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"Concordia"

The Official Organ of The Old Xaverians' Association

VOL. VI SEPTEMBER, 1964 No. 10

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice .is· hereby given that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the members of the Association will be held in the College Hall in Sunday, October 25th, at 3 p.m. All members arc kindly requested to make every effort to attend. A. N. Amura, Hon. Gen. Secretary. ASSOCIATION CALENDAR Date Event Venue Ti1iie Sun. 25th Oct. A.G.M. College Hall 3 p.m. Sat. 7th Nov. Autumn Dance Park Tavern 7.30 p.m .. Sun. 8th Nov. Annual Mass College Chapel 11 a.m. Sat. 26th Dec.· Football Match, Norbury 11 a.m. Cricketers v. Footballers 1965 Sat. 13th· Feb. Annual Dinner.& Dance Mostyn Hotel · 6.45 for 7.15 p.m. Sat. Feb. Football v. College Norbury 3 p.m. Sun. 14th M;ar< Lenten Retreat . Netherhall House Sat. lOth July Cricket v. College Norbury 2.30 p.rri. COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION 1963/64 Chairman: J. T. B. Crouch Vice-Chairman: P. J. Griffin . Secretary: A. N. Amura · Treasurer: . A. J. Morrish Immediate Past Chairman: R. E. -Lewis· Editor, Conc9rdia :. B. F. Schwenk Secretary: P. S. Leeder _Elected N!e1iz_bers: D. R. Quin; E. Hayter; D. Romain'e 1 Section Secretaries: Football : D. H. Rowe Cricket : C. E. Luke Tennis: P. J. R. Breslin Squash : M. J. Hayland Table Tennis: B. F. H. Sanders Club House: M. B. Ward Co-opted Member: Rev. Bro. Christopher C.F.X. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Perhaps the most important event in a busy year, particularly to that generation of ·Old .Boys now approaching what is euphe- mistically described as middle age, was the informal opening of \ the at Norbury on Boxing mornil).g. The structure has been complete for some time; final touches were put to the heating and lighting, and due to the good offices of Freddy Bald- win, the legal formalities were completed in time for the annual football match between the Cricketers and Footballers, to be followed by the imbibing of some legally saleable liquor. No · speeches, no ceremonies, but perhaps it was fitting that the first · pint of draught beer drawn in the Clubhouse should be handed to, and consumed by, Brother Dunstan. This must indeed, have been a proud moment for Maurice Ward, since, although he. would be the first to admit the help which he has received, the guiding hand and the perseverance over many years of frus- tration has been his. More recently, a plaque has been placed on the wall of the Clubhouse commemorating its building, and recording the fact it was erected as a memorial to all Old Xaverians who gave their life during the two World wars. This splendid example of craftsmanship is entirely the work of Tony Brinn. Borrowing an excellent idea from "another place," \ve have started, with the approval of the Annual General last year, a system of Associate Membership. Briefly it works thus: the parents of all first year boys are invited to become Associate Members of the Association. They may exercise this privilege for the normal five years that their son is at the College, and they are invited to pay a subs·cription during their son's tenure of a place at Clapham. At the conclusion of the boy's education, he automatically becomes a member of the Association for five years without any further payment on his part. The results so far are heartening-twenty-five parents of boys in last year's first year, took part in the scheme. That the sc;heme has got off the .ground at all, is due, almost exclusively to the hard work which has been put in by Brother Christopher, who, as was briefly mentioned in Concordia last year, consented be co-opted on to the Commit- tee of the Association specifically to assist us in implementing this scheme. A measure of his assistance is indicated by the fact that in the spring of this year, he organised a day's outing 2

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primarily for sons of Associate Members, and managed to fill a coach for a walk around the Sussex Downs. It was to the confusion of three members of the Committee, who accompanied him for prestige purposes, that his walk seemed to include very few of those havens of rest and refreshment so beloved of Old Xaverians. In the autumn of last year, I accepted an invitation from the Provincial, who is also Chairman of the Board, become a Governor of the College. It has been the feeling of the Com-· mittee for some time that a stage had been reached in our relationship with the. College when it might be useful to have a representative on the governing body. The Committee had also been aware of the sympathy with which Brother David, the Provincial; viewed our thoughts on matter. While there are already two other Old Boys on the governing body, none sits as an active member of the Old Xaverians' Association. Through this appointment I was happy to liaise between the Committee and the Governors in the mounting of a small local press cam- paign concerning the proposed new dining centre. A consider- able amount of interest has been engendered as a result of the work which we undertook, and my most recent information is that the likelihood of a dining centre actually being built, is closer than it has been for a long time. ' · The second annual careers evening was held in the College Hall this year, and thanks to the combined efforts of all who took part, but perl)aps particularly Brian Sanders, it was even more successful than its predecessor. This now looks like be- coming one of the most pleasurable duties which the Association · "' performs for the College. In the spring, I accepted the Headmaster's invitation to address the Vth and Vlth forms, and as a result, twenty seven boys applied for membership of the Association. The Committee feels well pleased with the combined recruitment from the top, through this annual visit to the senior boys, and the bottom, through the Associate membership scheme which I have already mentioned. · · Alas for the directory of Old Boys which has been now some two years in gestation. The sub-committee under Dennis Quin which has worked so hard on the project, is temporarily stymied by shortage of advertising support-a most necessary factor to be taken into consideration in the financing of the directory. It is now moderately certair. that the year 1964-1965 will ·see this long-cherished hope be'come reality. . · · · As a result of certain happenings in the College last .the Committee, with the consent of_ the Headmaster and the approval of Brother ·Dunstan, drafted some simple rules for the 3 a\vard of the Dunstan Chemistry prize, and these will take effect next year. The customary cricket bat was presented by the Association to the College for award on Speech Day, and the Chairman was invited to propose a vote of thanks to Mgr. Tomlinson, guest of honour. Our attempts to entertain our Associate Members at Cricket· seem doomed to failure. Last year a minor mishap frustrated our efforts, and this year the weather took a serious hand and ·caused the postponement of the game by a month. However, all the arrangements were remade and a considerable number of parents, accompanied by their young sons, came to watch an exciting game, details of which are elsewhere iri the Magazine. . . The College has prospered this year under the Headmastership of Brother Ambrose, while Brother Peter has been on a working sabbatical around the U.S. Bro. Ambrose, I know, has been breathing sighs of relief at the prospect of · relinquishing his locum tenens, and ere you read these notes, Bro. Peter should, be back in the Headmaster's Office. The year at Clapham has been enlivened by the presence of an American Brother, Bro. Felan whom we were privileged to entertain' at our Annual Dinner and who, thereat, made a most amusing speech, which will remain for a long time in the memories of of us who were privileged to hear him. I cannot close this brief reference to the Brothers without remarking that in the summer, . Bro. Xavier finished his period of office as Superior at Clapham. He is to be succee_ded by Brother Peter, who will combine the of Headmaster and Superior. As many of you will know, Bro. Xavier has for some years now suffered a great· deal I of pain due to an arthritic hip, and some· severe digestive troubles. These troubles he has borne with great fortitude, and whenever one meets with him and speaks with him, one cannot help being enthused by his overwhelming interest in future of Clapham and the Brothers. ' None of the matters which I have mentioned in this report, save perhaps for the last paragraph, would have possible without the work of the and many· members who do not serve -on it. Although this article is ·titled a Chairman's Report, it is, in fact, an account of the stewardship of the Com- mittee of the Association. If anything has been achieved, and if any progress has been made, it is due entirely to the work which they, individually and collectively, have on your behalf. During the year, Steve Ward found it necessary for personal reasons and by virtue.of increased business commit- ments, to resign from the Treasurership, and the Committee was most grateful to Tony Morrish for taking over the accounts at very short notice. The end of the year sees the retirement from the Committee of two of its longer:-serving members. Pat 4 ·= I"' WE m

Breslin, who besides the onerous imposed upon him as Tennis Secretary (!), has published and edited Concordia for , several years; and Ron Lewis, under whose two years of Chair- manship most of the seeds which are now grown and being harvested, were sown. To pretend that I have not enjoyed my period as the Chair- man of the Association would be trite. I have enjoyed it very much, and that I have done so, and that some small measure of success may have been achieved, is due solely to the help, support, and guidance which I have had from Old Boys of many vintages, and from Committee of the Association during the past three years. J. T. B.- Crouch.

