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December, 1953. The pageantry of the Corona tion is now only a memory ; accordin g to the materialists, all the mon ey spent and also a great deal of time h as been wasted. But mos t of us realise wh at a grea t' effect on morale such a display can have. The powers that-be realised with gr eat wisdom tbat the Corporation gave t hem a heaven-sent chance to disperse the torpor which had overcome the nation when it found itself, at the end of a great struggle for existen ce, fa ced with ano ther of even grea ter imm ensity. It is too early yet to deci de whe ther, when seen as an att empt to br eathe new fire into t he Br itish nation, the Corona tion was a success, but at least we can say that it h as given us n ew sta nding in th e ~ es of foreigners. Now we mu st exploit this to our own matcr tal ad vant age. Televlslon , the cinema. an d radi o enabled us an to see a nd h ear our Queen ded icate h erself to the service of her coun try. We all appla ud this oatb, but let us rem ember tbat it Is an path which we all should be willing to swear and to observe. It is little use our leaders devot in g the mselves to t he good of o ur coun try , if we, the citizens and future citizen s, wlll not follow their exa mple. It we requi re not hi n g more during our schooldays than th e ability to make sacrifices an d an a pprecratton of our du ty to wards our fellow-me n, then we h ave learn ed somet hing mor e valuable t o ourselves and the communi ty t han a- ream of Latin verbs. Tl1e school itself is a model com munity, and all of us, from the h eadmaster to the n ewcomer in t he t hird form, must be pr epared to act in Its best interests, altho ugh this may mean that person al sacrtnces are called for . Onl y in this way can the School maintain its pr esen t repu tation. Nor h ave we a du ty only towards our School. Inside t he School itself we have a duty towards our house. The Cock House Cup Is won, not by Individ ual abWty, but by t he Willing n ess of members of a bouse to co-operate in the common cause. Tbe indiVidualis t bas his plac e In Scbool as In the world outside, but h i s val ue is gr eatly lessen ed if he is not prepared to co operate with those around him Hilary and Tens in g conquered Everest, but the y would n ever have approached th e summit if it had n ot been for the efforts of the ot her members of the expe dition , of which they were members. 2 The Briggensian ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following magazines. with apologies for any accidental om1ss1ons: - The Calstortan. The L1ncolnlan. The De Agtonian. The Pioneer. The Humberston ian. The K1rtonlan. ;
SC HOOL LISTS - AUTUMN TERM, 1953 The SChool omciats for thts term have been: Captain of School : M. S. C. McKay. Prefects: M. S. C. McKay. C. J . 'WIndass, T. N. MeP. Russell, H. Marshall. G. Henthorn, C. R. Re dpath. B.L. Taylor. D. W. Batns, J . F . Ward. N. B.Youd. E. F . L. Nobbs. B. Hough. J . E. K emp, D. Leaning. M. Grlmble. J . S. Bcarborougb , T. A. Evett, W . B. S. Doble. J R. T. Wllson. S. T. Hill. Football Captain : J . S. SCarborough. Foothall Vice-Ca pt ain: J . F . Ward. " The Briggensian ": D. W. Balns (Editor). D. Leaning. J . McLauchlan, J . A. Tracey, Mr . Rlcbards. House Captain s and Masters: Ancholme : G. Hen thor n (House Captain). A. J . T aylor (Foot ball); Mr. Henthom. Nelthorpe : H. Marsball (House Captain). J. F. Ward (Foot ball) ; Mr. Morris. School :C. J . Wlndass (House Capta in an d Football) : The Headmaster. Shemeld: M. S. C. McKay (House Captain). J . S. Scar borough (Fo otball); Mr. Pimlntt. Yarbor ou gh: J. Qver ton (House ' Captain), D. W. Marsh all (Foot ball) : Mr. Knight. Sports Committee: House Masters and Captains. Mr. Watts (Secretary). The LIbrary : Mr. Henthorn, D. Leaning (LIbrarIan ) and Assistant LibrarIans. 2nd Brlgg Scout Troop:Mr. J arvis (G.S.M.), Mr. Paisley (S.M.). C. J . Wlndass (T .L.J. Music Society: The Headmaster (President). Mr. KnIght (Treasurer ). Mr. R!chards (Secretary) , Mr . Pratt . Mr. Morris. Mr . Hentborn, Mr. Thumwood, Mr . Watts. Mr . Plmlott . Athletics Club: H. Marshall (Treasur€l'). M. S. C. McKay (Secretary). Mr. Bell. . PhIlosophical SocIety: D . Leaning (Secret ary ). Mr. But terworth. Ch""" Club : D. W.BalDs (Secre tary). Mr. Butte rworth. Debating Society: R. A. Wbeatley ' (Ch airman). J . S. SCarborougb (Vice-Chairman ). E. F . L. Nobbs (Secretary) and Committee. Mr. 'nlumwood. The Briggensian 3
We welcome Mr. Payn of Ke»l e College, Oxford, who has joine d the St aff this term as Senior English' Master and residen t housemaster. . . I Mr. Morris has been serio usly 1Il this term. We wish him a speedy recovery and improved hoo.lth in the future. Speech Day was held on November 24th, whe n the Visitor of the day was Mr. B. L. Hallward, Vice-Ch ancellor of Nottingham Uni versity. The POppy Day collection In School amounted to £ 5/ 14/4_ Sixty members of the School visited t he Memorial The atre at Stratford on October 3rd. The Ch ristmas Conc er t was h eld on Decemb er 8th, 9th, lOth. Th e AeoUan Quartet gave a recital in School on OCtober t at, and Wllllam Herbert, tenor, gave a song recital on November 12th. Next Term's Dates :- Ter m begins J anuary 12th. Th e Rubbra-Gruenberg-Pleeth Trio: J a nuary 28th. Half-Term: February 20th, 22nd, 23rd. Ceinwen Rowlands, soprano : March 4th . Term ends Aprll 2nd.
SALVETE Ancholme : Batt ye, J . C. M. Henthorn, J . Magrath, V. J. Bradshaw, P. J . Holland, J .E. Palmer, 1. Dodd , P. Howson, D. P egman, D. M. Dunham, R. A. J . Johnson, D. Sass, J. A. EIIis, R. Kitwood, J . R. Yates, K. G. Hall, M. S. Nelthorpe: Barker, E. Grundy, G . P edley, B. Brockerton , D.G. Harrts, B. Robb ln, K. Brumby, S. Haywood, P. G. Rylatt, J. K. Clark, E. J . H lIl, R. L . Twlgg, R. G. J. C. Crowson, R. C. Hollister , E.W. Ward, R. T. Coulson , A. A. F Holmes, R. W. Westrup, N . Gl1IlIand, G . W. Moody, S. R. Woodhead, H. A. SllhlOol: Burgess, E. D . Howson , J . B. Roberts , J . D . Colln. J. F. Phllllps, S. W. Smith, K. G. 4 The Briggensian Sheffield: Beacroft , R. Graves, D. T. J ackson, P . E. Bowers, A. G . Hannah, C. S. Pape , R. P. Bowers, J . C. Heald, J . M. Pulling, A. W. Callaghan, A. Holllngsworth, I. Scatcherd, A. R. Cowling, T. Hunt, S. C. Warburton , G. D. Yarborough : Barton , H. M. P . Day, C. F. Sewell, R. M. Baxter, P. A. Redhead, 1. Strlngfellow, L. Clay ton, J .C. VALETE Upper Sixllll: DOUCE, S. H., 1946-53 (Nelthor pe).-G.C.E. 1951, 6 Ordinary ; G.C.E. 1953, 2 Advanced ; Sen ior Geography, 1953; Captain of Football, 1952-3. Addr ess : 8, High Street, Klrton Lindsey. MARKHAM, J . H., 1945-53 (Yarborough).- Lin dsey County Senior Scholarsh ip, 1953; School Certificate with exemp tion from MatrIculat ion, 1950; Senior Latin P rize, 1953; Advanced G .C.E., 1952 and 1953; School Prefect , 1952-3 ; House' Captain. 1952-3; Vice-Captain 1st X I F ootball, 1952-3; F~tball Colou rs , 1952; Cricket Colours, 1952; At hleti cs Colou rs, 1953. Address: Barton Road, Wrawby, Br lgg. RICKATSON, W., 1946-53 (SchooD.-G.C.E. 1951, 8 Ordinary; G .C.E. 1952, 2 Ordinary; G .C.E. 1953, 3 Advanced ; Senior Ohemtstry 1953; School Prefect , 1952-53; Under XIV Foot ball, 1947-9 ; Second XI Football, 1950- 1; First XI Football, 1951-53; Football Colours, 1952; 2nd Brigg Scou t Troop, 1947-53. Address : 106, Laceby Road, Grimsby . SELLARS, J .W., 1945- 53 (Nelthorpe).-Cambrld ge School o er tlflcate 1950, with Ex em ption fr om Ma trlculat llon; G.C.E. 1952, 3 Advanced ; G.Q.E. 1953, 3 Advanced ; Senior Maths., 1953; Llndsey Senior Sch olarshi p 1953; School Pr efect , 1952-53; House Captain, 1953; Second XIFootball, 1951-2: First XI Football, 1952-53 ; Footb all Colou rs, 1953; Second XI Cricket. 1953; Member of Athletics Team , 1953; Secret ary of Scientific Society, 1952-53. Address: Dunst an HIlI, Klr ton Lindsey, Gainsborou gh. STOTHARD, H. K ., 1949-53 (Nelthorpe and Yarborou gtn. L, Cambridge School Certificat e, 1950, wit h Exempti on fr om Matriculation; G.C.E. 1952, 3 Advanced ; G.C.E. 1953, 1 Scholarship, 3 Advanced ; Senior Latin 1952; Seni or Fren ch 1953; Llndsey senior Scholarsh ip 1953; School Prefect 1951-3 ; School Vice-Capt ain 1952-3; Second X IFootball , 1952-3; In ter-School Athletics Team, 1952- 3; Athletics Colours, 1952; Captain, School Athleti cs, 1953; Victor Lu dor um , 1953; Hou se Athletics and Swimming Captain , 1953. Address: 3, Smith Lane, Blgby, Bametby. Th e Brigge nsian 5
THOMPSON, D. H ., 1947-53 (Scllo oIJ.-Cam brldge School CertIfI ca te , 1950 ; G.C.E. 1952, 3 Adv an ced ; G.C.E. 1953, 1 Scholar sh ip, 3 Advanced; Llndsey senior Scholar ship, 1952; School Prefect , 1951-3; School House Prefect , 1951- 3; Senior Librarian, 1952-3 ; Un der x:rv Football, 1947-49 ; Cap tain, Under XIV Football, 1948-49; Second XI Football 1949-53 ; Runner- up Junior Waterman, 1948; Captain School House Swimming, 1953; Inter-SChool Cross-Country Team , 1952; Under XIV Cri cket, 1947; Second XI Cri cket, 19.49 ; First XI Cricket, 1950-53; Cricket Colours, 1950; Vice-Captain School Cricket, 1951; Captain School Cricket, 1952-53; School House Cricket Captain, 1950-53 ; Sub-Editor , " The Brlggen slan," 1951-52 ; Editor "The Brlggensl an," 1952-53: ,secretary, Philosoph ical Society, 1951-53; Sociological Essay,' 1953. Address: The Old Bank House, Sl eaford. THOMPSON, J . E., 1944-53 (An ch olme).-G.C.E. 1951, 7 Ordinary ; G .C.E. 1953,4 Advanced ; School P refect, 1952-53 ; Under XIV Football, 1947-9 ; Second XIFootball, 1950-1 ; First XIFoot ball, 1951-3 ; Football Colours, 1952; House Football Capt ain, 1952-3 ; House Swimming Captain, 1952- 3. Address: "Tyrolean House," Manley Gardens, Br tgg, WADE, P . J . P ., 1945-53 (Sc h ooIJ.-Cam brldge School Certificate, J.950 , with Exemption from Matriculation; G.C.E. 1952, 1 Advanced; G .C.E. 1953, 3 Advanced ; School Pr efect , 1951-3; School House Prefec t, 1951- 3; Captain of School House, 1952-3; !Cap tam of S chool , 1952- 3; Sentor Ph ys1<;is, 1953 ; [nter-School cross-oountrv ,fI'e am, ~95 1-2 ; Cross-Country Colours, 1952; House Cross-Country Captain, 1952-3 ; Runner up, Division B, 1950; Runner-up, Victor Ludorum and Bletcher Cup, 1953; School Athleti cs Team, 1953; Athleti cs Colours, 1953 ; House Athletics Captain, 1953 ; 2nd XI Cricket , 1951 ; i st XI Cric ket, 1951- 3; Cr ick et Colours, 1952; Chair man of iAth1etlcs Club, 1953; Sub-Editor, " Briggens!an," 1951-3. Address : 20, Albany Road, Derby. WILSON, B. A., 1946-53 (Shemeld) .-G.C.E. 1951, 8 Ordinary; G .C.E. 1953, 2 Advanced ; School Pr efect, 1952-3 ; Shem eld House Captain, 1952-3; First XI Football, 1949-53; First XI Cr icket, 1952-3. Address : Brooklands, Broughton.
