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Fq t. .f ^3 Bn( qI:-\ ;q The Magazineof the WellingboroughGrammar School. No.26. SUMMER TERM 1945. Editors .' Dn. A. JecrsoN, V. M. Bayr-rss. Sub-Editors; G. N. Wnlr-s. K. G. Toiupr EDITORIAL. It was with regret that we heard this term of the impending departure of our Headmaster, Mr. A. R. Woolley ; we are including in this issue an appreciation of the serviceshe has rendered to the School. The two terms which have elapsed since the last issue of this magazite have seen many important events, Not the least iniportant of these was the long-awaited end of the war in Europe ; its effect has been noticecl already in the numbers of our wartime visitors returning to London and to the coast. We are also eagerly awaiting the return of those masters who left us temporarily to serve in the Forces. This term has also seen the introduction of the New Education Act ; whether it will raise or lower the hieh standard of the School is yet to be seen. A somewhat lesser event has been the erection, on . a portion of the school vegetablegarden, of a building incorp- orating two new classrooms; although it has been over a term since it was started, we are still waiting for it to be put into use. We end by wishing all boys (and the Stafi) as happy a holiday as is possible remembering its curtailment by the new Act. A. R. WOOLLEY. M.A. 1937 _ 1945. ..AN APPRECIATION.'' At the end of this term we are saying goodbye to Mr. Woolley in his official position as Headmaitei. HL came to us in 1937, eight years ago at a time when the School numbers yey l3!. They are now 376. In these eight -sanguineyears the School has made progress exceeding our riost expectations.bothin the standardof the work and in the gelneral activities which go to make school life a pleasure and hap"piness. We have seenin all of this the guidinq hind of the Headmaster. In work he left his Final_Tiiumph to his last year, when the School won five Open S,cholarshipsat our Senior Univer_ sities-a wonderful record for so young a School. No work in the interestsof the boys has been to6 much for him. Their confidence.in him has been a gratifying return for all he has done on their behalf. His populaiity with the Governors, who- have had complete confidince in his organisation, the Staff, the Boys and their Parents has been the"keynote of his success. In addition to his School work, he has taken a keen and active interest in the afiairs of tie Town and his departure will be sorely felt by everybody. In all his work he has had the unfaltering support of nfts. Woolley, whom we shall miss at all SchoolFunitions. They leaveus'officiallv but we hope no^tpersonally and while thanking them for ail they have done for the School,we wish them a l6nE and haoov life at Oxford, where our late Headmasterhas beei uopoiritli Education Secretary to the Appointments Board'bf th" Universitv. . P. A. Fivnn, C h air man of Goz; er nor s. SCHOOL NOTES. The Headmaster has been appointed Educational Secre- tary to--the Oxford University Cbmmittee for Appointments and will take up his new dutiei in Arsust. Another loss will be that of Mr. Firrdl"v who has taken a post at Oxted Grammar School, Surrey. H6 will be esoeciallv missedon the Rugger and Cricket fields where he has r6rrd.r"h conspicuous service, being in charge of the Cricket since he joined us in 1949t _Duiing this la-styear he has performed the duties of chief G_eggraihy maste'r. It is h6ped, but hardly expected, that Mr. Dunninq mav retuin td nfi tne vac.ancy by September. Mr. Findley is the first Old Boy to have served on the permanent staff of the School. It is useful, from all points of view, to have at least one Old Bov as a member.of the Common Room and we hope it will noi be long beforeanother joins us. ^ We congratulate J. S. Maddams on continuing our run of successesat the older Universities by his elect'ion to an Open Exhibition for Natural Sciences at eueens' Collese. Cambridge ; and D. W. Robinson on his election to a Rdris Studentship at University College, Nottingham. R. H. Bailey wasprolr. acc;in the A.T.C. Nitional Ess{r Cornpetition, writing on " Experiencesin the A.T.C." F./Lt. l. G. Dunning's outstanding servicesin the R..A.F. have been recognisedby u " Mention in Despatches" and C..H. Garrod,'Gnr., R.A., has beenawarded the Commander- in-Chief's Certiflcate for Gall:intry. To the list of those Old Boys who have given their lives for their Country. there have to be added W:O. G. R. Coe, R.A.F., B. T. Peck, the Royal Scots,and W. J. Berrill, North- amptonshireRegt. partridge, ^ P._J._Neal, A. Warner, J. R. Upton, F. H. formerly Prisoners of War, have all been repatriated. F. t: Causebrookremains in Japanesehands. The Commemoration Address this year was delivered on St. Barnabas' Puy, the^ anniversary of the opening of the School, by the Rev. E. C. Q. rucn, M.A., Carron Res"identiarv of PeterboroughCathedrai and DiocesanDirector of Education. The Athletic Sports Finals were held on lOth May. Tfre weatherwas good until rain ended the -proceedings juit before the Obstacle Race should have been held. Mrs. \Moolley distributed the Cups in the Hall. The House Music Competition was distinguishedby a seriesof excellentperformances, hoth choraland"instrumental. The general standard of achievement was hisher than ever before and a high level of interest was maintainledthrouehout. The Judge was Mr. D. Pritchard, Assistant Music N{as"terat Oundle. Children never know, perhapsrightly, what they owe to their parents, but the School should b.-ea*are of whai it owes to its Parents' Committee. This body has again been vigorous and b_y,.dint_of much hard work and enthJsiasm raisei d10 at a Whist Drive held in the School Hall on Sth Mav ind just over_dS0 by a Fcte held in conjunction with the pa-rents, Cricket Match on 14th June. fhe totul of the School Amgnitt". Fund, thanks to their unsparing efforts, now stands at {106-ls.-2d. __ __.-Th"Old Boys are holding another Dance in the School Hall'on the evening of the O1d Boys' Match, Saturday,2lst July. The Visitors' Book shows that the following Old Boys have called on us this term: Ff Lt. K. J. HolmZs, R.A.F".: Lt. H. H. Maddams, R.l. (from Burma) ; Lt. p. Gibson- Bobi,nson, Green How-ards (from Burma) ; J. B. Bookey, !. Qollegeof Sci,,. D. Spencer, R.-Ay'.; D. A. Smith ; D. P"$uT R.l'/. ,' F. Taylor (Rolls-Royce),. R. Cross, R.l/. ,. A. E. Hustwait, Para. Regt.'; e. N{'.Uait, Enpin. Cit. : Ssi. I., F.-Partri{_Se,1R.-{Azals, formerly P.o.W."; R. H. IiailEy, Of Coder, R.l/. ; J; H. Davis, R"A.F: ; LlCpt. B. W. Gtover. R,. ligyals ; 2lU.J. R. Reid, GreenHowards ; K. Millard, AIA., R.A.F., Halton; D. G. Munns, R.N.,. Szb.-ft. S. R. Elks, R.N-2.R.-; P_.J.