THE DUNELMIAN

DECEMBER, 1965

VOL. 14 FIFTH SERIES No. 3

CONTENTS

Annual Camp, 1965 ... 113 Obituary—Sir Henry Arduous Training ...... 113 Tristram Holland ... 140 Army Force ... 112 Photographic Society ... 119 Astronomical Society ... 116 Pre-Corps ... 116 Avete ... 143 Provisional Cricket Fixtures, Carpentry Club ... 117 1966 ... 107 C.C.F ... Ill Provisional Dates for 1966 106 Chapel Notes ... 107 Printing Club ... 119 Cricket ... 131 Recits ... 110 Debating Society ... 117 R.A.F. Section ... 114 Dennis Flanders Prints ... 104 Rugby ... 122 Durham School Society ... 103 Rowing ... 129 Dramatic Society ...... 118 School News ... 104 Development Fund ... 136 Signals Section ... 115 Electronics Society ... 118 Shooting ... 115 Fencing ... 116 S.I.C.O ... 119 Form Prizes, 1965 ...... 108 Social Service Society ... 119 Film Club ... 118 Sixth Form Society ... 120 Fives ... 133 St. Ailred Society ... 120 Junior Colts ... 127 Senior Colts ... 126 Life Saving ... 136 Swimming ...... 134 Little Clubs ... 128 Swimming Sports, 1965 ... . 134 Library ... 110 Tristram Society ... .. 121 Music ... 109 Valete .. 141 Naval Section ... 114 Yards ... 128 O.D.News ... 136 Young Farmers .. 121

DURHAM SCHOOL SOCIETY. It is some years now since an explanation of the Durham School Society was published and it was then judged from the many questions asked at O.D. gatherings that a large number of O.D.s knew very little about the Society, why it existed and what it had achieved. It now seems time therefore to publish a few notes of explanation for the benefit of younger O.Ds. The Durham School Society is quite distinct from the O.D. Society, to which the great majority of O.D.s belong. It is a Company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 19th December, 1938. Members of the original Council were Canon R. H. J. Poole* H. S. Harrison, H. M. Wilkinson, R. P. M. Brown, T. C. Squance, 103 H. C. Ferens and B. Aarvold. Its principal objectives were, briefly, as follows : (a) To collect and receive subscriptions for the purpose of providing financial assistance to the School. (b) To administer the property of the Society, both income and capital, for any purpose beneficial to the School. (c) To found and administer an Endowment Fund for the School. It was felt that the Society, being independent of the School but working in close liaison with it, might be some insurance against some of the dangers which might — for various reasons and from various quarters—threaten Fublic Schools in the future. Membership has been confined to Old Dunelmians who have sub- scribed £10 or more to the Society, and some of the achievements are : (a) Preparation of plans and quantities for the proposed Budworth Memorial Dining Hall, which had later to be abandoned owing to excessive rise in costs. (b) Provision of the pathway and steps up to Chapel and of the tarmacadam surface of the area between the Kerr Memorial Arch and Chapel Lawn. (c) The completion of the Chapel. 0d) The provision of memorials in Chapel to Canon Budworth and Mr. H. S. Harrison. (e) An interest-free loan to the Development Fund of £5,000. The Hon. Treasurer of the Durham School Society is H. B. Kilvington, 17 and 19 Scarborough Street, West Hartlepool, Co. Durham.

THE DENNIS FLANDERS PRINTS. Reproductions of these drawings of the School, which appeared in The Illustrated London News, have proved very popular as Christmas presents. Sets of four, costing three guineas, may be ordered through the Headmaster or Mr. Nigel Evans.

SCHOOL NEWS. This term there are 257 boys in the School—198 boarders and 59 day boys. S. W. Harbinson is Head of School and Poole House ; F. Youngman is Head of Caffinites and P. J. McCall Head of School House. The other School Monitors are C. D. Jackson, A. P. Jones and R. N. Street. D. E. Nelson is Captain of Rugby, F. Youngman of Fives, I. Michelson of Swimming, M. J. Y. Stead of Shooting, H. W. M. Milner of Basketball, G. Potts of Cross Country Running, C. D. Jackson of Athletics and J. A. Halliday of Fencing. F. W. Flintoff is the C.S.M. This term we extend a warm welcome to Mr. J. L. Gregory, a Scholar of Trinity Hall, Cambridge who has joined the staff to teach Classics and Divinity. He is already thoroughly involved in the life of the School, which is tremendously appreciated, and we hope that he will spend many happy years here. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. David Richardson on the birth of their first child, a daughter—Amanda Jane. We were all delighted to hear that Dr. H. C. Ferens had been honoured by the Queen in his appointment as Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Durham. 104 Congratulations to the following on heading the lists of some very good G.C.E. results :— 'A' Level—P. M. Chadeyron, K.S., S. W. Harbinson, K.S., C. D. Jackson, 13. P. Pritchard, J. C. Sparrow, A. L. White and F. Youngman. 'O' Level—R. G. Denton, S. M. Easby, F. R. S. Gibb, K.S., A. L. W. Kellett, I. Michelson, R. E. Scorgie, M. Spedding, P. J. Walker, K.S. and R. Watson—all with 8 or 10 passes. S. W. Harbinson, K.S., is to be congratulated on his English Speak- ing Union Schoolboy Scholarship to America. He leaves in January for Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, Virginia. Twenty of last year's leavers went to universities in October and seven are now staying to sit Oxbridge Scholarship or Entrance examinations. Michael Steel and Richard Baron have just started at Sandhurst and Stephen Saunders at Dartmouth. Work began in the holidays on the new Sanitorium at the west end of Bungites ; the new changing-room for the Grove was completed and the new Art Studio in Old Caffinites, with all its up-to-date equipment, will be ready for use next term, thanks to the hard work done by Mr. Evans and many boys in 4 finishing it off \ On Thursday, October 7th, the Headmaster, Mr. N. G. E. Gedye, the Heads of School and of Caffinites much enjoyed lunching with O.D.s in Newcastle. Our Harvest Festival Thanksgiving service was held in Chapel on October 10th, when we were especially glad to welcome back the Bishop of Whitby as preacher. The C.C.F. held its camping week-end and Field Day from the 16th— 18th of October : a report appears elsewhere in this issue. On October 20th the Lord Mayor Treloar Trust's film There's No Discouragement, showing the work of its college for crippled boys, made a deep impact on those who saw it—the winner of a Gold Medal at the 2nd International Film Festival on Rehabilitation of the Disabled held in Rome in 1964. The Annual Founders and Benefactors service was held in Abbey on October 27th, when the Dean of York preached. Mr. Tony Gilkes, Director of the Public Schools Appointments Bureau, visited the School on November 4th and 5th, interviewed boys and spoke to the Lower Sixth. Junior Recits were held on November 5th and Senior Recits on November 23rd. All who took part are to be congratulated on the variety of plays produced and on the generally high standard of acting. Mr. Norman Long, as adjudicator, was most helpful in his criticism, and accounts of both evenings can be found elsewhere in this issue. On November 5th School House narrowly defeated Caffinites in the semi-final of the Senior House matches but lost in the final on November 11th to Pooleites. A lecture, illustrated by colour slides, was given in Big School on November 18th by Mr. Tony Smythe ; entitled ' Honeymoon behind the Iron Curtain ' it was much enjoyed by everyone. The Headmaster and a number of staff and senior boys attended the Celebration of Holy Communion in memory of Cardinal Langley in the Gallilee Chapel on November 20th. Also on November 20th we were hosts to the High School at the first of the two annual dances ; the evening certainly went with a swing, a twist and a shake ! The Annual Concert will be held on the 10th and 11th December and the Carol Service on Sunday the 12th. 105 During the term the Headmaster attended the A.G.M. of Head- masters' Conference from 28th—30th September and the Divisional Meeting of H.M.C. at Leeds on October 14th. He visited Dartmouth from 7th—10th October, spoke to the Hetton-le-Hole Rotary on October 12th and preached to the Chorister School on October 24th. Mr. A. Appleby leaves us at the end of this term and he will be sorely missed. For five years he has served the School well, winning the respect and affection of staff and boys alike. During that time our English examination results have been outstanding, the Library has been re- organized and School Recits have developed into a full blown Inter- House Dramatics competition for both seniors and juniors. Satellite has flourished and youngsters in the C.C.F. and on the rugger field have benefited greatly from his training. We should all like to express our appreciation and wish him, his wife and his family all success and happiness in the future. We shall look forward to having the first' Young Pip ' at the School. We are sad, too, to report that when Mr. Thomas de Winton re- linquishes the housemastership of School House, after his fifteen years' tenureship is up in July next, he and his family will be emigrating to New Zealand, a move which—we understand— he first considered and postponed about eight years ago. This is neither the time nor the place to pay our tributes ; suffice it to say at the moment how sorely they too will be missed. Never (?) in the course of evolution has so much snow fallen so quickly and so early and caused so much dislocation for so many people in the northern counties as during this term. At the time of going to press, words—that is, repeatable ones—fail us, but we are tempted to feel that it is a good thing that examinations start in a few days' time so that we must put first things first and exercise our minds more than our limbs !

PROVISIONAL DATES FOR 1966.

Easter Term : begins 17th January. ends 26th March. Summer Term : begins ... 25th April. ends 21st July. Winter Term : begins 15th September. ends 15th December. Half Terms (Summer) 3rd-6th June. (Winter) 28th-31st October. Easter Day ... 10th April. Whit Sunday 29th May. Confirmation 2nd June (Thursday). Leave Sundays (Easter) ... 6th February, 6th March. (Summer) 15th May, 26th June. (Winter) ... 9th October, 20th November. Abbey Sundays (Easter) ... 30th January, 27th February. (Summer) 1st May, 29th May, 3rd July. (Winter) ... 2nd October, 6th November, 4th December. Regatta 21st and 22nd June. 106 Speech Day 24th June. O.D. Renunion 23rd July. Founders & Benefactors 26th October. Carol Service 11th December. Bank Holiday 29th August.

PROVISIONAL CRICKET FIXTURES, 1966. 11th Wed. Durham University ... Home. 21st Sat. Sedbergh ...... Away. 25th Wed. St. Peter's ... Away. 28th Sat. Fettes ... Home. 1st Wed. Ampleforth ... Home. 11th Sat. St. Bees ... Away. 18th Sat. Giggleswick ... Away. 24th Fri. H.C. Ferens XI ... Home. 29th Wed. Barnard Castle ... Away. 6th Wed. Durham County Pilgrims...... Home. 9th Sat. R.G.S. Newcastle ... Home. 23rd Sat. O.D. XI ... Home.

CHAPEL NOTES. We were glad to welcome as the preacher at the Commemoration service during the O.D. Weekend last July, Canon H. K. Luce. The collection, which came to £13. 15s. Od., was presented in a purse to the Children's Union at a Founders' Day Service in London in October. This was in recognition of the services rendered to the Union by the late Miss Dorothy Harrison. During the summer holidays the wedding took place in Chapel of Miss A. Kelly and Mr. P. J. N. Knowles (O.D.) It was a very happy occasion and we offer them both our best wishes. Throughout the term there have been many calls on the boys to help in various ways. Collections in the City were made for the Muscular Dystrophy Group, the Save the Children Fund, the Red Cross, Earl Haig's Fund and Oxfam. I would like to pass on to those who regularly give their time in this way the thanks of the organizers. The Harvest Festival Service was held on October 10th and, thanks to the generous response by boys, parents and staff, the Chapel was very tastefully decorated. The Bishop of Whitby preached the sermon, and it was possible to send a donation of £25 after the service to the Save the Children Fund. The gifts of flowers and fruit were as usual given to Earl's House Hospital, Durham. " Founders and Benefactors " was commemorated in Abbey on Wednesday, 27th October. The Dean of York, the Very Rev. Dr. A. Richardson, took as his theme the Tower of Babel and the importance of Communication. The School held a service of Remembrance in Chapel on Sunday, 14th November, at which the Head of School, S. W. Harbin- son, laid a wreath at the altar. The School Carol Service will be as usual at 6.30 p.m. on the last Sunday of the term, December 12th, and a warm invitation is extended to any who may wish to attend. It is hoped to begin the Confirmation 107 classes in December. These will continue during the Easter Term and the first half of the Summer Term. Considerable progress has been made in fitting new pews into Chapel, and it is hoped in the near future to complete the seating by the pillars under the gallery. Mr. Richard Reid is expected to bring the carving of names on the pews up to date sometime in November. There will be a short service in Chapel on Christmas Day at 10.30 a.m. to which it is hoped as many as possible will come. I should like to express my thanks to all who have in any way contributed to the services in Chapel during the term, and especially to the Chapel Wardens, G. R. A. Hodgson, G. W. Hedley and R. Watson. The preachers during the term have been as follows : Sept. 26th Rev. J. R. Marsden. Oct. 3rd Abbey. Canon J. Grove. 10th The Rt. Rev. The Bishop of Whitby. 17th Rev. M. P. Kent, Vicar of St. Thomas's, Sunderland. 14th Rev. J. Nicholson, Vicar of Eppleton. Nov. 7th Abbey. Canon D. R. Jones. 14th Rev. T. Hart, Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham. 21st The Headmaster. 28th Rev. R. J. W. Bevan, Vicar of St. Oswald's, Durham, and Chaplain to the University. Dec. 5th Abbey. The Dean, J.R.M.