WOODHEAD, J . E., 1946-53 (Nelthor pe).-G.C.E. 1951, 9 Ordinary ; G.C.E. 1953 ; Second XI Football, 1951-2 ; First XI Football, 1952-3 ; Football Colo urs, 1953; Captain, Nelthcrpe Cross Country, 1953. Address : Sunny Hill, Kirton Lindsey, Galnsborough. 6 The B1'iggensian
Upper Va: DENT, R., 1948-53 (AnchPIMel.-G.C.E. 1953, 9 Ordinary . Address: 54, Grammar scncot Road, Brlgg. EARNBHAW, G. W., 1948-53 (Neltllor pel.-G.C.E. 1953, 9 Ordi nary; G.C.E. 1953, 9 Ordinary; illb From Prize, 1949. Address: Mandel Farm, Holme Hall, SCunthor pe. OILLATI', J . G., 1948-53 (SChoon .-G.C.E. 1953, 3 Ordinary ; Under 14 XI Football 1950: Becond XI Foot ball 1951-2 . Address: .. Woodhayes," Flixborou gh Road, Button-on 8tath~, Scuntllorpe. PARKINSON, M. F ., 1948-53 CYatborou ghl.-G.C.E. 1953, 7 Or di nary ; Under 14 XI Football, 1949; Second XI Football, 1950-2 ; Under 14 XI Cricket, 1949; Under 15 XI Cr icket, 1950; Runner-up Junior Cross -Country, 1950; Junior Cr oss Country Champion, 1951; Runner-up Senior Cross-Country, 1952; Cro8II-e
AITKEN, C, C" 11148- 53 ( Nelt horpel ,-G,C.E. 1953, 1; Ordinary ; Under 14 XI Cricket, 11149 ; UndEl' 15 XI Cricket, 1950; secon d XI Cricket, 1952-3; Inter-SChool Athletics Team, 1950. Address: NorthclllI Ho use, SouthclllI Road, Kilton L1nd sey. COWLING, D. P ., 1948-53 (Nelt h orpe and Shel'lleldl .-G.C.E. 1953, 1 Ordinary. Address : 27, Hi gh Street , Ashby, scun moeoe. DENT, D., 1948-53 {Yar borou gh l.-G.C.E. 1953, 2 Ordinary. Address : Melton Road, Wrawby, Brigg. DUFFILL, C., 1948-53 (Sh e1lleld) .-G.c:E. 1953, 4 Ordinary; Under 14 XI Crick et, 1949-50; Second XI Cricket, 1951-3 ; Under 14 XI Football, 1949; Second XI Football, 1952; LIVb Form Prize, 1952. Address : 3, Brigg Road, Broughton, Brlgg . GWVER, 1, 1948-5 3 ffiheffield l .-G.C.E. 1953, 5 Ordinary. Address: " Ye Olde Tha tch Inn," Broughton, Brigg. RATTON, B. K ., 1948-53 (Sh e:tlleldl. Address: I , Mapletree Close East, SCunthorpe. HODGSON, G ., 1948-5 3 (Yar bor oughl.-G.C.E. 1953, 3 Ordinary. KIDNER, 1. M., 1948-5 3 (S heffieldl.-G.C.E. 1953, 4 Ordinary ; Division DAthletics Cup, 1959; Runner-up Division C Ath letics Cup, 1951. Address : 63, Lloyds Aven ue.Bcun thorpe. MUMBY , M. J., 1948-53 (Sbeftleldl.-G.C.E. 1953, 5 Ordinary. Address : 17, Council Houses, Broughton, Brrgg. PARRATT, G. R. , 1947-53 (Yar borou ghl.- G.C.E. 1952, 1 Ordinary ; G.C.E. 1953, 3 Ordinat'Y. Address : N€lW Barnetby, "Barnetby. RI CKELLS , ·B. W., 1941l-53 (Nelthorpel.- G .C.E. 1953, 5 Ordinary. Address: 22, VUlage Yard, Wllloughton. ROBINSON, B., 1948-53 (An ch olme1.-G.c.E. 1953, 4 Ordinary. Address: 6, RedcombeLane, 'Brtgg, ROBINSON, D., 1948-53 (Sheftleld l.-G.C.E. 1953; 1 Ordinary; Under 14 XI Football, 1950. Address : 14, Councll Houses, llroughton, Brlgg. SPARKS, R. A. B., 1949-53 (Nelthor pe an d Sheftleldl .-G.C.E. 1953, 3 Ordinary; Und.., 14 XI Football, 1950. Address : 15, Manifold Road, Granll'e Lane, Ashby, 8cunthorpe . TAYWR, D., 1948-53 (Anch olmel.-G.c.E. 1953, 2 Ordinary. Address : 5, Westmoor Road, Brlgg. WRAY, R. F ., 1948-53 (Nelt horpel.-G.C.E . 1953, '7 Ordinary; LIVb Form Prize ; Under 14 Xl Football, 1951; Under 14 Xl Cricket, 1950; Under 15 Xl CrIcket, 1951 ; Second XI CrIcket, 1952- 3. Address : Wheldon Road, HemsweU, Gal.nBborough. The Briggensia n WILLEY, R., 1947- 53 (Nelthorpe).-G.C.E. 1952, 3 Ordin ary ; G.C.E. 1953, 5 Ordinary; Under 14 Xl Cr icket, 1947-48; First Xl Cricket, 1951-53; Cricket Colou rs, 1951 ; Nelthorpe Bat , 1951- 2; Captai n of House Crlcket, 1950- 53 ; Un der 14 XI Football, 1948; First XI Football, 1951-52; Football Colours, 1952. Address : High Street , Kirton Llndses. WRIGHT, M. J ., 1949-53 (Sch ooD.-G.C.E. 1953 , 4 Ordin ary; Chess Team, 1952- 3. Address : Cross Road Sto r es, Qu enlborou gh, Leicester. Lower Va : WOODHEAD, R I., 1949-5 3 (Nelthorpe). Address :Brigg Road, Hlbaldsto w, Brlgg. Lower Vb: BOSTON, B. J., 1949-53 (An ch olm e ). Address : 101, N€l\Vlan ds, Br lgg. BRYANT, A., 1949-53 (Ya r borou gh ) , Addr ess: 11, Council Houses, Yarborough Road, Keelby, Habrou gh . COX , H.A., 1949-53 (Yar borough ). Address : Meadow Farm, Barnet by. GREEN, N., 1949- 53 (Y ar bor ough ): Addr ess : 16, Council Villas, Kirmlngton, Ulceb y. THOMPSON, B. W., 1949-53 (Nelt hor pe) . Address : 89, Dunstan Str eet, Kirton Linds ey, Galnsbor ou gh . WALKER, D., 1949- 53 (Yarborough ). Address : Grange> Cotta ges, Cadney, Brigg. Upper 4b : GROCOCK , W., 1950- 53 (She11leld) . Addr ess : 49, Glover Road, Scunthorpe. MErCALFE, T. P., 1950-53 (Yarboro ug h), Address :Grange Far m, Saxby-AIl-Sal n ts, Brtgg, Lower 4a: HAMMOND, R , 1950-53 (School). Address : Westwoodside, Doncaster. Lower 4b: CRO SBY, A. J . 1951-53 (Nelthorpe ). Add r ees: 12 A.M.O., R A.F ., HelIiswell.
