St. George’s School Windsor Association

CHRONICLE 2019

Welcome to another edition of the Chronicle, one that is likely to be the last. In years gone by Old Pupils’ news used to be included in the Chronicle as part of the school’s summary of each term. At the end of the last century, this section migrated to the newly School Magazine but by the beginning of this century disappeared from view giving rise to the rebirth of The Chronicle. Proving that there is nothing new under , from next year the two publications will be reunited as part of the drive under way to integrate alumni matters within the daily operation of the school. This is a very welcome development and one that comes early in our new Headmaster’s tenure.

William and Catherine Goldsmith joined St George’s in January of this year and have right from the beginning been kind and interested hosts to the Association Committee. I hope that you get to meet them both in the near future and hear William’s hopes and plans for the school. It is perhaps an opportune moment to remind ourselves the objects of the Association as with the arrival of a new Headmaster I am sure we will all wish to ensure he receives our support and encouragement as he charts the path ahead:

The objects shall be to encourage Members to in touch with each other and with the School. Members shall also be encouraged to give their support to the School, its Choral Traditions, and the Headmaster whenever they can do so.

Signing off as Honorary Secretary after some seven years in post, I find myself reflecting on how like a broken record I must sound. However, given that this is a skill that many teachers share I shall end simply by reiterating that the Association is its members and for it to flourish their involvement is crucial. It is wonderful that this Reunion day will see more than twenty people returning to play cricket, fifty or more attending and 90 our evening entertainment, many of them younger members. If one of our objects is to keep members in touch one with another, I hope that many of these attendees can be persuaded to provide their news for inclusion in future publications. Obituaries

I have first to announce the obituaries and notifications that have been received.

We have learned of the death of Dr Martin Cardew (1935-41).

(Paul) Richard Halsey (1954-59) 4 April 1945 to 11 January 2019 Richard died on the 11th January 2019 having been diagnosed only six weeks before with a rare and particularly aggressive form of cancer.

Richard was a chorister from 1954-1959 and loved his time at St George’s under the choral direction of Sir William Harris. Those years saw him sing at Garter installations for, and attended by, important dignitaries of the age, including Winston Churchill. His time at St George’s greatly influenced the rest of his life and in particular brought on his great interest in music allied to a deep Christian faith. However, his love of music extended beyond choral and classical genres, and it was the music of Chuck Berry which he played to us on his iPad on one his final family evenings together.

At St George’s, he played cricket, and rugby and was first introduced to archery. Archery became a big theme later in life and within a short period of taking it up again during his retirement he was shooting for Surrey County. He won competitions on visits both to New Zealand, , Malta and Jersey. He was invited to become a member of the Royal Toxophilite Society and served as its Secretary, of which he was extremely proud.

He went on to Haileybury and had a career in insurance. He married Diana in 1970 and they had two sons. Richard enjoyed visits to New Zealand where his elder son is married and now lives. His younger son is married and has four children who brought Richard great joy. Early retirement saw Richard pursuing many of his interests including archery, taking up the trombone and playing in a band and with 2 jazz groups and even, at the end of last year, passing his grade 3 with distinction. One particularly unusual interest was to be found in the challenge of driving red double- decker buses for 6 years in the Croydon area!

He attended many Reunions (often as a member of the cricket team) and was a former Honorary Treasurer of the Association.

Latterly he enjoyed singing in the at Holy Church, Cuckfield with his younger son and eldest grand-daughter. A Thanksgiving Service of Holy Communion was held there attended by a full church, the music provided by a wonderful choir in the tradition that Richard loved. Edward Jackson (a contemporary of Richard’s) attended the service. Captain Patrick Alan Colin Harland (1938–43) OBE, RN Ret’d. 21st March 1930 - 18th April 2019

It is with great sadness that Tim Harland (1967–72) writes to inform us of the death of his father on 18th April 2019 after a long and difficult illness.

He loved his time at St. George’s and talked of it often, even giving talks relatively recently about it under the title, ‘Reminiscences of A Chorister’, to anyone who would invite him to speak. He would tell tales of the choir having to stop in the middle of a service when there was an air raid warning during WWII and solemnly process out and then run down the 100 Steps at speed. He would also relate how he sang at the funeral of youngest son, the Duke of Connaught, in January 1942, and was thereafter proud to tell people that he “sang at the funeral of the great Duke of Wellington’s Godson”! He also recalled singing at Princess Elizabeth’s (now our Queen) confirmation in the private chapel and with three other choristers on another occasion to give a sight-reading demonstration to the two Princesses in Dr Harris’ drawing room.

Patrick became Head Chorister in 1943 at 13 years old, but with three older brothers away at war in the army, navy and air force respectively, he was keen to do his bit and join up. He was desperate to join the Royal Navy and become an officer, but the entry age for joining the Royal Navy College Dartmouth was between the age of thirteen years and two months and thirteen years and six months. This was a problem for the Dean and Chapter because as a chorister you were obliged to stay until you were 14, or until your voice broke. It was said that the academic entry level for Dartmouth was higher than for public schools and the Headmaster said he was unlikely to get in on his academic prowess. He therefore told the Dean and Chapter that as it was most unlikely that he would get in, they may as well let him have a go! He did get in, and they did let him go, and he went on to have a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.

Patrick remained a keen supporter of the Club and was also a Life Friend of St. George’s Chapel. He always said that the discipline of being a chorister stood him in good stead for the rest of his life. He continued to sing in a number of until late in his life, most notably the Wells Oratorio Society for 10 years of which he was chairman for three years. The saddest thing about the progressive illness from which he suffered was that for his last two years, he lost the ability to speak and worse still, in his mind, to sing – a cruel irony for someone who specialised in communication in the Navy and who thrived on singing.

A photograph of the choir during his time standing on the steps of the West Door hung on the wall in his room at the nursing home. It’s fair to say therefore that St. George’s was very much with him and was a part of him up until the very end.

His light-hearted nature, great kindness, generosity and good humour will I am sure be missed by all who knew him. Jessie Hicks (Matron 1977-95) died in December 2018. Her funeral service was held on Wednesday 12th December at West Suffolk Crematorium, Bury St Edmunds.

Sue Hill BEM wife of former Head Master George Hill LVO (1983-92). Sue will be remembered by staff and boys alike as being the very epitome of the spirit of service. Having run Llandaff Cathedral Choir School so successfully, George and Sue came to St George’s in 1983 with the hardest of acts to follow upon the retirement of Richard Russell CVO (1971-1983). That their tenure here was so happy and productive was down to their being such a good team. Sue was hugely practical and energetic, fiercely proud of all her boys, and equally exacting in her expectations of all at St George’s: the editor remembers with affection having his pockets sewn up for making the mistake of talking to her with his hands shoved firmly in them for the umpteenth time!

This care and warmth was perhaps most clearly epitomised in the family atmosphere they created and which saw generations of boys welcomed into the Head Master’s sitting room on Wednesday evenings to watch M*A*S*H and Saturdays and Sundays to escape into the worlds of Dempsey & Makepeace or The Professionals, or to play cards and board-games. Having attempted retirement only to find themselves coming to the aid of St Paul’s Cathedral Choir School, George and Sue eventually enjoyed an active and happy retirement in Hurstpierpoint. The call of St George’s never weakened, however: Sue and George have been regular and loyal members of the Association for over a quarter of a century and stewarding duties have seen them in Chapel each term of the College Year. With a citation that captures all of the above most fittingly, Sue was awarded the BEM in the New Year’s Honours List published in December 2014:

Susan, Mrs HILL Community Volunteer, Mothers and Toddlers Group, Hurstpierpoint, West . For services to Children and Families.

All those who knew her will be immensely saddened at her passing and will join with the current school community in sending their heartfelt condolences to George and their three sons, daughter and grandchildren.

A service of thanksgiving for her life was held in Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex on Monday 11th February and Peter Roberts, Roger Judd, and Andrea Roberts were all spotted in attendance: it was hard to miss Roger as he was playing; all were deeply moved by George’s touching tribute.

We are sad to report that Peter Mayne (1943-45) died on 25th February 2019.

(Charles) Allan McDowall (1947-52) died on Monday, 17 September 2018 and his funeral was held at St Peter & St Paul’s Parish Church, Pound Road, West Wittering, on 4 October, 2018 with Maggie Ward able to attend. After Choristership at St George’s, which he characterized as a sanctuary of peace, love and friendship, Allan was a cadet aboard HMS “Worcester” the name given to successive ships which housed the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College. From 1952–1959 he worked for the Clan Line before moving to P&O in 1959 serving there until 1962. During this period he married his first wife, Sue, with whom he had three sons, Giles, Jeremy and Edward.

From 1962 to 1975 he worked in Mechanical Engineering as the Drawing Officer to the Chief Design Engineer and then as Assistant Works Engineer at Avon Rubber. He returned to sea when Avon closed down and completed his career there from 1975– 2002, serving the final 21 years as Master. He and Sue parted in 1980 and in 1982 Allan married Mo enjoying 28 years together before Mo’s death in 2010.

Still singing, he met Helen in his choir and they married on 7th May 2011. From 2014-2017 Allan was able to attend Association Day and these occasions were immensely enlivened by his presence. In 2014, Allan proved the notion that weather should never stop the cricket and suggested an impromptu game of pairs cricket in the gym. He gave a bravura performance that gave several of his juniors pause for thought! His was a life immensely well lived to the benefit of his fellow man.

New Members 2018 Year 8 Leavers

Emeka Abara (2014-2018) , Music Scholarship

Demetri Alexander (2008-2018)

Amarise Bains (2009-2018 The Windsor Girls’ School

Charles Breay (2015-2018) ACS International School

Charlotte Dewar (2015-2018) The Windsor Girls’ School

Lisa Doidge (2016-2018) Sir William Perkins’s School

Thomas Foster (2008-2018)

William Gillies (2008-2018) The Windsor Boys’ School

Maximilian Goble (2008-2018) Marlborough College

Marie Harris (2008-2018) The Windsor Girls’ School

Jacob Mujuni (2008-2018) The Windsor Boys’ School

Martha Pearce (2008-2018) College

Archibald Prentis (2013-2018) Eton College

Matthew Ryland (2013-2018) Stowe School, Music Scholarship

Charles Spencer (2008-2018) The Windsor Boys’ School

Charlie Ticehurst (2009-2018) The Windsor Boys’ School

Joshua Tombs (2009-2018)

Caylan Vickers (2009-2018) The Windsor Boys’ School Years 7 and 6 Leavers

Miah Anton (2016-2018) Nanshan Chinese International School

Maximilian Skelton (2016-2018) Holyport College

Zachary Broad (2014-2017) Abingdon Prep School

Anna Sofia Andrews (2011-2018)

Zara Andrews (2010-2018) Heathfield School

Willow Bartlam (2010-2018) The Marist School Gabriella Burnham (2010-2018) Sir William Perkins’s School

Aaron Corpaul (2014-2018) Hampton School

Benjamin Dewar (2015-2018) St Peter’s CofE Middle School

Patrick Gillies (2010-2018)

Alexander Gowans (2010-2018) Leighton Park School

Nina Grundon (2010-2018)

Zachary Majmader (2010-2018) Reading Blue Coats School

Aashni Manek (2010-2018) Wycombe High School

Edward Nieland (2010-2018) Reading Blue Coats School

Alexander Oliphant (2014-2018)

Marni Parsons (2016-2018) The Marist School

Leon Proietti-Meloni (2015-2018) Reading Blue Coats School

Catherine Randle (2010-2018) Sir William Perkins’s School

Thomas Reseigh (2010-2018) Reading Blue Coats School

Madeleine Rider (2010-2018) St George’s School, Ascot

William Rider (2010-2018) Shiplake College

Beatrice Ryan (2010-2018) St George’s School, Ascot

Daisy Sherman (2010-2018) The Marist School

Anoop Sira (2010-2018) Reading Blue Coats School

Samuel Skelton (2016-2018) St Edward’s School

Meeka Stone (2013-2018) Heathfield School, Academic Scholarship

Matilda Ward (2012-2018) St George’s School, Ascot

Benjamin Williams (2010-2018) Hampton School

News from and about Association Members

Jack Aisher (2001-04) now lives in Colorado working as a DJ/producer/mixer.