FORM PRIZES, 1965. V1 ENGLISH R. E. Scorgie. I. Michelson. GEOGRAPHY R. E. Scorgie. HISTORY Buffey, C. G. FRENCH R. E. Scorgie. LATIN R. E. Scorgie. MATHEMATICS R. E. Scorgie. CHEMISTRY R. E. Scorgie. PHYSICS A. L. W. Kellett. BIOLOGY G. I. Holmes. GREEK T. R. Grimson. GOOD PERFORMANCE IN 'O' LEVEL :—R. E. Scorgie, R. G. Denton, S. M. Easby, R. F. S. Gibb, K.S., A. L. W., Kellett, I. Michelson, M. Spedding, P. J. Walker, K.S., R. Watson.

ENGLISH R. St. C. Robertson, K.S. J. E. Mearns. G. S. Hamilton. HISTORY R. St. C. Robertson, K.S. D. A. Parkin. E. J. Beckett. 108 FRENCH ... R. St. C. Robertson, K.S. T. Dunn. GEOGRAPHY ... M. F. A. Ward. A. D. Hughes. GERMAN ... R. St. C. Robertson, K.S. GREEK ... M. F.A.Ward. LATIN ... W.N. Stock G. S. Hamilton. MATHEMATICS ... C. B. W. Pegman. J. Y. Caldwell. D. A. Parkin. CHEMISTRY ... M. D. Reed. PHYSICS ... S. H. Street. BIOLOGY ... A. G. Bailes, K.S. GOOD PROGRESS IN MUSIC ... G. W. Hedley.

SHELL ... D. C. Sharman. ENGLISH J. N. Temple. ... W. E. Croudace. HISTORY F. H. Telford. ... R. P. A. Newton. GEOGRAPHY F. H. Telford. ... J.N. Pugh. FRENCH W. T. Bainbridge. ... E.I.Rose. LATIN A. R. Hall. ... J. Vardy, MATHEMATICS R. E. Johnson. ... B. K. R. Johnson. SCIENCE D. J. Tymms. ... S. Orwin, GOOD PROGRESS IN MUSIC J. N. Pugh. S. K. R. Johnson.

MUSIC.

A full programme of Music Society visits to outside concerts, as listed below, has been quite well supported. Oct. 5th Allegri String Quartet—Technical College. 13th Benjamin Britten's ' Curlew River '—Cathedral. 20th Organ Recital by Philip Dove—Cathedral. 22nd Piano Recital by Celia Arieli—Technical College. Nov. 27th ' Messiah'. City Choral Society with Northern Sinfonia Orchestra—Cathedral. 109 Outstanding among these were the performance of Curlew River, by a Covent Garden company, and the piano recital by Celia Arieli. Only one ' home ' meeting has materialized this term, owing to the need for priority to be given to rehearsals for the end of term concert, but we have more queuing up ready for next term, including (we hope) the still postponed and first ever Members Evening, which ought by now to be an established termly event. On October 14th, Miss Urquhart, of Neville's Cross College, in an enjoyable programme entitled ' The Generous Viol', gave us the opportunity of seeing and hearing a fine example of a modern craftsman-built Viola da Gamba, the foundational member of the Viol family of stringed instruments. The Christmas Concert, involving mainly the Choral Society and Orchestra, includes a selection from ' H.M.S. Pinafore ', which is still as popular as it is singable. Congratulations to the following, who have received awards : S. H. Street and R. St. C. Robertson—one year Choral Exhibitions in retrospect. J. N. Pugh—Music Exhibition. R. M. Robinson—Music Exhibition. Associated Board Examinations—July, 1965. C. D. Berriman—Grade VI Piano (Merit). S. K. R. Johnson—Grade VI Piano. P.A.N. THE LIBRARY. The subject libraries housed in laboratories and classrooms have been steadily augmented this term, especially in biology, where the change of syllabus has necessitated many new books. We are grateful to R. I. R. Dees, Esq., O.D.,for arranging to have sent to us copies of South African Panorama. A.A. RECITS. Again this year Recits took place on two evenings, the Juniors on November 5th and the Seniors on November 23rd ; a master was available to each House, to give such help as the Captain of Recits wished. We were pleased to have as our adjudicator Mr. Norman Long, who lectures at the Darlington College of Education. Caffinite Juniors performed The Bolshevick Empress, by G. B. Shaw. The actors played with conviction and firmness ; Bell and Robertson gave confident interpretations, but the most subtle and telling portrayal was from Street. The production was intelligent, bringing out the pungency of Shaw's wit but just failing to provide an effective curtain. Poole gave us Riders to the Sea, by J. M. Synge. Their main achieve- ment was the creation of a suitable and convincing atmosphere, which owed much to the detailed and well-designed set. The acting was com- petent, with the characters appropriately subordinated to the mood of the play. This was a pleasing, balanced performance. School House offered Six of Calais, by G. B. Shaw. They gave a lively picture, with the actors making the most of the powerful confronta- tions ; Ayton was a credible Queen and Vardy gave a striking portrayal of the truculent burgess ; Laurie held the piece together with confidence. Mr. Long complimented the Juniors on their performances, gave them uome useful advice about stage-craft and chose Poole's as the best effcr-. The Seniors decided to perform extracts from modern plays. 110 School House presented the end of Caligula by Albert Camus ; even in its entirety this play is hard to interpret, and the extract here was not always sharp in outline, but Elsy gave an excellent performance as Caligula, with strong support from Ward, Grimson and a host of small- part players. The end of The Long and the Short and the Tall was performed by Poole. A convincing impression of place and situation was evoked and some of the characters emerged strikingly ; Fox and Nelson, in particu- lar, gave powerful portrayals. Minor blemishes were masking and some inaudibility at moments of excitement. For many of us Caffinites' interpretation of the first act of Waiting for Godot was a delight. Here was acting of a high order : Street was a moving, sad clown, Turnbull mimed with great skill (even if he over-did it at times), Marcombe gave a bizarre and memorable view of Pozzo, and Watson's was an evocative silence ; even the brevity of Hamilton's appearance could not hide his stage-sense. Mr. Long found the Seniors less impressive than the Juniors : the School House Play was too difficult for the actors and Caffinites had interpreted the Godot too freely for the purist—even making changes in the dialogue. He chose Poole as winners on the grounds that they had successfully and faithfully presented an admittedly easy play. Recits this year was of a standard to merit serious criticism ; the performances were worthy of more than mere polite encouragement. We were fortunate, therefore, in our adjudicator ; Mr. Long proved a stern critic, but we were able to respect his honesty and his knowledge— and to appreciate the compliment he implied by not feeling it necessary to patronize us. A final thought : Do we any longer need the incentive of cups to persuade us to present two evenings of plays ? A.A.

C.C.F. At a time when the fate of the T.A. is in the balance there must be speculation as to whether the C.C.F., at least as far as financial support from the Defence Department is concerned, is likely to be 4 axed '. The main arbiter of its fate is the Treasury and it is apparent that their attitude is determined almost entirely by the return they get in terms of boys joining the Services against the cost of supporting the C.C.F. At present the R.A.F. is very well satisfied both with numbers and, more especially, with the quality of recruits they get from R.A.F. Sections of the C.C.F. The other Arms seem a little doubtful whether they are getting sufficient numbers to justify the outlay. This School has, I think, always produced slightly above the national average number of boys joining the Services from the C.C.F. and I also feel that at present there is a higher than usual interest in the possibility of the Navy, the Army and the Air Force as a career. There are always more volunteers than places available to pay visits to Sandhurst and to take part in various course, and recently we have sent three Army Section cadets on a vist to Sandhurst, three more on a Leadership course to Frimley Park, three Naval Section cadets to visit R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth and two R.A.F. Section cadets to ' Star ' camp at R.A.F. Syerston. We have two former cadets at Sandhurst and one accepted for January 1966, two Naval Scholarships have been gained recently, and our R.A.F. Senior N.C.O. is going into the R.A.F. Ill It would seem, therefore, that we would satisfy the Treasury, but it also seems a shame that such valuable assets as the T.A. and the C.C.F. should be judged for retention so largely in terms of money. N.H.D.E.

ARMY FORCE. Four Platoons are in training—the senior platoon taking the Army Proficiency Certificate exam, on 2nd December. The term's activities have been diverse and exciting, coupled with the mundane but essential weekly training parades. An N.C.O.s Cadre Course has just finished ; another will begin at the end of this term after the A.P.C. exam. The Service Platoon is concerned in many jobs, especially the con- struction of an incinerator and concrete shot-putt circle. The canoe Sec- tion has contrived to do sterling work, instructing all manner of people in the proper way to fall out of a canoe, and, indeed, how to stay in one. They have, moreoever, found time to enter a Slalom Competition at Finchale. Sgt. Powley won the event, and Sgt. Potts was second— well done ! Field Day weekend was a diverse affair. The Signals Platoon went to Royal Signals, Catterick, for a day. 36 Cadets went with Capt. Gedye to the Range at Whitburn, where they were joined in the afternoon by instructors kindly supplied by 8th D.L.I. (T.A.) with S.L.R.s and ammunition. Lt. Stirk plus ten cadets set off on the Sunday for a lightweight camp at Birkdale, a remote farm in the hills between Upper Teesdale and Appleby. On the Monday 24 cadets with Capt. Richardson were trans- ported into the country lanes near Appleby and given maps, compasses, protractors and instructions which involved them in a very long map- reading hike through High Cup Nick to Birkdale, Cauldron Snout and Upper Teesdale at Cow Green, where transport was waiting. Meanwhile the Canoe Section with Mr. Alan Byde had gone to Beadnall for the weekend. There they 4 surfed' in ideal conditions and paddled out to and round, the Outer Fames. The following promotions have been promulgated : Sgt. Flintoff to Cadet Sergeant Major. Cdts. Powley \ (Canoe Section) to Sergeant. Potts. / L/Cpls. Berry (Sigs. PL) Hewitt Easby yto Cpl. Michelson Rooze J Cdts. Purves (Sigs. PI.) 1 Rutter, M. J. (Sigs. PI). Watson, R. Spedding [•appointed L/Cpls. Opie Robertson, D. M. Brunton-Reed, T. I. King, M. J. J 112 ARDUOUS TRAINING. Arduous Training will take place in Snowdonia (N.Wales) during the Easter Holidays. It is hoped that Mr. Peter Brown and Mr. Alan Byde will both be able to come with us again, and that many cadets will con- sider this a worthwhile proposition. The best 4 advert' possible for 4 Arduous ' is surely the fact that those who come once always come again. What about you ? (Candidates should be 16, or nearly so).

ANNUAL CAMP, 1965. ' DARTMOOR '—a forbidding proposition. Indeed, apparently too forbidding for all but the five officers and 25 cadets who went. Housed in an ex-U.S. Army Hospital, at Plaster down Camp, we were right in the very heart of the moor. The weather was very much ' Dartmoor Specialwith rain and mist abounding. However, the camp was comfortable, with satisfactory amenities, and the weather did clear up at times—in fact it timed its good behaviour quite superbly, allowing us two excellent nights on the moor behind a map and compass, and a final day on the range or the rocks of 4 Sheepstor ' in glorious sunshine. The Journey down from Durham was a long one, aided and abetted by British Railways' Sunday arrangements. However, by Monday all was well, and a day of fundamental infantry training—Map Reading to training area, Section Movement, Platoon Attack and Defence—went down well in very miserable wet, misty conditions. Tuesday saw an infiltration scheme, the main party having to work their way through the narrow gap between the two highest points on Dartmoor to find a strong resistance awaiting them once through. Wednesday was to have been spent in two halves ; the morning watching a demonstration by K.S.L.I., which promised to be a very good show, and the afternoon in Plymouth. However, it rained too hard, and the mist was so low that any demonstration was out of the question. The 4 Educational Visit' to Plymouth was therefore extended, and most of the day was spent there. The bivouac/map-reading scheme planned for that night had to be cancelled because the weather was still un- reasonable. We turned into 4 Army-Cooks-Proper ' on Thursday morning : we had drawn compo rations and were obliged to eat them, and so a cookhouse was put at our disposal—and the result was surprisingly good ! The weather was much improved and so we moved out slowly but surely onto the Dartmoor tops and set up a bivouac camp. This proved a long haul and a slow job. However, camp established and meals eaten, Exercise Knighton Scramble was under way. A night scheme started at 2200 hrs. and ended in thick mist at 0230 hrs. The only two who couldn't find their tent were the two officers who had helped others find theirs ! A late breakfast on a fine morning, a move to training—wireless, map-reading, and rock-climbing—and then a comprehensive thunder- storm was the programme for the following day. After the storm, camp was broken and we moved back to Plasterdown, in order that a larger night operation might end in our own beds ! We moved out of camp at 2130 hrs. and having plodged the bogs of Dartmoor and waded the river Plym at two o'clock in the morning, and after some ten very hard miles, everyone (of four separate patrols) ended up in the right place. Quite a feat, helped by a very fine evening ! We were in bed by 0400 hrs. though not for long. 113 Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day. After a late breakfast the main party moved to Willsworthy Range and a good day's shooting resulted. K.S.L.I. were able to provide some S.L.R.s and ammunition ; this in particular was interesting. A small (select ?) party tried for a second time to get some rock-climbing, and were rewarded with a most beautiful afternoon and some splendid rock. After a great deal of hard work the mundane business of packing up the camp was done, and by 1800 hrs. those still fit enough were bound for the village of Tavistock. Sunday saw us all away to our various destinations, all with different memories of Dartmoor, but with a common cry :—" Wave at passing snakes, and kill helicopters (Oh, and if you're lost in the middle of a bog, light a fire !)". It was, above all, a happy camp—a very happy one.

