St. George’s School Windsor Castle Association

CHRONICLE 2017

Welcome to another edition of the Chronicle. It is perhaps most likely that you are reading this in electronic form, for which many thanks. As our membership increases the cost of producing hard copies has become so considerable that it is useful to be able to give people the choice of a hard copy or an electronic version. You will have seen the transformation of the school’s website: we hope that in the future we will be able to populate the Association section with more and more items for the archive. Do please get in touch with copies of any photographs or memorabilia from your time at the school, particularly if you were a pupil of the school before 1996.

The Chronicle serves two important functions: first, it acts as a document of record that publicizes the rules of the Association and minutes of its AGM; secondly, it aims to keep members in touch one with another. It is in this second area that it is entirely dependent on its members: the more that is contributed the more valuable it will become to its members. Please do send your news either by the tradition method of postcards or on e-mail to [email protected] . If you know of any news about another former pupil do please let us know; we positively encourage parents to help by informing on their children! Obituaries

I have first to announce the obituaries and notifications that I have received.

J. Rory MacLeod (1943-47) Died on 28th April 2017.

John Moore-Bridger (1936-41) Died in September 2016.

Charles Neville Wridgway (Staff 1963-64; 1967-1993) There follows a copy of the address given by the Association’s Honorary Secretary at the funeral service held on 9th September 2016: Neville, or Sir as he was to me for the largest length of time during which I knew him, was, as we have heard always interested: interested in people, interested in how things worked, indeed interested in why things and people worked the way that they did.

His early enthusiasm was no doubt sparked by his successful time at Repton School, which allowed him to move on to Cambridge where he studied Geology. From there he worked for a period of time in engineering making amongst other things valves. In the early 1960s he moved to Kent where he worked in a prep school for two years before coming to St George’s in the summer of 1963. This was to be a short first innings, but one which hinted at the significance and diversity he would embody in his longer second innings thereafter. Perhaps the cricketing analogy is not the most apt for, whilst we have heard that he could turn his hand to most things, matters sporting appear to have been the exception to this rule! The Headmaster at the time, Bill Cleave, was in no doubt as to his other talents, however, noting that he had arrived at St George’s to be in charge of Maths and that he had enjoyed some considerable success. It was hoped, after only 4 terms, that he would become a frequent visitor to the school from his new base in Croydon where he was to teach for the next few years.

Happily for St George’s, Neville’s visits to school were to take on permanence as before too long he was back in Windsor following Clement McWilliam’s move from the Maths and Music Departments to Winchester. By 1969 he was making himself invaluable in many a sphere (for example he rigged up a telephone and bells system in the newly refurbished and extended Cleave / Gym building).

There will be many amongst our number here who will have far more knowledge of Neville’s time at St George’s than I, but I hope you will forgive me painting the view from the classroom rather than the common room for it is perhaps there that his importance to generations of boys can best be discerned.

How then does the prep school boy remember Mr Wridgway? In fact, Richard has it right when he identified his sense of fun and his caring nature. This was in evidence from the start exemplified by his being master in charge of the 1969 Christmas stay- on and managing somehow to spirit a Skalextric set out of thin air for the choristers to enjoy. Perhaps I might add an odd gloss to this portrait. In sitting down to think of how best to summarise his importance to us boys it was clear that I needed a peg to hang things on. And then I realised that, whilst it is undoubtedly true that fun and his care for his charges were ever-present, my abiding memory of him is as a man of many different coats, one for each activity in which he was engaged. And they were numerous and varied!

The dark blue coat: this was for printing, an art now lost to most youngsters but an activity that for years Neville carried out lovingly so that boys of all abilities could make headed paper, Christmas cards, print poems – all without charge, all without the slightest desire for reward save that of knowing that perhaps he had passed something on, something of value. This was to be found in an eye and attention for detail which made a lasting impression on his young charges. The school too was to benefit from this skill with the millimetre-accurate (1/26th inch) printing of the school calendar card with its red cross inside the garter crest, something the current school is still to replicate consistently! It’s funny how these small seeds grow and the attitudes take hold, but many years later when I found myself working as in-house counsel to a small record label, all those discussions of kerning and lead blocks came back to me as I learned how to carry out digital booklet design: the principles were unchanged – something of lasting value had been transmitted.

The white coat or dungarees: these were for the engineer. Surprising really as the jobs that Neville undertook were seldom other than messy. The late night calls to mend the boilers that kept us from shivering too much in the dorms, the countless hours trying to keep the pool blue with his careful attention to the pH balance and chemical concoctions that he so clearly enjoyed preparing and administering (the picture in the order or service captures this aspect of him nicely). And again, years later all those little morsels of information were safely lodged as I fought a frustrating but ultimately successful battle with a similarly decrepit filter system.

The grey coat: this one was perhaps the most exciting for it meant either that the lights were about to go up on yet another production or that there was something pyrotechnical afoot, for example the excellent firework displays he devised over so many years. I had thought that my memory of Neville ensuring that the outside lighting for a production in the Chapter Garden would not end up electrocuting anyone (as ever it rained copiously) was my abiding one, but then I remembered the wonderful production of Bang!

Here, his careful planning and sense of fun were much in evidence. Set around the events of the Gunpowder plot, the music started with the Catholic plotters rehearsing aloud their plan to destroy the Houses of Parliament by lighting fuses and awaiting the resultant BANG! Neville could not resist, and a series of landmines were rigged around the stage and timed to perfection so that they exploded each time the boys sang Zit Zit Bang. It was as well the Jonathan Workman had the foresight to take two steps forward at the appropriate moment as, even back then, Health and Safety might have had something to say otherwise!

Even apart from the coats, there were activities and distractions a plenty. We have already heard about the radio hammer – and here I must sneak and inform you that it was not just at St Andrew’s Avenue but at the top of the Cleave too that this activity took place, sometimes as a pick me up after what we all agreed had been a dry and dispiriting battle with simultaneous equations or somesuch, on other occasions just because education does not require simply that one should be taught how to pass an exam but rather that one should learn the joy to be found in curiosity and the wonder to be found in technology. There was Archery too, something I am about to start teaching to the current generation of St George’s children. There was little to which Neville could not turn his hand with considerable success. As we have already heard, he was a fine scholar and researcher producing the definitive history of the choristers of St George’s following years of painstaking researches in the Castle and Chapter archives. He was an accomplished flute player and clarinettist and was to be found on occasions in the pit for school productions and ever present at school concerts and in chapel, often with a word of advice or appreciation for a job well done, or equally with a word of consolation for those moments that were less successful.

His time at St George’s, insofar as I witnessed it, was a happy one for those on both sides of the desk. Retirement found him at first, as all those years before, a frequent visitor to school to help with clubs and activities that his successors did not have within their armoury. And when the battles of old age or otherwise came he met them with his usual stoicism and good manners. Latterly, he was blessed to find great help and companionship from Janet and Fred Wigley who visited him loyally throughout his later years and to his great pleasure. They will doubtless have found in Neville what was evident to many of his charges over the years: a kind friend and a man of great scholarship and purpose who found contentment from giving and whom we are sorry to have lost. There was a brightness about him that I hope those of us who are lucky enough to succeed him at St George’s will endeavour to keep undimmed. A plea renewed

The Editor would be grateful for news about members of the Association, their whereabouts, appointments, achievements, or other changes in circumstances so that this Chronicle can be an ever more accurate and informative way of fulfilling the objects of the Association. Similarly, we would be grateful for notification of those members who have died so that we can mark their passing and amend the records.

New Members 2016

Giacomo Balaes (2006-16) Lancing College Katherine Dudley (2008-16) Holyport

Alexander Brown (2008-16) Reading Blue Coat Ella-Rose Entwistle (2008-16) Cheltenham Ladies

Lucy Button (2009-16) Luckley House Harry Frost (2007-16) ACS, Egham

Matthew Cunningham (2007-16) St George’s, Jayden Gill (2008-16) Reddam House Weybridge Ines Graham Usabiaga (2010-16) Wycombe High Christian Daly (2008-16) Reading Blue Coat Alexander Heath-Davey (2008-16) Shiplake Harry Dawson (2009-16) Oxford High James Knott (2008-16) Licensed Victuallers Joven Dhariwal (2010-16) Claires Court Luca Knowles (2009-16) Reading Blue Coat Saskia Kotelawala (2013-16) St George’s, Ascot Alice Parkinson (2008-16) Wycombe High

Keshni Manek (2008-16) Wycombe High Louise Pincus (2007-16) Bradfield

Dileep Nota (2014-16) Langley Grammar Oliver Prew (2006-16) Brighton College

Oliver O’Donovan (2010-16) Hurst Lodge Finlay Thomas (2006-16) Eton College

John O’Hara (2013-16) Licensed Victuallers Barnaby Ward (2012-16) Reading Blue Coat

Daniel Ormond (2007-16) St George’s, Weybridge Arran Wilkinson (2007-16) ACS, Egham

News from and about Association Members

Ben Brownless (1964-69) has stopped teaching after 35 years and now runs a small handyman business as well as volunteering in the community and acting as a trustee for four charities.

Julian Chang (1989-94) and his wife Laura are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter Maria Albina Rose Chang, born on 3rd June 2016. Michael Coombe (1938–1945) has been in touch with Peter Mayne (Staff 1944-45). At 93 he is not very mobile but wishes to be remembered to any of his former pupils. He writes a very good letter and apparently enjoyed the boys of St.George’s,whom he describes as "very supportive and made life great fun." Patrick Cullen (1998-2000) has published poetry that is available both in hard and electronic copy via Amazon. In addition, he is now the manager of The Games Den, and independent board game shop. His poetry can be found at facebook.com/Patrickthepoet

Henry Exham (1992-97) has been in touch letting us know that after teaching at Fettes College, Edinburgh for the last four years he recently moved to Shrewsbury School as a teacher of Biology. He and his wife he also welcomed Skye, the latest addition to their growing family in June 2016. She is the sister of Felix who is now four and Indigo who is now 6.

Sophie Green (Staff 2003-11) after serving as the Headmistress of Herries School is moving to take on the Headship of Godstowe School from September 2017.

Michael Heighway (1997-2003) graduated with a degree in Music from Christ Church, Oxford, where he was Organ Scholar, and has since then worked in London as a head-hunter for three years. He then felt the need to return to school, and so retrained last year for the PGCE teaching qualification at the UCL Institute of Education, and since September 2016 has been teaching Music at Sevenoaks School in Kent. In July of this year he will marry Lizzie, back at Christ Church, Oxford—the college where they met. Maurice Kenwrick-Piercy (1957-61) is still running the Diamond Fund for Choristers, which aims to support choristers across the country’s cathedrals. The Fund assembled 61 choristers from 61 cathedrals and the Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral London for its launch in 2016, and is the beneficiary of the royalties from the CD Jubilate – 500 years of Cathedral Music, which was top of the UK classical music charts for 5 weeks in March and April of this year; our current head chorister Max Broad was one of the 61. The fund is now helping choristers at 5 cathedrals with outreach voice training projects and chorister support grants.

Martin Kingsbury (1951-56) is still enjoying life with music and sailing. He remembers fondly his chorister days especially singing at the Coronation.

Philip Nourse (1957–63) writes: After thirty-two years living and working in Hong Kong, my wife and I have decided to spend more time in England, although we will keep a home in Hong Kong for the time being. He will be based in London and may be contacted by e-mail. Please contact the Association for details.

Andrea Roberts (Assistant Matron 1989-92) Enjoyed attending her first Reunion last summer with her 7 year old son Fede and her 1 year young daughter Soli commenting on how lovely the visit was. She notes that one of her biggest loves was attending Evensong which she used to attend most evenings when not on duty. She writes:

From leaving St. George’s School, I moved to Germany and joined a Military Polo Team which a year later, brought me back to Windsor and I moved to Flemish Farm, Guards Polo Club in The Great Park, where I lived and worked for 14 years….becoming Military Manager and also part of The Guards Polo Club Welfare Committee. Following on from GPC, I worked as a Polo Manager to an Investment Banker who had his own Polo Team then in 2009 my son was born thus I became PA to this same person which brings me up to today, now a full time Mummy to my 1 year old and 7 year old son.

Peter Roberts (1981-86) realises that he will be organising his 20th Edington Festival this summer. After a successful appeal to raise close to half of one million pounds for a new Harrison and Harrison organ for the Priory Church recently, the festival is now looking to make grants in support of choristers in the near future. This summer will be the 10th year that choristers from St George’s will take part in the festival. Details can be found at www.edingtonfestival.org .

Max Ticehurst (2008-14) won the Holyportian Cup, the college’s highest award, at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year.

James Wallace (1980-86) is enjoying living in Perthsire and would love to catch up with any contemporaries.

Lewis Williams (2004-13) writes to thank those responsible for organising the tour of the Royal Library this summer and hopes that there might be further such opportunities in the future. Alas, he will be on a L6 Biology field trip in Pembrokeshire on Association Day he will have to miss out this time! 50 Years Ago

Given the reports of the academic year of 1965-66 were littered with references to illness and cancelled matches and events it is refreshing to read the editorial of the Chronicle for the Christmas term of 1966.

The Christmas term of 1966 passed very peacefully with a welcome absence of illness. Our annual visit from the "Sick Bug" unhappily coincided with the opening of St. George’s House but it was of short duration and we were able to field a full, if somewhat jaded, side against Cheam on the following Wednesday. Our football XI had a disappointing season in spite of looking on many occasions a better side than their opponents. The work of the school was generally satisfactory but the end of the term exam results were less good than we had hoped and it was evident that revision was taken a good deal too lightheartedly.