SOCIAL SECRETARY'S REPORT The Autumn Dance was again held at the Park Tavern, Streatham. This venue has been the scene of many successful Old Boys' Dances,·and this year's was no exception. 'Its success was due in no· smaU part to the fact that we seemed finally to have obtained a reasonable band. Good bands; it would appear, are at a premium nowadays. Even some of the older Old Boys were seen to dance, and the general consensus of opinion was . that it was one of our better functions. The Dinner· and Dance was equally successful. Attendances at the Dinner itself were the highest since we first went to the· Eccleston Hotel for the Brother Dunstan Jubilee Dinner. The food was of its ·usual good quality and the beer and the wine flowed freely, but the stalwart crowd who came for the dancing had a longer wait than was exp'ected. Indeed, the shortage of time for- dancing was the only voiced against the function. · However, as the Dinner and Dance is increasing in popularity, and our numbers for this great social occasion grow, it has become apparent that the Eccleston can no longer accommodate us in the required comfort. A reappraisal of the situation has therefore been necessary. After considerable searching another venue has been found for next year's Dinner and Dance. The . Mostyn Hotel, Portman Street (near· Marble Arch) seems mtich better equipped to. accommodate- us. There are two large rooms, ·one for Dining, one for Dancing. Consequently, the dancing time will be increased because there will be no necessity to retire to the bar whilst the supper room is being prepared for dancing. The area also affords unlimited parking, covered or open, and the ;Hotel is capable of catering for our increasing numbers. Though, with regret, we are forced to leave the Eccleston, I am sure that you will find the Mostyn Hotel. a more than· adequate substitute. P. S. Leeder. 5 FOOTBALL REPORT A highly successful 1963-4 season has brought its rewards of promotion in the League, and Cup competition football for the first time for the· Old.. Boys' teams. Also for the first time, with the commencement of the new season, there is a 3rd XI entered in the League, in order that all players will get a regular game each week. ·starting off last year with a rebuilt team, the 1st XI played brilliantly throughout, and finished up with the great record of being beaten only once-and that, narrowly, 1-2-in 25 League and friendly matches. The following comparison shows the nearest challenger to our winning Division Two (South) of the Old -Boys' League:- P. W. D. L: GF. GA. Pts. Clapham Old Xaverians 18 15. 2 1 Ill· 26 32 Old Salesians Reserves 18 10 4 4 63 47 24 Goal scorers: L. Carpenter 28, A. Amura 23, F. Hixson 20, J. McGuire 16, W. Pepper 14, P. Leeder 3, J. Howard 2, E. Smyth. 2, P. Brown 1, P. MacDermott 1, o.g. 1. The Divisional Winner's trophy will be ·presented to us at . the League's Annual Supper on 29th October. In playing some very strong sides in friendly matches, the 1st XI had an equally impressive record: II Played 7, won 6, drawn 1, ·lost 0, GF 42, GA 10. A fitting climax to the season was an exciting and enjoyable afternoon at the R9yal Exchange Assurance Six-a-Side Tourna- ment. It was immediately after the War that this knock-out competition was at a time when .the C.O.X.F.C. was struggling along without its own ground, because Norbury was still being used for allotments. We were very friendly with the R.E.A., as many of our players used to play as guests for. them when they were short, and we ourselves were only running one, or occasionally two sides in friendly matches. They invited us to' enter a team in their new tournament, and on that occasion just eight clubs competed. We continued to participate for many years, but eventually dropped out because we were never really up to the standard of the competition. This year it was different, however, and after nearly a absence we sent along a team at a moment's notice, to make up the number of 24 entrants. The following report appeared· in The A.F.A. Record: "The elements contributed to the success of the eighteenth Six-a-Side Tourmiment, which attracted the usual. gathering; 75 per cent of the entrants were old boys' clubs, and some of the more fancied of them were qui_ckly elimin- 6 n =n ,.- *

THE 1st TEAM, 1963-64, WINNERS OF DIVISION II (S). Standing: E. Smyth, M. Magee, J. Keenan, J. Howard, P. Leeder, J. McGuire, F. Hixson. Sitting: A. Amura. W. Pepper,. C. Luke (Captain), L. Carpenter. N_ot in picture, J. -Gavigan.

ated. As against this, Clapham Old Xaverians, who only came, in as substitutes for Old Malvernians, put up a fine show. They actually led Old Foresters 3-0 at half-time in the final, but the latter fought back and drew 4-4. Foresters were adjudged the winners as a result of securing one corner in addition to their four goals. The proceedings did not term- inate with the presentation of the tankards, as, following tea, a move was made for the bar, where a long session was enjoyed by all in keeping with A.F.A. traditions." The 2nd XI, likewise, had a very successful season, topping ·the Division Four (S.) table for most of the year, until they ended up in third place-pushed down by the late determined efforts of the challengers. Their overall performance duri1:1g the season merited promotion, and this has fortunately been brought about by a reconstitution of the higher divisions of the League. · Results: Played 18, won 12, drawn 1, lost 5, GF 91, GA 44, Pts. 25. Goal scorers: M. Murphy 24, H. Pinsent ·14,. P. Mac- Dermott 12, P. Brown 8, K. Cooney 6, A. Coletta 5, P. Dixon 4, F. Hixson 4, R. Lewis 4, P. Whelan 3, T. Fitzgerald 2, F. Walsh 2, W: Pepper 1, J. McGuire 1, o.g. 1. · 7 The 21-goal Pontoon which was started last season to pro- vide the running expenses instead of match fees, lived up to our highest expectations of it, due largely to the efforts of the collectors. It is to be hoped that the same enthusiastic support will be forthcoming for the pontoon this year. For the 1964-65 seasort the 1st XI .will be competing in Division One (South) of the Old Boys' Football League, the Reserves will be in Division Three, and the 3rd XI in Division Five: The first two teams are entered in the Lm1dori Old Boys' Cup Competition; the 1st XI in the Senior Section, and the Reserves in the Junior Section. In addition, the 1st Xl is in the Surrey A.F.A. Junior Cup. That is the programme, and I hope that with the expected support from all players, whether they are· established ones or new Old Boys, we may have another very enjoyable and success- ful season .. D. Rowe, Football Secretary.