THE NAVAL SECTION. When a squadron of the Home Fleet visited the Tyne in July, ten of the section's cadets were fortunate enough to be invited to spend a day at sea in the cruiser, H.M.S. Tiger, the fleet's Flagship. The day's entertainment encompassed a variety of activities, including low-flying aircraft attacks, fuel replenishment, submarine manoeuvres, the dropping of depth charges, and, perhaps the most impressive demonstration of all, the firing of the cruiser's own six-inch guns. In August, three cadets, N. A. Jackson, H. C. Nicholson and A. C. Saxton, went on a week's Fleet Air Arm Course at H.M.S. Fulmar, Lossiemouth, Scotland. This term the section has reached a record complement of forty- seven. It has been divided into three groups, corresponding approximately to the three age groups, and a detailed programme has been constructed, giving all the theoretical and practical work to be undertaken during the term. The section's activities have therefore run very smoothly and it is intended to continue this idea in the future. The section at long last was granted the use of the Tyne Division's Minesweeper, H.M.S. Northumbrian for its Field Day on October 18th. The weather was perfect and we sailed from Newcastle Quay at 09.30 hrs. Once at sea, the cadets were split up into three groups and given instruc- tion in seamanship, navigation and gunnery. This lasted for much of the time and cadets were shown round the bridge and wheelhouse at some time during the day. The Bofors guns were fired several times and the starboard sweep wire was put out. Finally, everyone had a turn with the .303 rifles before returning the fifteen miles or so back to the Tyne. The section must thank Lieutenant-Commander Hamilton and his Staff at H.M.S. Calliope for such an enjoyable Field Day. D. J. HAYWOOD, P/O.

R.A.F. SECTION. During the summer holidays two cadets attended a Star Camp at R.A.F. Syerston and had a most enjoyable time. They lived in the Officers' Mess and a varied programme included a visit to R.A.F. Scampton, Arduous Training and flying in Chipmunks. Owing to unforeseen demands on R.A.F. personnel, the gliding course which two cadets were going on was cancelled at the last minute. It is expected, however, that future courses will not be affected in any way. 114 A new scheme has been introduced by H.Q. Air Cadets this year for the Easter Camp in Germany. Instead of sending the R.A.F. Section from only one contingent the new plan is to send one or two cadets from a number of contingents every year. The choice this year is Cadet Cpl. Dunn and it is hoped (and expected) that he will thoroughly enjoy himself. Field Day was spent at R.A.F. Ouston this term. Thanks to a tight flying programme all cadets were able to fly. E.Q. SIGNALS SECTION. Since the last issue of the Dunelmian members of the section have assisted with the communications for Regatta and Speech Day. On Field Day in October the whole section enjoyed a visit to the 8th Signal Regiment at Catterick Camp. Much of the work done this term has been by way of preparation for the classification test due to be held in Decem- ber. N.G.E.G. SHOOTING. The Shooting Club meets each Sunday morning and on Tuesdays after lunch. Support has been good, especially from younger boys, some of whom are very promising, and we hope that their interest will be maintained. Results of School matches this term to the time of writing are as follows :. Oct. 14th C.C.F. Schools Small-bore Match (Staniforth Challenge Cup)—724 points. Position 105. Oct. 21st v. Christ's Hospital Won 749—741. Nov. 4th v. Fettes College. Lost 745—778. Nov. 11th v. Lord Wandsworth. Lost 748—763. We have matches later this term against Colston's and Taunton, and the Durham County C.C.F. Competition. C. D. Jackson and M. F. R. Smith have been awarded their school colours. The following have represented the School in matches :—M. J. Y. Stead (Captain), I. K. Chipchase (Secretary), D. E. Nelson, M. F. R. Smith, C. D. Jackson, A. C. Beckett, J. D. Nelson, N. J. Brown, P. T. Anderson and J. A. Halliday. The results of House Shooting in the summer term were as follows : Junior : Individual winner M. F. R. Smith—191 points. 1st—Caffinites 671 2nd—Poole 638 3rd—School 610 Senior : Individual Winner W. J. Ward—194. 1st—Caffinites 753 2nd—Poole 737 3rd—School 721 Overall : Caffinites 1424, Poole 1375. School 1331. We are very grateful to Mr. Norman Smith for his advice and coach- ing during the term, and also to Dr. Charles Thompson, O.D., for the gift to the School of his .22 Match Rifle. J.L.G. 115 PRE-CORPS. Of 54 members of the Pre-Corps this term all but four are new, and with them we welcome Mr. Gregory, who takes the place of Mr. Bate. Our Monday Meetings have been mainly devoted to the introduction of activities : all have tried their hand at fencing, bugling and drumming, canoeing and the obstacle course, and some at shooting. All that can be done on Mondays is to show the new entry what activities there are and give them elementary instruction in them, but it is good to see that quite a number of them are seeking further instruction in the band and the school clubs. We are very glad of the help given by boys both in and out of the C.C.F. in demonstrating and teaching their various skills. On Field Day we walked in the sun from Great Ayton to Roseberry Topping, along the edge of the Cleveland hills—a pleasant walk on any day but beautiful on a perfect autumn morning. Mr. Gregg came too and showed us the fossil beds under Roseberry Topping and in the Cleveland Dyke near by. Some of us thought at first that fossil hunting was the curi- ous activity of a knowledgeable few, but when we realised that we could hardly help finding the things we took a hand ; by the end Mr. Gregg was almost deafened by the clamour of successful hunters who wanted their finds identified, and he responded tirelessly. The best single fossil found was Quentin Brown's ammonite, which the University Department of Geology identified as of the Paltopleuroceros species, found in Lower/ Middle Lias. It was a good day. E.H.S.D. FENCING. After a dormant summer term fencing has flourished this term. All the old members, save Harbinson, still fence, and new recruits, many introduced to fencing through pre-corps activities, have been taking it up. We are again grateful to two men who give up their time to come and coach us. Mr. C. H. M. Gray, O.D., kindly comes on Tuesdays and Mr. S. Boyd, a University foilist, gives valuable aid on a Sunday. Our first match against Bede was on 13th November. The team was : Senior Foil : Halliday, J. A. Junior Foil : Parkin, D. Hall, D. H. N. Stock, W. N. Jordan, C. P. Saxton, A. C. Everyone fenced well and we won the match 11-7, the Seniors winning 5-4 and the Juniors 6-3. We hope to fence the following matches this term : Nov. 24th Home v. St. Cuthbert's P.C. Nov. 28th Away v. Richmond School and St. Peter's, York. A return fixture with Bede is to be arranged and a match against the High School is expected. This has been a good term for fencing not only because we won our first match but more important because there has been a wider interest generally, and enthusiastic juniors are very welcome and promise well for the future. J.A.H. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. NO COM.E.T. The build-up in the press for the comet Ikeya-Saki (named after its Japanese discoverers) was remarkable. "It will be the brightest object in the sky apart from the sun,99 said one. 116 At six-thirty a.m. on October 21st (it may have been the 20th, but whichever day it was, it was the correct one), three masters, fifty-one boys, and the Surtees family dog met unshaven and largely unwashed on top-ground to witness the sight. It was a fine morning, a little hazy near the horizon perhaps, but the comet did not appear. An hour later, after several false alarms, it was broad daylight. Slowly the party dis- persed ; Mr. X went off to mark history essays, no doubt muttering Scottish curses to himself as he descended Chapel steps. Finally even Mr. Y was forced to admit that it would be better to stick to ponds in future. The dog declared the meeting a success. The Astronomer Royal didn't see it. Patrick Moore in an aeroplane over Ireland didn't see it. Nobody saw it. " All a plot ," said someone, " to discredit the Japanese. " And those who slumbered on kept saying," Seen any good comets lately ?" Membership of the Astronomical Society has increased this term. There have been three films, one of which was an account of the successful observation of the total eclipse of the sun in 1952 from the Socialist Republic of Turkmen. CARPENTRY CLUB. Activity has increased considerably this term. Several new members have joined us and are already producing some very worthwhile work. We would like to increase our numbers still further, however, as it is only by having a large membership that we can provide increasingly better facilities. In particular we wish that more boys would join us in order to do craft work which would not involve the purchase of expensive tools. The field is wide—marquetry ; basket work ; aero modelling ; lampshade-making ; fretwork and many other interesting craft hobbies are available. Early in the term the bandsaw and power fretsaw, after being out of action for a long time, were repaired and are proving to be very useful and time-saving. The lathe has also been in constant use by senior members and at least one household should be well provided with a variety of turned wooden ashtrays by the end of term. K.D.C. DEBATING SOCIETY. The society has had no set membership this term and, as in the the recent past, the main support has come from the juniors. Whilst we hope that this group will continue to support us, we do find it difficult to have really successful debates without the support of the upper school. In order to liven up the society we engaged the services of Mr. Appleby and the Rev. J. R. Marsden to speak on the motion " This house believes that the Public School is a Victorian anachronism ", on which subject we presumed that everyone would have something to say. The school having been subjected to intensive propaganda, sixty boys at- tended the paper speeches, half of that number disappearing after coffee. The proposition launched a splendid attack culminating in a call upon the house to cut the Public School out of the education system " as we would a malignant growth ", only to be countered by an opposition of equal excellence which put forward a convincing argument for keeping those things which have repeatedly been found to be of worth. As might be expected, speeches from the floor were not numerous enough to provided a real debate. 117 A second debate is planned for the end of November and we hope toehold at least two in the Easter Term. We also hope to send two speakers to the regional contest of the Schools Debating Association, which will be held next term. Sunday, 17th October, 1965. " This house believes that the Public School is a Victorian anach- ronism." Proposing : Mr. A. Appleby and D. N. Marcombe. Opposing : Rev. J. R. Marsden and P. F. Welch, Votes : For 6, against 29, abstention 1. The motion, therefore, was rather surprisingly defeated. I.N.G. D.N.M. THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY. Recits have occupied most members of the Society during the term ; these are reported elsewhere. We saw a fascinating production of The Devils by John Whiting, at the Assembly Rooms, and we also saw the ever-interesting Olivier film version of Hamlet ; the latter was particularly useful because Hamlet is an A-level set-book this year. Finally, may I thank all those who have done so much during the past five years—especially Mr. Rowe and Mr. Brown, without whose able and good humoured efforts so little could have been achieved. A.A.

ELECTRONICS SOCIETY. The members of the society have again been busy building, modi- fying and using their own equipment. One member will be sitting the Radio Amateurs examination this December and has already built his own transmitter. Since the last notes were written two members have passed their morse test and obtained amateur radio licences—A. L. White (G3UIW) and M. J. Rutter (G3UNG), both of whom have used the C.C.F. radio station whilst at school. Congratulations to them. M. J. R. FILM CLUB. The term's membership has been lower than usual and if the club is to maintain its standard of films more members are required to cover the costs. To encourage new members a questionnaire was circulated through- out the School so that everyone could have a say in the choice of films. The ten most popular titles are being ordered, starting next term; we shall welcome comments. During the term Campbell's Kingdom was shown on September 26th and though it had been seen on T.V. a few weeks previously it was very good and generally appreciated. On October 3rd Walt Disney's Rob Roy appealed especially to juniors whilst on October 24th Sapphire—an excellent thriller with an unusual twist—was enjoyed by all ages. Thanks to postal inefficiency, The Bay of St. Michel did not arrive in time and the screening licence had expired. Finally, it is hoped that we shall be able to show The Lord of the Flies— incidentally an 'O' level set-book— at the beginning of the Summer term. N.A.P. 118 PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. This term there are 16 members of the club and full use has been made of the dark-room. All the tables have been covered with fablon and in order to assist boys with the printing and enlarging of photographs a supply of printing paper has been provided. Considerable variety in the size and surface of this paper has enabled boys to experiment with prints without having to incur the expense of buying a full packet of paper. It is hoped that an exhibition of the best photographs may be held during the summer term.

PRINTING CLUB. This term has seen an influx of twenty new and untrained members, about half of whom seem to be taking a healthy interest in the Club's activities. Owing to this large intake and to the shortage of fully trained members (four in number) we have not had time to execute many orders, the number at the time of going to press being four. It has also been decided that the normal Christmas Term printing of the Music Society programmes and the Christmas Cards will not be undertaken, so that we may do more training. Some minor improvements have been made to the organisation of the Club and its workrooms, and it is hoped that a few more necessary improvements will be made in the near future. M.D.R. S.I.C.O. We have not shown any films this term because of the poor support we received for them last year. However we may show some next [term in the hope that they will be well attended. We have organised two visits this term. On 13th October a party of twenty visited the Police Training Centre at Newby Wiske Hall near Darlington. We were able to see police cadets coping with all sorts of situations as they might occur in the police station or on the beat and having not merely the advantage of the practical experience but also the benefit of the criticisms of their fellow cadets, in front of whom they had to deal with the various problems. On 24th November a party of twenty-four visited Dorman Long's Rolling Mills and, although Wednesday is unfortunately the time for the routine closing down and overhaul of one of the mills, we were never- theless able to see at first hand some of the most interesting parts of the steel-making process. We would like to thank both the Police and Dorman Long for the time and trouble taken to make our visits interesting and also for their hospitality. C.I.P. SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY. The Society has been very active in a quiet way since the fete and under the direction of Dale Pounder the boys, with the help of the staff cars, have continued regularly to visit the handicapped in their homes. During the holidays some of the boys helped at the Physically Handicapped Club outing and their help was greatly appreciated by the club members and the committee. S. Harbinson and F. Youngman spent a week at Maidenhead and helped at a home for mentally handi- capped children. This was a Toe H project and is to be repeated during 119 the Christmas holidays, when it is hoped boys from the school will again be present. Every fortnight boys from the school have been to help at the local Physically Handicapped Club and recently they have started an art class for the members, who enjoy every minute of it. The library service to housebound people has continued every other Wednesday under the direction of Stuart Harbinson. This project is run in conjunction with the W.V.S. The Society would like to thank all the members of staff who give up thei i free time to run boys around the county to visit people. C.S.G.

