THE ALUREDIAN Contents PAGE P A GE Editoria l 3 Junior Litera ry and Debatin g Societ y 29 School Notes 4 F a ll odon Society 30 Chapel Jubilee Fishing Cl ub 30 J<ing Alf red House Notes 10 Photographic Societ y 31 Ca rpenter H ouse Notes 10 Wireless Club 31 Bishop Fox H ouse Notes 11 Aeromodelling Club 31 Meynell House Notes 12 Stamp Club 32 Woodard House Notes 13 Trevithick Societ y 32 Choir Notes 13 Dancing Club 33 'H .M.S. Pinafore' 14 Motor Club 33 K.C. R.F.C. 17 Sailing Club 34 K.C.M.R.C. 21 Film Notes 34 C.C.F. Notes 22 Junior House Notes 35 Fencing Club 22 Yugoslavia with the Rover Junior Colts Cricket, 1958 23 Crew 38 Pioneer Notes 26 Canoeing Home for the Holi- days 3!) Rover Crew 26 Correspondence 41 ,.. Sheldon Society 27 'The News-sheet' 42 Music Club 27 The Old Aluredian Club 42 History Society 28 Obituaries 51 Art Club 28 Valete 53 Modern Languages Societ y 29 Salvete 55 Literary and Dramatic Society 29 Acknowledgments 55 THE ALUREDIAN KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON. EDITOR : C. M. DIAMOND. SUB-EDITORs : E. ] . LAVENDER, D. W. PERRY. Vo L. XXIX. No . 4· FEBRUARY, rgsg. Editorial HERE is so little time to do anything, even write the Editorial of T The Aluredian, that the question of time spent in extra curricular activities springs readily to mind. For most of the senior members of the School there is very little time in which very much must be done. This is a healthy sign, which is suitably reflected in the reports of the various activities in the following pages. On the other hand, many of the junior boys in the School are not so busy, and while they are not so concerned, of course, with organisation, they do not always exploit to the full the many and varied ways available pf spending the out-of­ school hours. A Public School is after all the place for these things, which do form an important justification for our somewhat contro­ versial existence; school work, however, should not be put in danger of neglect. It would certainly be excellent if more boys, both juniors and seniors, would bring forward original contributions to The Aluredian. There was a time when such contributions, together with the Letters to the Editor, formed an important part of The Aluredian. Sadly, this is no longer the case. It must be due more to shyness than lack of ability! At any rate, some attempts would be encouraging. One improvement in The Aluredian, seen for the first time in this issue, is the simplification of House and Club and Society notes. This means that the writers of House notes especially have no longer to lose much time and perspiration in trying unsuccessfully (always unsuccess­ fully) to avoid using the same cliches which have appeared in these pages year after year. It also means that a great deal of money is saved in producing The Aluredian. Unfortunately, this factor becomes more and more important as time goes by. In conclusion, we should like to thank the previous Editor,' A. J. Holland, and his Sub-Editor, R. J. Abraham, for all the hard work which they have put into The Aluredian during the past year. THE EDITORS. a School Notes E celebrated the sotb Anniversary of the Dedica tio n of the C hapel W this term on Friday. October 24th . This was an important date in the religious history of the School and was celebrated w ith a solemnity and sincerity fi tting to the occasion. Our Provost , the B ishop of Bath and Wells, the Bishop of Exeter, President of the Woodard Corpora­ tion, the Bishop of Taunton, a nd Bishop Wilson, Custos of the School, we re present. In the morning there was a Sung Mass and in the after­ noon E vensong. On both occasions the Chapel w as packed to capacity with friends of the School. parents and boys. Further d etails of the J ubilee Celebration will be found in a special article in Choir notes. The Headmaster stated at Assembly one morning that the Chapter had decided at its November m eeting to e rect a new Classroom Block in rg6o . Details about this building will be available , w e hope, for publication in our October issue. King's College would like to express its vvelcome of the Cathedral School Llandaff into the Woodard Corporati on and hopes that this step will mark the beginning of a new era of success and prosperity for it . We have great pleasure in hearing of the following e lections as Fellows of the Chapter :- Rear Admiral H . W . Faulkner, C.B., C.B.E ., D.S.O. The Right Revd . D . J . Wilson. The Right Revd . The Lord Bishop of Llandaff. The Revd. W. J . P . Cox. Admiral Faulkner, Bishop Wilson and Father Cox are already well known at King's, as they are Members of the School Council. Mr. S. Carlile Davis and Mr. J . L. Rogers have retired from being Fellows. They have been Fellows for many years and we venture to associate ourselves with the many expressions of appreciation they have received. Mr. Rogers was a most generous supporter of the War Memorial Fund. The Archdeacon of Taunton, the Venerable G. F . Hilder, has also resigned his Fellowship owing to great pressure of work. He was for several years Custos of King's and Chairman of the School Council. He promoted with vigour the cause of the War Memorial Building and it was under his Chairmanship that the Appeal for the Loan was launched. We wish to express our warm thanks to him for all he has d one to help King's and we hope that in his new capacity of Honorary Fellow he will not lose touch with us. We announce with deep r egret the death of two Fellows of the Cor­ RANDALL CARTER UNMACK poration, Colonel C. J . Troyte-Bullock and the Very Reverend F. P. M.A. (Oxon.), D. es L. (Uni v. de P3r is) Harton, Dean of Wells. Headmaster 193 7- We are very grateful for the gift by Mrs. Bowes-Cavanagh of two carved oak pews in the Lady Chapel, in memory o f h er husband and Presented by Membe rs and Honorary Me mbers of her son; also for the gift of a p ew from Mrs. Miller, in memory of of the her brother, F. J . F . Russell , O.A., born 1903, died I944- The Bowes­ Old Alu red ia n C lu b Cavanagh memorial pews were dedicated on Sunday, October sth, 1958. 1958 The Russell memorial pew will be dedicated on Sunday, June 7th, at Evensong. 4 The School congratulates Mr. J. Foot, O.A., on his recent appointment in Sir R. Welensky's new Go vernment in Rhodesia. He has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to th e Ministry of Home Affairs with special responsibility for information services. H. W. Cowling, O.A., who left King's forty-eight years ago, paid a flying visit to the School during the Michaelmas Term. He has been tea planting in Malaya. He showed his pleasure at the progress of the School by converting his loan of £roo to the War Memorial Fund into a gift. We warmly appreciate this token of his interest in the School. The Members and Honorary Members of the Old Aluredian Club have presented the Headmaster with a portrait of himself by Mr. William Dring, R.A., in honour of his 21 years' service in the School. The Honorary Members of the Club include the Chapter and the Masters. The Headmaster has given the portrait to the School and the O.A. Club has presented him and Mrs. Unmack with an artist's copy as a personal gift for them to keep in their house. This Michaelmas Term we welcome two new members of the teach­ ing staff, Mr. Baker and Mr. Lance. Both have made their mark upon the School already. Mr. Baker has impressed many people with his memories of the last war and he read an excellent paper to the History Society in which he revealed amongst other things that he was involved in the building of a bridge on the River Kwai. Mr. Lance, an ex~College Rugger player, has taken over the running of the Junior Colts, and has coached the team, which started badly, to a successful season. This year we welcome another American Exchange Scholar, Jim DeW. Perry, as successor to Michael Olds, who left King's last term after having spent a year here. Perry, who comes from Kent School, Con­ necticut, is in the Woodard, and will be at King's for a year befo.re entering Harvard University. We hope that he has enjoyed his first term here and that his initiation into the game of Rugger and into our School life has been both pleasant and painless. The South Western Division of the Headmasters' Conference were the guests of the School for the Michaelmas Meeting of the Division on Tuesday, qth October, 1958. A Working Party of Division IX of the Association of Headmasters considering the "Four Term Year" held two conferences at King's this term on Wednesday, 8th October, and on Wednesday, 19th November. At the end of a thirteen weeks' term it is refreshing to think of a school year in which most terms would be nine weeks and no more than ten I This Michaelmas Term, Sergeant-Major Gooderham has been awarded the Cadet Forces Medal in recognition of twelve years' service, but he has rendered much more than "twelve years' service" to the School Corps.