1962 - Old Aluredian Club

THE ALUREDIAN
Contents
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Editorial
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Obituaries
The Squash Courts Appeal
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SCHOOL RECORD
School Notes
King Alfred House Notes
Carpenter House Notes
Bishop Fox House Notes
Meynell House Notes . ..
Woodard House Notes
Chapel Notes
Library Notes
Music Notes
Subscription Concerts
"Saint J oan"
C.C.F. Notes
Pioneer Notes
Rover Crew Notes
Junior Friends of Wells
Cathedral
Archreological Society
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Music Club
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Art Club
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Photographic Society
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Natural Science Society
Astronomical Society
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Wireless Club
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Tape-Recording Society
Dancing Club
Badminton Club
Sailing Club
Motor Club
Light Music Club
Heraldic Society
Chess Club
Conjuring Club
Fishing Club
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Salvete
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Valete
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House Sport
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K.C.R.F .C.
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K.C.M.R.C.
Fencing Club
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Sheldon Society
History Society
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Literary and Dramatic Society 38
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Modern Languages Society
Junior House Notes
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PERSONAL CONTRffiUTIONS
Rover Crew Expedition to
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Yugoslavia, 1961
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"Beneath the Rubble"
Referendum Day, 1961
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Col;Tespondence
Acknowledgments
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THE OLD ALUREDIAN CLUB 54
Franc is McDona ld Et he ri ngton, Priest
Provos t 1920 - 1932
Somerset County Gazette, Castle Green, Taunton.
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THE ALURED IAN
KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON
SUB-EDITORS:
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EDITOR: J. R. HALTON
J. C. S. HORROCKS, G. C. DARVILL,
A. C. HILL
No 4
FEBRUARY,
1962
Editorial
of the last issue still reaches us from all sides, as
PPRECIATION
does a small amount of adverse criticism from the less progressive
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(or more practical) elements among readers and contributors. This
adverse criticism, however, is always welcome, for in making these
changes we may have overlooked many minor points. We therefore issue
an appeal to all readers to swell the correspondence columns of the magazine with suggestions, protests, support, opinion, or any other printable
material concerned with life in general and particularly with the School
magazine!
We welcome Mr. Bartlett's letter (see correspondence) in which he
protests against our publication of an article claiming the inferiority ·Jf
the coloured man. His later congratulations .on the last issue of the
Aluredian, however, reflect the general approval of the alterations made
in that issue; these were intended to abolish the standardized and formal
nature of much of the contents, and to put in its place a more liberal
and intimate reflection not only of the life and ideals of the School, but
of the varied nature of the ideas of the boys, particularly when these
are qualified by personal experience. Should a school magazine seek to
pull the wool over the eyes of its readers by ·depicting 466 stereotyped
social cogs united (stagnant) in the supposed conservative uniformity of
The Public School ? Is it not better to reveal that varied opinions are
held and discussed by boys at school, even if some of them, such as this
one on colour, seem very mistaken ? Too much wool is being
pulled over too many eyes in the world at present. Crisis after crisis,
discussion after discussion, everything shows up the Cold War for what
it is-a phoney war, phoney because both sides have a false impression
of the other and are always therefore arguing at cross purposes. Let us,
in our small way, show the Public School for what it is and not fot
what some people think it ought to be.
THE EDITORS.
Obituaries
FRANCIS McDONALD ETHERINGTON
Provost 1920·1932
HE Revd. Francis McDonald Etherington, who was Provost of the
Western Division of the Woodard Corporation from 1920 to 1932,
died at Minehead on 6th November, 1961, at the age of 90.
Father Etherington, a native of Blackheath in Kent, was an
Associate of the University of London, and was made deacon in 1894.
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:rhe following year he was ordained priest and spent the next three years
m the East End _a s curate of St . Judas, Whitecf!apel. There followed
two shorter appomtments, ~s curate ?f the Kent parishes of Chevening.
and then Ch1slehurst, but It was while he was at Whitechapel that h.
first contact with S_omers~t was made. An offer to take a temporary du IS
~t Dunster determmed h1~ to accept the position of Vicar of Minehe~
m 1899. He end~ared hm~self to his parishioners, and his departure
to Lenham, back m Kent, m 1914, was a sorrowful occasion for Minehead.
His ministry at Lenham _w~s cut short, however, by the First World
War. He beca~e a Chaplam m the West Kent Regiment, and in 1915
went <?Verseas wit~ the 5th Mounted Brigade. and saw active service in
Palestme. He declmed the offer of an M.C. for his part in this campaign.
. . The war had impaired his health, however, and he resigned his
hvmg to c?me back to Som_erset._ In 1924 he felt himself fit enough to
become VIcar <?f. Stowey With ~1shop Sutton, and eight years later he
moved to_ the hvmg of Hawkndge with Withypool, a parish which he
served faithfully for fifteen years.
. He retired_ in 194~, and he and his wife spent both their golden and
diamond weddmg anmversaries at their home in Minehead.
The Provost writes :\Yhen the Headmaste~ asked me to write an obituary of Fr.
Ethenngton for the Alured1an, I had no doubt that I must do it not
only as his_ s~~cessor (after two others) in the office of Provost i~ the
Western DIVISIOn, but because of the great admiration and affection
~ whic~ I held him. But it did w~igh upo_n me that I had only known
hlffi dunng the last ten years of h1s long hfe. That meant that for all
the active part of his Ministry, with its extraordinarily wide interests, T
must depend on information obtained from others. It seems much better
therefore that the main account of his work should be given at firsthand by one who knew him intimately for more than half a century, and
I am most happy that such an account, from the pen of Fr. Taylor,
has been made available to the Editor.
I will only add my personal testimony as one who knew him during
the last years. He stands out in my memory as one of the really
great priests whom it has been my privilege to know. He was great in
the qualities of patience. humility, and courtesy; great in charity; great
in firmness of decision; above all, great in the unmistakable note of
spiritual authority. In his old age the many attractive gifts, which had
made him so long a wonderful shepherd of souls, seemed all to be
transfigured by the supernatural action of grace. One could not he
unaware of them; but yet they had become unimportant beside that
which the grace of God had achieved in him. He had been brought so
deep into the heart of the priesthood that his whole life seemed to be a
living prayer-a humble offering of himself in entire dependence upon
our Lord for the sake of His Church, His Kingdom, His children. The
Western Division of the Woodard Corporation may well be proud and
thankful to have had such a priest as its Provost for twelve critical years.
Certainly its life has been enriched and deepened by that fact. May he
rest in peace.
The Revd. P. M. Taylor writes : One who had served with Fr. Etherington in the Great War remarked recently to Archbishop Lord Fisher that they had in him a
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mutual friend. To which the Archbishop's reply was-"Then you know
a great man. " Great indeed in the range of his contact with life and
with humanity. Blackheath an d the Estuary of the Thames gave hlffi
a love of the sea and sailormen which followed him through life . Bant's
Cam on St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly, which he rented from
the Admiralty, the boys of the King's Scout Troop have good reason
to remember with joy and gratitude. He enjoyed telling the story of
how on his first visit to the Islands with a friend from Minehead, on
enquiring for rooms of the serving girl who answered the door of the
homely Inn, they overheard the following conversation in the kitchen :
"Who's that come in ?" "Don't know, but one of them's the ugliest
devil I set eyes on." They looked at each other, but remained the best
of friends. One could never be long with Fr. Etherington before something or other provoked that twinkle in his eyes and produced some
good story. A ~reat reader a~d a great_ reader of character-a great
letter writer. H1s would be a nch collection who could gather together
Fr. Etherington 's letters and publish them . We still await the publication of the life of his friend, Charles Marson, and when that sees the
light of day the reader will appreciate how great a man moved under
cover of those he was always preferring to himself. Few men so skilfully
and successfully evaded public recognition . A great preacher-he had
the gift of be~g able t? penetrate to th~ heart of his subject and make
obvious what Is often hidden from the w1se and prudent. He once gave
a course of sermons in Lent in King's Chapel on Dickens' characters.
But Fr. Etherington was greatest as a Parish Priest. He knew his people
and loved them and they loved him wherever he served.
Only 28 years old when appointed to the living of Minehead at the
end of the last century, he succeeded the Rev. A. F. Luttrell, who had
held it for 66 years. 1 he whole town and Parish came to life unde~ him.
No side of Civic, Social or Religious life did he not touch and quicken .
To this day he is remembered with affection in the Parish he served so
long ago and it was fitting that in Minehead Fr. Etherington should end
his days on earth. No wonder then his record as Chaplain to the Forces
from 1915 to the end of the war was distingliished. Officers and men
alike loved him. But Fr. Etherington's popularity was no easily won
tribute . There was no compromising of the Catholic Faith and religion
with him. His hold on it, or rather its hold on him , was so secure that
it carried a conviction which his great charm and charity were able to
interpret in most homely language. Added to which was given him a
voice which matched his message in clarity and power and music.
Such was the man who was called to be Provost of the Western
Division of the Woodard Schools in 1920. He came back to the West
Country at the invitation of his old friends to make many new ones
and together they had to face the difficulties · of those post-war year5.
Those days have passed and happily given place to better. But that
fellowship of friends who constituted the Chapter . of those days had
grim problems to face and they looked to Fr. Ethenngton to h_elp them
through. To them the present flourishing state of the Schools IS la_rg~ly
due for having kept alight, when days were dark, t~e torch of Chnstian
Education which draws from the Love and Sacnfice of God no less
than from the Eternal Wisdom.
No remembrance of Fr. Etherington would be complete without
mention of his dear wife who behind the scenes shared his life and
under God was his strong~st stay to carry the daily burden. After their
long and loving labours may they rest in peace.
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JOHN
LIONEL ROGERS
is with great regret that we announce the death of John Lionel Rogers
JTag.ed
8o, who was a member of the Chapter for many years . He wa~
born m Penrose, Cornwall •. a~d was educated at Eton and Oxford. For
som~ years.he was a Captam m Cornwall Fortress Engineers and he saw
seiVIce dunng the 1914-18 War. About 35 years ago he became Squire
of Penrose a~d his considerable possessions included the Looe Pool, the
largest lake m Cornwall and famous for its trout fishin g. The licence
fees .Mr. Rogers gave to charitable interests and a treasured possession
of his was a camera presented to him by licence holders .
~n 1920 he was appointed a county magistrate and in 1935 High
?heriff of Cornwall. Throughout his life he showed an especial interest
m the welfare of the sick and suffering and undertook much voluntary
work for the common good. He was a founder member of the Helston
and District Cottage Hospital and was proud of his position as President
of Helston St: John Am_bulance Division. During the last war he did
excellent seiVIce as Chairman of Cornwall War Agricultural Executive
Committee, and it was above all his personality which evoked a wann
response from the farming community. In 1956 he was President of the
Royal Cornwall Show when held at Helston, and in the previous year
a great honour was paid him when his name was added to the Roll of
Honorary Freemen of that borough.
He was a devout Churchman, a permanent member of the Diocesan
Conference and a diocesan lay-reader. He was twice married. Mr.
Rogers will be chiefly remembered for his willing acceptance of his
respon~ibilities as a country gentleman and for the fine example he set
as Sqmre of Penrose, and also for his deep religious and moral convictions, which enhanced the regard in which he was held.
He contributed generously more than once to the building projects
of King's College. He took a warm interest in the College and followed
its progress with enthusiasm. His support, both financial and moral,
merits our deep gratitude.
CHARLES MOlLEY STOTI-IERT, Priest
Many will hear with regret of the death of a former Chaplain of
King's, Father Charles Motley Stothert. He was ordained in 1912 after
having been at Keble, where he read Modern History, and at
Ely 1heological College. He came to King's during the First World
War after having spent some time in the battle areas in France with the
Church Army. For reasons of health he had to relinquish this work and
he took up the appointment of Chaplain at King's in September, 1916.
It was typical of his spirit and desire to seiVe that he should have
deliberately chosen this somewhat difficult role rather than more
sheltered ones, which must then have been available. At that time, due
to the War, the Staff at King's was mainly temporary, consisting largely
of the aged and the infirm, and discipline in general probably left much
to be desired. These difficulties were, however, no problem to Charles
Stothert, who by sheer force of character and his gentle goodness very
soon gained respect and affection from boys and staff alike . He was
cultured and kindly and had a sense of fun and these qualities enabled
him to play his part in maintaining the original concept of King's during
one of its more difficult periods. He kept in touch with King's after he
left and several times preached in the Chapel. He was a most welcome
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isitor whose support and interest were warmly appreciated.
King's he was at All Saints' , Clifton, and at All Saints'_. East
Clevedon, where he spent twelve years, 1932-1944 . . He was VIcar of
Westbury-on-1r ym from 1944 to 1947. He finally retired to Spelthorpe
St Mary Egham, Surrey .
T. WILSON STEPHENS, O.A .
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BIK KWONG SUM
Born 1939, died 1961.
Carpenter House 1954-59.
HOSE who knew Bik at School will have been greatly sho~ked to
hear of his death last Summer, and those of us who were h1s companions on the many School camps he attended will have found it espe.cially sad that he should have lost. his life while cl~bing in the ~lps With
a party of friends. 1 he actual Circumstances of his death remam uncertain; the search parties found no trace of the group after a prolonged
blizzard.
He was a shy person , but those who came to know. ~im .well discovered a hidden love of adventure and a toughness surpnsmg m on.e so
slightly built. Typically, he spent four weeks of one Sum.mer holiday
camping alone in the Scottish Highlands. When he left KI?g's for the
Imperial College of Science he was a House Prefect and Chairman of ~he
Chess Club. He retained a keen interest in the life of the School, which
he last visited on Sports Day, 1961.
A Requiem Mass was said at King's on 12th Od:ober, 1961, the
same day that a Memorial SeiVice was held in London.
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OLIVER BOWDITCH
HE news of the death during the Michaelmas Term of Oliver
Bowdil:ch, aged 66, was received with great regret by the School.
He was born at Durston, near Taunton; on 8th September, 1895.
During the First World War he seiVed with the Cavalry in Fran~e,
where he was wounded and discharged in 1917. He was mamed
in the same year. He worked on . a, fa~ at . S~erford for
over twenty years before starting al: K~~ s. His mam mterest was
always gardening and he was an exhibitor at both the Taunton
Chrysanthemum Show and the main Taunto.n Flower Sho~ fo~ several
years. He had a keen interest in horses, particularly show-Ju~pm~. and
in most outdoor sports. He was also a great reader. He had SIX children.
He had been gardener at the School since 1939 and King's h~s
benefited greatly from his wi?e experience.. The ~ollege grounds Will
remain a fitting memorial to his work and his death IS a great loss ~o us.
A memorial to him in the form of a fine teak seat has been placed m the
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Chapel Quadrangle.
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The Squash Courts Appeal
THE two new Squash Courts are nearly finished . The response to the
app.eal has been magnificent. Over £3,000 has already been iven
or prmrus~d by .parents and oth~r friends of the School, quite apart 1rom
the donatwns giVen and promis.ed by Ol.d Aluredians. The names of
parents who are also. O .A.s are mcluded m this list of donors . Lists of
other 0 .~ . donors will be published later. The total cost of the S uash
Court;s Will probably be. close on £5,000, but when all the donitions
pr~m~sed have been sent m .we hope that this total will be nearly reach d
This IS a most heart-warmmg result and it is. a great pleasure to kn~~
that these courts ~an probably be put at the disposal of the boys without
extra charges, owmg to the great generosity of so many parents, friends
and Ol.d Boys of the School. One of the Squash Courts is to be a
Memonal of the late Air Commodore F. H . G. Ewens, O.A., a former
Hon. ?ecreta:Y of the .Old Aluredian Club and Member of the School
Council. This court will be opened at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday • 9th June,
1962.
The other cou~ will be declared open and a demonstration match
played on the evenmg of Speech Day, Friday, 22nd June, 1962.
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who have so
promptly and generously supported this good cause. The lack of Squash
Courts h<~;s been muc.h regretted at King's for many years, because Squash
Rackets IS a splendid game and playable in wet weather. This lack ;s
now removed.
Our l!st ,of ?onors, apart .from O .A." donors who are not parents of
boys at Kmg s, IS as follows-If anyone notes any omission we should be
grateful to be informed : -
w. G . Ace, Esq., Mrs. Adam, Salman A . Ali, Esq . , Mrs. 0 . M. Alien, B . K.
Alien: Esq., R. .H. S . Ashton , Esq, The Revd . P. B . Ashwin, J. Atkinson, Esq.,
Monsteur F. Avto, Mrs. Aylmer.
S. Baker, Esq ., G . K. Ballantyne, Esq., G. L . F. B amford, Esq ., c R
Banks, Esq., Lt. Col. P . ] . Barbary, Mrs. M. E . Barber, Lt. Col. H. 0 . Barn:ard:
Mrs. H . 0. Barnard, R. G. L. Barnes, Esq ., C. D . Barrett, Esq., Dr. R. Barrie,
Mrs. H . L. Bateman, P . Batey, Esq ., A . J. Baxter, Esq., Dr. J. B enn, Major
W . ]. Bennett, T. D.- B entley, Esq ., R. C. B entley, Esq. , H . A. Berry, Esq .,
A. H . Berryman, Esq., Dr. M. F . B ethell, Fit. Lt. G . W. Bibby, P. P . Bickford ,
Esq., C.]. Blackmore, Esq., L . T . Blackmore, Esq. , D . Blain, Esq. , E . C. Blake,
Esq., A. I. Blow, Esq., G. E . Bolt, Esq ., G. G. F. Bond, Esq. , The Revd . T . R.
Bonsey, Commander H . Bott, J. A. Bowgen, Esq., W. T . Bracey, Esq ., The
Revd. f!'· M. Bray, Dr. D . ]. Brewer, S . A. Broadbridge, Esq., The Revd . ].
Bromwtch, Mrs. M. B. Budge, Mrs. I. Bullen, H. J. Burge, Esq., A. D. Burn·
field, Esq., R. H . Burton, Esq. , Mrs. S. Burt A . L. Butt Esq Mrs E M
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Blumfield.
A. R. Caffrey, Esq. , R. A. Callow, Esq . , J. O'B. Canavan, Esq. , H. C. Cary,
Esq., C. Caudwell, Esq., C. M. F . Cembrowicz, Esq. , Major J. A . Channon,
Mrs. J. W. Chapman, T. F . Cheung, Esq ., C. A . Ching, Esq., K. Chivers , Esq.,
A . V. R. Chodzko, Esq ., H . R. Chopping, Esq., Cdr. R. S. Christian-Edwards,
]. L . Chubb, Esq ., G. W . Clifford, Esq., C. H . Clode, Esq. , L . H . V. Clubb,
Esq ., T. E. Cobb, Esq ., Group Captain A. H . W . J. Cocks, R. K. Collings, Esq. ,
Mrs. E. L. Collins, R. W. Cooke, E sq., W . F . Cope, Esq . , D . D. Couche Esq .,
The Revd . H. ]. Coulson, The Revd . F. E . Coward, H. C. Cowley, Esq ., Mrs.
D. D. Cox, C. H . Cox, Esq ., The Revd . J. Cox, K. C. Craven, Esq. , V . E .
Cressy, Esq. , Miss D . C. Crockett, Dr. W. G. Cross, The R evd. E. H. W.
Crusha, H . H. Curtis, Esq ..
Mrs. V . R. Darvill, P . A . Davenport, Esq . , The Revd . C. Davies, L . F .
Davies, Esq., Capt. K. E. Davis, Colonel M. ]. Davis, Mrs. ] . E . Deane, E . L .
Dewey, Esq., C. H . Diggory, Esq., S. G . Dimmock, Esq . , A . L . Dodson, Esq.,
Mrs. A . E . Dowling, 0 . A. Dupee, Esq., The Revd . C. ] . Durrant, M. Dykes
Bower, Esq.
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T . R. D . Eakin, Esq . , Major H. G. Eccles,
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H . Edmunds, Esq ., Sqn . Ldr.
c. B. Elford, Dr. A . Ema mi , R . F. Essex. Esq., G. E . Evans, Esq .. T . T . Evans,
Esq .. The R evd . R. A. Evans, Mrs. G. M. Evans, Comma nder C. P . Evensen.
Mrs. F. F aily, Miss M. Farmer , Mrs. A. Fayle, R ear Ad miral H . W. F a ul kner ,
H . N. Fielding, Esq., A. Fleming, Esq .. I. H. Fleming , Esq ., Wing Cdr. C. E .
F ooks, S . F . F ord, E sq . , F. W. Foster , Esq., Wing Cdr. R . V. B. Fra nklyn ,
F . E . Fuller, Esq., The R evd. L. W . Fussell.
E . J. Gaines , Esq .. W . E . Gange, Esq., H . G. Garland, Esq .. A. G. Gay,
Esq ., R. Gear-Eva~s. E sq ., A. C. Chest, Es9 .. Dr. J. H . Gibson, The Revd . ] .
Gilchrist, F . G. Gtles, E sq. , Mrs. F . W. Gtles, J. Glade Wnght, E sq .. N. E .
Gladwell, Esq ., Mrs. E . L. H . Glennie, E . ]. Goddard, Esq., C. F . H . Goode,
Esq .. W. Gooderham, E sq . , D . G . Grace, Esq .. A. S. Graham, Esq., P. Grant,
Esq ., T . L. ]. Grant-Anderson, Esq. , Mrs. M. P . Graves-Morris, Major T . E .
Gray, J. L . Green, Esq .. Dr. P. Griffiths , A. L. Griffiths, E sq .. Major T . D .
Grocock, B . Grun, Esq.
G. H. Halton , Esq . , Capt. R. Hardy-Dobney, The Revd . W . S. L . H argrave,
Miss M. Harley, H . P . Harris, Esq. , ] . A. Harrison, Esq ., T. G. H art , Esq ..
Dr. G. H . H a rvey, P. V. H a rvey, E sq ., G. R . Hatley , Esq ., K. Hatts , Esq .,
E . W . H aines, Esq . , H . E. H ead , Esq ., Sqn. Ldr. W . ] . T . H enderson, G. R.
Henderson , E sq . , D . W. H ennessy, Esq. , P . H enry, E sq .. The R evd . J. P .
Henton , The R evd. G. ] . C. H epworth, S. H erbert, Esq., The Revd . G. E .
H ewson, D . ] . Hill, Esq ., R. ] . Hillier, Esq., D . V. Hines , Esq ., R. L . Hobbs ,
Esq ., The Right R evd. the Bishop of H ereford, T . R. Hogg. Esq ., Lt. Col. I. S
Hogge, R. W. H older, Esq., Dr. L . C. Holland, Mrs . B . Holmes, Capt. J . Hope,
Mrs. M. Harder , F . ]. Horley, Esq ., A . H . Horrocks, Esq ., D . F . G . H orwood,
Esq .. Mrs. C. S. Howard , Lt. Cdr. ]. A . Howard , C. R. Hughes, Esq ., Mrs.
M. W . Hughes, G. R. H . Hunt, Esq ., W . M. Hurrell, Esq .
L . A. lde, Esq.
A. Jackson , Esq ., J . C. W . Jacob , Esq ., H. S. H . James, Esq. , Capt. H .
James, G. ] . James, Esq. , Mrs. P . M. James, M. F . Jaquet, Esq., Group Capt.
R. K . J effries, Capt. W . S . C. Jenks, H . M. J enner, Esq ., Mrs. D . M. J ennings.
D. C. J ennings, Esq. , H . John, Esq ., H . W . Jones, Esq., D . 0 . ]ones, Esq .,
J. P . Jones, Esq .
H . Kemble, Esq ., J . S. Kemp, Esq .. Sqn. Ldr. P . N . Kenny , D . W. K ent,
Esq ., R. W. K ent, Esq. , Mrs. G. C. H . Kent, F. Khairy, Esq ., H. K. H . King.
Esq ., ] . E . King, Esq. , J . H . Kirk, Esq ., I. S . Kirkbride, Esq., W. D . W .
Knight, Esq . , J. Knox, Esq ., Miss L. Ko, R. W. Kochanek, Esq.
The Lady Staff, W. Latcham , Esq ., Cdr. ]. S. Launders, L . P. F . Lee , Esq. ,
A. P. Leigh, Esq ., The Revd . J . L . Leslie, The Re"d. C. T . S. Lewis, The R evd .
F. C. Lewis, Mr. Lewis , Mrs. F . W. G. Liley, S . Lintem, Esq. , F. S. Lipman,
Esq ., F. N . Little, Esq . , E. Llewellyn, Esq. , V . Lloyd , Esq., Mrs. Lo, J . Lock,
Esq. , E . Longden, Esq., Cdr. A . V. Lyle.
Major H . Macdonald-Smith, C. W . P . Macrae, Esq. , The Venerable the
Archdeacon of Sherbome, Mrs. M. H . Madin, Dr. G. F . Magurran, R. F . Main,
Esq ., R. H. Major, Esq ., T. N . E . Mangin , Esq. , Instr. Capt. D . E . Mannering,
F. Marchant, Esq. , R. B . Marke , Esq., The Revd . R. E . Marsden , A. C. Martin,
Esq., P. W . Martin, Esq ., Mrs. W. J . May, R . E. May, Esq., Mrs. Mayers,
C. R. Mayne, Esq . , R. G. McCaffrey, Esq., Major J. W . Meades, D. D . Mears,
Esq ., R. F . Meredith , Esq., R. H. Meyrick, Esq. , D . G. Mitchell, Esq. , Cdr. H . W .
Mole, W G . Monk, Esq., Mrs. A . T . Morant, A. H . Morgan, Esq. , G. W. Morgan,
Esq., ] . A Morice, Esq. , J. Moseley, Esq., Lt. Cdr. P. H . Moss, C. K. Mott,
Esq., Cdr B . B . Mungo, Mrs. J. Murray, S. H . Murray, Esq.
M. A. Nedham , Esq. , Major J. A . Nelson, W . Newman, Esq . , A. ] . Nicolas,
Esq ., The Revd . G . Nicoloff, J . S . Nbcon, Esq., N. Noorvash, Esq. , F. P .
Nurdin , Esq ., F . B . Nye, Esq., C. T. Nylander, Esq.
T . L . Oliver, Esq., A. Opie, Esq. , The Revd . Preb. T . R. Owen, T . Owen ,
Esq.
H. R. Padfield, Esq., A . J . Padwick, Esq., F. G. Pallett, Esq ., Mrs. K. D .
Patching, Sqn. Ldr. D. R. Parkinson, M. G. Paul, Esq ., T. A. P eam , Esq. ,
G. A. R. Pears, Esq . , T .' W . Pedler, Esq ., S . R. P erratt, Esq . . The R evd. D . L .
Peyton Jones, C. D. Philippe, Esq., T . P . Phillips, Esq. , Mrs. G. E . Plant,
C. A. Pocock, Esq ., Capt. E . N . Pola nd, Sqn. Ldr. A. H . D . Pond, M. C. Pook,
Esq., A . W. H. Porter, Esq., F . G. Porter, Esq. , W . Power, Esq., Major R. K.
Prentice, Lt . . Col. A . M. L . Price, M. B . Price, Esq., G. T . Price, Esq., Mrs.
M. A. Priestley, Mrs. E . M. Prowse, P . G. Pryor, Esq., J. P . Purvis, Esq. , O.A.,
Mrs. H . L. E. Pye, J. ] . Pytches, Esq.
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Bruce:Radcliffe, Esq ., A. B. Randall, Esq., D. Ranger Es
~ankm, Esq ., C. A. Rapson, Esq ., The Revd . E . S. Reddi~ ·
eece, Esq., Dr. J. L. Rees, D. Reis, Esq. , Capt. B w'
~~ynol~s. T . R eynolds , Esq .• Mrs. A. J. Rhind, G. Richardson Esq A c'
tess, sq .! The Revd. R. A. Robbins , E. Roberts, Esq . , H . Robe~ Es ·
T . H . Robmson , Esq. , A. C. Robinson, Esq., O.A., J. L . Rogers, Es' ., J5~·
~ - ~ - E . Rolhnson, E . V. Rose, Esq., S. J. Rose, Esq., D . Rosser, Esq qB B.
osstter, Esq ., G. H. Rouse, Esq., M. A. Rowe, Esq., Mrs. J. M. Rugg, F. G·. L.
Rumball, Esq., The R evd . J. Ruscoe, L. Russell , Esq., A. H . Russell Es ·
q.,
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F. L. Ryland, Esq., J. A. Ryle, Esq ., Mrs. Ryton .
'tf·· R.~·-
K . L . Saies, Esq ., A. H . Samuelson, Esq. , Miss W . J. Sanders
Mrs . M. K . Saunders, Lt. Col. D . Sax, Mrs. D. M. Scaddan, The Revd '
P . R. Scott, O.A ., R. Sharp, Esq., A. Shawyer, Esq ., F. L. Sheldon.
Esq .: Mrs. 0 . K . Shelton, R . Shirley-Smith, Esq., R. F . Simon, Es '
S . ?rms, Esq., R. K. Smerdon , Esq., M. H. Smith, Esq., Mrs. L. Smith, G
SmtJ;b, Esq., A. R. Snell, Esq. , D . G. Soper, Esq. , Mrs. B. M. Southcott p . w ·
Spaus, Esq., A . ]. J. Spence, Esq ., R. T. Spiller, Esq., F . T. Spratt, Esq:, G. H.
Sprunt, Esq ., R. W . Stanley, Esq. , Mrs. Startup, L . G. Statham Esq p .
Stephens, Esq_., J . H . W . Steven, Esq. , D . S . Stewart, Esq., R. V. Ste~art, Esq ·
M. A. 0 . Sblson, Esq ., R ear Admiral R. F . Storrs, C. W . J. Stow, Esq.,
D . M. B . Stroude, Esq ., W / Cdr. A. S. R. Strudwick, E . E . Surridge Esq.,
E. L . Sutton, Esq ., I. A. Swaffin-Smith, Esq., K. G. Swale, Esq. , The' Revd'
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L. C. Swan, The Revd . A. J. Symon.
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F. W. Tarr, Esq ., J. T. Taylor, Esq ., J. S . D . Taylor, Esq., Mrs G M
H:
Tebbot, Dr. H. W. Thomas, J. A. Thomas, Esq., C. T . Thomas, Esq.·.
Thompson, E;sq., Mrs. P ~homson, Mrs. R. M. Tickner, F . V. Tighe, Esq .,
W/Cdr. R. Tt!Jyard, J. G. Trmpson, Esq., J. Tipping, Esq., Mrs. M. S. Toland,
Mrs. E. Toppmg, R. D. Townsend, Esq ., Lt. Col. B . M. Treanor, S. Tribbeck
Esq., D. G. Triggol, Esq., Cdr. C. E . Trythall, D . Tucker, Esq., L . Tucker, Esq.:
Mrs. Tuke, Mrs. M. Turner, S. G. S. Turner, Esq., E . Tyler, Esq .
R. C. Unmack, Esq., Mrs. R. C. Unmack.
s:
R. B . Vallender, Esq., J. Lens Van Rijn, Esq ., Mrs. P. D . M. Vaughan
Masson, S. G. Vaux, Esq., J. C. P . Verley, Esq., P . D. Vincent, Esq.
A . ]. Wadland, Esq ., O.A., J. Walker, Esq., G. S. Walker, Esq., Dr. J. w.
Warboys, M1ss P . Warne, A. H. Warren, Esq., The Revd . 'L. G. Watson , Mrs
M. Watts: W. H. Webb, Esq .• F. E. We!:>st~r, Esq., Lt. Col. W . G. F . Weller:
E. H. WJ:ltte, Esq.,]. W. Whtte, Esq., S.t WIUte, Esq., The Revd. L . A .B . White,
Mrs. Whttfield, G: H. Whi~ton, Esq . , T. ;t; .~itworth, Esq., Capt. G. Wilcock,
Mrs. R. A.~- Wlid, J. Wilkes, Esq., Lt. ,Col. M. W . D. Williams, J. D. Wilson,
Esq., The Rtght Revd . D. J. Wilson, R. F . Winck'worth, Esq., Mrs. A. R. Winter,
W/Cdr. D. W. T . Withers, N . B. Wood, Esq., J. G. Woodgates, Esq., A. Woollacott, Esq., R. E. Wooster, Esq., The Revd. A. L . Wragg, R. H . S. Wrefora,
Esq., A. L. Wyse, Esq.
P. H. Yates, Esq ., The Revd . W. A. J. Yeend, Dr.
'Mrs. Zebedee.
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J. Young.
School Notes
HE Most Reverend Archbishop Lord Fisher of Lambeth has
accepted an invitation to perform the official opening of the New
Building, the South Wing, on 22nd June, 1962.
We congratulate the 1st XV on their excellent performances this
season . They have won 12 out of 13 matches.
The engagement has been announced of Miss Elisabeth Unmack to
We wish them every happiness in the
the Revd. D . ]. M. Niblett.
future .
The V en. The Provost preached in the School Chapel at evensong on
Sunday, lOth December, and also took part in the School Carol Service.
On Sunday, 15th October, a highly successful "Brains Trust" was
held on Religious questions. The Bishop of Crediton very kindly provided the "Brains."
Two former Fellows, the Revd . F. M. Etherington, Provost of the
Western Division from 1920 to 1932, and ]. Lionel Rogers (J.P .). of
Penrose , Helston, have died . A former Chaplain, the Revd. C. M.
Stothert, and Oliver Bowditch the Head Gardener, have also died. We
express our deep sympat?y ~it~ their relatives and friends. Obituaries
will be found elsewhere m this Issue.
There was an experimental "Half-Term" holiday from 20th October
to 23rd Odober.
Lectures this Michaelmas Term included one on the colour problem
in America by Professor Wish, one on the Wild Game of Africa by Mr.
T. Murray Smith, M.C., and one by Mr. A. C. Wilson on the Berlin
Crisis.
The Squash Courts have slowly risen during the term and we are
told that they will probably be ready for use half-way through the Lent
Term. We extend our warmest thanks to all the donors, parents, friends
of the School and O.A.s who have made this possible.
The O .A. London Dinner was held on 1st December. In this connection we mention A. G. F. Rippon's promotion from Parliamentary
Secretary to the Ministry of Aviation to Joint Parliamentary Secretary
to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
P . L. Marchant won the Somerset schoolboys' individual foils championship.
B. M. Wooton passed with distinction out of Sandhurst in July. He
won the Anson Memorial Prize, the Tactics Prize, the Science Prize, the
Tombs Memorial Prize, passed fourth out of Sandhurst and won an
a ward of £40.
$. N. G. Davies was awarded a Naval Scholarship and
M.T.Trythall a Royal Marine Scholarship.
C. G. Sandercock won the Violin Trophy for the best player under
18 in the Taunton and District Music Festival.
The Right Reverend Mark Hodson, formerly Bishop of Taunton
and a Fellow of the Western Division, was enthroned Lord Bishop of
Hereford on Saturday, 20th January, 1962.
The Reverend Canon A. C. Williams, Vicar of Penzance and Custos
of the School of S. Clare, Penzance, has been appointed Archdeacon of
Bodmin in succession to the Venerable W. H. Prior, who is also a
Fellow of the Western Division .
The Headmaster has accepted work of special merit from : Rees ( i) ,
E . L. (Greek Exercise). Shirley-Smith (i), C. ]. (Physics). Zebedee
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(German Essay) .
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House Notes
CARPENTER HOUSE
KING ALFRED HOUSE
House Captain : N . V. Lyle.
School Prefect : I. D. Philippe.
House Prefects : J. M. Graham, E . C. Llewellyn, R. D. Hennessy,
J. C. S. Horrocks.
Deputy House Prefects : M. A. Salman, J. R. L. Scott, I. P. L. Smith
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G. C. Darvill, J. Macrae.
Common Room Committee : M. A. Salman, J. R. L. Scott, I. P. L.
Smith, A. W . Bishop-Stephens, C. P. Jones .
House Colours : P . J . T. Grant-Anderson, A. W . Bishop-Stephens,
J. C. S. Horrocks, M. J. Morice, G. C. Darvill, J. l\1:. Graham,
R. J . Smith, M. G. Alien (Rugby).
House Half-Colours : A. R. J. Hobbs (Shooting).
House Captain : C. J . Dean e.
House Prefects : J . A. Spence, G. Tucker, I. Winter, D. Bromwich.
Deputy Prefects : P. M. Robinson, C. B. Stewart, C. G. Sandercock.
Common Room Committee : Robinson, Stewart, Sandercock, B. L.
Bateman.
House Colours : Spence, G. D. Tribbeck, M. J. Hardy-Dobney,
Robinson , Bateman, D. S. Turner, R. J. R. Gibson (Rugby).
House Half-Colours : P . L. Marchant (Shooting) .
The Michaelmas Term has been one of outstanding success, especially in the realm of sport. Not only did we share the Junior Rugger
Cup with the Bishop Fox after a pointless draw in the final, but we
beat the Woodard 3-0 in an exciting match to carry off the Senior
Rugger Cup, thus making up for the disappointment of losing our
traditional Hockey Cups. We must congratulate Hennessy and GrantAnderson on being awarded their School Rugger colours and S. M.
Scaddan, who was awarded his Pioneer colours in true Alfred tradition.
In the School Play we were extremely well represented. Twelve
of the available parts were taken by King Alfred members, with I. P. L.
Smith, J. C . S. Horrocks and J. M. Graham playing leading roles, and,
moreover, the unmistakable hand of the Alfred could be traced behind
the scenes in preparing the facade '9) both the set and the actors, and
not least in the familiar voice of the\ p~tpllter.
P . W. Mole must be congratulated pir gaining an Art Scholarship
and Peyton J ones for his Music Scholarship and a really fine performance on his flute in the Taunton Music Festival.
Fortunately, the immovable King Altx"ed have not felt the "teething" troubles of the new building to j:he extent of some other Houses,
but we do miss the Vlth Form, who only appear infrequently in the
Common Room with distant expressions on their faces, perhaps thinking
more of the inevitable battle with their books than of the cakes.
Shortly after the half-term holiday 26th October came round once
,more and we toasted ·t he cakes just mentioned with the customary
beverage. Hoping that all purses would be fat after the "break," an
auction of antiquated library books was held. We hope that the persuasiveness of our auctioneer, I. P. L. Smith, did not cause excessive
financial embarrassment to anyone, and thanks must go largely to the
generous contributions of the Lower Common Room.
Money proved no difficulty this year in acquiring a Christmas tree
(see House auction), but whether "this House should support
the family firm or the colossal combine" in the acquisition thereof was
much debated amongst members of the "sect." The reliability of a certain
non-Tory organisation was in the end put to the test.
We would, in conclusion, like to wish all our leavers the very best
for the future-our House Captain, N. V. Lyle, and his infallible cricketing colleague, I. D. Philippe, and also M. G. Alien, S . M. Scaddan and
C. J. Durrant.
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At last, after four years, the Carpenter's traditional "bad luck" has
ended and the Junior team is to be warmly congratulated on winning
the Junior Shooting Shield. The Senior team was not so successful
and came third.
We must congratulate Sandercock for doing so well in the Taunton
Music Festival and for winning the Keynes Wyatt Cup for the second
year in succession, Marchant for becoming the Junior Foil champion
of Somerset, and .W inter and Tribbeck for gaining 1st XV Rugger
colours, the first in the Carpenter for two years.
As always, we were well represented behind the stage for "St.
Joan," with J. A. Spence as assistant stage manager and G. Tucker,
D. Bromwich and F . J. Rose as heads of departments.
The day quarters of the House are compact with Upper and Lower
Common Rooms, a small workroom, a Prefects' study with all "modcons," and a new study for Mr. Harvey, all at one end of the South
wing.
With three armchairs in the Upper Common Room, two repaired
and one presented, as well as one of Goddard's "creations," which
has been purchased for the House, the colours of the Common Room
have considerably brightened and the comfort improved.
Table-tennis has been quite popular this term because we are waiting for a replacement to the billiard table.
Our common room music this term has been wholly modern and
the ''classics'' are neglected. The House library has thrived and many
new books have been bought, in particular the academic literature surrounding Lemmy Caution and his bozos and stories from way-out West.
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BISHOP FOX HOUSE
House Captain : N . P. Butt.
School Prefect : A. Fussell.
House Prefects : F. T. Riess, R. D. Evans, M. D. Mears, ] . w.
Whitton.
Deputy House Prefects : C . P. Baxter, C. ]. Magurran, D . F. H.
Giles, ] . N . Woodgates, M. D. Head.
Common Room Committee : Baxter, Magurran, Giles, Head, P. R.
Pratt.
House Colours awarded in the term : M. T. Trythall, R. D . Sleath
D . H. Madin, C. R. Fuller, M. A. Plant, D. S. P . Ko (Rugby). '
HE Michaelmas Term was a generally successful term for the Bishop
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Fox. We won the Senior Shooting Shield, thanks to the fine efforts
of Bentley, R. P ., Canavan, Kirk and Ryland,
the first three of whom
also shot in the School VIII. Our Junior Rugby team played well, but
had to share the cup with the King Alfred. The Senior team were unlucky
lo lose in the preliminary round as the result of a toss-up after a draw.
We also congratulate Madin on winning the Harris Kicking Cup, thereby
keeping the cup in the House for the third consecutive year.
Music is having a more prominent part in the House now and we
congratulate Bentley, R. H., and Morgan on very good performances
in the Taunton Music Festival.
At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term the rather crowded conditions of the Upper Common Room were greatly relieved when eleven
members of the Common Room moved into Study Room D in the new
block; a room purely for work and a great boon to all those who wish to
study in peace. So while continual silence reigns in the Study, deafening renderings of pop tunes dominate the Common Room. "Classical"
music is, alas, to use the common idiom, out; the nearest to it that has
been reached on the musical scale is traditional jazz played by Mr. Kenny
Ball and his band.
Table-tennis, unhappily, has not been played at all this term; in
fact, the table has lain outside, leaning against the changing room wall
for the past three months, weathered by the wind and the rain, warping
and rotting, but, we hope, still in a fit condition to be played on if ever
the game returns once more to popularity.
Under the guidance of P. R. Pratt, the House Library continues
to provide light reading matter for the House . Many new books h~ve
been acquired this term and also the number of books taken out dunng
the term has greatly increased.
At the end of the Michaelmas Term we lost Fussell from the Study
and we thank him for his exceptional service both to the School and to
the House, especially in the realm of sport. We wish him_and W~od
and Cooke, who also left, all good fortune in the future, while thanking
them for all that they have done for us.
MEYNELL HOUSE
House Captain : ] . R. H alton.
House Prefects : ]. W . D . Rees, B . F . Kochanek, P . ]. White, M. H .
Ragless, P . E . Dewey.
Deputy House Prefects : M. A. Coward, P . Topping, D . D . Hill, A. C.
Hill, A. ]. Sims.
Common Room Committee : Coward, D. D. Hill, Sims, A. P. W.
Fleming, G. L. Hughes.
House Colourmen : Hughes, A. C . Hill, Topping, 0 . M. R. B.
Marke, P. ] . White, Dewey, Fleming (Rugby).
House Half-Colours : S. N . G. Davies (Shooting).
A term of consolidation has brought no trophies and few major successes, but perhaps, due to our change in premises, a feeling of c'?operation and effort has existed throughout the House, reflected especially by the unexpectedly fine attempts of the Senior Rugby team to
beat the Woodard XV with its "A" game scrum.
However, on the artistic side, we have been in the forefront . A
glance at the choir notes rev~als our strength there with a virtu~!
monopoly of soloists, and besides many others, our two new music
scholars, D . C. Lewis and P. Redfeam, have already shown their
talents, particularly in the Taunton Music Festival. In the play we were
·represented by J. A. Clifford, who is to be congratulated on his fine
portrayal of St. ] oan and by 10 others (from a cast of 28), not to
mention several "backroom boys."
Our greatest individual achievements are P. Topping's success in
obtaining entrance to University College, London, and Coward's splendid
achievement in winning a £ 60 Open History Scholarship at Clare College,
Cambridge, for which they are to be warmly congratulated.
The new Common Room presented on~ serious problem-tabletennis or billiards ? The more conservative supported billiards and
suggested a committee of enquiry. Fortunately for the less politic members of the Common Room, Fleming kindly volunteered to lend the
Common Room his table, thus foiling the bureaucrats and proving tabletennis a good thing.
The Library flourishes under G. L. Hughes. We thank those who
have presented books.
A public school being conservative by_ nature, and P?blic school~oys
the same-or so it would seem-we remamed soaked With the music of
the 50's-Musicals, Elvis and the "beat idiom"-though certain farseeing members recognised the 60's with "Trad 1~zz.". ~? doubt _our
neighbours in the new block were grateful to the classical fans, smce
the Common Room is not, as they would perhaps agree, completely
soundproof.
At the end of the Michaelmas Term there were three leavers. We
thank them all-Halton (our House Captain), Rees and Coward, who
by simply being Coward has provided a welcome r~lease into the 18th
century for anyone who found the 20th too hard gomg.
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WOODARD HOUSE
House Captain : J. A. J. Taylor.
House Prefects : C . P . Statham, N. ]. Timpson , J. M. Hughes.
Deputy House Prefects : C . W . C. Bracey, P. W. Graves-Morris, P. F .
Pallett, M. ] . Symon, P . J. V . Henton.
Common Room Committee : P . ]. V. Henton, C. W . C. Bracey, R. T.
Stephens, P . W . Graves-Morris.
House Colours : R. W.]. Vincent, M. A. B. Nurdin, R. ] . M. Yeend
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N . ]. Timpson, S. E . Marsden (Rugger).
House Half-Colours : P . F . Pallett (Shooting) .
Our return at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term was heralded
by various changes in the House. Six boys have been given the opportunity to work in one of the new block study rooms, while the Prefects
were lost in the open spaces of our new study. We welcomed 13 new
boys, including two Vlth formers , Khairy and Jackson.
We succeeded in reaching the final of the Senior Rugger by beating
the Meynell 11-0, all points being scored by Evans; but in the final
itself we narrowly missed victory by one try after a very exciting and
close game . In the Senior Shooting we managed, with only one member
of the School side, to gain second place.
Congratulations go to two of our musicians, Gaines and Walker, for
certificates won in the Taunton & Somerset Music Festival; to Sheldon for
his sterling performance as the Inquisitor in "St. Joan" ; to Taylor (ViceCaptain of the Shooting VIII) for the best average during the term;
and to all those who represented the School in the 1st or 2nd XVs, especially Evans (Secretary of Rugger) and Statham and Taylor, who were
awarded colours.
However, there is little doubt that we are in sad need of a cultural
renaissance .· The most significant thing this term, as far as many were
concerned, was the purchase of a new record player. This replaced the
old machine, which had been surreptitiously ruining records for years.
To the sorrow of some, no new trend in music was stimulated . After the
departure of Herbert (i), with his " way out" modern jazz, the Common
Room seems to have relapsed into the banal monotony and superficiality
of the "pops." There was a singular lack of catholicity of taste, and it
is sad that the minority have to resort to the music room to listen to
anything of a more profound genre.
Moreover, the House Library ceased to be anything but a merely
nominal entity, which no-one seemed to know much about .
All this is a pity because, apart from anything else, it gives the
impression to outsiders that tbe House is in general the most uncultured
and uncivilized in the School, which just is not true. The Common
Room, despite the over-crowdedness, is tidy and reasonably wellmannered, and we owe a lot to l:he leadership of our Chairman, P. J. V.
Hen ton .
The main dormitory, frequently a subject of comment, sometimes
derogatory, has maintain~d its record for sa~ubrity a?d a?yway, any
germs which aspire to persist have tough work m the chilly air. Although
there are drawbacks in such a large dormitory, there is always a very
friendly atmosphere .
This term we say good-bye to Statham, who has always been a
good example and leader, both on and off the Rugger field, Symon,
Steven, J . G., and Garland. We wish them all every happiness and
success in the future.
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Chapel Notes
Chapel Prefect : A. Fussell .
Treasurer : D. Bromwich.
Sacristan : J. C. S. Horrocks.
Warden of St. Lawrence Guild : C. B. Swale.
ERHAPS the most notable feature of the Michaelmas Term has been
the fact that communicants at Sung Mass now receive the Blessed
Sacrament at the High Altar instead of in the Lady Chapel. This is a
welcome change, as it avoids the restriction of Communion at this Service to members of the staff and their families. Yet, despite this, the
number of weekday communicants has increased so much that the seating arrangements in the Lady Chapel have had to be altered to increase
its capacity.
On Sunday, 15th October, a " Brains Trust" was held in Big School,
at which the Bishop of Crediton answered in a sympathetic yet profound
manner questions which boys had sent in to the Chaplain.
A meeting was held on Friday, 3rd November, at Bishop Fo;x's
School at which a Church of England delegate to the then forthcommg
Assembly of the World Council of Churches addressed an audiencewhich included a party from School-on the purposes of the Assembly .
The Remembrance Sunday Service was held as usual, starting in
Chapel and then proceeding into the War Memorial Quadrangle. This
Sunday, and the Sundays in Advent, ~ere ~e only ones on w~ich the
Crucifer did not wear the new red tumcle which had been provided for
him.
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was held this year
as before and the two Services were as moving as those of 1960. The
We warmly thank Father
Provost officiated at the School Service.
Randolph, who has celebrated Holy Communion at 8 a .m. on most of
the Sundays this term .
C.H.
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ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR CHARITABLE OFFERINGS
Secretary : S. M. Scaddan.
At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term a meeting was held in the
Headmaster's Study. Mrs . Baker and Mr. Hutchinson, both active members of the Taunton Youth Club Committee, gave us a talk on the Youth
Club and its activities. Three boys were chosen to act as intermediaries
between the Youth Club and King's.
During the Michaelmas Term the main good causes supported were :
St. Loyes College, Exeter, Earl Haig's Fund, The Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel, The St. Nicholas' Homes, The Church of
England Children's Society, The Walsingham Children's Home.
CHOIR
Leavers at the end of the Summer Term included most of the senior
members of the choir. We thank them for their long and valuable service, and in particular Gray (M) and John (M).
However, the standard of music in Chapel has remaine~ _high, reflected by the unaccompanied singing of the Creed and _the ability of the
choir to sing anthems successfully at a moment's _notice. Eyen when
the electric organ blower blows up and the Chapel IS plunged mto darkness we are able to sing " Thou visitest the Earth," by Greene-solo :
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J · R. Halton (M). [Lest this might incur a flood of anxious letters. be it
known that the damaged motor was soon repaired at little cost : Ed ]
Other new anthems sung during the Michaelmas Term were : "Almighty
God"_ (Ford) and "Let all Mortal Flesh" (Bairstow)-quartet, G. c.
Darv1ll (A), S . N . G. Davies (M) , C . G. Sandercock (C), C. A. G
Paul (C)-the terr:n's popular _ " pi~ce de resistance."
Old favourite~
f~om most ages (w1th a romantic b1as, resented in some quarters !) proVld~ d our_other anthems : " 0 Come, ye Servants" (Tye) , "Hail Gladdemng L1ght" (Shaw), " Abide with me" (S . Bennett) " Lead me
Lord" (Wesley)-soli : N. R. Maddock (F), J . A. Cliffo;d (M), " Re~
member now thy Creator" (Steggall)-solo : P. L. A. Martin (M)
" Ave Verum" (Elgar), " Turn Back, 0 Man" (Holst)," Greater Love';
(Ireland)-soli : D . C . Lewis (M ) , P. Redfearn (M), J . R. Halton (M),
Now that they have become well known, both the Anglican chants
and m<;>st of Mr. Tyler' s Missa Populi have been generally accepted and
apprec1ated .
The Carol Services were as popular and as moving as ever. Besides
the perennial carols, the following were sung : "The Lord at First did
~dCI:m Make::, ::Past ~hree A'c~o~k"-solo : S . N . G. pavies (M),
Stllle Nacht,
We Smg of Dav1d s Daughter, " "See Am1d the Winter
Snow"-solo : M. A. Peyton ]ones (A) , "Masters in this Hall," "Dormi
Jesu: ' . (Rubbra), " Wasn' t that a Mighty Day" (Negro Spiritual),
"ReJOICe and be Merry." The treble soloist in "Once in Royal David's
city" was P. Redfearn (M).
The choir Award of Merit has been made to the following :
0. M. R. B. Marke (M), C. A . . G . Paul (C), F. J. Rose
(C), M. A. J. Craven (W).
Senior Chorister : J. R. Halton (M) .
Assistant Senior Chorister : C . G. Sandercock (C) .
Library Notes
Junior Librarian: F. T. Riess (F) .
Assistant Librarian : D. Bromwich (C) .
ITH the arrival of the New Block, Library permits have increased
and, as a result, Vth and Vlth forms are now able to enjoy studying facilities in the Library. The History Section now inhabits Room 13
and seems to function very efficiently under Hughes (W). The General
Section has now been in operation for a term and has proved an outstanding success, particularly with the senior boys.
During the Lent Term it is hoped that we shall acquire some better
furniture to blend with the beautiful paintwork, which was the achievement of the previous librarian, A. J. B. White (F), who did so much
for the Library. It is hoped that the new permit system will encourage
junior boys to read while they have the time, so that they may have a
sound basis of knowledge by the time they take their University exams.
In this connection it is pleasing to note the large number of withdrawals
from the English Section by members of the Vth forms.
We acknowledge with gratitude a large gift of books from the United
States Embassy.
Finally, we should like to thank all the section librarians, and in
particular D. Bromwich, for the co-operation they have given .
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Music Notes
HE Music Club was very active during the Michaelmas Term, the
choir continues to lead the Chapel singing admirably, and the Subscription Concerts are much enjoyed and appreciated. Full reports of
these activities will be found elsewhere in this issue.
This term we maintained our high standard of performance in the
Taunton Music Festival. Sandercock (C) must be congratulated on winning the trophy for the best string player under 18 in the Festival. The
Pyrland Hall choir als<;> won a trophy and_were very highly praise~ by
the judges. The followmg came first m the1r class : Sandercock (twice),
Newman (C) (twice) , Hill, D . D. (M) , Peyton Jones (A), Redfearn
(M) , Bentley, R. H. (F) , the Chapel choir, the military band and wind
ensemble . In addition, 16 other certificates were won.
The following passed Associated Board E xaminations during the
Michaelmas Term :-Piano , Butt (ii) {]), Grade II ; Oliver {]) , IV;
Clifford (M) V ; Meredith (A) V, with merit. Theory, Sandercock (VI),
Evans (i) (C) V, Newman V .
We are sorry to have to say good-bye to J. R. Halton (M) , our head
chorister, senior organist and Music Club treasurer. His place will be
filled only with great difficulty.
We express our warmest thanks to Mr. Tyler for all he does to help
inspire and guide us .
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Subscription Concerts
Lecture Recital by Bruno Hoffman : Master of the Glass Harp.
Thursday, 9th November.
HE first concert of this season was one of the most unusual we have
ever had, or for that matter are ever likely to have. Without exception we went in to the concert, not having any idea of what the evening
held in store for us. And this atmosphere of mystery was sustained for
over an hour before the curiosity of everyone present was satisfied, and
the screen which hid this strange instrument from our eyes was removed.
Making what seemed lo us magical passes with his hands over a
box, Herr Hoffman began by playing folk songs from many lands. The
sound which came to us defies description; it had a purity which I have
never experienced before ; somthing akin to a bell-or a flute-ethereal
is the only adjective I can find . After this we were shown just what a
wide range of expression the Glass Harp is capable of-in the hands of
someone like Herr Hoffmann-for in addition to some exquisite playing
of Bach Chorales, we heard many works specially written for the instrument throughout the last two centuries, including a delightful little work
by Herr Hoffmann himself, entitled ''Shooting Stars.'' With an engaging
dry sense of humour, he told us something of the history and
the capabilities of the instrument.
Eventually we were let into the secret-this instrument consisted of
about fifty wine glasses of different sizes, finely ground (with our hearts
in our mouths we watched him bend one !) , tuned chromatically, and
fixed into a soundboard. We were able to watch the way in which Herr
Hoffmann played not just melodies, but counterpoint in several parts,
simply by rubbing slightly moistened finger-tips round the rims of the
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glasses . This was not a mere feat of virtuosity : it was obvious from
the sostenuto, the subtle crescendos, and the phrasing that he obtained
that Herr Hoffmann was also a fine musician. Certainly, in every sens~
of the phrase, we spent and evening hearing " music of the spheres."
''Saint Joan ''
by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
The Play was performed in Big School on 5th and 6th December, 1961.
The Opera Players : Don Pasquale (Donizetti).
Thursday, 30th November.
The Ope.ra Players began the first-ever se~son of o~r .Con~erts. They
gave us a delightful performance on that occaswn, and 1t 1s qmte obvious
that they have maintained the high standard they set on their first visit.
The choice of Don Pasquale was an excellent one . It was managed by a.
small cast of only four and a pianist, and yet in the cuts of all kinds
that had to be made to suit the resources, nothing seemed to be lost.
Everything we could have wished for was there : fine singing, fine acting and abundant humour, fully justifying its description as a Comic
Opera.
It is not easy to know which feature to praise most. The vocal score
made considerable demands on the performers, especially since the whole
burden was borne by only four of them. Don Pasquale (Derick Davies)
revealed a fine and effective voice, as also did Ernesto (John Ford) .
Norina (Elisabeth Parry-the guiding spirit behind the company) not
only sang charmingly, but revealed a great sense of humour. And Dr.