SIXTH FORM SOCIETY. Our programme, which had unfortunately been delayed until after half term, began with an excellent talk by Mr. Norman Cornish, a miner who is also a prominent artist. It was not a lecture about art but a dis- cussion about the reactions of a man of tremendous sensitivity to the world around him. He tried to convey the feeling that he is part of the great flow of natural evolution, making an interesting allusion to the sabre-tooth and cog-wheel. He dwelt on the problem of communication in all its different aspects, and stressed that, in reality, they are all art forms. He brought along two sketch books which provided an insight into his powers of observation. On November 8th, a large party went to see the Sadlers Wells production of The Flying Dutchman. This Dutch captain is condemned to sail the seas until he can find a woman who is faithful even in the face of death, and every seven years he is allowed ashore for this quest. The work is early Wagner but, though the opera sags a little here and there, it is most enjoyable. The singing of Donald Mclntyre as the Dutchman was convincing and the dramatic sets and lighting, especially in the last act, most telling. A week later, at the City Hall in Newcastle, we heard some superb playing by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. This famous orchestra, which is nearly 200 years old, had the distinction in the past of being conducted by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Wagner. In this concert the discipline and the warmth of the strings made a great impression. After the interval many of us had our first taste of Bruckner in his characteristically lengthy Third Symphony. If our memories are blurred by the length of the work, we shall not readily forget the pleasant scherzo which is in the style of a sturdy Austrian peasant dance. P.M.C.

ST. AILRED SOCIETY. The Society, which was formerly confined to about eight members who gained entrance by writing a paper on some mediaeval subject, has now been opened to all historians in the Upper Sixth. This has proved successful and the amount of interest shown by the new members is very encouraging. We now have twenty-three members. This term the Society has provided one lecture and two opportuni- ties for boys to visit the Franciscan Friary at Alnmouth. We were very fortunate in having Professor W. S. Barrow, from the Department of Modern History at Newcastle University, to come and speak to us on his book Robert Bruce King of Scotland. This was indeed a most enlightening 120 and pleasing talk. He did not merely recapitulate the main points of his book, but he explained to us the problems of discovering material and documentation for the book. He also outlined the various geographical reasons that provided the Bruce with his supporters. Ail those who attended gained a lot of information about this complex and interesting subject. The visits to Almouth Friary this term have been, because of the lack of time, confined to two groups. The first group of three members were accompanied by Mr. J. L. Gregory. The boys visited the Friary for the purpose of learning about the life of the friars. Unfortunately, it was possible for them to go only for the weekend and so they could not become immersed in this life, but they all enjoyed it. The other group consisted of the Society's President, S. W. Harbinson, and two other scholarship candidates. These more senior boys went for the week and had an oppor- tunity both to work and relax there before sitting their examinations for Cambridge. Next term we hope to have two or more speakers from Durham University and some more visits to Alnmouth. The Society is extremely grateful for the unfailingly warm welcome extended by the Friars to all Dunelmians who visit Alnmouth, and also to the President and Secretary of Durham University Historical Society for their kind invitation to members of our Society to attend their meetings in the University Union. It is hoped to send a party over the river to hear a talk on " Monastic Buildings " by Mr. A. Fellows on November 26th. H.W.W.

TRISTRAM SOCIETY. So far this term the society has had one outing, to Smiths Dock Co. Ltd., at South-Bank-on-Tees. We saw all the various types of machinery involved in shipbuilding at work—such as welding apparatus, plate-bending presses and also a remote-controlled oxy-acetylene plate- cutter. The ' star ' of the visit was the oil drilling rig Ocean Prince, which had broken from its moorings the previous week. Seeing this rig was a unique and very entertaining experience for all our members. Later this term we are visiting the British Rope works at Gateshead, which should be both interesting and instructive. We have been hoping to get Professor Margaret Bradshaw to come and lecture to us on the fauna of Teesdale and how they will be affected by the construtcion of the proposed dam at Cauldron Snout, but this talk has had to be postponed until next term. A.G.M.J. YOUNG FARMERS. In the summer of this year it was decided to decentralise the organisa- tion of the club and reorganise it on a House basis. This has proved ad- vantageous to both Poole and School House ; the former acquired three huts and erected these at the bottom of the front garden, whilst the latter took over the huts vacated by the rest of the club. Caffinites also acquired a new hut but so far there has been only mild interest in the facilities offered. In Poole House C. G. Brown's organisation has ensured a con- siderable reawakening of interest in the possibilities the club could offer. Many Poolites are keeping guinea-pigs, rabbits and hens. Only the early snow has for the moment stopped the work on the garden plots, also started this term. The huts above School House contain many more 121 guinea-pig families, and the ground around them offers possibilities for future cultivation. In all Houses there is plenty of room for many more members— do your interests and talents lie here ? D.T.W.

RUGBY. Like the weather this term—which has often interfered with training, this season, so far, has been a mixture of extremes. There have been several good performances, as against Coatham, St. Peter's, St. Bees, Barnard Castle, Dame Allan's and the University but there have been others, notably against Leeds G.S., Sedbergh and Edinburgh Academy, where we have been overwhelmed. It is tempting to ascribe these defeats to the sheer brilliance of the opposition, which indeed would be to a great extent true, but the fact remains that on occasions the side failed to play to its full capabilities. This is perhaps not surprising, however, for in the backs in particular there have been a series of injuries and absences which have made it difficult for the line to move with any degree of cohesion or confidence. The loss of Youngman at fly-half, after the Sedbergh match, has been particularly difficult to compensate for ; although Flintoff has shown an attacking flair he has not been entirely happy in his new position and his absence at centre has been felt. Downing has always played splendidly at scrum half, but the lack of real penetration in the centre and on the wings, although Nicholson has improved with every game and Peters and Milner have had their moments, has cast a heavy burden on the forwards. At full-back too we have had problems, for although both Harbinson and Wilkinson have done excellent things their performances have at times promoted cardiac failure in their most loyal supporters. It is to be hoped, however, that by the end of term, when the backs are again playing together, we shall see some fine attacking rugby, for they are not untalented. The forwards have been luckier in not suffering from injuries to the same extent. The front row has been always competent; Purves, Jackson and MacDonald have all scrummaged well and Jones has won a good share of the heels. In the second row Hall has again been our out- standing forward, dominating the lineout, supported well by Dent, and running like a tank in the loose. Nelson has done well to learn the arts of open side play in such short time after being a prop, and is to be congratulated on his enthusiastic and sensible skippering of the side. With McCall and Appleby he has formed a formidable back row. But although the pack has possessed considerable power, only on a few occa- sions has it produced a sustained period of ' fire ' and hunted as a pack with real ferocity : too often it has been content to share supremacy, and in modern rugby this is not enough. At the end of term we are going on tour to the Midlands, playing Stowe on Friday, December 17th, Bablake (Coventry) on Saturday and Northampton G.S. on Monday. We are grateful to the Headmaster for his coaching of the pack and to Durham City R.F.C. for lending us the most entertaining French Coaching Film, This is rugby. 122 October 6th v. Coatham (Away)—Won 3-0. A sea mist which partially obscured the spectator's view, and a malevolently slippery ball inevitably prevented much good back play and the game resolved itself into a stern war between two big and strong packs. Neither side showed any inclination to yield and, although Hall and Nelson in particular played well, much of the game was spent in the middle of the field. Youngman and Downing kicked well to the wings but more often than not the ball was returned from the resulting scrum or line-out. Unsatisfactorily, it was the boot which decided the issue, for while the ball was manageable Nelson kicked the only score. Team :—G. W. Harbinson ; M. G. Nicholson, F. W. Flintoff, D. Douglass, P. G. Watson ; F. Youngman, P. B. J. Downing ; D. E. Nelson, A. P. Jones, C. D. Jackson, J. Hall, C. K. R. MacDonald, H. W. M. Milner, P. J. McCall, J. R. Appleby. October 9th v. Leeds G.S. (Away) —Lost 31-0. This was a severe drubbing at the hands of a considerably superior side, although it must be said that Durham was painfully weakened by injuries. In the earlier exchanges it seemed that School might hold Leeds, and had several penalty attemps by Nelson succeeded anything could have happened. At half-time, however, with the score at 6-0 to Leeds, the product of two fine handling movements, the result was inevitable since we were now kicking up a slight slope. From now on, the superb quick heeling from the loose plus powerful incisive running by Leeds began to tell, and only desperate cover by Nelson, Downing, Youngman and Harbinson gave the defence some semblance of order. In the last ten minutes however this disappeared and Leeds ran in some quite spectacu- lar tries almost at will. Team :—As against Coatham but C. R. Harrison and C. R. Lofthouse for Nicholson and Watson. October 13th v. St. Peter's, York (Home)—Won 17-14. Apparently revitalised after the defeat at Leeds, Durham attacked at once and quickly scored twice from a penalty by Nelson and a try by Hall. The pack, in particular, was quicker on to the ball and began to win the loose heels. St. Peter's, however, replied with a good try, after a break through the centre. In the second half Durham seemed again to be in command when they took a 17-8 lead with tries by Nelson (2) and Peters, but St. Peter's fought back magnificently with two more classic tries through their backs, who had always had the edge, and the last moments were played out in nervous desperation. Team :—As against Leeds but N. F. Peters and M. G. Nicholson for Harrison and Lofthouse. October 16th v. St. Bees (Home)—Draw 11-11. This was not a game for the nervous ; not only was it full of fast, honest, forward play and adventurous and exciting running from the backs but it also closed in agonising suspense. For much of the game the Durham pack seemed to have just the edge, with Hall, Dent and Nelson playing well. Flintoff scored a magnifi- cent try after a 50 yard run and Peters scored twice after determined dashes, and, although St. Bees scored a try, 11-3 seemed a comfortable lead. St. Bees, however, in the last ten minutes suddenly took command in 123 the forwards and the whole side began to throw the ball about with splen- did abandon and scored two tries to equalize. In the last few minutes Durham only managed to avoid defeat by desperate covering. Team :—As for St. Peter's except Milner for Douglass, with Nicholson moving to centre. October 20th v. Barnard Castle (Home)—Won 26-6. On a dry day the Durham backs gave a fine exhibition of open rugby with good handling and strong running. Durham forwards won a good supply from all departments and at half time the score was 13-0 ; Youngman scored a good try, taking the ball on the blind side, McCall picked up and barged over from a scrum on the line and Nicholson scored after a fine break from a dummy-scissors. In the second half the forwards tended to try too much on their own although Hall 4 peeled ' from the line-out effectively on several occasions. Three further tries were added through Milner, Hall and Appleby. Barnard Castle reduced the margin with two penalties. Team :—As for St. Bees. October 23rd v. Sedbergh (Away)—Lost 17—0. Although Durham's pack did well in the set pieces Sedbergh had a slight advantage in the loose and this enabled their powerful kicking and running fly-half to keep the ball bobbing about Durham's '25' for much of the first-half. Poor tackling allowed the Sedbergh back, to break through here on three occasions and the score was 9-0 at half-time. In the second half Durham began to press and Youngman came close to scoring and Nelson missed several kickable penalties. Durham's backs, however, never really settled and were hustled into kicking in attack ; only in the last few minutes did they throw the ball about with any degree of confidence. Meanwhile, however, Sedbergh had added two further tries. Team :—Same as for Barnard Castle. November 3rd v. Durham University 'A' side (Away)—Lost 24-5. November 10th v. Dame Allan's (Away)—Won 6-5. Kicking up a slight slope, Durham's pack gained a measure of ascendency in the first half. Although, however, the Durham backs came close to scoring on several occasions after good work by Flintoff it was the forwards who eventually scored the first try : from a good catch by McCall at the back of the line-out Hall received and crashed over for an unconverted try. But suddenly Dame Allan's retaliated and took the lead with a good try after an excellent handling movement. In the second half Durham encamped in the opposition's '25' but the backs found it difficult to pierce a stern defence. Quite near the end, however, Appleby picked up the ball on the blindside and beat several people to score a fine opportunist try which gave Durham the lead. Team :—N. H. Wilkinson ; H. W. M. Milner, D. Douglas, P. G. Watson, C. I. Peters; F. W. Flintoff, P. B. J. Downing ; P. G. Purves, A. P. Jones, C. D. Jackson, J. Hall, C. K. R. MacDonald, J. R. Appleby, P. J. McCall, D. E. Nelson. November 17th v. Edinburgh Academy (Away)—Lost 34-0. Snow prevented the game from being played at Durham and so we ventured north to battle for the Crombie Quaich, only to suffer a defeat on a ' Bannockburn ' scale. 124 Short of Jones at hooker and Appleby at blindside the pack was certainly depleted, but on its day the Edinburgh side was quite masterful and nothing could have withstood it. Driving into the loose, the Edin- burgh pack won unlimited quick ball which their backs used with ruthless efficiency. Their balf-hacks bemused the Durham defence with un- predictable changes of direction and the threequarters ran and passed at top speed. To their credit, Durham tackled with courage and re- peatedly stopped certain tries, although the threequarters showed little inclination to run on the few occasions they got the ball. The Edinburgh tries came not so much as a result of bad tackling but of out-manoevr- ing the opposition to the extent that there was no one in position to attempt a tackle. Team :—As for Dame Allan's but Nicholson for Douglass, Dent into the second row and MacDonald blindside.