Peter Aisher (2000-03) lives in Coburg, Germany and is employed an singer at the Landestheater, Coburg singing great roles. www.peteraisher.com

David Brook (1945-50) has been compiling a comprehensive list of organists of St George’s Chapel for display in Song School and perhaps one day in an even more prominent position. He will bring copies to this summer’s reunion.

David Crossman (1972-78) remembers well his happy days at St George’s. He has been in Dubai flying for Emirates Airline for sixteen years but returned to the UK to fly for Jet2.com in February.

Will Dawes (1989-93) is keeping busy conducting the Choir of Somerville College, Oxford and his group Stile Antico. He recently conducted his final service with the girls’ choir Frideswide Voices, which will, following his most successful five-year tenure, from September form a permanent part of the choral foundation at Christ Church, Oxford

Martin Denny (1981-86) has had another busy year! This year the Windsor Festival celebrates its 50th Anniversary, and the programme includes a concert with the Chapel Choir, Choir, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Chapel choir sang in the first Festival, and indeed, this opened with on 17th September 1969; this year’s Festival will begin with Evensong on Sunday 15th September.

He has also now taken on the running of Windsor’s community arts centre in St Leonard’s Road. The Old Court, previously known as the Firestation runs a programme of live events and cinema, and is available for hire; the bar is run by Windsor & Eton Brewery.

Lottie Dewar (2015-18) and Ben Dewar (2015-18) have both continued to run in major competitions this year with Lottie coming 2nd in the Under 15 section of the Schools Cross Country event in January and Ben winning the Under 13 section. Many congratulations to this extraordinary set of siblings! Edward Jackson (1955-59), prompted by the service’s return to Windsor after many years, wrote to the Editor recently with reminiscences of the 1959 Maundy Service, or more accurately its aftermath.

Following the service, I took a stroll over to the BBC OB unit that was parked on the grass on the north side of the Chapel. Incredibly, for I was just another small inquisitive

urchin of the kind they met every day, they invited me inside to take a look. A very friendly lady showed me around the vehicle before directing my attention to the two turntables, still running at 33 1/3 rpm, and which had been recording the service. One, she explained, was to record the entire broadcast including non-stop commentary from Richard Dimbleby, and the other was ‘Dimbleby-Free’.

I asked whether it might be possible to have a copy. On hearing that I’d prefer a Dimbleby-free version, she laughed and said she thought I’d pick that one! I left my name and address but, sadly, heard no more. I’ve often wondered what happened to those discs. Andrew Napier, who had sung the solo in Wesley’s ‘Wash Me Throughly’ told me his parents had taken a good quality recording from FM radio – still a rare thing in 1959. Unfortunately they had loaned it out to someone who never returned it. People were often forgetful like that in those days!

If you know anyone who might have a decent copy of the broadcast, or know how I might go about obtaining a copy, please let me know. Apart from Garter Services, it was, I think, the last great occasion for which Doc H will have played at Windsor before he retired. He was in an excellent mood that day and was thoroughly enjoying himself at the console – both consoles, in fact, as he used both that day.

When I inquired of the BBC in the early 1980s, they confirmed they had the recording, but were unable to release it because of copyright restrictions. Some ten years later, I approached them again but this time they insisted I needed permission from those performing. The fact that they were mostly all dead didn’t move them. Not to be outdone, I asked the Dean whether he might give permission on behalf of the College for a copy to be made, which he duly did. Armed with this, I once again approached the BBC. But they were ready! It was all about the Performing Rights Society they insisted, and their hands were tied. Much later, I got to know someone in the Sound archives section of the British Library which has access to all BBC material. After a thorough search of the database, he broke the news that it no longer existed, and had probably not done so since the clear-out undertaken in the 1980s.

A postscript to this story:

I do, in fact, hold a tape made of the highlights of the 1959 Maundy Service – but taken from a medium wave receiver. Among those highlights is the Psalm (XCI) which I sent out to a select few friends on Maundy Thursday this year – commemorating sixty years since it was originally performed. I received appreciative emails from friends around the world, including someone on Maui (Hawaiian Islands), friends the length and breadth of the US, South America and even Spain.

But most appreciative of all was Richard Halsey. Not only because was he a Chorister performing in that Service, but mainly, he explained, because it was his favourite Psalm.

As you already know, Richard died in January; so I was delighted to receive this note from Richard’s younger brother, Michael, following the interment of Richard’s ashes at Holy Trinity Church in Cuckfield: “We played the 1959 recording in the Churchyard at Cuckfield today after Richard’s interment.

A great place to listen on a lovely morning, sunny, blue skies and attractive clouds with the view of the downs in the background.

Very peaceful as it should be.”

Edmund Jupp (1988-90) became a Dad to James Arthur Jupp in March 2011. Rick Chalwin (1985-91) is Godfather. He and his son visited Rick and his wife, Regan, in Adelaide, Australia in 2016. In December 2017, he married his American girlfriend, Dana, in a Humanist ceremony in Edinburgh, where he has lived for 18 years. His brother Miles was best man. Miles Jupp (1988-93) continues to be busy, acting most recently in ITV’s The Durrells as Basil.

Allan Ledger (1952-57) has been in contact with information about a recently published book that will doubtless be of considerable interest to many former choristers. Sir : Organist, Choir Trainer and Composer (338pp., ISBN 9780854022793) by John Henderson and Trevor Jarvis is published by the Royal School of Church Music.

It is available from RSCM Music Direct and may be ordered by telephone (0845 021 7726), email ([email protected]) or online at www.rscm.com. Price £27.00 with 25% discount to RSCM members. Andrew Mills (1981-86) when prompted recently reflected that it is sobering to try to summarise 30 years succinctly… Marlborough, to university in St Andrews and Toulouse, accountancy, the City, now my own small business. He is married to Sam with two lovely girls, living in Herts and spending a lot of time in Norfolk walking the dog and messing around in boats. Added to that the ‘usual’ mix of hobbies, interests, travel, volunteering etc and you get the idea! Sebastian Mills (1961-66) is still working as a drilling engineer (oil and gas – not fracking!) but now in the south east of rather than overseas. He recently became a grandfather – his daughter lives in Chile where she is married to a Chilean. Following last summer’s reunion, Philip Nourse (1958-63) wrote to say how much he had enjoyed the occasion. I am sorry to say that I do not believe I have been to the school since I left in 1963, although I suppose there may have been the occasional visit before we left the castle in 1967. Many parts were very familiar – the Victoria, the dining hall, the headmaster’s study door etc – but others had changed beyond description. Evensong was very special and brought back so many memories of my father as a Minor Canon and me as Head Chorister. I was also able to catch up with a few familiar faces not seen for 55 years: Holbech, Evans, Piercy, Fanshawe, Mant etc. I will try to be a better Old Boy!

True to his word, Philip has been in very recently informing us that after thirty years living and working in Hong Kong, he is now spending more time in the UK, based in . He runs his own business, Infocus Media, providing editorial, design and photography services. In Hong Kong, he was an Executive Director of Chesterton (now Knight Frank) and a Director of Bonham Media, Publishers.

Richard Murray-Bruce (1982-87) notes the passing of the years when informing us that his son Alex starts at Eton in September, something that will hopefully make trips across the bridge to visit St George’s in the coming years far more easy. Having managed to better his first innings (five years and one term), by just one term, Peter Roberts (1981-86) and staff (2014-19) is leaving St George’s this summer to take up the Headship of Choir School. Zachary Roberts (2012-17) has had a busy year winning both the Winchester Carol Competition with his setting of O magnum mysterium, which was performed in Winchester Cathedral in December, and the Composition Prize, Kirby Prize, this July with a setting from The Tempest. He seemed equally thrilled to have represented his school in the A teams for Football and Cricket and winning the inter-house Cricket Trophy by restricting the opposition with the ball and then hitting the winning runs in the two Super Overs. He has just won a place in Chapel Choir and is delighted to be singing again. 50 Years Ago Term, 1968

EDITORIAL

We have had an interesting, if rather uncomfortable, term. We have had no gym or carpenter’s shop to which boys could go in the evenings and on wet afternoons. The changing room has been over-crowded by gum-boots and dungarees and as we had no storage space, trunks were housed by long suffering dayboy parents, to whom we are most grateful. The miscellaneous equipment which used to fill the gallery has been stored under a temporary cover by the Science Room but we are afraid that a lot of it will be rather damp and rusty when it sees the light of day.

With no facilities for making scenery and nowhere much to rehearse, a traditional play was impossible this year. An Entertainment, reported elsewhere, took place.

As the playground has been much cluttered with bricks, cement mixers etc., football has usually been impossible there but there have been all sorts of interesting things going on and many boys have undoubtedly enjoyed the proceedings enormously. The workmen have been most long-suffering and a wonderfully friendly atmosphere has prevailed. We hope that the new building will be ready for occupation by the beginning of the summer term games.

SCHOOL NOTES

We are pleased to welcome Mr. R. G. Scoones who has come to teach here for a year and to help us over the difficult period of the rebuilding of the gym block.

We also welcome Mr. J. Morehen, the new assistant organist, who is helping us out by taking some piano lessons this term.

A new Society has come into being this term. It organises the showing of 8mm. films. At a time when we are short of space for recreation during the dark, we very much welcome this innovation.

We are most grateful to the Gordons and the Holmans who have sent us cheques for the Amentities Fund as a leaving present.

We would take this opportunity of thanking the Wests who have given us a splendid leaving present in the form of a number of slide rules..

DIARY

Friday, August 30th Twelve choristers returned for the day to sing at the funeral of H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.

Friday, September 13th Choristers and Supers returned.

Sunday, September 22nd The Lord Chancellor attended the Obit Service. After the Communion, a procession was formed for the blessing of the restored houses in the Canons' Cloister.

Sunday, September 29th Michaelmas. At Mattins the choir sang the in a setting by in G and Benedictus to Stanford in C. At Evensong the service was Walmisley in D Minor and the Factum est silentium by Richard Bering.

Saturday, October 5th The choir sang at the funeral of Miss Catherine Peebles, lately governess of the Royal children.

Saturday, October 12th It was most disappointing that our first matches of the term against Stubbington House had to be cancelled owing to torrential rain.

Wednesday, October 16th The football season opened with a narrow victory over Heatherdown.

Thursday, October l7th The choir sang at the funeral of Colonel F. G. Turner, Military Knight.

Friday, October 18th St. Luke’s Day. Eucharist was sung to John Ireland in C. At Evensong the service was William Harris in A and the anthem Strengthen ye the weak hands by the same composer.

Sunday, October 20th Harvest Thanksgiving. The service was Campbell in B flat.

Monday, October 28th St. Simon and St. Jude. In the morning the anthem was O quam gloriosum by Vittoria and at Evensong Gaudent coelis by Peter Philips.

Sunday, November 3rd School Service in the Nave. We were glad to have with us a large number of parents as well as the day boys. The Te deum was Vaughan Williams and the Jubilate Stanford in B flat.

Tuesday, November 5th We had a splendid evening for the fireworks. Parents had been extremely generous providing them and the bonfire, after several dry days, and composed largely of wood from the gym roof, burned magnificently and was in fact still burning the next morning. Boys got into their places on the banks quietly and efficiently and the early part of the display was more effective than ever.

Monday, November llth Common Entrance started. Thursday, November 14th Internal Common Entrance started.

Friday, November 22nd Mr. Joyce, Organist of Llandaff Cathedral came and examined boys on behalf of the Associated Board.

Sunday, November 24th Dress Rehearsal of the Entertainment took place.

Wednesday, November 21th First performance of the Entertainment was given.

Thursday, November 28th Second performance of the Entertainment was given.

Saturday, November 30th St. Andrew’s Day. Eucharist was sung to a setting by and in the evening the service was Moeran in D and the anthem How Beautious are their feet by Stanford. The Old Boys’ performance of the Entertainment was given in the evening.

Wednesday, December 4th School Exams started. We are most grateful to Brigadier Morrison who came and talked to the School about the Castle in the evening.

Sunday, December 8th At Mattins the Queen was presented by the Royal Air Force with a pair of silver candlesticks which are to be kept in the Nave of St. George’s Chapel. The service was attended by the Air Staff and by many other representatives of the R.A.F. and the W.R.A.F. Doctor Campbell had composed a new anthem for the occasion.