SW IMMING, 1953 In gaining this year 's Challenge Cup, She11leid House brok e the succession of victories enjoyed for many years by School House. She11leld obtained 107, po ints and s cnoot 105! . A feature of this year's programme has been the introduction of new standard performances, detatls of which were given in our last issue. The purpose of this introduction was to inculcate a desire for good style and watermanship. and th e results were most gratifying. Coaching was given for all sec tions and many The. Briggens ian 9 boys are to be cornmended for th e gallant way In whic h they tackled t he toughe r tests . 24 boys obtained Cert. A.; th e youngest was K . Robinson (Anch olme), who was in his second year at School. It Is hoped th at some hi gher standards wlll be Int ro duced next year. We are proud to place on record the award of the Bronze Medallion of the Royal Life Saving Society to T.Reynolds , N. B. Youd, T. Evett, C. Tyson an d B. Roblnson, who are to be con gratulated on th eir successf ul completion of a course of instruct ion given by Mr. Bel.l. We hop e from this useful prel1minary qual1fication th ey will pass on to the Award of Merit, and that in the coming year more boys will obtain th e Medall1on . The Junior Cup was awarded to A. Corney (Ancholme), wh o showed much promise. In the ·two length s backstroke he set up a new r ecord of 20 secs ., an d in the th ree lengths an d five lengths he came close to the records. A worthy runner-up was P. Wall ing (Sch ool) , who gain ed third plac e in the three len gths, five len gths an d two len gt hs backstroke. T. Reynolds (Sheffield ) once again showed outstanding abllity in t he Senior events . An Impressive fe ature of his skill was his racing turn. In the thre e lengths and seven leng th s he set up new records; in the former he broke his own record. The runner-up was J. F. Ward (Sheffield), who gained second place in the t hree lengths and seven lengths . Results Seniors : 3 lengths.- l , T. Rey nolds ; 2, J. F . Ward; 3, B. Robinson. Time: 22.4 secs. (Reyn olds broke his own record). 5 lengths.-l, T. Reynolds ; 2, B. Robln son; 3, J. F . Ward. Time : 47.6 secs. 7 le ngfihs.c-d, T. Reyn olds ; 2, J. F. Ward; 3, R. Dayson. Time: 66.1 secs. (New r ecord). 3 ba ckstroke.- l , T. Reynolds; 2, D. Thom pson; 3, T. Evett. Time: 29.4 secs. Neat dlve.-l, D. Thompson ; 2, J . E. Thompson ; 3, B. Roblnson. Juniors: 3 len gths.- l , A.Corney ; 2, R. Podmore ; 3, P. Walling. Time: 28.3 secs . 5 lengths.-l, A. Corney; 2, J . DulIett ; 3, P . Wall1ng. Time : 54.35 secs. , 2 backstroke.-l, A. Corney; 2, R. Watkins ; 3, P. Walling. Time : 20.0 secs. (New record). Neat div...- l , P. Roberts ; 2, K. Roblnson ; 3, J. Roblnson. Hous e Events': Sen tor Neat Dlve.-l, SChool; 2, Ancholm e; 3, Sheffield ; 4, Yarborough. Junior Neat Dlve.-l, Sheffield ; 2, School; 3, Anchoim e; 4, Nelthorpe. 10 Th e Briggensian 1st Senior Relay. - I, Sheffield ; 2, School ; 3, Anc holme: 4, Nelthorpe. 2nd . sen ior Relay.- l , School ; 2, Shefftel d : 3, Ancholme ; .4. Nelthor pe. J un ior Relay. - I , Sch ool ; 2, Sheffield ; 3, Nelthor pe ; 4, Ancholme, Senior Waterman: T. Reynolds. Runner -up : J . F . Ward. Juni or Waterman: A. Corney. Runner- up : P. Walling. House Challenge Cup : I, Sheffield OOn ); 2. School 005!j ; 3, Ancholme (68); 4, Nelthorpe (22!); 5, Yarborough (5! l. COCK HOUSE, 1952-3 Oroas F In&! E\).:)ti.)all country Athtettce Crlck etSwimm1ng Points Position SCl1001 2 It 1 1 2 7t 1st Sl1effield .. 4 It 2 3t 1 12 2nd Neltl10rpe . 1 5 3 Si 4 16t 3rd Yarborougl1 3 4 5 2 5 19 4th Ancholme . ·5 3 4 5 3 20 5t h
The 1st XI has experience lltUe luck thIs te r m, but has played quite well. In no game has It been out play ed, the chief falling being the lack of mar ksmen. I believe that this poor spell is bu t tran sit ory and t h at we sh all see far gre at er ac hieve ments next season. I do congr atulate M. J. Whitehead on win nin g h is 1st XI place-sur ely, at fourteen, he is the youngest ever t o play In the School 1st team . The '2nd XI h as done quite well, with one or two promisin g youngsters. . The Under XIV's have disapp ointed, crashing badly at Winterlngh am . · J . S. SCARBOROUGH. September 26th- v. R. Bonsell's XI . Drew 4-4. ",Ve faced aftvery strong team of Old BO YS, which soon took the lead . School fought back wlth two goals by Ward and Bowskill . The pace was quit e lively for a game of this kind and sharp raids produced an equaliser before th e interval. Early In the secon d h alf th e Old Boys establis he d a 4-2 lead, but Sch ool, gradually gaining the ascendancy, came back. After Bowsklll had reduced the arrears, Windass equal ised in the last m inute with a fin e shot. The Briggensian: 11 Team : As kew; Taylor, McLauchlan ; Kemp, Scarborough , Wlndass ; Evet t, Pler ont, BowskUl, .Larder , Ward, Hall- time sco re : B on sell's XI 2, School 2. Full- t ime score: Bonsell's XI 4, School 4. Scor ers : Bowskill 2, Wa rd, Wlndass. October 3rd- v. De Mton G.S.( awa y). Won 4-2. School, showing fine form both In defen ce and attack, soon who obta in ed a 3 -0 lead. After this , play favoure d D e Asto n, snatched t wo goals in as many minu tes j ust b efore t he in terval. After t he r e-start, De Aston pressed furiously for some tim e, but t he School def ence r emained In comp lete command. Gradu ally. Sch ool regained t he ascendancy a nd scored again before the final whistle. Half- time sco re: De Aston 2, School 3 . Full-time sco re : De Aston 2, School4. Scorers : Ward, Bowsk1l1, Larder, Pteront. Team: Askew ; Taylor, McLauchlan; Kemp, Scarborough , Wlndass ; Evett , Ptero nt, Bo wskill, Larder, Ward. October IOtib-v. Clee G .S. ( ho me). Drawn 3 - 3. A snappy, bu siness-Ilke Clee side dominat ed the e xch a nges alf. and shook School by scoring three times early In the fir st h the They continued to p ress. but Pleroni br oke away b efore in terval to r educe the arrears. In t he secon d h alf , School g radually wor e down the opposi ad tion. The arrears were rurthee reduced and, after the tea m h been re-shuffled , Ward scored a b rilliant equaliser. I n a storm fall ing finish, t he Cl ee g oal bore a charmed Ilfe, but did not aga in. Team: Askew ; Taylor, McLauchlan; Kemp, Scarborough, Whitehead ; Evett, Larder, Pleroni, Wlndass, Ward. Half-tim e score: Clee 3 , School I. Full-time sco re : Clee 3, School 3. Scorers : Pieroni, Larder, Ward. October 17t1h-v. Lin coln City School (away). Lost 1-5. Early p lay was eve n, Lincoln scor ing once a nd Wlndass tes, rattling the Lincoln c ross-bar. But after on ly fi ve minu Taylor h ad to go to hosp ital with a badly-cut IIp. Playing beauti ful short -p assin g football, Lincoln gaine d con trol. School's ten m en came out fi ghting in t he second hal f and ore had a fair measure of t he p lay. But Lincoln sco red twi ce m om before Bowsklll replied. Weak fin ishing prevented School fr scoring more. Team: Askew ; Taylor, McLauchlan; Kemp, Scarborough, Whitehead; Evet t . Larder, Bowsk11l, Wlndass, Ward . Half-time sco re: Lincoln City School 3, School O. Full-time sc ore: Lincoln City School 5, School I. Scorer : Bowsk11l. 12 Octo ber 21sl.-v. Ltneetn G.S. (bo me ). Lost 1- 2. Sch ool's defence held a robust Lincoln forward line in a vice like grip, but the forwards, in spite of lon g per iods of pressure , lacked a marksman to convert even the easiest of opportunities. Th e pattern of th e game followed much the same line s in the secon d half . At last Bowsklll scored, oniy for Lincoln to br eak away twice and take the lead. Desper ate attacks Jail ed to save the game-a game thrown away. Team: Askew ; Kemp, McLauchlan; Larder, Sca rborough , Whitehead; Evett, Pl eroni, Bowskill, Wtn dass, Ward. Half-time score ; Lincoln G.S. 0, SChoo l O. Full-time scare : Lin coln G.S. 2; School 1. Scorer : Bowsklll. October 24th-v. Scun thorpc G.S. (away). Lost 3-4. Bowsk1ll put School ahead immediately, but on a treach erous surface, School's def ence foun d difficulty in turning. As a result , Scunthorpe led ~1 after about ten minutes. Much of the foot ball played was Quite attractive. Windass scored for School , bu t Scunthorpe scored another simple goal befo re the interval. With a re-shuffled team, School fought back ferociously, bu t, after Bowskill had added another goal. did everythlng but score. Team: Askew ; Taylor, McLau cblan ; Kemp, Scarborough, Whitehead; Evett, Larder, Bowskill, Wbodass, Ward. Half-time score: Scunthorpe 4, School 2. Full-time score : Scunthorpe 4, Sch ool 3. Scorers; BowskUl 2, Wbodass. Novem ber 14th-v. Winterlnglbam G.S. (away). Lost 2-3. SChoo l soon gained a two-goal lead, but were hard pressed to hold this advantage before half-tlme-a feat which was per forme d by soUd defensive work and by poor finishing on the part of the Wlriterlng ham forwards. Afte r the inter val, the School forwards saw more of the ball, but failed to "click! " Askew m ade a magnificent save from a Short-range volley but in a sho rt scoring burst Wlnteringham scored three times. School att ack ed very spiritedly. but h ad no luck when it came to shooting . Team; Askew; Taylor , McLauchlan ; Kemp, Whiteh ead . Windas; Evett, Larder, Scarborough , Pleronl, Ward. Half-time score; Wlnteringham 0, Sch ool 2. Fu ll-time score; Winteringham 3, School 2. Sco rers: Scarborough , Pieron1. Novem ber 21sl.-v. Galnsbo....ugh G.B. (home). Won 4-2. Opening exchanges were even, but Gainsborough scored in a goalmouth scramble. After this, SChool took control bu t th e forwards were rIgh t off the target. School's complete supremacy was further emphasised after the Interval. Goals Just had to come and so they did- four of them. Sandwiched between the th ird and fourth was a 0&1n8 borough goal from a penalty. The Briggensian 13 Team : Askew ; Taylor, McLauchlan; Kemp, Scarborough , Whitehood ; Evett, Larder, Davls, Wlndass, Ward. Hall-time score: Gainsborough I, SChool O. Full-time : Galns borough 2, School 4. Scorers : Davls 2, Wlndass, Evett. 2nd XI Results: Oct. lOth v. Clee (Home) 7-4 (Won) Oct. 17th v. Lincoln City School (Awa y) 1-4 ( Lost) Oct. 24th v. Caistor G.S. (Home) 3-3 (Drawn ) Nov. 14th v. Wlnteringham G.S.(Home) 5--5 (Drawn) Nov. 21st v. Galnsborough G.S. (Away) 5--3 (Won) Under XV Result: Oct . 3rd v. De Aston G.S. (Away) 5-3 (Won) Under XIV Results: Oct. 17th v.Lin coln City SChool (Away) 1--'l (Lost) Oct. 21st v. Lincoln G.S.(Home) 2-5 (Lost ) Oct. 24th v, SCunthorpe G.S.