The Peterite

THE PETERITE

Vol. LX OCTOBER , 1974 No. 391

Edited by D. G. Cummin, J.P., M.A. EDITORIAL As we enter the last quarter of the year, we might be forgiven if we felt that the sooner 1974 is finished the better. The year of confrontation; the year of the slag-heaps; the year of the assassin, of the kidnapper and the sneaking 'bomber% worst of all, the year of the 'expert': the one with instant comment on every ill; with wisdom after every event, and with ready prophecy of further gloom to come; like the American 'expert' who not only knows that we are destined to become the poorest country in Europe but pities us because we are not able to see it. One expert wrote 'considering the manifold complaints of men, touching the decay of this Commonwealth and Realm of England, that we now be in ...'. But that was in 1548, two generations before Englishmen were even interested in North America. We are a people familiar with crisis, but we don't always let our apprehension show. In schools, for various good reasons, the 'year' is not the calendar year; and our school year ended last July. How different its markers would be from those of the calendar year. For us it was perhaps the year of the trumpets, when, at the St. Peter's Day service the Minster rang with the splendid sound made by our trumpeters who, in their rehearsals among the endless tourists, had been proud to say where they came from. Or was it the year of the poets, when five among eighteen poems selected and broadcast by the BBC were by boys of our first year? The year of the House plays? when surely more boys than ever before found creative enjoyment in some varied and very good productions. And perhaps in the most obvious way it was the year of the Sports Centre, when the completion of the magnificent building made inevitable the massive act of faith to find the money for it by appeal. A very different scale of values between the year 1974 and the school year 1973-74. Does it mean that we are out of touch with the world of hard economics and of social problems? Does the stream of politics pass us by? Unfortunately there can be few communities more vulnerable to economic change and political puffing than the independent schools, and St. Peter's is no 'island, entire of itself'. But if education means anything at all, surely it must first be a demonstration of confidence in the future; otherwise it is worth nothing. And it is this underlying feeling of con- trolled hope that makes us look for the best that has happened in our year while at the same time learning from the things that have gone wrong. The difference between the school year and the calendar year seems to be that in schools we look back critically and forward with hope, while the modem 'expert' seems to look back with easy hindsight and forward with despair. Successful schools must depend for their prosperity on a good measure of faith, which St. Paul defined as 'the substance of things hoped for', 1 CONTENTS

PAGE Editorial 1 School Notes ... 2 The Common Room 3 Frederic Waine 10 Commemoration, 1974 11 Valete 17 Salvete 18 The Chapel 19 Music ... 20 Combined Cadet Force 23 Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme 26 Modern Languages Society 28 Cricket 28 Boat Club 43 Shooting 44 Tennis 45 Swimming 46 Fencing 49 The Oxford Cup, 1973-74 50 Rugby Fixtures, 1974 52 Walking Club 52 The Chess Club 53 Orienteering ... 53 House Notes ... 58 The Threshold 64 Letters 68 Old Peterite News 72 and when we look back on a school year we like to pick out the events and developments which justify hope and establish faith. The fears of the experts of 1974 may be well founded, and if so then the hopes we draw from our school year must contribute to the confidence needed to face the future. If we neither ignore the fears nor distrust the hopes we can look ahead as did that most forthright of Englishmen, Oliver Cromwell: `Well;your danger is as you have seen. And truly I am sorry it is so great. But I wish it to cause no despondency: —as truly, I think it will not.'

The Editor wishes to thank the many contributors to The Peterite a would welcome correspondence and articles of general interest fr Peterites past and present.

SCHOOL NOTES We offer our good wishes to The Most Reverend F. D. Cogga' D.D., MA., and to Mrs. Coggan on the Archbishop's translation t Canterbury. We thank them for the warm interest they took on the' many visits to the school. * * * We welcome four new masters: Mr. J. R. Lee, B.A. (Durham), and Mr. J. P. Orr, B.A. (St. Peter's College, Oxford), to teach Maths; Mr. W. R. Hutt, Dip.Ed. (Leeds), M.Sc. (Aston), to teach Physical EducatioAr and Mr. B. Macdonald, BA. (Durham), to teach Geography. * * * Mr. R. D. Wilkoff, B.A. (University of Colorado) M.A. (California; State University, Long Beach) will teach here for the School year. H has made an exchange with Mr. D. R. Du Croz, who will take his pla in Los Alamitos High School, California. * * * We offer our deep sympathy to Mrs. Waine and her family on t death of Frederic Waine, the former. Director of Music. There was Memorial Service in Chapel on June 1st. It has been suggested that a suitable Memorial to Frederic Wai would be the provision of a good concert piano, and those interested furthering this idea are asked to be in touch with R. A. Stevens, 0.P 15 Bootham Crescent, York YO3 7AJ (Telephone: York 24512). * * * Miss M. Frame, S.R.N. has been appointed Sister in charge of th Sanatorium. Miss Pat Ellis, who left the Sanatorium last February, h. received the Habit of The Convent of the Sisters of Charity. * * * The Summer Term started on 21st April. * * * The North East Secretary of I.S.C.O. visited on April 30th. * * * General Deedes, Army Schools Liaison Officer, visited on May 2 2 The Principal of St. John's College, York, Mr. J. V. Barnett, M.A.. came to talk to the Lower Sixth General Studies set on May 7th. * * * The Boat Club Dance was held on May 1 1th. * * * Students from Doncaster College of Education visited the school on May 13th; and the same day there was an Area Meeting here of I.S.I.S. * * * Comniander Holmes, R.N., Schools Liaison Officer for the Royal Navy visited on May 16th. * * * The Scholarship examination was from 20th to 23rd May. * * * Half-term was from 24th to 28th May, and there was a Party for Parents of Lower VIth on the 24th. * * * The Annual Inspection of the CCF was on June 4th. The Inspecting Officer was Major General G. de E. Collin, M.C., General Officer Commanding North East District.

The Music Prize Competition was on June 5th. * * * Common Entrance Examination was from June 10th to 12th. * * * A play, 'The Unvanquished,' was staged by farm Ma on June 18th. * * * The Sports Centre was opened on June 22nd by Councillor J. M. Wood. * * * The Choir Supper followed Choral Evensong on July 5th. * * * Commemoration week-end was from July 12th to 14th, and Term ended after the Service on the 14th.

THE COMMON ROOM Four masters left us in July: Mr. S. G. l'Atzson and Mr. A. J. Leng to take up other appointments; Mr. R. C. T. Hall to retire through ill- health after a valiant but losing battle to keep going, a battle in which he greatly appreciated the kindliness and helpfulness of all around him in the school; and Mr. R. F. Harding who retires after a remarkable career which brought him to St. Peter's in 1938. Such a career of course em- bodies a good deal of the recent history of the school, and Mr. Frank 3 Wiseman, formerly Senior Classics Master and the author of the latest history of St. Peter's, has written the article which follows. Robert Harding joined the staff of St. Peter's in September 1938 after completing a year's specialist course in Physical Education at Carnegie College in Leeds. His qualifications as Games Master were very impressive: so impressive, in fact, that John Dronfield deserves considerable credit for persuading him to accept the appointment: for the fortunes of the school at the time were at a low ebb: but in so persuading him, he did by the stroke of a pen free himself for most of the next thirty years of any concern for the major sports activities of St. Peter's. Rugger and cricket were in very safe hands. As a boy at Tonbridge, Robert (`Cone' to successive generations of Grovites) was more prominent at cricket than rugger. He had three years in the XI as a slow left arm bowler: it may be added with some certainty that he was a magnificent fielder and, from the majestic way in which in later life he dealt with a rising ball at the wicket, no mean batsman. In any event, he was good enough to be selected by the Royal Empire Society in his last year at school to join a party of schoolboys on a four- months tour of New Zealand which took him round the world. One season as fly-half in the Tonbridge XV was little indication of the great things that lay ahead for him on the rugger fields of Oxford and elsewhere: but it was only at Oxford that he developed the now familiar broad shoulders and massive chest of the natural athlete. He captained the Brasenose XV in 1935-36 and in the same season was awarded a Rugger Blue in a side that included eight eventual international players, one of them being the famous Obolensky who played on the wing outside him for both college and university. The name of Robert Harding himself might very well have been ninth on the eventual international list. He played against the All Blacks twice—once for Oxford and once for London Counties—and in the final English Rugby trial of 1935. He was nominated as reserve for England v New Zealand and v Wales in 1936. The calibre of his work at St. Peter's as Master-in-Charge of the XIs and XVs has throughout been of such high quality and is so well re- cognised by everyone who will read this, that little further analysis is called for. His teams did not always win, but, what is more important. they always played their games in the spirit in which they should be played. Highly successful seasons come most readily to mind: 1949 and 1950 for the 1st XV when only one school match was lost and 1950, 1951. 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1960 when the 1st XI maintained an unbeaten record against all school sides. But, particularly in rugger, there have been many years in which towards the end of the season, the team has risen in spirit above its normal capabilities and asserted itself over more fancied opponents. On one such occasion he attracted the attention of the national press by playing two full-backs to achieve his purpose. On the other hand, after a heavy defeat at Denstone in 1961, when to use his own words 'they ran round the outside of us again and again and again', his reaction was typical. He was prepared to move (heaven and?) earth to bring the 1st XV pitch up to regulation width, and finding the headmaster and governors sympathetic but reluctant to act immediately on the ground of cost, he took the initiative himself and personally enlisting the services of a generous O.P. contractor, he made the proposition a feasible one and it was promptly completed. 4 The Second World War had, of course, caused a hiatus in his services to the School; he was called up in September 1940 and for some months was trained in chemical warfare; he received a commission in the RA. and thereafter served as an anti-tank gunner in the 8th Army at Alamein and in the subsequent North Africa campaign; service in Syria and Italy followed; in the latter country he organised some regimental rugby as opportunity allowed. On one of his early leaves, he arrived back in York in time to help clear up debris from School House and fill up craters on the Squash Court field after the Baedeker raid on York. He finally returned to St. Peter's in February 1946 with the rank of Captain and a newly-wed bride who was to prove an invaluable asset to him in the years ahead. Although now over 30 years old, he resumed his pre-war connection with Headingley R.U.F.C. and played many fine games for them in the Easter terms. Reference in The Daily Telegraph to his "long striding running, polished kicking and generally constructive moves" is typical of his press reports at this period. But active participation in the game came to an end in 1948 when he was appointed to the Housemastership of Grove, an old title that was being revived for a new boarding house. He had previously served as Assistant House- master in Temple before the war and in the Manor after it; but even without these trial runs, it would have been obvious that Robert and Molly Harding were a first-class partnership for the running'of a school boarding house; and so it proved to be. Robert started with the advan- tage which any schoolmaster has who is good at games, but in addition, his sense of humour, his equable temperament—who ever saw him depressed or in a flap?—his strong sense of fair play were in themselves assets that would have spelt success on their own. On Molly the success that she achieved made greater demands. In addition to the duties that fall to a housemaster's wife of supervising all the work of the domestic staff, she had to provide a home for her family in premises that were not isolated from the hustle and bustle of the boarding house. Obviously her experience of communal life in the course of her wartime duties stood her in good stead in this respect. Equally obvious, too, is the telling fact that their children Richard and Anita would be a credit to any parents, however favourable their domestic circumstances might be. It so happened that their return to a private life coincided with the shifting, if not the easing of the work-load for Robert. He had been in charge of squash until 1960 and of swimming until 1965. Now at the beginning of the 1968 season he relinquished responsibility for the coaching of the senior XVs and handed over similar responsibility in respect of cricket in 1969. Since that time he has been responsible for the administrative side of school games; he has continued to organise athletics and the cross country races, at the same time carrying out his normal syllabus in the gymnasium and the classroom, and he acted virtually as official consultant in the design and construction of the new Sports Centre, which, not altogether inappropriately, the irreverent young are referring to as Cone's Colosseum. He may rest assured that all that he has done—so much, so very well done over so many years—has been, and is, appreciated by boys and colleagues, past and present, parents and everyone else connected with the School and that the Hardings have their sincere wishes for a long, active and happy retirement. Although it is accepted that no man is indispensable, St. Peter's without Robert Harding will never be quite the same again. F.J.W. 5 (Photo: Yorkshire Evening Press) R. F. Harding, Esq., M.A.

6 From the Head Master: R.F.H. Robert Harding joined the staff of St. Peter's in 1938 and, war service apart, served continuously here till July 1974. Of Robert the Latin teacher and Robert the singer I have no direct experience (apart from once sitting beside him in Chapel when one of his favourite hymns came up). For 20 years he was Housemaster of the Grove, where he and Molly must have been the ideal team. How many Old Grovites mention to me how much they owe to the strenuous, no-nonsense, yet warmly humane regime of the Hardings! And then Robert taught Maths, as one could not but be aware if one chanced to walk down a school corridor during a period and heard the well-known voice, with the timbre and penetration of a fog-horn, in some coaxingly didactic explanation. But it is of course as Director of PE, with a particular enthusiasm for rugby and cricket, that we think of him. His energy is phenomenal. This last term, one often saw his left arm wheeling in the nets; till recently, he was representing the staff in the annual squash match against the boys—that pleasant encounter in which physical fitness and low cunning are nicely balanced. His enthusiasm is boundless, for instance in the demoniac excitement of that game (his own invention?) in which about 25 boys seem to start by playing rounders, then pelt an apparently innocent player with a tennis-ball and then begin scampering to and fro in one frantic sauve-qui-peut after another; in his windmill gestures at the end of the mile as a labouring runner who had tried hard was, with an extra volt or two, likely to make a "mid" by half a second; above all in the games of rugby that he took, his voice encouraging and reproving, in an exhortatory running commentary; in the infectious grin with which he described his Colts cricket team of this year, who did nothing if not "go for their strokes." If his voice spread into most corners of the School, so did that familiar handwriting—for which so many Peterites waited daily at lunch-time to discover their afternoon fate. His notices were a highly characteristic extension of his personality—larger than life, imperious, exclamatory, goading. All of us got sucked into the maelstrom of his athletic, cross- country or swimming organisation—and there were mill-boards, lists and biros for us all. He was at best organising a massive Sports Day which involved the whole community; in my experience, it was always a model of crisp, personally-conducted organisation—the timing right, the weather fine, the starters and stewards miraculously there (and most of the. competitors), the continuity smooth and unfussy. And in the planning of the Sports Centre, which in some ways is a sort of Harding legacy, his comprehensive grasp of detail was a very impressive feature of the site meetings. Robert is a man of strong convictions. His belief in the primacy of rugby as a physical and moral discipline may not be universally accepted these days—but he has held to it and fought the battle sincerely and unremittingly, truly believing that rugby calls for the utmost powers of fitness, courage and teamwork. And if we all were to disintegrate into our individual athletic fancies and go off and do nothing but our own thing, we should have lost something hard to replace. This belief may have made h:m seem intolerant at times but, with perspective, we can 7 R. C. T. Hall, Esq., M.A. (Photo: K. Pettinger)

8 all see the loyalty to St. Peter's and his whole-hearted service to the School that went with it. However cross he was with us or we were with him, his basic humility and his infectious sense of humour, signalled by that schoolboy grin, always reasserted themselves. He leaves us, with powers seemingly undiminished, a superb and indefatigable schoolmaster. It will be long before his echoes fade from the campus. We wish him and Molly a very happy retirement.

R.C.T.H. Dick Hall retires, as a result of ill-health, after 19 years at St. Peter's. This bare statement is specially poignant for anyone who knew Dick before his succession of physical afflictions—he was, from boyhood, a superb athlete, a gymnast, a parachutist. In his earlier years at St. Peter's he was indefatigable in the CCF, where his energy allowed no one to give up until a job was finished, come wind come weather; and he was equally forceful in extracting real effort from sometimes reluctant rugger players, and in imparting those talents which live on in the springy vigour which his two children have so obviously inherited. Then he had to come to terms with his physical misfortunes, to change from a Physics teacher to a Maths teacher, from a participant to a spectator, or an umpire. His success in this muted version of his potential is due both to his own exceptional determination and to the wonderful support of his wife, Anne, and his family. As a Maths teacher, he demanded a high standard of response from the boys—and woe betide any boy who withheld that response! But once the boy tried his best, Dick was indefatigable in helping, very often out of hours. It was this serious concern for the individual that seemed the power centre of his teaching. Though this concern operated in the sphere of mathematics, it radiated outwards so that he longed to help a pupil when he was in some social or moral difficulty. Dick's champion- ing of the boy in trouble has so often been a salutary counterpoise to our superficial disciplinary responses. One cannot be long talking to Dick without being aware of a mind bristling with perception. His interests—modern music, sport, a wide range of reading—were pursued almost fiercely. Many a staff lunch or tea suddenly became electric from his shrewd comment on a book or a topic of current affairs, as his mind pounced and suddenly revealed a new facet of the topic. Dick makes clear to me the twin poles of pedagogy. He has a sharp professional attitude towards the teaching of maths—it is his skill, and he does it thoroughly; but he also knows that education concerns the whole personality, that the test of a good schooling is not merely the academic skill of the individual but the depth and breadth of his mind. Fortunately Dick and Anne will be close to the School and those qualities will still be seen by individuals in the School. (Anne's phenomenal work as make-up expert for all School productions, dispensed with such relaxed charm, really deserves a separate appreciation to itself.) How many Peterites remember with gratitude and admiration and affection Dick's bracing and humane teaching! P.D.R.G. 9 FREDERIC WAINE 1911-1974

The death of Frederic Waine on 16th May, 1974 was a loss to Church music. He was a music scholar at Clifton College, and a Scholar of Hertford College, Oxford. After teaching at Winchester and Uppingham, he came to St. Peter's as Director of Music in September, 1940; and within ten days he was called into the Royal Navy as a Rating. It was characteristic that he should happily record this change by drawing the contrast between hearing boys say "Goodbye, Sir" one day and the greeting of a Petty Officer, "Come here, boy!" the next day. But Freddie was to become a Lieutenant Cornmander, serving at sea from the wide dangers of the Pacific to the bitter and merciless Russian convoys. The sensitive musician knew the grim realities of war at sea: yet one of his delightful ways of reminiscing was to do a silent sketch of himself trying to play a piano in a destroyer rolling in a massive sea. No words; just skilled timing as the piano seemed to move away at the vital moment, or to threaten the would-be player as it lurched the other way. When Freddie returned to St. Peter's he was soon to join the former Commander Eddie Jeffs in starting a Royal Navy Section of the newly- constituted Combined Cadet Force; and the two of them brought their distinctive skills and the quiet assurance of the Senior Service into making a remarkably fine section which, in the days of the big compulsory CCF, led every march-past with almost disdainful precision. But in his main work as Director of Music, Freddie gave to those of us who sang in the choir a real joy in working hard to achieve the high standards he demanded. He drove us and persuaded us. If we were bad, which we often were, he told us so politely but firmly, and led us along with his skill and enthusiasm, lightening almost every practice with an anecdote from the world of music or with a gentle joke centering on one of us. After a few years as Warden of the Royal School of Church Music, Freddie returned to live near York, where he was active in music until the end of his life. It was the happy idea of the present Director of Music, Mr. Keith Pemberton, to bring together at short notice a number of those who had sung in choirs under Freddie: masters, Old Peterites and at least one member of the Minster choir. The sense of urgent dedication made rehearsal relatively easy, and all who were at the Memorial Service on June 1st will long remember the moving Russian Contakion of the Departed . . . "All we go down to the dust; and weeping o'er the grave we make our song: alleluya." D.G.C.

1 0 COMMEMORATION, 1974 The Cricket Match against the Old Peterites started on Friday, July 12th, and the following day the Speeches and Presentation of Prizes were presided over by the Chairman of the Governors, the Very Reverend the Dean of York whom we were very glad to welcome again, as he had not been well enough last year. We were honoured by the presence of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor W. T. Burke, J.P., and the Lady Mayoress, and the Sheriff of York, Councillor R. Pulleyn, and his Lady. The Prizes were presented by Dr. G. M. Carstairs, M.D., Vice-Chancellor of the University of York. On Sunday, July 14th the Commemoration Sermon was preached by D. A. C. Blunt, Esq., M.A., (0.P.), Lay Chaplain to the Archbishop of York.

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES The ceremony began with the following Welcome to the Vice- Chancellor of the University of York by J. J. Beadle: Salvete omnes, Haec in primis optima mihi iure causarum esse gaudii videtur, quod insolita mihi in his rostris ratione dicendi, tamen causa talis mihi oblata est quali oratio deesse nemini possit. Dicendum enim est de virtute singulari et eximia George Morrison Carstairs, hospitis acceptissimi, qui hodie contionem nostram sua praesentia illustrare vult, quem nisi rite vobis deduco, est minime mirandum; nam hac urbe quis est omnibus notior quam vicecancellarius nostrae universitatis novae; civium admira- tione ac benevolentia quis abundantior; quis laude dignior? Talibus verbis et fere eisdem eum prius officio tuo functum, o vice- cancellari, salutavit quidam novem ante annis, munere meo olim functus. Sine dubio non solus sum orator qui verbis prius dictis utor; haud dubie adest paterfamilias quidam inter eos, qui hodie tibi adsunt, non sine causa secum idem cogitans et znirans. Caveat orator! Ex quo universitas tua per campum largum arboribus et aqua abundantem pluribus aedificiis effusa est, iuventuti fons elegantiae et industriae; prope ripas etiam fluminis nostri non pauca monumenta sunt constructa, inter quae consurg,it novissimum quasi Colosseum rursus resurgens, ut sit nobis mens sana in corpore sano, monumentum non huius modo sententiae, at viri vero universitate tua veterioris, etiam nobis notions; alteri de nobis iam cedenti darissima ob acta gratias agimus, alteri quoque iam primum hodie inter nos versato. Nam recordandum est mihi summa celeritate ac maximo cum gaudio quot beneficia Eboraco Heslington dederit, quanto sint auxilio novissimi veterrimis, quantopere schola nostra, o clarissime, universitate tua fruatur.

