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wellington year book 2007−2008 1 / resized ads 24sept 24/9/07 12:55 Page 1 Strength2 throughwellington year book 2007−2008 wellington year book 2007−2008 3 teamwork visitor Her Most Gracious Majesty president hrh the Duke of Kent, kg, gcmg, gcvo, adc vice-president Sir Anthony Goodenough, kcmg [s 1954–1959] patrons The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, fba, dd, d.phil, ma The Duke of Wellington kg, lvo, obe, mc, dl governors D.J. Cowley† [T 1962–1966] Dr P.J.A. Frankopan, ma, dphil, frsa A.G. Bruce, bsc, ceng ‡ [Bn 1951–1956] Sir Michael Rake [C 1961–1966] Dr A. Borges Ms A.E.T. Dean, bsc Mrs V. Mitchell Dr E.M. Sidwell, bsc, phd, pgce, frsa, frgs Brigadier (Rtd) M.T.A. Lord, nsc, ceng, f.imech.e T.B. Bunting, ma [Bd 1976–1981] J.G. Sanger, ma, mba, fca General Sir Redmond Watt, kcvo, cbe, adc Sir Nicholas Kenyon, cbe, ba The Rt Hon the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean D. Christie, ba, bsc ‡ R. Perrins P.G.C. Mallinson, ba, mba [Pn 1973–1977] C.G.C.H. Baker, ma [Bl 1962–1967] Dr C.M. Marr, ba, dphil [Ap 1985–1987] H.W. Veary Mrs O. Deighton Dr S.C. Winkley Horwath Clark Whitehill – leading providers Rear Admiral H.A.H.G. Edleston, rn [Pn 1962–1967] Clerk to the Governors: M.C. Gowar, ma, ftii ‡ The Rt Revd D.D.J. Rossdale, Bishop of Grimsby, ma, msc Legal advisor to the Governors: Mrs Y.T. Gallagher Dr R. Groves, ba, phd, pgce of accountancy and business advice † retired December 2007 ‡ retired June 2008 old wellingtonian society With the strength and expertise of a national provider combined Audit and assurance with the benefits of local knowledge, we provide a comprehensive President: A G Bruce, bsc, ceng [Bn 1951–1956] Hon. Treasurer: N.J.A. Howard-Jones, acii* [T 1961–1965] Payroll and outsourcing D.H.F. Somerset, ma, fcib † [Hn 1944–1948] Chairman: C.G.C.H. Baker, ma* [Bl 1962–1967] range of business advisory services. Vice Presidents: D.B.G. Bishop, ma [T 1946–1951] Secretary: C.M. St G. Potter bsc* [C 1960–1965] Personal financial planning N.J.A. Howard-Jones, acii* [T 1961–1965] Editor: M.B. Lovett, jp, ba, ma Taxation P.C.P. Hunt, fca [C 1963–1967] † retired October 2008 Transaction support general committee VAT The Officers of the Society & ex-Officio members Chairman of the OW Sports Committee: *J.M. Goodeve-Docker [A 1961–1964]; Head of School: Robert O’Donovan [Hg] Elected Members: M.J. Power* [S 1952–1956] C.A.S. Macfarlane, ba [Hg 1988–1993] Brig. D.H.C. Creswell* [L 1955–1960] A.D. Macdonald, ba [Bl 1988–1993] Dr P.J.R. Mileham, mphil, phd, arhists [A 1959–1963] W.G.M. Sawrey-Cookson [Hl 1988–1993] A.J.M. Stileman, ma, rca [T 1967–1972] T.M. ff Allen, ma [Hl 1988–1993] R.I.H.B. Dyer, ba [T 1972–1977] N.H. Alcock [Bn 1989–1994] H.R.F. Somerset, ma [Bn 1974–1979] S.F. Streatfeild, ba [C 1993–1998] J.H.C. Mallinson, ba [Pn 1974–1980] J.M. Templeman, bsc [Hl 1993–1998] Mrs J.F.L. Morgan [née Davies], bsc [Ap 1978–1980] N.J. Knight [M 1984–1989] Mrs D.J. Alun-Jones [née Harrison], ma [Ap 1979–1981] Miss S.R. Allen [Ap 1992–1994] Mrs F.K. Haywood, [née Stalley], ba, msc [Ap 1984–1986] J.J. Douglas [Bn 1998–2003] C.J.G. Yeldham [Hl 1984–1989] J.T.R.S. Sowerby [C 1999–2004] J.S.V. Britton, ba [A 1987–1992] J.W.F. Tress [Bn 1999–2004] *indicates members of the Executive & Finance Committee Contact: Barry Hughes, Partner Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP, Reading Tel: 0118 959 7222 Front cover: the new Modern Languages Institute Email: [email protected] or visit our website: www.horwathcw.com 4 wellington year book 2007−2008 wellington year book 2007−2008 5 content s speech day . The Vice President’s Speech. 6 The Master’s Speech. 7 f r o m t h e prizewinners. 1 6 university & college entrance. .. 2 0 academic. Staff List & Common Room News. 2 4 Salvete . 2 7 EDITOR Valete. 2 9 Academic Overview. 3 8 i.b. at Wellington. 3 9 the arts . The Arts Committee. 4 1 Artfest 2008. 4 2 The Art School . 4 3 he cover shows the front of the new Modern Languages Institute which has been Music . 4 7 Drama . 5 2 built on what was the Hopetoun car park, or for those who have not visited the sport. .Rugby. 5 5 T College for the last two decades, the site of the “up-turned boat”. The Institute Hockey. 6 0 Cricket. 6 3 is symbolic of the new Wellington, academic in its intent and world-wide in its aspirations. Athletics. 6 6 Those aspirations are also reflected in the numerous conferences to which the Basketball. 