastern Schools Cross Country Championships when Peter Burdass was
unavailable and Jonathan Wright was well below his best, the Seniors put in
their best performance the following Saturday at Ampleforth coming second
to the host school in a strong field.
Peter Burdass was the outstanding Senior runner and both he and Andrew
Tuck, the captain were awarded their colours. Other consistently good performers were Jonathan Wright, Greg Lomas and Paul Moayyedi all of whom
will form the nucleus of a strong team next season with Doug Williamson and
Ian Saville.
Amongst the Juniors Jonathan Abbey and Nick England were the most
prominent. They were ably supported by several other good third and fourth
formers, who providing they maintain their interest, should make their mark
at cross country in future years.
CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
Wednesday, 23rd January. York and District Schools Trial (at Tadcaster).
1st J. Abbey.
Junior Race:
1st P. Burdass; 2nd J. Drinkwater; 3rd P. Moayyedi; 4th A. Tuck,
Senior Race:
6th P. Aagaard; 9th S. Woollons; 10th A. Campbell.
Saturday, 26th January. St. Peter's v. Pocklington, Silcoates and Ashville (at Pocklington).
35 pts.
Seniors:
1st St. Peter's
79 pts.
2nd Silcoates
93 pts.
3rd Pocklington
118 pts.
4th Ashville
Individual placings: Ist P. Burdass; 2nd A. Tuck; 5th P. Moayyedi; 7th J. Wright; 8th G.
Lomas; 12th N. England.
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4
Start of the Senior Cross Country Race.
Wednesday, 6th February. St. Peter's v. Woodhouse Grove and Silcoates (at Silcoates).
1st St. Peter's
35 pts.
Seniors:
47 pts.
2nd Silcoates
3rd Woodhouse Grove 104 pts.
Individual placings: 1st P. Burdass, 4th A. Tuck; 5th G. Lomas; 7th N. England; 8th P.
Moayyedi; 10th J. Wright.
22 pts.
fst St. Peter's
Juniors (U.14):
66 pts.
2nd Woodhouse Grove
99 pts.
3rd Silcoates
Individual placings: 1st J. Abbey; 2nd C. Wombell; 3rd K. Rollo; 4th D. Gardner; 5th J.
Procter; 7th R. Ellerker.
Saturday, 16th February. St. Peter's v. Barnard Castle, Bradford G.S. and Newcastle R.G.S. (at
Barnard Castle).
31 pts.
1st Bradford G.S.
Seniors:
81 pts.
2nd Newcastle R.G.S.
103 pts.
3rd Barnard Castle
105 pts.
4th St. Peter's
Individual placings: 9th P. Burdass; 12th A. Tuck; 17th G. Lomas; 20th J. Wright; 22nd
P. Moayyedi; 25th N. England.
43 pts.
Juniors (U.14): 1st Bradford G.S.
75 pts.
2nd Newcastle R.G.S.
100 pts.
3rd Barnard Castle
114 pts.
4th St. Peter's
Individual placings: 4th J. Abbey; 13th C. Wombell; 16th D. Gardner; 26th R. Ellerker;
27th J. Frank; 28th J. Procter.
Wednesday, 27th February. St. Peter's v. Silcoates, Ashville and Woodhouse Grove (at Woodhouse
Grove).
51 pts.
ist St. Peter's
Seniors:
2nd Silcoates
61 pts.
3rd Ashville
94 pts.
99 pts.
4th Woodhouse Grove
Individual placings: 1st P. Burdass; 4th A. Tuck; 7th J. Wright; 8th P. Moayyedi; 12th J.
Schofield, 19th R. Jemmett.
32 pts.
1st St. Peter's
Intermediates (U.16):
53 pts.
2nd Ashville
3rd Woodhouse Grove
95 pts.
Individual placings: 1st G. Lomas; 2nd N. England; 3rd D. Williamson; 4th I. Saville;
10th G. Groom; 12th G. Sanders.
20 pts.
1st St. Peter's
Juniors (U.14):
441 pts.
2nd Woodhouse Grove
611 pts.
3rd Silcoates
Individual placings: 1st J. Procter; 3rd D. Copley; 4th R. Ellerker; 5th N. Hopton; 7th
G. Robinson.
Wednesday 5th March. North Eastern Schools Cross Country Championships (at Durham).
86 pts.
1st Newcastle R.G.S.
98 pts.
2nd St. Joseph's, Hebburn
116 pts.
3rd Barnard Castle
166 pts.
4th Durham
185 pts.
5th St. Peter's
206 pts.
6th St. Bede's
236 pts.
7th King's Tynemouth
242 pts.
8th Dame Allan's
Individual placings: 17th A. Tuck; 20th G. Lomas; 27th P. Moayyedi; 37th J. Abbey;
40th N. England; 44th I. Saville.
Saturday, 8th March. North East Regional Public Schools Championships (at Ampleforth).
48 pts.
1st Ampleforth
93 pts.
2nd St. Peter's
121 pts.
3rd Welbeck
130 pts.
4th Durham
166 pts.
5th Denstone
190 pts.
7th Ampleforth 2nds
218 pts.
8th Pocklington
Individual placings: 2nd P. Burdass; 10th A. Tuck; 12th P. Moayyedi; 17th G. Lomas;
20th J. Wright; 32nd N. England.
Wednesday, 12th March. St. Peter's v. Woodhouse Grove and Nunthorpe G.S. (at home).
33 pts.
1st St. Peter's
Seniors:
49 pts.
2nd Nunthorpe G.S.
3rd Woodhouse Grove 105 pts.
Individual placings: 2nd J. Drinkwater; 3rd G. Lomas; 4th P. Moayyedi; 6th A. Tuck;
8th J. Wright; 10th D. Williamson.
35 pts.
1st St. Peter's
Juniors (U.15):
54 pts.
2nd Nunthorpe G.S.
97 pt3.
3rd Woodhouse Grove
Individual placings: 1st J. Abbey; 2nd N. England; 3rd C. Wombell; 7th F. Newitt; 9th G.
Groom; 11th R. Ellerker.
INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY
The Spring term weather turned out at its best for the two age-group
runs, the dry course managing to help Peter Burdass to a new school record
in the Senior event.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
SENIOR RESULTS
P. Burdass (Rise)* New School Record - 22 minutes 30.0 seconds.
A. Tuck (Temple)
P. Moayyedi (School)
1. Queen's
79 pts.
J. Drinkwater (Rise)
2. Rise
81 pts.
G. Lomas (Manor)
3. School
102 pts.
J. Wright (Grove)
4. Manor
135 pts.
K. Clarkson (Queen's)
5. Temple
154 pts.
T. Hills (Rise)
6. Grove
178 pts.
I. Saville (Queen's)
7. Dronfield
258 pts.
D. Williamson (Queen's)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
JUNIOR RESULTS
J. Abbey (Temple). 17 minutes 54.0 seconds.
N. England (Queen's)
G. Groom (Queen's)
S. Gorman (Rise)
C. Wombell (Temple)
G. Sanders (Queen's)
N. Newitt (Queen's)
R. Kettlewell (Rise)
J. Procter (Grove)
R. Crawshaw (Queen's)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Queen's
Temple
Manor
Rise
School
Grove
Dronfield
222 pts.
385 pts.
387 pts.
500 pts.
645 pts.
681 pts.
957 pts.
J.W.R.H.
SWIMMING
The term started off well, at home, with a victory at U.14, U.I6 and
Senior age groups over Bolton and Bootham, but narrowly losing to Barnard
Castle - the result being decided only by the very last relay. Next came the
John Parry Relays where the Seniors just missed the finals, but the Colts team
of Kevin Rollo, David Bough, Mark Burdon, Steve Cotton and Chris Johnson,
reaching the final of the Medley Relay and coming fourth and winning the
Freestyle final.
With this victory a combination of Colts and Seniors went down to the
National Public Schools Relay finals in London where some 6o schools from
Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales compete in Open Age Group Medley
and Freestyle Relays. The Medley team just missed the final to come tenth
overall and yet the Freestyle team of Charles Walker, Kevin Clarkson, Kevin
Rollo and Ian Hindhaugh made the final and came fourth overall in the country.
In the following school match we travelled to Ampleforth to take on the
home side and Bootham at Senior and U.I5 levels. As the Colts team was
able to nearly double the oppositions' scores we were assured of overall victory.
The very next day another away trip took us to swim against Ashville College
and Leeds Grammar at Senior, U.16 and U.14 age groups. This match was
secured for us this time by the U.14 groups as the other levels were very close.
After half term we took on Worksop College at home and even with a
weakened side managed to score maximum points in all but three events.
Almost the same occurred the next week at Pocklington with the U.I6 age
group scoring near maximum points this time.
Our last match against Durham finished the season off badly for us at
we lost overall with a depleted group due to other commitments.
During the season four of the eight school relay records and sixteen of the
twenty-nine individual records have been rewritten. Ten of these individual
records have fallen to Kevin Rollo of Temple. The success of the Club lies
in the depth of good swimmers who may share the winning of individual
events to allow new records to be created by the very best swimmers and the
relay teams without over-swimming the latter to ensure victory in the matches.
The whole Club is to be congratulated on an excellent season.
The following boys represented the School swimming club :C. Walker, I. Hindhaugh, B. Jones, C. Hopkinson, N. Harness, R. Hall,
A. Fawthrop, K. Clarkson, A. Copley, A. Brown, M. Heywood, N. Midgley,
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M. Reed, G. Lomas, C. Johnson, D. Bough, M. Burdon, S. Cotton, N. Rivis,
K. Rollo, N. Hopton, M. Chamieh, J. Frank, J. Knapton, S. Turl, S. Spence,
J. Abbey, A. Leadley and D. Carr.
The following officiated at the home galas : C. Hill, T. Stephenson, I.
Cramb and R. Bell.
INTER-HOUSE GALA RESULTS
Individual Medley
50 yds. Freestyle
50 yds. Breast Stroke
50 yds. Butterfly
50 yds. Back Stroke
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
Under Fourteen Group
K. Rollo (Temple)*
T. Nichols (Manor)
T. Nichols (Manor)
K. Rollo (Temple)*
K. Rollo (Temple)
Temple
Temple
64.5 secs
29.5
37.0
28.6
29.6
62.7
53.6
Individual Medley
50 yds. Freestyle
50 yds. Breast Stroke
50 yds. Butterfly
50 yds. Back Stroke
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
Under Fifteen Group
C. Johnson (Temple)
S. Cotton (School)
D. Bough (Temple)
D. Thomas (Rise)
C. Johnson (Temple)
Temple*
Temple*
71.4
26.7
36.4
33.7
33.1
57.5
49.5
Individual Medley
50 yds. Freestyle
50 yds. Breast Stroke
50 yds. Butterfly
50 yds. Back Stroke
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
Under Sixteen Group
K. Clarkson (Queen's)*
G. Lomas (Manor)
K. Clarkson (Queen's)*
K. Clarkson (Queen's)
M. Heywood (Manor)
Manor •
Queen's *
63.8 secs.
28.0
33.0
28.2
31.7
57.4
49.0
Senior Group
C. Walker (Dronfleld)
I. Hindhaugh (School)
C. Walker (Dronfleld)
A. Precious (Dronfleld)
N. Harness (Rise)
C. Walker (Dronfleld)*
I. Hindhaugh (School)
I. Hindhaugh (School)
Dronfield
School
63.6 secs.
23.7
56.0
33.9
78.5
27.1
31.0
67.5
54.7
48.0
Individual Medley
50 yds. Freestyle
100 yds. Freestyle
50 yds. Breast Stroke
100 yds. Breast Stroke
50 yds. Butterfly
50 yds. Back Stroke
100 yds. Back Stroke
Medley Relay
Freestyle Relay
• New School record.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Manor
Temple
School
Queen's
FINAL SCORES
5. Rise
88 pts.
6. Dronfield
83 pts.
7. Grove
78 pts.
72 pts.
49 pts.
43 pts.
16 pts.
INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING STANDARDS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Temple
Rise
School
Manor
Grove
Queen's
Dronfleld
Totals and Results
Average of 7.716 per stroke
42 boys
Average of 7.672 per stroke
25 boys
Average of 7.125 per stroke
27 boys
Average of 6.452 per stroke
34 boys
Average of 6.209 per stroke
33 boys
Average of 6.128 per stroke
35 boys
Average of 6.067 per stroke
28 boys
Those boys who achieved an average of 11 or more out of a possible
points over each stroke were as follows:
N. Midgley (Rise)
M. Chamieh (Manor)
S. Collingwood (Dronfleld)
S. Spence (School)
R. Gardner (Queen's)
J. Frank (Manor)
K. Rollo (Temple)
11 pts.
11 pts.
11 pts.
11.5 pts.
11.7 pts.
11.7 pts.
12 pts.
J.A.O-B.
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RUGBY
FIRST XV
After an extremely successful season in 1978, it is obviously very disappointing to record only two wins in twelve matches last season. With seven
colours returning one hoped for a reasonably successful year without it being
outstanding. What went wrong ?
Firstly, most of the returning colours did not make the expected improvement and impact another year's maturity should have given. Unfortunately
Kevin Clarkson, the fastest threequarter suffered continually from torn hamstrings as a result of Autumn term athletics. (Must we handicap ourselves
every year by having such a farcial attempt to do athletics in the Autumn and
at the same time attempt to play rugby at a high level ? Both suffer, one should
logically go.) Cliff Irwin suffered from migraine and was only selected for
five matches, the rest of the time he acted as replacement, whilst Paul Johnson
doggedly continued to play with a nagging ankle injury that troubled him for
a substantial part of the season.
In addition to injuries to old colours, several other players who had
established themselves as prominent 1st XV players, in particular Nigel
Chapman, Jonathan Brierley and James Gair, all received injuries serious
enough to miss a substantial part of the season. Altogether 28 players represented the 1st XV compared with 19 the previous season.
Another major factor contributing to such a poor season was the diabolical
tackling of a minority of the team, but the majority of the backs by which
235 points were conceded in 12 games. Tackling is 25% technique and the
rest determination and courage. Some players fell short on both.
Looking closer at the units, whilst the backs' defence was always suspect,
the attacking flair of the backs was only realised in two games. When Nigel
Chapman was injured, the back line never functioned effectively in attack for
the remainder of the season.
The forwards had strengths but also too many weaknesses to be able to
dominate and dictate games when it was necessary to change the style of play.
The front row of Paul Johnson, Simon Webb and Simon Longthorp, all from
the Lower Sixth were a very efficient unit and very effective in the loose.
They would have been a formidable trio the following season if they had
completed two years in the Sixth. What a tragedy that not one stayed on.
Rod Craig at lock was supported by Alistair Carder-Geddes. The former's
strength was in the line-outs, and this was augmented by Guy Nettleton, at
Number 8 who whilst more at home in the second row, took over the Number
8 position and performed extremely creditably in defence although his handling
and ball distribution was found wanting at times. Unfortunately, the other
two first choice Hankers, James Gair and Jonathan Brierley rarely played
together because of injury and their replacements were unable to cope with
the demands of 1st XV rugby.
The first match against the Retiring Captain's XV in which all of the
previous season's 1st XV except John Healey played saw the School get off
to a good start being only 6-7 pts. down at half-time. In the second half the
School lost both props and the stronger opposition's forwards with considerably more possession ran strongly to expose the weak defence of the backs.
Against Silcoates, the visitors scored twelve points in the first ten minutes
whilst the School were still trying to put their game together. Thereafter the
game was more even although the opposition's pack always had the edge in
both set pieces and open play. What ball the School got was often squandered
by poor decision making. A penalty goal by Chapman made the final score
3-12 pts.
An improved performance at Woodhouse Grove resulted in a 16-9 pts.
victory. The pack with Simon Webb hooking produced more ball for a back
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line which gradually gained in confidence as the match progressed. Nigel
Chapman had a fine second half producing several breaks one of which resulted
in a fine solo try.
His increased confidence was demonstrated in the following match against
Barnard Castle when he scored a further three tries and the School, after a
shaky start, ran out comfortable winners by 3o-15 pts.
At this point of the season the backs were playing as one had expected.
Whilst their defence was suspect they had the potential to score more
points than they gave away. Unfortunately the forwards had not provided the
cover to give an extra line of defence, the back row in particular being a problem
area.
Against Ashville, the first major blow to the season was struck. The
pack played badly and Ashville dominated the game from the start. Nigel
Chapman broke his arm and was out for virtually the rest of the season. The
attacking potential of the backs was considerably diminished whilst their
defensive weakness was still very apparent.
In the following match at Denstone, the School got off to a good start,
the pack dominating the set pieces with Rod Craig and Guy Nettleton providing
a plentiful supply of well controlled line-out ball, but the backs being unable
to penetrate the superb cover defence of Denstone.
