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Old Kin\fs Club ·· Newsletter No. 102 April 2003 www.kcs.org.uk Visit the KCS web site for all the latest information about activities in the School. The Old King's Club pages contain information about Club activities , and KCSonline will bring you in contact with many other Club members. FORTHCOMING EVENTS OLD KING'S CLUB 15th May 2003 School Careers Ad visors ' evening 21 st June 2003 Commemoration Day 20th September 2003 Gaudy for 1965-69 leavers - see below 14th November 2003 OKC Annual Dinner - see notice on this page SCHOOL Summer term 2003 begins on Thursday 24th April and ends on Wednesday 2nd July. Half term is Monday 26th to Friday 30th May; Commemoration Day is on Saturday 2 I st June. Autumn term 2003 begins on Monday I st September and ends on Wednesday 17th December. This term the half term extends for two weeks, Monday 20th to Friday 31st October. GAUDY FORTHE 196S - 1969 LEAVERS Old Boys who left King's at any time between 1965 and 1969 (both years inclusive) will be receiving an invitation to a Gaudy at the School , to be held on Saturday , 20th September , 2003. Unfortunately we no longer have the current addresses for a number of OKC members who left during this period; a list of those whose present address is not known to us is given towards the end of this edition of the Newsletter. Please look through this list, and if above: John Cloake (1943) presenting a copy of his latest book to the School Library you know the current address of any of these members, or any other information about them, please write to the Hon Secretary, and let him know. (see article later in this Newsletter). Left to right: Alan Thomas , Head of the History Department, Helen Pugh, Librarian, and John Cloake. left: Presentation of OKCANNUAL DINNER the late John Stone's classics books to the Advance notice School (see article This year our Annual Dinner will be held at the later in this Newsletter). Left to right: House of Commons Bryan Stokes, Marie-Clair Stone Sponsor Sir Paul Beresford MP (John's daughter) , and Chris Jackson, The date is Head of the Classics Department. Friday 14th November ·2003 Cash bar from 7.00 pm Dinner in the Members Dining Room 8.00 pm Tickets: £47.50 including wine Dress: Dinner jacket or dark suit front cover: Mary Towsey's painting of the School, from the Ridgway side, specially Please make a note in your diaries now, to be sure that you do not miss this event. commissioned for the centenary of the School's move to Wimbledon. Prints of this An application form, with full booking details, is included in this Newsletter. painting are still available from the Development Office - phone 020 8255 5427. Early application is advised for what is expected to be a very popular event. OLD KING'S CLUB: OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE OLD KING'S CLUB 3 PRESIDENT: Sir Robert Andrew KCB solution was to replicate as nearly as possible the original PAST PRESIDENT: R M Reeve SECRETARY'S NOTES statue, although the cost exceeded what was hoped. The VICE PRESIDENT S: CLUB OFFICE original was a very fine sculpture, and formed part of a RBArmitage (1991), L R Barkey (1985), M Barron (1996), D DCBelch amber (1986), The Old King's Club office is in theLodge (next to the carefully designed whole, and it would prove almost KA Collyer (1974), REDawson (1979), RFDiacon (1983), PK Gerhold (1984), Sports Hall) and is open on Tuesday and Thursday impossible to determine a suitable alternative.Following J DEHamilton (1983), AD Hein (1986), J Keeling (1987), R G Mathews (1995),EA Stokes (1996), C Taylor mornings from I 0.00 am to 1.00 pm; callers are this decision the maquette (a small-scale model) was (1973), N R Topping (1984). welcome. Our telephone number is 020 8255 5390. In commisioned and has been made, and the go-ahead has Year of election shown in brackets addition, messages can be left during School hours on now been given to the sculptor to proceed with the CHAIRMAN:H M G King any day with the School switchboard operator on 020 making of the statue. Plans are that the refurbishment HON SECRETARY:B J Stokes 8255 5300; you can fax us at any time on 020 8255 will be completed in the Autumn term. I am very much HON TREASURER: P J Grant FCA 5439, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. looking forward to seeing the restored memorial as the Elected members of committee: CL Day, R J Hudson, H M G King, focusof the School Act of Remembrance in November. G C McGinn, D