Monday, December 9th Trunks having been packed, practice for the Marching competition began.

Wednesday, December 11th. The 100 Questions Exam was held in the morning. Miss Tower very kindly took a party of boys in the afternoon to see the Old Masters’ drawings.

Thursday, December 12th The Poetry exam and Marching competition took place in the morning, Mark Reading being held in the afternoon.

Friday, December 13th All the Choir and supers went home.

Friday, December 20th The sixteen stay-on choristers returned.

Monday, December 22nd The stay-on choir were very kindly entertained by the Dean and Mrs. Woods.

Tuesday, December 24th The Carol Service took place at 5 o’clock.

Wednesday, December 25th Christmas Day. At 10.45 a.m. the Queen and many members of the Royal Family came to Chapel. The Choir sang the Te Deum and Jubilate by C. V. Stanford in B flat. Christmas Dinner was celebrated, as usual, at 1 o’clock and the choristers went home after Evensong and the Carols, which started at 3.30 p.m. SCHOOL LEADERS Head Boy: F. J. R. Grier Head Day Boy: W. B. Bowditch Head Chorister: F. J. R. Grier Prefects: N. P. H. Hadow, P. Minter, D. A. H. Price Set Leaders: Tudor, Burrows, Trollope, Davies, Bowditch and Ollivant Deputees: Newland and Halford J. Captain of Football: P. Minter Vice-Captain of Football J. R. Trollope

SALVETE Choristers: Stuart-Smith T. R. S. P. Purssell A. G. Gordon Jones J. P. Supers: N. C. Bourne A. J. Havergal H. A. R. Whitby P. D. Day Boys Bourne G. J. Holt C. A. Thomas P. A. F.

VALETE

R. C. H. Campbell-Ross—Came January 1968. Swimming Team. He is returning to Rhodesia. J. E. Cawley—Came September 1964. He hopes to go to Eton in May. J. M. Hamilton—Came September 1963. He is going to Marlborough. S. R. King—Came September 1963. 1st XI Soccer. He is going to St. Paul’s. J. W. W. Halford—Came January 1964. 1st XI Soccer, 1st XV Rugger. Capt. of Swimming. He is going to Stanbridge. B. D. Newland—Came September 1964. Chorister. Orchestra. He has won a Music Scholarship to King’s School, Canterbury. N. P. D. Davies—Came September 1963. 1st XI Cricket, 1st XV Rugger, 1st XI Soccer. Soccer colours. Chorister. Orchestra. He has won a Music Scholarship to St. Edward’s, Oxford. N. P. H. Hadow—Came September 1963. 1st XV Rugger, 1st XI Cricket. 1st XI Soccer. Soccer colours. Cross bearer. Prefect. He is going to Harrow. P. Minter—Came September 1963. Captain of Soccer. 2nd XI Cricket. EXAMS There were no 1st classes. 2nd classes were gained by: Grier, Aitken, Newland, Davies, Hamilton, Bowditch, King, Brocklehurst, Rowe, Birch Reynardson, Brownless, Stevenson-Coppin, Lindsay, Cole, Nisbet, Bourne R., Mosley, Bourne A., Holt, Thomas, Whitby.

FOOTBALL 1968 This was a really topsy-turvy season. We began with a flourish, hounding opposition defences, latching onto and turning their mis-takes to our own advantage. The guile and snap of Gubbins combined with the directness of Lindsay produced eight of the eleven goals we scored in the first three matches. Our opponents were forced into defence early in the game and thus our defensive short-comings were disguised. With so much possession of the ball we had the opportunity to look impressive, and none did more so at this stage than Hadow, whose anticipation, control and distribution were a delight to the eye. Chapter two was not so noteworthy. A desperately hard game with resulted in an honourable 1-0 loss, and the spell was broken. Gubbins was unfortunately only available for one of the remaining matches; Hadow forgot his cunning, and the pattern of our game was rudely shattered. Only the sure-footedness and determination of Davies saved us from far severer beatings, and we began to look a very ragged side, however willingly we tried. The ball began arriving in our net even when there appeared to be no danger, and our cup of woe was full. Only two of this year’s side, Gubbins and Lindsay, remain with us in 1969, but they are both goal-scoring forwards and the competition for the remaining places promises to be healthy. Colours were awarded to: Minter (Capt.), Trollope, Davies, Hadow, Burrows, Gubbins and Lindsay.

1st XI Results v. Heatherdown Away Won 1-0 v. Scaitcliffe Home Won 6-2 v. Sunningdale Home Won 4-0 v. Lambrook Home Lost 0-1 v. Scaitcliffe Away Lost 1-5 v. Sunningdale Away Lost 0-2 v. Woodcote House Home Lost 2-4 v. Heatherdown Home Lost 2-6

BIRD CLUB The Bird Club has been rather more active this term than is usual before Christmas. Two expeditions were made to Staines Reservoirs. It is really a bit early in the season but boys were able to become acquainted with some six or seven species of duck and grebes.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE The invitation said ‘An entertainment’. This was serious news. We had become accustomed to the annual St. George’s play and were not fond of change. What could the entertainment be. Conjuring tricks? Endless piano pieces? Song and dance? Were Nellie and Gracie going to do tricks? The threat of Tableaux Vivants could not altogether be ruled out . . . What a relief to read the programme. There was a musical play. There was a ‘Vaudeville’ by Britten* and we were going to hear Grier and Newland play. Britten’s ‘Golden Vanity’, although musically not to everyone’s taste, performed by the leading choristers was a triumph for Doctor Campbell who had trained them and for Mr. Smith who had arranged the mime. It was beautifully done and Ollivant’s singing particularly was a delight. After a short interval Newland played his cello and how beautifully and maturely he did so. Mrs. Tilden who teaches him and accompanied him must have been as pleased as we were. He was followed by Grier at the piano. We had already been thrilled by Grier accompanying and were looking forward to hearing his music for the play and now we had a chance of seeing this remarkable boy out on his own. His performance held the audience spellbound and it is doubtful if anything better has ever been heard in the Victoria. The jolly little play, written by Mr. Russell, which followed was a ‘St. George’s Play’ in miniature. The absence of elaborate scenery didn’t seem to matter. Miss Blondin’s dresses were gay, the actors obviously enjoyed themselves and Grier’s tunes were tuneful and eminently singable; I imagine that the Old Boys highly enjoyed themselves on Saturday night!

OLD BOYS’ NEWS

D. M. DODWELL is now at Warwick University. Since he left Marlborough he has been doing Voluntary Service in Tansania teaching mathematics and physics. When his teaching appointment came to an end he had a holiday in Dar es Salaam and then hitch-hiked down to Durban.

A. J. B. LINDSELL and R. C. B. ODGERS were in a party of four who visited the Black Sea coast in an Austin Champ. The trip took them six weeks and they seemed to have seen a great deal and included a fortnight's stay in Greece.

J. H. STUART-SMITH reports cheerfully from Radley. He is in the choir and orchestra and is going on a Northern tour with the form at the end of the term.

A. P. LEDGER is now teaching at Abberley Hall, Worcester.

J. M. ELLISON'S Naval Scholarship has now been confirmed and, all being well, he will leave Eton at the end of the summer and go to Dartmouth.

We congratulate DAVID FLEMING-WILLIAMS on his engagement to Miss Gillian Haworth. David is working in Manchester as a senior Light Entertainment and Pop Music balance engineer with the B.B.C. He still plays his violin.

G. P. WILLIAMS has taken up Art at King's School Canterbury. He won the Lower School Art Prize and has sold some oil paintings, although we gather he has not yet been paid for them. His brother JONATHAN left Canterbury at the end of the summer and is now at the Royal Academy.

C. J. COLE enjoyed his first term at Eastbourne. He does not find the work very exacting although he now learns two classical and two modern languages.

N. E. T. HOLMAN is playing scrum half for the Junior Colts at Milton Abbey. He has joined the Natural History Society and has been on a trip to Brownsea Island.

E. B. C. WEST finds he has a lot of spare time at Winchester but is in a fairly high form and has plenty to keep him occupied.

W. E. S. BAILEY damaged his arm playing Rugger but otherwise he finds life at Radley much to his liking.

E. M. BROOKE got seven O Levels in the summer at Harrow. He hopes to be a doctor. His brother, ROGER, left Harrow at the end of the summer and is going to do Voluntary Service for about five months before going abroad and then into his father's business.

W. J. EARP has spent a lot of the summer in France where he has been working for his keep on a farm. He spent a week in the South of France on a bird watching expedition and was rewarded by seeing a large number of species which must have been new to him.

We congratulate J. D. C. WILKINSON on his engagement. He has been adopted as Conservative candidate for Bradford West.

R. H. FOVARGUE writes enthusiastically from Sherborne. He finds that music takes up a great deal of his spare time but manages to spend a little time in the workshops.

H. G. O. SIMPSON paid a visit at half term from Haileybury where he finds life very pleasant and is in of a dormitory classroom. He is top of his Greek set, but modestly points out that this only contains two boys. He is in the Junior Orchestra. We congratulate him on winning a scholarship which he took as an internal candidate.

A. D. H. McCULLOUGH has been in England for a short visit and he is taking part in a conducting competition in New York.

J. S. ATTWATER has been visiting this country from Australia with his wife. He is returning there shortly and hoping to start a Picture Gallery in Sydney, specializing in 18th and 19th Century Old Paintings.

R. H. PARRY was successful in getting a place at Balliol for 1970. He hopes to do V.S.O. in Africa for a year before going up.

S. J. MILLS and H. M. H-C. BORGNIS have both been given their Boats at Eton. G. W. M. CHANCE is to be Captain of Golf at Eton next term.

M. L. F. HAYES won the Drummon Cory Piano Prize at Eton.

A. M. WYLAM is a tree surgeon. He lives at 27, Park, London N.I8. His brother TIMOTHY, is working for him. HUGH is at the University of Warwick.

GREGORY DUNSTAN has left Westminster and hopes to go to University in September. Meanwhile, he hopes to work in some branch of local administration. He has been heavily involved in musical activities at Westminster for the last year or two.

T. H. HOLBECH was unable to get to the Play this year. He was doing two weeks’ training in Cyprus. He is at Sandhurst and hopes shortly to join the Grenadiers.

WILLIAM ELLIS has been playing for the Junior Colts second team at Marlborough. When playing against Radley he found PETERSEN J. in the opposing team.

E. A. S. M. BECKWITH who for many years has been Headmaster of the Junior School of Haileybury and I.S.C. retired at the end of the summer term and is now living in Cornwall.

We congratulate C. M. E. BROOKER on his engagement to Miss Nicole Brooke, A. DE R. DAVIS on his marriage to Dr. Jean Thomson, and Viscount FITZHARRIS on his engagement to Miss Sally Rycroft.

Easter Term, 1969

EDITORIAL This has been a term of records—records which we devoutly hope will never be broken. Illness of an unpleasant and recurring type kept the sick room in constant use throughout the term. The choir was so reduced that for more than a fortnight no boys sang. Games were also cancelled for nearly three weeks and we played no rugger matches at all. We managed two under 9 soccer matches at the end of the term but, not unnaturally, lost them both. This was not the end of the trouble. The throat infection, which we thought had finally left us, returned during the stay-on and the remaining choristers went home on the Wednesday before Easter. Altogether a sorry tale and one which we trust will never have to be retold.

SCHOOL NOTES We are extremely grateful to the Davies family who have given us a set of chime bars. These were used in the concert this term and were a great success. Our thanks are also due to the Hadows who have given us a splendid leaving present of archery equipment and to the Griers who have sent us a cheque to help furnish the new music rooms. We are very glad to welcome Mr. John Lavender this term who has come to look after the music. Mr. Lavender is a Graduate in Music of Melbourne University and has been studying the piano under Alfred Brendel in Vienna. The new building is rapidly reaching completion and we hope that some of the rooms will be ready at the beginning of next term. We are extremely grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Minter who are very kindly giving us the new climbing ropes and trackway; a most useful and handsome present. During the term a good deal of use has been made of our very elderly sound and film projector. We are much indebted to Mr. Wridgway whose electrical skill has made this possible, and to Mr. Holt who has arranged for us to borrow a number of films from Unigate Ltd.