The general improvement in the performance of the pack's open play
was largely due to the inclusion of James Gair at flanker who put the opposing
half backs under a lot of pressure. In the second half, Denstone obtained more
possession and from one of their threequarter moves they outstripped the
School's cover to score in the corner.
It was ironic that for the first time this season the pack looked an efficient
unit in all aspects of play but the backs were unable to penetrate without the
incisive running of Nigel Chapman. This good performance by the pack still
left one reasonably optimistic about matches to come.
After half term, a further blow was struck. James Gair, who had added so
much mobility to a previously ineffective back row, broke an arm against
King's Pontefract. Despite this, the School should have had the game sewn up
before half-time with all the possession they gained from both first and second
phase, but the backs were ineffective and showed inexperience in vital positions,
unlike the opposition whose backs fed off the School's mistakes to score twice
to draw the game at 10 points each.
The School were well beaten by Ampleforth, o - 4o pts. The opposition
were highly organised as usual with outstanding skill at half-back. Whilst the
School's forwards played well both in loose and set play, Ampleforth's backs
with strong running, good support and superb handling were able to use their
possession more effectively. Unfortunately, the School's recent injuries had
not allowed the back division to gain sufficient understanding so that mistakes
in attack often resulted in opposition tries by their quick counter attacking.
Only one of Ampleforth's six tries came from first phase with three of their
tries coming from breakdowns in the School's attacks. The School were
unlucky not to score, Ian Hindhaugh being stopped short on at least two
occasions. Chris Stubbs playing his first game at fly-half had a sound game,
much mobility to a previously ineffective back row, broke an arm against
whilst Alistair Carder-Geddes, Simon Webb and Jonathan Brierley covered
a lot of ground in a pack that worked hard for the whole of the game.
Against Bradford, the School conceded 28 points in the first half. It was
as though tackling had gone out of fashion as Bradford appeared to score at
will. Fortunately, some pride was salvaged in the second half when only one
try was conceded in reply to a converted try by John Cooper and a penalty
goal by Ian Hindhaugh.
Whilst defeats by Ampleforth and Bradford were not unexpected, 74
points conceded in two games left an awful lot to be desired not only in the
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FIRST XV match against Giggleswick.
technique of tackling but in the manner in which some players were prepared
`to throw in the towel'.
Against Durham, a difficult side to beat on their own ground at the best of
times, the School wasted early scoring chances with poor forward support
whilst conceding i6 points in the first half of the game. The School's only reply
was a penalty goal by Mike Johnston. After the resumption a further three
points were given away before the School rallied to close the gap with two tries
by Julian Guy one of which was converted. On the day, Durham were worthy
winners, but the School played very badly.
At this stage of the season, with most of the traditionally hardest fixtures
over, more frequent success stories should have unfolded, but confidence was
low, the injury toll high and lucky breaks needed so desperately nowhere to
be seen. Worksop was lost 14 - i8 pts. when the School, after starting so well
and leading by i t - 4 pts. at half-time, let the game slip from their grasp by a
further repetition of poor defensive play.
The following match at Pocklington produced another heavy defeat against
a side with powerful fowards and strong running backs. The School's forwards
as a unit were completely outplayed in all aspects of the game, but as the opposition ran in seven tries at regular intervals it was interesting to see how individuals coped with adversity, as the School's pack was reduced to six fit men.
The front row of Paul Johnson, Simon Webb and Simon Longthorp worked
like Trojans. They attempted to hold their ground with little push from behind
with Simon Webb hooking several balls against the head going back. They
covered like Hankers and showed tremendous determination. The match will
be remembered though by the way Rod Craig, not usually noted for his aggressive play, took on the mantle of captain and pack leader when the acting captain
Guy Nettleton left the field and played possibly his best ever game for the
st XV. With only one effective line-out jumper, he virtually controlled the
lines-out himself.
The final match at Giggleswick typified a lot of the problems of the season.
The School, seven points down through a try and a penalty, the latter being
for an extremely strange decision in front of our own posts, pulled back six but
were unable to penetrate a sound defence.
Colours were awarded to :
M. W. Johnston* (Capt.), I. D. Hindhaugh*, K. P. Clarkson, R. K.
Knocker, J. Guy, P. E. Johnson, C. E. Irwin, S. P. Longthorp, R. M. Craig,
W. G. Nettleton, S. W. C. Webb, C. J. Stubbs, R. H. Iveson, J. N. D. Brierley,
J. D. Gair, T. S. Kettlewell, A. D. G. Carder-Geddes.
J.W.R.H.
* Caps were awarded.
MORRIS-McGRATH TROPHY
The trophy was awarded to Guy Nettleton. In the Lower Sixth he was a
regular member of the 2nd XV but this season he was one of the hardest
working and one of the most consistent players in the 1st XV. His endeavour
was rewarded with a Yorkshire trial during the Christmas vacation.
J.W.R.H.
SECOND XV
The second XV scored fifty one tries and conceded ten, building up over
250 points and conceding only 75 in the eleven school matches in which they
won 8, drew t and lost only 2. The success lay partly in the age and ability
of the forwards with the competent exciting play of the backs. The season
started off well with successes all the way to half term with the true colours
of the team being nailed to the mast against Ashville when against what was a
bigger and very able group of players the School managed with only 14 men
for all but two minutes of the match to harass and upset the opposition into
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making more mistakes which we were able to convert into points on the board.
In mid-November came the "old enemy" Ampleforth who well beat us in
the second half but were made to work all through the first half and only overcame our stretched defences in the last quarter of the game. We then went
on to draw with Bradford in a game that we should have won, and did well
against Durham in very cold conditions to produce some of the best tries of
the season. After a keen contest against Worksop we lowered our previously
high standards of play and were beaten by a very good Pocklington side despite
scoring two tries to their one. We finished off the season with a resounding
victory over Giggleswick with a batch of eight well-engineered tries. To pick
out any individuals from the group would be difficult as all contributed so
much towards each others game to produce committed 15 man winning rugby.
J. McGrath, R. Barron (Capt.), N. Chapman, I. Wilson, C. Bean, M. Gee,
T. Coleman, T. Stephenson, C. Butterworth, D. Kaner, D. Fallow, D. Gardner, D. Hinchliffe, D. Noyes, R. Lister, J. Cooper, A. Kershaw, P. Burdass.
The whole team was awarded their Second XV colours.
J.A.O-B.
THIRD XV
The Third XV have again proved to be what it has always been: a group of
people playing rugby because they thoroughly enjoy it. The team contained
those who wished to play purely for pleasure, and those who also were on their
way to senior teams. The large number of people who represented the XV are
indicative of the general enthusiasm and talent of the Club. It was a pleasure
to be associated with them.
Third XV team selected from :
Webster R.H., Dixon A. J., Howie J. H., Hobson C. T., Taylor A. R.,
(Captain), Lee G. F., Taylor J. P. M., Wright E. F. J., McDonald L. R. P.,
Thornberry G., Liddle R. D., Bulmer J. M. G., Kaner D. R., Booth A. D.,
Reeve I. J., Dee S. N., Pell A. J., Butterworth C. N. E., Hitchenor A.
R.H.H.
SENIOR COLTS
The Senior Colts again had a very successful season, winning all their
matches until the final fixture against a strong Pocklington XV, which was lost
by 7 points to 3. John Pulleyn led a well balanced side which was particularly
strong in defence; conceding only two tries in the whole term. The second
match was a try-scoring spree against a weak Ashville side and was followed
by two handsome victories against Nunthorpe and Hymers College. The
Ampleforth fixture again proved to be a tense struggle which was won with
difficulty, to points to 6. Worksop College played well on their home ground
and victory was by no means certain until the final whistle, and certainly
would not have been gained but for the fine tackling of Andrew Copley.
During the term Neil Harnby scored several fine tries and the two wings,
Robert Gair and Jonathan Hall, completed many good movements with
ten tries between them. In the back row Andrew Gibson was the chief scorer
and on two occasions his tries were vital in close matches. No player worked
harder than Timothy Hills who tackled tirelessly. Possession was always
vital and for much of this, credit must go to Richard Dibb and Russell
Broadbent.
J. I. P. Pulleyn (Capt.), J. D. Atkinson, C. R. W. Bell, R. F. Broadbent,
A. P. Copley, R. F. Dibb, J. R. Farrow, R. J. Gair, A. C. Gibson, N. F. Harnby,
T. M. Hills, J. C. Lawrence, A. P. McGrath, M. I. Sellers and R. H. Smith.
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UNDER 15 'A' XV
The season started optimistically enough, despite the loss of last year's
stand-off who had left the School. Convincing wins in the first two fixtures
made up for the defeat and draw which were last year's results. However,
by then, both centres had broken collar bones and it was clear that the loss of
three first choice backs was inevitably going to cause problems. Thomas
took over at stand-off, his skilful touches going some way to make up for his
lack of speed and mobility. Stubbs played at inside centre and quickly matured
to become a useful player with much promise for the future. Bond, and later
Linton, played at outside centre.
The very strong pack went a long way to make up for the difficulties the
backs were having. There were few occasions throughout the season when the
pack failed to gain superiority over their opponents. The matches when they
were "on song", notably against Ampleforth and King's Pontefract, saw the
opposition ripped apart. Gibson and Bough were dominant in the line-out
and the scrummaging was usually sound. The rucking and mauling needed
attention but gradually improved as the season progressed. It was a pity that
the forwards showed a reluctance to set up their own attacks by breaking and
rolling off the mauls. Perhaps one of the reasons for this was that they preferred
to leave the attacking responsibility to Burdass at scrum-half. He was the
outstanding player of the team, showing a maturity of play and a high level
of skill. Often he made breaks away from his forwards when a link with them
would have been more suitable. He has the potential to be a very fine player
indeed, but has much to learn if he is to fulfil this potential.
There was some disappointment, particularly in away form. Defeats at
Silcoates and Worksop were both due to lethargy at crucial moments and the
draw at Durham was below par. The Christmas term finished, however, with
a very fine win at Pocklington.
The Easter term surprised us all with the fine weather, although after
Pocklington's return visit, perhaps we would rather have had snow ! After
that the time was used to experiment. Stubbs showed potential at full back,
Bond came back into the team a much improved player, Ellis showed himself
to be a fine prop forward and Topham demonstrated elusive skill on the wing.
With Gorman and Lee back from injury the backs looked far more solid and
positive. All in all, there is much potential in this squad of players. If they can
learn to play for each other, then the future of senior rugby at St. Peter's in a
couple of years time looks bright.
Team from:
A. G. Smith, A. J. Stubbs, A. M. Burdon, F. J. Topham, A. Hameed,
S. R. Gorman, J. A. S. Lee, N. Linton, R. J. Bond, D. W. Thomas, S. P.
Burdass, P. J. Atkinson, T. Orange-Bromhead, R. W. Ellis, D. F. Bough,
C. J. Gibson, C. Bradley, C. Johnson, R. J. Kettlewell and D. A. Beaumont.
D.J.R.
UNDER i5 'B' XV
The Under 15 Colts repeated their achievement of the previous year at
the Under 14 level and remained undefeated throughout the season. This
was not too predictable or evident at the beginning of the season, but once
the fixtures started, their enthusiasm and drive, demoralised all opposition.
Despite injuries in the 'A' team, which meant losing some of our more
able players, the team never lost their sense of purpose or morale.
Our attacking play was perhaps the most exciting aspect of our game,
and when going forward the pack, in particular, looked formidable. In contrast
our defence looked relatively weak and generally the tackling was poor.
Throughout the season however, we only conceded four tries, and achieved
considerable victories against Ashville and Pocklington.
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The
FIRST
XV in action against Ampleforth.
The weather was much kinder this year and this provided for continuity,
and allowed all the players to develop as a team.
The team: N. A. Ramsden, R. W. Ellis, C. J. Ryder, E. R. Chantry,
A. Forman, J. Binns, J. L. Barrett, S. A. Cotton, J. N. Linton, M. Adeney,
R. J. S. Bond, J. B. DeLittle, B. A. Skrentny, T. C. K. Hyde and A. G. Smith.
On one or two occasions the following substitutes played: M. Haslam,
A. Pacey and M. Bird.
D.G.M.
UNDER x4 COLTS RUGBY
Although this year's Under 14 Colts were, compared to most of our
opponents, small in stature, there can be no doubt that they made up for their
lack of height and weight by courage, dedication and willingness to work for
each other, even when the game was well beyond their reach. Kevin Rollo
was a captain in the John Ellison mould — from his position of No. 8 he led
by example, collecting seven tries in the process. The pack in front of him
worked well as a unit. Rarely were we pushed back and the quick striking of
David Wombell, excellently supported by Mark Chamieh and Frank Howie
meant that we got more than our fair share of scrummage ball. James White
and James Frank formed a solid second row with Tom Nichols and Andrew
Gray working well in the back row with their captain.
Behind the scrum, half backs Andrew Millard and Jeremy Atkinson
worked well together but lacked the necessary ideas and speed to dictate a
game. The two centres, Paul Chapman and Robert Gardner were up so
quickly on their opposite numbers and tackled so ferociously that frequently
bigger stronger opponents were smothered before they had had a chance to
get moving. Jonathan Abbey was a dangerous left wing and Shaun Turl
balanced this with sound defence on the right wing. Maurice Dobie eventually
established himself as the regular full back and, like all his colleagues, his
determination to work at the basic skills and also the particular skills needed
for his position is to his credit.
It was this attitude of determination, courage and willingness to learn —
both new techniques and from their mistakes — that makes me convinced that
this group will form a solid first fifteen who thoroughly enjoy their rugby in
year to come.
I.J.A.
UNDER x4 COLTS 'B' XV
The 'B' XV enjoyed quite a reasonable season, winning five of its eight
matches. The fixtures began with impressive wins over Silcoates and Fyling
Hall, and success continued to the end of the Christmas term.
It was unfortunate that the team selected to play the strong Pocklington
side was considerably weakened; this not surprisingly resulted in the only
convincing defeat of the season. The performance at Ampleforth and Ashville
revealed the spirit of this '13' XV: in both matches the team fought back and
prevented the opposition from scoring in the second half. The season ended
as it began with a decisive victory.
Throughout the season the forwards were strong in scrummage, ruck and
maul; their chief weaknesses were in line-out and loose ball situations. It was
a pity that the half-back combination had to be changed so often following
the injury to R. HUGHES, who showed great potential at scrum-half early in
the season. The backs learnt several salutary lessons in alignment and realignment and by the end of the season were showing greater imagination in attack.
The team was selected from: R. P. Duffield, S. P. Wood, S. F. Bradbury,
S. D. Spence, R. G. Ogden, M. W. J. Cramb, J. R. Farnsworth, G. G. B.
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Ampleforth in possession.
Robinson, R. W. Hughes, J. I. Pawson, T. A. Abel, J. P. Beaumont, C. J. M.
Oldfield, A. M. Kinnear, N. D. Hopton, D. C. M. Sweetman, M. G. Wise,
S. P. Bird and N. D. Arrowsmith.
Also played: R. J. Ellerker, J. W. Knapton and A. D. Leadley.
P.T.
RESULTS
1st XV
Result
F
A
23
12
9
15
27
6
10
40
34
19
18
38
7
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Lost
Lost
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Drew
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
6
3
16
30
4
0
10
0
9
13
14
0
6
••
••
..
••
••
••
••
••
••
••
••
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Drew
Won
Won
Lost
Won
44
0
22
12
17
58
4
9
22
19
10
36
3
0
3
6
23
9
7
6
19
0
••
.•
••
••
••
••
••
••
••
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
46
0
23
12
22
22
3
0
3
7
6
3
3
6
66
6
6
20
SENIOR COLTS
..
Barnard Castle School ..
.•
Ashville College
••
Nunthorpe G.S.
•.
Hymers College
••
Ampleforth College
••
Durham School
••
Worksop College
••
Pocklington School
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
10
69
25
27
10
20
8
3
0
0
0
3
6
6
3
7
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Won
Won
Drew
Lost
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
Won
14
14
20
10
6
6
0
16
0
0
14
8
13
3
36
12
0
6
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sept. 19th
Sept. 29th
3rd
Oct.
Oct. 13th
17th
Oct.
Oct. 20th
3rd
Nov.
Nov. 10th
14th
Nov.
Nov. 17th
Nov. 28th
1st
Dec.
8th
Dec.
Retiring Captain's XV ..
..
..
Silcoates ..
..
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle ..
..
Ashville ..
..
Denstone
King's Pontefract
..
Ampleforth
Bradford G.S. ..
..
Durham
..
Worksop
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sept. 29th
3rd
Oct.
Oct. 13th
Oct. 17th
3rd
Nov.
Nov. 10th
Nov. 14th
Nov. 17th
Nov. 28th
1st
Dec.
8th
Dec.
2nd XV
..
