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THE PETERITE Vol. LXIV M A Y. 1973 No. 388 EDITORIAL There has been a strange theory about for some years that young people mature earlier than they used to. Nobody has properly explained what this means, but it has been used as an argument for lowering the voting age, for suggesting lowering the legal drinking age, and in such nebulous discussions as to whether children should be on the governing bodies of their schools. The Youth Service Development Council, reporting to the Government in 1969 on the need for a reconstitution of the Youth Service, duly include the theory of earlier maturity in their first paragraph; but very early in their long report they say that one important need is for advice to be given to young men in "knowing how to chat up the birds", which until now does not seem to have been a recorded problem since the days of the Garden of Eden, and might leave some of us even more puzzled about the meaning of earlier maturity. Few would dispute that young people have more money to spend than those of ten or fifteen years ago, and it could be that some have mistaken this for maturity. Certainly it has given endless opportunities to all kinds of suppliers, from barbers to boot-makers, to relieve young people of their money. The breathless pursuit of fashion and style is as bewildering as the fearful run of the Red Queen and Alice, who ran ivery fast for ten minutes only to remain in the same place; as the Queen txplained, "If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" It is certainly difficult to keep up with the trends, and the mature young person now begins to stand out as the one who will set his own standards and quietly ignore the trends. Dress has always been a means of protest, effectively used by such 'ant individuals as John the Baptist and Mahatma Gandhi; but if the protest follows a trend, it makes no more impact than that of a civilised nvention such as the bureaucrat's bowler hat. The self-conscious protest is the least effective of all, and its aim, if there is one, can only be the hope of being slightly shocking. If it is right that there is earlier maturity it does not show itself in the slavish devotion to trends in fashion. But now that some years of this supposed earlier maturity have passed, we should be seeing the results in the universities and colleges. We know that we of the ignorant public must not judge students by the bad publicity they usually get, and no doubt only minorities are so publicised; but we can hardly fail to notice that in the universities in- tolerance often appears now at its most strident, and that prejudice decides 1 CONTENTS PAGE Editorial 1 School Notes Valete 5 Chapel Notes 5 Music 6 Drama 8 C.C.F. Notes ... 12 Science Societies 16 Young Farmers' Club 17 Modern Languages Society 18 Theological Society ... 19 Chess ... 20 Walking Club ... 21 Ornithological Club .. 21 The Three Peaks Expedition 24 Orienteering ... 24 Scargill '72 ... 26 What did you say? 26 Athletics 27 Rugby ... 32 Cricket Fixtures, 1973 38 Hockey Club ... 38 Rowing 41 Shooting 42 Squash 43 Swimming 45 Fencing 46 The Oxford Cup 48 House Notes ... 49 Soccer ... 60 Flying Doctor ... 61 Old Peterite News 64 Oxford Letter ... 67 The Very Rev. Alan Richardson, K.B.E., M.A., D.D., and Mrs. Richardson leaving Buckingham Palace. Reproduced by permission of Yorkshire Evening Press the attitude to a point of view even before it has been put forward. Can anyone hope to offer an objective view of apartheid except behind locked doors? Can any Minister from the Department of Education be heard other than by a selected audience? Can the Sovereign walk through a university without insult? Most students have at times been short of money; but not until recently have they demanded as of right that the working public should make good their demands for more. Most students have at times cut lectures and have let many a day slip by without academic effort; but to try to organise idleness and call it a strike would be comic if it were not taken so seriously by the arrogant and humourless students themselves. And when their "rent strike" is criticised by a Vice-Chancellor who sympathises with the students' aim but not with their method, the retort by a would-be president of the National Union of Students, a man no less than thirty years old, might rate as the pompous remark of the year: "The Vice-Chancellors are not the allies of the student movement". If this is maturity, whatever happened to youth? And when at last the student days are over, what next? It seems that for the trendy the thing to do before thinking about a job is to go to Afghanistan or Nepal in order "to find