Given the state of affairs that the current Common Entrance examination systems has reached, unmoderated and the subject of vastly differing interpretations by its senior school clients, it is noteworthy that it seems to be a case of plus ça change:

It now seems possible that many major public school scholarship exams will consist of compulsory papers in English and Maths only with a wide variety of optional papers. This may make the Preparatory Schools’ task somewhat easier but it is much to be hoped that some definite directions will soon be forthcoming. The present state of uncertainty is bad for everyone. It is impossible to put into operation various plans that we have for the arrangement of forms, and certain boys are almost bound to suffer as a result.

CHRISTMAS TERM DIARY, 1966

Friday, 16th September Supers and Choir returned to School. Wednesday, 21st September St. Matthew. The service at Evensong was Dyson in F, and the anthem How beauteous are their feet by Stanford. Thursday, 29th September. St. Michael and All Angels. The Eucharist was sung to Darke in F. At Evensong the service was Moeran in D, and the anthem And There was War in Heaven, by Doctor Campbell. Monday, 3rd October. Lieutenant-Colonel R. Dobbin, O.B.E., was installed as a Military Knight at Evensong. Thursday, l3th October. King Edward the Confessor. The Choir sang Evensong in Westminster Abbey. We left Windsor by ‘bus in time for lunch at Church House. After this the Choir had a rehearsal before singing the service and afterwards we were entertained to tea by the Dean and Chapter in Jerusalem Chamber. Saturday, 15th October. We played our opening matches of the season against Stubbington House. Sunday, 16th October. The Harvest Festival and School Service were combined this year. The Choir sang Vaughan-Williams’ Te Deum in G, and the preacher was The Dean. We were glad to welcome a large number of parents and to have the day boys with us. Tuesday, l8th October. St. Luke. At Evensong the service was Thomas Weelkes', and the anthem Give us Wings of Faith, by Bullock. Sunday, 23rd October. The Queen and Prince Philip came to a special service held in the Nave and Her Majesty afterwards opened St. George’s House. At the service the choir sang the Jubilate to a setting especially composed by Doctor Campbell and part of Parry's anthem I was glad. Boys helped in various ways during the day; some opened car doors for distinguished visitors and others handed round refreshments. It was unfortunate that we were struck by a sick bug in the morning and that the Choir had to be slightly understrength. Wednesday, 26th October. We had our annual match with Cheam, who very kindly entertained us to luncheon and tea. Tuesday, 1st November. All Saints’ Day. At Evensong the service was Noble in B Minor, and the anthem O Quam Gloriosum, by de Victoria. Saturday, 5th November. We had our bonfire and fireworks. The weather in the morning was most unpromising but it was fine and warm at the vital time. Parents had been extremely generous in sending fireworks or money to buy them and everything went extremely smoothly. Mr. Ross-Ross and helpers built a magnificent bonfire which, despite getting extraordinarily wet in the morning, burnt splendidly. Our 1st XI had had a good victory over Scaitcliffe in the afternoon so that everyone was in very good spirits. Tuesday, 15th November. We were grateful to Mr. Joy who came to lecture on the History of Furniture. Mr. Joy brought some beautiful models of furniture of various periods and also some slides. So great was the interest taken by the School in the models that we never got to the slides. We very much hope that Mr. Joy will pay us another visit before long. Thursday, 17th November. We had a most successful Soccer match against a team of Etonian old boys, led by Ramsden. The smaller members of our team were rested on this occasion being replaced by burlier, but less skilled footballers. The school, re-inforced by Messrs. Russell and Addison, won 1—0. The whole afternoon was an outstanding success and it is hoped it will become an annual fixture. Sunday, 27th November. Advent Sunday. At Mattins the choir sang H. W. Sumsion’s Te Deum and the Benedictus from Thomas Hunt’s short service. At Evensong the service was Basil Harwood in A flat, and the anthem Hosanna to the Son of David, by Orlando Gibbons. Wednesday, 30th November. St. Andrew. At the Eucharist the Choir sang O quam gloriosum, by de Victoria. At Evensong the service was Walmisley in D Minor, and the anthem How beauteous are their feet, by Stanford. Thursday, 1st December. The first performance of the Play was given in the afternoon. Friday, 2nd December. The second performance of the Play was given in the afternoon. Saturday, 3rd December. The Old Boys’ performance of the Play was given in the evening. Tuesday, 6th December. School exams began and continued for three days. Thursday, 8th December. The set matches were concluded in the afternoon. The series was extremely exciting and there was very little to choose between any of the teams. Monday, 12th December. Preparation for the annual Marching Competition began. Wednesday, 14th December. 100 Questions exam was held in the morning. Thursday, 15th December. Marching Competition, which was won by Rodney, was held after break, the Poetry exam following Mark Reading took place in the afternoon after which the day boys went home. Friday, 16th December. The supers went home.

SCHOOL NOTES

We are extremely grateful to the Powell-Jones’ who have sent us some splendid books for the Library, to the Napiers for a new and most efficient clock for the Howe and to the Brooks’ and the McNeiles for extremely generous cheques for the Amenities Fund. The Amenities Fund has recently been able to provide the School with an Epidiascope [an optical projector capable of giving images of both opaque and transparent objects]. The only epidiascope on the market at the moment was not really suitable for our purposes but, after prolonged search, we managed to acquire a second-hand machine. The fund has also provided a new Television set. The space between the gym and the workshop has recently been filled in with plastic material; the result is that the workshop can now be quite effectively heated and we hope that in future there will be no periods when carpentry has to be abandoned on account of the cold.

A kind donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has recently presented us with two more armchairs for the Library. We are extremely grateful for this generous present. We are glad to welcome this term Mr. J. Addison who has come to teach here for a year between leaving Bedford, where he was Head Boy, and going up to Cambridge. We are extremely grateful to the Summerhays and Sterickers who have given us most handsome donations for the Amenities Fund, with which we intend to buy some more armchairs for the Library. The closing stages of the term were enlivened for members of the staff by a series of Audit Dinners given in St. George's House by the Dean and Canons.

SCHOOL LEADERS Head Prefect: Ollivant, J. S. Prefects: Stericker Bailey, M. Summerhays Set Leaders: Thomson; Lindsell; Spicer; Barker-Harland Head Day Boy: Bourne Head Chorister: Summerhays Captain of Soccer: Summerhays Vice-Capt. of Soccer: Bailey, M.

VALETE

G. E. S. Summerhays. —Came September, 1961. Capt. of Soccer, Rugger XV, Cricket XI, Orchestra. Prefect. Head chorister. He is going to Gordonstoun.

C. P. A. Stericker.—Came January, 1962. Rugger XV, 2nd XI, Soccer, 2nd XI, Cricket. Stage carpenter. Cross-bearer. Prefect. He is going to Wellington. A. E. J. Petersen.—Came September, 1962. Stage carpenter. He hopes to go to Radley.

SALVETE Chorister: Goodden, J. S. W. Supers: Francis, R. L. Edwards, G. W. Morgan, T. St. C. Day Boys: McHarg, A. M. Owen, J. R. West, P. C. C.

PRIZES

Deane Memorial Prize: OLLIVANT, J. S. 100 Questions Prize: OLLIVANT, J. S. Exam Prize: OLLIVANT, J. S. Hobbies Cup: VICTORY Soccer Cup: REVENGE Marching Competition: RODNEY In the exams 1st Classes were won by Ollivant, J. S., and Purssell, N. R. There were fifteen 2nd Classes and one failure.

Below are the results of the recent Associated Board Music Exams:

Practical 150 General Musicianship:

Grade VII. Grier 138 Distinction

Piano: Grade VI. Grier 140 Distinction Grade IV. Stuart-Smith . 109 Pass Grade III. Ollivant, J. S. 117 Pass Grade II. Ollivant, A. R. 130 Distinction

Theory: 99 Grade VIII. Thomson 84 Grade VI. Spicer 71 Grade V. Stuart-Smith 95 Grade V. Barker-Harland 80

CARPENTRY

The warmer workshop attracted a lot of boys in the evenings this term and there were more exhibits than ever at the Carpentry Exhibition. The cup was won by Victory by the narrowest possible margin. On the whole the exhibits were well up to standard but it is a pity that so much is left to the last moment. We didn’t, as we have often had before, any wet paint in the exhibition this term but one or two of the exhibits were left unpolished. We have some talented carpenters among the smaller boys and the standard of workmanship should be very high in a year or two’s time. A third lathe and a belt sander have recently been added to our equipment.

SERVICE WITH A SMILE

Mr. McWilliam has done it again. His fourth St. George’s play was as good as ever and he is greatly to be congratulated on another sparkling production.

Miss Blondin had once again dressed the actors with wit and taste and her general colour scheme blended splendidly with Mr. Smith's gay scenery.

Many of the Old Brigade were delighted to recognise some of the old tunes from the "Pride of Bergenbond" and the Old Boy element on Saturday night was not slow to seize the opportunity of assisting vocally.

Mr. McWilliam had rather more talent at his disposal this year and few boys have given a more polished performance than did Grier, who incidentally had composed a most tuneful opening number.

Abel, a rather amiable polar bear in Act I, made a splendid Butler in Act II and his singing, as did that of Chance another “super”, shows how much non-choristers pick up by hearing the Choir Sunday by Sunday. Ollivant, J., has for some years now been a commanding figure on the St. George's stage and his obvious enjoyment of the occasion and his powerful voice was greatly admired. Others, too numerous to mention, deserve praise but I would particularly praise the performances of Newland, a most authentic rustic, and Burrows, a wife who meant to be obeyed.

The audibility of the players was remarkable. I could hear nearly every line at the back of the room and it struck me that the prompter's job this year was something of a sinecure. I offer my humble congratulations to all those concerned in this excellent production.

FOOTBALL This was a season in which we had hoped to do well. Two of last year's forwards and one defender remained with us, and we seemed to have many other bodies from which to choose the rest of the team. But the best laid schemes… Summerhays and Ollivant, J., both showed what excellent footballers they were, and we depended on them greatly throughout the season. Sadly neither of them was wearing his 1965 shooting boots and only rarely did we see them strike at goal in the way we knew they could. Summerhays, with his devastating swerve to the right, constantly veered away from goal and seldom compensated for his body movement before crossing the ball, thus too often sending it straight to the goalkeeper. Ollivant showed some of the most effective dribbling and side-stepping with the ball, but found such a pack of defenders on him when he approached goal that he was forced to pass the ball to lesser footballers when we required his shooting most. Bailey, M., was superb in the air, and far more certain with his feet that he was last year, but he was moved from position to position in the team to try to stir those about him into action and this did not improve his own play. Ellis was far better in goal than the scores might suggest and, had he played everyday games with the same dedication, must have been rewarded with colours. Of the other newcomers to the team the best were Bain, D., and Trollope. The former began inconspicuously at centre-forward and then moved to centre-half where he showed himself to be very much at home. Trollope went from strength to strength on the right wing, showing a determination that was lacking in too many of those around him. Towards the end of term he even began to produce sleight of foot into his performance. Sadly for us we found no effective left wing and so the ball, once pushed in this direction, seldom returned to the middle. Still, we are resilient, and let us hope that our younger players will serve us well next year. Many of them have had 1st XI experience and they should be able to combine the more easily for that, but they will also have to be resolute to be successful. Apart from those already mentioned the following played for the XI: Anderson, Bailey, W., Barker-Harland, Burrows, Davies, Holman, Jackson, W., McHarg, Minter.

RESULTS SAT. OCTOBER 15 V. STUBBINGTON HOUSE AWAY LOST 0—1 WED. OCTOBER 19 V. SCAITCLIFFE HOME DRAWN 3—3 SAT. OCTOBER 22 V. HEATHERDOWN HOME DRAWN 2—2 WED. OCTOBER 26 V. CHEAM AWAY LOST 1—5 WED. NOVEMBER 2 V. SUNNINGDALE HOME LOST 0—3 SAT. NOVEMBER 5 V. SCAITCLIFFE AWAY WON 4—1 WED. NOVEMBER 9 V. LAMBROOK HOME LOST 0—6 SAT. NOVEMBER 12 V. SUNNINGDALE AWAY LOST 0—1 WED. NOVEMBER 23 V. WOODCOTE HOUSE HOME LOST 0—3

CHOIR XI SAT. NOVEMBER 19 V. ETON CHOIR AWAY LOST 1—5 SAT. NOVEMBER 26 V. ETON CHOIR HOME LOST 1—3

LIBRARY

Once again, thanks to six highly efficient librarians— Ollivant, J., Lindsell, Simpson, Bailey, M., Spicer and Stericker— the Library has been well looked after, and there have been two boys at a time dealing with the issue and return of books. Occasionally this has necessitated the chasing up of a few tardy ones who have been late in returning theirs, involving much unnecessary work.

The most popular subjects have been fiction of various sorts from Tolkien's dramatic and fascinating trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, the exciting books of Eric Williams, The Escapers and The Great Escape, the well-known Tom Sawyer, the many adventures of Sherlock Holmes, to the new historical stories of Cynthia Harnett, Rosemay Sutcliff and Ronald Welch. Here I must say how terribly grateful I am to a certain parent who has let me have several books at a greatly reduced price; this has been an enormous help in building up a stock of new books, for small termly subscriptions and the high cost of new copies do not permit the buying of many. To this person I give very many thanks.