Silcoates ..
Woodhouse Grove
..
Barnard Castle ..
..
Ashville ..
King's Pontefract
..
Ampleforth
Bradford G.S. ..
..
Durham
Worksop
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sept. 29th
3rd
Oct.
Oct. 13th
17th
Oct.
7th
Nov.
Nov. 10th
Nov. 24th
1st
Dec.
8th
Dec.
..
Silcoates ..
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle ..
..
Ashville ..
..
Fyling Hall
Ampleforth
Fyling Hall
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Oct. 10th
Oct. 13th
Oct. 17th
Oct. 31st
3rd
Nov.
Nov. 10th
Nov. 17th
Nov. 28th
1st
Dec.
8th
Dec.
19th
Jan.
30th
Jan.
9th
Feb.
Feb. 27th
3rd XV
13th
17th
31st
7th
10th
17th
28th
1st
UNDER 15 COLTS 'A' XV
Home
Woodhouse Grove
Home
Barnard Castle ..
Away
..
Ashville ..
Away
..
Silcoates ..
Home
King's Pontefract
Home
..
Ampleforth
Away
..
Durham
Away
Worksop
Away
Pocklington
Home
Giggleswick
Home
Pocklington
Away
Bradford G.S.
Home
Ashville ..
Home
Silcoates
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58
31
14
6
26
17
4
10
26
24
yr
O
x
First Boat in action.
UNDER 15 COLTS 'B' XV
Ashville ..
Silcoates
Durham
Hymers
Pocklington
Ampleforth
Bradford G.S.
Ashville • .
Silcoates
Oct. 17th
Oct. 31st
Nov. 17th
Nov. 21st
Jan. 19th
Jan. 23rd
Jan. 30th
9th
Feb.
Feb. 27th
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• .
• •
• •
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
30
23
34
38
24
30
18
40
21
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
6
4
Lost
Won
Won
Lost
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
4
22
30
7
16
21
O
O
46
3
0
4
8
24
10
16
28
4
8
6
23
0
11
18
8
10
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Lost
Won
50
15
12
8
O
O
4
16
4
0
6
4
23
8
10
0
UNDER 14 COLTS XV
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Oct. 10th
Oct. 13th
Oct. 31st
Nov. 3rd
Nov. 10th
Nov. 17th
Nov. 28th
1st
Dec.
Dec.
8th
Jan.
19th
Jan. 30th
Feb.
9th
Feb. 27th
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle ..
Silcoates
King's School Pontefract
Ampleforth
Durham School
Worksop
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Pocklington
Bradford G.S.
Ashville ..
Silcoates
Wed.
Wed.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Oct. 31st
Nov. 7th
Nov. 21st
Nov. 24th
19th
Jan.
Jan. 23rd
Feb. 9th
Feb. 16th
Silcoates
Fyling Hall
Hymers
Fyling Hall
Pocklington
Ampleforth
Ashville ..
Fyling Hall
• • Home
. • Home
• • Away
• • Home
• • Away
• • Home
• • Away
• • Away
• • Home
• • Home
• . Away
• • Away
• • Home
UNDER 14 COLTS 'B' XV
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
INTER-HOUSE RUGBY
Junior Competition
1st Round:
Senior Competition
1st Round:
8 pts.
Dronfield
4 pts.;
Grove
8 pts.
Temple
12 pts.;
Manor
0 pts.
Queen's
School House 48 pts.
8 pts.
Rise
4 pts.;
Grove
9 pts.
Queen's
25 pts.;
Manor
0
pts.
Temple
School House 7 pts.
Semi-Finals:
Semi-Finals:
3 pts.
Dronfield
42 pts.;
Manor
School House 0 pts.
18 pts.
Rise
4 pts.
Rise
17 pts.;
Manor
School House 20 pts.
4 pts.
Dronfield
Final:
Manor 7 pts.
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Final:
Manor 10 pts. Rise 11 pts.
School House 6 pts.
1st XV FIXTURES
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sat.
Sat.
Wed.
Sept. 17th
Sept. 20th
Sept. 27th
1st
Oct.
Oct. 11th
Oct. 15th
Oct. 17th
1st
Nov.
Nov. 8th
Nov. 15th
Nov. 26th
Nov. 29th
Dec.
6th
Dec. 10th
Retiring Captain's XV ..
Headingley R.U.F.C. Colts
Silcoates
Woodhouse Grove
Barnard Castle ..
Ashville ..
Denstone
King's Pontefract
Ampleforth
Durham
Worksop
Pocklington
Giggleswick
Bradford G.S.
.•
• •
.•
• •
• •
• .
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• .
• •
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
BOAT CLUB
The boat club entered the Eighties with a spirit of change. The important
decision in the long term was the change in emphasis on funding. The school
is now committed to replace and maintain all equipment to a high standard,
while the supporters will be raising regatta costs.
Another innovation has been the introduction of girls rowing, one of
those involved takes up the story.
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IV Year Boat in the York Spring Regatta.
GIRLS' ROWING
The Summer term saw the arrival of four girls in the Boat Club. They
were welcomed with enthusiasm, and thanks to the able coaching of K.W.,
D.J.H. and A.G.R. were able to row in Durham Regatta after only six outings !
Unfortunately, the efficient coxing of John Hutchinson could not prevent the
girls from colliding with the bank at the start, nevertheless they persevered
and managed to finish the race, losing by only three lengths.
One week later this ill-fated crew, with the substitution for one of the
girls of Mrs. K. Wootton, made their final appearance of the season (much to
the relief of other members of the boat club) at York Summer Regatta.
Although unsuccessful in winning anything, the girls at least "entertained"
other river users.
BOYS' ROWING
The major brake on the pace of progress within the club has been the
lack of specialised staff. However, we have been fortunate in having the regular
help of Dr. Paul Robinson, whose experience in the 1975 Cambridge crew has
added a fine technical edge to the J.16 coaching, and of Dr. Ken Shanks (York
City R.C.) whose wealth of experience and enthusiasm has greatly encouraged
our J.15 crews. We will all miss Alasdair Roberts whose wit and artistry have
given a touch of style to junior coaching. Behind his abrasive exterior he hid
a deep concern for the boys and the sport. We wish him well and hope to see
him on many a river bank.
From a somewhat different angle, an important staff recruit has been
Mike Dawson whose skill has helped keep our boats above water. We are
already seeing great improvements in the way boys look after equipment as
they become more aware of the skills needed to maintain it.
Support for the Club this year has been magnificent. Parents and friends
have attended a successful wine and cheese party and an enjoyable buffet
lunch. (Thanks to Diane Wootton, Tony Jackson and his staff for the catering.)
Support at regattas has also been encouraging, even through some vile conditions.
It is good to say that the supporters have had something exciting to watch.
Beginning with very near misses at the Yorkshire Head we have had finalists
ate very regatta. Most pleasingly the success has not been at any one level.
The First Four have set a fine example by their professional approach and reached
finals at Birmingham, Durham, Bradford, Leeds and York Summer Regattas.
Like the First Four, most crews had been entered above status and performed
well.
One hope for the future was the very near miss of a composite 8 formed
with York University B.C. for Leeds Regatta, after only two training outings
they eventually lost a closely contested final. The most convincing win was
the First Four at Bradford where they clearly outclassed all opposition, and the
most encouraging were the J.16 4 -I at Durham and the scratch J.15/J.16 4
which romped home in the J.16 event at Bradford Schools Invitation
Regatta.
Peterite readers who would like to follow the fortunes of the Boat Club
more closely should contact Ken Wootton at the School and we will ensure
that they are added to our newsletter mailing list.
WINNING CREWS 1980
Senior C 4+
Bradford
Junior 18 4+
Durham
Junior B 4+
York Summer
Wallhead, T. R.; Drinkwater, P. J.; Coleman, T. C. J.; Cooper, J.
Jewitt, A. M.; Hirst, J. E.; Williams, S. N.; Craig, F. A.
Cox: Holden J. R.
Cox: Paterson, A. James.
Bird, C. J. E.; Howie, J. H.; Kaner, D. R.; Needier, H. M. J. Cox: Warrington, T. C. St. J.
Bradford School Invitation
J.16 4+
Spence, R. W.; Hardy, R. C.; Kettkwell, R. J.; Lee, J. A. S. Cox: Hutchinson, J. N.
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FIRST XI playing Ashville.
COMMEMORATION ROWING RESULTS
Dronfield
Senior 4 +:
Rise
J unior 4+:
Wallhead/Cooper
Open 2:
Senior Sculls: T. A. Wellhead
D. T. J. F. Clark
J unior Sculls:
The School beat the Old Peterites in both 80 and 40 races.
BOAT CLUB AWARDS 1980
Holden, J. R.
Andrew Sherris Cup for Coxing:
Topham, K. D.
Most Improved Oarsman Cup:
Kettlewell, R. J. and Lee, J. A. S.
Wentworth-Ping Oar (Best IVth Form Oarsman)
BOAT CLUB OFFICERS, 1981
T. R. Wallhead.
Captain:
Vice-Captains: A. J. Dixon and A. M. Jewitt.
J. R. Farrow.
Secretary:
S. R. A. Newby.
Boatswain:
K.W.
The New Equipment
The revolution in new materials has given industry a remarkable new tool
in carbon fibre. Its application in "Carbocraft" racing shells, with their
distinctive colour schemes and clean, uncluttered lines, has meant lightness
and incredible strength. On a recent visit to the Carbocraft works we were
most impressed with their skill and knowledge in this relatively new field.
The boat is based on a glass-fibre sandwich construction reinforced with
finely woven carbon fibres. It is also coxed from the bows with the cox lying
down under the canvas, this should improve the stability of the boat and increase its potential speed.
To complement the boat we have also six oars made of aluminium tubing
with plastic spoons and wooden handles. These are the gift of a most generous
parent and will be lighter, stiffer and have a longer life than wooden oars.
M.D.
HOCKEY CLUB
The season was one of the most enjoyable that I can remember. The
spirit which was generated in both first and second elevens led both teams to
make the very best of their talents. It meant that all players thought of the
help which they could give to each other rather than of their own individual
game.
The first eleven played consistently well and their results show this. The
losses for the main part were due to the greater experience of the opposition
rather than the limitations of our own play. The attack was exciting to watch
and whenever they got possession there was always the possibility of a goal.
The defence in general was firm and inspired that confidence so necessary
for a side to succeed. My memory of the season however is of the enjoyment
which the players got from their games, and this was reflected in their play.
The captain Andrew Precious stamped his authority on the side and led, not
only by encouragement, but also by example. I congratulate and thank him
for his efforts during the season.
The second eleven, under the captaincy of Bob Bowles, was a blend of
experience and youth. They had a successful season losing only two of their
matches, both to club opposition. I hope that the experience gained by the
younger players will stand them in good stead next year.
The colts team was chosen from eighteen players and it was pleasing
that so many players are of a standard to represent the School. The team had
I
a mixed season, but learnt the hard way that experience counts for a lot.
hope that they will mature as players in the coming years.
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GIRLS' XI playing Scarborough College.
The girls' eleven played four matches this season and became particularly
successful as the season developed. It is especially pleasing to be able to
report such enthusiasm from the girls for the game.
Finally, I would like to thank my colleagues for their help during the
season.
R.H.H.
HOCKEY REPORTS 1980
v. Easingwold School. (Won 3-0. Chapman 2, Taylor).
Under difficult conditions the School gained a well deserved vistory. The team contained six new
players with Stephen Kettlewell making a confident start in goal. The attack looked particularly sharp
with Nigel Chapman opening the season's account.
v. Army Apprentices College, Harrogate. (Won 3-1. Chapman 3).
After a shaky start in which the School went a goal down, two goals in quick succession produced
a half-time score of 2-1. In an exciting second half the School consolidated on this lead with Nigel
Chapman completing a fine hat-trick.
v. York H.C. (Won 3-0. Chapman 2, Johnston).
In this additional fixture the School played a York H.C. side notably strengthened by two OldPeterites, Andy Penty and Roger Anderson. Despite this the School prevailed, winning a close game
3-0.
v. York University. (Lost 0-3).
Despite losing this game, St. Peter's learnt much from playing a skilled and experienced University
side. Occasional lapses in defence were severely punished and towards the end of the game several good
scoring opportunities were missed by the attack.
v. Bootham. (Won 2-0. Johnston, Chapman).
In a game played under surprisingly good conditions the defence was rarely troubled. Penetrating
play down both flanks opened up the Bootham defence, resulting in two well-taken first half goals.
v. Ashville. (Lost 1-2. Chapman).
The School made an uncertain start to this game allowing Ashville to take the lead mid-way through
the first half from a short corner. Shortly after the restart Ashville scored under similar circumstances.
Whilst not playing well a draw would not have been an unfair result for St. Peter's.
v. Scarborough College. (Won 7-1. Johnston, Chapman 6).
In a game in which the School never looked like losing, St. Peter's played some good attacking
hockey resulting in Chapman scoring an excellent double hat-trick. The mid-field took complete command of the game with both Noyes and R. Lister showing enterprise and imagination.
v. Worksop College. (Drew 1-1. Chapman).
For this match John McGrath captained the side in the absence of the injured Andrew Precious.
In a skilful and entertaining game with both sides playing open hockey Worksop scored midway first
through the first half. However, in the second half St. Peter's stormed back and the late equaliser was
no more than they deserved.
v. York H.C. (Won 2-0. Chapman, Precious).
In this game the School gained a hard earned second victory of the season against a strong York
H.C. side. The School attack exposed some flaws in the York defence with Andrew Taylor being the
architect. With a goal in each half by Chapman and Precious, the latter being a well-taken penalty
flick resulting from sustained pressure, St. Peter's sealed the match.
v. Pandas H.C. (Drew 1-1. Chapman).
On a cold and windy day the match began slowly although there was probably a good reason for
this. After a fairly even first half St. Peter's took the lead when Nigel Chapman converted a short corner.
With victory in sight Pandas managed to scramble a late equaliser scored by Mike Kerr.
v. Styx. (Lost 0—.2).
Against a powerful Styx side containing several county players and one international, St. Peter's
did well to prevent a goal spree with Stephen Kettlewell performing outstandingly in goal. Conversely
the School were desperately unlucky to see three shots cleared off the line in the dying minutes.
v. Leeds G.S. (Won 4-0. Chapman 2, Johnston 2).
In a game of wasted chances, St. Peter's dominance was not reflected in the scoreline. It was not
until the second half the industry of the wingers J. Guy and A. Taylor was rewarded with well taken
goals by M. Johnston and N. Chapman.
v. InvitationXI (Won 6-3. Chapman 2, Precious 2, Johnston, Guy).
The School rounded off a very successful season in fine style against a strong Invitation XI. Although
the scoreline suggests an easy win, this was never so. This was a great team effort with Chapman and
Precious scoring before half time and then repeating this feat in the second half with the other goals
being scored by Johnston and Julian Guy getting a very much deserved first goal for the School.
A.M.P.
First XI chosen from:—A. Precious (Captain), S. Kettlewell, J. McGrath, J. Gair, J. Yeo, R. Lister,
J. Guy, M. Johnston, N. Chapman, D. Noyes, A. Taylor, M. Gee, S. Prest, (I. Reeve), (R. Bowles).
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RESULTS
Second XI:
v. Bootham (Away). Won 4-2.
v. Pocklington (Home). Drew 2-2.
v. University of York (Home). Lost 1-4.
v. Scarborough College (Home). Won 9-0.
v. Wetton H.C., Under 16s (Home). Won 2-0.
v. Worksop College (Away). Drew 1-1.
v. Worksop College (Home). Won 1--0.
v. York H.C. (Home). Won 1-0.
v. Pandas H.C. (Home). Lost 1-4.
v. Leeds G.S. (Home). Won 7-0.
Team from:—M. Lodge, J. Winchurch, H. Bilton, J. Taylor, R. Bowles, D. Johnson, M. Bunn0;,
S. Prest, C. Stubbs, M. Jesper, I. Reeve, R. Chapman and L. McDonald.
Colts Hockey XI Fixtures and Results
Colts Hockey XI Fixtures and Results
Bootham School (Away). Lost 1-5.
Bootham School (Home). Won 3-0.
Scarborough College (Home). Won 2-0.
Worksop College (Away). Lost 0-11.
Pocklington (Home). Won 10-0.
Easingwold (Home). Drew 0-0.
(Both fixtures against Welton H.C. were cancelled).
Team from:—Goalie — S. J. Neville. Backs — S. J. J. Hall, G. R. M. Bilton, R. J. Gair (Capt.).
Halves — R. D. Liddle, I. D. Davie, N. V. Beaumont, A. R. Aagaard, M. D. Sweetman, J. O'Farrell.
