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Pembroke College cambridge society issue 84 september 2010 annual gazette Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 1 Pembroke College cambridge society annual gazette issue 84 september 2010 Pembroke College, Cambridge, cb2 1rf Telephone (01223) 766308 Fax (01223) 338163 www.pem.cam.ac.uk © The Master & Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 2 From page 109 of Abraham Ortelius’ Album Amicorum. This book is in the holdings of Pembroke College Library and contains a collection of pictures, inscriptions and signatures by Ortelius’ international network of friends; he started the collection in 1574 and continued it until his death in 1598. The book was digitised in 2003 through the generosity of Tony and Christine Wilkinson. Other pictures from the Album Amicorum can be found throughout this Gazette. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 3 CONTENTS Editor’s Note From the Master A. WRITINGS AND TALKS My Life in Photography – Ian Fleming Some Reflections on Admissions – Susan Stobbs A Philosophy of Decolonisation: Gandhi on the Power of the Powerless – Emile Perreau-Saussine The Commemoration of Benefactors’ Sermon – The Reverend Robert Wiggs Henry Kissinger at Pembroke College President Theodore Roosevelt at Pembroke College – a 100 year anniversary Through a Glass Darkly – a poem by Colin Wilcockson B. COLLEGE NEWS New Fellows Fellows’ News Gifts to the College College Chapel Report Pembroke House Report Development Office Report College Clubs and Societies 9 16 21 30 32 37 40 43 51 53 54 56 58 67 C. THE COLLEGE RECORD The Master and Fellows 2009–2010 College Officers 2010–2011 Matriculation 2009 Annual Examinations, First Class Results 2010 College Awards Graduate Scholarships and Awards Higher Degrees Conferred 95 101 102 107 109 115 116 D. THE PEMBROKE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY Members’ News Annual General Meetings of the Society Dinners and Receptions Local Contacts Rules of the Society Presidents of the Society 123 129 130 135 136 138 E. DEATHS AND OBITUARIES List of Deaths Obituaries 141 144 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 4 4 | pembroke college EDITOR’S NOTE As my first act as the new Editor of the Gazette, I would like to pay tribute to the work of my predecessor, John Dougherty, in editing the last eight issues of the Gazette. The immense dedication that he brought to the job of producing the Gazette each year will never be surpassed. I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Frances Kentish, who helped John Dougherty put together the last seven issues of the Gazette and has been of immense help in producing this issue. Her wisdom, patience, good humour, and organisational skills made it much easier for me to take over as editor than might have been the case. Pat Aske, Sally Clowes, Becky Coombs, Rosalind Dearlove and the Pembroke Development Office team also played a crucial role in putting together a lot of the information contained in this Gazette. Ian Fleming was also of huge help, for reasons that will be obvious to anyone who looks through this Gazette. When I took over as Editor, there was a consensus that it was about time we looked again at the structure of the Gazette, which has remained unchanged since 1999. I hope the new structure will make it much easier for readers to find their way around the Gazette. The ‘Development Office Report’ in the ‘College News’ section of the Gazette gathers together various items regarding the College’s fundraising activities that were formerly scattered throughout the Gazette. ‘The College Record’ section has been much reduced so that it now just contains matters of record relating to the College in the last year. Reports on the activities of the College’s clubs and societies in 2009–10 can now be found in the ‘College News’ section of the Gazette. And there is now a new section of the Gazette on ‘Deaths and Obituaries’. There is no ‘Pembroke Bibliography’ anymore. Those wishing to find out what books have been published this year by Members of the College should consult ‘Fellows’ News’ in the ‘College News’ section of the Gazette and ‘Members’ News’ in the ‘Pembroke College Cambridge Society’ section of the Gazette. ‘Members’ News’ is a new section that is intended, for the time being, to carry news of publications by, and awards and honours given to, Members of the College who are not Fellows. Anyone having such news should contact me at [email protected]. Happily, Colin Wilcockson has agreed – contrary to the impression given in the last issue of the Martlet – to carry on editing the ‘Members’ News’ section of the Martlet. Anyone with more informal items of news that they would like to see appear in the Martlet should contact Colin on [email protected]. Nick McBride Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 5 annual gazette | 5 FROM THE MASTER Amongst this year’s Pembroke obituaries are recorded the lives of four teachers, who between them gave well over a hundred years of service at their schools. In addition, my attention was also drawn to three other late Pembroke members who had prominent cultural careers as a book editor, a gallery owner and art dealer, and a museum curator. To these can also be added several university professors. Though we celebrate their individual achievements, we can only imagine the aggregated influence they will have had on several generations of students, and a wider circle that came within their various orbits. To what extent did Pembroke prepare them for that role? I would like to think that it played an important part in their motivation and preparation. Though they matriculated well over fifty years ago, this is an aspect of College life which has changed very little. Many young people still pass through Pembroke and graduate with the intention to play a contributing role in civic life, which in time flourishes and develops into a powerful and influential commitment. The description of one of these Members as ‘a giver not a taker’ describes well a theme that can probably be traced back to Pembroke’s earliest days. Once the original Fellows had said their masses for the Foundress’ soul, they were probably preoccupied with the task of educating the future educators, preparing their charges to hold civic office and to make their various contributions to society. Perhaps one of the consequences of the recent banking and financial crisis has been to reinvigorate the idea that ethical considerations and a socially responsible attitude should play an important part in planning and choosing careers; and it is pleasing that this reemphasis of these values should fit so comfortably with the College’s efforts to achieve a subtle blend of its rich historical identity with the role it should be playing today at the leading edge of higher education. I write this year’s introduction to the Gazette in the immediate aftermath of the June Budget. Unquestionably its impact on the University, in addition to cuts in higher education that had already been announced, will be severe; and if the coalition government cannot agree a substantial increase in the top-up fee, likely to be recommended by Lord Browne’s review later in the year, because it would be too controversial, then with no other substitute funding likely to be available to make up for lost revenue, the University’s financial situation will become even more difficult. As most members will now be well aware, Pembroke has worked tirelessly to strengthen its own financial situation, in part in anticipation of leaner times ahead. Now that those times have definitively arrived, I pay tribute to the extraordinary support we have had from the extended Pembroke community. I also congratulate our own financial team for the rigour which they have brought to the management of the College’s affairs over recent years. That the College can balance its books and add significantly each year to its endowment is unusual in the present circumstances. Pembroke’s success is based on a combination of its ability to generate significant income, over and above the College norm (largely through its International Programmes and Corporate Partnership scheme) and its sustained fund-raising, which – now that it has achieved a certain maturity – Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 6 6 | pembroke college regularly brings in £3million a year, and more in its best years. Though Pembroke is not amongst the wealthier colleges, it now certainly compares with them in respect of the annual income that it generates. It is too soon to predict exactly what the effect of the cuts will be on the University. However, it may force some difficult choices in some areas such as the balance between graduate and undergraduate numbers, how many full feepaying students it should take from outside the European Union, and how many academic positions it should leave vacant. The impact on the colleges could well be significant, and colleges that are financially strong will be better able to protect themselves from consequences that they feel may be adverse to their own interests and to their ethos. This brings me back to my original argument. It is more in the Colleges, particularly at the undergraduate level, that the values that a College like Pembroke espouses can be promoted and encouraged. The sense of a purposeful community with its own identity and commanding its own loyalties, and encouraging its members to take the concepts of service to others and civic responsibility seriously does not sit so easily in the wider University, where the relationship with individual students is necessarily usually more impersonal. As the University enters a very difficult period, which could last for the next five to seven years, it is all the more important that the College makes a conscious effort, through being materially strong and confident of its future, to preserve and protect these values. Apparently, they have been a part of Pembroke for a very long time, but in difficult times we should not take them for granted. R.B.D. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 7 A. WRITINGS AND TALKS Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 8 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 9 annual gazette | 9 Photography in my Life Ian Fleming Photography has been an abiding interest for most of my life. Not a hobby: I don’t like the word – it smacks too much of the amateur, and I think of my photographic work as being more serious than that word implies, though of course I am an amateur, only rarely being paid for it. Looking back, it’s not surprising that I was attracted to photography, for I have a strong visual sense, expressed in other ways as well: I am passionately interested in films, and always notice the cinematographer’s contribution as well as the director’s; and I am rather more concerned than most of my colleagues about the look of my work in my lectures, books and papers. I began with a Brownie Box, given to me near the end of the war by a neighbour in Pedmore, where I grew up. There was no film available in the shops at that time, so it was only a toy to play with. It actually had a roll of film in it, which I ruined when I opened the camera for the first time; but it gave me practice at loading and unloading. I was able to see how the roll was constructed, with celluloid film and opaque paper to protect it from the light. Eventually, probably in 1947 or 1948 when I was 12, I bought a roll of 120 Verichrome film, and took my first pictures. I’ve kept some of them, because they bring back memories, but they certainly don’t look like the work of a budding photographer. I last used it to photograph two of the barracks I lived in when I was in the army in Catterick in 1955. I still have it, but it has taken no pictures for 55 years. In 1955 and 1956, during the later part of my National Service, I was stationed in Münster at Brigade Headquarters with two other subalterns, Roger Hills and Douglas Towler, who were passionate about photography, and talked about it a great deal. I learned the language of f-stops and depth of focus, of the balance between grain and film speed, of different camera formats and brands, and their reputations and advantages, all without having a camera of my own. Roger had a Kodak Retina 1b, a simple, compact 35 mm camera. It was capable of focussing, but only by one’s measuring the distance from the subject to the focal plane and then setting that on the lens—fine for landscapes and any other photographs taken with a focus set to infinity, but a bit of a pain for portraits and other close-ups. Shortly before Roger left for his next posting, in the early summer of 1956, I bought his Retina 1b. I took quite a lot of pictures, all B&W, of life and recreation in that last summer in the army. I became quite skilful at estimating light and making quick adjustments to f-stops and shutter speeds without always having to read my light meter. I seemed to know instinctively how to compose, when to use portrait format and when landscape, not to mention avoiding elementary mistakes such as placing people’s heads in the middle of the frame instead of near the top. I soon learned how to estimate distance pretty well, and, for close-up portraits, managed to persuade my subjects to sit still while I measured the distance from their eyes to the focal plane. Sometime in my first year as an undergraduate at Pembroke I discovered that the College had a darkroom. It was a gyp room on the first floor of N staircase, near the rooms of the chaplain, John Dickinson, who was also a History don. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 10 10 | pembroke college Since I had never done any developing or printing, I persuaded John Marriott, whom I’d met in my brief try at rowing, to teach me the rudiments. John Dickinson dropped in from time to time to chat about photography, and on one occasion he commented that he really ought to take pictures of the Fellows. It was not his kind of photography—he was interested in detailing in church architecture, the carvings and the design at the bottoms and tops of the plinths and columns, for example—so I was not surprised to find, when I became a Fellow myself, five years later, that he had done nothing about it, before he left for a lectureship in Birmingham. I joined the University photographic society, went to many of their meetings, exhibited photographs in their competitions, and occasionally used their superior darkroom in a damp basement in Caius. I learned a good deal from some of these meetings—I especially remember a talk Nikolaus Pevsner gave about photographing buildings. He also judged that year’s competition. I had only entered one photograph in my first year, a picture of Cologne Cathedral at night. It won no prize, but I was encouraged when he said “I like that” with a tone and German accent I can still hear. The College also had a photographic society from time to time, with a darkroom, which had moved to the basement of S staircase, always available, more spacious but damp and dispiriting. They occasionally had a competition and an exhibition, and asked me to judge it or find judges. One time I mischievously chose two wildly different judges: Sidney Kenderdine, as stolid in photography as in personality, and my friend Missy Cusick, a bohemian whose style of photography was as spontaneous as she was. She was perfectly capable of photographing her big toe in close-up and printing it at 16×20, though I don’t think she ever actually did so. Portraits were what I did most of (and still do). To begin with, my portraits were mostly of Joan, my first wife. At the end of my second year, I made enough money by photography to get me through the long vacation. I photographed couples at the Pembroke May Ball; my near contemporaries in their graduation gear; and the Pembroke Players and other acting groups. I even thought of offering my services to estate agents: it was obvious that they should show photos of their properties in their windows, yet at that time they didn’t. I wish I had offered and been the pioneer of what they all do now. After Joan and I separated, and I moved to Abbey Walk, I took photographs as a way of getting to know people, especially girls. It was an intimate social activity without necessarily having sexual overtones, so that I was able easily to make portraits of other people’s girlfriends as well as my own. My next camera was a two-and-a-quarter square twin-lens reflex, a Minolta Autocord. I bought it near the end of my third year of research, in June 1962, just before a three-week holiday driving to Italy with two friends. I had been offered a Research Fellowship in Pembroke College to start that autumn, so my immediate future was secure—I could risk spending my savings on the camera. The Retina 1b came along as my colour camera. It was a joy to have two cameras, so that I could always choose between shooting in colour or B&W. From then on I always had two cameras, until digital cameras made it unnecessary. When I returned Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 11 annual gazette | 11 from Italy I made some 16×20 prints, especially one of Milan cathedral, and several from Florence, Rome and Paestum. The next year I made two four-foot high prints from these negatives, along with the St Ives picture, to use as decorations for my College room. I was able to make such big prints because I had met Peter Goodliffe, who taught photography at the Oxford Poly. I took the train one weekend in the spring of 1963 from Cambridge to Oxford – you could still do that then – carrying a 25-foot roll of Kodak photographic paper. It took all day to make three prints: Peter and I cut and pinned up four-foot lengths on the wall of the Polytechnic’s big darkroom, tilted the enlarger on its side, and projected the negatives for minutes on end. We developed and fixed the prints in one large trough-like dish, not big enough for the paper to lie flat in, but big enough so that each print could be run up and down through the liquids. I glued them to hardboard, and they hung in my rooms in College for the next forty years, gradually going grey and losing much of their charm. They were never good prints, as I later realised, because they had neither good blacks nor good whites; but even so they were interesting. The Minolta Autocord was my main camera only for 1962–3, which was my first year as a Fellow at Pembroke. I used it to photograph theatrical productions and theatre people, who were among the friends I made after breaking up with Joan. The most significant of these friends was Steve Frears, who was doing remarkable productions at the ADC, precursors of his subsequent career as the best living British film director. I did the photography for his production of Expresso Bongo, including publicity pictures of Richard Eyre (later head of the National Theatre) as the pop star meeting real pop stars of the day, Helen Shapiro and Eden Kane, whom Steve had somehow arranged for us to meet. I then did publicity stills for Steve’s production of Waiting for Godot with John Shrapnel (billed as John Patch, because his tutor had told him to stop acting), Jonathan Lynn, Saam Dastoor, Tony Vivis and Sue Andrews. I also did the publicity and programme pictures for that year’s Footlights production, A Clump of Plinths, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, John Cleese, Hugh Macdonald and Jo Kendall as “the girl”, the designation the Footlights used to acknowledge the existence of women. (It had only been three years since the first woman had even been allowed into the show: Eleanor Bron, in 1959.) 1963 was also the year I started to photograph the Fellows of the College. John Dickinson’s remark had given me a real ambition to capture them myself, especially now that I knew them all in person. I invited them, one by one, to come to my rooms and have their photographs taken, often after dinner in Hall. I started with Ray Dolby just before he left for India. No one demurred, then or since. Occasionally one of the flashes I was using would not fire, because the leads from the camera to the flashes were fragile and did not always make contact, and I got some striking but unintentional lighting effects, especially in a photograph of a gaunt Basil Willey, whose face was half in light and half in almost total darkness, as if lightning had struck just beyond a side window. I didn’t use this picture in the College’s copy—it was more dramatic than accurate—but I put it in my own copy. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 12 12 | pembroke college By the end of the summer I had photographed all the Fellows and made two sets of 8×10 prints, which I had bound into hard-backed books by Vere Stoakley. My copy was cloth-bound, but David Joslin had offered to pay to have the College’s copy bound in leather, thus creating a tradition which Bursars have been obliged to continue with each subsequent volume—there are now seven. In that first volume, I particularly like the ones of Bill Hodge, Sydney Roberts, Meredith Dewey, David Joslin and Erwin Rosenthal, but they were all a joy to take. Most of them were mature men, whose character was by now engraved in their faces, whereas the Fellows I photograph now are usually young. The downy freshness of youth makes it easy to take pleasing pictures of them, but their character is less often so clearly marked by lines and habitual expressions. At the end of my first year at Pembroke as a Research Fellow, I went to Harvard for a postdoctoral year, to work with R. B. Woodward. It was a most important year in my life: I was working with the greatest organic chemist of the century, on his top project; and I met Mary Bernard, with whom I’ve been living ever since. I bought two Minolta SLRs, which were my cameras for the next thirtyfive years, and I sold the Retina to Bill Grimstone, who has it still. I introduced Mary to photography, and she was soon hooked. After a couple of years, she bought a Pentax MX from our friend Eve Arnold, who had got new Pentaxes. (Eve can be seen holding the one that became Mary’s on the cover of her book Film Journal.) It had a beautiful 83 mm lens. Mary eventually moved on to a pair of ZX autofocus Pentaxes, and I took over the Pentax MX in 1998 for a little while, though I kept borrowing one of her ZXs for portraits, because of its even more reliable focussing. Back in Cambridge, we eventually created a darkroom to use at home. Our first home darkroom was in the College house in Botolph Lane that we moved into in the autumn of 1981, while the builders were joining our house at Willow Walk to the house next door, which we had bought three years earlier. The living room of Botolph Lane became a dedicated darkroom, with an opaque screen over the window, for the ten months we were there. When we moved back into Willow Walk in the autumn of 1982, the first thing we built was bedroom closet shelving and a bed base; but the second, even before bookshelves, was the darkroom fixtures which we used until 2005, when we moved over entirely to digital processing, and reluctantly admitted to ourselves that we were never going to use B&W film again, and that we should turn the darkroom into a badly needed storeroom. It was hard letting go of all that hardwon expertise. But at least we didn’t have to throw the equipment away. Some Pembroke undergraduates had got interested in B&W photographic processing, and our enlarger, our expensive Nikon enlarging lens, our equally expensive Micromega focus finder and most of our other equipment found a new home in the refurnished darkroom in S-basement. I bought my first digital camera in 2003, when 5 megapixel cameras became affordable. I judged that 5 megapixels would be just about good enough for taking my first steps with a digital camera. I decided on an Olympus 5050 fixedlens camera. I ordered the camera online in June 2003, from B&H in New York. It cost about £500. They sent it to the B&B in the Hudson River Valley where we Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 13 annual gazette | 13 stayed for a couple of days in order to go to Jessica Katznelson’s wedding. We arrived a day before the wedding, but I had no time to learn how to use it. Mary was the official wedding photographer, and we spent that day checking the workings of the big flash unit she would be using, and scouting the location. I had a few minutes with my new toy, but not enough to take any photos at the wedding—where in any case I was fully occupied as photographer’s mate. It was easy enough to use, once I had time to try it out and read the manual, and it proved to be another excellent choice of camera: I used it for four years, and it gave me a lot of practice, and a good sense of what I would demand from my next digital camera. Like the Retina 1b, it was capable of giving good results under, but only under, optimum conditions. I used it for several of the photographs in Volumes 6 and 7 of the Fellows’ photographs. The rest of the photographs in Volume 6, and a few from Volume 7, were taken with the Pentax ZX on Kodacolor film. In terms of resolution, as checked with a resolution chart, there was no doubt that film was better, but this did not mean a much better looking portrait. One striking difference between film and digital images is that digital images show skin tone as a smooth gradation, while film, even fine-grain film, shows it as grain. Skin is not granular, so digital was already a close competitor, at least for portraits. The last time I used a film camera was in December 2006, when I took a Pentax to South Africa, thinking that film might be better than digital pictures in some critical cases. In the event, the technical quality of the photographs from Mary’s new Olympus E 400 10-megapixel SLR was better in every case than that of mine taken on film. Not surprisingly, I very soon moved up to an SLR, and 10 megapixels. I chose a Nikon D-200, which cost about £1,000. This was what I used for the last ten or so pictures in Volume 7, plus the Master, whom I had left until last. I’m now using the Nikon for everything, processing with Photoshop CS5 in a MacPro computer with two large flat screens. In all this I haven’t said a word about what kind of photographs I like to take, and what kind of results I want to see. I didn’t see photographs by great photographers until I was 20, when I bought The Family of Man, the book of an exhibition organised by Edward Steichen at MOMA in 1955—hundreds of B&W images of people and places, mostly people, loosely arranged from birth to death. Since the photographers included Irving Penn, Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Eve Arnold, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Bill Brandt, Walker Evans, Ansel Adams and many others, it was an excellent introduction to the best photography of the first half of the twentieth century. It strongly influenced my sense of what photography could and should be about, and of what could be done with nothing but a small camera and a good eye; and though I didn’t realise it at the time, it taught me that grain and resolution mattered far, far less than composition, and composition less than content: images that define moments so vividly that you say, Yes, to them. Yet the photo-journalistic ethos that permeates The Family of Man did not greatly influence the kind of photographs I took, and still take. I admire Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eve Arnold and Don McCullin, and I might have learned how to Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 14 14 | pembroke college snatch key moments on the fly if I had become a photo-journalist; but I’ve done very little of that kind of thing, perhaps because my talent is actually for capturing people who are more or less posed and views that are stable. Most of my photographs are of these two kinds. I take close-up portraits—and I do mean close-up, as distinct from full or three-quarter length; and landscapes, including cityscapes and buildings. In fact, the strongest influences on my photography have been Richard Avedon, Karsh, and Irving Penn, as well as one picture by David Montgomery, printed in the Sunday Times colour magazine, of Victor Rothschild at his desk: a straight colour portrait that showed all the man’s power and force of intellect. That was the kind of picture I really wanted to be able to take. It wasn’t until digital photography enabled me to work as I wanted to in colour that I could hope to get anywhere near it. In the meantime, these photographers showed me that photography could pull beautiful and revealing fragments out of the natural world, whether it was a face, a building, a detail or a view. It’s very hard to describe what I mean in words rather than by showing photographs. Of course I choose my subjects and frame them carefully. But once the photograph is taken, I do as little to it as possible. When I worked in B&W in the darkroom, my manipulation of the print was necessarily limited to cropping, framing, choosing paper (high or low contrast), deciding on exposure and development times (do I want a dense, dark image or a high-key one?), and some dodging and burning—bringing up detail in the highlights and holding back density in the shadows. You dodged by waving bits of cardboard on flexible wire wands over the paper while it was being exposed, and you burned by waving cardboard with holes cut in it in the same way. Even at its simplest it involved a lot of trial and error—and it was very hard to dodge and burn on the same print. It can be argued that there is nothing realistic about turning the three-dimensional multi-coloured world into black, white and grey in two dimensions. But what I did in the darkroom I did in hopes of rendering reality faithfully. I always wanted to photograph in colour. I knew how to choose which pictures to take in colour. I even had a tiny number of them enlarged and printed bigger than the standard en-prints, but neither commercial printing nor what I saw of CIBAchrome was remotely satisfying—I needed to be in control. I now wish that I had taken more colour pictures, because the gift of Photoshop has made it possible to restore my few old colour pictures, now faded and colour-shifted, to something of their original state. Almost all colour photographs have a colour cast of some sort or other, to some degree or other, even when new—all-over veils of colour cast by shade under trees, the setting sun, cloudy skies, artificial lighting: the list is endless. Photoshop makes it extraordinarily easy to remove colour casts. Again, these manipulations—and the Photoshop equivalents of dodging and burning—are in the interests of conveying the reality that I saw when taking the photo. I don’t want my photographs to look doctored. I am not interested in the hundreds of ways that you can use Photoshop filters to turn photographs into impressionist paintings or pencil sketches. I am not, however, above putting a blue sky into a picture that only shows a grey sky even though the sun was out—usually because Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 15 annual gazette | 15 the sky was so bright that it registered as white on the sensor, although to my eyes at the time it was blue. In telling this story, I have emphasised my taking portraits of Fellows; but they are far from being all that I take. I have photographed scores of friends and acquaintances, the houses I’ve lived in, the schools I’ve been to. I’ve taken mundane pictures: a record of the College buildings all taken in the one year in 1971; records of College building works for Bill Hutton; the cover photograph for the College's Who's Who in 2000, taken at a Foundress Feast attended by my headmaster and his twin brother, both of whom are in the picture; and details of the carvings in the college chapel for Bill Grimstone. I’ve used some of these pictures, and others, for the frontispiece and endpapers of the books of Fellows’ portraits. I seldom take what I would call snapshots. I usually take a camera with me when I travel. Many of my best photographs are landscapes taken on the more substantial trips: India, China, Europe, and especially North America, where we’ve had five or six long drives all over the United States and southern Canada. Some of the photographs I take on these trips are probably much the same as the ones hundreds of other people have taken—the Taj Mahal, the hillsides of the Shenandoah Valley, the Golden Temple in Kyoto, the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen Square, for example—with one difference: they never, ever have Mary, or anyone else I know, standing in the foreground. But I have also caught some lovely places and people: vegetable sellers in a Mumbai market, cows lying down in the city centre of Pune, a village conclave in Lesotho, ghost towns in Montana, a field in a deep valley in Japan, a beaver dam in Wyoming… A selection of photographs by, and of, Ian Fleming can be found at the centre of this Gazette. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 16 16 | pembroke college Some reflections on admissions Susan Stobbs My interest in the assessment of candidates for admission to the Cambridge colleges began as a young research fellow in physics at Newnham, when I was asked to mark the physics entrance paper, under the benign eye of the formidable Ken Riley. I had previously been admitted to read Natural Sciences at Newnham from a school where the physics teaching had been poor, so I had chosen not to take the physics paper (considered at the time to be notoriously difficult), preferring the comparatively (to me) simpler papers in chemistry and mathematics. Thus I fear that I was probably an over-generous examiner. In the sixties and seventies the entrance examination was a very useful and pretty fair selection tool. Most able children at that time had access to a grammar school, direct grant school or independent school offering a good academic education, resulting in candidates presenting with a fairly similar level of preparation for the entrance examination and subsequent Tripos. Furthermore, generous state scholarships and means-tested grants were available for the first time. As a result, the student body in Cambridge became increasingly diverse, with, by the late seventies, less than one third of the successful UK candidates coming from independent schools. In 1968 one third of all students in universities in the UK came from families of skilled or unskilled workers, a significantly higher proportion than found in most other European countries. (Perhaps, coming from Newnham, I should add that the system was far from fair for the women candidates: with only three women’s colleges, the competition for places was such that only 16% of the applicants were successful, compared with 48% of comparable male candidates. With the gradual mixing of colleges during the late seventies and eighties the system became noticeably fairer and for over ten years now the success rate for men and women has been identical, averaging about 22% in 2008.) The abolition of the state grammar schools and the removal of direct grant status from many state schools, during the seventies, had a profound effect on Cambridge admissions. As schools worked to become fully comprehensive it soon became obvious to admissions tutors that many of the former grammar schools that had regularly sent us candidates in the past now ceased to do so. Applications from state schools went into decline, and, more worryingly for admissions tutors, those who did apply were less successful in gaining admission. Shirley Williams, in her recent autobiography, talks about ‘the antics of a small number of militant left-wing teachers, mainly in London, eschewing competition and distrustful of discipline’. I think she seriously underestimates the extent of the anti-intellectualism prevalent amongst teachers in so many comprehensives at that time: many were openly hostile to the very idea that any of their students should aspire to Cambridge. (This is not the place to argue the merits and de-merits of a fully comprehensive state education system, and many of the problems that the Cambridge colleges encountered during this transition period have now been addressed.) Direct grant schools, which were, during the early seventies, undoubtedly the most successful institutions in gaining places at Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 17 annual gazette | 17 the Cambridge colleges, were given the alternative by the government of becoming fully comprehensive or turning independent; most decided, albeit somewhat reluctantly, on independence. Other independent schools, responding to the growing perception amongst the middle classes of falling academic standards in state schools and sensing a niche market, gradually became more focussed on academic results. By the mid-eighties, as a result of these changes, the number of students being admitted to Cambridge from state schools had fallen by about a thousand, and the proportion of Cambridge students coming from independent schools reached 60%. A very worried Admissions Forum (the inter-collegiate committee with responsibility for co-ordinating admissions) had no option but to abolish the traditional entrance examination and look for other ways of assessing candidates presenting with such different levels of preparation. After extensive consultation with schools, the decision was taken in 1983 to introduce a different form of assessment, the Sixth Term Examination Papers, taken by students in schools alongside their A level papers in the summer. These papers were broadly welcomed by all school heads, and proved to be a useful assessment tool. However, it soon became only too apparent that in many state schools teachers were refusing to allow students to take STEP, despite this previous endorsement, and consequently such students were prevented from applying to Cambridge. Admissions tutors were faced with a dilemma: keep the useful assessment tool of STEP, and have a smaller and less diverse pool of applicants, or widen the pool of applicants by abolishing STEP and then be faced with inadequate assessment tools, based on A level and interview alone. Inevitably, for most subjects, STEP was abolished, although it continues to be highly successful for Mathematics. Such changes did at least stem the tide of falling state school admissions, but progress was very slow. Typically, Pembroke was one of the more pioneering colleges, realising the importance of actively encouraging students from less traditional backgrounds to apply to the College, rather than assuming that they would be automatically encouraged to do so by parents and teachers. In the mideighties James Hickson, with Bill Merrick (Pem), who was teaching in a boys’ comprehensive school in Luton, and Alan Jarvis, the chief science advisor for the Bedfordshire Local Education Authority (LEA), devised an innovative three-day residential ‘Science Masterclass’ for state school students in Bedfordshire and surrounding areas. This has since become an annual feature in the College diary and has been used as the blue-print for many subsequent access initiatives both within Cambridge and elsewhere. Pembroke was also a founder member of GEEMA, the Group to Encourage Minority Applicants, which was established by a group of admissions tutors concerned about the very small number of black and Asian students who were applying to the colleges, and the Special Access Scheme. In 1996 the Admissions Forum carried out an in-depth review of the relatively new admissions procedures and concluded that, whilst the system broadly worked well and was reasonably fair, the colleges needed a more coherent and widespread access programme. With the increasing availability of centralised statistical data it became easier to make such assessments. As Chairman of the Forum I remarked in a confidential meeting that the A level statistics indicated that we probably Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 18 18 | pembroke college should be working towards an intake of about 60% from state schools, but that many of these able students were still not applying to us. I had not realised that such a remark would in any way be controversial, but, to my great surprise, my remarks were quoted verbatim the next day on the front page of the Times. I then discovered, to my horror, that once one is quoted by one serious newspaper, all other newspapers, TV and radio programmes and news agencies then phone for an interview. Nervously I awaited my colleagues’ reactions and was somewhat relieved to be accosted on the market square in a friendly way by the ViceChancellor (the much missed David Williams) who remarked teasingly that in all his years of public life he had never once made the front page of the Times. The problem, as always, was a lack of funding: few external bodies were interested in Cambridge admissions at that time, and bursars (not I hasten to add the Pembroke Bursar) were wont to comment that ‘we have plenty of good applicants so why waste money on encouraging more?’ Then came the bombshell of Gordon Brown’s attack on Oxford, and everything changed overnight: funding for access work was no longer a problem, although it was sometimes difficult to find ways of spending the external funding fast enough! The inter-collegiate LEAs’ links scheme was established at this stage, in which each college undertakes to work with the schools in specific LEAs, raising awareness of what the Cambridge colleges have to offer and encouraging academic aspirations from an early age. By allocating different regions (on a friendly basis) to different colleges the aim of the Forum was to be able to establish long-term effective contact with all schools in the UK. Pembroke joined with St Catharine’s to appoint an access officer to work in several neighbouring LEAs, including Bedfordshire and Suffolk, building on the success of the original masterclass. We also considered how the resources of Pembroke House could be used more effectively to start programmes for the schools in Southwark, one of the most deprived educational areas in the UK. Funding was also offered to departments to encourage the setting up of interactive school websites, and some interesting projects emerged. I remember one particularly memorable lunchtime meeting when we were introduced to the ‘Iliad for primary schools’ Classics project. This had proved to be a great hit with small boys in the Dagenham primary schools (where it had been trialled) when they were allowed to re-enact the Trojan Wars in the school playground. Dealing with the intense, hostile scrutiny of government, the media, schools and parents revealed a problem: the rudimentary University Press Office was not briefed or funded to deal with college matters and who on earth would be prepared to speak on behalf of all colleges? After the briefest of media training I, as the current (unpaid) Chairman of the Admissions Forum, was launched into the fray. My first interview was with Anna Ford on the Today programme and a spate of hostile interviews followed. We were even asked to brief Members of Parliament at the House of Commons, although ‘brief’ is probably not the correct word to use here: we were given very little time to respond to a series of hostile questions from all sides. After a particularly belligerent question from Barry Sherman (MP for Huddersfield) I tried to comment that one of the institutions that sent large numbers of students to Cambridge happened to be a highly Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 19 annual gazette | 19 successful sixth-form college in his own constituency, but he had walked out by that time. Fortunately the 1996 review at least provided much needed facts and figures, although I was always worried about how colleagues in Cambridge would react to each interview, since it is very rare to get all the colleges to agree on any policy statement. It soon became apparent that, although the colleges were satisfied that their admissions procedures were broadly fair to all candidates, there was no formal written evidence to substantiate this assumption. Very little of our admissions process was documented in any transparent way and the bald statistics were unhelpful, to put it mildly. Interview and pooling procedures tended to vary from college to college. Newly appointed as the first Director of Admissions for the Cambridge colleges, my first task was to attempt to formulate policy papers that could be agreed by all the colleges: a somewhat daunting task, made a little easier by the sheer pressure of outside publicity. Thus most of the current extensive admissions documentation – now widely available for all to view on the web – started life in Pembroke. The interview guidelines are based on the notes that Stephen Monsell bravely produced for Pembroke interviewers almost twenty years ago, at a time when the training of interviewers was considered unseemly; others I drafted in the light of my experiences at Newnham and Pembroke. Interviewing came under the greatest scrutiny and there were widespread calls for its abolition, on the grounds that it would always favour the well-taught, more privileged applicant. Fortunately I was, at that time, invited to attend a conference in New York, which brought together the deans of admissions of the Ivy League colleges and the admissions tutors from various Russell Group universities to discuss ‘Widening the Pipeline’, US-speak for broadening access. In between many fascinating discussions we were addressed by the director of a charity working with Afro-American students in inner-city New York, who emphasised the importance of interviewing such students in order to make a fair assessment. He was very impressed to hear that we still managed to interview all our candidates, which gave us some useful ammunition. However, with little quality control at the time there were some high-profile, and quite understandable, complaints against a number of interviewers, and it was clearly important to develop guidelines and training for all interviewers as a matter of urgency. This led to some useful discussions as to what interviews are for, and our current procedures have undoubtedly benefited from this scrutiny. More than ten years on much has been achieved. Notably, our admissions procedures no longer make headline news, and most school heads will concede, in private if not always in public, that we run a fair and transparent system. With the support of inter-collegiate databases the subject moderation of candidates through the pooling system has greatly improved. Pembroke is particularly fortunate in having a highly committed and hard-working fellowship: the downside of being a very popular college is the extensive interviewing and testing that is required in all subjects over the Christmas vacation, but few complain, at least openly. The statistics give only part of the picture, but an interesting part: in 2008 the 170 undergraduates admitted to Pembroke came from 105 different schools and colleges from all over the world. The proportion of our UK students Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 20 20 | pembroke college coming from state schools has risen from about 40% in 1996 to about 60% in 2008 with about half now women. The number of students from the EU and other overseas countries has almost doubled, reaching 16%. The concern for the future will be the increasing squeeze on university finances and its effect on the diversity of our student body: but this is something for my admirable successor as Admissions Tutor to worry about. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 21 annual gazette | 21 A Philosophy of Decolonisation: Gandhi on the Power of the Powerless Emile Perreau-Saussine Emile Perreau-Saussine, Fellow of Fitzwilliam College and Lecturer in Politics at Pembroke College, died on February 23 2010, at the age of 37. His obituary is on p 163 of this Gazette. In Emile’s memory, we are publishing an abridged version of a paper of his that was published in French in Actes des Journées Internationales de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan: Conférence d'thique Militaire (Presses de L'armée de Terre, 2006). This is the first time a version of this paper has appeared in an English translation. Like the Third Estate in the French Revolution, the “Third World” set itself free; but, unlike the Third Estate, the Third World has never quite managed to find its place in the world. Countries in Africa and Asia that until fifty years ago lived under the rule of imperial Europe are today independent. They have become politically autonomous, evincing the characteristics of sovereign states and acquiring full membership of the United Nations. But what have they made of their freedom? The peoples of the Third World seem plighted to misery: despotic and bankrupt states plunder their own natural resources and drive their citizens to civil war. Many suffer from a sense of unsettled identity: once proud to fight for their nations’ liberty, today they are eager to escape them for the El Dorados of the richer nations of the West. The time has come to assess the mixed legacy of these decolonisations, long considered a panacea. Why this relative failure? The best way of answering this question might be found in exploring its counterpart: what is a successful decolonisation? How should people liberate themselves? Gandhi gave deep and serious consideration to the conditions necessary for a successful decolonisation. This consideration is indebted to his analysis of domination as advanced in and through the collaboration and servilility of the dominated people. His analysis of domination offers a more even-handed account than the received narrative of colonisation. Against those historians who pass judgement on European imperialism, often in a Marxist vein, charging the West with a catalogue of wrongs against the countries they colonised, Gandhi’s perspective shows how this perspective risks reinforcing the very subjection it seeks to combat. 