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

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~~<- ~ .. .~_.------·-- ·-· --- ..... , ______.... _ ...... ______---··- fully in our next issue. 1t can, however, be said that the first stage, involving the The first ever School newspaper, Pelican, appeared at the end of the raising of the Sanctuary and the provision of entirely new seating, will be completed term. Under the editorship of Moree and Albala, it covered a wide Michaelmas in September. One immediate change, to date from the start of the Summer events in a rational way, including an interview with Mr. Edward du Cann. range of term, will be the bringing forward of the Sunday morning service to 9.30 a.m. issue is promised for the Summer term. The main problem such an enter­ Another This should be a useful move, as it will enable those wishing to spend Sunday that issues should, by definition, be regular and fairly frequent, but prise faces is out of School to have a longer day; the success of the new time will be reviewed a sound financial basis has been established, as the printing this is impossible until at the end of the term. are high. lt is to be hoped that such a basis must be external and the costs for this We said goodbye at Christmas to Mr. R. J. Willars. He will be established, for the first issue was valuable, and it is widely felt that the the can be grat~fully remembered for his enthusiastic teaching of Biology, and for to be able to support three regular publications of varying types: School ought foundation of the Senior Film Club. We wish him and Mrs. Willars success and the Aluredian, a literary magazine such as Fort and Fid, and a the official organ, happiness. Mr. Willars taught a good deal of Chemistry, and his place has been newspaper. temporarily taken by Mr. G. W. Morgan, who needs no introduction. In March, du Cann, gave a fascinating talk The M .P. for Taunton, Mr. Edward Mr. S.. J. Norton left the Maths department, to take up a position at Swindon of the Sixth Form in November. about the workings of Parliament to the whole Techmcal College .. As well as his teaching, Mr. Norton was in at the inception of varied papers delivered by The Phoenix Society has produced a regular series of the R.A.F_. Sect1on of the C.C.F., and has helped with societies, computing, dinner in February was Mr. its members. The Guest of Honour at the annual and the runnmg of the Soccer Club. Our good wishes go to Mr. and Mrs. Norton. often controversial lecture on Language, to John Dancy, who delivered an erudite and ~r. Norton's place will be taken in April by Mr. D. Barker, whom we welcome which prompted valuable debate. and congratulate on his marriage. Congratulations must also go to Mr. and provided the Kmg's, Lower down the School, the Forum on the birth of a son in November, and to Dr. and Mrs. Matt on the very well ~rs. Trafford annual Brains Trust, and a session of Call My Bluff, both of which were b1rth of a second son in March. Junior attended. Evidence of the widespread interest in this sort of activity at a lt will be noticed that this edition of a society for debates and discussions level was provided by the formation of Aspect, the ~luredian marks something of the end of an era, for there is no Junior School forms. Particularly successful run entirely by members of the 3rd, 4th and 5th sectu:n. We hav_e long_ felt that a Preparatory School as thriving as Pyrland Hall in a School, and Censorship. meetings were concerned with the role of the C.C.F. reqwres a magazme of tts own, and we are delighted that Mr. Trafford has decided and it is to be hoped that Aspect A large number of voices were heard from the floor to go ahead with this, _thus bringing _Pyrland into line with the increasing number will thrive. of Prep. Schools whtch produce ftvely magazines. We hope to report soon School have been varied, Cultural activities presented by members of the on the progress o~ our n~w arrival, to which we wish every success. We hope term performances of St. and fuller reviews appear elsewhere. The Michaelmas als? to carry from ttme to ttme reports on the progress of Pyrland, as this is obviously from Tamsin Whitehead in the Joan produced some noteable acting, especially o( mterest. to many of our readers who might not expect to receive the new maga­ production, the House plays main part. Though we have yet to see the Carpenter zme: and tt _can_ certainly be said here that the Traffords have already made a lively having put on a may already be adjudged the most successful yet, every House and enthustasttc mark on the School. The spirit of Pyrland is high. play. The Music Club attracts large audiences regularly, and internal concerts The Lent term Music Competition . . and record evenings continue to be popular. The House ended w1th an outbreak of mfluenza which filled the Sanatorium to overflowing. job must be among obviously prompted plenty of hard work. The Adjudicator's Some House area~ had to be taken over as sick-bay extensions, and some un­ please everybody, particularly the most difficult to carry out, for he can never !ortunates, emergmg r~co~ered but enfeebled, found themselves temporarily disagreed with the Adjudicators when the occasion is partisan. We have ourselves m ne~ homes. Cl~shes 1n life-style were reported but were survived. The Summer performance of The before, and if we record a preference for the fine Tuckwell IS a?t1on-packed one, so we hope that staff and boys alike will return with skill. term ~noth_;r Vagabond, this is no disrespect to Mr. Smith, who managed his task ~ dunng the holiday, and return refreshed to do battle once again. The to full f1tness Lent term was packed with activity, a good thing as the weather was all that we expect in this term: continuous rain meant that hockey could hardly be played on grass at all. The all -weather pitch was in constant use and really proved what an KING ALFRED HOUSE asset it is. The Headmaster's competition for projects in the junior part of the First prize went to Tuckwell, who pro­ School was once again keenly contested. Fairly succe_ssful but somewhat unlucky is the best way of describing the past selections, while King Alfred came second. duced another of their fascinating two te_rms to! Kmg Alfr~d . On the games field undoubtedly the greatest success these positions don't perhaps indicate the But, as the Headmaster remarked, was VIctory m the sen1or house rugby competition after a lapse of three ears favourable mention from the judges, and no number of projects which in fact win I n~eed members of the House p~ovided the 1st XV with three, and the 2r{'d XV one need feel disheartened. Wlfh seven players. Congratulations to McKelvie on being awarded full 1st XV announced for major re-design in Plans have been co ours, and to Vaughan-France on being re-re-awarded them 1 Although we the Chapel. Work will go ahead in two stages, and we intend to discuss these 5 4 1st XV. Regrettably, the fact of having to play a third hard g.ame . in the . ~Pa ,c~ o.f were also substantially represented in junior teams, injuries proved the deciding five days took its toll and we lost in the final to a very good Kmg Alfred s1de, factor in the house matches. The Michaelmas term heralded the start of a competi­ Colours were awarded to the whole team for producing our best House rugby f,c;>r tion for those under 16 and not in school teams, in which the House came second. many seasons. . . . great Success, though, was no less satisfying in the hockey, with the seniors retaining The Lent term, in comparison, was one of d1sappomtment, as we had dog our the cup, and the juniors being the losing finalists. Again the House was well hopes of success in a number of spheres, and misfortune appeared to , represented in school teams, and Collin M. and Kelley are to be congratulated on efforts in the final weeks of the term. The House play, after weeks of rehearsal securing places in the Somerset U.19 team. had to be postponed because of illness, and both hockey sides were weakened .we At some stage or other the House has supplied three members to the 1st V by the loss of several key players just before vital matches. Nevertheless, match agamst squash team, but in the house-matches we were narrowly beaten in the semi­ managed to reach the final of the Senior hockey, after a see-saw final. The House, not unexpectedly, could only manage fifth in the cross-country, Bishop Fox, which we won 2-1. In the final we st~rted very well, but succUI:nbe~ th1s although there were some encouraging runs by the juniors. But we did rather 3-0 against King Alfred. One of the most heartenmg facts about our hockey better in the basketball cup, being denied victory by a margin of only one 'basket', term has been the number of House members in various school teams, particularly places, and in the and supplying three members to the school side. The juniors shot well to retain in the 1st XI, in which Rhodes, Hughes and Howard held regular the shield for another year, and the House provided seven members of the school U.14 XI, in which we had five players. members of the soccer team. A great deal of effort was put into the House music, and the House at On the cultural side members of the House attained a creditable number of part song achieved a very high mark to emerge well ahead of the next was short­ distinctions and copies. An entertaining performance of The Real Inspector the end of the first section of the competition. However, this success with the adjudi­ Hound was the product of much enthusiasm and hard work, and the considerable lived as our other two items did not seem to find the same favour project, a highly time and effort put into the projects earned us second place. Although we could cator and we ended the evening in third position. The House writing th~ only manage fourth in the House music competition, the event was enjoyed by all original idea of building three puppet theatres, making all the puppets, performance, was most concerned. On the premises both the upper and lower common rooms have been plays, painting the sets and finally producing a half-hour for almost the entire renovated. We look forward to the summer term with optimism. time-consuming and occupied the lower half of the House term. The House play will be performed at the beginning of the Summer Term. CARPENTER HOUSE The Michaelmas term is always a most exciting one-it sees the arrival of a BISHOP FOX HOUSE large number of new boys, who are watched with interest to see how they will had a large repre­ fit in and what role they will come to play. lt is often the time for reappraisal and As usual, House notes are mainly concerned with sport. We who was change with fresh promotions at the top end of the House and it is the term when sentation (seven) in the 1st XV, including the vice-captain, Mackay, House the pressures of trial runs and final exams have not yet made their mark. In every awarded the Chris Holland trophy, but lack of depth meant defeat in the players and respect the House has done very well at the beginning of the new academic year. matches. The two junior competitions were well fought by spirited shield, as We are all delighted with the evident potential of our new 3rd formers, seven of we were second to the Tuckwell in both. We retained the shooting a third in the whom are brothers of present or very recent members of the House (is this a record expected with five of the school VIII in the House, but only managed to one of the team leav­ in one intake?) and the sporting and artistic achievements of the House throughout Juniors. Our hold on the squash cup slipped this year due the term speak for themselves-winners of one cup, runners-up in three other ing. the former never competitions and with 17 members involved with the School play. The Lent term sees the advent of cross-country and hockey, The hockey saw a In the latter, our actors and technicians once again filled many important our genre, and we were well down the placings again this year. by an unlucky 2-1 roles-Wallis, Fisher, Robertson, Plant and Groves had large parts, seven others bright start (beating Tuckwell 7 -0), however, this was eclipsed in the first had smaller roles and behind the scenes Gallon produced some .most ambitious defeat at the hands of the Carpenter. The Juniors faced the Woodard this year lighting and Collyer was a very successful stage director. In addition, our House round and went down 2-1 . The basketball was played enthusiastically third. Music Ensemble once again entered the Taunton Music Festival. but, unfortunately, it is a game where brain beats brawn and we finished by In the course of the term, Simon Rhodes was appointed captain of squash This would be an opportune moment to draw attention to the large part played and it was therefore appropriate that he should lead the House to victory in the Clements in the sporting feats of the House. on gaining a House squash competition-one in which we had reached the final in two of the On the cultural side we must first congratulate An ne Humphries play, which past three years. The sporting achievement of the term, however, probably came place at Cambridge. We had a strong representation in the school Men Without in the semi-final of the House rugby competition when the Seniors, having was utilised to the full in the performance of a fine House play, not recorded in already beaten Tuckwell 33-0 in the first round, played with great determination Shadows, by Jean-Paul Sartre. Such a degree of success was and spirit to beat Bishop Fox 14-6, a team that contained six members of the School 7 ~he projects and more thought will be needed next year. Finally, we were successful m the House music competition, and special mention must be made of Richard TUCKWELL HOUSE . section-the second of Sisson, who composed the piece that won the instrumental Although the Seniors did not win their first match in t~e rugby, there w~s ob­ his original works to have been heard this term. viously a lot of hard work put into the match. The ~umors, however, gamed a good win in their competition. Again on the rugby f1eld the House league team played on through the term and managed to win the cup. Also the squash team put up a good stand but, unfortunately, did not manage to win against the Alfred. The Lent term has shown a great amount of effort being put into a wide range MEYNELL HOUSE of activities and with a fair degree of success to show for it. The term began The House has been through an interesting and enjoyable two terms, even sportswise with the preparation for the two steeplech~ses, .and enthu~iasm was start. Although the Semors d1d not regam the cup success has not always come our way. As usual we were well represented shown in the running from the ~hough was from Tuckwell. The Junior m School rugger teams and, in spite of a very noble effort by the Junior House the Juniors kept theirs, and the winner in each race the lack of opposition provided by the Seniors in practices, team, who lost in the first round to the eventual winners, it was the U.14 10-a-side hockey team, despite managed to beat the Alfred and gain the cup. The Seniors, however, sadly lacking team t~at sav~d the day•. ably led by J. Fulford. They amassed the grand total of the most part seemed to enjoy 74 pomts wh1le concedmg only one try on their road to victory. The squash in skill, lost rather heavily against the Fox, but for of this term's sport was the gaining of the basketball brought a real hope of success when we beat the Alfred in the first round but lost the game. One highlight to the Carpenter in the final. Disappointing results in the shooting cover up the cup; the first time it has been won by Tuckwell and with a young team too. Individually, Chu managed to retain the Paretti cup for Tuckwell whilst its iact that there are some promising Juniors who look good for the future. last year's winner was unable to fight, being in the San. North won the English The Lent term produced some very exciting House matches, notably the cross­ speaking competition for the 3rd form. count~ and the hockey. Thanks go to G. Gray, who produced two very sound The House entered a play produced by two 'first-timers', and it was brought off results. m t~e steeple chases. He led the Seniors to win conclusively and the Juniors very well by the cast. This ambitious play was a far cry from the 'slightly different' came m th1rd. Throughout the term we were very well represented in the School interpretation of the piece of Shakespeare done a couple of years ago. cross-country side, four in the 1st VIII, of whom C. lnsley and M . Jones are to be The success of the 3rd and 4th form projects gave the Junior common room conwatulated in being awarded their School colours, and three members of the a needed measure of self-confidence. Narrowly beating the Alfred, with the group ~umor VIII and three in the Colts VIII. Again in the hockey we had a lot of people project of the incubator and chickens as the deciding factor, the range of imagina­ m School teams and consequently both House matches were very exciting and tion and work showed a large amount of effort put into the competition. Here one !ull o~ tremendous e~ort topped with some skill ! Congratulations go to .I. Burge can thank Mr. McKegney for his encouragement to the Juniors over the projects. m bemg awarded h1s School hockey colours and in being selected to play for Finally the music competition, and Saunders must be mentioned here for the Somerset U.19.'s The Seniors, after being one down in the first five minutes of the very large amount of work he has put into the music. Also the amount of time match, came back with tremendous spirit but were unable to change the score. people have set aside for practices and the work that has been put into the three The Juniors put up an equally spirited performance and the game had to be carried sections of the competition was very impressive. One can say the second place o~ to penalty strokes where we lost on the last one of 15 taken. This is a great was very well earned. tnbute .to our goalkeeper, R. Broadway. Nevertheless, there is a surge of spirit appeanng amongst our games players on which can be built the foundations of the success that has been evading the House for the last few years. WOODARD HOUSE The House has been equally active in the other spheres of the School's life. The House play, Black Comedy, the third play to be produced by the expertise At the end of the Summer term we said goodbye to a large number of very able of Rod Parker, was a .tremendous success and all the roles were very skillfully seniors, from both 6i and 6ii, which left a prominent gap at the top of the House. acted. One must adm1re the cast and the producer for all the effort they put into This was reflected in our performances in the sporting world where, in the senior the play to make it a memorable occasion. We must also extend our thanks to the rugger competition, we were only able to field 13 men. However, we still managed stage ~taff for helping us with the play as both the lighting and set were difficult to beat the Meynell in the first round, losing to the King Alfred, the eventual operattons to carry out. winners, in our next match. In the junior rugger competition we were unfortunate to be drawn against a very strong Tuckwell team, who beat us and went on to The House instrumental in the music competition was of high standard and win in the final. even though we came rather low in the part-song and unison it does not reflect _In the School rugger we were represented in the 1st XV by Peter Williams and the effort put in by M. Jones, our tireless expert, and the rest of the House. Davtd Evemy, the latter having been promoted from the Senior Colts. Peter Acedemically over the past two terms we have amassed a large number of Williams won our only trophy of the term-'the knee' -awarded to the least-injured distinctions and copies. member of the 1st XV. lt was a pity that the goal-kicking competition was not 8 9 which led to the maid's death, and one left the very satisfying performance agreeing held this season, as we had a good chance of winning through one or other of with the Earl of Warwick: "We sincerely regret our little mistake; but political 1st's representatives. our necessities, though occasionally erroneous, are still imperative." Perhaps 'St. On the cultural side of the term, our only girl played the title role in the School's is relevant to today after all. J.A.L. production of St. Joan: other parts were taken by Rod Bowen and Tony Prior. Joan· The Lent Term started fairly quietly for the House, the emphasis being very much on work. However, during the term we managed to diversify our talents into LEON GOOSSENS acting, music and sport. On the 11th October, 1973, members and friends of the Music Club were Our first major undertaking was the House play entitled The Sleeping City, fortunate in being able to observe the art of Mr. Leon Goossens in a Lecture Recital. it starred Tamsin Whitehead and featured a wide variety of other characters who Mr. Goossens introduced his recital with a brief history of the oboe's origin, appeared to have thrown all self-consciousness to the wind, and to have become even mentioning its relationships with Eastern dancing girls. Although Mr. thoroughly engrossed in their somewhat extraordinary roles. Goossens' artistry