CRICKET SECTION The Secretary of the Cricket section invariably finds himself at a slight disadvantage when writing these reports, since " Concordia " is already in the stages of being printed before the Season about which he is writing has come to a close.· The 1964 Cricket Season really began with the Annual General Meet- ing held at the College in September, 1963. The officers elected were : Secretary-C. Luke; Treasurer-P. Leeder; First XI Captain -A. Amura; First XI Vice-Captain-E. Hayter; -A XI Captain- D. Quin; A XI Vice-Captain-P. Barry, and elected member- J. Bunce. Encouraged by the large number of requests from players · for games at weekends, the Committee endeavoured to increase considerably the number of fixtures_ for 1964 for· both the First and the A XI. The number of games arranged was increased ·to 36 fixtures, 25% more than in 1963. Unfortunately, owing to various reasons best known to members themselves, when the season got under way the increased playing support promised was not over evident, and frequently the Selection Committee ·found themselves two or three players short as late as Friday and, on occasions, on ... Saturday and Sunday mornings. As a result of this, considerable embarrassment was caused by the late . cancellation- of a few games, which fact hardly enhances our - reputation with other clubs. As further proof of this lack of playing support, members should draw their own conclusions from the fact that, _apart from at the beginning of the season, net practice on Tuesday evenings at the College dwindled 8 progressively-through the summer months, .until it ceased alto- gether at the end of July owing to the complete lack of support. In spite of this, however, a considerable number of games were played, and only in one instance did we have to field a side with men, and that was on a day when two fixtures were being played. Our sincere· gratitude is extended to those members who played regularly, and to those who turned out at weekends often. with only two or three hours' notice. The First XI has had to date a relatively successful season, having won more games than it has lost, and achieving several victories over notable Clubs. The games against the College were extremely enjoyable for both players and spectators. The Old Boys were victorious on both occasions, but not before the· College had seriously knocked the " Senior Professionals' " con- . fidence; in fact the first match was decided by a single run. The A XI has had a mixed season, but since we do not co'mpete in leagues or challenge cups the actual results do not in them- . selves _matter greatly. Where both teams have proved themselves to be a real success is in the social aspect of the game, both on the field, and in the evening gatherings with the opposition after the· close of play. As the season is yet unfinished complete figures and averages ·are not available, but a glimpse through the score book indicates that averages are not as good as they were last season. Could this be due to the lack of net practice? ' . This season at Norbury the Club House has been fully operative for the first time. It has been gratifying to see the bar well supported and the money spent on beer at long last being poured into the coffers of the Association. Financially, the section appears to have paid its way due to the starting of a football pontoon which operated during the summer months on Australian football results. Once again the Committee thanks those members who supported it every week, and particularly J. Howard who was co-opted onto the Com- mittee and who so ably ran the scheme. Our appreciation to the .. football section for allow1ng us to poach one of their ideas, and for the advice arid help they gave us in getting it into swing. However, the football pontoon, although our greatest source of income, was not the only one. A number of subscriptions have not been paid, but it is hoped that those who are in arrears may still pay their dues despite the lateness of the season. After their succ.ess in the latter part of 1963, catering arrangements at home fixtures were done by the section. A high standard was maintained and a small profit realised. Once more the Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking members' wives and ladies for the invaluable and· gracious services they have rendered the section. Such ·are the expenses of each fixture that, notwithstandil)g these monies coming into 9 the Club, still more is needed in order that new equipment used this season may be replaced in the next. Regrettably this is not perhaps brightest of reports on the Cricket section, but if at least individuals are made aware of what their own lack of support can do to the Club, some pur- pose has been achieved. If not, the Cricket Section could easily degenerate into what it was in the dark days before 1958. C. E .. Luke, $ecretary. TABLE TENNIS 1964 saw the end of another season, and a new one has just begun. Again with apologies to those who read -it every year, the annual invitation is extended to all Old Boys to join us in the College gym on Friday evening between 8 and 10 p.m. And still for the ali-in price of 6d! . , · Little appears to have altered on the surface since. last year though a more thorough examination of the section's ·activities might reveal at least a breeze of change. The dictatorship mentioned in the last report has· somehow become something resembling .democracy, or possibly anarchy, depending ,on your point of view. Far more significant, perhaps, is the fact that tea is no longer brewed with the regularity of days gone by. The most popular of the explanations suggested was that tea-drinking in the middle of the evening tended to slow down the players' game. However, the opinion was voiced that this was ·hardly possible. . .. The annual match with the College was played and won by a handsome margin thus preserving intact our long-standing 100% record. (Rumours that other matches were arranged and cancelled when the strength of the opposition was disco'vered are without foundation). The "after-play'' activities are virtual1y as they have been for a number of years. It could be that rather more liquid refreshment is consumed these days afrer 10 p.m., partly because of the lack of tea, mentioned above, but mainly because less time is spent in fish shops, there now being very ·few in South London which will accept our custom. Reasons for this are vat:ious and best explained by the players themselves. In conclusion we must again thank the Brothers· for their hospitality and assure them that we really do play. in· :the gym for only eight months of the year-it just seems longer .. l B. F. H. Sanders. . TENNIS The season opened with a double fault; first disservice: Gerry Burgess was not available, second disservice: Bob Collins I 10 t I I. Tennis at Clapham 50 years ago. The photograph was taken shortly after Brother Dunstan and Brother Gerald, who stands 4th from the left, hands on hips, had marked out the two courts.

was. The effect of this imbalance was immediately felt in the first doubles game. Breslin, Collins and Nicholson, following tradition, made their way to the centre court. They performed the usual abl"!Jtions at the umpire's chair. A mis-placed gargle .from Collins resulted in· a short, heated argument with the net- cord judge .. Breslin failed to observe the notice on the umpire's chair-" Please adjust your press before leaving ''-·and was recalled from the court. When the game did get under way, it was noticeable that Nicholson was having difficulty in covering the court on his side of the net, even· with the added assistance of a racket in both hands. At the end of the first set, it was agreed that the experiment was a failure and Collins was asked 'to withdraw. ·· He· refused. - Nicholson offered to withdraw. Breslin refused to· accept the offer. Collins suggested Breslin should withdraw.·. Breslin suggested that he and Collins should both withdraw to the back of the pavilion. Nicholson suggested . total withdrawal· to the bar by all three parties. Thus ended .the first game of the season.

. Members will be pleased to learn that the pair of tennis socks which the Section bought at the beginning of the season 11 i has been put to good use. The Section continues, however, to pursue its policy of encouraging members to provide their own. It has been suggested· that the Tennis Committee should carefully the possible advantages to the Section in securing the services of a fourth player for next season. This has been referred to the Advisory (Players and Equipment) Sub- . Committee and we hope to have their report in good time to _implement their findings. Such a move could profoundly affect the standard of tennis which we have enjoyed this summer and present members may be assured that the suggestion will be ·given the consideration it deserves. P. J. R. Breslin.

