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Editor: D. E. Ambrose. DISCE PRODESSE JEbitorial HENRY WHITTAKER It is with deep regret that we record the death on April 13th of Mr. Henry Whittaker, O.B.E., F.S.A., Chairman of Governors J of the School since 950. I t was only' in our last issue that there appeared a full and eloquent account of Mr. Whittaker' long connection with the School, and his great services to it. This was contained in the speech delivered by His Honour 1 udge Walmsley on the occasion of the presentation to Mr. Whittaker of his portrait by the Old Blackburnians Association. A reproduction of this por trait appeared in the same issue. On April 17th, at the opening A sembly of term, the Head master delivered the following tribute to M r. Whittaker: " Our coming together today for this new term is overshadowed by sorrow and a great sense of loss. You will all know that the Chairman of Governors, Mr. Henry Whittaker, died last Thursday. " Some of you had met him personally; all of you are aware that the School, and all we who are members of it, owe a very great debt of gratitude to Mr. Whittaker for all his gifts and services to this 469 school extending over many years; and it is fittingthat 1 should this morning recall some of these to you, and that we should devote this service of ours to his memory. " Henry Whittaker was a boy at this School in the early years of this century. He became a Governor of the School in 1932, and Chairman of the Governors in 1950; so for almost thirty years he was one of those ultimately responsible for the welfare of the School, and for the past eleven years he was the person on whom fell the chief responsibility for its continued progress and prosperity. He discharged this responsibility in a manner which will assure him a high place in the School's history. " He was a man of great wisdom and vision, and of great cour age. He was one of those who took the fateful decision after the war to make the School completely independent, at a time when its resources were slender and its prospects unhopeful ; you know how this act of faith in the future of the School has since been trium phantly justified. As Chairman he steered the School through difficult years, during which it increased in strength, until the admis sion to' the direct grant list, which had been previously refused, opened for us a new and encouraging chapter. This may in retros pect appear to have been the most critical period in our history; and it was owing to Henry Whittaker more than anyone that the School came through it so well. "There are senior members of staff who have known Henry Whittaker for many years, and who could tell you much about those years. I came to know him when 1 was appointed headmaster, exactly five years ago. During those five years we have had many problems to solve, and many decisions have had to be taken; in every such case, our Chairman's guiding principle was that ' Only the best is good enough for the Grammar School': and he was always pre pared to take the bold and courageous course if he was convinced that it was the best. " But he was not only a wise man, and a man of courage. He was also a very warm-hearted man; and whether you had actually met him or not, 1 can assure you that he was a friend of every om; of you. He really loved the School, and was always thinking about it, and about the welfare of the boys in it. You will know the many gifts which he made to the School-the stained glass windows and opalite pictures in the Holden Science Building, the portrait of Eli zabeth I which hangs above the war memorial, the School bell. clock and weather-vane. But more than this was his constant and real interest in all our doings. The latest instance of this was just after the end of last term, when, though he was not at all well, he came to spend a couple of hours at the School going round all the very finescience exhibitions, and talking to the boys and staff who were responsible for them. I know that this gave him a great deal of pleasure and pride; he was seeing the fruits of his long years of 470 work for the School, and that was his sufficientreward. " It is a great satisfaction to us all that Mr. Whittaker's services to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School were fittingly remembered at the Old Boys' Dinner last December, when he was presented with his portrait which now hangs in this hall. Henry Whittaker was not a man who lived to himself; he was a very faithful Christian. He gave himself freely to many causes; but I know that this School was very close to his heart, and that perhaps his greatest desire would be that he should be remembered in this School, and that you, and the boys who follow you here, should be happier, and more successful in life, and better men, because of his work." WILLlAM HARE IT is with deep regret also that we record the death of Mr. William - Hare, F.C.A., J.P., Chairman of Governors from 1945 until 1950, and thereafter Vice-Chairman until 1956. W.E.T.W. writes: " By the death of Mr. WiJIiam Hare we have lost one of our older Old Boys and one to whom the School and the Association owe a deep debt of gratitude. His obituary notices shewed that his life was one of service and hard work and his affection for and devotion to the School were second only to the love and service which he gave to his Church. " He was a Dodgsan Scholar and a contemporary of Sir Harold Derbyshire and Sir Basil Catterns, and in these days when the School is flourishing as perhaps never before it is pleasant to remember that there were great days also in the last decade of the nineteenth cen tury. " In public life William Hare's great interests were the Church, the School and his political party, and to all his work he brought great industry, cogent reasoning and unfailing tenacity. It is not too much to say that his name will always be associated with the formation of the See of Blackburn and the building of its Cathedral. ]n the days when there was debate about the suitability of Blackburn as a See Town, his arguments in debate-he always liked to have the last word-had a profound influence. The Diocese of Black burn was created, and he carried out his work by example and industry as Honorary Treasurer of the Council of Cathedral Builders. "The Cathedral and the School have alwavs been closely asso ciated, and so they were in the work of William Hare. He became a governor in ]932 and he was Chairman from 1945 to 1950. The years of his Chairmanship were not easy years in the life of the School. They called for just those qualities of judgement, tenacity and industry which he had always possessed. It .is particularly 471 pleasing to know that Mr. William Hare junior will in his ow� chairmanship inherit many of the benefits.\,Vhich his father laboured to preserve for the School. " I have left myself little space to refer to Mr. Hare's service to his party, to the Blackburn Bench of Justices and to his profession the same qualities were there. Personally he was modest, and perhaps a little shy; but there are many men and women in this town who can testify to his kindness." , At a special meeting of the Governing Body on April 26th, Mr. Hare's son, Mr. William Hare, M.A., F.C.A., was elected Chairman of Governors. Mr. Hare was at the School from 1920 to J 929, and then pro ceeded to Exeter College, Oxford, where he took his degree; and he was a founder-member of the Oxford Universitv Old Blackburnians Association. He is a partner in the firm of Waterworth, Rudd and Hare, Chartered Accountants, and has lately received the honour of being elected President of the Manchester Society of Chartered Accountants. He was elected a Governor of the School in 1956. At the same meeting Mr. C. R. Davies, J.P., was elected Vice Chairman in succession to the Provost of Blackburn, who had resigned the office in view of his retirement from Blackburn. SCHOOL NOTES W E heartily congratulate D. M. Child, already a State Scholar, on the award of an Exhibition in Geography at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. We heartily congratulate M. McLeod on being selected to captain the Lancashire Schools' Cricket Team, and R. Grogan on being selected as a member of the ream. We also congratulate J. Pearson on winning the Junior 220 yards in record time and also the 100 yards at the North West Athletics Festival; and on being awarded the cup for the best indi vidual performance of the day. As we go to press, work is proceeding apace with the playing fields development; and it is hoped that by the end 0 f autu m n Messrs. En Tout Cas, the contractors, will have completed the level ling and seeding of virtually the whole area, including the new pitch over the brook, with the exception of the present First Xl and Under 14 pitches and the cricket square, which will be taken in hand as Phase Two. In the meantime, splendid new vistas are being opened up as giant machines remove the "hump" which runs across the centre of the whole area. 472 SCIENCE CONFERENCE ON Saturday, 25th March, a conference of science masters was held at the school. This conference was the Spring Meeting of the North West Division of the Science Masters' Association. It was organised by Dr. Tyler and had the general aim of illustrating the methods of presentation of science subjects in the school; and of sbowing some application of science to local industry. Some 200 visiting science masters were welcomed in Big School by the Headmaster, who spoke of the generosity shown to the school by local industries and others in helping to provide the facilities for science teaching which exist in the school today. Dr. Tyl.er, as Senior Science Master, spoke briefly of the displays and exhibitions which were to be seen, and the conduct of the meeting was then handed over to the Vice-Chairman of the N.W. Branch, Mr. H. Tunley. A most instructive lecture was given by Dr. G. Thornhill of M ullard's (Blackburn) Ltd. on "The Materials of Valve M anu facture "; this was followed in the evening by a lecture by Dr. M . E. D. Jarrett, Director, Walpamur (Darwen) Ltd. on "The Nature of Paint" in which we were given a masterly historical account of the subject. The willing support given to the conference by local industry was further shown in the excellent displays provided by Mullard's (Blackburn) Ltd., Unilab (Blackburn) Ltd., le.l Plastics'(D arwen) Ltd., and Walpamur (Darwen) Ltd. During the course of the meeting the laboratories, lecture theatres and workshops were open for a total of four hours. In the Physics laboratories there was an extensive di$play of teaching methods and eq uipment. Those exhibits which intrigued our visitors most included: determination by elm by magnetron, high vacuum circuitry and discharge phenomena, and a wide range of A.e. experiments in which frequency comparison by the e.R. tube had an integral part and various teaching units which were contrived and constructed in the laboratory workshops. In the Chemistry laboratories particular interest was shown in the pH meter for use in potentiometric titrations; interchangeable laboratory glassware with ground glass joints; the use of ion exchange resins in water softening; and in experiments to illus trate the Law of Mass Action; the manufacture of rodium hydroxide by electrolysi ; nickel plating, copper plating, and the measurement of rate of reaction. In the Biology laboratory the exhibits included a display of preserved specimens; the breeding and control of �ocusts; a model illustrating cell metabolism ; and experiments on l?lant phy iology. Also exhibited were some results of Field Study courses at fresh field and Dorking; some aspects' of cytological research; and the use of models in the teaching of meiosis. 473 Tea was provided for our guests by courtesy of the Governors. We were proud and happy that the late Chairman of Gover nors, Mr. Henry Whittaker, was able to attend this meeting and to visit the exhibi tions. Our deep regret that this proved to be his last visit to the school is tempered only by the pleasure and satis faction he expressed in those science facilities which owe so much to his generosity and foresight. D. W. S. OPEN DAY - MAY 16th TH E customary Open Day took place with its usual dramatic flourishesand quiet efficiencyon May 16th. The school was once again transformed into a galaxy of innumerable exhibitions. Both academic and leisure pursuits were represented, and as usual Open Day proved to be of interest not only to parents and friends of the School but also to boys themselves. The only notable exceptions were the clanging bells, flashing lights, and bubbling cauldrons wh ich go to make up the impressive, if not disturbing, scientific dis play. The scientists had evidently exhausted their energy with the display accompanying the Science Masters' Conference a month before. Those who wished, were able to watch the Old Boys' Cricket match which was played on Alexandra Meadows. The Old Boys ran out comfortable winners, their main opponent being the clock ; however the determined resistance of McLeod who scored 65 must be congratulated. Undoubtedly one of the high-lights of Open Day each year is the gym display in the upper quad. This year the members of the Gym Club gave a performance which was up to their usual standard. C. Bamber received the accolade of the local press for his agility on the trampoline. In the absence of any awe-inspiring histrionics from the Holden Laboratories the more subdued sophistications of the Art Exhibition and the Mathematics Room came into their own. In the Art Room Mr. Marchant and Mrs. Edwardson had prepared a strikingly colourful exhibition of paintings, drawings and pottery. The pencil drawings were especially impressive. Similarly the Geograp!lY Department blossomed forth with a variety of projects. The Second forms exhibited manufactures of Blackburn; the Third forms had made a model. concerning " Peoples of the desert," the Fourth forms showed exhibits from their Dutch trip and book projects on the variou' countries of Europe; D. M. 474 Child provided maps and rock specimens of the geology of Black burn. In the Old Wood Wing the Railway Society had erected an even larger and more complex working model railway than last year. The attraction of moving parts and intricate complexities has a perennial appeal. Crowds stood transfixed at the gentle harmony of realistic train noises provided by a tape-recorder. School handicrafts, too, were well represented. The' Arts and Crafts Exhibition yielded a varied collection of hobbies. The exhibition concerning the Paris trip also provided a keen point of interest. There were numerous other, equally good and interesting, displays throughout the school. In the Radcliffe Room, for example, historical documents concerning the School were on view. The Library also provided an example of th� extensive interests of the boys of the school underlining the varied vitality of School-life. To all those concerned in any way with the organisation and running of Open Day our congratulations are due. SUMMER CONCERT, 1961 THE annual Summer Concert seems to have become an established event in School life, and the audience this year was numeri cally the best ever. Representative choirs from Horncliffe, and from Forms n, revealed their abilities in Olass music through choral songs by Bach, Handel, Schubert and Schumann. The Third Forms' choir sang the modern songs "Sweet Venevil," and the "Cradle Song." Vocal solos by J. L Sharp, J. F. Warbrick, J. D. Rothwell and P. J . Wilson proved very popular. Wilson was joined by P. W. Fielding in the singing of duets by Purcell and John Ireland. We were never better off than at present in the number and in the standard of performance of our School pianists, D. Smalley, M. Smith, G. Ramsbottom, P. Bond and M. A. Rothwell, all of them Musical Festival prizewinners, and all of them successfuHy con tinuing with the graded examinations of the Royal Schools of Music. They contributed solo items, whilst P. Bond and M. A. R othwell also provided a duet, "Lady of Brazj.J" (Thomas Johnson). The Recorder Group, trained by the Headmaster (who also played a �art) gave two interesting groups of pieces. The School Orchestra, however, were the team responsible for the largest share in the programme this year, and its instrumental soloists, C. D. Morris, P. Murphy and J. S. Dolby (violins), D. P. Bailey (flute), and C. L. Mercer (oboe) are worthy of special mention. The fina'l item by the Senior School Choir, tenors and basses, "Good fellows, be merry," 475 from Bach's " Peasant Cantata," and with Mr. T. P. Beaumont as soloist, rounded offth is very pleasant occasion, joined as they were by Messrs. Monk, Jenkins and Pursey. The proceedings had opened on a solemn note, when the whole assembly stood for a space, in silence, in memory of a former Chairman of Governors, Mr. WilIiam Hare. T.L.D. PROGRAMME PART 1. 1.-(a) March from A Suite for Strings ... HorovilZ (b) Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor ... Vivalc/i The Orche�ttra-Solo Violins-C. D. Morris and J. S. Dolby. 2. (a) Evensong . Sc/wben (b) Spring Song . Schuberl (c) When J Walk . . . . . Schlll11ann Junior School Choir. 3.-Spring Song Kjerlllj M. A. Rothwell (piano). 4. -(a) Aria: Flocks in Pastures Green Abiding ... Bach (b) Aria: Where'er You Wal k ... Handel (c) Round: Jack Horner ...... Traditional Second Forms Choir. 5.-0 Yes, Just So (from Phoeblls and Pall) Bach P. J. Wilsoll. 6. -G alliard ...... Ho/borne Mr. George Whitehead his Almand Do\V!alld The Night Watch . .. Holborne The Recorder Group: P. H. McLeod (descant), D. Dunn and J. H. Smith (trebles), A . J. McLeod (t p-nor), the Headmaster (bass). 7.-Cradle Song De/ills Sweet Venevil Delius Third Form Choirs. 8.-l ntermezzo in E Minor ...... Brahm.1 M. Smith (piano). 9.-Greensleeves .. . .. Traditional J. D. Rothwell. IO.-Minuet in A Minor ...... Telemalll1 D. P. Bailey (flute) and String Orchestra. ll .-Concerto for Oboe and Strings Corelli-Barbirolli C. L. Mercer (o boe) and String Orchestra. lNTERVAL OF FIVE MINUTES 476 PART H. 12. -Symphony in B Flat; Minuet and Finale ... Mozart The Orchestra. 13. -A Spring Morning ...... Carey·Wilson 1. F. Wa rbrick. 14.-PiaI10 Dllel: La dy of Brazil ...... Thomas Jolll1sol1 G. Bond and M . A. Rothwell. 15.