Forwards — D. A. Nendick, M. L. Chippendale, J. M. P. Jones, M. D. Willink, D. N. C. Pemberton,
T. A. Kaner, R. W. Boocock and N. Clayton.
Girls' XI Hockey
Although this season there were only a few matches it did not reduce the
enthusiastic response from all the girls, some of whom had never played
hockey before coming to St. Peter's. A special mention must be made of
Claire Lockey and Louise Liddle, who scored the majority of the goals.
We would like to thank all the members of staff, who helped umpire and
organise matches and John Dodman who bravely acted as a goal keeper for
us in some of the matches.
K.G.M.
Results:
v. York College (Away). Lost 1-2.
v. Scarborough College (Home). Won 2-1.
v. York College (Home). Drew 1-1.
v. Manor School (Home). Won 4-0.
Team from:—Helen Batty, Katharine Denison, Louise Liddle, Rachel Smith, Katherine Morcom,
Sally Shuttleworth, Miriam Smith, Katharine Stancer, Claire Lockey, Bridget Bulmer, Sarah Neville
and Johanna Smith.
CRICKET
RETROSPECT
As thirteen players with first XI experience were available, there were
high hopes for the season, but in many ways these hopes were not fulfilled.
In terms of actual results (Played 17, Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 2) it was quite
a good year, but there were few occasions when the team played really well.
The batting was particularly disappointing. There was no lack of depth,
but only Chris Stubbs and Andrew Precious played consistently well and it
is significant that there were only five innings over 5o during the season.
Stubbs, having bolstered the middle order for a long time, did a good job
when given the opportunity to open. His fine century against the Old Peterites
was the first scored by a Peterite at home since Peter Hall's hundred against
Sedbergh in 1971. The most reliable batting came from Precious, who always
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seemed likely to make runs, though perhaps he did not make the big scores
of which he was capable. David Noyes had a disappointing year. Apart from
a very good innings at Sedbergh, he struggled all the time and had to rely on
his immense application to get a reasonable number of runs. The middleorder batsmen, Ian Hindhaugh, Nigel Chapman and Jonathan Simpson, all
played useful innings — Chapman's superb 84 not out against Durham being
an outstanding exception — but they lacked the concentration to make a lot
of runs. Jonathan Wright started and finished the season quite well, but had
a very lean spell, which all batsmen meet at some time in their career. John
Dodman did a good job in the middle order; perhaps somewhat limited in his
stroke-play, he never lacked courage or determination. Patrick Burdass
continued to improve, playing a number of promising innings.
The bulk of the bowling was done by the opening bowlers and Michael
Johnston, the captain. Both Chris Stubbs and Andrew Precious used the new
ball effectively, but they rarely bowled well on the same day. It was a just
reward that these two invaluable all-rounders were selected for the Yorkshire
Schools Under 19 XI. The other seamers, Jonathan Simpson and Ian Hindhaugh, did not bowl a great deal, but Simpson bowled well on occasions,
especially against Durham. He should gain more consistency next season,
when he gets a lot of bowling. Johnston took 35 wickets, more than anyone
else. He bowled aggressively and although he was inconsistent at times, he
always seemed likely to take wickets. Like the support seamers, the other
spinner, Richard Kirby, suffered from lack of bowling and was unable to get
into the rhythm he had in 1979.
The fielding was good, at times very good, but the team did have its
"off-days". Ian Hindhaugh was again an inspiration and he shared the Fielding
Cup with David Noyes, a fine fielder anywhere and particularly good in the
"bat-pad" position. A special word of praise for Nigel Chapman, whose
wicket-keeping improved considerably.
The Single Wicket Competition for the Yeomans Cup was won by Ian
Hindhaugh who beat Stuart Prest in the final. As he had beaten Precious and
Stubbs to reach the final, this was an excellent performance in a very worthwhile competition. The Senior House competition was won by the "veterans"
of Dronfield who comfortably and deservedly defeated the young Grove team.
The Junior Cup was retained by the Rise who beat School House in the final.
Once again, my thanks to all who have done so much both on and off the
field to help the season's cricket. It is easy to overlook the many helpers
without whom the cricket would be less enjoyable.
D.K.
ii st XI
t*M. W. Johnston (Capt.), 1978-79-80
t*A. M. Precious, 1978-79-80
t*C. J. Stubbs, 1978-79-80
*N. J. Chapman, 1979-80
*I. D. Hindhaugh, 1978-79-80
*R. J. Kirby, 1979-80
*D. M. Noyes, 1979-80
*E. F. J. Wright, 1979-80
*S. P. Burdass, 1980
*T. R. Dodman, 1980
*A. J. N. Simpson, 1980
znd XI
Selected from :—
*A. R. Taylor (Capt.)
*S. W. Prest (Vice-Captain)
*R. F. Dibb
*A. C. Gibson
*C. T. Hobson
*R. W. Lister
*M. D. Willink
J. D. Atkinson
J. N. D. Brierley
P. A. Dodman
R. J. Gair
R. D. Liddle
S. J. Woollons
*—Colours
t—Cap
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Ground
Opponents
Date
26th April
3rd May
7th May
14th May
17th May
21st May
28th May
31st May
7th June
14th June
21st June
28th June
5th July
9th July
11th July
12th July
14th July
15th July
16th July
17th July
Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.
Bradford G.S.
Craven Gentlemen C. ..
Worksop College ..
York C.C.
The Forty Club ..
Sedbergh School
Giggleswick School
Ampleforth College
Durham School ..
Pocklington School
Bootham School ..
The Saints C.C. ..
Old Peterites
Trinity School, Croydon ..
William Hulme's G.S.
King's School, Rochester ..
Sutton Valence School ..
Result
Opponents
School
107 for 4
Won
Drawn 194 for 6 dec.
157 for 7
Drawn
128 for 8
Drawn
138 for 6
Drawn
77 for 7
Drawn
103 for 5
Drawn
Drawn 134 for 5 dec.
190 for 6 dec.
Won
Abandoned.
190
Won
70
Lost
48 for 2
Won
111 for 9
Drawn
Drawn
153
172 for 7 dec.
King's, Rochester Abandoned.
84 for 2
Sutton Valence Won
130 for 6
Won
Away
Lost
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Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
1st XI AVERAGES
Batting
No. of
Innings
Not out
5
..
14
Runs
106
154 for 9
175 for 3 dec.
178 for 4 dec.
173 for 9 dec.
179 for 2 dec.
152 for 4 dec.
55 for 8
71
90
182 for 5 dec.
47
215 for 4 dec.
133 for 3 dec.
135 for 9
81
129
117 for 9 dec.
Highest
Innings
106*
312
C. J. Stubbs
26*
120
7
..
11
J. R. Dodman
347
51
2
..
14
A. M. Precious
36*
4
110
..
10
S. P. Burdass
84*
3
217
..
15
N. J. Chapman
48
286
..
18
2
I. D. Hindhaugh
50
3
267
..
18
D. M. Noyes
48
243
0
..
16
A. J. N. Simpson
35
1
173
..
16
F. J. Wright
37
18*
1
7
M. W. Johnston
11
2
11
..
4
..
..
..
..
R. J. Kirby ..
Also batted:—S. G. Gorman, 4, 3; S. W. Prest, 0, 12; A. R. Taylor 10; M. D. Willink, 0, 0.
*—Denotes "not out".
A. M. Precious
C. J. Stubbs
M. W. Johnston
A. J. N. Simpson
R. J. Kirby ..
I. D. Hindhaugh
Bowling
Overs
• • 199.4
••
••
••
••
••
211
187
78.3
83
27
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
78
58
44
15
20
9
413
527
617
289
289
92
30
33
35
12
11
2
Average
34.66
30.00
28.92
18.33
18.08
17.87
17.80
15.19
11.53
6.17
5.50
Average
13.77
15.96
17.63
24.08
26.27
46.00
ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C.
Played at home on Saturday, 26th April.
Result: Won by 6 wickets.
Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 106 (C. J. Stubbs 3 for 28).
St. Peter's 107 for 4 (A. J. N. Simpson 48).
ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S.
Played at home on Saturday, 3rd May.
Result: Drawn.
Bradford G.S. 154 fo 9.
St. Peter's 194 for 6 dec.
Batting first the School made a fairly large total, but it was not until A. Precious (51) batted, that
runs came freely. All the other batsmen seemed set for a good score and then got out.
Facing a difficult target, Bradford G.S. lost three early wickets, but recovered well through S.
Hewitt (56) and G. Fitzpatrick (33). At one point they were getting into a winning position, but when
both were dismissed, Bradford ended up saving the game at 154 for 9. For the School, C. J. Stubbs
(5 for 41) bowled impressively and received useful support from M. W. Johnston (3 for 49).
ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C.
Played at home on Wednesday, 7th May.
Result: Drawn.
M.C.C. 175 for 3 dec. (P. Baines 76, A. Moor 54 not out).
St. Peter's 157 for 7 (I. Hindhaugh 48, A. Precious 32).
ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C.
Played at home on Wednesday, 14th May.
Result: Drawn.
Craven Gentlemen C.C. 178 for 4 dec. (P. Fitton 51, R. Schofield 49).
St. Peter's 128 for 8.
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ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE
Played away on Saturday, 17th May.
Result: Drawn.
St. Peter's 138 for 6.
Worksop 173 for 9 dec.
Worksop made a very good start through N. Cooke (58) and P. Wheeler (41). On an easy pitch,
the later batsmen failed to capitalize on this start and Worksop progressed rather uncertainly to 173
for 9 dec.
After the loss of two early wickets, the School became bogged down and got so far behind the run
rate that the later batsmen were unable to put things right. I. Hindhaugh and N. Chapman, both 27,
were the top scorers, whilst R. Wall (3 for 36) bowled well for Worksop.
ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C.
Played at home on Wednesday, 21st May.
Result: Drawn.
York C.C. 179 for 2 dec. (D. Prest 66, L. Barker 49 not out).
St. Peter's 77 for 7 (F. Mason 4 for 26).
ST. PETER'S v. THE FORTY CLUB
Played at home on Wednesday, 28th May.
Result: Drawn.
The Forty Club 152 for 4 dec. (P. Jackson 70 not out).
St. Peter's 103 for 5 (A. J. N. Simpson 44, A. M. Precious 41 not out).
ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL
Played away on Saturday, 31st May.
Result: Drawn.
Sedbergh 55 for 8.
St. Peter's 134 for 5 dec.
In a game affected by rain throughout the day the School did well to recover from 4 for 2 to reach
134 for 5 dec. D. Noyes (50) and A. Precious (44 not out) played fine innings against some hostile fast
bowling by N. Meadows (3 for 57).
With little time to win the match, Sedbergh lost early wickets in attempting to score quick runs
and ended the match hanging on for a draw at 55 for 8. For the School, C. J. Stubbs (5 for 25) bowled
very well and the fielding was outstanding. Both teams deserved great credit for playing an interesting
match in appalling conditions.
ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL
Played at home on Saturday, 7th June.
Result: Won by 119 runs.
Giggleswick 71.
St. Peter's 190 for 6 dec.
Batting first, the School lost both openers cheaply, but I. Hindhaugh (40) and J. Wright (20) staged
a recovery. A Precious (43) batted excellently, but when he was dismissed, the School was struggling
at 138 for 6. A very promising innings by P. Burdass (36 not out) supported by J. Dodman (23 not out)
enabled the School to declare at 190 for 6.
In reply, Giggleswick lost early wickets to C. Stubbs (5 for 25) and never recovered. The middle
order survived for some time, but eventually M. Johnston (5 for 28) broke through and he and Stubbs
took the last four wickets for one run.
ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL
Played at home on Saturday, 21st June.
Result: Won by 100 runs.
Durham 90.
St. Peter's 190.
The School had a convincing 100 runs victory against Durham School, but not without serious
problems early in the match.
Batting first, the School lost wickets steadily to the seam attack of M. Fletcher (3 for 35) and J.
Thompson (3 for 50). Of the early batsmen only C. Stubbs (31) and A. Precious (37) played with confidence. With the score at 75 for 6 Durham were well on top, but they were unable to cope with a superb
innings of 84 not out by N. Chapman. The innings included 4 sixes and 9 fours and transformed the
game.
Durham made a sound start,but once the opening stand was broken, the innings collapsed to the
School's pace bowlers, J. Simpson (4 for 15) and C. Stubbs (3 for 31). The School's fielding with I.
Hindhaugh brilliant at cover and N. Chapman in good form as wicket-keeper was of a high standard.
ST. PETER'S v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL
Played at home on Saturday, 28th June.
Result: Lost by 112 runs.
St. Peter's 70.
Pocklington 182 for 5 dec.
Pocklington recovered well from 31 for 3 to declare at 182 for 5. All the batsmen played aggressively,
particularly M. Townend (35), P. East (52 not out) and M. Brown (45 not out). Of the School's bowlers
only A. M. Precious (4 for 32) posed serious problems.
When the School batted, C. J. Stubbs (22) played well but no-one else played with any conviction.
Most were dismissed through bad shots and only one other batsman reached double figures. The total
of 70 represented a performance best forgotten. The Pocklington captain, A. Shanks had the outstanding
figures of 8 for 29 and was well supported by his fielders.
ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL
Played away on Saturday, 5th July.
Result: Won by 8 wickets.
St. Peter's 48 for 2.
Bootham 47.
Bootham School never recovered from a disastrous start of 11 for 4. J. Dowell (17) batted with
determination, but no-one else was able to make any impact. For the School, A. Precious (5 for 15)
was the main wicket taker. Eventually after 43 overs, Bootham were dismissed for 47.
In reply, the School struggled against some promising pace bowling by H. Metcalfe (2 for 13), but
lost only two wickets in winning the match.
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ST. PETER'S v. SAINTS C.C.
Played at home on Wednesday, 9th July.
Result: Drawn.
Saints C.C. 215 for 4 dec. (J. Wigley 76, J. Henderson 72).
St. Peter's 111 for 9 (D. M. Noyes 37, M. Cooke 4 for 25).
ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES
Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th July.
Result: Drawn.
St. Peter's 153 and 172 for 7 dec.
Old Peterites 133 for 3 dec. and 135 for 9.
The School's first innings of 153 was not impressive, although A. J. N. Simpson (48) played some
fine shots. For the Old Peterites, P. Clare (3 for 59) and J. Eatough (3 for 27) were the main wickettakers.
The Old Peterites first innings of 133 for 3 dec. was dominated by D. Sim (64) with good support
from R. Harding (39 not out) and J. Richardson (24).
On the second day, the School was able to declare as 172 for 7, thanks to a splendid undefeated
century by C.J. Stubbs (106 not out). J. Eatough (4 for 57) again bowled well.
Chasing a formidable total, the Old Peterites started very slowly against steady seam bowling and
then lost wickets to the spinners, especially M. W. Johnston (5 for 44). C. W. Burdass (53) hit the ball
hard, but no other batsmen was able to build a big innings and the Old Peterites ended up saving the
game at 135 for 9.
ST. PETER'S v. WILLIAM HULME'S G.S.
Played at Sutton Valence on Tuesday, 15th July.
Result: Won by 8 wickets.
William Hulme's G.S. 81.
St. Peter's 84 for 2.
After a delayed start, William Hulme's G.S. started quite well with D. Wright scoring 24, but the
later batsmen struggled against some fine bowling by A. M. Precious (6 for 31 in 23 ove s), supported
by M. W. Johnston (3 for 33) and they were dismissed for 81.
The School lost an early wicket, but D. Noyes (25 not out) and J. Dodman (26) took the score —
very slowly — to 53. Then I. Hindhaugh (23 not out) hit five boundaries to show that the wicket was
not as difficult as it had seemed.
ST. PETER'S v. KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER
Played at Rochester on Wednesday, 16th July.
Result: Won by 4 wickets.
King's, Rochester 129.
St. Peter's 130 for 6.
King's lost an early wicket, but progressed well in the pre-lunch session largely through a fine
innings by D. Raye (70). However, when he was out, the innings collapsed quickly to the left-arm
spinners, M. W. Johnston (5 for 41) and R. J. Kirby (3 for 25). In fact the last seven wickets fell for
only nine runs.
The School's innings was held together by E. F. J. Wright (35) against some tight bowling by
M. Fairbank (3 for 62) and J. Cornett (2 for 38). A good innings by A. M. Precious (43) took the School
to a well earned victory.
ST. PETER'S v. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL
Played at Sutton Valence on Thursday, 17th July.
Result: Lost by I run.
Sutton Valence 117 for 9 dec.
St. Peter's 116.
The School finished the season in an unsatisfactory match against Sutton Valence. Batting first,
Sutton Valence struggled all the time against C. J. Stubbs (4 for 29 in 20 ovens) and A. M. Precious
(2 for 38 in 25 overs). Unfortunately these two bowlers were given little support by the fielders.
