The Aluredian

KING•s COLLEGE, TAUNTON A MEMBER OF THE WOODARD CORPORATION THE ALUREDIAN VOL XXXV No. 1 SPRING 1974 CONTENTS News Events 3 NEWS King Alfred House 5 Carpenter House 6 Bishop Fox House .. 7 EVEN'TS Meynell House 8 Tuckwell House 9 The Woodwork Shop was destroyed by fire on King Alfred's Day (26 Novem Woodard House 9 ber); it was hoped that the new workshop vyould be .in _use during ~he. Lent t~rm, St. Joan 10 but some unfortunate difficulties with plannrng perm1ss1on made th1s 1mposs1ble. Leon Goossens 11 Work on the building has, however, continued apace and it will be ready, inside and out, in April. lt was decided that the old site, behind the kitchens, should be left Hilary Coates 11 clear, thus giving much easier access to the increasingly large lorries which come Dolmetsch Ensemble 12 there to unload, and presenting a less cramped appearance in what was a crowded Lent Term Concert .. 12 area of the School. The new workshop is situated at the back of the gymnasium, House Music Competition .. 13 adjacent to Holway Avenue; the building is nice to look at and considerably larger Combined Cadet Force 14 in size than the old one. lt was quickly erected and the complicated internal arrangements have also been rapidly installed. Nearly all this inside work has Features been carried out by the School's own maintenance staff, and we join with the to their efforts at the end of term assembly. The A Visit to the Bishop of Llandaff's School, Cardiff (Art Section) Headmaster in the tribute he paid new workshop is obviously going to be a considerable asset to the life of the Cyprus 17 School. We look forward especially to the housewarming party the indefatigable Mr. James has planned. Sport Stress has been laid over the last two terms to the impor Rugby Football: First XV 21 tance of a mature and thorough approach to work, in the 5th and 6th forms par Second XV 22 ticularly but also throughout the School as a whole. A tendency which had been Senior Colts 23 observed to regard work as something to be restricted as far as possible to lesson Junior Colts 23 and prep. time is being replaced by the realisation that work is of paramount Under 14's 24 importance at all times, especially for examination candidates: it is now noticeable 25 for example, that the weekends are being more sensibly used. To aid this de Hockey: First XI .. _ velopment, a tutorial system has been initiated for the 6th form. Each member Second XI 26 has been assigned to a master who shares his specialist subject interest, with Third XI 27 whom hg is welcome to discuss academic matters at any time. Dr. Mott has taken Senior Colts 27 on the job of Academic Tutor to the entire 6th form and has devoted a great Junior Colts 28 amount of time to discussing present work situations and future prospects with Under 14's 29 a large number of individuals; he has also initiated a successful series of weekly With these new sources of Cross Country Running 29 discussions for potential Oxbridge candidates. assistance combined with constant opportunities to talk to House authorities and Fencing 30 the Careers Master, every 6th former now has what one would think must be an Badminton .. 31 unrivalled range of advice to call on in working out the most thorough possible Soccer 31 plan of his present and future. The activities of two terms have, of course, been Information many and wide-ranging, and we once again provide a list of some of them: Leavers 32 School New Boys 32 films have included Von Ryan's Express, David Copperfield, In Like Flint, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Thunderball, Planet of the Apes and Kes. The Senior Film Club has continued to flourish on Saturday nights, with the help now of Mr. Pocock. Printed by Cox, Sons & Co. Ltd., Williton, Somerset 3 -~~!.""'"'·-- ~~<- ~ .. .~_.------·-- ·-· --- ..... , _________________.... _ ...... _ _______ ---··- The first ever School newspaper, Pelican, appeared at the end of the fully in our next issue. 