- Vocal Dllel: (a ) Shepherd, Shepherd Purceil (b) There is a Garden in her Face ire/and P W. Fielding and P. 1. Wils on. 16. -Waltz in A Minor ...... Chopin G. Ramsbottorn (piano). 17 . -C oncerto for Violin-First Move ment ...... Bach P. M urphy violin and String Orchestra. IS. -(a ) When Icicles Hang by the Wa ll V allghan· Wiiliams (b) 0 Sing Unto the Lord ... Redison 1. 1. Sharp. 19. -(a) Idyll: To The Moon Swinstead (b) Prelude in C Minor ... Chopin D. Smalley ,(piano�. 20.-G ood Fellows, Be Merry (from Peasant Cantata) . .. Bach Mr. T. P. Beaumont and Male Ch orus. Director of Music: T. L. Duerden, Esq. , Mus.Bac. , A.R.C. M. Conductor of Orchestra: E. Miller, E q. Accompanist: F. Dewhufst, Esq. , M.A. THE TRIP TO PARIS, EASTER, 1961 TH E arty left Blackburn on Wednesday evening, April 5th, and arrived in Paris on the following evening, where a coach was waiting to take us to the Hotel Paris-France. We deposited our luggage there, and then went across the Place de la Republique to the Restaurant Auclair for our dinner. Most of us were tired by this time, and so retired to bed early. The next day, Friday, after having a breakfast of bread rolls and either a cup of chocolate or coffee, we took the Metro (Paris underground) to the Hotel de Ville for the reception. Many schools 477 were there, British, Irish, Swiss and French being represented. The band played the National Anthem of each country and the staff distributed photographs of the Hotel de Ville with a short account of its history on the back. In the afternoon we had a coach tour of the city. The route: Hotel-Grands Boulevards-Montmarte (with half an hour's stop to visit the church of Sacre Coeur and Place du Tetre)-Etoile Arc de Triomphe-Bois de Boulogne-Palais de Chaillot (with a quarter of an hour's stop to walk through the garden and admire the Eiffel Tower)-Tour Eiffel-Ecole Militaire-Invalides Grand Palais-Le Louvre-De de la Cite (Notre-Dame) and back to the hotel. The remaining time, until 7-0 p.m., was free when we had dinner. After dinner, the rest of the time was free, when some of us explored "night-life " around the hotel. On Saturday, after having breakfast, we took the Metro to Alma-Marceau. There, at the Place d'Alma, we boarded the Bateau Moucne, "La Parisienne," for a boat trip up the Seine as far as the lie St. Louis, round this island and lie de la Cite back past the Place d'Alma to Tour Eiffel and then to the Place d'Alma. The afternoon was spent on Ile de la Cite. There we visited the famous Cathedral of Notre-Dame. We spent about 15 minutes looking round the church and then climbed the 260 steps to the top of the tower to survey Paris from there. The energetic ones amongst us then climbed a further 125 steps to the bell tower. (The bell, " Bourdon de Notre-Dame," weighs nearly 16 tons.) From Notre-Dame we made our way to the Sainte-Chapelle, which is two chapels, one above the other. The walls of the upper one are all of stained-glass, on which is portrayed nearly every chapter in the Bible. From here we made our way to the Conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned in a tiny cell for about three weeks. Talking in French, the Guide took us round the keeper's quarters. the kitchens, the yard where the tumbrils used to wait and various other cells and halls which housed 1,200 prisoners during the French Revolution. Af�er dinner we had a coach tour of Paris by night to see, floodlit the places we had seen on the coach tour by day. After breakfast on Sunday we boarded the coach for Fontainebleau. Leaving the city behind, we joined a " French M I." At length Fontainebleau, with its magnificent palace and famous horseshoe staircase, was reached. Francois 1, Henri IV, Napoleon I and Louis-Philippe resided here and added something to its magnificence. With the help of a guide, who did his best to make sure that we understood him, we surveyed the numerous apart ments and galleries, the state apartments of Napoleon I, hiS hat, Marie Antoinette's apartments, the Carp Pond with many alive 478 carp visible in it are just a few of the many sights we saw and admired. After having breakfast at the hotel on Monday morning, we took the metro to " Palais-Royal," to visit the Louvre. Once inside the large museum, we separated, and made our way round the numerous statues and paintings, paying particular attention to probably the three most famous works of art in the world; the painti ng of the "Mona Lisa " by Leonardo da Vinci, and the statues of the "Venus de Milo " and the "Winged Victory of Samothrace." We met again outside the building and walked under the "small Arc de Triomphe " (the "Arc de Triomphe de Carrousel") and down through the Tuileries Gardens to the Place de la Concorde. After lunch, we took the metro back to the Place de la Concorde, where we walked up the Champs Elysees to the "large" Arc de Triomphe (the "Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile). After visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier, we climbed the 270 steps to the top of the" Arc." After dinner at 7-0 p.m. we took the metro to "Abbesses " to see the film, "La vache et le Prisonnier "; we returned to the hotel at midnight. Next morning after breakfast at 8-30 a.m. We took the metro to "Invalides," where we boarded the train for Versailles. We made our way to the Palais de Versailles, part of which is a historical museum. We were conducted through many mag nificently decorated rooms, including the King's and Queen's State Apartments and the famous Hall of Mirrors. After a packed lunch, eaten at a small cafe near the Palais, we made our wav round the enormous gardens which surround the Palais, visiting the two palaces, the Grand and the petit Trianon, Cupid's Temple and a mile-long ornamental canal. At 5-15 p.m. we took the train back to Paris where we had dinner at the restaurant; the evening was then free. On Wednesday morning, at 9- 15 a.m. we took the metro to "Trocadero," where we walked by the Palais de Chailot on our way to the 985ft. high Eiffel Tower. By a series of lifts, we ascended to the top-I do not think anyone had the energy to walk up the 1,719 steps of the spiral, iron" staircase." After spending about half an hour looking down at the splendid view of the whole of Paris. we made our way to the" Hotel des Invalides," which was originally built for disabled soldiers, but now is used mainly for a museum. On the south side is the church of Saint Louis, separated from the" Dame des Invalides " by a large glass window. Under the large dome lies the" Tomb of the Emperor " in which the body of Napoleon lies, enclosed by six coffins. After lunch, the after noon was free for shopping and then after dinner we packed our clothes, and went to bed earlier than usual, in preparation for our return journey. Leaving Paris at 6- 15 a.m. on Thursday afternoon we arrived 479 in Blackburn the following day at 12-15 a.m. We would like to thank Messrs. Fisb, Akroyd and Bury for organising tbe trip and making it so interesting and enjoyable and we hope that the trip will be as successful next year for the for tunate boys who are picked to go. G. McG., 4A. G. N., 4A. EASTER TRIP TO NETHERLANDS O,N Friday, 8th April, a party of 30 boys and two Staff left Blackburn bound for a nine-day holiday in the Netherlands. At least the party was supposed to consist of 30 boys but in fact we left with only 29. One of our members had unfortunately misinterpreted the time. However, a fast car and clear roads enabled him to join the group at Manchester. T.be party, now complete, faced a long journey to Harwich but the time passed quickly especially as we enjoyed a dinner on the train. At 10-15 p.m. we set sail on the " Duke of York," with thoughts of gales, rough seas and mal de mer! Happily the sea was calm and everyone managed to get some sleep. It was excite ment and interest which caused the earliest risers to be on deck by about 4 a.m. We disembarked, at the Hook of Holland, at 6-15 a.m., and after passport and customs examination we had our breakfast at the station restaurant. During the meal we met loop who was to be our guide on our holiday. He was soon everyone's friend and our holiday was made all the more enjoyable by his efforts. Nothing was too much trouble for him and we will all remember him for a long time. When we arrived in Amsterdam we embarked on stage one of our programme. Our first trip was a sight seeing excursion around the canals of the capital. We learned that the Central Station is built on 26,000 wooden piles, the water in the canals is changed three times each week, that Amsterdam has 90 islands, 500 bridges and 425,00 bicycles ! In the afternoon we visited the National Art Gallery where we saw many examples of Dutch Art including the famous " Night Watch " by Rembrandt. Our hotel, the "Hotel De Wirav " was situated not far from the Museum. The proprietor was Mr. de Boer who provided us during our stay with every comfort possible including programmes in English on T.V.! 480 The next day, Sunday, we attended morning service and in the afternoon visited Artis, the Amsterdam Zoo. Monday's visit was, perhaps, the most memorable. We had all heard of Dutch bulbfields and their wonderful display of colour i n Spring. They really have to be seen to be believed. Our cameras worked overtime capturing, in colour, the wonderful views of fields and gardens. It is probably common knowled�e that diamonds have an i mportant part in the trade of Amsterdam and it was therefore not surprising that we should pay a visit to see diamonds being _ut and polished. Our only disappointment on this outing was that no free samples were given at the end! On Tuesday, after lunch, we visited a cheese dairy at Brock in Waterland, saw a pair of wooden shoes made by hand, and in 20 minutes, sailed to the small island of Marken and then back to Vollendam for dinner. The next day we travelled to the Hague, the official Royal residence, where we visited the Panorama, Mesdag, the govern ment buildings, including the Hall of Knights, and the miniature village of Madwodam. This is really an amazing place. All the models are on a one-twenty-fifth in. scale and most are working replicas. For example, boats sail in the harbour, the newpaper office gives out the most recent news ( it was here we learned the Russians had sent a man into space), , choirs ' can be heard singing in the churches, one can hear the ' pilot ' talking to the ' passengers ' in the model planes at tbe airport and, of cour e, there are the inevitable railways. On Thursday we travelled to Alhmaar, the great cheese centre and to the reclaimed lands of the north. In fact we travelled out in our coach across the great enclosing dam which now separates the Ysselmeer from the North Sea. We heard an extremely inter esting lecture at the Reclamation Information Centre and saw models of how the Dutch have built their dykes and the difficulties they have had to overcome in claiming their land from the sea. Friday was to be our last day in Holland and even then we were covering new ground. We went first to Delft and the famous pottery "The Porcelain Bottle." Any thoughts we had of buying the famous Delft Blue were soon dashed by the price and we had to be content with imitations. Finally we made our way t Rotterdam where we saw the tremendous rebuilding that has been carried out since the destruc tion of the city in the last war, and where we had a magnificent boat trip round the second largest habour in the world. At 11-40 p.m. we sailed for home. We had said our "Goodbyes" to loop and Mr. de Boer, both of whom we would like to thank for a wonderful holiday in HoJland. The sail was calm, our railway journey afterwards long and tiring but neverthe- 48 1 less enjoyable. We pulled in to Blackburn station at exactly 4 p.m. on Saturday, 15th April, having thoroughly enjoyed our travels. We had had excellent food, although some of the group found it strange at first, excellent weather and a first-c1ss programme of visits arranged by Netherlands Railways. Finally, we would like to thank Mr. Sharpe and Mr. M onk for organising the trip and giving us such a memorable holiday. J.F., P.M., 4B. WHITSUNTIDE EXCURSION TO MALHAMDALE THE sky was grey and the weather doubtful as the coach which was to take us to Hellifield set out from Blackburn. There were about 26 boys, and 6 adults with their children in the party. The beautiful scenery rapidly slid by and soon the coach pulled up at Hellifield, the beginning of our walk. Crossing a level crossing, we climbed for a while in the fell country. The going was, however, hard at the start owing to the fast pace set by the leaders. The pace slowly slackened, and passing by farms and a lime-kilm, we approached, with swinging strides, a bridge by which we were to stop for refreshments. As we continued the rough limestone tracks disappeared and walking through fields, we had our first views of Malham Church. This old and beautiful building is situated in Kirby Malham, I or 2 miles distant from Malham itself. It contains CromweIl's own signature, and also many signs where his men laid bare the beauti ful church. In the churchyard is an old Saxon preaching cross and a tomb anciently dated. Leaving Malham, we passed by mill lodges and the source of the Aire. In places, one could see the wild watercress growing. At last from one of the many field we walked through we caught our first glimpse of Malham. After lunch and a look round the village we carried on again. The weather had improved and it was quite warm as we arrived at the tumbling waters of Gennets Force. The water of this picturesque waterfall plunges about 25 fEet before joining the blue pool beneath. The pool is about 6 feet deep in the centre. Here it was that the more daring of our party changed in an adjacent cave for swimming, while the majority, including two ma�ters, just cooled off thEir feet in the icy waters. After a stop of about half an hour, we carried on our way 1 erreshed for the ascent of the awe inspiring heights of Gordale Scar. Here we climbed the rocks by the gushing waterfall, and arrived at the top, tired but with a great sense of accoI1)plishment. 482 Even now the more energetic of our party were prepared to climb more. A race then took place climbing a grassier slope like the one we had just climbed with fewer obstacles on it. The winner climbed it in our new school record time of 2 mins. 10 secs. From here we clambered over cracked flat, limestone slabs to the road. On we walked and at last arrived at Malham Cove, a picturesque and unusual work of nature. Here ages ago, a river had flowed and honeycombed tunnels beneath the very limestone on which we stood. Slowly we climbed down the neighbouring fields and arrived at the cove from a thin crack of which flows the icy-cold waters of Malham Beck. We dipped our feet in the water and two boys broke the J 5 minute record for keeping feet in the water. Sadly we left the cove and returned for tea at Malham. Then after another look round the village we left for home. Even on the bus we had a happy time talking and commenting on the day's outing. We had had a really wonderful time since starting off at 8 o'clock in the morning, and 1 am sure every boy retains treasured memories of that day. The weather, £urroundings and friends had made it a really happy and successful outing. Our thanks are due to Messrs. King, Monk and Proctor who took the care to arrange the details of a most enjoyable excursion. N.H., 4A. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LIBRARY REPORT K IND gifts to the History section are acknowledged with many thc�nks from Mr. Norman Jepson and Messrs. Seed and Gabbutt. During the Easter holidays the Maths-Science bookcase at the end of the Library was repainted to bring its colouring into line with the rest of the furnishings; a dark patch, out of keeping with the other woodwork, has thus been removed. During the same holidays l I S new books were put into the Library, largely thanks to various librarians who were willing to )!ive up some holiday time to get this essential task done quickly and efficiently. By the time these notes appear about 230 books will have been added to the Library since the end of March, and the bulk of the annual financial allocation will have been spent, since there is little point in having the money in the bank rather than as books on the shelves. 483 The process of pruning the Library of books which are no longer up-to-date or which can be better utilised elsewhere has continued, and Fiction and Nature Study have recently been thinned out in this way. It is intended to concentrate in the Fiction section especially on well-known authors, both frivolous and seJ.1ious, old and new, and to eliminate single copies by individual authors who are little patronised. This does not mean that such books may not be more appreciated in Form and Classroom libraries. To those librarians who are leaving school this term we offer our best wishes for the future and sincere thanks for the services they have rendered the school in the Library. K. L. W. SIXTH FORM CLUB A S the Summer Term is almost a complete blank as regards society meetings only thre.e activities have taken place since the last report. A very successful debate on Capital Punishment was held, reported elsewhere, the film "Odd Man Out" directed by Carol Reed was secured, and a visit to Arnold Wesker's "Roots" took place. The play, though interesting, proved to be a bitter disappointment to many and was greatly overshadowed by the film. "Over-rated" was the most common comment. Nevertheless the three events caused a great deal of interest, stimulating the conversation for many days. Indeed, all the Club's activities this school year have aroused some kind of discussion. This is as it should be. As tock is taken of the fi rst year of the newly formulated Sixth Form Club I think we can look back with satisfaction if not complacency. New ideas are needed if the activities are not to become stereotyped. The future will not look after itself. It is up to next year's Sixth and Upper Sixth to consolidate the start which has been made. I sincerely hope this will occur. R.H.B. JOiNT ENGLISH PLAY READING E.,XAMS tear the heart out of the Summer Term which can be divided into three phases-when the G.C.E. seems a long way off, when it is present, and the hangover. Society meetings can only be held in two of these phases whose combined time limit is about six weeks. evertheless, despite all the obstacles Members of the Science Masters' Association visit the Advanced Physics Display. March 25 . \96I.