An opening stand of 52 seemed to have set the School on the way to victory, but the middle order
committed batting suicide and only C. J. Stubbs (54) applied himself properly. The least said about
the rest of the match the better, the School lost by one run, despite a fine effort by J. R. Dodman.
SECOND XI
The team was unbeaten and all credit to them for that, especially at
Bradford and Pocklington, where they kept their nerve and denied the opposition success, at Bradford by tight bowling and excellent fielding, at Pocklington
by cautious batting. Some draws were very much in the team's favour and the
fact that the batting was generally stronger than the bowling meant that both
Selby and Giggleswick were able to fend off the attack of the bowlers until
the wickets were drawn. That said, the bowlers on occasion measured up to
their task very well, and Dibb, Prest and Taylor all took four or more wickets
in a match. The batting was, when necessary, adequately defensive and equally
aggressive at other times, Hobson, Lister, Taylor and Willink all passing their
fifty in an innings. The team always set out to win and played some attractive
cricket in doing so, both at the wicket and in the field. Morale was high and
this was in no small measure due to the captain, Andrew Taylor, who by his
example and encouragement gave a fine lead to the team. He was well backed
up by the senior members.
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Date
3rd May
17th May
21st May
31st May
7th June
14th June
21st June
28th June
5th July
Ground
Opponents
Bradford G.S.
Worksop College
Selby G.S. 1st XI
Pocklington School
Giggleswick School
Ampleforth College
Durham School
Pocklington School
Bootham School
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
Away
• • Away
• • Home
• • Home
• . Away
• • Home
• • Away
• • Away
• • Home
••
Result
School
Opponents
166 for 7
Drawn 168 for 6 dec.
95
212 for 5 dec.
Won
87 for 8
Drawn 156 for 9 dec.
Match cancelled due to rain.
48 for 7
Drawn 152 for 6 dec.
Match cancelled due to rain.
134 for 9
148
Drawn
137 for 6 dec.
106 for 9
Drawn
58
157 for 1 dec.
Won
P.G.C.
SENIOR COLTS CRICKET REVIEW
The Senior Colts have had a good season without it being outstanding.
Four matches were won, three drawn and two lost. Of the two lost, it was a
case of good bowling against low scores due to thoughtless batting.
The batting on the whole lacked consistency. Good batsmen were often
out to the same shot. They either did not listen or if they did, they did not
learn. Those who worked hard at their batting made noticeable progress, none
more so than Tony Smith who by the end of the season looked a fine prospect.
The bowling was generally accurate after the first match. Peter Atkinson
generated a lot of pace and with greater accuracy should do well on Game I.
Whilst David Thomas was often the most penetrating of the seam bowlers,
Sean Gorman bowled a good line and length with his off spin, whilst Andrew
Stubbs the captain, although being able to spin the ball prodigiously at times
needs to work on a more rhythmic run-up and delivery if his full potential is
to be achieved.
The poorest aspect of play was often the fielding With the exception of
Tony Smith, Sean Gorman and Andrew Stubbs, the ground fielding lacked
sharpness with the opposition rarely being preoccupied about the fear of being
run-out in taking a quick single. Too many players also dropped relatively
easy catches at crucial times.
It was unfortunate that we had such a wet second half of the school term.
Virtually the whole of June and early July was played on rain affected wickets.
Two matches were cancelled, one against Ampleforth when the pitch was
unplayable on the morning of the match, the other against Oakwood who
decided not to travel because it was raining in Rotherham and the weather
forecast was not promising for York! If all our decisions to play were based
on weather forecasts would we ever get started ?
The first match of the season saw the School dismissed for 59 runs on a
pitch more suited to rugby than cricket. Only Peter Atkinson and Andrew
Forman reached double figures. In reply Bradford lost six wickets in overhauling St. Peter's total, but with more accurate bowling the match would
have been a closer affair.
A much improved bowling display in the next match against Worksop
by David Thomas and Fraser Topham allowed the School to coast home by
nine wickets, with the former accompanied by Sean Gorman putting on sixty
runs for an unbeaten second wicket partnership.
After half term the School entertained Manchester Schools and after a
superb innings of 79 by Patrick Burdass, the opposition were set 161 runs to
win in two hours. Loose bowling and sloppy fielding allowed Manchester to
keep up with the clock until the last few overs when suicidal running between
the wickets forced them eventually to play out a draw.
The match against Sedbergh was played in persistent rain throughout
but the opposition showed remarkable accuracy in bowling out the School
for 52 runs with a very soggy ball. The School responded with similar accuracy and not until the final over was their total passed with Sedbergh's last pair
at the wicket.
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The following week at Giggleswick produced another exciting finishs
With thunderstorms enveloping the ground Mark Adeney and Andrew Stubbs
produced an enterprising fifth wicket partnership to surpass Giggleswick'.
declaration with only a few balls remaining.
Some fine batting by the first three Hymers' batsmen allowed them to
eventually declare at 162 for 5. In reply, the School got off to a slow start and
a draw was always the probable result despite an aggressive unbeaten 41 runs
by Peter Atkinson hit in only 23 minutes.
A comfortable victory against Bootham in which Jeremy Barrett hit an
unbeaten 4o runs, was followed by a draw at home against Durham in an
undistinguished game in which both batting and bowling were below par.
The match against Pocklington was expected to be a close game. The
School made a sound start on a slow, difficult wicket with Tony Smith producing his best innings of the season. The middle order batsmen were soon
out attempting to accelerate the scoring and it was up to the later batsmen to
glean runs where they could against some very accurate bowling. In reply,
Pocklington to their credit went for a win until almost the end, but a superb
delivery by David Thomas won the match with the first ball of the final over.
My thanks are due to Andrew Stubbs on the efficient and cheerful way
he led the side, to William Ledger for scoring and to the support of many
parents both at home and away, it was much appreciated.
The team was selected from: A. Stubbs (capt.), S. Gorman*, D.
Thomas*, M. Adeney, P. Atkinson, A. Smith, J. Barrett, A. Forman, C.
James, F. Topham, C. Bradley, N. Linton and J. Muirhead.
* Awarded colours.
SENIOR COLTS RESULTS
Saturday, 3rd May
St. Peter's 59 (P. J. Atkinson 24).
Bradford G.S. 61 for 6 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 11).
Saturday, 17th May
Worksop 74 (D. W. Thomas 3 for 18; F. J. Topham 4 for 18).
St. Peter's 78 for 1 (D. W. Thomas 25 not out; S. R. Gorman 41 not out).
Wednesday, 28th May
St. Peter's 160 for 9 dec. (S. P. Burdass 79).
Manchester Schools' C.A. 151 for 8 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 41).
Saturday, 31st May
St. Peter's 52.
Sedbergh 53 for 9 (P. J. Atkinson 4 for 24; D. W. Thomas 5 for 25).
Saturday, 7th June
Giggleswick 129 for 9 dec. (D. W. Thomas 4 for 25; S. R. Gorman 3 for 24).
St. Peter's 130 for 4 (D. W. Thomas 30; S. R. Gorman 26; M. H. Adeney 26 not out,
A. J. Stubbs 34 not out).
Wednesday, 11th June
Hymers 162 for 5 dec. (A. J. Stubbs 3 for 44).
St. Peter's 114 for 4 (D. W. Thomas 22; S. R. Gorman 38; P. J. Atkinson 41 not out).
Saturday, 14th June
St. Peter's v. Ampleforth — match cancelled on account of the weather.
Wednesday, 18th June
St. Peter's 157 for 5 (P. J. Atkinson 24; M. H. Adeney 26; J. L. Barrett 40 not out).
Bootham 55 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 10; D. W. Thomas 3 for 23; A. J. Stubbs 3 for 18).
Saturday, 21st June
Durham 134 (P. J. Atkinson 4 for 69; D. W. Thomas 3 for 25).
St. Peter's 88 for 6 (S. R. Gorman 29).
Saturday, 28th June
St. Peter's 102 for 9 dec. (D. W. Thomas 24; A. G. Smith 37).
Pocklington 83 (D. W. Thomas 5 for 33, A. J. Stubbs 3 for 36).
Wednesday, 9th July
St. Peter's v. Oakwood — match cancelled on account of the opposition!
J.W.R.H.
JUNIOR COLTS XI
The Junior Colts enjoyed a most successful season, winning five of their
eight matches and losing only to Bradford G.S. in the first match of the season.
The most noticeable characteristic of the team was their willingness to learn
from their mistakes. The elementary lessons of avoiding bowling short on a
slow wicket and putting the team's survival above personal ambition were
learned against Bradford and the latter lesson was greatly valued in a dis122
appointing match against Pocklington when we sorely missed the bowling and
batting of the injured skipper, Billy Hughes.
The bowling was varied, with the hostile Jeremy Atkinson and the offcutters of Billy Hughes being particularly penetrating. James White and
Peter Jacques bowled steadily and both are learning the need to bowl accurately,
especially when the opposition are batting well. Giles Robinson and Robert
Gardner, the two off-spinners did not bowl as much as I would have liked.
Robert especially turns the ball considerably and both are learning how fatal
it is to bowl a bad ball, and the art of varying flight, line and speed.
It was a permanent source of difficulty getting the correct batting order.
Everyone could bat adequately — perhaps the best example is that Paul
Chapman was down to go in last at Durham and opened the innings in the
next match. Jeremy Atkinson's ability to hit aggressively was always a danger
to the opposition — his 6o not out at Durham was hit in 5o minutes and
included 4 sixes and 6 fours. This is not to say the batting was totally reliant
on him — Richard Duffield, Billy Hughes and Giles Robinson also had scores
over 4o with many others hitting useful runs.
The fielding improved immensely as the season progressed. Jonathan
Pawson developed into a very safe wicket keeper, especially against quicker
bowling. The ground fielding and throwing was especially good, with Giles
Robinson and James White being outstanding in the covers. We badly missed
having a specialist slip fielder, but with this exception most of the catches were
held.
Overall then, an enjoyable season, with all members of the team contributing to the success and having the satisfaction of seeing their individual
performances improve.
Finally my thanks to Billy Hughes for being such a reliable captain and
to Richard Fawthrop for his scoring.
The squad consisted of: Billy Hughes, Jeremy Atkinson, Giles Robinson,
Richard Duffield, Peter Jacques, Jonathan Pawson, Andrew Millard, Tom
Nichols, James White, Simon Cole, Robert Gardner, Paul Chapman, David
Wombell and Matthew Wise.
I.J.A.
RESULTS
Lost by 56 runs.
Bradford G.S. (Home).
Bradford 215 for 3 dec.
St. Peter's 159 (Duffield 43; Hughes 36; Jacques 26).
Nunthorpe G.S. (Away).
Won by 9 runs.
St. Peter's 101 for 5 (23 overs). (Pawson 33, Millard 23; White 20 not out).
Nunthorpe 92 for 4 (23 overt).
Worksop College (Home).
Won by 57 runs.
St. Peter's 123 (Atkinson 50; Hughes 31).
Worksop 66 (Hughes 4 for 12; Jacques 3 for 6).
Won by 79 runs.
Silcoates (Away).
St. Peter's 179 for 1 dec. (Hughes 92 not out; Robinson 73 not out).
Silcoates 100 (Robinson 4 for 19; Hughes 3 for 20).
Match Drawn.
Giggleswick (Home).
St. Peter's 145 for 8 dec. (Robinson 47 not out).
Giggleswick 88 for 8.
Won by 5 wickets.
Hymers College (Home).
Hymers 89 (Atkinson 4 for 33; Hughes 3 for 36).
St. Peter's 92 for 5 (Atkinson 27; Duffield 21; Jacques 21 not out).
Durham School (Away). Won by 8 wickets.
Durham 88 (Hughes 3 for 24; Robinson 3 for 15).
St. Peter's 91 for 2 (Atkinson 60 not out; Robinson 26 not out).
Pocklington (Away).
Match Drawn.
Pocklington 159 for 4 dec. (Atkinson 3 for 36).
St. Peter's 116 for 9 (Atkinson 24; Pawson 23).
Uz5 'B' XI
On the face of it, the statistics (Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1) imply a successful
season. The one defeat was, perhaps, the most significant match. Set a very
reasonable target by Worksop, the batting collapsed. The team as a whole
learnt that even at 'EV level it is important for batsmen to build an innings
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rather than have a quick swing and be out nearly as quickly. The matches
against Silcoates and Hymers showed that this lesson was not only learnt, it
was also applied. The Nunthorpe game, a twenty overs affair, was won more
by luck than judgement and Pocklington were effectively beaten in the first
half hour by a fine stand between Linton and Bradley.
The bowling throughout the season was competitive although not always
accurate - most teams had a hard time scoring at any reasonable rate. Several
players in the side could make a reasonable contribution to cricket in the
Senior sides if they are willing to take the game seriously and work at their
performance.
The team was selected from: R. Bond (capt.), C. Bradley, J. Muirhead,
C. Powell, R. Ellis, B. Skrentny, I. Gilliat, C. Shaw, C. Gibson, E. Chantry,
T. Hyde, N. Linton, and A. Taylor. Also played: P. Atkinson and F. Topham.
D.J.R.
SENIOR COLTS "B" XI RESULTS
Wednesday, 7th May
St. Peter's 74 (C. Powell 22).
Nunthorpe G.A. "A" XI 70 (B. Skrentny 5 for 7).
Saturday, 17th May
Worksop 98 (C. Powell 4 for 7).
St. Peter's 85.
Wednesday, 21st May
Silcoates "A" XI 93 (J. Muirhead 5 for 17).
St. Peter's 97 for 5 (J. Muirhead 27).
Wednesday, 11th June
St. Peter's 142 for 6 dec. (C. Powell 39; T. Hyde 31).
Hymens 75 (C. Bradley 5 for 37).
Wednesday, 18th June
St. Peter's 111 (N. Linton 27; C. Bradley 25; C. Shaw 20).
Pocklington 95 (C. Bradley 4 for 21; C. Powell 3 for 33).
INTER-HOUSE CRICKET
SENIOR COMPETITION
1st Round:
Queen's 133 (M. Johnston 74).
Temple 116 (J. Dodman 42, J. M. Hall 27. M. Johnston 6 for 55).
Manor 14 (A. Stubbs 3 for 5; A. Precious 7 for 6).
Dronfield 15 for 0.
Grove 248 for 5 (J. Simpson 97; J. Wright 47; R. Liddle 39).
Rise 145 for 5 (C. Hobson 24; R. Lister 29; S. Gorman 43 not out).
Semi-Finals:
Queen's 29 (C. Stubbs 6 for 9; A. Precious 4 for 12).
Dronfield 34 for 1.
School House 101 (I. Hindhaugh 24; R. Dibb 24. R. Kirby 6 for 67).
Grove 103 for 4 (J. Wright 46 not out; M. Willink 28).
Final:
Grove 71 for 9 (J. Wright 34; C. Stubbs 3 for 25; A. Precious 5 for 25).
Dronfield 73 for 3 (C. Stubbs 46 not out).
JUNIOR COMPETITION
1st Round:
Dronfield 178 for 3 (A. Stubbs 121 not out).
Grove 35 (A. Stubbs 4 for 10; P. Jacques 4 for 14).
School House 204 for 8 (J. Muirhead 67; M. Adeney 34; C. Shaw 39; A. Forman 39. P. Chapman
5 for 36).
Queen's 91 (P. Chapman 25; J. Muirhead 6 for 12, including a hat trick).
Rise 165 for 2 (S. Gorman 104).
Temple 92 (J. P. Atkinson 63. S. Gorman 7 for 46).
Semi-Finals:
School House 59 (F. Topham 27; P. Jacques 5 for 31).
Dronfield 19 (A. Forman 4 for 3; J. Muirhead 4 for 4).
Manor 80 (A. Millard 25; D. Thomas 4 for 34; S. Gorman 5 for 38).
Rise 81 for 3 (S. Gorman 40).
Final:
School House 61 (R. Linton 35; D. Thomas 5 for 22; S. Gorman 5 for 38).
Rise 65 for 4 (A. Smith 33 not out. A. Forman 3 for 23, including a hat trick).
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OXFORD CUP
Senior Rugger
Junior Rugger
Senior Cricket
Junior Cricket
Senior Rowing
Junior Rowing
Athletics Sports
Athletics Standards
Cross Country
Junior Long Run
Swimming Sports
Swimming Standards
Tennis
Shooting (Team)
Squash
Fencing
Points
Awarded Dronfield
20
10
20
20
10
20
20
10
15
15
10
10
15
10
15
15
15
15
15
225
55
Grove
Manor Queen's
20
Rise
School
House Temple
10
10
10
15
15
10
10
15
10
15
15
0
35
20
60
15
15
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SQUASH 1979-80
The season for the 1st V fell into two distinct halves. Before Christmas,
although winning five matches against moderate sides, they did not fulfil the
promise shown last year. However, after January only one match was lost
and that 2-3 with an experimental side containing only two regular players.