W Parry, S K Tester SCHOOL SHOP At the Act of Remembrance it is customary for the Old Representatives of Accredited Activities: King's Club to be represented and foran Old Boy to say Cricket: D A P Bowen A wide range ofOKC items, as well as Adidas and Nike the Binyon words. If you would like to attend the Act of Cross Country: J P H Smith leisureware, is available from the School Shop in the Remembrance in November, do contact the OK club for Fencing: D G TiUes Lodge. A list of the OKC items, together with the details and to let us know you are coming. Golf: opening hours and other information, is given at the end Hockey: R T H Carter of this Newsletter. To many charities legacies are an important source of Karate: A Khairallah funds. The School is no exception in this, and the Old Rifle Club: R J Hudson THE NEWSLETTER King's Club, in the shapes of Sir Robert Andrew and Rugby Club: N M Crockford This issue of the Old King's Club Newsletter was edited Bryan Stokes, are active in the legacy group which Soccer: J Parrish by BJ Stokes. Contributions forfuture issues are always encourages the provision of legacies for the benefit of Squash: M T Williamson welcome, and should be sent to The Editor, Old King's the school. Swimming: P J de C Newman Club, King's College School, Wimbledon,London SWI 9 Tennis: C G Diacon 4TT; or they may be faxed to 020 8255 5439 or sent by I very much enjoyed attending the Old King's Club KCS Lodge: H M G King e-mail to [email protected]. Material for inclusion in the dinner at St Catherine's College Cambridge in next issue, to be published in October 2003, must reach November. There are fuller details elsewhere in the Social Sub-Committee: R B Armitage, CL Day, H M G King the Editor by 1st. September 2003. Newsletter, but I must say all those present seemed to Trustees of the Old King's Club: M Barron, L E Glover, A D Hein enjoy themselves very much, and to want to repeat and Trustees of the Invested Funds: M Barron, D W Parry, M A Smith The Old King's Club is not responsible for individual extend the occasion. We are most gratefulto Ross Cook Hon Auditors:)H Hole, G P N Phillips ACA opinions expressed in the OKC Newsletter. Editorials at Cambridge and MarkLowen at Oxfordwho between Benevolent Fund: and other contributions do not necessarily represent the them organised the dinner. The Old King's Club was Management Board:L R Barkey (Chairman and Trustee), A C V Evans (H ead Master, KCS), views or policies of the Club, the Club Committee, or very pleased to subsidise the dinner. M Barron, J DEHamilton (Trustee), AD Hein (co-opted), R Lowndes, the Editor, except where explicitly identified as such. R J Morris (Treasurer and Trustee),L D Peters, D V Smedley, C Taylor (Trustee) News of similar events at other universities is not so Careers for School Leavers: headline-grabbing. We think that e-mail is the best way Old King's Club Adviser: J G Robson, 27 Westminster Gardens, Marsham Street, Westminster, CHAIRMAN'S LETTER to contact the undergraduates and this information is London SWIP 4JD (020 7828 9576) I am very pleased that at the AGM in January there was not readily available to us. We are gradually collecting general agreement to the "Old King's Club Bursary" these together and we and the secretaries at the scheme and that the fundswill be available to the School Universities will continue to try to make progress.Luke from September 2003. The correspondence that the Blackall is now acting as secretary at Nottingham and office received on the matter was also very positively Harry Koppel at Durham. for the scheme. Cavan Taylor as Chairman of the Governors welcomed the scheme and warmly thanked I attended the award dinner forthe first"Fellows of Kings the Old Kings Club for its initiative. College School". This is a new award which recognises those who have substantially enhanced the reputation On a similar note it is gratifying to see that the of the School by their actions in the School, or by former Benevolent Fund is being fullyutilised supporting pupils pupils in their career. There were seven fellowsappointed at school. on this first occasion, fourof whom were Old Boys, Sir Robert Andrew, Sir Neil Chalmers, Professor Frank Also at the AGM there was a report and discussion on Hartley and ProfessorRobin Holloway. The others were the refurbishmentof the First World War Memorial (see Martin Gibbs, ColinHolloway, and Robin Reeve. Our later in this Newsletter). Following much discussion in congratulations are due to them all.