1. Domination depends on the collaboration of the dominated Condensed into a few short sentences, the most obvious way of understanding oppression is in terms of violence. Empires impose their yoke through wars of conquest, through violence. The strong dominate the weak through their use of force. Reciprocally, the weak seek violent ways to liberate themselves; attacking only where and when the strong least expect, they attack their adversary’s vulnerable point by seeking to make themselves ungovernable, The weak make themselves strong by blurring the distinction between combatant and noncombatant, by circumventing established rules. Using terror to humiliate the strong, their force becomes as fearful as that wielded by their oppressors. This account of decolonisation is exemplified in the approach of Frantz Fanon, who writes that ‘[i]n capitalist countries, a multitude of professors of Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 22 22 | pembroke college morality, advisers, désorientateurs, intervenes between the exploitated and the powerful. In colonies, by contrast, the enduring presence and frequent interventions of police and soldiers maintain direct contact with the colonised and urge him, with rifles or napalm, not to move. As is evident, the agents of power use the language of pure violence.’1 This ‘pure violence’ leads to a violent response. Unsurprisingly, these sentences are drawn from a chapter appositely entitled ‘Of violence’. But the distinction that Fanon draws between capitalist countries and colonial regions is hardly convincing. Indeed, if oppression did not encounter a certain complicity in the oppressed, it would need to be extraordinarily violent. As Spinoza observes: ‘men have never so far ceded their power as to cease to be an object of fear to the rulers who received such power and right; and dominions have always been in as much danger from their own subjects as from external enemies. If it were really the case that men could be deprived of their natural rights so utterly as never to have any further influence on affairs, except with the permission of the holders of sovereign right, it would then be possible to maintain with impunity the most violent tyranny, which, I suppose, no one would for an instant admit.’2 An historian observes in a similar vein that ‘the difficulty of managing any empire is bound to vary […]; it is the occupied, not the occupiers, who make the choice. Even the apparently powerless have that much power.’3 Oppression is never solely external or imposed. It always assumes self-interested participation, a certain degree of complicity or collusion. This analysis of domination holds in widely varying contexts – in the British Empire in India, for example, for rarely were so many men controlled by so few. By its very nature, ‘indirect’ rule granted a place to Indians in the administration of the Empire. A nation of limited size and population relative to India, the United Kingdom could not have conquered the subcontinent through brutality or violence alone: the participation of the Indians themselves was necessary. As the prominent historian of imperialism, John Seeley, observes: ‘India can hardly be said to have been conquered at all by foreigners; she has rather conquered herself.’4 Seeley emphasises that the acquisition of India cost Great Britain very little. The nation’s state budget and army were hardly affected in the endeavour. Seeley dwells especially on the divisions amongst the Indians which the East India Company so adroitly exploited. Extending his historical thesis to a political conclusion, Seeley adds: ‘We are not really conquerors of India, and we cannot rule her as conquerors; if we undertook to do so, it is not necessary to inquire whether we could succeed, for we should assuredly be ruined financially by the mere attempt.’5 Gandhi, who had read Seeley, draws on the authority of the latter, contending that, ‘in the real sense of the expression, India is not a conquered country, but […] it is British because the vast majority of its people have, perhaps for selfish reasons, accepted British rule.’6 ‘The English have not taken India; we have given it to them.’7 Gandhi adopts Seeley’s analysis in justifying his own politics of non-violence. If it is true that the domination of India depends more on Indian cooperation than on British violence, then violence is not needed to overthrow the British: it will be enough to stop cooperating. More generally, if it is true that domination assumes Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 23 annual gazette | 23 a certain participation of the dominated, then a non-violent politics of civil disobedience is sufficient to end domination. Gandhi addresses himself thus to the British: ‘You have great military resources. Your naval power is matchless. If we wanted to fight with you on your own ground, we should be unable to do so; but, if the above submissions be not acceptable to you, we cease to play the ruled. You may, if you like, cut us to pieces. You may shatter us at the cannon’s mouth. If you act contrary to our will, we will not help you, and without our help, we know that you cannot move one step forward.’8 Gandhi reveals the impotence of brute force – and the true strength of the weak. How can the powerless escape an oppressive system? By vowing not to participate in it: striking, turning to civil disobedience and refusing to pay taxes. Gandhi recommends, for example, that the Indians do not buy English clothing but instead spin their own. Nehru summarises this policy: ‘The government rested very largely on the cooperation, willing or unwilling, of Indians themselves, and if this cooperation were withdrawn and the boycotts practised, it was quite possible, in theory, to bring down the whole structure of government.’9 It is in no way necessary to use violence to destroy the system: to undermine government, it can suffice to ignore it. In the absence of any contribution from the dominated, domination comes to an end. Since oppression requires complicity, the oppressed only need to refuse to take part. An objection may be raised at this point: Was Gandhi too willing to lay blame on the Indians? Did he overestimate the responsibility of his people and underestimate that of the British? Did he go as far as to deny the evidence of the violence of the colonisers? Evidently not. No regime is able to rule by pure force. All too numerous are those governments that abuse their position by oppressing people who have given them their trust; but rare indeed are those that do not claim the support of those whom they govern. Gandhi’s politics of non-violence addresses itself to the latter kind of government. His politics reveals the limits of the legitimacy of such governments. A skilful politician, Gandhi repeatedly defied the British: he obliged them to resort to the police force, prison, and army. While the imperial elites may readily have claimed an authority founded on the consensus and gratitude of the colonised, Gandhi forced them to disclose their own violence, eliciting the confession that it was through the ever-implicit threat of force that they remained in power. His non-violent campaign revealed what had been veiled, exposed what had been kept hidden; it laid bare the naked violence of the colonisers, the repressive reality masked by a peaceable facade. To the imperial powers, Gandhi was an agitator who sparked violence; from Gandhi’s perspective, non-violence provoked nothing: it was merely the tearing-off of many masks. He did not exaggerate the importance of Indian complicity. He did not underestimate the violence of the colonisers: ‘It is perfectly true that they use brute force.’ Is this to say that he would also recommend the use of brute force against brute force? No. ‘By using similar means, we can get only the same thing that they got’: that is to say, in the spirit of Gandhi, not much.10 For him, true strength is based less on physical force than on moral superiority. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 24 24 | pembroke college 2. Domination relies on the servility of the dominated Strikes, boycotts, civil disobedience, non-payment of taxes – certainly! But this type of resistance is not purely mechanical in nature, as if non-cooperation were merely a matter of abstract calculation, the element of cooperation being subtracted here and added there. Gandhi does not simply understand oppression in terms of a ‘technical’ cooperation of the oppressed with their oppressors: the physical dimension of non-cooperation has a corresponding moral dimension. Does the slave tolerate his condition because his life is continually threatened or because he has accepted subordination and internalised servility? Does the slave lose the fight because he is weak? An analysis centred on violence only considers the slave as a passive victim, forgetting the sense in which the slave participates actively in perpetuating his own slavery. The slave ‘consents’ to his enslavement, at least to the extent that he prefers slavery to death. It is not the weakest who necessarily becomes enslaved but the one who prefers to save his life at the expense of his freedom. Gandhi underscores the importance of courage: ‘Strength lies in absence of fear, not in the quantity of flesh and muscle we may have on our bodies.’11 Nehru offers a keen insight into Gandhi’s world: ‘The dominant impulse in India under British rule was that of fear, pervasive, oppressing, strangling fear; fear of the army, the police, the widespread secret service; fear of the official class; fear of laws meant to suppress, and of prison […] It was against this all-pervading fear that Gandhi’s quiet and determined voice was raised: Be not afraid.’12 In Hegelian dialectics, it is cowardice that makes a slave; in Gandhi’s dialectics, it is courage that liberates the slave from his condition. This courage has two dimensions: the courage to resist intimidation, maltreatment, and prison, and the courage to affirm one’s own moral superiority, worthy of ruling. In the hierarchy of virtues, however, courage has a lowly place. Courage alone is not enough. It depends on another virtue, one whose importance Gandhi indicated in baptising his non-violent struggle with its name: a firm dedication to truth, the strictures of truth, or ‘Satyagraha’. In the fight against the British and against the injustices of imperialism, Gandhi’s first reflex, as he describes it in his autobiography, is always to get a careful understanding of the relevant situation: to listen to grievances and explanations, to hold a real inquiry. It is only after establishing the true facts that he begins his political campaign. Simple factual truths are embraced daily by fighters for the non-violent campaign, but also, and above all, ultimate truth – on human nature, the soul, and God. Gandhi’s autobiography is subtitled, ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’. It is this truth that gives courage its meaning.13 Far from relying on a mechanics of ‘social engineering’, Gandhi insists upon the importance of moral character. If I behave like a lowly worm, I invite others to walk all over me; if I live basely, I invite others to treat me with contempt. In making the dominated behave in demeaning ways, those who dominate justify their domination. The oppressed do not fully realise that, in allowing themselves to become cowardly and reticent, oppression becomes self-vindicating. The nonviolent politics proposed by Gandhi refashions this vicious circle into a virtuous one. If I act as a slave, I am a slave; if I act as a master, I am – I become – a master. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 25 annual gazette | 25 In affirming a spiritual superiority and refusing to behave as an inferior, the ‘inferior’ puts an end to his own inferiority. The self-respect that the ‘inferior’ gains tends to constrain the oppressor to treat him with more respect. Since moral superiority justifies political superiority, those who intend to rule politically must impose upon themselves a demanding discipline and act virtuously. Gandhi encourages his companions to conduct themselves with courage and to live in truth in order to reverse the hierarchy in place. Nehru again: ‘In our hearts we were ashamed of our subjection and our impotence in our own country, and this instance of a brave challenge on behalf of our own people increased our own selfrespect.’14 He adds: ‘we began to look people in the face as we had never done before, and to speak out our minds fully and frankly.’15 The Mahatma invites the oppressed to take the moral high-ground, to behave with a dignity that will make their abasement unlikely or impossible. He proposes to end inferiority complexes that lead men to accept blows, insults and domination. He aims to push his people to respect themselves and so to force the colonisers to treat them differently. He asks the scorned to act with the grandeur that will place them morally above those who scorn them. Base behaviour invites contempt; noble behaviour inspires admiration. It is by asserting their own selfworth that the weak shake off their yoke. Respect for oneself and the repudiation of oppression heralds the end of oppression, the beginning of independence. Gandhi’s pedagogy for independence shook both the confidence that many placed in the British Empire and the lack of confidence that Indians had in themselves. The policy that Gandhi recommended had two dimensions, one negative, the other positive: to exclude the British coloniser by exposing the limits of his military power and challenging his legitimacy; and to replace this coloniser with the Indian people whose authority would be based on moral desert. This able and noble politics constitutes what is perhaps the decolonisation policy par excellence. .... [3.] Terrorism or non-violence? ‘To blame the English is useless,’ Gandhi maintained: ‘they came because of us, and stay for the same reason.’16 This ‘because of us’ puts things in their place. It avoids hatred and violence, stressing the centrality of responsibility and so tempering the sense of offended honour that exacerbates passions. By charging his own people with the moral limitations and flaws that he intends to cure, Gandhi avoids an escalation to extremes. However, a society cannot recognise the flaws exposed by its own prophetic voices without a certain strength and selfconfidence; and it is these that Gandhi aims to nourish. In the absence of such strength and confidence, it obviously seems simpler to resort to violence, and to cast all blame on the enemy. By foisting all culpability onto the colonial power, ideologues such as Frantz Fanon (cited above) mislead their readers. In denying the joint responsibility of the colonised, they prepared badly these nations for independence. Lacking a clear-sighted understanding of their own complicity, many peoples hurried into ill-considered violence, assuming their adversary to be guilty of everything. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 26 26 | pembroke college When the weaker party ignores Satyagraha, it resorts to irregular war, guerrilla warfare or terrorism. Non-violence puts an end to escalation; by contrast, terrorism inflames and radicalises the spirit. Non-violence succeeds through reeducating the weak; terrorism does not educate, but instead corrupts both the strong and the weak. Non-violence honours moderation; terrorism poisons the public sphere by venerating extremists. Non-violence aims to reassure and to build confidence; terrorism spreads fear and suspicion and tears social relations. When violence breaks out, Gandhi aims to tame it by imposing a fast, even a fast to death. This sacrifice prompts a deep unease: it is not right that he suffers when he did nothing wrong. This unease dissipates anger. By contrast, the terrorist aims to escalate levels of violence to achieve his ends, to keep raising the stakes in the hope that his adversary will yield. The contrast between violent and non-violent conflicts helps to shed light on the causes and aims of terrorists. I will take as an illustration the terrorism that we associate today with the problems of the Middle East. In this context, terrorism is often described as the weapon of the weak, forgetting too quickly that there are not one, but two methods of fighting the strong: violent and non-violent. One could argue that the Palestinians would have been better off if, long ago, in their struggles with the Israelis, they had chosen not to entrust their destiny to suicide bombers, but to imitate Gandhi. Their use of terrorism betrays their feeling of impotence. While Gandhi’s politics nourished the self-confidence of the Indian people, reinforcing their sense of self-worth, a great number of decolonised countries are confronted today with self-contradictions. Though in principle independent, they continue to imitate the Occident they reject. Subjected to television images of the West, they envy the rich Europe and rich America they would like to scorn and against which they aim to define their own identity. When the hatred one avows for yesterday’s coloniser reflects one’s exertions in resembling him, this hatred is in the end nothing more than self-hatred – self-contempt as conquered, inferior, impotent. Such imitation cannot found true independence. Perhaps the formerly colonised world has never sought so strongly to resemble the former coloniser as it has since the end of the great European empires. Far from contributing to authentic diversity, decolonisation could be seen as precipitating global homogenisation, to have wrought in “globalisation” a conformist uniformity. It is as if the recognition of state sovereignty was a pretext to usher in a more complete dependence. Political decolonisation has ensured cultural colonisation. Governed in principle by their own representatives, decolonised countries can no longer blame the coloniser and so their hatreds and resentments seek an unattainable object. These unhealthy symptoms culminate in the terrorism that we know today. Its political objective is often unclear and its adversary rather nebulous: a power that no longer wields official power, the entire West. In a post-colonial age, who is the enemy of those who, despite their formal sovereignty, feel dependent? They knew how to fight colonialism. But how can they attack neo-colonialism, an insidious enemy which, without army or police force, successfully permeated the fabric of their societies – crept, indeed, into the interstices of their neo-colonised Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 27 annual gazette | 27 personalities? Today’s imperialism, more economic than political, foments a rage even stronger than the bitterness at feeling somehow dispossessed despite having gained a certain national autonomy. How better to strike out at this delocalised adversary than by employing a global strategy, a planetary terrorism? Instead of building the foundations of a political future worthy of the name, terrorists allow their desire for liberty to decay into a desire for death. Certainly these terrorists risk their lives bravely, but criminals and pirates often do too, without any particular concern for truth. Facing the strong, the weak have a choice between two directions, one that leads to Gandhi and the primacy of truth in politics, the other to bin Laden. …. Of course, one should not contrast the violence of the terrorists and the nonviolence of Gandhi too strongly. Terrorists share with Gandhi the conviction that with a bit of cunning, a military defeat can be put at the service of a new political undertaking. By forcing the occupying power to alienate the civil populations, or by giving the civil population to understand that the occupying power is unjust, a limited force can defeat the stronger force by exposing its lack of legitimacy. Forced to make use of force, power witnesses to its own weakness. ‘The stronger is never strong enough to be always the Master if it does not transform force into right, and obedience into a need.’17 And I do not claim here that all violence is illegitimate. It is often necessary to resort to force to prevent an injustice or to defend oneself. Against the Nazis, for example, resistance (that is, legitimate terrorism, conducted in the name of a just cause, and discriminating between combatants and non-combatants) was undoubtedly justified. In this situation, Gandhi’s advocacy of non-violence seems almost outrageous. The detachment for which he can calls can involve a form of indifference so sublime: consider, for example, his comments on the fate of the Jews under Hitler.18 Should I maintain a non-violent protest in the face of a bloody tyrant systematically murdering my fellow citizens, or his own? Or have I the right, or perhaps even the duty, to take up a weapon against him? Gandhi’s position ultimately assumes the primacy of detachment over charity — but, to the contrary, it is in the name of charity that Saint Augustine defended the idea of the just war. Pushed to its ultimate consequences, the Gandhian theory of nonviolence does not seem easily bearable; and I for one prefer the tradition that developed in the wake of the Father of the Church. Non-violence is not the answer to everything. The careful, measured attitude of Nehru, who believed in the necessity of resorting to violence in certain circumstances and not in others, best represents the attitude of the statesman. But the unilateral aspect of Gandhi’s argument brings out its worth. With great determination, he analyses the ethical implications and tensions of asymmetric conflict in the era of decolonisation with great lucidity. …. In his ‘Reflections on Gandhi’, George Orwell raises two questions: ‘if, by 1945, there had grown up in Britain a large body of opinion sympathetic to Indian Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 28 28 | pembroke college independence, how far was this due to Gandhi’s personal influence? And if, as may happen, India and Britain finally settle down into a decent and friendly relationship, will this be partly because Gandhi, by keeping up his struggle obstinately and without hatred, disinfected the political air?’ Orwell adds: ‘That one even thinks of asking such questions indicates his stature.’19 Gandhi thus rendered service not only to his own country, but also to Great Britain, facilitating both its extrication from India and its abdication of power without rancour or dishonour. Through non-violence, Gandhi created the moral and psychological conditions of a relatively orderly decolonisation: one which neither abandoned itself to the erring conscience of the conquered, nor to the demonisation of the conqueror. …. [In contrast], today’s Marxist historians of colonisation and their disciples (the terrorists and demagogues of Africa and Asia, and some campaigning journalists) readily denounce the old colonising powers for all manner of wrongs, imagining a uniformly exploitative North that plundered a uniformly exploited South. They denounce the bourgeoisie who, in tyrannising the proletariat, benefited immensely from their brute force: with the West’s power comes responsibility. The world is indeed deeply unjust; but it is not by chanting seductively simplistic and vacuous slogans that the most gravely afflicted will be helped. With their comprehensive indictments and victimising rhetoric, such historians, journalists, terrorists and demagogues are a part of the problem that they denounce. To give a true liberty to those who desperately need it, they would gain by recalling that at the heart of every relation of power, a determining role is played by justice. Translation by Judy Wang, revised by Emile and Amanda Perreau-Saussine, and by Colm O’Siochru 1 Frantz Fanon, Les Damnés de la Terre [1961] (Gallimard, 1991), pp. 68–69. 2 Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, ch. 17. 3 John L. Gaddis, We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (OUP, 1997), p. 285. 4 John Seeley, The Expansion of England [1883] (Chicago UP, 1971), p. 161. 5 Ibid, p. 185. 6 The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (New Delhi, 1958–1994), Vol. III, p. 383 (the text is from 1903). 7 M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj [1909] (CUP, 1997), p. 39. 8 Ibid, p. 114. 9 Nehru on Gandhi. A selection, Arranged in the Order of Events, from the Writings and Speeches of Jawaharlal Nehru (The John Day Company, 1948), p. 11. 10 M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj, p. 81. 11 Ibid, p. 45. 12 Nehru on Gandhi, p. 15. 13 It is fruitful to compare Gandhi’s position with that of those dissidents who, confronted with Moscow’s imperialism, took up the theme of the power of the powerless. In the context of Marxism-Leninism, those who were dominated took part in their own Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 29 annual gazette | 29 domination in accepting the lies of the Party and of official ideology; by contrast, it was in attaching themselves to the truth that the fall of totalitarian dictatorship could be precipitated. 14 Nehru on Gandhi, p. 3. 15 Ibid, p. 11. 16 M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj, p. 117. 17 Rousseau, Social Contract, I, 3. 18 ‘[T]he Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs… It would have aroused the world and the people of Germany… As it is they succumbed anyway in their millions.’ See Louis Fischer, The Life of Mahatma Gandhi (Jonathan Cape, 1951), p. 376. 19 See George Orwell, The Collected Essays (Secker & Warburg, 1968), Vol. IV, p. 470. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 30 30 | pembroke college The Commemoration of Benefactors, May 9 2010 Sermon preached by the Reverend Robert Wiggs (1969) ‘Surely your servants take delight in her stones and are moved to pity by her dust’ (Psalm 102:14) I don’t know whether everyone here gets spam email from Nigerian miracle workers, or whether it’s just the clergy or possibly even just me. But a few weeks ago I was consigning miracle workers to oblivion with joy and gusto when I noticed that one of them was calling himself the Dean of Pembroke. On closer inspection I noticed that he wasn’t asking for money but was inviting me to preach. I am sensitive to hoaxes ever since the day, years ago, when I was almost taken in by a spoof trial to play cricket for Somerset, so I sent a suspicious message back and discovered that the invitation was genuine. So I had been chosen. Somewhere in the Dean’s office there is a list of Pembroke clergy who are believed not have lost their faith or to be too boring. I am apparently on this list and now it was my turn. The feeling was one of great pleasure and reminded me of three significant moments in my life when I had been chosen before. When I was chosen to be a priest, when I was chosen by my wife, and of most significance today, when I was chosen to come to Pembroke. Maybe some of you are students of genius and carry around with you the knowledge of how lucky Pembroke is to have you. But for me, however arrogant I am in other ways, I always knew Pembroke was immensely bigger than me and I have carried with me since the age of 18 to this present day a sense of awe that I belong here. And of course, this awe is incarnated in a love of her buildings, not because I am especially sensitive to architecture but because buildings are either places of death or places of life. I experience a sense of death when I get near Homebase or B&Q, and life, just through walking down Trumpington Street and going past the front of Pembroke. ‘Surely your servants take delight in her stones and are moved to pity by her dust.’ Although I come from the class of ’69, the age when revolution got near even to Pembroke, I was not one of those who voted in the JP that the altar in the chapel should be torn down to make way for the first ever Wren squash court. May I ask you, do you remember when you were chosen to come here? Are you still thrilled by that choosing? And does it sustain you when times are dark, as the lives of most people between the ages of 18 and 25 are often dark, if I am not much mistaken? And do you know that the world is full of people who have such a diminished sense of anyone every having chosen them that they would probably not even know what I am talking about. People, as it were, who were always in queues of children waiting to be picked for the team and were always picked last with attendant moans from the other players. Whose very personalities are fractured by never having been chosen. And that the joy of having been chosen is that choosing is in some sense always surprising, always gratuitous, always overwhelming. Why was it that the most beautiful girl in the whole world chose me? Such choosing is what God does. And God is being most godlike in his utterly surprising gratuitous actions. Theologians call it creatio ex nihilo. Creating out of nothing. Choosing otherwise unnoticed people and raising them up. As when Samuel went to the House of Jesse to look for a king. And he looked at all Jesse’s fine sons and knew that God had chosen none of them. So he turned to Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 31 annual gazette | 31 Jesse and asked him whether he had any other sons, and Jesse only had David, the youngest, who could not possibly have been thought of to be a king except that was exactly what God did think. Or we might be moved by the calling of the Jews as expressed in the Book of Deuteronomy: ‘The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all the people.’ Or by the Virgin Mary, the highly favoured one, lifted up form lowliness, or Mary Magdalene, the apostle of the Resurrection. And speaking for myself, having been so richly chosen, I am eternally grateful that what one might call the ‘Angel of Pembroke’ sent me to spend my summers at Pembroke House both to introduce me to young people who ate undergraduates for their lunch, but also to help me to discover what mission is: a kind of choosing that goes far beyond these walls to privilege. The speaking of a powerful voice through which people who believed themselves to be ugly and unlovely discover their God given beauty. And to be chosen is always to be incorporated into a great tradition. I wonder how many undergraduates in the age of Facebook could make much sense of our celebration of the living witness of the great dead: of the Countess of Pembroke; of Henry VI and of Nicholas Ridley; and, in my personal list, of Kenneth Farnes, a beautiful fast bowler, who bowled high and straight for England and was killed in 1940 at the age of 30; and Charles Andrews, the only Englishman to be honoured on an Indian postage stamp, who, when he visited by my father’s university, the LSE, with his friend Gandhi, caused a sense of awe among the students that Gandhi did not match (or so my father told me); and Meredith Dewey, with respect to James, my Dean, whom I heard here at the Commemoration of Benefactors 40 years ago, exhorting us to ‘look to the rock from which we were hewn.’ Pembroke heroes who are still alive because this place is not a museum but a community. And if you think I am being fanciful, one of our most terrible poverties is a loss of the sense of the past. If we were Africans worshipping here today we would have a keen felt sense that the ancestors worship with us. And indeed that what we are doing here tonight is not only tradition but also truth. It is the very livingness of the past which is part and parcel of Christian hope. That because we have so clearly come from somewhere, that our journey is so clearly purposeful but incomplete, that even in the age of Dawkins some of us believe with reason that we are also going somewhere. And that in the pastoral ministry of the Church to the broken one is always trying to restore to them a tradition – which gives a sense that we have firm ground under our feet because we are travelling in good company, as the letter of the Hebrews has it, ‘Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith’. You did not come to Pembroke because you would get a better job through coming here but because of a mysterious vocation through which one day you will help others find life in living traditions – families, workplaces, academic disciplines, local communities, and underneath these things something stronger and more mysterious still, which to many is just mystery, but in the words of Thomas Aquinas is ‘what all people call God’. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 32 32 | pembroke college Henry Kissinger at Pembroke Dr Henry Kissinger – National Security Adviser (1969–1975) to President Nixon and Secretary of State (1973–1977) to Presidents Nixon and Ford – visited Pembroke College on November 16 2009 as part of the annual Xchanging German Xcellence Lecture series at Pembroke. He had just come back from Berlin, where he had attended ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Dr Kissinger was interviewed by Anne McElvoy, executive editor of the London Evening Standard, and Markus Hesselmann, UK correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel. He then took questions from an invited audience of Pembroke Fellows, students and guests from the University and Xchanging plc, the sponsors of the lecture series. Below is a transcript of a part of the interview section of Dr Kissinger’s talk. A podcast of the complete talk is available on ‘Pembroke Record’. This is a new section of the Pembroke website that is designed to bring the best of the talks and events held at Pembroke to a wider audience. ‘Pembroke Record’ can be found at www.pem.cam.ac.uk/record. AM: Can I press you on the response of the other powers to German reunification, and in particular Russia. The feeling in Russia was that the humiliation that followed these events has led to a culture of resentment in politics in Moscow. Do you think that we failed to take seriously enough the bruising of the Russian bear in the aftermath of 1989? HK: There’s no doubt that the events from ’89 to the advent of Putin are considered a humiliating experience in Russia. This is partly because Russia had been an ‘out state’ in the sense that it legitimises itself to its people not by its domestic achievements but by its imperial enterprises. So when Russia lost its reach at the end of that series of upheavals that started in ’89 and it was reduced to its present borders, it meant the end of 300 years of Russian history. So they were back after 300 years to where they had started under Peter the Great. That was emotionally very painful for Russia. Now – did the West properly understand that? Probably not. The West thought – and there were books written at that period about the end of history – the West thought that this was a natural evolution, that history was moving inevitably towards democracy, that democracy would also come to Russia in the same way that it had come... and so it is interesting, maybe astonishing, that very few Western leaders addressed the question of what its long-term impact would be on Russian psychology. So perhaps one would wish that there had been a better understanding of Russian psychology, but if one asks oneself what in fact could one have done to take account of the Russian view, the Russians probably if they had conducted a tougher policy, could have achieved a formal commitment not to expand NATO, at least beyond the German borders. I think they probably could have achieved this. But I don’t know whether that would have improved the situation. I think the fact that Poland is in NATO gives Poland a security today that it has never had in its history. Where we have to exercise restraint is in going beyond it and going into the territories that were not satellite states but were part of Russia, part of its military structure. MH: You mentioned the end of history notion that was quite widespread then 20 years ago. I was wondering whether did you believe in that, at least a bit, and were you quite surprised that it didn’t turn out to be quite that easy after all? Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 33 annual gazette | 33 HK: No – I consider myself a historian, or at least I aspire to be a historian, and if you have studied history, you know that it is a process and not a series of terminal points and every apparent solution of one problem is an admission ticket to another set of problems. Nor do I believe that history culminates in one particular approach to politics and that is the difference between the professorial approach to foreign policy and a statesman’s approach to foreign policy. The academic approach looks at final or best answers. The statesman always has to deal with relatively contingent answers and look at them as a sequence of events – almost always. MH: Would you be willing to grant a special position to Germany in dealing with international conflicts, because of the history of Germany? HK: No. I think we have reached the point now – this is 60 years after the end of the War – and I think Germany should play the role that is appropriate to its capacities. I don’t think Germany should be treated as a country on which special restrictions are to be placed. Germany should conduct its foreign policy like a normal country, like anyone else. That gives it considerable influence, because of the size of its population, the importance of its economy, and the talents it has developed over the years. Germany should stop oscillating between extremes in its perception of foreign policy. MH: The problem seems to be with that view that obviously the German public doesn’t follow that. There’s a strong majority – you’ll remember Schröder winning the election by not going into Iraq – there’s still a very strong majority that takes the view that because of the past we should have a special role and not go to war as easily as Britain or the US do. So you think this view you have put forward can be put into practice without the majority support of the German people? HK: Two or three years ago, I thought that Schröder’s attitude was pretty widespread. This time, I felt that there was a certain sense of pride in how far Germany had come in the [last] 20 years and people were less embarrassed to talk about a role for Germany and so what you describe is very accurate for what Schroder did but it is not perhaps fully accurate, and is in the process of changing, in the rest of Germany. But correct me if I’m wrong. AM: Well, the Germans did in the end choose a coalition that was going to stay in Afghanistan. But it is certainly true of public opinion here in Britain as in Germany that the military involvement in Afghanistan is becoming less popular, almost by the week or by the month. I just wondered whether you felt that the refinement of the strategy that is being announced in Washington was going to allay those fears, or would it remain a very unpopular war, and if so, how long should we give it? HK: Well, what would have happened on D-Day if there had been cable television and talking heads had analysed at the end of every day the casualties that had been incurred? Whether democracies can fight a war at all under the conditions of permanent, instant analysis – that’s an open question. And especially a guerilla war. The big issues in foreign policy are always – What is your judgment of consequence? And you cannot prove it true when you make it. When you make the Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 34 34 | pembroke college judgment, you don’t have enough evidence. When you have enough evidence, it’s too late to be affected by your judgment. So one has to operate in this vague area. Would one choose Afghanistan to fight a war? Obviously not. Nobody has ever conquered Afghanistan. This country knows it better than anybody else. But that’s not the present issue. The present issue is – being there, how does one judge the impact of a precipitate withdrawal on Pakistan, India, Russia, and other countries who are needed to maintain the international order? And having said that, what is the impact of staying and how can one translate a unilateral effort by America together with some European help into an enterprise in which other affected nations change? What we have clearly learned over the past decade is that we cannot do this by simply endurance. Other countries have to understand that there’s a limit to what we can do. But to begin a term by a total reversal of policy, I would argue would have very serious consequences in Pakistan and India. Now can one sustain that with domestic opinion? That’s the obligation of leaders. I don’t know that. AM: If you can make comparisons across time, when you were dealing with trying to bring an end to an unpopular war in Vietnam, ‘peace with honour’ was one of the goals that you set yourself then. What would ‘peace with honour’ look like in Afghanistan? HK: Well, Afghanistan is a different kind of issue from Vietnam. In Vietnam, if people reviewed the negotiations seriously, and not used it for placards and demonstrations, they will see that there was one issue that we identified with honour, and one issue only, and that was that the United States would not overthrow a government that our predecessors had established, to which we had no individual obligation, that we would not overthrow that government and put in a communist government, and thereby betray the people who had relied on us. That was the one condition we refused to meet. All other conditions were adjustable. And I find it interesting that recently a book has been published in Hanoi, based on Hanoi archives, about the negotiations between Le Duc Tho and myself, which makes almost the opposite point to the ones the critics here at home always make: and the point in that book is that Vietnam would not settle until it had an absolute superiority on the battlefield. They insisted on victory. We kept looking for compromise; they were not looking for compromise. Now in the present situation there is tactically a finality – that if you are a guerilla and you are fighting under these conditions, you think endurance is one of your strongest weapons and you can count on the psychological loss of your enemy and therefore if you ‘defenders of freedom’, or whatever you call ourselves, collapse, they will learn for the next battle that this is what they can count on and if you think – as I do, and most people who have studied this believe – that if they are given the impetus of inevitable victory, that Pakistan with, say, 100 nuclear weapons, becomes an ungovernable country and the line of the issue then moves to the Indian border, you have then made the situation infinitely worse. Now – your question is what is ‘peace with honour’? In Vietnam, you could conceive that there was at least a party you could negotiate with in Hanoi. In Afghanistan you have an amorphous collection of guerilla groups whose total impact can be disastrous but who are not necessarily in a position to settle it themselves in any Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 35 annual gazette | 35 reliable way. What I don’t think has been sufficiently addressed yet, and to which I don’t have a detailed answer, is the following anomaly. In Vietnam and Iraq you could say, as an American, that we had a decision to make: does it affect our national security or not? And there was a legitimate debate on this. But once the decision had been made that it was a national security issue, only we could do it because there was no other country with sufficient interests – except Britain in Iraq, but the major threat had to come from us. But now with Afghanistan you can say that if you analyse it in terms of national interests, that India, Pakistan, Russia, China and even Iran if it ever can approach a rational faith, have a common interest in at least one thing: that Afghanistan not become a base for terrorism against its neighbours. Now is it possible to bring about a democracy – that is still a generally accepted common interest – into a common policy? I don’t know that – but I think that should be the big effort over the next year or so. It shouldn’t be a purely military engagement. In the 19th century, a strategic problem in Europe was – what do you do with the ports on the Channel facing Britain? It was always thought that it had to be in hands of some major power, but whenever a major power got this, Britain would fight. So finally when Belgium was created, the concept of neutrality was associated with it, that was guaranteed by the powers. Now that was a very simple thing in that respect but it avoided this issue until the Germans, for reasons unconnected with the naval issue, attacked through Belgium. Now is it possible to create a definition of prohibited terrorist activities that many nations share and that they agree to enforce? And how would you do that? But it seems to me that this is the best outcome in Afghanistan that we can understand. How to form a democratic government in Afghanistan is a 50 year project and if we tie our actions to progress towards democracy in Afghanistan, we are in a bottomless bog. MH: In an interview with Der Spiegel, you mentioned that people who attacked you or your views sometimes said – in America, that is – that, ‘We have to be careful, because he’s still a German.’ What did they mean by that? HK: One has to look at American historic foreign policy. America is different from any other country first in the sense that the huge majority of its population – I mean, all of its population really – are immigrants. They had turned their back on their previous societies and they came to America in order to leave behind the quarrels of Europe, the oppressions of Europe. Secondly, when they got there, they were in a country that had two great oceans protecting them. So Americans did not have to think about the vicissitudes of foreign policy the way other nations had to. So foreign policy has appeared to Americans as a series of individual problems that could be solved, and once they were solved, you could withdraw into a kind of isolation. My conviction has been that this was correct and really a part of American history, but in the contemporary world you are a participant whether you like it or not and we have to avoid in America the temptation towards isolation, but also the temptation to identify foreign policy with psychiatry and with a mission. We have to understand the historical processes through which other nations have gone and the culture that they represent, and therefore I tend to get attacked from the Left and the Right. From the Left, because they think I am Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 36 36 | pembroke college too much oriented towards strategic analysis. From the Right, because I don’t like to lead crusades. But maybe this is the arrogance of age. I believe whether people agree with my specific views or not, that is a secondary question. But in terms of the fundamental analysis that I am presenting, you cannot encompass it by saying, ‘pragmatism against idealism’ – and I am convinced that in the years ahead we are coming to that view because we have no choice. How can we prescribe to China, which has 4,000 years of uninterrupted history, most of which they traversed before we even existed, that we can prescribe to them how to run their own domestic affairs? Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 37 annual gazette | 37 President Theodore Roosevelt at Pembroke – a 100 year anniversary Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States from 1901–1909. On leaving office, he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Cambridge on May 26 1910. The then Master of Pembroke, Arthur James Mason, happened to be Vice-Chancellor of the University at the time of Roosevelt’s visit to Cambridge to receive his honorary degree. He met Roosevelt at the Cambridge railway station. They then went briefly to the Master’s Lodge at Pembroke before visiting Emmanuel College to look at the portrait there of John Harvard (1607–1638), an alumnus of Emmanuel, and after whom Harvard University was named (in acknowledgement of the fact that John Harvard was its first benefactor). Roosevelt and the Master then returned to Pembroke for a lunch in Roosevelt’s honour, attended by 100 people, before proceeding to Senate House for the degree ceremony. After the degree ceremony, Roosevelt addressed an especially convened meeting of the Cambridge Union, at which he was made an honorary member of the Cambridge Union. To mark the 100 year anniversary of Roosevelt’s visit to Pembroke, we reproduce here an edited version of Roosevelt’s speech to the Cambridge Union: Something in the nature of a tract was handed to me before I came up here. It was an issue of the Gownsman [holding up, amid laughter, a copy of an undergraduate publication] with a poem portraying the poet’s natural anxiety lest I should preach at him... I will promise to preach as little as I can, but you must take your chance, for it is impossible to break the bad habit of a lifetime at the bidding of a comparative stranger... Now I thank you very much for having made me an honorary member. Harvard men feel peculiarly at home when they come to Cambridge. We feel we are in the domain of our spiritual forefathers, and I doubt if you yourselves can appreciate what it is to walk about the courts, to see your buildings, and your pictures and statues of the innumerable men whose names we know so well, and who have been brought closer to us by what we see here... It gives an American university man a peculiar feeling to come here and see so much that tells of the ancient history of the University... Now I am going to disregard your poet and preach to you just for one moment, but I will make it as little obnoxious as possible. The Secretary spoke of me as if I were an athlete. I am not, and never have been one, although I have always been very fond of outdoor amusement and exercise. There was, however, in my class at Harvard, one real athlete who is now in public life. I made him [Robert Bacon] Secretary of State...and he is now Ambassador in Paris. If I catch your terminology straight, he would correspond to your triple blue. He was captain of the football eleven, played on the baseball team, and rowed in the crew, and in addition to that he was champion heavyweight boxer and wrestler, and won the 220-yard dash. His son was captain of the Harvard University crew that came over here and was beaten by Oxford two years ago. [Voices: ‘Cambridge’.] Well, I never took a great interest in defeats. [Loud laughter and applause.] Now, as I said before, I never was an athlete, although I have always led an outdoor life, and have accomplished something in it, simply because my theory is that almost any man can do a great deal, if he will, by getting the utmost possible service out of the qualities that he actually possesses. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 38 38 | pembroke college There are two kinds of success. One is the very rare kind that comes to the man who has the power to do what no one else has the power to do. That is genius. I am not discussing what form that genius takes; whether it is the genius of a man who can write a poem that no one else can write, The Ode on a Grecian Urn, for example, or Helen, thy beauty is to me; or of a man who can do 100 yards in nine and three-fifths seconds. Such a man does what no one else can do. Only a very limited amount of the success of life comes to persons possessing genius. The average man who is successful – the average statesman, the average public servant, the average soldier, who wins what we call great success – is not a genius. He is a man who has merely the ordinary qualities that he shares with his fellows, but who has developed those ordinary qualities to a more than ordinary degree... It is just so in public life. It is not genius, it is not extraordinary subtlety, or acuteness of intellect, that is important. The things that are important are the rather commonplace, the rather humdrum virtues that in their sum are designated as character. If you have in public life men of good ability, not geniuses, but men of good abilities, with character – and, gentlemen, you must include as one of the most important elements of character, commonsense – if you possess such men, the Government will go very well. I have spoken only of great successes; but what I have said applies just as much to the success that is within the reach of almost every one of us. I think that any man who has had what is regarded in the world as a great success must realise that the element of chance has played a great part in it. Of course a man has to take advantage of the opportunities; but the opportunities have to come. If there is not the war, you don’t get the great general; if there is not the great occasion you don’t get the great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in times of peace no one would have known his name now. The great crisis must come, or no man has the chance to develop great qualities. There are exceptional cases, of course, where there is a man who can do just one things, such as a man who can play a dozen games of chess or juggle with four rows of figures at once – and as a rule he can do nothing else. A man of this type can do nothing unless in the one crisis for which his powers fit him. But normally the man who makes the great success when the emergency arises is the man who would have made a fair success in any event. I believe that the man who is really happy in a great position – in what we call a career – is the man who would also be happy and regard his life as successful if he had never been thrown in that position. If a man lives a decent life and does his work fairly and squarely so that those dependent on him and attached to him are better for his having lived, then he is a success, and he deserves to feel that he has done his duty and he deserves to be treated by those who have had greater success as nevertheless having shown the fundamental qualities that entitle him to respect... I am not speaking cant to you. I remember once sitting at a table with six or eight other public officials, and each was explaining how he regarded being in public life, how only the sternest sense of duty prevented him from resigning his office, and how the strain of working for a thankless constituency was telling upon him, and nothing but the fact that he felt he ought to sacrifice his comfort to the welfare of the country kept him in the arduous life of statesmanship. It went Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 39 annual gazette | 39 round the table until it came to my turn. This was during my first term of office as President of the United States. I said: ‘Now gentlemen, I do not wish there to be any misunderstanding. I like my job, and I want to keep it for four years longer.’ [Loud laughter and applause.] I don’t think any President ever enjoyed himself more than I did. Moreover, I don’t think any ex-President enjoyed himself more. I have enjoyed my life and my work because I thoroughly believe that success – the real success – does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position. There is no man here today who has not the chance so to shape his life after he leaves this university that he shall have the right to feel, when his life ends, that he has made a real success of it; and his making a real success of it does not in the least depend upon the prominence of the position he holds. Gentlemen, I thank you, and I am glad I have violated the poet’s hope and have preached to you. With thanks to Frank King, Fellow of Churchill College, for pointing out this anniversary to the Gazette. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 40 40 | pembroke college Through a Glass Darkly Colin Wilcockson The following poem was awarded the Seatonian Prize 2009 by the University of Cambridge for best poem by an MA of the University on a sacred theme: The paraclete dove looks down from my window Head-inclined, wings wide-spread In offered embrace. The fledgling had startled me as it crashed on the glass. Had it mistaken the self-image as a mate Or a threat, without reflecting? (I watched the palpitation Of its cooling body On the rose-bed death-bed.) The impacted image remains. I shall leave it Till the summer rains Lave it and disintegrate its integrity, Till the soft-feathered image Is effaced. When I was a child... The child in the mirror Reflected another persona. Self-absorbed, I did not understand The face always returning smile for smile, The farewell wave of the hand. But now I am a man... I know That the broken body Pierced by Longinus’ spear And the cooling of the corpse After thirst-anguished heat Was the correlation of God made flesh Dwelling among us... No longer the reflection Or the windowed paraclete, No longer a symbol to disentangle But en clair face to face The knowing and the known In eternal embrace. © Colin Wilcockson, 2010 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 B. COLLEGE NEWS Page 41 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 42 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 43 annual gazette | 43 NEW FELLOWS In October 2009, ten new Fellows were admitted to the College. Here they introduce themselves to the Pembroke College Cambridge Society in their own words: CAROLINE BURT was admitted to Pembroke in October 2009 as Admissions Tutor and Fellow in History. She writes: I was born and raised in Manchester and went to Loreto Grammar School in Altrincham, after which I did my undergraduate degree in History at Churchill College, Cambridge. Having alighted on medieval history early in my time at Churchill, I decided first to follow my BA with an MPhil in Medieval History, this time at New Hall (now Murray Edwards College), and a PhD, studying under Christine Carpenter. My interest initially was on governance, on how kingship operated in medieval England, and particularly how one king, Edward I, translated policy made at the centre into action on the ground in a society that lacked either a police force or a standing army. As time went on, I began more and more to think about the ideas which underlay kingly policy-making, and how far those ideas evolved in both a European and a particularly English context. I am currently finishing a book on Edward I and am about to embark on another, on England in the 13th and 14th centuries. Having finished my PhD at New Hall in 2004, I was made a senior member of the College, responsible for teaching undergraduates at the College and across the University. A year later I became a full College Teaching Officer and Director of Studies for the College’s historians. At the same time, my interest in recruitment developed and I became the College’s Admissions Tutor responsible for schools liaison. When I ceased to hold that position, I became History Faculty Schools Liaison Officer, a role I still play and very much enjoy. The post of Admissions Tutor and College Lecturer at Pembroke therefore represented an ideal job opportunity for me, and I was absolutely delighted to join the College in October. RENAUD GAGNÉ was appointed University Lecturer in Greek Literature in the Faculty of Classics in October 2009 and became a Fellow at Pembroke College the same month. He writes: I am a historian of archaic and classical Greek literature and religion. My published work is mostly concerned with the representation of religious culture in early Greek poetry (8th–5th c. BCE). I am also particularly interested in the study of Greek poetry in performance as well as the history of classical scholarship, especially early modern Humanism. After a BA in Classics, I received a Masters in Ancient History from the Université de Montréal. I then completed a PhD in Classical Philology at Harvard, which I partly spent on fellowships in Athens and Berlin. I was Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Literature at McGill University before coming to Cambridge last September, where I am now a University Lecturer in Greek Literature and a Fellow of Pembroke College. This summer I will be completing two edited volumes. One is a comparative study of human sacrifice in ancient Greece, China, and Mesoamerica, the other a series of Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 44 44 | pembroke college investigations on the chorus of Greek tragedy and comedy. I am also finishing a monograph on the theme of ancestral fault – the idea that children can be punished for the 'sins' of their fathers – in early Greek literature. MINA GORJI was appointed a Fellow in English at Pembroke College in October 2009. She writes: I was born in Tehran in 1975 and moved to Britain in 1980. I grew up in London and went on to study English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge (1993–1996) and then to Oxford, where I took an MPhil in Romantic Literature at Lady Margaret Hall. I went on to complete a PhD on the poetry of John Clare under the supervision of Tom Paulin and Lucy Newlyn after which I was appointed a Career Development Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford. After two years of teaching and research, I won a Research Fellowship at Magdalen college, Oxford in 2005. I moved back to Cambridge in 2008 to take up a post in the Faculty of English, where I am now a University Lecturer. My research is centered on the Romantic period. More broadly, I am interested in poetics and in the various forms and values of the uncultivated or ‘rude’ – literary, social, cultural and linguistic. I have edited a collection of essays, Rude Britannia (2007), and recently enjoyed speaking on the subject for the BBC (unbleeped). Other published works include a monograph, John Clare and the Place of Poetry (2009), which celebrates Clare’s ‘literariness’. He was, I argue, an ‘artfully artless’ poet, widely and deeply read, whose verses are not the naive or ‘rude’ utterances of a simple ‘peasant poet’ but sophisticated and alive with echoes. I have also published a number of articles and essays on literary awkwardness, the poetics of mess, pastoral and literary allusion. I am currently editing a collection of essays on working class poetry and writing on the poetics of weeds. I have published poetry in a number of journals, including The London Magazine, Magma, The Oxford Magazine, and The International Literary Quarterly. ALEX HOUEN was appointed University Lecturer in the Faculty of English in October 2009 and became a Fellow at Pembroke College the same month. He writes: I was born in Oxford and lived for 15 years in Australia where, at the University of Sydney, I did a BA(Hons) in English Literature and an MPhil before coming up to King's College, Cambridge where I completed a doctorate in 1999. I then taught Modern British and American literature for 10 years at the University of Sheffield, becoming Senior Lecturer in 2008. During his time at Sheffield I published a monograph, Terrorism and Modern Literature: from Joseph Conrad to Ciaran Carson (OUP, 2002), along with various articles on avant-gardism, theories of affect, modern American fiction, and war literature. I am currently completing a monograph on experimental US writing since the 1960s and am developing another project on sacrifice. I co-edit the poetry journal Blackbox Manifold (at www.manifold.group.shef.ac.uk). Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 45 annual gazette | 45 DANILO IGLIORI was appointed the Adam Smith Fellow in Land Economy at Pembroke College in October 2010, and became Director of Studies in Land Economy. He writes: My academic trajectory goes back to the late 1980s and early 1990s. I received my BA in Economics from the University of Sao Paulo in 1991. During my undergraduate studies I got interested in the theories of economic development and started to engage with environmental issues. Reading economics on those years was very exciting due to the huge transformations related to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Although I had always thought of pursuing an academic career, I started my professional life working for large companies. Firstly, I worked as internal auditor for a then state run company specialized on mining and natural resources (Vale). That was a great experience as I had the chance to visit a number of operational areas such as mines, ports, and railways. I also visited the Amazon region for the first time when working for Vale. I then moved to a retail bank (Unibanco) and worked as a project analyst. The contrast could not be more dramatic. In the end of 1996 I decided that it was time to return to the university and started to prepare for the national exams, which are required for admission to Masters programmes in Economics in Brazil. In 1998 I started my MSc in Economics at the University of Sao Paulo and got interested in applied economics and econometrics. In 1999 the publication of The Spatial Economy by Fujita, Krugman and Venables had a fundamental impact on my career. This book, which consolidates what is now called the New Economic Geography, introduced me to the topics that have been at the core of my research agenda ever since. I completed the MSc programme with a dissertation entitled ‘Economics of industrial clusters and development’, and that was published as a book in 2001. Whilst doing the MSc, the idea of spending some time abroad and doing a PhD in a world class university kept growing in my thoughts. In September 2000 I arrived at Darwin College, Cambridge to do an MPhil in Land Economy with a view to doing a full PhD. During the MPhil, I wrote a dissertation on high-tech clusters in the UK, and that dissertation resulted in two articles and three chapters in edited volumes. Everything was indicating that I would write my PhD on industrial clusters but Professor Timo Goeschl (now at the University of Heidelberg), who was lecturing on environmental economics to my class, invited me to join him as research assistant in a new research programme on biodiversity and economics for conservation (Bioecon). In order to take part I would have to write my PhD on environmental issues and have Timo as my PhD supervisor. So my PhD dissertation ended up being on the spatial economics of conservation and development, with a special focus on the Brazilian Amazon. I completed my dissertation in 2005 and published two articles and one book (Spatial Economics of Conservation and Development: Topics on Land Use Change in the Brazilian Amazon (VDMVerlag, 2009)) on the basis of my PhD research. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 46 46 | pembroke college In 2004 I started my lecturing career at the Department of Land Economy. Initially covering sabbaticals and later having my own lecture courses when I became an Affiliated Lecturer. After graduating I also got a position at the Department of Economics in my old university in Sao Paulo. But I have never managed to leave Cambridge! So, I kept my position in the Department and started to ‘commute’, crossing the Atlantic a few times per year. This situation started to change when I was appointed to the Fellowship in Pembroke during 2009. However, I still fly back and forth due to research commitments and because my family is still living in Brazil. At the moment I am mainly involved with two research projects. One on the urban evolution of Sao Paulo, sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (an American institution based in Cambridge, MA). Another on land use in the Brazilian Amazon in partnership with a number of natural scientists. I am also trying to co-author a short book entitled Introduction to Applied Spatial Economics, to be published by Edward Elgar. COLIN LIZIERI writes: I joined Cambridge University in October 2009 as Grosvenor Professor of Real Estate Finance in the Department of Land Economy and was admitted as a Fellow at Pembroke the same month (at which point I discovered that my glasses don’t work very well in the chapel – yes, that was me mangling the Latin). Prior to arriving in Cambridge, I was Professor of Real Estate Finance in the Henley Business School, University of Reading and, before that, Reader in International Real Estate Markets at City University, with a spell as visiting professor at the University of Toronto. I was born in Yorkshire, but from a service family which finally settled near Oxford. My first degree was in geography from Oxford (St Edmund Hall). I then studied at the London School of Economics obtaining a doctorate in economic geography (focussing on local government resource allocation policy) under the supervision of the late Professor Emrys Jones. Before returning to academic life, I worked in social housing, urban development and property finance working mainly in central London. My main research interests relate to commercial real estate markets: in particular, to financial innovation in property, international capital flows and the development of global city office markets. That last topic is the subject of Towers of Capital, published by Blackwell in 2009, which examines the connections between the office markets of international financial centres and the systemic risk and volatility that those linkages create – as seen in the aftermath of the financial turmoil of 2007/8. I’ve provided advice to, inter alia, the Treasury, the Bank of England, the Corporation of London and the Norwegian government and appeared as an expert witness in the Lands Tribunal on property valuation issues. In my current research, I am extending the work on cities, examining linkages between property investment flows and European city networks in an EU-funded study, and am modelling the impact of shocks on the relationships between Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 47 annual gazette | 47 property and equity market returns with colleagues at Cambridge. I am also coauthoring a corporate finance textbook and attempting to produce a revised edition of a joint authored textbook, the Economics of Commercial Property Markets. At university, I played many sports at college level, but focussed mainly on athletics, obtaining a track blue in my last year before moving onto longer distances. Road running, though, has taken its toll on my knees and back, so my main exercise now is cycling with occasional games of cricket. As an Oxford boy, I follow the decline in the fortunes of United with a season ticket to sadness. My partner, Ruth, has the musical talent, but my own eclectic tastes find me at classical, jazz and world music concerts. I also retain an unhealthy (but strictly amateur) interest in hurricanes. SARAH NOUWEN writes: In September 2009 two friends and I pushed two trolleys down Downing Street. Behind me was Emmanuel College, where I had entered as an MPhil student in International Relations in 2004 and to which I returned to do a PhD in International Law in 2006. In front of me was Pembroke College, which I was going to join as the Mayer Brown Research Fellow in Public International Law. I looked forward to the experience of being a member of a community of scholars, to supervising enthusiastic students, to expanding my research as a fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, and, more down to earth, to having a set of rooms (plural!) to myself, in addition to the set of suitcases that had accommodated me over the past year of fieldwork. In 2004 I had come to Cambridge to do an MPhil in International Relations. I had just completed my legal studies, LLB and LLM, at Utrecht University. I had studied in the Netherlands in the days that students had the freedom to decide when to take which exams and how many years to take for their studies. I made it my policy to divide each year into six months in university and six months abroad. When I completed my legal studies I had interned for the Dutch ambassador in the UN Security Council, studied Transitional Justice in Cape Town, assisted in arbitrations in a law firm in Paris, conducted research on microfinance in Senegal and worked for the Netherlands Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the legality of pre-emptive use of force. Inside the university I had learnt the law; outside the university I had learnt that law alone did not provide all answers. So when I came to Cambridge, it was to study international relations, rather than international law. While at Cambridge, my world view changed. I arrived believing (or perhaps wanting to believe) that the world could be ‘fixed’; I ended the MPhil course better aware of the politics inherent in this ‘fixing’. Addicted to new insights, I had enrolled for a PhD, but at the end of the MPhil year I needed a summer break in the world ‘out there’. I called up my mentor from the days at the UN, who had been posted to Sudan. Hardly knowing where the country was, I volunteered to photocopy and make coffee. Southern Sudan’s first official President, Dr John Garang, was buried on the day of my arrival. Lacking his leadership, the Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 48 48 | pembroke college formation of the Government of National Unity was unstable. Would the recently concluded peace agreement that ended Africa’s longest civil war hold? The issues were gigantic and so was the workload for the Embassy. I was made legal and political advisor before I could touch any coffee or the photocopy machine. After three weeks of meetings with representatives from several political parties, UN officials and Sudanese lawyers, I realised I did not want to step out of this historic process. I deferred my PhD. But Cambridge never left my mind. In discussions with local leaders in Abyei, in trainings of lawyers in Darfur, and in meetings with senior Sudanese politicians, books that I had read in Cambridge suddenly sprang to mind: identity politics, globalisation of ideas, the ideology of law. Cambridge seminars lived on in Sudan. The more I became a field-worker, the stronger became Cambridge’s pull. The opportunity to transcend the fog of war and to reflect upon it in the world’s most beautiful and convenient place for studying was tempting. I returned to Emmanuel College to do a PhD in International Law. Back in Cambridge, however, I was never entirely back. The more I became a scholar, the stronger became the pull from the field. The PhD appeared to cater for both tower and field. Studying the catalysing effect of the International Criminal Court’s intervention in Uganda and Sudan, I could read books and write, as well as spend time in the Court and conduct research in two African states. Pushing the two trolleys down Downing Street, I felt “my life” in a material sense had become lighter. Having lived out of suitcases for the last year, physical belongings had been replaced by indelible experiences. The back gate opened – new research on peacekeeping operations, students, the Fellowship, a set of rooms awaited me. Pembroke welcomed me home. Thank you, Pembroke. SIÂN POOLEY writes: I joined Pembroke College in October 2009 as the Mark Kaplanoff Research Fellow in History. I was born and brought up near Lancaster, in north-west England, before coming to Cambridge in 2002 to read history at St John’s College. I remained at St John’s as a postgraduate, studying for an MPhil in Economic and Social History and then a PhD. My doctoral research was supervised by Dr Simon Szreter on the subject of parenthood and child-rearing in England, c.1860–1910. My research interests lie broadly in the social and cultural history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain. In particular, I am interested in understandings and experiences of family and intimacy. My research considers the interaction between individuals, civil society and the state in a period in which national, as well as local, government took an increasing interest in the welfare of the population and the raising of the next generation of citizens. I am currently working on turning my doctoral thesis into a book, which is provisionally entitled Placing Parenthood: Family, Community and Nation in England, 1860–1910. This argues that cultures of parenthood were not nationally uniform in this period, but instead were fundamentally shaped by place. This was Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 49 annual gazette | 49 not just because of diverse local occupational structures, but also due to distinct ideas of religious and political citizenship, to parents’ contrasting attitudes to children’s health and needs, and to the variety of understandings of the gender and age-specific demands of caring. I consider these themes through the lens of a wide range of archival and textual sources relating to three contrasting localities, drawing especially on diaries, letters, autobiographies, newspapers, and the records of schools, courts and government. I am interested in the interaction between these diverse geographical communities and the experiences or attitudes that were understood to be common to the nation. Shared beliefs about the rearing of children – and perceptions of the ways in which others performed their paternal and maternal roles – were a potent cultural resource that many religious, political, ideological and social leaders chose to mobilise. In this way, parenthood was not only a product of, but also constitutive of, ideas about gender, class, welfare and nation. My plans for future research projects have emerged from these conclusions. In particular, I hope to explore the ways in which attitudes to, and experiences of, parenthood changed in the first half of the twentieth century as average family size fell dramatically throughout England. I am also interested in developing two smaller projects that focus on narratives of identity through the study of diaries and children’s writings. In being part of the Pembroke community, I particularly enjoy the opportunity to teach undergraduates. I supervise students on the economic and social history of Britain since 1700, and find that this teaching both enriches my understanding of the period and inspires me to pursue my own research. ALFONSO SORRENTINO writes: Since September 2009 I have been a Herschel-Smith Research Fellow in Pure Mathematics at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Pembroke College. I was born in Rome, where I received my MA in Pure Mathematics with highest honors from the Università degli Studi Roma Tre. In 2003, I moved to Princeton University (USA) to study for my PhD in Pure Mathematics and in June 2008 I defended my doctoral thesis, titled ‘On the structure of action minimising sets for Lagrangian systems’. Before moving to Cambridge I spent one year in Paris as postdoctoral fellow of the Fondation des Sciences Mathématiques de Paris. My main research interests are in the fields of dynamical systems and geometry, in particular in the study of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian systems and their interplay with symplectic topology. Roughly speaking, given a set of differential equations, i.e. equations whose unknowns are not numbers but functions, describing the relations among certain typical variables of a system (for instance a physical system), the goal is to deduce the mathematical properties of its solutions and their geometric structure. This is a very active and important field of research, which is is transversal to many different fields both in pure and applied mathematics. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 50 50 | pembroke college MD. TAUFIQ UR-RAHMAN writes: I was admitted to Pembroke in October 2009 as a Drapers’ Company Research Fellow. Before that, I spent about one and half year as a postodoctoral research associate in Professor Colin Taylor’s lab at the department of pharmacology. Before starting my post-doc, I did my PhD under Colin’s supervision and graduated in April 2008 from Darwin College. I was born in Bogra, a northern district of Bangladesh, and spent my school and college days there. Later my parents moved to Dhaka, the capital city for my higher education and I obtained my BPharm and MPharm degree with first class first positions in both from the department of pharmacy, University of Dhaka. As my MPharm dissertation, I took a bioactivity-guided approach to isolate a compound from a Pepper family plant that accounted for its traditional use in pain and inflammatory ailments. While doing this, I became more aware of the rich heritage of medicinal plants of SouthEast Asia and developed an interest in phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology in general. After obtaining my MPharm, I spent about five months as a research associate in the same department and worked in a WHO-funded project that involved evaluation of some natural anti-oxidants against chronic arsenic poisoning which was emerging as a great geochemical hazard to public health in Bangladesh and the West Bengal. Afterwards, I served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences in a newly formed University in Dhaka for about a year. In 2004, I came to the UK to pursue an MSc in Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Manchester under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Scheme and passed with a distinction. In 2005, I was lucky enough to obtain the Yousouf Jameel Family Studentship for pursuing a PhD in Cambridge. During my PhD work, I looked at the behaviour of a family of proteins (‘ion channels’) responsible for releasing calcium within the cell. I remember how excited I was to see them in action, one at a time, using the so called patch-clamp technique. I found that these ion channels (known as IP3 receptors) can dynamically cluster in a stimulus-dependent manner and their collective behaviour differs markedly from that of individual proteins. My findings earned me a first authored paper in Nature in 2009. Recently I was given an Early Career Research Award 2011 by the Biochemical Society in the signal transduction category. My current research mainly lies in the cell signalling field with a focus on ion channels mediating calcium release within cells. In addition to this, my background in pharmaceutical sciences always inspires me to continue some research on medicinal chemistry. For the last few years, I have been rather dabbling in molecular modelling and few other in silico drug design approaches and collaborating with some medicinal chemists. Apart from research, I enjoy teaching. I have been supervising NST 1B pharmacology for the last few years. My other hobbies include watching movies, photography and listening to music. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 51 annual gazette | 51 FELLOWS’ NEWS Trevor Allan secured a two year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, to work on ‘The common law constitution of liberty’. Polly Blakesley was appointed a Trustee of the National Gallery. Tim Bussey was made a Reader in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience by the University of Cambridge; he also co-authored a study that showed that running triggers new cell growth in the brain, enhancing the brain’s ability to keep similar memories distinct. Vikram Deshpande was made a Professor. Ray Dolby was awarded the 2010 IEEE Edison Medal ‘For leadership and pioneering applications in audio recording and playback equipment for both professional and consumer electronics’. Roger Ferguson was one of four recipients of the Council for Economic Education’s 2009 Visionary Award. His award was made for championing economic empowerment. Andrea Ferrari was awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award, to conduct research into the utilisation of graphene, nanotubes and nanowires for large area optoelectronics. Ian Fleming’s book Molecular Orbits and Organic Chemical Reactions: Student Edition was published by Wiley Press. Loraine Gelsthorpe was made a Professor. Bill Grimstone’s book Building Pembroke Chapel: Wren, Pearce and Scott was published by Pembroke College. Sylvia Huot’s book Dreams of Lovers and Lies of Poets: Poetry, Knowledge and Desire in the Roman de la Rose was published by Legenda. The second edition of Nick McBride’s Letters to a Law Student was published by Pearson Education. Stephen O’Rahilly was elected a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation. He was also awarded the Dale Medal from the Society of Endocrinology and an honorary MSc by the University of Warwick. Jayne Ringrose’s book Summary Catalogue of the Additional Medieval Manuscripts in Cambridge University Library Acquired Before 1940 was published by Boydell Press. Dan Tucker and colleagues from the University of Cambridge and the Royal Veterinary College won the Dieter Lütticken Award – worth €20,000 and awarded to researchers who have made a significant contribution to finding alternatives to animal testing in the veterinary sciences – for developing an organ culture system based on by-products from abattoirs to study respiratory diseases in livestock. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 52 52 | pembroke college Md. Taufiq Ur-Rahman has received an Early Career Research Award for 2011 from the Biochemical Society of the United Kingdom. Colin Wilcockson was awarded the Seatonian Prize 2009 (an annual prize awarded by the University of Cambridge for the best English poem by an MA of the University on a sacred subject) for his poem ‘Through a Glass Darkly’. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 53 annual gazette | 53 GIFTS TO THE COLLEGE From – Professor John Bell, several books on international law. Lady Butler, 77 volumes of antiquarian books. John Clark, Richard Methley’s ‘Divina Caligo Ignorancie’: a Latin Glossed Version of ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’ (Salzburg 2009, edited by John Clark). Malcolm Cockrill, Chequer No. 9 (for the Ted Hughes archives). Priscilla Drew (via Cambridge in America), $1,000 for the Pembroke College Library. Caroline Everitt, 12 volumes of Punch 1863–1909. John Field, five books written by him: The King’s Nurseries: The Story of Westminster School; Kingdom, Power and Glory: A Historical Guide to Westminster Abbey; Considered Trifles; The Story of Parliament in the Palace of Westminster; and Durham Cathedral: Light of the North. Dr Grimstone, two books on architecture. Stephen Halliday, a book on Elizabeth Fry. Dr L.P. Johnson, numerous Cambridge University Press publications in various subjects. Dr Peter Martland, 18 history books covering the Middle Ages to the First World War. Ryden Mats, his book William Turner: Libellus de re Herbaria Novus (Uppsala 1999). Siegfried Neukirch, his book My journey to Albert Schweitzer (3rd ed, Trafford Publishing 2009) Dr David Oldfield, a book on Toulouse-Lautrec Mrs Doris Orr, a CD of the ‘Centenary in Honour of Robin Orr’. Mr Richard Pargeter, mathematical books from his father Robert’s (1934) library. Mr Daniel Rosenthal, three books on film studies. Natacha Simon, 14 economics books Roy Skinner, Sura of the Quran, an antique manuscript Mr Tony Wilkinson, several very fine private press books and volumes of Parenthesis, a fine art magazine. Mrs Albinia Willis, four books on Pembroke College history. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 54 54 | pembroke college THE COLLEGE CHAPEL REPORT Nicholas Chrimes’ history of Cambridge, Cambridge: Treasure Island in the Fens, published in 2009, observes that: ‘The [Cambridge] chapels have undeniably been pushed to the periphery of the modern scholar’s life… [It is to be hoped that] they will...remain an inspiration to great music and as deeply moving places of religion. However, although historians have found reflections of the great issues which faced this country within them, it is unlikely that the chapels will reflect the issues of the future.’ Notwithstanding contemporary trends, Pembroke Chapel seeks to engage with the past, the present and the future – above all in daily worship, but also through regular and lively fellowship, discussion groups (both formal and spontaneous), exhibitions, concerts and recitals, times of celebration and of sadness. It is true that for many members, the building and everything that goes on within it remain an unknown entity; it is equally true that many could not imagine life without it. The Chapel points to something beyond itself, and remains powerfully but quietly a place for everyone – as its termcard notes, ‘a place of peace and prayer for the whole College community’. Of all its work, the regular offering of worship is the Chapel’s primary purpose –daily Morning and Evening Prayer, attended by a handful of people; Sung Vespers, with texts that would have been familiar to the Foundress; gospel services and Thursday evening contemporary worship; the Advent Carol Service (to which over 260 piled in this year); the Matriculation Service (attended by the great majority of first-year undergraduates); Requiem Mass on Remembrance Sunday; and the Commemoration of Benefactors in May. It is encouraging to note that communicants this year were the highest since 2005–6, and Corporate Communions have been very happy and representative occasions. An average of 64 attended Sunday Evensong, a meeting place for a cross-section of College members. Over £2,800 was raised by retiring collections in aid of charitable causes. But calculations can only tell, as it were, less than half the story, and how many unknown thousands have passed through the chapel over the last year? Visitors come from all over to admire our Chapel’s beauty, and Dr Grimstone’s Building Pembroke Chapel: Wren, Pearce and Scott, published in Michaelmas Term 2009, has given us a far better sense of how this College gem came to appear as it does. An exhibition of our ecclesiastical treasures was mounted in June 2010 to coincide with the Benefactors’ Garden Party. Hundreds of visitors admired rare books, altar plate and embroidery, with items on display ranging from Lancelot Andrewes’ 1581 Bible in Slavonic to a set of Eucharistic vestments presented in October 2009 by the congregation of St Christopher’s at Pembroke House. The Easter Term also saw the re-appearance of the labyrinth – offering opportunities during the revision period for quiet reflection on the future – and the display of an installation featuring 1,000 peace cranes by artist Jay Gadhia. Music enriches worship on Sundays and feast-days, and the Choir – led by Dr Barrett and the organ scholars – has delighted and inspired congregations in College, at Pembroke House, in St Edmundsbury, York Minster and Ely, as well as Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 55 annual gazette | 55 in concert performances at home and abroad. At the May Week Choral Evensong we bade farewell, among the leavers, to our Kenderdine Organ Scholar, Peter Yarde Martin, to whom we send thanks and best wishes. We also welcomed the Schola Cantorum of Ardingly College to sing Evensong at the start of October, and during the course of the year were joined by parties from the congregations at Pembroke House and at Waresley. What more should I say? There’s not time to tell of the Revd Angela Tilby, who built her sermon around chocolate, or Bishop John Flack who had the tricky job of preaching on St Valentine’s Day (and was there also a nod to the day in the choice of ‘My eyes for beauty pine’ as the introit?); of the ethereal beauty of the Choir singing ‘O nata lux’ into the darkness on Candlemas night; of the battle for coco-pops at Sunday breakfast; of streaming sunlight and birdsong pouring through the open doors on Corpus Christi morning; of how many of the weary or perplexed, regardless of religious affiliation or inclination, have found in the Chapel rest in a constantly-moving College. Men and women who will deal with ‘the issues of the future’ are formed not least in places like this. Richard Stanton Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 56 56 | pembroke college PEMBROKE HOUSE REPORT Change, not decay, has been the keynote of the last 12 months at Pembroke House, 125 years since Pembroke undergraduates committed themselves to a small area south of the Thames. Physically, the building has undergone a splendid renaissance which has delighted all who have visited to see the benefits of the £1.5m refurbishment appeal. The reopening took place on 24 September when the Bishop of Southwark celebrated High Mass. A few unanticipated jobs which need completion have not prevented the new facilities humming with activity, for it is people who make a place what it is. The changes, indeed, were not only in the buildings, but also in the people. In summer 2009 the first full-time Centre Manager was appointed: Aydin Djemal brings a wealth of experience from his previous work in Manchester. Ann Atkins retired as Administrator in September, and she was thanked for her dedication and commitment. Having been Warden since March 2000, the Revd Mark Williams (1991) moved on in November, becoming Vicar of St John the Divine, Kennington. He took with him our warmest good wishes and heartiest thanks for extraordinary accomplishments over 10 years in Tatum Street. A presentation was made by the Master after his last College Evensong in October. Happily, the vacancy in the Warden’s post was ably covered by the Revd Andrew MoughtinMumby, Assistant Curate of St Christopher’s since July 2006. He, however, left on St Christopher’s Day in July, to become Rector of St Peter’s Walworth. Again we are very grateful to him. The new Warden and Vicar is to be the Revd David Evans, currently Assistant Curate in the parish of St John at Hackney and also Chair of Hackney Winter Night Shelter. He will be instituted and inducted at 8 pm on 23 September. More good news came later in the Easter Term when the Crown approved the Revd Canon Geoff Annas, a vigorous Warden from 1987 to 1994, to be the next Bishop of Stafford; his consecration is scheduled for September. Amid all the comings and goings, the work of the projects has continued. The Pembroke Academy of Music, directed by Benjamin Ellin, has flourished. Performances have included The Marriage of Figaro in October, a splendid joint concert with the College in February, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater in April. A regular concert series is now planned, as well as a tour in Belgium for a dozen of the most able students. The Young Visions project, directed by Wayne Marshall, has had an encouraging year, working with some 560 local pupils and students to deliver workshops, visits to places of work and University trips, some to the College. The Youth Centre is making good use of the new facilities and has also begun a collaboration with London Youth to deliver sports training activities. Significant this year was the departure of project director Richard Sontan (to whom we send our thanks and best wishes) following the reduction of its annual grant by the London Borough of Southwark, a decision which affected all local youth services. The refurbishment means that the range of activities in Pembroke House can now be expanded. A first sign of this was the launch of the Pembroke Luncheon Club by current resident Miriam Boyles (2005) in January. A hot lunch and Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 57 annual gazette | 57 activities for over-50s, every Thursday from 11.00am! St Christopher’s continues to prosper with a vibrant liturgy, and many Sundays the church is nearly full. In College, the support and interest of Junior Members has increased markedly. We knew it was going to be a good year when 73 students came to the Freshers’ Supper to hear more about the work in Walworth. Some £2,000 was raised in May Week alone thanks to the Oxford-to-Cambridge sponsored cycle ride, a garden party and the May Week Concert. Of course, Pembroke House relies upon the financial and practical generosity of a large number of supporters – public, corporate, charitable and individual. More help, however, is very much needed. New benefactors to join the group of committed subscribers, with whom regular contact is maintained, are most welcome and warmly appreciated. James Gardom, the Dean, is Honorary Treasurer and will gratefully receive contributions or provide information about ways to give: contact him at the College. Those in and around London are always welcome to drop in at 80 Tatum Street to visit the premises and projects. It might go without saying, though it would be wrong if it did, that we are most grateful to all members and friends who continue to give support and encouragement in this Anniversary Year. Preaching in Chapel on Whitsunday to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of Pembroke House, Fr Andrew reminded the congregation: ‘Pembroke House stands today as a sign of hope and the desire for human flourishing. It stands as a testimony to the passion and care which your predecessors had for the people of Walworth, people who lived then and often live today a life of struggle, and sometimes of hopelessness. It stands as a testimony to the rich diversity and unity of the People of God drawn together from every corner of the earth… I pray that you will continue to value the amazing things that go in Pembroke House Walworth, and that you’ll always know that a friendly welcome is waiting for you there.’ Richard Stanton www.pembrokehouse.org.uk Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 58 58 | pembroke college DEVELOPMENT OFFICE REPORT From the Development Director It is a beautiful late June day here in Pembroke, warm and sunny and for once the seasons are turning out to be, well, seasonal… But to continue the meteorological metaphor, it is clear that stormy times lie ahead. For this particular late June has witnessed the Emergency Budget, with threatened cuts across the board for all but what are known as ‘front-line’ services. At present, Lord Browne of Madingley is reviewing funding for Higher Education, and it is unlikely that he will be recommending showering universities with cash. More likely will be a suggestion that the contribution made to their education by students themselves will rise, in line with David Willetts’ ‘better deal for students and taxpayers’. And that rise will be significant. At present, the ‘topup’ tuition fee is £3,225 per annum, but this sum might need to be as much as quadrupled if the system is to be funded adequately. Without decisive action, the effect of this would be to divide the world of higher education into those who can pay and those who cannot. £12,000 per annum is more than the fees at many private schools and so may well be out of reach not only for the least well off, but also for those who have saved hard to put their children through the private system. Many Colleges already subsidise the education of every single one of their undergraduates and graduate students, and in Pembroke’s case we calculate this annual subsidy to be around £4,000 per year. While it is not yet possible to determine how many students will need how much further funding to meet the costs of their education at the College, it is clear that that subsidy will rise and the University itself will not be a source. So the Colleges and the University must work together to meet this funding challenge, and to ensure that the mantra of the last fifteen or so years – that no student should be deterred from applying to Cambridge on financial grounds – can be maintained. The collective ability to achieve this will naturally depend on the generosity and investment of alumni, companies and other philanthropic sources. Earlier this month (June 2010), the University announced that it had reached its £1 billion fundraising target, two years ahead of schedule. The ViceChancellor, who steps down at the end of this academic year, is naturally thrilled at what is a significant milestone in UK fundraising. The Colleges have collectively played their part, as donations to colleges have accounted for around 50% of that sum. For the remainder of the 800th Campaign, which will continue until its scheduled end in 2012 but with a revised target, your gifts to Pembroke will continue to count towards the overall funds raised under the 800th banner. As I write, I do not yet know the College’s own fundraising results for 2009–10, but it does look to be another highly successful one both in terms of new pledges and cash received. The Excellence in Perpetuity endowment campaign has reached £22 million towards the £25 million target, for which the deadline is November 2012, with a large majority of those funds raised for unrestricted endowment purposes. The College remains very grateful indeed to everyone who supports Pembroke at whatever level – all donations matter and make a difference. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 59 annual gazette | 59 I cannot let this opportunity pass to thank Paul Skinner (1963), as Chairman, and the members of the Campaign Board for their tremendous generosity and energy in advising and supporting the College’s fundraising efforts, by giving their wise counsel through Board meetings, hosting and attending events for potential donors and now helping us ensure that no stone is left unturned in our efforts to maximise the potential contribution from Members and other sources. We are pleased that Martin Reith has joined the group which includes Bobby King (1949), Andrew Chadwick (1961), Norman Bachop (1965), Robert Breare (1972), Richard Horlick (1977), Andrew Inglis (1977), Randall Dillard (1982), Marcus Bokkerink (1983), Peter Ringrose (1997) and William Charnley. Thanks to benefactions we have been able to fund more bursaries, more ‘Avenue Society’ places (funding which meets the annual subsidy the College makes for every Junior Member), and new support for research. Future issues of The Avenue will show how this generosity is enabling the College, and those within it, to thrive. Of course, the work of the Development Office spreads beyond asking for, and receiving, money; it also includes the task of building and rebuilding stronger relationships between Pembroke and its Members. Traditionally, the main focus for this work has been the annual cycle of events, which continue to thrive with more than 2,000 guests attending Pembroke events this year. Within this broad category, I am pleased to say that we have extended the type of event which we organise to include not just dinners, drinks parties and lunches, but also seminars and lectures of various types. As reported elsewhere, Henry Kissinger gave a fascinating talk at the German Xcellence Lecture – generously sponsored by David Andrews (2006), Chief Executive of Xchanging, one of the College’s corporate partners – Quentin Skinner delivered the K G Sykes Lecture in Italian Studies on Machiavelli, and several distinguished figures from academia and public life participated in the fourth William Pitt Seminar, A Blueprint for Survival. Parents of current students were privileged to hear Jonathan Lynn (1961) talk about his experience in film and television at this year’s Parents’ Luncheon in April. More recent developments include an increased emphasis on ecommunication. My colleague Elisabeth Wadge has spent a good deal of time on examining the pros and cons of the various approaches to improving this aspect of Pembroke’s interaction with Members. There are several alumni groups on LinkedIn, Facebook and we send regular “tweets” from pembroke1347 via Twitter as well as a termly email from the Master, which seems to attract a great deal of positive interest. As the University rolls out new software for managing online relations with alumni, so I expect Pembroke to be part of that programme. In the meantime, we are grateful to Rebecca Caroe (1984) for the time she has been putting into enhancing our online presence and communication. So great has the emphasis been on e-communication there have even been rumours that the Martlet might be discontinued as a printed publication in favour of an online, more frequently updated, version. These rumours may have been engendered by an unfortunate phrase in the Martlet itself, not to mention the various images of the fabled bird being killed, roasted and stuffed throughout the pages of the magazine! In fact, there are no plans at all to stop printing the annual Martlet and I am pleased to report that Dr Alex Houen, a new Fellow of the Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 60 60 | pembroke college College, has agreed to become editor. The reason for the mistaken impression is that there are plans, should funds permit, to create an online ‘flying Martlet’ whose content would be produced by a resident writer with the aim of ensuring that the many interesting aspects of Pembroke life are recorded and broadcast on a frequent basis via the College website. We have already established the Pembroke Record webpage (www.pem.cam.ac.uk/record/) as an interesting and dynamic resource, but our hope is that the content of this page will grow rapidly as a result of this new emphasis. More soon. The weather outside is now a little hazier: indeed there are clouds but the sun threatens to break through now and then. Perhaps a fitting metaphor for our confidence in the bright prospects ahead for the College once the immediate uncertainty has cleared. Matthew Mellor The Corporate Partnership Programme The economic climate of the past two or three years has meant that companies are more reluctant to commit to a partnership, but we have continued to strengthen our relationships with the partners that we do have. During the past year we have welcomed DSM, a Dutch Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, to the Programme and Professor Jos Put, Chief Technology Officer, was admitted to the College as their William Pitt Fellow in February 2010. We have already held a workshop on Engineering Thermoplastics in the College for the company and will be organising a further seminar in the autumn. Cheyney Group, new partners in 2009, have held a seminar here, and in February the company’s managing director and William Pitt Fellow, Mr Richard Parmee (1970) sponsored the Parmee Prize for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise. The competition, which is open to Pembroke students, was won by a current undergraduate, Chris Bryan (2007), and his team, ‘Mobile MS’, who are hoping to produce aids for younger people suffering from diseases such as MS. Our two major events of the year were the fourth William Pitt Seminar, A Blueprint for Survival, which was held in Emmanuel College’s Queen’s Building in October. This was a fascinating session, chaired by the former Vice-Chancellor Lord Broers, with talks from: the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor John Beddington; the Government’s chief advisor on Energy and Climate Change, Professor David Mackay; the Harvard Professor of Environmental Engineering, Peter Rogers; and the Cambridge Professor of Infectious Diseases, Derek Smith. The theme continued the narrative from previous years’ seminars, which had looked at climate change and then at risk, and the evening was rounded off by dinner in Hall in Pembroke. This year's seminar will again be held in Emmanuel College, and will be entitled Geopolitics: Crisis and Change. The BBC’s James Naughtie will chair the session. In November the Second Xchanging German Xcellence Lecture was given by Dr Henry Kissinger, who spoke to a packed and enthralled audience. The subject Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 61 annual gazette | 61 of the 2010 lecture is as yet to be decided. An audio recording of this, together with a video of the two of the previous William Pitt Seminars, can be found on the College’s ‘Pembroke Record’ page at www.pem.cam.ac.uk/record/. In the past year we have again been involved with various projects for BT, including Partnership Vision and Business Vision courses, a seminar on security, and frequent meetings. We have also helped the company to find students for summer placements. We expect that the relationship will continue to flourish in the coming twelve months. Mr Matt Bross, who was the company's William Pitt Fellow left the company last year, and the College elected Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of BT, to succeed him. In late January, we held an extremely well-attended graduate careers event for Grosvenor, the UK property business, which drew students from across the University. The Corporate Partnership Programme continues to be a high quality avenue for companies with diverse research and strategic interests to interact with various people in and elements of the University via the network that exists in the academic staff of the College. If you would like more information about how it works, please do not hesitate to contact me on 01223 339080. Matthew Mellor The Matthew Wren Society The 13th meeting of the Society was held in College on Saturday 17 October 2009, when 92 members, and their guests, were entertained to lunch in Hall following a reception hosted by the President in the Old Library. After lunch, a selection of the watercolours left to the College by Monica Partridge (1998) were displayed in the Nihon Room. Membership of the Society is open to anyone who has notified the College of an intention to benefit the College by a bequest. Matthew Wren (1585–1667) – undergraduate, Fellow and President of the College (1616–24), and Bishop of Ely (1638–67) – was a notable benefactor of the College. (His body is interned in the crypt of the Chapel, which he had built as a gift to the College, in 1665.) The Society has a membership of over 340. The names of those who have consented to be identified – together with a number of recent bequests received – are listed below. To all, the College is extremely grateful. I A Ewen (1933) P J D Langrishe (1935) G E Millard (1935) J A C Drew (1936) I N Turner (1938) J B H Knight (1939) M D Jepson (1940) HH Sebag-Montefiore (1943) J F Bostock (1944) C A Price (1944) P B Mackenzie Ross (1945) T O'Donnell (1945) D R Smith (1945) R G Bennett (1946) J T Edmond (1946) G R Evans (1946) K N Palmer (1946) R T Sanders (1946) M W Thompson (1946) R B Waterhouse (1946) P R Langham (1947) H G Penman (1947) J M Smith (1947) M B Cheales (1948) R M L Humphreys (1948) J M D Knight (1948) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 62 62 | pembroke college J G Parker (1948) R N Quartano (1948) C J Addison (1949) R Bonnett (1949) M F Collcutt (1949) H J L Fitch (1949) J F K Hinde (1949) R H King (1949) E D Peacock (1949) R L Stewart (1949) P L Tennant (1949) M J C Annand (1950) J W Bell (1950) P C Flory (1950) A N Savage (1950) J J M Barron (1951) A B Carles (1951) J L Dixon (1951) A M Hall-Smith (1951) R T Kingdon (1951) R T Lawman (1951) K A C Patteson (1951) W R Riddington (1951) G B Smethurst (1951) M B Whittaker (1951) J P Barber (1952) J C R Downing (1952) R N Field (1952) G R Hext (1952) P J Pugh (1952) D F Beckley (1953) I D Crane (1953) I D McPhail (1953) A N Paterson (1953) J D P Phillips (1953) N A Robeson (1953) N F Robinson (1953) P H Vince (1953) J M Whitehead (1953) C Beadle (1954) N I Cameron (1954) G F Fooks (1954) A H Isaacs (1954) I Meshoulam (1954) R L Allison (1955) M Bett (1955) J E Bowen (1955) D W Eddison (1955) C Gilbraith (1955) D A Hewitt (1955) J D Hind (1955) T R Hopgood (1955) N La Mar (1955) H J F McLean (1955) N M Pullan (1955) J M P Soper (1955) R J Warburton (1955) P W Boorman (1956) B M Fagan (1956) D H Mellor (1956) M A Roberts (1956) T G Rosenthal (1956) T J Harrold (1957) J M H Hunter (1957) J B Macdonald (1957) D W H McCowen (1957) R B Wall (1957) M F Atiyah (1958) R A C Berkeley (1958) O C Brun (1958) R J M Gardner (1958) J D Harling (1958) J Lawrence (1958) A E Palmer (1958) G Parry (1958) K H T Schiemann (1958) J Sutherland-Smith (1958) G J Williams (1958) W R Williams (1958) J N Woulds (1958) H A Crichton-Miller (1959) D R Ives (1959) P N Jarvis (1959) M G Kuczynski (1959) J A McMyn (1959) Y A Wilks (1959) P A C Cogan (1960) J P Warren (1960) J B Wilkin (1960) P G Bird (1961) J A H Chadwick (1961) S Halliday (1961) R M Wingfield (1961) R W Jewson (1962) M J Llewellyn-Smith (1962) K M McNeil (1962) R C Sommers (1962) J C R Turner (1962) T H Gibbons (1963) S C Palmer (1963) P D Skinner (1963) J A Stott (1963) J C D Hickson (1964) C R M Kemball (1965) R G H Bethel (1966) E M Himsworth (1966) R I Jamieson (1966) C R B Goldson (1967) M Goodwin (1967) C R Webb (1967) I C Brownlie (1968) I P Collins (1968) D E Love (1968) P D Milroy (1968) T J H Townshend (1968) J P Wilson (1968) P G Cleary (1969) B C Heald (1969) J H Kellas (1969) W R Siberry (1969) W S Gould (1970) H J Perkins (1970) J R Wiesenfeld (1970) R H Johnson (1971) R Kinns (1971) M H Thomas (1971) M S Oakes (1972) A G Singleton (1972) M A Smyth (1973) A S Ivison (1974) S G Trembath (1974) R D Jacobs (1975) K P Van Anglen (1975) M J Burrows (1976) N G Walker (1976) N J Brooks (1977) S M Andrews (1978) N T Beazley (1978) J C Finnemore (1978) M K Jackson (1978) D S Walden (1978) L J Reeve (1979) H H Erskine-Hill (1980) M E Bartlett (1981) D J Hitchcock (1982) D N Pether (1983) V J Bowman (1984) J W Laughton (1989) G P Shields (1991) J P Parry (1992) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 63 annual gazette | 63 M A Bagnall-Oakeley (1994) H P Raingold (1994) A R B A Mydellton (1997) J Mayne (2004) The College apologises for any inadvertent omissions, and invites members willing to see their names listed in future to write accordingly to Sally March at the College. The following bequests were received by the College: C E Davis (1948), a further £10,000 W E Burcham (1934), £8,000 P W St L Searle (1950), £995 C N G W Aschan (1924), £25,018 H A V Bulleid (1930), £3,000 T E M Douglas (1944), £3,000 R B Little (1967), £16,790 G B Houston (1963), a further £670 A Legacy to Pembroke College Cambridge, which contains helpful information on making a bequest to the College, can be obtained by telephoning Sally March on (01223) 339079, writing to her at the College, or contacting her by e-mail ([email protected]). James Hickson The 1347 Committee Parents Luncheon The 16th 1347 Committee Parents Luncheon was held at the beginning of the Easter Term, on Sunday 18 April 2010. 190 parents and other family members joined current members of the College for the occasion in Hall after drinks in the Old Library. Mr Jonathan Lynn (1961), the director, writer and actor, was this year’s guest speaker. The Committee would like to thank all those who attended this year’s Lunch and those who made donations. The £3,000 raised has been given to a College fund that directly supports Pembroke students in need of financial assistance. The next Parents Luncheon will be held on Sunday 16 January 2011 and details will be circulated to the parents of Junior Members in Autumn 2010. 1347 Committee Officers 2009–2010 President: K W Lawson (2007) Vice-Presidents: J A Bashford (2004), H M Rickman (2006), J M Sengendo (2006) Secretaries: C F Muhuza (2008) & R H Quick (2008) Publicity Officer: C J Dobbing (2008) 1347 Committee Officers 2010–2011 President: R H Quick (2008) Other officers will be elected at the outset of the 2010–11 Academical Year Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 64 64 | pembroke college The Pembroke Leavers’ Group 2009–2010 This year has been yet another successful one for the Pembroke Leavers’ Group. At the time of writing, 41% of the leaving year have made a donation, pledging a total of £9,521 to the College. This is a Pembroke Leavers’ Group record, with contributions supporting key funds that help to maintain Pembroke’s rich diversity, while providing graduates with a way to vocalise their thanks for and their support of the College. Students are able to donate to seven different funds: the Pembroke Leavers’ Group Student Support Fund, the College’s endowment, the Peter May Sports Fund, Pembroke House, the Peter Cook Drama Fund, the Kenderdine Music Fund and the Pembroke African Scholarship. On behalf of the Committee I would like to thank all those who took time to meet with us, made further enquiries and especially those who pledged their support. Much of our work this year focused on broadening the appeal of the PLG and raising participation. A product of these efforts was the design of a welcoming PLG introduction booklet that was distributed amongst leavers, with a photo memories booklet now going to print as a memento of our leavers’ time here. We hope that by raising the profile of the PLG and by normalising this type of activity we have been able to foster stronger connections with the College in the longer term. I’d like to thank the Committee for their hard work and patience throughout the year, to which our success has been the strongest testimony. Finally, the Committee itself would like to thank Sally March for her fantastic guidance and support throughout the year and to wish next year’s Committee the very best in extending the PLG further. Jack Tavener President: Jack Tavener Committee: Rona Anderson-Witty, Lucy Baldwin, Tom Bond, Chris Bryan, Hannah Brooks, Philippa Dale, Kyle Lawson, Helen Mackey, Zami Majuqwana, Laura Mckoy, Alice Newton, Imogen Taylor, Lizzy Tyler, Amelia Viney Donors to the Pembroke Leavers’ Group 2009–2010: S M Adams (2007) C F Alonzo (2007) R Anderson-Witty (2007) S Appleton (2006) L C Baldwin (2006) L D L Barbanneau (2006) R A Bell (2007) T G Bond (2007) H J Brooks (2007) C D Bryan (2007) T A Cane (2006) E Coad (2006) A R Croall (2007) K Cunningham (2007) P Dale (2007) A M Day (2006) B A P Dury (2007) R E Folwell (2007) Z V Ford (2006) K L Gill (2006) N Gonella (2007) C Guyader (2007) J W S Hale (2007) T J D Halliday (2007) T J Hammond (2006) M Janecek (2006) A P Judson (2007) A L Kaitcer (2007) C Kehagias (2006) K W Lawson (2007) H F Mackey (2007) N A Majuqwana (2007) A McClymont (2007) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 65 annual gazette | 65 L Mckoy (2007) M D McLean (2007) L Mundy (2007) V J Neogi (2005) A E Newton (2007) J R Perry (2007) S D A Prichard (2007) Y Qiu (2007) J Tavener (2007) I F Taylor (2007) E R Tyler (2007) C D Uglow (2006) T Underwood (2007) A S Viney (2007) O M Weller (2006) S H Wilks (2007) F C Yeldham (2007) A M R Young (2007) E L A Youngs (2007) Q Zhang (2007) There were a further 9 donors who preferred to remain anonymous. Master’s Society The seventh meeting of the Master’s Society was held in College on Saturday 20 February 2010. 85 guests were entertained to an enjoyable lunch in the Hall following a drinks reception in the Senior Parlour. Sir Richard Dearlove thanked all those present for their generous support. Membership of the Society is open to anyone who has made gifts totalling £1,000 or more to the College in the financial year prior to the event; under recently instituted changes, invitations are also sent to donors for the two years following a gift of £5,000 or more, and for five years following a gift of £10,000 or more. Donors of £50,000 or more will be granted indefinite membership of the Society. To all, the College is very grateful. Those attending this year included: Mr HL Allan (1970) Mr GK Aslet (1966) Mr NM Bachop (1965) Sir Michael Bett CBE (1965) & Lady Bett Mr PAC Campbell (1966) Mr WF Charnley & Mr R Jeffrey Mr H Crichton-Miller (1959) Dr JR Deane (1970) & Mrs DA Deane Mr FCF Delouche (1957) & Mrs DC Delouche Mr JVP Drury (1966) & Mrs C Drury Mr CM Fenwick (1957) Mrs F Finch & Dr B Harding Dr CB Hall (1957) & Dr E Hall Revd RA Hamilton (1964) & Mrs S Hamilton Mr A J Handford (1970) & Mrs AJ Handford Mr DN Howard (1956) & Mrs JE Howard Dr BL Irving (1961) Professor N Itoh & Mrs M Kawakami Mr RD Jacobs QC (1975) & Mrs P Jacobs Mr RI Jamieson (1966) & Mrs GC Jamieson Mr RW Jewson (1962) Mr JEL Lebus (1952) Mr AD Marcus (1984) Mr RG Nasr (1984) Mr JK Overstall (1955) & Mrs AD Overstall Mr RJ Parmee (1970) & Mrs B White Mr CA Payne (1979) & Ms A Inglis Dr D M Pirie (1966) Dr IF Pye (1960) & Dr RM Pye Miss JS Ringrose (1997) & Professor M Mills Dr PS Ringrose (1997) & Mrs N Ringrose Mr GC Ryan QC (1950) & Dr SM Cameron CBE QC Mr GM Scarcliffe (1975) Mr HM Skipp (1965) Dr JM Smith (1947) & Mrs R Dean Mr KG Sykes (1965) & Mrs J Sykes Mrs PA Trebilcock Mr DA Walter (1970) & Mrs MN Walter Mr PF Wigram (1958) & Mme LHG Pinson (1984) Mr JB Wilkin (1960) & Mrs ML Wilkin Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 66 66 | pembroke college The College was represented by: The Master Professor JP Parry Dr LRR Gelsthorpe Dr DC Igliori Sir Roger Tomkys KCMG DL Mr MG Kuczynski Mr CJ Blencowe Mr HP Raingold Mrs SH Stobbs Mr MR Mellor Dr ES Wadge Ms SA March Mr CF Muhuza (2008) Mr F Pagden-Ratcliffe (2008) Miss DS Wambold (2008) Invitations for the next meeting of the Master’s Society, to be held on Saturday 26 February 2011, will be sent out in the autumn. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 67 annual gazette | 67 COLLEGE CLUBS AND SOCIETIES BADMINTON This season proved to be the most successful that the club has ever had. This assertion can comfortably be made because both the First Men’s Team and the Women’s Team ended up playing in the top divisions of their respective college leagues in Lent, something that few colleges can boast. Furthermore, each team finished in a respectable position within their division, with the men coming joint-third and the women joint-fourth. The First Men’s Team entered the First Division in Lent after winning the Second Division in Michaelmas. The Second Division provided a gentle introduction to college badminton for the freshers that had joined the team. The highlight of the term had to be the final match, where Peterhouse were dispatched without our conceding any games. The First Division provided a nasty shock to those members of the team that had not experienced the high standard of badminton that the Second Division had lacked. However, after some early defeats, the team came together and put in a number of respectable performances, with the highlight being an extremely narrow defeat at the hand of St John’s, whose dominance of College badminton is rarely challenged. The Women’s Team started the season in the First Division and, despite being newcomers and injury problems, put in a stunning performance, finishing jointsecond. The highlight of Michaelmas had to be the crushing victory over Homerton. Lent was less successful, with St John’s and the promoted Anglia Ruskin proving to be tough opposition. The success of the First Men’s Team and Women’s Team was continued into the knockout Cuppers tournament, with both teams reaching the finals day. However, the fickle draw meant that both teams came up against Trinity, who have numerous University players. Both teams were vanquished, despite putting up strong opposition. I hope that the teams will get a more fortuitous draw next season. The Second Men’s Team had a tough time this season in the Fifth Division. In Michaelmas, despite a decidedly shaky start, the team came through in the end securing fifth place. This performance was particularly promising for the future of the club due to the fact that many unblooded freshers had played in the team. Lent was less successful with the team finishing sixth, despite a number of valiant performances. However, the experience that the team has gained will prove invaluable for next season. The annual Old Boys’ Match looked set to be very close, with a key member of the Men’s First Team being absent, and the old boys fielding their strongest ever team. However, despite having to adapt to the feather shuttles, the Men’s First Team soundly defeated the old boys, although the old boys pulled out some miraculous shots. Also, the annual dinner went down a treat, especially with the impromptu phone call to one of the old boys who had come to be idolised by two of the freshers, despite only a brief encounter. I have every confidence that the success of this season can be repeated and taken further. Next season will be more difficult due to the loss of experienced Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 68 68 | pembroke college players, but this provides the less experienced members of the club with the opportunity to raise their game. An opportunity that I am sure will not be wasted. Calum Kinloch Outgoing Officers: Calum Kinloch (Captain), Philippa Dale (Women’s Captain), Moses Hoyt (Second Men’s Captain), Oliver Jones (Treasurer) Incoming Officers: Matej Janecek (Captain), Shu Yang (Women’s Captain), Julian Willis (Second Men’s Captain), Oliver Jones (Treasurer) BOAT CLUB Captain: Samantha Bennett Men’s Captain: Adam March President: Sir Richard Dearlove Boatman: Kevin Bowles Senior Treasurer: Professor Melville This year has been a tremendously successful one for the PCBC, culminating in the women’s first Mays crew rowing over Head of the River for the third year running, and the men’s first Mays crew bumping up three to come second on the River. This result alone clearly shows how dominant PCBC has become amongst the College rowing programmes, yet the success in the club is not limited to the first boats. This Mays saw 10 Pembroke boats competing in the bumps: three women’s VIIIs and seven men’s VIIIs. Numbers matched, but not bettered, only by First and Third Trinity. Not a single one of these boats went down, with five crews earning their blades. Notably, our second men’s crew bumped up five to gain their rightful place in the second division and will now be permitted to train in the evenings leading up to Mays. Mays successes, however praiseworthy, are a result of hard work put in throughout the year. To begin the year, several new training and coaching methods were employed: two part-time novice coaches were hired with money generously donated to the club for this purpose. These coaches quickly brought our novices up to speed with the basics of the rowing stroke and began teaching them the winning spirit that comes with rowing for the PCBC. Starting in Lent Term, we began core stability and flexibility training in the form of Yoga for Athletes, taught by the instructor who has worked with the winning CULRC crews these past two years. Additionally, we began free weights training with the company Core Cambridge, who supervise and train CUBC in their weight lifting. Both of these new training methods were made possible by generous sponsorship – arranged by our President and Master, Sir Richard Dearlove – from Mayer Brown LLP. The athletes have tremendously appreciated training with these professionals, and our results suggest that the new methods have paid off. The year’s early results saw the first women go up three in the Lent bumps, and the first men go up one place by bumping our neighbours, Clare. W1 went on to race in the Women’s Head of the River Race, coming 90th overall and top Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 69 annual gazette | 69 Cambridge college. M1 raced in both the Kingston Head and Head of the River Race, although their rank as fifth fastest Cambridge college in HORR reflected a mid-race collision with one of the buoys along the course. On the women’s side, three boats entered the May bumps, and by the end of the week’s racing, all three were head of their respective divisions: W1 rowing over Head of the River, W2 bumping up to be top women’s second boat and Head of Division 2, and W3 retaining their place as top women’s third boat. Truly, there is no College rowing club better, at all levels, than Pembroke’s women. To retain their place as Head of the River, W1 rowed over the first day ahead of a remarkably slow Jesus crew, who were duly overbumped by Downing W1. Our women were up to the challenge from Downing on the next three days, rowing over three to four lengths clear, retaining the Headship for the third year running. The men’s side boasted seven VIIIs in the Mays. These were led by the first men’s crew, who started fifth. With the strength of perennial Mays colours bolstered by three winning CULRC Blue boat rowers and the four seat from this year’s winning CUBC Blue boat, M1 advanced through the strong field ahead of them, bumping LMBC, Jesus and Caius to finish Second on the River, continuing the truly remarkable rise through the first division in recent years. The six other men’s crews hauled in a total of 23 bumps between them, with M7, M6, M4 and M2 earning blades, while M5 and M3 went up three. By the end of Mays, I’m sure the sound of Kevin’s bell was ringing in the other College boatmen’s ears! I would like to praise the efforts and dedication put in by all the rowers, coxswains, coaches and this year’s committee for their work throughout the year. Even more worthy of praise is our long-serving (though he may say long suffering!) boatman, Kevin Bowles. His work as both boatman and coach throughout the year, culminating in his finishing coaching of W1, have been invaluable. Finally, the Boat Club has presented a First Mays blazer to our President, Sir Richard Dearlove, in grateful recognition of his enthusiasm for and commitment to the PCBC. Please join us throughout next year, including at the PCBC Association Dinner in February, and on the banks for Lent and May bumps, in support of the PCBC. We are all conscious of what excitements this coming year may bring. Row on PCBC! Men’s 1st Mays Boat: Timothy Ebsworth, Alistair Chappelle, John Hale, Peter McClelland, William Deacon, Alexander Fabry, Charles Pitt-Ford, Andrew Cusdin, Paddy Daniell. Women’s 1st Mays Boat: Alexander Whiscombe, Samantha Bennett, Sarah Robley, Amy Nicholson, Rosamund Healey, Emma-Rose Coad, Emma Rowley, Kat Suddaby, Verity Bennett. The club was represented at University level by Peter McClelland (CUBC Blue Boat), Anna Railton (CUWBC Blue Boat), Alistair Chappelle (President, CULRC Blue Boat), John Hale (CULRC Blue Boat), and Charles Pitt-Ford (CULRC Blue Boat). Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 70 70 | pembroke college The Boat Club website provides recent news at www.pembrokecollegeboatclub.com. Samantha Bennett CRICKET 2010 was a successful year for Pembroke cricket. You might not think that, to look at our results. However, this year was a success because: for every game, we fielded a full team of enthusiastic players; we won our first match in two years; and the team had a fantastic social side. Win or lose everyone had a great time (including at the Red Bull afterwards). The team was made up of an unprecedented number of first years; some games were played with up to ten freshers in the match squad. This can only bode well for the future. With only three players leaving this year the team should have a strong core for at least two years to come. Moments that stand out in the season are: Arvind Patel’s 3–0 vs Strollers CC (yes, three wickets for no runs); star Middlesex youth player Siobhan Henderson’s debut with an impressive unbeaten innings; Mehdi Jaffer’s edged winning runs in the final over vs Strollers; Alan McKee’s two splendid innings of 54 and 45; Matt Leggett’s incredible backwards diving catch vs Trevs XI; Wiraaj (‘The Manager’) Agnihotri fantastic bowling performances. The results were as follows: Pembroke lost to Homerton by 50 runs; Pembroke lost to Clare by 7 wickets; Pembroke lost to Trinity by 66 runs; Pembroke beat Strollers CC by 3 wickets; Pembroke lost to Trevs XI by 54 runs; Pembroke lost to Bursars XI by 20 runs. Awards for the season were: Fielder of the year: Matt Leggett; Bowler of the year: Wiraaj Agnihotri; Batsman of the year: Alan Mckee; 2011 Secretary: Mehdi Jaffer; 2011 Captain: Olly Budd. A special mention must also go to groundsman Trevor Munns for his fantastic pitches and top class banter. He was always up for stepping in to score some runs when we needed him. Andrew Bell – PCCC Captain 2010 FOOTBALL (MEN’S) Pembroke College Men’s First XI began the season full of optimism at the prospect of taking on the top flight of College football for the first time in six years. The first fixture of the season against Girton College was an important test: a step into the unknown as we were unsure whether we would be able to hold our own at the highest level. However, it soon became clear that we could compete at this level. In a physical and fast paced match, we created several good chances in the first half with both keepers being tested but neither side able to break the deadlock. Midway through the second half an unfortunate ricochet put us behind and despite pressing forward we were unable to create a clear cut opportunity. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 71 annual gazette | 71 This narrow defeat typified our season in which we were competitive and committed but lacked that killer instinct and the crucial element of luck. We realised that victory against potential relegation rivals St Catherine’s College would be crucial for the prospects of our season. The first half reflected the importance of the match and we went into the changing rooms 2–1 down after a cagey performance. However, after the restart we quickly imposed ourselves on the opposition and dominated possession and territory. Although unable to score immediately we remained patient and after the inevitable equaliser the floodgates opened and we eventually ran home 6–2 winners. This emphatic victory after struggling in the first part of the season confirmed our arrival as a first division side. The decisive match of the season was away at St John’s College on a blustery and rain-soaked day, on a sloping and uneven pitch. We took an early lead but the strong wind pinned us down and at the break we were again 2–1 down. We opened the second half with some flowing passing and moving and after almost scoring on a couple of occasions a superb long range effort brought us back to parity. Having equalised, we lost our impetus and the substitution of a university player for John’s swung the balance and we quickly conceded. Unable to regain our composure on the ball and committed to attack we fell further behind and were unable to recover. Following this defeat it was necessary to pick up points against some of the strongest teams in the league. However, we were not going to bow down to reputation, and against title challengers Downing and Fitzwilliam we hounded the ball and showed the tenacity that had earned us promotion the year before. Although we gave both teams tough battles and threatened major upsets we were narrowly defeated on both occasions, thus sealing our fate. The 2009–10 season has been a difficult one for Pembroke College Men’s Football Club. However, despite being relegated we demonstrated that no team would have an easy fixture against Pembroke College. Moji Neshat FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) Three years ago, I joined an amazing, if small, Pembroke college football team, who had a surprisingly successful season with only eight players. This year PLFC had an even more spectacular season, managing to recruit so many committed players that every match saw six substitutes waiting eagerly for their turn on the pitch! Together we have enough talent to challenge even the best College teams of the University. Division 1 demands that we play well every week, and we have done so in true Pembroke style. Our wins far outnumber our losses: even Girton College (renowned for their league domination) were no match for PLFC. This victory was not only the highlight of our season (and our footballing careers!) but a true demonstration of our approach to football. It is really about having fun, but Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 72 72 | pembroke college football does feature (!) and we work hard for each other on the pitch, making us formidable opponents. This is even more impressive given that most of the team had never played a competitive match of football before October. But they trained tirelessly every week, putting up with my fitness tasks, heading drills and boring skills sessions, and learning formations and tactics that any pro would envy. I am so proud of what we have achieved. We finished respectably in Division 1, and reached the Plate Final for only the second time in PLFC history. Many newlyfound (and unreservedly biased) supporters would testify that we played fantastically, and only narrowly missed winning the coveted trophy. The sporting achievements of PLFC are testament to both talent and dedication. Jenny Hawkins, a fantastic sportswomen, who is an invaluable member of football, hockey and basketball teams of Pembroke was awarded ‘Player of the Season.’ After much convincing she took up home in goal, and her spectacular saves and fearlessness make her the best College goalkeeper around! But she was just one of many fantastic players, with everyone bringing something to the field – Tessa’s speed, Ellie’s unstoppable ‘powershots’, Becca’s organisation, Fran’s keenness, and Louise’s formidable defending. I have been lucky enough to captain PLFC for the last two years, and have seen women’s football grow in popularity, and watch a team struggling for players become an overwhelmingly popular presence in Pembroke. The memorable moments and team spirit of all the sporting teams of Pembroke is part of college life that I will miss most when I graduate this year. But I am sure next season’s captain, Lizzie Robinshaw, will inspire PLFC to continue to grow and achieve well deserved trophy glory (and a new matching kit…)! Rachel Folwell HOCKEY (MEN’S) The Pembroke Men’s hockey season has been somewhat mixed. After securing two promotions in two years, the male contingent of PCHC found themselves in Division 2. Losing only a couple of players to graduation, notably Nick Harding and Dan Schofield, replacements were found in the form of freshers Ali McWilliams and Laurie Martin, third year Ed Monk plus our resident graduate Antipodean Brad Hiller. The Michaelmas term got off to a flying start with a 6–1 victory against Fitzwilliam. The next few results did not go in our favour, including a 12–0 whitewash against an extremely strong St Catherine’s team, replete with no fewer than nine University players, that had somehow found its way into the second division. Further disappointing days included a first-round loss in Cuppers (in line with the last three years), and a narrow 3–2 loss against Corpus Christi. Despite losing our leading goalscorer Mike McLean in the first few seconds of the game to a rolled ankle, Pembroke played some neat hockey to slot two early goals past a slightly weaker Corpus team. Early in the second half, however, an Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 73 annual gazette | 73 accidental tumble from sweeper Thomas Bond led to a stick to the face – and a resulting visit to Addenbroke’s – for captain David House. This proved to be the pivotal moment, for Corpus rallied and drew level with a tiring and frustrated Pembroke side before finally slotting away the winner. When Fitzwilliam netted a surprise victory against the very same Corpus side, Pembroke found themselves only staying up on goal difference. After the Christmas break Pembroke looked stronger. We first faced the two new teams: Churchill, down from Division 1, and Girton, up from Division 3. Despite struggling with unavailability and injury Pembroke found a stroke of form and managed to dispatch both sides, placing us right at the top of the Lent league. Such a strong position proved difficult to maintain and the next few matches went the way of much of the previous term, with losses to Corpus, Queens’ and Trinity. The last match of the season, against a well-matched Caius team, at the time with only a single win, was to be crucial: a Caius victory would lead to equal points and Pembroke would probably go down on goal difference. To Pembroke’s absolute credit, the team played out of its skin in this match, raising their game just when it mattered. The defence, having been juggled around earlier on in the term, found their stride and marked the Caius attackers almost out of the match. Fantastic runs up front from Jack Tavener earned him two goals. With only a last-minute slip-up to mar an otherwise perfect victory, the Pembroke side walked off the pitch and into the annual dinner with a well-earned mid-table result. Division 2 has been a good challenge for the College side. Having to fight every game has improved our hockey no end, particularly at the back with a significant improvement throughout the year. Ali McWilliams will be taking on the captaincy role next year, hoping to lead the club through another strong season. I should like to thank heartily all who contributed. David House HOCKEY (WOMEN’S) The women’s contingent of the club had a similarly successful season. The women’s section, unlike the men’s, sees one league played over the two terms. It is fair to say that at the beginning of the year, the team promised to be the best we have had, largely due to a good fresher intake – notably Susanne Stott and Siobhan Henderson bolstering our attack – and University players who had a year off and were eligible to play college hockey. These individuals’ skills fuelled our great team spirit and enthusiasm which meant that for most games we had the maximum squad of sixteen players at every game, an intimidating sight for the best of opponents! At the beginning of the season we met St John’s, who were known to be a tough team to beat, whilst our squad was not yet a team. Individual performances were good, but the linking play and communication between players was low which resulted in a 1–1 draw, a disappointing start to the season. Our next league Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 74 74 | pembroke college game was against our long- standing rivals, St Catherine’s. We went expecting a challenging match and thus stepped up our game in anticipation. Surprisingly, St Catz didn’t deliver a strong defence and our forwards took full advantage of this, sinking seven goals past the keeper. This allowed our defenders to relax, while still dealing with the few breaking attacks by St Catz elegantly and swiftly. Having inflicted such a thrashing, the team entered the first round Cuppers draw against St Catz with some complacency. This was misguided. The match – which was organised at an awkward time – saw us field a much depleted squad. The score was 2–1 to Pembroke with five minutes to go, but alas a penalty corner was given in our defending D, and their University striker scored. After the previous year, in which we were knocked out by Girton in sudden death penalty flicks, we were keen to get a goal before full time. However time slipped away and we were left in the same situation. The University Blues goalkeeper gave St Catz a clear advantage and although Helen Mackey – our dedicated goalkeeper – performed brilliantly, they won on flicks. We were then left to concentrate on the league. Bad weather in Lent Term caused many matches to be cancelled or postponed, leading to a manic end of term. After St John’s, we won all our matches, handing out significant thrashings to colleges such as Downing, Emmanual and Fitzwilliam. We ended the season facing Murray Edwards, in the match to determine the title. Clearly up against the best team we had yet confronted, it proved a tough match. However, all the players showed that our year of hard work had paid off, scoring a 4–1 victory. Hannah Rickman consolidated her title as the league’s highest scorer, with one especially impressive goal. All in all, great seasons for women and men alike, men staying in the high quality hockey Division 2, and women winning the Division 1 title. Pembroke hockey didn’t limit itself to Cambridge, however. The teams once again made their way to Dublin, to play Durham and colleges from Oxford, to determine not only the best hockey team across the three universities but also which group of players could have the most fun! Pembroke won at both of these, with the women walking away with a nice shiny trophy as winners of the women’s side of the tournament. I can confidently say the club had the most success ever this season, and I hope that next year, with another good fresher intake, the success will continue. Philippa Dale RUGBY Having avoided both relegation and promotion in the 2008/9 season, Pembroke College RUFC began the new academic year once more in the second division of college rugby. The interest shown at the freshers’ fair generated a good turnout for the customary introductory session in the first week of term: the many 1st years keen to continue their rugby at college were welcomed, and it soon became clear that they were not without talent and would complement the skills of the remaining undergraduates and old timers alike, who proved not to have forgotten Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 75 annual gazette | 75 how to play over the long summer break. All were looking forward to playing a good amount of rugby and enjoying the relaxed social dynamic that so caracterises the club. Optimistic ambitions for the season were encouraged by a triumphant first game against Trinity Hall (previously of the first division), with a victory of 29 points to 8, sealed by a hat trick of tries by Jack Sunter. Next up were Queens’, Pembroke’s old rivals. Despite a vigorous start to the match, the final score was 10–0 to Queens’. This defeat loomed over the rest of the Michaelmas Term for it was followed by a narrow 17–15 home defeat to Trinity Hall, a 31–12 loss to Magdalene and another loss to Queens’, 27–20. This last match was the final opportunity the season had to offer for a victory over Queens’, and a tremendously hard-fought game ensued, with Pembroke conceding early before staging a courageous fight-back, bringing the sides within 7 points. Special tribute must go to Jonny Sengendo for a late try which fired the team with renewed spirit but nevertheless the whistle went with Pembroke still seven points adrift. A further loss to Magdalene, the strongest team in the division, left a lot of work to do come the Lent Term. Early in January it became clear that to be sure of avoiding relegation, victory was essential in the two games that remained to be played against Fitzwilliam, one place above in the table. Pembroke began the away leg solidly, offering a good defence to Fitzwiliam’s powerful runners. At half-time the score stood 10–0 to the home side, success well within reach. The second half did not proceed so smoothly: although an early try for the opposition galvanized Pembroke’s resolve and Archy de Berker scored an excellent running try in retaliation, Fitzwilliam proceeded to break Pembroke’s line at will until the final score: 30 points to 5. Quick calculations in the bar afterwards nonetheless encouraged the possibility of salvation. Two 50–0 walkover victories against a team-less Selwyn/Peterhouse gave Pembroke a healthy points difference: all that was needed was to beat Fitzwilliam in the home leg. Knowing that we had to win heightened anticipation before the game. Many friends turned up to provide much appreciated support, but this crunch fixture may have yielded less excitement than they had hoped. It was a game for the rugby purist. Defensive lines collided and tactical kicking abounded with nothing leading to points. With the clock showing ten minutes remaining, the score was still 0–0. An attacking line-out for Fitzwilliam produced a destructive passage of play resulting in a try to the opposition under the posts. Crucially, Fitzwilliam’s kicker failed to move far enough back to take the conversion, with the result that the ever incisive Pembroke captain, Sean Adams, managed a charge down. With five minutes remaining, all that was required was a converted try. The kick-off was eagerly contested and eventually the ball was tackled into touch for an attacking Pembroke line-out. Pembroke made ground, steadily approaching the Fitzwilliam line until Jack Sunter carried the ball over to great celebration. It was left up to fly-half Rob Jones to kick for the two points that would grant victory. He managed this with calm confidence and shortly afterwards the final whistle went, heralding what had seemed an unlikely victory. With the pressure off, Pembroke once again faced up to Fitzwilliam away, this time in the plate competition, after an early cup defeat to a heavyweight Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 76 76 | pembroke college Homerton side. Playing in proper February weather, a narrow victory was repeated, this time 8–7 with an early try to Alex Walsh and a penalty from Rob Jones. In the semi-final, PCRUFC came up against the promoted Magdalene fifteen, losing 36–12, though not without a fight. The season’s finale was the second annual old-boys match at the end of the Lent term, played in glorious sunshine, despite the cold wind. Last year the old-boys romped to a hefty victory, but the latest College team was confident it could compete. Despite the bulk, speed and technique of a talented, if a little under-rehearsed, old-boys side, the final result saw them win by only a five point margin, 22–17. Sean Adams deserves praise for his leadership as captain all season. Credit must go to Jack Sunter, top try scorer, and to Rob Jones, whose reliable boot gifted the team points where they were needed in close games. Dan Shouler also deserves a special mention for a solid final season on the pitch and many years playing for PCRUFC. Thanks are due to all players moving on next season and we look forward to seeing them again, albeit on the other side of the pitch, for next year’s old-boys game. James Savage TENNIS The 2010 tennis season was a great success for the Pembroke men’s team. A much better organised Cuppers event this year allowed the team to progress all the way to the semi-finals, where we were finally beaten by the eventual winners, Christ’s. Perhaps the greatest strength of the club this year has been its depth. We fielded two strong teams and there was a particularly encouraging intake of freshers, which raised the standard of the teams across the board. Also, as with previous years, our squad was bolstered by American students on exchange programmes with Pembroke. I would encourage future captains always to look to these programmes for players as some of our strongest team members over the last two years have been drawn from them. In progressing to the semi-finals, the men’s first team beat Darwin, Downing and Magdalene. The Darwin match was a comfortable 8–1 victory for us at Pembroke Pitches. Dan Kim and Jon Bronitsky put in especially strong performances in the number 5 and 6 positions. The only real opposition came in the number 2 slot; Darwin managed to co-opt a player from Homerton as that college could not field a full team this year. Overall, however, the match was an easy win for Pembroke, with much stronger performances across the board. The Downing match sparked controversy due to organisational problems from their captain: Pembroke claimed three (of the total of nine) points by default after Downing failed to show up at an arranged time. We subsequently beat them 5–4, thanks to fantastic performances by Luke Scott and Archy de Berker. Archy and Luke won their doubles in three sets, after dropping the first. The singles matches were equally close with Luke managing to squeak a victory against the Downing number 5 and Archy narrowly losing to the Downing captain after a Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 77 annual gazette | 77 third set tie-break. Some of the best tennis I have seen this season from Pembroke players came in these matches and full credit must go to Luke and Archy for keeping us in the competition. The victory was especially sweet for Pembroke as it was Downing who put the men’s second team out of Cuppers last year. Beating Downing brought us into a quarter-final tie with Magdalene. We were not expecting to beat Magdalene, as they have several University players and have done well in previous years’ Cuppers. However, on the day, there were phenomenal performances across the board for Pembroke. Sam Wilks and Luke Scott won comfortably, as did Adam Hanno playing at number 2. The final result was 7–2. This win saw us into the semi-final against Christ’s. Despite valiant performances by Pembroke, Christ’s were too strong. Every single one of their six-man team played for the University. There was an especially good match between our number 1, Jon Weigel, and the Christ’s number 1, a Blue. Jon managed to stay in the match and give the Christ’s player a few scares but as in other matches, this particular opponent was more match- experienced and won deservedly. The men’s second team was a late addition to Cuppers as several players came forward late in the year. The team won an easy victory against the King’s first team in the Plate, with great results for Archy de Berker and Sebastian Bray. Unfortunately, the fact that most of the year’s college tennis happens in exam term always means that some aspects of the draw remain uncompleted. This was the case with this year’s Plate competition. I hope that those who played for the second team this year will stay involved with the club so that we can build on this success next year. Finally, I would like to thank the vice-captain Sam Wilks for sorting out tennis polos and hoodies, a tradition that I hope the club can continue. Peter Jefferys VOLLEYBALL Pembroke Volleyball has had yet another successful and fun season. We started with an Indoor Cuppers Tournament in Lent Term, then continued outside on Jesus Green every Saturday of Easter Term. As we play mostly during exam term, the concentration is on stress relief and getting students out of the library and into the sun. However, we also enjoy frequent wins and are consistently one of the best College teams in the University. Madeleine Sowash Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 78 78 | pembroke college THE STOKES SOCIETY Committee 2009–10 President: Rob Bell Secretary: Jason Sanders Treasurer: Richard Saunders Events: Louise Mundy Publications: Rebecca Smith Membership: Jayan Logarajah IT: Jonathan Marten Careers: Emma Beardmore Grad. Rep.: David O’Regan Committee 2010–11 President: David Newgas Secretary: Lydia Ruddick Treasurer: Stacey Jackson Events: Jonathan Gregory Publications: Jonathan Marten Membership: April Cashin-Garbutt IT: Jonathan Benwell Careers: James Sarsfield-Watson Last October marked the centenary anniversary of the founding of the Stokes Society, and so I would like to use this year’s Gazette entry to look back at what the Society has achieved during its first century. The history of the Society is fantastically documented within the Society archives, which stretch back right to the beginning of the Society, and so I have drawn a somewhat sketchy history from what I’ve found within the Library basement. The first meeting of the Society was on October 15 1909, with five undergraduates, Mr B G C Bolland, Mr R P Dalley, Mr D Walker, Mr G H Sugden and Mr A F Hallimond, attending. Their aim was to discuss scientific papers that interested them, each member giving a lecture on their paper for the others to enjoy. After much discussion, the members arrived at the original name of the Society, a somewhat Victorian-romantic name: ‘The Germs’. The next meeting occurred just under two weeks later, where three more members were admitted and a constitution was drawn up. Topics for the first few talks were quite academic: ‘The general powers of matter which influence vegetation’ and ‘Electrical theory of matter’ were among the first term of papers to be discussed. The Society was also developing rapidly, with the introduction of an important Society staple: cake and coffee, at some point that year. Over the next few years the Society broadened its horizons to more adventurous talks – brewing, hallucinations and ghosts, and alchemy were all delivered by members. At the 49th meeting, the Secretary announced that the Society’s name was to be altered, and after a selection of suitable names were proposed, the Society was renamed ‘The Pembroke College Scientific Society’. This change took effect as of the 50th meeting, held on May 15 1913, which also marked the first dinner hosted by the Society. The Society was disbanded in 1914 due to the war (there are 10 members on the war memorial outside the College chapel), but was reformed on January 29 1920. The hundredth meeting was celebrated in 1924 with (another) dinner in the Old Library. By 1936, the Society’s constitution had become much more complicated: there were now 16 sections (with many sub-sections). However the first one is of most interest: ‘(1) That the Society be known as the Pembroke College Stokes Society’. It was also in this year that the tradition of an annual dinner was started. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 79 annual gazette | 79 The Society continued in much the same way for several years, and talks were still held during World War II (although as members were uncertain if they would be in residence the following term, new committees were elected at the beginning of a new term, rather than during the previous term). In the 1950s, the Society gained some momentum, with talks regularly attracting over 30 members, and trips to engineering works and breweries were organised. Surprisingly, up to this point it appears that no lecture topic was repeated, despite the fact that nearly 200 talks had been hosted. Just as impressively, the talks offered were at the forefront of the then scientific knowledge. (For example, ‘Recent discoveries concerning the electron’ discussed electron diffraction in the same year that G. P. Thomson was awarded his Nobel Prize for demonstrating it.) 1966 saw the first woman admitted as a member and two years later the Society offered honorary membership to the Dean’s cat, despite protests that he wasn’t an actual scientist. Ultimately, the cat (somehow) declined the offer. The Society changed quite a lot during the 70s, with the committee expanding to include a Computing Officer, an Entertainment Secretary, and curiously a Fool (which was quite a contested position!). The archives are quite entertaining from this time: they contain a gem of a letter (and a reply) to the BBC requesting that Monty Python’s Flying Circus be moved because it clashed with Society fortnightly meetings. The minutes from the 503rd meeting consisted mainly of constitutional bickering, including the fantastic “proposal that the President entertain the Society” before a speaker began his talk. An annual punt party was introduced in 1977, and 1985 marked the election of the first female President. Sadly, the archives stop at 1991. Whether no records were taken, or records were taken home with ex-committee members I do not know. I do know however, that the College librarian would be delighted to complete the Stokes Society history – if anyone does find an archive book then please do send it back to college. Despite the loss of these archives, I can deduce that several changes happened to the Society during this time, as the Society is run very differently now. Firstly, a committee is elected for a whole year, not each term; the President no longer delivers a Presidential lecture; there is no annual punt party: it has been replaced by a garden party held in the Fellow’s Garden in May Week; the committee now consists of nine members, including a Grad Rep, a position introduced last year; and finally (and perhaps also sadly) the minutes of the Society are no longer as detailed as they used to be (and contain much less, although still some, bantering!). We of course celebrated the 100th year of the Society, as many of you will know: a grand dinner was held in hall, with over 140 members of the Society attending, spanning some 64 years of the Society’s history. I must apologise to those of you that we did not invite (sadly, the archives – despite containing excellent accounts of the talks themselves – contain few membership records). It was a fantastic night, and a great salute to the next 100 years of the Society. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 80 80 | pembroke college As for the future of the Society, a new committee was elected in the days following the dinner, and they have many great ideas for the following year (you should check out the Society’s website www.stokes-society.co.uk which we hope will contain videos of the talks so members can still ‘attend’ a meeting even if they are unable to be in Cambridge!). And so I round off my brief history of the Society. Included directly after this article is a transcription from the archives of the talk given on November 12th 1956 for your enjoyment – the subject is computers, and it gives a fascinating insight into the development of a technology that most people use every day. All that remains now is for me to wish the Society the best for the next 100 years, and to look forward to hearing the Society’s developments and successes! Rob Bell Society archive entry for November 12 1956 The 343rd Ordinary Meeting of the Society was held on Monday, November 12th 1956 in Dr McClellan’s rooms at 8:15pm. The President, the Secretary, three honorary and 27 ordinary members of the Society, and two guests were present. The minutes of the 342nd ordinary meeting, and of the visit to the Cambridge Instrument Company were read, approved and signed by the President. The President introduced the subject of a guest for the Annual Dinner. It was proposed by Mr M. J. Flux and seconded by Mr P. J. Black that Professor Adrian, Master of Trinity College, be approached upon the matter. This was carried and the secretary was instructed so to do. The Secretary gave a short statement of the finances of the Society. At about 8.45 pm the speaker for the evening, Dr M. V. Wilkes, arrived, accompanied by Dr McClellan. The President introduced Dr Wilkes to the meeting and invited him to give his address on “Digital Computers and Scientific Research”. Dr Wilkes began by contrasting digital computers, which calculate by arithmetical methods, with analogue machines, which work by making measurements of physical quantities, e.g. voltages, and Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 81 annual gazette | 81 express results in continuous form. A digital computer can solve any problem provided it can be reduced to a series of purely arithmetical steps. It could not, for instance, calculate (a and b are not numbers), or even which is an analytical problem, not an arithmetical one. It could however, give an approximate answer to such a problem by standard numerical methods. The history of the subject goes back to John Babbage, who came to Cambridge in 1810. He read Mathematics but took no Tripos; still, he became a Professor, but delivered no lectures. He designed and partly built a specialised computer, the “Difference Engine” for evaluating the last places of decimals in tabulated functions. It was of course purely mechanical, to be driven by a steam engine. It has since been dismantled, part now being in Cambridge and a (smaller) part at Harvard University. Babbage also had the idea of building a more ambitious ‘Analytic Engine’ which would have been a computer in the present sense. He realised that it would have to comprise a store, an arithmetic unit and a control unit. He envisioned operation by punched cards or tape, and the possibility of using previous results to control future operations, e.g. in summing a series. Babbage had a modern outlook in many ways. He applied for (and received) a Government grant, and was plagued at times with foolish questions. As an example of computing routine, suppose it is desired to reduce a large angle θ by repeated subtraction of 2π. The sequence of orders is: Clear accumulator Add θ Subtract 2π Test sign – positive negative – continue Add 2π {conditional operation “Conditional operations” are used in other contexts, and are of great importance. Babbage’s work was forgotten, and it was not until 1937 that work began again on automatic computers. Howard Aiken, at Harvard, was the pioneer and was particularly interested in punched card machines. He worked with International Business Machines [IBM] who produced the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, an electromechanical machine using punched-card techniques, but which was in fact fed by a broad punched tape passing over a row of 24 electrical contacts. It was slow by modern standards, taking six seconds for a multiplication. ENIAC, an electronic machine, was produced during the war, and its main use was in compiling ballistic tables. Its speed was better – 2.8 milliseconds for a multiplication, but it relied on changing a multitude of plugs and switches when it was decided to change the programme. It contained 18000–19000 valves, and was the result of a head-on approach to the problem, on the basis of techniques then in use. It became obvious that further progress would not come until some new ideas appeared. Some innovations were built into the next computer to be produced, EDVAC. One was the use of the binary number system. The use of only two digits is well suited to bistable or flip-flop electronic devices. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 82 82 | pembroke college The other was the realisation that control orders could be expressed in the form of numbers. For instance, if Add is represented by 1, Subtract by 2, Multiply 3, Divide 4, and we wish to: add number in register 101 to number in register 102 and put the sum in register 103 the numbers 1, 101, 102, 103 are put in the appropriate register. It can be treated as an ordinary number, and modified by arithmetical operations. Individual orders in a programme are very basic. For instance in a simple addition, three are required: one each to put the two numbers into the accumulator, and one to get the answer back into the store. Letters are used by programmers in the same way as letters are used on a telephone dial, to assist in avoiding confusion between orders of different types. The programme must include all the fine arithmetical detail, and ‘sub-routines’ – portions of programme covering standard operations – are widely employed. A detailed technique of programming has been worked out. Dr. Wilkes then turned to the effect of computers on scientific research. Computers are used for 3 fairly distinct types of work. 1. Data reduction and table making, which would have to be done anyway. 2. More extensive mathematical treatment of ordinary types of project, without the same limitations as to ideal and special cases that are very often forced upon one by the analytical difficulties of the problem; i.e. the use of more realistic mathematical models. 3. Very big projects which would never be considered otherwise. Computers enable research workers to go straight from their experimental results or theoretical differential equations to numerical answers, without the necessity of a long and elaborate mathematical analysis which may cause obscurity. A big project in which computers played a vital part whilst the determining of the structure of vitamin B12. It had been found that liver extract had a beneficial effect in cases of pernicious anaemia, and in 1948 the pure substance, which was found to the active agent, was isolated and crystallised. It is the most complicated chemically of the vitamins, having an approximate formula of C60H90N14O20PCo. Many X-ray diffraction photographs were taken both of the pure substance and of a crystallised ‘fragment’ of the substance, as well as a selenium compound. Some 3000 scattered intensities were measured. If it were possible to determine the phases of X-rays, it would be a straightforward job to determine the structure. It is not possible, however, and it is necessary to proceed by successive approximations to the answer; this was done in about a year, taking 300 hours of machine time, principally by Dr. Dorothy Hodgkin at Oxford, on a punched-card machine, but with assistance from computers in Los Angeles and Manchester. There followed a keen discussion, in which many topics were raised, including the much greater production of computers in America than in this country; the use of transistors, which will undoubtedly become more widespread; the translation of languages; the speed of the next modern machine (multiplication in ‘a few hundred microseconds’); and finally the theoretical use of superconductors at liquid helium temperature in a bistable or flip-flop circuit. The president thanked Dr Wilkes for his most interesting and stimulating paper, and then declared the meeting informal. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 83 annual gazette | 83 Discussions continued over tea and cakes kindly provided by Dr McClellan, and the Society dispersed at around 11pm. PEMBROKE PLAYERS The Pembroke Players is often referred to as Cambridge’s most active and dynamic college drama society, and when reflecting upon our theatrical exploits of the past year, it is easy to see why. Whether it was through providing the opportunity for students to carry out their directing visions by supplying them with funding, or through organising our own events to further the expansion of the society, the Players have taken every chance to fill 2009–10’s calendar with a wide range of entertaining evenings. To give you a taste of the variety of what has been on offer, here are just a few of our most successful and interesting ventures, coupled with the projects and plans that are set to make next year just as thrilling as the last. Drama in Pembroke itself has always been a priority of the Pembroke Players, and because of this, the recent refurbishment of the New Cellars studio was particularly important for us. Redecoration, the addition of a wall-sized mirror and ballet bar, and money spent on lighting and the removal of unnecessary fixed benches have all contributed to make the space look and feel more like a professional studio. This has transformed the atmosphere of a room that had been termed a ‘corporate dungeon’ in the past, and will greatly enhance the performances that will be put on in the New Cellars in future. Having said that, several productions put on over the last year in the Cellars, before the refurbishment, were highly acclaimed by their audiences; for example, Equus in November. This controversial play was one of the theatrical highlights in Cambridge this year, with the director and cast combining puppetry with some emotional performances to create a stirring production that managed to sell out several nights in a row, and took Varsity and The Cambridge Student by storm. Also very successful (as always) were the comedy smokers, especially the sophisticated Black Tie smoker, held every year with an infallible mix of champagne and comedians in the Old Library. Yet the Pembroke Players are constantly striving to extend our influence beyond Trumpington Street, funding plays outside the College and outside Cambridge too. The Corpus Playroom’s L-shaped theatre is a popular choice for directors, and the Players’ productions of Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane and Stephen Jeffreys’ Valued Friends (the latter directed by then-committee member Olivia Crellin) were both hailed as comic triumphs, successfully utilising the intimate living-room feel of this difficult space. Shows were also put on by the society in the ADC theatre this year, and the Players will be going even further afield in the summer: the highly prestigious Japan Tour will take place in September, performing Much Ado About Nothing to a combined audience of thousands of students, in universities all over Japan. A particular aim of the Pembroke Players this coming year is to strengthen links with alumni, an aspect of the society which we feel has not been focused on Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 84 84 | pembroke college enough in the past. Our current goal is to improve communication with Pembroke graduates involved in drama in their student days, through plans such as the establishment of a Pembroke Players newsletter, with a first issue to be sent out before Christmas 2010. Another idea, proposed to begin in Spring 2011, is the running of workshops and talks involving alumni who are in the theatre industry already, with a view to linking current and past Pembroke Players and opening up the wealth of information to which the Pembroke drama community has access. Finally, we are presently working through the society archives to develop a sense of the history of the Players, and to attempt to revive the connections between members that may have lapsed over recent years. I would like to invite anyone who has archive material of their own, or is interested in any of our other development plans, or would like to receive a copy of the newsletter to contact me through my email address ([email protected]). We would really enjoy hearing from you. Our recently redesigned website, www.pembrokeplayers.org, also has further information and contact details, and is well worth a look. The coming year is a very exciting one for the Pembroke Players, and we would love for you to be involved. Rosalie Hayes Pembroke Players President, 2010–11 MUSIC SOCIETY Anyone walking into the May Week Concert this year on Friday June 11, at around 8.30 pm, was presented with a stark choice: to walk past 180 people to sit almost on the toes of the performers or to squeeze onto a bench alongside ranks of Pembroke musicians in the ante-chapel. The extraordinary concert that unfolded that evening capped a highly successful year for PCMS, led by the energy of Rachel Ambrose Evans and administrative zeal of Richard Stanton. First up were Gregory Drott and Joseph Middleton performing Schubert’s Fantasy in F minor for four hands, a piece they had earlier played to much acclaim at the Master’s Lodge. Greg’s achievements over the years are well known to readers of this column, while Joseph, the College Musician, continued to amaze us with the calibre of performer he is able to bring to the College for professional recitals. This year, Dame Joan Rodgers, Toby Spence, Sophie Bevan and Robin Tritschler graced the Old Library with music making of the kind only heard at top London venues. Those yet to experience these nights are missing untold delights – all details are available on the music pages of the College website. The first movement of Beethoven’s ‘Spring Sonata’ followed, played with impressive maturity by a first year, Robbie Stern, holder of one of the coveted University Instrumental Award Scheme places. Anna Campbell, a final-year pianist, and Rachel Ambrose Evans, singing soprano, were next in line with three well-known Schubert songs: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Der Erlkönig and An die Musik. Their compelling presentation provided a glimpse into the fruits of a rapid growth of singing and piano coaching at Pembroke over the last five years through visiting teachers and song masterclasses arranged by the College Musician. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 85 annual gazette | 85 The first half ended with something different. Peter Yarde Martin capped his three years as a versatile Organ Scholar with a virtuoso trumpet rendition of Jonathan Harvey’s Ricercare una melodia, notable for what must surely have been the first laptop accompaniment in Chapel executed with appropriate gravitas by Gregory Drott. As Peter’s flourishes looped through the sound system, so memories of his trumpet playing over the years resounded, from dignified Last Posts, to sparkling final verse descants, to assured concertos and sonatas. Interval – strawberries, cream and champagne on the Library Lawn. Some things are best left unchanged. The second half featured group items. The Chapel Choir gave an engaging rendition of Tippett’s Five Negro Spirituals, with a bravura solo spot for Tom Cane (tenor). Avid followers of the Choir on Facebook will be familiar with its rendition of ‘Steal Away’ on a busy street corner in Singapore during last summer’s choir tour. The Chapel Choir is due to record the set later this summer and to perform it on their forthcoming tour to North Germany. Liturgical singing skills were honed this year not only through the round of College services, including a newly sung Grace in Hall after Commemoration of Benefactors, but also visits to St Edmundsbury and Ely Cathedrals. Perhaps the highlight was a three-day residency at York Minster in the snow over Epiphany funded by a donation from old choir member, Raymond Nasr. A cold coming we had of it and we arrived for the first Evensong not a moment too soon: the singing was also good; ‘Better than King’s’, we were improbably told. Members of the Chapel Choir also featured in a number of vocal ensembles assembled more or less hastily through the year. An indefatigable listener would have heard the polished heights of the Kenderdine Ensemble’s rendition of Bach family motets and Purcell’s Funeral Sentences in Michaelmas term, the lively arrangements of the Pembroke Singers led by Charlotte Flinter and Thomas Halliday, and even livelier ones by the evocatively entitled Pembershop, early-day performances from the Graduate madrigal group, and collective endeavour in a Come & Sing Vivaldi ‘Gloria’ on a winter evening in November. The final item on the programme was the College Orchestra in its newly rehearsing incarnation under the baton of Rachel Ambrose Evans. From the opening brass chords of Sibelius’s Finlandia through to the exuberant rhythms of Copland’s ‘Hoe Down’, the audience was infected by the sheer collegiate energy of the playing. Earlier in the year, a more streetwise accent had been in evidence as Phoebe Kemp took the piano stool for a captivating performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in an all-American programme, while the first outing of the re-formed orchestra was in Michaelmas term, dipping its toe in the more familiar waters of Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture. As the older generation turned to taxis, younger ones headed to the Old Library to play jazz into the small hours, curtailed only by a Porterly visit well past the witching hour. Such events have become a feature of an ever-expanding PCMS, with a Fresher’s Folk & Blues night at the beginning of the year and a Blues Night in Lent term. The bleary-eyed returned on Monday lunchtime of May Week for the final recital of the year, featuring the virtuosic Wei Xu on violin, Domini Hogg on harp and Will Lewis-Smith on glockenspiel. Eclecticism remains the order of the Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 86 86 | pembroke college day in PCMS recitals: through the year we were treated to solo Euphonium items, Lieder, recorder ensembles, refined chamber music, arrangements of Icelandic pop on the organ, and much, much more. Pembroke Music is undoubtedly in good shape, for which the PCMS Committee as a whole is to be thanked and the generous bequest of Dr Sidney Kenderdine acknowledged as the means to make so much of this possible. As even these resources are stretched by newfound musical energies, significant individual donations have also proved of invaluable assistance in supporting an ever-expanding musical culture under the watchful eye and guiding hand of the Director of College Music. Dr Sam Barrett IVORY TOWER SOCIETY The 2009–2010 academic year has been a good one for the Ivory Tower Society at Pembroke. From receiving a generous donation from an Old Member to hosting the former Prime Minister of Australia, we have seen a series of landmark events that demonstrate how the society has come of age. The Master kicked off Lent Term with a typically engaging talk, addressing the increasing importance of the AfPak region in world affairs. ‘Walls have a bad history’ he started, before admitting that in the case of Israel and the Palestinians, the recently-erected barrier surrounding the West Bank has resulted in a marked decrease in violence. The combination of the first democratic elections in Iraq since the invasion, and no clear policy towards Iran, has allowed the world's focus to shift to the intractable conflicts of the AfPak region. From the on-going dirty war between Pakistan and India's poorly controlled intelligence services, to targeted killings via US-operated drones in Waziristan, the Master emphasised how essential it was to maintain the integrity of nuclear-armed Pakistan and the surrounding states. He then answered questions from the audience on topics ranging from the effect of targeted killings on radicalisation, to the surge in Iraq, to whether democratic states can ‘stay the course’ to Al Qaeda’s next most likely target. Those in attendance left with a new appreciation for the intricate, local problems of the region that have profound influence on a global scale. We were then exceptionally lucky to be able to host The Hon. John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia. Mr Howard gave a vigorous defence of freemarket liberalism in the light of the recent fiscal crisis. Arguing that it was not so much the instruments of finance that had failed but rather the valuation of the underlying assets, he asserted that the innovations of modern finance had helped legions of entrepreneurs and that intelligently regulated free markets remained the best way of dividing scarce resources. His impassioned defense fell on sympathetic ears, as the audience in the packed-out Old Library listened attentively with the occasional nod of agreement. Mr Howard then generously fielded questions, before stopping to have his picture taken with several enthusiastic Australians. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 87 annual gazette | 87 The audience was not so docile whilst listening to the talk of Dr Ewan Kirk, the founder and manager of a Cambridge-based $1bn hedgefund. Dr Kirk’s provocative talk, cheekily entitled ‘The Evil Empire strikes back: The 2008 financial crisis from a hedgefund manager’s perspective’ started with a bang when he accused audience members, as stand-ins for the general public, of being responsible for the financial crisis. The public’s propensity to borrow beyond its means, he asserted, combined with its ‘greedy speculation that house prices would rise without end’ were the real causes of the crisis, rather than greedy bankers. Of course, this produced an outpouring of dissenting opinions. His spirited defence of his trade was made all the more difficult by the previous day’s news of the ‘Fabulous Fabrice Tourre’ and his exploits at Goldman Sachs. Much of the talk was conducted as an informal two-way debate between Dr Kirk and members of the audience. When asked how he thought the financial sector should be regulated, Dr Kirk replied that he thought it was perhaps impossible, and the government should instead be ready to step in when the inevitable crash occurred, safe in the knowledge that there would be net gain in the long term. For example, he estimated the 2008 financial crisis cost the UK tax payer in the order of £10bn. This was to be set against the average £57bn/year in taxes that the financial sector generated between 1997 and 2009. Whilst passions rose high during the debate, all attendees enjoyed the intellectually stimulating nature of the talk. Pembroke's own Professor Ashok Venkitaraman gave a particularly eyeopening talk entitled ‘The price of life: How the development of new medicines is changing healthcare’. In his talk, Professor Venkitaraman described the current process of drug discovery and the tremendous time and expense involved in progressing from the first lab bench experiments through first-in-man testing. Whilst drugs developed through this pipeline are generally safe and effective, they are rarely breakthroughs and, particularly in the case of cancer, often only lead to a mean increase of life on the order of a few months, at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars per course. Moreover, the extreme expense of development makes big pharma very cautious when evaluating where to target their next drug. Risks have to be minimized, so attentions are usually focussed on a few well-understood proteins and cell signalling pathways, known generally as ‘druggable targets’. Professor Venkitaraman likens this approach to a drunk looking for his keys under a streetlamp, because ‘that's where the light is’. The economics of the situation, however, do not allow much greater creativity. Professor Venkitaraman has sought to address this impasse through his academic initiative, called the Cambridge Molecular Therapeutics Programme. This collaborative effort seeks to open up new druggable targets with more innovative, and hence higher-risk, processes that would not normally be undertaken by big pharma. Professor Paul Kennedy – Director of the International Security Studies programme at Yale University – rounded off a packed Easter Term with a semiautobiographical talk entitled ‘An historian and his intellectual history’. This was the first talk in a series of ‘Conversazione’, which are intended to provide a forum for established and aspiring academics to interact. Professor Kennedy recounted growing up in the ‘gritty, industrial’ North of England in the 1940s. He reflected on the roles of parents, school teachers and mentors in his intellectual growth. He Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 88 88 | pembroke college touched on many of the great events of the twentieth century that had shaped his thoughts – from the 1968 German uprisings, to the disruptive ideas and literature of the 1960s, and to the fall of the Berlin Wall. He gradually moved away from a view of history as a collection of mutually-incomprehensible specialisms, returning instead to a ‘large history’ approach and writing the widely known ‘The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers’. He then gave a brief preview of his current work entitled ‘The Turn of Tide’. It explores the ‘middle ground’ in World War II; that is, the people between the soldiers in the trenches and the generals and presidents deciding grand strategy: the ‘scientists and flow charts’ that played an influential role. These are only small sample of the talks, held every Monday evening in term time. Other talks covered subjects ranging from sovereign wealth funds, to Darwinism, to stem cells research, to conterfactualism in the social sciences to the global food crisis of 2008. I hope this brief summary has provided some idea of the variety of speakers and lively debate that is often elicited during this talks. I extend a warm invitation to you all to join us at the next Ivory Tower Society meeting. Simon Schlachter www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/ JUNIOR PARLOUR President: Claude Muhuza Vice-President: Annasilvia Sciortino Treasurer: Bibek Mukherjee Access Officer: Jack Tavener Ents Officer: Michael Peacock Food and Bar Officer: Tom Michaelis IT & Communications Officer:Archy de Berker Ethnic Minorities Officer: Isaac Stanley Green Officer: George Ulmann Hostels Officer: David Newgas Publications Officer: Holly Story LBGT Officer: Rose Hills International Officer: Marcos Paya Welfare & Equal Opportunities Officer: Rachael Kells Women’s Officer: Charlotte Lawes Men’s Officer: Moses Hoyt Pembroke JPC has had a busy, successful and important year of change in 2010. We have improved the support and provision of welfare available to Pembroke students. In Lent term, Pembroke College had the first ever ‘Refreshers Week’, a week long programme of exciting social events that also helped integrate our visiting American students into the Pembroke community. A mix of daytime events as well as the usual student activities helped students start an important term with renewed vigour. Furthermore, working alongside the College leadership, we have ensured that there has been extensive and ongoing support during Easter term to help students cope with the stress and rigours of exams. Activities and initiatives have ranged from weekly yoga sessions, tea and coffee breaks, film nights, touch rugby sessions organised by the Rugby team, a restocking of Pembroke Library DVD collection and a fantastic picnic on Pembroke lawn in fifth week. We have also provided helpful subject-specific study guides to help students approach exams and revision in a more informed way. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 89 annual gazette | 89 This year the JPC has looked beyond Pembroke and provided a platform for students to contribute to the world outside academia in a positive and meaningful way. A new initiative has been launched involving Jimmy’s Nightshelter, which is a Cambridge-based charity that provides emergency accommodation for the homeless. We have collected donations of food to give to Jimmy’s Nightshelter at the end of each term. We have also encouraged other colleges who do not already do so, to start up their own schemes through Cambridge University Student Union meetings. In addition, we helped raise money for victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. Moreover, we raised £180 for our JPC Charity, Camfed, by holding a well-attended and highly enjoyable charity bop. The JPC has worked hard, not only to help support and enrich the lives of Pembroke students, but we have also begun to look beyond the Cambridge bubble to help those in great need. As well as these new initiatives, the Committee has continued to improve and build on our more day to day activities. We have continued to host fun and enjoyable bops in College, and we have improved the provision of quality nonalcoholic drinks both to cater for those who do not drink and to promote responsible drinking. Our Access Officer has worked hard, running a successful shadowing scheme and a number of access visits as well as revolutionising the role by expanding our access activities. From next year, there will be a Senior Access Officer and a Junior Access Officer working together to ensure that there is an increase in activities aimed at widening access, better continuity when new officers are elected, and an expansion in the number of schools and areas reached by access work. The Equal Opportunities Committee has worked very well this year, raising awareness about sexual health issues, and hosting film nights and social events to help improve the general wellbeing of all students at Pembroke. The Committee as a whole has worked very hard this year to improve the lives of students and create a stronger and more vibrant Pembroke community. However, the Committee is looking forward to the coming academic year, when we are hoping to build on some of the successful changes made this year and to introduce new initiatives such as a Careers Officer position to help prepare students for life after Pembroke, more environmentally friendly initiatives in College, and a more inclusive, diverse and welcoming Freshers’ Week. Claude Muhuza GRADUATE PARLOUR President: David Gordon Vice-President: Roseanne Zhao Treasurer: Csilla Varnai Secretary: Anthony Leung External Officer: Chris West Welfare Officer: Kelly Randell GP Steward: Dave Verbeeten IT Officer: Rohan Shekhar Events Officers: Urvesh Shelat, Katie McAllister, Jenny Harcourt, Simon Schlachter, Jeremy Richardson, Paula Koelemeijer Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 90 90 | pembroke college Our main priority as a committee this past year was to foster a friendly atmosphere in the GP and among the new graduates. Towards this goal, we invested a great deal of energy in Freshers’ Week, which began with the requisite college tour, pub crawl, and of course a viewing of ‘Porterhouse Blue’. We also held a midnight BBQ which was widely praised, even by those who got a bit lost on their way back to College afterwards. Michaelmas Term saw our successful Farmyard Bop, complete with plaid costumes, colourful creatures, and some straw shenanigans in the early morning. Also fondly remembered was a very spooky Safari Murder Mystery party held in the Old Cellars, complete with a full jungle soundtrack and script written by our own Elizabeth Dearnley. Michaelmas ended with a very merry Christmas, complete with Christmas tree, decorations, and a thorough saturation with mulled wine and mince pies – fortunately not consumed directly before our trip for ice-skating on Midsummer Common. Lent Term began with a spicy Tango BA Dinner in the Old Library, led by expert dancers and enjoyed by all. Indulgence followed later that term, first with a highly successful cheese and port tasting evening organized by Jeremy Richardson and Paula Koelemeijer, and later with a whiskey tasting session in the Outer Parlour led by Peter Evan – after which leftovers were welcomed back to the Graduate Parlour with open arms. Our James Bond Bop was also thoroughly enjoyed, enhanced by dinner jackets, glamorous dresses and water pistols given out to only the most mischievous partygoers. Easter Term saw the graduates energised by the first ever Prime Ministerial debates, each watched with thoughtful concentration in a packed GP. Following the formation of the Cleggeron coalition government, we organized our own coalition team for the Graduate Cricket league, with a number of grads teaming up with Wolfson College to make the ‘Wolfbroke’ cricket squad. With ‘the highest stash:talent ratio ever known to man’, Wolfbroke had a rough first game, dropping seven catches and seeing the least experienced player (Katie McAllister) outscoring the team coach (Phil Sterne) the first time she batted. Nevertheless, post-match pizza made it all better, as is often the case in the GP. Fortunately, Pembroke’s athletic reputation rests on more solid foundations, as we saw during May Bumps when Pembroke grads added their age and experience to several PCBC boats, contributing to a highly successful May Bumps campaign that saw the W1 retain Headship for the third year running and the M1 bump up three spots, with the Men's Head of the River tantalisingly close at a mere one bump away. Grads who helped power these boats along include PCBC Captain Samantha Bennett and Rosamund Healey in the W1 and Blues rower Peter McClelland, Alexander Fabry and Will Deacon in the M1. Special mention should also be given to graduates who noviced this year such as Alex Ritter, Nenad Bartonicek, Paula Koelemeijer, Matthias Hofer and Dave Collins and the grad coaches such as Matthew Castle who helped develop rowers and crews. The year ended with a fantastic June Event, ‘Over the Ocean’, co-led by graduate Gus Booth-Clibborn. The Graduate Parlour topped off our social calendar with our annual summer garden party, masterfully organized by the tireless Events Officer Urvesh Shelat, complete with strawberries, Prosecco, Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 91 annual gazette | 91 Pimms and a Jazz Band. Despite some inclement weather, we hunkered down in our tent on the Bowling Green and had a great time. My term began with a three-person committee and an email I sent entitled: ‘Will cook for committee members’. Among the first officers were our hardworking Vice-President, Roseanne Zhao, and our meticulous Treasurer, Csilla Varnai. We recruited some older grads to share the burden, such as Jenny Harcourt, who added to her responsibilities as Graduate Union President to help as a Social Coordinator, and Kelly Randell who served as Welfare Officer. Some new officers also joined later in the year, such as our External Officer, Chris West, who deserves praise for his consistent organization of formal swaps week after week throughout the Lent and Easter Terms. Our committee went from a small group to quite a large assemblage, and I was very proud of our leadership in regards to shaping the tone of the graduate experience this past year. Graduate leadership was also pivotal among Pembroke’s intellectual societies. The Free and Easy society, run by Harvard Scholar Jon Weigel, was visited this year by Mike Hart, a former G2 head of British military intelligence in Afghanistan who discussed the insurgent landscape in Afghanistan and highlighted the important role of local ethnic power divisions in the Afghan conflict. The Ivory Tower Society, led by Simon Schlachter, had its usual broad range of speakers, from a former Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon. John Howard, to the former political Islamist Maajid Nawaz. This year the Graduate Parlour was fortunate to receive the generous gift of an original John Speed Map, donated by an anonymous donor and now hanging proudly in the GP – we would like to take this opportunity to thank them. We were also flattered to receive a generous donation by the alumnus Madsen Pirie during our summer garden party. We are grateful to James Gardom and Loraine Gelsthorpe for their support and guidance throughout the past year. Thanks also go to Caroline Adams and the housekeeping staff, Becky Coombs for her assistance with housing and funding, and especially Frances Kentish for helping us with organisation and photocopying. Thanks to David Harwood, Ken Smith and the kitchen staff for the delicious food we are privileged to enjoy. We would also like to thank Lauren Kassell for being a good and patient neighbour to our new GP. We are confident in the abilities of the incoming committee – especially the swimming skills of the incoming President, who went for a swim twice after the final BA dinner of the year – and their resolve to nurture the atmosphere we all enjoy in the GP. As we pass the reins to the next committee, the future of the GP looks bright. David Gordon Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 92 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page i Ian Fleming and Mary Bernard, photographed by Eve Arnold in 1965 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page ii Ian Fleming (clockwise from top left: 1965, 1973, 1999, 2005; all photographs by Mary Bernard) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page iii Mary Bernard (clockwise from top left: 1964, 1972, 1973, 2009) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page iv Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page v The Masters Opposite page (from top): Sir Sydney Castle Roberts (1948–1958) Sir William Hodge (1958–1970) Right: Tony Camps (1970–1981) Below: Lord Adrian (1981–1992) Overleaf: Sir Roger Tomkys (1992–2004) Sir Richard Dearlove (2004– ) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page vi Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm Top: David Joslin Bottom: Gerry Smith 12/8/10 10:18 Page vii Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm Top: James Hickson Bottom: Clive Trebilcock 12/8/10 10:18 Page viii Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page ix Top: Mark Wormald Bottom: Loraine Gelsthorpe Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Meredith Dewey Page x Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Sidney Kenderdine Page xi Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm Above: Erwin Rosenthal Right: Bill Hutton 12/8/10 10:18 Page xii Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page xiii Clockwise from top: James Campbell John Dougherty Bill Grimstone Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm Above: Ernest Nicholson Right: Brian Watchorn 12/8/10 10:18 Page xiv Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page xv Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm Previous page (clockwise from top left): Howard Erskine-Hill Michael Kuczynski Howard Raingold Colin Wilcockson Above: Susan Stobbs Right: Barbara Bodenhorn 12/8/10 10:18 Page xvi Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 93 C. THE COLLEGE RECORD Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 94 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 95 annual gazette | 95 THE MASTER AND FELLOWS 2009–2010 THE MASTER Sir Richard Billing Dearlove, MA (2003), KCMG, OBE FELLOWS 1956 Malcolm Cameron Lyons, LittD (1997) 1958 Albert Victor Grimstone, PhD (1958), MA (1959) 1961 Leslie Peter Johnson, MA (1959) 1964 James Christopher Durham Hickson, MA (1964), PhD (1966) 1979 Nicholas Barry Davies, MA (1977), DPhil Oxon, FRS, Professor of Behavioural Ecology 1982 (1961) John Peter Dougherty, MA (1960), PhD (1961) (1977) Jan Marian Maciejowski, MA (1976), PhD (1978), Professor in Engineering and Pfizer Fellow in Engineering, President of Pembroke College Norman Andrew Fleck, MA (1983), PhD (1984), FRS, Professor of the Mechanics of Materials, Director of the Cambridge Centre for Micromechanics 1984 Michael Christopher Payne, MA (1985), PhD (1985), Professor in Computational Physics and AstraZeneca Fellow in Physics 1985 Charles Peter Melville, MA (1976), PhD (1978), Professor in Persian History Trevor Robert Seaward Allan, BCL Oxon, MA (1983), Professor of Public Law & Jurisprudence 1990 Barbara Ann Bodenhorn, MPhil (1979), PhD (1990), College Lecturer in Archaeology and Anthropology and in Social and Political Science 1992 Jonathan Philip Parry, MA (1982), PhD (1985), Professor in Modern British History Mark Roderick Wormald, MA (2008), BA Oxon, DPhil Oxon, College Lecturer in English 1993 Geoffrey Richard Edwards, MA (2008), BA Wales, PhD London, Reader in European Studies Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 96 96 | pembroke college Donald Robertson, MA (1987), MSc, PhD LSE, University Senior Lecturer in Economics 1994 Loraine Ruth Renate Gelsthorpe, BA Sussex, MPhil (1979), PhD (1985), Reader in Criminology & Criminal Justice Torsten Meißner, MA Bonn, DPhil Oxon, PhD (1997), University Senior Lecturer in Classics 1995 Robin James Milroy Franklin, PhD (1992), Professor of Neuroscience Christopher John Young, MA (1994), PhD (1995), Reader in Modern and Medieval German Studies Silvana Silva Santos Cardoso, PhD (1994), Reader in Chemical Engineering 1996 Sylvia Huot, MA (2004) BA California, PhD Princeton, Professor of Medieval French Literature 1997 Nicholas John McBride, BA Oxon, College Lecturer and James Campbell Fellow in Law (2000) Nigel Robert Cooper, MA (1995), DPhil Oxon, Professor of Theoretical Physics 1998 Kenneth George Campbell Smith, BMedSc, MB, BS, PhD Melbourne, MA (2000) Genzyme Professor of Experimental Medicine, Honorary Consultant Physician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Alan Garth Tunnacliffe, MA (1994), PhD London, Reader in Biotechnology Lauren Tamar Kassell, BA Haverford, MSc, DPhil Oxon, University Senior Lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science 1999 Vikram Sudhir Deshpande, BTech Bombay, MPhil (1996), PhD (1998), Reader in Materials Engineering 2001 Demosthenes Nicholas Tambakis, MA (1993), PhD Princeton, College Lecturer and Pyewacket Fellow in Economics Nilanjana Datta, MA (2008), BSc Jadavpur, MSc Jadavpur, PhD ETH Zurich, College Lecturer in Mathematics John Stephen Bell, BPhil Gregorian University Rome, MA(1978), DPhil Oxon, Professor of Comparative Law Timothy John Bussey, BSc Victoria BC, PhD (1996), University Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology Andrea Carlo Ferrari, Laurea, Politechnico di Milano, PhD (2001), Reader in Electrical Engineering 2002 Rosalind Polly Blakesley, MA (1996), DPhil Oxon, University Senior Lecturer in the History of Art Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 97 annual gazette | 97 2003 Zoltán Sarnyai, MA (2008), MD, PhD Szeged, Hungary, University Lecturer in Pharmacology Alexander William Tucker, MA (1989), VetMB (1992), PhD (1997), University Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health 2004 Arwen Fedora Deuss, MA (2008), MSc Utrecht, DPhil Oxon, University Lecturer in Theoretical Geophysics 2005 William Fawcett, MA (1974), PhD (1979), College Lecturer and Chadwick Fellow in Architecture Simon Learmount, BA, MA University of East Anglia, MBA (1996), PhD (2000), University Lecturer in Management Studies Alan Michael Dawson, MA (1978), PhD (1994) Jorge M Gonçalves, MSc MIT, PhD MIT, University Lecturer in Engineering Samuel James Barrett, MPhil (1996), PhD (2000), University Senior Lecturer in Music 2006 Alexei Shadrin, MSc Moscow, PhD Moscow, University Lecturer in Numerical Analysis James Theodore Douglas Gardom, BA Oxon, PhD King’s College London Katrin Christina Ettenhuber, BA (2000), MPhil (2001), PhD (2004), College Lecturer in English Eric Alexander Miska, BA Dublin, PhD (2000), Group Leader at the Gurdon Institute Jonathan Mark James Keeling, BA (2002), MSci (2003), PhD (2005) Kojiro Yano, MD Chiba, Japan, PhD Liverpool, AstraZeneca Senior Research Associate 2007 Christopher John Blencowe, BA Reading, MA Kings College London Matthew Robert Mellor, MA Oxon Stephen O’Rahilly, MD, MB, BCh, BAO Ireland, Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine Gábor Csányi, MA (1994), PhD MIT, University Lecturer in Engineering Menna Ruth Clatworthy, BSc Wales, PhD (2006), University Clinical Lecturer in Renal Medicine Ashok Ramakrishnan Venkitaraman, MA (1993), PhD London, MB and BS Vellore, India, Professorial Fellow of Cancer Research Matthew John Clark, BA (2003), MPhil (2004), PhD (2008), College Lecturer in History Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 98 98 | pembroke college Gheorghe Dan Pantos, BSc Timişoara, Romania, MSC Timişoara, Romania, PhD Texas, Stokes’ Research Fellow James Alexander Nicholas Thornton, BA Oxon, PhD (2007), Drapers’ Research Fellow Ludmila Maria du Bouchet, BA Paris, MPhil Paris, MPhil (2004), Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Research Fellow 2008 Barbara Könczöl, MA Leipzig, PhD Leipzig, University Lektorin in History Jin-Hyuk Kim, BA Yonsei, MA Cornell, PhD Cornell, College Lecturer in Economics Mark Strange, BA Durham, MSt Oxon, DPhil Oxon, Drapers’ Research Fellow Kenneth Patrick Clarke, BA Dublin, MPhil Dublin, MA Oxon, DPhil Oxon, Keith Sykes Research Fellow in Italian Studies David John Huggins, MChem Oxford, DPhil Oxon Matthew O’Brien, BSc York, PhD Manchester 2009 Colin Martyn Lizieri, BA Oxon, PhD LSE, Grosvenor Professor of Real Estate Finance in the Department of Land Economy Alexander Houen, BA Sydney, MPhil Sydney, PhD (1999), University Lecturer in Modern English Literature Renaud Gagné, MA Montreal, MPhil Montreal, PhD Harvard, University Lecturer in Greek Literature Mina Gorji, BA (1996), MPhil Oxon, PhD Oxon, University Lecturer in English Caroline Burt, BA (1999), MPhil (2000), PhD (2004), College Lecturer in History Danilo Camargo Igliori, BA Sao Paolo, MSc Sao Paolo, MPhil (2001), PhD (2005), Adam Smith Fellow in Land Economy Md. Taufiq Ur-Rahman, BPharm Dhaka, MPharm Dhaka, MSc Manchester, PhD (2008), Drapers’ Research Fellow Siân Katharine Pooley, BA (2005), MPhil (2006), Mark Kaplanoff Research Fellow in History Sarah Maria Heiltjen Nouwen, LLB Utrecht, LLM Utrecht, MPhil (2005), Mayer Brown Research Fellow in International Law Alfonso Sorrentino, MA Rome, PhD Princeton, Herschel-Smith Research in Pure Mathematics Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 99 annual gazette | 99 EMERITUS FELLOWS Charles William McElroy Pratt, MA (1953) Anthony William Nutbourne, MA (1954) Richard Hawley Grey Parry, ScD (1983) Colin Gilbraith, MA (1975), MVO Amyand David Buckingham, CBE, ScD (1985), FRS Colin George Wilcockson, MA (1958) Michael James David Powell, ScD (1979), FRS Ian Fleming, ScD (1982), FRS John Ryder Waldram, MA (1963), PhD (1964) Antony Gerald Hopkins, FBA Howard Henry Erskine-Hill, LittD (1988), FBA Sir Roger Tomkys, MA (1973) Robert Joseph Mears William Bernard Raymond Lickorish, ScD (1991) Sathiamalar Thirunavukkarasu, MA (1971) Brian Watchorn, MA (1965) Howard Peter Raingold, MA (1982) Nicholas Stanislaus Baskey, MA (1998) Richard James Jackson, MA (1968), PhD (1968) Michael David Reeve, MA (1966) Michael George Kuczynski, MA (1972) Susan Helen Stobbs, MA (1970) Rex Edward Britter, MA (1979) HONORARY FELLOWS 1983 Sir Michael Francis Atiyah, OM, MA (1956), PhD (1955), Hon ScD, FRS Ray Milton Dolby, Hon OBE, PhD (1961), Hon ScD 1989 Sir John Frank Charles Kingman, ScD (1969), FRS 1992 The Rt Hon James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton, PC, MA (1970) Sir Constant Hendrick (Henry) de Waal, KCB, MA (1955), LLB (1952) Simon Kirwan Donaldson, MA (1985), FRS Christopher Jarvis Haley Hogwood, CBE, MA (1967) 1993 James Gee Pascoe Crowden, CVO, MA (1955) 1995 The Revd Charles Kingsley Barrett, DD (1956), FBA 1998 Sir John Anthony Chilcot, GCB, MA (1973) The Rt Hon Sir Konrad Hermann Theodor Schiemann, PC, MA (1965), LLB (1962) The Rt Hon Sir Alan Hylton Ward, Lord Justice Ward, PC, MA (1968), LLB (1963) 1999 Emma Louise Johnson, MBE, MA (1992) 2000 Sir John Edward Sulston, PhD (1982), Hon ScD, FRS Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 100 100 | pembroke college 2002 William Hall Janeway, PhD (1971) 2004 Sir Michael Bett, CBE, MA (1977) Roger Walton Ferguson Jr, (1973) PhD Harvard Sir Christopher Owen Hum, KCMG, MA (1964) His Excellency George Maxwell Richards, TC, PhD (1963) Sir Marcus Henry (Mark )Richmond, ScD(1971), FRS The Rt Hon Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, PC, MA (1977), PhD (1979) 2005 Amyand David Buckingham, CBE, ScD (1985), FRS 2006 Stephen John Nickell, CBE, BA (1965), FB Martin Biddle, OBE, FSA, MA (1965) Peter Stuart Ringrose, MA (1971), PhD (1971) 2007 The Rt Hon Paul Anthony Elliott Bew, Lord Bew of Donegore, MA (1971), PhD(1974) Stephen Jay Greenblatt, MA (1968) 2008 David Anthony Brading, BA (1960) PhD UCL, DLitt (1991) Jeremy Bloxham, BA (1982), PhD (1986) WILLIAM PITT FELLOWS 2001 Jeremy Henry Moore Newsum, BA, Reading 2003 Barrington John Albert Furr, OBE, BSc, PhD, Reading 2004 Melanie Georgina Lee, BSc, York, PhD, National Institute for Medical Research 2005 Gerd Schnorrenberg, PhD, Bonn Jonson Cox, BA (1979) 2006 David William Andrews, MA, Sheffield Cristoforo Romanelli, DrIng, Università degli Studi de Roma “La Sapienza” Jonathan Kenneth Charles Knowles, BSc East Anglia, PhD, Edinburgh 2008 Matthew William Bross Ismail Kola, BSc, South Africa, BPharm, Rhodes, PhD (Med), Capetown 2009 Richard Parmee, BA (1973) BYE-FELLOWS 1999 2005 2008 2009 Jayne Sinclair Ringrose, MA (1970) Andrea Ruddick, BA (1999), MPhil (2000), PhD (2005) Daniela Passolt, BA Hamburg, MSc SOAS, PhD LSE Rebecca Lucy Coombs, BA Bristol, PhD Paris Andrew Enticknap, MBA UEA Mark Reinhard Norbert Kotter, MD Graz, MPhil (2001), PhD (2006) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 101 annual gazette | 101 FELLOW-COMMONERS 2004 George Simon Cecil Gibson 2005 John Andrew Hulme Chadwick, MA (1968) Keith Gordon Sykes, MA (1973) Randall Wayne Dillard, LLM (1983) 2006 Norman Mcleod Bachop, BA (1968) 2007 Anthony Harwick Wilkinson 2008 Christopher Bertlin Turner Adams, MA (1957) John Charles Grayson Stancliffe, MA (1952) Master: Sir Richard Dearlove COLLEGE OFFICERS 2010–2011 President: J M Maciejowski Senior Tutor: MR Wormald Dean and Chaplain: J T D Gardom Treasurer and Bursar: C Blencowe Praelector: T Meißner Librarian: N J McBride Tutorial Bursar: L T Kassell College Proctor: D N Tambakis Steward: M R Mellor Tutor for Graduate Affairs: L R R Gelsthorpe Admissions Tutor: C Burt Tutor for Graduate Admissions: N J McBride Development Director: M R Mellor Assistant tutors: S J Barrett, B A Bodenhorn, M J Clark, G Csanyi, K C Ettenhuber, J T D Gardom, M Gorji, B Könczöl, N J McBride, T Meißner, Z Sarnyai, A W Tucker Graduate tutors: A F Deuss, G R Edwards, J T D Gardom, A Thornton College lecturers: M J Clark (History), N Datta (Mathematics), K C Ettenhuber (English), D Igliori (Political Economy); J-H Kim (Economics), N J McBride (Law), D N Tambakis (Economics), M R Wormald (English) Directors and Assistant Directors of Studies: Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic: P Russell Archaeology & Anthropology: B A Bodenhorn Architecture: W Fawcett Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: C P Melville Chemical Engineering: S S S Cardoso Classics: T Meißner Computer Science: K Taylor Economics: D Tambakis, D Robertson Education: E Taylor Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 102 102 | pembroke college Engineering: V Deshpande, G Csanyi, A Ferrari, J Gonçalves English: M R Wormald, K C Ettenhuber Geography: S Radcliffe History: J P Parry, M J Clark, C Burt History of Art: R P Blakesley Land Economy: D Igliori Law: N J McBride Linguistics: D Willis Management Studies: S J Learmount Mathematics: N Datta Medicine: Z Sarnyai, K G C Smith (Clinical) Modern Languages: S Huot, M Kant, R O’Bryen Music: S J Barrett Natural Sciences: T J Bussey, N R Cooper, A F Deuss, L T Kassell, M O’Brien, D Pantos, M C Payne, A Tunnacliffe Philosophy: A Stewart-Wallace Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies: B A Bodenhorn Theology: J T D Gardom Veterinary Medicine: D Tucker Director for International Programmes: A M Dawson Deputy Director for International Programmes: D Passolt Lectrice in French: P Dorio Lektorin in German: A Lorenz Academic Associates: Anatomy: A May Architecture: M Gwiazda Engineering: J Taylor English: A Lane, G Yeats Social Anthropology: M Magalhaes Writing Skills: R Burns Zoology: J Gerlach MATRICULATION 2009–2010 MICHAELMAS TERM 2009 Abdulla, Fawaz Yusuf (London School of Economics) Aboobakar, Muhammad-Furqan (Loughborough Grammar School) Agnihotri, Wiraaj (United World College of S E Asia, Singapore) Aleksandrova, Antoniya (Butler University, Indianapolis) Ashmore, Joseph Lorcan (St Dunstan’s College, London) Bahaj, Saleem Abubakr (London School of Economics) Baker, Harry Laurence (King’s (VA) CE School, Peterborough) Balogh, Mate (Fazekas Mihaly Primary and Secondary School and Te, Budapest) Batishcheva, Alexandra (Latymer School, London) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 103 annual gazette | 103 Bennett, Verity Angelina Sharman (Torquay Grammar School for Girls) Berreby, Fiona (CPGE lycee Montaigne, Paris) Blackburn, Katherine Rebecca (Reigate Grammar School) Boreham, John William (Windsor Boys’ School) Börjesson, Johannes Per Emil (Lund University, Sweden) Bosch, Konstantin Moritz Maximilian (Robinson College, Cambridge) Bowyer, Georgina Sophie Amundsen (Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Dover) Bridge, Christopher Philip (King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford) Bronitsky, Jonathan Bernard (Peterhouse, Cambridge) Bruce, Maria Pepa (Foleys Grammar School, Limassol) Budd, Oliver Matthew Timothy (Wellington School, Somerset (son of J D Budd (1974)) Cain, Jacob Stuart (Richard Hale School, Hertford) Carr, Neal Patrick (De Lisle Catholic School, Loughborough) Carruthers, Elspeth Ruth (Latymer School, London) Chatters, Grace Margaret (Newstead Wood School for Girls, Orpington) Chew, Leroy Nicholas (Alton College, Hampshire) Chowdhury, Mubdiu Reza (Latymer School, London) Chung, Paraic Ho-Hin (London Oratory School) Coates, Richard Stephen (Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Coghill, James Reid (Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham) Coghlan, Niall Finian (Dr Challoner’s Grammar School, Amersham) Cox, David Wyndham Keith (Portadown College, Craigavon) Cymes, Tomasz (33 Liceum Im. M Kopernika, Warsaw) Dafinone, Isabel Onome (Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe) de Berker, Archy Otto Orloff (North Bristol Post 16 Centre) Deng, Zhe Xi (Roedean School, Brighton) Denis, Elizabeth Rosa (St Saviour’s & St Olave’s School, London) Dietzfelbinger, Sarah Esin (Freie Universität, Berlin) Echtermeyer, Tim Joachim (Aachen University of Technology) Ediger, Mikaela Leann (Harry Ainlay High School, Edmonton) Ewing, Alice-Andrea (Farlingaye High School, Woodbridge) Fabry, Alexander Bradshaw (Harvard University) Fallows, Michael Joseph (Wilmslow County High School, Cheshire) Fang, Fufu (Ashmole School, London) Ferrari, Anna Cecile (Emmanuel College, Cambridge) Fleming, Helen Susan (Wycombe High School, High Wycombe) Flores, Fernan Carandan (Ateneo de Manila University) Fowler, Cedar Johnson (Tufts University, MA) Foxall, Tom Bant (Solihull School) Franklin, Miriam Julie (Lady Margaret School, London) Fulwood, Alice Mary (Oxford High School GDST) Gandon, Amy Patricia (Haileybury, Hertford) Gateshill, Joseph Geoffrey (Hymers College, Hull (son of J B Gateshill (1968)) Gill, Benjamin (Llanidloes High School, Powys (son of T Gill (1981)) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 104 104 | pembroke college Gutteridge, Jennifer Marie (Camberwell College of Art) Hall, Clare Elizabeth (Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls) Hallas, Gabriela Grace Macmahon (Coloma Convent Girls School, Croydon) Harrington, Christian A D E (Eton College, Windsor) Harris, Georgina Rachel (Caistor Grammar School, Market Rasen) Harvey, Joseph Edward (Pates Grammar School, Cheltenham) Hatfield, Peter William (Simon Langton Boys’ School, Canterbury) Hausien, Omar (Heaton Manor School, Newcastle upon Tyne) Hayes, Rosalie Winifred (Tormead School, Guildford) Healey, Rosamund (Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge) Heard, Daniel Keith (King Edward VI College, Stourbridge) Henderson, Siobhan Jenny (Dame Alice Owen’s School, Potters Bar) Hill, Sarah Catherine (Woodbridge School, Suffolk) Hills, Evin Rose (City of London Freemen’s School, Ashtead) Hinks, Matthew Joseph (Chatham Grammar School for Boys, Kent) Hodkinson, Jemima Eleanor Clare (Portsmouth Grammar School) Hui, Nikhol Victoria (North London Collegiate School, Edgware) Jackson, Stacey Anne Winifred (Spalding High School, Lincolnshire) Jaffer, Mehdi Husayn (Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood) Jayaraman, Apoorva (Trinity College, Oxford) Johnson, Ian David (Bilborough College, Nottingham) Jolly, Elaine Christina (University of Glasgow) Jones, Sonia Alexandra Rosciszewska (Queen’s Gate School, London) Joseph, David Daniel (Highgate School, London) Keenan, Patrick George (Greenhead College, Huddersfield) Kemp, Phoebe Joy (Royal Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Kim, Eunice Seungyeon (Brown University, Providence) King, Mark John (Jesus College, Cambridge) Kirdar, Rena Nemir (Somerville College, Oxford) Kirk, Jacob Daniel (Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle) Kleanthous, Natasha Anna Victoria (St Margaret’s School, Bushey) Kollmann, Laura (University of Maastricht) La Fleur, Emma (Occidental College, Los Angeles) la Hausse de Lalouvière, Joseph Philippe Toussaint (Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge) Labrune, Pierre (École Normale Supérieure, Paris) Lecznar, Adam Edward (University College London) Lee, Minah (Tiffin Girls’ School, Kingston upon Thames) Leggett, Matthew Terence (Colyton Grammar School, Devon) Lewis, Rhian (Caerleon Comprehensive School, Newport) Lewis-Smith, William Oliver (Tiffin School, Kingston-upon-Thames) Lindsay, Victoria (Banchory Academy, Kincardineshire) Liu, Yun (National Junior College, Singapore) Livingstone, Emmet McMahon (European School Brussels I) Lombardo, Antonio (Universita di Palermo) Maguire, Holly Charlotte (Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 105 annual gazette | 105 Martin, Laurie William Findlay (Bedford School) Mashiter, Chloe Elizabeth (Norwich School) McClelland, Peter Geoffrey (University of Western Ontario) McGowan, Joanna Grace (New College, Swindon) McGuinness, Bronach Geraldine Mary (Dominican College, Belfast) McWilliams, Alastair Robert (King’s School, Canterbury) Mecham, Andrew Steven (Brigham Young University) Miller, Holly Patricia (Burgess Hill School, West Sussex) Morgan, Elsa Charlotte (Withington Girls’ School, Manchester (daughter of H F Morgan (1978)) Msibi, Thabo Perceviarence (University of KwaZulu-Natal) Murphy, Christine Claire Ellen (Methodist College, Belfast) Nicholson, Kerry Elizabeth (Northern Regional College, Ballymena, Co. Antrim) Norman, Simon Mark (Victoria College, St Helier) Obata, Miharu (South Hampstead High School, London) Orchard, Patrick Francis (Harrow School, Harrow-on-the-Hill) Paites, Benjamin (Coopers’ Company and Coborn School, Upminster) Parsons, Lawrence Aldwell Wilde (Open University, Milton Keynes) Patel, Arvind (Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Elstree) Paya Ten, Marcos (International School of Indiana, Indianapolis) Petreanu, Andreea (City University, London) Phillips, Olivia Poppy (King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds) Pickworth, Frances Isabel (Norwich School) Pitt Ford, Charles William (Robinson College, Cambridge) Prina, Alberto Matthew (St Edmund’s College, Cambridge) Pugh, Benjamin John (Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet) Purdon, Rachel Elizabeth (Penglais Comprehensive School, Aberystwyth) Qureshi, Arham Farukh (Magdalen College School, Oxford) Railton, Thomas James (Ashlawn School and Science College, Rugby) Ramsden, Christopher Michael (Greenhead College, Huddersfield) Reibman, Max Yacker (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Reith, Charles James Davidson (Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Elstree) Richards, Sidney William (University of Leiden) Richmond, Alex Mathew (British International School, Jakarta) Ritter, Alex Taylor (Concordia College, Minnesota) Robinshaw, Elizabeth (Bootham School, York) Robinson, Mark Philip Robert (Altrincham Grammar School for Boys) Ross, India Fleur Wilson (Truro School) Salama, Michael Howard (George Washington University) Sanderson, Charlotte Anna (Magdalene College, Cambridge) Schlaepfer, Christian (St Edmund’s College, Cambridge) Scott, Jemima Ruth (Rugby School) Scott, Luke Andrew (Edinburgh Academy) Senge, Jan Felix (University of Bremen) Senthilgiri, Lathoorshan (City of London School) Shaw, Matthew James (Desborough School, Maidenhead) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 106 106 | pembroke college Shelat, Urvesh Mahesh (Harvard University) Shen, Lin (China University of Political Science & Law) Slade, Christopher Raymond (Sutton Grammar School, Surrey) Smith, James William (University of St Andrews) Solanki, Deepa Priya (Wreake Valley College, Syston) Stanley, Isaac Martin (City of London School) Steinitz, Rachel (British School of Rio De Janeiro) Stern, Robert Guy (University College School, London) Stewart, Jessica Carol-Ann (Sixth Form College Farnborough) Stott, Susannah Victoria (Oakham School, Leicestershire) Straus, Max Isaac (Brown University, Providence) Suddaby, Katherine Mary (Boston Spa Comprehensive School, Wetherby) Sullivan, Robert Andrew (Ridgeway Comprehensive School, Wroughton) Szlachta, Wojciech Jerzy (Girton College, Cambridge) Takano, Masao (Georgetown Univerisity, Washington DC) Takeda, Yuko (University of Newcastle) Tavernier, Marie Anne (Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)) Teh, Tian Huey (Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar, Mantin) Tham, Jonathan Volrath Sebastian (Westminster School, London) Thom, Susannah Claire (Manchester High School for Girls (daughter of C P Thom (1978)) Thompson, Robert Peter (Southend High School for Boys, Southend-on-Sea (son of D P Thompson (1981)) Tickell Painter, Cassie Rosa (Cherwell School, Oxford) Todd, Andrew David (Omagh Academy, Co. Tyrone) Tromp, Alicia Jeanne (École Normale Supérieure, Paris) Ulmann, George Oliver (Radley College, Abingdon) Veselovská, Lenka (Charles University, Prague) Viswanathan, Vivek (Harvard University) Warren, Bryony (Watford Girls’ Grammar School) Watney, Isabella Mary Louise (Oxford High School GDST) Weigel, Jonathan (Harvard University) Welikala, Judith Himanie (Sacred Heart High School, London) Wigginton, James Leroy (Brigham Young University) Willis, Julian C W (Oakham School, Leicestershire) Wirz, Monica (London School of Economics) Wolf, Simon Maria Reinhard (Bedford School) Xu, Jia (Princeton University) Yeo, Yi Tian Felicity (McGill University, Montreal) Yeung, Wilson (University College London) Yudhanahas, Rampharaj (National University of Singapore) LENT TERM 2010 Anixter, David (University of California – Berkeley) Barrett, Samuel Clarkson (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Chen, Siwen (Wellesley College) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:18 Page 107 annual gazette | 107 Clark, Courtney Alexandra Reyes (Brown University, Providence) Crowe, Charlotte McKenna (Brown University, Providence) Eldridge, Robert Matthew (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Finerty, Katherine (Cornell University, Ithaca) Gordon, Veronica (Yale University, New Haven) Hanno, Adam Gordon (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Harris, Drew Colin (Brown University, Providence) Kaye-Kauderer, Jenna (Brown University, Providence) Kieschnick, Hannah (Yale University, New Haven) Merron, Eric (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Milstein, Michael Morris (Cornell University, Ithaca) O’Connor, Kendall Marie (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Raman, Nikhita (Brown University, Providence) Rogers, Graham Rollin Helton (Brown University, Providence) Rosenthal, Sarah Faye (Brown University, Providence) Roule, Natasha Madeleine Anne (Wellesley College) Salvador, Anjali Vyas (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Samarth, Avinash (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Seligman, Lara Catriona (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia) Slater, Benjamin Joshua (Brown University, Providence) Tennant, Emma Philadelphia (Brown University, Providence) Tiu, Tiffany Wing Yee (Waseda University) Zhang, Chenji (Brown University, Providence) Zhou, Lily Yaoqing (Wellesley College) EASTER TERM 2010 Brodbeck Roos, Jeannette (University of Berne) Neto, Ricardo Jorge Miguel (Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro) ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS, FIRST CLASS RESULTS 2010 Archaeology & Anthropology, Part I Hill, Sarah Catherine Oriental Studies, Part II Coles, Isabel Archaeology & Anthropology, Part IIA Bray, Sebastian Christian Chemical Engineering, Part IIB Popel, Aleksej Archaeology & Anthropology, Part IIB Brooks, Hannah Jean Classical Tripos, Part IA Gandon, Amy Patricia Pickworth, Frances Isabel Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Part IA Carruthers, Elspeth Ruth Classical Tripos, Part II Judson, Anna Penelope Newton, Alice Elizabeth Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 108 108 | pembroke college Computer Science, Part IB Chen, Niang Jun Economics, Part I Boreham, John William Economics, Part IIA France, Robert Gorringe, Frank Richard Mukherjee, Bibek Wiggins, Alexander David Economics, Part IIB Kaitcer, Alex Louis Qiu, Yuhang Engineering, Part IA Bridge, Christopher Philip Hall, Clare Elizabeth Robinson, Mark Philip Robert Engineering, Part IB Kubie, Martin Gustav William Sharpe, Adam Douglas Walker, Michael Ian Whitehead, Tom Wraight, Matthew William Wu, Menglin Engineering, Part IIB Bunch, Peter Joseph Cusdin, Andrew Matthew Gauld, Connell Muir Kehagias, Christos McKane, Kirsty Laurenson Yung, Hoi Yue English, Part I Clear, Samuel Marcus Gatzen, Claire Herman, Katya Rachel Ievins, Alice Mary Anna Natalia English, Part II Goh, Gayle Si Yi McAdam, William Peter Wheeler, Eleanor Margaret Historical Tripos, Part I Hutchby, Thomas Alexander Wall, Jonathan James Historical Tripos, Part II Croall, Anna Rebecca Isenberg, Daniel Joseph Jones, Robert John Foster Law, Part IB Brown, Thomas Barlow Hillam, Andrew Jonathan Law, Part II Alonzo, Camilla Frances Lawson, Kyle William Young, Andrew McDonald Russell Mathematical Tripos, Part IA Chen, Chongli Daniel Harvey, Joseph Edward Hatfield, Peter William Mathematical Tripos, Part IB Kileel, Joseph David Ledwon, Paul Soh, Yong Sheng Whitby, Max Mathematical Tripos, Part II Dudfield, Peter House, David Michael Mathematical Tripos, Part III Jones, Andrew James Morgan, Ralph Henry Final MB Examination, Part III Soosainathan, Arany Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Part IA Morgan, Elsa Charlotte Ross, India Fleur Wilson Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Part IB Nicolaidis, Eva Alexandra Modern and Medieval Languages, Part IA Bott, William Miller, Holly Patricia Pugh, Benjamin John Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 109 annual gazette | 109 Modern and Medieval Languages, Part IB Bickerton, Jordan James Music, Part II Campbell, Anna Catherine Martin, Peter Thomas Yarde Natural Sciences, Part IA Agnihotri, Wiraaj Balogh, Mate de Berker, Archy Otto Orloff Liu, Yun Purdon, Rachel Elizabeth Willis, Julian CW Natural Sciences, Part IB Bullard, Christina Mary Hammond, Daniel John Natural Sciences, Part II: Biological and Biomedical Sciences Yeldham, Francesca Natural Sciences, Part II: Chemistry Armstrong, Roland John Beardmore, Emma Jane Natural Sciences, Part II: Pathology Neshat-Omidvaran, Mojtaba Natural Sciences, Part III: Biochemistry Taylor, Martin Russell Gareth Natural Sciences, Part III: Chemistry Appleton, Scott David Coad, Emma-Rose Janecek, Matej Natural Sciences, Part III: Experimental and Theoretical Physics Arnold, Hannah Mary Smidman, Michael Strandkvist, Charlotte Natural Sciences, Part III: Geological Sciences Weller, Owen Michael Natural Sciences, Part III: Material Sciences and Metallurgy Young, Callum Angus Philosophy, Part IB Steen, Bernard Adam Philosophy, Part II Natural Sciences, Part II: Jefferys, Peter John Experimental and Theoretical Physics Bell, Robert Andrew Theological and Religious Studies, Sanders, Jason Lloyd Part IIA Skwarek, Katrina Clare Natural Sciences, Part II: Genetics Stanton, Richard Oliver Lister, Joanne Rachel COLLEGE AWARDS 2009–2010 Kilby Prize best undergraduate performance Alonzo, CF Peter de Somogyi Memorial Prize special merit in an Arts subject Judson, AP Blackburne-Daniell Prize best second-year performance France, R; Hillam, AJ Crowden Award distinguished contribution to College life Mckoy, L; Jones, AL Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 110 110 | pembroke college Hansen Prize Lancaster Prize outstanding first or second-year performance for Engineering in the Arts Whitehead, T Pugh, BJ Legg Prize Satish Kumar Aggarwal Prize for Mathematics outstanding first-year performance in House, DM Mathematics or Natural Sciences Ann Ellen Prince Prize Harvey, JE for Modern Languages Adrian Prize Bickerton, JJ for Medical and Veterinary Sciences BM Roberts Prize Yeldham, F for outstanding performance in Part III Atiyah Prize Chemistry for Part III Mathematics Appleton, SD Morgan, RH Ubaydli Prize Bethune Baker Prize for Computer Science for Divinity Chen, NJ Skwarek, KC Marie Shamma’a Frost Prize Collins Prize For Oriental Studies for English Coles, I Wheeler, EM Robin Shepherd Memorial Prize Ginsberg Prize for Chemistry for Classics Armstrong, RJ Judson, AP GC Smith Prize Ginsberg Award for Material Sciences for Classics Young, CA Newton, AE Dr Stevens Prize for Natural Sciences Hadley History Prize Bell, RA for Part II of the Tripos Pinkney, WE Dr Stoneley’s Prize for Geology and Geophysics Sir William Hodge Prize Weller, OM for Mathematics or Natural Sciences Sanders, JL Henry Sumner Maine Prize for Archeology and Anthropology Hodgson Memorial Prize Brooks, HJ for a Part II Engineering Project Gauld, CM Turner Prize for Music Joslin Prize Eastwood, MJ for Economic History Wall, JJ Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 111 annual gazette | 111 S M Jamil Wasti Prize for Part I English Gatzen, C Ronald Wynn Prize for Engineering Bunch, PJ Willoughby Prize for Private Law Alonzo, CF Ziegler Prize for Law Hillam, AJ Foundress Prizes Arnold, HM (Natural Sciences) Brown, TB (Law) Campbell, AC (Music) Hutchby, TA (History) Jones, AJ (Mathematics) Jones, RJF (History) Lawson, KW (Law) Ledwon, P (Mathematics) Popel, A (Chemical Engineering) Pugh, BJ (Modern Languages) Qiu, Y (Economics) Smidman, M (Natural Sciences) Wiggins, AD (Economics) Young, AMR (Law) Yung, HY (Engineering) College Prizes First year Agnihorti, W (Natural Sciences) Balogh, M (Natural Sciences) Boreham, JW (Economics) Bott, W (Modern Languages) Bridge, CP (Engineering) Chen, CD (Mathematics) de Berker, AOO (Natural Sciences) Morgan, EC (Medical Sciences) Pickworth, FI (Classics) Purdon, RE (Natural Sciences) Gandon, AP (Classics) Harvey, JE (Mathematics) Hatfield, JE (Mathematics) Hill, SC (Archaeology & Anthropology) la Hausse de Lalouvière, JPT (History) Liu, Y (Natural Sciences) Miller, HP (Modern Languages) Robinson, MP (Engineering) Ross, IFW (Veterinary Medicine) Willis, JCW (Natural Sciences) Second year Bray, SCA (Arch & Anth) Bullard, CM (Natural Sciences) Clear, SM (English) France, R (Economics) Gorringe, FR (Economics) Hammond, DJ (Natural Sciences) Herman, KR (English) Ievins, AMN (English) Kileel, JD (Mathematics) Kubie, MGW (Engineering) Mukherjee, B (Economics) Nicolaidis, EAC (Medical Sciences) Sharpe, AD (Engineering) Soh, YS (Mathematics) Stanton, RO (Theology) Steen, BA (Philosophy) Wall, JJ (History) Walker, MJ (Engineering) Whitby, M (Mathematics) Whitehead, T (Engineering) Wraight, MW (Engineering) Wu, M (Engineering) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 112 112 | pembroke college Third year Beardmore, EJ (Natural Sciences) Dudfield, P (Mathematics) Goh, GSY (English) Isenberg, DJ (History) Jefferys, PJ (Philosophy) Fourth year Coad, E (Natural Sciences) Cusdin, AM (Engineering) Janecek, M (Natural Sciences) Kehagias, C (Engineering) Kaitcer, AL (Economics) Lister, JR (Natural Sciences) McAdam, WP (English) Neshat-Omidvaran, M (Natural Sciences) McKane, KL (Engineering) McKee, AP (Mathematics) Strandkvist, C (Natural Sciences) Taylor, MRG (Natural Sciences) Sixth year Soosainathan, A (Clinical Medicine) Elected to a Foundation Scholarship Bickerton, JJ (Modern Languages) Bray, SCA (Arch & Anth) Brown, TB (Law) Bullard, CM (Natural Sciences) Chen, NJ (Computer Science) France, R (Economics) Gorringe, FR (Economics) Hammond, DJ (Natural Sciences) Hillam, AJ (Law) Hutchby, TA (History) Walker, MI (Engineering) Wall, JJ (History) Whitby, M (Mathematics) Whitehead, T (Engineering) Kileel, JD (Mathematics) Kubie, MGW (Engineering) Ledwon, P (Mathematics) Mukherjee, B (Economics) Nicolaidis, EAC (Medical Sciences) Sharpe, AD (Engineering) Skwarek, KC (Theology) Soh, YS (Mathematics) Stanton, RO (Theology) Steen, BA (Philosophy) Wiggins, AD (Economics) Wraight, MW (Engineering) Wu, M (Engineering) Foundation Scholarships Continued Armstrong, RJ (Natural Sciences) Beardmore, EJ (Natural Sciences) Bell, RA (Natural Sciences) Jarrold, S (Archaeology & Anthropology) Ralph, HLC (Modern Languages) Sanders, JL (Natural Sciences) Saunders, RJ (Natural Sciences) Foundation Award Holders Appleton, S (Natural Sciences) Buchanan, GR (English) Bunch, PJ (Engineering) Campbell, AC (Music) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 113 annual gazette | 113 Dudfield, P (Mathematics) Eastwood, MJF (Music) House, DM (Mathematics) Yeldham, FC (Medical Sciences) Isenberg, DJ (History) Janecek, M (Natural Sciences) Jefferys, PJ (Philosophy) Mundy, L (Medical Sciences) Newton, AE (Classics) Pinkney, WE (History) Woolley, JP (Arch & Anth) Young, CA (Natural Sciences) Foundation Award Holders Continued Adeloye, T (Clinical Medicine) Bellis, JR (English) Boland, JA (Natural Sciences) Chan, TS (Chemical Engineering) Charteris, CM (English) Collins, BSL (Natural Sciences) Dickerson, P (English) Firestone, E (English) Humphreys, MTG (History) McDonald, S (Clinical Medicine) Potter, AT (Natural Sciences) Richardson, JO (Chemistry) Rickman, HM (Medical Sciences) Tay, NL (Veterinary Medicine) Voss, EAF (Engineering) West, CJ (Economic and Social History) Whiscombe, A (ASNAC) Winder-Rhodes, SE (MRC Brain Repair) Xiu, P (Clinical Medicine) Retrospective Awards to Commoners Coad, E (Natural Sciences) Coles, I (Oriental Studies) Cusdin, AM (Engineering) Gauld, CM (Engineering) Jones, RJF (History) Lister, JR (Natural Sciences) McAdam, WP (English) Qiu, Y (Economics) Strandkvist, C (Natural Sciences) Wheeler, EM (English) Young, AMR (Law) College Scholarships Agnihorti, W (Natural Sciences) Balogh, M (Natural Sciences) Carruthers, ER (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies) Chen, CD (Mathematics) de Berker, AOO (Natural Sciences) Gandon, AP (Classics) Hall, CE (Engineering) Harvey, JE (Mathematics) Hatfield, PW (Mathematics) Hill, SC (Archaeology & Anthropology) Boreham, JW (Economics) Bridge, CP (Engineering) la Hausse de Lalouvière, JPT (History) Liu, Y (Natural Sciences) Morgan, EC (Medical Sciences) Pickworth, FI (Classics) Pugh, BJ (Modern Languages) Purdon, RE (Natural Sciences) Robinson, MP (Engineering) Ross, IFW (Veterinary Medicine) Willis, JCW (Natural Sciences) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 114 114 | pembroke college College Exhibitions Bott, W (Modern Languages) Miller, HP (Modern Languages) Derek Rose Memorial Studentship Carruthers, ER Searle Reading Prize Taylor, RC Jack Lander Travel Scholarships McGuinness, BGM; Gutteridge, JM Kenderdine Organ Scholarship Martin, PTY Keith Sykes Awards Howe, EK; Hoyt, ME; O’Brien, AP; Scott-Barrett, JV Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett Prize For creative writing Weigel, J Idle Scholarship Moshenka, RCS Christine Hansen Music Travel Scholarship Ambrose Evans, R Nicholas Powell Travel Bursary Stern, RG Brian Riley Declamation Prize Isenberg, DJ Graham Maw Organ Scholarship Ashmore, JL Monica Partridge Award (Balkan Studies) Bosch, KMM Rosenthal Memorial Travelling Scholarship Murphy, CCE Ginsberg Blues Awards For a Blue Peter McClelland (Rowing) Jan Senge (Basketball) For a Half Blue Alistair Chappelle (Lightweight rowing) John Hale (Lightweight rowing) Todd Nichols (Lacrosse) Charles Pitt Ford (Lightweight rowing) Madeleine Sowash (Volleyball) Peter May Award For Tripos and University sports Bunch, PJ; Rickman, H Dan Rookward Award For excellence in sports Hannah Rickman (winner) Kate Cunningham (runner-up) Freddy Lyon (runner-up) Peter Ringrose Africa Travel Scholarships Jones, AL; Kinloch, CM; Hill, SC; Tickell Painter, CR; Maguire, HC; Blackburn, KR Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 115 annual gazette | 115 GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2009–2010 Pembroke puts a great value on its community of graduate students; they add a great deal to the richness and diversity of the College’s intellectual and social life. In recognition of this Pembroke makes available a number of named awards to potential graduate students in order to allow them to take up a place at Pembroke. In addition Pembroke makes a number of awards to graduate students who have obtained partial funding from other sources such as the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust, the Cambridge Overseas Trust and the Cambridge European Trust. Pembroke also supports the University initiative for Domestic Research Studentships for home graduates by offering half the funding for any Pembroke student nominated for such an award. The following named scholarships and awards were made for the academic year 2009–2010 (all students are from Pembroke College, Cambridge unless otherwise specified): Arabic and Islamic Studies (E G Brown fund) Bayan Parvizi (MPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies) Bethune Baker Scholarship in Theology Johannes Börjesson (PhD in Theology) from Lund University, Sweden Boustany Studentship in Astronomy Apoorva Jayaraman (PhD in Astronomy) from Trinity College, Oxford Lander Studentship in the History of Art Anna Ferrari (PhD in History of Art) from Emmanuel College, Cambridge Lander MPhil Studentship in the History of Art Emily Wood (MPhil in History of Art) from Butler University, Indianapolis Nahum Scholarship in Physics Antonio Lombardo (PhD in Engineering) from Universita di Palermo, Sicily Thornton Graduate Studentship in History Christian Schlaepfer (PhD in History) from St Edmund’s College, Cambridge Ziegler Studentship in Law Sidney Richards (PhD in Law) from the University of Leiden, Netherlands The College also made significant ad hominem awards from various funds: Pembroke College fund for MPhil study Augustine Booth-Clibborn (MPhil in Divinity) Patrick Clibbens (MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 116 116 | pembroke college Elgon Corner (MPhil in Economics) Phoebe Dickerson (MPhil in English) Katherine McDonald (MPhil in Classics) Alexander Whiscombe (MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic) Pembroke Research Studentship fund: Emma Firestone (PhD in English) The College contributed to the Cambridge University Domestic Research Studentships awarded to: Beatrice Collins (PhD in Chemistry) Phoebe Luckyn-Malone (PhD in Oriental Studies) HIGHER DEGREES CONFERRED PhD Acres, L, The organisation of the ventral temporal object processing stream Banfi, CA, Competition and other intentional economic torts: a comparison of English and Chilean Laws Barrett, SRH, The air quality impacts of aviation Brooke, EG, The authority of the dead among the living in Republican Rome: a rhetorical analysis of Cicero's oratory Buckley, CE, Zebrafish: a transparent screening model of myelination Carey, MA, Ephemeral Institutions: practical anarchy in the Moroccan High Atlas Cervantes Sodi, F, Computational nanotechnology of graphene, nanotubes and nanowires Faircloth, CR, Mothering as ‘identity work’: ‘long-term’ breastfeeding, attachment parenting and intensive motherhood Farr, RH, Navigating the Neolithic: seafaring and obsidian circulation in the central Mediterranean Fasoli, A, Nanowires and nanoribbons nanoelectronics Godfrey, NCJ, Understanding genocide: the experience of Anglicans in Rwanda, c 1921–2008 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 117 annual gazette | 117 Golob, SYJ, Intentionality, freedom, method: theoretical and practical philosophy in Kant and Heidegger Heywood, JJN, Ruminant palaeodietary reconstruction using occlusal morphology of upper molars Hoffman, KJ, Measurement of the pressure dependent line profiles of atmospherically relevant molecules using high resolution infrared spectroscopy Jones, CR, Hydrogen bonding from conformational control to asymmetric catalysis Kothari, A, An approach to catalytic asymmetric electrocyclization Kumar, P, Measurements and modelling of the dispersion of nanoparticles in the urban environment Kwan, DH, The stereochemistry of reduction in modular polyketide synthases Leiss, AE, The role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase in nitrogen remobilisation during senescence in Arabidopsis and tobacco leaves Meng, T, Magnetization properties and magnetotransport of cobalt nano-structures Moss, L, Beta1 integrin and neural stem cell maintenance in the chicken embryo Paul, PC, Microelectronic security measures Payne, RC, On the computational modelling of evaporative flows in axial compressors Regitz, S, An ultra fast air-to-fuel measurement device for cyclic combustion analysis Rolland, SE, What legal framework for the development dimensions at the World Trade Organisation? Russell, BP, The micromechanics of composite lattice materials Skelton, HJ, Applying hydrodynamic cavitation to the activated sludge process Stagg, HR, A RNAi screen to identify novel ubiquitination genes involved in MHC I regulation Stevens, J, Design as a strategic resource: design’s contributions to competitive advantage aligned with strategy models Taylor, EJ, The negotiation of distant place: learning about Japan at Key Stage 3 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 118 118 | pembroke college Willcocks, LC, The role of the low affinity Fcgamma receptors, FcgammaRIIb and FCgammaRIIIb, in autoimmunity and infection Winfield, SA, Hybrid multiscale simulation of liquid water Yeh, J-CC, Anti-angiogenic activity of the volatile oil of Angelica sinensis MSc Campbell, C C, Engineering MPhil Adipa, PAA, Development Studies Akoensi, TD, Criminology Auguer, PA, English Bisno, AS, History Brown, PW, International Relations Bruce, EA, Pathology Cha-Kim, SS, Classics Coe, MJ, International Relations Corn, CJC, Music Cuthbertson, MR, English du Parc Braham, GBMH, Philosophy Englander, AM, Divinity Fockele, KE, Modern Languages Golann, DW, English Gordon, DE, Clinical Biochemistry Grant, KF, Engineering Harvey, DT, Engineering Hoffman, RG, History Howells, JR, Law Huff, AR, International Relations Jagadesham, VP, Biology Johnson, WH, History of Art Katinaite, V, Economics Kwong, TY, Parmacology LaBuzetta, JN, Medicine Llewellyn-Smith, CE, Education Lucero, BA, Latin American Studies Mimnaugh, ECC, History Narasimhan, VK, Materials Science & Metallurgy Nordby, RAM, Land Economy Plucinski, MM, Computational Biology Potts, JCH, English Rogger, DO, Economics & Politics Ruggeri, AE, International Relations Smith, MW, Engineering Sutcliffe, KE, Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic Westerman, I D, International Relations Yung, S F, Finance MBA Almoayed, A Carim, M Elliott, D Igboegwu, G Milward, SN Gauld, CM Kehagias, C McKane, KL Popel, AJ Randell, HR Rowan, CL Sengendo, JM Tuckley, CS Uglow, CD White, CM MEng Bunch, PJ Cane, TA Chappelle, AN Cusdin, AM Day, AM Yu, J Yung, HY Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 119 annual gazette | 119 MSci Appleton, S D Arnold, H M Barbanneau, L D L Basharat, M Vet MB Elis-Williams, L N Milligan, C Spiro, S G LLM Shen, L Coad, E-R Derry, B L Janecek, M Neogi, V J Norman, A C Petty, C H Smidman, M Strandkvist, C Taylor, M R G Weller, O M Young, C A Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 120 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 121 D. THE PEMBROKE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 122 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 123 annual gazette | 123 MEMBERS’ NEWS 1942 Neville Goldrein’s autobiography Life Is Too Serious To Be Taken Seriously was published by AuthorHouse. 1944 Timothy Dudley-Smith had two books published Praise to the Name: 36 New Hymns Written Between 2005–2008 (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Above Every Name: Thirty Contemporary Hymns in Praise of Christ (Canterbury Press, 2009). 1945 Graham Clarke had an article entitled ‘Gravitational mass centres’ published in volume 61 of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Journal (2009). 1946 Victor De Waal’s book Augustine Baker: Frontiers of the Spirit was published by the SLG Press. 1947 Laurence Lerner’s book Reading Women’s Poetry was published by Sussex Academic Press. 1948 Tom Sharpe’s novel The Gropes was published by Arrow Books. Brian Spalding was awarded the 2009 Global Energy International Award, and the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering. 1949 Brian Earnshaw’s book Cafavy Gone Gothic was published by the Redcliffe Press. Ian Grant-Whyte’s book A Dyslexic Doc’s Memoirs was published by Zama Publishing LLC. 1951 Henry Stapleton was awarded the MBE for services to the Church of England. 1953 Michael Wetherfield has had an article entitled ‘Personal recollections of programming DEUCE in the late 1950s’ accepted for publication in The Computer Journal. 1954 David Elms was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. 1955 Michael Faraday’s book The Bristol and Gloucestershire Lay Subsidy of 1523–1527 was published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Keith Middlemas’ book Kinship and Survival: The Middlemas Name Through 600 Years was published by The Grimsay Press. 1956 Michael Counsell’s book The Canterbury Preacher’s Companion 2010 was published by Canterbury Press. Mark Roberts and Rosemary Roberts’ book, Zillah’s Village: A Family’s Record of War and Peace in Rural Essex was published by them in 2009. 1957 Peter Beale’s translation of Martin Bauer’s Concerning the True Care of Souls was published by Banner of Truth Trust. Guy Ottewell had two books published by Universal Workshop: Astronomical Calendar 2010 and Berenice’s Hair. 1958 Bernard Adams had two books that he translated published: Jeno Heltai’s Jaguar: A Novel (Corvina, 2009), and Visegrad Drama III: The Sixties (Arts & Theatre Institute, 2009). A festchrift in honour of Martin Biddle and his wife was published: Intersections: The Archaeology and History of Christianity in England 400–1200: Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 124 124 | pembroke college 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Papers in Honour of Martin Biddle and Birthe Kjolbye-Biddle, edited by Martin Henig and Nigel Ramsay (Archaeopress, 2010). Jeremy Lawrence’s account of his early life in South Africa, Asides and Indiscretions, was published by Gryphon Press. Andrew Parkin had two books published: Star of a Hundred Years: A Scenariode for Sir Run Run Shaw (A.R.A.W.LII, 2009), and ‘At the Hawk’s Well’ and ‘The Cat and the Moon’: Manuscript Materials by W.B. Yeats (Cornell UP, 2009). Four classic works were republished by Wordsworth Editions Ltd with introductions by Cedric Watts: William Shakespeare, A Winter’s Tale (also edited, and with notes, by CW) (2005); Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy (2009), The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, trans. by Edward Fitzgerald (2009); Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (2009). John Woulds was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Cheshire. Yorick Wilks recently obtained a number of different awards for his work on computational linguistics: a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Computational Linguistics, Columbus, Ohio in 2008; the 2008 Antonio Zampolli Prize from the European Language Resources Association; and the 2009 Lovelace Medal from the British Computer Society. He was also elected Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery in 2009. Two books by Yorick Wilks were published in 2009: Machine Translation: Its Scope and Limits (Springer); and (with Christopher Brewster) Natural Language Processing as the Foundation of the Semantic Web (Now Publishers). Peter Cogman edited a Penguin Classics edition of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth (trans. Frank Wynne). Peter Riley’s collection of prose poems, Greek Passages, was published by Shearsman Books. Jonathan Lynn’s Yes Minister Miscellany (co-authored with Antony Jay) was published by Biteback. John Nicholas was the joint winner of the 2009 Denys Fletcher Award for his achievement in researching, writing and publishing his three volume history of the London and South West Railway line from Basingstoke to Exeter. The third volume, Main Line to the West: The Southern Railway Route Between Basingstoke and Exeter was published by Irwell Press the same year. Christopher Vanier’s book Caribbean Chemistry: Tales from St Kitts was published by the Kingston University Press. Two DVDs starring Eric Idle were released: Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy) and the Monty Python – 40th Anniversary Boxset. Michael Llewellyn-Smith was made a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects for his contribution to urban design and planning. John Cowell published his book on Furriers, Glaziers, Doctors and Others: A History of the Preston Jewish Community (2009). Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 125 annual gazette | 125 1964 The fifth volume in Clive James’ Unreliable Memoirs, The Blaze of Obscurity: The TV Years, was published by Picador. Alan Lehmann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his work on biochemistry. Richard Tames had two books published in 2009: Shakespeare's London on Five Groats a Day (Thames & Hudson) and Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Shire Publications). 1966 John Caroll’s book The Existential Jesus was published by Scribe. Jay Winter’s Shadows of War: A Social History of Silence in the Twentieth Century (co-authored with Ben-Ze’ev Efrat and Ginio Ruth) was published by Cambridge University Press. 1967 Geoffrey Howard Samuel had two books published: the second edition of his Tort: Cases and Materials (Sweet & Maxwell, 2008), and (with Pierre Legrand) Introduction au common law (La Découverte, 2008). 1968 Alistair Cooke at the Movies, edited by Geoff Brown, was published by Allen Lane. Robin Perutz was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his work on molecular biology. Graham Wynne, the former Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was knighted for services to nature conservation. 1969 The second edition of James Dinnage’s The Constitutional Law of the European Union was published by LexisNexis. Nicholas Garnett’s book, 1954: A Crime Novel was published by Austin & Macauley. John Kellas was awarded the CBE for services to the accountancy profession. 1971 Iain Goldrein had three books published: Media Access to the Family Courts: A Guide to the New Rules (Family Court, 2009), Ship Sale and Purchase (coauthored with Matt Hannaford and Paul Turner), 5th ed (Informa Law, 2008), and Child Case Management Practice (co-authored with The Hon Mr Justice Ryder) (Jordan Publishing, 2008). 1972 Gerald Corbett was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire. 1973 John Chambers was appointed Professor of Clinical Cardiology at King’s College London. Ronald Hutton’s Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain was published by Yale University Press. 1974 Tristram Riley-Smith’s book The Cracked Bell: America and the Afflictions of Liberty was published by Constable. Raj Thakker became the first non-American to win the Louis V Avioli Founder’s Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research for his work on inherited disorders of bone metabolism. He was also awarded an ScD by the University of Cambridge. 