yourself". Perhaps some of them will find themselves; the shock could be a rude one, but it might be a step towards maturity. The Editor wishes to thank the many contributors to "The Peterite" and would welcome correspondence and articles of general interest from Peterites past and present. SCHOOL NOTES September to March The Very Reverend the Dean of York, Dr. Alan Richardson, who is Chairman of the Governors, was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours. In thanki the Headmaster for the School's congratulations, the Dean wrc ''t somewhat embarrassing to me as a clergyman forbidden to L4,-; sword to be made a Knight of an Empire which no longer exists". are delighted that Dr. Richardson's work for York Minster should oe recognised, and we are sure that the citizens of York will take pleasure in the couplet composed by Mr. P. G. Croft for the occasion: Forsitan imperii nil Magna Britannia regnat Ast Eboracum equitem gaudet habere novum. * * * Mr. R. T. Pullin has left St. Peter's to become a Lecturer in Modern Languages at the Department of Education in the University of Sheffield. Mr. Pullin came here in September, 1967, to teach Russian, French, Italian and General Studies. He was Assistant Housemaster in Dronfield for one year, and in The Rise for two years. As Master in charge of the Russian Society he led two trips to the Soviet Union and one to Paris. He formed the Motor Enthusiasts' Club, looked after the School's text- books, and was a rowing coach. We have much to thank Mr. Pullin for; and he for his part was grateful to the School for helping him to run the York Inter-Schools Russian Course and for enabling him to do some University work and external examining for the G.C.E. Best wishes to him and his family. * * * Among the thirteen candidates from the School who secured places at Oxford and Cambridge this year were five who in 1965 gained special places provided by the City of York. This scheme will come to an end this year by a decision of the City Council. The Chairman of the Education Committee said "We don't think public money should be spent in this way any more". Open Scholarships : D. W. Grice, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, to read Natural Sciences for Law. R. Sharpe, Trinity College, Cambridge, to read Classics. Places: C. J. Atkinson, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (Modern Languages); C. H. Beall, St. John's College, Oxford (Physics); T. N. E. Bowen, Mansfield College, Oxford (Chemistry); C. J. Brown, St. Peter's College, Oxford (English); A. Corser, Worcester College, Oxford (Bio-Chemistry); S. P. Coverdale, Emmanuel College, Cambridge (English); D. M. Dempsey, Christ's College, Cambridge (Natural Sciences); N. R. Fridge, Keble College, Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics); A. J. George, Trinity College, Cambridge (History); J. A. Mitchell, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (Modern Languages for Law); C. D. Pallant, Lincoln College, Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics). * * * We regret to announce that Joan Wiseman, the wife of Mr. F. L Wiseman, former Senior Classics Master, died on November 12th after a long illness. * * * The Christmas Term started on 12th September. * * * On 19th September the Royal Navy Schools Presentation Team he School with a spectacular helicopter display and an excellent * * * The Inter-House Athletic Sports were held on 30th September. * * * There was a Conference for Headmasters of Preparatory Schools on 14th and 15th October. * * * On 20th October a Staff Play, "No Quarter" was performed. * * * A party for parents of Nth Form boys was held on 21st October. * The Half Term holiday was from 21st to 29th October. 3 A lecture on the British Trans-American Expedition was given by Major J. N. Blashford-Snell, Royal Engineers, on 1st November. * * * Birkbeck Tests for Vth Formers were held on 8th November. * * * The Common Entrance Examination was from 13th to 15th November. * * * The Boarders' Exeat Week-end, from 18th to 20th November, included an extra day for Her Majesty's Silver Wedding. Long live the Queen! * * * On St. Cecilia's Day, 22nd November, Choral Evensong was sung in Chapel, and there was a Musicians' Supper followed by a Festival Concert. * * * The School Play "The Taming of the Shrew" was performed on 14th, 15th and 16th December. * * * After a Carol Service, Term ended on 17th December. * * * The Easter Term started on 16th January. * * * On 21st January the School took part in the Epiphany Procession. York Minster. * * * A Presentation on Writers in the Spanish Civil War was given in Memorial Hall on 1st February.

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