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Old Dunelmian Lodge Has Had Another Successful Year Under Cambridge O.D DECEMBER 1974 Dunelmian I Dunelmian CONTENTS School News Literary Section The Governing Body 2 In defence of Public The Development of the Schools ... ... 19 S c h o o l.............................. 2 Battle for the Cacafuego 20 Staff News 3 The Rain ... ... ... 22 School M onitors ................ 3 Chapel Notes 3 Address at Memorial The Heraldry in Big Service for Mrs. Green 4 School ... ... 23 Commander Bickmore ... 6 Sixth Form Society 8 Tristram Society 8 Games Section Rambling Club ................ 8 Rugby ... ... ... 28 Chess C lub 9 Fives ... ... ... 32 Railway Society ... 9 Boat C lub ... ... 32 C .C .F...................................... 10 A vete 14 Valete ................ 15 O .D . N e w s 34 2 SCHOOL NEWS THE GOVERNING BODY Squibb has succeeded Mr. Foster as House Tutor at Ferens; Mr. We warmly welcome three ne/v Governors of the School, all Willings remains House Tutor of School House. installed as Residentiary Canons of Durham Cathedral during this Ferens House now has its own dining hall—in what was for so Michaelmas term. Canon S. W . Sykes is the new Van Mildert Pro­ long the Sixth Form Room. This is, of course, adjacent to Big School fessor of Divinity in the University. The Venerable G. J. C. Marchant and so it is the natural place to have another dining room. The is the new Archdeacon of Auckland, but is already known to many rest of the School continues to eat in Big School. people in the School as he has been Rector of St. Nicholas, Durham The Gro/e came back to the School at the beginning of this term for many years. Canon R. L. Coppin succeeds Canon Couratin as a and now houses the Masters’ Common Room (and changing accom­ Residentiary Canon. We warmly welcome them all and hope that modation for Masters) and the Bursary. Also on the ground floor they will enjoy being Governors of the School. is a small duplicating centre (an essential in a modern school) We warmly congratulate two Governors of longer standing on and upstairs are three pleasant sets for bachelors. fine achievements. Mr. Ray Pennock has been appointed Deputy The removal of the Common Room and the Bursary from tne Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries as from 1st February, 1975 School House area has made possible greatly improved accommoda­ and Dr. H. Cecil Ferens has just celebrated fifty years of practice tion for the Housemaster and his family. Bungites have also gained as a so licito r. several studies and among these at the moment they have two bed­ s itte rs as an in te re stin g exp erim e nt. ________ The School Stores (both the Clothing Stores, under Mr. Collin’s THE DEVELOPMENT OFjTHE SCHOOL capable managership, and the Book Shop) are now in the St. Mar­ (A Note by the]Headmister) j garet’s Annexe. This building also houses the splendid new Art Since I last wrote specifically on this’subject a great deal has Studio and Handicraft Room. Soon there w ill be facilities for printing, happened, though most readers of the Dunelmian, especially if pottery and a dark room, which together with what we already have they read the account of Speech Day in the last issue, will already will make a most valuable Arts centre. The development of St. know w hat has been planned. Margaret’s to house the now thriving A rt Department is of great Ferens House has now reached its full size—45 junior boys and importance to the School. 4 House Monitors seconded from other Houses. We feel that the The Kirton Tindle Physics Laboratories are to be officially opened accommodation is both attractive and good and we look forward to by Archbishop Ramsey on the morning of Saturday, 1st March. Ferens being a great strength to the School in the future. The This will be an important day in the history of the School. We had House also has a new Housemaster and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. hoped that the building would itself be already in use this term, but W. Hammond having succeeded Mr. and Mrs. G. Clayton at the as a re sult o f various delays this has n o t been th e case. H ow ever, beginning of this term. Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton have been we are now fairly confident that it will be ready for the beginning translated to School House to succeed Mr. and Mrs. Keeton. Mr. of next term. 3 SCHOOL NEWS The first stage of the Budworth Sports Centre (the Fives Courts CHAPEL NOTES and Spectators’ Gallery) are already in use. Indeed, the courts received their baptism with a feast of Fives when the British Uni­ The service during the O.D. Week-end was well attended and the versities Fives Championships were played on them in November. preacher was Rev. E. D. Dawson-Walker O.D. who took as his They are good courts and their quality w ill shortly I hope be matched theme ‘Go with him twain’. by that of the rest of the Budworth Sports Centre which will be During the holidays there was the wedding of Stephen Parkin, completed in the next year or so. This is a very exciting prospect O.D. and Miss B. A. Caunt, and several Christenings: Philippa Me and I hope that in the next D u n e lm ia n readers w ill be able to see Intyre, Rebecca Holmes, Philip Michael Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. photographs of the Squash Courts, changing accommodation and A. H. Morgan, George and Simon Hindson, and Sarah Brown. offices and the Sports Hall taking shape. Vivian, son of the Headmaster and Mrs. Vallance, and Simon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Halfpenny, were christened during the term. We S T A F F N E W S send them all our very best wishes. I have already referred to the changes of Housemasters inTmy The Memorial Service for Mrs. H. G. Green, who was on the staff notes on the development of the School and have welcomed the fro m 1936 to 1969, was held on Saturday, 21st Septem ber. Am ong three new masters in last term’s Dunelmian. There is o n ly one many friends and ex-pupils of Mrs. Green we especially welcomed other point about masters to add now: Mr. Marsden has decided her two daughters and their husbands. The address was given by that he has too many important jobs to do and has therefore re­ D. S. W ilson, O.D. who paid a sincere tribute to one whose service linquished the appointment of Head of Classics. We are fortunate to the School was deeply appreciated. The Memorial Service for to have such an able classicist and teacher as Mr. J. D. Everatt Commander Bickmore was held on 30th November when Peter already on the staff to succeed Mr. Marsden in this post. Bell, O.D. (1932-37) gave the address and the lesson was read by I also warmly welcome the new Headmaster’s secretary, Mrs. Geoffrey Gilbertson O.D. (1932-37). Thurlow. M.W.V. The School attended Choral Communion in Abbey on 29th September. Canon Couratin celebrated at a central altar. This SCHOOL MONITORS service marked his official retirement from the Chapter, and we G. C.Woods (L.H. Head of School) extend to him and to Miss Couratin our best wishes. G. Smith (Head of Poole House) We were glad to welcome the new Dean of Durham on his first P. G. Staveley (Head of School House) visit to the School Chapel when he preached at Harvest Festival on R. H. Parkinson (P) October 6th. There was a generous resonse to the festival and the D. R. Bailes, K.S. (Head o f Caffinites) gifts were sent to the members of the Physically Handicapped N. J. Bolam (Head of Langley House) Club whom the School regularly visits. The collection at the service J. D. Inman (P) was sent to the Honduras Hurricane Appeal. It may be of interest 4 SCHOOL NEWS to note the School’s enthusiastic reply to an appeal made by Mr. Address given at the Memorial Service for MRS. Hcl__:.x Everatt when he spoke during the term about conditions in India GREEN which was held in the Chapel of Durham School on and the question of corporate responsibility. This followed avery S a tu rd a y , S e p te m b e r 21, 1974. interesting week in Chapel when the boys of Ferens House drew What 1 say may not adequately express all the feelings and, attention to the attempts to abolish the Slave trade and the work indeed, the gratitude, which Dunelmians of several generations of Granville Sharp O.D. (1735:1813) who pioneered the movement. have when thinking about Mrs. Helen Green and thinking about the I should like to say in this connection how much the help Masters influence she had on their lives. One reason for this is that one does give in Chapel is appreciated and to thank those who decorated not always appreciate immediately the benefits gained from knowing the Chapel so tastefully for Harvest. somebody. This is particularly true of school teachers. In retrospect The Confirmation classes will begin later this term and the one appreciates the extent of their influences and the quality of that Confirmation service has been fixed for Saturday evening IOth May influence and this appreciation leads to an appreciation of the 1975 when the Bishop o f W h itb y w ill officiate.
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