- Report page 472 rhe Advanced Chcmi�try Di�pla\ for 1hl.! n1l.!t.!Iinc of the Science i\lastcr,' A""oci.ltilm. \1.lrch :'!5. 1961. Report page 47:! 484 three plays will have been read when school disbands. We finally managed to read Ibsen's "Wild Duck" towards the cnd of last term. This major task was rewarding and satisfying. This was followed by Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra." Shaw's wit was greatly enjoyed. A rather original light was cast on this year's English set text-"Antony and Cleopatra."! To complete this year's schedule there are to be two more meetings. A reading of Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest" has been arranged under the supervision of the Sixth Form course. The final play has yet to be decided. This on the whole has been an extremely active year. A great deal of enjoyment has resulted and enthusiasm has never waned. Even these whose initial enthusiasm was not for play-reading as such have been happily introduced to the subtleties of English Literature. I hope that the society will flourish in the future and this flurry of activity will not prove ephemeral. 1 trust that the departure of many of the regulars will not have too derogatory an effect. Finally, 1 should like to express my thanks to Mr. Collier, unfortunately indisposed at the moment, and the staff at the High School who have consistently supported us. r would here like to extend the society'S best wishes to Mr. Collier for a speedy recovery and a return next school year to full activity. R . H.B . MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATlNG SOCIETY TWO debates wcre held in March, the first being on the motion " That in choosing a career, money should be the most impor tant consideration." Messrs. Almond and Hanson supported the motion. Messrs. Clark and Crawford-Grundy opposing. Undeterred by the presence of a reporter from the local paper, the House carried the motion, but the judges' decision was a tie. The second debate was on the subject of Capital Punishment, Messrs. Nield and Morris campaigning for its abolition and being opposed by Messrs. Walker and Bland. The latter won the vote from the floor, which, on this occasion, was the means also of their gaining the judges' decision. This was the better of the two debates. r would like to express my sincere thanks to John Smalley and Paul Bland for their invaluable services to the Society this year; also to Brian Nield and John Parsons, who occasionally deputised as Chairman and Secretary respectively. All those who have spoken or merely come to listen are tl1ank�d too. J.A.A, 485 MOUNTAINEERING CLUB EXPEDITION TO NORTH WALES A T Easter the Headmaster, Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Eastham accom panied seven of our members to Snowdonia. This year we stayed at the R. W. Uoyd Climbers' Hut in the Uanberis Pass, a mile above the village of Nant Peris. We arrived at the hut on Easter Monday and, on Tuesday, we had a very enjoyable day walking by Uyn Glas up the screes to Crib Goch, a long narrow ridge. Fortunately there was no wind. Above Crib Goch we scrambled on the rocks and so to the summit of Snowdon. Wednesday was a wet day. We went to Devil's Kitchen. a narrow gorge, with rocky sides, and made our way between Glyder Fach and Tryfan. It was windy on top and very misty as we des cended by Uyn Cwm Ffynnon to Pen-y-Pass Hotel and we had to use a compass. We arrived back very wet, but none the worse, and ready for a hot bath and a good meal. The following day was just as wet and we had to abandon our hopes of climbing Tryfan, so we went to Swallow Falls. In the evening some members of the party paid a visit to Bangor. We were happy to have a fine day on Friday, which proved to be our most enjoyable day. We went by car to Uyn Ogwen and ascended Tryfan by Heather Terrace and Nor Nor Gully where we had some good rock climbing. Two of the party were brave enough to jump across the well-known Adam and Eve rocks on the summit. On our way back we called in at Helig which brought back happy memories of our visit in 1959. I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the Head master, Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Eastham for their continued interest in the Mountaineering Club and for making possible our stay at Yns Ettws. P.J .K. SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY AT the end of last term a party of members of the Society paid a visit to Vulcan Foundry, at Newton-le-Willows, where English Eleotric diesel and electric locomotives are under con struction. As usual the activities of the Society have been limited during Summer Term. Early in the Term, bowever, Dr. Robinson, an old boy of the Scbool now at Liverpool University, gave a very interest- 486 ing lecture to the Society. The lecture was entitled " Physiology," dealing wibh the condition of "information" along nerve fibres. The lecture brought home to those that were present the fact that science bas no rigid divisions into branches but that each branch is depend ent to a grea1ter or le ser extent upon knowledge of all the other bra nches. J.S.R. MUSIC SOCIETY REPORT I WOULD like to begin by quoting two extracts from the July 1960 secretary's report : "There are six or seven members who have attended every meeting ..." and "since six of the regulars are leaving this term I wisb my successor the best of luck !" It is a far cry from those days now ! In the Tuesday lunch time meetings, we have had a regular attendance of over tbirty whilst the weekly evening meetings have maintained an average of about twenty members. More of the boys are realising that a grand record library has been built up for both enjoyment and instruction. All meetings have been temporarily discontinued during the examination period, for obvious reasons; but already we have rlayed through a large and varied selection of records, beginning this term with "Porgy and Bess " (Gershwin), " Rosamunde" Incidental Music (Schubert), Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A, and Mendelssohn's music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Later in the term we had a Dvorak evening, when the " Slavonic Dances " and the Third Symphony were played. More recent playings include the ever popular Tchaikovsky's Fifth , Elgar's "Enigma " Variations and La Bohem·e . The society has a) so been active outside scbool with visits to the Manchester Opera House to see " The Yeomen of the Guard " and " The Mikado," and later in the term " La Vie Parisienne" by Offenbach. There have been at least fifteen members at each of these visits, a state of affairs which J trust will continue with my successor. Finally, it is my pleasant duty to thank the Headmaster and Mr. Lawler for all that they have done for the society, together with those who have helped in any way, if only by continued support and interest, not least those who have faithfully seel1 to the tea and biscuits. D.S, 487 S.C.M. 1'HIS term there have been two full meetings of the Student Christian Movement and several Committee Meetings. A debate took place on the value, or other wise, of the new trans lation of the New Testament, Halpin (U.5.G.A.) defending and Haworth (U.S.G.A.) opposing. Rather unexpectedly the vote went to the opposition. Later in the term West of 6 Science gave an address on Church Architecture, illustrated by photographs and sketches. The Rev. R . S. Woodall presided at both meetings. G.J.H. RAILW A Y SOClETY SJNCE the last report numerous trips have been made. The seniors went to Sheffield in January, having use of a coach to vi,it three sheds in the area. At Easter, some senior boys travelled to London to visit six sheds and most of the main line termini. The juniors have been on three enjoyable trips to Leeds, Carlisle and Crewe. In the Easter Term an essay competition was held. D. J. Fowler won the first prize which was a footplate journey from Hellifield to Carlisle on a Scottish express. Slightly enlarged this year. though with fewer locomotives, the Open Day Model Railway went off well and in the absence of Science Displays proved a major attraction ! This year the addition of a simple overhead section was an added novelty. With not too many " accidents " and some realistic sounds in the back ground, the display was a great success. Most members were very surprised when their photo appeared on the front of the local paper ! Many thanks are due to those who helped to erect and dis mantle the display, and most of all to those who lent equipment, thus making the display possible. The Society is deeply indebted to Mr. J. Winkley for his con tinued work during the past three years and on behalf of all members we wish him every success in his new appointment Also we thank Mr. Hargreaves for his support since he came in Sep tember. l.P., SA. P.S., SA. R.G., SB. GARDENING CLUB 1 N March the Club again set out into the school grounds armed with trowels, spades and plants, and set to work on the various flower beds and on the rockery. The work of the Club this year has been centred mainly in the Hartley house area. on the new 488 rockery and round the two lawns. Fifteen varieties of heather have been planted out and the Aubretia and many herbaceous perennials. We have ourselves grown many plants from seeds and euttings and of those, to be seen around the school, are: Nemesia, Fuchsia, Lupins, Geraniums, Dahlias, Lobelia and Alyssum. Although a few of the new members have ceased to attend. the majority have settled into our system very well, giving a good account of themselves and of the Club with their high standard of work. Our thanks are as usual due to Mr. Shaw, Our president, for his leadership, instruction and advice concerning all club activities. The co-operation of all members of the School is requested in treating the school gardening with respect. In particular, it is important to keep off the edges of flower beds where they are alongside well-used paths, and steps. P.S.O., L.6Sc.D. THE SCOUT GROUP GROUP NOTES ALL members of the Group will remember with pleasure the visit of the Chief Scout to N.E. Lancashire on Saturday, 29th April. Following the afternoon Rally at Accrington, a reception of County Scout notabilities was held at the School in the evening, and the Group was honoured by the invitation to give Sir Charles Maclean a send-off at the end of the proceedings. Big School was suddenly thrown into darkness and a spotlight was focussed on the Chief Scout, who was then placed under a spell and abducted by five particularly repulsive witches who had deserted Pendle for tbe evening. He was subsequently freed by a charming fairy in hobnail boots who descended abruptly from the sky to perform her (?) task of presenting to the Chief a copy of Harrison AinworLh's "Lancashire Witches." The arrival of this ethereal form properly dispersed the evil spirits, and the rest of the Group suddenly emerged to protect the Chief and to give him a rousing send-off The event was so much appreciated by the Chief that he sent a special letter of thanks in his own handwriting, making particular mention of the beautiful workmanship on the book plate which had been specially designed and drawn by Mrs. Edwardson. We must again refer with gratitude to the excellent service rendered by so many parents in our social and money-raising activity. The Jumble Sale, held in March, in theY.M.C.A.B uilding, realised a tOLal of £30 for our funds, and we must thank Mrs. 489 Mowforth and the committee of ladies for making the arrange ments. There were 30 entries for the Motor Treasure Hunt in June. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. larrett, planned a fascinating competition along an attractive route which eventually brought the competitors together in Big School for supper. We extend our thanks to the organiser and to the ladies who prepared refreshments for a most pleasant evening. The proceeds from this event will be donated to the fund for the Baden-Powell House which will be opened by the Queen in July. Three annual events at the Group level also deserve mention; namely, a commendable turn-out on the St. George's Day Parade, a total collection of nearly £58 during Bob-a-Job week, and a pleasing performance in the Association Sports which resulted in our winning the Shield for the third year in succession. The Summer Camp will be held from 14-28 July at Glenral loch Farm near Tarbert in Argyll. THE SENIOR TROOP We had a successful hike in the Lake District at Easter. the party consisting of eight seniors and Mr. Whittle. The nights were spent at Grasmere, Longthwaite, Buttermere, Elterwater (2) and Grasmere. As the weather was variable, we were alternately soaked to the skin and bathed in the sun from day to day. Among the interesting events were a visit to Brathay Hall, a youth cultural centre, and a very enjoyable evening of country dancing at Long thwaite. Mr. Whittle must be thanked for planning a very enjoyable week. In the first week of term we were well represented at the annual St. George's Day Parade and Service; then came the Rally and visit of the Chief Scout a week later. The following weekend saw six of the Seniors under canvas-our three Queen's Scouts. Roger Smethurst, Edward Matthews and Andrew McLeod were at Gilwell for the presentation of their certificates by the Chief Scout, and the three Seniors taking part in the European expedition to Ommen, Holland, in August were encamped in the Bowland Hills at Waddecar for their finalget-together camp. Four of our number represented the Group in the Mayoral procession on June 4th . Our sincerest congratulations go to David Child who has added to his academic successes this year by earning his Queen's Scout badge, as has Andrew McLeod also-which incidentally goes to prove that Sixth Form studies and Scouting can go side by side when the will is there. Some of our Queen's Scouts are now work ing for the Duke of Edinburgh's Silver and Gold Awards. David Child has also given most valuable as istance in run ning two Training weekends at Howgill with the Eagle. Troop. 490 A reconnaissance expedition was made at Whitsun by Chris Mercer of the ground to be covered by the Senior hike this su mmer in the Western Highlands and much valuable information gained. We wish Mr. Whittle a most successful trip with this group. So much has been happening in fact that we are in danger of forgetting the day to day necessity of progressing in badge work and in particular of ensuring that every member of the Senior Troop is a First Class Scout. THE KESTREL TROOP The weather unfortunately prevented us from accomplishing any really difficult climbs during our Easter hike in the Lake District, but the spirit of the party was excellent. Among t the memories will no doubt be the astonishing gale over Wrynose Pass. a chance meeting with the Deputy Chief Scout at Eskdale, an enormous farm-house lunch in Wasdale and the welcome sight of a bus at Seathwaite. The younger Scouts showed up particularly well on what was, for many, their first expedition. The Starlings won last term's inter-patrol competition by only one point, and at the moment a close battle is being waged between them and the Falcons for final victory over the year. Most of our instruction this term has in fact been directed towards preparation for camp; in particular, the cooking of sausages in Horncliffe grounds met with popular approval. A wide game and a treasure hunt have also featured on our programme. We narrowly lost the cricket match against the Eagle Troop at Lammack, and offer them our congratulations. Considerable progress has been made in badge work, but it is imperative that every Scout makes a determined effort at camp, especially with regard to the essential outdoor tests. We congratulate Andrew Hart and Roger Bryan on being awarded the second class badge. The Firefighter badge has been gained by Stewart Duxbury, Norman Barton, Tony H indle, Philip Sumner and Philip Robinson, whilst the Swimmers's badge has been awarded to Stcwart Duxbury and Barry Bolton. David Baynes has passed the tenderfoot test and has now been invested. All the good wishes of the troop go with Roger Bryan who has left for Stand Grammar School. THE EAGLE TROOP The last two terms have been extremely successful as regards Scout activities and badge work. Peter Roberts, Richard Stirrup lan Taylor and Phillip Nash have been awarded their second class badge, and four boys should complete their first class at camp. Robin Sowerby, who is now Troop Leader, has just been given his first class badge. 