The Aluredian

KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON A MEMBER OF THE WOODARD CORPORATION THE ALUREDIAN VOL. XXXIV No. 7 SPRING TERM 1972 Editor: JACK MOORE Editorial Board: RORY YOUNG, PETER MOORE, NIGEL CLARKE EVENTS Any monotony which there may have been in the Lent term at King's was broken once and for all by that wonderful new English tradition - the power cut. Preparations CONTENTS were laid to cover any contingency, and one evening of darkness was successfully survived, but thanks to our being classified in the same area as a hospital we managed to escape the worst of the blackouts. The First Eleven hockey team did not have a successful season, though this cannot be taken as a reflection on the ability of the team as Dunning, Kelley News Page and Worthington managed to win places in the County Under-r9's side, and the general standard of hockey was high. No, owing yet again to the traditionally ghastly weather, Events 3 not much hockey could in fact be played on grass. Also, the majority of away matches were played on all-weather pitches, which we aren't used to: it is to be hoped that the Phoenix Society 7 Appeal will be successful in its aim of providing the money to enable us to have an all weather pitch of our own, when the record should certainly improve. Wessex Wind Ensemble 8 In spite of the con ditions they had to run in, the Cross-Country side was unbeaten this term, a considerable Combined Cadet Force 11 achievement. The second edition of the internal magazine, Fort & Fid, appeared this School Officials 13 term, this time with editorial restrictions removed. This was quite a blow, of course, to the Aluredian, as a large proportion of the School's writing talent, who very modestly New Boys, School Award~. etc. 14 keep themselves to themselves at the mention of the official magazine, focused their talents on the voluminous newcomer. As in most such magazines, much of the material was excellent whilst some was awful- though very much the minority. Though described as 'a cross between Private Eye, Woman's Own and Crossbow,' the magazine made Verse 15 & 16 enjoyable reading, did not abuse the freedom granted to it by the Headmaster, and did especial credit to its two editors, Holt and Parker. As a combined result of the frequently poor quality and high expense of the films shown in Taunton, the old Film Club was Sport 17-23 re-formed at the end of term, and will hold meetings next term. The films will be shown on Saturday nights and the following Sunday mornings to ensure that members get the full value out of their subscriptions. An interesting programme, including 'The Wild Bunch' and 'If .. .' has been prepared. Junior School 24-28 The School's prefectorial body this term welcomed its first lady members, Michele Carton and Shane Dunn: doubtless the effect of the Womens• Liberation movement within the School! They have fitted well into the system and have already shown that they are no mean force to deal with. About a dozen people went to see the Pink Floyd at the Cols ton Hall in Bristol. The concert proved to be an incredible mixture of musical and visual effects and was enjoyed by all the party, including the Chaplain who went along as escort. A number of other events must be briefly mentioned: ;rugger and hockey matches against the masters (who won the latter), an end of term dance which proved, as usual, a great success, and the splendid weather at the end of term. 3 The House Plays, now an accepted feature of the Lent term, had their must suc cessful season to date. The performance of John Galsworthy's 'The Little Man' by The House Music Cup is one that has yet to be won by the Alfred, and, judging Carpenter House was effectively staged and acted with remarkable confidence by a from the low attendances at some unison practices, the Cup seemed to be going to elude young cast: these aspects of the production amply compensated for the fact that what the us once more, which it did. In the event, we came fourth. play has to say to the audience is minimal. The choice of Tutankhamun, Son of Ra On the cultural side of school activities, Grocott and P. R. Williams both gave well by the Woodard House can fairly be described as interesting: mo~e so in fact 0an the presented papers to the Phoenix Society, and the lower part of the House was liberally play itself, which seemed content to ~ake .empty g~stures and little or noth~g else. sprinkled with Distinctions from the Headmaster. What carried it through triumphantly, m sp1te of all1ts defects, was the enthus1a~m ~f the cast and the marked ability of a number of them. All ages were represented, wh1ch 1s surely one of the most important aspects of the exercise. Meynell House presented Ionesco's 'The Bald Prima Donna', produced with great flair by R. Parker. This was CARPENTER HOUSE certainly the most polished producti~n .and ably ~xploited the play's hu:nour, Il:ever The Lent term is essentially one favouring indoor activities, and it was on these allowing the tedium naturally inherent m 1t to assert 1tself more than Ionesco mten~s 1t to. that the C~l1-'enter p rimarily concentrated its efforts. The House play brought to light The acting was assured throughout and the whole was a great success - although 1t must some prom1smg actmg talent and was performed almost entirely by boys in their second be remembered that the cast was considerably more mature and experienced than in year in the school, which augurs well for the future on both House and School level. the other two plays. Two members of the House reached the finals of the Verse Speaking Competition - The Headmaster's Prizes for cultural and creative activity in the lower Fisher is to be congratulated on coming second in his year - and there was an encouraging part of the School were inaugurated this. term ~d proved invaluable in pr.oviding m~y entry from members of the House in the Creative Arts. The second place gained in the boys with a positive outlet for their energ~es wh1ch ~e usual ~ad weather .m1ght oth~r~1se House Music Competition was the reward for a considerable amount of hard work - have caused them to dissipate. A wide range of wntmg~ carvmg, ~odellmg and pamtJ?g and moments of despair - and the Ensemble gained a most favourable comment from the was produced, and was rewarded with a wide range of pnzes, 4c bemg the most producnve adjudicator for its performance of a difficult piece by Mozart. form in terms of prizewinners. We were extremely unlucky in the basketball, losing only fractionally the matches The House Music Competition at the end of term was we lo~t, !;>ut winning soundl.Y when we won. In the squash, we were represented by interestingly adjudicated by Mr. P~lip Johns~on of, B.B:C., .Bristol. The level ~f per Hawkins m the 1st V, for wh1ch he was awarded School Colours. Gregory and Kinnersley formance was high: what will remam m one listener s mmd 1s a translucent verswn by are both to be. congratulated too on gaining their school colours for cross-country. They Tuckwell House of Stanford's 'The Bluebird', its solo part beautif~l~y taken by a ~e?le both ran cons1stently well for the 1st VIII and both set up new school records in the voice. Tuckwell deserve to be singled out, for they won the competltlon, and the gu1ding course of the term. Hopefully Gregory will be able to repeat his victory in the steeplechase spirit behind a clear and thoroughly deserved victory was J. F. J. Peyton-Jones, whose next year, and the House improve on its second place of this year. parents donated the cup to the School. A pleasant note on which to round off the term. Thus the term has been an active one and the House has done well in several diverse spheres. KING ALFRED HOUSE The Lent term started with an unusually enthusiastic response to the demands of BISHOP FOX HOUSE the House Steeplechase, even the majority of the study stirring them~elves from .the Our first full term in ~riar Lea has been a good one on the whole. Being one compact depths of their armchairs, and putting coffee, toast ~nd c~ds temporarily on one s1de. House has proved to be h1ghly successful and everybody seems to be happy with their As a consequence of this, the House reached an all-nme high of second place, although accommodation. There appears to be a high house spirit at the moment which perhaps the juniors came fifth. is due to the fact that we are all in one place instead of being spread all over the school. In the House basketball, our team was perhaps not quite as strong as ~ previous Academically tl1ere have been a number of bright spots. We congratulate G. A. years, and we finished rurmers-up, thus losing the cup. It was, however, a prruse-worthy Roberts (one of our two new boys) on wirming an Art Exhibition. The Headmaster's effort. prizes obviously made our juniors work! They collected prizes from each of the four This left the hockey and the house II_lUSic in w~c~ to gain a success - ne.ither of sections - literature, music, art and wood-carving.

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