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No. 1. DECEMBER 1908 SCHOOL OFFICERS

SCHOOL CAPTAIN. C. N. Newcombe.

PREFECTS: W. E. Ind, J. L. Merry, C. N. Newcombe, J. L. Percival, E. Toplis.

ATHLETIC CLUB: President – Mr. Mansell. Vice-Presidents - Messrs. Guilmant and Lambert. Secretary - E. Toplis. Committee – G. C. V. Alvey, R. B. Brace, J. L. Merry, C. N. Newcombe, J. L. Percival.

DEBATING SOCIETY: President – Mr. Mansell. Vice-President and Chairman - Mr. Hughes. Secretary - C. N. Newcombe. Treasurer - Mr. Whitham. Committee – G. C. V. Alvey, L. M. Hollingworth, J. S. Lancaster, T. R. Margereson, G. S. Taylor, E. Toplis

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS: E. H. Slack and J. L. Percival.

MAGAZINE EDITORS: W. E. Ind, J. L. Merry, E. Toplis

BUSINESS MANAGER: G. C. V. Alvey

EDITORIAL NOTES – December 1908 At last we have succeeded in effectually setting on foot a School Magazine. An ideal School Magazine should be both interesting and, at the same time, instructive, combining a record of school events with useful and amusing articles. It is a generally admitted fact that no magazine can succeed if it leans too much toward either extreme; if it is full of instruction in a condensed form, it is at once dubbed “heavy”, if full of light reading, it gains at reputation for frivolity. The secret of success lies in the tactful combination of the two varieties of literature, and we hope that in striking this medium we shall make our Magazine a success. It would be a waste of space to enumerate all the advantages which such an innovation as this carries with it, for they are so well known that we should give no new information. We hope, however, that everyone in the school will regard the Magazine in a broadminded manner, and will give us their utmost support in our endeavour to make it a permanent institution. During the last few years our school has been most successful in every way. The increasing numbers of pupils how plainly that its good reputation is spreading farther and farther afield, and its repeated successes in public examinations are sufficient proof that the standard of work becomes higher year by year. The term which has just passed is one which will probably be considered in years to come an outstanding period in the school’s history. During the few previous terms a humdrum sort of spirit had crept into the school. Everyone went on in a disinterested fashion, doing his work in school hours, going in for football and cricket after school hours, but bothering about little beyond these. With the arrival of Mr. Hughes a wonderful change has come over all. His first proposal, that a Debating Society should be formed, was hailed with delight, and the earlier meetings were splendidly attended. Unfortunately, however, the enthusiasm of some of the members was like the match which burns brightly at first and then slowly dies out, but as the majority are still as keen as ever, it will be long before the Debating Society falls through. The second great change in the school life, although not directly due to Mr Hughes, we owe to the interest he has aroused in literary matters. The school, waking up, as it were, from sleep, looked around, and saw that other schools, both smaller and larger than itself, possessed magazines, and derived many benefits from them. The spirit of never wishing to be beaten was roused, and the magazine, of which this is the first number, was the result. Without the approval and help of Mr. Mansell, however, neither could have succeeded, and we owe to him a debt of gratitude for his interest in the establishment of both the Debating Society and the Magazine. The third new institution during this term is the “Boy Scouts” Corps. This again we owe to Mr. Hughes, and we are convinced that it will be of great benefit to many in the school. It is predicted that in the near future our “Boy Scouts" will have an opportunity of showing their mettle, but as we are not gifted with second-sight, we cannot say whether this forecast is true or not. But one cannot escape from the fact that a thorough training in the art of scouting makes a boy tough and resourceful, and teaches him the truth of that most true of proverbs, “Discretion is the better part of valour,” while it develops no evil traits of character, but rather tends to destroy them. A Rifle Corps in the School is also desired by many, but the day for that has not yet come. Any attempts in that line would be doomed to failure (at present), as the general interest in the matter is not sufficiently keen. In years to come, probably, our school will possess a Rifle Club but the time for it is not yet ripe. The coming term, though not perhaps the one in which most work is done, occupies a most important position in the school year. The majority of the boys in the middle school look forward in more or less anxious anticipation to the second week of next July, when the Oxford Local Exams. are held. To these the past term has been one of comparative ease; during the next they will, if wise, begin to work moderately and systematically, while the summer term will be full of strenuous and unceasing effort right up to the very end. Although hard work during the summer term is essential for success it is of little avail if a good foundation has not been laid during the previous term. Future Oxford Juniors and A.A.’s would do well, therefore, to begin work at once on their return in January and keep it up steadily all through the term. One of the chief objects of this Magazine is to strengthen the bonds which bind old boys with the school, and we hope that they all will help in our endeavours by contributing articles and any information regarding themselves which would be of interest to the others. We have old boys not only all over England, but all over the world, and what would form more appropriate matter for a School Magazine than their reminiscences, their adventures, and their successes. We hope also that they will write letters to the Editors, concerning themselves and their surroundings, and if many respond to this appeal – and we hope all will do - one great result at least, will have rewarded our efforts. In many schools the magazines have been started and run solely by the old boys, those in school only helping them. This is impossible, however in our case, but we sincerely hope that the old boys’ affairs will occupy quite as important position in the magazine as those relating to the school itself, and the present pupils. Contributions and letters should he sent in to the Editors not less than a month before the end of each term, i.e., in the middle of November, March and June. At the beginning of this term we missed two familiar faces among the masters - those of Mr. F. E. Haigh and Mr. T. G. Strain. Of the former we speak elsewhere in this issue. The latter has taken up the post of Senior Mathematical Master at the Liverpool Institute and High School. Doubtless the meagre mathematical attainments of some of us was a source of great anxiety to him, but he was always most willing in his genial manner to help those in difficulties. He was a general favourite, and we were sorry to lose him. We wish him every success. Mr. W. D, Walters, B.Sc., has been appointed to succeed him. Mr. P G. Hughes, B.A., will have charge of the English and History, and his appointment increases the number of Masters in the School. We are glad to see back again, Mr. A. Whitham, after completing his course of training at Cheltenham College. To these three we extend a hearty welcome. In another part of this issue will be found and article on the House system. The final arrangements for instalment of the system were not completed until late, and so could not be included in the article. The following are the Houses and Officers: CLARKE HOUSE. House Master Mr. Walters Prefect Percival Colour Brown

FOLJAMBE HOUSE House Master Mr. Osborne Prefect Toplis Colour Light Blue.

HEATHCOTE HOUSE House Master Mr. Woodcock Prefect Newcombe Colour Green

LARGE HOUSE. House Master Mr. Guilmant Prefect Ind Colour Purple

LINGARD HOUSE. House Master Mr. Lambert. Prefect Merry. Colour Red

The members of each House will be distinguished by a star of the House colour worn on the top of the cap. The Houses have been named after the principal benefactors of the school. As so few of the present generation of Cestrefeldians seem to know anything of the school’s history, the Editors have suggested that an article written on the subject might appropriately find a place in the first number of our Magazine. Therefore, after diligent searching of the old records, your Commissioner presents the following

SHORT HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL In 1594 Godfrey Foljambe left the sum of £13 6s 8d per annum to provide for the maintenance of a schoolmaster in the Borough of Chesterfield. To us, this amount seems ridiculously small, but it must be remembered that in those days money was worth much more than it is now, and the Scholars’ fees would no doubt raise the total to what was then considered a fair salary for a schoolmaster; at any rate, the School received a charter from Queen Elizabeth on the strength of the endowment. Previous to this there had been a school of some sort - probably a chantry school –in the town but no knowledge of it has descended to us except the mere fact of its existence. The early days of the Foundation are almost as much shrouded in mystery, for all we know of them is derived from some allusions in the writings of Dr. Samuel Pegg, who was educated at the school. We learn from him that it fared badly at times, and was occasionally closed altogether. Nevertheless a fair number of University men received their early education here, among them being Archbishop Secker. About the beginning of the 18th century, however, a great change for the better took place, chiefly owing to the energy and ability of the Rev. William Burrows, who was then headmaster. Under his rule the school improved both in the number of students, and the kind of education they received, and in fact it became one of the most considerable in the North of England. This reputation it maintained till near the end of the century, when it again began to degenerate. The Rev. Joseph Shipston was headmaster from 1773 to 1794, and the Rev. Thomas Field from 1794 to 1832. Of the rule of the former we know little, but it was under the latter that the fortunes of the school reached their lowest point. He gave very little time to the needs of the school, but devoted himself to his duties as curate of Brimington and of Barlow, and the result was that there was never a very large attendance and sometimes there were no pupils at all. After his death in 1832, things became even worse, for the school was closed, and the buildings fell into a dilapidated and even ruinous condition; moreover, the Town Council appropriated the income from the endowments, which by the way, had been increased by various donations since the days of Godfrey Foljambe. However, a better state of things was at hand, for in 1846 the Council was forced by the Court of Chancery to give up the money it had appropriated, together with interest at a substantial rate and a new building was erected on the site of the old one. This building is now chiefly occupied by the School House. Though the salary offered was small, the Rev. F. Calder occupied the position of headmaster, which he held until 1877, during which time the school was fairly prosperous. He was succeeded by the Rev. F. B. Allison, who remained for eight years and was followed by Mr. Vowles, under whom, the school first began to regain its old reputation. During his tenure of office, the number of pupils rose to over 100, and he left things in a very flourishing and satisfactory state. The present headmaster succeeded him in 1894, and in 1898 the school was extended considerably by the addition of the laboratories, gymnasium, art rooms, class rooms and workshops, and it now forms a very fine, handsome building. The accommodation, however is none too great, for the attendance has increased with astonishing rapidity and instead of about 120 boys, which was the average six or seven years ago, there are now over 200, and the school is again coming to the fore as one of the best educational institutions in the North of England. The school has a long and honourable record behind it, and we have succeeded to a heritage of fine traditions. We must see to it that we live up to these, and it is no easy task we are setting ourselves. Old boys regard us with critical if with benevolent eyes and our duty is quite clear, there must be no lowering of the school’s standard of excellence - and in this is included not merely standards of excellence of intellectual attainments - whilst we are within its walls.

THE HOUSE SYSTEM So many changes have been brought about this term, that one brings forward with a certain amount of hesitation a scheme which Will alter still further our school routine. It seems, however, that We might profitably adopt a system which has been very successful in other schools, namely, the House System. Some may be puzzled at first as to how a school, the majority of whose members are day boys, can be arranged into Houses as our Boarding Schools are, but after a little consideration the plan will become simple. The Houses which are to be made are not to be of the brick and mortar variety and no elaborate building operations or alterations will be required. In fact we only use the word “House” because it is the one in general use, our divisions, like those of other day schools, being rather “groups” than Houses. We have at present about two hundred boys, and it is proposed to divide these into five groups of forty each, as near equal in strength as possible. These groups will be called Houses, the various Houses being distinguished by colours which will be worn on the cap. Each group will have a Master and a Prefect over it, who will see to the discipline and order of their House. Every House will have its football teams, cricket teams, etc., and the league matches will be replaced by House matches, which cannot help creating a considerable amount of healthy rivalry. It will be essential that some trophy or better, trophies, be procured to be competed for by the several Houses. This principle could be extended to Paper chases, points being awarded to the first twenty boys home. Likewise the Athletic Sports will benefit very materially by this system, for points could be counted toward the House Championship, just as they are now counted for the Senior and Junior School Championships. Junior events will be awarded the same number of points as Senior events, so that the honour of the Houses will rest to a great extent with the Juniors. The same will apply to school work, points being awarded on the results of the “Oxford Locals,” which such a large number of our boys take every year. This will enable those, who through ill-health cannot help their House on the sports field, to further its interests in school. The benefits to be derived from this system, a general outline of which has been given, are manifest. It will certainly lessen the slackness in our school. We do not mean to say that our school suffers from that epidemic more than other similar schools, for we know perfectly well that we are much keener than any school for miles around but it is impossible for the proper interest to be taken in the doings of the school, when its sports are practically confined to the members of the first and second elevens. When the House system is adopted, every boy, senior or junior, will recognise that he belongs to a well-defined group whose interests and welfare he must have at heart. This will foster an “esprit de corps” which at present is scarcely in existence. Again the various contests will necessitate that all take part in some branch of the competitions, so that some who, under the present conditions, play a very insignificant part, will have every opportunity of showing their mettle. The plan has been discussed, and It has been decided to adopt it. The Houses will be arranged this term, so that the plan will start in earnest next term. Although the Masters and Prefects can do a great deal, much rests with the boys. We hane no misgivings, however, on this point if our boys are what they should be, and we feel confident that they will enter heart and soul into the scheme. During the House matches, it is requested that as many as possible of the members of the Houses will be present. We know that it is sometimes difficult for train boys to do so, but it is hoped that even these will, if possible, overcome the difficulties. We are trusting that those spiritless but affectionate offsprings who desire to spend every available minute under the parental roof will be very few, and we are sure that parents would much prefer them to spend a part of their spare time in healthy exercise and in the company of their House companions with whom they share a common interest, namely, to make their House the first in all things. FLOREAT SCHOLA.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1908 Hearty congratulations to G.C.V. Alvey, who succeeded in gaining a County Major Scholarship last July, and to G.S. Taylor and B. Topham, who carried off Intermediate Scholarships. And equally hearty congratulations to W. E. Ind, who passed the Intermediate Arts Examination at the London University; to J. L. Merry, who passed the Matriculation Examination of the same University; and to J. W. Simpkin, who matriculated at Sheffield. The boys of VI. b. had at very satisfactory year, and the results of the Preliminary Certificate Examination were very pleasing. They were as fo11ows:- Brace, R. B. (distinction in Mathematics); Hartley, R.J. (distinction in Science); Kelly, J. J.; Merry, J. L. (distinction in Science); Musgrave, J. W.; Preston, H. J.; Renshaw, F.; Rowland, A. (distinction in Geography); Simpkin, J. W. (distinction in Mathematics and Science); Smallbones, A. S. J.; Taylor, F. T.; Webster, H. (distinction in Geography); Yates, T. W. Our Oxford Local Examination Results were most praiseworthy. Twenty –two Seniors were presented and all passed, seven in Honours, six were excused the Matriculation Examination of the London University, and seven were qualified for exemption from that of the Northern Universities Joint Board. Two boys, Hollingworth (12th in Geography), and Slack (20th in Physics), obtained distinction. Twelve boys took the Junior Examination, and ten passed, three in Honours. The following is the complete list: Oxford Local Examinations Seniors 2nd Class Honours: Slack, E. H. 3rd Class Honours: Davies, F.; Hollingworth, L. M.; Merry, J. L.; Taylor, G. S.; Twelves, W. H. E.; Wright, G. M. Passed – 1St Division. Bamford, T. B.; Brace, R. B.; Entwhistle, A. B.: Morgan, F.; Musgrove, J. W.; Newcombe, C. N.; Percival, J. L.; Rowland, A.; Steele, A. E.; Topham, B.; Ward, P.; Williams, J. H.; Yates, T.W. 2nd Class: Renishaw, F.; Webster, H. Juniors 3rd Class Honours: Cook, A. B.; Gatenby, E. V.; Wall, J. G. Passed – 1st Division: Bardsley, J. C. G.; Barke, S. G.; Cooper, C. F.; Lancaster, J. S.; Redington, F. H. C. 2nd Division: Johnson, W.; Walker, L.

The Cestrefeldian No. 2. APRIL 1909 SCHOOL OFFICERS

SCHOOL CAPTAIN. C. N. Newcombe.

PREFECTS: W. E. Ind, J. L. Merry, C. N. Newcombe, J. L. Percival, E. Toplis.

ATHLETIC CLUB: President – The Headmaster. Vice-Presidents - Messrs. Guilmant and Lambert. Secretary - E. Toplis. Committee – T. R. Margereson, J. L. Merry, C. N. Newcombe, J. L. Percival, L. Walker

DEBATING SOCIETY: President – The Headmaster. Vice-President and Chairman - Mr. Hughes. Secretary - C. N. Newcombe. Treasurer - Mr. Whitham. Committee – L. M. Hollingworth, J. S. Lancaster, T. R. Margereson, J. L. Merry, G. S. Taylor, E. Toplis

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS: E. H. Slack and J. L. Percival.

MAGAZINE EDITORS: W. E. Ind, J. L. Merry, E. Toplis

BUSINESS MANAGER: C. N. Newcombe. SCHOOL NOTES – December 1945

At the end of the Summer Term we heard with regret that Mr. Smeall, who has been Headmaster since 1939, had accepted the post of Principal of Saint Luke's Exeter and that he would be leaving Chesterfield at the end of the Autumn Term.

On the 11th October, Mr. J. C. Larkin, VIth form Chemistry master at Shrewsbury School, was appointed Head-master in succession to Smeall; He will take up his duties in January, 1946.

We shall reserve our farewell to Mr. Smeall and our welcome to Mr. Larkin until the next issue of The Cestrefeldian.

This term we welcome Mr. D. H. Pilkington, an Old Cestrefeldian, as a member of the Staff. We are also glad to welcome Mr. H. B. Hodgson, Mr. J. R. Owen and Mr. D. J. Chittenden who have resumed their duties at school after their release from war service.

Congratulations are offered to E. G. Rayner who gained an Open Exhibition in History at Queen's College, Cambridge, last March; to E. Foyster who gained a State Scholarship, tenable at Magdalen College, Oxford; and to the five other winners of County Major Scholarships, T. E. Dowman, A. E. Jenkinson, J. K. Wright, K. G. Smith and J. A. Booth.

The School is very grateful to the Borough Treasurer, Mr. W. C. Coxall, for the interest he takes in the Debating Society. Mr. Coxall has judged every annual Prize Debate since 1932, and the members have benefited greatly from his critical observations. Now Coxall has settled a sum of money to establish the Coxall Debating Prize in perpetuity.

Both Mr. Coxall's sons, Charles and Norman, are Old Boys of the School, which they entered in 1921. Charles spent three years in Ceylon doing Radio-location in the R.A.F. Norman, also in the R.A.F. on wireless operations, is interested in farming, and is now a supervisor in land settlement.

The other Debating Prize, associated with the name of Tuxford, will continue. Both these prizes are keenly competed for, and the interest taken by their founders is appreciated.

We were sorry to lose three of the Staff at the end of the Summer Term. Mrs. Alton, a member of the French Department, has gone to Oxford to do research work; we have had to say good-bye to W. S. Salmon who has done so much for the School Cricket in the short time he has been with us; and Mr. J. Hunter, after a long period of service to the School has taken a new post at Bournemouth. A special reference to this is made on another page.

COMMEMORATION DAY – December 1945

Commemoration Day this year was on Friday, July 21st. In the morning the School attended the Parish Church for the annual service of thanksgiving and remembrance. The Ven. Archdeacon of Chestertield led the prayers, and the traditional lesson was read by the Headmaster. Following the Roll of Benefactors, read by the Captain of the School, P. I. Allsop, the congregation sang the Doxology.

The preacher this year was of particular interest to boys, as he had many personal experiences to relate. Formerly Bishop of Waiapu, in New Zealand, the Rev. G. V. Gerard became Assistant Chaplain-General to the New Zealand Forces during the war. In his sermon, he described a number of the exciting situations into which his duties had led him. He had been particularly impressed by the courage and calmness of the Solomon Islanders in face of the Japanese invasion.

The main theme running through his discourse was the power of the Christian Faith to give men the strength of soul to remain calm and resolute under the most trying and terrifying conditions. Three ordinary soldiers were mentioned by him as typifying the cardinal Christian virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity; one of these men he had met while he was himself a prisoner-of-war in the hands of the Italians – the “guest of Mussolini” in a dismal Italian gaol. If anyone were so foolish as to think that Christianity bred “ cissies,” this opinion would be dispelled by a meeting with any of the four hundred Paratroopers whom he had confirmed while with the First Army, — with the South African sergeant who was also an all-in wrestler, or the New Zealander who was an All-Black Rugger player. The faith which inspired these men could give a similar blend of goodness and virility to all who followed in the steps of the Master. The school choir, conducted by Dr. Cooper, and accompanied on the organ by Mr. B. B. Andrew, led the singing of the hymns. The choir also sang Stanford’s arrangement of the Te Deum and Wesley’s anthem “The Lord is my Shepherd,” the solo part being taken by Mr. G. H. Radford. The boys of the choir sang beautifully in Bach’s “Flocks in Pastures Green Abiding”.

In the afternoon, the School assembled on the top field in front of the terrace, on which was a table with an imposing array of the various Games and Athletics Trophies. Mrs. Smeall kindly distributed the Senior and junior “Victor Ludorum” Cups, together with the House Championship Cups for Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Swimming, Boxing and Fives. Athletic Sports prize-winners once more received their certificates, now suitably inscribed. After cheers had been enthusiastically given for Mrs. Smeall and the Headmaster, the School dispersed. This enjoyable function brought Commemoration Day to a fitting conclusion.

MR J. HUNTER – December 1945

At the end of the Summer Term we heard with great regret that Mr. J. Hunter was leaving the Staff, after a long term of service. Coming to the Grammar School in 1927, Mr. Hunter was placed in charge of a new Sixth-form with a course of studies in which Economics and Commerce were to be the leading subjects. This form eventually settled in its present home at Hurst House as the Upper and Lower Geography Sixth, with a two-year course, leading to the Higher School Certificate. Though the Junior School was graciously given house room, Mr. Hunter virtually became “Lord of Hurst House,” spending most of his time in his own domain and giving wise advice to senior boys in search of a career.

During his early years at the School, Mr. Hunter had a short spell of service as an officer in the Army Cadet Force; more recently, during the war of 1939-‘45, he shared in the work of the Air Training Corps by acting as Equipment Officer. He also took part in many other out-of-school activities, and his witty speeches enlivened the house during several Start Debates.

Mr. Hunter was an energetic worker whose geniality made him popular with boys and Staff alike; during the war he undertook the onerous duties of Common Room Secretary, performing this difficult task with indefatigable zeal and never-failing tact. He succeeded Mr. Ingham as Business Editor of the Cestrefeldian, and his association with the magazine was a very valuable one which we are sorry to lose.

We hope sincerely that he will find his new post as lecturer in Bournemouth College in every way congenial, and extend to him and his Family our best wishes for a happy and prosperous future.

OUR NEW HEADMASTER – June 1946

It is with great pleasure that we welcome our new Headmaster, Mr. J. C. Larkin, M.A., who took up his duties at the beginning of the Easter Term. He has spent the term in familiarising himself with the ramifications of the old buildings and with the many difficult problems in the life of this large scholastic family.

Mr. Larkin came to us from Shrewsbury School, where he had been a master since 1928. His work lay on the Science side, for the reorganisation of which he was largely responsible; and he played a large part in bringing about the construction of the new laboratories that were opened in 1939. He assisted in the coaching of Games and Athletics. For five years, 1940-5, Mr. Larkin was Adjutant and Second-in-Command of the Junior Training Corps, and carried out similar duties in the local Home Guard.

Before his appointment at Shrewsbury, Mr. Larkin was educated at King Edward VI School, Nuneaton, and later at Cambridge. At school he gained Colours for cricket, soccer and athletics; later he became captain of cricket. He was head of the school for two years, finally winning an Open Scholarship in Science to Downing College, Cambridge. Here Mr. Larkin, passed the Natural Sciences Tripos (Part II) with a First Class in Chemistry, becoming College Prizeman for 1928 ; he obtained his M.A. degree in 1931. While at the University, Mr. Larkin continued to take a keen interest in games and represented his college at Cricket, Soccer and Athletics.

At Shrewsbury, Mr. Larkin was President of the Shropshire Philosophical Society, 1936-7. Since coming to Chesterfield, he has been a member of the Rotarians, and is a regular attender at Rotary Club luncheons. Mr. and Mrs. Larkin, with their family of four children, have now had time to settle in their house at Storrs' Road, and we take this opportunity of expressing our best wishes for their future, and the hope that they may find life in Chesterfield healthy and congenial.

Already, in his first term, our new Headmaster has gained the goodwill of all. He believes that beneath the somewhat unprepossessing exterior of the schoolboy, there lies something that will respond to the highest ideals. It is also his view that the Grammar School has a very definite part to play in upholding the value of tradition in the midst of so many new ideas and conflicting views about education, and that under the new administration its importance will steadily increase. To Mr. Larkin we extend a most cordial welcome and wish him many happy and successful years as Headmaster of Chesterfield Grammar School.

SCHOOL NOTES – June 1946

Reference is made elsewhere in this issue to the coming of Mr. Larkin as Headmaster, and to the retirement of the Second Master, Mr. Howard Smith.

Mr. R. Varley has been appointed as Second Master, and we offer him our congratulations and best wishes.

Mr. E. G. Cooley has recently been created Lower School Master with special responsibility for the of the younger boys.

In addition to Mr. Cooley, several other members of the Staff who were on Active Service have rejoined us already or will take up their duties during the Summer Term: these include Mr. B. O'Kelly, Mr. H. W. Arnott, Mr. W. Hanson, and Mr. J. A. Stripe.

With regret we have had to say goodbye to Miss Evans, Miss Fraser, Mrs. Bassett and Miss Gall-Forty. We take this opportunity of thanking them, for the service they have rendered to the School and wish them all success in the future.

Mr. A. F. Simpkin has also left us to take tip an important post at Wednesbury. We extend to him our most cordial wishes for the future.

Congratulations to J. Greenan on winning an Open Scholarship at University College, Oxford; also to J. K. Wright on gaining an Open Scholarship and J. A. Booth an Exhibition, both at Queen's College, Cambridge.

The House system is being enlarged by the creation of a House named after a famous O.C., Dr. Henry Bradley. The Senior Housemaster of Bradley will be Mr. L. Lodge, and the junior Housemaster, Mr. G. Jephcote.

The usual end of-term was held in the Parish Church at 2-30 p.m., on April 12th, 1946, and was conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Dilworth Harrison. This was the first occasion on which he had been present at a School Service, and he read one of the lessons, the other being read by the School Captain, T. E. Dowman. Lenten hymns were sung by the congregation; and the School Choir, directed by Dr. R. Cooper, and accompanied on the organ by Mr. B. Andrew, sang the anthems " How dear are thy Counsels" and "If we Believe that Jesus Died " (Goss). Perhaps the most effective item was the beautiful unaccompanied singing of “Lord for thy Tender Mercies' Sake" (Farrant). After the service the Headmaster and Mr. Howard Smith congratulated the choir on its performance.

On the morning of April 12th a presentation to Mr. Howard Smith was made by the School Captain on behalf of the boys. After the end-of-term service a similar ceremonial took place in the Staff Common Room, attended by the Head master, the Staff and their ladies, and representatives of the Governors and of the Education Authority. On behalf of the Staff, the Headmaster made a presentation to Mr. Howard Smith, expressing our deep regret at his retirement and wishing all health and happiness to Mrs. Smith and himself. In reply, Mr. Smith gave his view of what really mattered in teaching, and assured us that his many happy memories of the School would be to him "roses in December in the garden of memory."

MR. J. L. SMEALL – June 1946

It is always unpleasant to have to say goodbye to old friends; our consolation lies in the thought that brighter prospects and a happier future may lie ahead of them. It is with this hope in our minds that we say goodbye to our former Headmaster, Mr. J. L. Smeall.

Mr. Smeall came to Chesterfield Grammar School in 1939, just after the outbreak of war. A former Scholar of Queen's College, Cambridge, he had been at several public schools before coming to Chesterfield; he had been an assistant at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, a housemaster at Bradfield College, and Senior English Master at Epsom College.

In becoming a Headmaster, Mr. Smeall had more than the ordinary problems of school life to deal with. War, with all its terrifying possibilities, had come upon us, and conditions were quite abnormal at School. For the first term most of our time was spent in taking precautions against air attack, and few of us will forget the hours of toil in digging anti-aircraft trenches on the school field at Storrs Road or the labour of sticking anti-splinter netting all over the school windows.

When the School had recovered from this initial chaos and a normal timetable was once more possible, the gradual absorption into the fighting services of more and more of the masters created new problems for the Head. Mr. Smeall's sense of humour and his never-failing confidence in the ability of the School to adapt itself to adverse circumstances were more than a match for these initial difficulties. A temporary staff of competent mistresses was obtained, and school life continued as before, in spite of all excursions and alarms. In both academic work and in outside activities the School gained in strength, and our confidence was increased by Mr. Smeall's clear-sighted realism and unruffled calm.

So, throughout the war-clouded years, Mr. Smeall guided the destinies of the School. In many of the outside activities he took a great personal interest, particularly in the Debating Society, where his occasional speeches with their seasoning of humour and caustic wit were greatly appreciated. The boys responded to the confidence that the Headmaster reposed in them, and to the system of "restrained freedom" by means of which school life was regulated.

Outside the School, Mr. Smeall had many interests. He was a member of the Rotary Club, and made many speeches at other functions in the town, acting on more than one occasion as a member of the local Brains Trust. After a time he was made a J.P. and regularly took his place on the bench of magistrates.

Increasingly he became interested in the new educational movements of the day. As a result, he was eventually offered the post of Principal of St. Luke's College, Exeter. He went to Exeter towards the end of the Christmas term. After six years under his leadership, we have had to say goodbye to one whom many of us had come to regard as a friend. No doubt a number of O.C.'s who continue their studies at St. Luke's College will come once again under his tutelage, thereby maintaining some contact between our former Headmaster and his old school. To both Mr. and Mrs. Smeall, the School extends its most sincere wishes for their health, happiness and prosperity in the years that lie ahead.

MR. E. HOWARD SMITH – June 1946

The present members, together with many Old Boys and friends of the School, will already have learned with deep regret and at profound sense of loss, of the retirement at the end of last term of Mr. Howard-Smith, after a period of twenty-seven years’ service as a member of the Staff. During this period his abounding energy, his various interests, and his constant solicitude for the welfare of the School have left their impress on its life at many points and in a variety of ways.

From the time of his appointment in May, 1919, as Senior History Master and Housemaster of “Heathcote,” to the moment of his retirement, Mr. Smith served under five headmasters, and saw the School grow from 220 scholars and 11 teachers to its present size of more than 700 members and staff of over 30.

In 1935, he became Second Master, a position which he filled with great efficiency and tact, impelled, as always, by a strong sense of duty and personal responsibility. His recognised ability to cope with the many problems and emergencies which are inseparably bound up with the administration of any school, was well demonstrated when, on two occasions, in circumstances of unusual difficulty brought about by changes of Headmaster, the School Governors invited him to accept full responsibility as Acting Headmaster for administering the School in the interim - a task which he discharged ably and efficiently.

His career as a teacher, both of History and Economics, has been marked throughout by conspicuous success, as reflected in the consistently high proportion of successful candidates in his subjects in the School and Higher Certificate examinations during past years, and in the number of boys who, under his tuition, have gained Open Scholarships to the older universities.

During the pre-war years, Mr. Smith was very active in the sponsoring and organising of extra mural activities of many kinds. Old Boys will recall with a sense of pleasure the numerous Historical plays, Shakespearean and other, which, as founder and president of the School Dramatic Society, he produced year by year, with the enthusiastic and able collaboration of Mrs. Smith, who has always shown the keenest interest in the life of the School. As President of the Literary and Debating Society from 1919-1934, Mr. Smith was the originator of the Tuxford and Coxall Debating Competitions. Prior to the outbreak of war also, the many School excursions to a variety of interesting places and localities, organised and conducted by him, were a never-failing source of enjoyment to large numbers of boys throughout the School.

Of his personal qualities, two have often been outstanding. He was, at all times, sincerely desirous of taking such action in a given situation as would seem to be right, just, and in the best interests of the School. Having determined on the pursuit of a particular course, he would invariably follow it with tenacity and courage, in the face of whatever difficulties and criticism it might entail.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have now left Chesterfield and will spend their well-merited retirement to which they have latterly been looking forward with eager anticipation, in and around their new home at Worthing. They will take with them the best wishes of the Staff and boys of the School for their future happiness. The very real and lasting contribution which Mr. Smith has made to the upholding of the best traditions of Chesterfield Grammar School will not soon be forgotten.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1946

It is with great regret that we must record the impending departure of our Headmaster, Mr. J. C. Larkin, M.A., who has been appointed as Headmaster of Wyggeston Grammar School Leicester, and who takes up his new duties after Easter. A personal message from Mr. Larkin is appended to these Notes.

Several newcomers to the Staff have begun their work at the Grammar School during the present term. These include Mr. J. North and Mr. O. Beynon who teach Economics and Geography; Mr. F. J. Elgar, who has joined the Science staff; Mr. A. H. Jennings, on the Classical side; Mr. B. T. Hodge, who teaches French; and Mr. W. R. Horne, who is assisting Mr. Jephcote with the enlarged syllabus of physical training and games.

The usual Commemoration Service was held in the Parish Church at the end of the Summer Term. The Roll of Benefactors was read by T. E. Dowman, the School Captain, and, on this occasion, the preacher was the Ven. Archdeacon of Nottingham.

The School Musical Society has suffered a great loss by the appointment of its Musical Director, Dr. R. Cooper as organist at Hexham Abbey, and as an examiner for various musical examination boards. Dr. Cooper has done much to raise the standard of performance by the Choir, and some very beautiful music has been sung during his tenure of office. To Dr. and Mrs. Cooper we extend every good wish for their future happiness and prosperity.

Finally, with very great regret, we record the impending departure of Mr. D. J. Chittenden, our Senior Physics Master and Housemaster of Clarke. He has recently been appointed as Headmaster of Monk's Dyke School, Louth, and begins work there in January. Mr. Chittenden has given whole-hearted loyalty and service to Chesterfield Grammar School over a long period of years, broken only by his war service with the Royal Air Force. An excellent teacher, and an enthusiastic housemaster, he took a lively interest in all out-of-school activities, and was, in particular, the awarder of the awe-inspiring letters F.C.G.S.A.S. to really keen members of the Astronomical Society. We are sure that Mr. Chittenden will make an excellent headmaster, and that his new school are as fortunate in acquiring as we are unlucky in losing him. His never-failing zeal and efficiency have always been accompanied by ready sympathy and a keen sense of humour. Both in school and in Staff Room his genial presence will be greatly missed. We congratulate him on his new appointment, and wish Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden all success and happiness in the years that lie ahead.

A PERSONAL MESSAGE.

As this may be the last issue of the Cestrefeldian before I leave at Easter, I must take this chance to give my best wishes to the School, and to say that my decision to leave was taken with infinite regret. I have been most fortunate in the friendliness, confidence and loyalty given to me throughout my short period of office.

Much has changed and must continue to do so. All change is not, however, decay, and I believe that the School is fairly started on its post-war task.

Bells, options, sets, games periods, registers, careers talks, discipline rotas, detention, I.T.S.A., junior Prayers, Bradley House are now strands woven into the complex structure of the life of the School. More changes must occur, but values and a way of life which have survived 350 years will see the School through it all - its essential function unchanged, its confidence and determination secure.

I shall treasure with pride and affection my time at the Grammar School, and from Leicester Mrs. Larkin and I will watch its future progress with great interest. J.C.LARKIN.

SCHOOL NOTES - May 1947

It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the School our new Headmaster, Mr. W. G. Glister, M.A., who began his duties at the beginning of this term. Glister was educated at Beverley Grammar School and later at Jesus College, Oxford, where he gained his degree in Mathematics; he took a keen interest in rowing, and was Captain of his College Boat Club.

Mr. Glister's earliest teaching experience was at Oakham School where he was an assistant master for five years. At this well-known Public School he assisted with Athletics and with the Under-14 Cricket. He took a keen interest in the work of the choir. In his next post at King Edward VII Grammar School, Sheffield, where he became a Housemaster, his interest in Choral Music ,was maintained. He acted as Assistant Scout Master, and also took charge of Association Football. After four years at Sheffield, Mr. Glister moved to Derby School, where he was Sixth Form and Senior Mathematics Master for the next four-and-a-half years. On Sept. 2nd, 1939, this school was evacuated reel, first to the Overton Hall Youth Hostel, Ashover, and later to Amber Valley Camp, a very pleasant place in summer, but exposed to the full rigour of our Derbyshire winter.

For the past five and a half years, Mr. Glister has been Headmaster of King Edward VI Grammar School, Coalville, Leicestershire. This is a large co- educational school of some 530 pupils.

Our new headmaster is, therefore, a man of wide and varied experience, with interests in many out of school activities. This should stimulate to still keener efforts the many flourishing School societies which are such an important and enjoyable addition to routine academic work. The Dramatic, for example, much appreciated the fact that Mr. Glister was present at the recent St. Joan; and already the Debating Society has had the pleasure of listening to a talk from him on Co-education.

To Mr. Glister we wish many happy and successful years at Chesterfield Grammar School, and we trust that he and his family will find life in Chesterfield in every way congenial.

To our former Headmaster, Mr. Larkin, M.A., we extend our most cordial wishes for- success and happiness in his new post at Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester. A farewell message from Mr. Larkin was published in our December issue ; and his decision to leave us was received with regret by the whole school. He was ,with us for a comparatively short time but his earnest desire to serve the best interests of the school, his patent sincerity and pleasant personality had gained him universal good will and respect. To Mr. and Mrs. Larkin and their family, we wish all happiness and prosperity in the future.

It is with much regret that the school said goodbye in April, to Mr. S. Hill, who had accepted an appointment to the staff of Leeds Grammar School. Mr. Hill had been a member of the Physics staff for over 12 years and during the difficult years of the war, was in charge of the Department. He always played a prominent part in school activities, and many Old Boys will his rambles with the Field Club over Kinder Scout, Bleaklow, and other parts of Derbyshire. His knowledge of Railways and of the “Heavenly Bodies," provided the school with many interesting lectures.

His work was not confined to the school, for he took an active part in the cultural activities of the town, including dramatics and music. We wish him, Mrs Hill and his family every success, and hope that Mr. Hill will visit us when he has time to tear himself from the activities of Leeds City.

We must also record with regret the departure from the Staff of Mr. I. L. Wood, who has taken up educational work in Scotland.

We cordially welcome three new members of the Staff who have begun work this term. Mr. L. S. Joyce, B.Sc., succeeds Mr. Chittenden as Senior Physics Master, and he was formerly a lecturer at Durham University. Mr. K. S. McKay, B.A., joins the English department. From 1932-1942 he was an assistant master at King Edward VII Grammar School, Sheffield, and, from 1942 until now, Education Officer to Messrs. Newton Chambers, Ltd. Mr. C. A. Bryars, Mus.Bac., F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M., comes to us as our first full-time Music Master; he is also the organist at Chesterfield Parish Church. Before his appointment here, Mr. Bryars was interested in choral singing in Sheffield, where he was also conductor and accompanist to John Parr's Chamber Concerts. It is hoped that the presence and of a full time master may give a new lease of life to the various musical activities of our school.

We hope that each of these new masters may find his work happy and congenial.

Mr. J. R. Owen, who held a Lord Lieutenant's commission since 1926, has been awarded the Long Service Badge by the Army Cadet Force Association. This was due to be presented in London by Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke, in February but the weather and travelling conditions prevented Mr. Owen from making the journey.

At the end of the Christmas Term the traditional Carolare Service was held in the Parish Church, on December 19th, 1946. A departure from custom was made on this occasion, for the choir boys were dispersed among the congregation, the choir stalls, being occupied by the Sixth Forms. Nine well-known carols were sung, two of them by the boys of the First and Second Forms only, and the congregation much more heartily than on previous occasions. Mr. Andrew was at the organ, and prayers were said by the Ven. Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

The nine lessons were read by boys of the School, the readers being J. N. Pilling, I S. ; D. E. Marsden,II B; W Bond, III C; D. J. Allsop, IV A ; D. Hooley, Va; C. J. S. Rowland, Arts VI; H. Morgan, Modern VI; R. W. Gray, Science VI ; and J. M. Oakley, the School Captain.

The usual end-of-term Service was held in the Parish Church, at 2-30 p.m., on March 28th, 1947, and was Conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon T. Dilworth-Harrison.

This was the last occasion on which Mr. J. C. Larkin, our former headmaster, was present at a school service, and he read the second lesson, the first being read by J. M. Oakley, the School Captain.

Lenten hymns were sung by the congregation and the School Choir, directed by Mr. C. A. Bryars and accompanied by Mr. B. Andrew, sang the anthems, “Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies Sake” (Farrant) “Jesu, word of God, incarnate” (Mozart) “Jesu, Joy of man's desiring " (Bach).