-Neal, R.A.S.C. (formerly P.o.W.) ; l. D. q. Jr-oath, R.A.F.,. R. c. W. Weed ; Cit. D. E.'1. Pope, R.A.C. (from Jugo-Slavia); P. J. Hawkins, R.A.it. It should be recorded that Lent Term eventsincluded a brilliant Piano Recital by Mme. Fuchsova; the usual series of . Lenten Addresses; a lecture on China by the Rev. C. Fairclough, and an Old Boys' Dance. SALVETE. None, . VALETE. J. A. Abbott, 1940(3) School Cert., Tulv. 1944. Premier Eng. Co., Wellingborough. _ _ R. H. Bailey,1937 (3) SchoolCert., July, 1g42. H.S.C., July, 1944,Prefect. R.N. D. Braybrook, 1938 (3) School Csrt., Dec., 1948, prefect. Army. ^ R_E Bridgefor4 1939 (3) School Cert., July, 1944. Scott, Bader & Co., Wollaston.' Turner & Bolders, Northampton . _C. H. Clarke, 1939(3) SchoolCert., Dec., 1944. L.M.S. clerk. _ .D,_4...Tranklin,1940 (3) School Cert., July, 1944. Lloyds Bank, Wellingborough. !. {. G-fovgr,1937 (3) School Cert., Dec.,1942. Army. , F...R._C. Jamls, t'940 (S)' Schooi Ceri., 1uly, 1944. Journalist, Evening Telegraph.' D. Knight, 1939 (3) School Cert., July, 1944. Express Boot Co. * J: A. Layfield, 1939 (3) School Cert., July, 1948. Brit. Boot & Shoe AssociationResearch Lab., Ketiering. _ - M, H. _Martin, 1940(3) School Cert., July, 1d44. County Education Offices,Northampton _ ,W_._lr-latenall,1940 (3t School Cert., July, 1944. Midland Bank, Wellingborough. * J. C. Rodhouse, 1940 (3) School Cer.r., July, 1944. Returned to Lowestoft _ B. Sturgess,1940 (3) School Cert., Dec., Ig44. Inland Revenue. _ W. A. Warner, 1940 (3) School Cert., July, 1944. Rolls- Royce Ltd., Derby. _ - M, M. Woolfson,l94l, SchoolCert., July, 1942. H.S.C. July, 1944. Open Exhibition for Physicsjesus College, Oxford. J. Adams J. I. Baker L. E. Best V. Blackman J. R. Brooks R. F. Carr A. W. Drage J. H. Frost F. R. Gibson J. H. Glenister G. F. Hunt R. W. Hunt J. R. Hudson J. W. Hughes E. C. Kettridge w. Lill J. F. Mepham Munnings K. A. G. Page W. E. Pain R. C. Reeves K. C. Rogers Ross Sheffield Steward G. Stevens Summerlin I OWerS R. Waite Whimhurst K. C. Whitney F. Wibberley G. L. Woodhams B. J. Wright Yerrell DECEMBER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE RESULTS. G. Brown, e. S. G. l. Ch. Ph. C. H. Clarke,E. s. H. q. M. art. Hanger,e. G. f. M. Ch. ph. Sturgess,e. G. M. Ch. Ph. K. E. White, e. S. h. g. bio. art. 'r Small letter indicates " pass : capital letter indicates " credit." RUGBY FOOTBALL. Results. Dec. l9th. lst XV. v. Old tsoys. Home. Won 13-11. Feb. 3rd. lst XV. v. Northampton School 2nd XV. Away. Won 20-nil. Feb. l7th. lst XV. v. Kettering G.S. Home. Lost 9--4. Mar. 3rd. lst XV. v. Middlesex-Schools.Away. Drawn 3-8. Mar. 10th. lst XV. v. R.A.F. Sywell. Home. Won l4-5. House Matches' senrons. First Round. _Dragons 14, Stagsnil, Gryphons 27, Lions nil. P:cond Round. Dragons 11, Gryphons S, Stags 18, Lions 4. Third Round. Dragons 47, Lions 5, Gryph6ns 9, Stags g. First Rqund..pragons u,JlTillt;, Gryphons3, Lions nil. Sec.ondRound. Gryphons 3, Diagons nii,^Lions 14, Stagsnil. Third !.ounda Dragons ll, Lions 8, Gryphons 10, Sdgs g. Points : Dragons 21. Gryphons 18. S?ags7. Lionsi. CROSS COUNTRY, 1945. _ ,. _Thig year new courseswere planned for the Senior and Middle School Runs. Both of .thise coursesare now a little longer than they were formerly ; the Senior Course covers four miles, the Middle just over three miles and the Junior-is Course remains at two and three-quarter miles. It no longer necessaryto cross the broo( as it has been cleaned and fenced with four strandi of barbed wire on each bank. so that the selectionof a new coursewas not only an improve- ment, but a necessity. The results were as follows. poy 15-y11, 13-15 yrs. (Jnder tB yrs. 1. Po$ (c) 1. g. c...Neyille(L) ' 1. M. w. white (G) ?. !. R. Bailey (S) 2. Surridg_e(S) 2. BenninC(S) 3. Lennox (G) 3. Coles (L)' a. r.awren"ce('G) Dragons 60 Dragons 54 Dragons 60 Gryphons 107 Gryphons 72 Gryphons 90 Lions 78 Lions 83 Lions 63 Dtags 55 Stags 91 Stags 87 Time: Time: Time: 26 min. 35 1/5 secs. 20 min. 47 1/5 secs. 2l min. Sl secs. (Time : 1943,19 min. 50 1i5secs.) The Williams' Cup for the Cross Country'-being is therefore held by the Gryphons'-House, the total points : l. Gryphons 269 2. Stags 233 3. Lions 224 4. Dragons t74 ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Athletic Sportswere held on lOth May. The weather was unkind to us this year as black clouds menacedthe pro- ceedingsin their early stagesand the relay events were run in the rain. The populai half mile handicap and obstacle race had to be abondoned. No records were broken on Sports Day although "Severalsome excellent times were recorded in th; Middle-events. records, however, were broken in the finals of the middle and long distance events which were run ofi in the Lent Term. The Dragon: '1.'he_running. y_ejgeasily winners of the Cup competitions.-Hodson, of Whitney, Hyde, Matthews and all Dragons, is particulariy to--be commended. At the conclusionof tie sports, Mrs. Woolley very kindly presentedthe Cups. Thanks are due to the members of the Stafi who acted as officials. Results. Senior Mile. l. Whitney (g), Z. Bond (G), 3. Sellers(S), 4. Austin (G). Tim-e: 5 mins. IB secs. Middle Mile. 1. Nlatt_hews(D), 2. Surridge (S), B. c. C. Neville(L),4.B. Howes (L). Time : imins.'A6 secs. (Schoolrecord). SeniorHalf Mile. 1. Whitney (D), Z. Sellers(S), B. Bond (G), 4. Tyers (G). Time : 2 mins. 1g i/5 secs. MiddleHalf Mile. 1. Matthew.(D), ,. s.";:L:ritl; 3. Hyde (D), 4. G. C. Neville(L). Time.: 2 gin9. 25 2/5 secs.(School record). Half Junior Mile. 1. -Hodson (D), 2.' Loveday (Lj, 3. Houghton (L), 4. M. A. Goodband (S). senioreuarter Mle. r. whitneyffi.,: 3#:i?.11r-/t:"1.i: _ _ Wells (L), 4. Baker (G). Timi :'61 secs. Middle Quarter Mile. 1. -Hyde (D), 2. Oakley (G), B. B. Howes(L), 4. Farrow (G). seniorv20 yards., *={tffi); 11%t;"?'rf%l"r$;fit}; 4. F. C. Law (G). Timc : 26 secs. Middle 220 Yards. . 1. -i{yde (D), 2. Matthews (D), 3. B. Howes (L), 4.Oakley (G).' Time : 26 secs. Junior 220 Yards. l. (D), 2. Munday (L), ,1._Hodson " ^ .3. _!.^9, L?* (c), Brealey(G). Time : 29 215.""*. Senior100 Yards. 1. WatE.(D)i Z. n. Wutti. (L), S. baker (G), - -. .1, G. N. Wells (L). Time : 10 4/5 secs. \Iiddle 100 Yards. l. Hyde (D),'Tim. 2. Matthews (D), 3. Farrow (G), 4. Oaktey(G;. , 1l 2/5 secs, 100 Junior Yards. I. .Hodson (D), 2. D. S. Law (G), .^^ j Pdg. (9), 4. Benning(S). time : 12 1/5 secs. 100Yarjls (under l2). l. D. G. Lawrence(G),'2. Edwards (D), ^ .3. B_r_eal9y(G), 4. Buckby (D).'n. Time: 14 secs. Senior -Higl..J"1rp. . 1_._1-. Bailey (S), 2. Fair (S), 3. R. Wallis(L), 4.H. K. Maddarns'(D). Height : 4 ft. 9]-(D). ins. Middle High Jump. l. Matthews (D),' 2. Hvde 3. T. L. Wright (D), 1. G. C. Neville(L). JuniorHigf Ju.qp. I ? F Law(G), , ?:gtl; tif ,li:t: Partridge(G) and N. A. Tompkins (L). Height : 4 ft. lf ins. Senior "an MARTIN ATHLETIC CUP. Points : Dragons 216, Gryphons 125f, Lions 96, Stags glf. HENSON RELAY RACE. F:1r1ql l. Dragons 2. Gryphons 3. Lions l. I)ragons lvr.lqdle 2. Lions B. Gryphons Junror l. Stags 2. Dragons 3. Grvphons. Points: Dragons 40, Gryphons and-Stags t6, Lions' tZ. GORDON SHIPMAN MILE CHALLENGE CUP. K. C. Whitney (held by Dragons House). MRS. WOOLLEY'S HIGH JUMP CUP. L. R. Bailey. CRICKET, 1945. Captain of Crichet.. K. A. Bond. Vice-Captain.. J. Hardwick. Seoetary.. D. pearce. This has been a^ satisfactory year for School Cricket. XI., with Ile qch:ol five.member. oi lu.t year'steam a;i;ili;; have lost only one school '.Under match. The .]unior Xls. esoeciallv ^the 14' XI., have also done well. The chief'..uroi tor thrs has been the keennessshown by all teams. K. A. Bond has made an exc.ellentCaptain. fii" Luiiirg h".1; consistentlygood, showing u.ourrd defenceand fine"aggressive scorlng shots all round the wicket. In the field he f,is set a very high_standard. Perhaps the most pleasant feature this year 'Hardwick. has been the improvei batting of He has played easily_and safely against the bZst br*li"g ;; iri, .fr"i, on the off-side are really &ceilent. pearce,too,"has also batted well_a-lthoughhe has-not had the best'of luck. Timpson pno .wltn.r.rjyhave done well. pickerill has improved steaditv Dut rs stttl weak on the off. L. R. Bailey has-beenunluckv. but if he is to make runs.he must drop f,iJ f,abit of a,r.