We congratulate P. A. Burrows on being awarded a music scholarship at King’s School, Canterbury. Our thanks are due to the Price and the Tudor families who have given us leaving presents of stools; one for the music room and one for the Study. The Librarian is most grateful for the books presented by W. B. Bowditch and Mrs. David Davis.

DIARY Friday, January llth The supers and Choir returned. Saturday, January 23th St. Paul’s Day. The service at Evensong was in A fiat and the Anthem was Beati quorum via integra est by Stanford. Thursday, January 3Qth. Charles, King & Martyr. At Evensong the Choir sang Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace by S. S. Wesley. Thursday, February 6th We are grateful to Lt. Commander Ebdon who came and talked about the Navy and showed two films. Saturday, February 8th We were pleased to welcome Mr. Harris from London Transport who showed us some films on railways. Wednesday, February 12th Our opening match of the season against Scaitcliffe had to be cancelled. The grounds were in bad condition and we had a large number of boys in bed with a throat infection. Friday, February 14th The throat epidemic had by now reached such proportions that it was decided that no more games should be played for at least a week and that the Choir, now reduced to a minute proportion, should cease going to Chapel for the time being. In the afternoon a cigarette, dropped by one of the builders, started a tarpaulin smouldering and this, in turn, set fire to the temporary roof over the east end of the Annexe. Quite spectacular flames rose from the roof but our own fire extinguishers had almost put them out by the time the Fire Brigade arrived in force. Luckily they used little water and the damage from this and from the fire did not amount to much. The excitement however was great. Sunday, February 16th Mattins was read in the Victoria for those boys not in bed. Monday, February llth Common Entrance began. Tuesday, February 18th Shrove Tuesday. Once again Christine and Mrs. Riches worked wonders making some three hundred pancakes, which vanished in a remarkable way. Wednesday, February 19th. Ash Wednesday. It was men’s voices only in the Chapel. We had a service in the Victoria. The ground had been frozen hard for some days and we should not have been able to play matches if we had been fit. The old sound projector, which had not been used for some years, was persuaded to work for a film show in the afternoon. Thursday, February 25th. A lot of snow had fallen during the night and there was some dislocation and various of our helpers were unable to get here. Tuesday, February 25th. At a Voice Trial held today the following were elected to choristerships: P. D. Whitby, S. J. A. Morris, A. M. Gay, L. D. G. Gray, A. T. B. Whitehouse. Wednesday, March 5th The choir, after a long period of inactivity, were sufficiently recovered to start singing. Saturday, March 15th. Monday, March 17th. Our only two matches were played under 9 Soccer against Heatherdown. We lost both by small margins. Monday, March 17th. School exams began. Wednesday, March 19th. A party of senior boys went, with Mr. Ross-Ross, to . Saturday, March 22nd. Eleven boys were confirmed by the Bishop of Buckingham. They were R. H. T. Aitken, T. H. Birch-Reynardson, W. B. Bowditch, O. C. Brocklehurst, S. S. Holtom, A. R. Ollivant, D. A. H. Price, G. T. R. Rowe, J. R. Trollope, N. T. Tudor, C. C. W. Whitamore. Monday, March 24th. The Beginners’ Concert was held in the evening. Tuesday, March 25th. Lady Day. At Evensong, the service was in E. flat, and the anthem Rorate coeli desuper. Wednesday, March 26th. The 100 Questions were worked in the morning. Thursday, March 27th. The Poetry Exam was held in the morning. Mark Reading took place in the afternoon. Friday, March 28th. Supers went home. Sunday, March 30th. Palm Sunday. At Mattins the Choir sang Hosanna to the Son of David by . At Evensong the service was Charles Wood in D and the anthem Glory and Honour by the same composer. Monday, March 31st. Evensong was at 3p.m. The service was Vaughan Williams in C and the choir sang How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place by Brahms. Immediately after the service the Memorial Chapel to King George VI was dedicated in the presence of most of the Royal Family. The choir sang a Litany of Peace by Doctor Campbell and part of O Taste and See by Vaughan Williams. Wednesday, April 2nd. As we had further cases of the throat infection which has plagued us throughout the term, the Castle medical authorities decided that it would be unwise for the boys to stay any longer, and they all went home during the course of the day.

SALVETE Supers: P. A. F. Thomas, M. L. E. McClintock, M. J. Sladek P. J. Bain P. E. King

VALETE

D. A. H. Price—Came September 1964. 1st XV Rugger. 1st XI Soccer. 2nd XI Cricket. Orchestra. Head Librarian. Actor. Secretary of Stamp Club and of Debating Society. Chorister. Head Boy. He is going to St. Edwards’ School, Oxford. P. A. Burrows—Came September 1964. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XI Soccer. 1st XV Rugger. Golf Team. Orchestra. Actor. Head Chorister. He has won a Music Scholarship to King’s School, Canterbury. W. B. Bowditch—Came May 1964. 1st XV Rugger. Librarian. Prefect. He is going to Repton. J. R. Trollope—Came May 1964. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XI Soccer. 1st XV Rugger. Capt Golf. Orchestra. Swimming Team. Actor. Prefect. He has won a Music Scholarship to Haileybury. N. T. Tudor—Came September 1964. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XI Soccer. 1st XV Rugger. Orchestra. Swimming Team. Golf Team. Actor. Set Leader. He is going to Winchester. O. C. Brocklehurst—Came May 1964. 1st XV Rugger. Librarian. Stage Carpenter. Cross bearer. Set Leader. He is going to St. Edward’s School, Oxford. S. S. Holtom—Came May 1964. Stage Carpenter. Secretary of Railway Club. Cross Bearer. Deputy. He is going to Eastbourne..

BEGINNERS’ CONCERT

The Beginners’ Concert was given on the evening of March 24th, and, once again, proved a most enjoyable affair. Mr. Lavender had aranged a varied programme but it was sad that Burrows, who is the best oboe player that St. George’s has produced for many years, was unable, through reed trouble to perform. However, there were plenty of other good things. It was easy to see why Haileybury had given Trollope a music scholarship. He played a long and difficult piece quite beautifully and delighted his hearers. Tudor also was in very good form on his flute. The orchestra deprived of these two will be a shadow of its former self we fear. It is already, we understand passing through a difficult time, the brass section being predominant. A number of pianists performed for our pleasure. Burrows, deprived of his oboe, did full justice to a Chopin Mazurka, Whitehouse played with admirable verve and in Calf, St. George’s surely has a beginner of very great promise. There were many other items worthy of mention; Willink on his trumpet, the clarinet duet by Price, D., and Trollope and the delightful singing of the supers. Their final song, sung with accompaniment of chime bars, recently given by the Davies family, was extremely effective. Mr. Lavender is much to be congratulated on his first St. George’s concert and we look forward to many more.

RUGBY FOOTBALL 1969 In a season when we appeared to have a side which would have won some matches it is especially disappointing to record that sickness prevented us from playing a single fixture. Players who showed particular promise while we were still able to play were Trollope, this season's captain, at flyhalf and Burrows at inside-centre. Another vigorous combination was found among the forwards; Price, the vice-captain, and Tudor proved just about impossible to stop in our practice games. It is sad that we were unable to put the team to the test. We must hope that next season we have the same keenness coupled with a clean bill of health.

OBITUARY

It is with much regret that we record the death in February, in his 81st year, of Mr. P. H. C. Cavanaugh.

Mr. Cavanaugh came here as an assistant master in September 1940 and when Mr. Webb-Jones left in 1942 he was asked by the Chapter to take over the Headmastership for the duration of the war. The years that followed were difficult ones for schools, particularly those in the London area, but Mr. Cavanaugh did an excellent job and kept things running very smoothly despite air-raids and alarms of various kinds. It was largely due to his initiative that the School now enjoys the privilege of playing games in the Private Park and for this succeeding generations of boys should be extremely grateful to him.

At the end of 1945 Mr. Cavanaugh returned to Salisbury, where he had himself been a chorister and, for many years, taught at the Cathedral School there. When he retired he continued to live at 30a, The Close, where his widow continues to live. Mr. Cavanaugh will be remembered as an extremely kindly and thoughtful headmaster; always ready to see other people’s points of view and to fit in with their plans even at considerable inconvenience to himself. We would like to offer our symapthy to Mrs. Cavanaugh, her son and daughters.

OLD BOY’S NEWS

N. J. P. G. ADNAMS is working for Redlands and is based in Bath. We were glad to have a visit from A. H. LYELL, whose address is Pallinsburn, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland. R. I. S. McGUIGAN and his wife have been in England recently. C. R. LAIRD has seen some varied service in the Navy and is delighted in his choice of profession. We were very glad that the sons of J. L. A. MORRIS and R. D. WHITBY were both successful at a recent Voice Trial. We congratutlate J. H. COLQUHOUN on his engagement to Miss Susan Ingram. J. P. WEST-TAYLOR is the Registrar of York University. BRIGADIER J. V. B. JERVIS-READ is working for the Rothley Trust in Newcastle and is Secretary of the Northern Counties Committee ofV.S.O. R. D. WHITBY is now Chairman of Gillett Brothers Discount Bank. T. M. PIERCY is in his last year at York University. He is going to do V.S.0. in Sudan for the next two years. H. G. O. SIMPSON is vastly enjoying himself at Haileybury and is much involved in Music. He has not so far much enjoyed playing hockey finding it very cold in goal. C. J. COLE finds life at Eastbourne extremely busy. He has taken up the piano and is involved in various historical activities. ROBERT GORDON very much enjoys the skiing which he gets at Rannoch. He has bought an aged motor car which him busy in the holidays. J. H. STUART-SMITH says that life at Radley is marvellous as long as you work properly. He finds himself pretty hard pressed as most of his spare time is taken up with the horn and the organ. JOHN LUBBOCK has made several appearances as a conductor. He recently conducted the Camden Chamber Orchestra and Choir when they performed the B. Minor Mass at St. Mary's . P. MINTER does not find the work at Sherborne very exacting so far and has settled in very well. He is in the choir where R. H. FOVARGUE sings alto. R. C. H. CAMPBELL-ROSS, who is at St. Martin's, Johannesburg, has to have a cold shower at 6.15 in the morning before swimming training and does not much enjoy learning Afrikaans. He has taken up . N. P. H. HADOW has already been moved up at Harrow in some sets and is finding work quite hard but interesting. Much to his surprise he has got into the Choir. N. P. D. DAVIES is very busy with musical matters at St. Edward's and has performed a number of times already. F.J. R. GRIER has taken up the horn again and spends a great deal of his time at Eton doing music. He played a piano solo at the School Concert at the end of term. W. E. S. BAILEY continues to enjoy himself very much at Radley and has been appointed official photographer to the Radlian. J. M. HAMILTON finds life at Marlborough exhausting, but otherwise reports favourably and says it didn’t take him long to find his way around. J. W. W. HALFORD writes cheerfully from Stanbridge. He has not played a great deal of hockey but has done quite well at Cross Country running. G. H. O. Dunstan has got an exhibition to Clare College, Cambridge, and goes up next September. J. M. WILKINS is back in England for a while and is wondering what part of the world to work in next. D. J. PALMER-JONES is teaching in a at Beckenham. J. V. HATHAWAY has got a B. P. Scholarship to Manchester University and is going there in September. W. G. EDWARDS is still having trouble with lions, which have killed a number of his bulls, but otherwise reports cheerfully on life in Kenya. P. W. V. WILKES is back from Australia where he has been teaching. S. H. LACEY has been playing hockey in Holland during the Easter holidays. E. H. M. Letchworth has left Sherborne and is in the Navy. T. L. HOLDEN is making a House list at Eton. He and his wife and daughters live at The River House. M. GILBERTSON has recently published an interesting article on the distribution of the Peregrine Falcons in Northern Ireland. In June, when he will have finished his Master’s exams he leaves Queens University, Belfast to do a job in the Illinois Institute of Technology. R. H. ELLIS is at the University of Warwick. B. J. C. S. CLARKE is running a farm for a hospital at Dartford in Kent. His brother, CHRISTOPHER, hopes shortly to become a barrister. D. J. H. BOLTON hopes to take up farming, when he leaves Eton at the end of the summer. J. R. B. BOWDITCH is running a farm in Dorset. His brother, MATTHEW, is hoping to get into the Royal Veterinary College. The Old Boys’ Dinner was held on March 5th at the at Piccadilly and was attended by some forty Old Boys of widely varying vintages. In the absence of the President, who is serving abroad, Walter Ellison presided and proposed the health of the school. The Headmaster replied briefly. It was felt that the absence of long speeches gave old boys who had not seen each other for many years a much better opportunity of catching up with each other’s news.