SCHOOL NOTES – November 1947

A new feature of our school life has been the "outside" prayers. It is unfortunate that we lack a school hall large enough to house the whole school. On fine mornings however the top field has proved itself well suited for a School Service. The help of the instrumentalists, of the choir, and the acquisition of new hymn books has made this service a very effective one.

The Commemoration Service held on July 25th, in the Parish Church, when the Very Rev. Willis, D.D., Assistant Bishop of Leicester, preached the sermon. The Roll of Benefactors was read by P. H. Clarke, the Captain of the School. The Choir assisted in the Service by singing the anthems: Hymn to the Trinity Tchaikovski How lovely are thy dwellings fair Thiman

At the end of the Summer term we reluctantly said good-bye to Mr. J. A. Stripe, who was the Senior English Master. We wish him every success in his new post as a lecturer at St. Luke's Training College, Exeter.

We regret too, the departure of Mr. H. W. Arnott. He was actively interested in the Scout Troop during his time at the School and there is no doubt that he will be missed by those who visit the "hut." We wish him and Mrs. Arnott every success at St. Annes.

We reluctantly said good-bye to Mr. Beynon. As Senior Geography and Economics master and form master of the Modern Sixth, he will be remembered for his keen interest in each member of his form. On the football field too he gave willing service. To him, Mrs. Beynon and his family, we wish every success. Mr. Beynon has been appointed Director of Education for West Sussex.

We must also record with regret the departure of Mr. Horne. He will be missed in the "gym" and on the rugger field. We wish him every success at Barrow-in-Furness.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome to the Staff four members who have joined us this term. Mr. F. C. Pritchard, M.A., Ph.D., has come from Skipton Grammar School to be Senior English Master here. Mr. R. K. McEwan, M.A., (Oxon,) has joined the History department. Mr. A. Page, an old boy of the School, has come to teach handicraft and physical training. Mr. W. H. Jones, B.A., has joined the Geography department. We hope that each master will enjoy his work in the school and his stay in Chesterfield.

At last, it has been possible to allocate two small rooms in Hurst House for use as a Library. This, we hope, is but a beginning and as time and funds permit the Library will be extended and a fiction section added. It would be a great service to the School, if boys when they leave, would donate a book inscribed with their name to the Library. In this way great pleasure would be given to other boys and a tangible memory of each boy would remain in the School.

Careers talks this term have begun by an interesting lecture on journalism by Mr. Jennings, who travelled from Bradford to speak to us.

The Junior forms have seen "Safety First" films and it is hoped by this means to make each boy conscious of his duties as a pedestrian or cyclist and so reduce accidents.

Recently, the school photograph has been taken. We congratulate the photographer on his arrangements and in years to come we shall look with interest at the faces we once knew.

We congratulate all who have passed their examinations this year. Our congratulations go particularly, to: M. J. Fretwell, who won an exhibition at King's College, Cambridge. R. E. Young and F. S. Clarke, who won State Scholarships. J.M. Oakley who wonl a Miners' Welfare Scholarship. E. Longden who an Open Scholarship to Leicester University College. C. H. Haslam who won a Firth Scholarship to Sheffield University. B. Mayfield who won a Revis Grant at Nottingham University College. J. O. Morris, C. J. S. Rowland, C. A. Ward, C. Wright, who won County Major Scholarships. G. Cooper, C. H . Haslam, W. H. Hinchcliffe, E. Longden, R. F. Pickett, M. H. Taylor, who won County University Grants. M. J. Fretkwell, E. Simmonds, and T. A Greenan, who won Butterley Empire Knowledge Prizes.

During the Summer holidays we heard of the marriage of a member of staff and we all join in wishing every happiness to Mr. & Mrs. Hodge.

It is with regret that we learn that we shall have to say good-bye to Mr. K. J. Nicholson, at the end of this term. He will be missed in many ways. His work for the School Magazine and for the School Dramatic Society has been much appreciated. Mr Nicholson has been appointed Senior English Master at Helston Grammar School, in Cornwall. We wish him every success in his new post.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1948

The Christmas Service was held on December 19th, in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the congregation and by the choir. Lessons were read by boys from the Junior, Middle and Senior forms. The Sermon on this occasion was preached by the Headmaster.

At Christmas the Sixth Forms were delighted to receive an invitation to a party at the High School. A lovely cake bore the hopeful inscription “The Beginning.” The party was so enjoyable that all the boys and girls echoed that sentiment.

In January we welcomed Mr. Croft, who took over Mr. Nicholson's work. We hope that he will enjoy his work in the School and his stay in Chesterfield.

The congratulations of the School go to : A. G. Harrison who has been awarded an Open Exhibition at Jesus College, Cambridge. J. N. Harcourt-Webster who has completed his 1st M.B. examination and has obtained entry to Emmanuel Cambridge, for 1948. M. H. Taylor who has obtained entry to Queen's College Oxford, for 1950. C. H. Haslam who has obtained entry to Exeter College, for 1949. F. S. Clarke who has obtained entry to Worcester College, Oxford for 1950. It will be remembered that R. E. Young is proceeding to Corpus Christi College, Oxford and J. O. Morris to Selwyn College Cambridge.

During the Easter term two interesting talks were given. Mr. Douglas talked constructional engineering and the Principal of Sheffield Training College spoke on “Teaching as a Career”. Later in the term a careers visit to Sheepbridge Works was arranged.

Several theatre parties have been arranged. A party of boys. saw "Julius Caesar" at the Sheffield Repertory Theatre. A considerable number of the School saw the Teachers' Dramatic Society perform “Androcles and the Lion." Other parties saw "Juno and the Paycock" and "The Wind of Heaven." Presented by the Caledonian Dramatic Society.

Parties of Sixth formers have visited Sheffield to attend lectures on History and French at the University.

An innovation during the Easter term was a series of lunch time concerts held in the School. D. Jacobs, A. J. Brimble and G. Wragg gave recitals which were enjoyed by many boys.

When the Safety First Exhibition was held in Chesterfield a group of boys under the direction of Mr. Brain constructed a very good model for exhibition. Several boys also sent sketches and paintings.

We congratulate and offer our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Jennings on the birth of a daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs. McEwan, a son.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on March 23rd. The Choir sang the anthems "Lord for Thy tender mercies sake” and “Teach us good Lord to serve Thee.” The Sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of Magazines from the following Schools: Derby School, Dronfield Grammar School, the Henry Mellish Grammar School, Nottingham, the Herbert Strutt School, Belper, High Storrs Grammar School (Boys), Queen Elisabeth's Grammar School, Mansfield, Shirebrook Grammar School for Girls, King Edward VII School, Sheffield, Woodhouse Grammar School, Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester, Staveley Grammar School, Mount St. Mary's College.

We publish as the frontispiece to this Magazine a photograph of Sir Robert Robinson, one of our Old Boys of whom we have reason to be proud. A biographical note will be found in the section dealing with Old Cestrefeldian news.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1948

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 23rd in the Parish Church. The sermon on this occasion was preached by the Archdeacon of Newark. On this occasion members of the School Orchestra assisted the choir. The Trumpet Voluntary, the Averum (Mozart), Berceuse (Vierne) for strings and the two anthems " Go forth with God " (Martin Shaw) and "And the Glory " (Handel), were much appreciated.

During this term several members of the staff have addressed the School at School Prayers on Friday mornings, choosing as their subjects various qualities of a good citizen. There is no doubt that this innovation has been worth while.

A Leaving Dance was held on July 22nd, at the Co-operative Hall. It was a very enjoyable function for the Staff and the School, and the time for "Auld Lang Syne" came much too quickly.

Careers talks and visits have continued. We are grateful to Mr. Livesley for his talk on Pharmacy and to Mr. Lomas for his talk on Insurance. The visits to Sheepbridge and Staveley were very profitable.

We regret that we had to say, goodbye to Mrs. Hill. The juniors are already realising how much they owed to her. We wish her every success in her new post at St. Helena School.

Mr. L. S. Joyce left us during the Summer Term to take up a new post at Farnborough Technical College. Our good wishes go with him. In his place we have welcomed Mr. J. J. Higgins, B.Sc. He is no stranger to this neighbourhood, and we hope that his closer acquaintance with the School will be a happy one.

We said goodbye also to Mr. Morgan who had helped us during the Summer term and we welcomed Mr. Cooper who is taking his place. We wish Mr. Morgan every success at Shoreditch Training College, and we hope Mr. Cooper will enjoy his stay with us.

Two very successful Parents' Evenings have been held this term. There is no doubt that the informal discussions are of value both to the parents and to the staff.

On Thursday, October 7th, Mr. Tytler gave an informative and amusing lecture on the filming of "Hamlet." His description of the mechanical side of the filming showed a wide knowledge of the studios. This talk was supported with some very good slides.

A special Remembrance Service was held at the School on Monday, November 8th. Mr. F. A. Barker for the Old Cestrefeldians and the Headmaster for the School laid wreaths on the School War Memorial.

Thanks to activities in the Woodwork rooms it has been possible to place twenty-five pictures in the classrooms. It is hoped that these are but a first instalment.

The completion of the New Hut at the Storrs Road playing fields will ease the situation in the changing rooms and provide better facilities for catering.

It is with regret that we learn we shall have to say goodbye to Mr. W. H. Brain. He will be missed in many ways. Mr. Brain is taking up an appointment at the Junior Technical School, Kingston-on-Thames, and we wish to him and his family every happiness in their new environment.

We congratulate Mr. L. Lodge on his election as one of the eight representatives of the Societies of the Borough on the Committee of Management to direct the new Civic Theatre.

It may not be generally known in the School that a copy of each number of the "Cestrefeldian" is filed in the collection of Borough Records held at the Library. These files, however, are not complete, and the Borough Librarian has asked us to appeal for the following numbers to make up the complete collection : Vol. X, No. 2 (1918). Vol. XIII, No. I (1920-21). Vol. XV, No. 1 (1922-23).

If any Old Boys or friends of the School are willing to present these Magazines to the Borough Library, will they please send them to the Editor, “The Cestrefeldian," at the School.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Magazines : The Derbeian (Derby School), the Magazine of King Edward VII School (Sheffield), Woodnotes (Woodhouse G.S., Sheffield), Mountaineer (Mount St. Mary's), The Centaur (Henry Mellish G.S., Nottingham), The Helstonian (Helston County School).

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1949

The Carol Service was held on December 22nd in the Parish Church. Special carols were sung by the Choir and lessons were read by boys from Junior, Middle and Senior forms. The sermon was preached by the Headmaster.

On Thursday, December 16th, the Sixth Forms invited the Sixth Form from the High School to a Christmas Party. After an enjoyable meal in our dining room we all moved to the High School to spend a happy evening with games and dances.

At the end of the Christmas term the Sixth Forms became a Borough Council. The election of the Mayor and much committee business was dealt with by the General Purposes Committee and thereby valuable knowledge of Civic Government procedure was gained.

In January we welcomed Mr. F. Haywood, who joined the Staff temporarily when Mr. Brain resigned. We hope that he will enjoy his association with the School.

We offer our congratulations to Mrs. E. Hill on her election as a Justice of the Peace in the County of Derbyshire.

The congratulations of the School go to the School Captain, R. J. Andrew, who has been awarded an Open Scholarship of value £100 in Natural Sciences at Claire College, Cambridge.

An innovation this term was the first of a series of visits to the School of famous Old Boys. F. G. Glossop talked of his school days and said something of his present post as Production Director for the North West Region of the National Coal Board. An article on this visit is printed below.

Two more Parent's Evenings have been held and both staff and parents feel that these meetings are worth while.

During the Easter term two instructive Careers Talks were given. One by Mr. Bond on Agriculture and another by Mr. Hall on British Railways.

The lunch time concerts have again proved very popular and D. Jacobs, P. D. Mottishaw, R. Lunn, T. D. Stafford, A. S. Fawcett have given good service.

Boys from the School entered for the Latin Reading Competition organised by Sheffield University. The congratulations of the School go to : Mallinder, who was 4th in the Senior Section. Allsop, D., who was Ist in the Junior Section. Sylvester, who was 2nd in the Junior Section.

When the Safety First Exhibition was organised in Chesterfield during March, a model, constructed under the direction of Mr. Page, was a much admired exhibit.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on April 13th. The Choir sang the anthems "God so loved the world” and "I waited for the Lord." The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

We must apologise for omitting from our last number a First XI Cricket result. On 17th April, Chesterfield School played Dronfield Grammar School and lost.

The Borough Librarian wishes us to thank Old Boys who so promptly replied to our appeal for certain back numbers of the Cestrefeldian The files kept at the Borough Library have now been thoroughly checked and the following numbers of the Cestrefeldian are still wanted: Vol. IX. All parts, 1916/7. Vol. Xl. All parts, 1918-9. Vol. XII. All parts, 1919-20. If any Old Boy, or friend can help by supplying these we shall be most grateful. They should be addressed to the Editor at the School.

The attention of Old Boys is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of the London Society of Derbyshiremen which is printed at the end of this Magazine.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following Magazines : The Mountaineer (Mount St. Mary's) ; The Derbeian ; The Gong, (Nottingham University); The Centaur (Henry Mellish G.S.); Woodnotes (Woodhouse G.S.); Elisabethan (Queen Elisabeth's G.S., Mansfield); Staveleyan; Mercian (Shirebrook G.S. for Girls); The Dronfeldian; The Magazine (King Edward VII School, Sheffield); and those of the St. Helena School and Helston County School.

FORTY YEARS BACK – May 1949

Recently, a Sixth-Former has been delving into the really old copies of the “Cestrefeldian” and he has begun to discover a number of facts which, we think, will be of interest to modern readers. After all, much of our daily life to-day, the strange things we do in school, have their roots far back before we were born. There is, for example, the House system. When did it start? Why? We look at the April number of the “Cestrefeldian” for 1909 and find –

“Now that the House System has been installed and got into full working order, the many drawbacks which at first it seemed to possess have all but vanished. It certainly has improved the general tone of the School. By no means one of the least important of its results is the way in which it has brought together seniors and juniors. Boys, who before hardly knew of each other’s existence, now, finding themselves in the same House are discovering common interests, and the effect is decidedly beneficial. The inter-House matches which were arranged at the beginning of the Term were to have been worked on much the same lines as the Leagues were in the days of yore. Forty matches were arranged, each House team, both First and Second, playing each of the other Houses twice. The lateness in the season, and the inclemency of the weather, however, made it apparent after a few matches that it would be impossible to finish all these games. Then the “Cup-Tie,” or “Knock-Out” system was adopted. There were to be three rounds, the winners of the final round being the champions.” lf even the idea of spending so much time on House matches could be entertained, one wonders what other activities existed. We know of one or two at any rate, for in that same year (1909), in a Magazine called The Captain (one of the more respectable of the boys’ papers of the day I) appeared the following article:

“In addition to its famous crooked spire, Chesterfield possesses a Grammar School which does credit to the old Roman town. The School was founded in 1594, receiving a Charter from Queen Elizabeth. Many eminent men have been educated under its roof, and an inspection of its successes in recent examinations shows that the education it gives is of no mean character. In consequence of the growth in numbers, extensions were made in 1898, and the School is now a very handsome building. Further additions will be necessary before long, as the boys will soon number 250. Its football and cricket elevens are among the best amateur teams in the neighbourhood, while the Sports form a most popular event and are always witnessed by a large crowd.

“There is also a Debating; Society and a Library, all in very flourishing condition. Last Term the School was divided into five “Houses,” and, it is anticipated, that very material results will be derived from this innovation.”

This School has a continuous history of which it has a right to be proud, and we feel that we in the modern generation should try to find out more about those boys who were here when Shakespeare was writing his plays, when Dr. Samuel Johnson was living in Lichfield, when George Stevenson was inventing steam engines. May we appeal to any old Old Boys who may have records (or personal reminiscences) to share them with us through the pages of this journal?

J.W.W and F.C.P.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1949

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 22nd in the Parish Church. The sermon this year was preached by the Archdeacon of Derby. The choir sang the two anthems "I waited for the Lord," Mendelssohn, and "O Praise the Lord," Goss.

At the end of the Summer term the Annual Dance was held in the Co-operative Hall. Some 200 of the Staff and School enjoyed a very, pleasant evening together.

During the last term two more successful “Parents’ Evenings" were held for parents of the members of the first and second forms.

Towards the end of term a party of boys visited Birchover to inspect the Roman remains.

It was with great regret that we said Good-bye to Mr. E. G. Cooley who has served the School during the last seventeen years. Our good wishes go with him. In his place we welcome Mr. Woellhardt who has had wide experience in the educational field.

We said good-bye also to Mrs. Slater who has taught at the School for the last six years . She will be missed, for we appreciated her happy, conscientious service. We wish her success in her new appointment and welcome in her place Mr. P. Grattidge from Hertford College, Oxford.

Mr. Cooper left us in the Summer to take up a new appointment at York. We wish him every success and we shall miss his great energy on the games field. We hope Mr. Pearson who has taken his place will enjoy his stay with us.

We welcome also Mr. Jinkinson who is taking a live interest in the new School Orchestra and we hope he will enjoy, a happy and profitable stay in Chesterfield.

During this term two Careers talks have been held and we are grateful to Mr. Davies who spoke on “Gas Engineering," and to Mr. Broome, who spoke on "Local Government."

In United Nations Week a special service was held and U.N. films were shown to various forms.

The levelling of our fields at Brampton commenced in August and in time shall have a very fine sports arena.

The Remembrance Day Service was held on Monday, November 7th. and P. N. Stanton, President of the Old Cestrefeldian Society, together with the Headmaster, placed wreaths on the War Memorial. As usual poppies were sold in the School and the sum realised was £8 8s, 6d.

Recently a party of juniors visited the Odeon Cinema to see the film "Christopher Columbus” and seniors visited the same cinema to see the film “Hamlet."

During the Summer Term and holidays a number of school journeys were made, as usual, to places of historic interest. To York, Lichfield, Southwell and Newstead Abbey. These journeys are described elsewhere in this Magazine.

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Woellhardt on the birth of' a daughter, Ingrid Elisabeth, on 10th November.

We acknowledge with many thanks the gift of Volumes XI, XII and XIII of The Cestrefeldian which have been sent by Mr. Arthur Clark, O.C., of the Innats, Ruth Road, Pontypool, Monmouth. These have been passed to the Borough Librarian who now has a complete set except for Volume IX (1916-7). If any Old Cestrefeldian can help us to complete the set, we shall be most grateful.

Owing to an unfortunate oversight, the lino-cut reproduced in our May number was unacknowledged. It was designed and executed by B. S. Metcalf of the Upper Sixth Modern to whom we apologise for the omission of his name.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of Magazines from the following: Derby School. Gainsborough Grammar School, Henry Mellish Grammar School, King Edward VII School, Sheffield, Mount St. Mary's, Rotherham Grammar School, Woodhouse Grammar School.

During the three days, 19-21 September, a party of 32 boys and two masters visited Portsmouth as guests of the Royal Navy. They travelled by coach, visiting Winchester en-route and Oxford on their return journey. At Portsmouth they were accommodated on board ship and were thus able to gain firsthand knowledge of the Senior Service.

It was not until this Magazine was already in the press that we learned of the courageous action of one of our First Formers during the Summer at Mablethorpe. D. T. Morrison saw a small boy being carried out to sea in an R.A.F. dinghy. Together with the boy’s brother he swam out after him and brought him safely to the beach. For this action Morrison has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's Medal. This School would join in thanking him for his brave example and in congratulating him on his well-deserved recognition.

FORTY YEARS BACK – December 1949

The School Coat of Arms

As most readers already know, J. M. Greaves, of the Sixth Form has recently presented to the School an oak carving of our coat of arms, executed by himself. Many boys go through the School without realising why we have a school crest or what it represents. The following extracts from The Cestrefeldian of December, 1910, should therefore be of interest to both past and present members of the School.

The School shield “represents Foljambe impaling Clarke. ln heraldry a shield is said to be parted ‘per pale’ when it is divided into two equal parts by a line drawn vertically down the centre. The right hand side of the shield is called the dexter half and the left hand the sinister, but it must be borne in mind that these are regarded from the point of view of the wearer of the shield and not that of the spectator. In the Grammar School shield the dexter . . . is occupied by the arms of Foljambe, and the sinister by the arms of Clarke. . . . The arms of Foljambe are described thus: Sable, a bend between six escallops, or . . . Translated into ordinary terms this means that the ground on the Foljambe Shield is sable; that it is divided into parts by a bend, which is a band running diagonally across the shield from the top righthand corner to the bottom lefthand corner; that in the upper portion there are three escallops, or oyster shells, and three more in the lower portion (These escallops indicating that the original wearer had made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land); and that the bend and the oyster shells are “Or” or golden . . . .

“The lefthand part of the Grammar School arms is, as already mentioned, occupied by the arms of Clarke, which was thus described: Gules, a bear rampant (Collared of the field) between three mullets, argent. This means that the ground or field is ‘gules’ or red, and that the bear is ‘rampant’ (that is, standing on its hind legs and apparently clawing the air with its fore feet), wears a collar ‘of the field’ (that is, a red collar) and that it stands between three ‘mullets’ or stars which are argent or silver.

“But why were the arms of these two families selected to form the Grammar School coat of arms? The choice was an extremely appropriate one . . . . It was to members of two families, Godfrey Foljambe and Cornelius Clarke that the School owed a substantial part of its endowments. The Foljambes were a very ancient family. We read of one member obtaining distinction at the Battle of Agincourt; Sir Godfrey Foljambe was High Sheriff or Derbyshire in 1520, 1535, and 1537; Sir James Foljambe in 1556; Godfrey Foljambe of Aldwark in 1567 and 1579; and Godfrey Foljambe of Walton in 1586. In the reign of Elizabeth, Thomas Foljambe was one of the two representatives of Derbyshire in Parliament. When Mary, Queen of Scots, was arrested and placed in the custody of the Earl of Shrewsbury, it being necessary to break her journey, she stayed one night at the residence of the Foljambes at Walton. Visitors to Chesterfield Parish Church are much struck by the altar tombs to members of the Family, placed in the Foljambe Chapel. One of these is to the memory of a Godfrey Foljambe - the name was held by numerous members of the family – who died in 1594, and who was the benefactor to the Grammar School, as well as a generous Friend to the poor of the town. “Cornelius Clarke, who left lands and money for the better maintenance of the ‘head or chief schoolmaster of the Free Grammar School erected within the borough of Chesterfield and for the encouragement in teaching, instructing, and education of the children there in piety, virtue, and good learning,’ was the son of the first Mayor of Chesterfield, Mr. Ralph Clarke who lived at Cutthorpe.”

J.W.W.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1950

The Christmas Service was held on December 21st in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the congregation and the choir. Lessons were read by the Staff and by boys from the Junior, Middle, and Senior forms. The sermon on this occasion was preached by the Headmaster.

Towards the end of the Christmas term Mr. Andrew organised a very successful "Lower School" party. The conjuring, films and competitions made a very, enjoyable evening.

At Christmas the Sixth was delighted to receive an invitation to a party, at the High School. After some strenuous dancing lessons everyone had a delightful evening.

After the Christmas term we said good-bye to Mr. Hodge and we wish him every success in his new School.

In February the boys who camped at Tenby in the Summer holidays joined together and visited the Pantomime at the "Empire Theatre,” Sheffield.

The congratulations of the School go to C. Wright, who has been awarded an Open Scholarship at New College, Oxford; E. A. Simmonds who has been awarded an Open Scholarship at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; D. E. Mottashaw, who has been awarded an Open Exhibition at University College, Oxford; D. Hancock, who has been awarded a Choral Exhibition at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge; M. Foley who has obtained entry to Balliol College, Oxford; K. F. Mallindar who has obtained entry to New College, Oxford; D. Hooley who has obtained entry to Christ Church, Oxford; B. Roper, who has obtained entry to Queen’s College, Oxford.

During the Easter term two careers talks were given. Mr Longson spoke on Dentistry and Mr. G. Edmunds on careers in the "Newspaper" world.

Theatre parties have seen productions of Macbeth and Comus.

Two very successful Parents' evenings have been field this term. There is no doubt that the discussions are of value both to the Patents and the Staff.

Another eminent “Old Boy," Dr. Windle Taylor, visited the School on March 31st. He spoke to the Senior forms of his experiences at School and of his work as Deputy Director of the Metropolitan Water Board. A report on Dr. Taylor's visit will be found elsewhere in this Magazine.

We shall welcome in the Summer Term Mr. Adlen who will take over the post vacated by Mr. Hodge. We hope that his stay in Chesterfield will be happy and successful.

We are very sorry to report the death, during the Easter holidays, of John Kenneth Hardy of Form 3P. The School sent a wreath and was represented at the funeral by Messrs. Hodgson, Warmington and Croft. We offer to his parents, brother and sister our deep sympathy in their loss.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on April 5th. The Choir sang the anthems “Lord for Thy Tender Mercies Sake,” and “Comfort O Lord.” The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

We are grateful tyo Mr. F. W. Mason for the gift of two copies of the Cestrefeldian for the 1914-18 War period.

The illustration introducing the Sports Section is by J. Sylvester.

We acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following Magazines: The Wyggestonian, The Mountaineer, The Dronfeldian, The Sheaf, The Scroll, Woodnotes, Centaur, The Derbeian, The Mercian, and the Magazines from St. Helena School, Firth Park G.S. and King Edward VII School, Sheffield. UNVEILING OF MEMORIALS – May 1950

On Sunday, 2nd April, Air-Marshal Sir Philip Wigglesworth K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C. (a pupil at this School from 1910 to 1912) unveiled the Memorial to the sixty-six Old Boys who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War and also the Memorial to James Mansell, B.A., Headmaster of the School from 1894 to 1921.

The Service was conducted by the Archdeacon, the Ven. T. Dilworth-Harrison, the opening words from Laurence Binyon’s For the Fallen being spoken by the Headmaster, and the lesson read by Mr. R. Varley, M.C., B.A., Second Master, and this year’s President of the Cestrefeldian Society. The singing was led by the choir while a detachment of the Cadet Force provided a guard of honour. It was a service notable for its quiet dignity and simplicity, held in the Assembly Hall and attended by relatives of the Fallen and of the late Mr. James Mansell, representatives of the School Governors, staff and pupils, Old Boys and friends. The town was represented by the Mayor (Ald. J. E. Bird).

Before unveiling the Memorial to the Fallen, the Air-Marshal said:

“'The solemnity and importance of this Dedication Service is of special significance to all who have foregathered here this afternoon, for those who for any reason are unable to be present, and for the School itself - individually and collectively.

“All Cestrefeldians, old and young, consider themselves very honoured that they have been or are still in any way associated with this illustrious school. I have those sentiments very strongly myself and would here like to say how proud and privileged I feel that I have been invited to return to my old school after so many years specially to unveil two School Memorials, the 1939-45 War Memorial and the James Mansell Memorial - to 67 of the greatest of all Cestrefeldians: and I would rate them also as being amongst the really great Englishmen and Britishers. I would, however, ask you to believe me when I say that it is with deep humility that I perform my task. I realise that no eulogy or praise of mine can sufficiently appreciate the merits of their achievements and services for our sakes.

“Although almost five years have now passed since the Second World War ended so triumphantly for the allies, time has not dimmed, nor will it ever dim, our own personal remembrances of the 66 old boys of this school who served so valiantly in the forces between 1939 and 1945. But it is fitting, and indeed due to them, that their names and deeds shall he perpetuated in some manner in order that those who follow us through the ages shall also know of them and of what they did for us and for them. This simple, but beautiful and dignified plaque, erected so fittingly in the Hall of this School where the very foundations of their manhood were laid, will adequately tell of their great story.

“Certainly these Old Cestrefeldians have well earned their places in the ranks of the immortals. Like those other gallant gentlemen of this, and other schools, who also gave their all in the First World War: these Cestrefeldians whom we specially honour today made, so gloriously and without counting the appalling costs to themselves, the greatest of all sacrifices in the service of the King and country in the cause of righteousness and humanity, and in order that you and I, our descendants, our nation, the Commonwealth and British Empire, and all peoples living in truly democratic countries shall continue to live in peace and freedom from oppression.

“We all know that there are many who earned renown for their bravery and leadership in the field or for special devotion to duty in other equally important spheres in our national war effort, but the contribution to our great victories of these fallen few, of imperishable memory, can never he surpassed nor can their fame be transcended.

“I wish so much that it were possible for me this afternoon to relate to you their individual exploits and actions. Some will have fallen with distinctions attached to their names, some will have been killed in action, perhaps unheralded and unsung: others will have died in hospital or elsewhere from wounds sustained in battle or again others will have passed from us for other causes directly or indirectly due to the war in areas away from the actual battle zones: but one and all were they officers or men and irrespective of their Service or capacity, willingly and most honourably laid down their lives for us in a manner worthy of the highest commendation and true to the finest traditions of our great British race.

“Loyalty to their cause, their faith, their principles and their comrades - courage, nobility, chivalry and special devotion to duty, were surely displayed in full measure by them all.

“Truthfully can it be said of them that they died fighting a good fight with all their might; and now we think of them with measureless gratitude and pride.

“Those of us who are not directly related to them will be happy for this long hoped for opportunity to salute and pay our respects, our grateful respects, to their parents, their wives and families, their near relatives and others near and dear to them who themselves contributed so much to the common cause through their own irreparable losses. We hope that they will still find great consolation and comfort from the belief that their dear ones now rest safely in God’s great care, their work on earth well done in His sight, the greatest reward for any Christian believer, and in ours: and there, too, we hope to meet them again to thank them.

“My last words about them this afternoon, though not my last thoughts, are that these warriors and heroes will be expecting of us who are left behind and for whom they died, that we shall walk worthily of them and prove by our future conduct and thoughts that their supreme sacrifices were not made in vain.”

Then, after a prayer of intercession and dedication, led by the Archdeacon, the Air-Marshal unveiled the Memorial to James Mansell with these words:

“It is with much diffidence that I shall speak of the late Mr. James Mansell. It is now some 38 years since I left this school and there are many other old boys who are much more qualified than I am to pay an adequate tribute to our late Headmaster.

“I find it difficult also to regard these two memorials as separate entities for they have much in common and are in several respects interrelated and complementary.

“In his particular work, our late Headmaster strove with his great determination, tolerance and patience, high example, great integrity of character, and most important of all, a deep and sympathetic understanding of human nature to inculcate into the minds of those boys committed to his care those fine qualities which are needed so much now in these difficult times to make of us God fearing members of our national society, worthy and responsible citizens, and individuals who, it necessary, are prepared to fight for our Christian tenets, principles and comrades.”

“I realise that the late Mr. Mansell was not the Headmaster of all those whose names now appear on our Rolls of Honour - nevertheless, I feel it is still time to say that our two War Memorials bear ample testimony to the soundness of his guidance and instruction and the force and influence of his leadership. “I have mentioned first of all his particular gift for character building, because character is so all important today. Academic knowledge, however detailed and comprehensive it may be, is really of small account if the youth of the country lack a correct outlook in their attitude towards their fellowmen, are bereft of a high moral standard and code of honour, and do not know the full meaning of the phrase “to play the game.”

“At the same time our late Headmaster was certainly a master of his profession. His profound scholastic knowledge and wide experience of teaching were untiringly devoted to ensuring that his boys received a sound basic education in what we may call the common subjects with specialisation in other matters suitable to the students’ aptitude, ambitions and prospects for the future: to ensure also that when they left the school they were equipped - mentally, morally and physically - to embark upon any honourable career or profession in civil life or in the Services. He expected of them, however, that whilst they were at this school they should work hard, study hard, as well as play hard.

“It was often felt by some of us that the late Headmaster was times perhaps over severe and strict with the younger boys, but as we progressed in the school and learned to know him better we realised that underlying this firm attitude there was a genuine friendliness and affection for all. He was always watchful and mindful of our welfare both during our school days and afterwards and this solicitude continued during his retirement and until he peacefully passed away in 1943. If he had a motto I would say that it would be “I serve” – his main aim in life was to serve the best interests of the boys and the School at all times.

During the 27 years of his high office - for such it was - he more than quadrupled the number of scholars and masters and greatly widened the scope of subjects in the School curriculum, with special attention to religious teaching, the arts and sciences, the introduction of crafts and various Societies of all kinds. In this fine endeavour he was the first to acknowledge generously the loyal and able assistance of his senior master, the late Mr. Guilmant, to whose respected and affectionate memory a plaque has already been placed in this Hall.

“Surely all this work of the late Mr. James Mansell was meritorious service of the highest importance to the School and to mankind. It is fully deserving of permanent recognition by this Memorial erected in this School which he so successfully controlled and administered for so many years. This memorial will, for all time, and for all Cestrefeldians, constitute a shining example of all that is admirable in a Headmaster and a man, and through it his great influence for good will continue to be felt throughout the School for many years to come.

“He must have been well contented and satisfied with his own achievements and school successes but especially was he proud of the splendid war record of the old boys, particularly those whose names are now indelibly inscribed on these two War Memorials.

“It is with much pleasure that we have with us this afternoon members of the family of our late Headmaster, especially his daughter and son. It is now seven years since their father died but they still have our heartfelt sympathies in their great loss - which was ours also. Perhaps this memorial to his name will help them to continue to bear that loss with even greater fortitude, peace of mind and pride.

“On your behalf, I now unveil this memorial to a great headmaster, a wise counsellor, a true friend and a fine gentleman.”

THE ROLL OF THE FALLEN.

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off.”

Charles Corringham Adams Kenneth George Iremonger John Adsetts Edward Alexander Henley Jobes Roy Alan Ashmore Donald Maney Maycock Kenneth James Ball John Derek Middleton Richard A. Ball Dennis Leslie Mothersole Ernest Cecil Barley Douglas Frank Newsham Charles Bethell George Selwyn Oldfield David Devonald Beynon Malcolm Parker Thomas Blackshaw Gordon Cecil Rawlinson Thomas William Booker Harry Bonnington Ridgeway Philip Alwyn Botham Charles Howard Rudge Geoffrey Bradshaw Thomas Arthur Sharpe Ronald Brewin Gordon Henry Slack John Edward Burcher Leonard Henry Smith John Joseph Carley Ralph Ramsay Smith George Albert Carline Thomas Rowland Smith William Richard Clark George Arthur Stamp Reginald Graydon Cooke A.T. Taylor Alfred Cooper Frank Taylor Frederick Brian Cooper Alec Towndrow Ronald Cox John Alfred Turner Peter Hambleton Dickins Eric Blanchard Tuxford Roy Rowlatt Dickinson Harry Nutt Unwin Frank Dobson Samuel Henry Wetherill Alfred Flint Charles Wharton William Arthur Foulstone Harold Wheeldon Arthur Glossop George Widdowson Joseph Eric Goddard Ernest Haydn Wild Harry Goulden John Primrose Wilson Charles Edward Gregory William Primrose Wilson Donald Haddock Frank Knighton Wright Frederick Ivan George Hall Walter George Yeomans James Arthur Harrison William Keith Holmes

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1950

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 21st in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by Canon B. C. Moloney, Headmaster of Worksop College. The Choir sang two anthems, “Te Deum" (Stanford) and "All People that on earth do dwell” (Tallis)

Another Leaving Dance was held on Thursday, July 20th in the Co-operative Hall. Some 250 members of the Staff and School enjoyed a very pleasant evening together.

During the last term a successful Parents' Evening was held for parents of first formers. This was one of a series which continues year by year.

During the Summer Term and holidays, journeys were made as usual to places of historic interest – to Chester, Lincoln, Roche Abbey and Castleton. These. Together with longer holiday journeys are described elsewhere in this Magazine.

Another hobbies day was held last term. Two innovations, the School television club and the tea tent were extremely popular.

It was with great regret that we said good-bye last term to Dr F. C. Pritchard . In the comparatively time of three years he had made a very definite mark on the School. His quiet, unfailing courtesy and his sincere wish to serve the School will long be remembered. The establishment of the two libraries on a firm footing was his first task. In addition to this, he was responsible for the School Magazine, the Junior Debating Society, and some athletics coaching. He was also Assistant Producer of the School play, and in many other ways he did excellent service. He will be missed inside and outside the classroom and we wish him every success as Headmaster of Woodhouse Grove School.

We welcome to the School Mr. T. M. Kershaw, as Senior English Master and Mr. R. M. Adlen as Assistant French Master, and hope that their stay in Chesterfield will be an enjoyable one.

Two careers talks have been held this term. Mr. M. H. Boone spoke on Hospital Administration, and Mr. J. H. Hodkin spoke on Law.

The School Prefects, the Senior Debating Society and the Puppet Club were privileged when they entertained a party of German girls and their hostesses on Thursday, October 19th. The girls attended the meeting of the Debating Society and then after tea a performance by the Puppet Club.

At half term we said good-bye with great regret to Mr. R. K. McEwan He has given a great deal to the School, and we are grateful to him. The Junior and Senior Corps will miss him particularly. Mr. McEwan formed the junior Corps, and his enthusiasm and keenness are responsible for the excellent progress made. We wish him every success as Senior History Master of Burton Grammar School.

The illustrations introducing Society Notes and Sports Section are by J. Sylvester, and "Black Magic” by D. L. Brown.

The School is sorry to learn of Mr. Varley's illness, and we send him our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1951

The Christmas Service was held on December 21st in the Parish Church. Carols were Sung by the choir and by the congregation. The lessons were read by the Staff and by boys from the Junior, Middle, and Senior forms, and the Headmaster preached the Sermon. We regret that some parents were unable to find room in the Church on this occasion but we hope that these parents will join with us at some future services.

Towards the end of the Christmas Term two successful parties were held. The Sixth forms entertained the Sixth forms from St. Helena School in the Co-operative Hall and the Juniors, helped by Mr. Andrew held a very successful party at School.

The School offers its congratulations to C. J. S. Rowland who has been awarded an Open Scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to R. Boot who has been awarded an Open Exhibition at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, to L. H Hall, who has obtained entry to St. St Edmund’s Hall, Oxford, to D. Rudd and P. C. Harbidge. who have obtained entry to Pembroke College, Oxford, and to D. W. Sylvester who has obtained entry to Balliol College, Oxford.

During the Easter term two careers talks have been given. We ate grateful to Mr. Clegg who spoke on “Opportunities in Local Government” and to Mr. Wilson who spoke on "Opportunities in the Post Office.”

We were glad to welcome parents of Sixth formers to a Parents’ Evening which was again very successful.

During the term there has been a General Inspection. A team of His Majesty’s Inspectors stayed with us for a week. We appreciated their help, and I am glad to say that the report given was very good.

We were extremely sorry when Mr. Lodge had to enter the Chesterfield Royal Hospital at the end of last term, and we glad to learn that he is now much better.

The School has welcomed back Mr. Varley this term after an absence of five months. We hope that soon he will be completely restored to health.

The Easter Service was held at the Parish Church on March 21st. The Choir sang the anthems, “Lord for Thy Tender mercy’s sake” and “God so loved the world”. The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1951

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 20th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Derby. The Choir sang two anthems Te Deum (Stanford) and The Hymn to the Trinity (Tchaikovsky).

Another Leaving Dance was held on Thursday, July 19th, in the Co- operative Hall, Some 250 members of the staff and school enjoyed a very pleasant evening together.

On June 6th a successful Parents' Evening was held for parents of second formers. This was one of a series which continue throughout the year.

A large number of the School Orchestra attended a weekend school at Eastwood Grange, Ashover, on June 30th and July 1st. Under the direction of Mr. Haydn Lewis a very successful and enjoyable time was had by all who were present.

Instead of our usual Hobbies Day, an Open Day was organised. The various subject displays and the out-of-school activities combined to give parents a useful picture of what is done at the School.

It is with regret that we said goodbye to Mr. Hall and Mr. Pearson. Mr. Hall has gone as Senior Physics Master at Swanwick Hall Grammar School. Mr. Pearson is now on the staff of High Storrs Grammar School, Sheffield. To both we extend our very good wishes for the future.

We have welcomed this term Mr. Fomison as a Assistant Physics master and Mr. Hodge as Assistant Woodwork master. In both cases we hope that their stay in Chesterfield will be an enjoyable one. At the beginning of the Easter term Mr. Cant took the place of Mr. McEwan, and we take this of welcoming him to the School.

Two Careers talks have been held this term. Mr. Bucknall spoke on Estate Agency as a career and Mr. Day spoke on Accountancy. We are very grateful for this help.

We congratulate C. T. Batty, A. T. Burton, B. Dietz and D. W. Sylvester on being awarded County Major Scholarships, and B. Cresswell, I. T. Harrison, J. Metcalf, G. D. Radford and J. W. Whysall on being awarded County University Exhibitions.