Malatesta (Stanley Pine) was an object lesson to any actor in facial
expression, a perpetual source of delight and entertainment. Nor must
we forget the pianist, Alexa Maxwell, who provided the whole effect of a
full orchestra so amply that we never once felt the lack of the real thing.
Surely after an evening like this, those who feared that Opera was
a rather "highbrow" and "square" occupation must have had their
fears quite allayed.
Characters in order of appearance :
Robert de Baudricourt ............ ... ... ... .... .............. R. A. D. Smerdon
Steward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. M. Scaddan
Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. J. A. Clifford
Bertrand de Poulengey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. M. J . Morice
Archbishop of Rheims ........ .. .... ..... .... .. . ..... ........ A. G. R. Webster
Monseignieur de la Tn!mouille .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . J . M. Graham
Court Page .. .. .. .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. R . M. Hennessy
Gilles de Rais (Bluebeard) ..... .... .. ..... .... ... .. ... ........ R. N . Meredith
Captain La Hire .... . .. .. . ........... ... .. .... ... .. ...... .. ..... ... A. N . Stamp
The Dauphin (later Charles VII) .. .. .. . .. .... .. ............ .. .. .. C. A. Pearn
The Duchesse de la Tremouille . .... .. .... ..... ..... .. ... ..... .. C. N . White
Dunois (Bastard of Orleans) .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. J. C. S. Horrocks
Page to Dunois .... .. ... ... .... ........ .. .. .. ...... .. .... , .. .. .. .. .. . M. R. Shelton
Page to Earl of Warwick .. ......... ...... .... . ........... ..... .... V. G. Essex
Earl of Warwick ..... .. ......... ...... .. .. .. ....... . P. J . T . Grant-Anderson
Peter Cauchon (Bishop of Beauvais) .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. ... . I. P . L. Smith
The Inquisitor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. . R. F . Sheldon
Canon John d'Estivet ...... ..... ... ....... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... .. . M. H. Ragless
Chaplain de Stogumber ... .......... .. ............ ... ... .. .. .. D. A. H. Chodzko
Canon de Courcelles . .... . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . ... A. C. Hill
Brother Martin Ladvenu .. .. . .. .... ......... .. ............ ..... G. L . Hughes
Executioner .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . A. J . Bum field
English Soldier .... .. . .... ..... ..... ... ... ...... .. .... . ........ ... S. N . G. Davies
20th Century Gentleman ... .... .. .. ........ .. .. .. ....... .. ..... P . L. Marchant
Halberdiers .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . P . D. Mannering, S. N . G. Davies
Courtiers ... .. .. ........ M. A. J . Craven, R . T . Stephens, M. A. Coward
Ladies-in-Waiting .... ... .. .. .. ...... ...... .... . A. Jackson, R. C. A. Leslie
Assessors and Scribes .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. R . A. D . Smerdon, S. M. Scaddan,
M. J. Morice, R. T . Stephens
Producer: K. R . R. WILSON, Esq .
Stage Manager and
Lighting Designer
Assistant Stage Managers
Electricians
Stage Hands
Property Master
Wardrobe
Make-up
Prompter
M. F . Jaquet, Esq .
J . A. Spence, J . N . Woodgates.
M. W. Berryman, C. G. C. Barrett,
S. D . Withers , A. R. J. Hobbs,
C. J . Shirley-Smith.
P . J. Reynolds, A. P. James, D. J. Turner,
P. K . Bullen , P. M. Franklyn.
D. Bromwich.
M. A. Plant, M. T . Trythall, D. H. Madin,
M. W . Cooke, L. F . Ryland, I. A. Cocks,
M. J. Batey.
K. R. R. Wilson, Esq ., M. F. Jaquet, Esq.,
G. Tucker, f. M. Hughes, J . D . Launders,
M. R. Owen·, S. E. Marsden, P. J. Blackmore
G. C. Darvill
Scenery and Properties designed by the Producer and
constructed by the boys under the direction of the Stage
Manager.
Costumes by Rose Shaw and the Ladies of the Linen Room.
Additional lighting equipment by Strand Electric.
Owing to the length of the play it was necessary to omit Scene IV entirely.
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JT must be a coflll!lon experience for producers, certainly of school
plays •. to feel. dunng the last days of rehearsal that there is so much
wrong With their production that there is little hope of making ·t
acceptable, let alone successful , by the appointed day. I was confidentli
~ssured only a f~w da~s before the dress rehearsal of "Saint Joan " th!t
It would be a miracle If the largest speaking part did not turn out to b
that of the prompter. But, of course, with "Saint Joan" miracles d~
occur, and the public performances turned out to be extremely successful.
To say that that was. a miracle !s perhaps an exaggeration, but it is
true that succe~s was ach~eved only m the face of certain difficulties. In
the fi~s~ pl~ce, If the play IS to come across as the moving Shavian sermon
that It IS, It demands actors who, in spite of the slowness of the action
can hold th~ <l:udience's atte~tion by the power and subtlety of thei~
speech. .T his Is an accomplishment which is not easily acquired. A
further difficulty which faced the producer was that only a handful of
the cast had had recent experience on the stage . In a mere ten weeks
not on~y had lines and movements to be learnt, but also the art of
~ppeanng unselfconscious on the stage had to be mastered . Mr. Wilson
IS to be congratulated on so training his cast that none of them looked
awkward on the stage . Indeed, it was the high quality of acting in
small parts, as well as in big, which was one of the notable features of
this production.
Another notable feature was Clifford's performance as Joan . It was
not, of course, the performance of an experienced actress, but for a 15year-old boy his achievement was indeed remarkable. He was never
less than credible, and at times the passion and the sincerity with which
he played his part were truly affecting. It was largely due to his performa_nce that the play was, for many in the audience, the moving
expenence that the author and the producer intended it to be.
Individual mention should also be made of several other members
of the cast. Smerdon's de Baudricourt was suitably loud-mouthed and
weak~willed. Webster made a sophisticated and unruffled Archbishop .
He di? not perhaps convey all the authority which should issue from an
archbtshop and he seemed at times to be troubled with his hands, but
he made a good foil in the second scene for Graham's La Tremouille.
Graham, with a paunch as prominent as his hat was high, presented an
extravagant appearance to which he matched his voice in splendid
manner; and, even when he was not speaking, his gestures and facial
expressions were magnificently eloquent. Pearn's acting of the part of
the Dauphin was characterized more by good intentions than by great
success. In his earlier scenes he adopted a curiously clipped manner of
speech which lacked variety of tone and emphasis. In the Epilogue,
however, he seemed to be more natural and thus was more convincing.
Horrocks was well cast as Dunois, for it was without apparent effort and
with no striving for effect that he conveyed the qualities of this soldier
and companion of Joan. Sheldon made an admirable Inquisitor,
delivering his famous six-minute speech fluently and intelligently. One
of the most mature performances was that of Smith : his Cauchon was
full of righteous indignation and had tremendous presence.
The smaller parts, too, were well played. For example, Stamp
(La Hire), Grant-Anderson (Warwick), Chodzko (the Chaplain) and
Davies (the English soldier) all gave polished, confident performances.
And they were well supported by others : canons, courtiers and pages,
the medieval executioner and the 20th century gentleman, who , if they
had little to say, showed that they knew how to behave on a stage.
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Mr. Wilson in his production laid emphasis on fluency and
simplicity. The early scenes, in particular, were taken at a lively pace,
and, throughout, words were never obscured by complicated 'business.'
But the production was not without many imaginative touches .
Numerous examples could be given, but let one suffice : in the trial
scene, the placing of J oan in the middle of the front of the stage with
her back to most of the audience was a bold idea. At first sight it might
have appeared a frustrating one, but it soon justified itself, for it brought
the audience as near as possible to the focus of the court's attention
and thus made it easier for the audience to share Joan's experience at
her trial. As for the Epilogue, no one would have suspected from this
production that it has the reputation of being a most difficult scene
to play convincingly. It progressed with an air of inevitability to the
final climax. That it should have looked so easy, when in fact it is so
difficult to bring off, is a measure of Mr. Wilson's imaginative skill as a
producer.
The set used was admirably simple, but, it must be said, distinctly
shabby. The flats are becoming old and battered and their dilapidated
condition was obvious in spite of the new paint applied to them for this
production. The lighting, however, was excellent; the carrying out of
Shaw's stage direction at the end of the Epilogue could not have been
bettered. Costumes and make-up did credit to those responsible for
them. It is an encouraging sign that the make-up was done almost
entirely by boys, and that some of the principals were able to make up
themselves.
To produce a school play involves a great number of people in a
great deal of work; therefore all those concerned in this production
deserve our thanks . But also, for presenting in such an accomplished
and moving manner Shaw's sermon on Joan-maid, soldier and saintthey deserve our congratulations.
T.G.W.
C. C.F. Notes
LTHOUGH the standard of training was high at camp this Summer,
there are signs of a drop in camping standards. Now that so many
other schools are camping on Exmoor, it is most important that sites,
both at base and at out-camps, are kept and left scrupulously tidy. We
need complete confidence that there can be no cause for complaint about
the state in which we leave the countryside. We are by no means litterlouts, but a lack of camping "know-how" may lead to untidiness. The
drop has had some effect on the training itself-the longer meals take to
cook, and the longer it takes to wash up, the less time is available for
training.
There have been two major developments this term. The first has
been the establishment of a definite Board for a Part Ill exam. and the
enforcement of a pass/fail system, instead of mere grading as in the past.
In view of the low standard sufficient for success in the Army Proficiency
Certificate, it is most important that the passing of Part Ill should
present quite a challenge.
The other change affects the nature of the first year training, where
the emphasis is now placed more firmly on Survivalcraft than in the past,
and where as much of the burden of instruction and responsibility as
possible is borne by the trainees themselves. It remains to be seen how
rapidly boys prepared in this way will be able to master the Basic Test
syllabus when they are presented with it.
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We are fre9uently asked nowadays by the Army for informatio
about O.A.s_which we can~ot possibly give, but if any O.A.s now belonn
~-~~e T .A. It would help If they would drop a card, with details, to th~
The senior ranks of the C.C.F. were filled as follows at the end of
the Michaelmas Term, 1961 : Under Officers : Butt, Lyle, N. V.
C.S.M. : Philippe, I. D.
S/Sergeant : Fussell, A.
Sergeants : Deane, Dewey, Graham, Halton, Horrocks,
Llewellyn, Taylor, J. A. J., Topping.
Pioneer Notes
the end of the Summer Term we said good-bye toP. A. T. Horder
A Twho
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had given great service to the Pioneers for several years.
At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term the Pioneers re-started
work on the "Old Range," hoping to convert it into new cycle sheds.
The term's ~ork, _to certain ~:mtsiders, s~emed to be progressing very
slowly, but little did they realise that behmd the range wall a pit, 5ft. x
5ft. x 5ft., was being dug through solid clay to provide a "soakaway"
f?r the .drains in the range. Also, two long troughs had been dug on
either s~de of the range, and towards the end of term these were being
filled With concrete. ~ext t~rm we hope to continue with the old range;
perhaps, by some miracle, It may become cycle sheds at the beginning
of the Summer Term.
Finally, we must thank Mr. Baker for the constant supervision and
help which he has given to us in the past year.
S.M.S.
Rover Crew Notes
Scribe : A. Fussell.
Senior· Rover Mate : R. D. Hennessy.
Treasurer: C. J. Deane.
Vicar : J. C. S. Horrocks.
NCE again it is a pleasure to be able to report a term of considerable
activity. The four services which were held in the Lady Chapel
were well attended, and at the first the Chaplain came and talked about
the importance of the "Scout Promise."
We have been fortunate in having a series of lectures on First Aid
by Dr. Knowles, which will be continued in the Lent Term. So far he
has dealt with artificial respiration, bleeding and fractures.
We were also again able to welcome the local Y.M.C.A. to basketball and table-tennis matches. We were narrowly beaten in the basketball, but won the table-tennis.
Lieutenant-Commander Taylor, G.C., Field Commissioner for the
South West of England, visited the crew and answered our questions.
He brought an excellent film, which illustrated the trends of modern
Scouting.
Finally, it has been decided to hold the annual Summer Camp in
Southern Spain. Mr. Jordan is to be in charge of the expedition, as
Mr. Pytches has not yet "recovered" from the Yugoslavia trip !
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The Society of the Junior Friends of Wells
Cathedral
Chairman : Rev. P. B. H. Ashwin.
School Secretary : V. M. Tillyard (A).
URING the Lent Term, 1961, Canon A. S. R. Jones visited King's
and gave a lecture concerning the Cathedral at Wells. He also
attempted l:o establish a branch of Friends of the Cathedral at the
College.
The Society was founded at the beginning of the Summer Term,
1961, with only seven members, but its activities were by no means discouraged by this latter fact . Owing to a rather late start in the Summer
Term, it was hard to find time for activities, but the Society was, however, able to pay a visit to Wells Cathedral on the 24th June. All the
members seemed pleased with its success.
The Michaelmas Term opened with the enrolment of eight new
members of the Society. On the 2nd December twelve members went
to Wells to be installed as full Friends by Bishop Wilson . They later
attended evensong. This proved to be an extremely satisfactory outing
for all concerned. Our contribution to the branch-wide newsletter was
kindly made by the Chaplain.
The Society hopes that more boys in the college will consider membership and therefore allow the branch at King's to perform more varied
activities.
We are deeply grateful to the Rev. P. B. H. and Mrs. Ashwin for
their much-appreciated interest in the Society and also to Mr. Tyler
for kindly offering to take six members in the Land Rover on our last
outing to Wells.
V.M.T.
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Salvete
King Alfred: •Cembrowicz, S. P ., *Collings, R. T., *Davis, C. H., •Fooks, J. N.,
Gay, P . N . H ., Goldie, S. J. E. , Kemble, C. S. , *Murray, C. M. , *Norman,
J . A. G., Peyton Jones, M.A., Rapson, N . T., Selfe, J . A. M. A. , Sharp, A. P .
Carpenter: Cheung, P ., Cheung, J . , Green, P. L., Haynes, A. S., Lloyd, N. R.,
May, R. A. S . , Newman, B . J. , Priestley, B ., Ranger, P . , *Rumball, P. S.,
Ruscoe, M. N. J . , Tarr, J. R. , *Walker, D. I., *Warren, C. F .
Bishop Fox : *Bonsey, M . C. B. , Bray, N. P ., Evans, B . D ., Gilchrist, R .,
Griffiths, T . , Howard , J . C. J., •Morgan, J. W., Mungo , F . B., Nedham,
R. J., *Porter, M. W., Porter, R. S . , Shaw, P . McK. , *Wilson, M. St. G. K.
Meynell: *Callow, P . , *Callow, N., Hart, T. M., *Henderson, M. J., *James, D .,
*Jenner, T. M. , *King, C. J., Lewis, D. C., Love, G. T., Nylander, A.,
Power, M. J ., R edfeam, P., Rees, E . . L., Ryle, N . J .
Woodard : Chopping, D., *Curtis, R., Davis, A . K., Diggory, R. E . P., Hurrell,
S. W ., Jackson, A., Kenny, D. P., Khairy, A., *Monk, R. W . , *Pond,
R. S . D ., Rollinson, A . L . W . , Thomson, J. W., *Weller, D . , •Winter, N. J.
*Denotes ex-Junior House.
Valete
SUMMER TERM, 1961 (addendum)
PRYOR, Clive John Gordon . Sci.Rem . (W)
G.C.E., '0' level 1960-61 , House Shooting, Choir, L / Cpl., Marksman, Sigs.
Class A.C.l. Treasurer Motor Club, Member Photographic, Astronomical
Societies, Aeromodelling Club.
Address : P.O. 33 Box, Hoey's Bridge, Kenya Colony.
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MIOIAELMAS TERM, 1961
ALLEN, Martin Granville. Gen.Rem. (A)
G.C.E. '0' !~vel 1960-61, House Colours (Rugby, Shooting), Choir, Guard of
Honour, L /Cpl., Marksman, Choral Society.
Address ; 7 Holway Road, Taunton.
BLOW, Colin Peter. Vc. (W)
Junior Colts Rugby 1~6~. House T eams (Rugby, Cricket), Choir, Cert. 'A'
(Pt. 1), Member Trevtthtck Society, Chess Club.
Address ; Woodville, Redhills, Exeter, Devon .
COOKE, Martin Williamson. Vc. (F)
G.C.E. '0' level 1961 , Cross-country VIII 1960-61 (Colours 1961) J ·
Colts Rugby 1958, 2nd XI Cricket 1960-61, House Colours (Cross-c~un~~lr
House Teams (R~gby, Hockey, Shooting), Cpl., Marksman, C.C.F . Band'
Member Ltght Mustc, Motor, P .T . Clubs, Junior Literary and Debating Society'
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Address ; Dryads, Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire.
COWARD, Michael Antony. Cl.U .VI. (M)
Deputy Prefect (Se~t . ) 1961, G.C.E . 'S' level 1961, Fencing Team 1959-61
L /Sgt., . Tre<1:5urer ~~s~ory, He;aldic Societies, Member Sheldon, Literary and
Dramatic, Ftlm Soctettes, Mustc, Dancing, Art Clubs.
Address ; New House, Moreton, Dorset.
DURR~NT, Christopher James Warburton.
Shell. (A)
Fencmg Team 1_959-61, ' Under 14's' Rugby 1959, Junior Colts Hockey 1961
Hou:;e Team_ Cncket 1961, Choir, s;ert .. 'A' (Pts. 1, 2, 8), Member Pottery:
Mustc, Fenct?g _Clubs, Ch~ral, Jumor Ltterary and Debating Societies.
Address ; Shnvenham Vtcarage, Swindon, Wiltshire.
FUSSELL, Andrew. Cl.U.VI. (F)
School Prefect (Sept. ) 1961, G.C.E. 'A' level 1960-61, 1st XI Hockey 1960-61
(Colours 1960-61, Secretary 1961), 1st XI Cricket 1960-61 (Colours 1961, Secretary 1961), 1st XV Rugby 1960-61 (Colours 1960-61) , Senior Seven-a-Sides
(<;lifton) •. Chapel Prefect, S /Sgt., Marksii)an, Rover Crew Scribe, Chairman
Ftlm S~ctety,_ Secretary Sheldon, History Societies, Treasurer Literary and
Dramatic Soctety, Member Dancing, Basketball Clubs.
Address ; Wraxall Rectory, Bristol.
GARLAND, Robert John. Shell. (W)
Cert. 'A' (Pt. 1), C.C.F. Band 1960, 1st Class Shot, Member Aeromodelling
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Sailing Clubs, Tape-recording Society.
Address ; 6 Allington Court, London, S.W.1, and 117 Pennywell Road,
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
GOODE, Robin Patrick Christopher. Vc. (C)
G.C.E. '0' level 1961, 2nd XI Cricket 1961, Senior House Teams (Rugby,
Hockey). L/Cpl., Marksman.
Address ; Rosemount, Stapley, Churchstanton, Taunton.
HALTON, Jeremy Robin . Cl.U.VI. (M)
School Prefect, House Captain (Sept. ) 1961, G.C.E. ' A' level 1960-61, School
Sailing VI 1961, House Teams (Cross-country, Shooting), Senior Chorister
19?1, Editor 'Aluredian,' Sgt., Proficiency Badge, Marksman, School Orchestra,
W~d ~a.nd , Assoc. Bo!'-rd, Grade VIII (~erit) . Organ, Grade VI (Piano), Captam Sailing Club, Charrman Photographic Soctety, Treasurer Sheldon Society,
Dancing, Music Clubs, Member Literary and Dramatic, History, Film Societies.
Address ; Hurtle Corner, Dunley, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs.
LYLE, Nicholas Vacy. Cl.U.VI. (A)
School Prefect, House Captain (Sept. ) 1961, G.C.E . 'A' level 1960-61, 1st XI
Hockey 1960-61 (Colours 1961 , Captain 1961), 1st XI Cricket 1959-61 (Colours
1960-61, Vice-Captain 1961) , 1st XV Rugby 1960-61 (Colours 1960-61), House
Colours (Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Tennis, U / 0, Marksman, Chairman Dancing
Club, History, Sheldon, Literary and Dramatic Societies, Member Badminton,
Basketball Clubs.
Address ; Chenda, Bitten Road, Barnt Green , Worcestershire.
PHILIPPE, Ian Dudley. Sc.U.VI. (A)
School Prefect (Jan.), Vice-Captain of School (Sept.) 1961 , G.C.E. 'A' level
1961 , 1st XI Cricket 1958-61 (Colours 1958-61, Captain 1960-61) , 1st XV
Rugby 196'1-61 (Colours 1960-61) , 1st XI Hockey (2nd XI Colours), House
Colours (Cricket, Rugby, Hockey, Fives), C.S.M., 1st Class Shot, Chairman
Badminton Club, Member Music, Dancing Clubs, Astronomical Society.
Address ; 283 Bloomsfield Road , Solihull, Warwickshire.
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REES. Jonathan William David . Cl.U.VI. (M)
House Prefect (Sept. ) 1961, G.C.E . 'A' level 1961, 3rd XV Rugby 1961, 2nd
X I Hockey 1961, School Junior Relay Team 1958, House Colours (Rugby,
Hockey, Fives), History Librarian 1961, Cpl., Marksman, Treasurer Modern
Langu ages Society, Committee Music Club, Member History Society, Dancing,
Fives Clubs.
Address : Castle Bailey, Bridgwater, Somerset.
SCADDAN, Simon Mansfield. Gen.Rem. (A}
G.C.E . '0' level 1961 , Pioneer Colours, Captain 1961, Server, St. Lawrence
Guild, Sigs. Class, L/Cpl., Member Pottery, Art, Music, Dancing Clubs, Choral,
Junior Literary and Debating Societies, Secretary to A.C. C.O.
Address : Walnut Tree Cottage, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berks.
STATHAM, Clive Paul. Gen.Rem . (W)
House Prefect (Sept. ) 1961, G.C.E. '0' level 1960-61, 1st XV Rugby 1960-61
(Colours 19til), House Colours (Rugby), House Teams (Cricket, Athletics) ,
Cpl., 1st Class Shot, Member Photographic, Astronomical Societies , Dancing,
Music Clubs.
Address : 38 Friar's Stile Road, Richmond , Surrey.
STEVEN, James Gordon. Gen .Rem . (W)
G.C.E. '0' level, 1961, House Teams (Rugby, Shooting), L/Cpl., Proficiency
Badge, Marksman, Member Motor, Badminton Clubs, Tape-recording Society.
Address : Cronk-ny-Mona, Stroud Road, Nailsworth, Glos.
SYMON, Martin John. Vc. (W)
Deputy Prefect (Sept.) 1961, G.C.E. '0' level 1960-61 , House Rugby, Choir,
Cpl., 1st Class Shot.
Address : The Vicarage, Watchet, Somerset.
WOOD, Michael John. Cl.Rem. (F)
G.C.E. '0' level 1961, 3rd XV Rugby 1961, House Teams (Rugby, Hockey) .
L / Cpl., 1st Class Shot, Secretary Fishing Club, Member Bridge, Conjuring
Clubs.
Address : Orchard Cottage, Bishop Sutton, Bristol.
House Sport
RUGBY
Senior
Preliminary Round :
King Alfred, 0 points; Bishop Fox, 0 points.
HE standard of play in this match was very high, but even after
twenty minutes of extra time both defences had repulsed repeated
attacks on their lines. Played on a frost-covered ground, the Fox scrum
was generally successful in the tight, but good Alfred line-out work
counteracted this. The Alfred backs were the more constructive, but
even after Madin was taken off with concussion they were unable to
break through . A hard game, in which everyone was good, but perhaps Fussell (F) and Hennessy (A) outstanding, was unsatisfyingly
decided by a toss, which the Alfred won.
T
First Round :
King Alfred, 6 points; Carpenter, 0 points.
King Alfred won this most exciting and entertaining match by two
tries to nil. They had a very fast and penetrating three-quarter line and
during the first half did nearly all the attacking, with the result that at
half-time they were six points up, I. D . Philippe and N . V .
Lyle scoring. The second half, however, was a much closer tussle, with
the Carpenter scrum now playing more as one unit and doing much of
the attacking. Dobney, at fly-half, worked the touchline and constantly gained ground by some good tactical kicking. However, the
Alfred defence could not be penetrated, and the game ended with no
further score.
H
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First Round :
Woodard, 11 points; Meynell, 0 points.
Woodard pressed hard from the start, but, despite several attem t
at <f:opped goals, the Meynell defence, A. C. Hill and G. L. Hughesp~
particular, p~evented _them from scoring until T. Evans crossed the line
for a try, which he falled_to convert. Meynell, determined to reduce the
arrears, fought back until half-time ; but the oranges put new life into
Woodard and, encouraged by an attempted penalty Evans kicked
good dropped_ goal from behind the twenty-five. F;om this time 0 a
Woodard, chiefly through the extra weight and experience of th ~·
f?rwards, were completely on top and, despite many wasted opportu~~~
ties, Evans eventually broke through to score a try which he duly c _
on
verted.
Final :
King Alfred, 3 points; Woodard, 0 points.
~ing Alfred won the Senior Rugby Cup for the first time since 1949
But It was far from being an easy victory. The strong W oodard pack_:_
seven memb~rs o~ "A" Game-were expected virtually to annihilate
Alf~ed, especially m the front row. Certainly their extra weight and expenence told, but, although they were stronger in the set-scrums the
Alfred line-out work was good, notably by Grant-Anderson . The Alfred
backs were 0e stronger set, and T. Evans, the Woodard stand-off, was
These rather negative tactics
force? to kick for touch a great deal.
certamly managed to help pin down Alfred for the first half and
much of the secon_d, but only one Woodard movement was really
dangerous, when Bishop-Stephens, the last barrier, did an admirable
tll:ckle on Evans. Then Alfred really pressed back, aided by some good
kicks by Llewellyn. Eventually, after two dangerous moves, a fly-hack
b~ Woodard enabled Horr?cks, who had previously come very close
~th a penalo/, to put Darvlll over for a try. The five minutes remainmg was a penod of Alfred supremacy. Having made the best of their
chances, though without territorial advantage, Alfred won.
Junior
Preliminary Round :
Carpenter, 6 points; Woodard, 0 points.
. Ca~enter _won a keenly contested but rather scrappy match by two
tries to ml agamst Woodard, who were, however, without Dupee. Carpenter scored their first try midway through the first half when Rosser
broke lo?se and _had a fifty-~ard run . Wooda!d, in the first half, only
loo~ed like sconng when Tnggol narrowly missed a penalty kick, but
dunng the first few minutes of the second half they came back into the
game devastatingly and tested the Carpenter defence . Carpenter, however, fought back, and Goddard, following a forward rush, went over
for the second try.
First Round :
Bishop Fox, 3 points; Carpenter, 0 points.
Fox had an altogether bigger and more experienced side and during
the first half generally dominated the play, with the result that Calder
scored an unconverted try in the corner after about fifteen minutes.
However, in the second half, Carpenter played with much more zest,
and consequently the match became more alive and exciting. Evans (C.)
had two well-attempted kicks at goal, of which at least one deserved to
go over. However, the Fox defence held out well, and at the end they
were driving Carpenter back into midfield.
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First Round :
King Alfred, 9 points; Meynell, 0 points.
In favourable conditions, King Alfred, chiefly because of their
superior teamwork, beat Meynell by 3 tries to ':lil. A roughly even ~rst
half ended with Bond breakmg through a gap m the centre and sconng;
and soon after the start of the second half a sprint by Durrant put Alfred
further ahead. Meynell pressed hard, and Longden attempted a penalty
goal, but at the en_d it was Alfred again, with Meredith breaking through
the centre for a third try.
Final :
Bishop Fox, 0 points; King Alfred, 0 points.
The sides were too even to achieve any result, despite extra time.
Of the two packs, Fox, led by_A. L. Porter, were supe~or, d~e to bo~h
greater experience and la~ger size. ~ - ~- Bentley had litt~e difficulty m
out-jumping the Alfred lme-out specialists, though Fox did not always
succeed in the tight. Once it was out to the backs Alfred were on top .
The three-quarters, aided by a swift and accurate service from Goldie
and D. A. V. Lyle, were stronger than their opponents, and often
orthodox three-quarter movements looked dangerous, despite too much
ineffective kicking. But dangerous runs by the Alfred backs-notably
Bond and Durrant-were countered seconds later by good forward
handling movements between Price, Saies and the rest of the Fox sc111:m.
After territorially sharing the honours, a shared cup seemed a fitting
result.
SHOOTING
Senior
This year's competition produced no surprises. Fox, with three
regular members of the VIII and three other marksmen were the easy
winners, with 512 out of 600, a good score for a House match. (Last
year's winners scored only 488.) Second was Woodard, for whom
Taylor, J. A. ]., scored a good 100. However, the support behind him
was not good enough to clinch the victory. Third equal were Carpenter
and King Alfred, both with similarly formed teams-;-two melll:bers of t_he
VIII and four others. King Alfred were unlucky m that their Captam,
Hennessy, R. D., had an off day, otherwise they could have come an
easy second. Carpenter's Captain, Spence, J. A., scored a good ~·
but again there was little backing. In the Meynell team, Davies,
S. N. G., should be mentioned for scoring 96.
Junior
Carpenter, with two members of the VIII, took an easy victory with
302 out of 400. Horley shot well for them. and scored 95, a goo_d sco~e
for a junior. Second were King Alfred With three target b?ys m their
team, who scored 275 . And third were Meynell, whose Captam, Dodson,
surprised everyone by starting with a 20 on his group.
Scores:
Senior
1
2
3
5
Bishop Fox
Woodard
Equal : Carpenter,
King Alfred
Meynell
512
476
474
453
Junior
Carpenter
King Alfred
Meynell
Woodard ...
5 Bishop Fox
1
2
3
4
302
275
263
247
201
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K.C.R.F.C .
1st v . Exeter School. Won 27--3.
We beat Exeter for the first time in four years-previousl y they had
beaten us by narrow margins each time. The three points scored against
us were from a good dropped goal, but apart from this they were never
dangerous. Our pack over-ran theirs and the three-quarters combined
well enough to score 27 points.
Vice-Captain: N. P . Butt (F).
Captain: E. C . Llewellyn (A).
Hon. Secretary : T . Evans (W).
Played 13. Won 12. Lost 1. Points for : 335. Points against : 35.
has ~een a very successful one, for of all the matches
THEonly19610atseaso~
_agamst MI!lfield was lost. And so convinving were m
1st v. Allhallows. Won 40-3.
Again we allowed our opponents to score three points-doubly
annoying in this match, for Allhallows have not scored against us for
several years. Although both packs were equally matched, their backs
had no defence whatsoever, and time after time our threes broke through
to score.
1st v . Wellington. Won 40-0.
This proved even easier than the Allhallows game. Whereas in the
previous match our pack had almost been held, the Wellington scrum
could do no more than their backs could. The result was a large score,
with a try resulting from most movements, against which Wellington
were not even able to raise a three-quarter movement.
ost
of the wmnmg scores that a clear margin of 300 points
over
our opponents was amassed.
A~ the star:t of the s~ason eleven of last year's team remained. The
Captam and VIce-Captam w_ere ?oth in their second year of office, and
the Secretary was also playmg m the side for the third year w ·th
complete back-row and fro_nt-r?w formed of members of last ye~r's t~ama
a good second-row comb~natwn was likely to complete a formidabl~
pack. These two vacancies were filled by Grant-Anderson (A) a d
fidmnal~y, by Nurdin (W) , a Senior Colt, who combined with his pa~e;
a rrably.
Such a pack was ably supported. by the backs. Both last year's
h_alves ::Wd ce~t.res, and one of the wmgs, were still available, and the
nght-wm~ posit~on wa~ filled competently by Tribbeck (C), whose very
fast runnmg gamed bun many tries. The full-back position was again
not successfully filled for some time, but eventually Madin (F) got th e
place.
A si?e which played together as a team were worthy of the results
they achieved.
The following matches were cancelled :-G. W. Morgan's XV ' Bryanston
School and Solihull School.
Colours were re-awarded to the following :-N. P . Butt T Evans N v L 1
' . · Ye
' .
(A) • I. D. Philippe (A), A. Fussell (F).
Winter (C)
I.
(F),
Evans
D.
:-R.
following
the
Colours were awarded to
C. P . Statham (W), R. D . Hennessy (A) , J. A. J. Taylor (W) P . J T,
· ·
'
Grant-Anderson, G. D . Tribbeck (C).
XX's Colours were awarded to the following :-Nurdin, Madin.
"A" XV v. Taunton R.F.C. Colts. Won 3~.
~!though nominally an "A" XV fixture, the team which played
combmed so well that it became virtually the team for the season. The
forwards worked together and the backs moved well as a line. As soon
as the pack became dominant the three-quarters were allowed to open
up, and a try followed most movements.
1st v . Millfield. Lost 0--9.
This disappointing game was 0e only one which the team lost during
the season and even here the margm was narrow. One of their tries was
possibly carried-over, but the result cannot be blamed on that. It was
poo~ covering and tackling which allowed them to win, and the game
mspired the team to do better in the future .
1st v. Clayesmore. Won 29--6.
Exce_pt for a lapse of ten minutes at the beginning of the second
half-which enabled them to score six points-we completely dominated the game. The attack was good and, apart from the brief spell
which let them through, the defence held well enough, too.
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I'
I
1st v. B .R.N.C., Dartmouth. Won 11-5.
The game was played in muddy conditions and the ball was difficult
to handle, but, nevertheless, we tried to play open rugby. Two good
tries were scored by R. D. Evans and another by A. Fussell. But our
opponents were not put out by this and, after scoring and converting,
pinned us down for much of the second-half. A desperate defence managed to hold on till the end, however.
1st v. King's, Bruton. Won 36--3.
result was more than atoned for by this
unfortunate
year's
Last
game. During the first fifteen minutes play was fairly even, but as soon
as we had scored we started to break through their defence at regular
intervals. Now their backs were discovering the same difficulty as we
had experienced last year and the result was, consequently, most satisfying.
1st v. Canford. Won 11-0.
The first fifteen minutes of this match were played in pouring rain
and, consequently, the game was virtually ruined. But we adapted ourselves to the conditions admirably, and the muddy ball was thrown
around amongst the backs with eventually encouraging results.
1st v. West Buckland. Won 6-3.
Although we won this game, the match as a whole was very dist,PPOinting. The team seemed unable to produce its previous form and
the scrum failed to bind both in the loose and from the line-outs. Ineffective kicking ruined the movements which the backs might have
produced.
1st v . Kelly College. Won 39-0.
This game saw us return to form once again. Our fast-moving
three-quarters were always far superior to anything Kelly could produce
and our mobile pack virtually ran their scrum into the ground . The
chief fault iri an otherwise successful game was our inability to convert
the majority of the tries that were scored.
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1st v. Queen ' s College . Won 46-0.
. After an appalling start to this game, we managed to rod
~ga';fst ~~een's which wa~ in the region of what had beeg ho;e~ ~~core
oubrt
any ou as to our
supenont y.
r~~e~ t~nd~r~ ~afo~e6'e:lefo~i~~~y J~s s~~~~~g, an~
oppo~~~~~
1st v. Old Aluredian s. Won 6--3.
At half-time we were three points down and our 0
were
~ell on top, having scored a try by H S · Trowel! (W60) ppTonhe~ts
eir cover·
rng wa very f as t an d our threes never· got
eventuBut
room to move.
s
ally fitness began to tell and I. D Philippe scored after a good f
movemen t. With ~ess. than ten mi~utes left the Captain bundled hrwar1
ovdertto score the wrnnmg try and the last try of the season-a very fi~~g
en o a very successfu l season.
T .E .
1
2nd XV
for : 309 . Points against : 14.
Points
Play~d .12. Won 12.
XV is not customar y but a t
2nd
the
on
. Pubhshm g comment s
wluch has ':"on all12 of its matches and conceded only 14 points dese~:
some mention. . In fact, it is almost l:rue to say that, apart from Millfield, the only side that could give the 1st XV a game was the 2nd XV.
. I~ was a seasoned side, drawn from a pool so large that replacement
for ID]Ury was never an embarras sment, .and was captained by Whitton
(F), who was unable to resume his old position in the 1st XV because
of ear trouble.
Half the points scored came from the strong run~ing of Magurran
(F) and Kochanek . (M), .the wings, and Hardy-Do bney (C). They were
served by .a versatile pair of halves, Salman (A) and Blackmor e (A)
~ho effectively exc~anged roles to take advantag e of the ground condi~
tions .. The backs did, however, take an increasing ly long time to settle
do~. m each match! sometime s not scoring or even looking dangerous
~til JUSt before t~e mterv.al. This was galling for the pack, ably led by
ymcent (W), which provided an excellent service from both scrum and
line-out, and were also, fortunate ly, capable of making their own breaks
fr?m the loose. These, well backed-u p, often led to entirely forward
tries.
Perhaps The pleasante st feature of the season was that matches
seldom degenera ted into grim defensive struggles, but remained clean
and open.
K.R.R.W .
.
The following were awarded XX's Colours :-C. B . Stewart (C), Blackmore
Riess
.
T
F.
(W).
Bracey
,
:-Vincent
Colours
XLV's
awarded
The following were
(F), Magurran, Sa!man, Kochanek, Bishop-Ste phens (A), P . M. Robinson
(C), Grun (W), Horrocks (A).
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Senior Colts
Played 9. Won 3. Drawn 3. Lost 3. Points for : 75. Points against, 43.
By compariso n with the remarkab le successes of the 1st and 2nd
XV' s, the Senior Colts had a very moderate season. An equal number
won, drawn and lost looks very moderate against an unbeaten record.
What the statistics do not indicate, however, is that at no stage
throughou t the term did the forwards find themselves dominate d in the
tight, and even againsl: the heavier packs of Millfield and Taunton
School the ever-impr oving line-out play ensured a fair share of the ball.
In the loose, too, they more than held their own , and, had they learned
to control their forward rushes better, at least one more match would
have been won. Against Milton Abbey on three occasions the forwards
crossed the line with the ball at their feet, only to be beaten to the touchdown.
The loss of R. P. Bentley (F) through injury, and then of Grant
(M) to the Junior Colts, after only three matches, was a severe blow,
and the constant changing of halves in an attempt to find the best result
meant that a smooth fast link was never really establishe d .
The three-qua rters, too, were by no means perfect. The handling
was often faulty, the running and tackling lacked real determina tion,
and only at the end of the season did directional changes become at all
evident.
Yet, despite defects, on occasions Rugby enjoyable to watch was
produced and several members of an otherwise changing team did show
a potential which the side as a whole seemed incapable of.
L.
The following were awarded Colts XLV's Colours :-P. T . Taylor (F) , A.
Porter (F) .
A.K.V.
Junior Colts
Points against : 59.
Points for : 116.
2.
Lost
8.
Won
10.
Played
The last match of the season was against Queen' s College. In the
first half the forwards, chiefly because of l:heir speed in the loose, provided the backs with a constant supply of the ball. But the Queen's
defence held until, in a neat move, Watts (F) ran wide to give the
Capl:ain, Bond (A), a reverse pass, and he cut through to score under
the posts.
This incident symbolizes the progress made by a promising side
during the term. There was a pleasing willingness to learn-if at times
an agonizing inability to put thoughts into action, and actually pick the
ball up and do somethin g with it. Fortunate ly, this hesitancy was overcome as confidence grew and the need for quick action was realised.
By the end of the term the forwards were quite a well-drilled unit,
urged on by the hard-wor king example and stentorian command s of
McCaffrey (W). The half-back combinat ion was effective at times, but
when Evans, H. J.'s (C) passing was slow, or when Grant (M) kicked
too much, the forwards' good work was wasted. At full-back , Coulson
(C) improved rapidly after filling the gap left by the injured Mitchell
(F), so much so that his performan ce in the Queen's match was almost
faultless.
Finally, we should like to acknowledge both the sustained endeavou r
of the opposition and the helpful enthusias m of A. Fussell and I. D.
Philippe the colourme n, both of whom did not restrict their efforts
simply to Fridays.
J.R.L.
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"Under 14" XV
.
ayed 5. Won 1. Lost 4. Points for . 30 p . t
om s agamst : 93.
.
.
h
The results of the matches sh
successful season After a con . ov: t at. the team has not had a very
h
vmcmg wm over Weir t
·
1 t
mg on, t e team
d t T
os equally convincingly to Allhallow
twice
School
aunton
o
T
f~
~
th
that
credit
although it is to their
aunton to .5:-0 until hall
time in the second match. The Q ey 'e
to choose between the two sides. ueen s game was exciting, with little
PI
rd rf
The scrum always put
thormance, though at times they
were on the slow side The ~frv~~~
three-quarter line, ap~rt from Spratt (M) elsckrumd was ahdequate, but the
, ac e punc
..
I na b Ility to tackle and lack of sta ·
·
wer~ two notable points of
criticism. But even if the team was
no nump ant, they did at least
enjoy their rugger.
!ro!:te
mrr
RESULTS
"A'' XV
v. Downside School (away)
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
V.
R.M .G.
Won
43--- 5
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
3--6
14- 5
33--0
40- 0
23--0
36-0
29-0
9-0
27- 0
14-0
50- 3
16-0
Won
32-0
Won
15- 0
2nd XV
Millfield (away)
Clayesmore School (away)
Exeter School (away)
Allh~llows School (away)
Wellington School (away)
King's School, Bruton (home) ..
Crewkeme School 1st XV (home)
Canford School (home)
West Buckland School (homej ..
Kelly College (away)
Queen's College, Taunton (ho~·e)
Taunton R.F.C. Colts (away)
3rd XV
v. Clare School 1st XV (home)
v. Junior Leaders' Battalion
(Norton Manor) (away)
Senior Colts
v. Downside School (away)
v. Millfield (home)
v. Exeter School (home)
. ..
v. Allhallows School (home)
v. Taunton School (away)
v. King's School, Bruton (away) .
v . Taunton School (home)
v . Milton Abbey School (away) ..
v. Allhallows School (away)
Cancelled :-v. Bryanston School (home).
Draw 6-6
Lost
9-11
Won 37-0
Won 11-0
Lost
3---17
Won
9-3
Lost
0-6
Draw 0-0
Draw 0-0
The following represented the 1st XV :Llewellyn (Captain) (A), 2 tries; Butt (F), 1 try, 1 penalty, 2 conversions;
T . Evans ( W), llll tries, 29 conversions, 1 penalty; Tribbeck (C), 20 tries;
N . V. Lyle (A), 13 tries; R. D. Evans (F), 10 tries; A. Fussell (F). 5 tries;
1. Winter (C), 5 tries; I. D . Philippe (A), 4 tries; Nurdin (W),1 try; HardyDobney (C), 1 try; Statham (W), R. D. Hennessy (A), ]. A. J. Taylor
(W), Grant-Anderson (A), lVladin (F), Blackmore (A), Trythall (F), Sleath
(F), C. B. Stewart (C), I. P. L. Smith (A) .
The following represented the 2nd XV : Whitton (Captain) (F), 5 tries; Magurran (F), 24 tries; Smith, I. P. L. (A),
8 tries, 14 conversions; Hardy-Dobney (C), 13 tries; Kochanek (M), 13 tries;
Stewart, C. B . (C). 4 tries, 10 conversions; Bracey (W). 4 tries; Riess, F. T .
(F), 2 tries, 1 conversion; Horrocks (A), 4 conversions; Slt:•ath (F), 2 tries;
Launders (M), 3 conversions; Robinson, P. M. (C), 1 try, 1 conversion;
Salman (A), 1 try; Blackmore (A,), 1 try; Trythall (F), 1 try; BishopStephens (A) , 1 try; Timpson, N.]. (W), 1 try; Madin (F), Vincent (W),
Grun (W), Smerdon (M), Hughes, G. L. (M)
The following represented the 3rd XV :Deane (Captain) (C); Hughes, G. L. (M), 3 tries; Marsden, S. E. (W), 3
tries; Smerdon (M), 2 tries; Robinson, P . M. (C), 3 conversions; Rees,
J . W. D. (M), 1 try; Steven, C. A. (W), 1 try; Mears (F), 1 try; Horrocks
(A), 1 try; Sims (M), Ko (F), Gibson (C), Stephens (W), Grun (W),
Scott (A), Wood (F), Plant (F), Timpson, N. J. (W).
The following represented the Senior Colts : Bentley, M. A. D. (Captain) (F); Triggol (W), 6 conversions, 2 penalties;
Dupee (W), 5 tries; Calder (F), 4 tries; Steven, C. A. (W), 4 tries; Taylor,
P. T. (F), 2 tries; Porter, A. L . (F), 1 try; Price, C. B. (F), 1 try; Bentley,
R. P . (F), 1 penalty; Bentley, R. H. (F), 1 penalty; Fuller (F), Rosser (C),
Ace (F), Edmunds (W) , Jeffries (F), Goddard (C), Pearn (A), Grant (M),
Nurdin (W), Lyle, D. A. V. (A), Chubb (A), Bond (A), Evans, H. J.
(C).
The following represented the Junior Colts :Bond (Captain) (A), 13 tries; Timpson, P . M. (W), 7 tries; Evans, H. J .
(C), 1 try, 5 conversions; Watts (F), 3 tries; Grant (M), 2 tries, 1 conversion; Pock (C), 3 conversions; Coulson (C), 1 try; Perratt (M), 1 try;
Main (F), 1 try; McCaffrey (W) , 1 try; Wreford (W), 1 try; Meades (M), 1
try; Mitchell (F), 1 conversion; Hill, R. P. (A), Patching (C) , Power (M),
Christian-Edwards (A).
The following represented the "Under 14's" :Porter, M. W . (Captain) (F); Spratt (M), 4 tries, 1 conversion; Rollinson
(W), 1 try, 2 conversions; Evans, B. D. (F). 2 tries; Hurrell (W), 1 try;
Curtis (W), Murray, C. M. (A), Monk (W), Goldie (A). Gilchrist (F),
Haynes (C), Winter, N. J. (W), Wilson (F), Rumball (C), Ranger (C),
Ruscoe (C), Cembrowicz (A), Howard, J. C. J. (F).
Junior Colts
...
v. Millfield (home)
v. Exeter School (away)
v. Allhallows School (away)
.. .
v. Wellington School (away)
.. .
v. T~unton School (home)
v. Kmg's School, Bruton (home)
..
v . T~unton School (away)
v . Mtlton Abbey School" (away)
v. West Buckland School (home)
v. Queen's College, Taunton (away)
"Under 14" XV
. ..
v . Wellington School (home)
v. Taunton School (home)
v . Taunton School (away)
v. Allhallows School (away)
v. Queen's College, Taunton (away)
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Lost
0-11
Won 22- 3
Won
3--- 0
Won
3--- 0
Won 13---11
Won 10- 6
Lost
5-19
Won 25- 3
Won 11-0
Won 14- 6
Won
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
27- 3
0-26
0-32
0-26
3--- 6
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K.C.M .R.C.
Societies and Clubs
. Captain : R. D. Henness y (A).
VIce-Captain : J. A. ]. Taylor (W) .
. I:Ion. Secretar y : P. L. Marchan t (C).
·
T the begmnm g of the Michaelmas T e rm SlX
members of last year's
practice XII were left and co
deal of competiI1rea~
e~~l~,V~
pla~~~q~
v'acant
two
the
fill
to
tion arose
anavan (F) and
.
Davies, S. N . G. (M) were generall y successful
· t 22 . h
During the term the VIII shot
oppos~e~ta:.._ ~~dw~~e ~~n ours
an~g~~rs
us
~~~e equa~ly divided between
ost.
'
b d
IS seemmg ly poor result was mainly due t
!the
to
~uts~~~h
v!7n·
oneow~s
only
matches
six
first
the
of
s~asonl. Out
e ast
'
SlX ~my one was lost.
This wa~ the .first term under Mr. Vodden, and we can
will go on next Lent Term to
SHELD ON SOCIET Y
Chairma n : N. V. Lyle (A).
Treasure r : ]. R. Halton (M).
Secretary : A. Fussell (F).
HE program me for the Michaelmas Term opened with a paper by
D. D. Hill on the visit which he paid to Lisieux during the Summer
holidays as a guest of the Rotary Club. He described the position and
economy of Lisieux, showing this town to be situated in central Normandy, relying very heavily on dairy farming for its continued
importance. He finished his paper by assessing the French attitude towards Britain.
N. V. Lyle then read an interesting paper on "Contem porary
American Religion ." In it he gave two reasons for the religious revival
which is taking place in that country. First, the urge among Americans
to be "well-ad justed"; and second, the need for an ideological alternative to Communism.
The program me for the term ended with a debate on the motion,
"This House believes that the Public Schools should be abolishe d."
The proposers, J. R. Halton and M. H. Ragless, attacked the Public
Schools as the refuge of the upper classes, and deplored the fact that,
in an age when above all specialization is needed, the Public Schools
continue to produce the boy who is generally educated to such an extent
that he really knows nothing about anything . The opposers, A. Fussell
and F. T. Riess, showed this to be an attack on the Public Schools of
thirty years ago, saying that no institution has so profound ly changed
while at the same time retaining the same outward appearance. They
expressed resentment that the possession of money had become the main
determining factor for entry to the Public Schools, and urged that the
opportun ity of this unique education should be made available to all
who want it and are of a sufficiently high academic standard , by introducing a system of State grants and scholarships, to be giv~n to those in
need of financial assistance.
Finally, the election of a new committee took place to fill
the vacancies left by leavers. F. T. Riess was elected Chairma n, J. C. S.
Horrock s Secretar y and D. Bromwich Treasurer.
A.F.
A
1
su~~~sh~~~
~~~e~n~;~a~~sL~~dTh:.we
The averages for the term are as follows :R. D. Hennessy
] . A.]. Taylor
P. L. Marchan t ·
Bentley, R. P. (F)
Spence, J. A . (C)
]ones, C. P . (A)
Davies, S. N . G.
Canavan
:::
Kirk (F)
Spence, ]. D. (C)
...
Horley (C)
Ballantyn e (M)
Dailv
Aggregat e
94 .H7
96 .36
95 .19
94.33
95 .92
89.33
93.79
92 .91
91.77
92 .02
90.9
89.57
Match
N .S.R.A .
94.8
96 .8
94.6
95.0
94.3
94 .0
95.6
91.9
93.5
91.0
Match
C.L.
95 .05
97.05
\JO.OO
93.05
94.75
88.03
95.75
88.03
87 .00
90.00
Matches Shot
N.S.R.A . C.L.
4
7
7
7
7
7
2
4
4
4
4
3
7
4
7
3
1
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
P.L.M.
Fenci ng Club
Hon. Secretar y : P. L. Marchan t (C).
~e Micha~l~as Term. the Club has had a steady membership of
thirty, and It Is ho~~d. th.at we will be able to keep it at about fuis
number, for a larger <::luo Is hable to become difficult to handle.
As far a~ matches are concerned, the Michaelmas Term has not been
very rewar?m g. Two matches were played, and both of them lost by
small ~~rgms-14-13 and 15-12. The Club has begun to enter more
competitions, however . In the Gilmer Trophy, for foil teams of three,
we were fo~rt~, two of the three teams ahead of us being those we had
lost to earher m the term.
Again, two of the team are leaving, so it will be necessary to rebuild
and produce another team worthy of the Club.
JN
RESULT S:
Lost 3-6
1st Foil v. Millfield
Won 5-4
2nd Foil v. Millfield
Won 5
Sabre v. Millfield
Lost
1st Foil v. Downside
Won 5-~
2nd Foil v. Downside
... Lost 4-5
...
Sabre v. Downside
Coward (M) Jenks (W),
The following fought for the School : Marchant , Snell
'
(M).
Durrant (A), Roberts (C), Lee (C), Khairy (W),
a=:
P.L.M.
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T
HISTOR Y SOCIET Y
Chairma n : N. V. Lyle (A).
Treasure r : M. A. Coward (M).
Secretary : A. Fussell (F).
WILL give a paper on any subject you like, whenever you like";
and so M. A. Coward was asked to speak on Poland, 1370-1917.
Once again he delivered a brilliantly analytical and erudite lecture, which
gave a sketch of the very varied and little known history of this large
but neglected country, and which demonstrated that its existence as a
viable entity depende d to a very great extent upon the weakness or
disinterest of its neighbours.
N. V . Lyle then undertoo k a similar project in his paper entitled
"Germa ny and its Destiny in Europe. " He began by giving a brief
outline of German History from the Barbaria n Invasions to the present
day. This revealed the fact that the role of Germany has largely been
passive, for the simple reason that that country has been disunited for
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su~htylo~g p_eriods. He then went on to explain the reasons for this di
sum • _or m actual fact Germany is potentially the stron est
economically and the dominant power strategically in 1h p 0hwer
e w ole
of Europe.
~ate; ?,n in the Michaelmas Term a play-reading was arr
Shendan s The School for Scandal" was chosen and proved an ~ng~_d.
puted success and the standard of reading was exceptionally high T~ IswLere no further meetings, but the Society looks forward to an· a ti~re
c ve
ent Term.
A.F.
LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Chairman: N. V. Lyle (A).
Treasurer : A. Fussell (F) .
Secretary : F. T . Riess (F) .
DURING ~e Michaelmas Term the Society has been very active Th
~
prodJ?ction of " Saint J oan" took up a great deal of time·
our energies were largely channelled into it. A critique of the perfo~ an
appears elsewhere i? this issue, but here it may be said that a good~~~~
of arduous labo~r m rehearsa~ might have been spared had the players
been more expenenced_. I! m1ght pe~haps be a good idea if the Socie
were to revert. to the title It held unhl five or six years ago and to ~
centrate on bemg a p~rely _'literate' Society. Meanwhile, experiment~!~~
a Drama .W<?rkshop _Is bemg formed to give limited acting experienc~
and practice m technical stage-work, par:ticularly in the "off" year.
. At the be~ning of ~ctober the Society went on its annual outing
to Bn~tol to see . Macbeth at the Theatre Royal, which was put on by
the Bnstol Old V1c Company. The production, though not outstanding
was _very good, and the Society had a most enjoyable and valuabl~
evenmg.
~ater on in the Michaelmas Term a play-reading was arranged
Shendan's "The School for Scandal" was chosen and proved an undiS.:
puted success and the ~tandard of reading was exceptionally high. There
were no further meetings, but the Society looks forward to an active
Lent Term.
F.T.R.
MODERN LANGUAGES SOOETY
Chairman : F. T. Riess (F) .
Treasurer: J. W. D. Rees (M).
Secretary: D. D. Hill (M).
n addition. to wee~ly French conversation classes, the Society held
two meetmgs dunng the Michaelmas Term. The first, on 4th November, was to hear a paper given by D. D. Hill on the "Romantic Poets in
France." I;D it he tr~ced Ron:anticism from its roots in the 18th century
th~ough to Its cl?se m the middle ot the 19th, dwelling on the great
wnters of the penod, notably Lamartine, Hugo, Vigny and Musset.
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"
~m~ ~;eks later F. T . Riess gav~ a detailed and searching
e~phc~t10n . of a poe!ll by H?llande, which was followed by an inter-
esting discussion, forming a smtable climax to the term's activities.
D .D.H.
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ARCH/EOLOGICAL SOCIETY
eo-Chairmen : J . M. Graham (A), M. H . Ragless (M).
Treasurer : R. F . Sheldon (W) .
Secretary : S. E. Marsden (W) .
y way of continuing the Society's aim of trying to gain a general
picture of the archreology of Somerset, it was decided at the beginning of term to move on in time to the Romans in Britain (with special
reference to Somerset) .
This resulted in the Society's second visit, since its founding, to
the Taunton Museum to study the Romano-British exhibits there; C. N.
A week later White
White (W) commented on articles of interest .
delivered his lecture on Roman Somerset, in which, in spite of a ba:l
cold, he gave a brief oul:line of the history of Roman Britain and then
went on to speak about the economic disposition of the county and the
arts and language and the life of the Roman army in Britain .
The Society also visited the excavation of the Saxon Palace at
Cheddar, by invitation of the Somerset Archreological and Natural
History Society, who were making a tour of the site. 1he main purpose
of the outing was to inspect the methods used in excavation.
M. H. Ragless was also to have given a lecture on his visit to
the dig at Chichest~r during the Summer ~olidays, but, . unfortunately,
the epidiascope, wh1ch was necessary for this, was unobtamable.
In addition, the map which was started in the Summer Term of
the distribution of excavated sites, etc., has been completed under the
supervision of J. M. Graham .
S.E.M.
B
MUSIC CLUB
Chairman : H. R. Padfield, Esq.
School Secretary : G. C. Darvill (A). Treasurer : J. R. Halton (M) .
House Secretaries: C. G. Sandercock (C),]. W. D . Rees (M), D. D .
Hill (M), R. E. F. Gaines (W).
HAS been something of an annus mirabi-lis for the Music
Club. At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term we moved
into Room 26, now given over entirely to music and fitted out with new
stereophonic equipment. The problem seemed ~o. be to justify ol!r large
membership and the ownership of such amemtles by b~oadenmg our
activities and by increasing attendance at the weekly meetmgs.
Mr. Whitworth came along on 14th October and we heard his choice
of Desert Island Discs, ranging from Mozart, his favo~r!te composer, _to
R. Strauss, to whom he attributed several of the qualities of the earlier
master.