was apparent, the dancers did not appear. projects produced some ingenious and somewhat amusing The House The recitalist demonstrated all the ingredients that make an outstanding player­ 'inventions'. gracious stage presence and setting, as opposed to the body swaying which can hockey the Senior team put up a good fight against King Alfred, but In the be so disturbing to the audience. Like the great violinist. Kreisler, it is in phrasing short corner. The Juniors suffered the same fate at the hands of the lost by one that Mr. Goossens excels, and with rubato, tenleto of the important note, respect but they had triumphed in the first round over the Fox. As in the Tuckwell. of cadences, flexible tone and dynamics, the music lived. Mr. Harrison supported both our teams were defeated by the eventual winners of the competition. rugger. with some demanding accompaniments. team put up a good effort. having practised hard, but The House basketball The programme included many items used in the oboe syllabus, and students skills. we lacked the basic were able to see in action the higher techniques in which they have been instructed teams both ran well, in particular the Seniors. and we gained Our cross-country -vibrato, harmonics, triple-tonguing, through the full range of the oboe. Our congratulations must go to Rod Bowen, a well-earned third place overall. The Master showed a kindly interest in the College students, who gained much colours and ran for Somerset in the National meeting. who earned his School of practical value, but the greatest benefit will be in the opportunity to imitate the now rest on the Summer Term and the water polo cup! Our hopes must artistry of a man who raised the standard of oboe playing in all its aspects. The Music Club is to be congratulated on providing an outstanding musical ST. JOAN experience. HAYDN LYONS, formerly a pupil of Leon Goossens. With the return of Mr. Wilson to the producer's chair, the style of play performed changed as radically as did the wind for the French in the course of 'St. Joan'. The cast adapted themselves well to the comparative rigidity of a Shavian pro­ HILARY COA TES feature of the performance was the way that duction. Indeed, a commendable As a pianist Hilary Coates was not hampered by a feminine lack of confident a highly competent and interesting presenta­ they acted as a whole unit to provide technique or physical stamina. This feature of her playing, integrated with her 'go off the boil' during the lengthy inquisition scene. tion of a play that can easily well-controlled feminine charm, make her a most engaging performer. the character of Joan, she needs a strong Although the play revolves around The Beethoven Sonata (Op. 10. No. 3). with which she opened her recital, her own strengths and weaknesses. The players supporting cast to fully reflect was admirably executed. A well controlled first movement. with exceptionally they managed to do this, each in his own way. are to be congratulated on the way clear and meaningful left hand figuration, was well set off by the dramatic tension Robert de Baudricourt (Roger Davis), for example, The coarse brutality of Captain of her second movement. The enigmatic mystery of the final movement was well stubborn Dauphin (Nigel Worthington). was in dramatic contrast to the weak but preserved. The wonderful climaxes in the Rachmaninov pieces were heightened charm and sincerity. The horror of her execution Both were won over by Joan's by her refined playing in the more subdued sections, and the technical assurance of well conveyed by the grief-stricken reaction of the Chaplain (Stephen Fisher). was ~er Polichinelle was very satisfying. Before the interval she played Chopin's came across very well as the simple Joan herself. played by Tamsin Whitehead, ftrst Ballade with assuteness and at a well-judged tempi. Miss Whitehead managed ably to peasant girl fired by religion and idealism. Perhaps the finest playing of the evening came in Pour le Piano, where the through all the vicissitudes of fortune sustain the essential character of the heroine g!issandi in the first movement were dispatched with elegance and charm. Ex­ clearly met her match in The Inquisitor (Richard that she had to pass. She had Citement and a well-planned spontaneity was evident in the final movement the atmosphere that surrounds such an awesome Sisson), who created admirably contrastingly effectively with the middle section. She concluded with Schumann's a very well-phrased and proficient figure. He delivered the great tour de force in Carnival which, as ever, was most enjoyable. manner. A subtly planned programme and a well communicated performance, en­ by Joan's death was skilfully qualified in the Epilogue. The tragedy created hanced by the clear to~e and moving lyricism, made the evening most memorable. Particularly effective here was The Soldier (Hamish Mackay) enjoying his annual R.P.S. day's leave from hell. The various characters revealed their private motivations 11 10 The orchestra first presented three items characterised throughout by .goodd THE DOLMETSCH ENSEMBLE string tone and ensemble. Schuberfs Marche Militaire was alert and well p01~te ' The Dolmetsch Ensemble fittingly began their concert of early music with a with possibly some insecurity in the trio :;~ction. !he slodw ~fv~men~t ro~ Beethoven's First Symphony 0 group of pieces written by various 16th century composers as incidental music for was an ambrtrous c.hC!rce an w~ roug ~ Shakespeare's plays. the differing textures suitably integrate~ .. Bra~ms frfthH Hl!nganan d Dat~~et:e:e exciting, and here the use of rubato was rdromatrc. Mr. amson con uc These items for 'broken consort' seemed to give the audience a sense of period. The ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Carl Dolmetsch, the son of Arnold three items. · d f bTt Then followed three soloists displaying the range and hrgh egree ~. a I ,Y Dolmetsch, who was responsible for the revival of the recorder and established the c' already mentioned. Theodore Saunders, on the piano, played s , workshops at Haslemere to make authentic instruments used in early music. In Scarl~~tl ~t s Fugue with care and precision, but at the s.ame . trme he was not afrar to 1925 Arnold Dolmetsch founded the Haslemere Festival ~ay which celebrates its out and give a real performance. golden jubilee this year. Timothy Bailey, 1~ the last movement o~ ~ ~larm~ sonata, by Wanhal, was outstanding-for tech~r.que, style and sensrtrvrty. The ensemble consisted of Carl and Jeanne Dolmetsch (recorders and viols), remarkable performance for a boy of his age. Phrhp Reakes then sang a.n excer~t Heather Harrison (cello) and Joseph Saxby, the eminent harpsichordist who was from Handel's Scipio. A young voice is difficult to control, and yet he delivered hrs playing an instrument from the Haslemere workshops which is an adaptation of a 1925 design. recitative with suitable drama. . . . Griselda Heppel played Tartini's (arran~ed) Concertmo for clannet and stnngs The second group of three pieces for two viols, cello and harpsichord by with much sensitivity and nicety of phrasmg, but here th~ probl~ms of concerto John Jenkins (1592) ended with an Air by Richard Leveridge, who died in 1758. balance were not entirely solved. The string orch~stra was rmpressr.vely con~ucted He was a bass singer who is reputed to have written The roast beef of old England. by Father Allcock. Their Avison Concerto contamed much to prarse (partrcularly Dr. Dolmetsch's comments on the groups of pieces were quite as elegant as the the tone of the firsts and cellos), but perhaps a little lightening of the texture could music he was presenting. He told the story of an antique recorder bought by his profitably have been made...... , . father at a sale in Oxford that laid the foundation of the world recorder movement. Mark Jones set himself a formrdable task m the thrrd sectron of Lrszt s 8 mml!r Rather than have his audience believe that the bass recorder could only be used sonata. One must initially criticise the choice of an exci~ed part.of a ~or~ that IS to play the bass part in harmony, he put in an extra Spanioletta by a 17th century essentially an organic whole; this mak~s the perfo.rmer s task m projectmg tha composer for solo bass recorder. His virtuoso item was 12 variations on Green­ music's shape doubly difficult. That havmg been Sl31d, Mark Jones came through sleeves for descant recorder, cello and harpsicord. with flying colours-and a brilliant technique. . . Three unaccompanied recorder duos by 17th and 18th composers were played As if so much talent was even yet insufficient, we now heard Peter Gutkmd m by Carl and Jeanne Dolmetsch. These were followed by three harpsicord solos a trumpet concerto by Cape! Bond and Richard Sisson in a Brahms ballade. Both by Joseph Saxby, the last of which was a Toccatina (1961) by York Bowen and gave performances of a high quality. . dedicated to the soloist. lt is technically brilliant and Mr. Saxby gave a magnificent For a finale, Mr. Ravenor conducted the brass ensemble, w~rch produced a performance, but there is no doubt that the composer had the piano in mind rather sonorous, well-balanced and thrilling tone. Mr. Ravenor's own .skrlf,ul arrangem~nt than the harpsichord. lt was one of those pieces that did more for the performer of Eye Level gave the audience much pleasure, and Mr. Hamson s tub.a Pl.aymg than it did for the instrument. was only one of the several roles, including conduc.ting and a.ccompanymg m the lt was pleasing to hear Dr. Dolmetsch warmly acclaim Telemann. This com­ performance, in which he ensured the success of thrs most enjoyable concert. poser's works were neglected for many years. The only real criticism of him seems J.W.M. to be that he was such a prolific composer. His Affetuoso and Presto for treble recorders and cello with harpsichord was among the most delightful items in the concert, largely because it was so suited to this particular quartet of instruments. If one can apply this commendation to the Telemann work it could be a point of HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION criticism of the last work in the concert, Vivaldi's Sonata in 8 flat for recorder, There has been a gradual improvement of standards, in the violin and cello with harpsicord. Recorder and violin do not make a matching e~pecially inst~u­ mental section of the competition, during recent years. Thrs pair, apart from which it is rather a dull work anyhow. has reflect~d the m­ creasing number of instrumentalists in the school, whereas there was a trme when some Houses had difficulty in finding the minimum number ?~ thre~ ~layers !or an instrumental ensemble. This year every House was ambrtrous m rts chorea LENT TERM CONCERT, 1974 of music for the instrumental section, and two Houses presented original works by Even for a school with so established a musical tradition as King's, the variety their own members. Richard Sisson had composed, for Bishop Fox House, a and degree of talent displayed in this concert was remarkable and should indeed most attractive set of variations for flute, oboe and two guitars, and earned high be the envy of other schools. Some of the items were very ambitious and most marks and first place with a delightful performance. Placed second were Tuckw~ll successfully performed. House, who gave a convincing performance of the first movement of Beethoven s 12 13 Clarinet Trio and earned high praise, especially for the pianist, Theodore Saunders. Afterwards he saw the contingent in training, and talked to many of the ca~ets . Mark Jones had composed, for Meynell, a highly enterprising piece, specially lt was a fine afternoon for December, and the high standard of the parade hfted tailored for their seven most able musicians. He skilfully combined oboe, two everyone's morale. In particular, the Band were able to convince us all that they clarinets, horn and two cornets, with himself at the piano. The music extended really could play the selection of new tunes they had but recently learnt. his players fully, but they brought off a successful performance and were placed The number of volunteers for the Adventure Training Camp at Easter, and the third. King Alfred, led by Philip Reakes, played a Handel Trio Sonata in good style, Ten Tors Expedition next term, is very encouraging. l~tensiv~ trai.ning for these and Carpenter arranged a Mozart Divertimento for clarinet, Violin and cello. The events is to start soon, with a practice weekend, combmed w1th F1eld Day, early largest ensemble was provided by Woodard, with four woodwind and four brass in March. The intention is that the 42 boys involved will carry out three days players. Their performance, of the 'echo' Chorus and Dance, from Purcell's walking and two nights camping, under the usual rigorous direction ?f ~apt~m Dido and Aeneas, was spoilt by rhythmic undertainty, but the blend and ensemble Sykes. lt should at least eliminate any doubtful starters who wonder 1f th1s kmd showed great promise for this House in the future. of training is for them. The Rangers will complete their self reliance test co~­ The competition started, as usual, with partsongs, and the standard achieved currently, although in their case only one night camping is required. They "':'Ill, by five of the six Houses was quite outstanding. This presented a real problem however, use the same camp site, so that Sunday evening should see somethmg to the adjudicator, Mr. Ronald Smith, a former public school music director and like 80 members of the contingent simultaneously under canvas near the sea at now senior music adviser to the new county of Avon. Eventually he gave highest West Ouantoxhead. Recent additions to our range of camping equipment should marks to Carpenter, whose choir achieved the most satisfying blend in an excellent be fully tested in the field by the time the exercise is over. For its enjoyment, of performance of Little David, directed by Julian Stevens. Second were Tuckwell, course, much will depend on the weather, but surely it can hardly rain every day for whom Theodore Saunders directed his own setting of the Sussex Mummers for an entire term. Carol, tor which Tim Meyrick had written some additional words. Matyas Seiber's Lt. Mott has now handed over the running of the Chindits to Lt. Exham, no Three Nonsense Songs were sung with clarity and humour by Bishop Fox House, small task, in that their numbers next term will be over 100. Their enthusiasm, directed by Richard Sisson, and King Alfred were placed fourth for their performance however, is running as high as ever, and rumour has it that they have found a new of The Turtle Dove, with Philip Reakes as conductor and soloist. There was an surge of interest in drill amongst the other military arts. We look forward to seeing attractive quality in the Meynell choir, singing Stanford's Heraclitus, but the them in action soon on a wide ranging exercise which is planned for Field Day on trebles had some difficulty with their top notes. The Woodard choir, conducted by the Ouantocks. Simon Bisson, attempted a swing version of Bach's Sleepers Awake, but this failed The Naval Section are getting into top gear for the outside activities of the to reach the very high standard which had been set by the other five houses. Summer Term. The moorings on the River Exe should prove to be of considerable lt may be argued that the unison songs are no longer an appropriate part of benefit in saving time getting afloat. lt is intended to make a survey of the estuary, the competition. When standards were generally lower and most of the musicians and produce additional information for our charts during a forthcoming Field Day were congregated in one or two Houses, the task of an adjudicator was relatively expedition. Other members of the section should have an instructive day on the easy. This year the standard between Houses was so equal that the adjudicator first visit which we will have made to the Naval training establishment at H.M.S. was obliged to adopt a highly critical approach. This was just as it should be, Royal Arthur. Hopes are also pinned on the possibility of using one of the Navy's at least for the judging of the partsongs and instrumental items, but may have been motor fishing vessels for a week on the Clyde in July. There are ample volunteers somewhat disheartening for the five Houses which had toiled to reach a good to make a crew, but application for the use of these vessels are heavily over­ standard in their unison singing, and had not been praised as highly as the House subscribed, and so we must keep our fingers crossed. The new team of Sub­ which won the cup. However, the unison songs do give an opportunity for at Lieutenants Crabtree and Hudson is providing the skilled direction needed to meet least half the members of each House to take an active part in the competition. the challenge of the Naval Proficiency syllabus, and the necessary expertise in Changes should always be considered, but the present structure of the competition preparing cadets for events such as the National and South West Area Naval has worked well for several years. The unison songs make a splendid end to the Regattas. lt is hoped that some of our more competent helmsmen may bring back evening, and there was an excellent choice and variety this year. Eventually, a trophy or two. Bishop Fox House was given the highest marks for a lively performance of A Dog's The R.A.F. look set to make full use of the glider on Field Day. A large pro­ Life, by M ichael Head, admirably accompanied by Richard Sisson. The Martin portion of the section will be using it, with the hope of exceeding the record number Peyton Jones Cup is awarded to the House gaining the highest total of marks and , of over 50 launches on the last similar occasion. Meanwhile, a good deal of work after two years with Tuckwell, it returned this year to Bishop Fox. T.D.H. has been done in preparing and sitting the various specialised examinations re­ quired for the R.A.F. Proficiency Certificate. Summer Camp is scheduled to take place at Lyneham, a station which could hardly give a better insight into the working COMBINED CADET FORCE of a busy airfield, and the camp there certainly deserves a good response. The undoubted highlight of recent events has been the presentation of the The Army Section and Rangers have contributed a large number of volunteers British Empire Medal to Mr. Gooderham. This was carried out by Major General for Adventure Training and the Ten Tors Expedition. For the latter event we have H. P. Cunningham, the G.O.C. South West District, at a parade on December 3rd. been able to enter a record number of six teams this year, and with some new 14 15 A VISIT TO THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF'S equipment and adequate preparation, trust that they will bring back a suitable HIGH SCHOOL collection of medals and certificates, although it can be a particularly hazardous experience. The Rangers have made remarkable progress in passing the various SOME IMPRESSIONS subjects of the Army Proficiency Certificate. By the start of the Summer Term 1.45 p.m., Monday, many of them will have passed four out of the five subjects, so that there should be 11th March, 1974, de­ little difficulty in obtaining the full certificate by the end of their two years training. parture. At this time In the circumstances, the recent visit by a team from the Royal Artillery provided nine of us, Jane Berry, a welcome change, and their presentation was particularly well received. The Anne Francis, Chris Signals section is flourishing, and next term should see a new batch of fully classi­ Jones, Nigel Worthing­ fied N.C.O. Instructors in action. ton, Edwyn Martin, Preparations are well advanced for Adventure Training in North Wales. The Howard Broomhall, Fred base camp, at Capel Curig, is sited near the heart of the Snowdonia Range. The Price, Mr. J . A. Lee vivid contrasts and outstanding natural beauty of the terrain should offer almost and myself. left King's unlimited scope. One cannot help but feel that this visit to the area may be the for Llandaff, in a hired first of many, and is the subject of keen anticipation at the moment. mini bus. Having dis­ A feature of the Contingent which does not often receive a mention, but which suaded one member of is quite invaluable to its training, is the one tanner. Constructed in 1952, it has our party from leaving us again passed its M.O.T. test and been pronounced road worthy until 1975. lt as we were cruising at seems well set to continue into the eighties, and although many things come and about 50, we stopped in go, the one tanner appears capable of going on for ever. K.W.K. Clifton for a cup of coffee. By about 4.15 we reached the outskirts of Cardiff and successfully negotiated our way roundthe'Magic Round- Th e Party

about' (an experimen­ --, tal roundabout) to arrive at the school by 4.30, I where we received a very warm welcome from a group of the sixth form. Having been given tea and having had an introductory chat we were taken to the homes of the mistresses and masters with whom we were going to stay for the next four days. By 9.00 a.m. the fol ­ lowing day we were all discussing the great meals we had had the night before, and what our hosts and hostesses were like. We were 16 disturbed and broken up when what we thought