Two parties of boys visited the Civic Theatre for matinee performances of "Florence Nightingale" and "Pygmalion," and a third went to Bradbury Hall for the Tapton House production of " A Midsummer Night's Dream." Sixth-formers also saw the Old Vic Company’s performance of " Othello " at the Lyceum, Sheffield.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1952

The Christmas Service was held on December 20th in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the choir and congregation. The lessons were read by the Chairman of the Governors, by the Staff, and by the boys of the Junior, Middle and Senior forms; the Headmaster preached the sermon.

Two successful Christmas parties were held. The Sixth forms were invited by the Sixth forms at Saint Helena School, to a party at Saint Helena School, whilst the Juniors held their party at the School.

The School congratulates J. W. Whysall, who, in December was awarded an Open Exhibition in English at St. John’s College, Oxford.

Also to be congratulated are D. W. Sylvester and G. D. Radford on securing admission to Balliol College, Oxford, D. B. Jones and J. Metcalf to Pembroke College, Oxford, M. Hope to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, J. P. H. Sargent to Oriel College, Oxford and J. K. Halliwell to New College, Oxford.

During the Easter Term two careers talks have been given. We are grateful to Superintendent Rudin, who spoke on the “Police Force as a Career,” and to Mr. W. Grimes who spoke on “Careers in the Nationalised Electricity Undertakings.”

Two Parents’ Evenings have been held for parents of Transitus forms and Sixth forms.

Parties from the School have enjoyed visits to the Civic Theatre for the performance of “Macbeth” and for the visit of the Hallé Chamber Orchestra. Another successful visit was arranged to Staveley Works and we are grateful for the careful arrangements which were made on our behalf.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on April 3rd. The Choir sang the anthems ”Turn thy face from my sins” and “O Saviour of the World.” The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

A film based on the life and works of W. B. Yeats was shewn on four occasions by Mr. McKay; this enabled the fifth, Transitus and sixth forms to see it; the beauty of the sea, sky and country settings were appreciated by all, but the speech was not always audible.

L. H. Hall, D. A. Rudd, T. A. Greenan and P. C. Harbidge are combining military service with a student’s life, having been chosen out of many Public School and Grammar School candidates to study the Russian language.

CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL WEATHER STATION

The School Weather Station, which is officially part of the Air Ministry network, was born on 1st September of last year and at that time the personnel of the station was limited to Mr North together with B. L. Pexton and B. G. Priestley of U.VI. Mod. They were subsequently joined by M. P. Marshall, L.VI.Sc., J. D. Pockson, Trans. A., P. Hinchley and R. A. Wallis, U.VI.Sc., W. Longden, Trans. B. and G. H. Fawcett, 4 L. These eight observers take the weather readings daily at 9 a.m. G.M.T. At the end of each month the information is transferred to a special chart and sent to the Air Ministry. The station is situated on the lawn at Hurst House, and the present equipment consists of a rain gauge and Stevenson screen containing four thermometers. The “dry” thermometer varies with the temperature of the surrounding air, but “wet” therrnometer depends upon the ternperature of a small water pot to which it is connected. A combination of “wet” and “dry” readings enables the relative humidity of the atmosphere to be calculated. The other thermometers register maximum and minimum temperatures. In addition to rainfall and temperature records, other details are taken concerning the strength and direction of the wind, cloud, amount and type, visibility and general weather conditions during the twenty four hours. Since the commencement of weather readings, interest among the observers has been stimulated by results, some of which are worth mentioning here. For example the monthly rainfall figures in inches are as follows – Sept., 2.4 ; Oct., 1.5; Nov., 7.2; Dec., 3.4; Jan.., 2.7; Feb., 1.3. This latter figure contrasts strongly with the legend “February fill-dyke.” On two occasions in November the rainfall was over one inch in twenty four hours. The first really cold weather came on 11th Dec. when snow occurred and the temperature fell to 24 deg. F. January was a much colder month and, although at the beginning of the month 53 deg. F. was recorded on the 8th, temperatures fell rapidly, and during the night of the 27th a minimum of 18 deg. F. was recorded. Finally, the observers mentioned above, all volunteers, are to be highly commended for the spirit and diligence with which they carry out their duties. They have to turn out in all weathers not only during school time, but everyday, including week-ends and holidays. Even Christmas Day can be no exception. J.N. SCHOOL NOTES – December 1952

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 25th at the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Doncaster. The Choir sang two anthems: Te Deum by Stanford, and With The Voice of Singing by Martin Shaw.

On July 14th some 200 members of the Staff and School enjoyed another Leaving Dance in the Co-operative Hall.

During the Summer term a Parents’ Evening was arranged for Parents of Second formers. Again it was a successful and worthwhile evening.

Our congratulations go to J. T. Peck and D. Amedro who were awarded State Scholarships and County Major Scholarships on the results of the G.C.E. examinations held in June. We congratulate S. Harcourt-Webster and C.M. Wilson who were awarded County Major Scholarships.

It was with very great regret that we heard of the death of the Chairman of the Board of Governors, Alderman H. Cropper, O.B.E., J.P. As an educationalist he was outstanding, and we owe much to his interest and advice.

Recently a party of boys visited a special performance of “She Stoops to Conquer” at the Civic Theatre.

The following boys have commence degree courses at Universities this year: E.A. Simmonds (St Edmund Hall, Oxford), C. R. George (St Edmund Hall, Oxford), D.W. Sylvester (Balliol College, Oxford), G.D. Radford (Balliol College, Oxford), J. P. H. Sargent (Oriel College, Oxford), D. Amedro (Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge), F. W. Teather (London School of Pharmacy), S. E. Rodgers (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London), J. H. Rogan (Royal College of Mining, London), B. Furness (University College, London), C. M. Wilson (University College, London), J.E. Higson (Nottingham), K. B. Allsop (Nottingham), R. A. Scales (Nottingham), B. Austin (Nottingham), B. C. Maycock (Nottingham), J. C. Taylor (Nottingham), B. I. Pexton (Nottingham), L. F. Knowles (Durham), J. T. Peck (Durham), A. G. Frost (Durham), D. Swann (Leeds), C. J. Batty (Birmingham), N. F. Lowe (Birmingham), P. J. Edmonds (Manchester), A. P. Burcher (Manchester), F. Hutchinson (Sheffield), R. N. Platts (Sheffield), B. Bilton (Sheffield), E. Thorpe (Liverpool), D. R. Randell (Liverpool), P. Ordidge (University College, London).

The Forum scene in “Julius Caesar” was brought vividly to life by Felix Aylmer as Brutus and Leo Genn as Mark Antony, in an excellent film shown by Mr. K. S. McKay. The film which runs for 22 minutes, was operated on six occasions by Mr. McKay, and most of the Middle School and Sixth Forms were able to enjoy it.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1953

The Christmas Service was held on December 20th in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the Choir and the congregation. The lessons were read by the Staff and the boys, and the Headmaster preached the sermon.

The Sixth forms invited the Sixth forms from Saint Helena School to a party in St. James' Hall on Monday, December 15th. About 200 sixth formers and Staff had a very enjoyable evening.

The Junior Party, organised by Mr. Andrew and held on Tuesday, December 16th, was, as usual, a great success.

The School congratulates the following who have obtained entry into Oxford or Cambridge Colleges for this year or after Military Service: J. B. Unwin (New College), K. Yates (Balliol College), A. B. Strachan (Balliol College), P. Turner (Wadham College), S. Harcourt-Webster (Emmanuel College), D. Hopkinson (St. Catherine's College), D. G. Smith (St. Catherine's College), F. Hall (Fitzwilliam House).

We offer to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cant our very sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the birth of their daughter.

A Parents' Evening was arranged on March 13th for parents of boys in the Transitus and the Lower Sixths.

On the invitation of Dr. F. C. Pritchard, Headmaster of Woodhouse Grove School, Mr, Lodge judged the Reading Prizes at the end of March. Dr. Pritchard inaugurated this event when he went to his new school.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on April 1st. The Choir sang the anthems “O Saviour of the World" (Sir J. Goss) and “Thou wilt keep him" (S. Wesley). The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

Two visits to plays have been enjoyed: a party from the Junior School attended the Tapton House performance of "Christmas in the Market Place" and the Sixth Forms visited the Civic Theatre for the matinee performance of "Twelfth Night."

On March 11th a party accompanied by Mr. Grattidge visited the "Mother's Pride Bakery at Newbold. S. E. Holmes made the arrangements for the trip, which was interesting and instructive.

Congratulations to M. Allan and J. Dennis on being amongst the 48 boys selected from 203 applicants for the first entry next September to Welbeck College, the new Army boarding school.

BOARDERS AT CHESTERFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

It may be of interest to boys now at school to know that comparatively recently there were boarders at out school, the last of them being in residence until near the end of the 1914-18 War, and that until 1921 the Headmaster and his family lived at the School House, which was the portion at the north end of the main building.

During the later years the boarders were not many in number, only about I5 at a time, but they were certainly a varied and interesting collection of boys. They were of all ages from Juniors to Sixth Formers, with the greater number in the Middle School. Whilst most of them came from country districts of Derbyshire, there were some whose homes were at much greater distances from Chesterfield. For instance, at one and the same time there were in residence boys from Bradwell and Tibshelf in our own county, from Colwyn Bay, Leicester, Belgium and China.

Are you wondering where they were accommodated? Senior boys still at school may remember the time when there was only one dining-room, the one now known as the Old Dining-room, the communicating archway between Old and New Dining-rooms not then having been made. In the days of the boarders, what we now call the Old Dining-room consisted of two quite distinct rooms. The one looking out on Sheffield Road was luxuriously furnished as the Headmaster’s Lounge; the other, looking out to the top field, was much more austere in its equipment, and this was the one which the boarders used, for meals, for prep., and for recreation. The doorway leading from this room to the main building was the only indoor route from the School House to the School.

There were two dormitories; they are now room 12 (U. VI Sc.) and room 13 (4 P.J.G). Boys in room 12 may have been curious as to the reason for the now disused doorway communicating with the Book Room. The boarders knew all about it, for what is now the Book Room was then the Headmaster’s bedroom. It should not be difficult to visualise the scene that ensued if for any reason there was excessive noise in the dormitory during the night. The door quietly opened and the grim, ghostly figure of the Headmaster, cane in hand, entered. You may he sure that the memory of the visit lingered for quite a long time in the minds of the boys, and, so long as they rernernbered, there were no more nocturnal disturbances. If on looking at this particular doorway you are inclined to be amused at the possibility of the Headmaster stumbling headlong into the dormitory over the pipes which pass along that side of room I2, I am sorry to disappoint you, but the pipes did not exist there in those days.

The boarders’ day began at 7-0 a.m. Breakfast was at 8-0 and from then on, during the hours when School was in session, they lived exactly the same life as the day-boys, observing the same rules and receiving the same punishments and rewards.

Prep. was from 6-0 to 8-0 p.m. for the senior boarders with shorter period for the juniors. A number of day-boys came to School each evening and did their homework along with the boarders. In some instances this was because it was considered advisable for certain boys to work under supervision, and in other cases it was at the request of the parents for domestic reasons. After supper came a little relaxation, and then off to bed, at 9-0 or 9-30 according to age. Does that seem early to you? Maybe, but the Headmaster himself made a practice of retiring at 10-0 each evening.

Recreation for the boarders varied according to season. In the summer they played games at all legitimate times on the fields at School, and, incidentally, put in quite a lot of work on the cricket pitch. On winter evenings, they spent most of their spare time reading, boxing a little, and playing chess and other indoor games. On rare occasions, permission was given to attend lectures or concerts in the town, usually at the request of parents of their particular friends amongst the day-boys. The cinema, as we know it, was not then established.

Sunday had its own particular routine. Breakfast was a later than on other days, and the boarders then set about grooming themselves for attendance at the 11-0 o’clock service at the Parish Church. They looked very smart in Eton suits, with bowler hats in winter and straw boaters in summer. Their most anxious time was 10-30 a.m., when they lined up in the entrance hall for inspection by the Headtnaster’s wife. And what an inspection that was! Woe betide any boy whose suit or hair had not been brushed as thoroughly as it ought to have been. After inspection, the boarders walked in crocodile to Church, where they occupied the pews immediately behind the Corporation pews, the pews in which the wives of members of the Staff now sit during our end-of-term services. The afternoon was spent in walking, usually in the Tapton or Old Brampton directions, and in writing letters home.

After that, Monday morning soon came round, and the daily routine of school life with the day-boys was resumed.

R.V. SCHOOL NOTES – December 1953

It was with sincere gratitude that the School accepted from Alderman S. T. Rodgers a very beautiful light-oak lectern on behalf of himself, his brother, J. B. Rodgers and his two nephews, J. B. Rodgers and S. E. Rodgers. This lectern was made in the family workshops and will he admired as a first class piece of craftsmanship. It will also remind the School of the high standards of the family.

The annual Commemoration Service was held on July 24th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by Canon Lewis Lloyd and the Choir sang two anthems: "Teach us good Lord to serve thee" (Nicholson) and "He watching over Israel" (Mendelssohn).

On July 23rd another successful Leaving Dance was held in St. James' Hall.

During the Summer term two Parents' Evenings were held for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth forms and the Second forms. These functions are very much worthwhile.

Our congratulations go to S. Harcourt-Webster, D. A. Hopkinson, K. C. Jackson, J. B. Unwin and K. Yates who were awarded State Scholarships, to P. Hollindale, D. A. Hopkinson, K. C. Jackson, B. N. J. Parker, A. G. Slater, J. B. Unwin and K. Yates who were awarded County Major Scholarships and to the following boys who were awarded County Exhibitions – F. Hall, P. T. Mellors, A. F. Taylor, P. Turner and R. A. Wallis.

The following boys commenced degree courses at Universities this year : K. Yates (Balliol College, Oxford), D. A. Hopkinson (St. Catherine's College, Cambridge), T. A. Greenan (University College. Oxford), P, C. Harbidge (Pembroke College, Oxford), D. A. Rudd (Pembroke College, Oxford), L. H. Hall (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford), R. Boot (St. Catherine's College, Cambridge), S. Harcourt-Webster (Emmanuel College, Cambridge), F. Hall (Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge), P. T, Mellors (Durham), J. D. F. Jones (Birmingham), M. J. Smith (Birmingham), J. E. Cawley (Birmingham), M. J. Farnsworth (Birmingham), P. S. Farnsworth (Nottingham), I. C, Jeffrey (Nottingham), J. P. Tillotson (Nottingham), J. Worrall (Nottingham), A. S. Fawcett (Manchester), A. T. Wagstaffe (Leeds), T, A. Smith (Hull), W. H. Booth (London), P. L. Hitchcock (London), G. C. Martin (Nottingham), P. Hinchley (Sheffield).

We congratulate John Metcalf on obtaining his commission during National Service and rejoice that he is now recovering well from his accident. We also congratulate the following who have been commissioned: D. B. Jones, W. W. Barker, P. N. Downham and J. R. Wooddisse.

At the end of the Summer term we reluctantly said good-bye to three members of the Staff. We offer our congratulations and good wishes to Mr. A. H. Jennings on his appointment as Headmaster of Tapton House School. His enthusiasm and his work for the Classical department, for cross country running, for the Field Club, for athletics are appreciated, and we offer him our sincere thanks.

Mr. R J. Grattidge has accepted a post at Bedford Modern School. He did much for the Classical department, for the R.A.F. section of the Combined Cadet Force and for school rugby. Again we offer him our sincere thanks and good wishes. Mr. N. S. Jinkinson has decided to accept a post in Sheffield. He gave much valuable service to the School on the science side and in the School Orchestra. We appreciated the many hours given in the physics department and in the training of boy instrumentalists. We offer to him also our sincere thanks and our best wishes.

Mr. J. A. Dodd, Mr. H. Schofield, and Mr. J. Thompson, have been with us for almost a term now, and we take this opportunity of welcoming them to the School.

Miss J. Goodwin has kindly presented to the School an embroidered book-mark for the use of the reader at Assembly.

A party from the Upper School and Transitus enjoyed the matinee performance at the Civic Theatre of “The School for Scandal.”

SCHOOL NOTES - May 1954

The Christmas Service was held on December 23rd in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the choir and the congregation. The lessons were read by the staff and the boys.

The Sixth form were very happy to accept an invitation from the St. Helena Sixth forms to a party in the Saint Helena School at Christmas, and it proved to be as usual a very happy occasion.

Our Junior party was held this year in St. James' Hall and two hundred boys and staff had a very happy time.

We offer our sincere congratulations to Peter Hollindale who has been awarded an Open Exhibition in English, at Jesus College, Cambridge, and to the following who have been offered definite places at the University: A. G. Slater (Balliol College, Oxford), G. J. Bacon (New College, Oxford), D. R. Fryer (New College, Oxford), G. Crookes (Pembroke College, Oxford), A. F. Taylor (Pembroke College, Oxford), A. L. Briddon (Exeter College, Oxford), E. I. Clark (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford), C. D. Simmonds (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford), K. C. Jackson (Christ's College, Cambridge), B. N. J. Parker (Trinity College, Cambridge), R. A. Wallis (Selwyn College, Cambridge), G. Inverarity (Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge), J. N. Pilling (Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge), E G. Sibert (Imperial College of Science, London).

Two Parents' Evenings have been held recently for parents of boys in the Lower Sixth, the Transitus and the Fourth forms. These meetings are very well attended and are extremely useful.

Our congratulations go to the following Old Boys who have been recently commissioned during National Service: D. G. Smith., J. B. Unwin, and A. B. Strachan, and to D. W. Sylvester on winning the Curzon Memorial Prize for history at Oxford.

We welcomed Mr. H. Crosthwaite in January when he came to us from Trent College as Senior Classical Master, and we hope his stay in Chesterfield will be a happy one.

The Easter Service took place on April 9th in the Parish Church. The choir sang the anthems " Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace " (Wesley), “Easter Carol”, and the Archdeacon preached the sermon.

A party of boys from the middle and upper schools enjoyed visits to the Civic Theatre for performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and “Anastasia”.

TIMES PAST: NOTES ON SOME OLD BOYS

Since its foundation in 1594, Chesterfield Grammar School has had a great reputation. “A History of Chesterfield by Ford and Hall said :

“There was scarcely an individual of any noble or genteel family in the midland or northern counties during the last (18th) century who was not educated in this school.”

Also “ A Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain ”, 1762, stated :

“The Free-School of this town is reckoned the most considerable of any in the north of England, and sends great numbers of students to the universities, particularly to Cambridge.”

Scholars were keen to preserve the good name of the School, and many notable Old Boys reflected its glory in their own achievements.

One of the most famous of the Old Boys is Thomas Seeker, who studied here in 1707 under the Rev. Robert Browne. He entered Exeter College, Oxford, as a gentleman commoner, became the Bishop of Oxford, and finally Archbishop of Canterbury. Bishop Thomas Newton called him “that excellent prelate”; Mr. Johnson of Connecticut thought there were few bishops like him”, and even Horace Walpole,‘who held a personal grievance against him, owns that he was incredibly popular in his parish. ”

Ellis Farneworth was taught at Chesterfield Grammar School under William Burrow. He rose to eminence as the first translator of the works of Nicholas Machiavel. The translation, which he at first literally “hawked around town,” was later in great demand.

Dr. John Jebb received the tuition of Mr. Burrow and Mr. Sanders when they were joint masters of the School, and he openly showed his appreciation of their efforts, as John Disney his biographer reports:

“As he was kept longer at Chesterfield and had received more advantage from the attention of the masters than at any former place, he was wont to express his obligations to them in terms of gratitude to which their care and abilities entitled them.”

Dr. Jebb used his skill as a physician to great effect in the prisons.

Two of the Darwins attended this school. Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin, was a pupil in 1741. He was renowned as a great observer and acute thinker, as well as a physician, acquiring the name of “the benevolent”. His professional fame was such that George III said that he would take him as his physician if he would come to London. Darwin, however, declined to move from Lichfield. He was no mean poet, and it is remarkable that even his bad poetry everywhere shows a powerful mind. Coleridge in the “Biographia Literaria” speaks of the impression which it made even upon good judges.

Robert Waring Darwin, the father of Charles Darwin, was also a successful physician. Commenting on his keen power of observation and his knowledge of men, Charles Darwin said they were qualities which led him to “read the characters and even the thoughts of those whom he saw even for a short time”. Charles Darwin retained to the end of his life a strong love and reverence for his father’s memory, a sentiment which was manifested by frequent allusions to his father, and references to long-remembered opinions of his.

Many other names spring to mind - Dr. Charles Bolgery, the first translator of the Decameron; the learned Dr. Samuel Pegge, who contributed memoirs on a great variety of topics to the first ten volumes of the “Archaeologia” and who is renowned for his principal work “The Life of Robert Grossetete, Bishop of Lincoln”; Henry Bradley, whose rare powers of analysis and definition, coupled with his accurate memory and his extensive knowledge of ancient and modern languages, gained for him the honour of helping to compile the Oxford English Dictionary; all of these men lived up to those lines in the version of the School Song, written in 1911, which says :

“We’ll do our best and never yield Our School’s good name, but guard it well.” A. L. BRIDDON, U.V1.A.

MEMORIES OF THE PREP. SCHOOL

There are only two boys remaining in our school today who can from first hand experience as pupils tell the story of the Preparatory Section of the School which flourished some ten years ago.

It was in 1944 when I joined the school and, at that time, boys could enter the Preparatory form, or Prep. to use its popular name, at the age of eight, and in two years equip themselves with the necessary knowledge to pass the examination and so enter the main part of the school. Very few of the present occupants of Hurst House are familiar with the complete history of the last decade. The form room, which now contains members of the Upper Modern Sixth, was the home of this very junior part of the school, which was also used as a store-room for the main school. During my first year of attendance in this pleasant school, the course of academic life ran quite smoothly, except for the occasional intrusion of the fellows downstairs, who were then the first year boys of the main school. But then for some obscure reason, we were compelled to abandon the spacious luxuries of Room 56 and take up residence in a half of the present reference library, which was, at that time, two separate rooms. Over a dozen small boys, complete with desks, chairs and all, were crowded into this room which was so small that it would not house six people comfortably, although it was here, in these limited surroundings, that I received the major part of my primary education.

Our daily routine consisted of the usual basic subjects, such as English, literature and language, mathematics and art, with a little history and geography in addition, mainly in preparation for our first year in the Senior School. All these subjects, with the exception of art, were expounded by a stern, middle~aged teacher called Miss Kyle, whom everyone obeyed with instantaneous precision. On several occasions, however, we overworked the poor lady, and her sister, a former mistress at the School, had to come to the rescue. The rules and regulations for our prep. school were supplied by the Headmaster of the Senior School, who, for the majority of my time in prep., was Mr. Smeall; he was succeeded in the last few months of my preparatory school life by Mr. C. Larkin. Since we had to obey the same school rules as the senior boys, so we enjoyed the same privileges, being allowed to wear the unmistakeable school blazer, and we were even allotted to the various houses, which were then only five in number, Bradley being introduced a few years later. All these were unparalleled concessions to our minds. But, at the same time we had to pay, or, at least, our parents did, for our education and our enjoyment, the fees being four guineas per term.

The other boys in Hurst House were a very pleasant crowd, with whom we played football and cricket on the bottom field. But, while playing during the break and the dinner-hour, we introduced a new game, which consisted of climbing the adjoining wall, evading the unfriendly gardener of the neighbouring house and recovering the ball which had become lodged amongst the newly-flowered daffodils. However, many of our indescribable games took place in the cloakroom, the room now known as Room 38.

But this was some ten years ago, and “Prep,” reached its end in 1946, when general opinion had its way and the last breath of life was squeezed out of this little community. No-one can doubt that Miss Kyle performed miracles with some of her tormentors and although severity was a necessary quality in dealing with such rascals, all austerity was erased as she uttered those unforgettable words, “Good-morning, boys!”

W. T. CHAPPELL, U.VI.A. SCHOOL NOTES – December 1954

The Annual Commemoration service was held on July 23rd in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached Rev. F. P. Crosse (Rector of Morton), and the choir sang the anthems: "Come Holy Ghost " (Attwood), “Let us with a gladsome mind "' (Nicholson), and "The Lord's my shepherd” (Brother James' Air).

On July 22nd another successful Leaving Dance was held in St. James' Hall.

During the Summer term two Parents' Evenings were held for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth forms and the Second forms. These functions are extremely profitable.

Our congratulations go to B. N. J. Parker, J. D. H. Pilkington, K. G. Hambleton, A. Fish, who were awarded State Scholarships, to J. D. H. Pilkington, K. G. Hambleton, A. Fish, J. C. Booth, E. M. Hopkinson, R. A. Wallis, who were awarded County Major Scholarships, and to the following boys who were awarded County Exhibitions: F. G. Sibert, J. N. Pilling, C. T, Jackson, G. Stevenson, G. Inverarity.

The following boys commenced degree courses at Universities this year: J. W. Whysall, St. John's College, Oxford; J. K. Halliwell, New College, Oxford; J. Metcalf, Pembroke College, Oxford; M. Hope, Emmanuel College, Cambridge; D. B. Jones, Trinity College, Cambridge; A. G. Slater, Balliol College, Oxford; P. Hollindale, Jesus College, Cambridge; G. Inverarity, Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge; J. N. Pilling, Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge; D. Fryer, New College, Oxford; P. James, London University School of Pharmacy; F, G. Sibert, Imperial College of Science, London; J. C. Booth, Manchester University; C. T. Jackson, Manchester University; R. G. Nightingale, Durham University; P. W. G. Baddeley, Sheffield University; R. A. Needham, Sheffield University; K. Wadd, Leeds University; K. Sowden, Manchester University; D. L. Brown, Manchester University; G. Stevenson, Manchester University.

We congratulate D. G. Smith, J. B. Unwin, A. B. Strachan, K. Booth who have obtained commissioned rank during National Service this year.

At the end of the Summer term Mr. H. Schofield resigned from the staff and we welcomed Mr. M. B. Rothwell in his place.

Mr. J. H. Croft leaves us to take up a teaching post in Scotland at the end of the present term, and he has the School's good wishes for the future.

Parties from the Middle and Upper School have enjoyed visits to the Odeon to see the film "Great Expectations" and to the Civic Theatre for performances of "Anastasia” and “The Miser."

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1955

The Christmas Service was held on December 22nd in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the Choir and the Congregation. The lessons were read by the Staff and the boys. It was good to see such a record attendance at this Service.

The Sixth form were happy to invite the Sixth forms from St. Helena School to a Christmas party in St. James' Hall. It was, as usual, a very happy occasion.

We offer our sincere congratulations to J. D. H. Pilkington who has been elected to an Open Major Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge; to K. G. Hambleton who has been elected to an Open Major Scholarship at Queens' College, Cambridge; to A. Fish who has been elected to an Open Minor Scholarship at Queens' College, Cambridge and to the following who have been offered definite places at the University: E. M. Hopkinson (Balliol College, Oxford), A. E. Back (Balliol College, Oxford), M. Tarrant (Selwyn College, Cambridge).

Two Parents' Evenings have been held recently for parents of boys in the Sixth forms and in the Transitus. It is encouraging to find these meetings so well attended.

Theatre parties have been arranged to see performances of “Othello" and "The Mikado" at the Civic Theatre.

Our congratulations go to an Old Boy, J. Metcalf (Pembroke College, Oxford), who has been awarded his "Athletics Blue."

The Easter Service took place on April 1st in the Parish Church. The Choir sang the anthems "Lead me Lord" (Wesley), "O Gladsome Light" (Sullivan), "Easter Carol"; and Archdeacon of Chesterfield preached the sermon.

Mr. Ball helped temporarily during the Easter term with the teaching of English, and the School's good wishes go to him in his new post at Egremont.

The School is sorry to hear of Mr. Swain's indisposition and sends him its very best wishes for a speedy recovery.

On Tuesday, May 17th, a party from the Lower School will visit the Civic Theatre for the performance of "Tobias and the Angel," by J. Bridie.

Mr. D. Bowler, B.A., has joined the staff to teach English. He comes to us from Alsop High School, Liverpool; we welcome him to the School and hope his stay in Chesterfield will be happy.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1955

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 22nd in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Dean of Manchester and the choir sang the anthems “I waited for the Lord" (Mendelssohn), and "Hear my prayer” (Mendelssohn).

On July 21st another successful Leaving Dance was held in St. James' Hall.

During the Summer term a Parents' Evening was held for parents of boys in the Second forms. The attendance at this was a record, proving the extremely profitable nature of these functions.

Our congratulations go to M. Tarrant, who was awarded a State Scholarship and a County Major Scholarship, and to D. S. Mitchell and F. N. Peacock who were awarded County University Exhibitions.

The following commenced degree courses at Universities this year : D. G. Smith (St. Catherine's College, Cambridge), C. N. Crofts (Trinity College, Cambridge), A. Fish (Queens' College, Cambridge), K. G. Hambleton (Queens' College, Cambridge), M. Tarrant (Selwyn College, Cambridge), A, B. Strachan (Balliol College, Oxford), P. Turner (Wadham College, Oxford), J. B. Unwin (New College, Oxford), A. E. Back (Balliol College, Oxford), E. M. Hopkinson (Balliol College, Oxford), F N. Harley (Kings' College, London), B. Walker (Birmingham), D. M. Batty (Birmingham), T. F. Roberts (Manchester), M. J. Pogson (Manchester), R. Taylor (Manchester), D. W. A. Barrett (Sheffield), A. J. Pattison (Liverpool), J, T. Holmes (Sheffield), P. Hooley (Royal Academy of Music, London). J. D. H. Pilkington (Trinity College, Cambridge) and T. Mellors (New College, Oxford) will commence their University degree courses after Military Service.

The following have entered, this year, or will enter after National Service, Training Colleges A. J. Hallam, W, Longden, B. L. Clay, W. T. Chappell. F. D. Bradbury, D. H. Harper.

We congratulate D. L. Pexton, R. L. Aspinall, A, F. Taylor and B. N. J. Parker, who have obtained commissioned rank during National Service this year.

Some classrooms have taken on a new look during the term. The provision of pictures from the Museum Service and those privately owned has been appreciated, and it is hoped that this scheme will continue in order that all may have an opportunity to appreciate and criticise different works of Art.

In September we welcomed back to the Staff, Mr. N. S. Jinkinson. In the past we have learned to appreciate his many gifts and we hope that his stay with us will he long and happy. We have also welcomed Mr. A. Jensen and Mr. G. Senior, both O.C.'s, as new members of the Staff in place of Mr. Wood and Mr. Hodgson. We hope that they also will have a long and happy time with us.

VALETE – MR HODGSON AND MR WOOD

Whether as Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Wood, as the formal world of parents knew them, as H.B.H. and G.S.W., as they were to their colleagues, or as Dodger and Woody as they were referred to by the less reverent world of schoolboys, these two masters covered such a long period by their careers at Chesterfleld and figure so prominently in the memories of several generations of Cestrefeldians that their retirement is bound to leave the School the poorer; that they should have retired at the same time inevitably marks the end of an epoch.

There could hardly be two men more different as individuals than H.B.H. and G.S.W. and yet they have so much in common as schoolmasters that it is worth reflecting a moment on what they meant to Chesterheld Grammar School. They symbolise not one generation but two; they bestrode the years between the wars and the recent post-war years. It is to men like them that we owe in no small measure the fact that the “Chesterfield School” of the present day, shaped by the Butler Act of 1944, retains so many of the qualities that gave “Chesterfield Grammar School” an assured and valued place in the older structure of English education. It would be idle to suggest that H.B.H. and G.S.W. liked all of the innovations; it would be equally false to infer that they were reactionaries outliving their age. They carried into an unshaped era traditions that defy definition but are as real as the fabric of the School. Though no generation of Old Boys will ever admit that younger members of the School are a patch on their own contemporaries, many a Cestrefeldian must have been consoled by the thought that even the degenerate youth of to-day would feel, even as they had done, the annealing influence of “Dodger” and “Woody.”

Both were acknowledged masters of their craft, wedded to the highest standards of scholarship; both made demands upon industry, both expected a level of self-discipline no longer as general as once they were. Above all, both taught as much by example as by precept. The standards they set themselves were higher than those they set their pupils, and they never fell short of them.

Of Mr. Wood it is true to say that he never did less than he promised and he never undertook more than he could do outstandingly well. As a teacher of art he understandably laid the strongest emphasis upon correct technique; airy-fairy “self-expression” was no substitute to him for basic correctness. Withal he was quick to detect talent and skilful in developing it. His own work was deft and sensitive, a recognisable complement of the music that gave him so much pleasure. As an adept gardener he naturally found his greatest interest in flowers: the same aesthetic sense characterised his own attire. Mr. Wood cut such a meticulous, and even jaunty, figure that it came as a shock to realise that he had reached the fulness of years, as officialdom understands these matters.

Few housemasters can have identified themselves more closely and conscientiously with every aspect of house activity than Mr. Wood did with Foljarnbe. It was almost as if Foljambe, knowing that it was Mr. Wood’s last year, made their great effort in the Athletic Sports, to win for the first time since 1935. He knew every boy in his house and was able to judge, firmly and dispassionately but never harshly. Those who knew him only latterly will not remember in him the enthusiastic and competent designer of stage scenery or the spritely cricketer. More recent colleagues will not remember him as a militant as well as a humorous conversationalist: whether his later tendency to spend more time in the Art Room and less in the Common Room reflected the enhanced amenities of the former or the diminished comforts of the latter one does not ask.

Loyalty and patriotism were amongst his outstanding virtues. After a splendid record in the first World War, in phases of unparalleled discomfort and danger, he slid unobtrusively but energetically into pre-service work in the second; both School and open units of the Air Training Corps gained enormously from his meticulous organisation and inspiring leadership.

Mr. Hodgson infused into Chesterfield Grammar School qualities that are not generally found in these parts. He was in many ways a donnish schoolmaster whose tweed jacket and flannel trousers, whose active brain and physical vigour always retained a touch of the undergraduate. No-one more thoroughly typified Oxford; in a materialistic, commercialised world Oxford still stands for healthy tradition, for abstract ideals of scholarship for its own sake, for sport that does not seek rewards in the plaudits of the non-participant or the back-slapping of team-mates. A loyal son of his alma mater, Mr. Hodgson was clearly not a by-product of any kind but in the main stream of a long tradition, and, when once one knew, it was easy to see in him many of the influences of the vicarage where he was brought up. His was no mere lip-service to asceticism and toughness. He stripped to referee in the bitterest winds that even Storrs Road could produce, the most torrential downpour could not make him flag and he was always up with the ball in the fastest of games. He was an ideal referee, as well as a grand coach: he knew the game intimately, he was as fit as any player, he could give decisions at speed and, as an essentially manly man, he always commanded respect. Rugby at Chesterfield virtually meant H.B.H. and it must have been a bitter blow to him when the circumstances concommitant with war put an end to the magnificent XV’s of the ’30’s and all was to do again.

Off the field he gave rise to a number of misapprehensions in the minds of those who did not know him well. There was, for instance, the legend that in the privacy of his own home he spoke in a broad Derbyshire accent; there was the schoolboy belief that in the lunch-hour he worked out mathematical problems that had baffled his colleagues. His kindly and understanding nature was sometimes hidden by an outward manner which filled schoolboys with terrified awe, as in truth it did his younger colleagues; the same emotion was not altogether unknown, it has been alleged, to HM. inspectors. Boys worked for him; they had to. Soon or late they were very glad of it, and many frequent recipients of the now outmoded “Wednesday” were the first to seek him out at School and O.C. functions. His mathematical brilliance was assuredly no legend and it remained undimrned by the passage of years; last July he performed once again this annual feat of completing all the questions of the G.C.E. “Scholarship” paper during one period on a half-sheet of foolscap.

He too was a housemaster of rare distinction. Inevitably houses have their lean years; it is an index of Mr. Hodgson’s leadership that under him Large never plumbed the depths of failure. The brand of scorn which he reserved for a slacker was something few boys could withstand; Large house boys competing in the sports may be forgiven if they feared that his pistol might be trained on them with a charge more lethal than blank if they seemed not to be trying.

Qualified by age to participate in only the final stages of the first World War, Mr. Hodgson, as an officer of the Reserve, left immediately at the beginning of the second, in which he had a distinguished career, serving in the U.K. and on a mission to the U.S.A. as Major, R.A.O.C. He returned to schoolmastering with, it seems, enhanced breadth and sureness of touch, and he was more than ever an admirable judge of men and boys. He was quick to detect good qualities; physical “guts,” application to work irrespective of ability and frankness were merits he liked particularly; anything that smacked of shirking or hypocrisy was anathema to him.

If we had to lose such stalwart schoolmasters at one stroke it was consoling that they retired in full vigour and health. All their present and former pupils and colleagues will wish them many years of happiness, and will extend the same wish to the two very gracious ladies whose companionship helped to inspire and sustain the H.B.H. and the G.S.W. whom we have been privileged to know.

B. O’K.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1956

The Annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on December 22nd when carols were sung by the choir and the congregation. The lessons were read by the Staff and the boys. It was inspiring to see so large a congregation of parents, old boys and friends at this service.

On the evening of the 16th December an enjoyable Sixth Form party was held at the Saint Helena School.

We congratulate D. S. Mitchell who has been offered a place at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Two Parents' Evenings have been held recently for parents of boys in the Sixth Forms and the Transitus Forms. It is encouraging to find these meetings so well attended.

We offer our congratulations to B. E. Nelson who has been awarded a Flying Scholarship. This will entitle him to 30 hours flying training for a Private Pilot's Licence.

A theatre party has been arranged for a performance of "The Happiest Days of Our Lives." Another party saw the M.C.C. film on the last Australian tour and a further party saw a performance of the film "Richard III."

The Easter Service took place on March 27th in the Parish Church, when the choir sang the anthems "Lead me Lord'' (Wesley) and "Hear my prayers" (Mendelssohn). The sermon was preached on this occasion by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

A group of Sixth formers accompanied by Mr. Kershaw and Mr. Jensen went to Sheffield University to hear a programme of poetry spoken by Christopher Hassall and Maureen Robinson. It was arranged by L. A. G. Strong under the auspices of The Arts Council of Great Britain, and a most enjoyable evening was spent.

It was with much pleasure that the School heard of the recent appointment of the Headmaster, Mr. W. E. Glister, as a Justice of the Peace.

We congratulate C. S. Bondy on gaining an Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1956

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 27th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Assistant Bishop of Derby, the Rt. Rev. G. Sinker, and the choir sang the anthems "How beautiful are the feet" (Handel), “Angels ever bright and fair " (Handel) and “O for a closer walk with God” (Foster).

On July 26th another successful Leaving Dance was held in the St. James' Hall.

During the summer term a Parents' Evening was held for parents of boys in the Second forms. The attendance was again very good indeed.

Our congratulations go to the following Scholarship winners : State Scholarships, P. I. Adnitt, C, S. Bondy, S. D. Drackley, J. Harvey, F. N. Peacock, G. A. Windle. County Major Scholarships ; P. I. Adnitt, C. S. Bondy, S. D. Drackley, D. E. Goodman, P. Harrison, J. Harvey, F. N. Peacock, D. J. Peppitt, J. P. Weldon, G. A. Windle. County Exhibitions : M. Cox, A. J. Davenport, D. R. Dunn, W. B. K. Graham, A. Metcalfe, B. E. Nelson, J. B. Siddall. N.C.B. Scholarship: I. E. Clarke. Dental Board Scholarship: W. B. K. Graham.

The following commenced degree courses at Universities this year: C. S. Bondy (St. Catharine's College, Cambridge), M. B. Oakes (Sheffield University), P. J. Stanton (Sheffield University), N. Bush (Sheffield University), R. M. Flatow (London School of Economics), D. E. Goodman (London School of Economics), J. P. Weldon (London School of Economics), W. B. K. Graham (University College Hospital Dental School, London), D. G. Stock (Charing Cross Hospital, London), B. E. Nelson (Imperial College of Science, London), D. R. Dunn (Leeds University), I. E. Clarke (Birmingham University), D. O. Swinden (Birmingham University), M. Cox (Durham University), C. D. Simmonds (Durham University), D. Cheetham (Nottingham University), J. A. Fisher (Nottingham University), A. Metcalfe (Bristol University), P. Harrison (Liverpool University), T. C. Thickett (Liverpool University), G. J. Bacon (New College, Oxford), G. Crookes (Pembroke College, Oxford), A L. Briddon (Exeter College, Oxford), E. I. Clark (St. Edmund Hall, Oxford), A. F. Taylor (Pembroke College, Oxford), B. N. J. Parker (Trinity College, Cambridge), K. C. Jackson (Christ's College, Cambridge), R. A. Wallis (Selwyn College, Cambridge). D. S. Mitchell (Pembroke College, Oxford) and F. N. Peacock (Selwyn College, Cambridge) will commence University courses after National Service. J. Harvey (Sheffield) will commence his University Course in 1957.