On 28th October the committee sat as panel on a Brains Trust. A
variety of topics were discussed, largely of a general musical nature, and
there was some lively argument .
The members' concert was held on 11th November and on 25th
November R. E. F. Gaines delivered his paper, "Jazz and all that," in
which he set out to prove that the efforts of some of the jazz composers
were fit to be ranked with the work of Schoenberg, Boulez and others,
and even J . S. Bach. Finally, on 16th December, a simple musical
competition was held.
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Differences in taste have brought about s
. .
c~ntroversy throughout the Michaelmas Term T~eRspmt~? u!lofficial
still .c<:>nstitute a solid phalanx, while the Ba~h cl~ u~Tsa~ Ic die-hards
neghg~ble, and a recording of Britten's "Missa Breq . " y hno means
th VIs, per aps overrated but undoubtedly played more than an
has led to the foundation of a modern school ;,ifh :rc~=~~~dg i~isl te_rm,
OWing.
G.C .D.
ART CLUB
. 1
Chairman : P. G. S. Murray (F) . Treasurer : A · V · N ICO
as (F)
Se
4th Member: ]. M. Goddard (C)
cretary : I. G. W. White (A) .
.
Master of Decor : M. A. ] . Craven (W) .
thankfully relinquished
TR~;mb~f~n~g ~ t~e Michaelmas Tefll_I weour
A
luxurious apart
o_ e usic Club and moved mto
.
m the South Wmg. We now hav~ hot and cold water, built-in hea~~~t
d
adequate cupboard accommodatiOn, excellent lighting facilities
numerous boards _for hanging pictures. Perhaps the only hardshipa~
our new quarters Is_ for ~e acl:ion painters among us, for they are now
unable to throw their pamt around as much as they would like !
Despite this _inconvenience, but perhaps inspired by their more
modern su;z-oundmgs, many members seem to have turned to nonre~es;ntatwnal art. Godd_ard is the leader of this movement; his tangled
an o ten concealed emohons, ~plattered on to a large piece of hard~arf, can regularly be seen dommating the decor throughout the School
ICO as, Webster (A), Craven, Yeend (W) and Gladwell (A) have a11.
produced work of merit.
. In the latter part of the term we had four films which we much
enJoyed. Thr~e were modern experimental films, and 'the fourth, about
Van Meegeren, s faked Vermee~s, although interesting, showed little of
Van Meegeren s methods of fakmg these pictures.
I.G .W.W.
THE SKETCHERS
The Sketche~s have continued to meet on Saturday afternoon
throughout the _M1chael~as Te~. Mr. Lyons Wilson has kindly sacri?ced muc~ of h1s ~pare hme to stimulating our imaginations and to helpmg boys m creatmg their own individual styles.
T?e new Art Room has been greatly appreciated and has been an
.
mcentive to better work.
There were a number of new members this term; of these, Rollinson
(W) has produced some good work.
Of the older members, Goddard (C) continues his experiments in
the realm of ~bstract art, while Gladwell (A) has produced some fine
sketches. Wh1te, I. G. W . (A) also deserves mention for his work in the
style of Jackson Pollock.
We are sorry ~o say good-bye ~o. Coward (M), who has proved a
constant source of mterest, both artistically and conversationally .
P.G.S.M.
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PHOTOGRAPH IC SOCIETY
Secretary : ]. Macrae (A) .
Chairman : ] . M. Hughes (W).
4th Member : I. G. W. White (A).
Treasurer : M. R. Philippe (A).
MEETING was held at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term to
fill the vacancy on the committee because Woollacott, R. N., had
left unexpectedly. At the same meeting 1. R. Halton (M) was elected
an honorary member .
Among the six meetings held by the Society during the Michaelmas
Term, two were devoted to film-strips, presented by Kodak ; one with
a tape-recording supplied by the makers and the other with a ·' homemade" recording by A. P . 1ames (C), which proved very successful. In
early November we had three films, borrowed from the British Transport
Commission. They were : "Coast of the Clyde," "Ireland-Land of
Love" and "Longleat and the Cheddar Caves." Towards the end uf
the Michaelmas Term, Mr. Lock, of the Taunton Camera Club, came
and gave a good lecture on Cine Photography ; unfortunately, not many
members were present, because of the play and other Club activities.
The darkroom continues to be a great success. During the Michaelmas Term the cloth and glazing plate of the dryer were replaced . Enlarging throughout the term has been rather difficult because the negative
carrier, which was broken earlier, could not be replaced.
We would like to thank our Vice-President, Mr. Padfield, for the
use of the Optics Laboratory as a darkroom.
A
].M.
NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY
Chairman : R. L. Rolls (W).
Treasurer: C. P. Baxter (F) .
Secretary: R. D. Evans (F).
T is with much regret that we lose R. M. Storrs (C), who left at the
end of the Summer Term, and ]. A. Spence (C), who resigned his
position as Chairman owing to increased pressure of work.
Three lectures were presented by members during the term, each
providing the Society with much interesting informatio~ . T~~ fi:st w~~
given by the Secretary, R. D. Evans (F), and was entitled Sp1ders.
The second was a lecture on " The Missing Link," given by the Chairman, R. L. Rolls (W) . A. 1. Burnfield (M) gave an introductory talk
on Telepathy and then a number of experiments were performed by members. The results showed that those experiments involving muscular
activity were more successful than those involving purely mental
activity.
The Junior section of the Society has been actively engaged in
breeding voles, rabbits and countless other livestock, as well as starting
another tropical aquarium.
I
R.L.R.
ASTRONOMIC AL SOCIETY
Chairman : N. J. Timpson (W).
Treasurer: A. P. W. Fleming (M).
Secretary : R. F. Sheldon (W).
HE Michaelmas Term has not been a particularly active one for the
Society, due to an unforseeable delay in the proposed programme
concerning the use of our newly-constructed telescope. However, the
reasons for the delay have been overcome and we hope now to make
rapid progress.
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41
. The Vice-President of the Society Mr c L H
thvered an excellent paper to the SocietY e.ntitied ?~Thbo~me,
t e Sta~s and their Evolution." He made a ve complex sub . e un,
prehensiVe an~ interesting. At the end of the ferm the Society]e c~ corneld a
debate on vanous aspects of the American and Russian Mo
~he ~ebate was OJ?en to all Senior forms, and the Society invite~~ ~~~e.
pea er, ~- C . H_Ill (M). from the Classical Lower Sixth, to add col st
our
t o a most hvely discussion.
R.F.S.
WIRELESS CLUB
Chairman : S. D. Withers (M).
Treasurer : B. H . Kirk (F) .
Secretary : C . G. Jacob (F) .
THE fir~t few weeks of the Michaelmas Term were spent in the construction_of shelves and benches in the new Club Room . When this
had been fimshed, four new members were elected to fill the availabl e
space.
No~ much construction has. taken place this term, because of the
absorption o~ several members m the production of the School Play.
However,_ Kirk az:d Barrett (A) have succeeded in gaining favourable
results With transistor sets, while Jacob has successfully complet d
Mullard "S-10" amplifier and Snell (M) has made a similar amp~ifiea
r
of lower power.
. It..is hoped that in the ~ear future many members will be building
HI·fi t~:pe r~c~rders, as. mterest is tending towards this particular
aspect of audio electromcs.
S.D.W.
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TAPE-RECORDING SOCIETY
,Vice-President : Fr. P. Ashwin.
Chairman:]. N. Woodgates (F). Hon. Secretary : A. P. James (C) .
Hon. Treasurer: ] . D. Spence (C). 4th Member : A. D. Zebedee (C) .
we~e sorry to lose, at the ~nd of the Summer Term, our two ViceW,Presid_ents,
T. N. E. Mangm, Esq ., and M. D. Clifford, Esq., both
of whom d1~ much for the Society, and we are very grateful to them .
Father Ashwm has consented to become our new Vice-President and he
'
has already proved very helpful.
Unfo~nately, the Club has had a rather inactive term owing to the
pre-occupation of three-quarters of the committee with the stage.
. We did, however, ha~e one official meeting at the beginning of the
Michaelmas Term, at which was suggested the running of a hospital
tape service, which we hope to start in the near future, and we have some
lectures planned for the Lent Term.
A.P.J.
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DANCING CLUB
Chairman : N . V. Lyle (A).
Treasurer : ]. R. Halton (M) .
Secretary : F . T . Riess (F) .
Master of Decor : P . G. S. Murray (F) .
4th Member : ] . A. ]. Taylor (W) .
HE Club sta~ed the S~hool year very much _eclipsed b~ the outstanding success It had enJoyed under the previous committee ; we hope
that the Michaelmas Term was successful enough to augur well for the
future .
The season began with a dance at St. Brandon's on Friday, 13th
October, but the ominous date did not prevent its being a very enjoyable evening.
The Club Dance on 13th December gave Murray his first opportunity as Master of Decor. His theme of hands and feet proved an
admirable background to a dance which, thanks to our guests from
St. Audries and Gardenhurst, proved highly successful.
F .T.R.
T
BADMINTON CLUB
Chairman : I. D . Philippe (A) .
Treasurer : M. A. Salman (A).
Secretary : B. H. White (W).
HE Club played three full matches and one 2nd VI match, and,
though the overall results were perhaps a little disappointing, the
term's activities were enjoyed by all. On 17th November we lost by 6
games to 3 against Taunton Badminton Club (away) and five days later
we travelled to Millfield, who avenged last season' s defeat by 5! games
to 3!. The last match was a new venture : away to R.A.F., Locking,
where we defeated a weak team by 5 games to 4. In the 2nd VI match
we were leading 4 games to 3 when the match had to stop owing to lack
of time . D. A. V . Lyle (A) and B. J. Barnard (W) played well and
won all their 2nd VI matches, but, unfortunately, the opposition proved
too strong and experienced for them in 1st VI matches, and they only
managed to beat the Locking 3rd pair. The second pair of P . J . Blackmore (A) and R. W . ] . Vincent (W) as individuals were competent, but
lacked cohesion, which resulted in games lost which might have been
won; but there was a definite improvement in the Locking match. The
first pair of I. D. Philippe and B. H . White, after a shaky start, played
very well together, and this was never more apparent than when they
beat a strong Millfield first pair. They were undefeated in all their
games .
An American Doubles Handicap Tournament was run on the last
Sunday of the term, and it was greatly enjoyed by all those who took
part. The gymnasium was p.ot used as much during the term as it might
have been, but this was undoubtedly due to the fact that we had many
members in the School play, and we look forward to seeing the
gymnasium in full use again next term.
We are most grateful to Mr. Harvey for taking the team to the away
matches and also to Major Wilson and the C .C.F. for allowing us to use
the Land Rover.
B.H.W.
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SAILING CLUB
Chairman and Captain of Sailing : ]. R. Halton (M).
Hon. Secretary : A. P . James (C).
Hon . Treasurer : G. M. B. Radcliffe (M) .
4th Member: M. W. Berryman (W) .
THE Michaelmas Term was our first as an active Club and it was
encouragmgly successful, thanks to the kindness of all those who
helped us out of our t_ransport d~cull:ies. With four members' boats
at Lyme _Regis (Redwmg, Enterpnse, National 12 and Foil), we were
able to sail there on the_ first t~ree Sundays of the term with some success.
A broken mast and vanous mmor setbacks limited the amount of sailing
but a good time was had by all full members, and at least the title of
the Club is justified.
"J?ry" activities, ho_wever, were not so successful. It was not easy
~o devise plans fo~ meetmgs, but we did attempt a mock protest meetmg towards the middle of the term. However, we hope that the Lent
Term will bring new inspiration.
In 1962, all being well, we shall become affiliated to the Lyme Regis
S.C., who have already been of welcome assistance to us.
We must express our great thanks to Halton, our Captain, who ;5
leaving, for he not only brought back his Enterprise, but also helped
the Club to get under way .
A.P .].
MOTOR CLUB
Chairman : P . Topping (M) .
Treasurer : C. W . C. Bracey (W).
Secretary: P. ] . White (M) .
S the Summer Term was drawing to a close it was discovered that
all that remained of the Austin 7 differential was a heap of powdered
metal. When we returned for the Michaelmas Term we set about finding a new differential, which we successfully accomplished, thanks to
P. L. A. Martin (M). We also decided to scrap work on the Standard
14 because of its condition, size and the lack of available spares.
We had two film shows during the Michaelmas Term, which not
only covered the skills of the track, but also the techniques of production.
These films were lent to us by Dunlop Ltd. and Rootes Group and were
thoroughly enjoyed by all .
P .J.W.
A
LIGHT MUSIC CLUB
Chairman : M. Batey (F) .
Treasurer : R. C. Cressy (C) .
Secretary : L. F. Ryland (F) .
T the end of the Summer Term the existing members· of the Senior
group left, opening the way for the second group .
The "Barrel House 5," as the group has been re-named, consists of
M . Batey (F) , bass guitar; R. Cressy (C), a very able lead guitarist;
L. F. Ryland (F) and A. ]. Patching (C), rhythm-guitars; and last,
but not least, R. A. Baker (M), who plays the drums.
As most of the group are still young, the prospects for the future
are very bright. Since July the group has devoted itself almost entirely
to learning instrumental music . However, the vocal side has not been
dropped altogether, and the group should soon be able to do well in both.
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Negotiations were completed during the term to secure the Taunton
Youth Club group, " The Mustangs," to put on a show for the School
at the end of the Michaelmas Term.
It is worthy of note that the Club now has three active groups and
more members than ever before .
M.J .B.
HERALDIC SOCIETY
Chairman : P . G. S. Murray (F) .
Treasurer : M. A. Coward (M).
Secretary : G. L. Hughes (M) .
HE Society held a business meeting early in l~e Michaelmas Term
l:o discuss the term 's programme and to appomt a new Treasurer.
A fortnight later the Society went to hear a lecture by M. A. Coward on
certain aspects of European Heraldry. Toward~ the end of term a l!l~et­
ing was held, in which P. G. S. Murray provided a most entertammg
evening with a paper on "Cadency," read by Coward. We. regret th<~.t
Murray himself was unable to be present. I~ was also decided at t~Is
meeting to appoint M. A. Bentley (F) as ~ub- director of_finances to _assist
the Treasurer in his duties . We would hke to take this opportunity to
thank the Headmaster for very kindly presenting us with a yea.r' s subscription for l:he "Armorial," which has proved to be of great mterest .
G.L.H.
T
CHESS CLUB
Chairman : S. N oorvash (C) .
Secretary : M. ] . Davies (C) . Treasurer: D . C. G. Henderson (F).
OWARDS the end of the Summer Term the Club was virtual!~ n~m­
existent-the total membership being eight boys. At the. begmnmg
of the Michaelmas Term this membership was tripled and vanous members entered the Somerset Chess Association's Annual Tournament. The
results were not quite as encouraging as had been hoped, but we have
at least started to climb the ladder in the local chess world.
It was hoped that we should play a match against Queen's College
on seven boards, but, unfortunately, we seemed unable to come to an
agreement as to the actual time for play. We hope, however, that the
Lent Term may prove more fruitful in this line.
On Saturday, 25th November, S. Noorvash went to Yeovil to represent Somerset in their Junior team agamst Dorset. We regret to say
that both Noorvash and Somerset lost.
M.J.D.
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CONJURING CLUB
"Exercere est perficere"
Chairman : G. Tucker (C).
Treasurer: R. P . Bentley (F).
Secretary: P . J. Blackmore (A).
and enthusiasm while
determination
much
show
to
HE Club continued
practising, and we welcomed many new members.
The response to a proposal for a performance to the School_ in the
Lent Term was extremely encouraging and a great d~al of practice h~
been put in on this project. It is hoped that all reahse that much still
remains to be done.
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,
. ~~ alway~, the S~hool Play has somewhat interfered with h
Club s
activities, a~ It has mevitably deprived us of much 0 f M t Je aquet's
r.
valuable guidance.
A wider and more varied programme is intended for the Lent T
TrertChlub is gradua~ly a~quiring a stock of basic equipment an~rm.
h
we
ave u er purchases m mmd for the near future.
G.T.
FISHING CLUB
Secretary : M.]. Wood (F) .
Chairman : E. C. Llewellyn (A).
Club had a series. of interesting and profitable meetings durin
g
Sea fishin and a re
th~ course of the Michaelmas Term.
gular
g
magazme were among the topics discussed.
h
An expedition to Stathe was held on 19th November. Alth
only small perch were caught, the expedition was enjoyed by all an~ug
thank Mr. Jaquet f?r the transport. We are sorry that Mr. Stanle w:e
wish
h~able t~ come owmg to a protracted and painful illness, and
lffi a qmck recovery; also, we hope to do much more fishing next term.
. We :-velcome the ten new members to the Club and hope that th
ey
will contmue to support its activities.
THE
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M.].W.
Junior House Notes
ACH year, when we return in September, the boys seem to have
This year there was no doubt about il:. After a record
28 boys at the end of July and in spite of a record entry, we
were small in stature, young and inexperienced, in class, on the playing
field and in leadership. But you can 't stop the cream coming to the
top . It was not long before the monitors, as a body, learnt the principles and practice of their role ; it was not long before A (s) , a new form
created for a temporary situation, proved itself to be not, as we had
feared, a somewhat precocious, prematurely promoted B form, but a
worthy and lively A form.
Only in rugger were our losses in size, weight and maturity fully
expressed and of this an account is given below.
In most respects it was a good term . In the Taunton and Somerset
Music Festival the Choir had an outstanding success, not so much in winning their class as in the superlative praise they earned from the adjudicator, " Good tempo ... Tremendous attack ... complete confidence and
accuracy . . . Remarkable . . . astoundingly good ... a first-rate performance ." C. L. Oliver and T. ]. Porter won certificates in their classes.
The Plays were adjudged a success in their very different ways, thPJuniors producing some outstandingly clear diction in two Lewis Carroll
extracts and the Seniors tackling successfully a light but sophisticated
play about Noah, by A. A. Milne.
The health was again good for most of the term, though rapid
changes of weather seemed to create a general tiredness, which
caused a large number to fall easy prey to the short but unpleasant
'flu which was prevalent towards the end of term. The subject of health
should not pass without a special word of congratulatio n and praise to
D. S. Kirkbride for his sustained cheerfulness and optimism through a
long spell in Musgrove Hospital. We hope he will soon return to us
fully recovered.
Our thanks are again due to those boys and their parents who very
kindly took home with them at "Half Term" others whose homes are
too far away for a three-day visit to be practicable. This break fell so
near 5th November that Guy Fawkes went unhonoured here this year,
except by a few of the youngest boys for whom the film that Saturday
did not seem suitable.
Hard ground and a sprinkling of snow at the enq of term led to
some much enjoyed cross-country scrambles on the Quantocks and, 1.s
these notes are written, the ice on the lakes is bearing, so those who like
that sort of thing may perhaps look forward to another 1954.
shrunk.
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exodus of
RUGBY FOOTBALL
As I came to Pyrland Hall to write these notes, I saw that the
rugger posts had been removed, and I could hardly help feeling a sense
of relief tha:l a somewhat disappointing season had come to an end. We
realised we had a small side and that success was only likely if everything went perfectly for us . It was a sad blow, therefore, to lose the
services of M. A. Evans with a persistent knee injury very early in the
season. We hope that he will resume his promising career next season.
Our forwards were usually outweighted and had to give away inches in
the line-out. They found it difficult to counteract these problems by
mobility in the loose, for they were not a very fast collection . R. G.
Shirley-Smith worked hard as hooker, but the ball rarely came quickly
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or cleanly to R. L. Gear-Evans at scrum-half, and attackin mo
were ~ew and far between . It is pleasing to be able to say ~at vements
occasi?ns the backs defended stoutly though there was a tende~n most
t~e _wmgs to stray towards the centre, so that the full-back often~ for
c mce. of two or even three men to tackle. The lesson of markin ad ,a
g one s
opposite number must be remembered At least three of our
St. Dunstan's, Connaught House and .Hazelgrove, had sides :11°~~nts,
ove
the average and played hard and efficiently. On the h 0 1
w e our team
stood up to them well.
There was much whole-hearted effort by many, and there is no
for despondency, but for an urge to apply this year's lessons to ne~d
success next year. The youngsters in the side had a gruelling b t~am
ap Ism,
but should have benefited from it_
·
it
and
matches
_Illness played havoc with the end-of-term
. ":das Impossible to run the Inter-House competition · By an o' dd comc1
ence
th h
H
G'bb
I s ouse, e _~lders, were the only ones who could have · d
raise
a team on the reqms1te dates.
. We must ~ank the matrons, cooks, ground-staff and linesmen for
their ready assistance at all times; perhaps, above all, I must thank Mr
~htwyer and other members of the staff for their encouragement and
e P ~dd S. M: Paul and J. C. L. James for maintaining the spirit of
th e1r s1 es agamst heavy odds.
RESULTS:
Pts. Pts.
For. Agst.
1st XIII v. Wellington (away)
0
9
1st XV v. St. Dunstan's (home)
0
34
2nd XIII v. St. Dunstan's (home)
... 6
3
Sat., Nov.
4.
1st v . Taunton (away)
0
12
Wed., Nov. 8.
1st v. Hazlegrove (away)
0
24
2nd v. Hazlegrove (away)
5
12
Sat., Nov. 11.
1st v. St. Peter's (away)
3
17
2nd v . St. Peter's (away)
14
19
Wed., Nov. 15.
1st v. Connaught House (home)
3
13
2nd v . Connaught House (home)
3
9
Sat., Nov. 18.
1st v. Taunton (home)
0
14
Wed., Nov. 22.
1st v . St. Dunstan's (away)
0
35
2nd v. St. Dunstan's (away)
3
31
Tue., Nov. 28.
1st v. Ladymead Sec. School
16
(home) 0
17
0
1st v . Wellington (home)
Wed., Nov. 29.
15
::: 8
'Under 13' XV. v . Queen's (away)
9.
Sat., Dec.
Colours :. S. M. Paul and ft· Glade-Wright (re-awarded) ; and R. L .Gear-Evans,
S. J . Glies, J . Glade-Wnght, R. B . Sax, R. G. Shirley-Smith and P . A. Spiller.
Wed., Oct. 25 .
Wed ., Nov. 1.
JUNIOR HOUSE PLAYS
"ALICE IN WONDERLAN D''
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Queen of Hearts ........................ ............
I. C. Clode
Cook ..................
N . C. Grocock
Knave of Hearts .. ...... .... .. .................. ..
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Two Soldiers .....
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Execut10ner .. ..........
The Jury : J . J. Benn, J. J. Eccles, D. C. W . Favle,
C. E. Pocock, S. M. Treanor, R. T . E. Eakin,
S. R. Gear-Evans, P . Glade Wright, M. E. Sweet,
A. R. C. Mayne, S. A. H . Stow, S. D. Swan.
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The contribution of l:he younger boys this year consisted of two
scenes from "Alice in Wonderland," the ever-popular Mad Hatter's Tea
Party, and the Trial Scene in the Throne Room of the Hearts .
All members of the cast entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the
scenes and characters. It is always a great asset when Alice is dressed and
made up to look like Tenniel's traditional illustration, and an even greater
one if the part is also well acted. This was certainly so, and ensured
an entertaining production. Alice was more than ably supported by
the Mad Hatter, who gave a lively and confident performance .
All the cast helped considerably by their clear diction and by the
natural enjoyment l:hey themselves clearly had in playing their parts.
The costumes were excellent and contributed greatly to the realisation of Carroll's character on the stage. It was a pity that, through unavoidable circumstances, the same set had to serve for two dissimilar
scenes. While it was admirable for the 1 rial Scene as a background for
costumes, it was rather unimaginative for the Tea Party. Miss Davies
and Mrs. Howard deserve to be congratulated on a successful production.
" BEFORE THE FLOOD"
(by A_ A. Milne)
R. B. Sax
Kerin (Shem's wife)
M. A. Evans
Hannah (Noah's wife)
R. Glade Wright
Shem (Noah's eldest son)
J. Glade Wright
Ham (Noah's second son) .... .... ..
D . E . G. Berry
Japheth (Noah's youngest son) ...... .. ......
C. S. Reis
Meribal (Japheth 's wife)
D . A. Broad bridge
Ayesha (Ham's wife) ....
S. R. Atkinson
Noah
R. T . Blake
Nathaniel (a neighbour)
W . Robinson
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Although this play is written for a more mature cast, the older boys
made a good effort and were successful in conveying the humour that
the play contains, probably the most difficult thing to achieve.
Noah quietly dominated the stage and so helped considerably to
weld the other parts as a whole . He was ably partnered by Hannah,
and his three sons clearly interpreted their different characters. A particularly sensitive performance was given by Ham and Ayesha.
The acting of the whole cast was confident and natural, and the
players were clearly audible throughout_ This was no mean achievement, as the play was lengthy and made considerable demands on some
of the actors.
Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Shawyer were again successful in producing
effective costumes, and Noah's make-up was particularly good.
It was clear that the boys had responded well to the able guidance
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Rover Crew Expedition to Yugoslavia, 19 6 1
our return several people have asked why we should h
SINCE
chos~n Yugosla.via. The visit has enabled us to answer that. r~!
weather 1s an Englishman 's delight; the country is as yet sufficient!
und~r-developed and unknown to make it ideal for a party such as thi ~
a~d,!t ~nabled the lea~;r of the party to renew his acquaintanceship wit~
h1s fnendlY: peasa~t, Bozo. Probably we got there none too soon, for
the country 1s opemng up, and the reception for English people should
be enough to make English the seasonal national language by 1970 !
But the journey out took us a week, so let us describe the route
We met at a cam~ site <;mtside Dover, and at crack of dawn set off fo;
the boat and ~~la1~. N1g~ts we~e then spent at points along the Autobahn route-L1ege m Belgmm, lifeless at 9.30 p.m.; Heidelberg, where
t~e now ~omp.lete party (we had paused at Cologne to pick up an Englis~man m exile) spent the evening searching for what must be a nonexistent night club; Kufstein in Austria, where we met the thunderstorm
to cap all thunderstorms, and, after crossing the Grossglockner, Spittal,
our last port of call before Yugoslavia.
Once into Yugoslavia, we pressed on to Postojna, where we visited
some of the finest caves in the world; then on to Zadar, home of the
Yugo. navy, wh.ere we squeezed into a decidedly cosmopolitan and overcrowded ~amp s1te. One lon.g.' tiring day ~JVer miles of dirt-road brought
us to Orrus and to Bozo, waiting for us with-literally-open arms.
Th~n followed three glorious days of shopping before breakfast and
~unb~thmg on the ~each, after which the party split up to go into the
mtenor. The two Jeeps--one belonging to Mr. Boyle and the other to
Ha~ey Stagg-set off to do some geographical fieldwork at Imotski
Pol]e, and the Corps ~and Rover departed ~o Sarajevo, where 80 per
cent of the population IS Moslem. After heanng a story to revolutionise
history teaching at K.C.T., on what really happened to the Archduke,
told by the son of one of the two assassins to escape, we were shown
round the largest mosque in Yugoslavia by a multi-lingual guide who
recognised a member of the English aristocracy when he saw one. Then
back to Omis for two more scorching days, during which time we saw
Bozo' s lovely and simple village chapel and the palace of Diocletian at
Split.
Driving through the night, we succeeded in covering the worst part
of the return journey-over the dust-roads-without difficulty, except
that two bottles of alcoholic stimulants intended for a thirsty brother
were lost overboard en route .
Then we went on through Trieste to
Venice, where we spent an unforgettable evening. Then on through
Italy and over the Simplon into the civilisation of Switzerland, before
being plunged back into the decadence of France for two nights. And
even after the crossing all was not over. Twenty miles from his homeHorsham-Harvey Stagg's clutch chose to disintegrate, and a successful
towing operation was mounted to complete the last few miles.
Naturally, many impressions remain of the expedition, but some
stand out more clearly than the rest. There are memories of a large and
unworkable fire extinguisher standing helplessly beside a blazing "nonpytch-proofed" petrol stove; of Yugoslav police, all rather like R.S .M.s
the morning after the night before, going out of their way to be difficult ;
of the Square of St. Mark in Venice-the floodlit orchestra playing to
the silent yet crowded darkness; of the hospitality of the Yugo50
1 v people and chiefly of Bozo and his family, who killed the
~:tted calf and opened their best .wine to have the pleasure of
eing us eating what they had provided-and perhaps w1th the prese ditated intention of afterwards seating the well-filled leader of our
upon a donkey, facing towards the tail.'
.
The expedition was not, however, orgamsed ~vem1~ht . We If.IUSt
thank all the senior members of the party for ~opmg w1th every~hm&,
· luding us, and especially "Meester Peetcher -the pronunCiation IS
~czo's-for "integrating" the arrangements. And perhaps we sh~uld
al~o congratulate ourselves on making the trip such a happy and enJOYable one.
;:rty
Senior Members :-J. J . Pytches, Esq., I. H . Boyle, Esq., Harvey Stagg, O.A.,
R. Pittman, Esq.
Junior Members :-M. J. Adam, B. C. S. Barnes, A. Fussell, P . J. Green, O.A.,
c. G. Hennessy, J . C. S. Horrocks, W. Treharne-Jones, E. A. Tuke.
M.J.A.; C.H.
Beneath the Rubble
Some time ago he saw a city die
As power, measured in megatons, leapt
From a peaceful day and reared the sky,
Softened the stone, burned, blew and swept
Him and a million others to the ground.
He lies, trapped by his legs, not dead but doomed;,
As liquid swells his eyeless face, around
Him echo the cries of another man entombed.
What does he care that another city
Felt the effect of just retaliation ?
Pain swamps emotion, anger, love, or pity.
No sourness of defeat nor elation
Of victory he feels,
Only numbing pain, dryness where blood congeals.
M.H.R.
Referendum Day, 1961
EFERENDUM Day in Jamaica was a climax. After wee~s of cam-
paigning as to the pros and cons of joining the FederatiOn of the
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West Indies, after hundreds of pounds h~d been spen~, after thousands
of words had been written, Jamaica dec1ded to remam her own sweet
self; that was provided she could obtain independence from Great
Britain.
The Premier of Jamaica, the Hon. Norman Manley,. c;hose to support Federation, and so naturally th~ Leader of t~e Oppostbon, a~though
he had agreed with it when he w~s m power, dectded to contest 1t. And
a contest it was; a fight to the bttler end.
The first drawback each party had to overcome was to find a symbol
to represent their respective causes, since certain _members of the population would not have known what to vote for If they had been co~­
fronted by yesfno on their ballot slip. Mr. Manley chose a tree and Str
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Alexander Bustama.n te chose a bell. Although this issue was not meant to
be a p~rty tussle, It soon developed into a full scale war between the
Peoples Nahona~ Party .and the Jamaica Labour Party. The former had
the adv.antage with their Symbol when they were campaigning in th
Press, smce they dug up poems, of which one might have been, " I think
tha.t I shall ~ever see a poem lovely as a tree," and found "quotations"
which ran. . Any fool can ring a bell, but only God can make a tree "
However, It seems that there were plenty of fools and one knew whe.re
the~ were. Car upon car. would struggle past under the weight of a
tsanan bell and many a wise (and many a foolish) word was drown d
by a perhaps too eager bell. Busines~ men t?ok to the trees while farmeers
rang t~e bell. The two local radw stations split on to either sid
Advertisement after advertisement was printed, semi-slander after sem~:
slander, re.ason after reason. The strong reason against the policy was
that Ja~a~ca could not afford to support the lesser Antilles, while the
Federahomsts knew that alone Jamaica would fall to Communism a
s 2.
result of poverty.
l~th September~ 1961, was t~e chosen day, and, meanwhile, the
fights mcreased, until the day arnved . Only half the population went
to the ~oll~ and at ? · 3~ p.m., ':~'hen the first results were coming in, the
Federahomsts were JUbilant. Kmgston and Manlego Bay had given them
But then the poor country planter, who had
a le?-d of 5,000 v~tes.
realized that St. ~1tts had nothing to offer except yams and sweet potatoes, produce~ h1s vote. Root by root, branch by branch, the tree was
destroyed until the Bell was 40,000 votes clear. Jamaica had decided
to struggle ?n her own resources : sugar, bananas, aluminium, tourism
and rum with a taste of coffee.
priving up King Street on Wednesday morning enabled me to see
nothmg but someone's effigy outside the J.L.P.'s buildings.
Jamaica had divorced the Federation for better or for worse .
M. A. BENTLEY.
Correspondence
{To the Editor of the "Aluredian")
EAR SIR,-As an O.A., I would like to protest at your action in
D
publishing the article, " Black and White in Africa," in your October
.
ISSUe.
You _very properly ~isassociate yourself from the views expressed
.
m the article, but would It not have been better not to publish it at all ?
The Aluredian is widely read outside the School and the expression of
such dangerous and fallacious views in the School magazine can only
prove damaging to the good name of the School and its high reputation
for providing a liberal, Christian education . Such views would do particular damage in Commonwealth circles.
Whilst I am a firm advocate of free speech, I would argue that
strict adherence to this principle, in every case, is out of place in an
educational institution where minds are being formed and where not
all of i~s members have reached maturity. Some control preferably by
people m the upper part of the School is necessary; a school could never
be run on completely democratic lines : the result would be anarchy.
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I will not attempt a refutation of the whole article, but merely
mention in passing that, in attempting to adduce biological or medical
proof in the service of an argument of racial inferiority, D .A.H .C . is
in the entertaining company of such men as Hitler, Verwoerd and the
Mosleyite thugs of Notting Hill and Middlesbrough .
Finally, I find a doctrine of racial superiority without malice every
bit as un-Christian, pernicious and immoral as a doctrine of militant
"apartheid."
In closing, congratulations on the quality of your present issue, it
is better than any of its predecessors.
Yours sincerely,
J. A. BARTLETT,
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.
[Please read Editorial : Ed.]
(To the Editor of the " Aluredian")
SIR,-Might I point out a lamentable gap in the activities of the
Vlth Form Societies and make a suggestion for filling this gap ?
There is, apart from a few all too rare general debates by the Sheldon
Society, no form of artistic discussion whatever. The fine arts
are virtually neglected by all but a few who have a more specialised
interest. Art and music lectures are provided in the curriculum, but,
beyond the efforts of the Music Club to cater for the whole School, discussion, debating and more intelligent and refined appreciation are
virtually non-existent.
I would like to suggest, therefore, that a Vlth Form Arts Society
be founded on the lines of the existing Vlth Form societies. The chief
objection raised against this is that there do not seem to be enough people
with sufficient background knowledge to make such an institution a
success. But specialised knowledge is not needed in such a case as this.
The following are examples of questions discussed at a recent Music
Club Brains Trust-at which about two VIth formers were present apart
from the panel : "Is music the mirror of its age ?" "To what extent
is the music of this century a revolt against that: of the 19th ?" "To what
extent are jazz and classical music interdependent ?" "Should the jazz
idiom be employed as a means of bringing our chapel music up to date ?"
Specialised knowledge is not needed for this sort of topic, and they are
typical of the subjects being largely passed over by those who surely
should now be taking an interest in more than the top-twenty.
It would, therefore , be interesting to have the opiniqn of the Vlth
formers on this matter and, if the suggestion is favourably received, why
should a society not be founded forthwith ?
Yours faithfully,
R. E. F . GAINES.
Acknowledgments
W7E wish to thank all our contemporaries who have sent us copies of
W their publications since our last issue.
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The Old Aluredian Club
DEAR O .A.s, . . .
T~e actlvihes of the O .A.C. continue to be well supported on
great occaswns and to be very satisfying functions for those fortunate
enough t~ be able to attend them. I would, however , call your attention
to.a gr?wmg tendency for O .A. teams to be short on the day. Frequently
this anses. because of unavoidable obstacles which suddenly occur but
~he orgamsers of teams are unanimous in feeling that too much impetus
IS expected from them and they rightly feel their problem should be how
to cope with ~oo ~any applications to play. 1hese remarks are naturally
~ddressed pnmanly to .the younger O .A.s who are still spry. Do write
1 he next events are the Hockey match
m and offer your services.
(organiser, D. C. C. Stott, 38 Avondale Road, Bromley, Kent) on lOth
March, 1962, followed by Cricket on Whit Monday (organiser, D. B.
Gosheron, The Red House, Astons Road, Northwood, Middlesex)·
and Tennis (organiser H. S. Toland, 5 Ashridge Oose, Kenton Harrow'
Middlesex). Let us bid good-bye to A. N. Other in O.A. sides'from no~
ol?-wards. A new event, the first in the history of King's, will take place
wnh your su~port. A Squash match v. The ~chool has been arranged
to take place m the New Squash Courts on Wh1t Monday. The organiser
is P. L. Side, Three Gables, Courtlands Hill, Pangboume, Bucks.
. ~~~ally •. may I again remin~ :you to note care~ully " dates for your
diary m this supplement ? This IS your first official notice of events in
1962 and they will occur D .V., so please note and plan your year now.
Administration circulars will be sent where applicable, but these do not
constitute notice of the event. Early in March the Bristol Branch will
Details can be obtained from the
be holding their Annual Dinner.
Bristol Secretaries. Any and all O.A.s will be welcome ; you need not
be resident in the Bristol area to be most welcome.
Finally, I would like to thank those of you who sent Christmas
Greetings and hope you will forgive me if I have been unable to reciprocate. Your Good Wishes were none the less warmly appreciated
and I can only regret that a variety of circumstances do often prevent
me from doing what I would wish to do at Christmas-time .
H . REES PADFIELD,
Hon. Secretary (Taunton) O.A.C .
RUGBY MATCH
The following represented the O.A.C. v. The School on Saturday,
9th December, 1961, at King's :P. F . W. Twose (M59), L. C. L. Russell (F61), 0. Akigbogun
(W56), A. J. Hanscombe (M50), N . B. Bentley (A59) , C. E. Webber
(F56), R. J. Stoneman (M58), R. Beal (W60), P. R. Pile (F48),
C. J. L. Langabeer (F58), A. J. Osborn (F58), H. S. Trowell (W60).
A critique of the game will be found under the School rugger notes
in this issue. Having been impressed by the School's splendid recor~
most O.A.s put in some serious training before the match, one enthusi·
astic member having run the one and a half miles from his home to
work each morning for the previous three weeks. The pitch was in good
condition, the weather fine, and the match, a good hard struggle, was
enjoyed by all. In view of this, it was rather disappointing that the
O.A.C. had to borrow three boys to complete their team.
There was l:he customary support from the touchline and the following were seen to be present : R. A. Adam (W59), M. ]. Adam (W61).
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A J Atkinson (M59 ) , M. R . W . Burton (C61), C. Bulloch (F56).
Catchpole (A55) , J. N . DarJ;>y (A55 ), A. R. Harrison (M58) ,
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J R. Harrison (M54 ), A. G. Hopkms (F59), R. James (W55). T . .J.
J~fford (F55), C. M. Kitsell (W59), C. A. W . Martin (M59 ). N . A.
Miles (M61), T. A. Miller (MoO) , J . S. Murray (F58), H. A. Rhind
(Col), N . P . Toland (F61) , R. D . Toogood (C59). D. Wilkins (M56).
Later in the evening a group had a meal at the George Hotel and
a larger company assembl~d . in. the County Hotel to spend the rest of
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the evening pleasantly remmiscmg.
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LONDON DINNER
The Provost (the Ven . G. F . Hilder) was the principal guest at the
annual London Dinner of the Old Aluredian Club at the House of
Commons on 2nd December, 1961.
Mr. A. G. F. Rippon, M.P ., Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry
of Housing and Local Government, was host, and Mr. Waiter Long
(Chairman) presided over a gat?ering of 170, covering over 60 years of
school life. The guests also mcluded the H eadmaster (Mr. R. C.
Unmack), Messrs. G. W . Morgan, H. R. Padfield, W. F . Cope,
W. Gooderham and G. H. Sprunt.
The toast of "The School" was proposed by Mr. D. A. Edwards
(Meynell 1942), who said that, when the time came for the history of
King's to be written from the middle thirties onwards, the arrival of the
Unmacks would be one of the most outstanding events to be chronicle~.
It had been said that once a headmaster always a headmaster. In this
case it was "What a Headmaster." Old Boys had watched the continued proiress of the School with joy and gratitude. The welcome given
to Old Boys by the Headmaster and Mrs . Unmack, and by all at King's,
made visits to the School a great joy.
The Headmaster said he was glad to report that King's was iJ?- excellent health. They wanted additional dining hall space and bigger
changing rooms, but, those things. apart, he kn~w, of no school of the
type of King's that was better eqmpped than Kmg s was today. They
were fortunate in having as Provost the Archdeacon of Taunton, and they
hoped they would have the benefit of his advice and guidan~e for many
years. They were fortunate in the wholehearted support gtven b_y the
strong and prosperous Old Boys' Club;. and they had ?een lucky m the
first two Chairmen of the Club, Francis Vyvyan-Robmson and Waiter
Long, and with them he would couple the name of the General Secr~tary.
Proposing the toast of "The Guests, " Mr. B . L. Charles (Bishop
Fox 1947) welcomed the Provost to his first Old Bo:y:s' function since
his installation. They wished him a long and happy reign as Provost of
King' s, as they knew that he would fill that post with · honour
and distinction.
The Provost expressed thanks for the support which had been
promised him by the Club within a few ho~rs of his havi?g been elected
to his office; and for the presence of official repre.sentatives of the Old
Boys at his installation. He identified himsel~ with all th!"-t had been
said about the Headmaster and said he would hke to underlme the great
services to the School of Mrs. Unmack. They were glad to know that,
after a year in which her health had not been robust, she was now on
the road to recovery.
The Provost said that at the moment the cause of the public schools
was being treated by some as a lost cause. He was profo~ndly ~hocked
at the apologetic tone taken by sections of the Press which clarmed to
be read by the "top people."
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. "I believe,'_' said the Provost, "that the independen t schools of
wh10 the pubbc schools are_ protagonis ts, stand for something ve
precious . ln some quarte_rs 1t IS looked upon as something immor;;
that_ pa~e~ts shou~d be w1llmg to pay for the education of their children
I thmk 1t 1s magmficent. What better thing can they spend their mo ·
on ? Such schools .as King's, in the great _tradition of the public sch~;fs
of our country, still have much to contnbute to the education of our
people.
The following were present :Mr. Waiter Long (Chairman) , The Ven. F. G. Hilder (Provost) The Head
m ast er, Messrs. G. W. Morgan, H. R. Padfield, W. Cope, W. Gooderham an dG. W. Sprunt.
D . B. Abraham, R. J . A. Abraham, D . S. Ash ton, R. H. S. Ash ton w
Ash ton, A . J. Atkmson, J. R. Attfield, J. Baker, B. C. S. Barnes , c. G. Ba~es.
C. M. ] . Barnes, T. T . B arnes, R. Beal, D . Bernhard-Sm ith, R. G. Bird R•
Blake, E. E . Boehm, E . G. Bolitho! J . Bolitho, J. C. P . Bonner, G. R : n·
Bradfield , R . M. Braham, T. H. Bngham , C. Bul!och, A. C. Burnett, R c·
Burtenshaw , E . S. Catchpole, B . L. Cha rles, A . G. Chubb, I. R . Chudle ·
K. <;oombs, M. _C. Culver, C. E . Cutler, J . N . Darby, D . C. S. David G
F arr ·
Dav1es, _N. _Dav1es, R. H. Davies, T . M. Eaton, D . A. Edwards, M.
]. A. F1eldmg, G. Fleming, C. _v .. Gale, C. T . Gallegos, A. C. Garnett: J. E :
Garvey, J . H. Garvey, D. M. G1bbms, J. C. M. Gibbins, J . S. P . Gibson , j . M.
Glover, R. T . Glover, J . M. Graham , A. G. Gray , B . C. Grigg, A. C. Gulliford
S. Gunstone, T. P . _Halton, G. T . Hambly, J . R. Harrison, W. D . Harry, c c'
Hart, ] . . R. Hawkms, E : ] . P . H epworth, P. W. R. H ewson, J . F. Hin~on .
M. A . Hrrst, A. G. Hopkms, H . E . Howard , G. L . Hughes, J . T. S. Hutchins'
T . J . Je~ord, f:.· John, K. R. L . Jones, D . Jordan , J. V. Keene , P . S. K erton:
R. H. Krmberhn, H . J. Lasham, A. W . K. L au, B . J. L ester-Smith M Lewis
J. C. L : Little, P . J. Lowrey, P . P . Luff, E . G. Luff,M.F .Moodie,Manning'
P. p '
C Martm, M. Matthews, T . I. Miles, D . Millard, M.
Morgan, A. F . Much, J . S . Murray, F . J . Nye, P . Paine, D . B . Paton, C. L.
Pearce, R. . A . Poland, ~ - H . Poppe, D . Preece, A. L . Price, M. B . Price,
C. J. C. Pn~chard, C. Rambo~ , D . G. Randall! T. G. Rant, A. E. S. Rippon ,
A . G. F . R1ppon, A. C. Robmson, J . C. Robmson, P . Robinson , C. Russell,
A. R. J?. Rutherfo~d . L . Sankey, I. D. Sharpe, E. B. Sheppard, G. R. Shove,
P. L . S1de, J . D. S1ms, A . T . A. Simson, W . J . Simson, R. M. Smith, J. Stevenson, D. C. C. Stott, R . M. Storrs, H . Stringer, W . J. Sutton, D. T . Taylor
J. S. D. Tayl'!r, R. 0. Taylor, A. D. T. Thomas, R. J . Thomas, M. J.
Thuell, C. J. Trmbrell, J. T. Torond, N . A. Toogood, J. A. Townsend, M.). C.
Trapnell_. G. Turk, ~- E . Trigg, J . C. T yz!lck, W . E . Uphill, G. Vallender,
P . J . Vlllar, C. S . Vmcent, F. Vyvyan-Rob mson , R. Wadland , C. N . Wallis,
T . P . W~nsborough, M. Waterhouse, A. Whelpton, T . Wilson-Step hens, I. WynnMackenzle.
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NEWS ITEMS
A . G. J!opkin~ (Fsg), who came to support the 0. A. Rugger side, has
surp_nsed_ his tu_tor, and per~aps himself, by gaining a First in
Engmeenn g Prelims. at Cambndge . Congratulations.
A. G. Gray (M6r) came down for the Carol Service with others and has
completed a successful first term at Cambridge. He has combined his
medical studies with small bore shooting and has been selected to shoot
for the University. He hopes to branch out into .303 shooting in the
Lent and Summer Terms.
A. F. Yule (M58) is continuing his studies to become a Chartered
Accountan t and took the Intermedia te examination last November. He
cycles 12 miles daily to the City, plays rugger every Saturday and
tennis in the Summer.
The Rev. F . M. Trefusis (o6) you will regret to hear has had to relinquish his living because of ill-health and is now living at Sowton
Lodge, Clyst Honiton, Exeter, Devon. He has been in touch with two
contempor aries : The Rev. H . H. Hudson (oo) . of St. Michael's House,
Challford, Devon, who was Captain of Football at King's in r go_') , and
F. W . Fraser, of Blindwell Cottage, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot.
D. B . Busfield (W59) wrote from Gaydon in December, where he is
stationed with a V-Bomber conversion unit. He expects to be posted
to Wyton, Huntingdonshire, in March to a Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron .
The Rev. R . Le B . Johnson (futo), The Precentor and Sacristan of Peterborough Cathedral, has accepted the living of Hortley, near Salisbury,
Southern Rhodesia. Hortley is about Bo miles from Salisbury on the
main road to Bulawayo. He will sail on rsth February, rg62 .
J Baker (A54) hopes to qualify to practise as a medical practitioner
·in July and may be found in London during the week and in Bath at
some week-ends. He is entering two sons for Pyrland Hall in rg68
and rg6g.
R . E. Buchman (M6ol writes from 1582, Yale Station, New Laven, Connecticut, U .S.A. He finds he is very busy with the formal studies
required by Yale University, but contrives to work at the University
theatre and play squash, while New York is always a temptation and
Boston is even more interesting. He has looked up f . de W. Perry
(Wsg) and found him sumptuously housed at Harvard. M. f. Monk
(W6rl has written to _Buchm~n from S~ady Side ~cad emy and hopes
to visit Yale before h1s year m the Umted States 1s over. Monk has
been playing American footba~l. R . M. Stilson (C6o) ~s also at Yale
University, but on the other s1de of the campus and his paths rarely
cross Buchman's .
H . F. Maunder (M39) has renewed contact with King's after many years.
His eldest son entered King 's in January, rg62, and he, himself, is
now a life member of the O.A.C. He has been out of England for the
last ten years and is at present cj o Harold T . Smith, Inc., Via Sandegua 50, Rome, Italy. He may be coming home in the near future
and will then be able to visit King's frequently .
A. John (M6r), looking the complete musician, came down from London
for the Carol Service and played the retiring voluntary. He returned
to play in a C~rol Service at ?t. Stephen'~, . Kensington,. where he is
assistant orgamst. He has pa1d several VISits to Cambndge , where,
through the office <;>fA. G. Gray_ (M6r) he h_as indulged in ~ form of
intellectual masochism by attendmg lectures m organic chemistry.
G. T. Hambly (W44) has been home on leave from Hong Kong and was
able to attend the London Dinner. He expects to play for the O.A.C.
at hockey in March and by way of preparation is playing for a
Southampton hockey club.
T . Atkinson (M6o) is now in his second year at the Scottish Hotel S~hool,
Glasgow, and enjoys it immensely. _He spent the Summer -:v<;>rku~g ~t
Scotland's Hotel, Pitlochry, Perthshrre. He proposes to VISit King s
in J anuary, rg62.
A. P. Adney (-08) writes from Michigan. He sailed fo~ U .S.A. in 1913.
He has correspondence with the Rev. F. M. TrefuSJs (o6) , E. H. F.
Salt (Eo3), C. G. Salt (03), H . E . G. Mumford (Aro) and the Rev.
H. H. Hudson (oo) , all of whom were outstanding ~emb~rs of
King's in their generation and whose names are on the shields m the
Dining Hall.
f . C. B . Brown (M56) attended the All-Christian Asse~bly f~r P_eace in
Prague last Summer, on which he reported at length m a ~~~~gham
University magazine. He was able to spend three days hvmg m _the
house of a Czech pastor and his family, who spoke perfect Enghsh,
and so enjoyed a special contact with the life in Eastern Europe today.
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f. S. Harp er
(Fsr ) telegraphed from Germany offering to fly over to play
in the rugger match if a three-quarter back was needed .
Unfortunately, all places were filled, but his offer was much appreciated by
P . F . W. Twose (Msg).
T. H . E . Goldie (A38) now has a son at King's and no doubt will visit
King's , in spite of the heavy demands of the theatre.
W. Treharne Jones (M6r) writes from Cambridge, where life is full of
interest for him. Politics, not surprisingly, is one of his main activities
at the Union, the Conservative Association and the European Group .
He compares the frugality of Selwyn adversely with the luxury of the
South Wing at King's .
C. L . Pearce (Wsr) . Congratulations on his marriage on gth September
rg6r , at Cambridge.
D . B . Short (F53) was home on leave fro~
Istanbul and was usher at Pearce's sister's wedding in July, rg6r.
T. O' B . Bamber (W54) wrote from the Yukon in October, rg6r, having
been in Canada for three months on an International Engineering Exchange. Canada seems to consist of blizzards, ice and snow,
shooting, fishing, b ear and moose hunting . It is also a land of opportunity. He will return home in rg6z.
T . G. W y att (Asg) writes from St. Chad's College, Durham, regretting
that distance prevents him from attending any O.A. functions. He
sends good wishes, in which he is joined by D. W . Perry (A6o) .
R . G. Bird (A47) has renewed his contacts. He was married some J:our
years ago and now has a son, r8 months old. He has b een teaching at
St. Andrew's School, Woking, for the past five years. He became
Headmaster of Brightlands Preparatory School at Newnham-on-Severn
in January .
H . Vyvyan-Robinson (M45) has recently been promoted Chief Pilot of
his air line and now resides in Miami, Florida.
N. R . Garnett (W59) we hear has been seen at Oulton Park . He is now
at St. Helens, Lancs., working with B.I.C.C., and likes it. Also M. W .
Lobb (W6o) is now a cadet in the Merchant Navy.
A . G. F. Rippon (M4o) became Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government in the Government changes made
in October, rg6r.
P. ]. Culverwell (C55) has written from cfo Rawlinson & Hunter,
Nestle Alimentana, Vevey, Switzerland, but was expecting to move
in December, rg6r. Culverwell is concerned with financial policy of
Nestle and Swiss pharmaceutical firms. He has made good use of the
facilities for pleasure in Switzerland.
R. M. ]. Davis (C56) entered a five-year apprenticeship with the De
Havilland Aircraft Company. During this period he met T. G. DillonGodfray (W48), Chief Apprentice Supervisor for De Havilland . Davis
studied at the Bournemouth College of Technology and was elected
President of the Students' Union.
R. P. Dovell (F49) has recently applied for posts with the Ministry of
Agriculture and another with Fisons Ltd.
A. J. Gibbs (Wsz) has applied for a post in the New Zealand D .S.I.R.
to work on virus diseases of pasture plants at the grassland research
station situated at Palmerston North, North Island.
Gibbs meets
Michael Otty (Asr), who is workin~ with Vauxhall Mo!ors, L~ton,
and lives with his wife and daughter m Harpenden. Otty IS captam •)f
the Harpenden R.F .C ., which runs 6-8 teams . Gibbs finally and
successfully finished his thesis for his Ph.D. in rg6r.
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R. F. Barnes (W6o) recently left the Hospital Service in Hereford and
has taken up a trainee in managership with the Rank Organisation.
G. N. Gray (M47) and Mrs. Gray called at the School with their sons
recently . They have three sons who are entering Pyrland Hall in due
course.
[. H edayat (F52). News has been received by the Headmaster that he is
married and lives at 25 Avenue Pasyan, Basfaranieh, Teheran, Iran;
we are hoping he will start an Iranian Branch of the O.A. Club.
W. Elliott-Clarke. News has recently been received that he has moved
house and his provisional address is Plot 9, Orchard Avenue North,
Worthing, Sussex. He is very flourishing and rejoices that he has a
smaller garden than previously.
R. Ward (W44) writes that he is with Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardsan Ltd., shipbuilders. He has been promoted inspector and is dealing
with the assignment of freeboards.
R. A. B. Stephenson (M47) has written from Perth, Western Australia,
where he has settled with his wife. Those who were contemporaries of
his will appreciate that he is not wildly excited at the prospect of the
Empire Games, which take place in Perth in rg62. Stephenson has a
business in Perth and farms 200 acres for a hobby. D. W. McMullan
(M47) also lives in Perth and was recently selected to play for Western
Australia in the Annual Australian Golf Championship. Stephenson
is also in touch with H . Kierulf (M49), who lives at 53 Celestine Drive,
Weston, Ontario, with his wife and three children. Kierulf is making
a name for himself as an engineer and is helping to develop
the Dominion by building highways, docks and other civil engineering
work.
D. C. Martin (M6r) is now an Officer Cadet in training with No. r68
Course, R.A.F., South Cerney, Glos.
G. M. ]ones (C55) is at present taking an Art Teacher's Diploma Course
at Bristol Institute of Education, having completed a four-year course
in art.
I . Walker ( ), who left King's from Pyrland Hall, has spent a lonely
six months on Stewart Island off South Island, New Zealand. He and
his companion wintered on the island when the snow line descended
into the sea. He emerged from this experience with many hundreds of
opossum skins. He has been in New Zealand for three years and
during this time has turned his hand to forestry and to quarrying.
G. W . A. Steven (Arg), T .D. , writes to say he is now to be found at the
Old Bakehouse, Kirtlington, Oxon.
A. W. Fry (F54) is a Budget Accountant with Kimberley-Clark Ltd. and
is living at Shiplap, Upper Street, Leeds, Nr. Maidstone, Kent. He
was married to Miss Patricia Wiggins at Romsey Abbey on 29th July,
rg6r.
N . R. Garnett (W59) is an apprentice with British Insulated Callendar'c;
Cables, and after a · short introduction to the works is now doing a
course in basic engineering at St. Helen's Technical College. From
January he expects to be transferred to the Liverpool College of Technology to start a course in electrical engineering leading to the Higher
National Diploma.
f. Lipman (W6r) has taken up the offer of the Ford Motor Co . of a
vacancy on their Dip . Tech. Course. He will spend six months on a
sandwich course and then spend all his time at a College of Technology.
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A . C. Garnett (W57). having passed his intermediate examination in art
at Salisbury in the Summer, is now at the Hornsey College of Art.
S . H. Griffiths (W59) writes from nr. Napier, North Island, New Zealand
a~d proposes to attend a .course at Massey College, leading to a Wooi
Dtploma . He has been m the employ of a large wool braking firm
His address is cjo Dalgety & Co. Ltd., P .O. Box 2018, Port Ahuriri.
New Zealand.
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R . Smart (C59) is now back from Southern Rhodesia and his address is
cj o Little :Woodbo~ough, Woo.dfields, pursley. He has been accepted
by the Wnttle Institute of Agnculture m Essex for a two-year diploma
course, commencing in October. He hopes to visit King's sometime
during the Lent Term.
