ETON MANOR CLUBS the Co-Ordinating of the Club Staff, Must Lead to an Even Riseholme Street, Hackney Wick, E.9
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progress or collapse, and we shall certainly not do the latter! New outlooks, new developments and progress can only result if the Boys' and Old Boys' Clubs work in harmony; if Old Boys, besides helping their own sections, also mix and help with-as many do already-the boys; if the boys in turn The Magazine of do their best lo take part and help where they can. These groups, under the guidance of the volLlntary managers and THE ETON MANOR CLUBS the co-ordinating of the Club staff, must lead to an even Riseholme Street, Hackney Wick, E.9. higher standard Elon Manor in the future. The copyright of all matter, both Engravings and Letterpress, Early in 1965 will see the experiments of a weekly Boys' is strictly reserved in Great Britain, the Colonies, Dominions Club Night at the Wilderness and a monthly social night and the United States of America. where girls will be welcome at Riseholme Street. Both these ideas fostered by the Boys' Club as a whole might be fore PRICE 3d. runners to other ideas by the Houses and sections-certainly No. 539-Vol. L1. JANUARY, 1965. a lead is being given. To sum lip, it has been shown that a great deal of eITort is being made to keep the Club in touch with the changing trends and make it attractive to all our diITerent types of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow member. The Club is a place fOE' education and leisure which you can regard as your own; it is a place to meet and make Youth and Boys' Clubs have come under a great deal of friends, to play games, and to accept and practise the scrutiny during the last five years 01' so. We have had reports disciplines of sportsmanship, team-work and that of the Club and surveys by the Albemarle Committee, NewBorn, National community. The Club is also a place where you are encouraged Association of Boys' Clubs, political and other bodies. to make decisions for yourself and where you should shoulder your fair share of responsibility. The Club is yours-use it. In all these reports one of the main themes has been the changing attitudes and interests of young people. Although we feel that our own Club is a unique ol'ganisation, mainly because of the very large and active Old Boys' section and the scope. offered by the existenco of the sports ground, some of the changes affect us in the same way as any olher youth Around the Club by H Rover" establishment. J alluary, 1965. A Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New During the past five or six years the Club has sought after, Ycar to you all. The time for New Year Resolutions; the and became acqLlainted with, the problems of our younger desire to make il a better year than last. Promises that we members, and by its very attitude has strived to keep abreast. make to ourselves; some to be kept religiously, the most (0 with some of them. We arc fLllly aware of the amount ot be broken or forgotten before the month is out. time spent working, travelling, d~ing home:vvork and. at evening classes: also of the many tlme-absorbll1g attractions A couple of summers ago one of the most popular songs at such as riding scooters, dancing and courting. Camp was a number with the title, "The Party's Over". Those of YOll who know it will remember the words of the song. More boys than ever before, are studying to obtain academic which, at this particular time, seem to be very apt. qualifications, and the Club is doing its best to help them. This year educational courses arc to be held at Eton College, J alluury is traditional for parties and dances, and, in a Oxford, Timsbury Manor and the Wilderness, and an industrial sense, I suppose that it would be rather wonderful if this kind tour Is being made to the Newcastle area. In addition, efforts of jollification could go on and on all the year round. are being made, through the media of dram!!, discussions .and visits to operas, ballets, plays and places of Il1terest, to WIden B ut life just cannot be an endless series of parties and the horizons of any member who likes to take advantage dances, there may be many problems and difficulties ahead both for the country and for ourselves. A prosperOLlS and of them. thriving Britain brings its own rewards to all classes of the On the more physical side tbere is a greater choice of' community. Conversely, a Britain which consistently falls activities with the addition, to an already impressive list, of behind in the precarious business of balancing imports with badminton, bivouacing" camping, judo, cycle rides, basketball, exports faces dangers which could undermine all that has rock climbing and driving lessons. Some of these have only been gained by hard work and endeavour in the post war small followings, but success cannot be judged by numbers years. If there is an answer to the problem it can only alone; an active and happy few must never be neglected. come as the result of a determined and united effort on the part of everyone. A great deal of development has been and can be made within tbe older activities and this of course is a most valuable part of the work of the Club; increasing interest must be noted and fostered, thus injecting new enthusiasm into a static section. For example football and cricket have both developed Having got this bit of moralising off my chest let me the game with the Under Fifteens, rugby has a place for every record something of the fun and games which was all part playing member, squash is now coached regularly and fixtures and parcel of the holiday festivities connected with the Club. arranged, swimming bas more training evenings and weight We started ofi' with the Boys' Club dance and party at the training now has its own room' and leaders. Many sections Wilderness which was highly successful. In between was have found the ever increasing floodlighting a great asset on sandwiched the Football Club social and the Rugby Club the long dark winter evenings. There are many more examples social, both organised at the Wildcrness which provided plenty but they cannot all be mentioned here. of fun and jollity for the sections and their ladies. Then came Party Night for the Boys' Club members with the So much for yesterday and today, but what of tomorrow'l hall transformed into something resembling a Fun Fail' with Certainly each section must strive to maintain or even all its attendant noise and gaiety. A jolly good turnout oE improve its substance-in some cases the social side might the younger Managers, each with their own stand, stall or need improving, in others the coaching or the standard of game, with the odd hilarious incident, such as when 'Mr. helpers. It might be the need for boys to help run the show Anthony Wagg ducked a little too low and had to retire for more or a more thorough administration. It could be one emergency repairs to his trousers. Lord Chelsea worked like or several of these aspects, or even something not mentioned, a navvy and earned a small fortune in pennies with his roll which is the item to produce the higher standard. It has up contraption. Tucked away in the corner Bill Glibbery peen said before that we cannot stand still. We must either had an excited crowd joining in with his space age roulette - - -~ - --------- CHiN-WAG January, IlJ65 January, 1965 CHIN-WAG 3 nnchil1l! Peter Jamieson almost e~dHlllstcd himself urga isi;lg make contact with our small army of Man?rite~ scattered "Much misunderstanding and prejudice" could be cleared if A change is being made in thc method of probation for th~ skittle alley, whilst Brian (hook and Le~ Bates .took tl~ all over the Antipodes. That they succeeded IS eVlder;t frol!l Oxford and Cambridge explained to schools how the results new boys lhat might go a long way towards meeting the needs the number of letters wc have since received t!1ankll1g .511' most outrageous risks with their persons In runl1lng (a~ of the examinations arc reached. of today. The old system with its set number of attendances dodging) a squash ball device attached to a length of elasltc. Stuart and Lady Mallinson for all that they dId to .br.lOg and conditions has been elastic enough to help the boy who Trying cut the various things were Mr. 13-0nald Shaw-Kennedy them messages of friendship and good cheer from Mr. Vd,hers might experience difficulties during his early membership, . d M Edward Cazalet and the evening was brought 10 a and the Club. Looking through these, I saw letters from but we would like all would-be members, espeCially those With successfulan r. conclusIOn., WIt h' tI le raill' c, co nducted by Mr. Shaw Charles Reid, in Christchurch, New Ze,aland. George al~d a very fair share of studying, to know that every consideration Kennedy. with prizes for all. well almost all. May Howlett, in Beverley Hill?, Australia. Abn Taylor, I~ Old friends of the Musical Society and Concert Party wiJI will be given to their problems. Wongan Hills, Western Australt~, Tom. Carr, of Roleystone, be interested to learn that the telephone brought me a Western Australia. Fred Law, In Well II1gton , l'!ew Zealand. voice from the past in Eddie Goffron.