DEBATING SOCIETY This has been an excellent term for debates and there have been no less than seven meetings, while membership of the Society has gone up considerably. Here, great credit should be paid to Ollivant, J., who has been an admirable Secretary; he not only has been largely instrumental in arranging for a wide variety of topics to be discussed but also has kept an extremely accurate account of all that has passed. Debates have varied from "Rhodesian independence" which was decisively defeated, the Society feeling strongly about U.D.I, and exhibiting profound knowledge on the subject, to their expressing a wish, albeit by a very narrow margin, to become an elephant. Another type of debate, this time involving various sorts of people, posed the question, "Cassius Clay, George Brown and Ian Smith are all together in a balloon and two of them have to leave. Which ones should go"? The members felt that, for one reason or another, it should be Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith. Next term it is hoped that it will be possible to stage a trial as well as having another good selection of debates.

Bailey, M., Barker-Harland, Spicer and Thomson have been of great help to the Secretary.

OLD BOYS’ NEWS We congratulate GAGE WILLIAMS on passing 2nd out of Sandhurst and winning the Infantry Sword. He is at present on an army expedition to Ethiopia. After further travels he will go up to Cambridge next autumn. W. J. RAMSAY writes cheerfully from Marlborough. He is enjoying chemistry but finds that in most subjects he is going over work which he has done before. He is in the school choir. D. S. BELL is enjoying himself very much at Bradfield, although he doesn’t greatly care for the many runs he has to go for. R. W. J. PARRY had collected eleven O Levels several months before his 15th birthday so he should have plenty of time to make use of the many specialist courses that Eton has to offer. S. H. LACEY is Captain of the Under 14 Rugger team at Radley. P. A. ELLIS is playing for the Wellington Colts. We congratulate J. J. A. CLARKE on his engagement to Miss Rosemary Hill. S. J. C. MILLS is in his junior house team at Eton. He had the misfortune to break a finger in one match but this has not deterred him as he has won the Harmsworth Prize for Junior Art. Congratulations to him on winning this award in his first term at Eton. T. H. P. PENTON has been at a crammer since he left Eton in order to get an A Level in Russian. He has not yet got a University place but hopes he may get into University College Oxford or, failing this, go to Durham. P. W. ATKINSON has left Kenya for good and is going to train as a nurse. C. W. CULLEN is at Exeter University. We congratulate R. L. WATSON on getting a Music Exhibition at Haileybury where he went in September. He has been playing for the Yearlings at rugger. D. A. FANSHAWE recently hitch-hiked to the Holy Land. He has described his experiences with camels on an I.T.V. programme. C. R. LAIRD, now a midshipman having passed out of Dartmouth 8th out of 202, is serving in a coastal surveying vessel in the North Sea. G. H. S. BAILEY writes cheerfully from Radley. He doesn’t find the work too taxing. A. T. McNEILE is much enjoying himself at Westminster. A recent essay on mathematics earnt him a special distinction and was shown to the Headmaster. M. E. NAPIER finds Glenalmond much to his liking. He has been watching salmon jumping in the River Almond and was introduced to the Queen Mother when she visited the School to open the new swimming bath. He tells us that the Reverend A. Brown preached there this term. A. J. B. CLARK spent a most interesting summer holiday, first of all in France where he visited the Chateau country and then in Romania. His brother KEVIN is now at Trinity College, Dublin. DOCTOR J. H. S. PECK is Paediatric and Medical Registrar at Chichester Hospital. He spent his holiday ocean racing and sailed from Yarmouth to the north coast of Spain. He has met Mrs. HARRIS (Miss Wright) who is also working at the same hospital. G. S. MELVILLE now down from Cambridge and having spent sometime abroad has been teaching for a term at Heatherdown. C. S. C. S. CLARK and R. J. D. HAZELL have been awarded Harmsworth Exhibitions in the Inner Temple. THE REVEREND J. E. BURRIDGE is leaving Swaffham to become the vicar of St. Andrew’s, Ham, Surrey. We congratulate F. M. PIPER on winning an Exhibition in Modern Languages at Magdalene College, Oxford, and A. W. EVANS on winning a Choral Scholarship at Caius College, Cambridge. We congratulate K. M. PAYNE and H. D. M. FLETCHER on their engagements. A. P. NAPIER is at Imperial College, London University.

EASTER TERM 1967

EDITORIAL It is a long time since the weather has had a mention in the editorial but it has been so good that it thoroughly deserves one and an honourable one at that. We had only two afternoons when rain was too heavy for rugger and daffodils were out in the garden at the end of February. In fact daffodils on the lawn have been blooming splendidly for over a month, no heavy rain to batter them down and plenty of sunshine. Boys have taken full advantage of the better weather and outdoor games have been much in favour in the evenings since the time change, golf in particular having been very popular. We are still waiting for the final details of the reorganised Common Entrance examination but it seems that Science is bound to have a place in it. We are increasing the number of Science lessons so as to be ready for this. Reluctantly, we are reducing drastically the size of our Greek set. Whereas a lot of boys took Greek in Common Entrance, it will now only be taken by boys in or near the scholarship set. This is rather sad but we mast move with the times.

SCHOOL NOTES

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Russell on the birth of their son, Anthony. Miss Nairn, who died last year, left the school a sum of money to be invested and to provide each year the Alexander Nairn Prize for the appreciation of poetry. Miss Nairn will be remembered with affection by a large number of Old Boys whom she helped to entertain when she lived with her brother, Canon Nairn, in the Cloisters.

We are glad to say that the Amenities Fund has been able to provide some more armchairs for the Library and some timpani for the orchestra. We have been seeking timpani for some years and we are grateful to Mr. McWilliam who has brought the hunt to a successful conclusion. We congratulate F. J. R. Grier on being awarded a silver medal by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

We are most grateful to the Petersens who have sent us a cheque for the Amenities Fund. Plans are afoot to increase the staff accommodation. One possibility being investigated at the moment is to raise the roof of the gym. If this turns out to be possible the gym will be vastly more useful, being much higher than before and there will be two or three flats above it.

The Queen has recently given permission for boys to go for runs in the private park. This means that there is no danger of criminals on their way to Datchet Bridge being involved in traffic accidents.

Congratulations to G. P. Williams on winning a music scholarship to King’s School, Canterbury.

Plans are afoot to raise the floor of the dining room so that trolleys can be wheeled through from the kitchen and pantry. Our architects advise us that this is a feasible scheme and we shall not suffer from claustrophobia. It is probable that the work will be carried out in the summer holidays.

We are most grateful to the Spicers who have given us some splendid new music stands and to the Ollivants for some valuable equipment for the Science Room.

DIARY Friday, 20th January. Supers and choristers returned. Wednesday, 25th January. St. Paul. At Evensong the service was Basil Harwood in A flat and the anthem Beati quorum via integra est by Stanford. Friday, 3rd February. Voice Trial. T. D. G. Harland and P. G. Torrington were elected choristerships. Saturday, 4th February. We played our first rugger matches of the season. Wednesday, 8th February. Ash Wednesday. At Mattins the choir sang the Benedicite by C. H. Lloyd in B flat. At Evensong they sang Richard Farrant’s High Service and Tallis’ Litany in procession. Saturday, 11th February. Mr. Pritchard gave a talk and showed slides on Round the World. Friday, 17th February. Lt. Commander Sturgeon lectured the School on the Navy and showed a film. Saturday, 18th February. The school saw some films by London Transport. Monday, 20th February. Common Entrance began. Sunday, 5th March. A large number of parents and dayboys attended the School Service in the Nave. The Dean was the preacher. The Choir sang Francis Jackson’s Benedicite in G and the Benedictus from Thomas Hunt’s Short Service. Wednesday, 8th March. Our match with Scaitcliffe was cancelled as we have a few cases of Mumps. Wednesday, 15th March. We played our final match this term against Sunningdale. Alas, our leading forwards were away doing exams. Saturday, 18th March. G. W. G. Abel, M. C. Bailey, R. P. Barker-Harland, R. A. Cawley, P. E. Lindsell, B. D. Newland, J. S. Ollivant, J. H. Stuart-Smith, and R. M. D. Thomson were confirmed by The Right Reverend R. O. Hall, formerly Bishop of Hong Kong. Sunday, 19th March. Palm Sunday. At the morning service the choir sang Hosanna to the son of David by Thomas Weelkes. Saturday, 25th March. The set plays were given in the afternoon. Sunday, 26th March. Easter Day. The Queen and several members of the Royal family came to Mattins. The choir sang Vaughan-Williams’ Te Deum in F and Doctor Campbell’s Jubilate in B flat. At Evensong the service was Stanford in A and the anthem Haec dies by William Byrd. Monday, 21st March. Easter Monday. The annual Golf match against the staff was played in the afternoon. Wednesday, 29th March. The 100 Questions exam took place in the morning and the Beginners’ Concert was given in the evening. Thursday, 30th March. The poetry exam was held in the morning and Mark Reading after luncheon. Friday, 31st March. Choristers and supers went home. For the first time for very many years the supers and choristers are having exactly the same holidays.

SCHOOL LEADERS Head Prefect: Ollivant, J. Prefects: Bailey, M. Thomson Lindsell Set Leaders: Spicer; Barker-Harland; Abel; Bourne; Neal Deputees: Stuart-Smith; Jackson, W.; Captain of Rugger: Bailey, M. Vice-Captain of Rugger: Ollivant, J.

SALVETE Chorister: I. D. Nisbet Super: A. E. McClintock Day Boy: P. D. Dufour

VALETE

J. S. Ollivant.—Came September, 1962. 1st XI Cricket, 1st XI Soccer, Vice-Captain, 1st XV Rugger, Captain Swimming Team. Actor, Librarian, Secretary of Debating Society and Stamp Club. Cross bearer. Head Prefect. He is going to Eton.

R. A. Cawley.—Came September, 1962. Secretary Printing Club. He is going to Eton.

P. E. Lindsell.—Came May, 1962. 2nd XI Cricket, 2nd XI Soccer, 1st XV Rugger. Actor, Librarian, Prefect. He is going to Radley.

N. A. A. Spicer.—Came September, 1961. Leader of Orchestra. Librarian, Actor, Chorister. Set Leader. He is going to Eton.

T. D. Neal—Came September, 1962. 1st XV Rugger. Stage Carpenter. Set Leader. He is going to Eton.

PRIZES

100 Questions Prize J. S. Ollivant The Wilkinson Greek Prize J. S. Ollivant The Nelson Prize J. S. Ollivant The Squash Cup was won by Bailey, M.

SET PLAYS The Set Plays were given on the afternoon of March 25th, and the winners of the Corbett Trophy were Revenge who presented a most polished play dealing with the follies of the secret service. J. S. Ollivant is to be congratulated on writing a playlet which, with a good plot, contained some most amusing lines. He himself gave a good performance as the master spy and he was most ably supported by Burrows, whose playing of the Minister’s wife was quite outstanding. It was a shade unfortunate that the last line of the play was not delivered with sufficient emphasis and left the audience wondering if there was more to come.

Williams was the author-producer of the Victory play. It was crisply done but there were many unexplained loopholes in the plot which could well have been sealed by the inclusion of another scene. The final line was the best of the afternoon and should serve as a model for future years.

Thomson’s play, for Vindictive, about the murderous parson had a nice plot but some of the lines were difficult to hear and the play needed a bit more dialogue. The curtain went to and fro with bewildering frequency and left the audience breathless.

Chance had written and produced the Rodney set play and it was perhaps a pity that he didn’t have much assistance from some of the more senior members of the set. The story was probably a good one, but it was not easy to follow and there were mistakes in production that made it difficult for the audience to see what was going on. Chance himself gave a very good performance —special mention must be made of Rissik’s policeman.

RUGBY FOOTBALL, 1967

With only a short time to prepare before the first match the task of moulding the team together appeared a formidable one. How well they worked and how much was achieved is reflected in the fact that we scored 115 points during the season compared with 37 points scored against us.

Bailey, M., playing at scrum-half, was this year’s captain. He has been in the XV for three years now. He puts a lot into his game and his personal courage is considerable and an example to the team. Ollivant, J., vice-captain, was fly-half. He showed himself the strong and enterprising runner and a great deal of the team’s success was based on his fine play. Barker-Harland, inside-centre, provided a useful second attack with his fine turn of speed. Burrows, outside-centre, is a promising young player and a brave tackier. Holman and Trollope were the wings. Both are quite fast. Trollope has an excellent natural swerve and Holman is very enterprising with the ball. McHarg, a newcomer, played at full-back; this was not really a position suited to his talents but he filled it well.

The forwards took some time to settle. The front row of Lindsell, right-prop, Stuart-Smith, loose-head and Ellis, hooker, got well under their opposition in the tight and were always well up in the loose, especially Lindsell, whose determination won him the ball many times. The other two developed well during the season and look promising. Jackson, W., enjoyed himself as lock-forward and was a steady, reliable player in all departments. Thomson, the other lock-forward, made a fine effort and was especially good in the line-outs. The player responsible for holding the scrum together and for leading it was Abel. His voice kept the forwards up to the mark and his determination was rock-like. He was also the catcher and had a very fair degree of success. Neal and Anderson were the wing forwards. Both did well in the loose although Neal sometimes appeared bewildered at the set-pieces. Anderson always seemed to be where the ball was and showed himself to be a determined player.