*;#d to hook a good length ball in his fiist over. last,Jear,Hardwick ,^ 3. has bowled magnificently. He has been weII backed up-Timpson by pearce and Minn-ey whilsi Tyers has improved rapidly. and Fair hav-eshown "Oureieat promrse. Un the whole the helding has been good. biggest fault is still the running betfireen the wiciets and it has lost y.s__mqnyruns and ofien vuluabt" *i.t"i..-- 'Ihe " Under 15 " XI. ably led by Hyde has had a better season. There is much good material here and with- greater match experiencethey will make a very *ia.. X; th; present greater steadiness in batting js "."f"ineeded.. 10 The " Under 14 " XI. shows remarkable promise. This is easily their. best year- .Well captained by Luw, *fr" *iff Dea very fine batsman.they haveonly lost one match.Roberts, Hunt, Leslie and Surridge have ali"batted u"a no*l"i *eii] DETAILS OF MATCHES. Scnoor, Xj. n_oLd, pearce, Minney, Timpson, - {?rg.ig_k,pickerill, _Egif,L. R. Bailey, J. R. Jones,ty.is, Wiii;;; Wallis, D. Smith. Played10. Won 5. Lost 3. Drawn 2. May 12th. School v. Northampton Town & County 2nd XI. Away. Won. North'plg1T. & 9..18(Iialciwick S for 15, Minney S for 22) School 1A7 for 5 dec'd. (Bond 36, Minney ZS'"ot o"ijl May_26th. School v. Kettering G.S. Home. Won. School 106 for pearce 8 .decld. (Eond 49 not out, 27). K,c.S. 24 (Hardwick O foi z). 2nd. Schoolv. June .Wellingboro'Sch. 2nd XL Away.--J- ----'Losr. |_:h.g."l128 (Hardwick_6"2 not out, Bond 4S). WellingboroughSchool l3,l for g. June 9th. School v. Bedford Modern 2nd Xi. Home. Won. School 89 for 5 declared(Hardwick 45 not out).' Bedford 28 (PearceB for i, Hardwick 3 for B)" June 14th. Schoolv. ParentsXI. Home. Won. School133 for 10 declared(pearce 45). Parents49 (Hardwick 5 for'g). June l6th. Schoolv. Finedon Dolben. Away. I_ost. Finedon 103 for 7. School53. June 2lst. Schoolv. WellingboroughThursday C.C. Home. Won. Wellinglolouqh T.C.C. 88 (pearce4 for 28). School 94 for 2. (Bond 48 not out, Hardwick 22 not out). June 23rd. School v. Bedford School 2nd XL Home. Draw. Bedford 83 for 9 declared. 1st XI. 68 for 3 (Bailey24). June 30th. lst XI. v. Kettering Grammar Sch. Away. Draw. 1st XI. 77. Kettering G.S. 30 for tr. Rain stopped play. July 7th. 1st XI. v. R.A.F. Syweil. Home. Lost. pearce l{I.15.(_Ygd_u,ick 6 foi 8, 4 for 10). lst XI 29 (W lO James8 for 10). Under 15 XI. Played 4. Won l Lost 2. Drawn 1. tfy{g, White, Law,, Odell, R. F. Hov,es, Chapman, Leslie, Coles, Surridge, Mallows, R. A. Sp""..r, Hiii, Rooksby,Willis. ll June 2nd. Under 15 XI. v. Kettering G.S. Under 15 XI. Away. Lost. Under 15. 20. K.G.S. Under 15. 26 for 8. June 16th. Under 15 XI. v. North'pton Under 15. Away. Draw. Northampton 74. Under 15 68 for 8. June 23rd. Under 15 v. Bedford School Under 15. Away. Lost. Bedford School 106 for 7 declared. Under 15,46. July -7th. I{1der 15 v. Harpur Central School, Bedford. Away. Won. Under 15. 57. Harpur Central School46 (White 7 for 16). Under 14 XI. Played 3. Won 2. Lost 1. L_3w_(Captain), Leslie, Surridge; Roberts, p. Hunt, K. Lawrence, Newnham, P. Wills, Knowies, Skerritt, Houghton, Atkins. May 19th. Under 14 XI v. Harpur Central. Home. Won. Under 14,45. Harpur Ce*ral 24. May 26th. Under 14 XI v. Ketterins G.S. Under 14 XL Away. Won. Under 74,64. K.c.s.24. June 30th. Under 14 XI. v. Bedford Modern Under 14 XI. Away. Lost. . Under 14, 50. Bedford Modern Under 14, SS for 4. Full Colours have been re-awardedto Bond and Hardwick and awarded to Pearceand Minney. P.T. COMPETITION. 'This competition held on l7th and t8th July for the Ford Cup conlisted of a series of events ,eqrriririg agility, balance,speed and team co-operation. a thrilling.struggle .After. the Stags proved themselves woruny wnners, finlshlng seven points ahead of their nearest rivals, the Lions. 12 The events were : Senior. J unior. 1. Turning on bench rib. Turning on bench rib. 2. Long astride vault (box). Astride vault (buck). 'Forward 3. Through vault (box). roll on box. 4. Dive over benches. Dive over benches. 5. Balanceon bricks. Through vault (horse). 6. Fireman's Lift Relay. Relay. 7. Jumping over Stick-(Relay). Jumping over Stick (Relay). 8. Overheadpassing Relay. Tunnel Ball Relay. n 9. Throwing the Cricket Ball. Throwing the Cricket Ball. 10. Tug of War. Juniors Seniors Total I Result. l. Stags 3s s0+ 8s+ qti, 2. Lions 35 43+ 7B+ 3. Dragons 37 35 72 4. Grvphons 28 2t 49 t SWIMMING SPORTS (JAMES CUP). _ . Thg__9_yim,mingsports will take place on Friday, 27th July at Wilby LidJUy Hna permissionof Mr. J. Thompson. Presentholders :-Gryphons. TABLE TENNIS CLI]B. With the approach of School Certificate, attendance of members (limited to VI. and V. forms) has diminished, but it is hoped that the rush for the table will increasenext term. W9 hope to be able to arrange a Stafi and School match before the end of the term. HOUSE NOTES. DRAGONS. Housemasters.'Mr. C. W. F. Laurie, Mr. I. J. Nicholas. . Head of House..D. W. Robinson. House Prefecls.' K. R. Spencer, D. Pearce,D. R. Smith, H. K. Maddams, A. J. W. James. - During the past two terms we have put up a creditable performance in most of the School's aitivities. l3 Perhaps our greatest achievement was the success of K. R. Spencerwho obtained an open major (Methuen) Scholar- l$p of d100 for mathematics at Wadham College, Oxford. We are proud to note that two out of five of the reient awards which the School obtained went to Draqons, D. W. Robinson was awardeda Studentshipat University College, Nottingham, in June. Apart from these successeswe have fared will in school examinations, and we hold the Ferguson trophy for anotheryear. After an exciting match against the Lions, we carried 9q !h" Rugger Cup. With the exception of last year we have held this Cup for the last four years and we have high hopes of retaining it for yet another year. - We _aCaigwon the Athletic and Relay Cups and also the G. P.- Shipman Mile Challenge Cup.