The following entered Training Colleges this year: P. S. Ramsdale (Westminster College), K. D. Ullyatt (Westminster College), M. Salt (College of St. Mark and St. John), A. Beresford (Alsager Training College), R. N. Platts (City of Leeds Training College). The. following will enter Training Colleges after National Service: G. H. Fawcett (Westminster College), B. Dyson (Westminster College), R. Byfleet (Westminster College), A. H. Smith (Westminster College), L. M. BIackwell (Westminster College), M. J. Brunton (Cheltenham College), K. W. Brewin (Cheltenham College), J. A. Hardwick (Cheltenham), F. Stevenson (Cheltenham College), P. Clark (St. John's, York), J. A. Weir (St. John's, York), M. Peck (Leeds T.C.), F. M. Sargeant (St. Luke's College, Exeter).

The provision of a new Dining Hall, which we used for the first time this term, is a real asset to the School. The rooms previously used for dining are now Science laboratories and as such they provide very welcome extra teaching spaces.

In September we welcomed Mr. J. Hetherington, Mr. J. Hancock and Mr. A. Hitchon, and we hope that their stay with us will be a happy and successful one.

School Parties have enjoyed performances of "The Imaginary Invalid" at The Civic Theatre and of "Murder in the Cathedral " at Tapton House.

Boys are asked to make it known that the Old Cestrefeldians' Dance will take place on Tuesday, February 5th, 1957, in the Victoria Ballroom. Tickets may be obtained from Mr. Swain at the School.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1957

The Annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on December 19th when lessons were read by the Staff and the boys and carols were sung by the Choir and the congreg:ation. It was a great joy to share the service with so many parents, Old Boys and friends.

On December 14th the Sixth form shared a highly successful Christmas party with the Sixth form of the St. Helena School, and on the following Monday the Second forms held their annual Christmas party. Both Functions took place in St. James’ Hall.

We offer very sincere congratulations to the School Captain G. A. Windle on being awarded an Open Scholarship in English at Jesus College, Cambridge and to S.D. Drackley on being awarded an Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at Queen's College Cambridge. We also congratulate the School Vice-captain, D. J. Peppitt, on gaining a place at Merton College, Oxford and T. Worrell on gaining a place at New College.

Two successful Parents’ Evenings have been held recently for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth and in the Transitus forms. It is encouraging to find so many parents vitally interested in their son’s education.

The Easter Service took place on April 9th when the choir sang the anthems “I waited for the Lord”, “Lord for Thy tender mercies’ sake” and “Dear Lord and Father of mankind”. The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield.

At one School assembly fears were expressed about the safety of the floor of Room 10. This is now supported by extra pillars and beams making the room underneath strangely reminiscent of an air raid shelter.

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Rothwell on the birth of a son, and we also offer our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. H. Crosthwaite on their recent marriage, and to Mr. and Mrs J. Thompson on the birth of a son.

The Reading Finals were held on March 26th in the St. Helena School Hall. Mr. Blenkinsop adjudicated on this occasion and awarded the prizes as follows:- Senior School: 1st G. A. Windle 2nd D. J. Pettitt 3rd P. J. Connerton Middle School 1st C. D. James 2nd A. Jarvis 3rd M. N. Johnson Junior School 1st B.R. Keeton 2nd I. C. Fergusson 3rd I. P. Cliff

A party of boys visited the Civic Theatre to watch a performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”, and a group of Sixth formers attended the performance of “The Winter’s Tale” at the Playhouse, Sheffield. On May 8th, fifty members of the higher and middle schools will see the film of “Henry V”.

COMMON ROOM TRIBUTE TO MR. VARLEY

At the end of the Summer Term the members of the Common Room, the honorary life-members (Mr. G. S. Wood and Mr, A. Jennings), and the Headmaster, paid Mr. Varley the unprecedented compliment of entertaining him as their honoured guest at dinner at the Station Hotel.

Mr. Owen paid tribute to Mr. Varley’s incomparable service to the School, and to his great qualities as a colleague. On behalf of all members of Common Room, Mr. McKay (Chairman) made a presentation, and wished Mr. and Mrs. Varley much happiness in retirement. In a characteristically sunny, modest and memorable reply, Mr. Varley thanked the Stall for their ‘great gift of friendship’; and Mr. Jennings rounded off a great occasion by eloquently expressing what was in the minds of all present - a sense of gratitude for the privilege of having known and worked with Mr. Varley.

Mr. Jones was thanked for his excellent arrangement of the meeting.

VALETE

“Age cannot wither” has probably been said of thousands of Cleopatras and their male counterparts since the first Elizabethan Age, and it is possible that a very small percentage of those so complimented been worthy of it.

But the School has just said Au revoir to one who has certainly grown no older since I first knew him. The black curly hair of the 1920’s is now white, it is true, and his shining morning face has a few more wrinkles in it, but his step is as jaunty as ever, and his broad smile ready and as infectious as in his earlier youth.

Heaven alone knows what Shangri-La he has found – in the centre of industrial England - which has so inhibited the menace of the years. I suppose the truth is that we carry around with us our own mental and spiritual boundaries which tend to grow stronger and, alas, narrower with the years; but the rare soul exists who finds a gap and steps through the lost horizon into a country where time passes but age stands still. Russell Varley is surely of that small and select company. To assess the value of the forty-three years he gave to the School is impossible. There are no units of measurement, no recording instruments, by which one can set down the worth of such a prolonged service.

Mr. Varley came to the School straight from Manchester University in 1913. In those days, over forty years ago, the School was a very different place. It was, of course, much smaller, not only in numbers but also in actual buildings. There were fewer than two hundred boys, mainly fee-payers, of whom about twenty were boarders. There were eight members of the Staff, and the Headmaster and his family lived on the premises. Their family dining-room was what is now the Headmaster’s study. The Intermediate Physics Laboratory of today was then two rooms - the separate fireplaces were there until the builders bricked them up about six months ago - and of these two rooms the one at the end nearest Sheffield Road was the Headmaster’s sitting- room, while the other was the boarders playroom.

Mr. Varley came as Housemaster to look after the boarders, so he also lived in the School. His sitting-room is now the Secretary’s office. Hurst House had not then been acquired for the School, and the Top Field had no New Wing, no Staffroom or Art School, no Terrace, no C.C.F. Hut or Metalwork Shop; and, of course, no derelict air-raid shelters. The grass grew up to the gym wall and to the garden walls of Shirland Street, and the Second XI matches, both cricket and football were played on it. The Lower Field was the scene of all First XI matches and of the Annual School Sports. The internal combustion engine had not been adopted for the use of groundsmen, and the mower and heavy roller were pulled by a small and very hirsute pony, which lived, summer and winter, in the School fields. It was the ambition of every boy, and particularly the boarders who had long hours to kill over the weekends, to catch ride bareback this rather nasty-tempered brute, and the pony usually won.

A glance at the galley of old School photographs in the Hall outside the Headmaster’s study will give an idea of what was worn by the well-dressed boy (and master) of those days. For prefects the main items appear to have been a very tall, stiff collar; a jacket buttoned with the top button only; tight and rather short trousers; black boots; and above all, an air of grim determination.

Mr. Varley’s principal subject was Geography, and in his early years he was also in charge of P.T. and games. But he had barely time to settle down before the First World War broke out, and he joined up. He was commissioned in the 2nd Bn. The King’s Own Royal Regiment, and his active service was spent mainly in Greece, in the Salonica theatre of war. Here he won the Military Cross and the Greek Military Cross for gallantry in action. After his demobilisation in 1919, he returned to the School as Geography master. During the war the number of boarders had fallen considerably, and when the war ended it was decided to abolish the boarding system altogether. So Mr. Varley no longer lived in the School as Housemaster. For two or three years after his return he commanded the School Cadet Corps, in addition to his other out-of-school activities.

As time went on, his interests widened, but he never lost touch with the games and athletics in the School, and for many years he was entirely and solely responsible for the Annual School Sports. It was possibly in this connection that he developed the qualities of organisation and attention to detail which were to stand him in such good stead in later years.

In 1922 he became House Master of Foljambe House, and generations of Old Cestrefeldians will have memories of him standing on a chair at the O.C.’s Annual Dinner, conducting the Foljambe verse of the School Song.

In 1946 he was appointed Second Master, and the extra duties involved made it necessary for him to hand over his interests in most of his out-of-school activities to others.

During the Second World War he did much valuable work in his spare time as a voluntary worker in the Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

He was no bookish soul for whom the Universe is a dry land of paper and an ocean of ink, and I remember him in many aspects of his protean career; as a vigorous football referee; as a stonewall bat and a deceptive slow bowler in the annual Staff Match; as a very active member of the British Legion; as a jolly good porridge- maker in a School camp at Lulworth Cove; as a keen disciplinarian, the terror of the rogue (but with a twinkle in his eye for the peccadillo of the merely mischievous); as a gallant performer at the O.C.’s Dance and popular and respected President of the O.C.’s Society; and, of course, a schoolmaster who knew his job and did it conscientiously.

He served under six headmasters, and was - and still is a delightful raconteur of the idiosyncrasies of masters and boys of his earlier days.

To the Staff he was always Bob, or in more intimate and carefree surroundings, Robert. In fact, most of them were firmly convinced that the R. in R.V. stood for Robert. To the earlier generations of boys who came into contact with him he was “Nigger,” and the name persisted although its significance must have been lost on the boys of more recent years.

He was a modest man. He lived for the School and its good name meant a great deal to him. But we are none of us infallible, not even the youngest of us, and R.V. had his little human weaknesses. He was unable to suffer fools gladly - an amiable fault which so many of us share or believe we share - and he could become rather more than annoyed at a failure on the part of somebody to keep strictly to the often very elaborate organisation which he had been at great pains to devise for some special occasion. But his little flare-ups were short-lived, and he was soon back in his room again, devising more traps for the careless reader of detailed time-tables.

He has left behind him a tradition of faithful service which it would be difficult to match in any school. He added to the honour and dignity of the schoolmaster during a period when teaching was the Cinderella of the professions. He was a loyal colleague, and we shall, for a long time, miss him in his usual places. But

“the years, like great black oxen, tread the years” and there comes a time when the responsibilities and even the mere physical strain of active teaching and administration in a large school must call a halt. So Mr. Varley has retired. But we have not said Goodbye. Mr. and Mrs. Varley have not left Chesterfield and we hope we shall see them "often and for a very long time at all our School functions; at our dances, our dramatic and musical productions, and our end-of-term Services, where we can assure them always of a sincere welcome.

The whole School will wish them both a long and very happy retirement. J.R.O.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1957

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 26th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Provost of Sheffield and the Choir sang the anthems “The Heaven’s are telling” (Haydn) and “He watching over Israel” (Mendelssohn).

On July 25th another successful Leaving Dance was held in the St. James’ Hall.

Our congratulations go to the following Scholarship winners :

Open Scholarship at Jesus College, Cambridge : G. A. Windle, (English); Open Exhibition at Queens’ College, Cambridge : S. D. Drackley, (Natural Sciences). State Scholarships: P. J. Connerton, J. M. Holmes, J. W. Harrison, J. B. Siddall, J. C. Thompson, D. A. Walker. County Major Scholarships: P. J. Connerton, J. Harrison, J. W. Harrison, J. M. Holmes, J. C. Thompson, D. A. Walker, K. T. Worrell, A. J. Davenport, J. B. Siddall. County University Exhibitions: T. W. Dunn, J. Dyson, R. A. Hill, J. E. Hunt, D. N. Lindley, T. R. Stephenson.

The following commenced degree courses at Universities this year: J. D. H. Pilkington (Trinity College, Cambridge), T. Mellors (New College, Oxford), J Harvey (Sheffield University), W. Longden (Hull University), G. A. Windle (Jesus College, Cambridge), S . D. Drack1ey (Queens’ College, Cambridge), D. J. Peppitt (Merton College, Cambridge), P. J. Adnitt (St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School), A. J. Davenport (Manchester University), J. B. Siddall (Manchester University), M. Bailey (Liverpool University), A. W. Bown (Liverpool University), R. A. Hill (Liverpool University), T. R. Stephenson (Liverpool University), J. E. Hunt (Durham University), D. E. Cave (Durham University), J. A. Sherwin (Durham University), J. Harrison (King’s College, London), J. M. Holmes (Birmingham University), R. S. Walker (Birmingham University), J. H. Mottershaw (Leeds University), J. F. Harris (Sheffield University), D. N. Lindley (London School of Economics), R. M. Metcalf (Reading University), K. Munday (Liverpool University), G. M. Lomas (Birmingham University), T. Higginbottom (Hull University), B. V. Tinsley (Manchester College of Technology) and K. T. Worrell (New College, Oxford) will commence his University Course in I959.

The following entered Training Colleges this year: A. J. Hallam (St. Mark and St. John), F. D. Bradbury (Loughborough), D. H. Harper (St. John’s, York), J. E. Swain (Westminster), D. Fisher (Leeds), M. Simms (Sheffield), K. D. Fidler (Goldsmith’s). The following will enter Training College either in 1958 or after National Service in 1959 : H. J. Miles, I. C. Greasby, C. R. Unwin.

We offer sincere congratulations : To John Metcalf, who has represented this country several times in International Athletics Matches; to J. Dennis and M. Allen who passed out at Sandhurst this year after two years at Welbeck; to R. B. Cooper who has obtained entrance to Welbeck College this year.

A party of boys visited the Commonwealth Exhibition, organised in the Library Exhibition Room in October.

The Remembrance Service was held on November 11th , when wreaths were laid on behalf of the Old Cestrefeldians, the Chairman of the Governors and the School.

In September we welcomed Mr F. W. Newton from Douai School, Reading, and we hope his stay with us will be a happy and successful one.

Congratulations to E. M. Hopkinson on beconig President of Oxford University Art Club and on gaining the Kington Oliphant History Prize for research on Derby in the ‘45 Rebellion. The Old Cestrefeldians’ Dance will take place in the Victoria Ball-room on Tuesday, February 4th, 1958.

This year the Butterley Empire Knowledge Prize has been awarded to D. A. Walker, the School Vice-Captain.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1958

The annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on December 20th, when lessons were read by the Staff and the boys. The carols were sung by the Choir and the congregation. It is a great joy to share this service with so many Old Boys, parents and friends.

On December 17th, the Sixth forms were invited to St. Helena School to share in what proved to be a very enjoyable Sixth form party. Our own Second form party took place in St. James’ Hall, on December 18th.

We offer sincere congratulations to D. A. Walker, who was awarded an Open Scholarship in History at Queens’ College, Cambridge, to P. Connerton, who was awarded an Open History Scholarship at Jesus College, Oxford, and to J. C. Thompson, on gaining an Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge. We also congratulate S. Harris and J. W. Harrison on obtaining places at King’s College, Cambridge.

Two successful Parents’ Evenings have been held in the Easter Term for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth and in the Transitus forms.

Parties of boys have visited the Civic Theatre to watch a performance of “Macbeth”, Tapton School to a performance of “A Circle of Chalk”, and St. Helena School to a performance of “Quality Street”.

The Reading Finals were held on March 25th in our own Dining Room. Mr Blenkinship again adjudicated and prizes were awarded as follows:

Senior School – 1st, D. J. Sharpe; 2nd , D. A. Walker; 3rd, P. J. Connerton.

Middle School – 1st, R. P. Wilson; 2nd, M. N. Johnson; 3rd, R. N. Bourne.

Junior School - 1st, B. R. Keeton ; 2nd, C. J. Askwith; 3rd, P. Brearley.

We said goodbye at the end of the Easter term to Mr. M. B. Rothwell, and we offer him our very good wishes and thanks. We welcome in his place Mr. R. E. Young, and hope that he will be very happy in his stay here.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1958

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 25th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Derby, and the choir sang the anthems “O be joyful in the Lord” (Stanford) ; “Go forth with God (Shaw).

On July 24th the Leaving Dance was held in St. James’ Hall.

Our congratulations go to the following Scholarship Winners in the last school year.

Open History Scholarship at Jesus College, Oxford, P. J. Connerton. Open History Scholarship at Queens’ College Cambridge, D. A. Walker. Open Exhibition at Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge, J. C. Thompson. State Scholarships, J. Dyson, J. F. B. Goodman, C L Jones, J. L. Roberts. County Major Scholarships, J. Dyson, J. F. B. Goodman, C. L. Jones, J. L. Roberts, F. J. Marriott, B. Roddie, D. J. Sharpe, G. H. Kirby, H. Mamers. County University Exhibitions, T. W. Dunn, R. J. Hunt, J. A. Penney.

The following commenced degree courses at University: D. S. Mitchell (Pembroke College, Oxford), F. N. Peacock (Selwyn College, Cambridge), D. A. Walker (Queens’ College, Cambridge), J. C. Thompson (St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge), J. W. Harrison (King’s College, Cambridge), S. Harris (King’s College, Cambridge), P. J. Connerton (Jesus College, Oxford), D. S. Allen (Sorbonne then Queen’s College, Oxford), T. W. Dunn (Imperial College of Science, London), P. J. North (St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London), C. L. Sanderson (Queen Mary College, London), J. F. B. Goodman (London School of Economics), J. L. Barber (Liverpool University), D. J. Sharpe (Liverpool University), J. Dyson (Manchester University), F. J. Marriott (Manchester University), C. D. Margerrison (Leeds University), F. B Cooper (Leeds University), B. Wiseall (Leeds University), C. L. ]ones (Birmingham University), A. Barker (Birmingham University), I. Newton (Bristol University), D. Chadbourne (Leicester College of Technology), M. Stirling (Nottingham University), M. Peck (Hull University), I. A. Potter (Leicester College of Technology).

The following boys entered Training Colleges this year: P. W. Holleworth (Westminster), W. R. B. Arnold (Westminster), P. J. Williams (Dudley), P. R. Kerry (Matlock), R. Sanderson (Borough Road), F. Sargeant (St. Luke’s), G. H. Fawcett (Westminster), B. Dyson (Westminster), R. Byfleet (Westminster), A. H. Smith (Westminster), L. M. Blackwell Westminster), M. J. Brunton (Cheltenham), K. W. Brewin Cheltenham), J. A. Hardwick (Cheltenham), F. Stevenson Cheltenham), P. Clarke (York), J. A. Weir (York), A. J. Mills (York), D. Reed Aspley (Shoreditch).

We offer our very sincere congratulations to Peter Wilkinson, and to John Metcalf, who represented this Country at the Empire Games.

The Remembrance Service was held on November 11th when wreaths were laid on behalf of the Old Cestrefeldians, the Chairman of the Governors and the School.

A party of Senior boys together with Mr. Jephcote visited the Open Country Pursuits Centre at White Hall during the last week of the Summer term.

Old Boys are requested to note, and make known, the fact that the Annual Dance of the Old Cestrefeldians’ Society will take place at the Victoria Ballroom on the evening of Tuesday, February 3rd, 1959.

J. L. Roberts, the School Captain, spent a month at the Outward Bound School, Eskdale, in the Summer holidays successfully accomplishing the course set. A party of boys visited the Civic Theatre, Chesterfield to see a production of “ The Rivals,” and Mr. McKay and Mr. Femison showed the film of “ Julius Caesar ” to the Middle and Upper Schools.

A party of five boys obtained places for the Sixth form conference at Buxton in November. The main theme of the Conference was “Geographical Factors in World Affairs.”

A Parents’ Evening for parents of fourth formers was held on November 6th.

We offer our very best wishes to Mr and Mrs. D. Bowler on the birth of a son, a brother for Richard and Heather.

We welcome Mr. Naylor and Mr. Dinner to the staff, and hope they will be very happy in their association with the School.

VALE LEONARD LODGE

Like every good schoolmaster, Leonard Lodge was, in the fashionable epithet, “dedicated”; during his 23 years at Chesterfield Grammar School he showed very clearly how he conceived his métier and, though his interests were many, they all focussed on fulfilling the function which he had allotted himself. Like every true specialist, moreover, he excelled in his chosen branch of study whilst, at the same time, maintaining a catholicity of interests; in consequence, although his name will be most readily associated with the teaching of French, with the School Play and with the Debating Society, he will probably be remembered with most gratitude by men, who as schoolboys were mediocre linguists, silent walkers-on and hesitant speakers. He awakened interests and encouraged everyone who was willing to try.

L.L. joined the staff of C.G.S. in September, 1955, and became head of the Modern Language Department soon after. He came through two general inspections with credit, and the academic side of his department was most successful, with many university awards and prizes in the Concours Special. As formmaster of Upper VI Arts, he encouraged a. scholarly approach to all subjects, modern languages, English and classics. He was uncompromising in the standards he set himself and he inspired and exhorted others to follow his example.

The Second World War occasioned crises on the Home Front no less than in the historically recorded theatres of operations; it fell to the grammar school masters in their 40’s and 50’s to hold together the fabric of traditional English education when it was assailed by shortages, transient and female staff, an acceptance of lower standards and all the sinister side effects of Total War. L. L. welcomed his returning colleagues back to a department commendably intact.

He took over the Literary and Debating Society early in the War and later the School Play. The former, with its weekly meetings and appointment of “fellows” came to play an increasingly important rolein the extra- curricular life of the School and is still a meeting ground of boys who might otherwise have been largely separated by the specialisation which university requirements force upon the Sixth Forms of Grammar Schools.

In play production, L. L. was an acknowledged expert and he has given us many memorable nights. Any selection would be invidious, but the accepted highlight would probably be the production in the Civic Theatre of Caesar’s Friend. The successes were many; individuals enjoyed triumphs, particular productions were hailed as outstanding. Greatest of all, however, was the educative effect on the numerous casts that took part, and the army of helpers. The progress had its permutations: from helper to walk-on, to small part, to principal and from principal to a secondary role. The School Play had no room for the selfish; under L. L. a group loyalty was evolved which made all share in the success and made sense of the unavoidable drudgery.

Much as he loved, admired and understood the glamour of drama, L. L. was never content to put on a polished production involving only a few. He produced a School Play: as many as possible took part. They learnt to move gracefully and purposefully, to endeavour to speak clearly and purely, to discipline their tongues and their bodies.

It was his love of pure speech which led to the establishment of the Reading Prizes which have helped so many boys to a perfection of their own capabilities; though he was delighted with the achievements of the successful, he was full of encouragement for every single boy who was prepared to enter and to try.

His love of painting, music and architecture were genuine and infectious; many boys owed their first introduction to the arts to him.

In his farewell speech, the Headmaster made mention of L. L.’s unfailing attendance at Assembly, and this was indeed a salient feature of his service to C.G.S. To him, one feels sure, it was a double gesture: a sincere act of worship and expression of the oneness of all ages and groups within the School. To L. L. the School, in all its facets, was a living entity: when Bradley House was founded he chose as its motto “Nisi Dominus aedificat”. His teaching career spanned the period from the relief that followed the Great War, through the disillusion of the ’30’s the stress of war, the relaxation of standards down to the striving to recover once more what had been the strength of English education. Like others of his generation, he cannot have liked to see the decline of reading and genuine devotion to learning, the increased obsession with short-cuts and substitutes for scholarship, the acceptance of precocious physical maturity not matched by intellectual and moral development. Yet he never lost his ability to feel with the young, he was as much liked by the 11 year olds and the 18 year olds of 1958 as of 1935. Inflexibility of standards went with a personal adaptability that made L.L. a first-class schoolmaster.

His well-known blind-spot was a profound disinterest in games; he was tolerant, however, and was prepared to accept complacently his house’s victory in any sport, though defeat left him quite unmoved. Paradoxically his voice will be long remembered by many old boys (distorted by various P.A. devices) on the Bottom Field on Sports Day naming the competitor in the Senior Long Jump and rebuking tormentors of the little tree.

If one speaks in the past tense of L. L. it is because one is thinking of his impact upon C.G.S. and his contribution to its life. As a person he is very much in the present and we shall remember him and periodically welcome him, we hope, on visits to Chesterfield for many years to come.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1959

The Christmas Service was held on December 19th, in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the Choir and the Congregation. The lessons were read by the Staff and the boys. It was good to see such a record attendance at this Service.

The Sixth form were happy to invite the Sixth forms from St. Helena School to a Christmas party in St. James’ Hall. It was, as usual, a very happy occasion.

We offer our sincere congratulations to B. Roddie who has been elected to an Open Exhibition in Classics at King’s College, Cambridge, to J. L. Roberts, who has been elected to an Open Major Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Oxford, and to R. Hunt, who has been elected to an Open Exhibition in Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London.

Two Parents’ Evenings have been held recently for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth forms and in the Transitus. It is encouraging to find these meetings so well attended.

A Theatre party was arranged to attend the performance of “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” at the Civic Theatre, and Mr. McKay accompanied a party from the Upper School to Nottingham Playhouse for a performance of “Hamlet". Another party of Sixth formers went to Sheffield to hear a poetry reading by Mr, T. S. Eliot.

Our congratulations, go to an Old Boy, Brian Unwin, who has been awarded a Rotary Foundation Fellowship to be held at Yale University, U.S.A.

The Easter Service took place on 25th March, in the Parish Church. The Choir sang the anthems: “Lead me Lord” (Wesley), “God so loved the World" (Stainer) and, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace ” (Wesley). The Archdeacon of Chesterfield preached the sermon.

We offer our sincere good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. H. Crosthwaite on the birth of a daughter.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1959

The annual Commemoration Service was held on July 24th, in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Principal of Lichfield Theological College, the Rev. C. Fenton, and the Choir sang the anthems: “Hymn to the Trinity,” “How beautiful are the feet." and “O Father whose almighty power.”

On July 24th the annual Leaving Dance was held in St. James’ Hall. This was well attended and it was a very enjoyable function. We were delighted to welcome yet another Old Boy who has been elected Mayor of Chesterfield. Alderman L. Hadfield, together with the Mayoress, paid us an official visit in July. His name, along with others who have been Mayor, has been inscribed on the Honours Board in the Main School. ln July a party visited the Chemical Research Department of Sheffield University, and another party attended the annual lecture arranged by the Mathematical Association.

Our congratulations go to the following Scholarship winners in the last school year: J. L. Roberts (Open Scholarship at Trinity College, Oxford and an Open Exhibition at Imperial College, London), B. Roddie (Open Exhibition at Kings’ College, Cambridge), R. J. Hunt (Open Exhibition, Imperial College, London). State Scholarships were awarded to S. Handley, T. M. Sporton, I. Wharf, S. G. Whittington, and D. J. Rees was on the Reserve List for a State Scholarship. County Major Scholarships were awarded to C. H. Andrews, I. C. Buchan, J. S. Handley, D. Rees, T. M. Sporton, R. Swain, P. Lynam, R. H. Thompson, I. Wharf, S. G. Whittington, and County University Exhibitions to G. Batty, D. Mayfield and K. J. Pickard.

The following have been awarded County University Grants on the 1959 G.C.E. results :- For entry in I959: D. H. Boothman, D. P. Carter, C. I. H. Cook, R. Crouch, R. I. Durrant, R. C. Isaacs, J. Leggett, D. S. Nicol, B. J. Price, I. Rhodes, G. B. Siddall, R. F. B. Skyrme, P. A. Taylor, A. Thompson. Deferred grants for entry in 1960 : J. Boyden, C. D. James, D. F. M. Horsfield, C. A. Skevington.

The following boys entered degree courses at the University this year: K. T. Worrell (New College, Oxford), R. H. Turner (Wadham College, Oxford), D. S. Allen (Queen’s College, Oxford), L. Roberts (Trinity College, Oxford), B. Roddie (King’s College, Cambridge), I. Buchan (Birmingham), P. Lynam (Birmingham), N. Askew (Birmingham), C. I. H. Cook (Birmingham, R. Durrant (Birmingham), R. C. Isaacs (Birmingham), R. Swain (Birmingham), R. Hunt (Imperial College, London), H. Mamers (Imperial College, London), A. Whitman (Imperial College, London), P. A. Taylor (London Hospital), R. Crouch (Manchester), C. H. Andrews (Manchester), D. H. Bootham (Manchester), D. Cater (Manchester), J. Leggett (Manchester), D. J. Mayfield (Manchester), J. Thomson (Manchester), G. B. Siddall (Leeds), D. S. Nicol (Leeds), J. Penney (Madrid University, Spain), G. Oldfield (Hull), B. J. Price (Sheffield), I. Rhodes (Aberystwyth).

The following boys entered Training Colleges this year: I. C. Greasby (Loughborough), C. R. Unwin (St. Luke’s College, Exeter), C. Millington (Westminster), I. P. Hill (St. Paul’s College, Cheltenham), M. Hoffman (Westminster), M. Barnes (Goldsmith’s), W. Briggs (Goldsmith’s), M. S. Dickerson (Loughborough), M. A. Exley (Avery Hill), L. Heath (Avery Hill), M. Hughes (Avery Hill), B. Cantrell (Sheffield Training College).

In the annual French competition arranged by the Societe Nationale des Professeurs de Francais en Angleterre, eight boys were awarded prizes and two were given certificates. In competition with the other Schools concerned we were awarded “ La plaquette.”

We offer our sincere congratulations to R. P. Wilson who was chosen for the Olympic Soccer team trial and who has since attended an Olympic Coaching Coursese at Bisham Abbey.

On Monday, October 26th, at party of 50 boys went to the Nottingham Co-operative Arts Centre to see a production of “L’Avare,” by Moliere. This production was arranged by the Modern Languages Association.

We congratulate all the boys concerned with the geological exhibit which was staged for the Pegasus Exhibition in July, and all other boys who contributed individual exhibits.

The Remembrance Service was held on November 11th, when wreaths were laid on behalf of the Old Cestrefeldians, the Chairman of the Governors and the School.

P. G. Ward spent a month at the Eskdale Outward Bound School in August. In the Easter holidays N. Hubert attended the Aberdovey Outward Bound School, and D. R. Hoult, K. Pickard, J. Parsons, R. Davenport and M. Vallance attended the Eskdale Outward Bound School. All these boys successfully accomplished the course and they obtained very good reports.

A party of over 60 Sixth Form boys visited the Civic Theatre to see a production of Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.”

A Parents’ Evening for parents of fourth formers was held on November 3rd.

We offer a sincere welcome to Mr. K. Pollard and Dr. W. Hallows, who have joined the Staff, and we hope their association with the School will be a very happy one. In September we said goodbye to Mr. J. Hancock. We thank him for his services while he was with us and we wish him every success at Loughborough.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1960

The Christmas Service was held on December 22nd, in the Parish Church. Carols were sung by the Choir and the Congregation as part of a Festival of Lessons and Carols.

We offer our sincere congratulations to T. M. Sporton, who has been elected to an Open Scholarship at Queens’ College, Cambridge; to J. S. Hadley who has been elected to an Open Leverhulme Scholarship at the London School of Economics; to G. Batty who has secured entry to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; to S.G. Whittington, who has secured entry to Queens‘ College, Cambridge; to C. D. James, who has secured entry to Jesus College, Oxford.

The annual Sixth Form party was held in the St. Helena School Hall on l5th December.

Two Parents‘ Evenings have been held this term for the parents of Upper Sixth forms and of Transitus forms. Both meetings were well attended.

During the term a party from the Middle School visited the Civic Theatre to see a performance of “Great Expectations.”

We offer our sincere good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Fomison on the birth of a son.

M. D. Crombie (Eskdale), J. S. Pickard (Eskdale), C. A. Birkin (Aberdovey). K. E. Harwood (Aberdovey). and M. J. Todd (Aberdovey) have spent a month on Outward Bound Courses. Four received merit awards and the other membership.

At the end of the Christmas term we said goodbye to Mr. G. C. Senior and to Mr. J. Thompson and at the end of the Easter term to Mr. H. Crosthwaite. We thank them all for their services here and we wish them every success in their new appointments.

We welcomed to the Staff this term Mr A. Beresford and Mr. E. Pugh, and we sincerely hope they will be very happy in their work in this School.

The Easter Service took place on April 8th. in the Parish Church. The Archdeacon preached the sermon and the Choir sang the anthems “O Saviour of the World" (Goss) and “Turn Thy face from our sins” (Attwood).

The School has been invited to take part in the B.B.C. Top of the Form Competition in the Autumn. SCHOOL NOTES - December 1960

The annual Commemoration Service was held on July 22nd in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev. R. W. Bansall, Rector of Barlborough, and the Choir sang the anthems "How beautiful are the feet" (Handel), “Good Christian Men” (Lang) and "Time your harps" (Handel).

On May 25th we were very pleased to welcome an Old Boy, Mr. Clive Bond, who is on the Staff of the University in Uganda. He talked to the Juniors about his work in Africa and showed some excellent slides.

On Wednesday, July 13th, the annual Leaving Dance was held in St. James' Hall. This was well attended and it was a very enjoyable function.

In the Summer term, on July 16th, we were delighted to welcome the Mayor and Mayoress who paid an official visit. The Mayor, Alderman H. C. Mullett, is a Governor of the School.

Our congratulations go to the following scholarship winners in the last school year: T, M. Sporton, Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences at Queen's College, Cambridge. J. L. Barber, Open Exhibition in Mathematics at St. John's College, Cambridge. J. S. Handley, Leverhulme Scholarship at the London School of Economics.

State Scholarships were awarded to G. E. Roe, S. P. Riley, C. B. Hurley, K. J. Pickard. County Major Scholarships were awarded to M. A. Cowley, R. A. Fletton, C. B. Hurley, T. Keating, K. J. Pickard, S. P. Riley, G, E. Roe. County University Exhibitions were awarded to R. A. Few, J. Girdwood, N. F. Hobart, C. J. Swan, J. Wier.

The following boys entered degree courses at the University this year: D. F. Horsfield (Balliol College, Oxford),.R. H. Thompson (Merton College, Oxford), J. R. Barber (St. John's College, Cambridge), G. Batty (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge), T. M. Sporton (Queen's College, Cambridge), S. G. Whittington (Queen's College, Cambridge), R. F. B. Skyrme (Manchester), M. J. Rush (Manchester College of Technology), R. J. Buswell (Manchester), K. J. Pickard (Manchester), T. Keating (Manchester), W. F. Nightingale (Sheffield), I. D. Brown (Sheffield), I. J. Burden (Sheffield), R. P. Harbord (Sheffield), J. S. Handley (London School of Economics), N. F. Hubert (London School of Economics), D. J. Rees (Imperial College, London), I. Wharf (Imperial College, London), P. G. Ward (King's College, London), A. Stevens (Guy's Hospital Medical School, London), J. Boyden (Courtauld Institute of Fine Art, London), M. J. Mellor (Leeds), A. Weir (Aberystwyth), T. A. Haley (Birmingham), C. A. Skevington (Liverpool), L. J. Tunnard (Bradford Institute of Technology), J. Denby (Loughborough College of Technology).

The following entered upon Sandwich Engineering Courses: English Electric Company - D. Burnham, K. M. Jobes, M. W. Taylor, G. Twigg, R. J. WyIde. Bristol Aircraft Company - R. Fidler. Chesterfield College of Technology - M. E. Taylor, G. Varley.

The following boys entered Teacher Training Colleges this year: Westminster - D. S. Wagstafr, D. W. Smith, J. Tranter. Loughborough - J. A. Briggs, R. P. Wilson, D. Lister. Padgate -L M. Maddison. Goldsmith's – B. Smith. Derby - J Parsons. Worcester - E. K. Milner. Matlock - F. Wright. Sheffield - D. Roberts.

In the annual French competition arranged by the Societe Nationale des Professeurs de Francais en Grande Bretagne nine boys were awarded prizes and one was given a certificate. In competition with the other schools we were Honours Concours for the Plaquette.

We were delighted to take part in the B.B.C. "Top of the Form" contest. Unfortunately, on October 4th, we were beaten by the Manchester High School for Girls, but the four boys, C. M. Thorpe, S. E. Wakelam, R. J. Pountain and J. Rice acquitted themselves well.

On Thursday, November 3rd, a party of 30 boys went to the Nottingham Co-operative Arts Centre to see a production of "Britannicus" by Jean Racine.

On July 6th we held a very successful Parents' Evening for parents of second formers and on November 3rd an equally successful Parents' Evening for parents of fourth formers.

D. G. Price spent a month at the Eskdale Outward Bound course in August and he received a merit award.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Mr. J. A. Cant at the end of the Summer term when he took up another post in Liverpool. He has given much service to the School and we offer to him our very sincere thanks. We hope that his stay in Liverpool will be happy and successful.

We have welcomed this term Mr. Poole, Mr. R. Parkin, Mr. J. Fisher and Mr. F. W. Dawber, and we hope that their association with the School will be a happy and successful one.

We are very much indebted to Mr. and Mrs. L. Crookes and Mr. Geoffrey Crookes for the gift of a complete recording of the "Messiah." This is a very valuable addition to the Music Library.

At the end of this term, Mr. D. Bowler is leaving us. We thank him for his services to the School and wish him well in his new post. In his place we welcome Mr. G. A. Windle B.A. (Cantab.).

On December 14th, a party of boys from the. Middle School, accompanied by Mr. Fisher and Mr. Dawber, attended a performance of "Macbeth" given by Buxton College.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1961

The Annual School Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Wednesday, December 21st, when the Choir and the Congregation sang carols and the lessons were read by members of the Staff and the boys.

We congratulate the following who have obtained entry to Oxford or Cambridge : R. N. Bourne to Balliol College, Oxford, for 1961 ; R. A. Few to Trinity College, Oxford, for 1961; C. B. Hurley to Merton College, Oxford, for 1961; S. P. Riley to Queens' College, Cambridge, for 1961; G. E. Roe to St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, for 1961 ; J. Girdwood to Exeter College, Oxford, for 1961, and G. E. Proctor to New College, Oxford, for 1961.

The annual Sixth form party was held in St. James' Hall on December 14th, 1960, when it was the School's privilege to invite the Sixth formers from the St. Helena School,

During this term two successful Parents' Evenings have been field for the parents of boys in the Upper Sixths and for the parents of boys in the Transitus forms. It is encouraging to see these meetings so well attended.

Parties from the School have attended a variety of lectures and plays. In the Christmas holidays a party attended a lecture on "Colour Television” at the City Hall, Sheffield. On March 8th, 120 boys attended a lecture in the Chesterfield Civic Theatre arranged by the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and on March 27th a party heard a lecture on chemistry at Sheffield University. Earlier in the term a party visited the Chesterfield Civic Theatre to see a performance of Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor. A group of fifteen boys accompanied by Mr. Parkin paid an interesting visit to Markham Colliery.

We offer our very sincere congratulations to D. G. Price who has obtained the Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Gold standard. This will be presented to him by the Duke of Edinburgh in May, 1961.

At the end of' last term Dr. W. R. Hallows left us to take up and appointment in Slough. We wish him every success and thank him for his services to the School. At the end of the School year, Mr. F. W. Newton moves nearer his home to a post in Harwich. He has our best wishes for his future happiness.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Wednesday, 29th March. We were very happy to see the Archdeacon after his recent illness and we hope he is now completely recovered. The School owes much to him, not only for his sermon at the Easter Service, but also for the many ways in which he helps us in other Services. At this Easter Service the Choir sang "Lead me, Lord," “Surely He bath borne our griefs" (Handel), “O Saviour of the World” (Goss) and “How beautiful are the feet” (Handel).

"Never Take No for an Answer," the Italian film made from Paul Gallico's "The Small Miracle," was shown to the School by Mr. McKay and Mr. Fomison at the end of last term.

The School offers its congratulations to Mr and Mrs J. Fisher on their marriage and wishes them every happiness ion the future.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1961

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on July 28th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by Canon Ralph Foster, Vicar of Worksop Priory Church and the Choir sang the anthems "And the Glory'' and "In thee is gladness."

On Thursday, July -17th. the Annual Dance was held in St. James' Hall. This was well attended and it was a very enjoyable function

In the Summer Term, we were again delighted to welcome an Old Boy who is this year the Mayor of Chesterfield. He, with the Mayoress, visited the School and spoke at Assembly.