(Away) 2-1 (Won ) Npv. 14th v. Wlnterlngham G.S. (Away) 1-12 (Lost) Nov. 21st v. Galnsborough G.S. (Home) 2-2 SHEFFIELD I sh ould like to welcome all the new members to the Sh em eld House, hopin g they will h elp to malntain the brilliant standard reached by th e House towards the end of last year. B. A. Wilson has gone to Liv erpool Univ ersity and we have lost a House Captain and sportsman who almost became an institution in th e sporting activIties of the School. Last year brou ght its rewards and disappointments. We were runners-up for th e Cock House Cup. after coming third equal with Nelthorpes in cricket and after winning the swimming sports. The achievement in swimming has mad e history in the House, for n ot for very many years has the Swimming Cup been t aken from Sch ool Hous e. The relay team defeated School House - the first time for at least eigh t years! I should like to congratulate Reynolds on becomin g senior waterman and also Ward, J . F., Whiteh ead, M., and Dayson for thalr grand support ing work. The Juni or swimmers also more than held th eir own agai nst the rest of the School. Let us make this the year when we are t o snatch the Cock House Cup from our great rival's, School House. Under the inspiring captaincy of scartorc uan , the sen ior football team h as had a brilliant career. We smash ed School' HOllS er' to a defeat of 4-2, an d thrash ed Yarboroughs 6-1, while aft er a gruellin g match with th e Nelthorpes, victory was ours, th e score bein g 2-l. However, when we met Ancholme House we fell very he avily and were defeated 5- 1 - this defeat was due to over-confidence . The second elev-en could only manage to draw 1-1 with School and to beat Anchors 2-0. These results are a promising start towards win ni ng th e Cock House CuP. Scarborough Is captain of School football and Whiteh ead and Bowskill are members of the First XI, while RusseJl, Berry and Tatam represent the House In t he Second XI. Cross country tra.ining comme nces next term, and please, Sheffs., repeat or better your performance of last year! Every thing depends on your efforts. Show the rest of t he School that we really are th e best and m ost successful House in the School. M. S. C. McKAY. The B1'iggensian 17 YARBOROUGH This term we welcome Barton, Clayton, Sewell, Baxter, Day, Redhead and Strlngfellow into the House, and we hope, with gre at since rity, that they will try to up hold t he tradttlons set up by their predecessors both for the School and their own H OUS€I. I must also remind the new members and the old, th at it is their own enthusiasm and ability to work, which will ac hleve success. Last term's magazine was printed too late, for th e results of the swimmin g sports. I am afraid that, even tho ugh th e swimming captai n tried his utmost, h e found It imposslbie to obtain either a Senior or a Junior r elay team. The number of individual contestants, were also too few to acquire goo d results for the House. Thus th ere was no usual struggle with the Nelthorpes for fourt h place and we had reluc tantly to take fifth place. I must point out to the n ew members that they mu st take advantage of the facilities provtded if we are t o win tli e Cock House Cup which has eluded Us for so long . Cricket , last year, brought results which were rather below standard. This can be easily rectified this year if all concerned do the ir own fa ir share of hard work. This term, foot ball and th e int er-house compet itio ns are now going ahead. A senior XI match aga inst Ancholme House proved to be a tough, but good one, an d ended in a draw. We a re well re presen ted in t he School football teams ; In the First X I by Larder H. E., Askew M. J. and Davi s R. S.; in t he Second XI by Marsh all D. ; In the under XIV by Sells, Burton and Redh ead. Barrat t and Brackenbury hav e also represented us in a few games With the under XIV. Fin all y I should Ilke to con gratulat e J. H. Markham and H. K. Stothard on their successes in gaining Lindsey Senio r Sch olarsh ips, the former being at Brtstol Univ ersity and th e latter at Manchester UniversIty. Parklnson , Waller and Parra tt must also be con gratula ted on h elp in g the House. On behalf of th e House I wish them every success in their future careers. J . OVERTON. LIBRARY NOTES At the beginning of term, the Dewey Sys tem cam e in to use in the library. Th e catalogues are not yet in use, but I think boys are beginning to find this new arrangement very useful. I want to than k t he assist ant librarians who have helped In the re-cataloguing, and espe cially Kemp, who gave in valu able help during the Summer holidays. Th ere are now 2,215 books In the library, 198 of which h ave been added this term. On an average, 69 books are taken out every fortnight. and this is a considerable increase on last term's figures. ilr The ~,igg e ns.i a n There have been two notable addition s t o t h e Ilbrary t his term. Mr. Bell has mad e a handsome scrapbook of pictures or Sports Days, 1952 and 1953. It Is complete with comments on the styles of th e athletes. an d it is proving very use! ui, as a book of reference. Art n ur Maw has presen ted to us a book he h as writ ten en titled "Th e Hlstory of Brigg Grammar Sch ool." It Is an excellent record of the Sch ool's h istory, complete with illustrations. We should thank h im for this generous gift, and offer our congrat ulations on such a magnificent piece of work. Th e following h ave given books to t he Libr ary since th e last issue of "The Br iggen slan," and I thank them for their gifts . Mr. E. W. sergeant: The Victoria Falls, J . R Clark (two copies); Mrs. Capes : The wav eriez Novels, Sir WaIter s cott (twentr-nve volumes ); The Headmast er : ABook About Books, F. Harrison ; From Solomon to Herod, E. A. F. Fleming; A Philosophy fro m Prison, F. R Barry; The Making and Meaning of the Bible, G. Barclay: The R S.V. of the New Testament, Paul's Epi stle to the Romans, E. F. Scott ; Mediae val England (1066 - 1500), F. T. n avies : Tales of Myster y and Imagina tion, A. Poe ; ABook of Engtlsh Verse. S. Douce : The Cruel see, N. Monsarrat. P. J. .P. Wade: Organic Chemistry to r StUdents or Englneerlng, E. Starrle. J . Sunley: History of Napoleon Bon apart e, J . G. Lockhart.M. S. C. McKay: Quo Vadis? C. Smith: Wealth, E. Cannon ; Aircraft of the World, Talbot Booth; Swimmin g an d Diving, S. G. Hedges; Th e Brid e of Lammermoor , Sir W. Scott ; The Great Illusion - Now! N. Angell; Modern Problems, Sir O. Lodge ; Mate In Thr ee Moves, B. Harley ; Art of Reading a nd Speaking, J . Flem in g ; Coaching Manua l, Football Association ; Bri taln's Won derful Air Force, P. E. Fellowes. Mr. J . L. Morton : The Id es of March, T. Wllder; Meet Me at Philtppl, C. Connell. C. J . wmdass : Free FIshers, J. Buchan ; Carnival, G. Mackenzie ; A House with Green Shu tters, G. Dou glas; Pilgrim's Progr ess, J. Buriyan ; Belare the Smi th, J . Farnol; Five Lit tl e Pigs, A. o nn stie : Det ec tion , Mystery and Horror, D. L. Sayers : Murder Must Advertise, D. L. Sayers ; My Eyes have a cold nose, H. Ch er tgny : An Inn keeper's Diary, J. F ot hergill : European Witn ess, S. Spender; An Auto biograph y, C. Reynolds ; Scared Men in the Kremlin , J . Fischer; Concerning Queen Victoria an d Her Son, Sir G. Ar thur : Talking of Dick Wh ittl ngton , Bearson and Kingsmlll : Person ality In Politics. Sir A. Salter ; Glor y Of Elsie Silver, L. Gou lding ; Th e School h as been responslble for th e addition of man y other books too num erous fo r indiv idual mention in th is issue. We have also just received several gifts of books in response to the Hea dm aster's appeal on Speech Day. We thank th e Don ors and ach nowledge ment will be made next term. D. LEANING. 19 SCOUT This term we welcomed into th e Troop, Burgess, Battye, Magrat h, Bass, Howson, Dunh am, Henthorn J., Crassland, Colin , and Gloyn. The following boys have passed their tenderf oots : Gloyn, Parker A., Kn apton, Magrath and Hen thorn J. J . S. Rowley and A. Farmer are to be congratulated on passing their Second Class. Th is year we had a quiet and en joyable camp at Broad Campden. This is a very picturesque village, several miles from Stratford , In the county of Gloucestershire (not Warwickshire). Ono day we visited Stratford and, although we were not able to visit the theatre, we had a good time on the river, playing on the miniature golf course, and looking round ge nerally. The people were rather reserved but we did succeed in getting to know a few when we went to a village fete, b ut unfortunately that was not untll our la st day in camp. We had quite a bit of tun .on the various games and while watching the auctioning of th e vegetables a large, long green one was put up for sale. "Large marrow. that," said one of our m-embers. "That's no marrow, son, 01 grew it moiself," said a h eavy man with a pronounced Gloucestershire accent, "That's a cucumber!" We withdrew hurriedly. We will. I am sure, carry with us pleasant memories of our first camp In that part of Engla nd. Woodcutting, this year, seems to be progressin g smoothly and already the wood Is in , and just waiting to be cut In to reaso nable logs. We are paying off the debt on the Scout Hut, h avin g had a grand jumble-sale last term, and with other sma ll fu nctions. Mr. Jarvis is doing a great deal , but he must have plenty of support fro m eveevone, so give hlm It, Scouts! C. J . WINDASS MUSIC NOTES The Autumn term is . always a busy time for School music. but this term seems to have been busier than most. The vocal 20 TIo. ·BriZg." , i"" piece chose n for Speech Day was Stanford's "Glorla in Excelsls" --{lne of the an thems sung In Westminster Abbey at the Corona tion . It was, perhaps, the most ambitious piece so fa r attempted, rev ealing unsuspected difficul ties as the practices progressed. But by dint of hard work by everyone concerned, it was finally '"licked into shape" and the performance on Speech Day was a most creditable one . The SChool orches tra, too, bore Its part, in playing some sho rt pieces by Bach and Handel. Whil e there was nothing spectacular in the pieces, t hey were played quite well, a special word of credit being due, perhaps, to the you nger members of t he orchestra. Meanwhile rehearsal s for the Ohrtstmas conc ert have been In full swing for some weeks. Here again, we are attempting someth ing mora ambitions on the musical side than ever before . However, all have wor ked together with a will , and this concert promises to be as popul ar as its pre decessors. Two concerts arranged by the