November 20th v. Giggleswick (Away)—Lost 6-0. Giggleswick had not experienced the heavy rain which Durham suffered and although there was quite a strong wind blowing conditions were conducive to a good open game. Durham kicked off with the wind in the first half but although they had their moments they still lacked finishing power ; Nelson nearly got over on one occasion and Flintoff made several incisive breaks but a try eluded them. Neither pack gave any quarter but it was Giggleswick who made the most of their opportunities, for shortly before half-time good, orthodox passing and naive defence led to a try by the winger in the corner. In the second half indecisive defence was again responsible for another try by Giggleswick. With the wind in their faces Durham now found it difficult to break out of their own half and so, although for the last quarter of an hour they threw the ball about, the movement tended to be halted, often through poor backing up, before there was any danger. In this period, however, Nicholson at centre showed how dangerous he could have been if he had received the ball more, when he made two magnificent runs. Team :—N. H. Wilkinson ; P. G. Watson, M. G. Nicholson, D.Douglass, N. F. Peters ; F. Flintoff, P. B. J. Downing; C. D. Jackson, J. D. Nelson, P. G. Purves, J. Hall, C. K. R. MacDonald, J. R. Appleby, P. J. McCall, D. E. Nelson. Colours have been awarded to :— 1 st XV F. W. Flintoff, P. J. McCall. Half Colours—1st XV P. B. J. Downing, A. P. Jones, C. D. Jackson. Colours—2nd XV C. I. Peters, M. G. Nicholson, C. K. R. MacDonald, J. R. M. Dent.

HOUSE MATCH RESULTS. Senior : School 9 Caffinites 6. School 0 Poole 13. Yards : Poole 12 Caffinites 3. Poole 3 School 0. 2nd XV. It is inevitably the lot of the 2nd XV to play each match with a different team ; the demands of the 1st XV for players at short notice to fill in gaps where injury or temporary lapse in form has depleted their ranks have partially prevented the team from settling down. 125 However, there has always been a spirit among the players to enjoy rugby regardless of the outcome of the match and this more than any- thing else has made the season very worth while. If the forwards have occasionally been guilty of a lack of fire they have amply compensated for this by devastating tackling, assiduous covering and 100% effort. Individual praise is not usually associated with the 2nd XV but mention must be made of Purves, Stead, Smith and Nelson, who have transformed the scrum into an effective unit. The half backs have performed admirably in all conditions and the centres have occasionally run to effect, while on the wing in the shape of L. H. Stoker we have almost created a 2nd XV tradition of inspiring fear into the opposition by using a large powerful winger. At full back N. H. Wilkinson has acquitted himself well and on promotion to the first XV was replaced by J. W. C. Arkle. The record to date in school matches of played 9, Won 2, drawn 2, lost 5 is not altogether flattering but balanced against this must be the enjoyment which has been derived from the season as a whole. Indicative of the fact that the 2nd XV has never had the same team twice, we have had no less than five captains : M. G. Nicholson (pro- moted to the first XV), R. N. Street (disabled at St. Peter's, York), P. G. Purves (Potential 1st XV), S. W. Harbinson (utility player), and R. S. P. Austin (inspiration to the backs). The following have played :—I. W. A. Anderson, C. W. Angus, J. W. C. Arkle, R. S. P. Austin, J. A. Bain, P. F. Charlton, G. F. W. Clayton, J. R. M. Dent, D. Douglass, P. C. Forster, S. W. Harbinson, C. R. Harrison, J. G. Lake, W. S. Locke, C. R. Lofthouse, D. N. Marcombe, I. Michelson, J. D. Nelson, M. G. Nicholson, C. I. Peters, G. Potts, P. G. Purves, M. F. R. Smith, M. J. Y. Stead, L. H. Stoker, R. N. Street, J. H. Thompson, P. F. Welch, N. H. Wilkinson. 2nd XV Colours have been awarded to :—C. W. Angus, R. S. P. Austin, P. G. Purves and N. H. Wilkinson. C.S.G. SENIOR COLTS. This year's side has had a somewhat disappointing season. Con- tributory factors have been the lack of continuity in the teams playing, through injury, and the lack of a satisfactory partnership at half-back. This latter factor has greatly limited the scoring power of a side which has a pack which is probably well up to standard. All the matches so far have failed to bring success, but there has only been one bad defeat and a little luck at the right time might have brought an entirely different story. Against Henry Smith's we were defeated (5-16) by the ability of an outstanding centre. Against R.G.S. (0-10) and Barnard Castle (3-8) the pack played very well but our lack of pene- tration let us down. The Sedbergh game was a disastrous one (0-33) partly caused perhaps by an unwarranted inferiority complex. The last game to date, against St. Peter's, (0-17) brought out the weaknesses of the team against a side similar to themselves—the inability of the back line to get moving and lack of urgency and thought in defence. The lack of success has been rather undeserved, since the side has been very keen in practice. Dunn has been a good captain, showing a great interest in his side and he has the makings of a very good prop forward. With Gibb and Young or Beckett he has formed a very adequate front row. Locke and Stock have been a hard-working second row (despite the absence of Barrel) with Locke outstanding in line-outs and loose 126 play. In the back row Turnbull has improved over the term, Dawes played well till he broke a collar bone in the Senior House Match and Anderson (probably the outstanding player of the side) has been a tower of strength at open-side with his indefatigable covering and tackling. As a pack the forwards have shown up well in all facets of the game and have evoked many compliments from opposition coaches. The backs unfortunately have never had a real chance to settle down. Parkin has come on pretty well at scrum-half but has never struck up a real partner- ship with Walker. The latter is not a natural stand off but has considerable talent and could do very well at full-back. The three-quarters have never had a good supply of the ball in attack and have become too easily disorganised in defence, but Ward has shown that he is a centre of real promise. Burch could use his speed to greater effect on the wing, Hughes has performed useful service on the other wing (though he is really a more than useful forward) and Shaw will improve even more when he gains more confidence. Bernacca has had an unfortunate season at full- back and has rather failed to do himself justice. Team :—A. J. Bernacca ; M. R. Shaw, A. D. Hughes, M. F. A. Ward,, D. J. Burch ; P. J. Walker, D. A. Parkin; T. Dunn, R. F. S. Gibb, C. N. B. Young,A. C. Beckett; W. S. Locke, W. N. Stock ; N. G. Turnbull, C. T. Dawes, I. W. A. Anderson.. Also played : C. A. Blair, M. J. Fraser, G. S. Hamilton, P. A. Laurie, M. Sabourian. Colours have been awarded to Anderson, Dunn, Locke and Ward. T.D.S.

JUNIOR COLTS. From the beginning of the season it was clear that we were going to be a strange combination : a tough, talented back division with a pack too light and too short to gain much ball-supply in the set-pieces. The forwards have worked very hard to win possession in the loose and some of the rucking has been a very high standard ; their covering in defence has improved considerably. With the ball we have looked very dangerous but most of our time has been spent chasing and tackling ; the courage and determination displayed has been quite stimulating at times. The most memorable games are a very good draw with St. Peter's, with our forwards achieving a fine fury in the loose, a very narrow defeat at Richmond, where we scored three excellent tries only to give away a penalty goal and two soft tries, one of which was converted, and an afternoon of sterling defence against a very big and very good Coatham side. Blair has led the side well—and will long remember his brilliant try at Barnard Castle, Claxton and Laurie have run very hard and scored tries when none seemed possible, and Spence and Newton have proved fast and effective at wing-forward. Team :—J. M. Loveridge; P. A. Laurie, S. Parkin, P. A. S. Claxton, S. H. Street ; C. A. Blair, P. Walton ; J. E. Mearns, D. J. Bell, T. C. Dawson, J. M. Paiton, S. K. R. Johnson, A. C. Spence, F. H. Telford and G. F. Newton. (M. Henderson and M. Stevenson have also played). 127 Results :— Henry Smith G.S. (home) lost 3-8 R.G.S. Newcastle (home) lost 3-19 Barnard Castle School (away) lost 3-31 St. Peter's, York (home) drawn 6-6 Dame Allan's School (home) lost 8-11 Richmond School (away) lost 9-11 Darlington G.S. Cancelled. Coatham School (home) lost 0-17 Grangefield G.S. Cancelled. A.A.

LITTLE CLUBS It has been a frustrating season for the team as only four matches have so far been played. This is the result of a long gap in the fixture list and the recent bad weather which has brought three cancellations. However, the side has been a strong one this year. There was a larger number of new boys than usual and from these a pack of forwards has emerged who have dominated the play on every occasion. They have been led by Dawson, who has earned the respect of the whole side by his fierce tackling and his excellent example in the loose. Simpson, Miller and Croasdell have used their weight and considerable skill to good effect. Craven has been outstanding at fly-half. The remainder of the back •division has been capable rather than brilliant and big, strong-running opponents have severely tested the tackling there. Results :— Oct. 2nd Morpeth G.S. (home) Won 29-0 Oct. 6th Henry Snith's (away) Lost 11-3 Nov. 10th Dame Allan's (away) Won 9-6 Nov. 24th Coatham (home) Drawn 6-6. Team :—C. J. Mather ; R. E. R. Slack, I. N. Grant, K. D. R. Hay, S. C. Brass ; S. Craven, I. Jameson ; T. Archer, J. H. Croasdell, P. R. Walton ; M. D. Miller, A. W. Hunter ; M. Spedding, T. C. Dawson, R. I. Simpson. The following have also played : T. P. M. Watson, D. R. L. Watson, E. I. Ross, D. B. Sprague, D. L. Barratt, J. E Baird, D. W. Ayton. The customary reserve side took on Corchester. This year our op- ponents were underestimated and we received a ' hammering ', 29-0 ! N.G.E.G.

YARDS. The 3rd XV again had an enjoyable if not entirely successful season There appeared to be a reasonable amount of talent which never quite lived up to its expectation. If the reason for this could be found the 3rd XV's lack of success would be largely explained. 4 Yards ' cannot claim to produce an abundance of highly talented players, yet in the many practices and games played with the Senior Colts the 3rd XV played very well as a team, and on many occasions showed that they had a lot of potential and could play a very good game. On this account it is very disappointing that their performance against other schools was very much below the standard achieved in practice. Forward play in the loose leaves much to be desired ; far too often a loose 128 scrum resulted in loss of possession. The forwards have still to learn how to look for the ball and use their feet. Defensive play has in general been very good, except against Coatham when the whole team seemed to have forgotten how to tackle during the first half ! As a source of supply of players for the 2nd XV, 4 Yards ' is very useful, and on these grounds alone the existance of a 3rd XV can be justi- fied. In addition it is very pleasing to see the large number of ex-3rd XV members playing for the 1st and 2nd XVs. The other ' Gentlemen of Yards that is those who have not managed to make the 3rd XV, have had a much happier time. The many games against senior colts reserves, where both teams were very evenly matched, have been most enjoyable. In retrospect, the experiment of playing the 3rd and Senior Colts, and Yards and Senior Colts remainder, has proved very successful and useful to both Yards and Colts A, and will, I hope, be repeated next year. K.B.

ROWING.

LANCASTER REGATTA—July 17th, 1965. The final Regatta of the rowing season was again at Lancaster, where the School Eight entered for the Senior Eights race over the 7-furlong course on the River Lune. We drew Hollingworth Lake, a crew who had already beaten us on two occasions this summer, and who had just returned from Henley, where they had achieved considerable success, and were recognised in rowing circles as a very fast and powerful crew. They out-weighted us by nearly 2 stones a man and we realised that our only hope of success lay in leaving them on the start, where the inertia of their extra weight might be a drawback, and build up such a lead in the first minute that their extra strength and stamina over the second half of the race could be off-set. Our start was probably the best of the entire season and we went off at 13, 24, 46 in the first \ and full minute, leaving our opponents trailing astern by nearly a length. During the first minute this lead increased to a length and a half as a result of the best piece of rowing that the Eight had ever achieved and as they shot the Canal aqueduct it appeared that the lead might just be sufficient to hold the inevitable come-back. Just after the half-mile Hollingworth Lake appeared to change into top gear, for their rating suddenly jumped to 42 and they continued at this exceptionally high rate for the rest of the course. The tremendous output of effort over the first half of the course was beginning to have its effect and the School VIII was beginning to show its lack of stamina and finishing speed. Hollingworth Lake began to come back at us and relentlessly crept up stroke by stroke and it was only a question of time before they closed the gap and overhauled us. This is where coxing plays a very important part and Street was twice complimented by the Commentator on the excellence of his steering and on giving every possible assistance to his crew by encouragement and by using minimum rudder. As the two crews neared the finishing line it was clearly a matter of touch-and-go which would cross it first and excitement along the tow-path rose to fever pitch. The School Eight had never let their rating drop below 38 and had put it up to 40 for the ' bring-in ' to try to hold their opponents off for a few more strokes. 129 As the two crews shot across the line only the Judge was able to see who had won the race, and the verdict of a win for Hollingworth Lake by 2 feet was a fitting reward for a crew who had had to give their all to beat us. This was quite the finest row that the School VIII had achieved during the entire season and will long be remembered by all who rowed in the boat or who watched a magnificent performance. The Crew was as follows :— Bow G. Potts. 2 C. J. Owen. 3 J. C. Sparrow. 4 J. R. Appleby. 5 J. C. B. White. 6 J. Hall. 7 N. R. N. Hall. Stroke P. S. Fletcher. Cox S. H. Street. BERWICK REGATTA—17th July, 1965. The weather was fine and hot, and the regatta was efficiently run in its unique and beautiful setting. In this excellent climax to the season, the school 4th crew at last demonstrated their superiority over the remaining crews in the novice division. It was their seventh final this this season, and in all they had rowed thirty races and won twenty-one of them. 3rd crew did reasonably well, losing to the eventual winners. Results : Junior I Senior fours (7 furlongs). 3rd crew lost to Tees A.R.C. by 2| lengths. Novice fours (4 furlongs). 4th crew beat Cambois A.R.C. by 2J lengths, beat South Hylton by a distance, beat Berwick A.R.C. by 2 lengths, and beat Hexham A.R.C. by lengths to win the Marshal Cup. >Crews. 3RD 4TH. Bow D. F. J. Cummings. C. I. Peters. 2 R. L. Lascelles. J. H. Thompson. 3 R. I. M. Martin. G. Powley. Stroke R. A. Hume. J. D. Claxton. Cox R. St. C. Robertson. A. G. Bailes. N.G.E.G.