We stood at the bottom of the York and District League, Division 1, at Christmas and at the end of the season had risen to third place. The best result
against another school was our narrow win over Barnard Castle, who were
beaten finalists in the Premiere Products National K.O. tournament. All of the
team members played their part in the excellent results, and it was pleasing to
see them realise their potential.
At Colts level, several of the Fourth Form showed that if they are prepared
to play as often as they can, and gain from match experience, then they have
the ability to develop into very good players.
Peter Burdass
Captain: A. P. Burdass.
Colours: A. P. Burdass, A. B. Tuck, J. R. J. McCarter, M. J. H. Moodie,
T. C. Stephenson and R. N. J. Schofield.
Lost 12.
Won 12.
First team results:
Drawn I.
Lost 9.
Won 13.
Others:
The following also represented the School in three or more matches : •
J. Atkinson, J. Barrett, R. Bond, J. Bowden, P. Chapman, A. P. Copley,
N. Hopton, J. Muirhead, A. Smith and J. White.
TENNIS
Over the last two seasons tennis has really established itself as a major
sport in the school's sporting curriculum. There have been more and more
people playing tennis as a full-time option and the standards of play are ever
improving. This year in particular team selection was difficult with such a
broad field of talented players.
The season's results are evidence of the high standards achieved. In yet
another excellent season the 1st VI won six of their seven matches and lost
only one whilst the znd VI were unbeaten in their five fixtures. (Fixtures
against Pocklington and Ampleforth had to be cancelled.) Four of the first
team members were also members of last year's 1st VI and it is remarkable to
note that they have suffered only the one defeat over two seasons.
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This season opened at Roundhay, Leeds, where both first and second
teams scored convincing victories. (8—i and 8+ 1 respectively.) Only a
handful of games were lost and this represented a very good start to the season.
The only defeat of the season came in the next fixture against Leeds
Grammar School (1st VI home, znd VI away). It may have been that the
contrast between this and the first match was too great so early in the season,
but Leeds were undisputedly the better side on the day and many unforced
errors by the 1st VI players threw chances away. Although many sets were
fiercely contested (there were five tie-breaks played) the first team lost 61-1.
The second team were a little more fortunate gaining a 41-41 draw in a
match where six tie-breaks were played, five of which were won.
In the triangular match against Barnard Castle and Ashville, four matches
were won and two halved to give the school a convincing 2+-i victory over
each school. There was some very good steady play in this match in conditions
which were far from ideal; Nicholas Adams was brought in to play for the
first team and the scratch partnership between Graeme Thornberry and
Nicholas Adams worked well.
A resounding 7-3 victory was scored by the 1st VI over a good Worksop
side in another hard fought match, a victory being won over a strong wind as
well as the opponents. The second team had an equally good victory winning
61 points to 2+.
In the next match against Bootham it was encouraging to see the introduction of another player, David Kean into the second team. He and Andrew
Tuck won all their matches as did Tim Blackburn and Ian Cramb to help the
side along to a commendable 8-1 victory. The first team had a narrower
51 31 win, Graeme Thornberry and Graham Cole retrieving a vital 2+ out
of 3 points in their games.
Against Archbishop Holgate's (home) it was the first pair combination of
Howard Bilton and Andrew Kershaw who held the team together, winning
21 of the 6 points gained by the team.
Much the same was true of the fixture against Scarborough where the
first pair played a vital part in gaining victory; Ian Cramb who was introduced
into the first team for this fixture played very well.
The increase in the number of girls in the School has been accompanied
by a corresponding rise in interest in tennis, and a higher standard of play.
This year much of the internal tennis played has been very competitive, and
the girls team competed with some success in the York and District Team
Tennis League. Those representing the School were : Claire Lockey, Miriam
Smith, Sally Shuttleworth, Rachel Smith and Mandy Boorman.
In conclusion one can only say "sorry" to the many good players who
did not get a chance to play team tennis this year. With five of the 1st VI
players members from the MVI, one can, however, expect an array of new faces
next season when the chances of success look equally good.
Many thanks to Mr. Lee and Mr. Hirst for their organisation of school
tennis this term and to Mr. Taylor and Mr. Walls for their valuable help.
Regular first and second team players were as follows :
1st VI: Howard Bilton, Andrew Kershaw, Graeme Thornberry, Graham
Cole, Peter Burdass and John Ludley.
2nd VI : Nicolas Adams, Andrew Tuck, Ian Cramb, Timothy Blackburn,
Ian Wilson and Timothy Kaner.
Graham Cole.
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WATER POLO
A combination of skill and enthusiasm made possible a successful and
enjoyable season. The senior team was fortunate in that it retained the majority
of its experienced players from last season. A sound defence consisting of
Duncan Fallow, Nick Adams and Cliff Irwin complemented another out126
standing season by Graeme Thornberry in goal. In mid-field the precise ball
distribution of Mike Johnston and Ian Hindhaugh made possible prolific goal
scoring on many occasions and allowed Andrew Kershaw favourable opportunities to show his potential in attack. The team owes its thanks to Marc Gee,
Adam Brown, Kevin Clarkson and Mike Reed for their contributions.
Always a problem in the early part of the season, the lack of fitness and
match practice made success at the Regional Club Championships at Ampleforth beyond the reach of a spirited performance. The team beat Dewsbury
to earn a place in the semi-final against Halifax where it lost by a narrow
margin. Later in the term the team was unlucky to hold to a draw by Rishworth, but then showed determination in an overwhelming defeat of
Ampleforth.
Early in the summer term at the England Schools Regional Water Polo
Championships, the team was undefeated but for the third consecutive year
were runners-up, this time by goal difference alone. The team drew with
Doncaster G.S. and Rishworth but recorded wins over Salendine Nook and
Bradford G.S.
Some of the players are able to support York Water Polo Club with their
Junior fixtures and from this a greater association will hopefully be built. Many
thanks finally to the club's vociferous supporters and Mr. John Owen-Barnett
for his often unacknowledged and unseen organisation and help.
C. Irwin and M. J. Johnston.
FENCING
This year the Fencing Club has had mixed fortunes; while our Seniors
have achieved an exceptionally good standard in competition, our numbers
are still small. However, with fencing now on Tuesdays and Thursdays we
hope a return to the "come and have a go" tradition of a few years back will
bring more Juniors into the club.
The year started quietly, with all club members in various states of
training for the new season. At half-term we were sorry to lose our coach,
Mr. Norman Millar. In his five terms at the school he has done a lot for
fencing, and we wish him well in the future. His departure left us to organize
our own training until the Christmas break, but in early November came our
first success when Jon Moore, Kit Bird, Steven Giddings and Martin Hall
took the first four places in the Yorkshire U.18 Epée, with an Olavite, David
Caulderhead, winning the U.i6.
At the start of the Easter term we were all delighted to welcome Mr.
Anthony Power as school coach, especially those of us who had fenced with his
father. An ex-British Foil Champion, Mr. Power stepped in at very short
notice, and we are very grateful to him for this. As February came, and the
season approached its peak, results went from good to better; Kit Bird and
Jon Moore were second and fifth respectively in the Yorkshire Junior Epée,
while in the Yorkshire Novice Foil Kit Bird was first with Martin Hall fourth.
The club then went on to win the Yorkshire U.18 team Foil and Jon Moore,
Kit Bird and Martin Hall all fenced for the York Senior team in several matches.
At Easter came the major event of our fencing calendar; the Public
Schools Fencing Championships. A good overall performance put St. Peter's
eighth out of the 35 schools competing, while on the individual side Martin
Hall fenced excellently to come third in the Senior Foil. Chris Drury also
did very well, reaching the semi-finals of both the U.16 foil and epee. Both
Hall and Drury were subsequently awarded School Colours.
In the Summer term, with competitive fencing behind us, we nevertheless
managed to keep busy. On the Scanner Appeal day the club challenged members of the public to mini-duals: some Peterites proved to have a natural (and
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aggressive!) talent. During the last fortnight of term a Junior St. Peter's team
beat a team from the Mount School o-6 (despite being outnumbered in
supporters). A rather hurried House match was won by Temple, while Chris
Drury defeated all four Sixth Formers in a nerve-racking individu
al competition.
Finally, my best wishes for the future go to all school fencers, especially
Martin Hall, who takes over from me as captain.
C.J.E.B.
BRISTOL LETTER
Mid-Nov. Week, 31st June, 1980.
After three years we've eventually produced the long-awaited Bristol
letter!
No O.P. dinners have been held this year, but we think all are alive and
well, except for Dave Young (Grove 71-76) whom no one has ever been too
sure about. However, it is rumoured that he has graced the Polytechnic with
his presence, and has shone as a co-editor of the Bristol Student newspaper
and part-time underground musician. Having just graduated in Human
Studies, we eagerly await news of his next move.
After extensive Antipodean travels Steven Bruce-Jones (Manor 71-76)
has had a ruthlessly efficient three years in which he has presided over the
renowned Geographical Society, appeared as a leading light in various operatic
productions, and battled arduously on the rugby field for various reputable
institutions. He leaves us this year to take up a trainee managerial post with
Rio Tinto Zinc, having just survived a year of cohabitation with Graham
Nicholson (School 71-76). The latter has captained the University squash
team to unparalleled heights, but his talents are to be lost this year when he
dons his 'wellies' to become a real-life civil engineer with Redpath Dorman
Long Contracting.
He parts company with two other regular CAMRA connoisseurs in the
squash club, John Lethem (Queen's 73-78), next year's captain and devotee
of expensive restaurants, and James Larcombe (School 71-76), both of whom
are budding quacks. James Larcombe, in his capacity as treasurer of the club,
has unexplainedly managed to finance trips to Switzerland to the Open
Squash Championships for certain O.P. members (with a little time off for a
spot of skiing, of course!) Having almost caused a local bus strike as Athletic
Union Transport Co-ordinator he has now resorted to shooting space invaders
in the local hostelry.
Paul Atkinson (Temple 71-76), ex-cohabitor of the aforementioned
Larcombe, rose to the heights of public life last year as editor of the University's
Student Prospectus, but has now retired to the world of academic study from
which he regularly emerges in the early hours of the morning. He graduates
in English Literature this year and describes his future as "uncertain". His
brother, Simon Atkinson (Temple 68-73) adds his own personal touch of
maturity to our ranks. A respectable accountant, once a mainstay of the
"Cambridge Letter", he is now more accustomed to being seen "after-hours".
Brian Kay (Dronfield 71-76) another student of English, part-time philosopher and collector of wayside "objets d'art", leaves us this year for a position
with the "Yorkshire Evening Post" as a journalist.
Our other final year student is Paddy "Stirling Moss" Smith (Manor
72-77), renowned rally-driver and capable economist, who takes a sojourn in
Australia next year.
Patrick Crowley (Dronfield 74-79), operatic superstar and political activist
has already made his presence felt in his first year. When asked, he denied
modelling himself on Gatiss (Trinity College, Cambridge 77-8o).
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John Aldridge (Queen's 73-78) studies Civil Engineering here, and it has
been rumoured that the now infamous Jeremy Storey (School 74-79) also
frequents our "Hallowed Halls".
As always, we look forward to accepting many more Oxbridge rejects to
swell our ranks in the coming year. Perhaps we might even manage an O.P.
Dinner.
The Bristol Old Peterites.
CAMBRIDGE LETTER
May Week, 1980.
This year has been marked by rather fewer formal O.P. gatherings than
of late : the now traditional Guy Fawkes Meeting was well attended, but two
subsequent dinners were more sparsely attended — symptomatic, perhaps, of
the inefficiency of the post-Harrison era.
Senior O.P. is still Richard Sharpe (Temple, 1967-72), now an M.A. and
agony columnist of the popular journal "Eriu". He is secretary of the Trinity
Lake Hunt — which, given that it takes place in the Lake District, would
hardly seem to tax the brains of one currently preparing the Coles Notes on
the palaeographical aspects of the Patrician documents of Armagh. Fellow
Ph.D. student Richard Harland (Manor, 1968-73) is also completing his
thesis this year, and is being exported to Seattle, USA, to undertake further
research.
Of third-year men, Chris Hirst (Temple, 5971-6), after vane (sic.) attempts
to achieve notoriety in York, has contented himself with carrying off the
British Orienteering Championship and a Newnham girl, and is now returning
to the army. Chris Harland (Manor, 1971-6) is also a national champion, this
time in squash, in which he is captain of the blues team. His attempts to
provide the Master of Clare with home-brew through a special tap in the
ceiling of the latter's study were not well received, and his First in Part II
Medicine was only grudgingly handed over.
Julian Turner (Queen's, 1971-6), in keeping with the image described
in previous years' letters, has given up beer for cocktails. He finds straw beds
more amenable than Magdalene sheets after an evening's entertaining, and
amuses his guests by bricking up doors in the middle of the night — an attempt,
perhaps, to put his extensive knowledge of engineering into practical effect.
This knowledge has clearly not been evident to Tripos examiners, who have
conscripted him into the Nines Club. Julian also rows for Magdalene I, and
describes their performance as "unlucky".
Ahead of Chris Hirst in the race to the altar are Stuart Newstead (Queen's
1971-6) and Alan Heavens (Temple, 1972-7), who will be married this summer
(though not to each other). Stuart is leaving behind his football, darts, cricket
and hockey to make a quick escape to Yale to count his blessings on a statistics
course; Alan, having taken a First in maths., is staying at Churchill to do a
Ph.D.
The only Peterite in politics is Howard Gatiss (Queen's, 1971-6), who
denies taking Trinity College out of NUS simply to write to The Times about
it, as part of a publicity stint to gain election to the Cambridge Students'
Union as Ayatollan Democratic candidate. Insufficient voters saw the light,
however, and Howard is limping back to Apostleship, and hopes to be discovered as the Seventy-ninth Man in years to come. His attempts to spy out
the secret life of Graham Pattie (Temple, 1971-6) have been unsuccessful: the
latter is either keeping a low profile or is simply underwater.
Geoff Brown (Grove, 1972-7) has transferred his emotional life from
May Balls to the Arts Theatre Roof Garden — more dare we not say. Duncan
Fawthrop (ibid) denies having any romantic attachments and maintains that
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his frequent visits to Girton are simply to enquire after the welfare of pioneer
of Jeremy Markwick-Smith (Grove, 1973-8), who, despite being the Cazenove
of Huntingdon Road, cannot find total fulfilment in Girton, and plays hockey
for Christ's. Jeremy organised a dinner in the Lent Term, at which Richard
Craig (Queen's, 1973-8) became intoxicated on Twix bars, and was introduced
to Bin Brook, where he met a watery end. The result of this Girton "happening" was the refusal of the College to hire Jeremy a room for the Regatta
Party in the Easter Term, which was eventually hosted by Richard Craig in
St. John's. Few Cambridge O.P.s. were present, but those who were discovered new meaning in the word "drinkwater", and we trust that the young
gentleman found the way to the boathouse in the end. Maths has not turned
out to be the exhilerating subject Richard expected, and in the absence of a
Chess Tripos, he is changing to Engineering.
John Greaves and Phil Lancaster (both Temple, 1972-7) have taken over
the University Christian Union, and maintain that their Saturday evenings
run to nothing more scandalous than mass Bible reading. The former's
monastic life has led him to a starred 2/ii, and he is known locally as the Archbishop ; the latter was seen deeply involved with an air bed at the now infamous
Emma May Ball; he has apparently been blackmailed into sharing his coveted
Wilkinson razor blades with John Healey (School House, 1973-8). John is
now Captain of Rugger at Christ's, and has ended the year with an oar and an
outstanding College bill of several hundred pounds, this despite a reduced
buttery account following his desertion of Abbot Ale for milk. Another sportsman is Richard Collingwood-Gittins (Manor, 1973-8), who has crusaded
happily towards a IIIrd in Engineering at Magdalene (a la Turner): he almost
played in the final of the Cricket Cuppers but managed to get injured just
in time.
Simon Wetherall (Grove, 1973-8) has been unable to find rooms in
College, and commutes from a field outside the city in the Catz Second Boat.
With regular visits from his better half, Simon finds little time for medicine,
as does Martin Turner (also Grove, 1972-7), whose particular interest is
currently fever of the glands. Prasannajit de Silva (Temple, 1973-8) is happy
winning Firsts in Maths and representing Trinity in its 'n'th chess team.
We have had visits this year from former member of Staff David du Croz,
and Andrew George (Temple, 1967-72), both collecting their MAs; of Peter
Croft's activities on the night of the Trinity Matriculation Dinner, the less
said the better. A. J. Varley, Esq., has continued his pilgrimages to Cambridge:
this year saw him following the Clare May Ball, at which he consumed several
bottles of champagne, with a good breakfast of canned beer.
To our large contingent of leavers, we wish the very best of luck; we look
forward to welcoming a new bunch of Freshers this Michaelmas.