49 1 At Easter a party of sixteen visited the Lake District and although none of the higher peaks was climbed because of mist, we succeeded in climbing some of the lesser known peaks. At Whit suntide a smaller party of boys camped at Gatehouse-of-Fleet, and learntfor the first time some campcraft as a prelude to the summer camp at Tarbet. Two weekends have been spent at Howgill in Wharfedale, mainly for pioneering and tracking, and we thank Mr. Mercer for allowing the use of his "country-home" there. We welcome to the troop John Warbrick, Stephen Bradley and Roderick Macdonald. Two successful wide games have been held and more recently a cricket match was held between the two troops, with the Eagles as winners. David Child, having reached his nineteenth birthday, has now retired as Troop Leader, an office which he has held with distinc tion for four years. The whole Troop is grateful for his quite outstanding services, and is glad that we shall continue to enjoy the benefit of his experience and keenness as an A.S. M . Robin Sowerby succeeds him as T.L. 492 HORNCLIFFE SECTION DEPARTED GLORY A WAY past Lancaster, between the River Lune and the sea, lies a peninsula which has never been quite overcome by the sea. £t is a countryside of sea-marshes and brown wet mud; the haunt of Dunlins and Curlew, of wildfowler and inshore fishermen. A lonely wind swept land where farmer and housewife need to know and understand the tide as well as their fishermen kinsfolk. For here the tide laps over tbe roads twice a day. Here at the quay side of Sunderland Point came rum and tobacco from the West Indies and that once rare cargo-cotton. This new substance at first proved hard to sell but gradually grew in popularity. For the next hundred years the quay side and ware houses of Sunderland Point were kept busy, discharging the Atlantic sailing boats. However, towards the end of the eighteenth century the channel changed its course, the tide.s swept shingle up against the quays. Across the river, at Glasson, a.dock was built, where boats could be unloaded without interference from sea or weather, although the larger Atlantic boats found it easier to sail up the Mersey to the new port of Liverpool ... Now moss covers the quay-side; the road is lost in a mass of shingle; the former warehouses are mere cottages or agricultural store houses. But one relic of "Departed glory " survives-the grave-stone of one Sambo, a planter's slave, who died there in 1736, which is now irreverently emploYed as a gate-post near the for gotten quay. Broodi ng over this strange scene is a growth of no English descent-a cotton seed of long ago, which grew unpruned and unchecked on the wharf. This, at least, is the romantic tale told by the local cottagers even to this day. A. K. CHARNLEY, Trans. A. THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS I climbed the mountain to the highest rock, Then looked down to the silvery loch, As long, long, ago Rob Roy had done, With Colin his brave and gallant son. There the wind played with the waves and the trees, Whilst the wild heather sang with the hum of the bees. There was snow on the mountains glistening white, And my heart filled with wonder at this beautiful sight. R. ILLMAN, Trans. B. 493 SPRING Spring, Spring, come back again To England's happy land, And bring back all the joyfulness Especially to the sand, Where people gather every year To get themselves well tanned. But Spring's not only at the coast, 'Tis in the garden too. It brings forth all the lovely flowers Of every gorgeous hue. And the sun, it sends its rays Down from the sky so blue. TWO LIMERICKS There was an old man from Calcutta Who lived entirely on butter. He tried margarine, But that made him go green, That fussy old man from Calcutta. There was a small boy from I B, Who went into bat number three, But he had no luck, He was out for a duck. That sporting small boy from lB. G. ASHMORE, Trans. A. FAREWELL HORNCIFFE The time has come when we must say " Goodbye " to dear old Horncliffe. We've had some fun and now it's done. We've got you a bus, with a deal of fuss To run you to cricket and baths. And so, When you board your vehicle and complain That three abreast gives you a pain Just think of the few, who start anew. For the next eight years- To walk all over again ! DA VID GARTSIDE, TraHs. A. 494 THE POET My brain is full of cricket. I can't compose a thing. My mother said: "Stick at it." My brain just will not ring. My name is simply " Brown," Not Tennyson or Shelley. 1 know the Editor will frown, But here's for the "test " on the " tele." J. A. BROWN, Trans. A. HOUSE REPORTS DRAKE I{, EGARDED as a whole the School year has been both frustrating and reward ing. To our great disappointment we failed to win the Robinson Cup when the team, on paper, should have thrashed Raleigh. The 2-1 defeat, after extra time, will be a blot on the memory of many of our senior footballers. I'm afraid it was just one of those days. Our hopes were similarly dashed in the senior cricket when the team was knocked out in the first round. The Under Fifteen Eleven fared little better, SIR fRA�(15 DR��[-.J being convincingly despatched by Hawkins, despite Earnshaw's bowling analysis of 5 for 34, and a sound knock of 32 by Addison. Nevertheless, there have been succeSSes. The House d�d extremely well to win the Athletics Cup and every member who competed deserves congratulation. The success was mainly a cor porate effort and reflects the general high morale. It is perhaps a commentary on the uncertainty of affairs when one reflects that the Sports was one of the few events we expeoted to go badly for us. Our Juniors were unlucky to be beaten into second place in the last race of the Junior Sports after leading the field for much of the afternoon. 495 I would like to congratulate, also, the members of the House who have gained points in the Marsden Merit Competition . The following have distinguished themselves: Ibbotson 2D (13 points), Buckley 2B (12 points), Rushton U5M. (6 points), Strong U5M (5 points), Elliott 3A (5 points), Tyson 2C (5 points) BrindJe 4E and Woods 5M (3 points), Kenyon UVGA, Wi]son 20, and North 5G (with 2 points), and Sq uires 3D, Earnshaw 5G, Heap 4C, Bar low 2C, Hewitt 3D, and Riding 40 (each with one point). At the moment we are lying equal tbird in tbis competition. Our congratulations are similarly extended to Almond, Brown, Coupe, Gaskill, Halpin, Holgate, Ibbotson, Jenkin and Pickup on their elevation to t,he level of Temporary Prefect for the duration of the Advanced Level Exams. This must surely be a record num ber for one House. The omens for the future are extremely good. At this stage in the year the House loses many of its senior members. This year is no exception. House Captain, J . Brewer, and his Vice-captain, R. H. Bamber, are both leaving, to be accom panied by such stalwarts as lrvin, Tin}perley, Holding and Seed. As this will be my last report I would like to extend my grateful thanks to these and other members of the House who have helped to make my captaincy so happy and successful. I would especially like to extend my thanks to Mr. Eastwood and all his colleagues who give so much time to House affairs. Finally, I hope the House will go from strength to strength in the future and its successes will perhapsexceed fuose of the last two years. J.B. FROBISHER THIS term prayers have been held in the Old Wood Wing. We must thank our two pianists, Bailey of 6 Arts and Dean of 5A for accompanying the hymns. As far as possible the lessons have been read from the New Edition of the New Te tament. After our victory in the Cross Country Running last term it was a disappoint ment for both our cricket teams to be knocked out of the Inter-house competi tion in the first round. On Sports Day we took 3rd place but this was made up for by R. I. Davies, winning the Senior Victor .)c.. \R MARllN fO" OIl.\U SHfR Ludorum and J. Smalley, the Middle School Victor Ludorum. HornclifIe and the Second Formers are also to be heartily congratulated on their victory in the Junior Sports. D. M. Child has been awarded an Exhibition at SI. C.atharine's 496 College, Cambridge. In the Marsden Merit however Frobisher is in last position; a great deal more effort is needed in the lower school-congratulations are due however to Cunliffe 5M (2 pts.), Preston 4C (2pts.), R urlander 58 (Ipt .), Stanworth 4C Cl pt.), Haslam 40 (Ipt.) and Holden Cl pt.). Finally we offer our congratulations to W. Howe, J. Leigh, P. W. Murphy, P. S. Ormerod, and E. RawcIiffe on being appointed temporary school prefects and to I. Pickup a temporary house prefect. during the G.C.E. examinations. As this is the last report 1 shall be writing for the House 1 would like to take this opportunity of wishing it continued success in both academic work and sport. R .N .T. GRENVILLE THIS term our House meetings have been held in Huts where we have been able to share in the use of the piano by the kind co-operation of Frobisher House. We are lying first in the Marsden Merit Competition. Our congratulations are extended to all who have ga ined points, a little extra effort will clinch this major trophy for the House. In the football competition at the end of last term, the I st Xl drew \-1 aga i nst JIR �J( 119 0R[11Vlllf Howard and then showed what they were really made of in the inter-house six-a-side competition played for the first time this year. They beat Frobisher in the first round by a corner. Drake in the second round by 3 goals to nil, and Hawkins in the Ilnal. The result of the final was not decided until after extra time when the House scored two goals in a very exciting finish. The House came an unexpected but comfortable second in the cross country, and could quite easily have won if the seniors had done better. Barker won the Junior race and J. Wilson won the intermediate race by several hundred yards. The HOLlse was knocked out of the Gilbert Sames' Cricket Competition in the second round by Raleigh. The two Junior tcams have yet to play and are looking towards their games with tremendous enthusiasm. 497 The athletic sports found the House in fourth posItIon in the Senior Sports and sixth in the Hornclifle Sports. The following boys distinguished themselves by winning an individual event: Jones, P. r.,. , Preston and lones E.W. Preston, broke the School record in the Javelin. As this is probably my last House Report 1 would like to thank all the Grenville House Masters for their kindness and con sideration and all the House Prefects for their help and enthusiasm. I would also like to wish my successor a lot of success and as much happiness as 1 have had in my years with Grenville. P.L.I . HAWKINS THERE are several quite favourable sports results to report from the end of last term. The under-14 XI won the Forbes Cup in a very thrilling final against Howard, the score being 4-3 in our favour. The team deserved the win, having played con sistently wen throughout the season. Still in the football department, the I st XI finished tbe sea on off well, although they reached peak form too late to win a place in the Robinson Cup Final. The results are: against Howard, won 9-0; and SIR. JOHrHJ n\nJI\IN� against Frobisher, won 4-2. We reached the Final of the House Six-a-Side football competition, beating Howard 1 -0 and Raleigh 1 -0, but losing to a strong Grenville side in the final by 2 goals to O. In the Cross-Country Run, never one of our strong points, we finished 5th, but had several good individual performances. Turning to events of this term, the House came in 5th in the Senior Sports. The House did well, however, in the number of standards obtained, having the joint highest total. In the Junior Sports we did somewhat better, coming in 3rd. Everything de pended on the last event, the 4 x 110 yards relay, with three Houses having a possible chance of winning, but unfortunately our runners did not quite manage to get the required points. On the cricket field our teams have been very successful to date. The I st XI has reached the Gilbert Sames Cup Final, and their opponents will be Raleigh. Slater has captained the side to victories over a strong Drake Xl and a young, but none the less 498 skilful, Howard XI. The under- IS team under the captaincy of McLeod is showing promise, having reached the semi-final by beating Drake quite decisively. This is a good example to the under- 13 team who have yet to play. The House offers its \congratulations to Mcleod on being chosen to captain the Lancashire Schoolboys' Cricket Team. This is a finetri bute to his cricketing ability. Well done all the members of the House who have gained points for us in the Marsden Merit Competition, in which we are now lying equal third. We congratulate Allsup, Clayton and Grills on being appointed temporary prefects for the duration of the G .c.B. examinations. As this is my last report, and the last of this school year, I would like to thank Mr. Kennedy and his colleagues for their support and assistance, which have been readily available at all times. I would also like to thank the House prefects and the House members for their co-operation throughout the year, which has, on the whole, been a reasonably successful one. In closing I would like to say ,good luck to the House and its members, both past, present and future, in the years to come. D.M.C. HOWARD TH IS term has becn rather uneventful for the House, although we have done rather well in cricket. The U .15 reached the finals by beating Frobisher and Grenville, and U.l3 reached the semi finals by beating Bawkins. Unfortunately the senior team was knocked out in the first round. As for Sports Day we did not do too well being ruled rather low. We would like to congratulate Monk and Keen on LORD HO'rlARD' being awarded House Colours and also Pearson who had his colours re-awarded. The Marsden Merit Competition shows that we are 5th-not very good. Congratulations also go to Pearson who has been made a Tem porary Prefect and Kerr who has been appointed a full Prefect. As this is my last term at School I would like to thank all the House Masters and Prefects for their unfailing interest and for all the work which they have done for the House. Finally, our best wishes go to Mr. Collier, whom we have all missed, and we wish him a speedy recovery. J.G.R 499 RALEIGH AT the end of last term the House First Xl football team competed in the Robinson Cup Final and won a well earned victory over Drake by two goals to one after extra time. This was a hard fought match and our congratulations m ust go to Bend ix and h is tea m on such a splendid performance. In the athletic sports too, Raleigh, under the able captaincy of Parkinson, put up an extremely good all-round perfor- SIR WA llER RJllEI�H mance, finishing in second position w�!1 clear of further opposition. On the cricket field, to date, we have met with varying suc cess. The First Xl has played well to gain victories over Frobisher and Grenville and now meets Hawkins in the final of the Gilbert Sames Cup Competition . The U-lS team was defeated by Hawkins in the semi-final of their competition, and the U -13 team has not yet played. The captain of our U-JS team R. Grogan is to be congratulated on his selection to the Lancashire schoolboys' side. Our position in the Marsden Merit Cup Competition is encouraging ; at the time of writing we tie in second position with a total of 91 points-only S points behind the leading House, Grenville. A determined effoli by all in the coming examinations can easily enable us to gain this trophy. All those who have con sistently gained points through their hard work in tbe past year deserve our congratulations. Success academically may seldom receive due praise or recognition but is nevertheless of paramount importance! We welcome this term the MacDonald brothers and hope that their association with this House will be a happy one. Inevitably at this stage of the year the House must say good bye to many of it senior members. On its behalf I should like to extend my best wishes to all those who are leaving and to wish them every success in their future careers. As another successful year for Raleigh draws to a close I would like to thank tbe House masters for their unfailing support and interest, and all members of the House who have contributed towards its success. D.E.A. 500 O'RIGINAL CONT'RIBUTIONS THE FALL OF BABYLON That all may know the penalty of crime, of sensual wealth and treasures of this world, 1, Abjid, now in Persian prison-cell, though once attendant at the splendid court of Belshazzar, proud Babylon's mighty lord, 5 set down the fame of that great citadel, towering on the marge of old Euphrates, and how in one night this same splendour fell, before the wrath of Cyrus and his M edian host. Above the murmuring deep of this fair stream, 10 there was a terrace lovely to behold, with gorgeous weeds in rich abundance there, whose fragrant scent charmed the fair Median maid, the chosen bride of Belshazzar, the king; Lupilias, chyriads, mirans and seloys 15 bloomed here, in beautious ecstasy arrayed. As gaze in awe the caravans by night upon the moon, that lonely queen of heaven, so princes from afar admired these blooms, and carried news of that beflowered haunt 20 to distant courts of Oriental kings. And scarce one league from that lupilian plot, a sentinel of epic battles brave, 'N imposing edificeof time, there stands THE TOWER OF BABEL! Stretching far into the celestial blue. of heaven; crowned by the dazzling sun of gold, erect he stood, lord of the arid plains, whose stones, once grey, now lie pure white bebleached. For now the waves of time have taken their toll 30 where once this symb'l of strength, this fing'r of might, aspired to heaven, now crumbling ruins decay. Were all this life but one vain game of chess, then were the carving of Belshazzar's queen as a bright pearl among the baser pawns, 35 who yet engulfed and stifled her, when all her charm and power could not avert this doom. P. MURPHY L6A and P. ALMOND SA. 501 THE PEARL IS BLi\CK It is a maritime despair Slow wicks of tide are tolling, Printed on the wounded air With each wave's jaded falling. A breeze scrawls its name on the water; Dark Chinese characters of birds Erase it, pivot on a quill. A dead quill spells Ulysses' words : "In the wind-drawn breathless spring, Gentle June and lilting leaf, You armed me with the Muse's feather. Now wing and flyer fall together If We could breed genesis From twelve eunuch snails, the cold links of time, T should not chide The star that died When with new birth such beauty would be mine. Only let it form once more Beneath the shadow of hope's wing -The arching instant of your kiss, The plasmic brush remembering. What future now for love's lost spore ? Only let it form once more." Men, who hear his echo in the crimson splash of foam, Who know he slumbers greenly where the water-dragons flee, Remember lost Ulysses and the testament he breathes Until the yellow grains speIJ GOD in the roots of the set. FJ.S. 6A. TELEVISION-AND NOW MORE TELEVISION CONTINUING (alas! ) his complaint against the present, rapidly deteriorating state of television, the author here presents more evidence to support his cause, of which the foundations were laid in the last issue of the magazine. One notorious scandal which he omitted (alack!) to mention is the condition of quiz programmes and other financiaHy rewarding half - hOl!rs, which 502 seek to raise (presumably) the commoner to a tatus of wealth. Let us examine a typical specimen of such a spectacle (therefore) : Host : Good evening, sir. Right this way please. Contestant enters, smiling ironically (or perhaps in antici- pation). Host : And what is your name ? Contestant : Fred Smith. Host : Fred Smith from ...... ? Contestant : London. Host: Fred Smith from London. And what would you like to answer questions on, Fred ? Contestant : Horse-racing. Host: Horse-racing. And here is Gladys with the firstqu estion on horse-racing. (A beautiful I supposedly] young lady l?J enters and -hands him the same.) Thankyou, Gladys. Here we are, Fred. Now then: "Who rode the winner of the 1961 Derby ?" Contestant: Stirling Moss. Host : I'm terribly sorry, Fred. That is incorrect. Very bad luck. Please accept this gold wrist-watch and cheque for £10 as a small consolation-prize. A big hand for a great sportsman, every body. (Mechanic switches on applause record.) Another popular way of wasting half an hour (regrettably) is to watch the children's serial, which is perpetrated weekly on Sunday afternoon. This is usually concerned (unlike the audience) with two children, a boy and girl, stranded on Mars, but this promising start is rarely (alas!) followed up to its full effect ... Together, they outwit starvation, thirst, wild Martian beasts and manage to stay alive (alackaday!) until a space-ship arrives to take them home. Still, somebody must be making money out of it ... But never mind (optimistically)! We are now to enjoy, at the expense of the television company, an hour of boxing, so over to our commentator at the Royal Albert Hall. "And welcome to the Royal Albert Hall, London, where we are about to see the main bout of the evening between, in the far corner, Don Raman Fernandez de Anchor y Santo de CastiIla, the Spanish fly-weight champion, and near to us, " fighting " Fred O'ReiIly from Dublin. Out they come for round one, and O'Reilly, there, with the red stripe down his shorts is first into the attack. A left to Castilla's chin, a right to the body, and the Spaniard is in trouble. He flicksout a right in desperation, and it has caught O'ReilIy above the eye, and I think ...yes , O'Reilly has a cut over his left eye, and it looks a nasty one. The referee is coming: to have a look at it, and ...he has stOlpped the contest in round 1. CastiIla is the winner. (Uproar. Sounds of disapproval, suggestions as to the ability of tbe referee, and other reprehensible outbursts. Youths throw fruit into the ring, 503 and otherwise express their opinions.) Well, well, well. What a shame! Well, viewers, with that sad result, we must hand you back to the studio, where we shall play you some gramophone records for fifty minutes until the start of the next programme." This arouses more hope-everyone likes reoords, and off we go with " Rock-a-hound-dog-rag " by Ded Loss and the Stale mates, but before it can be finished, a sharp crackle is heard, and the words: "Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible," appear on the screen-and stay there for the remaining forty eight minutes, despite apologies and optimistic predictions to the contrary at five-minute intervals from an announcer. The long vigil drags Slowly by, and (alleluia!) we at last hear the magic words : "Good evening, viewers. Here is the news. Mr. Kruschev said today ..." P. MURPHY L6A BATTLE OF THE SOMME HAVlNG paid the chief steward for the excellent meal which I had recently consumed, and having received that man's per mission to remain in the restaurant car for the latter part of my speedy journey westwards, I lit my pipe and relaxed in the com fortable seat. For a time, I stared out of the window, but soon my eyes became tired with the continual passing of lights of varying degrees of brightness, all the more penetrating in the clear night sky. Looking up a little, I turned my weary gaze to the stars, spattered in the heavens like sparkling diamonds upon velvet. I tried to dis tinguish the constellations that 1 knew: there were the Pliedes, there Orion with his heavy sword, and there my favourite group, the Plough. I studied its seven component twinkling parts in turn, but soon, with the regular clatter of the coach wheels, and my exhaustion after a strenuous day, I fell into an uneasy daze . The plough jumped and jolted over the clayey soil and the powerful horse sweated and pulled its dragging load over the obstinate earth. The seven principal bolts in the plough shone like stars under the heavy continental sun as the blades slowly turned, pushing the unwilling ground into deep ruts. I watched the labourer as he gradually worked his way up and down the field, leaving cloggy humps and furrows to the delight of the wheeling rooks. 504 A young couple strolled along the lane beyond the field, a nervous girl and an assuring young lad, their feet scorched as they trod the hot grit in the heat of that mid-Autumn afternoon. A dozen screaming chicks pursued a rattl ing bucket round the farmyard and the fly-irritated cattle yearned for milking time and the cool of the shippon. The tall poplars stood like sentinels on either side of the incongruous Route Nationale. All that could be heard of Nature was the chuckle of the stream near the road junction as it worried the pebbles into ;111 incomprehensible remark on its cheery way down to the Somme. Then the bells of the Cathedral rang out their call to benedic tion over the pretty little town of Abbeville, out over the poppy fields, over the roads, over the railway and over the canals as the labourers returned to the farm in their flat bottomed barges. The laden cows ambTed to that familiar gate and lowed impatiently for the appearance of the dairy maid. The farmer saw that all was well, looked towards the Cathedral, crossed himself and walked indoors There was fire on the horizon and a great pall of sickly smoke over the land. The plough lay upturned in the fieldwith a dead man and a kicking horse at its side. There were ruts in the field, but not ruts of the plough. The field was covered with a carpet of trodden, burnt wheat and muddy water trickled through the furrows in the churned up land, finding its way to the stream that slithered across the mud to the river Somme. Bullets and shells hurled themse,lves at the opposing force, throwing up tons oi cloggy, clinging clay into the polluted atmosphere-an atmosphere that stank of explosive, sweat and rotting vegetation. Sly khaki uniforms, draped in foliage, crawled through mud baths; duck boards were useless-hundreds died in the ever-deepening mire. Three soldiers slid knee dep in the ditch by the road; there were no trees to guard them now and the straight, friendly line was replaced by a winding mass of waterlogged tank tracks. One soldier lay motionless in a pool of oily water, a cluster of poppies at his side. I was watching the bow of one of the farm barges as it slowly sank into the fever-ridden canal when it was suddenly shattered by a shell. The roof had gone from the farmhouse; there were no doors, no windows, only four walls with gaps in unsuitable places. Two generals in mud-bespattered, blood-spotted uniforms were taking cover beh ind one of the walls, near to a smouldering sixteenth century dresser; the wall collapsed without warning in a cloud of suffocating dust and the men were seen no more. Standing in the mud at a drunken angle was a rifle with a crude crosspiece and a filthy regimental badge nailed about two 505 thirds of the way up. A poor cross; but at least the man had a grave which is more than can be said for most of them. At the foot of this makeshift piece of loyalty was a cluster of poppies. All that could be seen was death, destruction, poppies and an upturned plough. Gradually, all became silent; bullets and shells were fewer and further between in their deathly passage overhead and the roaring fires of the town burnedslowly down. The farmer came out of an underground shelter; he looked about him; saw the destruction of his life-work on the farm; he saw the smouldering Cathedral; he crossed himself and re-entered his shelter . The passage of a train in the opposite direction awoke me from my half sleep and, on looking out of the window, I saw row upon row of identical white gravestones, a whole hillside covered with them. They bore no names-just a regimental badge and a mass of flowers. My train cbarged on past fields, towns and roads. I saw the shining roof of a new farmhouse, a long line of young poplars on a Route Nationale, a slow, murky river with the letters S-O-M-M-E at its side. I saw an old haggard farmer look towards the battered Cathedral, cross himself and walk indoors. I saw the blood-red poppies dancing in the early-morning breeze and the last gl immer of the seven stars of the plough fading quickly in the everbrighten ing sky. J. LEIGH, L.6.A. MRS. NEURICH'S ANTIQUES "OB, my dear, I'm so delighted to see you. It's so charming of you to come-J ane, take Mrs. Moneyworth's coat, please do come in-Jane, take Mrs. Moneyworth's gloves. It's just delightful to see you. Ever since we came back from Europe, Charles and I have been ju t 'dying ' to have you see our new things (raising her voice), Charles, Mrs. Moneyworth has come to see our new antiques. Isn't it sweet of her ? . ... He's in his tudy, but I don't think he hears. He just gets buried in reading. Charles, you know, has always been SO scholarly, and so every time he gets a new price list, he just gets absorbed in it .... " But there's such a lot T want You to see that I can't even wait 506 till you've had a cup of tea . . That chair in the haIl? An antique? Oh, yes, indeed ? Isn't it just marvellous. It's a Chelovotti! Is it comfortable ? Gracious, what an idea ! Of course not ! It's not in the least bit comfortable. That's why there is such a great demand for Chelovotti chairs. You see he was one of the really great crafts men in chair-making, if not the greatest. None of his chairs were ever comfortable. "Charles, were any of the Chelovatti chairs comfortable ? What ? Only the imitation ones. Thank you . ..you see that's one way you can tell a Chelvotti chair. If it is ,genuine, it is not com fortable. You say it has no back left. My dear? Why of course not! It never had any, not supposed to. We picked it up in a queer little shop in Zeegli and the man assured us that it never had a back. He guaranteed it. That's one of the things, you know, that you can tell by. Charles and I were really keen about chairs at that time and really studied them, and the books all agreed that no genuine Chelovotti has a back. See what it says on the label-it was gummed on when we got it-so we left it still there-(reading) 'No. 1 3 1 3. x. Chelovotti chair,-No back, never had one, not com fortable, never was or would be, only three legs.' (breaking off her reading)-of course, I had forgotten about that only three legs-that makes it more valuable still . . . . " "That break in the wooden seat ? Oh, my dear, I saw you looking at that, but I won't try to lie about it ...the broken wooden seat isn't genuine-we had it broken by an expert in New York, after we got back from Europe. Isn't it exquisitely done ? You see, he has made the break to look just as if someone had stamped upon like that. Of course, our break is only imitation, but it's extremely well done, isn't it? We go to Ferrugi's, that little place on Seventh Avenue, you know, for everything that we want broken. They have a splendid man there, he can break anyth ing. "Yes, and the day when we wanted the seat of the chair done, Charles and I went down to see him do it. It was really quite won derful, wasn't it, Charles ? (raising her voice). You remember the man in Ferrugi's, who broke the seat of the chair for us ! I'm afraid he doesn't hear. But he really was a wonderful expert. He just leaned the chair up against the wall, and then stood looking at it intently, and walking round and round it and murmuring in Italian, as if he was swearing at it. Then he jumped in the air, and came down on the seat of the chair with both feet and with such won derful accuracy. " Our friend, Mr. Appin-Hyphen-Smith, the great expert, you know, was looking at our chair last week and he said it was mar vellous, hardly to be distinguished from a ,genuine " fractura " . .. But he did say, I remember, that the better way is to throw it out of a fourth-storey window. You see, that was the height of the 507 Italian houses in the th irteenth century-is it thirteenth century I mean, Charles ? Charles ! Do I mean the thirteenth century ? I mean, the proper time for throwing an Italian chair out of the window-the fourteenth ? Oh, thank you, darling !-I'm always so silJy about remembering the centuries of the Italian things ... " Of course, you see, with antiques you simply must know the century or you make the silliest blunders. The other day I made the atrocious mistake about a spoon-T called it a twelfth century spoon and in reality it was only eleven and a half-or have I got it backwards-anyway, my dear, till then, the spoons made were only good for eating with-and then the great spoon-maker Charles ? What was that great Italian spoon-maker's name Spoonuchi ! Oh, of course. Spoonuchi made spoons that couldn't be eaten with, and, of course, that started the craze ...Of course, my hostess, who owned the spoon (�he collects them) was terribly put out. You see a twelfth century spoon is practically worthless. "What ? You must go now ? Oh, all right, well, I hope to see you again soon, goodbye !" C. PICKUP, 4A. SCHOOL "One of the most important intellectual poems written in recent years."-Daily Smirker, Little boy not so bright Does his homework all the night, Bigger boy is much more slick, Gets it over twice as quick, Biggest boy is right on ba)] Goes to school and cribs it all. I. D. MOORHOUSE U6Sc. THE GAME OF CRICKET CRICKET is a mystery to most visiting foreigners. 1 was no exception. I saw a game of cricket last Thursday. That game looks very funny to me. One man throws the ball, trying to hit three sticks which are put into the ground. But another man is standing in the way of the 508 ball with a bat. He is called a batsman. Then he starts running, and two other men start running too. One is trying to catch the ball, and the other takes the batsman's place. Then that throwing, hitting and running starts again. But while those three men are running, about seven men are standing still. We do not play cricket in Sweden, 1 think it is because it does not keep us warm enough. Beside the playing ground there was a small house which looked like a page of a math's book. My friends told me what that meant, and as far a I could understand them, those figures marked the "runs" the batsmen had got. But tbe funniest thing with this game was that two men were doing tbe work for the batting team, while the rest of the team were drinking tea. It looked as if this game consists of watching four bowling, batting and running men, and of drinking tea. This after noon I am going to "play" cricket. I don't think we will get any tea so T do not know what to do while our team is batting. PER. AKLSTROM, 5G. AN AIR BAITLE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN the early summer of 1 861 , a Frenchman had accused the English of being cowards. He challenged any Englishman to a dueL He gave them the choice of time and the weapons. Lord WiIliam accepted the challenge and decided that they would fight with pistols in balloons over the English Channel. The Frenchman reluctantly agreed. The date was set and the necessary preparations made. The day arrived, both balloons were towed across the Channel. The balloons met in the middle. The tow ropes were cast off. The duel was OD . The Frenchman's first shot narrowly missed Lord William's econd who was also in the balloon. After a few more shots Lord William shot the Frenchman's balloon. It fell spilling its occu pants. The Engljshman was declared the winner. M. FROST, 3C. Spending and lending and giving away, Are the three easiest things you can do in a day, But begging and borrowing and getting your own, Are the three hardest things that ever were known. D. HINDLE, 3B. 509 ENGLISH TRANSPORT Some folks walk and some folks hike, And others go by motor-bike. It's handy too to go by train In times of snow and wind and rain. To travel in an omnibus Is much preferred by some of us. But if you're rich you take a plane And go to France or Greece or Spain. To go by barge gives many pleasure, As they can take it at their leisure, But boating's fun for one and all, Whether old or whether small. Yachting is a favourite sport For many of the nobler sort. I think I still prefer by far To travel in a motor-car. And then at last, when I'm a man, I think I'll go by caravan ! P. J. WI LSON, 2D. THE SILENCE OF NIGHT THE dim light from the old street lamp cast a long, limp shadow on the wall-lbut only for an instant-then the hustling figure was again lost in the shroud of gloomy darkness. Manwell knew he was comparatively safe if he could keep to the dark back-alleys. He knew only too wen that the very second he entered a main street his hopes of survival would be dashed-either by the flashing neon lights or by the brilliant bright glow of the street lights which incessantly illuminated the grey pavements below. lit did not seem to matter to him whioh of these it would be - in fact nothing mattered to him now, save his own grim, desolate, chance of safety. The safety that rested upon his own capability of knowing exactly how, when and where to move next. As he crept along he rethought his mode of escape-the escape 510 that he had planned and checked over and over again. ''It couldn't, it mustn't go wrong now," he thought quietly to himself. Every step he took seemed an age; but he knew that every stride brought him nearer safety-and took him further from justice. He stopped now, looking that way and this, rather tentatively perhaps for a man the police knew to be an expert and a hardened criminal. But never at any time did he let his momentary fear over power him; he had far too much experience to allow this to happen. His cool thoughts told him that, providing nothing contrary to the normal happened, his chances were more rthan he had first sus pected. He stopped again, and feH the touch of a hurrying person bru£h quickly past him. Perhaps this person was in a similar plight -he hoped never to find out, because if luck was. his, tomorrow perhaps would find him many miles away. At last he came to tbe end of the alley. Sure enough, there was the line of dust-bins, just as it had been that very morning. Without stopping, he mechanically mounted tbe bins, and with a quick pull of his giant arms he was on tbe flat roof above tbe streets. "Everything going well," he thought. He even tried desper ately, furiously, to become more optimistic, for at this stage self confidence was of paramount importance-it would indeed be the difference betwen capture and escape. With a leap he was across the alley, and then he saw a series of differently sized buildings. He had hardly time to glance at them, but be knew that short and taB alike, all gave him adequate cover. Again he rose from his crouched position, in preparation for his leap to the next building-. In a split second the area became a blaze of light. There was silence, only to be broken by gun fire. ManweIl slumped, fell on his face. He had forgotten the searchlights. J. R. HOLMES, 4A. BEYOND THE DOCKS IT was nothing unusual for the navvies and dockers to view the sunrise over the docks, yet they never seemed to gain any inspiration from its varying magnificence. They and talked, or crouched and played card� on the quayside while the sun slowly rose behind the incoming steamer from England, darken ing the conspicuous froms of the cranes and the masts of the lazy ships. The city was still, and apart from the occasional clatter of trolleys on the humming electric wires over the dusky streets, nothing could be heard. 