HOUSE RACES—July 19th and 20th. Senior. Caffinites beat School (disqualified for passing the wrong side of a buoy). Poole beat Caffinites by J of a minute in the record time of o mins. 14 sees. Middle. School beat Poole by lengths in 2.57 (this is a record for middle House crews). School beat Caffinites by 2 lengths in 2.59. 130 Junior. Caffinites beat School by 2 lengths in 3.09. Caffinites beat Poole by 10 lengths in 3.07. Pairs. Poole House time—3 mins. 9 sees. Caffinites and School—both 3 mins. 12| sees. Double Sculls.. School House time—3 mins. sees. Caffinites time—3 mins. 14 sees. Poole time—3 mins. 37 sees.

SENATE REGATTA INVITATION EIGHTS—November 13th. This race was introduced into the Durham University Senate Regatta only last year and the School Eight won the cup that had been presented for it. We were again asked to enter a crew and on occasions during the term, when there was a " Free Activity " afternoon with no rugger prac- tice, the ten or eleven boys remaining from the first four crews of last term were tried in various combinations. The boat appeared to be going quite well but, on the very day of the race, unforeseen circumstances such as illness, work and a rugger match took so many of the crew that Mr. de Winton had to step in to make up a crew rather than to scratch. The race is over the Regatta Short Course, and a fast stream, with the water level with the School bottom landing, made for fast conditions. Striking 36 for the first half minute, we built up a lead of a length over St. Cuthbert's Society in the first race and the rate could be dropped to below 30 before Baths Bridge was reached, to win by 2 lengths. In the final against Bede College we managed to strike 40 for the first half- minute, dropping to 32 thereafter and soon went into the lead to win by 4 lengths. The boat was running nicely with good control and steadiness over the stretches, and the degree of relaxation and poise augers well for the future. Invitation Eights. Bow C. I. Peters. 2 J. H. Thompson. 3 T. H. de Winton. 4 J. C. B. White. 5 G. Powley. 6 J. Hall. 7 G. Potts. Stroke J. D. Claxton. Cox A. G. Bailes.

CRICKET—1st XI. The 1st XI season finished with two exciting wins and rain-ruined game against the O.D.s. Against R.G.S. our bowling was always on top and the home side were perhaps lucky to declare at 136 for 8. Left with 90 minutes to get the runs Phillips and Milner attacked with great spirit, putting on 86 in 40 minutes. Wickets fell but we won by 4 wickets with two minutes to spare. A combined Royal High School/Heriots touring XI from Edinburgh paid us their first visit and a very enjoyable game ensued. The Edinburgh side lost wickets quickly in the morning, but a good seventh wicket 131 stand helped them to 162 all out. Our innings followed a similar pattern Griffiths and McCall putting on 67 for the 6th wicket. Oliver and Dent both scored useful runs and it was left to last man Flintoff to win the match with a cracking off-drive. The O.D. match was washed out at 3 o'clock, but not before Phillips had scored a magnificent century, which many felt was long overdue.

T.D.S. Results :— v. R.G.S.—away—won by 4 wickets. R.G.S. 136 for 8 wickets declared. Durham 137 for 6 wickets (J. Phillips, 70, H.W.M. Milner 35). v. Royal High/Heriots Combined XI—won by 1 wicket. R.H.S. 162 (J. R. M. Dent 7 for 57, A. T. Hay 3 for 41), Durham 163 for 9 wickets (P. J. McCall 34, M. I. Griffiths 32). v. O.D.s—match abandoned. Durham 172 for 2 wickets (J. Phillips 121, W. H. D. Oliver 36). Colours were awarded as follows : i 1st XI—H. W. M. Milner, D. Douglas, J. R. M. Dent, M. I. Griffiths. Caps—D. I. Watson, P. J. McCall, F. W. Flintoff.

1ST XI AVERAGES. BATTING. Highest Inns. Score. Not Out. Runs. Average. J.Phillips 13 121 0 465 35.77 W. H. D. Oliver 12 68* 4 195 24.37 P. J. McCall ... 5 46* 1 91 22.75 H. W. M. Milner 13 45 2 197 17.91 M. I. Griffiths 10 37 2 133 16.63 D. Douglass 11 31 1 110 11.00

BOWLING. Overs Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average A. T. Hay ... 122.3 20 287 32 8.94 J. R. M. Dent 140 41 302 29 10.41 J.Phillips 58.2 15 160 11 14.55 W. H. D. Oliver 97.1 20 253 14 18.07 H. W. M. Milner 77 16 203 9 22.55

LITTLE CLUBS. The last two matches, against Darlington and R.G.S. Newcastle, were lost and drawn respectively, the latter, owing to rain, when we were in a very strong position. During the season we played eight matches, of which we won 2, lost 3, tied 2 and drew 1.

132 BATTING AVERAGES. Innings. Runs. Not out. Average. Laurie 8 202 1 28.9 Nixon 4 21 3 21.0 Brown, N. 7 101 1 18.2 Brown, N. J. 6 88 0 14.6 Walton 1 13 0 13.0 Loveridge 6 35 2 8.8 Newton 6 43 0 7.2 Dawson 8 44 0 5.5 Parkin ... 7 32 1 5.3 Mearns 8 32 0 4.0 Rose ... 3 11 0 3.6 Watson, D. ... 6 14 2 3.5 Watson, T. ... 7 23 0 3.3

BOWLING. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets . Average. Dawson 9 3 22 5 4.4 Loveridge 29.3 7 80 17 4.7 Watson,D. ... 55.1 13 127 16 8.0 Laurie 73 22 209 24 8.7 Rose ... 3 1 12 1 12.0

Walton 1 0 4 0 —

CATCHES : 6—Parkin and Laurie. 3—N. Brown and Mearns. 2—Rose, D. Watson, and Newton. 1—Dawson and Loveridge.

FIVES. This year we again had a tour to Edinburgh at half-term, under the kind auspices of Mr. Stirk and Mr. Gregg. The team consisted of S. W. Harbinson, H. W. Milner, P. G. Watson, D. I. Wheatley and F. Young- man. We lacked the experience and stamina of last year's successful side, and rugby commitments prevented the intensive practice which might have realised our elusive potential. Our inexperience was revealed in our inability to adapt ourselves to ' foreign ' courts, and we were baffled by the idiosyncrasies of the Merchiston and Loretto courts. It is signifi- cant that our best fives was played in the Fettes courts, which are similar to our own. The tour was a very useful experience—besides being most enjoy- able—and three of us will be at school next term. P. G. Watson was awarded his colours for his major contribution to the first pair. 133 RESULTS. v. Merchiston Castle : Youngman and Watson ; Harbinson and Milner —Lost 79-114. v. Fettes : Youngman and Watson ; Milner and Wheatley— Won 101-79. v. Loretto : Youngman and Watson ; Harbinson and Milner— Lost 59-119. A match against Leeds University was also arranged for later in the term but had to be cancelled because of the snow which prevented our travelling. F.Y.

SWIMMING.

SWIMMING MATCHES, 1965. v. R.G.S. As usual in our annual match with R.G.S. they had a very much stronger team and in the Seniors we were beaten conclusively. In the Juniors we were more evenly matched and we put up a very good fight in every event, eventually losing by only seven points. Result : Royal Grammar School. Durham. Seniors 45 17 Juniors 34 27 v. BILLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE. In this match only the seniors took part and, although there was a reduced number of events, it was a very enjoyable match. The two teams were fairly evenly matched and there were some very good races before we eventually won the match.

Result : Billingham. Durham. 20 30 G.P.

SWIMMING SPORTS, 1965. This year in order to reduce the length of the Sports it was decided to have one race for each stroke for each age-group. In addition an Indi- vidual Medley was introduced. As no water-polo posts could be obtained there was no inter-House polo, which was a great pity as this has always in the past generated a great deal of interest. 134 SENIORS. 1S£. 2nd. 3rd. 100 yds Freestyle Potts (P) Renwick (S) Angus, C. (C) 100 yds. Backstroke ... Dent (S) Lascelles (C) Evans(S) 100 yds. Breaststroke ... Angus, J. (C) Thompson (S) Opie (S) 50 yds. Butterfly Angus C. (C) Powley (P) Downing (P) 4 x 25 yds. Individual Medley Angus, C. (C) Potts (P) Renwick (S) Diving ...... Renwick (S) Trier (P) Lascelles (C) 4 x 50 yds. Squadron Relay School Poole Caffinites 4 x 50 yds. Medley Relay ... Caffinites Poole

MIDDLES. 100 yds. Freestyle Smith (C) Michelson (P) Caldwell (C) 100 yds. Backstroke Cooper (C) Musgrave (C) Shaw (P) 100 yds. Breastroke Michelson (P) Burch (C) Fraser (C) 50 yds. Butterfly Smith (C) Guest (P) Hogg (C) 4 x 25 yds. Individual Medley Smith (C) Michelson (P) Street (C) Diving Locke (P) Smith (C) Fraser (C) 4 x 50 yds. Squadron Relay Caffinites Poole School 4 x 50 yds. Medley Relay ... Caffinites Poole School

JUNIORS. 50 yds. Freestyle Dawes (C) Blair (S) Hancock (S) 50 yds. Backstroke Dawes (C) Law (P) Hancock (S) 50 yds. Breaststroke Anderson (C) Laurie (S) Paiton (S) 50 yds. Butterfly Jameson (S) Sabourian (C) 4 x 25 yds. Individual Medley Jameson (S) Shaw (P) Rose (S) Diving White (C) Walton (S) equal Rickleton (P), Shaw (P) 4 x 25 yds. Relay School Caffinites Poole 4 x 25 yds. Medley Relay ... Caffinites Poole School Pts. Results : 1. CAFFINITES 119 2. POOLE ... 67 3. SCHOOL 63 The Loveridge Cup was won by C. W, Angus of Caffinites, G,P, LIFE SAVING. The following gained R.L.S.S. awards in July :

BRONZE MEDALLION. H, Street, R. St. C. Robertson, A. Bailes, B. Macdonald, M. tm k ti I if! ftTi 1 WWS D.Tt k«r P. Hall, C. J. Dixon, D. Parkin, C. Buffey, R. J. S. Law, M. R. SMW. INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE. D. Stevenson, S. Orwin, M. Sabourian, T. O'Connor, S. Johnson. INSTRUCTORS' CERTIFICATE. J. Caldwell, M. J. Rutter.