The following also played:—Bourne, Bain, D., and Hadow. Colours were awarded to Bailey, M., Ollivant, J., Abel, Anderson, Barker-Harland, Jackson, W., Lindsell and Thomson.

RESULTS OF MATCHES FIRST FIFTEEN Woodcote House Home Won 20-5 Lambrook 2nd Home Won 39-3 Scaitcliffe Away Won 15-11 Heatherdown Away Won 13-5 Sunningdale Home Won 13-3 Stubbington House Away Lost 3-5 Heatherdown Home Won 12-0 Sunningdale Away Lost 0-5

RAILWAY CLUB Once again thanks to the kindness of the Line Manager at Slough several members were able to visit the Panel Box at the station. Here, by means of turning and pressing buttons they could set routes for various trains several miles distant without actually seeing them. A wonderful feeling of power indeed! This was a great contrast to operating heavy signal levers in the Windsor and Eton signal box, which all members visited in the beginning of March; they also saw how the driving cab of an electric train worked and, without the fear of a heavy fine, pulled the communication cord.

In February a London Transport film operator, sacrificing part of his week-end, very generously gave a most interesting show on London and its railways, which all the boarders and some dayboys saw and enjoyed immensely. In the early part of the term many of the Club were privileged to see at Windsor station what may well be the last main line steam locomotive to visit the terminus. Fortunately, this express was in immaculate condition for these days.

LIBRARY A record number of new books have been obtained this term, partly through the generosity of Mr. Spicer, who very kindly presented the library with no less than seven historical novels, six of them by Ronald Welch dealing with the saga of the Carey family from 1640 to 1850. These make excellent reading besides providing a sound historical background. Other new books include works by Conan Doyle, always a highly popular author, "76 Short Stories", "The Sign of Four" and "The Lost World", besides a vintage favourite, "Helen's Babies", which has a long waiting list.

Ollivant, J., Lindsell and Spicer have been most conscientious Librarians and I am most grateful to them for what they have done. To the other three equally effective ones—Bailey, M., Simpson and Bourne will be added a further three.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

On March 22nd fourteen members of this Society who will not be here next Easter term were able to visit some of the historical treasures at Greenwich on a day’s expedition.

During the four hours which were available to us we managed to see part of the National Maritime Museum, the "Cutty Sark", Flamsteed House, the Royal Naval Hospital chapel and banqueting hall and, during lunch, some of the varied traffic which uses the Thames.

Members, I think, were most impressed in the Museum by the extent, variety and detail of the many models on display though they exhibited interest in the Nelson relics and were fascinated by the old hand-made clocks, besides gazing in awe at many of the large paintings and portraits. From the Museum we moved on to the river side where we had lunch; fortified by this, and by bottles of Coke, we felt ready to tackle the next item—the "Cutty Sark". The cramped and sparse conditions besides the sundry exhibits on view gave one a very fair account of what life at sea must have been like a hundred years ago. Here also comparisons could be made with Sir Francis Chichester's voyage following the same route as the clipper.

Flamsteed House above Greenwich was our next port of call. This was the home of the first Astronomer Royal and on display were several types of early telescopes. Just outside we gazed at longtitude O—the actual Greenwich Meridian, feeling very much in the centre of things! Lastly to the Naval Hospital where, in the Wren-inspired chapel, we found a link with St. George's and were impressed by all that we saw, and to round off the visit a quick look (time was now running out) at the Painted Hall, where the Board of Admiralty banquets are held, and its superb ceiling at which we gazed in admiration. Then back to the station and a little over an hour later a tired, but nevertheless satisfied party, revelling in all that they had seen and experienced, arrived back at Windsor.

GOLF The fair weather attracted rather more golfers this term and with further sets of School clubs available the course was used a good deal. Two matches were played; one against Woodcote House which we lost 4 and 2 and the other against the staff, when seven matches were won and one halved. Ollivant, the Captain, Fovargue and Barker-Harland were the outstanding players but Barker-Harland gets worried in matches and fails to produce his best. The finalists in the knock-out competition were Trollope and Ollivant, the former having rather unexpectedly beaten both Barker-Harland and Bailey, M. In the final, which was watched by the whole school, Ollivant was victorious by 3 and 2. At the end of the term, the course was enlarged to nine holes but this is only possible when other games are over for the term.

BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER Billiards and Snooker competitions were very popular this term. Jackson, W., emerged as an outstanding player and winner of both competitions.

CONCERT The Beginners’ Concert was given on the evening of March 29th, before a surprisingly large audience. It was the first time that both the First and Second Orchestras have appeared at a School concert and Mr. McWilliam is to be congratulated on having aroused so much enthusiasm for music as to make this possible.

Several items stand out. Spicer’s violin playing was the best we have had for several years, Ollivant, A.’s piano playing shows tremendous promise, Bailey, M., demonstrated how much a hard-working and sensible boy achieves in only two term’s tuition. The senior supers’ singing showed how well boys respond to a tuneful song, while Morgan on the trombone was the star attraction of the whole evening. How one so small could get the slide out to its full range is somewhat of a mystery but he managed it admirably.

OLD BOYS’ NEWS

J. M. ASHBY got 5 ‘O’ Levels last summer and is now taking German and French at ‘A’ Level. During last summer he spent three weeks in Vienna. A. J. PETERSEN has found several boys from local schools at Beke Place. He finds that he has to work extremely hard there. J. FANSHAWE does a great deal of running at Winchester and has stroked his junior house four. He sings bass in the chapel choir and plays the flute in the school orchestra. He is also a member of the town music society. He has shot for the school B team in the Country Life Competition, this while being left-handed. He has taken up German and finds himself in the same set as Powell-Jones. The latter has been boxing for Winchester with some success. T. H. P. PENTON is going to Durham University in the autumn. C. R. STERICKER came over from Wellington recently. He is much enjoying himself there. We congratulate H. D. M. FLETCHER who was married to Miss Josceline Phillimore on January 14th in the Temple Church. M. E. NAPIER continues to write very enthusiastically from Gordonstoun. He is particularly enjoying the new heated swimming bath and the carpentry shop. With bitter memories of the top of the gym here he reports that the Gordonstoun one is beautifully warm. A splendid picture of him appeared in the national press in connection with the Queen Mother’s visit to Gordonstoun. A. D. H. McCULLOUGH and his wife seem to be settling well in Sydney. He has found a great deal of work both teaching the clarinet and performing. P. G. T. LEWIS is teaching in America for a year and he very much enjoys his holidays which he spends out in the wilds in the backwoods of Maine with plenty of skating and ski- ing. He has much enjoyed visits to Boston, New York and Quebec. E. H. M. LETCHWORTH is leaving Sherborne at the end of the summer, having passed into the Navy. He is in the school athletic team as a javelin thrower. G. A. KIDNER has been appointed Deputy Traffic Commissioner to the Eastern Traffic Area. P. A. ELLIS was Captain of the Colts Cross Country team at Wellington.

SUMMER TERM 1967

EDITORIAL We are glad to be able to report another reasonably successful term. By the end of May we were all nearly desperate; rain, rain and showers between, little cricket and signs that boys were beginning to feel cooped up. When June came, however, all was transformed; the sun shone almost unceasingly for the rest of the term. We had lots of bathing and cricket was a pleasure to play and watch.

Common Entrance went smoothly enough without failures and we were cheered by the successes of Thomson and Ollivant.

The sick rooms were untenanted throughout the term and the boys went home looking remarkably fit. In view of the heat we were all quite glad that school holidays had been moved forward but the early return in September is viewed with some misgiving. Worse will be the return for the Summer Term in mid-April when snow may well stop play.

SCHOOL NOTES

In the Art exhibition organised by Satips, J. S. Ollivant won a second prize while the entries of F. J. R. Grier, J. R. S. Aston and W. B. Bowditch were highly commended.

We congratulate J. S. Ollivant on being placed 12th on the Eton List and R. M. D. Thomson on winning the Winchester Music Exhibition.

We are very grateful to the Lindsells who have given a most generous subscription to the Amenities Fund.

Our congratulations to Canon and Mrs. Hawkins, who celebrated their Golden Wedding on the 4th June.

We were sorry to say good-bye at the end of the summer to Mr. McWilliam and Mr. Addison. Mr. McWilliam has been here for eight years. For most of this time he was Assistant Organist, but during the last year or two he has been teaching the top forms Maths as well as organising the music. He will be remembered by all who have been here in his time as a first- rate teacher of mathematics and music as well as a kindly friend of boys and staff and was always prepared to put himself out for the convenience of other people. For the last year or so he has been writing and producing the School Play and in this and many other fields he will be very sadly missed. He is going to Winchester as Assistant Organist.

Mr. Addison came here for a year after leaving Bedford and before going to Reading University. He has identified himself on all sides of school life and we are very sorry to bid him farewell.

In the end of term exams, 1st classes were gained by Willink and Stuart-Smith, M. There were 14 2nd classes and two failures. We are most grateful to R. M. H. Bourne for his leaving present of three new bows.

We are very grateful to Mr. Addison who has given us a splendid set of boys’ golf clubs. SCHOOL LEADERS Head Boy: M. C. Bailey Prefects: Thomson, Abel, Barker-Harland Set Leaders: Jackson, W., Stuart-Smith, J., Bourne, Grier, Simpson and McHarg Head Chorister: Jackson, W. Head of Decani: Barker-Harland Captain of Cricket: Bailey, M. Vice-Captain of Cricket: Fovargue Captain of Swimming: Anderson

SALVETE Chorister: G. C. Mosley Supers: T. D. G. Harland G. P. L. Holliday M. Stuart-Smith Day Boys: M. M. Neal J. R. Walter

VALETE

M, C. Bailey—Came January, 1962. Captain 1st XI Cricket. Captain 1st XV Rugger. 1st XI Soccer. Swimming Team. Librarian. Stage Carpenter. Cross Bearer. Head Boy. He is going to Stowe.

G. W. G. Abel-—Came January, 1963. Captain 2nd XI Cricket. 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XI Soccer. Actor. Orchestra. Cross Bearer. Prefect. He is going to Sherborne.

R. M. D. Thomson—Came January, 1963. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XV Rugger. 2nd XI Soccer, Swimming Team. Orchestra. Actor. Chorister. Prefect. He has won a Music Exhibition to Winchester.

R. P. Barker-Harland.—Came May, 1962. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XV Rugger. 1st XI Soccer. Swimming Team. Orchestra. Secretary Stamp Club. Prefect. Chorister. He is going to Uppingham.

W. T. P. Jackson.—Came May, 1963. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XV Rugger. 1st XI Soccer. Conductor of Orchestra. Set Leader. Head Chorister. He is going to Bootham.

R. H. L. Bourne.—Came September, 1962. 2nd XI Cricket. 1st XV Rugger. Librarian. Cross Bearer. Set Leader. He is going to Eton.

J. R. S. Aston.—Came September, 1963. 1st XI Cricket. 2nd XV Rugger. 2nd XI Soccer. He is going to a Crammer, on route for Marlborough.

PRIZES Form: Kepthorne Neatness: Dean’s Scripture 1 Thomson Bain, D. Grier 2a Bailey, M. Barker-Harland Barker-Harland 2b King Burrows Trollope 3a Willink Rowe Willink 3b Birch Reynardson Lane Holtom, J. 4 West, P. Francis Goodden 5 Stuart-Smith, M. Edwards Stuart-Smith, M.

Robin Williams Reading Prize Aitken Alexander Nairne Prize McHarg Walter Parratt Prize for Music Williams Craxton Cup Grier Waif or d Davies Choir Prize Jackson Strings Prize Thomson Carver French Prize Thomson Hayes Prize for Music Grier The Nelson Prize Bailey, M. 100 Questions Prize Abel and Stuart-Smith, J. Cricketer of the Year Bailey, M. Fielding Cup Bailey, M. Gardening Prizes Cole, C., Cole, D. Junior Gardening Prizes Chance, Minter Archery Cup Hadow Miss Towers’ Art Prizes Hamilton, Holtom, J. Exams Prize Willink Geography Bourne Set Competition Rodney

Below are the results of the recent Associated Board Music Exams:

Piano 150 Grade VII Grier 133 Distinction Grade VI Thomson 109 Pass Grade VI Williams 120 Merit Grade V Newland 100 Pass