The Head Master then gave his Report as follows: In retrospect, this academic year seems to me to have been noteworthy for a closer involvement of parents with the school than I remember before. Our social tendency is to turn away from the massive school event—the huge play, the lengthy concert—and instead to invite parents 11 to smaller-scale activities that don't disrupt the School's even tenor. Thus we can meet parents in smaller numbers, over a cup of coffee after, say, an informal House Play, or after a Family Communion Service on a Sunday morning, or on the occasion of the awards of the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, or on St. Cecilia's day, when parents of those singing Evensong or performing in the subsequent concert could join us for a meal. Parents can join us for lunch on Saturdays (though I find they are shy to invite themselves). Two parents (and one future parent, so to speak) gave talks to the Junior Science Society in the autumn (an en- thusiastic body of 70 boys.) The cricket teams have for some time been well supported by parent spectators; parents of fencers have been known to spend long hours in the School. The Rowing Supporters' Club once more laid on a dance in the Hall, and the parent/teacher collabora- tion in this event, which looks suspiciously like an annual fixture, is enjoyable, not to say hilarious. And a very pleasurable memory of the year comes from the darkest days of it, just before Christmas, when we were beset by the three-day week and the prospect of strikes; during the last performance of H.M.S. Pinafore, we invited the audience to join in with a repeat of the finale. How gratefully audience and cast joined together in the escapism of that moment! And how we look forward to parental help with the summer camping expeditions and perhaps the formation of a joint badminton club to include boys and their sisters and parents. The matter is rather more significant than mere social frivolity. Schools of the future will, I am sure, see much closer involvement between parents and school, and between neighbours and school. Parents like to be involved in something their son actively does, and thus to identify themselves with the school and take pride in it. Obviously this is easier to achieve if the parents have chosen the school. Can we expect in the future a range of maintained and independent schools, each one genuinely governed by its Governing Body and in that sense independent, though answerable to the State and subject to scrutiny, independent to develop in its own way, to specialise in particular courses or emphasize particular approaches or provide particular amenities. This new concept of independence I am sketching is, of course, not a new concept at all— it is the basis on which our Universities are organized. From a local range of schools, parents, reasonably briefed, would be able to choose an appropriate school for their boy or girl. Some such scheme as the voucher scheme, now being tried in two states in the U.S.A., would be a way of allowing this choice to every parent; as it is, the dimension of choice provided by the present independent schools is extended only to those who can afford the fees—the problem is too little choice, not too much. These thoughts may seem far-fetched and impractical. Yet where there are already many different types of school in a close radius it seems to me important not to reduce the range. The individuality of a school is worth fighting for, and so is the principle of choice, provided it is for all, provided it is not for non-educational reasons such as snobbishness or privilege on one hand or social engineering on the other, but for the development of each child so that he or she can realise his or her potential. The Head Master then reviewed the activities of the school year, mentioning the valuable programme of regular parents' meetings which is closely integrated with the Independent Schools Careers Organisation's 12 programme of testing, advice and courses; and he commented on the complexity of the operation of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which had had 'a bumper year'. He concluded by saying: ...I have omitted one dimension of School life—the many Societies in which boys recreate themselves through particular interests and en- thusiasms....All I say is that, if the academic results are any good, it may be that that is due to this extra dimension. School is not all classroom.

The prizes were then presented by Dr. G. M. Carstairs, M.D., Vice- Chancellor of the University of York. There follows a summary of his address. The Vice-Chancellor thanked J. J. Beadle for his speech of welcome, saying 'flattery need not be harmful, provided you don't inhale', and he fully returned :the compliments to himself and his university by showing that he had found out a lot about St. Peter's, including the suggestion made in 1860 that the school should join with Archbishop Holgate's to form a 'comprehensive'. Dr. Carstairs gave us his ideas and points of view by modest and amusing anecdotes from his own care,er. Thus he made the point that perceptiveness is often found unexpectedly; one of his patients in his days as a practising psychiatrist had said to him: 'You psychiatrists are all the same; you all want to be professors'. Eight years later he became a professor, and attended his installation between one very tall professor and another very fat one; which drew from his five year old son the remark: 'You're a very small professor'. • His own school, Dr. Carstairs told us, was 'a blend of old Scotch and contemporary', which he thought was often an uneasy blend. But it was a school where the merits of hard work were extolled, and he told us of the minister who was depicting from the pulpit the fate of those who had wasted their time; burning in eternal flames they cried out 'Lord, we didna' ken', only to hear the terrible answer: Weel, ye ken noo!' Clearly the Vice-Chancellor is an all-round man. At Edinburgh he had been President of the Union and Captain of Athletics; but 'numeracy and literacy don't even do any athlete any harm', he said; and he illustra- ted this by saying that he was only able to win an international three mile race because he could count the remaining number of laps better than the others. From one who so neatly wrapped up good advice in anecdote it was reassuring to be told that universities are still concerned with hard work, and should not be judged only by the publicised incidents. D.G.C.

P.N. Withers, the Head of the School. then thanked Dr. Carstairs for presenting the Prizes and for his address. 13 SIXTH FORM RESULTS OF 1973 The following won places at Cambridge:— S. A. Atkinson, Pembroke College (Classics). P. A. E. Challis, Trinity Hall (Natural Sciences). R. M. Harland, Clare College (Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences).

Of the 60 members of last year's Upper VI and Middle VI, 24 gained University places. 3 postponed application to Universities. 13 went into further education:— Polytechnics 9 College of Education 2 College of Further Education 2 11 went straight into employment. 9 remain undecided.

PRIZE LIST NORMAN CROMBIE MEMORIAL PRIZE P. N. Withers K. H. RHODES PRIZE P. A. E. Challis STEPHENSON PRIZE FOR GREEK R. D. Long P. E. LORD PRIZE FOR CLASSICS S. A. Atkinson WHYTEHEAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR DIVINITY P. S. Lancaster THE DRONFIELD PRIZE FOR MATHEMATICS M. P. Black DEAN OF YORK'S PRIZES FOR LATIN: Senior ...... J. P. H. Harrison Junior ... ••• ••• ... C. G. A. Morcom THE B.M.A. PRIZE FOR SCIENCE ... A. G. B. Perks SIR LUMLEY DODSWORTH ESSAY PRIZE ...... D. J. G. Livingston THE OLD PETERITE CLUB READING PRIZES: VIth Form ...... A. G. B. Perks Below VIth ... J. N. Denison YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S PRIZE ... M. J. Newland THE JACK BRITTAIN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY: Wth Forms ...... G. B. Brown ... R. A. C. Bronk THE ARTHUR CRAVEN MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR SPOKEN FRENCH: Senior ...... C. E. S. Monro Middle School ... H. C. Gatiss

ATKINSON PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN j P. M. Brooker ••• 1 R. M. Spencer MODERN LANGUAGES PRIZES: French ...... T. J. Ward German ... T. J. Ward 14 N. D. Briscoe N. C. Berry PRIZES FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ... • • • P. J. T. Jones B. R. Terry

THE WILCOX PRIZE FOR SCIENCE ... P. N. Withers THE DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR SCIENCE ... M. A. J. Ferguson GEOGRAPHY PRIZE (below the VIth) • • • J. H. Larcombe Music PitaEs: Keyboard ... S. B. Irons SM. P. Haw Instrumental •" 1P. W. M. Crowley Wind ...... M. T. H. Iveson f T. J. Stephenson THE FRANK PICK PRIZE FOR DESIGN 1N. T. Briggs HANDICRAFTS Plum ... N. J. Ramsden GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRIZES: Wth Form ... D. G. Senior Vth Forms ... S. J. Tatterton IVth Forms ... P. W. S. De Silva IIIrd Forms ... R. J. T. Wilson

FORM PRIZES A. S. Newstead C. J. Hirst Vth FORMS ... A. L. Naylor B. M. Kay IVA • • • P. S. Lancaster IVB ... ••• D. J. Barron IVC ... ••• A. G. Village IVD • •• ••• M. T. H. Iveson IIIA ... •.• R. E. Craig IIIB1 ••• ••• I. P. Wiggle II1B2 ... ••• E. M. Parkinson IIIC . . •• • R. J. Teale

EXAMINATION RESULTS 1974 The following successes were achieved at Advanced Level:— Beadle, J. J.—Latin (ALT), Greek, English Lit. (A), Music. Gil!grass, N. L—Latin, French, German. Harrison, J. P. H.—Latin (A1), Greek (A2), Anc. History (A), History. Long, R. D.—Latin (Al), Greek (Al), English Lit. (A). Ainsworth, D. R.—History, Politics. Berry, M. W.—Economics. Bum, G. N.—English Lit., History, Economics. Clappison, W. J.—English Lit. (A), History, Politics. Cooper, S. M.—French, English Lit., History (A). Cresswell, J. E.—Anc. History (A), History, Politics. Crowther, F. C.—Economics, Politics. Dimelow, M. J. W.—French, English Lit., History. Dixon, G. R.—French, German, History. Finegan, P. D.—English Lit. 15 Godwin, H. M.—French, Biology, Art. Livingston, D. J. G.—English Lit., History of Art (A), Art. McCarter, K. D. J.—English Lit., Art. Monro, C. E. S.—English Lit., History, Politics. Poynor, M. W. A.—English Lit., Politics, Economics. Pyrah, J. M.—Politics. Tighe, M. C. S.—French, German, M.E.I. Maths. (A). Village, D. L—Anc. History, Economics. Ward, T. J.—French, German, Politics. Berry, N. C.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. (A), Nuff. Chemistry (A2). Briscoe, N. D.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. (A), Nuff. Chemistry (A). Chester, D. R.—Physics (A2), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths., Nuff. Chemistry. Foley, N. C.—French, S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. Hills, A. E.—S.M.P. Maths., Economics. Jones, P. J. T.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. Scott, P. A.—Economics. Smith, C. J.—Physics (A2), S.M.P. Maths. (A), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. (A), Nuff. Chemistry (A). Thomas, I. M. R.—M.E.I. Maths., Economics, Geography. Walker, C. M. S.—M.E.I. Maths., Economics, Geography. Withers, P. N.—Physics (Al), S.M.P. Maths. (Al), S.M.P. Fur. Maths. (A), Nuff. Chemistry (A). Wormald, N. A. S.—M.E.I. Maths., Economics, Geography. Auburn, C. D.—English Lit., Physics, M.E.I. Maths. (A). Baggs, C. F.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Economics. Batchellor, J. R.—Physics (A), S.M.P. Maths. (A2), Nuff. Chemistry. Bathgate, J. G.—Physics, Biology, Nuff. Chemistry. Bruce, M. S.—Physics, Biology, Nuff. Chemistry. Elwen, R. A.—Physics, Biology, Nuff. Chemistry. Frith, B. W.—English Lit., Physics, M.E.I. Maths. Gibson, T. A.—Physics, Nuff. Chemistry, Geography. Green, D. G.—M.E.I. Maths. Janes, P. N.—Physics, Biology, S.M.P. Maths. (A), Nuff. Chemistry (A). Kerr, J. V.—Physics, Nuff. Chemistry. Littlefield, J. B.—Physics. Moxon, N. P.—Physics, M.E.I. Maths. Perks, A. G. B.—Physics (AU), S.M.P. Maths. (AU), Nuff. Chemistry. Pette, J. F.—Physics, Biology, Nuff. Chemistry. Prowde, J. E.—Physics, Nuff. Chemistry. Ray, J. S.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths., Null. Chemistry. Senior, D. G.—Physics, S.M.P. Maths (A2), Nuff. Chemistry. Terry, B. R.—Physics (A2), Biology (A2), Nuff. Chemistry .(A). Tomlinson, S. J.—Physics, M.E.I. Maths., Economics. Gray, N.—Economics. Lloyd-Jones, S. D.—Economics, Art. Newland, M. J.—Economics, Geography.

At Ordinary Level:— Atkinson, P. T. (10); Bray, C. P. (10); Bruce-Jones, S. (10); Creasy, B. (9); Dell, K. L. (7); Gatiss, H. C. (10); Harland, C. C. (10); Hirst, C. J. (10); Irons, S. B. (8); Kay, B. M. (10); Larcombe, J. H. (10); Moore, T. C. (10); Morcom, C. G. A. (10); Naylor, A. L. (8); Newdick, P. A. (9); Newstead, A. S. (10). Parkinson, R. W. (10); Pattie, G. C. (10); Procter, P. J. (9); Storey, E. P. V. (9); Tatterton, S. J. (10); Turner, J. N. C. (10); Varley, A. J. (8); Wallace, S. W. (8); Widdicombe, P. D. (10); Young, D. J. (10); Andrew, W. E. (6); Barker, R. S. (2); Barker, T. (2); Barron, A. J. (8); Bentley, W. M. A. (4); Brown, C. A. F.." (8); Charlton, P. T. (6); Clare, P. C. (7); Dalby, C. J. (7); Driffield, T. M. (6); 16 Egleton, R. W. (8); Hargreaves, D. N. (3); Haw, M. P. (9); Hind, R. A. (3); Hodgson, C. I. (8); Kirby, T. S. D. (7); Knowles, G. (9); Matthews, V. V. (8); Nicholson, K. G. (10); Pritchard, G. F. (9); Prowde, A. M. (10); Swiers, J. R. (9); Tait, A. W. (9); Temple, A. J. S. (7); Thomas, J. S. M. (8); Twizell, J. H. (10); Atha, E. J. (8); Auburn, J. N. (6); Barrett, R. A. (5); Belton, M. A. (3); Chantry, D. J. (6); Dench, S. R. (7): Fenwick, A. C. (6); Graham, N. R. E. (3); Johnson, M. L. (5); Monro, N. P. (2); Nichols, I. A. (6); PulIan, I. R. (4); Pulleyn, R. F. (8); Ramsden, N. J. (9); Scott, P. Q. (7); Snowdon, J. (6); Turner, A. J. (7); VVestropp, C. N. (6); Wilson, L. S. (5); Woodcock, P. D. (6); Angel, S. R. (1); Carr, M. S. (2); Clough, H. (6); Coates-Walker, J. F. (1); Dodd, K. S. A. (3); Fry, J. N. S. (1); Harte, J. H. (5); James, D. S. F. (1); Lister, D. J. (5); McGregor, C. S. (5); Mills, A. J. '(2); Steggall, A. Q. (5); Watson, C. I. (3);

VALETE

DRONFIELD

Ainsworth, D. R., Brockbank, A J , Brown, M.•A., Crowther, F. C., Dixon, J. D., Newland, M. J., Perks, A. G. B., Pette, J. F., Richardson, D. F., Spence, S. J., Taylor, D. H., Tighe, M. C. S., VVormald, N. A. S.

THE GROVE Auburn, C. D., Barker, R. S., Casson, C. P., Elwen, R. A., Foley, N. C., Snowdon, D., Village, D. I., Wolstencroft, J. M.

THE MANOR Batchellor, J. R., Bathgate, J. G., Bruce, M. S., Carr, M. S., Clayburn, R. R. R., Fenwick, A. C., Jones, P. J. T., Livingston, D. J. G., McCarter, K. D. J., Ray, J. S.

QUEEN'S Bartlett, I. F., Cossins, A. R., Green, D. G., Joslin, H. N., Lloyd-Jones, S. D., Mills, A. J., Moxon, N. P., Senior, D. G., Shields, P. J., Thomas, I. M. R., Turner, A. J.

THE RISE Boggs, C. F., Brumfield, P. W., Dobson, G. T., Finegan, P. D., Hudson, R. E., Monro, C. E. S., Poynor, M. W. A., Pyrah, J. M.

SCHOOL HOUSE Berry, M. W., Briscoe, N. D., Gillgrass, N. J., Gray, N., Hills, A. E., Littlefield, J. B., Lucas, M. J. G., Scott, P. A., Tomlinson, S. J.

'TEMPLE Burn, G. N., Coates-Walker, R. M., Dimelow, M. J. W., Dixon, G. R., Frith, B. W., Gibson, T. A., Godwin, H. M., Janes, P. N., Johnson, M. L., Kerr, J. V., Prowde, J. E., Rawson, N. J., Walker, C. M. S. 17 SALVETE St. Olave's Day Boys entering School. DRONFIELD Price, J. A. V.

THE GROVE Abbott, J. P. J. F., Bell, C. J., Burton, R. D., Casling, T. J., Caulfield, M. P. Chadwick, C. J., Cuckston, P. G., Gray, P. A., Hardy, D. R., Kerr, M. P Ray, G. N.

THE MANOR Pulleyn, R. J., Rayson, I. C. M., Shuttleworth, N. D.

QUEEN'S Aldersley, R. J., Barron, R. M., Bean, C., Craig, R. M., Fender, P. G., Galley J., Hall, M. E., Kaye, A. H., Leckenby, A. D., McCarter, P. E., MacMaho R. J., Power, M. J., Squire, N. THE RISE Spencer, C.

TEMPLE Barre11, A. D. M., Hare, J. N. W., Jackson, A., Jemmett, N. J., Johnson, J. A. Mander, P. N., Miller, M. C. M., Pease, H. R. B., Raheem, M. A., Robinson I. A., Shilleto, S. J., Williamson, H. T. S.

St. Olave's Boarders entering the School.

DRONFIELD Barker, H. M., Burnett, C. F., Dixon, G., Fletcher, A. J., Lister, S. R., Powell A. J., Sunley, M. C. J.

THE GROVE Swiers, P. J.

THE MANOR Bulmer, G. C., Clarkson, K. P., Motion, A. B., Nicholson, W. G. M., Quirke M. F., Raylor, T. J., Sanderson, N. M., Townsend, N. G., Upton, T. C.

THE RISE Dyson, R. A. J., Ellison, J. F., Rymer, C. G., Sudworth, W. T., Thwaites, A. Tyson, M. J., Wilson, J. P. Boys from other schools. DRONFIELD Brooke, D. A., Dietrich, M. P., Johnson, P. M., Ross, J. D., Ross J. P., Wrigley, J. F. THE GROVE Blackburn, M. S. D., Smakman, D. C. 18 THE MANOR Barnish, W. A., Carmichael, W. N. THE RISE Hudson, R. V., Megginson, S. J., Ryder, P. D., Thompson, G. G. SCHOOL HOUSE Andrews, S. J., Barton, A. T., Buckle, S. M., Buckley, M. R., Islam, A., Linton, T. C., Miller, A. J. B., Owen, R. M., Sharp, R. G., Storey, J. M. V. TEMPLE Dixon, S. M., Stafford, P. M., Walker, A. K.