511 Metallic raindrops spattered and hissed upon the boiler of the mighty tracti on engine as it hauled a load of furniture containers up the wide road from the dockside; a decrepit railway locomotive ground reluctant wagons across creaking rail joints; men shouted and blew whistles; and the different types of cranes hummed or roared according to their age, heaving tons. of coal, metals, furni ture, food and timber on to the grimy quayside. Innumerable wagons hurled themselves through the ware h use doors and out into the rain-shelled streets only to be replaced by more vehicles which appeared from between wet, smoky build ings. Above the bouncing symphony of rain upon the streets and alleys; above the harsh clatter of icy drops on tanpaulins and slates, above the whirling mass of traffic, steam and drenched humans; high on the warehouse roof walked Sean Malone. Sean was a tall, thin, sickly lad of about seventeen years of age who had been detailed by his foreman to release the three hooks of the massive crane in order that the after hold of the newly arrived ship from England might be unloaded. He took short steps along the catwalk, witih the ship and the busy quay below him on one side and the dock lines, the ancient railway wagons and the misty city streets on the other. The rain fell in vertical streaks and seemed to delight in finding its way through the holes in the filthy, well-worn raincoat as well as the jacket and trousers of this unfortunate youth. Behind him, the sun was making a valiant effort to pierce the thick bank of cloud on the horizon, but with no success; in front of him, a continuous line of cars, lorries and trolley buses pas�ed along the long, low bridge over the river. Flash ! Sean was thrown into the air immediattly he caught his foot on the high voltage wire that supplied current to the now impatient crane. He landed with a limp thUd on the roof of the warehouse and rolled drunkenly over the gutter on to the quayside thirty or forty feet below. An articulated lorry stopped just short of his helpless fornl and a mai·l van was only by seconds prevented from reversing over him on its speedy way out of the shed. A crowd of interested navvies and postmen as well as sailors gathered round and passed obvious comments .in low murmurs but no-one did anything; no-one knew what to do. The rain fell steadily on an ignorant crowd and a limp body . . . Resistant raindrops were thrown back into the air, on to the road and on to the pavements as they spattered upon the cream painted form that raced up the wide road from the dockside. Heads appeared innocently from doorways as a beN rang and the rushing vehicle flew past those once handsome Georgian houses. The houses were three storeys high and originally had small balconies outside each window, but many of these had dis�ppeared. 512 Few windows remained on the top storey of the terrace, though ome were baricaded with cardboard or timber. In a room on the bottom floor of one of these once elegant mansions lived the Malones. Mrs. Malone had seen the ambu'lance and not realising that it was carrying her son, with a toss of her ill-groomed black hair, she had re-entered the house to contillUe her "housework" which consisted of trying to control a twelve month-old baby and of trying to find a meal for two hungry adults and a ten-year-old boy. She wiped her hands wearily on a grimy apron and considered that it was time to go and drag her husband from the public house on the corner where the best part of his week's wage would be disappearing rapidly. As Sean had not yet returned from his shift, she concluded that he was either sheltering from the foul weather, Or was working overtime. She put on a shabby coat that had once been light grey, but which was now a darker, greasier shade of the same colour which could hardly afford her any warmth. Money could not be wasted on drink (especia'lIy when Mr. Malone was probably weII passed the stage of enjoying it) and when it was needed to buy food and clothing for themselves and Vhe children. She had one consolation, however, in that she could also put her son's earnings to some use even if her husband wasted his. She entered the "Golden Harp" to findher husband completely helpless on the floor. His shift had finished earlier than she had anticipated and consequently, Malone had had much more time to squander the result of about 'half a week's work on more dril1k than was good for him. UnembarraSSed by the spectators (who saw the same procedure each Friday morning) she put one of his arms round her shoulder and half dragged, half lifted him through the driving rain back to their home. When the door was reached after a difficult struggle, Mrs. Malone discovered that, in her absence, an order to quit the 'house had been posted on the paneUing stating that the terrace was due for demolition. She did not really understand the bill except that at the bottom, were the words " By Order" and a sum expressed in pounds which she knew fuey could not afford. She was still sup porting Mr. Malone; his eyes were closed, but had they been open, he would not have been capable of reading the fatal message. When they had entered the house, Mrs. Malone took her husband's wallet from his pocket and found it was exceptionally thin; her anxiety was increased by the fact that Sean had not yet returned from work ... A well-sprung, cream coloured ambulance had swerved violently into the yard of a busy city hospital having left long rubbery tracks on the wet gravel. The rear doors had opened 513 immediately and two uniformed men had stepped out carrying a stretcher from one end of whidh trickled a sma}.J rivulet of rain water. The city bustle increased as the sun began to sink and at the end of that wide, straight road, there passed vehicle after vehicle and the flashesof the trolleys on the overhead wire junctions became brig1hter in the darkening sky. People were returningfrom work and lights appeared in the lower floors of the Georgian houses on that wide road. The dockers left their wives and children once more, and stepped out into the torrential downpour on -their way to the evening shift. There was one docker's house, however, which was not left that evening ... The rain bounced on the quayside, shot arrow-like into the filthy river and pattered on the decks of the ships which were wait ing to depart for England; it bounced on !'he warehouse roof caus ing the electric wires to sing and sizzle; it bounced on the roof of an almost derelict Georgian house and found its way in at an upper window whose protective cover of cardboard had long since been reduced to pulp. The water found its way down and trickled down the waHs on the ground floor where sat a bewildered, middle-aged woman. On a table in the middle of the floor stood the remains of a crusty loaf of bread which was at least three days old. On a hard bed in one corner, covered only by one thin blanket lay a docker a victim of alchoholic poisoning. In the opposite corner, a ragged, ten-year-old boy played with a broken motor car which had been his brother's many years before. He took delight in driving it over the lumps and Iholes in a piece of linoleum that had seen better years. There was a knock at the door. In the lamplight outside stood a doctor, a hospital attendant and a police officer. The ra in fell in streams off their heads and backs. The door was cautiously opened and after a brief and solemn exchange of words, an unbearable bur�t of sobbing could be heard before the dOOr was reclosed. A demolition notice was illuminated in the headlamps of a doctor's car as it was turnedin VIle wide, straight road. Kathleen Malone stood just inside the door and looked piti fully at her husband. A baby, barely one year old, screamed in a hard cot near a wet wall. A ship's siren sounded over the city and a steamer began to follow the murky river out to sea. "What's for tea, mamma?" asked a ten-year-old. "I don't know, dear," was the reply. J. LEIGH, L.6A. 514 SPORTS ATHLETICS REPORT ]n the Preliminary heats held in Witton Park on Friday, May 5th (after two previous postponements) there were 1,450 entries in track and field events. The finals were 'held at the sa� venue on ,the following Wednesday, May 10th, under ideal conditions. Indeed the sun actually shone for the occasion. The programme ran to time, the 26 events being completed in two hours. There were five new best performances during the afternoon and an existing best time equalled, viz.: Javelin-Open. D. Preston (Grenville) 138' 41" . Javelin-Under- 15. K . A. Earnshaw (Drake) 140' 21" . Discus pen. R. 1. Davies (Frobisher) 110' 2". Discus-Under-1 5. J. R. Smalley (Frobisher) 122' 7". Hop, Step, Jump-Under- 15. P. S. Watson (Drake) 34' 71" . In the 220 yards. Under-1 5. J. R. Smalley equalled the �isting best time of 24.4 secs. In the Under- I 3, 75 yards Hurdles, introduced for the first time this year P. Fairhurst (Raleigh) won in a time of 11.9 secs. Victor Ludorum SeniQr Competition. R. ] . Davies (Frobisher) 24 points (Max.) Under- 15 Competition. J. R. Smalley (Frobisher) 24 points. Under-13 Competition. M. Addison (Drake) 24 points. Our grateful thanks are extended to Mrs. B. H. Kemball-Cook for presenting the prizes, and we should also like to take this opportunity to thank the Mayor and Corporation for the use of the ground. CRICKET OLD BOYS versus SCHOOL Tuesday ,May 10th, 1961 The Old Boys versus School cricket match was played on Alexandra Meadows on Tuesday, May 10th, under ideal conditions. In the closest finish to a School v. Old Boys match for many years the Old Boys' XI beat the School-and the clock by passing the School score of 129 for 9 declared with one minute to spare and eight wickets in hand. 515 On a good batsman's wicket School could offer little resis tance to some good, accurate fast bowling from E. Wi'lkinson, whose figures were 6 for 38. Only Michael McLeod put up a determined resistance with a score of 65 before School declared before tea. leaving the opposition 80 minutes in which to get the runs. The Old Boys scored at a very brisk pace, and it was largely due to an undefeated 65 from opener W. Cosgrove, and a gallant 47 from P. Haydock that they got the runs in time. SCHOOL FIRST XI T'he season has been most discouraging so far. Out of 10 games arranged five have been cancelled, one abandoned, and only four played. Two games have been drawn, one tied, and one game won with a much weakened XI. Though the majority of last season's players were still avail able the results have not been as good as expected. Generally the School batsmen have not lived u�') to their reputations, resulting in more weight falling upon the bowlers. Fortunately we have been much tronger in the field this year. Our bowlers have been generally much more accurate and dangerous. Picking up and throwing in has been good and catches readily accepted . .our most consistent batsmen have been Gordon Lind ay and Michael McLeod, and the bowling has been shared between Lance l rvin, Richard Grogan, Jack Brewer, David Reid and John Duck worth. Our thanks are due to Philip JoneS! for so capably captaining the side; to Tony Slater for two years' efficient work as Secretary. and to Mr. Oh ester for providing excelJent playing facilities. Finally the team join me in extending hearty congratulations to Michael McLeod and Richard Grogan on their selection by the Lancashire Schools' Cricket Association to play in the County Team, the former as Captain. 2nd XI CRICKET ,SO far this season, only four matches have been played, three of which resulted in wins, the other being abandoned before a decision had been reached. The batting has been held together by Culshaw, who has been in sparkling form, and Wilson (1.), who has played safely and sensibly in each innings. In the bowling section, Coup� and Seed Redstart at Nest by I. D. Moor-house, U.6Sc. N. A. N. Jenkin of Dmke. Winner of The Open High J ump Mrs. B. H. Kemball-Cook presents The Victor Ludorum Trophy to J . R. Smalley of Frobisher 516 have been mainly responsible for demolishing the opposing teams, ably supported by Rakestraw and Parkinson (R. F.). Earnshaw ( P.) has kept wicket safely enough, but is still too reluctant to stand up to the wicket. The fielders took some time to realise that snapping up every chance can win matches, but have now improved considerably. Wdson (D. M.) has been an able and efficient captain. The results to date :- April 22. v. Preston Catholic College, at home. Preston 72 for 6 (Seed 4 for 29). Match abandoned. April 29. v. K.G. V, South port - away. Southport 33 (Seed 5 for 16, Cowpe 5 for 15). School won by 7 wickets. May l3. v. Hayward Schools, Bolton - away. Hayward 24 for 8 (Rakestraw 3 for 6, Seed 5 for 10). School 26 for 4 (Culshaw 2 1 n.o. School won by 6 wickets (time match). June 3. v. Hutton G.c., at Home. Hutton 71 (Coupe 5 for 1 5). School 72 for 8 (Wilson (J .) 31). School won by 2 wickets. For various reasons, mainly poor weather, six games have been cancelled; in such a short season, this is most unfortunate. Played 4, Won 3, Drawn 1. H.A.F. UNDER FIFTEEN CRICKET ANYONE with experience of English summers would imagine that the elements would be the cause of any cancellation of cricket matches. However this season En Tout Cas and the Rede velopment Scheme are unavoidably to blame for the halving of the fixtures. As a result only two matches have so far been played, of which that against Hayward Schools was lost-conclusively-and that against Hutton G.S. won-equally concusively. The team has thus had little ohance of actual match cricket and for that reason their enthusiasm and constant willingness to practice have been the more commendable. We hope that the senior teams next year may reap the benefit of this application. In the two matohes played the side has been led very ably by Dixon. The latter together with Oldfield, Duerden (the wicket keeper) and Sma,lley, have shown promise with good batting per formances, while the brunt of the bowling has been borne by Old field and Baron with support from Stott, Ranson and Smalley. 517 The following have played for t'he team: Dixon (capt.), Addi son, Baron, Duerden, Edmondson, Hanson, Higson, Longworth, Mawdsley, Oldfield, Ranson, Robinson, SmaHey, Stott, Sumner. UNDER 14 XI. THE report on this team cannot be lengthy for the boys have played only four matches tbis year, and have won all four. Rain has been our worst enemy and we have also had our number of games reduced by sharing fixtures with School VI5 XI., and this is rather a pity as, for the first time in several years, we have had the opportunity of choosing our players rather than including all who were interested. The outcome has been that all the players have not had a fair chance. The results show, however, that we have some good cricketers in this age group and this augers well for the future. Congratulations must go to Wilkinson for his captaincy of the team and fine bowling this year, but he must take more care in studying field placings so as to help himself and his bowlers. Although tbe openers have not had t/be luck, the batting has been quite good and some very sound coaching by Mr. Sowden has helped in ironing out some of the difficulties. The bowling has been good, the only disappointment being that our very able spinners have not been given much of a problem or a ohallenge when they have been bmught on after some fine spells by tbe faster bowlers. I.W.M. U-13 XI FOOTBALL l'HE season was continued successfully, a number of positional changes being made. Since the last report, all matches have been won, the season culminating in a defeat of the old enemy, Manchester G.S. This was a fitting cfimax to two years' bard training and most enjoyable football, for which I thank the entire team wholeheartedly. At the same time, a special debt of gratitude is owed to Peter Fairh urst, the captain, and Alan Upton, the vice captain, for the way they performed their respective duties. We were all very sorry that Roger Bryan, the goalkeeper, has left the school-doubtless when we next play Stand G.S. we will be sorrier still. His distribution started a large percentage of our successful attacks and his saves, if occasionally unorthodox, certainly prevented many goals. The summary of results reads as follows : P 15 W 13 L2 Goals for 82; against 24. The following have represented the School regularly: Fair- 518 hurst, U pton, Brya .. , .rlowskill, Ainsworth, Baron, Young (C.), Young (A.), Marsden, Hart, Morris, Addison, Mason. We also challenged the U-14 Xl to a friendly match. This was a most exciting game, which we eventually lost 4-2, honour thus being satisfied on both sides. I wish the team every success next year, and hope their con duct on and off the field will continue to be such as befits our School. r T.P.B. UNDER -12 XI After Christmas the team remained unbeaten for the rest of the season and retained the Clarence Walton Trophy at Ewood, winning 3-2 after a very exciting match with St. Mary's Sec. Mod. , At the start of the season we had to contend with very bad weather and the resulting heavy grounds but the team settled down very well and in fact seemed to enjoy the mud. After Christmas, Simpson and Bolton appeared permanently in the forward line and provided most of the fire power, but a word must be said for the defence which in 10 matches only conceded 5 goals, 3 in the first match. In the 10 games played the record was 38 goals to 5 against --an excellent performance. The boys played very well together as a team and were well led by their captain John Harwood, a tower of strength in the heavy going. Towards the season's end, some of the more forthright were getting even bigger "bonuses." The record went as follows : Away. v. Tech. Wqn 4-3. Home. v: St. Mary's Sec.