The following Old Boys have visited the School during the course of the term:

N. J. P. G. Adnams, M. H. B. Bowditch, M. E. F. Chance, A. Craxton, N. P. D. Davies, P. J. M. Davies, A. C. B. D’janoeff, F. J. R. Grier, J. W. W. Halford, Major J. M. Halford, Cdr. P. A. C. Harland, Major H. M. C. Havergal, J. H. Holmes, A. A. H. Kelly, G. A. Kidner, A. R. C. Lane, J. Leigh, A. H. Lyell, R. I. S. McGuigan, S. J. C. Mills, P. Minter, J. L. A. Morris, J. S. Ollivant, T. M. Piercy, J. G. Price, A. D. Rowe, H. G. O. Simpson, J. H. Stuart-Smith, L. Me L. Watson, R. L. Watson, R. D. Whitby, The Reverend M. M. Wright.

Summer 1969 EDITORIAL A most remarkable term! Boys have been able to watch, on television, man’s first tentative steps on the moon, and the of Prince Charles as Prince of . They sang at, or watched, the funeral of one of the greatest soldiers of our times and enjoyed a spell of fine weather unequalled for many years. In poor summers we never have garden luncheons, in good years we have it four or five times but this year it became routine and boys became almost blasé about what is usually a special treat. The new building came into use gradually during the term and although, as I write, workmen are still busy here and there, it really is all but complete at last. It looks as if it will be the success we have hoped for and it has been interesting to note how much more practicing has been done now that the surroundings are so luxurious.

SCHOOL NOTES We are very grateful to the Burrows, the Holtoms, the Trollopes, and the Brocklehursts who have sent generous cheques to help with the refurnishing of the gym and music rooms. Bits of the new building came into use at the beginning of the term and by Sports Day virtually the whole building was in use. We are sorry to say good-bye this term to Mr. Scoones, who came to help us for a year. He is now going into industry. We are sorry to record that Harry Hudson, the gardener and groundsman has been very seriously ill and was unfit for work during the whole term. We would like to express our gratitude to all those who have helped in the garden, particularly to Matron and Mrs. Elliott, who have toiled unceasingly in the borders and to Mr. Scoones for much of the mowing. We are very grateful to Mr. Wridgway, who has equipped the new building with a new system of telephone and bells. We are very grateful to Mr. C. F. Smith of Hedgerley who has given us a piano. We are also very grateful to the Bowditch's who have given us two magnificent microscopes, to Mrs. Ollivant who has given some sets of spring stumps for the nets and to Mrs. Hume-Humphreys for a generous cheque for the Amenities Fund.

DIARY Friday, May 2nd. Supers and choristers returned. Saturday, May 10th. Rain caused the cancellation of the morning and afternoon sessions of the Horse Show but boys who will not be here next year went to the Floodlit session on Saturday night. The boys went again on Sunday afternoon. Thursday, May 13th. Ascension Day. At the sung eucharist the choir sang Alleluia, Ascendit Deus by William Byrd. At Evensong the service was Stanford in C and the anthem Ascendit Deus by Peter Philips. Wednesday, May 21st. We opened our cricket session with matches against Heatherdown. Sunday, May 23th. Whit Sunday. At Mattins the service was Sidney Campbell in B flat and at Evensong Samuel Arnold in A. The anthem was Confirma hoc, Deus by William Byrd. Saturday, May 31st. The Friends' Festival and Old Boys Day coincided. A very large number of old boys were present during the day and the cricket match was played in pleasant weather. At Evensong the service was Noble in B minor and the anthem Blessed be the God and Father by S. S. Wesley. There was the usual commemoration of old boys after Evensong. Monday, June 2nd. Major Herbert Smith was installed as a Military Knight at Evensong. Wednesday, June llth. St. Barnabas. Evensong was sung by the men only as the boys were needed on Friday. Friday, June 13th. The choir sang at the wedding of Richard Bentley and Miss Helen Edring. Monday, June 16th. Garter Service. The choir sang the Te Deum by E. G. Moeran in E flat and the anthem was Blessed be the God and Father by Wesley. The supers and day boys, as usual, watched the procession from the Chapel grass. There was one short shower just before the procession was due to leave the castle but it stopped in the nick of time and the many visitors were not disappointed. Thursday, June 19th. A start was made with the Sports heats. Preparations and the Throwing the (Junior) Cricket Ball decided. Monday, June 23rd. One of the wettest days we can remember. It was impossible to do anything at all about heats and some of Tuesday’s work was done in the afternoon. Tuesday, June 24th. St. John, the Baptist. At Evensong the service was Bairstow in D and the anthem This is the record of John by . In the morning the choir sang at the funeral of the late Earl Alexander of Tunis, K.G. The rest of the school watched the funeral procession in Victoria Street. The coffin was carried on a gun carriage provided by the King’s Troop R.H.A., and Lord Alexander’s charger, with boots reversed, followed. The pall bearers were Mr. Harold McMillan, Field Marshall Festing and Lord Harding of Patherton, Generals the Lord Robertson and Lyman Lemnitzer, Marshall of the Royal Air Force Lord Portal and Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten. At the service the choir sang How lovely is Thy dwelling place by Brahms and the were Saint Patrick’s breastplate and I vow to Thee my country, to the music of Gustav Holst. Wednesday, June 25th. The sports were held in the afternoon. Saturday, June 29th. St. Peter. At Mattins the service was in C and at Evensong Basil Harwood in A flat. The anthem was to St. Peter by Benjamin Britten. Monday, July 11th. Mr. Thorn, for many years Musical Director at Felsted, came and conducted music exams on behalf of the Associated Board. Saturday, July 12th. A lot of boys went to the Rose Show in the afternoon. Tuesday, July 15th. School examinations started. Wednesday, July 16th. Evensong was broadcast. The service was Bairstow in D and the anthem Like as the hart by . Friday, July 18th. The swimming sports were held in the afternoon. Saturday, July 19th. Evensong was sung by the choir of Llandaff Cathedral. Monday, July 21st. The Hundred Questions exam was worked in the morning. The Concert was given in the evening. Tuesday, July 22nd. Day boys went home after mark reading. Wednesday, July 24th. Supers and choristers went home.

SALVETE Choristers: E. Hartington P. D. Whitby A. M. Gay S. J. A. Morris J. D. C. Sharp Super: M. C. Wilson Dayboys: C. J. Davis J. G. K. Marshall

VALETE A. R. OLLIVANT — Came September 1964. 1st XI Cricket. 1st XI Soccer. Orchestra. Swimming team. Librarian. Head Chorister. Head Boy. He has won a music scholarship to Eton. G. T. R. ROWE — Came September 1964. Swimming Team. Librarian. Cross Bearer. Set Leader. He is going to Eton. C. C. W. WHITAMORE — Came September 1964. Swimming Team. Librarian. Set Leader. He is going to Eton. M. M. NEAL — Came May 1967. His parents have left the district and he is going to Port Regis, near Shaftesbury..

1969 CRICKET In a season whose results were as unimpressive as the above figures show, there was one glorious ray of light: the batting of Gubbins. Perhaps it is a gift, perhaps it is still inexperience, but his ability to play his natural aggressive game despite the crumbling situation about him has raised him from a promising 1968 novice to a potent 1969 craftsman. His leg-side shots are played with devastating power: his cross-bat shots are all played at the full extent of his reach and struck in front of square, and latterly his on-drive wide of mid-off has been masterly. The chinks in his armour appear to be a tendency to employ the sweep to a ball pitching on leg-stump, and the occasional failure to realise that a run on which he has embarked was never possible. Twelve months may clear these up. It is difficult to enthuse over other performances. Fourteen boys, apart from Gubbins, played in the first XI during the season and of the 90 innings they played only seven blossomed as far as double-figures, and none went beyond 20. Three of these innings were played by Lindsay. A player of small stature, he nevertheless clearly had a preference for fast bowling and scored most of his runs from deflections into the area between cover and slip. Our performance in the field was adequate without being awesome. The fielders were for the most part set too far from the bat; even so, the anticipation shown at this comfortable distance was so absent that it might have been positively dangerous to have placed fielders nearer the bat. As if to illustrate the point, the only catch in the slip area which did not lob up into the air, struck our slip in the middle of the forehead. If we looked forward last year with misgiving because we only appeared to have one player for the 1969 side, we must rejoice that almost all this year's side will be with us in 1970. May they improve to the same extent! COLOURS were awarded to Gubbins and Lindsay.

SWIMMING 1969 July brought a period of warm weather which enabled us to make good use of the pool. The maximum recorded temperature was 24 C. on July 16th and July 17th. At the beginning of term there were thirty-one boys who had not passed their swimming test. During the term this number was reduced to ten of whom only five are unable to swim a little. Two swimming matches were held this year. The team was ably led by Halford, P. The School Swimming Sports were held on Friday, July 18th. The weather was overcast but warm. Fifty-six boys took part in the Set Relay. In the Open and Senior events, first places were taken by Ollivant, Halford and Rowe. In the Junior section Lane established new records in three events and also won the two other races in this division. The Beginners' Race was won by Holliday. On Saturday, July 19th, our Swimming Gala was held. This proved to be as popular as ever. The singing race vied with the funny-hats race for comedy value.

SPORTS Preparations for the Sports this year were much hindered by rain, and with Hudson ill we were hard pressed to get ready by the day. However, when Wednesday came the weather looked settled and we have seldom run the Sports under better conditions. It was not too hot but nobody needed anything but thin clothes. We had an extremely good attendance of parents and there must have been almost as many dogs as there were small brothers and sisters. Perhaps some kind of race should be included for them next year! We have very few large boys in the school and it must be admitted that the standard of performance in the senior events was rather meagre; Jackson having things much his own way. In general and distances in the junior events were better and the competi¬tion was extremely keen, particularly between Ottley and Lindsay. We are most grateful to Miss Jane Stokes who gave away the prizes. Miss Stokes is to be married to Mr. McWilliam and we would like to take this opportunity of wishing them every happiness. The weather remained kind for the parents' party in the evening which again was very well attended. It didn't quite finish with the party as the Headmaster's dinner gong was mistaken (?) for a fire alarm and the Nelson dormitory, joined by a few brave souls from the Jellicoe, filed down the fire escape into the gym!

SCHOOL CONCERT After a year when seven or eight boys had left with musical awards to their public schools, it was expected that this year's concert would be rather lacking in lustre but the pessimistic were confounded and the regular audience enjoyed itself as much as ever. Mr. Lavender had assembled a formidable array of talent and if the orchestra's repertoire was limited the sight of ten string players, nearly all young, held out a promise of very good things to come. The strong brass section which opened proceedings, after the playing of the National Anthem, were perhaps not in such good form as I am told they had been in rehearsal but it may be that the heat and much blowing had disturbed the pitch of some of the instruments! Aitken, who played next, gave a faultless performance on the piano which was, for many, the highlight of the evening. It seems a long time since we had a violin solo at a St. George's concert but this year we had two and uncommonly successful they were. Miss Carte is particularly to be congratulated on the performance of Stuart-Smith, M., who has only recently taken up the instrument. Ollivant and Jackson played the duet with which they had won the Williams Cup the day before and it was easy to see why the judges had little difficulty although Chichester-Clark and Costley-White played very well indeed and cannot have been far behind. Bain and Costley-White and Birch Reynardson played competently while Ollivant tackled a Mozart Sonata with unusual ability for a boy of his age. It is easy to see why he has got a musical scholarship to Eton. Both Senior and Junior supers sang well and, what is more, knew the words. The concert was brought to a close by the Senior supers singing "A Tavern in the Town" to the accompaniment of Brownless on the banjo — a splendid ending to a gay evening.