C.O.B.A.C.S. It is not for voluntary organisations to rest heavily on the.few, or even on a single person. C.O.B.A. was-the brain child' of Fr. Claude Leetham, Inst Ch., and it is only since he was summoned to Rome, as one of the experts behind the scenes at the Vatican Council, that we have fully appreciated how much drive he imparted to its work. In my last report I spoke of new projects, but it is as well I did not anticipate their success, because they hinged on the position and authority of Fr. Leetham and, with his departure, haye gone into cold storage. There is now too much talk in C.O.B.A. of this or that bishop who says it is the wrong time to emphasise Catholicity in public life, as this is at variance with the ecumenical move- ment; With due respect, I disagree. Such argu- -ments are an alibi for inactivity: C.O.B.A. is Christian rather than Catholic and, last year, I remember asserting that unselfish -Christian-service to the community was probably the surest way to work for unity. We have hidden our light under a bushel .for too long! I cannot ·deny that C.O.B.A. is now becalmed in the doldrums, but it is afloat. Its work and its principles arc far too important for us to allow it to sink.- We are all prone to laziness . and and we need prodding occasionally: to be reminded that the second fundamental purpose of our present existence is to love our neighbour, for God's· sake. Once this . is realised it is amazing to what heights even the most unlikely man can rise. This is what C.O.B.A. is really. about and so· J ·make no apology for writing repeatedly about an organisation that. some people suggest is going nowhere. Indeed, these articles ·are of the essence of the Council's work and, if one Old Boy is stimulated _into being in any way a better citizen, then C.O.B.A. is going somewhere after all. The Council held its h1st General Meeting in. Liverpool in May. The meeting recognised the problems I have been dis- 12 BF "f'ii IT=mt" "' 'WMCJ w

cussing and, to continue my nautical metaphor, decided to trim its sails to such breeze as there was. The Council's Officers were asked to re-examine the constitution from the point ·of view of general policy, means of implementation, and organisation. The new Chairman is Tom Webster, of Manchester Old Xaverians, so the job will be done thoroughly. I hope that, as a result of this rethinking, my next report will be more positive but, in any case, C.O.B.A. will· still be there-reminding you of your respon- sibilities as a Christian and a citizen. · D. R. Quin.

CAREERS On March 12th the Association put on a second Careers Evening at the College for the benefit of this year's school- leavers. Judgiilg by the extremely favourable reaction both from boys and parents, this Was even more successful than last year's pilot venture and we are clearly ·providing a service which is much appreciated. We would like this Careers Evening to be a 100% Association · effort if possible and any member who feels he could be of assistance to us in this is asked· to volunteer his services. It entails being present at the College on one evening in the Spring term to give the boys advice and information on prospects in your particular occupation. The date for the 1965 Careers Evening will probably be decided towards the end of this 'year. Anyone wishing to help in this matter is asked to contact Brian Sanders at: 19 Limesford Road, Nunhead, S.E. 15 (New 4430),. who will be pleased to give you fuller details.

HOLY WEEK'IN Note.-This article purports to describe nothing more than a week of holiday in Spain. I joined up with Phil Gray in Lodeve where he was working in the south of France, and we. hitched into Spain. At Tarragon a we had to split up. The first hour· of found me drinking at Pepe's bar in Campello, some miles north of Alicanti. Eventually my companion, conveniently enough a Spanish courier who had picked me up at on his way from England to start . the holiday season, found me a room at the next bar along the front, and'! soon relapsedcontentedly into slumber .. . Out to find a church in the morning. The first one was empty. A young American who admitted he had not been to Mass for months, joined me. We followed some children on their way to assemble for the . In the· square, men crowded the bars and stood around in little clusters. That curious scent which seems to linger in Spanish towns, hung 13 heaV"tly in the morning air. Soon came the children in proces- sion. Beautifully dressed, they clutched their elaborately-woven palms, and gazed about them bemusedly. Everybody did their best to squeeze into the little church. Myriad ·palms waved lazily inside. The priest did not stand upon ceremony. Presently, people 'were pouring into the square again. ,., Gee. I feei much better after that." Phil caught up with me in Alacanti. "Hello, Phil, I'm glad to sec you." Phil spoke the Spanish, you see. Now I could eat again. We heard the beat of drums in the evening, saw the first conical hats;, the masked faces, the flowing habits. But our stomachs came first. Next evening we were in . Our bellies satisfied, we found a convenient place on the processional route. The narrow streets were thick with people. I waved my camera, and a priest gestured us to the front. No, I didn't have a flash, but 1 did my best. The theme of the floats for the evening, so the· priest assured us, depicted some of the Sorrows of Our Lady. The penitents did not take it very seriously, though. Theii· bulky attire concealed a· vast quantity of bonbons and the like, which they pressed into the clutching hands of children or tossed into the throng. The floats were brilliantly, though artificially, lit, and decorated with numerous flowers. All the images were clothed and bore wigs. The· whole was borne forward at a rush until the chief bearer brought it to a halt with a sharp blow on the front of. the float, which was then rested gratefully on supports. The bearers took advantage of the pauses to light a cigarette, to throw sweets into the crowd, or to enter into some sharp repartee with an acquaintance on the periphery. Another signal, and the float ,lurched on its way again. In all, they numbered about ten, all striking in their own particular way, all profuse in their beauty, tragedy, religious significance, all profaned somewhat by the evening's events .. Next day we were in Lorca, a fair-size town in the arid south east of Spain, whose principal church .. ,boasts the patrony · of Patrick. But we could not get out, so we stayed, swayed somewhat by the half dozen glasses of Jerez wine offered to us (and not refused) by a ·French-speaking who had be- friended us. He fixed us up at a pension,· and in the evening took us round the town, gathering a few friends en . route. Final preparations were being made for the on. Thursday and ,Friday. We were invited to view' some of the props used by the rival groups, the \.Yhites and the ·Blues on the great days. Helmets and breast-plates were being polished, finishing touches were being put to shields, spears, and chariots, for the main feature of the Lorca ceremonies is the Roman pageant. The Blues seemed to be having a council. of 14 =e==m :w illtlfi = -