THE CHAPEL Elsewhere in the Peterite we shall read of what the School owed to Freddie Waine. On 1st June we were able to give thanks to God for his devoted work at St. Peter's in such a wide variety of ways, and for the joy his friendship brought us. It was such a happy thought to provide a choir of Freddie's "old boys". Not often can an ad hoc choir have sung so beautifully with so little rehearsal. It was a real work of love. How Freddie would have enjoyed this year's Pilgrimage of St. Peter in the Minster! The service was given a tremendous "lift" by our quartet of trumpeters, who adorned the hymns with descants and exciting fanfares especially composed by Mr. Pemberton. In spite of the onset of "broken" voices among the trebles the choir were able to give a very confident performance of Charles Wood's D major setting of Evensong on 5th July. The practice of singing full Evensong before the Choir Supper seems to be becoming a regular one. Long may it remain! Throughout the term we have enjoyed the sight of Mr. Gaastra's inspiring altar frontal. Now the sanctuary has been further enhanced with two remarkable standard candlesticks "potted" by Tim Stephenson, who spent a large amount of time and trouble over their design and manufac- ture. We were very happy to have the Dean of York to preside at our first Family Communion of the term and give the address. And we are most grateful to our three visiting preachers, the Rev. A. Cornes, the Rev. A. M. A. Turnbull and the Rev. P. Southwell-Sander who came especially from London. The term ended in the traditional way with the Commemoration Service and some splendid congregational singing. However, tradition was broken by the invitation to a layman to preach the sermon. David Blunt, the lay Chaplain to the Archbishop of York, was at one time House Master of Wentworth and is a devoted friend of St. Peter's. So it is no wonder that his sermon was wholly on our "wave-length" with its searching refrain: "Is all well?" Finally a word of warm appreciation of the faithful work week by week of our triumvirate of Chapel Monitors, Jeremy Beadle, James Clappison and David Livingston. Is a new tradition in the making? N.H.K.-W. 19 MUSIC The House Singing Competition was held just before half term in October and this seems to be a generally popular time, coming early in the School year and providing an opportunity for getting the House together. The results were: —1. Temple, 2. Rise, 3. Manor, 4. Queen's and 5 Dronfield. In the past few years, St. Cecilia's Day has become a focal point for School musicians, appropriately of course, because St. Cecilia is the , Patron Sain't of Music. The plan of Choral Evensong, Supper and Concert in Chapel was again followed and the writer of these notes is most grateful to those who organised the events during his illness, especially Geoffrey Coffin, Assistant Organist of the Minster, who, despite an already heavy workload, so willingly came to play the organ. Rehearsals for H.M.S. Pinafore had been underway throughout most of the term and the performances went off quite well despite the inevitable heart stoppers behind the scenes—do Able Seamen really miss buses? Audience participation on the last night seemed popular and made a rousing finale. The Carol Service, like so many of our big services, demonstrated that no matter how willing our trebles are, small numbers just cannot make a balance with our large alto/tenor/bass contingent. People outside the School are repeatedly amazed that with a Junior School so close this anomaly cannot be rectified, but a schoolmaster's tidy mind creates walls more impenetrable than that of Berlin. The juxtaposition of Senior and Junior Choirs in the Minster Epiphany Service serves only to emphasise this curious dichotomy. Orchestra, Wind Band, Choir and various sub-groups, contributed to a concert in the Hall at the end of the Easter Term. The programme listed the performers, showing which of the musical groups they belonged to and as this list represents the central core of St. Peter's music it is given here. Members of the Orchestra (0), Wind Band (B) and Choir (C) in March, 1973. J. T. Aldridge 0 P. W. M. Crowley OC J. R. Markwick-Smith M. B. Anderson OC S. Dench OB E. J. Atha C J. N. Denison B J. C. B. Mortimer B J. J. Beadle BC T. S. Dresser C N. P. Moxon OB C. R. Bird OC D. J. Fawthrop 0 G. Schofield BC M. P. Black OB V. J. Feeney C P. J. P. Smith OC S. L. Braime C H. C. Gatiss OBC R. A. Smith D. C. Bretherton OC D. R. Gilbertson 0 J. D. Spence R. A. C. Bronk B M. J. Glen C S. J. Spence 0 R. M. Bruce C G. D. Gumbrell OBC R. M. Spencer OBC M. J. Burn B J. P. H. Harrison C A. W. Tait S. M. Burn C M. P. Haw 0 G. W. Tait OC A. J. Chadwick C R. A. Hind C R. J. Thorpe M. M. Christelow C J. J. R. Hughes C N'. J. G. Turnbull 0 H. Clough BC M. T. H. Iveson OB A. G. Village R. E. Craig OB H. N. Joslin C S. C. Wetherell B. Creasy OC J. A. Lethem B I. P. Wiggle OBC R. J. T. Wilson When one looks back on these events it is amazing that they ever take place at all with the host of obstacles that litter their path. In a 20 weekly timetable which is now crowded with competing attractions arranged apparently ad hoc with no design to make them complementary to a boy's life, regular rehearsals are difficult to establish and maintain. As the date of the concert approaches the fixing of a time for a dress rehearsal is a major negotiation for the availability of the site and the boys' time. In this question of time very little quarter is given: full preps are still expected on time and release from other commitments is often grudgingly given. Some boys get the impression that their part in a concert is a nuisance to School routine in general and themselves in particular. Fortunately the musician is a loyal creature and most battle bravely against 'these adversaries to give an amazingly good account of themselves. In the Summer Term the Choir found itself deprived of two of its usual activities. The Minster has for several years invited the Choir to sing Evensong on the Eve of the Ascension, and as this dashed with the R.S.C.M. Festival at Ripon it was felt that we should withdraw from Ripon so as to be available for York. When it became apparent that the York invitation was not forthcoming this year it was too late to enter for Ripon! To compensate, a most enjoyable Choir Supper was held at the end of term, preceded by Choral Evensong in Chapel. The Music Prize Competition, held this year in the Music School demonstrated forcibly the School's lack of a good piano for recital purposes. An enjoyable concert was given and the high standards produced problems of differentiating the winners in two sections. The audience (but perhaps not the other wind players!) regretted that owing to an injury, Richard Spencer was unable to perform. Section 1. Piano: A. D. Birtle Conceit Inutile Rebikoff. S. B. Irons Corrente (Partita V) Bach. D. J. B. Mair Sonatina Kuhlau. P. W. M. Crowley Sonata in D (L. 109) Scarlatti. J. J. Beadle Sonata in F min Beethoven. (1st mov.) Winner : —S. B. Irons. Section 2. Strings : M. P. Haw La Folia Corelli. N. J. Tumbull Ecossaise Beethoven. M. B. Anderson Sonata in D min Veracini. P. W. M. Crowley Salut d'Amour Elgar.

Winners : — M. P. Haw and P. W. M. Crowley. Section 3. Wind: N. P. Moxon The Jockey Teasdale. M. T. H. Iveson Clarinet Concerto Mozart. (2nd mov.) I. P. Wiggle Gott lebet noch Bach. R. M. Spencer Sonata (3rd mov.) C.P.E. Bach. Winner: —M. T. H. Iveson. A lot of work went into preparing for the Minster Service for St. Peter's Day. Trumpets, Drums and Organ carefully prepared additional accompaniments to the hymns including the Vaughan Williams Old 100th. First night nerves unfortunately dulled some of the superb sounds which 21 L had been heard in rehearsals, but even so the effect was thrilling. The Senior and Junior School Choirs embarked on a procession which re- sembled more a problem in orienteering than a liturgical manoeuvre, but they successfully divided, met up again, redistributed themselves, stopped and started at the right moments—and still went on singing. At a Memorial Service for Wentworth Ping, the Junior School Choir sang, and for Frederic Waine a Choir of Old Boys and friends who had been choristers under this outstanding Director of Music sang with obvious and sincere emotion. K.R.P.

ASSOCIATED BOARD OF MUSIC EXAMINATIONS The following successes have been obtained in the examinations held in November 1973, March and June 1974. Grade 7: M. P. Black Piano Distinction Grade 5: S. B. Irons Piano Merit M. T. H. Iveson Clarinet Merit P. W. M. Crowley Violin Pass N. P. Moxon Trombone Pass Grade 4: N. P. Moxon Trombone Distinction A. J. Chadwick Organ Merit Grade 3: J. C. Dryland Piano Merit D. C. Bretherton Violin Pass C. A. R. Bronk Clarinet Pass J. N. Denison Trumpet Pass D. R. Gilbertson Piano Pass M. J. Glen Piano Pass D. J. B. Mair Piano Pass T. C. Reay Piano Pass P. J. P. Smith Violin Pass T. G. White Piano Pass R. J. T. Wilson Flute Pass Grade 1: J. D. Spence Piano Pass The following have passed Theory of Music Examinations:

Grade 6: P. W. M. Crowley P. J. P. Smith S. J. Winrow- M. T. H. Iveson Campbell Grade 5: C. R. Bird M. J. Burn M. M. Christelow A. D. Birtle A. J. Chadwick T. G. White Grade 4: N. P. Frost N. J. Turnbull Grade 3: G. W. Tait 22 COMBINED CADET FORCE The Army Section has been disbanded at our own request; but it is hoped that in time we shall start it again. We did not have enough cadets in it to make it work well, and it would have been invidious to 'draft' recruits into the Section when there was room in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sections in which they had chosen to serve. These two sections continue to flourish. We are very grateful to HMS Caledonia for taking the diesel boat Valley' into their care for the winter and giving it a splendid refit, and to the Royal Engineers for bringing a crane to lower Valley' into the Ouse again after her return from Rosyth. The RAF Section's Hang Glider has not yet made its mark on the history of flight, but persevering enthusiasts have high hopes; well hopes anyway. The Annual Inspection on June 4th was favoured by excellent weather, and the Inspecting Officer, Major General G. de E. Collin, M.C., proved to be as shrewd and sympathetic a senior officer as any we have had in our time here. Some of the comments of the accompanying Staff Officers were, however, open to question, and we are questioning them as we have sometimes done in previous years. It does seem that staff officers need to be clear about what they are looking for at an Inspection, and by what criteria they ask their questions and make their reports, otherwise they are not very useful to us nor to the close association that should exist between the Services and the CCF. The Officers of our Contingent were well pleased with the efforts of the Cadets, and we thank Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Riley for adding some excitement to the occasion by the lead they gave to the excellent Wind Band. We hope to revive the Corps of Drums, 'The Band' as we used to call it, and to give its members a proper share of CCF time for practice. We are very pleased to welcome into the Contingent Pilot Officer P. G. Wise who will of course be on the strength of the Royal Air Force but will co-ordinate the training of the first year boys who will form a pre- CCF for their first year. These boys will have the option of enlisting in the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force Section at the end of their second term, and thus qualifying to attend a camp in the Easter or Summer holidays with the service of their choice: they will, however, continue their general training with the pre-CCF until the end of the school year. The training will be such that a boy who wishes to pursue the Duke of Edinburgh Award from his second year onwards will have done a good deal towards the Bronze Award standard: so we hope to make the best use of the resources of the CCF within the school generally. D.G.C.

ROYAL NAVY SECTION As usual, our thanks are due to CPO Ingrey for his regular and patient instruction throughout the term, and especially to H.M.S. Cale- donia, our parent establishment at Rosyth. After a complete overhaul by the Artificers there, Valley' was returned in time for Inspection and re-launched with the help of an Army crane. Lockable covers have also been installed to discourage boarders. A party of a dozen new recruits from the third form visited H.M.S. Caledonia over the weekend before 23 An. Army crane lowers the Royal Navy Section's Diesel boat 'Caney . ' into the Ouse after her refit in H.M.S. Caledonia at Rosyth. (Photo: Northern Echo) the end of term, accompanied by Lt. Bulcock, Sub-Lt. Dawson and two NCOs. They left York by train on the afternoon of Friday, July 5th, returning on the following Monday evening after various activities, notably shooting and a ship visit. Contingent Coxswain Littlefield is to be congratulated on the award of the Femie Cup for services to the CCF, like his brother before him. The R.N. Section as a whole is to be commended for an excellent turn- out at the Annual Inspection on June 4th, conducted by Major-General Collin of North East District. A light jackstay was rigged across the Ouse for the occasion, under CPO Ingrey's supervision. In the summer holidays a total of eight cadets attended an adventure training camp at Loch Ewe, and Sub-Lt. Dawson also went, for the first time, following in the wake of other St. Peter's CCF officers. Two cadets visited HMS Vernon for a diving course, and many of the new recruits attended a sailing course at HMS Ganges, accompanied by Lt. Bulcock. The new uniform, consisting of No. 3 bell-bottom trousers, No. 8 shirt, black tie, seaman's jersey and Royal Marine beret, is about to make its way into service, not without some regret. J.P.H.H.

R.A.F. SECTION

Senior N.C.Os in the section have been very active. Cpl. Bannister is to be congratulated on the award of a flying scholarship, the second the section has obtained during the past year. Cpl. Shepherd is hoping to qualify as a glider pilot in the summer holidays at R.A.F. Ouston near Newcastle. Both these N.C.Os have been studying air navigation during the past year and have been taking the 0 level examinations in this subject. Cpl. Spencer, who has been second in command for drill purposes, has been concerned with the other two corporals in the construction of the hang glider during the Easter term, and its trials in the Summer term. Senior N.C.Os were also present in a small party of cadets who had a very successful Easter camp in Germany at R.A.F. Giitersloh. During the term 12 members of the preliminary year joined the R.A.F. section and 6 of these were able to get air experience flying at R.A.F. Church Fenton, on June 12th. This activity has now been fully restored and was also ava;lable on May 15th when members of flight B were also able to do some flying. Three members of flight B, cadets Park, Leefe, and Craggs were successful in passing part 2 of the R.A.F. proficiency at the end of the Easter term. During the Summer term this flight has undertaken a number of activities including model construction, dinghy drill and map making. P.L.H. 25 DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME It is often said that if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing right. This year's Bronze and Silver groups have certainly lived up to this belief, and the results of their labours are just reward for a year of sustained interest and enthusiasm. The summer term was inevitably dominated by the Expeditions; these were happy affairs enjoyed by all despite mixed fortunes with the weather. We thank Mr. Wise for preparing the Bronze group with his usual enthusiasm and Mr. Gaastra for being our assessor, and it is nice to report that he was very impressed by what he saw. It has always been our policy to have the Silver expedition assessed externally and we are again indebted to the North Yorks Moors Assess- ment Panel, and to Messrs. Middleton and Schofield in particular, for giving up their time, and for allowing us to learn from their expertise. The fact that the Silver groups were rather luckier than the Bronze with the weather, though pleasing to the boys, obviously disappointed our assessor, who confessed to praying for more adverse conditions throughout the weekend, in the hope that it would prove more testing. Since the prayers of the boys proved to be more powerful (on this occasion at least), a mock rescue was staged, with one of our number posing as an exposure case. The exercise was comical under the relaxed conditions which prevailed, but even so showed how impressively the boys may expect to cope with a genuine case if the unhappy event should occur. I'm sure that most parents would agree that their sons are not the most forthcoming sources of information and it was with this in mind that we decided to have a Buffet evening for boys, parents and friends. The intention was to let everyone see just how many people contribute to the successful completion of the Award and we were happy to have the opportunity of allowing parents to meet representatives of assisting organisations and the many individuals who have helped with so many aspects of the scheme. The evening was rounded off with a show of slides taken during the expeditions. We hope everyone found the occasion both informative and enjoyable. BRONZE AWARD: D. J. Barron J. R. A. Greaves A. D. Percival D. C. Bretherton R. F. Hart N. P. Plahe G. B. Brawn A. F. Heavens A. M. Pullan P. W. S. De Silva A. Hodgson P. J. P. Smith A. M. M. Dixon P. D. Johnson D. A. J. Thomas J. C. Dryland J. A. Kneeshaw T. G. White P. T. Gittins P. F. Lancaster C. N. A. Greaves T. C. Nichols SILVER AWARD: C. A. F. Brown T. C. Moore N. J. Ramsden S. Bruce-Jones I. A. Nichols S. J. Tatterton J. H. Larcombe R. W. Parkinson 26 Peter Brooker continues to make progress at Gold level and is currently helping to run cycling proficiency courses and tests in local schools. LOOKING AHEAD September 1974 entrants: 23 at Bronze Level; 22 at Silver Level, of which 5 are entering direct, not having done the Bronze Award; 11 at Gold Level, of which 3 are entering direct, not having done Bronze or Silver. Whilst the overall numbers are very encouraging, the direct entrants at higher levels in the scheme are a source of pleasure and hope for the continuing progress of the Award Scheme. I cannot possibly end without paying my personal thanks to all those who have helped with the scheme at all levels, and in so many ways. D.H.H. THE BRONZE AWARD Twenty-two boys completed all sections of the award in this their first full year in the scheme. The Service Section came to fruition with the presentation of First Aid Certificates by Messrs. Todd and Page, who had so enthusiastically instructed the boys on behalf of the British Red Cross. The expedition involved one night under canvas and a 15-mile walk. The boys, in five separate groups, selected their own routes and made studies of such subjects as Wild Life and Ancient Buildings. The wholehearted enthusiasm of all those taking part contributed greatly to the success of the group and the heavy thunderstorms during the final stages of the expedition did nothing to "dampen" their spirits. P.G.W. GOLD AWARD To those who haven't ever thought of participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, let me say a few words about its attractions. During school time you can spend countless hours collecting blisters, travelling around Britain, and sometimes you might be lucky enough to receive a small financial reward for the activity concerned and, above all, you should get great enjoyment from it. The Gold Award consists of five sections: interest, community service, expedition, physical fitness, and a residential course. Unless one is over- awed by a 50-mile walk, the sections are not strenuous. The physical fitness in my case was six one-hour sessions at the swimming pool and some speed tests. I can't swim well, yet I achieved a high enough standard. My residential course took place at an Acorn Camp, near Salisbury, run by the National Trust. For less than £10 this was a most enjoyable week's holiday, despite playing at lumberjacks for a week. The interest is much the same as in the Bronze and Silver Awards— bridge became too energetic so I now do chess--and it takes a year to complete. Likewise the community service is taking me a year. For me, this is a police service and includes becoming a cycling proficiency instruc- 27 tor and examiner, and helping the specials. On cycling proficiency you get a whole 37ip expenses per night. I went at least twice a week, on foot or bicycle. For me the hike was the most difficult hurdle to be overcome. Fifty miles over "wild" country with a 35-pound pack on your back is not an easy task. Because I was the only one in the School, at the time, doing the Gold I went to a youth club every Monday, where I met the three boys I was to walk with. Luckily the combination was compatible and on July 6th to 9th the hike went off without a hitch. Wensleydale, Ribblesdale, Pen-y-Ghent and Littondale were quickly left behind us. The shock of having to walk didn't wear off until the last day, when aches, pains and blisters appeared. Still, after 50 miles we were still able to do a "Morecambe and Wise" jog into Aysgarth, our destination. The planning of the hike needs careful thought. We were able to make sure that each morning we would do our climb first and have level walks and downhill for the rest of the day. The first night was spent at High Birkwith in Ribblesdale (14.4 miles), the second at Arneliffe Cote in Littondale (16 miles) and the third at Buckdon (13.5 miles miles). Each night camp had to be pitched and a meal cooked. Arncliffe Cote was an official camp-site and so we were able to wash or shower. The expedition and, in fact, the whole scheme, is really well worth the effort, unless one will never do anything without financial gain, and Buckingham Palace seems very near! P.M.B.

MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY Early this term, before final preparations for examinations, all VI Form linguists visited the University of York to see a presentation of the French film: "Le vieil homme et l'enfant." The story, set in occupied France during the last months of the Second World War, exemplified the technical brilliance of French film-making of the early and middle fifties. Through the humanity and sincerity of the portrayals and the sensitivity of production came a document of historical significance and a masterly insight into the human condition. No other outings have been arranged during this busy term. Best wishes go to those visiting France intent on improving their standards by talking "un bon bain de francais." D.H.

CRICKET RETROSPECT After the disappointing 1973 season, it is pleasing to be able to report on a much more successful one. In all, the three teams below the 1st XI lost only three matches, and whilst the 1st XI was certainly not a vintage side, it was much better than its predecessor. The standard of batt:ng throughout the School is still weak, and although it is fair to say that the pitches early in the season were not 28 as good as we have been used to, this must not be an excuse for the alarming lack of basic technique shown by many of our batsmen. The indoor nets in the Sports Centre present an ideal opportunity for batsmen to work on their individual weaknesses and I hope that this opportunity will not be neglected. The 1st XI were a very happy side, whose record was marred by inconsistent batting. On the other hand, it was a fine bowling team and only Sedbergh batted convincingly against us. Only one school match was drawn, which was refreshing and testifies as much to the team's positive attitude as it does to their relative strengths and weaknesses. Much of the credit for the team's success must go to Philip Brumfield, the captain. His approach at all times was aggressive and the spirit spread through the team. His bowling was outstanding, his fielding excellent and his batting improved enormously. He received invaluable support from the vice-captain, Paul Scott, who, although his batting was disappointing, kept wicket well throughout the term and was brilliant on occasions. Both of them were selected for the Yorkshire Schools' final trial and were unlucky not to get a chance in the County team. The most consistent batsman was Jonathan Clark and most of the other batsmen had their good days, but they were not very frequent. Of the bowlers, David Chester gave his captain steady support with the new ball. As a leg-spinner, David Riley, who was still a Colt, had a very promising season. He was used sensibly and it was a pleasure to see a leg-spinner bowling so much and so accurately. Some of the fielding was good, but it was not as reliable as it could have been. The fielding cup was won by Ian Thomas, whose slip-catching was a great asset. As he also played some useful innings, he was a valuable member of the side; this was particularly pleasing, as he had never been able to command a regular place in a Senior School XI. I would like to say a special word of thanks to our three young scorers, P. T. Gittins, A. L. Naylor and S. J. Tatterton. The 2nd XI had an excellent record and did in fact remain unbeaten. There was a fine spirit in the team and several players had good seasons. The Under 15 Colts had another successful year, losing only once and winning most of their matches convincingly. The Under 14 Colts also showed promise, though their batting was not always reliable. The Senior House Cup was won by the Rise, who narrowly defeated Queen's in the final. This was a deserved reward for the Rise captain, Brumfield, who had previously been on the losing side in three finals. The Junior House competition was won by the Manor, who defeated Oueen's in the final. The Single-wicket competition for the Yeomans Cup was won by Philip Brumfield, who defeated Ian Thomas in the final. It is nice to be able to congratulate Stephen Coverdale on winning his "Blue" at Cambridge. It is a big jump from School to first-class cricket, but all credit to him for winning his "Blue" as a freshman. I could not possibly finish this report without paying tribute to Robert Harding for the wonderful work that he has done for St. Peter's cricket for so many years. His common-sense method and his infectious enthusiasm made him an excellent coach, who will be greatly missed. D.K. 29

1st XI Senior Colts XI (Under 15) f*P. W. Brumfield (Capt.) 1971-72-73-74 *C. C. Harland (Capt.) t*P. A. Scott (Vice-Capt.) 1972-73-74 *C. T. Brockbank (Vice-Capt.) 1-*D. R. Chester, 1973-74 *D. R. Gilbertson -f*J. J. Clark, 1973-74 *N. J. Radford t*S. D. Lloyd-Jones, 1972-73-74 *R. M. Stringer *D. I. Riley, 1974 *A. W. Tait *J. C. Rounthwaite, 1973-74 *J. S. Taylor *I. M. R. Thomas, 1974 N. E. R. Brown *J. S. M. Thomas, 1974 M. J. Glen *T. J. Ward, 1973-74 A. S. Newstead t—Cap *—Colours R. H. Taylor *—Colours