Th(School was a fire bell rang, but this was only their normal end-of-lesson bell. The bell Wednesday morning meant assembly, so we all went to the assembly hall, after which we went to the routine was the same sixth form area to hear any special notices. The first two periods were spent with as Tuesday's, assembly, the Headmaster, who welcomed us and explained the comprehensive system to us. two periods, break, and Then, after a ten minute break, we had two thirty-five minute periods before lunch. another two periods, then lunch at mid-day. That afternoon we were taken together with a second year remedial class to St. Fagan's. This is a folk museum just outside Cardiff, where, in the grounds of a fine Jacobean house (with very slippery stairs), there were some fine old houses. These houses and other build­ ings were of varying age and use, and had been rebuilt in their ori­ ginal form. This was an afternoon very well spent. Th e School After yet another good meal we were taken out to the Sherman Theatre, which is a new part of Cardiff University, the funds being provided by Sherman's football pools. Here we saw two films, Lord of the Flies and Doll's House. Both of the films were very good. On Thursday some of us went down to University Open Day, where we went around three preclinical subjects, having our reaction times recorded and our heart beats drawn on a graph, some of which proved very interesting and unusual. We then progressed to the Zoology and Geology departments where we proceded to play with electron microscopes. Others of us, less fortunate, spent the morning doing lessons, with a brief visit to the Civic Centre, and then more lessons. The Weather Thursday night at Barry Memorial Hall was our next fixture. Barry Memorial Hall was where we were privileged to hear pieces by Chopin and Strauss played very well by the Polish Light Radio Orchestra. After an excellent encore and ample Lunch was either a school lunch similar to our own at King's or a couple of applause we drove back to our temporary homes where the lucky ones among us rolls and a cup of coffee which could be purchased in the sixth area . After lunch were given a farewell night cap. we talked and were invited out to coffee. At 1.25 we had another four periods, The next morning at 9.00 we were taken by some very able members of the lower sixth down to the museum, where we spent the morning viewing the arts with a ten minute break at 2.40, to take us to the end of school at 4.00. At this time and crafts of this fine museum. We also had a quick trip down a mock coalmine, we returned to our hosts' and hostesses' houses where we had supper. which was highly amusing. Eventually Mr. Lee drove us back to Llandaff where we had our last comprehensive lunch. lt was now time for the good-byes. Good­ from there we went to have That evening at 7.30 we met at the 'Cross', and byes to so many great friends made in such a short time. Photos were taken and coffee. Having talked over a cup of coffee we returned to the school for a dance. ties were swopped. At about 1.45 we slammed the mini-bus door and left. Music was provided by Dai's Disco, and a good and interesting time was had by all. After answering a very urgent call from nature we crossed the Severn Bridge By about midnight most of us, I think, were in bed. and arrived at Aust services, where we met our counterparts from Llandaff. We discussed the differences and similarities of the two schools and then finally parted. We_arrived back at King's at about 5.30, after a terrific experience. FEATURES On behalf of all the party I would like to express our thanks to those people who very kindly organised the exchange. Our thanks to everyone at Llandaff .and especially Mr. N. Jarrett for organising the whole affair. Lastly, our thanks to CYPRUS Mr. Lee_for taking us, putting up with us and bringing us back. In the following article, Sister Turpin looks back on one particularly interesting TIMOTHY LIDDON time in her life. . . Once a long time ago the Crusaders visited Cyprus, a small1_sland m the Eastem they were there SOME COMPARISONS Mediterranean; they were on their way to the Hol_y L~nd. Whilst they built three castles, namely Kantara, St_. Hlllanan, and B~ffavento;. these When one arrives at the Bishop of Llandaff's School its contemporary design is were on the mountain range high above Kyrema on the nort~er~ s1de of t_he 1s_land. most striking. The entrance is a modest private road that branches off a housing There were, of course, several other c~stles in Cyprus, ~UIIt m Byzantme t1mes, .area into the school car park. Immediately in front of this, one of the main class­ and the best preserved today is Kyrema Castle, where R1c~ard I ~as rep_uted to room blocks rises to three stories. have married Berengaria, and where are preserved ma~y mterestmg objects of antiquity. But my tale does not really have much to do With the Crusaders, though When we arrived we were shown into the Sixth Form Room, where tea had the castles do come into it. . been prepared for us by some of the first year sixth students. This room was on a 1 was working in Cyprus some years ago, a del!ghtf~l place to la~e arou~d, parallel with our Senior Social Room ; only more use was made of it than we make but not so wonderful from a work point of view. I hved m a rather unmterestmg -of ours. For example, people were allowed to study in there if they wished area, namely Dhekelia, on the southern side, rather flat and scorched, a few sho~;>s, (study places were also provided elsewhere) , while people without any set work a club where one could swim and have a meal. and a rather barren golf club, w1th -could read a novel in comfort. This room was explicitly for sixth form use, and little or no grass, and if you lost your ball you really said goodbye to it as the stones although there was no beer bar-probably because most people (unless pursuing all looked like balls. -cultural activities) would be at home during opening times-there was a small A friend and myself decided one holiday to do some touring, anxious to see as snack bar. This provided, at reasonable prices, a somewhat sweeter alternative much as possible. We stayed several days in Famagusta, a seaside resort on the to the school lunch. south-east coast and a very lively spot with some lovely sandy beaches, usually Lunch proved to be quite an undertaking for the authorities and catering staff. littered with the' professional tourists, as the local population called the United The school is some 1,000 strong and lunch is served in an Assembly Hall built Nations. When we went out for the day we were usually armed with plenty of to accommodate approximately four hundred pupils. In fact, chaos didn't result food and a demi-john of wine; this was a very larg~ bottle ':'V~ich would hold as one could take one's food to another part of the school if the room became too about seven bottles of wine. One lovely day we dec1ded to v1s1t Kantara Castle. -crowded. We wound our way through rather flat country, where the shepherds tended their Every morning everybody-if they arrive on time-attends some form of assem­ large flocks of sheep and goats; they made one think of the Bible stories except bly. As pupils tended to come from a number of parishes, each parish held prayers that they had rather large, fearsome Alsatian type dogs with them who took a great a bit narrow in places, and for its own parishioners several times a week. A system of form prayers and house delight in chasing cars. The roads were good but you into the rough. They, prayers also operated. The reason for this fragmentation of pupils was merely for dangerous if one met a Cypriot driver who pushed doing the Monte Carlo Rally. The road now became the sake of the large numbers involved, and although it's rather hard for a visitor I think thought they were pretty little villages, gradually to grasp, the system seemed to operate efficiently. more hilly and we wended our way through some climbing, the scenery now much more interesting, the sea away in the distance, One of the more amusing aspects of an assembly could be seen whe.n a senior and the mountains away in the haze behind us and the high hills in front of us master would stand up on the stage of the hall and blow a whistle to call the on which was built Kantara (one could not describe them as mountains although assembly to order. This referee image was further emphasized when the master they rose to about 2,000 feet). We stopped for lunch, and enjoyed the view all concerned would pick out anybody disobeying the signal who caught his eye, around. We had heard that the road up to the castle was very twisty and narrow and order him to the front row of seats- which always seemed the last to be filled. and rather hair-raising, and after watching a lorry hurtling down we decided that Once order was achieved administrative details were announced from the platform we would have to forgo the pleasure of seeing the castle because we both had a together with any changes in the routine. One of the parish priests would then great fear of heights. administer some appropriate prayers and a hymn would be sung. Whilst in Famagusta we also visited a nearby monastery called St. Barnabas With the assembly over, lessons-which were fairly similar to ours apart from (his relics are reputed to be buried there). There were three dear old monks there, more use of Christian names by teachers-would start. Lunch was at twelve and they were all in their eighties with long grubby white beards and slightly tattered lessons then restarted at one-thirty (games were played once, or, sometimes, black robes, they did a lot of painting, especially ikons, which they sold to the twice a week) and continued until four o'clock, when everyone would dash ot.f for 17 the btls. CHRISTOPHER JONES visitors. They also sold the usual tourist dust collectors. There was a very plea­ onto, and, of course, stirrups. Well, we were soon all mounted with the exception sant little type of cloister which one could walk around and some lovely flowers and of the guide, who decided to walk, and off we set to the waves of the v1llage shrubs. children who had turned out to watch; the first part of the journey was along a Next day we left Famagusta and set off along the coastal road to Kyrenia dirt road and quite safe, but soon we reached the narrow path climbing up the side on the northern coast. This was a most pleasant drive through tree-lined vales of the hill, and sure enough the mules immediately moved over to the edge, and at by a little stream and out along the road by the sea . This road was less frequently one stage when I looked back the mule behind me was walking along. with ~is used than the main road from Nicosia, along which the United Nations convoy eyes closed. Our guide was a very chatty fellow and told us tales of h1s serv1ce travelled twice daily. If you happened to catch up the convoy you were unable with the British Army. He walked along behind us usually, giving the mules a to pass ; this went through the Turkish villages and the Greeks did not care to little poke with a stick to keep them moving and sometimes he would disappear, travel this way without escort. We stopped on the way for our picnic, cooked and then we would hear this strange little whistle and there he was away up in kebabs, which were delicious, and drank some wine, and after a short rest con­ front calling the mules. These animals loved nothing better than to stop and tinued on our way. Kyrenia is a deligh~ful place (and one I would love to visit nibble at the grass. The view was wonderful, miles of coastline, and down in the again), a very picturesque little harbour surrounded by three storey flats and valley we could see our guide's son tending the sheep and when he called there houses which have been reconstructed out of old grain barns, several restaurants was an echo all around the hills. We soon got used to the strange ways of mules and hotels where once could have very good meals. If you liked you could sit and settled down to enjoy the trip, the weather was pleasantly warm and sunny. by the harbour watching the folks on their luxury boats, or just watch the local As we neared the top of the ridge our guide made us get down and lead the mules people and the rather eccentric retired folk pass by. There is the castle, part of until we reached the top, there we sat on the rocks and enjoyed the splendour of which houses units of the Cypriot Navy, and one can walk around taking photos the scenery stretched out before us. Looking down we had the Nicosia Plain and looking at the various antique objects preserved there. We stayed in a nice {where Richard I had camped), and away in the distance we had the Troodos little guest house in the centre of the town where, when the weather was fine, Mountain Range, the highest peak Mt. Olympus, 5,000 feet. Behind us Kyrenia breakfast was served in the garden under the shade of lovely morning glory. and the sea, and far away the coastline of Turkey only faintly visible. We drove up to Bellapais the next day. There are the ruins of an ancient After our brief rest, we led our mules down a very steep and rocky so called Abbey, the walls of which are covered in lovely flowering creepers, and there is a path, I had left my handbag on the saddle pommel and the one thought in my tree there which grows both oranges and lemons together. In the centre of the mind then was that if the mule decided to fall down the cliff side I would just have village there used to be a large tree (it was called the tree of life), and all the old to say goodbye to it and the contents, not to mention the mule. After a hair gentlemen used to sit around it and discuss the affairs of the world. There is raising ten minutes we were able to remount and as we were now on firmer ground quite a little European community living here, mostly retired, they all go in for and getting near the foot of the castle the mules took off at a gallop, almost un­ writing or painting. Lawrence Durrell, author of Bitter Lemons, has a cottage in seating us with surprise. On arrival at the foot of the castle steps we tethered the village. Quite a few of the village women make some lovely lace work. While the mules, who were now able to enjoy the grass without being disturbed. Our we were there we heard that there was rather a unique trip by mule up the Buffavento guide told us that lunch would be ready in about an hour, so off we set up the steps Castle, so we booked to go the next day. on the long upward climb to the castle. After many steps the path became very We then drove further up the hill to visit some friends locally called the cave steep and exposed and we decided not to go up any higher. We sat and watched ladies, they lived on a high plateau overlooking Kyrenia. The United Nations what looked like an eagle flying around, then our guide called us and down we went. also had a camp on the same plateau. There were several other houses here, There was a lovely smell of cooking, and lunch was more or less laid out. We had well hidden in the trees, with a lovely view of the town below. The house our paper napkins and glasses, no cutlery, kebabs, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber friends lived in had actually a cave at one end, hence the name (cave ladies) . and lovely fresh wholemeal bread, plus as much wine as one could drink, it was a Even though they had lived in Cyprus for some years, they remained very attached lovely meal. We sat around for about one hour and then, well fortified with the to the old country, having a Union Jack on the front gate. We had a very pleasant w ine, mounted our worthy steeds and set off for home. The weather was now time here, tasting for the first time Moussaka and imbibing some very good home­ rather dull with misty rain falling, our journey almost the same as the upward made wines and liqueurs. They told us something abou(the trip we had planned for one, but the paths were now a little slippery so the going was more difficult ; one the next day, and said the mules had a habit of walking along the edge of the cliff. of the mules decided he wanted to gallop and raced off across a field with a rather This, needless to say, did worry us somewhat. However, we said goodbye and worried passenger clinging for dear life, and the guide chasing him. We eventually drove unsteadily back to our hotel, had an early dinner and retired to bed with a arrived back on the dirt road and the mules all started running. One of the party book. We had an early rise next day, and off to Bellapais, where we were joined raced by me shouting, 'Stop him, stop him', however, she managed to pull him up by six other people. There was a young married couple, a family of four, and, of and we reached Bellapais safely ; it was as well that our journey was over as we course, our guide. Several mules were tethered nearby. Our guide gave us all were beginning to feel a trifle saddlesore, but before dismounting we had to take the once over and decided which mule each of us would ride, my friend got the t he usual photos to prove that we had actually been on the animals. We paid the one who was carrying our lunch in two large panniers fixed to each side of the guide and returned to Kyrenia for a hot bath and dinner, no trace of stiffness next saddle, which was a wooden affair and had a wooden pommel thing which we held day. So ended one very enjoyable trip. 18 19 A short time later we decided to visit the other castle, this was St. Hilarian. This castle was also perched high up on the top of ridge overlooking Kyrenia and was Turkish/Cypriot outpost, the road up was again vefy narrow and twisty, and very SPORT frightening if you were on the edge when you had to pass a car coming down. However, we drove very slowly up and eventually reached terra firma. Alongside the road was a large field which our guide told us had once been the jousting RUGBY ground. The guide was a little Turkish soldier, and he led us up the paths and FIRST FIFTEEN steps, a much easier climb, telling us what he could about the place, parts of which lt was expected from the very start that this would ~e a diffic~lt .season for the we were not permitted to see. Although most of it was in ruins, at the top there King's 1st XV with only two Colourmen returning an~ With only a h~lted.amount ?f was an archway where there had once been a window called the Queen's Window talent available. This it proved to be, and yet, the fmal record of SIX wms and SIX .and one had a bird's eye view of Kyrenia. The soldiers lived in what had once been losses was no disgrace (equal to the record of the 19~2 1st XV) a~d shows th.e stables, and what had been the banqueting hall was now a cafe. Wait Disney is determination and effort which every member of the s1de wa~ to display ~or h1s .supposed to have filmed 'Snow White' here. This was the only castle the top of side. This, then, was the key note, that every member of the s1de was playmg for which we reached. the rest and that this being so, we could surprise .eve~yone, even ourselves. We started with the daunting task of travellmg mto Wales to play Monmouth School and of entertaining Downside School on the following Saturday. A def~at by Monmouth of 23-4 was a fine effort, partic~larly in vie~ of the fact that Dav1es was lost midway through the second-half w1th concussion and that Clements played for a time with a broken nose. Both, unfortunately, were .not to .recover for the Downside match and we suffered a heavy loss by 42-0 agamst a s1de that was to remain unbeaten for the rest of the season. We next entertained All hallows and recorded our first victory in a close-run thing by 24-12, only to receive a further setback losing 10-13 against Canford School in a game which neither side deserved to lose. And then, to another good performance against Marlborough, losing 7-16 (after leading 7-0), a splendid match which we were unlucky not to win and a convincing win by 24-0 over Bryanston, when the threequarters really 'turned it on'. We, at last, seemed to be playing organised, effici~nt rugby and our hopes were high for the Sherborne match. These were very qu1ckly and drastically dashed by a side which played the best schoolboy rugby I saw all season, and we were well c.nd truly beaten to the tune of 62-0. And so, to a half-term holiday with everyone in low spirits and with our record standing at two wins and five losses. The side really showed its character by rising from the Sherborne disaster to record four wins against one loss in the second part of term. We beat Monkton Combe, not very convincingly by 18-8, lost to Queen's in a very scrappy match by 9-1 0, and then beat Wellington by 11-3 in another close game. We next recorded the highlight of the season by again travelling into Wales to meet Christ College, Brecon, scoring a very meritous victory by 11-8 with excellent tactical kicking and rugged tackling. The season then, finished on a high note with a 30-4 victory over King's Bruton, the pity being that the side had just found its feet when the term ended. un th . ~ whole, then, I think that this was a memorable season for the side, who must be congratulated for having stuck to their task magnificently. My special thanks to Paul Vaughan- France, who led the team by example both on and off the field, his experience and dedication proving invaluable in this young side, and to Hamish Mackay, the vice-captain, who led the packs and was rewarded for his hard running and tackling by appearing for the Southern Counties against the touring Australian Schoolboys XV and against the S.W. Counties in a regional England Under 19 XV trial. To the rest I would just like to say thankyou for the 20 21 /