1975 Richard Hunter’s book Critical Moments in Classical Literature: Studies in the Ancient View of Literature and Its Uses was published by Cambridge University Press. Richard Hunter also co-edited (with Ian Rutherford) a collection of papers, Wandering Poets in Ancient Greek Cultures: Travel, Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 126 126 | pembroke college 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1991 Locality and Pan-Hellenism, also published by the Cambridge University Press. Simon K Donaldson was (together with Clifford H Taubes) awarded the 2009 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences for his many brilliant contributions to geometry in three and four dimensions. Adam Jacot de Boinod’s book The Wonder of Whiffling: and Other Extraordinary Words in the English Language was published by Particular Books. Martin Rowson had two books published in 2009: Giving Offence (Chicago University Press) and F*ck: The History of the World in 65 Unfortunate Incidents (Universe). Patrick Derham co-edited (with Michael Worton) a book of essays, Liberating Learning: Widening Participation (University of Buckingham Press, 2010), on the state of contemporary secondary education. The contributors to the book include AC Grayling, Niall Ferguson, Simon Blackburn and Stuart Rose. Ian Thomson’s The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica was published by Faber and Faber. Marcus Daniel’s book Scandal and Civility: Journalism and the Birth of American Democracy was published by the Oxford University Press. Andrew Bolton co-edited (with Ian Kawaley and Robin Mayor) a book on Cross-Border Judicial Co-operation in Offshore Litigation (Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing, 2009). Jeremy Hutson has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Andrew Tremlett has been appointed Canon Residentiary of Westminster Abbey, Rector of St Margaret’s, Westminster and Deputy Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently was published by Nelson. A collection of papers edited by Tom Shakespeare (with Kristjana Kristiansen and Simo Vemas), Arguing about Disability: Philosophical Perspectives, was published by Routledge. Colin Clifford was made a Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sydney. Sovaida Ma’Ani Ewing’s book Collective Security Within Reach was published by George Ronald. Rebecca Lingwood was appointed the Director of the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. Eileen Kaner was appointed by the government to an ambassador role to promote diversity in public appointments. Helen Small was given the 2008 Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism for her book The Long Life (Oxford University Press, 2007). Nazir Razak was given FinanceAsia’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award. Allan Herbison was given the 2009 Liley Medal by the New Zealand Health Research Council for his outstanding contribution to the health and medical sciences. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 127 annual gazette | 127 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Mark Williams was appointed Vicar of St John with St James, Kennington, Southwark. Phil Moore was appointed Senior Pastor of Queens Road Church in Wimbledon, London SW19. He also had five books published this year by Lion Hudson Publishers (Straight to the Heart of Matthew; Straight to the Heart of Acts; Straight to the Heart of Revelation; Straight to the Heart of Genesis; and Straight to the Heart of 1&2 Corinthians) as part of a projected 25 book series. Holger Hoock’s book Empires of the Imagination: Politics, War and the Arts in the British World, 1750–1850 was published by Profile Books. Tom Atwood was named the Photographer of the Year 2009 at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards held in London in 2010. He also won first prize in the Portraiture section, chosen from over 3,000 entries from about 50 countries. He also won first prize in the Portraiture section of the Prix de La Photographie Paris competition, chosen from thousands of entries from 85 countries. Robin Havers was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Kona McPhee’s collection of poems Perfect Blue was published by Bloodaxe Books. Madsen Pirie had three books published: Freedom 101 (Adam Smith Institute, 2008), Zero Base Policy (Adam Smith Institute, 2009), and 101 Great Philosophers: Makers of Modern Thought (Continuum, 2009). He was also awarded (with Eamonn Butler) the 2010 National Free Enterprise Award by the Institute of Economic Affairs for developing and promoting free-market ideas. Elton Barker’s book Entering the Agon: Dissent and Authority in Homer, Historiography and Tragedy was published by the Oxford University Press. Sam Bleakley’s Surfing Brilliant Corners was published by Alison Hodge. Jack Thorne wrote the script of the 2009 film, The Scouting Book for Boys, as well as co-creating the Channel 4 series, Cast-Offs. Tom Hiddleston won the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play. Aaron Rosen was appointed the Albert and Rachel Lehmann Junior Research Fellow in Jewish History and Culture at St Peter’s College, Oxford and was made an Associate Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford. His book Imagining Jewish Art was published by Legenda. Mubarak Al-Sabah was honoured as Young Global Leader by the 2009 World Economic Forum. Paul Warde co-edited (with Sverker Sorlin) a book of essays entitled Nature’s End: History and the Environment (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). The second edition of Alex Robson’s The Path to Pupillage (co-authored with Georgina Wolfe) was published by Sweet & Maxwell. James Hannam’s book God’s Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science was published by Icon Books Ltd. Jonny Sweet was given the Best Newcomer Award at the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 128 128 | pembroke college 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 Matthew Wilburn King (formerly Stephen Matthew Wilburn)’s book Political Ecology of Mangroves in Southern Honduras: Emergence and Evolution of Environmental Conflict in the Gulf of Fonseca 1973–2006 was published by VDM Verlag. Melinda Baldwin has been awarded a Jacobus Fellowship by Princeton University in recognition of her high scholarly excellence and to support her in final year of her PhD on ‘Nature and the making of a scientific community 1869–1939. Hannah Bill has been given a Thouron Award to cover the costs of her studying for an LLM at the University of Pennsylvania. Melanie Lee was awarded the CBE for services to medical science. Francesco Anesi was awarded a prize in memoriam Ambassador Enrico Augelli (European Fellow at Harvard) for his thesis on the legal, political and economic implications of common development policies. Hannah Arnold had a paper (co-authored with Professor Kenneth G Libbrecht from Caltech) on ‘Aerodynamic Stability and the Growth of Triangular Snow Crystals’ published in The Microscope Journal. Albert Bartok-Partay was appointed the Nevile Fellow for Chemistry (a three year Research Fellowship) at Magdalene College; he will take up his position on October 1 2010. Margaret Young’s book Trading Fish, Saving Fish: The Interaction between Regimes in International Law will be published by the Cambridge University Press. Laura Mckoy was given a Gareth Evans Achievement Award by the National Association for Gifted Children for her work promoting access to Cambridge University for underprivileged students. Tony Wilkinson was given a DLL by the University of Nottingham. Annie Katchinska’s collection of poetry, Faber New Poets 6, was published by Faber. Peter Hatfield was made the 2009 UK Young Scientist of the Year. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 129 annual gazette | 129 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY AGENDA FOR THE 2010 AGM Thursday 25 November; The Drapers’ Hall, London; drinks at 7 pm, dinner at 7.30 pm Nominations for 2010–2011 President: R G Macfarlane Vice-Presidents: J G P Crowden, Lord Prior, Sir Roger Tomkys, H P Raingold Chairman of Committee: J A Wilson Secretary: M R Mellor Treasurer: C J Blencowe Editor of Gazette: N J McBride Secretary of London Dinner: A S Ivison Secretary of Scottish Dinner: R M B Brown Secretary of South Western Dinner: R H Jarratt Secretary of Northern Dinner: D R Sneath Committee to 2011: P G Bird, W J Van Oosterom, J J Farrell, M R Berry, G R I Llewellyn-Smith Committee to 2012: J H Jones, C G Toomer, N A Cadwallader, H M Redding, A C Henning, T M Funnell Committee to 2013: G Courtauld, C M C Crawford, N P McNelly, R R Schomberg, O K R Hoggard, C S Stevenson MINUTES OF THE 2009 AGM The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held at the Drapers’ Hall, London on Thursday 26 November, 2009. The following were elected Officers of the Society for 2009–2010: President: J S Bell Vice-Presidents: J G P Crowden, Sir Roger Tomkys, Lord Prior, H P Raingold Chairman of Committee: J A Wilson Secretary: M R Mellor Treasurer: C J Blencowe Editor of Gazette: J Dougherty Secretary of London Dinner: A S Ivison Secretary of Scottish Dinner: R M B Brown Secretary of South Western Dinner: R H Jarratt Secretary of Northern Dinner: D R Sneath Committee to 2010: F C F Delouche, N T Dummett, H L Allan, D J Hitchcock, N K Simon, A D N Robson Committee to 2011: P G Bird, W J Van Oosterom, J J Farrell, M R Berry, G R I Llewellyn-Smith Committee to 2012: J H Jones, C G Toomer, N A Cadwallader, H M Redding, A C Henning, T M Funnell Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 130 130 | pembroke college DINNERS AND RECEPTIONS Pembroke College Cambridge Society London Dinner The 83rd annual dinner of the Society was held in the Drapers’ Hall on Thursday 26 November 2009. The toast to the College was proposed by Mr Bobby King (1949), President of the PCCS, and Professor Mike Payne, Professor of Physics and Fellow of the College, gave the response. PRESENT 1946 1948 1949 1950 1951 1953 1955 1956 1959 1960 1961 1964 1965 1967 The Master Mr MI Gee Mr JGP Crowden CVO KStJ JP Mr RH King Mr JNN Boston Mr JW Bushby JP Mr PC Flory His Hon Judge NT Hague QC Mr RM Atterton TD Mr RH Malthouse Mr KAC Patteson Dr MJS Scorer Mr ID Crane Sir Michael Bett CBE Mr GJ Curtis Mr GS Pink Mr RAC Berkeley OBE Mr RJ Jones Mr MG Kuczynski Mr GK Toland Mr C Barham Carter Mr RJ Gladman Mr GAB Knapton Mr PG Bird Mr JAH Chadwick Dr WB Graham Mr RH Jarratt The Rt Hon Sir Alan Ward Kt PC Mr CDD Woon Dr JCD Hickson Mr DA Streatfeild Mr MJ Davies Mr TED Eddy CBE Dr PR Messent 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Mr EP Orr Mr HL Allan Mr DA Walter Mr WCM Dastur Mr DE Dickson Mr DM Edwards Mr MA Smyth Mr CA HaddonCave QC Mr PR Pentecost Mr C Comninos Mr J Repard Mr M Rogerson Mr SJ Shotton Mr NP McNelly Mr D Brigden TD Mr NA Cadwallader Mr NGH Manns FRICS Mr JA Wilson Mr CR Abel Smith Mr DG Milne Professor MC Payne FRS Mr JP Flory Mr CD Morrish Mr A Bateman Mr NM Heilpern Mr AH Jones Mr PB Kempe Dr AJ Bishop Dr P Campbell Mr DM Holland Mr DR Kaner Mr SE Lugg Mr AJ Scheach 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 1999 2000 2001 Mr AC Games Mr M Gordon Mr JA Hodes Mr DA Sandbrook Dr PJ Jenkins Dr AG Miller Dr J S Richardson Dr SV Griffin Dr JA Yates Mr CH Bush Mr JI Cheal Mr CD Foulkes Mr NA Pink Mrs TH Gilchrist Mr RWI Wilkinson Mr TF Pick Dr DTS James FRHistS Mrs SL Kennedy Mr HP Raingold Mr NJ McBride Mrs TS Brown Dr PM McCormack Mr RM Boynton Mr E Breffit Mrs GEM Kimble FZS Dr G Makaronidis Mr AW Morris ARAM Miss G Rabindra Dr EA Simm Mr M Young Mr B Ahiska Miss CM Boyle Mr AM Bradley Mr RJK Clark Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 131 annual gazette | 131 2002 2003 Dr K Coates Ulrichsen Mr JM Freeman Miss HE Gaw Mr K Mann Mr MS Williams Miss VA Skinner Miss EA Smith Mr NR Wilson Miss SN Barnett Ms VP Jagadesham Mr ADN Robson Mr RG Alexander Miss IJD Arthur 2004 Mr WEJ Bakewell Mr DP Chambers Mr OJ Clarke Mr T Coates Ulrichsen Miss H D Falvey Mr PW Gate Mr EG Highcock Mr BAJ Irving Miss JA Johnson Miss K Lange Mr GRI LlewellynSmith Mr JP Lovat Miss JE Macdonald Mr JW Macdonald Miss FL Macpherson Ms EV Maslennikova Dr RC Matthews Miss AJ McCreedy Ms E McPherson Miss HJ Millard Miss SH Murphy 2005 Miss JR Scott Mr AM Scriven Miss ECN Sharples Mr RJ Swan Ms SM Vernon Dr FM Williams Mr IS Wilson Mr M Woodward Miss RH Wykes Mr DA Beckett Miss SE Bennett 2006 Miss HGA Bill Mr RCD Blevins Miss MC Burrough Mr WJ Deacon Mr TM Funnell Miss HL Jaconelli Miss CN Kissin 2007 Miss JO Knowles Mr J Mayne Miss RP Miller Miss C Moss Miss KE Murphy Miss SJ Nelson Miss JN O’Donnell Mr SC Picot Mr JRH Shaw Stewart Mr AJ Smith Mr JP Sturgeon Miss VL Thompson Miss KJ Woolcock Miss JLR Baum Miss JH Bird Mr CJ Blencowe Miss AC Buckland Miss AC Finch Mr NO Harding Miss KS Newbury Miss T Patel Miss NV Shah Mr DJ Wells Miss SV Whitehouse Dr JTD Gardom Mr I Ghosh Mr DPD MacCrann Mr MR Mellor Miss HM Rickman Mr JM Sengendo Miss RS Walden Mr SM Adams Mr RJF Jones Mr KW Lawson Miss HF Mackey Miss NA Majquwana Mr AJ March Miss AM NewellHanson Miss ER Tyler Mr WF Charnley Dr ES Wadge The 84th annual dinner of the Society will be held at the Drapers’ Hall on the evening of Thursday 25 November 2010. The Toast to the College will be proposed by Mr Oliver Heald (1973), and the response will be given by Professor John Bell, President of the PCCS and Fellow of the College. Scottish Dinner The 59th Annual Dinner in Scotland was held at the New Club, Edinburgh, on Friday 6 November 2009. The College Representative was Professor Howard Erskine-Hill, Emeritus Fellow of the College and Professor of Literary History. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 132 132 | pembroke college PRESENT 1945 1948 1949 1950 1957 1959 The Master Lady Dearlove Mr PB Mackenzie Ross The Revd AW Macdonnell Professor JH Knox FRS FRSE Mr AH Trevor Professor JAA Hunter OBE Professor S Crampin 1961 1962 1963 1965 1967 1970 1971 Mr HA CrichtonMiller Mr PL Dix Professor HR Kirby Mr JA Fell Dr IM Cassells Sir Garth Morrison Kt CBE Mr NM Bachop Dr HB Carrick Mr HL Allan Prof RH Roberts Mr RNS Grandison 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1987 1988 1989 2006 Mr DE Knox Mr JWS Macfie Prof HH ErskineHill FBA Dr IM McClure Mr AJ Clarkson Mr SJ Nieminski Mr A Kennedy Professor AJ McNeil Prof JLW Schaper Mr RMB Brown Mrs CL Butler Mr CA Young Dr ES Wadge Robbie Brown (1989) has arranged to hold the 60th Annual Dinner in Scotland at the New Club on Friday 12 November 2010. The College Representative will be Professor Jan Maciejowski, President of the College and Professor of Control Engineering. South Western Dinner The ninth annual South Western Dinner was held in the Clifton Club, Bristol on Friday 6 November 2009. The College Representative was Mr Colin Wilcockson, Emeritus Fellow of the College and Director of Studies in English (1974–1999). PRESENT 1957 1961 1966 Professor Sir John Kingman FRS Mr PG Bird Mr NT Dummett Mr RH Jarratt Mr NA Rogers 1971 1972 1973 1986 Mr CG Toomer Mr FGD Montagu Mr JW Lumley Mr MA Vye 1999 Mr CG Wilcockson Mrs J Cholmondeley 2006 Ms PJ Hunter Mr NL James Mrs RS James Dr A Jones Dr JRG Jones Mr MR Mellor Richard Jarratt (1961) has arranged to hold the 10th annual South Western Dinner at the Clifton Club on the evening of Friday 19 November 2010. The College Representative will be Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, Master of the College. Northern Dinner This year’s Northern Dinner was held at the Leeds Club, 3 Albion Place, Leeds, on Friday 19 March 2010, and was hosted by David Sneath (1966). The College Representative was Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, Master of the College. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 133 annual gazette | 133 PRESENT 1952 1955 1957 1958 1962 1963 1964 1964 1965 The Master Dr D Blackburn Mr DJ Figures Prof DK Ross & Mrs J Ross Prof G Parry FSA Mr GA Lammie & Mrs J Lammie Mr FD Lee Mr PD Ogden Mr DL Hingston & Mrs S Hingston Mr JF Winteler 1966 1966 1967 1968 1974 1977 1978 Mr JVP Drury & Mrs C Drury Mr DA Salter & Mrs AR Salter Mr D Sneath TD DL & Mrs C Sneath Mr GP Wilson & Mrs F Wilson His Hon Judge APL Woolman Mr PR Pentecost Mr PC White Revd Father JC 1981 1983 1991 2003 2006 Finnemore OGS Mr DR Oxland Mr MA Reay Dr A Verma & Dr SN Verma Mr GJ McBride & Mrs H McBride Miss FM Barker & Dr IAG Cameron Mr EA Burgess Dr ES Wadge It is intended the next Northern dinner will be held in Manchester in Spring 2011. If you would like to record your interest or recommend a venue please contact David Franks in the Development Office ([email protected]). Singapore Dinner The eighth Singapore Dinner was held at the Tanglin Club, Singapore, on 21 May 2010. Professor Jan Maciejowski was the College Representative, and gave the assembled guests the latest news from Pembroke and a summary of a project to design a robotic unicycle. Over coffee, Professor AC Palmer (1958) gave a very thought-provoking talk about Singapore’s nuclear power options from a technical point of view, including the option of putting a plant in a deep excavation underneath the land-scarce island. Questions, wine and a lot more speculation flowed well into the night. PRESENT 1964 1969 Prof AC Palmer FRS Mrs JR Palmer Mr JGC Gee 1980 Mrs DR Gee 1981 Mr IM White Mrs D White Mr JP Snoad Mr BD Clarke 1983 1985 1994 Mrs FYT Clarke Mr CJW Trower Dr HM Cheah Mr WL Kee Cape Town Reception This reception was hosted by Mr Jeremy Lawrence on 28 November 2009. PRESENT 1936 1943 Mr J A C Drew Mr R K Hutton and Mrs Hutton Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 134 134 | pembroke college 1951 1958 1991 Mr J L Dixon Mr J Lawrence Mr W K B Frater Also present were Princess Charlotte of Liechtenstein, Mrs PKFV van der Byl (widow of PKFV van der Byl (1946)), Mrs KJM Frater (widow of KJM Frater (1953)) and Mrs WD Molteno (widow of WD Molteno (1955)). Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 135 annual gazette | 135 LOCAL CONTACTS Australia Singapore Mr M J Llewellyn-Smith (1962) 27 Kate Court, Adelaide SA 5000 Mr BD Clarke (1981) Raffles City PO Box 1456 Singapore 911749 Mr ME Bartlett (1981) 4A Haverbrack Avenue, Malvern VIC 3144 Canada Mr JA McMyn (1959) 151 Rose Park Drive Toronto ON M4T 1R6 China Mr TDP Kirkwood (1987) Kirkwood & Sons LLC 3610 Capital Mansions No 6 Xin Yuan Road South Chaoyang District Beijing 100004 +86 1380 1358 781 [email protected] USA Mr DWH McCowen (1957) Beaver Lodge 5520 Gardner Road Metamora MI 48455 Mr GF Leckie (1978) 990 Edgewood Avenue Pelham Manor New York NY 10803-2902 UK Mr AS Ivison (1974) CMS Cameron McKenna Mitre House 160 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4DD Hong Kong Mr RH Jarratt (1961) The Hon Peter Wong GBS OBE (1962) 9 Carnarvon Road Flat 1D Ewan Court Redland 54 Kennedy Road Bristol BS6 7DR Japan Mr TP Itoh (1966) Japan Venture Partners Kioicho WITH Bldg 4F 3–32 Kioicho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0094 Mr JA Sunley (1973) Ashton Consulting Ltd 8F Landic Toranomon Building No 2 Toranomon 3-7-8 Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0001 Mr DR Sneath TD DL (1966) 7 Kirkby Road Ravenshead Nottingham NG15 9HD [email protected] Mr RMB Brown (1989) The Coach House D’Arcy Nr Dalkeith Midlothian EH22 5TH Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 136 136 | pembroke college RULES OF THE SOCIETY 1. The Society shall be composed of past and present Members of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and shall be called the ‘PEMBROKE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY’. 2. The objects of the Society shall be: (a) To promote closer relationship among Pembroke Graduates, and between them and the College. (b) To compile an Address Book of past and present Members of the College, to publish an Annual Gazette, and to issue these free to all Members of the Society. (c) To make grants to the College. 3. The subscription for Life Membership of the Society shall be decided from time to time by the Committee.* 4. The Officers of the Society shall be a President, one or more VicePresidents, a Chairman of Committee, a Treasurer, a Secretary (who shall be a resident Fellow of the College), a Dinner Secretary, an Editor of the Gazette, and such local Secretaries as may be desirable. The Officers shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting and shall hold office for one year. Nominations, with the names of the Proposer and Seconder, shall be sent to the Secretary six weeks before the Annual General Meeting. The retiring President shall not be eligible for re-election for a period of three years after his retirement. 5. The Management of the Society shall be entrusted to a Committee consisting of the following Officers, namely the Chairman of Committee, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Secretary for London, the Dinner Secretary, the Editor of the Gazette and not less than twelve other Members of the Society to be elected annually. Nominations for the Committee, with the names of Proposer and Seconder, shall be sent to the Secretary six weeks before the Annual General Meeting. Of the elected members of the Committee, six shall retire annually by rotation according to priority of election, and their places shall be filled at the Annual General Meeting; a retiring member shall be eligible for reelection after a period of one year from his retirement. The Committee shall have power to co-opt additional members for a period of one year. 6. The Capital Fund of the Society shall be vested in the Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College, who may administer this Fund both as to capital and income as they in their discretion may think fit, provided always that it be primarily applied to making contributions to the funds of the Society. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 137 annual gazette | 137 7. The income and expenditure of the Society shall be administered by the Committee through its Secretary. The Committee may at their discretion add to the Capital Fund vested in the College, but shall have no power to require withdrawal from this Fund. 8. The Committee shall meet at least twice in every year. At all meetings of the Committee seven shall form a quorum. 9. The Committee shall arrange an Annual Dinner or other Social Meetings of the Society in London. 10. The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held on the day fixed for the Annual Dinner or other Social Meeting. The Secretary shall send out notices of the Meeting at least one month before it takes place. 11. The Committee in their discretion may, and upon a written request signed by twenty-four Members of the Society shall, call a Special General Meeting. Fourteen days’ notice of such a Meeting shall be given and the object for which it is called stated in the notice. 12. No alteration shall be made in the Rules of the Society except at a General Meeting and by a majority of two-thirds of those present and voting, and any proposed alteration shall be stated on the notice calling the Meeting. *The Committee decided (10 December 1982) that, for the time being, the Life Membership subscription shall be nil. This decision was made possible by an offer from the College of an annual subvention from the Bethune-Baker Fund which, it was hoped, would provide a sufficient supplement to the Society’s income to enable expenses to be met, particularly the expenses of printing and postage of the Annual Gazette. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 138 138 | pembroke college PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 J.F.P. Rawlinson E.G. Browne G.R. Eden L. Whibley F. Shewell Cooper A. Hutchinson F.S. Preston E.H. Minns J.B. Atkins H.G. Comber E.H. Pooley J.C. Lawson J.E. Singleton J.K. Mozley M.S.D. Butler J.C.C. Davidson S.C. Roberts R.A. Butler M.S.D. Butler J.W.F. Beaumont J.T. Spittle P.J. Dixon H.E. Wynn W.W. Wakefield V.C. Pennell E.H. Pooley B.E. King H. Grose-Hodge S.C. Roberts H.F. Guggenheim W.V.D. Hodge C.B. Salmon A.J. Arberry A.G. Grantham B. Willey G.W. Pickering M.B. Dewey J.M. Key W.A. Camps D.G.A. Lowe W.S. Hutton 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 R.G. Edwardes Jones T.G.S. Combe H.F.G. Jones G.C. Smith A.E.C. Drake J. Campbell J.G. Ward D.R. Denman W.L. Gorell Barnes M.C. Lyons D.A.S. Cairns M.V. Posner P.R.E. Browne Lord Adrian J.G.P. Crowden L.P. Johnson Lord Prior J. Baddiley T.J. Brooke-Taylor J.C.D. Hickson P.J.D. Langrishe J.R. Waldram G.D.S. MacLellan S. Kenderdine Sir Peter Scott A.V. Grimstone The Rt. Hon. Lord Taylor The Master Sir John Chilcot C. Gilbraith J.K. Shepherd B. Watchorn R.H. Malthouse M.G. Kuczynski Sir Patrick Elias Sir John Kingman Ms V Bowman M.G. Kuczynski R.H. King J.S. Bell R.G. Macfarlane Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 139 E. DEATHS AND OBITUARIES Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 140 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 141 annual gazette | 141 LIST OF DEATHS The College notes with regret the deaths of the following members 1926 Eustace Neville Fox (28 February 2008; Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge) 1927 Roger Nathaniel Frankland (date unknown) John Massingberd-Mundy (1 January 2008) 1929 Edgar Stewart Fay (14 November 2009; see obituary p 153) Harold Kirk Hughes (date unknown; BA Law) 1931 Clifford Bertram Bruce Heathcote-Smith (31 August 2003; BA Modern & Medieval Languages/History; Deputy High Commissioner, Madras; CBE) 1932 Hugh Pochin Dinwiddy (October 31 2009; see obituary p 155) William Roland Lawson (7 September 2003; BA Natural Sciences) Roy Alexander Leeming (date unknown) Harry Crispin Smith (20 March 2007; BA History) 1933 Richard Dumbreck (date unknown; BA English/Arch&Anth) 1934 Fergus Lee Dempster (October 1996; BA Modern & Medieval Languages; senior officer in Secret Intelligence Service) 1935 Edgar Williams Makin (29 January 2010; BA Modern & Medieval Languages) 1936 Cecil Norman Christopher Addison (16 October 2009; see obituary p 144) George Lenart (date unknown; BA Economics) 1937 Philip James Glaessner (27 June 2009; see obituary p 154) Robert Barnham Harvey (date unknown; BA Mathematics; Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Bath 1967–1982) James Haylock Ware (date unknown; BA Law) 1938 Hugh Remington Barker (10 December 2009; BA Theology; Honorary Canon, Ely Cathedral) Godfrey William Alexander Keir (21 July 2009; BA Estate Management) 1939 Norman Granville Langford (10 November 2009; see obituary p 157) 1940 William Renwick Juckes (November 2006; BA Natural Sciences) John Alexander Orr-Ewing (date unknown) 1941 Richard Warburton Gaskell (7 April 2009) 1942 Edward Graham Whittington Bush (29 November 2009; see obituary p 148) John Kennedy Campbell (5 September 2009; see obituary p 149) 1943 Nigel Gregory (8 February 2008; BA Mechanical Sciences) 1944 Philip Harben Crosskey (12 July 2009; see obituary p 150) Thomas Ewen McQueen Douglas (16 September 2009; BA Mechanical Sciences) Michael Frederick Down (20 December 2009) David John Male (10 June 2009; see obituary p 160) 1945 George Edward Gadd (13 March 2010; BA Mechanical Sciences) Gerard Michael Lambert (8 February 2008; BA History; Bank of England 1948–1979) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 142 142 | pembroke college 1947 Charles Colin Campbell (26 December 2008; BA Mechanical Sciences) James Chester Cheng (date unknown; PhD, Anglo-Chinese Diplomatic Relations; Professor of History, San Francisco University) Chike Obi (13 March 2008; see obituary p 162) John Alexander Plumptre (date unknown; BA Classics; priest) 1948 John Challis Stewart Connell (date unknown; BA Law) Brian George Willard Cramp (date unknown; BA Theology) Ian George Freegard (10 November 2009; BA English) Ivan Radziwill Macleod Prinsep (date unknown; BA History) Paul Edwin Sangster (5 February 2010; BA English; writer, teacher and chaplain) Derek James Warbrick (19 October 2009; see obituary p 166) 1949 Mark Adayre Bence-Jones (12 April 2010; see obituary p 146) John Hugh Geoffrey Bright-Holmes (date unknown; see obituary p 147) Walter Davies (2 September 2009; BA Mechanical Sciences) Geoffrey Dearnaley (5 May 2009; see obituary p 151) David Travers Worsley Gibson (November 2009; BA Mechanical Sciences; MBE) Fred Hind (date unknown) Basil Joseph Pontifex Woods (March 2010; BA Economics) 1950 Gerard Brian Dickinson (date unknown) Hugh Richard Carey Maltby (September 2009; BA Mechanical Sciences) Michael Colston Stanley (28 October 2009; BA Mathematics/Mechanical Sciences) 1951 John Patrick Kenyon Asquith (10 September 2009; see obituary p 145) Philip Neville Awdry (May 1 2010; BA Medicine; Clinical Lecturer, Oxford University 1968–1993) William Alastair Buchanan Smellie (March 24 2010; BA Natural Sciences; Lecturer in Surgery, University of Cambridge) 1952 Philip Sheldon Hutchinson (31 October 2008; BA History/Theology) 1953 Charles Andrew Ryskamp (26 March 2010; see obituary p 165) 1954 Michael John Atkins (21 February 2009; BA Natural Sciences) 1955 Gary Gerard Haydn Davies (5 April 2010; BA Law) 1956 Thomas Donald Allan (18 March 2010; see obituary p 144) Reginald Mark Glazebrook (3 November 2009; see obituary p 155) 1959 Brian Carey Goodwin (15 July 2009; see obituary p 156) Antony John Frederick Wheeler (10 March 2010; BA Modern & Medieval Languages/Oriental Studies) 1960 Peter Alan Lindenbaum (20 January 2010; see obituary p 158) Francis Irenaeus McCarthy (31 December 2009; see obituary p 161) 1961 David Benyon Griffiths (November 2009; BA Mechanical Sciences) 1964 James Roderick Campbell Morton (16 December 2009; see obituary p 162) 1967 Paul Anthony Taylor (date unknown; BA Modern & Medieval Languages/Arch&Anth/Social & Political Sciences) Robin Little (29 June 2009; see obituary p 159) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 143 annual gazette | 143 1970 Alan William Ryder (16 September 2009; BA Natural Sciences/Chemical Engineering) 1977 Rupert John Anderson (30 July 2009; BA Law; QC, Monckton Chambers) 1981 Charles Michael Foster Taylor (26 December 2009; BA English) 1992 Timothy James Milward (date unknown; BA Mathematics) 1993 David Glyndwr Tudor Williams (6 September 2009; Fellow, Emmanuel College, Cambridge; Honorary Fellow, Pembroke; Rouse Ball Professor of Public Law) 2000 Emile Perreau-Saussine (23 February 2010; see obituary p 163) This Gazette also carries the obituaries of the following members, whose deaths were recorded in the previous Gazette: Jack Dainty (1937): see p 150 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 144 144 | pembroke college OBITUARIES Norman Addison April 1 1918 – October 16 2009 Norman Addison was a distinguished educator – teaching at Eton for 31 years – and rowing coach who regularly came back to Pembroke for 20 years to coach its rowing crews. Norman first came to Pembroke as an undergraduate in 1936, to study Mathematics. He became Boat Club Captain in 1938 and obtained his BA in 1939. He was a member of the Cambridge crew that won the 1939 Boat Race – the photo on the right was taken just before the race. After graduating, Norman spent the wartime years working in the Colonial Service in Africa, marrying Margaret Lawson in 1941, with whom he had twin sons. The marriage was shortlived and did not survive the end of the war. In 1945, Norman returned to the UK and became a schoolmaster at Ardingly in West Sussex. He married Norah Butler and they had two daughters. In 1951, Norman arrived at Eton as a maths teacher. He started coaching the Eton Third VIII and soon proved his prowess as a rowing coach: the headmaster had to inform him that there was ‘a problem on the river. The third VIII are consistently beating the second.’ Norman coached the Eton rowing crews for 12 years, but gave the position up when he was appointed as a housemaster at Eton in 1962, a role which he performed for 17 years, with outstanding success. He never had to raise his voice to his boys, and always encouraged them in their interests – going so far as to read books they were enjoying so he could talk to them about them. But Norman did not entirely give up coaching rowing. From 1971 to 1991, he regularly coached the Pembroke crews for the Cambridge May bumps. On his retirement in 1982, Norman and his wife moved to Devon, where he spent his time coaching maths, fishing, and learning to windsurf. He also served as a bell ringer and treasurer at his local church. Thomas Allan January 17 1931 – March 18 2010 Thomas Allan was a distinguished scientist whose expertise in satellite observations of the Earth made him an invaluable consultant to international bodies and national space programmes. Before he died, he was due to go to Venice in June 2010 to pick up an award from the ‘Oceans from Space’ conference for his contribution to the field. Thomas was born in Perth, the son of a railway worker and a dressmaker. His parents constantly encouraged him in his education, and he ended up, obtaining Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 145 annual gazette | 145 a BSc from the University of St Andrews in 1953. After spending three years at Imperial College London, studying for a Diploma in Geophysics, Thomas came to Pembroke in 1956 to do a PhD in Geophysics. Having obtained his PhD in 1959 – and married Helen Ramsay, a nursing sister, the same year – Thomas made the big decision to move to Italy to work as a Group Leader in the Oceanography division of NATO’s Undersea Research Centre (NURC), in the region of Liguria. Thomas ended up spending 14 years in Italy, acquiring a deep-seated love of the country. In 1975, Thomas and his family moved back to England. Thomas was employed by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) to assess the potential contribution to marine research of NASA remote satellite remote sensing programs. In 1988, Thomas stepped down from NERC and established a consultancy group, Satellite Observing Systems (SOS), that undertook investigations for the EU, the British National Space Centre, UNESCO, and the European Space Agency. Ten years later, Thomas was reluctantly forced to retire after having been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. However, while he was fighting the illness, he still acted as a consultant for space programmes all over the world, and contributed to debates over global warming. Thomas died of heart failure on March 18, 2010. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Lois, Giulia, Terri and Sylvie, his son Tim (who came to Pembroke in 1989 to study Social and Political Sciences), and 11 grandchildren. John Patrick Kenyon Asquith February 1 1932 – September 10 2009 ‘Squith’, as John was known to his friends, went up to Pembroke in 1951 from Purley County Grammar School, where he had been Head Boy and a fine all round games player.At Cambridge, he played rugby and cricket for both Pembroke and the University and chaired the College’s Amalgamated Clubs Committee. As a second row forward, he played regularly for Cambridge, toured Japan with them and gained his ‘Blue’ in 1953. As a wicket keeper, he kept in several first class matches, including games against the Austalian and Pakistani touring teams. John met his future wife, Clare Silk, in Cambridge, where she was completing her nursing training. They married in 1956 and had a son and two daughters. They proved to be a great asset in John’s career as a schoolmaster. Together they formed a wonderful team. His first appointment after Pembroke was to Bromsgrove to teach French and rugby, initially at prep, but later at the senior school. Whilst there, he played regularly for the Moseley rugby club and came close to an England trial. His big challenge came in 1964 when he was appointed the first Head of Cawston College in Norfolk. This was a new school, set up by the Woodard Foundation, for boys who were finding it difficult to get into more established schools. John and Clare arrived there to face the daunting task of organising, from scratch, the myriad of Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 146 146 | pembroke college things required to make a boarding school tick. Later, as boys arrived, they faced a caring and understanding environment awaiting them. John was particularly adept at finding, and bringing out, the best in each boy and was able to instil in them hope and confidence for the future. There are many who in later life were grateful for the care and encouragement they had received as boys at Cawston. John retired in 1986 after 33 years’ dedicated service to the school. He had had severe heart trouble, and both he and Clare suffered from hip and knee problems which, sadly, continued into their retirement. They went to Kingston, St Mary, the village in Somerset where they had married. They thrived on the quieter pace of village life and entered fully into it. John twice served as churchwarden of St Marys’. Once a year they went to stay with friends and join a group of about 10 or so old Pembroke friends and their wives, to watch the Varsity match at Twickenham and have dinner afterwards. They also enjoyed visits to old friends, and to Taunton to watch Somerset play cricket. One of John’s great joys in life was an annual cricket tour to Worcester. It epitomised all he loved about sport – great fun, good company and (one hopes) close-fought games. 2008 was to be their last tour and their Golden Jubilee year. He had been on the first one in 1950 and dearly wanted to be there for the last, having only missed four tours in 60 years. He finally persuaded his doctors to agree. At their farewell dinner, he made a 50 minute speech, which those present say they will never forget. He came away happy – he had made it! He died 10 weeks later, at home with his much loved family around him. John had a great sense of humour, and was an entertaining speaker. He never spoke ill, of anyone, nor did he ever complain about his own health problems. He was a ‘giver’ not a ‘taker’. However, perhaps two quotes from the tributes paid to him at his memorial service sum up his life best. A Pembroke friend, who had shared digs with him, simply said, ‘He was the nicest person I have ever met.’ Hugh Lisson quoted the piece that could have been written specially for him: ‘it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game’. Clare died exactly two months after John: as a couple they were inseparable. They will be much missed, but long remembered. With thanks to John Bushby Mark Bence-Jones May 29 1930 – April 12 2010 Mark Bence-Jones was a throwback to another age; an admirer of the upper classes and devotee of grand houses, and author of books such as Palaces of the Raj (1973), The British Aristocracy (1979) – co-authored with Hugh Massingberd – and his masterpiece, A Guide to Irish Country Houses (1978). Mark was born in London but grew up in India, where his father, Colonel Philip Reginald Bence-Jones, was head of the engineering school in Lahore. Plans for Mark to return to England to be educated Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 147 annual gazette | 147 there were disrupted by the outbreak of World War II, and it was only after the war ended that his family moved back to British Isles. Mark’s father bought a large Irish country house near Cork called Glenville Park, and Mark went to Ampleforth to complete his education. In 1949, Mark came to Pembroke and obtained a BA in History three years later. He then moved on to study agriculture at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, and then moved back to Ireland to help run the family estate. He married Gillian Pretyman in 1965 and thereafter divided his time between Glenville Park and his wife’s larger property in Suffolk. By this time, Mark had already written three novels (All a Nonsense: A Novel (1957), Paradise Escaped (1958), and Nothing in the City (1965)), but it was to be in the world of nonfiction that Mark would make a lasting mark. Palaces of the Raj was based on a tour that Mark undertook of the great imperial residences of India 25 years after the end of British rule. A year later, Mark published Clive of India (1978), which stripped away some of the myths that had attached themselves to Clive’s name. And then came A Guide to Irish Country Houses – the first volume in a projected series of books by a variety of authors on country houses throughout the British Isles. The series came to nothing (only three books on country houses in various English counties were produced), but such was the quality of Mark’s Guide – covering as many Irish country houses as Mark was aware of, in whatever state of repair – that it went through five more editions. The final edition had some 2,000 entries, illustrated with an astonishing array of photographs, in many cases gleaned from old books or family albums. In Twilight of the Ascendancy (1986), Mark revisited the world of the Irish upper classes, exploring its decline after 1870. Mark’s lifestyle was, unsurprisingly, aristocratic in nature. He seemed unaware of where the kitchen was at Glenville Park, and was known to ask, when staying at someone else’s house, what time the bell rang to tell guests to dress for dinner. Mark’s pen portrait of a gentleman in The British Aristocracy is rumoured to have been based on himself. As a letter writer to the Daily Telegraph, Mark would inveigh against English country houses falling into the hands of millionaire businessman. Mark was a devout Catholic who became Chancellor and later Regent of the Irish Association of the Order of Malta. Each spring, he would help look after the sick that the Order took on its annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. Mark’s last days were spent in Suffolk. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. John Bright-Holmes 1929–2010 John Bright-Holmes was estimated by George Greenfield, in A Smattering of Monsters, to be ‘one of the three or four best post-war book editors, a man of commanding stature and presence, with a solid offdrive’. The ‘off-drive’ was a reference to John’s abiding love of cricket, on which he put together two anthologies, The Joy of Cricket: Portraits of Great Events and Players (1985) (acclaimed by one reviewer as ‘possibly the best [cricket] anthology Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 148 148 | pembroke college of them all’) and Lords and Commons: Cricket in Novels and Stories (1988). He also worked closely with Malcolm Muggeridge; together they produced Like It Was: The Diaries of Malcolm Muggeridge (1981). John was educated at Wellington College and went on to read Modern Languages at Pembroke in 1949, graduating in 1952. His publishing career began at the Oxford University Press, but it was when he moved to Eyre & Spottiswoode that he became responsible – first of all, as publicity director, and then as managing director – for helping to publish a wide range of books, in both fiction (including works by Bernard Malamud and JP Donleavy) and history (including Robert Blake’s Disraeli (1967)). John then moved on to become editorial director at Allen & Unwin. His main focus at Allen & Unwin was on fiction: while there, he was responsible for publishing books by William McIlvanney, Patrick White, Bernice Rubens, Paul Scott and Jessica Mitford. He also edited Corelli Barnett’s Bonaparte (1978), and Stephen B Oates’ With Malice Towards None (1977), a biography of Abraham Lincoln. John’s love of cricket led him to edit many works from a range of cricketers and cricket commentators including Michael Manley, Tony Lewis, Richie Benaud, and Ted Dexter. He also played cricket for the Hampshire Hogs, in matches between Publishers and Authors, and he captained the Eyre & Spottiswoode Stragglers. John was John Braine’s editor for many years, and Braine’s How To Write a Novel (1974) is dedicated to him. Professor Corelli Barnett said of him, ‘John was my publisher from 1970 to 1991. I remember him as a kindly but shrewd professional guide, severe on any slack thinking or untidy writing, and yet always supportive. But John was also the jolliest of friends, radiating the bonhomie of an 18th century clubman. Publishing is the greyer with his passing.’ John’s wife Rina died in 2008. He is survived by his daughter Katherine, who is now UK managing director of Consortium Book Sales and Distribution Inc, and her son Humphrey, in whom he delighted and whom he taught to play cricket, of course. Edward Bush June 19 1923 – November 29 2009 Edward was born in Hatton, Ceylon, where his father was a manager of a tea plantation. He came to England when he was four years old, studied at Sherbourne School, Dorset until 1939 and then in 1942 completed two terms at Pembroke on a Classics Scholarship, passing exams in Latin, Greek, History and Ancient Literature, and French. In 1942, Edward joined the Royal Navy and spent the war in Sydney, Australia, repairing radar and radio systems from aircraft in combat. After the war, Edward trained as a civil engineer, moving to America in the 1950s and then to Vancouver in 1960, where he worked on various dam projects. In 1963 he married Helen Ackland and they subsequently had a daughter, Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 149 annual gazette | 149 Rowena, and a son, David. After retiring in 1985, Edward worked as a consultant on engineering projects in Japan and Korea, while turning his interest in dowsing into a business. He gave many lectures and taught courses over the years for both the American and British Society of Dowsers. Edward’s interest in dowsing led him to explore all manner of alternative energies and forms of healing. Edward is survived by his wife and children. John Kennedy Campbell January 24 1923 – September 5 2009 John Campbell was a pioneering anthropologist whose primary focus was on understanding shepherd communities in Greece. His classic work, Honour, Family and Patronage: A Study of Institutions and Moral Values in a Greek Mountain Community (1964), was based on intensive field work conducted in the 1950s among the Sarakatsani – shepherds who grazed their flocks high up in the mountains during the summer and in the valleys in winter. John’s work was pathbreaking not only because it was first time someone had studied an ethnic community in Greece; it was also one of the first anthropological studies of a community in Europe, as opposed to one based in a developing country. John’s field work was crucially aided by his wife Sheila, who spent time getting to know the Sarakatsani women. Educated at King’s College School, Wimbledon, John first came to Pembroke in 1942 to do a BA in Economics. However, his studies were interrupted by a combination of war service (which took John to Greece, North Africa, Sicily (where he was seriously injured), and the Italian mainland) and a spell of tuberculosis (which meant he had to spend a year in a Swiss sanatorium, where he met his future wife Sheila Methven). Returning to Pembroke in 1951, John switched from Economics to study Social Anthropology and obtained his BA in that subject in 1953. He then switched to Oxford, to do a doctorate in Social Anthropology. John’s studies took him to Northern Greece in 1954, where he began to live alongside the Sarakatsani, arousing suspicion among the authorities that he was actually a British spy, scouting locations for parachute drops. At one point, the Greek army forcibly removed John and Sheila from their base in the mountains among the Sarakatsani, and they were forced to take refuge in the British School at Athens. However, they were eventually allowed to resume their work, and John obtained his DPhil in 1957. Back in Oxford, John became a Research Fellow at St Antony’s College in 1958, Oxford, where he was to stay until 1990, serving as Admissions Tutor, Senior Tutor and Sub-Warden at various times. In 1962, John spent a year in Athens, serving as temporary director of the new Social Sciences Centre. During the year, he got to know Andreas Papandreou, who was at the time director of the Centre of Economic Research in Athens, and would later become Greek prime minister (1981–1989, 1993–1996). John was to draw on this first hand experience of Greek Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 150 150 | pembroke college politics when co-authoring with Philip Sherrard Modern Greece (1968), one of the best and best-written introductions to Greek history and society, In his time at Oxford, John supervised more than 30 DPhils in Anthropology. Many of the graduate students he supervised joined John and his family in his house in 2008 to celebrate the publication of a festchrift, Networks of Powers in Modern Greece (edited by Mark Mazower), in his honour. John was devoted to his family and is survived by his wife Shelia, three daughters, Sarah, Fiona and Alexandra, and six grandchildren. Philip Harben Crosskey August 3 1926 – July 13 2009 Obituary by Ruth Crosskey Philip was born in Birmingham, the son of a doctor. He was educated at Marlborough College and, hoping to become a diplomat, studied classics for the first year of 6th form before deciding to switch to medicine. Coming up to Pembroke in 1944, Philip successfully completed a gruelling first year reading Natural Sciences while simultaneously finishing his Higher School Certificate. He was fond of the Cam and enjoyed coxing the first boat and occasional sculls. Once qualified, Philip spent his National Service in Egypt and Kenya, returning to Britain to become a much-loved GP in Bromyard, Herefordshire. He married Eithne Parker and had a daughter and two sons. During his period as senior partner, the local geriatric hospital was scheduled for closure. Philip campaigned for and secured a replacement Community Hospital with sheltered accommodation on the same site. This was a radical idea at the time, but is now much admired. Philip and Eithne enjoyed a very happy retirement together keeping sheep on their smallholding. After Eithne died in 1998, Philip maintained his interest in his family, local history, bridge and sea voyages until his own death last year. Professor Jack Dainty May 7 1919 – May 29 2009 Professor Jack Dainty was an outstanding plant biophysicist whose principal achievement was to explain the transport of water and ions across plant membranes. Jack started his academic life as a physicist, having initially come to Queens’ College, Cambridge to study Mathematics, but switching to Physics because he felt mathematics was too narrow as a subject. Jack graduated with a First in Physics in 1940, and spent the war years in Cambridge studying nuclear fission and teaching physics. In March 1945, he was one of three Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 151 annual gazette | 151 people to be awarded a Stokes Studentship by Pembroke. (Another of the three was Professor Sir Brian Pippard, whose obituary featured in last year’s Gazette.) Jack did not stay long at Pembroke: he left in September 1946 for a position at the Canadian Atomic Energy Laboratories in Ontario. By 1949, he was back in the UK, at the University of Edinburgh. The focus of his work switched from physics to biology (‘almost by accident’ he said) in the 1950s when Edinburgh promised to make him head of a department of biophysics. Jack’s initial interest was in studying sodium exchange across nerve membranes of cats. However, he soon realised that very little was known as to how ions and water move across plant cell membranes, and he embarked on what turned out to be a life-long study of the subject. Jack’s knowledge of physics helped him make rapid progress in understanding the processes of transport across plant membranes, and in the 1960s he published two seminal articles on ion and water transport that emphasised the importance of thermodynamics in understanding the driving forces governing transport across plant cell membranes. In 1963, Jack moved to the new University of East Anglia as the founding professor in biophysics in the School of Biological Sciences. In the six years he was at UAE, he helped establish it as a world centre for plant biophysics. He then moved to California, to work first at the Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology, and then at the Department of Botany at UCLA. Jack’s final move was to the University of Toronto in 1972, where he was chair of the Department of Botany for 20 years. Wherever he went, he carried with him a reputation as being a modest and generous person who never sought recognition for himself, but was simply interested in advancing knowledge of his subject. He was an outstanding head of department who achieved a huge amount through his low-key approach, his willingness to listen to others, and his keen sense of fair play. His achievements were recognised worldwide: he was elected to the national academies of Canada, Italy, France and Scotland. Jack is survived by his first wife, Mary Elbeck (whom he married in 1941), and their three sons, Anton, Chis and Patrick (they also had one daughter, Jacquetta, now deceased); and by his second wife, Trish Shea (whom he married in 1968), and their two sons, Jack and Matthew. With thanks to Jayne Ringrose Geoffrey Dearnaley June 22 1930 – May 5 2009 Geoffrey was a Fellow of Pembroke College from 1955–1958. He was a distinguished physicist, who specialised in working on semiconductors and the interaction of ion beams with materials. Educated at Arnold School, Blackpool, in 1947 he was awarded a Minor Scholarship to come to Pembroke in 1947 to do a BA in Natural Sciences. He only came to Pembroke in Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 152 152 | pembroke college 1949, having spent the two years in between serving in the RAF. Geoffrey obtained Firsts in both Parts I and II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, and went on to do a PhD, also at Pembroke, on ‘Scattering and reaction processes in light nuclei’. Having obtained his PhD, he became a Fellow at Pembroke. Three years later, he joined the Nuclear Physics Division of the Harwell Laboratory, and pioneered the development of semiconductor radiation detectors (publishing Semiconductor Counters for Nuclear Radiations in 1963), which in turn led to breakthroughs in the study of the channeling of ions in crystals. Geoffrey initiated a project on ion implantation of semiconductors in 1965, and published Ion Implantation in 1973. Having become Chief Scientist of the Surface Engineering Department at Harwell, Geoffrey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1993. He then moved to America, acting as Vice President of the Materials and Structures Division at the Southwest Research Institute in Texas. On retirement, Geoffrey stayed in the United States, acting as a consultant and investigating what contribution A N Whitehead’s ‘process’ philosophy (according to which the universe is fundamentally made up of occasions of experience) could make to our understanding of quantum mechanics. He died in San Antonio, Texas. With thanks to Jayne Ringrose Hugh Dinwiddy October 16 1912 – October 31 2009 Hugh Dinwiddy was a distinguished educator (awarded the OBE in 1971 for his educational work in Uganda) and first class cricketer. He had the distinction at the time of his death of being the last man alive to have played first class cricket against both Sir Don Bradman and Sir Jack Hobbs, as well as being the oldest former Kent cricketer. Hugh was educated at Radley College and came to Pembroke in 1932 to study first History, and then English. He made his debut for the Cambridge University cricket team in 1934, playing against the touring Australians, including Sir Don Bradman. Bradman was dismissed for a duck, but the Australians still won by an innings with Hugh also being dismissed for a duck in the first innings, and for two runs in the second. Even before making his debut for the Cambridge cricket team, Hugh had already played for Kent (whose eye he had caught while playing for Radley, and for whom he would appear in 10 matches) in 1933 against a Surrey side featuring Sir Jack Hobbs. It was Hugh’s second game for Kent, and he scored 45 in the first innings, and helped Kent to a comfortable victory over Surrey, for whom Hobbs scored 101 in the first innings (the 196th of the 199 first class hundreds he would make). Cricket wasn’t the only game in which Hugh excelled. He won Blues for rugby union in 1934 and 1935, played for Harlequins and also trialled for England. But was in the field of education that Hugh was to leaving his lasting mark after leaving Cambridge. He became an Assistant Master at Ampleforth College in 1936 – teaching the future Cardinal Basil Hume, among others – and stayed there Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 153 annual gazette | 153 until 1940, when he joined the Royal Navy. After the war was over he taught at Blackfriars School in Northamptonshire (1946–1947) and then at Beaumont College, Berkshire (1948–1956). In 1957, he moved to Africa, taking a post teaching literature at Makerere College, in Kampala, Uganda. He would stay there for 13 years, seeing the College become part of the University of East Africa, and then a university in its own right. While at Makerere, Hugh was Dean of College, and Warden of Northcote Hall, one of the halls of residence. Under his guidance, the university gained a reputation for creative writing in English. On Hugh’s return to England, he was awarded the OBE, and he continued to promote both the study of literature and African affairs, teaching at Southampton and Sussex universities, and the School of Oriental and African studies. He published Uganda’s Relations with Britain from 1971–1976 in 1987. Hugh is survived by his wife, Yvonne, and two sons. His Honour Edgar Fay October 8 1908 – November 14 2009 His Honour Edgar Fay was an outstanding barrister and judge who is most famous for having conducted two inquiries into the Munich air crash of 1958, in which eight Manchester United players and 15 other passengers died. A inquiry in West Germany had placed the blame for the crash on the pilot, Captain Jim Thain, for failing to check that the wings of the plane were free of ice. Thain insisted that the crash had been caused by slush on the runway. The Minister of Aviation asked Edgar Fay in June 1959 to conduct an independent review. Edgar concluded that Thain had been at fault for not doing enough to check that the plane was ice free. Thain continued to assert his innocence and in 1968 Edgar was asked to look again at the evidence. This time, he discovered that the original West German inquiry had suppressed evidence that there had been no ice on the plane’s wings when it crashed; and he concluded – to the upset of the West German government – that slush on the runway had been the cause of the accident. Edgar was born in London in 1908, the son of Sir Sam Fay, the general manager of the Great Central Railway (GCR). Throughout his life, Edgar maintained a connection with railways: joining 3 Paper Buildings as a barrister in 1934 (after doing a BA in Law at Pembroke from 1929–1931) because it was the leading chambers for railway law; representing British Rail in court, before tribunals and in inquiries; becoming vice-president of the GCR Society; and celebrating his 100th birthday dining on a train on the GCR line that was being hauled by an original GCR locomotive between Leicester and Loughborough. Edgar’s early life as a barrister was very hard, as it coincided with the Great Depression. However, he made legal history in 1939, successfully arguing in court in Burfitt v A E Killie (1939) that a shopkeeper who sold a blank firing gun to a child who could not be expected to handle the gun properly should be held liable for Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 154 154 | pembroke college the harm done when the child fired the gun in the face of another child, blinding that child. Edgar’s practice picked up during the divorce boom that occurred at the end of the war: the first time he earned 100 guineas in a day was when he did a run of undefended divorces at the Winchester Assizes. Edgar became a QC and head of his chambers in 1956, a position he would occupy until 1971 when he was appointed an official referee and circuit judge. He retired from the bench in 1980. The lucidity of Edgar’s writing (Edgar supplemented his income as a barrister by writing occasional pieces for the newspapers, and books such as Why Piccadilly? The Story of Names of London (1935), and Hanged by a Comma: Discoveries in the Statute Book (1937)) and his ability to master the most complex set of facts meant that he was frequently called upon by the government to conduct official inquiries, in particular into air crashes. The most famous inquiry – after his two inquiries into the Munich air crash – that Edgar conducted was in 1975 into a government quango called the Crown Agents, which had managed to lose £212 million pounds (£1.3 bn in today’s money) through a series of incredibly reckless investments. Edgar is survived by his third wife, Eugenia Bishop, two of his three sons by his first marriage (to Kathleen Buell), and one son from his second marriage (to Jennie Bisschop). Philip Glaessner June 29 1919 – June 23 2009 Philip Glaessner was a distinguished economist who worked for numerous international and American economic organisations after World War II. During the war, he gained the unenviable distinction of being interned by both sides of the war – in 1940, by the British as an ‘enemy’ national, and in 1945, by the Germans as a prisoner of war. Philip was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, but grew up in Austria. The sight of of seeing hungry men waiting in bread lines in Vienna in the 1920s inspired him to develop an interest in economics, and a commitment to ensuring that people anywhere in the world would not suffer such privations. In 1935, Philip – who was Jewish – was sent away to boarding school in England, and thereby avoided the effects of Hitler’s Anschluss of Austria in 1938. By then, Philip was at Pembroke College and first studied Modern & Medieval Languages and then Economics (under John Maynard Keynes), obtaining his BA in 1940. But the outbreak of war meant that Philip was rounded up with 28,000 other ‘enemy’ nationals by the British and held on the Isle of Man. He was eventually sent to Canada, and moved to Cuba in 1941. In 1942, he immigrated to the United States, where he was reunited with his family, who had escaped from Austria to New York. Philip was drafted into the US Army and his German language skills meant that he was trained as an intelligence officer. He landed in Normandy shortly after D-Day but was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 155 annual gazette | 155 concealed his Jewish origins, and was held as a prisoner of war in Stalag IX-B in Hesse, Germany. He would gather information during the day about how the war was going from a variety of sources – including the German language radio broadcasts beamed into the camp for the guards – and spent each night ‘[going] around to all the American barracks and [giving] them information on how the war was coming and where the German troops were and where the American troops were and when we could expect to be liberated. And I thought that was terribly important, because you know when you are in this situation you basically survive on hate, love and hope. Those are the three things. If you give up, you die.’ After the war, Philip returned to the States where he obtained an MA in Economics from Columbia University in 1946. He then worked for numerous different organisations as an economist, including the Federal Reserve Bank (1946–1956), the Inter-American Development Bank (1960–1962), the Alliance for Progress in the US State Department (1962–1968), and the World Bank (1969–1984). Philip is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elisabeth Schnabel Glaessner, and their four children, and 10 grandchildren. Mark Glazebrook June 25 1936 – November 3 2009 Mark Glazebrook was a permanent fixture in the English art world from the 1960s until his death last year. His public career reached its peak in 1969, when he was appointed Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, in succession to Bryan Robertson. Robertson had made the Whitechapel Gallery internationally famous with exhibitions of Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg. However, Mark proved equal to the difficult task of following in Robertson’s footsteps, putting on the first retrospective exhibition of David Hockney’s work and first exhibition of Donald Judd’s work. (Mark also turned down the chance to exhibit artwork by John Lennon and Yoko Ono – a decision he never regretted.) Mark was educated at Eton (where the art master, Wilfrid Blunt, first stimulated his interest in art) and did his National Service with the Welsh Guards (during the course of which he gave the troops a lecture on Picasso). Mark came to Pembroke in 1956, obtaining a BA in History in 1959. He then went to the Slade School of Art in the hope of training to become a painter, but never finished the course. However, Mark never stopped painting and was proud to have an exhibition of his paintings put on by the Mayor Gallery in London in 2000. After leaving the Slade School, Mark worked for the Arts Council, while at the same time writing art criticism for London Magazine and setting up – with Joseph Studholme and Paul Cornwall-Jones – Editions Alecto, which published contemporary artists’ prints. The inaugural board meeting took place in Mark’s sitting room underneath a couple of early Hockneys that Mark had bought soon Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 156 156 | pembroke college after meeting David Hockney in 1960, while Hockney was still a student at the Royal College of Art; Mark and Hockney were to become lifelong friends. Mark was to stay at the Whitechapel Gallery for three years, eventually resigning in frustration at its lack of funding. He became head of the Modern British department at the Bond Street dealers Colnagi. In 1975 he left the UK to take up a position as Lecturer in Art History at San José University in California, where he curated an exhibition, Punk, that was ahead of its time. In 1979, Mark returned to London, rejoined what was now Alecto Historical Editions, and began life as an independent art dealer. In 1986, he opened the Albermarle Gallery in London, but unfortunately the gallery fell victim to the recession and had to close in 1993. In order to pay off its debts, Mark was forced to sell many of the paintings he had bought when he was young, as well as his Norman Shaw house in Bedford Park. At the same time, his second marriage to Wanda Osinska – who had led Mark to develop an enduring interest in the culture of her native Poland – broke down. Eventually, Mark found his feet, buying a council flat in Kennington, South London for its amazing views, and working on his painting and art criticism, notably for The Spectator. He rejoined the Chelsea Arts Club, and threw himself enthusiastically into its occasional theatricals and Christmas productions. It was at the Chelsea Arts Club that Mark met Cherry Moorsom, who was to become his third wife in 2004. Mark is survived by Cherry, and his two former wives, Wanda and Elizabeth Claridge, and by two daughters and one stepson. Professor Brian Goodwin March 25 1931 – July 15 2009 Brian Goodwin was a highly influential biologist who rejected the Darwinian notion of nature as involving a struggle for survival among species, where only the fittest survive. In books such as How the Leopard Changed Its Spots (1994), Brian argued for a ‘new biology’ according to which organisms survive and flourish not because they are fitter than their competitors but because they have managed to find a place ‘where you can be yourself’. Brian argued that evolution is not a matter of ‘conflict, competition, selfish genes, climbing peaks in fitness landscapes’. Rather, evolution is ‘a dance. It has no goal...it has no purpose, no progress, no sense of direction. It’s a dance through morphospace, the space of the form of organisms.’ Brian’s early experiences exploring the forests around his home in Eastern Canada gave him a lifelong sense of nature as ordered in some way. While studying biology as an undergraduate at McGill University and then taking a Master’s degree in plant physiology also at McGill, Brian began to move away from Darwinian views of evolution, feeling that such views could not account for the coherence and self-organisation of organisms. He went on to study Mathematics at Oxford from 1954 to 1957, moving on to Pembroke College in Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 157 annual gazette | 157 1959, in order to equip himself with the skills he needed to explore further his idea that there must exist some organising principle underlying the form of organisms. Brian first explored this idea in his PhD, taken at the University of Edinburgh, which explored how cells are organised over time in ways that lead to division and the development of subsequent forms. Brian’s PhD formed the basis of his first book, Temporal Organisation in Cells (1963). In Form and Transformation: Generative and Relational Principles in Biology (1996) (written with Gerry Webster, with whom Brian collaborated after he had been appointed to a Readership in Biology at the University of Sussex in 1965), Brian argued that organisms enjoyed an internal coherence and wholeness as a result of self-organising dynamics at the molecular and cellular level. The emphasis in Brian’s work on the coherence and wholeness of organisms led him to embrace holistic approaches to the relationship between humanity and nature, which reject ideas of human beings as ‘controlling’ or ‘mastering’ nature and instead seek to find a place for humanity within nature. In 1996, Brian became a Professor at Schumacher College, in Devon, and started there the world’s first MSc in Holistic Science with Dr Stephen Harding. In 2007, he wrote his final book, which represented the summation of his thoughts on the relationship between humanity and nature: Nature’s Due: Healing Our Fragmented Culture. Brian is survived by his third wife, Christel, and his daughter, Lynn. Norman Langford April 1 1921 – November 10 2009 Norman Langford passed away at the Hospital Beau Séjour in Geneva after a brief illness. He was aged 88. Born in 1921 in Coventry, Norman discovered he had a natural facility for languages and won an Exhibition from Bromsgrove School to Pembroke in 1939 to read Modern Languages. With University life increasingly disrupted with the threat and onset of war, he decided to enrol in the RAF in 1940. Having been selected to join Fighter Command, he underwent training at Moose Jaw in Canada, and then saw active service with 229 Squadron in Malta, North Africa, Italy and Northern France, before being demobbed in 1946. In 1946, Norman returned to Pembroke to complete his degree in Modern Languages and graduated with First Class Honours in 1948. He then took up a post as an interpreter and translator in French, German, Russian, and Spanish at the International Telecommunications Union and then at the International Labour Office. He retired from the ILO in 1979, by which time he had developed a more than proficient knowledge of Arabic, Finnish and Turkish. For some years, he continued as a freelance interpreter. Norman’s interests were wide, particularly in languages, philosophy, current affairs, and fiction. Apart from two periods of secondment from the international Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 158 158 | pembroke college organisations for which he worked, he lived in Geneva for over 50 years. He found Geneva an easy city in which to live, enjoying its vibrant cultural life, agreeable climate, and limitless scope and opportunity for walking. He was an active member of a number of waking clubs in Geneva well into his eighties. He was the oldest member of the Oxford & Cambridge Society in Geneva. With thanks to David Danielli Peter Alan Lindenbaum November 4 1938 – January 20 2010 Peter Lindenbaum came up to Pembroke in 1960, after taking his first degree at Harvard. He read English, and rapidly found himself part of a lively and opinionated group of overseas students of English, mostly Australian, who all arrived in 1960: John Barnes, Harold Love, Francis McCarthy (whose obituary can be found elsewhere in this Gazette), and Francis King. Discussions amongst this well-read group were an important part of his Cambridge education, and helped to lay the basis for his future academic career. The whole group in fact, went on to have careers in the academic world. After gaining his BA at Cambridge, Peter went back to the States to study for his PhD at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1967 he joined the English Department at Indiana University in Bloomington, which remained his base until he retired in 2003. As a Professor at Indiana, Peter encouraged the development of Renaissance Studies and set up the Center for the History of the Book. His published work focused on the poet John Milton, and more recently, on writers’ contracts and the London book trade in the seventeenth century, about which he wrote a series of seminal articles. The various gatherings of Milton scholars around the world in recent years were always enlivened by his contributions, and he was one of the organisers of the Milton Symposium in London in 2008 which marked the 400th anniversary of the poet’s birth. His principal book, Changing Landscapes (1986), examined the ways in which Sidney, Shakespeare and Milton adapted the pastoral conventions of poetry to endorse the active life, rather than the life of contemplation. In 1968 Peter married Sheila Serio, who also became a member of the English Department at Indiana, as a medievalist. They had a son, John. Both Peter and Sheila were lifelong Anglophiles, and on their retirement, they moved to London, where they enjoyed affiliations with the University of London and the Institute of English Studies, and they took particular pleasure in the music and theatre that London offers. Peter began to familiarise himself with the rare book sections of various London libraries, and pursued his interest in the stationers and booksellers who had occupied the precincts of St Paul’s Cathedral in the days before the Great Fire. He was able to return to reunions at Pembroke again, and a whole new life was opening up in the England when he was attacked by cancer. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 159 annual gazette | 159 Peter’s wryly amusing views of life and literature will be remembered by all who knew him. With thanks to Graham Parry (1958) Robin Little January 30 1949 – June 29 2009 Obituary by Hugh Mellor (1956) Robin Little came up to Pembroke in 1967 to read English, though as that was not my subject, it was not how we met. We first met in two theatrical contexts. One was that of the Cambridge University Players (CUP), a group of Cambridge students and ex-students taking productions to the open-air Minack Theatre near Lands End in August. But CUP also staged productions in the Old Reader, now part of the College Library but then a small theatre. Robin played major parts in these, notably Face in Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist in 1969, and Pillar in the British première of Václav Havel’s The Memorandum in 1970, as well as Paris in CUP’s 1969 Minack production of Troilus and Cressida. Robin also played Gladstone in Laurence Houseman’s Victoria Regina in the 1970 May Week Concert. But his great contribution to Pembroke theatre was his 1969 revival of the Pembroke Players German tour, which had lapsed in the 1950s. For this he directed a fine production of Measure for Measure. It was a great success, despite (or perhaps because of ) a British Army officer’s writing to the Master to complain (in effect) of the cast’s supplanting his troops in the affections of German girls, and Meredith Dewey’s description, in his next Easter letter, of the tour taking place ‘under a secret reparations clause in the Treaty of Versailles’. Unfortunately, after Robin the tour lapsed again until 2005, when the Pembroke Players wowed a now-united Germany with The Importance of Being Earnest, to whose organisers Robin gave good advice and useful contacts, and also financial support, and got several of his Measure friends to support it too. As if Robin’s Tripos work (which got him a 2.1, when that was rarer than it is now), acting in two plays and taking a third to Germany wasn’t enough for him in 1969, he became President of the Junior Parlour that year. It was a time of student unrest which, if less paranoid than in Paris, did sour Pembroke undergraduate relations with Fellows and staff. Robin coped superbly, a tough negotiator made all the more effective by his humour, humanity and manifest integrity. Like his running of the German tour, his work as JP President showed that he had – and perhaps helped him develop – the rare ability to combine leadership and friendship that made him so good at his later work: in Liverpool as a photographer and organiser of support for voluntary groups and later, in Bath and London, in teaching managers from around the world more about how to work together, and in Britain, than any MBA course could teach them. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 160 160 | pembroke college Robin did many other things too: designing software; becoming a skilled water-colourist; rebuilding a derelict cottage in a remote valley in Portugal with his partner Nina. He had also married twice, with two children from each marriage. How, with all this, he found time to make and keep so many close friends is a mystery to those whose lives his friendship enriched. We might not meet for a year, but whenever we did, we’d pick up our conversation as if we’d adjourned it only the day before. So when he dropped dead last year in Portugal, just before his sixtieth birthday, one measure of our loss is all the adjourned conversations that will now never be resumed. David John Male 1926 – June 10 2009 David Male came to Pembroke in 1944 as a Minor Scholar, from Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood, to read for the Mechanical Sciences Tripos. Like several of his contemporaries, his military service was deferred until he had passed his exams. He entered fully into the somewhat limited life in the College at that time of war. He sang in the Chapel Choir, the College Choral Society, and CUMS. He played rugby for the College, and rowed in the 1946 Rugger Boat. He was a member of the Royal Engineers Unit of the Cambridge University Student Training Corps, and would have expected to become a Sapper when called to the colours. However, when the war ended, the Royal Navy were recruiting science graduates for the Instructor Branch, in which David accepted a short-service commission. On leaving the Navy, he joined a firm of consultant engineers in London but was disappointed to find that their order book contained few contracts and those were principally to demolish RAF airfields and reinstate them to their original farmland. Therefore, when recalled to the Navy for the Korean War, he lost no time in applying for a regular commission as an Instructor Officer. He was training cadets in HMS Ocean when his ship was diverted to take part in landings at Suez. He was in the middle of making arrangements for his wedding to Helen Evans; fortunately the ship returned to Plymouth on time. He was promoted to Commander and spent most of his time educating Engineer Officers. He felt that he was destined to oscillate between the RN Engineering College at Manadon, Plymouth, and the Nuclear Department at RN College, Greenwich. He decided he would prefer to be a proper academic, took early retirement and, in 1967, joined the University of Adelaide, Australia, as a lecturer in the Engineering Department. When the Tasmanian College of Advanced Technology was created, David became founding Head of the Division of Science and Technology, a post he held until his retirement. With three daughters married in Australia, and with no desire to return to the UK, David took Australian citizenship and lived the rest of his life with his family in Tasmania. He died in hospital after a short illness on 10 June 2009. He was 83 years old. With thanks to REB Budgett (1944) Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 161 annual gazette | 161 Brother Francis Iraneus McCarthy December 31 1920 – January 7 2010 Brother Francis was a towering figure in the educational community in Australia and an example to teachers worldwide. He entered the Christian Brothers seminary as a teenager (where his novice master gave him the religious name ‘Iraneus’ after Saint Iraneus, who proclaimed ‘The glory of God is shown in man fully alive’). From the age of 19 onwards, he taught at a number of different schools in Australia, while obtaining a BA (in English) in 1950, an MA in 1953, and a B.Ed in 1956; all were studied for in his spare time when his teaching duties were done. In 1960, he interrupted his teaching career to do a PhD in English and Fine Arts at Pembroke College. He excelled so much that he was offered a Fellowship, but he was unable to accept: his loyalty to the Christian Brothers and the call of teaching in Australia was unshakeable. Returning to Australia, Brother Francis was appointed as Headmaster of Christian Brothers’ College, St Kilda. He revolutionised the school, making it the top performing school in Victoria. In 1977, Brother Francis was appointed to the Headmastership at St Kevin’s College in Toorak, Victoria. He would stay at the school for over 30 years, teaching Philosophy and Literature. Such was Brother Francis’ length of service at St Kevin’s that he ended up teaching three generations there – Frank McDermott in 1949 (during an earlier one year teaching stint at St Kevin’s), Frank’s son Paul in 1979, and Frank’s grandson Tom in 2003. A former student of Brother Francis’ from Parade College, Melbourne (where he had taught for 10 years in the 1950s before coming to Pembroke) sent his sons to St Kevin’s. When the youngest son graduated, their father sent a basket of wine with the message, ‘Not even the great Francis McCarthy could hope to educate my grandsons having done so well for me and my sons, so I take this opportunity on the graduation of my youngest son.’ The father underestimated Brother Francis: he went on to teach one of the father’s grandchildren. Brother Francis became the oldest registered practising teacher in Victoria and perhaps Australia. He was honoured as a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators and with the Medal of the Order of Australia. Tributes to Brother Francis’ greatness as an educator and a human being were paid to him throughout his working life. The history of Parade College, Melbourne states: ‘Br McCarthy was the most prominent figure of Parade’s second spring of the fifties. One of his greatest attributes was his ability to fire the imagination of his pupils. They sensed that their interests were his interests and their future his concern. He presented the ideals of wisdom and freedom, to view all from God’s perspective; to be men of integrity, giving respect to each individual and pursue the truth that will make all free. He decried the evils of lethargy of spirit, coldness of heart, and weakness of will. He made great efforts with few resources to build up an adequate library for his students.’ Despite all his commitments and heavy workload, Brother Francis never forgot Pembroke. He loved the College, and helped to set up the Pembroke Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 162 162 | pembroke college Society in Australia, as well as serving on the Committee of the Davis McCaughey Pembroke College Scholarship until his death. Dr Roderick Morton October 8 1944 – December 16 2009 Dr Roderick Morton was a distinguished doctor, who retired three years ago having served as a partner at the Friarsgate Medical Practice in Winchester for 34 years, and as senior partner for 10 years. A month before he died, he attended the opening of the Friarsgate Medical Practice in its new location on the west side of Winchester; the Practice was opened by Roderick’s lifelong friend, Lord Winston. Roderick was educated at Winchester College. He came to Pembroke in 1964, following in his father’s footsteps. (As would Roderick’s brother, Donald, arriving at Pembroke five years after Roderick.) Roderick obtained a BA in Natural Sciences in 1967 and served as Pembroke’s Football Club Captain the same year. Roderick subsequently qualified as a doctor and started work at the Friarsgate Practice in 1972. He subsequently became a trustee of Brendoncare, a Winchester-based charity that cares for the elderly. Dr Nigel Sylvester, the senior partner at Friarsgate, paid the following tribute to his predecessor: ‘He was an excellent, excellent doctor, and his patients still miss him even after all this time. He was very generous with his time. He was always the man who put his hand up first for extra tasks. He was a great leader of the practice and kind and generous to patients, partners and staff.’ Roderick is survived by his wife Jillian, and their four children. Professor Chike Obi April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008 Professor Chike Obi was a distinguished mathematician (the first sub-Saharan African to hold a doctorate in Mathematics, obtained at Pembroke in 1950) and Nigerian politician. Chike was educated at various places in Nigeria before reading Mathematics as an external student of the University of London, obtaining a BA and then an MA in Mathematics. He then obtained a scholarship to come to Pembroke in 1947 to do a PhD in Mathematics. On completing his PhD, he moved on to MIT, eventually returning to Nigeria to teach at the University of Ibadan in 1959. He became a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Lagos in 1971, Dean of the Faculty of Science in 1980, and was Emeritus Professor of the University since 1985. In 1986, he was awarded the Sigvard Ecklund Prize by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics for his work on Differential Equations. Chike’s interest in Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 163 annual gazette | 163 differential equations led him to take an interest in proving Fermat’s Last Theorem, which states that no three positive integers a, b and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any value of n higher than 2. This theorem was proved in 1994 by Andrew Wiles and Richard Taylor using highly advanced mathematics far beyond the capacities of Pierre de Fermat, who set out the theorem in 1637 and suggested in a marginal note that he had a wonderful proof of the theorem, but no space to write it down. In 1997, Chike claimed to have come up with an elementary proof of the theorem that Fermat might have had in mind, and it was published in Volume 15 of the American mathematical journal Algebra, Groups and Geometries, special issue no. 3, pp 289–298. However, it has been questioned whether this elementary proof stands up. Such is the deep association between Chike Obi and mathematics in Nigeria that any Nigerian children who show an aptitude for mathematics are nicknamed ‘Chike Obi’. Chike’s career as a mathematician was regularly punctuated by his political activities. In 1951, he helped form a Nigerian political party – the Dynamic Party of Nigeria – and served as its first Secretary-General. The Dynamic Party stood for modernisation, nationalism and ‘humane dictatorship’. When that party merged with the National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon (NCNC), he was elected to serve as part of the Nigerian delegation that negotiated Nigeria’s path to self-rule in two London conferences, in 1957 and 1958. On independence in 1960, Chike obtained a seat in the national legislature but was forced (literally forced: he was carried out of the national legislature) to give it up a year later when he was elected to a seat in the regional Eastern House of Assembly, in which assembly he served from 1961–1966. Chike wrote two books about his political activities: Our Struggle, Part I (1953), and Our Struggle, Part II (1962). Chike’s wife, Belinda, died in late 2009. They are survived by their four children. Emile Perreau-Saussine September 22 1972 – February 23 2010 Emile Perreau-Saussine promised to become one of the leading political thinkers of his generation. He died suddenly of a heart condition at the age of 37. He left behind a substantial body of work that principally focused on the place and role of religion in modern societies. He also wrote extensively on the political thought of a number of different individuals, including Augustine, Tocqueville, Alasdair MacIntyre, Quentin Skinner, Mahatma Gandhi, Carl Schmitt and Raymond Aron. His book Alasdair MacIntyre, Une Biographie Intellectuelle: Introduction aux Critiques Contemporaines du Libéralisme (2005) was awarded the prestigious Prix Philippe Habert, a prize given for the best writing on political science by a young researcher. He was presented with the award by Mme. Jacques Chirac in 2006. At the time of his death, he had just finished a major work, Catholic Political Thought in a Democratic Age: A History, which will be published Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 164 164 | pembroke college in French by Le Cerf in 2010, and in English by Princeton University Press in 2011. He had also almost finished work on two further manuscripts, Religion in a Democratic Age and Free Markets: For and Against, as well as editing a special issue of the Revue Internationale de Philosophie on Alasdair MacIntyre. Emile graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in 1994. He then did a PhD in Political Studies at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, and then spent two years as a Bradley Fellow at the University of Chicago (1997–1999) before becoming a member of the Department of Politics in Cambridge in 2001, as a Newton Trust Lecturer, a Fellow and College Lecturer at Fitzwilliam College, and a College Lecturer at Pembroke. He was an outstanding supervisor, deploying his incredibly deep knowledge of the history of ideas over 2000 years to inspire his students to see intellectual history as a living enterprise that really mattered for their lives. One of his Pembroke students remarked after his death: ‘Emile to many of his students was not only an inspiration because he was a very engaging supervisor who challenged his students, but also a beloved friend. Personally, and I know that many students feel the same way, no one has influenced me as much academically. Emile had a passion when he supervised his students that was awe-inspiring and truly unique.’ Emile was a dogged seeker after the truth, and it was a quest in which he would seek to involve anyone and everyone he came across, organising book discussion groups (always with everyone in a circle, so everyone felt equally involved, equally entitled to voice their opinion, whatever their status) and inviting people back home for dinner and philosophical discussions. There was no idea, however controversial and unpopular, that he would not hold up to the light to see if it had any merit. Emile’s passion for the truth may have sometimes cost him in terms of advancement in his Faculty, but for him, there was no alternative but to pursue the truth wherever it took him. One of Emile’s book reading companions observed after his death: ‘I am sure that he read the following lines from [Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical] Spe Salvi: “It is when we attempt to avoid suffering by withdrawing from anything that might involve hurt, when we try to spare ourselves the effort and pain of pursuing truth, love, and goodness, that we drift into a life of emptiness, in which there may be almost no pain, but the dark sense of meaninglessness and abandonment is all the greater.”’ Emile was as outstanding a person as he was a scholar and a thinker. Kindness, generosity, and courtesy radiated out from him in everything he did. He was utterly devoted to his wife Amanda (a Fellows of Queens’ College, and Lecturer at the Cambridge Law Faculty), and his two young children, Elisabeth and Martin. One of Emile’s last essays was, appropriately enough, on heaven: ‘Heaven as a political theme in Augustine’s City of God’ (published in Bockmuehl and Stroumsa (eds), Paradise in Late Antiquity (2010)). In the final line of that essay, Emile reminds us – quoting from Saint Augustine – ‘that we are called to “rest and see, see and love, love and praise”.’ The home that Emile, Amanda, Elisabeth and Martin created for themselves just outside Cambridge was, and is, a blessed place where they, and everyone who visited them, lived out that call. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 165 annual gazette | 165 Professor Charles Ryskamp October 21 1928 – March 26 2010 Charles Ryskamp was a central figure in the New York museum world for almost 30 years, first as director of the Pierpoint Morgan Library and then as director of the Frick Collection. Charles was born in Michigan, into an academic family, but not one which had an interest in aesthetics. However, Charles became hooked on art very early on and by the age of 13 was buying art at auction. He never stopped collecting art, and his private collection was the subject of two exhibitions. In 2001, the Pierpoint Morgan Library put on ‘The World Observed: Five Centuries of Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp’. And at the time of Charles’ death from cancer, the Yale Center for British Art was exhibiting ‘Varieties of Romantic Experience: Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp’. The book of the latter exhibition, by Matthew Hargraves, can be easily purchased on the Internet. Charles obtained a bachelor’s degree in English at Calvin College in his home city of Grand Rapids, before going on to Yale to obtain an MA in 1951. He then came to Pembroke in 1953 to spend a year there as a research student before returning to Yale and obtaining a doctorate in 1956 for his thesis on the early life of William Cowper. Charles’ year at Pembroke had a formative effect on him, in exposing him to the collections of books and pictures that could be found in museums and salerooms in Cambridge and London. Charles began teaching at Princeton in 1955. He turned his doctoral thesis into a book in 1959 (William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq: A Study of His Life and Works to the Year 1768) and published William Blake, Engraver ten years later. 1969 proved to be a banner year in Charles’ life: promoted to a full professorship at Princeton that year, he was also appointed director of the Pierpoint Morgan Library. By then world famous for its collection of books, manuscripts and drawings, Charles helped to make the Library more accessible by instituting a lively programme of exhibitions and events, notably ‘William Blake’s Drawings for the Book of Job’ (1970) and ‘Michelangelo and his World’ (1979). He also built up the Morgan’s collection: drawings by Blake, books from Paul Mellon’s collection, 1,500 Old Master drawings (including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and Bellini), and the manuscript score of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony were all donated to the Library under Charles’ leadership. In 1987, Charles moved on to the Frick Collection – a collection he had fallen in love with as a teenager, never dreaming that he would one day be its director. He faced an immediate crisis triggered by the death of Helen Clay Frick, who had funded the Frick Art Library out of her own pocket in her lifetime but had forgotten to endow it in her will. Charles raised $34 million for the the Library, assuring its future. He retired from the Frick in 1997. Charles is survived by two brothers, Henry and Philip. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 166 166 | pembroke college Derek James Warbrick April 10 1926 – October 19 2009 Obituary by Jon Warbrick (1979) Derek was born in Liverpool where his father, like his grandfather before him, owned and managed a dairy. He was educated locally and won the prestigious Margaret Brice scholarship to the Liverpool Institute. Despite being the first generation in his family to consider university, he took the Oxbridge entrance exams (having already turned down the offer of a scholarship to Liverpool University without telling his parents) and was offered a scholarship to Cambridge. However before he could start his degree he was called up for National Service. Derek had been a member of the Officer Training Corps at school and in view of this, and his scholarship offer, he was sent on an Army Short Course at The Queen's College, Oxford followed by officer training in the Queen's Own Royal Hussars. He didn’t see active service as the war finished before the end of his training, but he was deployed as part of the British Army of Occupation in Lubeck. After completing his National Service, Derek took up his deferred Cambridge scholarship and came up to Pembroke in 1948 to read Classics and Ancient History, graduating in 1950. In later life he was very proud of having matriculated at both Oxford and Cambridge (but was occasionally heard to say that he thought the Oxford Wine Society was better). After graduation, he joined the Royal Insurance Company, a well-respected Liverpool-based institution, as a graduate trainee. His first job was as a clerk dealing with fire endorsements – sitting at a high desk, though not using a quill pen – while studying in his own time first for an Associateship and subsequently a Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Derek married Mary in 1952 and the couple initially lived with Derek’s mother and father while waiting for a promised flat to be completed. Derek worked his way up in the company, and eventually moved to the London office in the mid50s. He was moved back to Liverpool a few years later where he joined the Investment Department. He and Mary settled down in Birkenhead, only to be moved back south again in 1960, this time with their son Jonathan as a newlyborn baby. Their daughter Emma was born three and a half years later. Derek continued to rise through the company, eventually retiring as a director and Deputy General Manager in 1986 at the age of 60. Following his retirement, Derek returned to photography, a hobby that he and Mary had when they first married. They also set about improving their relatively uncomfortable house. They began to enjoy travelling, in particular visits to Greece, allowing Derek to see many of the classical sites that he had studied as a young man. Derek enjoyed 20 years of retirement before his health started to fail. He leaves behind his wife Mary, and children Jonathan and Emma. Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 167 Pembroke Gazette 2010:142mm x 210mm 12/8/10 10:19 Page 168 MA Degree The following information concerning the MA degree may be useful to members of the Society: Standing: a Bachelor of Arts may be admitted Master of Arts six* calendar years after the end of his or her first term of residence, provided that (which is usually the case) at least two years have elapsed since taking the B.A. degree. Fees: a fee of £5 is payable by those who took their BA degree in 1962 or earlier. Please give at least four weeks notice before the Congregation at which you wish to take your degree. Correspondence should be addressed to the Praelector. * For affiliated students, five years. Dining Rights and Guest Rooms Members who hold an MA or other Master’s degree or a higher degree from the University, or are qualified for an MA, are welcome to dine in College during term or the period of residence in the Long Vacation. For the academic year 2010–2011, “term” means 5 October to 3 December, 18 January to 18 March, and 26 April to 17 June; residence in the Long Vacation runs for five weeks from early July. Dining for Members is available on any evening of the week during term or Long Vacation residence except Tuesday or Saturday and on occasions when large College events take place. A Member may dine as a guest of the College at High Table up to four times each academic year, if a Fellow is present to preside. On one of those occasions, overnight accommodation is free of charge for the Member if it is available. Overnight accommodation may also be available in College, at a reasonable charge, for a visit of one or two nights. The College has four en suite guest rooms: three twin-bedded rooms, and one double-bedded room. Given these limited facilities, early notice is strongly advised when making inquiries. The College would be grateful to be informed at the earliest opportunity if a Member’s plans to visit have to be amended. We regret that it will be necessary to charge a Member the full cost of the room in the event of that Member cancelling his or her visit without notice. Arrangements for dining, or for staying in a guest room, should be made through the Development Office either by telephone (01223 339079), letter, fax (01223 339081), or email ([email protected]).