2nd XI Junior Colts XI (Under 14) Selected from:— Selected from:— *C. D. Auburn (Capt.) R. Collingwood-Gittins (Capt.) *C. F. Baggs 3. H. Baggs *J. S. Barton S. D. Brown *P. C. Clare J. C. Dryland *M. P. Haw C. Hawkswell *A. E. Hills J. J. R. Hughes *R. W. Parkinson K. W. Kerr *D. M. H. Phillips P. S. Kilmartin *D. N. Potter G. J. King *R. G. J. Sherratt J. R. Markwick-Smith *N. A. S. Wormald K. J. Miller I. D. Heddle J. C. B. Mortimer R. E. Hudson M. I. Parker J. H. Twizell R. W. Readman *—Colours G. W. Tait

SUMMARY OF RESULTS 1st XI

Date Opponents Ground Result School Opponents 4th May Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. • •. Home Drawn 124 for 4 164 for 7 (dec.) 8th May M.C.C. Home Lost 172 218 for 8 (dec.) Ilth May Bradford G.S. ... Home Won 84 for 7 83 15th May Durham School ... Home Won 81 for 3 80 18th May Worksop College ... Away Won 98 for 3 97 22nd May The Forty Club ... Home Lost 103 166 for 6 (dec.) 29th May York C.C. ... ... Home Won 129 for 2 126 1st June Sedbergh School ... Home Lost 134 234 for 6 (dec.) 8th June Giggleswick School ... Home Drawn 82 for 8 128 15th June Ampleforth College Away Won 98 for 6 97 22nd June Leeds G.S. ... ... Away Lost 91 137 29th June Craven Gentlemen C.C. Home Drawn 174 for 8 127 for 8 (dec.) 6th July Bootham School ... Away Won 59 for 0 55 8th July Pocklington School ... Home Lost 87 146 10th July The Saints C.C. Home Abandoned 121 for 4 12th July }Old Peterites Home Drawn } 1-48 119 13th July 171 for 6 118 for 6 (dec.) 14th July Nottingham H.S. Home Lost 103 104 for 5 30 2nd XI Date Opponents Ground Result School Opponents 11th May Bradford G.S. Away Won 82 for 1 80 15th May Durham School Away Drawn 146 70 for 9 18th May Worksop College Away Won 89 for 6 88 1st June Pocklington School Away Drawn 170 for 5 137 for 5 (dec.) 9th June Giggleswick School Away Won 55 for 1 52 15th June Ampleforth College Home Won 97 for 5 93 22nd June Leeds G S Home Won 116 for 5 115 6th July Bootham School Home Drawn 132 76 for 9 8th July Pocklington School Home Drawn 49 for 9 130 for 7 (dec.) Under 15 Colts XI Date Opponents Ground Result School Opponents 11th May Bradford G.S. • • Away Won 116 for 9 29 15th May Durham School . • . Home Won 41 for 3 38 18th May Worksop College • • Home Won 136 for 8 54 29th May Manchester Boys XI. • • Home Drawn 100 for 7 126 for 6 (dec .) 1st June Sedbergh School Home Won 56 for 6 52 8th June Giggleswick School Away Drawn 137 for 5 68 for 6 (dec.) 15th June Ampleforth College Home Lost 43 139 19th June Bootham School Home Won 98 55 22nd June Leeds G.S. Home Won 84 for 6 83 29th June Ashville College Home Won 24 for 2 23 6th July Oakwood School Home Drawn 124 for 8 83 for 9 (dec.) 8th July Pocklington School Away Won 88 for 5 86 Under 14 Colts XI Date Opponents Ground Result School Opponents 8th May Lime House School Home Won 48 for 2 46 11th May Oakwood School ... Home Drawn 42 for 8 101 for 3 (dec.) 15th May Durham School ... Away Drawn 63 62 for 6 18th May Worksop College 'A' XI Home Abandoned 18th May Worksop College 'B' XI Home Won 106 for 6 100 1st June Pocklington School ... Away Drawn 110 86 for 9 8th June Giggleswick School ... ••• Home Drawn 79 for 5 143 for 8 15th June Ampleforth College • •• Away Lost 56 125 19th June Bootham School ... • • • Away Drawn 124 for 6 87 for 8 29th June Ashville College ... • • • Home Won 96 for 7 93 6th July Bootham School ... Home Won 85 for 6 84 Senior House Matches Queen's 77 for 2 beat Temple 75 1st Round Dronfield 75 for 7 beat Manor 74

{ School House 48 for 5 beat Grove 43 Semi-finals f Queen's 101 for 2 beat School House 100 ▪ Rise 110 beat Dronfield 90 for 8 Final Rise 116 beat Queen's 106 for 8 Junior House Matches 1st Round f Temple 112 for 2 beat Rise 111 IDronfield 71 for 1 beat Grove 68 Semi-finals f Manor 205 for 3 beat Temple 174 1_ Queen's 46 for 2 beat Dronfield 45 for 8 Final Manor 104 for 2 beat Queen's 103 1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Highest Innings Not out Runs Innings Average J. J. Clark ... 16 5 367 45 33.36 P. W. Brumfield ... 10 2 195 67• 24.38 S. D. Lloyd-Jones ... 16 1 279 47 18.60 T. J. Ward ... 13 1 212 60 17.66 P. A. Scott ... 17 2 255 52* 17.00 I. M. R. Thomas ... 12 1 174 43 15.81 J. C. Rounthwaite 11 1 89 24 8.90 J. S. M. Thomas ... 6 3 26 12 8.67 D. R. Chester ... 8 4 27 14* 6.75 D. I. Riley ...... 14 1 78 24 6.00 *Denotes 'not out'. 31 Bowling Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average P. W. Brumfield ... ••• 164 55 361 44 8.20 D. I. Riley ... . ••• 137.2 19 501 29 17.28 J. C. Rounthwaite ••• 72 20 217 12 18.08 D. R. Chester ••• 236.5 60 579 32 18.09 S. D. Lloyd-Jones ... ••• 117.4 29 325 17 19.12 J. S. M. Thomas ... ••• 13 1 40 1 40.00

1st XI AVERAGES Batting No. of Highest Innings Not out Runs Innings Average J. J. Clark ... 16 5 367 45 33.36 P. W. Brumfield ... 10 2 195 67* 24.38 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 16 1 279 47 18.60 T. J. Ward ... 13 1 212 60 17.67 P. A. Scott ... 17 2 255 52* 17.00 I. M. R. Thomas 12 I 174 43 15.81 J. C. Rounthwaite 11 1 89 24 8.90 J. S. M. Thomas ... 6 3 26 12 8.67 D. R. Chester ... 8 4 27 14* 6.75 D. I. Riley ... 14 I 78 24 6.00 "'Denotes not out.

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average P. W. Brumfield ... 164 55 361 44 8.20 D. I. Ftiley ... 137.2 19 501 29 17.28 J. C. Rounthwaite 72 20 217 12 18.08 D. R. Chester ... 236.5 60 579 32 18.09 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 117.4 29 325 17 19.12 J. S. M. Thomas ... 13 1 40 1 40.00

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 4th May Result: Match drawn Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 164 for 7 dec. (R. W. E. O'Kelly 90 not out). St. Peter's 124 for 4 (P. W. Brumfield 67 not out, J. J. Clark 36 not out).

ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 1 lth May Result: Lost by 46 runs M.C.C. 218 for 8 dec. (J. Valiance 88, J. D. Hay 56, J. C. Rounthwaite 3 for 53). St. Peter's 172 (J. J. Clark 45, S. D. Lloyd-Jones 40, P. W. Brumfield 27). 32

ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, I lth May Result: Won by 3 wickets

BRADFORD G.S. ST. PETER'S

I. Hudson, ct. Thomas, b. Chester • • • 4 P. A. Scott, I.b.w. b. Hudson ••• 16 N. Topham, ct. Lloyd-Jones, b. Chester • • • 41 D. I. Riley, ct. Topharn, b. North ... ••• 0 D. Shuttleworth, b. Chester • • • O J. J. Clark, ct. HiIlam, b. Hudson ••• 6 P. Raper, ct. Brumfield, b. Chester • • • 6 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, ct. Oliver, b. Topham ••• 22 W. Oliver, ct. & b. Brumfield • • • 1 P. C. Clare, ct. HiIlam, b. Hudson ••• I J. Verity, ct. Scott, b. Chester • • • 7 P. W. Brumfield, b. Topham C. Clarke, b. Brumfield ... • .• O T. J. Ward, ct. Shuttleworth, b. Hudson A. Stead, b. Brumfield • • • 1 J. C. Rounthwaite, not out ... ... 14 C. North, run out ... • •• O I. M. R. Thomas, not out ... ... 21 A. Wikinson, not out .• • 18 D. M. H. Phillips "I did not bat K. HiIlam, run out ... . . • • • 4 D. R. Chester r Extra • •• 1 Extras Total for 10 wkts. 83 Total for 7 wkts. ... 84

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 43 52 52 56 57 60 60 60 3 22 37 45 47 49 49

Bowling Analysis O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. VV. R. Av. D. R. Chester 26 7 5 32 6.40 C. North 3 0 1 14 14.00 P. C. Clare 10 6 0 5 co I. Hudson 14.3 5 4 22 5.50 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 10.1 5 0 11 co A. Wilkinson 4 0 0 20 co D. I. Riley 6 2 0 18 N. Topham 10 2 2 28 14.00 P. W. Brumfield 15 7 3 16 5.33

The School narrowly defeated Bradford G.S. in a low-scoring match. Bradford G.S. batted first on a difficult wicket, and made slow but sound progress, largely through a very capable innings of 41 by their captain, N .Topham. After he was dismissed, the rest of the team seemed intent on occupying the crease for as long as possible. Their final total of 33 took 67 overs. D. R. Chester (5 for 32 in 26 overs) and P. W. Brumfield (3 for 16 in 15 overs) bowled very well and were supported by some fine fielding. The School's batting tactics were much more aggressive, but for a long time, unsuccessful. S. D. Lloyd-Jones (22) and P. A. Scott (16) played some good shots, but at 49 for 7 the School were in real trouble. At this point, I. M. R. Thomas (21 not out) and J. C. Rounthwaite (14 not out) applied themselves sensibly to the task and scored the necessary nin3 very well. Significantly the School took only 31 overs to score the rum. For Bradford G.S. I. Hudson (4 for 22 in 14 overs) was a hostile pace bowler. 33 ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 15th May Result: Won by 7 wickets

DURHAM SCHOOL ST. PETER'S P. Staveley, 1.b.w. b. Brumfield ... 0 P. A. Scott, ct. Staveley, b. Carr ... 32 N. J. Bolam, l.b.w. b. Brumfield ... ... 4 D. I. Riley, b. Robinson I. Carr, ct. Scott, b. Brumfield ... 0 J. J. Clark, not out ... P. Bell, 1.b.w. b. Brumfield ... 11 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, b. Carr D. Ord, ct. Rounthwaite, b. Brumfield ... 4 P. C. Clare, not out ... B. Stone, b. Chester 43 P. W. Brumfield S. M. Croft, ct. Brumfield, b. Rounthwaite 4 T. J. Ward M. Hough, b. Riley ... 9 J. C. Rounthwaite did not bat A. Shivaram, st. Scott, b. Riley 0 I. M. R. Thomas P. N. Robinson, ct. Thomas, b. Chester ... 0 D. M. H. Phillips S. Dixon, not out ... 0 D. R. Chester Extras ... 5 Extras ...

Total for 10 wkts. ... 80 Total for 3 wkts. ... 8

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 0 0 7 17 32 45 80 80 80 19 42 44 Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S DURHAM SCHOOL 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 11 8 5 16 3.20 P. Robinson 9 2 1 13 13.00 D. R. Chester 8 5 2 22 11.00 B. Stone 9.1 4 0 12 co J. C. Rounthwaite 6 2 1 31 31.00 P. Staveley 21 9 0 32 co D. I. Riley 4.1 1 2 6 3.00 I. Carr 9 2 2 20 10.00 Durham School batted first and never recovered from a disastrous start. P. W. Brumfield (5 for 16) dismissed the first five batsmen. Some powerful hitting by B. Stone (43) boosted the total, but after his dismissal the innings folded. D. I. Riley (2 for 6) and D. R. Chester (2 for 22) also bowled well. The School scored the necessary runs fairly easily, but slowly. P. A. Scott (32), J. J. Clark (24 not out) and P. C. Clare (16 not out) scored most of the runs.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 18th May I Result: Won by 7 wickets WORKSOP COLLEGE ST. PETER'S E. P. W. Kime, ct. Thomas, b. Riley ... 52 P. A. Scott, not out ... 52 D. M. Jackson, ct. Thomas, b. Chester 2 D. I. Riley b. Woodhead 3 C. E. Coulthurst, ct Brumfield, b. Lloyd- 31 J. J. Clark, ct. Rollinson, b. Coulthurst 32 Jones C. N. Durdy, ct. Chester, b. Riley... ... 7 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, bowled Durdy I. M. Rollinson, ct. Thomas, b. Lloyd-Jones 0 P. C. Clare, not out ... 2 J. R. W. Roe, ct. Thomas ,b. Riley 0 P. W. Brumfield .1 N. J. Ruston, b. Chester ... 0 T. J. Ward J. E. Forsyth, bowled Chester 2 J. C. Rounthwaite rl J. D. Copely, b. Chester ... 0 I. Thomas did not bat D. J. Mills, b. Riley 2 D. M. Phillips T. M. Woodhead, not out ... 0 D. R. Chester Extras J Extras 8 Total for 10 wkts. 97 Total for 3 wkts.

I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 12 72 92 93 93 93 95 95 97 7 80 81 34 Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S WORKSOP COLLEGE O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 7 1 0 29 co J. D. Copely ... 6 1 0 14 co D. R. Chester ... 6.1 0 4 20 5.00 T. M. Woodhead 9.4 1 1 22 22.00 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 6 2 2 23 11.50 D. J. Mills ... 4 1 0 5 co D. I. Riley ... 6 1 4 24 6.00 C. N. Durdy ... 6 0 1 18 18.00 D. M. Jackson ... 3 1 0 9 C. E. Coulthurst 8 I 1 22 22.00

After a quite extraordinary change in fortunes, the School defeated Worksop College by 7 wickets. Worksop College, the home team, batted first and after the loss of an early wicket, they made excellent progress. E. D. W. Kime (52) and C. E. Coulthurst (31) attacked the bowling with great enthusiasm. After an hour, the score stood at 85 for 2. Seven runs later, Coulthurst was brilliantly caught by P. W. Brumfield. At this point, the most astonishing collapse occurred. After being 92 for 2, Worksop were dismissed for 97. The early damage was done by D. I. Riley (4 for 24) and S. D. Lloyd- Jones (2 for 23), whilst D. R. Chester (4 for 20) destroyed the tail. 'The bowlers were supported by some fielding, especially by I. M. R. Thomas, who held four slip catches. The School scored the necessary runs without difficulty. P. A. Scott (52 not out) and J. J. Clark (32) both batted well.

ST. PE'TER'S v. THE FORTY CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 22nd May I Result: Lost by 63 runs The Forty Club 116 for 5 dec. (W. Athey 72, W. Oates 46, P. W. Brumfield 5 for 46). St. Peter's 103 (I. M. R. Thomas 33, D. I. Riley 24, N. Hare 5 for 42, I. Edwards 4 for 17).

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 29th May Result: Won by 8 wickets York C.C. 126 (D. I. Riley 3 for 3, S. D. Lloyd-Jones 3 for 32). St. Peter's 129 for 2 (S. D. Lloyd-Jones 43 not out, J. J. Clark 41 not out, P. A. Scott 36) . 35

ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 1st June Result: Lost by 100 runs SEDBERGH SCHOOL ST. PETER'S

R. A. E. Umbers, b. Chester ... 0 P. A. Scott, b. Wilkinson ... 27 D. H. W. Mount, ct. Scott, b. Lloyd-Jones 58 J. C. Rounthwaite, ct. Mount, b. Wilkinson 8 J. J. Rogers, st. Scott, b. Riley 57 J. J. Clark, ct. Mount, b. Rogers ... 17 R. W. D. Birchenall, I.b.w. b. Lloyd-Jones 21 S. D. Lloyd-Jones b. Rogers 7 H. D. E. Roberts, ct. Wormald, b. I. M. R. Thomas, b. Rogers 4 Lloyd-Jones . 0

M. Braithwaite-Exley, not out ... 44 T. J. Ward, ct. Roberts, b. Radcliffe • 10 S. G. G. Brown, ct. Wormald, b. Riley 17 P. C. Clare, ct. & b. Mount ... • 22 W. B. Wilkinson, not out ... 22 D. I. Riley, I.b.w. b. Wilkinson ... • 2 D. L. Birchenall N. A. S. Wormald, not out ... • • 32 J. Aldersley, did not bat J. S. M. Thomas, st. Brown, b. Rogers 2 P. Radcliffe D. R. Chester, b. Rogers ... ••• 0 Extras 15 Extras 3

Total for 6 wkts. ... 234 Total for 10 wkts. ... 134

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 104 136 136 152 182 16 43 55 59 74 74 92 110 126

Bowling Analysis

ST. PETER'S SEDBERGH SCHOOL 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. D. R. Chester 16 6 1 27 27.00 R. W. D. Birchenall 9 2 0 26 co P. C. Clare 4 1 0 20 co W. B. Wilkinson 16 3 3 42 14.0 N. A. S. Wormald 4 0 0 14 co P. Radcliffe 13 6 1 19 19.0 D. I. Riley 18 1 2 97 48.5 J. J. Rogers 13.3 3 5 43 8.6 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 25 6 3 61 20.33 D. H. W. Mount 4 3 1 1 1.00

In the home match against Sedbergh, the School were convincingly beaten by 100 runs. Sedbergh lost an early wicket, but a second-wicket stand of 100 between D. Mount (58) and J. Rogers (57) put them on top. The later batsmen hit out well and eventually they declared at 234 for 6. The School's spinners, S. D. Lloyd-Jones (3 for 61) and D. I. Riley (2 for 97) bowled well, but without luck. The School never seemed likely to win the match. Wickets fell at regular intervals, mostly to the slow leg-breaks of J. Rogers (5 for 43). P. A. Scott (27) and P. Clare (22) played some good shots, and there was a splendid flourish from N. A. S. Wormald (32 not out). In the end, however, Sedbergh had a comfortable win. 36 ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, June 8tti Result: Match drawn

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL ST. PETER'S R. S. Houghton, ct. Chester, b. Rounthvi aite 19 P. A. Fcott, ct. Taylor, b. Nlitchcll ••. R. West, ct. J. S. M. Thomas, b. Wormald 5 D. I. Riley, b. Nfitchell R. Daker, ct. Clare, b. Riley ... ... 14 J. J. Clark, run out ... ... 20 A. F. Nuttall, ct. Ward, b. Rounthwaite 0 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, ct. West, b. Lee 35 S. J. Mitchell, ct. Lloyd-Jones, b. Riley ... 35 I. M. R. Thomas, ct. Houghton, b. Mitchell 5 N. A. Shaw, ct. Rounthwaite, b. Lloyd-Jones 4 T. J. Ward, ct. & b. Mitchell 1 J. E. Taylor, not out N. A. S. Wormald, b. Lee ... 0 J. V. S. Patton, b. Chester P. C. Clare, not out ... 8 R. G. Bielby, b. Worznald 5 J. C. Rounthwaite, 1.b.w. b. Mitchell 1 G. P. Fowler, st. Scott, b. Wormald 0 J. S. M. Thomas, not out ... 0 D. M. Lee, ct. Rounthwaite, b. Wormald 0 D. R. Chester, did not bat 0 Extras ... 10 Extras ... 8

Total for 8 wkts. ... 128 Total for 8 wkts. 82

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 21 37 43 45 68 92 119 128 128 4 5 62 71 73 73 73 74

Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. D. R. Chester 14 7 1 12 12.00 S. J. Mitchell 16 10 5 12 2.40 N. A. S. Wormald 12.4 1 4 32 8.00 D. M. Lee 21 8 2 30 15.00 J. C. Rounthwaite 5 2 2 8 4.00 G. P. Fowler 8 1 0 22 co D. I. Riley 10 1 2 34 17.00 N. A. Shaw 3 1 0 10 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 3 0 1 19 19.00 J. S. M. Thomas 3 0 0 13

In a match where good bowling was much more in evidence than good batting, the School held out for a draw against Giggleswick. Giggleswick were never comfortable against the varied School attack. S. J. Mitchell (35) and J. E. Taylor (24 not out) hit out successfully, but no one played consistently well. For the School, N. A. S. Wormald (4 for 32) was the most successful bowler, but there was some effective bowling from J. C. Rounthwaite (2 for 8) and D. I. Riley (2 for 34). In reply, the School was always struggling against the fine pace bowling of S. J. Mitchell (5 for 12). S. D. Lloyd-Jones (35) and J. J. Clark (20) put on 57 for the third wicket, but after Clark's dismissal the innings folded up, and only some resolute defence saved the day for the School. 37 ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 15th June Result: Won by 4 wickets AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE STIPETER'S

A. Berendt, b. Brumfield ... 0 P. A. Scott, ct. Pearce, b. Campbell 0 M. Pearce, ct. Scott, b. Brumfield 9 T. J. Ward, ct. Berendt, b. Campbell ... 8 D. Asquith, ct. Chester, b. Riley 10 J. J. Clark, not out ... 38 J. Hamilton-Dalrymple l.b.w. b. Brumfield 4 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, et. Berendt, b. dampbell 1 A. Stapleton, run out ... 3 I. M. R. Thomas st. Pickin, b. J. Pearce ... 43 J. Pearce, ct. Scott, b. Riley I P. C. Clare, ct. Satterthwaite, b. J. Pearce 0 C. Satterthwaite, b. Chester 13 J. C. Rounthwaite, l.b.w. b. J. Pearce ... 0 J. Pickin, ct. Lloyd-Jones, b. Riley 24 D. I. Riley, not out ... 6 G. Knight, b. Brumfield ... ••• 10 J. S. M. Thomas M. Campbell, not out ... ••• 15 D. R. Chester did not bat J. Dundas, l.b.w. b. Brumfield ... ••• 5 P. W. Brumfield J Extras 3 Extras ... 2