- The latter was given to commemorate a former: Dragon's Athletic achieve- ments ; it is fitting that it should be won for the first time by a Dragon, K. Whitney. To him and to Watts, Matthews, Hyde, Leslie and Hodson we owe our success. A very disappointing Cross-Country Run resulted in our being placed fourth. The House Play this year, was the " Oak Settle " b'y H. Brighouse, Thosp taking part were, Leslie, Faulknei, Toms, Eden and Cartwright. We were placed third. Despite'the_effortsof the Senior House bfficials in getting small boys to Choir practices we were unsuccessfulin the Music Competition, coming third to the Lions who retain the Cup for another year. This season'scricket seems rather disappointing so far due to the deficiency of seniors. We havi- howevir been representedin all the school teams and we have to congrat- ulate D. Pearce on being awarded his Cricket Full Col6urs. - The P.T. Competition this year was won by the Stags and we were placed third in the Senior Events and first equil in the Junior Events, our final position being th.ird. We regret losing R. H. Bailey last term but welcome in his stead among the School prefects D. R. Smith. House Colours last term were awarded to.James, Maddams, Carter, Willmott, Watts, Hyde and Matthews. We have had visits from former Dragons, House Captains serving in the Navy, this term, to them and to all other old Dragons we wish the best of luck. We are very sorry to learn that the Headmaster will be leaving us. His work for the School has been very much appreciated and on behalf of all the members of thii House we ext-e-gdour very best wishesto.him and his family and hope they will be happy at Oxford. -. _Finally w_e_wish the best of luck to all Dragons taking Higher School Certificates and School Certificatei this terri and to those who are leaving, every successin life. t4 GRYPHONS. 'f. Housemasters.'Mr.J. W. Findley,Mr, T. G. Cook. Head of Hou.se.. K. A. Bond. House Prefects: l. R. Jones, K. E. White, V. Austin. . During the past year Dame Fortune has not smiled very kindly on the Gryphons. The only trophy which we succeeded in winning was the Cross-Country Cup, largely due to the good running of both Senior and Junior teams. Although only .one defeat was inflicted on our Rugger teams, it was sufficient to lose us the Cup. but we finished very good runners-up. The Junior team' won all of their g_amej. In the Athletic Cup we were again runners-up to the..Dragons, but-this was due to the outstanding running ability of two or three Dragons rather than to our own poor running. The Relay teams did not do as well as was expeCted, and we were placed third. During the Lent term an inter-House Dramatic Com- petition was inaugurated, and certain members of the House could be seen walking about the School, muttering dis- tractedly and waving their hands about. These characters were members of the cast of the Gryphons' plav " The Un- expected." , Our community contained no outitanding actors, and although a great deal of work was put into its production, the unexpected did not happen, and we were placed last. Again in the House Music Competition, lack of seniors with good_voices was felt, and the Clroir was sadly lacking in tenors and basses,and although our soloists were good, they were unable to make up the ground lost by the Choir. Con- sequently we were again placed fourth. _ Our hopes of winning the Cricket Cup were soon dashed by our defeat by the Lions in the first iound of the Cup; however, we defeated the Dragons in the second round. Although it is impo-ssiblefor usto win the Cricket Cup we havehigh hopesof finishingrunners-up. _ _K.4.- Bond (Captain of Cricket), Ii. H. Tyers, J. R. Jones, I J. F. Pickerill have represented the House- in the lst XI. b whilst several other mimbers have plaved for the varioui other School XI's. At the end of the .term we shall be losing our Senior Housemaster, Mr. Findley, who is leaving to take up an appointment in Surrey. We would like hEre to thank'him for the tremendous amount of work he has done for the Gry- phons, and to wish him the very best of luck in his new surroundings. We would like also to wish the best of luck to those 9lyphotr. who took the Higher and Sehool Certificate in July and to wish every successto those who are leaving. 15 LIONS. HouseMasters .'Mr. H. H. Wintersgill, Mr. R. V. S. Ward. Head of House..R. A. Hales. House Prefecls.' G. N. Wells, J. T. Hardwick, R. Wallis, K. G. Tompkins. It is with a feeling of pride that we note that five senior Lions reign undisputed at the top of the Headmaster'stable at dinner. This show of force is reflected in our achievements since we last set them in print. During-the past months the Lions have seen their efforts well rewarded especiallvin the spheresof drama and music. Fortune was sadly against us in the Inter-House Rugby Cornpetition, for with a*sadly depieted senior team, w" iost all our senior matches and were placed fourth. Nevertheless the middle section of the House-is full of promise for next season. Again in the Cross Country Cup we sadly missed the running of Woolfson. We put up a-good fight in defence of the Cup, finishing a close second to the Gryphons. Our third defeat was in the Athletic Soorts. We had one or two good runners, among them- Wallis and Wells, but other Houses could do better and we finished third. This term the Lions have blossomedforth into the sphere of the Arts. An addition to the usual School competitions was the initiation of an Inter-House Dramatic contest r&hich although lacking a Cup was not lacking in interest. Ail Houses hoped to win the competition and each House gave a very creditable performance of a one act play of their own choosing. The Lions chose an extremely suitable play entitled : Anybody I We were fortunate in casting our charactersbut much credit is due to the hard work oJ our producers, Wallis and Tompkins. It is said that R. A. Hales gave a surprisingly good performance of acting; I must say it surprised. himself. We deserved our victory, for much hard work was willingly given to make our eiforts such a success. Once again we preservedthe dignity of our House Master, Mr. Wintersgill, who is also the School Music Master, by winning the House Music Competition. With regular attend-. ances at the many practices and with enthusiasm shown by all concerned, we were able to establish a hieh standard of musical efficiency. True to expectation P. Wilson, a third f_orm-boy, gave a very creditable performance of a waltz by Chopin. The Choir sang well, its last piece, Silent Worship, gaining 19 marks out of 20. We, like the rest of the Housesgave a worihy performance for the P.T. Competition. We finished a very close second to the Stags, whose weight was overpowering in the Tug of War. Stone amazed everyone by doing over 180 turns on a bench rib, a very fine effort. 