School Music Society have been held this term. On October rst, the AeoUan String Quartet pa id a welcome visit to the School. Their programme consisted of three quartets by Haydn, Bax and Brahms, r espectively. While the Bax quar tet may not have been to everyo ne's taste, it was not so ultra-modern as might have been expected. There was a decided Irlsh lilt In the first movement and a good deal of oucohc robustness in the last. The whole perfo rmance was carried t hrough with that Imp eccabl e technique, tone and balance that we have come to associate with the AeoUan Strin g Quartet . On November 12th, a son g recital was given by Wllllam Herb ert. The programme included some Italian son gs, six songs by Schubert and a group of En glish songs. While the singing was smooth, flexible and well-controlled, the re seemed at times to be a tendency towards falsetto sin ging and, In cme or two songs, a la cking of a sense of humour. R. W . PRA'I'T DEBATING SOCIETY The first debate of the te rm, held on octooer 13th, had for its motion , "This House considers t hat National Service is good." J . S. Scarborough , In proposing the motion, arg ued that National Service was ne cessary, t herefore it was gOOd because it inspired national confidence . He declared that it taught discipline and teamwork and in t hat, it prepared one for later life. It does not teach one to kill and murder but promoted fit ness of body and stre ngthene d the mind in that it helped to overcome self -will. E. F. L. Nobbs opposed this, saying that National Service was a waste of man's time and the country's money, for it ups et ca reers, and military skills were frequently useless in civilian life. The call-up was not un iversal , he claimed, nor democratic, for The B"igxensian 21 those affected had no vote. He declared that National servtce taught murder, instigated gangsterism and lowered moral stand ards. He asked why women were not called up for hospital and cleri cal work, and pleaded for t he abolltlon of an evil which broke up the fa mily. D. Lean ing seconded the proposition, With the arg ument that National Service taught men self-control and discipline, gave them time to think, to meet varie d classes of people and pla n their lives. National Service defended the country and also like manners, made men . J . Sunley, secondin g the opposer, though t that two of the most important years of a man's life were wasted in futile tasks and that military service was of no moral value. J . R. T. Wilson showed that militar y service broadened the mind, tau gh t In itiative and lead ership and thus was a good basis for later life. Mr. Payn said that military service for him had not been roman tic n or had enabled him to see t he world. Mixing With all classes discovered good in others and aided moral develop men t. An encouraging feature of the debate was th e number of juniors who spoke. The moti on was carried by twelve votes to four. At a debate on November 2nd , th ~ motion was ''This House deplored the lack of social con tact In this School." The proposer, J . R. T WHson, said that school lile absorbed one's youth yet was separate from th e world. There were con certs for parents, and games and sports for some boys but not for all. Bchool should prepare one to live with other people not as riv~I 'S but as fri ends. J . S. Scarborough, the opposer, observed that the School h ad numerous societi es, produced plays and concerts , played games and sport, and visited places of Interest. Other forms of social life were a waste of government money and if female society was desirable it could be found in the holidays. Manners were taught at school and t hat was enough. A. J . Tracey pointed out that only a few boys could be in teams and he thought that boys should meet the other sex In organised dances, especially since the School was not eo ec ucattonal. Ru ssell defined social life as meeting everyone. It exists in the sixth form through memb ers t alk in g to boys th roughout the School and to masters almost as equa ls. He would lik e the Sch ool to educate by teaching boys how to da nc e, but It should allow members to find th eir own social pleasures if they desired them. .J " Tyson observed that women are essential. In social life. D. Leaning noted that women had no part in this school an d that we should forge our own temale friendships out or school If we desired them. Other points made were that mixed social meetings would contribute to better choices in marriage; that too much super vision of social functions was bad; that academi c work should have priority over social function's; and that the latter were better If organised by the Churches or youth clubs. Th e motion was deteated by ten to eleven, E. F. L. NOBBS THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Th e Society has ha d some very successful meetings this term, In spite of the poor attendances. Thls has been due, no doubt, to th e fact that other meetings and reh earsal s have been in progress at the same time. . Our first two meetings, In October, took the form of a discussion on " Philosophy an d Religion," with Mr. Butterwor th in the chair. We discussed the ideas of such men as Kitsche, who believed that in Religion life's supreme values are at sta ke an d th Go/ should not be subject to rational investigation. Various proofs at the existence of God, put forward by Berkeley, Lelblllz, Kao t and St. Thomas Aquinas gave rise to some very interesting discussions. We also heard some good views on Humanism and the relation between scienc e and religion. Thi s discussion proved profitable and was en joyed by everyone. On November 10th and 17th, R. A. Wheatley gave an admirable lecture on "Faith and inquiry." He showe d us that Faith and Inquiry are compatible and how SI. Paul exhorted men to have a Faith whlch was carefully reasoned and thought out. He explained that a Faith Into which one is not allowed to Inquire Is not really a Faith but a credulity, and a true Faith only comes as a result of Inquiry. He oublfned the ideas of such men as Pyrrho of Ells and William Kingdom Clltrord which showed us that this subject can be treated in many different ways. We hope to meet later this term to discuss thi s lecture. I should like to thank Wheatley, on behalf of the Society , for giving up so much of his time to prepare th is excellent lecture. It was evident that he h ad spent a great deal of time preparing his material and we do appreciate. It. Flnally, may I say how pleased we were to welcome some members of the Upper Fifths to our earlier meet ings, and we hope they will continue to join us In our meetings and dtscusstone which . always' prove to be most enjoyable. D. LEANING. The BriggensUJu 23 CHESS CLUB NOTES The Chess Club h as continued on its ictsurely way t his ter m; few untoward events have occurred to disturb the calm and t ranquil atmosphere of the club. At the beginning of t he ter m we welcomed the usual harvest of beginn ers, some of whom, unfortun ately, ha ve already left th e fold. Others, however, show distinct . Igns Of developing into use ful players. Early In the term E. Nobbs, one of our joint secretaries resigned (not, le t. it se said at once, beca use of any disagreement with the other officials of the club) . In his place R. Olley was tiecte d assistant secretary. AftE£ half-term, junior and senior knock-o ut com petitions were organised, bu t the decisive battl es In these ha ve yet to be fought. The chess tea ms this term have continued their mediocre performances : out of fifty games play ed 24t points h ave been gai n ed. and 25t lost. At the beginnin g of the te r m It was decided to organise a junio r team in order to enable chess players in the lower School to gain some experience of match-play. How ever . the idea. must be considered a failure. as it was found impossible to arrange more than one match for -thern: this was again st Lincoln City Schooi, and the result, a 5- 1 victo ry for Brtgg, was most enco uraging. In the twelve- board match against Scunthorpe G.S., juniors occupied the last six boards of our team, a nd acq uitted themselves well in gaining 21 points out of 6 agains t older and mor e experience opposition. R. Olley, the junior captain, is the outstanding member of the side : he has also pla yed in many of the senior matches. C. Taylor and T. Frank are also players of great promise. The most outsta nding aspect of the senior team has been its extreme inconsistency. E. Nobbs has prob ab ly been the most outs tanding player, having won tour games out Of six. wh ile B. Hough , who played so well last year. has surprised everyone by his sudden and complete loss of form . r To conclude these notes. I wish to drop a hin t to any generous friends of the School who are also in terested in chess ; the new library at the moment con ta' ns only one small book on chess, BLACK KNIGHT. Ma tch Results: v. Clee G.S. Won 5-1. (Hough, wheatley, Olley. Balns, Nobbs). v. Lin coln City SChool. Lost 1---1i. (Staff ). v. Lincoln Sch ool. Lost 2-6. (Olley, Nobbs). v. Scunthorpe G.S. Dr ew 6-6. (Bain s, Nobbs, EdJingto n. Taylor, C.. Frank, Wh eatley t. Y oung, W. 5.. t> : . v, Wln trlngham G.S. Won 5-1. (Bains , Ollev. Wheatley. Nobbs, Edllngton l. .. v. Galnsborough G.S. Lost -t-5t. (Olley t). Junior Match: v. Lincoln· City scn oot. Won 5-1: (Olley, Taylor, C., Frank, Tayl or, R., Hornsby). 