6 9 Clay Pigeon Shooting. 7 0 College now plays host. Princes and Politicians, Captains of Industry and Headmasters of Cross Country Running. 7 0 Football . 7 1 international renown attend; Wellington has become a reference point in world education. Golf . 7 3 It would, of course, be invidious to place emphasis on the current without making Polo . 7 5 Rackets. 7 7 mention of the past. Tuesday 20th January 2009 will be the 150th Anniversary of the first Sailing. 7 8 pupils entering the College. That it was a Royal foundation from the outset was underlined Shooting. 8 0 Squash . 8 2 by the formal opening by h.m. Queen Victoria nine days later. Those royal links continue, not Swimming. 8 3 only through the College’s President, h.r.h. The Duke of Kent, but also with the increasing Tennis. 8 4 c.c.f. .The Commanding Officer’ Report. 8 6 interest taken by h.r.h. The Duke of York. Indeed he has graciously accepted the position Royal Navy. 8 6 as President of the Wellington Academy on Salisbury Plain. Royal Marines. 8 7 Army. 8 8 This new school of 1,150 pupils will have Houses and a c.c.f. based on those at r.a.f.. 8 9 College, thus helping to keep those traditions intact. Nevertheless its foundation as an Camps & Adventurous Training. 8 9 Field Gun. 9 0 Academy indicates the College’s aims to be at the forefront of innovatory partnerships in bursary notes. 9 2 education, thus leaving the sterile State v. Public School debate behind. general. .Chapel . 9 5 Round Square. 9 5 To return to Crowthorne. In David Newsome’s A History of Wellington College we read Wellington College Association . 9 9 that “The boys arrived on the 20th, a little bewildered at the strange, gaunt structure which The Development Office. 1 0 0 o.w. notes . Chairman’s Report. 1 0 1 waited to receive them, with its smell of paint and numerous traces of last minute activities Secretary’s Report. 1 0 4 by workmen and decorators”. In 1859 were just 76 boys, in 2008 there are over 890 boys Gaudies, Reunions & Announcements. 1 0 7 Bevir Reports. 1 1 7 and girls, but they can eat in the Victoria & Albert Café, where it is the smell of coffee and not o.w. sport . Rugby. 1 2 6 paint that pervades. Cricket. 1 2 8 Golf . 1 3 0 Rackets. 1 3 1 mark lovett Sailing. 1 3 2 Shooting. 1 3 3 Squash . 1 3 5 Tennis. 1 3 5 Assistant Editor: Kay Mitchell o.w. secretaries / representatives . 1 3 6 Published by, and copyright of, the OW Society, Wellington College, Crowthorne rg45 7pu deaths & obituraries . 1 3 9 Telephone: 01344 444069 0 Fax: 01344 444007 0 www.owsociety.com 0 [email protected] Designed by Jules Akel 0 Printed by Tradewinds London 6 wellington year book 2007−2008 wellington year book 2007−2008 7 SPEECH DAY saturday 24th may 2008 the vice president’s speech sir anthony goodenough he Vice President welcomed all present and thanked children to our care, for your support… and for paying T their Graces, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, those formidable fees. for their presence and continued: Congratulations to the Master for his inspirational We value enormously the Duke’s Patronage. leadership, both of Wellington but also in the important Wellington has had an excellent year: return to the national debate on education in Britain—and thank you, Dr first academic division; double triumph at Twickenham; Joanna Seldon, for all you do, unseen, behind the scenes. Les Miserables; exceptional concerts; several County cups Congratulations and thanks to the Senior Management won by the girls: to name some highlights. They reflect Team, to the Common Room, the Bursar and our support staff Wellington’s strengths as a first class, all round co-education for your loyalty, enthusiasm, hard work and professionalism; school. New standards have been set. We must raise them and to your spouses for all they do for Wellington. still further in the years ahead. The Queen has approved the election as Governors of Underpinning these strengths have been the intangibles: Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, General Sir Redmond I quote one parent, “academic rigour, moral standards, duty, Watt, both here today, and Robert Perrins of the Berkeley loyalty and commitment”. Group. We welcome them all. We have just received a glowing report from the In the last 18 months three of our Governors have been Inspectors.

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