16 So far in the Cricket Competition our senior team has brushed all resistanceaside, thanks in no small measure to the fine bowling of Hardwick and Minney. Hardwick has shown himself on two occasionsto be a batsman of great prowess. Our junior team has not been nearly so successful having lost all its matches. Unlike the other teams it badly needs a few older boys to lead it. With one more round to decide the issue we are confidently hoping for a comfortable victor], but the Stags also have a fair chance of gaining the Cr.tp. Three Lions are members of the lst XI. Minnev has recently gained his full colours. We congratulate them on their attainments and wish them good hunting in this and coming seasons. We are also well representedin the Under 15Xl. Congratulatigns are also due to G. N. Wells and J. T. Hardwick on becoming School Prefects, and to R. Wallis and K. G. Tompkins on becoming Acting Prefects. The latter has been awarded his House Colours for his good work as co-producerin Dramatics. We wish all the best to all Lions who have been candidates for the H.S.C. and School Certificate examinations. May September bring all that can be desired. Finally we add the customary but heartfelt good wishes to all Lions who are leaving school in July and to all old Lions everywherb. STAGS. House Masters .' Dr. A. Jackson,Mr. S. n. Uurrlr. Head of Hou.se.' B. Elmore. HousePrefecls .' V. M. Bayiiss, J. S. Maddams, J. B. Hanger. The position of our house in the School has taken a favourable turn in the past two terms. In the Rugger Competition, the last round was played against the Gryphons ; the results were close but we were placedthird. Our Cross Country teams as a whole ran fairly u,'ell this year and we were placed second. We were placed fourth in the Athletic Competition ; and secondequal in the Relay, our junior team winning. The Lent Term also saw the first House Dramatic Competition. M. H. Martin produced our play " A Distant Relative," by W. W. Jacobs. Although a very good performance wqs put up, the Lions did better, and we were second ) 17 ./ Thanks to the efforts of J. Desborough in the Music Competition, despite a greatdifficuity experiencedin obtaining a third voluntary piece, we did very well ; this year we were second. At the time of writing two rounds of the Cricket Com- petition have been decided. Our Senior Team beat the Dragons and lost to the Lions ; our Junior team won both matches with ease. We are lookine forward to the matches against the Gryphons. Although we do not expect to win the Cup, the result will be close. We have many members in the School Xls. In the scholasticfield, we must congratulateJ. S. Maddams in winning an Open Exhibition at Queens'College,Cambridge ; we must also express hopes that September will bring good news to all Stags- who have iust sat for their School Certificate and H.S.C. \Me must wish all Stags a happy holiday-the first since the end of hostilities in Europe, and extend our greetings to all " Old Stags" ; to all those serving out East we earnestly hope the time will not be long trefore we will be seeingthern agaln. No. 980 (WELLINGBOROUGH G.S.) FLIGHT AIR. TRAINING CORPS. The School Flight continues tq make good progress particularly in the results obtained in the Advanced Training bxamination and the Senior cadets are to be consratulated on the high standard reached. The recruits are making steady progress, though it is rather disappointing that not one has yet obtained his Proficiency Certificate. In addition to examination studies the Flieht has devoted some time to outside activities and there has6een much more flying during the last six months. In addition to the weeklv visits to Svwell for flying in Tiger Moths, the R.A.F. have on two occaiions sent special afucraft to give flights to our cadets, and we spent a very enjoyableand interesting day at Desborough. We are hoping to get more flying and a further insight into the work- ing of the R.A.F. at our Annual Training Camp in August. We were the only unit in the county to compete against Kettering in the County Cross-Country Race and though beaten easily we were not disgraced, as Kettering had a very strong team and went on to win the Eastern Command Final at Cambridge. In the County Athletic Sports, R. E. Bridge- ford came second in both the 100 yards and the 220 yards and in the Command Sports at Cambridgereached the-final of the 100 yards. Parties have been to Sywell for shooting on the range and on February 16th a match took place between teams representing the School A.T.C. and the Ecton Junior Rifle Club. We lost by 555 pts. to 465 pts. 18 R. H. Bailey is to be congratulated on his successin the A.T.C. National Essay Competition. His essaywas one of the two selected by Eastern Command for the final ad- judication by the Air Ministry who placed him sixth in the final for the whole country. The unit was representedat the A.T.C. Rally in London, May 1lth-l5th, by J. R. Softley. Examination S uccesses: Proficiency (December, 1944) : Franklin, Jellis, Reeves, Softley, Wallis, Warner. Advanced Training Examination (November, 1944 and February,1945) : Bond : Met. A.R. E. N.P. N.T.; Bridgeford; Met. A.R. E. N.P. N.T. ; Clarke : \{et. A.R. E. N.T. ; Glover : A.R.; Hill : A,R.; James: Met. A.R. E. ; Jones: Met. A.R. E. N.P. N.T.; Layfield: Met. A.R. N.P. N.T. ; Pearce: E. N.P. N.T.; Rotrinson: Met. A.R. E. N.P. (94%) N.T.; Spencer: Met. A.R. E. N.P. N.T. ; Sturgess: Met. A.R. ; Timpson: Met. A.R. ; Tompkins : Met. A.R. E. N.P. N.T. (e4%). Met.-Meteorology. A.R.-Aircraft Recognition. E.-Engines. N.P.-Navigation (Plotting). N.T. Navigation (Theory). The results of the remaining papers (taken in May, 1945) have not yet been received. Promotions: Cpl. D. W. Robinsonto te Sergeant. Cpl. K. A. Bond to be Sergeant. K. G. Tompkins to be.Corporal. R. E. Bridgeford to be Corporal with effect from 30--4-45. We are greatly indebted to Mr. T. G. Cook and Mr. S. B. Harris for all the help they have so willingly given. -As many of our senior cadets will be leaving the Flight at the end of the term, there will be vacanciesfor recruits, and it is hoped that those who are sufficientiy keen and in- dustrious will apply, so that the high standards reached'.pjr the present merrbers can be maintained. LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND DEBATING SOCIETY. President.' The Headmaster. Chairman.' K. R: Spencer. Since the last issue of the mtgazine only two -".ii.tg. of the Society have been held. The attendanceat these was poor, only members of the VIth being present. It is hoped that during the Autumn term more meetings will be held and that a livelier interest will be shown in the societvot. o*n thevth *u 1ltl fr;S'o*.o.", secretmyr. 19 MUSIC NOTES. CONCERT OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC, December, 1944. l. Adeste fideles English lSth cent. 2. From " The Messiah " ... Handel Recit. Comfort ye my people Aria. Everv vallev shall be exalted Chorus. Aird the"glory of the Lord Recit. Behold, a virgin shall conceive Air and Chorus. O ihou that tellest Recits. There were shepherds And lo, the angil And the ansel said And suddenly Chorus. Glory to God Chorus. For unto us a child is born INrnnver. 