Programme

God Save the Queen Finlandia Sibelius Drink to me only (traditional) ORCHESTRA

Bagatelle Op. 119 No. 1. G. Minor Beethoven R. H. T. AITKEN (Piano)

Country Dance Murray M. STUART-SMITH (Violin)

Artist's Life Strauss M. J. CHICHESTER-CLARK and D. R. COSTLEY-WHITE (Piano Duet)

Air in D Minor H. Purcell C. N. K. BAIN (Flute)

Little Fox Cub (German folk tune) Austrian Folk Tune JUNIOR SUPERS

Waltz W. A. Mozmt T. H. BIRCH-REYNARDSON ('cello)

"Berceuse" from Dolly Suite Op. 56 Faure A. R. OLLIVANT and J. F. E. JACKSON (Piano duet)

Bourse Bach D. R. COSTLEY-WHITE (Horn)

Elfin Market G, Dyson N. R. PURSSELL (Violin) Sonata in A major K.331 Moawrf A. R. OLLIVANT (Piano)

Nightingale (Russian folk song) Ploughboy arr. Benjamin Britten There is a Tavern (English traditional) SENIOR SUPERS

OBITUARY We record, with much regret, the death of one of our most distinguished old boys, Mr. A. R. W. Harrison, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, since 1963. Harrison came here in 1909 as a chorister and went to Haileybury. From there he went to Merton as a classical postmaster and got a first in Literae Humaniores. He taught at Westminster until 1930 and then returned to Merton as fellow and tutor in Ancient History. During the war he joined the Ministry of Food and was Private Secretary to the Minister. After the war, he remained a civil servant and resigned his fellowship at Merton. He was made Under Secretary and received the C.B.E. When the Ministry of Food closed down, Harrison went back to Merton. He published a book on Athenian Law and a second volume is in preparation. In 1932 he married the daughter of Sir David Ross, of Oriel, and they had one daughter and three sons. We would like to extend our very real sympathy to his wife and family. OLD BOYS’ NEWS We congratulate the following on their marriages: RICHARD BENTLEY to Miss Helen Edring in St. George’s Chapel on June 13th. VISCOUNT FITZHARRIS to Miss Sally Rycroft in Fordingbridge Church on June 14th. J. H. COLQUHOUN to Miss Susan Ingram in Circencester Parish Church on July 26th. R. F. H. ATTWATER to Miss Clare Madden in Petersfield Parish Church on August 9th. MR. C. C. W. McWILLIAM to Miss Jane Stokes in Winchester Cathedral on August 9th.

C. W. CULLEN got a 2 1 in his final exams at University. MICHAEL NAPIER hopes to have twelve O Levels by the end of the summer. He is very busy at Glenalmond but says that the French is not overtaxing him. W. G. EDWARDS writes cheerfully from Kenya and apart from lions and cattle thieves all seems well at Ramuruti. We congratulate: RICHARD HALSEY on his engagement to Miss Diana Tilton. DAVID PRICE and OLIVER BROCKLEHURST, who both went to St. Edward’s, Oxford this term, write very enthusiastically about life there. NICHOLAS TUDOR enjoyed his first term at Winchester very much and has been swimming for the school. WILLIAM BOWDITCH came and saw us at his half-term from Repton. He also is finding the work there well within his grasp. LOGIE BARROW has written "A Short History of the British Labour Movement" which is published by Sheed and Ward. J. R. TROLLOPE is very much in the middle of musical life at Hailey-bury and was much in evidence at the summer concert there. JAMES ASHBY has had a very successful last year at Greshams. He played full- back for the 1st XV Rugger and is Vice-Captain of Cricket. He is probably going into the family stock-broking firm. J. S. OLLIVANT, G. E. RAMSDEN and S. J. C. MILLS were all in the Eton Colts Eight. D.J. H. BOLTON rowed bow in the Eton Eight. R. H. L. BOURNE won the lower boys’ pulling. J. M. ANDERSON has got his junior swimming colours at Eton. G. W. M. CHANCE was Keeper of the 22. Captain of Golf. A. D. RISSIK won three prizes at Harrow this year. G. W. G. ABEL has finished his O Levels at Sherborne. He is a great rugger enthusiast and hopes to get into the Sherborne Colts’ side next season. A. P. D. LODGE is leaving England for South Africa. The doctors have said that his wife should live in a warm dry climate. P. A. BURROWS is enjoying himself very much indeed at King’s School, Canterbury and is in the Junior Cricket team and plays his oboe in the orchestra and in several groups. L. R. FELL, who now lives at Worlaby House, near Brigg, Lincolnshire has us letters which he wrote to his mother when he was a boy here from 1900-1906. We hope to print excerpts from some of them in next term's copy of the magazine. T. P. CULLEN has left Radley and hopes to go to University next year. His twin, R. M. CULLEN, is staying at Radley for another term and hopes to go to Oxford. J. M. ELLISON has been awarded his Boxing Cap at Eton. H. E. WYLAM, who is at the University of Warwick, has paid several visits to the school recently. He has been doing a vacation job at the Met. Office at Bracknell. His brother, TIMOTHY, is doing a temporary teaching job in Abyssinia and his elder brother, ANTHONY, is very busy with his tree surgery business which we understand is rapidly expanding. We congratulate P. H. A. W. HILL and J. D. V. MORLEY on getting Firsts at Oxford. News reaches us of the CORBETTS. Nigel is the manager of Angelique’s in the King’s Road, Dan works for Raciform and Patrick is busy developing a new form of boat which he has invented. He describes it as a cross between a Hydrofoil and a Hovercraft, and tells us that the prototype was most successful in its trials on the Solent.

The following members of the Old Boys’ Club have visited the school during the course of the term: G. W. G. Abel, W. F. K. Ashworth, P. W. Atkinson, R. H. F. Att-water, G. H. S. Bailey, M. C. Bailey, W. E. S. Bailey, D. N. Bain, W. T. Bordass, M. H. B. Bowditch, W. B. Bowditch, P. C. Bowsher, O. C. Brocklehurst, C. M. F. Brooker, The Rev. J. E. Burridge, P. A. Burrows, M. E. F. Chance, C. J. Cole, A. Craxton, Brig. J. P. Crowe, J. T. P. Crowe, N. P. D. Davies, P. J. M. Davies, A. C. B. D'janoeff, The Right Rev. G. A. Ellison, J. M. Ellison, R. E. Ellison, W. G. Ellison, S. C. Exham, J. R. Fanshawe, R. D. Galpin, F. J. R. Grier, B. E. T. Gubbins, N. M. S. Gubbins, Major H. M. Halford, P. R. Halsey, The Rev. C. H. Hare, N. J. K. Hare, Cdr. P. A. C. Harland, Sir William Harris, J. D. Harvey, R. A. Havard, Major H. M. C. Havergal, T. L. Holden, S. S. Holtom, E. Jackson, G. A. Kidner, A. R. C. Lane, C. J. D. Lane, R. O. Latham, J. Leigh, C. D. McCaUum, A. N. McHarg, C. C. McWilliam, C. Marshall, S. J. C. Mills, P. Minter, J. A. Moore-Bridger, J. L. A. Morris, H. J. R. C. Murray, The Hon. M. E. Napier, T. J. A. Northey, The Rev. J. Nourse, J. S. Ollivant, D. A. H. Price, J. G. Price, A. D. Rissik, A. D. Rowe, H. G. O. Simpson, C. W. L. Smith, N. A. A. Spicer, J. H. Stuart-Smith, R. A. Surplice, D. A. Symington, J. R. Trollope, G. E. F. Van der Noot, H. E. Van der Noot, The Rev. R. Walters, J. Wendon, E. B. C. West, R. D. Whitby, The Rev. M. M. Wright, H. E. Wylam

Michaelmas Term 2018 Sports

St George’s played host to two football tournaments this term and once again our teams produced some excellent results. Our Year 4 boys joined children from Furze Platt Junior School, Queen Anne School, Oldfield Primary and for the annual Community Football Festival. Our A team were runners-up after a tense final against Furze Platt.

In the annual U11 7-a-side tournament at Dolphin School, competing against 11 other schools, our team was victorious, defeating Papplewick in the semi-final and St Andrew’s Pangbourne in the final. An excellent result!

The sun shone for the 21 teams from 15 prep schools who took part in the St George’s annual U10 Football Tournament. Having beaten one of the eventual finalists in the early stages, our A team was unfortunate to lose against LVS and Royal Russell, and had to leave the Cup at the quarter-final stage.

The weather was again favourable for our annual Parent & Pupil Golf Competition at Golf Club. Every pupil was partnered by an older family member, competing in a 5-hole competition. Team Kerrison took home the trophy for the second time, with Team Wilson and Team Willis as joint runners-up.

Our U10 girls came 2nd and the U11 girls came 3rd in the Marist Schools Netball Tournament, which augurs well for the remaining fixtures this term.

All the girls in Years 3 - 8 have played in hockey matches this half term. It has been lovely to see the girls improve and they have had a good deal of success in both away fixtures and playing on the astroturf at Windsor Leisure Centre.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES The combined voices of the Chamber Choir and T-Voices recently filled the impressive space that is Windsor Parish Church. Performing a varied programme of sacred and secular music, the children sang with an impressive poise and musicality that was commented on by parents and other school teachers alike. A superb start to a very busy term. Well done singers! As you will see in the calendar, there are many more musical events in the lead-up to Christmas.

Very well done to our Choristers who, for the second time this year, sang at a Royal Wedding in St George ’s Chapel. It was another wonderful experience for them to be part of a live broadcast of such a prestigious event; as a former pupil of St George’s, I am sure would have been very proud of them – we certainly were!

EXCITING NEW DT EQUIPMENT

Boys and girls in Year 2 to Year 8 are enjoying working on the new benches and using the state-of- the-art laser cutter and vacuum former in the DT room. 2019

INSPIRATIONAL VISITORS

On three occasions in the second week of term we welcomed visitors to the school, who in very different ways have demonstrated exceptional courage and determination in their lives. On Wednesday, Years 4 and 5 were enthralled by a talk from Charlie Walker, the adventurer and writer, whose exploits have included a 43,000-mile bicycle journey through 60 countries over a period of four and a half years.

Early in January our Upper School Assembly speaker was Nick Nieland, the javelin thrower and gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, who gave a very motivational presentation to the children about the importance of learning from mistakes, working on weaknesses rather than strengths and keeping a healthy mind and body.

Lindsay Cole, the 'Urban Mermaid', whose campaigns to raise awareness of the affect of single-use plastic have included swimming 200 miles down the Thames, gave a presentation in our Assembly and held recycling workshops with Years 3, 5 and 6.

Our cross country runners started the season off with impressive performances, starting with the Berkshire Schools Cross Country Championships in Newbury. Then, at the Sunningdale U11 and U13 Cross Country relay, our U11 team was placed 2nd and the U13 team placed 3rd overall. Well done to all the runners involved.

CRITTERS! Boarders had a visit from “Brilliant Bugs” at the end of January. As well as learning some interesting entomology facts, it was a chance to meet some millipedes and stick insects, hold a cockroach, and even taste some chocolate-covered crickets!

HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION The House Music competition this year had the theme of 'Transport' for the choice of songs. It proved to be a hugely enjoyable way to end this half term and a triumph for Rodney House who carried away the trophies for the Best Song and Overall Winners of the Competition. The best individual performance certificate in the Years 3 - 5 category went to Ben I'A for his bassoon Intrada and to Jamie P in the Years 6 - 8 category for his piano Nocturne No 5. Our thanks go to Mr Marcus Pashley, Director of Music, for being such an excellent and impartial judge.

THE ONATTI FRENCH THEATRE COMPANY Mrs Alderson writes: "In February our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils had the pleasure of seeing the French play Ticket pour l’espace performed by an English actor and a French actress. Jack, an English boy, has won 'un ticket dans une compétition' to go into space 'l’espace'. He is going to orbit the Earth, 'La Terre'. However, when he gets to the space centre, they only speak 'Français'! Yana had to come and help Jack to understand what the French computer was telling him! Once in space, they have 'un problème': they land on an unknown 'planète'. Fortunately, they have enough fuel to get back to Earth, to everybody’s relief! The play, which was performed in a combination of English and French, was very entertaining. Some of the pupils were even actively involved in the play and really liked taking part on stage. It was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody and a great experience!" ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE We were visited by a team of firemen from the Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service who came to talk to the children in Years 4 - 8 about fire safety in the home. They showed them all kinds of equipment in the fire engine and even allowed children to climb aboard and try things out, which was very popular. They even allowed Mr Wilson to dress up in one of their uniforms!