The Taunton Secretary regrets that, in the last Aluredian, it was
stated that the Oxford Dinner was held at New College. It was, as in
former years, held at University College, where there were three O.A.s
in residence. Please accept my apologies for so misleading you all .
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, ENGAGEMENTS
We congratulate :
I . R. Collins (C53) on his marriage to Miss Monica von Oldershausen at
the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lima, Peru, on Saturday, zrst
October, rg6r.
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P. W . F . Twose (M59) on his marriage on Saturday, znd December, rg6r,
at Torquay.
D. E. F. Luke (W54) on his marriage at the Savoy Chapel, London, to
Miss Florence Whitaker on 6th October, rg6r.
M. Aristidou (W58) on his marriage to Miss Suzanne Cole on Saturday,
r6th December, rg6r .
R. Blake (F56) on his engagement to Miss Sally Gran, of Langford.
R. G. Richards (W55) on his engagement to Miss Angela Louise Baker,
of Upper Norwood, London.
T . ]. Atkinson (M6o) has announced his engagement. His fiancee is
teaching in a school in Fife. They hope to be married in September,
1963.
The Rev. Martin N. Phillips (A51) announces his engagement to Miss
Sylvia Crowe, of Edinburgh.
]. Garnett (WSS) was recently married and is now stationed at Oswestry,
where he instructs junior leaders in the arts of war.
FOR YOUR DIARY
Sat., lOth March
O .A. Hockey Match
Sat., 19th May
Main College Athletic Sports
Fri., 8th June
Pyrland Hall Sports and Prize-giving
O.A. Whitsun Reunion and Opening
of the Squash Courts
Sat., 9th-Mon., 11th June
Speech Day and Opening of the new
building by the Most Reverend Archbishop Lord Fisher of Lambeth ...
Fri ., 22nd June
O.A. Rugger Match
Sa~ .• 15th December
O.A. London Dinner ...
Fn., 7th December
Any O.A. who wishes to receive a~ invitatio? to Speech Day should
write to Miss D. C. Crockett, who w1ll send h1m one as they become
available.
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THE ALUREDIAN
Contents
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Editorial
SCI-IOOL RECORD
Speech Day, 1962
School Notes
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PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
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Oxford Hockey Festival
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Rover Crew Camp
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An Arch<£ological Excavation 71
Queen Victoria's Last Ride
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Un dialogue entre Nelson et
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Poem
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" In death "
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" J uliette "
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An Argument on different
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The Pilkington Report
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Tristan da Cunha
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The Old Aluredian Club
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Our Contemporaries . . .
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THE ALUREDIAN
KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON
EDITOR : J. C. S. HORROCKS
G. C. DARVILL, A. C. HILL , J. M. HUGHES ,
R. W. J. VINCENT
No . 5
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HIS year has seen
a great deal of progress in the School-ranging
from the regular use of the South Wing to the tidying up of some of
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the less ordered parts of the School grounds .
We would like to be able to speak of progress where The Aluredian
is concerned, but it is difficult to do so. There has been a Jack
of enthusiasm on the part of the School to contribute original work to
the magazine. If the number of personal contributions continues to
drop, the result will be that the magazine will lose its character as one
which presents widely differing views and will become little more than
a news bulletin . Being perhaps as zealous as any magazine editors, we
should like to be able to blame the drop in contributions on the recent
publication of a heretic magazine called " View." However, this would
be extremely unfair and not true, because such a magazine should stimulate thought and imagination . It probably did ; but though many people
talk loud and long on their pet subjects, there seems to be a reluctance
to organise thoughts by putting pen to paper.
There is no reason why The Aluredian in the future should not burn
with life if we receive plenty of contributions. But, though we can urge
you to write, we cannot make you do so, and we therefore echo the ~ords
used in last year's issue by repeating that the future of the magazine
depends on you.
THE EDITORS.
Speech Day,
1962
HIS was a truly memorable occasion for King's and will remain in
our minds for many years. The sun was shining, yet it was not too
hot and, indeed, the day was one of the finest of the whole term. In the
past King's has had many distinguished visitors, but none more distinguished than Archbishop Lord Fisher of Lambeth, who kindly consented this year to come and open the new building and to give away
the prizes.
He arrived in Taunton during the evening O'f Thursday, 21st July,
and he met the Chapter for a short while at the Castle Hotel before
coming to stay the night at the Headmaster's house. The next morning
at 10.15 the Headmaster presented the School Prefects to him and he
toured the School, accompanied by photographers and television cameramen .
At 12 noon , when the guests had taken their places in Chapel, the
traditional Commemoration Service took place. This was preceded by a
procession, which left the main doors of the School, crossed the Square
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and entered t~e Chapel through the West door . It was headed by th
School Captam, followed by the Thurife r and Choir, the Masters the
Headma~ter, Mr. Mervyn Lewis (representing the O .A. Club), the' L/
and Clencal F~llows of the Chapter, the Chaplain, Bishop Wilson, th~
Provost, Archbishop Lord Fisher and finally the visitor, the Lord Bishop
of Bath and Wells.
After lunch, Lord Fisher moved in procession, via the School
sh?P _road, from the Hea~aster's house to the West door of the new
bmldmg. The route was lmed by boys, who bowed as Lord Fisher went
past. Meanwhile, the guests had collected around the North door of
the building and, while Lord Fisher was inspecting the interior, the boys
quickly filed round to take their place in front of the guests. Before the
Provost gave th_e key to the Archbishop to open the new building, Mr.
Le Fevre (architect), Mr. Stansell (director of contracting firm), Mr.
Tosh-Robb. (manager) . and Mr. Hallett (foreman of the works) were presented to h1m. In askmg the Guest of Honour to open the building, the
Provost called it the Unmack Building.
Having passed up the Western staircase, the opening party came to
the Art Room . Here the H eadmaster asked Mr. Reeves (a Trustee of
the Dulverton Trust) to unveil a plaque in honour of a gift of £2,500
made by the Trust towards the cost of the new building. The Headmaster
read out the wording and then the Divisional Bursar, Major R. Cely
Trevilian, thanked Mr. Reeves and expressed the gratitude of the School
to the Dulverton Trust.
The opening party then descended from the first floor and emerged
at the top of the steps at the North door. Here the youngest boy in the
College, J. M. Wilson, presented a bouquet to Lady Fisher, and the
Provost asked the Archbishop to declare the building open. This he was
pleased to do, but reserved a longer address until later in the afternoon .
Then Bishop D. J . Wilson (the Custos and Chairman of the School
Council) thanked him and presented him with a gift, an automatic toaster, which had been brought forward by A. V. Nicolas, who
had designed and drawn a card depicting the West door of the building
to accompany the gift.
Speech Day now assumed a more traditional form as the guests took
their seats in the marquee for the speeches. The Provost was the first
to speak and his short speech was intended to be "by way of introduction." He first pointed out that this was the last occasion that we should
have Miss Johns, Headmistress of S. Clare's, with us, as she was retiring
at the end of the term . He thanked her for fourteen years of "unflagging
energy and selfless devotion" and wished her many years of health and
happiness in her retirement.
After also thanking Mr. Morgan for 25
years of service to the School, he passed on to the subject of the new
building. It was specially suitable, he said, to have as our Guest of
Honour ''one who was a great Headmaster before he was a great Archbishop." He then went on to say that it was the unanimous wish of the
Chapter, at the suggestion of the Custos, that the building should at
once be named the Unmack Building. "I must say," the Provost continued, "that it has been resisted with the utmost insubordination by the
Headmaster, and that I have only succeeded in achieving it by putting
my foot down as I have never had to put it down before."
Herewith the Headmaster took up the challenge; a full copy of
his report appears after this article . The prizes were distribut~d by Lord
Fisher who afterwards made a speech. He spoke of the JOY to any
Head~aster of completing a building. "It is a great explosion of thanks4
giving and achievement and everything else," and he shared with the
Headmaster "that natural joy of achievement at providing a building
and of feeling 'there it is.' " But he pointed out that this was only "one
achievement in a vast range of achievements," and he had gathered from
his short stay at the School that King's was "at the top of its form. "
Much of what Lord Fisher went on to say was an examination of the
way in which a proper understanding of the meaning of Freedom is on
the wane . H e said that Science did not believe in Freedom. "It believes
in irrefragable laws which nobody can break. The only thing that really
bothers the scientist is the cancer cell, because he cannot control it. "
He went on to quote the examples of big business and politics and
concluded that in fact " there are only two places in which you can find
freedom-the Church and the Schools of England. Neither is a complete
exponent of freedom , but both have the root of the matter in them, and
that is why we believe in them." For true spiritual and intellectual freedom consisted in being liberated from one 's spiritual and intellectual
prejudices, and this could only be accomplished with the aid of the Holy
Spirit. Indeed, "the primary work of the Holy Spirit is to blow us out
of our ruts !" But it was only in the Church and the Schools that this
was fully understood , and therefore it was only in them that the Holy
Spirit could really make Himself felt in such a way that freedom did
truly flourish.
After Lord Fisher's speech the Bishop of Bath and Wells proposed
a vote of thanks and was seconded in this by the School Captain, N. P.
Butt. The latter said that a visit of an Archbishop was worth at least a
whole day's holiday, which has since been granted and will enable
another half-term holiday to be organised in the Michaelmas Term.
The excellent tea was then most welcome.
Amongst the guests
were Mrs. Harcombe, great-grand-daughter of Nathaniel Woodard;
Mrs. Bradfield, widow of our former Provost; and Dr. Christopher
Woodard, great-grandson of the Founder. After tea guests were free
to inspect the new building and to visit the numerous exhibitions, of
which that of Art and Crafts in Big School was of particularly high
standard.
No notes of this truly memorable Speech Day would be complete
without mention of the following day, Saturday. At 11.0 a.m., in Chapel,
King's Choral Society combined with the girls of St. Audries School,
West Quantoxhead, to sing Benjamin Britten's "Saint Nicolas," which
was especially written for the centenary of Lancing College, the chief
Woodard School. The performance also included a rendering of the ~un­
dredth Psalm to a setting by Vaughan Williams. An account of both
these items will be found elsewhere in this issue.
Many boys were able to spend the night out with their parents, but
about ninety had to remain at School and, by all appearances, they
seemed to enjoy it. The week-end was a fitting conclusion to a really
great occasion .
THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT
MR . CHAIRMAN, YouR GRACE, MR. MAYoR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
[Before opening his report the Headmaster spoke very appreciatively
of the compliment which the Chapter had paid him in naming the new
building after him. He said, however, that it cost him dear in his feelings to accept such an honour, as he had always hoped to do his duty
and slip quietly away . He felt , however, that it was part of his duty
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to put his personal feelings on one side and accept humbly with the
warmest of appreciation and gratitude this great compliment . He
ven!nred. to hop~, .however, that th~ name "South Win g" would be used
dunng h1s remammg years of service at King's College .]
" There is for H eadmasters a fundamental Speech Day principle that
the more di~tinguished the Guest of Honour the shorter the Headmaster's
report: This year, th.erefo:e, my report will be very brief indeed ; that
will give me great satisfactiOn and, I am sure, even more satisfaction to
others ! But it is not laziness only which makes me rejoice to have the
good fortune to be Headmaster here at the time of Your Grace' s visit
It is a great honour for us all that you have made time during your busy
retirement to visit King's and graciously open our new building. We
thank you most warmly. I am particularly grateful for the honour of
welcoming Your Grace, not only because, like others, I can hardly believe that you really did say to the Pope, "So long, No Holy See" ! but
because at one dark moment not long ago you spoke with a firm voice
when certain 'large hearted Arthurs' who should have known better
were helping to thrust on the public that ridiculous and neurotic book
now known as "Lady C." I particularly distrust 'large hearted Arthurs'
who sell the pass and let others clear up the mess . It was 'large hearted
Arthurs' who allowed Hitler and his thugs to get into power in Germany.
If enough people in Germany had stood up to Hitler in the early days he
could not have wrecked both Germany and Europe. If English morality
sinks to the level of "Lady C.," it will not be only the immoral who have
done it, but also the 'large hearted Arthurs,' who, by their pride in their
own misplaced generosity, have provided a platform upon which the
depraved in mind can proclaim an evil and deceptive doctrine. I can
assure Lord Fisher that I am not alone in thanking him most profoundly
for his courageous and firm leadership.
We have also great pleasure in welcoming our Visitor, the Lord
Bishop of Bath and Wells. This is his first visit to our Speech Day and
we hope that he and Mrs. Henderson will enjoy it so much that they
will come often. We are very grateful, once more, to the Mayor and
Mayoress of Taunton for gracing our board and our platform. Though
we are a boarding school, we are very proud of our links with Taunton
and, judging by the number of day boys who are entering our Junior
House at Pyrland Hall, Taunton is very proud of King's. At least, we
do keep open one of the loveliest views in Somerset, which is available
to everyone through the right of way across the hilly fields. We h~ve
brightened up our link with the ancient School of Taunton by havmg
painted the coats of arms of Bishop Fox and Bishop Oldham, which
were carved on the walls of Big School at its erection in 1869 when the
school moved out of the centre of the town.
This year has been truly remarkable in every way. That is a very
safe statement for any ·Headmaster to make, but I mean it in no double
sense. The work results have been good, as you can see from the
Honours List. Our 1st XV was unbeaten by any other school side and
was acknowledged to have had one of the best seasons, if not the best
season for total points, of any school team in England. Marlborough has
most kindly, on the strength of this, invited us to come on her fixture
list, and we very much hope that we shall do well enough to hold a
permanent place there.
Our cricket for two seasons running has been good. This year we have
so far won 6 matches, drawn 3 and lost nil. I congratulate the coach,
Mr. James, and all the masters who are helping and also, of course, the
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captain of the cric.ket ~earn. We gave quite a shock to ~he M.<;.C. by
getting five of their Wickets for about 30 run~ and keepmg . t?eJr. score
down to a very modest level; the match ended m a draw. Sailmg IS now
a feature of school life here. Fencing goes ahead well. P . L. Marchant,
the captain of fencing, won the Somerset Schoolboys' Foil Championship. The Pioneers have been doing very useful and effective work.
We are profoundly grateful to parents, Old Boys and other friends
of King's who have given us two lovely Squash Courts costing £4,500.
The fund was started by two gifts of £50 each from Admiral Faulkner
and Mr. and Mrs . Bracey. This good foundation was quickly built upon
by many other kind donors. The boys, as expected, have greatly taken
to the game , and it will make your heart warm, but not as warm as they
get themselves, to see them plaJ:ing, even on a very hot day. The C.C.F.
flourishes here far more than m many other schools. The Inspection
report w~s quite lyrical. It paid a great and well-deserved tribute to
Major W1lson, h1s officers and N.C.O.s.
Our play, "St. Joan," was a very moving performance and reached
a remarkably high standard. We hope as many parents as possible will
stay tomorrow to hear the cantata, "St. Nicolas," which was specially
written by Mr. Benjamin Britten for the chief Woodard School, Lancing.
The singing will be exceptionally good; the St. Audries girls enjoy their
co-operation with King's as much as we do. We are very grateful to
their Headmistress, Miss Havergal, for letting us benefit in this way by
the girls' lovely voices and the skill and training of Miss Knight.
Another very good friend of King's is Miss ] ohns, Headmistress of
the School of St. Clare. We shall miss her very much and we wish her
a long and happy retirement.
The greatest feature of the year is, of course, the completion of the
new South Wing. This is a great encouragement and we are very grateful to Mr. Reeves and the other Dulverton Trustees for their generosity
in helping us so wonderfully towards the cost of the Art Room. This gift
is in honour of the first Lord Dulverton, M.P. for the ancient Borough
of Taunton. We welcome today among us, by no means for the first
time, Mr. Edward Du Cann, M.P. for the modern constituency of Taunton and district, and we also greet with great pleasure for the first time
his fiancee, Miss Murchie. We present our best wishes and congratulations to them both. I do not think Mr. Du Cann will be like one young
M.P. I met recently. When he rose to greet me I said, "Please keep
your seat." He said, "I only wish I could." We do warmly congratulate Mr. Le Fevre, our architect, on a beautiful, efficient and fitting building. It is a joy to use it.
The Old Boys' Club flourishes . A most successful term of three
years' Chairmanship by Mr. Waiter Long has just been completed. Our
Club gatherings grow larger and larger. We are greatly indebted to the
O.A. Committee, and particularly to its indefatigable Hon . Secretary,
Mr. Graham Barnes, for all they do to support the School. We are sorry
that Mr. Graham Barnes cannot be here today, but we greet in his place
very good friends of the School, Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Lewis. Mr.
Mervyn Lewis was Chairman of the first O.A. Dinner I attended in
London in 1937. There were then about 35 Old Boys at the dinner; now
our numbers are nearing 200. The biggest restaurant in the Houses of
Parliament is now hardly large enough for our London Dinner. I almost
feel tempted to ask Lord Fisher to help us to take over the House of
Lords for our O .A. Dinner. We are greatly saddened by the sudden
death of Mr. Theophilus Miles, a member of the O.A. Committee and
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one of our earliest Pioneers. The Pioneers, under Major Baker h
do~e ~xcellent work this year. It is typical of the splendid spirit t~~~
exists m many parts of t~e - ~ch_ool _that one of our Prefects, Christopher
Dean~. has shown great Imt~ative m organising parties to clean off and
re-po~Js~.d~maged desk tops m one of the classrooms. I highly comme d
such m1tiative.
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I hope next year_to give a glimpse into further plans for the developme~t of the Sc_hool m t~e fu~ure, but I can see the Chapter is gettin
anxious! so I Will not spml the1r peace of mind; my plans are as yet plan~
for a fa1rly remote future, but not too remote !
All I need say this year is th~t t~e going is very good indeed, and
I thank all those who ~ork _for Kmg s, especially the Prefects and our
e~~ellent Scho?l Capta~n, N1gel Butt. The high standard of responsibility and efficiency wh1ch our Prefects reach is one of the greatest supports that the School has and accounts for a great deal of its progress
Then I thank most warmly the Masters, the Bursar, the Housemasters.
the Chapla~n, and l?articularl):' the Second Master, Mr. Morgan . I con~
gratulate h~ ?n his completmg 25 years of notable service at King's
I came to Kmg s only one ~erm before_ Mr. Morgan, an? it has truly been
a. most wonderful and enJoyable penod of co-operation. King's owes
him. a great debt and I do _also. May he have many years of further
service here. We thank him warmly for his great contribution to the
progress and welfare of King's.
. I will refrall_l from giving advice to parents this year; this is a great
piece of self-sacnfice on my part, but I must be brief. I can easily make
up for it next year !
Besides ~is, parents do seem to me to be much more understanding
and co-operative than they used to be. Parents are rather like the little
girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead . "When
she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was naughty, she
was horrid." We, fortunately, have an overwhelming majority of very,
very good parents here ; I know of no horrid ones.
One request I venture to make. If your son considers becoming a
priest, please do all you can, but without any compulsion, to sustain and
encourage him. The Kingdom of God is the only really important Kingdom, and those who are willing to give their lives wholly to up-build it
are the m,ost vitally important of workers. Without vision the nation
perishes for time and for eternity. I am glad to see a much increased
number of ordination candidates coming from this School. May it rapidly
increase further !
This year has seen the death of two great friends of King's, Father
Etherington, for many years Provost, and Mr. Lionel Rogers., Fellow.
They both were devoted to King's and contributed generously to her
both in her hours of need and in her hours of success. I was privileged
to know Mr. Rogers well and his support in my work and his personal
friendship meant more to me than I can easily say.
In closing, I have the greatest of pleasure in saying how deeply
grateful I am to Archdeacon Hilder, our Provost, to Bishop Wilson, the
Chairman of our Council, . to the Divisional Bursar and all the Fellows
for their kindly guidance and their generous encouragement. When I
hear of some schools who have apparently unappreciative Governing
Bodies. I thank Providence that such a calamity has never come our
way. One of the greatest reasons for the success of King's has been that,
year after year, we have all been able here to work happily in the clear
light of the wise and sympathetic eyes of the Provost and Chapter."
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PRIZE LIST
Open Scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge-M. A. Coward . C. A. P arson's
Scholarsbip-P. T opp mg. Scholarship t o R.M.A .. Sandhurst-]. C. S.
Horrocks. County Art Award-E. A. Tuke . County Architecture AwardR. E. Owen. Scholarship to Britannia R.N. College-S. N. G. Davies. R oyal
Marines Scholarship-M . T. Trythall. Anson and T ombs Memorial Prizes :
Passed out 4th (Sandhurst)-B . M. Wootton. American Exchange Scholarship
-M. J. Monk. Places at Uni versities : Oxford-A. Fussell, N. V. Ly le, F. T .
Reiss, N. P. Tola nd , A. J. B. White, M. J. Monk , P . T . Bonsey,
P. J. Green, M. St. J. French, D . M. Rowe. Cambridge-N. P. Butt, W .
Treharne-Jones. London-E. J . P . H epwortb, P . Topping. L ondon Hospitals
-R . J. Thomas, A. J . Burnfield , M. D. Mears, R. D . Evans, F. J . Nye.
Harvard-B. G . Nicoloff. Edinburgh-M . H. F erguson, J. A. Spence . Wales
(Cardiff )- J. M. Graham . Qualified for County Scholarships-M. A. Coward.
N. V. L yle, M. H . Ferguson , M. J . Monk, D . M. Rowe. C. G . H ennessy, A.
Garnett, F . T . Riess, F. J. Nye, W . Trehame-Jones, P . Topping, N . P .
Toland, N. P . Butt, R . J . Thomas, J . A. Spence, A. Fussell, J . M. Grabam,
R. 1. N. Grant , E. J. P. H epworth.
Ge neral Certificate of Education : Distinctions at Advanced Level-D. M. Rowe
(Physics), N . P . Butt (Ch emistry), B. A. W . Price (Chemistry), F . T . Riess
(Spanish), M. A. Coward (History), J. A. Fielding (Geography). D. P. B.
Miller (English).
Advanced Level-M. J. Adam , C. L. F. Bamford. B. C. S. Barnes , D. Bromwich,
C. R. Budge, N . P . Butt, M. A. Coward, R. D. Evans, M. H . F erguson , .J . A.
Fielding, A . Fussell , J. M. Graham, A. G. Gray, J. R. Halton, C. G. H ennessy ,
R . D . H ennessy. E . J . P . H epworth , G. A. Herbert, P . W . R. H ewson , D . D.
Hill, A. C. Holland, J . C. S. Horrocks, J . M. Hughes , R. R. A. Hunt , .T . G.
James, A. John, B . H . Lintern , J . M. Lipman, P. P. Luff, N . V. Lyle, D. C
Martin, D . P . B . Miller , M . .J . Monk, P . G. S. Murray, B . G. Nicoloff , F. TNye , R. E. Owen, D . M. H. Pq.rkinson, I. D. Philippe, R. A. P oland, B . A. W .
Price, M. H . Ragless, J . W . D . R ees, H . A. Rhind , F . T . Riess, D . M. Rowe ,
J. A. Spence, R. M. Storrs, I. A. Strudwick, A. D . T . Thomas, R. J . Thomas,
N. J. Timpson, N . P . Toland, P . Topping, W . Trehame-Jones, E . A. Tuke ,
G. B . Vallender, R. W . Vaux, R. N . Woollacott, E . A. Wyse.
Ordinary Level-M . G. Alien , J. S . .Ballantyne, M. J. Batey, M. A. D . Bentley,
R. P . Bentley, M. W . Berryman, A. W. Bishop-Stephens, C. W . C. Bracey,
A. J . Burnfield, J . R. Bumfield, M. R. W. Burton , M. S. Caffry, D . A. H .
Chodzko, P. J. Chubb, I. A. Cocks, M. W. Cooke , R. C. Cowley, M. A. J.
Craven, S. N. G. Davies, C. J. Deane, P. W . J . Dupee, J . P . Edmunds, J.
Emami , T. Evans, R. G. Ford , P. M. Franklyn, C. R. Fuller, R. J . R. Gibson ,
H . R. Glennie, R . P .C. Goode, P . J. T . Grant-Anderson, P . W . Graves-Morris,
W . Grun, M. D . Head , P . J. V . Henton, W . R. Herbert, P . R. T. Hillier,
P . A. T. Harder, G . L. Hughes, A. P . James , T . J. James, P. R. Jeffries,
M. Jenks, D. F . Jones , J. F . J . Kemp , M. R. C. Kent, M. G. W . Knight, R. W.
Knight, B. F . Kochanek , J . D . Launders, J . W . H . E . Liley, S. J . Longden,
D. H . Madin, P . D . Mannering. R. A. Marshall, M. R. W . Masheder, N . A .
Miles, J. A. Mitchell , 'R. K. Mott , M. R. Owen, G. Pedler, M. A. Plant, P . R.
Pratt, G. B . Radcliffe, C. L . Reece, P. J. Reynolds, D . L . Richardson , T. R.
Robbins , F . J . Rose, L . C. L . Russell, L. F. Ryland , P. J . Saies, S. M.
Scaddan, C. J . Shirley-Smith, R. A. D. Smerdon , J . G. Smith, M. E . D . Smith,
J . D. Spence, A. N . Stamp, C. P. Statham, J. G . Steven , S. E. Surridge, C. G.
Swaffin-Smith, C. B . Swale, M. J. Symon, G. D. Tribbeck, M. T . Trytball, G.
Tucker , D. J. Turner, I. G. W. White , P . J . White , J. W. Wbitton , S. D .
Withers , I. Winter , M. J. Wood.
SCHOOL PRIZES, 1962
Fortis et Fidelis-N. P. Butt. Provost's Prizes : Senior-H. R. Glennie; Junior} . N . Watts. Headmaster's Special Prize--J . A. Taylor. O.A. Special PrizesD. Bromwich, J . C. S. Horrocks, E. C. Llewellyn, F . T. Riess .
Chambers
Memorial Prize-P. J . White.
VI FORM
English-A . C. Hill. German-A . D . Zebedee . Latin-D. Bromwich. CreekD . Bromwich. Ancient Hist ory- 0 . M. R. B. ·Marke. Modem History-G. T .
Love. Geography-]. M. Graham. Biology-T . A. Spence. Chemistry (Upper)
-N. P . Butt. Physics (Upper)-P . Topping.
Mathematics (Upper)-P.
Topping. Chemistry (Lower)-R . L . Rolls. Physics (Lower)-T. C. Rees.
Mathematics (Lower)-M. R. Philippe. Economics-P. E . Dewey . History
of Art-F. T . Riess.
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CLASSICAL REMOVE
English-T. J. J ames. French-A. P . J ames . German-M . D. H ead. LatinJ. S. Balla nty n e_. Greek-D . F. ]ones . History-J . S. Ballantyne. Geography
- S. N. G. D av1es. Econom1cs-R. W. Kmght . Art-M. A. J . Craven.
SCIENCE REMOVE
Biology-J::I . R. Glennie.. ChemistiJ:-H . _R. Glennie, I. A. Cocks. PhysicsF . J . Sa1es. Mathem atlcs- S. N . G. Dav1es. H a nd tcraft-P . R. J effries.
V FORM
English-]. N. Watts. Latin-] . A. Clifford . Greek- R. C. A. Leslie.
D: ~-. Christian-Edwards. German-] . A. Clifford. History-G. G.
D1v1mty-M. Coulson. Mathematics-S. Noorvash. Physics--S.
Ch emistry- A. S. Clubb . Biolo gy-R. A. St anley. GeographyWh1te. Art-J. R. Goddard . Handicraft-H. N . Meredith.
FrenchN . Bond
Noorvash.
!. G.
w:
IV FORM
English- L. P . H arris. Latin-W. W . Rankin . French-A . ] . Patching. German
-R. . M. H ennessy. History-I. _R . White. Mathematics-D. W. Philippe.
Phys1cs-B. P . Howard.
Ch em1stry-G. R. Stanley.
Biology-R . c. 1.
Ghest. Geography-R. G. L eigh. Art-G. N. Gladwell. H and icraft-M. ] . R.
Snell.
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Ill FORM
English-P. McK. Shaw. Latin-N. P . Bray . French-R. E. P . Diggory. German-E. J. Newm an . History-F. Callow . Divinity-F. B. Mungo. Mathematics-F. J . J . Brewer . Physics-F. J. J . Brewer. Chemistry-F . Me K.
Shaw. Biology-M. N. J . Ruscoe. Geo gra phy-F. D . R edfearn. Art-P. W.
Mole. Handicraft-A. P . Sharp.
FORM PRIZES
Va-J . A. Clifford . Vb-C. G. J acob Vc-D. H. Madin. Shell-B. J. Barnard.
IVb-D. W . Philippe. IVc-M. J . R. Snell . IIIa-R. E. P . Diggory. IIIbS. J . E . Goldie. IIIc-P. Ranger.
Music Prizes--C. G. Sandercock, G. C. Darvill. Lyons Wilson Sketching PrizeA. V. Nicolas. Senior Verse Prize-T. J . James. Junior Verse Prize-P. McK.
Shaw.
AWARDS FOR PROJECTS
A. L. W . Rol!inson , C. B . Swale, R. G. Leigh, C. G. C. Barrett, I. G. W. White,
D . Weller, K . R. Banks, P . C. Sutton , C. P. J ones, P . R. J efferies , M. Macrae ,
P . Ranger, M. H . Ragless .
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HIGHLY COMMENDED
P. R. T. Hillier, R. W . Monk , G. T . F . Price, G. N . Gladwell, R. W . Knight,
A. L . W . Rollinson, J . R. Goddard, C. M. Murray, R. J . M. Yeend , P. W.
Mole, A . V. Nicolas.
SPEECH DAY EXHIBITIONS
Art, Handwork, Models and Model Aircraft in Big Sch ool, also in the Art
Room.
Natural Science Society in the Biolo gy Laboratory.
"View" Magazine in Room 10.
Photographic Society in Room 15.
General Projects in the Laboratories.
Aeromodelling Flying Display on the Lower Field (approx. 5.30 p.m.) .
Wireless in Room 16 (Physics Laboratory).
Astronomical Society in Room 16.
Sailing Club-work on boats-Old Scout Hut
Light Music Club in Big School (5.30 p.m .) .
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School Notes
The Most Reverend Archbishop Lord Fisher ·of Lambeth visited the
School on 22nd June to perform the official opening of the South Wing
and to give away the prizes in the marquee .
Among other visitors we welcomed W. Elliott Clarke (W1891), a
faithful Old Boy of the School, and Dr. Christopher Woodard and Mrs.
Harcombe, both great-grandchildren of Canon Nathaniel Woodard.
The Provost preached at Evensong on Whitsunday. On 27th May
the Headmaster of Blundell's, the Rev. J. M. Stanton, paid a visit to
the School and preached at Evensong.
Our Visitor, the Lord Bishop of ·Bath and Wells, has kindly
promised to preach at the Sung Eucharist on Whitsunday, 1963.
Sports Day :vas held on Saturday, 19th May. The trophies were
presented by MaJor.-Gen . J. H . Cubbon, C. B., C.B.E., who also conducted the General Inspection of the C.C.F. on 4th June .
Speech ~ay _at Pyrland ~all ~ook p_lace on ~riday, 8th June . The
prizes were d1stnbuted by Bngadier Fnth, Cha1rman of the Somerset
County Council.
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On 9th June the E wens Memorial Squash Courts were opened by
Mrs . Ewens. Mr. Waiter Long, Chairman of the O.A. Club, gave an
address.
Commander J . R. F . Crews, G.M., R.N ., of Sennen Cove, Cornwall, has been elected a F ellow of the Western Division of the Woodard
Schools.
In March , 1962, the School presented the Headmaster and Mrs.
Unmack with an antique refectory table for their cottage near Minehead. This was to celebrate their completion of 25 years at the School.
The School Captain made the presentation and thanked Mr. and Mrs.
Unmack for their great devotion to the School over this long period.
At the end of the Summer Term Mr. Morgan also completed 25
years at King's. At the final assembly, the Headmaster thanked Mr.
and Mrs. Morga.n for all their years of loyal service. The School Captain,
on behalf of the boys, gave them a cheque and the Bishop Fox House
made, in addition, a separate presentation . The Headmaster and Masters
had earlier in the day made a presentation of a gift to Mr. Morgan.
The Revd. P. M. Taylor, formerly Chaplain and later Headmaster of
the School, has recently retired as Vicar of St. John's Church, Bridgwater. We wish him a very happy retirement and acknowledge with
deep gratitude all that he did for King's at a most crucial turning point
in its history.
The School has lost a valued friend through the death of Mrs.
Chambers, of Taunton. Her son, T . F. T. Chambers (Meynell House),
distinguished himself not only at School, where he was Captain of
Rugger and Swimming and finally School Captain, but during the War
of 1939-45, when he lost his life at El Alamein. His mother gave a
memorial prize each year in his memory for a boy in Meynell House.
Mrs . Chambers took a keen interest in the School up to the last few
years, when her health failed and she became almost blind. She had
served in the Red Cross for 50 years and nursed in a local Service Hospital during the First World War. We extend our sympathy to her only
daughter, Mrs . Hamilton, with the hope that it may have been some
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comfort to her to have heard the School Choir singing at the funeral
and to feel the presence of several representatives of King's sharing in
her sorrow.
We also record with great sorrow the death of a famous Old Boy
~f King's! Li_e u_t. - G~neral Sir _Travers. Edward Clarke. A_ full appreciatwn of h1s d1stmgmshed serv1ce to h1s country and of h1s affection for
his School will be found elsewhere in our pages.
As the Headmaster is, this year, Chairman of the South Western
Division of the Headmasters' Conference, that Division held its summer
meeting at King 's on Tuesday, :42nd May. This provided an opportunity of displaying the beauty of the new Art Room as a conference
room. The weather contributed to make the impression most pleasing
and the views in both directions called forth much admiration.
We acknowledge with gratitude the gift from Mrs . Garnett, mother
of three boys who were educated at King's, of two silver cups and some
books for the Library, and from Mrs. Carpenter of a flower stand for the
Chapel and of some books by our late Provost for the Library .
We are sorry to say good-bye to three members of the staff-Mr. F.
Hart, who has taught the violin here since 1958, and Mr. G. F. L. Turner
and Mrs. E. Howard, who have been on the teaching staff at Pyrland
Hall. We congratulate the latter on their marriage on 8th August and
wish them every happiness m the tuture.
New masters for the Michaelmas Term are Mr. T. D. Harrison,
M.A., F .R.C .O ., Organ Scholar of St. Peter's College, Oxford; Mr.
D. M. White, B.A., Trinity College, Dublin; and Mr. T. M. Butterfield,
B .A., Birmingham University. We also welcomed in January Miss E . E .
Johnson as Sanatorium Sister and Mrs. Homer, who now teaches the
violin at King's.
On Tuesday, 15th May, Photo Reportage Ltd. visited us and photographed many aspects of the life of the School.
On 31st May a large number of boys had a very enjoyable afternoon
at the Bath and West Show, which this year was held near Taunton.
Mr. Geoffrey Rippon , M.P ., O.A., was promoted Minister of Public
Works and Building in the recent Government changes. He was sworn
in as a member of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 17th July.
The following publications by O.A.s have recently app~ared _: ." T~e
Story of Peter Cronheim, " by K . Ambrose (W36), and Med1cme m
Britain and the National Health Service," by R. K. Allday (W39). They
have very kindly presented copies to the Library.
The School has recently bought Stoneleigh, the house next ~o Hareston in South Road from the executors of the late Mrs. Dav1es. Mr.
Padfield will take up residence in the house, which will also furnish additional sleeping accommodation for_ Meynell boys. The paddock at the
back will provide a very useful lmk between the upper field and the
hockey field .
Miss Elizabeth Unmack was married in the School Chapel to the
Revd. D . J. M. Niblett, Vicar of Syston, Leicestershire, on Sa~rday,
7th July . This is the first weddmg to have taken plac~ m the
Chapel, and now, through the kindness of the Lord B1shop ~f
the Diocese of the Provost and of the Vicar of St. Mary's, the Chapel1s
licensed for' the marriage of those resident on the premises. The Scho~l
Captain was one of the ushers, the Sc~o~l Prefects atten_ded and the chmr
sang at the wedding. The clergy officmtmg at the weddmg were the Lord
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Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Provost, the Revd. W . H . Jennings and
the Chaplain of King's. The choir also sang the following week at the
wedding of Miss Susanna Cely Trevilian, and at Evensong in Wells
Cathedral on 25th July.
Work of Special Merit has been received from D. Bromwich, M. J.
Morice, A. J . Sims, P . G. S. Murray, B. P . Howard, M. F . Main ,
A. J. Patching, R. C. Cressy, R. E . P . Diggory and N . P. Bray.
We express our warm thanks and appreciation to Waiter Long, O.A.
(A18), the outgoing Chairman of the O.A. Club. His portrait is on
another page. The new Chairman is W . J. Simson, O.A. (W20), and
we wish him a very happy term of office .
Obituary
Lieutenant General Sir TRAVERS EDWARD CLARKE,
G.B.E., K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
IR TRAVERS CLARKE died, aged 90, on Friday, 2nd February of
this year. He was born the son of the Revd . Waldrond Clarke
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on 16th April, 1871, and came to King's College with a scholarship in
1883. He entered the Army and had a distinguished career. In
1897-8 he served on the N .W . Frontier, India (medal and clasp) and at
Tirah (clasp). In 1900-1902 he served in the South African War
(Queen's medal , four clasps). In the 1914-18 War he was mentioned
fourteen times in despatches and his promotion was rapid.
He was
awarded the C.B. in 1917 and created a K.C.M.G . in 1919 and K.C.B.
in 1920. He rose quickly from Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel to Lieutenant
General. He was promoted Quartermaster-General to the British Armies
in France in 1917, and from 1919 to 1923 was Quartermaster-General to
the Forces and a member of the Army Council. He retired in 1926 from
regular service in the Army, but was Colonel of the Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers until 1941. He was Deputy Chairman and General Administrator of the British Empire Exhibition, 1923-25, and was created G.B .E.
in 1926. He was President of the Royal Warrant Holders' Association
in 1931. Sir Travers distributed the prizes on Speech Day, 1939; among
the prize-winners was A. G. F . Rippon, M.P., O.A. He also inspected
the Guard of Honour and opened the new A.T .C. hangar on the bottom
fields .
The Headmaster writes :
The passing of our Senior "Old Boy" brings Sir Travers once more
into the pages of The Aluredian. His name first appeared in the School
records when he entered the School with a scholarship in 1883. Then,
in The Aluredians of 1939, we announced his acceptance of our invitation
to be Guest of Honour at Speech Day and later gave an account of his
speech. Remarking on the changes that fifty years had produced in the
School, he turned to School discipline, saying that the essential was to
be firm but not fussy. He considered that every boy should be compelled to take his part in military training for the defence of our civilisation and said that, if anyone was unwilling*to carry out this duty, he had
no right to claim the privileges and the protection of the State. How
well he himself had carried out his duty was shown by Lieutenant General
Sir Gerald Ellison, who proposed the vote of thanks.
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. . ~or a number of ye~rs Sir Tra":ers served as a Fellow of the Western
DivisiOn . Once more, m 1956, his name sprang to life in our page
when the ~eadmaster persuaded him to allow us to reproduce a phot s~
graph. of him, the original ~ein,g hung in _the Front Hall amongst t~e
portraits of the ~amous of Kmg s. An article accompanying the photo!5raph showed him as one of our most distinguished O.A. s, whose death
IS a _g_reat loss to us but whose fine example will remain to enrich the
traditions of _the School. We extend our deep sympathy to Lady Clarke
and her family.
THEOPHILUS IVOR MILES
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HEOPHILUS MILES was born on the 20th October 1921.
. entered King's in the Summer Term of 1934 as ~ member of
Bishop Fox House and became a House Prefect in 1939. His Housemaster wrote of him : ''He fulfilled his duties as a House Prefect in
a workmanlike manner, was ~alm and coll~cted, and not easil~ upset by
unfavoura~le or unpleasant Circumstances. ' He won the Jumor Victor
Ludorum m 1937. He was one of the original founders of the Pioneers
and his enthusiasm was a most valuable influence in the movement's
success. After the war he was elected to the General Committee of the
Old Aluredian Club. For many years he was responsible for the production and distribution of the Club insignia to members. He performed
this function and those of a committee member with characteristic
humility and thoroughness. Shortly before his sudden death he was
elected Hon. Treasurer of the O .A. Club. Unfortunately, he was prevented from taking up this office and _the Club lost the benefit of his
willing service from which both the School and the O.A.s would have
greatly benefited. The heartfelt sympathy of all will, we hope, be a
source of strength to Mrs. Miles, who has been left with the responsibility of bringing up a young family.
School Officials
School Captain and Captain of Bishop Fox House : N . P . Butt.
Vice-Captain and Captain of Woodard House : ]. A. ]. Taylor.
Captain of King Alfred House : R. D. Hennessy.
Captain of Carpenter House : C. J. Deane.
Captain of Meynell House : P. ]. White .
School Prefects : F. T . Riess, ]. A. Spence.
Captain of Hockey : M. A. Salman. Vice-Captain of Hockey : N . P .
Butt. Hon . Secretary of Hockey : B. F . Kochanek.
Captain of Cross-country : P. R. Pratt.
Captain of Cricket : E . C. Llewellyn. Vice-Captain of Cricket : N. P .
Butt . Hon . Secretary of Cricket : T . Evans.
Captain of Swimming : R. D . Hennessy.
Captain of Athletics : ]. A. J . Taylor.
Keeper of Fives : J. C. S. Horrocks.
Captain of Lawn Tennis : B. F. Kochanek . Hon. Secretary of Lawn
Tennis : I. P. L. Smith .
Captain of Squash : C. ]. Deane .
Captain of Shooting : R. D. Hennessy .
Vice-Captain of Shooting : J. A. J. Taylor. Hon. Secretary of Shooting :
P. L. Marchant.
Captain of Fencing : P. L. Marchant.
Chapel Prefect: J. C. S. Horrocks.
Sacristan : D. Bromwich.
Senior Under-Officer : N. P. Butt.
JOHN EDGAR JOHNSON
E. JOHNSON, son of the late Mr. G. E. Johnson and Mrs. Christine
• Hill, entered the Junior School in the Michaelmas Term, 1941. A
year later he joined the Senior School as a member of King Alfred
House. He left in July, 1945. After gaining his Bachelor of Science
degree while with a firm at Rugby, he went to Exeter University, where
he obtained an honours degree in Physics and was given a grant to do
research work. Despite difficulties caused by illness, he was awarded a
Master of Science degree. He took a job in a London Technical College,
and it was at this time confirmed that he had a spontaneous lukremia.
After this he became a lecturer in Physics at Coventry Technical College.
His courage was especially shown in the last year of his life, during
which he continued working until s~ weeks before his death. He died
at his mother's home on the 23rd June of this year.
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House Notes
KING ALFRED HOUSE
House Captain : R. D. Hennessy.
House Prefects : J. M. Graham, E. C. Llewellyn, J. C. S. Horrocks,
M. A. Salman, I. P. L. Smith, J. R. L. Scott, G. C. Darvill.
Deputy J?refects : J. _Macrae, A. R. J. Hobbs, P. J. Blackmore, M. J.
Monce, A. W. Bishop-Stephens, C. P . Jones, R. J . Smith.
Common Room Committee : Macrae, Morice, Bishop-Stephens, Jones.
House ~olours : M. R. Philippe, Jones (Hockey); I. A. Cocks, Darvill
(Cncket).
House Half-Colours : Philippe, Bishop-Stephens (Cross-country); Cocks
(Tennis); Graham, Philippe (Fives) .
MICHAEL GEORGE BARON, O.A.
T was a great shock to learn that Michael George Baron had died on
5th September, just a month before his 32nd birthday. The son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baron, Cheddon, Bronshill Road, Torquay, he
entered Bishop Fox House in January, 1946. He faced ill-health with
enormous courage and triumphed to the extent of gaining his School
Shooting Colours, becoming chief stage hand and a House Pre~ect: He
was devoted to the School and never failed to make the annual p1lgnmage
at Whitsun. We shall miss him greatly and extend our heartfelt
sympathy to his parents and his wife and baby daughter.
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~hat
the Kin_g Alfre? has taken its place again among the hereditary
1s now Irrefutable, and the excellent example provided
m the M1chaelmas Term has been maintained and enhanced during the
past two terms. A clear indication of our success in this sphere was
afforded by the seven cups which we were able to display in our House
photograph. Any smirks which may have been aroused by the second
successive seizure of our coveted Senior Hockey Cup by the Meynell had
to be somewhat constrained after the notable defeat of the Bishop Fox
Junior Team by our own star-studded team.
~portmg ~ouses
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The sporting life of the Ho~se continued to bloom throughout the
Summer 1erm. The Fives Cup IS rapidly becommg a House institution
an~ the first and third pairs must be congratulated on gaining maximun~
pomts. So must be G. G. N . Bond for wmnmg the Junior
Victor Ludorum, R. D. Hennessy for becoming a finalist in the Officers'
Shooting Cup and P. J. Blackrnore for being awarded School Cricket
Colours. While on the subject of cricket, we notice with great pleasure
that we have now completed a seven terms' run of Alfred captaincies in
the first teams of the three games of the School.
The success of our
T ennis VI was not absolute, for in some cases there was a determination
not to sacrifice style to rapacity.
Our prominence is by no means restricted to this aspect of life, for
we are extremely well represented on Club and Society Committees, we
dominate the Upper and Lower Classical VI's both numerically and
mentally; indeed, activity on an intelligent plane could justifiably !>e
claimed as the House Ethos. Bridge has been played on a large scale
though the table tennis table has obviously not been lying idle,
judging from the condition of the immediate floor space. No doubt the
weather has contributed much to this state of affairs, as also to the fall
in popularity of swimming, which appears proportional to the opportunity for gaining sun-tan. The trend already indicated is supported by
the big part played by us in the production and acting of a refreshing
open-air performance of an excerpt from "Julius Cresar," for which J. M.
Graham must take most of the credit.
A few stalwarts still appear to be concerned with what record is put
on the record-player, but apathy is widespread . Any concordant music
is accepted as a background and the heyday of the connoisseur is past.
The reason for this, we are glad to report, is not due to tedium, but to
a spirit of creativeness, a desire to be active .
We are very grateful to the person, who, with an eye to our comfort,
supplied us with an armchair from the masters' former Common Room ,
and we hope that Mr. Morgan, removed from proximity ~o the Bishop
Fox in his new study, does not find us too uncongemal next-door
neighbours.
CARPENTER HOUSE
House Captain : C. J. Deane.
School Prefect : J. A. Spence .
House Prefects : G. Tucker, I. Winter, D. Bromwich, P. M. Robinson,
C. G. Sandercock.
Deputy Prefects : C. B. Stewart, B. L. Bateman, P. L. Marchant,
C. A. G. Paul, A. N . Stamp, A. D. Zebedee, R. J. R. Gibson, F . J.
Rose.
Common Room Committee: Stewart, Bateman, Stamp.
House Colours: Bateman, P . R. Prowse, M. J. Hardy-Dobney, Stewart
(Hockey); Hardy-Dobney, J. D . Rosser (Cricket).
House Half-Colours : C. G. Swaffin-Smith, Robinson, A. P . .Tames
(Cross-country); M. J . Davies (Swimm~g); Marchant (FIVes);
Robinson, Swaffin-Smith, Stewart (Athletics).
How to make money ? Such sugge~tions as using t~e corridor of
the new building as a bowling alley or B1g Scho.ol as a bm.go hall were
turned down after much discussion, and we decided that, m the words
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of a famous wit, "the answer lies in the sawyul," so we reverted to a
bit of do-it-yourself market gardening to pay off the bills incurred by
the new billiard table, a dream which has at last materialised . After
all our tender care and protection the professionals moved in and completely overhauled it, so that we now have a splendid and fully-equipped
table on which to play. We must thank Mr. and Mrs. Collins for their
very kind donation (a memorial to their son, David), which covered the
bulk of the cost, and Mr. Harvey for all the work he has put into it, and
also the prefects and several other members of the House for helping to
prepare it. All we need now is a doorman-butler to complete the look
of the Senior Common Room. Any offers ? The Juniors continue to
expend their energy, in part at least, on the House table tennis table .
We have yet to see the fruits (Brussels sprouts actually, we hope) of our
labour in Gatcombe garden.
We can now look back over a very successful two terms . Our first
success was in being the first winners of the revived competitive interHouse music festival, which was a well-earned victory, due especially to
the efforts of C. G. Sandercock. This was followed by G. D . Tribbeck's
winning for us on Sports Day a well-deserved Senior Victor Ludorum,
which greatly helped us in coming second in the Senior Athletics. Following our victory in the Junior Shooting Competition, J. A. Spence is
to be warmly congratulated on winning the Officers' Shooting Cup this
term.
The House has been very well represented in sport, especially in
cricket and swimming, and with the captains of squash and fencing.
The House Library continues to flourish and we have no
"squares" brave enough to quell the waves of pop music which swamp
the common rooms at certain times of the day.
Finally, we must say good-bye and wish luck to our leavers and
thank them for all they have done and especially Deane for leading the
House so well over the past year.
BISHOP FOX HOUSE
House Captain : N. P . Butt.
School Prefect : F. T . Riess.
House Prefects : R. D . Evans, M. D. Mears, J. W . Whitton, C. P.
Baxter, D. F . H . Giles.
Deputy Prefects : C. J. Magurran, M. D. Head, J. W . Woodgates,
L. F. Ryland, S. P . Hogge, D. S. P. Ko.
Common Room Committee: Magurran, Head, Ryland.
House Colours : R. P . Bentley, M. T . Trythall, Magurran, Ko, P. T.
Taylor (Hockey) .
House Half-Colours : Taylor, A. R. L. Young, D. H. Madin, R. P.
Bentley (Cross-country) ; Giles, Hogge, R. D. Sleath (Athletics);
Ko, P. R. Jeffries, M. A. D . Bentley (Fives); R. H. Bentley (Swimming) ; Young, R. P . Bentley (Tennis).
This past year has been a memorable one for the Fox in many ways.
In the realm of sport, we won the Cross-country Cup for the 15th year
in succession, P. R. Pratt, D . F. H. Giles, M. J. Batey and N . P . Butt
coming first equal in the Senior Steeplechase. In the Summer Term we
won the Senior and Junior Athletics Cups, the Standards and Relay
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Cups, and had strong contenders for both Victores Ludorum in C. T.
Magurran and J. A. Mitchell. In the Officers' Shooting Cup C. M:.
Canavan did well to come second . At the end of the term we also won
the Senior Swimming Cup and the Relay Cup. C. R. Fuller and R. H .
Bentley are to be congratulated on their performances.
At the end of the Summer Term Mr. Morgan completed twenty-five
years as a master at King's, and, although he has not been Housemaster
of the Bishop Fox all that time, this is a very good opportunity to
thank him and Mrs. Morgan most sincerely for their tremendous devotion
to the House and the School.
Despite the crowded surroundings, the atmosphere in the Common
Room has remained as convivial and friendly as ever, with the recordplayer belching forth decadent music and its devotees tapping, stamping
or gyrating to its beat-even to the extent of the replacement of at least
two floorboards ! A welcome addition to the Common Room is the new
oak-framed baize notice board. The pile of newspapers delivered to the
House grows steadily from term to term . There are, it seems, an astonishing amount of "top people" (though, ~f cou~se, "Th~, Times:· ~~n ~e
paid for on the bill) , but none wh? thmk, smce the Guardian distribution figure is zero . An alarmmg nu~ber allow t~emselves to be
brain-washed by Lord Beaverbrook and his propagandists.
This year the House ~as a very large leav~. ~· P . Butt, the H.ouse
Captain and School Captam, goes to St. Cathanne s College .. Cambndge,
and F. T. Riess to Wadham College , Oxford; and also leavmg from the
Study are R. D. Evans and J. W. Whitton . All the leavers have contributed a very important part towards the success of the House and
School and we thank them very warmly for all they have done, wishing
them every good fortune in the future .
MEYNELL HOUSE
House Captain : P. J. White.
House Prefects: B. F. Kochanek, M. H . Ragless, P . E. Dewey, G. T.
Love, P. Topping.
Deputy Prefects : A. C. Hill, A. J. Sims, A. P. W. Fleming, A. J. Burnfield, G. L. Hughes, T. J . James, J. D . Launders, 0. M. R. B.
Marke.
Common Room Committee : Sims, Fleming, Hughes, Hill, R. A. D.
Smerdon.
House Colourmen : Hughes, Smerdon, Sims, C. M. Wil~es, D ..A. H.
Chodzko, Hill, Launders, Fleming (Hoc~ey); HI!: (Cncket) ;
Hughes, Topping, Sims (Fives); G. T. F. Pnce (Tenm~); ~merdon
(Athletics); Dewey, M. T . Meades, H. M. Dodson (Sw1mmmg) ·
At the end of the Lent Term the Meynell Senior team achieved
success in retaining the Senior Hoc~ey C~p, a!ld at the en.d of the ~u~­
mer Term our Juniors won the Jumor Swimmmg Cup; th1s was ~ntire Y
due to the efforts of Meades, Dodson and Pe~att ...The enthusi.asm ~f
the House-game cricket side combined with their ability resulted m tbm
winning the Inter-House League, on which they are to b.e congratulated.
Our sporting record complemented that of our academic to com_P~ete a
successful year. Our academic abilio/ was shown by our obt~mi~g a
ood third of the VI Form prizes, besides many lower S~hool pnzes, we
~ongratulate King and P . Callow on their achievements m the Entrance
Scholarship Examinations.
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As usual, the House figured prominently in the music of the School.
We were narrowly beaten in the Inter-House Music Competition, and
our success was mainly due to D. D. Hill, whom we were sorry to lose
at the end of the Lent 1 erm ; we wish him every good fortune in the
future .
A lot of outdoor activity has resulted in the removal of the tabletennis table and less frequent use of the gramophone, and, although the
modern musical trend is still predominant, the Common Room has become a place where those with examinations could work with a certain
amount of peace and quiet.
Curtains have been installed in the Common Room in order to keep
out the sun, which at times became very tiresome to those working. We
would like to take this opportunity to thank the ladies of the Linen Room
for making them for us.
A craze for golf has provided much entertainment and frustration for
many members of the House, and the Common Room has become
festooned with golf clubs.
The demands on the House Library, despite examinations, have been
high, and Dennis Wheatley and Hammond Innes have provided many
hours of light entertainment. We are grateful to those who have presented books.
We say good-bye to P. J. White, our House Captain, and
also from the Study, Ragless, Topping and our American exchange
student, Love, who, we hope, has enjoyed his stay at King's. We thank
them for all they have done and wish them good luck in the future.
WOODARD HOUSE
House Captain : J . A. J. Taylor.
House Prefects : N. J. Timpson, J. M. Hughes, P. J. V. Henton, P. F.
Pallett, P. W. Graves-Morris.
Deputy Prefects : C. W . C. Bracey, R. T. Stephens, T. Evans,
S. E . Marsden, R. W. J . Vincent, C. A. Steven.
Common Room Committee : Bracey, Stephens, E. A. Wyse, Vincent.
House Colours : Timpson, Taylor, Marsden (Hockey).
House Half-Colours : A. Jackson, W. R. Herbert (Cross-country); M.
Jenks (Athletics); B. H. White, Vincent, W. Grun, Timpson
(Fives).
" Semper sursum"-the Juniors' inspiring victory in the Junior
Steeplechase more than justify the new motto we were about to adopt,
and we hope that, inspired by it, we shall soon be able decisively to
reverse the present tendency of the cups on our shelf steadily to dwindle
in number.
In other fields, too, there have been grounds for encouragement.
A new group of artists seems to be filling the vacuum which ensued
when R. Beal left. Distinguished paintings in very different veins by
both R,. F . Sheldon and A. L. W. Rollinson have already appeared in
the main dormitory, and a very gay little collage by M. R. C. Kent has
appeared in the Seven. We hope soon for contributions from M. A. .J.
Craven and R. J. M. Yeend.
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The restrictions upon gramophone playing seem to have dispelled
the craze for havmg the perpetual " p~ps " blaring at full volume, and
we n?w find some Brubeck, Gershwm and even Rachmaninov and
Tchaikovsky intermixed with the " Elvis" and "Cliff."
The Study, now in Room 14, has been strikingly and pleasingly redecorated and is also now quite well furnished, thanks to the good offices
of one member.
At the beginning of the Summer Term, Mr. and Mrs. Gamett, the
pare~ts. of three former members of the House, presented two beautiful mimature cups. They suggested that they should be annually awarded
to the people who most contribute to the House in the fields of cricket
and music and who otherwise leave without due mention and thanks
They are to be installed in the Main Dormitory in a small cabinet with ~
drawer containing a book in which all those to whom the cups are
awarded.will sign their names . We do thank ~r. and Mrs . Gamett very
warmly mdeed, and also P. W. Graves-Morns for so ably constructing
the cabinet.
. w ,e have thus, during the last two terms at any rate, done our best
to live up to our motto . There have been many signs of this, and it has
been, of course, largely the leadership of J. A. J . Taylor that has been
responsible for ensuring that this has been so.
Yet, despite a great communal effort, the Woodard has not been
entirely successful in the past two terms. Having lost M. J. Monk, who
had gained no less than four cups for us last summer, we inevitably lost
the Senior Athletics, the Senior Relay and the Senior Victor Ludorum.