war, but. they greeted us cordially enough, offered us wine, and took great trouble in showing us some of the rich and heavy vestments, that were to be used for the images. was the beginning of the holiday. The streets arid. bars were choked with people, all dressed in their best, many sporting the .colours of one of the factions. Seats were found for us along the brightly-lit route. Soon came the penitents, the soldiers, the bands, the floats, wheeled this time; the horsemen, the chariots. Rival shouts and applause greeted each section of the march. Each slogan was greeted with a cry "Viva! "· Damsels looking like Cleo cast dainties into the crowd from their exotic floats; bareback riders clothed like barbarians galloped up and down; chariots had their brief runs of glory; elaborate' banners were displayed and whirled before the crowd; drums were beaten; fanfares were blown: It was a veritable hotch-potch of history with a bit of religion thrown in for good measure .. So the clamour went on for a couple of hours until a solitarY: priest brought up the rear. · Later that evening a more solemn. procession was held in a different part of the town. We drifted there wi'th the crowd. About midnight we heard the beat of drums and the tramp of feet. A squad of Roman soldiers marched down the darkened streets. For a moment, with the babble of a strange tongue around me I imagined· myself in a different age, in a distant land. The short procession centred on a depiction of the Crown of Thorns, but more attention was paid to the beautiful young black-clad Spanish noblewoman who walked behind. On morning we joined one of the scores of groups that were pouring through the -town on the Calv_ary procession. Each was led by a layman or _woman who garbled out the significance of every with rhetorical passion. Out of the town we went, up the dusty road past the strategically placed beggar women and children who crouched pitifully, expec- tantly, on that hill out of town. Duty done, it was a matter of finding a bar and. place to eat. The evening's ·procession had a much stronger religious· element, but _the crowd was still in gay, partisan mood. Skins, jars, and bottles changed hands frequently. Afterwards, the · religious· 'floats were wheeled back to the rival churches, sur- rounded excited supporters. From a procession that was more like a carnival we progressed to a church that was more like a market.. : The ·building was cramJiled with people shouting the praises of the Whites. Some were hoisted on shoulders, others climbed into the pulpit to lead the chant" Viva el paso blanco!'' The place was in tumult; the noise was deafening, almost fright- ening. We gazed about us rather incredulously, but nevertheless felt infected by the mood of the crowd. Squeezed out into the 15 night again, we wandered desultorily along the now-darkened streets until sleep beckoned us. . We bade our friends ·in Lorca adios on the Saturday. The sun-baked town, with its ruined Moorish citadel overlooking it, .was strangely muted in the aftermath of the fe,?tivities. What- ever may have been our doubts as to the religious sincerity of these Spaniards, we had none as far as their generosity and hospitality were concerned. We had enthused on every minute of our stay; we left with a pang of regret. . · That night we were in . As we returned to our pension after our meal, I heard the vaguely discernible sound of singing. I peered. in through a window into a small convent church: the Litany of the Saints was being sung. We joined in the singing with the small congregation, and did our best to renew our baptismal vows in Spanish. The bells· hailed the Gloria; of a new Easter. Sanity had returned; I rejoiced in the glory of the Universal Church. Bernard F. Schwenk. CLAPHAM. COLLEGE BUILDING FUND It is a sorry commentary on events that no on the Building Fund has appeared in "Corcordia" for six years now, but, at last, a revival of activity has given us something to write _about. Of course, the whole purpose of ·the Fund is to finance essential building the College and, at present, the most crying need is for a dining centre-to replace the one forsaken, over 10 years ago, to make .room for increased educational facilities. Unfortunately, we cannot report that building has commenced, but firm action has led to reasonably firm promises. After an individual letter had been sent to each of the 44 members of the L.C.C. Education Committee, questions were ·asked at a meeting of the full ·Council and our· case received considerable publicity, as you may have seen, ·in both the Catholic and South London press. A request for a special grant was made to the Ministry of Education, with the expected reply that the L.C.C. must work within the allocation already made. However, at least the L.C.C. Schools Planning Committee decided that priority should be given to the scheme in the Council's 1965.:66 programme. The transition from L.C.C. to G.L.C. should not affect this decision, but any backsliding will be met with vigorous " political " action. · While some Old Boys have been active in bringing this pressure to bear on the Education Authorities, others have been working behind the scenes overhauling the administration of. the Fund. The last balance published in "Concordia". was £7,700 on 31st December, 1957. By 31st December, 1962, this had .16 W •ju JE ·= :mw ¥"

grown to £10;410 (during this period architects' fees, etc., of £650 had to be paid-alas, with nothing to show!) As you will see from the accompanying account, this balance had. grown to £11,846 by the end of last year. Since the turn of. the year, the ·investments have been given a "face lift." Low yield securities have been sold and though there was some loss of capital (they would be worth still less today) the increased return. has more than outweighed the loss. The average yield before was under 5%; it is now over 6% and bearing in mind that there has been a build up of capital, invest- ment income will be £715 this year, compared with £532 in 1963 and £223 in 1957. When it is realised that donations rose from an average of £250 in the late '50s to £478 last year, it is obvious that, despite all the frustrations, there is still a clear, determina- tion to be ready to finance new building as soon as the G.L.C. and Ministry of Education make this' possible. A revival of interest, an increase in income, promises from - the Education Authorities, a team of Old. Boys actively fostering the cause: all this forms an encouraging picture-but there is one black spot. At one stage, annual donations of £55 were made under .deeds of covenant-and £55 net is worth £89 15s. after tax has been recovered from the Inland Revenue-by 1963 this had dwindled to £2-worth only £3 5s. In other words we have thrown away a gift from the Inland Revenue of £33 lOs. year! We would end, then, with an appeal to all Old Boys: please be .generous in your support of the Building Fund and· please make your donations by deed of covenant. The Treasurer will be waiting to hear from you. " Crescit."

NOTE ON DEEDS OF COVENANT

In case anyone is not aware of the system, when you contract to contribute t<;> a charity for a period of seven years, the Inland Revenue will repay to the charity the equivalent tax previously 1 -deducted from your income. Tax is always repaid at the standard rate, so if you pay any tax at 719 in ·the pound, the J Building Fund will receive an additional 1218 for every £1 covenanted: 63% extra at no cost to you. If your top rate is 6 I- or 4 I-, you would, in theory, be expected to make good the difference between your and the standard rate: in practice, the small amount involved is unlikely to mean a change in your code number. Should you, for beyond your control, have to stop paying within seven years; the Fund may have to repay the tax, but it will cost you nothing. 17 ""•rEfrt!!il"'lii

BUILDING FUND ACCOUNT

Statement of Receipts for the year ended 31st December; 1963

£ Balance of Fund at 1st January, 1963 ... 10,410 Donations from Parents and Old Boys, of Christmas Draw, etc. 476 Donations from Parents and. Old Boys, Paid under Deed of Covenant 2 Interest Received on Investments (net)... 412

Income Tax Recovered·- in , l·espect of the years 1958 to 1963 Investment Income 403 Deeds of Covenant 96 499 Profit on Sale of 5-l% Funding Stock .. 47

Total of Fund at 31st December, 1963 ... 11,846

At this date the· Fund was Invested as follows: £ £1,750 3% Savings Bonds, 1960/70 1,600 £2,000 5% Defence Bonds 2,000 £1,535 Conversion Stock, ... 1.442 £50 Premium Savings Bonds ... 50 54-% Mortgage Loan: Epsom & Ewell Corpn .... 800 51-% , , : St. Pancras M.B.C. 700 , , : Barking ... 750 ' Bond: ·Mersey Docks & Harbour Boar;d 3,500 BarCiays Bank Ltd.-Deposit Account 860' Current Account 144

£11,846

(Market value at 31/12/63: £11,830)

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A memorable' occasion for the school; the Bishop bids the late Brother ·Joseph farewell, before his departure for Nysaland. No prizes for spotting faces. COLLEGE NOTES

Surely the· ·main event ·in the past school.year has been the publication once again, after a hiatus of two of the college magazine, Clapham Xaverian." · - It is·· truly a bumper edition, with some sixty pages of reports, ·news, views, poems, and articles squeezed in between its attractive covers. This is a tribute not only to the industrious band of boys who produced it, but also to Brother Ambrose, whose interest and enthusiasm was such a vital factor in its reappearance on the school front. These "College Notes," once such a prominent feature in "Con- are condensed from the magazine. ·. Quotations are reproduced by kind· permission of the Headmaster and the- Editors. · Brother Dunstan continues the saga of the. early history of the school, and brings us up to the First World War. He describes in detail. the. opening of the . electric tramway which ran along Balham Hill: · · "The fare was the same as before, (on the horse-trams) namely, twopence from Nightingale Lane to the City and a to Plough or to Balham station.'' . House and form reports follow the usual pattern of huqwur and cajoling. The accounts rendered sport in the ·schqol are hardly inspiriJ:lg, ·but they are more than compensated by the excellent G.C.E. results in 1963, which were the best for some years. At least one boy is going. up to Oxbridge this October. ' It is heartening, too, to see the work done for charity in the form of UNICEF, during the . autumn term, by such diverse means as footbalL pools, the sale of Christmas cards,. and ·Carol singing. As Brother Ambrose puts :it: "We have had a full time since last September." Visits to Paris, Hampton Court and the Tower; rambles to St. Albans . and .the South Downs; a geograph,y Field Course; form parties; the summer camp at May- field; the:Film and Debating Societies; the SchoolPlay. A surpris- ing of activities for such a smal.l school. Brother :_,Peter has contributed an· from " the heart of old New· England." It is full of his usual good .humour. A quotatimt:.from the returning Headmaster· makes·.- an apt con- clusion to.this review. \ ·"The reception given to the visitiing teacher is genial. . He is, of course, expected to accept the 'pre-eminence of .all things American, from the Constitution to the hot dog. · The puzzlement that spreads across the .faces of the _boys . w_hen they realise that this person actually prefers to be English:·is: very engaging. Sooner 20 •ns::z:=="'m'MW'"PG F?Erer·"Tm'TRRP?' cz===nzz FEW "=m 7777