Our congratulations go to the following Scholarship winners in the last school year: State Scholarships: R. A. Fletton. P. C. Hole. J. C. Rice,. R. J. Walton. County Major Scholarships: D. P. Frisby. P. C. Hole., J. C. Rice, R. J. Walton. County University Exhibitions: J. G. H. Bryan, G. Elliott, R Gascoyne. P. J. Haysman, G. A. Lilleker, W. H. Pickering, B. F. Speakman, J. Wilcockson.

The following boys entered degree course,, at the University this year: G. E. Roe (St. Catharine's College, Cambridge), S. P. Riley (Queens' College, Cambridge), C. B: Hurley (Merton College, Oxford), R. A. Few (Trinity College, Oxford), J. Girdwood (Exeter College, Oxford), R. N. Bourne (Balliol College, Oxford), G. E. Proctor (New College. Oxford), C. D. James (Jesus College, Oxford). J. Weir (London School of Economics), G. Fisher (London School of Economics), G. Elliott (London School of Economics), P. D. Ashmore (Queen Mary College. London University), J. Wilcockson (Queen Mary College. London University), C. J. Swan Imperial College, London University). A. Hirst (Guy's Hospital Dental School). M. B. Winterbottom (University College, London University), J. D. Gilling (University College, London University) M. A. Cowley (Birmingham). R. A. Fletton (Birmingham), J. G. H. Bryan (Birmingham), L. N. Shrimpton (Birmingham). B. Taylor (Birmingham), J. Simmonds (Birmingham), D. L. Cresswell (Leeds), R. C. Else (Leeds), D. R. Hoult (Leeds), D. R. Benson (Leeds). R. W. Dexter (Leeds), D. Mellors (Leeds), D. J. Shepherd (Leeds). T. Navin (Leeds), J. T. Steggals (Leeds), G. S. Watmore (Leeds). B. Morley (Leeds), P. J. Haysman (Sheffield), R. M. Gidlow (Sheffield), W. H. Pickering (Manchester), P. G. Hancock (Liverpool), D. G. Farnsworth (Liverpool), E. J. W. Birley (Glasgow), A. Scotney (Hull). J. C. W. Tingay (Hull), I. Goodwin (Chelsea Polytechnic). B. W. Watkinson (Sunderland College of Technology).

The following boys entered Teachers' Training Colleges this year: St. Mark and St. John: R. D. Borman. A. Jarvis. R. Bemrose. Westminster: D. R. Flint. Shoreditch: P. J. Fielding. Matlock: D. S. Taylor. Nottingham: D. P. Eyre. Chester: E. D. Godber. Worcester: R. Davenport.

The following entered upon Sandwich Engineering Courses: P. R. Turton Dip.Tech., Southern Electricity Board. P. A. Brown Dip.Tech., Metro-Vickers, Manchester. E. Swain H.N. Dip., Loughborough College of Technology. A. Street English Electric Valve Company. A. Cutts H.N..Dip., Chesterfield College of Technology

In the Annual French Competition arranged by the Societe Nationale des Professeurs de Francais en Grande Bretagne, six boys received prizes and three were given certificates. J. C. Rice was awarded the special prize for “Theme”.

The following boys went on Outward Bound Courses during the Summer Holidays and all received good reports: R. A. Few (Moray Sea School); E. T. Moseley and D. P. Eyre (Ullswater); J. M. Hubert. J. C, Bennett, J. G. Elliott and R. M. Smith (Eskdale).

On July 11th, a very successful Parents' Evening for parents of second formers was held. and a similar meeting for parents of fourth formers was held on November 9th.

On October 23rd a party of boys went to the Deincourt School, North Wingfield, to see a performance of a French play "La Malade Imaginaire," by Moliere, sponsored by the Notts. and Derbys. Modern Language Association.

In November a party of 110 boys visited the Chesterfield Civic Theatre to see a production of “Much Ado About Nothing” given by the resident company.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Mr. A. Jensen and Mr. F. Newton at the end of the Summer term. They both gave much willing service to the school, and we thank them sincerely and hope that they will be happy and successful in their new posts.

We have welcomed this term, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Firth, Mr. Searcy and Mr. Rogers, and also Mr. Ellis and Mr. Murfin who are helping us on a part-time basis. We hope their association with the school will be a happy and successful one.

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Poole on the birth of their son and we offer them our sincere good wishes.

BBSBBBBSSBSBBBS ! ! !

At the beginning of September the Science Sixths took over the first instalment of the new School at Brookside. My first impressions of this great event I find very great difficulty in recording, so inextricably are they linked with memories of the past at Sheffield Road, and with hopes for the future when the whole School is likely to be at Brookside, and this present compromise is itself a memory. It is only against the memory of years spent in converting former dining halls, cloakrooms and worse into extra labora- tories that one can appreciate the joy of planning and, wonderfully to relate, of moving at last into brand new, brightly decorated, rooms containing light-coloured, functional furniture. Only former members of Upper Science Sixths, over fifty strong in numbers and over seventeen in average age, who have had to share a perpetually blacked-out form-room with junior science classes will be able to understand the luxury in using two classrooms as form-rooms completely distinct from laboratories. Is it merely nostalgia, I wonder therefore, when I overhear the following comment: “You have to be so careful here - down at Sheffield Road it didn't matter what you spilled on the bench, they couldn’t prove whether it was you or your grandfather who had done it”? Or when members of Staff recall the old days when they could chat in a lab after school and share their common problems. Now we write notes to each other and wave as we pass on our three mile journey from one part of the school to the other. Even so, no one would willingly put back the clock after tasting the pleasures of the future; the only regret we have is that the whole School cannot be with us for the present at Brookside. One undoubted advantage of the present arrangement is that it does enable a more mature system of discipline to be tried out, a system in which personal responsibility for study and behaviour in general should prove to be good training for the University years ahead. Will this compensate for the loss of opportunity to practise the leadership of younger boys usually gained in undertaking the more traditional duties of School or House Prefect? And what effect will this have on the Lower and Middle Schools who no longer meet their Sixth Form heroes on the Science side and who no longer see advanced work being done in School? To try to counteract this, it has been arranged that each form spends one whole day per week in the main school and, in addition, most of the mathematics classes are held at Shefiield Road. By starting afternoon school at Brookside some 15 minutes earlier, it has been possible, too, to provide transport after school to Sheffield Road so that anyone wishing to join in after-school activities there is able to arrive on time. This has been well supported, and may it continue to be so as long as the present division remains. The Erasmus Darwin Society in particular was formed three years ago to bring Arts, Modern and Science Sixths together in common discussion and to oppose the idea of the “two cultures”; now that the Scientists are separated geographically by force of economic circumstances by about three miles from their erstwhile colleagues, it is even more important to keep the Society going. Briefly, then, Brookside has many advantages over Sheffield Road, but the fact that these tend to be cancelled out in part at present is due solely to the artificial segregation of its inhabitants from the main school. May the economic state of the country improve in the near future sufficiently to allow the rest of the School to join us here! Then all our weekly timetables, abbreviated by writing B for Brookside and S for Sheffield Road, will read BBBBBBBBBBBBBBB instead of my present one of: BBSBBBBSSBSBBBS ! ! ! J.J.H. Norway 1961

On August 2nd, a party of 33 boys, accompanied by three masters and one master’s wife, set off from Chesterfield Midland Station for London on the first stage of the journey to Norway for what proved to be a memorable holiday.Leaving London Airport ten minutes after the scheduled departure time of 3-0 p.m., we had an uneventful flight to Stavanger, arriving at approximately 7-25 p.m. local time, having had to put our watches on one hour, once we were out of the net of British Summer Time. On arrival at the hostel in Stavanger, we had a sharp introduction to a Norwegian supper which was unanimously voted a miss among ourselves. On recollection, I believe it began with something vaguely resembling soup as we know it, and to which the dubious title of “sickerage” was appropriated by us. I hope I have spelt the name correctly, but this is one case where the Oxford dictionary is of no assistance. It is a known psychological fact that one can often endure something unpleasant when one knows there is something different to follow which might be more enjoyable. The “something different” was two distinguishable types of meat (one type was likened to “Kit-e-Kat"’ by a member of the party), accompanied by a sauce-like fluid which I cannot find words to describe; this combination was supplemented by very thick pieces of bread and marmalade. As time went by, thanks to the kindness of the Warden who endeavoured on request to produce a more British sort of meal from the resources he had available, mealtime became a happier occasion even though, for some, it meant a bread and marmalade existence at times. A short tour round our more immediate surroundings was enough for most, and then bed, although some people seemed to hold the stubborn view that Norway was a new “planet” where sleep was unnecessary. The following six days were spent exploring the wonderful city of Stavanger (the fourth largest in Norway, though it is no bigger than Chesterfield) and the surrounding area, which included cruises along the Lyse Fjord to the famous Pulpit Rock, to the lonely Utstein Monastery and into Tanangerfjord for deep-sea fishing. Of all the wonders and charms of the country which we saw, however, there was nothing to compare with the wild beauty of the fjords, twisting and turning among the precipitous cliffs of the towering mountains. With such wonderful scenery all around us, it came as no surprise to find the natives of the country such naturally friendly and reserved people, and we can all total up many enjoyable hours throughout the week spent in their company. We learnt a surprising amount about their way of life, their habits, and their customs, and were astonished to find that we resembled each other in so many ways. Many people tend to think of foreigners as being totally different from ourselves, but we certainly found that Norwegians could quite easily be taken as Englishmen in all but language and complexion. Time passed all too quickly, and on Tuesday morning we set off to a mountain lodge, had a very appetizing meal and then split up into two parties, our guide, Miss Gunn, a Norwegian student, leading a party to the Pulpit Rock, while Mr.Parkin took the less energetic on a shorter hike. The route to Pulpit Rock gave us a closer view of the beautiful Norwegian mountain scenery and, although it was by no means a leisurely stroll to our destination, everybody agreed that the view from the Pulpit was worth walking a hundred miles to see. From the Rock, the drop to the water of the Lyse Fjord below is a sheer 1,800 feet, but when put in terms of a third of a mile it seems more in its proper perspective. Two or three of the party on the edge of the Rock seemed to give the impression that they were seriously contemplating “ending it all,” but Mr. Pollard, from a distance, persuaded them that it “just wasn’t worth it,” and we set off back for the lodge. Next morning, we woke up to see the rain beating down and at 11-00 a.m. we made our way through the pine forest to the nearest road, where we caught a bus and eventually arrived back in Stavanger for last-minute shopping, and dinner at the Mortepumpen Restaurant. We then returned to the hostel, collected our luggage, and said goodbye to our friends there. The group left for the airport in high spirits, oblivious of the news of the air disaster which had been enacted only a few miles away in the wild region of the Lyfylke Fjords. We were late leaving Stavanger Airport, the reason unknown to 33 members of the party but not to the other four. At 1 a.m. on the Thursday morning, the lights of Clacton-on-Sea were seen by those still awake, and very soon after, our Viking airliner touched down safely at London Airport. At St. Pancras, in the grey light of the dawn, we learnt and were stunned by the news of the tragedy, and it was with a strange sort of relief that we stepped off the train onto Platform 1 of Chesterfield Station at 8-30 a.rn. Many thanks to Mr. Parkin, Mr. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Pollard, and, of course, to our Norwegian guide, Miss Gunn, who all did so much to make this holiday an enjoyable and memorable one for all concerned. D. Moore, U.VI.M.2.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1962

The annual School Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Wednesday, December 20th, when the Choir and the Congregation sang carols, the lessons were read by members of the Staff and the boys.

We offer our very sincere congratulations to J. C. Rice, who has been awarded an Open Exhibition at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge; and to D. P. Frisby who has been awarded a Leverhulme Scholarship at the London School of Economics. We also congratulate the following boys who have obtained entry to Cambridge: P. C. Hole to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; M. R. Askew to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge.

We should like to offer our very sincere thanks to R. N. Bourne for his generosity in presenting a cup to the School for six-a-side hockey.

The annual Sixth Form Party was held at the Saint Helena School at the end of the autumn term and we greatly appreciated the hospitality of the Sixth formers of the Saint Helena School.

During the spring term, two successful Parents' Evenings have been held for the parents of boys in the Upper Sixths and for the parents of boys in the Transitus Forms. The value of such evenings is shown by tile large number of parents who attend.

On February 19th, a united S.C.M. Rally was held in the Saint Helena School Hall by kind permission of the Headmistress, when the guest speaker was Professor W. H. G. Armytage, M.A., of the Department of Education, Sheffield University. The theme of his talk was "The World Church."

Parties from the School have attended a variety of outside functions, including lectures on "Rocket Fuels at Sheffield University, “Science in Space” by Dr. Kaiser at Gosforth Secondary School, the Faraday lecture at the City Hall, Sheffield on “The Future of Telecommunications" and a visit to Ferranti Works and Ringway Airport, Manchester. Over 100 senior boys attended a performance of "Much Ado about Nothing" at the Civic Theatre.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Wednesday, April 11th, when the Archdeacon preached the sermon. The Choir sang "Lead me Lord", "Surely He hath borne our griefs" (Handel), and "God so loved the World" (Stainer).

We said "goodbye” at the end of the Easter term to Mr. Warmington, who retired after 28 years at the School. There is a tribute to his work in this magazine, but we should like to take the opportunity of offering our thanks to Mr. Warmington for his loyal service and to wish him and Mrs. Warmington many happy years of retirement.

We cordially welcome to the Staff Mr. P. Turner, B.A. (Oxon.). Mr. Turner joins us to take English and Religious Knowledge.

Mr. G. Jephcote has been appointed to referee the English Schools' Trophy Final between Stoke and Liverpool. The School heartily congratulates him on this honour. The final is played in two legs, on the Port Vale ground on May 3rd, and at Anfield, Liverpool, on May 7th.

BROOKSIDE ITEMS

The settling-in period has now been completed at Brookside, and we have become accustomed, though not inured, to constant commuting between the old building and the new. We regret that there is no immediate prospect of completing the new school, so that the present division will continue for some years. However, the distance between the two buildings is not so great as to keep us in isolation. We are sometimes visited by members of the Staff who do not teach at Brookside; we have housed the Erasmus Darwin Society at two of its meetings, and occasional groups of junior boys come in after games and ask to be shown round. Although the biology pond is at present harbouring spontaneously arriving organisms only, it has been a most prolific source of ice throughout the term, much to the benefit of the chemistry department. The February hurricane did us no damage, but perhaps gave some of the physicists an insight into the aerodynamics of dustbins and their lids; in addition, it demolished a neighbour's ugly shed, to reveal a distinguished veteran in the shape of a Model “T” Ford. Our roses have been pruned, our system of bells is at last in working order, and table-tennis helps to prevent lunch-time tedium. Thus we progress, adding amenity to modernity as the mellowing process continues.

AN APPRECIATION: TO E.L.W.—

Mr. Warmington joined the Staff of Chesterfield Grammar School - as it was then called - in May, 1935. His arrival was quiet and unostentatious, but before long he began to interest himself in school activities. In 1938 he took over the duties of School Librarian, and he had at that time much to do with the classification and cataloguing of the books. During the difficult years of the war, he took on many extra duties. He was the Magazine Editor for some years. He took a commission in the Cadet Corps, and he rendered valuable assistance during the absence of the regular officers. Throughout, his literary and critical faculties have been easily recognised and appreciated, and most of the official magazine accounts of school plays, staff plays and Greek plays were written by Mr. Warmington. He has devoted himself to writing poetry in the modern vein, and examples of his compositions have from time to time appeared in the Magazine. Amongst his many interests Mr. Warmington included music, and until this last year he has been a member of the School Choir. Mr. Warmington has always shown a special kindness to any boys in difficulty and he has done much to encourage them. His regular attendance at School Prayers has been a fine example to the School. His sincerity and his genuine love of his subjects will long be remembered. Both Staff and boys will wish to him and Mrs. Warmington many years of happy retirement. SCHOOL NOTES – December 1962

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on Friday. July 27th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the, Rev. R. C. Hubble, and the Choir sang the anthems “Te Deum" and “How beautiful are the feet."

Our congratulations to the following scholarship winners in the last school Year: Birks, A. R, Marriott, R, Mellar, H. G., Tankard, P. G., Wildsmith, E., Morris, J., Norris, R. J., Pountain, R. J., Taylor, I. A., Bargh, T., Boyce, D. C., Brealey, P., Cooper, M. J., Crosby, M. E., Hays. R. A., Newbold. J. M., Renshaw, M.

The following boys entered degree courses at the University this year: Rice, J. C., Hole, P. C., Askew, M. R., Frisby, D. P., Walton. R. J., Lilleker, G. A., Hubert, J. M., Marriott, R., Crosby, M. E., Wilks, G., Wilson R., Gascoyne. R., Hull, H. R., Hampson, M., Moseley, E. T., Thomas. J. C., Newbold, J. M., Lockwood, C., Gattie, R. A., Boyce, D. G., Cliff, 1. P., Hays, R. A., Marsden, K., Renshaw, M., Horrocks, J. L., Turner, S. C., Morris, J., Speakman. B. F., Costigan, A. P., Bargh, T., Armitage, A. P., Coombe, R. D., Weir. G.

The following entered Dip. Tech. Courses: Berresford, H. I., Austin, J. G., Haywood, Harris, D., Bland, I. R., Slack. D. W.

The following boys entered Teacher Training Colleges: Wells, S. C., Padley, C., Pickard, J. S., Eadon, D. H., Valentine, C.J., Johnson, S., Craddock, W. A., McDowell, D. L., Watkinson, J. S., Halford, T. E., Cox, J. R., Dixon, T. E., Leaning. K. G.

In the Summer term a successful Parents' Evening was held for parents of second formers. More recently a Parents' Evening for parents of fourth formers was held on November 13th.

In the Summer 7 boys attended Outward Bound Courses at the Eskdale Centre.

Eleven boys attended a course at the Kinder Mountain Training School in August as part of their training for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. In the Summer term the Chairman of' the Governors, Alderman E. Swale, OBE., D.F.C., J.P., presented the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Awards to: Barber, C. W., Dixon. T. E., Jackson, J. M., Taylor, J. A., Thompson. R. G., Turner, C. H., Wheatstone, K. C. Recently Bronze Awards have been presented to: Dymond, R., Chappell, J. A., Linacre, R. D., Portman, R. M.,_ Stanton, W. R., Walker. I., Wilson, J. R.

We said goodbye to Mr. Fisher at the end of the Summer term and we wish him every success at Brighton. We have welcomed in his place Mr. S. E. Davey, and we hope he will be very happy with us.

On Tuesday. October 30th, the Headmaster, on behalf of the School, received a Lectern Bible given by Mr. and Mrs. Peppitt in memory of David who died on 16th January, 1962. David was a member of the School from 1950 to 1957 and was Vice-Captain in 1956/7. In addition to this, some of his contemporaries wished to make a suitable gift to the School in memory of David. A picture was chosen, and this will be hung in the Memorial Room with a suitable inscription below it. Mr. David Walker, who was in the Sixth Form with Peppitt, travelled from London to attend the Assembly as a representative of these Old Boys.

We were sorry to learn of the illness of Mr. Bryars, but we are very happy to see him fully recovered. During this Christmas term Mr. Fawcett has given valuable assistance with the music of the School, and we are extremely grateful for his help.

A group of' fifth formers visited the Civic Theatre on November 6th to see a performance of "A Man for All Seasons”, and Mr. Rogers and Mr. Turner accompanied a party of Sixth formers to see the Old Vic company perform "The Tempest" at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield.

At half term two parties of boys explored Derbyshire. On Wednesday, October 24th, Mr. Andrew and Mr. Heathcote took a party to Buxton and Deepdale. Mr. Hetherington, Mr. Jephcote. Mr. Beresford, Mr. Watkins and Mr. Young took a party to Edale.

We offer our very best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. K. Pollard on the birth of their daughter.

At the end of this term we shall be very sorry to say goodbye to Mr. Poole when he moves to a new post. We wish him every success and thank him for the generous service given to the School.

Congratulations to John L. Roberts of Trinity College, Oxford, on being awarded a half-blue for Gymnastics.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Brookside is a year old, and already novelty is giving way to routine. The crocodile pond is no longer merely the receptacle for haphazard forms of natural life, but shows the results of deliberate planning - it is now the biological pool, and boasts among its plants a water-lily hiding still, we think, several bashful perch.

The television set. too, can now be considered second hand; at least, its formidable aerial array proved to be no match for one night of whole gale. and had to be returned to its chimney and given stronger moorings.

The Lower Science were joined by Lower Modern for a week of exams. The novelty of staying put in one building for a period of days instead of spending part of each day in two buildings three miles apart was appreciated by all, and gave us a glimpse of joys to come - 1964-65 did someone say?-or was it 1984?

The new laboratories, too, came into their own for the G.C.E. Advanced Level Practical Examinations and showed just what we had been missing in previous years. The lower ceilings of modern class rooms seem to trouble no-one, however, except one table-tennis devotee of the over-head smash; perhaps our architects will design a three foot trench for table tennis in the next instalment - it might be cheaper than ceiling lamp replacements!

J.J.H.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1963

The Annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Wednesday, 19th December. when the Choir and Congregation sang carols. The lessons were read by, members of the Staff and the boys.

We offer our sincere congratulations to E. Wildsmith who has been awarded an Open Exhibition at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. We also congratulate H. G. Mellar and R. Norris who have obtained entry to Oxford, and A. R. Birks, R. McLean and P. G. Tankard who have obtained entry to Cambridge.

The annual Sixth Form Party with St. Helena School was held on Thursday, 13th December, in St. James's Hall. About two hundred Sixth formers spent a very enjoyable evening together.

During the Easter term, two successful Parents' Evenings have been held for the parents of the Upper Sixths and for the parents of Transitus forms.

Parties from the School have attended a performance of "King Lear'' at the Sheffield Playhouse, and later in the term some members of the L.VI Science forms visited Manchester College of Technology.

On Tuesday, 9th April, we were delighted to welcome Mr. Williams, of Messrs. Markham & Co. Ltd., who talked to members of the Science Sixth on the subject of Engineering.

We have, during this term, welcomed five Student Teachers: Mr. Ford (Nottingham University), Mr. Hiles and Mr. Williams (Sheffield University), Mr. Sear and Mr. Williams (Sheffield Training College), and we wish them every success in their future posts.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Wednesday, 10th April, when the Archdeacon preached the sermon. On this occasion the Choir sang “O for a closer walk with God” (MyIes Foster) and “Lift up your heads” (Handel).

A party of 23 boys, accompanied by Mr. B. O'Kelly, Mr. P. Turner and Mr. M. Rogers, spent a week of the Easter holiday in Paris. Mr. B. B. Andrew and Mr. R. M. Adlen took a group of 34 boys to Thurstone Sands, South Devon.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Since the last issue of these notes, our established routine has continued, almost without interruption. The phenomenally severe weather had very little effect; the heating system kept the building constantly warm, and nothing froze except the biology pond. Although we maintained an unfrozen patch at one end, the perch eventually succumbed, possibly because the method of maintaining a hole in the ice did not help with the oxygen supply which was so essential to the fish.

Just before Christmas, the Erasmus Darwin Society accepted our hospitality, and enjoyed an evening of strange sights and even stranger sounds. In February, we acted as hosts to the mathematics teachers of the Borough's primary schools, who held a two-day course here. From what we saw and heard, we learned our arithmetic the hard way.

It gave us great satisfaction to learn, recently that the rest of the school will be joining us here within a finite period of time. The remoteness of the two sections of the school has certainly posed its problems.

WHERE DO ALL THE LEAVERS GO?

“Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” This paradox may well be applied to a school such as ours, which is ever changing and yet seems to remain unchanged. Each year a number of eager newcomers arrive and an almost equal number of seniors leave, yet the broad pattern of school life and its population appear to alter but little. The same forms, sports teams, societies, school offices and activities live on. With few exceptions,the shape, size, appearance, aspirations, pranks and reactions of boys suffer little change. Yet change there is, beneath the surface, as indeed there must be in any living corporate body, as it adapts itself to meet the needs of society and face the challenge of a world ever new. For nearly four hundred years, boys have been passing through this school to take their place in almost every walk of life in many parts of the world. Hardly a week goes by without a mention, in the local press, of the achievement or activities of some Old Cestrefeldian. There is a file of such accounts, carefully kept by the second master, and a study of this makes absorbing reading. Another, no less interesting document, is the Leavers’ Book, in which a careful record is kept, year by year, of the name of each boy who leaves, with details of his intended career. I was reading this recently, when the thought occurred to me that an analysis of where the leavers of last year went might be of interest and enlightenment to boys at present in school, to parents and to Old Cestrefeldians. At the beginning of the school year, 1961-62, there were just over 800 boys on the school register. 203, or one-quarter of the school population, were in the sixth form. The intake of new boys numbered 130 and the number of boys leaving school, 140. 11 of these were below school leaving age and left to attend other schools in areas where their fathers took up new employment. Thus, 129 boys left school to embark on their future careers. Just under one-third of this total of leavers went on to University to study Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Civil Engineering, Economics, Architecture, Languages, English, Mathematics, History, Geography or Science, 15 went to Teachers’ Training Colleges; 6 to Colleges of Technology; 2 on works-based sandwich courses and 3 to the College of Art. Thus, 6l boys, or approximately one-half of the total of school leavers, went on to pursue courses of full-time further education. The remaining half of the total was split up as follows: 1. 25 boys left from the sixth form for careers in the Civil Service, accountancy, local government, banks, metallurgy, architecture and laboratories. 2. 35 boys left from Transitus forms, at the age of l6, after sitting the G.C.E. ordinary exammation. Their careers range over the following: engineering apprentices, laboratory assistants, accountancy trainees, Civil Service, clerical assistants, local government, N.C.B. trainees, printing, H.M. Forces, Merchant Navy, libraries, banks, hairdressing, travel bureau trainees, quantity surveying, G.P.O. apprentices, drawing ofiice trainees, agriculture, shops, and family businesses. 3. Only boys left from the fifth forms at 15 years of age before sitting for the G.C.E. One of these went on a farm, one into catering and one as a craft apprentice. Many conclusions can be drawn from this very brief survey. I shall confine myself to but a few. It is indicative of the healthy condition of the school that so few boys leave before sitting the G.C.E. ordinary level examination and that so many go on to pursue courses of full time education. This is particularly encouraging at a time when we hear so much about wastage in grammar schools. Tribute must be paid to the interest taken in careers by parents, the headmaster, the Youth Employment service and the boys themselves. Yet the picture is far from perfect. There is still plenty of room for improvement, and so I make this plea to everyone in school at the present time: choosing your career is one of the most important decisions you will ever make; so choose wisely; take advantage of the expert advice and guidance available outside and inside school, but most important of all, bend all your efforts to obtain the best qualifications to give you a good start in the world outside, when you, in your turn, will help to swell the ranks of the Old Cestrefeldians. R.M.A.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1963

The Annual Commemoration. Service was held on Friday, 26th July in the Parish Church. On this occasion the sermon was preached by the Rev. L. Weatherhead and the Choir sang the anthems "Te Deum" (Stanford), "Teach us Good Lord" (Nicholson) and “Go forth with God” (Martin Shaw).

We offer our congratulations to the following Scholarship winners in the last School year: E. Wildsmith (Open Exhibition to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge), T. W. Bakewell, A. J. Blackshaw, J. D. Cantrell, S. H. Halsall, R. L. Jenkinson, M. F. Stringfellow, D. Welch, J. C. Harbord, M. H. Tipler, J. R. Oakley, R. S. Thompson, D. W. Turner, D. Green, G. R. Thorpe, A. M. Johnson, County Awards with Distinction.

The following boys entered degree courses at Universities: Merton College, Oxford - H. G. Mellar, Balliol College, Oxford - R. J. Norris, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge - A. R. Birks, E. Wildsmith, P. G. Tankard, R. McLean; Queen Elizabeth College, London - M. J. Bradshaw; King's College, London - P. Brealey; Charing Cross Hospital - B. R. Keeton; Imperial College, London - R. J. Pountain; Royal Dental Hospital, London - C. H. Turner; Bartlett School of Architecture, London - J. C. Harbord; Queen Mary College, London - M. Stringfellow, J. R. Lenthall: University College, London - S. R. Drury, D. G. Pashley; London School of Economics - M. J. Cooper; Leeds University - D. Green, G. T. Rhodes, R. A. Green. S. Arnold, P. W. Haslam; Liverpool University - A. Hemsley, J. Nurse, K. Woolley, D. A. MeDougall, D. W. Turner, R. D. Twigg; Birmingham University – I. A. Taylor, P. J. Walton, P. J. Renshaw: York University - P. V. Bembridge, D. J. Lee: Manchester University-R. M. West, M. W. Smith; Manchester College of Technology - G. S. Lomas, D. J. Elliott; Sheffield University - T. W. Bakewell, S. Bradley: Reading University - J. D. Parker, R. E. Thompson; Hull University - D. Moore.

The following boys entered Dip. Tech. courses in Colleges of Advanced Technology: Loughborough College of Technology- I. Leverett. T. E. Bagwell; Bradford College of Technology - K. J. Briddon, R. Cuff; Battersea College of Technology - P. A. Chadwick; Nottingham College of Technology - J. Armistead, T. Yates.

The following entered Colleges of Advanced Technology - Leicester College of Technology - M. S. Smith, D. J. Harvey; Bradford College of Technology - A. Rowley.

The following entered Teacher Training Colleges: St. Paul's College, Cheltenham - P. N. Sheppard. C. W. Barber. G. R. Eales; College of St. Mark and. St. John - D. E. Windle, A. Marsh; St. Peter's College, Saltley - P. Robinson, A. V. Smith; Sheffield Training College- R. B. A. Harrison.

In the Summer term Parents' Evenings were held first for parents of boys in the Lower Sixth forms and later in July for parents of Second formers. More recently, on November 7th, a Parents' Evening for parents of Fourth formers was held.

During the summer holiday six boys attended a course at the Kinder Mountain Training School as part of their training for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

On Monday, 22nd July a party of members of the Staff and their wives had a very enjoyable journey through Notting- hamshire to Southwell.

We said goodbye to an unusually large number of members of the Staff at the end of the Summer Term: Mr. E. Watkins, who went as lecturer to St. Mary's Training College, Cheltenham, Mr. A. Beresford as Head of Department in a Northamptonshire School, Mr. F. W. Dawber to a post of responsibility in Altrincham Grammar School, Mr. K. Pollard to a new school in Derbyshire and Mr. G. M. Rogers who returned to the stage. To all these we say a very sincere thank you, and we offer our very best wishes for their future success.

We welcomed to the Staff Mr. F. I. Chapman (Biology), Mr. I. Newsome (Science), Mr. Earley (Science). Mr. Barlow, (Science), Mr. Peart (English), Rev. H. Squire (Divinity and English), Mr. Roberts (P.E. and English).

A group of Sixth and Fifth formers visited the Civic Theatre in November to see a performance of “The Government Inspector”, by Gogol.

At half term two parties of boys explored Derbyshire; one party under the direction of Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Searcey and Mr. Dinner, and the other party with Mr. Hetherington, Mr. Young and Mr. Turner.

We offer our very best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Firth on the birth of their daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs. Adlen on the birth of their son.

In October we welcomed the following H.M.I.'s - Miss Burton (English). Mr. Bullock (Science), Mr. Comber (Science), Mr. Evans (Mathematics), Mr. Wake (History and Geography), Mr. Boyden (Classics and Divinity), Mr. Shaw (Modern Languages), Mr. Gould (Woodwork), Mr. Denham (Art), Mr. Salisbury (Music). They visited us regularly from October 7th-11th for the purpose of a Full Inspection.

Some forty advisors covering many possible careers visited the School for a Careers Convention on Tuesday, 12th November. In the afternoon from 3-5 p.m. and from 6-30-8-30 p.m. they answered questions raised by pupils or their parents.

In November a group of five senior boys spent a week-end at the Sixth Form Conference held at Buxton where the problems of World Population were discussed.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1964

The Annual Carol Service was held. in the Parish Church on Friday, 20th December, when the Choir and Congregation sang carols. The lessons were read by members of the Staff and the boys. We were glad to welcome the new Archdeacon of Chesterfield, the Venerable T. W. Ingram-Cleasby, who conducted the Service.

We offer our sincere congratulations to D. Welch who has been awarded an. Open. Exhibition in Natural Sciences at Queens' College, Cambridge; to A. J. Blackshaw on being awarded an Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences at St. Catharine's College. Cambridge: to E. L. Cooper who has be-en awarded an Open Exhibition to read Modern History at University College, Oxford. We also congratulate M. H. Tipler (St. Catharine's College). R. L. Jenkinson (Sidney Sussex College), J. D. Cantrell (St. Catharine's College), S. H. Halsall (Queens' College). who have obtained entry to Cambridge.

The annual Sixth Form Party was held on Thursday, 7th December, when the St. Helena School Sixth formers invited our Sixth formers to their School.

Two Parents' Evenings have been held during the Easter Term for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth and Transitus Forms.

On Thursday, 12th March, 115 boys, attended the Faraday Lecture at the City Hall. Sheffield..

We have welcomed this term as Student teachers: Mr. Allen, Mr. Hopgood, and Mr. Sirs. from Sheffield University,. and Mr. Hart and Mr. Hoverington from Sheffield City Training College.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Wednesday, 25th March, when the sermon was preached by the Archdeacon. On this occasion the Choir sang "The Heavens are telling the glory of God" (Haydn), "O Saviour of the World" (Goss), and “How beautiful are the feet" (Handel).

We regret very much the long illness of Mr. J. R. Webster. His presence in the School is very much missed, and we wish him a speedy and sure recovery.

We offer our sincere good wishes to the Rev. M. E. Squire on his marriage to Mlle. C. Quinche.

We congratulate sincerely two Old Boys who have brought great distinction to the School. Dr. B. V. Bowden, who has been elevated to a Life Peerage and is now Lord Bowden of Chesterfield. Mr. A C. L. who has been appointed Professor of o the London School of Economics and Political Science.

During the Easter term, the School suffered a sad loss when Mr. H. Fell, the Caretaker, died. He had served the School faithfully and loyally for 24 years. We shall remember with gratitude his service to the School, and we offer our very sincere sympathy to Mrs. Fell and her daughter.

The School welcomed another visit from Mr. L. Lodge, who maintains a keen interest in our activities. He travelled from London to see a performance of Macbeth by the Dramatic Society, and took the opportunity of giving a Friday morning talk to the School.

Mr. G. Jephcote, who has been Secretary of the Derbyshire G.S.F.A. since its formation in 1952 was appointed Secretary of the National Grammar Schools' Football Association at its Annual General Meeting at St. John's College, Oxford, on 11th April.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Brookside is now three years old and, for the first time, these notes have been compiled by students. Thus we hope to present a student's eye view of recent happenings at our noble Temple of Science.

Of the year's new arrivals. the one which aroused most interest was an impressive grand-piano, which occupies a large part of Room 1. This is of great “service" at morning assembly, but restrictions on its use have disappointed the lunch-time exponents of popular music.

Two visits have taken place to scientific meetings this year; in December the Lower Sixth attended a British Association meeting at Edwin Swale School, and in March a party heard a Faraday lecture in Sheffield on electrical generation.

Both senior and middle school societies have held a meeting at Brookside. The already traditional Erasmus Darwin Society's Christmas meeting took place at the end of the autumn term, and the Elizabethans visited us to see the Analogue computer.

Two scientific projects are currently under way at Brookside. For the benefit of ornithologists, a number of nesting boxes have been placed at strategic points around the building. Although a careful watch has been kept, no birds have been seen in the vicinity, but it is rumoured that an egg with a lion on it has been found in one of the boxes.

A group of third-year students, under the direction of Mr. A. H. Yorke, of Sheffield University, has begun the construction of yet another computer. This machine, if completed, will be a binary computer working on the principles of negative mathematical logic and will be able to perform all simple mathematical operations. Despite some setbacks and several minor injuries the team is still enthusiastic and hopes to complete the first part of the project by the summer.

At the beginning of the year, we welcomed Mr. Barlow to the teaching staff and at the end of the autumn term, we said farewell to our caretaker, Mr. Allen. Mr. Beresford, who succeeded him, has also left us, but we must emphasise that he has become Head Caretaker at Sheffield Road and was not frightened away by the Brookside population.

By the end of the year, all the pioneer sixth-formers will have left Brookside, and we understand that construction of the remainder of the new school will have started. Soon the question: “However did we cope with the conditions in the laboratories at Sheffield Road?" will be replaced by “However did we cope with constant commuting between Sheffield Road and the Science Block ?" but we have managed to overcome most of the problems of' the divided school and we have enjoyed our time here. UPPER VITH. SCIENCE 3

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1964

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on Friday, July 24th in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. W. Neil of Nottingham University and the Choir sang the anthems, “Achieved is Thy Glorious Work” by Haydn and the "Te Deum" in B flat by Stanford.

We congratulate the following students who gained Open Exhibitions: Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences to read Medicine at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge: A. Blackshaw. Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences to read Physics at Queens' College, Cambridge: D. Welch. Open Exhibition in Modern History to read History at University College, Oxford: E. L. Cooper.

We also congratulate the following who were given County Awards with Distinction: McIver, K. G., Milner, P. R., Mothersole, P. R., Mowbray, R. A., Hesslewood, S.

The following students entered degree courses at the University this year: A. J. Blackshaw (Cambridge), J. D. Cantrell (Cambridge), S. H. Halsall (Cambridge), D. Welch (Cambridge), R. L. Jenkinson (Cambridge), M. H. Tipler (Cambridge), E. L. Cooper (Oxford). C. G. Allen (Oxford), S. R. Hesslewood (London), J. P. Sloane (London), A. M. Johnson (L.S.E.), J. R. Oakley (L.S.E.), P. R. Mothersole (L.S.E.), P. J. Hadfield (Manchester). R. S. Thompson (Manchester), G. Wilcockson (Manchester), M. B. Tate (Birmingham), M. A. Thompson (Birmingham), R, A. Riley (Birmingham), P. R. Milner (Leeds). I. D. H. Gasson (Leeds), L. J. Rodgers (Leeds), J. Drury (Leeds), C. A. Childs (Leeds), G. R. Thorpe (Nottingham). E. R. Bonner (Sheffield), N. A. C. Bright (Liverpool), T. A. Roberts (Liverpool), J. D. Wilbourn (St. Andrews), R. Horrocks (Aberdeen), A. E. Coppin (London, 1965).

The following students entered Training Colleges: M. G. Smith (Saltley), J. M. Thompson (Saltley), W. H. Hoskin (Loughborough), D. L. Purnell (Leicester), J. C. Pett (Westminster), D. R. Millward (Westminster), C. Babister (St. Mark and St. John), D. M. Clarke (York), D. G. Tye (Derby), C. Jackson (Matlock).

The following students entered Colleges of Advanced Technology: Degree Courses B. A. Gibbs (N. W. Polytechnic). J. G. Hopkinson (Nottingham). R. G. S. Smith (Liverpool College of Commerce). J. Kay (Woolwich Polytechnic). Other Courses P. D. Roddis (Lanchester), J. V. Nash (Huddersfield) C. J. Askwith (Salford), P. S. Smith (Liverpool College of Building).

In the Summer term a successful Parents' Evening was held on July 16th for parents of second formers. More recently a Parents' Evening for parents of fourth formers was held on Tuesday, 3rd November. A special Parents' Evening for parents of Transitus students was held in November to explain the C.S. E. examination.

A party of Sixth formers with members of the Staff attended the British Association lectures in Sheffield in July and also the one-day course arranged at Bolsover in September.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH BADGE SCHEME On Monday, July 6th, the Director of Education for Derbyshire, Mr. J. Longland, visited the School and presented a Gold Standard badge to Derek Millward and a Silver Standard Badge to Desmond Millward.

LUDWIG GEORGS GYMNASIUM ORCHESTRA FROM DARMSTADT It was with genuine pleasure that the School acted as host to the visiting Orchestra from Darmstadt from July 5th to 12th. Concerts were given in Newbold Green School, Matlock Training College., Welbeck College and the Civic Theatre.

ROAD SAFETY BADGES On Tuesday, September 22nd, Chief Inspector Bradshaw, Derbyshire Constabulary (Chesterfield Division), visited the School to present five "V" Badges, two Knight Ensign Badges and 25 Cycling Proficiency Badges.

A party of boys with Mr. O'Kelly visited Deincourt School on October 22nd for a performance of a French Play, "Le Cid" by Corneille.