Toral for 10 wkts. 97 Total for 6 wkts. ... 98 Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 — — — — — 2 11 15 23 26 27 53 74 84 8 9 11 73 77 80 Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 19.2 6 5 31 6.20 J. Hamilton- D. R. Chester 8 1 1 20 20.00 Dalrymple 4 3 0 3 a) D. I. Riley 16 4 3 32 10.66 J. Dundas 1 0 0 8 co S. D. Lloyd-Jones 5 2 0 10 co N. Campbell 21 11 3 26 8.66 J. Pearce 25 13 3 37 12.33 A. Stapleton 6 1 0 21 as Thanks to their superior bowling strength, the School defeated Ampleforth by 4 wickets. The School welcomed back their skipper, P. W. Brumfield, after injury, and he soon had an influence on the game, dismissing the first three Ampleforth batsmen. After slumping to 27 for 6, Ampleforth recovered quite well, but were eventually all out for 97. Brumfield ended with 5 for 31 and had excellent support from D. I. Riley (3 for 32). The School's batting was far from convincing. I. M. R. Thomas (43) hit out effectively, and J. J. Clark (38 not out) played with great resolu- tion. The rest of the School's batsmen failed dismally, but in the end, Clark's innings was decisive. ST .PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. Played away on Saturday, 22nd June Result: Lost by 46 runs LEEDS G.S. ST. PETER'S

S. K. Lax, l.b.w. b. Brumfield ...... 80 P. A. Scott, ct. Lax, b. Walsh . . 0 P. A. Heaseman, l.b.w. b. Riley ... T. J. Ward, ct. Shoesmith, b. Walsh 12 G. B. Bennett, st. Scott, b. Riley ... J. J. Clark, b. Walsh 6 M. J. Lister, I.b.w. b. Riley... 4 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, ct. Wright, b. Walsh 39 R. C. F. Wadkin, ct. Riley, b. Brumfield 21 P. W. Brumfield, b. Lax ... 1 T. J. W. Walsh, b. Brumfield ... •• • 1 P. C. Clare, b. Lax ... 0 M. J. Shoesmith, l.b.w. b. Brumfield 5 I. M. R. Thomas, ct. Shoesmith, b. Bell 10 N. D. Wright, I.b.w. b. Brumfield • •• 11 J. C. Rounthwaite, ct. Shoesmith, b. Bell 4 R. S. Wood, b. Chester ... ••• 0 D. I. Riley, ct. Bennett, b. Bell ... 0 S. A. Bell, not out ... ••• 1 J. S. M. Thomas, run out ... 5 M. G. Beattie, b. Brumfield ... 0 D. R. Chester, not out ... 0 Extras ••• 5 Extras 14 Total for 10 wkts. 137 Total for 10 wkts. 91 Fall of wixkets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 25 52 64 107 117 125 126 127 137 0 13 19 20 20 39 52 52 91 38 Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S LEEDS G.S. O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 17 6 6 35 5.83 T. J. W. Walsh 8.2 1 4 16 4.00 D. R. Chester 18 8 1 41 41.00 S. K. Lax 9 5 2 31 15.50 D. I. Riley 11 1 3 35 11.66 S. A. Bell 6 2 3 21 7.00 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 9 3 0 21 co M. G. Beattie 5 1 0 9 co

Once again poor batting let the School down in their match at Leeds G.S. Leeds G.S. won the toss and batted first on a wicket which deterio- rated considerably during the day. After losing three early wickets to the leg-spin of D. I. Riley (3 for 35), Leeds G.S. recovered well through S. Lax (80) and R. Wadkin (21). Later, however, P. W. Brumfield (6 for 35) was responsible for a collapse, in which seven wickets fell for 30 runs. In reply, the School batted poorly. It is true that the wicket was not easy, but several batsmen were out to bad shots. Only S. D. Lloyd-Jones (39) played with any confidence. For Leeds G.S., T. Walsh (4 for 16) and S. Bell (3 for 21) bowled steadily, but it was the outstanding Leeds fielding which clinched the victory. Six catches were taken, three by M. Shoesmith; the first of these was brilliant by any standards.

ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 29th June Result: Match drawn St. Peter's 174 for 8 dec. (P. W. Brumfield 61, P. A. Scott 27, J. C. Rounthwaite 24; T. M. Wright 3 for 38, J. N. Wilson 3 for 51). Craven Gentlemen C.C. 127 for 8 (T. Robinson 57, J. Shires 24; D. R. Chester 4 for 50, P. W. Brumfield 3 for 22).

ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 6th July Result: Won by 10 wickets BOOTHAM SCHOOL ST. PETER'S A. Wragge, c. Scott, b. Brumfield ... ... 13 P. A. Scott, not out ... 13 G. Reavley, b. Chester ... ... ... 1 T. J. Ward, not out ... 46 A. Rattray, b. Brumfield ... ... ... 3 J. J. Clark J. Bellerby, c. Rounthwaite, b. Brumfield 17 S. D. Lloyd-Jones R. Hermiston, I.b.w. b. Brumfield ... 1 A. E. Hills A. Ashby, c. Scott, b. Chester ... ... 4 I. M. R. Thomas C. Robinson, c. Lloyd-Jones, b. Riley ... 0 P. W. Brumfield did not bat R. Peill, b. Brumfield ... ... ... 10 J. C. Rounthwaite M. Foulds, I.b.w. b. Brurnfield ... 4 D. I. Riley P. Caldwell, b. Brumfield ... ... 0 J. S. M. Thomas J. Jewitt, not out ... ... ... 1 D. R. Chester Extras 1 Extras ... 0

Total for 10 wkts. 55 Total for 0 wkts. 59

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 16 19 25 38 39 50 50 50 39

Bowling Analysis ST. PETER'S BOOTHAM SCHOOL 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 17 9 7 19 2.71 J. Jewitt 4.1 0 0 26 co D. R. Chester 9 3 2 16 8.00 J. Bellerby 2 0 0 24 I. C. Rounthwaite 4 2 0 9 co A. Rattray 2 0 0 9 co D. I. Riley 3 0 1 10 10.00

Bootham won the toss and decided to bat on a soft wicket. They were never at ease against the School attack and were eventually dis' missed for 55. For the School, P. W. Brumfield (7 for 19) bowled superbly and D. R. Chester (2 for 16) supported him well. The School needed only eight overs and one ball to score the runs required for victory. T. J. Ward (46 not out) hit the ball with great power, as the School won by 10 wickets.

ST. PETER'S v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL Played at home on Monday, 8th July Result: Lost by 59 runs POCKLINGTON SCHOOL ST. PETER'S N. D. Charlesworth, c. Scott, b. Brumfield 64 P. A. Scott, l.b.w. b. Bartram 0 I. M. Allison, c. I. M. R. Thomas b. T. J. Ward, b. Bartram 18 J. S. M. Thomas ... ... 22 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, b. Charlesworth... 5 J. D. Halliday, run out ... ... 16 J. J. Clark c. J. Halliday, b. Bartram 17 M. A Burton, c. Clark, b. Lloyd-Jones ... 2 P. W. Brumfield, b. Bertram...... 6 D. A. Crowe, c. Chester, b. Lloyd-Jones ... 10 C. F. Baggs, b. Bartram 0 J. N. Bartram, l.b.w. b. Chester ... 0 J. C. Rounthwaite, l.b.w. b. Atkin 6 D. S. Osboume, not out ... 8 I. M. R. Thomas, c. Bartram b. Atkin 16 R. V. Southwell, st. Scott, b. Lloyd-Jones 5 D. I. Riley,b. Atkin ... 3 M. G. St. Quinton, st. Scott, b. Lloyd-Jones 1 J. S. M. Thomas, c. J. Halliday A. J. Atkin, b. Lloyd-Jones b. Bartram 12 P. G. Halliday, b. Lloyd-Jones ... 0 D. R. Chester, not out ... 0 Extras ... 14 Extras 4

Total for 10 wkts. ... 146 Total for 10 wkts. 87

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 51 103 110 122 123 123 132 134 144 0 19 27 40 40 55 55 59 84 Bowling Analysis POCKLINGTON SCHOOL ST. PETER'S 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. P. W. Brumfield 15 4 1 30 30.0 J. N. Bartram 13 3 6 35 5.83 D. R. Chester 10 2 1 17 17.0 N. D. Charlesworth 8 3 1 21 21.0 D. I. Riley 9 0 0 44 A. J. Atkin 8.4 3 3 12 4.0 J. C. Rounthwaite 3 1 0 4 co N. A. Burton 4 0 0 15 co J. S. M. Thomas 7 1 1 12 12.0 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 10.3 3 6 25 4.17 Pocklington batted first and after early problems against the new ball, they made good progress. An opening stand of 51 was followed by a second wicket stand of 52. N. D. Charlesworth (64) and I. M. Allison (22) were the successful batsmen. After the fall of the second wicket to a brilliant run-out by P. W. Brumfield, Pocklington collapsed to the off-spin of S. D. Lloyd- Jones (6 for 25). In reply, the School lost P. A. Scott to the first ball of the innings and never really recovered. A few batsmen batted sensibly for a while, but then played a bad shot. For Pocklington J. N. Bartram (6 for 35) was a hostile pace bowler and A. J. Atkin (3 for 12) also bowled well. 40

ST. PETER'S v. THE SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 10th July Result: Match abandoned The Saints C.C. 121 for 4 (A. J. Datton 47, J. Leathley 44). Rain.

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played on Friday and Saturday, 12th and 13th July Result: Match drawn OLD PETERITES ST. PETER'S A. E. Hills, b. Gough ... ... 24 J. A. Shouksmith, I.b.w. b. Brumfield ... 18 T. J. Ward, c. sub., b. Gough ... ... 8 J. C. P. N. Lightowler, b. Riley ... ... 20 P. A. Scott, b. Gough ... ... 10 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Brumfield, b. Chester 41 J. J. Clark, b. Woodruff ... 15 J. A. Eatough, c. Rounthwaite, b. Riley ... 0 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, c. Gildener, b. Hunt ... 47 G. Gildener, b. Chester ... ... 8 P. W. Brumfield, b. Woodruff ... 5 M. G. B. Hepworth, run out 0 I. M. R. Thomas, st. Tomlinson, b. Eatough 7 M. W. Woodruff, not out ... 26 J. C. Rounthwaite, c. Shouksmith, b. Gough 8 E. D. W. Fulbrook, c. I. Thomas, b. Riley 2 D. I. Riley, b. Gough ... ... 6 G. A. Hunt, c. Hills, b. Riley ... 0 D. R. Chester, c. and b. Gough C. I. D. Tomlinson, c. Scott, b. Brumfield 0 J. S. M. Thomas. not out ... 0 C. W. Gough, b. Brumfield ... ... 0 Extras ... 13 Extras ... 4 Total for 10 wkts.,... 148 Total for 10 wkts. 1-19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 18 41 52 87 97 117 129 141 147 24 58 58 88 90 94 109 113 119 Bowling Analysis OLD PETERITES (1st Innings) ST. PETER'S (1st Innings) O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. C. W. Gough 15.3 5 6 41 6.82 P. W. Brumfield 7.5 1 3 17 5.67 E. D. W. Fulbrook 6 1 0 14 co D. R. Chester 16 6 2 27 13.50 E. M. H. Ranson 12 4 0 28 co A. E. Hills 1 0 0 1 co M. W. Woodruff 8 3 2 14 7.00 J. C. Rounthwaite 6 2 0 19 co J. A. Eatough 8 1 1 35 35.00 D. I. Riley 10 1 4 37 9.25 G. A. Hunt 3 2 1 3 3.00 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 6 2 0 14 co

ST. PETER'S (2nd Innings) OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) A. E. Hills, b. Gough ... 0 J. A. Shouksmith, c. Scott, b. Chester ... 3 T. J. Ward, c. Woodruff, b. Lightowler 60 E. D. W. Fulbrook, 1.b.w. b. Brumfield ... 0 P. A. Scott, b. Woodruff ... 18 E. M. H. Ranson, c. Chester, b. Rounthwaite 15 J. J. Clark, not out ... 37 J. A. Eatough, b. Hills ... 23 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, c. Gildener, b. Ranson 28 J. C. P. N. Lightowler, b. Rounthwaite 0 P. W. Brumfield, c. Gildener, b. Gough 19 M. W. Woodruff, not out ... ... 34 I. M. R. Thomas, b. Eatough 4 M. G. B. Hepworth, c. Scott, b. Brumfield 18 J. C. Rounthwaite G. Gildener, not out ... 22 D. I. Riley did not bat G. A. Hunt J. S. M. Thomas C. I. D. Tomlinson ). did not bat D. R. Chester C. W. Gough Extras 5 Extras ... 3 Total for 6 wkts. dec. 171 Total for 6 wks. ... 118

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 53 83 140 167 171 3 7 29 34 58 84 Bowling Analysis OLD PETERITES (2nd Innings) ST PETER'S (2nd Innings) O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. C. W. Gough 14 2 2 56 28.0 P. W. Bramfield 12 5 2 27 13.5 M. W. Woodruff 13 2 1 43 43.0 D. R. Chester 9 2 1 27 27.0 E. M. H. Ranson 11 0 1 41 41.0 J. C. Rounthwaite 8 4 2 16 8.0 J. C. P. N. D. I. Riley 5 0 0 18 co Lightowler 4 2 1 10 10.0 A. E. Hills 4 0 1 12 12.0 G. A. Hunt 2 0 0 12 co J. S. M. Thomas 3 0 0 15 co J. A. Eatough 1 0 1 4 4.0 41 The School won the toss and were dismissed for 148. S. D. Lloyd- Jones (47) played very well and A. E. Hills (24) hit some powerful shots. For the Old Peterites, C. W. Gough (6 for 41) bowled well. In reply, the Old Peterites were always struggling against D. I. Riley (4 for 37), P. W. Brumfield (3 for 17) and D. R. Chester (2 for 27). E. M. H. Ranson (41) batted well early in the innings and M. W. Wood- ruff (26 not out) hit out successfully later. The School quickly built on their lead through T. J. Ward (60), J. J. Clark (37 not out) and S. D. Lloyd-Jones (28) and declared at 171 for 6, leaving the Old Peterites three hours to score 201. They were never in a position to attack this total. Wickets fell regularly and when the game was washed out 40 minutes early, the Old Peterites were 118 for 6. M. W. Woodruff (34 not out) again batted well.

ST. PETER'S v. NOTTINGHAM H.S. Played at home on Sunday, 14th July Result: Lost by 5 wickets

ST. PETER'S NOTTINGHAM H.S. A. E. Hills, run out ... 4 R. Dexter, b. Brumfield ... ••• 5 T. J. Ward, b. Hodgkins ... 21 C. Powell, c. and b. Lloyd-Jones ••• 15 P. A. Scott, c. Denson, b. N. Jackson 2 P. J. Renshaw, st. Scott, b. Riley ••• 6 J. J. Clark, c. James, b. Denson ... 8 A. R. Hodgkins, not out ... •• • 54 S. D. Lloyd-Jones, b. Denson ... 3 S. Hall, b. Brumfield •.• 6 P. W. Brumfield, c. and b. Jackson 5 R. Denson, c. Clark, b. Chester ••• 4 I. M. R. Thomas, b. Denson ... 13 S. Jackson, not out ... ••• 13 J. C. Rounthwaite, I.b.w. b. Hill ... 13 A. Hill D. I. Riley, c. James, b. Denson ... 21 N. Jackson J. S. M. Thomas, not out ... 7 J. Hind did not bat D. R. Chester, I.b.w. b. Denson ... 0 B. James Extras 6 Extras

Total for 10 wkts. 103 Total for 5 wkts. ... 104

Fall of wickets Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 16 25 31 42 47 47 65 79 101 10 24 28 53 70

Bowling Analysis NOTTINGHAM H.S. ST. PETER'S O. M. W. R. Av. O. M. W. R. Av. A. R. Hodgkins 6 1 I 19 19.0 P. W. Brumfield 13 4 2 33 16.5 B. James 2 0 0 15 co D. R. Chester 10 5 1 21 21.0 N. Jackson 8 3 2 14 7.0 J. C. Rounthwaite 6 2 0 9 co R. Denson 11.2 4 5 17 3.4 D. I. Riley 8.5 4 1 26 26.0 A. Hill 12 8 1 12 12.0 S. D. Lloyd-Jones 5 2 1 14 14.0 R. Dexter 6 1 0 20

The School were put in to bat and after an early flurry from T. J. Ward (21), collapsed against the medium-paced bowlers of Nottingham H.S., especially R. Denson (5 for 17). After being 47 for 6, D. I. Riley (21) and the other later batsmen managed to take the score to 103. In reply, Nottingham H.S. lost three early wickets, and although Nottingham H.S. won by 5 wickets, the School were unlucky not to take more wickets. In his last game for the School, P. W. Brumfield (2 for 33) bowled extremely well, but it was not to be his day. For Nottingham H.S., A. Hodgkins (54 not out) batted very sensibly. 42 BOAT CLUB Rowing this term has been very strong at all levels, especially amongst the younger members, which is promising for the future. The 1st IV never quite capitalised on its potential and throughout the season were always only fast "also-rans." A change of stroke just before the National Schools Regatta livened up the proceedings, but as last year the crew was just beaten into third place in the final. The season ran out without them winning at any regatta, though they rowed creditably at the National Championships to win a place in the final. The 2nd IV however were most successful, reaching finals at Cambridge, York and Nottingham, and winning at Newark and Leeds. Their finest row was undoubtedly at the National Schools Regatta, where they rowed through from 5th place at 500 metres to finish a most creditable third, beating some strong southern crews in doing so. They always rowed with style, but sometimes lacked that vital aggressiveness. These two crews rowed together as an VIII at York Summer and also split up into coxed pairs at Leeds Sprint for a taste of something different. The 3rd IV rowed with grim determination throughout the term and were unlucky on numerous occasions not to win. They capped a fine term's rowing with a most satisfying victory at York Summer Regatta. At Colts level the standard of rowing is very high at the moment, as witnessed by our monopolising the final of our own Schools' Invitation Regatta, and bodes well for the future. The 1st Colts IV (once described as "agricultural but fast—like the 1st IV") achieved their due success with a superb win at Tyne, beating the fastest Scottish Colts crew in the process. At the N.S.R. they rowed to finish second in their heat to a very strong Wallingford crew (later National Champions), and in the final finished a most worthy fourth. In training after the end of term they recorded some very fast times, and although they failed to produce their best in competition, a semi-finalist's place at the National Championships was fair measure of their ability. The 2nd and 3rd Colts IVs reversed their positions after our own invitation regatta where the 3rd IV beat the 2nd and were finalists respectively at Bradford and Durham. Along with the rest of the Colts group these three crews could provide the basis of some strong senior rowing over the next two years. The Junior Colts were a small but strong group, and after a brief experiment as an VIII they made good progress in IVs, rowing well at Tyne and Durham, being finalists at our own invitation regatta and winning well at Bradford. At the bottom end of the club the strength is in the large number of people participating, which enabled us to produce three Junior Colts V1IIs and still have some in reserve. These boys rowed in IVs at our own and Bradford's invitation regattas; on the latter occasion the 1st IV lost in the final to a strong Durham crew. The term ended in exciting style with six good races on the last Saturday; Queen's edged out School House in the senior House IVs final, but School gained revenge by beating Temple in the Junior. Both finals were won by margins of less than a canvas. The Old Peterites also gained revenge for last year's narrowest of defeats by beating the 1st VIII by an equally narrow margin. One of our new boats which had arrived just before Tyne Regatta was named, and hopefully it will not be too long before the second one comes. 43 Many thanks from everyone in the club must go to Mr. Du Croz for all the work he has put in to keep it running so smoothly and for "goosing" us with such proficiency. Thanks to Mr. Duncan, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. Nixon who have all helped immensely with the coaching, to John Hood for his expert instruction and antics on bicycles, and also to Mr. Gray for all his great assistance. A.G.B.P. The following crews rowed in open regattas:— /st /V 2fle/ /V 3rd IV J. P. H. Harrison W. A. D. McMaster M. A. J. Ferguson A. G. B. Perks D. B. McCarter M. J. G. Lucas S. J. Tomlinson W. S. McIlroy J. M. Newdick P. N. Withers T. F. Hudson C. Duckling N. A. J. Brindley P. S. Spencer P. D. Johnson Co/ts /st Colts .2nd Colts 3rd N. J. Ramsden N. R. E. Graham J. R. Swiers J. N. C. Turner I. A. Nichols K. G. Nicholson C. G. A. Morcom T. C. Moore J. Snowdon R. J. Holden W. M. A. Bentley L. S. Wilson A. P. P. Gray I. P. M. Yates Junior Colts 1st Junior Colts 2nd N. P. Plahe R. J. Thorpe A. D. B. Yates J. E. Tunnard P. A. Stemmler G. C. Pattie G. A. Crowther M. L. M. Warne K. C. Brown

SHOOTING Arrangements this term were of the pattern now usual: two one-hour sessions per week at Strensall, supplemented by an occasional Saturday afternoon. This situation lends itself to the practising of snap and rapid shooting, but is unsuitable for deliberate shooting of the Ashburton style. Perforce we must concentrate on the former, and this is reflected very clearly in the results given below. Rifles that are wearing out, ammunition that is getting older, targets that are getting smaller, and reduced numbers in the C.C.F. are all difficulties that .303 shooting in schools must face. In addition at St. Peter's there is a wider-than-usual range of other attractive possibilities for boys, and this term, for example, the Rifle Club has lost two members to fencing and one each to boating and orienteering. Nevertheless there was the usual number of new members and it is hoped that the mainten- ance of standards will not be impossible. Seven of this year's VIII are leaving and next year will be a building-up year. Internal Competitions Green Howard Cup: S. K. Pattie. Donegall Badge: S. K. Pattie. Individual .22 Classification Cup: M. J. W. Dimelow. Cadet Cup: C. J. Hirst. House Classification Cup: Temple. House Match: Temple. 44 Schools Competitions (figures in brackets show number of entries) N.H. District Meeting, Strensall Individual Cadet Championship: 2nd (after tie shoot) M. J. W. Dimelow. Team Competition: 2nd (after count out) (9). Snap Shooting: 2nd (9). Aggregate: Won by St. Peter's "B" (9). County of Lancaster Meeting, Altcar C.L.R.A. Cup: 2nd (9). Schools' Quartet: 2nd (18). Cadet Pair: 3rd (10). Fletcher (Marling conditions): 4th (8). Formby Cup (Individual): Won by M. W. A. Poynor. Aggregate Cup: 3rd (9). National Rifle Association Meeting, Bisley Ashburton: 44th (67). Cadet Pair: 26th (64). Schools Snap: 8th (25). Marling: Won (25). Snap Unlimited: S. M. Cooper 1st (178). Colours were re-awarded or awarded to: D. F. Richardson (Capt.), H. M. Godwin, M. W. A. Poynor, J. E. Prowde, S. M. Cooper, S. R. Dench, J. B. Littlefield and J. F. Pette. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking David Harding, 0.P., former Captain of Shooting, for all the help he has given us at Strensall this summer. L.C.LeT.