or later they come up with the solution (always the same one) that the visitor is an eccentric and that therefore his views can be discounted. Thus they preserve invio- late their faith in the perfection of all things American."

XAVERIAN VOCATIONS

"Ask and you shall receive," these were the concluding words of an article in " Concordia " five years ago, we first seriously asked· our members to remember their debt to the Brothers and,. recognising their desperate need of new vocations, to join in what we can only call an organised campaign of prayer. Surely it is more than a coincidence that, as our campaign gained momentum, so did. the flow. of vocations. Our first efforts were, frankly, disorganised, but they were followed by the opening of the Juniorate in Manchester, housing some 12 boys who were considering joining the Order. The Juniorate continued to flourish and by the end of 1961, when,our Mass Rota was at last in being, there was one ·novice clothed in the Xaverian habit. Since then our Rota has grown to respectable proportions- we can· claim no more- and there are 10 novices at Wadhurst, another studying at one of the Brothers' Novitiates in America, and 15 boys still at the Juniorate. The most recent postulant re- ceived habit on Our Lady's Birthday, 8th September. Two more novices, now in their second year, will shortly be going to America for a year's study. So, we have begun! but it is only the beginning: 45 members· hearing 30 Masses every week, over 3,600 Masses in all. In some way connected with this, there are 26 young men intent on offering their lives to. God, and many more to follow them. If they are to achieve this object as Xaverian Brothers, they will need the help of our continued and increasing prayers: therefore we have only· begun. Please help with your prayers and, if possible:- which it must be for eight members out of ten -join the Mass Rota. You have to go to Mass on a Sunday, so why not at least make your intention at ,one Sunday Mass each month that of Xaverian vocations. It's strange, but we. have fewer members ori the Rota for Sunday than any other day. Finally, we would remind you· that by far the greatest inspiration that could be given to those interested in the Xaverian Order, from aspirants to finally professed Brothers, would be the beatification of their founder, Brother Francis Xavier.· So, pray also for his cause, when you pray for Xaverian vocations. (Fat further information about the Mass contact D. R. Quin, 221 Valley Road, Streatham, S. W.16. 21 FR. PAT HOULIHAN

Since our last issue, when we mentioned in "Personalia" that Fr. Houlihan was busy with his mission in Nyasaland, several letters have passed between him and the Secretary. You may recall an appeal made in one of this year's newsletters of old clothes for his mission. Thanks to a response by a small number of members, a parcel has been sent off. We are waiting to hear of its safe arrival. · Fr. Houlihan has only one assistant priest, but his parish is half the size of London. Out of a population of. 30,000, there are some 2,000 Catholics scattered over· two hundred villages. The spiritual and temporal needs of the ten schools have to be catered for as well. It does· not need much imagination to the work involved in such a parish, ·especially as com- munications are so primitive. There are no tarmac but at least some of the drudgery of travel is absorbed by the use of the parish motor-cycle. However, even this presents problems. Fr. Houlihan recalls that he was riding home late one evening with his assistant on. the pillion, when .he. suddenly hit a tree stump. Both priests ended up in a ditch, but were happily none the worse for. their experience. , , In another letter Fr. Houlihan expressed his sorrow at "the passing to a better world " of Bro. Xavier, and said that he had offered a Mass for the repose of his soul. The letter was sub- sequently shown to the "deceased'' Bro. Xavier and Bro. Dunstan, who both laughed heartily at the contents. · Obviously one of the greatest problems facing Fr. Houlihan .. is the provision of Mass centres for his widespread congregation. Each of these stations requires at least a ser of vestments to dignify the celebration of· Holy Mass. Fr. Houlihan has asked · the Association if they can help in any way. It is very seldom that we ask anything of our clerical members. (Not even a subscription !). Perhaps there are some who could sift out a few of those old vestments that are rarely, if ever, used? . Please make an attempt;· we are sure Fr. Houlihan will be eternally grateful. · All communication on this matter should be addressed to the Secretary; .

A. N. Amura, 22 Balchier Road, S.E.22.

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OBITUARY BROTHER\ NATHANAEL C.F.X. Brother Nathanael died at Mayfield on 20th August, 1964 at the age of 70, after 50 years as a Xaverian Brother. He was only at Clapham for a brief period during 1946-47, but because of his strong and friendly personality he will be remembered by all students of that time; perhaps above all for volleyball and base- ball which he swept to popularity during his stay at College. Professed in the American Province, where he taught for over 30 years, Brother Nathanael was on his way to the Xaverian missions in Africa when he broke his journey at Clapham. In 1953 it was decided that the English· Province would open a mission at Mzedi in Nyasaland and Brother Nathanael, having already gained experience. in this field, was assigned to the Pro- vince as head of this new mission. For health reasons, he never took up the appointment and the late Brother Joseph volun- teered·· to . go in his stead. Brother returned to England, becoming Superior and Headmaster- at Brighton arid, when he met Old Boys at functions of the. Brighton Old Xaver- ians Society, he showed he had lively memories of his stay at Clapham, remci)1bering many boys by name and asking after them. When the Brothers left Brighton, Brother Nathanael joined the staff at Mayfield. May he rest in peace. Many Old Boys who ·knew FRED DANCER will be_ sorry to know that he died on Christmas Day last, after some months of illness. He attended the College in the early twenties and was in the First XI for football and cricket in 1925. May he rest in peace.

RES PARVIE Subscriptions- We would remind members that the financial year of the Association ended on the 30th September. Subscriptions for the current year (and any, arrears for ·last year) should be sent to the Treasurer, A. J. Morrish, 51 Alderbrook Road, Balham, S.W.l2. · Association Tics- These arc available, price 12/6 each (plus 6d. postage) from the Treasurer. Concordia- The Editor ·is always pleased to receive articles for publication .. Contributions for Personalia, no matter ho\v trivial they may seem to you, are always welcome. Please write and tell us yourself. 23 PERSON ALIA

Where the year of leaving the College is known it is given in brackets after the member's name. The Editor wishes to apologize for anv inaccuracies which appear below but hastens to add that most of our information . is hearsay; We are always delighted to hear from Old Boys with regard to their habits (good or bad), hobbies and <;>ccupations (if any), families, financial difficulties and general excuses for not paying subs. There must be a number of Old Xaverians who are members of the Catenian Association, and among those who see each other fairly regularly around London are CHARLES PICKERING, PAT McGEE and JoHN CROUCH of Norwood Circle, SYDNEY QuiCK of South London, FREDDY BALDWIN of Blackheath, and CONNOR FAHY of Sutton. An occasional visitor is ToNY KIRK- DALE of The Secretary was recently in contact with Fr. J. PAINE, S.J. whose parish is Tisbury in Wiltshire. He tells us that, to quote, "My shadow darkened the classrooms of the college 1906-1910,. I think." He also says that he was taught by Brs. Dominic, Vincent and the incomparable Br. Cuthbert. JoHN D. CooPER {44-48) is now head of films with Westward Television Ltd., and is living in Plymouth. HuBERT DoYLE (1956) is now married and living at Chelms- ford. No more do those· who use the college gym enter with the fear of being struck down by a flying dumb-bell.