IAPS U11 NETBALL TOURNAMENT AT FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE One of our Year 6 girls, Immy, writes: On Friday 15th of February we, the Under 11A netball team, went to IAPS in Framlingham to retain our title. First, we were in pools and played three matches. We won all of them and came first in our pool. Then it was the quarter-finals and we were playing Dolphin and by the end of the 14 minutes it was nine all, and we had to play for the golden goal. Luckily it was our first centre pass and we got it into our goal third. Play was going really smoothly but then their Goal Defence intercepted the ball and it was coming towards our Defence. We were all screaming and then Annabel made a wonderful interception and we got it down the court. Despite all that pressure, Cara made her shot and we were through to the semi-finals. We then played in the semi- finals, and compared to the last game it was a much more relaxing affair, which we won 9-2. Then it was the finals, and we were up against Langley Hall. We all played our best. The whole squad committed both on the court and the side-line. Eva R ran her fastest (and that’s fast), Cara V and Asees D shot their most accurate, Lucy got the ball every first centre, Annabel made all of the interceptions that she could, Cici B forced her player towards the side-line and I stuck to my Goal Shooter like glue. After we got our momentum, we gained more confidence and belief in ourselves. After the longest 14 minutes of our lives, we had finally beaten Langley Hall by 8-4 and won IAPS!!! Stargazing Evening Children and their parents were treated to stunning views of the craters on the Moon. Both Mars, Uranus and the Orion Nebula were also viewed through an impressive range of telescopes and binoculars.

CHAMBER CHOIR TOUR TO CARDIFF The convoy of two mini buses and one van all labelled with St George’s School, , set off from school on Saturday morning in the direction of South Wales. The transport was loaded with excited children, their cases, cassocks and surplices, an electric keyboard and a dozen music stands, and of course some support staff. We were heading for Cardiff Central and Llandaff Cathedral. The Chamber Choir were performing their re-knowned ‘Jazz Mass’ on the Sunday morning and were recording their CD of ‘A year at St George’s School’ which included music from festivals through out the year. Mass went smoothly and beautifully, the children sang their hearts out and the residents of Llandaff were awakened to the lively mass music, which they say they will try and emulate in the future.

The recording will be amazing, what a stunning venue to sing in, and what great acoustics with such history in the cathedral. For down time we visited the world re- knowned Welsh Royal College of Music and were so lucky to hear their wonderful student brass band performing Shostakovich on their traditional instruments and then variations of other composers on glass bottles! The following morning we went round the museum of St Fagan and learnt all about buildings from the past of Wales: farmhouses, Tudor Manors and . We loved the bakery (and its delicious warm fresh cheesy rolls) and the sweet shop where you could buy grams of old fashioned sweets. Thank you to Mr Wilkinson for such a fun tour.

PREP SCHOOLS' CHORAL DAY On Thursday, the Year 4s from T-Voices travelled to Wellington College to take part in a Prep Schools’ Choral Day. This year the event took place in Wellington’s brand new theatre. Led by Rachel Staunton, herself a ‘Berkshire girl’, the children enjoyed learning a host of new songs from the South African folk song Shosholoza to the newly composed Jazz song Hold your head up high. As well as learning over ten songs, the children had the chance to explore the Wellington site and enjoy sausage and chips! The day ended with a performance to the parents of several songs followed by a happy journey back full of excitement about all that had been achieved over the day.

INDIAN DHOL DRUMMING WORKSHOP All the children in the Lower School had a chance to bang an authentic Indian dhol drum in a fun workshop on Monday. They learnt about the history of the drums and what they were used for, and were taught proper playing techniques using two kinds of wooden sticks, known as the dagga and the tihli to bang each side of the drum with.

YEAR 5 SCIENCE TRIP TO WELLINGTON COLLEGE

The Year 5s were treated to a wonderful outing to Wellington College at the beginning of March to attend their annual Chemistry Spectacular. On the anniversary of the invention of the periodic table, we learnt about several of the elements. It’s fair to say the focus was on the ones that are highly reactive, and so we were treated to explosions, elephant toothpaste and the chemicals behind the colours of fireworks. Thank you Mr Foran! CHAMBER CHOIR AND YEAR 5 AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL In mid-March the Chamber Choir and Year 5 participated in a concert organised by Berkshire Maestros, taking place in none other than London’s Royal Albert Hall and performing alongside some of the country’s finest musicians and over 1,500 schoolchildren. Our Chamber Choir sang a rapturous rendition of Bob Chilcott’s A Little Jazz Mass alongside Berkshire’s very own Youth Choir, who had requested specifically for our singers to join them, while the Year 5 pupils banded together with a host of other primary schools to perform Nigel Hess’ musical RATS!, whose songs were all received with impassioned applause from the audience. Following a long day (and a first-hand look into the life of a performer..!), the children left with an experience that any musician would dream to have under their belt, and with the knowledge that they had played a major part in what was, for so many, a truly memorable night.

YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO THE QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK The Year 8 pupils enjoyed a spectacular Geography Field trip at the Velodrome in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In the morning they undertook a sustainability study, looking at the material used in construction of the Velodrome and housing and employment in the local area. After lunch they enjoyed the wonderful opportunity of cycling around the velodrome track. Unfortunately the journey home took a little longer than planned but every one remained cheerful and there was in impromptu pizza stop which was appreciated by all.

MOBILE FARM VISITS KINDERGARTEN We always know that spring is on its way when the mobile farm come to visit the children in Kindergarten. Dressed as farmers and appropriately in 'wellies', all the children had an opportunity to take a close look at the animals and some children even helped to feed them. FENCING St George’s young fencers did extremely well at the Fighting Fit for Schools tournament in Islington in late March. The art of fencing is a fantastic activity for young people which encourages the traditional values of good behaviour, sportsmanship, respect and good manners. Both our groups that took part did well, but we were thrilled that Alexander L was placed 1st out of nearly 50 children who took part.

AQUATHLON On a pleasant Sunday in late March, nine of our pupils took part in an Aquathlon at Wycombe Rye Lido. The event was hosted by Evo Tri Club, who run the school Triathlon Club every Tuesday. The children swam in the stunning outdoor pool – heated to a balmy 24 degrees and a challenging 33 metres in length. Once they had completed their swim, they jumped out of the pool and ran to the transition area to put on their training shoes as quickly as possible. From there they ran out on to the Rye and ran as fast as they could for a variety of distances dependent upon their age. Once through the finisher’s funnel, they were rewarded with a medal. YEAR 6 TRIP TO FRANCE Our Year 6 pupils received a very warm welcome at Maison Claire Fontaine at Easter and threw themselves into a huge variety of activities during the course of the week: mosaic making, French cookery, archery, circus training and a host of other skills. They even took part in a concert with children from a local school. The enthusiastic French teachers taught vocabulary and phrases that were used in the activities and trips off site, which allowed the children to see the relevance and fun that can be had from learning and using their French.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY ART PROJECT This term there will be a second art project involving the whole school community. Staff and pupils have started to make clay figures representing themselves, which we will display, en masse, in the style of Antony Gormley’s Field project. We are hoping that as many parents as possible will also take part and make a model; more details to follow soon. When our project is complete, children, staff, parents and everyone who has taken part will share a real sense of personal and collective satisfaction, knowing they have together created something which has a powerful, tangible energy of its own.

OCEAN POLYMERS Helen Wigglesworth, Project and Operations Manager of Ocean Polymers, gave a presentation on a subject which is already very much in the hearts of our pupils. She des cribed how plastic in our oceans is the most severe environmental problem we face, directly affecting our eco system and its health. Her company has developed a solution to collect and recycle plastic waste from the ocean using a 60m converted tanker, and involving incredible technologies such as submersible drones. The system will not only remove harmful plastics, but will produce valuable bi-products such as syngas during the recycling process. Our pupils asked some very pertinent questions, demonstrating a sound understanding of environmental issues and their keenness for solutions to be found. CHARTERHOUSE PREP SCHOOLS CHORAL DAY In May, 16 children from both Chamber Choir and T- Voices travelled to to take part in a performance of 's Feel the Spirit and Fauré's hallowed Requiem. The children had spent several days of intensive rehearsals perfecting the music, and boy what a fantastic job they did! Singing in such a vast space with children from eight other prep schools was a great way to discover the joys of both these superb choral works. The team at Charterhouse was extremely welcoming, providing a super afternoon tea and a post-concert canapes reception for parents. A really superb afternoon's music making!

HELENA LEE In late May, BBC News Correspondent, Helena Lee, gave a thought-provoking presentation on her own career in journalism. She described how her inclination to ask, "Why?" from an early age led on to her choice of career, and told the children about the techniques and skills involved in becoming a successful TV journalist and broadcaster. She answered some interesting questions from twins Jeevan and Bikram H, and her advice to everyone was to be determined, to work hard, to ignore any rejections and to be persistent once they had decided on a career path in journalism.

LIONS OF WINDSOR Later that week, the school was invited to take a group of children to attend the media launch of the 'The Lions of Windsor 2019', a public art event which will feature individually decorated lion sculptures displayed across the Royal Borough to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria and raise funds for local charities. The children took part in a workshop and were able to meet several of the leading artists who will each be responsible for designing lions for local businesses and organisations. The school has sponsored a lion cub which will be decorated with a design created by one of our pupils. The organisers are looking for more sponsors for this worthwhile local event; for more information, please see https://lionsofwindsor.org/.

PAVILION NEWS It has been exciting to watch the work progressing on the new pavilion this term, with the foundations and main structure up and roof trusses lifted on to the wooden frame over half term. Unfortunately rain stopped play for a while, but when the weather permits, the roofers will be fitting slates and the windows will be going in soon after, allowing wiring and plumbing to start in earnest. The finished building will be clad in Windsor oak sourced from the Great Park, and the aim of the current schedule is for the building to be complete by the end of term. Keep everything crossed for some good weather to keep this on track!

FENCING ASSESSMENT DAY During Half Term Alexander L, George H and Freddie C attended a Fencing Assessment Day in London. The boys take fencing lessons at school and all were thrilled to be awarded a grade passing criteria set by British Fencing. George and Alexander achieved Grade 2 and Freddie achieved Grade 1. Well done to all three!

PARENTS' GROUP FAMILY DAY The Parents' Group first ever Family Day was a resounding success in early June. So much preparation and sheer hard work had gone into the day, and for much of it the sun shone enough for outside activities to go ahead as planned in spite of the somewhat windy weather. The school was festooned with colourful bunting and artwork with the Wonka theme, and the gym was packed with interesting stalls and competitions. Outside the bbq and musical entertainment proved to be very popular. The event raised over £4,000 which is an amazing total. Very many thanks to everyone in the Parents' Group for all their hard work, which is hugely appreciated. LONDON PREP SCHOOLS ATHLETICS In June, pupils prepared themselves to represent the school in the 50th Annual London Prep School Athletics meet. The weather forecast was atrocious, but with buoyant and excited pupils who had worked hard in lessons to qualify, we were delighted that the organisers were keen to keep the event running. Alex W, Sam B, Summer E, Willow W, Keiren E, Asees D, Annabel P and Cara V competed in either the track heats or field events in the morning with highlights from:

Sam who reached his 100m final; Keiran for finishing 3rd in his U12 Boys 200m heat; Asees who finished 3rd in the U12 Girls Long Jump; Alex who won the U11 Boys Long Jump Afternoon highlights came in the form of Harry finishing 3rd in the U12 Long Jump and Henry for finishing 2nd in his U12 800m heat. Congratulation to all who took part. The event truly highlights the spirit of St George’s pupils and their willingness to persevere, regardless of the conditions.

IAPS SWIMMING FINALS Congratulations to Jamie P, who qualified comfortably in his Butterfly semi-final and finished 6th in the final at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park last Saturday. His time of 15.46 was just 1 second slower than the gold medal time! Very well done, Jamie!