The Cambridge Old Peterites.
OLD PETERITE NEWS
OLD PETERITE CLUB
The Old Peterite Club 89th Annual General Meeting was held at the
School on Saturday, 12th July and there was an attendance of 44 members.
The Head Master, D. E. P. Hughes, was welcomed by the President to
his first Annual General Meeting.
R. F. Harding was elected President of the Club in succession to K. M.
Ratcliff.
D. Kirby retired as Hon. Secretary and was thanked by the President for
the good work he had done for the Club over the past 16 years and a small
presentation was made.
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R. D. Harding was elected as the new Hon. Secretary.
The Hon. Treasurer presented the audited accounts for the year ended
31st December, 1979, which showed the accumulated fund for the running
expenses of £1,911 and that during the year 66 new members had joined.
J. E. Moore was thanked for his continued good work as Hon. Treasurer of
the Club. J. A. Denison, G. E. L. Graham, L. C. Le Tocq, E. M. H. Ranson
and J. C. Richardson were re-elected to serve on the Committee for a further
term of three years and I. U. Warrington together with N. Graham, were
elected to fill vacancies thereon for three years and two years respectively.
Reports were received from District Hon. Secretaries and all reported
successful dinners. However, the informal buffet supper at the Black Swan,
though most enjoyable, was poorly attended and it is hoped that the equivalent
function on Saturday, 2nd May, 1981, will be better attended. The first
mixed O.P. function at the Jasper's Country Club, Wigginton Road, designed
to bring younger members together, got off to a good start and will be held
again on Friday, 27th March, 1981.
Regional Dinners were announced as follows :Thursday, 6th November, 198o at the Stoneleigh Hotel,
West Riding:
Wakefield.
Friday, 7th November, 198o at the Great Western Royal
London:
Hotel, Paddington.
Friday, 29th May, 1981 at the Bell Hotel, Driffield.
East Riding •
Discussion took place as to future Reunion Days being held at the School
and also suitable alternatives to the tie to be worn by the girls, though nothing
definite was considered.
TIES
O.P. Club ties are available from the Hon. Secretary, R. D. Harding,
Alcuin House, 12 The Avenue, Clifton, York. Price: £2.25.
LONDON OLD PETERITE DINNER
The London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at the Great
Western Royal Hotel, Paddington, London on 2nd November, 1979. Some
forty three O.P's. supported the function and this was an increase of eight
compared with the previous year. Unfortunately, two O.P's. had to cry off
literally at the last minute, which is understandable, but more disturbingly
three failed to turn up.
Your organiser/organisers work hard to make each Dinner as successful
as they can and it is frustrating when invitations are ignored. The object of
writing is, firstly, to persuade O.P's. to attend, and secondly, to invoke some
sort of response which may kindle the flames for future occasions. Equally,
the opportunity can be taken from the reply of updating addresses for the
Club's records.
Some 310 invitations were sent out, and 43 acceptances were received,
52 declined and about 12 had seemingly departed elsewhere and they were
recorded as "gone away", "not known", "whereabouts not revealed" and other
remarks which are not suitable for these pages. The result of the exercise
indicated that some 66% of London O.P's. did not reply.
Hopefully, when next years issue of The Peterite has been circulated a
more enthusiastic response will be forthcoming.
Your organiser's objective is to increase the number of O.P's. attending
and it is not unrealistic to expect at least too. Those who did, appeared to
enjoy the occasion, and have undertaken to contact other O.P's. Indeed, if
every O.P. at this year's dinner contacted and brought along another O.P., the
too mark would soon be achieved. This thought is left with you.
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We were delighted to have David Cummin, the Acting Headmaster, and
David Kirby with us for the occasion, from the School. Messrs. Denison,
Graham, Hanson and Ranson also managed to arrange some nefarious excuse
for either the Thursday prior, or the Saturday after, in order to attend. Their
presences as always are most welcome. Your organiser was scolded by Mr.
Pick, (who first went to School in 1908) for not realising that to drive from
Peterborough to Paddington and return after dinner was an everyday occurrence.
At the dinner the President of the O.P. Club proposed the toast to the
School, David Cummin replied and from what he said the School is managing
to progress along the ancient and well-trodden ways. The whole evening was
thoroughly enjoyable and as the age span at school stretched from 1908-1977,
everyone seemed to know someone. There was also, what one might say in
the engine room, a plethora of middleweights, i.e., 193o-196o, indeed well
over half of the attenders came into this category.
Next year the dinner will be on 7th November, 1980 at the Great Western
Hotel, Paddington, and we shall have a new President and a new Headmaster
to welcome and entertain.
If you would care to come along but do not receive an invitation, please
contact Keith Ratcliff on 04427 - 73123 (Home) or 01-821-2659 (office).
Overnight accommodation at reduced rates can be arranged.
In conclusion, the Club owes a great debt to Tony Short who, although
he couldn't attend this year, was responsible for all the arrangements which
were, as usual, first class.
The following O.P's. attended:—
The President (K. M. Ratcliff)
The Acting Headmaster (D. G. Cummin)
The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby)
V. M. Black
Temple
1936-1942
Nigel Brindley
Rise
1970-1975
Alan Brown
Rise
1938-1942
David Burton
School House 1939-1942
Richard Cawood
Manor
1961-1969
Jonathan Clark
Dronfield
1971-1975
John Denison
Temple
1938-1942
Allan Dodds
Master
1950-1964
John Dook
Manor
1942-1946
Patrick Dronfield
Rise
1953-1959
Hugh Fisher
Rise
1975-1977
Timothy French
School House 1941-1945
Earlam Graham
School House 1932-1937
Nicholas Graham
School House 1971-1976
James Hanson
School House 1918-1922
J. M. Holt
School House 1948-1953
Clive Lewis
Rise
1949-1955
David Phillips
T. S. Pick
David Proctor
Colin Quickfall
Robert Raley
Michael Ranson
Keith Ratcliff
Andrew Robson
Jonathan Rounthwaite
E. C. Sedman
Eric Simpson
Jon Stone
Robert Stratton
David Tate
J. D. Taylor-Thompson
R. S. F. Webber
Frank Wiseman
Timothy Young
Robin Field
Rise
Day Boys
Manor
Grove
Rise
Rise
Manor
Temple
Temple
Temple
Temple
Dronfield
Manor
Rise
Temple
School House
Master
Temple
Grove
1971-1976
1908-1912
1952-1957
1951-1957
1963-1969
1953-1960
1946-1950
1955-1961
1970-1975
1951-1956
1949-1952
1972-1977
1938-1943
1941-1947
1939-1945
1938-1942
1944-1965
1966-1970
1952-1958
THE OLD PETERITE WEST RIDING DINNER
The West Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Stoneleigh Hotel
on 8th November, 1979. The following members and guests attended:
Mr. & Mrs. G. D. Parkin
Mr. & Mrs. F. N. Parkin
Mr. & Mrs. I. T. Parkin
Mr. P. D. Woodcock
Mr. & Mrs. A. R. Barrett
Mr. C. W. Thompson & Guest
Mr. D. G. Cummin
Mr. & Mrs. S. Wroe
Mr. R. Harding
Mr. R. D. Harding
Mr. & Mrs. H. Gration
Mr. & Mrs. M. Kent
Dr. and Mrs. G. F. B. Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Moss
Mr. & Mrs. J. Rhodes
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Poynor
Mr. C. J. Watson & Guest
Mr. P. Haigh-Lumby & two Guests.
Mr. & Mrs. R. Peacock
Mr. & Mrs. D. S. Atkinson
Mr. & Mrs. J. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. G. Smith
The total number of guests was forty three. A raffle was held in aid of the
Development Appeal which raised £29.00.
The 1980 Old Peterite Dinner will be held at the Stoneleigh Hotel, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, tel. (0924) 61598, on Thursday, 6th November, 1980.
Any members wishing to attend should contact me at 69 Westgate End,
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, tel. (0924) 60841, or home (0904) 256962.
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THE OLD PETERITE CLUB EAST RIDING DINNER
The East Riding Dinner was held at the Bell Hotel, Driffield on Friday,
3oth May, 1980. The toast of "The School" was proposed by the Chairman,
Cohn Frank, and the Head Master responded. A special tribute was paid by
the Chairman to the retiring Second Master, David Cummin, who also responded.
Those present were:—
A. Raylor
F. Hardy
M. Burdass
Chairman
J. Routhwaite
T. Hudson
R. D. Burdass
(C. Frank)
T. J. T. Schofield
M. Jobling
K. G. Chilman
The Headmaster
N. Shepherd
R. Jobling
C. A. Clegg
Past President
P. M. Shepherd
D. P. Johnston
D. Coles
(P. S. Atkinson)
G.
M. Shuttleworth
P. Megginson
J. Coles
Hon. Secretary
C. J. Swiers
W. Mcllroy
D. G. Cummin
(D. Kirby)
N. E. Tomlinson
F. N. Newdick
C. C. Dee
D. P. Atkinson
T. G. Tomlinson
D. Ogley
P. A. Fenton
J. S. Atkinson
D. Ward
R. Peacock
A. C. Fenwick
A. G. Black
T. Ward
R. D. Pexton
F. T. Gooder
J. C. Brown
I. U. Warrington
W. L. Powell
P. R. Gooder
D. Brownie
H. Vickers
J. C. M. Rayson
R. D. Harding
R. J. Bulcock
R. F. Harding
C. W. Burdass
With apologies for names omitted, which has occurred when tickets have been bought for friends.
OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER
The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 12th July,
198o, in the School Dining Hall. The toast of "The School" was proposed
by E. G. Thompson and the Head Master responded. The toast of "The Old
Peterite Club" was proposed by J. B. Mortimer and the new President, R. F.
Harding, responded. D. G. Cummin, the retiring Second Master, was presented with two prints and a cheque from the President in recognition of his
thirty-one years' service to the School. Also in fine form he too responded.
The Club is indebted to Mr. Jackson and the School Catering Staff for the
excellent meal provided and a really enjoyable evening was spent by 140.
Those present were:—
Prest, S.
Hubbard, R. H.
Burn, S. M.
The President
Prowde, A. M.
Hughes, D. J.
Carmichael, W. N.
(R. F. Harding)
Pulleyn, R. F.
Humble, J. C.
Chilman, K. G.
The Headmaster
Quirke, D. M. A.
Huntly, W.
Clark, J.
The Hon. Secretary
Ranson, E. M. U.
Hyde, J. L.
Croft, P. G.
(R. D. Harding)
Rayson,
J. C. M.
Jesper, D. G. S.
Cummin, D. G.
The Hon. Treasurer
Richardson, J. C.
Jesper, N.
Dawson, M.
(j. E. Moore)
Rigby,
M.
Johnston, D. P.
Dele, K.
Imm. Past President
Roberts, A.
Kaner, D.
Dench, S. R.
(K. M. Ratcliff)
Robinson, A. C.
Kent, M. J.
Denison, J. A.
The Bursar
Roe, M.
Kershaw, A.
(Col. J. P. F. Abbott) Denison, J. H.
Rounthwaite,
J. C.
Knowles, G.
Denison, K. J.
The Head of School
Rumfitt, D. T.
Le Tocq, L. C.
Depledge, R. G.
(J. A. McGrath)
Ruddock,
D.
U.
D.
Lister, D.
Garr, J.
Abbott, J.
Scholefield, J.
Lister, D. J.
Gargan, M. F.
Addinall, R.
Shuttleworth,
G.
M.
Lister, S. R.
Gibson, C. W.
Allen, B.
Simpson, A. E.
Lockwood, P. A.
Gillett, J.
Andrew, W.
Smith,
W.
Mackellar, W. G.
Golightly, H. A. L.
Atkinson, P. S.
Stabler, D.
Magson, N. J.
Gooder, P. R.
Barron, D. J.
Stansfield, L. A.
Marshall, H. C.
Goodwin, C. W.
Barrow, R.
Stringer, H.
Miller, T.
Goodwin, I.
Bainbridge, M. W.
Stubbs, C.
Mitchell, G. F. B.
Guy, J.
Barton, N. R.
Tong, L. B.
Morcom, C.
Graham, G. E. L.
Bird, C.
Thompson,
C. W.
Morris, A.
Graham, N.
Bleasdale, L.
Thompson, E. G.
Mortimer, J. B.
Hall, M. S.
Brindley, R. A.
Turner,
J.
Mortimer, W.
Hamilton, D.
Brook, A.
Turner, J. N. C.
Moss, A. E.
Hanson, J. A.
Brough, R. G.
Varley, A. J.
Neal, J.
Hornby, F. B. S.
Bruce-Jones, S.
Ward, C.
Newdick, B. M.
Harris, P. L.
Brown, C.
Ward, C. N.
Newdick, F. N.
Harrison, J. P. U.
Brown, E. G.
Warrington, I. U.
Newdick, P. A.
Harrison, R. L.
Brown, G. B.
White, T. G.
Parkin, G. D.
Heap, B. R.
Brown, J. C.
Woolgrove,
Penty, A.
Hepworth, M. G. B.
Brown, R. G.
Woolley, C. J.
Phillips, D. M. H.
Hicks, J. C.
Brown, S. A.
Wootton, K.
Plimmer, J.
Hindhaugh, I. D.
Burdass, C.
Yeo, B. S.
Potter, D. N.
Hirst, D. K.
Burdass, J. V.
Precious, A.
Holmes D. C.
Burn, G. R.
Unfortunately two names are not listed as their tickets were booked without the names being given.
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OLD PETERITE CLUB
Officers and General Committee 198o/81
President:
1 R. F. Harding, Esq., Filmer Cottage, Bulmer, York, YO6 7BN.
Past Presidents:
e J. A. Hanson, Esq., "Montclair", i i Newton Drive, Accrington, Lancashire.
■ T. J. Lewis, Esq., O.B.E., Sway Wood Paddock, Mead End Lane, Sway,
Nr. Lymington, Hants.
,. F. W. B. Pacey, Esq., O.B.E., "The Cantens", Ruebery Lane, Osmotherley,
Northallerton, N. Yorkshire, DL6 3PG.
I C. W. Thompson, Esq., 2 Brinkburn Vale Road, Totley, Sheffield.
P. S. Atkinson, Esq., "Greystones", Garton, Driffield, North Humberside.
F. N. Newdick, Esq., "Talgarth", 134 York Road, Haxby, York.
K. M. Ratcliff, Esq., "Dormers", 8 Upper Ashlyns Road, Berkhamsted,
Herts., HP4 3BN.
Vice-Presidents:
e
The Headmaster, St. Peter's School, York.
K. G Chilman, Esq., 71 Meadowfields Drive, Huntington Road, York.
♦ J. Dronfield, Esq., O.B.E., Askham Bryan, York, YO2 3QS.
Brigadier C. C. Fairweather, C.B., C.B.E., T.D., J.P., D.L., "The White
Lodge", Hutton Rudby, Yarm, Cleveland.
The Rt. Rev. M. H. Harland, D.D., "White Chimneys", Rookwood Road,
West Wittering, Nr. Chichester, West Sussex.
Hon. Secretary:
I R. D. Harding, Esq., Alcuin House,
12
The Avenue, Clifton, York, YO3 6AS.
Hon. Treasurer:
I J. E. Moore, Esq., "Mylncroft", i Mylnhurst Road, Sheffield.
District Hon. Secretaries:
West Riding: G. D. Parkin, Esq., "Woodhayes", 26 Chevet Lane, Sandal,
Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
1 North West: Dr. G. E. L. Graham, J.P., "Croft End", 297 Wigan Lane, Wigan,
Lancashire, WNI 2QY.
North East: D. L. Brown, Esq., 4o Carmel Road South, Darlington.
East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, Esq., "Greystones", Garton, Driffield, North
Humberside.
York: R. D. Harding, Esq., Alcuin House,
12
The Avenue, Clifton, York,
YO3 6AS.
Committee:
P. M. Darley, Esq., II The Paddocks, Boroughbridge Road, York, YO2 6AW.
J. A. Denison, Esq., Manor Court, Skelton, York.
Dr. G. E. L. Graham, "Croft End", 297 Wigan Road, Wigan, Lancashire,
WNt 2QY.
N. R. E. Graham, Esq., "Croft End", 297 Wigan Road, Wigan, Lancashire,
WNI 2QY.
D. W. Grice, Esq., 86 Welham Road, Norton, Malton, North Yorkshire.
M. G. B. Hepworth, Esq., 3 Hampden Street, Bishophill, York.
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J. K. Hick, Esq., "Mole End", i Newdale, Usher Park, Haxby, York, YO3
8LN.
D. C. Holmes, Esq., 18 The Avenue, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
L. C. Le Tocq, 12 St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York.
D. M. H. Phillips, Esq., Aldersley Farm, Holt, Wrexham, Clwyd, North Wales.
/E. M. H. Ranson, Esq., 17 Carleton Avenue, Simonstone, Nr. Burnley, Lancs.