Piano Duet Middle Division Grier and Williams 127 Merit

Cello Grade IV Davies 126 Merit

Clarinet Grade III Trollope 115 Pass Grade III Price 107 Pass

Flute Grade III Fovargue 130 Distinction

Horn Grade IV Stuart-Smith 121 Merit

DIARY Friday, April 28th. Supers returned. Monday, May 1st. St. Philip and St. James. The Eucharist was sung to William Byrd’s setting to four voices. At Evensong the service was Walmisley in D. minor and the anthem Sing Joyfully by William Byrd. Tuesday, May 2nd. The choir sang at a Memorial Service for the late Sir Benjamin Ryecroft. Thursday, May 4th. Ascension Day. The whole school went to Mattins and the choir sang S. W. Sumsions Te Deum in G. At Evensong the service was Wood in D., and the anthem, Psallite Domino by William Byrd. Saturday, May 6th. Evensong was sung by the affiliated choirs of Church Music. Thursday, May 11th. About half the school went to the Horse Show. Saturday, May 13th. The whole school went to the Horse Show in the afternoon and boys who would be leaving before this time next year went to the floodlit session in the evening. We are most grateful to the committee of the Horse Show for making this possible. Sunday, May 14th. Whit Sunday. At Mattins the choir sang Te Deum by William Boyce and at Evensong the service was Harris in A. minor and the anthem Dum Complerentur by Palestrina. Saturday, May 20th. The Friends’ Festival. Representatives of Eton were present at Evensong which was the eve of the Obit of Henry VI. Wednesday, May 24th. Our match with Heatherdown had to be scratched as it had rained more or less continuously for several days. Saturday, May 21th. Cricket was quite impossible owing to the sodden state of the ground and our match with the Manor had to be cancelled. Wednesday, May 31st. We were at last able to start cricket matches, welcoming two teams from Lambrook here. Monday, June 5th. Canon and Mrs. Hawkins gave a party in the garden to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Saturday, June 10th. The choir sang at the wedding of Mr. Nicolas Bentley and Miss Caroline Board. Monday, June 19th. Garter Service took place during the afternoon. The Supers occupied their usual pitch in Lower Ward. The choir sang the Te Deum from Thomas Hunt’s short service and the anthem How lovely is Thy dwelling place by Brahms. Saturday, June 24th. St. John the Baptist. At Evensong the service was Stanford in F. and the anthem This is the record of John by Orlando Gibbons. Sunday, June 23th. Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, from many European countries attended Mattins and were afterwards entertained in the Chapter Library. Wednesday, June 28th. The sports were held in the afternoon and there was a party for parents in the evening. Monday, July 3rd. Mr. Pocock, our local H.M.I., spent the day here. Tuesday, July 4th. Mr. John Wilson, the Associated Board’s examiner, spent most of the day here examining music pupils. Thursday, July 6th. G. W. M. Chance brought a team of Etonian Old Boys to play the School in the afternoon. Saturday, July 8th. The Old Boys’ Club’s A.G.M. was held in the afternoon. After tea a large number of Old Boys came to chapel when the service was Walmisley in D. Minor and the anthem Blessed be the God and Father by Woesley. The Diamond Jubilee Dinner of the Old Boys’ Club was held in the Castle Hotel in the evening. Sunday, July 9th. The School Service was held in the morning. The Dean preached the sermon. The choir sang the Te Deum to William Childs’ setting in G. Monday, July 11th. The School Concert was given in the evening. Tuesday, July 18th. The Swimming Sports were held in the afternoon. Wednesday, July 19th. The 100 Questions exam was held in the morning. Thursday, July 20th. We were glad to welcome the Dean to Mark Reading which was held before luncheon. The poetry exam was conducted by Mr. Fewtrell after luncheon and before the departure of the day boys. Friday, July 21st. The Supers went home. Sunday, July 23rd. The choristers went home after Evensong.

CONCERT

This term’s concert was the last of a long series under the able direction of Mr. C. McWilliam, who with the aid of his excellent team of tutors maintained the usual high standard in both playing and accompanying. The concert began with some interesting Variations for orchestra by F. J. R. Grier, whose use of different instruments gave colour to the whole, though more violins would not have gone amiss. He also gave a competent performance of Bach’s C. Minor Prelude and Fugue for piano. There was some advanced piano playing from R. M. D. Thomson who also managed well with the difficult Allegro appassionato for cello by Saint-Saens—a promising musician. G. P. Williams maintained a lively performance of a Rumba Toccata by Harvey and, with Grier, a delightful duet by Faure inwhich the ensemble was good. Another effective duet was Walton’s Foxtrot, well played by W. T. P. Jackson and Grier. In the wind department there was some enchanting flute playing by Williams and M. E. F. Chance. J. H. Stuart-Smith, apart from the occasional skid, showed great promise with his horn playing. R. P. Barker-Harland gave a musicianly rendering of an Adagio from a Handel Sonata for violin. His intonation was good and he seems to have a good foundation in the art of string playing which should stand him in good stead for the future. D. B. Newland gave a good account of a cello Sonatine by Beethoven and already seems very much at ease with his instrument. The concert ended with some rousing singing by the Supers with a splendidly resourceful accompaniment by E. G. Kelway-Bamber.

CRICKET RETROSPECT, 1967

At the outset of the season we felt that our bowling attack would give a good account of itself, while our batting seemed, at its best, to be very fragile. When theory became practice, these surmises proved accurate; Thomson alone faced the bowling with confidence—a confidence not engendered by skill—and it was clear that a great deal of batting practice was needed. But May’s weather took the matter out of our hands, and a month later, during which time we played one match, our plight was no less resolved. We included batsman after batsman in the team, selected from an embarrassment of mediocrity, but, just when all effort seemed to have been wasted, a key was somewhere turned and runs began to flow.

Lambrook, Scaitcliffe and Heatherdown in early games were bowled out respectively for 46, 75 and 83; but all we could muster in reply was 26, 63 and 41. We appeared to be chasing targets that were moving ahead of us at the same speed. Sunningdale disposed of us cheaply in both games and so gave themselves plenty of time to make the runs, winning by seven wickets on their own ground and by nine at Windsor. It was against Woodcote House that the change came. Our bowlers got them out for 65 and, though we got to 53 for 4, we used 3 more wickets and another 35 agonising minutes before the winning hit was made in the last over. In the next game against Stubbington House our bowlers again gave us a reasonable target and we reached it with altogether more consistent and confident batting with five wickets in hand. It was in our last game, however, that we played our best cricket, even though we were eventually denied victory. Scaitcliffe batted laboriously against tight bowling but rather ragged fielding for over 100 minutes in scraping together 76. In the remaining 50 minutes we began uncertainly but at the half way stage were 25 for 2. Bailey, M., and Thomson then created a storm of runs and when Bailey was out caught at deep mid on, 12 runs were needed in eight minutes: Barker-Harland then played a very long maiden, and at the end of the final over we were three runs short.

Clearly what strength this side had lay in its bowling, and indeed only three bowlers were ever used in all its matches. Bailey, M., was the Shackleton of the trio, keeping one end bottled up; he bowled tightly with length and direction, only occasionally veering legward, and always doing enough with the ball to keep the batsman playing. Barker-Harland in shorter spells was fast and straight and with his rather slingy action did not always get up as much as might be expected: he was especially effective on the faster wickets of July. Fovargue flighted and spun his off-breaks with thought-fulness and skill and, though he did not cause acute embarrassment to good batsmen who watched him with care, he was death to the firm- footed and the wild; he bowled to his field, too, despite some peculiar settings in July, and with more support here would undoubtedly have had a bigger bag.

In the field Bailey, M., was head and shoulders above the rest; he must be the best fielder I have seen in 12 seasons at St. George’s and he brought off some remarkable catches with deceptive ease and aplomb. His restless energy should have been a great example to the rest of the side, whose throwing and fielding were sound enough if the ball came straight to them but who showed little inclination to anticipate or even move from their appointed position.

The batting at first was unbelievably bad, and from similar causes—a reluctance to move the feet or get behind the ball. Bailey, M., has a good repertoire of strokes but at first invariably picked on the wrong ball on which to practise them; in July, with more application, firmer wickets and the acquisition of a forward defensive technique, he looked a good player. Thomson pushed, deflected and steered the ball about, often with skill, but had a very bad patch when his head was parallel with and not behind the ball. Trollope looks good against faster bowling but slow stuff reveals his non-existent footwork. Fovargue would be a good bat if every ball could be cut; he plays this shot and a pull to mid-wicket well, but, unfortunately, not every ball can be dealt with by one or other of these strokes.

The 2nd XI, vigorously captained by Abel, had a rather more successful season and several boys who, perforce, made appearances in the 1st XI were clearly more at home in this side. In the juniors Gubbins is obviously a most promising, if at the moment impetuous, cricketer, who had considerable success in the various grades in which he played.

SWIMMING, 1967 This year the maximum recorded temperature of the swimming pool was 73°F on July 17th. The fine, warm weather has enabled us to make good use of the pool and of the 25 boys who had not passed their swimming test at the beginning of term 15 have now done so. Of those remaining only two are unable to swim a little. The School Swimming Sports were held on Tuesday, July 18th. The weather was overcast, but warm. New records for two junior events were set by Holford, J., and Lane. The results appear below. On Wednesday, July 19th, a Swimming Gala was held and proved to be an enormously popular success. The "funny hats" relay in particular was an event that will be long remembered. Two swimming matches were held this year. Anderson, this year’s Captain of Swimming, was awarded his colours. There were other good performances too, and the season can be looked upon as a successful one.

HOW TO SUCCEED AS A PARENT

A correspondent who obviously knows little of St. George’s parents, sends us the enclosed with apologies and entitles it:

HOW TO SUCCEED AS A PARENT This clothes list is pretty alarming! It says that his tie should be red; That’s a horrid old socialist colour I shall buy him a mauve one instead.

No sweets of his own, the poor darling. I’ll soon settle that one all right; I’ll send him a new pair of gumboots And stuff them with Turkish delight.

I think I shall write to the Matron To tell her he doesn’t eat fish And that eggs often cause acidosis And that salmon’s his favourite dish!

Is it too late to ring the Headmaster? No, it’s only eleven fifteen. I should just like some news of that spot on his nose And to know his veruca’s been seen.

There’s no need to ring the front door bell They’re somewhere around here I know. So you try their drawing room and bedroom And I’ll scout around down below.

OLD BOYS’ NEWS

OBITUARY We much regret to record the death of M. A. T. Doust, who was accidentally killed at Police Headquarters in Hong Kong. Michael was at St. George’s from 1945-1952. He played for the School at all games and got his colours at Rugger and Soccer, at which he was a notable goalkeeper. He won the Squash Cup and was a leading swimmer. He went on to Eastbourne and later did his National Service with the Intelligence Corps. Later on he joined the Hong Kong Police and, at the time of his death, held the rank of Inspector. We extend our sympathy to his parents and his young wife.

The following news comes to us about Etonian old boys: A. M. Russell-Scarr played for the XI at Lords. A. R. Perceval stroked the successful Eton boat at Henley. D. J. Bolton has got his "Second Boats". A. I. Morley- Fletcher and W. H. Proby are members of Pop. A. C. B. D'janoeff won the Latin reading prize in E. A. I. Morley-Fletcher took a leading part in the direction of The Seagull; C. J. Evans was also in the cast. J. M. Ellison has been awarded his Upper Sixpenny cricket cap. At the Music Circle concert, R. D. A. Boyle and M. L. F. Hayes played a Sonata for Two Pianos, composed by Boyle and N. A. A. Spicer is in the Second Orchestra. H. M. H-C. Borgnis is in the swimming team. P. W. V. Wilkes has played for Eton at golf. R. W. J. Parry has won a Greek declaration prize which was open to a select number of public schools. J. Leigh has been playing cricket for Select B. G. E. Ramsden and J. S. Ollivant both featured in the final in the lower boys’ pulling. The pair in which Ramsden rowed bow were the eventual winners. Ramsden later in the term won the First Summer Sculls, Ollivant finishing second. We congratulate Ollivant on getting a distinction in the trials.

D. M. DODWELL and N. B. B. HORNE visited the School during the Marlborough half- term. Dodwell is in the athletic team as a hurdler. P. A, ELLIS played for the Wellington Colts cricket side. P. E. LINDSELL is enjoying himself at Radley although he found the continual wet weather at the beginning of the term rather depressing. R. C. B. ODGERS left Rugby in April, after having been Head of his House and second Head of the School. He has been staying with a family in Germany and is going up to New College to read medicine. He hopes to go on a fishing trip to Scotland with A. J. B. LINDSELL. We congratulate A. DE R. DAVIS on his engagement to Miss Jean Thompson. He has left Aberdeen and is now working. G. J. O. DUNSTAN took his "A" Levels at Westminster last term. His family have moved to Surbiton and he has spent a great deal of time planning the garden. He took the part of Pooh Bah in the School production of The Mikado. He reports favourably on the other St. George’s boys at Westminster. W. H. N. WILKINSON and his wife returned from Turkey for good at the end of June. John is with the Second Tactical Air Force in Germany and Dick has just finished at Cambridge where he got a First in classics with distinction in archaeology. C. C. BOCHMANN has left Radley and is going to study composition in Paris with Madame Nadia Boulanger and he hopes to study the cello with Andre Navarra. He has had a number of works performed in various parts of the country including a suite for solo violin which has been played twice by Frederic Grinke. D. S. BELL has won the Junior Brass prize at Bradfield and R. L. WATSON has won the Junior Instrumental prize at Haileybury. J. E. H. McCULLOUGH has won a Boise Travelling Scholarship which will enable him to go to Paris to study sculpture, taking his wife with him. W. D. MARSLEN-WILSON got a 1st at the end of his first year at Oxford and J. H. HOLMES did the same thing at Cambridge. J. G. S. SUMMERHAYS represented Nairne and Morayshire at Athletics. He won the Hop, Skip and Jump, breaking the Gordonstoun record. A. E. PETERSEN has now passed Common Entrance and goes to Radley in September. T. N. TUNNARD is organist at Birmingham Cathedral as well as being Director of Music at King Edward's School, Birmingham. C. H. M. IRWIN is leaving Ardingley, where he has been on the staff for some time, to become Director of Music at Cranbrook School, Kent. A. J. B. LINDSELL is going to St. Andrew’s University in the autumn. V. H. P. HOUSE retired during the summer and is now living at The Old George, Cross Street, Coliton, Devon. We congratulate S. F. H. HOLMES on his marriage. J. EVERSHED made one or two appearances on the television on the Oxford University panel in the programme 'University Challenge'. J. T. P. CROWE is returning from Australia by easy stages. At one point during his travels he found himself sharing a hut with Sergeant Smith, whom he last met when the latter taught P.T. and Boxing here shortly after the war. THE REVEREND J. E. BURRIDGE is now Vicar of Ham Common, Surrey. THE REVEREND J. OWEN has left Repton and is now Chaplain at Nottingham University. J. M. K. WALKER is on the staff of 'The Gramophone' and his brother Douglas has just gone out to New Zealand to do a job in the wine trade. T. J. NEWSAM was in the Clifton 1st Cricket XI.