MIKE HODGES (1953) has left the army and is now special features and photographic editor of the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Mike is married and his wife has recently presented him with their daughter.

Another Old Boy who has recently been presented with a second daughter is LEs GREEN (1946). Les tells us that Dulwich Hamlet F.C. are still crying out for good class players who are prepared to play for the fun of the game. The Old Boys are past this stage, of course! The ScoTT brothers, apparently cannot keep tliemselves out of the news. NICK was awarded the M.B.E. for political and public services in the 1964 Birthday Honours. Nick is still captain of Streatham Wanderers Cricket Club. CHRIS,. now living in Parkstone, represents Dorset at tennis .. 24 Another pair· of brothers, the McDERMOTIS are also on the move. PETER (1960) took his Hons. degree last summer and is now teaching · maths and coaching football and athletics at Strathmore College, Nairobi, Kenya. BRIAN (1954) left the elec- tronics industry. last September and has just finished a year's course at He recently started teaching at· the Holy Family Secondary School, Morden. At the expected time of publication, JOHN KEENAN (1955), marries Anne Townsend. As if in disgust at this impending capitulation, his brother PETER (1961), has fled to the U.S.A. for a few months. He mumbled something about "broadening the sociological basis " of his education, but we did not believe him.

The Senior member of the gay bachelors of the cricket team, TED HAYTER (1951) has at last deserted the fold. He marries Sheila Hutt early next year. Mind you, his cricket has suffered. · Not so, BRIAN SANDERS (1955) who was married to Frances Carter at glorious Whit, and spent his honeymoon in gay Paree. Brian still scores runs, but runs up bills at the same time. Men- tion " mortgage " to him and you will come away with ·your ears ringing. Leading the race in the marriage stakes, however, is none other than the C.O.X.C.C. captain himself, TONY AMURA (1955). Our hard-working Honorary Secretary married his hard-working En a Scanlan . on September 12th. They are honey- mooning in Greece, but we think somebody ought to tell Tony his· boss, John Crouch) that one can push this expense account gambit a bit too far. · Another cricketer on the marriage bandwagon (to completely mix the metaphors) is JOHN BUNCE (1959) who marries Margaret Rose at the ·beginning of October. After a brief sojourn in this country during the summer, MAURICE BARRET (1949 is thinking of returning to Rhodesia where he has been teaching. He cricket for the Old Boys on a number of occasions and has lost none ·of his old form. Maurice is married and has three sons.

We hear that PATRICK WYMBS is now married and has two children. After serving for eleven years in the R.A.F. as a shorthand-writer at ·Courts Martial, Pat is now free lancing in Civvy Street and might be encountered at the .County of London Quarter Sessions at Southwark. 25 I

I MICHAEL· WILKINS: (1955) ·is now ·married· and is living at l Belvedere in Kent. Mick is working with a city- stockbroker doing programming in ·the computer section . l' . : ··:·;. . ·.. Congratuia:tions to TERitY FITZGERALD (1954) and Margaret 'I his wife· on the· birth of a· daughter· Margaret on 14th l June. Terry will be moving to 'Sittingbourne ·before the start of the football season and the Section will miss a verY active mem- ber: ·PAt· FITZGERALD .(1952) also left the· great metropolis in :II favour of a .m.ore rurar·environment. He now lives at Haywards i l Heath, but still. commutes· to' his work as ·an Inspector with the I Employers Corporation: · l The only news we have these days of MALCOLM CoRY (1949) li is ari occasional Christmas card postmar}sed Aden, so \Ve presume he is still a (civilian) surveyor for the R.A.F. . ' • I •''

Another in the surveying profession, JOHN WooLLARD l (1935), finds adventure nearer home. He is responsible for a site in Queen Street. where· they uneartped iJ?. .. quick succes- I sion an unexploded bomb and a hoard of Rqman· remains. John 'i reports meeting ·DERRICK JONES,. who is still'' overworking with Eagle Star and spends a great deal of time rushing round.branches I throughout the country. John also had a surprise visit from i LESLIE RILEY. (1934) .. Leslie, who is a manufacturer .. of optical l in · a .big way, is keen on the chase, and has only. just l resigned after ten years as Master of Fox Hounds of the Ashford i i I Valley.. Hunt.. "! ! ! EDDIE (1952), after his marriage last year, has de- cided that there is more scope for qualified engineers· in the States and is now living in Haddonfield, New Jersey. j ] . DEREK··SuLLIVAN and JOHN GOLTON are both home from 1 .j Malaysia, where they were accounting and banking, ·respectively, 1:1 in Kuala Lumpur, and they find it difficult to settle to the hum- :I . drum pattern of English life. ·John recently·became a father for ;l,, the third time-a daughter this time. He ·has now returned East ; ;j -to Borneo: to be outdone, his brother JoE GoLTON, now j living at East Grinstead, also had an• addition to the family- j a son in July last year. ·.1 ,! KEVIN CARROLL (1951) and ·his··wife· Geraldine are the proud ;j :; parents of a soil Adrian John born about the end of June. EDDIE q KERRiN (1952) is the Godfather. Eddie, himself married 'rtow, :I '] finds that domestic duties don't leave so much time for cricket. ll Congratulations to both. II I I , ••..,, E rr= E !P'SM

BILL (HENRY) ' PLUMMER (1957) was married at English Martyrs, Streatham, on 8th August, to Eleanor Devlin. His brother BERNARD (195'1) appeared for the occa·sion from the wilds of Huntingdon, where he has a hush-hush job with the Air Mini- stry. Bernard has three sons; specialises in driving along the M.l. with the bonnet up in front of the windscreen.

It is always pleasing to see sons of Old Boys following in their fathers' footsteps at the College, but we have a special interest since we launched our Associate Membership scheme. MAURICE WARD became our very first associate last September; this autumn we welcome JOHN CERNUSCHI and JOHN (TONY) FROST in a dual capacity.

PAUL DU FEu (1952), back in this country from Spain, is reported to be opening a restaurant in Highgate; perhaps he will rechristen his pot-au-feu as pot-du-feu.

A vague rum our has it that JOE FINN (1951) has moved to the Midlands to take .up a lecturership in English and History at a ladies' teacher training college. The realms of higher educa- tion seem to be attracting more of our pedagogic members: we already have HENRY PINSETT (1951) at Chelsea College and DoN ROBINSON (1951) at Lanchester College, both lecturing in maths. 1951 must have been a brainy year!