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting St George’s School, Windsor Castle

Saturday 23rd June 2018 at 4.15pm MINUTES

The Hon. Secretary, P. A. Roberts, was in the Chair; the Vice-President, Roger Jones LVO, Hon. Treasurer, J.R.A Ward, and Hon. Membership Secretary, B. Hooker were in attendance and the following Members were recorded as present:

Grace Andrews Jacob Fielker Hugh Mant David Brook Richard Halsey Harriet Moss Nicholas Harris William Mumford Matthew Carter John Harvey Ian Nisbet Julian Chang Tim Holbech Sam Noakes Paul Churchouse Brian Hooker Philip Nourse Julian Davies Tom Horsfield Bob Parvin Adrian Dence Andrew Hughes Mark Piper Peter Denny Sue Jones Peter Roberts Joan Denny Richard Latham Andrew Sharp Chris Evans Gill Ledsham Margaret Ward James Fanshawe CBE Antony Littleton Louise Windsor Christopher Fernandez-Li John Lubbock

In addition, the following members had been present earlier in the day or planned to attend Evensong or the Barbecue later in the evening:

Chessy Alden Eashen Vickers Max Evans Ben Alden Ra'eef Adam Kelly Evans Vere Balavesi Edward Bell Amelia Griggs Bozena Essakah Dom Bland George Hill John Heighway Martin Bolmat Sue Hill India Pim Guy Shore Rowena Hotton Barrie Piper Libby Shore George Kenworthy- Brown Lorenzo Proietti-Meloni Louise Squire Ben Lawson James Radford Robert Wall Ben Lewin Isabelle Rainer Shelley Wall Beverley Lewis-Weedon Victoria Rainer James Ward Peter Marshall Alice Rainer Charlie Warren Katy Mason Hanzala Rajbhoy John White Allan McDowall Matthew Ryan Karran Soora Jodie Payne Harry Sherman

1. Apologies for absence from the AGM had been received from:

Aishah Akhtar F Patrick Corbett M J Gordon

Chessy Alden Keara Cornell Amelia Griggs

Ben Alden S. M. Patrick Cross J. M. Halford

Matthew Andrews T D'Arch Smith John Heighway

James Ashby Anthony Davis George Hill

Andrew Baines Will Dawes Sue Hill

Vere Balavesi Yvette Day Damien Hodgson

Jamie Fred de Falbe Rachel Hooker

Edward Bell Martin Denny Rowena Hotton

Tom Berry Bozena Essakah Matilda Howe

Dom Bland Oliver Evans Cecil Irwin

Martin Bolmat Nicholas Evans Edward Jackson

David Bolton Max Evans Ed Jupp

Rory Boyle Kelly Evans Piers Kemp

Ben Brownless Henry Exham George Kenworthy- Brown Tristram Burley S C Exham Robert Kidner Ann Clark Nicholas Fitzgerald Ben Lawson Charlotte Coates Madeleine Fitzgerald Franklin Lee Freddie Coates Lesley Flanagan G. D. Leeds Derek Cooke Robert Fovargue Ben Lewin Michael Coombe R M Gilkes Beverley Lewis-Weedon Lorenzo Proietti-Meloni Louise Squire

Rupert Lunnon James Radford M. H. Statham

Andrew Mackenzie Isabelle Rainer Eashen Vickers

Revd Roger & Mrs Eileen Victoria Rainer Elizabeth Wales Marsh Alice Rainer Jemima Wales Peter Marshall Hanzala Rajbhoy Russell Walker Katy Mason T. D. Michael Rees Christopher Walkinshaw Allan McDowall Mrs Skye Reid-Smith Robert Wall Alexander Miller Zachary Roberts Shelley Wall James Miller Matthew Ryan James Ward Richard Murray-Bruce Harry Sherman Nicholas Waring Stephen Pattenden Guy Shore Charlie Warren Jodie Payne Libby Shore John White India Pim Simon A Smith C. J. C. Whitehouse Barrie Piper Karran Soora C H A Williams MVO, Martin Poll RVM William Spalding Jason Presley

2. Minutes The minutes of the 2017 meeting were deemed to be an accurate record . Their adoption was proposed by Julian Chang and seconded by Chris Evans; Approved nem. con.. 3. Matters arising There were no matters arising. 4. Accounts The Treasurer presented the Accounts for the Year ended 30th April 2018 and noted that the Association was in good financial health. Subscriptions to the Association remain at £6 per pupil per term from Year 3 to Year 8, making up 18 terms upon leaving or the equivalent of a £108 life membership subscription. It was noted that the Robert Ward Bursary Fund stood at £9147.25 and was providing assistance to pupils as intended. The accounts were presented to the membership.

Will Mumford proposed the adoption of the accounts and Ian Nisbet seconded the motion; the accounts were adopted nem. con.. 5. President’s Business The Hon Secretary thanked the many members who had attended the Reunion either for the cricket or tea and passed on the apologies of the President who had been unavoidably detained in JFK airport in New York!. As in previous years, the steady increase in younger members attending was a cause for celebration. The Hon Secretary thanked the Head Master and Mrs Jones for hosting us and the kitchen staff for providing a wonderful tea and our evening meal. James Ward was to be thanked for managing to recruit an Association XI and run match had taken place and some decent cricket had even taken place! He thanked the boys and parents of boys who had given up their time to make the game possible. The Honorary Secretary, on behalf of all Association members, asked the Head Master to thank the Choristers for giving up one of their Saturdays to sing full evensong.

The meeting was informed of the deaths of Kenneth Andrew McDowall (1949-54) and Benny Thomas (1972-1977). Those members of the Association present and their guests stood in silent tribute to these men and those others of whose deaths we are as yet unaware.

The President announced that the Association’s guests for dinner would be Ben & Chessy Alden, Vere Balevesi and her partner, Bozena Esakkah, John & Lisa Heighway, and the Revd Franklin Lee.

6. Election of Officers The following elections to the committee were made and positions noted: President Julian Davies to serve his fourth year of a maximum five Hon. Secretary Peter Roberts was re-elected to serve a sixth year. Proposed: Brian Hooker Seconded: Hugh Mant. Hon. Treasurer James Ward was elected. Proposed: Peter Roberts, Seconded: Mark Piper. Hon. Membership Secretary Brian Hooker was re-elected Proposed: Bob Parvin, Seconded: Julian Chang. Ordinary members: It was observed that the following members were still serving terms on the Committee Jason Presley and Maggie Ward, having served two terms were eligible for re-election and were elected unanimously. Edward Bell (has served 2 years of his first term) Piers Kemp (has served 2 years of his first term)

7. Head Master’s Business The Interim Head Master gave a brief report to the meeting. Whilst of course it was nice to be back after a gap of 6½ years, the Head Master likened his existence as being somewhat akin to the film Groundhog Day: he hoped that he might get it right this time and that he could finally, on his fourth attempt, retire!

Although his return had been somewhat unexpected, the Head Master commented on how welcome he and Sue had been made to feel and how quickly the school community had rallied round.

The Head Master reported on the recent appointment of William Goldsmith who would take office in January 2019. He is currently Head Master at St Leonard’s in St Andrews, Fife. A chorister at Radley, William is well versed in matters choral and will with his wife be a strong force in restoring the fortunes of St George’s.

8. Election of Members and Honorary Members The following Members and were elected: Ben Alden & Chorister Chessy Alden Choir Music Administrator Vere Balevesi Domestic Staff Bozena Esakkah Domestic Staff John Heighway Former Lay Clerk Franklin Lee Minior Canon & Chaplain Aileen De Vally-King Registrar Maria D’Amaro Games Department Lesley Flanagan Lower School Teaching Assistant Tessa Novelli Nursery Teacher Martin Poll Canon & Governor Louise Pollock Lower School Teacher Katarzyna Tatko Lower School Teaching Assistant 9. AOB (i) The Hon Secretary reported back on David Brook asked whether it would be possible for the names of former Organists and Masters of the Choristers to be recorded on the side of the organ casing. The Chapter Clerk had reported back that when this had been raised previously there had been no appetite for an additional set of names over and above the Sovereigns and Deans of Windsor. It was thought that there might be other avenues that could be pursued and it was hoped that some permanent record might be compiled.

(ii) The Hon Secretary reported back on the possibility of former choristers being able to sing in Chapel. Whilst in principle this was not something that the Master of the Choristers objected to, the practicalities were somewhat less easy. The Head Master suggested that this might be something to revisit once a new regime was in place.

There being no further business, the meeting was closed by the President and those present climbed the steps to Evensong or availed themselves of the school minibus service.

Rules of the Association I. Title The club shall be known as ‘The St. George’s School, Windsor Castle, Association’. II. Objects The objects shall be to encourage Members to keep in touch with each other and with the School. Members shall also be encouraged to give their support to the School, its Choral Traditions, and the Headmaster wherever they can do so. III. Membership All who have been pupils at St. George’s School, who have paid membership fees whilst at the School, shall be deemed to be Life Members of the Association. Members of the teaching and auxiliary staff may be elected Members of the Association; and others, not educated at the School, who have supported the objects of the Association to a marked degree, may be elected Honorary Members by resolution to be passed at an Annual General Meeting. IV. Officers The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Membership Secretary and Honorary Archivist. Terms of office shall be as follows: (a). President The President shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting to serve a term of up to five years in office and a further two years as a Committee member following this term. He or She may not be considered for re-election as President until at least three years after the conclusion of their term in office. (b). Vice-President The Vice-President shall be the Headmaster of St. George’s School for the time being, who shall be ex officio the only Vice-President of the Association. (c). Hon. Secretary The Hon. Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re- elected annually, until the said Hon. Secretary relinquishes the post. (d). Hon. Treasurer The Hon. Treasurer shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re-elected annually, until the said Hon. Treasurer relinquishes the post. (e). Hon. Membership Secretary The Hon. Membership Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re-elected annually, until the said Hon. Membership Secretary relinquishes the post. (f). Hon. Archivist The Hon. Archivist shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting, and must be re- elected annually, until the said Hon. Archivist relinquishes the post.

V. Management The Association shall be managed by a committee comprising the Officers of the Association and up to five Ordinary Members, at the discretion of the Committee. Ordinary Members shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting for a period of three years. VI. Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting shall be held at St. George’s School on such day during the Summer Term as may be fixed by the Committee, or at such other time and place as the Committee may decide, at which the Hon. Secretary shall present an annual report, and the Hon. Treasurer a duly audited statement of accounts. The Officers and Committee of the Association for the ensuing year shall be elected at this meeting in accordance with Rules IV and V. Other general meetings may be called at any time by the Committee. VII. Quorum Five members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. VIII. Subscription Such life subscription shall be paid by every Member as shall be determined in Committee and passed at a General Meeting of the Association.

These rules were last amended and ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the Association held at St. George’s School, Windsor Castle, on Saturday June 27th 2016.

Association Items for Sale The following items are available for purchase. Association tie – silk £ 15.00 Association Centenary tie – silk £ 15.00 Association tie – polyester (a few left) £ 12.00 Association favours for ladies (bows) – silk £ 10.00 Association favours for ladies (scarf) – silk £ 10.00 CD Holy is the True Light specially recorded for the Association Centenary £ 11.00 Choirs and Cloisters by Freddie Hodgson £ 10.00 CD A Celebration for Freddie Hodgson £ 7.00 Headmaster – Reflections on life at St George’s School between 1971 and 1983, by Richard Russell £ 1.25 The four-part history of St George’s School as related in School Magazines and archives, edited by Richard Russell C.V.O. Each part can be bought separately: 1. Carven Arches (up to 1930) £ 6.20 2. Soaring (1930 to 1950) £ 6.20 3. Storied Banner (1950-1980) £ 6.20 4. In High Remembrance (a little different £ 6.20 from the first three volumes) All 4 above books as a set £ 24.00

To all orders please ADD postage & packing per package of £2.00 Please provide your full postal address and contact details when placing your order. Orders for the above items should be accompanied by a cheque made out to St George’s School Association and sent either to:

The Assistant Bursar, Brian Hooker, St George’s School, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1QF or by email using the subject line “StGA Order” to either: [email protected] or to [email protected]

Association website The Association now has its web presence as part of the School website: Either go through the main school site www.stgwindsor.org and follow the link to the Association, or go directly to: www.stgwindsor.co.uk/home/association