Many Old Boys visited the School at the time of the Old Boys’ Celebration. We were also glad to be visited by a large number of Etonian Old Boys. Others who have been to see us recently are J. M. Ashby, A. de R. Davis, D. M. DodweU, N. B. B. Home, R. J. F. Gillington, B. E. T. Gubbins, Capt. H. M. C. Havergal, R. C. B. Odgers, W. J. Ramsay, A. D. Rowe, R. L. Watson, R. Brooke, A. T. McNeile. G. E. ASHBY is working for Canada Dry. His brother, James, opened the batting once or twice for the Gresham's 1st XI. He expects to stay at school for another year. News reaches us of L. H. GODWIN. He was involved some years ago in a very serious motor accident in New Zealand and since then has not enjoyed the best of health. He is still living in Bourne¬mouth. We congratulate S. H. S. HOLMES on his marriage to Miss Robin Inkpen. The Diamond Jubilee of the Old Boys’ Club was celebrated in Windsor on Saturday, July 8th, 1967. This was a considerable event in the history of a fairly unique club. Consequently it is proposed to record the events of the Day in some detail both for the historical record and for the benefit of all those who were present or who, if absent, were surely there in spirit.

The Day opened with the Annual General Meeting in the School, at which about 40 Old Boys were present. The President was in the chair and at the Meeting Captain Malcolm Havergal was unanimously elected as President for the ensuing year. The usual sumptuous tea was kindly provided by the Headmaster and Mrs. Cleave, after which everyone proceeded to a special Choral Even song in the Chapel.

The service, specially arranged by the Dean and Chapter for the occasion, included the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Walmisley in D minor and the Anthem Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ by S. S. Wesley. At the end of Evensong a procession led by the Choir and Chapter moved down the Nave to the St. George’s Processional Hymn "God of Glory, King of Nations". Stations were made at the Urswick Chantry, where a thankful commemoration was made of Christopher Urswick, Benefactor of the Choristers, at the Memorial Window, where Sir Walter Parratt’s anthem As the whirlwind passeth was sung, and finally before the High Altar, where we gave thanks for all God’s mercies shown to the Choristers and to St. George’s School and prayed for their continuance.

In the evening about a hundred Old Boys and six distinguished guests attended the Diamond Jubilee Dinner at the Castle Hotel. The tables were decorated with vases of red roses; there was sumptuous fare, and the wines included Nuits St. Georges. Before proposing the Loyal Toast, Walter Ellison, the retiring President, read out a message of humble duty and greetings sent to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty’s gracious reply. The toast of the Old Boys’ Club was proposed by Canon E. F. Carpenter, Archdeacon of Westminster, deputising for the Dean of Westminster, and replied to by Walter Ellison. During his speech he paid tribute to Dick Latham, the Hon. Secretary, for all his hard work in organising this memorable occasion and to his wife Sylvia to whom, as acting unpaid assistant Hon. Secretary, the Club owed so much. On behalf of the Club he handed to Dick a handmade brooch of silver and moonstones as a gift for Sylvia. The health of the guests, namely Canon Carpenter, Sir E. Hakewill-Smith, Governor of the Military Knights, Mr. J. H. L. Lambart, Vice Provost of Eton, Sir William Harris, Canon Fisher and Dr. Sydney Campbell, was proposed by David Symington and replied to by Mr. Lambart. Finally, Gerald Edwards, the Founder of the Club, who at the age of 82 had flown from his farm in Kenya specially to attend the day’s celebrations, proposed the toast of St. George's School and told us about the early days of the Club and the help he had received in founding it from Mr. Deane and Mr. Fowler.

Members of the Club were present representing the school’s pupils between 1893-1962.

25 Years Ago

Those of you who read the Editorial of the School Magazine of 1989–1990 will remember that it bemoaned the “dearth of contributors to the magazine, particularly from members of staff, despite several impassioned pleas from the editor who feels, now, more like an author. So now, a general plea to all subscribers: if you are proud of your work, on whichever side of the teacher's desk it may be, please write and tell us about it.”

Quite unashamedly, I repeat these paragraphs almost unaltered from last year’s edition if only to see if somebody will read them and respond! There must be the suspicion that the gap in the school archives between 1990 and the Magazine of 1996-97 is a reflection of there having been a straw and camel’s back moment soon after those words were written. It would be good to be proved wrong in this. If you possess magazines for any of the years between 1990 and 1996 please will you allow the Editor to have sight of a copy? We will happily then publish a bumper issue of 25 years ago in future editions of the Chronicle.

To fill the gap it seemed a suitable moment, unplanned as it is, to turn this Chronicle back into a form of its Magazine predecessors and bring the readership up to date with events in the school this academic year.

The current year

I very much hope that you will enjoy reading about the many activities in which the children have been involved and also of their achievements over the current academic year. It has certainly been a very successful year in so many areas of school life and the pictures speak volumes for the children’s enthusiasm for and commitment to their school. It is always quite amazing when one looks back over a year’s events just to see how much we achieve as a school. Within the school community there are, of course, many key groups of people; pupils, staff, parents and extended families who all play such an important part in the wider life of this very special place. We have enjoyed tremendous successes on the sports field, on the netball court and in the pool; our musicians have performed with great aplomb both in this country and overseas; the pupils have travelled even further to experience a fantastic range of events and activities that so enrich their learning and we have enjoyed welcoming many exciting visitors into the school. So, to each and every pupil a huge thank you for everything that you have contributed this year and many congratulations on all your individual and collective achievements. To all my colleagues, teachers, teaching assistants, administrative and support staff, a very big thank you for all that you have done to help achieve this success and finally, to the parent body, for your support, encouragement and enthusiasm which is so crucial to the continuing success of St George’s. Chris McDade Head Master Michaelmas Term 2016

Reception: Breakfast with Dad The School day starts early at St George’s with the Choristers hard at work from 7am practising their instruments. The youngest children in the school are not far behind them arriving not that much later. Given this, Breakfast with Dad mornings prove very popular: croissants and bacon rolls were on the menu! Some of the dads showed their Lego master building skills!!

Nursery’s squeaking pips The School enjoys the Dean and Canons’ generosity in being able to use the Chapter Garden for play-time and for learning, the latter much aided by the Association’s generosity in funding the outdoor classroom in 2014. Here, the Nursery children are enjoying gathering apples from the garden and making delicious apple juice with them. In years to come they will doubtless ask themselves what it is that makes the apples fall from the tree! Year 1 visits the Castle

One of our most unusual resources for teaching and learning is having the largest inhabited castle in the world on our doorstep. Year 1 visited Moat Room and State Apartments, and learned what was needed in order to prepare a banquet for a royal visit.

A quick visit to inspect the guard on the parade ground was, of course, a photocall that could not be put off! The Egyptians come to town

Year 3 studied the ancient Egyptians in the Michaelmas term and rounded off their lessons with an Egyptian Day. An Egyptian banquet was prepared and consumed, and masks and cosmetic concoctions made, which were gamely displayed by their teachers. In the spirit of groan-worthy prep- school humour it is important to note that some glamorous ‘mummies’ were there helping out.

Back to our roots

A picture hangs behind the door of the Victoria showing the room as it was at the turn of the 20th century when three lessons at once would take place there. Today’s Year 4, as part of their History studies, visited the Victorian classroom at Guildford Museum. Although the full range of discipline was not on offer, the children were nevertheless glad to get back to St George’s and kinder teachers!

Years 5 & 6

In Maths, Year 5 children investigated different number scripts and used reasoning skills to help develop their problem solving abilities before moving on to cryptography! The Year 6s visited the Winchester Science centre and carried out practical experiments to put their learning into context. Year 7 As part of their continuing Personal, Social, Health & Community Education programme, the Year 7s had a Leadership and Team Building Day. Their camouflage came in handy for the Battlefield Live activity, following which they canoed back to school from Bray Lake.

It’s Christmas!

Proving that their time at St George’s has left them with good table manners at the very least, Year 8 celebrated the end of term with a pre-Christmas dinner in the dining room Annexe.

Whilst Father Christmas did not make an appearance at this event, staff and children had a wonderful time.

An Old Boy returns

We welcomed David Watson back to St George’s when he visited the school as part of his 80th birthday celebrations.

David was a pupil in 1946 when King George VI graciously permitted the school to use Home Park Private as playing fields.

It was good to be able to find him on the walls where copies of pictures restored thanks to the generosity of former pupils hang.

Fundraising for the wider community

St George’s takes educating children on one’s wider responsibilities seriously, but fun is important too. Everyone loved eating cake on our Macmillan Coffee Morning and we raised £1005. We also raised £490 in this years’ Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, and some of our teachers raised a staggering £1400 for the Movember charity.

House Talent Competition

The main House event this term was ‘St George’s Got Talent’, raising money for this year’s chosen charity, School in a Bag, which supports underprivileged children throughout the world. The contestants showed an astonishing variety of abilities, including magic, dancing, music, gymnastics and acting. The winners were Madeleine for her amazing gymnastics display, Ben for his hilarious Elvis impression, and Isabelle, Harry and Max for their hula-hoop performance.

Christmas at St George’s

Christmas is one of the busiest times of year in any school, but this is all the more so at St George’s. We enjoyed our Christmas Dinner when Father Christmas did put in an appearance, and Nativity productions were put on by the Nursery, Reception, Lower School and Years 3-5. As ever, the Choristers had a full programme of services during the stay on which was most successful.

Sports

During the Michaelmas Term, our boys and girls have competed in over 200 matches on Wednesdays and Fridays with every pupil in Year 2 – 8 representing the school in football, hockey, netball or all three! Particular highlights came in the form of the U 13 football team winning the St Neot’s Prep Schools Tournament and qualifying for the IAPS National Sixes Finals at Repton where they finished 8th in the country.

The Colts A football team were similarly impressive, having won the Holme Grange tournament, the Dolphin tournament and in winning all 10 of their Wednesday matches this term. Our netball and hockey teams have also enjoyed fantastic seasons, winning almost 70% of their matches in both sports combined.

Our swimmers have also been busy taking part in galas at Hurst Lodge, York House and St Piran’s. The number of children competing so well for their houses at the recent Eton gala was a pleasure to see. Sport is going from strength to strength at St George’s! Music and Performing Arts

It was an actions packed term for things musical with a Mass, Chapel Concert, Evening Concerts, Drop-in Music, a Tour to Poland, singing at the Cadogan Hall, a Christmas Cantata and a Carol Service to name but a few of the incredible musical events that were squeezed into the diary. Added to this array of performances we have had great fun discovering some of the things we can do with our new recording studio and iMac lab, not to mention our new fleet of Yamaha grand pianos! The varying ensembles that rehearse and perform increased during the term to include a new brass group and Music Theatre choir, both with great results. The Chamber Choir was very busy:the tour to Poland was a great triumph, taking up most of the first half of the term with rehearsals and a pre-tour concert. They then started working with the Supers’ Choir towards the repertoire for the Children’s Trust Christmas Concert at the Cadogan Hall. Once over, they were straight on to the music for the Carol Service.

Busier still were the Choristers! They started the term by singing amongst a wealth of classic cars for the Concours d’Elegance, performed a new setting of Binyon’s evocative poem For the Fallen by year 8 chorister Zach Roberts, and ended by singing for a glorious Festivo in St George’s Chapel, and The Story of Christmas at St George’s Hanover Square.

The Rochester Quiz

The Rochester Quiz is held annually between those Choir Schools brave enough to face the challenge. Choristers Zach, Felix, Nicholas and Elliot, finished in joint second place with a team from Westminster Abbey, Felix topping the field with the highest individual score.

Lent Term 2017

Intermediate Maths Challenge Pupils up to the age of 16 from more than 300 schools across the UK participated in the Intermediate Maths Challenge in February. They had to answer 25 problem-solving questions in an hour. St George’s did very well again this year; seven pupils from Years 7 and 8—Faron M, Zach R, Thomas D, Felix G, Grace A, Martha P and Charlie W — achieved a Bronze certificate. James R achieved an excellent Gold certificate and was invited on to the next round.

Outstanding LAMDA Results LAMDA acting examinations are marked rather like music exams, with pupils preparing two contrasting play extracts, which are assessed on interpretation and technique, followed by a theory section.

They are then awarded distinction, merit, pass or fail. Of the 42 pupils who took the examination this term, 31 received distinctions and 11 received merits, with no passes or fails.

A special mention goes to Oona G, who achieved a 100% pass mark, which is exceptionally rare.

Red Nose Day

This Year Comic Relief was the chosen charity for the House Cross- Country Competition. We are pleased to announce that to date our runners have raised £3131.17 – a magnificent total! Thank you to everyone who supported them. Maths Challenge at The Oratory School In March four Year 6 pupils took part in a Maths Challenge organised by The Oratory School, competing as a team against seven other prep schools. The morning consisted of a multiple choice round, a number of estimating challenges and a final relay round where questions of increasing difficulty were posed one at a time. Our team didn't quite reach the NASA-inspired 18th question, but they enjoyed the competitive nature of the event and were delighted to learn that they had been placed second overall. Very well done to Giles M, James P, Johnny W and Nick Y.