DURHAM SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FUND. We wish to acknowledge with grateful thanks the generous donations •of the following : John J. Neesham, Esq ; J. Halliday, Esq ; C. M. Hodgson, Esq. ; Lt. Col. J. M. Walton, T.D. ; Haswell Alder, Esq. ; E. J. Everdell, Esq. ; R. Gordon Henderson, Esq. ; R. M. H. Alder, Esq. ; G. C. Reay, Esq. ; C. N. Hobson, Esq. O.D. NEWS. O.D. DINNER. The Annual Dinner of the O.D. Society was held on the evening of 24th July, 1965 in Big School. The President of the Society took the chair and the toast Floreat Schola was proposed by N. J. Nicholson, M.B., F.R.C.S. The Headmaster replied. The following were present :—H. C. Ferens, N. J. Nicholson, T. C. Squance, R. E. Holme, R. S. Pratt, A. J. Jackson, E. Watts Moses, A. Todd, G. T. Bainbridge, H. H. Davidson, J. A. Brett, S. Dunn, J. R. N. Bell, D. C. Davies, F. D. Procter, C. L. Adamson, J. Aunger, F. Nicholson, F. M. Martin, L. Turnbull, G. H. L. Nimmins, R. Johnson, J. Elstrop, C. B. Noble, W. Elstrob, R. A. Swaintson, G. Morton, R. F. Petter, E. H. S. Dillon, W. D. Clouston, J. S. Thompson, M. W. Forbes, K. E. C. Howe, J. R. Marsden, E. J. D. Oliver, R. J. Maiden, M. R. Rooze, D. F. Hinkley, T. R. Berry, N. Robons, S. Charles, G. Blagdon, S. D. Minto, J. A. Dotchin, E. J. Everdell, A. W. Laybourne, J. D. Peele, W. S. Paulin, C. F. Meikle, C. T. L. Harrison, W. R. Curry, E. G. Dodds, C. V. Scott, J. Brookes, A. S. Pratchek, A. H. Crute, R. C. Samuel, H. Neubauer, E. P. Farrage, A. R. B. Robinson, T. W. M. Lister, D. Aylward, J. Opie, W. H. Maddison, A. W. Allen, D. H. Hird, P. A. Robson, A. Oyston, D. S. Hunter, J. S. Armitage, T. N. Allison, R. F. Trotter, G. Whitfield, W. L. Taylor, J. N. Lindsay, P. B. Clarke, J. B. Clarke, R. D. Thompson, G. F. Young, C. H. M. Gray, H. R. Parker, J. E. Linton, J. F. Sample, D. Baty, D. L. Craven, T. H. D. Green, D. G. Thomas, R. W. Smithson, C. P. Hillman, E. C. Craven, D. Lowe, W. M. Hughes, I. Curry, C. B. Young, O. B. Aarvold, A. T. Waite, J. M. Walton, L. Paulin, D. A. Bickmore, G. M. Bell, R. N. Usher, T. M. C. Saint, V. Ferens, P. A. Johnson, R. E. Bolton, C. W. Surtees, H. Kirton, K. S. Brunton-Reed, B. K. Johnson, E. R. Berrv, J. Murley, W. W. Ayton, N. H. D. Evans, R. D. Appleton, G. R. Berriman, R. A. 136 Taylor, A. J. Wray, D. A. McNish, N. MacLeod, M. P. Weston, J. C Kenyon, M. Sharman, G. W. Foster, B. S. Fletcher, P. S. Fletcher. C. A. Youngman, D. E. S. Wilson, C. M. Robson, C. S. Gregg, B. M., Rennie, T. D. Stirk, G. H. Gowland, I. Hind, S. Foster, J. R. Mosley, J. L. Hinkley, T. H. de Winton, R. Y. Ford, P. Robertson, D. J. Hill, G. E. Pearson, M. E. E. Ringquist, R. H. Coulthard, P. S. Hay, D. Kelly, R. M. Crowther.

LONDON DINNER. The next London Dinner is to be held at Simpsons-in-the-Strand on Friday, 11th February, 1966 and the cost of tickets for the Dinner will be 32/6d. Circulars will be sent to O.D.s in the London area after the New Year but any O.D. requiring further information can get it from the local Secretary, R. P. M. Bell, 86, Old Church Street, London, S.W.3.

YORKSHIRE DINNER. The Yorkshire Dinner was held at Young's Hotel, York, on 28th September, 1965.

The following O.D.s were present :— H. C. Ferens, D. Aylward, A. D. M. Bellis, N. G. Forster, A. R. Gill, D. S. Hammond, J. A. Harlow, P. Hedley, C. N. Hobson, S. M. O. Howe, D. H. Hird, J. G. A. Holmes, J. C. F. Marsden, J. T. Potter, C. D. Potter, G. S. Powley, P. Powley, F. D. Procter, G. C. Reay, P. Robertson, W. B. M. Scott, R. G. Wicks, W. J. Winterbottom. The next Yorkshire Dinner is to be held at Young's Hotel, York, on Tuesday, 19th April, 1966.

GENERAL NEWS. H. ANGUS BOWES (1925-30)—writes to support the enrolment of a great nephew into the School, saying that he " was privileged to be a member of Poole House under Budworth and Morley Wells." He is now a consultant specialist in psychiatry at the Institute of Neurology and Psychological Medicine in Grand Forks, N. Dakota. R. N. BRETT (1929-33)—writes (in a beautiful italic cursive script) from New Zealand but though he 4 4 could write copiously on himself, being his favourite subject, has no wish to corrupt the innocent"! W. D. CLOUSTON (1960-65)—has become articled to Reed, Ryder and Meikle and is hoping to go to Guildford for six months in February to study for Part I of the Qualifying Examination. R. K. DOTCHIN (1918-22) was appointed chairman of the Freemen of Newcastle on 11th October, 1965. J. G. EASSON (1961-64) is hoping to be accepted by the Bank of Scotland. M. C. ELPHICK (1956-61)—obtained the post of assistant bio- chemist at the Institute of Child Health at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He tells us that his brother—D. P. ELPHICK (1953-56)—is now married and has a baby daughter. H. C. FERENS (1911-17)—We were delighted to see that he had been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Durham. 137 N. H. HALL (1957-61)—obtained a 2nd class Honours Degree in Agricultural Economics at King's, Newcastle and has been accepted by Brasenose to read for the Diploma at Oxford in October, 1965. M. HEPPELL (1954-59) has been accepted by St. Edmund Hall, Oxford to read for a B.Litt. P. D. HEPBURN (1959-64)—is now working with Lithgow Sons and Partners of Middlesbrough as an articled surveyor. T. C. HINDSON (1948-53)—when entering his son for the School draws attention to the coincidence of three King's Scholars who came to School in 1948, all graduated as doctors and all three became physi- cians and passed their postgraduate examination for membership of the Royal College of Physicians. The other two are D. A. BIRKETT (1948-52) who is now a research registrar in cardiology at St. Barts, London, and J. M. PARKIN (1948-52) who is a research assistant in paediatrics at Newcastle. T.C.H. is a specialist in dermatology in the R.A.M.C. D. F. IRVING (1952-56)—is now working for the Shetland Education Committee as a school dentist. D. M. LINDSAY (1947-51)—is the Dental Officer at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and the Headmaster much enjoyed seeing him during his recent visit. P. J. MICHELSON (1958-62)—with the 1st Bn. D.L.I, has quit the ' fleshpots ' of Hong Kong to go on active service in Borneo where he writes lightheartedly from ' Paradise Camp ' in the jungle. He thinks it could more appropriately have been named ' Hell'. He reminds us that the School has provided the Regiment with many officers including the present Second in Command of the Battalion, Major J. H. JACOB, M.C. (1942-45). While in Hong Kong he was entertained by a resident O.D., W. G. MINTO (1931-34), and ran across P. J. H. PURVIS (1954-57) a mate on a Blue Funnel line vessel. F. NICHOLSON (1935-39) has been appointed a member of the Federation of Stock Exchanges in Great Britain and Ireland. M. J. NORMAN (1957-60)—was awarded the Royal Society of St. George's Prize for the best all round Aircraft Artificer and the Prize for the highest mark at the passing out ceremony at H.M.S. Condor, the Royal Naval Air Engineering School, Arbroath. His marks were the highest ever achieved by an artificer passing out. J. RICHARDS (1939-42)—has been promoted to Commander and writes from Aden to reassure us that life there is far more tolerable than the newspapers would have us believe. C. T. H. ROLLIN (1958-63)—has been in Chile with Price, Water- house, Peat & Co. for two years but has now returned to England and is to be articled to a Chartered Accountant. J. F. H. SHEPHERD (1950-54)—at present is travelling widely at home and abroad for G.E.C. (Telecommunications) Ltd. but hoping to settle next year after his marriage. P. POWLEY (1959-63)—working in Schofield's of Leeds is managing to keep up his rowing, and we see he was a member of the York City R.C. crew which won the challenge cup for maiden fours at the West Suffolk regatta on the Stour and brought the trophy to Yorkshire for the first time in 30 years. 138 S. E. SAUNDERS (1960-65)—has just entered Dartmouth as a cadet and is a regular member of the 1st XV. When the Headmaster saw him in November he was thoroughly enjoying himself and looking ahead eagerly to his year at sea. A. H. ROWLANDSON (1928-32)—now Chief Staff Officer to Flag Officer, Gibraltar, and Chief of Staff to COMGIB/COMGIBMED has been appointed, this year, a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty the Queen. He retires from the Royal Navy in January, 1966, after thirty- three years service, rising from Cadet to top of the Captains' List. During the War he commanded H.M.S. Hebe at Dunkirk. He expects to be living in Surrey but that will depend upon any post-retirement appointment he may be given. N. J. WALTON (1957-63)—seems faintly surprised that he has sur- vived his Law Studies at Leeds University thus far but is now on the home stretch to his finals. He plays rugger regularly for Leeds University 2nd XV with many games for their strong 1st XV when the incumbent is representing the County at U.A.U. D. J. WILSON (1957-61)—achieved a degree in Law at Newcastle University, then went to London to study for 8 months at the London School of Film Technique. Is now a director of a small industrial film company.

ENGAGEMENTS. FROST—W. S. Frost (1950-55) to Helen Margaret, younger daughter of Cdr. S. A.B. Morant, O.B.E., D.S.C.,R.N., and Mrs. Morant of Surrey. MALDEN—J. W. Maiden (1955-60) to Patricia Margaret Cooper of Sheffield. SHEPHERD—J. F. H. Shepherd (1950-54) to Sally Patricia Swinge- wood of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.

BIRTHS. ARMSTRONG—On 22nd July, 1965, at Charlesworth Vicarage, Hyde, Cheshire, to Jeanne and W. Gerald Armstrong (1942-44), a son, Nicholas Gregory Stuart. EVANS—On 14th September, 1965, at Durham, to Susan and Cedric J. G. Evans (1938-40), a son, James Michael Cedric. IRVING—On 14th May, 1965, at Shetland, to Jean and David F. Irving (1952-56), a son, Alan Magnus. HESELTON—On 28th November, 1964, To Elizabeth and Philip E. Heselton, (1939-44), a son, Paul. RIDLEY—On 5th October, 1965, at Corbridge, to Gillian and T. J. A. Ridley (1955-57), a son.

MARRIAGES. COTTON—On 11th September, 1965, B. C. Cotton (1948-54), to Miss J. M. Hayton at St. Oswald's Church, Durham.

DEATHS. ARMSTRONG—N. Armstrong (1913-17) on 28th February, 1965, in West Hartlepool. 139 GEORGE—A. E. George (1921-23), on 18th July, 1963, in Maida Vale, London. GREENWAY—H. Greenway (1910-14), on 4th July, 1965, in Cape- Town, South Africa. HOLLAND—Sir Henry Holland, C.I.E., M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Ed.), (1886) in September, 1965—tributes to Sir Henry appear elsewhere in this number. ROBINSON—K. G. C. Robinson (1916-19), on 4th October, 1965, in Hexham General Hospital.

OBITUARY.