3. Once in royal David's city H. J. Gauntlett 4. Angels.from the realms.of glory- French Carol 5. In the bleak midwinter ...... ' Holst 6. Magnificat from Servicein C ... Stanford 7. Away in a manger H.H.W. 8. Brightest and best E. J. Hophins 9. While shepherswatched Northrop On February lst, 1945, a piano recital was olaved bv .fhsova lfdia .F of music by composers-the of Czechd-Siovakii Dvorak, Suk, and Smetana, with addition of Variations by Mozart ; a Chopin waltz, and Rachmaninov's celebrated Prelude in C sharp minor. ' Anthems sung at-the Lenten services by School Choir: Feb. 14th. Thou knowest, Lord purcell Feb. 2lst. Jesu,joy of man's desiring... Bach Feb. 28th. Ah Holy Jesus,how hast"thou ofiended ? arr. Bach Mar. 7th. I know that my redeemer liveth Handel (IIIA1 Trebles) Mar. 14th. Wash me thoroughly- S. S. Weshy Mar. 2lst. Brother James' A'ir arr. Gordon Jacob (IIA Trebles) 20 At SpeechDay the Special Choir sang : (") Song for a Dance Chas. Wood (b) Since first I saw your face Ford (r) Hail smiling morn Spofforth At the Commemoration Servir:e the School Choir sang : O sing unto the Lord a new song Frederic J ames The concert of part songs by the Special Choir at the end of the Lent term was cancelledorving to alteration in the schoolhoiidays. The Annuai House Music Competition on June 20th was judged by D. Fritchard, Esq., A.R.C.M., F.R.C.O., of Oundle School. Mr. Pritchard was gratified to find that the scirool could produce four house clhoirs of 30-40 voices each, and warmiy complimented the conductors, K. A. Bond (Gryphons),_J.C..Desborough (Stags),A. J. Carter (Dragons), u.1{ R: A. Haies (Lions), on their successin handling i very difficult task. in the set piece for House Choir (Songs of Praise 612, v. 1 and^2)Stags_ won 32 marks, Lions 30, Dragons28, Gryphons 25. _O! tlry v-o_lultarypieces the following were highly-corn- mended : K. M. Finding (violin) and P. Fox (piano) in Rosa- munde Entr'acte No. 2, Schubert ; Stags choir in " Hail smiling *ojl " ; P. Wilson (piano) in ValsJin C sharp minor ; Chopin ; Lions choir in " Silent Worship," Handel, arr. G. Shaw. The tinal markswere : Lions 83, Stags74, Dragons 73, Gryphons70. Thus Lions won the Appleby Music Cup for the second i'ear in succession. SCOUT NOTES. _During the Easterholidays the troop campedfor a week at Castle Ashby. We were most fortunate in our weather ancl returned to school with complexions much envied bv our less fortunate brethren. Meetings have continued this term and at present a patrol- is _being _trained for the Bennett Cup competition, to be held on July 14th. We hope to be able io record some successnere. We will probably be bidding farewell to D. Pearce and D. W. Robinson at the end of the term. We r,vouldlike to thank them for all the good work that they have put in and also to wish them every-success in the future. Our,need at present is for more triined Scouts. We would like to see every member of the troop with his secondclass and the patrol leaderswith their first classbadges. 21 SCHOOL PICTURES The Title of the set of School pictures on view in the top corridor is Fonnnar,Onpnn. l. Madonna Enthroned, with SS Francis and Liberale, by_ Giorgione. Venetian School, l47B-1510. 2. Th9 Cry9i_fi1ion,by Pietro perugino. Umbrian School, 1446_1523. o. Puppies,-by Paul Gauguin, French School, 1g48-lg03. 4. Schoolof Athels, by Riphael, Umbrian Sctr.,tagg-tSZO. 5. Ju{gr.nen1 of Paris, by Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish School, 7577-1640. 6. The Bathers,,by Paul C6zanne,French Sch., 1g89-1906. 7. iMetcury- and the Graces, by Tintoretto, .Venetian School,l5l8-1594. 8. Still . Life, by_Georges Braque, French Sch., lgB2- 9. Landscapeat Iden, by Paul Nash, English Sch., l8gg_ 10. Wilry oi the^Morning, by Ed;;;e W"?.*.rtf,, English School. 1889- _ K. G. Tompkins was awarded the Senior Art prize for 1944, and R. A. Chapmanthe Junior Art prize. DRAMATIC SOCIETY. The first House competition was held in the Autumn term and arousedgreat enthusiasm. plays were first submitted to the Housemastersand then to Mr. Harris to ascertaintheir suitability on. matters of staging and lighting. Each House cast and produced its own playl and, eicept"for some hints trom IJr. Jackson who was invited to attend the dress re_ hearsals, was fully responsible for it. Some Houses were tortunate in that they had a wide range of actors to choose trom, but wise choice of plays helpel the more restricted Houses. Order of presentaiion *us dru*., for and the Stass opened *fh .W. W. Jacobs's A Distant Relatizte. The pliv ord.not attord any great scope for high acting ability but-the pertormances were of a good all-round stindard. W. p. Patenall as Mrs. Sp_r_tgg._-Ho'righton'swqs particularly i.pr...i"". Th." Dragons chose il,, Oah" Setttb. This cualectplay seemed rather an ambitious choice for so young therexperienceof Leslie, Toms and Faulknei [d;ii ofisetifT-t lylthrs., .l oms gave an excellent performance as Ann barton and .t aulkner was his usual competent self. This House seems to hold a strong hand for f.rior" The Gryphons,were handicap[ed by their lack of"o-petitions. seniors and ao. depend on .y'uniorsand seniors mainly inexperienced rnLuo .maJor..parts. This inexperience was boine oui in the acttng whrch was however, very promising. Haynes put a 22 good deal of vigour into the part of Joe Badger and the two juniors Hefford and R. F. Tompkins gave very creditable perrormances. As with the Stags the Lions were fortunate in having a strong team of senior actors. They chose a highly amusing farce Anybody ? by Gordon Whitehead and gave a fine render- irg. R. A. Hales who relinquished stage-managementfor acting on this occasion gave a performance which can only be described as brilliant. His mere appearancecaused con- siderable amusement. Although the eiecution was slightly marred by promptings the standard was good and Wallis, Turner and Draper were most effective. The four judges (The Headmaster,Miss Bates,Mr. Richmond and Mr. Sharp) congratulated the Houses and anngunced their decision. lst Lions. 2nd Stags: 8rd Dragons 4th Gryphons. . There will be a School Play next term-probably another adaptation from a Dickens's novel-and more House plays in the Autumn term. It is a pity that there is no Cup for the House Competitions. THE RAILWAY CLUB. Some of our raihvay enthusiasts have decided to form a new club for the purpose of learning more about the railway system of this district by visiting important junctions during the summer months and holding talks and discussionsdurins the winter. Our first visit was to Blisworth on Mav 5th. which was enjoyed by over twenty members, in spite of the weather proving unkind. Many long-distance trains were seen, including the afternoon Scotch Erpress, and for three hours that rather-dreamy junction was.enlivenedby cries of " She's pegged," " Here she blows," and other mysterious phrases. A fortnight later a party of us spent the afternobn near Sharnbrook Summit, whete-we noted the devices for easing the gradientsof the goods line by constructingit on a lowei Ievel than the passen-gerline and making a tuinel in place of a very deepcutting. An eicursion"to Markei Harborough on June 30th proved a great success,and after the junction of the Rugby and North- ampton lines had been inspected, the party " hiked " to the point where the Peterborough line branches off. Here we saw how a brridge had been constructed to carry the main line over the branlh line, so tirat trains running between Rugby and Peterborough can pass from one side of the main line to the other without holding up traffic. We should be very pleasedif any one with a knowledge of railway matters, or anything appertaining to railways, would care to give us a talk during ihe forthcoming winier months. 