1t can, however, be said that the first stage, involving the Michaelmas term. Under the editorship of Moree and Albala, it covered a wide raising of the Sanctuary and the provision of entirely new seating, will be completed range of events in a rational way, including an interview with Mr. Edward du Cann. in September. One immediate change, to date from the start of the Summer Another issue is promised for the Summer term. The main problem such an enter term, will be the bringing forward of the Sunday morning service to 9.30 a.m. prise faces is that issues should, by definition, be regular and fairly frequent, but This should be a useful move, as it will enable those wishing to spend Sunday this is impossible until a sound financial basis has been established, as the printing out of School to have a longer day; the success of the new time will be reviewed must be external and the costs for this are high. lt is to be hoped that such a basis at the end of the term. can be established, for the first issue was valuable, and it is widely felt that the We said goodbye at Christmas to Mr. R. J. Willars. He will School ought to be able to support three regular publications of varying types: be grat~fully remembered for his enthusiastic teaching of Biology, and for the the official organ, the Aluredian, a literary magazine such as Fort and Fid, and a foundation of the Senior Film Club. We wish him and Mrs. Willars success and newspaper. happiness. Mr. Willars taught a good deal of Chemistry, and his place has been The M .P. for Taunton, Mr. Edward du Cann, gave a fascinating talk temporarily taken by Mr. G. W. Morgan, who needs no introduction. In March, about the workings of Parliament to the whole of the Sixth Form in November. Mr. S.. J. Norton left the Maths department, to take up a position at Swindon The Phoenix Society has produced a regular series of varied papers delivered by Techmcal College .. As well as his teaching, Mr. Norton was in at the inception its members. The Guest of Honour at the annual dinner in February was Mr. of the R.A.F_. Sect1on of the C.C.F., and has helped with societies, computing, John Dancy, who delivered an erudite and often controversial lecture on Language, and the runnmg of the Soccer Club. Our good wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. Norton. which prompted valuable debate. ~r. Norton's place will be taken in April by Mr. D. Barker, whom we welcome to Lower down the School, the Forum provided the Kmg's, and congratulate on his marriage. Congratulations must also go to Mr. and annual Brains Trust, and a session of Call My Bluff, both of which were very well ~rs. Trafford on the birth of a son in November, and to Dr. and Mrs. Matt on the attended. Evidence of the widespread interest in this sort of activity at a Junior b1rth of a second son in March. level was provided by the formation of Aspect, a society for debates and discussions lt will be noticed that this edition of run entirely by members of the 3rd, 4th and 5th forms. Particularly successful the ~luredian marks something of the end of an era, for there is no Junior School meetings were concerned with the role of the C.C.F. in a School, and Censorship. sectu:n. We hav_e long_ felt that a Preparatory School as thriving as Pyrland Hall A large number of voices were heard from the floor and it is to be hoped that Aspect reqwres a magazme of tts own, and we are delighted that Mr. Trafford has decided will thrive. to go ahead with this, _thus bringing _Pyrland into line with the increasing number Cultural activities presented by members of the School have been varied, of Prep. Schools whtch produce ftvely magazines. We hope to report soon and fuller reviews appear elsewhere. The Michaelmas term performances of St. on the progress o~ our n~w arrival, to which we wish every success. We hope Joan produced some noteable acting, especially from Tamsin Whitehead in the als? to carry from ttme to ttme reports on the progress of Pyrland, as this is obviously main part. Though we have yet to see the Carpenter production, the House plays o( mterest. to many of our readers who might not expect to receive the new maga may already be adjudged the most successful yet, every House having put on a zme: and tt _can_ certainly be said here that the Traffords have already made a lively play. The Music Club attracts large audiences regularly, and internal concerts and enthustasttc mark on the School. The spirit of Pyrland is high. and record evenings continue to be popular. The House Music Competition . The Lent term obviously prompted plenty of hard work. The Adjudicator's job must be among ended w1th an outbreak of mfluenza which filled the Sanatorium to overflowing. the most difficult to carry out, for he can never please everybody, particularly Some House area~ had to be taken over as sick-bay extensions, and some un when the occasion is partisan. We have ourselves disagreed with the Adjudicators !ortunates, emergmg r~co~ered but enfeebled, found themselves temporarily before, and if we record a preference for the fine Tuckwell performance of The m ne~ homes.

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