SIR HENRY TRISTRAM HOLLAND. The following two tributes appeared in the British Medical Journal. N.S.M. writes " One could say much about his skill as a surgeon, particularly in ophthalmology, but I should like to stress other aspects of his life and character. His lifelong devotion to medical missionary work arose from, and was maintained by, his personal allegiance to Jesus Christ, and he was one of those who was able to take his stand consistently as a Christian simply and naturally, without affectation and without compromise, and to have a wide and profound influence on the lives of many in all walks of life. His gift for friendship brought him into contact with " all sorts and conditions of men " from viceroys to simple villagers and enabled him to give them all of his best, with the result that he was welcomed equally in clubs, hospitals, or frontier homes. It is probably true to say that during the first half of this century no Britisher was more widely known and loved in Baluchistan and Sind than Henry Holland. His surgical achievements can be expressed to some extent in terms of cataract operations done, but no one can estimate the extent and the value of the help given to the very many who are indebted to him for his sympathy and advice in time of need." R.H.B.S. writes " I had the great privilege of working under Sir Henry Holland at the Church Missionary Society Hospital, Quetta, for one year in 1933, and can say that men of such calibre are rarely seen these days. He was one of five renowned pioneering medical specialists who laid the foundations of the North-west Frontier Mission hospitals from Kashmir to Quetta. By his personality Sir Henry endeared himself to all people through- out India. His charm and ability were widely known, and tens of thou- sands had their sight restored by him. It was strange that his own sight failed him in his old age. Sir Henry will be remembered for his robustness and vigour, his cheerfulness and tremendous humour, his simple attractive Christian approach, and his unique skill at the cataract operation—he was one of the forerunners of intracapsular extraction." 140 VALETE. SCHOOL HOUSE. SUMMER TERM, 1965. CONGREVE, B. A.—VI1 A ; came 19593 ; Hall Monitor ; School Shooting VIII 1963/64. CUMMINGS, D. F. J.—VFB ; came 19603; Hall Monitor ; Sgt. Army Sect. C.C.F. ; 2nd XV 1963 ; 1st XV 1964 ; 7th Crew 1963 ; 5th Crew 1964 ; 3rd Crew 1965 ; School Running VIII 1965 ; Capt. House Cross Country. DICKSON, R. E.—V1 ; came 1961s ; 2nd XV 1964 ; L/Cpl. C.C.F. Army Sect. EVANS, P.—VFB ; came 19603 ; 3rd XV 1963/64 ; Hall Monitor ; Capt. of School and House Chess ; School Swimming Team 1962/63/64. GILL, J. K. G.—VFB ; came 19611 ; House Librarian. KELLY, J. M.—VFB ; came 19603; House and School Monitor; 2nd XI 1965 ; 1st XV 1964 ; Capt. House Recits ; Secretary of Dramatic Society. LIDGATE, A. M.—VFB ; came 19603 ; 3rd XV 1964. MARTIN, R. I. M.—VFA ; came 19603 ; House Monitor ; 1st XV 1962- 64 ; Capt. 1st XV 1965 ; 2nd XI 1964/65 ; 3rd Crew 1965 ; Capt. House Rugby ; School Basket-ball team and Swimming and Water Polo Team. MAXWELL, A. J. C.—V1 ; came 19612. OLIVER, W. H. D—VFA ; came 19593 ; House and School Monitor ; Head of House ; 1st XV 1962-65 ; 1st XI 1963, 1964 and Capt. 1965 ; Capt. School Basket-ball, Fives, House Basket-ball and Cricket ; Cpl. C.C.F. Army Sect. OWEN. C. J.—VFB ; came 19603 ; House Monitor ; 1st VIII 1965 ; 6th crew 1964 ; School Swimming Team 1964/65. Capt. House Swimming ; School Athletic Team 1965 ; 3rd XV 1964/65 ; School Fencing 1964. PHILLIPS, J.—V1 ; came 19603 ; 1st XI 1963/64/65 ; 1st XV 1963/64 ; School Basketball 1963/64/65 ; School Water-polo 1964/65. PRITCHARD, D. P.—VFB ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; Chapel Warden ; 2nd XI 1964 ; 3rd XV 1963/64 ; Capt. House Music ; Music Prize 1964/65. RENWICK, R. T.—VFB ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; 5th Crew 1964 ; Capt. School Shooting 1965 and House School Swimming Team 1963/64/65 ; Capt. House Triathlon ; Canoe Demonstration Team ; Cpl. C.C.F. Canoe Sect. SAUNDERS, S. E., K.S.—VFA ; came 19603 ; House Monitor ; 1st XV 1963, 1964 ; School Athletics 1964/65 ; School Water-polo 1964/65 ; Leading Seaman Naval Sect. C.C.F. SPARROW, J. C.—VFA ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; 5th crew 1964 ; 1st VIII 1965. SUTCLIFFE, W. M.—VIXB ; came 19603 ; House Monitor ; 2nd XI 1963-65 ; Capt. 1965 ; School Athletics 1964/65 ; Capt. House Athletics. TAIT, N. L. M.—V1 ; came 19621. VICKERS, A. P.—V1 ; came 19631 ; Colts VIII 1965. WALKER, P. W.—V1 ; came 19621 ; Colts VIII 1965. WATSON, D. I.—VFB ; came 19603 ; 2nd XI 1962-64 ; 1st XI 1965. WOLSEY, J. A. —VFB ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; Colts VIII 1963 ; 3rd XV 1963 ; School Athletics 1964. 141 CAFFINITES. ANGUS, J. R.—V111? ; came 1960- ; Dorm. Mon ; School Athletics Team 1961/62/63/64/65 ; Full School Athletic Colours ; School Cross Country VIII 1961/62/63/64/65 ; Captain House Athletics. ARTHUR, J.—VFB ; came 19611 ; Hall Monitor ; Cpl. R.A.F. (C.C.F.) ; 3rd XV 1964 ; 3rd Crew Cox ; Junior Crew Coxing Colours 1962. BOUMPHREY, R. S.—VFB ; came 19603 ; School Monitor ; L/Cpl. Army Sec. C.C.F. ; 1st XV 1964 ; 2nd XV 1963 ; 2nd XV Colours ; FLETCHER, P. S.—VFB ; came 19593 ; Head of House ; Shooting VIII 1962/3 ; 4th Crew 1964 ; Jr. Crew Colour ; 1st VIII 1965 ; Full School Rowing Colours ; 3rd XV 1963/64 ; Fencing Team 1964 ; Captain of House Rowing. GILBERT, P. F.—VFB ; came 19603 ; 2nd XV 1963/64 ; 2nd XV Colours. GRIFFITHS, M. I.—V1 ; came 19613 ; 1st XI 1964/65 ; I School Cricket Colours ; 2nd XV 1964 ; 1st Fives IV 1964/65. HARRISON, G. W., K.S.—'VFA ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; Sgt. i/c R.A.F. Sect. C.C.F. ; 3rd XV 1964 ; Sec. of Tristram Soc. 1963/65 ; Sec. Printing Club 1964/65 ; Treas. Debating Society ; Treas. Music Society ; Sec. Film Club ; Lowson Prize for Chemistry HAY, A. T.—VFB ; came 19603 ; 1st XV 1963/4/5 ; -J Colours and Sec. 1st XI 1963/4/5 ; Full Colours and Sec. 1st Fives IV 1964/65 ; Capt. of House Fives. HOWE, A. D. (D)—VFB ; came 19611 ; House Mon.; Cpl. Army Sec. C.C.F. ; 1st XV 1964 ; 2nd XI 1964/65 ; School Basketball Team 1964/65 ; School Athletics Team 1964. HUME, R. A.—VFB ; came 19603 ; School Swimming Team 1961/65 ; 3rd Crew 1965 ; Fencing Team 1964. LASCELLES, R. L.—V1 ; came 19612 ; Dorm. Mon. ; 2nd XV 1964 ; 3rd Crew 1965 ; Junior Crew Colours ; Shooting Team VIII 1963-65 ; Shooting Colours ; Swimming Team 1965. MCINTYRE, D. A. de P.—VFB ; came 19603 ; House Mon. ; 2nd XV 1963/64 ; 1st XI 1963/65 ; Half Colour and Sec. of cricket ; Capt. of House Cricket. ROUND, G. A. M.—VFB ; came 19611 ; Cpl. R.A.F. Sec. C.C.F. ; 3rd XV 1963/64 ; Sec. of Astronomical Society 1963/65. SHARMAN, D. G. Sh1 ; came 19642. STOREY, M. C.—VFB : came 19613 ; School Monitor ; L/Cpl. Army Sect. C.C.F. ; 1st XV 1963/64 ; Sec. & Full Colour ; 2nd XI 1963/64 ; Basket-ball team 1963/65. WADE, P. A.—VFB ; came 19603 ; Sec. of Printing Ciub 1963/64. WARD, W. J.—VFB ; came 19603 : Cpl. R.A.F. Sect. C.C.F. ; School Shooting VIII 1963/65, Sec. & Colours ; 6th Crew 1965.

POOLE HOUSE. CLEMENTS, R. P.—VFA ; came 19601 ; School Librarian ; Bunbury Prize (French) 1963 ; Scott Latimer Prize (French) 1965 ; Gough Prize (English Verse) 1965. CLOUSTON, W. D.—VFB ; came 19601 ; Head of School and Poole House ; 3rd Crew 1964 (Junior Crew Colour) ; Leading Seaman C.C.F. ; School Fencing Team, 1964. COULTHARD, D. A.—VFB ; came 1961- ; School Monitor : 4th Crew 1964 (Junior Crew Colour) ; 2nd XV 1964/65 ; L/Cpl. C.C.F., Jackson Prize for Latin. 142 HALL, N. R. N.—VI1 ; came 19603 ; School Monitor ; Capt. of School Boats 1965 ; 3rd XV 1963/64 (Capt.) ; 2nd XV 1964/5 ; Leading Seaman C.C.F. HICKOX, C. F. (D)—Sh2 ; came 19651. HICKOX, S. W. (D)—Sh2 ; came 1965L. NEAT, D. J. (D)—VI2 ; came 19603 ; School Running VIII, 1965. SKILBECK, N. S. (D)—VFB ; came 19611 ; Gawan-Taylor Memorial Prize for English Essay, 1965. STEWART, R. G. S.—VFB; came 19593. TRIER, J. A.—VPB ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; > House Rugby Colours ; Capt. 3rd XV 1964/5 ; School Swimming Team ; House Swimming Colours. WHITE, A. L.—VFB ; came 19603 ; Hall Monitor ; Corporal in Signals Sect. C.C.F. AVETE. CHRISTMAS TERM, 1965. SCHOOL HOUSE. AYTON, D. W.—son of Major W. W. Ayton (O.D.), 10 North Albert Road, Norton. BARRATT, D. L.—son of L.A. Barrett, Esq., 210A Darras Road, Darras Hall, Ponteland. BECKETT, E. J.—son of Commander W. M. Beckett, " Strathearn ", Priorsfield Road, Godalming, Surrey. CROADELL, J. H.—son of S. Croasdell, Esq., 9 Moregate Avenue, Bainford, Rochdale, Lanes. GLOVER, A. N.—son of N. Glover, Esq., 77 Darras Road, Darras Hall, Ponteland. GRANT, A. B., K.S.—son of Dr. G. B. Grant, 45 Bede Burn Road, Jarrow. HAIDLEY, G. S. K. S.—son of Dr. W. Main, 16 Highfield Road, Wester- hope, Newcastle upon Tyne, 5. MILLER, M. D.—son of J. A. Miller, Esq., B.D.S., Thirnwood, Ettrick Grove, Sunderland. PETERS, N.F., K.S.—son of Sqdn/Ldr. D. Peters, 3 Hengate, Beverley, Yorks. SLACK, R. E. R.—son of W. R. B. Slack, Esq., B.D.S. (O.D.)., 24 Glendale Avenue, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. SPRAGUE, D. B—son of Dr. N. B. Sprague, (O.D.), 145 Bede Burn Road, Jarrow. SURTEES, S. C. V. (D.), SURTEES, W. D. F. (D)—sons of C. W. Surtees, Esq., (O.D.), 50 South Street, Durham.

CAFFINITES. CRAVEN, S.—son of T. C. Craven, Esq., B.D.S. (O.D.), 3 Grove Court, Davenport Road, Coventry. HAY, K. D. R—son of A. Hay, Esq., 217 Sunderland Road, South Shields. KYNASTON, J. H. F.—son of G. C. F. Kynaston, Esq., Croxdale Wood House, Croxdale, Near Durham. LEDERER, P. G.,—son of G. Lederer, Esq., 1 Dunedin Avenue, Hartburn, Stockton. RAINE, G. A.—son of G. A. Raine, Esq.,Woodlands, North Close, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor. 143 Ross, A. K., K.S.—son of G. A. Ross, Esq., 25 St. Peter's Avenue, Harton, S. Shields. SIMPSON, R. I.—son of R. G. A. Simpson, Esq., 3 Field House Lane, Durham. STEAD, C. D.—son of P. Y. Stead, Esq., M.R.C.V.S. (O.D.), Northfield, Stakesby Road, Whitby.

POOLE HOUSE. BROWN, Q. K.—son of J. K. Brown, Esq., 59 Kenilworth Road, Ottawa, 3. BUFFEY, G. T.—son of T. G. Buffey, Esq., 33 Station Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle upon Tyne, 3. CARPENTER, R. R. (D)—son of G. Carpenter, Esq., Clarence House, Todhills, Bishop Auckland. CHARLTON, M. J.—son of Dr. E. Charlton, 6 West Hill, Sunderland. COLLARD, P. W. G. (D)—son of G. Collard, Esq., 4 St. John's Road, Neville's Cross, Durham. CONNOCK, K. A. (D)—son of K. D. Connock, Esq., Sydney House, Crossgate Peth, Durham. DRUMMOND, R. G. (D)—son of Dr. R. G. Drummond, 30 St. John's Road, Neville's Cross, Durham. HALL, R. A. N.—son of The Rev. W. N. S. Hall, Askham Rectory, Penrith. JACKSON, J. T.—son of The Rev. H. W. Jackson, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Stanley. MATHER, C. J.—son of J. H. Mather, Esq., Highway House, Packman JL«rjne Kirkella "VTorks NEAT, C.'m., K.s' (D)—son of The Rev. H. L. Neat, The Vicarage, Bearpark. TAYLOR, M. R. W. (D)—son of A. Taylor, Esq., 2 Ravine Terrace, Roker, Sunderland. THE GROVE. ARCHER, T.—son of R. Archer, Esq., Springfield, 7 Hermitage Park, Chester-le-Street. BAIRD, J. E.—son of Dr. J. W. Baird, 9 Humbledon View, Tunstall Road, Sunderland. BRASS, S. C. (D)—son of Dr. J. B. Brass, 3 Lindisfarne Avenue, Chester- le-Street. CARTWRIGHT, P. H.—son of S. Cartwright, Esq., 13 Fuller Crescent, Norton-on-Tees. CROWHURST, H. B.—son of W. B. Crowhurst, Esq., 41 Pierremont Gardens, Darlington. DAVIES, E. R— son of Dr. P. T. Davies, 244 Park Road, West Hartlepool. GLEN, C. A. A. (D)—son of F. Glen, Esq., " Manora", Warwick Road, Houghton-le-Spring. HARRISON, G. N. S.—son of Dr. V. F. Harrison, 223 Sunderland Road, South Shields. KITCHIN, C. D'A.—son of D. N. C. Kitchen, Esq., The Gables, Killing- hall, Harrogate. NEWTON, R. P. A.—son of Dr. D. R. L. Newton, Queensmead, Hartburn, Stockton. PALFRAMAN, S. W.—son of A. B. Palframan, Esq., 34 King Edward Road, Tynemouth. PINKNEY, T. W.—son of W. P. Pinkney, Esq., 47 Holly Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2. 144 RITSON, G. S. (D)—son of E. J. Ritson, Esq., 2 Dunclm, Durham Road, Sunderland. SMITH, P. M.—son of L. Smith, Esq., c/o Ministry of Local Government, P.O. Box 30004, Nairobi, Kenya. SPEDDING, C. (D)—son of J. B. Spedding, Esq., 10 Main Street, Ferryhill. SPENCER, J. L.—son of P. L. Spencer, Esq., 241 Chester Road, Sunder- land. SUMNER, W. N.—son of K. L. Sumner, Esq., 119 Western Avenue, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 5. VALENTINE, J. E. (D)—son of Prof. D. H. Valentine, 11 St. Mary's Close, Shincliffe, Near Durham. WALTON, P. R. (D)—Son of A. Walton, Esq., Finchale House, Finchale Road, Framwellgate Moor, Durham.

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