TENNIS The performance on paper is none too encouraging but a closer look at the games reveals a team giving good account of themselves in occasionally difficult circumstances. The loss of John Cresswell about half-way through the season was a blow, though I suspect he would be ready to admit that he never hit his true form. 1st VI v. Bootham 1+-7-1; a brave performance against a very strong team. v. Ashville 24-44; poor courts away did not help in a match we could have halved. v. Archbishop Holgate's 8-1; a convincing win over rather weak opposition. v. Scarborough 31-7-12; rain intervening in a match we were surely poised to win. v. Pocklington 0-8; a very disjointed performance on rather fast grass courts. v. Roundhay 3-1-51; a generally good performance in a match we could have won. v. Hymers f---71; out of our depth against arguably our best opposition. 45 • 2nd VI v. Bootham 31-51; a stout game against good opponents. v. Archbishop Holgate's 7-2; a very solid victory over rather erratic opponents. v. Pocklington lost; never really getting to grips with the court. Our weakness at the net has been the chief deficiency and must be a priority for next season. Performances at the younger end suggest that we will have a much stronger season next time and we were pleased at the performance of a rather makeshift U15 team in losing to Pockling- ton (3-6). The following boys represented the School teams: 1st VI: Cresswell, Brockbank A. J., Briscoe, Neale, Elwen, Barron A. J., Yates D., Temple R. J. A., Knowles G. 2nd VI: Elwen, Temple R. J. A., Temple A. J. S., Crowther, Knowles. Gray N., Brooker, Spencer R. M. U15 VI: Barron D. J., Village, Larcombe, Willetts, Brockbank C. J., Kerr. A.W.R.

SWIMMING This has been a season where individual results have tended to over- shadow team results. The team record of three wins and five defeats in school matches is not impressive, but does not reflect a true picture of the season. Against Worksop and Stonyhurst the School won all but a handful of races, indeed against Stonyhurst the U.15 team did not drop a single point. The matches against Doncaster G.S. and Leeds G.S. remained in the balance until the very last race; perhaps if we had had a full team we might have defeated Leeds. Only the matches against Bradford G.S. and Durham resulted in heavy defeats for the School. As a team we have not been entirely without success. In the York Schools Gala we retained the Senior trophy for the fourth successive time and won the relays cup, with the help of St. Olave's. The U.15 team, our main hopes at the gala, were unlucky to be squeezed out of victory by Bootham on a disqualification decision. Three boys, N. C. Foley, C. J. Dalby and T. C. Reay, became individual champions, but the real strength of the team was represented by the fact that no one came lower than second in their final. This consistency brought us close to a clean sweep of the trophies. At the Northern Public Schools Relays, held at Bootham this year, the senior team narrowly missed both finals, whilst the U.15 medley team reached their final but could only manage fourth place. The Public Schools Relays in London saw us finish halfway down the field in both the freestyle and the medley events. Both teams are very young and all will be returning except for N. C. Foley. The now annual quadrangular fixture was held at our baths, but the organisation was arranged by Barnard Castle. Barnard Castle managed to win again, as they did last year. However, the three other teams, St. Peter's, Bootham and Bolton G.S. managed to make it very close. St. Peter's managed to keep in touch until the relays, but were then out- 46 classed by the depth of talent of the other schools. Indeed many of the relays were almost re-runs of the finals of the Northern Public Schools Relays. The overall standards were very high and special mention must go to J. N. Denison, who broke the School record in winning the U.14 50 freestyle in a time of 27.7 secs. C. J. Dalby also excelled himself in winning the U.16 100 freestyle in a time of 61.7 secs. Our other winners were A. R. Turner, C. Hawkswell, M. Gray and K. W. Kerr, whilst we also had numerous second places. D. M. B. Simpson was the only other person to set a School record this season; his time of 34.6 against Durham equalled the existing U.16 School best. N. C. Foley and P. Green have played water polo for York this term and were in the team which won the Yorkshire senior water polo trophy this year. Also in the team were Mr. Kendrew, our swimming coach; Mr. Manning, our water polo coach; and David Spencer, our former captain. Although we have not had an outstanding season, the hard work of many team members has been reflected in their achievements. This season should be thought of as a time when the School was rebuilding the team. Everybody returns next year except for N. C. Foley, the captain. Colours were re-awarded to N. C. Foley, P. Green, D. A. Shepherd; and awarded to C. J. Dalby, V. V. Matthews and T. C. Reay. Finally I should like to thank Mr. Kendrew, who has stood in so ably for Mr. Tiffany for the two terms. We hope he has enjoyed his time at St. Peter's as much as we have enjoyed his shorter training sessions (T.T. take nate!). N.C.F. DE Results v. Doncaster G.S.: Lost. Water polo: Won 3-2. v. Leeds G.S.: Lost. v. Bradford G.S.: Lost. Water polo: Won 5-4. v. Durham: Lost. v. Worksop: Won. v. Stonyhurst: Won. v. Ampleforth: Lost. Water polo: Won 6-5. v. Welbeck: Won. 1 Water polo: Won 7-0. INTER-HOUSE SWIMMING COMPETITION 1974 The finals were held this year on Friday 1st March. The competition proved to be one of the most exciting ever, and certainly the closest ever fought. During the afternoon no less than four houses, The Grove, The Manor, School House and Queen's, led at one stage or another. The result was in the balance until the very last race, the senior freestyle relay. Before this race School House led Queen's by one point. How- ever, School House, the fastest team in practice, had been dramatically 47 disqualified in the heats, whereas Queen's had qualified for the final. Queen's, realising the position, took the race slowly and sensibly to gain the necessary two points to win the trophy. Individually there were some fine performances in the U.14 section. J. N .Denison and A. R .Tumer, both in Queen's, won all the races between them. The U.15 section was not so dominated by anyone; despite this there was some fine swimming from C. J. Dalby (G) and T. C .Reay (M) whose winning times were poor reflections of the margin and ease of their victories. In the senior section N. C. Foley (G) won three events while P. Green (Q) and P. A. Scott (SH) both won two. D. A. Shepherd (Q) deserves special mention because without his efforts Queen's would not have won the trophy. Although he had a high temperature on the day he decided to swim and managed to gain valuable points with his three second places. Only one record was beaten in the Sports, in the U.14 medley relay where Queen's shattered the old record by some three seconds. Final Result 1. Queen's: 83 pts. 2. School House: 82 pts. 3. Manor: 74 pts. 4. Grove: 50 pts. 5. Dronfield: 35 pts. 6. Temple: 20 pts. 7. Rise: 15 pts. N.C.F.

RESULTS OF HOUSE SWIMMING COMPETITION 1974 Under-14 Ind. Med. 1 Turner A. R. (Q), 2 Gray M. (SH), 3 Day A. (G), 4 Temple S. (R) 80.1. Under-15 Ind. Med. 1 Dalby (G), 2 Radford (SH), 3 Crowther G (D), 4 Matthews (M) 75.8. Senior Ind. Med. 1 Foley (G), 2 Shepherd (Q), 3 McCarter K. (M), 4 Scott P. A. (SH) 69.9. Senior 100 F/c 1 Green P. (Q), 2 Clare (M), 3 Barton (SH), 4 Wolsten- croft (G) 61.2. Under-14 50 F/c 1 Denison (Q), 2 Gray M. (SH), 3 Morcom J. (T), 4 Baggs J. (R) 29.2. Under-15 50 F/c 1 Radford (SH), 2 Dalby (G), 3 Matthews (M), 4 Hirst (T) 28.3. Senior 50 Br. 1 Foley (G), 2 Shepherd (Q), 3 Gray N. (SH), 4 Clare (M) 33.0. Under-14 Dive 1 Hawking (M), 2 Lumb (SH), 3 Mayor (G), 4 Brownill (D). Senior 50 Bk. 1 Scott, P. A. (SH), 2 Fenwick S. (D), 3 Pritchard (M), 4 Widdicombe (T) 33.4. Senior 100 Bk. 1 Foley (G), 2 Shepherd (Q), 3 Gray N. (SH), 75.9. Under-15 50 Bk. 1 Simpson (Q), 2 Dell (M), 3 Yates I. (D), 35.5. Under-14 50 Bk. 1 Turner A. R. (Q), 2 Hawkswell (T), 3 King (R), 4 Bum M. (SH), 36.0. Senior 50 F/c 1 McCarter K. (M), 2 Green P. (Q), 3 Barton (SH), 4 Wolstencroft (G), 26.2. 48 Under-15 Dive 1 Brown G. B. (G), 2 Taylor J. (D), 3 Tait A. (Q), 4 Hirst (T). Under-14 50 Fly 1 Turner A. R. (Q), 2 Kerr K. (T), 3 Gray M. (SH), 4 Day A. (G), 37.2. Under-15 50 Fly 1 Matthews (M), 2 Dalby (G), 3 Simpson (Q), 4 Brooke (SH), 34.0. Senior 50 Fly 1 Green P. (Q), 2 Yates S. (D), 3 McCarter K. (M), 4 Barton (SH), 29.5. Under-14 50 Bk. 1 Denison (Q), 2 Glaysher M. (SH), 3 Temple S. (R), 4 Kerr K. (T), 35.0. Under-15 50 Bk. 1 Reay (M), 2 Radford (SH), 3 Yates I. (D), 4 Robinson (G), 33.4. Senior 100 Bk. 1 Scott P. A. (SH), 2 Fenwick S. (D), 3 Pritchard (M), 4 Knowles (Q), 75.8. Senior Dive 1 Wolstencroft (G), 2 Temple A. (R), 3 Fenwick S. (D), 4 Gray N. (SH). Relays Under-14 Med. 1 Queen's, 2 Temple, 3 School House, 4 Rise, 64.3 (N.S.R.). Under-15 Med. 1 Manor, 2 School House, 3 Dronfield, 64.3. Senior Med. 1 Manor, 2 Queen's, 3 School House, 4 Dronfield, 58.4. Under-14 F/c 1 School House, 2 Queen's, 3 Rise, 4 Temple, 58.6. Under-15 F/c 1 School House, 2 Manor, 3 Dronfield, 4 Queen's, 54.0. Senior F/c 1 Manor, 2 Grove, 3 Dronfield, 4 Queen's, 50.4.

FENCING In the Easter holidays we took our youngest team for many years to the Public Schools Fencing Championships at Dulwich College, London. As well as being our main competition of the year, it is a fencing holiday: we stayed at the King George V Y.M.C.A. and in our spare time we visited a soccer match and the Houses of Parliament. The most notable successes of the competition were Gordon Tait and Martin Black reaching the quarter-finals of the epee and senior foil respectively; and Alan Tait showed us his excellent potential by fighting his way to the semi- finals of the junior foil. Unfortunately David Taylor was ill and so he could not fence: he was undoubtedly finals material for the sabre. As we will be able to field the same team next year, we have high hopes for success then. The summer term began with a very enjoyable match against Leeds Grammar School. This we won easily. Later in the term we again took on our neighbours, Bootham, narrowly losing to them. The School sent several fencers to the Pocklington fencing festival; the competitions were attended by fencers from all over Yorkshire. In the junior foil Stephen Winrow-Campbell fought ferociously and came first; whilst in the senior foil (open to all ages) Martin Black hit form and fought with vigour into the final, where he and a gentleman from the West Riding tied for first place. In the fight-off he lost and so came second overall. 49 Individual success again came to Stephen Winrow-Campbell in the school Dr. Slade sabre competition. The fencing was of a high standard and after a barrage with Michael Dixon, Stephen won with Michael runner-up. Whilst on the subject of sabre, mention must be made of Tony Lop Bong, who is probably the most improved fencer of the year. When he joined the School in the winter he had not even heard of fencing; but due to his continual training he is now a regular member of the School sabre team ,and he has already been runner-up in the Yorkshire School- boys Sabre Championship. The house matches were held this term. In these there was some very determined fencing—and the Manor team must be congratulated in put- I ting up such a good fight against their much more experienced opponents. Queen's narrowly beat Temple, with the Grove coming third. For the opening of the Sports Centre by Councillor Jack Wood we held a match against the Old Boys. Their team included two former School captains (Mr. A. Morris and Mr. A. Wood), but we beat them convincingly. We were honoured to have Mrs. Wood unveil a framed document on the door of the armoury recording achievements of the fencing club. At the end of the term colours were awarded for personal performance throughout the year. They were awarded for the first time to Michael Dixon and Stephen Winrow-Campbell, and were re-awarded to Martin Black and Alan Tait. Finally we must congratulate Stephen Winrow-Campbell on being selected to fence in the Great Britain Catholic Schoolboys team at the International Summer Games, held in Malta this summer. M.P.B.

THE OXFORD CUP, 1973-74

Points School Awarded Grove Queen's House Dronfield Manor Rise Temple Senior Rugger 20 — 20 — Junior Rugger 10 — 10 Senior Cricket 20 — 20 Junior Cricket 10 — 10 Senior Rowing 20 20 Junior Rowing 10 10 Athletics Sports 15 15 Athletics Standards 15 15 Cross-country ... 10 10 Junior Long Run 10 10 Swimming Sports 15 — 15 Swimming Standards ... 10 10 — — Squash ... ... 15 — No result — Tennis ... ... 15 15 — — — Shooting (Team) 15 — 15 Fencing ... 15 15 — — — — —

225 15 — 20 100 50 10 15

— — — — — 50 THE SPORTS ( 1 'N 1121 In iMPle11/(1// )JJohn/ Br,,. RUGBY FIXTURES, 1974 1st XV Saturday 28th Sept. Headingley Colts XV ... Away Wednesday 2nd Oct. Headingley Wanderers XV Home Wednesday 9th Oct. Woodhouse Grove School ••• Home Saturday 12th Oct. Bradford G.S. ... ... ... Away Wednesday 16th Oct. Ashville College ... ... Away Saturday 19th Oct. Denstone College ... ... •• • Home Saturday 2nd Nov. Giggleswick School ... ... ••• Home Saturday 9th Nov. The King's School, Pontefract •• • Home Saturday 16th Nov. Ampleforth College ... ... Away Wednesday 20th Nov. Barnard Castle School ... •• . Home Saturday 23rd Nov. Durham School ... ... •• • Home Wednesday 27th Nov. 'A' XV v. Scarborough College ... Home 1 Saturday 30th Nov. Worksop College ... ... Away Saturday 7th Dec. Pocklington School ... Home Wednesday llth Dec. Old Peterites ... Home Saturday 14th Dec. Leeds G.S. ... ... ... ... ... Away Any Old Peterite wishing to play in the Old Boys' Match against the School should apply to J. R. Wood at 29 Chestnut Avenue, Stockton Lane, York. Tel.: 22862.

WALKING CLUB Having exhausted the Howardian Hills and the reachable parts of the North York Moors of walks during the winter terms, we turned the School bus towards new horizons, and, with the aid of Mr. Leng's new 1:50,000 map, we attacked the Wolds. At first the steep dry valleys seemed unnatural to us after the rugged rivers of the North York Moors. 'The abundance of Tumuli conveyed further the anomalous appearance of the landscape. Wary of spreading foot-and-mouth disease, we kept strictly to the public rights-of-way. Yet, even so, we passed through many very attractive parts of of the Wolds and were fortunate enough to have almost perfect weather conditions. Interspersed with the Wold walks we went to various Halls and Abbeys of interest to both the historian and the aesthete. Harewood House seemed an obvious place to visit, but dreading the thought of paying to get in, we kept to the less populous parts of the park, and found a pleasant walk by the artificial lakes, returning via the dam of Eccup Reservoir. Having received prior permission to enter, we stepped forth boldly into Duncombe Park near Helmsley. We crossed the river Rye and climbed stertorously up the wooded bank, but the sight of the Hall made it well worth while. We coasted down to Helmsley for an ice-cream, then headed back to the starting point at Sproxton. Near to Knaresborough, we visited Ribston Hall and Plompton Hall whose artificial lake set in natural rock formation delighted us all with its unspoiled wildlife and gentle tranquility. A rather longer journey took us to Bolton Abbey where Chris Smith discovered his natural skills on stepping stones. With careful nonchalance, we jumped over the Strid receiving several rather blank stares from the less adventurous tourists. 52 Fountains Abbey next came under the pin, but still refusing to pay to enter, (it is now a matter of principle not to pay) we entered through Studley Roger and then followed the River Skell to the Abbey. With difficulty we tore Dave Livingston away from the pillars and arches of the Abbey and returned to the bus through Studley Park. A trek northwards took us to Mount Grace Priory at the start of the Lyke Wake Walk. A stiff climb took us to the top of Arncliffe Wood where we inspected the P.O. aerials with a suitable degree of indifference. The return was easy and the silence was broken only by the occasional quotation from Kevin McCarter. Our annual trip to the sea-side took us to Bempton Cliffs where only by physical restraint could we prevent Martin Tighe from throwing himself over. Unfortunately a chilly breeze discouraged bathing. We will be sorry to lose Mr. Leng from the walking club; his cycling experience has proved invaluable in finding walks of interest and beauty. I would like to thank Mr. Leng and Mr. Wise for their good humoured help and assistance to me during my time as secretary of the walking club, and I hope the club will continue to flourish as a worthwhile games option. P.J.T.J.

THE CHESS CLUB The Chess Club has continued to meet every Thursday lunchtime, with strong support from the Middle School despite the outdoor attractions of the warmer weather. The House Chess Competition has been held in the Summer Term this year. Eventual winners were School House, with a strong and fairly senior team, who beat Temple by 3-4 boards to 14 in the Final. School House 4 Dronfield 1 f School House 31 }- School House 31 Rise 2 I Manor 2 J Manor 3 f

Queen's 34- J HOUSE Grove 1 Z f Queen's 2 Temple Temple 3 J A.J.L.

ORIENTEERING February—July 1974

On a cold winter's day in February, a small group journeyed to Sheffield for the South Yorkshire Orienteers Winter Badge event. It was not one of our better days and perhaps no more should be said about it. 53

After another poorly supported event in which Christopher Hirst won the Junior Delamere Trophy, several more came out of their period of hibernation in time for a Badge event in Hamsterely forest, Co. Durham. In this, both Steven Bruce-Jones and Charles Brown missed Gold standard by a mere two minutes, but better things were soon to come. The sequence of National Badge events was briefly interrupted by a Club training event organised by East Yorks Orienteering Club on Houghton Moor, Market Weighton. After brief tuition from the more senior brethren, the Juniors set off on their own and did remarkably well, so much so that their results are worthy of publication. Out of 118 entrants:—(Winning time 52 min. 00 sec.). 5. C. C. Crossley 58.20. 7. R. M. Wilkinson 59.32. 18. E. M. Parkinson 66.42. 26. M. J. Burn 73.40. We all hope they will continue to enjoy orienteering in future months. Stephen Tatterton has reason to be grateful to Nottingham Orienteer- ing Club for arranging a Badge event in Clipstone forest, since it produced his first Silver standard performance, and who knows perhaps there's even more talent waiting to be unleashed on to the orienteering world from beneath that placid exterior. To no one's dismay the Easter break was soon upon us and after a brief skirmish with local events we headed for South Wales for the Jan Kjellstrom weekend, and since I could not begin to rival the flowing prose of others, I'll leave them to it .. .