We said goodbye at the end of the Summer term to Revd. H. Squire and Mr. J. Firth, and we wish them every success in their new appointments. In their places we welcome Mr. A. D. Ballard and Mr. D. Mellor, and we hope their stay in Chesterfield will be a happy and profitable one.

At half term, two parties of boys explored Derbyshire. Mr. Heathcote led a party to Birchover and Mr. Hetherington one to Kinder Scout.

On Saturday, 31st October, Mr. Kershaw escorted a party of 56 students to a Shakespearean production at Stratford of "Henry VI". During the Autumn term a party of 131 students went to see the Civic Theatre production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest”.

It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of one of our Sixth formers, Robert Birley. He was a Sub-Prefect and was to be Captain of Sailing. We all offer our very sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Birley and John.

At the Chesterfield School Governors' meeting on 9th October, Mr. Charles Yates of Wilcockson and Cutts, Architects, presented to the School on his own behalf an artist's impression of the new school at Brookside. This valuable picture will be treasured by the School, and we owe a great debt of gratitude to Mr. Yates, both for the picture and for his services over the building of the new school.

During the year, we were sorry indeed at the death of one of our best loved Old Boys, Mr. F. Merifield. It is the wish of the Old Cestrefeldian F.C. that there should be a memorial in the form of a shield to be known as the Frank Merifield Shield, and this will be used for the House League.

The School congratulates Alderman E. Swale, Chairman of the Governors, on his well-deserved honour of C.B.E.

One of the School's Old Boys became a life-peer, Lord Bowden, and the School further congratulates him or) his appointment as Minister of State, Department of Education and Science.

Congratulations also to Chris. Rowland on his entry to Parliament as M.P. for Meriden.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Brookside is now four years old and is beginning to show the effects of age. Putty is peeling off several of the windows, and some of the lampshades have mysteriously lost the will to adhere to their fittings.

We welcome Mr. Newsome here in place of Mr. Firth, whom we were sorry to lose at the end of last term. A welcome, too, for Mr. Mellor, an old boy, who has returned to school to teach pure mathematics. Last but not least, we are pleased to see that our new caretaker, Mr. Gilding, is beginning to understand what he has let himself in. for.

Two visits of scientific interest have taken place so far this term; in September a party of boys from the Upper Science forms was invited round the laboratories of the British Coke Research Establishment, and in October the biologists attended lectures and demonstrations at Moorfield School, Bolsover, on the subject of Genetics. It is hoped that a visit to the new Chesterfield Telephone Exchange will be arranged in the near future.

The members of the Upper Sixth Science Third Year are already engaged in preparations for the Erasmus Darwin Society's traditional Christmas Party. We hope that it will be as successful as in previous years.

With reference to the Brookside Nesting Box Scheme, we heartily congratulate J. F. Waterfall, of the third year, whose multi-storey nesting mansion has actually been seen to contain a bird.

We also convey our congratulations to last term's third year, who. with the help of' Mr. A. H. Yorke, of' Sheffield University, completed their binary computer. This means that there are now two idle computers in the physics workshop.

In conclusion, we should like to say that, as, scientists, we still enjoy our enforced segregation. albeit regretting the deprivation suffered by the rest of the school.

E. J. Woodhouse

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1965

The Annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Tuesday, 22nd December when the Choir and congregation sang carols. The Archdeacon conducted the service, and the lessons were read by members of the Staff and the boys.

We congratulate the School Captain, S. E. Wakelam and the School Vice-captain, J. A. Revill on obtaining places at Queens' College, Cambridge.

On 21st December, Alderman E. Swale, C.B.E., D.F.C., J.P., the Chairman of the Governors, visited the School to present Duke of Edinburgh Awards - Gold standard, Linacre; Bronze standard, Walker, Thacker, Cox, Ewart, Plater, Heathcote, Ramsay.

The annual Sixth Form party with the St. Helena School was held on Monday, 21st December in the St. James' Hall. During the Christmas holidays many boys attended careers lectures arranged in the St. Helena School and the Chesterfield School.

During the Easter term we welcomed four student teachers - Mr. Page, Mr. Pearson and Mr. Emson from Sheffield University and Mr. Ibbotson from the Sheffield City Training College.

Two Parents' Evenings were held during the Easter term for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth and Transitus forms.

Mr. J. J. Bowler from the County Education Office visited the School on 15th January to talk to Sixth formers about grants for Further Education.

On March 2nd, 100 Sixth formers attended the Faraday lecture on 'Colour Television' in the City Hall, Sheffield.

On Tuesday, March 16th, 225 boys attended the Regal Cinema to see the film 'Macbeth'; on March 26th. Mr. McKay and a party of Sixth Formers visited Birmingham Repertory Theatre to see "The Winter's Tale," and on May 8 a party of 50 visited Stratford-on-Avon for a performance of "Love's Labour's Lost," at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.

On April 2nd a Conference for Sixth formers was arranged to give a clearer picture of the variety of courses at Universities, Colleges of Advanced Technology and Training Colleges. The speakers were: Professor W. Eastwood, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Sheffield, A. J. Hunt, Esq., Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield, Dr. C. Whitworth, Principal, Royal College of Advanced Technology, Salford and L. J. Jay, Esq., Department of Education, The University of Sheffield.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Friday, 9th April when the sermon was preached by the Archdeacon. On this occasion the Choir sang "Lord for Thy tender mercy's sake” (Farrant), “Jesu, Word of God Incarnate" (Mozart), and "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" (Handel).

A party of thirty first-vears, accompanied by Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Turner and Mr. Young, made an historical trip through north Derbyshire, visiting Carl Wark, a Roman fort at Bamford, Peveril Castle, The Peak Cavern, Mam Tor and its iron-age fort near the top, and Windy Knoll Cave. The visit ended at the Museum in Buxton.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

As one approaches Brookside, the sweet scent of newly mown lawns and the welcome signs of another spring contrast favourably with the urban approach to the old school buildings on Sheffield Road. Let us hope that the rest of the school will soon share our idyllic surroundings.

Two happy events have recently increased our experimental mouse population by fifteen, and the patter of tiny feet has been heard around Brookside. Although delighted by their success, the biologists concerned are puzzled how a pure black pair has produced brown offsprings!

The efforts of a wild mouse have somewhat interfered with breeding experiments being carried out in the biology department. However, owing to the combined efforts of Hobster and Willmot, positive scientific results are now being obtained. The stock has increased quite considerably; this has necessitated the erection of new cages. Rather than exterminate excess mice, we are prepared to give them to good homes. Anyone interested please contact either of above persons.

On Tuesday, 2nd March, the whole of the Science Sixth attended the Faraday Lecture on "Colour Television" at the City Hall, Sheffield. For many, this was their first opportunity of seeing colour television.

In December, we welcomed the Erasmus Darwin Society for the traditional Christmas entertainment, when the third year sixth presented "Not so much a meeting, more a load of tripe !" The tripe was suitably disposed of at the end of the show.

Under the direction of Mr. J. D. Last, of Sheffield University, a group of third year students has built and successfully operated a satellite tracking station. The satellite they are tracking is called Oscar, which stands for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. Oscar sends out a continuous telemetry signal containing information about its temperatures and battery voltages. Part of this signal is morse code for the greeting Hi ! The satellite, of course, is American.

Recent visitors to Brookside may have noticed the steerable aerial on the roof. It is nonchalantly described by our experts as a "six over six Yagi array, with slot feed !" As it is steered by hand, the operator is at the mercy of the elements.

On April 1, at 7.5 p.m., the first contact was made with Oscar, and the telemetry received is now being processed, prior to being sent to Oscar headquarters in America. C. M. Burton

A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS

By 1844, the buildings of the old Free Grammar School, built in 1710, on the site of the old St. Helen’s Chapel, had reached such a state of dilapidation that it was decided to build a new school. After 1832, there had been no master appointed to the school; so when the new buildings were erected in 1846 a new headmaster was appointed. By 1832, the number of pupils on the roll had diminished to two; however, with new buildings, and the appointment of a headmaster, the number on the roll steadily rose. The original building consisted of two rooms, in two storeys, with the staircase in the bell-tower. The bell-tower was built with provision for a clock. But, because no funds were available at the time, no clock was fitted; a deficiency which continues to exist. At the same time as the school house was built, a large house for the headmaster was built adjoining. The building was constructed in the Elizabethan style of sandstone, with limestone window mullions and other ornamentation. The total cost was £2,400. The new building was described in a contemporary publication, as being “an extremely handsome edifice overlooking the Midland Railway Company’s new line in the beautiful, fertile valley of the Rother." At Christmas, in the year 1860, the Headmaster’s house was extended at a cost of £240; and in 1872 the school-house was extended at a cost of £500. This extension consisted of what are now Rooms One and Eleven; so that the school now consisted of two classrooms and a large assembly hall, which could be partitioned off into two more classrooms. At this time, the tuition fees were fixed at £6 to £10 per annum, with an extra fee of £3 a year for Greek. In 1899, the school-house was again extended at a cost of over £6,000, by the addition of a new wing, with chemistry and physics laboratories, lecture and class rooms and a gymnasium. The school now became, in the words of its prospectus, “one of the finest and most up-to-date educational institutions in Derbyshire.” These extensions made the main-school buildings virtually as they are today. In 1926, provisional plans for an assembly hall with a stage were drawn up; the building was to be erected where the present dining-hall stands; however, through lack of funds, these plans were never fulfilled. In 1928, the North Wing was built. Hurst House, which was built in 1847, was purchased by the school in 1928 from a Dr. A. Green; up to this time, it had been a private residence. It was used until 1934 as the Headmaster’s house, because in 1928 the Headmaster’s house adjoining the school buildings had been converted for additional form rooms. In 1934, the headmaster moved to a private residence, and Hurst House was turned into a junior school for those boys intending to go to the Grammar School when they were ten. Entrance to the Grammar School in those days was by payment of fees or by scholarship. However, even fee paying boys had to pass a simple examination. The huts were built in 1914 as “temporary ” buildings, and, apart from some superficial alterations to the main school buildings in 1936 and the provision of a dining-hall in the mid-1950’s, the school has remained basically the same up to the present day. M. P. Jackson, U. VI Arts 3.

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1965

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on Friday, 23rd July in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by Canon N. H. Todd and the Choir sang the anthems "O for a closer walk with God" (Myles Foster) and "Judge Eternal" (Marchant).

We congratulate the following students who were awarded County Awards with distinction: J. R. Birds, G. Cooper, D. J. Hook, C. H. Hurst, N. J. Roberts, C. J. Pountain, C. M. Thorpe, C. E. Trickett, R. G. Woods.

The following students entered degree courses this year: Wakelam, S. (Cambridge), Revill, J. A. (Cambridge), Bradley, P. W. (Imperial College), Hodkin, D. L. (Imperial College), Horrocks, M. (Guy's Hospital), Moakes, D. (Queen Mary College), Willmott, D. R. (University College Dental School), Kendall, J. C. V. (University College), Mowbray, R. A. (L.S.E.), Lamb, R. A. (Durham), Fish, D. S. (Durham), Linacre, R. D. (Durham), Adams, D. I. (Nottingham), Greatorex, F. (Nottingham), Kent, A. D. (Nottingham), Naylor, M. R. (Nottingham), Waterfall, J. F. (Nottingham), Johnson, P. A. (Nottingham), Ward, M. J. (Nottingham), Burton, C. M. (Manchester), Costigan, M. J. (Manchester), McIver, K. G. (Manchester), Woodhouse, E. J. (Manchester), Woods, R. G. (Manchester), Bickerdike, C. J. (Exeter), Hook, D. J. (Hull), Gabbe, J. C. (Sheffield), Higgins, J. R. M. (Sheffield), Grainger, P. J. Sheffield Lloyd, I. T. (Leeds), Parr, J. E. (Liverpool), Saxby, R. K. (Liverpool), Allen, K. R. (Salford), Hobster, G. M. (Salford), Knight, D. (Salford), Spencer, J. N. (Salford), deBanke, P. (North Western Polytechnic), Coombe, N. B. (Bradford), Massey, J. H. (Bradford), Dooher, F. (Bradford), Labrum, J. C. (Portsmouth), Cory, P. (Sir John Cass College).

The following students entered Colleges of Education: Quick, A. R. (Newland Park), Barratt, C. J. (Newland Park), Reynolds, S. (Westminster), Whitlam, D. (Westminster), Parker, P. S. (Saltley St. Peter's), White, R. (Saltley St. Peter's), Redfern, B. P. (College of St. Mark and St., John), Jarvis, A. W. (College of St. Mark and St. John), Barker, T. L. (College of St. Mark and St. John), Lofty, J. S. (Borough Road), Windle, J. K. (Cheltenham St. Paul's), Fantom, L. (Ormskirk).

The following students entered other full time courses: TarIton, A. J. (Manchester College of Music), Stoppard. D. R. (Liverpool College of Building), Grierson, I. R. (Leicester College of Technology). Barker. J. I. (Sheffield College of Technology). Brown. T. (Chesterfield College of Art).

The following students have undertaken Sandwich Courses: Wilding, R. (A.E.I.. Rugby), Newman. R. D. (Central Electricity Generating Board), Whitlam, D. L. (Central Electricity Generating Board).

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS: In the summer term the Borough Education Officer, Mr. E. Taylor, presented Silver awards to B. P. Ewart, J. Lofty, S. J. Parsons and R. J. Varley. In the Autumn Term the Vice-Chairman of' the Governors. Coun. V. S. Allen, presented Silver awards to P. Adams, J. R. Ramsay, J. P. Southern, P. R. Tristram.

ROAD SAFETY AWARDS: The Vice-Chairman of the Governors, Coun. V. S. Allen presented 24 V Badges and 61 Cycling Proficiency Badges to boys Who satisfactorily completed the tests at the end or the Summer term.

CAREERS CONVENTION: On October 14th a Careers’ Convention was arranged in the School. From 3 p.m. to 8-30 p.m. 50 advisors representing different professions and other careers, occupied the various rooms and discussed with parents and boys the nature of their job and the conditions of entry.

REMEMBRANCE SERVICE: On November 11th the Chairman of the Governors, Ald. E. Swale, C.B.E., D.F.C., J.P., and the President of the Old Cestrefeldian Society laid wreaths on the War Memorials in the School during the annual Remembrance Service which was attended by the Senior School.

PARENTS' EVENINGS: Two meetings have been held this term. At the first the parents of Transitus forms met to discuss the Certificate of Secondary Education. Later the parents of Fourth formers met to discuss fourth year options and to meet the Staff.

A party of boys with Mr. O'Kelly visited Deincourt School for a performance of a French play, “Les Femmes Savantes".

We were delighted to learn that Mr. R. Birley had been invited to become a Governor of the School. His interest in the School has always been appreciated but now we shall look forward to a much closer association with the School and we thank him for his willingness to serve.

On November 6th a party of 42 boys, accompanied by Mr. Kershaw, Mr. McKay and Mr. Peart, spent an enjoyable day in Stratford-on-Avon and saw a performance of "Timon of Athens". Groups of Sixth formers have visited the Playhouse, Sheffield, to see "Hamlet", and on November 10th a group of 100 Middle School and Sixth form boys visited the Civic Theatre for a performance of "Twelfth Night”.

It was with great sadness that the School learned of the tragic death of Geoffrey Edward Allen during his summer holiday.

At the end of the Christmas term, we unfortunately have to bid farewell to Mr. S. J. Dinner, who has served us generously for seven years. During his well-earned retirement, Mr. Dinner still had the interests of young people very much at heart, so he offered to teach for part of each week because of the shortage of teachers. We appreciate greatly all he has done for us, and we wish Mr. and Mrs. Dinner many happy years in their new home in Cornwall.

We said goodbye at the end of the Summer term to Mr. A. R. Earley and Mr. P. Turner, and we wish them every success in their new appointments. We welcome Mr. A. H. Yorke, Mr. J. D. Hall and Mr. M. Richardson, and we hope their stay in Chesterfield will be a happy and profitable one.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Brookside is changing again. The walls have been repainted since last term, but more fundamental differences than interior decor are apparent.

The first difference is the visual signs of the long-awaited new school. Since June. the contractors have been laying foundations, erecting a concrete skeleton of the building and filling the sides with stone and brick. Life at Brookside has hardly been affected by the noise, dirt and inconvenience of a building site. Indeed, the masters have come off worst, for their Common Room is the point of appendage to the proposed main building.

The attitude of the students must, perforce, alter as the new school rises before them. Most of their working time at present is spent at Brookside, and the tendency is to regard the old building at Sheffield Road as having nothing to offer them. Thus the visits to Sheffield Road are looked upon by some as a penance. Also avoided by some and denied to others by geographical necessity is the opportunity to help to run the school, for instance in house duty. The danger has always been that Brookside may tend towards an ivory tower. This is one of the prices to pay for the well-equipped laboratories and comfortable form rooms, some three miles from Main School. But with indications that the school will become whole again soon, it is realised that science students will have the opportunity to re-integrate fully. This change of attitude is just as welcome as the prospect of new school buildings, particularly if the effect is made to preserve the self-reliant, mature attitude to discipline enjoyed at Brookside during the years of enforced segregation.

Mr. A, H. Yorke, who two years ago, gave part-time instruction to third year Science in the art of computer building, has made a welcome return in a full time capacity.

On November 16th the whole of the inhabitants of Brookside visited Sheffield City Hall to hear the annual Faraday Lecture on "Computers, Automation and Control".

In December some students attended a lecture at the Chesterfield College of Technology on the subject of ion exchange resins. C. H. Hurst, U.V1 Sc. 3

A TRIBUTE TO RUSSELL VARLEY, ESQ.

It is a privilege to write, on behalf of the School, a tribute to a great Schoolmaster. Mr. Varley will be remembered with respect and affection by thousands of Old Boys of the School who realise just how much they owe to one who gave forty three years loyal and faithful service to the School. His colleagues in the Staff room remember him as a warmhearted, generous member of the Staff, always ready to do a kindness and always ready to support anything for the good of the School. After his retirement, he continued to serve the School as a Governor, and in this field of service he thought only of the progress of the School. There is no doubt that the School was very precious to him, and no one can adequately assess his service. Three qualities stand out in his life. The first, so clearly shown, was his kindness. To help a student was not a duty to Mr. Varley but a privilege. The second quality so obvious to all who knew him was his loyalty to the School, and the third was the will to serve the School at whatever cost to himself. He was the Deputy Headmaster from 1946 to 1956, and in those later years it was my privilege to work closely with him. His quiet, happy approach, his excellent organising ability and his loyal support made it a rewarding experience to serve with him. We who are connected with Chesterfield Grammar School owe him a great debt of gratitude. His example will always be before us, for we cannot forget one who, through so many years, served this ancient Grammar School so faithfully and so well. To Mrs. Varley and her family we extend our deepest sympathy and our heartfelt thanks for her great interest and support for the School during the last fifty years. W.E.G.

CCF NOTES

After many years of useful work the contingent has had to be disbanded. despite efforts to maintain Ministry of Defence regulations regarding officers. We found ourselves three below strength with the departure of Mr. Earley in July. We feel that all members of the corps, past and present will join with us in thanking all officers who throughout the years gave unfailing service and much enjoyment to all cadets. We especially thank Mr. Naylor, who has given sterling service as O.C. during the last few difficult years. On May 11th. I965, the final Annual Inspection was held. Group Captain J. A. G. Jackson was the chief Inspecting Officer, accompanied by Maj. Moncur and Flt. Lt. Coatesworth. The march past took place in the morning, followed by a display of training, and the day ended with the corps of drums, under D/M. Reynolds, beating the retreat, with their usual spectacular movements. The annual R.A.F. camp this year was held at St. Athan, Glamorgan, during the Easter holiday. Mr. Naylor took 15 cadets, who participated in various aspects of R.A.F. work.

The annual army camp was held at Bellerby camp, near Leyburn, Yorkshire. Accommodation was not in tents, as we had looked forward to, but in huts of various shapes and sizes, all having the state of decomposition in common. The food was “home” cooking, lovingly prepared on several occasions by senior N.C.O.s. The highlights of the camp, which will linger long in memory, were a bus trip to Richmond, midnight P.E. for one hut which enjoyed a debate beforehand, and a P.E. competition between two platoons led by Sgt. Webley and Cpl. Taylor respectively, a relay race resulting from this competition leaving the platoon leaders in a state of collapse. On the final evening Mr. Earley was presented with a clock in recognition of his services to the contingent. He has our best wishes on his marriage and new post. Mr. Webb has now recovered from his illness, and we wish him well for the future, and thank him for the many years of service which proved invaluable to us.

Although many C.C.F. activities have had to be discontinued, some are being carried on - camp craft, map reading, knots and lashings, and first aid. Most of the older cadets have volunteered to help in the instruction. The scheme offers a worthwhile challenge to all boys over l4 years and is well worth taking up. During May and June two adventure training week-ends were held at Hathersage. Elder cadets took part in a 3-day scheme at camp. Sgt. Wildman of the army section and Sgt. Hubbard both successfully attended a Flying Scholarship in August. The corps once again had a high number of passes in both the R.A.F. Advanced exam, and the Proficiency exams. N.C.Os at the time of disbandment were: W.O. George; D/M Reynolds; Sgts. Hubbard, Roberts, Webley, Wildman; Cpls. Cory, Godfrey, Page, Taylor; L./Cpls. Davenport, Drennan, Dymond, Hattersley, Leeder, Rimmer, Vaux; J./Cpl. Allen. M. G. Webley D. J. S. Taylor

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1966

The annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Tuesday, 21st December, when the Choir and Congregation sang carols. The Archdeacon conducted the Service and the lessons were read by members of the Staff and boys.

We congratulate the following award winners:-- C. J. Pountain, Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at Queens' College, Cambridge; P. R. Holmes, Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge., S. Rhodes, Open Exhibition in History at New College, Oxford; C. E. Trickett, Open Scholarship in Electrical Engineering at Imperial College, London; P. R. Wildman, Open Scholarship in Civil Engineering at Shrivenham College; G. Cooper, a place at Balliol College, Oxford, to read Chemistry.

The annual Sixth Form Party was held on 13th December when the St. Helena Sixth formers invited our Sixth formers to their School.

On 25th January, Col. C. P. Robinson, O.B.E., M.C., T.D., D.L., J.P., the President of the Old Cestrefeldians' Society, attended morning assembly to present Duke of Edinburgh Silver awards to J. R. Dixon, D. M. Plater, A. C. Drennan, K. R. Walker, J. J. Shepherd and I. E. Esland; and Bronze awards to T. Boak, A. Bradshaw, R. Carline, I. Carver, R. Finney, D. Potter, K. Raine, A Reville and C. Saxby.

On 2nd February, Mr. John Penney, an Old Boy who recently returned from a Rotary Scholarship year in Mexico City and South America, addressed first the Junior School and later the Erasmus Darwin Society.

The School was delighted to receive a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress on Thursday, 10th February. The Mayor and Mayoress attended School Prayers and later the Mayor spoke to the School.

On Friday, 4th March, Mr. J. J. Bowler, from the County Education Office, spoke to all the Sixth formers on the subject of Grants for Further Education.

Two Parents' Evenings have been held this term for parents of boys in the Upper Sixth and Transitus forms. We have welcomed this term as student teachers, Mr. Clark and Mr. Turner, from the Sheffield University Department of Education.

The School welcomed another visit from Mr. L. Lodge, who came to see a performance of King Henry IV Part F. He also spoke to the School at Morning Prayers.

Two Sixth form Conferences were arranged this term. The first on 31st March for applicants for further education in 1967. The idea being to give a picture of the variety of courses available. The second on 1st April was for Sixth formers leaving this year for further education. The main theme being "Transition from School to University or College”.

The Easter Service took place in the Parish Church on Wednesday, 6th April, when the sermon was preached by the Archdeacon. On this occasion the Choir sang "Surely, He hath borne our griefs" (Handel) and "O Saving Victim" (Wadely).

A party of 79 Sixth formers, accompanied by Mr. Kershaw, Mr. McKay and Mr. Peart, enjoyed their visit to the Civic Theatre for a performance of "Pygmalion"', and on April 30th Mr. Peart and Mr. Ballard took a party of Fifth formers to Stratford-on-Avon to see "Henry IV Part I”.

The Youth Against Hunger Group, which organised in the School a twenty-one week programme, has now disbanded. Mr. Parkin, P. R. Wildman and H. W. Godfrey are thanked for their effort.

We thank P. L. Ullathorne, of LVI Mod., for his design for the House Notes Block.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

Winter at Brookside has been as warm and comfortable as usual. Brookside interns cannot help feeling sorry for their relatively deprived counterparts at Main School. For up in the wilds at Brookside, where we do not experience dirty town slush but pure white frosty beauty, or the cold of inefficiently heated Sheffield Road, winter is a time to be enjoyed, and not merely borne.

The new buildings are rapidly taking shape. A start on the roof of the future main building has been made recently and the majority of the foundations for the whole school have now been laid.

Resident in the sprawling biology department is a growing menagerie, fondly fed and tendered by many eager members of the Brookside community. This paternal instinct has been aroused by the addition of two guinea pigs and several locusts. Futuristic pupils visualise many more exciting creatures being cared for in the laboratories.

Helping to preserve the rural atmosphere surrounding Brookside, a gift of 100 conifers from the Forestry Commission preceded an energetic period of planting, when a group of sturdy pupils wielded shovels near the Rugby pitches.

The annual Christmas party was held in the confines of a rather crowded A.P.L., where once again, Science completely catered for Arts and Modern, giving a commendable display of utter nonsense, and providing a snack.

Although this year's project, the building of a new digital computer, had an enthusiastic start, many difficulties have since arisen. It has had to be abandoned now because five of the six employed in building it have secured jobs for the summer term.

Thursday, 20th January, found a party of Fourth formers visiting Brookside on a series of conducted tours. They were viewed with some hostility at first, as strangers are apt to be received in our secluded community, but hearts finally warmed to the task of convincing the young that science can have interesting and rewarding results to offer. N. J. Roberts, S. J. Dick, UVI Sc.3

G. H. RADFORD. ESQ.

It is with great regret that in April this year we said goodbye to Mr. Radford as a full-time member of the Staff. He has served the School faithfully and well for 26 years. Not only has he given excellent service in the classroom, but he has been willing to use his exceptional talent in First Aid to help any boy in trouble. Many boys have cause to remember him for his prompt aid and for his continued care and advice. Mr. Radford has been House Master of Heathcote House for several years. He has done much to help the boys in his House. In addition to this, he has for over twenty years been in charge of the ordering and the care of books. This is no mean task in a large school, and the job has always been very well done. In many other ways he has identified himself with the School, for to Mr. Radford true education is much more than mere lessons and he will be sadly missed. We thank him sincerely for his fine service, and we wish to him and Mrs. Radford many happy years of retirement. W.E.G.

HURST HOUSE

The site of Hurst House was for centuries included in the estates of the Duke of Devonshire. The earliest record that has been found of the plot of land on the west side of the Sheffield Road, to the south of the thoroughfare now called Abercrombie Street, is a conveyance by release from the Duke of Devonshire to Francis Hurst, of a plot of land of 1,973 square feet, dated December 3, 1845. The property was bordered, on the south, by land belonging to Christopher Hodkin, and to the north on the other side of the street, by Jacob Ashton. Francis Hurst was the son of his father by his first wife. He had three sisters, a brother, “and others” according to his pedigree. The children of the second marriage of George Hurst, to Mary Townsend, both died soon after birth. Francis was married on June 19, 1829 to Clara.

He built the house, by an agreement dated May 5, 1847, between Francis and Christopher Hodkin; the former accepted responsibility for the southern boundary wall of the property. Francis Hurst died in January 1855, and is buried in Soresby Street Independent Chapel; he had no children. By his will of July 17, 1844, he left the house and its effects to his wife or, in the event of her death, to his sisters.

Clara left all her good, including the house, to Susannah Darwin, who was the daughter of Sarah Catton, a sister of Francis Hurst. By his will dated November 15, 1871, Henry Darwin, gave Susannah half his furniture. Another document dated November 21, 1862, states that Sarah Catton gave the house back to Clara and by a conveyance signed on the same day the house was sold to S. B. Busby, a solicitor. It appears, in fact, that for legal purposes the house belonged to Clara until her death which post dated the sale.

S. B. Busby Esq., died on July 15, 1900, and his property passed to his son, C. G. Busby, who sold the house in April 1902 to Dr. Sidney Worthington. Worthington was apparently, a medical practitioner from Warwickshire. The purchase price was £2,124. Incidentally, it appears that Christopher Hodkin’s property now belonged to a John Lancaster Eastwood.

At the time of purchase, Worthington raised a mortgage on the property of £1,450, at four per cent interest. The mortgagees were Henry Archibald Sanders and Frank Springett. On December 24, 1908, Worthington repaid £750 of the principal debt - the interest having been paid to that date. In the same month Worthington obtained more money - 1 £500, at 4 /2 per cent interest. He was apparently now back in Warwickshire. On September 29, 1909, he leased Hurst House and its land to a Mrs. E. A. Whitworth, for three years at a rent of £80 a year. She was the wife of Frank Hoyland Whitworth. However, by a document dated June 8, 1910. Mrs. Whitworth sub-let the property to a G. A. Rooth, who was the Clerk to the Commissioner of Taxes. The Whitworth lease expired, and in a document of September 28, 1912. Dr. Worthington leased the property direct to Rooth.

On March 25. 1915. Dr. Sidney Worthington sold Hurst House to Dr. Albert Green, for £1,300; £1,200 for the mortgage and £100 to Worthington. On December 31, 1928, Green sold the property to the Governers of the Grammar School for £2,000, and on April 5, 1929, after a search at the Land Registry Office in December 1928, the property was vested in the official trustees.

The Hurst House, was used for a time as the Headmasters house, and Mr. A. C. Bescoby moved from the building adjoining the school, across the road. When Mr. C. E. Kemp became headmaster in 1934, Hurst House was used to house the Junior School. Copious alterations were planned at this time - the cost was estimated to be £740/10/8d. It was intended to build another classroom to the south and also a block of toilets; major internal alterations were also planned. Except for the building of the additional classroom, the plans were carried out, and Hurst House became the Junior School of the Chesterfield Grammar School. It was not until after the second World War, that it became the building for the school’s sixth form. Last year - 1964, Sheffield University set up an Adult Education Centre in the building, while the school’s arts and modern sixth forms continue to use it, awaiting the completion of the new buildings at Brookside.

Built in a mock Italian style, it was clearly for a wealthy middle-class man who expected to employ servants. In 1845 the north side of Chesterfield was the fashionable part of the town and Hurst’s House by overlooking the whole valley of the Rother, was in an enviable position.

The small rooms in the third story at the south end of the house, and the staircase leading to them were for the servants. The state rooms at the front overlooked the garden and the whole of the river's valley. The drawing room at the south end has a magnificent fireplace. The door, pelmets and ceiling were ornate and the ceiling is at a height which typifies Victorian pomp. The window opposite the door is new so that the outlook of the room, (no trees impeded the view), would embrace the whole broad sweep of the valley. The reception room and dining room which flank the front door, also have large fire places and full windows and face the elegantly terraced garden. The rooms at the rear are self sufficient, smaller and seem to be for the servants. Upstairs there were three state bedrooms, two overlooking the front garden and one on the half-landing overlooking the side of the house too. There were stables at the back and a greenhouse was added later.

Hurst's House was once a desirable elegant middle-class residence; now it is an educational establishment. It has a short and unspectacular history but one worthy of recognition by its present inhabitants.

J. C. V. Kendall

SCHOOL NOTES – December 1966

The Annual Commemoration Service was held on Thursday, July 21, in the Parish Church. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Repton, and the choir sang the anthems "Glorious and Powerful God" (Wood) and “Angels ever bright and fair” (Handel).

We congratulate the following students who were awarded County Awards with Distinction: D. A. Cox, J. D. Drabble, A. B. Durance, A. J. Challis, B. Gruszecki, N. L Harvey, I. D. Portman, N. J. Randle.

The following students entered degree courses this year: Oxford: Rhodes, S. (New College), Cooper, G. (Balliol College). Cambridge: Pountain. C. J. (Queens' College), Hurst, C. H. (Queens' College), Holmes, P. R. (Gonville and Caius College). London: Tricket, C. E. (Imperial College), Thorpe, C. M. (St. Thomas' Hospital), Cox, D. A. (Imperial College), Birds, J. R. (University College), Pucci, G. F. (King's College), Gilding, C. L. (London School of Economics), Hattersley, M. E. (University College), George, C. H. (King's College), Combe, J. T. (Sir John Cass College). Shrivenham Military College of Science: Wildman, P. R. Birmingham: Roberts. N. J. Manchester: Esland, I. E., Hudman, P. J. Liverpool: Dixon, J. R., Hutchinson, S. G., Rimmer, A., Curtis, M. J., Drennan, A. C. Durham: Challis, A. J., Lane. C. R. Leeds: Carter, D., Durance, A. B., Smith, H. G. Aberdeen: May, J. R. Southampton: Brain, S. L. Grainger, K. M. Hull: Lee, M. Sheffield: Stanton W. R., Bonner, C. A. Lancaster: LeFevre, B. G. Reading: Lovatt, I Bradford: Dick, S. J., Hubbard, S., Richardson, D. G. Bristol: Snape, L. Nottingham: Wilson, S. Nottingham College of Technology: Martin J. Else. I. T. Huggett, D. L. Holborn College of Law and Languages, London: Glasby, G. A. G. Aberystwyth: Heathcote. B. Ealing College of Technology, London: Fox, J. A.

The following students entered Colleges of Education: Loughborough: Wilbourne, D. Alsager: Wilson, I. R., Dixon, B. Coventry: Elliott, J. London Borough Road: Frearson, P., Bove, P. London St. Mary's: Coyle, T. J., McNeill, M. D. Newcastle: Page, M. Westminster: Davenport, P. J. St. Peter's, Saltley: Limb, P. T. Birmingham: Webley, M. G. Hull: Rooke, G. S. Dudley: Morris, R. A. F. St. Luke's, Exeter: Milner, J. A. London St. Mark and St. John: Knowles, D. A. London Padgate: Pucci, D. Shenstone: Pountain, J.

The following students entered other full-time courses: Sunderland College of Technology: Poole, M. Leicester College of Art: Wade, J. D. Sheffield College of Technology: Kiziewicz, S. J., Walker, L, Bown, A. G. Chesterfield College of Art: Moulson, P., Adnitt, S. M.

Sandwich Courses: Central Electricity Generating Board: Holmes, A. G.

Road Safety Awards: On Friday, October 28, Mr. B. Matthews, the Borough Education Officer presented 24 Cycling Proficiency Badges and 22 V Badges to boys who satisfactorily completed the tests at the end of the summer term.

Remembrance Service: The Chairman of the Governors, Ald. E. Swale, (C.B.E., D.F.C., J.P., and the President of the Old Cestrefeldians' Society, T. P. Whiting, Esq., together with the Headmaster, laid wreaths on the War Memorials during the Remembrance Service.

At the end of the Summer term we said goodbye to Mr. W. H. Barlow and to Mr. Hall, and we wish them every success. We welcome this term Mr. T. H. Sidebottom, Mr. D. Clark, Mr. N. Rowbottom, Mr. S. Harris, Mr. B. Chinnery and Mr. F. Dawson. Monsieur Cusmano has also joined the staff for one year as a French Assistant. We hope all will find their stay in Chesterfield happy and rewarding.

Lectures: Sixty boys attended the British Association Lectures arranged in Chesterfield. Some 90 boys attended a lecture in Sheffield, on “Nuclear Power Today and Tomorrow”.

Theatre visit: 100 senior boys attended the performance of "Julius Caesar" given in the Chesterfield Civic Theatre.

We offer our very good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Dawson on the occasion of their marriage in the Chesterfield Parish Church, on Saturday, October 15. BROOKSIDE NOTES

Brookside is now five years old, and, at last, the new school is coming into being. We have already moved into the Art Room to allow two of the old form rooms to be transformed into laboratories. The rest of the building is coming along by leaps and bounds, and we were very pleased to see smoke rising from the chimney of the main building, which will mean that the workmen will be warm this winter and the building can go on unhindered by the elements.

We were very sorry to say good-bye to Mr. J. R. Owen last term, but we shall always remember him for his very generous donation to the Chemistry Library, and no doubt we shall miss one of his “funnies" in morning assembly, not that Mr. Higgins is incapable of doing so when the need arises. We also said goodbye to Mr. W. H. Barlow, and we welcome two new chemistry masters, - Mr. D. A. Clarke and Mr. N. Rowbotham, and also Mr. T. H. Sidebotham who teaches mathematics.

We have two projects going this year. The digital computer is being improved, and we are also building a “do-ityourself” stereo viewer, kindly donated by Alderman Swale, the chairman of the school governors.

Once again we shall be hosts for the annual Erasmus Darwin Society Christmas party and hope that it is as big a success as in other years.

Our menagerie continues to flourish; the old greenhouse has disappeared and the plants now adorn the back row in one of the biology laboratories. We recently received an addition to our radioactive equipment which has resulted in the appearance of “Radioactive Material - No Admittance to Pupils" on the doors leading to the 'danger zone'.

We still enjoy our seclusion and wait with mixed feelings for the not-too-distant day when we shall be once again reunited with the main body of the school at Sheffield Road.

B, GRUSZECKI, U VI Sc.

MR. D. PILKINGTON

In July this year Mr. David Pilkington retired from teaching. He came to this school as a master in 1945 and so another Old Boy of the school returned as a member of the staff. During the 21 years he taught in the school he gave fine service in the Mathematics Department but he was also willing to give much of his time to help boys on the games held. He was in charge of cricket for several years and many Old Boys have cause to thank him for the help and guidance they received. He was always connected with Heathcote House and he was House Master of Heathcote when he retired. It is never easy to offer adequately our thanks to a loyal servant of the school. We can only say very sincerely, thank you, and hope that there are many happy years of retirement ahead. W.E.G. MR. J. P. HEATHCOTE

Mr. J. P. Heathcote retired from teaching at the end of the Summer term. He joined the staff of the school in 1944 and so has given 22 years valuable and loyal service as a member of the staff. His keen interest in archeology has always been put at the service of the boys, and many have joined Mr. Heathcote when sites were to be excavated. This interest has stimulated his history teaching, and many have found a real interest in this way, which will remain with them. Each year a party has journeyed to Hadrian‘s Wall, and again a great debt is owed to Mr. Heathcote for the organisation of such visits. On the hockey field also Mr. Heathcote has given first class service. A keen player and an able coach, he has done much to raise the standard of the game. It is always a sad occasion when one says goodbye to one who has become so much a part of the school. However, we must say very sincerely, thank you, and hope that there are many happy years of retirement ahead. W.E.G.