Super Sixes We are pleased to record our most successful 11+ achievement to date. All our girls and boys received offers from their first choice school, having sat competitive entry exams and undertaken interviews at a range of selective schools. There will be time to celebrate at the end of the academic year alongside those pupils who will continue their journey with us until the end of Year 8.

Let’s not skip a beat At the beginning of March children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in a sponsored skip to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. They had been learning to skip and about the importance of keeping a healthy heart in their lessons. They all did very well, and as a result have so far raised £2756.35. Thank you to parents, family and friends who sponsored the children in raising money for this very worthwhile cause. Scholarships We are delighted that eight pupils have received awards for entry into their senior schools this September. In Year 8 four pupils have received awards for 13+ entry: Grace A has been awarded an Academic Scholarship to Leighton Park School; Max B has gained a Music Scholarship to Rugby School; James R has achieved an All Rounder award to Hampton School and Zach R has been awarded a Music Award to Winchester College.

In Year 6, four pupils have also enjoyed success in winning awards for 11+ entry: Alfie A has been awarded Music Scholarships to Reading Blue Coat School and to Luckley House School; Oona G has gained a Drama Scholarship to St George’s Ascot, Giles M has gained an Academic Scholarship to Hampton School and lastly James B has been awarded a scholarship to Luckley House School (this information reached us after this photo was taken). Many congratulations to all of them on these very impressive achievements.

World Book Day The celebrated children’s writer and illustrator Ruth Galloway (left) visited the Lower School. She read from her brand new book and took a masterclass with each year group, discussing her characters and leaving a signed picture of her undersea world, which she had drawn on her magic drawing board. The children were all ‘Smiley Sharks’ after her visit!

There was much excitement when the Upper School had a lightning lunchtime visit from David Walliams (right), who gave an inspiring talk to Years 3 - 8, encouraging them to read and gain ideas for their own creative writing.

He entertained them with two readings from his recent books and then gave out a copy of ‘The Midnight Gang’ to ten pupils who asked interesting questions. The Choristers’ costumes were particularly comment-worthy! Boarding & Choristers The boarders have enjoyed a range of after- school activities this term. As well as the ever-popular film nights, these have included sushi-making, tennis, exotic animals and a pamper night for the girls. Most boarders look forward to the Easter holidays when the days are getting warmer and lighter and spring is just around the corner.

Choristers are no different, but they return to school for the Easter ‘stay-on’ to sing at the services leading up to Easter and Easter Sunday itself. It’s not all hard work.

In-between the services and rehearsals there are trips out and time to play. Easter Sunday is an exciting day. After the morning service there is a huge family lunch at the school and the Easter Bunny will have popped in and delivered Easter eggs. After lunch the boys sing Evensong before going home to finish their well-earned holidays. This term the choristers have had the privilege of visiting the Archives and Chapter Library, and on 26th February they celebrated the Surplicing of Elliot D and Yann S who are now full choristers.

French Trip School trips are great for team-building, creating memories and learning lots and this one was no exception. There was an impressive number of activities and interesting excursions, all of which were experienced in French. At Maison Claire Fontaine the children live, eat, learn and have fun as they would in an English school but all in the heart of the beautiful French countryside. The children approached everyone and everything with enthusiasm and energy and the sheer number of things squeezed into four days was astonishing! Music Yet another fun-packed term for our young musicians at St George’s! The Chamber Choir has had a very busy diary of events starting with preparations for Evensong in St George’s Chapel in February. They then visited Wellington College for the annual Prep Schools’ Choral Day where, along with 300 other children, they explored some exciting new repertoire, including the haunting Hebrew melody, Al Shlosha D’varim. They finished the term by supporting the Choral Outreach programme in St George’s Chapel with eight of Windsor’s First Schools. As this year’s theme was Beasts, the Chamber Choir sang Pigs Could Fly, exciting the audience with ‘that swine of mine’ who ‘has real flair’! To showcase a term’s work, there was a super evening concert in the Gym in the penultimate week of term, including a number of new ensembles. The Brass Ensemble started proceedings with A Regal Fanfare and it was great to see and hear how the players worked so well together under the guidance of Mr Carleston, as some have only been learning for a couple of terms. Mr Cordell’s new Musical Theatre Choir also played a starring role in the concert, with a medley of songs from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; small in number, but big in quality, there were some lovely solos, and lots of smiles! T-voices also took part in the concert, singing with their usual vitality and pizzazz. One of the numbers they sang was the first movement of a cantata to be sung at our end of year concert on 27 June in St George’s Chapel – a date for your diary! The concert was wrapped up by JAM, a band made up mainly of year 7 pupils. The boys have been working over the course of the term towards their debut performance, with Adele’s Skyfall, and what a performance it was!

Drama Lower School Drama Workshops In their Kings and Queens workshop Year 1 experienced what it was like to be a courtier at the time of King Henry VIII, learning songs and courtly dances and taking turns to wear a crown. Later in the term the children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were led on a colourful journey through Fairytale Forest to rescue the Book of Fables from the clutches of the Wicked Queen. Guided by a 'Funky Fairy,' the workshop included games, songs and play-acting, capturing the spirit of fairy tales where everyone learns a valuable lesson and 'good' triumphs over 'evil'.

Year 3 treated an appreciative audience to An Afternoon of Aesop's Fables, which they have been working on this term during their weekly drama lesson. The 11 fables they shared all have a moral message. Parents usually tell these stories to their children, but this time, Year 3 performed them to their parents! There were some excellent comic performances in classics such as The Hare and the Tortoise, alongside less well-known fables such as The Frogs Who Wanted a King... be careful what you ask for! However, we could not have asked for more because, as the The Bundle of Sticks taught us, 'unity gives strength' and the pupils all worked wonderfully together to produce a fine afternoon of drama.

After working hard all term during their weekly drama lesson, Year 4 took to the stage in an exciting production of Love Me Tender by Alison Chaplin, based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Tensions ran high between the warring Capulets and Montagues in modern Verona, as the audience were treated to fight scenes, crazy parties, laughter, love and tragedy. Year 4 really stepped up to the mark with some bold characterisations and fine ensemble playing - bravo! Lent Term Sports It has been a very busy term for our pupils! Over 150 fixtures have taken place on Wednesday and Friday afternoons as well as a host of other sporting events. The girls have had a fantastic term of Netball with some excellent results. Particular mention goes to the U9A and U11A teams who have only lost one match each all season, and to the U12/13 team who have been unbeaten in all their matches. The U9A came 2nd in the St Piran’s Tournament, the U10A came 2nd in the Luckley House Tournament and the U11B team came 3rd in the Hall Grove Tournament. A special mention must go to the U11A team who worked exceptionally hard to win a place in the IAPS National Netball Finals.

Every boy has had an opportunity to play Rugby for the school this term and there have been many fine results. In early March, we welcomed ten prep schools to Home Park for our annual U10 tournament. St Piran’s were the winners in what was a brilliant spectacle of boys’ rugby. Our U11 team have stood out by remaining unbeaten throughout their Wednesday matches and by winning the Milbourne Lodge tournament. They also played extremely well at the National Schools Rugby Tournament at Epsom College.

Pupils in Year 2 were thrilled to be involved in their first Netball and Tag- Rugby sports afternoon with Holme Grange in March. It was a joy to see so many of our pupils enjoying competitive sport in their first of many matches. It was also fantastic to welcome so many supporters to our school – a great turn out!

This term we have introduced Hockey to the boy’s curriculum to prepare them for what their future senior schools will offer. Our boys had their first hockey ‘fixture’ vs St Neot’s and the whole school has participated in Inter-House Hockey either at Braywick Sports Park or at St George’s.

Our star Cross-Country runners have been on good form this term. We had some excellent results at the ISA competition at Sherfield, with five runners finishing in the top 10 of very large fields. St Neot’s also hosted an impressive meeting, with around 80 runners in each age group. Henry J picked up a fantastic bronze medal in the U9s and Charlie W came second in the U13s. A special mention must also go to Lottie D and Thomas D who qualified to represent Berkshire earlier this term.

In February, our Swimming team took part in the highly competitive IAPS Regional Swimming Qualifiers in Guildford. Many congratulations go to Camilla P, who made it through to the finals in May.

In January, Jude M-D, Ben L, Hanzala R and Matthew R took part in the U14 Southern Fencing Championships at Wellington College. They all did very well, but Matthew stood out as he went through to the last 16, where he eventually lost to the top seed in a nail-biting affair. Our fencers only ever fence in their Thursday activity session, so to have reached this standard is extremely impressive.

Towards the end of term, our team of eight rowers took part in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships. There were hundreds of competitors in each race and our team did superbly well, especially Maria H who came 9th in the Y7 girls’ event, Camilla P who came 6th in the Y9 girls’ event, and Lottie D, Jemima W, Maria H and Camilla P who came 14th in the junior girls’ event. Our pupils often save their best performances for House Competitions. This term Rowing, Dodgeball, Cross- Country and Hockey have all been keenly contested. The battle began before half term when Rodney were victorious in the Year 3 – 8 Dodgeball competition. Roars of encouragement could be heard around the corridors as Year 7 and 8 competed for Inter-House Rowing with Victory eventually rowing the fastest. The Inter-House Hockey competition for Years 3-8 was held at Braywick Sports Centre and St George’s where Revenge finally triumphed as victors. Cross-Country, everyone’s favourite event (!), took place in the penultimate week of term. New school records were set by Lottie D (Year 7) and Thomas D (Year 6), with Revenge winning the overall trophy.

There were some new arrivals in Nursery: Happy Easter! Trinity Term 2017 As term is still under way, an updated and perfected version of this chronicle will need to be produced in the holidays… Watch this space!

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting St George’s School, Windsor Castle

Saturday 27th June 2016 at 4.15pm MINUTES

The President, J Davies, was in the Chair; the Vice-President, Chris McDade, Hon. Treasurer, H.R. Mant, and Hon. Secretary, P.A. Roberts were in attendance and the following Members were recorded as present:

Gerald Barry John Harvey Hugh Mant Edward Bell Brian Hooker Louise McDade David Brook Andrew Hughes Allan McDowall Derek Cooke Dominic Hughes Robert Parvin Michael Coombe Piers Kemp Jason Presley Timothy d'Arch Smith Roderick Lane Maggie Ward Joan Denny Richard Latham James Ward Chris Evans Clement Manger

In addition, the following members had been present earlier in the day or planned to attend Evensong or the Barbecue later in the evening: Lewis Abbey Beatrice McNally Andrew Culver Georgia O'Brien Jonathan Davies Isabelle Rainer Ollie Dennnes Alice Rainer George Hill John Ristway Sue Hill Andrea Roberts Rowena Hotton John White Gill Ledsham Beverley Lewis-Weedon Kaitlin McDade 1. Apologies for absence from the AGM had been received from:

Sheffield Exham A P Mayne Virginia Adams Roland Gardner Rupert McGuigan Nigel Adams Robin Gilkes Andrew Mills R H T Aitken Rodney Gillington John Moore Bridger Matthew Andrews Emma Goble Eleanor Moss J Armitage Darcy Goble Alan Mould George Bailey Ana Graham Usabiaga Richard Murray-Bruce William Bailey David Handcock Anthony Newell Lindsay Barlow Patrick Harland Colin Nicholson Hebe Barlow Lionel Hathaway Bruce Nightingale Cosima Barlow Christopher Hawley Philip Nourse Logie Barrow Jessie Hicks Meg Ormond Edward Bell George Hill Richard Ottley Tom Berry Sue Hill Mark Piper Rory Boyle Jack Hopkins Isabelle Rainer Anthony Brailsford Cecil Irwin T D Michael Rees Aidan Briggs Edward Jackson R S O Rees John Briscoe William Jackson Skye Reid-Smith Ben Brownless Roger Judd Andrea Roberts James Brudney Robert Kidner Martin Sims Sam Brudney Martin Kingsbury William Skead Tristram Burley Roderick Lambert Simon Smith A J Calf John Lavender William Spalding Freddie Coates Gill Ledsham M H Statham Charlotte Coates G D Leeds Dicky Thomas Robert Colquhoun Beverley Lewis-Weedon Russell Walker Andrew Culver David Low Christopher Walkinshaw Jonathan Davies E M Lowndes Robert Wall Will Dawes Rupert Lunnon Shelley Wall Ollie Dennnes Sean-Paul MacKenzie Michael Walter Peter Denny Harry MacKenzie N H M Waring Martin Denny Andrew MacKenzie John White Grace Elder Joshua Mannings C J C Whitehouse Nicholas Evans Roger Marsh Peter Williams Oliver Evans Eileen Marsh 2. Minutes The minutes of the 2015 meeting were deemed to be an accurate record and were then approved. 3. Matters arising There were no matters arising. 4. Accounts The Treasurer reported that the Association was in sound financial health. A Gilt had matured in the past year and had been redeemed meaning that there were now more funds held in cash and on deposit at the bank than previously. Whilst Subscriptions to the Association were currently £5 per pupil per term from Year 3 to Year 8 making up 18 terms upon leaving or the equivalent of a £90 life membership subscription, from September 2016 this would rise to £6 and £108 respectively. There had been requests for grants made during the current academic year but these had not become a reality within the current financial year and would show in next year’s accounts. The accounts were presented to the membership.