23 IIal LECTURE SOCIETY. Under the chairmanshipof Munday the following lectures have been given. ^ Allen_-Scouting, T. Groome-History, G. Howes_ Stamps,Norman-Cowboys, R. E. Neville-VegetableGarden_ i"-g, T. Wildman-Model Aeroplanes, perkini-eueer Fish, Meadows-Fi-shjng,. Shawley-Aeroplanes, Rogers-ConJ structionof Model Aeroplan.es,Lee-Rbmans, N. AlTompkins -Stamp Collecting, Moule-Railway Worirngs. perkins, - Those-of . Allen, Groome,, Meajows, Rogers, Lee and Moule were voted the best. J. CorrnaeN,Secretary, JUNIOR LIBRARY. The following have presented books during the last two terms. 2n. Tysoe, 6. 2t2. T. D. Partridge l. McClennan l. 2e1. K. Rogers 1. 3n. Quinn 10. Maycoick 1. Ba2. Newnham 1. Rabbitt 1. 4n. Oakley 1. 5a. J. W. Sweatman24 (appr.). WELLINGBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD BOYS'ASSOCIATION. The Association has_grown considerably during the last half-year ; 38 New Members have joined and the Aisociation has now 39 Life Members. Many mere members are still required to enableus to achieveour aim. Three very successfulDances have been organisedsince Christmas,and a fourth was held on July 21st.- They have all been held in the School Hall. Old dovs home on leave are alwayswelcome. O.B. RUGGER. XV. A team was formed last seasonwith the aid of masters and some interesting gameswere played. O.B. CRICKET XI. We have again enteredthe Wellingborough Town League. Masters and Parents have helped uJ out oT our difficul"ties in forming a team. Five matches have been played and we have succeededin winning three. Old Boys'XI.v. Ultra. Won. ,, u. Express. Lost ,, v. Royals. Lost. ,, v.A.T.C. Won. . ,, v. Ultra. Won. 24 We are playing the School on July 2lst, on the School gro 'nd. f"y 9.9 99y. on leave are welcome to a game on any Saturday. Would they pleasewrite to or seeMr. I.Ti"holu, at School. We have a fixture list running until September. OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION. President; A. R. Woolley,M.A. Chairman; I. J. Nicholas,M.A. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer .. R. .E. Bridgeford. Com.mittee.'J. T. W. Findley, F. T. Wyldes, J. H. Frisby D. F. White, L. A. Beatty, i. Day, J. W. Day,- F. C. Coles' Additional Members of Association. *Bean Fisher, G. Pearson, H. G. C. Beard Franklin, D. *Pearson *Beatty, J. Hall, A. M. *Phillips. B. xPope,-D. Benbow, P. Harris, A. E. J. Bridgeford, R. E. Hawkins, P. J. Reynolds, R. Carter, D. Hoiland, A. J. Sharpe, J. H. Day, B. *Howard, P. R. *Shipman. G. *lngles, Desborough, H. P. C. J. Shelford, W. Drage, T. *Johnson, G. H. B. Sturgess,B. Durham, D. *Lambert, W. I.illey, C. *Edwards, R. H. Layfield, T. Ward, K. J. Ekins, J. D. Macartney, A. W. *Woodhams, *Felce, *Partridge, J. P. J. E. x l-ife Member. The following distinctions have been gained by Old Boys on Active Service ; D.F.C. ^ -.F. A. Robinson, C. Bailey, D. E. Bravbrook. H. W. Catlin, K. Fillingham. M.C. T. F. M. Addisl D.F.M. R. S. Mutimer, F. Langley, V. E. pitcher. D.C.M. R. B. Page. RussianOrder of Patriotic War lst Class : F. A. Robinson. Mentiondd in Despatches: F. W. Furr, F. A. Robinson, R. Elkington. The following have been killed on Active Service : _ . A. E. _Abbott, N. L. Hornsey, R. S. Mutimer, D. A. Prigmore, _!. _G..Ielce, Edwin Hudson, F. W. Furrj G. G. Elderton, H. P.'Gardiner, R. R. Norman, R. R. E. Howard, J. A. D. i-oake, J. Dunkley, R. W. H. Trouth, C. R. penness, N. P. Sharpe, G. R. Coi, B. T. peck. 25 Missing : H. A. Cheasman.A. R. Gillitt. P. J. Neal, A. Warner, J. R. Upton, F. H. Partridge, formerly prisoners of war have been repatriated. F. C. Causebrookremains in Japanesehands. Academically the School has done remarkably well. Since March 1944, two Open Scholarships and one Open Exhibition has been gained at Cambridge and one Open Scholarshipand one Open Exhibition at Oxford. Six Higher Sch We dcknowledge gratefully the receipt of the following contemporaries and apologize for any omissions in this and former issues:-The Wellingburian, The Cytringanian, The Ousel, The Howardian. 26 WELLINGBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIST, 1945. Headmaster : A. R. Woorr-rv, M.A., Wadham College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Assislant Masters: I. J. NIcnoras, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford. Second Master. C. W. F. LAURTE,8.A., St. John's College, Oxford. *J. G. DuNNTNG, M.A., F.R.G.S., Peterhouse, Cambridge. *H. C. Pun-lrPS, A.R.C.A. *J. H. Burr-rn, 8.A., St. Catherine's Society, Oxford. *C. A. PrNe, Goldsmiths' College, London, and Carnegie College, Leeds, A. JecrsoN, M.A., Ph.D., University College, London. H. H. Winrcnscrll, M.A., Mus.B., Queens'College, Cambridge. R. V. S. Wano, B.Sc. (Econ.), Lond., University College, Nottingham. tA. F. KnNr. Slade School of Art. Universitv of London. J. T. W. FrNor-nv, B.A., Lond., University Colleqe, Nottingham-. G. E. RIcnuoNo, M.A., The Queen's College, Oxford. S. B. Hennrs, B.Sc. (Econ.), University of London. B. R. Bunnnrr; M.A., Keble College, Oxford. L. E. Bnerr, 8.A., Lincoln College, Oxford. T. G. Coor, 8.A., St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. D. H. T. Srnnnv, B.Sc. (Wales), University Coliege, CardiiT. W. Hclws. M.Sc.. Victoria Universitv of Manchester. G. E. SHane; B.Sc., King's College, IJniversity of Durham. tT. M.Wynne, B.A., B.\{us., A.R.C.O., JesusCollege, Oxford. $Mtss P. Gruconv, B.A., Sheffield University. fMrs. K. G. Allan, B.A., Goldsmiths'College, London. **Mrs. E. P. Coisell, Goldsmiths'College, London. fNliss M. H. Bates, B.A., Lady Margaret llall, Oxford. *On service with H.M. Forces. f Temporarl, Appointment. $Left at Easter, 1945. **Left at Christmas, 1944. Form VI. Form Ve. Form Ve. R. A. Hales Adams S. G. Abbott D. Pearce Austin G.'T. B. Allen D. R. Smith Baker Barrett G. N. Wells C. J. Bayliss Bartlett V. N{. Bayliss Bean K. F. Brown B. O. Elmore Bonham D. C. A. Bradshaw D. W. Robinson D. B. Clarke Deighton I Bond Colley Emery J. S. Maddams Craddock Fair K. R. Spencer Finding A. Hudson Carter D. J. Hales A. K. Mayes ' E. Cross Hodgkins Nlinney Desborough Lennox H. C. Parker 'A.T. T. Hardwick Lincoln J. F. Pickerill J.W. Ju-". R. W. Matthews S. Richardson R. D. Patenall R. F. Mayes Sellers K. G. 1'ompkins Shaw Skey D. A. G. Turner B. J. Smith Softley K. E. White R. Smith Tyers G. Brown T. G. Streeton D. G. Wills Hanger J. W. P. Sweatman Hight Swindail Howard D. Wildman Jellis Willmott J. R. Jones R. K. Wilson H. K. Maddams R. Wallis 27 Remove. Form IVe1. Form IVe2. R. H. Anderson Chapman Akehurst L. R. Bailey Coles J. H. Anderson R. H. Bailey Draper Bland C. Boddington Eden K. M. Bradshaw I. J. Carr Faulkner Brawn D. N. Clarke Ful1er S. S. Cook G. Cook Goodbody Farrow Godfrey A. Groom Ferris Greenfield Haynes Fox Jennings J. Hilr Garlick K. C. Jones R. F. Howes Houghton' F. G. Law M. J. King F{unter Neal D. S. Law Hyde Nottingham Leslie Jarvis Oliver Linnell Larman P. Petcher Lord Lockyer G. A. Pickerill Lusty A. Lovell P. M. A. Rice Markstein McCall R. Robinsbn D. W. Parker M. J. C. Martin Saunders Price G. C. Neville Smart J. I. Roberts Odell Soper M. G. Rudd ' D. A. W. Pearce B. D. Timpson V. J. Segall D. B. Pratt Turnbull Skells