SALVE ATQUE VALE JRO

Now that J.R.O. has ofiicially retired after 40 years’ service, it is possible to consider that dynamic personality in the past tense. J.R.O. was a professional. Whatever he undertook he did with extreme competence; he never boasted of his abilities and he was not over-tolerant of inefficiency. In forty years of schoolmastering he did an extraordinary number of things. He taught chemistry and inculcated scientific method; he played and coached hockey and fives; he fenced, he refereed soccer, and, as a batsman, had the distinction of appealing for lbw against himself; he ran a most efficient cadet unit and administered cadet organisations; he shot, he camped, he led expeditions abroad and ran large static camps at home; he acted, he did make-up: he debated, he ran societies; he worked tirelessly for the A.M.A. and for the Common Room; finally, he made a notable and unobtrusive contribution as Second Master. Moreover J.R.O. was a born leader of men. He never asked boys to join in any of his activities; indeed, he tended to discourage them. That they did join in great numbers is an index of his powers of attraction. Boys knew that he knew what he was doing, and they trusted and respected him. At one time we called him the Peter Pan of the Common Room because he remained so full of youthful vitality, mental and physical. The War produced a more serious J.R.O., characteristically meticulous in his work with explosives, and ‘the little grey major’ became an apt description. More latterly, the old rebel and irreverent de-bunker became the elder statesman, and he filled this role too with professional expertise, since administration had always been his forte. It is lucky that J.R.O. had a kindly nature, because he had a rough tongue, a caustic wit and a scarifying turn of vituperative. When he unleashed any of these weapons the effect was devastating. It pleases me to remember the time when he approached a party from another school who had been our neighbours one night in a hostel and asked who they were; he inquired the name of the school, where they came from and who was in charge and, just when they were preening themselves on this unusual and flattering interest, he thanked them for the information because he wanted never to see or hear of them again. Officially J.R.O. was dedicated to the natural sciences, and professed a benevolent disdain for all other branches of learning, wilfully confusing the arts and modern studies. Latterly the enforced dichotomy between the main school and the science sixth pushed him into a field more narrow than he would have chosen, and in recent years the school as a whole saw all too little of this vigorous personality, and he, too little of the main stream. The loss, I am sure, was mutual. In fact, few schoolmasters have had as wide a field of knowledge and interest as J.R.O. He used to claim to know no French but could produce the words for ‘turpentine’ and ‘globe artichoke’ while I was still struggling. His reading was as wide as that of most teachers of English, and his knowledge of music extensive, even though his piano-playing appeared limited to “Chopsticks” and “Buttons and Bows” and his singing to “Ilkley Moor.” Science appealed to him, I suspect, because of its logic and its traditional ceremonial. He revelled in chemical analysis as he did in the dissection of an argument; he was a first-class R.A.O.C. officer for the same reasons. He could take command of a meeting, whether as chairman or from the floor, and his insistence on form and procedure sometimes made it seem that manner was at times more important to him than content, that, in effect, he believed, as I think all good schoolmasters do, in the motto: Non quo, sed quomodo. Like most of my generation, masters as well as boys, I knew him first as Jerry; later I graduated to John. I heard him called Jack in his home town, but I could not manage that. ‘Jerry Owen’ constituted almost a war-cry, like ‘Garryowen’, and to a great many it must bring memories, of varying kinds. An aspect now, I suspect, largely forgotten was acting. Play-acting brought out an interesting side of his mind. He understood fully what the author was trying to say and improved on his powers of expression. His incisive paraphrases called for considerable mental agility on the part of his fellow-actors, accustomed to take up cues in terms of words rather than ideas. It is certainly, as an officer in the cadet corps - P.S.S.C.A., A.C.F., C.C.F., whatever it was called at the time, that J.R.O. made his greatest impact, because this activity called for a moral responsibility that transcended any physical or mental gifts. J.R.O. turned many boys into men in the fullest sense, and it is probably the pre-1939 generation that owe most to him, and we, in turn, to them. Few men have made a greater contribution to one school than J.R.O. has to C.G.S.; thousands of boys and scores of younger colleagues owe much to him. Salve atque vale, J.R.O. B.O’K.

EDITORIAL – May 1967

We cannot compose the editorial of the last Cestrefeldian from Sheffield Road without a little nostalgia and introspection. The School is faced with an acute problem, which has never featured in its history but upon which its future depends: the difficulty of satisfactorily blending tradition and innovation. Few tears will be shed over the loss of an old blackened building on the A61 trunk road, but the best of the Grammar School spirit of three and a half centuries must be retained and developed to suit the standards of the future at Brookside, and indeed, the School is already deciding what to preserve, what to abandon, and what to initiate. Our guide for the future is to adapt to modern needs the pattern of the past, which offers a broad social and personal, as well as academic, education, bringing together boys from all backgrounds. In doing this, Chesterfield Grammar School has been successful in previous generations, and it can continue to give the future youth of the town equal opportunities; for, although the surroundings will obviously be different, the basic principles of education remain the same. New ideas are not necessarily better than old ones, which, in their turn, are by no means irreplaceable. To combine the best of both worlds to make a sound base for the growth of the School is our aim. “Non quo sed quomodo” takes on a new, deeper significance. Whatever happens to the School in the future, our prime concern is how the School will behave. A Grammar School that has set its own previous high standards will thrive only by an up-to-date application of the same standards. In this way, the lines of T. S. Eliot bear special reference: “Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past". For the School, “to make an end is to make a beginning”, and the future contains a very real challenge and exciting prospects with a hope of continued success for the youth of Chesterfield.

SCHOOL NOTES – May 1967

The Annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Tuesday, 20th December, when the Choir and Congregation sang carols. The Archdeacon conducted the Service, and lessons were read by members of the Staff and boys.

We congratulate the following, who have obtained places at Oxford or Cambridge this year: J. E. Foggitt, Balliol College, Oxford, to read Chemistry. B, Gruszecki, Jesus College, Oxford, to read Chemistry. K. Seacroft, Queens' College, Cambridge, to read Modern Languages. N. L. Harvey, Queens' College, Cambridge, to read Chemistry.

The Annual Sixth Form party was held in St. James' Hall on Friday, 16th December, when it was our privilege to invite the Sixth Formers from St. Helena School to the party.

On Friday, 16th December, Mr. E. Bourne, the Derbyshire County Youth Service Officer, attended the School with other guests to present Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Gold Awards were presented to B. P. Ewart, S. J. Parsons, J. P. Ramsay, R. J. Varley, K. R. Walker, and Silver Awards to R. Finney, B. G. LeFevre, J. F. A. Marriott, R. E. Preedy, K. R. Raine, J. S. Thacker~ and Bronze Awards were presented to A. P. Bonsall, P. M. Bradshaw, R. J. Campbell, C. R. Frisby, N. J. Huckerby, M. H. Hurst, J. H. Keelty, P. D. Pucci, A. Rutter, K. O. Trail.

We have welcomed four student teachers in the Easter term. Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Doherty and Mr. Hardwick from Sheffield University and Mr. Molineux from the Sheffield College of Education.

Two Parents' Evenings have been held this term for parents of boys in the Upper Sixths and the Transitus forms. A meeting for the parents of boys from the Lower Sixths was held on May 11. A meeting for Second Form parents has been arranged for June 30th.

On Wednesday, 15th March ten students from Sheffield University visited the School and spoke to the Sixth formers who are going to the University later this year. This was a worthwhile experiment for the group discussion gave an opportunity for many questions to be answered and difficulties resolved.

Careers Interviews - once again we are indebted to the Youth Employment Officer, Mr. Riden, who visited the School early in March to interview individually all boys and parents who wished to see him.

In March we were delighted to welcome an Old Boy, Mr. A. Hirst, who came to show a new film on “Dentistry as a Career”.

The Easter Service was held in the Parish Church on 22nd March. The Archdeacon preached the sermon, and the Choir sang the anthems 'Dear Lord and Father of mankind' (Parry) and 'Comfort, O Lord' (Crotch).

We offer our sincere congratulations and our very good wishes to Mr. & Mrs. F. I. Chapman on the birth of a son, to Mr. & Mrs. D. Mellors on the birth of a daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs. 1. Newsome on their recent marriage.

In the Easter holidays a party of thirty-seven boys accompanied by Messrs. Young, Moore and Ballard journeyed up the Welsh border, staying in Youth Hostels at St. Briavels Ty'n-y-Caeau, Ludlow and Llangollen. Visits were made to an aviary at Bourton-on-the-Water, Chester Zoo, various Roman remains and historical buildings. The journey included hikes in the Brecon Beacons and along Offa's Dyke.

During the Easter term, a magnificent trophy was presented to the School by Mr. and Mrs. R. Birley, in memory of their son, Robert, who was a pupil at this School. This generous gift was given as a trophy for a House Competition in Sailing, and will be known as the Robert Birley Shield for Sailing. We remember Robert's keen interest and success in sailing, and we are most grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Birley for such a handsome gift. It will be a treasured possession of the School, and we hope it will help to foster an interest in sailing.

A party of senior boys enjoyed a visit to the cinema to see the film "Richard III". On May 6th, forty seniors paid a visit to Stratford-on-Avon and attended a performance at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre of "Coriolanus".

Over a hundred boys in the School are members of' the Civic Theatre Club: they have appreciated the season's productions and the discussion and demonstration of theatrical make-up by Miss Penny Dixon and Mr. Peter Harlow given at St. Helen's House.

On Tuesday, April 11th, the whole School was photographed. The occasion will become memorable in that it is the last time such a photograph will be taken at Sheffield Road.

VALETE

At the end of this Summer Term we shall very reluctantly say goodbye to three members of the Staff who have reached retiring age. To all three we owe a tremendous debt of gratitude, and it is impossible in words to pay adequate tribute to their service.

Mr. B. Durant (1928-1967) Mr. Durant has given thirty-nine years' service to this School. Few give such long and faithful service. He will be remembered first for his conscientious and inspiring work as an Assistant Master in the Mathematics Department and later, during the last twelve years, as the Head of the Mathematics Department. Many Old Boys will pay tribute to his very effective teaching and his willingness to help at all times. For many years he has been House Master of FoIjambe House, and again the House owes much to Mr. Durant for his care and his consideration. He never sought the limelight, but his quiet, selfless attitude has been a valuable guiding influence to many in the School. His devotion to the School is evident, and he will be sadly missed. We all wish for him many happy years of well-earned retirement, and for all that he has done we say simply, but very sincerely, thank you.

Mr. B. B. Andrew (1944-1967) To pay tribute to the work of Mr. Andrew in this School, it is difficult to know where to begin, for he has contributed so much and in so many different ways. He will be sadly missed as Master in charge of the Lower School. Old Boys remember with deep gratitude his help and guidance when they first came into the School. How many received help in the break, in the dinner hour and after School, it is impossible to say. He believed, rightly, that young boys need to develop interest outside the classroom, and so a Junior Society was formed, and games interests were developed through Junior House Leagues. There have been few Saturday mornings when Mr. Andrew has missed going to Storrs Road. In the classroom he has given excellent service. His work in the Science and Mathematics. Departments has been inspiring and always modern in approach. The same care and consideration for boys is evident as House Master of Lingard House and in the arrangements made for the G.C.E. examination. Everything possible is done to create an atmosphere in which boys can do their best. Mr. Andrew has for many years dealt with the sale of the school magazine, and he and Mrs. Andrew have willingly given valuable help each year with the school play.

It is almost impossible to think of the School without Mr. Andrew, and we hope he will, at any rate, return to us for a part of the time each week.

We wish to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew many happy years of retirement, and we offer our very sincere thanks for all that has been done for the School. Mr. Andrew's obvious care for boys, his unselfishness and his enthusiasm have been an example to all of us.

Mr. K. S. McKay (1947-67) Mr. McKay has given sterling service to the English Department. His cultured attitude, his wide interests and his stimulating teaching have made him a very valuable member of the Staff, and it will not be easy for anyone to take his place. Sincerity and conscientiousness are so evident in his attitude that his influence has been valuable and widespread. Outside the classroom Mr. McKay's main interest is in music, and he has contributed much to the development of music in the School. His talent is such that he may be found playing the organ, the piano, the double bass or the clarinet and at other times assisting the choir. It will be strange to have a School Concert or Play without Mr. McKay's services.

Again, however inadequately, we say thank you for all that has been given to the School, and we wish to Mr. and Mrs. McKay many happy years of retirement. W. E. G.

BROOKSIDE NOTES

During the Spring Term, the changes begun within the Science Block last Autumn were nearing completion, and we at Brookside are anticipating peace and order next year, when these changes and the half-finished buildings will be things of the past. So too will be the exodus from Sheffield Road, and the reunited school will soon begin to wonder how its predecessors put up with the Sheffield Road buildings.

The Biology Department is experiencing the annual increase in the number of animals, notably a baby guinea pig born to Dudette and Dud at mid-day on Friday, March 17th. It is the first guinea-pig to be born at Brookside. The department is also being used on Wednesday afternoons by members of the lower school.

Another change in the Science Block is the appearance of a bucket to catch drips through the roof where the new building joins onto the 'old'. Little change appears to have taken place on the new buildings as seen from the outside, but the interior is being made ready for occupation.

This year there are several Physics projects in existence. The main one is the construction of a new, more compact, digital computer; two more are the building of a relay computer and the construction of a wind tunnel. The 'Do-ityourself' stereoscopic projector was finished towards the end of the Autumn term, and, after a few adjustments, worked successfully.

We hope the three new masters, Mr. D. A. Clark, Mr. N. Rowbotham, and Mr. T. H. Sidebotham, are settling down happily, and hope they will enjoy life at Brookside for many more years.

Towards the end of the Autumn term, the Brookside buildings were vacated one afternoon when its occupiers visited Sheffield City Hall to attend the annual Faraday Lecture; this time the subject was Nuclear Power. Another outing for the Scientists was the visit to the College of Technology to hear a lecture on Chromatography. Soon afterwards, strips of filter paper appeared on the notice board showing the different dyes which make up biro ink; the latter had been separated into its constituent parts by Chromatography.

Yet again, the Erasmus Darwin Christmas meeting - this time the “Razzies' Rave-up" - was held at Brookside, and we all remember the Birds' Dream Topping impinging on the Brookside Vice-captain's face, but we wonder whether the science monopoly of this annual event will continue.

For the second time, the masters beat the boys at Bridge.

The Science Sixth has now been at Brookside, separated from the rest of the school for six years, a time unique in the history of the school, and an occurrence the like of which we hope will never happen again. Although we enjoy our tranquil life, which will be less tranquil next year, we are all looking forward to the time when the traditions of the old school will be blended with those already in existence at Brookside, and every member of the school will experience the spacious surroundings here, together with the different tone of the engines of lorries which tear past, as compared with the sound of engines idling on Sheffield Road.

These are the last “Brookside Notes” as such, and we hope that over the past six years they have given some indication of the "new world" that is waiting to be discovered here. J. E. Foggitt, U V1 Sc. 3

SCHOOL NOTES - May 1968

Opening of the New School The school was first used on September 9th, 1967. It was officially declared open by Sir Philip Dingle on October 19th, 1967. Remembrance Service The Chairman of the Governors, Aldermen E. Swale, C.B.E., D.F.C., J.P. and the Past President at the Old Cestrefeldians’ Society, T. P. Whiting. Esq., together with the Headmaster, laid wreaths on the Memorials in the Memorial Room and the Service was held in the Hall. We have welcomed seven students during the Easter Term, 1968. From Sheffield University - Mr. Sheffield, Mr. Ward, Mr. Brett and Mr. Saxena: Matlock College of Education - Mr. Kay, Mr. Brown and from Sheffield City College of Education, Mr. Campion. In December 1967 ten students from Sheffield University visited the school and spoke to the Sixth formers who are going to the University in 1968. In June 1968, 50 Sixth formers have been invited to visit Sheffield University when they will tour various Departments. A similar visit has been arranged for Nottingham University. These visits help Sixth formers who are preparing to apply for entry in the following year. Careers A Careers Convention was held on November 8th, 1967. Again the School is grateful for the help given by so many representatives from industry and the professions. Talks by the Youth Employment Officer to fifth year pupils continue to he held end also personal interviews. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Mr. Riden. Task Force A group of Sixth formers have undertaken to help by visiting old people or by doing odd jobs for anyone in need. This has been made possible by Mr. White. the local organiser and Mr. White now works through Mr. Blount who has agreed to be the Liaison Officer. At Home Several opportunities have been given for parents and local associations to look over the new school. We congratulate the following students who were awarded County Awards with Distinction: Burrows, P. G., Fearn, T., Frith, P. G., Gregory, I. K., Milne, A. M., Wallwork, T. J. We congratulate Revill, A, on obtaining entry to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. The following students entered degree courses in October, 1967: Foggitt, J. E. (Balliol, Oxford), Gruszecki, B. (Jesus, Oxford), Seacroft, K. (Queen's, Cambridge), Harvey, N. L. (Queen's, Cambridge). Randle, N. J. (University College, London), Drabble, J. D. (Imperial, London], Foster, C. G. (Imperial, London], Portman, I. D. (Southampton). Walker, I. S., Southampton), Deakin J. (Sheffield), Patton, J. (Sheffield), Mann, J. (Manchester), Grainger, R. H. (Manchester), Marsh, A. J. (Manchester), Carley. J. J. (Manchester), Norris. A. (Manchester), Flanagan, R. J. (Sussex), Carter, T, D, (Bath), Bull, I. L. (Newcastle). Massey, P. (Liverpool), Robertson| G. D. (Liverpool), Sanderson, J. M. (Liverpool), Edwards, P. H. (Bangor). Winnard. C. H. (Bangor), Bailey, R. (Swansea), Riley, J. D. J. (Exeter), Sage. G. C. (York). Mossman, C. H. (Leeds), Heathcote, M. J. (Bradford), Jepson, W. P. (Leeds), Ramsay, J. P. (Liverpool), Hinchcliff, J. (Durham), Hadfield, B. (Nottingham), Hallows, N. A. (Portsmouth), Lewis, T. I. [City of London], Toepritz, P. G. (City Of London), Cook, J. [Holborn]. Jones, M. (Liverpool College of Commerce), Millward, A. J. (Nottingham College of Technology), Southern, J. P. (Manchester College of Commerce), Stephens, E. G. (Woolwich), Gilbert, T. (Woolwich), Muir, E. C. (Nottingham). The following students entered Colleges of Education: Marriott, J. F. A. (St. Mark & St. John), Riley, A. P. (St. Mark & St. John), Walker, K. R. (St. Mark & St. John), Burnham D. R. (St. Mark & St. John), Gambles, C. (Borough Road), Bramall, S. (Southlands), Dawes, M. J. (Sunderland), Dietz, J. M. (C. F. Mott), Harding, B. (Derby). OBITUARY. JOHN REGINALD WEBSTER, M.A. The School suffered a great loss on 29th May, 1967 when Mr. Webster died suddenly. He began teaching in the School in 1923 and throughout his many years of service he made a very valuable contribution to the life of the School. For many years he was the House Master of Lingard House and for the last two years he was the Deputy Headmaster. He was associated for many years with the School Dramatic Society and he was the Treasurer for the Welfare fund. There is no doubt that Chesterfield Grammar School was part of his life and he identified himself completely with anything which was good for the School. He will always be remembered for his willing and selfless service, for his utter sincerity and his genuine desire to promote the welfare of the School. It is a privilege to pay tribute to him and we extend to Mrs. Webster and her family our deepest sympathy and our sincere thanks for all she has done to help the School during the many years she has been in Chesterfield.

THOMAS MATTHEW KERSHAW, M.A. It was a greet shock to all in the School to learn of the sudden death of Mr. Kershaw on 16th June, 1967. He was the Head of the English Department for 17 years and many boys owe their love of English Literature to his inspired teaching. He lived for the School and we owe him e great debt for his interest in the new Library, for his interest in Debating and for his willing help in many activities, which included Editorship of the Cestrefeldian. Mr. Kershaw believed that high standards were important and his example in the School was of the greatest value. His service has enriched the School and his memory will always remind us of those qualities which are most worthwhile in life. We extend to Mrs. Kershaw and her family our deepest sympathy and our sincere thanks for her kindness and her interest in the School.

VALETE: Mr. T. E. SWAIN A life-long connection with Chesterfield Grammar School ended with the retirement of Mr. T. E. Swain. He entered the School as a minor scholar in 1917 and, after a most successful career at Sheffield University, returned to join the staff in I929. After the departure of his old mentor, Mr. E. Howard Smith, in 1946 Mr. Swain succeeded him as Senior History Master. Many generations of boys have gone into the examination room buoyed up by the confidence they felt in the meticulously thorough preparation they had received from Mr. Swain; and the results obtained showed how well- justified that confidence was. He will he remembered too as housemaster of Clarke House, at one time exhorting, cajoling and almost mesmerising tug-of-war teams, as the prime mover of the History Society and latterly of the Historical Section of the Erasmus Darwin Society, and as a most faithful and valued member of the Choir. Older generations will recall how he regularly Conducted "Train Boys‘ Prayers" in pre-war days at Sheffield Road when the boys from Langwith, Shirebrook, Dore, Totley and Hathersage arrived just too late for Morning Assembly. Mr. Swain has held a unique position in linking the past with the present, being for many years co-Secretary of the Old Cestrefeldian Association and so responsible for many hundreds of boys joining the O.C.’s when their schooldays were over. It is due in no small measure to him that the O.C.'s receive a regular flow of new members at a time when such loyalties are sometimes considered outdated. No-one could be long in Mr. Swain's company without realising that he was a man of profound religious convictions. His faith has been a driving force in his life and a source of great strength. His judgements were always pondered and a boy could he sure of being treated with absolute justice. Mr. Swain's sincerity, coupled with his gift of lucid exposition and forthright expression, made him in great demand as a preacher and lecturer, and he travelled (and often walked) many miles to fulfil such engagements. Those who know only the staid senator of recent years may be surprised to learn that Mr. Swain was once a rattling good ragtime pianist and that, for a few overs, he bowled at a pace that made the ball bounce about the batsman's ears. As a colleague. Mr. Swain has shown many endearing qualities: loyalty, sympathy, modesty and cheerfulness, and a readiness to encourage young masters. Only recently a former colleague admitted that thirty years ego he would have given up teaching but for some wise and kindly advice he received from Mr. Swain. Most of all Mr. Swain will be remembered and admired for his essential loyalty—to his school, to his colleagues and to his pupils, to his own high standards of scholarship and to his faith. We wish a long and happy retirement blessed with good health to Mr. Swain and also to Mrs. Swain whose interest in School affairs has long been appreciated.

OFFICIAL OPENING THE NEW CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL "lt is my great privilege to declare this school opened". With these words, spoken by Sir Philip Dingle, a new era in the history of Chesterfield School opened. Boys attending the School had. listened to rumour of a new building for forty years, end over that time the excitement and speculation had mounted. In the autumn of 1966. the announcement was finally made that the whole School would move to find its Utopia with the senior scientists at Brookside the to following September. The Headmaster and the whole School at last realised the size of the task facing them, although no-one knew just how great a price was to be paid for the move. Throughout the winter of 1966-67 preparations got underway for the exodus. As the time grew nearer, boys and masters worked relentlessly, moving tables, chairs, libraries and laboratories and it is a great tribute to all concerned, especially the Headmaster, that the School was able to open on time. Glaring sun and high blue skies heralded the arrival of Thursday, October 19th, 1967, the Opening Day. During the morning, School hummed with activity, everyone knew what he had to do, and did it efficiently; closed circuit television was installed and displays were prepared in the library and the laboratories. The Chairman of the Borough Education Committee and Chesterfield School Governors, Aldermen Edwin Swale, C.B.E., D.F.C, J.P., opened the ceremony. He spoke with rare sincerity about his concern for the School. He related a short history of his family's connections with the School and looked forward with high hopes to the School's future. Handing over to Mr. Matthews, Alderman Swale told the audience that the School was about to enter a new phase in which standards would matter more than over. The Borough Education Officer, Mr. Matthews, impressed upon the gathering that the ceremony was to open a new building and not a new school. The history of this new building went hack to pre-war times and the hopes of those days were not realised until the contract for the first instalment was made and work started in 1959. Work on the main building was not begun until March, 1965 and completed at a cost of £333,096 in September, 1967. Mr. Matthews then thanked all concerned with the building, the builders and sub-contractors. the Borough Education Committee, his own staff, the staff end members of the School, and last, but certainly not least, he thanked the Headmaster who had worried “tirelessly on every aspect of the project". Alderman Swale, presiding over the ceremony, formally introduced the guest speaker, Sir Philip B. Dingle, C.B.E., LI.D. Sir Philip said that he was about to perform a "pleasurable task”, made worthwhile by the sight of responsible adolescents. Thanking Alderman Swale for his generous introduction, he said the Chairman of the Governors was probably too modest about his own School records. An audience so mixed was difficult to address, Sir Philip said and went on, "We must realise that young students are educated more fully than ever before," adding the wish that newspapers, which delight in stories of a small number of misguided adolescents, would turn their attention to the majority. "This is the most responsible and sell respecting generation of adolescents I can remember," he said. Moving on to speak of the new building, Sir Philip was glad to see a language laboratory and was sure that he would have enjoyed learning ‘instant French’. He noted that science and technology were given a prominent place in the school but was pleased to see that they did not outweigh the Arts side, as science and technology are incomplete without an appreciation of the Arts. At this point the party left the stage in order to move into the Entrance Hall where Sir Philip would unveil the plaque commemorating the occasion. The audience seated in the main Hall could not see this point of the ceremony themselves, but closed circuit television relayed live pictures through monitors placed at various positions in the Hall. Once the School had been well and truly opened, the platform party made its way back onto the stage to continue the proceedings. Alderman J. W. Trippet, LI.B., one of the County Council Representatives, gave a vote of thanks to Sir Philip Dingle, and this was seconded by Councillor V. S. Allen of the Board of Governors. Councillor Allen also thanked the Headmaster for his work. The audience was told that the Headmaster had been to Oxford to read Mathematics, spending one year in the teaching department. He started his career at Oakham Public School before spending four or five years in Sheffield and becoming Headmaster of a school at Coalville. It was in 1947 that he became Head of Chesterfield Grammar School and his ‘dynamic personality‘ had helped to shape the School and make it one of the best in the land. The School Captain, I. K. Gregory, thanked Sir Philip and made a presentation to him on behalf of the School. He said that like the Q4, the School had been an ‘empty shell‘ but now it was up to the ‘ship's crew‘ to keep it on a steady course. Following this was a surprise presentation to the School by a special guest from Chesterfield’s twin town, Darmstadt. Mr. Dorfmann presented the Headmaster with six volumes of Shakespeare in English and German, saying that the main thing was for boys to be faithful both to their own characters and those they love. There followed a short dedicatory service, and the hymn, "Thy Hand, O Lord, has guided", seemed to have special significance. The Scripture reading was taken from the "Sermon on the Mount" and no doubt many senior members of the School lingered on the words: ‘Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven‘. Attempting to sustain this hopeful message, Mr. Bryars led the Choir and Orchestra in Handel's "With Cheerful Notes let all the Earth". The service then ended with a dedicatory prayer from the Ven. T. W. Ingram Cleasby, M.A., Archdeacon of Chesterfield. The ceremony concluded. The 700 parents, old boys and guests stood to the familiar strains of the National Anthem. Surprisingly enough the expected chaos did not result when the ceremony ended and the age old cliché, "everything will be alright on the night" seemed to be proven. Volunteers from the Sixth form were on hand to guide visitors around the new buildings in order that they might see for themselves what £333,096 of their money would buy. As far as could he gathered, visitors were enthralled and enchanted by every aspect of the new School. The guides brought their parties into the Hall where they were entertained to tea by the Head. Later when the School was quiet and in darkness the prophets of gloom were seen lo have been proven wrong. The Headmaster, the staff and the Sixth form had ensured the smoothness of the event and had thus maintained a link with the old tradition of quiet, efficient capability. C. D. TOWNSEND R. J. CAMPBELL

SIXTH FORM AREA NOTES Throughout the School, since the move to Brookside, facilities and equipment have been much improved. It is not surprising therefore, that the same applies to Sixth form recreation. In the not so far off days of Hurst House and 'duppy' football, the Arts and Modern Sixth forms were blessed with one room, at the top, containing a table-tennis table, and a second room with a dart board and billiards table. The Science Sixth, on the other hand, had the use of one broken down table tennis table strategically placed in the middle of a corridor. The Headmaster was determined that the move to Brookside should be the signal for better things as far as recreational privileges for the Upper Sixth were concerned; consequently the Sixth Form Area was born. This, coffee-bar, cum games room, cum cafeteria is run almost entirely by the Sixth form and they have proved themselves to be very capable managers. Provided with the equipment for making coffee and tea the Upper Sixth, in the shape of a representative committee, were told to run the 'bar' themselves in any way they wished as long as they did not lose money; firm instructions that no more financial help would be given were issued! It is amazing how smoothly everything slid into operation within a few weeks of the beginning of term. The committee decided that its policy was to serve the tea and coffee at a reasonable price which would make a profit and that the profit should be used to purchase magazines, cover wastage and provide other extras for the Area; tea is 4d. a cup and coffee 6d. Within a short period of time biscuits were also sold, by courtesy of the tuck shop, and the coffee bar became a hive of activity at break and at lunch time. I should like to take this opportunity to thank all the people concerned in the serving and washing up: the regular staff are: Bonsall, A. F'., Campbell, R. J., Grew, R. D., Jones, T., Keelty, J. H., Pates, S. E., Preedy, R. E., Pucci, P. D., Toepritz, P. A., Hurst, M. H. Apart from the 'coffee bar‘ the Sixth Form Area contains the billiards table and table-tennis from Hurst House, along with a second table-tennis table in the gymnasium if the Upper Sixth require it; the Headmaster provided the Area with a record-player and a radio, as well as the coffee bar machines; and lastly the Woodwork Department must he thanked for the recent appearance of a cupboard to house the old Hurst House dart-board. Since it has been formed the Sixth form committee, working with the Upper Sixth, has achieved many things, some trivial, some notable. A Table-Tennis Tournament and a Bridge Tournament between the masters and the Sixth was arranged during the Christmas term; the masters’ table-tennis team, consisting of Messrs. Roberts, Fomison, Page and Jean, was beaten quite easily, the result of the bridge match is censored. Over the Christmas period a seven-foot Christmas tree was erected in the Sixth Form Area, much to the amusement of most of the masters and boys, complete with fairy lights; the tree was sent to Chesterfield Royal Hospital at the end of term. In progress at the moment is a billiards tournament, although this is somewhat hampered by the comings and goings of the Sixth form which always fluctuates at this time of year. One of the outstanding achievements of the recent months has been the provision of coffee and biscuits for the audience of the School Play. A team of over a dozen boys worked on the three successive nights of the School Play to provide this refreshment, their only reward being the washing-up which had to be done on the following mornings. Apart from this magnificent feat the Sixth have turned their resources to providing refreshments for the '41‘ Club, the Colours committee, various sporting occasions and are hoping to do the same for the School Concert. For the success of the first few months of the Sixth Form Area‘s existence, I have all the Upper Sixth to thank. Special thanks must go to all the boys who have helped on the numerous occasions mentioned and also to the first Sixth Form Committee: Bonsall. A. P., Eemes, M. D., Mellors, J., Preedy. R., Pucci, P. D. (Treasurer), Thompson, P. H., Tither, M. N., Townsend, C. D. (Secretary). This Committee meets at regular intervals, and bears the brunt of the administrative responsibility and at times the physical work as well. P. D. Pucci in particular does invaluable work as Treasurer, dealing with all the money from the coffee bar. Thanks also to I. K. Gregory who was on the Committee but has now left for Spain, and to Mr. J. North for his encouragement and advice. I sincerely hope that the team work and sense of responsibility which this Upper Sixth form share, will be a tradition upheld as long as the Sixth ‘Form Area stands. C. D. TOWNSEND. Secretary

EDITORIAL - 1969 lt is timely to talk of change, since the School, no less than the world in general, is living through an unsettled and changeful period. To the reader, the most obvious change lies in the magazine. For the first time in sixty-one years, the shape has been changed and advertisements have been included. These are not bad things - the new shape permits a more attractive layout in keeping with the times and the advertisements help to forge a new link between the town and the School. Thus we are attempting to progress as the founders of the 'Cestrefeldian' would have wished and to strengthen the bond between this ancient School and the traders of the town, whom we thank for their help and wish every success. Since the last issue, the School has welcomed its first new Headmaster for twenty-one years. Elsewhere appears a tribute to Mr. Glister and the transcript of an interview which Mr. Price granted the Editors. A new Headmaster must instigate change but we believe that all changes will be in keeping with the proud traditions of the School and the purposes for which it was founded and received benefactions. Change is coming too in the field of secondary education in Chesterfield and this is bound to affect us. We must welcome necessary and good change but we must ensure that nothing of worth in our tradition is peremptorily discarded and that we continue to educate, in the widest sense of the term, for a happier future. Lastly, the Editor will be pleased to receive written comments on this year's magazine and articles for inclusion in the next edition before March 2nd, 1970.

AVE ATQUE VALE W.E.GLISTER For twenty-one years Mr. W. E. Glister symbolised Chesterfield Grammar School in the eyes of the boys, of the old boys and of the town. He directed policy, he was intimately involved in every single aspect of the life of the School; he knew everyone, and sometimes one felt he knew everything, too. He came to us with a varied experience and had already known the burdens of headship. He came to a school still emerging from the various difficulties imposed by war-time. His hand shaped the destinies of the School as it was transformed from its old former status of a traditional fee-charging grammar school with a quota of "minor scholars" to a selective academic secondary school as conceived by the Butler Act of 1944. It was one of the measures of W.E.G.'s greatness as a headmaster that he revered the illustrious traditions of the past and fought to preserve what was best and what could be preserved whilst, at the same time, recognising the need for change where change was desirable. Our ties with the older universities were fostered and even strengthened, and also boys went for the first time to newer places of advanced and further education which best met their needs. He saw to it that the senior boys still felt their involvement in looking after the younger end, whilst at the same time providing sixth-form with social facilities still in advance of many schools. He saw how the new G.C.E. facilitated a widening of the Sixth Form, which flourished as never before. Many boys found a new faith in themselves when they realised the faith W.E.G. had in them. Later, he was quick to appreciate what a fresh purpose in life the C.S.E. offered to boys of limited academic ability. In all his years of schoolmastering it would be hard to find the case of a boy whom he gave up; he always hoped; he was convinced that there was some ability, some goodness even in the least likely. When many of us, after 34 years of promises, had cynically ceased to believe in a “new school“, he fought and wrestled, argued, planned, listened and had his say; the Brookside site began to take shape and his penultimate year of office was a personal tour de force. He mastered all the technicalities of the building trade, and became a formidable sort of super "site foreman". He willed us into starting at Brookside in September, 1967; he was tireless, he was unrelenting. He was not interested in failure, and he won. The move itself was planned with the skill and foresight, the imagination and attention to detail of a military operation. Almost single-handed he made it work. The physical part he played in the moving job was typical of his approach to any task; he never asked other people to do what he was not prepared to do himself, and the respect he commanded was not diminished by his performing any task, however menial. Many generations of Cestrefeldians will retain a host of individual memories of him - his magnificent voice, whether speaking or singing, his cogently presented annual report at Speech Day, his courteous reception of boys from the humblest new boy to the sixth-former with U.C.C.A. problems, his faithful visits to Saturday morning games, his dignified presence at Corps inspections, his unflagging interest in the careers of old boys and so on. In the town he will be remembered most, one feels in three spheres: as a lucid and forthright preacher, as a shrewd but humane magistrate and as an elder statesman in educational matters in the Borough, where his advice was sought and respected and, thank goodness, usually followed. We wish him a happy retirement; we know better than to wish him inactivity! To Mrs. Glister we offer our sincerest good wishes, together with our thanks for all she did so selflessly and charmingly to enable Mr. Glister to fulfil his role. It was a privilege to serve under him and a source of pride and gratitude to have been his pupil.

W. F. HANSON His older colleagues knew him as “Wilt”; latterly he was called "Bill". The boys never had any doubts: he was "Froggy". He was one of the best-liked masters in Chesterfield Grammar School over a period of some thirty-seven years. Almost the first question an old boy asked was - “Is Froggy still there?" Boys rightly appreciated his skill as a teacher. If you were prepared to work, Froggy would see you through. He was methodical and thorough. No boy passed through his hands without learning the essential drills and routines. The high-flyers did not often come his way, but the run-of-the-mill pupils valued him. In later years there was nothing they liked better than to have a jar with Froggy at an old boys’ ‘do’ or in a hostelry. W.F.H. was a true Yorkshireman, proud of his county and blessed with the salty humour of the broad acres. Boys instinctively valued his honest unpretentiousness. W.F.H. did not stand on ceremony with anybody, and if you did not appreciate his bluntness then that was just too bad for you. Bill's friends knew that life had not always treated him kindly, but he never asked for sympathy or for anyone‘s indulgence. Few of his pupils and few of his colleagues knew of his fight against ill health. He worked resolutely up to his retirement, which he postponed out of loyalty to the School. Now he can indulge his love of rose-growing and of animals. He has earned his right to potter at his leisure. He has been a first-rate teacher, a real friend to his pupils and a loyal and lovable colleague; both pupils and masters wish him a long and happy retirement.

SCHOOL NOTES The Commemoration Service for Founders and Benefactors took place in the Parish Church on Thursday, July 25th, 1968. The choir sang “Hear my prayer" and the sermon was preached by the Archdeacon of Chesterfield. The annual Remembrance Service was held and wreaths were laid in the Memorial Room by representatives of the School and the Old Cestrefeldians‘ Society. The Senior Speech Day and Prize Distribution was held on Tuesday, December 10th, 1968. The guest speaker was E. H. Mander, Esq., M.A. (Oxon), Headmaster of Workington Grammar School. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Mander. The Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on Friday, December 20th, 1968. Junior Speech Day took place on Thursday, March 27th, 1969. The speaker was the Mayor of Chesterfield, Coun. G. Rees. Mrs. Rees distributed the prizes. In September we welcomed Mr. E. G. Price, M.A. (Oxon) as headmaster, and several new members of staff: Mr. R. Blagg, Mr. D. Bramley, Mr. T. E. King, Mr. N. Sheppard and in January, Mr. J. Clutterbuck. In the summer of 1968, the orchestra visited Darmstadt and gave several concerts. Parties have also visited the Edinburgh Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Avignon. The School is grateful for books presented to the Library by: Lord Bowden, Mrs. M. Webster, Mr. C. Proctor, Mr. C. and Miss M. Bryars, Mr. Pugh, Mr. Fomison, Prof. A. C. L. Day; I. W. Crawley, J. S. Challice and I. H. Thomason.

IN MEMORIAM K. S. McKay Kenneth McKay retired in 1967 and, out of loyalty to the School, came back to teach part-time. When he was taken ill after his return from the School Orchestra's visit to Darmstadt in July, 1968, few could have believed that we were so soon to say a last good-bye to someone we loved so much. K.S.M. was a man of so many talents and of so much modesty. He gave great service to the School, teaching English and French; he was a gifted musician, and, above all, he was a dedicated schoolmaster. He was the kindliest of men; courteous himself, and wounded by uncouthness in others. He took a great personal interest in his pupils, and for all who cared to avail themselves he had to offer a wide and rich field of culture, a sensitiveness for literature and a breadth of vision widened by his life in New Zealand and his experience in industry. K.S.M. was never old; in his last year with us, he mastered the technique of the language laboratory and was always willing to experiment. One likes to think of him eternally in Tir n an Og. We paid our last respects to K.S.M. in Curbar Church and watched his interment in the hillside cemetery of the village he loved. Our hearts were heavy at parting with a beloved friend and colleague, but, as the brittle sunlight illuminated the scene and gave fresh hope to the wintry grass and the as yet unbudded trees, we felt a deep gratitude for having known Ken and a certainty that what he had loved and striven for was not in vain. We appreciate that the loss sustained by Mrs. McKay and Pat McKay is much greater than ours; we offer them our sincerest condolences.

E. H. Pugh - 1911-1969 Eric Pugh came to this School in February, 1960 as an honours graduate of Birmingham University with varied teaching experience, mainly in elementary schools, from 1934. Under his influence our excellent record of passes in ordinary and advanced level mathematics was well maintained, and he taught his subject with single-minded devotion, always extracting the best endeavours from the boys in his sets. His interests at School were almost entirely concentrated in his teaching, but he will be remembered as a high jump judge on Sports Day and as a member of an always-victorious staff bridge team. He was passionately fond of gardening. In later years his health broke down and he underwent a major operation in 1967. He quickly returned to School and made light of his condition, completely refusing to admit to anything but a passing indisposition from which he would shortly recover. Despite his worsening state of health he continued to work as he always had until within a week of the end; three days before his death he was making arrangements to receive work in hospital for marking. He leaves a widow and a son, to whom we extend our deep sympathy.