determined way in which the game has been played to make what might otherwise v. King1; Bruton (A). Won 28-0. have been a disastrous season into a most satisfying one. v . Junior Leaders (A) . Won 36-10. Finally, my thanks go to Mr. Willars for his invaluable help in coaching the v. Old Aluredians (H). Won 24-9. team and his encouragement from the touchline. J.L.S. Players: Huggill, King, Avedissian, Francis, A. Johnson, Wallis, Kelley, Fielder, Young, Greig, Hunt, Fisher, Results: Davis, Reakes, Tan, Scott, Hodgson, Vize, Crossman, S. Morris, Chalkley, Grange-Bennett, Barrett, Played 12, won 6, lost 6. Points for 148. Points against 201. Sneddon. v. Monmouth School (A) . Lost 4-23. v. Downside School (H). Lost 0-42. v. Allhallows (H) . Won 24-12. SENIOR COLTS v. Canford School (A) . Lost 10-13. merely the v. Marlborough College (H). Lost 7-16. In some ways the most encouraging feature of this term was not v. Bryanston School (H). Won 24-0. measure of success achieved by the side, but the manner in which that success v. Sherborne School (A). Lost 0-62. was achieved. The determination, cheerfulness and discipline shown by everyone v. Monkton Combe (H). Won 18- 8. made it a thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding season. v . Queen's College (H) . Lost 9-10. meant v. Wellington School (H) . Won 11 - 3. After three matches the promotion of Evemy and Sa vola to the 1st XV v. Christ College, Brecon (A) . Won 11-8. a certain amount of rebuilding, but a succession of injuries after this meant a v. King 's School, Bruton (A) . Won 30-4. settled team was a long time emerging. No less than five different full backs played in the course of the term and, at various times, several members of the SECOND FIFTEEN team had to play in two or three different positions. Hoole and Hodgson propped well and enabled Rogers to take more against Although by recent standards this was not a very successful season for the the head than he ever lost. Gay and Wilkinson pushed their weight in the tight 2nd XV, a lot was done in the later matches to balance an otherwise poor record. and got through a lot of work in the loose too. Venning led the pack with drive, As so often before, experimentation in the 1st XV left the 2nd XV unsettled when Bowen had the knack of cropping up in the right place at the right time, and they faced their strongest fixtures. The problem at this stage was to strengthen Archer, converted to flank forward from hooker, always played with energy and the defence among the backs. Eventually Fielder and Kelley made a satisfactory enthusiasm. partnership in the centre; the gaps in defence were still sometimes to be seen, but Thomas and Johnson settled down smoothly at halfback, while Robertson, when the half-backs fed the ball quickly enough they showed attacking potential. moved to the centre from flank forward, fitted in well with Thomson. On the two King and Avedissian had their chances on the wings. In this Certainly, both wings, Way's tackling and Pickering's pace complimented each other well. much missed after his injury. position Francis was Robertson led the team throughout in a calm, unflustered way that helped The forwards were rather unpredictable. In Fisher, Vize and Crossman there channel the efforts and enthusiasm of everyone and thus contributed, in no small and speed; Reakes hooked adequately, performed well in was ample strength way, to the success and enjoyment of the team as a whole. A.K.V. the loose and was a useful goal-kicker ; Morris always played tirelessly; Grange Bennett demonstrated useful skills in the rucks and mauls, and Sneddon used his size to good advantage. However, there was too often a lack of cohesion, and JUNIOR COLTS individual efforts were too often dissipated for lack of team-work. In the last lt was not until late in the season that this year's Junior Colts produced their analysis, a better appreciation of positional play would perhaps have produced b~st rugby. Some team building was necessary, especi3lly among the backs, and a more effective pack of forwards. th1s was made mo~e difficult by the early season injury to Cathcart-Jones, one of A special word for Huggill at full-back, whose tackling and fielding saved many the strongest runnmg threequarters. a dangerous situation. His kicking was not always of the best, but his courage To _quote from another source, 'we were greatly handicapped by our unusual and commitment to the game was an example to the absent-minded. P.W.J.D. small s1ze', but despit~ this, the . pack developed into a very workmanlike eight and more than held the1r own agamst all opponents. Evans made use of his know­ Results: ledge of scrum':llaging to upset most front rows, whilst Rumb::JII's tireless perfor­ Played 12, won 5, drawn 2, lost 5. Points for 169. Points against, 195. manc~s mad~ h1m a player to note. Ashford was quick to acquire the art of hooking v. Monmouth (A) . Lost 3-30. and h1~ pl~y m the loose was a great asset. Vyvyan-Robinson and Griss provided v. Downside (A) . Lost 3- 46. respon­ v. A llhallows (H). Drew 18- 18. t~e solldanty and power needed in the second row and they must be largely v. Millfield (H). Lost 10-44. Sible fo~ the pack's successful 'shove'. lt was the back row's lack of speed and v. Canford (A). Won 9- 6. aggress1on that_~aused concern, and not until Fielder was brought from wing v. Sherborne (H). Lost 0- 14. threequarter to JOin Hendy and McKee was this partially corrected. v . Monkton Combe (A) . Lost 9-15. neither he v. Queen's (A) . Drew 3- 3. In the bac~ d!v_ision, although Sykes' defensive play was faultless, v. Wellington (A). Won 26- 3. nor Doe were InCISive enough to make many openings. lt was left to McGahey 22 ·23 v. Millfield (A). Lost 8-20. on the wing to score the tries and this he did in a determined manner. He improved v. Sherborne (H). Lost 1Q-26. as the season progressed and overcame his weakness of high tackling. The team v. Queen's (A). Lost 3-36. was well served at half-back by Chapman and Knapman. The latter was lacking v. Blundells (A). Lost 4-8. as he gained in experience. Much credlt v. King's, Bruton (H). Won 14-10. in confidence and speed but improved v. Downside (A) . Lost 4-36. must go to Chapman for his steadiness in attack and defence, his eye for an opening 8 Games: and for his sound captaincy. The team was completed by Allan, who could learn v. Monkton Coombe (H). Won 26-0. much from McGahey, and by Greenfield, whose positional play at full-back was v. Brympton (H) . Lost 8- 52. faultless, but who too often was caught in possession. v. Queen's U.13 (A). Won. Mr. Lee and I will especially remember the forwards' complete dominance Players: against Blundells and Wellington, Sykes' lessons in tackling, McGahey's strong Learmont, Mancais, Gilbert, Lothian, Wilson, Burgess, D. A. S. Davies, Talbot, Sartain, Hopkins, running, and the team's willingness to try varied moves. We shall wish to forget Barnden, Childs, Winsey (Capt.), Willmott, Cox, Mayhew. the visit to Monkton, the second half collapse against Taunton School and --'s continual lateness! In all, an enjoyable season. M.J.J . HOCKEY Results: Played 10, won 7, drawn 2. lost 1. Points for, 216. Points against, 70. Whereas last season was the driest for many years, this one was certainly the wettest. Without doubt the all-weather pitch proved its value. Four of the grass pitches were used on average only twice while the remaining four remained un- UNDER FOURTEENS playable the whole term. . . . . This has been a rather depressing year for the Under Fourteens, particularly Inevitably and understandably the 1st XI had f1rst pnonty on the all-weather since it follows two such successful seasons. However, they can find some conso­ pitch but all school and house teams got on it from time to time. . . lation in that they have learnt a great deal about the game and that their weaknesses The improvement in control, timing and movement was most encouragmg are at least easily identifiable. The backs are particularly light and liable to become as the weeks went by. Tactical sense blossomed and the number of promising inefficient when under pressure, but in Mancais and Wilson they do have two very players in the junior sides augers well for the future. powerful wings able to score tries if given the ball with some room to move. Such is the general level of improvement that the boys won the Russell Cup On the whole, the forwards were good, occasionally excellent, particularly in their for the first time since its introduction four years ago. short passing rushes (a manoeuvre they executed better than any previous year), but there was always a tendency to gentleness and lack of concentration. At its best it was a highly mobile pack with Talbot and Sartain outstanding, though FIRST ELEVEN no one did more work or showed more consistent courage than Winsey, who Only three players, Kelley, Burge and Clements, remained from last year's captained the team from blind-side. His tackling was a major feature of the year 1st XI, so several boys were making their debuts at first team level. Coli in, M., and it was only a pity that so few others could follow his example; poor marking and Hughes showed particular promise. and ineffective grabbing cost numerous tries. Four things stood out about the 1974 season-firstly, as already mentioned, Allowed plenty of room by Allhallows, the side showed its attacking potential, the weather ; secondly, the number of young players who came from 'nowhere' the backs looked promising and both wings ran in several good tries. At Taunton to play well at first team level ; thirdly, the strengthening of the fixture list; and they played well in patches and just deserved to win, but they looked distinctly fourthly, the remarkable number of draws among the results. disorganised in defence. Against Sherborne, the forwards played extremely well The draws were a mixed blessing in that they counted as points gained against and Barnden scored perhaps the best try of the season after some slick interpassing strong opposition, but at the same time they reflected chances of winning that amongst the forwards; it was a pity that some frankly wet tackling in this game and were missed. Draws against Allhallows, Bruton, Canford and Sherborne were at Queen's allowed some excellent threequarters to score a lot of tries. At Millfield certainly in the latter category. the forwards had met their equals for the first time and it was only in the final twenty That the young and inexperienced players blended quickly into a sound team minutes that they settled down to look very good. At Blundell's they were a little is reflected in the run of six unbeaten games against schools at the start of the unlucky to lose, playing much of the game with only fourteen men, but at Downside season, broken only by a narrow defeat, 1-2, by Taunton Vale H.C. Arguably, they were quickly demoralised by an excellent side who took advantage of a lot however, the team peaked too early in that the high point of the season was the of defensive mistakes. lt has not been an impressive season but not a disastrous splendid performance against Millfield which yielded a 3-0 victory. The ball was one, and some enjoyable rugby has been played. G.B.H. moved about with confidence, skill and precision that belied the team's youthful­ This form was not regained until a memorable match against the Hockey Results: ness. v. Allhallows (H). Won 34-0. Association in which all the team played well. v. Taunton (A). Won 12-0. 25 24 Results were frankly disappointing against Exeter School, King's Bruton and Downside. The team appeared jaded. Things brightened up in a close-fought Results: match against the Devon Dumplings, and the team regained its confidence to win Schools : v. Canford. Drew 2-2. a fine match (2-1) against the O.A.'s. v. Queen's. Lost 0-1 . v. Exeter School. Drew 0- 0. The loss of Kelley through injury and Collin through illness proved too great v. King's, Bruton. Won 2-0. a handicap against Taunton School. v. Downside. Lost 1- 3. Kelley was undoubtedly the outstanding player both this year and last year, v. Taunton School. Lost 0- 4. the reward for his talent and application being reflected in his selection as first Others: v. Taunton Vale H.C. Lost 1-4. reserve for the England Schools' Trial at Kingston. His reading of the game, v. O.A.'s. Won 4-1. calm temperament and dedication may be taken as a first-class example to all aspiring youngsters, particularly those hoping to follow in his shoes as Captain of Players: Worthington, Sneddon, Crossman, Hoole, Rhodes, Morris, Fielder, McKelvie, F. Mamujee, Allibhai, the 1st XI. J .G.B. Greig.