T. F. Rice Watts Slawson Sharman P. R. Webb K. W. Smith Shrives P. B. Smith R. A. Spencer Surridge Titley P. E. Tompkins B. W. Underu'ood Toms Willis Westley Winyard A. A. Wheatley Wix T. L. Wright Form IVs. Form IIIa1. Form IIII2. W. K. W. Abbott D. J. Collins Boxall Birtle Combe Cartwright R. T. Clark Ellingham ... Childs Cleaver Fidler ... Clayton Dilley Flint .. . G. C. Cook ... Eady M. A. Goodband B. Cross Emms Grattan Darnell ]. H. Goodband Hefford Edge Gooding A. C. Jones Elderton Harris Kilsby Gennis Haydon Knowles J. D. Hardwick Hearn K. A. Lawrence llodson Henley Le*ry Houghton P. Hobbs A. P. Lovell ... P. H. Hunt B. Howes D. Luck Jefferies Hulatt Mitchell Johnson Hutchings J. H. Neville .., Knifton Lee Nurrish Leeding N. E. Mallows A. C. Palmer Loveday F. J. Maycock J. R. Partridge McRae Oakley 'Pentelow F. D. Martin Rooksby Plumb Newnham Stevens D. E. Richardson R. C. Palmer W. J. Warner J. E. Skerritt Perrin R. C. Webb J. B. Smith Rabbitt D. W. White Stanley D. R. Roberts M.E.J.Wright Stevenson R. F. Russell P. E. Sweatman S. T. K. Smith R. F. Tompkins Stone S. G. Underrvood S. T. Wells Warwick Winterbone ... P. A. Wills Wyman P. Wilson 28 Form IIIg. Form IIel. Form IIe2. Atkins A. G. Allen .,. G. H. Abbott... Bazeley Bayes :.. Beckwith Betts Blackwell Benning Blake Brealey Bevis ... D. Boddington Buckby Buckmaster... Brice ... H. Clarke Drage .. . Brooks Coleman N. F. Elmore I Charter Darnell Franklin Cooper Eales .:. Furnell Dickens Ellis Granger B. C. Drage ".. Foster B, A. Grooirre Faulder T. S. Groome Hawley t D. E. Gibson G. J. Howes Howlett C. Howes Lee J. Johnsci4 Joyce ... Loveridge'... K. Jones Lack Meadows D. Lawience... A. K. Luck ... Moule McClennan .., Lyons Munday Moore C. J. Maycock R. E. Neville Morton R. F. Partridge Norman T. Partridge ...- R. C. Peck N. F. Pearson B. S. Pratt I. Petcher Penness D. B. Smith ... Powis Perkins Spring... Quinn Rogers Tear ... A. M. Rudd ... T. F. Russell J. Thompson E, R. Skerritt Shawley J. Tompkins A. F. Taylor R. E. Smith .., Whitemzin R. J. Thompson Tilley ... Whittemore ... Titmuss N. A. Tornpkins N. Wildman ... D. B. Wallis ... T. Wildman ... Williams J. Wheatley ... Form IIe. Anker S. T. Hobbs A. A. Rotiinson Barwick D. Johnson .;. Robson Bixby .. . P. B. Johnson Simmons' Brigstock Kearsley Tivey .!. E. G. Brown... J. I. Lovell Tysoe..' :.. Buckey Marshall M. R. Wallis... Chambers Parnell M. W. White Edwards T. D. Pearson Wood ' .;. Grarnshaw J..W. Richardson n SPEECH DAy : Thursday, gth March. The accommodation. . available in the School Hall had been severely taxed in. the las;-i;;'y;ri,'"r,0 the number of parents ailowed h"d ;;_b;i,-r"ii"'"#,;, so this year were- very lucky we in being allowea t, it palace th;;; for the occasion. "." " WELLINGBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. At the Palace gth Theatre on March, 1945, at 2_80 p.m. ORDER OF PROCEEDTNGS. l. God Savethe King. 2. p. The Chairman : A. Fryer, Esq., M.A. 3, The Headmaster'sReport. 4. The Senior prefect (K. A. Bond). 5. Distribution of prizes and Certificates------" bv"' F. R. SALTER, Esq., M.4.. Senior Tutor of Magdalene College, Cambridge. 6, Vote of Thanks. 7: By the School (Special) Choir. Song ,' " for a Dance ... Chas. Wood (1g66_1926) Since ,, " first I saw your Face Thos.,F,ord(15g0_164g) Hail, ', " Smiling Morn R: Spofforth (1770_g27) c0 PRIZE LIST AND EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. Srxrn Fomr : E. J. R. Hewitt Open Major Scholarship oJ f,100 for Natural Sciences, Christ's Coilege, Cambridge. R. D. Stuart Open Minor Scholmship of {60 for Natural Seiences, Christ's College, M. M. Woolfson oe":#f;'io*k of {70 for Physics,Jesuscollege, oxford. K. R. Spencer .:. Open Major (Methuen) Scholarship of {,1O0 Jor Mathematics, Wadham College, Oxford. D. Durham Unh;ersity Short Course, R.N., St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. G. C. Addis Uiloerity Short Course, R.l/., Edinburgh. D. G. Munns Uniaerity Short Course, R.N., Cardiff. Oxford Higher Sehool Cntific&tes :- Group II : R. H. Bailey. Group III. : E. J. R. Hewitt (Distinctions in Pure and Applied Math.) J. S. Maddams. K. R. Spencer (Listinctions in Pure and Applied Math.) R. D. Stuart (Distinetion in Physics). M. M. Woolfson (Distinctions in Pure Math. and Physics). State Bursaries ond Hon. Senior County Seholmships r Hewitt and Stuart. L.C.C. Senior Seholmship .' Woolfson. Mr. Lay's Prize for Diz;inity .' Not awarded. Va and Ys : Oxford Sehoql Certificates :- Credits Credits Credits J. A. Abbott 4 G. J. Howard :.. 5 M. W. Richardson 5 E. W. Barber 3 J. R. Hudson 3 J. S. Rodhouse 7' R. Berry 3 A. J. W. James 7 F. Taylor ... 2 R. E. Bridgeford ... 5 F. R. C. James 3 K. G. Tompkins 8 M. D. Britton 3 R. L. Jellis 5 D. A. G. Turner 3 D. Burridge 5 J. R. Jones... 5 R. Wallis 6 A. J. Carter 7 D. Knight I W. A. Warner 5 A. S. Cohen 6 P. Leach ... 0 R. G. W. \Areed 3 K. W. Collins 4 H. K. Maddams ... 3 H. R. White 6 E. Cross ;.. 8 M. H. Martin 5 G. Brown 4 J. C. Desborough 5 R. D. Patenall 1 C. H. Clarke 3 D. A. Franklin 4 W. P. Patenall 4 J. B. Hanger 3 J. T. Hardwick ... 4 ?. H. Redley 5 B. Sturgess 4 M. Hight ... 4 A. W. Reed 5 K. E. White 0 Miss Cook's Prize for English W. P. Patenail Mathematics .... H. K. Maddams History and Geography ... A. J. W. James " F. J. Thorpe" Prizefor Headmaster's Prizi for Latin A. J. Carter Physics G. J' Howard French Rnuovn. Engtish Subjects H. C. Parker IIIa2 English Suhjects J. Fuller French S. Richardson Latin & FrenchB: W. Underwood Math. & Sci.... F. B. Fair lvIath. & Scl.... J. Fuller IVel English Subjeets R. F. Mayes IIIe Form Prize K. M. Bradshaw . Laiin & Fiench R. K. S. Baker Prox. Acc. M. J. C. Martin Math. & Sci. ... R. K. S. Baker IIal Form Prize E. Ellingtiam IVa2 English Subjects B. J. Smith English Subjects R. Levy Latin & Freneh P. Nottinsham Latin & French R. A: E. Plumb Math. & Sci.... A. K. Mayes Math. &,Sc1.... D' H. Ross IVe Form Prize G. A. Pickerill IIe2 Form Prize. M.A.Goodband IIIAI English subjects P. T. Eden pnglish^subjec{ L c_ c-a-rtwright , Litin & Fiench P. T. Eden Latin & French F. D. Martin Math. & Sci.... P. T. Eden Math. & Sci..'. G' C. Cook Sp.- Prize Eng. IIn Form Prize R. F. Russell & Langs. ... G. Linnell Art Prizes K. G. Tompkins (Sez.) Math. & Sci.... K. W. Smith R. A. Chapman (Jun.) 2nd in Form ... K. Markstein Music Prize ... P. Wilson 31 OLD BOYS' DISTINCTIONS. E. C. Baxter, B.Sc., London, Class Il. Hons. in phvsics. L. (ireen, physici B.Sc., London, Class IL Hons. in ; A.R.C.S. ROLL OF HONOUR. T.F Addis,D.L.I. Missing :- H, A. Cheeseman,Sgt., R.A.F. A. R. Gillitt, Cade.t,Merchant Navy. Prisoners of War. P. Neal, J. Dvr. J. R. Upton, F.1O.,R.A.F,V.R. Warner, Pre.,R.A.O.C. (repatriated). 4:. F. H. Partridqer.L/Sgt., Airbourne SiEs. F. C. Causebrook,L/Cpl., R.A.M.C. HOUSE CUPS. Ferguson Trophy (worl,; in Sclnol) ' Dragons Martin Athletic Cup Dragons Mrs- Saxby's ihrgby Cup .:. G;"ph;;; James Swimming iup Gryphons urrckct Uup _r_orKe Lions Phys-ical Tiaining Cup Dragons l{_ensonRelay Cup _Fo.rd Dragons Williams Cross-Country Cup Lions Mrs. Lay's Boring Cup .No Corntrot1i;ii Appleby Cup for Musii l,ions 32