ORIENTEERING—THE JAN KJELLSTROM TROPHY EVENT INTRODUCTION The J-K Trophy is a huge Orienteering event held in honour of Jan Kjellstrom, a dedicated Orienteering ambassador to Britain, who was killed in 1967 in a car crash. His grandfather, A. B. Brodera Kjellstrom, was the original manufacturer of "Silva" compasses, and his father and mother, Alvar and Ebon Kjellstrom, were in Britain to sample our Orienteering. We arrived in Chepstow, near the Bristol Channel, at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, I I th April. We camped near the Severn Bridge, which looked very impressive at night. The camp was run by a very Welsh man and his adult son. They were both very fat and gorilla-like, and the son had a very quiet voice which drifted up and down the scale un- controllably. He tried three times to add up the price of my daily Mars Bars before he was corrected by his mother, anyway . . . We were prepared for four days of hard Orienteering with 1,250 other competitors, including the Women's World champion—Sarotta Monspart —and Rolf Pettersson, who won the M21A Individual race for the third year in succession.

THE WARM -UP EVENT On Friday we made our way to the warm-up event which was a training for the main events. The officials spoke nine languages between them. including Japanese. The event was very informal, and we went round in pairs, there being no official timing, merely someone to check 55 competitors out and in. The controls were not placed in any order, so you could choose your own course, or try one of the suggested courses. The terrain was very varied, ranging from dry hazel thicket to "areas of multiple depressions". The map was bisected by a very deep railway cutting which disappeared into a large tunnel! C.A.F.B.

J.K. INDIVIDUAL EVENT APRIL 13th SATURDAY This is the highspot of the weekend, which all the training has been for. Due to the huge number of competitors (1,250) the start times were from 10.00 till 13.30. So, as one of our number was due to start at 10.00 and it took half an hour to reach the venue we rose early (too early!) After a swift breakfast we set off for Brierley where the event was to be held about 20 miles from the campsite). On our arrival we found that one or two other people had managed to get up early and that the organisers had already prepared the site for the day's orienteering. We started in lanes (a new experience for most of us) and were only given our maps at the last moment when we were due to set off. So while the other competitors were rushing off into the forest many were still frantically fumbling with the map, trying to find out where we were! Anyway we all made it round the course in vaguely respectable times. The results were as follows: In M15 Class Time Position British Position* C. Hirst 46 :29 Ilth 5th S. Bruce-Jones 58:44 24th 17th C. Brown 75:52 41st 33rd A. Prowde 98:15 55th 43rd 81 competitors Scandinavians took nearly all the honours in each class with the two world champions winning their respective classes. The tables were topped to such an extent by Scandinavian names that the British position* is worthy of special note. At the end of the day, good and bad orienteers alike had gained useful experience and were ready for a well-earned rest. However, this was not to come; they still had two more days to go! S.B-J.

'THE J.K RELAY E'VENT '74 The relay event took place on the third day of the J.K. and the venue was the same as the individual event although a different part of the forest was used. The weather was perfect, cool, clear and exhilarating. The teams were arranged in five classes for the different age groups and each team was made up of three runners. St. Peter's entered one team, consisting of C. A. F. Brown, A. M. Prowde and S. Bruce-Jones, which competed in the under-nineteen class. (C. J. Hirst ran for the York Orienteering Club). The organisation of the event was as follows: each team collected three sealed maps with different courses already printed on each. The first runner went to a mass start area where the runners assembled and were started together. 56 Change-over to the second and third runners took place in the normal way, ending with the earlier runners waiting apprehensively for the final member of their team to sprint to the finish. The organisation was excellent. The St. Peter's team finished thirtieth out of sixty-two teams. A.M.P.

THE SOCIAL

The J - K Social was held on Sunday night in an extensive modern ballroom. This was arranged in three rooms; in one, the foreign guests were provided with a banquet, one was fitted as a comfortable chatting room, and reasonably proofed against the pop music played next to it by a band in the third room. The third room was available for dancing. There were two bars which seemed to be adequately used. At 9 o'clock everybody was ushered into the dance hall, which was packed like a sardine tin, for the presentation of the certificates and trophies. Most of the prizes went to Scandinavians, with the British coming into prominence in the junior classes, through I suspect their foreign adversaries having stayed at home. After the prestntation there was a little dancing and a little restricted talking (mostly "Pardon, I can't hear!" shouted above the music), though there was little inclination to talk to strangers, in case you were faced with the babble of Swedish. Everyone was ready to drop into bed at the end, unwittingly looking forward to the next day's "relaxation" event. C.A.F.B.

MONDAY 15.4.74

On the final day of the J - K weekend, the so-called "relaxation" race took place. This was an ideal opportunity for anyone to seek revenge over other competitors—Britons and foreigners alike—who had beaten him on Saturday. We got up unwillingly at 6.30 (!) having had a solid five hours sleep with all the aches of the previo s three days. After pack- ing everything up, we drove to the venue of th event. Trelleck Common, a few miles from Monmouth. For a relaxa ion event, the terrain was diabolical; steep slopes, waist-high brambles a d patches of massive felled trees. However, despite these minor difficult es and the fact that the fastest method of progress for most was a zombie-like stagger, the majority of us finished with reasonable times. We finally set off back for York at about 2 o'clock and, in spite of a ripped tyre on the M6, made the journey in about five hours. Sincere thanks from all of us gO to Mr. Hamilton, who made the whole trip possible. C.J.H. After Easter, the normal "run-of-the-mill" Badge events produced some fine performances with Steven Bruce-Jones collecting his first Gold 57

in the Valley of Desolation, Bolton Abbey . The juniors again did well as the results show:— Silver Bronze Valley of Desolation R. Wilkinson M. J. Bum (April '74) E. M. Parkinson Acorn Event R. Wilkinson (May '74) M. Bum The hectic pace continued with a mad dash to Snowdonia for the annual Welsh Weekend. The holiday rush slowed down to an irksome crawl once we reached the winding Welsh roads, but at least there wasn't a passport check at the border to cause further delay, and due to some slalom-type driving we arrived at the first event with only a few minutes to spare; the rush was reflected in our rather poor performances. A trip to Caernarvon and a close look at the Snowdon Horseshoe, added to the pleasure of an enjoyable weekend which ended with some spirited running in the Relay. Of our two teams, the infinitely superior one was placed 20th (out of a lot more!) after oscillating up and down the field between one leg and the next. As to who in the team contributed most to this "brilliant" performance, that is under dispute, complicated considerably by different distances, heights, degrees of difficulty, age and other variables, and any firm conclusion must remain forever hidden beneath the morass of nasty mathematics; when last mentioned, the significance of the "third decimal place" was in dispute and has been referred to arbitration. D.H.H.

HOUSE NOTES DR ONFIELD The start of term saw several innovations in the House; Mr. Arm- strong, while remaining Assistant Housemaster, moved down to No. 7; John Pette was appointed a School monitor and he was a great help in running the House. Academically this term is always very full, with many boys being involved in '0' and 'A' level exams. At Commemoration the House was well represented amongst the prize winners, with Brian Kay, Mike Newland, Tim Stephenson, Nick Briggs and Graeme Perks collecting. It was with regret that we saw Stephen Spence leave school again in mid-term with a recurrence of his eye complaint. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back again soon. The summer term, as always is the term for getting out and about, and this year has been no exception. Richard Hind and Martin Belton, aided and abetted by many others have kept the naval boat Calley in running order all term. Gordon Fuller went with Mr. Croft on his historical trip to the British Museum and, as usual, the sportsmen have been on the rampage. John Cresswell, James Brockbank, Dave Yates and Charles Crowther have all been active for the tennis club, but John Cresswell's tennis elbow played up and curtailed a most promising season. However, with our strength at the top of the House we easily won the inter-House tennis competition for the third year in succession; a most satisfying win by all accounts. 58 John Clark played regularly for the 1st XI, helped on occasions by Nick Wormald, the demon bowler from the 2nd XI. In the House matches these two, ably supported by Chris Brockbank and John Taylor from the Colts XI, were prominent in our first round win over School House, but we were defeated by the eventual champions, the Rise. Our Juniors likewise won in the first round against the Grove, but met their match in the semi-final against Queen's. Those in the House who boated this term have travelled far and wide in pursuit of wins, and in the House IV's we managed to raise a Junior and a Senior crew, the latter consisting of three-quarters of the former, but we entered which is what matters. Our Junior crew lost in the first round to School House; our Senior crew won in the first round against the Rise, but lost to School House "by a distance" in the semi-final. To win once was no mean feat for a crew containing a junior, Graham Morris, two junior middles, Mark Allen and George Crowther, and only one senior. The opening of the Sports Centre was welcomed by many who have made good use of its facilities and it was most pleasing to see the inaugural five-a-side football competition won by our team, "The Dron- field Cogmen", Simon Park, George Crowther, John Taylor, Chris Brockbank, Jonathan Stone and Peter Hyett. With the end of term approaching people began leaving in all direc- tions. Peter Hyett left to cross Europe and Turkey on his way to Abu Dhabi while Simon Fenwick departed for Germany before Commemora- tion. As exams finished and with spare time more abundant, the keener members of the House, John Pette, Nick Wormald, Charles Crowther, Brian Kay and Andrew Varley have been crashing out of bed at crack of dawn to go strawberry-picking. At 6.30 a.m. one morning Philip Wormald was seen disappearing fast towards the station heading for the mecca of train-spotters, Paddington station! The more sensible ones of us have been to the Great Yorkshire Show, a trip allowing a late rising time and equally enjoyable. Finally, I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Coulthard for all the trouble they go to in keeping the House running so smoothly and looking after us, Mrs. Irving, who is marvellous, and the ladies who work tire- lessly cleaning up after us. A.G.B.P.

GROVE This has been a very long term but much has happened, mostly good. Individual achievement, both within the School and in outer spheres, has once again overshadowed team achievement. Chris Auburn captained the unbeaten 2nd XI, and was reawarded his colours. Nigel Foley and Chris Dalby both won their events at the York Schools Swimming Gala, and went on to swim for North Yorkshire. They both were awarded School colours. Nigel Foley played for the York team that won the Yorkshire Men's Water Polo Cup. Chris Duckling stroked the 3rd IV, often to victory, and was awarded the cup for the most improved oars- man. John Snowdon was awarded his colts colours for rowing, and he and Chris Duckling were mainly responsible for our reaching the semi- finals in the House rowing. It is good to see the Grove becoming a power in School rowing once again. 59 Dick Elwen played for the 1st VI, and guided the House tennis team to the semi-finals of the tennis cup. As he was our only School player this was an outstanding achievement. We lost to Dronfield, the favourites. John Twizell played for the 2nd XI; and Jeremy Markwick-Smith and Philip Kilmartin played for the junior colts. Our junior middle football team, the "Kingpins", showed promise but lacked power at the back. The goal scoring feats of "Robbo" cannot go unmentioned. In another sphere, David Bretherton, Tony Percival, Adrian Hodgson and Geoff Brown won their bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards. Sandy Day won Mr. Nixon's prize for original writing by a member of the House. Academically we had a good year. Jeremy Markwick-Smith won the Hey Scholarship, while Geoff Brown and Richard Bronk won the fourth and third form essay prizes respectively. This year's juniors have seven representatives in 3A, which must be a record for the Grove; who knows? The Work Cup soon? ! ! The term finished with Chris Dalby and Chris Auburn being awarded their House colours. Finally all that remains is our thank-yous and goodbyes. All the monitors, Simon Barker and Paul Casson are leaving. Mr. Dawson after four valiant years leaves us as Assistant Housemaster. He continues in the School, and we thank him for his work. I should like to thank Mr. Nixon and Mrs. Nixon for all they have done for us over the last five years on behalf of the monitors. Lastly, good luck to Mike Walker and his mohitors next year. N.C.F.

MANOR In many of the sporting activities the House achieved little success, but in the Junior cricket Manor won the cup. In the semi-final the innings was suspended at 201 for 3, of which Mark Stringer scored 106, the first century for a great many years; Temple were all out for 176. In the final Queen's were overwhelmed and were all out for 103, and Manor easily scored 104 for 2. In the two matches Chris Harland took ten wickets and Mark Stringer had an average of 162! Mark was awarded his Junior House Colours. One other point of cricket interest was that Chris Harland took 36 wickets for the School Colts XI, a magnificient effort which was more than the number of runs he scored! Manor put out its first fencing team for four years, and Nicky PaRant nearly won a bout. In rowing, a young and experienced crew, trained by Andrew Gray, rowed bravely against a strong Temple crew, and Antony Yates reached the final of the junior single sculls. Andrew Gray was awarded his Junior House Colours. One of the main events of the term was the arrival of the first House magazine, possibly since 1926! Kevin McCarter edited it, collecting articles by gentle persuasion or a little bullying, did all the typing and finally produced an effectively simple cover in the House colours. It is rumoured that an Oxford scholar failed to complete Philip Jones's crossword! 60 The opening of the super Sports Centre enabled us to combine exercise with pleasure. A very energetic six-a-side soccer tournament organised by Martyn Day for the Juniors and Junior Middles, was followed by orange squash and sandwiches on the balcony. Many such evenings are sure to follow. Members of the House played for the cricket XI's, swam or played water polo, shot for the VIII or rowed in the IV's. In particular Simon Dench was unlucky to be runner-up in two individual shooting competitions. Others well to the fore were Marcus Haw, who shared the music prize for stringed instruments, and Tom Reay, who raised £15 for a sponsored swim of 200 lengths for Youth Action. At the end of term Philip Jones, David Livingston and John Ray received House colours, and Tom Reay his Junior House Colours. To all leavers, from Hamish Carr in Newfoundland to Malcolm Bruce, the Head of House, in Zambia, the House sends good wishes and many thanks for all they did, and in particular to Mr. Depledge, who has been Assistant House Master for six years. G.M.S.

QUEEN'S This term we welcomed Mr. Hubbard as Housemaster and after his first term in this office we hope that he is looking forward to the future of this partnership with as much pleasure as all the members of the House. On the cultural scene, this term has been a quiet one. We remember especially the fine performances of several members of the Third form in a dramatisation of Faulkner's "The Unvanquished". However, the sports field has naturally provided the focal point of interest (exams apart!) in the House, and efforts have been rewarded by the retention of the Oxford Cup with the consistent, if frustrating, achievement of coming second in almost every event. Our team for the Senior cricket competition was a strong one, including four members of the School 1st XI and several competent and promising younger players. The first round gave us an easy victory over Temple in a match in which seven members of our team bowled. In the semi-final, School House batted first and were dismissed for 100 in the last over. David Chester took six wickets for 29 and Tim Ward 3 for 22. Early in the Queen's innings the game was postponed by rain. When play was resumed four days later, Simon Lloyd-Jones and Tim Ward knocked off the runs with little trouble to win the match. Simon reached 53 and Tim 28. The Final was played against the Rise, who batted first and reached 116 for 9, a tantalising total which put the outcome of the match in the balance. After two wickets were lost cheaply for 5 runs, Simon Lloyd-Jones, the captain, began to build the innings up until he was out for 50 to a very fine catch. After he had gone the House never looked much like winning but the tail, especially Nick Brown (11) and Alan Tait (16), hung on well, bringing the final score up to only ten runs short of the Rise total. In the Junior event the House had a bye in the first round and met Dronfield in the semi-final. Dronfield scored 45 for 8 wickets, of which Dominic Clout took 4 for 10 runs. The House scored the winning total of 46 losing only two wickets. In the Final, the team fought hard against 61 a strong Manor side but we were eventually forced to concede the match when play was resumed the day after a stoppage for rain. This year was a notable one for House shooting as we were able to field a team for the first time in four years. Inevitably, Temple won the competition and our team are to be congratulated for a fine performance in coming second. Neil Moxon, the captain, scored 95, Martin Black 88, Vincent Feeney 88 and Richard Barker 89. Feeney and Barker also joined Neil Moxon in the School team at Bisley this year. In tennis also the House had a successful season, reaching the Final. In the first round, School House were beaten in all the matches with little resistance, by Alistair Barron and Michael Jamieson, the first and second seeds, and George Knowles and Richard Spenc,er at numbers three and four. Likewise, the semi-final against the Rise was won withoUt difficulty, every match being won in two sets. In the Final, however, a very able Dronfield side proved too strong for our team. On the chess-board also, the House was defeated only in the Final. this time against School House. Ian Bartlett captained the side, supported by Michael Jamieson, Philip Brown, Dominic Clout and Richard Craig. Clout and Craig are both young and gifted players and we look forward to great achievements in the coming years. Our trophies this term came from rowing and fencing competitions. Although our Junior rowing team was dismissed in the first round the Senior team went on to win their competition by half a canvas in a most exciting race. James Harrison must be congratulated for his own performance as well as his energy and enthusiasm in organising the teams. James is also a regular member of the School 1st VIII and 1st IV. House fencing is at its best for many years, providing four members of the School team. Martin Black, the School and House captain, has fenced for the Yorkshire first team and distinguished himself in School matches. Alan Tait has taken part in several national competitions, reaching the serni-final of the Public Schools championship. Gordon Tait reached the quarter-finals of the same competition in the epee division. Michael Dixon has received his School colours for his successes in the School team. In the House competition we were represented by Martin Black (sabre and epee) and Alan Tait (foil). It was a hard-fought competition in which our team eventually triumphed over Temple, who have dominated the fencing scene for many years. At the end of the term House colours were awarded to David Chester and Junior House colours to Alan Tait. At the same time Richard Long retired from his position as Head of House. The end of the year is inevitably a time of farewells and we say goodbye to several leavers from the fifth form and the middle sixth, thanking them for all their contribu- tions to the House and the School and wishing them well for the future. R.D.L.

RISE The term saw the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby and their family to the House, and we hope that they have settled in and will enjoy their stay in The Rise. The Summer term was as usual a time of tension for all those taking exams, but even so, many members of the House managed to play an active part in the life of the School. 62 P. W. Brumfield captained the lst XI and J. S. M. Thomas was a member of the team. C. F. Baggs, R. E. Hudson, D. M. H. Phillips and D. N. Potter played regularly for the 2nd XI and J. H. Baggs and G. J. King played for the Junior Colts. The Senior House Cricket XI, having received a bye in the first round, had to play the semi-final without the captain. However, the team managed to raise its game. After scoring 110 all out, the Dronfield batsmen were pinned down by steady bowling and fme fielding and were 90 for 8 at the end. Brumfield was fit in time for the final and with a brisk 31 he steered the team to 116 for 9. The bowling of Brumfield and Thomas was too much for most of the Queen's batsmen, and after C. E. S. Monro had caught Lloyd-Jones for 50, Queen's never looked like reaching the target and so the cup came to the Rise. The Junior House team was less suc,cessful, but put up a good show in their semi-final against Temple. In other sports, M. W. A Poynor was again a member of the Shooting team, J. Neale and R. J. A Temple played for the Tennis teams, and W. A. D. McMaster and P. N Withers rowed in the first two fours, with N. A. J. Brindley and P. S Spencer as the coxes. During this term it was encouraging to see that many more Risite names appeared in the merit book. At the prize-giving P. N. Withers and M. T. H. Iveson each won two prizes, whilst P. M. Brooker, C. E. S. Monro and R. J. Teale also won a prize. Finally we wish all the leavers good luck and thank them for all that they have done for the House. C.F.B.

TEMPLE This term the attentions of the House were primarily directed towards academic studies, thus leaving little time to spend on sporting activity. At the 'beginning of term we had the appointment of G. D. Gumbrell and J. C. Rounthwaite as House monitors, to ease the burden of duty on the Middle Vlth. The House has enjoyed unsurpassed success this term in shooting competitions. The House .22 competition and the House Aggregate Cup both fell to us. C. J. Hirst won the Recruit Cup while M. J. W. Dimelow won the Individual Classification championship. S. K. Pattie won the Donegall Badge and our School team for Bisley had five members from the House. The House fencers were narrowly defeated by Queen's but S. J. Winrow-Campbell won the Slade Sabre Cup and the Junior Epee Cup. Three members of the House have represented York in competitions. The Senior cricket team fell prey to the skill of Queen's House in the first round but this defeat was by no means a disgrace. 'The Junior team had greater success by beating the Rise in the first round and only going out to Manor after a marathon match in which 379 runs were scored, of which 174 were ours. J. C. Rounthwaite and D. I. Riley both represented the lst XI this term. The Chess team was narrowly defeated in the final of the Chess competition. The standards of rowing in the House have been maintained with a number of oarsmen representing the School in Colts crews. 63 C. J. Hirst went to Norway this summer to represent Great Britain in an Orienteering International. At home T. C. Moore, I. A. Nichols and C. A. F. Brown have all attained silver standard in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Several prizes have been won by members of the House. S. B. Irons won a keyboard prize; a Vth form prize was won by C. J. Hirst, a Latin prize by C. G. A. Morcom, and P. S. Lancaster won a Divinity prize. Nearly all members of the Middle Sixth are leaving at the end of term and we send them away with best wishes. M.D.

THE THRESHOLD These five poems were all broadcast by the BBC in their 'Books, Plays, Poems' series. They were out of eighteen broadcast in June. THE MISTAKE I looked at an artist's painting; The trees were gaunt and the grass Had been replaced by mud. Why had The trees no leaves and why was there no grass? A child could have splashed the painting With brown paint and made it look like mud; The sky was filled with exploding shells. What a poor way to cover his mistakes; The painter should have taken more care; The trenches were messy and again coloured with the same brown paint. Had the artist become muddled at this stage? The bodies of men were strewn every where; Why had their legs and heads been blown off? Couldn't the artist paint them? Why had he not planned his picture a little better? If he had never intended to bother, Why had he ever started to paint it at all? Mark B. Anderson.