Moreover, due to cruel luck, J. A. J. Taylor failed to retain the Officers'
Shooting Cup for the Woodard. That we are well represented on the
sports field is undeniable, but we continually just failed to make the
grade. Splendid efforts in the Swimming and Athletics Relays were to
no avail and resulted in marginal defeats . The same could be said in the
Cross-country, Fives and in the Athletic Standards. However, perseverence was bound to tell, and the victories in the Swimming Standards
and the House Tennis were very pleasing. The outstanding play of
B. H. White, without whom victory would have been impossible,
deserves mention and acclaim.
Chapel Notes
Chapel Prefect : J. C. S. Horrocks (A) .
Sacristan : D . Bromwich (C). Treasurer : J. R. L. Scott (A) .
Warden of St. Laurence Guild : P. K. Bullen (W).
URIN:G the Easter holidays the appearance of the Chapel was much
improved by the whitewashing of the walls and ceiling and the replacement of a number. of chairs and hassocks. The number of
pews in the Lady Chapel also continues to grow.
In February the Custos dedicated an aumbry in the Lady Chapel
and the Blessed Sacrament has since then been reserved there continually.
Our special observance of Lent this year took the form of a week's
visit by Dom Godfrey Stokes, O.S.B., of Nashdom Abbey. He preached
on two Sundays and gave addresses each evening in the week between.
He also talked to many of the boys in divinity periods and generally
made his presence felt in a number of other ways. His visit was of value
to many and we were very fortunate in having him here.
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On the 8th of March 4\:J boys were confirmed by the Custos in the
School Chapel.
We held our usual.service of thanksgiving on the morning of Speech
Day and on the followmg day. Benjamin Britten's "St. Nicolas" and
Vaughan Williams' Hundredth _Psalm were p~rform~d in the Chapel by
the Choral Society and St. Audnes School chOir. This, however, is more
fully described elsewhere.
These are the highlights of a generally fruitful year, of which the
increased numbers of communicants on weekday mornings are a notable
symptom. We ar~ glad to have had the Provost with us for a large
number of our services, and we thank Father Randolph for his unfailing
help on Sunday mornings . We have also to thank and congratulate
Mrs. Morgan for her beautiful flower arrangements and all those others
who in various ways help to make our worship what it is.
We have received the following gifts for the Chapel during the past
year and we express our gratitude to the donors :Mr. and Mrs . Ferguson have given a silver ciborium for use in the
Lady Chapel at the weekday masses . This has the College crest and
motto engraved on the lid, and the inscription under the base : "To
the glory of God in gratitude from the parents of M. H. Ferguson,
1956-61."
:\rchdeacon and L~d!' Rachel Prior gave the aumbry as a thankoffenng, and Canon Wilhams, now Archdeacon of Bodmin, gave the
lamp to bum before the Sacrament.
Mr. Horder gave two pews for the Lady Chapel, which are inscribed : "1876 W . A. Trahair 1945" and "1852 W . J. M. Gooding
1944." We are very grateful to Mr. James for making these two pews
and two others to go with them.
Mrs. Carpenter has given a tall metal stand for the sanctuary.
The Headmaster and the Chaplain are always glad to advise those
w~o for a~y reason wish to make gifts to the Chapel; there are always
thmgs which are wanted or needed, some quite costly, others less so .
D.B.
CHOIR
In the past ~wo terms the cho~r has been very active and the singing
has r~ached a high s!andard. This was perhaps most noticeable on the
occasiOn of the weddmg of the Headmaster's daughter with the anthem
" The King of Love,'' by Arthur Somervell, in which the soloists wer~
P . Redfeam (M) and D . C. Lewis (M) . The motet, "0 Holy Spirit,
Lord of Grace," was also most ably presented on this occasion.
. These days the choir's activities are extending more and more outside the School. On 14th July some members of the choir went to sing
at ~he wedding of the Divisional Bursar's daughter at Drayton, after
which the boys in the choir were very kindly invited to the reception.
Abo~t ten days later a small group of the choir went to sing at the funeral
at Bishops Hull of Mrs. Chambers, who was a great friend of the
School.
Unfortunately, this year the choir was unable to go to Exeter
~athedral to sing Evensong, but this was replaced by an invitation to
smg ~vensong at Wells Cathedral on St. James' Day. The setting of the
Magmficat and the Nunc Dimittis in B minor by Tertius Noble was
su?~· in addition to the Saint's Day anthem, "Give us the wings of
faith," by Emest Bullock. It is hoped that the choir's activities in this
field will continue.
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Stan.f ord 's " Te Deum " in B flat was sung at the Speech Day Commemoratwn Serv1ce.
Notable improvements ha_ve b~en made in an attempt to keep the
same tempo as the organ, ch1efly m the hymns. This is not because
the organ has been played louder. Rather, it is because the choir has
been leading the singing with greater confi?enc~. We feel that B. J.
Newman (C) must also be mentioned for hiS skilful accompaniment
Boyce's anthem, "Glory and Blessing."
We were very happy to welcome back Anthony John, O .A. , who
came down fr?m the Royal Academy of Music to play for the Whitsun
Wee~-end ery1ces .. H e was able to take choir practice and gave us some
very mterestmg hmts about psalm singing .
. We are. very sorry to say good-bye to G. C. Darvill, our assistant
Semor chonster, who leaves to assume the office of Sacristan next tenn.
He has worked hard for the choir and has been a keen leader of the
Decani.
~~ny thanks mu~t.go to Mr. Annis, who has greatly helped the choir
by h1s mterest and ab1hty. He has been a marvellous Director of Music
during his stay.
Finally, we thank the Chaplain most warmly for doing so much to
help and guide the choir. We are indebted to him .
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Library Notes
Junior Librarian : F. T. Riess (F).
Assistant Librarian : D. Bromwich (C).
HE Library's main problem during the Lent and Summer Tenns has
The German
been the rapid expansion of the various sections.
section has displaced the Spanish section, and the new General section
has been growing by leaps and bounds, especially after a generous gift
of 30 books from the Headmaster. We also thank Mrs. Carpenter for
~er kjnd gift of books, written by her late husband, which have proved
very ·valuable and useful.
We are pleased by .the large number of borrowings by Junior members of the College and we hope that this will continue to grow .
We should like to thank Mr. Wilson, the Senior Librarian, for all
he has done, and also the Headmaster and members of the Library Committee for the continual interest they have shown in the affairs of the
Library.
Thanks also to the section Librarians, in particular Bromwich, for
the hard work they have put in. They have all contributed to make
this year an outstanding one for the Library.
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Music Notes
HE House Music Festival at the end of the Lent Term was run on
competitive lines once more. This had not been done since 1954,
and there were many changes in procedure. The competition was won
by Carpenter House with Meynell a close second. The following gave
notable performances and won their classes : D. D . Hill (M) , advanced
piano class; C . G. Sandercock (C) (violin), string class; A. R. ]. Hobbs
(A) (oboe), woodwind class; D . D. Hill (horn), brass class; A. N . Stamp
(C), vocal class.
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Wa iter Long. O .A.. Chairman of O .A. Club. 1959-1962
Wa iter Long (King Alfred House) left King's at the end of 191 8.
H e was an active member of th e C lub
between the t wo gr eat wa r s . He served in the las t war in th e Royal Ai r Fo r ce. both at home and in
the Far East , and rose to the rank of Sq uad r on-Leade r . He was a member of the O .A.C . Gene r al
Comm it tee fo r 10 years, ret ir in g in 1956. and came back as Chairman of the Club for the yea rs 195962.
He t ook a leading part in founding T he Old A lu redian Lodge of Freemasons and in Sep t ember was
i ns t alled as Wo r shipfu l Master
Trench in co u rse of excavat ion by A r ( h<eo log ica l Soc iet y across
poss ible li ne o f Roman Road in Po lden Hill s
We were sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Hart as violin teacher. He
has taught the violin here for four years and has always shown an interest
in the School's musical activities. We welcome Mrs. Homer, who takes
his place.
We are very fortunate as far as leavers are concerned-the only
notable loss being that of D. D . Hill at the end of the Lent Term. His
skilled piano and horn playing, and his keen interest in the activities of
the Music Club, will be greatly missed.
The Choral Society once more combined with the choir of St. Audries
School, this year to sing " St. Nicolas, " by Benjamin Britten, and the
Hundredth Psalm by Vaughan Williams. The performance took place in
the Chapel. The Junior School choir, seated in the Lady Chapel, formed
a " gallery choir." The two works were conducted by Mr. A. E . Temple.
The orchestra, led by C. G. Sandercock (C), and largely consisting of
boys of the School, accompanied the Hundredth P salm . In " St. Nicolas"
the orchestral part was replaced by piano accompaniment , played by Miss
Knight, who trained the St. Audries choir. Mr. David Price sang the
tenor solo and P . W . Sprunt the parts allotted to treble solo .
We congratulate the following on their success in the Associated
Board Music Exams. in March :-Grade I : Piano- R. B. Sax,
W. Morant, P. Hewson (distinction) . Grade II :'Cello-M. C. Bonsey.
Grade Ill : Piano-R. Glade Wright, J. Glade Wright (credit). Clarinet
-R . C. Sprunt. Grade IV: Piano-M. A. Evans, P. M. Robinson.
Grade V: Piano-P. W. Chivers (credit), R. W . Monk, T . W. Robinson , M. N. Ruscoe. Violin-P. Redfearn (distinction). Grade VI:
Piano-B. J . Newman, T. Walker, D. C. Lewis (credit) . Oboe-A. R. J.
Hobbs.
Finally, we are very grateful indeed to Mr. Annis, who has done a
His patience and
great deal for the music of the School this term.
enthusiasm have been greatly appreciated. We were all fascinated by
his skill on the harpsichord (can anyone remember there being one on
the premises before ? ) and the "concert of music of divers kin des" presented under his direction on the last Saturday was indeed a fitting end
to the Summer Term. Mr. Temple also has put himself to much inconvenience both over Choral Society and over the preparation of music
candidates for School Certificate. We thank him very warmly and also
all the members of the staff who have helped during the term.
Subscription Concerts
Piano Recital by Miss Kathleen Long.
Saturday, 3rd February.
HIS was the second piano recital that has been given since the Society
was founded, and it proved to be a fitting contrast to the playing of
Mr. Ronald Smith last year. Miss Long concentrated on the more refined composers of the piano, and played with great feeling music by
Coupe~in, Haydn, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann and Debussy.
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Camp Chapel clea r ed and pa rtl y furnished by Rover Crew at
new Distri ct Camp Site
The Virtuoso Ensemble of London.
Thursday, 15th March.
The variety of colour produced by the different combinations within
the ensemble and the exquisite teamwork between the players was a
delight to the ear and something quite new to many in the audience.
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The prc:'gra mme was very well chosen . Mozart 's quartet in D f
flute and ~tnngs provided an apt opening in preparation for Dohnan ~~
Se.renade m C. Do~nanyi 's chamber music is not very often heard YI ~
th1s may be due to little evidence of individuality beneath the polishnd
sur~ace .and clever technicalities . This trio, however, was strongly Hu~­
gana~ m flavour and the lyrical melodies and fine texture were beautifully mterpreted by the ensemble.
Another little known composer, Roussel (1861 -Hli:l7), was represented on the pro~ran:me.
After the interval three members of the
enseffi:ble playe.d h1s tno for flute,. vio~a .and 'cello. T~is .work, particu~arly .m the middle movement, IS stnkm.gly charactenstlc of this very
~ndividual . co~poser, and perhaps for th1s reason, but more likely for
Its modernity, It was only enjoyed by some.
Finally, the good hum?ur ~f the. anti-modernists was restored by a
fine performance of Mozart s qumtet m E flat for horn and strings. This
completed a most enjoyable evening' s entertainment.
G .C.D.
C.C.F. Notes
S.U/0 N. P . Butt. J.U/Os J. A. J. Taylor (Drill), E . c.
Llewellyn ( Q). C. J. Deane ( Chindits) , J . C. S. Horrocks (Part
liD.
S/Sgts. Ragless (N .C.O. Cadre). Graham (N .C.O. Cadre), Riess
(Command Course), Spence (Sunrivalcraft), Topping (L.M.G.) .
Sgts. Darvill (N .C .O. Cadre). Dewey (Basic Test), Evans (Part
liD, Hennessy (Part Ill), Kochanek (Armoury), Macrae
(Signals). Mears (A.P.C.), Salman (Part Ill), Scott (A.P.C.),
White (A.P.C .).
years ago, when National Service ended, there were doubts in
SOME
many people' s minds about the C.C.F. Some, mostly boys, thought
it pointless to continue in it, and they rationalised this thought into a
case for abolishing the C.C.F. Others, mostly adults, who already had,
and always will have, doubts about the value and propriety of C.C.F.
training, felt it the apposite moment to put forward their case again.
Given this background, one might expect C.C.F.s to fall away into
mediocrity, or to wither away completely, and admittedly there are
occasional moments when this seems to be happening locally. But in
fact this particular branch shows no real sign of dying back, as the excellence of this year's Inspection-the most impressive for at least a
dozen years-showed. It was the work of many vigorous hands, and
was an index of the benefits all instructors must be deriving constantly
from their tasks, however routine or depressing they may sometimes
seem to be; it also points to a high standard of instruction given.
To attempt to list all the departments which rejuvenate themselves
yearly under different leadership, and reflect the drive and initiative of
the boys in charge, would be too difficult. The senior N.C.O.s listed
above have been worth every stripe and badge of their ranks, and they
have been well supported.
For some time now, in high places, a Committee has been
re-appraising the C.C.F. If, as a result of its discussions, the C.C.F.
should cease to be, our contingent will have to be rooted out in full
flower.
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Pioneer Notes
Chief Pioneer : C. B. Swale (A) .
T the end of the Michaelmas Term we said good-bye to S. M.
Scaddan, who was Chief Pioneer for one term .
1962 started with the continuation of the conversion of the old range
into cycle sheds. During the Michaelmas Term we removed a considerable amount of undergrowth and earth in preparation for the laying of
concrete during the Lent Term. We concreted nearly the whole length of
the range in two parallel five feet wide margins against the two walls .
In order to do this, individual alternate bays were laid, the gaps being
filled in by "screeding" off two hard concrete bays, thus making a
smooth surface . In the middle of February we started to assemble the
framework.
Nearer the end of term a load of eighty concrete slabs
arrived, so that we were able to pave between the concrete margins above
the earth drainage system which we had set up .
There were ten Pioneers during the Lent Term, but even so, work
was seriously hampered by absentees caused by the German measles
epidemic. We were, however, very fortunate with the weather, work
continuing through the cold weather by the addition of a measure of
anti-freeze solution to each mix.
The cycle shed now holds fifty bicycles, and there are "scobs" for
shoe cleaning equipment opposite.
The Summer Term brought us another concreting job, the reconditioning of the coal bunker outside the King Alfred and Bishop Fox
Prefects' studies . That, plus the painting of the King Alfred House
changing room, was completed before Speech Day.
After Speech Day we started to extend the coal bunker in front
of the Front Hall windows; this job we hope to finish next term.
On 26th July there was an outing to Fox's Cloth Factory at Wellington and we had tea on the return journey. This excursion was
given to celebrate the completion of the cycle sheds.
Finally, we should like to thank Mr. Baker for his unfailing
interest, help and guidance, and the Bursar for the interesting jobs he
has allotted us during the last two terms.
Pioneer colours were awarded to :-C. B. Swale (A), R. E. F.
Gaines (W) .
C.B.S.
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The Rover Crew
Senior Rover Mate : R. D . Hennessy (A) . Scribe : R. D. Evans (F).
Gearmaster and Treasurer : C. J. Deane (C).
Vicar : J. C . S. Horrocks (A).
HREE new members were elected at the beginning of the Lent Term
- J. A. Spence, R. W . J. Vincent and J. R. L. Scott. During the
Lent and Summer Terms Rover Crew services were held in the Lady
Chapel every two or three weeks .
Dr. Knowles completed his series of lectures on First Aid with
two talks during the Lent Term. These proved to be most interesting
and informative, and we are very grateful to Dr. Knowles for giving us
his valuable time.
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Several meetings were also held during the Lent Term to discus
the work camp at Hatch Beauchamp, an account of which will be founJ
elsewhere.
Arrangements for the expedition to Spain were determined
at several meetings during the Summer Term. Eleven members plus
Messrs: Pytches, Jordan, Boyle and Stagg were to make up the party .
The tnp was to last for roughly three weeks, during which the party
would_t_ravel ~y car to the South East coast of Spain . An account of this
exped1t10n w11l doubtless be found in a later issue of this magazine.
R.D .E .
The Society of the Junior Friends of
Wells Cathedral
Chairman : Revd. P. B. H. Ashwin .
Secretary Summer Term : V. M. Tillyard (A).
Secretary Lent Term : C. R. Stewart (F) .
Treasurer : L. K. Hatts (M).
LTHOUGH time restricted the Society's programme for the Lent
Term, we were able, with the Chaplain's permission, to hold several
meetings in his study. Apart from this there was nothing else of worthwhile note.
The Summer Term was disappointing as far as outings were concerned, for, owing to School fixtures, members were prevented from
attending the Annual Meeting of the Friends at Wells, and also the
Glastonbury Pilgrimage, whic.h it had been planned to attend in place
of the former. Nevertheless, examinations did not prevent us from being
at the Cathedral on Sunday, 15th June, for Evensong, followed by a
climb up the tower, which gave the members a panoramic view of the
City of Wells. All those present were pleased with the success of the
outing. ·
There are signs of progress in the amount of new members that
joined in both Lent and Summer Terms ; we hope that many more will
consider membership in the near future.
Once again all the members are indebted to the Revd. P . B. and
Mrs. Ashwin for their continued interest in the Society.
V.M.T .
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Salvete
LENT TERM
King Alfred: Caudwell, W . G., Smith, I. K.
Carpenter: Alvis, N . , Cookson, R. E ., Lane, H . A. E.
Bishop Fox: Wilson, J . M. , Cookson , B. A.
Meynell : Maunder, M. D., Perkins, D. W.
Woodard: Cowan, N. I., Hillyar, M. J ., Sharples, J . F . B.
SUMMER TERM
King Alfred : Kettler, A. G. R.
Carpenter : Hill, J. J. B.
Bishop Fox : Guest, G . P . E. , Hyde, M. S.
Meynell: Cole, W . E ., Perkins, P . G .
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Valete
LENT TERM
CALD E R. j ulian H ome. Shell . (F)
Cross·Country VIII 1962, Senior Colts Rugby 1961, Senior Colts Cricket 1961.
Junior Athle tics Team 1961; Cert . ' A', Pts. 1, 2, 3; 1st Class Shot; Member
P .T. Club.
Address : The Stores, Stoke St. Gregory, Taunton .
COUCHE , Stephen Richard . Shell. (F)
Choir; Cert . A. , Part 1; Member Aeromodelling Club.
Address : Court Barton, Crediton, Devon.
HILL, David Dorrien . Cl.U.VI. (M)
Deputy Prefect (Sept.) 1961, Chairman Common R oom Committee; Scholar;
G.C.E . 'A' level 1961; House T eams (Rugby, Shooting) ; Library Committee;
Cpl., Marksm an; Guard of Honour; School Orchestra, County Orchestra; Committee Music Club, Secretary Modem Languages Society, Member Sheldon,
Literary, Choral Societies.
Address : H eddon Oak Farm, Crowcombe, Taunton.
LATCHAM, Timothy Waiter. IVc. (M)
Junior Colts Cricket 1961, Junior Colts Hockey 1962; Choir; Cert. ' A,' Pt. 1;
Secretary Junior Literary and Debating Society , Member Chess, Motor Clubs .
Address 89a Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset.
MARSHALL, Robert Avery. Vc. (A)
G.C.E . ' 0' level 1961; Swimming Side 1960-61, Under 14's Cricket 1958; Cpl.,
1st Class Shot; Member Music, Dancing Clubs, Photographic Society.
Address : 47 Grove Road, Coombe Dingle, Bristol, 9.
PRATT, Peter Ralph . Vc. (F)
Deputy Prefect (Jan.) 1961; G.C.E . '0' level 1961; Cross-Country VIII 195962 (Colours 1960-62), (Captain 1962), Athletics Side 1960-61; L/Cpl.
Address : Brook Farm, Timsbury, Romsey, Hampshire.
REYNOLDS , Peter John. ClassRem . (C)
G.C.E. ' 0' level 1961; Pioneer; St. Lawrence Guild , Choir, Server (during holi days); L / Cpl., Band; Member Drama Workshop, Choral and Tape Recording
Societies.
Address : Southdene, 99 Stoke Road, Taunton.
ROBERTS, Peter Christopher Etienne. Gen.Rem. (C)
G.C.E . ' 0' level 1961; Fencing Team 1961; L / Cpl., 1st Class Shot.
Address : The Old Mill House, Wheatacre, Beccles, Suffolk.
SUMMER TERM
ACE, Martin John . Shell. (F)
Chairman Junior Common Room Committee; Senior Colts Rugby 1961, Swimming Side 1960-62; Cert. 'A,' Pts. 1, 2, Marksman; 4th Member Conjuring
Club, Member Art, Light Music Clubs, Junior Literary and Debating Society.
Address : 100 Glanmor Road, Glanmor, Swansea, Glamorgan .
BATEMAN, Brian Leslie Leighroi. Sc.L.VI. (C)
Deputy Prefect (Jan.) 1962; G .C.E. 'A' level 1962; House Colours (Rugby,
Hockey) ; Choir, St. Lawrence Guild; Cpl., Marksman; Chairman Trevithick
Society, Member Motor, Aeromodelling, Chess Clubs, Photographic Society.
Address : 1 Tudor House, Hauxton, Cambridge.
BATEY, Martin Jim. Vc. (F)
G.C.E. '0' level 1961-62; Athletics Team (Colours 1961-62), 2nd XI Hockey
1962 , Cross-Country VIII 1962, Junior Colts Cricket 1959, Under 14's Rugby
1958, House Colours (Hockey, Cross-Country, Athletics); L/Cpl. ; Youth Club
Committee, Chairman Light Music Club, Member A.C.C.O., Stage Wardrobe.
Address : The Knob, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire.
BAXTER, Colin Paul. Sc.L. VI. (F)
House Prefect (Jan. ) 1962; G.C.E. 'A' level 1962; Entry to Royal Veterinary
College; 3rd XI Hockey 1961, House Colours (Hockey), House Team (Tennis);
L/Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Treasurer Natural Science Society, Member Photographic, Music Clubs.
Address : Bridge House, Lecblade, Gloucestershire.
BICKFORD, Nicholas Venning. Vc. (F)
G.C.E. '0' level 1962; House Team (Swimming) ; L/Cpl; Member Art Club.
Address : High Lanes, Cold Ashton, Cbippenham, Wilts.
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BLACKMORE , P eter J ohn . Cl.L.Vl. (A)
~eputy Prefect (J a n .) 1962 ; P emberton Schola rship; G. C.E . ·A ' leve l 1962· ,
X V Rugby 1960-6 1 (X Xs Colours 196 1} , 1st X I Cricket 1960-62 (Col 1s_
1962) . 1st XI Hockey 1\162 (2nd X I Colours) , Oxford Sevens 1962 H ours
Colours (~u~by , H ockey, Cricket, T ennis) ; Choir; Cpl., 1st Class Shot; S~c~~~
tary ConJunng, Treasurer Badmin ton Clubs, Member Modern Langua
Literary Societi~ , Da ncing, Music, Bridge Clubs ; Sub-Editor of 'View .' ges,
Address : 2 Cliff Park Avenue, Goodrington, P aignton , Devon .
BROMWICH, David . Cl.U .VI. (C)
House Prefect (Oct . ) 1961; Sch olar; G.C.E . 'A' a nd 'S' levels 1961-62· E ntra
to Oriel C:ollege, q xford; I;£ouse Teams (Swimming, Cross-Count ry) ; St. L~,~~
rence G~tld , Sacn stan ; Ltbrary Committee; L / Sgt. , Marksman , Profi cien.:
Badge; Ptano, Grade I V; Treasurer Sheldon Society, Member History Literaryy
Archreological, Photographic Societies, Music Club.
'
'
Address : The Vicara ge, 3 E ast Street, Banwell, Weston-super-Mare.
BUTT, Nigel Peter. Sc.U .VI. (F)
School <:;a~tain, I;Io,use Captain (Sep t. ) 1961. School Prefect (Jan.) 1961;
G.C.E .. A and S levels 1961-62; E n t rance to St. Ca therine's College
Cambndge; 1st XV Rugby 1959-61 (Colours 1959-61, Vice-Captain 1960-61)'
1st XI Hockey 1961-62 (Colours, Vice-Captain 1962), 1st XI Cricket 1960-62
(Colours, Vice-Capta in 1962); Cross-Country VIII 1961-62; House Colours
(~ug~y. Hockey, Cricket , Cross-Country , Tennis) ; Chapel Prefect; Science
Ltbranan, S / U / 0, Marksman; Guard of Honour; Chairman Dancing Club
Member Sheldon, Literary Societies
'
Address : 'Meadowside,' Over St owey , Bridgwater, Som.
COX, Martin Harvey (formerly RAGLESS) . Sc.U .VI. (M)
House Prefect (Sept. ) 1961; G.C.E. 'A' level 1961-62 ; House Team (Rugby)·
S /.Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Rover Crew; Chairman Arch <eological Society, Corn:
mtttee Drama Workshop, Member Sheldon, History, Literary Societies
Dancing, Photographic, Music Clubs.
'
Address : Trenython, 3 Elfin Grove, Bognor R egis, Sussex.
DEANE, Christopher John. Vc. (C)
School Prefect, House Captain (Sept. ) 1961; G.C.E. ' 0' level 1960-62; 2nd XV
Rugby 1960, 3rd XI Hockey 1962 (Captain) , Captain of Squash 1962, House
Colours (Rugby, Hockey, Shooting, Fives) , House Team (Tennis) ; St. Lawrence Guild, Choir; J /U / 0, Marksman; Bugle Major; Treasurer Rover Crew
Secretary Fallodon Society.
'
Address : ' Heather Dell,' York Road, Broadstone, Dorset.
EVANS, Ryvati David. Sc.U.VI. (F)
House Prefect (Sept.) 1961; G.C.E. ' A' level 1961-62; Entrance t o Guy's Hos·
pital, London; 1st XV Rugby 1960-61 (Colours 1961) , 1st XI Hockey 1962
(2nd XI Colours) , Roehampton Sevens 1961-62, Oxford Sevens 1962, House
Colours (Rugby, Hockey, Fives); Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Rover Crew Scribe;
Secretary Natural Science Society, Member Sheldon Society, Dancing Club .
Address : 'Avona,' Greenclose Road, Whitchurch , Cardiff.
EVANS, Timothy. Gen.Rem . (W)
Deputy Prefect (Jan. ) 1962; G.C.E . ' 0' level 1961-62; 1st XV Rugby 1959-61
(Colours 1960-61, Hon. Secretary 1961) , 1st XI Hockey 1961-62 (2nd XI
Colours 1961-62), 1st XI Cricket 1960-62 (Colours 1960-62, Hon. Secretary
1962) Roehampton Sevens 1960-62 , Oxford Sev ens 1962, House Colours
(Rugby, Hockey, Cross-Country, Tennis, Athletics); Server ; L /Cpl.; Member
Dancing, Motor Clubs.
Address : Batheaston Vicarage, Bath, Som.
GRAHAM, John Macadam . Cl.U.VI. {A)
House Prefect (Sept. ) 1961; G.C.E. 'A' and 'S' lev els 1961-62; E ntrance to
University College, Cardiff (Arch<eology) ; 2nd XI Ciicket 1960, 3rd XV Rugby
1961, 3rd XI Hockey 1961-62, House Colours (Rugby , Hockey, Fives) ; Choir;
S/Sgt., Marksman; Rover Crew; Chairman Arch<eological Society , Drama Workshop, Secretary History Society, Member Choral, Literary, Sheldon Societies,
Music Club.
Address ' Yew Tree Cottage, Compton Bassett, Calne, Wilts.
GRAVES-MORRIS, Patrick William. Gen.Rem . (W)
House Prefect (July) 1962; G.C.E . '0' level 1960-62; Cross-Country 'A' Team
1961, House Team (Shooting); Choir; L / Sgt., Marksman; Band; Secretary
Aeromodelling Club, Member Motor, Dancing, Stamp Clubs.
Address : 'Fairfield,' Sampford Peverel .. Tiverton, Devon .
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HENNESSY, Robert Denis. Cl. U.VI. (A)
School Prefect , H ouse Captain (J an. ) 1962; G. C. E . 'A' and 'S' levels 1961-62;
1st X V Rugby 1959-61 (Colours 1961} . Sh ooting VIII 1958-62 (Colours, Captain
196 1), Swimmin g Side 1958-62. (Captain 1962), Oxford Sevens 1962, House
Colours (Ru gby, Sh ootmg, Swtmmm g) ; Sgt. , Marksm an; Proficiency Badge;
Guard of H onour; Senior Rover Mate; Committee Music Club , Modern
Languages Society, Member Sheldon , Literary , History , Choral Societies,
Bridge, Basketball Clubs.
Address : c /o U .K . High Commissioner, Accra , Gh ana.
HENTON , Philip James Vincent. Vc. (W)
H ouse Prefe ct (J an . ) 1962; G.C. E . '0' level 1960-62; Cross-Country VIII 196062 , Athletics T eam 1959-62 , H ouse Colours (Cross-Country. Athletics) , House
Team (Shootin g) ; Choir, St . Lawrence Guild; L / Sgt ., Proficiency Badge,
Marksman; Committee Light Music Club, Member Fallodon, Choral Societies,
Dancing, Music, Aeromodelling Clubs.
Address : Withy combe R aleigh Vicarage, Exmouth, Devon.
HERBERT, William Roger . Vc. (W)
G.C.E . ' 0' level 1961-62; Cross-Country VIII 1962 , H ouse Colours (CrossCountry) ; Cert . 'A,' Pts. 1, 2, 3; Member Music, Motor, Light Music, Stamp
Clubs, Trevithick Society .
Address : The Street, Charmouth , Bridport, Dorset .
HOGGE, Simon Patrick . Sc.R em . (F)
Deputy Prefect (July) 1962; G.C.E . ' 0' level 1961; Swimming Side 1961-62
House Colours (Swimming, Athletics), H ouse Team (Sh ooting) ; L/Cpl., Marksman; Member P .T .. Dancing Clubs.
Address : Mealiffe , Ferndale Road , Teignmouth , Devon.
HUGHES, Jonathan 1\Utchell. Cl.U .VI. (W)
House Prefect (Oct.) 1961; G.C.E. ' A' and 'S' levels 1961-62; Swimming Side
1960-62, House Colours (Swimming) ; Choir; History Librarian; L/Sgt., 1st
Class Shot ; Signals Class; Sub-Edit or " Aluredian"; Chairman Photographic
Society, Treasurer History , Tape Recording Societies; Member Sheldon, Modem
Languages, Literary, Choral Societies, Dancing, Music Clubs.
Address : 76 F airway, Aldwick Bay, Bognor Regis, Sussex .
JAMES, Robin William. IVb . (A}
House Team (Cricket) ; Cert. ' A,' Pts. 1, 2; Marksman ; Member Photographic
Society, Woodwork Club .
Address : Causilgey, Tregavethan, Truro, Cornwall .
KIRK. Brian H enry . Vb. (F)
Music Exhibition ; G.C.E . ' 0 ' level 1962; Shooting VIII; Choir; Cert. ' A,' Pts.
1, 2, 3, Marksman; School Orchestra, Piano , Grade VI; Treasurer Wireless Club;
Member Music, Conjuring Clubs, Choral Society.
Address : 64 Higher Westonfields, Totnes , Devon.
LIDDLE, Graham John . Vb . (W)
G.C.E. '0' level 1962; Server ; L / Cpl. , 1st Class Shot; Member Music Club,
Photographic Society.
Address : ' Wyndbourne,' Prey Heath Close, Mayford, Woking, Surrey.
LLEWELLYN, Edward Clive. Sc.L .VI. (A)
House Prefect (Sept.) 1961; G.C.E. 'A' level 1962; 1st XV Rugby 1959-61
(Colours 1959-61, Captain 1960-61) , 1st XI Cricket 1961-62 (Colours 1961-62,
Captain 1962 ) , 2nd XI Hockey 1961-62, Roehampton Sevens 1960-62, Oxford
Sevens 1962, House Colours (Rugger , Cricket, Hockey) ; J / U /0, C.Q.M.S., 1st
Class Shot; Chairman Fishing Club, Member Dancing Club, Photographic
Society.
Address : Ty Canol. Cwmafon, Port Talbot, Glam., S . Wales.
LOVE, Geoffrey Todd . Cl.L.VI. (M)
House Prefect (Jan. ) 1962; G.C.E . 'A' and 'S' levels 1962; Entrance to Princet on University; Squash T eam 1962; Member Sheldon, History Societies,
Dancing Club .
Address : 1600 Penman Road , Neptune Beach, Florida, U .S.A.; cfo Le Roy
Love, Wood , King, Dawson and Logan , 48 Wall Street, New York 5, New
York, U .S.A .
MACRAE, John . Sc.L.VI. (A)
Deputy Prefect (Oct.) 1961; G.C.E . 'A' level 1962; House Team {Athletics);
Sgt. , A.C.l, Signals Class; Marksman ; Chairman Photographic Society.
Address : 7 Mill Street, Ottery St. Mary, S. Devon.
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MADIN, David Hamilton . Vc. (F)
Junior Common R oom Co=ittee; G.C.E. '0' level 1961-62; 1st XV Rugby
1961 (XXs Colours), Swimming T eam 1960-62 , Cross-Country VIII 1960-62
Junior Colts Cricket 1959, House Colours (Rugby), House T eams (Swimming.
Athletics, Cross-Country , Shooting); L /Cpl., Marksman ; Stage W ard robe; Mem:
ber Music, Bridge Clubs.
Address : 117 Corringham Road, London, N .W .11.
sTEWART, Campbell Bruce Geddes. Sc. L.VI. (C)
Deputy Prefect (Sept. ) 1961; G.C.E. 'A' level 1962; 2nd XV Rugby 1960-61
(XXs Colours 1961) , 1st X I Cncket lll60-62 (Colours 1961-62 ), Oxford Sevens
1962, House Colours (Rugby, Cricket, Hockey, Cross-Country) ; Sgt., Guard of
Honour; Member Motor, Music, Aeromodelling Clubs.
Address : White Steading, Station Road, Amersham, Bucks .
MURRAY , Peter Gerald Stewart. Cl.L.VI. (F)
Exhibitioner; G.C.E . 'A' level 1961-62; Entrance to Royal W est of England
Academy of Architecture, Bristol; 2nd XI Cricket 1961, House Colours
(Cricket), House T eam (Rugby); Library Committee; Cpl. ; Orchestra, Wind
Band , Art Director 'View'; Chairman Art, Pottery, Heraldic Clubs, Comm ittee
Dancing Club, Member Sheldon, Literary Societies, Music Club .
Address: Church Place, Lacock, Chippenham, Wilts.
TAYLOR, John Armstrong J ackson . Sc.L.VI. (W)
Vice-Captain of School (Jan . ) 1962, School Prefect, House Captain (Sept. )
1961; G.C.E. 'A' level 1962; 1st XV Rugby 1959-61 (Colo urs 1961) , Athletics
Side 1957-62 (Captain 1962), Shooting VIII 1960-62 (Colours 1961-62 ) (ViceCaptain 1962), 2nd XI H ockey 1962, Clifton Sevens 1961, Somerset Athletics
Team 1957, House Colours (Rugby, Athletics, Shooting, Hockey), House Team
(Swimming) ; Server; J /U / 0, Drum Major, Marksman, Proficiency Badge;
R over Crew; Member Sheldon, Photographic Societies, Treasurer Dancing Club.
Address : Hillside Cottage, Writhlington, Bath, Som.
PADWICK, John Richard. Shell. (W)
G.C.E. '0' level 1962 , Under 14's Cricket 1959 House T eams (Hockey, Cricket ,
Swimming); Cert. 'A,' Pts. 1, 2, 3, 1st Class Shot; Member Stamp Club, Chess
Club, Junior Literary and Debating Society.
Address : Riverside Farm, Tichborne, Alresford, Hants.
REECE, Clive Leslie. Gen.Rem. (C)
G.C.E. ' 0' level 1961; House Team (Hockey); LfCpl. , Marksman; Member
Motor, Aeromodelling Clubs.
Address : 11 The Cedars, Teddington , Middlesex .
RIESS, Frank Trevor. Cl.U .VI. (F)
School Prefect (Jan. ) 1962; G .C.E . 'A' and 'S' levels 1961 ; Entrance to Wadham College, Oxford; 2nd XV Rugby 1960-61 (XLV Colours 1961) , 2nd XI
Hockey 1961-62, Athletics Side 1958-62 , House Colours (Rugby , Hockey),
Junior Librarian; S/Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Chairman Sheldon, Modern Languages,
Literary, History Societies, Secretary Dancing Club, Member Film Society ,
Basketball Club.
Address : Apartado 3516, Lima, Peru , South America.
RYLAND, Lyndon Francis. Gen.Rem. (F).
Deputy Prefect (July) 196~ ; G.C.E . '0' level 1961-62; Junior Colts _Hockey
1959, House Colours (Shootmg), House Teams (Rugby, Hockey) ; Chmr; Cpl.,
Marksman; Secretary Light Music, P .T . Clubs, Chairman Junior Literary and
Debating Society; Member Fishing Club.
Address : 31 Belle Walk, Moseley, Birmingham, 13.
SCOTT, Jonathan Roy Louis. Cl.L.VI. (A)
House Prefect (May) 1962; G.C.E. 'A' level1962 ; 3rd XV Rugby 1961, Swimming Side 1960-61, House Colours (Rugby), House Teams (Hockey, CrossCountry, Swimming) ; Server (Treasurer); Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Gu~rd
of Honour; Rover Crew; Member Modern Languages, Photographic , F!lm
Societies, Music, Chess Clubs.
Address : The Vicarage, Langford Budville, Wellington , Som.
SHARPLES John Francis Brooks. IIIc. (W)
Choir, Se~er.; Piano, Grade IV; Member Music Club.
Address : Belmont, Feldemore School, Holmbury
Surrey.
St.
Mary,
Dorking,
SPENCE John Anthony. Sc.U .VI. (C)
School' Prefect (Jan. ) 1962; G.C.E. 'A' and 'S' levels 1961-62; Entrance to
Edinburgh University; Shooting VIII 1960-62 (Colours 1962), House. Colours
(Rugby, Shooting) ; Choir; Library Committee; S / Sgt., O_fficers' Shootmg Cup:
Guard of Honour; Rover Crew; Chairman Fallodon Soctety, Member Stamp,
Dancing Clubs.
Address : cfo East African Tobacco Co. Ltd ., P.O. Box 30,000, Nairobi ,
Kenya Colony.
STEPHENS Richard Therence. Cl.L.VI. (W)
Deputy P;efect (Jan. ) 1962; G.C.E . 'A' level 1962; 2nd XV Rugby 1~60, ~nd
XI Cricket 1960 Swimming Side 1961-62 , House Colours (Rugby, Sw1mmmg,
Hockey); Cpl.,' Marksman, Drum Leader; Secretary Bridge Club, Member
Motor Music, Badminton Clubs.
Address : 8 Glenwood Mansions , Shrubbery Avenue, Westori-super-Mare.
TA YLOR, Patrick Turrill. Vb. (F)
G.C.E. '0' level 1962; 2nd X I Hockey (Colours 1962), Senior Colts Rugby
(Colours 1961) , Senior Colts Cricket 1961, Athletics Side 1961-62, 2nd VIII
Cross-Country 1962, Oxford Sevens 1962, Oxford Hockey F estival 1962 , House
Colours (Hockey, Rugby, Cross-Country); Cert. 'A,' Pts. 1 , 2, 3, 1st Class
Shot; Committee Light Music Club, Member P.T., Basketball Clubs.
Address : Pound Farm, Goosey, Faringdon, Berks.
TOPPING, Peter. Sc.U.VI. (M)
House Prefect (Jan . ) 1962; G.C.E. 'A' and 'S' levels 1961-62; Entrance to
University College, London , C. A. Parsons Industrial Scholarship; Hou:;e
Colours (Rugby, Fives), House Teams (Cross-Country, Hockey, Swimming);
Choir, St. Lawrence Guild; Science Librarian; S / Sgt.; Rover Crew; Chairman
Motor Club, Member Sheldon, Literary, Photographic Societies, Dancing Club.
Address : Merry Mead, Churchill, Bristol.
TRIBBECK, Gerald Daly. Gen.Rem. (C)
G.C.E. '0' level 1961-62; 1st XV Rugby (Colours 1961) , Athletics Side
(Colours 1961-62) , House Colours (Rugby, Athletics); Cpl. ; Guard of Honour;
Member Art Club.
Address : Brookfield, St. Leonard's Avenue, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
TRIGGOL, Guy Ernest. Shell. (W)
G.C.E . ' 0' level; Senior Colts Rugby 1961, House Teams (Hockey, Cricket,
Rugby) ; Cert. 'A,' Pts. 1, 2, 3.
Address : Pyrland Hall Farm, Taunton, Som.
TUCKER, Graham . Gen.Rem. (C)
House Prefect (Sept.) 1961; G.C.E. '0' level 1960-1961 ; House Teams (Rugby,
Hockey, Cross-Country); Choir; L/Sgt.; Chairman Conjuring Club, Member
Dancing Club.
Address : Little Hamlets, 42 Ilsham Road , Torquay, Devon.
WHITE, Peter John . Cl.Rem. (M)
School Prefect, House Captain (Jan.) 1962; G.C.E . '0' "level 1960-62; 2nd XI
Hockey 1961-62 (Colours, Captain 1962), House Colours (Rugby, Hockey),
House Teams (Tennis, Athletics, Cross-Country) ; Sgt., 1st Class Shot; Rover
Crew; Secretary Motor Club, Member Dancing, Photographic Societies.
Address : Claremont, Trull Road, Taunton, Som.
WHITTON, James Wakefield . Vc. (F)
House Prefect (Sept. ) 1961; G .C.E. '0 ' level 1961-62; 1st XV Rugby 1960
(XXs Colours), 2nd XI Cricket 1960-62, House Colours (Rugby, Cricket),
Member Bridge Club.
Address : Rydon Court, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter.
WOODGATES, James Nicholas. Cl.L.VI. (F)
Deputy Prefect (Sept.) 1961; G.C.E . 'A' level 1962; Pioneer; Choir; S.E .R.
Librarian; L/Sgt., Signals Class; A .C.1, 1st Class Shot; Member Motor, Music
Clubs, Chairman Tape Recording Society.
Address : Carreg Cottage, Bryngwyn, Raglan, Monmouthshire.
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House Sport
Senior:
HOCKEY
Preliminary Round :
Meynell 6 (Hughes, G.L., 3, Kochanek 2, Wilkes 1) v . Woodard 4
(Evans, T., 2, Stephens 1, White B . H. 1) .
HROUGHOUT the game the standard of play was high . Due to the
speed of the game the forwards had many opportunities, and
Meynell too~ advantage of t~ree of these early in the game, thus gaining
a commandmg lead. Despite the efforts of the W oodard forwards in
particular Evans, T. , and signs of over-confidence in the Meynell defe~ce,
Meynell were able to maintain a two-goal lead until the end.
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First Round :
King Alfred 6 (Llewellyn 3,. Salman 2, Philippe 1) v . Carpenter 0.
A rather undistinguished game was brightened by three goals in each
half. Carpenter, without a single member of 'A' game, managed to
hold out in a great number of King Alfred attacks, and Deane, HardyDobney, Bateman and Prowse did some destructive work, although very
seldom were their forwards given a constructive pass. The King Alfred
defence was solid and gave the forwards the support they needed, but
both teams played rather negatively, with far too many hits-out.
First Round :
Meynell 1 (Kochanek)" v. Bishop Fox 0.
The game was fast and fierce, but the standard was, nevertheless,
low, with two equally strong sides battling for possession of the ball.
Many opportunities were missed by both sides, in particular two short
corners taken by Bentley, R. P ., which the Meynell defence did well to
keep out. Meynell took the lead in the second-half with a good goal by
Kochanek, after which a stalemate developed, with no score by either
side.
Final :
Meynell 4 (Hughes, G . L., 3, Chodzko 1) v . King Alfred 1 (Darvill).
As might be expected in a final, the standard of play was high,
despite the poor conditions. G. L. Hughes, who played an excellent
game throughout, opened the scoring after a few minutes. King. Alfred
soon equalised, but Meynell counter-attacked strongly and agam took
the lead, the score at half-time being 3-1.
The second-half saw many dangerous attacks by both sides, Salma?
being a constant threat to Meyn~ll. Both teams were notable for their
spirited defence, but that of Kmg Alfred could not prevent Meynell
from scoring once more, thus bringing the score to 4-1.
Junior:
Preliminary Round :
Bishop Fox 1 (Saies) v. Meynell 0.
The game started with Bishop Fox doing most of the attacking,
largely through the ~fforts of Watts. and Saies. Meynel_l ":er~ he~vily
handicapped when m the tenth mmute they lost their. mside-nght,
Latcham through injury. It was due to the stubborn resistance of the
Meynell defence, well led by Grant, that the score was kept down to
one goal, scored by Saies early in the second-half.
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First Round :
King Alfred 1 (Mole , C. G. W .) v. Woodward 0.
King Alfred, with eight people who had played in the Senior Colts
as compared with the Woodard's two, were far more experienced. They
attacked from the start, but the Woodard defence, in particular Dupee
and McCaffrey, kept them out. The King Alfred forwards appeared to
relax after about ten minutes, failing to do anything constructive until
well into the second-half. Then they really put on the pressure, and
only a sound, if sometimes unorthodox, Woodard defence kept them
out . In extra time, however, the reward came, King Alfred scoring
through Mole .
First Round :
Bishop Fox 4 (Saies 2, Main 1, Mitchell 1) v. Carpenter 0 .
Bishop Fox started off very confidently, and the first five minutes
of the game showed that they had reasons for doing so , for all their four
goals came in the first five minutes, one by Saies and that by Main being
particularly go.od . From then on Bishop Fox rathe~ tended to sit on
their lead, while Carpenter fought strongly, and their defence, led by
Rosser, prevented any more goals, although Bishop Fox remained on
top for all the first-half. During the second-half the play was rather
more even, but neither side was able to score.
Final :
King Alfred 4 (Cocks 3, Mole, C. G. W ., 1) v . Bishop Fox 1 (Saies) .
The spirit and standard of play in this game were very high, and the
match was exciting both from the spectators' and the players' points of
view. The strong King Alfred defence enabled their forwards to see
plenty of the ball, and the two dangerous inside-forwards, Mitchell and
Saies, were forced onto the defensive . Yet the first goal was scored after
only two minutes by Saies from a short corner, to the indignation of the
King Alfred goalkeeper, Owen , who saw it trickle to the backboard. But
King Alfred, far from losing heart, started to play harder, and Cocks
equalised before half-time. During the second-half King Alfred were
generally on the attack and, after Cocks had made it a hat-trick, Mole
scored a good goal near the end of the game to produce the final score.
CROSS-COUNTRY
Senior:
Although it had rained the previous night, conditions were dry and
firm . There was a strong wind blowing across the fields, however, and
this made the going very difficult . Bishop Fox completely dominated
the race, for all their six runners to count were in the first eight home.
The perfomiance of N. P. Butt, a hockey player, was perhaps the most
notable, for he finished first equal with three others from the Bishop
Fox team.
1 = Pratt (F), Giles (F), Batey (F), Butt (F).
Junior:
The weather conditions were similar to those of the Senior Steeplechase. Bishop Fox, theoretically the strongest side, found themselves
pushed into second place by Woodard, who ran well as a team. Stewart,
C. R. (F), the winner, ran a very good race in 15.. mins. 55 secs., well
clear of anybody else.
1, Stewart (F) . 2, Main (F). 3, Calder (F).
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Overa ll results for the Cup (Senior results first)
1. Bish op F ox
:!5
2 . Woodard
75
a. Meynell
143
4 . King Alfred
133
5. Carpenter
140
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+
+
+
+
+
83
80
87
111
114
108
15 5
230
244
254
ATHLETICS
The standard on Sports Day this year was somewhat lower than
usual, due largely to the fact that it was only 15 days from the beginning
of term. Heats started after only four days of standards, and the Sports
Day conditions hardly compensated for lack of practice . The only record
to be broken was the Senior Weight, which Magurran (F) threw 39ft.
6! ins . The climax of the day was, as usual , the Senior Relay, which was
won by Bishop Fox after a very good 880yds. leg by Batey, in which·
he caught up well over 50 yards, and moved from fifth to first place.
Major-Gen . J. H. Cubbon , C.B .E. , C.B., presented the individual
cups : The Standards Cup to Bishop Fox, along with both the Senior
and Junior Sports Cups-the first by 11 points from Carpenter and the
second by 9 points from Meynell; the Senior Victor Ludorum to Tribbeck
(C) , who was given the casting vote after a close struggle with Magurran ;
and the Junior Victor Ludorum to Bond (A).
SPORTS
DAY
RESULTS
OPEN EVENTS
100 Yards--1, G. D . Tribbeck (C); 2, B. F . Kochanek (M); 3, J . A. ]. Taylor
(W). 10.5 secs.
220 Yards--1, Tribbeck; 2, C. J . Magurrari (F) ; 3, Kochanek . 23 .9 secs.
440 Yards-1, Magurran; 2, M . R. Philippe (A); 3, P . J . V . H en ton (W).
53 .1 secs.
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880 Yards--1, Hen ton; 2 , M. J . Batey (F); 3, C. G . Swafli.n-Smith (C) . 2 mins.
9 .0 secs.
Mile--1, Batey; 2, D. F. H . Giles (F) ; 3, Henton. 4 mins . 47 .5 secs.
Hurdles--1, C. B . Stewart (C); 2, C. A. Steven {W); 3, R. D . Sleath (F).
17.5 secs.
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High Jump-1, Tribbeck; 2, S . E . Marsden (W) ; 3, Sleath . 5 ft . 0 ins.
Long Jump-1, Tribbeck; 2, S. P . Hogge (F) ; 3, R. A . D. Smerdon (M) .
19 ft. 3 ins.
Discus--1 , Magurran; 2, P . M. Robinson (C) ; 3, Kochanek . 99 ft . 8 ins.
Javelin-1 , N. P . Butt (F) ; 2 , Taylor; 3, M. Jenks (W). 139 ~t . 7 ins.
Weight-!, Magurran; 2, Taylor; 3 . F . T . R eiss (F) . 39ft. 6l ms. (RECORD.)
Relay-1, Bishop Fox; 2, Woodard ; 3, Carpenter. 3 mins . 53 secs.
Senior Victor Ludorum : G . D . Tribbeck (C).
FIVES
Keeper : ]. C. S. Horrocks (A).
Kin g Alfred won the Fi ves Cup for the third successive year, again
from Bishop Fox, but by a fa r larger margin than usual-19 points , with
a complete game (a probable 30 points) in hand . Salman an_d Horro_cks,
the 1st pair, tramed up by games w1th Messrs. Jordan and G1lkes, gamed
maximum pomts on the three games they played although Evans, R. D.,
and Ko (F) and White, B. H ., and Vincent_(W) were allowed ~o score
:21 and :20 points respectively . The same ab1!Jty to return an~thmg and
also produce wi~mng shots was ev1dent m the play ?f the Ki?g Alfr~d
3rd pair, Mered1th and Southcott, who scored ~ax1mum pomts wh1le
only concedmg 24 . Only the Carpenter 3rd pa1r, Evans, H . J., and
Pook, had any answer against them, and they lost 30-12.
The 18 points King Alfred dropped were lost by . their 2nd pair,
Graham and Philippe, M. R., who were beaten by Jeffnes and Bentley,
M A. D . (F), and by Sims and Topping (M)-the most successful 2nd
pa.ir-although they were successful against ~impson , N . J ., and Grun
(W), who otherwise produced the best 2nd pa1r play.
TENNIS
Woodard, last year's winners, were the favourites and the eventual
winners again this year. They did not pass throu_gh unchallenged, however for King Alfred had strong 2nd and 3rd pa1rs to match the strong
Wo~dard 2nd and 3rd pairs.
But Barnard and White, B. H., the
Woodard 1st pair, won 5 out of 8 sets (including a win a~ainst the King
Alfred 1st pair, Smith, I . P. L., and Grant-And~rson , ~nd 1t was here that
the difference between the teams lay. The 1st pa1r tenms was on the whole
of a reasonably high standard, with Ko and Butt, the Bishop Fox pair,
the highest scorers with 7 victories out of 8 sets. It was unfortunate that
they were not backed up by stronger 2nd and 3rd pairs. Their 2nd pair,
Bentley, R. P., and Young, although they played quite well at times,
were not strong enough to beat either the King Alfred equivalent, Salman
and Blackmore, or the Woodard equivalent, Vincent and Bracey. Meynell and Carpenter were unable to put up any effective challenge,
although the Meynell1st pair, Kochanek and Price, G. T . F., won 5 out
of 8 sets. As a team, Woodard were the best, managing to produce good
results in all their pairs, and their strength probably lay chiefly in the
high standard of their 3rd pair, Evans, T., and Emarni.
Swimming Sports
COLT EVENTS
100 Yards--1, G . G . N. Bond (A) ; 2, P. C. Sutton (M); 3, M. R. Owen (A) .
11.7 secs.
220 Yards--1, Bond; 2, P. J. Grant (M); 3, ] . A. Mitchell (F). 26 .5 secs .
440 Yards--1, D. Perratt (M) ; 2, Bond; 3, Mitchell. 57.9 secs.
880 Yards--1, P . M . Timpson (W) ; 2, M . F . Main (F); 3, C. R. Stewart (F) ·
2 mins . 14.2 secs.
Mile--1, Stewart; 2, Main; 3 , Perratt. 4 mins. 59.2 secs.
Hurdles--1, Perratt; 2, J. N . Watts (F) ; 3, Main. 18.4 secs.
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High Jump-1, R. N. Meredith (A) ; 2, A . Nylander (M); 3, Watts. 4 ft . 10 ms.
Long Jump-1 , Mitchell; 2, R. H . Bentley (F) ; 3, Meredith . 17 ft. 9l ins.
Discus--1, S . J. Longden (M); 2, Bentley; 3, Meredith . 113 ft . 1l ins.
Javelin-1, Mitchell; 2, Watts; 3, N . P . S . Moss (W). 126 ft. 4 ins.
Weight-1, Longden; 2, Bentley; 3, Owen. 34 ft . 5 ins.
Relay--1, King Alfred; 2, Meynell; 3, Bishop Fox. 42 .2 secs.
Junior Victor Ludorum : G. G . N . Bond (A) .
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Swimming Sports were held on Friday, 27th July, and once more
THEa high
standard of both swimming and entertainment was achieved.
The Senior Cup was easily won by Bishop Fox, there being only
three events which they did not win. Fuller, Hogge and Mears were
mostly responsible for their success. Berryman (W) came a very good
second to Fuller in the four Free Style events.
The Junior Cup was closely contested by Carpenter and .Meynell,
the latter being the eventual winners . Spence, J. D., and Patching swam
well for Carpenter, and Meades, Dodson and Perratt for Meynell.
Bentley, R. H. (F) , should be mentioned for breaking the two Breaststroke records.
The Standards Cup was easily won by W oodard.
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Th.e Open Relay Cup was a very exciting race : Woodard were lead.
mg until the last .lap, when Fuller took over from Mears, who had gained
cons~derably .dunng the third lap. With the gap narrowed, he managed
to .wm for B1shop Fox by drawing ahead of Berryman, Woodard's la t
s
s~mer.
SENIOR
RESULTS
Two L engths Free Style-1 , Fuller (F); 2, B erryman (W); 3, Morice (A). Time .
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25.7 secs.
F.our Lengths Free Style--1, Fuller; 2, Berryman; 3, Morice. Time : 57.6 secs
Sue: L engths F ree Style--1, Fuller; 2, Berryman; 3, Morice . Time : 95.3 secs.
Tiro'e .
E1~tee n L engths Free Style- I, Fuller; 2, B erryman ; 3, K ent (W) .
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6 mms. 24.3 secs.
Two L engths. Breaststroke-!, Hogge , S. P. (F); 2 , Davies, M. J . (C) ; 3, Scott
(A). Trme 32 .6 secs.
Four Lengths Breaststroke--I , Hogge; 2, Davies; 3, Mannering (M) . Time .
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75.0 secs.
Two Lengths Backstroke--!, Hughes, J. M. (W); 2 , Taylor , J . A . J . (W); 3,
Hogge. Time : 34 .5 secs .
Diving-1 , Stephens (W); 2, Ace (F) ; 3, Deane (C) .
OPEN
Two I;-engths Butterfiy-1 , Mears (F) ; 2, Meades (M) ; 3, Stanley, R. A . (C) .
Trme : 31.6 secs.
Plunge-1 , Davenport (C); 2, Davis, C. H. (A); 3, Marsden, P. G . (W).