Results: THIRD ELEVEN Schools : v. Wadham. Won 5-1 . The Third XI were captained with great enthusiasm by Broom, indeed, energy v. Allhallows. Drew 1-1 . in many ways compensated for occasional lapses of refinement v. Bristol G.S. Drew 2-2. and determination v. Canford. Drew 2-2. and skill in the team's performance. From time to time when all seemed lost, some v. Millfield. Won 3-0. fine hits from Lander, at full-back, non-plussed the opposition by immediately v. Sherborne. Drew 0-0. restoring play to the other end of the field. Unfortunately, he did not always v. Queen's. Lost 1-2. his mode of play, so that at times the ball over-ran the forwards who were v. Exeter School. Lost 0-3. vary v. King's Bruton. Drew 1-1 . unable to capitalise on an attacking position. Kent showed what could be done v. Downside. Lost 0-3. with skill and determination in wrong-footing the opposition, but there was a v. Taunton School. Lost 1-3. need for better support from the team as a whole when building up a passing Others : v. Taunton Vale H.C. Lost 1-3. movement. Albala spearheaded the attack, having the right ideas, but sometimes v. Hockey Association. Drew 3-3. he found that stick and ball did not perform as he commanded. · His dash and v. Devon Dumplings. Drew 1-1 . v. Old Aluredians. Won 2-1. vigour, however, lent inspiration to the forward line, who, with a little more steadi­ ness and calm in shooting might have achieved many more goals. Meares and Dixon showed increasing promise as the season went by, gaining Players: much more confidence with their stickwork. Rowe worked particularly hard at King, Howard, Burge, Reakes, Kelley, Sisson, Rhodes, Williams, Clements, Hughes, M . Collin, centre-half, proving a steady and resourceful influence in that vital area. Huggill, Greig. To sum up, it was a season in which the 3rd XI enjoyed their hockey and appre­ ciated the skills of the game, even though they did not always master them. K.W.K. SECOND ELEVEN Results: The team faced a great challenge this season having to tackle a strengthened v. Millfield. Drew 2-2. fixture list with a minimum amount of practice and coaching because of the weather. v. Queen's. Won 2-1 . The season began with tough matches against Taunton Vale H.C., Canford v. Exeter School. Drew 0-0. and Queen's, in which the team's lack of match practice was reflected in the scrap­ v. King's, Bruton. Lost 1- 2. piness of some of the play. Things improved in the second half of the season, v. Old Aluredians. Drew 0-0. two breakaway goals accounting for the difference in a spirited match against Players: Downside. Kuchikali, Lander, Lund, Paulson, Rowe, Stirling, Broom, Meares, Albala, Dixon, Kent. McKelvie and Rhodes showed ever increasing skill and determination as the weeks went by. High point of the season was the fine win against the O.A.'s (4-1 ), in which SENIOR COLTS t he team at last fulfilled its potentiai,Allibhai and Mamujee, F., finally putting in the the need to make frequent changes in the side, the Senior Colts effort that truly reflected their skill. Considering only one match lost. lt was particu­ This was a season in which a higher work-rate and more practice would cer- did extremely well to finish the season with larly ~atisfying to have won against Taunton in the absence of established players. tainly have been rewarded by more goals. J .G.B. In th1s match there was much more challenge and determination than hitherto, 26 27 not to me_ntion an outstanding performance in goal by Learmont, who previously UNDER FOURTEENS had had little chance to develop his game . lt was unfortunate that this side could only be formed on the eve of the first . IJYhat constructive hockey was played derived from the efforts of M. Collin game and that it was then to be decimated by flu before its fi~al matc~es. lt has at Robert~on at centrehalf. Thomson proved a very able inside, ms1~e-forward ~~d great potential, having a nucleus of very stron_g players, particularly m the. half-. followmg M. Collln s promotion to the 1st XI, and the later combination had much backs and left wing, and several more who will be good after more expenence. Most a_ttacks were built up on the right where Evemy, on the wing, used s~ccess . At its best, and notably against Millfield, this year's under fourteens played some h1s speed effectively, a~though ~ometimes_losing the ball by playing it too far excellent hockey, thoughtful and mature, the ball being made to run from player ahead. On the other wmg Moms played VIgorously, and by judicious positioning to player as the movements build up. Its weakness lies in the reluctance of the collected four goals. whole team to cover back in defence; few of them were prepared to hurry. Another In <;Jefence the play was more uncertain. Robertson became sounder at the fault was an unwillingness to harry the man with the ball, everyone preferring to back w1th each_ but ~h~ full backs did not cover each other often enough. ga,me: try to cut off the passes, so allowing the opposition time to be accurate. strength in the tackle, However, ~pemng s f1rm stn~mg of the ball,_ and Wilkinson's Cox captained the side from centre-half where his enthusiasm and knowledge the1r purpose. Gay Improved considerably during the term, rarely giving s~rve~ of the game were of great value: he scored several very good goals. Some o~ the showed great promise at ~1s wmg the room he_ woul_d hav~ liked, and Johnson best attacking movements started with him, the ball interpassing between wmgs, nght-half, as well as d1splaymg qUiet but enthusiastic captaincy. P.W.J.D. half-backs and centre-forward; they form a strong combination. Results: As players, their stickwork has improved enormously as the season has gone v. Allhallows. Won 9-0. on and they all know that they must 'keep their sticks down', 'tackle back' and 'get v. Queen's College. Drawn 1-1 . v. Marlborough. Lost 1-6. their feet around' if they want to be efficient enough to win. G. B. H. v. King's, Bruton. Drawn 1-1. v. Millfield. Won 3-2. Results: v. Downside. Drawn 3-3. v. Queen's. Lost. v. Taunton School. Won 2-1 v. Exeter. Lost. S. Colts ' B' v. Millfield League. Won 1-0. v. Millfield. Drew. Team: v. Downside. Won. M . Collin, C. Johnson, R. Collin, Evemy, J . Robertson, Thomson, Learmont, Wilkinson, v. Taunton. Lost. Spemng, Archer, Gay, Savola, S. Plant, D. M . Robertson, Chudleigh. Players: JUNIOR COLTS Cox (Capt.). Stockton, Lothian, Howard, Childs, Hickson, Pickering, Coles, Winsey, Learmont1 Nisbet. Gen.erally sp~aking this w~s a well balanced side, with a forward line with more pene~rat1on than 1s usual at th1s level. lt would be fair to say we were better than the s1des we played other than Marlborough, where we lost by only 1-0 due to a great effort by Guppy in goal. The Taunton School game was even· :Ve missed more easy chances than they did, bu! paid the penalty for bad marking. CROSS-COUNTRY The forwards were gooa at creatmg chances, and scored well when they were Once again the cross-country sides have had a most successful season on form. Everyone was brought into the play. The backs were 'unflappable' suffering only one defeat, at the hands (or should one say 'feet'?) of Allhallows, Chu~chouse captain~d the side w~ll, both on and off the field. This could and that by the narrowest of margins. lt was unfortunate that this fixture had to be develoP, mto a good XI w1th more expenence, and some tightening up in mid-field run 'away' instead of 'home', but the elements proved to be beyond our control. play. C.W.J. The first team successfully defeated Kelly College on their own difficult home Results: course early in the season which gave them confidence to sweep aside such oppo­ v. Bristol G.S. Lost 1-2. sition as Millfield, B.R.N.C. Dartmouth and Exeter School. The most impressive v. Queen's College. Won 2-1. victory was in the King's Cup race, where the trophy was carried off with almost v. Marlborough. Lost 0- 1. v. King's, Bruton. Won 5- 0. the minimum of points in the face of keen local rivalry. v. Millfield. Won 4-0. The Colts' teams ably supported and, on occasions, contributed to the Senior v. Downside. Won 3- 1. VIII. At all times they gave of their best and produced as convincing results as v. Taunton School. Lost 1-2. their elder colleagues. This bodes well for the future. v. Exeter School. Drawn 2-2. lnsley, Kinnersley, Dyer, Jones, Liddon, Hendy, Bowen, Sykes and Bond Won 4, lost 3, drawn 1. performed very well in the area Schools' Championships and went on to the County Team: Championships. There the seniors packed well in high positions, but, unfortunately, ~ . CJ . Churchouse, T. H. Guppy, N. R. Fielder, J . K. R. Crawford, B. N. Greenfield, s A Knox · · Brand, R. M . Knapman, A. M . McGahey, G. D. Chapman, J . M. de Wilton, T. N. Do.e. · ' just outside county selection. However, R. Bowen, in the intermediate age group, 28 29 represented Somerset in both the South-Western and the National Champion­ ships. This is a really commendable effort. We must, in conclusion, record thanks once again to W~ight f?r main!aini~g such a high standard of enthusiasm and achievement, to LUI for h1s help m th1s, Arduous training is clearly a vital part of the cross-country season and we were and t~ "!lr. W~bste~ for all that he has done. We look forward to a long a~~D~~.PY both very pleased by the willingness with which members tackled their exhausting assoc1at1on w1th h1m. assignments. Two characteristics dominated the training. The first was the almost perpetual rain in the early stages, which made the country running very strenuous; the second was the difficulty of various members-and one in particular !-to select a lunch-time diet compatible with a training session. This in turn led to various gruesome comments and excuses! BADMINTON The only shadow on the season was the incidence of injury. One hopes that Yet again we have had a very successful season, . as the results-Won 7, the individuals concerned will be able to show their talents throughout next season. Lost 3-show. In two of the lost matches the odd po1~t dropped cost us the lt was decided not to re-award colours, but mention must be made of the fine match. But even though we have lost only two of our e1ght league matches we running by Gray and Kinnersley,and the very efficient organising and encouraging have enough points to still win the league. A thought ~ust be spared for Joe of the team by the captain, Dyer. Colours were awarded to Jones, lnsley and Lai who left us in-the middle of last term, and to thank h1m for all the work and Bowen, but all members of the 1st VIII are worthy of congratulation for a first-rate en~ouragementhe has put in during the years...... · season. With a strong nuclens of this VIII available next season, we are looking Whitworth has joined the side and has helped strengthen the weak smgles forward to an equally enjoyable time next year. and it must be mentioned that he and Vickery won the Taunton Area doubles cham­ J.A.L. & M.L.B. pionships, and will boost the side during the next two or three years. CHRISTOPHER INSLEY

Results : FENCING Played 10, won 7, lost 3. Games for 41, against 15. Team: The unexpected departure of Yung from the School was an obvious blow to the C. B. lnsley, S. Lai, Knight, Meares, Whitworth. fencing Club, for his work as Captain during the 1972-73 season had aroused considerable new interest in the sport and we were looking forward to seeing him consolidate and develop this during his second year's tenure of the office. lt was also a blow to Yung personally, as he was rapidly reaching a pre-eminent position in South West fencing. SOCCER As senior fencer, P. W. M. Wright stepped into the job of captain, and it is This has been a very difficult season with very litt.le practice being possible immensley to his credit, and that of his able and enthusiastic lieutenant, Lui, and a number of matches being cancelled. Under the Circumstances ~he tea~ has that the Fencing Club has continued to thrive, with unabated membership, through­ played remarkably well, although they have not been able to reahse th~1r full out the 1973-74 season. We must also record our sincere thanks to Mr. Mike potential. Against Millfield they played well for most of the ~ame but let m four Webster, the South West Area Coach, for his unflagging interest in the School's goals towards the end due to lack of fitness. The match agamst Sher~o.rne ~as fencing; he has, in particular, done much to encourage work with epee and sabre, won, although both sides failed to play as well as they could, and an .eff1c1ent dis­ which had rather flagged in recent years. We are hoping in future matches to play was enough to defeat the O.A.s. Bro.om h~s proved a good captam and he has f ield a foil/epee/sabre team. remained cheerful and efficient under trymg Circumstances. We shall be sorry to All the matches of the past two terms have been keenly contested in that lose Mr. Norton, who has done a great deal to improve the standard of play. friendly spirit so typical of fencing. Perhaps the climax was the overall victory R.A.K.M. against Blundell's in the annual match in February. The success of the Third Foil here bore witness to the fact that there are a number of promising fencers Results: coming up the School. Mention must also be made of a creditable performance v. Millfield (A) . Lost 3- 7. in the Gilmer Team Trophy Competition. v. Sherborne (H). Won 2-1 . v. O.A.'s (H) . Won 3-1 . Colours have been awarded to Wright and Lui (Michaelmas Term) and to Hui (Lent Term) . The internal competition for the Paretti Cup was won by Chu, Team : of Tuckwell House. Broom (Capt.), Reakes, King, Kelley, Wallis, S. C. Morris, Evemy, Albala, Hodgson, Sykes, Broom­ hall, Johnson, N. A. Scott, Rumball, Allan. 30 31 \. ~ -. - . ---- · ------·- - ~::-

INFORMATION NEW BOYS, LENT TERM KING ALFRED: Lander, T. S., Morgan, N. D. J. CARPENTER : Busby, C. D. E., Ford, G. W. BISHOP FOX: Atchley, S. R. C. TUCKWELL : Cathcart-Jones, M. R., Charles, D. M., Giddens, J. H., Robertson, A. I. C. WOODARD : Yeo, S. G.

NEW BOYS, SUMMER TERM KING ALFRED : Taylor, P. A. B. BISHOP FOX: Beesley, P. J., Gallagher, J. N., Perring, T. B. MEYNELL: Glover, S. P., Pyne, T. G., Stewart, B. P. B. WOODARD: Mamujee, A. T.

32 KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON A M EMBER OF THE WOODARD CORPORATION

THE ALUREDIAN

VOL. XXXVI No. 2 AUTUMN 1974

EDITOR: Richard Sisson EDITORIAL BOARD: Griselda Heppel David Metcalfe Rod Bowen Steven Fisher Christopher Jones Paul Gilfedder CONTENTS

C. W. James 3 Thelma Sawle 4

Articles Events 5 Geoffrey Sprunt 7 P.W.J.D. 7 The Chapel 8 Cyprus 9 Composition 10 A French View 11 C.WJ. Combined Cadet Force .. 13 Snowdonia, 1974 14 1913-1974

Drama America, Hurrah! 16 That Scoundrel Scapin 18

Music Verdi's Requiem 19 Christopher Hogwood 20 Music Club 21

Poetry Katmandu or 1Oth October, 1974 22 Crying 22 Anthem for Doomed Youth 23

Sport Cricket 24 Athletics .. 26 Swimming 28

Printed by Cox, Sons & Co. Ltd., Williton, Somerset Cyril William James, Jimmie to ~11 those .~ho. knew him, joined the staff of King's in September, 1946, upon h1s demobll1~at1on f~om the Army. No ~en can express adequately the major role he played m the hfe of t.he college durmg the next twenty-eight years, for his versatile talents enabled h11!' to make many and varied contributions. Colleagues, former colleagues and mnumerable Old Aluredians will remember, with great affection, a distinctive personality and a quite priceless schoolmaster. Over the years Jimmie was responsible for the gradual expansion and de­ velopment of the Handicraft Department and it is perhaps ironical that the opening of the new workshop should so closely precede his death. Housed for so many years in his corrugated iron "empire," he encouraged both the skilled and the unskilled pupil to attain the high standard of work which he himself produced. His own skill as a craftsman in both wood and stone was known well beyond the confines of King's, and fortunately evidence of his work remains with us, not least in the chapel where his own Christian beliefs and standards found their roots. His interest in many sports found their outlet firstly as a very capable cricketer for Taunton and the Somerset Stragglers, and as a hockey player for Taunton Vale and Somerset, and later as a keen and competent golfer. However, it was as cricket and hockey coach to the 1st XIs that he brought to King's his love of games, his keen desire to win, and an enthusiasm which conveyed itself to all those he coached. lt will be as a friend and a companion that I and many others will mainly re­ member Jimmie. A few minutes in his company would always brighten the most dejected faces and enliven the most tedious conversations. A sudden quip or jest quietly inserted into a conversation could transform humdrum staff and com­ mittee meetings, whilst his "touch-line" comments upon the games field lightened the heaviest defeats. His reminisences would unfold in his own inimitable style to brighten many a gathering, and his infectious sense of humour made him a wonderful companion. If his humour was effervescent his dislike of hypocrisy, pomp, idleness and the second rate was firm and trenchant. In his dealings with boys and colleagues he was frank but always fair in his criticism of the slipshod. lt was his intolerance of poor standards combined with his own sense of fun that made him an invaluable member of the Common Room. He may not have attained the summit in the school hierarchy, but such was his wisdom and shrewd summing up of men and l' situations that many above him sought his advice. l ~immie loved life and it was his philosophy to live it fully, but there was no~hmg that gave him more pleasure than his home, his wife Betty, and his family. \. I !t IS to them that we extend our most sincere sympathy at this time. Their loss IS greatest, but King's too has lost a faithful and selfless servant. He leaves us with \t· many treasured memories. M .J.J.