24 The ltrirgensian SPEECH DAY, TUESDAY, 24th NOVEMBER , 1953 Programme : National Anthem. School Song H Fortitudine " H. Bry an t The Orchestra Mar ch J . S. Bach MInuet In G J. S. Bach Gavotte Handel Addr ess by Col. O. S. Nelthorpe, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., D.L., J.P., Chairm an of the Governors Headmaster's Report. The School Glorta In Excelsls C. V. Stanford Prize Distribution by B. L. Hallward, Esq., M.A., Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham University. Vote of Thanks proposed by J . G. T. Eccles, Esq., J .P., C.C. Seconded by M. S. C. McKay, Captain of School. The Chairm an declared it was a pleasure once more to see so many parents and friends gathered on the ODe occasion of the year when the School could be assembled in one room. He expressed t han ks to Mr. G. R. Holton for ma king that possible In spite of an outbreak of fir e during the ni gh t. The attainment, bearing and character of the School were good. and reflected great credit on the influence and leadership of the Headmaster and staff. But boys spent longer hou rs at home than at schoo l, so th at parents also shared not only in the credit of any success but also In the blam e of failure. The School st1ll lack ed some essential buildings, but la ck of fac ilities had the effect of en couraging ini tiativ e, and this was shown in the way in Which the Sch ool got things done for Itself . The Scouts had acquired a pavilion on reasona ble terms and had defrayed a great deal of the cost by organising a rete, An ann exe for use ~s a store room was to be built by masters and boys with material prov ided at the expense of t he authorities. The Uni versity of Nottingham was well-known for Its Inte rest in the affairs of the county and the presen ce of the Vlce Ch ancellor t hat afte rnoon on a mission of goodwlll showed the Interest taken by himself and the UnIversity In the School. After distributing the prizes, Mr. Hall ward said he had learned from his experience as a headmaster and vice-cha ncellor quickly to sense the atmosphere of a Sch ool. He liked and was Impressed by what he had seen and heard, but not completely so, for he yet had some criticisms to ortee. A school like this was thankful for its long traditions. CUfton College, of which he had been headmaster for nine years. had thanked Its long years of h istorical tradition for being able to overco me the many dl1ficultle6 of fou r-and-a-half years' evacuation to Bude during the war. Boys and masters passed on good traditions, and some time s bad ones. Boys were conserv ative In their dislik e of The Briggension 2ll change, and one bad tradition that Clltton had lost at Bude was the tendency to cry " It's nev er been done before," In meetin g new challenges, Clifton had been toughe ne d and hardened and so become stronger and fine r. Our school was situated In the centre of the richest agri cultural land of the country and near one of its greatest steel areas. Many felt that the pure sciences were drawing too large a percentage of the best ablllty to t he detriment of applied science and engineerin g. The nation's standard of living depended more and more on the achievements of its inve ntors and management, 011 the good relations betwee n the two and the Introduction of new maehmery . A good library for the use of masters and the Sixth Form was' 01 first Importance, but so was the developm en t of good workshops. Sanderson at Oundle thi rty or forty yea rs ago had forese en the needs of the country and provided there very fine wood-, metal- and heat-treatment workshops, so that h is pupils were given an early introduction to applied science. It was said that America produced twenty engineers to one of ours and thLs fact accounted for the great increase of that country's wealth. The Universities were most interested in what was happen ing in th e Gramm ar Sch ools of th e countr y. In th e rod educa tion was a matt er of values. The educated man was one who could distinguish truth from false hood. had the ability to read between th e lin es and had a sense of beauty and grace. He should take some troubl e In the way he looked, walked and talked. and show an interest in music. drama, books, architecture and painting. If he were interviewing a boy, he would ask himself if he had integrity; if he had some vigour, or showed himself tired and indifferent ; if he had a sense of beauty and a feeling that it mattered whe ther a th ing were done well or not. Mr. Hailward conc luded: " I have listened to an accoun t of the School's success in game s and scholarship. I was impressed by your successes in games and athletics. They can give one an immens e amount of pleasure and win you many friends, but do go from th em to more adventurous purs uits. Go abroad if you can, discover England and win a knowl edge of people of all kinds. That will glve you experleo ce that wlll stand you In good ste ad in later life. I wish you well." 'I:he Headmaster's Address .. The past year has. in many ways, been a vintage year, particularly In sport. As a result of the June, G.C.E. examination five County Major Scholarships were won, and the results of the June and July exams: were good without being spectacular. In October , D. H. Thompson went up to King's College, Lond on ; W. Rickatson to Sh emald ; J . W. Sellars, P. J . P. Wade and H. K. Stoth ard to Manchester; J . E. Thompson and B. A. 26 T h. BTirren.illn Wilson to Liverpool ; J . H. Markham to Bristol and R. Bonsell to Pembroke College, Cambridge. Thirty-eight Old Boys are now at the Universities up and down the country. Jack White and John Rhodes both obtained Second Class Hons. in En glish at OXford ; Gordon Monteith a 2.1 in History at Hull ; Peter Hall, of Lincoln, obtained a First Class in Mediaeva l HIstory at Nottingham and a Resear ch St udentship at Balliol College, Oxford. Eric Kemp, Chaplain of Exeter College, Oxford, has been made a Canon of Lincoln , and Martyn Harvey, who entered the Navy via the Apprenticeship scheme at t he age of 16, passed out first and won t he Gold Medal or the year. The football and athletics achievements of the School were ou tstanding. The football slde for the first time in h istory, I think, won all their matches. There have been seasons in th e past when no ma tch has been lost, but this year all were won. III t he Inter-Schools Athl etics match at Scunthorpe we won all three cups, the Junior, Intermediate and Senior. I always feel that athletics Is a fin e way of exercising a great number in a short time in a small space and here everyone gets roped In for a job from the senio r master to the smallest boy, and 1t is a great tribute to t he coac hing ability of the St aff that the standard of athletics is, and has been for many years. of such a high standard. The cricket team were a useful side, but were out of form for the first part of the season. The Cross-Country team, which appeared to be very strong, was handicapped by In jurtes. Other actIvitIes and all the usual socteties wh ich go to make up the life of a school have gone on and flourished ; chess. mu sic, art, woodwork, debating, philosophy, athlettcs, scientific , geographical and Scouts all have their societies and their own particular devotees. The new Library came in to use wit h t he' Sixth Form block in the Spring Term, and very pleasant and useful both have proved. It is some years since I tried to wheedle something out of the parents and friends of the School. To-day I am goin g to ask you to consider with a generous mind two things : first the Sch ool librar y. We should be very grateful for any gifts of books, particula rly sets of the classics, Dickens, Scott, Th ackeray, Hardy and so on, and also for good modern novels, such as th ose produced by the Reprin t SocietY-in fact we should be gratefu l for anything. Second- t he School prizes: you will see from the prize list that six of 'the senior prizes are presented each yeoa r. It would be ntc e If all twelve were, wouldn't it ? Well. Mr. Chairm an, this is my tenth report to you-a very sobering though t. And I should like to thank you and your fellow Governors for their help and my staff for many mercies during that time . Mr. Roman s, after seven yea rs With us, has accepted a post at Cirencester. In h is place we have thIs term welcomed Mr. Payn, of Keble-Oollege, Oxford. T he Briggensian 27 In my fifth report I gave you some resume of the progress of the School In the previous five years. If you will allow me to, I should llke to do the same for the second five years of my Headmastecship. Our proud dreams of new buIldings have not yet mate rial ised, but we hav e now a pleasant Sixth Form block of three classrooms; the refectory has been rejuvenated, the boarders sleep on La tex Foam mattresses and the ground floor of the boarding house has been centrally heated ; the llbrary has materialised, as have, owing to the generosity of the Foun dation Governors, the film projector, the recording machine and other pieces of costly and useful equipment. The work of the School during these years has been quite distingui sh ed- with two Open Awards at Cambridge, one at Oxford, two State Scholarships and 20 County Major Scholar shi ps. Forty -four boys have gone on to th e University, as well as many oth ers to Training Colleges and various other pro fessions and occupations. In games and athletics, too, th ey have been th e years of progress and success. But most important of all, we have turned out man y very fin e boys of whom any school in the country might well be proud. Speaking personally, I t hlnk that during that period boys have become noisier, more difficult to drive , but more easy to lead. I think they are mo re Indepe ndent, more full of the devil and yet just as nice. I feel that if the emancipation of school ch lldren continues at its present rate, the number of those willing to teach will decrease still further and that In twenty years ' time, the man who takes on a headmast ership will be either a saint or a fool. And las tl y, Sir, I know that I feel much more than .five years older than I did five years ago ! " EXAMINATION SUCCESSES, 1952-53 Lindsey County Senior Scholarships: W. B. S. Doble, J . W. Sell ars,J . H.Markham , H. K. St othard. Derby Borough University Beh olarshlp : P . J . P . Wade. General Certificates of Education : June Examination: D. W. Balns 3, W. B. S. Dobl €> 3, S. H. Douce 2, G. Henthom 2. S. T. HU! 2, B. Hough 3, J . H. Markham 3, H. Marshall 3, M. S. C. McK a.y 2, E. F . L. Nobbs 3, C. R. Redpath 3, W. Rickatson 3, T.N. MeP . Russell 2, J . W. s enars 3, H. K. Stot hard 3, D. H. Thompson 3, J . E. Thompson 4, P . J. P . Wade 3, B. A. WUson 2, J . R. T. WUson 3, C. J . Windass 3. Th e n umb er of subj ects passed at the Advanced Level is placed after each name. July Examination: J . A. C. Askew 9, M. J . Bowsklll 5, E. Brlttllf! 