THE HEADMASTER TALKING Q. We wanted to start with a comparison of your education with the education offered by schools such as this now. A. Teaching today is livelier, and less impersonal than it was then. In my own Grammar School, the instruction was very much by rote, tending, at least in the main part of the school, to be handed out- teachers said, "These are the facts, learn them". There were no language laboratories, and direct method was something one had with the French assistant, in the 6th form, things have always been pretty much the same: one tended to move away from the dogmatism of the teacher towards the student-tutor discussions. And in this way, I don‘t think there was a great deal of difference, except that perhaps we were not so sophisticated as you are today. Therefore, we tended to confine ourselves more to our work and to the sports teams, since there was not so much offered in life in general. Let‘s say we conformed a little more to tradition than perhaps you do today. Q. How does this school compare with the school you last taught at? A. The last school l taught at was a comprehensive school. One has here a school of selected pupils, all of whom have passed this famous 11 plus exam, and who have lQ's of at least 115 plus, and many of them well above that. The school I last taught at takes, in the text-book phrase, "pupils of all aptitudes and abilities", from the almost educationally subnormal right up to the future scholarship-winner, and university entrant. We had, for example, boys and girls who gained admission to universities, one of whom won a scholarship and has since done very well; and a form of remedial children who had to be taught to read and write their own language, and to count, at the age of 11. This is often due not to any mental reason, but to some physical reason – they may have had a year in hospital with polio, and so they have a physical age of 11, and a mental age of about 9. These have to be treated specially, then be absorbed into the school in general. This, in a sense, is the whole meaning of comprehensive education. Q. With your experience of the two systems, would you say that there was any advantage in, say, the Grammar School system, over the comprehensive system. A. Obviously, where the Grammar School scores is in the fact that it has a selected intake, all the pupils are of a minimum intelligence, one can get along at a quicker rate, and can hope for better results for the pupils in their “onward transmission", as it were, into higher education. In a comprehensive school one has a wide divergence of ability and intentions. In the main, one can look to a Grammar School for a steady 5-year course to O-level, then a 2- year course to A-level, then off. In a comprehensive school, whilst this also happens, in the top range, there are people who are leaving at 15, who don‘t stay until they are 16; there are people who have no wish to be educated, and are there on sufferance. This diversity can best be summed up by taking a barrel of apples - very often the bad apples also infect the good ones, and it is this element which means one has a harder fight, in a comprehensive set up, to make boys and girls see the advantages of a thorough, wide and deep education, to O-level, and A-level, and beyond. Q. What should a school offer besides just qualifications? A. I see the school as a social community, in which we all play a part: some have to teach others, others have to learn from their teachers; but we are all social animals, and as such I think a school should be a family. Learning isn’t the be-all and end-all of life. A school must offer outlets for individual talents, and must offer opportunities to a large number through its societies, so that everyone has a chance of giving to the school as well as taking from it. The probable answer is that the school and education go beyond the classroom, the desk, the teacher at the blackboard. Through its societies, a school can enlarge a boy's vision, widen his horizons, improve him socially. And so he can give back to the school the benefits of his own particular talents. It is a 2-way process in which the school, beyond the bounds of pure book-learning, forms a family outside the boy's immediate family, one to which he owes allegiance, and to which he gives as well as from which he takes. That is the sort of pattern I envisage. Q. Do you therefore approve of the participation of students in the running of a school? A. Yes. One ought to look to the senior pupils, especially, but to the pupils as a whole, to have sufficient interest in the school—in their school—to wish to participate in the ordering of its daily activity, so that things run happily and smoothly. You obviously want me to mention a word like a school “Council”, which, I think, must come. The Prefectorial system is a good one-it has stood the test of time for a long time, but with the modern trends, it is a little out-dated. Generally speaking, I feel one ought to enlist the aid of the students, pupils—call them what you will— throughout the school, but rely mainly on the seniors to form the hard core of such a council or body. They will listen to things I have to say, produce ideas, and discuss with me and with everyone in general means of making the school a better, happier place. Q. You have said that the School Council must come—will you help it along in this school; is it going to come soon to this school? A. Yes. It is something that has got to grow gradually. You will be the first to realise that the prefectorial system has years of history and tradition behind it in this school. But times have changed, and are changing, and this will come in the not too distant future. Q. Are you in favour of the NUS plan to integrate 6th forms into their Union ? A. Essentially this must be an associate membership, prior to admission to the union as a student proper. Most of the campaigns they run are very good. But I do not approve their proposal that there should be pupils of a school at a meeting of the Governors. I couldn’t speak my mind freely because however tactful an 18-year old may be, he does not always realise what is in confidence and what is not; so I should not be able to discuss intimate school matters— personalities, etc. But from the point of view of the facilities the NUS offer, certainly many 6th formers can well be aided and covered—that’s the important thing—liability-wise, insurance-wise, whatever they may be undertaking: foreign travel, or holiday jobs. But I believe in achieving this by negotiating—not by demonstrating. Q. May we now come from the general to the particular? An important point, we felt, of this school, was the Prefectorial system. Do you think there are too many prefects, or too few? Are they just a police force? How are they chosen? A. There are not too many prefects; a fair number is needed to cover all the duties they must perform. Are they a police force? Undoubtedly they have policing duties--collecting tickets at the cafeteria; taking detention; clearing the classrooms after school. But these are all necessary duties. The prefects represent me, and the staff in general, at strategic points around the school. You place yourself at the corner of a corridor and regulate proceedings there. If you didn't there would be a great deal of running about which would slowly but surely—bring the buildings into disrepute. What I try to achieve is a Captain and Vice-Captain outside the system so that they can be impartial, and 3 prefects from each house, so that each house is represented. They are chosen on recommendations —from Housemasters on a House basis; from House Tutors on an intimate Tutorial group basis; from form masters on a form basis; and any other persons who have a close liaison with the 6th form through games, or societies are allowed to make their recommendations. Finally, the Captain and Vice-Captain have the ability to nominate boys for future prefectships - they are closer to the ground than we are. So we get a great number - 40 to 50 - of whom we shall need at any one time about 15. What I do is to look at the recommendations and see how each report matches up with the others: often a boy is nominated by every conceivable source—he is an obvious choice, unless there is some special reason why he should not be made a prefect. So I accept the nomination. Q. You have mentioned the Tutorial Groups: do you think that in their present form they are good and useful? A. No. I feel - as I have told the staff - that we are trying to impose upon a day-school a system which is very much that of a boarding-school, where the groups are together in their houses and do everything there. We tend to fall between two stools – we have neither the form master system proper, nor the Tutorial Group system proper. So it is under review. The housemasters want the system to continue a little longer, to give it a fair trial, and we'll do this. There tends to be a problem here - sometimes the form master thinks it is the job of the Tutor, and sometimes vice versa. In short, there is a gap: nobody does anything. I come down more and more in favour of the form master system. In a school this size, as long as there's someone a boy can turn to quickly—even to me; my door is always open: “Knock, and it shall be opened unto you"—-as long as we are breaking down the large number into small units, the job is being done. Q. May we now turn from discipline imposed by organised forces to discipline in general—the question of school uniform, for instance? A. I should like to start with the word "discipline". I am not a great believer in the big stick. In my opinion, discipline should stem from within. We must all get to the stage where we have self-discipline that allows us to see our way clear of a lot of trees. I meant what I said on Speech Day - I want to get all the boys thinking, “I must be neat, take pride in my appearance", not because I want it but because this should be so—one must be clean, upright, honest, not because I say that if you are dishonest I will beat you. The boy is saying this whether I believe it or not, it is coming from him, not from me. This is my aim. If I can get there, it is a good job. We get there with a vast number; we do not get there with some. That is why corporal punishment is here with us: it doesn't always work—it's a last resort. I am in favour of school uniforms, not because I want to impose restriction, but because there should be some sort of mean. If there is no uniform, there tends to be a fight to be one up on the Joneses. If you come in a beautiful fur coat, someone else will come in a better one. There is a constant battle. On the other hand, you may be able to afford Savile Row suits, but some poor chap can't—he‘s envious, and may be tempted to do something which is wrong. Under a uniform, a boy can still be an individual, have his personal viewpoint and idiosyncrasies, and also a uniform overcomes the competitive idea- after all, one blazer is very much like another, and grey flannels can only be grey flannels. Q. We have heard rumours of your opinions on long hair, but nothing official from you personally. A. How long is long? My personal views on the length of hair have had to be modified by the modern tendency to have longer hair. I don't like hair which breaks over the collar, especially when it is not well cared for, well washed, and brushed. I think it is untidy because it looks scruffy, that is the real reason for my opposition to it. In a school there must be a yardstick. Boys in a school, receiving the benefits of it ought to be prepared to meet the school at least halfway. So I must see a head and then say “I accept it" or "the hair is too long". Q. Various people have fixed ideas on things existing in the school. For example, some consider the racing stream to be a bad thing, as it forces boys too much. Would you say this was true? A. As I see it, a racing stream, even in this sort of school, is questionable. A racing stream should be for racing pupils, and these should be a handful, not 30 to 36. This is borne out by the O-level results. The O-level is a 5-year stint. Interposing a racing stream forces the plant-sometimes to its detriment. It sometimes defeats its object by not being a racing stream, but a racing boy or two boys; the rest are quite good, but these would probably be better off if they did a 5-year course to O-level, and obtained a very sound backing. More universities are looking back over candidates‘ O- levels and the sort of ground they cover, apart from the specialist subjects. The racing stream does narrow the field acutely—perhaps even discourages others when they see the "racing stream" “racing” ahead: they feel they are lagging behind. It is difficult to explain, as I've tried to explain to 5th-formers who have not been entered for O-level, why should they feel unwanted or left behind, when O-level is a 5-year stint, and only a very few should do it in 4. If reorganisation takes place, racing streams will have to go. Q. What position should the 2nd-year Transitus boys occupy, when they find themselves often older than the House prefects who order them about? A. What we must achieve as numbers increase, is seeing them as 6th form extras, i.e. look upon them as sixth form level, but extra in the sense that they are not following the traditional A-level course but perhaps picking up a few more O-levels. This will do two things—it will allow them to feel a little more wanted (and also add a little status in being 6th formers), and it will allow us to regard them as still very much O-level candidates about whom there is no worry over acute A-level problems. This will be so especially when reorganisation takes place. Q. Talking of acute A-level problems, what would you say to any proposal to introduce here the new Intermediate- level examinations ? A. For the academic boy of some value, it is best to go straight through to A-level with no intermediate level, unless he wants to take some form of intermediate examination purely in his stride: but how many boys take examinations "in their stride?" There is always a halting process for learning and revising. What is the I-level to be? Is it a watered- down A-level, or is it a high-powered O-level, half-way between O and A-levels? Is it to be like the old higher school certificate? Is it to be a glorified A-level CSE examination? Once the exact form is decided, we will all be able to say in what way we would like it introduced into our schools. There is a case to be made for a 6th former offering I-level as a l year course. If a boy is not good enough for 3 A-levels, but could take perhaps 2 A-levels, some O-levels, and one or two allied non-examination subjects, he would be the one to do 2 1-year courses to 2 I-levels, instead of one 2- year course to A-level. Q. Would it be a good idea for a boy to take an I-level in the subject he would normally be doing as a 3rd A-level, but which is in fact a minor subject: if he were doing French and Spanish as his main subjects, he could do Latin, say, at I- level instead of at A-level. A. This would probably be an admirable place to do it. It is rather like the old idea of the Higher School Certificate, where you offer, on the side, as well as 2 main subjects, a subsidiary subject. Q. One or two general points have been raised by members of the 6th form, which we would like to put to you. The first concerns smoking. Why should there not be a smoking area for the over-16s in the school? A. If I said "Yes", there would probably be an outcry from parents in general, not parents in particular. It seems rather invidious to say to a little 6th former, "You may smoke because you are 16", and to a large 5th former, "You may not smoke because you are 14". And of course I should have the Anti-smoke campaign thrown at me. Perhaps I am being unreasonable, but if a boy smokes at home, that's his business: he should possess that discipline I talked about to deny himself for the few hours he is at school, and to indulge himself when out of school. Q. Another topic raised frequently by 6th formers is Games: should 6th formers be forced to do games? A. No, they should not be forced. On the other hand, they would be most unwise not to do Games. One must have some physical as well as mental activity—-mens sana in corpore sano. At university where one is left very much to one's own devices, you will find that you want to do some Games. So you will go out and seek an activity. This is where I step in. Maybe it is not good to say to a 6th former, “You must play this or that"; it is a good idea to say "Why not take up this or that" even if the sports are not on the curriculum. But this is costly, and money is one of the things we have difficulty in finding. If we did that, the activity would have to be taken seriously. I don't believe in dabbling. Try and get tuition, improve. You should not be limited to the traditional ideas of ‘sport‘, but everyone should have exercise of some sort. Q. The last two points concern traditions. Should the end of term services and Speech Day be compulsory? A. As time goes on, we will find that a different emphasis is being placed on this aspect of school life. Assembly has changed slightly, and will probably change further. The end of term service will change. Everyone wants me to retain the carol service, because everyone likes it—they go to church and sing with the school. That is not at all bad. It allows parents, the School, OC's and the town to get together—it is traditional and taken for granted. It will continue for a time, I think. Money will come into it—how long can we afford to hire buses to take us down to the Church? The Easter Service is different. This year you are not going to Church-you will simply have Assembly at1 p.m. instead of at 9 a.m. It will be a way of getting the School together before we break up, and will be a time to give notices and comments, if any. There is a little religion concerned; it is non-denominational. The summer term service is also different. This is the Commemoration Service, where the School thanks its founders and Chesterfield for its existence. This should be compulsory. It‘s not wrong to say "Thank you very much". And that is not on the last day of term. The real end of term service will again be an Assembly where we say goodbye to those who are leaving, and to the others, "Have a nice holiday, come back refreshed next term". There is no reason why boys should not attend all those. If it is deeply religious, I can see the point of opting in or opting out. Speech Day will probably go, or at least will change. They have already changed, in fact; there is no longer the choir's or orchestra’s piece. This year, for instance, I made it simply the distribution of prizes, with little formality, except for the guest speaker, whom I invite because it allows you to hear someone else with a viewpoint. You don't get much chance for this, I imagine. I admit I can foresee a time when Speech Day as we know it will be out. I shall not be sorry. Perhaps I’ll be a little sorry—it is a link with tradition. It is not wrong to say to a boy, “Well done, you've won a prize". He's worked hard and earned it—in most cases, anyway. END OF INTERVIEW

COMMENT - 1970 Why Comment? The old editorial was becoming rather parochial in its attitude and because of this some immediacy was lost. In the new format it should be easier to comment on a wider range of activities, internal and external. What we say may not always please, nor do we believe that it should, since a platitudinous magazine is a dead one. Having said this it is perhaps necessary to state that views expressed here and throughout the magazine are not necessarily indicative of Editorial or School policy. Professor C. B. Cox We are pleased to include our first ‘celebrity‘ interview and we are grateful to Professor Cox for giving it. Professor Cox is well known in literary circles for his criticism and the Critical Quarterly. More recently he has acquired some notoriety as co-editor of the Black Papers on Education. "40 Years On" Last year saw the publication of a book of School Songs—a copy is available in the Library—and it was pleasing to find our song recorded. Less pleasant was the review of the book—and of our song—which appeared in The Listener. Admittedly the song has no literary merit, but it is ours—though it would probably be hard to find a boy who knows it. Teachers on Strike The past six months have seen unprecedented militant action by teachers in support of an interim pay-claim. It seems to us strange that the education of thousands of children should have been interrupted whilst the authorities inched their way to the figure asked by the teachers. If the claim could be met after six months of strikes, it could have been met at the beginning. We now await with interest next year's appraisal of the salary structure. Cestrefeldians Abroad Since the last issue of the magazine, boys have enjoyed holidays in St. Malo where they were joined by the Headmaster and his family—and in Austria. The latter, a winter sports holiday, was an extremely successful new venture. Staff Changes In July we said good-bye to Mr. I. Newsome, Mr. D. A. Clark, and Mr. P. O’Brien. At Christmas Mr. C. A. Bryars left after 21 years for better weather in South Africa and, at Easter, Mr. T. H. Sidebotham left. We have welcomed Messrs. W. Walker, D. Gower, R. E. Orris, J. Hargreaves, and R. D. Moon; we hope their stay with us will be a happy one. Congratulations First, the Old Cestrefeldian's Football Team on reaching the final of the A.F.A. Junior Cup, and especially to their captain Mr. T. E. King. Next, to the newly-formed Table Tennis team on its outstanding performance. Then to those boys who have won Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, and to those who have been awarded places, exhibitions and scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge Colleges. Lastly, to ourselves! Among the number of letters we received congratulating us on the new style Cestrefeldian was one from Mr. Robin Gregory, the editor of Orbis, a regional magazine centred on Youlgreave. We value his opinion since Orbis is one of the most interesting magazines to come our way for some time and we commend it to our readers. Copy Date The Copy date for the next issue of The Cestrefeldian will be Monday, March 8th , 1971.

AVE ATQUE VALE C. A. Bryars At the end of the Christmas Term 1969 the School said farewell to its Musical Director, and Hall and Common Room heard of due regard and esteem for a Master and Colleague of more than twenty years standing. Charles Bryars, son of a Cutler, was nurtured in the tradition of Methodist Choralism, Henry Coward and the Philharmonic Chorus. Complementary was his very early initiation as an habitue of Bramall Lane. So came the teenage L.R.A.M., a University Degree in Music, a Prizemanship at the Royal College of Organists and an unswerving allegiance to Yorkshire Cricket, not forgetting an inbred disgust of all affairs conducted at Hillsborough. Like Johann Pachelbel who sang tunelessly whilst playing, Charles sang whilst conducting. None dared call it tuneless, but many regarded it but hardly as bel canto. It was indeed a measure of his infectious enthusiasm still treasured by many who still sing and make music. May its magic be known at Selborne College, East London, South Africa. For us, memories; the avuncular figure of so many Edinburgh Festivals; the survivor of marathon Teutonic music makings; that Michelin-man referee gear. For this writer, and many more it will ever be the five beat resolution which closes old Pearsall's setting of “ln Dulci Jubilo". B.B.A. COMMENT - 1972 This has been another year of strikes and industrial disputes during which unions, management and government have restated and reinforced their essentially 19th century attitudes and fought again the battles of last century. The old clichés have been brought out and polished a little, the old solutions have been dusted and given a lick of paint and the old faces have been called in to bring peace with honour to both sides. ln Ireland the centuries old problem remains unresolved and the shootings continue, but though the weapons are modern, the war-cries and causes are those of an age long past. How much longer, one wonders, must we listen to the arrogant nonsense of the politicians, the unions, the I.R.A., Miss Devlin, Mr. Paisley? How long will it be before these self-seekers realise that the world they inhabit no longer exists, that social conditions are changing, that the individual grows daily more jealous of his individuality? No doubt when the very structure of social order falls about their ears, they will look up, baleful in their innocence, and wonder what went wrong. In Education things are little better and the worst educational decisions are inspired by the meanest political motives. Everyone it seems knows more about education than those actively engaged in it; everyone, from minister herself to those local worthies who creep unwillingly to school, when staff and children have long gone, to exercise their gubernatorial functions, knows better what should go on in a school than those who spend their days there. This year the school leaving age will be raised to sixteen. In his book “Deschooling Society”, Prof. Ivan Illich remarks that substance is often confused with process and that once this occurs the false logic that more means better is assumed. This is clearly the case in this issue, a false logic has been assumed and while the politicians clap each other on the back — they have, after all , postponed the unemployment crisis – the public is required to believe that an extra and often unwilling year at school will produce a better educated person. If true educational motives had existed that year would have been added at the nursery school end where it is desperately needed and would genuinely serve a useful purpose. This picture is not happy, nor is it meant to be meant to be, and one can only hope that the next twelve months will see the emergence of a little common sense and integrity amongst those who order‘ our lives.

AVE ATQUE VALE J. H. A.W. Woellhardt Walter Woellhardt took over the teaching of German at Chesterfield Grammar School in 1949 and was solely responsible for the language in the school for 22 years. His forceful personality impressed itself on many hundreds of pupils and was always sought out by boys returning on visits. He combined firm discipline with a very personal sense of humour. He maintained the highest academic standard and was a grammarian in the classic tradition. Unfortunately, the organisation then obtaining did not bring him very many highly gifted linguists. Outside the Classrom - and he taught English, French and Spanish in his time, he was widely known for his devotion to school swimming, at a time when it involved a walk from Sheffield Road to the Central Baths after school hours. In the face of considerable difficulties he kept the spirit alive and enabled us to make a show in local competitions. Like others who come to driving in middle age, he became an enthusiastic driver and travelled the Sheffield Road with great élan; one suspects he became well known to other regular road-users. "Willie", as he was universally known, was a man of wide reading and great practical ability. With his interests and hobbies we are sure he will find in retirement a full and enjoyable life. We wish him many happy years and extend our best wishes to Mrs. Woellhardt, who was a faithful supporter of school functions.

Staff changes Last year we said goodbye to Messrs. J. Clutterbuck, D. Gower, J. Hargreaves and E. J. Sweet, and welcomed Messrs. D. Grafton, T. Grimshaw, I. V. Hartley, D. Hinam, P. Page, G. Poulton, J. C. Richley and Monsieur G. M. Vincent and hope their stay with us will be happy. We also lost Miss Joan Goodwin, our Secretary for a long number of years. We thank her for her loyal service and wish her well. In her place we welcome Miss A. M. Turner and hope she will be happy with us.

The Cestrefeldian This issue of the magazine differs from those of the past sixty-odd years in that it is the first produced wholly in school, a change brought about by sharply rising costs. We hope that readers will find the new style satisfactory.

AVE ATQUE VALE – 1973

Brian O‘Kelly M.B.E.,M.A. Faced recently with the problem of doing justice to range of Brian O’Kelly’s interests, the local press despaired, and simply gave his hobbies as walking and gardening. It was probably Bok himself who mentioned these; he could have added paintings, an enormous variety of music, European literature (but he wouldn’t have used such a pretentious expression), or sport; and many men would have been glad to give wine as their hobby if they’d had his acquaintance with it. It is much harder to describe his contribution to the life of the school in the last forty years. He came to us after only a few months in his first post, at St. Albans, and has served since with a devotion which must be unsurpassed in any school. As a schoolmaster he was proud of his profession, keen to maintain its dignity, and superbly good in the practice of it; as first formers we responded with excitement and a certain awe to his seemingly effortless teaching of French, and in the sixth we admired the efficiency with which, having introduced Spanish as a subject into the curriculum, he brought people up to ‘A’ and ‘S’ level in two years. It was in the sixth, in fact, that we were really able to appreciate what he had to offer. He was already starting to develop the oral side of French teaching – later we would have the Language Lab. with the tapes and records. But he also showed us more effectively than anyone else what lovely things were there for us to enjoy: besides his French he had a close knowledge of all sorts of attractive, sometimes recondite English works, that we were glad to learn about. He would seem to lose his temper quite violently when we were specially idle, but he and we quickly recovered. We revelled with him in his rich and exotic vocabulary, and caught from him a lively interest in words. Sometimes, I think, he would set out to provoke us, with some such remarks as, “D. H. Lawrence? I don’t think I know of any writer so incapable of self-criticism”; and we would rage for a time, then decide on reflection that there was truth in what he had said. It would take too long even to list the out-of-school activities in which Bok has played an invaluable part. I suppose first would come his work for the A.C.F. (later C. C. F.) in its heyday; he was Commanding Officer for thirteen years, and was awarded the M.B.E. in the Queen’s Birthday List in 1959. Not being a soldier by nature I can only admire from a distance his achievements in this field, as also his expertise in an astonishing variety of sports, notably rugby and athletics; it was he who also introduced standard times in the latter, and took charge of charge of athletics during Gordon Jephcote’s absence; It was Bok who started the Inter-Grammar Schools’ Tournament, and for four years he was Secretary of the Athletics Section of the Derbyshire Schools Sports Association, and ran the County Sports. He had occasionally spoken at the Literary and Debating Society before he took over the Society from Leonard Lodge in 1957; his appearances were memorable, and I clearly remember him making mincemeat of the motion that “Those were the Days”, after it had been stormily proposed by a Prospective Labour Member of Parliament. It’s good to remember, also, that it was Bok who founded the Erasmus Darwin Society. As a colleague in the Staff room in the early sixties, one saw other aspects; he was then busy as Chairman of the East Midlands C.S.E. Board, playing a leading part in planning the French syllabus; and several of us benefited from the beautiful way in which he organised school trips abroad, so that while the boys were always well-mannered and civilized, a master who went with him could enjoy a luxurious, relaxed holiday. And as Second Master he has been kind, helpful and characteristically efficient, patient with all kinds of boys and their sometimes petty troubles, and treating hardened offenders with sympathy and understanding, but never sentimentality. What is more, he has brought to the Staff room, as well as some straight thinking, the much needed air of a bigger, less-confined world: his conversation was redolent at times of milieux very remote from Chesterfield: Dublin in the Troubles, London in the early Thirties, and especially pre-war King's, which he regarded with great affection. It is tempting to try to pin Bok down and label him, but he confounds all one's efforts. He seems to hold together in himself, quite comfortably, so many seeming contradictions. There is, for instance, the dignified, reverend figure, who naturally gets respect, yet for much of his career he has been content to work from a subordinate position, giving support where it was often sorely needed; there is the apparent figure of the Establishment, clearly an ex-military man, but with a refreshing iconoclast attitude to c1ay-footed idols; and there is the talented teller of ribald stories, who succeeded when he took morning assembly in making it into a devotional occasion. Seven years ago, when a colleague was retiring, Bok wrote of him in the Cestrefeldian that he was ”a professional. Whatever he undertook he did with extreme confidence." The words applied equally well to Bok himself; but at the same time he was always an amateur, affectionately at home in all kinds of fields. In fact, the retiring member of staff about whom he was writing is still very actively teaching at school. I hope Bok will think of following his example: he has such a fund of good things to offer, it would be a great pity if for the rest of his life he kept them to himself. P.T.

John North B.Sc.(Econ.) Mr. North began his teaching career in Nottingham and, after war service in the R.A.F., came here as Head of Geography and Economics in 1946. He brought to the task considerable skills of organisation, the enviable gift of an ordered mind, meticulous attention to detail, an infinity of patience, and has used these qualities unsparingly in the management and teaching of his subject and in his unselfconscious devotion to the School. Outside the classroom he will be remembered by generations of boys as Housemaster of Large House, for his ordering of prizewinners, as an organiser of school journeys, as Treasurer of the Dramatic society and by his grateful colleagues for his devoted work as Treasurer of the Common Room. His flair for the keeping of accounts made him, for fifteen years the Treasurer of the Derbyshire Senior Schools F.A. and, more, recently, the Treasurer of the National Senior Schools‘ F.A., a position he held for seven years. To all these tasks he brought a quiet efficiency. There will be many, the writer included, who value the friendship of this quiet man, who will remember him and his wife, Muriel, with gratitude for many acts of kindness. We wish them both a long and happy retirement, during which he will no doubt develop still further his remarkable gift for making things.

SCHOOL NOTES - 1973 In July 1972 we lost the services of Messrs. R. Blagg; D. H. Bramley; T. E. King; R. Dobson; C. Turner and S. E. Davey who retired. In September 1972 we welcomed Messrs. P. Turner; M. G. Lewis; A. Moore; S. D. Atkins; M. G. Botham and P. Robinson. In November 1972 Mrs. J. W. Glossop joined the Art Department on a part-time basis. We also welcomed M. Roger Amar, Herr Werner Freltag and Senor Pedro Ramirez Villen as Assistants. In July 1973 Messrs. B. O‘Kelly; J. North; N. Rowbotham and P. Robinson left and we welcomed Mr. J. Smith as the new Second Master and Messrs. P. Drinkwater; R. P. Chapman and M. Spencer. Mr. B. O'Kelly returned part-time and M. Amar returned for another year as French Assistant. Herr Hans-Georg joined the staff as German Assistant. The Magazine Last year's ‘Cestrefeldian' - the first produced wholly in school - was well received. This year we have been rather more adventurous in that we have used several colours and tackled the difficult business of reproducing photographs. We are grateful to Mr. Searcy and Mrs. Glossop for the basic design, much hard work preparing art-work and their encouragement and advice to boys contributing drawings and to Miss Turner for typing the text.

SCHOOL NOTES - 1974 Staff Changes It is with great sadness that we have to record the deaths of two members of staff, Mr. F. I. Chapman, Head of Biology, and Mr. W. H. Jones, Head of Economics. Obituaries are on the next two pages. Since the last issue we have said goodbye to Mrs. B. Gostling, Mr. B. Chinnery, Mr. I. V. Hartley and Hr. G. Botham. We also lost M. Roger Amar, our French Assistant for two years, and Herr Schildhorn, our German Assistant. This year we welcome Miss V. Stubbs, Mr. M. Bride, Mr. C. Thompson, Mr. R. Bayliss, Dr. M. Desforges, Mr. D. Pollard, Mr. H. Williams and Fraulein Ekert. We trust that they will enjoy their stay with us. Formal Occasions Speech Day was held last year on December 10th. The speaker was Sir William Armstrong, G.C.B., H.V.O., Head of the Home Civil Service. The prizes were presented by Lady Armstrong. The Founders‘ and Benefactors‘ Commemoration Service was held in the Parish Church as usual, as was the Annual Carol Service which for the second time took place in the evening. This new arrangement is proving most successful since many parents and friends, hitherto unable to attend in the afternoon, can now come. This year's service will follow the same pattern and all parents, Old Boys and friends will be most welcome. The Cestrefeldian This is the third issue to be produced entirely in school - a venture which seems to be proving popular and one which allows greater participation by a larger number of people. Naturally we don't satisfy everyone‘s requirements in the magazine – what commercial enterprise would undertake to produce a publication for boys aged twelve to eighteen, their parents, friends of the school, and Old Boys aged up to ninety, comprising sport, poetry, art, etc.? But if you don't find what you want, the answer is in your own hands - write it! And if you still don't like it the next item may interest you! Some facts may be of interest: we have made about 150 metal plates, printed 56,000 sheets of paper, many of them up to four times where colour has been used, and, working practically every day after school, taken about four months to complete this issue. We must offer grateful thanks to Mr. Searcy for his guidance and layout, to Mr. Richley for his hours of work, to Miss Turner for typing, and to Rotaprint Ltd. for technical assistance. Waste Paper Elsewhere appears a note on the Eco-action Group and its work. Anyone can help this by collecting together old newspapers and waste paper and bringing them to school. Mr. Bates will be most grateful - and if you really didn't like the magazine you can at least put it to good use!

OBITUARIES F. I. Chapman B.Sc. It was with stunned sadness and a universal feeling of personal loss that the Headmaster, the staff and boys heard of Mr. Ian Chapman's sudden death on 19th November, 1973. As Head of Biology at the School for ten years, Ian's work and influence has left a deep impression on the society of the School and bestowed a legacy of concern for the environment. Ian was motivated by a passionate belief in education: not in the traditional academic sense of the word but as the growing realization within the individual of our responsibilities towards our fellow men and towards our natural and unique environment. Ian eminently had the courage of his convictions and an integrity of life which did not hesitate, indeed found every opportunity, to put these convictions into action. His involvement in the work of the Conservation Society, The Derbyshire Naturalist's Trust, and in the Wingerworth Community Association, no less than his work in School bore witness to his deep concern with societies and activities that were dedicated to conserve what was vital and humane. "Involved" was one of Ian's characteristic words, almost a first principle in his philosophy of life. To those of the staff and students who shared his interests and benefited from his teaching: those who were companions on field courses and camps at Breton or Robin Hood's Bay; those who watched through the night as the moths flew in to the circle of light; those who worked on the original projects in Biology, many of which were given wider circulation by the School Science Review; those who adopted ducks or grew potatoes from peelings; will remember an individual and creative companion. We remember FIC with gratitude and warm affection.

W.H.Jones B.Sc.(econ) After struggling bravely for more than a year with an incurable illness, Bill Jones died quietly at home on June 12th. A graduate of the University College of Wales, Aberystwith, Bill fought in the Spanish Civil War - on both sides he often claimed - and later in the Far East, where he attained the rank of major. After a short period with the Port of London Authority he came to Chesterfield School to teach economics and geography. As a teacher of economics he can have had few rivals, as the large number of his ex-pupils now holding senior economics posts throughout the world will testify; as a schoolmaster he will be remembered by generations of boys for his wisdom, sense of humour, fairness, and above all, his humanity. He also represented his discipline on the Secondary Schools Examination Council until its replacement by the Schools Council. ' In many areas of school life Bill played a valuable part. A keen sportsman, he was much in demand as a referee and an umpire, boys and staff alike recognising his knowledge of the game and the impartiality of his decisions. But it was perhaps in drama that Bill made his greatest contribution to the school and to the town. After many years as Leonard Lodge‘s assistant, he became producer of the annual play on Leonard's retirement and maintained the well-established tradition, eventually equipping and ‘breaking-in‘ the long-promised stage at Brookside. He was producer for the Caledonian Dramatic Society, a member of the Management Committee of the Civic Theatre, a past president of the Chesterfield and District Welsh Society, and a churchwarden at St. John's, Newbold, where he had found the faith that so helped him through the last difficult year, Often a solitary man, Bill loved the hills of Derbyshire no less than those of his native Wales, and in all weathers his lonely figure was to be seen striding over the moors, head lifted into the wind. Paradoxically, he was also a sociable man who delighted in conversation and none would ever guess that English was his adopted tongue. Latterly it was sad to see this proud man humbled by disease. He extend our sympathy and kind wishes to Kathleen and his children. We shall remember him. SCHOOL NOTES - 1975 Staff Changes During the last year we have lost the services of Adrian Moore, Roy Parkin, Francis Elgar, Mike Lewis, ]ohn Owen and Mrs. Glossop. A special mention should be made of Jerry Owen, who first retired nine years ago when he was Second Master. This year we are happy to welcome Mrs. P. Barber and Messrs. D. Spencer, R. Bannister, M. Watson and Mr.]. R. Barron. Mr. J. B. Nion is the French Assistant. We hope that their stay with us will be a happy one. School Events Speech Day was held on December 5th, when the speaker was Mr. R. B. Dunn, B.Eng., C.Eng., F.l.Min.E., Director General of Mining, N.C.B., and the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Dunn. The annual Carol Service was held in the Parish Church on l7th December and the Commemoration Service on July 4th, when the sermon was preached by the Rev. V. Watt-Jones of St. Thomas’ Church, Brampton. Various school parties have been abroad to France, Germany and Belgium, the annual exchange with the Lycee Lalande in Bourg-en- Bresse was again a success, and some of our young musicians enjoyed a working cruise to North Africa. Next year it is hoped that a football team will visit Darmstadt and a Mediterranean cruise to Egypt is planned. Re-organisation Now that the school is finally on the road to re-organisation we have fewer pupils than for many years past. Although much of value has been lost - the choir, for instance, has suffered greatly - it is noticeable how much more pleasant the school is with smaller numbers, and the temporary advantage of some smaller classes has been welcomed by boys and staff alike. What a pity it is that the advantages are temporary whilst the losses seem permanent. The Magazine Last year's magazine was again well received. This year another innovation has been made. The type, instead of being produced on the school’s electric typewriter, has been set on the I.B.M. Composer newly acquired by Chesterfield College of Art. We are grateful to be allowed to use this amazing machine and we extend our thanks to Mr. Lewis and Mr. Lovelock. We also owe a great debt to Miss Turner who undertakes this mammoth task each year, and this year has had to learn how to use a new and complex machine. For the technically minded the type-face is Baskerville l0pt with heads in Palatine 24 and 36pt.

FAREWELLS F. J. Elgar B. Sc. Hons That Francis Elgar is old enough even to contemplate retirement seems incredible to anyone who has seen him coach hockey so recently. Nevertheless, after giving 29 years of devoted service to Chesterfield School, Mr.Elgar has decided to retire. Somerset born - as if there was any doubt about it! - and after graduating at Bristol in 1936 and teaching for a year or two in Watford, he came to School in 1946 fresh from the Burma War. He had served six years as an infantry officer in India, in the Arakan Campaign and on the advance on Rangoon in Burma, and was demobilised with the rank of Major. Recent members of the school will know Mr. Elgar only as Head of the Chemistry Department but for many years he combined the teaching of Botany with Chemistry. This may account for his keen interest in gardening and formerly in the North-East Derbyshire Field Club which he served as President. F.].E. has always been a keen player of hockey, cricket and tennis – allegedly ‘for enjoyment only.’ He captained Chesterfield Hockey Club for three years and has been its President. He was in charge of school hockey for many years and stories of his prowess are legion - and often legendary. He is accused for instance of 'upending’ unceremoniously three boys simultaneously in a Staff v School hockey match. An alternative version seems the more likely; with stick in front of closed heels he ‘jump tackled’ the centre-forward and the two wingers fell over his toes! Mr. Elgar was a founder member and almost an ever-present at meetings of the Erasmus Darwin Society. He and Mrs. Elgar rarely missed a social or recreational occasion of the Common Room, the Committee of which he was Hon. Secretary for many years. A keen gardener, philatelist and photographer and with two daughters and two grand-daughters, one each in Australia and in Germany to visit, F. J. E. will find much to do in his retirement. We wish both Mr. and Mrs, Elgar good health and every happiness in the future. J.J. Higgins

R. Parkin B. A. Hons Roy Parkin left the Staff in March of this year to take up an appointment as Adviser in the County of Humberside: he had been a member of staff for almost fifteen years, and his association with the school goes back over thirty years in all to the time when he first arrived as a pupil. It was characteristic of Roy’s energetic involvement in the life of the school that within a year of joining the Staff he had organized and led a successful school journey to Norway, and the pace never slackened. Over the years, Transport Society, Elizabethans and Erasmus Darwin Society all owed much to his enthusiasm - to say nothing of Oxfam collections and the occasional star performance in a Masters’ debate. School cricket, soccer - even hockey – teams derived benefit from his active encouragement, and he was no mean performer either. Many a staff cricket team, facing a fiery school XI, based such slender hopes of survival as it ever nourished on Roy’s malicious bowling and rugged rearguard actions with the bat; and if we lost, as we usually did, his revenge could come on the morrow when he re-appeared for the Old Boys. Fives, of course, was (or were) his particular enthusiasm, and his choicest sarcasm was reserved for any misguided philistine who used a fives-court as an all-weather goal-mouth for soccer practice. As Head of the History Department, he revolutionised both the content of the syllabus and the methods of teaching it, directing the emphasis away from the acquisition of historical knowledge and towards the understanding of historical method. Within the last couple of years he secured the school's participation in the Schools Council’s 13-16 History Experiment, and energetically involved himself and his department in the development of the methods and resources required by it. A barbed wit, more readily appreciated by the observer than by the victim, may sometimes have disguised but never completely concealed that sympathetic understanding of the pupil’s abilities, difficulties, and background which made his advice particularly valuable. The Old Cestrefeldian Society, and many Old Boys individually, will remain grateful for his unfailing support. For his colleagues in the Common Room, too he has been the expert and friend to be consulted on a vast range of professional matters, and he has been Chairman of the Social Committee, AMA correspondent, and a representative of secondary teachers on TAC and the Re-organisation Consultative Committee. The Cestrefeldian’ for December 1951, under the heading ‘1st XI Cricket Characters‘, includes a comment which still deserves to be quoted - both as a verdict on Roy's achievement here and as a recommendation for his new role: ‘PARKIN, R: consistently good in the field, and a source of invaluable advice.’ We offer to him, and his family, our very best wishes for the future. R. E. Young

OBITUARY J. R. Owen B. Sc. Hons Mr. John Richards Owen died in hospital after a very short illness on August 9 at the age of 74. "Jerry" Owen had taught in all for 49 years at Chesterfield School, his first teaching post. To Mrs. Owen and to David we extend our deepest sympathy. Born at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, J. R. Owen was educated at Aberystwyth where he graduated in science and gained his teaching diploma at Cambridge in 1926. He took up his post at Chesterfield Grammar School, as the school was then named, in the same year teaching chemistry. He became deputy headmaster in 1956. He retired after holding the post for 10 years but continued to teach chemistry on a part-time basis right up to the end of the present Summer Term He was a past President of the Old Cestreleldians, a past Chairman of the Chesterfield Welsh Society, a former playing member of the Chesterfield Hockey Club and was well known in county hockey circles, regularly umpiring matches up to the last season. He served with the Royal Ordnance Corps during the 1939-45 War, attained the rank of Major and was officer-in-charge of the School Cadet Corps for several years. J. R .O.'s service to the Assistant Masters Association was in many ways outstanding. He attended meetings of the Derbyshire Branch with unfailing regularity throughout his career. He was first appointed Branch Secretary in 1927- 28, only managing to pass on this office, as he explained subsequently by accepting in the thirties the "more prestigious less onerous" post of Branch Chairman. He was a Council Member of the Branch on very many occasions and had a long and entertaining memory of Council meetings held in most parts of the country. Colleagues and pupils alike will treasure memories of the firm laboratory discipline which this small, slender man extended into general school life a discipline so perfectly fair and administered with puckish good humour throughout. At the Derbyshire AMA Dinner given in his honour on his first retirement, JRO jocularly gave missionary as his profession; recently at his second Common Room presentation, he reminded us that he had not retired but had been declared redundant, though, he added, unlike a certain industrial Chairman, he had not received a golden handshake. John Owen, the missionary who never retired, will be long remembered. From the AMA