/J. C. M. Rayson,Esq., 2 St. Olave's Road, York and St. Olave's School, York,
YO3 6AB.
/J. C. Richardson, Esq., 33 Berry's Road, Upper Buckleberry, Nr. Reading,
Berkshire.
J. C. Rounthwaite, Esq., 26 The Market Place, Mahon, North Yorkshire.
D. T. Rumfitt, Esq., St. Olave's, 3oA Westfields, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
D. N. Simmons, Esq., 113 The Oval, Brookfield, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
E. G. Thompson, Esq., "West Winds", 4 Moor Lane, Haxby, York.
I. U. Warrington, Esq., The Old Vicarage, Pocklington, York.
BURNETT TROPHY
The Old Peterite Golf Club competed for the Burnett Trophy at the
York G.C. on Sunday, 13th July. A splendid afternoon was enjoyed by all
in a Stableford contest over 18 holes, which was followed by food, ale and
prize giving. From the 17 competitors (maximum 24), H. L. Wood (Manor
1962-66) proved that his handicap was more false than everybody else's by
collecting the winning total of 37 points.
R. F. Harding, Secretary O.P. Golf.
GRAFTON MORRISH TROPHY
The final of the Grafton Morrish Trophy was played at Hunstanton and
Brancaster Golf Clubs on 28th, 29th and 3oth September, 1979. St. Peter's
beat Pocklington in the first round but, unfortunately, were knocked out by
Kelvinside Academy in the second round. The following Old Boys represented
the School at the finals:—
A. T. Booth, G. M. Booth, R. Crowther, R. Elliot, P. J. Middlebrook, K.
Ratcliff, A. Robson, J. Stone and R. Thorpe.
In May, with the assistance of the 1979 Yorkshire Amateur Champion,
K. Miller, the Old Boys managed to qualify at Huddersfield Golf Club.
We hope to be able to field a strong team in the finals to be held during
October at Hunstanton and Brancaster. The organiser of the event, Paul J.
Middlebrook, would like to know of any Old Boy who has a handicap in low
single figures who would be available to play in this event in future years.
The Editor,
The Peterite.
Sir,
14 St. Olave's Road,
York.
14th July, 1980.
I should be most grateful if you would allow me, through The Peterite,
to express my deep thanks to the Members of the Old Peterite Club who
contributed with such astonishing generosity to the gifts that were presented
to me by the President at the Dinner on 12th July.
The magnificent gesture and the occasion were overwhelming, and I can
only say that it has been an honour and a continuing pleasure to be involved
in the life of the School and the Club, and that I look forward to many gatherings where I can maintain the friendships I have formed over the years.
Yours faithfully,
David Cummin.
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NEWS OF OLD PETERITES
Births
LEAKE. On 21st November, 1978 at Copthorne Hospital, Shrewsbury to
Christopher and Caron Leake, a daughter, Claire Louise.
WOOD. To Claudie and Richard, a son, Guillaume, on 3rd May, 1980.
Engagements
HIRS'F, C., to Miss Claire Littlejohn, of Cossington, Leicester.
Marriages
GRICE, D. W., married Rosalind Smith on 11th August, 1979.
McKENZIE, D. J., married in 1976 to Sylvia Mann.
RAYMOND, D. M., married Geraldine Hyman at St. John's Wood, United
Synagogue, London, N.W.8., on Thursday, 8th November, 1979.
WOOD, R. A. married Mlle Claudie M-F. Dupont on 5th August, 1978 at
Vaugneray.
Deaths
ALDERSON, Surgeon-Captain B. R. Alderson, R.N. (ret'd) on 26th April,
198o, aged 71. (School, 1923-26).
CUTFORTH, Maj.-Gen. Sir Lancelot E. Cutforth, K.B.E., c.a., R.A.O.C. (ret'd)
on 7th April, 1980. (School, 1913-1917).
HORNBY, Lt. Col. F. J. Hornby, R.A., 0.B.E. on 4th November, 1978.
LOFTHOUSE, Maj. G. A., T.D., on 12th June, 1 974.
MORRIS, Sir Philip Morris, K.C.M.G., C.B.E. on 21st November, 1979. (School,
1913-20).
SAMMAN, R. A. C. on 11th December, 1979.
STOUGHTON, Dr. R. H. on 9th November, 1979.
ALDERSON, G. W. A., is married with two children, James who is seven
and Anna who is five. He is now a manager with Barclays Bank in Dorset.
(School, 1956-61).
ANFIELD, J. R., is now Assistant Director (Planning Services) of the Peak
Park Joint Planning Board and is involved in the long term planning,
management and conservation of the Peak Park. He has been involved
with National Parks for ten years, having previously been with the Countryside Commission and the Exmoor National Park. He remains an enthusiastic amateur musician and invites any O.P's. in the Buxton area to come
to the Opera House and enjoy the 1980 Festival. He is married with two
children. (Queen's, 1956-61).
BAKER, Maj.-General I., has recently been made G.O.C. North Eastern
District and is based in York.
CHILMAN, Dr. T., is a General Practitioner in Gloucestershire. He had a
scientific and mathematical career in Cambridge before studying Medicine
at St. Thomas' Hospital in London. He then spent ten years in various
London teaching hospitals before moving to Gloucestershire in 1975.
At present he is in the process of setting up advanced purpose built
computerised practice premises and may market medical computers in
the future. (Temple, 1953; Queen's 1954; 1948-58).
COOPER, J. J., was taken ill on the day of his institution on 7th June, 1979
and withdrew acceptance of the living on medical advice. His new appointment is assistant curate of Eye with pastoral care of Occold and Redlingfield. (Queen's, 1958-1964).
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EGGLESHAW, J. R., joined Lloyds Bank International as a project finance
manager two and a half years ago. He has recently negotiated and arranged
a S67o million loan for a middle eastern country and is now off to Los
Angeles to set up a merchant banking operation within Lloyds Bank in
California. He asks any old friends passing through L.A. to look him
up, care of the Bank. (Temple, 1953-61).
GODWIN, P. J., after playing guitar in many different groups and working
hard for seven years, he achieved success with Sham 69 in 1979 and since
then has gone on to join the group Viva which is now touring and recording. (Queen's, 1967-72).
GRICE, D. W. qualified as a solicitor in February, 1979. He married Rosalind
Smith, a primary school teacher. on 11th August, 1979. (School, 1967-72).
HIRST, C., has been awarded the Sir Joseph Larmor's Award to final year
graduates for an outstanding contribution to College and University life
in all spheres. He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge with a
B.A. (Honours).
FLINT, P. J., is currently a partner in a firm of Chartered Accountants in
Sheffield. His wife is expecting their second child; they already have a
son, James, aged two. (Rise, 1960-64).
FRIDGE, N. R., has been accepted for an M.B.A. course at the prestigious
Harvard Business School and starts in October.
KIDD, C., has taken over as editor of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.
Before his new appointment he was assistant editor of Debrett's rival,
Burke's Peerage. He is also continuing his work as a biographer and is at
present working on the life of Lady Rochford sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn.
LEAKE, C. J. P., is now number two on the Daily Telegraph Industrial Desk.
He had previously been the Industrial correspondent of the Wolverhampton
Express and Star and then Scottish correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.
(Dronfield, 1965-69).
MONRO, N., has graduated from Ravensbourne College of Art and Design
(London) with an Honours Degree in Graphic Design. (Rise, 1971-76).
RAYMOND, D. M., writes to say that he would be pleased to hear from any
O.P's. who know him and live in London. He suggests that London O.P's.
who are interested in ladies joining a dinner or some such occasion,
should try and organise one themselves.
RODGERS, Sir John, BT., D.L. For his services to Europe, Sir John, former
Minister and M.P. for Sevenoaks, has been appointed Knight Commander,
First Class, of the Royal Order of the North Star by H.M. King Carl XVI
Gustaf, of Sweden. Sir John has also been created a Commander, First
Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland by the President of Finland.
Sir John was, for more than ten years, a U.K. delegate to the Council of
Europe where he was President of the Political Affairs Committee, Leader
of the Conservatives and President of the Independent Group of Representatives. He has been given the Medal of the Council of Europe for
outstanding services to Europe having already been decorated by Spain,
Portugal, Belgium and Liechtenstein. Last year Sir John was made
Chairman of Radio Luxembourg.
WOOD, R. A., after production control work at Metal Box and sales work
with the Reed Paper plastics division he has specialised in the production
of industrial packaging products. He has set up a company called Plastic
Coated Closures and is operating from a barn at his home. (Manor,
1957-61).
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WANTED
ROGER HORSLEY writes asking if anyone has a copy of the programme for
the 1927 Commemoration Day. If you have, please contact him at : "Ashbourne", School Road, Little Maplestead, Halstead, Essex.
DONALD LUPTON (Grove, 1929-34) writes asking if anyone has a spare
back number of Vol. XXVII, Number 273, of March, 1933. If you have
please contact him at: 63 Corder Road, Ipswich, Suffolk.
OBITUARIES
Maj. General Sir Lancelot E. Cutforth, K.B.E., C.B., R.A.O.C. ( 1 899198o)
Major General Sir Lancelot E. Cutforth, K.B.E., C.B., R.A.O.C., had
a distinguished career in the Army after being educated at St. Peter's and the
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. On leaving the Army he was Chairman
of the London Area Transport Users' Consultative Committee and on the
London Transport Passengers' Committee. Sir Lancelot died on 7th April,
198o at the age of 81.
Sir Philip Morris, K.C.M.G., C.B.E.
The following obituary has been printed with the kind permission of "The Times".
Sir Philip Morris, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University 1946-66, died on 21st November at the age of 78.
Philip Robert Morris was born on 6th July, 1901, the second son of
M. C. Morris, an inspector of schools and a Yorkshireman. He was educated
at Tonbridge School, St. Peter's, York, and Trinity College, Oxford, where
he obtained a first in Modern Greats. He became a lecturer at Westminster
Training College in 1923 and during his two years at Westminster qualified
for the Teachers Diploma of the University of London.
In 1926 he went to the Kent Education Authority as administrative
officer and later became successively Deputy Director and Director of Education. He was regarded as an outstanding Director and won golden opinions
for his work. In 1942 to 1944 he sat on the McNair Committee on the Training
of Teachers and Youth Leaders, and was one of the minority who suggested
an area training organization scheme which was later to be adopted by nearly
all the universities.
In 1944 Morris was chosen by Sir P. J. Grigg, Secretary of State for War,
to organize and run the Army's Educational scheme. It was no sinecure:
books had to be chosen (and a million and a half printed), sites found for
Army Colleges, teachers collected, and adequate financial resources wrung
from authority. Morris threw himself into the scheme with energy, and soon
won the confidence of senior officers and civil servants and the respect of the
Army Educational Corps; he was a good picker of men and the success of the
scheme was due in great measure to his efforts.
In 1946 with the Army release scheme well away, he was invited to be
Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University. At the same time he was interviewed
by the Minister of Education, Miss Ellen Wilkinson, as possible Permanent
Under-Secretary to help her put the 1944 Act into operation. He had set his
heart on the university, and was delighted when Sir John Maud was selected
for the other post by the minister.
He went to Bristol at the right moment. Sir Winston Churchill was his
Chancellor, the university was ripe for expansion, and money was available.
It was a task that he thoroughly enjoyed and it was an education to be taken
by him round the new Engineering School, Science Laboratories, Medical
School, etc. He brought to the university a number of outstanding teachers
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and research workers, so that under his leadership Bristol became one of the
leading provincial universities.
He found time for many other activities. From 1946 to 1959 he was
vice-chairman of the British Council, and in this capacity his wise counsel in
the awarding and placing of scholarships and in the exchange of professors and
lecturers between Great Britain and other countries was invaluable. He was
greatly interested in broadcasting, and in 1945 persuaded Sir William Haley
to organize an educational programme for the Forces with the argument that
this offered the BBC an excellent opportunity to experiment with adult educational broadcasts, which the corporation would have to provide after the war.
On going to Bristol he became a member of the BBC West Region Advisory Council, in 1952 he was made a governor of the BBC and in 1954 he
became vice-chairman, a post he held until 1960.
As a chairman Morris had few equals, and he was often asked to preside
at important committees. He had always a complete grasp of the matters
under discussion, and his keen sense of humour and quiet determination to
reach decisions made a large contribution to agreed conclusions.
Two notable successes were the conference on African Education held in
1952 which brought together Africans and British from East and West Africa
to study the reports of the Binns and Jeffrey Missions, and the Commonwealth
Education Education Conference at Oxford in 1959 which set under way the
Commonwealth Fellowship Scheme, Commonwealth educational problems
never lost his interest.
These conferences, together with his visits to universities overseas and
his membership of the Committee for Education in the Colonies, gave him a
wide knowledge of educational problems overseas and of the men and women
who were concerned with them.
How he found time for all these activities, and he never undertook anything that he did not carry out wholeheartedly, was a wonder to his friends.
For, in addition to his work for education, he was a member of the Boy Scouts
Association, the General Nursing Council and President of the Library Association in 1955, and gave freely of his time for more local bodies such as the
Theatre Royal, Bristol, the Bristol Old Vic Trust and the South West Region
Hospital Board.
Few men have exercised more influence on education at all levels, and
this at a time when education was advancing qualitatively as well as quantitatively both nationally and internationally. He was made an honorary Fellow
of Bristol University in 1966.
Many sought his opinion for he inspired confidence, and his sound judgment, ability to see a problem in its simplest terms, sense of humour and
background knowledge sent them away feeling that they had gone to the
right man. He was appointed CBE in 1941, knighted in 1946 and created
KCMG in 1960.
He married in 1926 Florence Redvers Davis, second daughter of W. D.
Green, by whom he had two sons and two daughters. One daughter predeceased him.
Dr. R. H. Stoughton
The following obituary has been reprinted with the kind permission of "The Daily
Telegraph".
Dr. R. H. Stoughton, a notable horticulturalist who was Professor of
Horticulture at Reading University from 1933 to 1957, and, from 1957 to 1961,
Principal of the University College of Ghana, died on 9th November at the
age of 76.
Raymond Henry Stoughton was born on 8th January, 1903, and educated
at St. Peter's School, York, and the Imperial College of Science and Technology where he became an Associate of the Royal College of Science in 1923
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and graduated B.Sc. in 1924. From 1924 to 1926 he was in Ceylon as mycologist to the rubber research scheme there and from 1926 to 1933 he was
assistant mycologist at Rothamsted Experimental Station. In 1932 he gained
his D.Sc. from London University.
In 1933 he was appointed to the Chair of Horticulture at Reading where
he was to spend much of the rest of his working life. During this period he
published numerous articles on plant pathology and bacterial cytology in the
Proceedings of the Royal Society and other learned journals, and was awarded
the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour in 1954. From
1957 to 1961 he was in Ghana as Principal of the University College of Ghana.
On his return he continued active in the affairs of the Royal Horticultural
Society; he was a member of its council from 1964 to 1975 and served on
numerous committees, and was a Vice-President of the Society in 1976.
He was awarded an Honorary LL.D. by the University of Toronto.
He married, in 1925, Audrey Milne Rennie. They had three sons. His
wife died in 1950.
Ron Yeomans, 1908 1980
The following obituary has been reprinted with the kind permission of "TheYorkshire Evening Press".
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One of Yorkshire's longest-serving committee members and a vicepresident of the club, Mr. Ron Yeomans has died in a Leeds nursing home.
He was 72.
Mr. Yeomans, of Church Lane, Cross Gates, Leeds, had a deep passion
for cricket, and was a well-known figure on Test and County grounds throughout the country.
A life-long journalist, he became a frequent freelance sports contributor
to the Daily Telegraph on his retirement from the Yorkshire Evening Post and,
naturally, his specialist subject was cricket.
Mr. Yeomans served for the maximum 21 years on the Yorkshire committee as a Leeds district member, and two years ago he was elected to the general
committee in order that he could continue his service. From 1972-78 he was
chairman of the public relations sub-committee.
A member of the Cricket Writers' Club, Mr. Yeomans formed the Leedsbased Northern Cricket Society in 1948, and members recently opened a fund
in order to mark his long service as secretary.
He attended St. Peter's School at York, where former Yorkshire captain
Mr. Brian Sellers was a contemporary, and before the 1939-45 War, he worked
for the Sheffield Star, later moving to the Yorkshire Evening News at Leeds
and, on its closure to the Evening Post.
Such was his knowledge of cricket that he was often referred to as a
"walking Wisden". The gate at his home featured three cricket stumps, and a
lawn at his former home in Seacroft was made up with pieces of turf from
famous cricket grounds all over the world.
He leaves a widow and two daughters.
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