Distance : 47 ft. 2 ins.
4 x 2 Lengths Relay-1, Bishop Fox; 2, Woodard; 3, Meynell . Time : 1 min.
47.9 secs.
JUNIOR
Two Lengths Free Style-I, Spence, J . D . (C) ; 2, Meades; 3, Dodson (M) . Time :
26.0 secs . (EQUALS RECORD .)
F.o ur Lengths Free Style--1, Spence; 2, Meades; 3, Dodson. Time : 60.4 secs.
SIX Lengths Free Style-1 , Meades; 2, Spence; 3, Dodsoii. Time: 1 min. 42 .7
secs.
Two Lengths Breaststroke--!, Bentley, R. H. (F) ; 2, Perratt (M); 3, Shirley.
Smith (A). Time : 32.1 secs. (RECORD.)
Four Lengths Breaststroke-! , Bentley; 2, Perratt; 3, Shirley-Smith. Time :
74.2 secs. (RECORD. )
Two Lengths Backstroke-!, Main (F) ; 2, Patching (C); 3, Wilson, J. M. (F).
Time : 32.1 secs.
Diving-I, Hurrell (W); 2, Holmes (A); 3, Patching.
Senior Swimming Cup--Bishop Fox.
Junior Swimming Cup--Meynell.
Open Relay Cup--Bishop Fox.
Standards Cup--Woodard.
K.C.H.C.
1st XI
Captain : M. A. Salman (A).
Vice-Captain : N. P. Butt (F) . Hon. Secretary : B. F . Kochanek (M) .
Played 11. Won 5. Lost 4. Drawn 2.
Goals for : 25. Goals against : 22.
at centre-half, was the only remaining colouroutstanding
ALMAN,
man-left from the 1960 season, in fact-although Butt and I. P . L.
Smith (A) were both regular members of the side in 1961 , and these
three together formed the basis for the strong defence . l{ochanek and
T . Evans (W) were the only remaining 2nd XI colourmen in the forward
line, and they started by filling in the wing positions. The problem of
inside-forwards was a difficult one thoughout the season, although G. L.
Hughes (M) filled the inside-left position quite satisfactorily. After a
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variety of inside-right and centre-forward combinations had been tried,
Kochanek was moved to centre-forward, which proved more successful,
and M. R. Philippe (A) took over the right wing position. Only at the
end of the season did the place at inside-right become regularly filled
by the s~me player-Ko (F) . The halves ~orted themselves out
satisfactonly. Horrocks (A) was the regular n ght half, although he
moved to centre-half when Salman was experimenting at inside-right.
Magurran (F) and Blackmore (A) both contested the left half position
before Sims (M) succeeded in securing a permanent place. Smerdon (M)
was the goalkeeper, and, although he made the occasional elementary
mistake, he often saved us from some very difficult situations.
The chief trouble, as the constant changing of the forward line
indicates, was the inability to score goals and to charge the goalkeeper.
This fault , although partially remedied, remained a worry till the end
of the season, and many of the results would have been more favourable if we had made use of all our goal-scoring chances.
The following matches were cancelled :-Allhallows, King's School,
Bruton.
Colours were awarded to :-N . P . Butt (F), B . F . Kochanek (M), I. P . L. Smith
(A), J . C. S. Horrocks (A). G . L . Hughes (M).
2nd X I Colours were already held by : -T . Evans (W) .
2nd XI Colours were awarded to :-Philippe, M. R. (A ) , Smerdon (M), Sims
(M), Ko (F) .
1st XI v. Exeter School. Lost 1-5.
This was rather a disastrous start to the season, Exeter scoring
three of their goals in the first five minutes. There was little co-ordination
between backs and forwards and our opponents were quicker and had
better control of the ball. In the second half, after pressing our
opponents' goal, R. D. Evans {F) scored a goal from a good pass by
T. Evans at inside forward. However, Exeter still had the upper hand
with good short passing between inside forwards, and scored two more
goals before the end of the game.
1st XI v . Clayesmore School. Won 5-3.
The team took a short time to settle down, but after this Hughes
(M) , playing at centre-forward for the first time, scored the first goal.
Minutes later our opponents retaliated with a good goal. After this we
had much of the play and T. Evans scored our second goal off a long
corner. Hughes scored again, and T . Evans scored just before halftime to make it 4-1. In the second half the opposing forwards scored
two goals after good inter-passing. Both sides were frequently attacking
each other's goal, Trythall (F) making some good saves. Half-way
through the second half T. Evans scored again, making the final score
5-3.
1st XI v. Kelly College. Won 1-0.
The score would seem to indicate a close game, but we were the
superior team up to the circle and failed to achieve a larger score only
by poor finishing . Hughes scored our only goal a quarter of an hour
after the bully-off. Kelly showed few signs of being dangerous except
for two breaks in the second half. Llewellyn (A) was playing at centreforward for the first time after a period of injury, and T. Evans was
moved out to the wing again.
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1st XI v. Taunton Vale H.C. Lost 1-3.
. The game was eyen for the first half, R. D . Evans equalising ten
mmut_es befor~ half-hme. Our opponents were more experienced and
were mterceptmg cross-passes which consequently lowered our attacking
performance, especially down the centre. They did, consequently, score
two mor_e good goals a~ter several dangerous advances had been checked
by a solid defence, which was one of the team's greatest assets throughout the season.
1st XI v. Millfield. Lost 2-4 .
H ere we were beaten by a better side, whose ball control and stickwork were too good for us . In the first half we had an equal number of
shots at goal and managed to equalise with a goal from Hughes. In the
~ec~md half Millfield scored three more goals, two from good
mside forward play, through the centre of our defence . After one or
two constructive attacks, however, Hughes scored our second goal.
1st XI v. Taunton School. Draw 2-2 .
On the whole the game was scrappy and lacked constructive movem~nts. The opposing defence was quite strong and prevented us from
bemg at all dangerous . T . Evans had a break down the left wing and
scored a good goal after a quarter of an hour. Taunton were in our half
for much of the remaining first half and equalised ten minutes before
half-time. The second half was much the same, with far too much
aimless hard hitting and, consequently, too many rolls-in .
1st XI v. Queen's College, Taunton . Won 3-0.
There were some experimental changes in the team for this match.
Salman was moved to inside right and Kochanek to centre-forward, M. R.
Philippe filling in the wing position. Horrocks filled the centre-half position quite ably . Salman scored the first goal after a good through pass
from Kochanek. A few minutes later he scored the second goal after
dribbling through the opposing defence. In the second half we dominated the game as in the first, and the backs were joining with the
forwards well . Half-way through the second-half Kochanek scored a
goal after a break down the centre to make it 3-0.
1st XI v . Bristol Grammar School. Won 4-0.
The forward line was the same as for the previous match and Sims
was brought in at left half in place of Blackmore . We were having the
ball right from the start and after ten minutes the first goal came from
Hughes from a long corner. The defence was lying well up and giving
good passes to the forwards, who had several shots at goal before Salman
scored off a rebound from the goalkeeper. Hughes scored again at the
beginning of the second half, and persistent shooting at our opponents'
goal produced another goal by Hughes a quarter of an hour from the end.
1st XI v . B.R.N.C., Dartmouth . Won 4-1.
We dominated the game for the best part of both halves and scored
all four goals in the first ten minutes, two from Kochanek and two from
Hughes. The game stagnated rather after this good start, the Dartmouth defence lying well up and cutting off our cross-passes. Th~ir
attacking strength was rather weak and our strong half-backs dealt With
it easily, Salman always being a prominent and strong defender. Dartmouth did, however, look more co-ordinated in the second half and
scored a goal from a penalty flick after having the ball for much of the
time in attack.
1st XI v . Old Aluredians . Draw 2-2.
We helded the same team as we had against Dartmouth, with Salman back at centre-half and Ko at inside-right. The O.A.s had several old
colours playing, amongst whom the Adam (W) brothers and Russell
(F) were notable. We start~d off well and were pressing our opponents'
goal, but were not ab le to pierce a solid defence. The home team scored
first with a goal from Kochanek, but the O.A.s equalised before halftime. Both sides scored again to make the final score 2-2, which was
a fair result.
1st XI v . H ockey Association. Lost 0-2.
The opposing team had_ several ex_Perienced and good players, who
were too strong for us, especially at mside forward play. However, their
first goal was not scored until just before half-time . The defence again
played well under pressure and saved several goals by good covering
and tackling . We were not completely robbed of the ball and had several
B.F.K.
good moves which nearly resulted in our scoring.
2nd XI
Played 6. Won 3. Lost 3. Goals for : 7. Goals against : 15.
This year there was a general lack of forwards capable of scoring
goals, and this was brought to light in the 2nd XI. The defence, however, was sound, and in this respect Magurran {F) should be mentioned;
it was unf<:>rtunate _that he could not play in any position but right half,
for otherwise he might well have captured a regular place in the 1st XI.
The side on the whole played moderately well, and the Captain, P . J.
White (M), must take much of the credit for holding an ever-changing
M.A.S.
team together.
2nd X I Colours were awarded to :-Magurran , R . D. Evans (F), P. J. White ,
P . T . Taylor (F) , Wilkes (M), N. J. Tirnpson (W), Blackmore (A), R . P .
Bentley (F) .
SENIOR COLTS
Played 9. Won 8. Lost 1. Goals for : 18. Goals against : 8.
This was an unsatisfactory season in that illness prevented us from
ever putting out a full XI and becoming a good side. We were at least
four players short for most of the season.
. In spit~ of this, eight of the nine matches played were won, although
with very little to spare sometimes.
The standard of play was rather below average, and the forwards
never really settled down. Too many easy chances were missed . The
defence stood up to its work well, although it was rather slow to settle
C.W.J.
down in some games.
Colts Colours were awarded to :-Chubb (A), Dupee (W), Saies (F), Southcott
(A), Bennett (A) , Mitchell (F), Rosser (C) .
JUNIOR COLTS
Played 9. Won 6. Drawn 1. Lost 2.
Goals for : 24. Goals against : 17.
The term was several weeks old before the membership of the game
was stabilised. There was a healthy influx of players from House games,
and at least three of these players became members of the team. Even
after half-term people of a reasonable standard were asking for a trial.
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Just as the membership of the game was fluid, so was the constitution
of the team . Influenza played a large part in this, and only once was
a full team available. This had a certain value in that it gave a wider
range of players an opportunity to take part in matches.
The team had a moderately successful season, losing only to Mill·
field and Taunton School. They played well to win the second game
against Taunton. The team was led with zest by Watts (F) , who, at
centre-half, ably controlled the centre of the field. The thrust in attack
usually came from the right, but, as with most teams, there was a lack
of goal-scoring ability. The defence was solid, but a little slow.
R.M .G.
'UNDER 14' XI
Played 3. Lost 3. Goals for : 1. Goals against : 4.
For the first time during a hockey season there has been a regular
Under 14's game and the purpose it was created for-to produce a nucleus
of players for next season's Junior Colts-must have been achieved.
What anyone lacked in skill, strength, or both, was made up for in
enthusiasm. Although all three games were lost by the odd goal, a collection of players, most of whom had not played before this season,
was moulded into a team ably led by Goldie (A).
Influenza played havoc early in the term, and in a changing team
Warren (C), May (C) and Fooks (A) might well have gained places
had they not succumbed to the bug.
A.K.V.
RESULTS
"A" XI
v. Queen Elizabeth School, Crediton, 1st XI (home)
Cancelled : v. Crewkerne School 1st XI (home).
.. .
2nd XI
v. Exeter School (home)
v. Clayesmore School (home)
v. Taunton Vale H.C. (home)
v. Mill.field (away)
v. Taunton School (away)
v . Queen Elizabeth School, Crediton, 1st XI (away)
Cancelled : v. Allhallows School (home), v. King's School,
Bruton (away) .
3rd XI
v . Taunton Vale H .C. (home)
v. Taunton Vale H.C. (home)
Cancelled : v. King' s School, Bruton (away).
Lost
0-2
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
Lost
3-1
3-2
0-3
0-1
1---0
0-8
Lost
Draw
1-2
1-1
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Won
Won
Won
2-1
4-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
0-2
3-1
1-0
2-0
JUNIOR COLTS
v. Queen E lizabeth School, Crediton (home)
Won
3- 2
v. Exeter School (away)
...
...
. ..
Won 2---0
v. Clayesmore School (home)
Won
4-3
v. Taunton School (home)
Lost
2-4
v. Millfield (away)
Lost
1-3
v. Crewkerne School (away)
Draw 1-1
v. Queen Elizabeth School, Crediton (away)
Won
3-0
v. Allhallows School (home)
...
Won
4-1
v. Taunton School (away)
...
Won
4-3
Cancelled : v. Allhallows School (away), v. King's School,
Bruton (away).
'UNDER 14' XI
v. Taunton School (home)
Lost 1-2
v. Queen's College, Taunton (home)
Lost 0-1
v. Taunton School (away)
... Lost 0-1
The following represented the 1st XI :
Salman (Captain) (A). 3 goals; Butt (F); K ochanek (M), 5 goals; Hughes
G. L. (M). 10 goals; Evans, T. (W), 4 goals ; Evans, R. D. (F), 2 goals; Ko
(F). 1 goal; Smith, I. P. L. (A), Horrocks (A). Smerdon (M). Philippe, M. R.
(A), Magurran (F). Sims (M). Blackmore (A). Wilkes (M), Trythall (F),
Bentley, R. P . (F). Taylor, P. T . (F). Llewellyn (A) .
The following represented the 2nd XI :
White. P . J . (Captain) (M), Darvill (A). 4 goals; Timpson, N . J. (W), 2
goals; Ko (F), 1 goal; Bentley, R. P . (F), Llewellyn (A) , Blackmore (A).
Chodzko (M). Taylor, P. T. (F), Wilkes (M). Sims (M), Trythall (F).
Philippe, M. R. (A), Jones, C. P. (A). Evans, R. D . (F). Batey (F), Smerdon (M), Hardy-Dobney (C), Magurran (F). Riess, F. T . (F). Hughes , G. L .
(M), Hill, A. C. (M). Taylor, J . A. J . (W}.
The following represented the 3rd XI :
Deane (Captain) (C), White, B . H . (W). 1 goal, Darvill (A}. 1 goal; Bracey
(W), Hardy-Dobney (C), B entley, M. A. D . (F), Jones, C. P . (A) , Graham
(A), Bishop-Stephens (A), Launders (M), Ko (F), Stephens (W), Hill, A. C.
(M). Riess, F. T. (F), Tay lor , J. A. J . (W).
The following represented the Senior Colts :
Chubb (Captain) (A); Cocks (A}, 6 goals; Saies (F), 3 goals; Meredith (A),
2 goals; Mitchell (F), 2 goals; Pearn (A), 2 goals; Mole, C. G. W. (A), 2 goals;
Dupee (W), 1 goal; Bennett (A). Southcott (A}, Grant (M). Lyle (A), Owen
(A), Rosser (C), Bentley, R. H. (F), McCaffrey (W).
The following represented the Junior Colts :
Watts (Captain) (F), 1 goal; Latcham (M), 5 goals; Bond (A}; Mole, P. W .
(A), 9 goals; Main (F), 4 goals; Howard , B . P. (F), 2 goals; Philippe, D . W .
(A), 1 goal; Sutton (M}, 1 goal; Evans, B . D . (F), 1 goal; Gilchrist (F),
Tebbot (M). Hill, R . P. (A). Pook (C). Essex (M), Power (M), Goldie (A),
McCaffrey (W), Macrae, M. (A), H ennessy, R . M. (A), Rollinson (W),
Brewer (C), Evans, H . J. (C).
The following represented the 'Under 14's' :
Goldie (Captain) (A), Hurrell (W), 1 goal; Gilchrist (F), ·Spratt (M), Alvis
(C), Murray (A), Ruscoe (C), Rollinson (W), Diggory (W), Collings (A) ,
Evan~ B D . (F), Griffiths (F), Howard, J. C. L. (F), Kenny (W).
SENIOR COLTS
v. Queen's College, Taunton (home)
v . Exeter School (home)
v. Clayesmore School (away)
v. Kelly College (home)
v. Taunton School (away)
v . Mill.field (home)
v. Crewkerne School 2nd XI (away)
v. Bristol Grammar School (home)
v. Allhallows (home)
Cancelled : v . Crewkerne School 2nd XI (home), v .
Allhallows (away), v. King's School, Bruton (home) .
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K.C.C-C.R.C.
Captain : P . R. Pratt {F) .
URING the season nine 1st VIII matches were arranged, and there
were several offers for 2nd VIII matches, but, due to the lack of
willingness to join the running side, only one second team match was
possible.
The side was divided into two groups and training commenced with long runs to build up stamina. There were many
complaints about this, but the results were seen later in the term,
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:-vhen, after losing the first two matches, the team went on to be unbeaten
~n the next five matches. T1mes were slow to begin with, but the
~proved Immensely as the term progressed : times were recorded c y
tmuously by several members of the VIII, which in previous seas~~~
would only have been accomplished by the best runner.
Noteworthy in the side was Pratt, who was only beaten once-by
B . P a rsons, of Taunton A.C., who not only won a very fin e race but
also broke the School' s course record . Giles (F) missed the first' tw
m~tches, but thereafter ran extremely well, never finishing lower tha~
th1rd. Grun (W) and Swaffin-Smith (C) both ran well throughout
Stewart, C. R. (F) , also improved as the season progressed. The effort
of N . P. Butt (F), who ran for the team once, when not required for
hockey, was also appreciated .
We_ shoul~ like t_o thank Mr . Morgan and Mr. Pytches for their
.
mterest m the s1de dunng the season; and also Mr. Rose, with the School
for_o~ly one ~erm, who accompanied the side as a runner on most of their
trammg sesswns, and also helped with the organisation of both home
and away matches.
Colours were already held b y :-D . F . H . Giles.
Colours were awarded to :-W. Grun , C. G. Swaffi n-Smi th .
RESULTS
Score
Resuit
Opponents
Lost
22
v . City of Bath
Lost
34
~4
v . Exeter School
Won
63 ·
21
v . Kelly College
Drawn
18
18
v . J';iillfield
Won
51
28
v . Allhallows School
Won
44
36
v . B .R.N.C ., Dartmouth . . .
Won
74
47
v . Taunton A .C. and
Won
59
City of Bath
Cancelled : King's School, Bruton, and Clayesmore School.
The following represented the 1st VIII :-Pratt (F), Giles (F), Grun (W).
Swaffin-Smith (C), Stewart, C. R. (F), Calder (F), Madin (F), H en ton (W) ,
Batey (F) , H erbert (W), Butt (F) .
The following represented the 2nd VI v. K elly College :-Taylor, P . T . (F).
Herbert (W), Young (F) , Robinson, P . M. (C), Vincent (W) , Topping (M) .
K .C.T .
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P.R.P.
K.C.M.R.C.
Captain : R. D . Hennessy (A).
Vice-Captain : J . A. J. Taylor (W).
Hon. Secretary : P. L. Marchant (C).
HE Lent Term began very well for the VIII-the first nine matches
were won by a margin of 586 points-probably due to the fact that
no members of the team left at the end of the Michaelmas Term. By
the finish of the season we had shot against 24 other schools, beating 17,
losing to six and drawing against one.
In the "Country Life" Competition, the highlight of the term's
shooting, we did better than we had done throughout the term in interSchool matches, and were pleased to find that we had come 14th out
of the 172 teams competing.
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The averages for the Lent Term were as follows :Daily C. L .
95. 7
94.1
91. 9
93. 4
91.0
91. 0
90.4
89 .6
90 .8
Colours were already held by :-R . D. H ennessy,
R. D. Hennessy
J. A. J. Taylor
J. A. Spence (C)
R. P . Bentley (F)
s. N. G. Davies (M)
Canavan (F)
Horley (C.)
.. .
Kirk (F)
Spence, J. D . (C)
Colours were awarded to
:-J . A.
Match C. L .
95.5
98.8
95 .3
94 .3
96.67
91.18
92. 3
95.0
No . of Matches
10
10
10
10
9
9
7
2
J. A. J. Taylor,
P .L. Marchant.
Spence, R. P. Bentley, S. N . G. Davies.
In the Summer Term the whole School took part in the Army
Classification as usual. The standard was slightly lower than last year's,
and, as there were only 14 possibles, the second round of the Officers'
Shooting Cup was extended to embrace those who scored 79. As a result,
R. D. Hennessy, R. P. Bentley, Canavan and J. A. Spence went through
to the final rounds after a re-shoot for fourth place. The winner was
Spence with 360.
Mr. Vodden has now fully stepped into the role of coach to the
VIII, and we thank him for all he has done.
P.L.M.
K.C.C.C.
1st XI
Vice-Captain : N . P. Butt (F).
Captain : E . C. Llewellyn (A).
Hon. Secretary: T. Evans (W).
School Matches: Played 11. Won 7. Drawn 3. Abandoned 1.
Club Matches : Played 4. Won 1. Drawn 1. Lost 1. Abandoned 1.
Pelicans' Matches : Played 2. Won 1. Drawn 1.
HE 1st XI had its most successful season, losing only one match,
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and that by 1 wicket. The season was concluded by a very good
win over St. John's, Leatherhead.
The basis of the team was the six colours remaining from last season,
together with three other members of the 1961 XI. The other two places
were filled, one by Dupee (W), throughout the season, and the other by
Hardy-Dobney (C) for the first six matches and by Vincent (W) for the
remainder of the season.
The strength of the side lay in the bowling and especially in the
opening bowlers, T. Evans and C. B. Stewart (C), who took 45 ap.d
57 wickets respectively, although, when necessary, they were ably
backed up by the spinners, F . J . Rose (C) and B. H. White (W) . In
fact, hardly any school or club sides ever really got on top of this attack.
They were aided, on the whole, by good fielding and throwing, although
on a _few occasions the former suffered some inexplicable lapses. Special
menh_on should be made of N . P. Butt, whose fielding was on many
occaswns outstanding, and whose tireless running in many matches saved
between 15 and 20 runs.
The batting', which had caused some serious ~orries before the season
began, was better than expected, though sound rather than brilliant.
The main strength was in its depth, for almost every member of the side
played at least one useful innings.
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. The Captain, Llewellyn, set a good example throughout the sea
which greatly helped to maintain the high standard of the team son,
who!~. Under his leadership the team was very happy, which, of cou~~ea
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contnbuted to the success .
Colours were re-awarded to :-T. Evans (W), F. ] . Rose (C
),
C. B . Stewart (C) , C . M. Wilkes (M), B. H. White (W).
Colours were awarded to :-N. P. Butt (F), P. ] . Blackrnore (A)
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R. P. Bentley (F) and P. W. ] . Dupee (W) .
(W).
:-Vincent
to
awarded
were
2nd XI Colours
1st XI
EXETER SCHOOL, 89 (Stewart 4-33). KING 'S, 90-6.
Won by 4 wickets.
Exeter won the toss and batted first on a good wicket, but they were
n~ver able to get out of trouble ~ga~nst the opening bowlers, who bowled
With much fire an~ accuracy . Kmg s began co';lfidently and good innings
by ~utt and White saw them through to victory against some good
bowlmg.
ALLHALLOWS, 129 (Stewart 6-39) . KING'S, 130-4.
Won by 6 wickets .
Allhallows won the toss and batted slowly on a lifeless wicket but
Stewart made good use of it and Allhallows were all out soon afte; tea.
This left King's just under two hours, and a good opening stand of 60
by Butt and Dupee, followed by some spirited batting, set us on the
road to victory.
KING'S, 176. MILLFIELD , 142-5.
Match drawn.
King's, having been put into bat on a true wicket, amassed a good
score-although no individual scored more than 30-against accurate
bowling. Millfield looked as if they were going for the runs right from
the start of their innings, but steady and accurate bowling by King's,
especially by Evans and Stewart, ended their hopes and the match
finished in a draw.
KING'S, BRUTON, 61 (Stewart 7-32). KING' S, 66-2.
Won by 8 wickets.
A young and inexperienced Bruton side were unable to master the
fine bowling of Stewart and Evans, and only two of their batsmen
reached double figures. King's scored the necessary runs with little
trouble and the loss of only 2 wickets.
KING' S, 166 (Blackrnore 48). OLD ALUREDIANS, 125
(Stewart 8-53). Won by 41 runs.
King's started disastrously, losing 3 wickets for 18 runs, but then
Blackmore assisted by White in a stand of 73 improved the situation.
Then after lunch Evans and Bentley, in two good innings, brought about
a reasonable score. The O .A.s, after starting confidently, could find no
answer to Stewart, who again turned in a fine performance.
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B.R.N .C., DARTMOUTH, 75 (Evans 5-24, Stewart 5-34).
KING'S , 79- 3.
Won by 7 wickets.
Dartmouth could find no answer to the fine bowling of Evans and
Stewart who both bowled with much fire. King's started badly, losing
3 wickets for 29 runs before Butt and White took them home.
M.C.C., 167-9 dec. (Evans 4-38, White 4-34). KING'S, 135-9
(Bentley 44 not out) . Match drawn .
The M.C .C. started badly against Evans, who captured the first 4
wickets, and at lunch they were 62--{l; but after the interval they pushed
the score along to 148 before another wicket fell, despite accurate bowling
by White and Rose. King's were left about 150 minutes, but started
slowly, and after two hours they had scored only 87 (of which White
made 36), against very accurate bowling. Then Bentley, with some
dashing batting, pushed the score along much faster, but wickets fell
at the other end, and Rose, the last man, had to play out the last 15
minutes with Bentley to earn a draw.
KELLY, 61 (Stewart 5-26) . KING'S, 62--{l.
Won by 4 wickets.
Kelly, having been put into bat, were always in trouble on a difficult wicket, and Stewart, varying his pace skilfully, was again the chief
wicket-taker. King's were soon in difficulties against effective bowling
and failed to take advantage of the loose balls. But a fine innings by
Blackmore saw them through to victory.
KING ' S, 157-7. QUEEN'S, 59-4.
Match drawn.
King' s won the toss and batted soundly but unspectacularly on a
good wicket, most players scoring some runs. Queen's then went in and
made no attempt to score the runs, eventually making 59 in 100 minutes.
WEST BUCKLAND, 128 (White 5-26) . KING'S, 129---0 (White 71
not out, Butt 56 not out) . Won by 10 wickets.
West Buckland began badly against Evans, who took the first 3
wickets in 6 overs at a personal cost of 13 runs . Then a gallant stand
retrieved the situation, until they were all out to the accurate off-spinners
of White. King's then had no difficulty in knocking up the runs without loss in 102 minutes, both Butt and White attacking the bowling effectively.
KING'S , 148--8. BRISTOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 96-4.
Match drawn.
King's began badly, but first a fifth wicket stand between White and
Wilkes retrieved the situation, and then a fine unbeaten ninth wicket
stand of 60 between Llewellyn and Stewart brought the score to respectability. Bristol tried hard to score the runs, but fine bowling by Evans
and Stewart restricted the scoring until the task was completely beyond
them.
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KING'S , 183.
SOMERSET STRAGGLERS, 184-9.
Lost by 1 wicket.
King's started off at a fast pace, scoring 155 in 110 minutes before
lunch, but lost 7 wickets doing it. The sixth wicket fell at 89 and King' s
looked in trouble, but a fine partnership between Vincent and Stewart
raised the score to a reasonable level. The Stragglers started badly, but
were held together by their opening bat, who made 89. The ninth wicket
fell with 8 runs still needed, but two King's boys, G. L. Hughes (M) and
I. Winter (C) , brought in for the day, saw King's to their first defeat
of the season.
Averages (including Pelicans)
BATTING
Innings
White
Bentley
Butt
Stewart
Evans
Blackmore
Vincent
Wilkes ...
Llewellyn
Dupee
Rose
SOMERSET CLERGY, 69. KING'S, Abandoned.
On a wet and lively wicket the clergy were unable to find any
answer to the King's bowlers and each had a share in the wickets. Then
after tea the rain came.
KING'S, 156-9 dec. (Dupee 61). WELLINGTON, 59-2.
Abandoned.
King's won the toss and chose to bat. The wicket was fairly easy,
but King's batsmen made heavy weather of it, and only a gallant and
determined innings by Dupee brought about a reasonable score. Rain
caused the match to be abandoned when Wellington had scored 59 for
2 wickets.
KING'S, 169 (Evans 55, White 40). ST. JOHN'S, LEATHERHEAD,
79 (Evans 6-35, Stewart 4-36). Won by 90 runs.
King's began badly, but a very good innings from White and then
an attacking innings from Evans proceeded to murder the bowling for
half-an-hour and retrieved the situation . Then the score was consolidated
by innings from Stewart, Llewellyn and Vincent.
St. John's began
badly and were always in trouble against Evans, who was bowling much
faster and more accurately than ever before . He was very well backed
up by Stewart and some very good fielding and catching. Thus was
concluded a very successful season.
The following represented the 1st XI :-Llewellyn, Butt , Evans, T., Rose, F . .f.,
Stewart, C. B., Wil.kes, White, B. H ., Blackmore, Bentley, R. P ., Dupee,
Hardy-Dobney, Vincent, Chodzko (M), Philippe, D. W . (A), Hughes, G. L.
(M), Longden (M), Southcott (A).
PELICANS' MATCHES
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM, 128 (Stewart 5-30). PELICANS , 129-4
(Bentley 65 not out) . Won by 6 wickets.
Stewart again turned in a fine bowling performance, helped by good
catching, and Westbury-on-Trym wer~ b<;>wled out for a. modest score.
The Pelicans started badly, but a good mnmgs by Bentley m an unbeaten
partnership of 79 with White brought about the victory.
OLD TAUNTONIANS, 168--8 dec. (Evans 4-65).
PELICANS,
147-8 (P. V. Harvey, Esq., 63). Match drawn.
The Old Tauntonians batted first on a wicket affected by rain and,
consequently, rather lively. But a few important ~atches were dr:opped
and they declared leaving the Pelicans to sc~re .16~ m about 110 mmutes.
The home side began well, led by a splendtd mnmgs by P. V. Harve~.
Esq., but in trying to score quickly wickets were lost. In the end th1s
resulted in a draw having to be forced .
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13
11
15
8
12
13
4
15
11
13
6
0.
Stewart
White
Evans
Rose
235.4
107.2
201.2
95.4
Highest
Score
To tal
Completed
Innings
Aver.
71*
65*
56*
28
55
48
33
29
29*
61
4*
315
240
252
116
182
192
51
196
125
165
18
8
8
13
6
10
11
3
12
8
13
2
39.4
30.0
19.4
19.3
18.2
17.5
17.0
16.3
15.6
12.7
9.0
R.
W.
Av.
575
262
489
316
57
25
45
10
10.1
10.5
10.8
31.6
B.H.W.
BOWLING
M.
54
24
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Many thanks to the Groun~ Staff and Catering.~taff for their willingness to do their utmost, at all times, to make condthons first-rate for the
players.
C.W.J.
2nd XI
Played 8. Won 4. Drawn 1. Lost 3.
This could have been one of our best seasons ever, but somehow 1t
didn't quite come off. We played some goo~ cricket-and some that
was quite unbelievably bad-and thoroughly enJoyed ourselves, as usual.
Here, I think, may lie our trouble. Too much good fun and not enough
concentration, particularly in the field, all too often. prevented ~e competent from becoming the very good; and on occaswns our fielding {?)
would have been quite at home amid cries of "Well played the
Arsenal !" I am quite sure that everyone would agreee t;hat the <?ne
outstanding exception throughout the season has been the wtcketkeepmg
of G. L. Hughes (M) . Time and again his athletics behind the stumps
made some really dreadful bowling and even wilder returns appear quite
ordinary. Without his efforts "Extras" would have had a wonderful
year.
Our perennial bogey is still with us. Lack of anyone able .to bowl
consistently straight on a length has not made the us~ of a stratght bat
essential at all times. Consequently, this sort of bowlmg constantly had
us in trouble. It had us struggling at Exeter, made life unnecessarily
difficult at Bruton and caused all our defeats.
But all has not been unrelieved gloom, and two games stand out.
At Exeter having taken 3 for 9, we allowed our opponents to go on and
make 80. ' But we could start even better than that, and in no time at
all we were 5 for 12. Disaster was only averted by S. E. Marsden (W)
(motto : Time is no object), who, with the assistance of I. Winter (C)
and Cocks (A) kept us going until we ended with 78 for 9. In our final
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~atch, against Taunt~m " A,"_ Chodzko (M) gave a really remarkable
display . . Always a vigorous, I.f unorthodox , batsman, this time he excelle~ hunself. By me.ans of his square cut, a shot which he plays ve
well I?d~ed, and a ventable herd of cow shots (necessitating some qui~
~stoms~~t footwhork) ,Ihe scored a splendid 84. A spectator was heard
ever ave seen so many runs scored by one man in all th
o say .
wrong ways," but the fact remains that great credit is due for this violen~
and sustamed attack on reputable bowling.
Much of our success has undoubtedly been due to the splendid
example se~ by H?ghes, the youngest 2nd XI Captain I can remember
He di~ a dlflicul~ ]Ob very well indeed. For the future, let us have mor~
attention to detail. After all, it need not in any way impair our enjoyMF
ment of our game.
. ..J.
2nd XI Colours were already held by :-G. L. Hughes (M)
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Chodzko (M), Launders (M) , I. Winter (C).
2nd XI Colours were awarded to :-A. C. Hill (M) Rosser (C)
M.F.J. '
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Cocks (A) , Hardy-Dobney (C).
~n behalf .of the 2nd .XI, I should like to thank Mr. Jaquet for his
unfailmg devotion and patience throughout the past season. His humour
if at times delightfully cynical, was a great comfort to us in our blacke;
moments, and we deeply appreciate his unflagging interest and encourG.L.H.
agement.
The f?llowing represented the 2nd XI :-Hughes, G. L . (Captain), Winter, I. ,
Whitton (F), Launders, Chodzko, Hill, A. C., Vincent (W), Ma rsden, s. E.,
Porter, A. L. (F), Ross~r, Cocks, Steven (W), Ballantyne (M), Stamo
(C), Hardy-Dobney, Darvill (A) , Caffry (W) .
SENIOR COLTS
Played 9. Won 5. Lost 3. Drawn 1.
Strengthened by three members of last year's side, the Senior Colts
had a successful and very enjoyable season, which started with two easy
wins, and the boost to the side's morale which these gave was not shaken
by a slightly unlucky defeat in the next game, when a sporting declaration at tea, which had to be taken early, allowed our opponents to snatch
a victory which we might easily have denied them. The next match,
against Millfield, provided the best win of the season : after 2 wickets had
fallen for less than 10 runs, some aggressive batting took us to 133, and
good spin bowling brought us victory by 17 runs . Another easy victory
followed, and then Allhallows, whom we had already beaten once, staved
off defeat with their last pair together. The first match against Taunton
School was lost all too easily, and another unimpressive performance
followed against Clare School. Here the batsmen for the most part
allowed themselves to be dismayed by a soft wicket which played fewer
tricks than they seemed to expect. Our opponents were not so silly, unThe last match of the season provided revenge for our
fortunately.
earlier defeat by Taunton School. Facing a total of 105, we were soon in
trouble : the first seven wickets fell for 33. From this unpromising situation we were rescued by Essex (M) and Evans, H . J . (C), who took the
score, by methods orthodox and eccentric, to 89 before the former was
bowled. Evans continued undismayed, and, with Southcott (A) clouting the ball enthusiastically, we passed the opposition's total without
further loss and with one ball of the last over remaining. A very pleasing
result.
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Several of the batsmen showed a welcome aggressiveness . Philippe
(A) drives the ball hard and cleanly; he still has to master the back
troke and to keep his concentration when he is well set. The other
s pening batsman , Lyle (A), also played some nice strokes, but must
~onquer a tendency to play inside the ball on or near the leg stump .
Pook (C) lost some of his confidence towards the end of the season, but
early on played several promising and powerful innings. He is stronger
on the leg than the off; the reason for this is a tendency to put his front
leg straight down the wic~et instead c;f to the line of the ball. Cou~son
(C) moves into the ball mcely, and wlil make more runs when he strikes
the ball more crisply than at present. Grant (M) and Mole (A) also
show some promise. The former needs to apply himself rather more
seriously to improving his defence; the latter may well make a lot. of .runs
when he gains more confidence. Essex played some useful mmngs,
though he sometimes ignored basic principles, being a little overawed by
the size of the bowlers at the other end. He has a good eye and should
improve steadily. He also showed the best judgment of the quick single
- an art which is all too often neglected. Longden (M) played some
characteristic and invaluable innings . His favourite stroke still lands
around the mid-wicket or long-on boundary, but he is beginning to
acquire an orthodox defence .
Longden also provided the spearhead of the attack. He took 27
wickets at an average cost of 5.5 runs. These figures reflect his mastery
of the basic virtues of length and direction, although he is not yet making
full use of his height and strength. Pook has a nice action for a fast
bowler, but his accuracy left something to be desired on occasions. Southcott again had a successful season. He took 19 wickets at less than 10
runs each, and would have had many more if he had pitched his offbreaks consistently on the off-side of the wicket and thrown the ball right
up to the batsman . Evans shows considerable promise; all he needs is
experience. Essex , too , has ability, but is not accurate enough
at present.
Chubb (A) has made great strides as a wicketkeeper. He positions
himself well and allows the ball to come to him in the approved manner ..
He is still a trifle untidy, and must make it a matter of pride to hang
on to the ball, even when nothing depends on it. It is a great tribute
to him that he did not allow himself to be dismayed by being hit on the
side of the head by a bat when he was carrying out too conscientiously
instructions on how to take the ball on the leg side.
Pook managed the difficult task of captaincy competently, and the
team supported him well . Some good catches were held, notably by
Evans and Southcott, but the ground fielding sometimes disappointed,
and the throwing was not always aggressive enough, particularly in
critical situations when a run-out should have resulted. Nevertheless,
the side made a good impression, and there is good promise for the
future .
Colts Colours were re-awarded to :-Southcott.
Colts Colours were awarded to :-Pook, Longden , Philippe, D. W. ,
Evans, H . J., Chubb , Essex.
Results :
Exeter School : King's , 100 for 6 (Essex 33 not out); Exeter, 81 (Southcott 3
for 17, Essex 3 for 25).
Allhal!ows : Allhal!ows , 100 (Longden 7 for 25, Pook 3 for 26); King's, 101 for
8 (Longden 41 not out) .
Milton Abbey : King's, 143 for 5 (Philippe 33, Pook 36 not out); Milton Abbey ,
144 for 4 (Longden 4 for 41).
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Millfield : King's, 133 (Pook 53 , L o ngd en 31) ; Millfield , 116 (Southcott 5 for
29 '
Evans 3 for 36 ) .
K ing's, Bruton : Bruton, 46 (L ongden 3 fo r 7, So uthcott 4 for 4, E vans 2 f
12 ) ; King's, 54 for 4 (Lo ngden 20 not ou t) .
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Allhallows : K ing's, 146 for 7 (Philippe 21, E ssex 38, Gra nt 22 not out )· All
h allows, 85 for 9 (L on gd en 3 for 5, P ook 2 for 17) .
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T a unton School : T a unton Sch oo l, 154 for 8 (L on gden 5 fo r 24 ); King's , 10l
(Ly le 20, L o ngden 23 ) .
Cla re Sch ool : King's, 61 (Philippe 33, Mole 18 no r o ut) ; Cla re School, 65 for
4
(Longden 2 for 13, So uthcott 2 for 12).
T a unto n School : T a u nton School, 105 (Longden 3 for 17, So uthcott 4 for 23).
King' s , 106 for 8 (Essex 31, E vans 34 not o ut ) .
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The following r epresen ted the Senior Colts :-Pook (C ) (Captain ) , Southcott
(A), Longden (M ). Philippe , D. W . (A), Evans, H. J. (C), Chub b (A) , Essex
(M), L y le (A ), Grant (M ) , Coulson (C) , Mole , C. G. W . (A) , Spence, J. D.
(C), B ennett (A ) .
P .V.H .
JUNIOR COLTS
Played 7. Won 2. Lost 5. Abandoned 1.
The results suggest that it has been a poor season, but bare statistics
never tell the whole story. The team, as so often in the past, included
several boys more than a year below the age limit. Some good and often
large~ opponents, combined with occasional ineptitude in our batting,
contnbuted to these figures.
However, when the team won, it was comfortably, beating Allhallows by 43 runs and Wellington by 77.
This last was a most extraordinary affair. We batted first and made
148---8 dec. , Goldie (A) contributing a very nice 58 . Then Goldie (6
for 21) and Smith, I. K. (A) (4 for 23) proceeded to run through the
opposition. At one time Wellington had lost 6 wickets for 7 runs, then
7 for 15. The time was then about 5.20. Only 3 wickets remained to be
taken in a possible 1 hr. 20 rnins. It was then that two of their players,
one most aptly named Pillar, proceeded to prop up their side, and at the
same time refused to lose any opportunity of hitting anything ' loose
through the tightly-packed field. Various bowling combinations were
tried, but still they hung on, surviving many narrow escapes. Time was
beginning to run out, and it was not until the second ball of the final over,
which was at 6.45 precisely, that we secured the final wicket. Their score
had by then mounted to 71 , the last three wickets having put on 56 runs.
The members of the side, under the enthusiastic captaincy of Evans,
.B. D. (F) , were always keen to do well, and felt suitably chastened when
they failed to make sufficient runs.
There were few high individual
scores this season, but Spratt (M) deserves mention for his consistency.
Only once did he fail to reach double figures. He could usually be relied
on to provide us with some brighter cricket in his own forthright manner
by rattling up 20 runs or so in double quick time. Of his aggregate of
102 runs, no fewer than 96 came in boundaries.
Of the bowlers, Smith (13 for 119) and Goldie (13 for 146) were the
most successful, ably backed up by Priestley (C) . Porter, M. W. (F) ,
kept wicket with reasonable competence. The fielding was sometimes a
little ragged, but eight of the side held two or more catches each.
The following represented the Junior Colts :-Evans, B . D . (Captain) (F), Goldie
(A), Guest (F) , Murray, C. M. (A) , Hyde (F) , Priestley (C) , Spratt (M) ,
May (C) , Smith, I. K. (A), Tyler (W) , Collings (A) , Porter , M. W . (F) ,
Ruscoe (C), Essex (M). Alvis (C) , Mole, P . W. (A) , James, D . (M) .
K.H.K.
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K.C.A.C.
Captain : ]. A. ]. Taylor (W ) .
HE side started the season only one week after Sports Day, when the
standard was not at its highest, and, unfortunately, lost the first
match , against Allhall_ows, by two points. For the only time in the season
the Relay Team lost Its race, and , consequently, the match . A fte~ that,
the Seniors won all five matches (two others were cancelled) , while the
Juniors won one of their three (one other was cancelled) . The " B"
team won their only fixture.
Tribbeck (C) and Magurran (F), who between them scored well
over half the Senior points, provided the mainstay of the team. Tribbeck
ran a very good 22.8 secs. in the 220 Yards and did an excellent
21ft. 4 in . in the Long Jump, while Magurran broke the School Weight
Record. These two, with J . A. ]. Taylor and M. R. Philippe (A), constituted the Senior Relay Team, which, despite its success, never managed in a match to equal its best training time of 45 secs. These four
also ran in the C.C .F .JA.C .F . Centenary Relay, and succeeded in returning with the cup for the third successive year, beating the record
by 3.2 secs.
Batey (F) performed well in the Mile throughout the season, as did
Henton (W) in the Half-mile. F . T . Riess (F) had a best throw of 40ft .
9 ins. with the Weight in practice, but was never able to find form for
matches; Jenks (W) threw the Javelin consistently well . Meredith (A),
although still a Junior, jumped well in the High Jump for both Seniors
and Juniors and achieved a School record of 5 ft. 5 ins. for his age group.
Of the other Juniors, C. R. Stewart (F) ran well in the Mile and Halfmile, while Bond (A) sprinted well and Mitchell gave a good performance in the Javelin.
The season proved, however, that we need field-event coaching to
bring our standard up to that of our track events and of the field events
of other schools.
The following already held Colours :-G. D . Tribbeck (C), M. J.
Batey (F).
The following was awarded Colours :-C. ]. Magurran (F).
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Results:
Senior
Junior
v . Allhallows
Lost
51-53
v . Exeter School
Won 71-33
W on 77 -27
v . Taunton A.C.
Won 59-45
v . K elly College
Won 66-65
Lost
52 -61
v. W ellington
Won 85-19
v . Milton Abbey
Won 56-48
Lost
49t-60t
(Cancelled : v. W est Buckland, H ele's School, Exeter .)
" B" Team v . Clare School
W on 56-34
J.A.J.T.
K.C.S.C.
Captain : R. D. Hennessy (A).
E started the season with _much the same team as that of 1961, the
orily gaps being left by last year's Captain and Secretary, C. G.
Hennessy and R. J. Thomas respectively. The position of the former as
a backstroke swimmer was never adequately filled . There was a large
number of free style swimmers, notably Fuller (F), Berryman (W) and
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Morice (A) ; the first two will still be here next y_ear, and should put up
some good performances. Hogge (F) h as 1mproved considerably
throughout the season as a breaststroke swimmer. Mears (F) has proved
himself to be able at butterfly as well as proficient at free style. The
diving has been of a very high standard, and Stephens (W) and Nicolas
(F) were sometimes unlucky in their undeservedly low placings.
Spence, ]. D. (C), and Meades (M) have given excellent service
as junior free stylers, and the latter turned his hand to butterfly in the
second half of the term . Bentley, R. H. (F), has been outstanding at
breaststroke and was unbeaten by any school side. The junior backstrokers, Patching (C) and Main (F), show potential and have generally
been successful.
The Meade-King contest this year was very disappointing, but the
fact that many of our swimmers will still have two years here may well
produce successes in the near future.
The temperature of the bath has been consistently low , and more
than half-way through July had still not risen above Ci4 o F, a fact which
rather discouraged voluntary training.
As always, every member of the side is more than grateful to Mr.
Gooderham, who has coached the side very ably with constant interest,
enthusiasm and sympathy.
Colours were awarded to :-C. R . Fuller (F), M. W. Berryman
(W), S. P . Hogge (F), M. J . Morice (A), M. D . Mears (F) .
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Results :
Millfield
King's School, Bruton
K elly College
Queen's College, Taunton . ..
Cambridge University Tadpoles
W ellington School
Kingswood
Blundell' s
Meade-King Competition :-Ta unton School
Queen' s
W ellington
King' s
Lost
Won
Won
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
Lost
...
39
20
13
9
40 -77
86 -64
65!- 62!
7 2~591
30 -40
50 -70
58 - 39
66!-77!
R.D .H.
K.C.L.T.C.
Captain : B. F. Kochanek (M) . Hon . Secretary : I. P. L. Smith (A) .
S is often the case, success this year was founded upon the number
of players remaining from the previous season. We were fortunate
in retaining both the 1st and 2nd pairs from 1961, and our victories were
built on the experience of these two pairs-Ko (F) and Smith in the 1st
pair and Kochanek and Salman (A) in the 2nd. The third pair varied
in its composition . Barnard (W) , Gibson (C), Price, G. T . F . (M) and
Young (F) all contributed in various permutations.
The season as a whole was most successful. The two matches lost,
against Woodstock Tennis Club and against the Masters, should prove
to have been valuable practice before the Public Schools' Wimbledon
Week. The Masters' game was lost, largely due to the fact that
Ko was unable to play . The Woodstock side was very experienced,
and the two Youll Cup pairs should have learnt some lessons from
them. The draw for the Youll Cup has, however, conspired to give us
what promises to be a very tough first three rounds .
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Speech Da y , 1962.
Archbi shop Lord Fi sher and Lad y Fisher ente r·ing the new bu il din g
The Most Reve r·end Ar·chbrs hop Lo r·d Frsher- and th e Schoo l Pr·efects rn t he Chape l Quadr·ang loe
During the season two matches were worthy of note. The first was
in the Glanville Cup at Millfield . We played Queen 's College first and
won 3-0, each pair beating its opposite number. Then we came up
against Millfield, who themselves had beaten Queen 's i::l-0 . Ko and
Smith beat the opposing pair 0-D in the 3rd set, but Kochanek and
Salman narrowly failed to beat the Millfield 2nd pair. The match depended upon our 3rd pair, who, unfortunately, lost. (Millfield went on
to the final rounds up at Wimbledon.) As a result a return match was
arranged against Millfield at King's. We beat them 6---i::l in a very good
match in which Smith and Ko won all their matches, and the 2nd pair
only dropped one. Also, the 3rd pair actually won a match .
Much of the success of this year's tennis has been due to the efforts
of Mr. Edwards to make us play better, and not just faster. Our thanks
are due to him for this, and also for securing Mr. E . King to coach us
regularly every Tuesday . This has proved to be of great value both to the
tennis side and to other members of the club . More than anything else,
perhaps, the coaching has helped various players of the hit-and-miss
category to calm down and regularly return the ball over the net.
Something else remains to us a lasting impression-the admirably
fast and exciting way in which we were transported to our away matches.
Colours were re-awarded to: I. P. L. Smith (A), D. S. P. Ko (F),
M. A. Salrnan (A).
Results :
v. Sherbo rne
v . Exeter School
Glan ville Cup :
v. Queen 's College
v. Millfield
L ost on a ggregate 5- 4.
v. Taunton Sch ool
v. Millfield
v. Bryanst on
v . Old Aluredians
v . St. Luke's College , Exeter
v . Queen's College
v. W ellington
v. King' s School, Bruton
v. Woodst ock T .C.
W on
Won
6 -3
5 -4
W on
Lost
3-0
1 - 2
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Won
Lost
5-4
6 - 3
6 -3
6 - 3
6t--2l
5!- 3!
6 -3
7 -2
t--3!
l.P.L.S.
K.C.F.C.
Captain : P . L. Marchant (C).
HE Lent and Summer Terms have been generally successful for the
Club, and this success has been echoed in our match results-played
6, won 4, lost 2 (one of which was by one fight in 25) . This includes two
Junior matches and also a 'B' team match against Taunton School 1st
team.
On the strength of his having won the Somerset Schoolboys' Foil
Championship, Marchant was invited to fight for Somerset in the
Excalibur trophy.
Fortunately, none of the team will be leaving at the end of the
Summer, so we can look forward to another prosperous season next
year.
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Results :
Won 10lst foil , sa bre
v. Sherbotne
Won 16- 8\J
5 Junior foil
v. Clare School
17-lu
Lost
l st foil, sabre, 2nd foil
v . Queen' 5 College
13L ost
5 junior fo il
v. Queen's College
Won 22- 12
l st foil , sabre , 2nd foil
.. .
. ..
v. Blundell's
Won 11- 5
4 foil
v . Taunton School 'B ' T eam
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The following represe nted the School :-P . L. Marchant, h:h airy (W) , J enks
(W). Lee , D.] . (C), Snell (M), Ghest (A), Ch eung , P. (C).
M H. Ragless and P . E . Dewey, for the opposition, countered by claim·ng that the monarchy is too much "shrouded in aura," and that it is
~ecessary to bring it down to ground level.
Two more papers completed the programme for the term. The first,
b Mr. J. M. Edwa rds, European Legal Adviser to Courtaulds, on "The
C~mmon Market,' ' was a very informative talk on a confusing subject,
and he was extremely authoritative and knowledgeable. The conclusion
of his paper was that three thin gs-the Commonwealth, Agri culture and
E .F .T.A .-are at present the obstacles in the way of ou r entering the
Common Market. The last paper of the term, read by J. M. Graham,
was entitled "Archreology and Man. " He emphasized that archreology
is a science, and that ultimately it is based upon ideas rather than known
facts. The paper was also an experiment in the use of the tape-recorder,
which was used to enable the speaker to comment on previously recorded
thoughts .
The Summer Term opened with a debate, in which A. C. Hill and
M. J. Morice proposed the motion : "This House will vote Liberal at
the next election ." They explained the advantages of the Liberal Party
policies, to which R. F . Sheld?n and ]. M. Hughes replied that the party
was obviously backward-lookmg.
The next paper was by G. T . Love, an E.S.U . exchange student, on
" American Education. " He outlined the American system of a general
education for everybody, and corrected the impression , which English
people seem to have, that "you have to be pretty 'thick' not to get into
Harvard."
The last paper of the term was given by R. F . Sheldon, and was
entitled "The Ancient Egyptians." Father Passmore, the Headmaster of
Downside, was unable to speak at the Annual Garden Party, and Sheldon
took over at the last moment to give a very interesting talk on carefully
selected topics of the Egyptian civilisation. His use of the epidiascope
compensated for the fact that the meeting could not be held outside
because of rain .
Finally, a meeting took place to elect a new committee to fill
vacancies. J. C. S. Horrocks was elected Chairman , P. E. Dewey Secretary and A. C. Hill Treasurer.
J.C.S.H .
P.L.M.
Squash Club
Captain : C. J. Deane (C) .
VER since the courts were opened the demand has exceeded the
supply. They were in use just before the end of the Lent Term
and, despite the fact that very few people had a racket at school, they
were continually booked . During the Summer Term a regular Squash
Club was organised, and even on the hottest days the courts
were occupied.
The courts were officially opened at Whitsun by Mrs . Ewens, who
unveiled a plaque installed in the building in memory of her husband
Air-Commodore F. G. H . Ewens, O .A. The opening ceremony was fol~
!owed by an exhibition by masters and boys, who performed again after
tea on Speech Day.
On Whit Monday the first School match was played, against the
O.A.s; the result was a win for the School, 3-2. It is hoped to make this
a regular feature of the Whitsun reunion.
The Somerset Branch of the Squash Rackets Association, to which
the School is now affiliated, has undertaken to provide an exhibition
during the Michaelrnas Term.
We also hope to have a few School matches during the course of
the Winter.
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Results (School names first) :
9- 3,
B. F . Kochanek (M) b eat G. B ulloch
9-4,
C.]. Deane (Capt.) beat R. H. Bendle
4-9,
M. A . Salman (A) lost toP. Barber . ..
R. W. Knight (W) b eat
D. A. R. Edwards (Capt. ) 9-7 ,
6-\J,
G . T . Love (M) lost to A. J. Gibbs .. .
9-1 , 'J-0
9-5, 9-3
3-9, 1-9
'J-6, 9- 2
9-6 , 'J-10, 3- 9
C.J.D.
Societies and Clubs
SHELDON SOCIE1Y
Chairman : F. T. Riess (F) .
Secretary: J. C. S. Horrocks (A). Treasurer: D. Bromwich (C).
HE programme for the Lent ~erm op~ned with a paper by F.~ · Riess
on the Incas. With an obviously w1de knowledge of h1s subJect, he
first accounted for the rise of the Inca Empire, and then went on to
examine its different achievements. This was followed by a debate
on the motion, "This House is of the opinion that the attitude of certa.in
sections of the Press to the Royal Family is both unnecessary and discourteous." The proposers, P. G. S. Murray and.I. ~· L. Smith! complained about the insults to which the Royal Fam1ly IS often subJected.
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HISTORY SOCIE1Y
Chairman : F. T . Riess (F).
Treasurer: J. M. Hughes (W).
Secretary : J. M. Graham (A).
HE Chairman closed the last meeting of the Lent Term by expressing
the thought that the Society could afford to meet more often if it
could guarantee such good papers as that just delivered by G. T . Love
and that given earlier in the term by G. C. Darvill. The earlier paper
had been entitled "History and the Golden Age of English Music,"
which had brought out the extent to which Tudor music epitomised the
period , and the great influence that political, religious, social and
economic events had on the composers. The paper was enlivened with
tape-recorded extracts from choral and instrumental works. The other
paper of the term , called "Southern Romantic Nationalism as a Cause of
the American Civil War," was appropriately enough read by our
It brought a freshness of
American exchange student, G. T. Love.
approach to the subject both through the novelty of the thesis and the
erudition and organisation that followed it.
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Thou_g h the_ quality of the papers did not fall during the Summer
Term! neither}Id the numbers increase. M. H. Ragless sketched in
the history of The Development of Nuclear Weapons," which acted as
the basis for a discussion of the state of the modern world .
. The final paper,_ by G. W. Morgan: Esq., was delivered on a very
di!ferent I_~Ote . He. mtroduced the Society to the study of coins in a
~Ide-r~ngmg talk_, Ill~s~rated by many examples, which opened with a
discussiOn of their ongm and followed their development in England
from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.
The year's activities were rounded off by an outing to Powderham
Castle, which was enjoyable on account of the freedom with which members could wander from room to room . This seemed to be representative
of the whole style of the house, which, although not actually magnificent, did not in any way appear vulgar or commercial.
].M.G.
LITERARY SOCIETY
Chairman : F. T. Riess (F).
Secretary : J. C. S. Horrocks (A). Treasurer : A. C. Hill (M).
T the beginning of the Lent Term a new committee was elected, and,
with the foundation of the Drama Workshop, the title of Literary
and Dramatic Society became abbreviated to the old title of Literary
Society.
The first meeting of the Lent Term was a discussion on three
. 20th century poems--one by Stephen Spender, one by George Barker
and one by Robert Graves. The general participation in the discussion
was encouraging, although perhaps too much time was spent on impressions rather than on the literary merits of the poems. The next meeting
was a play-reading of "For Services Rendered," by Somerset Maugham,
a First World War equivalent of John Osborne.