-Mod. Won 5-0. Home. v. Shadsworth. Won 2-l . Away. v. Audley. Won 2-0. Home. v. Accrington Road. Won 3-0. Away. v. St. Mary Sec.-Mod. Won 4-0. Home. v. Bangor Street. Draw 1-1. Away. v. St. Alban's. Won 10-0. Away. v. St. Peter's. Won 4-0. Home. v. Witton. Won 3-0. Simpson ",::as top scorer with 15 goals and Bolton runner-up with 12. The School was usually represented by WaIsh, Morris, Wynne, Schofield, Harwood, Churchill, Sumner, Fletcher, Simpson, Rogerson, Bolton. Others were Kidson, Dodds, Bird, Lawson, Ormerod, Mather, Wallace and Shepherd. During the term we gained revenge over Hayward Schools and Manchester G.S. for earlier defeats, winning 5-4 and 4-0 respectively. 519 Finally, 1 wish to congratulate the whole team and reserves on their splendid effort and thank them for making my first excursion into team running such a successful and enjoyable one. During the season we had one exceptionally faIthful spectator, Waite, who was always present to encourage or to do any task asked of him. All that remains is to wish the team every success in the future. J.W. SWIMMING CLUB UNFORTUNATELY this year we have been unable to swim as often as we would have liked. We have had only three swim ming matches against other sChools. The first was against Bolton School very early in this academic year, and we were beaten in the competition by :>4Ip oints to 32 points. After more than one-and-a half terms without competition we met Hutton Grammar School on June 3rd, and were again heavily defeated as several of our boys were unable to attend. We have had the consolation, however, of winning our two water polo matches, 3-2 against Bolton, and 9-3 versus Hutton. It is with great pleasure that 1 welcome Mr. R. lones to the club. He has shown a great interest in the training of our swimmers and has been an undoubted asset to our "boys" polo team. The third and final swim his year was in the Northern Public Schools' Swimming Championships, held at Leeds Grammar School on lune 10th. The result was most gratifying. This year we were the only school, out of the eight taking part, who has not a swimming bath of its own. Despite this handicap, which shows not only in the swimming, but also in the general fitness of the boys, this was our record:- We gained a place in the final of both the Free-style Medley Squadrons in the senior age group, and in the Colts competition swam in the final of the Free-style but were beaten by 0.9 secs. in the Medley Squadron heats. Congratulations to the team. Up to now we have not had the opportunity of allowing the boys to take their Life Saving Examinations, and it seems that we must now wait until next Term, unless we can squeeze them in after tbe Sohool examinations. If it must be taken in the year I hope more boys will take the opportunity of safeguarding their own lives and of being in a position to help their fellows. One thing I must stress here. We have many boys willing to join the Swimming Club or the Life Saving Club, but who are not willing to devote time to serious, hard training on their games afternoons, or at the Friday Swimming Glub session . . 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OBITUARY HENRY WIDTI'AKER (1884-1961) 1 am very glad to have been asked to write a few words about the late Mr. Whittaker. for he was a man who served his fellows in a remarkable number of ways, and of whose friendship one was entitled to feel proud. It is, in one sense at least, appropriate that I should £10 so, for 1 believe that I may claim an association going back further than any except his family and immediate friends, for it was, ] believe, in my late father's office that Mr. Whittaker commenced his professional career, before he was articled to the late Sir Lewis Beard. There can have been few men in Blackburn in recent years who have served the community in so many and varied ways, and while many of these activities have been referred to elsewhere, I think, that in addition to them all was his abiljty to serve by getting others to serve also. and th is is a rare gift. It would be impossible, and indeed invidious, to claim which was his first interest, but in this context, one must place his old school at the forefront. So much of his work and his gifts in this direction are known to all boys and old boys of the School, that I do not think I need dwell on them, and ] will content myself with referring to a few of his 523 other activities which brought me into contact with him. It was in 1939 that Henry Whittaker felt that Blackburn Y.M.C.A. had fallen far below the standard that it ought to main tain, and he was able to gather round him a number of the ablest men of the town, forming a Board that put the Y.M.C.A. on its feet again, enabling it to do yeoman service to the troops during the last war, and to the youth of the town since. Indeed, on the last occasion I met Mr. Whittaker, he was expressing in very tangible form his interest in its work. In 1947 Mr. Whittaker was one of the leaders in the organisa tion of a great meeting in King George's Hall, addressed by the late Sir Stafford Cripps on the necessity of the application by the Christian layman of h is Christianity in daily life, and it was typical of his depth of vision, that while his political views were far removed from those of Sir Stafford, yet he could see in the other a sincere attempt to put Christianity into practice in a way that is sadly lacking, in general, in our public life. As the surviving original trustee of the Samlesbury Hall Trust, and its chairman for many years, he not only did as much as anyone for the original move to preserve the Hall, but by his continued i nterest, he was always able to provide speakers for the meetings of the Friends of Samlesbury and producers and actors for the Little Plays wh ich have delighted the Friends for so many years. On a more personal note, on returning to my profession at the end of the war, I was often and greatly helped to get the some what rusty machinery of my mind going again, by his advice and encouragement. And, beyond all this, he was a "character." Knowing his sense of fun, I feel certain that he would not wish me to omit this part of his make-up, nor to deny that he cultivated this " character." His striking appearance was part of this, as also was his resemblance to one of Mr. T. S. Eliot's practical cats : , And when you think he's half-asleep, He's always wide awake." Henry-for so all who knew of him, thought of him-leaves a gap in the life of the School and the Town which cannot be filled, and it behoves us who follow on to learn from, and, as we may, emulate his example. DISCE PRODESSE E. C. M. WILLlAM HARE SENIOR ( 1879-1961) It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mr. William Hare, Senior, former Chairman of Governors. An appre· ciation of his life and work appears elsewhere in this issye. 524 PETER HOLDEN <1922-1961) Mr. Peter Holden, legal' adViiser to the Sassoon Banking Organisation, Nassau. Bahamas, died in early June, at the age of 39 years. After leaving school he was articled to Messrs. J. W. Hollows, and Co. He qualified LI.B. in J 942. He entered the administrative division of the Civil Service and became principal with the Ministry of Labour. Later he was private secretary to Mr. Harold Watkinson, then President of the Board of Trade. While visiting the Bahamas more than five years ago, he was invited to take up the position he held until his death. Mr. Holden leaves a widow and three children to all of whom we extend our sincerest sympathies. LETTERS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES To the Editor of the " Blackburnian." 20th JUNE, 1961. DEAR SIR, The highlight of the term was the Annual Oxford Old Black burnians' Dinner, which was held in the dining-hall of Balliol on Friday, May 5th. We were pleased to have with us the Head master, Colonel Robinson, W. Hare, Esq., and the Editor of the "Evening Telegraph." Mr. T. P. Watson. We were very sorry indeed to hear that illness had prevented Mr. Collier from making the journey. Once more the end of the Academic Year is with us, the Commems are over, and the third year men have left Oxford's cloistered atmosphere for the cruel word in which they will pursue their careers. We wish them all the very best of luck. Unfor tunately, our losses again outweigh our gains (at least numerically) and we once more exhort the school not lo be lax or remiss in sending its best talent up for exams. To those coming up next year, or preparing for the following year's entrance exams, we wish the very best of luck. We remain, Yours sincerely, O.B.'s (Oxford). 525 LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY. 20th JUNE, 1961. DEAR SIR , Our hitherto somewhat scanty quota of Old Boys, which numbered two, namely Mr. Leeming and Mr. Robinson, has been increased over the past academic year with the coming up of Messrs. Whittle, Morley, Parkinson, Whiteside and Edmundson. At a dinner held during the early part of the year, to which Mr. Shaw, a graduate of Liverpool University, was invited, the subject of an Old Boys' Association was broached. Nothing as yet seems to have materialised from the discussion but develop ments may occur during the next session. On the lighter side, the Old Boys played a constructive part in the annual Rag Week with Mr. Whiteside playing a leading role in the men's cycle hockey match and Mr. Edmundson supporting a coach load of 203 passengers (beneath the back seat). The Rag Procession was banned ! Mr. Whiteside has at last forsaken two-wheeled transport in favour of four-much to the despair of his bank manager and Mr. Parkinson may now be seen accompanied by a member of the fair sex, suitably befitting h is stature. As a whole the past year has been a happy success and we may perhaps look forward next year to the emergence of yet another branch of the O:d Boys' Association from the Merseyside murk. Yours faithfully, TH E OLD BOYS OF LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY . LEEDS UNIVERSITY, LEEDS, 2. DEAR SIR, As is usual during the examination period human life is in a state of suspended animation, the only evidence of life being pale faced Old Blackburnians, alternating between cynical jocularity and frank terror. The yearly ritual is now, however, almost com pleted, and some individuals are to be found crawling towards typewritten sheets bearing their names with suitable inscriptions, e.g. First Class Honours. Pass or Fail. A hurried glance is usually sufficient to confirm one's worst fears or unfounded hopes. And suddenly it's Rag ! This is not only a means of revenge on the University of Leeds for injury inflicted during the previous session, nor merely an attempt to persuade the ancient City of Leeds to let its ,omewhat grimy hair down, but it does some positive work in providing much needed money for local charities, e.g. a Children's Outing was organised last Sunday to give children from one of the slum areas of Leeds a picnic on Ilkley M�or under 526 the auspices of Christian Action and Rag Committee-and the slums in Leeds are well worth a visit, to reveal the. disgusting squalor still evident in big cities. The streets aren't even wide enough for a Rolls Royce to drive through ! The kind of stunt the Rag is organising include pie-eating competitions, a continuous filibustering contest in the town centre, a water-battle, a revue at the City Varieties, and, of course, the procession on Rag Day itself. Look ing forward to a long vacation. Yours sincerely, O.B'S (Leeds). LETI'ERS TO THE EDITOR ALEXANDRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL, PROSTON ROAD, SINGAPORE. 3rd JUNE, 1961. DEARSIR, Much as I am tempted to give you intimate details of the private lives of all O.B.'s in Singapore, of their nocturnal rambles in Chinatown or of mysterious weekends at the Naval Base (our Boat Club) ...Ma y I just say that P.S.C. Maudsley left for the U.K. earlier in the year and R. P. Wilding is returning home some time in June. On reflection, I think that those "newsy " letters from the Universities were far easier to write than this. Where should I start � Singapore is-as the guide books say-the meeting place of East and West, but so is Hong Kong. Singapore is indepen dent and, as today is Independence - or Merdeka - Day, that should be a topical beginning. Independence has a glorious sound these days-no less so for Singapore. Apparently, it will be a happy day for the Singa porians when they see the back of the last Army truck and wave goodbye to the last military aircraft, despite the crushing blow to her economy. Although colonialism is a dirty word, it is only the colonial who can afford the cameras, tape-recorders and expen sive trivialia; the Singapore people cannot; tourists are com paratively few and Hong Kong is a more attractive shopping centre. Little thought is being given to the considerable number of Singapore citizens employed technically by the Armed Forces or to the amahs (servants) and cookboys employed by Service families. Singapore hopes to improve her economic position, however, by federation with Malaya. Although this is being smiled on at present by the Malayan Government, Singapore's preponderance of Chinese enough to give them a majority over the whole 527 Federation-must be a great obstacle. The situation is made more pressing by the tremendous rate at which the island's population is growing. In a few years' time, the British must be asked to leave, to give up their considerable portions of the island; in several more years, the Singaporians must march into Malaya; there will be no more room. 146 citizens were born today, in one hospital. Imagine the Isle of Wight with 1,600,000 people on it, and you have a picture of present-day Singapore. Yet Singapore is a historic island, its city built out of swamp land with British determination by Sir Stamford Raffles, and the first seeds from which have come the vast rubber plantations of Malaya were grown here at the Botanical Gardens, and Singapore has many sights to offer the tourist. I asked one of my classes to give me a list of ten things they thought their friends back home would like to visit in Singapore-guide books are so expensive. Some of them had such difficulty in enumerating ten worthwhile sights that they even included the Army Children's Hostel-maybe this is the tenth wonder of Singapore, or perhaps they misunder stood the word "sights." The shopping centre is a novelty for the first month or so; the i nsistence of the salesmen, the "personal " service C" For you, Tuan, a special price ...'), the conspiratorial habits, the great satis faction in acquiring a bargain, the inevitable disillusionment. The Chinese quarter is, of course, more colourful, more insistent, has more habits and many varieties of 'flied lice.' The most 'un British ' thing in Singapore is Sago Lant which consists of a row of old houses to which old people are brought if they show any sign of dying, and in which they are abandoned. Needless to say, a row of undertakers is on the opposite side. There is no tele vision in Singapore to keep the old folks smiling; this is better than Bedlam. This government has done much to clean the city in many ways and the torrential downpours, candidly, help. But there is, about Singapore. an indifference, a languor which is almost part of the climate. "Why bother to clean the room; it wiIJ get dirty again ?" "Why bother to warn the police of the kidnap of some rich towkay; it might mean trouble ?" '( Why bother ?" Occasionally. we do bother to go out to the beach at Changi or across the Causeway to Johore Bahru. We have not been to the off-shore islands for a picnic, but the scenery is very pleasant at all these places; water-snakes are the main drawback, pre cluding swimming. Singapore has private swimming clubs and Army pools, however, which provide first-rate facilities and tepid water such as you dream of, back in England. We were unnerved when we first saw two-year-olds diving and jumping into the water far from father's hands. but the children swim like fish out here, much to my shame. 528 It is much to my shame, too, that I have rambled on for so long. Our best wishes to yourself, Sir, and to all at School, Yours, O.B.'s (Singapore). THE LONDON BRANCH DINNER A very pleasant evening of good fellowship was enjoyed by about fifty Old BIackburnians and guests on April 22nd when the London Branch of the Old Blackburnians' Association held its Annual Dinner at the "Duke of York " restaurant in Victoria Street, London. A smaller party of Branch members had met earlier in the day at Craven Cottage, Fulham, to see the Fulham v. Blackburn Rovers game and the larger muster began to assemble for the evening's Dinner at the " Duke of York " from 6-30 p.m. onwards. After an enjoyable hour of personal re-unions, many of us meeting again old school friends for the first time in over a quarter of a century, the party moved in to dinner which was presided over by Mr. H. Brogden, the Branch Chairman. The Chairman's grace preceded an excellent dinner and was followed by his asking the company to join him in the Loyal Toast. Mr. Brogden then asked for the indulgence of the company to allow a few minutes for the formalities of the Branch Annual General Meeting to be completed. This business was finished in very little time and the Chairman then called upon Mr. E. B . Norman, the Branch Secretary, to propose the toast to "The Guests." Mr. Norman began by saying how very pleased he was to perform this duty particularly as the guests for the most part represented the bond between the Branch members and their many friends in Blackburn. [t further pleased him in that as the Branch Secretary he had sent the invitations to these people and it had been most gratifying to receive not only their replies of willing acceptance but also to read the very kind things they had to say about the London Branch. Mr. Norman enumerated all the guests, mentioning first the Headmaster and saying how delighted the Branch was that he had continued to show his interest in its affairs by again making the long journey from Blackburn to be present. The other guests welcomed and thanked were: Messrs. G. N. Forbes, Chairman of the Old Blackburnians' Association; C. R. Davies, Vice-Chairman of Governors; H. King, of the School Teaching Staff who is the Branch Liaison Officer; H. Burrows, the Secretary of the Old Blackburnians' Parent Association, and A. Fryars. "To all these gentlemen," Mr. Norman said, "on behalf of the London Branch of the Association 1 offer a hearty welcome and sincere thanks for 529 their kindness in travelling all the way from Lancashire to join us at our Annual Dinner." To the final guest Mr. Norman said: " Although not from Blackburn we have a special welcome tonight for Mr. Arthur M ontagnon, known to many Old Blackburnians as , Manty.' 