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. If th~re was one master whose name will raise a smile from anyone you mention h1m to, 1t was Mr. James. This is a tribute more to his own unique sense of 3 humour than to anything else. lt was this sense of humour which went to making him popular not only among the people he taught, but with anyone who knew him. His lessons were always enjoyable, entertaining as well as instructive, because they were taken by someone who could sympathise over such delicate matters as school food, and made no bones about his own gastronomical tastes. But entertainment was only one aspect of his lessons. There is no doubt that he was a fine and painstaking teacher as well. He knew his own craft thoroughly and was fascinating to learn from. He took great care with each boy­ he was always ready to help, no matter how good or bad at woodwork you were. EVENTS One boy remembers how once he made a bowl out of wood and dropped it, Mr. James was taken ill early on the morning of July 1! th ~nd died i.n hospital whereupon it split in half. Mr. James took the pieces and neatly mended the a week later. lt would be wrong to try to add to Mr. Jordan s tnbute to h1m, except bowl in his own spare time; he then put it in an exhibition and it won a prize. perhaps to say that, for all his fervent P.rotestations to the co~trary, Mr. Ja.mes. set Mr. James himself was a sculptor and craftsman. His works are dotted round standards of dedication to his work wh1ch we could all benefit from stu?ymg, JUSt all over the school and some of them are outstanding. He was excellent with his as we all did frequently benefit from his ability to perceive the f.un~y s~de of any tools and took great care of them; we can only imagine what pain their destruction, situation and thus reduce it to tolerable proportions, however gnm 1t m1~ht seem. with the burning of the woodwork shop last autumn, can have caused him. He was a great man. The memorial service for him at .the start <;>f t~e M1chaelmas During his time at King's Mr. James took an active and varied part in school term was packed out, and was a most moving occas1on. Earlier m the Summer life, and his death has left a gap which can never be completely filled. He will be term we were saddened by the sudden death of Miss Sawle, another great servant missed as a teacher, a sculptor, as part of the school itself, but above all for his own of the School who, though perhaps not known to many boys, knew as. much character. He was a fascinating person to get to know. Some people say that about the administrative side of our lives as anyone and could always be relied on his most striking quality was his sincerity. But what everyone who knew Mr. for kind and unsparing assistance. The retirement of the Bursar, Mr. G. H. Sprunt, James must feel has been effectively summed up by one boy: "He wasn't just likeable; he was loveable." is marked by a tribute from the Headmaster immediately after this article. The GISELDA HEPPEL difficulties of this job are legendary, but the Bursar remained unruffled. Perhaps an ordinary master can record, with gratitude, that it was possible to go to h~m to ask for something which usually, on reflection, proved an unnecessary wh1m anyway, to spend a pleasant few minutes in conversation, and to depart w.ell pleased: only to realise later that the request had been turned down. We w_1sh him and his wife the happiest possible retirement, and welcome at the same time our new Bursar, Lieut. Col. Sudden, and his wife. We hope that their association with King's will be long and successful; certainly Mr. Sudden takes over at a THELMA SA WLE difficult time socially and politically. Mr. P. W. J. Dickson left King's in July to take up a teaching post in Oxford: our best wishes go with him and Mrs. DicKson The sad news of Miss Sawle's death in hospital on 8th May came as a great and the children. We welcome to the Masters' Common Room shock to all her friends and colleagues at King's. Mr. P. J. Carrick, who joins the Modern Languages department; Dr. B. Lewis, who teaches Chemis­ "Sally," as she became affectionately and almost universally known, joined try; Mr. R. H. C. Poland, an Old Aluredian, who has come to teach Biology and the staff in January 1952 to help with the accounts and other office duties on a Chemistry; and Mr. D. R. Compton, who joins the Geography department. Mr. part-time temporary basis, but she proved so invaluable with her previous ex­ R. P. Farrer, father of Rosemary, who left Meynell House in July, has come to perience that it was not long before she was made a permanent member of the King's to take over Mr. James's job. Bursar's Office team. The summer term was, as usual, an action­ T~ ~er work at King's "Sally" devoted herself painstakingly and unstintingly. packed one, and many events remain in the mind. lt' s worth recording that there Her w1llmgness to undertake whatever was required, whether within the normal was some rain on the last day of term, resulting presumably from some breakdown scope of her responsibilities or not, was proverbial, and never did any doubt in the Headmaster's direct line to the heavens which has resulted in practically arise that she would accomplish what she had set out to do. Her kindness, all our public occasions during the last five years taking place in sunshine. We courage in adversity, loyalty, good humour and sense of fun were, too, qualities hope the lapse was a temporary one. Memories of the Summer term are inevitably that she possessed in full measure and which endeared her to us all. clouded however, and it is proposed now to concentrate on three features of the School right at the present moment which all seem indicative of a prosperous Our warmest sympathies go to her family and friends outside the school in their future. sad loss, one in which we also share. G.H.S. 4 5 The cover of this magazine shows me Chapel as it appears to us now: the change is considerable, and it would require colour to do it full justice. The Sanctuary has been raised, beautiful Choir stalls installed which give the impression of being carved in stone, and all the other fittings-the Provost's Stall, the, Chaplains' seats and so on- modified to match this stone effect. The Altar has been brought forward and fitted with a magnificent cloth and new candlesticks, and the whole is dominated by the canopy suspended above. The analogy with a picture is apt : what was an empty frame is now filled in with a rich painting, though this is in no way over-elaborate. The School Prospectus speaks of the 'stark simplicity' of the Chapel, and while the starkness has been modified the essential simplicity remains. The body of the Chapel is changed too, and the new blue chairs for the congregation contribute to the general effect of widening the building which the alterations have made. We would like here to thank the distinguished ecclesiasti­ cal architect Mr. Rome, whose design it is, and all the builders and maintenance staff of the School who worked throughout the Summer holiday to complete the job for the start of term. The purpose of the re-design, and its effect, are best summed up by a simple comment of the Chaplain's: 'The word reverence can now come permanently into our vocabulary.' The Ten Term Committee was inaugurated at the start of the term. This is a standing committee comprising the Headmaster, Mr. Snowden, Dr. Matt, the School Captain and a representative from each of the six houses. The purpose of the committee has been initially to investigate and analyse the privileges accorded to boys who have been at the School for more than nine terms; proposals for new privileges have been considered and the end result has been a document which makes clearer than at any time in the past the exact position of a 'Ten- Termer' at King's. And the position is surely an enviable one and the committee can be called to meet at any time in the future to discuss amendments, modifications and violations. The premises of the whole set-up is that 'Ten-Termers' are treated as adults in a way which is poised between the life of the lower School and the life of a University student, which is just as it should be. This is, of course, dependent on a reciprocal attitude of maturity from the recipients which it is to be hoped will be provided as the only common­ sense course: the ultimate sanction, deprivation of all privileges, should not have to be applied. We must focus thirdly on academic life, having considered the spiritual and the social. This year's 0-level results are the best on record, consis­ tently ahead of the national average. The new Lower Sixth is the largest we have known as a result, and Spectrum, the cultu ral association of sixth form societies, is flourishing. Not only this though, for the A-level results were also a very significant improvement indeed on past years, and there are at the moment 12 candidates working for Oxbridge entry at Christmas. Thus with two strong sixth form years working towards A-level-and a promising fifth form in the offing­ the academic prospects haven't for a long time seemed so firm and assured. lt is fitting to end with the stop-press news that T. P. Saunders has been awarded an Organ Scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford-maintaining the Music Department's fine record-and G. R. Gray has been offered a place at Pembroke College, Oxford, on the strength of A-level results and an interview. lt should be recorded that Gray is the first holder of the School's top academic award the Hilder Scholarship, and has thus set a standard for his successors. We also con­ gratulate S. A. Hoole and R. Truscott on being awarded E.S .U. Scholarships, and 6 we are delighted to hear that Dr. Anthony Hewish, an Old Aluredian, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. We hope that this brief outline of the spiritual, social and intellectual climate of King's at such a strange and difficult moment in the life of the country as a whole will seem encouraging, as it so manifestly is to those of us who participate in it. Some time ago the Headmaster spoke of his intention of giving 'a greater sense of identity to the individual', and as we see this now having come about perhaps we can remember Nathaniel Woodard' s words: 'Consider the success of the community to rest on your shoulders only'. This is a great demand-but to have the chance to fulfil it is a great opportunity. GEOFFREY SPRUNT lt was in January, 1946, that Geoffrey Sprunt joined the staff of King's, and so, for the best part of 29 years, it has been his wise head that has controlled the finances of the school. Throughout this long tour of office, Geoffrey has displayed all the skills of a great bursar: shrewdly husbanding resources in moments of difficulty and yet making every penny count in times of expansion. lt was always a fascinating exercise to produce a project for Geoffrey's con­ sideration. In an instant, he would have computered the possibilities and proffered his advice. So clear was the logic of his argument that he seldom had to refuse an extravagant request-the suppliant would simply surrender and withdraw with a wry smile. And yet, when he saw that it was something that mattered, Geoffrey would always go to infinite trouble to make it work successfully. His judgement was seldom wrong and the School grew to trust it. lt was W. S. Gilbert who observed: "When cons.tabulary duty's to be done A policeman's lot is not a happy one." Much the same comment might be made concerning the financial burden of an independent school bursar. He is required to budget on a minute profit margin and there can be no room for mistakes. This responsibility imposes a great strain and at no time has Geoffrey's resilience been better shown than during the last few years. An inflationary climate has existed in the country and yet it has been essential to develop the School in a hurry. Geoffrey has worked tirelessly to implement this expansion and it will be hard, in years to come, ever to evaluate the full measure of his contribution. We shall miss Geoffrey in the Bursar's Office, but we shall also miss him as a person outside it. That slight, upright figure, briskly moving about the School will not easily be forgotten; we shall remember his deft sense of humour· and seldom will there be a bursar better respected by the people who worked for him­ both on account of his professional .accomplishments and of his consideration for each individual. . lt is sad that the start of Geoffrey's retirement should be marred by his wife's lllness •.but we h<;>pe that Pamela and Geoffrey will enjoy many years of the peace and qUiet that, w1th much gratitude and affection, we all wish for them. J.M.B. P. WJ.D. _Downside and King's, Bruton, had already benefited from the invaluable serv1ces of Peter Dickson before he came to King's six years ago as head of the 7

Geoffrey Sprunt has included raising the altar, putting in new seats and pews for the congregation Department. He is a fluent speaker of French and has a very Modern Languages choir respectively, and new altar cloths and carpets. the language and the literature of that country, and during and the keen interest in both When asked about his opinion of the new, improved chapel, Chet told us that he made a great success of conveying his own enthusiasm to his we his time here compared to the Catholic churches in the States, our chapel is pla!n, b~t ~hen spell of Russian teaching recently he claimed 100 per cent success way pupils. In a brief asked him for suggestions to improve it, he said that the chapel IS built m a levels. But it is not just as a academic that he made his mark. altar at both "0" and "A" that is well suited to austerity, and the blue of the chairs and colour of the he coached hockey, rugby and cricket, the last hand A very talented sportsman, trappings and new carpets offset this austerity very effectively. On the other and enjoyed playing all three games, being a mainstay of two to 1st team level, our anonymous interviewee said that she was used to a simple chapel and thought least until he broke his leg doing battle against the school the M .C.R. sides-at that our chapel is simple but very effective in its simplicity. going to be his last game of rugby before hanging 2nd XV in what he swore was Despite the new splashes of colour, Chefs eyes were immediately drawn to the the squash court as a member of the masters' this up his boots. He also dashed about crucifix, as was the attention of our other interviewee, which shows that Now, team. dramatic effect has not been destroyed by the eye-catching changes. responsible for the foundation of the Royal a In the C.C.F. he was largely after eight weeks, as the crucifix looks out over the school once more, it sees hill-walker. Many boys will remember him in Naval Section and was a very keen transformed view and as the congregation returns its gaze I hope it will see a better the Lake District and in Skye striding out in his rugby socks and balaclava helmet, D. G. METCALFE the view as well. leading them Hannibalesque over some snow-covered ridge to the safety of Many thanks to Chet Kane and our anonymous contributor. valleys below. _ The School will miss him for all he had to offer and the Masters' Common of Room will miss him for his cheerful banter mingled with that occasional flurry post in charge of CYPRUS gallic, garlic and Gauloises, and we all wish him well in his new edition of the Aluredian, we were given a very picturesque view of B.S. In our last the Modern Languages at the Coopers' School, Bicester. Cyprus by Sister Turpin; here is a rather different picture by Andrew McGahey, whose father is at present stationed in Cyprus. I live in Episcopi, Cyprus, but at the time of the coup I and my family were what staying in Kyrenia. lt was very sudden; we had no indication beforehand of THE CHAPEL pass was going to happen. We drove back to Episcopi through Nicosia, having to new aspects concerning the chapel which are beyond doubt way. There are two through Greek National Guard posts-supporters of Nicos Sampson-all the we felt that our views on the subject might be coloured and worthy of note, but because There was no need to worry though because they were extremely polite the people and places involved, we decided that inter­ by our long familiarity with allowed us to get back to Episcopi without a hitch. provide less controversial ideas than our own. views with unbiased sources would We didn't run into any fighting, but we could hear machine gunning as we night we met and interviewed Chet Kane, fresh few Thus it came about that late one drove through Nicosia. Kyrennia was more or less intact when we left it; a then, later on, another new pupil at the school who was from the United States, and days later the Turks shelled the city walls and a three million pound hotel wished that her name be withheld. burnt to the ground. chapel service, Chet told us that When questioned about the new voluntary Back at home, many soldiers and their families had to move in to Episcopi a voluntary chapel service at his old school it was a good idea, and that there is also from the surrounding area. The army quarters were very overcrowded as a result; methods of worship as Father Curnow's in the States, but the idea of such dramatic twenty extra people moved into our house, originally only meant for five. Somehow slides, dripping tap and a candle, put talk on "Drought," which included music, we all crammed in but there was, not surprisingly, a lot of friction. We were a service is a period of calm and floor. seemed rather odd to him, as his idea of such on compo-24 hours rations-for two weeks and I slept on the lounge idea of a voluntary chapel ser­ peace. Our other interviewee also agreed with this couldn't take any baths for two weeks, because water was rationed as well in one can think without We vice consisting of a short period of silence and peace, when case of a shortage. id not see why it has to be held in being disturbed, but she also said that she d . Apart from that, things weren't too bad. We were given free cinema shows, on private worship. chapel, thus conforming to Father Allcock's ideas w1th the programme changing every day, and one or two band concerts. Frankie use voluntary chapel as Then we asked Chet if he thought that people might Howerd came down once to do a show and he was very amusing. but agreed that it is an excuse for escaping from prep: he wisely made no answer all the refugees we saw were English; just down below us was a valley other inter­ Not really the only feasible time without altering a morning service. Our grounds, ironically known as "Happy Valley"-ironically because it prep, full of sports viewee said that she thought that it is a good idea to hold the service during many Turkish refugees collected. About a week after we got back she thought was ~ere t~at as it breaks into the regimentation of the evenings, and she said that we went to see Limasol, which was a Turkish area. lt was completely she to Ep1scop1 that no-one would turn up if it was during free-time, hastening to add that looted. to gauge the could not be sure because she has not been here long enough We met traces of the. violence and destruction everywhere, but we kept well general attitude of the school. out of the way of the act1on. I flew back to England via Akrotea airport without is the scheme The other aspect of the chapel which is of prime importance any trouble at all. GRISELDA HEPPEL and AN DREW McGAHEY stage of which has only just been completed, which of new improvements, the first 9 8 COMPOSITION A FRENCH VIEW "L · · · 1 Oh la la! merveilleux ... my thanks to Marie .ouant for in- 1 I maintain, contrary I suppose to the modern fascination with serial techniques, f a -~·~n b~~e · how the subject got onto mini skirts I forget but 1n France you vekn ~~g I . u I nch and the conversation accounts for more than the eatmg. that satisfaction of the ear is one of the prime objects of composition, and further, ta e t1me over your u , . · dd d. that this satisfaction cannot be achieved by merely presenting an audience with I agreed the mini skirt was a great innovation, but as Monsieur a deh . F h . I , varying quantities of interesting noises and accompanying them wistfully with "O~Iy wis a good pair of ze legs underneath . .,"we discusse t e renc g1 r s extraneous harmonies. Mathematics is no substitution for art. Therefore, in legs at length my host concluded, . d · ) accordance with these opinions, the below observations are largely related to the :.z.~ English women . . ." (a smack of the lips betw~e .n gulps of h1s re wme " non -serialists." his eyes widened, "Ah yes ze legs are magnifiqu~ . .. but_lt IS a p1ty, zey ar~ so ador­ able when zey are married." He talked about h1s !ast tn~ to London, ~am l y m~n­ Composition is the most exacting and possibly the most satisfying part of a tioning the mini skirts on the undergrou_nd, obviously Impressed w1th the g1rls, schoolboy musician's studies. Time-consuming and frustrating, one is often re­ but justifiably critical of the underground Itself. . . duced unwittingly to the position of trying to metamorphose finite frivolities into Meanwhile at this threat to French femininity, his w1fe, attractive and younger real music. A basic ability to distinguish the viable from the impractical is, in by a good ten years than her husband (he must have_ been 55 plus), who ~ad up itself, perhaps the most important aspect at this stage. until than remained disapprovingly silent. started to d1sagree. The concl~s1on we arrived at was simple ; the French girls have b_etter faces, How is the composer to present his musical ideas? One now faces an age ~ut the English more old problem, one that even men like Tchaikowsky found overwhelmingly complex shapely legs, with that mixture you had somethmg "'!orthw~1le . . . That lunchtime conversation was one of many _mtere_stmg d1scuss1ons I had throughout their lives. The importance of form lies in its role as a basic framework with a French family of three, with whom I was staymg w1th for several weeks. I containing many in-built essentialities, such as a correct balance between different themes and even modulation schemes. Some composers, regrettably, fail to perceive the necessity for form and are, so to speak, free-lance; conversely others become too theoretical and consequently end in a jungle of technicalities, which tends ultimately to sound too clinical; few strike a happy medium. A novice composer, having committed his pen to paper, in itself a problem re­ quiring practice as does writing, needs, more than anything else at this stage, to hear his creation in the flesh, in order to discover for himself the weaknesses of his style, instrumentation, etc. Fortunately there is at King's a wealth of good musicians, splendid singers and an excellent choir, all of whom are only too willing to subject themselves to the every wish of one's endeavours; but of course, there --= are limitations and any budding symphonists must look to lesser things for the time being. From this brief analysis of the main problems facing a young composer, I think it is greatly to our credit that so many flourish in the school: Mark Jones, late --~ .. departed for the Academy, wrote a number of substantial pieces, including a clever and pleasing voluntary, which he played at the 1973 Carol Service (it included many quotations from well known carols) . I have written less good than bad music while I've been at King's, but hopefully I am slowly learning from my .. .. c• • mistakes: the choir have sung an anthem of mine-Ave Verum-with Miss Marshal! \.1 'lt. . ~ . '· "' · as the soprano soloist and I am very grateful to her for the help she has given me. Miss Marshal! also gave the first performance of my "Three French songs," men­ \ tioned in another article in this magazine. Theodore Saunders recently won Mr. I I Pillow's composition competition with an admirable Theme and Variations for viola and piano. One hopes that this competition will encourage others to "try c..R. their hand." He also contributed to our original Pink- Panther Variations for four pianos, as did Stephen Yea, who, as yet is still only 14. Although nothing has yet been published, I believe there are strong grounds for optimism. .,. "SRVO\R. VIVR.E. RICHARD P. SISSON 11 10 had originally met their 16-year-old son. His father, Paul Quiniou, was a doctor, friend always locked both bikes when we got off comfortably off with a practice in Angers and a bungalow sized holiday chalet t~em, exp l a~ning that people are on the west coast. Monsieur didn't strike one as a doctor-he dressed in blue too lazy to cut a lock, but will go on to the ~e:xt available ~1ke mste~d. Monsieur was also very rude jeans, dirty white vest, added a faded red fisherman's cap on his mostly bald head, to the Pans1ens. H_e cla1med that. . "Ze Parisiens sink zey are ze nobilite, zey are ze kmgs and all ze rest of France IS and wore plastic sandals for convenience (almost the cartoonist's Frenchman). He often wore a pair of thin wiry glasses-but took them to see more clearly. inferieur." · Id h t t ( ngst Whenever Monsieur came across a bad dnver, .he wou . s ou ou He wasn't a big man, but was large around the equator; which he grinningly ~n:to other things), "Sal Parisien !" This feeling of nvalry agamst the Pans1ens, I explained as "savoir vivre," now on his second bottle of red wine. I made a com­ ment about too much wine, he chuckled, but turned serious noticed elsewhere. h F h as he took on a doctorly In France many Englishmen become shocked ; for as a race t e renc say attitude, what they feel, strong words are every day usage, therefore one c~n ne~er really "Too much wine is bad forze 'ealth,!ze young , zey drink too much ... you must swear badly. The litter problem seems alll!o~t encouraged, and, 1f you re taken drink it wis water ... unless," his cunning eyes glinted, "you are accustomed." short you relieve yourself (as my host once d1d m a bu~y car park). End of second bottle of red wine. After all, from a French point of view, the E~gl!sh are na_1vely aloof and _re ­ Monsieur and I had many deep conversations involving his view of French strained. Hence the French find it very funny to m1m1c an Eton1an accent, weanng politics, the "English,"the Common Market (he had a hard word for the British), a stiff not forgetting his favourite bristle moustache and a bowler hat. . topic and hobby of wines. In the Loire valley he showed But then, for the average Englishman, the Frenchman alway~ co~Jures up an me huge wine cellars, big underground caverns in the hillsides (a side product image of a little round man wearing a vest, jeans and beret, Gaul01ses m one hand, from these famous cellars is the growing of mushrooms). With wine, price goes red wine in the other. GEOFFREY ROBERTS with age: it's the oldest vintage red wines that fetch the prices. When I asked his opinion about vin rose, he scornfully explained that red and white were the only true wines, the vin rose was exported for the British and Americans, for those with a " Sweet, unaquired taste . .. Ze vin rose is not good!" as he put it. On more worldly topics I discovered a common contempt for the Americans ; COMBINED CADET FORCE his view was frank and sincere, treating the subject as fact, finding it incredible The most significant recent event has been the Annual Inspection of the. C