PETER BATTY (1948) should be home from Australia early in October and says he hopes to see some of his friends at the A.G.M. (we'd like to, too-Ed). Peter is a quantity surveyor and has been working freelance for the past year, which, he says, is very lucrative, but involves long hours of hard work-still, he moans about the lack of similar opportunities in England. Recently, Peter tried to look up TONY ·TuFT (1946), but tells us he's moved-another Hfe member we've lost touch with. A third Old Boy in Sydney is BERNARD· HENSLER, but we've no at all for. him-any offers? · PETER BROOKS (1947) returned for a brief visit to this country after 12 years in New Zealand. He is Private Secretary to a Minister of the New Zealand .Government .and accompanied the Minister on an official visit to Britain. KEN BAILEY (1949) has arrived back from the United States with his family after two years research at the Geophysical Laboratory in WC!-shington. He is returning to his post as lecturer in geology at Trinity College, Dublin. One who is considering· joining the "brain drain " to Uncle Sam's fair land is PETER HuGHES. 27 CLIVE TAYLOR (1944) is going to South Africa this winter to cover the England Cricket Tour for "The Sun", the newspaper which is to replace the" Daily Herald." BERNARD FARRELL (1944) has been posted from London Air- port to Hurn Airport in his job as Immigration Officer and has now moved to Bournemouth with his family. Bernard and Joan recently increased their family from four to five with the birth of another daughter. DENNIS HICKS can sometimes be encountered at the Quarter Sessions, Southwark-spectating of course! In the bar after the cricket match with our old friends Ibis, we ·spotted a familiar tie. The wearer was VINCENT ENNIS (1952) who had been umpiring for Westminster Bank on an adjoining wicket-ironically, we had turned up without an umpire. One of Vincent's brothers, KEITH (1959) has recently completed his second _M.B. at Liverpool. Keith is staying on in the beat-crazed city as a house surgeon in the Walton PAT BRESLIN has double reason for celebration this year. Not only has he given up the editorship of" Concordia," but his wife presented him with a third child earlier this year-a son, David Michael. After three years of beer, football and women (in what order we don't quite know) COLIN GARVEY (1961) has achieved a very fair degree of success ·at Hull University in the shape of second class honours in history. · I A "second" has also come the way of JOHN SABBACH (1961), who has been reading experimental psychology at Cambridge; (Who taught that at Clapham, Mr. Begley, or Mr. Bharier with his cricket stump?). John recently did a spell with the Cam- bridge Footlights, and returns to England in September, after his summer s9journ in the Middle East; to take up a post with the B.B.C. . DAVE WHITEHOUSE (1960) has also merited a second-class honours degree after·four years of slogging away at Botany and Zdology at Chelsea College of Technology. · . . TONY CLEATHER· (1962) continues h-is research into the food industry of this country as part of his course in Food Technology. He was last· heard of· counting peas in Crosse & Blackwell's factory at Worksop. CoLIN DuFF (1955), living at Caterham, married with two children, is working in the studio of a large advertising agency. Fr. JEAN GuALZATTA has been moved to the Eriglish Martyrs parish, Walworth, where he has quite a few Old Boys under his care including PHIL LEEDER, the Association's Social Secretary.. 28 m . P'"BD'S" T

DAVID CARTER (1957), now Brian Sanders' brother-in-law, has left B.D.H. and works in a laboratory for Crosse & Blackwell. DENNIS HEALY (1963) is now working at the Foreign Office and is doing a course in Chinese. Presumably he wants to open a restaurant in Hong Kong. LAURIE RICHARDSON (1960) is resuming full time studies at Chelsea College of Technology after teaching maths for one year at the College .. He is graduating from first form algebra to the equally arduous rigours of. an .tv1.Sc. course. WILLIE McGRATH (1961) starts his teaching career as head of the Geography department in a secondary modern school in Manchester. Willie has spent three years at Hopwood Hall where BRIAN CAMPBELL (1963) enters his second year on the training course this October. Fr. MICHAEL IVERS (1957), .who was ordained last year, played several games for the Old Boys' soccer side last season. It was suggested that he should set up a temporary confessional in the showers at Norbury, but somebody on the selection com- mittee obviously had a bad conscience because he was dropped the week after. - Fr. KENNETH BELL who was ordained with Fr. Ivers will be saying the Old Boys' Mass this year. He is at present in a parish at Sevenoaks. FRANK HIXSON (1963) is "steaking" his claim to fame in his father's meat business. Frank is one of the most talented mem- bers of both cricket and football sections. TONY BRINN and DON MULVIHILL were a bit hard up this summer so they off to Tangier to do some orange-picking. We are having· great difficulty in keeping up with MICK GowAN (1960). So are many of the milers in this country. In fact we think he may be the first (and probably the last) O.X. to break the four minute barrier. Mick runs for Herne Hill Ha_rriers, and, in case you didn't know, is Surrey mile. champion this year. · The College staff will welcome yet another O.X. into their ranks this September. · JoHN RITCHINS (1959) takes the place of Mr. Rathborn in the Art department. JIM HowARD (1962) who, in case he hasn't told you, works . for Rentokil Laboratories, was rumoured to have turned up at MIKE RAYLAND's house to do some work on the woodworm. The fact that Mike had a beer barrel in was purely coincidence so the story goes. Jim does things with bugs we're told. . Quite what we leave to your imagination. 29 The College recently had a visit from JoHN ELLIS (1955) and his wife. John has just concluded three months leave in this country and is. now back in Canada where he has lived and worked for the past five years as an investigator in an insurance . company; John is now Manager designate for the London (Ontario) branch. Little JoHNNY MAGUIRE (1960), one of the regular members of the soccer side that was so successful last season, works for a solicitor in the Strand. One of the more enlightening articles in the school magazine came from PETER SMITH (1962), who wrote about the problems· of the fresher at University. Peter spent a year in the company of Coutts and Co., before opting for the fresh air and freedom of Exeter. Also returning to the labours of a second year are PAT BARRY (1963), who is reading chemistry at Hull, and JoE GMAJ, of the same vintage, who is reading mathematics at Manchester College of Technology. PHIL GRAY (1961) has been having an easy time for the past year, teaching French children to speak French with an English accent, and himself learning to speak English with a French accent. In a final burst of academic activity, Phil rented a villa near Alicanti with some friends. He is rumoured not to ·want to return to the frigid wastes of Hull in October. His brother ToNY (1964) will. only journey as far as Trinity College, Cam- . bridge. (Who would want to go further?). Tony, if Mr. Pocock has anything to do 'with it, will be reading History. . It gives the editor great pleasure to announce the engage- ment of his brother MICHAEL SCHWENK (1959) to Miss Olive Kennard. "Jake" as he was known at school, works for Truman, Hanbury & Buxton's in Brick Lane, where he puts in many arduous hours in the sample and tap rooms. Conducted tours. by request. One who has regrettably recently forsaken the brewery trade, in the shape of Ind. Coope, is MicK WEIR ("after all, six pints a day does get a bit monotonous") who is now a representative with Trans World Air Lines; Mick lives in·the Morden area, as do DEREK JoNES and BILL FAULKNER, but Bill and Derek will admit they are from an older generation. · Our stop-press correspondent informs us· that Mgr. DAVID GREENSTOCK, who left Clapham in the early thirties, and· is now ·rector of the English College at Vallodolid, has been made a Domestic Prelate by the

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