1t is a pleasure to see him with us and J hope he is enjoy ing renewing old associations which go back to the years 1919 to 1924 when he was OD the teaching Staff at School." ,Mr. Norman closed his remarks by reading the apologies for absence sent to him, and passed on to the company the many kind expressions of good wishes for a happy and successful evening which accompanied each apology. These were from Sir B. Ormerod, M r.' Arthur Holden, Prof. Gordon Manley, Lt.-Col. J. Whitaker, Messrs. R. Haworth, H. L. Schollick, H. T. Langworth, S. R. Cave, P. Bolton, A. Sandford. B. Eddleston and R. Kendal. Mr. G. N. Forbes rose to respond to the toast of " The Guests " and said how pleased he was to be present and how very much he was enjoying himself. He referred to the sad death of Mr. Henry Whittaker and said that his passing was a grievous loss to the Old Blackburnians' Association as well as to the School. Mr. Forbes reminded the company that he had taken over his present office of Chairman of the Association from Henry Whittaker and said that he had always been a real friend to all Old Blackburnians and had maintained a keen interest in the Association's activities. Mr. Forbes also referred with gratitude to the support given to him and his fellow officersby the Headmaster and said that the co-operation between the School and the O.B.'s Association had never been better. Finally, Mr. Forbes thanked the London Branch on behalf of his fellow guests for the invitation to the Dinner and wished the Branch every success in the future. Mr. Brogden in proposing the toast to "The School " humorously commented that even for Headmasters ofi Schools one's old School always held pride of place in an Old Boy's affections and there was always a wish to remain associated with it through Old Boys' organisations. He always tends to remain of the first conviction that his old School is never as good today as when he himself was a pupil there and the School Cricket and football teams can't possibly be as good as when he himself played for them. Mr. Brogden did, however, concede that such opinions are probably very much biased by sentiment and that fortunately comparison is impossible. Mr. Brogden ended by saying bow very pleased he was to see Mr. Kemball-Cook present at the Dinner and was very happy indeed to couple his name with the toast of School as under his headmastership Queen Elizabeth's Blackburn was obviously making great progress and could stand comparison now in all respects with any previous era. The Headmaster rose to respond and thanked Mr. Brogden for his remarks and the Branch for their kind invitation to their 530 Annual Dinner. He said it was a pleasure for him to see such a thriving Branch of the Association so far away from School and he hoped that other districts would follow the lead from London and be inspired to inaugurate their own Branch Associations. The Headmaster referred to the recent sad death of Mrs. Arthur Holden and Mr. Henry Whittaker and said that in Mrs. Holden's passing he felt the loss of a real friend who had been very kind to him from the time he first came to Blackburn to take over the position her husband had held with such distinction for so many years. In the later and more recent death the Headmaster said the School's loss of its Chairman of Governors wa� tragic indeed and left a vacancy which at the moment appeared almost impossible adequately to fill. He proceeded to pay tribute to the genuine affection Mr. Henry Whittaker had for his old School and referred to his many benefactions from which the School had profited for many years. Mr. Whittaker had shown a tireless and persistent energy in pursuing any project to improve the School's amenities. The Headmaster said how very pleased he was t!lat Mr. Whittaker had been spared long enough to enjoy the wonderful evening in Big School on December 17th last when the Association presented to him his own portrait and to hear from Mr. Whittaker himself how much he had enjoyed reading the full report of the occasion in the last issue of the " Blackburnian." The Headmaster concluded by wishing continued success to the London Branch and looked forward to meeting its members on future occasions. With the conclusion of the speeches the assembly broke up to regroup into more informal parties as members and friends mingled to revive old associations. This happy convivial atmosphere per sisted until 11-30 p.m. when the party reluctantly drifted out in twos and threes onto the London pavements with many promises heard of " Here's to the next time." A full list of members and guests attending is appended below but before proceeding to it the writer feels that it would be the wish of everyone attending the Dinner that special mention should be made of one distinguished Old Boy, Professor T. Pomfret Kilner, who, although it is over half a century since he left School, is a fully paid up member of the Branch and made the comparatively long journey from Oxford to attend the Dinner. How pleased we all were to have him with us and how much those fortunate enough to be seated near to him at dinner enjoyed his witty conversation. BRANCH MEMBERS ATTENDING 1. Barlow (1921-26); D. Briggs (1920-26); G. Boothman (1925- 33); H. Brogden (1918-27); 1. H. Butterfield (1937-45); S. B. Challen (1935-40) ; F. Coggins (1926-31); L. Eckersall (1934-43); S. M. Edwardson (1936-41); J. D. Foster (1918-27); T. Gibson (1918-24); 531 T. Hargreaves (1925-31); N. Hargreaves (1931-38); T. S. Harris (L934-39); N. T. Holden (1925-28); T. Holden (191 9-24); A. J. Holt (1923-26); R. lsherwood (1939-45); T. P. Kilner (1903-07); K. M. Knott (1943-50); J. Lee (1925-33); J. R. Maltby (1948-52); J. H. Margerison (1933-40); H. Margerison (1919-23); D. V. M audsley (1950-59); P. N. Mercer (1947-58); D. W. Moulding (1946-53); E. B. Norman (1923-28); R. F. Norris (1933-38)'; C. R. D. Priestland (1948-59); N. Radley (1932-38); W. Sanderson (1923-28); G. Smith (1934-39); L. G. Soady (1926-36); F. A. Stonhouse (1919-23); T. E. Tomlinson (1939-46); F. Tyson (1924-3 I); J. E. Farley (1933-41); H. Wi lkinson (1936-40). GUESTS G. N. Forbes; H. King, H. Burrows, A. Fryars. GUESTS (NOT O.B.'s) B. H . KembaIJ-Cook, C. R. Davies, A. Montagnon. OXFORD OLD BLACKS' ANNUAL DINNER Mr. T. P. Watson, editor of the " Evening Telegrapb," was the guest of honour at the twenty-sixth annual dinner of the Oxford Old Blackburnians' Association, which was held by candlelight in the hall of Balliol College, Oxford, on Friday, 5th May. The dinner, organised by the secretary, Mr. C. D. W. Wilkinson, was attended by 19 members and guests, and the party from Blackburn consisted of the Headmaster, Mr. W. Hare, chairman of the Governors, Alderman R. H. G. Home, and Col. G. N. Robinson, clerk to the Governors. Mr. L. D. Collier, senior modern languages master, was unable eo attend through illness and sent a message of regret. Mr. P. Mercer represented the London O.B.'s Association. The loyal toast was proposed by the Association's president, Mr. J. D. McLean, and Mr. A. L. W. F. Eddleston proposed "The School," to which the Headmaster replied. Mr. T. E. Sharratt proposed "The Guests " and in responding Mr. Watson outlined significant trends in present-day journalism and described the important role played by the Press in local affairs. Mr. Watson proposed a toast to "The Association," and the president replied. Other members who attended the dinner were: Mr. J. D. Haworth (vice-president), Mr. B. Wilson (treasurer), Prof. T. P. Kilner, Dr. F. Ridehalgh, the Rev. S. Birtwell, Mr. M. Beetham, Mr. G. Haymes, and Mr. D. Shaw. 532 FORMATION OF REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OLD BOYS Following the lead of London and Liverpool Old Boys and encouraged by the Headmaster's views on this subject, no doubt, K. Charnley, who was at School from 1927 to 1933, writes tOo say he would be willing to form a regional Association of Q.E.G.S. Old Boys in the Blackpool area. He feels there is a considerable number of members of the Parent Association resident in Black pool area and he would be glad to know of their addresses and hear their views on the matter. He anticipates a good response and we for our part will be glad to have news of any activities if such a regional association is formed. Mr. Charnley's address is :- K. Charoley, Esq., 563, Devonshire Road, Bispham, Blackpool. OLD BLACKBURNIANS' A.F.e. The Club recently completed a successful season overall, and the 1st Xl, whose leading goalscorer was D. L. Stevenson with 13 goals, PI. 40, Won 18, Drew 5, Lost 17, For 78, Against 75, and finished in 10th position. The 2nd team PI 31, W 13, D 3, L 1 5, F 84, A 74, finished in 8th place, and S. F. Moyle with 13 goals, was their leading scorer. The 3rd XI finished runners-up to Old Famworthians, and in a record of PI 28, W 21, D 2, L 5, F 141, A 41, M. T. J. Bolton got no fewer than 33 goals-a grand performance. The 4th team had probably the best record of the Club's teams in finishing 4th-against mostly 3rd XIs; and F. Shuttleworth scored 24 times. They PI 29, W 17, D 2, L 10, F 135, A 73. The most successful Easter Tour (from a results point of view) was again 'held in West Cumberland, and all 3 games were won. The occasion was outstanding socially and several members' golf was also noticed to improve. The Club once more owe a tremendous debt to their Ladies' Committee, who have continued providing wonderful refresh ments at Lammack on match days; as wen as all their work on the special occasions such as the Coffee Morning, Jumble Sale, and Bring and Buy Sale. Looking forward to next season, members are already in training on Thursday evenings at Lammack, and are doing a 2·hour stint under the watchful eye of Mr. H. Fish, to whom the Club owe their thanks. New Committee members are Messrs. M. T. 1. Bolton and E. L. Rihl1, whilst Mr. K. V. Newton returns after completing his National Service. 533 Any footballers Jeaving Schoo.l this year are offered a cordial welcome to continue their soccer with the Old Boys' Club, and should let the Hon. Secretary (W. Lazenby, 80, WaIter Street) know: or Mr. Raby or Mr. King at School. Future dates to note on the social calendar, are as follows: Friday, 21st Ju1y: Holiday Flannel Dance, Locarno Ballroom. Thursday, 17th Aug.: Car Treasure Hunt, Lammack, 6-30. Friday, 22nd Sept.: Start-of-Season Dance, Locarno Ballroom. Tuesday, 17th Oct.: Hot-Pot, Lammack, 6-30. Friday, 3rd Nov.: Dance, Samlesbury Hall. Friday, 15th Dec.: Xmas Dance, Locarno Ballroom. Tickets for any of the above, may be obtained from the office of Mr. F. A. Astley, 3, Richmond Terrace, or from any member of the Committee. Li\NCASHIRE AMATEUR LEAGUE-NORTHERN SECI'ION INCLUDING FINAL TABLES DIV. l PI. W. D. L. F. A. Pts Bla'ck pool Rangers 30 21 5 4 Il2 36 47 Broughton Amateurs 30 21 4 5 108 62 46 3 8 96 53 41 Old Rivingtonians 30 19 19 3 76 60 41 Blackburn Tech. College ...... 30 8 73 35 Morecambe G.S.O.B...... 30 17 1 12 90 2 12 64 66 34 Ainsdale H.P. 30 16 South port Amateurs 30 14 3 13 72 54 31 30 Burnley G .S.O.B. 30 13 4 13 73 68 3 14 72 74 29 Old Sladians ...... 30 13 4 14 Old Blackburnians ...... 30 12 5, 57 28 16 53 69 27 Hesketh Casuals ...... 30 13 I 12 1 17 75 82 25 Bolton C.G.S.O.B...... 30 n Burnley Belvedere 30 12 lR 49 82 24 18 67 96 19 Preston G .S.O.B ...... 30 7 5 3 22 37 107 13 Fulwood ...... 30 5 2 24 47 105 10 Old Farnworthians ...... 30 4 DIV. 2 PI. W. D. L. F. A. Pts 22 2 6 116 59 46 Old Sladians ...... 30 30 5 5 104 58 45 Broughton Amateurs ...... 20 Old Farnworthiasn ...... 30 19 4 7 93 66 42 SouthpOI11: Amateurs ...... 30 18 4 8 111 75 40 104 71 39 Burnley Belvedere ...... 30 17 5 8 Blackpool Rangers ...... 30 17 3 10 85 69 37 30 13 9 75 72 34 Old Rivingtonians ...... 8 Old Blackburnians ...... 30 12 "\ 15 81 71 27 30 12 3 102 111 27 Preston G.S.O.B...... 15 30 11 3 16 93 25 Burnley G.S.O.B...... 88 71 80 25 Morecambe G .S.O.B...... 30 10 5 15 30 9 5 16 80 86 23 Blackburn Tech. College ...... 30 10 2 18 79 104 22 Bolton C.G.S.O.B ...... 7 4 98 Fulwood 30 2 1 "9 IS 30 2 21 57 93 16 Ainsdale H.P...... 7 :2 22 ' 149 14 Hesketh Casuals ...... 30 /1 52 534 DIY. 3 Pi. W. D. L. F. A. Pts Old Farnworthians "A" 28 26 1 1 153 34 53 " " Old Blackburnians A 28 21 2 5 142 41 44 Blackburn Tech. College 28 15 6 7 95 58 36 Old Blackburnians "B" 28 16 2 10 130 72 34 Bolton C.G.S.O.B. "A" ...... 28 15 3 10 94 77 33 Burnley G.S.O.B...... 28 13 6 9 101 91 32 28 14 3 11 106 66 31 Old Sladians ...... . 2 12 91 30 South port Amateurs ...... 28 14 73 4 13 80 82 26 Ainsdale H.P ...... 28 11 11 2 15 73 110 24 Fulwood "A" ...... 28 Old Farnworthians "B" 28 10 0 18 81 117 20 8 3 17 61 134 19 Hesketh Casuals ...... 28 18 84 107 18 Preston G.S.O.B...... 28 8 2 20 139 14 Fulwood "B" ...... 28 6 2 56 Bolton C.G.S.O.B. "8" 28 2 2 24 44 190 6 THE ANNUAL GOLF COMPETITION The Annual Old BIackburnians' Association Golf Competi tion was held at Wilpshire on Wednesray, the 7th June, 1961, wben there were 35 entries. The Captain, Mr. F. L. Askew, presented the prizes. The Judge Walmysley Cup for tbe best nett score was won by E. R. Holden witb a return of 83-15-68 and the runner-up was R. Speak with 85- 1 7-68. A play-off of cards decided tbe winner at the 19th hole. The Sir Gilbert Gerrard Cup for the best score was won by E. C. Jones with a return of 74. The 1962 Competion will be played at Blackburn on Wed nesday,6th June, 1962. KEN FORBES, TREASURE HUNT The Old Blackburnians' treasure hunt was held on Thursday, May 11th. It was a fine, sunny evening as 19 cars set off on the 38 mile course, which took them round the Ribble Valley. The finish was at the School where refreshments were enjoyed whilst the results were checked. Prizes were awarded to the first three competitors. This was a successful event and will be repeated each year in May. Our thanks are extended to Mr. J. Bolton who so efficiently devised the course. 535 OLD BOYS' AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS AND SUCCESSES We would again congratulate all Old Boys of the School who have distinguished themselves since our last issue. May we res pectfully point out that only a few of the Universities' Honours and Pass lists are available at the time of going to press and that we shaH make a full statement of academic successes in the December edition of " The Blackburnian "? WM. HARE, M.A., F.C.A. (1921-30) appointed Chairman of Governors of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackbum. We are all extremely proud that another eminent Old Boy has in succession to the late Mr. Henry Whittaker, been appointed to this important office so vital to the well-being of the School. W. BEBB INGTON (1940-47) has been appointed headmaster of St. John's C.E. School, Blackburn. H. BURROWS (1913-22) Secretary of this Association and Group Scoutmaster of Woodlands has accepted the position of Deputy County Commissioner. T. CHADWICK (1915-19) retired Clitheroe headmaster, has been appointed honorary vice-president of the Lancashire County Association of the N UT. In the 60 years' exis:ence of the Association, this honour has been conferred only on five previous occasions. P. CRoss (1950-53) has passed the final examination of the Law Society. H. FIELD (1936-40) headmaster of St. Michael's C.E. Primary School has been appointed Senior Mathematics Master at Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School. W. GREATOREX (J 932-37) has written the script for the docu mentary, "After the Crash," which was screened on B.B.C. Television in April. Readers will remember his book " Arnhem," in Association with Major-General Urquhart and "Diamond Fever," the factual account of a search for fortune in S. America. C. F. KEMP (1941-45) has been appointed Chief Assistant in the treasurer's department of Eston Urban District Council. J. B. LEEMING (1951-58) has graduated B.Sc. (1st Class Hons. Zoology, Liverpool University). J. C. MARSHALL (1949-59) has won a scholarship- in anatomy valued at £200 at Manchester University. 536 H. MAYMAN, B.A., L.R.A.M. (1932-40) conducted the Festival of Massed Choirs, with the West Riding Orchestra, at the tenth annual music festival held in Doncaster during May. T. NAISBY, M.A. (192J-28) Chief Announcer of the B.B.C.'s Nor thern Region, has acted as narrator for the Gaumont British colour film of the wedding of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent and Miss Katharine Worsley. J. C. PILLlNG (J948-5 6) graduated B.A. (Mechanical Sciences Tripos-3rd Class Trinity College, Cambridge). W. SIMM, M.A., (1919-25) received the O.B.E. in the Queen's Birth day Honours List. MAJOR H. SMITH R.A.S.C. (T.A.) (1931-36) has been promoted Lieut Colonel on assuming command of 42 (Lancs.) Div. /Dis. CoIn. R.A.S.C. (T.A.) DR. J . K. TYLER, B.Sc., Ph.D. (1948-54) has been awarded a post doctorate fellowship by the National Research Council of Canada. He will go to Canada in the Autumn to begin research work in physics and physical chemistry at the Council's Ottawa laboratories. H. WOOLLEY, C.B.E. (1919-23) has been re-elected President of the National Fanners' Union. 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