THE BUILDERS They were essentially good builders, When not at the "Three Horses" Or getting a convenient cold after pay day. They produced excellent results When they didn't break tools that were not theirs.

They arrived early, before eight, some days, Except when their van broke down, About twice a week, Or they got stuck in the traffic till eleven And decided it was too late to start work and went home. One day they arrived at eight, Took their money and left at nine; We haven't seen them since. Christopher Bird 64 THE THIRD "I" Pinpoints of light in the darkness of space, Shining with radiation ages old. These globes separated by unimaginable distances, With their crown of fiery prominences. Specks of rock orbit these volumes of hydrogen, Offspring of the Universe, Each with its quota of oceans, mountains, Fire, atmosphere, and—life. What intelligences are ruling over planets? What battles are being fought? What heroic deeds are performed? What is a scientist discovering? Each small entity in this macrocosm, Has its own tribulations, Its own birth, childhood, work, Its senility and final death. But isn't it all so futile? Each person's life, As important as the third "i", In the sixteenth line, Of the seven sixty-first page, In the seventeenth volume, Of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Nineteen fifty-six edition. R. E. Craig.

THE SEA AROUND ICELAND The sea explodes against the rock. It crashes in a hail of spray, white falling all around And then runs back defeated into the deeps. Minorities drip from the rocks and from short lived pools. The sea swirls up the beach Groping like fingers on the rocks, hesitating, losing its grip And then runs back defeated into the deeps Bumping and slashing over the blackened rocks. The sea swirls through the marsh Gurgling and sweeping into pools forming hundreds of death traps And then runs back defeated into the deeps Seeping and sucking through the peaty ground. The sea flows against the river, Whirlpools and currents winding round the mouth like a maze; And then runs back defeated into the deeps Sinking to the river bed, and creeping out to sea. The sea beats against the volcano; It hisses and spits as it reaches the hot ashes on the shore; It forms steam and evaporates—to form rain— And defeats the sea at the river mouth. M. St. J. Turner. 65 THE VETERAN Morning comes with a headache Even worse than Tuesday's. He coughs and the pain pierces his brow; Too much beer again last night.

He peers in the darkness of his room At his battered brass clock. Seven-thirty already Yet what reason for getting up?

He sits up and, shivering, pulls the blankets close And hopes he's saved a shilling for the meter. Hearing the rustling bedclothes his dog wakes hopefully And bounds upon the bed.

He totters down the stairs And makes his cup of tea, Then shaves and cleans his shoes Before the morning walk.

On High Street he catches sight of Mrs. Shaw, A woman who last week talked to him For ten whole minutes, But today she hurries by.

He comes into the park and sits down on a bench Near a woman with her sleeping child. "Nice day now", he ventures, but she stku-es And suddenly decides to leave.

The afternoon feels chilly a,ll at once And the breeze makes his old eyes stream. He blows his nose, then calls his dog And slowly he plods hame.

Evening comes at last And having fed his dog, He dozes in his chair And dreams of friendly barrackrooms of sixty years before. R. Bronk

This essay won the first year Essay Prize. CROSSROADS We are rapidly approaching a crossroads in time with what has been called "our hest friend and worst enemy", the motor car, and it is urgent that we decide now what direction we are going to take. Every day a great number of us goes to work or school in our own cars in luxury and comfort. To many the art of cycling or walking some- where is almost unknown. Each year there are more and more cars on 66 the road and traffic problems increase. Some unthinking people believe the answer lies in building more roads even at the expense of urban fabric. A business man sees little reason why he should walk to work, when he can go in his car, listening to the radio or a tape recorder, shielded from the weather. In fact a little thought will show him some very serious reasons why this cannot continue. Our towns are being ruined by the ever increasing volume of traffic and life in some of them is becoming intolerable. Every car uses up finite resources. For a start it is made out of iron of which there is a limited amount in the earth's crust. Secondly, for every inch a car goes it uses up petroleum. Of this there is not a limitless supply. Are we being responsible, when we drive a mile to work using up the earth's resources, which will never be replaced? We often think of air as a pure substance, and a magical one, into which any amount of gaseous waste can be poured. Alas, this is not so. From our motor c.ars we are emitting inexcusable amounts of carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide. A city such as Los Angeles is almost poisoned, and very near human danger level! This pollution of our atmosphere is irreversible. We are now faced with an immense problem, and we have to decide what direction to take. We either carry on straight ahead, in the way that we are going, which will lead to all kinds of disaster, or we turn off in a new direction. This direction must lead to greater economies in all respects. It will require much less selfishness on the part of the individual, so that the resources we still have may be used most efficiently. For instance the idea of one man going to work alone in his big car must stop. Wherever possible public transport should take the place of private transport. This could be in the form of electric buses and trains, so that the quality of life in the town is restored. A passenger train is more than sixty times more efficient on average than a private car per passenger/ mile. In short we must thinlc ahead, and possibly even sacrifice our friend the motor car, or we will be plunged into deep and serious trouble, in both economic and physical terms. New oil reserves cannot continue to be found. What is left should provide the necessities of life, not the luxury for a few, at the expense of the many. We must take the right long term turning at this difficult and danger- ous crossroad! R. Bronk

And an echo . . . (from a Prize Poem at St. Peter's School by James Motley, June 1839) 'Tis said that they who love to read and scan The little period of the life of man, Praise youth the most; and though full many a chain 'The joys of youthful years doth oft restrain, Who would not bear them, aye! and more beside, To feel the happiness, the honest pride, Which schoolboys feel, when all their duties done, From work they rush to frolic, game, and fun! 67 Full oft with thee I've urged the bounding ball, And joyed to see the slender wicket fall; Full oft we've roamed through fields and spacious woods, Where nature's songsters hide their downy broods; Full oft with thee, while yet 'twas early dawn, From the still stream the greedy pike I've drawn, On clear water watched the dancing float, Or with strong arm impelled the gliding boat; Traversed the frozen pool with footsteps light, Or urged with snowy bolts the playful fight; Schemes ever-varying filled the jocund breast, Each had its day, forgotten all the rest.

LETTERS Oxford Trinity Term 1974 Readers may be surprised to find an Oxford Letter in this issue, after the minor disturbances of the last few months have led the press to make out the University to be a second Essex: devastated, torn by bloody insurrection and deserted except for a rabble of dirty-jerseyed drop-outs and the dons, cowering in their studies as they see their colleagues led off to be strung up on the Martyrs Memorial. The truth is that life here is much the same as it has been for a thousand years; perhaps the most noteworthy change was when we finally broke our run of outrageous fortune and beat Cambridge in the Boat Race last term. It does seem, though, that O.P.'s are more political than formerly. What better example than John Williams? Apart from such compara- tively trivial achievements as becoming regional chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students, and representing Oxford at the N,U.S. conference at Liverpool (when he voted against the black-listing of speakers) he was the first person from Queen's College to hold office in the Union since Brian Walden in 1957. Having served as Secretary this term, he has now been elected Treasurer. We wish him luck as he bids next term for that most coveted of all positions—the Presidency. John has been President of the Conservative Association, organising it to steer our Conservative M.P. (in a marginal seat) back to the Commons in the general election. Rodney Lund has now completed his Oxford career, in which he manfully struggled to keep the Labour Club in the hands of "sound social democrats" and spent the rest of his time "fighting against Commies and Trots in the Students' Union". He also took a second in Law and is going to Guildford Law School, in February, to learn how to be a solicitor. Neil Roberts has been in contact with both these gentlemen "regarding the political scene in a vague sort of way", which sounds not so much vague as just plain devious, and comes as no surprise from a Welshman who has grown a beard and spent last summer grave-digging in Syria. 68 His more orthodox activities have included rugby, drama and work on his J.C.R. committee. Undoubtedly our most enterprising politician is Andrew Corser, who played a prominent part in the disturbances previously mentioned and was arrested for his pains. Painstaking research has proved that Andrew is the first O.P. to face trial since Guy Fawkes was arraigned in 1606! Fortunately the sentence was not so severe in this instance. The last of our politicians is Adrian Cook: he merely dabbles, having dubbed himself the laziest Conservative Association rep. in Oxford. The student grant, in these days of inflation, is derisory and must be supplemented if body and soul are to be kept together; Adrian's method is to let horses earn, the money for him. We have a number of sportsmen among us. Chris Beall, for instance, has played for his college first team at soccer, hockey, table-tennis, tennis and cricket; he also won the pancake race (on crutches!) during Oxford's first rag-week. Small wonder that his work suffered and he was advised to change course (to anything!). Sadly, a knee injury kept him out of the blues teams for both hockey and ice-hockey; we hope he will be more fortunate next year. David Grice narrowly escaped selection for a blues team: ballroom dancing. Ignoring the odd lapse into squash and hockey, his tastes in sport are quite genteel: punting, sun-bathing and tennis. Tennis for his college was particularly successful, and, in his own words, "I was awarded my colours for my services". We congratulate him on gaining a distinction in Law mods. Timothy Day has spent his post-graduate year studying composition for the degree of B.Mus., which he has now obtained. From September he is organist and choirmaster at St. Matthew's, Northampton and con- ductor of the Northampton Bach Choir. We shall miss him, at Oxford, where his name was often plastered up in connection with his conducting 6_, or organ recitals. iP Chris Pallant is often prominent around Oxford, too, especially when he has been playing rugby all afternoon. Since leaving St. Peter's he has mellowed considerably under the influence of work (in an insurance firm), travel (France and South Africa) and university. Nick Barnes has now returned from a three week excursion behind the Iron Curtain, where he stayed for a night at "Bucharest Polytechnic" and found conditions even worse than in Wadham. His strongest impres- sions were of the friendliness of the people and the mosquitoes. He plays rugby, rowed for his first VIII (who were "bumped" three times as a result) and is often seen with Steven Foster, another Wadham man. The latter has now forsaken our dreaming spires for the more lucrative world of oil derricks. He is working for a company with an unpronounceable name in an undisclosed part of the world ("Anywhere apart from Russia or America", he said, as he was whisked away in his chauffeur driven helicopter). No doubt his name will continue to appear in these pages as he will be changing his address every year. We are pleased to record that he obtained his third in Physics. John Harrison had a third in Geography, but his future is even less certain. He is taking the next few months to recover from his student days before setting about the business of starting a career. John Fender, studying for a B.Phil. in Economics, will be spending next 69 year in Munich. This year he has earned some money on the side as a tutor at Keble. One of his pupils has been Neville Fridge—John says he enjoyed the experience and thinks he benefited from it; we haven't heard from Neville. Messrs. Bowen and Brown have also succeeded in avoiding our most exhaustive enquiries: not so much as the sniff of a rumour. We are left to guess at what heroic deeds they must have performed that modesty has made them remain so silent. It is sad to learn that next year there will be no recruits from St. Peter's. We hope that this is not due to a slump in applications: Oxford remains the best academic establishment in the country, and it offers an experience both unique and enjoyable. The Oxford Old Peterites.

Filmer Cottage Bulmer York Whitwell-on-the-Hill 451 Having regularly contributed to your columns with factual details on School sporting events for so many years, may I by contrast seek the opportunity of conveying to as many Old Boys as possible my thanks for the warmth of their good wishes on the occasion of my retirement. The party and presentation, so ably organised by Earlam Graham, John Rayson and David Kirby, made a most memorable occasion, and to Molly and myself the response and generosity of so many old friends was quite overwhelming. As many will know, we shall continue to live at Filmer Cottage, Bulmer, York, and whatever retirement holds in store for us, we shall treasure the memories of many happy years with you all. Our most grateful thanks for such handsome presents. My super golf clubs will, I hope, rejuvenate my game, if not me. Robert Harding

5D Graham House Seafor Cumbernauld 4.6.74 I am sure that many people must have been saddened by the death in May of Freddie Waine, who did so much for the music of St. Peter's and of York in general in the twenty-two years that he was here. It occurs to me that it would be pleasing to have some tangible memorial of his work in the School and that a very suitable form this might take would be the provision of an adequate piano in the Memorial Hall. The cost of a piano can be almost limitless, but I would suggest that £2,000 would be a suitable sum to aim at, being (I would hope) within the bounds of practical politics while at the same time making 70 possible the purchase of an instrument which, if not in the first flight of concert grands, would be incomparably superior to the present worn-out machinery. Memorials of doubtful value are sometimes erected out of pure piety. This one would be highly practical and would, I am certain, be heartily approved by the dedicatee. If there is anything I can do to further this idea, I shall be delighted to do it. Robert Stevens, (School House, 1960-65). The Editor acknowledges other letters supporting this proposal.

71 OLD PETERITE NEWS The Old Peterite Club's 83rd Annual General Meeting was held at the School on 13th July. P. S. Atkinson was elected as the new President of the Club in succession to C. W. 'Thompson. G. E. L. Graham, R. F. Harding, L. C. Le Tocq, E. M. H. Ranson, J. C. Richardson and G. D. Smith were elected to serve on the General Committee. Regional dinners were announced as follows: North East: 18th October, 1974 at the St. George Hotel, Teesside Airport. West Riding. 28th October, 1974 at the Barn Inn, Cowthorpe. East Riding: 30th May, 1975 at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield. Of these three dinners, those in the North East and in the West Riding are mixed functions.

NOTES The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday, 14th December, 1974 at 4.45 p.m. The Hon. Secre- tary (D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York) would like to receive any iterns for inclusion on the agenda by 26th November. The following crested neckwear is available (from the Hon. Secretary). fp Texturised terylene crested ties 0.80 Terylene crested ties ... 0.65 All-silk batswings 1.00

OLD PETERITE CLUB OFFICERS President: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks. Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York. Hon. Treasurer: J. E. Moore, "Mylncroft," 1 Mylnhurst Road, Shef- field S1 1 9HU. District Hon. Secretaries:— London: P. J. Dronfield, 21 West Hill Road, Foxton, Royston, Herts. West Riding: M. A. Butterworth, 9 Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York. North West: Dr. G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, 15 Upper Dic- conson Street, Wigan, Lancs. North East: J. N. Roe, 4 Heather Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Teesside. East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks. York: J. C. M. Rayson, 2 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York. Birmingham: M. Hollway, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Row, Birming- ham 3. 72 Sports Organisers:— Cricket: J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs. Golf: J. C. M. Rayson, 2 St. Olave's Road, Clifton, York. Hockey: H. J. Gration (Hon. Sec. Pandas H.C.), West Leigh, North- field Lane, Riccall, York. Rugger: J. R. Wood, 10 East Parade, York. Squash: J. C. Richardson, The Forge Cottage, Little Ouseburn, nr. York. Tennis: G. M. Todd, 6 Heworth Hall Drive, Heworth, York.

OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 13th July, 1974, in the School Dining Hall, by kind permission of the Head- master. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by F. N. Newdick. The Headmaster responded and also proposed the health of the "Club," to which the President responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided. Those present were:— The President Dronfield, J. Murray, H. (P. S. Atkinson) Fearnside, F. Nendick, B. M. The Headmaster Fenton, P. A. Newdick, F. N. The Hon. Secretary Gedge, H. F. S. Nix, J. (D. Kirby) Gibson, C. W. Nuttall, I. A. The Hon. Treasurer Gillgrass, J. Parkin, F. N. (J. E. Moore) Graham, G. E. L. Parkin, G. D. C. W. Thompson Hall, M. S. Peacock, R. W. (Immediate Past Hamilton, J. M. Pemberton, K. R. President) Harding, R. D. Penty, J. R. T. J. Lewis Harding, R. F. Penty, P. R. (Past President) Harnby, F. B. S. Pick, T. S. F. W. B. Pacey Harris, P. L. Raylor, A. W. (Past President) Hubbard, R. H. Rayson, J. C. M. The Head of the School 'Hunter, C. D. Richardson, J. C. (P. N. Withers) Hyde, J. L. Riley, G. W. Allen, B. Jesper, D. G. S. Royle, A. Applewhite, P. R. Johnston, D. P. Rumfitt, D. T. Atkinson, R. Knowlson, D. W. Saville, J. Atkinson, R. B. Le Pia, R. G. Shepherd, N. Bottomley, W. J. Le Tocq, L. C. Sheriff, E. Brown, A. C. Lewis, C. H. Slater, J. R. Brown, J. C. McKinlay, R. J. Smith, W. Browne, F. D. March, G. R. A. Sutton, J. A. Butterworth, M. A. Magson, N. J. Thompson, E. G. Chilman, K. G. Morris, P. A. Ward, C. Davidge, R. L. D Mortimer, J. B. Wiseman, F. J. Dawson, J. R. Mountain, D. C. Withers, S. P. Denison, J. A. Mountain, G. Young, D. G. M. D.K. 73 EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER The Annual East Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield, on Friday, 31st May, 1974. The toast of "The School" was proposed by the President and the Headmaster responded. Those present were: The President Burdass, C. U. Ogley, D. (C. W. Thompson) Burdass, J. M. Patchett, D. M. The Headmaster Dee, C. C. Peacock, R. W. The Hon. Secretary Eccles, D. G. Potter, B. (D. Kirby) Fenton, P. A. Powell, W. L. Atkinson, D. Frank, C. Rayson, J. C. M. Atkinson, J. S. Harding, R. F. Smith, J. E. Atkinson, P. S. Hardy, F. Stephenson, R. F. H. Beachell, H. M. Hopkinson, R. C. Tasker, R. Botterill, J. S. Hornby, M. R. Tomlinson, N. E. Browne, F. D. Kettlewell, T. Tomlinson, T. G. Bulmer, H. C. Martinson C. S. Wetherall, 0 .C. Burdass, R. Megginson, J. S. Wick, J. A. E. Burdass, C. M. C. Newdick, F. N. Wood, H. L.

OLD PETERITE GOLF The Competition for the Burnett Trophy was held at York Golf Club, Strensall, on Sunday, 14th July. The weather conditions were a great improvement on those of last year, and 20 Old Peterites enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. It was particularly pleasing to see Harry Gedge (1907-1918) at one end of the scale, and at the other, Charles Crowther and Michael Newland, who had officially been Old Peterites for only three hours by the start of the competition. We were also delighted to see Frank Wiseman, on holiday from Hampshire, and Robert Harding, who took the opportunity to christen his new clubs. The Competition was run as a Stableford and was won by Paul Middlebrook, who had the very good score of gross 72, which gave him 42 points from a handicap of 8. Runner-up was Richard Baldwin with 38 points, 15 handicap, and John Raylor, 18 handicap, won the prize for the best score over the last nine holes. Apart from the golf this was a very enjoyable social get together, and there were more entries than for some time. Even more, next year, please, at the same venue, on Sunday, 13th July.! J.C.M.R.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES BARTON, C. R. (Rise 1958-64) qualified as a dental surgeon in 1969, at Bristol University, and after practising in Brixham and Wimborne is now in private practice in Nairobi. He and his wife, Polly, and son Timothy live a few miles outside the city. They are enjoying the opportunity of seeing as much of East Africa as possible in their two year stay, and Barton would be interested to hear from any of his contemporaries who may be in Kenya. (P.O. Box 40875, Nairobi). BLOMFIELD, I. A. (Dronfield 1964-69) married Christine E. Peers of Halifax on 8th December, 1973. 74 DICKENSON, R. C. M. (Rise 1966-71) has gained his Degree in Mathematics at Surrey University where he has enjoyed life and recommends it to others. He has "kept a fairly regular place" in the University Hockey Eleven and played cricket for a local side. He has now started articles with a firm of Chartered Accountants in London. EGGLESHAW, R. C. (1964-69) is now working on reception at the Lancaster Hotel, Paris. NEWTON, F. I. (1894-98) who died on 31st January, 1973 in his 92nd year, was the last of his branch of the family from Crayke. His two brothers were also at St. Peter's. PERRY, A. W. (Grove 1958-64). To Andrew and Carol, a daughter, Anna Veronica, on 30th July, 1974. RAINFORD, T. C. (School House 1921-25) writes to tell us that his brother, R. R. RAINFORD, who preceded him in School House, celebrated his Golden Wedding on 1st September; the announcement of his wedding was in the Peterite of December 1924. SKERRETT, R. J. H. (1962-66) was married in July, and is an Adminis- trative Assistant in the School of Social Studies of the University of East Anglia. WARREN, Wing Commander D. E., R.A.F. (1944-48) has been appointed R.A.F. Official Old Boy. WILKS, C. E. (Queen's 1962-67) married Janet Priestley at St. Cuthbert's Church, York on 30th December, 1972. WILLIAMS, R. (School and Dronfield 1962-65) is an insurance broker, and was married in May, 1973. YELD, P. H. (1894-1903) celebrated his 90th birthday on 14th September. He retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1937, and his father, GEORGE YELD, was Classics Master at St. Peter's for many years up to his retirement in 1917. We offer warm congratulations to the following on successes gained in their first university year: COVERDALE, S. P., a Cricket Blue at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. GRICE, D. W. (formerly an Exhibitioner), a Scholarship at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. MITCHELL, J. A., a Scholarship at Corpus Christi, Cambridge. SARGENT, A. J., a Scholarship at Nottingham University.

75 EDITORIAL NOTES The Peterite is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York. Members of the Old Peterite Club who write to the Editor are asked to show their St. Peter's dates (not St. Olave's), and the House they were in. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence, but a writer who wishes to use a pen name should make this clear to the Editor. The Editor reserves the right to select news from any source, but in general personal notices will only be published if they are from members of the Old Peterite Club. The Peterite is published twice a year, in May and October. If any member of the Old Peterite Club should not receive a Peterite number, will he please write to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York. Applications for advertising space should be made to The Bursar, St. Peter's School, York.