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0 IV "ik ....,t- ,-- lv• - ,.... ------, ~ - -- I - --~ ~ !."i.t:k..------_!. . ; ~i: lo~ .. .=- . . .. -+ . ~ t ~ ...# ...... (\7 1-/ .. - '" 0 . ..!.F ... . • . . 1 . I":------. \...--' I dent, which, like all adventure tales, improves on telling, was just one amusing episode on a breathtaking walk round the Snowdon horseshoe in ideal spring conditions. The camp, which was based at the recently acquired army training centre in Capel Curig, enjoyed beautifully sunny weather throughout, and consequently provided the boys with some excellent walking in the Snowdon range, the Carned­ dan and the Glyders. The base itself was fully kitted-out with five-star cooking facilities and made previous tented base camps look very primitive by comparison. Consequently, the parties took to the hills with a good lining of carbohydrates necessary for the exertions they were about to undertake. The first day's walking took in Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr, and for those with that extra bit of energy, Tryfan, with its impressive summit slabs. Apart from a trip over Cornedd Llewellyn and Cornedd Dafydd, the rest of the walk covered most of the Snowdon block, the summit itself being reached on several occasions by several different routes. lt was on the top of Carnedd Llewellyn that one exhausted party, who must have been suffering from vertigo or atmospheric light-headedness, conceived the idea of the "King's 3,000 Club." The minimum qualification for membership of this club is the scaling of ten peaks over 3,000 feet whilst on CCF Adventurous Training Camps. Snowdonia 1974 provided a very good start, and most of the parties qualified-the club, however, has yet to get off the ground! B.S.

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P. Yu group and of dropping one impersonation suddenly and totally. in order to a~su.~e another character. Thus the four interviewers and four applicants (not mdiVI­ dualised, of course) approached the audience many times and then receded, only to return in another guise. They succeeded in finding the necessary vocal and physical mannerisms of the characters and in transformi~g rapidly from ?n~ situa­ tion to another-from the rapid movement of a gymnastics class to the JOitmgs of and then forming a telephone circuit by holding Over this last year, with Mr. Wilson now "masterminding" the drama, a regular an underground train, for example, group of make-up artists, ever improving facilities-lighting and .costumes, etc., hands. and a lively "spectrum drama group," the stage has found real fulfilment and lon.g When attempting to select particularly memorable aspects of this production, may it continue. Productions this last year have included Shaw's St. Joan_, SIX one realises just how much there is from which to choose, and no selection can house plays, two Spectrum Plays, a Junior Play, and Samson-a short and llg~t­ really convey the sustained excitement of the performance. Skilful costume hearted musical mime: an impressive list by any standards. I hope the followmg effects; the use of disconnected remarks reminiscent of lonesco; the way in which articles will reflect the enthusiasm and success that has been so evident in the the audience were made to share the enthusiasm of the actors; the vigorous use School's drama throughout the year. R.P.S. of mime; the sheer absurdity of text which defies rational analysis but communicates its own logic of the Absurd; above all, the excellent use of improvisation and the spontaneity of so much of the performance-all these factors combined, I felt, to bring about a dazzling production and a high standard for future boy-producers America, Hurrah! to emulate. To single out individual talents would seem to me quite unfair, for more than At a time when members of the school are being urged to show more initia­ any other play we have seen at King's in recent years, "America, Hurrah!" demands tive and organise activities for themselves, instead of relying so much on masters, a team effort, a group of actors able to react to each other spontaneously (I am told it is particularly encouraging that the production of these tw? plays "":'as completely that several of the best effects were unplanned). Without this automatic co­ in the hands of boys (namely J. J. Robertson and R. P. S1sson), smce there can ordination, the performance could have degenerated easily into futile chaos or surely be no doubt that the very competent performance was a worthy climax intolerable flatness (like farces badly produced). The entertainment, however, to the school dramatic year. The choice of plays, two extracts from "America, was a most welcome novelty and a triumph of its kind. change from Hurrah!" was ambitious but lucky, for they provided a very welcome A word of warning, however, may not be out of place. Much of the success mime and spon­ conventional drama, enabling the actors to demonstrate skills of derived from the element of surprise, the audience never knowing what to expect should have taneous improvisation, as well as ordinary acting. That the audience next, and from the fact that this production was very much a vision on the part of for these been singularly receptive was another factor contributing to success, the producers. Their successors would have to be very cautious before attempting . This plays demand that spectators participate fully in the theatrical experience to repeat a similar style, farce and related genres being exceedingly difficult to have seen experience is essentially of entertainment value. I could not pretend to realise convincingly-all the more credit to this particular Spectrum drama group. anything more profound in either play. Such "messages" as might be detected M.T.R. (the inconsequential nature of so much human activity, the shallowness of political speeches, the parodies of T.V. commercials, etc.) derive either from such American television shows as "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" (satirical and at the same FROM THE TUCKWELL STUDY time hilarious) or contemporary plays of the absurd, such as Tonesco's "La Can­ COMMENTS tatrice Chauve." Unoriginal then, in my opinion, but of considerable entertain­ Chris Jones played outstandingly as one of the television cast in T.V., and was ment value, and ably produced by a group of actors who knew precisely what effects well supported by Paula Evans, Jane Berry, Helen Wilson and Nigel Worthington. intended to achieve, and who had the enthusiasm and resources necessary they Richard Sisson, James Meek and Tamsin Whitehead gave a convincing perfor­ achieve them. lt was the well co-ordinated movement which impressed me to mance, complete with accents, as the staff of the viewing room and brought over all in the first play, together with the hilarious skits on news broadcasts, above to the audience well the concept of a "typical American's life." Chris Pring's presidential election campaigns, and Spanish lessons, though ballroom dancing, slides added much to the performance. there were occasions when, with four conversations taking place simultaneously, Evans, Jollyon Robert­ comprehension was well-nigh impossible. This may be in the script, but I cannot In "Interview" all the eight actors and actresses-Paula Chris Pickering, Helen Wilson really see the point of it. An amusing and imaginative use was made of photo­ son, Anne Francis, lan Burge, Tamsin Whitehead, . They were ably backed up by graphs flashed on to an overhead screen by way of commentary, the highlight of and Steve Fisher-gave admirable performances unfair to single out individuals from which was indubitably when C. B. Jones was seen to look very much at home Andrew Ward's sound effects. lt is perhaps provided both audience and cast with sitting behind the headmaster's desk! ! such a talented cast, but Chris Pickering delights! Turning to the second play, "Interview," we see how crucial it was for the unforgettable success of the production that the actors should be capable of playing together as a 17 16 THAT SCOUNDREL SCAPIN

The play developed very quickly into the central plot, which concerned two young men, Octario (Lemmey) and Leander (Richards), and their respective romances, the complication being that their fathers, Argante (Talbot) and Geronte (Vickery), were unwilling to spend the money necessary to secure their lovers. Thanks to Scapin-the title role which, though very demanding, was admirably played by Simon North-who plotted against these two old tight-fisted and stub­ The closing Libera Me had all the good features of the born men, the disruption of two passionate affairs was averted! (Ultimately in IN choral singing. Diction was fact the marriages proved to be just what the fathers in their meanness were trying RADIANT SOUNDS good, and the chorus was well to bring about.) held together with a very Though the play is not particularly outstanding, the masterful characterisation, firm beat. The singers had VERDI REQUIEM a wide range of expression so vital in Moliere comedy, suffered a little in the hands of these young and in­ even if the orchestra did not experienced actors. There were, however, a lot of very promising performances, VERDI'S Requiem was first performed on May 22nd, allow them always to get including a lively Silvester (Cox), and they held the audience's attention well; 1874, and to celebra!te its centenary and to put into down to a good double piano notably well, perhaps, in the quarrel scene between Argante and Scapin. practjce aJn idea by Mr. Timothy Harrison, director of and be audible. The climax at King's CoUege, Taunton, four schools com­ was most gripping and the Overall, I was surprised by the high standard and I look forward to even more musjc triumphant high C of the talented performances from a number of these actors in time to come. bined 1Jo give memo~able performances last weekend. soprano soloist was spine­ ARCHIE HUI Three of the four schools, tingling. Bishop Fox's, St. Audries and King's College, are well known locally for the high Exciting, as indeed amateur performances often are, and ably quality of their choirs, and they were joined by Blun­ organised as ever by T. D. Harrison, Esq., the Choral Society's dells good choir. There were approaching 150 singers performance of Verdi's Requiem Mass was well received by both altogether, and the orchestra, Press and public, as is evident from these newspaper cuttings led by Keith Abrams, was about 60 strong and inclu­ (by courtesy of the Western Gazette) . ded quite a number of players from the schools. There were two performan- ces, the first at Blundells' Tiverton, on Saturday even­ Over half-an-hour before- "A good time was had by ing, conducted by Paul Mat­ hand most of the seats with a thews, and the second at all." King's College, conducted by good view were taken. The Timothy Harrison, on Sun- audience's high expectations lt has been suggested that day afternoon and this is the one under consideration. were certainly fulfilled. our "all" was, however, not really large enough: a mere 20 % of the whole. The grounds for justification were, that for a "school occasion" was not this too professional? Is not some work like "Noye's Fludde", by Benjamin Britten (performed in 1972), more suitable? At this stage it should perhaps be mentioned that any boy of a reasonable stan­ dard, and who wishes to, may sing in the choral society every year, and for those who unfortunately cannot sing there is at least the opportunity to attend a per­ formance. Perhaps this somewhat latent desire to participate might manifest itself in higher attendance figures. As for the work being unsuitable for a youthful audience, one does not have to be a "cultured aesthete" to appreciate the sheer dramatic power of this superb work. 19 18 Furthermore for sincere and genuine musicians there is a satis­ I think this concert was a real tour de force. There is MUSIC CLUB . faction here, which is just not to be had from banging a tam­ no doubt that choral singing To a round of applause the choir mounts the pla~form, a note IS played on is being· kept very much bourine someplace. alive, and the choir trainers the piano, Mark Jones drops his hand and th.e concert IS begun. are giving young people Record evenings now being well estabhshe? (thanks here extended t? Mrs. the thrill of taking part In Batten, who provided us with a marvellou.s select1~n), the efforts of the mus1c c~ub this exciting music-making. committee were centred this term on the rntroduct1on of two new co~certs, w~1ch The choir, orchestra and solo­ hopefully will now events: one given by the M~dngals Soc1ety ists, I am sure, cannot help ~ecome a. nnu~l but feel warmth and enthu­ in a more serious vern, featunng rn part the performance of. mus1c composed by siasm with which this per­ one of the boys; the other, nomine "Summer Concert," wh1ch purports to be an formance was received. They evening of musical enjoyme~t in an informal setting. . . really deserve the heartiest The quotations concernrng the former came from an art1cle by W ..P. S. R1chards congratulations, and our thanks go to the conductors and they truly reflect the intelligent reaction of an excellent aud1ence. Much for making it possible. degree of success may be attributed to this. . -Davld Horwood. Mark Jones and Richard Sisson play som~ duet p1eces from t~e Dolly Suite ... playing as one body, never a suggestion of two separate p1ec.es . CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD However, some pieces are, obviously, better than others .... Attention IS once There was a time when an evening of harpsichord music catered only for a more held by the choir, who sing three more songs•. one o~ wh1ch s~ems, to.. better small minority of musically intellectual purists. However, by giving lecture recitals the other two considerably(!) Linda Marshal/ s~ngs Richard S1sson ~ Three combining the most searching scholarship and musical commitment with an in­ French Songs" which are three of Jacques Pro vert s. poems ... well ~fltten and fectiously un-stuffy approach, Christopher Hogwood can claim to have played a beautifully sung ... but the song where the music swts the words best IS probably large part in the resurgence of interest in early keyboard instruments, and we at the one about the monotony of classroom life being broken by th~ appearance King's were fortunate in playing host once again to this talented young musician. of a bird who comes and plays ... modern pieces ... onomatopoeic sounds .... Mr. Hogwood explained the evolution of the keyboard instrument, from clock being broken up ... (excusable by courtesy of Monty Python) ... chantmg harpsichord to fortepiano, being dictated by the need of composers to seek new a Geographical Fugue .. . The concert ends and the aud1ence leaves for coffee, means of deeper personal expression. He illustrated his talk with performances of a pleasant end to an enjoyable evening. . Handel, Arne, and J . S. Bach on the harpsichord, and J. C. Bach and Haydn on the Serious musical criticism of an informal concert would seem mcongruous, fortepiano, also playing a fugue in W. F. Bach's individual style on each instrument. but, since the concert is in its way a milestone marking a largescale feat of c_o­ Throughout the evening his performances were distinguished by delicate phrasing ordination between the art, music and drama sections of the_ school for the flfst and crisp rhythms, with judicious use of ornamentation and registration-avoiding time in many years, failure to record it would itself be extraordmary. . . . the flamboyance of the latter that is so often an unwelcome feature of modern "Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Ph1hstrnes harpsichord playing. His harpsichord was a magnificent Kirckmann of 1766, were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, beautifully restored and having a particularly rich tone, especially in the bass. that beheld while Samson made sport." Judges 16, v. 27. . lt was a pity that the J . C. Bach and Haydn Sonatas-both in D major-chosen 1 don't think that the roof of the Bishop Wilson Hall was des1gned to acCOf!l­ to show the fortepiano's wider range of expression, were rather insipid pieces, modate three thousand, but nevertheless the insi?e was stret?hed to capac1ty thus lending no weight to Mr. Hogwood's point. There are surely better examples and the turnout for the evening could not be descnbed as anythrng less than tre­ of both composers' work that would fill the bill more suitably. His fortepiano was mendous. lt may be argued that the re~son for t.his was that the end of term was a Pohlman, built in 1773. near and with exams nearly over anythrng of th1s nature was more than an ade­ Mr. Hogwood concluded the recital with a group of entertaining harpsichord quate substitute for prep. However, an exceedingly varied and ~ell performed pro­ pieces-those of the Frenchmen, Duphly and Forqueray, and an anonymous gramme was presented: The Pink Panther variations must, I ~hrnk, deserve a men­ encore,being particularly colourful. An altogether enjoyable and absorbing evening. tion, each variation being played by its own comp~ser w1th great energy and lt is regrettable to have to end this notice by mentioning the lack of etiquette enthusiasm, although the music maintained a very h.1gh sta.ndard throu.ghou.t. A shown by some members of the College by walking out during Mr. Hogwood's group of Morris dancers provided a welcome break rn the rnterval, wh1le dnnks talk. Anyone who chooses to attend such an event should spare the school, and were served, and other individual performances by members of the school were _of especially the guest, embarrassment by staying until the end, or, if necessary, by an amazingly professional nature. The grand final.e, the play S~mson, left 1ts leaving during the interval. This College is fortunate in having such a series of own impressive mark on the occasion. As an alternat~v~ to prep, 1. thrnk the concert visits by distinguished people, and the privilege should not be abused. N.I.P. exceeded all expectations, and we look forward to s1m1lar occas1ons. RICHARD P. SISSON and ROD BOWEN In general the attendance at these concerts has not been as high as perhaps one might expect and, since it is a phenomenon at all levels throughout the school, one hopes that it is not indicative of an overall cultural indifference . 21 20 j

Katmandu or 10th October, 1974 The night falls, gently though so as not to bruise, but to be ready for the morning bird call. Sun, red in peace, rests on a bough before beginning her midnight cruise.