10, B. R. Brown 4, R. B. Clark 7" a . R. Cook 1, J . P. 28 The Bri g g ensian Cousins 2, J . D. Cu thber t 9, R. Dent 9, G .W. Earnshaw 9, J . G. GllIatt 3, M. Grimble 8, G. E. Heath 8, J . McLauchlan 9, M. F.P arkinson 7, L. F. Pieron l 8, B. Rodwell 4, G. Rowbottom 10, H. D. Bcarborou gh 9, A. J . Tracey 8, R. E. WaUer 8, J . F. Ward 3, P. B. West 6, K . WooUey 8, J. P. R. You n g 9, C. C. Aitken 5, D. P . Cowling I , D. Den t 2, C. Duffill 5, M. Etty 2, I . Glover 5, A. F . Green 6, G. Hodgson 3, I. M. K idner 4, M. J . Mu mby 5, J . Over to n 2, C. H. Parker 7, G. R. Par rat t 3, B. W. Rickells 5, B. Robinson 4, D. Robin son 1, R. A. B. Sp arks 3, D. Tayior 2, R. WUley 5, R. F . Wr ay 7, M. J . Wr ight 4. Th e number of subjects passed at th e Ordinary Level is place d after each name. PRIZE LIST Senior Engllsh : E. F. L. Nobbs (Presented by Mr s. Spllman ). Senior Latin : J . H. Markham. Senior Fren ch : H. K. Stothard. Sen ior Ph ysics : P . J . P . Wade (Presen ted by the Old Briggen slan Associa tion). Senior Chemistry : W. Rickatson (Presented by the Old Brtggensian Associa tion). Senior Maths.: J . W. Sellars (Presen ted by th e Old Brlggenslan Association) . Seni or History : M. s. C. McKay. Senior Geography: S. H. Douce, Senior Handicraft: H. Marshall, Senior Ar t : J . E. Thompson. Constitutional History : J . Kemp (P resen ted by H. F . Ser geant , Esq. ). Sociological Essay : D. H. Thompson (Pr esented by , Dr. J , R. Baker). Awar ds for G,C ,E.(J une) : D. W, B atns, W, B, S, D obie, J, H. Markham, E, F . L, Nobbs, C, R. R edp afh, W , Rlcka tson , T , N. McP. RusseU, J , W. SeUars, H.K, Stothard, P . J . P. Wade. Awards fo r G.C,E.(J uly) : J , A, C. Askew, E. Brlttllff, J . D. Cu thbert, R. Dent , G, W. Eamshaw, M, Grimble, J , McLauchlan, G, Rowbottom, H. D. Scarbor ou gh, A. J . T racey, R. E, WaUer, K. woonev. J , P , R. Y oung. Form Prizes : Lower Si xth Ma ths. and Scien ce : A. R. Whea tl ey. Lower Sixth Modern Studies: J . S, scarborougn. L.VE. : R. B. T aylor. L,Vb : A. Parker. U,IVa : A. c orner . U.IVb: P . H. K ltwood . L.IVa : M, A, K1rkman. L,IVb : R. Carllne. nra: A, B, Sumpter, IIIb: R. Neall. T he Brigg ensian 29 OLD BRIGGENSIANS' ASSOCIATION President: Col. O. S. Nelthorpe. Vice-Presiden ts : J . R. Baker, W. Ba rns, E. F . Brown , J . T. Daughton, J. G. T. Eccles, A. E. Kn ight, H. F . Sergeant , T. N. Sumpter, E. T aylor, R. T aylor , N. C. Matth ews, G. A. Roblnson , A. Lyon and D. Gll gallon. Chairman: R. L. Patehett. Vice-Chairman : E. Urry (retiri ng Chairman). Hon. Secretary: W. T. GOOd. Hon. Treasurer an d Hon. Asst. Secretary: T. R, D. O'Neill. Hon. Aud itor: G. J . Goodman. Committee :A. E. Kn igh t, W. Balns, J . G. T. Eccles,T. N. Sumpter, A. Lyon , R. A. Blnns, R. Kette rln gh am , E. T aylor , R. Ta ylor , R. N. Coulthurst, E. W. Nlxon, R. G. Tear, J . Bell, D. Gllgallon and the Headmaste r, Chairman, v ice Chairman. Hon. Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, and the represen tative on the Board of Governors, G. A. Roblnson. ANNUAL RE-UNION DINNER Members will have received by now in vitations for the 28th Annual Re-union Din ner to be held at th e An gel Hotel, Br igg, on Saturda y, 9th J anuary, 1954. Th e Commit tee asks members who feel able to contribute a lit tle more than the minimum charge of 10/ 6d. for their tickets to h elp offset Increased charg es for caterln g, entertainment, printing, etc. It is hoped that there will be a good respon se to this appeal. as the Commit tee Is anxious that the Dinner shall be self -supporting, MEMBERSIIIP The number 'of paid-up memb ers remains, at around the 450 mark, despite constant efforts to increase membersh ip. It is gene rally felt that 450 Is a very low figure bear in g in mind the lar ge numbers of boys who have passed through the Sch ool In this century. We go back to i900 , for Old Boys are never too old to join the Assoctation. It is very necessary for the Associat ion to be strong, to carry out its aims in support of the School, and st rength can come only through a large member ship. Each memb er is asked to mak e a special effort to enrol two new members in the current financial yea r, en ding nex t September. Th e subscr iption is 3/6d. annually or £4 48. for life membership. If an old member has allowed his membersh ip to lapse over t he past few years, special facilities exist for rej oining and such appltcations wlll be welcomed. Wastage of membership occurs annually with new .. school leavers." They join t he AssociatIon when leaving school but, af ter a year or se, fa ll to keep up subscriptions . A special appeal Is mad e to boys who are about to leave school. to join the Association and keep up theIr membe rship, t h us ensurin g a const ant link With th e s cnoot and their old schoo l-fellows. 30 The Briggensien SIXTIl ANNUAL DANCE, 27t h NOVEMBER, 1953. Th ere is now no doubt that Old Boys look forward to this ann ual event. Th is year, the Dance once more provided an opportumty for a Re-union of 3J tYPe different from the Annual Dinner. Old Boys and th eir wives an! friends have helped by their continued suppor t to establish this as one of the most en joya ble functio ns of the year In Brigg. It was pleasant to see . Old Boys from all parts of North Lincolnshire and some from even further atl eld . Ellls Levinson and his wire came up from London and John Gray and John Portess brought their wives from Tadcaliter. In all, about 180 guests savoured the various attractions which the Angel Hotel had to offer. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin had provided a fir st-class buffet suppe r and excelle n t music was played by Bull ars' Band. An additIonal feature this year was an oyster bar in the courtyard. Good food. good music, excellent company-in short. a first class evening. Nex t year's Dance will be h eld o n Friday. 26th Novem ber, at the Angel Hotel, Brlgg, P lease book the date now. Notes A. R Blnner, formerly Station Master at Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland, was appointed St ation Master at Drlftleld , E. Yorks., in August last. R D. Moody, formerly Deputy Bor ough Engineer at Stretford, Lancs., has been appointed Borough Engineer and Surveyor at Swansea. He takes up his n ew appointment on January 11th . Robin Sump.ter has passed t he Fl na~ Examin atlon .of the Law Society. He is now stationed in Devon with RE.ME. J .C. White has obtained a 2nd Class Honou rs Degree In Engl1sh at Pembroke College, Oxford, and Is now teaching English at a Lyce", In the French province of Jura. J. Rhodes h as obtaine d a 2nd Class Honours Degree In Engllsh at Wadham College, Oxtord, and Is now studying for his d iploma in Education. T. R D. O'Nelll, Hon. Treasurer and Asst. Hon . secretary of the Association , has passed the Final Examination of th e Institute of Chartered Accountants and is with R L. Patch et t, Chairman of t he association, this year. The HOD. Secretary would be grateful if t.n y reader of these notes could notify hlm of the presen t addresses of A. W. stradllng an d A. N. Monckton. M. Harvey, R.N. Electrical Engineer, passed out Gold Medsl list of his year. He expected to be sent to oerton for two years. Memb ers or the Old Brl ggenslans'Golfing Society ' received the courtesy of the course when they visited Holme Gol! Club recently tor their Autumn meeting. The Briggensiati 31 Four competitors returned scores of one up on bogeY1 a particularly line effort on the part at Peter Hall , Brlg g, who is a comp arative newcomer to the game. and was goin g round the testing Holme Hall course tor the first time. Others with the sa me score were G. A. Roblnson (Holme Hall) . J. C. Deeban k and H. Lln gs (Scunthcrps G.C'>. The competition was decided on the mer it of the first n ine holes, an d the silver tankard was awarded to Robinson (two up ). Old Boys a ttendin g the ann ual dinner are Invited to br in g their clubs along snd have a round of golf in the afternoon, on the Elsham link s. For those coming from away. the members at th e Galling Society are prepared to lay on lunch at th e Angel Hotel, Brigg, provide transport to the course, organis e a match, tea at the club-ho use, an d back to the Angel in time to r the ann ual meeting. Anyone wishing to tak e advantage of this sho uld contact th e non, secre tary at the Society, Mr. R. F. Dav.y, 10, Queen Street, Brlgg. The Spring meetin g of th e Gol1lD g Society h as been arranged to take place on the Scunth orpe course, provisional date, M ay 16th. Marriages: C. N. Eccles to Gllllan Bald win a t St. J oh n's Church , B..mtord, near Sh effield. on Thursday. 3rd September. 1953. Ar thur D. Francls to Eleonora Hofrlcht er 'at Gr az -Eggenberg, Germany, on 20th Decembe r. 1952. A. E. Morgan (now or Rulsllp , Middles ex) to J oan Eliza beth Bragg at St. Leonard's, Heston , on Sa turday, 29th August. A. N. J ones to Kathleen Margaret Webster of Bpaldln g at Brondsbury Parish Church, London, on 25th July. Birlhs: To Mt". and Mrs. Alan M. WOOd at GokewelI Priory, a son, Jo h n Levick, In November, 1953. To Ml". and Mrs. E. W. Nlxon, a daugh ter, In November, 1953. Visitors to the sch ool h ave Included : M. Haney, B. Wat ts, S. Douce, A. Bowers , J . C. Wh ite, J . Rhodes, G. W. Foster, R. Bonsel!, J. Dun ham, F. D. Woollass. P. Rh yder , A. R. Cuthbert, J. Woodhead, George Gu m ell (914), E. Levinson . LOCAL mSTORY Mrs. Spllman at Wr awby sends us the following piece of local history. It comes from .. The Great Houses of Nottin gham shire " by Leon ard J ack. publish ed in 1881: " In 1683 the Second Chs.r les by royal letters patent granted the part of Bestwood to Hen ry Beauclerk, Duke at St. Albans , •.nd It h as since that date remained In the hands at the Beanc1erks. who have at various times united themselves with some at the oldest houses in En gland. The first Duke married th e sole h eiress at the last Earl of Oxford . The eighth Duke married th e h eiress of Mr, Carter Thelwall of Redbourne Hall 32 T he Briggensian and subsequen tly the heir ess of Mr. John Nelthorpe of Little Grimsby Hall , which marriage acco unts for the acquisition of the 5.000 acres owned by the Beau clerks in Lin colnshire." ONCE ... .•.. NOW! The classics once were cherished con tent men ts ; The watts, majestic , once close swept the floor ; Our bulld.ngs once were moulded ornaments, And artists once would paint but what they saw. Once Nature was a 'vis medicatrix,' Once Reason ruled a citadel of bricks. Now, look around ! The yea rning cry of basement jazz-bands. See the fla t. sharp -cornered buildings. Passion, with the poker in her hands. .. Paper ! Two o'clock winners! " Now. Turmoil - .. 