The Society, accompanied by members of the Drama Workshop,
also went to see "Ross," by Terence Rattigan, at the Theatre Royal,
Bristol. The standard of the production was very high, and it was probably the best performance the Society has seen at Bristol for some time.
Two meetings were held in the Summer Term. The first was a paper
by A. C. Hill on the poems of D. H. Lawrence, and was an attempt to
reduce the impression that the only attraction of Lawrence was his
"box-office draw." The other meeting, conducted by J. M. Graham,
F. T. Riess and J. C. S. Horrocks together, was a discussion on certain
poems, previously tape-recorded , to show the effect different presentations of poems have, and the fact that the personal interpretations of the
reader do not make a great deal of difference.
At the end of the term an election for the new committee was held.
A. C. Hill, M. ]. Morice and R. ]. Smith were voted Chairman, Secretary and Treasu.rer respectively.
J.C.S.H.
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DRAMA WORKSHOP
Chairman:
Committee:
J.
M. Graham (A). Secretary: G. C. Darvill (A) .
C. S. Horrocks (A), I. P. L. Smith (A), M. H.
Ragless (M) .
RAMA Workshop was formed early in the Lent Term and opened
with a stock situation written by Mr. Wilson and performed by five
groups two weeks later. Towards the end of term more compl~x
extracts were put on from "Five Finger Exercise," "Look Back m
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J.
Anger, " " The Devil's Discii>le" and " The Long and the Sho~ and the
Tall." The stage was partially erected and many useful pomts arose
both in rehearsal and in Big School when these excerpts were presented
without make-up or costume. The opening of John Osborne's "Look
Back in Anger'' was the most successful, partly because there was little
movement involved and partly because it was easy to be in sympathy
with the playwright's feelings about Sundays.
In the Summer Term the first two scenes of Act Ill of "Julius
Ca!sar' ' were performed in the open-air on the Swimming Bath steps.
Togas were contrived for the wh~Je cast of over t_hirty peop_Je and a producer with no previOus expenence was Jet mto the mner terrors
of " dramatic creation. " Members had been requested to learn their lines
during the . holidays, and fail~re to do so fin_ally d~omed the. extract
to mediocnty, fortunately relieved by some mterestmg groupmg and
some good individual performances. Many useful lessons were learnt,
not least among them that the producer should not have been swayed
from his original concept of a Shakespeare involving ten people at the
most . As it was, he never had a full rehearsal, though presumably everyone was there for the performance, or was this the reason for so many
missed lines ?
All members look forward to the full production in the Michaelmas
Term, when both the technical and acting resources of the Workshop
should be fully displayed .
J.M.G.
MUSIC CLUB
Chairman: H. R. Padfield, Esq.
Treasurer : C. G. Sandercock (C).
School Secretary : G. C. Darvill (A).
House Secretaries : R. D. Hennessy (A) , F. J. Rose (C), D. D. Hill
(M), R. E. F. Gaines (W).
INCE Christmas there has been a variety of Club activities. On
17th February a concert was held in Big School, the programme
ranging from Handel to Poulenc and Benjamin. On 3rd March another
visitor was invited to play us his Desert Island Discs, when we heard Mr.
Tyson's choice, featuring especially Tudor and modern music and providing a very entertaining evening. We thank him warmly.
A JukeBox Jury, debating "serious" music, with four junior members of the Club as panel, took place on lOth March. Clifford, Chivers,
Wadland and Woollacott aired their views on music by Bach, Mozart,
Elgar and Britten-all showing surprising antipathy towards the
Edwardian master.
The House Music Festival involved much preliminary discussion.
A competitive festival was re-established (see Music Notes).
At the end of the Lent Term we lost a valuable member of the committee, D. D. Hill, whose place was filled by S. N . G. Davies (M) .
The Summer Term was rather less active. A largish proportion of
the Club, we feel, prefer the relaxation of an hour's listening to more
varied activity and this term we have concentrated on providing a series
of well-introduced, well-balanced programmes. With this in view we
applied for membership of the American Embassy Record Library and
have received on loan records by American composers and also by two
composers who have settled in America, Bloch and Hindernith.
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A concert, devoted to organ music and at which the choir also .
was held on 30th June in the Chapel.
sang,
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At the e~d of term anothe r concert was given in Big School. This
J~cl_uded m~s1c o~ the Baroque and N.ococo periods for an ensemble conSistmg of v10lm, ce l~o. two recorders, flute, two oboes and harpsichord ·
and also some madn gals. 1 h~s concert was a rare treat. We are ve '
gratef_ul to Mr. Anms m particular, who directed the music from t~
harpsichord, for all the work put into the concert.
The Club has recently bought a few more records, music by Bach
Beeth_oven , Tcha1kovsky, Bartok, Vaughan Williams, Hindemith and
Stravms~ .
The last fo ur were bought in an attempt to provide the
library w1th a balanced representation of the music of this century.
G.C.D.
ART CLUB
Chairman: P. G. S. Murray (F). Secretary : I. G. W . White (A) .
Treasurer : A. V. Nicolas (F) . 4th Member : J. M. Goddard (C) .
Master of Decor : M. A. ]. Craven (W).
H~ Club had fully settled down in the new Art Room by the beginnmg of the Lent Term. Its membership and productivity have increas~d, and as a result the standard of the work has steadily improved.
Nothmg spectacular happened during the Lent Term, though there was
average attendance at the Saturday evening meetings.
However, there were two highlights in the Summer Term · the first
was the exhibition held in Big School ·on Speech Day and the' second a
number of films shown on Sunday, the 8th of July . The exhibition
proved a great success and it was encouraging to see a number of nonartists whose work was exhibited. The films were also very successful,
though the number attending was sadly limited. They included two
experimental films, two studies of architecture in New York and New
Orleans respectively and a short film of hand studies.
Of the members who have continually produced work of a high standard, perhaps Nicolas deserves first mention; his fine studies of the
School buildings have been greatly admired by all. Yeend (W). too,
deserves mention for his most amusing cartoons and also Craven for his
sketches of railway scenes.
It is with much regret that we say good-bye to P. G. S. Murray,
who has been our Chairman for the past year and has steered us successfully through the difficult transit from the old to the new Art Room .
I.G.W.W.
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THE ARa-IJEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Co-Chairmen : ]. M. Graham (A), M. H. Ragless (M).
Secretary : S. E . Marsden (W). Treasurer: R. F. Sheldon (W).
HE Society was able to meet little during the first half of the Lent
Term. But in March, with the kind permission of the Somerset
Archceological Society, some members were able to attend two lectures
at the Wyndham Hall. The first of these was on excavations in Roman
London by Professor Grimes. The second was on the recent excavations carried out by the Somerset Archceological Society at Castle
Neroche. Further, D. Bromwich (C) gave a talk on Roman roads as
a prelude to the excavations which the Society intended to carry out in
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the Summer Term , and M. H . Ragless gave a lecture on the excavations at what is th ought to be a Roman port at Chichester.
In the Summer term the attention of the Society was focussed on
the problem of trying to determine the line of the Roman road which is
alleged to mn along t~e top .of the Polden Hills, for which purpose Mr.
Pytches kindly lent h1s serv1ces. The "Ron:an road" proved to be a
nineteenth century cart track ; but the excavatiOn was of value, as it both
proved that there was no R om~n road and gave the So~i~ty valuable
expen ence . The work was earned out under the superv1s1on of .J. M.
Graham and M. H . Ragless . A full report is printed in this issue of The
Aluredian under the head ing "An Archceological Excavation ."
S.E .M.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Chairman : ]. Macrae (A) . Secretary : M. R. Philippe (A).
Treasurer : I. G. W . White (A) . 4th Member: C.]. Shirley-Smith (A) .
N the Lent Term, T . P. Halton, O.A., gave an interesting outline
lecture on "The Uses of, and Careers in, Photography." The talk
was accompanied by a .sh?rt film, which illustrated the extensive applications of photography m mdustry.
In the Summer Term , G. Pedler gave two silent film shows, which
were enjoyed by most of those present.
After much diffic~lty in find!ng a judge for our annual competition,
we at last succeeded m persuading Mr. Ross-W olfe to function . He
praised some of the prints, but was again very critical of those which
were jus~ record shots, with ~o attempt to pro~uce a good photograph.
He provided many helpful hmts, amongst wh1ch were those including
the human element, and taking the shot from an unusual angle.
Mr. Sainsbury, of Taunton Camera Club, gave an interesting lecture
on "~l ash" Photography . . H e demonstrated much of his equipment,
showmg the results of vanous methods from a random collection of
photographs which he had brought with him. As he had seen the annual
competition entries at an earlier date, he commented on them, saying
that many had achieved a high standard for such a contest.
M.R.P.
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NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY
Chairman : R. L. Rolls (W).
Secretary : R. D . Evans (F) . Treasurer : C. P. Baxter (F).
URING the Lent Term two lectures were given to the Society. The
first was by Mr. G. Roberts, of Queen's College, who has taught
for some years in New Zealand, and who was thus well qualified to speak
on " The Flora, Fauna and Land Form of New Zealand." The second
lecture was given by Mr. E. G. Neal, of Taunton School, on the subject
of "Badgers,". a topic on .whic~ he is a well-known authority. Both
!ectures :nere Illustrated w1th slides, and proved to be interesting and
mformatlve.
. The. chief feature of the Summer Term was the Speech Day Exhibition , wh1ch required much preparation and forethought. The theme was
" Man," and the individual exhibits were very varied, their topics ranging
from tooth decay to the mineral composition of the body.
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. The Junior section was kept busy looking after the lab ora to
amm.a ls and aquaria . . The animals kept by members included rats., mic7
rabbits, voles and cavies , the numbers of which fluctuated, but, on th~
R.D .E.
whole, tended to increase.
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Chairman : N. J . Timpson (W) .
Secretary : R. F . Sheldon (W) . Treasurer: A. P. W . Fleming (M ).
HE Society in the Lent and Summer Terms has been unable to indulge in the practical work it had intended to do on account of the
unreliability of the weather. Consequently, it seemed unnecessary to
embark upon the reconstruction of the telescope .
However, several members of the Society have given very stimulating lectures. In the Lent Term, R. W. J. Vincent read a paper
entitled "The History of Astronomy." The subject seemed most appropriate to his academic station , and was very well received by a large and
enthusiastic audience. In the Summer Term, N. J. Timpson read a most
interesting paper on "Comets and Meteor Streams." He made quite
clear the difference between Comets, Meteors and Shooting Stars, a point
on which the majority confessed their ignorance. It was closely followed
at the end of term by a lecture given by P. F. Pallett. The lecture bore
the foreboding title, " Elementary Relativity ." But what followed soon
dispelled doubts, and congratulations are especially due to him for
making an exceptionally complex subject interesting and at the same
R.F.S .
time informative.
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AEROMODELLING CLUB
Chairman : C. W. C. Bracey (W) .
Treasurer : R. A. D. Smerdon (M).
Secretary : P. W. Graves-Morris (W) .
HIS term the Club has been thriving, and a number of interesting
free-flight and control-line models have been constructed.
By popular request, the film, "Powered Flight," was re-shown with
"Jungle Airlift." The films , especially the former, were much appreciated by Club members.
The annual Speech Day flying display went off with few technical
hitches. C. W. C. Bracey and P. W. Graves-Morris flew control-line
combat together for the greater part of the display, aided by A. L.
Porter.
Mention should be made of C. L. Reece's free-flight "pusher" mpdel.
Although it only took the air for a few seconds, it provided an interesting
C.W.C.B .
out-of-the-rut spectacle.
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TAPE-RECORDING SOCIETY
Chairman : J. N . Woodgates (F) .
Secretary : A. P . James (C). Treasurer : J. D. Spence (C).
4th Member: A. D. Zebedee (C).
OTH the Lent and the Summer Terms have, unfortunately, seen
very little activity on the part of the Society, although a few meetings were held. But the special occasions in the Summer Term were not
neglected, and successful recordings were made both of Miss Unma<:k's
wedding in the School Chapel and of the opening of the Unmack Bmlding by Archbishop Lord Fisher on Speech Day.
It is hoped to see a revival of activity during the Michaelmas Term.
A.P.J.
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BRIDGE CLUB
Chairman : N . J . Timpson ( W).
Secretary: M . J. Morice (A). Treasurer : R. T. Stephens (W) .
ITH a Bridge Club it is hard to maintain a positive programme,
and the Club has indeed lain dormant to a large extent during the
past two :years. However, a n;JOm has regularly been set aside _on Saturday evenmgs for th ose who wished to play, and the Club mamly owes
its existence to a Land of stalwart enthusiasts who gather to play, one
fee ls with no holds barred. Competitions in the past have usually died
out with a whimper having started off with a bang, and serious attempts
to grasp the more intricate conventions. of th.e game are impracticable in
an already over-crowded term, espeCially m the case of more senior
members. However, the outlook is by no means gloomy, since members continue to derive rel~xation and enjoyment, and in future steps
will, we hope, be taken to Improve the general standard of play by all
means at our disposal. A more positive and inspiring programme will
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also have to be instituted.
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JUNIOR LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY
Chairman : C. M. Murray (A).
Secretary : C. J. King (M) . Treasurer : M. A. Peyton Jones (A).
HE Society enjoyed an active Lent Term. The most outstanding
meeting was a fiery debate on the motion, "This House believes that
there is no future for English Cricket in its present form," the proposition being led by B. D. Evans (F) .
Apart from one meeting earlier in the Summer Term the Society,
as usual, became dormant. We regret, however, to part with our old
committee , Clifford (M) Chairman, Pook (C) Secretary and Clubb (F)
~reasurer, who all played a most prominent part in the Society's activiC.J.K.; C.M.M.
ties.
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DANCING CLUB
Chairman : N . P . Butt (F).
Treasurer: J. A. J. Taylor (W).
Secretary : F . T . Riess (F).
4th Member: R. D. Hennessy (A) .
Master of Decor : P . G. S. Murray (F) .
HE lack of dances during the Lent Term was amply compensated for
in the Summer. Most of the members attended three dances; there
were four altogether. On 12th May the Club attended the St. Audries
School dance, which was a great success. This was followed by a
"sortie" of 10 senior boys to Weirfield School for their School dance,
and finally, on 26th May, the Club journeyed to Gardenhurst to attend
the annual dance there. The term was rounded off on 21st July with our
own Colle.ge dance, attend~~ by the staff and also by the girls of Gardenh~rst paymg us a return VISit . Murray decorated the hall quite superbly
with a simple "motif" of coloured newspaper arranged in pattern.
It remains for the Club Committee to thank the vice-presidents who
so ki~dly came with us on the away dances, and also the Headmast~r for
allowmg us all these dances and for his continued interest in the Club.
F.T.R.
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BADMINTO N CLUB
Chairman : B. H . White (W).
Secretary: M. A. Salman (A) . Treasurer: P. J . Blackmore (A).
HE Club continued to use with its usual enthusiasm the gymnasium
during the Lent Term, but as Badminton is mainly a Winter game
and the gymnasium was being used for other activities, there was little
play during the Summer Term.
The matches in the Lent Term were not as successful as in past
seasons. With the loss of l. D . Philippe (A) there had to be a rearrangement in the pairs, resulting in the 1st pair being B. H . White
and D . A. V . Lyle (A) and the ~nd pair, P. ]. Blackmore and B. J.
Bamard (W) . On 23rd F ebruary, the Club entertained Taunton
Badminton Club and the match resulted in a draw of two matches all ,
in a very close and enjoyable contest. Both games were won by the 1st
pair. The match versus Millfield was, unfortunately , cancelled owing
to the fact that Millfield were unable to raise a team on the day. The
third . match, against Taunton Y .M. C.A., was played without the 1st
pair, who were indisposed. But we still managed to draw: ~ match all.
This is, on the whole, not a bad record, but the opposition was not
always as strong as in the past.
The Club is again extremely grateful to Mr. Harvey for taking the
team to the away match in his car.
B.H.W.
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MOTOR CLUB
Chairman : P . Topping (M) .
Secretary : P . ]. White (M) . Treasurer : C . W. C. Bracey (W) .
URING the Lent Term the mechanics of the Club discovered more
entertaining pastimes, it would appear, than tinkering with differentials and the like. Thus work on the car was temporarily slowed down .
However, we had two very enj oyable film shows, which not only entertained, but also instructed a high proportion of the Club.
On the night of 26th May peace at King' s was shattered by the
arrival of an XK 120 and C. A. W . Martin, O .A. Martin then gave a
very informative introduction about two films which he had brought to
show to the Club from J aguars. The first , "Project Mark X ," was about
the testing of the "Mark X" in France. The second, entitled " One Leap
Ahead," showed us Martin acting as guide on a tour of the Jaguar works
at Coventry . After the films there was a short question time before peace
was once again shattered.
Two film shows were given to the Club during the remainder of the
Summer Term . The last show, "A History of Motor Racing," lent to
us by Shell Ltd., proved to be very successful. A little work on the Club
cars was carried out by a few members on several Saturday evenings.
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P.J.W.
SAILING CLUB
Vice-Commo dore: J . R. Lance, E sq .
Chairman : M. D . Mears (F). Hon . Secretary : A. P. James (C) .
4th Member: M. W . Berryman (W) .
Hon. Treasurer : P. R. T. Hillier (C) .
HE Lent Term was ushered in with the very welcome news tha~ we
would be permitted to sail on the newly-complete~ Hawkndge
Reservoir, near Spaxton, and four boat spaces were accordmgly booked
there for boats to be brought back by James, Lyle (A), Howard (F)
and Sutton (M), and fourteen boys were made members of Hawkridge
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s.c.
During the Lent Term the Club had three films and a lecture by
A. H. "Lanfear, Esq., and all of these were very successful.
The Summer Term saw our move to Hawkridge and the pro~is~ of
some very good sailing, although certain !?embers have shown a distinct
aversion to sailing their boats the conventional way up .
Thanks to the generosity of the School Council w~ have bee~ able
to obtain a loan for a Firefly kit, which is slowly t~kmg sh~pe m our
new quarters in the Scout Hut, and we hope to see It afloat m the nottoo-distant future.
Our match with Bryanston in the middle of the Summer Tert;I was
very closely contested and our team is to be congratulated on, dou~g ~o
well, losing by only two points. But ap~rt from Howard s WI~ m
the third race, Hawkridge Regatta only provided further demonstrations
in the fine art of capsizing.
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Our sincere thanks are once again owed to our Commodore an~ VIceCommodore, to the School Council, to Hawkridge S.C. for puttmg up
with us, and especially to all those who have taken us to the reservOir
or provided transport for us.
A.P.J.
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CONJURIN G CLUB
'Ex ercere est perficere'
Chairman : G. Tucker (C) .
Secretary : P. J . Blackmore (A). Treasurer: R. P. Bentley (F).
HE members of the Club have continued to show encouraging signs
of enthusiasm and have had a thoroughly successful year.
The highlight of the Lent Term was the show performed
before the College on 25th March . Both Tucker and Noorvash
(C) did particularly good silk acts, and Blackmore experimented
in "elementary" mind-reading , while paper tearing by Bentley and
Wilson's (F) colour changes proved very mystifying.
Henderson's
(M) escapism and finally Mr. Jaquet' s varied programme rounded off a
most entertaining afternoon. Thanks must go to the audience for their
encouraging support.
The supply of apparatus possessed by the Club is steadily increasing
and several new purchases have been made.
G.T .; P.J.B ..
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FISHING CLUB
Chairman : E. C . Llewellyn (A).
Secretary : S. J. Longden (M) .
HE Lent and Summer Terms have seen great developments in the
Club. The usual coarse and fly fishing outings have been taking
place with increasing success. Also some more positive action is being
taken concerning sea fishing outings, as this field of the sport is becoming
more and more popular. A previously unusual sight is becoming quite
common nowadays : each Saturday evening (and at other spare
moments) squads of boys armed with rods of various shapes and sizes
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may be seen having casting practice on the playing fields . This is but
one example of the increase of interest in fishing in the School. In the
Lent Term, among oth.er profitable meetings, Mr. Jaquet. gave ~sa very
fine lecture on fly fishmg for trout. Also we held a fishmg qmz, which
was won by Bowgen (F) by a very narrow margin. In the Summer Term
we procured two films, "Ireland for Sea Angling" and "Coarse Fishing
Galore," from the Irish Tourist Office; both were enjoyed by members
and visitors alike .
S.J.L.
METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
M. J. Jordan, Esq .
R. P. Bentley.
p to the time of writing 1962 has been marked by its exceptional dryU
ness. Only January has been a consistently wet month . Temperatures have also been well below the average.
The cold, dry weather of the Lent Term was caused by the p:edominance of high pressure areas either to the west or north of the Bnbsh Isles,
giving winds of Arctic o~igin . The arrival of th~ Sum~er Term saw little
change in the general picture. Pre~~ure remamed high to the w~st ~nd
north, maintaining cool, dry conditions (not once has the sw1mmmg
bath temperature risen above 64 °F).
July has brought its usual spell of cloudy, dull days, ~ith weak lows
moving east across the northern half of the country. With the weather
of October, 1960, still clear in the memory, perhaps this "drought" has
its advantages !
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Rainfall
Days with Rain
Maximum Temperature
Minimum Temperature
Mean Average Temperature
February
0.55
11
53
26
41.5
March
0 .89
9
58
19
40
May
2.1
11
66
34
52.6
June
0.28
79
36
59.8
Junior House Notes
T is difficult to call to mind any event of great interest from the Lent
Term. What sticks in the memory 1s a prolonged penod when teach. and games were threatened by the fear of a full-scale outburst of
~~rman measles, b.ut it never came. It is remarkable how boys ~anage
to keep an epidemic s1mmenng for w~eks on end, and yet contnve that
none shall be smitten so late as to m1ss the first permitted tram at the
end of term !
Father Dean, from our neighb.our pari~h of St. Peter's, ~ery ~dly
gain gave up his Wednesday evenmgs to g1ve us a course of mgemously
~lustrated Lenten addresses, for which we were most grateful.
Speech Day and Sports this summer were on June 8th and brought
perhaps our largest gathering yet. Brigadier E . H . C. Frith, C.B.E.,
who came to our first Prize-giving, very kindly came again to our Tenth
Birthday. The occasion was enhanced by the setting up of four new
records in the Sports (no mean feat now that all the figures are creditably
high); by the fine display of entries for the Holiday Project, and by a
display of photographs by Photo Reportage Ltd. of the whole range of
summer activities in the School.
During the period covered by this report we recorded t?e gaining
of a Music Exhibition at the College by T . M. Robmson and
Open Scholarships by C. J. King and P. Callow, the former being
awarded the top Scholarship. We read, too, with amused pride, under
the headline, "Shady Side to miss Swift Monk," that one of our Old
Boys, Marti~ M~:mk, ha~ had such an impressive year, both academic
and in athletics, m Amenca, that the above-named Academy had offered,
unsuccessfully, a handsome bait to persuade him to stay longer.
We have to say good-bye this year to another unusually large batch
of leavers to whom we wish God-speed, and also, alas, to Mrs. Howard
and Mr. Turner, who will have been married before these lines reach
print. While rejoicing in their happiness and wishing them all good
fortune we must record both our great sense of loss at the departure of
two me~bers of the staff who have both been unstinting in their service
to the House and to individual boys, and also our lasting gratitude for
all they have been and done.
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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL-LENT, 1962
Feb . 10
V.
St. Dunstan's (Burnham) (away) .
Wed., Feb. J4
V.
Perratt Hill (Home).
Sat.,
Feb . 24
V .
St. Peter's (Weston) (away) .
Sat .,
Mar.
V.
St. Dunstan's (Burnham) (home) .
Sat.,
3
1st
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
3rd
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
Goals Goals
for agst.
2
4
0
2
1
3
0
9
8
1
5
0
6
1
3
0
2
3
2
0
The above results show that the standard of Association Football
was high. There was a pleasi~g spirit ?f c.onfidence which mi&ht well
have been lacking after the prevwus term s disasters at rugger; this made
it doubly annoying that epidemics in various schools caused the cancellation of so many matches, including the Inter-House Competition
Final. We all hope for better fortune on the health front in Lent, 1963.
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CRICKET-SU MMER TERM, 1962
There are few things more satisfying to a master in class or a coach
on the games' field than the realisation that every boy is producing his
best at the same time ; there are few things more frustrating than the
feeling that all the necessary elements for success are present and yet
will not coalesce . The latter condition has obtained for much of the
cricket season. Usually, the ground fieldin g was excellent, with quick
and accurate returns to the wicketkeeper. Many good catches were
taken, but far too many were missed. The bowling was steady and
accurate, once the idea that a twenty-five yard run is essential had been
scotched, and had sufficient variety, carefully handled, to make scoring
difficult for any opponents. The main cause of the poor results was
brittleness in the batting, and the inability of the best batsmen to 'come
off' on the same day. We need much more practice and concentration
on scoring ability than we have managed this season. There were
encouraging signs from some of the younger members of the side and
sufficient glimpses of ability from the 'old-stagers' to make one feel that
the future may yet be bright.
Wed. , May 30.
(Home. )
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
King's, 63 ; Connaught H o use,
66 for 4 w kts .
King's, 59; Connaught House,
62 for 2 wkts.
King' s, 21 ; St. Dunstan's, 102 .
King's, 56; St. Dunstan' s, 67 .
King's, 17; St. Dunstan's, 121.
King's, 49; Hazlegrove , 87 for 4 dec.
King's, 62; H azlegrove, 103.
King 's, 62 ; Taunton, 98.
King's, 60; Thone, 140 for 9 dec.
King's, 51; Wellington, 45.
King's, 49 for 2; Wellington, 48.
XI
XI
XI
XI
XI
King's,
King's,
King' s,
King' s,
King's,
(Away.)
1st XI
King's,
(Away.)
2nd XI -King ' s,
1st XI King's,
1st XI
2nd XI
Sat.,
June
9.
Wed. , June 20.
Sat. ,
June 23.
W ed . , June 27 .
Sat.,
June 30.
W ed ., July
4.
Wed ., July 11 .
Sat.,
July 14 .
Wed. , July 18..
(Away. )
1st
2nd
3rd
(Home.)
1st
2nd
(Away.)
1st
' Under 12'
(Home.)
1st
2nd
(Away.)
'Under 13'
(Home.)
1st
'Under 12'
1st
(Home. )
2nd
185 for 7 dec .; Queen's, 54.
78; T a unton, 80 for 4 wkts.
52; Thone, 168 for 7 dec .
- ; St. Peter' s, 57 for 5 wkts.
59 for 4 wkts ; St. Peter ' s, - .
(Rain stopped play.)
66; Connaught House,
145 for 9 dec.
56 ; Connaught House, 88.
90; W ellington, 9 for 1 wkt .
(Rain stopped play.)
37 for 3 wkts .; Wellington , 36.
2nd XI King's,
Inter-House Competition :
Senior : Winners , Oldham; runners-up, Whitby.
Junior : Winners, Oldham; runners-up, Gibbs.
The Captain, M. A: Evans, revealed his real form both with bat
and ball in the latter half of the season. He is a games player of great
natural ability, and if he will temper his enthusiasm w~th calmness he
will do very well; R. L. Gear-Evans had a good bowlmg season, but
was somewhat unlucky in his batting; A: ~ - Burge ~as very c<;>mpetent
as a wicketkeeper-ba tsman; G. A: Butt disliked open~ng the mnmgs, but
put his head down to the task with &r~at conc_entrabon; R. W. J . C_ope
encouraged opposing batsmen to miSJudge his left-arm slow bowlmg.
First XI Colours were awarded to the above-name?,. and they had to
bear the brunt of the work during the season. This iS not to say that
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the other members of the side were passengers, but that their performances were less consistent. In the 2nd XI it is pleasing to note that the
most successful on the whole were boys who will still be here next year,
and we hope for continued effort from them.
We must thank all who have helped in Junior games in preparing
white flannels and in providin g teas ; and perhaps especially the groundsman who has ensured that, even if we have failed to win , we have lost
on the be, t possible pitches.
ATHLETIC SPORTS, 1962
The Annual Athletic Sports were held on Friday, 8th June, 1962,
under good conditions. There was a large and appreciative attendance
and the cups and certificates were presented by Mrs. E . H . C. Frith .
There were many satisfactory performances and four new records were
created. R. C. T. Simon improved the lOO Yards, Class IV, to 14.0
secs and the 60 Yards to 8.8 secs., and R. C. Sprunt won a good Class II,
440 Yards, in 68 secs. R. L. Gear-Evans produced a fine throw of 217ft.
8 ins. to add nearly 12 feet to J. Hunter-Watts' Class I, Cricket Ball
record, which had stood since 1947. The Standards' Competition was
closely contested, although there seemed to be a larger number of 'heavy'
or 'dead' weights in different Houses. It is of great importance that
every boy should feel capable of achieving at least one standard and
striving his hardest to do so.
Events (previously decided) :
880 Yards (Class I)-1 , Sax; 2, B erry; 3, Gear-Evans. Time : 2 mins. 41.7 secs.
220 Yards (Class I)-1 , Sax; 2, Giles; 3, Broadbridge. Tim e: 29 .1 secs .
High Jump (Class I)-1, Sax; 2, Glade Wright, R; 3, Evans. Height : 4 ft.
Ot ins.
High Jump (Class 11)-1, Cope; 2, Curtis; 3, Morant. Height: 3ft. 10 ins.
Cricket Ball (Class II)-1, Sparks; 2, Morant; 3, Butt. Distance : 163 ft . 9 ins .
Events (Friday, 8th June) :
100 Yards (Class I)-1, Horwood and Sax; 3, Giles . Time : 13.2 secs .
100 Yards (Class 11)-1 , Cope; 2, Butt; 3, Blackmore. Time : 13.8 secs.
100 Yards (Class III)-1, Evensen; 2, Wilson; 3, lde. Time : 13.6 secs .
100 Yards (Class IV )-1, Simon; 2, Monk; 3, Mayne. Time : 14 .0 secs.
(RECORD . )
Long Jump (Class I)-1 , Giles; 2, Horwood; 3, Sax. Distance : 13 ft . 3 ins .
Long Jump (Class II)-1 , Butt and Cope; 3, Curtis . Distance : 13 ft . 7 ins.
Long Jump (Class III)-1, Evensen; 2, lde; 3, Meyrick. Distance : 12 ft . 10! ins .
440 Yards (Class 1)-1, Sax; 2 , Warren; 3, B erry. Time : 68.2 secs.
220 Yards (Class II)-1, Cope; 2 , Sprunt; 3, Burge. Time : 30 secs.
220 Yards (Class III)-1, Evensen; 2, Tipping; 3, Wilson. Time : 30 .9 secs.
Wheelbarrow Race (Open)-1. Berry and Eccles; 2, Wilson and Meyrick; 3, Blake
and Glade Wright, J .
Cricket Ball (Class I)-1 , Gear-Evans; 2, Evans; 3, Rouse. Distance : 217 ft .
8 iris. (RECORD.)
75 Yards Hurdles (Class 1)-1, Sax; 2, Gi!es; 3, Horwood . Time : 13.5 secs.
440 Yards (Class II)-1 , Sprunt; 2, Burge; 3, Cope. Time: 68 secs. (RECORD . )
60 Yards (Class IV)-1 , Simon; 2, Monk; 3, Glade Wright, P . Time : 8.8 secs.
(RECORD.)
Young Visitors' Race : Girls (under 10)-1 , C. Holder; 2, A . Simon; 3, C. Hines .
Young Visitors ' Race : Boys (under 10)-1, I. Burge; 2, D. Wilson; 3, S . Glade
Wright.
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Inter-House R elay (Class Ill) (4 x llO Yards)-1, Gibbs ; 2 . Whitby
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1 min . 5 .6 secs.
Inter-House R elay (Class IT ) (4 x llO Yards)-1, Oldh a m; 2, Gibbs.
1 min . 3. 1 secs.
Inter-House Relay (Class I ) (4 x 220 Ya rds )-1 , Oldha m ; 2, Whitby.
2 mins. 6.2 secs.
Time :
OXFORD : 2nd-5th APRIL
Time.
Winners of Stand a rd s Cup : Whitby.
Winners of Spor ts Cup : Oldham .
Victor Ludorum :
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Class
Class II
Class Ill
Class IV
FTER many arrangements had been made, many difficulties over-
come, twelve hockey players, Mr. Padfield and Mr. Gilkes, left the
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School on Monday, 2nd April, to take part in the Public Schools' Hockey
Festival.
(over 12! on 1 / 5 / 1962 )-R. B . Sax.
(11 -l::lk on 1/5 / 1962)-R. W . J. Cope.
(9!-11 on 1 / 5/ 1962)-J . P. Evense n.
(unde r 9! o n 1 /5/1 962)- R. C. T. Simon.
Seven-a-Sides
Oxford.
S 1962 was the first year of our attendance, it was encouraging to see
us get right through to the finals of the competition. The first match
was against Marling, whom we narrowly defeated 6-3 . It was a poor
display, and the complete lack of form gave the impression that the
long coach ride had been too much for the team .
However, one hour later the game against St. Bartholomew's
Grammar School was played . The team now showed what it could do;
after being five points down, we came back to win 13-5.
This victory brought us up against Monmouth in the quarter-finals .
Earlier in the day they had beaten Eltham, the team which had knocked
us out of the 1961 Roehampton competition. But the lesson that possession is the key to Sevens had been properly learnt, and good passing and
backing-up, combined with intelligent breaks and changes of direction,
assured us of a 24-0 victory.
The semi-finals found us drawn up against Millfield, the only team
to beat the 1st XV during the previous Michaelmas Term, and then only
9-6. A faulty throw-in at our end allowed them to score a push-over
try. But this started us going, and we put paid to Millfield 12-5.
Then came Solihull, who were too good for us. Possession of the
ball, which had brought us through to the final, had evidently also
helped them, and they maintained it in the final to win 22-5. Matters
were not helped when the scrum-half, R. D. Evans, was lost with a bad
cut over his left eye early in the second half.
The 2nd VII defeated St. George's, Weybridge, but lost to Henley
Grammar School in the 2nd round.
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Roehampton.
Our first game, against Mount St. Mary's, was a repeat of the
Marling game at Oxford. We won 3-0, but showed our inability to
cope with a wet ball.
Unfortunately, the improvement we had shown at Oxford did not
materialise at Roehampton. We came up against King's, Canterburywho, it must be said in our favour, were only beaten by Llanelly in the
final-and they emphasised our lack of weight and our poor covering
and tackling. Consequently, we rather disappointingly lost 11--0.
1st VII team (at Oxford and Roehampton) :-Magurran (F), Evans, T.
(W), Llewellyn (Captain) (A), Evans, R . D. (F), Winter, I. (C),
Sleath (F), Grant-Anderson (A).
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The Public Schools Hockey Festival
Time:
This was the first time a team from King's had participated.
The main difficulty was collecting a side. Out of the 1st XI as it
stood at the end of the season, Butt (F) and Evans, I. (W) were not
able to play in the festival; a twelfth man also had to be found . Chodzko
(M), Taylor, P. T. (F) and Hill, A. C. (M), were chosen to fill these
places, but at the eleventh hour Chodzko contracted German measles
and Dupee (W) had to take his place. And so a day before the end of
term Salman (Captain) (A), Kochanek (M), Smith, I. P. L. (A),
Hor;ocks (A), Hughes, G. L. (M), Philippe, M. R. (A), Sims (M),
Smerdon (goalkeeper). (M), Ko (F), Taylor (F), Hill (M) and Dupee
(W), dressed in various combinations, bedecke~ with hockey stic~s, kitbags and boots, left for Oxford. It must be said that, though this may
sound simple, the amount of arrangement necessary to get us out of the
School adequately equipped was quite incredible.
The journey to Oxford was a long one, and by the time that, led by
Mr. Gilkes, we reached St. Peter's College, we were looking forward to
a meal in peaceful surroundings. This was not to be. The College had
not expected us to arrive that night, so we were forced to find supper
somewhere else in Oxford.. Some members were dubious, but were reassured when told that they would be reimbursed. This provided an
opportunity for exploring Oxford for the first time-it was not the last.
On Tuesday, -the College caterers provided an excellent breakfast, and
an hour later, after a short walk, the team was at the Parks ready to
play the first match against Canford. Of the twelve, Dupee did not play
in this match. Of the three matches-out of the five arranged-which
we played, this was without doubt the best. The pitch was perfectly
fiat-a roller had just finished its work when we arrived-though soft and
sandy, and the weather was bright. The game was fast and open , though
the scores were not spectacular, because of some amazing playing on the
part of the two goalkeepers. We lost the match 3-2, but it was such a
fine game that one felt it a pity that either side should lose. Kochanek
and Hughes scored our goals.
That afternoon we played Welbeck. Ko did not take part in this
match . Whatever may have been the original intention, we were eventually taken to the ground (Banbury Road) in private cars. Over lunch the
heavens had opened, with the result that the pitch was sodden. Unfortunately, also, a women's international had been played on the pitch
a few days previously, so we had to contend with a five-yard roll-in line .
The match was played keenly, but the loud screechings of an umpire's
whistle seemed to prove that there were too mapy "feet." Movement
was difficult, and this game was as slow and as awkward as the morning
match had been fast and smooth. However, we were hard pushed to
score the goals and only just won by three goals to two. Salman scored
the first and Dupee the other two. The fact that some were unfortunate
enough to be caught in a cloudburst ten minutes after the game ended
shows how lucky we were to play the game at all .
That night Oxford was further explored.
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On the Wednesday morning _we played what was to be the last
match , agamst Abmgdon. The pitch was bumpy, wet and sloping. I•
was not the one we were intended to play on, which had been made un~
playable by the previous night's rain . We lost 2-0, and the game
which, because of the pitch and the weather, never looked very bright'
was further marred by a mishap early in the game. Smith was struck
accidentally by a stick. H e was taken to hospital and stitches were put
in his chin. This unbalanced the side, and, though Sims was moved to
left back and Hill to right back, one side of the field was bound to be
weaker. We were lucky to lose by only two goals.
Our glorious climate, having conspired with Smith's injury to spoil
this game, then proceeded to dictate that our matches the next day
against Dauntsey's and Cli fton, should not be played. However, hope~
were high until Thursday morning, when we were told that the day' s
matches were off.
On Thursday afternoon everyone left Oxford by various methods.
The Canford match had shown us what the hockey could have been like
but for the elements, and we had seen enough of Oxford and of College
life to make the festival, despite the disappointments, worthwhile and
enjoyable. Mr. Padfield made all the arrangements mentioned above
and we must thank him and Mr. Gilkes for making the three days so
enjoyable. Undoubtedly, without Mr. Padfield's encouragement and
light-hearted acceptance of the mishaps, and without Mr. Gilkes to guide
us through Oxford, the weather would have defeated us morally as well
as forcing the cancellation of two matches.
A.C.H .
Rover Crew Camp at Hatch Beauchamp
holidays, five of
N 29th April, four days before the end of the Easter
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the crew assembled at Mr. Pytches' house in Taunton for tea, and
then made their way with a load of equipment to the recently opened
District Camp Site for a short work camp. The job in hand was to make
a clearing in the woods as a site for a chapel. We are the only Rover Crew
in the area and this seemed a fitting contribution .
Two members, however, had trouble with their topography-or was
it really Deane's directions ? One got within a quarter of a mile, gave
up and returned to the Isle of Wight. Another arrived during breakfast
on the first morning, strongly airing his views about cuckoos, kitbags and
the intellige~ce of the locals, having searched for the place since 2 a.m.
When work got under way, directed by the Senior Rover Mate, the
task seemed lighter than ~rst e~pected. The braf!1ble;; ha~ alrea~y been
well dowsed with weed-ktller and came away eastly, If a httle pamfully.
With sharp axes, strong rakes and an all-night-burner bonfire, the grou~d
was soon ready for the installation of the altar, which had been bmlt
during the Lent Term under the direction of Deane. A temporary cross
was then fixed up and for the time being we had finished. (See
photograph.)
The following attended the camp :_ R. D. Hennessy, C .. J. Deane,
P. Topping, J. R. L. Scott, P . M. Robmson and G. C. Darvlll.
G.C.D.
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An Archreological Excavation
1 Introduction. The Archceological Society had been attempting to
t;ace the course of ~ R_om~n road o': the Polden Hills, villas and o~her
remains in the area mdicatmg the existence of one. It was thus decided
to dig a trench across Bitham Lane at M.R. 34444045 on lin . Ordnance
Survey map 165.
Summary. Fro~ th~ form of the lane and the presence of pieces
of brick in the metalhng 1t was concluded that the lane was not Roman,
and in it9 present form was probably not more than two hundreds years
old.
2.
3. Description. The removal of the top soil revealed an uneven
metalled surface with ruts at A and B. (See section and photograph.)
The trench was then divided along its length and half its metalling totally
removed . (Again see photograph .) This revealed a greater thickness
of metalling at C, which consisted of limestone blocks (left foreground
of photograph) _and chipping_s, also of lim~stone. The side ditches were
emptied of their black alluvmm, completmg the appearance of a dullbrown clay throughout the trench-the subsoil.
4. Interpretation. The overall form of the road is not Roman when
compared with sections from I. D. Margary's 'Roman Roads in the
Weald,' there being no camber and no agger, but side ditches being
present. Moreover, the presence of brick fragments in the metalling
would lead us to suppose that this is not more than two hundred years
old.
The lane seems to have been constructed in two phases. A main
one, with the ruts at A, B; followed by the filling of a rut ll:t C. But why
were there three as opposed to four ruts ? It seems practical to suggest
that, as the rut at B became worn, one wheel of the vehicle would have
been run on the "crown" of the lane, the other making a rut in the soft
clay to the south, which was then filled up.
Besides
5. Conclusion. The excavation was not a waste of time.
proving that the existing metalling is not Roman, it also gave members
of the society some idea of archceological technique. This report also
furthers the idea of practice, for in truth there is little point in going
into such detail on a nineteenth century lane unless it is treated as an
exercise in itself, which may incidentally help people to become aware
of the methods of archceological excavation.
J.M.G. ; M.H.R.
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Queen Victoria's Last Ride
AN ~minent undertaker once remarked of one of his clients, whilst
dnving to the funeral, "This is one journey she can't complain
a~out<', No m_ore apt a phrase could have been made about Queen
V1ctona s last tnp , from Portsmouth to London, on the second day of
February, 1901. Had the great lady been alive she would most certainly
have complained-let it be clearly understood .
The Queen 's body, having been uneventfully conveyed from
Osborne, Isle of Wight, to Gosport, was put into the famous Great
Western Railway Funeral Car, part of a train of massively imposing
vehicles, mostly the property of the London, Brighton and South Coast
Railway. However, as far as Fareham, it was the London and SouthWestern Company's 'baby,' and they were out to make as big an advertisement of it as possible, bedecking the Royal Train with the most
opulent and over-sentimental decorations. The train was booked to leave
the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, at 8.45 a .m ., and to reach Fareham
at 8.54, four minutes being allowed for reversing, with the L.S .\V.R.'s
"Jubilee" class engine No . 555 coming off and the Brighton company's
4-4-0 "Empress" coming on at the other end. Someone had made a
nonsense, the fact of reversal having been, apparently, overlooked, and
the plan of the train given the same way round, in relation to the engine,
for both Gosport and Victoria. The train was, further, three and a half
coach-lengths too long for the platform and there were no corridors.
Also, it was pouring in torrents. A witness of this upset was Cosmo
Gordon Lang, later Archbishop of Canterbury. When the distinguished
mourners and their suites had eventually sorted themselves into their
proper carriages, the train left eight minutes late . At Fareham, a delay
in testing the air-brake nearly brought L.B. & S.C. and L. & S.W .R. diehards to blows, morning dress and all. Feeling was running high, and
the L. & S.W. signalman at the north end of the station threatened to
walk out of his box. This further delay meant that the train was now
nine minutes down . Mr .. J . Richardson (outdoor locomotive superintendent, L.B . & S.C.R.) told driver Cooper, of " Empress," "See what you
can do to make it up, as the King cannot stand people being late !"
The late Queen, however, had disliked speed, and also, it was said,
the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway . But neither could
trouble her now. With another similar locomotive, running ahead as
pilot engine, "Empress" and the train left Fareham, L. & S.W .R., at
9.8 a .m .
. Yes, it was a good thing that the great Queen slept peacefully in the
draped and blacked-out Great Western saloon ! Between Havant and
Ford Junction the train romped along with a probable minimum of about
80 m.p.h., and, as it came nearer home, speed rose again, especially
down the Holmwood Bank, where somebody estimated 90 m.p .h. In
view of the imminence of the reverse curves at Dorking, a speed above
75 m.p.h. would have been rash. Anyway, the train reached Victoria
at 10.58, two minutes early, having gained twelve minutes on its booked
time . The King, who had come to meet it, had no cause for anger.
The Kaiser, who had been on the train, was frankly excited. He liked
railways; he loved anything grossartig, and this was probably the
gro~rtigste railway journey he had ever made, certainly in respect of
speed. Driver Cooper and fireman Way were congratulated by a very
splendide German equerry, who said that His Imperial Majesty was
astonished that so small an engine could go so fast.
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Be it remarked that even in 1\JUl there were many much bigger
locomotives in Central Europe, secondly that the German Royal trains
were not allowed anythin gJaster ~han a dignified march- perhaps a sort
of locomotive goose-step. ~ ea ted m the sumptuous twelve-wheeled Royal
saloon fourth from the engine, the Kaiser was probably less troubled by
oscillation than the Northern District Engineer, Willcox, who trav~lled
in the leading brake first , and may have had h1s moments of anx1ety,
especially on the Holmwood descent. But . the Queen. was t~ere,. safely,
and the Brighton Company could now dust 1ts hands w1th satisfactiOn and
return to its usual sleepy apathy with a feeling of having done a good
job well.
FITZGERALD.
L.B. & S.C. K
L. & s.W. R .
= London, Brighton anti South Coast Rai lway.
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L ondon and South-Western Railway.
Un dialogue qui aurait pour personnages
Napoleon et Nelson
[Quand la Grande-Bretagne est devenue membre du Marche
Commun, on a place une statue de Napoleon pres de celle de
Nelson dans Trafalgar Square.]
" Quelle impudence ! dit Nelson, on m 'a place ici le premier.
D'abord, c'est le rallye de 'Ban the Bomb' et maintenant, c'est mon
ennemi vaincu."
"Mais a lan fin, repondit Napoleon, la France vaincu l'Angleterre."
"Jamais !-le Marche Commun, c'est un complot de M. Macmillan
et M. Kennedy . Votez Liberale, vous dis-je; Jo vous gardera."
"Oui, mais je dis toujours que l'Angleterre est une nation de
boutiquiers."
" Non, ce n ' est pas vrai-L' Angleterre est une nation d' explorateurs
et de colonialistes. L' Empire Britannique est puissant encore, 1' Angleterre
est le centre cultural du monde."
" Vos idees sont un peu demodees, mon ennemi, vous ne lisez pas
le 'Guardian.' "
"Non, je lis le 'Daily Express.' "
"Ah ! cela l'explique; c'est !'influence de Lord Beaverbrook qui vous
donne ces idees stupides; il croit que les Anglais sont encore les amis de
la Russie et les ennemis de 1' Allemagne."
[Nelson, qui n'aime pas la politique, veut changer de conversation.]
"C'est une belle vue d' ici, non ?"
"La vue de Paris du haut de la Tour Eiffel est plus belle."
"Impossible !"
"Pas du tout-Londres est une ville laide et fumeuse, embrumee,
avec des batiments monstrueux."
"Grenouille ! Sot ! Vous insultez ma reine, ma patrie et moi-vous
devez me satisfaire !"
[Il jette son gant au visage de Napoleon ! ils luttent et, malheureusement Nelson tombe a terre, ecrasant Bertrand Russell qui est assis sur le
trottoir.]
Napoleon se frotte les mains et dit :"Bien ! la conquete de 1' Angleterre est maintenant complete."
P . G. S. MURRAY .
7:!
Poem
She leans black wrought-iron
She pencil-leg taut and free
Swings round hits me
Don't do please you
There couldn't be anyone
Interleaved flower tom
White and blue who caught
Texture
Me
Body free gasps swells
Indignant
She
White come black go
Which way
Walk back.
She
Me
No
In Death
The journey long from shore to shore of life
Has fled away, each passing day
Forgotten in entranced memory.
Each crushing wave with damning thunder roar
Has toppled down and overspread
To wash the changeless sounds of circling land.
The sorrow-laden clouds and tempests of the sea
Have cleared; now bright eternal sky
In majesty surmounts a golden plane
Of nothingness, a timeless waste whereto,
Upon his death, each transient being
In whom his time is past returns to rest.
The furious seas still rage with awful might
Beneath the clouds, but how minute
Amid the vast eternity of space.
S. D. WITHERS.
Juliette
'Greco has millions in her throat.'
So Sartre, Jean-Paul has written,
but there's so much more to say.
'Millions of poems.'
Dignified approbation so continues.
Yet should our feelings be dictated by other than her.
In a note
she has you with her in a cellar night-club
so musty that you choke,
but no-one wants to quit such a foul paradise.
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Hot jazz, cool jazz blasts or wafts
from the battered speakers.
Dirty beats with equally soiled partners.
Immaculate heirs with chic mistresses.
Whatever the differences, all there love to hear.
The canned music is stopped by reality.
A scruffy quartet take their seats and all,
all is hushed at the entry;
a dark enshrouded form takes the stand;
the motley crowd are wrapped round by dark,
and all are quiet.
'Sous le ciel de Paris.' Now the husky voice
transports us away from the fumes,
the cigarette smoke and alcohol; and for several
delightful minutes the open-air Paris
breezes are felt by all.
She lifts everyone into a heavenly coma,
then 'fin.'
The roar of applause hits you and you feel
so sad to be conscious again.
Now the melodic tones, the quiet sentiment,
all the pairs sway to the soft falling of 'Feuilles Mortes.'
The young here are more moved by the sad tale
of first heartbreak.
'La jeune enfant au coin de la rue' saddens many
as J uliette takes the girls back to child romance
while the men perhaps feel guilty.
A break,
and all need some drink to settle themselves,
For a while in lowered voice this section
of Paris' yo1:1th discuss,
then hush.
Th' Enchantress re-commences in a different vein .
'Je hais les dimanches,'
to show her versatility.
The men well note her wildness here,
and start to neglect their partners ;
the spell, it has them trapped.
The women, now what they see is
not just a singer but a rival.
They become restless, alas they needn't,
for since their males can't reach her in reality
they'll give to them th' affection earned by her.
With 'Dans la rue de blancs manteaux'
she pays back tribute to Sartre, its writer,
and ends with something known to all,
'Paris Canaille.'
Though idol of existentialists
her appeal goes further, universal and able
to last through several ages,
while there is still love
or lost love.
T.J.J.
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An Argument on Different Planes
_th_ink deeply enough, you will eventually find th t
Yqu1f youknow,are ifa you
Chnshan, you must believe in banning the bomb. a '
- - I agree that the taking of human life is wrong but in the old d
there was 1_10 Medicine and the population remain~d le~el, but Medi~f;~
preserves hfe and so we have to counteract it.
-. -You know what you are saying basically, don't you ? You are sa _
~ng th~t, firs~, we must have a bomb to keep the population down wh.Yh
IS e1_1t~rely m conflict with Christian principles; and secondly, t~~t
Med1cme has been a bad mistake, and not beneficial to the world
- - Yes, but, with the bomb there, we hold a threat over our e~emie
and they also over us, creating a deadlock; therefore, the bomb will no~
be used at all.
-.-.- I~ the situation you describe, the people of the world would be
hv~ng JI_J constant fear of an overbalance, since each power would try to
bmld b1~ger and better weapons than its neighbour, and the potential
dest~ct~ve power of each would rise very quickly until a climax of
!e~swn IS reached sufficiently great to ignite the world in war. Surely
1t_ IS best to get to understand one another, pool our knowledge and
d1~arl? completely. If the politicians had any sense of Christian
p~nc1ples at all they would do this; what we must do is to try to bring
th1s about.
- - This is impossible-Human Nature does not allow it. Very soon
we would be back in the same position as we were before.
- - You say that disarmament and. uni.fication of the world go against
Human Nature. Why do you say that? The only experience you have
of Human Nature is in a world of stress.
- - The ~ification of the wor~d would be like the unification of Spain
under Ferdmand and Isabella m the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ·
the country split up very soon because each area was in a different stat~
of advancement.
- - I know this sounds very idealistic, BUT, I think all Christians are
called to strive for the overcoming of evil to be a reality.
- - You want to unite under Christ ? But what about the Moslems
who do not believe in the divinity of Christ and the Russians who have
no God at all ?
-. - . The Islam r~ligion is very similar in principle to Christianity and
m hme the two Will undoubtedly become united to a certain extent. As
for the Russians, I can tell you that there is a strong Christian spirit
and faith under the mask.
- .- . _The Islafl_l religion mig~t be si_milar to ours, but they deny the
div1mty of Chnst and they Will contmue to do so. They will not subjugate their religion to ours any more than we would subjugate ours to
theirs. To make Christianity the top and only religion we shall have to
prevail by force . Missionary work has proved unsuccessful and so the
only thing left is force .
- - You have got your facts wrong. This Islam religion recognises
Christ as a great prophet of Allah ; they deny His divinity, but sooner or
later they will see this and the two religions will blend into one. In fact,
the object of Communism is eventually to eliminate the State when the
whole world is Communist. Christianity and Socialism are compatible,
and I believe that the world must eventually advance to this state.
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_Christ, to them, is a prophet, and anyway, if lhey haven 't changed
their minds by now, they never will. The world can never reach the
state where rich man, poor man, beggar man and thief can live together.
Greed and malice, love and hate, will always cause a rift.
__ God gave us Free Will; we must either love one another or sell ourselves to the Devil. "You cannot serve both God and Mammon." We
have to educate the people to see this.
The only way we can "educate" the people is by narrowing their
_
minds. This is the same as taking away a man's life.
__ Do you really believe that your life is being taken away when you
are told the truth ?
__ Your form of education is hiding the truth and not teaching it.
You want to educate them only in one channel, taking away their Free
Will. You want to take away the very thing that Christ gave them to
cherish.
__ Education can be taken or left. Humans have Free Will. Still,
we obviously misunderstand one another over this point, since as far as
I can see it, we both believe in the same thing-Free Will and Education in truth. On the other hand, the really relevant points, for the
Christian, you have skated over. I believe we should obey Christ's order
to spread the Ch_ristian Faith, ob~y its I?ri~ciples. and he~! . the. sick;
whilst you are saymg that what Chnst says IS 1mposs1ble. Th1s rmphes an
imperfection which a Christian cannot accept .
--You and I agree, in a way, but I think that you are too idealisticwe can never find our Utopia on this Earth !
--Well, I won't argue about that now.
D . A. H. CHODZKO; A. J. BURNFIELD .
Some Thoughts on the Pilkington Report
·T HE first thing that springs to mind about any field of entertainment
is that what the public wants is not necessarily what is good for
it. This is especially true of television, but I will deal with the
public's reaction to a "Pilkington" T .V. schedule later. By dictating
what is good and what is bad for the viewing population regardless of
their wish, it can be argued that one is infringing the freedom of these
individuals. But is one ? Surely the answer is no, when the powerful
impressions that television can make on the mind are considered. It is
far better that these impressions should be beneficial, even though television is under greater control, than that they should merely be haphazard representations of life in the U .S.A. a civilisation whose influence
we should do all in our power to avoid-since, in any case, we are bound
to be influenced somewhat by this country, though completely involuntarily.
Who is to decide what is good or beneficial for the viewing public ?
I can only suggest the Government-though preferably not the present
one. A Government, which is honest and looks at the Report without
bias, if it disregards the economic benefits of commercial television and
the effect on the electorate of accepting such a report as rule, must
accept it, for the public good.
It is interesting to speculate on the public reaction and I will venture
some suggestions. The first would be outrage, especially from the worker
-a member of a trades union who votes Labour for instance-since it
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infringes his " rights." H e may not find enough programmes that he
likes, or that he can bear to wa tch; then what would he do with h.1
leisure time ? (The welfa~e state has not given .him sufficient educatio 1~
to .teach h1m how to use le1sure profitably, fo r h1s own happiness.) This
bemg the case, the Government wo uld probably not be returned at the
next electwn ; there would be a rally to the cloth cap and a Labour
G~>Ve ~ment would be return ~d. This last only if t~e Labour Party
w1th 1ts customary and sole sk1ll manages m the meantime to sit on the
fence and blind its electorate.
So it appears for the time bein g we are back where we started, with
" what the public wants" dictating policy. However, no one can dispute
that this report is a great step forward . If any Government but a Tory
one-whom I would never depend on, or trust to carry out a set policy
if they ever stated one-is returned, we can have high hopes of the Re~
port's recommen dations being put into practice. The new Government
would have two or three years ahead in which they could afford to become
unpopular, by which time people would have adjusted their mental constitutions to a new style of ready-made, " not even a screwdriver needed "
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RIST AN da Cunha consists of the peak of a huge volcano which
sticks up out of the sea some 6, 700 feet . It is practically circular in
shape, covering 38 square miles, of which only a small plateau on the
North West side five miles long and at its widest one mile, is suitable for
habitation. Looking out of my office window across the sea, I faced
North, and the nearest land in that direction, St . Helena, was over 1,300
miles away; to the East lay Capetown, 1,500 miles away; to the West it
was 2,000 miles to Montevideo; and to the South there was nothing between Tristan and the Antarctic. I often asked myself how I ever became
Administrator of this unique community, now numbering 290 people,
and how they ever got there in the first place, and, having got there, how
they manage to survive in their constant battles against the elements.