The day rests sleeping solemnly patiently pausing in her path. The morning bird nests waiting in her stoic tree, for when the folk again begin to laugh. STEVE CROSSMAN

Crying And so her words flowed, And so despair deepened; lt was not eloquence nor bitterness, But the truth of all she said That set my heart, contorted. But no it was not my heart at least not my heart alone that was pulling apart but that which poets call the soul: In a word me. lt was long since I had trod this valley The fall was greater than before. I wept to pull her near But she knew my weakness. "You will not lie over my breast now," She cried across a new gulf. "For you must stand alone, you cannot love me alone, you must love yourself. If I give my love now, you will still hate yourself because I would have given it in pity 7" TIM CLARKE 22 Long Jump P. Yu Anthem For Doomed Youth When I was smaller, my father said not to think of alarm. But my young mind, drizzling down on some bleak city, saw the prophets and the mis-spelt slogans joking and chasing each other around damp walls and distant posts. Days seemed to pass as heavy as a trial and each new experience has long before been tried and condemned. With night comes the silence which, with powerful muscles, stalks and prays on every building and squeezes the breath out of all speech. But the disease will die with the body and so the pebbles waiv and whisper on the beach, and the sea rattles its chains. CHRISTOPHER JONES

23 High Jump P. Yu 12th June v. Queen's College (away). Lost. King's 89 (Burge 23, Collin, N. 20), Queen's 90-8 {Thomson 4-42). 15th June. v. Old Aluredians {home). Lost. King's 104 (Coli in, N. 25), O.A.s 105-5 (Broomhall 3-22). 19th June. v. Allhallows (away). Won. Allhal lows 117 (Greig 4-36, Thomson 3-17), King's 118-4 (Reakes 42, Huggill 33). 22nd June. v. Somerset Stragglers C.C. (home). Drawn. Somerset Stragglers 180-5 dec., King's 109-5 (Collin, N. 28, Evemy 24). 29th June v. Bristol Forty Club {home). Won. Bristol Forty Club 78 (Burge 6-17), King's 79-3 (Huggill 41 not out). CRICKET 1Oth July v. Blundell's School (home). Drawn. Blundell's 146 (Greig 5-41), King's 122-5 (Evemy 59, Huggill42). 11th July. v. Haberdasher's, Hatcham {home). Drawn. FIRST ELEVEN Haberdasher's 109 (Evemy 4-25, Sparring 3-14), King's 107-9 (Huggill49). The record for this season does not look impressive. However, the three 12th July. v. Monmouth School (home). Drawn. Rain stopped play. losses all occurred during one week and the XI was therefore unbeaten during Monmouth 164-4. the other eleven weeks of term. This was no mean feat considering that the 1st XI AVERAGES, 1974 team was young and relatively inexperienced. Any success was due to good bowling and fielding rather than to any dominance with the bat. Whilst the leg BATTING spin bowling of Sperring was not as successful as had been hoped, few sides were Not Highest able to score runs freely against the seam attack of Greig, Way, Thomson, Broom hall Ins. Out Score Runs Average and, in the later part of the season, Burge. In the few games in which he was C. Huggill 13 4 49 284 31.6 bowled Evemy showed some promise with his off-spinners. The batting tended D. Evemy 12 0 59 283 19.4 17.7 good stands had been made. This was often the result M . Collin 12 0 67 213 to be very fragile even after I. Burge 14 2 26 195 16.3 of batsmen expecting to get runs quickly without any thought of "playing them­ S. Morris 10 5 15* 76 15.2 selves in." Unfortunately, many of the batsmen revealed their lack of experience P. Reakes 11 1 42 143 14.3 in lack of concentration and determination. When they should have been working steadily towards a big score too often they threw away their wickets through care­ BOWLING lessness. Whilst these remarks are generally true of the season as a whole they Overs Mdns. Runs Wickets Average should not detract from some fine innings in difficult situations, especially by D. Evemy 23 2 79 10 7.9 I. Burge 30.3 7 72 8 9.0 Huggill, Evemy, Reakes and Collin, N. Much was expected of Burge, but the K. Broomhall 66.5 10 154 12 12.8 burden of captaincy seemed to curb his adventurous stroke play. The fielding was M . Thomson 100.5 25 263 19 13.8 often excellent and rarely very poor. N. Way 71 15 196 13 15.0 lt is to be hoped that lessons have been learned on all sides and that the N. Greig 208.1 43 497 32 15.5 14 330 16 20.6 experience gained this year will serve to mould a successful team in the ensuing D. Sperring 93 season. M.J.G. SECOND ELEVEN The Seconds had a season of mixed fortune, beginning with a fine five wicket Players: win over Bristol Grammar School, but ending the season being beaten by 115 The following played in three or more matches for the 1st XI:- Burge (Capt.), D. Kelley, N. Greig, runs at Downside. In between they narrowly lost to Cannington, when they C. Huggill, M . Coli in, D .~ Eve my, P. Reakes, H. Broom hall, M . Thomson, N. Way, D. Sperring, R. Coli in, S. Morris, J . Robertson. ought really to have settled for a draw, but such technical finesse improved as the season progressed. Millfield proved too strong, though at one time they were Results: Played 15, Won 3, Lost 3, Drawn 9. three wickets down with only two scored. The most thrilling match was against 2nd May. v. XL Club (home). Drawn. Rain stopped play. XL Club 148-4 dec., King's 88-3 (Huggill 28 not out, Burge 26) . Nomads, providing a combination of sound batting, tight bowling and enthusiastic 4th May. v. Bristol Grammar School (home). Drawn. fielding. Crossman developed into a useful captain, commanding the respect of his Bristol Grammar School 83-9 dec. (Greig 5-30, Way 3- 38), King's 64-5 (Burge 22). team, and deserved his colours, as did Rowe for his consistent performance as an 15th May. v. Taunton School (away). Drawn. opening bowler. T.P.C. Taunton School164-9 dec. (Sperring 5-51 ), King's 105-5 (Collin, M . 25, Evemy 24). 22nd May. v. Millfield (home) . Drawn. King's 150- 9 dec. (Evemy 46, Sperring 22 n.o.), Millfield 95- 5 (Greig 3-32). Results: Won 3, Lost 4, Drawn 1. 29th May. v. Taunton C.C. (away). Won. Taunton C. C. 144 (Thomson 4- 20, Sperring 3-38), King's 149-4 (Collin, N. 67, Burge 24, Evemy 24) SENIOR COLTS 1st June. v. King's, Bruton (away). Drawn. Bruton 137-7 dec. (Evemy 5-28), King's 100-9 (Reakes 34). . The Senior Colts had a very disappointing season winning only o~e and losing 10th June v. M.C.C . (home). Lost. f1ve of the seven matches played. This having been said, however, 1t was a very 22) . M .C.C. 113 (Greig 3-43, Way 3-11 ), King's 66 (Huggill 25 24 young side, most of its members being eligible for the Senior Colts again next year. Thus, they should look forward confidently to success next season with the benefit of the experience already gained. The team began with a very creditable performance against a strong Millfield XI, just losing by two wickets in the last over before stumps were scheduled to be drawn, and there was every reason for optimism. However, we then suffered two defeats at the hands of All hallows and King's Bruton when, and this was to be the story on several occasions, bad batting let us down. Next we entertained Blun­ dells, and in a match affected by rain played out a draw. Taunton School then inflicted a crushing defeat on us by ten wickets and then redemption somewhat when in the return match against Allhallows we beat them handsomely, bowling that we them out for 28. Finally, against Downside, we lost by one run a game Penhale Camp, should have won decisively, collapsing from 50 for 4 to 66 all out. J.L.S. Cornwall

Results: King's 114-9 dec. (Morris 21, Churchouse 20, Crawford 20), Millfield 116-8 (Churchouse 6-43). Allhallows 138-6 dec., King's 79. King's, Bruton 106 (Coombs 6-37), King's 78. Blundells 96-6 dec. (Coombs 4-38), King's 48-5 (McKee 21 ). King's 65, Taunton School 67-0. King's 120-6 dec. (Morris 55, Matthews 25), All hallows 28 (Churchouse 5-8, De Wilton 4-15). Downside 67 (Churchouse 4-32, Coombs 4-23), King's 66 (McKee 20).

UNDER FOURTEENS The team has enjoyed quite a successful season due mainly to the quality of the batting. The first six batsmen each made scores of over 30, which is encouraging for the future. The bowling has not been so penetrative, however, and the fielding was not sufficiently attacking. The spirit of the team has been very good and much of the credit for this must go to the captaincy of Childs. R.A.K.M.

Results: v. Taunton School (home). Drew. v. Blundells {home). Lost. v. Taunton School (away). Won. v. Queen's College (home). Won. v. Allhallows (away). Won. Players: Childs (capt.), Bu\ley, Davies, G. H., Coles, Davies, D. A. S., Waiters, Ford, Cochrane, Lund, Brunnen, Glover, Poland, Beesley, Sparkes, Robertson, A. I. C.

ATHLETICS This year is perhaps most remarkable for the very large number of junior boys who have wanted to do Athletics seriously and for the high quality of the small number of seniors and intermediates. Once again at senior level the School has been very strong on the track with Grange-Bennett and P. R. Williams being ex­ tremely successful in the eight and four hundred metres. lt was unfortunate that the captain, Hanna, was injured for so much of the season and only returned to form with a personal best of 4 mins. 4 secs. in the final weeks. The sprinting, too, 26 was first class and Clements was not beaten until he reached the second round of the all England Schools' Championships. lt was a pity that a damaged ankle stopped him long jumping, for he was capable of twenty-two feet. At last, with the advent of foam and the "flop," King's is generating high jumpers, Howard's 1m. 74 must encourage others to follow him. In the other field events most of the strength lay in the U.17 team, with Wilkinson throwing about the 40 metres mark with the discus, enough to get him 11th place at the Nationals, and Hoole be­ ginning to look like a javelin thrower. lt was unfortunate that this team had less matches than it deserved. Hanna set a tremendous example in his own training and enthusiasm and the whole side r:t. could show great fighting spirit. This was most evident at Taunton and at the (] Melvin Quelch at Kelly. This was one of the most enjoyable matches of the term and although it was a pity that the team was so depleted in numbers by exams and

('-· injury, it forced everyone to do three events, even Hanna threw a javelin, and it brought the best out of everyone. lt was fitting that we should have won the three final relays with a particularly fine 4 x 400m. Perhaps the happiest match of all was that against the Old Boys. In a friendly ~ but competitive atmosphere on a lovely day, some of the greats of past King's t athletics' sides turned out. Amongst them were some who had scarcely run a yard since leaving and others, like Stewart, C. Monks and Simins, who are all in -~ good training. Together they brought the best out of the King's team, notably a 1 fine 51 .7 from P. R. Williams, Howards' high jump, Wilkinson's 11.2 and two ex­ cellent pieces of running from Hanna. ' 1 ...... -...... _ ,: The School sports were held in good conditions and produced some excellent I ~ performances, though the general standard was slightly down on previous years. "'-.: Clements especially was on form and was worthy of the Senior Victor Ludorum .s with four wins. The Woodard had a good day! R.H., H.H.G., G.B.H. ~ This season was fairly successful but this, on the whole, was based on the ol skills of the few, though the rest of the side supported admirably. > Simon Clements must be singled out for mention as he won most events. ~ At the Taunton areas he won everything except the hurdles, triple-jump, 800 and 0 1,500-though the last two weren't done! ""6 Last season also saw Mr. Bartlett introduced to the side for which the javelinists are very grateful, though last term's experience with us seems to have changed him t slightly and he'll have to shave it off as it provides wind resistance. n Finally, our thanks must go to Mr. Hall, who, as usual, kept the side going and d \ ') helped Clements, Wilkinson and Grange-Bennett to the E.S.A.A. Championships. We wish him, his wife and the dog the best. BOB HANNA -~ Captain: Hanna. l Matches .j v. Millfield. U.15, won; U.16,1ost. v. Bryanston Five Schools. Open, 2nd; U.15, lost. v. Allhallows. Open, won; U.17, won. v. Taunton and Queen's. Open, won; U.17, won. v. Wellington. Open, won ; U.17, won. v. Kelly College, The Melvin Quaish Si x Schools. 3rd. v. O.A. Open, lost. 27 Inter-House Sports: Standards Cup: 1st, Tuckwell, 9.57; 2nd, Woodard, 9.38; 3rd, Bishop Fox, 8.19. Junior Sports Cup : 1st, Meynell, 34; 2nd, Tu ckwell, 22 ; 3rd, Bishop Fox, 17. Intermediates: 1st, Woodard, 43; 2nd, Tuckwell, 18~ ; 3rd, M eynell, 16! . Seniors: 1st, Woodard, 27; 2nd, Bishop Fox, 26; 3rd, Tu ckw ell, 21. Relay Cup : Woodard . Victor Ludo rum: Senior, Cl ements; Intermediate, Bow en; Junior, Gilbert, J . E. Colours: Hanna, Grange- Benn ett, P. R. Williams. SWIMMING This season, like last year's, may be classed as a successful one; this can be said on two accounts. Firstly in that everyone has enjoyed themselves, and this has been clearly evident in the way that people have gone about their training and their matches, both often in cold weather. Secondly in the fact that we had an unbeaten season of school matches, playing against eight other schools. However, the one blow to the complete success was in the Meade King, a competition between King's, Queen's, Taunton, and Wellington, and a trophy that has gone to Taunton School more frequently than not. There was a great boost to the side when we won the first match of the season against Millfield. This is for the second year running, which was very satisfying. For the first time we went to Sherborne for a match, this one was easier than most, but many of the team could not get used to the 50-yard pool, twice as long as ours. At Taunton we had expected a very close match, but happily this year we went there and swam against them, beating them by one of the largest margins ever. In fact, out of all the events we conceded only two first places to them. At Down­ side we ended the season with a good win over them in their indoor pool. After this we carried on with the hard training for the Meade King gala and despite the fine victory over the host school, Taunton, earlier on in the season, the competition was a great deal closer, with Taunton benefiting from the various different age groups-a lot of young ones. However, once again the cup went to Taunton due to an unfortunate disqualification in an event. Finally, the swimming side would like to thank Mr. Gooderham for giving us all a great amount of enjoyment during the season and we can only hope that there is a little more luck in our favour next year for the Meade King. The swimming sports provided some exciting races, but the distribution of cups remained the same as before, Senior Cup, Tuckwell. Junior Cup, Alfred. Open Relay Cup, Tuckwell. Standards Cup, Carpenter. Colourmen in the side: Re -awarded : Dyer, Sneddon, McKelvie, Vize. Awarded : Vyvyan Robinson, Boddy, Rumball, Alien, Plumb, Venning. Results: Millfield 100 King's 108 Won Queen's 74 King's 108 Won Blundells 58! King's 91 ~ Won Sherborne 41 King's 84 Won Wellington 56 King's 94 Won Taunton 58 King's 92 Won Bruton 51 King's 99 Won Downside 57 King's 91 Won

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