'Nother strike !" Pollticai diplomacy is strangely out of place. Now. the din - the scream of jets. " Goal! ! .. - t he fr en zied, street-shaking roar. Now, pessimism ; now,•Weltschmerz.' J . S. SCARBOROUGH. BY ' WATERWAYS TO LEICESTER It would be too long a story to tell of our prepar ations. Let it suffice to say that in our home-mad e canoe, packed with tent, sleeping bags and provisions, and equipp ed with double-bla ded paddles, we began our journey at Gainsborough With a permit to travel on the canalised sections of the rivers Tren t and Soar vta Newark and Nottingham 'to Leicester. Our fir st maj or set- back came when we arrived at Cromwell Lock. Knowing that this giant lock would not be operate d JUSt for a canoe. we had the very diIDcult task of portagln g round it. After working extremely h ard for an hour, we were able to proceed. At last we reach ed Newark and were able to pitch our firs t camp in a picturesque spot on the banks of the old river Tren t. We went promptly to sleep that ni ght, and contrary to all expectations Norman was awak e again at 6-30 a .m, and we resumed our journey by 9-15 a.m. Rapids and two wiers were negotiated until we again reach ed the canalised section of the river. Another lock WE.S reached, but by -th ts time we were mu ch wiser canoeists an d wen t through with some of the bar ges. The skipper of 'Marjorie H ' offered to give us a tow whic h we grate fully accepte d, and so we reach ed Gunthorpe, which we camped, much soone r than expected. On the next day we arrived safely In Not tingham, havtng somehow managed to evade h undreds of boys in the river . Here Hugh looked alter the canoe, wh ile Norm an went shopping. The Briggensra n 33 Later our inexperience led us into difficulties, for we missed a canal and had somehow to negotiate about two miles of rapids and semi-rapids. Completely exhausted, we pitched camp early at Beeston, meaning to have a good nigh t's sleep. We set off again on the next morning, paddling hard for Trent Lock where we would meet the river Soar an d travel up Ut as far as Leicester. At the first lock on this river we had a very lucky brea k in being able to obtain a lock key for a £ I deposit. This was against the usual practice, so we paddled away as fast as possible before the lock-keeper could cha nge his min d. As if we had not got enough trouble on our hands already, Norman promptly dropped the key Into th e next lock. After many anxious moments, he was at last able to retrieve it by diving Into about twelve feet of water. Hurrying to make up for lost time, we reached Hathern Tern, where we pitched camp, against all Scout rules, under some trees. The Soar was much more picturesque than the Trent had been. and as far as Leicester th e trip was very enjoyable. Norman started the following day by falling Into the river" and aft er much strong language and laughing we were able to proceed. Loughborough proved to be rather smelly, so we hurried throu gh. On the outskirts of Leicester 'we had our last supper on the outward journey. In this way we reached Leicester on the fifth day, and afte r only a short walk set off for home. After a night's camping on our former site under the trees we continued to Notti ngham where this time we used th e canal. The numerous bran ches of the canal and the maze of bridges, warehouses and facto ries confused us and we had to ask the way to Trent Brld ge. Once again on the Trent , we paddled hard for home, but did not ra n to stop to celebrate Hugh's birthday with raspberries and cream and to drink h is health in coffee. Cows woke us rather rudely the next morning, but, as we wanted to be up early', t he Incident passed off calmly . Instead of going throu gh t he locks, we now went round th e weir on rollers, specially provided t here for that purpose. This time on the Old Trent we were able to ' shoot the rap ids ' which at first was a terrlfying experi ence. There was a very strong back wlnd which helped us a great deal in a race with a barge to Cromwell Lock. Once through here, we added to our experiences by having to 'batten down all hatches' with our waterproof covers to prevent a two-feet-six wave. from swamping the canoe. This was caused by a barge travelling very fast up-stream. Somehow we managed to reach South cunon and from there reached home at about 8 p.m, Then we went to bed and found out how soft a bed really was. H. MARSHALL, N. YOUD. 34 The Brigg ens ian U PRETrY PUSS! ,., There was a man named Henry Crunch, Who always ate a lot of lunch. He had a cat named Clemen tine. One Christmas Eve at Ten to Nine Our Henry, not Quite wide awake, Made the most terrible mistake Instead 01 putting moggy out. Poor H enry, who , without a doubt , Was flndlng th inkin g clearly harder, Put the cat into th e larder! And Hen ry, thinking all was rig ht, • Went to sleep away the night ..... It Is ::" 0 everyday remark That cats can see wen In th e dark To Clementine it soon was clear That lots 01 rood and mJlk were near, And sausages and potted meat - Our Clementine began to eat A piece of juicy deep sea cod. But then our feline creature trod Upon a mouse-trap on the noor And with a squawk leaped at the door . On h ittJng this, the wretched cat Fell down Into a bowl of fat, Wh ich, having a nice rounded base, Began to roll around the place. Then pots and pans and piles of plates Crashed to the floor, a box of dates Some cheese and eggs and fruit galore All joined the debris on the floor. Soon bottles, saucepans, jars 01 jam Butter, rhub arb, tins of spam, Bacon . chickens (ready plucked ), Had left the shelves - Indeed It looked As if a cyclon e had been in ! Then all at once 'to add to din The Chrlstmas cake, the very best Came tumbUng down among the rest, The din was awful - Clementine Amid the mess began to whine- The devastation reached Its peak Wh en the top shell (a little weak) o am e t umbling down upon the cat And very nearly smashe d it :flat! But Clementine amid the fat Leapt asid e and squawked and spat. Hemy was aroused from his slumb ers (dreamin g sweetly of cucumbers), The B rig gensiam 35 And sayini loudly many prayers In his pyj amas to re down stairs. With sh aklng hands flung wide the door And saw the muddle on the floor: - Mustard mixed damson jam Semollna on the h am Eggs and cocoa, lard and rice All jumbled up - not very nice! Poor Henry. dizzy with despair Let out a scream, which rent the air. He seized the milk-white-c ocoa cat Wh ich wriggled. scratche d a nd screeched and ""at. And took It to the proper door. (He did no t slip up as befo re) But swinging back the sorry sight He hurled It far Into the nigh t. Then in a very angry mood Returned to bed to dream of food! A. J . TR ACEY. A POWER STATION On Wednesday. 21st October. we paid a visit to Keadby. to see one of the most modern power stations in the countrr, Before going round the station we were given an introductory talk. whic h was illustrated by maps and diagrams. We were told that Keadby had been selected as a site on wh ich to build a power station on account of its proximity to coal and water the two raw materials necessary in the production of electricity. Our tour of the plant began on the railway sidings west of the power statlon, where ccal trucks were being unloaded onto conveyor belts. We followed th e coal along the various crushers. Which by means of sets of rollers, reduce the pieces down to 'about t In. to ! In.In size. From the coal h oppers high up at the top of the boiler house, we were shown the final crushing mm. A set of large ball- bearings rotate rapid&, an d crush the previously dried coal down to th e finest powder, Then a blas t of dry air. passin g through the bearing mill, carries the tin e coal dust to the fu rnace. Coal In this tine sta te 01 sun-dtviston h as enormous surface area and has almost the physical prop erties of a gas. From a small inspection opening in the side of one of the furn aces we saw a tongue-l1ke :flame of fast burning coal dust roaring down the tube. The complicated system of boiler tubes carrying th e water is contained in th e walls of the furnace. This arrange ment ensures that the steam produced is superheated to about 5000 C. and consequently Is completely ·gaseous and contains no trace of water which would otherwise rout the turbine blades. A conseq uence of using powdered coal as t uet is the creation of a finely divided ash. These minute particles of ash are removed before. entering the stack by a most ingenious meth od. The hot gases leaving the furnace are 36 T he B rig gensia n passed th rough a t all cylindrical drum, carryin g a vertical wire down the middle. A d ifference of potential of 50.000 volts D.C. between the wire an d th e drum causes t he minute specks of dust which have becom e n ega tively charged, to be a ttracted to th e positive wir e. The du st-fr ee gases pass up the stack, while the ash is carried away by a stream of water to the settlln~ ponds. After descending the varicus grJlled floors of the boiler house, we came to t he level of the power -house wh ere are installed three independently controlled turbo-alternator un its. Th e power-house Is planned to con tain eventually six un its ; the remaining three are still in the course of con struction. The steam en ters the h igh pressure en d of the tu rbine wher e the diamet er is small, an d with ea ch successive series of blades the diam eters become greater. When the steam leaves the turbine, it is con densed )n a h ea t exchang er which is cooled by water from th e river. This water is cir culated a t the rate of six mlll ion gallons per hour. On t he same turbine shaft an d di rectly connected Is th e atte rnator. which differs fro m th e con ventional type of dynamo in th at t he magnetic field is made to rotate and the output alte rnating cur ren t is induced in sur r ounding stationary coils known techn ically as the •stato r.' From h er e the current is led off th rough transformers to a con trol room where it Is distributed on the ' GrId' at 132,000 volts. A most striking fes,'ture of the power station was the fact that every stage was a utomat ically con trolled, an d instrumen t panels with warning ligh ts recorded t he performance of every part of the plant. By this means only a very small la bour force is required to con trol the station. We are gr eatly indeb ted to the Briti sh Electricity Authority and staff of the Keadby power station for makin g th is interesting visit possible. C. R. REDPATH. CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas br in gs Us all th e sn ow, Wh en it does the cattle low : But Christ was born on Christmas Day, So down your tools and let's be gay! Go on !Go on ! Commence your snowing, Bring forth the gen tle ca ttle lawing : But Christ wa s born on Christmas Day, So down your tools and let 's be gay! Chr istmas Da y br in gs .all surprises Chrtstm as Day brings ' all th e prizes : Boys a nd girls all love this time A ga me, a son g, a nursery rhyme. P . ROBERTS. Caldlcottl, PrInters, Brll g and Galn sborou gh.