I think some of the answers can be found by tracing, briefly, the known
history of the settlement of Tristan.
The Tristan group, which consists of Tristan ; Nightingale Island, 25
miles to the South West ; and Inaccessible Island , 25 miles to the West,
lies in the Western Wind Belt. It lay on the route fo r ships sailing around
Because of this, it was discovered in 1506 by a
the Cape to India.
Portuguese Admiral, Tristao da Cunha, from which the group gets its
exotic-sounding name. Apart from the name there is little exotic about
Tristan; the island is rugged and reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands, buffeted by high winds for the greater part of the time. There is
no record of the Admiral having landed there, but the presence of goats
on the island indicates that he probably did, as it was the Portuguese
custom to land a pair of goats on any isolated island they discovered.
From 1506 up until 1816 the Islands were visited on various
occasions, and seal skins and oil from the sea elephants, which abounded
around Tristan, attracted adventurers in the late 18th century. In 1810
an American,' John Lambert, h ad a grandiose scheme for turning Tristan
into a victualling station for sailing ships. To this end he took two men
with him, together with animals and plants . The plants included potatoes, which are now the staple diet of the Islanders . Due to extreme hardships and quarrels this venture failed.
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On 11th August, l RlG, th e group was taken possession of in the name
of George Ill, and. in November, 1816, ~garrison of ~ 5 men, ten of them
with wives and ch1ldren, together w1th livestock, arnved from the Cape.
The reason for this sudden official interest in Tristan was due to the
fact that the British thought that Tristan might be used as a base for an
operation to rescue Napoleon from St. Helena. It was also the intention
to settle the Island permanently . However, the Government decided that
in fact the Islands were of no importance and the garrison was withdrawn
in November, 1817 . It was then that Corporal William Glass, a native
of Kelso, in Scotland, asked permission to remain behind with his Cape
coloured wife and two children . Two other men, Samuel Bumell and
J ohn Nankerville , both stonemasons, from Plymouth, who were used to
build the fortification s, also asked permission to stay. It is clear that
Glass was a man of intelligence, outstanding moral character and
devoutly religious, whose influence has been a long and enduring one on
the community as a whole .
Their request to stay was granted and they were g1ven joint possession of all the equipment and livestock that was left by the garrison .
They called themselves 'the Firm,' and it appears that their idea was to
trade sealskins and elephant oil with the Cape . As was to be expected in a
community consisting of three men, one woman and two children, the
outstanding characteristic of this association was the absolute co-operation of individuals based on the principle of equality. The need for
absolute co-operation receded with the increasing population, but,
although the basic concept of equality has been modified with the advent
of a cash economy , the spirit behind the original agreement is still an
active force .
During the period up to 1826 the size of this little community grew
to fourteen, with the influx of shipwrecked seamen and the birth of more
children to Glass's wife, Maria Leenders. At this stage there were six
men, one woman and seven children , and they asked a certain Captain
Amm to try to get them five marriageable women from St. Helena. This
he did, and tradition has it that he was paid 20 bushels of potatoes for
each woman ! They were all of coloured blood , which is responsible for
the dark features of many of the Islanders today . From that date there
was a more rapid increase in the population.
From 1828, rising to a peak around 1840 and slowly declining to
nothing in 1913, the American whaling industry was largely dependent
on St. Helena and Tristan for water and fresh supplies. Thus Tristan
was economically reasonably prosperous through being able to barter
meat, vegetables and dairy products for the supplies needed . It
also meant that there was a continuous contact with the outside world
and a steady flow in'' and out of Tristan of settlers. The last new blood
to come to the Island was in 1908 and the question of inbreeding will
become a problem in years to come.
The last quarter of the nineteenth century saw the beginning of the
isolation which has since made Tristan notorious. There was a steady
decrease in the number of ships calling at Tristan with the decline in
the whaling trade. Counled with this was the advent of the steamship;
and refrigeration meant that Tristan was no longer important as a refreshment station. With ships being no longer dependent on sail, Tristan ceased
to be on a recognised trade route , and with the seal and elephant oil traae
also in decline there were no longer any cargoes to call for at Tristan.
An indication of the decline in the usefulness of Tristan is apparent when
it is seen that in 1851 35 ships called, while in 1920 only 5 did so. In
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some years none called at all. Therefore the Islanders had no
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means
o , a. erl?g t e1r pro?uce for t~e sto.res they
required and were reduced
to disguised beggary when ships did call. This state of affairs led t
the S . P.~. appeal? for help for the Islanders, and the Royal Nav coo
operated m arrangmg for warships to visit the Island when possible y Threspo.nse was always generous, and the Islanders had to accept charit ~
go Without. ~any of the bare essentials of living. It also had the ¥; 0
of under:mmmg their sturdy spirit if independence, but this trait i: ~~tl
very noticeable.
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Isolation was at its worst between the two World Wars For inst
between 1930 and _1~34 only 1? ships called at the Island ..By 1938 ~~~:~
w_ere .188 peop!e hvmg on Tnstan with no economic outlet, apart from
dis~Ised beggmg from th~ new ships that passed. The growing po ul~bon, both. human and ammal, had progressively made their simple s~b­
Sistence agnculture more ten~ous . Their main diet is and was potatoes
su~plemente~ by ~sh, and birds and eggs when in season. Because of
their economic plight, the Islander developed into a most frugal
who has.learnt.t? live on very little when necessary, and has develo~~~
an amazmg fa.cihty for i~provising with the limited resources the Island
po.ssesses. This was the picture that was painted by writers about Tristan
pnor to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Tristan was without doubt the most isolated community in the world.
. The decision to open up a naval radar station on Tristan in 1942
radically chan&"ed the Island's position. It represented the Islanders first
real. contact wtth a large group of outsiders and led to some Islanders
~ettmg permanent employment for the first time in their lives. At that
hme. there was still no money on the Island and the Islanders used to
receive for each day's work a chi.t worth 1/- which they could spend in
the naval canteen. The Officer m Charge of the Naval Station was a
R.N . . doctor who also had magisterial powers-the Islanders first
e;cpene~ce of authority being imposed upon them from outside. In prach~e their own pa!tern of existence was altered little, but the Islanders
did benefit matenally from the establishment of the naval station and
it helped to disguise the threat to the Islanders' subsistence agricultural
pattern caused through over-population.
When the war ended the Naval Station was withdrawn but the
So~th ~fric.an .Govern~ent continued to operate a meteorologic~! station,
which ~s shll m operation, and provides important weather reports for
the Umon. It also meant that the Radio Station remained in being so
that. Tristan never re~rned to its pre-war isolation . Apart from these
tw~ rmprovements Tnstan began to slip back into its pre-war subsistence
agnc~ltural patte~. It w~s in this immediate post-war period that the
questiOn of explmtmg the nch crawfish beds which surround the shores
of this group was discussed, and resulted in the formation of the Tristan
da Cunha Development Company in 1948. It is a publicly registered
company in South Africa in which the Colonial Development Corporation has invested 51% of the capital involved. Under the agreement,
by which the company gets the monopoly to exploit these crawfish beds,
they were called upon to run a non-profit making Island Store, provide
a doctor, nurse, school-teacher and agriculturalist, and to give 10% of
any profits towards the administration of the Island.
The impact of a considerable number of 'outsiders' to run the company's activities and the introduction of a cash economy led to many
teething troubles. The fishing company assumed that the Islanders would
be keen to fish and work for the company. In ·practice it was too much
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to expect the Islanders, who had never worked for anyone but themelves in the past and were staunchly conservative m their ways, to sacn~ce what they thought was their independence to become wage slaves
overnight. At the outset the Islanders considered the company to be a
transient organisation, and they were not prepared to neglect their subsistence agriculture. However, over the past twelve years the de.sire for
increased living standards has gradually made the Islanders realise that
they need the money to buy the things they need, and as a result the
company has succeeded in weathering the difficult years. and is now
working well with the co-operatiOn of the Islanders. An mdicat10n of the
rapid economic change-over that has occurred in the past twelve years
can be seen when one considers that in HJ45 there was no money on
the Island, while the turnover in the Island Store in 1960 was over
£ 19,000. Spread this amoun~ am~ngst auo people and you have some
idea of the social change that IS taking place. Last year the average cash
income per family was £220, which compares very favourably with many
countries in the world .
In order to deal with the many problems that arise from these rapid
changes, an Administrator was first appointed by the Colonial Office in
1950, and he is now responsible for all services provided on the Island, the
maintenance of law and order and the general welfare of the Islanders.
As a result of various grants from the British Government each Island
cottage now has running water and waterborne sanitation, which is more
than can be said for many villages in England ! The Islanders have
built themselves a Village Hall, which is well equipped and even has its
own 16 mm . projector, which does much to brighten their lives.
Various grants have also been made to initiate forestry schemes and the
improvement of pasturage . The village school provides free education
for all up to the age of 15 and medical services are free to all. Even
during my two ye~rs' stay .on the Island I witnessed ma?y soci?-1 changes,
especially in fashiOns, which had been very conservative until recently.
Every house has a radio these days, a large majority have oil-burning
stoves and aluminium sink units, and a few have started to buy furniture to replace the converted orange boxes. Even the traditional houses,
constructed from hewn soft stone, thatched with New Zealand flax, are
being replaced by cement blocks and aluminium roofs. These are but
a few of the changes which have transformed the Islanders' life as a result of the introduction of the fishing industry and an outside administration.
Having outlined the growth of this community, my own impressions
of the Island and the characteristic traits of the Islanders may serve to
enlarge on these facts. My first and lasting impression was the allimportant place the direction of the wind played in the lives and the
economy of the Islanders. Tristan is a very windy place with recorded
speeds of up to 140 m.p.h. Tristan has no natural harbou~ or jet~ an.d
everything landed has to be taken through the surf, and, If the wmd IS
not in the right direction, it is impossible to stand or go off the beach.
Thus the landing of mail and supplies and fishing, which is the economic
lifeblood of the community, depend on the wind. I have known it to be
impossible to make contact with passing ships at all because of this. If
the wind is in another direction it makes it impossible for the Islander to
pursue their agricultural pursuits. In fact, it is not possible to plan any
outside work in advance, as everything depends on it 'being a day,' to
quote the Island expression. One's first reaction on waking in the morning is to see which way the clouds are moving. This complete dependence
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on the elements is a thing we hardly realise in an urban society and it
made a great 1mpress10n upon me. lt may well be the fact that they can
never plan m advance that has led the Islanders to become very cautious
and lackmg m dec1s1on. They will not off~r a direct opmion on m t
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m
. ~heir Sf>eech is most interesting and again illustrates their lack of
deciSiveness m the fact that they tend to slur all their words together a d
t? co~ch their views in triple ne_gatives. lhey speak a type of Sam Wel~er
English_loaded ~1th Amencamsms p1cked up m the whaling days and a
smattenng of Afnkaans words brought back to Tristan by those who went
to and later returned from the Cape. They drop their ·aitches' and put
them on to open vowels, an~ pronounce their 'v' by a ' w.' They never use
the past or future tenses, wh1ch makes school teaching a bit of a problem 1
In short;. they continu~ to talk the type of English spoken by the settler~
at the tune of the ongmal agreement in 18Hi, which, due to the extreme
isolation of the community, has not developed as most languages do.
An<?ther profound impression to any outsider (as we expatriates are
called) 1s the gentle nature of the Islanders. It is about the only place
in ~e wo~ld where there is no gaol or police force and I found my magiste~lal duties far. from onerous ! T~ere is no doubt that a great deal of
th1s was due to the good example g1ven by their founder, William Glass,
and the fact that they would never allow a castaway or deserter from a
ship to live permanently on Tristan.
While being renowned for the
generous treatment they always have afforded to shipwrecked sailors
they were very firm in ensuring that they went away when the oppor~
tunity arose. Like all village communities there is p~enty of gossip,
run_J.Ou~s and ve~bal quarrels, but. they po~sess the quality of forgetting
therr differen~es 1~ a very short wh1l~. The mtrod~ction o_f _social changes
and the growmg s1ze of the commumty has led to mequahbes in incomes
but has not yet led to any crime.
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The Islanders' sturdy spirit of independence is another trait that
makes an enduring impression on the outsider. This again must be inherited from his forbears, who must have been singleminded men to have
succeeded in the teeth of the elements in settling in this remote spot. Each
man looks after himself and his property and only co-operates with the
others when it is really necessary, for instance, in house building or boatwork-Tristan is no 'Utopia' !
What of the future of this unique community ? A reporter once
asked me if I thought it right to bring the so-called benefits of civilisation to this community, and if it would not have been better to leave them
as they were. The questions were in fact hypothetical, as no community
can remain static. The population of Tristan is steadily increasing, and,
without the advent of a cash economy, the subsistence agriculture that
the Islanders practice would not support them. If it were possible to limit
the community to a size that would be able to be self-supporting agricul·
turally, there would be a valid argument for leaving them alone, but
this is impossible. The future has problems for Tristan. The problem of
over-population is already pressing, as even with a cash economy the
population is large enough. Plans have already been put in hand to
encourage some of the Islanders to emigrate, which is helping to keep
the population stable.
Emigration in itself, even if successful, poses
problems, for it will be those with the greatest initiative that will tend to
leave, which means that in time Tristan will be left with the poorest type
of Islander. If one adds to this the effects of in-breeding in future
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generations, the outlook is fa r from bright. Finally, th e fishing enter·
prise, on which the Island' s econom)' depends, is a marginal fishing concern, and by no means firmly established. Thus the future of Tristan is
as unpredictable as the winds that buffet its rocky coasts .
P.A. DAY, O .A.
Note : Mr . Day was Administrative Officer shortly before the Earthquake
took place .
[Copyright .
R eproducti on o r qu otatio n of any of this article in whole or in
p a rt must no t b e made wit ho ut the Author 's permission .)
Letters to the Editor
Shady Side Academy,
423 Fox Chapel Road,
Pittsburgh, 38,
Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.
The Editor,
The Aluredian,
King's College,
Taunton.
EAR SIR,-I have now had seven months' first-hand experience of
an American school, and I hope that these few impressions will be
of interest to readers of The Aluredian and to any boys at King's who
might be considering spending a year between leaving school and going
up to university as an exchange student in the United States.
Academically, the system in the American private school, the equivalent of our public school, differs greatly from that in England. The major
difference is that there is little specialization. The American student
takes four or five courses each year, and, in order to "graduate" at the
end of four years of school, he has to have completed a certain number
of years of each subject. "Graduation" at the end of the Summer Term
is a pre-requisite of university or college entrance. Thus it is no exception for a boy to be taking two languages and two science subjects at
VIth form level. The direct result of this is that Vlth form work in the
United States is not generally as advanced as it is in England, but the
American student has a broad knowledge of the sciences and of the
humanities that is not often found in an English Vlth form.
The method of instruction is also different. Even up to the Vlth
form level it is very regulated and organised. Preps are set each day in
each subject, and, with games each day from 3.45-5.30 p.m., there is
very little scope for outside work or for reading of any kind. Tests and
examinations are an important part of the academic system as are marks,
form orders and percentages. This, however, is not the fault of the
schools but of the colleges and universities, for which it is the prime
functi_on of a school to prepare i~s st~~ents . A far greater proportion of
Amencan students go on to umvers1ties and colleges than do English
~tudents-in this school one hundred per cent do so-and when considermg admissions the university not only takes into account the results of
the standardized College Board examinations, which all those who wish
to go to a university must take, but is also considerably influenced by
the student's marks at school, his position in the form and his percentage
average, as well as by his school record, extra-curricular activities and
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headmaster's ~eport . The emphasis is, therefore, necessarily on concrete
factual matenal, grammar and vocabulary in languages facts inst d
of trends in history. There is rarely any prose or even ~nseen worka
~?e l.an~aRes a~d the essay work. in history is restricted to twenty-minu~~
q':uck1es, w~1ch have to consist almost entirely of memorized facts
~h1s trend , wh1ch seems to be prevalent in all subj ects, though , of neces:
s1t~, t<;> ~ les~er ~egree in Vlth form _Eng~ish, does not foster creativity
or md1V1dual!ty m school work, but 1t smts the function of the private
school as an institution for university preparation, and it is at university
that the student finds himself in a more liberal atmosphere, though, even
there, the system of education is far more organised, with tests and marks
and set classes, than it is at an English university.
If the senior student in an American school is somewhat restricted
academically compared with his English counterpart, he is perhaps compensated by greater freedom elsewhere. The spirit of democracy, which is
all-pervading in this country, also pervades the atmosphere of the school.
The relationship between master and pupil is a good deal more lax than
it is usually in an English school. It does not imply any lack of respect
but is simply the absence of certain traditions that have been handed
down through generations in our public schools. This is even more
noticeable among the boys. Boys address each other by Christian or
nic~-names and. there is little .evidence of the hierarchy of seniority to
wh1ch the English schoolboy 1s accustomed . Prefects have little more
than nominal authority and have no more than the power to report
offenders to their housemaster, which is only done with serious offences.
Seniors have a few minor privileges, such as the use of a particular lawn
but there is nothing comparable to the school-privilege system at King's:
The American schoolboy also has other freedoms that are only a
dream to the English public schoolboy. All boarders have to themselves
or share with a friend a room which serves as living-room, study and
bedroom. This is not such a problem at Shady Side, as only one hundred and thirty boys out of the total of two hundred and fifty
are boarders.
The only regulations concerning dress are that jackets and ties are
to be worn to class, no jeans are to be worn to class, and khaki · slacks
and tennis shoes are not permitted at dinner. There seems, however, to
be almost a tacit agreement on the part of students on some items of
uniform . Practically one hundred per cent of the student body wears
casual shoes, white socks, khaki slacks and button-down-collar shirtsas, apparently, does practically one hundred per cent of the students in
the United States.
Shady Side is a five-day boarding school. Boarders remain at school
during the week fro~ 8 p.m. on Sunday till about 5.30 p .m. on Friday.
As all except one or two boys live in the Pittsburgh area, boarders return
home over the week-end. This is a welcome and enjoyable break in the
routine, but assignments are set in each subject for the following Monday
and so some of the time has to be spent in study.
Boys may drive a car at sixteen in the United States and many boys
over sixteen have a car of their own. Many day boys drive to school
and a number of boarders keep a car at school during the week and drive
home at the week-end.
From reading the foregoing account it is possible to get the wrong
impression of an American school : it may seem lax compared with an
English public school, and it does lack the highly organised out-of-class
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routine which is an important part of the English school , but I do not
think that this detracts at all from the system. It would be as 1mposs1ble
to introduce an English public school en bloc into the United States as
it would be to try to introduce the American system into a school in
England . The two systems are interwoven with and geared to the social
tradition and atmosphere of their respective countries. The tradition and
atmosphere in the United States differs greatly from that in England and
it is only natural that the school system should do so. The Englishman
must be careful not to condemn a system that is admirably suited to the
needs of the country in which it finds itself just because it seems to lack
the sophistication and tradition of its counterpart in England.
It is very difficult to sum up all my impressions and ideas in one
letter and to try to convey them to readers who will be strangers to the
subject matter. I can only say in closing that I value the experience of
this year very greatly and urge others at King' s who wish to spend a
valuable, interesting and enjoyable year between school and university,
or before taking up a job, to enquire into the possibilities of the English
Speaking Union exchange student programme.
Yours sincerely,
MARTIN MONK
(Woodard 19tH) .
[Ed.
We asked G. T. Love, this year's E.S.U. exchange student, to
comment] : As an American exchange student in England , I read with great
interest Mr. Monk's letter to The Aluredian, especially that part of it in
which he compares the academic life in an American private school with
that in an English public school. Although such is bound to be the case,
I still feel that Mr. Monk has in some ways under-estimated the American
system, perhaps through a misconception of its basic aims, which are
not the same as the English aims.
·
However, before becoming more specific, I must say that I am by
no means an expert on American education. My views are a result of
my own personal experiences and observations at my American schoolThe Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. Thus, my comments shall
be of a more specific nature with the purpose, not so much of setting up
an antithesis, but rather of showing that there are definitely exceptions
and that what Mr. Monk says of Shady Side does not necessarily apply
to all American private schools.
However, first a word about aims. Assuming European philosophies
and motivations, many Europeans look for European practices and results in American education and are critical when they do not find them.
They do not seem to realize that, when the theories and aims
are different, the practices will also be different.
The aim of American private education, as I have observed it, is
not to drill into the student a number of set ideas and conceptions, but
rather to draw out the capabilities, ideas and talents of each individual
student by exposing him to as many spheres of knowledge as possible.
Thus, as many talents as possible are drawn out and nourished in each
individual student, and he will be, as a result, a more complete and wellrounded person-a person more rewarding to know and, more important,
more satisfying to himself. (Thus, Mr. Monk's point about little specialization in American private schools is a valid one, but it must, I think, be
considered in this context.)
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In addition, American private educators look upon education
as a product but as a process and a continuing one. In other word no
~erson's years at s~ho<;>l constit~te merely the formal period of the ed~~a~
Thus
tlonal. process wh1ch IS unendmg as long as the man is alive.
A~enca? sc:hools r~ther tend to begin the .process on ~ wide front by
stlmulatmg u~ter~st m a large ra~ge of top1cs, whereas m England the
more .u sual a1m 1s to greatly r~stnct ~he rai_Ige of topics a~d to learn all
there 1~ to know about them-If that 1s poss1ble . In my opmion, English
?duca~10n ,tends to look upon education as a product and also to produce
lop-s1ded people, for want of a better word, whose interests are often
very narrow.
Thus, in accordance with this view, at Taft I found the exact converse of what Mr. Monk has observed. In languages, the emphasis was
~ore on the litera.ry side than on the grammar and vocabulary, and the
history teachers d1d not stress facts over trends. A premium was always
placed on creativity and individuality in all work In short, we were
developing those critical abilities and methods of thought which we
would always be able to apply throughout our lives in the unending
process of education. Education was not the assimilation of facts which
would be soon forgotten but rather the drawing out and training of
intellectual skills which would always be useful.
In fact, I have found more in England what Mr. Monk seems t0
have found in America. With the attainment of 'A' levels as the supreme
goal towards which all efforts are directed, I found that there was very
little ?e.sign to. discu.ss in class ideas not ~irectly related to the syllabus.
Creativity, wh1ch rrught shock some exammers, was often discouraged in
favour of regurgitation of old, staid theories which would certainly 'get
one through.'
In addition, I think that the regulation and organization which Mr.
Monk considers a fault of the American system is rather a virtue. It
ensures that boys are working to full capacity at all times and avoids the
situation which occurs all too often in England in which boys slack for
five terms and kill themselves in the last term before 'A' level.
In conclusion, perhaps the only t4ing that emerges from all this is
that general conclusions arrived at from specific cases may not be applied
universally . Specifically, what is true of one school may not be true of
another.
GEOFFREY LOVE.
7 Aylands Road,
Taunton.
24th April, 1962.
DEAR HEADMASTER,-! was looking through some old books
and papers on Taunton the other day which have been in the family for
some time, and found a few loose pages containing a poem called
'Taunton,' dated 1859, but with no name. I thought you might be
amused by the following lines about what is described in a footnote
as "Taunton College School, founded by Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester, A.D. 1533"
" Not distant far, an ancient hall there stands,
Freely endowed with houses and with lands.
The seat of learning for ingenuous youth ,
The fount of wisdom, piety and truth .
No vain distinctions here the access bar,
Or close the door with inharmonious jar.
All, all are welcome so the Founder wills,
Whose tender hearts the love of learning fills.
Come then, brave boys, and ye who rise to fame,
Remember Fox and venerate his name."
I have not been able to trace the author of this, and I thought that,
if you had not come across it before, you might think it gains in curiosity
value what it lacks in literary merit .
Perhaps The Aluredian might be interested; I certainly shall not
mind if not.
My very best wishes.
MICHAEL DIAMOND .
SIR,-I have often heard masters and others in authority complain
that when they display notices on the School boards nobody reads them .
I h;ve accordingly counted the most accessible notices and I have not
had much difficulty in reaching a total of four hundred. May I suggest
that boys would be more likely to read the more important notices if this
number were slightly reduced .
Yours faithfully,
D. BROMWICH .
SIR,-I have noticed with growing disapproval that, whenever the
School is granted a half-holiday in honour of some achievement or
special occasion, it is not given until the last week of the term . On
Speech Day this year the Headmaster confirmed my suspicions that this
is a deliberate policy of the School.
I cannot, however, agree with it. An extra half-holiday in the
middle of a term would give a rest from work when it would be most
appreciated and, perhaps even more important, it would give masters
and boys a chance to catch up on work which inevitably mounts up,
especially before examinations.
At the end of term, on the other hand, few of the boys are doing
much work, so that a half-holiday loses its value as giving a rest. Nor
does it give an opportunity to catch up on work, for there is little to catch
up on. Further, many boys are by this stage of the term becoming restless and bored and the further reduction of school work aggravates this
trouble.
Accordingly, I would urge that consideration be given to spreading
half-holidays over the term rather than concentrating them all in the last
week or two .
Yours faithfully,
D. BROMWICH.
[See the report on Archbishop Lord Fisher's request for a whole holiday.Editor.]
Brimley Hill,
Ch urchstan ton,
Taunton.
18th June, 1962.
DEAR SIR,-The recent successful and enjoyable Whitsun R ·
allowed many O.~.s to reminisce on days gone by. It was acknow~:IOn
that progress entails changes but it was felt that the "scobs" h " h ged
w Ic were
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once m every OJ?mon. oo~ and which were a feature of King's, should
not _be remoyed m the1r entirety. They were, it was believed, made in
sect~ons of SIX or twenty and, as it was understood that some of thes
~ectwns h~ve been st<:>red away, ~ould not ~ne of them be placed on vie~
m a pubhc pla_ce-e1ther the Library or m the cloister leading to the
North do_o r-w1th a small tablet affixed stating the origin of the na
me
and the time they were in use ?
A_ discussion also arose concerning the flag in a glass case b
ove
for by Haouses
flag
the Library door. Is this the
. competed
. "cricket"
a b <?U t 40-50. years ago and, If so, why has 1t been "retired" ? If the
r~hrement IS permanent, here again it was thought a card setting out 1·t
s
history should be placed inside the case.
The area between the West door of the Chapel and the School North
door used t? be known ~s " The Chicken Run ." Can anyone say when
and why this name fell mto disuse ?
Yours faithfully,
A. T. A. SIMSON
(Woodard 1917.)
Editor's note : Th~ term " scob " ~s still very much in general use and even the new style
lC?ckers m the South Wmg go under the same name. The "scobs" of which Mr
Srmpson speaks, howev~r; are now o nly to be found as a set of four still i~
?.se m ~~ School Captam s study. Elsewhere they were replaced by the metal
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scobs m the Common R ooms around 1935.
The flag in the Library is not the old "cricket" flag. B efore there were
any cups t_he various inter-House competitions were run on a points basis. The
House wht~h had the ~ost points was "cock-house " for the year and was
a':"arded thts flag . Anctent House photos-stored in the inner recesses of the
Ltbrary-show the House captain h olding the flag.
As for the "chicken run " : we would welcome enlightenment.]
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The Old Aluredian Club
EAR O.A.s,
Each year it seems to become less and less necessary to introduce
this section to you and yet each Issue contams some special event to
which your attention should be particularly dire~ted. _On this occasion
I would emphasize that the date_of the London Dmner Is Saturd~y. 27~h
October, l\:l62. The Rt . H on; Geoffrey R1ppon, M.P., O.A., will agam
act as host at the House of Commons; that Mr. G. W. Morgan will be
Guest of Honour on his completion of 25 years at King's. Accommodation
is not unlimited and I suggest you book the date now and send your reply
to the Dinner Circular at once if you have not already done so. I call
your attention to other events of the year under the paragraph h~aded
for Your Diary. Do not be backward m commg forward to play m the
Rugger and Hockey matches .
The number of O.A.s who now come to visit King's is so large that
I can no longer list them all. I hope they will not mind if I say to them
collectively how much pleasure we have in their coming, whether it be
at the Athletic Sports, on Speech Day, as parents of boys at the School,
or just passing visitors on their way to and fro~ holidays . We hope
their visits give them as great pleasure as we denve from them .
H. REES PADFIELD ,
Hon . Secretary (Taunton) O.A .C.
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THE HOCKEY MATCH
The following represented the Club against the School on Saturday,
lOth March, 1962 :-G . L. Bowes-Cavanagh (W44), D. M. Gosheron
(M44), G. T. Hambly (W44), D. Peebles (F49), R. A. Adam (W59),
D. C. C. Brooks (F51), T . C. Webster (M48), D. B. Gosheron (M51),
L. C. L. Russell (F61), M. J. Adam (W61).
They were supported by: J . R. Smith (A58), N. V. Lyle (A61),
J. R. Hawkins (A60 ) , R. S. Lavender (W60) , J. G. Steven (W61).
C. N . Moss (W55) and doubtless others who slipped through the net .
The game was enjoyable and played under good conditions and the
occasion was marked by the now customary social evening. Details will
be found under the School Hockey Club notes.
THE BRISTOL BRANCH
As well as the bi-monthly meetings at the Hatchet Inn, a dinner
was held on Thursday, 15th March, 1962, at Hawthorn's Hotel, Clifton.
The guests were : The Headmaster and Mrs . R. C. Unmack, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W . Morgan , Mr. P. V . Harvey, Mr. J . ]. Pytches and Mrs.
H. R. Padfield. J. S. D. Taylor (16) presided and the Toast of the
School was proposed by D. Barningham (A14) . The Headmaster replied . The Guests was proposed by D. M. Whitehead (F51) and Mr.
P .V. Harvey replied .
The following O.A.s were present : C. G. Barnes (W22), A. E .
Turner (A49). D. M. Pinn (W53). T . N . Vincent (A44), A. E . James
(E17), T . M. Eaton (M52) , J . Heald (F54), J. E . Heal (W55), C. E.
Webber (F56). R. ] . Maltby (F57). D. J . Hunt (C56) , L. J. franklin
(W56). M. H . Bridgeman (W53). D. T. Pring (C56), C. St. J. Hartnell
(F57), J. F. Gilchrist (F58) , R. A. Adam (W59). H . J. Stringer (C60),
M. J. Wood (F61), J . S. Murray (F58). S. W. Counsell (W57). J. Keel
(F54). M. ]. Adam (W61), R. D . Bishop (F58). R. E . Owen (A61) ,
E . J. Marshall (A59), J. N. Darby (A55).
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Many O.A.s were accompanied by their wives, who added colour
and gracwusness to a very successful evening.
THE OXFORD DINNER
The annual O.A.C. Dinner was held at the Mitre Hotel on F ·d
11th May, 1962, and the following O.A.s were present :n ay,
D. S. Ashton (A5o), J. Y. Crowe (W57), C. M. Diamond (F 5g)
T. M. Eaton (M52), M. St. 1: French (C60), A. G. Gray (M61), A. j'
Holland (A51:l), A. G. Hopkms (F59), B. W . A. Kirby (F58) E .
La~ender (WoO), K. W. Miller (F60), J. R. Perry (C57), D . rvi. R~J~
(A61), I. D . Sharpe (C60), R. G. Taylor (MoO), H. W. LeB Upwa d
(M33), E. R. Urquhart (C58).
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The H~admaster, G. W. Morgan, Esq ., R. D. Townsend, Esq. and
t~e Chapl~m w~re guests. Thanks are due to Mr. Taylor for the ~se of
h1s rooms m Onel both before and after the dinner. Messrs. I. D. Sharpe
and K. W. Miller were elected President and Secretary for the oncomi
year. lhe Oxford <? .A.s would like to take this opportunity of thanki~~
Mr. Urqu~art for ~IS two years of serv1ce on the committee, and the
extend the~r best w1shes to those going down at the end of this year. y
WHITSUN REUNION
By general consent the 1962 Whitsun Reunion was one of the best
ever hel~ . Everything ran smoothly, and the thanks of the Club are
once agam due to Mr. H. R. Padfield, the Taunton Secretary, for the
excellent arrangements, and to the Headmaster and Mrs. Unmack and
all at King's for the warmth of the .welcome.
If it .was not exactly Flaming June, at least it did not rain, and all
the sportmg events took place as scheduled.
The School 1st XI really upset the beginning of the week-end for
those who hoped to watch some cricket after tea on the Saturday by gaining an easy victory quite early over King's, Bruton.
At the opening of the Squash Courts-erected to the memory of AirComm. A. G. F. Ewens, O.A.-the Chairman of the Club (Mr. Waiter
Long) paid tribute to the work done by Mr. Ewens for the School and
the Club. Mrs. Ewens, who was accompanied by her daughter and sonin-law, unveiled a plaque in the entrance to the Courts and thanked the
School and the Old Boys for the tribute they had paid her husband .
The dinner was held in the School Dining Hall, and, as befits a
reunion, the speeches were commendably brief. The toast of the Old
Aluredian Club was proposed by the Headmaster, who expressed the
School's appreciation of the support given to King's by the Club. A. J.
Gibbs suitably replied. The School was proposed by B. J. Hills-Spedding
and the School Captain (N. P. Butt) replied. Proposing the health of
the Chairman, C. G. Barnes paid tribute to the enthusiastic leadership
Mr. Long had given the Club during his term of office, and, on behalf
of the officers and committee, presented him with an inscribed plaque of
the School crest.
The annual general meetings of the Club and the Benefit Fund were
well attended on Sunday morning and something of a record was set upthey lasted for an hour and threequarters.
The O.A.s really had visions of breaking the run of School cricket
victories with one of the strongest sides-on paper-fielded for many
years. However, as the scores in the School cricket section show, it was
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not to be. Nevertheless, the second XI gained its first victory over the
School by a big margin . Somewhat unexpectedly, the Scho.ol won the
Squash match by three matches to two. The tenms was unfimshed .
The following were present at the dinner : W Long (Al8), R. H. S . Ashton (A22), C. Rainbow (F56), M. C. Farr
(A-g) . E. J . Marshall (A59), R. A. Marshall (A62), D. C. Martin (M61). T. M
Ea~on.(M52), J . A. Fielding (F61) , P . Villar (M59), M. J. C. Thuell (A60),
J G Steven (W61), W . A. R ogers (A59), R. G. Taylor (M6 0), K. W . Miller
(F60.) D. B. Paton (F56), P. Barber (W40), R . M. Storrs (C61 ), C. Bulloch
(F 56): R. J. Stoneman (M58), P. P. Morgan (A60), W. E._ Uphill (A13). D .
Barningham (Al4), T. G. J efford (F55), J. N. Darby (A5o), S . W . Hockey
(M54) , C. W. Green (M60). L. B. Tait (A46) . R. Smart (C58), D . T . Taylor
(F60), B. J. Hills-Speddmg (W55). C. A. Gulliford (F23 ) , T . G. Rant (M43),
H. c. Jones (A59), K. T . Young (M52). C. G. Barnes (W22), D . S. Ash ton
(A56). M. R. W. Burton (C61), L. C. Kmg (A54), W. H . Gardmer (W56),
P. J . Green (A60), D. S. D. La Touche . (F?Ol. A. J. Gibbs (W52) _. R_. E. Owen
(A61), C.]. Timbrell (F60), D. M. G1bbms {A58), J . C. M. G1bbms (_A55),
D. M. Pinn (W53), H . J . Lasham (A38), J. F . J. K emp (A61), B . H. Lmtern
(C61), C. J. Pritchard (M60), R. Woollacott (F61). A. T . A. Simson {Wl7),
w. J . Simson (W20). B . C. S. Barnes (M61), R. Braham (M60 ), I. D . Sharpe
(C60), G. B. Vallender (W61), M. St. J . French (C60), D. C. Morgan {A59),
R. A. H . Powell (A 55), D. M. Whitehead (F51), J . Heald (F54), A. C. McCiellan
(A56), R . A. Poland (C61). J. C. Robinson (C60), A . E . Turner {A49), S. W .
Counsell (W57) , B . E . P . Blyth (W40), ~· A. W. Martin (M59), R. Hart {A60),
F . Vyvyan-Robinson (A15), P . T . Bonsey (F60), B. G. Ingram (F60), D . _T.
Millard (C60), The Headmaster, G. W. Morgan, The Revd. P . B. H . Ashwm
(Chaplain), R. D . Townsend , H . R. Padfield, P . V. Harvey, J. J . Pytches,
H. K. H. King, A. H. Vodden, O.A., T . G. Whitworth, K. R. R. Wilson , A. C.
Robinson (W26), H . J . R. Stringer (C60). P . G. Bligh (F38), J. G . Miles (M52),
F. J. Nye (C61), H . J . Hann (W14). P. L. Davie {Al5). J. H . B . Davie (A43) .
Other O.A.s present at some part of the reunion were : J. C. Samson (M44), C. Russell (F61), I. D . Philippe (A61), A. R. Whelpton
(A55), A. E . James (Fl6), C. D . Romaine (F53), A. N. Lane (Al9),
J. Hartland (F58), D. P . B. Tovey {A40), R .. Garnett (W59). R. G .
Blake (F56), N . P. Toland (F61). S. W . G. Clough (C57) , R . L . Collins (C60),
E. S. Catchpole {A55) , C. D . Bellamy (M56), J . B. C. Brown (M56), D . A. R.
Edwards (M42), A. H. Bendle (F54) , R. James (W55), J . E . Blake (F59),
R . J . Gundry (F60), A. John (M61), R. W . Hughes (M57) , J . S. Harper (F51).
D. J . Pearce (M58), M. Coward (M61), H. W. Upward (M33) , J. Hunter-Watts,
P .C. Maltby, R. J . Maltbyc, J. W . H . C. Salvidge , C. Tyrrell, J . S. D . Taylor.
Good wishes for a successful reunion were received from the following : H . E . G. Mumford (AlO), M. J . Waterhouse (AMI), A. Stocken (A47), D . R.
Luke (M55), J . G . James (W61), the Revd. C. E. B . Neate (A26), E. J. P .
Hepworth (A61), the Revd . E . B . Shepherd (Al4), J. C. Q. Roberts (W5:J) ,
D. H. Jordan (M47). J . W. C. Copleston (M58), M. Symon (W61), S. M.
Scaddan (A61), A. Whitehead (C57). J . S . Kemble (A60) , J. C. Skinner (M37) ,
D . R. W . Killingbeck (A51), T . H . Brigham (W42), R. S. Lavender (W60),
the Revd. A. B. Selwyn, C.R., A. Fussell (F61).
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The 52nd Annual General Meeting of the Old Aluredian Club was held at
King's College, Taunton, on Whit Sunday, lOth June , 1962, the Chairman (Mr
Waiter Long) presiding.
The meeting observed a brief silence in memory of Theo. Miles, Treasurer of
the Club, who died suddenly ori Good Friday , 20th April, 1962 .
The minutes of the 51st Annual General Meeting were circulated, approved
and signed.
The Annual Report of the General Management Co!llmittee, as published in
the Year Book, was adopted, on the motion of the General Secretary, seconded
by Mr. C. A . Gulliford.
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The Accounts, as published in the Year Book, were adopted, on the motion
of Mr. A .C. Robinson , seconded by Mr. T. Eaton.
Mr. Waiter Long proposed t hat the next Chairman of the Club for the years
1962-64 be Mr. W. J . Simson . This was seco nded by Mr. F. Vyvyan-Rob!nson
and carried unanimously .
Taking the chair , Mr. Simson paid tribute to the work of Mr. Long and
thanked the members for the honour they had conferred upon him .
On the proposal ofl Mr. J. S . D . Taylor, seconded b y Mr. W. E. Uphill, the
following officers were re-elected with thanks for past services : General Secretary
- C. G. B a rnes. T au nto n Secretary-H . R. Padf1eld. Treas urer-W. D. Harry.
Membership Secretary-T. M. Eaton.
The General Secretary said that Mr. Harry, who h ad returned to office on
the death of Mr. Miles, would not seek re-election next year. Also, as the members had b een informed last year, he felt that the time would come next Whitsun
for him to hand over the Secretaryship .
Messrs. A. R. D. Rutherford, B. L . Charles, D . C. C. Stott, H. J. Hann and
D . H . Glover were re-elected to the Comm ittee and thanked for their past services, on the motion of Mr. C. A. Gulliford , seconded b y Mr. F . Vyvyan-Robinson.
Mr. R. H . S. Ashton proposed, and Mr. W . E. Uphill seconded, the rea ppointment of Mr. J. V. Keene as Auditor , with thanks for his past services.Carried unanimously.
JUBILEE FUND : Mr. R. H. S. Ashton said h e thought there would be
little difficulty in getting p ermission to wind up the Jubilee Fund, providing the
money was used for a purpose closely in line with the original intentions of the
Fund . The use of the money for other purposes, such as the Sq uash Court Fund ,
might be more difficult, and he would h a ve to consult his eo-trustee.
After discussion, it was unanim ously decided to ask Mr. Ashton to wind up
the Fund and that the money b e merged into the Benefit Fund.
BRANCH FINAN CES : Mr. J. S . D. Taylor, Chairman of the Bristol Branch,
said he had asked for this matter t o b e discussed. The Bristol Bra nch wanted a
float of say £25 so that they would not have to write to the General Committee
every time they wanted to send o ut a circular. The Bra nch had 140 members
of the Club within a radius of 30 miles. They h ad h eld three successful dinners
and other functions . A recent m eeting to consider the future had been attended
by over 30 members, and a winter programme had been drawn up. There was
great support for a Bristol and South Western Branch, but they did need a
grant to set themselves on their feet.
The General Secretary said that the Committee were anxious to support
branches, but they felt they were trustees of the Club's money a nd were bound
as to exp enditure by the report of the actuary . Enquiries made showed that in
other similar clubs grants were not m ade to branches from central funds.
After a lengthy discussion the following resolutions were declared carried :
" That the Club accepts, in principle, that bra nches sh ould b e selfsupporting."
" That the General Committee b e a uthorised to make a grant of £25 to the
Bristol Branch to enable it to become self-supporting."
The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman.
ENGAGEMENTS
We congratulate :
0 . H. M. Loxton (F52), whose engagement has been announced to
Marsha, the elder daughter of Captain (retd.) and Mrs . Bigg, of Hope
Corner Close, Taunton, Somerset.
D. W. Selby (C57), who has become engaged to Susan, daughter of Mrs.
H . Mackenzie-Thomas, of Sydney Buildings, Bath.
The Revd. G. H. Roblin (M56) , who has become engaged to Penelope
Ann, elder (laughter of Colonel and Mrs . J. G. Cumberlege, of St. Alban
Road, Bedford.
P . L. Side (F57), who has announced his engagement to Barbel Margarete ,
youngest daughter of Herr and Frau Albert Kohrt, of Bi.ichen, near
Hamburg, Germany.
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MARRIAGES
We congratulate :
The Revd. Martin N. Phillips (A51 ), who was married to Miss Sylvia
Crowe on 14th July, 1962.
B. R . Parsons (F48), who was married on 5th September, 1962.
B. ]. Hills-Spedding (W55) on his marriage to Miss Heather Furse in
March, 1962.
BIRTH
We congratulate :
M. St . f. French (C6o), whose baby son was born on 18th August, 1962.
DEATHS
We record with sorrow the deaths of the following .O .A.s
]. E. fohnson (A45) at Weston-super-Mare in June, 1962.
Prirvce Sahte Selassie in Addis Ababa.
M. G. Baron (F49) on 4th September, 1962.
T. I . Miles (F39) on 2oth April, 1962.
FOR YOUR DIARY
The London Dinner, 1962.-SATURDAY, 27th October, 1962.
The first Wednesday of every calendar month at The Golden Lion,
25 King Street, S.W.l.
The Bristol Branch activities. Please make contact with the Branch
Secretary, R. A. Adam, 5 Saville Place, Oifton, Bristol, 8.
The Rugby match at King's on Saturday, 8th December, 1962.
Organiser: P. F. W. Twose, 25 Ilsham Road, Torquay.
The Festival of the Nine Lessons and Carols in the School Chapel
at 5.45 p.m., on Saturday, 15th December, 1962.
The Hockey match at King's, Saturday, 9th March, 1963. Organised through H. R. Padfield, King's College, Taunton.
THE OLD ALUREDIAN. LODGE, No. 7724
At the September meeting of the Lodge, Waiter Long was installed
as Worshipful Master, William Ashton as Senior Warden and James
Garvey as Junior Warden.
The Lodge meets at No . 4 Whitehall Court, London , S.W .l , on the
fourth Friday in September, November and January, and at Taunton
Secretary : A. E . Sydney
on the Friday proceeding Whit Monday .
Rippon, 29 Pembroke Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey. (Elmbridge 4523 .)
NEWS ITEMS
R . f . Payne (A59) left for India in May, 1961, but after seven months
in Calcutta was transferred to Japan. He is due to serve a three-year
tour of duty there ana will not return until the end of 1964, when he
hopes to visit King's again .
D. f . Pearce (M58) has recently been transferred from the Bristol branch
of his firm to become the sole representative for the London postal
area. At present he is in digs, but is hoping to find a fiat and to have
a permanent London address.
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C. H . fa'!~es (C54) has now been transferr~d to Western Deep Levels
Gold Mme, near Johannesburg, South Afnca, where he is working
a geologist .. His wife teaches English in a local school for Europea as
They have JUst returned to South Africa after two months' leave n~.
the U.K.
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f. ~ - C. Coplest?n (M58) finds considerably more scope in his new position at the mam branch of Barclays Bank in Plymouth. Exams ar
the o~l_y cloud on his horizon and these seem interminable. At the
of_wntmg he was half-way through Part II of the Institute of Bankers'
D1ploma.
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M. H. C. M_o~re (M53) hopes to visi~ King 's again soon, but finds the
work on h1s 330-acre farm at Warmmster a considerable tie. He would
welcome any visits from O .A.s in the area.
M. f . Vickars (W58) is doing a Dip. Tech . Sandwich Course in Mechanical
Engineering at Northampton College, London. He has recently met
W . R. Catt (W56) and P. B . H'lls-Speddtng (W57), two of his contemporaries at King's.
D. !3· Busfiel~ (W59) expects t~ spend most of the next three years at
h1s new postmg m the Royal Air Force camp at Huntingdon. However
the fact tha_t he is pr~grammed for a few weeks in Malta in May, and
five weeks m Australia later on, means he will have little time to get
bored.
G. N. Gray (M47) and Mrs. Gray called at the School recently with their
three sons, who are entering Pyrland Hall in due course .
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A. W . f . Griffin (W56) writes from Cheltenham, where he works in the
Aviation Division of Smith's, to say that he is giving up industry to
return to academic life . He has obtained a post as assistant lecturer in
the Electrical Engineering Department at the University College,
Swansea. He is also engaged and plans to marry in December.
Major P. G. Bligh (F38) has written to say he now hopes to be able to
visit King's regularly, since rst Bn. The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
are now stationed at Doniford Camp, Watchet . John Tyzack (C58),
also in the Regiment, is, of course, also moving from Glen Parva
Barracks to Watchet.
f. Weeks (A53) has recently spent three months assisting the Conservative agent of the Honiton Division. It is the basic training before the
first of two examinations he will need to pass before himself becoming a
full-time agent.
R. Beech (F54) was recently married. His brother was best man, S. W .
Hockey (M54) played the organ and f. B. C. Brown (M56) was a guest,
so the O.A. Club was strongly represented. He has now obtained a post
as Senior Geography Master at Burnham Grammar School; Bucks.
This is his second post in a new school.
I. Hedayat (F52) has written from Teheran, where he works as a consultant engineer for an industrial bank, to say that he has now started a
small plastics factory himself.
B. A. Farrer (W49) has renewed contacts with the School and the Club
and was down for the Whitsun Reunion .
He is practising Law in
Birmingham.
M. A . Cow~d (M6r) has been spending a period, before going
to Cambridge, in a characteristic whirlwind and interesting fashion .
He last wrote from Interlaken.
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G. c. Deedman (W6r) has been applyi_ng for acceptan~e by the Metropolitan Police and no doubt by the htne you read th1s will be on the
beat somewhere in London .
B
A. Kirb y (F58) and f . Y. Crowe (W57) have both completed
·the first stage of training for Holy Orders and are to be congratulated
on their degrees in Theology. No doubt, they will both be seen in and
around Oxford for a few more years.
A . G. F . Rippon (M4o) continues to climb the political ladder and now
holds a post of Cabinet status in H .M. Government . It is a source of
legitimate pride to us all that ~n 0 .~. has ris_en to a position of influence in the Government, espeCially m these ddncult days .
B. B. Lovell (W so) is now installed with his wife and family in Guernsey.
They have two children; the second, a boy, arrived in October, rg6r,
and he will soon be entered for King's.
G. Bullock (F56) has generously presented a cup for the Inter-House
Squash Competition, which has been gratefully accepted by the Headmaster and Games Committee.
M. C. Harris (C58) is now in Bristol, having obtained an appointment
with E. S. & A. Robinson . He expects to have more opportunity to
take part in O.A. activities.
H . S . Tro well (W6o) has been accepted by the Bristol Old Vie and will
commence in September, rg62.
f . M. Glover (M6o) has spent the Summer Term in serious preparation
for exams after a winter of ruthless hockey for Sheffield University.
After a holiday in Spain with R . G. Taylor (M6o), he hopes to attend
Lilleshall for a University Athletics Union pre-selection trial and training.
f. M. Coombs (Aso) has taken steps to enter his son at King's. He still
sees Clive Charlton (Fso) and has news of C. A. H . Facer (Fsr).
W. f . M. Coombs (ASI) was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday, rg6r,
and has been licensed to the parish church of St. John the Divine,
Kennington, since June .
R . G. Fox (Asr) is a member of the aerobatic team at the R.A.F. Central
Flying School this year. The team flies Jet Provost trainers and has
taken part in a number of air displays, both at home and abroad. He
is married and is living at Stow-on-the-Wold. Glos .
D. Opperman (A46) writes from the Repatriation General Hospital,
Springbank, Australia. He hopes to make a trip hotne in 1964.
F. W . Manning (W29) paid a brief visit to King's earlier in the year, and,
like so many O.A.s who come back after a lapse of time, found many
changes.
W . Elliott Clarke ( ) has written to say that he has moved house to
Colyton, 67 Orchard Avenue, Worthing, Sussex.
R . G. Dovell (F49) applied for a post as Field Officer with the Government of Tanganyika, where he now may well be.
N . Daw (C6o) has commenced a career with the Bank of West Africa,
where he hopes to meet other O.A.s.
D. C. Martin (M6r) has passed his final examinations at South Cerney and
had been posted as navigator to Hullavington .
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] . B. Kil!ingb eck (!'-55) wrote from the F alkland Islands , where he h
found hfe full of mterest and is spending his second year at a new b as
~ven further ~outh, where survey and geological stud y will be the m~~~
JOb . This Will be carried out by means of dog sledge. He hope t
return to this country via Argentina, Chile, P eru and Columbia. s 0
We note. wi~~ pleasure the appear-ance of ~he, ~ollowing publications by
O.A.s. - The Story of Peter Cronheim,
by Kenneth Ambrose
(W38) (Constable & Co.), and "Medicine in Britain and The National
Health Service," by R . !\ . Allday, M.B., B .S. (W4r) (John Wright
& Son, Bristol) .
M. f. Monk (W6r) ha:> been spending a year at. Shady Side Academy,
Pittsb.urgh, Pa ., which he descnbes as an enJoyable and interesting
expen ence .
There he has acquired a novel insight into American
History, a lot of very good friends and a slight accent. By this time
of course, Monk is back home again .
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Th e Rev d. C. E. B . Neate (A26) has been appointed Sub-Warden at
Radley College and took up his appointment in September. Father
Neate has been a Fellow of Lancing College for some time and we congratulate him warmly on his latest distinction.
G. H . Roblin (M56) was made Deacon on Sunday, 17th June, rg6z,
and will work in the parish of St. P eter, St. Hellier, Morden, Surrey.
P . Osvald (A56) during this year passed out first in the Swedish Naval
Academy and is now commissioned and serving as an anti-submarine
officer with a Naval Helicopter Squadron. He will later start a civilian
career at a university.
P. ] . Culverwell (C55) has written from Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.,
and clearly enjoys life in America to the full and surveys the scene
with a penetrating eye .
T. H . E. Goldie (A38), whose notable performance in "Cresar and Cleopatra" with D . A. Norton in 1937 is still remembered, has returned to
this country after his great success as Director of the Johannesburg
Repertory Theatre (rg5g-6r) . His production there of "Time to Kill"
broke all previous records . This play has since been produced under
the title, "Sign Post to Murder," at the Cambridge Theatre. Two
other promising productions are on the slips for the West End . Goldie
has done much lecturing and broadcasting, including TV in South
Africa and England. While in South Africa his skill as a cricketer did
not pass unnoticed and he was asked to play in top League cricket
out there. For several seasons he opened the innings for the Old
Johnians, and, though an O.A . and not an O.J., he was elected Section
Chairman of the O.J . Club. He was thus forging another pleasant link
between King's and St. John's School, Johannesburg. An earlier one
was formed by the late Bishop Nash, who was a former Headmaster
of St. John's and a great friend of King's. The terrace and steps on
the north side of our Chapel was a gift from Bishop Nash in 1938.
R. A . B . Stephenson (M47) has sent some interesting Press cuttings revealing the state of Rugby Union Football in Western Australia.
C. D. Bellamy (M56) has written .at length of himself and his brother.
We have recorded a considerable part of his news bit by bit in previous
issues. Perhaps some O.A.s need reminding, however, that Colin is
married and lives in Exeter, while David, also married, is living in
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
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T P . Halton (M57) has written a most interesting letter from Southern
·France, where he has been in training at a factory specialising in the
prod uction of .high tenswn msulators . . H e n ghtly says he has been
enlightening himself on a developmg mdustry .. learnmg the language
and discovenng, by hvmg With the 1< rench, their way of hfe.
] . Stevenson (M58) writes to tell us that R. H. Kimberlin (M5~) was
awarded a First Class Honours B.Sc. degree at Southampton University
this summer. We thank the one and warmly congratulate the other.
E . G. Fugler (M58) has now left the R.A.F . and has been in the Bermudan
Police Force for nearly one year.
He has met several members
of the force who have known other O.A.s and has already made many
friends.
H. E . G. Mu m ford (Aro) called at the School on Sunday, 23rd September, rg62.
M. D . Earnshaw (W58) left London on foot for Kenya via Europe, North
Africa and the Nile equipped with one blanket, a duffle bag and not
very much money. R e completed the journey in about seven weeks
and has been working in Nairobi since his arrival. In September, rg62,
he took up an appointment in the Somalia Republic. He is now
married and has a baby son.
C. M. Diamond (F59), having been awarded a degree at Oxford, has
taken up an appointment with the Shell Oil Co. and will be stationed
at The Hague.
D. W . Selby (C57) left King 's to enter Seale-Hayne Agricultural College,
where he was prominent in athletics. After leaving college be spent six
months in the United States studying cattle feeding methods and production . About a year ago he joined the Bath and Portland Group at
Corsham, where he specialises in animal nutrition.
] . /. M. Bell (W3r) was on leave from Tanganyika and called at the
School during the summer holidays .
S . M. Scaddan (A6r) has obtained a post in the Foreign Office .
M. johns (F58) left King's to enter the School of Navigation, Southampton, and then joined the British and Commonwealth Shipping Company
as a cadet . He has recently been seconded by his firm to Hansa Shipping Line to learn German. Johns has met R.. Toone (F6o), whom,
he believes, is in the P. & 0. Line, and he has also seen the name,
M. W . Lobb (W6o) , on one of the Union Castle lists.
S. H. Griffiths (W59) has written of life at the Massey Agricultural College,
New Zealand, which he describes as similar to Cirencester Agricultural
College, Gloucester. As well as entering fully into the general life, be
was one of only rg students who passed the course in all subjects and
so qualifies for the next course in rg63, which will lead to a diploma
in wool husbandry.
L. C. King (A54) has completed his graduate apprenticeship with Associ-
ated Electrical Industries after reading engineering and management at
Cambridge. He is now in the Work Study Department of the Telecommunications Division of A.E .I. at Woolwich. He is living at the
Cambridge University Mission , a Youth Club, in Bermondsey, where be
lends a helping hand .
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R . A. Adam (Wsg), the Bristol Branch Secretary, now lives at 5 Saville
Place, Oifton, Bristol, 8.
] . T. S. Hutchins has been elected Mayor of Winchester.
I. C. Trelawny has won a by-election to the East Suffolk County
Council.
Our Contemporaries
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E acknowledge, with thanks, receipt of the following :The Allhallows School Magazine, The Ardingly Annals,
The Bloxhamist, Danensis, The Dolphin, The Eastbournian, The
Ellesmerian, The Exonian, The Hurst-Johnian, King' s College
School Magazine, Lancing College Magazine, The Markhamian,
The Monktonian, Saga, The Raven, The Tauntonian, The Wellington
School Magazine, The Westonian, The Wyvern .
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