Dominic Hughes proposed the adoption of the accounts and Allan McDowall seconded the motion; the accounts were adopted nem. con.. 5. President’s Business The President thanked the many members who had attended the Reunion either for the cricket or tea or for showing even more resolve and attending the AGM itself. He hoped that the very large amount of goodwill that existed towards the School and Association would continue to translate into more and even younger faces visiting the school and returning for Association Day. The President thanked the Head Master and Mrs McDade for hosting us and the kitchen staff who had given of their time and skill to make the day so enjoyable. James Ward was to be thanked for managing to recruit an Association XI and Peter Roberts for recruiting a team from the current pupils. The match had again been played with the School and Association teams being mixed to form two equally matched sides. He was also very grateful to the boys and parents of boys who had given up their time to make the game possible. The President, on behalf of all Association members, asked the Head Master to thank the Choristers for giving up one of their Saturdays to sing full evensong: it was something that meant an awful lot to many former pupils who remain extremely grateful.

The meeting was informed of the deaths of Eric Carr, (Bursar 1983-1994), Stephen Cazalet (1943–1948) and Peter Coombe (1944–1948). Those members of the Association present and their guests stood in silent tribute to these men and those others of whose deaths we are as yet unaware.

The meeting was informed that the Robert Ward Bursary Fund now stands at £9355.57 and it continues to assist pupils with the costs of events and demands that would otherwise be beyond their means: it would be making a grant to allow a pupil to attend the Supers’ Choir tour to Poland this October. The President was pleased to confirm that the entirety of the collection at Evensong would be applied to the Fund.

The President announced that the Association’s guests for dinner would be Beverly Lewis- Weedon, the school’s bookkeeper, Rowena Hotton, for many years a member of the Catering Team and a great friend to the Association, and Canon John White.

6. Election of Officers Prior to the election of Officers, the Honorary Secretary spoke on behalf of the membership in grateful thanks for the work undertaken over the past decade by Hugh Mant as Honorary Treasurer, this following many years on the committee in several guises, not least of which was as President at the time the Association evolved from its predecessor, the Old Boys’ Club. His careful and thoughtful attention to the affairs of the Association over so many years has provided ample testament to his loyalty and devotion to the school and all on the committee and in the Association would wish him to know how greatly appreciated his contribution has been. A print of Travers College was presented to Hugh who thanked the Hon Secretary for his remarks and thanked all those who had come together over the years to help him in his various roles. He wished his successor an equally rewarding and productive tenure as he had enjoyed.

The Hon Secretary updated those present on a proposal for a change to the Rules of the Association to follow on from those amendments approved last year. He explained that it was becoming ever more clear that the term limit on the presidency of two years was no longer operating so as to allow the Association to gain the benefit of such willingness to serve and talent as was available. In short, at just about the time that the President had got on top of his brief he was required to stand down, something both he and Martin Denny had found in their terms in office. At present, after serving a term of two years as President, one is required by Rule IV(a) to stand down and serve for a further two years on the committee in support of one’s successor. After discussion of the Honorary Secretary’s proposal it was proposed that the rule should now read:

The President shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting to serve a term of up to five years in office and a further two years as a Committee member following this term. He or She may not be considered for re-election as President until at least three years after the conclusion of their term in office.

The motion was proposed by the Honorary Secretary, seconded by the Honorary Membership Secretary and passed by the Members Present unanimously.

The following elections to the committee were made and positions noted: President Julian Davies Proposed: Ed Bell, Seconded James Ward to serve his third year of a maximum five as per the now amended rules) Hon. Secretary Peter Roberts was re-elected to serve a fourth year. Proposed: Bob Parvin, Seconded: Piers Kemp. Hon. Treasurer James Ward was elected. Proposed: Maggie Ward, Seconded: Peter Roberts. Hon. Membership Secretary Brian Hooker was re-elected Proposed: Joan Denny, Seconded: Bob Parvin. Ordinary members: It was observed that the following members were still serving terms on the Committee Dominic Bland (has served 1 year of his second term) Jason Presley (has served 1 year of his first term) Maggie Ward (has served 1 year of her second term)

In addition, the following members were nominated for election to the committee: Edward Bell Piers Kemp Proposed: James Ward, Seconded: Maggie Ward. All the above proposals were passed by the membership present with nem. con.. It was observed with sincere thanks that Martin Denny had completed his second year on the committee as immediate Past President and that, whilst he had perhaps earned a period of rest, he would, along with anyone else who would like to serve, be welcome to volunteer to assist the work of the Association by making themselves known to a member of the committee. 7. Head Master’s Business The Head Master gave the following report:

Mr President, members of the Association, Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to report on yet another very successful year in the life of this most excellent school. In summary, the key highlights have been: School Inspection We had a full integrated inspection in the week before February half term. The outcome of this was very pleasing indeed with six areas of the school rated as Excellent with the three remaining areas rated as good with aspects that were also excellent. This was a significant improvement on the previous Integrated Inspection in 2011. The Inspectors specifically commented on the excellent achievements of the pupils, the quality of Pastoral care and the dedication and commitment of staff.

The following areas were rated as Excellent:

The quality of pupils’ achievements and learning

The contribution of curricular and extra-curricular provision

The contribution of teaching

Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Arrangements for pastoral care

The quality of boarding provision

The full report is available on the ISI website and on the school’s website.

Facilities We continue to develop and enhance our present facilities. Governors have agreed a major investment in Music facilities by funding a Music Technology recording suite in Old Bank House

In last year’s report I mentioned plans for a new pavilion on the Home Park and I am very pleased to announce that we are in the final stages of submitting plans for approval by the Crown Estate. More details will follow very soon.

Pupil’s Achievements Year 8 CE exams: Once again, our year 8 pupils achieved some excellent results in Common Entrance. All pupils have gained places at some first class schools including Bradfield, Brighton College, Eton, Lancing and St George’s, Weybridge to name just a few. Giacomo B moves to Lancing with a Music Exhibition.

Following on from their exams, the year 8 pupils are currently enjoying an enrichment programme which includes bread making at a local bakers, clay pigeon shooting at Wellington College, a visit to F1 McLaren team HQ, a visit to the Battle of Britain museum, as well as preparing and cooking an evening meal for their parents in the marquee.

Trips and Visits Pupils have enjoyed a wide range of educational and recreational trips and visits this year. Pupils in year 6 enjoyed a week away developing their French speaking skills at the Maison Claire Fontaine in France; year 5 pupils are looking forward to an overnight visit to the Longridge outdoor Education Centre and year 7 pupils began the academic year with two days of team building training on land and on the water and which culminated in a return to school by canoe down the Thames from Dorney Lake. Our year 8 pupils have just returned from a week in mid-west France when they enjoyed an exciting range of outdoor activities.

Choristers The choristers have enjoyed a very successful year with highlights including Easter Day Matins in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and other members of the Royal family and singing at Garter Day.

The school and St George’s Chapel held another very successful CFAD in February when over 30 boys and their families came to Windsor to experience life as a chorister for a day. We formally auditioned 10 boys and look forward to welcoming 4 new choristers in September.

The boys took part in a live webcast from the Quadrangle in June in celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday and over 80 children went up to the Castle to cheer Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh on the Queen’s birthday (21st April).

The full Chapel Choir once again sang at the ‘Story of Christmas’ celebration at St George’s, Hanover Square in December.

Highlights for next term include a live BBC broadcast on October 12th from St George’s Chapel and a joint concert with the Choirs of the Chapels Royal in the Windsor Festival.

Staffing We were joined by several new staff this academic year:

Mrs Helen Dewar (year 4); Miss Zoe Holborough (year 5); Mr Richard Wilson (year 3); James Wilkinson (Director of Music); Jonny and Alison Onions (Boarding House Parents); Rev’d Frankie Lee (Chaplain and RS) and Natalie Wilkinson (pre-Prep).

At the end of this term we bid farewell to the following members of staff: Mr Peter Marshall retires having taught Design Technology at St George’s for 16 years.

Mrs Caroline Crew, teacher of year 4 and Head of Vindictive House, moves to Halstead Prep School as Head of English.

We welcome several new colleagues to St George’s next term in various areas of the school and we very much look forward to them joining us in September.

8. Election of Members and Honorary Members The following Members were elected: Carine Alderson, Kelly Evans, Beverly Lewis-Weedon, Jane Pickering The following Honorary Members were elected: Canon Hueston Finlay, Rowena Hotton, Canon John Ovendon, Canon John White 9. AOB (i) Michael Coombe asked that he be allowed to thank the many members of the Association who had sent their prayers and best wishes following his brother Peter’s death and to thank the Honorary Secretary who had driven down to Exmouth for Peter’s funeral. Many members of the congregation had remarked on how touching it was to see Peter’s old school represented and that they had enjoyed both the Hon Secretary’s singing and conversations with them at the reception.

(ii) David Brook asked whether it would be possible for there to be a role for a choir of Old Boys in some form or another and if James Vivian could be approached on the subject.

(iii) The researches into Ronald Sanders had been continued by Bernard Rapson and there was now a thought that he might have been killed at El Alamein.

(iv) It was wondered if the committee might undertake to contact all those who had sent apologies to the AGM to see if they could be persuaded to attend next year: this would doubtless be aided by earlier communication of the date and by the added feeling that their communication was more personal than the general invitation that would be sent out in due course.

(v) Next year’s date for the Reunion had been approved for 24th June 2017 and would be the 110th time the Association had met for its annual meeting. The Head Master was hoping to be able to confirm that a tour of the Royal Library would be available in the afternoon to mark the occasion.

There being no further business, the meeting was closed by the President and those present climbed the steps to Evensong or availed themselves of the school minibus service, this year updated and improved in that it would be driven not by the Honorary Secretary but by the Head Master!

Rules of the Association I. Title The club shall be known as ‘The St. George’s School, Windsor Castle, Association’. II. Objects The objects shall be to encourage Members to keep in touch with each other and with the School. Members shall also be encouraged to give their support to the School, its Choral Traditions, and the Headmaster wherever they can do so. III. Membership All who have been pupils at St. George’s School, who have paid membership fees whilst at the School, shall be deemed to be Life Members of the Association. Members of the teaching and auxiliary staff may be elected Members of the Association; and others, not educated at the School, who have supported the objects of the Association to a marked degree, may be elected Honorary Members by resolution to be passed at an Annual General Meeting. IV. Officers The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Membership Secretary and Honorary Archivist. Terms of office shall be as follows: (a). President The President shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting to serve a term of up to five years in office and a further two years as a Committee member following this term. He or She may not be considered for re-election as President until at least three years after the conclusion of their term in office. (b). Vice-President The Vice-President shall be the Headmaster of St. George’s School for the time being, who shall be ex officio the only Vice-President of the Association. (c). Hon. Secretary The Hon. Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re- elected annually, until the said Hon. Secretary relinquishes the post. (d). Hon. Treasurer The Hon. Treasurer shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re-elected annually, until the said Hon. Treasurer relinquishes the post. (e). Hon. Membership Secretary The Hon. Membership Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re-elected annually, until the said Hon. Membership Secretary relinquishes the post. (f). Hon. Archivist The Hon. Archivist shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re- elected annually, until the said Hon. Archivist relinquishes the post.

V. Management The Association shall be managed by a committee comprising the Officers of the Association and up to five Ordinary Members, at the discretion of the Committee. Ordinary Members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a period of three years. VI. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting shall be held at St. George’s School on such day during the Summer Term as may be fixed by the Committee, or at such other time and place as the Committee may decide, at which the Hon. Secretary shall present an annual report, and the Hon. Treasurer a duly audited statement of accounts. The Officers and Committee of the Association for the ensuing year shall be elected at this meeting in accordance with Rules IV and V. Other general meetings may be called at any time by the Committee. VII. Quorum Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. VIII. Subscription Such life subscription shall be paid by every Member as shall be determined in Committee and passed at a General Meeting of the Association.

These rules were last amended and ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the Association held at St. George’s School, Windsor Castle, on Saturday June 27th 2016.

Association Items for Sale The following items are available for purchase. Association tie – silk £ 15.00 Association Centenary tie – silk £ 15.00 Association tie – polyester (a few left) £ 12.00 Association favours for ladies (bows) – silk £ 10.00 Association favours for ladies (scarf) – silk £ 10.00 CD Holy is the True Light specially recorded for the Association Centenary £ 11.00 Choirs and Cloisters by Freddie Hodgson £ 10.00 CD A Celebration for Freddie Hodgson £ 7.00 Headmaster – Reflections on life at St George’s School between 1971 and 1983, by Richard Russell £ 1.25 The four-part history of St George’s School as related in School Magazines and archives, edited by Richard Russell C.V.O. Each part can be bought separately: 1. Carven Arches (up to 1930) £ 3.50 2. Soaring Vault (1930 to 1950) £ 3.50 3. Storied Banner (1950-1980) £ 3.50 4. In High Remembrance (a little different £ 3.50 from the first three volumes) All 4 above books as a set £ 12.00

To all orders please ADD postage & packing per package of £2.00 Please provide your full postal address and contact details when placing your order. Orders for the above items should be accompanied by a cheque made out to St George’s School Association and sent either to:

The Assistant Bursar, Brian Hooker, St George’s School, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1QF or by email using the subject line “StGA Order” to either: [email protected] or to [email protected]

Association website The Association now has its web presence as part of the School website: Either go through the main school site www.stgwindsor.co.uk and follow the link to the Association, or go directly to: www.stgwindsor.co.uk/

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